Nebraska Newspapers

    TJIE O FATTA BATLY REE : WEDNESDAY , FEBIUTATIY 22 , 1890.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEKDISCS
Mora Trotiblo is in Store for PoMce Judge
Gordon.
INVESTIGATION IS NOW PROVIDED fOR
Tnnlc of I.nnldttK Into Clinrnci of
of DIMclal In
I (11 a
Coiiiinltlrr.
'At last night's rounell meeting City At
torney Connell recommended that the coun
cil Investigate the charges of Incomptcncy
made against Police Judge ( lordon by the
Board of Plre and Police Commissioners ,
this Investigation being preliminary to ac
tion before the district court for the re
moval of the police Judge If the edargcg
nro considered well grounded. This report
\as referred to the general committee of
tbo council for consideration.
In liln opinion on the matter , which Ind
been nsked for by tha council , City Attornov
Connell said. "Under the law , special rcf-
cren'cb. being had to section 103
of the charter , the police Judge
can bo removed only by the district court
upon proper charges nnd specifications being
rnndo by Iho mayor nnd any three councilmen -
men , nnd upon such charges nnd specifica
tions being filed with the clerk of the dis
trict court , alleging nnd showing that the
officer charged Is guilty of nnlfeasance or
misfeasance or that he Is Incompetent or
neglects any of his duties or that for any
other good nnd sufficient cause stated he
should bo removed from his office , tlio Judge
of said court Issues the required writ to
show cause , after wlilch the party charged
is given n hearing on the charges and spec
ifications so filed. Per the purpose ot de
termining whether any proceedings of this
nature should bo taken In the district court.
I think , as already suggested , that It Is
proper that the matter should ho first con-
ildercd by the committee on Judiciary. "
Council UN a Committee.
Chairman Mercer of the Judiciary commit
tee at onro objected to the matter being re
ferred to Ills committee "This committee
lias on Its hands all the Investigation It
wants , ns three of the members are to bo
investigated on various and divers charges , "
lie said , referring to the Rosonatcr accusa
tions. "I think this ought to go to the com
mitted on lire , water and police "
"Th" committee on fire , water and police
has as much Investigation ns the Judiciary
commHtec , " returned Chalrrmn Burmester
of the committee on fire , water nnd police
Tlio dlsputo was finally compromised by re
ferring the matter to the whole council as
a general committee
The remainder of the council meeting \vas
rather featureless , as the members were
anxious to clear away all business In time
to take the train for Kan = as City. An ad
journment was therefore taken within an
hour after the body was called to order.
The council formally adopted a resolution
deducting from the bills of Joe Danbaum for
feeding city prisoners the sum of $10 for
each of the months of November , December ,
January and February as rent for the kitchen
In the city Jail and for the gas and water
Consumed by him. A similar deduction will
continue to t\o \ made monthly as long as
Danbaum continues to use these quarters la
the Jail.
Mayor Moores In a communication eulo
gized the Into Prancls E. Bailey , who war
nt one tlmo n member of the city council
The communication was oldercd Inscribed
in full on the Jqumal of the council by a
rising vote.
Kettle * Holt T.lneTnx Mntter.
Tax Commissioner Sackett reported thnl
wider the direction of the council tie has ad
justed the long-standing controversy be
tween the Omaha Belt railway nnd the cltj
regarding taxes levied on some lots clalmci
by the road as right-of-way and thercfon
being n double assessment. The city as'
sesscd the entire lots without regard of tin
right-of-way , while the state alto nssessec
itho right of nay. According to the settle
ment made by the tax commissioner , tin
taxes on the right-of-way , amounting ti
$1,72250 , aio cancelled , while the taxes 01
the remainder of 'tbo lots , amounting ti
$707.13 , together with special taxes of $90' '
or more , will be paid by the road. The re
port was adopted.
By resolution of Stuht the city cnglnec
was Instructed to draw up an ordinance de
Glaring the necessity of appropriating th
land necessary to open and extend Pourtl
btreot from Its present southern termlnu
through Sauter's place to Rivervlew park ani
thence eastward to ttie B. & M. rlght-of-wa ;
nnd thence west along the B. & M rlght-o
way along the park. This road will offer ;
more direct thoroughfare to Gibson
A resolution directing the Board of Publl
Works to repair the bridge on Thirty-sev
enth and Ohio streets nas referred. Th
tame action was taken on a resolution or
dorlng the hoard to remove at an expens
of $300 a quantity of dirt that now ob
Etructs Yate street between Tnenty-enght
nnd Twenty-ninth.
A resolution Instructing the mayor t
lease to the City Garbage company a part c
.Lcavonnorth street , cas > t of Sixth , whlc
street Is unopened , for a period of five yeni
nt a yearly rental of $30 , was referred. Th
garbage company proposes to erect a stabl
on the ground.
The various contracts for stationery sur
jillew , which were awarded by the Advisor
board n couple of weeks ago , ware formal !
approved
Thn following ordinances wore rend n fir :
nnd second tlmo and referred To ropal
Thirty-second avenue from Dodge to Fat
nam , to crcato sewer districts Nos , 232 an
23S. ' „ > rg , |
Oir for KIIIINIIM Clt > .
A small party of councllmen and city on
dais , who will take pait In the dedication '
the big auditorium In Kansas City toda ;
loft over the Hurllngton In a special Menu
last night. The party Included * ho follov
ingCouncllmen Ulngham , BurMcv , .Mom
Ilurmoster , Lobeck and Stuht. Chief of tl
Tire Derailment Rcdell , City Comptrolli
Westberg , City Engineer Rosen ater , Depul
For a summer cough , (
Or a winter cough ;
For a night cough ,
Or a slight cough ,
Or a cough which '
"hangs on , "
City rifrk Holbrook. Pity Phynlclnn Ppald-
Ins , tlulldhiK Inupwtor Uutlw , Tax Cominls.
slonw S ckett , 11 J. t'en fold , member of the
Hoard of Kdticwtlon , and Joseph Polcar of
The Bee.
TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY
AVanlilnKtutt Illrtliilii } i\orrlNOs : Hclil
In ( ho Pntillf SHitml * of
tlif CHj.
The Washington blrthdnv exerclfcs In the
public sjfl onlsvero held Tuesday afternoon
and were cnjojed by both teachers nnd
pupils They were substantially the same
In all of the schools , being patriotic gen
erally There were Bongfl , essays nnd
speeches Thin there were recitations In
which the character of Washington was por-
trnjed. A number of the schools were
especially decorated fcr the event.
At the High school the military band or-
K.inlrod some time no appeared upon the
campus nnd rendered several selections ns
accompaniment of the biltnllon drill of'the
cndeM. The band Is drilled bj Prof Brook
and Is making good headway
In all of the public schools today will be
n holiday , as It will be Ren-rally throughout
the city. Down town thn public offices will
bn clc e 1 during the day , whllo the banks
nnd same of the buslncM houses will close
during the afternoon.
> ot C'oimiuin ( inmlilrrs.
The LBSP against Louis Prank , Peter Wil
son. John Henderson , Andrew Jones W. W.
I Bowman. Harry Smith , Warren M 1'leck , J
H Breck , George Clary. 3 P noddnrd , M
.Chubeck. Harry Keller , Jick Cameron , J. M.
I Wilson and P. A.Vnack was dismissed on
I n otlon of AHslstant County Attorney Helsley ,
I who stated that the majority were business
I men who were not In the habit of gambling
land It would be Impossible to convict them
of being common gamblers rjcorgo Lung ,
who was arrested at the time the others
vvcru brought In , was held to answer to the
charge of keeping a gambling house at 1711
St Mnry'n avenue He will bo tried March 2.
The following marriage licenses were
Issued by County Judge Baxter jestcrdaj :
Name and Residence Age.
William C nruncr , Omaha 28
nosella Smith , Omaha IS
Thomas B Hawkins , Omaha 21
Altha A Butler , Council Bluffs IS
William J Malier , South Omaha 3"
Mrs. Kittle Starr , South Omaha 36
William n Unlvln. Avery , Neb 28
Cora T. Hay , Arnold , Neb 26
George D Miner , Omaha 2S
Laura E Drake , Omaha 25
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Oeorgo H. McCllntock , n druggist at Al
bion , Neb. has asked the United States
court to declirc him a bankrupt.
C J Cullcn , 3007 Mison street , reported
that burglars forced open a window In his
house and rantacked it , but failed to secure
anything.
Tlio diamonds which were stolen from As
sistant City Engineer Ernest Stenger's
house. 812 North Thirty-ninth street , re
cently were found In a pawn shop yesterday.
The local postofllco employes v lll bo given
a half holldaj on Washington's birthday ,
The delivery windows wilt be closed at noon
and there will l o no carrier delivery after
that hour.
Orders have been issued to the contrac
tors to commence on ne\t Monday the grad
ing of South Sixteenth street from B to
Phelps street The work will cost In the
neighborhod of $1,200.
A warrant has been Issued for the arrosl
of Ida Smith , Oalvln Wan , George Glvcns ,
George Potereon , Uena Jones and Mrs Wag
oner , who nro charged with stealing 30C
pounds ot coil from Union Pacific carp
A permit to erect a $4,300 two-story frame
dwelling at Twenty-ninth street and Pop-
plcton avenue has been Issued to C. F ,
Shaw. Eric Nelson has secured another per
mit to * build n. one-story frnmo at 2441
Tcmpletom avenue , to cost $1,000.
George W. Holbrook has been appointee
ono of the condemnation commissioners Ir
place of Charles C. Qeorge In the proceed
ing brought by the Union Pacific In the
county court to condemn lot 4 , block 204
corner of Leavenworth ind Tenth streets.
City officials expect that the committee o :
the legislature- will take action on the char
ter revision bill recently Introduced in th <
IIOUFO some tlmo this week Some of th <
city officials ma > go to Lincoln to appear be-
for the committee when the bill Is con
sidered.
Two deaf mutes have just been marrlei
by County Judge Bavtcr They arc \Vllllan
B Unlvln of Avery and Miss Cora T. Ha ;
of Arnold Judge Baxter had to write dowi
the questions ami the contracting partle
nodded their assent as they read.them whlli
they Joined hands
Some paper near a gasoline englae In tin
engine room In front ot Haines < , Merrlam'i
elevator , Seventeenth and Nicholas st-eets
caught flro jet > terday afternoon nt 3 30 am
caused considerable excitement , as H was re
po-ted that the oil works were burning Ni
damage was caused.
An amended petition has been filed In thi
divorce suit of Bortlw Elizabeth Aiifdci
Heyden against William C E Aufden Hey
don They were married at Plattsmouth
December 11. 18S9 She charged her bus
band with Infidelity , aal\s for the custody o
their two children and demands alimony.
Workmen are engaged in transferring i
Idle of matched lumber from the sldonalk ii
front of the po'toltlce to the top of the tower
This Is io bo used In the construction < * f i
sounding board over the bell , by which thi
strokes of the hours will be luade nudlbl
for a much longer distance than at present
Chairman Uosewater at the Board of Pub
He WoikH has set n gang of men at worl
Hushing the downtown s-trwits The worl
was started on Farnam street and will b
continued until all the downtown thorough
fares arc treated 'Hie Hushing will ewcc ;
much of the debils upon the streets int
the sewers
Special meeting nt the Trinity parU
liouro of tl.o Daughter * , of the King o
Wedncada > at 2 p m Also vestment speclt
working party , composed of various mem
bers of the cathedral societies , Wednesday ,
p m It Is desirous 'that ' this opportunlt
e-hould be availed of us n parish aid uoclt-1
during Lent
There IH no uniform ol * > ervanco of Wash
Ington's birthday In ( he vsay of exercises I
the public schools , although almost all e
the schools observed the anniversary yes
terday or during the last fi w days in som
fashion The principal of each school hap
been permitted to arrange a program of e\
p
i crcises as she "
The changes on the dial of the elock ar
: . still delaved by negotiations betvo"ii tli
Treasury department and the contractor :
A pioposltl < n was submitted , but It was re
turned by the department on the score thi
It was not sufficiently definite as to result
nnd when this has been remedied the rocci :
structiou will begin at once
The merchants' excursion which was I
have gone out through southern NobrasK
under the .uupiccs of 'tho ' Commercial clul
Thursday , has been postponed for a woel
This wan on account of the fact that mo da
of this week is n holiday and also In do
crenco to the entertainment that will t
given by the traveling men Prlday night ,
Knnnlo Hart , the 4-yenr-old girl who fe
out of a loft at Thirty-fifth and Cumin
streets last Saturday afternoon , la reporte
by DP Ralph to bo out of danger She wi
pla > lng In the barn with several other li
tlo girls when a\\a \ \ fell through tbo opcnlr
to the lloor below , where she landed on U
right eldo of her head She was unconecloi
for an hour from her injurk-s
Vesta chapter Order of the Kislern Sta :
will celebrate Its twent-fifth annlvcrsar
in Masonic temple next Saturday cvcnlnf
An excellent , program lias been arranged 1
will roubUU of Instrumental and vooil musli
Including a eolo by Jules Lurabapl , selet
tlnns b > the elocutionist , MUs Frunct
America MrCord , and an nil circus upo
"Ve ta Chapter and FraternalUm" by W I
Nascn.
W , C Chase , representing himself to 1
the program agent of the Travelers' I'rc
teeth o association , has been calling tipo
the buslnots men soliciting > i'Uer'U ' iueni
In an allege ! program for Friday etc-nlng
entertainment , He has also collected ff > n :
incne ) The management of the 'traveler
Protective association denounces him an
fraud and warns the * buslines men to hav
nothing * o do w 'h other than the regular !
authorized representa-lve.
fvnTPIAT in lAippnonisfA
LXPANSION IS DISCUSSED
Both Bides of the Problem Presented to the
Commercial Olub (
MAHONEY EXPOSES MANY FALLACIES
IVilornl ronslHntlon Stnniln In llic
StiUehoort In In-
\Vn If I5entnnl
tcnilcil nm the Henilnr o'
the I'lilllplilnrn.
The Illogicality of "Imperialism"
pretty well exposed by T. J. Mahoney In his
speech against expansion at the regular
monthly dinner of the Commercial club last
evening. Hov. Hubert C. Herring. Judge
and himself were down on
W. W. Kevsor
the program for responses to the query ,
" \\hat Shall We Do with the Islands' " Mr.
Mahoney gave a clear nnd a forcible answer
* Euclid Martin acted as toastmaster und
whun the olgars were passed he compli
mented the club on its apparent Increase of
membership and the enlarged scope of Its
Influento. More than 100 guests sat at the
tables. ,
Gilbert M. Hitchcock was the first speaker
"The Annexation of
and his subject was
South Omaha. " While favoring consolida
tion , he was opposed to annexing South
Omaha without first obtaining ltd consent. A
change In the pre cnt law was needed , ho
thought , and he hoped the legislature would
make It possible for South Omaha to volun
tarily unite Its destinies with those of this
city.
city.D. . H. Sprague spoke felicitously upon
"Our Present Prosperity and Future Pros
pects. " Plenty of nerve Is the main thing
needed , ho believed , Illustrating this Idea
with an amusing reminiscence of his own
when nn actor , broke once In Cincinnati.
Sovereign Commander Joseph C. Hoot of
the Woodmen of the World was present nnd
at John Steel's suggestion he was called
upon. He had a good word for consolida
tion , based upon his own experiences with
Clinton nnd Lvons , la , where ho formerly
lived. Alluding to the order he represents ,
ho anld It now annually passes through the
banks of Omaha $1,250,000. His speech was
I full of local pride and ho reminded his
' listeners that Omaha has the name of gon-
orallV accomplishing whatever It starts out
to do.
TnUcn Up Miiln Topic.
Then the mnln topic of the evening was
taken up. Rev. Hubert C Herring being the
first to discuss It. Viewing It largely from
B moral and sentimental point of view , Mr.
Herring favored the annexation of the Phil
ippine Islands. Prophecy Is not always a
gift of statesmanship , ho observed , and he
was reminded of n remark recently of Pres
ident McKlnluy , to-wlt : "A nation cannot
fashion the program of a war when It starts
out on one " Lord Melbourne had said on
one occasion that upon a certain great proo-
lorn all the sensible people had ono set ol
ideas and all the fools another set. Event ;
proved that the sensible people wore wronj
and the fools right. Consequently the law
of expediency determines the law of right
Taking Into consideration these two prop
ositions , that the field of prophecy Is closec
and the question of expediency Involves na
tional Integrity , he believed a proper solu
tion of the problem could be reached. Con
tinuing , he said substantially :
"Wo must not bo a baby nation. We must
not be satisfied with being n republic such
as Switzerland is. It Is not 'what la profit
able7' or 'what is aureeable ? ' but 'what 1 <
rlsht. ' Since the war with Spain the pro
cession of events seems to have been con
trolled by the finger which directs th (
planets. In the brief period ot ono year thli
nation has been confronted with a serious
task which It must bravely face. In tbi
disposition of the Philippines we are noi
bound by the same pledges as governed oui
disposition of Cuba. "
The speaker opposed the turning of thi
Islands over to any other power. The vvholi
question passes from that of the immedlati
disposition of the Islands to the broader on <
of this nation's position In world politics
He predicted that "Imperialism" would > e' '
hare the right of way in the decision of thi
great controversy which is shaking thi
country. Like Governor Roosevelt of Nev
York , he did not believe that "any man li
his rlsht senses counts upon a natlona
mission of knight errantry with colonial ag
grandlzement for its end In view. " Uphold
ing what seemed to him to be the human !
tarlan phase of the matter ho denied tha
the term "Imperialism" Is a proper ono am
after thus elucidating his position he de
cfared that he Is an "Imperialist , " believing
It to be tbo duty of his nation to reach ou
and glvo the Asiatic people the benefit o
Its civilization. "Thus , " said he , "the rill
lilnos have been providentially made thi
wards of this country. "
JCejsor nelie-\en In Icnlln > .
Ho was followed by Judge Keysor , whi
said he was a believer In destiny nnd whi
referred to the Maine disaster at Havan ;
, and tlio destruction of the Spanish licet b ;
, Dewcy at Manila as demonstrating that thi
, \olco of God had called this country to i
< higher destiny and making u turning poln
| In the national career. With Mr. Herrlni
' he did not believe this country should b
content to be the sort of a republic Swltz
) I ' erland Is , nor should It bo longer clrcum
> scribed by the Monroe doctrine of merel ;
> protecting the weaker republics of this con
| Uncut. The great question , though , Is no
i "what shall we do with the islands ? " bu
1 "what will the Islands do with us ? " Th
I way he looked at It bo did not apprehen
that they would have the effect of startln
this nation out upon a career of greedy o >
vainglorious conquest , nor would tbo countr
bo held up ns recreant to Its love of politico
freedom by abandoning the Islands at thi
critical stage.
"We did not take the Islands as aggres
e sors or tyrants , " he declared' "and v.o w !
not leave them as sneaks and cowards "
He anticipated that the great eoclologlct
contests of the future would be waged upo
Asiatic soil whore millions arc auakenln
0
nnd argued that this country should do II
part of the world development. For th !
reason he advocated holding onto the isl
I1
nnds , saying it docs not necessarily fol
low that , while the Filipinos were belli
blest with the benefits of free Institution !
o they would be admitted to citizenship c
representation In congress on the same levi
as the peoplu of this country He denle
that there nro constitutional difficulties i
the wa > , but admitted that the Flllplnc
B have not demonstrated their fitness for eel :
government Agulnaldo came In for son :
II
severe criticism in this connection.
B
d Mnlioney Turn * tin * Tlilv.
Mr. Mahoney turned the tide altogetlic
the other way. With a gentle rap at M :
Herring ho said lie would not repudlai
prophecy and then proceed to prophesy , bi
he would devote himself entirely to the con
stitutlonal considerations Involved. Said M :
Mahonej , in substance-
"Better amend tlio constitution than gen ;
on In violation of It. A preliminary ate ?
In answering the question , 'What shall w
do vjth the Islands ? ' IK 'What can wo d
with'them ? ' It IK a situation and not
theory tliat confronts the nation. We are I
the position of the man who had caugt
0 the bear and was crying for help , The de
clslona of the supreme court of the Unit *
States In Its interpretation of the feder ;
e constitution have been uniform In declai
o Ing that congress Is empowered to mail
rulf-B for the government of the tcrrltorlc
a acquired by this nation and to provide fc
the admission of BVw states "
Much of the history ot the country ws
jone over to show that the supreme court
us never agreed 'with the 'contention of
) anlel Webster and others that the constl-
utlon does not extend to territories nc-
ulrcd from a foreign power. On this point
Ir Mahoney said
"Every decision has been thit the con-
tttutlon does extend to such territory
Tnder the circumstances the condition ot o
crrltory so acquired , during the tlmo con-
rcss Is making rules for Its government , Is
condition preparatory to statehood. A for-
Ign and n domestic question arc Involved
There Is more sentiment than argument In
ho * advocacy of Imperialism , but wo ewe a
uty to ourselves and wo are1 not amenable
o the world Wo can either hold the Is-
ands permanently under our constitution
vllh n view to ultimate statehood or wo
atviot hold them permanently without vlo-
atlng our constitution. Shall we admit the
'hlllpplncs to the union of states' If not ,
vo cannot hold them permanent ) j , and as
no individual can repudiate ttio Hws ot so
lely , eo no nation can violate the groit
ompnct which makes It n nation. If wo
lold the Philippines It must lie with a vlon
< ) permanent statehood , and such would
ako In nn undesirable people and make
hem eligible to citizenship ami to a scat
n the senate or the White House We must
ako them entirely or leave them entirely.
V people will never learn to govern thcm-
elvea by being governed by others "
I.rNxonn front
Ho drew some lessons from England's
position In India , Spain's conquest of Mcv-
co and England's attitude toward the Boers
n Africa. "I have misread what history 1
iavo read , " ho observed , "If I have > et
earned of a strong nation taking posses
sion of n weak ono that did not Justify Its
action with the hypocritical caul that It was
lolng so for the good of the governed. When
ever the liberties of a people are taken
'rom ' them It has always been done under
: ho pretense that 11 was for their own
; ood. Lincoln said , 'The man has never
jeen born good enough to own another
man. ' May It not bo that the nation has
not been born good enough to own another
nation ? The cession of Louisiana , the nc-
qulsltlon of territory from Mexico , the pur
chase of Florida from Spain and of Alaska
! rom Russia all provided for the benefits of
statehood to bo conferred. In the case of
the Plllptnos wo realize that they nro not
only undesirable for citizenship , but wo
liavo even excluded the Asiatics from habi
tation In this country. "
Closing , Mr. Mahoney said the way he
would answer the question would bo to have
the Plllplnos put In a way of governing
themselves and then leave them to their
destiny. Ho scouted the idea of commercial
or strategic advantage. A great burst of
applause followed.
FREE SPACE FOR EXHIBITS
Expedition Committee Deelden Upon
the IlntcM to He Chnrned In the
IltllllllUBS.
The task of organizing an exhibit of man
ufacturing enterprise of unprecedented pro
portions will now be pushed by the man
agement of the Greater America Exposition
At the meetlne of the executive committee
Tuesday I. N. Simpson , the western repre
sentative of "Iron nnd Steel , " was appointee
temporary superintendent of this depart
ment and he will begin operations nt once
The rule In regard to charge for space
which has been the subject of a number o
misunderstandings was approved by the
committee In a form which eliminates al
controversy In regard to Its meaning The
rule , as It now stands , provides that all
space In the art building shall be free and
also all space devoted to live exhibits in any
building. Live exhibits are defined as those
which present moving features which are
calculated to attract popular Interest. All
educational and scientific exhibits will be
given free space In the galleries and the
charge for other exhibits than the forego
ing Is not to exceed 50 cents per squarr
foot. This rule does not apply to conces
sions or privileges either in exhibit buildIngs -
Ings or outside.
The committee also adopted a resoluttoc
by which two season passes weie ordered
furnished to the editor of each daily ot
weekly newspaper In the western country.
Congressman Mercer wrote that the flftj
sets of lithographs which had been sent him
were In great demand nnd at his suggestlor
fifty additional sets were ordered sent tc
him for distribution at Washington.
John R. Keys submitted a plan for the
arrangement of the exhibits lnthe _ art buildIng -
Ing which Includes a number of novel fea
tures. He proposes that the building shall
be occupied by displays of both the fine
and liberal arts. Ho wants to Include art
decorations , fabrics and everything thai
enters Into the decoration of a home as wcli
ns pictures. Then ho suggests that rooms
be devoted to the arts of foreign nations
He would have a Mexican room , an English
room and such others ns may be demanded
As a still more original feature he propose !
to have rooms set aside for live exhibit :
In art work. In ono artists will be sect
at work on paintings of various sorts' ani
In another sculptors will exhibit the proces ;
of modeling and perfecting heads of famout
men and other pieces of sculpture
A communication was also received fron
P. M. Innes , who wants an engagement foi
his band at the opening of the exposition
Mr , Innes sajs that ho has already beet
engaged for the St. Louis and Pittsbuif
expositions.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Attornej U C. Lambert makes the follow-
ng reply to recent criticisms of Major
KtiBor
To the Cdttor of The Bee : Heretofore I
lave never asked space In a newspaper Oa
his occasion I do eo and trust thai 1 may bo
> rtunato enough to secure same.
In your Issue of last Sunda > ppc.ired an
ntervlew with Moor Ensor respecting the
crdlct In the ease of Mrs Johnson against
he city of South Omaha In that Interview
10 took occasion to libel the attorney * of
his city anil charge such cases to their qucs-
lonablo practices Such detise Ignorance IR
vltlwut excuse and enl > tends to * hovv his
vant of acquaintance with conditions touch-
ng the legitimate affairs of this city Ho
seems not to know dial T J Mahoney was
Mrs. Johnson s attorney If he did , so much
ho worse , It but adds t Ignorance malice.
lo appears not to know that most of the
> cr80iial injurj cases against the city arc
irosecuted by Omiha attorneys Such low ,
vicious and coar < o Attacks on the bar of tills
city nro of frequent occurrence from this
source. Heretofore they have been tolornted
and excused without protest and complaint
on the ground that such were manifestly the
product of Ignorance and low breeding
There conies a time however , when tolera
tion ceases to be a virtue nnd when every
attorney , conscious of the rectitude of his
mentions and professional practice , should i
> retest against being maligned , traduced
and vilified without occasion and without
cause. This Is a duty he ones to the com
munity , his clientage and to himself I
mow nothing about the merits of the criti
cism on the Johnson case. Hut I do know
: hat Ensor's charso "that a great deal of
: hls work Is due to the class of attornejs lo
cated here" and "us a general thing those
who flip claims for personal Injuries ha\o
seen thTse easily Inllucnced b > a certain
: lass of attornejs ( meaning all the attornejB
In this clt > ) Is , with po3lblo exceptions
false , not onlj s o , but malicious. Elinor has
extended the challenge. On behalf of the
! > ar I announce Its acceptance. Wo eland
ready and willing to compare our profes
sional praotlco and career with those of his ,
with hie official career or with bath his pro
fessional and ofllclal careers The cholco Is
for him. We court Impeachment of our
selves If the comparison Indicts us.'o
know that wo will stand everlastingly Im
peached In the tribunal of public opinion
should the result be such
suchW.
W. C. LAMBERT.
IlnnilH CniiFclliMl.
In a communication Olty Treasurer Broad-
well has called the attention of the city au
thorities to the fact tliat In several grading
districts In the city the original Issue of
bonds and coupons , to cover the cost of
making the Improvements , have already
been taken up and canceled anil funding
bonds have been Issued to provide for the
meeting of these maturities. The Interest
on these funding bonds is maturing annually
and the principal on the bonds will ma
ture In a fen years. It appears that the
special assessments made against the prop
erty benefited are not being paid , consequently
quently no funds are coming Into the trcas-
urj of the city to meet these obligations
and as the original bonds have been re
deemed It appears that the cit > has nothing
further to fund in these districts. Refer
ence Is especially made to grading districts
Nob. IS and 21. On March 1 , 1S99 , tliero
will bo due at the fiscal agency of the state
$35 05 Interest on certain outstanding fundIng -
Ing bonds against grading district No. 18.
No funds nro at hand to meet this pa > -
ment and the treasurer does not know how
to make a legal pajment. Treasurer Broad-
well suggests that the council take this
matter under consideration and devlso
means to meet not only the Interest , but
the principal on these funding bonds.
The finance committee of the council , the
ma } or and the city attorney will soon take
up the question.
Colonial Heceptloii.
One of the taost enjojablo social events
of tbo season was the colonial reception
given by the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation at the parlors of the association
last night. The attendance was far beyond
the expectations of those who managed the
entertainment and It took over an hour for
the visitors to pass through the parlors
and pay their respects to the colonial dames
and their consorts. Many of the characters
were excellent , considerable taste being dis
played In the matter of makeup nnd dress.
The rooms were handsomely decorated with
dags and bunting and excellent music was
furnished by an orchestra. Neatly decorated
booths , where refreshments were served ,
occupied a portion of the lloor space In the
large gymnasium.
Secretary Overton occupied the position
of master of ceremonies nnd received many
compliments on the manner In which the
large number of people were handled.
t the I'onlolllce.
Colonel Ned Robcits , one of the Inspectors
of the United States Treasury department ,
spent yesterday in the city looking over
the new postofllco building. Today Colonel
Roberts will make a critical Inspection of
the Interior of the bulldjng , as well as the
steam heating appliances which nro now
being placed. Word has been received that
the boiler , which was shipped some time
ago , was on cars In the rnllroid yards and
It Is expected that as soon as conveyances
can bo secured the boiler and appurtenances
Will be moved to the building.
Throw Uunlneim Cnrcn Anlilo.
The Ocorgo Washington club which was
recently organized at the Live Stock , ex-
eliango , will glvo a banquet and ball at the
nchango dining hull tonight. The club Is
composed of well known members of the
exchange and officers of tbo Union Stock
j Yards company and Is patterned somewhat
id 10 HEALTHY MATEMITY.
idff
ffii ffy ffr Two Grateful Women Tell of the Help They Have Received FronJ
ii Mrs. Plnkham.
Is
The climax of lifo force in woman is capable motherhood.
The firit requisite for a good mother is good health.
Health of body means health of the generative organs.
al Read what Mrs. G. A.
in Bluffton , Ohio , says about Lydia E. Pink-
IE ham's Vegetable Compound , and how well
IEts I. . it prepared her for maternity :
Is | "DEAK MRS. PINKIIAM : I must say a word
I- in praise of your Vegetable Compound. I
1lg U used three bottles of it when I was prcg-
lgfi 11 unant , anel labor was not nearly as long
fi , as it was with my other babies ; and
or my baby is BO healthy to what the
el
others were. I think every woman
3d
in should use your Compound when preg
as nant , it will save them so much suffer
f- ing and misery. I cannot say enough
f10 in praise of it. If ever I need medicine
again , J shall use your Compound , "
The most successful tonic known to
er medicine for women approaching ma
err. ternity is Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vege
r.te table Compound. It is a safeguard
lit for every woman who uses it , nnd
i- the fullest benefit comes from its
ir. . use with Mrs. Pinkhum's advice
freely offered to all woman. Iler
o address is Lynn , Ma&s.
1C p Hero is a convincing statement ,
loIn bearing directly on this subject ,
loa from Mrs. E. Hisnor , of 1848 Pacific
In St. , Brooklyn , N , Y. :
tit Mns , PJNKHAM : I nm
BJd great believer in your Compound. I was almost despairing of ever again being
Jdal well , as I was a great sufferer , and had been for years. I suffered from womb
al trouble , nnd had terrible blind fits. After writing to you I tried your Cora-
rco pound. The result vv as astonishing. I have u&od it and advocated it ever since.
co In childbirth it ii a perfect boon. I have often bald that I should like to have its
or cs merits , thrown on the sky with a search-light , MJ that all women would read , and
be convinced that there la u remedy for their sufferings. " .
ft Million Women liave been Benefited by Mrs , Pinkham's Advice atiflMedldue
after the Ororge Washington club at the
Ohlcaso stock yard * . The Iden M to pro
mote good fooling among the men doing
business at the > arils nnd to meet once
n jcar , when the care * of business cnn be
thrown aslrto nnd upend n pleasant evening
together. Responses hate been rccflUed tea
a largo number of the Imitations extended
and It Is expected that the ollto ot Omahn ,
Council IIluffs nnd South Omnbn will bo
present The floral decorations will bo out
ot the ordinary nnd the same may bo said
of the music. Manager Troutman of Iho
Exchange hotel \\lll ha\o charge of the
banquet.
To Orifiinlri- Conutirrclnl Clnli.
The prcllinlnnrj step * toward orgnnlrlni ;
n commercial olub were tnkon last night
nt n meeting held at the council chamber.
James H Uiilln occupied the chair nnd John
S Walters noted as tomp&rary so-retary.
On nccount of other attractions the attend
ance was not ns large HR was expected , but
another meeting txlll bo hold nc\t Tuesday
night , \Nhcn nil those Interested will bo ex
pected to attend. A committee , composed
ot Messrs McMillan and McDonald , was np-
polntcd to Bccuro signatures to a member
ship roll. The nnncsntion question \\ns
taken up and Itas decided to mine n
committee to go to Lincoln and protest
against annexation Thin committee ts inndo
up ns follows John McMillan. H U. Wll-
cox , I , C. Olbson P J Barrett , T. U Un-
ser , C M Hunt. Peter Cockrcll , J. II. llulln
and \V. C Lambert ,
U M Prledman of . ilt l iKc flty la hero
vlbltlng bis nephew , Sol Ooldbtiom
The Weekly Wasp appealed > < 'sterday In
reduced form , but as nensy n over.
Mrs. Kll H. Doml ot Hoone. la . Is In the
city the guest of Mrs Dwlgli' I , llolinc"
Police Olllccr Uurson has relined to duty
nfter a se\crc > Illness lu-stln ? ft-vera ! weeks
Miss Mablu Hlch has returned from Sioux
City , where RIO spent sonic tlmulsltlng
friends.
Mrs. E 0. Mayfleld la atlll seriously 111
at one of ' .he hospitals In Omalii , but her
friends hope that Bho will ultimately ie-
covcr.
Ernest Hay his been bound o\cr to Mio
dWtrlct court In the sum of $100 for shootIng -
Ing nt J. Urlor , a bartender , In nn N street
salooci
Edward Speed of the South Omaha Na
tional bank has returned from < i buslne-'s
trip to the Black Hills countr } . Mr Speed
Mio ttmntry In that poctlon looke One
nnd tint Ih'f Atock IH apparently doing well.
13d Munlmu li.is commence 1 opumtlon *
at hli now lumber yard lust north pf tha
lj street Nladtlot.
Tonight the Woodmen of the Wotld lodge
will give a rakewnlk and lull at the hall In
the new * city hall building.
The Twenty-fourth btrret paving case
brought by B Stonser ha been continued
for two weeks on nccount of the Ulnm of
Judge Dickinson.
The public Fchools. Iho banks and Iho city
offices will bo closed todny on nccount ol
W.ishlngton'a birthday , which Is n. logil
liolUUj in Nebraska.
U Is understood that the (11 roc lorn ot tta
t'nlMi Slock Yards did not take any action
on the question of a foot brldgo over th
trails nt the mectlnc > rsterday
A muss niectlnR of Third wnrd cltlsetui
will be > called on or about March 1 for the
purpose of canvassing cotmcllmanlo timber
and fiolcrtlng the most a > nllablo candidate
fo" the position.
Superior lodge No 103 , Degree of Honor ,
will gl\c aii entertainment at Workman hall
on Thursday evening In honor ot South
Otnahi lodge No. C6 , Ancient Order of
t'Hlted Workmen.
Dora , the daughter of Mr and Urn. Potcr
Hiiikle , Twentjfourth nnd t' ' streets , died
jostcrday rnnortt services will bo holdout
the family roeldencti Thursday afternoon.
Interment nt Laurel Hill cemetery
The touchers of Hawthorne school will
glvo an entertainment Trldny cvcnlns l
the svliool house for the purpose of raising
finulH for piano rental An Intorenilng pro
gram has been prepired for the occasion.
The regular anmml election of tbe South
Omaha HcwplUU association was hold yoa-
terdnv afternoon with the following result !
Mrs J U Watklns , prcHdent , Mrs , John
M Tanner , first vice president , Mm. A. W
Joncw , second vlco president , Mrs , W. S ,
Haboock , secretary , Mrs. Oeorgo Pftikn.
trmsuror The association cow hits norciril
bundled dollara Cn Its treasury and la In 4
prosperous condition financially.
DuildliiK Inspector Uunscombe boa pre
pared , i report ohowiiiK the bulldlncs In Ut <
city which ho ( locum dangerous IA coeo ol
fire. The Inspector asserts that the bulld-
Inga referred to have but ono means ot
exit In case of flro mid for this reason ha
deems them uiiK.ifo. Ho recommends lh t
the existing ordinances bo ec chanscd ao ttf
raako It compulsory on all ownore of bviUd
ings over two stories In height to provMe
suitable file escapes.
Ilcforo the discovery of Ono Mlnulo Cough
Cure , ministers wo.ro greatly disturbed by
coughing congregations. No excuse for it
now.
ru-na.
MR. ROBERT B. M ANT til , THE GREAT ROMANTIC ACTOR.
Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio-
Dear Sir The bottle of Po-ru-na at hand.
It Is splendid and most invigorating , re
freshing to the nerves and brain It Is one
of the best tonics I have ever used. It
makes me feel like a new man Yours .sin
cerely , R. B Mantell.
A nervous person nearly always has ca
tarrh. Catarrh Is ono of the ways In which
a depressed condition of the nervous sjs-
tem shows Itself. Catarrhal people are
soon made nervous. The relation between
ohionlc catarrh and nervous debility Is most
Intimate.
Catarrh Is chronic congestion of some
mucous membrane. The nerves , which should
guard the mucous membrane against con
gestion , are depresed and their function
partly destroyed. The nerves that should
control the circulation In the mucous membrane -
brano are called the vasa-motor svstem of
nerves. Depression of the general nervous
svstem soon leads to depression of the
vasa-motor sjstem. Ucpiesslon of the
vnsn-motor sistem of nerves at once causes
chronic catarrh.
Any remedy to effect a radical cure of
chronic catarrh must operate directly
through the nerves , Invigorating tic mu
cous circulation
Mrs. O C. Filler of 134 South Fourth I
street , Columbus , O. , writes : "For ton or
fifteen jears I
have been sub
ject to nervous
d y s p o p sla. I
would have
spells of qulvor-
ing in my stomach
ach , with smoth
ering feelings. I
was suffering
from what Is
called nervous
prostration. My stomach felt bloated and
I was constantly -weak nnd trembling. I
conaulted several physicians , -who treated
mo without doing juo any good , I had al
most given up In despair -when I heard of
Po-ru-na It was about six years ago that
I first took Po-ru-na. I found It an Imme
diate relief to nil my disagreeable symp
toms. It Is the only medicine that has
over been of any use to me. "
Or. Hartman's latest Ijook , entitled "Win
ter Catarrh" sent free. Address The Pe-
ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company , Co
lumbus , Ohio.
ORCHARD WBLKELi OARPET 00 ,
Furniture Selling
at prices that are unparalleled.
Parlor Stand
Another largo invoice of thin
olegimt pattern top , quartered
oak or mahogany stand while
they last
Dining Table
Just received a. carload of Din
ing Tables Thid handsome
heavy select oak table , highly polished , the $13 kind , Ofoot
Special Sideboard Pieces
at special prices solid oak bevel mirror richly carved Sideboard
Sll.nO-others at 820.75 , # 28.50 , O.OO , $19.50 , $16.00 any of which are
from $5 to # 10 under regular.
Some ologaiit Dining Chair * in lots at very special prices.
Dresser and Odd Piece
bargains in our basement at one-third to one-half regular prieoa ,
St.Oeriiei Go. ,
1114.1C.18 Douglas St.