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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1899)
TITE OMATTA DATTjY UEE : TUESDAY , FEBRrAUY 21 , 18JM ) . BONDS IMC A .BIG FIGURE Cleveland Firm Pays Good Price for Board of Education Securities , MORE GUNS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS .Uonnl Decide * to Mnl < r a Ptirclinnc nt Arum ivlth Which to Umnlia'n Amateur Solillern. In rather violent contrast with the tu multuous meetings tlmt have been the fashIon - Ion for the last few weeks , last night's meeting of the Hoard of Education was n very gcntlo nnd mild function. IIy far the most Important bit of the proceedings was the awarding of the $2.0,000 High school bonds to Lambrecht Ilros. company of Cleveland on Its premium of $21,275 the highest bid offered by tbo fifteen bidders yesterday afternoon. When this bid had been formally accepted the JS.OOO certified checks of the other nnd unsuccessful bid ders were returned to them. During the course of the meeting the rep resentative of the successful bidders made n request that the bonds bo delivered on or before Muy 1. A * the bonds were sold with accrued Interest until delivery and the board IH not required by the contract to de liver them until July 1 , this proposition hardly met with favor , Inasmuch UK the money will not bo needed until the latter date. If the request should bo granted the school district would have to pay some J1.GG6 additional Interest on the bonds for the two months. The matter was referred to the finance committee and attorney. The accusations made ngalnst .Member Van Glider by the Investigating committee report recently were not even mentioned during the meeting. There was only a Blight echo of the existing unpleasantness apparent when the committee on claims made Its report In favor of the usual num ber of claims. Among the Items were two , aggregating $130 , for stenographic services in the Into Investigation , In which Member Van Glider acted In the dual role of ac cuser nnd accused. When the report was put for adoption Van Gilder made an ob jection. "I can vote for all the rest of the re port except for this Item , because it la ex cessive , therefore I vote no , " said Van Glider. His was the only vote In the nega tive. CHUN for the Cnilctn. The High school cadets will finally bo supplied with the forty guns which they have lacked Blnce the beginning of the school year , the weapons having been used to equip the Nebraska volunteers. These guns will bo purchased with equipment at n cost of nut to exceed $ D each. Ulds will be called for. This action was taken by reso lution of Hess , which was offered as a sub stitute for a committee report , that the government be asked to donate or sell guns that nro not In use or were captured from the Spanish In the late war. It was not considered that the government haa any sort of guns to give away and consequently It was determined to buy them. A large contingent of the cadets was present at the meeting nnd went away happy as a result of the action. The special committee ttiat had been ap pointed to discover whether Omaha Is paying moro for Its school books 'than ' other cities reported that it hud found that the city is paying as low nnd even a. lower prlco for its books , with the exception of a few cities. Among these exceptions arc Salt Lake City , Dts Molncs ami Columbus , O. , nnd the fcecre- bary was Instructed to find out If as low a flguro could not bo secured as these places. Mrs. Helen Borsbelm , secretary of n now mission for Syrians established on South Tlilrteonth street , ' Informed tht board that It Is the intention to start a night school In connection with the Institution and asked that the board help the enterprise by donat ing the necessary books. Owing to a rule of the board no school property can b given away , but the mission officers will bo per mitted to buy as many cast off books as they desire for 1 cent apiece. Granted Leave * of AliHi-iiec. Miss Dlnlturff , who desires to pursue fur ther studies In Leland Stanford university , ami Mrs. Roudebush , both teacliers in the High school , were granted leave of absence during 'tho rest of the year. To replaca thorn Ada I. Atkinson wab assigned to teach English and history nt the rate of $90 per month and J. W. Uoudebush was assigned to teach mathematics at the rate of $ SO a month. ' Elizabeth Rolllnson Park and Josephine Btart were placed en Hie list of assigned teachers. I { . O. Parmalee of this city and Charles C. Webb of Red Oak , la. , made application' for the .position of military Instructor In the High school. The board decided to sign the petition for the grading of Phelpe school in the vicinity of Forest school. IliihcinliiiiK ColiiK to Convention. The flret biennial meeting of the Western Hohcmlun brotherhood will bo held at New Prague , Minn. , this week. This organi zation was formed In this city two years ugo as an offshoot from 'Wiu ' C. S. I * . S. Since then itwenty-two lodges have been formed In this Kate and the order 1ms 2,000 within ltn Jurisdiction. The delegation from Nebraska 'to ' the meeting ut New I'ragwi will meet In Omaha today for a con- 'etenco nnd will go north over the Omaha THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS Is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination , but also 'to the care und skill with which it is iimnufuelured by bcientiflo processes known to the OAuron.si.v Fin SVKUP Co. only , nnd wo wish to impress upon all thu importance of ntirchusinp the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CAUKOKNIA Fie Svnui1 Co , only , a knowledge of that fact will assist ono in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI FORNIA. Fie SvKtjr Co. with the medi cal profession , and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has gliran to millions of families , mibss the name of the Company u guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far In advance of all other laxatives , as it acts on the kidneys , liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them , and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects , please remember the name of n the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. MA.V i'llA.NClbGO , f U IUII8TILI.E. Uj. M'.W VOHLN. . V ro ; l tins afternoon. There- will be About twenty ileleKatw from Nebraska , Johh Ho-sleky representing tM city. FEATURES OF EXPOSITION I'liin * Appro * oil for the IllR Aniil- | tlirntrr tin the urtli Tract , Pinna were approved at the meeting of ( he executive committee of the Greater Ameri ca Imposition -Monday for ( lie erection of nn Immense covered amplthentcr , which will bo used for the spectacular features like "Cuba" nnd the "Uattle of Manila , " as well as for fireworks. Tlio ampltlieater will be constructed on the space occupied by the Wild West show lost year , with an open from towards the north. It will seat 15,471 people and n couple of thousand more can bo crowded In If the necessity occurs. The Inlto onblch the spectacles will occur will bo 80x250 feet and will be located very I nearly where the lake was built laot year. The whole arrangement will occupy n space 250x450 feet and the Improvement will make It possible to pull * off the entertainments In any sort of weather. Mwfi of the tlmo of the committee was occupied by the consideration of the leases of portions of the exposition grounds that had not been previously approved. They are now practically all closed and no further dlniculty will' ' bo encountered on this score. An application for a space of 60x100 feet for the display of the elaborate spectacle , "Tho Knchanted Isle , " or "A N'lght In Ha- wnll , " was filed and It will txs granted If the applicants and the exposition officials can agree on. terms. Jay Burns was appointed temporary super intendent of concessions and will begin look ing after that feature of the show at once. The general olllces of the corporation were moved yesterday into ttio rooms formerly occupied by the Transralflslsslppl Exposition. Secretary Wnkorield of the latter organiza tion la now Installed In the rear rooms and theeo will also shortly be occupied by the new enterprise. BULGE IN THE EGG MARKET < ieneral llrllof tliat Prlcen of HCII Product * Miint Soon Decline. It haa been n long time , produce men say , since the egg market has been In an unsettled a condition as It Is at the present time. The cold weather Is , of course , to blame , as It has not only shut off the Im mediate supply , but ecems to have stopped the hens from laying. The early part of last week , however , receipts were so heavy that dealers came to the conclusion Hint there were plenty of eggs to meet all de mands and ronfcquently sold what came In as rapidly as possible. The wholesale mar ket on Friday went as low as 15 cents and the general impression was that It would reach 14 cents by Monday. Saturday , how ever , receipts were very light and what few were in sold as high as 20 cents and a few caecs went for more than that. On Monday receipts were again exceedingly light and some commission men held llielr stock at 22 cents. With the price at 20 cents , or over , the demand is very light and it will take only a very slight Increase in receipts to cause a big drop. The feeling seems to be that within the next twenty-four or thirty-six hours there will be eggs enough on the market to cause an immediate drop and shippers who are not cautious will be heavy losers. At the pres ent time it Is not safe to quote the market over 17 cents and with even moderate re ceipts it is probable that the price would bo still lower. PLANS FOR A NIGHT SCHOOL Itcv. TiniiliiitHlim OIIOIIN ail Institution to Tench Arhlile uud ' A start has been made by Rev. J. b. Taminosian , the Armenian missionary , with his Arabian night school at the "Love and Peace" mission , 1460 South Thirteenth street. He announced on Sunday , when he inaugurated this mission , that he had such an Institution in contemplation , so Monday c\enlng a few more than a dozen children appeared for enrollment , most of them be ing 'boys. The school is to be formally opened this evening. It is the Intention to teach both Arabic and English and with the aid of a black board the pupils are to be made acquainted with all the Intricacies of the orthography which obtains In this country , as well as the peculiarities of the alphabet used by the followers of Mohammed. Rev. Tamlsonlan Is from Anttoch and during the exposition he hold services at the Streets of All Na tions. Many of the employes of that at- traHl-n ami the Streets of Cairo have been wintering In Omahu. In anticipation of the Greater America Exposition this summer , and the earnest missionary hopes to have n pretty good sUed school In a very short time , as their children are expected to at tend. After a brief talk to the children , as they were giving In their names Monday night , he explained his program for the school. DANBAUM MUST SETTLE UP Clly Council INMIII-N MaillfPNto to tlio Catorrr at tlii- City .lull. In committee of the whole meeting Mon day afternoon the council called upon Joe Danbaum , who has the contract for furn ishing city prlboncrs with meals , to pay $10 a month rent for the room , gas and the water ho has been using In the city Jail since ( in Installed himself there last Oc tober. If It Is not paid the rental will betoken token out of Dnnbaum's bills that are now pending before the council. He will ho given an apportuulty to retain quarters In the Jail-for the same rental In the future If ho deslrca. The matter of opening North Thirteenth street was once moro shehed. H was de cided to adopt the report of the Advisory board , disapproving of the appraisement of damages because they are too high. No other business was considered , because tlio council does not care to have much on hand at tonight's meeting , which will bo rushed through as quickly as possible to enable the city father to catch the train for Kansas City. City officials who will make the trip are requested to hand their nanu's to Councilman Mount , chairman of the committee on arrangements , nt hU of fice. 209 South Sixteenth street. A round trip faro of $5.SO or less will be secured. PRICE AND GRAVES HELD tiMiMl of ItnliliiK nrorKi * Kealnn C'axo AunliiNt Alfn-il IN DlNllllHHIMl , Jasper Price , Fred Graves and Alfred filvens were tried Monday afternoon before Judge ( jordon on the charge of robbery. George Seaton wns the complaining wit ness. Beaten alleged that ho arrived from Iowa January " 0 and as It was a very cola night , dropped Into a colored restaurant on Capitol avenue at the request of a colored fellow to get warm. When he left ho says he was held up and robbed of $14 by three men with whom ho had been talking In the restaurant. Judge Gordon dismissed the raet ! against Glvens and lield the two for further examination. A warrant has been issued for the arresl of Elmer Holmes , charged with having con ducted u gambling room at the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Douglas streets nn and nrlnr t/i January " 0. 1'EEDING OUT POLICE FORCE Herbert Spencer's ' Doctrine of the Survival of the Fittest to Apply , THIRTY OFFICERS MAY BE CASHIERED Ittntrnrt Chief White to 1'rcnrnt n Mat of tlif Weak est Melt on the Korcc for D The Board of Fire and Pollco Commis sioners Instructed Chief of Police White Monday night at Its regular meeting to iresont the names of thirty members of his force to It for consideration , when It gets ready for the reduction , to meet the exigency caused by the police approprla- lon. It gave him to understand that ho should select the weakest men and poor est officers on the force , so that IU effect iveness will not be lessoned any moro than is possible under the circumstances. Mayor Moorcs stated that the cut In the force probably would not reach thirty raon , but Ihe board desired to bo prepared for any emergency that might nrlse. The board decided that It would enforce the Sunday closing to the extent of re voking the licenses of saloonmcn who per sist In keeping their places open. This moans , It says that It will not waiter [ or a conviction In the police court before , hey take decisive action , William Dillon was granted license to conduct a saloon nt 220 South Fourteenth street. Detective P. F. Havoy was given ten days' leave of nbstence on account of sickness. The finance committee recommended the sale o' $500 worth of paving bonds to en able the Police Relief association to meet Us liabilities. The committee also approved the rein statement of Captain P. Mostyn and the allowance of his salary to January 23 , as tils resignation was placed in the hands of the city attorney on that date. Doth rec ommendations were adopted. FUSILLADE ON WEST FARNAM Two OIHccriH Have n Ijlvely Shootliitf AITraj' ivltli n Iluo of Diul Men. Officers Gleseko nnd Cunningham , the latest recruits to the police force , fought a lively pistol battle with two desperadoes about 10:30 : o'clock Monday night , on Twen ty-ninth street near Faruam. The side walks were crowded with pedestrians at the time and it is duo to this fact that the men were not captured. When the shooting be gan the desparadoes wore several hundred I ' feet in advance of their pursuers. After 1 emptying the chambers of their revolvers at the policemen they mingled with the crowd , where the officers did not dare to continue shooting and dodging into dark cross streets escaped. The oflioers were not injured , but one of the fugitives is thought to have been crippled by a bullet , as ho limped percep tibly when running. The first shot was fired by one of the men whom the officers asked to give an account or himself. 'At ' Twenty-ninth street and Loavonworth , while Gleseke and Cun- j nlngham were patrollng their beat , a i stranger approached nnd asked what time it was. He appeared to bo nervous and after he walked away down the street the officers decided to follow him. They saw another man come out of a dark alley a few blocks from Leavenworth and the two walked along together. As both were shab bily dressed and as they acted suspiciously , Gieseke and Cunningham decided to ques . tion them. j They hastened tholr steps and when within . a few hundred feet from the men Cunning ham called to them to wait a minute. By way of answer one of the pair turned partly around and leveling a pistol at the policemen - i men flred. His companion followed the example - 1 ample and both started to run , shooting as they went. The officers drew revolvers and gave chase , returning shot for shot. The firing 'began a block from Farnam street , j i where passersby were numerous. The men ran Into the crowd and turning from TwenI I ty-nlnth street Into Farnam picked their way i through pedestrians till they came to Twenty-eighth street. Here they turned north and disappeared In the darkness. | More than a dozen shots were exchanged , 1 and many people saw the running battle , I though they made haste to find shelter from I i stray bullets. The smaller of the two men limped as If It was painful for him to run i and the police have hopes of learning who he Is because of his Injury. ELKS DANCE AND MAKE MERRY Ainntciir Actor * Arc Iiiformnlly TII- tertnlnoil Iiy tlio Order In HCIMX- nitliiu of Their Horvlcow. The recent entertainment given by the Elks' lodge of Omaha for the benefit of Its charity fun had a pleasant aftermath at the Commercial club last night , where the committee entertained the men and wo men who assisted to make the previous en tertainment ono of the most successful ever given by the organization. The affair was of n somewhat Informal character nnd was thoroughly enjoyod. The festivities were Inaugurated with a banquet , which was served In the dlnlnp ; room at 8 o'clock. About forty guests sat at the tables , which were prettily decorated with clusters of roses and sprajs of smllax and laurel. The menu was discussed informally whllo an orchestra rendered n concert program of excellent music nnd then the guests ad journed to the parlors , which had been cleared for dancing , nnd the remainder of the evening was most delightfully spent In that pastime. The affair was In a degree a testimonial to express the appreciation of the commit tee of the services rendered by the par ticipants in the theatricals and It was made sufficiently enjoyable to Induce the guests to consider themselves well repaid for tholr exertions. nt Tiilili * . Tha second annual bamiuct of the I'ythlan Veteran association was given last evening at the Her Grand hotel. The cozy dining rooms wcro handsomely decorated for the occasion and the guests numbered about fifty. John J. Monoll , I' . S. U. , was toast- master. Following were the responses : "Tho I'ythlan Outlook in Nebraska. " W. W. Young , (1. C. , Stanton ; "Tho flood of the Order nnd Other Orders , " Daniel Wheeler , V. C. ; "Tho Forlorn Hope of Pioneer Lodges , " J. S. Shropshire , P. G. C. , Hutte , Mont. ; "Twenty Years a Knight , " J. M , MacFnrlaud , I1. S. U. ; "Tho Pythian Youth of ' 74 The Veteran of ' 9. " J. W. Carter , P. S. H. , Sioux Falls ; "Tho Homauco of the Order , " Will L. Seism. S. n. ; "Tho Veterans , Gray and Gay , " John Q. Goss , P. S. R. ; Bellcvue ; "Tho Uniform Hank nnd the Army. " Major Edwin J. Davis , U. S. A. Walnut IIIH'H ItiMlvnl. The second week of the revival meetings at the AValnut Hill Methodist church com menced last night with Increased attend ance nnd Interest and enthusiasm. The singing was particularly good and enjoyable. Jonathan Mcllen. added 1o the prognm with a vocal solo. The address was in ado by the pastor of the church , Hev. 0. N. Dawson. The sermon t ilght will lie preached by Hcv. Welch of the Seward Street church. MlnlH < c-rliil I'tiloii Ollloi-rx , The Ministerial union haa elected the fol lowing officers 'to servo during the easulng year. President , Hcv. C. N , Dawson of Iho Walnut Hill Methodist church , secretary , lUv Jacob Kl ok of 'he Hillside Congrega tional church , member of the executive com mittee , nev. C. H. Allen , of the Ho-- - Huptlsi church. Progress was reported In the work of j taking a religious census of the cKy. Some | of the churches have completed their Kharo t of the work , whllo others have but started. The address of the meeting1 wns made by C. A. Costs on "Tho Kind of Pro-ichors We Want. " i\lipinllttiro * mill ItcriMiurn , Dr. Victor Ilosownter addressed the de partment of political economy of the Woman's club 'Monday ' afternoon on "Munic ipal Expenditures nnd Revenues. " Under the first head he discussed education , char ities , fire , water , lighting , police , health , streets nnd street construction , parks and public grounds , public buildings , adminis trative salaries , Interest nnd miscellaneous expenses , such as these for election nnd city advertising. ' Interesting statistics relating to the amount expended In these depart ments In the moro Important cities of the United States were given. The evolution of the fire nnd police protection was shown. Regarding municipal ownership , ho stated that In two-thirds of the cities the public owns Us water plant. In 200 towns the municipalities operate their own system of electric lighting nnd about n dozen cities furnish tholr own gas. Municipal revenues were treated under seven divisions , namely , these derived from subsidies , gifts. Income- benrlng properties , fines and penalties , foes nnd licenses , special assessments nnd taxa tion. .Mortality MntlMlrs. The following births and deaths were re- portel to the health commissioner during the twenty-four hours ending a.t nocti yes terday ; Births Walter Crocker , 1 03 Yatea street , boy ; I. Hoffman , 192 ? South Twentieth , boy. Deaths Leonard Poles , 1S1C Pierce , 1 year , Tticuruonla and measles ; Hessle Kdmonda , 1001 SJiith Sixteenth , 1 year , pneumonia ; Annlo Margaret Fawkner , 2500 Corhy , 2 years ; Louis Wlenberg. C1C South Tenth , -11 years ; James Johnson , 2420 Decatur , S3 years , grip ; Mrs. I. W. Furnns , 1418 North Twenty-fourth , 63 > cars , tjphold fever ; Christina Carlson , 2330 South Twentieth , S3 years ; Mrs. Sarepta W. Connor , County hcs- pitnl , 72 years. nnrliiiotiHi Alumni 1VI11 1)1 IIP. The Dartmouth Alumni nBaxrintlon of this city Is talking of having a banquet in the nirar future. Neither tlmo nor place has yrt hern determined upon , but the affilr may take place next Friday evening. Represent ative nlumirl of other colleges and univer sities will probably be iuvltod to no present. "Wnrlc. Rev. Charles W. Savldgo , who Is at Ulysses , this state , holding revival meetings , writes tlmt a wonderful work is be'.aig ac complished there. It will bo eomo days before ho will return. Next Sunday h's pulpit In the People's church will bo occu pied by Rev. Potter of Minnesota. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Albert W. Jeffcris has been called to Philadelphia by the sudden deaith of his father. Charles Loefflcr , a promising young mer chant of Salt Lake City , who has been vis iting his sister , Mrs. I. Hesselberg , expects to leave for homo some time during the coming week. Mr. Loefller formerly resided In. Omaha. Louis Bernstein , who is attending the Hebrew UnlJii college at Cincinnati , has Just finished his first term nit that Institu tion and the Cincinnati high school , In a manner highly creditable to his former teachers at the Omaha high school. He was a member of the class of 1000 at the Omaha high school and was also prepared by Ilabbl Leo M. Franklin. At tie ! Klondike : M. Mabens , Hme , la. ; A. Wngner , Hastings ; John F. Miller , Lin coln ; M. Bradford , Alma ; F. Blessing , Shawnee - nee , Okla. ; S. A. Miller , Tokamah ; J. C. Lewis , Waterloo ; W. Stephens , Dea Molnes , la. ; M. Bayer , Independence. la. ; Charlea ! N. Bayer , Virginia City ; C. II. Browne. I'll- ger ; Joseph Simon , Butler ; E. Grlnes , Platts- mouth ; S. A. Austin , Norwood , Mo. Nebraskans at the hotels : W. G. Cook , .Tremton ; C. II. Imhoff. Lincoln ; R. II. Miller , Nebraska City ; George J. Woods , Lincoln ; F. H. Quinn , Fremont ; O. B. Manville , Til- den ; George II , Titus , Holdrege ; J. T. Kear ney , dm Creek ; S. D. Button , Ogallala ; Matt Daugherty , Ogallala ; D. B. Gano , El- wood ; P. A. Williams , llivertoa ; O. C. Steele , Ashland ; M. J. Berry. Hastings ; C. Uockhlll , Harvard ; J. D. Woodruff. Arlington ; J. A. Sullivan , Valley ; James B. Bump , Grculoy ; A. Wils.n , Tekamah ; D. > IcGlbben , Brown- field ; J. W. Harris , Holdroge ; W. W. Dean , Stramsburg ; A. P. Mickey , Osccola ; George F. Palmer , Crawford ; M. J. Rea , Pendor. I At the Murray : 0. F. Holsteln , Qulncy ; | W. E. McGIvens , St. Louis , W. B. Sell , I Canton ; H. H. Godell. Burllng'ton ; Lewis I Meyers , Chicago ; W. H. Olney , E. D. Perkins - | kins , Burlington ; John F. McDermott , Chey- i onne ; Lyman B. Cooper , Cheyenne ; J. E. ] Jenkins , SohujiJer ; W. Kroft , New Yorl > ; C. W. Phelps , Now Albany. Ind. ; E. W. j Beedee. Papillion ; Mrs. C. H. Butler , Mrs. ! J. Mattes , Miss Nina Mattes , Nebraska. City ; S. S. Spencer , Chicago ; A. H. Crow , Ord ; J. H. Keating , Chicago ; A. 3. Lawrence , Chi cago. At the Mlllard : ' C. S. Llttman. Grand Isl and ; H. C. Buhmann , Chicago ; U. M. Hope , St. Joseph ; W. H. llaruott. Dayton ; John Nuveon , Chicago ; Mrs. W. C. Richter , Den ver ; W. E. Dandy , Topekn ; Mrs. W. C. Breen , Denver ; J. C. Martin , Falls City ; B. J. Chrrles. Kansas City ; F. B. Mathews , St. Joseph ; H. S. Storrs , Iowa ; O. J. Alli son , Chicago ; F. Sonnenschein , West Point ; A. D. Shnup , Wampum , Wis. ; S. D. Works , Minneapolis ; Alonza Alford , BernardHton , Miss. ; B. Prlbbenow , Kansas City. F. Sonnonschcln , a real estate dealer of West Point , is In the city on business. LOCAL BREVITIES. The superintendent of schools announces tlm there will be no school on Wednesday , ai Washington's birthday will bo observed ' es a holiday. I Children playing with matches started n I flro Sunday night about 7:30 : at the homo of j Alfred Chapman , 924 North Twenty-seventh I street. No damogo was done. I The Visiting Nurses' association Is to glva a Washington's birthday party and reception , rfom 2 to D p. m. nt Mrs. T. B. Mcl'her- son's , 701 Park avenue , to which all frlcndu ' arc ln\lted. I A car of matting from Klobe , Japan , was received at the local customn ottice , con signed to an Omaha furnlturo establishment , A couple of oirs of rlco also figured In the day's Importations. Sam Gardner , the street car conductor who was knocked off his oar by a collision between the Farnnm street and South Omaha oars nt Fourteenth street "unday , Is around as usual , although suffering noine. The Real Hstato exchange has elected H. T , Clarke and C. R. Glover members. A well known attorney will bo asked to address the oxchongo next week in order that the mem bers may understand the bills now before the legislature for consideration. Tim members of the IJlks lodge who par ticipated in the recent theatricals and their fomlnitio friends will enjoy a dinner at the Commercial club tonight. An attractive ! menu has been prepared and the occasion will be enlivened by an excellent program. The Crystal League Literary gocloty will hold a literary contest at Seward Street Methodist Kplsoopal church , corner Twenty- second and Srward streets , next Thursday evening. The t > nbjcct for debate will be , "Should the- United States annex the Philippine pineUlands ? " A permit has been granted to P. W. Har- barh to erect < \ row of six lla'6 at the cor ner of Seventeenth and Charlro streets. The row will bo 150 foot In length , thirty feet In depth , with two-story and a base- mem. The buildings will bo of brick und will cost over $10.000. Julia 8. Hrynnt of New York has filed foreclosure proceedings in the United States ooutt to collect the value of a mortgage on a lot In Hec < i's Fourth addition to secure a ' note for $5,000 given by Ilenjamln F. Man ning. Mayor Moorcs , W. A. Saundcrs and the Belt Llna Railway company are named as defendants , the allegation being that the ; claim an Interest In the property. . F. Hodgln h.a < > received a letter from his sen , T. U. Hodgln , who spent Mardl i Gran week In New Orleans. Mr. HoJgln I writeo that the Mardl Gras parade la not < o be compt-rca with the Ak-Sar-Ilen parade at uny time , He thinks Iho knights are to bo congratulated because pageants of this character wcro given In New Orlcana lone before they wcro tboucht of In the nTth. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The city council met last night , with President Barrett In the chair. Very little business was transacted nsldo from the motion to defer action on the Board of Equalization meeting until next Monday night , H Is understood that the Union Stock Yards company claims nn excessive charge wns made for some sidewalk repairs nnd the council will take a week to Investi gate. M. Wolf was appointed n member of the police force upon the recommendation of C. C. Clifton , C. M. Hunt and others. Reed Darnell presented a claim tor dam ages , alleging to have been Injured by one of the flro department teams. The claim was placed on flic , as the council under stands that flro teams have the right of wny on nil streets when answering alarms. City Engineer Bcal wns Instructed to prepare - pare the data for the establishment of the grade nn P street between Seventeenth nml Eighteenth streets ; also on Seventeenth street from O to Q streets. An ordinance was directed drafted for a six-foot side walk on the east sldo of Thirteenth street from M to 0 streets. A petition wns presented asking for the repair of the south footpath on the Q street viaduct nnd In accordance with this request the council sanctioned the expen diture of ? 35 for new planking In order that this walk may bo opened to travel. Upon motion of Tralnor the city attor ney was Instructed to appeal the Mary John son damogo case to the supreme court. This case was mentioned In detail In The Bee n few days ago and thu people nro doubtless familiar with the verdict rendered 'by the Jury. Adjourned for ono week. Clu-iflt I'niliiMl. Some Irresponsible party secured posses sion of ono of the Cudahy Packing company's blank chcclts yesterday and filled It out for $27.30. The signature of William Breu- nan , paymaster , was forged and the check wns cashed. When the cheek reached the South Omaha National bank the forgery was discovered nnd all of the other banks were notified. It was thought that possibly the party who had secured thn ono check had secured moro and proposed making a good thing out of It by forging William Brcnnnn's signature. Every bonk In Omaha and South Omaha has been notified and the chances are that no more checks of the kind will bo paid. The great trouble is that moro than half of the employes of the packing companies turn their pay checks in at stores , which makes it n hard mat ter to notify all Interested unless notices of forgeries nro published In the papers. Two-thirds of the business of South Omaha Is done by check and for this reason all storekeepers readily cash checks drawn by corporations. The Cudahy people have taken the matter under consideration and it is more than probable that detectives will bo employed to run down the man who filched the check and forged the name of the paymaster. I'rlc-e of ( iivcrniiieiit IiiMpectlon. In an Interview with General Manager Kenyon of the stock yards company a few days ago In connection with the government Inspection service at this point a typographi cal error made the prlco paid for a con demned carcass $22 when it should be $2. At the stock yards in Chicago $5 Is paid for a carcass , but the regular scale adopted by packers here Is $2. In Chicago a 1,000-pound animal is bought for , say , 2 cents per pound , or $20 , nnd that Is nil that is paid If the animal goes through. If it falls $3 Is paid for the carcass. At South Omaha the mar ket price , say 3 cents per pound. Is paid , or $30 , or $10 more than at Chicago. If the animal does not pass Intpection tlio shipper gets $2. In other words , the shipper gets more money for his stock here than in Chicago cage If It Is good and if diseased the carcass does not bring as much as at Chicago. Ilouni-brenUiTN CimiliiK 'I'llIn Way. Chief of Police Carroll has received word from Chicago that a gang of housebreakers recently left that city with the Intention of working Omaha end South Omaha. Chief Carroll fo 's that he ought to notify all resi dents of this city , so tfiat they may take ! precautions in locking their doors and win dows. Further , the chief suggests that no houses bo left entirely alone until the gang j which Is supposed to be here Is broken up. i This action on the part of the chief will no ; < ! oubt be greatly appreciated by the citizens ! I here and the warning will without doubt be | heeded. So far no strangers who might bo suspected of being thieves have been seen in the city. The police have besn instructed to arrest nil suspicious characters. This will be done in order to protect the community. MiiuMitlon , ! ' < < It Ion. It appears upon Investigation that the anti- annexation petition which was presented to Senator Van Duscn on Sunday by Messrs. I Smiley , Fljon , Vansaut and Johnston was i not alone the woik of Rube Forsythe. C. A. Melchcr , John Flyr.n and other well known j business men circulated petitions and it was a combination of all of the petitions which was presented to Senator Van Dusen. Those who looked over the petitions assert that at least 5,000 names were attached. It Is con sidered by those Interested that the proposi tion to vote on annexation Is shelved for the time nt least. Cattle I.OKNUN I , f till I. Claude L. Talbot , brand Inspector at this point for the Wyoming Cnttla Growers' as sociation , has received word from the secre tary of the association at Cheyenne that from the present outlook ( lie cattle losses up to the present tlmo will not amount to much , the percentage- being quite low. Sheep men , however , nro satisfied that their losses will bo quite heavy. Whllo It is true that the cattle have- been weakened considerably by the severe cold weather , feed has been plenty and It Is thought that the Iienls will como out of the vrnter In good shape , City ( iiiHKlp. Florence , the daughter of Mr. and Mr1) . Fred M. Smith , Is quite sick. Mrs. II. Lovely has gone to Chicago to at tend to eomo business matters. Henry Mies returned yesterday from a business trip Ho Missouri Valley. A meeting of the directors of the Union Stock Yards company will bo held today. A meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps cf Phil Kearney post will bo held this after noon. I. Hancock of Grant , Neb. , is spending a few days In 'tho ' city the guest of his turn , W. S. Babcock. Eight vagrants wcro arrested Sunday night for begging on the streets and using insulting language to women. James Malla , manager of Armour's elec trical department , Chicago , spent yeaterlay In the city looking over the new plant here. Peter Jacobs , a well known elrotrlclaii of this clly , has gene to Saboiha , Kan. , to at tend the funeral of his father. Mrs. Jacobs accompanlud him. Woodmen of the World lodge No. 5S will give a cahowalk and ball at Moder-t Wood men hall In the new city hall building on Wednesday evening. Police Judge BalKiock was compelled to hold court In the chief's otllco yubterday on account of the repairs n w bolug mode to the council chamber. Washington's birthday Is n legal holiday In Nebraska and In consequenro the hanks will Iio closed and the city offices will bo open until noui only. A mass mer-tlng of citizens has been called for tonight for tlw purpose of organizing a commerchU club. The meeting will bo hold In itho council chamber. A special mewing of the Board of Educa tion waa held last night for the purpose of going over the 6per n att n of the High land md Corrlgan schools with Contractor Theodore SchroeUer In o-der to arrlvo n * a settlement. , After a rather protracted se - ,1.J za. THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE. Cures Catarrh , Colds , Coughs , Asthma , Bronchitis And All Throat and Luno Diseases , and Prevents Consumption BY INHALATION. * j Vtffr - * CLOUDS OF MEDICATED AIR are tmlalod throush the mouth and nmittod fiom the nostril1 * , cleansing ivml vaporl/liiR all the Inllainod and dlRonioil parts , which cannot bo reached by medicine tukon Into the stomach. 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It enables you to save big doctor's fee . It is the most ratlon.il treatment known. It makes you fpel like a nw person. This company 1ms prepared separate specifics for all dlseas" * , which nro Fold bv all druggists. ISach remedy Is .10 labeled th ere can bo no mistake. With them every irother can become the family doctor. If you have rheumatism , my Rheumatism Cure will euro It In a few hours ; my Dyspepsia Cure will euro any case of iml iRestton or stomach tronDle ; 90 par cent of kidney complaints. Including Brifthfs Disease , can be cured with my Kidney eloa a settlement agrccablo to both the con tractor and the board was reached. The Woman's guild of St. Martin's church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Fred M. Smith , Twenty-second nnd II stredts. The members are requested to i bring their bibles. There will ho no mec > tlnK of the Sansfacon club nt Masnlc hall on Thursday evening of this week , ae quite a number of the mem bers will attend the George Washington ball i , on Wednesday evening. 1 Rev. R. L. Wheeler Is expected homo toI I day. He was called < to New York ftato a short time ago . n account of the serljus illness of his father. Hcv. Wheeler , sr. , la reported greatly Improved. From November 1 , 1S97 , to November 1. ISPS , the garbagemaster collected over 1,100 dead dcgu. During this time only 113 dog tags were sold by the city clerk. Le- nagh says lu is picking up four nnd live dead dogs a day on the streets now. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the South Omaha Hospital aFsoclatlon will meet In regular session for the purpose of electing officers nnd transacting Biich other business as may be properly brought up. Every mem ber of the association la urged to attend th'a ' meeting. j ' At the Young Men's Christian association I 'parlors tonight the much advortlwd Colonial nial reception will bo held. All of these who | are to 'tako ' part are busily engaged In BOi i curing their costumes. The reception promj j i Ises 'to bo one of the pleasing events of the I social season nnd a largo attendance Is j looked for. ClmrKi'iI wllli Itulilicry. Annlo Morse and Ida Truesdalc , two col ored women , giving tholr place of residence as Council Bluffs , were arrested early this morning , charged by George Hamilton with stealing $110 from his person. Hamilton , too , resides In Council Bluffa , where ho alleges the theft occurred. TWO BROTHERS KILL A THIRD ilo Over Moni'y Mattrrft Tti-nultii In flic Frnlrli'Idi- a St. .loncpl' ItuleliiT. ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Teh. 20. Thomas O'Ncil , a butcher , employed at Swift's packIng - Ing house In South St. Joseph , was literally cut to pieces last night by his two younger brothers , Edward und Jack. The men lived together , Thomas being married. They had a dispute over money matters , when Edward nnd Jack attacked Thomas with butcher knives. The dead man was stabbed twieo in the heart. His head was badly rut and Ms body Is covered with knlfo wounds , Ed ward was badly cut In the head. Jock O'Ncil Is a one-legged man , and has no fin gers on ono hand. Ho says ho did the kill ing In self-defense. Both brothers are under arrest. GAMBLERS AREHEAVILY FINED _ Ojicra < nr Wln C'ouiluct an li Olllcsn Ar - Mcult IIy Itir Iutv. ST. LOUIS , Fob. 20. 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