OAfVTTV TArTV ) UF/H : MAHCTE 1. ISO. ) .
BOARD APPLIES THE KNIFE
Eleven Firemen and Twenty-Six Policemen
Dropped from the Rolls ,
ACTION IS TAKEN FOR ECONOMY'S ' SAKE
lii Hi * MnliifntniMl Within
the lirvy I'rmlilfil li ) ' HIP Ciiiin-
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Until midnight last night the Board of
Fire and I'ollco Commissioners labored In
executive session to decide on the men who
should be dropped from the fire and police
departments In order that the expenses
might be maintained within the limit of
the levy provided by the city council. To
prune away the wi > ak timber did not an
swer the purpose and some of the oldest
men In the service , who arc rated as first-
class men , had to be Included In the list.
Eleven firemen and twenty-six policemen
wore finally ordered dropped from the pay
roll , as follows :
Firemen John McOreal. Edward Carr ,
Nels Emorth , Robert Hicks , Herman Oelske ,
Matthew Gilbert , George Weeks , Martin
Tlglie , Charles Mack , Laurence Hughes and
John C. Farrlsh ,
Policemen A. l . Jnckmnn , M. K. Hatch-
kiss , J. S. Honk , T. dimming ? , J. Council ,
W. J. Meals , J. Klnney , W. C. Heaton , 0
U. Curry , A. C. Raney , M. Butler , O. W.
Barnes , O. P. Eulcrs , J. Sebck , O. P. Rez-
ner , J. H. Storey. 1' . Klewltz. F. W. Marsh ,
P. J. Kelley , C. F. Erlckson. P. H. Dillon.
John Loverton , Frank Bchan and Frank
Urban. C. M. Dooley resigned.
In submitting the list of patrolmen to
be dismissed Chief White Bald :
"In accordance with your communication
of the 27th Inst. , I herewith submit a list
containing the names of twenty-six mem
| bers of this department to comply with the
toner of the same. In carrying out your in-
etructlons I have been compelled to present
the names of a number of officers who have
rendered good and efficient service during
the time of their connection with the de
partment. This forced reduction will greatly
impede the progress of the police depart
ment and It will be utterly impossible to
Afford the citizens proper protection with
the department as It will stand after the
reductions arc made. Provision has been
made In the appropriation for fifty patrol
men , from which number It will be neces
sary to take six for the detective depart
ment , two Jailers , two lockup keepers , two
patrol conductors , two drivers , two sani
tary officers , two reserve men for emer
gency calls and one court ofllcer , leaving
thirty-six mun to cover the .boats . both day
and night , which number Is by far too In
adequate to cover the territory that Is con
stantly In need of police protection , and
this , together with an unfriendly police
judge , loaves the department In n sadly-
crippled condition , and I trust that If there
Is an Increase of crime , which I am forced
to belloro there will be , that the citizens
and your honorable board will take Into
consideration the territory to be covered and
the number of patrolmen available to cover
the same. I desire also to state that In
ray judgment It would be an unwise act
to make any reduction In the number of
detectives now In the service , because of
the fact that with a decrease of patrolmen
there will be an Increase of work for the
detective department , which will make It
absolutely necessary for the present number
to be maintained In that line of work.
"I desire also to call your attention to the
fact < that during the TransmlsslsslppI Ex
position this department was called cm to
furnltii officers for protection in and about
the grounds , the same being an absolute ne
cessity for < ho safety of the numerous visit
ors , and tho"'sama""c6niailI6n will exist dur
ing the 'coming summer , Irtit you will readily
realize that It will bo an Impossibility for
mo to make any detail of any kind for the
protection of the Greater America Exposi
tion.
tion."I
"I .earnestly trust 'that ' ways and means
will bo dlvlsed whereby your honorable
board will be placed in a position to rein
state the greater portion of the men whose
services you have been compelled to dispense
with. "
The following communication from the
chief of police was also received :
"To Hio Honorable , the Boarc' of Fire and
Police Commissioners : Gentlemen H has
been brought to my attention that during -the
month of October , 1808. ex-Captain H. P.
Haze , while ctlng chief of police , collected
$100 reward money , the same having been
paid to him by Mr. Shukert of this city. Mr.
Shukert eomo time prior having agreed to
give the police force of this city said amount
If It would apprehend and Incarcerate one
. J. Martin , alias J. Smith , ho being wanted
hero on tfoo charge of grand larceny. The
aitd. Martin , alias Smith , was arrested In
Seattle and returned to Omaha through the
efforts of > x-Cblef Gallagher , Detective
Demysey and the Seattle officers and the
$100'as per agreement was paid to Haze.
am informed that the laws of Nebraska pro
vide that 23 per cent of all reward monoyn
etc. , shall bo turned Into the treasury to be
credited to the Police Relief association , but
upon Investigation I find that Mr. Haze neg
lected to do eo In the above case. Mr. Haze
performed no service In connection with the
arrest of said party. "
The reduction In the fire department means
itbat the No. 1 engine house at Fourteenth
nnd Harney streets will bo abandoned and
that the firemen now located on the exposi
tion grounds will bo recalled. In the latter
case the -four horses will be loaned to the
exposition association.
In addition to the application of the prun
ing knife the board 'heard the evidence
against W. R. Wilson , who was charged with
drinking while In uniform , anil Charles Ask-
with , who was charged with leaving his beat
without permission. Wilson got off with a
reprlmcod In deference to hit. good record
nnd mitigating circumstances , but Askwlth
was dropped from the service. The trial of
William White on a charge of Inefficiency
preferred by Chief White was set for next
Monday nlgtit.
Supt. OliiiHtrnil Ta Urn
The county poor farm and hospital went
Into the hands of the democratic munage-
Not the kind made
simply to sell.
None can match its
record of over half a
century of cures.
ment last evening , the former aupcrln-
tendcnt. George M. Wright , turning the In-
ntltutlon otr to his ucce M > r , William Olm-
Rtead. The new regime WM ushered In with
R little spread , at which County Commls-
sloners Hortor. Hofeldt and Connolly were
iresenf. It was not the Intention to make
be change M eoon. but Mr. Wright has ch
ained a more lucrative position in the bus-
ness world and did not desire to continue
any longer In his political one.
EVIDENCE AGAINST MITCHELL
. \con-xMl llpiirpxpnln thnt He I" nn Of
ficer unit 'I'llii" Secitrvi n Cent
on Crcilll.
W. P. Mitchell who was nrrestM nn the
charge of Imcersonatlns nn oiflcer In at
tempting to close up a saloon , but was never
tried , was before Judge Gordon Tuesday aft
ernoon on the charge of obtaining a $3
mackintosh coat from K. C. Scott by mis
representation. Scott toet'floJ ' that he sold
the coat to Mitchell w'.h ths uuderslandlnr
that he was employed by ths city as n police
man and that he ba-1 a month's pay due.
He promised to pay for the coat the first of
the month. Scott stated that MUcbell hung
nround the hotel In the evening , going out
at periods of half an hour or an hour apart
"to report , " he said. He convinced the people
around the hotel that he was an officer or a
"fly cop , " as he expressed It , and was re
quested once or twice to look up email thefts
which occurred. Mitchell denied , howovar ,
that he had ever said that he was an ofllcer
or that he had any pull with the mayor
which would keep him on the force. He In
sisted that he did not say nt the time he
bought the coat that he expected to pay for
It from money due him from the city.
Judge Gordon took the case under advise
ment , as he said he did not. know wbethpr
the Han was guilty or not. He had promised
to pay for the coat March 1 and the date had
not arrived.
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j Tommy Getz's farce comedy , "A Night in
Bohemia. " was repeated at Boyd's theater
again last evening for sweet charity's sake ,
this time for the benefit of the Thurston
Rllleg , and n neat little sum < was realized ,
which will go far toward helping out the
company fund. Noticeable among the
decorations of the theater were two large
Spanish flags which were captured by the
Hines during the fighting previous to the
surrender of Manila. The play , which can
truthfully be said to rank alongside some
of Hoyt's best farces , was given the same
splendid presentation that made It such a
success when given for the benefit of the
Elks' lodge early In the .month. Aside from
n -well rendered recitation on "Old Glory"
by Lee Estelle and a few new jokes the per
formance was practically the some , Includ
ing specialties and songs. Lillian Emsley ,
who Is quite a talented little miss , won ad
ditional favor as Dolly Nobles , while George
P. Cronk convinced more fully thcee who
saw him before that he Is , although only an
amateur , as good an actor as the majority
that travel with the farce comedies that
visit Omaha. 'Many ' of the others In the
cast are 'worthy of especial mention.
The Grand Peace Jubilee concert given by
the Men's club at the Hanscom Park Meth
odist church last evening attracted an au
dience that taxed the seating capacity of the
cdlfico to Its utmost. The entertainment was
given to ralso funds to make up a deficit in
the amount of money necessary to meet the
church expenses and it proved a success
financially as well as musically.
The music was under the direction of W.
3. Stevens , who was assisted by Miss Jo
sephine Thatcher , the accompanist. The fea
ture of this part of the program was the
singing of a male chorus of forty voices. The
audience was hearty In Its applause and the
several singers and speakers merited the ap
proval their efforts received.
NEWS FOR THE ARMY MEN
lilciilPiiniit IlorrliiKtoii heaven for
SmKliiB" . Where Hi ? Will Join
i HiH Co in in II ml. i
Lieutenant L. A. Dorrington will leave to
day for Santiago , -where he will join hli
company in the Second United States volun
teer Infantry. He will go from here to
New York , and from there by one of th
government transports.
Captain Groto Hutcheson has returne
from his trip to Cincinnati.
Under the Hull army reorganization bill
which Is on the eve of becoming a law
there may be a number of changes In th
officers now stationed at headquarters. Tb
bill provides that all Interior commands
college details and staff positions may b
filled by retired army officers , that thos
now holding these places may be used a
the front. This provision will affect Cap
tain John Baxter , Jr. , acting chief quar
termaster ; Captain Grote Hutcheson , nctln
assistant adjutant general ; Captain W. II
Beck , acting Inspector general ; Lleutenan
Colonel A. S. Towar , deputy paymaster gen
eral ; Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Koerper ,
deputy surgeon general , and Lieutenant W
M. Swalne , mtmterlng nnd recruiting officer ,
It Is not considered probable that Llouten
ant Colonel Koerper will be taken from th
department for any foreign service , for h
has but a year to serve before retlremen
SUITS BROUGHT BY INDIAN ;
OninlinN APK | | < * Hint Condition * n
Trriity Have * \t v * r Hern Com-
lilioil With.
Suits have been filed In United States
court by n number of descendants of the
O in ft 1m tribe of Indians to secure the pos
session of lands In Thurston county , Ne
braska , which they claim under the treaty
of March , 1851 , and subsequent acts of con-
gress. This was the treaty liy which a
large tract of land south of the reservation
was ceded to the government on condition
that the Indians should be paid $40,000 a
year for the first three years , $30.000 per
year during the ten years succeeding , $20.-
000 n year during the next fifteen years
and subsequently $10,000 $ a year for twelve
years.
Uy acts of congress certain allotments
were made to each member of the tribe
and the complainants assert that the fam
ilies selected various quarter sections of
land under this legislation. But they de |
clare that they have never been permitted
to take possession. They contend that while I
they are of mixed blood they are the legal
heirs of the Indians who took up the land
and consequently ask the court to com
pel the government to recognize their
rights.
IrN
GO TO PROMOTE EXPOSITION
I'rttnliliMit Millrr nnd .Seerc'tiirjSmith
to .Slur ! on n Trip Through
HitHunt. .
The eastern trip of President Miller and
Secretary Smith > was formally authorized by t
the executive committee of the Greater
America Exposition yesterday and the officers
IIey
cers were Instructed to start at once. They
will probably leave either tonight or Thurs
day morning. s3
A communication from E. 41. Clendennlng ,
secretary of the Commercial club of Kansas
City , to E. Roeewater was submitted for
conilderation , Secretary Clendennlng
stated that he has brought the exposition
matter before the executive committee of
the club , whore It has aroused considerable
Interest. He supgets that Kantas City ,
however , Is not the whole state of Jllsjnurt
irler
and that sU-pfa be taken to bring the er
to the attention of the legislature , cow in
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There was a well attended meeting of
representative citizens at the council cham-
her last night for the purpose of taking ! !
come action toward forming ft permanent j i
Commercial club. James H. Bulla occupied ,
the chair and the first business was the
report of the committee sent to Lincoln to
work against the Crow annexation bill. F.
A. Cre.'sey and C. A. Mclcher told what they
had done in this repaect and it Is the hope
of the committee that the bill will be
amended so as to conform to the wishes of
the citizens here.
When it came to the question of perma
nent organization ths ghost of the old Board
of Trade arose and for a time caused some
little dlsusslon. Some of those present
thought that as the Board of Trade was now
In posnes&lon of a charter It might be ad-
vlsable to revive it and thus save the fees
incidental to the Incorporation of n new
organization. No decision was reached In
this matter , but committees were appointed
to take charge of the organization and re- j
port at the next meeting. A committee on '
organization , composed of P. J. Barrett , C.
A. Melcher , A. H. Murdock. n. J. Seykora
nnd J. J. Breen , was appointed. It Is un
derstood that this committee will confer
with members of the old Board of Trade
nnd also with those In favor of a Commer
cial club and ascertain the wishes of the
majority. W. S. King , A. R. Kelly , John F.
Roberts , John Flynn , K. A. Cressey nnd
Timothy Munger were appointed a com
mittee to solicit members to the new or
ganization. It was stated that the packers
and other corporations here would like to
see such nn organization as the ono proposed
nnd would bo willing to contribute to Its
support , providing a permanent secretary
were chosen and sultabfe rooms secured.
Another committee , composed of A. R.
Kelly , H. B. Montgomery nnd George
Brewer , was appointed to draft resolutions
stating the position of tha club on the an
nexation question. A copy of these resolu
tions is to be sent to each member of the
legislature. The committee will present
Its resolutions nt the meeting next Tues
day evening.
A vote of thanks was tendered to Sen
ator Van Dusen for the manner inwhich
he had received and entertained the com
mittee sent to Lincoln Monday.
New Denl In Firing : Locomotive * .
SuperlntendentCorwln of the Union Stock
Yards Railroad company has Inaugurated
something new in the firing of locomotives.
The scheme Is not particularly new In the
east , but It has never been tried In this sec
tion of the country so far as Is known. A
few days ago Superintendent Corwin called
his thirty engineers and firemen to his of
fice where ha gave them n little talk on the
correct method of firing an engine. Ho
showed the men the difference In results be
tween the right way and the usual method of
keeping up steam , and at the conclusion of
his remarks he presented to each man a
copy of Angus Sinclair's book on "Burning
Soft Coal Without Smoke. "
Mr. Corwin estimates that each fireman in
his employ wastes at least 200 pounds of coal
per day and this In the course of n month
amounts to six tons. Aslda from the addi
tional cost to the company the men thus
shovel a great deal more coal than Is nects-
sary and this , of course , means additional
work. The system of firing proposed will
prevent clinkers and will keep a good head
of steam up. at all Umes. As a general
thing locomotive firemen throw a shovelful
of coal Into each corner of the fire box and
one or two in the center. This cools the
fire and for the time prevents the raising
of the steam. The following leaf from Mr.
Sinclair's book explains the matter in detail :
"There Is an Impression among many en-
glnemen that the heat Inside of a firebox :
Is so high that it Is always equal to the
igniting of anything in the way of fuel
thrown In. This Is a popular mistake. The
keeping up of the Igniting temperature de
pends very much on the quantity of cooling
material thrown Into It. If you have a belling -
ing kettle on a bright fire , you may put in
a dlpperful of water without much checkIng -
Ing the 'boiling. ' But If you put In two or
three dlpperfuls then boiling will cease , nnd
you must wait until the action of the fire
asserts Itself on the cooled mass. If you
scatter one or two shovelfuls of coal over
the surface of an Incandescent fire , the gaees
in the coal will be Instantly distilled and ths
firebox will receive no chilling , but If you
throw In five or six shovelfuls of fresh coal
it will cool the whole mass and part of the
firebox will descend below the Igniting tem
perature , and the cases , being liberated ,
will pass away without doing any good.
These facts will Indicate how It is that firing
steadily In email quantities will produce
more heat from the coal than will result
when it Is put in on the system of heavy
firing. "
Superintendent Corwin hopes to bring nil
the firemen and engineers In his employ to
his -way of thinking and the new plan of f
light firing on the engines is now being tried.
Pormnueiit City Jailor.
Mayor Ensor's scheme of having a perI
mancnt jailer at the city jail both days and
nights will go Into effect today. John Gal
lagher has been appointed one of the Jailers
and Edward Burson the other. These men
will not bo expected to perform any patrol
duty , but will remain at police headquarters
during their hours on watch. They will beheld
held strictly accountable for the safety of
prisoners and all valuables. In this way
it Is expected that escapes from the jail will
be prevented and a stop put to the haggling
over the contents of prisoners' packages.
These jailers will be required to give bonds
in the aum of $1,500 or $2,000 and will take
receipts from each other when turning over
property. Another innovation will be the
signing of all property packages by the ar
resting officer. After this when an officer
brings in a prisoner ho will remain at the
jail until the prisoner is searched and then
be will certify to the count of the money and
valuables placed on the package by the
jailer. In this way It Is thought that all
disputes over the contents of packages will
be done away with. Officer Gallagher Is a
new appointee on the force. He Is a brother
of Deputy Treasurer A. M. Gallagher and a
young man of good habits. Officer Durson ,
the other jailer , has made a good policeman
during his term of service and has shown In
more than one Instance that ho U strictly
honest. With two good men as jailers it
Is thought that a stop will be put to escapes
and the business of the jail handled In a
much more satisfactory manner than It has
been in the past.
n n lluxlntf Toiiriiiiiiicnt ,
Chief of Police Carroll stated last night
that he understood that an effort was being
made to give a boxing and wrestling con
test at Koutsky's hall for the benefit of
Andrew Dupont. In this connection the
chief said that hewanted to serve notice on
all the parties concerned that he would nol
allow anything of the kind. No more prize
fights or boxing contests , no matter tot
what purpoae , will be allowed to be pullet
off In this city. The chief eald that bo
would offer no objections to a wrestling
match , but he positively would not permit a
boxing match no natter what Elze gloves
were worn by the contestants.
\fiv for riillntcllxlH.
Local philatelists will be pleased to learn
that the Po toffice department is now selling
uncancelled stamps of considerable value
for a very small aum. Yesterday Postmaste
Etter received from Washington a quantltj
of periodical and newspaper stamps which
will be sold to aump collectors only In sete
o ? twelve. The pri'e llxed by the govern
tnenl la $5 'per set and a full set only wll
be eoM. Thne stamp * are of the denoml-
nations of 1 , 2 , f , 10 , 36 and EO cents and $2 ,
$5 , $20 , $50 and $100. The change In the
custom of paying for newspaper and period
ical mall haa left n largo number of these
MAmp * ° n hand Bnd as they nre rarely * cen
philatelists are given ( ho opportunity of
purchasing the unused Issue , In n circular
letter , to the postmaster the department
states that these stamps are not now re
deemable , eo that their only value lies with
collectors of postage etampe. One hundred
sets hnvo been sent to this office for sale and
the 3le will be continued until December
81 , when this series will be withdrawn from
sale at every postoffice In the country. It Is
not the Intention of the government to offer
these stamps for sale at any but first-class
ofilcee.
TnlU Over HonpUnl Pimm.
A meeting of the committee of ways and
means for the proposed hospital was held
at Dr. C. iM. Sehlndel's office Tuesday evenIng -
Ing | and It was decided towait upon the
managers of the corporations one day this
week for the purp ° e of ascertaining what
sum -would be pledged for the maintenance
of the proposed Institution. It is estimated
that it will ccet $300 a month to properly
operate the new hospital and unless the
railroads , packers and stock yards will
agree to contribute enough monthly to make
up this sum the plans .will hove to be ma
terially changed.
The committee to wait upon the corpora
tions Is composed of Dr. W. J. McCrann ,
Dr. C. iM. Schlndel. John Flynn , J. M. Tan
ner and W. S. King. Nearly all of the
jhyslclans In the city have subscribed for
stock In the proposed hospital and quite a
sum will be raised In this manner.
UlMlll Of 00ll
U. D. Snyder of Genoa , grand chief 1
templar of Nebraska , was a visitor In the
city yesterday. Mr. Suyder Is at the liead of
the Nebraska lodges of Good Templars ana
stopped over here yesterday to see how the
local lodge wa getting along. He said last i I
evening he was veil pleased with the work
done here nnd congratulated the members
of Ihe lodge on the condition of the organi
zation. Plvc new lodges have been or
ganized In different parts of the state since
January 1 and the good work Is progressing
nicely. At the present time there nro about
twenty lodgce In the state , with a member
ship approximating 1.000.
Xc - Clul ) IK'nilinmrter * .
Today the South Omaha club will move its
headquarters from the Mies building on
Twenty-fourth street to the Hudersdorf
block , one door south. Billiard and pool
tables will be installed and the new rooms
will 'be furnished with the latest style
carpets and furniture. As soon as the rnov
Ing Is completed a smoker will be held In
order to Introduce the members to the new
surroundings. It Is the intention to hold
smokers twice a month from this time on.
A ladles' night will be one of the features to
be Introduced before long.
City Oonnlp.
The repairs to the city offices are about
completed.
John Gallagher has returned from n bus
iness trip to Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sautter have returned
from their wedding trip.
The receipts of stock at the yards yester
day were unusually large.
Miss Bertha Block of Atlantic , la. . Is the
guest of Mrs. Jacob Klein.
W. G. Bentley severs his connection with
the local postofflco force today.
The King's Daughters -will meet with Mrs.
E. J. Seykora Thursday afternoon.
Ed Speed of the South Omaha National
bank is spending a couple of weeks at
Wayne , this state.
The trial of Contractor E. J. Brennan for
violating the plumbing ordinance Is set for
Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Ensor Is in Lincoln and eixpects to
remain there until JTrlday. He is fighting
the Crow nnnexatitu bill.
Work was commenced yesterday on the
foundation for Mayor Ensor's new building
on Twenty-fourth street.
Sheep and lambs frpm Fort Collins , Colo. ,
nre beginning to arrive at the stock yards.
The recent cold weather put a temporary
stop to shipments.
The winter campaign of hogs closed yes
terday. The packers term the slaughtering
and packing of hogs from November 1 to
March 1 the winter campaign.
Officials of the Union Pacific were in the
city yesterday looking over the line of the
proposed additional tracks , which are to ex
tend from the city limits on the north to
the present Union Pacific depot.
DEED TO RIGHT OF WAY
Terminal Company Ac inlren Title to
I.nnd lliHl linn rieen In
A quit claim deed was filed Tuesday from
Ed T. Stotesenbury to James W. Paul , jr. ,
for the eight and three-tenths acres of the
old Horbach property conveyed by Mrs.
Mary F. Burke to Mr. Stotesenbury for the
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway com
pany last June. Mrs. Burke sold the land for
$49,000. U Includes the forty-foot tnrjp over
which the company and John A. Scott ,
trustee for the Omaha Loan and Trust com
pany , and the Omaha National bank have
I been litigating In the district court. Scott
s endeavoring to enjoin permanently Hie
Omaha Bridge nnd Terminal company from
unlnK this forty-foot strip , as ahls strip
would give the company right of way south-
rly past the old wire works to the iutereec-
lon of Fourteenth and Nicholas streets. The
leed to Paul is for the purpose of strength-
nlng the position of the Terminal company
n this fight.
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1 HEARD ABOUT TOWN. |
A prominent party of Phlladelphlans caino
In early yesterday morning from California ,
where they had b cn spending the wjnter ,
and , ralsalng their train connections for the
east , they remained over until evening ,
stopping at the MllUrd. During the < l y
they epent the time visiting points of Inter
est In nnd about Omaha. A drive was eil-
Joyed to the exposition grounds and a trip
was also taken to the South Omaha packing
houses. The party consisted of E. A. Ben-
ners , lumber dealer , and his wife ; A. J.
Benners , hie eon ; Mrs. A. J. Benners. Mr.
and Mrs. Dwlght S-weetzer , L. W. Reeves
and Miss Jennie Rllcy. They were accom
panied also by iMr. nnd AIM. Dudley Sharp
of Wilmington , Del. vMr. Sharp Is Interested
In locomotive works and a big car building
Industry.
"We have had a delightful winter of It , "
said Mr. Benncrs , ST. ; "but for fear we
might get too much of n good thing we
made up our minds to return home. 1 think
we started back a little too early , considerIng -
Ing the kind of weather wo have experienced
since leaving the coast , but we did not ex
pect to find It spring yet , however.
"The people In California seem to be very
generally opposed to annexing the Philip
pines. The reason for this , I naturally as
sume , Is tihat on the coast there has always
been a strong feeling against Asiatics of the
Mongolian kind nnd the people fear the an
nexing of the Philippines -will in time cause
the coast to bo flooded with that class of
cheap labor. For the same reason there was
more antagonism In California against the
annexing of Hawaii than In any other sec.
1i tlon of the country. The Chinese question
Is n sore ono with the Callfornlans and no
ono can blame them for taking the position
they do. "
"Wherever wo have been , " remarked Mr.
Sharp j , "the people seem to anticipate a
good business year. The crop outlook ap
pears to be extremely encouraging and busi
ness men are Invariably hopeful of trade. "
Another party on the -way from the west
enroute to their home at Syracuse. N. Y. ,
consists cf L. S. Smith and his son , L. C.
Smith. The latter Is the head of the Smith-
Premier typewriter Industry. Ills father Is
In poor health and has been to California
and to Colorado Springs and other winter
resorts to see if he could experience some
improvement. Dr. Moftett of Colorado
Springs Is accompanying them and - today
their family physician is expected ' from
Syracuse to confer with Dr. Moffett' and
Omaha specialists as to Mr. Smith's condi
tion. They 'Wll remain In the city until Mr.
Smith , sr. . Is In better shape to travel.
I'rrNoiml I'arnernpli" .
W. Thatcher Smith of Chicago , hygienic
lecturer. Is in the city.
J. M. Hill , a well known Syracuse , N. Y. ,
bicycle man , came In yesterday.
George T. Wltten of Denver , a well known
Colorado stockman. Is at the Murray.
J R Lane and Howard 1. Shaw of Daven
port , la. , were at the Murray yesterday.
Dr. W. W. Robinson of Des Molnes was
among yesterday's arrivals at the Mlllard.
J. S. Richards of Boise City , Idaho , a mine
owner and cattle raiser. Is visiting Omaha.
A J Campion , a Denver stockman , spent
yesterday in the city , a guest nt the Mlllard.
Charles H. Anderson , an insurance ad
juster of Hannibal , Mo. , was at the Mlllard
yesterday.
H. S. Abbott of Minneapolis , special mas-
ter-ln-chancery of the Union Pacific , is at
the Mlllard.
James W. Orr. a prominent attorney ol
j Atchlson , Kan. , Is in the city looking after
Missouri Pacific Interests. He is at the Mll
lard.
Nebraskans at the hotels : Charles Hard-
Ing. Norfolk ; B. F. Griffin. Tekamah ; E. H
Lulltnrt , Norfolk ; M. J. Berry , Hastings ;
Fred Lammers.-Grceley ; H. P. Simmons. T
B. Irvine , Chadron ; W. O. Johnson , Osceola ;
A. M. Vandell. Loomis ; J. H. Artz , Wilson-
vllle ; George N. Vaugh , North Platte ; C. B
Reynolds , Kearney.
At the Klondike : T. Mohyde , Chicago ; F
Beamist , S. W. Grumpp , Sioux City ; R. S
ROBC , Duluth , Minn. ; A. Pearce , Elk City
L. Cllne. Nebraska City ; M. Carlson , Oak
land ; P. J. Piper. Roscoe , Mo. ; B. B. Coffee
Ames ; Charles Matteson , Blair ; Z. T. White
Seattle Wash. : W. J. Frank and Wife. Chicago
cage ; H. E. Holston. H. Lodge , Topeka
Kan. ; M. O. Bross , Blair ; D. Robinson , Des
Molnes ; A. S. Colvert , Sioux City ; H. L
Young , North Branch , Minn. ; C. S. Walker
Sioux City ; P. M. Belange , Chicago ; E. E
Brown , Toledo , O.
At the Murray : D. G. Johnson , Denver
C. E. Drew , Burlington ; J. R. Lane. Howard
I. Shaw , Davenport , la. ; J. D. Draper. G. F
Sutphen , Marlon , la. ; L. B. Porter. Chicago
D. E. Morley , Israel Fbrber. DecaturO. ; , F
Redshaw , Hamburg , la. ; Thomas H. Thorp
Chicago ; B. H. HeroldNow York ; Charle
Mullau. St. Paul ; George. L. Lyon , Chlcag6 ;
W. H. Harral , Connecticut ; R. C. Peddlcord ,
Washington. 0. ; S. Relneman , New York ;
E. W. Beedle , Papllllon ; Con Kirk , Colum
bus ; L. D. Merrlman , Chicago ; George T.
Witten , Denver ; W. H. Duval , Plttsburg.
At the Mlllard : Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ben-
ners , T. J. Collins , jr. ; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. <
Benners , Mr. and Mrs. Dwight S\veetzer , L.
W. Reeves , Miss Jennie Rlley , Philadelphia ;
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Sharp , Wilmington ,
Del. ; James W. Orr , Atchlson ; J. A. Wen
dell , Newark , N. J. ; F. N. Dewey. New
York ; D. D. Wells , Chicago ; Joel W. Hubble ,
Des Molnes ; H. S. Abbott , Minneapolis ; A.
M. Bates. Chicago ; W. T. Manning , Albany ,
N. Y. ; B. B. Hubbell. Now York ; William
Leitch , Chicago ; W. T. Fisher , W. H. Vann.
St. Louis ; L. A. Guerlnger , Tyler , Tex. ;
John Nordhouse. Nebraska City ; R. L. En-
nls , Rochester. N. Y. ; R. B. Carter , Chicago ;
Charles H. Anderson , Hannibal , Mo. ; W. F.
Qulnby , Alfred E. La Vlgne. New York ;
Clarence B. Gllfon , Cincinnati ; W. W. Rob
inson , Des Molnes.
TRIALS OF SALESWOMEN.
Mrs. Pinkham Says Standing- Still is Ono of
Woman's Most Trying Tasks.
ITave you ever thought why it is t"iat so
many women or girls rather walk for an hour
than stand still for ten minutes ?
It is because most women suiter from some
derangement of their delicate organism , the
discomfort from which is less trying when
they arc in motion than when standing.
So serious are these troubles and so dangerous to
health that the laws in some states com
pel employers to provide resting places for
their female employees.
Hut no amount of law can regulate
the hard tasks of these women. Cus
tomers are exacting , and expect the
saleslady to be always cheerful
and pleasant. How can a girl
be cheerful when her back is aching , when she is as-
sailed by lassitude and bearing- down pains ? Komat-
tcr how sweet tempered slio is naturally , her nerves give
way under the pain after a while. Employers , however , don't
want cross and snappy saleswo men. Cheerfulness is very
important capital , and no one can be I * amiable when racked with pain.
If you are ill or suffering , write without delay to Mrs. Pinkham , at
Lynn , Mass. , and tell her all about yourself. Your story will not be new to
her ; she has heard it many thousand times and will know just what you need.
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" DEAII Mna. Pi.vcnAu : For years I had suffered with painful menstruation
every month. At the beginning of menstruation it was impossible for me to
stand up for more than five minutes , I felt so miserable. One day a little book
of Mrs. Pinkham's was thrown into my house , and 1 sat right down and
read it , I then got some of Lydia K , 1'lnkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver j'ills.
"I can heartily say that to-day I feel like a new woman ; my monthly
suffering is a thing of the past. I shall always praise the Vegetable Compound
for what it has done for me. " i
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