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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1898)
TUB OMAHA DAILY BEISt MONDAY , FEBRUARY 28 , 1808 , fl nil Some Fcatnrea Oonneotod with Construction of Btracturc. SEVERAL PEOPLE ENTITLED TO CREDIT CrtinKf I'llo Cnmiilrfcit In I.cn Tlint 'limnnt Olln-1' CIM rriitni nt HiilliIliiK of lit Mr.In the Unltvit There is ono ftitnro In the history of the tficvv postomco building , thrown open to the public last Tuesday ovenlnp , which has nol been mentioned nor commented upon. Thla If found In the fact that , although yt-ars have been spent In the cwisttuctlon of the build- lt\K \ , It nevertheless beais the distinction ol having been erected and completed to Its present stage In leas time than anr other Kovcrninont building of Its slzo In the tVillud States. Tim statement contained In the foregoing l > iragiaph mny bo disputed by pcoplo who m > unacquainted with the red tape- methods of the government , but Its truth mny be nhown by a comparison When Omnha se cured Us appropriation lor a public bulUlag , Rlmllar appropriations were mndo In favor of Kansas city , Milwaukee and St. Paul. In all four cases the appropriations wore ol tibout the inmo amount and the plans of the building ! ) provided for structures of prac- tlcnllv the same tlzc. Otrahu's building Is nilcomplete wi the flrst floor and 1m upper fitoriet will be finished this summer. Yet Kanfian City's building will tiot bo ready for occupancy for two jenr , the Interior flmlsh of the Milwaukee hulldln has Just been com- inoiuud and will not bo finished for eighteen months , and It will rrqulic some twflvo or fifteen months to put St Paul's building In a condltltn to lp ) occupied. MARTIN' PUSIIRD 30MR. Cwisldcrnblp credit Is duo Postmaster Mar tin for the gioat progicrs. When Omaha was hclopted ns the place for holdliv ? the TrnnB- inlflsliilppl ntposltlon man > people of the city became anxious thnt the fedcial building ohould bo opened to Iho public by the date on which the big show was to be opened Post master Mai tin became particularly Impressed wllh this Idea and finally constituted liln.srif spokesman of this opinion. He succeeded In lnterestlr.3 Hon. J Sterling Morton , who wns nt the time at the head of the Department \grlciilluro , rn the matter , nnd the la'ter started HIP Impetus nt Washington which made It possible to throw the build ng open to the public at such a comparatively early date. Congressman Divr Mercer nlfo labored dil igently to ptibh the building of the structure , nnd coitt'tdeiablo ' credit attaches to him. He Is pirtlculatl ) responsible for the fact that the Pontoillco department is now orcupj ng the building at the present time Instead of holing In the dingy old quarters. Last fall it seemed that the first floor would not bo completed until some time In May , nmd pasM- bly later Postmaster Martin , however , could llml no reason why the work could not be riiMl-cd so that the removal might take place early this icar. Oi day when Congreh&ma.i Mercer was In the city the postmaster spoke to him about the matter. The result w.is that when the congressman went back to Washington ho commenced to labor with the authorities there , and finally Induced them to hasten the work. The result was the opening on last Tucelay evening. Hut before the Transmleslsrslppl Hxposltlcn became a probability even , the work Was be ing pushed faster than , on other buildings In other cities. This was all duo to the energy - orgy of John Latenser , the superintendent. This vigor continued afterward , alee , cs thu superintendent ably seconded the efforts made by Postmaster Martin and NcbiasKa's rcpicsontatlves at Washington to hasteu the construction. lie prodded on the" contractors to complete tholr work In as short order as po-Mlble after the awarding of the contracts had beeci hastened at the Washington end. CONTDNUKD WITH DELAYS. An example of the comparatively great progress made In the erection of the build ing Is given In the years 1893 and 1S94 In the greater part of those years the building v\ent up at a rate of cost of $15.000 a month. The Washington authorities figure that u structure shall bo erected at a rate of cost per month of only $30OOU. This was Indi cated by the fact that the custodian of the building , Dr. Miller , the surveyor of tlM part of Omaha , was placed under bonds of only $30,000 and could approve bills each month only to that amount. The record hi caking 1m the erection of the liulldlng , speaking comparatively , It must be rcmombeied , was made despite two -very serious delays. Ono occurred In 189C , ilurlii ; which jear baldly any work was done. This IWOB duo to the fact that none of the money appropriated was found to bo available. The other delay occurred when the foundatlcn was level with the ground. This was In May , 1893. when Superintendent Latenser aoaumed chaigo of the construction. Water caused the trouble. The liquid gushed out under the foundation as If from living springs , and for a time It seemed probable that It would have to bo torn up. It Is not generally known tl.nt a special Inspector specter from Washington was hero for forty- five dajs and that for fortj-fivo nights 100 men were engaged In stiengthonlng this foundation. Kvcry night BOO pounds of lead was hauled to the building acid deposited en the walls to sink them to solid bottom. Thla was found absolutely neccesnry on account of the condition of the ground. The water wna finally drained away , but the soil vvaa left so porous that It became clastic. The piles would pink five Inches under the weight tint was placed on them end would Jump ' ? back two inches as soon as the weight was l emoved. "If It had not been for these dolajs , " Bajs Supetlntcmlent Latinsor , "tho building would have licrci completed long ago and In a apace of tlmo that would have been remarkably eliort In comparlscii with the tlmo consumed ID erecting other government building. " TO CUHK COM ! IN O.MC HAY Take Laxative Dromo Quitiinn Tablets , All druggists refund the money If It falls to euro. 5c. Tliu qenulno has L. I ) . Q. on oath tablet. * W > oiuliiK > iitl nal Ounrcl , CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Feb. 27 Slnco the date of the Malnu disaster quiet prepara tions have been In progress In this state looking to Increasing the efficiency of the Wjomlm ; National Guard. At the prosint time the organisation cmslsts of a battery of urtllleiy stationed at Cliojenno and seven companies of Infantry , a company holing at each of the followingplnces Laramle , Lander - dor , Iluffalo , Hock S-prlngs , Douglas , Sheridan uiul nvaneton. The muster Is thlrty-threo commlsslon ° d officers , fifty-five noncommis sioned officers , thirty-nine musicians and 229 Iirlvatni The state haa arms end equipments lor a full regiment of twelve companies , and nlnco the day of the Malno disaster had re ceived offers of a sulllcli'nt number of vol unteers. In the event or war , to fill the regi ment to Its full quota , Applications have hem received from Uock Springs to organize two compmles , from Sheridan to organize an Most torturing nnd disfiguring of Itching , burning , btaly skin and ecaljt humor * U In- tUntly relieved by a warm bath vvlth Curj- ci'iu ' BOAInslnfila application of CirricviiA 4T" f" ( olntmcnn , the great sUii cure , nnd f nil do o ' of Ci ntviii IU > ot.v uvr , prt'atikt of Mood imrillow nnd humor cures , when all cho fatu. li loll ihr gtu t tt" > H. IS > TTI r ti > Ivw * , t'rvi > A. , IWkloa. * ll w lo C r btll lihmw , n KK ll' FALUHQ HfilH tu Uv additional company , from Casper to cnlUt 25 < men. and from Captain 0 0 Stock well , for mcrljr nn officer In the British rmy nd no ? ft resident of Sheridan cotraty , to furr ' h i troop of cowboy her c In all of the com1 panlco In the state recruits nro nppylbng fo ( iillctment nnd the state authorities n certain that Wjomlns will do her nlian should the emergency dpmnnd It The * v'r OmlnR Notional Uuanl has had the ndvant BKO of the dlrt-ctlod and Instruction of Maoi ) Thomas Wllbelm , U. S A. , pad of AdJnUn ( Jeneral Frank A. Stltzor. both of vvhon served throughout the war of the rebclllot with distortion Pit V.MT..S UIU.UtD'.S U Oil 1C KfTorM In llrlinlr nf IIiniHiiilt } No AltoKt-tlirr I.oit. The largo auditorium of the l-'lrst Motho dial Episcopal church was comfortably flllci jcatprday afternoon with the frlmds am worktrw In the temperance cause Thcro won many women , both old and voting , present and a fun * men , The occasion was a memo rial service for the late Frances Wlllard , tin organl/er and chieftain of the Womcn'i Christian Temperance ualon. The cxerclsei wcro presided over by Rev. Mar > Qlrard An drews , and consisted largely of addrcsse : bearing upon the IIto and work of the do ce cd temperance leader. After the singling of a hynji Mrs. Clarl read the Cruaado psalm Tula reading wai followed by a fenent prajcr bj Mrs , 1' Parko , In which she pia > ed that God would rnlso up some leader to (111 ( the place madi vacant by the death of Mlto Wlllnrd thai norno Joshua should bo brought forward tc load the hosts of temperance on to the greal victory tht.t was awaiting them. Mra Wll- Helm vei * sweetly eang "One Sweetly Sol < enm Thou | ht " John Dale spoke briefly ol temperance work In the earlier dajs of the temperance movement acid recalled several Interostlnfr Incidents In connection with the first labora of Miss Wlllard. Dr. Lnnkton followed with a short talk on the temperance work of today mid the 1m- press left on the work by Miss Wlllard , I-i the courao of his remarks he said : "She crjslnllzed the hearts of the American poo- ulo na no other woman hati over done. She started a work that will over go on. Another leader will be sent In her place. Wo hnvt not vet reached tlio end , Sometimes wo may feel discouraged In our good work. U may at times appear that the lives of the great refoimers are vractlcallj thrown away , hut we have the assurance that right will eventually - ually prevail. .Mts | willaid's killucnco will ho felt for jeais to come , umd n every part of the earth where the cause of temperance l known her llfo will servo to encourage the workers It Is propo od to perpetuate hcj blessed memory by the frcp'ng from debt ol that grand temperance building In Chicago nnd honorlns it with hnr name. Tlite la much better than an ) mcmimeint of brass or of bronze could be , and deserves the hearty support of temperance workers , everj- whore " Dr. Sarah C. Mlllon spoke of Miss Wll- lard's temperancevork , and In the courao of her remarks fcald "In thc o da > s when the cause of rlghteousncas docs not seem to advance wo arc too prone to nsk 'Is God dead'1 Ho Is mot dead , cud right la n mlghtv today as over. There Is no good to come from being discouraged Wo can accomplish moio foi theMaeter and moio for ourselves If wo cct about our work with rejoicing in stead of sadnces. So today we should assem ble at this memorial service not with sadncM even at the loss or our chieftain , but with rejoiciivs that God has scon fit to take one more of our number to hlcj blereed home The self-sacrifice , the devotlcu of Miss Wil- lard and her co-workers , give us much to study with profit. When GoJ. has a great work to nciform he alwajs prepares some leader for that work. From her earliest childhood Frances Wlllard was being pre pared to lead 'n the work that she did BO much to advance. " After the hinging of "Gently Lord , 0 Gently Lead Us , " Mra. Ilamlln spoke of some reminiscence's of the earliest temperance work of Mkn Wlllard. In part she said "One of the favorite mottoes of Frances Wll lard was 'Patience rejolcea In hardship. ' ECic cairled out the spirit of this motto in hei whole life's work. It was In Illinois that I ( list became acquainted with Frances Wll lard. She was then loading the home pio- tectlon movement la that state. It was a campaign to eecuro for the women of the state the right granted to men under the natno of local option , to give to women the light to present icmonstrances ttiat should prevent the granting of liquor licenses. At that time I admit od her as a worker nnd loved her an a woman. She alwajs rejoiced , even In hardships. I never met ono -who si * sincerely did the Father's will as did she It may boeald that she was o woman of one Idea. She was , but not In the sense In which this phrase Is commonly employed. Ttio one Idea of hers Included all that Is good , mental and moral , as well os physical goodness. Doha Lockwood onro asked why the womin suffrage movement had progressed more dur ing the three > enrs that It had been cham pioned by Frances Wlllard than during tht whole fifty years that it was led by others The answer Is simple- was merely because Trancca Wlllard appealed to Itie moral senti ment rather than to the Intellectual Bentl- inont , ind based her demand for the granting at woman suffrage on moral grounds " Mrs Towlo of South Omaha , a prominent : omporauio worker , spoke briefly on the vvorls at Miss Wlllard. Among other things she jald : "Had Frances Wlllard dcoo nothing else than teacti true motherhood she would 9tlll have done much and would have de served to bo gratefully remembered by thoi.fo.nds of women all over this broad land ind throughout the earth The motherhood if oil nations will long remember Frances Wlllard. No pure llfo In this world Is ever lost , and her Influence vJU bo appreciated uy goneratlctis yet unborn. " Mrs Andrews said tint It might bo more ipproprlato to bow ellently and reverently > eforo the picture of Miss Wlllard , which ap peared In fTcut of the pulpit , than to offer my comment on her llfo nnd works. Si\o \ iral'ed the deceased as a strong and heroic voman and as a svveot nnd beautiful woman These who vvcro asking what they could > ri-g ! to the bier of the deceased In loving omeinbranco of her might find the answer n the words : "Go work In My vlnojard. " Un. Andrews ndded : "Let us , therefore , inw bind omsolvefl to this good work an wo mvo never done before. Lot us work hard n the great harvest field of Itio world , which s riper now than over before , doing nobly mil valiantly the work she has set out for is to do , " After the singing of "Blest He the Tie Phot Hindi" and the benediction , the congrc- ; atlon was dlftnlfispd. Wo are anxious to do a Ilttie good In thla vorld and can think of no pleasanter or bet- nr way to do It than by commending Ono llnuto'Cough Cure ns a proventatlve of pnou- nonla , consumption and other serious lung roubles thnt follow neglected colds. CiiKIr from ! Nortlic > rn I own , ClinsCO. la. , Fob 27 ( Special. ) Howard ounty la ono of the barner stock countlca if Iowa Three firms of stock dealers have lecn Interviewed by the Crcsco Times , nd heir shipments of live cattle end hogs for S97 amounted to $336,731.54. Ono of these outers dots not handle hog * . There nro hree other firms In the county whose pur- hesca will moro than carry the figures to : nlf n million dollars. The majority of the attlo shipped have been > cartings and calvn * sent to Missouri , southern Iowa and Illinois as feeders In the great corn belts of those states. Six months old calves bavo sold hero for ? 25 per head HlK Colorado Cuttle Deal. PUnDLO , Colo. , Tdb. 27. ( Special. ) Re port has been made of ono of the largest cattle deals made In Colorado for many years , U Is said Ileaty nrotlors of Cut- lln , south of ruoblo , have sold their entire stock of cattle , numbering about " 0,000 head , Thcso cattle onf ranging on property along the various creeks and rlyerj In ( south eastern Colorado. The amount of money In volved In the deal Is said to bo $500,000. The purchasers of the cattle are oild to bo St. Loul men. Try < ln < MnrMitloii I'lmi , niDmFOUl > , Me. . Feb. 37. It Is claimed that the strikers In the Lauonla and YuiX cotton tnilla will remain out until they arc st.irvpil | n. This seems to be the situation at the end of the tlxth week of the -inlto ami thcro la no prospect of n xettlemmii for weeksto come. lioth'strlKera and mill inun- aiitr.1 rinmln tlnn unit Indications of a srt- tloment by arbitration seem lumote. The Htilko lias already caused , a loa lu wages of nearly JIW.WO. HOPKINS \YORE \ THE CRA\ \ An Eipcsition Carpenter Recalls Incidents of the Rebellion , CAPTURED BROWN AT HARPER'S ' FERRY CoiiNlrnclt'il ( lie Scnftnlil Ifpoii tin.ircnt < ) | iioni < ni of .Slnicrj Wns i\ccntvtl : _ I'liuulit ultli S < ncunll Jncksun , Among the carpsnters who ar ? vvorklns on the Government Ibulldlng at the expo' sltlon grounds , Is a tall muscular man , aboul CO jeers old , with a full beard , sllgutlj sprinkled with gray , and slurp blue eyes Upon hearing him talk one would know thai ho U a southerner , hut It would scarce ! } bo Imagined that he Is a man who took nt Important part In the capture of John Drowr at Harper's Terry , Virginia , In 1859 , and Ir hla subsequent execution at chirlcatovvn. This man's name Is Captain Udward It Hopkins Ho Is a native of Virginia am ! served In the rirat Virginia Infantry , being with Stcaowall Jackson nt Dull Run no ! other hard-fought battles , But Coplnln Hop kins' most Intcrcotlng war experiences art those In connection with John Brown's raid IJronn's attempts at abolishing slavciy and the oad ending of his strange life arc sc closely associated with the beginnings of the civil war and nro so generally considered one of the Indirect causes of the war that what Captain Hopkins ho to says nn o\c'\lttiess and participant lu this episode Is of especial Interest. It will bo remembered that John Brown's homo was In Kansas , where he actively op posed slavery In evpry way po 3lble , but he thought ho could do more by going into Vir ginia , the stronghold of slavery ; so he , to gether with his son and a few other en thusiastic abolitionists , started on his Ill- fated mission , hoping to enlarge the party by recruiting slaves , and to ultimately wipe out slavery by force. Advancing upon the government building and nraenal at Harper's Kerry , Brown rnd his followers succeeded la overpowering the guards and took charge of the bulldlngd , to gether with n large quantity of ammunition. Brown then made prisoners of n number of prominent men , having the town completely under lik , control. At this time Hinry A. Wise waa governor of Virginia , and he Im mediately called out the entire mllltla of Virginia to resist Brown's Invasion. It was then that Captain Hopkins first siw Brown IHo was among the leaders In the at tack upon Brown's stronghold , nnd after the mllltla had driven 'Brown ' and his fol lowers Into the boiler room of the arsenal and had broken the door Captain Hopkins was one of the first to sci/o Brown and his companions. The prisoners were taken to Charlcstown , Va , the county scat of Jeffer son county , and were kept there until their execution. BllOWN ON' TIID SCAITOLD. During the time that Brown was In Jail , from October till December of 1S39 Captain Hopkins was stationed In Charlestown to puard the prisoner * , , and became well ac quainted with Brown , frequently visiting his cell He describes Brown as a man more than six feet tall , slender , about CO vears old , with bushy hair anl a quick , penetrat ing eye. Throughout his Imprisonment and tilal Brown expressed no iegret for what ho had done-and had no feir of the cense quences. The trial , says Captain Hopkins , was a very exciting ono , but at no tlmo were there any disturbances to hinder the court. After the death sentence was pronounced Captain Hopkins , being a carpenter , was de tailed to build the scaffold. The execution Is described as a memorable one , and one- attended by thousands of people. Many sol diers were sent by the authorities of Vir ginia , as It was feared that an attempt would be made to rescue Bronn , The Lexington Cadets , Petersburg Blues , Dismal Swamp Rangers and the Richmond Howitzers conducted Brown to the scaffold. Governor Wise and his staff , together with many other prominent Virginians , sat upon the scaffold. 'Brown ' had nothing to say before he was executed. He approached th' gallows with composure and expressed a desire that the work be done quickly. After the drop through the trap the body hung twenty-live minutes before H was cut dowi by the physicians. Immediately after the hanging Mrs. iBrovvn took charge of her hus band's body and removed It to Kansas , the scene of his early anti-slavery efforts "Thla ended the career of a man of wrn- derful daring amd coinage , a man who darei to die for a cause that ho believed to be right , " eald Captain Hopkins. "Brown hat the foresight to predict the result of the bitter feeling against slavery and said be fore hla death : 'I , John Brown , am not quite certain that the crimes of the guilty land will never bo purged away but with blood. I had , as I now think , vainly flat tered mvsolf that without much bloodshed I might be done ' "Eighteen months after Brown's execution the north and the south were waging a bitter war , nnd northern BOl-dlers were slng- ' ) g : " 'John Brown's body llca a-mould'rlng in the grave. But his eoul l.i marching on. ' "Governor Wise said of Brown : 'Ho In spired mo with great trust In his Integrity as a man of truth. ' He also said : 'They are mistaken who think Brown a mad men , Ho Is a bundle of the best nerves I ever saw cool , collected and Indomitable. In lirown'o last speech nt the trial ho said that his only object was the liberation ol the slaves arid that ho did not Intend to com mit murder , treason , or to destroy property.1 "Tho recital of those hUtory-maklng events by Captain Hopkins Is so Impressive that II almost carries ono back to ante-bellum Jajo. When afked It ho would take part In a war against Spain , In case the United States had one , the old confederate's face lighted up as ho replied : "Wai , that ought to bo left to the younger boys , but If things get hot I reckon I couldn't keep out of It. " w.ivrs < IP TIM : iiUTTnn MAKRRS. IJ-cjioiltloii T\hllilt : IiKlor.inl mill Io- iniiiKl for hi'rnl .N < l\v I.IIMH. TOPRICA , Kan. , Feb. 27. ( Special. ) The 'ollowlng arc the resolutions passed by the National Creamery Butter ( Makers' assocla- ; lon before adjournment of the meeting held n this city : Resolved , That It Is the sense of the association that thu dairy and creamery In terests will be materially nsslsted by an nctlvo participation In thu Trnnsmlsslhslppl nnd International Imposition to bo held In Omnha , June 1 to November 1 , 1S9S ; and , Resolved , That thin iiEboelatlon deems It to bo far to the best Interests of the exposi tion nnd of the dairy Industry tnat a separate department shtrnm be provided un der the management or a superintendent of dairying. Resolved , That the constitutional power vested In congress to regulate commerce IKJ- tvveen the statt'8 should bo exerclted by such legislation n will provcnt the Kile of dairy products deceptive In foun or bearing In correct marks nnd labels , all tending to de fraud the purchaser and consumer. Resolved , That thla national convention , representing the butter makers of the vvholo country , ui gently recommends the pasia o by congress of the " .state trademarks bill" Introduced by Mr. Siuerhulnu of Wisconsin , IIH a measure which will promote the dairy Interests of fie United Suites Reajlvcd , Thnt the laws and administra tion of the nntionnl government now applied to the inspection of meatn nnd meat prod ucts Intended for export should bo extended to Include InHpeotion , proper grading and olllclul branding of export butter and cheese. This association appeals to the honorable BccieUry of agriculture to obtain the nccea- sary authority to add this ) Inspection to the ndmlrablo work already donu ami belli ? mill prosecuted by hH deiurtment for the rtt - vulopmcnt of foreign markets for the dalrj products of the United Stiteu. Resolved , That the president of tMs as sociation bo authorized to appoint two dele gates to the National Pure Food concrete which meets In the city of Washington on March2 , but without expenao to this associ ation. Resolved , That this association declares that t'no ' principles of honest trade dmaml that all butter should bo made and sold under distinctive name * according to the method of manufacture , plainly marked and fully Identified , nil the way from the fac tory to liie consumer. Iteuolveil , That we recognize the good work boltitT done by the National Dairy union lu Us fit-lit for pure dairy products nnd the suppression of" the * rnu < 1ulent sale or butter nnd chf-rsu utltutlon . nnd w < nsk for the Nitlonni Ilry union the belt which crenmery men rfmf butter maker * car give It lij partlclpitlnu Ip Its work nnd con trilmtlnp to onrry oh Its cnmpilan Rrolvcd , That tvc fongrntulnte HIP Knn sns Hnlrj men's nwrpliiton ( upon the active Intrrrsf belnjr tnketi In the suppression o fniidulent snies of ImttMions of dnlry prod nets , nnd that we vv'iestly hope for th ( sppcdy enactment In K"nrms of laws pro hlbltlne the manufacture of oleomargarine In semblance to Knit I.nko Cltir Yl'llt lip Clrnn , SALT LAKR , Utah , Feb. 20. ( Speclnl.- ) The city council has. passed nn anti-expec toration ordinance- ill Ip made unlawful tc expectorate on the floor of any public con- vejance or public bu.lldjng. Violation of tht ordinance Is made "punishable by fine no exceeding $5 or Imprisonment for two days In the city jail Thf ordinance provldeo foi printed signs bearing a copy of the ordi nance , a largo red cross nnd n polite request for health's sake to please use the cuspidors These notices are to be posted In public places. Killed n Vliiuiilulu I , Ion. COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , Feb. 26.- ( Spcclal ) Alexander Hlrschfleld killed fl mountain lion In Cheyenne conyon n few dnvs ago. Ho had taken his children for an out ing nnd had also taken his rifle , but used nl the charges shooting at different objects ami had none left when he ran upon the moun tain lion. The lion was about two-thirds grown and Hlrschfleld started In to attach him , using his gun for n club. The flrst blow broke the lion's back and ho was able to easily kill It. SGUFH OMAHA NEWS. J. J , Flrmait , the government official In charge of the construction of the government building at the exposition grounds , has been notified that ho haa been selected to super intend the corstructlon of the federal build. Ing In this city. Mr. Firman has made oev- oral visits to South Omaha a nee the contract for the new pcstolllee wns nwnrded , atid ho announced on his last visit that he would soon notlf ) the occupants of the small build ing now located on the poatolllco site to vacate vvlth'n a short time. According to the terms ot the tale the government agreed to give thirty days' notlcu In order that the owner of the buildings might have plenty of tlmo to remove them. During the winter Dan Hanncn purchased the largo two-stoiy structure which occupied the corner at Tw cut ) -fourth and M streets and moved It to a location on the north ot the governmtr. * site , nnd there romnlrs now on the property purchased only ono small frame structure , which CM be moved with little trouble. It Is understood that Mr Firman will re quest that the site be cleared by the middle of March , In order thnt the contractors ma ) tnko lid session as hoon as their bond Is approved b ) olllclals of the Treasury depart ment nt Wnshlngton. Superintendent I'iiman will take up his residence hi this city whin build ng operations on the now postofike commence , and will remain hero until the goveinmcnt accepts the v\oik from the con tractors. Plre nepm-lim-iil llnmpcroil , With the payment of February salaries- the members of the tire department the fire fund will bo practically exhausted , the clerk's figures showing a balance of only 53.18 In the fund , At the present tlmo the lire depaitmcnt costs the city In the neigh borhood of $000 n month , a total of $7,200 n year. As a 3-mtll luvy is all that Is al lowed for fire department purposes thenIs fund and It la nlwas an overlap In this impossible to avoid"tills. . Only two com panies are maintained nnd economy Is practiced as muchj as possible. A short time ago one of the exercise wagons , which has been In service 'for seven or eight years , broke down and U beyond repair. Chief Smith asked the council for a new wagon , but on account of the condition of the fund the request cannot be granted. A number ot Improvements In the department are needed , but nothing canbo done unless the money Is provided jfrojn some source. An other hose company la badly needed and moio firemen arc wanted , as with only two men at a hoiiso It leaves one man to handle the horses and apparatus during meal times and this takes time. It Is feared that the Improvements contemplated will have to be postponed until the legislature allows more than 3 mills to bo levied for fire purposes. Cll > Clrrlt'H Ilnliiiico Sliuel. City Clerk Carpenter's monthly statement fihowing Kio financial condition of thp city follows : Amount of 1887 levy , $70,48892 ; warrants drawn to February 2S , 189S , $17- 105.4C ; balance oci hand , $23,383.47. There remains in the different funds , available for warrants , the following amounts : Interest , $8,791 , Judgment , $ .00 ; police , $2f 12 ; fire , $3 ; public light , ? 2,823 , ; salary , $2,718 ; engi neer , $7SC ; general , $71 ; street repair , $30 ; park , $1.704 ; emergency , $12 ; water , $3,091 ; special license tax , $28. H will bo sewi that nearly all of the principal funds are about exhausted , with five months of the fiscal year yet to come. Along In April the general fund will rocslve the proceeds of the occupa tion tax and some of the other funds maybe bo helped out by drawing on the 15 per cent reserve. It In stated by ttiose In a position to know that tlio financial condition of the city Is bet ter at the present time than It has been for i number of years and the republicans In tht council are given considerable credit for this condition of affairs. The city hns no pressIng - Ing debts to moot and It will not bo neces sary to borrow mcoey to bo used In taking up maturing obligations for months to come. 1'ollrr mill CHI I I' Oscar Meyer , whose home Is at Thirty- second and T streets , called at The Bco > filce jestenlay to relate a tale of woo In elation to the searching of his premises jy a police officer. Moer asserts that some .Imp ago a man giving the name of "Shorty" Shallcnberger boarded with him until a bill then left for rhl- ? ) f $22 had accumulated , : ago leaving his trunk at the 'Moyer ' house is security. Saturday Shallenberger re- i-rrcd from his trip anil npplled to the po- Ice for a search warrant In order that he night ofotatn possession of his trunk -wlth- mt paying Meyer what he owed him. It U ilalmed by Meyer that the olllccr went to his louse when no one but a servant vvaa nt icmo nnd carried off the trunk. When Meyer earnol of this proceeding ho appealed to [ ustlco White and replevin papers were Is- nied. The hearing will be held on 'March ' i , What Woyer wants to know Is where ho police get their authority to Interfere n civil cases , City Gnxslp , The Sons of Veterans will ooimienco drillIng - Ing In the manual of anus Tuesday evening ing- Fifty-two head of blooded stock will bo gold at auction at the stock yards on March 8. , A mooting ot the Commercial clab Is billed for Tuesday iiilBht at the Hoctor- Jhhnfcton ofilco. < > It Is reported that Bwlft and Compiny will commence the erection of several ? iew smokehout > ui tomoriaw This evening the 'odd ' Fellows will meet for drill at their hall It Is urged that all members make It a rolnt to attend , On Friday evening of this week there will bo n meeting j of the Eist Eldo Im- [ inovoment club at Jlqmlilio'e hall , Twen tieth and Missouri avenue , William Fitzgerald vvps locked up at police headquarte-3 late S tujday night for being Irunk and disturbing the peace. Ho was re- caned on ball to appear tor trial this after noon , The clly council will meet tonight for the flrst tlmo In two weeks , It Ifl expected that a petition ticking that the Mud creek nuisance bo abated will be presented. Feb ruary salaries and lllta will bo allowed and ordered paid , On Friday evening of thla week the Thlrrt Weed Republican club will meet at Kvaiu' hall , Twtnteighth and R streets , fcr the election of offlcars. At the last meeting ot his club considerable rathuslasm was manl- cgt and speeches were made by several well known republicans. Charles Carlson and John Brlggs , both butchers , Imbibed too much liquor Saturday light and engaged In a fight. Officer Detent tappened along and placed them both under arrest. Yesterday morning Judge Chrlat- nann allowed them to depart after givlag hero some good advice. FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPOR1 -OP Tim- CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFI To the Membetfi- The financial operations of the last year , a m'lnmarlzod In our report to ttio Insurant Department , were ns follows : Net ftssets , January Received For premiums $ 4,713 , lid 04 I or Interest nnd rents 3,153,011 17 Balance profit nnd loss , . , C3,2S9 S2 Total Income . , . , 7 , < ) C1,741 S $08,913,413 S Disbursed For claims by death nnd matured en dowments M,1JGS32 M Surplus returned to policy holders l,2SI,4Sl 4S I npseir nnd surren dered policies r.90,133 70 Totnl p.ild policy holders * 0,337 417 47 C o m m Is skins t o agents' cnlurles- medlcnl examiners' tics , printing , ad vertising , IcKiil. real t-stnte nnd all other expenses of mnliagemcnt 850,479 C(5 ( Taxes 3IG.93S 43 Totnl expendltuics 7,531SC3 C < JHnlnnco net assets , Jmuuiry 1. 1SDS $61,40 ,550 3 : Add Interest , duo nnd accrued , market value of stocks nnd bonds ov or cost and net deterred nnd tincollected premi ums , na per Itcm- 1 z o d statement herewith 2,150,110 CC Gross assets , Janu- uiy 1 , ISJi $03 ilSS.GGO < Total liabilities C0,2.7.7-'l 91 Surplus , January 1 , 1S9S $ 7,3COtnG 01 THU GENERAL RESULTS IN 1S97 have been satisfactory notw Ithstandlng con ditions not wholly favorable. The recovery from the previous business depression has not been ns rapid nor as complete as many had hoped ; the uncertainties of a confused currency system still remain to keep prudent men wary ; great caution has prevailed as to extended and now undertakings ; the demand for loanable funds on our usual standard of security has been small , the price of desirable l > .iids has Increased , which means a lower interest into on such securities ; the liquida tions growing out of the depression of the last five vears , which have made It ncces- saiy to foreclose some of our mortgages , have not entirely ceased , and the market for real catato has , in consequence , seen no gcneial revival such as may be anticipated when all these disturbing conditions shall have disap peared. .Although there has been a growing amendment In some of the conditions affect ing the manj-sided operations of a llfo in surance company , something of the special difficulties of recent jears has remained. WHAT HAS 13HKN ACCOMPLISHED. It is therefore gratifying that at mibstan- : lally the same unequaled low rate of expense ns heietoforcvo have moro than kept our volume of business good , have maintained to the full the company's gteat strength , and , from the havings through economy , from the savings on a mortality moro favorable than our calculation , and frcm the Interest earned over and above the rate calculated upon , we have eaincd a dividend on the same Increasing scale ns that paid during the year 1897 ; a dividend equaled by 110 other company. THE FULL MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS. In Judging the success of a company ono should have clearly In mind what is the pre cise best standard of accomplishment which t can set for U&clf ; the highest which the business Intrinsically permits ; to completely realize which Is the only true success , and , falling which , no achievement In the way of magnitude lu operation can be other than comparative failure. The Connecticut Mutual takes for Its single aim the ono pecu- lar service which life Insurance alone can render and which no other institution cau rival. The perfect protection of dependent families , at the lowest possible cost the hcapest , simplest , most thorough family pi fl ection. By dint of Incessant care and economy at every point it has succeeded and lees succeed In this purpose as none other las done _ or Is doing. It secures the best mid highest obtainable results from the pru dent and unselfish pollcyholder's point of lew ; and to make sure of nnd to maintain heso It steadily foiegoes those thlnga for vhlch others strive at such fearful cost , o-vvlt , rapid growth and enormous slzo ; hlngs very Impressive , even startling , to he general eye , but which do not bcnoflt he pollcyholder In the slightest , and which can bo had only at an enormous cost , which 'lo ' must pay. Therefore the Connecticut 'Mutual refuses o seek to attract any other constituency ban these who dcslro to give tholr families and estates the highest protection at Its owest postlblo cost , In furnishing which It tands alone. And wo deem It our duty to our present great membership to consider heir Interest flrst , to do the best wo caner or them to make tholr Insurance as secure ind as cheap as possible , rather than seek o greatly Increase their number by schemes which would greatly Increase the coat of heir Insurance and benefit them In no vise. Wo prefer to draw to us as now members those who desire to share In the present low cost of Insurance to our old members and who can appreciate that bene- It nt Its full vnlue , rather than attract men by speculations In dividends postponed ten ar twenty years , of great apparent promise n the far future , the promised or "estl- natod" benefits of which could , at least , lie realized for but a few by the sacrifice f the many , nnd which , by reason of the normous expenses of the companies Iloat- ng them , have so far been and must con- Inuo to bo egreglously disappointing , Thou- ands of their old pollcyholders know Jurt vhat wo mean , THE INTEREST STANDARD. Ono of the most Interesting events of the 'car has been the change by a number of ompanles In the rate of Interest assumed n calculating their premiums and reserves , in which respect they have moro or less ilosely followed the action of the Connectl- : ut Mutual sixteen yean ; ago. In 188. ! wo jccamo satisfied that the rapid increase of weaiin in tuts country and tlio increasing confidwico of foreign Investors In our re- souices were certain to so Increase the supply of capital as to cause a serious and prolonged decline In the rate of Interest on conservative Investments , Wo were 'then ' , uu all other companies were , calcu lating our premiums and reserves on the assumption of earning at least 4 per cent annual Interest for all the tlmo any of our policies might remain In force , that Is , for at least seventy or eighty years , Wo became - came satisfied that this assumption was not entirely safe , and that 3 per cent was as high a rate iu. ' could bo ejfcly assumed for so long a tlmo ahead. That rate was ac cordingly then adopted by us to our contin ually Increasing satisfaction ever since. At the time our action was much criticised as unnecessarily timid Instead of really con- borvatlve , nnd our rivals affcctel to treat It ns a mark of weakness rather than n prudent provision for future strength and safety , Hut that which wo then foresaw and guarded against as the Inevitable re sult of cause ! ) then operating has been so fully demonstrated by tlmo tlut the way of prudence has bccomo clear to all , oven to our then harshest critics SUNDRY MATTERS. It Is our usual habit to tul.o up the various Items of the > ear's operations and comment upon them lu detail. But as the effect of these Items Is fully set forth In our detailed financial statement herewith , and as the ex perience of the year lias developed nothing of unusual Interest or significance respecting them , wo venture to use the space usually devoted to them to call jour especial at tention to a matter of profound personal In terest to every polc > holder In every mutual company , namely , THE TAXATION OF LIFB INSURANCE Among the most threatening features of our political llfo today Is the disposition of those concerned In various enterprises to turn to the state for aid , and also the dispo ' of IrRlMMors to grunt uch Mri , to win popularity or to avoid unpopularity States have no Income except from t xo What they glvo to one lift * to bo flrst taker from others by taxation. They hive nntliltif of their own to give. In order to Indulge thl ! frcc-lnnded response to growing dcnunds taxation must bo Increased , But Increase * ' taxation of the voter endangers the political aspirations of those responsible for the In crease. So to gratify their constituents whc want state aid for some project , and nt the same tlmo not to offend their constituents who are voters , legislators are put under fl stroiiK temptation to tax somebody who doesn't vote for the benefit of these who do , Attention Is At once dlrvctol to corporations , which nro only "soulless ' vorsonallt.es , whose funds are In plain sight and easy to rearh , and against which It Is cnsy ( o cxclto sucli prejudice as to make man } people blind to nil questions of Justice at propriety , and circ lets of these who really compose these cor porations , or vvhcro their funds come from and what they are held for. Not a session u [ n legislature passes In any state but more or Ires measures for taxing or Increasing the taxes on llfo Insurance companies nro brought forward and almost nlwajs with sonic degree of success. It Is high time that policy holders should understand clearly nnd precisely how this matter affects them pci onally ; that what ever their company Is taxed Is pnld by themselves ; that tlio tnIs really upon them personally , nnd that the company merely collects It from them and pnys It over to the stnte. For n mutual cominny has no funds except these derived from the premiums paid lu 'by Its policy holders. The premium paid In by tx member or policy holder Is calculated to fulfill two pur poses : First , to pay the death losses of the > enr , nnd also to provide n re&ervo against the certain future greater losses as the nicmboishlp gets older , nnd second , to pay tunning expenses. These things cover the normal cost of Insurance. Whatever Is left of the premium otter providing theuc things through the yeir Is surplus , and la rc- iMrnecl to the policy holder ns nn over payment ; or In ordinary , but Incorrect speech , as a "dividend. " Whatever Is paid for taxes comes out of that surpliu and makes the return of surplus Just so much loss and makes the cost of his insurance Just HO much moro. Any tax on a life In surance company or on Its premiums Is a direct tax on the Individual policy holder who pass the premium taxed , lie does not see the tax. It Is not Intended that t ) ; should. It Is Intended that he shall suppose that It Is a tax on a corporation only nnd not on him. But ho pavs It and no one else , nnd It Is the state's addition to the cost of his family's protection A pccond matter for jour mcst serious consldciatlon Is this : LIFE INSURANCE OUGHT NOT TO BE TAXED AT ALL. Taxation ought to bear on the possession and use of pioperty and not upon the less of propelty or upon the means by which such losses M-C distributed. The only moral and humane theory of taxation Is the collection of only such moncvs as are nece saiy for the pioaer and legitimate expenditures of the btitu , from such sources , that Is , from such per sons owning such properties , us ought to bear those expenditures nnd In the proportion tion in which they ought to boar them. Under such n theory no one would sug gest a tax upon people's losses Thc e tould bo legarded neither as the piopei subject matter of taxation , nor ns n humane basis of the distribution of tax bill dens. To illiistiatc : c No ono would suggest that because n man's house , on which ho has been paving taxes , liao been burned , he would nt once pay a special tax ! on Its value which ho has just lost. Or , that n man's family should bo taxed on the money value of hla llfo to them , because ho has died and they have lost that value. Insurance Is merely a method of distrib uting the property losses of these who have lost pioperty among those who have nol Io 't ' It. It Is effected through contributions or payments.called premiums. A's house , worth $5,000 , and on which he has paid taxcc , while it wan In being , has burned. A has lost $5,000. There Is no re storing It. That property and Its value are gone forever , not culy to A , but to the vvholo world. To tax A on that loss would bo an unspeakable Inhumanity. But A has Insured against that loss , thnt la , he has agreed with other house owners to sliaro their like losses. If they w 111 aa- sumo his loss It It conies. While his house Is unbtirnt , ho , by his premiums , assumes his sliaro of the losses of those whose houses burn meantime. When his house burns , they , by their premiums , tnko his loss on their shoulders and make It good to him. They lese It Instead o [ A , because , before that , ho had , through his premiums , been losing his share of their nouses which had burnt. Their assumption of the loss nnd giving A the money In place of his house hasn't re stored the house. It hasn't changed the losy Into gain , or Into an even ithlng. The property Is gone. The loss remains. It has ineicly been distributed. A la made whole , but the contributors to that riault have taken the loss to themselves nnd arc Just so much worse off. They hnvo lost A's house. They have divided up the $5,000 losu ntnong them. To tax additionally on the $5,000 because It was returned to him would be Inhuman. It would bo to make him lese something in splto of his own and others efforts to iv old loss. It w ould be a loss created and inflicted by government on the occasion of ils escaping from a greater loss. It would jo a fine on him for not losing. To tax the other men , who , by their pro- nlums , have taken A's loss upon them selves and distributed It among thcinsclvca , H an equal Inhumanity. They have made \'s loss their own to eave him. To tax : hem on their loss Is an equal outrage to .axing A upon that same loss If It had rc- nalned on him. It Is taxing a loss and It Is a fine , a pun- aliment upon men for so tfiarlng each Jtliors' losses that it becomes pctwlblo for hem to bo boine. The group of men forming i mutual lu/juranco company tan together 'icar ' losses which would crush and destroy : ho Individual , But It la as Inhuman and : yrannous to tax the losses of the group as ; o tax those of the Individual which he would mvo to bear but for the action of the group. TUo only clement In tlio transnctlon 'hit suggests taxation of these losses , either to .ho Individual or to the group or mutual com- Taiiy , Is the fact that it rrquirc.1 the use of nonoy to adjust them , and that the inoncj Is ) rought Into sight , la the hand of the adjust- ng association or corporatlui , f'-'d ' In easy each of the tnX'gathcrei , and so bocotncs , \ : emptatlon to Ignore the true unturc of the 'und which Us Elinply the collective lames of ho group or comiany , thereby relieving the ndlvldual calamities of Its me'iibern. Llfo Insurance differs from fint Insurance only In the ( subject matter of the loss. In stead of a Iran's losing his house , or other perishable property , his family Inses the money value , the earning nnd producing capacity of his life. HU life. Its money value , what It will do for them , what It will earn , IH Just as much property , and their irorertj , their financial dependence , as Is the fii'tipo ' ; and the IC H of tint llfn Is Jmit its much a property loss to them as that of his house Is to him. For example : If a ( nan , ag d SO , is Min'ti $1,000 n year for l\\n \ \ family , taking lilj chances of life , nccecdlng to 'ho ArtuarleB' table , and assuming money to DO vorth 4 par cent , the present value of hts llfo 'n money to his fumlly Is $17,000. That Is tholr actual money property In hta life. Tftat Is the money they lose If ho dlui. If , when ho dlea , the btate should openly tax that family on that loss , or that amount , the world would stand aghast. Such a gov ernment could net live , for no one could live under it , Llfo Inmiranco Is lmply the distribution of the loss cf family property In the lives of husbands and fathers , The father , vvhllo ho liven , by his vearly promlums aaumeti his share of the loss of these families whoso heada have died during the > car All the fathers who have asoclated themsolvra with him do the aamo thing. They , by their premiums , take each family's loss as It occurs aver upon theiiiEelves and divide It among themselves. They lese the money value of the man's life , Instead of hla family. The family U not financially crushed , for these men have taken the burden from It , They are not crushed , for the" are many and have divided the burden , and the losses do not come all at once , But these men have lost thu money value of that llfo Just an truly aa the family would have lost U If theno men had not assumed and divided It among tliFrniolvea. To tax them as a group or company upon the loss they have thus assumed , and tut- fcrtM U As abhorrent to Justice' A ml htt mutilty ns It would be to leave the loss on the family nnd then tux the family on thai lossThe The division of the tar nmonft these rnrrt does not nrtor Ils unjust quality It simply reduces the tax which any one man lint to pay on any ono loss. ( Ho dmsut have to p.iy the whole of the tax anj more than ho hns to rmy the whole of the loss But the portion which he docs pay is n tax on n lois which ho has suffered by helping itlurg to boar It. nud In proportion as ho h.t * suffered It , Jtut as much as If ho had borne the whole loss nnd pnld the whole tat On that loss. loss.To To summarizev \ tax lu any form upon n mutual Insurance compntij Is a tax on Its members Individually , A ml Is paid and tmtsl bo pnld only by thorn out of their premiums , so much reducing the surplus to bo re turned and so much Incienslng consequently the vparlj cost of their policies It Is not a tax on their proper ! ) , but upon their losses , nnd Is laid upon the monov which Is the distributive share of onrh member In these Jesses as It passes through the hnild of the company to make good the original sufferer. The remedy for this matter lies with Urn policy-holders themselves. They should niiik * the Immorality nnd Inhumanlt ) of such taxc clear to these whom they send to their legislatures. CONSOLIDATE ! ) STATEMENT From Ils organization to January 1 , 1S9S , Iho company received : For ptemlums $ lWV.3.2ir. ! f.i For Intcrtst ? Ja 3S35 2J For tent * 7,331,73 30 Balance profit nud loss 1,10\ . 41 Totnl reoelnts $ 2Sll fiS43 ( A It ban pnld ( loath oliiinisj for $ < nir , < .rri so l.mloumetit.'i foi . . . U,571,779 3) Foi surrendered pol- U'IJ1 | SWVilS GS , , ; , For dividends R7.51..MR : ! 12 A totnl ictiirncd to polio ) holdem or Huh lienotlelnilei , being 515 31 pel- rent of the PHIlio p r e m I urns re ceived ,7ni,5- 40 It hns pild for ex penses ? . - > IGtl : < < ! 07 Taxes 9.2o'9.G53 7s Total e\pmllnuos . $ 221 197,703 23 " linlancp not nssets , , Jauuaiv 1 , ivis . $ ci IDS " 03 ? It linsiiddltlonilns- sr-ts Oeo.statement ) . 2 IC0,110 0) Totnl nnsota . $ i , Wo Invite careful attention to thltt con densed but verv InstructiveBUiumniy of the operations of fifty-two jonrs. It exhibits nt n glance nut only the magnitude of the good woik which has been dcno tlnoitghoiit nil these jeais , but nNo the pi oof of what wo dealt o to liupiess upon the public n our un impeachable claim to Its confidence , that wo Rive our pollc ) holders' families the most pro tection at the lowest cost. Against the $1G- ! ) Sir ! > .21G f > ! ) received ficm our polle ) holders , wo have already lotuincd to them In the sev eral wnjs nbovo noted , $1SS,7')1 ' ) 557 10 , ami now hold as the abundant pi election to tholr picsent contracts , $ G3GSbCrtn.l 8 , n total 10- turned to them or now held for them , ot $252,380,218.38 , or 12S 20 per cent of what hns been locelvcd from them. This has been d no at an average expersc ratio of only S.Sl per cent. In thebe supreme tests of Accomplishment the Connecticut Mutual stands nlone And In what it hns done , and Is doing , thine In comparable benefits have not been , nnd nrn not , done for a class nt the expense of an other class. They hnvo been and are for all alike Wo have not pcisundod men to put nt hazard the protection of their families , nor to leave their > uirly overpaj menta ( ac cruing dividends ) with us at the like ha/aid of lobs , In the hope that they may be llvlni ; long and holding on catch some part of what less foi tunato men nnd less fortunate fami lies ma ) lese by forfeiture Wo have no schemes for despoiling some of our members or the benefit of others Wo definitely tecuro to each family all the protection Its printout , unselfish head pays for , we requite him to pay jcar by ) ear only what It actually coats fcr the year ; and wo have made that cost lower than has been done by any other com pany. pany.What What more perfect work , to what imrc per fect end , can bo done ? Respectfully submitted , JACOB L. GItrENE , President. Hartford , February 10. 1893 , Beware of Imitations JOHN DUNCAN' ) IONS , MINT ) , IttM YORK. No Detention From Dusinoso. Wo refer to HUNDKP.US ov I'ATU'NTS CUUITJ PILES CURED In Seven to Ten Days Without Pain. OMB TKKATMFNT Dons TUB WOIIK. THE EMPIRE RUPTURE CURE AND MEDICAL INSTITUTE , ( Sacco8 or > to T.1IK 0 K. MILLCU OO. ) 032-933 New York Llfo Building , Omaha , Call cr vvrltu far clicul.irs. In Pictures Part XXI Per Distribution. Srlntr 10 cents to The FJoo ollico , olthor In Omaha Council HlufTs , Inllfid to any ucldress on receipt of 10 juts in coin , Jf FACIAL SOAP AND Facial UitllAM.