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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 18118. FOUR POLICEMEN ON TRIAL Hen Concerned in the Raid on the Geppner Den Given a Hearing. CAPTAIN COX GETS A CONTINUANCE Testimony Taken liy the Police Com- inlnluner * Dcteloit * Little Not Al ready Known and a Decision Ii Withheld for u Week. The official'hearing of the charges of cow- urdlco preferred against Captain Cox and Detectives Saxage , Dempsey , Keysor find Sullivan In being routed by two desperadoes v/hom they were endeavoring to arrest on the morning of November 14 drew a crowd to the offices of the Board ot Fire and Police Commissioners yesterday afternoon. The cose against Cox was postponed for ouo week , but those of the other officers , who worn tried together , occupied the entire aft ernoon. Then an adjournment was taken until evening In order to give tbo officers an opportunity to add their personal explana tions. The COEO against Cox was called first , but his attorneys asked a continuance for two weeks , alleging that they had material evi dence that they were unable to secure at thla time. They declined to state what this evidence was , but Intimated that It was something In the nature ot expert testimony relative to the duty ot an officer under tbo circumstances which confronted Cox on the morning in question , After a short execu tive session the board decided to grant a continuance until next Tuesday as a courtesy to the attorneys , who 'have only recently been called into the case. Othcru Stand with Heritor. * "h. case against Keysor was then called uiiU subsequently the remaining officers agreed to EUbmlt their fate on the same tes timony. The evidence did not differ ma terially from what has been previously pub lisher Inn several additional circumstances were elicited that were not entirely cred itable to the officers. Some of the witnesses seemed to take delight in telling how tno detectives retreated before the two despera does , but tholr pleasantries were evidently not relished by the accused officers , who were perceptibly annoyed. Tha flrst witness was Charles Daniels , a laborer , who narrated the etory of the oc currence mainly as it was stated In tbo newspaper accounts of the same day. Ho said ho was visiting his mother who lives near the house occupied by Geppner and Halter. Ho saw Cox and the three detect ives walk around the house two or three tlmea and then Cox pushed in the front door and went < ln. "He came out a good deal quicker than ho went In , " added the witness , and ho proceeded to say that Cox cleared the steps at a jump and ran toward tbe barn while the detectives walked away I in the opposite direction. Ho heard a dozen or more shots flred , but saw no ono shoot except Cox and the fugitives. On cross-ex amination Daniels admitted that he did not feel kindly toward the police , as ho had been convicted and served eighteen months for a felony. J. R. Stein , a mall carrier , was also an eye witness and he contributed a more de tailed description. He saw Cox and the de tectives at the front door and heard one ot them tell the men Insldo that they had bet ter open up. Then they broke in. All four officers went Into tbe house and Immedi ately came running out again with the i fugitives not six feet behind them. Stein said that noshots , were flred inside of the , I house. The flrst shots -were flred by Haller ' and Qoppner while the officers were in retreat - I treat and were at such short range that it 1 looked as though they could not miss them unless they were doing It purposely. The officers did not try to shoot back at this time but afterwards bo had seen Cox whirl his revolver over his head and flre two shots at his pursuers. Cox ran to a house eoma distance ) away and the other three- officers disappeared. On cross-examination Mr. Stein said that when the men flred on the officers from the 1 doorway Daniels , the previous witness , had called to them to "kill the s. " The witness also tea tided that Cox bad urged him not to appear before tbo board and assured him that the board could not com pel him to testify. Keynor Wanted a Sliotarnn. The testimony of Mrs. Nancy McDonald , Forty-sixth and California streets , wa3 damaging to the defendants. She swore that the officers were chased out of the house where tbo outlaws were located , Keysor and Sullivan came to her house and stepped Inside. Keysor asked for a shotgun. They remained there flve or ten minutes , while Geppner and Haller went down to the barn , leisurely saddled their horses and rode away. She asked them why they did not go out and catch the men , and they merely gave her a black look and did not answer. After the fugitives had gotten away they went out and weut back to the house they had left so hurriedly a few minutes before. This witness alan testIflo.lthat Haller was firing his revolvers straight down 4nto the ground while he was chasing the police. George Schrelber , a conductor on tbo Ben son motor line , testified to the encounter of Detective Savage with the fugitives after they bad escaped from the other officers. Savage rode out on his car and they heard the shots that were flred at Forty-sixth and Casi streets. Then Geppner and Haller rode past the car on their ponies with their re volvers drawn. Savage jumped off the car and said , "Hold on there , boys. " The fugitives were then about fifteen feet away. A nilADSTHEKT IinPOHTKR Dot Into Trouble nnd Then Got Oat Again With no Harm Done. Perhaps your company would bo Interest ed In knowing something ot my experience with coffee drinking. For a long time tbero was no pleasure In my breakfast , for im mediately after eating It I was in pain , suffering from indigestion , and generally Be came so sick to my stomach that I was compelled to throw part of the breakfast up , I did not know what the cause of the trouble was until one ot mr friends who had been affected In the same way told mo that he had got entirely over his dlffl- cutly by quitting the use of coffee , and using ' in its place the Postum Food Coffee , from Which he obtained remarkable results. I made the changes without any trouble , for the Postum was ( after ono or two fail ures , and wo found out bow to boll It prop erly ) better than the coffee I bad been ac customed to. In about three weeks I was so well that I found I could drink regular coffee without having the old trouble , but I could not get back to llko berry coffee again , the Postum tastti so much better to me , and the fact that I keep getting stronger and sturdier In every v/ay convinces mo that I am lUlng a more natural life. 1 find It Is best to boll Postum steadily and not lot It boll too bard so as to boll over , but It should be allowed to continue boil ing a long tlmo or it does not taste right. When It Is allowed full length of time for boiling , It Is certainly delicious. I enclose a M t of ten names of friends who have all been cured of their Indigestion by leaving oft coffee and using Postum. Jerome Lacey BenzlnK , 3T No. 60th street , Philadelphia , Pa. Reporter for Bradstreu Compauy. I They lovplrd their guns nt Savage and talil , "Throw up you hands , and throw 'cm up quick. " Savngc then turned round and got on the car , white the outlaw * rode away , still covering him with their re * volvcrs. Thn wltne j declared that In his opinion Savage did nil he could , as the other fellows bad the drop and he had no chance at all except to set killed. A number ot residents of the locality testi fied to the general circumstances of the en * counter at the house , but their testimony added nothing to what wag previously ob- ta'ned. ' Captain Donahue of the police force stated that ho had received Information that two men were living alone In the house under suspicious circumstances. He sent Savage and Dcmpsey out to Investigate and they re ported that they could not get admission. Ho subsequently discovered that the men were hi the house at the time and , consider ing this a auspicious circumstance , ho sent the officers back with a search warrant. He said that the police bad no knowledge that the men were criminals , but the visit of the officers wag largely a matter of Investiga tion. In reply to a question from the mayor Captain Donnbue said that in his judgment the officers would have been Justified In shooting at the fugitives and that when they meet with resistance It is their duty to cap ture the offenders. The witness was cross- examined on this point by Detective Dempsey - soy at considerable length , the questions In dicating that DempBoy's defense would bo that ho was on the outsldo and did not know that the fugitives had made an armed resistance , but he did know that one of the officers had flred the first shot. Ho bad no knowledge that the men wore criminals and consequently did not consider himself Justified In shooting them. Scnmitlonnl Sniticettlon * for Cox. The evening session was prolonged until after 11 o'clock by a tedious cross-examina tion of witnesses and moat of the testimony was largely a repetition of what had gone before. The exception was the somewhat sensational testimony of the four detectives relative to a conversation they had with Cox a day or two after they were suspended. On this point their evidence was Identical. They said they all left the police court about 4 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon and met Cox In a ealoon at Thirteenth and Dodge streets. At that time Cox suggested that they could "Ox" some of the witnesses BO they would not attend the hearing with < 2 . They declined to have anything to do with the proposition , saying that they did not propose to employ c.ny lawyers or "fix" any witnesses , but would simply tell the facts to the board. Cox then said he did not pro- peso to bo tried by a convicted embezzler and declared that he had been "jobbed" by Mayor Mooree and Chief White and he know It. He also stated that he proposed to bring two criminal actions against members ot the board and to begin injunction proceed ings. ings.The The first witness at this session was Maurice Scannell , a younc man who was cleaning a stove In a yard a couple of blocks away while the fight was on. He waa cross- examined at length by Assistant City Attor ney Scott , who acted for the board , and con. tradlctcd himself so extensively that his evidence amounted to little. He swore that there were at least 100 shots fired , of which at least half were flred by the officers , when the other evidence In the case Indicated that very little shooting was done by the de tectives. Detective Keysor then took the etand In his own behalf and narrated the occurrence of the morning at length. Ho said that he and Sullivan were called into the case on tha forenoon of the day on which the encounter occurred by Dempsey , who told them Cap- tain Donahue had directed him to have them assist him In serving a search warrant in the [ western part ot the city. The three men got on a Farn'am street car and went to Eight eenth street , where they dropped oft to look tor Savage , who waa at the court house. | They failed to find him and went on out to the house at Forty-sixth and Cess streets. i They stopped at Cox's house and ho accom panied them from that point. Acting under orders from Cox , Keysor and Sullivan went round to approach the house from the north while Cox and Dempsey went up from th , 1south. . They tried to get Into the house at j ' I several points and finally congregated on the front porch , where Cox read the warrant ana I i then kicked the door in. The witness followed - j lowed close behind him and Sullivan came immediately after. At the same time Dempsey - ' sey went around the house toward the back door. What They Found Inside. When they had forced the front door they found themselves in a narrow hall with a door at the further end. Cox opened this door and they found themselves face to race with the two suspects , who leveled their re volvers at their heads and told them to get out or they would fill them full ot lead. Keysor said he jerked his revolver from his overcoat pocket and waa raising it to cover the men when Cox ducked suddenly and , striking him full In theetoraach , knocked his revolver out of his hand and flattened him against the wall. When he uncovered himself Cox and Sullivan were I both out of the house and he followed. Cox ran straight south , while Sullivan went to the cast of the porch. He joined Sullivan and then saw his revolver lying Just out side the door , where it had fallen when Cox knocked it out ot his hand. At the name time Geppner reached out of the door after the gun and Sullivan Ored two shots at htm. These were the first shots flred. The two men immediately bounded out of the door and flred two shots at himself and Sullivan. Sullivan returned tbo flre and so did Demp sey , who came up from the rear of the house. They all -three went around the huusn and when they came back on the west sldo the t\\o men were at the barn , 150 feet away , bringing out their horses. Keysor said he then went to the McDonald house and asked for a shotgun , but could not get one. 13y that time the suspects had got well away. Tha evidence of Dempsey and Sullivan was 1 > the main similar to this. Savage TelU III * Experience. Detective Savage related bis encounter without differing essentially from the ver sion given by the street car conductor. In reply to queries from members of tbo board bo said it would have been very poor judg ment for him to have attempted to draw Ills revolver. Tbo two men bad the drop on him and he was convinced that they meant busi ness. Ho had seen the shooting and sua- poctod that a murder had been committed. From this bo knew that they were in a desperate mood and would not hesitate to kill him It he made any further offensive move. All of the detectives were examined by members ot the board as to whether it waa not a fact that they bad every reason to bo ready for a fight when they went to the house. They all declared that they knew nothing definite abiut the case except that they had a search warrant to look tor a stolen overcoat. This was a common oc currence and their warm reception was nn cntlru surprise. Commissioner Coffman asked Sullivan If ho did not think it was pretty poor work when four men , fully nrmed , could not arrest two men and Sulli van replied that it might look that wiy to somn people , but ho did not think so. When the commissioner caustically Inquired how many armed policemen It would take , in his opinion , to capture two men the nltncss maintained a diplomatic silence. Savage was the'last witness and after a short consultation it was announced that a leclslon would be icserved until after the Cox hearing next Tuesday. The sooner a coush or cold is cured with * out harm to the sufferer the better. On * Minute Cough Cure quickly cure * . \Vby suf fer when such a cough cure Ii within retch ? It i plentant to the taite. CI1Y COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Terminal Oomptnj's Ordinance Gets Another Tarn at the Committee. LOBECK RAISES THE FRANCHISE QUESTION Matter that linn Been Settled Time After Time by the Member * Serve * a * Excaie ( or Farther De lay or the Vote , The city council at Ita meeting fast night executed a neat and artistic flop , handspring and somersault In connection with the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company ordi nance that would have set a circus acrobat agape with astonishment and admiration. In committee of the whole every one of the band of city fathers , including Councilman Lobeck , had decided that the ordinance was In every way protective of the rights ot the city and of property owners , but when the crucial point came to pass the ordi nance "they were obliged to take a few swallows to keep their hearts from bobbing out of their throats , " as ono ot the epec- tatora put it , and the whole matter was re ferred back to the committee on a point that has been threshed over every time that the ordinance has been discussed in many meetings. A committee report recommended the passage of the ordinance. When thla re port was presented Councilman Lobeck , who has bobbed up with a new amendment every time the ordinance has appeared to bo satisfactory , presented another resolu tion , to the following effect : Rceolved. That this ordinance shall cot take effect and bo in force until after the provisions of section 19 of the city charter relative to the Jmrnent ot annuities and ratification of franchises by a vote ot the people have been fully complied with. There have been a half dozen and moro meetings at which the proposed granting of the right of way has been the main topic of discussion. At each and every one ot these meetings the questions of whether the giving of this right of way is the grantIng - Ing of a franchise and whether an annuity should be required of the Terminal com pany were considered and each time , upon the oral opinion of the city attorney , both were decided In the negative. At the very last meeting of the council in committee of the whole , when the ordinance had the floor , both the questions were up and everyone ono of the councllmen declared themselves , as satisfied that the right of way was no' franchise' . At last Monday's meeting of the council In committee of the whole the ques tion was put whether the ordinance should pass or not. Not ono of the councllmen voted in the negative nor raised any ob jection and it was decided to pass the or dinance. Individual Sentiment * Expressed. When the above amendment or resolution of Lobeck's came to a vote , however , on the third reading of the ordinance , Bcchel voted against it , Durkley for It , Burmester agalnt It , Karr and Lobeck for it and then came a hitch. "I want to ascertain whether there is anything in this claim that the granting of 4 right of way is the giving of a franchise or not , " declared Councilman Mercer , as If the point were a new one just raised. "I desire a written opinion from the city at torney regarding this point. " "Me , too , " chimed in Karr. "It cannot be & franchise , " declared Councilman Burmeater. "Tho Terminal company already haa a franchise , for it has tracks constructed to Nlchqlas street. This ' ordinance Is simply granting it'an extension of eight or tori blocks of a right of way it already possesses. " "I think that the council has a larger duty than to quibble over a contention like this , " asserted President Blngham. "I un derstand that this opposition comes entirely from a couple of property owners whose property will be hemmed in by the tracks. On the other hand all the commercial Inter ests of Omaha are asking that the Terminal company be allowed to come in. We ought to welcome every competing company that so desires to como Into the city. " I "Well , I am not opposed to this ordt- I nance , " declared Councilman Mercer , "but i I want a written opinion from the city at torney on this point. Therefore I move that the whole matter be referred back to the committee. " Councilman Bcchel , who occupied the chair , decided , however , that such a motion I was not admissible during a roll call and he ordered the vote to proceed. Mercer , Btuht and Mount all passed. This left the matter at exactly the came point It occu pied when Mercer's name was flrst reached , and ho waa called upon again to vote. Ho cast a vote against the amendment and Stuht , Mount and Blngham did likewise. The amendment was therefore lost. "I now mov that the ordinance and the resolution be recommitted , ' said Mercer. Bechel was the only member to vote j against this motion and after eight votes had been recorded in the affirmative be changed his vote and consequently the whole matter Is back again in the commit tee's hands Will Investigate Danbaam. Besides this railroad matter the meeting was Important on account of several mat ters. The committee on fire , water and po lice was ordered to Investigate Joe Dan- baum , who is furnishing under contract meals for the city prisoners. The Street Railway company was siven three prods to Improve the poor street car service It is now giving citizens. City Engineer Rosewater took occasion to resent the charges of ex travagance that bavo been made against the Board of Public Works. A new park com mission was appointed by the mayor. Resolutions In considerable quantities were directed against City Jail Caterer Dan. baum. The flrst blow came in the shape of a rcselutlon by Burmeeter , authorizing the building of a couple of dark cells In the basement of the city jail out of the material formerly used In the old Jail. This was a virtual notice to Danbaum to vacate , Inas much as the cells will occupy the place now used by the kitchen. "I want to know if these cells are to take the place ot the potatoes wo saw in the jail basement , ' remarked Councilman Lobeck. "Those potatoes were not fit to be eaten. Although they were rotten they are being cooked as food for human beings. They should bo carried away by the garbage mas ter and thrown Into the river. " Councilman Burmester'e resolution was unanimously adopted. Almost Immediately the same councilman Introduced another resolution providing that scales should be put in the city jail to weigh the meals that are furnished the prisoners. "There is some dispute regarding the quantity as well as the quality of prison food , " explained Councilman Burmester. This resolution also prevailed. The climax came In the shape ot the following resolu tion by President Blngham : Whereas , It has been charged thai Mr. Danbaum , who has the contract for fe-jJlns the city prisoners , la using son , paid for by the city , also using a portion ot the base ment of the city jail as a kitchen and store house without authority , and the further charge that tbo food now being furnished the city prisoners Is nnt In compliance with the terms of said contract , either in quality or quantity ; therefore , be It Retolved , by the city council , the mayor concmrrlng , That the committee on fire water and police bo and hereby Is directed to investigate such charges and that power to act is hereby delegated to said commit- te . "Tn prcu ha * stated that the council found a queer state of affairs at the jail , " said President BlnKbam , "An far an 1 can learn , Mr. Danbaum hns had no authority to use any part of the jair. I know that ho Is uMtiR gas paid for by the city , al though I do not know whether he tr. paying for It or not. I also saw potatoes In hit storeroom that were not fit to bo food for anybody. Therefore I believe that these matters ought to be fully Investigated. " Before the resolution came to a vote Dan baum declared that ho wanted to bo Inves tigated ng speedily a possible. The resolu tion was unanimously adopted. Street Car Service Tarticd Over. The street car question flrst came up In the shape of a resolution by Karr and Mer cer , "requesting" the street ralrway com pany to furnish a flve-mlnutc service on the Walnut Hill line between the hours of 6:30 : and 0 o'clock in the morning and 4:30 : and 7 o'clock In the evening. The resolution elution was unanimously adopted. This action brought Councilman Mount to his feet with a complaint that the South Sixteenth street car ecrvlco la as bad as the Walnut Hlir line In the mornings and even- Ings. He therefore Introduced a resolution "directing" the street railway company to put In a flve-mlnutc ecrvlco upon the South Sixteenth and Leavonworth street and the South Omaha lines between 6:30 : and 8 o'clock In the morning and 5 and 7 o'clock In the evening. This resolution also unan imously prevailed. "I hope that the street railway company will put a five-minute scheduTo in force not only in paper on these lines , but also In actual operation , " was Councilman Mercer's comment upon this action. Stuht's resolution asking for the extension of the South Thirteenth street line to South Omaha by way of Missouri avenue , emas culated of Us preambles In favor of the an nexation of this city and South Omaha , was also passed unanimously. City Engineer Roscwatcr'a answer to the charges of extravagance made against the Board of Public Works was made in con nection with a communication from H. T. Clarke , in which the latter mode complaint regarding the condition of the street after the recent snow storms and in which also he offered to donate to tbe city two plows and a scraper with which to level the snow on the streets. Stuht made a motion to accept the offer and the city engineer was asked what he thought about It. Acts Under Council's Order * . "I think It Is only a political scheme , " answered CHy Engineer Rosewater. "In the first place I want to mention a resolution that was passed by the council In February of this year , which ordered me not to clear the streets of nny snow without an order from the council. This resolution has never been rescinded. That explains why I have not on my own responsibility done anything toward cleaning the streets of BIIOW. Now , as to the charges tnado by Mr. Clarke that the Board of Public Works has been extrava gant la expending $24,000 this year In street cleaning , I 'have ' received reports from thirty cities of smaller 'size than Omaha which have been expending amounts from three to five times as much as Omaha has In tbts class of work. Kansas City , for example , about Omaha's size , with fewer miles ot paved streets and with Its streets thirty feet narrower , has spent $39,000 end has ex pended Its entire appropriation already. "It is rather singular that this depart ment is picked out as a target for charges of extravagance. The total taxation of the city this year was 'about $300,000. Of this amount $24,000 b'os been spent for street cleaning and $12,000 more for other street work. The total foas been $36,000 , or about 5 per cent of the total levy. Suppose 10 per cent of this ' has been extravagantly spent. That would'be less than 1 per cent of the total levji * Mr. Clarke attacks this email part ' and yV nothing of the other 96 per cent. Hrftattacks the labor end ot the city. He deeluxxJ that the laboring men do not work hand and without ambition , but it is not reasonable to suppose that tlhey will bo as ambitious as he Is and burn the midnight oil as he did when he was trying to unload land upon the government for three or four times Its worth. The whole trouble with Mr. iClarke is that he is dis concerted because bis son was not appointed upon the Board of Public Works. " This talk had an effect. Stuht withdrew his resolution and'Clarke's offer was placed on file. Later in the meeting Councilman Stuht Introduced an ordinance , which was referred , requiring property owners to clear gutters of snow for the space of two feet from the curbs. Nnmcn a New Park Hoard. Mayor Moorcs presented the following ap pointments of members of the Pork board under the recently passed ordinance , giv ing the appointive power to the mayor sub- iect to confirmation by the council : E. J. Cornish , J. L. Brandels , J. F. Barton , H. E. Palmer and J. H. Evans , to serve until the second Tuesday In May , 1899 , 1900 , 1601 , 1902 and 1903 respectively. Mr. Barton lakes the place of Park Commissioner Wharton , who has resigned , and Mr. Bran- dels Is to succeed President 'Bates of the ixwrd. The appointments were referred to the judiciary committee. President Blngham appointed the follow ing as the charter revision committee : 3ouncllraen Burmeater , Mount and Kirr , Tax Commissioner Sackctt , City dork Hlgby , City Comptroller Westbcrg and City Attorney Connell. Chairman Burmester will call the flrst meeting to take place some time next week. By resolution President Blngham was later added to the commit tee. tee.The The city council will sit as a Board of Equalization for five days commencing Monday , December 19 , for the purpose of equalizing the regular city taxes for 1899. By that time the Board of Reviews will aavo completed Its labors , the sitting clos ing according to the provisions of the char ter on Tuesday next. In view of the fact that only a nominal number of complaints hive been made , the equalization of the 1809 assessment can bo completed at this early meeting of the Board of Equalization In ample time to permit the tax department to make all the necessary footings and dif ferences previous to the date fixed for mak ing the annual levy. Money for an Ambnlance. Councilman Mercer introduced a resolution that $000 should be appropriated out of the health fund to buy a city ambulance. The raoi'utlon was referred. The sum of $27C was appropriated to pay bills and salaries In the tax commissioner's offices for November , the annual appropria tion for the year already containing that deficit. The tax commissioner also Informed the council that the expenses of the of fices for December must be paid out of the 1899 levy. The city engineer was requested to esti mate the cost of putting electric lights In the city jail. The building Inspector was also ordered to expend not more than $100 In Improving the drainage facilities In the big cellroom in the jail. Chairman Roaowater reported that the pe tition asking for the- repaying of Capitol avenue from Sixteenth to Twentieth rep resented the * majority of pjroperty owners along the thoroughfare. He also reported that a majority of property owners protested - tested against the paving ot Twenty-second between Leavenworth and Mason. The mayor presented a protest from neighboring business men against the fur ther continuance of the market place on Howard street between Eleventh and Twelfth streets on account of the odors , filth and nolso arising therefrom. It la pointed out that no business would be In convenienced should the market place be removed one block eoutb to Jackson. Tbo 1 communication was referred. Condition of Cllr Funds. City Comptroller Westberg reported the > city funds to to In the foflowlng condition on November 30 : Cash 111 drawer $ 4.W7.M Check * for deposit 13GW , Balances In linnkn Cltv Funds : Commercial National . . $20,747. < ! i5 First National . . , . . . , , . . . 22.C6S 4 Morohnnts' Nnllnnnl . . . . 20.G29.G6 National Bank of Commerce merce- 19.WI05 Nebraska National I9M93 Omana National 19.9M 8S I'nlon National 12,671,85 United State * National. 19,9lfi.OS Herman Bnvlngs , cert. . . 114.CO , , , . , . Kountie Bros. , N. York. 39,816.48J06.64J.63 Union National 18.413.7J 13,435.73 Pollw Uellef Funds tterman Savings , c rt. . . $ 2,79.B5 Merchants' National 294.33 3.092.93 Totnl funds on hand $241,878 22 The following ordinances were Introduced , read a flrst and second time and passed : To curb Nlntecnth street from Cumlng and Ohio , to widen Fortieth street at the inter section ot Davenport. The ordinance to open North Thirteenth street was passed on Its third reading. A petition was received asking for the grading of Sixteenth street from Canton to Phelpa. An additional $1,000 was appropriated out of the Bolln fund for sidewalk repairs , City Engineer Rosewater again threatening to lay off the repair gang unless additional funds were provided. The money will be put back In the Bolln fund when the city collects 1U viaduct claims from the railroads. PUBLIC LinHAIlY AND SCHOOLS. Plan to Drlnv tbe Two Into Closer Relation * . According to the action taken by the Board of Education , library substations will shortly be established in outlying public schools. The system will be Inaugurated at the suggestion of Librarian Tobltt , who re cently sent a communication to the board regarding tbe matter. Superintendent of Schools Pearsc , to whom was assigned tbo task of arranging the details of the scheme , says that the system will be somewhat as follows : "Certain schools In the outlying districts of the city will be eelected as library sub stations. Only such as are conveniently lo cated and where the principals are willing to undertake the work will be chosen. These substations will serve as the receiv ing and distributing point for the patrons of the library who live In the neighborhood and also furnish a little library for the school building. The latter will consist of the books the teachers and principals select as desirable to assist the school work. "The library card patrons will be asked to deposit tholr cards and list of books they want at the school building. The school supply wagon will take these and the re turned books to the library and bring back to the school the books that are wanted. This delivery will take plaoe every two weeks. This Is the outline of the plan , but all the details will not be arranged and sub stations will not be ( elected until I hold a conference with Librarian Tobltt. " This scheme may b said to have been originated by Miss Pros of the Comenlus school. This teacher for a long while has carried to and from her school huge bundles of library books In order to accommodate her school children. The result has been an increased use of the public library by the pupils under her charge. Hu-can ? Perhaps you can why don't you NEGROES ON THE RACE WAR Resolntlons Denouncing and ProtestIng - Ing Against tbe Southern Out rage * Are Adopted. At a mass meeting of Omaha negroes the recent riotous disturbance * In the Care lina * were considered. After the matter had.qbeea discussed at length sufficient to develop the unanimous sentiment of .the at tendance In opposition , a committee reported a lengthy preamble and resolutions , which were adopted. The preambfe refers to the constitutional guaranty of the right of all citizens to vote and points out the danger to the fundamental principles of the gov ernment which grows out of the unre strained exhibitions of mob violence , and finally condemns the "criminal collusion of the governors and other state authorities In those communities in which the outrages occurred. The resolutions call on the pres ident to afford protection to the negroes with military force If necessary ; call on the negroes to petition congress to enact such legislation as 'will prevent a recur rence of the outbreaks ; urge Senator Tours- ton and Congressman Mercer to support such a move ; call on the negroes of the country to form an organization for mutual protection and to provide funds to carry on the work ; and flnalry suggesting that Wednesday , January 4 , be set apart ea a day of fasting and prayer that all may unite In petitions to God la behalf ot the colored race. THESE COULD TELL BEANS Name * of Winners In Hn-Can Con tests Closing Lat NlgUt TUreo Good Gucsseri. The Merchants' Bean club begs to an nounce the following results In the three bean jar guessing contests closing last nirht : Bean Jar No. 25 Correct estimate , 905 , made by Ama Jess ; 2114 Blnney. Club mem ber , Omaha Carpet company , 1515 Dodge. Award , $12 portieres. Bean Jar No. 1 Correct estimate , 743 , made by George W. Roberts , jr. , 4223 Mi ami. Club member , T. B. Norrls , 1413 Doug las. Award , pair $3 shoes. Bean Jar No. 8 Nearest estimate , 687 , by George W. Roberts , jr. , 4223 Miami. Ac tual count , 686. Club member , Orchard & Wilhehn Carpet company , 1414-16-18 Doug las. Award , $3 lamp. Gld. E. and Alice Johnson , osteopaths. Suite 615 , N. Y. Life Bldg. Current Topic Club. The Current Topic club began the liter ary work previously mapped out for It at the second weekly meeting last night In tbe rooms of the Young Men's Christian associa tion. The mooting was called to order by G. I. Babcock. who asked for an election of permanent officers. Those chosen were : President , C. A. Whlpple ; vice president , C. S. Wltmer ; secretary , F. W. Kayser ; treas urer , Ralph Johnson. Then followed a debate , the subject being : "Resolved , That tbe United States Should < Annex the Philippines. " The Affirmative elde was taken by R. Johnson and C. 8. Wt- ; mcr , the negative by M. O. Cunningham j and E. C. Hodder. In conclusion a program for the next meetlnc was arranged as follows : Paper , "Necemlty of Creating General Staff for the United States Army , " Paul Plzey. Debate - . bate , "Resolved. That tbe Administration I Did Its Duty Toward the Army in Its Con- diirt of the Late War. " Affirmative , H. 8. . Caldwpll and W. T. Schwenker ; negative , F. W. Kayser and Wl C. Mathews. Art Workers' Meeting. At a well attended meeting of the Art Workers' association held last evonhig in the EtU'lto of J. Laurie Wallace the chief topic ! of discussion was tbo holding of an art ex hibition. After considering various sug gestions nd dates for such an exhibition it wns decided to hold one some time In April , but determination of the exact date was postponed until a future meeting. At this exhibition will be displayed works of an In all branches , including poster-work by members - . bers of the Art Workers' association. The I tlmo of meeting was changed from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. Painting * nn Kxlilhltlon. The free public exhibition of the paintings of the exposition by John R. Key will be continued for a couple of days longer. These . paintings ore displayed In a room on the ground floor of The Bee bulldrng , reached from the court. Much cnthuniastlc commeni I has been maoTe by those who have Inspected I Mr , Key' * work. it i fo , , iyira1 iifft < nb Kidneys-Gravel , \v\\cn \ it forms , causes excruciating pain. No need of this trouble if one drinks As it is pure , there is no calculi to be deposited in these organs ; as it is absorbent , it will dissolve and carry away with it such substances as unhealthy waters have left behind. , . . . 57 Wr < T j6Ti < ST. , NFW YORK. In my practice I ct noiuch remit ! from ny ol ilia l.lin.iVrtrs it I da Inim youn. HITCHCOCK , M.D. lll/WllJllW lim BJl W yllBl lI tj n. ) > . . J7- Paxtun , fiallnghcr & Co. , DUtrili titcm. Sold by Sherman & McConncIl I ) run Co. , Oinnlin , Ncl . JOE DANBAUM'S ' GOOD THING Caterer to the Oitj Jail Has Enjoyed a Enge Snap for Some Weeks , DISCOVERY MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL Contractor IimtnllR Illmielt In CKy Quartern and U e Ga * for LlftM- { liijr and Cooklnit nt Public I2x- pcnue To lie Invctlitatcd. Just how Jo Danbaum , who has the con- ract for feeding city prisoners , has been able to make money by furnUhlng the meals at 8ft cents each has been a mystery to city officials , especially to some councllmen , but a city council Investigating committee dis covered things that throw a whole lot of Ight upon the matter. These discoveries are likely to lead to sonic decisive and radical action on the part of the city j fathers. j Danbaum has pre-empted a room In the i basement of the city Jail for kitchen pur- > oaes and therefore Is not required to pay ent ; he uses gas paid for by the city bother or lighting and cooking purposes ; the food he offers to the prisoners Is of decidedly poor quality and this , almost the solo Item of expensein ailing his contract , costs him comparatively Uttlo. Some of these tacts were learned by the councllmen with their own eyes , while others were discovered from he talk of police officers. Danbaum's kitchen Is located In the base ment of the jail building. Every councilman and every city official who has the authority to do so declares that no permission to use this room was ever given him. He simply ook possession of it , Installed himself therein and has remained there simply be cause he was never ousted. Previous to the removal to the new jail he had no permis sion to uw any part ot a Jail building for culinary purposes. At the old Jail he al ways brought the meals for city prisoners to the Jail In a cart. Cook * at the City's Expense. The police officers at the Jail also make .he charge that the gas that Danbaum uses n his kitchen stove , upon which ho cooks he.meals for the prisoners , Is secured from the gas pipe * In the building. Tbe councll men who visited the Jail had no occular evi dence of this , but they did see that Dan baum uses gas the city pays for for lighting lurposcs In his kitchen. The character of the food supplied by Danbaum Is a standing topic of complaint among police officers. It is said that fre quently the bread and potatoes cannot bo eaten , and at all times are of very inferior quality. Tbe meat is not much better. "The meals are slmpry horrible , " says Captain Donohue. "I have seen bread served , through which streaks of blue and green mold run. The potatoes are not fit to at. This is not only the case with the meals hat are served the city prisoners at con- ract price , but also tbe meals that Danbaum furnishes the complaining and other wit nesses that are held In Jail for 25 cents a meal. Prisoners and witnesses frequently refuse to eat the meal's. " "All that I know about the meals IB what I learn from the reports of officers , " says Chief of Police White. "According to those reports the meals are very poor. " Investigation Will Be Had. This condition ot affairs la to bo Investigated by the council. President Blngham and Councilman Bur mester , to whom the complaints were made and who saw some of the evidences upon which they are based , propose to Investigate further and declare that the council must do something to compel Danbaum to serve food that con be eaten by human beings. Danbaum Is also to have his kitchen ousted from the city Jail. The room that be now occupies In the basement wilt be .aken up by a couple ot dark cells or dungeons , where unruly prisoners can be confined. Jail officials informed Councilman Burmester that prisoners are frequently irought In who become so emphatic and en ergetic in their objections to Imprisonment that they transform tbe Jail Into a Bedlam. A dark cell in tbe basement will be cal culated to bring them to time. Steps are also to be taken to make a variety of Improvements In tbe Jail bu.ldlng. Wiring Is to be put In to allow of electric lighting. At present the building is lighted by gas , but the Jets are BO far apart that the building Is moro than half In darkness. Some changes will also have to be made In the big cell room to allow of better drain age , as at present water will not run into the sewer holes from the floor. City Physician Spaldlng wants a room net aside for the use of emergency cases ot Ill ness and sickness. 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