Nebraska Newspapers

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ELEVATORS TO BE REMOVED' '
Union Pacific Ne'd * ti Groaad for
Trackage.
SWITCHLS ARE TO OCCUPY THE SPACE
I'lion Completion of Depot lln lnc of
Oinnlin Kiev n I or Ciiitijmnj
tn Cnnncll
When Frank H. Pe-avey'8 new elevator at
Council Bluffs is completed It In understood
on this elde ot the river that the property
of the Omaha BleVator enrap ny in Omtftus.
will be vacated and the business of the com
pany transferred to tlie new property at the
Bluffn. The accommodations for tbe basl-
ncs of the company on this Bide arc said to
and In addition to
be vastly inadequate ,
bolng unable to secure from the Union Pa
cific company any more ground for new
buildings , It In reported that the elevator
people were Informed by tbe railroad com
pany that the latter required the space now
occupied by the former's buildings in this
cltv for purposes of its own.
This notification by tbe railroad company.
It Is understood , ras what actuated Mr.
Pcuvoy to build the new elevator across the
river. Ho wat given ground space on the
Vnion Pacific right of wav over there for tbe
buildings needed , and BE tl'oj had to be
erected somewhere , lUvvas decided to be best
to go where there WHS HHlo liability in
years to como of being cramped for room.
The vacating of the ground on this Bide of
the river nnd transferring the business to
Council Bluffs IE entirely an amicable agree
ment between the two corporations , nnd the
elevator company in Its new location will
continue to handle the grain which comes
in over the Union Pacific load
What will be done with the ground where
Ihe elevator company buildings now stand
Union Pacific head
can not too learned at
quarters. H is said the officer ? of the road
are not fully determined as to the pur
poses for which It will be used H adjoins
the right-of-way of the main line of the
load , extending from Eleventh to Thir
teenth , on the north elde of Mason street.
It Is about definitely eettlcd , however ,
that the buildings will be removed. This
eecmB at iirst filance to be a big under
taking , but the proposition is made that
with the limited space remaining In that
vicinity for railroad uses , and the con
stantly" growing needs of tbe Union Pacific
for more room , nothing Is too big to under
take which would furnish the additional fa
cilities required.
It is generally accepted among those who
are familiar with the situation that the
Union Pacific will use the ground for track
age purposes. The new union depot "will
be completed In tbe fall. By that time It
la believed the' new elevator across the
river will be occupied and doing business ,
while tbe buildings on this side will be
ready for the operations of a vrecklnq com-
pnnj- . One of the inconveniences of the
present entrance to the depot is the reverse
curve In the Union Pacific tracVs at this
point , which makes a severe strain on all
the engines pulling trains over It.
When work was begun on the new depot
a contract was njso let for
filling in a large tract of ground
nt the west end of the brldpe
This built up track surface covers two or
three blocks of ground and will enable the
company to reach the new depot with a line
which has a slight curve. With the elevator -
vator buildings out of the way this track can
bo continued on out toward South Omaha
vlth only one wide sweeping curve from the
bridge round in a southerly direction to the
Sixteenth street viaduct
Another Incentive for recalling Its leased
ground is the needs which the Union Pacific
will have for more trackage room Incident
to the increasing business at this point and
the probability of more roadb using the fa
cilities nt the new depot when that structure
shall be completed If the plans of Presi
dent Burt to secure the Elkhorn , Omaha and
Missouri Pacific companies to use that depot
mature additional trackage room will be
needed and it till be furnished by building
up the space now occupied by the elevator
buildings
nn.vcnn < ! sunirr orviirrn
Crlolirnlloii In Cimnrctlnn Tilth Com
pletion of Itnllroiul InlaiUit. .
In the realm of ralltoad construction
there seems to be no limit to possibilities
A copy of the Dally Alaskan published at
Skngway , tons boon received giving an ac
count of a banquet celebrating the partial
completion of the White Pass & Yukon rail
road. The bauqypt vas held in a tent on
the peak of tbe White Iass , 2.880 feet above
eea level , surrounded bj snow and with the
thermometer 22 degrees below zero
The road had been completed to the edge
of Uncle Sam's lerrltor } and the next work
ivould be on the soil of England Rep
resentatives of both governments took part
in the celebration nnd the stars and stripes
nnd the Union Jack were draped together.
The only criticism which might bo made
from this end of the line Is that the man
agement might have postponed the event
two das It occurred on February 20 , while
two daj-s afterward was Washington's blrth-
The guests of the railroad company who
participated in the "banquet assembled nt
Skagwny at 10 o'clock In the morning and
boarded the first passenger train to be op
erated over the road. The train consisted
of two coaches and an engine. One of the
Inconveniences ! of tbe trip , as recorded bj
the Alaskan , wag tbo npce slt > for ccratch-
Ing Jhc frost off the windows of the cars
that the jiaBbcngcrs might peer out ui > on the
ecencrj along the trip. The passengers
verei clad in fur overcoats and other nrctlc
"wearing apparel. The summit of White
P.IES was reached at l 30 p m.
Tbo last half mile to tbe summit was
made tbiough an excavation of snow rang
ing In depth from six to twentj feet on each
side of the track This work of shoveling
fcnon along the line of the road keeps an
army of nearl } 300 men const ant I v nt work
The start on the return tri , to SLapwaj
i made ) at 4 otlocl. and going nnd
When the children Ret their feet
vret and tale cold give them a hot
foot bath , n bowl of hot dnnk , a
dose of Ayefs Cherry Pectoral , and
put them to bed The ) will be all
right In the morning
Cherry Pectoral will cure old coughs
tlso ; wo mean the coughs of In n-
chiti- , weak throats , nnd irritable
langi liven the hard concha of
consumption are always made easy
nod frequently cured by using
TnoiUM f 100 , We.
The Best Medical Advice Free ! t ,
TiVrltt trccHall tLr pirt ) ' Urilnionr I
rir Tbe < Wtor wl I r i > li I'toi-imlj. F
Addrwi 1 > U J L AYI'Il to ullM j E
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frpqu nt norm were m de thnt thf offlolnl'c
rbotocriijtber ; of tbt rrmd mltht take views
of th party n3 of the * cen ry along the .
llns. nt well as view * la tbe dl6t&nct > &e obI. I.
Bfrved ' from the various bleb altitude * !
i * rliH ty the mud I
Tbe Alftftkan Mya the celebration va the i'
r * t t thing in the hlctory of Alaska and
< 1fTcr ; s rveral columns to & well written
story of the event
M\V inn. ' ISHVICU TO Mi.otnrni.
SI , Iiiiiilfc-ICnnKiin ( Ifr Trnln tin
Will.n Mi VililV tinl.iiM Mnk.
ST. LOUS , March 11. Negotiations be-
wee a the Pooatofflce department and the
\\bdh railway management for new mull
service between Buffalo. St. Louis and Kan-
MS City have been brought to a favorabla
eoncu ! ion. One prt of the arrangement
is a new afternoon train over the Wabasi
Iroin St Louis to Kansai City. The de
parture from St. Louis will bo at 2 p. m
and th arrival In Kansas City will be
made at 9 45 p. m.
The St. L.ou < e-Kansas City train Is only
he last link in a new through service from
he east. Under the arrangement made a
new train will leave Buffalo at S 30 at
night It will bring the mall into St Lauls
n time to reach business houses shortly
afitr 2 o'clock tic next day. The through
mall from the cast by way of Buffalo will
go right on to Kansas City , reaching there
at 8.45 , and making the night connections
out.
out.There
There will bo a through sleeping car be
tween Buffalo and Kansas City via St. Louis
attached to this new mall train On its
return east the new mail train will leave
Kansas City at 6.1C p. m. and will take the
Hannibal and Decatur route of the \Vnbosh ,
arriving at Buffalo at 8 p. m. the follow
ing day , and New York early the next
morning.
The AVabash will. In addition , run a
through train between St Louis and Omaha ,
leaving here at 7 30 p m. and arriving at
Omaha at 7 35 a m.
oiti\T DHMAMI FOH I-AIIM I.AMIS.
IliijInE of Lnlon Pnrlflc nnil
Mnnj Ar > r j liic CiiNh. i
Notwithstanding the superstition attached 1
to Trlday as an unlucky day , the Union Pa
cific land department on that day made a
record breaking number of sales of its land. ,
Rome 4,000 acres were disposed of to home- !
seelters. Only three tracts sold amounted to
ns much ns a full section , and none of there
were over that size. The average sale was
of quarter sections. Three of the purchasers
took advantage of the 10 per cent discount
allowed and paid cash for their land. One
who did not know of the discount has since
written In asking the privilege of pajlng up '
During Tebruary the department sold 5,000
acres , ana for this month up to Frlda >
about C.OOO acres were sold , while on Fridav
two-thirds as much land was sold as on the
previous nine days of the month. One tract I
of land sold on Friday wai In Colorado , but
the balance of It was In central Kansas. |
The officers In the land department look
upon this demand for these lands as an in
dication of what will take place when the
Nebraska lands are put upon the market.
They predict that the department has some '
of Its busiest das In store for It , and their ,
position is sustained in n measure by the
number of Inquiries which are being re-
cched almost dally about the Nebraska land.
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M3TTM > G A1 < OM ; Til 13 KUvIIOHN. i
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J"nrni < T HeliiK III duo oil < o Go Into
Cultureof Miirnr Ht-i-tn. I
General Manager Bldwell of the Elkhorn
is personally interesting himself in the effort
to Induce farmers along the line of the road
east of O'Neill to experiment in the culture
of sugar beets. He has issued a circular
letter to the agents of the Elkhorn In the
territorj mentioned , In which he ta > s this
Industry Is now taking Its position ns one of
i
the most Important likelj to be developed In ] ,
this countrj , and that capital is seeking investment - '
vestment in this direction He urges that' I
it is exccedingl.v desirable farmers adjacent |
to the Elkhorn should take such opportunities - i [
ties they ha\e for raising sugar beets for the
factories now In operation in order to demon
strate that the communities around which
thej live are capable of raising the beets ,
that If nn opportunity offers factories may
be secured for their territory.
Mr Bldnell tenders his services to any
communitj along his line in doing what he
can to assist the farmers in making a start
in this direction , and sn > s If there is any
difficulty in securing contracts with the
Norfolk or Ames factories he will make an j |
effort to secure preference so far as he can j |
for such farmers as would like to experiment
with the product.
HullCliii'ntlon "W III > ot Down.
Local passenger men are still struggling
with the rate question Thej have decided
that the J23 cnea > rote plus Jl , for second
class tickets , and the $ " > : round trip rate to
Portland and ether North Pacific points shall
remain in force for the homeseekers' ox-
curison due onMarch 21 , but beyond that
they have reached no conclusion The
stumbling block juM now is the f25 rate
which goes into effect next Monday on the
Great Northern to these same points , and to
be in force c" * ry daj The Omaha roads
will not be able to meet that rate nt that
tme , and what they will do with it is jet
unsettled. It has become almost an axiom.
however , that the Omaha roads will meet
any rate which their competitors may make ,
and It Is not believed thai the Great North
ern's departure will be an exception to the
rule , although the latter road may have a
monopoly on the rate for n few dajs.
e'onmlllti'o Ma U ' ll * Itepnrt
The arbitration committee which con
sidered the question of Canadian Pacific
differentials at Chicago last fall has pub
lished HB proceedings. The sessions of the
committee were secret Its decision was
against the Canadian Pacific road , nnd offi
cers of that nnd , in criticising the decision ,
made some reflections upon the proceedings
which the committee deemed unfair it
therefore decided to publish the stenographic
report of the dolncs of tbe committc'e. that
the ralhuijE of the country and the puWc
at largo could pass upon the fairness ot
the decision. The publication covers 200
page ? , and is bound in half leather Ac-
companjlng it is u circular letter giving the
committee's reasons for putting the proceed
ings in print.
of I * . I * . I.nuiU In t'flili.
SALT LAKE. Utah. March 11 Tlie sale
of Union Pacific Jnndt. In Utolh took place
today , Special Master Sherman E Day con
ducting the proceedings The lands were
Md in by Vice President Cornlt.h . of the re
organized Union Pacific , there being no
other bidders The price was J21S.SOO Spe
cial Master Day and partj left for Cbejenne
thiu evening.
Cniinillnii I'nrllle * MeH * Cnt.
SEATTLE. Wash . March 11 Tbe Cana
dian Pacific and See line today met tbe
Great Northern colonlt-t rate of $25 from
eastern terminus to Puget sound points On
and after the third day of the month and
i IK > first Tuesda ) in April the Canadian road
announces a round trip ftrgt-clats rate of
f.C' from St. Loulti
TtullvMiol - iiucl I'lTkonnli ,
Phil Hitchcock of Buffalo. N V . traveling
l .ubC'tigfr agent of tbe Lackawanna , Is In
i the lit }
I The Missouri Pacific will run homoseek-
I en > excursions twice a month from newt
t unul June to points in Texas
N P Plant of the Union Pacific general
freight otike has gone to Lincoln to look
after busioeM for the eotoran ) .
Ihe lieautiful vine which climbs over the
walU of the ottlte building at the Union
Pacific then * iu this citj ik being trimmed
for Its summer growth
Tbe See line aunouocw that heraafter free
colonist car * will to aUarlMid to Its trains
elail ) for the northv.e t These oars are dls-
ii milfl MiiTidard sleej > rs regular Pullman
vi b the btaamc removed , so that
oolonlftU or other traveler * , by p
their own Tw > < 1 < 1lnt : tnav enjov the privilepes
of a sleeper without additional co t
The directors of the Milwaukee road in
.
Thursday elKlare l the regular semi-annual
dlv ; ( lend of 2H per cent on the common and
3 on the preferred stock. |
D B Burlej of Salt lj k City , Reneral
pawenger aitent for tbe Orejon Short Line.
h * pone we t over the Vnion Pnrlflc on !
his way home after the transcontinental
meeting in this city
R A. Donaldson , a * lstant general p s-
ppnser agent for the Southern Pacific , with
headquarters at San Frawlsco. who caused
a ruining of ratlroftd feathers In the Los
Angeles ratcm , has gone to Chicago.
A H Carleton. who has been assistant
cashier nt ttc Union Pacific freight station
In this city , has been made traveling freight
and pae > nger agent for the road , with head
quarters at Butte under General Agent Clif
ford , and leaves at once to take up his new
dutlt * .
The Central Passenger association hne suc
cessfully solved one of the problems con
fronting tourist business to the east for the
coming season On a demand by the Grand
Trunk a compromise was reached , whereby
tourists from west of Chicago will bo fur
nished exchange orders for tickets at St.
Louis , Cincinnati and Peorla ns well as Chicago
cage , and on business east of that city exchange - ,
change orders are to be Issued on Detroit (
and Buffalo.
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FAIL TO SECURE A QUORUM
Dlrectorn of Old Exposition
Miitti-rn nnil Aitjonrn Until
Aurll. j | 1
Another effort to secure the attendance of
a quorum of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Transmlssisslppl Exposi- | i
;
tlon failed bj a narrow margin Saturdav j '
and after spending an hour in discussing a
number of tbe questions that vex the closing - i
ing labors of the directory an adjournment j !
was taken to Saturday , April 1 , without ac ]
tion.
tion.A motion by Mr.Vllhelm to reconsider
the vote of the preceding dav. by which the j 1
secretary was Instructed to send the Rock
Island railroad a polite Invitation to go into I
court to enforce Its claim for Block In the
exposition association , -was the first thing
that was Informally considered and after a i
brief discussion the whole matter was laid
on the table until the next meeting.
Mr Bldwell suggested that it would be a
good plan to ascertain at once Just what
claims are outstanding against the associa
tion nnd what they can be settled for. Mr.
Llndsey explained that the executive com
mittee Is working on these claims constantly
and that , in his opinion , the settlements are
being pushed as rapidly as good business
sense will permit. This phase of the dls-
cusslon was settled by a motion toy Mr
Hitchcock by which the executive commit
tee was instructed to settle no claim * after
April 1 , but to contest to the end all that
remain unsettled on that date
The final discussion occurred on the ques
tion of an additional distribution of assets.
which has been up in one form or another
at every meeting during the last two
months The re ult was the same as pre-
viouslv and Mr Hitchcock's motion to make
a 10 per cent distribution on all paid up
stock -was laid on tbe table until the next
meeting by a vote of If. to 9.
An Aiccrnt Corn SoutliTrent.
E Rosewater and Emtl Brandels of the
advisory committee and F A. Nash and W
F White were present at the regular meetj
ing of the executive committee of the
Greater America Exposition jesterday to
'advise with the committee In regard to elec
tric lighting and other matters connected
with the exposition.
The proposition of Dr S D. Mercer to go
to New Mexico , Arizona and Southern
California as the representative of the exposition -
position was accepted Dr. Mercer will
leave in a few dajs to do exposition mis-
Blonary 'work in the southwest.
The employment of an agent to visit the
Philippine Islands was delegated to Pres
ident Miller and Mr Rose > water.
GARBER GOES BACK TO JAIL
Ilelcnsoil on Charge of Pnnxln ; ;
AVortlilcKN Check * nnil Arrentfd
an a. Vnurriint.
Carl Garber , who victimized Shaw t Fell
and others of several dollars each In cash
by means of fictitious orders on a Cincin
nati firm , was discharged Saturda > after
noon by Judge Gordon on motion of the city
prosecutor , who did not think he had made
a case against the defendant Garber was
rearrested bj the police , as several similar
charges are pending against him. He will
be accused of being a vagrant and suspi
cious character and the check * used against
him on that charge
Mr. Fell related that Garber had hung
around hie store for several dajs until he
became fairly well acquainted. He claimed
to be traveling for a Cincinnati house and
was stopping at a good hotel On March
1 he entered the store nnd said he knew
some people in the suburbs whom he de
sired to assist , as they were in need of
food. HP described the place where they
lived and ordered J3 60 wortli of groceries
He tendered an order on his firm in Cin
cinnati for ? S 75 and told Mr Fell that It
would be paid If he sent it to a bank for
collection , as It would be recognized as a
draft upon his account Mr Fell pave him
J5 IB In change and Garber left the store
Immediately , apparent ! } being In a gieat
hurrj7 This aroused Mr. Fell's suspicions
and be made up his mind he had been
fleeced He made no attempt , however , to
delher the groceries or to find if the check
was good at a bank , and It was due to this
largely that the cahe was dismissed The
city prosecutor stated that the order In It
self was worthless and , further , that It
would bo useless to try to convict the de
fendant on a similar charge , us It was evi
dent ho was obtaining money on something
which bore no value on its face. It was
rot even indorsed.
When the charge of vagrancy IE tried the
prosecution will endeavor to tiiow that
Garher Is In the habit of obtaining money
from people on such orders Five persons
thus far have confessed that they were
fleeced by the old man
GORDON LETS LYNCH OUT
! JeleMCOot' ! Mntlrlont to Ilolil
on the riiurKf I'rr-
frrrnl.
John Lynch was discharged by Judge
Gordon , who did not think the story of Mrs
May Halterman would be strong enough to
convict the defendant of burglary. The
proprietress of the Mondaniln hotel wild
that Ljnch was In her parlor with some
friends until 4 o'clock on the morning of the
burglary and that he was not absent to
exceed five mlmues at a time.
Officers Mitchell and Drummy testlne-d
that L > nch told them that he left tbe hotel
at 11 o'clock and went to another place to
.spend itbe night.
Mrs Halterman'E identification of the de
fendant was positive , as she said she
"would see that face to her djlng day" as
it had impressed itself upon her BO when
she eaw him.
Judge Gordon did not think the state had
made a case against Lyach and discharged
him.
PIIIHTIII of Mr * , lluupcr.
The funeral of Mrs. AV A. Hooper was
held } asterday afternoon from the family
residence Sl'll Sew ard street The borvkes
were conducted by Rev C N. Daw son of
the AValnut Hill Methodist Episcopal church.
Despite the Inclement weather , a large num
ber of i i lends were present. There weire a
number of handsome floral offerings from
individual friends anil a large dewlgn. "The
Gattss A } r , " from the AVastem Union ope-
nttore. wat , particularly appropriate and
botutlful After the MTV Ices at the home j
the remains were laid jit rest in Prospect
lit 1 cciuuiry
FIGHT THE BOULEVARD LEVY
Property Owners Protest Against Proposed
Plan of AsBsssmant.
THINK THE LUXURY 13 COMING TOO HIGH
Honr < 1 of HqnnlUntliin nl ll
.Mt Ttiriln > AVII1 llmr nil In-
liiKT 'lime lM > o liiR
of Coinplnlii .
The Southwest boulevard seems likely to
assume the middle of the stage situation
In the proceedings of the Board of Equaliza
tion , which commences Its sitting1 ; next
Tuefdaj. At this meetlne the city engineer
will report n plan of assessment of the
taxes that are to be levied to raise the
money needed to acquire the land for the
boulevard This levy Is now being pub-
llshed and has brought many a property
owner to the city hall to protest against
the tax assessed upon his property. These
and many others will probably make objec
tions before the board.
The complaint arises from the far-reach
ing extent ot the assessment The scaling
back process has been used In draw ing up
the assessment and consequently the levy
takes in pretty nearly the entire southern
part of the city. The plan contemplates
taxing all of the property within 3.000 feet ,
very nearly three-fifths of a mile , of the
boulevard all along its length , from the
'point where it leaves Hanscom park at
Thlrtj-second avenue , until It enters Rlver-
view park at Ninth nnd Spring streets.
On account of the Bomovvhat crooked
course of the boulevard , the extremes of the
levy varj. In general , however , every
piece of property to the south city limits
will be taxed On the west the levy will
extend almost to the Belt Line , running
northward , of course , only to the point
where the boulevard commences. To the
,
! north all property between the boulevard
' and Dorcas and in some cases Lincoln ave
nue Is taxed.
I'cvi Complaint" llnili * .
On a large portion of this propertj the tax
will bo light. The main portion must bo
borne by the property that lies 150 feet
immediately adjoining the boulevard. The
first fifty feet of those strips Is taxed at the
rate of 1 cent for each square foot , the
second fifty feet Is taxed at the rate of C
mills per square foot , and the third fifty
feet at the rate of 4 mills a square fool ,
As a rule there is but very little complaint
on this assessment , because the property
will reap considerable benefit from the
boulevard.
The objections coine from property owners
I-who live back of these adjoining str.ps
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Tie original plan of assessment on this
I I property was as. follows Three mills per
j square fdot on the 200 feet Immcdlatelj
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! back of the first 150 feet , each 200 feet
thereafter 02 mill less than the preceding
one until the levj scales to nothing When
this assessment plan was completed , how
ever , it was found that about 40 per cent
more than the $30.000 nee'ded was raised
and consequentj ! 40 per cent was knocked
jolt j the tax levied upon all propertj lying
' immediately behind the first 150 feet.
The tax on the extremes of the levy , at
Twelfth and Dorcas streets , for example ,
j | is ver > light , but the propertj owners are
! I objecting to it They insist that thej secure -
I cure no benefit to their property whatever
i from the boulevard because thej arc hsilf
j a mile away and therefore they do not think
that they ought to be taxed at all. Thej
assert that if they are benefited at all it is
only because they are given a driveway and
as the rest of the city Is given the same
advantage they argue that if they are taxed
all the rest of the city should also be
taxed.
This sort of a complaint seems to be mad
by a good many of the property owners
who are not within easy distance of the
boulevard and they threaten to fight the as
sessment when it is brought before th °
Board of Equalization
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Brad&treet s bank clearing statement for
the week ending March 10 and issued yes
terday showing a decrease In the Omaha
bank clearings of 21 3 per cent as compared
with the corresponding week of 18 % The-
fact that Omaha shows n decrease In the
clearing bouse instead of the steady in
crease for some time past is due to the fact
that the South Omaha banks now exchange
checks at tbe close of business Instead of
clearing through tbe Omaha clearing house ,
as has been tbe custom heretofore.
On March 1 the local banks decided upon
this plan and ttie clearing house reports
show to some extent tbe amount of busi
ness transacted he-re The clearing house
statement issued on Saturday , March 4 , for
the week ending on March 3 showed an In
crease of 4 4 per cent as against a much
larger Increase the week before. Thus , for
the ten dajs this local clearing sjstem has
been in vogue , the Omaha clearings hliow n
decrease of 25 7 per cent
The South Omaha banks have not estab
lished n clearing house of their own , but
they have mutually agreed to exchange
checks nnd only the checks for tbe bal
ances arc sent through the Omaha clearing
house.
In speaking about this new method yes
terday , ThomHh B. McPherson , cashier of
the Union Stock Yards National bank , said
"This change In our manner of doing bubl-
ness has been brought about bj the action
of the Omaha banks which has forced the
South Omaha banks to clear between them
selves Now , instead of all of our enor
mous buslnesh going through the clearing
house , we clear on balances only. This
has resulted in a reduction of Omaha clear
ings in the last ten dajs of 25 per cent
This action on the part of the Omaha banks
not ony ! affects the fallowing made by the
clearing boube. but , in my opinion , antag
onizes business interests It will also be a
factor ugalntt bringing about a consolida
tion of Omaha and South Omaha Prior
to March 1 the business of tbe South Omalia
banks wab almost rntlrelj cleared through
the Omaha clearing house. Since that time ,
owing to the arbltrao ruling of the Omaha
banks , the greater portion of the business of
the South Omaha banks has been eliminated
fjom the Omana clearances. "
Mr. McFlicrson was nske > d whether it was
the Intention of the South Omaha banks to
establish a clearing house here and he re-
plk'd that ho hard ! } thought It necessary , na
only three national banks were in business
here A local clearing house , in bis opin
ion , would be 8 needless expense.
Cashier Bostwlck of ttie South Omaha Na
tional bank wax shown a copy of the clear
ing house btatcment along with a request
for information. He said that tbe South
Omalia clearings had gone through the
Omaha clearing house for some jears , but
that the arrangement had not been entirely
satlBfactorj On March 1 it was dccldcul to
clear chocks here and checks for balances
only went through tbe Omaha clearing
houke. The amount of those balance chocks
run between J50.000 and { 75,000 a day and
this amount represents on the records tbe
total of business transacted here In Mr
Bostwick's opinion South Omaha has provided -
vided about 40 per cent of the huMneae for
the Omaha clearing house. When businesi.
improve * here , ab it does when live Mock
receipts increase , the falling off In the
Omaha clearings statement wH | be more
noticciable than at the preMnt time.
In conclusion Mr Boetwick estimated tbe
I dml > clearing * bee at between JSJU.Olio and
$4 < n i * ( i a dav In l > u v times it run * over
l"r nX J Morlartr , cstrhler ot th * Puck
ers National bunk , Mid that all South
nmaha twnkK kept ac-count * in 1b < " Omaha
bunks und thai nil transactions between the
South Omaha banks have heretofore been
M-ttJpd by checks on Omaha blinks and thc * ?
pa * fd through tJie Omaha clearing bourn1
Now nil settlement ! ! are made on balances
Instead of each bank Riving a check to the
other banks for the wliole amount.
In Illustrating the new sjetem Cashier
Morlarty cited the following The Vnion
Stock Yards National bank holds checks on
the South Omaha National bank for , say.
JU'0.000. while the South Omaba National
bank has checks on the Stork Yards bank
for $130000. TUP e checks arc exchanged
here and the difference , amounting to J20-
000 is paid by chrck through the Omaha
clearing house This check for J20.000 will
on the records of the clearing house repre
sent the amount of buslnc ? * transacted when
in reality It amounts to J2SO.OOO.
Just what the arbitrary ruling made by
the Omalia banks was is not state-d by the
local bankers It ma > be stated , however ,
ttiat bankers here appear xery well satisfied
with the new arrangement.
Mimic rii ? < So lp.
\VatklnP & Co . lumber Tel. 31
DrlnV. Continental whlskj. Sold by J.
Klein.
Miss Lena Cox has resigned as organist
at the Methodist church.
Closing out sale of grocery fixtures at 41S
North 24th St , opposite postotnca
Steel ranges best quality , lowest prices ,
at Sloan & Co 's. 25th and N streets.
Heal estate dealers report n good demand
for acreage property In this vicinity.
W. J. Hajes of the Third ward has been
arrested for assaulting Joe Kolotiskl.
List jour properly with H. M Christie ,
2420 N St. 1 have cash customers for you.
| I. H Andrews of Omaha will build two
cottages at Twenty-fourth and C streets
this spring.
1 See Ed Munshaw & Company for lumber
and feed. Twenty-seventh and L streets.
Telephone 2S5.
I Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Martin , Twenty-
third and N streets , are rejoicing over the
I arrival of n son.
J. Laverty and A. H Miller have been
elected trustees of the First Methodist
church to 1111 vacancies
It Is reported that the democrats arc
hunting for a man in the First ward strong
enough to beat A. R. Kellj.
t A new directory of the First Methodist
l
Episcopal church has just been issued under
the direction of Pastoi Mlllard.
There will bo a meeting of the demo
cratic city central committee at the oflico
I of Judge Levy on Mondaj evening ,
i Fenders are belug placed on quite a number -
, ber of the motor cars operating on the Sher
man avenue and South Omaha line.
1 All of the local banks nre cashing packIng -
Ing house and ether checks In gold these
days It is reported that there is a bcareltj
of currency.
The alumni of the South Omaha High
school will meet Monday evening at the
home of Miss Christie Condron , Twentieth
and I streets.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A H. Mil
ler , 170C Missouri avenue
Rev. Lorene , pastor of the Swedish Bap
tist church , will give the address at the
Young Men's Christian association at 3
o'clock this afternoon All men invited ,
Yesterdaj's storm interfered to some ex
tent with street car travel. As Is usual In
such cases the companj ga e up the opera
tion of a portion of the stub lines early.
, The women of the First Presbjtcrian
church held a spelling school and social at
the Nellie Ma\well mission Fridaj evening
which proved to be a verj enjoyable affair
The trustees of the First Presbyterian
church have issued a notice for the annual
meeting of the church and congregation to
be held at the church on Thursday evening ,
March 23.
An Easter sale and social is to be held
at the homo of Mrs George L Dare. 713
North Twenty-third street , \y \ the women
of the Methodist church on tne evening ot
I March 30.
I
"Bread" will be the topic of Hev
Wheeler's sermon at the First Presbj-
terian church this morning A special
musical program has been prepared for the
evening service
j j There was a lively fight on N street yes
terday afternoon between Ed Ttapp and a
fellow named Tim Trapp bad his face
slightly scarred and the little finger on his
left hand chewed.
Gospel meetings are being held everj
night at the Christian church. HoG. . W
Terrell of Warrensburg , Mo , IB 'assisting
the pastor , Ilev Howard Crarnblett , in conducting -
' ducting these services.
I The infant son of Mr. and Mrs James E
iMurphj. Thirtj-second and R streets , was
buried jesterday from the family residence
A large number of friends attended the
funeral , which was conducted b > Rev. D
] \V Morlartj
I On Saturday evening of this week the
' Men E club of the Hanscom Park Methodist
Episcopal church will give a concert at the
i First Methodist Episcopal church , Twent-
, third and N streets The proceeds will gofer
for the benefit of the church
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
B. Kohn of Chicago is at fie Her Grand
A L. Gere of Chicago nt the1 Ilor Gr.ind
W J Dunavan of DCS Moines is at tbe
Her Grand.
j E I Do Wolf of Ph'ladelp'jia ' Is at he
Her Crand
M A Price of Indlanipu'ls , traveling for
Swift and Company , Is U ilie Her Grant !
| Dr. Footc returned yesterday from Hot
' Springe , Ark. He hajh there are many
Omaha people at the resort.
T F. Hov ard of Auburn , la. , represent
ing tbe Rutledge Lumber company of Itut-
kdge , Minn. , is at tbe Her Grand.
Rev K. Warren Clark. D D. who Is to
lecture In All Saints' church on Mondnj and
Tuesday. Is the guest of his friend. Rev.
T J Mackay. He will preach in All Salntb'
this momlng.
Mrs E D Watte , supreme oracle of the
lioj al Nelght > ors of America , returned Fri
day from Peorla , 111 , where she attended
the funeral of Thomas G Franks , a member - i
ber of tbe Supreme Board of Managers , who
died last Tuesday after n week's illnes.s
Nebraskans at the hotels1 R D Lamsen ,
Hastlngb , George Sutherland , Grand Island ,
M H. Noble , Gibbon. F S. Howell nnd wife ,
Blair , F Currie , Whltnej. fl 0. Ponnej.
Crawfoid , tee Smeddy and W C Evans.
Fremont Frank Beers. Gerlng , B 1'
Shrimpton , Tha > cr , W. S Mringer , Ljons.
I R Barton , New /orl. , Chailes Mc-
Cutchen Kansas Citj , E c Matin and nil.- ,
Minn"apiils ! , Douglas C. Gregp Chicago , I * .
K Marks , New lork , U v ' Brown and r
E. Wllkins , Philadelphia ; 0 0. AVhlte , St
Louis , James F X. Buer. Philadelphia , J
H. Norris , New York , W D Stevens , Mo-
llno , und Joseph Hjman , Chicago , are trav
eling men sending Sunday at the Her
Grand
At the Klondike P W Belangee. Chicago
cage John C Fox Blooinfield , AV J. Rupert
and Charles Reid , Sioux City ; J R. Ken-
nedj. Magnolia la , W. W Winston. Petate-
btirg , I" Beamish. Sioux City. J Andrews ,
Kansas City , T. J Field. Sioux City , J. A
Hlnes , Chicago , J A McQuintan , Detroit ,
Mich ; John Jones , Schujler , A S. Colvert ,
Sioux City. Jacob Cole. Tekamab ; Geoigc
E PcterBen , Emerson.
At the ( Murray D F Hurd , Kansas City ,
S CJulterman , I" B Allum and H S McCormack -
Cormack , New York , AV F Green. Ham
burg , la , Charlw S Meatham , Jnmoe C
AVoodlej , D B Spenter and wife , Mrs S S ,
Spencer , AV. H Bennison. Groree FInnerty ,
J H Cozan. J. AV. Lomert and E. J Djkens ,
Chicago , 1L J Larkin. Denver , L Kldder
nnd Charles Mitchell , Cedar Rapids , la ,
Scott McCoj Mtid wife , Benlion , Neb. , AV F
Toff Clinton , la . Jra Mallorj , North Platte.
Mrs M Lake. Grand Island
At the Millard C M Miller. Dew Molnes
F W Bullcxl S B Helber. AVilllum Smith ,
Ira AV AVare , S M Hortbeimer. George P.
Bent , Ceorfie H Bent. AVillUm 4' . Heippln
nnd wife , P Bean C tM Bojce and AV G
Hennehurg. Cblc&go , Mrs J Gro and
daughter , S C Parker , 11 M Cumtningfc
and C S CowsUxik , New York. J A. Jle-
Alcister. Uaveoi rt , I ; Guy V AVilliaius ,
St Louis Fatter WUtze. Norfolk. XeAi , .
Fred B Pern Philadelphia J 1' Mulquein
and L L. Curptning , Cuunul Bluffs.
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The Discoverer of Sw.unp Hoot nt Work in His Laboratory.
How to Promptly Cure Kidney ,
Bladder and Uric Acid Troubles.
You May Have a Sample Bottle of This Great Discovery Sent
Free By Mail.
As we are by nature subject to many dis
eases , the only way to guard against all
attacks on our health Is to make a study
of our own physical self.
If a peculiar pnln attacks jou , try to lo
cate lit , origin and discover which organ
of tbe body Is sick and In need of atten
tion.
If the kidneys nre nt fault and In al
most every case In the falling of our health
they arc look well to their restoration to
health and strength.
Thej nre the great filters of our bodj ,
and , consequently , the purity of the blood
is entirely dependent on their cleansing
powers.
If the kidneys nre not in a healthy con
dition , the blood becomes Impregnated with
impurities and a decay of the kldnejs soon
takes place If jour desire to relieve your
self of water increases.nnd jou find it nec
essary to arise many times during sleeping
hours , jour kidnejs are sick. As they
reach a more unhealthy stage , a scalding j
nnd Irritation takes place ns the water !
flows and pain or dull ache In the back j
makes > ou miserable If your water , when
allowed to remain undisturbed for twenty-
four hours , forms n settling or sediment , or
has a cloudy appearance , jou are In the
grasp of most serious kidney disorder.
-If neglected now the disease advances un
til the face looks pale or sallow , puffy or
dark circles under the eyes , the feet swell
and sometimes the heart acts bnd ! >
There is no more serious menace to
health and strength than any derangement
of the kidnejs
ORDER OF THE FOREIGN WARS1
.National Coniinaiiilcry of tailed
Slates Ilolilh Meeting and iI < < ! *
OHIOTK.
NEW YORK , Maroh 11 The triennial
meeting of the Military Order of Foreign
Wars of the t'nlted States National Com-
manclery was held toJaj , thirteen different
commanderics from all parts of the United
States being represented
The election of officers for the ensuing
three jenrs rcsultod as follows
Commanding general , General Alexander
S Webb , New York , secretary general ,
James H Morgan , New York , assistant sec
retary general. Major David Banks , jr. . New
York , treasurer general , Edward S Sajers ,
Pennsjlvanla , registrar general , Rev.
Henry N Wayne , Connecticut , assistant
treasurer general. A. S Sands , Missouri
judge advocate general. Captain Samuel B
Grots , Illinois , chaplain general , Rev Dr
C. E Stevens , Pennsylvania recorder gen
eral , Charles D. Wolcott. District of Colum
bia.
bia.It
It was decided to hold the next meeting
In Philadelphia
HAVOC OF AN OKLAHOMA WIND
If nrrlc'fiiic \ < 'COini > anl < 'cl lij Ilrm
Haiti Cltcrtiirnx , OniII u nil ril
KANSAS CITY , March 11 A special to
the Star from Oklahoma City , Okl. , pays
A itctrlfic windstorm visited this place early
toduj coming from the southweit for half
an hour It blew a perfect gale while the
rain fell in sheets. Nearly 100 houses were
blown down The oil : nll ! and compress
were damaged , and nearlj every BmokestHck
in town Is down A number of plate glass
fronts were smashed The damage Is esti
mated at ? ! iOOOG. No lives were lost , but
several almost miraculous escapes were met
with
RESULT OF ELECTION ROW
IllKlidi Virginia J2iiiiiKrcxkiiiiui
SlinolH mill > lortall > AVouailN At
torney AV. * . llainlllon.
BRISTOL. Tcnn , Marth 11 General
James A AValker , formerly congressman
from the Eighth A'lrglnlo difctrict , todaj shot
and mortal ! ) wounded AV. S Hamilton , at
torney for Congrf 8man-olett AVilllam F.
Rhcn G H. DovU , his private secretary ,
returned the fire two bullets striking Gen
eral AValker In the nhoulders , Inflicting
painful but not mortal wounds The quar
rel occurred while depositions were being
taken in the Rhea-AValker election contest
Mi' I. Siililli-ro Iti'/ich Unmet.
SAVANNAH Ga March 11 The sick
solder * from tbe hospital ship Missouri ,
which arrived from Havana , were trans
ferred to tbe nr * government hospital here
'today ' Two dead bodies arrived on the Mis
souri Tie ) > are those of Captain Oliver
1 Perry Smith , comroihsary of the First
i brigade corps , who iltwl February 11 , and
, Corppral William Douehert ) Company C ,
Twelfth New York , who died < a bva ,
March 9.
\IU | < TOII S * il. Di
Jone Andcrkon of Otr.ulm has brought tull
in rnltod State * court to collect flO.OOO
damages from the Union P < ulUc Railroad
I coiDiwuy on nccount of A brokoti head , which
he allegt he obtained while omploed by
I tbf oompanj. Anderson vac a laborer am-
I pod4 ] in tbe work Incident to tbe con-
' atruulon of tbe bridge acrow Seventh street
la \ovin.b r H < fit riant , that on om
( cnuiu n bo was orurred t-:1 iLt
Swamp-Root is the great discovery of
Dr Kilmer , the eminent physician and spe
cialist , and will be found just what is needed
in caws of kidney and bladder disorders and.
Uric Acid troubles due to weak kldnevs.
such as lame back , lumbago , catartli of tbo
bladder , gravel , rheumatism and Brlcbt s
disease , which is the -worst form of kidney
disease.
It corrects inability to hold water and
promptly overcomes that unpleasant neces
sity of being compelled to po often dining
the day and to get up many times at night
The mild nnd extraordinary effect of tins
great remedy is soon realized. It stands the
highest for its wonderful cures , and is so J.
by druggists In llfty-ceut and one-dollar
bottles. Make a note of the name.
SAVAMP-ROOT , Dr. Kltmcr's Swamp-Root ,
and remember it Is prepared only by Dr.
Kilmer & Co , Blnghamtcci , N Y
Swamn-Root has been tested in so many
ways , in hospital work , In private practice ,
among the helpless too poor to purcliase re-
1I J , and has proved so tuccessful in every
case that n special arrangement has boon
rnado by which all readers of The Bee who
have not already tried It , may have a sampla
bottle sent absolutely free by mail Also a
book telling more about Swamp-Root and
containing some of the thousands upon thou
sands of testimonial letters received from ,
men and women who owe their good health ,
in fact their \ery lives , , to the wonderful
curative properties of Swamp-Root. Be euro
and mention The Omaha Sunday Bee when
finding jour address to Dr Kilmer & . Co ,
Blnghamton , N. Y.
i charge of tbe job to assist in unloading a
lot of piles , from the cars He sajs that
while he was assisting to roll down one end
of a heavy timber the fellows on the cthtr
end let go with the result that the timber
I went cantering down the ways and one end
i flew up and hit him in the head. He r , n
I tends that this was the fault of the fore
man and that his health has been jiermu-
inenth impaired in consequence.
Noah P. Plant of Omahu has nbked the
United States court to grant him the privi
leges of n bankrupt.
* - < f rm Kct-pi. ] ' < , | iliAnrej. .
Miss Butterflelds's exhibition was not no
v nil attended as bad been h iped for t jt
this was undoubtedly due to the weather
It certainly was not due to unv luiK nf
drawing qualities on the pail of the nrthl.-a
cllsplajod The exhibition Is one o' clnmi
painting nnd water colors MiB3 Butte-Quld
bus derided that on account of the ellsiK'ee-
| able weather the exhibition shall be cun-
! ' tliiued over Monday. The principal exhibits
are a table top of pansies. two vazes ejficr
j i Bischnff of the impressionist school and a
j i jardiniere , which is remarkable principally
lor the beauty of the glaze Besides there
two tankards of a great deal more tLuu
average beauty nio on exhibition and c'e-
f-erve mention
Mihb AVInified Daisy Elrocl has oonie ( lima ,
paintings on exhibition , which deal > ntir < ly
with figures. Some of them are beautifully
donn and speak of great things to be i-x-
pe-ited from the > oung woman Her cuplfls
nre especially well clone
Listen tn MTN , K - > M > r'N Ii'nr < - .
I Notwithstanding the wretched condition of
I the weather , the Jocture given by Mrs K-y-
I ] tor before th Woman H club jestirlay
| I afternoon drew a largo crowd. The remurHs
i ! wore HMetied to with close attention and
were highly appreciated by all who were
,
present Another lecture In the course will
be given S-itnninv nfternoon , March ii
. lllfr , ( * ijllH'IkM'N.
County Judge Baxter ihhued the followlns
marriage licenses jcsterday.
Name am ! HcnUiiTK P ALP
William II Tnzer , AA'iiterlon , Neb. . . -J
Esther A PutterHon. A\ateiloo , Neb (
Douglas E TobliiH Ix-mer. Cole . " )
E\n 12 Martin Des Molne-h . " >
] Peter AV Sunnrtrorn. AMel , Neb . o. ,
I Mrs Slarv Norc lluf , Omuh.i . 4 <
LOCAL BREVITIES.
AValter K Darnrush nnd the TrlllharrnoMc
hoclfty will give a concert nt the First
Presbyterian church next Thursday evening
The special gospel tne-otltigs at the H i
ford Place Presbjterian church will be .n-
tinued during all "f the coming woil. K. ,
Peter Blrrell , pufctor of the Third PriBtv-
1 terlan church of Lincoln , will conduct u.o
The confcrento between Vnlon Paclfl < und
Burlington oilldulH and the city regaiOiiig
thu viaduct claims , which VVAB to ) mv < i , < -i n
held > oetfcrday afu > rnooii , wag again I > OK > -
poned on account of the absence of omo
of the railroaders
i The funeral of Samuel Leonard AiK ns
was held from the family res If ] en ce MI 1 . ,
tended by * largo concourse of m-i t. i '
and friends. Mr. Atkins came to ( n > > a
twcuty-tlirce yoare ago and wae t < nu > l . < d
with the Union Pacific railroad iu the n < >
fcervice. HP married the eldest danyrj'rr
of George Strathman. HU wife fiud I r
children , a daughter and three sons , r < 10
In thin city. The oldest ton , George , u ) , u
of IB jcara , Is called upon to take tt < re-
Epontibility of the support of Ills mother unil
j the two littjo boy
, Last week the cliijli.y of Rookwood ui < he
Mlllard by H Chester Sedain of Kane v > Ic
O. vtas of much interest to lovers o'
The native clay from the etart Incline 4 i's
color quality toward yellow , brown and nl
and the elen-ciration medium lent itself < <
A rattier luxuriant stlt of orntinent , .li < r
which the transparent glaieg sought i >
merge id H 6eep WWH Hut otia of tin r v
departure * in the light colored derom i n
vjin ing fruin d ft > | ' i' ' ' Mtiif , e < gn u tea
a fait. ; green wjiu Uu th t < yjrhcs. .