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TTTB OMATT'A ? TJATLY BEEl FRIDAY. DECEMBER 30 , 1808 , SURGEONS SELECT OFFICERS Dr. H. 0. Orowell of Kansas Olty to Bo the New President. NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT DES MOINES tVeitern flamlcnl and drnecoloitlcal Allocation Continued the UUcnu- lea of Paper * on 1'rofci- lonal Topic * . At a meeting of the executive board of the Western Surgical and Gynecological associa tion yesterday morning the following officers of the association were agreed upon for the ensuing year , It being the province of this board to make these selections : President , Dr. H. C. Crowcll of Kansas City ; first vice president , Dr. 0. Beverly Campbell of Bt. Joseph ; second vice president. Dr. T. H. llawklni of Denver ; secretary and treasurer , Dr. George H. Simmons of Lincoln ; ex ecutive board , Dr. L. E. Schooler of Des Molnn , chairman ; Dr. T. A. Stoddard of Pueblo , Dr. 0. Beverly Campbell of St , Joseph , Dr. A. F. Jonas of Omaha , and Dr. Thomas Eastman of Indianapolis. The executive board also selected Dei Molnes M the place of the next annual meeting , and appointed Dr. D , W. Snous of that city as chairman of the local committee on arrangements. At the regular business session of the as sociation yesterday morning the fol lowing papers were read and dis cussed at some length : "The Mu tual Relations of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , " by Dr. Mlle B. Ward of Kan- BOS Olty ; " "Tubal Pregnancy , " by Dr. A. L. Wright of Carroll , la. , and "Ectoptc Gesta tion , " by Dr : H ; D/Nllcs of Salt Lake City. The first paper was largely one ot profca elonal ethics. The other two treated upon subjects ot great Importance to. , physicians and were listened to with' Interest by the member * of the association , Thxulaat paper /of / the morning was "Hare- Lip and Cleft Palate -A New Operation for Cleff PAlite/i by3Jr--A.H. Ferguson of < Chl- cago. The doctor used charts to Illustrate his remarks , and when his subject was an nounced there was a general movement to ward the front In a desire to be where every word could be heard. His new operation for cleft palate was the center of interest , and whlla It was admittedly new to the members.oftho , association there were some who 'doubted' Its efficiency la many cases. The'doctor was piled with questions seek ing .further Information on the subject Ho 'dttf nbl presen't hls''who'le paper owing to lack of time , but as It will be published In the official report of the proceedings the \ physicians as a rule wlllt defer Judgment until they have had an opportunity to study It fully. Story of the Army Doctor. Near theclose , of the afternoon session Dr. Lewis Schooler of Des Molhes read a paper on "The Wounded from Santiago. " The paper was .Introduced as a war story. The doctor was/ / * surgeon of United States volunteers and'was for a period chief surgeon ofthe Second division of the Third army corps. Ho VM later In charge of the general hos pital' at Fort Monroe. Early in the war" ho was-'for a "time stationed at Chlckamauga. In' hl paper the doctor insisted that the present metbod < ot handling the wounded In tlmo ot war Is the proper one , all criticisms to the contrary'n6tWlthstan < llriR. He said It is tfio result ot the experience of yean and will-withstand the assaults ot the political Intriguers and 'tho 'ignorant. In the hand ling of the diseases , which were almost epidemics In both camps and hospital , the result * shows an improvement over all other wars. Hai i the , ,8tniggle .continued , ho ; said unttt the troops could have been seasoned , we Could have given the wprld a history which would havtf been 'an honor to surgery andva credit to the country. Yet in view , of the jtlme of the year and the surrounding circumstances the result was not only satis factory , tut remarkable. He said Hh'o num- berMof deaths from all causes was remark ably small , less than 1 per cent an army of 265,000 men , with a total death rate from all cairtpa of 2,624. He said that persons fa miliar with'm'llllafy history say there never was a campaign where the mortality was so low. low.Other Other papers read during the afternoon were "Vesicle Calculous , Report ot a Case , " by H. H. Stoner ot Rock Rapids , la. ; "Mod en&Alds to Proper Surgical Diagnosis , " by W. .B. LaForce , Ottumwa , la. ; "Interstitial Inguinal Hernia , Report of a Case , " by Van Buren Knott of Sioux City ; "A Modification ot the Murphy .Button. " by AE. . Hertzler of Halvtead , Kan. ; "Exhibition ot New Trachae Tanpon/by ; ! H. E. Hamilton of Omaha ; "Injuries ot the Head , " by C. C. Allison o : Omaha. The papers by Dr. Hertzler anc Dr. ? Hamilton were simply the introduction and'explanation of new surgical appliances made 'by 'lie' speakers as' a result of their experience In certain cases. After their explanations the articles were passed around among the surgeons for examination. During ( ho.afternoon the nameof , DrjA H. Ferguson of Chicago was substituted for that of Dr. O. Beverly Campbell as a mem her ot the executive board , the latter re signing the position. An amendment to the bylaws was Intro duijed providing that a retiring president o the association ehould become an ex-officlo member of the executive board , to remain such for two years. This was referred to Drl.Qeorgo H. Simmons of Lincoln and Dr A.-'F. Jonas of Omaha , who were appolnte a co'mmlttee ' to revise 'tho ' bylaws and roper at the next annual meeting. Cloiei with a Banqnet. The regular annual meeting came to an end'last night wltb a banquet at the Paxton hotel. The attendance on this event was not-what was expected. The evening trains carried many of the surgeons , "away to their homes and the approach ot the storm hurried the departure of others who might have remained.t T he tables la the big dining room of thai Paxton , were , shaped In a T- and were beautiful" in thel.- immaculate linen and potjnhcd queenaware. PoU of flowers alter nated"with dishes ot choice fruit In the table decorations and there were several elaborate preparations In the culinary line which were not only good to bite upon but equally M.pleating to look. upon. It was" nearly 10 o'clock before the sur- gc ps and their friends , about seventy-five in 'number , took their places at the table * . The menu , -which opened with a cock- tall and closed with cigars , required an other hour before proper Justice could be done to * its mAny palatable features , which made the < hbnr reasonably late before peechmaklng began , 'But the list of toasts was not long. It will be'noticed from the subjects that other matters than "shop" were , talked about , ' Dr. I. N. Love was the toasttrastef The toasts were as fol lows : "Our Association , " Dr. D. 8. Fairchild - child , Clinton , la. ; "Surgery.and Silver , " Dr. T. A. Stoddard , Pueblo , Colo. ; "W < * t- ward , the Course ot Empire Takes IB Wayf" Francis A. Brogan , Omaha ; "Twen tieth Century Surgery' " Dr. Lewis Schooler , ' Des Molnes ; "Expanilon , " Dr. W. H. Chris t ; tie , Omaha ; "Art In Surgery , " Dr. E. Horn- Ibroolc , Cherokee , la. ; "Do You Give Trad ing Stamps ? " Dr , Joseph Eastman , In dianapolis. , . . , Previous to the banquet the association held a short session at the usual place for the further reading ot papers , and with this extra work there were several papers which had to go without reading , but which will be publlihtd In the official proceedings. The papers read last night were : "Em- pyema , lie Pathology , Bacteriology and Treatment , " by Dr. Emory Lanpbear ot Kansas City ; "A Modification In the Op erative Method for " Talipes Eijulno-Varus , by Dr. A , F. Jonas ot Omaha , and "Gastro- Enterostomy ; Indications and Technique , " by Dr. Byron B , Davis of Omaha. OMAHA VIEWERS ARE WEARIED Street Car Service In Their Section Snch nil to Call Forth an Unrnext I'rotent. The Omaha View Improvement club mot last evening to hear Councilman Cnrr speak , but the elements were arrayed against them , so the ( peaking was postponed for two weeks. At that tlmo the councilman will be expectedto enlighten the club on all hp has done for the benefit of his constituents. The club talked over the advisability ot making a united effort to secure the paving of Lake street. Some were In favor of tak ing up the matter Immediately In orlcr that there would bo no delay In the spring In caeo It was decided that the street should be paved. r The citizens living on'tho Lake street car line have feltVhat H Is to arrive at the corner - n-er of Twenty-fourth and Lake streets on a cold night without being able to distin guish the bright headlight of the car they wanted io see. They have objected vigor ; ously to walking , but It has been to ea'ph other. Ther have had two'cars at regular Intervals up to 8 o'clock at night , and one thereafter supposed to run at a certain time , but running on practically Us own tlmo. The club protests against this and adopted the following resolution last night to hand to Councilman Carr for presentation to tlio city council : Resolved , That the Omaha Street railway bo and Is hereby Instructed to operate con tinuously until midnight two cars Instead of ono as now , and that the service be contin uous from terminal 'to terminal on the Lake StUb MHO. * r I" , , , " The club also passed a resolution calling the building Inspector's -.attention to tae rickety .old s hack a Twenty-s jcth , and Lake treats , which'was'Characterized'as "a 'pun- Ic nuisance and disgrace" and should be emoved. This' building' wis condemned onie tlmo ago and Is now standing vacanU t Is believed to bo a menace to the health t that , locality and to offer excellent ? pro- ectlou for thieves and thugs , who might to Inhabit It'and use it as a base tor heir operations. The club will meet again on January 11 at the Congregational church , corner'of Ohio and Thirtieth streets. HEARD ABOUT TOWN. "This storm reminds me. of one out In Colorado In January , 1879- remarked 6'avld B. Endlcott as be sat In the lobby of one of th'e : hotels last night and gazed out o be window watching the snow as Jt ecudded along over the pavement. "I think It was early In January. Iwas working a prospec over northwest of Leadvllle , where I ha ( ) Ullt a cabin and "was well fixed for winter The day had been a perfect one ; the wint had been blowing In from the south and the snow bad molted until it was running clown ho .mountain side In llttlo rivulets. During he afternoon the wind whipped around into he northwest , black and ugly cloude over spread the sky and within an hour it was snowing as hard as It Is at this minute. Thl : hlng kept up all afternoon and most of th night. The next morning the wind blew" ! gale and the snow drifted in , filling the lch and covering over my cabinTh third day the wind let up and I started to dig out. I drifted toward tbo slde'of 'the moun tain and then up , making a bole a llttl larger than my body. iBefore , night J reachei the outer world and looking back could eee nothing of my cabin. I made my way eve the mountains to a mining camp and a few days , later w ent. back to the gulch an4 dug dowa b my cabinwhfcB ai ) t n 'feet below the surface of the snow. I took my valuable ! out < and abandoned the piac 'and It w.a well that' ; I did , ; for > the following spring when the snow "went off my cabin went along and took along the earth almost down to bedrock. " , . . k "If these heavy snowstorms continue 4t Intervals , Nebraska hogs will be free from choera | next year , " eald P. S. Churci' of North Platte last night. "I have nothed that when there Is a winter with plenty if snow there le little. If any , bog cholera tht following year. " PerNoiml I'nrnicraptiii. Mr. And Mrs. Ray Nye of Fremont are at the Her Grand. ' , , Mrs. D. Mackay of Portland , Ore.'is f At the Her Grand. J. J. McManus of Kansas City , contracting agent for the Illinois Central railroad , 'Is at the Her Grand. Henry F. Greene' New York , 'business manager of the company presenting "Under the Red Robe , " is at the Her Grand. Miss Kathleen Gil 1more of Philadelphia and iher sister , .Mrs..Henry Burton of Red Lodge , Mont. , arc at the Ilor Grand. W. A. Deuel , superintendent of the Colorado rado lines of the Union Pacific , and located at Denver , is In the city , at the Mlllard. Miss.Kittle JVUkins of Reno , Idaho , , is , at the Her Grand. Miss Wllklns recently sold 2,500 head of horses to the United States government. J. A. Watson of Odebolt , la. , Is In the city for a few days , having stopped over here on his way home from a month's tour of South ern California. Rev. C. N. Dawson , pastor of the'Walnut Hill Methodist Episcopal church , and his family arc 'spending the- holiday week In Minneapolis , visiting relatives. B. B. Brooklngs , merchant at St. Charles , Mo. , was in the city lost night. He was on his return from a trip to North Dakota , where ho went to visit relatives. M. K. Barnum and family have taken rooms for the winter at the Mlllard. Mr. 'Barnuracomes here from North Platte to" _ take the position of master mechanic at the Union Pacific shops. , Nebraskans at the hotels : Ed Bowman , Tekamah ; J. R. Manning , Wayne ; * M. S. Marsh , Hastings ; B. G. Penney , Crawford ; A. B. Barkley , David City ; James Conkltng , Franklin ; J. S. Ewart , Kearney. " T Judge Hayward of Nebraska City was In Omaha yesterday. . .He called upon a nan > ber of political friends and declared that he has a good fighting chance Jar election to . ' the United States senate , lo succeed William V. Allen , whose term expires March 4 next. At the Murray : J. E. Rods , Genoa ; T. L. Carroll , Gothenburg : C. S. Tewkesburg , C. H. Morgan , Chicago ; F. Warrant , Buffalo ; Case Edwards , Charles Soamans , New YorfcT D. B. Gilbert. Sterling ; M. Skinner , Denver ; H. S. Wlllard , Now Hnven , Conn. ; J. E. Jenkins , Schuylcr ; H. E. Owens , Norfolk ; WIMUm Grum , St. Joseph ; A.hD. Sears , Grand Island. At the Mlllard : M. Stein , E. H. Gold. Chicago ; . J. O. Brlnkerbxrtf , Kansas , . Cltyi D. McNelll , Chadron ; W. A. Deuel. Denver ; J. E. McCarthy , CharlottcsvlHe. Vn , ; H. 8. Abbott. Minneapolis ; M. L. Hayward , N.e- braska City ; P. W. SIttran. M. K. Barnuni , North Platte ; George Kattcnback. F. C. Burner. Buffalo , Wyo. ; Mrs. R. N. Bowden , Brookfleld , Mass. ; G. W. Bancroft , Boston ; Alf Bowie , Chugwater , Wyo , ; E. E. Glas- cock. Kansas City. I.nit Hey Konnd. Perry Stevens , who left home December.S , after making a trip to Fort % Wo > th. T < ? x. , without a penny , returned home via Texar- kana and Kansas City on Wednesday morn ing. He went alone and came back alone. He saw lots of the country , but now has enough and says home is the best place. LOCAL BREVITIES. , "New Year's Reflections" Is. the subject 6f Rabbi Loo. M , Franklin's discount at Temple Israel this ( Friday ) evening. The Primary Sunday School Teachers' union will meet Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock In the parlors of the Young Men's Chrlstlin association. All primary and junior teacheri are urged tj attend. Lesson taught by Mrs. J. H. McConnell. YORK OF THE LICENSE BOARD Jommisgioners Put In an Afternoon and Evening at Business. OVERRULING ) THE BOESEN PROTESTSla Three of the Cn e Heard and the Llecimc O runted In Unch Initance Testimony and Arnnmentu Llitened To by the Hoard. The Board of Fire and Police Commis sioners sat aa a License board yesterday afternoon and evening. It spent a little more than an hour ot this time la granting saloon licenses. The remainder was occu- pled In listening to evidence and arguments In connection with several of the sixteen protests filed by John Boesen against the grant of licenses to as many saloons that sell beer made by the Omaha Brewing as sociation. The board overruled the pro tests In all the cases heard and due notice was given by the protestant of an appeal to the district court. The following were granted licenses : May & Hlller , 1303 Douglas ; Henry Hlller. 522 North Sixteenth ; Charles C. Sorcnscn , 412 .South Eighteenth ; Conrad Wledoman , 2336 South Twentieth ; H. M. Bens , f-01-3 South Eleventh ; Matt Hammond , 1124 Far- nam : Charles F. BoutTler , 1924 Clark ; Dundy & Blttlnger , 1508-10-12 Farnam ; Claytqn. Leach , 624 North Sixteenth ; Conrad Wledc- man. 1836 Vlnton ; Dennis O'Neill , 824 North Sixteenth ; Michael Nlttler , 2206 South Six teenth ; C. A. Peterson , 1601 Vlnton ; Arthur Metz. 1509-11 Harney ; Domlnlck Hart. 123 North Fifteenth ; W. T. Oarrlty , 123 North Tenth ; Charles Loftmtnr 1824 Howard ; linns WlggerB1fi40l-Dodge ! 'Joseph Havllcok , 140 South Thirteenth ; Henry Nelson , 2239 North Twentieth ; Henry Rohlff , 2 < 23 Leaven- wprth ; Qharles- > Boufflef , J823 Leaven- worth ; Anheuscr-Busch Brewing association , 705 South Thirteenth ; R. W. Clark , 402 South Thirteenth ; John Dahmke. 512 South Sixteenth : Katie Bartos , 1214-16 South Thir teenth ; Charles Metz , 2202 South Twentieth ; Dan Jungt'914'/North fllxeenthThomas ; ,3t O'Brien , 1603 Farnam ; AVnlter Brandes , 1013 South Tenth ; Anton Llnneman , 22Q2 IIS South Thirteenth4 Ed Pdlerson , 324 South Fifteenth ; Henry Schroeder/231 ? Cumins ! Morris Harpeles , 102 South Fourteenth ; A. J. Qutstgard. 1312 North' Twenty-fourth ; Bond & Ryan , 614 North Sixteenth ; Julius Troltschke , 523 South Thirteenth ; Andrew Hummel. 123 North Twelfth ; Charles Mares , 512 South Tenth ; John J. Parnott , 612 South Thirteenth ; Lentz & Williams , 1418 Karnam ; Lentz & Williams,1 318 South Fourteenth. Druggists .permits were granted .to the fol lowing " 4 " ' ' * < * * * : , Charles Schaefer.v324 North'Sixteenth ; Wllke & Sautter , 1054-86 South'Twentieth ; Bernard RobinsonIl02 South Thirteenth ; S. H. Farnsworth , 2115 Cumlng ; James Forsyth , 202'iNorth Sixteenth ; P. Straus- ' baugh , 1822 Vlnton ; H. B. Graham , 2238 Farnam : Sherman & McConnell , 1613 Dodge ; Anton Cojorl. 601 Plerca ; Frank W. Fogg , 124 North Twelfth ; 8. E. Howell , 2924 Leav en worth ; August Schaeffer , 2631 Sherman avenue ; Jofon , Hoist-2702 Cumlng. Flrat of D c en'ii Proteitc. The first of the Boesen protests , on hear ing ; was in opposition to the granting of a license lo Max Flothow to run a saloon at 1415 Farnam street. This was based on the grounds < that Flothow bad violated the statute * In securing a license for a saloon at 1264 'South Sixteenth last year in his name and had assigned this license to Her man Brlel , the latter being the actual pro prietor and running the saloon for his own sole profit/ " Besides att npttngv to prove this Boeson also tried to show that the place In point hadjn other ways violated the state law. One witness was a minor , twenty years of age , who testified that he had purchased beer in the place. Another witness swore he bad bought beer there on ' ' * " ' " swti1 i't4 Sunday. - 4 , t - Boesen alone gave evidence ft support 'the reason he advanced as sufficient cause to deny , ffathow a license that Flothow last year violated the statutes. In allowing another person to run for his own profit a aloon , ! the licensefor which had been 1s- aued In Flotbow's name. Boesen had sub poenaed Brtel toii > r6ie < tns. } but1 Brlel did' not show up at the afternoon hearing. An adjournment was taken to allow an officer to serve an' attachment upon ihe saloon keeper , but the latter evaded him. This was reported at the evening session and Toes n rested his case with the statement tiiat he had expected to provo.by Briel that he had entered Into an agreement with Flothow to run the saloon for himself under Flothow'a license. Boesen was1 * called to the stand by Flothow's attorneys and In answer to ques tions "stated that be had brought two suits against the Omaha Brewing association and that'all'tho sixteen protestsJie had brought were directed against places that sold beer manufactured by the j association. On his orow-examination he declared that be had formerly run.the.saloonat , 1264 South Six teenth , that the license for the place was in Flothow's name and that ho bad entered Into an agreement whereby ho conducted the place as proprietor for his own profit. Ho had 'brought the aults against .tho Omaha Brewing association when this .agreement had been violated by it and ha had been thrown out , the cases being decided against ilm on the grounds that the agreement was llegal exactly the same violation ' ot the state law 'with .which he charged Flothow. ArROlna : the Protest. . Bowen'S' attorney contended tbat , Flothow was caught In a dilemma. .Either ; be violated the state law by assigning 'his Icense , or , If Brlel" was'hta < agent he vio- ' ated the law by selling liquor to minors and on Sunday. Flothow'c attorney 'de clared that the protests were the result of splto work\because Boesen had * been fired iy the association a fact proved because the protests tvero directed only Against tbo salooqa selling the beer of the association. The 'board ' decided that It is not a proper court to decide whether a saloon-keeper has violated -the statutes' In selling liquor 'to minors and on Sundays. It also ) found thnt Bowe -held no-property. Interests near the ' saloon'at 1415 Farnam' street , wfolle thirty freeholders had petitioned that a. license be granted fofr that location.-1 'Thferefore the board overruled the protest. The next hearing was on the protest against the granting of a license to Gottlieb Storz HJ.J826 SJtermaDjaveuue. tStorz last year secured a license for k'sklpon at 110 South Ninth street , which was run by Fred Dahlman. Dahlman himself was on hand and was called to the stand. He testified that the government liquor license of the saloon was In bla name and that he ac counted to 'no 'one ' for the profits of the saloon. The ( board overruled the protest In this cas also and took Che same action In another protest made against granting Storz a license at 1101 * South Ninth. Tbo board adjourned to 10 o'clock Is morning , to continue the hearings on le protests. Another attachment was Issued for the person of Saloon Keeper BrleJ. Elk. VlHlt n Hi-other. Last evening a goodly number of the Elks and their ladles accepted Harry Corson Clarke's Invitation to witness his perform ance ofVhat Happened t > Jones" at Boyd's theater. Mr , Clarke , who Is a member cf the Elks lodge , was presented with a handsome ba kat of ro ea by the local members of the order , while Mlaa * Snider , who sings ler. : Clarke's new sonjf , was given a beautiful bunch of red and white roses with small bunches of narcissus and violets suspended from It with purple and white ribbons the Elks' colors , Tor the Poor. ' On New Year's eve the Young People's society of the Swedish Evangelical Mission church. Twenty-third and Davenport streets , will give an entertainment for the benefit of the poor. Commencing at 8 p. m. , it will last until the new year comes In , Refresh' mcnts will be served jn the basement ot thu church during the evening. THROUGH SUUK MY SKAnCIIMOUT. What the. firont Oriental Cannl Look * Mke by Night. Wo slipped noiselessly along In a channel not wide enough for two ships to pass , re lates a correspondent of Collier's Weekly. By daylight the canal might be , as the old soldiers declared It , commonplace and weari some ; but when thesoft , night of the Orient closed down each object afloat and on shore took on strange life and mystery. The weird light at our bow lighted up a semicircle of pale green water. Not a sound was heard from the desert ; not a throb or vibration was hoard on the ship ; nor was there a sign ot motion , except the gentle displace ment wave that syflshed the bank as It fol lowed In our wake. A line of bobbing buoja decorated the channel's edge with colored lights. Now and then huge towers were > passed , with ladders losing themselves In the black night sky. These dark masses rested on rafts , apparently of several decks , the lower of which were peopled with fami lies silhouetted , as they stood on the balconies - conies or In the doorways , against the glowIng - Ing Interiors. These structures , utterly In explicable In the darkness , proved themselves - selves at dawn to be huge dredges used In clearing the canal. The towers support long arms , which Conduct the dredged sand 100 feet or wore Inland ; the lower part contains the dredging machinery and provides a homo for the workers and their families. In the horizon before us arose a light like the moon , and gr"eyv larger and larger. It was a ship coming toward us. The vessel entering a "block" first has the right of way. So we waited In a "side station" or widening of the canal made for the purpose. Many times during iho night wo nero so sidetracked. Once there passed us a ship sister to our own. Its lights loomed larger and larger and finally we could see the boat Itself. Slowly It passed , a mess of black and white people leaning over the rail ; the homeward , and the outward-bound ones met , thrilled and cheered. An Interchange of letters , messages and good wishes passed from ship to ship , then we slipped away and continued our voyage. Such scenes repeated themselves through out the nlghti The searchlight revealed sometimes objectsof Interest on the desert as a group of palm trees , some Arab tents or a passing caravan of camels. The early morning was spent In steaming through the Inland sea called the Bitter lakes , sometimes qulto losing sight of land. The channel la , everywhere marked , however , either by buoys or by embankments. Fishing boats dot the surface of the Inland eca and In the canal Itself the biblical looking fisher men were casting their'nets ' for a draft. The sunlight , however , robbed the canal of all Us charms. The dredges became * monstrosities remarkable for nothing but ' their Inimenslty. Everyone was glad whea at 11 o'clock Port' ' Said came in sight. ' BI'KINLHY'S DOUIILE. ' He Live * In , Chicago and Enjoy * ilie Distinction. President McKlcley has a double who lives In Chicago and who has oftentimes been taken for ( he chief executive himself. He Is Harry Hart , the wholesale clothier. Mr. Hart's resemblance to the president 1s very striking , 6ys the Ghlcngo Journal. Ithas , often led him into humorous situa tions. , One opening night not lot s ago ho sat in a prominent position in one of the local theaters. Instantly ho became the center of every gaze. The audience was apparently doubtful. McKInl6y\yab 'generally supposed to be la Washington , but , at a distance , pearly , everybody * wp.ifld have sworn 'that It" was the president.'himself sitting quietly thera waiting to take'.1 In the performance. One or two starred to applaud , but doubt overcame them. The crowd finally came to the tacit conclusion that It could not be the president , but was his perfect double. , While the Jubilee throngs were In the city , Mr. Hart was going downtown one day -when he noticed that people were cheering. He looked around with languid curiosity to see what was the cause of the enthusiasm , but failed to discover it. The people kept on cheering and followed him , pressing closer. "Why , they're cheering you , " his compan ion Informed him. Mr. Hart fled , to the disappointment of the McKlnley worshipers. Now , he modestly protests against { all these stories which'his friends tell. The Apology. | * , ' The well known temperance men of Klrk- aldy , Scotland , were upset the other night when returning from a temperance meeting. In Its account of tho. mishap the local paper remarked : "Fortunately both gentlemen were sober at the time. " This remark made them Indignant and they wrote a letter to th editor , laying so. Whereupon the editor kept up bis end by1 printing this apology lethe the next Usue of the paper : "Mcssra and demand an apology for our hav ing stated that at the time of their accident they were both sober. Wo have pleasure In withdrawing the observation. " Tnct. Detroit Journal : 'The musical director was In despair. "We have two soprani , " he moaned , "and but one principal role ! " "Listen ! " cried the manager of the opera. "It Is not for nothing that I am In the facial soap business on this side ! Cast one o ( your soprani for 'tho ' leading role ! The other may write roe a testimonial ! Thus both will gain equal notoriety ! " In that moment the musical director al most doubted If hair , after all , were the most precious gift of the gods ; anyway , tact ran It a close second. lnthernn Knd Seiilon. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29. The closing day's session of the general conference of Lutherans was presided over by Kev. II. F. Sohelo. At the morning session the topics discussed were : "The Lutheran Estimate of Ordination , " and < the "Standard of Ministerial , Educa tion. " Papers In the first named subject were read by Rev. John A. W. Hans of New York and Rev. Dr. Dim. president of the Susquehanna university. SoIns ! Grove , Pa. tn ) the second sublect Interesting papers were read br Rev. F. A. Kaeuler of Buffalo and Rev. W. E. Parson. - In the afternoon on the topic.of "The Lutheran Church and Modem Religious Is sues , " papers were reed In German by A. C. Volgt and In English by Rev. T. E. Schu- mak. "The Problem of Co-OperaUon. " brought forth papers from Rev. M.I W. Hanna and Rev. M. H. Richards , Purchnae of I'eorla Pnpcn. PEORIA , 111. , Dec. 29. The Peorla Tran- ecrlpt and Evening Times were purchased today by H. M. Plndell. Both papers will c ase publication at once. The Transcript Is the oldest paper In the city , but of late years has been a losing Investment. The Times was started about four years ago as a penny evening sheet and was controlled by the Transcript company. Keyntone Benefit A oclntlonmulfsnn. . ALLENTOWN. Pa. . Dec. 29. The Key stone Mutual Benefit association , Incorpo rated In 1878. made an assignment today toil Charles 0. Schantz. for the benefit of cred itors. The action was due to recent losses of members and a heavy death loss. No statement of liabilities and assets Is avail able. Commercial Teacher * at CliloiiKO. CHICAGO. Dec. 29. Many delegates to the convention of the Commercial Teachers' Federation left for home today. Thoae who 'remained ' listened to a series of papers , all relating to'tho teaching of commercial , bus iness. A reception was held tonight n.d the ( convention will adjourn tomorrow. 1 ' McVittie Complains of the Policy of Police Judge Gordon. PEDDLERS PRACTICE ON THE COURT Leniency of the JuilRp He ultH In the Defeat of tinI'nriHine f the Or- dlnniioi * anil thu l.o of Ilctenne to the City. License Inspector McVittie Is another city official \ > ho shouers , some criticism upon the head of police Judge Gordon. Ho sa > s ! "The manner In which Judge Gordon acta In cases wherein persons \lolnte the city ordinances In falling to take out various kinds of licenses results In quite a bit of Toss to the city In the course of the year. If I arrest a man on this charge the pris oner will toll a hard luck story. The court will require him to take out a license , but \slll sometimes give him a week to get It. During the Interval the defendant will carry on his business without paying a cent of license money. This Is not only an lu- Juiitlce to ttiosf who do take out licenses , but It also tends to Induce other licensed irtrchants to delay in taking out licences untP. they are arrested. Thus If a largo number of peddlera wait untlf they arc ar rested and are given still more time In which to got a license the .city loses qulto nit amount ot money -In license t os during the tlmo In which they' are doing business wltnoul a llcerfso. The city ai'.iohes a penalty for failure ) to take out licenses' to make then ) rtcensed venders'peddlers and other traders pay their license money promptly , and this purpose Is largely nulli fied when the penalty provision Is sus pended. " ' * i < lu.e tlciii of nu Antunlnnoe. The city may have the use of .the ambu lance of the Clarkeon Memorial hospital at a rental of $23 a month and on condition that air city cases bo taken to the Clarkson hospital , except such where the condition of the patient demands that he be taken , to the nearest hospital. That Is the proposition that the hospital people have made to the city council. It Is likely to bo opposed by the other hospitals of the city , who wilt want a division ot the business for which the city must pay. Coun- oilman Burmester , chairman of the com mittee that has been looking Into the mat ter , .thinks the proposition as good a one as can be secured. Councilman Stuht declares that the patrol wagons are suitable enough to convey the sick and Injured to hospitals. Others think otherwise. City Physician Spaldlng has long been desirous that the city eboufd pos sess an ambulance. Mortality StntUtlO. The following births and deaths were reported - ported to the health commissioner during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes terday : Births King , 1136 North Seven- tecnth ; L. H. Mellns , 825 % South Eight- ecnth. Deaths Gertto Belle Ltvlnggood , Twenty- second and Locust , East Omab'a , 2 years ; W. S. Lester , St. Joseph , 35 years ; J. J. Kennedy , Tenth and Castellar ; John De- vany , 2312 Douglas , 71 years ; Catherine Buchtcl , Brady Island , Neb. , 67 years ; Llllle Reeder , 2226 South Sixth , 33 years ; Petro- llna Duchanek , Fifth and Leavenworth , 78 years ; Pamela Williams Lawrence , 324 South Twenty-sixth , 68 years ; Mary Thor- klldsen , 2015 Center , 76 years ; Mrs. K. Simpson , S015 North Twenty-seventh , 50 years ; Carl M. Clark , 2117 Grace , 38 years. Smallpox In Nearly Over. Smallpox 'h'tis aVmbst't'ompIeted.ifB" ' and career in this city. ' The Board ot Health haa now raised the quarantine upon three of the four families In which the disease existed and the quarantine will prob ably be raised upon the other Inside a week. The members of the Board of Health are congratulating themselves on the success 'that ' has attended their efforts In coping with the disease. In three of the four families the disease had been prevalent for some .tlmo before It was discovered , but nevertheless a further spread was effectually checked and the disease was stamped out. In all there were twelve coses of the disease. Five of them were In ono family , three occurred In two other families and only one case was found In the fourth family. School Htnrti Monday. 'Although next Monday will probably be qulto generally observed as a legal holiday because New Year's day falls upon Sunday , it will be no holiday for the school children. The Christmas vacation ends with the first of the year and on the following Monday morning the public schools will be open. That Is the determination of Superintendent of Instruction Pearse , who declares that so many holidays have already been observed during the present school year that no more time must bo lost. Members of the Board of Education are of the same opinion. City Hull Note * . Only three applicants took the examina tion for High school teachers' certificates yesterday. The new liquor license forms have been received bv Clerk Davis of the Board ot Fire and Police Commissioners and are readv for distribution to these saloon keep ers who have been crantod licenses by the board. Superintendent of Schools Pearse returned from tbo meeting of the Nebraska Teachers' association at Lincoln Wednesday and almost Immediately proceeded to Chicago , where be Is to deliver an address upon "Commercial Instruction In tun High School" before the National Federation of Commercial Teach ers , which Is In annual session in the Windy city this week. \ ChnrKcil with Uinlit-Hlcnient. O. C. Gault , the agent in Council Bluffs for Black's laundry , was arrested last night , and locked up In jail on the charge of em bezzlement , preferred by his employer. A. B. Black Is proprietor of a steam laun dry at 2025 rarnam street. He says that Gault has token money from tlmo to time until ho is more. Mian $200 short In bis ac counts. Black had his agent arrested in Council Bluffs on a. similar charge- three weeks ago , but the matter was taken out of the courts on Gault's promise to mako'good bis peculations and to turn over to his em ployer in the future all the money be col lected. This , Black says , he failed to do. Hence bis arrest , ' HrleUInyem' Ball. . The third annual ball of the Bricklayers' Protective union took place last night at Thurston Rifles' armory and more than fifty couples took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy splendid dancing , music , a. perfect floor and dainty refreshments. The grand march was led by Mrs. Cofferty and Frank C. Gardiner , the master of ceremonies. The committee on arrangements was , Charles Willis. John Wlthncll. Steve Carroll , Chajrlea Stevenson and Gcortro Clarke. Entertainment at ainionlo Hall. An audlenco of more than 400 people at tended the Masons' tnuslcale at Masonic hall last evening and -nas entertained by musical selections that composed a program of unusual merit. The entertainment was under the direction of E. M. Jones. Thera were recitations and solos , both vocal and instrumental , by the roost talented artists of the city and the rendering of each num ber meiltcd the enthusiastic applause It in variably received. Up JVot Wnnt the Small Fry , EAST LIVERPOOL. O. . DfcC. 29. It is stated here , up n excellent authority , thnt some of the emall r potteries are not wanted by tbo new trurt , aad their stock will be re turned. This is n account of the great success of Hip , combination , On the other band , the Hark era Pottery company , one of the stronger concerns here , has kicked over the traces and declared it will not enter the trust. Apprnlwro forr th * plants to bo purchased were colecttd last Bight at tea meeting of th sc IntercsUd , "THU HUTCH CLOCK.1 * An Appllanec thnt Onoe Aronded the Ire of Ilnllroml Men. . Fifteen years ago ono of the great an noyances that trainmen suffered from , re- latcs Locomotive Engineering , was the "Dutch clock , " yet many trainmen today scarcely know the moaning of the cx- prwslon. The "Dutch clock , " 8 It was universally called nmong railroad men , was n speed recorder which was placed In the caboose of freight trains and made lines on a roll of paper that Indicated the epecd of the trains and the duration ot stops. It was Invented by a minister of Canton , O. , and was taken hold of by the exccedlnfily energetic agents , who pushed it upon nearly every railroad manager In the country. The railroad tracks at that tlmo were nearly all Inferior , fast running was dangerous and wrecks common , The order to en- glncers not to exceed a speed 6f fifteen | miles an hour between stations was almost universal. These who Issued the order often did so to escape blnmo In case ot ftccldent , but others were sincere In their efforts to prevent running above the sched ule speed. Those who were opposed to fust uunlng saw In the "Dutch clock" a means f detecting violations of the rules relating o train speeds , and they lost no tlmo In uttlng It on the cabooses of all freight rains. Others followed milt because It was he fashion , and soon the greater part of ho railways In the middle western states ere provided with speed recorders. American Ingenuity was equal to the task 0 f vitiating ho records made by the speed 0a 0n ecorder. It was operated by clockwork a nd various plans were adopted by the ti ralnmen to prevent It from showing speed tir r coords < In excess of the regulations. Ono B cheme was to slip a piece of oiled paper U nder tbo marker , which caused It to reg- ll stcr an unintelligible blotch. That trlcK was soon found out. Then some ono dls- overcd that if you wind up a clock tight a nd hold pressure on It It proceeds to run act. They utilized this knowledge to make he clock record the stereotyped fifteen miles when the train was running at a much higher speed. Sitting beside the recorder holding up the winding mechanism was a tiresome'business and some genius about Kansas City In vented what was known as "Tho Mothcr-ln- Law. " This was nn apparatus that was at- t achof ( to the winding key and kept up on jxtra tension as long as It was used. Train men often found themselves In aA embar rassing position when they made a * fast run and discovered that the mother-in-law had drooped off. Various other resoVts were adopted for preventing the "Dutch clock" rom telling upon the violators of rules , and t 'Is ' doubtful If tbo apparatus did much to fulfill the duties for which U was applied. Railroad managers eoon began to realize hat where the trainmen respected the speed recorder , the movement of trains was materially retarded. An anecdote Is related . lated of John Oault , a famous railroad manager i , who was solicited to purchase epced recorders : "What good will It do ? " demanded that highly practical railroad man. ' "Will It make our trains run faster ? Will It help to inako a locomotive pull moro cars up a grade ? " "Well , no , " re plied the agent , "It will prevent trainmen from running trains too fast. " "That won't cult me , " said Oault. ' 'The trains run too slow now. What I am looking for Is something that will help to relieve the block of frejght the road Is suffering from. Trainmen are the best judge of how fast a train can run safely , The train nheet Is a good enough recorder for me. " ASH AND MUfi STORM AT SEA. An Oriental Steamer Meet * an Uii- uinal Kind of Ilnln. ; The ateamer. Reael gives a fuller account of Its 'experiences in the Quit of Tomlnl , says the Singapore Press. When It was on Its way to Pales bay on August 8 It got all at once , at 8 In the morning ; , an ash shower and thereafter a rain of mud. It became dark and the captain could hardly ieo In front of him. Not only the darkness hindered the ship in getting along , but also a heavy sea , which came up and caused a serious accident. The serang engaged In making a ladder fast which bad broken loose from the heavy rolling of the ship was struck by -wave and carried over board. Everything was done to save him. The captain had buoys thrown out , the en gines stopped and tbo ship turned to look for the drowningman. The darkness and the falling mud hindered their efforts and the man was not found. The Reaol proceeded to Paree-Pare. The mud was still falling at 11 a. m. On the deck , masts and awning there was a layer of mu'd upward of sx Inches tblck , which gave much trouble In getting It away. It Is supposed that the mud came from an active volcano on an Island In the Gulf of Tomlnt. The mud and ash came by a strong easterly wind over tbo Celebes to the west coast ! The heavy sea met on the west coast when the Rcael passed appears to bo as- crib&ble to tbo westerly wind , which blew strongly. Minded the Combination. Detroit Free Press : Ho Is ono of these gushing old beaus who think flattery the key to favor with the gentler sex. The other evening he was at a reception with his wife and they met the handsome Miss Blank , at whom be fired a whole battery of compli ments. Then turning to bis wife ho said : "It's a good thing I didn't meet her before I married you , my dear. " "Indeed It Is , " she smiled sweetly "for her. I congratulate MIse Blank. " settlement of Stanford Kutate. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec , 29. Superior Judge Coffey bos granted Mrs. Jane L. Stan ford an order for the final distribution of the estate of her late husband. Senator Leland Stanford. Legacies ntnountlni to | S,11S , 000 have boon paid In full , wHn the MO P tlon of $230,000 , which Is In dispute and which has been deposited with n trust oem * pany I , lubjoct to au order of the supreme court. Nearly nil ot this amount la claimed by tbo city ot Bnu Francisco anil the state of California for collatornl inheritance heritancetax. . The tax was paid under protest | , and on appeal < to the supreme court that tribunal declared the tax Illegal , but another hearing has bwu granted. Acroiiiitn of Colebronlc llnnk. COLEBROOK. N. H. . Dec. 29. Bank Ex aminer Carroll today confirmed the news that the Colebrook Notional bank had failed and ntated thnt ho had been appointed tem porary receiver. Ho declined to gho out any further statement , but a bank otllclal eald the examination ot the books disclosed Irregularities i covering ft period of fie years. The amount ot the BhorliiKO Is placed at $30.000. Life I.out In lliirnliiR Stable. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Cornelius McOnn- ncy and ten horses were- burned to death In n. flro which destroyed the two-story brick and , frame stnblo of Mrs. James Brooks otx West Fifty-fifth ntrcot < today. McGanney was asleep In the loft of the Btablo when the flro started. i Vote to Connerrnte MorrUon. SPRINGFIELD , III. , Dec. 29. The standIng - Ing committee of the Episcopal church held In this city has unanimously voted that Theodore N. Morrison , bishop-elect for tha dloccso of Iowa , bo consecrated. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tfie Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the Signature of O .A. TOUT .A. . Bun th x tto Kind You Have Always Bought Blgnttnra of o .A. m if o n. i .A. . 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