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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1898)
THE O tAIIA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , TEO EftUiETt 21 , 1898. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Major Moores Calls Its Attention to ths Threatened Overlap ! . MONEY DUE FROM RAILROADS IS NEEDED If the Viaduct Clnlinn Were Settled the City Trcnmirr Would He an a Solid llniln-Itonllnc Work Cleared Arrny. The city council proceedings last night were not checkered with any matters ot great moment. Despite exaggerated reports made by a hysterical contemporary that the city fathers would with more or less sur- roptltlousnesa attempt to pasa the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company ordinance , the matter was not even mentioned during the course of the meeting. Quite a mass of other business was cleared away with ex pedition. Mayor Moores submitted a communication regarding overlaps that will occur In various funds at the end of tha year. He announced that a shortage of 14,600 will be found In the fire fund owing to the Increased ex pense of protecting the exposition ; that the general fund may be abort owing to excep tional expenses during the last year ; that the curb , guttering and cleaning fund will how an overlap because the levy let aside was not much more than half what was necessary to keep la repair paved streets upon which guaranteed contracts had ex pired ; that a deficit will exist In the light ing fund , which , however , may be made up by the 1898 royalty. Mayor Moores went on to say that all these overlaps could be wiped out If the Union Pacific and Burlington roads paid the viaduct claims , writing as follows : It was expected at the beginning of the year that < the settlement of this matter would be effected before the close of the year and the money made available for meeting the year's expenditures , and this fact was taken Into consideration In making the annual lew for 1898. I have no doubt that the council Is giving prompt attention to the details of these settlements and I Imply call the attention of your honorable body to the matter so that If there is any way to hasten these matters It will bo doue at once , so as to turn these moneys into the funds to meet the expenses for which they were Intended. If this can bo done before the close of the year wo will be able to meet all of the 1898 expenses without an overlap. The communication was referred to the committee on finance and claims. Will Nat Aid Fire Fand. In accordance with the action of the com mittee of the whole on Monday , the Doard of Fire and Police Commissioners was In formed that the city has no money on hand to make good the $4,600 deflclt that Is ex. pectod before the end of the year and was also told that the council had warned the board several months ago that It would not make good any deflclt , at the same time ad vising the commissioners to cut their gar ment to suit their cloth. The council also advised the commissioners that , If the de flclt was the consequence of the fire pro tection furnished on the exposition ground * this last summer , as claimed , they should ask the old exposition company to make good the shortage. ' In answer to the request of the council that the street railway company give a flve-mlnuto service upon the Walnut Hill , South Omaha and Sixteenth street lines the company presented the following communi cation : Gentlemen : Answering your communica tion of the 14th Inst , , regarding resolutions of your honorable body numbered 6261 and 1275 , we beg leave to advise you that sa'd ' resolutions have been received byui andhad our Immediate-attention , as is already In evidence on th lines referred to. Respect fully yours , OMAHA STREET RAILWAY COMPANY , By D. H. Goodrich , secretary. "This evidence" of Improvement , although none of a physical nature la noticed with ( be naked eye by the patrons on the lines mentioned , appeared satisfactory to the councllmen , for the communication was placed on die without a word ot comment. The city fathers again .went back upon the action they had decided to take previ ously. This time It was In connection with the now levy prepared by the city engineer for the Walnut Hill grading done seven years ago , the original assessment for the j improvement having been declared Illegal by the courts. As a Doard ot Equalization a few days ago the council decided to adopt the new levy over the objections ot Council man Mercer , who opposed It as a taxpayer on the ground that It Is Illegal , Assistant City Attorney Scott giving It as his opin ion that the levy Is legal. The matter came up In the shape of a report from the equalization board , recom mending the adoption of the levy , but Mer cer Immediately sprung an amendment that the report bo not adopted. This motion prevailed , City Attorney Conncll having given an opinion directly contrary to that of the assistant and to the effect that the levy was Illegal. Blngham wanted to have the report placed on file In order to per mit the council to Investigate , but this did not strike his fellow aldermen right. Steps are to be taken In the future to draw up an other levy that will stand the teat of the law. Young Cobara'a Salary. In July last the son of Secretary Coburn of the Board of Public Works was em ployed as a clerk In the office and has oc cupied that position since. Each month Mayor Moprcs has vetoed tbo clerk's sal ary _ pf $50 on the grounds that the fund provided for the board , already containing a big deficit , did not warrant the additional expenditure. ' Tbo council has each month overridden the veto , but the mayor haa steadfastly refused to sign the clerk's war rants. Taking advantage of the present ab sence ot Mayor Moores , the council in structed Acting Mayor Blngbam to sign the clerk's salary warrants for July , August , September , October and November. The city comptroller was ordered to as certain by months the amount of personal taxes that have been paid Into the treasury during the past year. This action was taken In answer to the complaint of the city treasurer that the city Is losing largo urns of money annually In personal taxes because the force In his office Is too small to look after their collection. The Board of Public Works was directed to advertise for bids for repavlng asphalt streets upon which the five-year guarantee period has expired and which are not under any existing contract for such repairing. Manager Burgess ot Boyd's theater re quested that the theater license bo reduced from $200 to $100. The license was of the latter amount until this year , when it was doubled on account of the exposition , wth ) the understanding that It was to be rdue d again next year. The Sunshine Publishing company was given authority to place one settee on any treet corner , providing the adjoining res ident or business man gives his written con X sent and a fee of $2.50 U paid Into the city treasury for each settee. One FI rot rap to no. Th building Inspector was ordered to re move a temporary wooden structure erected WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ? Don't Biv the tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GHA1N-O ? It Is delicious and' nourishing and takes the place of coffee. The more Gruln-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Graln-O is mad * of pure pralni. and when properly prpr d tastes Ilka thq choice grade * of coffe * . but costs about U as much. All crocr stll It. lie and lie. at 1115 Howard , without a permit or author ity. . \FSlilnnt City Attorney Scott was granted two weeks' leave of absence. A leave of ten days was alto allowed Inspector ot Weights and Measures Long. Orders were given to repair sidewalks tipon both sides of Spaldlng street , from Twenty-fourth street < tl Thirty-second. The following ordinances were Introduced , read a first and second time nnd referred : To open an alley between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth from I'oppleton avenue to Woolworth - worth ; to change the grade of Thirty-sixth from Pacific to Woolworth avenue and Pop- pleton from Thirty-fifth to Thirty-seventh ; to change .the grade of Burt street from Thirty-eighth to Thirty-ninth ; to change the grade of Ninth from Pacific to a point 191 feet north. The ordinance to grade Sixteenth street from B to Phclps was passed on the third rending. STORIES TOLD THE POLICE MUnonrl Man Who Hold He Wan Hobbcd ArrcHted Now a Vagrant. ' Prank Howcll , Oscar Leonard and Thomas Craig were arraigned before Judge Gordon yesterday morning on the charge of being vagrants. They pleaded not guilty and their hearing will occur later. Howell and Leon ard were arrested recently upon the com plaint of Craig , wbp says they robbed him of $150 and a gold watch. They were tried before a Justice of the peace and discharged. Now the men are going after Craig good and hard. Craig alleged that he came from Hockport , Mo. , with some cattle and said he Identified the money the men bad as belong ing to him. Leonard urged that he had got ten the money at a bank , where he baa a draft cashed. He promises to push a com plaint of perjury against Craig. James Lindsay , the pugilist , pleaded not guilty to disturbing the peace by fighting. Isaac Catch , alias Lynch , and Joe Dean , who are said to have been up with Lindsay in the saloon brawl , are charged with the malicious destruction of property. Beer bottles were thrown through windows and several dollars' worth of damage was done. The police have heard nothing yet of Bertha Jule , who disappeared Sunday night from the Klondike hotel. Her mother has made a vigorous search , but Is still In ignorance of the girl's whereabout ) ) . Sheriff W. R. Langford of Burt county left two prisoners at the city Jail last night for safe keeping. They were B. P. Howard and Howard King , both sentenced to the state prison for hog stealing. One was a cripple , who made It a practice of holding the team while the other man did the steal ing. ing.P. P. Lear of 2415 Burdett street and Benja- mln Rose of 1519 Douglas were the chief mourners with the police Monday night over the theft of their overcoats. Prank Davis , SI Button and Ike Hart are In Jail charged with stealing a barrel of sorghum from L. M. Leslie. They sold It to J. Berger , from whom it was recovered by the police. The officers who were Investigating the disappearance of Herman Oberg , who lately conducted a bakery at 1122 South Sixteenth street , have found that he purchased a ticket and left Omaha , but they have been unable to learn hla destination. MRS , LEBO HAS A BABY NOW Little Woman Finally Succeed ! In Adopting n lloy nnd Get * a , Name far It. Mri. George H. Lebo , at Fourteenth and Spring streets , Is a happy woman. Some months ago she was unsuccessful in a child adoption experience because the mother of the Infant she had- taken .to .nurture came over from Council Blufts'aand acserted a maternal right which County Judge Baxter bad to recognize. There were a great many tears shed by a largo number'of sympathetic women on that occasion over the parting between Mrs. Lebo and the baby she had grown attached to. "See that you give that baby one cow's milk" was the parting advice of Mrs. Lebo to the mother , and then friends of the little woman gathered around her and consoled her with the assurance that she would get another baby some day. Yesterday morning she did get one , a nice , plump , blue-eyed baby boy , It was turned over to her by County Judge Baxter on an order allowing her and her husband to adopt the child. All the name the baby had ever been known by was "George. " Probably this was because Superintendent George W , Wright of the county poor farm has been its guardian pro tern. , nnd "George"lsafamllla name around the Wright household. Two months ago the diminutive waif was found I on the doorstep of a Mrs. Wardlaw on South Nineteenth street. It was taken to the Child Saving Institute and nurtured until It developed a good healthy voice. The matter of a name troubled Mr. and . Mrs.'Lebo and somehow a name had to be agreed upon In connection with the adop- ' tlon proceeding. One was satisfied to call the baby by its old name and the other thought that "Frank" would sound nice. When the prospect of a settlement ot this knotty point seemed about hopeless. Clerk Winter came 'o the rescue with the sug- gestlon that the baby be called "William McKlnley Lebo. " This was done and the new mother and father and the new son left the court , room In the greatest glee , "William MoKlnley Lebo" seemingly enJoying - Joying the situation as much as anyone. The sooner a cough or cold Is cured with out harm to the sufferer the better. On * Minute Cough Cure quickly cures. Why suf fer when such a cough cure la within reach ? It Is pleasant to the taste. EXPRESS CHARGES ABE HIGH Maxwell' * nennon for the PnrceU Post I xtrn loii Idea. Congressman Maxwell has written to the Commercial club endorsing the club's reso lution calling for lower rates on parcel post , in which ho says the expiess charges In Ne braska today are higher than the charges made during the stage coach days. This let ter was read at the executive committee mooting at noon today and the secretary was Instructed to obtain figures to learn whether Mr. Maxwell's statement Is correct. The Commercial club has arranged for a banquet to tbo members of tbo Western Travelers' Protective association , to bo given on the night of January 6. This organiza tion embraces In Its membership traveling- men in Nebraska and Iowa , and recently moved Its headquarters to this city from Grand Island. The Commercial club at Yankton , S. D. has notified the club of this city that It had appointed a committee ot three to plan for building a railroad connecting Yankton with Omaha , and requesting that a time be fixed when the committee could meet with the club In this city. Commissioner Utt was re quested to notify the committee that the * club here would bo pleased to receive and entertain the members at Its regular meetIng - Ing next Tuesday. Tbe commercial club will give a reception to the members of the Nebraska Press as eocUtlon , which holds Its annual meeting In Omaha the latter part of next month. A letter requesting the club to endorse the Nicaragua canal proposition waa read , and was then referred to a committee com posed ot W. D. McIIugh , Euclid Martin and J. E. Utt , which will report upon the prop osition at a rater meeting. A resolution was passed caRIng upon the Nebraska delegation In congress to assls the efforts of the people of Galveston , Tex. to Indues the government to establish a mill tary post nrar that city , Robert Smith , a local retail grocer , was elected a member ot the club. IVIIITE EAGLE FINDS SLEEP Winnebago Indian Dies from Effect * of Inhaling Illuminating Gar , COMPLAINED THAT HE COULD NOT REST Wltnenn Feed Spent for ChrUtmni I'renenU for Wife and OalileH on the ncnerratlon nnd Then the On * ! Ulovrii Oat. White Eagle , a Winnebago Indian , who has been In the city a number of days at tending United States court as a witness , has gone to the happy hunting grounds. He departed for that bourne from which no traveler returns some time between 3 and 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Ho chose the gas route. He was brought down from the agency , to testify again * ) Henry Pblllle , a white man , Indicted on the cuarg * of selling and giving liquor to Winnebago Indians : White Eagle , was the complaining witness , as he was the Indian to whom the liquor was sold and given. The dead body of White Eagle was found fully dressed and In a bed at the Richelieu hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. This Is the hotel whore the Indian witnesses who arc In attendance upon United States court ore boarding. Monday afternoon Phlllle entered a plea of guilty , and the witnesses against him , Including White Eagle , were paid off and discharged. During the evening White Eagle visited a number of the stores in the city and made purchases of Christmas presents for his wife and three children , intending to start for homo yesterday. He retired to his room n short time before midnight and after re maining there a few moments returned to the hotel office , saying that he could not sleep. He sat by the stove In the office until 3 o'clock , when he again went up to his room. That was the last ever seen ot the man alive. About 10 o'clook yesterday morning one of the chambermaids at the Richelieu was passIng - Ing along tbo corridors on the third floor of the hotel and detected the odor ot escaping gas. She Immediately notified the clerk , who tracad the gas to the room occupied by White Eagle. The door was forced and there the man was found dead , fully dressed , as though be had thrown himself upon the bed and had gone to sleep. The gas was turned on and was escaping from a six-foot per hour Jet. A physician was summoned and the usual restoratives applied , but It was too late , as It was apparent that the man had been dead several hours. The body [ was turned over to the coroner and after the Inquest It will be sent to the Wtnnebago agency for burial , that being the deslro of the other Indians who are 'In the city. The gas Jet In the room where tbo body of White Eagle was found was some seven feet above the floor and It Is probable that the man either stood upon tbo bed and extin guished the flame by blowing against it , or else he turned the gas off and then unknow ingly turned it on again , thus allowing It to escape. It is more than likely that the demlso of White Eagle will result In Phlllle escaping from imprisonment. As there Is no testi mony against him , It Is thought that he will change bis plea of guilty to one of not guilty and demand a trial. In the event that he does this the United States will be unable to convict , as there will be no witness to testify to the selling or giving of liquor. Coroner Swanson summoned a jury yes terday afternoon to Inquire into the death ot White Eagle. The evidence showed that he entered the room and locked It , as It waa found fastened when the discovery of es caping1 gas was mad The1 Jury'g verdict wastthat he came ( to his death from' his own carelessness or Ignorance of the manner In which gas lights should be handled. BVNQMNO BURGLARS AT ALBION. Attempted Robbery of the Pontofflce the Work of a Novice. Deputy United States Marshal Ackerman has returned from Albion , where he went a couple of days ago to investigate the rob bery of the postoffice at that place , which occurred last Friday night. , Tbo office was entered , but the robbers made a poor job , although they damaged and destroyed con siderable property. The postofflce at Albion Is In a room which Is occupied jointly by a newsstand. Last Friday some individual entered the room , stole $15 from the drawer of the man who conducted tbo newsstand , and then turned his attention to the postoffice safe. A hole was drilled through the top of this safe and a quantity of powder poured In , which was afterward exploded. The concussion sprung the sides of the safe , but failed to blow It open. However , the contents of the safe , Including some money and postal or ders were destroyed , having been consumed by the ft re that resulted from the explosion. After leaving the postofflce , a meat market across the street was entered and $15 stolen. There was one arrest made , but as there was no evidence to connect the party with the commission of the crime , he was dis charged and released from custody. United States Marshal Thummel has re ceived Information that last Monday night the postoffloe at Osdar Bluff , this state , was robbed of cash and postage stamps of the value of $300. The office was In a store occurred by J. Young. The safe containing the money and stamps was blown open by the use of powder or dynamite. Cedar Bluff is a small town in Saunders county. Adked to Be Declared Bankrupt. Two moro of the people , residents of Ne braska , have filed their applications with Clerk Hlllls of the United States court , asR- Ing to bo declared bankrupts. Addlson Van Kllck says that he resides' at Crelghton , owes $2,000 and bos nothing with which to liquidate the debt. Abraham C. Smith of Butler county nsKs to bo adjudged a bankrupt. Ho alleges that ho owes $3,000 and that he has nothing In this world aside from eight children and that none of them ore old enough to work and assist htm in making a living. Federal Building Note * . A large consignment of laces from Liver pool and a shipment of pickles from London comprised Tuesday's receipts at the customs house. All of the Indian witnesses who have been In the city have been paid off and dis charged. Most of them have returned to their homes. A few remain to spend their money buying Christmas presents for the members of their families E , P. Cbllds , the ex-postmaster at Pali sade , thl * state , was brought In by Deputy United States Marshal Barber. Chllds was Indicted by the late grand Jury , It having been charged that ho was short in his ac counts with the government. In the Untied States court Isabella B. Win ter of Massachusetts has brought suit against Simon Alexander , seeking to fore close on a quarter section of land which some years ago was mortgaged to secure the payment of $4,900 borrowed money. Judge Garland , who has been In the city during the last month assisting Judge Mun- ger in cleaning the dockets of the United States court , left for hi * home at Sioux Falls t , S. D. , last night. He will return on Janu ary 2 , that he may be here on the following day to take up the trial of the cass of the United States against Frank Dorsey of the Ponca bank , who Is charged with fraudulent banking. Jacob Krechbaum h s written to Postmas ter Martin , making Inquiries about a brother , K. P. Krechbaum , who left Ohio a number of years ago and settled In Nebraska. The Ohio man Is of the opinion that the man murdered at Frank Ho. this state , recently , was his long lost brother. The case of the Grandvlew Building asso ciation against the Northern Assurance com. of London , England , IB on trial before ft lury In Judge Mungor's court. The plain tiff ifokn to recover itho sum ot $2GOt ) , the face value of a policy carried on the Worth * logton Military ncauemy at Lincoln at the tlmo when it wns consumed by fire some years ago. FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROD PI nil and Onme Protective A noeln- tloti Holin n MeetlnK nnd Taken n Ulancc nt It * Affair * . The Fish Protective association of Doug las county held n meeting at the homo ot Mr. Krug , 813 South Twentieth street , last evening for the purpose of considering plans for the coming year. It was decided to push the case now pending against Frank Brown and Carl Bruner , who were bound over to the district court on the charge of fishing with a seine. The trial is expected to occur some tlmo during the next term of court. Not only will It bo prosecuted , but the mem bers decided to offer a liberal reward to anyone who will cause the arrest and con viction ot any person who violates the law. The association feels that In this it should be assisted by all persons Interested In pro tecting the Inhabitants ot the lakes and ponds from being slaughtered by , eclnlng. During the lust season more good fishing was done at the lake than any previous year and the association feels that this fact la duo to the efforts of Its members. They maintained a strict surveillance over the lake last summer and persons who were In the habit of seining there found It hard to do so without the wardens catching them at It. The members propose to make the power of the association felt next year ajso and nsk that all who enjoy the sport will join them In their efforts for protection of the fish. fish.Tho The finances of the association received particular attention and the members found that a surplus would bo left in the treasury after all the Indebtedness had been paid. The association Is a fixture and the mem bers feel that It la entitled to support. The first meeting In 1S99 will be hold some time between January 16 and 20. At that meeting prans will be perfected for the work to be prosecuted during the year. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. About a dozen taxpayers met at the coun cil chamber last night to listen to the reading of the proposed amendments to the city charter which had , been prepared by Senator-elect Van Dusen. Colonel C. M. Hunt acted as chairman and City Clerk Car penter occupied the secretary's desk. The amendments were taken up ono at a tlmo ' and , while some were passed without com ment , others brought forth criticism. When the section referring to the appointment of a tax commissioner came up Mr. Van Dusen said he had Inserted the clause allowing a salary of $2,000 a year for such commis sioner. This officer was to be elected every two years and was to bo allowed to ap point two or three deputies. County Cora- mlBijaner Hector , who was present , objected to "the schema , asserting that It would be an unnecessary burden on tbo taxpayers to support such an officer. Mr. Van Dusen then snld that the salary provision could be re ( tucod to correspond with tbo Ideas of the citizens , but bo Insisted that If a man was expected to do his duty he would certainly have to be paid a reasonable slary. He did not thlnK that for a ' small salary a capable man could bo found' one who would make the assessment and .collection of taxes a study , In order to secure a competent per son It would be necessary to pay a salary commensurate with the responsibilities of the position. The idea is to Increase the valuation so 93 to reduce the levy and thus avoid paying the largo amount of county and state taxes now sesscd and at the same time procure a'sufflclent amount of money to meet the obligations of the municipality. Mr. Van .Dusen thought the revenues should be sufficient to provide for the run ning expenses of the city , besides making some provision for the payment of Interest on bonds which are constantly foiling duo. If a sufficient sum was raised each year above the running expenses there would be no necessity for borrowing money from the banks to meet maturities and the city would in a few years' time be in a first class con dition financially. The bill as now sketched provides for the change In the charter at the spring election In 1900 and calls for the election of a tax commissioner at this time , along with tno election of other city officials whos terms wlH expire on or about that tlrao. A surety bond is provided for members of the council and this Is done for the pur pose of preventing unlawful expenditures of public money and insuring a check on the action of these city officials. No final action was taken , as. It was de sired ' that moro taxpayers should be pres ent 'before the amendments are finally adopted. Some minor changes will bo made In the draft presented and tfco corn- pi o ted bill Is to be brought up at a meetIng - Ing to be held at a later date. Work of Sidewalk Inspector. At Monday night's meeting of the councl complaint was made that Street Commis sioner Ross bad not complied with the In structions issued by the city council in tbo matter of repairing sidewalks , etc. The matter waa brought up by the request of the East Sldo Improvement club for better wanes in the eastern portion of the city , and 1 developed that orders for the repairs asked for bad been Issued some tlmo ago. Mr , Roes was at the city ball yesterday , and when told what the members of the councl had eald about him and bis work ho did not hesitate to say that ho was following the Instructions of Mayor Eneor In cutting down expenses. Mr. Ross stated that he had been engaged for some time past in repairing Eidewarks * In various parts of the city , nnd claimed that his records wour , show what had been done In this line. Dur ing the controversy Councilman Wear as- eertcd that a large quantity ot lumber had been purchased for repair work , but In the face of the complaints he could not BOO what had become of tbo material. Ross asserts that he can account for every foot of lumber bought and also for every naif purchased If he can do this the members of the coun cil will admit that he la all right , but they cannot understand why ho persistently Ignores orders to make repairs to certain walks. In defense , Rosa saje that Mayor Ensor revokes the orders passed by the council , and this shows that there Is either too much politics In the management ot the etreet department or efto the council is too free with the people's money when ordering expenditures. It Is a fact that the sidewalks are In a dilapidated condition and damagi suits are piling up every day on account o Injuries alleged to have been received on defective walks. The Mary Johnson and Patrick Hlckey cases are now on the cal In the district court , and the coats aloni win pay for many a block of sidewalks There is a feeling among the council tha ROES should bo removed and the place given to some man who will obey orders , but even If a now commissioner were appointed and the mayor instructs the commissioner to disobey the orders of the council , he will have to do so , as the office is an appointive one. one.To To be plain , the street commissioner Is praced In rather an awkard .position. If he submit to the Importunities of the council 11 be Is censured by the mayor , and If be dis obeys the orders of the chief executive he Is liable to be dismissed. The street cross ings need cleaning and the sidewalks need 1' repairing , but there Is no money to pay for the work , and that Is the reason tbo mayor will not permit Ross to go ahead. Examination of IVurhrm. The regular eeml-annual examination of teachers for positions In the public Behoofs will be held on the last three days of this i C. S. RAYMOND CO. The Giving' made all the more a pleasure by the feeling of having paid only what the gift is worth it is the goodness of our goods and the lownesa of our prices that make the store so popular ( iorham Sterling Silver Ware The Gorhnm Sterling Silver , 925-1000 fine , 1ms no equal for values we are Omn- lia agents for these celebrated goods , and sell Gorhnm sterling silverware nt the fntne price ns their New York salesrooms all Gorhnm patterns copy righted nnd not duplicated In the chcnp plated ware. Don Bon Dish , $3.00. Berry Bowl Inrgo size , $18.00. $ Sugar and Creamer , largo size , $22.00. Top Clnrct Pitcher , large size , $16.50. Teaspoons , set of C , $3.50. Teaspoons , set of 6 , $4.50. Teaspoons , set ot C , $ o.50. Fork * , set of C , $9.00. Large Spoons , set of 6 , $9.00. Bon Bon Spoon , $1,25. Sugar Spoon , $1.23. Gravy Spoon , $1.25. Butter knives , Jolly knives , Berry spoons , Vegetable forks , Cold Meat forks nt $2.00 to $1.50. Gorham Sterling Silver Comb and Brush , In case , $5.00. Gorham Sterling Silver Bnck Comb , 7Bo. Gorhnm Sterling Sliver Backed Hair Brushes , Military Bru'hes , Hat Hru heH , Velvet Brushes , Bonnet Brushes , Manicure Sets , single pieces ; Tuff Boxes , etc , make elegant Christ inas presents that have a lusting value that you won't ( Ind in any other ware. , Lamps With powerful burners are preferable to gas and cheaper to use. We have an entirely new line of Decorated Lamps nnd v.o make lower prices than any other plnco In the city prices range from $3.00 to $10.00. A beautiful Decorated Lnmn , bowl and globe to match. $7.50. Umbrellas Our line ot Umbrellas for ladles' and gentlemen Is the largest wo have had and wo are making some special prices on them. A line of Silk Umbrellas that we have been selling nt $6.50 , In Dresden handles , sterling mounting , $3.50. Another ono. In fine silk , fancy sterling mounted Dresden bandies , easily worth $10.00 $5.00. A good Umbrella , steel paragon frame , Interlocked mountings , silver trimmed , $1.50. Jewelry Never have wo shown as much In Jew elry us now. We are not ambitious ! to be reputed ns cheap jewelers , for with such the country Is well supplied. Flno goods are not always the most expen sive. Solid gold ladles' set ring , emornld , sap phire , garnet or amethyst Mtone , $1.26. Solid gold Indies' Sot Ring , two stones and two pearls , $2.00. Solid gold ladles' Bet Ring , five genuine opals , $2.00. Baby nnd children's Rings , 50c to $1.00. Jen el Hat Pins In 14 kt. ( told , $5.00 to $10.00. Solid gold Baby Chains , $3.50 to $5 00. Solid ( told gentlemen's Chains , $8.50. Solid gold gentlemen's Studs , spring button back. $2.00. Solid pold dumb bell Cuff Buttons , $1.60. Stick Plus , hundreds of them , $1.00 to $5.00. Special Brush Offering We have BOO largo size Cloth Brushes , Velvet Brushes end Hat Brushes , with solid ebony back , sliver mounted , fin est quality genuine Imported French bristles brushes that sell anywhere at 13.50 for the- last week before Christinas only $1.39. Silver Novelties 1,500 Button Hooks. Nail Flics , Cuticle Knives , Letter Openers , In largo sites , that wo'vo bought nt a sacrifice that were lute In coming not our regular stock anyway that ore easily worth $1.50 anil $2.00 Just to close them out and do It aulck wo arc going to glvo you a buying opportunity that you'll never got again your choice at COc. Watches Nothing will mnko as flnc n Christmas gift as a Wntch , nnd nowhere lu Omaha ciin you llnd us many different kinds , styles nnd shapes to select from. We quote the following prices on Watches : Mlsse.-i' solid silver Chntolalnn Watch , complcto with chaUlalnc , American movement , warranted , $0.00. 14 kt. gold filled Chatelaine Watch , with chatelaine , complete , $12.00. Gold illed , warranted 20 years , with ' Wnlthnm movsment , small O u'lze ( ladles , $15.00. 14 kt. solid gold , with Wnltham move ment , $23.00. 14 kt gold tilled , diamond In back : nnd raUcd gold ornamentation , small size , $28.00. 12 size gold filled , beaded edge , the new est small alze for gentlemen , $30.00 to $30.00. 12 size gold filled , warranted ID years. $10.00. Our 2l-jewelcd adjusted Hallway Wntcli , In gold rilled case , warranted So years ! $48.00. Our mock of diamond case Watchcg never was moro complete than now. Come In and sco them. Elegant small black gun metal Chato * Inlno , complete. $6.00. C. S. Raymond Co. Open Evenings. Cor. 15th and Douglas. month at the High school building. A difference of opinion existed among the members ot the board as to the length ot tbo term of the examiners , but this matter has been straightened out and the announce ment is made that the examiners selected a year ago wilt hold ofllce until after the coming examination. The board of exami ners Is composed of W. C. Lambert , Rov. C. C. Smith and Miss McCarthy. The first named Is ono ot the best known attorneys In the city , while tbo * second is an educator of standing. Miss McCarthy , who takes the place of Rov. Irving Johnson , who resigned , Is principal of the Pacific school , Omaha , and Is well known among teachers. PosloHlcp C in p la yen Hii hel. Postofflce employes are kept on the Jump these days on account of the largo Increase In holiday business. Monday sixty-seven money orders wore sent from the office here , to say nothing of the number paid. Every carrier has more mall than he can handle now nnd-ttb.9 clerks in the , mailing , .rqom are compelled to work overtime. In-tho registry department the business is unprecedented and more help la needed. Deputy Post master Bcntloy Is on the sick list and this leaves the ofllce shorthanded. Postmaster McMillan works all day at the money order window and Miss Kelffer is compelled to look after the registered mall in addition to her duties at the stamp window. This month's receipts at the office will , It is es timated , exceed any month this year and will be In excess of the corresponding month of last year. Ilarrett Alter According to the statements made by President Barrett of the city council , com plaints are being received almost dally about L. D. Walbrldge , the city welghmaster. It Is asserted that Walbridgo does not attend to his business and frequently makes serious errors In Issuing certificates of weight. Walbridge was appointed by President Bar rett at a meeting of the city council held on Juno 28 , but the records do not show that he filed the requisite bond. The ap pointment was confirmed by the council and Walbridgo took charge ot the office and scales within a few days after the appoint ment , relieving Major Crces. As Walbridgo has not filed a bond he cannot be held llabla for errors and therefore the council will be compelled to take some action toward appointing some one who will procure the required bond. Petition fur McCarty. Mrs. John McCarty and a friend from Bellevue spent yesterday afternoon In the city circulating a petition auipng the busi ness men asking the Judge ot the United States court to grant John McCarty a new trial. McCarty was recently convicted of counterfeiting , after a trial lasting a week or more. Several namra were secured to the petition , but as a rule the business men were wary of signing It. Manic City Gonnlp. The public schools clogo on Friday for the holiday vacation. Miss Mary Ross will spend the holiday va cation in Kansas City. The Ideal club wjll give the first dance of the season iat Masonic hall tonight. Al Barlow , hog buyer for Armour at this market , has been transferred to Chicago. Inspector Cosgrovo of the Bureau of Ani mal Industry boa been transferred to Lin coln. coln.Mrs. Mrs. Mildred Beater has returned from Waterloo , la. , where she went to visit her parents. A special meeting of Modern Woodmen will be held tonight for the purpose of Initiating candidates. On Friday evening of this week the paid fire department will glvo Its tenth annual ball at Modern Woodman hall. B. R. Hawley reports that he was robbed of a watch and a ring while making the trip Jo Omaha on a street car Monday night. John Gallavher , brother of A. M. Galla gher , has returned from Denver , where he spent some time looking after his brother James , who Is quite sick. Monday , January 2 , will ibe observed as a holiday here , as New Year's falls on Sunday. The banks and city ofilces will bo closed , but the live stock market will be open as usualA On the evening of December 27 at Masonic hall the local camp of Sons of Veterans will give a grand ball. Commlttrcs are now being - ing appointed and it is the intention to give a first class entertainment. The new officers of tbo camp ore taking hold of fhelr duties In a businesslike manner and propose mak ing the ball one long to be remembered. . I.urrnliic Club Dancf. At the Invitation of the members of the Lorraine club a host of their friends met last evening at the Thurston Rides' armory to enjoy an Informal dance. The affair waa one of a series of social hops arranged by the entertainment committee to be held dur ing the winter months. An enjoyable fea ture of tbo dance was the music , for which ' special arrangements were inn do and no t effort was left undone that could add to the pleasure of the occasUn , The committee which hid the arranpemetrts In charge was W. W. Fyfer. F. Buclow , George Glllespy and Charles Foster , j i MK&M HEARI ABOUT TOWN. C. H. Fltzg rald , traveling passenger agent of the Louisville & Nashville , Is as well known In Omaha , where he has been coming for the last halt dozen years , for his fine sarcasm as for the tremendous amount ot avoirdupois he lugs around wtUi him. him.Fltz Fltzwas in town last -week , and , as is the wont of all successful t p. a's , ho In vited a pair of ticket agents to a neighbor- Ing cafe to sip a lew elevated spheres. Whllo In there one ot those Wlllio lads who is always getting Into other people's way , and poking his nose into their private af fairs , cemo In. He was Introduced to Fltz , and Immediately displayed a marked fas cination for a charm attached to the watch- chain of the heavyweight t. p. a. It Is a very 'Pretty piece of 18-carat gold , with "O. H. P. " on one. lde , and " 1884" on the , reverse side. The latter side was out , and the little 'Willie fingered It , fondled it and played shuttlecock with it till the patience of the t. p. a. was nearly exhausted. Fl- ' nally the youth with the Inordinate curiosity peeped out : "That's an awfully pretty charm , Mr. Fitzgerald. What does 1884 mean ? " "Young man , that Is the year I was born , " solemnly replied the t. p. a. from the south land , while his young questioner blushed first scarlet and then crimson and backed toward the dcor. Local passenger men are enjoying a good story on a general passenger agent ot this city , and as traveling passenger agents drop In town for a day and hear the story they go away smilingly vowing to tell it In their respective flalds ot labor. The gen eral passenger agent In question is a charmIng - Ing gentleman in social Intercourse , but In business matters is exceedingly punctilious. Recently a meeting- the local passenger men adopted a set of resolutions on a matter that had been considered for some time. The stenographer of the g. p. a. made two copies ot the resolution from his steno graphic notes , placing a sheet of carbon paper In his typewriter before making the copies. When he had finished ho handed the carbon copy to .the g. p. a. and the other copy to the g. p. a'a assistant. Adjusting his glasses properly , the g. p. a. took the carbon copy and gazed at It Intently for a moment. Then he said to his assistant : "Jlmmle ? Jlmmlewith a ris ing Inflection of the voice. "Jlmmlo ? Have you checked this over with the original ? " Pennnul P. M. Llbblo of St. Joseph , Sante Fe Route , Is at tbo Her Grand. J. G. Mitchell of the Blue Line railroad Is a guest ot the Her Grand. C. A. Hunter went to Des Molnes for a brief visit last evening. S. L. Ackley , a real estate man from Con- cordlo , Kan. , Is at the Her Grand. J. C. Stephens , an extensive stockman of Long Pine , Neb. , Is at the Her Grand. II. G. Knowltcn , one ot the cattle raisers ot Pennlngton county , S. D. , Is in tbo city. E. M. Harris , a. manufacturer of BIONICS and residing in Troy , N , Y , , Is in the city. John B. English , merchant at Ida Grove , la. , la in the city purchasing Christmas goods. Oliver D. Haymcr , hardware merchant at Down's Grove , Mo , , is In the city for a day or two. C , C. Cory , traveling passenger agent of the Southern Pacific , Is stopping at the Her Grand. Rudolph Brooks of England Is In the city for a couple of days. Ho Is on his way to the coast. Mr. E. M. Dlxon has returned from New York and taken his old quarters at the Omaha club. N. C. Peterson , a banker at Middlesex , Vt. , was In tbo city last night on his way homo from a trip Into Now Mexico. Clinton Briggs leaves tonight on a trip through the east and south. He will be away from Omaha about three months and before returning he expects to visit Mexico. Nebraskans at the hotola : T. J. Brown- field and P. M. Woods , Lincoln ; J. D. Irving , Tokamab : A. M. Johnion , Curtis ; George F. Palmer , Crawford ; G. E. Thompson , Grand Island. Dr. Albert E. Stuht of Colfax , Wash. , son of Councilman Stuht , Is in the city on a visit of several weeks. A couple of years ago Dr. Stuht removed to Colfax , of which town he is at present the mayor. At the Murray : C. B. Newell , Massa chusetts ; W. O. Terrell and A. S. Hough , Chicago ; C , E. Mitchell , Henna Northrop and Hellla MUch ll , Marlon. la. ; M. White. Hastings ; F. C. Howard. Cedar Rapids ; J. F. Kirkendall and F. B. Finch , New York. At the Mlllard : W. C. Brooks , Beatrice , Neb. ; Miss Anna Evans , Chicago ; O. W. Bechor , David City. Nob. ; H. E. Wcll and family , Oakland , Neb. ; Mrs. W. S. Muniter and child , Fremont ; Joseph Jones , New York ; J. A. Smith. Indianapolis , Ind. ; J. C. Miller. Olenwood , la. ; J. W. Latlmer , man ager Market's hotel at Rawllns. Wyo. ; Fred Sonnenscheln , West Point ; Mrs. Thummel and daughter , Grand Island ; A. 8. Yamcr , St. Louts. LECTURES ON VICTOR HUGO I'rofcNHnr lie Koltj- Given nil Enter * tnlnliifc I > lncoiirHc on the Grcnt Freneli DriinintlHt. "Victor Hugo" was the subject of a lcctur which filled Library hall last evening with a gathering of men and women who are In terested In French literature. The lecturer was Prof. Jean C. Do Kolty , nnd his enter taining discourse on the eminent French dramatist and his works merited and ro- celvcd the rapt attention of his hearers. j I ( Prof. Do Kolty mode of his subject three divisions. Ono treated of Hugo's poetical works , the second of his prose creations and the final part was a brief biography ot the poet's life. i "Poetry Is the form of language whlcli "beat gives answer to the Inexpressible long ing of the heart , " was the lecturer's defini tion. Ho Continued : "Someone has said , 'What Is .too stupid to bo said Is put la song. ' and .wo may add , what Is too elevated , too abstract , too materially deep to bo ex pressed in any sensible language wo put in poetry. "Moro meaning can bo conveyed in the sound ot a word than by any definite logical expression and Victor Hugo has moro nearly realized the mission of words than any other writer. On this truth is based his claim to immortality. Llko other true pools , ho la guided moro by intuition than by reasoning1 and intuition Is the combined experience oC centuries. Knowing this , wo can understand , how ho unconsciously hit upon the very word ho needed to portray an Idea. In his words was the imitation of sound. " By way of illustration Prof. Do Kolty read in the original extracts from Hugo's poema and dramas that would Best show his use oj ononmtapoettcs. The verses quoted wero. from the battle scene In "Hcrno.nl" and "Pour la Pauver. " Considering Hugo's prose works , the lec turer said the Ideas and characters found In them were fashioned deductively and ab- Jectlvcly ; that as a novelist Hugo began with characters and from their attributes created principles and ideas. "In all th flfty-thrco volumes of his works , " Prof. Do Kolty said , "thero Is in reality but a sin gle character , that of the lyrlo poet , Victor Hugo. The only difference in all the char acters Is the different phases and component parts of the poet's character structure. Hugo's greatest power Is showing character In Its sublimity , but llko artists who paint from imagination and not from models , ho Is sometimes not true to life. His ideas are presented by startling contrasts , everywhere - where are unheard-of feats of strength , titanic proportions , subllmo virtues , alt clothed In the language of genius. " The lecture was concluded by a few r marks on Hugo's life. , -i HYMENEAL ' Snraeiit-IuiHon. George A. Sargent and Miss Maud Irnsoo wore married Tuesday , December 20 , at the homo of the officiating minister , Rev. Charles W. So. v Id go. The groom la a well known policeman. Seiuriitcil from llin Coin. According to the story Robert Moraine told the police last night ho bad $14 In hla pocket bcforo he entered a saloon at the comer of Ninth street and Capitol avenue nnd made the acquaintance ot a comely col ored woman named Julia Roso. A few min utes afterwards , when the conversation be tween the two ended and Moraine left th place , ho discovered that hla money waa gene and suspected < the woman of BtoaJIntf It. The Icso was reported to the police and the 'Inmates ' of the saloon were nrrcatod , tha bartender. Max Smart , being held as th woman's accomplice. Arrc td for Wlfr-Ilrntlnnr. George Bngley was arrested last night at hU home. 917 South Thirteenth street , on the cbnrgo of wlfo beating. Mrs. Bagley was tha complaining witness. Her husband , she said. v > os a victim to the morphine habit. Last nlcht , returning homo under the Influence of that drug and whlskr combined , he struck her several times and tore her clothing. To avoid a repetition of the offeflso she had him locked up. Klifep llreeili-m' AN oelnton. TOLEDO , O. , Dec. 20. After a two-days' meeting the American Sheep Breeders' asso ciation adjourned tonight. The following ro the newly elected officers : President , John E. Webb of Indianapolis : vlco presi dent , S. R. Holiday of Ionia , Mich. ; secre tary-treasurer , E. V. Rurnham , Woodstock. O. ; directors , Dwlght Lincoln of Illinois , W. S. Hanson of Utah and Mr. Bciiner of Bell * Center , O. O.LOCAL ' LOCAL BREVITIES. . The annual meeting of the Mineral Point Mining and Milling company will bo held in this city on January 2 , The second annual bill of the EJevatrr Conductors' association will bo given on Dc\ cember 22 In Moraud's hall. The organlza-A tton expects to direct effort toward enforc ing the ordinance regarding competency of delator conductors nd In other worthy di rections and tbo ball will bo for the benefit of the o objects.