Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY HT2E : PUT DAY , FEBHUAKY IS , 185)8. ) 5 RIVALRY FOR THE MAILS Eaco to Garry Qovcrarpent Business Acres the Continent. TWO GREAT SYSTEM3AFTERTHECONTRACT Unit-tun ! Interest TnUeti In the Uhleh Will Soon He Coni- iiienueil Hurl I union \Kntiiit the Every four years the Postofflce depart ment of the government weigh * the mall rar- rled on trains which enjoy postal contracts , in order to fix upon the amount of compen sation duo the railroads during the succeed : ing four years. This period has nearly rolled around again , and from April 1 to May 1 representatives of the Pcatofllco de partment will weigh the mall carried on the railroads hereabouts. Tor this cxamln- tloa all the railroads of Omaha are now- preparing. They have received no notion from Iho Postofrice department as yet Juot v.lion the weighing of the malls will be bemm The wclgh'ng of the malls takes place for thirty consecutive working days. Sundays are excluded on the branch llne.1 where there U no Sunday mall service , but on the main lines of the various roads Siuidays are included In the period The period for which tlie ratu of compensation will be fixed by the weighing of the mall this year will bo- glii on July 1 , 1SOS , and extend to Juno 30 , 11)0. ) . Every bit of mall handled during the thirty days of the examination Is weighed. For example on a train going out of Omaha the mall between here and the first station Is weighed and the number of miles traveled Is sot down , then the mall carried ibctvvccn the first station and the rccond station and the number of miles Is taken Into account , and so on until the end of the lluo U reached. In this way Is calculated the number of pounds of mall that are carried one mlle dining the entire thirty days of the weighing. This 1 amount Is divided by the number of miles In the railway system In question and by the number of days on which the weighing has taken place , the result giving the aver age amount of mall carried on that railroad per mlle per day. SCALE OF COMPENSATION. The receipts from tbo carrying of the malls on all railroads out of Omaha Is considerable , the revenue derived by the * Union Pacific nnd the Burlington from this souri-o being e-apcclally largo During the last fiscal year the Burlington's postal earnings and Us ex press earnings aggregated about 73 per cent of Its entire passenger earnings. The pay allowed by the government fo- the cairylng of the malls Is fixed on a sliding scale de pendent upon the amount of mall carried. For Instance the pay for carrying 200 pounds of mall dally over a certain line amounts to $1275 per annum for every mile of the reid over which the mall Is carried , but the pay for carrying 100 pounds Is not nearly twice that amount. As the amount of mall handled Increases the pay ment for every 200 pounds per mlle decrease. The government allowed $50 per mlle per a mi u in for every 200 pounds of mall carried per mlle at the time of the last weighing , but with the Increase of the amount of mall handled by the railroads the amount of pay has been gradually cut down. First 10 per cent was taken off and then 5 per cent , leav ing the rate of pay stand at $42 75. This late Is the same on all railroads over the country. Aside from the revenue allowed for the amount of mall carried the govern ment pays the railroad companies a fair rental for the mall cars that are owned by the railroad companies and used by the Post- office department. The rate paid per annum by the government for these Is likewise de termined every four jears by the govern ment , and will soon bo fixed for' the coming four years for all western Hues. The question of which railroad shall carry the n.all between two competitive points Is settled aside from the questions of compen sation for the amount of mall handled nnd for the rental of the cars. Superln'emlent Whlto of the railway postolllce serv Ice has this matter under his eaposlal jurisdiction , and decides the question on the strength of superior train service , Including tbo speed and the number of trali-a. Every railroad In and1 out of Omaha carries uoino mall , for even whcro the railroads run between the &amo points they traverse the territory 'by ' different routes , enabling the mall to reach different points , CONCERNING THROUGH MAIL. But tillly the local mall. The through mall Is another 'matter. At present the Burlington has the contract for carry Ing the through vvcutcrn mall from Chicago to Coun cil Bluffs , and Its fast mall train , which arrives hero dally nt 2 50 p. in. . Is ono of the be-st moncy-makera on the Burlington tlmo card. From here to the coast the Union Pacific has the call on the mall. It Is paid to bo the most ardent dcslro of the officials of the Union Pacific and the Northwestern - western to secure the Pacific coast mull clear through from Chicago , ( bringing It bore over the Northwestern and taking It from here to the coast over the Uniou Pacific and Its connecting lines. Thu Burlington officials profess their confi dence of being able to retain their contract for another period of fomyears. . The Bur lington and the Union Pacific both carry mall into Denver , though the former gets the bulk of the Colorado mall. Ono thing is certain , and that Is that the next few months are bound ( o see mast strenuous efforts put forth by each of the great rivals to demonstrate to the government Its peculiar fitness and em inent superiority for fast mall service. OIOHIJVOHIC IKOII OMXIIA KOHOK. Coiiftollilntlim cif KIIIINIIH Pnelllo iilth Union I'nelllti O 111 re * . The purchase of the Kansas Pacific dlvl- Blon of the Union Pacific railroad under the different mortgages by tbo reorganization committee has started the discussion of the probable operation of the Kansas Pacific from the Onmba headquarters. The line In Kansas has heretofore been operated under the direction of the receivers from local headquarters , though In practically every de partment save the accounting and the car service departments the work of the Kansas line has been left to Superintendent Brinker- lioff and the other officials there. U Is tlie general belief In local railway- circles that the purchHbo of the Kansas Pa cific by the Union Pacific reorganization committee will bo followed by the transac tion of a gieat deal of the buslnecs of the Kaueas line In Omaha Instead of at vndou.i points In Kansas. The machine shops of the Kansas Pacific are located at Armstrong , Kan , and practically all of the rolling stock of the line Is looked after at the shops there. While It Is not believed that these Uiopa will bo closed , It Is regarded an fulrly probable that n considerable amount of work hereto fore dcxio there1 will hereafter bo performed nt the Omaha shops , It Is qlbo the opinion of these very familiar with Union Pacific affairs that gradually the work of ether departments now performed at Kansas City or at Kansas points will bo transferred to the headquarters In this city. If such a course Is pursued as many moro employe-a will probably bo engaged by the Union IMclflc liere as were dismissed from Bcrvlca on the Installation of the new regime- . TrniiMrerM Seeretiiry In > liUon. Collln R , Davidson , formerly of this city , has been transferred by Chairman Cald- vvcll of the Western Passenger association from St. PJU ! to Kansas City , He has been eeTctary of the local passenger association at St. Paul and Minneapolis for about a year , and brought the association there up to ns high a standard as was possible with the eupport of only three llnra. The jfosltloii of secretary of the local pas- Bcnger asmclatlon at Kansas City Is said to bo equally desirable. The position at the liead of the association lu the Twin Cities -would be moro attractive but for the weak ; nod * of the association there. Only three of tbo railroads there support the associa tion , and with the oppl l lon of the other Bines the poor association has had a bard ntnigyls for existence , In Kaniaa City all the railroad lines belong to the association , U 1 undcrntocil , save the Port Arthur Route , whoso olllclali are opposed to all traffic as- eocUtlons. Thu passenger rate situation In .Kansas City baa been bad for some time , and Chairman Caldw il ot the general aasocls- \ tlon h felt the need of n strong secretary at that point for some time. Collln It. Davidson v.an formerly chief clerk of the U. M. passenger department In th'n ' city , having been succeeded about two jcars ano by J. B. Buckingham , He W/3s a prominent member of the Board of Education , and figured marc or Icra ex tensively In local politics. At the time of his appointment to tie secretary of the as sociation In the Twin Cities ho was engaged In the produce commission buslncrn here with President Jordan of the Board of Education. wii.r , IMC A iiKsrifmno onnnn. DIMrlettlorney Sn > rr'n .Next Mnto In the Il > Sltielt iitiniiKiMnttvr. . United States District Attorney Sawyer has announced that he will apply to Judge Munger for n temporary Injunction on the showing that the government made In its recent hearing before Bxamln > r-ln-C.baiicery Ilattln in the South Omaha Live Stork Ex change CASP. This application Is to be made when the testimony that was given In the hearing Is transcribed. About half of it has been written out and the remainder will bo ready In ten days. Attorneys who have taken an interest In the case are of the opinion that Judge Mungcr will refuse to grant the Injunction until the exchange has an opportunity to make a showing. As long as he refused to Issue the order on the complaint alone , but Insisted on a showing , they bcllove that ho desires to glvo the defense an equal op portunity. _ IIUYS ix frm : K Cvi7\s IUCIKIC. ItenrRfinlxiitliiii Ciiiiintlttee ( lie I'lir- ehtmer I ; n tier Hie Plrnt MnrtK'iKe TOPEKA , Feb. 17. The cattern division of the Kantaa Pacific read , 110 miles In length , was sold under the first mortgage al 11 o'clock this morning at the Union Pacific depot In North Topeka , Judge W. D Cornish of St Paul , special nmtcr , conducted the sale and the property was bought In by Alvlu W. Krech on the part of the reorganization committee for t4f > 00.000. The wmo ixirty of attorneys and railroad men as witnessed the sale of the road under the government lion jcslerday vvero present today , but tflo crowd was not ro large. The parties Interested In the sales will leave this afternoon for Salln'a , where the saleof the middle division will take place tomorrow. Iliij cott In TiillVorUlriK Order. The boycott of western and southern lines against the Kansxis City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad Is now on lt > earnest , and It now- only remains to be seen how much harm It will do the Port Arthur route and what tbo latter road will do In retaliation Chairman MIdglcy of the Weatern Joint Traffic bureau line notified the Port Arthur load that four wentcrn roads would take out their through rates on lumber from polnta In Texas , Arkansas and other sections to points north and east of the Missouri. The notice becomes effective March 1. The rcods signing It vvero the Milwaukee , Hock luland anil Alton , and the Burlington's Mis souri lines The Santa Fo and the Burling ton have already taken out their tariffs If the Great Western iolns the other western roads the gulf line- will be left without an o.itlct north of Kansas City. Some of the roada Interested have no hesi tation ! In saying that this move to in line with the suggested bo > cott of the Kansas City. PltUiburg & Gulf. The Port Arthur line It charged with being a road which In tends to get business at any price. It Is said to have demoralized the grain situation , and as n measure of retaliation the other llnca l.avo taken out their lumber rates. Mean- whllo the gulf line officials are threatening their competitors with all kinds of reprisals If any 'bo ' > cott Is attempted. They say they will tear open the southern passenger situa tion , and It Is admitted that the line Is In a position to < cut the rates to Galveston , New Orleans and other Important points. Dnte for the Ctuifcrenee. Marvin Hughltt , president of the Chicago & Northwestern railway , has designated Thursday , February 24 , as tne date for the mooting of the presidents of Interested llnea on the subject of fast train service between Chicago , Omaha and Denver. The meeting will be hold In Chicago. It Is said to be the general belief of rail way officials that the present fast train con troversy will end In an agreement to retain trains running on a twenty-eight-hour schedule to Denver but that extra fare must bo charged for the extra bervlco given the traveling public. At tbo present time this Is thr > view taken of the maMcr by Prcsldcn * Cable of the Hock Island , President Perkins ef the Burlington and President Hlpley of the Santa Fo. President iBurt of the Union Pacific Is firm In his determination to main tain the fact-train service , and ho Is op posed to charging extra faro on It. This Is understood to be the opinion also of 'Presi ' dent Hughltt of the Northwestern. \s the matter stands , three of the lines chlelly Interested In Colorado traffic favor extra fnio on fast trains , and ono line op poses It. The Chicago & Alton and the Chi cago. .Milwaukee . & St. Paul roads , which are Interested to a certain extent In the question , think the shorter lines should charge extra faro on their specially fast trains All the lines are anxious to avoid a ra'o war , but before seme of them will sur render what they regard as their rights they will cut the present rates In , half , and glvo the knife another twist If necessary. lee VIonK the Milwaukee. The industrial department of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway Is Issuing a report on the ice situation along Its entire sjstem. It Is based on the reports sent In from moro than 1,200 stations , which reports In themselves form a bulky volume. The In formation gathered shows at what points there are openings for the location of large Icehouses , together with Information con cerning side-track facilities , and also Indi cates locations for smaller Icehouses aucb as nro suitable for creameries nud breweries as the territory develops. The report discloses many Interesting Items In connection with the Ice business Cities llko St. Louis and Kansas City are largely supplied from the upper Mississippi and lakes along the St. Paul road , the Ice being loaded directly from the river Into the cars In the winter and at once shipped to Icehouses on tracks In those towns At many western points the custom Is ta locate the Icchouso In the town and Imul In the Ice on sleds from the rivers or lakes In winter to fill It. By this means the loss from It-akagu Is materially reduced. The lakm on the company's lines in Iowa supply Omnha. Lincoln , Atchlson , Kansas City and St Louis One lake on 'Iho line , called Big Stone lake , In South Dakota , which Is thlrty-fivo miles long and half a mlle wide , furnishes Ice fora number of Im portant towns north and west of 1t. Som StuiiilliiKT C < iiiiiultlee < 4. Advices from Washington yestoiday are to the effect that the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents had at Its special meeting unanimously adopted resolutions urging congress to take Immediate and favorable action upon the anil-scalping bill. It was also decided to appoint an active standing committee on nutl-scalplng legislation by the several states , made up of three general passenger agents from each railroad association. The president appointed the standing committee as follows : New England D. J. Plandcra , J , H. Wat- Hon and A. C. Kendall. Trunk LlncH-J. II. Wood , George II , Danlols and U , B. Martin. Southeastern C , R. liarman , J , C , Halle and C P. Atmore. Central C. B. Crone. B. P. Horner and U. O. McCormlck. Western P. S. Kustls , a. II. He-afford and J , Sebastian. Southwestern 13 , P. Turner , M. Ij. RobIns - Ins and H. O. Tovvnsend. Transcontinental W. ! ' . White , S. P. n. Morse nnd Charles S. Tee , Authority to iNHiie llnnilH. SPRINGFIELD , III. , Feb. 17 , The Chicago - cage , Hock Island & Pacific Railroad com pany today tiled articles with tbo secretary of state , In the form of a resolution of the stockholders , authorizing the Issue of $100- 000,000 of bondi , secured by mortgage issued to the Central Trust company aud George Shonnau of Now York. lloyi Wrecker * Cnimlit. Burlington detectives have succeeded In capturing the young men who are strongly suspected of having attempted to wreck train No. 2 , the Omaha-Chicago limited , nur Murray , la. , on thn night after Chrmtmn * last year It will bo r memborcl that the track was tern up for the length of a couple of raits , hut the absence of the rails was discovered in tlmo to prevent an accident. Charged with this crime , Frank Jnckman , Carl Smith and Fred rivecoats are now un der nrrest at Osceola awaiting their trial. The last named > .oung man Is the son of a section foreman of the Burlington at Mur ray , la , and Is said to have had tbo kejs to the tool bouse on the night of the Attempted wreck. Trntel to the Klondike. Phil J Hupp , traveling passenger n ent of the Chicago. Hock Island & Pacific , Is In the city. To a Bee reporter he said : "Tho Klondike movement has made the panacnger business unusually goad for nil western lines. Ordinarily wo do not look for the amount of business In winter that we have received on account of the Alaskan gold fever. Hates haxo been maintained fairly well , though 1 understand they are in bad shape out of St. Paul. This summer should prove to be a big boon to thp passenger departments also , for there Is no doubt In the world that a. lot ol people arc coming to the Omaha exposition. " Ilnllroml Nott-ti unit 1'rrHOiialn. The Union Pacific passenger department has Ir.iucd a circular announcing the ap pointment of A. G. Shearman as gcnct-al agent of the passenger department , with headquarters at Cincinnati. In addition to differentials on Alaska busi ness the Cnandlan Pacific now declares thai It must have ccticcsslons on Immigrant biwl- ncta landed at Atlantic coast points and destined to the Pacific coast. Ttie Kansas Clly , I'lttsbiirg & Gulf has ap- painted a commercial agent for Chicago , who will have charge of the company's freight business there. The office will bo In the Mar- quctto building , and Charles A. Shank , who for the last ncven yeaca has serve 1 the Cot ton Belt rend In the capacity of commercial agent , will fill that position for the Port Arthur people. The change takes effect on March 1. President Calloway of the Lalte Shore & Michigan Southern and lately chief execu tive of the Nickel Plato Is In' Chicago to arrange for a flow terminus for the Nlcltol Plate After ho secures a conference with President Cable of ( tie Chicago , Hock Island ft Pacific It Is practically certain that the Nickel Plata will abandon Us picsent pao- Bcngcr station at Clark and Twelfth streets for the depot now used by the Lake Shore and the Rock Island roads. The Hock Island has commenced the con struction of a line from Rushvllle } Mo. , to Atctilson , a distance of five miles. Every thing Indicates that the Rock Island will , > H an early date , run ttalns over the Santa Fe tracks from Atchlson to Topel.a. In this way the Rock Island can shorten the dis tance between St Joseph and Topeka by twenty miles. It Is announced that the Santa To will relay Its track between Atch lson and Topeka with heavier otecl. All the bridges between the points mentioned have recently been rebuilt. Rumors that the Grand Trunk road I" anxious to reach Toledo for the benefit ol connections with the Ohio coal roads , heard recently , are again afloat. A representative of the road la now In the vicinity of Toledo , securing the right of way. Owners of such real estate as has been secured state posi tively that contracts arc made In the name of the Grand Trunk. It Is evident from thn land already seemed that the Grand Trunk road will bo a big factor In building up Toledo's proposed now reoort , Ottawa Beach Tbo new road will be a direct line from Detroit , touching Monroe and Ottawa Beach , entering Toledo at Manhattan Junction. As staple ns sugar , and equally If not moro useful is Dr , Bull's Cough Sjrup. CUITIClSlIS OMAHA MCHCII VVl'S. UiiMtern Mini SIIJN They TJo Vet \iler _ ( lie the Kviioxlllon HnoiiKh. "There Is ono peculiarity about this town which I connot understand , " said A. H. Hoofer , general western agent for a largo Philadelphia tobacco firm , at the Mlllard last ulqht. "I don't see why the merchants and others do not boom the exposition Indi vidually. I have visited nearly nil the large hotels of Omaha during the last few days and yet jon will not ! > eo an exposition folder or any other advertisement , which cuts much Ice , about them. None of the envelopes or letterheads used by the hostclrlcs have any intimation on them that Omaha will give the biggest show this jcar that his ever occurred outside of Chicago. The people hero should get together as we did In Chicago cage before the World's fair and send out advei Using material-all over creation. That Is the only way to boom a show. I remember that our firm got out envelopes , letterheads and oven billheads In the brightest colors , pushing the fair. Our traveling men were loaded with material when they covered their territory and If a man didn't make good use of It he was fired when ho turned In his"c\penso account. In writing our per sonal letters wo had stamp prepared which was used nt the bottom of every ono of them , 'Come and Sec Us In 1893. ' When you flguro out that every merchant In Chicago who was worthy of the name did that very same thing , It Is no wonder that the Columbian exposition was the most magnllleentlj adver tised event the world has ever known. "Occasionally In the east a man will plek up a Sunday paper and find an excellent account of the progress of the Omaha Expo sition. It looks to mo that the newspapers are doing all the work. I asked a prominent hotel man yesterday why ho didn't move a llttlo faster and purchase sonio exposition stationery similar to that used by The Bee ? Ho shrugged his shoulders and replied , 'Ob , the thing Is being advertised by the proper people , ' and then walked away as though ho was a resident of Jug-town , N. J. , and had no Interest whatever In the affair. Unless the merchants of Omaha recognize that they must bo up and doing , the attendance to the oxpcsltlon will bo far short of what Is ex pected , " T , W , Mlllen , representing the Recco But ton Hole Mnchlno company of Boston , Is In the city making arrangements for placing a largo exhibit at the exposition. Said ho , "Omaha will have the biggest exposition over given In this country outside the World's fair at Chicago. We expect to bo In on the ground floor and contemplate putting In a largo display. It will of courtm bo a machinery exhibit and the process of man ufacture will bo shown by a largo number of operatives. Our exhibit at Chicago cost S15.000 and was money well spent Wo < Tld not contemplate going Into the present expo sition very extensively at first , but Its actual liroportlons as wo can sen at the present tlmo , will warrant a big exhibit. Our show- ng of machines and other features In con nection with the display will cost from $5,000 to $7,000. Chiiiiiherlnlit'n CniiKh Ileineily Is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try It when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to bo pleased with the quick cllof which it affords , It is pleasant to take aud can always bo depended upon. i > ATI ; j-ou.vi , XOTKS. The hearing In police court of Pet Webb , Joe Rogers , Klttlo Owens and ulno other wntupn of the town charged with vagrancy , which was set for Thursday at 2 o'clock , was continued until Saturday afternoon. Banner lodge , No. 1 , Fraternal Union of America , gave Its monthly dance last night In Myrtle hall. A long program was com pleted under the charge of an excellent or chestra. About 150 people vvero present. The ordinance against expectorating In liubllc places Is on , > that little effort Is made to enforce. Yesterday a woman slipped In a pool of tobacco Julco Immediately In front of the postoflico and suffered a very severe fall. fall.At At Temple Israel this ( Friday ) evening Rabbi Leo M. Franklin -will preach on "Tho Dreyfus Case " The widespread Interest In : bU celebrated case Is likely to attract a largo congregation. All are invited. Serv ices begin at 7:45 : , The cold wave predicted caoio moro rapidly ihan was expected. Voatcrday morning the temperature at 7 o'clock was 47 and by noon It had fallen to 1'J , a change of 28 degrees. When , It Is considered that this change took place when Iho aim's heat should greatly ralre the temperature It seems more- marked , A fltlft northwest wind blew all day. Children and adults tortured by burnx. icalda , Injuries , eczema or skin dlioieei may secure instant relief by using DeWltt'i Witch Hazel Halve. It Is tbo great Pilenmcdy. . COXFERtNCE IS A CITY JAIL i in . ,11 ii Mayor , Advisory Bojft } and Oonnoilmen Take CouarsoloTogother. NEW QUARTERS TO SECURED AT ONCE Vti\lel > In fiel VuliU'ifrnnt < lie I'renent Inot 11-in Imliieenli the Member * (11K ( > -ee on /IVniitornr ) ' ArrniiK uicnt. Major iMoores , nltta 'Members of the city council , the full Advisory Hoard and the city attorney met In Ma > or Moorcs' office jesterdnv afternoon and unanimously and finally determined that the present city Jail quarters should be abindoned as soon as satisfactory arrangements could bo made for accommodation elsewhere. Just how this was to be accomplished was not Indicated , but It was decided Hint no Immediate effort will bo made to build a Jail. A committee wa authorized to secure propositions for the lease of suitable quarters for the fchortcst possible term of jcars. with the understand ing that the question ot the construction of a Jail by the city would be left for future John C. Wharton , representing the truit company that ovvna the present Jail bulld- inij , first addressed the city officials and stated the anxiety of the company to bo re- llnvril of an unvvclionv tenant as soon as posMble Ho said the company had a very promising opportunity to lease the entire property , conditional on the removal of the jail. He reviewed the difficulties between the ulty and the successive managements of the property and urged that tt was time that tlie ppoplo he represented were give , * , relict Ito declared that the company owned Omaha property that had cost them nearly $500,000 and had Omaha loans abrogating $274,000 more It paid about $15,000 In taxes last ycir , $6,000 of which was on the very prop erty In question. It had never contested a tax and still the city had retained the occu pancy of the bul'.dlng since last November , refusing to either move out or pay a dollar In rent. In view of these facts ho urged thut It was tlmo for the city to move out and then nurce on a icasonable adjudication of the financial difference. SBNTIMBNT OF THE CONCTHRBES. Councilman Loboclc stated that the city had been put to a great deal of trouble and expense diflng the winter on account of the refusal of the owners of the property to heat the Jail , and this was the principal reason why no rent had been paid. President Illngham suggested that It-would be better to lot the rent matter rest for the present and discuss what was to be done In regard to getting out of the building. Chief or 1'ollco Gallagher declared that theio Is no question In icgard to the de sirability of getting out of the building as soon as possible The building was never designed for a Jail and It could never bo made to properly accommodate cne. The jail Is lu an unsanitary and disgusting con dition and no human being , whether a pris oner or not , should be compellol to remain In It. The council should take measures to secure better quarters at once. M&yor Moorca expressed himself as heart ily In favor of ( tip city owning Its own Jail , which should bq provided with an emer gency hospital and tothbr modem accommo dations The Advisory Board had given some attention to the matter some tlmo ago , but It had been allowefl to rest , because no reply had been lee'tflvcd from the city at- tomey to a request for an opinion as to lio\v the necessary funds could be eccured. He believed that the city should take some de cided action and do It at once. City Attorney Conticll said that ho was as much In favor of a , ncvy. . Jail as any one , but admitted that the question where the money was to come from vvas'pcrplexlng. The city might vote bonds , Ibu-t the special election foe that purpose vypul . be expensive. The mayor and rouncll had the undoubted right under the crartor to build a Jail without oubralttlng the proposition to the people , providing they had the mcaoy. He thought that sufficient minis would be received during the year , notably the reimbursement of the cltv for the money expended on the Klngman building end In the construction of the Elev enth btreet viaduct , to build at least one story of a Jail rn one of ( Jio city lots , lie urged the advantages of the lot nt NMnth and Harr.oy streets , but thLi was objected to by the mayor and several councllmcn. Chief Gallagher moved that the whole mat ter be referied to the council with Instruc tions to proceed to secure new quarters lie- fcre Juno 1. This was not acted on and I Stuht advised ( tie leoae of the old Krug brewery on the terms proposed several months ago. GOKS TO A COMMITTEE. President ningham summed up the matter by the statement that the city vvcm clearly confronted by an cmeigency. It had no money to build a Jail , and It was impera tively necessary to move out of the old one. He therefore advised the lease of a building for ono cc two years to tide the matter over until a now building could bo erected , which could bo favorably located and ho adequate for the future necessities of the city. Ho moved that City Engineer Hosovvater , Chair man Loueck of tno council commiueo on public property and buildings -and Building Inspector Butler bo designated ns a com mittee to advertise for propositions for nu"h a lease. Tdo motion was subsequently amended to add President ninghnra to the committee , and the committee wan also di rected to Include In the advertisement a call for proposals to exchange desirable Jail prop erty for lota owned by the city. Mr.Vharton was anxious to know whether ho could advlso hla clients that the city would be ready to vacate the present Jail by April 1 , and although ho was given no official guaranty , the city officials Informally c Kured him that do would bo accommo dated , _ pi.irunniis AMI iiAiinnus MIIK < Wipe JolnlN mill Ulv I.nilier Ac- conlliiK ? < > Onlliuniee No" ' . The new plumblcg ordinance and the ordi nance regulating the tonsorlal business will become operative as soon ns the mayor af fixes hla official signature. The plumbing ordinance differs from previous legislation only In that It Is expected to raoro satisfac torily regulate the opening of streets and to prevent unsanitary work by Inexperienced and Irresponsible workmen. In the original ordinance- the scale of fees was largely In- croared. but these were modified by the council until they are not Inaterlnlly higher than thceo previously charged , The barber's ordlnanyo Is an experiment , although similar measures are said to ho In forceIn several othef cities. Under Its provisions - visions the duly of appointing a board of ox- anilnem will devolve. on , the mayor end thla board will bo allowed tp occupy an oOlco In the city hall whenever , It Is necessary. All tarbors will bo comnoljed to nubmlt to an examination before tlilsj board and to pay ft lomlnal fee for a ccmflijate If , hey ro found competent. It Is undprs/.ooil / ( hat nslde from the ability to shavoam3n's _ , _ face without cutting his throat , thp ejanJl-Utcs will bo re quired to exhibit ft Rcnctal knoislfrtRo o akin disposes and the best mtoo.l of pre venting them from being communl'nted. rnnnlilrrn the Mnjor'ii I.etler I'lilr. Thp communication from Mayor Moorts In regard to waiving the statute of limitation on outstanding special fund warrants has no been formally considered by the council , bu the gcncial opinion of the members seems to b In favor of Acting on iho major's /r.iws- tlon. Chairman Hurkley of the fln.uoo com in It too aajs this appears to bo no moro tli.u fair business dealing and If the holders o the warrants will bo Kitlsfied with s ic'i ' a- tlon , they ought to bo accommol.ite ) . Ills ctily objection Is the possibility thc.t the ac tion of the council might be clt d as binding the city nt large to the | ) inirat of the war rants and the legtl depirtment vvll bo Mkei to give an opinion on this point before the committee reports. Parties teeing to Introduce new cough remedies should know that the people wll have Dr. Hull's Cough Sjrup. imi\i > AMI cnnnsn AMI COOICIMI Mr * . It or or Tell * About Soim > Very Common VlUliikc * , la Mrs. Ilorer's lesson > cstcrday after noon on bread she said she hardly knew where to begin when she had eo short a time to talk. In the first plncc , bread Is nol the staff of life , but about as useless a food as ono can well have. This sounds sense less unless jou liavo a scientific education. In a lecture before a large medical society at Philadelphia she chose for her eubjecl grains and breads , and upon her statement that In ten years from now bread would bo considered the staff of death ho was greeted with loud applause. Medical men arc lookIng - Ing Into this question. Our forefathers ate bread because they could not get an > thing else. They led a much quieter life than we do. Under Urn blue laws of .Mnssachusclts mlnco pics , musical Instruments ntid dancing were not allowed. Bread In those dajs con tained all the elements of the wheat. We have lived In such an nrtlllclal age that wo argue through artificial e > cs and from an nrtltlclal standpoint. Hero wo have n pale looking Hour with nothing attractive about It. Man has taken out the phosphates of the Hour In the milling. There le just as much muscle-making food as In the dark flour. The phosphates are necessary to the making of the bones , teeth , nails and hair. It Is the eating of vvhlto bread that makes us n nation of artificial teeth \Vlmt light have no to have artificial teeth nt all ? But we have to keep that large nrmy of phjs'clans Mrs. Uorer bcllcvca In a wlso counselor , u man who prevents Illness , rather than cures It. Every pupil In her school IB made to take n thorough course In mill ! ig before they get a diploma Mrs. Itorer saja the bread wo cat , cut off 111 slices , should have nothing but the- crust eaten. The crumbs should nlvvajs bo left If the bread Is toasted. It must bo toasted through mid through , or It Ls worse than the vvhlto bread She then demonstrated her lessor by making a loaf of vvhlto bread ono of whole wheat and some finger rolls from white bread which were very nice , and very good , because they vvore mostly crust. The overling lecture , on the subject of "What Men Llko to Eat , " was exceeding ! ) Interesting. Mrs. Uorcr said she was going to makecverj thing as Indigestible no pos sible , as that Is what pleasca them meat. A great many people think cheese Is In digestible , but It Is one of the best mus-lo malting foods wo have It Is the food that makes the muecle of the Italian laborer. The Englishman alwajs ea > s ho goes to earn his bread and cheese , while wo ea > bread and butter. There Is 90 per cent of nourishment in cheese , but It Is concen trated and we must not slice It down and servo en a plate nor do wo want to eat a pound of It. Let us drew ? It so It can be digested Toast three slices of whole wheat bread until It 's ' crisp to the center , place In a pan with a lajcr of cheese between each slice , having the toast on top , cover with a cup of milk and put In the oven for twenty minutes and you have a most ad mirable dish. To make mashed potatoes an evenly balanced food , mix with choose. We do not need so much \arlety In food , but more variety In cooking It. Mro. Horer said she did not know whether she dared have a Welsh rarebit or not , on account of the beer , but If niado with milk It stajs by ono four or five hours. She seldom uses liquor , but to make a lobster a la Now burg It Is necessary to use wine. Mrs Horer then gave a very Interesting talk on the lobster , ono of the scavengero of the sea , followed by the preparation of It in several vvaja. She does not seem very desirous of eating any of the shell fish thin distance from the sea. Several gentlemen oresent took quite an Interest in the lesoon. One'vvho had a lilting foV planked fish asked for a recipe for same , proving that one man had a taste for digestible fooJ. The lecture thh afternoon will bo oa the subject , "Our Sick tad How to Feed Them. " The Saturday lesson will be "I'Yying. " TO citiin COM > i > OM3 n.\\ Take Laxative flromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It fulls to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. OMAHA'S OI-MIATU lb S- tj-Se c-ii Yenrh' Experience fon- vlneeH the \Ven I her Mini of Thin. "When you hear anyone saying , "Oh , the weather to changing ta this cllma'to ' , " "Our winters aren't as Bcvero as they used to be , "Our summers are cooler uian uiey wcro a few years ago , " or anything of that sort , comfort yourself with the thoucht that It Is neither hotter or colder , non wetter or drier than It "used" to bo. A great deal of unscientific prediction Is Indulged In con cerning wonderful changes thati climate will undergo the world over. If we have an ex ceptionally warm or an exceptionally cold day , In the Judgment of many people some marvelous and unexplalnable power has moved us Into another zone. Observer Donaldson of the weather bureau says that It Is people , and not weather , that undergo changes. When a man is old the weather seems different to him ' ( ban vhen ho Is young. People's memory of the weather Is very uncertain. Ono bitterly cold day or ono Insufferably hot day stands for Iho temperature of a whole reason. An positive proof of the weather's stabil ity in contrast to the testimony of thou sands of human thermometers , Mr , Donald son na > s that the mean yearly temperature at Omaha va'rles very slightly , and con stantly tends to equalize Itself. This maybe bo seen in the following list of mean tem peratures : 1SSO , C1.2 ; 1890 , 500 ; 1891 , 49.7 ; 1892 , 51,2 ; 1893 , 48.8 ; 1891. 52.1 ; 1890 , 50,0 , 1897 , C0.9. No variation of moro than three degrees Is to bo found in this list. Occasionally the mean temperature of the same months U different for different years Tor example , February of 1S7G had a mean temperature of 11 , the coldest ever experi enced In Omaha , and February of 1877 had a mean temperature o7 38 , the warmest over recorded In Omaha Thcso two > eais offset each other and when averaged up with ether jears tend neither to raise nor lower the mcau temperature of February for a turm of years. In tweiity-eovon years of weather records In Omaha tbcro Is nothing to lead anyone to think that Omaha weather bus changed or Is apt to chpngo. Arnold's Uromo Celery cures headaches , lOc. Sc and HOc. All druggists. Kidney and Bladder Troubles Quickly Cured You May Have a Sample Bottle of the Great Discovery Dr , Kilmer's Swamp-Root Sent Free by Mail. Men and women doctor their troubles so often without benefit , that they get dis couraged and skeptical. In most such rases serious mistakes are made In doctoring and In not knowing what our trouble Is or what makes us sick. The uniulit.akublo evidences , of kidney trouble are pain or dull ache lit the back , too frequent desire to pass water , scanty supply , smarting Irritation. AH kid- jiey disease advances the face looks sallower or pale , puffs or dark circles under the eyes , the feet swell and sometimes the heart aches badly. Should further evidence be needed to find out the cause of sick ness , then sot urlno asldo for twenty-four hours ; If there Is a sediment or settling it is also convincing proof that our kidneys and bladder nce.t doctoring. A fact often overlooked Is that women suffer as much from kidney aud bladder trouble as men doDt. . Kilmer's Swamp Hexit Is the discov ery ot the eminent physician nnd scientist and Is not recommended for evciythlng , but will bo found Just what Is needed lu cases INSPECT CRADLE'S ' BOOKS Two Instora Stockholders Profess to Bo Entirely Satisfied , FIND EVERYTHING IN GOOD CONDITION lloilnn VIen Hi-port Hint ' \eeoniiti Are Mrnluht null tluit the Ci-nu fdrtl Canal In Certain ol Success , J. R. Leach and E. II. Talbot of Boston wcro In Omaha yesterday afternoon en route eastward after a week's Investigation of various western Interests that have received moro or less sensational notice ot late through the connection of Francis C. arable with them. They came to Omaha about a week ago as representatives of ccitaln stockholders In various arable- enterprises living In iHoston and Phllidelphla princi pally , though they also represented some stockholder of Now York. They said to a Bee reporter yesterday that they represented $100,000.000 In capital , and were convinced from their Investigations that the arable Interests would come through the present ordeal all right. J. K. Liacli said to The Bee "I came out hero on this Investigation very skeptical. I shall return very enthusiastic. I believe the enterprises that iMr. tlrablo has had In baud are all right , and the bulk of the east ern stockholders will heartily co-operate with him In the development of the various properties we are Interested In. I have be.cn going over thn bocks of the Giable Inter ests , and am thoroughly convinced that everything Is all right. That will bo the basis of my rcpoit to the eastern stockhold ers whom I represent. It is a peculiar thing that In this sLMuatlun.il' ' attack on the Inter ests represented by Mr. Grablo not a single complaint or protest against him has come from any ( stockholder , but it has all arisen from people on the outside. " "Will you recommend any changes In the administration of the affairs Involved In the Grablo Interests , Mr. Loach ? " "Only to the extent of having more east ern stockholders represented In the active management of the affairs of the proportion Hcictofnro none of the eastern stockholders have been represented , but I am now con vinced that was nu error. I shall recom mend that the development of tbo properties bo pushed forward and that the eastern stockholders bo moro directly represented in the work. " E. H. Tulbot said to The Bee : "While IMr. Leach has been lu Omnha oxatninHi ; the books I have been up at Crav/ford lookIng - Ing over the property there. I found the Crawford canal in splendid condition from the hc-adgato through a section of land twenty-fclx miles In extent to the last sec tion. There Is a good volume of water In the canal , It Is of ronsldcrablu svdftnesj and the water Is remarkably clear. All the conditions about there seemed to be ripe tor the speedy development of tbo land far farming purposes. Moro than 20,000 acres owned by the stockholders whom Mr. Loach and myself rcpuDznt are Inlguted by thlii canal , and wo shall glvo them a very favor able report of the land there I made Inves tigations alone , and had never seen Mr. Grablo until today , when ho came down to the station to meet us. "At Crawford a delegation of twenty of the leading merchants and other citizens called upon me , and presented a proposition for the erection of an electric light plant them. Such u plant Is one of the possibili ties of the near future. There is a good vva'tcr power plant at Crawford , there being a fall of 13C feet and a dam of water 900 feet long. Fort Robinson Is just three nillea away , and ono electric light plant will answer the needs of both places The matter of constructing an electric trolley line be tween Crawford and Kort Robinson was also discussed , and although this may not coino so soon as the electric light plant the scheme Is entirely practicable , and I think , t may bo ultimately tarried out. " There are three llttlo things vviiMi fo more work than any other three llttlo things cre ated they are the ant , the bco and DoWitt's -Ittlo Harly Risers , the last being the famous Ittlo pills for stomach and liver troublca. \ < MV Hi-cord for .May 'Wheat. ' ST. LOUIS , Keb. 17. All records were iroken hero on 'change toJay , when May wheat advanced to $ l.03V4. li',6 cents higher then yesterday's close. The opening price was tl.02 % , and the closing | l.01 % . This advance was caused by the tenor of the lown received from Havana early , As It iccamo less warlike a decline set In and hu clojo was about o.s yesterday. Iliirhiuilc IlliieU JeNtrii > Til PITTSFII3LD , Mass , Kcb. 17. The Burbank - bank block was destroyed by lire today. . ,033 , 1100,000 , with Insurance of about 150,000. ICenliieKliiiiH for Inters entlon. FRANKFORT. ICy. , Feb. 17 A resolution VIIH offered In the senate ted ty Instructing lie nenatois nnd rcquestliiK the re.prcsen.Ui- Ivcs In congrcfti from Kentucky to do nil n their povvir to necuro the Independence of Cuba. Tbo resolution ilcnouiiccH the reachery of Spain nnd tie failure nf lutonomy und nil o her efforts of the United States governim-nt to necuio peace , DAY Mrs. Spcvo S. , nt Chicago , February 14 Funeral from the n-nlde-nco of her father Mr. Axel Muyer , 3303 Hurt St. , Fri day afternoon , 3.00. of kidney and bladder disorders r * troubles duo to weak kidneys , such as catarrh ot the bladder , gravel rheumatism anj Brlght's Disease , which Is the worst form of kidney trouble It corrects Inability in hold mine and smarting in pnAslng It , ntij , promptly overcomes that unpleasant iiecevs * slty of being compelled to get up manj1 , times during the night. The mild and extraordinary effect of thla greixt remedy l soon re allzed. It stands the flight M tor 114 wonderful cures Sold by druggists.irlc \ fifty cents and ono dollar. So unlvorMlljf sucicssful Is SwatuoRnot In qulrklv curing even the most distressing curs , tint toptovo Its wondttful merit , you may have a sampla liottlo and .a book of valuable Information both sent absolutely free by mall upon ro- celpt of three two-cent slnmps to oivrr cost of post.ago on the bottle Men ! 1 in Thn Omaha Dally Bee and send vour address to Dr Kilmer & Co. Blnghnmton N Y. This generous oftr auiearlng In this v < ipcr is a guarantee of genuineness. I > \TIS < IIJT A I.I'ITII : I'nstiiuiKter Vlunrei on One ami tlicl Dciuirtnient II Ulcer * oil \iiother , Assistant Postmaster General Heath had Informed Postmaster Martin that February- 2jfor opening the new Omaha postotllce la cntlroU ratlsfactory to the department , and that Mr Mai tin may celebrate the occasion as ho srrs fit. Postmaster Martin says there- seems to be ) a misunderstanding about the date. Some how the department at Washington thinks the date asked for Is the "Sth aud vvroto Mr. Martin that It would bo all right. Mr. Ma-'ln says hu has written them explaining the matter , and he has no doubt that the d.ato Is Immaterial to headquarters and that the removal will take place ns originally planned Of course It there Is any obec | tlon nt Washington orders will have to ha strictly follo-vod. In regard to the statement that Congress. . man Mercer has asked that Omaha malls ho assorte-d and prepared for sub-stations on the tialiiH , In place of being all brought to the main olllco and held there for assortnunit , Mr. Martin says lie * has every reason to be lieve the lequcst will be granted. He thinks tlie onlv loason this plan has not been put In operation Is that the matter was not thoroughly tindei stood. Postmaster Mm tin received a telegram from Asnlstnnt Postmaster General He ith during the day Informing him that ho could move Into the1 new postofil-u at any tlmo ho was irady ti make the transfei and to usu his own Judgment Mr Martin nays thlfl d'n. IIOSM of the apparent conflict In understand ing relative to the date of the rnmovi.il nnd that the olllco will bu nun oil Into the uuvv building en Washington's birthday AMUSEMENTS. A fair slreJ mid appreciative audlcnco welcomed l > dmoml D.antes In the agreeabln person of James O'N'elll last night at Boyd's , where that well Known actor began n halt week's engagement Mr O'Neill 1ms n large and well balanced company this year , In cluding Ilnllet 1 hoinpson , W. J Dlxon , D. C Jennings , Kmlly Dodd , Antoinette Ash- ton Jcpophlni' Thompson and others of ability , nnd the brave old drama goes with quite Itp usuil zest. . Tonight "The Dead Heart , " new to Omaha , will be presented. It Is a drama of the French Itclgn of Toiler and Is said to afford Mr O'N'elll ono of the best oppor tunities of his career. "Vlrglniiis" will bu the bill at the S.atuiday matinee un.l "Monte Crlsio" will be repeated Sa'unUy night. "Tlio Man from Mexico" Is Iho rattier pe culiar title given to II. A. IJu Snucliet's new farce-comedy , which will be presented at Boyd's next week , beglnr.lnr , Sunday evril ing Tln > favorlto comedian , Willie Collier , will bo ECL-n In the title role , in whli-.i ho Is said to have attained the grea'est cu- cesj of bis brilliant career An { "cri'ilo'it vaudeville pet forn-ancr waa given at Washington hill la t. nlv'it ' for tin bcmtflt of the Working Girls' Ionic , : t f1 ! ! North Nineteenth stieet A li- o audlonco was present cf the iutorcitrd hi tl.o homo and showed their npiireclatlai of tin- differ ent "turns" given by the pi'r.crni.rs : vva were zll local talent Quito a E M of money was added to the treasury cf 'r ± charity. Tlio piogram was opened by T J Ma- liotiey who said tl'-jt In view cf the public character and usefulness of Mm enterprise the head of the city had pon-.pntcd to bo 1-rtsent and to make an opining address , and ho Introduced Mayor Mooios The mayor gave a iihort account of thn history of the home , which ho said was established threu years ago By Mrs Nellie Hnrlght The young wonun met with considerable discourage ment nt first , but finally found friends for her undertaking and Hlncc that time ba cared for 900 girls who were In temporary need of assistance. There nro at the- pres ent time oj many us twenty-five Inmufn of the Institution , considerably beyond Its supposed capacity Ho said that girls of all denominations nnd nationalities wcro ad mitted and cared for. A inlBcellancoiiD program followed begin ning with n song by Miss Lilian Hmslln nnd com'.o dialogue by Mestra. Brady , Oleason , Holies , Austin and Malu-r. Bass nnd tenor eolos follo.ved by Roes Clausen and Mr , Mil ler. Other musical numbers wore plven by Jack McKci.na , Master ISmsllo and Miss Mamie He-aley and thpro wore- recitations by William Walsh and D , J. Hurley. TIII : HI\ITY vMiticr.r. INSTRUMKNTS placed on record Tlillrs- elay , Fobiu.iry 17. 1SOS : WARRANTY DHRDS. U. K. Levy and wife to ,1. A. Joel. lotH 2 and 2.1 block ; ( . BiumleiK Ac H'a mlii to Walnut Hill. . . $ 2.CCO W. H C'nrtir to P , W. ICuhiiH , lot 1ft , block 1. Druke'n add 1 Toe llogpni Real Kitntieompiny to T. II Ilecil , n % block 3 , 2il ndd to Mt Houi-'luH 3W A. SaeliBse ami htiHlmnd to J ) . F , Shukert , liv 10 ! , mibdlv of out lot 1 , block 3. Smlthlleld 20) W. H. Holcomb hud wife to I. N. I'crry , pnrt lot 3 , block 10 , Wont Omnha 0,000 H Ii Clicevcr ot n | to Peter Whit ney , lot 17 , block 1 , Kjiith KxthuiKO I-liice ; lot ii , block 2. Cotner A A 'H ndd 800 QUIT CLAIM ununs C. V. Anderson i-t al to 8 13. Mc- CandlesH ot al , lot 7 , block , 3 , IM- bel add 1 . nnnna Sheriff 4o J , M. Schenck. P W feet of vv 100 fi-ot lot 2 , Hartlclt'H add. . 2.1W T. II. McCuKUit , itcclvfr. to KlUabatb M. Covell , lot H , C'filn Place IBOO Sheriff to C IS Post , lot 5 , block "F. " SaumlorH & II 'n add 1.010 T. II. McCugue , receiver , to C. ! ' . Luce , lot 8 , block U'i ' , Soutn Omaha 3.COO Total amount of transfer * ) $1G,7 < U Irox L. Shoonmh Kvns once n boy You don't need to feel tbat you must bo knows bow mvu-b' ' good sboo leathern buy every time you comv to our store ' wo'.io glad to have you coino In and n renlly llvo boy'c-ju kick out In u look around wu'vo always something to mlKbty Miort space oMImu It's tbo .sav show Hint's new tire of ' ' you wo never ins ; tluit you ran nfli'Hej Hint's of Interest hbowlng our pianos ho many different to tbero's t-avL-tl If you nionpy - you makes tluit you can't possibly st-e tlwni "simply try n pair of tboso Konulno " nil In ouo day there's the Klinball-- qulltud bottom bbocs intulu for boys" the Knubc tbu Ilallctt & Davis Iho Wis'vt ! tbo exdiiblve sale of tb ( * . o bocs [ Crauaeh & Hiiek tbo Whitney-tho Hid limit1 Is nothing made Unit can begin JJIntB and others at least a ilosjpn In to nlvo tlit-Ir In tbero aio equal wear ill In as many different woodh honiu lota of "quilted bottom" aboes but elegant fancy natural wood cases nnd tbero Is also a vast difference Ours to many different prices every ono a rtro quilted bottojnn Hpy1 sizes. Wj to noney-haver such easy terms , too like 0 , ? 2.'jr -Youtbs' , 11 to a , $2.00-Wd hnvo mylng rent wu'vo omo t-lcgant brand n quilted bottom wbop for $1.50 but low pianos wo'll rent for $ r > . ( X ) u month. It's not biicb a Abou OK tbo genuine. A. HOSPE , Drexel Shoe Co. , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas 1110 PAUNAM STREET.