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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1899)
I"E OMAHA VH1TIAV. .TANTTA11V 111. 1flff . PUSHING EXPOSITION WORK Executive Oomralttco to Hira Necessary Help to Handle Preliminaries. LEASES ON THE GROUNDS TO BE RENEWED BIr. nonrvrnler MiiKKoMn ( lint Tlirre In Much tn Hit nnil No Tliup In to lie Lout In I'roiuotliiK III Mlunr. Some additional Impetus was Riven to the Greater America Exposition project as a consequence of a meeting of the Hoard of Directors of the exposition , hold Thursday afternoon. The executive commlttco was given Instructions to employ all persona needed to do the preliminary work. Steps wore taken to secure re-leases of the land upon which the exposition buildings stand , The commlttco on subscriptions was also urged on to more energetic work by ad- dllion of power. Edward I'osownter was the author of the resolution which glvca the executive com. mlttco the power to employ necessary help in preliminary work. He declared that he lias learned that the sentiment of tlio com mlttco Is not to employ anybody until It has caeh on 'hand ' , not to overdraw Its treasury by hiring men to carry on the early work that is required. Mr. Itosewater declared that the last exposition , and , In fact , no exposition could have gotten along had the directors waited until money was on hand to do work that was needed. He "insisted that several important appointments must Boon bo made , that correspondence regarding the exposition must be soon commenced with the legislature * now In session and that men tniiBt bo sent In some Instances to get these legislatures to take favorable action on the exposition. He therefore moved that It bo declared the sense of the directory that the executive commlttco be empowered nnd Is expected to prosecute necessary work and to employ any persons deemed essential , the directory guaranteeing the required money. The motion prevailed. There was considerable discussion on the matter of renewing the exposition ground leases. The fact developed that half a dozen of the largo property owners have de clared themselves willing to ro-loase their land to the exposition company , but so far oa can bo learned none of the many small property owners have been approached. Mr. Templeton , who Is now in charge of the exposition grounds , was selected ae the pcr- eon to take up this matter of leases with these land owners. An inquiry from Thomas Kllpatrlck > brought out the fact that so far the 25 per cent assessment recently called has been paid by only $75,000 of the $100,000 subscrip tions. Inasmuch as the exposition has in curred a debt of $5,000 , the chairman of the directory was given power to employ someone ono to collect the remainder ot the assess ment. Mr. Kllpatrlck remarked that during th * Week it has been in cxlstenco the subscrip tion committee has succeeded in getting subscriptions to the amount of $2,000 only. Chairman Miller of the commttteo ad mitted that only that sum has been raised , but ho declared that It was the result of a r lialf day's and not a week's work. Ho said that some of the members of the committee were out of town , while others were too busy getting up their annual Invoices to do any soliciting. A motion was made and prevailed that the chairman have the power of calling upon any member ot the directory to assist him In soliciting. A suggestion that somebody bo employed to solicit failed to catch the meeting. During the course of the discussion on this matter , Mr. Rosewatcr said that the labor unions are desirous of being represented on the board. He thought It a good Idea to make them a proposition to glvo them a director If they raise $10,000 in subscrip tions among the laboring men. FROM ONE TRUST TdTnOTHER JJrcil on Record Trimfern the Wood man lilnncfd (111 Work * to the American I < ln ecil Company. A deed on record transfers the real estate of the Woodman Linseed OH works , nt Seventeenth and Nicholas streets , from the National Linseed Oil company of Illinois to the American Linseed company of Now Jersey. Though the consideration given la only $10 thcro arc $97.50 worth of revenue stamps on the instrument , Indicating that the property IB valued at $97,600. The de- ecrlptlon of the property Is lots 1 and 2 , block 197V4. and lots 3 and 4 , block 198 % . The only significance the transfer has is to show the reorganization of the Linseed Oil trust. It does not affect the standing of the Woodman company In the least , so Bays Manager Jt W. Hirst , as Its lease con tinues for two years yet. The Woodman company sold Its property to the National company April 1 , 1890 , but took a ten years' lease : Last summer and autumn the National company went Into liquidation to clear up something like $1,000,000 of debts. A re organization was found necessary and the American company is the successor , with Mr. Miles , the head of the Cleveland Lin- eeed Oil works , as Its president. Alex- under Kttston of St. Louis was the president of the old tru.it. By way of further explanation Mr. Hirst , eays the Woodman plant Is being run in | dependently of the trust and will continue ' , to do so until the expiration of its lease. The trust simply 'owns the plant and bears the-same relation to the local concern ns landlord to tenant. Illriln am Iimcct Uontroyrm. Prof. Lawrence Ilruncr of the Slate uni versity delivered a lecture upon the subject of "filrds" before an audience In the teach ers' auditorium of the city hall Thursday night tinder the auspices of the Nebraska Humane society. The lecturer advocated the Idea of teaching to the school children of the state the value of the songsters as Insect destroyers , and nt the same tlmo thought It would be wise to Interest adults in such OVER A MILLION Dr. Hilton's Spe Try cific No. 3 is the n r s t Re in cdy e\cr offered to the Dr. HiUon's public to Cure 4i Cold , the Grip , mid PREVENT PNEUMONIA , a n il it is the ONLY remedy to day that can ( foil. It was first adver tised January , 1891. Since then over a million bottle tle s it n v e been sold. What bet ter testimonial as to the cflicacy of tills remedy could The Crip wo have ? If your druggist doesn't have It send 5octs , anil In I1. O.stampsor money order to DR. HILTON , PREYEXTS LowcllMass.and , receive a bottle by return mall. Pneumonia , Wo have a tresh stock of Hilton s Mo. 3. & ? . ? orr."A 8H13HMAN & il'CONNELL ORVQ CO. , Omaha , Neb. matters. Prof Ilruncr ( old how ho nt one tlmn opened tlin crop of a quail and found therein 112 Colorado brvllti. Computation IKUUM up n research enabled the speaker to Kioto that the comparatively few birds of Nebraska destroyed twclvo and ono-hnlf bushels of Insect's dally. GATHERING FARM STATISTICS ARnif * mill Committee of Hlntc lliinrit of AurlcuUuro to Work In Ititrrcnt \olirimUn. . The general passenger agents who hare their headquarters in Omaha met with a number of other parties In ox-Governor Kurnas' room nt the Mlllard hotel Thursday night to consider some effective means of securing reliable agricultural statistics In Nebraska. The report for 1S97 was Issued by the labor bureau In September , 189 ! , too late to bo used except In after years ' as'statlstlci. When the State Hoard of Agriculture hold Its lost meeting n committee of five con- ( listing of Judge M. L. Hayward , W. A. I'oynter , R. W. Furnas , F. C. Uassett and Austin Humphrey , was appointed to draft a bill for introduction In the legislature which would attain the object in view. The measure was drawn by 'ex-Governor Furnas and provides that the State Board of Agrl- culture fhall prepare these statistics. They will bo furnlshttd by the assessors of the various counties and a monthly bulletin Is sued. This Is the course pursued In Kan sas , where it Is conceded the best agricul tural report Is Issued of any gotten out in the United States. ABOUT TOWN. I County Commissioner Tom Hector tells a good story on himself , though It Is BorneOD what difficult to tell whether the Joke was on him or on Congressman Dave Mercer oren on a friendly South Omaha German. Per haps It was on all three , Mr. Mercer getting the heaviest end ot It. The big ruddy-faced chairman of the county board , who has often been mistaken for Commissioner Dan Begley of Sarpy county , but never before for Mr. Mercer , was riding on a South Omaha street car one afternoon with his cap drawn down well over his head and the collar of his ulster pulled up well over his cap. Ho was In deep meditation over the prcspects of a democratic majority In , the management of the affairs of Douglas county and also quietly preparing a nice speech to be de livered upon the occasion of his election as chairman , when ho was accosted by a smil ing llttlo fat man , whom ho knew as well an any member of the county board. "I like vun vord mlt you , Mr. Mercer , " sald _ the German , edging up close to Hector ; "I vant to tell you somedlngs apout dose politics , ain't It ? "Dot central committee told me to go und sphend all my money freely for der cam paign nnd It vos. all right. Veil , ve haf a leedlo party at our house und dey drank oop two kcga of peer. Ven I go to dose com mittee fellers dey said dey don't got no money for to puy peer mlt. " "Is that so ? " asked Hector sympathlz- ingly ; "why I gave those fellows $ C,000 for that very purpose. I tell you what I'll do I'll bo In Washington in about a couple of weeks and you send your bill to me. If the central committee docs not pay It I'll double it. By the way , you know Tom Hector of your city , don't you ? " Hector Interrogated his friend. "What do you think of him ? " "Veil , I tell you , " replied the admirer of Mr. Mercer in a tone of great confidence ; 'somedlmes ho vos a pully feller und some- dimes ho vos not. " "Don't you think ho would make a good man for sheriff ? " Hector next Inquired , keeping up his Mercer appearance. "A goot man for sheriff ! Got In hlmmel ! " was the answer ; "vot ve vent Tom Hector for sherltf for ? Wo haf a goot man now for sheriff und vo don'd vant a tarn Irishman for sheriff' von Douglas g/jundy anyway. " After this there was a pause In the conversation i1 versation , during which Mr. Hector swal 1- lowed four handkerchiefs , ono of tbem a big red bandanna -with white polka dots which ho had tbcen saving up for the Jnck- ] sonlnn club's banquet. Then the good- natured Teuton spoke up In the utmost con- clltatorlncss : "I say , Mr.- Mercer , I would like to haf vun von dem Mooscr rifles vat dose Sphan- lards shoot mlt. Maype you can send mo vun and vo calls dls puslness squharc ? " "I certainly will , old fellow , " Hector promised In his most assuring manner ; "you write to mo In about a couple of weeks and that will remind mo of it. You know that wo are pretty busy In Washington just now , but It you write to mo , addressing mo at the national capital , I will be sure to attend toil it and I will see you get one of those guns. " A look of the utmost satisfaction came over the faces of both men , the German nl- il0 rcady anticipating the pleasure of soon beIng - Ing possessed of a Mauser ride and Mr. Hector - tor chuckling over the fancied spectacle iCof Dave Mercer finding such a request on his I'erNiinnl I'nriiKrnplin. T. J. Wright of Chicago 'is at the Jler Grand. W. P. Wolfneer of Peorla Is at the Her Grand. Dr. W. P. Everts of Peorla Is at the Her Grand for a few days. Postomce Inspector D. J. Sinclair of Lin coln Is at the Her Grand. B. A. Branch of Chicago , with the Erlo lines , Is at the Her Grand. Harry Gllfoll of "A Stranger In New York" company is at the Her Grand. Manager Milton Powell of the Her Grand has gene to Kansas City for a few days' visit. visit.W W T. Long , late wagonmaster of the Second end Nebraska volunteers , has been appointed ; post wagon or trainmaster at Fort Reno , cdI. T. Mr. Long succeeds an old Indian scout named Clark , who had been In the service for hyears. . I. R. Barton of Now York Is In the city making his customary Nebraska visit. Mr. . Darton is said to bo the oldest traveling man , In point of experience , on the road. HO made his first trip down east In 1S32. Slnco that year ho has beeh on the road con tlnuotmly. Ho came west for the first tlmo In 1S70. At the Murray Fred L. Johnston , S. B. Wlnslow , Now York ; Charles Tobias , Cin cinnati ; H. H. Ooodell. Burlington ; L. InC. . Elkln , Sol Oathclnicr. H. 0. Ueno , George II. Bailey. Chicago : W. G. Whitmore. Val ley ; 13. II. Nash , St. Louis ; F. C. Follett , Hastings ; William McKycr , Columbus ; H. H. Shaw. Denver ; W. J. Burke , Missouri Valley ; J. W. Lane. Trinidad , Colo. Nebraskans nt the hotels : F. G. Harhn , Children ; 'D. J. Burke , Alltanco ; V. Allyn. " Callaway ; C. H. Jnck. S. A. Mllten , Hi.T. . Glllls , A. J. McCIanalmn , TekPiuah ; W. T.II. . Brtdgrr , Norfolk ; J. L. Wlesman. H. II.A. . Babcock , Lincoln ; J. C. Hedge. Hastings ; V. C. Schutz , Bentrlre ; D. M. Owen. Nor folk ; H. S. Livingston , Elkhorn ; Emmet I I. Ellis. C. E. Hopewell. Tckamah : Michael Dclaney , 0. M. Farrls , Cedar Bluffs. At the Mlllard-G. . Griflltb. A. 0. Blalck , Chicago ; A. rtosenthal. Alex H. Bohn , Alex Sacks , St. Louis ; James W. Orr , Atchl- snn ; W. P. Schwabacher , Alex Millar. E. hlE. . Froman , Margaret Ashtcn , Now York ; E. E.P. . Barton and wife , Phlladilphla ; Nane Plant , Boston : W. H. Holcorab. Chicago ; J. nt.B. . Stephens. Leavenworth ; Robert W. Furnas , Brownvllie ; J. P , Jones. C , C , Jones , Mrs. II. J. Triishy , Crcston , la. ; F. E. Mitchell , Topeka ; E. W. Crane and wife , Miss E. Thorpe , David City ; A. K. Smith. Bralnard ; A. G. Foelle , Wiener ; E. D. Miles. Kansas City ; A. L. Gertrude , Davenport , la. HYMENEAL Ilrnwn-lliirrnKfr. SIDLEY. la. , Jan. 13. ( Special Telegram. ) Dr. J. F. Brown of Slbley and Miss Maud Barragcr of Sheldon were married yester day at the residence of'tho bride's parents. 1 'LIMITS ' I POWER OF POLICE Only Oliief and His Depntlei Authorized to Berre Warranto , POSITION TAKEN BY JUDGE SLABAUGH Olil Charter Gave Fntrotmrn the HlKlit to llninllc Proem * , hat Wnn nt-vokrd l > r HIP Law A'mr Governing City. Judge Slabaugh has practically decided the habeas corpus case of Dan Buckovls , one of Policeman Jorgenson's assailants , in favor of the petitioner. Another day , how ever , was allowed Deputy County Attorney Dunn to look Into the question ot deputies of the chief of police. The court's position is that under the statute It requires a warrant to be served by the chief of police or his deputy. The old charter gave to the chief and any police man this authority , but In the new charter the legislature has seen fit to take this power away from the policemen and give It exclusively ( to the chief and his deputies. A point ] that aided the court In coming to this conclusion was that the chief * nd his dcpu- ties have the right to accept ball when the police court Is not In session , but ordinary policemen do not have this authority. poi So i far as the charging of Buckovls with one offense and binding him over for an other Is concerned , Judge Slabaugh holds that the charge of assault with Intent to do great bodily injury was included within the scope of the charge of assault with Intent to commit murder , and more particularly so , Inasmuch as the two charges were stated In the complaint , notwithstanding only the charge of assault with Intent to commit murder was stated In the warrant. AN ECHO OP Till : IATH EXPOSITION. CatnmliiK to Try Injunction Cnc Commenced Iiitit Summer. , Judge Scott has commenced the trial of the contempt case against President Gurdon W. Wattles of the exposition. Manager Abraham L. Reed and Superintendent S. B. Wadley of the Concessions department , Commandant C. E. Llewellyn of the guards and a number of Inspectors , cashiers and guards , as a sequel to the temporary In junction against the exposition procured by Fred T. Cummins on October 25. Besides the defendants mentioned the following are Included In the complaint : C. E. Brownlee , ' chief of Inspectors ; G. L. Martin , sergeant of guards : Murray Hill , Inspector ; M. P. Dabb , ticket taker , and W. W. Wilkinson and J. P. Pryor , cashiers. Cummins was the concessionaire who had the privilege of a half dozen lunch stands and also the seats at the fire works and bandstand. A controversy arose between him and the exposition management over money said to bo due from Cummins on his percentage. According to his contract he was to pay 25 per cent. The exposition offi cials placed cashiers and ticket mca at the lunch stands and the seats at the fire works. To this Cummins took exception and went Into equity court No. 6 for a remedy. Edson Rich , representing the defendants , made a statement to the court when the case was called ho Intended to eliminate all su perfluous elements. The injunction order cov ered six separate things objected to by Cummins , five of which the court agreed are practically out of the case , leaving only the question -whether the order was In tentionally violated or not. The fact that the contract between- Cummins and the cx- position gave to the latter the right to step In and , through the agency of its employes , eee that the receipts of the exposition were being properly collected , Mr. Rich thought , should operate to show that the defendants acted In the belief that whatever they did was In good faith on their part and In pur suance of the contract. The court took the position that 'this ' might 'be ' a-palliation , but " " not an excuse. A. A. Myers , en employe of Cummins , was the only witness examined. His testimony was for the purpose of showing that , acting under orders from their superiors , the cashiers placed at Cummins' lunch stands ' and the flro works , disregarded the Injunc tion and turned over all his receipts for October 26 to the exposition company. The Injunction was not served until the evening of that day. He also stated that the guards assisted the cashiers In withholding the TO- ceipts from Cummins. SEVERING THE MATRIMONIAL ri-it's. , _ . . , Experience Ulfllculty In Com- Hnihnndn to Pay Alimony. The equity courts have been having con siderable trouble lately in compelling the husbands In divorce cases to pay the ternl pornry alimony ordered , pending final dlspor sltlon of the cases. Recently Judge Scott had young Roy F. F.ot Alexander before him for contempt in not paying to his wlfo $200. This matter was compromised by the husband paying $150. 10.nt The general good character of the defendant predisposed the court In his favor. An other . case of this character is that of Anna I Kclley against Wallace P. Kellcy. The wlfo is a boarding house keeper and the hus band a railroad contractor. Judge Scott ordered the defendant to pay over $60 per month. Falling to do so the defendant was cited In contempt. The last move Is for an order of attachment against Kelley to en force the alimony order. Judge Fawcctt recently made an order re quiring Phlflp Drueth to pay some alimony to his wife , Mary Dreuth. The woman's at I torney has since represented to the court that Dreuth made certain misrepresenta tions on the stand regarding his property. Judge Fawcett has told the attorney tory j confer with the county attorney with a view to bringing a charge of perjury against Dreuth. A divorce has been granted Delia Bishop , the wlfo of Charles Bishop. Since the shoot. Ing by Mrs. Bishop of her husband's fcmalo cashlor she has been exonerated of the charge of shooting with Intent to kill. The divorce Is a sequel to the shooting. Mrs. Bishop was actuated to the deed by jealousy. The woman recovered In time. The divorce was allowed to Mrs. Bishop on the ground of extreme cruelty , she having charged hei- husband with having assaulted her at times. Mary J , Miller has secured a divorce from Aaron Miller on the ground of non-support. IlnlNOH a Law I'olnt. The suit of the county against W. A. Paxton and John A. McSlmnc , sureties on . the bond of ex-Sheriff John F. Boyd , to re cover $4,232.87 , alleged to have been the amount of money collected by Boyd during | his term In excess of the running expenses of his office , came up before Judge Koysor on a demurrer to the answer. After a brief oral dlscusslon lt was deemed best to have the arguments of counsel submitted 'on briefs. This matter has already been prac ' tically settled by Judge Fawcett. When it was argued before Judge Fawcett the defense - fenso showed that the leen suit had not been brought against the Boyd estate within the statutory time and the court so held. The point now raised by the attorney - tornoy for the sureties Is that It no claim can lie against the cstato of the principal , none can against the sureties and that the tardiness of hoity county Is responsible for this. The county alleges that Boyd collected altogether $15- 059.C5 and that his running expenses were ; $11.725.35. Sued for Lou * of nn Eye. A $10,000 damage suit against the Grant Paving company has been brought by John M. Davis , a laborer employed by the le- fendant. Davis bases his claim on the con- ditlon of the hammers used in breaking . . September 1C , nt the old city dump , The heads of 'thp hummer * had brcomn rounded and smooth , he says , Musing piece * of slag to fly In All directions , and ono of the pieces struck him In the right eye , ruining that organ. ATAX l.llJJf SUIT. Srott l > rrlilm tlio CHRP , CnnMil- rrliiK Several 1'olntn. A journal order has been made that may affect n , largo number of tax Hen foreclosure I l'rc ' suits. U was In the case ot Clarence 1 A. Starr against William Voss , Emma Wal Icr , , Potcr E , Her and others to have au ac counting of the taxes paid on a lot In Redlck's second addition. The order was made on the points set up In the answer of Mrs. Emma Waller. She alleged . that the county tax lery of 1S92 was in excess of $1.EO per $100 , did not make any inprt provision for the payment of the debts of the county contracted before the adoption of the present state constitution nnd wns therefore in violation of law and accordingly void. ' Another point made by her was that the several levies of 1890 , 1891 and 1892 were all made after the county board had oat as a board ' of equalization nnd after thirty days past'tho legal time. Judge Scott held and dismissed the suit. In his order an 1893 city sewer tax of over . $50 also figured. The Judge did not con sider 1 < ] the publication of the notice sufficient. ' Ono of the reasons given was that one of the three papers In which the delinquent list was published was in the German lan- guago. The 1892 county tax levy was $1.67 per $100V The levies for 1890 nnd 1891 , the court found , were made on July 10 of those years and that for 1892 on July 14 , the ' county commissioners having begun their session ns a board of equalization Juno 14. OICKI.VSON HICAUN THE ARGUMENTS. [ Conrt Taken the HDCNCII Cn o Iliulcr Ailvlxenient nnil Will Decide 1.liter. Judgo. Dickinson has heard the arguments In the John Boesen mandamus case against the Flro nnd Police commission nnd has taken the matter under advisement. Boesen , who has had several suits against the , Omaha Brewing association because of n.c alleged breach of contract by which ho . was ( dispossessed of a saloon after a license fee had been paid , protested to the com mission | against the granting of some six teen licenses to parties whom ho contended were simply agents for the brewing associa tion. The commission disregarded his pro . tests and ho demanded a transcript so that ( he could appeal to the district court. When this was dented ho procured an alternative wrlt'of mandamus. For the commission E. II. Scott argued that the law makes no provision for any expenditures of money for the purpose of transcripts and , besides , Boesen's suit was for his own Individual benefit and not for the public generally. He also appealed to the general statutory requirement , placing upon the appellant the burden of paying the costs. In Boesen's behalf J. J. Boucher said section 4 of the liquor law requires all the evidence to bo reduced to writing In protests , anyhow , and that his client's pro- " testa"wcro on behalf of the public. Gobcl Cime In Submitted. The Gobel case has been finally submitted j to Judge Dickinson for decision. It was the desire of the court to decide it before the term closed , which is on Saturday. It will be impossible now to do so before February 6 , the first day of next term. The main de fense of Rev. John Williams Is that the Specht loan of $4,000 was virtually o mtlfl- cation by the Gobel heirs of his acts of . guardianship and that a further ratification ' Is furnished in the fact that Mrs. Gertrude f Gobel Crane and her brother , Allen Gobel , | have since disposed of the property. On the other band the Gobel heirs claim to have produced evidence showing that a number of items were not properly accounted for by their guardian up to the time of bis dis charge. Mrs. Crane's husband says there is | something "like $6,000 not accounted for. RHODE GAINS ONE VOTE Third Wnrd Ancaornlili > Content on Before County JndKe Baxter for fU Hearing. County Judge Baxter began the recount In I the Rhode-Harrington contest over the I Third ward asscssorshlp Thursday and at the hour of adjournment five out of the ten precincts1 had been counted , giving Rhode a net gain of one. Thomas Harrington was elected over Henry Rhode by a majority of just two i votes , Harrington receiving 642 and Rhode JG . 640.All All objections -were waived BO that the case could go at once to a recount , but dur . ing the count Leo Estelle , on Rhode's be half , formally objected to every ballot not ' marked with a cross. Many of them had been marked wllh simply a stroke of the pencil. The tellers selected -wero Joseph Butler for Harrington and S. S. Jordan for Rhode. It had been the Intention to count only the five precincts specified In. . 'the petition , but It was agreed to have a recount of the en tire ward to prevent further controversy. Harrlngtpn lost one vote In the first pre cinct , gained two In each of the Third and Fifth and gained ono In. the Fourth ; net gain , four. Rhode lost one in the Third and gained three In each of the Fourth and Fifth ; net gain , five. There were no changes In the Second. Harrington's position now hangs on ihe ono vote. A Doable Crop of Aiiplcn. On a Long Island farm Is an apple tree I which bore two crops of fruit the past year and the farmers are taking unusual interest In this peculiarity of nature. Just as much interest 'has been shown in Hosteller's Stomach ach Bitters , which has the peculiarity of curIng - Ing dyspepsia , indigestion , constipation and blood disorders that other remedies fall to benefit. In chronic cases it rarely falls and its cures whenever a cure Is possible. LOCAL BREVITIES. The burning out of a chimney at 2523 Chicago cage street caused a run by the firemen nt 6 p. m. yesterday. The lunch that was to bo served nt the "Gardner memorial parish house" Saturday next has been unavoidably postponed. This morning Chief of Police W'llte ' , acting I on the advice of the county attorney , will deputize to all police officers authority to serve warrants. Asa II. Norton has sold to D. O. Hopper his farm of 250 acres en the Elkhorn river about two miles south of Waterloo for $9,000. The deed was recorded yesterday , 10.ey Floyd D. Coffey has sued Clara P. Coffey for a dlvorco on the ground of desertion. > The parties were married in this city No- vember 6 , 1889 , and Coffey alleges that wlfo left him In December , 1893. A basket ball team of the Young Men's Christian association went over to Fremont to play a game with the Young Men's Chris- tlan association team there. There was mo brilliant playing on both sides , but the ire at the finish" was 9 to 2 In favor of the local team. County Judge Baxter granted a marrlogo license to two mutes Thursday. They were Frank W. Bruner , son of J. J. Bruner , ireB. Douglas precinct farmer , and Miss Nettle B. Kitchen of this city. Both arc young people. The groom's father and the bride's mother , Mrs. Mary Rowe Kitchen , were present. The minister selected to perform the ceremony was Rev. C. N. Dawson of the Walnut Hill Mothodlst Episcopal church At th request of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations all Jewish synagogues throughout the country will hold a memorial service for the soldiers wDo fell In the recent cent war with Spain. At Temple Israel this service- will be held this evening and a col lection will be taken toward the national monument fund. Dr. Leo M. Franklin will preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion. Next Friday night he will deliver his farewell - well addrcia. i PT U1 I Mayor Approves Resolution Providing for Expenditure of Money , MANY MEN EMPLOYED IN DOING THE WORK ThorniiKlifnrpH III tlip lliinlumi Din trlct Receive Attention 1'lrM , After Whlett Keitdent Portion Will lie Looked After. The work of removing the Ice , filth and slush from the downtown streets IMS com menced ; , The cleaning will continue until the $1,000 appropriated for the purpose , by the city council has been exhausted , Mayor Moorrs signed the resolution adopted by the city council , which rescinds its former action of a year ago In ordering the Board of Public Works not to clear any enow or Ice off of streets without specific orders from the council. As soon as this felgnature was affixed Chairman Rosewater of the Board of Public Works employed ofme men and teams and set them toork. . The men will pick the Ice and filth off the streets and haul It away. Then the streets will bo thoroughly Hushed. This work will first bo done on Farnam and Douglas streets. When these thoroughfares are cleaned the men will turn their attention to .Sixteenth street and to other cross streets. The $1,000 appropriation Is not considered sufficient to do all the work that Iscot necessary to put the streets In first-class condition , but after It Is expended Mayor Moorcs Intends to ask for an additional ap propriation. "I am very sorry to see the clash between the chairman of the Board of Public Works and the city council , " the mayor declares. "Tho city council certainly must have had confidence in the ability of tlio city engineer iT It would never have confirmed his appoint ment. If this confidence has been removed , ! let j the cocuull take steps to remove him. Attempts to hamper him and his department are childish and ridiculous , and will bo frowned down upon by the citizens. The council should eet asldo a certain sum for the use of the board and let It spend that money ns It sees fit. The board should not bo told what to do and what not to do with Its appropriation any moru than the police or fire departments. The board is a 'respon sible body , and upon It alone should rest tin responsibility of the condition , of the streets. ! No such responsibility can rest on the board If the council shall dictate how the board shall expend Its street cleaning fund. " The existing smallpox situation Is calling attention to the condition of the streets. In view of the threatened epidemic City Physi cian : Spaldlng declares ttiat the filthy condi tion of the streets Is a source of great dan ger. Ho declares : gem "I do not say that smallpox Is caused by filthy streets , but I do fiay that the filthy premises and surroundings help to spread the disease. The Board of Health is ex pected to prevent an epidemic if it possibly can , but It must have help. And one of the most valuable helps that can be furnished Is the cleaning of the dirty streets. " To clean Omaha's streets , It Is said , will mean a vast amount of work and the ex penditure of' thousands of dollars , bccaus they uro in bad condition all over the city. thRi Regarding this Chairman Rosewater of the RiBi Board of Public Works said : "Tho streets of the city are very filthy In the outsldo districts , as well as down town. The alleys arc In a worse condition. To ( thoroughly clean these alleys and streets it would cost 'In ' the neighborhood of $10,000. That : looks like a big sum of money , but what is it in comparison with the health wof of the city ? Other cities have allowed their streets to remain 111 thy and they have been forced to extend their cemeteries. " SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. It Is expected that considerable grading will bo done hero in the spring. Several petitions are now being circulated for signers and these documents will be laid before the city council before long. Resi dents on the eastern portion of 0 street want grading done between Thirteenth and Seventeenth streets In order to open up some very desirable residence territory. A petition for the grading of Twenty- third street from O to S street has nearly enough signers and If these can bo secured the document will soon go to the council. Some residents nro so anxious to have this street graded that they are talking of pay ing the cost for those who refuse to sign. Then there Is the alley between Twenty- second and Twenty-thlnl streets and I and J streets to be graded. The ordinance for this grading was passed nt a recent meetIng - Ing of the city fathers. There Is some talk of having the alloy between Archer and O streetK , from Thirteenth to Fifteenth street graded as soon as the frost Is out of the ground. Grading contracts were let last year at from 7 to 0 cents per cubic yard and it is hardly thought that the prices will bo any higher this year. Two new sewers are projected , one to ex tend through the alley between Twenty- sixth and Twenty-seventh streets from Ate to II streets nnd the other from Twentieth nnd G streets to Missouri avenue. Sewers ; were laid here last year for less than $1 per lineal foot and the prices will not rule much , If any , higher this year. These Im'c provements are to bo paid for by districts. Each district Is bonded for the sum required ' , ' the city securing the bonds. HorMPM tor Fire Dfimrtmciit. Mayor Ensor has purchased a team ot horses for flro department purposes. The team was secured from a farmer living near Weeping Water and the animals were given a trl-al yesterday afternoon. One horse -was It bought outright , but Its mate did not strlko ] the mayor's critical eye , though ho brought ; him along with the understanding that If after a. fair trial the animal etiould prove ) unsatisfactory It could bo returned and the owner given an opportunity of replacing It. Ono of the horses weighs 1.3CO pounds and the other 1,450 pounds. Both are fine lookIng - Ing animals and the price paid , $300 , Is con- sldercd reasonable. One of the horses will be placed at fire hall No. 1 , replacing the gray bought a year or two ago and the gray and the other new horse will bo sent to Indian 11111 , relieving the team there. Ttye team on Indian Hill has been In constant service for seVen or eight years and Is In need of rest. Mayor Ensor Is in favor of building a corral in the rear of No. 2 fire hall to turn the old horses into during the day. At nicht they can bo placed in stalls , which WCTO built when it was thought a steam fire engine would bo placed In this house. It Is not the Intention to sell these horses , as the mayor hopes to purchase a road machine In the spring and this team can be used on It. Ono or two extra horses are needed to take the place of those in actlvo service , for acci : dents occasionally happen. clcl It has been the custom , In case of acci : dents to any of the horses to secure ono clat a livery stable for temporary use , but this plan Is not a success , as the strange horse becomes frightened at the alarm gongs and tdls delays the department In getting out. It will only be a month or two now until the council will take up the matter of buyIng - Ing a road machine. With such an ap paratus It U thought that all of the unpavcd streets In the city can bo kept In first-class repair at a small cost. More than this , It Is figured that more than the cost of the machine chine can bt > saved the first year , provided the city docs not bave to buy a team. By the purchase of the new flro horns , the for the rend ncrnper Is provides ! . The nuchlno Itself will not coat much , If any , more than a team of homes. Thoao who have looked at the work done by these niH- rhinos day that the road U left writ rounded up and In good condition mid ttiln la what the people of this city are continually dt > - maiidlng. Whole streets could be repaired In a day , where under the day labor sytitviii It takes a day to properly repair two or three blocks. lloonin. City Engineer Beal nnd Chief of Police Carroll will probably exchange * office rooms. The room In the basement now occupied by the chief of police Is mucli better suited to the needs of the engineer than the one he now occuptej and Is uot suitable at nil for the chief of police. George & Co. , tlu agents for the building , have agreed to make the changes desired. A door will bo cut from the police court room Into the chief's now office room ami this will assist mate rially In ventilating the court room , These change * will be made ns BOOH as the fcrco of carpenters employed on the building can get around to It. Cnr Iilne on Thirteenth Street. A committee from the East Side Improve ment club will watt upon the managers of the Omaha Street Railway company In n day or two In connection with the proposed extension of the Thirteenth street line tu Missouri avenue. The South Sldo Improve ment club of Omaha Is helping In the matter and a committee from tills club will join the east sldcrs In a request for nn extension ot the line. It is stated that If the proposed line isbuilt the eastern portion of thp city will fill up rapidly and that Is what holders of property in that section desire. 1'a v I UK Cane ( ioeM ( Ivor. At the request of Mayor Ensor , the Twenty-fourth street paving case has been continued until the next term ot court , Judge Fawcett having granted the continu ance when the mayor and City Attorney Montgomery gave their reasons for the re quest. The mayor stated that nt the next meeting of the city council he will suggest that ono or more attorneys bo employed to assist the city attorney In fighting thu case. In cao the decision should bo against the city au appeal to the supreme court will be taken. Mimic City ( lOMNlp. Dr. C. M. Schlndel Is quite sick. Ed Munshaw has returned from a business trip to Chicago. DoWllt Whlto has returned from a trip to New Mexico. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Seth A. Tlbblts , 2308 i , street , a boy. The local olllco of The Bco Is now located In the now city hnll building. , A daughter of Mrs. Keith In the Redlck block Is down with scarlet fever. Captain Ettcr expects to take charge of the South Omaha postoffice on Monday. Sheep Butchers' union. No. 36 , will give a ball at Koutsky's hall Saturday night. An Important meeting of the Eastern Star will bo held at Moscnlc hall Saturday even ing. ing.Tho The flro department flushed the paved Btreeits In the business portion of the city yesterday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Anderson , Thirty-fourth and K streets , died yesterday. The canvass for the 1S9D directory has been computed. The new book will bo Is sued in April. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kloln 'have returned from Atlantic , la. , where they visited frlenda and relatives for a week. Mrs. T. II. Eusor has returned from Colorado rado Springe , Colo. , where she went to place heir daughter Eunlco In school. Mall Currier Derbyshire was bitten by a dog on Twenty-fifth afreet yesterday after noon , and a policeman shot the animal. Members of Boo Hive lodge will meet at 12:30 : today to participate with the Omaha Masons in the funeral of Robert Jordan. W. M. Alexander of Pender , Neb. , has 1 moved to 'this ' city and will occupy the R. U. Young house at Twenty-sixth and E streets. Miss Lena Rector , who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. King for a couple of months , returned to her home at Arapahoe yesterday. Mrs. Pudln , who lives on the west side of Eighteenth street , between N and O streets , Is reported to bo In destitute cir cumstances. Kay W. Hunt , who was elected assessor for the First ward last November , qualified . yesterday. Mr. Hunt has Just recovered ' from ' a two weeks' siege with the grlpX The limit on membership In the South Omaha club has been raised from thirty to elxty. A eiumber of applications from bus iness men are now awaiting action by the executive committee. No definite arrangements have been made In regard to the proposed charity ball , but Mrs. W..S. Babcock , president of the Hospi tal association , Intends getting the joint committee together as socn. as possible. J. W. Collins , the mr.ci who was shot last Sunday by Grading Contractor Sharp , was a llttlo better yesterday and It Is now thought 'that ho will pull through. Sharp's preliminary hearing Is sot for next Monday. George Raworth has been fined $10 and castH and ncntcnccd to ten days in the county Jail for malicious destruction of property. Raworth , It Is alleged , broke two panes of glats hi a Twenty-fourth utreot sa I' loon ' a day or two ago. Friends of Rawortl are talking of appealing the case and with this t Idea In view Raworth was released on bonds t signed by C. M. Rich. The warm weather itho last few days has melted most of the snow and dledoecd aiy amount of garbage In the alleys , all-over the city. Sanitary Inspector Montague took a ride around the city during the afternoon and was surprised to find KO much fllth. He intends ' getting right to work to have some 'c ' of the worst places cleaned in order to bead | off an epidemic , 'PEYCKE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS GOCH to the Town Over the Illvcr toe Smallpox HeonrK Hint ExlutH In IIIn Own HouMcliol < ] . i I Ernest Peyckewho resides at 213 South Thirty-sixth street , and In whoso home smallpox broke out a couple of days ago , I stopping at the Grand hotel , Council Bluffs | where ho has been ever since leaving Omaha An 18-year-old daughter of Ernest Peyck 1s afflicted with smallpox. She had been alt Ing for some days. A physician was callei and upon the father being Informed of th character of the disease , he took Ills younf son and left the house , confiding his where abouts to only members of the family. Prlo : to going away from home , Peycke ordered i telephone put In the kitchen of hla house , not telling the officers of the company o the men who did the work , that mcmbur ; ; of his family were dawn with the disease The men worked there , eevcral hours and I was not until they had concluded thcl labors ' that they wcro Informed that they had 'been in a pest house. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. Itartlflciallydlgcststhefoodand aids Nature in BtrcDRthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive 3r gans. It is the latest discovered digest- ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It instantly tics stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn , Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea , SlckHeadacheGastralgiaCrampsand 1 all other resultaof imperfect digestion. Preoared by E. C. DtWIU A Cg. , Crjlcago. 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