THE OMAHA DArTjY BEE : TUESDAY. FK1.1UTHV 28 , 1800.
COUNTY PRINTING AWARDED
Job Work Divided Dp Among Several Local
Firms.
JURORS' ' CERTIFICATES ARE DISALLOWED
Committee of llio U'linlr Kliiilm Hint
Document * Iliitr llrcn INNIIIM ! Con
trary to I'mvlnliiiiN of llrxolil-
ttou Adopted liy lluiiril.
A meotlnR to wind up tlio business of
February WBB held by the county Coniinln-
Rionors yesterday. The Appropriation sheets ,
amounting to over $3,000. of which $5.1 IS
'was for Baldrics , were pnased ,
The printing , stationery and lithographing
bids were nwarded. the Omaha 1'rltiUng com
pany geitlni ? the stationery , the Ilorkley
Printing company the nthoRrnphlng. nnd ! ' .
II. Kcstner , Klopp A Hartlett and the Roes
Printing company being Riven tlie contracts
for such Ucms of printing as their bids were
lowest MI. Kcainer prints tUe district court
bar dockets tliln year , Instead of Klopp &
Uartlctt.
The committee of the whole reported unan
imously In tAvor of dls.illowlnK the Jurotfi'
certificates , amounting to $549 , which Auditor
Tate ad v I Red the hoard had been Issued by
the clerk of the district court contrary to a
resolution adopted by the board , nnd nlfo a
certificate for $30 , which Tale had reported
endorsed without the consent , of the man to
whom it had hcon supposed to have been
Issued and for which no services had been
rendered. No action was taken on the
fees in connection with the Insanity coin-
inslslon save to agree that as a mistake of
$00 had been acknowledged the matter
should bo looked Into further. The certifi
cates dUallowcd were all cancelled In the
list placed before the board by Mr. Frank
In accordance with the letter of the resolu
tion upon which Mr. Tate had based his
communication. The board adopted the re
port.
Will Kilo Clnlmit Xow.
Mr. Frank will now put In two separata
claims for the fees which he says are duo
him in connection with these certlllcatos
nnd services on the county Insanity hoard
to as to lay a foundation for an appeal to
the district court. He has already appealed
for n disallowance of $1KH.27 claimed by him
for services In connection with habeas cor
pus cases.
A friendly lawsuit IB anticipated also be
tween County Clerk Haverly and the Board
of County Commissioners to ascertain just
who has the appointive power so far as the
personnel of the employes of the county
clerk's olllco Is concerned. The county
hoard yesterday appointed Ed J. Dee book
keeper for the county clerk In place ofV. .
O. Tcmpleton , the appointment being mndo
on a resolution by Chairman 'Hoctor ' , Com
missioners Ilnrto nnd Ostrom opposing It.
Mr. Havorly will Ignore the Dee appoint
ment absolutely nnd keep Templeton , leav
ing to the district court the determination
of the ' controversy between him and the
board over his help. Just how the suit IH
to be started has not yet been settled upon ,
or who is to bo the party bringing It. A
quo wnrranto proceeding will probably be
the kind of test resorted to.
Last Friday a man more or less Insane ,
named Ocorgo ( Mcrrlman , was sent out of
the state to his brother at'Palo , la. , the
board furnishing transportation , and while
on the train was seized with a hallucination
that ho was being taken to the asylum. Ho
Jumped from the train and had a very nar
row escape. The 'hoard ' yesterday adopted
n resolution , directing the sheriff to provide
Merrlman with a proper guard mid see him
rv. < safely escorted to Palo.
MANY HEADS FOR THE BASKET
Tlilr < .v-l < "our I'olleeineii mill Fifteen
l.'lreiiieii to lit ; DlNelmrne'l for
ISemiomy'M Sake.
The Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers met last night nnd decided that It would
bo necessary to cut down the police force
thirty-four men nnd to lessen the number
of firemen In the lire department by a re
duction of fifteen. The chiefs of < he re
spective departments wcro Instructed to
submit a list of mem with wtiom they could
dispense Immediately nnd a second meeting
will bo held thrts evening. At that time
ilnal action will bo taken.
The board listened early In the evening
to n request by Attorney T. J. Mnhoney that
it hould make Fume disposition of tlio
application of Mrs. John nalligan , wife of
itho deceased fire chief , for a pension. This
request has been permitted to drug along
until the funds of the fire department would
justify the board in arranging for tlio pen-
hlon. Mr. Mahoney called the nttenMon of
the l > onrd again to the fact that a statute
provided for the pension nnd 'ho would ex
pect Its payment as soon as possible. The
baird Informed him that the department Is
shorter on funds this year than before nnd
urged his Indulgence for nt leant a short
time.
time.William
William White , Nick Dorgaczowskl , Sam-
net L. Morris nnd J. C. Jepperson wcro' or
dered reinstated on the police force nnd
their names placed on tlio pay roll to Feb
ruary 10 , at which time their resignations
were submitted to the hoard.
Patrolman Joseph Cunningham was nl-
lowed five days' leave of absence on ac
count of sickness In Ills family.
Lester Butterbaugh was appointed special
jmllccman In IDast Omaha. Ho is to servo
without expense to the city.
A resolution was adopted Instructing Chief
Rcdell to notify the directors of the Greater
America Exposition association that owing
to the reduction tin the levy for funids for
the maintenance of the fire department it
would bo necessary for lilm to withdraw all
thi ) fire apparatus nnd horses from the
Kvouiidfl. This means n withdrawn ! of five
men and the horsca , all to bo distributed
about the city In 'tho ' houses whcro they
are most needed.
A rule wns adopted authorizing the reduc
tion In the tire nnd police departments to
conform with the urgent demand nocessl-
Wiiof
: Von ? ISosr fey ?
Gray hair is starved hair. The
hair bulbs have boon deprived ot
proper food or proper nerve force.
incroasoa the circulation in thoecalp ,
gives moro power to the nerves ,
supplies missing elements to the hair i
builu. Used according to directions ,
gray hair begins to show ita original
color in a few days , and soon it has
all the softnes * and richnesa of youth.
$1.00 a bottle. At all druggists.
If rou do not obtain nil the boneflU '
younpeci u from the Vigor , urlte tlio '
*
Ooctor * autlt.
tatcd by the Into levy for the maintenance
ot ihe renpertlvo dcpnrtnicnui. Tills resolu
tion confortrm with the decision of lh sti-
prernn court benrttiR on the question and
U Is tx-lleved will protect the city from such
flitltfl for salaries and reinstatements as
have oocupled the board's attention recently.
The resolution adopted at the last mcotlnR
bearing onthis subject was rescinded be-
cntiso It was not believed to bo explicit
enough.
H Is estimated t-hat the reduction will
MVP tbo pollco depattment J2S.OOO and the
lire department about $12,000 , which It Is
expected will brltm them within the levy.
CUMMINS' COUNTER CLAIM
Holler Clinlr Mini U'niit.i nxp
AxHiiellltloil to Millie Conil till !
I.HNNOn llr Suntnllieil.
Fred T. Cummins , the aoat , roller chair ,
saimngo and lunch stand concessionaire ,
against whom the Transmislslppl Exposi
tion association has n suit pending to col-
luct a considerable um of money which
Cummins Is said to be still In arrears on
his 20 per cent due under the contract , cornea
back with n counter claim for $17,167.81.
This U In the shape of an answer nnd cross
petition filed with the clerk of the district
court , dimming goes over a largo number
of Items Included In his claim , giving each
In detail.
The two most Important of these Items nro
the e concerning his soatti in front of the
Grand Plaza and hl two portable sausage
stands. Because the exposition management
had : i number of scats nt the Plaza for the
benefit of n fatigued publU , 'In addition to
these .which . Cummins had enclosed by
ropes and for which he levied n tax of 10
cents upon each person , regardless of ago
or sex or previous condition of life , he al
leges that he was damaged to the amount of
$3,703.52 nnd he puts in a little bill for
$ lor > 0 because ho says he was Interfered
with In the running of his portable sausage
nnd sandwich stands. He asks $500 because
Fred Mutter was allowed to sell Frankfurt
ers at the Schlltz pavilion , $250 on account
of Henry Wlllard dispensing similar sup
posed edibles at the I'nbst 'building ' , $4. > 0 for
the reason that J. E. iMarkcl & Son dole out
articles cf diet In the sausage line and
$5011.52 owing to various kinds of molesta
tion at each of three lunch stands. Ho
wants $478.80 also because .when President
McKlnley wns hero the exposition manage
ment sa.w fit to place 128 benches for the
accommodation of the Immense crowd. On
July I , ho nllcges further , nn order was
given to cut his .ropes around the seats at
the fireworks nnd the people were thereby
allowed to seat themselves. Claims are put
In for seat competition of one kind or an
other on Military day , 'Bohemian ' Turners'
day , "Buffalo Bill" day and Volunteers'
day.
day.The
The old Injunction matter of Judge Scott
last October Is referred to as affording an
other basis for a snug sum. Out of this In
junction Cummins succeeded In having
Samuel B. Wntlley , Commandant Llewellyn
and several guards and ticket takers lined
by Judge Scott for contempt a matter
which Is now pending nn appeal In the supreme
premo court.
Still another assertion made .by Cummins
la that on October 20 and 31 President Wat
tles of the exposition would not let the band
play at the Grand Plnza , the Intention being
to Injure him , nnd for this Cummins .wants
$210. Finally ho sets up that ho entered
Into nn arrangement with Captain Meroor
of the Indian congress by which ho was to
have the seat privilege there for a consider
ation of 50 per cent , but that the exposi
tion people came long nnd demanded an
additional 20 per cent under the terms of
their contract with Cummins nnd this ho
makes ground for an Item of $ (174.54. ( Ho
does not overlook , among other things , to
charge up to tbo exposition a little bill of
$42 for roller chairs said to have l > ecn used
by one Dunn of the Transportation depart
ment and another one for $32 for a like lux
ury supplied to other persons.
The document Is about the moat voluminous
>
nous filed for ! j long time.
VnilY KUW JlillOllS AXSWISK CALL.
I.lNt from r\Vlili'i ! > nine Are Drmvii
IH SoiiH'vflmt Apreil.
The jurors summoned on the new venire
for the district court did not appear In
very full force nnd Judge Baker gave them
a little more time , considering the state of
the weather , Intimating thnt capiases might
bo issued for the derelicts later In case
there should bo any that failed to show up
within the next twenty-four hours.
Since the county commissioners have taken
their action disallowing the claims of Albyn
L. Frank , clerk of the district court , on the
certificates Issued to jurors amounting to
$54D , the announcement is made at the
clerk's ofllco that hereafter a feu of 25 cents
will have to be paid direct to the office by
the juror receiving the certificate to cover
the expenses of the olllce in this particular.
As this comes out of the pockets of the
jurors , instead of the county exchequer , ns
heretofore , the jurymen are complaining
loudly at what they consider the county's
Impecuniousness. Under tlio old law the
clerk was allowed $1.50 for cjvery certificate
Issued , but the juror had to serve the entire
term , Instead of only three weeks , nnd ho
did not get his certificate until the end of
the term. Deputy Stecre says It takes up
nil the time of ono clerk to attend to the
Issuing of the certificates.
The board has directed County Treasurer
Holmrod to refuse to pay any warrants that
might have been Issued on certificates dis
allowed.
The resolution under which this action has
been laluti was adopted a long time ago.
In n way the district court clerk Is get
ting back at the county board. The jury list
of the court is about three years old. In
consequence whenever n now venire Is
drawn the old addresses are given and It Is
difficult to find the men. In several cases
names of persons long dead have appeared
on thu list. There Is a bill now before the
leglhlaturo to require the county board to
furnish the clerk of the district court with
a new list every year from the poll hooks
on January 1 , or as soon as possible there
after.
J. Sheer , SedaliB Mo. , conductor on elec
tric street car line , writes that his llttlo
daughter WBH very low with croup , and her
llfo saved after all phyKlclanti had failed ,
only by using One Minute Cough Cure.
MedulN fur ICxiuiNlllnii Dlrei'lorn ,
The exposition souvenir medals now on ;
hand are to bo distributed equally among
thu members of thu board of directors. Each j
member Is entitled to seven gilt and ono
silver medal.
If yon v < uiit a good time spend 25c aid
hear 'he Men's club concert at the Huii-
Bcom Talk M. E. church tonight.
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
The revival meetings at the Walnut Hill
Methodist church will ho continued during
the present week.
Sam Davis , Leo Coyne nnd Adolph John
son were arrested Monday evening on u
warrant sworn out by F. M. Freeman. 1914
Cimilng street , charging thtiiu with assault.
Freeman was badly bruised In a light with
tlu-Eo men Sunday night In the yard back ! 1
of J. Poterfion'u saloon , Twenty-first and '
Cuiutng street.
Michael Walk'iiz , proprietor of n boarding
house on Leavonworth street between Thir
teenth and Fourteenth , was arrested Monday
night on the charge of selling liquor with
out a license. Wallonz was detected by De
tectives Urban nnd Klewltz In the net of
selling liquor to a youth In tbo office of his
lodging house. Thu officers watched thu
transaction through the wlndowa and ur-
rosteil both parties , holding the boy as n
witness. A keg of beer and three bottles of
whUky woru confiscated and will bo used a a
uvlde.nct ) .
TALK OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Oitizons and Board of Education Confer on
the Matter.
FORMER OFFER VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS
( irnrrnl Ojilnlon tlm ( n Xotv lltillilliiK
Slionltl tic Unlit ( n Holnee | i\-
Istlntt Structure Unv < > niort
School Silo Cimnlitereil ,
A public meeting , called by the building
and the properties committee ot the Hoard
of Education , was hold Monday night to
ennblo the committee to got some Ideas re
garding the character of the High nchool
the people of Omaha desire to have erected
with thu High school bonds recently sold.
The matter -was Informally discussed by n
ficoro of architects nnd property owners
who hod accepted the public invitation to
be present , President I'enford of the board
calling upon them for suggestions. The pre
vailing opinion Bcems to be that n wing of
an entirely now building should he erected ,
to be used In conjunction with the present
building until the latter could be replaced
entirely.
Architect Latcnspr advocated an entirely
now building , the grndo of which would bo
on a leVel with the retaining wall ou the
Bouth side of the grounds. Ho said that
there Is a misconception regarding the
value of the present High school. It cov
ers less area than a half dozen other school
buildings in tlio city , being but a 12-room
building if it were two stories high. It
could bo erected today at .1 cost so small
that ho did not care to state It. Mr. La-
tensor Insisted that the building should
Bometlmo In the future be torn down en
tirely and the whole High school grounds
graded to n level 'with ' the south retaining
wall.
"Tho plan of having a High school on top
of a hill is a village Idea , " he said. "You
will he blamed by future Keneraltons If
you place a now building on top of the pres
ent hill , which Is sixty-five feet above the
grade at Twentieth and Davenport. " You
want to havu room for buildings to accom
modate the 2,000 or 3,000 pupils you will
have to take care of In the comparatively
near future and you must supply those
children with adequate play grounds. "
In answer to the question , Archltsct La-
tcnscr said that $ lf > 0,000 would bo suffloleiit
to 'build ' a very creditable wing of a good
high 'building. '
Prof. Lovlston , principal of the High
school , did not see that there IB any ques
tion whether a wing of a new building or
an addition 'to ' the present structure should
bo built. There is but ono place for "the "
building , whether wing or addition to the
south of the present building and 4he name
cute no figure. The present building maybe
bo need as long a de. 4red and If another
addition IB needed It may ho built to the
north. Doth these structures mny bo plain
and substantial nnd finally , if a monument
is d slre < l as a crown for the hill , a mag
nificent building can bo put In to connect
the two wings In place of the present build
ing. What Prof. L/evlstco wanted Is a two
or throo-story building with some twenty-
eight rooms , which. In addition to twenty
of the thirty-six rooms 1n the old High
school that could bo used , would supply very
little moro than suHlclent school room for
the present High school attendance of 1,200 ,
together with laboratory , assembly room ,
manual training quarters , gymnasium ,
cloak and lunch rooms. Above all ho wanted
the new bulld'ing ' ready for occupation r > y
September 1.
A building such as was suggested by Prof.
Lovlstonwas Dr. Spalding's Idea. Ho .also
advocated Architect Latenser's scheme ot
grading down the hill. Ho assorted that the
present building with its etalrs and height
above the street level , without regarding Its
other disadvantages from a sanitary stand
point , IB very Injurious to girls so much
so that many have to leave school on ac
count of their hcaltli after an attendance of
u year or so.
Architect Lawrlo opposed planting the
building at any spot on the grounds. Ho
declared that the High school grounds form
om of the most magnificent Bites in the
city and 'ho ' was In every way opposed to
having It spoiled. In order to save its beauty
the best thing to be done would bo to tear
down the old building and erect the central
feature of a High school 'In Its place. This
bolng Impossible , ho urged that this central
feature should bo located facing Dodge
street. If additional room IB wanted , ex
tensions can be made to the north. In tins
way the eohool when finally completed
would bo a homogeneous mass.
Sltr for Davenport School.
A considerable amount of time was spent
In talking over the selection of a Daven
port school site. Charles Johannls , C. H.
Plckrns , Judge McCulloch , Dr. Somors and
W. S. Poppletcn spoke nnd urged that the
school sliould bo located west of Lowe ave
nue. No particular site was advocated , but
there are only two prominently mentioned
In that part of the school district. One Is
ttio Poppleton site , located near Forty-first
avenue and Chicago , consisting of six lots
covering an area of 318x110 feet , offered at
11 price of $4KO a lot ; the other site Is the
Egbert , Just back of this on Forty-first
street , comprising four lota of an aggregate
area of 109x110 fort , offered for $500 a lot.
A number of sites have been offered on Lowe
avenue nnd east of that thoroughfare.
MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB
Department of HniiNclinlil I > oiiniiiU'M
< ; | VN u I'roKriini that Proven
Unite 13 n
The Department of Household Kconomlcs
gave n program at the Woman's club yes
terday 'before an audience that filled the
church and Included delegations from the
Council Bluffs Woman's club and the .Ideal
club of the same city. Mrs. Thomas Mct-
calf , president of the latter , nnd Mrs. P. J.
( Montgomery , vlco president of the former ,
w re seated on the platform.
As the teacher cf the department , Mrs.
Mary M. Pugh , had an Important place on
the program , Mrs. Mary Q. Androwa served
as her substitute.
Thu opening paper , entitled "American
Folklore , " was read by 'Mrs. Push. After
the statement that "our own land Is as
rich In folklore as In anything else , " tha
paper treated of "the tales of the Purltaiw ,
the myths and shadows of the soulh anil
the traditions of the great lakes , the Ilocky
rungo and tlio Pacific coast with Its storied
waters , cliffs and mountains. "
At the close of iMrs. Pugh's paper , Mlaa
Caroline Daniels , 10 years old , recited "Our
Christmas" nnd , after an encore , "Our
Flag. "
The other papers , four in number , con-
stltuted a symposium on "The Principal
Events In the Average Woman's Life. " The
hcrolno was Introduced by MUs Dora Cady
just at the entrance of fho High school and
during the four years she spent there that
well known Institution underwent some
startling change . Class banquets and hops
gave way to more wholesome forma of
recreation ; tawdry finery was displaced by a
neat uniform ; extra teachers worn provided
for crowded classes ; physical culture and
the study of domestic topics found place and
the girl graduated In good health of mind
and body.
Then Dr. Lankton appeared to conduct
'Mary ' to college , where she U to Bocure that
"object of all education , the comprehension
of truth. " Hero she dovototl herself to the
el inly of biology and higher physiology and
1 just us eho had discovered that "mental con
geniality 4-fsts on physical adaptability. "
and that the "lemt > eniment which Is posi
tive , acid , magnetic , must oclato with
that 'Which Is neffntlvp. alkaline , electric , "
her physical complement nrrlvcd on the
scene and they were mnrrled.
"Their Own Home" wns described by Mrs.
H. J. DanlelB , who treated It from nn
architectural nnd artistic standpoint. iMary
was Introduced In her new capacity of
house mother and John as the model hus
band nnd provider.
Mrs. Daniels' paper abounded In practical
nigRpttloiiB as did that read by Mrs. Wllbcr
on "Motherhood. " The latter paper Rave
opportunity for Ideas regarding the health
of both mother and child and the wardrobe ,
food and mcntnl needs of the child were
considered.
At the close of Mrs. Wllhcr's paper n
voice W B heard behind the scenes singing
"Home , Sweet , Home. " It was found to bo
that of Mrs. Cook , who had earlier in the
afternoon given Tostl's "Toll Them" nnd in
response to an encore , "Daddy , " by Ucnhnm ,
The only builncsa matter of Interest was
the report of the committee on the Industrial
problem as It affects 'women nnd children.
This committee consists of Mrs. Loblngler ,
.Mrs. Smith , Mrs. McKelvey , .MM. Wngnor
nnd Mrs. Ford. It was appointed upon re
quest of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs and Its principal work , as outlined by
a committee from that federation , Is to In
fluence within the club and elsewhere the
consideration of such topics ns child labor ,
n maximum of eight hours as n working
day. Increased school facilities , uniform
labor legislation and postal savings banks.
The report was discussed by .Mrs. Harvey ,
'Mrs. ' Towle. Miss Falrbrother and Mrs.
Andrews nnd at the request of the president
Nov. A. W. Clark added n few words In the
same line. Mr. Clark also thanked the club
for Its association with the Child Saving In
stitute , through Mrs. Push , who conducts n
weekly class there In domestic science.
The Department of English Literature
will iiiccl ntI p. in. on Friday , that of
Ethics nt the Panic hour on Tuesday nnd
that of Parliamentary Practice and Social
Science on Monday afternoon.
CRITICISES THE CITY COUNCIL
\orUi Oiniiliii Improvement Club Not
1'lellNed Avllh tinTil * Levy
ami ( Miler
The North Omaha improvement club had
its regular meeting last might nnd a large
number of members were present. The res
olutions that had been Introduced last week
criticising the action of the city council In
the matter of the levy for ISflfl wcro to be
discussed and it had been quietly rumored
that a warm evening would result. Ttie ru
mors wcro not without foundation.
When the mooting was called to order the
report of the park committee was called
for. J. Y. Craig as chairmen ot the commit
tee reported that the outlook for the parks
in 'the ' north end of the city for the coming
year was net brilliant , owing to the lark
of funds for the purpose. He stated that t.he .
board had but a llt.tlo over $10,000 for ttio
maintenance and improvement of the parks
of the city for the ensuing year nnd that
there could ho hut llttlo hope for the Imme
diate Improvement of the north side parks.
In this connection a resolution was Intro
duced and lost that the members of the
legislature from Douglas county be asked
to have an amendment to the city charter
providing that the $15,000 allowed the
city for street purposes be given to tha
park commission. It was llio sense ot the
meeting that the money could ho very much
better used to clean and keep in sanitary
condition the streets under the direction of
the city council.
The resolution introduced nit the last
meeting of the club censuring the city coun
cil fcr Its action in making the levy so low
that many of the different funds were in
adequate to meet the demands that would
bo made upon them during the year , and
criticising several 'members of the council
for their , action In the matter , was thor
oughly discussed. Councilman Lobeck was
present and defended the action of the city
fathers. He stated that every opportunity
had been Riven fho taxpayers of the city to
sny what they wanted at the meeting at the
city hall , that the meetings lield had re
sulted In a resolution asking for a 24-mill
levy and that It had been passed by the
council.
It seamed to bo the opinion of most pres
ent that the section criticising the action of
the council should bo stricken out as it
could do no good nnd might affect the
club's usefulness. With this exception and
an amendment censuring the park board
for its action in leasing Fontanello park , n
tract of 110 acres , as a cow pasture far $200
a year , the resolutions were passed.
Couiicllliieii C3o < c > ( InSliinv. .
The council will attend In a body the rope-
tltlon of "A Night In Bohemia" nt the Boyd i
tonight. In order to do this the session
will convene nt 7 o'clock nnd in the next
hour the business to bo considered will be
cleared uwny. This was one of the very few
matters determined upon at the committee
of the whole meeting of the council yester
day afternoon.
A committee of Capitol nvenuo residents ,
consisting of C. H. Oulou , Alfred Millnrd
and John W. Llddell , appeared to protest
against the petition for parking Capitol nve-
! nuo .between . Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets. They did so because If the parking
IB ordered two Improvement districts for
the repaying of the street from Sixteenth to
Twentieth street will have to bo formed nnd
new petitions for the repaying must bo sr-
cured. The council postponed notion on the
matter.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
II. L. nurch , Newark , a cigar man. Is at
the Her Grand.
n. J. O'Hellly of St. Louis , n lumber man ,
Is stopping lit the Her Grand.
J. A. Kelt of Kansas City , n newspaper
man , Is stopping nt the Her Grand.
J. 13. Boquet , proprietor of the Morton
house. Nebraska City , was in the city yes
terday.
J. V. Cowling , jr. , dealer In railroad sup
plies , Chicago , spent yesterday In the city
on business.
A. J. Campion of the Slgel-Camplon Live
Stock Commission company , Denver , wns u
guest of the Mlllard yesterday.
Oscar Allen of the wholesale house of
Allen Uros. has Just returned from Central
America. Ho sailed down the west coast ,
crossed the Isthmus and sailed homownrd
via New York.
S. L. Hopper , Chicago , 111. ; llnndolph
Brandt , Now York ; Joseph Strand , M. L.
Chase. Chicago ; W. II. Reed , Cleveland , O. ;
C. M. McConncll , Ludlow , Ky. ; F. L. Kddy ,
Now York , nro traveling men stopping at
the Her Grand.
Nebraskans nt the hotels : J. K. McDanlel ,
Chadron ; M. J. IJerry , Hastings ; C. G. El-
more , Chmlron ; George Williams , L. W ,
Wilson. Broken How ; W. M. Stebbens , Goth
enburg ; H. H. Metzger , Newton ; W. W.
Young , Stnnton ; Will H. Love , Lincoln ; H.
C. Spnuldlng. Ord ; D. D. Hlchardsou ,
Gretna ; George Slnbrldge , Grand Island.
At the Murray J. E. Boquet ; Nebraska
City ; J. C. Teller , Denver ; Alex I. Smith ,
Blair ; W. A. Challla , St. Louis ; S. W.
Toltcm , St. Louis ; John T. McDonald , New
York ; A. O. Trlgg , New York ; P. M. Price ,
city ; H. 11. Frey , city ; 13. B. Craudell ,
Chicago ; E. W. Beedle , Pnpllllon ; W. V.
Townsend , Omaha ; Mrs. George W ,
Mathuws , Council Bluffs ; W. K. Elliot ,
Grand Ilnplds ; W. F. Currle , Lincoln ; W.
H. Duvnl , Plttsburg ; L. L. Merrlam , Chicago
cage ; George T. Wilbur , Denver ; Con Kirk ,
Columbus.
At the Mlllard I. Isaacs , Kansas City ;
E. H. Harrison , New York ; E. F. Former ,
Minneapolis ; J. V. Cowling. Jr. . William
hutch , Chicago ; Charles G. Hluelo , Boston ;
W. C. Gunn , Fort Scott ; James C. Murray ,
Buffalo ; N. H. Tlghe , Chicago ; J. A. AVooJ-
roffe and son , Denver ; J. M. Gugan , James
G. Megcath , Chicago ; Harry Llllunfuld. Si
mon Hubul , Chicago : Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hlckox. Deadwood ; A. J. Campion , George
T. Whltten , Denver ; W. S. Shearer. Des
Molni'S , C. N. Wuterhouse , St. Louis ; B , L.
Hancock , Milwaukee.
rvn i ? C\MQ ( MIUMVP n\v !
liMLli oAjlo imJUnli UAl
Government Officials Deserting the Old1
Federal Building ,
GETTING SETTLED IN THE NEW QUARTERS
.ttulRe MntiBor of tinVullril SUitc *
Court mill Mnriliitt Tlmimnel
Are Annum ( hi * V'lrM U
Take I'oxNrNilottt
Monday wns movlcig day nt the govern
ment building nnd the offices nnd corridors
wcro littered with boxes nnd odds nnd ends of
furniture Ilka the back yard of n surburban
Hat. All the departments of that olllco In
the building began to move yesterday ,
but ns the length of the Job varies from u
few hours lo three days In various cases
they will drop Into their now quarters In
sections nnd the government business will
bo divided between the two structures until
the middle of the week. Judge Munger and
Marshal Thummel were comfortably at
home In their now quattcrs during the
afternoon , but the transfer of the clerk's
office cannot be completed before Wednes
day. Here nro the accumulated records of
thirty-two years of continuous litigations
which must be recoverrd from dusty re
ceptacles , cleaned up nnd sorted and nr-
rangcd In packages so that none
of tlio Illiugn can be mislaid
during the operation. The files now contain
cnses lettered from A to T and ns each
letter represents about 100 cases , the entire -
tire accumulation consists of the complete
( lies of nearly S.OOO cases. Some of them
have lain In the vaults for years without
being used and the cases nre thickly coated
with dust that has been undisturbed since
they were filed awny. But In splto of rota
tion in olllco nnd numerous custodians , no
important document is missing. Each of
the thousands of cnses Is taken out sepa
rately dusted and tied securely In packages
for safe and convenient transportation.
The Internal revenue ofllco In the
McCague building will remain -where It Is
for the present. This is on account of delay
In the arrival of fixtures which were shipped
from Milwaukee February 23 , but which
have not yet arrived at this end of the
route. In nil cases it will require a day
or two to get the files and furniture satis
factorily arranged In the new quarters and
it will bo well towards the end of tlio
week before everyone will bo comfortably
settled in the new building.
The National Provislonc-r , the organ of the
meat and provision. Industries of the United
States , prints In Its Issue of February 25 an
account of the opening of a package of meat
cantied elnhteen years ago. In giving nn ac
count of ( ho affair , ( his paper says : "So
much 'has bean said about the eight-year-old
canned meat , which It has been asserted was
put up in 189 ! ! and delivered to the United
States government last year for service In ' ,
Cuba , that It was decided to open some older
packages. At the request of the editor of
this paper , Armour & Company nt a can
of meat which had been put up eighteen
yeiars ago. From a smai'l stock a cnii was
allowed to be picked at random. To this
was added canned roast beef and canned
corned beef of the same stock and grade
as that supplied to the government during
the Spanish-American war. "After acquir
ing these samples of canned goods the Na
tional Provlsloner desired a can or two of
tno product furnished the army and navy
In Cuba and when these wcro supplied , a
genenral Invitation wns issued to the news
paper men of New York to attend dtho open
ing. From affidavits made at the time It
appears that representatives of all the prom
inent papers of New York were present and
witnessed the opening of the different cans.
Meat canned for the China trade eight years
ago was first opened by Chemist Duff and
was pronounced sweet nnd excellent. It was
saltier than later cannings , but age was not
apparent. Next came the opening of a. can
put up In 1SS7. It was cornctl beef and
turned out of the can n rich Juicy red. It Is
stated that although twelve years ofd , the
meat looked and tasted as fresh ns If packed
only a year be-fore. A "two-pound can of
corned beef packed In 1SSI by the Wilson
Packing company of Chicago was opened and
found to bo equally ns good as that' of a
later date. The cans of meat sent from
Cuba were found to bo In good condition ,
with the excoptlon that the fat had bean
melted by the extreme boat. The meat ,
however , wns found to be sweet , fresh and
good. The examining board declared : "It
was fit for food anywhere where such a class
of food IB necessary. " At the request of
one of the staff of the National Provlsloupr
a test for boric acid was made and the
chemist allowed a newspaper man to make
n selection of a can. One of the army con
tract cans was chosen and In the presence
of a dozen or more the acid test was nppi'led ,
No evidence of boric add was found.
In concluding a recount of the numerous
tests the National Provlsloner says : "The
whole thing convinced us , as every test we
made before has convinced ns , that no
reputable packer ii es adds In canning roast
hoof. Such things are needless. We are also
as firmly as ever of the opinion that meats
properly canned will keep indefinitely. "
Clippings from different New York papers
on the tests mentioned nro freely given and
the opinion seems to prevail thnt the
canned meats furnished tiie army were the
best to bo had.
South Omaha pcop'o arc Interested In this
subject to a givnt extent , for the reason
thnt tlio War Investigating committee will
vlfj't ' the city before long Joi the purpose
of Inspecting the packing 1.oases hero nnd
also the method of canning meats. The
slaughtering of beef will also hu considered
and the process will be followed from the
time the animals come up Into the chutes
till the sides ore loaded Into refrigerator
cars. All of tha local packers aerert that
the committee 'Will bo welcomed and shown
every courtesy , as well us being taken from
the top to the bottom of the. plants.
As has been stale.1 in The Itce , all of
the packers use boraclc acid for preserving
cured meats. Meats Intended for foreign
shipment are packed In boraclc acid instead
of Halt , as It makes the euro of n milder
form. The following statement , madn by
Dr. Oswald , siirKeoii of the Sixty-ninth New
York Infantry , will throw some lUht. on tha
subject : "If you nek rny opinion of the
'embalmed beef I should say that If wo
got any of It It was a good thing. The ap
pearance of the men speaks for It. Sali
cylic acid Is made from wlntprgrrcn nnd
both It nnd boric ncld will prevent putrl-
flcotlon. Both are germicides and fre
quently. In our profession , nro given for
dyspepsia , if meat et-ppllo'l to 'he army
has been bad , putrid as elalmed , then these
rhomlcals wcie not In It. U was my prov
ince to pass upon the food supplied and I
foun.l no occasion to condemn any meat
whatever. " Another omYor of iho came
regiment Is quoted as r.uylnj that men who
fctnclto army ratluna us a diet ke-pt thtlr
health.
Heeklnn Si reel llnlMviiKilenxloii ,
At the request of thu East Side Improve
ment club Clly Engineer Heal completed
> ri < tcrday afternoon , \ profile of tha grade
on Thirteenth street anJ Missouri avenue
for the pr.upocUvo et-ut oar line. It Is
understood that the iiunriyjrn of the Oiuaha
Street Hallway company and a committee
ut the Eust Hide club will imiot today to
talk over the extonpun of tha motor line
and the profile provided by the city engl-
lieer will dhow the fti \ drs.Vvordltig t.i
reports , ( he street enieuplo want not moro
thnn a 1 per rent nrad , bin th > > nvernftd
grade M shown by the profile In nearly . " >
per cent. The plin I * to extend the Thir
teenth street oar lln * south to Mlmourl
avenue , thence west on the ttven-ie to Twen
tieth street nnd north to 1. street , from
TntMitloth and L streets the track will mil
west to Twenty-fourth nnd I. stroeta.
The South Side club ot Omalm Is tutor-
osted In this Improvement nnd It Is Imped
that this murh sought for extension will
be made the coming summer. ly ! extending
this line a great deal of unoccupied terri
tory would lie opened up to settlement and
this Is what property holders in the east
ern portion of the city want. The outcome
of the meeting between the club members
nnd the street car peopld will bo watchud
with Interest.
Seer Coil I me tor fuller Art-mi.
Plumbing Inspector Cook bus caused Iho
arrest of Kd J. llrrnimn , the contractor
who laid the sewer from A to D street , be
tween Twenty-fourth nmTwentyfifth
streets , tills winter. The complaint Is that
Itrcnnnn excavated without first obtaining
n permit. Section 5 of the ordinance cre
ating the ofllce of plumbing Inspector tmd
defining his duties roads ns follows : "No
excavation or trenches In any street , avenue ,
alley or public grounds lu tllo city of South
Omaha for sewer , drain , water or gas pipes
or for any other purpose shall be mndo
by nny person or corporation without n
special permit from the plumbing In
spector. "
Inspector Cook asserts that Ilronnnn neg
lected to obtain the noci ssnry permit nnd
for thnt reason he caused his arrest. The
sewer was completed some tlmu ago , but
Hrennnn never took thu pains to obtain a
permit and In consequence there Is no ofll-
clnl record of the work other than that
shown by the ordinances passed by thu
council. Contractor Drennan seems to think
thnt 'because ho has been doing work for
the city It was not necessary to secure a
permit , but In this Inspector Cook thlnku
differently. Hrcniinn has given bonds for
his appearance ami the ease will bo trlod
on Its merits before Judge Babcock within
n few days.
The CnUierlne 1)rleoll .luclnment.
An alternative writ of mandamus was is
sued by Judge Dickinson Monday on a peti
tion presented by John 11. Shannhnn , orderIng -
Ing Mayor Ensor nnd the city council lo
appear before the court March < 1 nnd show
oau'sn why n tax should not bo levied to pay
n judgment of $2,500 rendered In ISPfi In
favor of Mrs. Catherine Drlscoll. Slmnahan
wna Mrs. Drlscoll's smi-ln-law. She died In
IS'.lG ' nnd the judgment wns for personal In
juries.
City ( iiiNNlp.
The first run of glue from the Armour
works hero Is out.
B. O. Mnylleld and children returned from
Louisville , Nob. , yesterday.
The Ideal club will glvo a dancing party
at Masonic hall Wednesday evening.
Hobort llalston left last evening fur Coznd ,
Neb. , where he will buy cattle for this mar
ket.
ket.Tho
The Kulghts nnd Ladles of Security will
glvo a ball this evening at Modern Wood
men hall.
There was no quorum of the city council
last night and these present adjourned until
the first regular meeting In March.
Jliko Cuslck Is In Jail on suspicion of hav
ing robbed a lodger nt Kelly's lodging
house. Twenty-sixth and P Btrccts.
Snow In the alleys at the Block yards
Is being removed by Hhovoling the accumu
lation into wagons and carting It away.
Mayor Knsor , John McMillan nnd several
other representative citizens went to Lin
coln yesterday to fight the Crow annexation
bill.
Wednesday afternoon _ the guild of St.
Martin's church will meet nt the home of
Mrs. W. a. Sloane. Twenty-fifth and I
Btreots.
Wells are being crank all over the Armour
plant. At the power house water has been
struck at a depth of 200 feet. A well Is
now bolng bored at the beef house and
other wells will bo commenced within a few
days.
A meeting of the Commercial club will
ho held tonight at the council chamber for
the purpose of perfecting nn organization.
The different committees appointed nt the
last meeting will be expected to report and
steps taken for future meetings of the club.
P. J. Ilnrrott , who lm taken the matter In
hand , seems to think that there will bo no
difficulty In organizing a club which will bo
a credit to the city. James II. Ilullu , one ot
the most energetic citizens here. Is acting as
temporary chairman , and he proposes doing
all In his power to bring out a largo num
ber of representative citizens tonight.
AYIuiierN nt Xew OrlcmiH.
NKW OHL13ANS , Feb. 27. Seventy-ninth
day of tbo Crescent City Jockey club's win
ter meeting. Weather c-lear ; track heavy
and lumpy. Flvo favorites won. HesnltH :
First raee , selling , six furlouss : 1'rotui
won , Maggie S second , llordcn tiilnl. Time :
Sucond race , selling , mile nnd twenty
yards : Yolandlcs won , Satin Wood second ,
Our Clara third. Time : U-WJ.
Third race , selling , mllu and one-six
teenth : AdiriPtua won , Tranljy second ,
Frlur John third. Time : 1:51 : % .
Fourth race , handicap , one mile : Sensa
tional won , J II C second , Simon D third.
Time : 1:14. :
Fifth raee , six furlongs : Hose Appls won ,
Yo No So second , Mile Post third. Time :
SUtli race , soiling , mile nnd one-sixteenth :
Stanza won , Prince of India Bei-ond , Hush
Kiel-Is third. Time : Iu6h. :
Alllletlc Park IN Sold ,
CKDAR IIAPIDS. la. , Feb. 27. ( Special
Telegram. ) Athletic park , costlns J1U.OM ) ,
which has boon held'for some time on a
mechanic's lien , today passwl Into the hnndH
of Al Frnnchere , U. A , Wallace and the
street railway company for Sl.GOO. A line
of street railway will bo Uullt 10 the nark
and It will be h'.ld for base ball carnivals
and other ainuPompntH ,
An enthusiastic hnse ball nieptlnjr was
held tonight , nclden Jilll will mamiKO th
team and already bus a number of players
Hlgned. Th ; work of raising the- money to
carry the team through will be pushed.
Victim of ItolilierN IMen.
ALLENTOWN , Pa. , Feb. 27. Dr. Daniel
F. Harklns dlod at the homo of his parento
bore today from the offer-Is of a sandbagging
ho Is aliened to have received at the Imndn
! of burglars In Horror's hotel , New York-
I i City , on January 22. Ho wns n physician
In the hospital on niackwcll's Island nt the
I i time. The burglars , bnsidts stealing his
1 irold watch , money and trousers , turned on
the gas , presumably to cover up their work
with the hiisplclou or attempted suicide.
llenvy NIrllii' in ArlcaiixiiN ,
LITTLE HOCK , Ark. , Feb. 27. The West
ern Coal and Mining company today posied
an ultimatum to llu employes at nil HH
1 mlnt'H at Denning , Coal Hill and Jenny I.I ml ,
; stating that none or their d'-iuands will bu
. granted. The mlnei-H reruso to yield , nnd It
i IH now- Bottled that the 4,000 men or nioro
I will quit work tomorrow , effectually closing
down the entire district.
I.mvyciChurned wllli Porucry.
CLEVELAND , Feb. 27. Thrco Indict
ments have been returned by the grand jury
against W. M. DoWltt , a prominent attorney
or this city. A diligent search has been
made for him by plllcorti without avail. Thu
Indictments are for-forgery , with counts for
uttering forged paper Involving two sep
arate alleged fraudulent transactions.
Men's club concert tonight. HaiiEcom Park
M. i ; church , 29th nnd Woolwortli.
O , JMsnotmiNn UczcMA.and every
upcoles of UchliiK. humliitf , bleoilint ; , tcaly ,
cru tcdf.ml pimply ( ikln end scalji humors ,
with dry , thin , and laUlne hair are instantly
relieved and ipeedily cured by waim baths
with CVTICUIIA SOAP , gentle auolntlngi trlth
CUTIOUIIA , pure-it ot emollient sUiri euros ,
snd wild doses of CfilctniA .KWOI/VCKT ,
! f > uujorouie , trteu all * l t f iu.
A < lu > iiR h.it
Inonisl dotne
timf Uinir lr
tienrly two hun
dred feet
thtnMgti the nir
hnnginc : on to
nnnraclinte un
til It ottotis.
"O ! wen. " In-
ys , "UlrMml-
1y opens in
time. " .Some
times it doesn't open and
lie is doomed. This
pceius foolhardy but no
mote do thnn the nick
limit who says , "O , I
puess I'll get well nil
Dl'cuse ino jjui-l < siup
waiter. If it isn't stop-
jicd it keeps on Re'tliiiR ,
worse. Many n matt be
pins with dyspepsia or
"liver conipl.iint. " anil
gradually loses sttcnRth
nnd vitality until before he kno\v < t hi
IntiRs are attacked nnd ho finds | i < m > .iir in
consumption. The parachute doron i | t < t
The only real safety for a m.i'i uh.'so
strength is failiup fnim nny i in uii.it-
ever is to tfiiewthc KOIIICCH ofu . iv nt
their fouulain-licnd , The best n ; . m \ for
till * purpose is the woudrtfut " I. . Ulc-tl
Medic-id Discovery" originated In Dr K ,
V. Pietcc , chief consulting pliy > u i.ui of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surglc. ! ! Institute of
llllir.ilo , N. Y. This "Discovery " ( ; . < li-
rcctly to the aid of tlio enfeebled ilvslivc-
forces and enables them to make h ultby
nourishing blood , theteby building t r >
solid muscular strength and nrtive turve
force and energy.
The nli olutrlv tnatvvloiH things it dncs for
! > lcU people -tioM-ti liy llic expcri ncr of Mr.
A Startof I'nyrttcvillo , Pnvtlls l'o. ,
Texas , who writes : ' tt'nflimls me pleasure tu
testify to the u-tnatknMe curative power of Ur ,
I'icrccN Uoldi-ti Mrdical Hiwverv I was
severely atllii-led with trouble in mv limn *
spittiutjup lilood.aiiil wnssunrak I wnsnunhle
to continue my work I tried several rcmrtiics
which pave me mi relief , nnd I liad comnieuceil
to Uililli there wns no hope for me. I'r Tierce's
Golden Medical Ilivovery wns recommended to
me. so I tried it nnd tirijaii to Improve nt on. . > ,
niui was < onn at > tc to resume woiL. 1 consider
It a wonderful medicine. "
Dr. 1'icree's Common Sense Medical -\d-
vlser sent for 21 one-cent stamps t-i c-wer
mailing i'r. . Cloth 'limliup v stamps.
Address Hr U V Pieu-e , r.uff.iln. N Y
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Ills , Stricture. IT.es , Fistula and RoctaJ
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iind Cured
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DAVIS , t < 0\ViM ; , , IIIOVOUICS. .
Iron unit HI-IINN I'ounilrr * .
Manufacturers nnd juMun ! Machinery.
General repairing a tpcclulty. 1501 , 1603
and ir.or Jac-ksnn utreet , Omaha. Nub.
LIN3KKU OIL.
AVOOIIMAN i.ivt3in : on , -\\oitic.s ,
Manufacturers old process raw liufiectt
oil , kettle boiled llnxeril oil , old proccsa
ground lln&rou cakt'ii , ground ami uci'ecDtd
( or druggists. OMAHA. NHII.
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O.MAIIA Mlli\Vl.\i : ASSOCIATION.
Carload elilpmemtii made in our own re *
frlucrator cnrH. UUio TUIihon , ICllto Export
Vl mm Report und Family Export dellv
eruU ta all parta tit the cty. |
HOILI3US.
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