Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY JlEEt WEDNESDAT , APRIL 18 , 181)8.
T CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Cvor Plumbing Inspector Comes to a
> Hood Fitmllj.
CONFIRMATION REFUSED TO HIGGINS
Bfnynr'n A | > | inlntec Turned Down liy
tMiilicrft .YHftrr'M 1'ctltlon for
Initiative nnil Itcfcrl-iitliim llc-
fcrrcd to a Com nil I tee.
Mayor Moore-s' appointment of W. d. Hlg-
gins us plumbing Inspector was turned down
by the city council at Its regular meeting last
night. The vote on Lobeck'n motion to con
firm the appointment was :
Ayes Burkley , Karr , Lobcek , Mercer 4 ,
Noes Bcchcl , Burmcster , Mount , Stuht ,
President Bhigham 5.
The mayor's appointment of Victor H. Coff.
man to succeed himself as a member of the
Hoard of Flro and Police Commissioners was
coiiflrmo.l. Burkley and Lobcck voted
agalna the confirmation.
The mayor suggested that the council
ahould use caution in locating any more
trcet lights , as those already ordered would
Involve the entire lighting fund , with the
excuptlon of $167.
The following communication relative tc
the death of Colonel U. H.- Wilbur w > is trans
mitted by Mayor Moorcs and ordered spreac
on the journal :
To the Honorable the City Council of thi
City of Omaha : Gentlemen Since the Ins
Jneetlng of your honorable body new * ha
heon received of the death-of Colonel II. 11
"Wilbur , which occurred at Grand Junction
Colo. , March 31 last. Colonel Wilbur wn
one of the pioneers of Omaha , having lo
catewl hero In 1MV3 , nnd he WIIH promlnentl ;
Identified with the city's progress from tha
time until 1TOO. when ho removed to Cole
rndo. In 187i ho was elected 'mayor ' of th
city of Omiha : nnd served In that capaclt ;
until 1S70. He WOH a man of energy , cour
riKc nnd public jplrlt and he left the Imprest
of his character upon the municipal affair
of the city. Before the rebellion Colonc
Wilbur was an olflecr of the Seventh Xcv
York militia and Governor 'Morgan ap
pointed him ns a stnff 'oflloer under Genera
J. W. Geary ooon after the beginning of th
war. Ite served with distinction during th
war , receiving a gunshot wound In th
BhciiliU-r nt the battle of Antletam. Ill
wound troubled him a great deal since th
. wnr nnd finally caused his denth. The funtrn
of Colonel Wilbur was held last Friday n
Grand Junction , Colo. , and was conductci
by the Grand Army of the lUpubllc.
.Colonel Wilbur waj wu'l known to th
citizens of Omaha and the news of his deatl
< wlll bo heard inlth deep regret by all.
ROUTINE WORK.
Another communication from the mayo
emphasized the necessity for Immediate ac
tlon to nccuro the placing of street signs a
intersections. On the kirorcnatlon that tU' '
city attorney was drafting the necessary or
dlnanco the communication was placed 01
file.
file.City Clerk Hlgby submitted the pctltloi
fllod by John O. Yclscr and ciders for th
Dubmisslon of the Initiative and referendun
proposition , with the statement that the pe
tltlon did not contain the representation o
voters required by the state law. U was re
forrfcd to the committee on Judiciary.
The committee for the examination of ap
pllcants for barbers' licences reported prog
Tcra and suggested that thp members shoul
bo allowed $1 ! each for each meeting hcl
foe that purpose , future meetings to be llm
ited to one a month. Referred to finance.
Itie demand of the Board of Educatlo ;
that seine action should bo tpken relative t
the grading of Hickory stret1 tvom Fifth t
Sixth was referred to the committee o
street Improvements.
On recommendation of the finance commit
tee Assistant City Attorney Scott was au
thorlzcd to employ Jamcn M. Woolworth a
special counsel to defend the eult of the Bat
toer Asidalt company against the. city.
The protest of property owners against th
* proposed vacation of Tenth street adjacco
to the Union Pacific right of way waft place
co flic and the ordinance vacating the etrec
wan passed.
The ordinance ordering Half Howard ctree
paved from Thlrty-slxth to Thirty-eight
etrects was passed on third reading.
SOU FH OMAHA NEWS.
The city council , as now organized , has tw
ects of committees , one appointed by th
president and the other by the mayor. Las
night the new 'council .met for ttio purpoa
of organizing , o' big crowd toeing present t
eee the tun. Immediately after roll ca
OValnor ncmlnated P. J. Barrett for pros
dent of the council and Kelly seconded th
motion. Cllngcm placed Sam Mort lo non :
Inatlon for the in me position and this motlo
-was seconded by Wear. By a vote of 5 to
Barrett was declared the choice for presldeti
and Cllngen'0 nomination of Mort was wltt
drawn.
Prcoldent Barrett then announced the fol
lowing committees and followed the readln
by a motion to confirm :
Finance Bennett , Tralnor , Kelly.
Viaducts , Streets and Alleys Tralno
Fanferllk , Wear.
.Judiciary Kelly , Mort. Barrett.
' Flro and Water Wear. Bennett , Kelly.
Public Lights FanfcrllU. Wear. Cllngcn.
Police Mcrt , Cllngen , Fanferllk.
Public Buildings Barrett. Bennett. Cllt
" " 'cense-Kelly. Tralnor. Barrett.
a'rlnUiiK Tralnor , Fanferllk. Mort.
Charity Cllngen , Tralnor , Bennett.
1 Mayor Ensor stated that he claimed th
Tight to appoint the committees and woul
Jns'st upon It. He then directed the cler
to read the following committees :
.Finance Mort. Wear. Bennett.
Viaducts , Street ! and Alleys Bennet
J1udfclary--CUnEcn. Tralnor. Kelly.
Fire and Water Wcarr Barrett. Fanferlll
Police Fanferllk , Tralnor Mort.
Public nulldlngs-Kclly. tort. Barrett.
Public LlKhts-ClliiRcn , Bennett , Tralno
License Barrett. Cllngen , Kwlly.
Prlntlnir--Tralnor , Wear , Bennett.
Charity-Fanferllk. Kelly. Bennett.
City Attorney Montgomery was cillod upo
for an opinion and quoted a section of la
( which provided that on the first Tuesd.i
after the election the council must niMt I
organize , and further U was thnItity of tj
mayor to preside at all meettags of the coun
ell. The. attorney held that the mayor ha
the right to appoint the committee ? . M :
Kelly pjvo his version of the affair , \\hlc
was to the effect that the mayor had no p-.ii
In the organization and that the prctidei
should have the appointing of the comr-li
tees. At this Juncture Mayor Knsor ati.c
that ho was willing to back down when I
was shown that the position ho bad take
iwaa wrong , until that llmo ho would Insli
upon naming the committees.
Kelly announce. ! emphatically that r
would refuse to servo wider the organlzi
tlon presented by the mayor , as ho held tli
chief executive had no right to make as
polntments without confirmation by tt
council.
Barrett's motion to confirm his appoln
roent of committees was then put to a vol
Biul carried.
After announcing the vote Mayor Enw
paid that ho still believed he was right an
hoped the difficulty would bo settled at U :
next meeting without any further troubl
The council adjourned until next Mon a
evening without transacting any furthc
business.
Jnilu't * llnlipurlc TnUe Hold.
Police Judge Babcock assumed the dutlc
of his ofllco yesterday. A half dozen c
nioro local attorneys who think a great de :
of the new police Judge wcro on hand who
court was opened and they had quietly n
ranged to have a little sport at the c :
penso of the now official , but the qulc
wit of the court turned tbo laugh on tli
Jokers.
Tbo first cute called was that of Joh
'Johnson nd George McCaon , the vagrani
urrcsted Saturday night while trying to stei
Eoveral caps from John Flynn's store. Thn
of the attorneys were prepared to defer
the prisoners , while the other three wri
there to represent the state , and it was U
Intention to have a thorough hearing of tl
oiso and It possible befuddle the Judg
"When the prisoner * were brought up the a
toruvys coaiuu ic l with U pr ! iuilnric
but JudRO lUbcocV ordered thorn to be
spited while ha rod the complaints. Much
to .ho surprise of every one , und especially
the attorney * , the culprlta pleaded guilty.
Without fttttiming a moment the Judge ten-
ttmcod the men to thirty days In the county
jail and then In the same breath ho sus
pended the sentence providing they left the
city at once. It was all done so quickly
that the lawyers who came to mnko fun were
nonplusncd. No one appreclUed their pre
dicament more than Judge Babcock and he
sent for n box of cigars , which he par.icd
around among the member * of the bir and
other friends.
I1AU FlttB IX MAsTwO TKJII'LK.
to the IlnlliltnK Sllitht , hat
Ti-nnntM lnnc t/'nimlilrrnlilr.
At 3:30 : o'clock yesterday morning Officer Do-
era discovered flames Issuing from the roof of
ho Mftxonlc building , at the corner ot Twen-
y-flfth and N streets. An alarm was turned
n from box 12 , and both companies of the
flro department responded promptly. The
fire was found to bo In the northeast corner
f the celling of Masonic ball , and before a
Ino of hose could bo carried up three flights
of stairs a portion of the roof and celling
had bccji destroyed. After the blaze had
been cxtlnculrficd , It was found that the
flro started In eome closets , where the para
phernalia used by the different lodges occu-
pylne the hall , was stored. Thn Odd Fel-
ows , Hebckabs , Eastern Star and Masons
will lose a portion of their regalia , for that
not burned , ban been damaged by smoke and
water. All of the guns used by the Sons
of Veterans stood In a rack In the gallery at
thej northi end ot the ball and were thoroughly
drenched. Water poured through the floon
onto plica of clothing la the Nebraska Shoe
and Clothing store which occupies three
floors In the building and this loss will
amount to about $500 , fully covered by In
surance , A laboratory belonging to Or
Ensor on the second floor ot the building wet
wrecked and a quantity ot chemicals do.
etroycd. The drug store of D. S. Clark 01
the ground floor of the building and dlrectl ]
beneath the seat of the fire was consldemblj
damaged by water. S. Arnatcln , proprletoi
of the Nebraska Shoe and Clothing titori
company Is In Chicago , but was Informed o ;
the fire via the long distance telephone.
It Is thought that the damage to the build
Ing will amount to about $1,000 , while thf
losses to the lodges and other occupants wll
bo about as much more. The fire department
under Chief Smith , did excellent work. Al
losses are fully covered by Insurance. Thi
cause Is unknown , but It Is supposed th
matches and mice started the fire. A meet
Ing ot Odd Follows was held during the carl )
part of the evening and when the hall wai
closed for the night everything was to al
appearances all right. As soon as the Insur
ance Is adjusted the building will be re
paired.
I'lilillrntlnti of I < l | tier \ntlrr * .
The attention of liquor dealers Is called tc
the following resolution which was pasci
by the city council at a meeting hek
March 7 :
Wherons , In yearn past tbo city has beoi
mbarrasjed by persons desiring to engagi
In the liquor tratllc not procuring thel :
licenses In the tlmo prescribed by law ; nov
therefore beit
Resolved , That the chief of police be am
Is hereby Instructed to close all aloons tha
have not procured the. necessary blty lloons
for runnlns the same on the 1st day of May
189S.
Applications for license must bo published
in the paper having the largest clrculatlor
In the county for two weeks prior to thi
grantlnc of the pirnc. The authorities as
sort that the resolution will be. strictly en
forced this year.
City RiiNMlp.
The King's Daughters will meet Thursda ;
at the residence , of A. J. Caughey.
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs
Jhauncey Wilson , Twenty-second and
streets.
Chrlstaln Tcu'fol , one of Armour's first llv <
stock buyers at this market , died ycsterda ;
at Cleveland , O.
Charles Hrdllcka , the mounted mall car
rlcr. Is now using a neat cart Instead o
riding horseback.
The four new police officers appolntcd b ;
the mayor Monday night reported for dut ;
yesterday and were assigned beate.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Pres
byterlan church will meet this afternoon will
Mrs. Bureh , Twenty-third and II streets.
On Thursday afternoon the King's Daugh
ters of the Presbyterian church will mee
with Mrs. Havens , Fifteenth and M streets.
Gettysburg command No. 2 , Union Voter
ans' union , will meet tonight at Woodmai
hall. All members are requested to be pros
cnt for muster and drill.
Although In such a hurry to have th
building on the postofQce site removed , th
contractors have not made a move yet to
ward cxcavatlns for the new building.
A. J. Caughey , one ot the editors of th
Stockman , has gone 'to Rapid City , S. D. , t
attend the annual meeting of the Wosteri
South Dakota Stock Growers' association.
Two big chunks of brick sidewalk 01
lower N street near the Dclmonlco hole
eoved In yesterday afternoon and It wai
necessary for Street Commissioner Ross t
erect a fcnco around the holes.
From the number of repreentatlves In th
new council the Seccnd ward has the best o
It. The residences of the councllmcn are a
follows : First ward , Bennett and Kelly
Second ward , Barrett , Cllngcn and Fanfer
Ilk ; Third wurd ( Troloor and Wear ; Fourt :
ward , Mort.
A pair of buffalo , a bull and a cow , fo
Rlvervlow park arrived at the stock yard
yesterday from North Platte , Colonel Codj
the owner of the animals , hiving preaentei
them to the park commissioners. Durlnj
the afternoon E. J. Cornish secured a vai
and conveyed the animals 'to the park.
Monday was the occasion of Dr. C. 11
Schlndcl's birthday and the members of th
Home Circle club surprised the doctor Q
his homo In the evening. After a numbe
of games of cards had teen played refresh
ments wcro served. Mrs. Lott and Mr. Pin
nell won first prize , while Mrs. Bruce Me
Culloch and Dr , Schlndcl were compelled t
content themselves with the consolatla
prizes.
The farmet , the mechanic and the blcycl
rider are liable to unexpected cuts an
bruises. DoWltt'a Witch Hazel Salvo Is th
best thing to keep on hand. It heals quick !
and la a well known cure for piles.
Woman a-rtii ni Una Vail.
Mrs. Hartley. Hvlntr near Commercl :
street on Sherman avenue , -while iwalkln
north on the west side of Sherman avenn
n ar the exposition grounds about 9 o'clcc
Inst night fell into the hole causw
by the re-moval of the sidewalk b
the contractor who is constructing- rout
viaduct of the exposition , and was tovere-1
bruised , as well ns covered with mud. Mr :
Hartley was currying n young child In he
armt ) nnd , In the absence of nny danger slg
nals , did not notice- that thesldswalk ha
been removed : The hole was about a foe
In depth and wns filled -with water , Sh
fell hendlonir , the child slipping from hs
Krnsp , nnd both were covered with mud an
their clothing raturated with water , IU
crlos attracted the attention of pansjrsb
and she wns. taken , to neighboring uteri
where her Injuries were 'attendd to nn
she wns taken home.
Diirtntmitli Alumni Orunnlce ,
An enthusiastic meeting , looking forwar
to the formation of a local Dartmouth Co
logo Alumni association , was held In Dr. i
It. Towne's oincf < Tuesday night. Dr : Town
was elected chairman and Prof. J. I. Ilea
was made temporary secretary. In view t
the approaching exposition , the present tlm
was deemed favorable for such an organlzi
tlon. It wa decided to heM a meeting I
the near future , to which the Dartmout
njiimnl of Ne.brnska and Iowa should b ? Ir
vlted. It wai nl ! o suggested that action I
tu'ten townrd making some sort of hrai
nuartcra for university and college men r
the expedition grounds , It is liop.nl that a
college msn In this Vicinity may take a
Interest In 'till * project ,
I'Vll Into the Opi-n Snncr.
Harry Foster , a well known young mar
about-town , la the latest victim of the ope
nreaway at the now postcfUcG. He wa
vlsltlnswith a friend at the building lai
night and a little after 8 o'clock stupi >
out of the south entrance to go home. Jui
before 9 o'clock i he crawled back Into tti
iiostotllce corridor und nykod for help. II
had fallen Into the areaway and had lal
there more- than half nn hour.
Foster was taken to his room near Sivei
teenth nnd Douglas and wad given surglci
attentrcm. He sustained a number of ba
bruises and ipnilna and slight Internal li
Juries , but no broken bone * .
COMMERCIAL CLUB TOASTS
Projpjrity of Omaha and the Snrriuidin ; ;
Country is Fledgad.
SPEAKERS AIL LAUD THE EXPOSITION
( Irrnt 1'nlr Cnmmrnilril nt nn Knli-r-
i > f ( irrnt Montrnt I
cle llnncil oil I'lint
eiicc for Omnhn.
The last of the monthly meetings and sup
pers of tho.Commercial club for the winter
season was held last night and was attended
by a good proportion of the membership.
V.'tth the approach of the summer these
monthly gatherings will bo.discontinued.
The early buslncfs of the meeting con
sisted of a supper of Nebraska products.
Following this came addresses by six speak
ers , The toastmaster at the evening was
C. F. Weller.
Chairman C. S. Hayward of the executive
committee , remarked upon the great good
that has been done the city by the Commer
cial club In a variety of ways during the last
year. Ho urged upon the members of the
club the necessity of continuing this progress
during the coming year. Hethen Introduced
es the toastmaater C. P. Weller , who , after
a few preliminary remarks , called upon
Major T. 3. Clarkson as the first speaker.
COLOSSAL WOUK WELL BEGUN.
In responding to the toast , "Omaha and
the Exposition , " Major Clarksn said Omaha
Is today the best advertised city In the union
as a result of the exposition enterprise. A
colossal work has been done by the exposi
tion directory and the company Is out of
debt with the opening of the exposition In
sight. Other expositions held In recent years
have opened their gates with their receipts
mortgaged far in the future , while the
Omaha show , If It mortgages Its receipts at
all. will do so In a sum far smaller. Major
Clarkson also remarked upon the prospects
of a good crop during the coming year.
J. W. Hirst responded to the toast , "Omaha
as Seen by a Newcomer. " lAs an Indication
of the Impression Omaha had made upon
ilm , he spoke of his selection of Omaha as
the representative center oC the linseed oil
works. This faith In Omaha has been re
paid , for the speaker said that five years ago
the Kansas City office of hh company was
thirty-five points ahead of Omaha , whereas
for the first three months of this year the
Omaha office hos been fifteen points ahead
of Kansas City. Ae a result-the speaker
stated that Otnaha from a newcomer's stand
point Is all right.
In his response to "Omaha in 18GO , " Cap
tain Palmer spoke In a very interesting man
ner of the oirly days of Omaha and Ne
braska , relating anaodotra from his own ex
perience In this pioneer time. In concluding
ho prorhcslcd a great future for the city ,
even surpassing the years that have elapsed
since his arrival.
1'eter E. Her was also called upon to
respond to the same toast and related some
of ha ! experiences In the early davs.
IDEAS OF AN IOWA MAN.
C. M. Harl of Council Bluffo responded to
the toast. "Beyond the Mlas'sslppl. " He
said that 'Iowa has done something for the
exposition , but not as much as It would have
done had the state not been In debt , as a
token of lts appreciation of the fact that It
Is In the district known ns "beyond the
Mississippi. " He spoke of the time when
the western iSatea were drained by the
"boom" period and secured a reputation that
Investments In them - . ! Very unsafe , but
ho .Insisted that transmlsslsslppl country
has now a reputation of the highest Integrity
and Is now upon the largest and greatest
basis of wealth , producing now the greatest
part of the products needed to support the
people of the world. Thin stupendous progress
of civilization and propcity Is to bo ex
emplified In the coming exposition , which Is
only to be the marking of au era of greater
future development.
O. M. Lambertson of Lincoln was to have
responded to the toast of "Our Prosperity. "
In h ! absence his place wan taken by E. J ,
Cornish. The latter spoke In an optimistic
tone of the future of the transmlsslsslppl
region , saying that the solution of the water
or Irrigation problem would make It the
garden tpot of the world. Omaha , as the
center of this region , lu bound to have a
proportionate share of the prosperity. As
an Indication of this the speaker alluded tc
the excellent business that Is being done to
day by the- city merchants. To continue this
prosperity It Is necessary to sec to the build
ing up of the state and Interests of this city.
Mr. Cornish deprecated the possibility ol
war , not only on account of delaying this
prosperity , but on account of the necessary
lor a cf life. Ho said that In a Movement ol
passion the principles of Ihternatljnal justice
ahould not. be thrown aside.
Clininbcrlnln'ii Cough Itenioily
I recommended only for the few diseases foi
which experience has proven It to bo espec
ially adapted and superior to any other. Nc
other remedy will cure a cough or cold sc
quickly. No other Is so certain-a preventive
and euro for croup. No other a ( Tec da ec
much relief In cases of whooping cough. Nt
other U held In higher esteem by those whr
have used It and know Itn real worth and
merits. Give It a trial when In need of sucl
a medicine and you are certain lo bo mon
than pleased with the result.
GOOD TIUI.VOS 'HOME : FOR WOMEN'
IVew Inntltiitlon Which In Guliilnff c
Foothold iu Omnhn.
After twenty-two years of work among the
poor In Now York , Chicago and other cities
Miss A. E. Benedict has come to the , con'
elusion that more effort should he exerted
to prevent mothers who are compelled tc
support themselves from being separatee
from their children and o rarry out thle
purpose she has established the Good Tiding-
home at 2803 and 2S05 North Twenty-flftl
street. The home Is under the control of the
Good Tidings.company , which Is designed te
carry on other kinds of charitable work alsc
as soon as Its means permit. " Any womar
who wants work and Is out of money will bs
received there , where she will be given ar
opportunity to work , and. If she proves em
clent. a position will be found for her out
side of the home. Women who are not com
petent to accept positions will bo trained Ir
the homo and helped- a means of earning
an honest living.
Miss Benedict feels that the opportunities
the- homo offers to women with children an
of especial Importance , as there Is no othei
Place In the city where they can go. Chll
dron without mothers will also be received
If they cannot gain admission to any of thi
other Institutions In the city. The worl
provided In the home for these women Is o
various kinds. Washing , sewing and bakint
ore done now. and weaving will be. Intro
duced os soon as looms are secured. Thi
products of the home are to bo placed on tin
market by the Good Tidings company am
In this way they hope to make. It self-sup
portlns.
U Is the purpose of this company to assls
no one who Is not willing to work for whal
la given and every effort will be made t
avoid pauperizing persons who are helped.
Mlsa Benedict Is arslstexl in the work b
Miss Nlchol of the Moody Institute , Sir. am
Mrs. Sleeper , who came recently from t4 <
Woman's Christian Temperance Union hcs
pltal at Kearney , and several other helpers
TO Cllli : COLD IX OXK DAY
T.ike Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund the money If It falls to cure
23c. Tho'gcnulne has L. B. Q. on each tablet
V. 'W. ' T. A. .N'otfM.
The library committee announces a lirlsli
entertainment for Thursday night of till
week In the gymnasium. The cntcrtalnmen
Is arranged like a magazine , with a beautl
ful picture on first page and original ftorie
original poems. UloYary review nnd put
lUhcra' notes follonlng- each other In mag.i
zlne order. The advertisements \vlll li
acted.
Mrs. CrelKh and Rev. A. J. Turkic will b
the rpeakra at the goptl meeting on Sur
day next.
The annual meeting , which Is announc ?
for next Monday night , will be held In th
KymnuHliim. Four hundred people can li
comfortably seated and Itwas decided b
the board of 'directors ap Us lust meetln
to give this annual annual anniversary prc
I eram In the new rooms Instead of In
I church , that the.public might see more c
thepOMlbl.ltle * ofi'tthft association walk.
Two reports will tm.ask'in. on < of the cen
tral association AorKTnij tlut nf the treas
urer. Mrs. BtoutcnbonMigh of PlattMnouth ,
who Is so well known throughout the
woman's clubs ot tne" state , will give the
aiinu.il address , htitu ICbJict being "Two
Amerlc.in Women. " .The quartet of All
Eulntfl' church wlif 'furnish four musical
numbers , i jlo
The cash glrln will not come to the rooma
tor su | > i > er and cla s Lwork this week , be
cause of the entertiirliirnent. but the Current
Topics club will meat.ns usual In the west
| v > rlor. 3I ' " '
U.MO.V rACIl-'ICj PIIOSl'HCTUS.
Iloiv the 1'liiniurmillof tin *
'Are ' Xo V ( 'lffiirr l On I.
The first financial , prospectus of the reor
ganized Union I'acjlft j railroad to attract
much attention Is from the current Usue of
the Hallway World -Philadelphia. . The ar-
tlclo forms the leading'editorial In the-lest
Issue. It follows :
Although the company's balance shoot
has not yet been published , It U now pos
sible to obtain a clearer Idea of Its condition
than ut any previous time. The company's
capitalization la ns follows :
First mortgage bonds :
Four per cent fifty-year weld , Is
sued for exe'iiange main line so-
curltle.s and purchase of main
line at foreclosure sale $ 71.2C3.0CO
Issued for exchange of Kansas
Pacific securities and purchase
of property at foreclosure IS.TKi.COO
Ilcsarvcil In company's treasury. . 10,0 , OX >
Total JIOO.OOO.UOO
of which $ riCCOCCO may be Issued for bet
terments and Improvements at the rate of
$1GOo.OOU yearly.
Preferred stock , 4 per cent , non-cumula
tive :
Issued In exchange for main line
securities and tor purchase of
main line at foreclosure sale $33,734,00)
Issued in excYian.e for Kansas
Pacific securities for purchase of
K. 1' . U. S. line at foreclosure
sale 15,750,000
Issued for various , purposes of re
organization and for acquisition
various properties and securities. . 10.33o.72j
Issued for assessments 9,130,27u
Compensation to syndicate nnd
bankers C.OCO.OOO
Total authorized Issue . J73,000,000
Common stock :
Issued in exchange for old common
stock . $61,000,000
The mortgage iilso covers un Important
land estate , and It U Intended to use the
proceeds of land sales as an Improvement
and equipment fund. , Tne value of the land.
Including lund notes , etc. , Is estimated at
$10,500,01X1. On the above capitalization , re
quirements for fixed charges nnd preferred
dividends nre as follows :
"
Interest on $9JOCO000 4 per cent
bonds . $3,800OCO
Dividend on $75COOOCO preferred
stock . 3,000OW
Total . $0,800,000
To which may be added for taxes. . 000,000
Total for taxes , interest nnd
dividend . $7,400,000
A study of the expenses of the Union Pa
cific for the twelve months ending June HO
last leads to file conclusion thut on $15,00'-
< X of gross earnings the company should
bis nhlo to make $7COO,000 net earnings for
taxes , charges , etc. In the twelve months
Dding December 31 the Union Pacific
> roper made the following showing :
Gross earnings . $10,441,832
Operating expenses and taxes . 10,842,378
Net earnings . $5,002,313
\dd net earnings brnnc'n lines ac
quired . i . 133.C2C
Vdd net earnings jbranch lines to
bo acquired as above . 4oO,000
Total . . ' . . . ' . . ' , . iClS .140
If wo allow about tWO.OOO for taxes , the
net earnlnss of the Union Pacific proper
vero $0 , 0,00' ) out fcf yi6,44I.O& : gross. The
company under ordinary conditions should
> able to make OUtf of Slrt. 114,892.23 gross
earnings approxlmatulj" $7,073,000 net earn-
ngs or about $1,473,000 more than actually
reported. Half of .thla. possible saving Is ,
n the case of t'no Un on Pacific , In maln-
enanco of way and , , thp. , rest In maintenance
of equipment and general expenses. Con
sequently , If our r'tasonlne is correct , the
Jnlon Pacific could 'rtctually ' have earned
ast year enough to. meet all Interest , taxes
and preferred dlvldtnd-lwlth u good surplus.
Nor Is this all. It , quuenrs that fno free
assets In the company's 'treasury ( such as
he Union Pacific : Cpal company. Pacific
Express company , ottfj'/yloldcd / last year a
net income of $5XW,3approxlmately ( , In nil- ,
Illlon to the Incom * ' from the railroad lines.
t we add this to t'ao Income as reported we
iret the following favorable showing :
Not Income' of rrillroad .
lines . . .eiedun , ,
Other Income" . 00.000
All Income ( officially
reported ) .
Vdd estimated saving , say
Total actual earning
capacity after taxes . . . , . . . . , . J8.iw.lW
Deduct interest on bonds.$3SOO,000
"red " . * : 3.000.000-6.800.000
earnings for
common Leaves . $1,303,140
This seems to bo within the actual capacity
the property as now constituted
pacity of * *
' business. It would
last year's gross
seem on that on gross earnings of about $10.-
" over 2. percent
X/0.000 the company "can earn
cent on the commjn stock.
l'reimre tor the Exno ltlon.
CHICAGO. April 12. The western roads
re m-Jklng preparations to care for the
ravel to and from the Transmlsslsslppl Ex-
osltlon. May 1 the Burlington will put Into
equipment throughout on its
ervlce a now
' 1 which leaves Chicago at
ast tra'ci No. ,
0 o'clock In the morning , and arrives in
) enver at 1:30 : p. m. the next day , passing
hrouRh Omaha at 11:50 p. m. . the day of
caving Chicago. Pullman standard and
ompartment sleeping cars and a Pullman
omposlte car with smoking room , bath room
and barber shop , will be used , besides re-
chair cars and a dining car.
of Honor Bnntc-r Hall.
The Easter ball of Degree of Honor lodge ,
In Myrtle hail.
No. 102 , occurred last night
attendance of the membership was
A good
ailed lodge of
, tosether with the
present he Ancient Order of United Workmen. A
program of danef a was completed under
one orchestra.
der the direction of an excellent
In charge cf th. = affair oonalrteJ
women ;
The
of .Mesdames Lancaster , Mitchell. I .ugh.
Spencer. Arnold. Madden. JohnJf ° n' Butlcr-
iMcMlllan.
Mecham , Tingling and
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine.
Cures Where Experts Have Failed.
It is not the amount of work we do , but the
amount of vital force expended , together with a
lack of sufficient and proper nourishment and
rest that injure health. Men arc slow to admit
that overwork sometimes kills. Some men
who never go into vicious dissipation , use
up their energies just as fast by overwork or
late hours ; and nearly all women arc compelled
by circumstances to use up their vital powers
beyond all reason. The man or woman who
gets run down and in ill health from overwork
p needs the special strengthening and invigorat-
L\ \ ing support that is always obtained from tha
use of Dr , Miles' Restorative Nervine. It is
fool for the worn out brain and the wasted tis
sues. It is fuel for the vital fire.
"About ono year ago I was all run down HO It was Impossible to obtain sloop und rest ,
and I had to glvo up my work for a tlmo. I vlsltod two export physicians in Chicago
cage , but could obtain no rollof whatever. Then 1 wns advised to try Dr. Miles' Ho-
xtirntlvo Norvina , whluh I did , although I nuibt confess with little faith In its value.
1 wan greatly b-jiiotito'l by the llrst bottle , and after using it a few weeks I was able
to attend to business without fatigue my health was restored. " L. 13. Long , Supt. ,
Manlstoo.FurnUuro Works ; Manistoo , Mich.
Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first
bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on heart and nerves free. Address
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MINNIE STEPHENS IS HELD
Bound Over to the District Court to Await
Trial.
BEAVER UNABLE TO SAVE HIS FRIEND
ToHtlmnny to the Klfrel' ' tlmt lie Onvc
the Money to the YOIIIIR
Woman lla 'X '
In Court.
Mtnnlo Stephens was held to the district
court last evening after a hearing In police
court for robbing Frank V. Beaver , the
Ulysses stockman , of $350 while she was liv
ing with liim as his wife. Her bond wns
fixed at $1,000. but thus far she has failed
to furnish It and Is a prisoner In the city
Jail. Ltzzlo Stortz and her husband , Cam
B. Stortz , charged with complicity In the
crime , were discharged ; Beaver , complaining
witness In the case , was put under a bond
of $800 , which ho furnished , to appear
against the Stephens woman In the higher
court.
This Is the temporary end of one of the ,
most Interestingly complicated and stub
bornly contested cases that have- been pre
sided over by Judge Gordon In a long time.
Assistant County Attorney Winter , who con
ducted the prosecution , was practically alone
In the flght for the binding over of the de
fendants , i When > the court disposed of the
case Beaver rushed to where the Stephens
woman was sitting , and leaning over her ,
poured words of comfort into her ear. Ho
kissed her on the cheek regardless of the
hundreds of eyes that were taking In his
every movement.
Nearly the wholei of the afternoon was oc
cupied by the trial ; the only Interruptions
were the fining of batches of Inmates of dis
orderly houses when lulls appeared In the
proceedings. The state's first witness was
Captain Haze , who detailed the facts about
the robbery as reported to the police by
Beaver and the manner In which the Stortzea
attempted to hide from him the whereabouts
of the Stephens woman. Officer Havey told
about conversations he had with the Ste
phens woman while he was bringing her back
from Chicago , where she wns arrested. On
these ocMflons she told him that Beaver
wanted her to go to the. Klondike country
with him and that she had run away from
him because she had no desire to go so far
away from homo ; that Beaver was a married
man and she was leaving him In the hope
ilia would forget her and return to his family
in Ulysses.
Then In an effort to bolster up a cbargi-
of collusion between' the Stephens woman
end Beaver , the termrj of which were that
the complaining .witness was to assist the
woman In getting out of trouble. Attorney
Winter called O. W. Verley of Ulysses to
the stand. He testified to the fact that he
was a neighbor of Beaver's family , consUt-
Img of a wife and two sons , but the couvt
ruled -that the witness could not testify to
the point that the attorney had attempted
to make. Mr. Winter said ttat on the prevl-
oiw afternoon Beaver told witness and an
other neighbor , who was also present to
testify , that ho had a bond from the
Stephens woman for $600 to Indemnify him
against the loss of any money , with the
understanding that he would assist her In
getting out of trouble. The attorney for
the defendants objected to such evidence ,
and the court sustained his position.
Mlnnlo Stephens went on the stand In- her
own defense. Her etory .was In substance
It's about tlmo for this great country
of ours to wake utaml It's time for
you to lie cnstlnj , * about for a sprlnKjuul
summer slioo-lf you ever set eyes on
Unit new lemon simile tan-real Russia
cnlfyou are polnK to stop-It's the
swellest slioi ever niiule modified bull-
ilo toe brass eyelets and hooks Say ,
but It's a pacemaker wo don't need any
clerks to sell this slifle It Just sells Itself
you'll hardly believe we can sell It for
. . wo do 'ami It's tlie most
date shoe ever made or old for that
money $15.50. , , ,
Drexel shoe Co.
r
Oninliii'n Un-to-dnte Shoe Ilonie.
1419 FARNAM STREET
t ei
Many new thlnuijiinrc being received
by us every dny-Midw we are showing
some new plaHniit'iirlnts / of the old
masters among { lib subjects are llaby
Stuart The Drama The NIghtwatch
The l ersli > olls-Tlie Tale of Troy-anil
many , many others of eijual note these
are very handsome nnrt come In the most
desirable sizes and shapes for properly
framing. We would like to show you
these new arrivals , as well as the new
frames In ovals In till natural woods
and the genuine Florentine gold In the
new shapes.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC Bill III 1513 Douglas
that Beaver gave to her the money she
was accused of stealing. Then the attorney
for the defense called Beaver to the stand
and asked him If he gave the money lo
her to use for herself , and ho replied that
he did. Winter could not get the wltmas
to retreat from this 'attitude In the caao.
Beaver denied that ho possessed the bond
that he had told his two neighbors and lodge
brothers ho possessed to Insure him agaiast
loss of money.
The Stortzes and a man nanud Solomon
testified that they saw Beaver give the
money to the Stephem woman , and there
the evldonco was concluded.
V. M. C. A. CJIVKS A HliCKPTIOX.
CIoNliiKT tlu * CliiKM Work nf the Yrnr
.Mnili * a .Votnhle Ooi'iiiloii.
List night the closing exercises of the
Young Men's Christian association's educa
tional work and the spring reception wcro
held at the association halls. The exercise.- )
opened with n prayer by Mr. Wlllla. Next
came a piano solo by Don. Long and -thon
J. 'M. Qlllan reviewed the year's educational
work. After a very enjoyable muslc\al num
ber by the Euterpoan club , President Hughes
of Ta'bor ' college was Introduced and deliv
ered a scholarly address.
Mr. Hughes urged that the heart bo cul
tivated and that ail of our time be not given
over to things to the neglect of the liner sen
sibilities and faculties. 'Ho pointed out the
great Improvement in the Intellectual condi
tion of the masses and traced It to the lim
itless advantages which are afforded tcday
in the -way of books and reading matter. In
the classics , said the speaker , arc stored
away the treasures which -wo should all avail
ourselves of. Many people say that they
have no liking for Cicero , Herodotus , Shakes
peare , Tennyson and Lowell. The fault Is
with them. : ] f tfroy will devote some time
to a study of the- master thor- will develop
a. taste for the best In literature. In con
clusion the speaker said that ho had no de
sire to tell pcopjc what they should or should
not read , but that ho wished to eaeouragu
young people to have the courage to say that
they have not read the latest novel. There
Is so 'much that Is worthy of reading that
It Is foolish to run after books which arc
fads and which perhaps sound false notes of
life.
life.When'
When' President Hughes finished speaking
Mlsi Getty and Mr. Tucker rendered a vocal
duet very creditably. This concluded the
program > and the company repaired to Lho
dining room where dainty tees and cakes
were served. The dining room was tastily
decorated with palms and cut flowers , and
a hearty welcome was extended to guests on
all sides. The reception and entertainment
were certainly a flttl/Jg ending 'to the year's
educational work.
'Mnrrlnwe
The following marrlago licenses were Is
sued yesterday by tha county Judge :
Nam ? nnd Address. Ago.
William Wll&on , Omaha 32
Ellen O'Dea , Omaha S2
Frank Slarna , South'Omaha 33
Mary Uezek , South Omaha 18
Otto Hnnsen. , Benson , Neb 23
Helen Hansjn , Omaha 20
John E. Union , Newark , N. J 2fi
Armanza C. Barbeau , Omaha 22
Seth C. Miller , Waterloo , Neb 21
Anna Larson , Waterloo , Neb 20
William Ixiftus , Omaha 21
Lottie. Delor , Omaha IS
liarry IX Lester , Union Grove , Wl 27
Carrla E , Atwood , iMondamtn , la 23
Children Ntnrt < hi" Crlrhrntlon.
The children of Wnlnut Hl'.l 'Methodist
Episcopal church opened the week given
over to the celebration cf that church's an
niversary by n reception last night. The
church wns well filled with children nnd od !
folks who were children for the evening.
Rev. C. N. Dawson iravo the < children n de-
llRhtful surprise In the shape of a Rnipho-
phone concert. Classical musical selections ,
songs of nil kinds and popular airs wen
rendered. Nothing seemed to suit the llttl
folks quiteas well a the ing tlmo iniiKlc.
When a lively b.injo rag tune " .Mi * Klve-n little -
tlo feet beat time nil over the church , In
spite of the protoHtM of u tnaiii who did not
sanction rui'h demoiwtrntlons of approval.
The most of the evening was taken up with
tlis ronccrt nnil nfter It wns over there fol
lowed a general immlshnklni ; .
AilmllH ( Shiiotlnu ; .
F. P. Hayes , the negro who llrod the r.'rlc-
less bu'lct through n 'window In the resi
dence of George A. HoaKlaml , Sixteenth and
Howard strfets , r\as arrested last nUht by
detectives. He wa charged with thu duubla
offense of carrying concealed weapon * uiiil
tllfclmrglng Hrr-arms In the city llmllM. Ho
admit * having fired the shot , but claims to
have had no malicious Intention nnd the act
Is supposed to have boon committed tu ib
spirit of drunken bravado.
AN ! > M for nn Injunction.
A. Ilachman necks an Injunction to proven *
Charles Weymullor from ejecting him from
a building at 1711 Hurt street.
Arnold's Brome Celery cures bcadachcfc
lOc , 25c and ! > 0c. All druggists.
I'KU.SO.VAI , I'Alt.VfiHAl'MS' .
N. Vandcrpool of Chicago Is at the MlllarJ.
It. L. Knnls of Ilochcster , N. Y. , la at tha
Mlllard.
Frank Heavy of Davenport , la , , Is at th
Barker.
I n. 1) . Clark of Salt Like. City is at tha
Barker.
Ed Martin of Denver Is a guest at tha
Barker.
W. W. Stlllman of Chicago Is at tha
Barker.
A. M. 'Montgomery of Now York la at tha
Mlllard for a few days.
W. S. Jackson nf Chicago , stove manufac *
turer. Is at the Mlllard.
George C. Johiuoter of San Franslsco , Cfll. ,
Is stopping at the Barker ,
F , V , Doty of Chicago , of the Western
Transit company , Is at the Mlllard.
Albert Parmalne returned to .Lincoln yes
terday after a week's visit with hla parent !
In this cl'Jl
Theodcro Vcsburgh of Buffalo , general
freight agent of the Western Tranalt com
pany , Is at the Mlllard.
C , Ccok of Kearney , A. P. Burkloy of
David City , C. W. Stewart and E. D. James
of Lexington are state guests at the Barker.
C , L. Houck of New York .City has spent
several days In the city superintending the
wiring of the new -plant of the South Omaha
K'lcctrlc Light company.
Miss 'Ruth ' Phllllppl left yesterday to re
sume work at the Northwestern university
near Chicago. She has spent the .Easter
holiday with relatives In this city.
I.OC.YI , 1I11I2V1TIES. '
George Lathrop hns been runt to the In *
dustrlal School for Boya at Kearney.
Mrs. Kate Miller , 513 North Twenty-second
street , has been adjudged- Insane and baa
been taken to the any him.
Services to bo held In Trinity cathedral :
Litany on Wednesday and Friday at 4 p. m.
Service Thursday at 7:45 : .p. m.
When County Judge Baxter reacbcd bis
office yesterday ho found a couple of men
awaiting his coming. Botd wanted to enlist
and Join an army that they understood waite
to leave Omaha to go to Cuba.
Joe Scbrlng , aged 10 years , was up bcforo
Judge"Slabaugh , charged with horse stealing.
The case was continued for further Investiga
tion' . The lad took the horrc from In frunt
of a South Sixteenth street business house
and spent several hours driving around towa
before being arrested by the police.
Optical wldsoin consists In the proper
craa of the eyw. Nature always win us
you when your eyesight commences to
fall , by the eyes KinartliiK. nuinlns
water , or the i > yt > ball throhbliiK. the lltls
twitching , etc. He careful of your oyrs ,
you will never have another pair , unless
we furnish you sec-oml sl ht with a pair
of properly ailjusteil glasses. We have
n way of testing eyes that brings out
all the little and big defects and enables
us to properly lit your eyes.
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Solfntlflo Oiitlclnn * .
HOS Famn Street i OMAHA. .
wi' *
Hotel. i.u
Our carpets tell their own story the
( jualltles are so plainly apparent and the
prices speak RI eloquently of genuine
bargains the store Is full of opportuni
ties for the ptospectlve buyer these days
this stock needs no eloquent advertise
ment writer no persuasive salesmen-
Just come and look over the offerings
use your own uninfluenced judgment
buy or not as you think best that's the
kind 'of Invitation we like to give-
no damaged carpets to offer.
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Onmliu's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.