10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMJRETJ 4. 3808 ,
CUTTING PRICES TO GET RID OF ALL WINTER MERCHANDISE
REGARDLESS OF ALL COST OR SACRIFICE
TO SHAPE THINGS FOR THE GRANDEST AND GREATEST X-MAS AND HOLIDAY BZAAR ?
MONDAY'S 16th and Douglas MONDAY'S SALE
SENSATIONAL PRICES Omaha. offers the
NEVER BEST AND MOST BARGAINS
JLIUIDEIS , 01S .
. OF ALL.
HEARD OF BEFORE.
Unbleached
Muslin
Extra heavy
Shirting
Cotton
Toweling
Comforter
Sateen
Comforter
Calico
Extra heavy
darK colored
Outing
Flannel
Fruit of
the Loon
Muslin
yard
All wool
Eiderdown
Flannel
Slightly damage
19c
MORE ASTONISHING REDUCTIONS
In Dress Goods and Silks
A Hundred Thousand Yards Gut to Half Prise.
$1,25 Black Dress Goods c 59c
SI.26 quality black crepons in a large
variety of designs. These are the latest
goods shown this season and are retailed in
any store In this city at $1.23 , for Monday only , in dress
goods department , go at69c yard.
$1 Black Si k Figure Mohair
Cut to 39c
44-inch blaok silk figured Mohair , extra { Inequality , in a
largo variety of designs and Bayadere effects. These -foods
are actually worth $1.00 yard , in blaok goods department ,
at 39c yard.
50c Satin Berbers Gut to 25c
42-inch figured satin berbers < in large and
small designs , so stylish for skirts and entire
suits , imported to sell at 5o ( ) yard , in black
goods department at one-half price , 25c yd.
1.50 Colored Dress Goods 59c
40 pieces of pure silk and wool new nov
elties in dress goods , 2 and 3 toned colorings , yard and a
half wide , actually worth 81.50 yard. Five yard * of this >
material would make a ladles' entire suit. On sale at less
than one-half price , 69c yard.
75c Novelty Dress Goods * 39c
. 200 pieces of new novefly dress goods to
select from ; many of them 50 inches wide , in
checks , plaids and plain colors , silk and wool or pure wool ,
worth 70c yard , on sale in dross goods department at 3'Jo yd.
50c and 69c
Dress Goods Cut to 29c Yd ,
100 pieces to select from in crepe plaids
and chocks for waists tjr children's dresses , a I Si > two toned
all wool dress goods. Bayadere effects , ntsw novelties In
Cheviots and other all wool suitings , all on front bargain
square at 29c yard.
SEVERAL ADMIT INNOCENCE ,
PrUonen Indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury Plead Not Guilty.
COiNERS HEAD THE LONG PROCESSION
Two Men Who Have Given the Office
Much Trouble Finally HrotiKlit
to Knee the Court nnil An-
\ver for Their Crimea.
It was arraignment day In the United
States court , or at least It wns such as It
applied to Indicted prisoners confined In the
county Jail. Judge Munger was on the
bench and seven men were before him. The
flrst to bo called was John Brown. Jointly
indicted with John McCarty , both of whom
bad been indicted for passing and having
In their possession spurious coin of various
denominations. McCarty was not present ,
being out on bonds. Brown , the allege- * ! pal
In the business , Is a sickly-looking fellow ,
apparently about 25 years of age. To all
of the counts in the indictment , he pleaded
not guilty and his trial was set down for
next Wednesday.
John Brown , which is an alias , Is a mem
ber of the McCarty gang and for a number
of years boa hung out In the vicinity of
Bclluvue. Lost spring ofllcers of the United
States located the mint , and managed to
necuro from Brown and McCarty a large
quantity of the bogus coin. They not only
did this , but they managed to get posses-
ulon of the tools and molds used In coining
iho stuff. N
Mosce Roben was arraigned on the clinrgs
of coining , having In his possession numer
ous counterfeit coins , running from 5-cent
pieces up 'to dollars. He pi railed not guilty
and the case against him was set down for
trial next Tucnday.
Roben , who has been Indicted by the
grand jury , is said by the officers to be one
of the smoothest counterfeit men In the
weet. He la laid to have been In the- busi
ness for nearly a quarter of a century and
has always managed to escape punishment.
Some years ago when Judge Oundy was
upon the bench Roben was arrested and
the officers had a good case against him.
Ho pleaded pot guilty , but on trial was
convicted. When bo came up for sentence
he made such a showing as an old soldier
that Judge Duudy weakened and let htm
off with a short jail sentence.
! ! Fouicht in Two Wan.
Roben la a veteran of two wars , having
served with distinction t the Mexican
war and also la the war of Iho re
bellion. He has resided In this vicinity
for nearly twenty years and most of the
time Is Raid to have been engaged In tb <
manufacture , sale and passing of counterfeit
money. Last fall an officer laid a trap anC
Hoben fell Into It. It was arranged that hi
ehould meet an officer at Fifteenth and
Harncy streets , whcro be was to dellvei
over a quantity of bis wares. He met thi
man according to appointment , loaded dowi
with bis boguti coin , and never suspected i
thing until he was placed under arrest bj
the man who was negotiating for his stuff
After this Roben's place , near Slxtcentl
and Vlnton streets , was , searched and abou
n bushel of spurious coin was found , to
getber with the molds and dies for manu
facturlng. He Is a man about 65 yeans e
ago and baa hair that Is as whlto as snow.
William Kennedy , a beardless youth of 1'
years , when arraigned admitted that las
October he broke Into the postofflco n
Wyoming , this state , and stole a quantlt ;
of 'postage stamps and a small sum o
money. He asked to be sentenced rigb
Away , , but , wanting to Investigate , Judg
Munger decided to wait a while.
Joteyb Frost , a colored man , denied tha
he sold liquor to Howard Frost , but admit
ted that he lot James Blackbird have seme
of the stuff. The first count In the indict
ment was nollcd and Green will go to trial
on the second. Both men to whom it was
alleged that bo sold arc Omaha Indians anil
it was upon tbo Omaha reservation that the
sulo was made.
Old SI a II DciilfH Hln Cullt.
Robert ihompson , an old man from Chad-
ron , indicted for selling liquor to Rosebud
Indians , denied the charge. He declared that
he never bought or sold liquor. Being in
straitened circumstances , an attorney was
appointed jto look after the old man's case
anil the trial was set for December 1- .
II. A. Cohen was Indicted on the charge
of having sold liquor to the Omaha Indians
Curing the month of July , 1S97 , and his case
was set for next Monday. Ho entered a plea
of not guilty , and added that during the sum
mer of 1897 he was peddling bananas on the
reservation. One day when he was feeling
sick ho secuted a bottle of cherry brandy ami
tucked It away among the bananas for his
o\\n pcrbonal use. About then a couple of
Indian pollco came alcng , discovered the
brandy and placed him under arrest , after
ward charging him with the crime , whlcn
he alleges lie never committed.
Peter Rlggs , a boy not out of his teens , was
brought up on the charge of selling liquor
to tfio Omaha Indians. Ho entered a plea
of not guilty and the case was set for trial
next Monday morning.
Deputy United States Marshal Tracy of
Io\\a came in from Sioux City today , bring
ing with him H. A. Cohen and Peter Rlggs ,
Indicted by the grand Jury on the charge
of selling liquor to the Omaha Indians of
Thurstoii' county , this state. The two men
have boon fugitives from Justice for a num
ber of mouths and it was pnly recently that
requisition paper ? were secured from the
governor of Iowa allowing them to be
brought back to this state for trial.
At the afternoon session of court William
Kennedy , the young boy who robbed the
postoffico at Wyoming , was again brought
before Judge Munger and Insisted upon
standing upon his pica of guilty. He was
sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and costs and
I to a term of one year in the United States
prison at Sioux Falls , S. D.
Joseph Green , the colored man who sold
liquor to Indians , acknowledged his guilt ,
but Insisted that he did not know that it U
a crlnio to supply the red men with liquor.
Ho wns sentenced to sixty days In the
county Jail and also to pay a fine of $100
and the costs of prosecution.
II. C. Cohen still Insisted that ho did nets
s > ? ll liquor to the Indians , maintaining that
the stuff that they secured from him was
cherry wine anil that they stole it from his
banana wagon. He gave bonds in the sum
of $ 00 for his appearance next Monday
morning , when ho will be put upon trial.
Armed with warrants the deputies In the
office of Marshal Thummel left for the in-
tcrlor of the state last night , whcro they
will arrest and bring In the parties who
have been indicted by the grand Jury. Mosi
of the men expect to return sometime Mon
day.
I Upon taking the recess yesterday after
noon tins members of the grand Jury de
cided not to meet again until next Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. It looks now as
though the grand Jury will conclude Its
labors this neek.
Judge Cirland of the United States courl
left for his home at Sioux Falls last night ,
where ho will hold court for a few days , re
turning to Omaha on December 12.
, Judge Munger of the United States courl
left for his home at Fremont last night. H <
will return next Monday morning , taking uj
I the trial of causes at that time.
' Work of the nruud Jury.
The United States grand Jury made an
other report yesterday morning , bringing li
twenty-three Indictments , which pushes tin
number thus far found up to ninety. A ;
none of the parties Indicted are under ar <
$1 Foulard Silk cut to 39c.
Thousands of yards of new foulard
ilka in bright and dark colorings ,
stripes , checks , Bayadere effects tind
polka dots , just the thing for waists ,
children's dresses and
fancy w > rk. Every
yard fruaranteed
worth $1 , on bargain
square at
30c yard.
$1,50 Peau-de-Soit cut to 88c
Black Peau-
de-soiea , 24-
inch wide , ex
tra heavy , $1.50
quality , on sale
for Monday only ,
880
SI.OO Silks cut to 49c.
Black silk taffeta , extra
heavy brocaded silk , Bayadere
and other heavy dress silks ,
all new
designs ,
aouiMlly
worth $1
yard , in
sttk depart
ment ,
at 4Do.
75c Satin Cut to 44c
Special sale of high colored
satins for fancy work and
triuimings , 75c quality ,
on Ale
in silk
depart
ment ,
44c
yard.
rest , tbe names of those recently Informed
against are not given out by tbe clerk.
Today when the grand jury filed Its report
the foreman Informed Judge Hunger that
there Is still plenty of business for con
sideration , which is pretty conclusive evi
dence that the men will not conclude their
deliberations until next week.
HOTEL MAN SHOT AND ROBBED
Ilnrivlnrn Kill Proprietor nml Mnke
Their Kirnpe ivltli tlie Con
tent * of the Hale.
SCRANTON , Pa.'Dec. 3. M. F. Corcoran ,
ex-postmaster at Duryea , a email village In
Luzcrno county , was shot and killed by
burglars last night. . His housekeeper was
gagged and bound and the sate blown open.
The men who committed the crime have not
yet been discovered.
Corcoran , who was proprietor of the
Duryea hotel , closed tbo Inuse shortly after
midnight and retired to his room. The
presence of burglars in the building was not
known to him until he was aroused by the
screams of the servant girl. Tbe latter's
room was at the bead of the stairway and
was flrst entered. After the girl had been
bound and gagged , the burglars started for
the room occupied by Mr. Corcoran , but
they were met in the hallway by the latter.
Mr. Corcoran rushed at tbe approaching
men , but was shot down before be bad gone
ten feet. The burglars then told the girl
: o make no outcry or she also would be
killed. They then blew open the safe and
secured about $300.
Miss Mrnahan , the servant , says there
wrro four men. Suspicion Is attached to
several strangers seen In Duryea for the
last week. They arq said to have had
dynamite cartridges and revolvers In their
possession.
STANFORD STUDENT MISSING
Vounic ColleRlnn with Money Goes
for a Walk and Stuy * for
a Month.
ALAMEPA , Cal. . Dec. 3. Mystery still
surrounds the disappearance of Adolph Goetz ,
the Stanford university Btudent , who left the
homo ut his friend , Mrs. A. H. Clark. Sher
man Place , this city , the evening of October
29 , and dropped completely out of sight.
There Is a stroug suspicion that he was mur
dered , as ho was known to have bad money
In bis possession when ho disappeared. Mrs.
Christine Klnney of Richmond , Ind. , and
Mrs. M. A. Goetz of Ludlow. Ky. , are among
the young man's relatives who are endeavorIng -
Ing to locate him.
Comminution on IniiprrtlnK Tour.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3. The Mississippi rlvei
commission left St. Louis today for its semi
annual Inspection trip down the river. Th <
commission is composed of Brigadier Gen
eral G. L. GIHesple president. New Yorl
City ; Hen. Robert S. Taylor. Fort Wayne
Ind. ; B. M. Harrod , New Orleans. La. ; Lieutenant -
tenant Colonel Amos Stlck'ncv of St. Louis ;
Major Thomas II. Itandbury , St. Louli ;
Henry L. Marlnd , Washington , D. C. ; J. A
Ockerson. St. Louis and Captain Mason M
Herrlck. secretary of the committee , St
Louis. The trip will be made on the gov
ernment steamer Mississippi and will occupj
ten days or two weeks ,
Trnlii Hnlilirr ( let * the Limit.
FERGUS FALLS. Minn. , Dec. 3. Llnl
Thaycr , the last of the six men to bo tried
on chargc-3 of holding up the Great North
ern express train November 10 , was todaj
sentenced to twenty years In the state prison
being the full limit of the law.
lleulcwlth ! Accommodated.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3. Thomas Beckwlth o
Boston walked Into the HarrUon street sta
tlon and asked to be arrested. He confessei
to the embezzlement of $15,000 from Nllei
& Co. of Boston. Ills request was prompt ) ;
complied with.
Do You Know Hennaf
See the advertisement of the Merchants
I B au club la Tuiwday'i Be * .
CASES
Men's Women's and
Child's '
UNDERWEAR
Wrecked
on the railroad
and Bold to us
by the claim
agent at a
Ridiculously Low Price
RAn Ladies' | Cp
UUO Vests at IWW
Ladies' Wool
Underwear. . . .
$2.50 $ g ± ! . . . . SI.I9
Children's
Underwear
$2.50 Underwear. . SOD
Men's
Underwear. .
Underwear . ISC
Boy's and Girl's
Underwear. . . .
AA Ladies' Saxony
W wool vests anil panis
Boy's Misses' and
Child's Underwear
Ladies'
Union Suits. . .
RAILROADS PROFIT TWICE
How the'Little Joker in the Charter Operates
Both Wajs.
CITIZENS SUFFER FOR THE CORPORATIONS
Taxed on I'rlrnte Property Go Up
CoiiHlilernbly , While the Inipoat
on the ItnllrouilH IN
Than lleforc.
"I have been doing a little figuring on
this tax business , " eald a man who owns
several good sized chunks of Omaha prop
erty yesterday , "and If the other property
owners of tbe city would do tbe same tlierft
| would be little doubt of an amendment of
i tbo charter that would compel the railroads
to pay their eharo of our city taxes. I
had not considered the matter until I read
the aitlcles In The Bee , but since then I
I have taken pains to figure out what propor-
. tlon of the taxes the railroads pay now , as
| compared with 1897 , and I find that we
I private property owners are getting the hot
end of the poker. It don't take five minutes
to demonstrate that the railroads only pay
about half as great a proportion of the total
cost of municipal government under the
present system as they did before the tax
commissioner's office was created. "
The property owner proceeded to Illus
trate his contention by stating that In Iu7
the various railroads paid taxes on rlsht of
way that was assessed at $179,471. The rate
of taxation was 64 mills , which yielded
$9.091.43 on' this valuation. In 1S9S the gen
eral assessment of the city was doubled ,
but by virtue of tbo proviso that the rail
roads succeeded In having inserted In the
charter the tax commissioner was unable
to make nny change In their assessments ,
with the elnglo exception of the Belt Line ,
and the result .was that their combined
valuation was only $1DO,000. But this lime
the increase In the assessment of other prop ,
erty made H possible to cut the levy in tv.o.
and with a levy of 24 mills the roads pnld
$4H60 , or less than half what they paid the
year before. At the same time the other
local corporations and hundreds of private
property owners were paying sums largely
In excess of those that they bad contributed
In previous years.
Some Simple Illustration * .
"Now , Just to Illustrate. " continued the
man with a grievance , "the valuation of
the Union Pacific railroad In Omaha , on the
basis of tbe returns of the State Beard of
Equalization , Is $64,060. The tax on thla
amount at 54 mills was $3.459.24 In 1897 ,
while this year 24 mills on the same amount
yielded only $1,637.44. At the same time
the tax on tbe Boston store corner In 1S97
was $1OSO. But in 1S97 the valuation wan
so Increased that even with the reduction
In the levy the same property paid a tax ol
$ I,7SO , In other words , tbe taxes of the
railroad were more than cut In two , while
those of the business property were trebled.
"Similar Illustrations can be multiplied
without end. For Instance , compare the
comparative taxes paid by the Burlington
railroad and some of tbe other local cor
porations. In 1S97 tbe taxes of the Bur
lington on Its right of way , without In
terest , aggregated $1S3S.43 at C4 mills. In
1898 the same road paid only $817.03. Now
compare thla with the change as It affected
other corporations. In 1&97 the assessment
of tbe street railway company was $70,200 ,
which vicld d a tax of $3,790.80. In tbi
following year Its assessment was raised tc
$ 25,000 , and the twcntv-four-mill levj
yielded a revenue of $10,200. At the sami
time tha tax of the gas company was raised
from $3,242.97 In 1S97 to $ j,120 ) in 1893 , thai
' of Ui * lectrls light company from Jl.081.0i
11UUO un
SUITS Bargain All linen
OVERCOATS Squares Crash
anI
ULSTERS Toweling
ut
bought
43c on dollar the ' Swansdown
Flannel
from Benedict
Co , Milwaukee
ON SALE NOW AT ABOUT
Best grade
Half Wholesale Cost Outing Light and Flannel dark
Last None better at
Men's $7.50 all wool salts. . . $3.90 week any price
Men's $10 ah wort suits . . . . $5.00 and
last
Men's $15 all wool suits $8,98 chance Full ton-yard
Men's $20 imported suits . . . $9.90 to buy ' new Dross fall Pattern Cotton ,
Men's Wash Goods
Men's ' $25 satin lined snits. . . $12.50 or \ .
lien's $5 overcoats $2.50 Ladies
3 , $4
Men's ' $7.50 $ overcoats & ulsters $3.90 and $5 Large size ,
extra heavy
Men's ' $10 overcoats & ulsters Shoes
$5.00 at Bed Blankits
Men's $15 $ overcoats & ulsters $7.50 $1.98
Men's $20 overcoats & ulsters $9.98 Ail
on
Men's $25 overcoats & ulsters $12.50 bar in Special bargain
Boys' wool knee pants suits. . $ | .25 "squares gain Comforters
Boys' ' fine knco suits . .
pants 8J.5Q hand knotted ,
tufted ,
Boys' finest knee pants salts . . 8 | . worth heavy $2.60 ,
( TO at
Boys' Vestce suits $ ( ,93
$1.25
Boys' resfer overcoats 98c
Boys' storm ulsters $1.93 Extra heavy
Boys' ail won storm n'sters. . $2,50 Cotton
Bed Blankets
Boy's cape overcoats $3.50
Young in n's ' long pant suits. . $3.93 49c 75c
Choice of the finest Boys' 98c
and younp lucn's \oog \ .
suits . $4.98
to $2,450 , and that of the Nebraska Tele
phone company from $973.89 to $1.SOO.
"Just to show that these are not isolated
cases I might mention that the same change
In tha valuation has Increased tbo taxes
paid on tbe Young Men's Christian asso
ciation property from $432 to $1,140 , the
New York Life building from $5,100 to
$6,480 , the Bee building fiorn $3,240 to
| 3,590 , the Board of Trade building from
$1,350 to $1,131.60 , and on the house and
lot in which I live from $10.20 to $24. It
Is true that the difference la not so marked
in the taxes on residence and euburban
property , but the figures show conclusively
that the effect of the new system , with
tbo obnoxious proviso included , is to simply
take more , tban half the city taxes from
the railroads and saddle U on the other
property owners of tha city. "
JUSTICE COURT DECISIONS
Montgomery Doe * Not Get III * Dlm-
iiioiKlx County'n Ciine AKiilnit
Sirs. Hem-diet Dlxinlmicil.
Flint A. Montgomery of Qulncy , 111. , can
not aecurc rousesslon of his diamonds by
writ of replevin from Cliff Cole , whom , he
' alleges , won them over the gaming table.
I Justice Cockrell has decided that the plain- i
i tiff did not wager the Jewelry In his efforts
to batvkrunt the roulette operator , but
pawned U to another person for the cash
which he used , and , this being the case , ho .
could not set up a plea that he lost the dla
mends In a gambling game.
Justice Prater has dismissed the unit
brought by the county against Mrs. Benedict
and Mrs. Chrlstinan , charged with bringing
paupers Into the county. The defendants. It
| Is alleged , brought Impecunious people to
Omaha on the strength of alluring ndvcrtlso-
I mr-nts promising all kinds of work at good
1 wages and wheu the neekers for employment
reached the city they found nothing to do
and were left as charges upon the city or
county. The case was callfd for trial ROV-
eral weeks ago and was continued , but when
the second da > of trial arrived the prosecut
ing witnesses failed xi > appear and the case
was dismissed. Tbe defendants made no
appearance at either hearing.
CARRIER BOY BADLY HURT
Jo oili Tynan Knocked Hntvn liy a
Motor nn thr Thirteenth
Street I.luc.
Joseph Tynan , a newspaper carrier , was
struck by a southbound motor car at Thir
teenth and Williams streets yesterday
morning and sustained Injuries about tbo
' head which , It is feared , will result in his
death. Tynan was taken to his home , 4627
Capitol avenue , where his injuries wcio
cared for.
At the time of the accident Tynan was
' seeking to cross the tracks ahead of the
car. He was an bis customary morning
rounds and had a largo bundle of papers
under his arm. He was bundled up warmly
! about the head and It Is thought be did not
I hear tbe ruotorman's warning bell and did
not see the approaching car.
Storm Illiiilcm Solicitor * .
The Etorm put a temporary stop to the
rpera'.lon of tbe exposition sollrltlng com-
I mltte * yesterday morning , but later In the
day a number of the members went out with
their lists and made some urogrvts. 'Ihe
' situation Is practically unchanged. The promoters -
meters of the enterprise are still waiting
to get the desired $100,000 subscribed before
taking further action , and the Indications
are that this will not be accomplished until
some time next week.
lleuvy Man MilIll" ( Inletai.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. Philip Met * , a
dealer In paper , known as "tbe heaviest
man In Harlem , " weighing 425 pounds , com
mitted suicide at bis home today tiy shootIng -
Ing himself In the mouth. Business troubled
are asulsucd as th reason.
ONE DEPARTMENT IS BUSY
Qnartsrmastei' of Department of the Missouri
Haa His Hands Full ,
WORK OF HANDLING AN ARMY DURING WAR
Thirteen TlionHnnd Men Moved from
Oninhn Headquarter * and Ijt'JOO-
000 Spent with the RnllroniU
Alone for Their Service.
Those who may have entertained an Idea
that the employes of the quartermaster's
office In the Department of the Missouri
have a bnap might obtain some Interesting
information by looking over the work of
that ofllcts during the last seven or eight
months. Since the llrst movement of troops
was ordered In connection with the war
with Spain , up till the present time , the
quartermaster has arranged transportation
for eleven regiments of volunteers , repre
senting about 13,000 men , and ten regiments
of regulars , composed of about G.OCO men , In
addition to a list of recruits and furloughed
men which stems to hava no ending. This
tranEifiortatlou has been furnished over a
score of railroads , the trips being arranged
by the quartermaster's office from the start
ing point to ilwtliiatlon.
But this has not been all. The office ban
had to ship suppllrn. camp equipments ,
horsef , wsRonB , cannon , etc. , all of which
required work In nioperly preparing the
papers and figuring up the charges. The
freight bills of the railroad companies are
not accepted as O K. without examination.
Rvcry Item is checked up according to the
latest rate sheets , and discounts anil per
cents are entered up with a tiresome atten
tion to detail. In fact , the quartermaster's
ofllce has been ono of great activity , and UH
work Is not yet completed. Some $75,000 has
been already paid to the rallronds , and bills
to the amount of $125,000 are piled up In the
bJllce waiting to be audited.
The commissary general of subsistence has
issued a circular letter statins that here
after bacon for Issue will bo breakfast bacon ,
belly strips ten to twelve pounds average , In
place of the clear sides. It will bo wrapped
In parafllno or glazed paper , securely tied
and packed in rr.itrs of 100 pounds. Thu
object In making the change Is to avoid the
excessive fat of the clear sides. This bacon
has been supplied to all thu troops In the
Cuban expeditious , but Is now made general
for all the pojts. It Is a change which will
bo welcomed by the soldier.
Meillenl Ilovluvr of the Wnr.
With all tbe talk there has been regardIng -
Ing the alleged lack of cure for the trooj-H
engaged In tbe Spanish war resulting In
such an enormous number of ca = cs of typhnl 1
fever , the Journal of the American Medical
association publishes an article on the sub
ject In which some comnarlions are made
with the record of the first year of the civil
war in tha same line. H shows that while
' the prevalence of the disease during the
' late war was greater by one-third than In
the civil war the number of deaths are less
by D5 per cent. During the first thirteen
months of tbe civil war the fatalities were
about one In six cases , while In the late
war they were ab-ut one In seventeen. The
lesson drawn from the experience with this
disease during the last nine months , accordIng -
Ing to the theory of the Journal , Is that
ofllceia must exercise a more rigid discipline
with their troop ! ) .
"Wo bavo little trouble with the reeular
soldiers , " said Captain Hntcheson , adjutant
general of the Department of the Mlsacurl ,
"In bavins them ke-cp rhelr papers straight.
They have bad sufficient experience to know
the value of attending to this matter , but
the volunteer Is trying. Ho cornea bounding
Into the paymaster's office for his pay , with
his papers all out of shape , and because ho
falls'to set his pay promptly complains of
red tape , rjf course there Is a good deal
of red taoo , but Uncle Sam has been
swindled a good many times In the past and
his experience has made him cautious. "
On December ID Major B. A. Koerper ,
chief surgeon of the Department of the
1'latte , will be promoted to lieutenant
colonel owing to the retirement of an officer
In the higher grade. The major served
fourteen years with that rank and the previ
ous eighteen years as a captain. Ho en
listed In the civil war as surgeon of a regi
ment of Pennsylvania volunteers , which went
out from Philadelphia and In 1867 re-enlisted
in the regulars. Ho has been attached to
this department about two years. In four
teen months be will bo retired on account
of ago.
Mrs. Charles A. Wlkoff , wife of the colonel
of the Twenty-second Infantry who was
killed nt El Caney , now resides at York ,
Pa. , her former homo.
General Suinner , temporarily In command
of the Department of the Missouri , Is ex
pected to visit department headquarters next If
Monday.
MATTtRS AT CITY HALL ,
Lecture * nt SrhooU. „
President Hirst of the Woodman Llnsecil
Oil company delivered a lecture upon flax to
ths children of the Commenlua school
Friday afternoon. The addicss was very
Interesting and was Illustrated with a num
ber of practical demonstrations. Mr. Hirst
will repeat the lecture at other schools In
the city during the winter.
The natural science lectures of Prof.
Bruner of the State urilveislty , which will
bo given weekly during the winter , are
proving to be very popular. Fully 300 of thu
365 teachers of the city attended the last
one. This demonstrates the popularity of
the lectures , for the teachers are not ro-
qulrivl to attend , and , moreover , must pay
a portion of the expenses wnen they ar
present. Several teachers fr-m South Omaha
and Council IKuffa are taking in the course.
lililn on I'nviiiK.
Bids have been opened by tlu > Board of
Public Works for the paving of Twenty-
second street from Leavc-nwi rth to Mason
streets , but no contract was awarded because -
cause the adjoining property owners hav
not yet derided what sort of paving they
want. Hush Murphy , however , will get the
contract , as his llfures of $ l.r.l for asnhalt ,
$2 for brick and $1.00 for stone were the
lowest. A. C. Powers will put In the curbIng -
Ing for 67 cents.
The board has also notified the Schlltz
Brewing company to remove 'the naloon
I building which for noveral months has been
occupying California street between Fif
teenth and Sixteenth.
Mortality Stntlitlr * .
Following U a. re-cord of the blrthi and
deaths reported at the office of the health
commission for the twenty-four hour * endIng -
Ing at noon yesterday :
Births Julius Weber , 2P09 Boulevard , boy ;
Charles Ortman , 2145 South Thirty-third ,
boy ; Smith , 3905 Parker , boy ; John
Dargaczewskl , Twenty-fourth and Woolworth -
worth , girl ; Albert Kllas , 1323 Williams ,
girl ; Ant-in Swoboda , 1431 South Seven-
tecnth , girl ; James Morris , 1323 How
ard , bay ; John O. Agrnsteln , 619 North Six
teenth , boy ; Harry 13. Uttley , 2926 North
Twenty-Uftb , boy.
Deaths Ullle Fogg , 511 North Seven-
tcenth. 33 years ; Sarah Bradley , 1111 Capitol
avenue , 26 years ; Fannie R. Johnson , \
Thirty-fourth and Meredith , CO years ; Mln-
nlo B. Browning , 1613 Kyner , 33 years ; Ann * ,
M. Wardy , 703 South Sixteenth , 53 years.
Do Yiin IliitMi eiin f
Bee the advc-rtlsena-nt of the Merchant * '
Bcaa club lu Tuesday's Uct.