Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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tractor and the board was reached.
The Woman's guild of St. Martin's church
will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
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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
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day. He was called < to New York ftato a
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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-
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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
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'parlors tonight the much advortlwd Colonial
nial reception will bo held. All of these who |
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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
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