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THE OMAITA DAIl/V TJEE : MOXDAY , MAY 1 , 1890. ! , IVORY SOAP PASTE. In fifteen minutes , with only a cake of Ivory Soap and water , you can make a better cleansing paste than you can buy. Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from clothing ; and will clean carpets , rugs , kid gloves , slippers , patent , enamel , russet-leather and canvas shoes , leather belts , painted wood-work and furniture. The special value of Ivory Soap in this form arises from the fact that it can be used with a damp sponge or cloth to cleanse many articles that cannot be washed because they will not stand the free applica tion ofvater. . r . nlrn7'PNS , ' KINOj-To one Pn | ° ' bolllnSw tsr dd one and one-half ounces thnm" , ? hi 5i i ID * ' " "j" ' ofJ'Y1' ' S ° 5P CUJ nt ° sh"vlncs. boll five minutes after the so.p Is In an afr.JllRht " jar m ° Ve convenient dishes ( not tin ) . It will keep well ccnrRioHt i a BYTHI PROCTER 4 DAMBU co. CINCINNATI CONTEST FOR SPEAKERSHIP Eccd's ' Retirement Cause ? a Lively Hnstlo Among Aspirants for His Ohair. BATTLE ROYAL TO OCCUR NEXT DECEMBER Vrcnciit ImllentloiiN Seem to I'olnt to the AVcNt llclnur Stronur Factor In the WASHINGTON , April 30. ( Special. ) The departure of ex-Speaker Reed with his family for Europe on Wednesday nnd bis confirmation of the much discussed ques tion of his leaving political life for the bar * omowhat clear the atmosphere so far ns the spcakcrstilp Is concerned. It will now be possible for tlho candidates east nnd west to collect their forces for the battle royal \vhlch will take place next December on the convening of the Fifty-sixth congress. There hns been a great deal of speculation as to who the west will present as Its candi date for Ibis very exalted position , whlctn Speaker Reed once said was without a peer and had only ono rival In the person of the president of the great republic. Congressman Hepburn of Iowa has beeti spoken of In the press ns ono of the men around whom western congressmen could gather and unite upon him as the successor of JThomns Brackott Rped , but Mr. Hepburn lias como out publicly in an announcement that tie wns for Colonel David B. Hender son of Dubuque for the spoakershlp , which gives Iowa Its ono strong candidate. It la possible that the Minnesota delegation will give nn honorary vote to Congressman Tawney of that state and will then go In a nody to some one of the western candidates to be agreed upon. Illinois will present as Us candidates Congressmen Hopkins and Cannon , while Ohio may possibly present as Ho 'candidate Charles H. Grosvonor. This completes ttie list of the western men who will bo prominent in the race for the speak- crshlp. In speculating upon the contest for the spcakershlp and assuming for the purposes of argument that It will take , to some ex tent at least , a sectional aspect , It Is well worth while to consider some of the facts nnd figures wihlch muat necessarily doml- iiato In this contest of greatest Importance. Conceding that Uio vacancies now existing In the ihouso of representatives by reason of deaths since the adjournment of the Fifty- fifth congress will bo filled by men holding tha snmo political views ns those who have died , the republicans will have 184 votes , 'n which the western states , with Ohio loft out , will have eighty-eight votes , or within flvo votes of dominating the nomination of a speaker. The western forces will line up as follows : California , 6 ; Illinois , 14 ; In diana , ! ) ; Iowa , 11 ; Kansas , G ; Michigan , 12 ; Minnesota , 7 ; Missouri , 3 ; Nebraska , 2 ; Nordh Dakota , 1 ; Oregon , 2 ; South Dakota , 2 ; Washington , 2 ; Wisconsin , 10 ; Wyoming , 1. Opposed to this will be the eastern con tingent , controlling seventy-one votes , ns follows : Connecticut , 4 ; Delaware , 1 : Maine. 4 : Maryland , 4 : Massachusetts , 10 ; Now Hampshire , 2 ; New Jersey , 6 ; New York , 10 ; Pennsylvania , 20 ; Rhode Island , 2 ; Vermont , 2. Where the southern or bor der contingent will line up In the fight Is a much mooted question , although by leason of sectional lines the south will probably bo found with the west and wlh present ton votes to one or the oilier of the candidates from that section , Thcsa repub lican votes como from the following states ; Kentucky , 2 ; North Carolina , 2 ; Tennessee , 2 ; Texas. 1 ; West Virginia , 3. Should Ohio unlto with the west on n choice for speaker nnd throw Its fifteen votes to that section , tbo 'end would easily bo attained ; but should Ohio , on Iho other hand , decide to unlto Its fortunes with the east , then the contest -would Indeed bo puzzling , leaving tha result very greatly In doubt , but Ohio Ju evidently playing n foxy game and does If you 're gray before forty there's something wrong. You need Hair Vigor not propose to be drawn Into any combina tion , until It sees just exactly which way the animal Is going to jump. If the cast could bring to Its support the entire Ohio delegation nnd the southern con tingent It would have the nomination by a majority of three ; the west with Its eighty- eight votes , Independent of Ohio , can secure the nomination of the speaker by the old of the southern delegation , with a majority of five ; If It can draw Ohio It has the nom ination with a majority of ten ; If It can carry its own vote solid and secure five votes from cither the southern contingent or from Ohio It can bo successful. Under these circumstances it will bo seen that If mere personal considerations do not out weigh the general geographical political con siderations the speaker of the Fifty-sixth congress Is very likely to come from west of the Allegheny mountains , In which case David D. Henderson , Hopkins or Cannon seem to have the best grasp upon the sit uation , as at present outlined , but one must not lese sight of the fact that Now York and Pennsylvania , together with the east ern delegation , must bo reckoned , nnd Sher man nnd Payne , who are both pronounced candidates , have a personal following that may defy sectional lines nnd result In the selection of one or the other for the most Important position In the gift of the people outside of the presidency. Galllard Hunt of the State department , son of a former secretary of the navy and one of the able men connected with tha state portfolio , said to The Bee correspond ent the other day in reply to a question that it wns true the shields In the Library of Congress were all incorrectly painted ; that Instead of commencing with a white stripe , or argent , they commenced with a red stripe , or gule , and that this mistake was due to the artistic thought of the painters rather than to the historical cor rectness of the shield as provided In the several nets of congress relating to the sen ! nnd shield. It may not be generally known , but it is a fact nevertheless , that the obverse of the great seal of the United States has never been cut ; this Mr. Hunl explains , Is due to the use of the seal as an Impression and not appended as In for eign countries to ribbons attached to treaties and conventions. The device for the armorial achievements and the reverse of the great seal of the United States , as described by Mr. Hunt In his brochure on the great seal , is as fol lows : Arms , paleways of thirteen pieces argent nnd gules ; a chief , azure ; the es cutcheon on the breast of the American eagle displayed , holding in his dexter talon an olive branch , nnd In his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows , all proper , and In bis beak a scroll. Inscribed with this motto "B Plurlbus Unum. " For the crest : Over the head of the eagle , which appears nbovo the escutcheon , a glory , or , breaking througl a cloud , proper , and surrounding thirteen stars , forming a constellation , argent , on nn ozuro field. Reverse : A pyramid unfln Ished. In the zenith , an eye in a triangle surrounded with a glory proper. Over the eye these words , "Annult coeptls. " On the base of the pyramid the numerical letters MDCCLXXVI. And underneath the follow Ing motto , "Novus Ordo Scdorum , " mean ing simply n new order of centuries. These two mottoes nbovo nnd below the pyramit bolng taken probably from two passages In Virgil , "Annult coeptls" meaning "The eye of Providence. " In connection with this seal , which has yet to bo graven , It Is In teresting to note the relationship Thomas Jefferson had with Its conception. In the old prints having relation to the seal there la rofercnco made to an epitaph , presumed to have been engraven upon a cannon at the summit of n steep hill near Martha bay in Jamaica , The epitaph was a cloud by day nnd a pillar ot nro by night to the revo lutlanlsts who were fighting for their free dom. This supposititious epitaph in Jeffer son's handwriting was given to his young friend Do Leon , ono of the Frenchmen wh wns with Lafayette on hla tour of America In 1824. The manuscript was dated 1776 anc stated that the Inscription had been foum three years earlier on the cannon at Mar thn bay , Jamaica. From many clrcum stances , however. It has now been dlscovcrci that Dr. Benjamin Franklin , who wns an Inveterate practical joker , wrote the cpl taph and attached to It Jefferson's motto "Rebellion to tyrants Is obedience to Oed , ' which Jefferson wanted to bo made th motto upon the seal of tha United States The Inscription upon the cannon , to whlc ! allusion has been made , and which Is con sldered by many scholars and savants as on of the beat examples of English of that tlmo is as follows ; Stranger , Kro thou pass , contemplate this cannon , Nor regardlciiH bo told That near its bnso lies deposited the dus Of John Brndiha'v : Who. nobly superior to selfish regards , Desplplnir like the pageantry of courtly splendor , The blR't of calumny. And the ttrrorp of royal vengeance , Preeld'd In the Illustrious band of Heroes and Patriot * , Who falrlv and openly adjudged Charles Htnart , lYrnnt of England , To u i > ub'-lo and exemplary death ; Thereby presenting to the amazed world And transmitting down through applauding ages The most glorious example Of unshaken virtu ? , Lova of Freedom , And Impartial justice Ever exhibited on Clio blood-stained the oter Of human actions. Oh , Header , I'afs not on , till vhou hast blest his mem ou-l And never , never forget. That rebellion to tyrants la obedience to Qed , KERR WILL PLEAD INSANITY Lawyers Will Try to Prove His Mind Wes Unbalanced by Domestic Troubles. ASE IS TO BE TRIED AT THE MAY TERM Inn Sc\prnl Nciixntlnnnl Feature * .V DUnroe , n 1'lulit , 11 Murder null T o AttetiiptN nt SulclcU- At traction of Criminal Court , The John Kcrr murder case , which will o the stellar attraction In the Criminal ourt room during the May term , Is the cul mination of n family difficulty In which divorced husband shot and Instantly killed Is father-in-law because ho believed him csponslblc fdr the refusal of his wife to ccept n reconciliation. Kerr married the aughter of John Held , who was well known o the proprietor cf the hotel at Valley , N'cb. At that tlmo Kcrr was employed as a raveling salesman 'by ' Stcelc , Smith & Co. , f thla city , but later he quit the road nd bought a farm about six miles from Val- cy. The married life of the couple was ot nil harmony , and eventually the wife ought and obtained n decree of divorce , { err took the matter deeply to heart and arly last summer ho began to make over- ures towards a reconciliation. Ho declared hot his efforts were thwarted by Held , and \hen the two men met at Mrs. Kerr'e apart ments. In this city en the last Tuesday In une they became Involved In n quarrel , urlng which the father-in-law gave Kerr a ovoro thumping. This did not Improve heir relations , and It Is said that Kerr dc- lared that he would get even for his lumlllatlon. ICilln III * I'ath.T-ln-I.iMV. On the nfternoon of July 1 Kerr drove to Volley from his farm In company with a hotgun , both barrels of which were ready or business. Ho stopped In several saloons o strengthen his determination and then vent to the hotel and Inquired whether Held vfls In. Ho was told that ho could bo found n the kitchen , and he went through the house and found Reid engaged In some oc- upatlon In the room designated. Without a word he leveled the shotgun and fired one barrel point blank nt his enemy. The load struck Held on the I'eft side of the face and load and ho dropped dead on the kltchem loor. Kerr then sat down on a chair and rled to kill himself with the rcmalnlg jarrel. Ho missed connections und was un- njured except for two or three slight flesh rounds In his face. Then City Marshal Mll- er came In and placed him under arrest. The muiderer was taken at once to the city Jail In Omaha for safe keeping nnd after 10 had been locked In his cell he made an other desperate attempt at suicide. He cut two deep slashes in his neck with his pocket- cnlfe nnd wao found by his Jailors weltering n blood and apparently fatally Injured. He pulled through , however , ahd must now stand trial. Ho has some property and has engaged two or three lawyers to conduct his defense. It is understood that his lawyers vlll endeavor to show that his mind had been unbalanced by his domestic troubles nnd that he was not responsible for the appar ently cold-blooded crime. SICK SOLDIERS CARED FOR IIoMnltnl IiiniRtcN Arc Most Grncr- uunly Provided wltli Delicacies by Utielo Sam. The contribution of money for hospital unds for wounded soldiers in the Philippines s evidence of the patriotic feeling of the loners , but It is doubtful whether these funds will ever be the means of accompllsh- ng the anticipated results , the reason bo ng that the hospital inmates are cared for by the United States army nt the expense of Undo Sam. A former army officer fa miliar with the system employed explains the matter as follows : "Undo Sam provides generously for those of his boys who are D unfortunate as to be compelled by sickness or wounds to repair to the hospital. While they are there the surgeon in charge is allowed CO cents a day for each man's subsistence instead ot the regular rations lasued to the troops in the Jeld. With this money ho buys such raw material as ho thinks the soldier's health or comfort may require. The preparation of the articles for food Is attended to In the hospital free of charge. If the soldier had $100 a day he could only buy such articles as the surgeon was willing ho should have , and the experience of the medical depart ment has been that the 60 cents allowed was abundant for the care of a sick man. "For fear the local market may not have the delicacies desired by the sick and wounded and sancltloned by the attending surgeon , the government lias undertaken to supply the deficiency. Every month vast stores of this character are sent from San Francisco to Manila and they are of the best quality to bo had In the market , ' purchased under the direct supervision of army offi cers and nt prices In many cases less than the wholesale rate. The list of articles in cluded in these shipments runs Into the hundreds and the man -with millions could net select n better variety. "Among the things provided by the gov ernment for the hospital stores , and showing the variety of articles from -which the sick man may select according to the whims of his appetite , are the following : Canned lob sters , macaroni , condensed and fresh milk , mushrooms , oysters , mock turtle and oxtail soups , tapioca , ginger ale , beef extract , olives , pickles of all kinds , caullilowcr , apol- linariB water , champagne , lemons , orangeo , clam bouillon , crackers of all kinds , canned fruits nnd preserves , pigs' feut , sardines , turkeys , chickens , wild nnd tame ducks and geese , fish , lamb , veal , pigeons , rabbits , quail , figs , raisins , lettuce , raddlshcs , spin ach , water cress , apples , pears , pineapples and bananas. " RIVER CONTINUES TO FALL NUIIUTOIIH KlKlitieerM Spriit Their Ijdnuro Ilnurx TrNtenlny 111 Inok- liiK nt the IloctMlliiK Flood. The great Interest manifested In the over flow ot the 'Missouri ' river was evidenced yesterday by the largo number of people who visited Its banks for the second tlmo within a week. The bottoms In the vicinity of Cut Off lake were lined with visitors. They saw almost as much water as they had on the previous Sunday. The eight was more picturesque on account of the whitecaps - caps which topped the waves and the green background across the lake , the foliage on the trees 'being ' moro noticeable , The cot- luKfa in uiu viL.uuy ui vjumuuim ueucu ure still surrounded by water. It is claimed that unlefs ditches are cut to drain this water of the bottoms It will soon become stag nant and endanger the health ot that portion tion of the city. Florence lake Is too high for the water to go out In that direction and the land to the west and southwest of Cut Off lake will not permit an escape. Cottages in the vicinity ot Jaynea street , Kind You Hava Always Bought ffi& & { J * JClL JU arai Kind You Haie Always BougU IJ-4' . Jtf \ JCTO. * f\m m Tha Kind You Hare Always Bought Just of ? Sherman avenue , nro now clear of water and their occupants have returned. The old grade ot the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company , leading down from Spen cer street , Is above the water and sight * seers were able to crow on It yesterday. Water no longer endangers the Ixjcust street grade , having receded several feet , Below fiurdctto street squatters nro returning to their abodes as the water retires. The river continues to fall and no further team are felt. THIEF MAKES A GOOD HAUL Cnrrlrn OIT Jewelry Vnltictl nt $100 from ( lie llpftlilrnce ot 1 > . AV. Sr. utter. A thief entered the home ot L. W. Sautter , 1056 South Twentieth street , Saturday after noon , and put In all the tlmo he required In ransacking the rooms. When an Invoice was taken upon the return of iho family It wns found that the following articles valued at $100 were missing : One lady's gold watch and chain , one pearl handled revolver , one-half dozen silver epoons , one hair watch chain , gold mounted : ono plated chain bracelet and three solid gold rings. mm ABOUT TOWN. Among the guests of the Mlllard hotel nro Mr. and Mrs , William Uroadhead nnd daughters , Miss M. nnd Miss Uroadhead , Jamestown , N. Y. They are visiting rela tives In the city , having stopped here while returning homo from an extended trip this winter through the states on the Pacific coast. Mr. Uroadhcad enjoys the distinction of being ono of America's pioneer dress goods manufacturers. He Is SO years old nnd Is the founder of the old original Jamestown mills , established In 1872. Later ho withdrew from that concern and has built up rival factories that have acquired a world-wide reputation. Ho retired recently , entrusting the business to the management ot his sons , the firm now being William llroadhead & Sons. Mr. llroadhead Is an entertaining conver sationalist , in every respect a self-mado man , nnd his account of the building up ot his mills Is nn Interesting commentary on commercial progress In the United States. Mr. llroadhead tells with pardonable pride that ho was baptized in his old home , Thornton , England , by Charlotte Bronte's father , pastor of the church nt Haworth , a few miles distant. After nn apprenticeship under his father , a blacksmith of the vil lage , he came to America at the ago of 17. Locating nt Jamestown , ho followed for a while his father's trade and then branched Into the implement business. Twenty-nine years later ho returned to England nnd It was at that tlmo the plan was conceived of establishing at Jamestown a mill for the manufacture of worsted goods , which In later years made that city the Bradford of America. The machinery , equipment nnd laborers were brought from Bradford. As Mr. Broad- head had worked in the English mills dur ing his boyhood , he had the foresight to build his mills near Lake Chautauqua , the only body of pure water In the vicinity , and the water , Mr. Broadhead says , Is the secret of the marvelous hues of the dyes for which his goods are celebrated. The plant , which was originally a small one , now numbers ten mills , several of thorn being seven stories in height and covering many acres of ground. The dress goods are sold on the Pacific coast in quantities as largo ns in the east. Mr. Broadhead has become a great trav eler since his retirement , , having visited the principal countries of Europe , and last sum mer was spent by him cruising on the Medi terranean. I'erHonnl Pnrnnrrnpli * . Governor D. F. Richards of Wyoming was In the city yesterday. Lieutenant Watts C. Valentino of the Ninth infantry was in the city Sunday , hav ing stopped on his way to Porto Rico. William McEvery Columbus , traveling freight auditor for the Union Pacific rail road , was a guest of the Murray Sunday. Edward Nash , a prominent dry goods merchant of St. Louis , was In the cltj Sunday. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Nash and two children. They were guests of the Murray. Nebraskans at the hotels : John P. Jansen - sen , Jansen ; Will O. Comstock , Chadron ; A. O. Parker , Genoa ; A. E. Thacher. Valen tine : E. T. Whitcomb. Fremont ; W. O. Butt , city ; C. C. Spauldlng. Ord ; L. S. But ler , Ewing ; L. R. Hlleman. McCook ; II. C. Spaulding , Ord ; F. L. Grummer. Pleas- nnton ; Ed Reynolds , Wayne. At the Murray : H. H. Goodell. Burlington Now York ; J. A. Johnston ton ; S. W. Abbey , ston Denver : E. J. McGarry , Chicago ; \ \ . J. Goodfellow ! Charles Mantz. Chicago ; James cltj , S. Frank Brown , D. Draper , Marlon ; W. Tntum St. Joseph ; P. J. HcndmarBh St. Louis ; Georco Mason , Chicago ; J. K. Ogden , Chicago ; J. B. Jenkins , Schuyler ; T. D. Mor gan , St. Louis ; P. R. Rucke , Chicago ; James Hassett , Papilllon. At the Mlllard : II. A. Mills Kal raa " : H. M. Cummlngs , New York ; H. N. C. Jurg- ine FremontP. . A. Prlmean , Pnwtucket ; Leon LaS. Pawtucket ; CharVes Meyer. New YorkW. . S. Potter , Minneapolis ; F. Sonnenschejn .West Point ; Dan F Harr ns- ton , C. W. Small , New York ; H. C. Miller. Grand Island ; Henry C. Dunston. Phila delphia ; William Eberlng , Baltimore ; George A. Rhelm , Chicago ; A. Hazlett , Beatrice. At the Klondike : Walter Smith and wle. Columbus : Thomas Karr. Elkhorn. H. Broadbent , Missouri Valley , la , ; J. A. Boatty , Lincoln ; A. F. Wcyroud , . I-ng Pine ; C. A. Edwards , Chicago ; W. R. Gel- Bton Elk City ; O. W. DuLany. Teknmah ; John M Barber. Sioux City ; Arthur Coburn , Sioux City ; H. J. Brooklyn ; J. P. Sattor. TayTorVciiaries W. King. James FruoToka- mob : A. Smith , Rapid City : L. C. Heffcrley. Norfolk : James Jones , St. Paul , Neb. ; C. H. Sylvester , Plattsmouth. At the Her Grand : H. B. Fischer. New York : H. W. Shrove , South Omaha ; W. H. Cundoy. Dr. James R. Hicks and wo Den ver ; D. Llddy , St , Louis ; G. W. Hull , Salt Lake ; Al Wlllersteln , Chicago ; Frank Her bert New York ; H. B. Coleman , John R. Taylor. Indianapolis ; R. W. Hlbby , Alliance ; Mrs. Louis Pany , Hot Springs ; C. I. Lahr- raan , St. Joseph ; H. F. Carter St.Paul ; Robert Flnh9 , Chicago ; A. P. DeSamo , Philadelphia ; George T. Howser , Chicago ; I. J , Ei'plng , Now York : J. W. Parkhurst. j. G. Martin. Chicago ; P. D. Daniels and wife Sioux City ; H. L. Kompes nnd wife , Deadwood ; J. B. Stevens , Milwaukee ; T. B. Buckncr , Kansas City. Pneumonia , la grippe , coughs , colds , croup and whooping cough readily yield to Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure. Use thla remedy In tlmo and save a doctor's bill or the under taker's , , Cured. . Had Fifteen to Twenty-five Fits a Day and Was Insane for Ten Long Years. Permanently Cured By Dr. Miles' Nervine. "My daughter was having from fifteen to twenty-five fits n day when she commenced to use Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine , and after taking ono bottle nnd a halt box of Nerve and Liver Pills the fits stopped. Kept on until she had taken seven bottles of the Nervlno nnd two boxes of the Pills to Insure n cure. It has been nearly a year now , and there has been no sign of the flta returning. My daughter hal also been In sane for ten years , nnd she wns cured of this trqublo nt the same time. " DANIEL. MYEHS , Brooklyn. Mich. Seven years later Mr. Myers again writes : 'My daughter Is all right and has had no return of that terrible disease. " "From childhood up I had epileptic fits , averaging from six to eight a month. Be tween thcso spells I suffered with the moat excruciating headaches , holding my head for hours at n time. If I walked any distance my whole frnmo would shako nnd I would bo obliged to sit down or hold on to some thing for support. Once while holding n bnho In my arms and a lighted lamp In ono hand I fell to the floor In a fit , severely In juring the child and burning nit my hair off. At another time I let a child fall from my arms on n hot stove. I employed physi cians of every school and took medicine for years without obtaining relief. Three years ago I rend of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervlno nnd sent for a bottle. It gave mo relief very soon and I continued Us use until my SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The Union Pacific Railroad company Is preparing to do considerable work In this city this spring. Additional main line tracks will bo laid from Omaha nnd quite a num ber of sidetracks will bo constructed be tween I nnd Q streets. From present ap pearances some llttlo delay will 'bo caused by the prlcra at which the property In block 07 Is being held by the owner. Some time ago the Union Pacific acquired blocks 17 , 29 , 30 , 43 , 44 and 56. Negotiations are now under way for block 57. The owners , of the property In block B7 nro apparently willing to do the right thing , as they realize that additional railroad facilities will bo of great benefit to the city. It is , however , different with the owner of blodt 67. This property la In the name of Mrs. Barah Dennett and consists of five lots of polygonal shape. The total assessment of these lots hist year was $550 , which , taken at the regular ratio of valuation used by the nssesears , makes the property In the eyes of the law worth $2,750. It has been reported that 'Mrs. ' Dennett Is asking an extremely high price for her land and on this account the actual -work ot building Into South Omaha Is being delayed. The owners of block 57 have virtually ar rived at suitable terms for the six lots In this block and if the land In the block ad joining could bo acquired In the same way or on payment of nn adequate amount the work of reconstruction would commence in H short time , It may bo possible that con demnation proceedings will have to be com menced In order to secure block 67 nnd If this is done the land will hardly bring half the price asked. Under condemnation pro ceedings a board of appraloars would have to ie appointed and It Is not thought that an * board would 'give or allow the price asked by iMrs. Dennett. In case of condemnation proceedings the railroad would acquire pos session In ten days or two weeks at the lurthest after the commencement of proceed ings and the owners of the property would be ousted and bo compelled to fight the case through the courts , which would In all probability take several years. One feature of the case which has been overlooked is the fact that E. C. Dennett has acquired the forty .feet of loadway lying directly west of block 67 nnd also that portion tion of K street which lies between Twenty- eighth street and the Union Pacific right of way. Thcsa two strips of city property have been acquired by undisputed possession for ten years. In other words , the city has slept upon its rights nnd allowed these pieces of ground to be used by Dennett for ten years nnd over. This fact puts a some what different aspect upon the matter and places the city In an unenviable light. Those who are in a position to know assert that the city has relinquished all right and tltlo to these two portions oj streets by allowing undisputed possession. Business men hero hope to see the differences In con nection with block 67 amicably adjusted BO that work can commence at the earliest pos sible moment. IMlllIlIHTH1 Iilt-CllHCN. All plumbers' licenses oxplro today. Up to Saturday night only one plumber , George L. Dare , had paid hla money and secured a license for the year ending April 30 , 1000. The fee Is $50 and nil plumbers will bo re quired to secure licenses before they will bo permitted to do business here. As a rule the South Omaha plumbers come In promptly with their license money , but the Omaha plumbers who have contracts hero are a llttlo slow In getting around and complying with the law. Within a rea sonable tlmo after May 1 Plumbing Inspector specter Cook will servo notice that all plumbers must secure proper certificates and If this Is not done arrests will follow. T of Iloaril of I.iltirntlon , The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will bo hold tonight. A presi dent and secretary will bo chusen and all sorts of combinations are In eight. Yester day the street talk was that John Henry DRINK 6RAIN-0 after you have concluded that you ought not to drink coffee. It Is not a mcdlclno but doctors order It , becausa it Is healthful. In- vlKorntlnp nnd appetizing. It Is made from pure grains nnd has that rich seal brown color and tastes lllio the finest grades of coffee and costs about U aa much. Children like It and thrive on It because It Is a gen uine food drink containing nothing but nourlshmtnt. Auk your t'rocer ( or Graln-O , the new food drink , IGo and Sio. Dog on Those Shoos Is the remark Drex L. Shooman makes every day when lie sees the wear our $ ' _ ' .00 shoes give to the men and no wonder they wear , for they are all Bolld leather , with solid oak Bole leather bottom tom just such a nlioo us will stand good , hard outdoor usage mail men , motonnen and others that have to be on their feet n great deal will llnd these a most comfortable shoe you Hhould re member that It's Drex L. Hhooman's price that is , § 2.00. Drexel Shoe Co , , Omaha' * Up-to-date Shoo Uoaie , 1410 FARNAJI STREET. STe > v bitrliitr Cutulotrue uuir rfad7 11 ( or the headaches were all gone and the fits were counted with the things of the past. Since ] that tlmo 1 have enjoyed excellent health nnd am free from my old trouble. " .MHS. MAUY UNK. Dll University Ave. . Madison. Wls. "When my little girl was 0 years old she was taken \\lth queer spells which the doe- tor nt first called St. Vltns dance , but as she grew worse ho aild she had epilepsy. His medicine failed to help her , nnd other physi cians were called , with the samtresult. . Fi nally ! < ho became so bad that shohad paventy-one fits In ono day and nearly as niHiiy nt night. Kverybody gave her up to die , but 1 got a bottle of lr. ) Miles' Hestorn- ntlve Nervine nnd began giving It as di rected. She eecmed to Improves from the start and in less than n week the fits stopped. She had lost control of her speech , but a foxv more bottles of that wonderful medicine completely restored her to health. It has been over two years now elnco she took the last of the medicine and her health Is splendid. " MHS. AT > IK LKWALLEN , Sllonm Springs , Ark. "When but two years old my llttlo son Buffered a severe attack of La Grippe , and ns n result hla nervous system wns com pletely shattered. Ho began to be trou bled with epileptic fits , and In spite of nil our phjslclans could do they gradually grow worse and nioro frequent. Finding no j change In his condition wo visited several specialists In various parts of the country , ' Loechner would bo selected president nnd W. J. Hrcnuan secretary. Hoberts was to bo chosen president again , but as ho haa served a year hla frlondo think that la enough , and very likely Mr. Koborts will be retired from the office ho now holds. It Is the same with Freltag. The latter has some support for president , but ns ho has served ns secretary for a year those Interested In the reorganization atscrt that It Is time that ho gave way to some other member. Loochnor and Drennan hnvq served their constituents neil during the last year and unices the slate arranged yesterday U broken tonight they will bo chosen for the offices mentioned. OmlnliyN KniiMiiN City The Cudnhy Packing company Is prepar ing to erect a branch house nt Kansas City. This will glvo the Cudahya houses nt South Omaha , Sioux City , Cudahy , Wls. . California , Nashville nnd Louisville. The headquarters of this great packing company still remains hero , where last year 185,811 cattle , 589,051 hogs and 1S4,7-19 sheep were slaughtered. At the new house In Kansas City a dally capacity of 1,000 cattle and 3,000 hogs will bo arranged for. Mr. Michael Cudahy asserts that the Kansas City house will bo modern in every respect nnd will bo one of the best ever erected In the west. Plans nro now being drawn for this plant on the Kaw and the work of con struction will bo commenced in a short time. Another "Dry" Sunday. Yesterday was the third Sunday which could bo considered a dry day In South Omaha. The police force held to the old rules issued by the mayor and saw to it that every saloon was locked tight nnd that the window screens were removed. As the roads were too muddy to drive to Sarpy Mills , quite a number of those who felt the need of stimulants Journeyed to Omaha nnd Council Bluffs. The downtown streets were almost , deserted during the after noon and most of the stores closed promptly at noon. A Trur.nt Ctrl. Mamie Martin , a 15-year-old girl living In Albright , has caused her parents nnd the police considerable trouble In the last few- days. Saturday Mamie ran away from homo and after a long search wns found In a cellar under a Mouse some distance from her parents' residence. She returnco to the parental roof , but yesterday took an other notion to go and shift for herself and left without leaving her address. It is understood that she went to Council Bluffs. I'olh-o . ' I.'nroe Reduced. The police force has been reduced by the discharge of two men. Officer Larson , a re cent appointee , was ordered discharged by the mayor because ho violated certain rules and regulations of the department. Officer Waslelawskl quit because the mayor signi fied his Intention of reducing the force. It Is understood that Woslelawskl has n good Job In prospect and he did not hesitate to resign when the Intimation came that the force was to bo reduced. City CoNNlp. The funeral of llosa Under was held yes terday afternoon , Tuesday evening the Good Templars will meet and install officers. Councilman Harry Cringen has returned from a three weeks' stay nt Hot Springs , Ark. Mr. Cllngcn Is much Improved in but the result was the samp. We com menced giving him advertised remedies nnd had exhausted nearly everything on the market before we tried Dr. Miles' Kestorn- Uvo Nervine. Then for the first tlmo could wo see an Improvement In his condition. It gave us new courage , nnd as n result our boy hns had no signs of his former trouble In over a year. Wo now consider him com pletely cured after a struggle which lasted Uvo years. " M. M. 11ASKIN. Frankfort , Kan. "I took Dr. Miles' Nervlno for norvom prcatrntlon nnd 1 received so much baneflt from It that 1 recommended It to n neigh bor whoso wlto had epileptic Ills , or "rpclls" ns they called them. From the tlmo she took the first dcse of Nervlno she had but one spell. Her health Improved steadily until she was completely cured of her trouble nnd she never tires In her prntso of the remedy. " M. L. UNYAUT. iMncy , Ind. Sample Treatment Free. A trial ntu'kitRp of nr. Miles' fuvorlto treatment. . i-onslslliiR of Dr. Miles' Ho- Htomttro Nervine , Dr. Miles' Autl-Palu IMlls nnd Dr. Miles' Xorvo anil Liver 1'Ills will be sent absolutely free of eost to any person who will send name and address on a postal eard , reiinestln ; ; the samples , and mentioning the name of this paper. Dr. Miles Medical Co. , KlUhart , Ind. health. Ho says that more people nro visit ing the springs this year than over before. Mrs. II. 13. Tngg leaves todoy for York where she will visit friends for a few weeks. A. H. KelTy has returned from n western trip , llo spent some time In Salt Lake City and other western points. Thelma , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Van Ordcn , Twenty-second nnd 1' < reels , died yesterday , nnd will bo burled nt 2 o'clock this nfternoon. Four suspicious characters and two men charged with being drunk nnd disorderly wore arrested Saturday night and will have n hearing before Judge Bnbcock today. The regular monthly meeting of the city council Is billed for tonight , but some ot the members expressed a doubt yesterday about there being n quorum. A largo num ber of liquor HcensoH nro ready to bo granted nnd other business of Importance Is to como up for disposition. The lien ! In ( litAVorlil. . Wo bellovo Chamberlain's Cough Homcdy Is the best In the world. A few weeks ago wo suffered with a severe nnd a troublesome cough , nnd having rend their advertisements In our own and other papers wo purchased a bottle to BCO how it would effect us. It cuicd us before the bottle was more than half used. It Is the best medicine out for colds nnd coughs. The Hernl'd , Anderson- vllle , Ind. LOCAL BREVITIES. Chief of Police Martin White received a message yesterday from J. II. Flourney of Davenport , In. , requesting him to notify Mrs. Ruth Richardson of the death of her father , H. C. Bean , nt that point. Rov. H , C. Herring of the First Presby terian church will address the Social Sclonco department ot the Woman's club this after noon at 4 o'clock In the club parl'ors. All Interested In social problems nro cordially Invited. A trolley wire on the Farnain street line blow down nt Twelfth street yesterday aft ernoon about 4 o'clock nnd caused n tem porary suspension of traffic. Owing to the high wind linemen had considerable dif ficulty In repairing the break. An aged colored man named John Reed was found dead In his bed. 3210 Plnknoy street , Sunday morning , by bis aon-ln-law , with whom he was living. The sudden de parture from life IB attributed to age. ns the old man had passed his 78th year. Prescriptions Wont stand any subati. tutlnr ; nor will you take your proscriptions whore substituting is al lowed If you know it Wo place behind our clockcn3 ) of the meat uomplctu stocks of pure frooh Drugs in the West und no irmttor what the proscriptions , brinsj It to us nnd wo will fill it properly at a very reasonable cost. THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO. , Larceut Retail Driur Houne. 140S Farnum. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL Our Framing Ability- is only limited by the nuinbor of pic tures we have for framing. We do so much framing that we are able to make our prices about half what they should bo then , too , our stock of motiltlliiKH is HO laiw that you can't help but llnd just what you want. Orders left In the nioriiliiK will bo ready for delivery the saniu evening. Try us on your next framing and see how well and how cheap wo do It. We oelehrntn our -fith litixlncaa annl. vernnry Oct. Sllrd , IKOO. Music and Ait. 1513 Douglas. You Shouldn't ' Be Surprised when the theimometer drops to zero with a rapidity that makes you dizzy- It's because wo are freezing so much Ice cream orders coming in so fast for those bricks of Neapolitan Irn cream at our reduced price of r/or n quart that wo have to freeze the atmosphere to keep up with our orders all Havers de livered to any part of the city a tele phone order will brlnt' them to your home promptly on time. BALDUFFS- Utti-lllJO to 2:30 , Supptr-3i30 to 8:5 * 1520 Fnrmim St