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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1899)
nArTTnATT.v TiV.TV Avi vn'vrccin A A" . AT VA" 01 isnn. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS South Sixteenth Vinduct Question Domes Up for Consideration. J\ . ONE MORE CONFERENCE IS PROPOSED \ lljtlonitliilloii HIP Clly Aitnrnry IN IiiNlriictril ( n I'l-ri * Colin-lion of ClnltiiNKiiln < i ( HitItnll - roml Cotiiiiiitilrn. The mtich-tnlkcd nbout Sixteenth street viaduct did not occupy much attention nt the council meeting Tuesday night. As had been anticipated , Clly Engineer llo ewnler wns not prepared to report the modified plans of the now structure verbally ngrecd to by Iho railroads , ns ho hns been In structed to do. This , together with the re port thnt nnother conference Is to bo held between the rnllronds nnd the city officials over the mnttor , tended to throw the viaduct - duct situation Into the background. The matter cnme up onro In the shnpe of n veto from the mnyor , disapproving the resolution passed n week ngo , by which the rnllromls were Instructed to Illo plans of the now vInduct by Juno 1 nnd to commence work upon It by September 1. The mnyor held that since the present viaduct Is closed nnd the council Is thinking of tearing It down nnd forcing the rends to start the new ono nt once , tlio resolution would not bo npropos. Councllmnn HltiRhnm staled that the resolution elution did not Interfere with anything the council hnd In mind to do ; It simply served official notice on the rnllronds tlmt the city expected th"m lo build n viaduct , no such notice having o\er been Riven. Councilman Hlnghnm nlso took occnslon to sny ngnln thnt the construction of the viaduct would not be expedited by tcivrlng down the pres ent structure , llo declared Unit thu council will bo held responsible by business Inter ests for the loss of business during the time thnt Sixteenth street Is closed to traffic when no work Is done on the new Btructuro. l.olirck Al'iiiilN < Wnll. Councllmnn 1/obock nlso proved to bo anew now and vigorous supporter of retention of the present structure until the railroads are ready to build the other , although he did not wish to bo considered opposed to the viaduct. Stunt nnd Mercer tried without success to point out the somewhat inconsistent po sition of the council If It persisted In rc- ndopting the resolution. The veto of the mayor was overridden by tlio following vote : Yeas liechel , Hurkley , nurmestcr , Knrr , Lobcck , Ulnghnni G. Nnys Mercer , Mount , StuUt 3. The council gave notice that it does not longer propose to bicker and confer with the railroads over the long standing viaduct claims , but will try to force payment with out more dilly-dallying through the me- illum of the courts. Tlio commencement of u suit with this object in view was author ized in the following resolution by Hurk ley , which was unanimously adopted : Whereas , The city has claims amounting to a large sum against the railroad com panies for the mnlntennnco of viaducts , the adjustment of which has been postponed from time to tlmo and as the settlement of these claims appears now to bo a very re mote mntter ; nnd Whereas , The railway companies In Inter est have already set up the statute of lim itations upon some of these Items and will probably continue to do BO on all of them If the city continues to sleep on its rights in the mntter ; therefore , be it Resolved , by the city council , the mayor I concurring , Tlmt the city attorney be nnd ho t Is hereby Instructed to bring suit .ag.ilnst i the railroad companies for nil' claims which Omaha has against them on ac- the city of v/in iiiii * H M * * t > " * * * * - count of construction or maintenance of viaducts. 1)NM | > NC4 of Tux Collector. The proposed scheme to let to George H. Stlllman a contrast for the coiructlon of de linquent personal taxes was finally laid to rest for n time , nt least. Mayor Moorcs returned without his approval the resolu tion passed at the last meeting instructing Ihe city treasurer to enter into such a con tract. The reasons for the veto were set out in the following communication : Gentlemen : I return hcrowlth wltho'it my approval document 1009 , passed by your honornble body nt your last regular meeting , i Mny Ifi , 1S99. This document Is a resolu tion directing the city treasurer to employ George H. Stlllman as a collector of de- llnquent personal' city taxes until March 16 , 1900 , at a salary of 45 per cent of the In terest upon all delinquent personal taxes collected by him. I veto this resolution because I believe It to be contrary to law , , to public policy , and to business sense. The statutes of Nebraska make the city treasurer the collector of city taxes nnd require him to give heavy bond i A- for the faithful collection of taxes , as well i ns the safe custody of monies collected , and ' I I for this reason ho Is given power to appoint > : his own deputies. This resolution assumes i , to appoint a deputy for the city treasurer. ! to fix the amount of his bond to be given to i ! t the treasurer nnd then to hold the treasurer A ; responsible for the conduct of this deputy. I * , i i bel'levo that such action might release the treasurer's bond and I oppose It for that L j reason on legal grounds. I Hut apart from the legal nspect I conI I slder thnt this resolution needs careful inI I , vestlgntlon. I believe that if the city has j ] I eight or ton thousand dollars to glvo away , I It can do It to better advantage by placing ; I U elsewhere than in Mr. Stlllmnn'H pockets. j | hat us see what kind of a contract this 5 j i would bo. In 1S97 the city treasurer was allowed to employ a tax collector nt $75 per month , who gave his entire time to the cov- lectlon of old delinquent taxes. Mr. Bur gess , the collector , collected InIS'JT of de linquent personal taxes prior to those of 1897 $29.233.23 , of which amount moro than one-fifth wns Interest and penalty. In other words nearly $5,900 of this amount was Interest. If this had been collected under a contract similar to that proposed for Mr. Stlllman the collector would have received $2,655 for the work which was per formed by Mr. Hurgess for $900 and the city wouM have lost $1.755 by the arrangement. The collections made by Mr. Hurgcss were effected without resorting to the use of dis tress warrant. Had they been used It is probable that n very much larger amount They made a rule that only medicines of absolute purity and safety could be ad mitted to the World's Fair. Fair.When When it came to sarsaparillas they ac cepted but one : ill would hnvo horn collected. In fart , nil of thp pnrtlcs win ) have Mil In competition with Mr SMlfman for tills contrnot sny Hint of the $400,000 delinquent personal tnxos for yonrs prior to 1SW the contractor ought to IIP able to collect at lenst $100,000 during the > cnr , ami one nf the bidders even went so far as to agree ( o give n bond requiring hint to collect $100,000 during the year. Now , supposing Mr. Stlllmnn rollcctcil $100,000 , ns there seems little doubt he will do , the ninount of Interest eolleeteil by him woufd be between $20,000 ntnl $ W.ooo dollars nnd his commission nt 15 per cent on the Interest - terest would nnioiinl to a minimum of $9,000 , and some parties who have figured on the matter tthtnk It would run us high as 15.fluO. Now , If Instead of this plan , the city should hire two practical men who have had experience In tax matters nnd pay them salaries of $100 per month earn nnd have tlium work In connection with the IcRal de partment uslim distress warrants wherever necessary they could collect moro of this delinquent personal tax In the sumo time than can Mr. Siirinian nnd Instead of payI Ing them from $ ! iooo to $ l.riooo , which would bo paid out to Mr. Stlllman for the same re sults , the city would pay $2,400 In collectors' salaries nnd would save from $ G,600 to $12,000. In my judgment , this Is n most outrageous contract , nnd ono which by the end of the year wo would find very dltncuH to explain to the taxpayers of Omaha. I theretforo veto the resolution. There was very little comment on Hie matter. Several of the councllmen declared that If the figures given by the mayor worn true the council could not afford to author ize the proposed contract. The veto was sustained by the following vote : Yeas Hurkley , Lobcck , Mercer , Mount , Stnht 5. Nays Ilcchcl , Uurmestcr , Karr , Ulng- hnm 4. Ti-nrltiK On * Illiielc I'livoim-nl. The Hoard of Public Works was In structed to tear ut | the rotten wooden blocks on Twenty-fourth street from Lake to Spardlng streets In the most economical way. This was done by resolution of Karr on thn strength of a report from the city engineer. The latter declared that the pave ment Is worthless and an obstruction to trnlllc and stated that travel will bo ma terially facilitated If thu blocks are taken up , cinders being placed at street and alley Intersections , so that the street car tracks may be safely crossed. Counclfman Karr stated that In due course of time a petition for the repavlug of. the street will bo re ceived by the council. The report of thu appraisers appointed to assess damages and benefits resulting from the purchase and addition of thirteen acres to Klvervluw park was adopted and .con tinued. The following ordinances were Intro duced , read n Ilrst nnd second time nnd referred : Curbing Twenty-second from Grace to L.ako streets ; paving Twenty-second from Leavenworth to Mason streets ; estab lishing the grade of Eleventh from Fred- crick to Valley streets ; vacating a portion of the north thirty-eight feet of Nicholas between Twelfth nnd Thirteenth streets. The following ordinances were passed on third reading : Authorizing the Issuance of $25,000 of the $50,000 paving bonds and a similar amount of the $50,000 sewer bonds voted at the last election ; changing the curb line on Howard between Twenty-sev enth and Twenty-eighth streets ; creating an Improvement district for the paving of Ames avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twen ty-seventh streets ; declaring the necessity of appropriating certain lands for the pro posed boulevard from Hauscom park to Twenty-seventh and Hurt streets and pro viding for the appointment of appraisers to assess damages. LIKE UNTO A TOWN MEETING CUI/.riiK Ocl ToKftlK'in'1 Kxi > rc n Their Vloivn Ilelutlvc to Municipal XtuMlN. About twcnty-nvo citizens Interested In the municipal ownership of public works held a town meeting In the city ball Tucs- dny night In revival of the old New Eng- Innd town meetings. No business was trans acted , the entire tlmo being given to the expression of the opinions of those present ns to tlio needs of the city and the best means of serving them. A. A. Perry pre sided and I. . . J. Qulnby acted as secretary. Municipal ownership of the water works and the street car system were the lending ideas of the evening. Several vigorous speeches in fnvor of municipal control of all public nnd qunsl-public institutions were mnilo and at the end It was decided to hold town meetings every two weeks in the same plnce. A subject fcr discussion at the next one wns selected. It is , "Should governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed ? " The Idea was nlso emphasized that the meetings should bo of a noupartlsan char acter nnd any appearance of a movement in the favor of any particular Individual or political cause should bo avoided. A plan for practical work in preparation for the next municipal campaign was outlined in the suggestion that n league be formed , In which every member shall be pledged not to vote for any man for tmbllc office unless he shall hnvo promised that he will work nnd vote for municipal ownership. The chairman , A. A. Perry , did not have n great deal of confidence In this plan , for the reason that the average man Is likely to glvo n pledge and fall to keep It. He said that ho would not trust himself In n matter cf tl-nt kind. Ho thought direct legislation n better source of ultimate relief. Asa Taylor expressed the opinion that Omaha has the worst system of street ears of any city ho has ever been In. He said ho has had experience In working for a largo street car company In another city and ho asserted thnt no other class of work Ingmen are so badly treated as theirs. Ho said that In Indianapolis some years ago It was the open boast of the street railway company that ono line out of six paid all the operating expenses of the whole sys tem , Ho believed thnt If street cnr systems nro no profitable to private Individuals they can bo run by cities , glvo greater accom modations to the people and at a less cost. Silas Uobblns criticised the railroads for their lack of Interest In the welfare of the people. IIo said thnt the railroads would rather kill a man outright than crlpplo him for life , as they would have less damages to nnv. U Is nil a oucstlon of dollars nnd cents. If the roads can make more money by hauling P. less quantity of grain nl n higher rate than a greater quantity at a lower rate , they will do FO , regardless of how long the grain rotted In ( lie fields forwent wont of transportation. Ac-llvlty ol' Kirili Ward Ili-i'iiMliMinx. In the homo of a democratic club , from the walls of which beamed the faces of Ilryan and Sewnll the Fifth Ward Repub lican cluh Tuesday night elected ameers for the ensuing y ar and adopted articles of organization. The club Is nil old organiza tion , but the by-laws previously In force had been mislaid by the secretary bufore he left for Manila and could riot bo found. The following oltlcers were elected : President , H. A. Myers : vice president , J. L. llalrd ; treas urer. D. II. Christie ; secretary , George II. Hess ; assistant secretary. W. H. Ahman- eon. President Myers , on taking the chair , expressed the hope that the factions Into which the republicans of the Fifth had at various times divided will reunite BO solidly that no outsider will presume to etep In and dictate ) the politics of the ward. Thin utterance was cheered. lltKiilni * TriniiN | ( iiilui ; toMiiiilln , Four companies , headquarters , and the band of the Sixteenth Infantry , will start from Kort Crook tomorrow for San Fran cisco , where they will embark for Manila. Four companies from Jefferson barracks and four from Fort Leavenworth , all of the came regiment , will soon leave for the same place. It Is supposed that the men will be paid off at San Francisco , us they were or dered to move a little earlier than they had expected to do. I , REMINDER OF LICIITV CASE : i Damage Suit and Row Between Two Hail Insurance Companies , LICHTY REFUSED ONE OF THEM A LICENSE Cornell t.ot ( he Coiinuiiiy In mill Hint Cnuieil Coolnrni llrtweeti Hie Auditor mill III * Former Deputy. ( Continued from Third 1'age. ) spread rapidly , covering n largo territory , burning out ono of his neighbors and cans- j Ing ' cotiiddernblo damage. On complaint be ing I Hied ho was brought before County Judge Towiio and fined $50 and costs. HIVICHS OVCHIM.OU Tlinill IIAMCS. llenvy nnil Cnnntiiiit llnltii Are Iliiv- liiK 'I'heir KtTeet. PAIAJS CITY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) The Ncinaha Is out of Its banks nt tills place and the 'bottom ' rands south of town ! nro under water ns far ns the eye can sco j ' I anil at this writing the river Is rapidly rising. Travel to the southward is shut oft and families living near thu river hnvo icon compelled to move. The muddy stream running along north of town has been over- lowed , but Is going down nud travel has been resumed. DUNHAH , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) The rain of last week did a largo amount of damage In washing out corn and fences for the farmers. iMoro fences have been washed out with the last rains than for several CUEIOHTON , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) There has been about an Inch and n quarter of rain hero within the last three days. This puts everything In excellent shape and the cool , cloudy weather , which stllr con- tlnes , Is excellent for the small grain , of which qultu an acreage has been sown this spring. Nearly every one is done planting corn and all are rejoicing nt the splendid conditions of 'things nnd the bright pros pects for an abundant harvest. OXFOIID , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Fur- nas county , as usual , Is blessed with Us share of moisture. Though not especially dry hero before , copious showers the last week have greatly benefited growing crops. The prospect for wheat Is very good , the winter crop having been damaged less than supposed early In the season. ( ireene Menmrlnl Service * . KEARNEY , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Memorial services were held by the district court In the Buffalo county court house at 3 o'clock this afternoon In memory of Hon. W. L. Greene , cx-judgo of the Twelfth judicial district and congressman from the Sixth district , at the time of his sudden death In Omaha March last. Attorney I. D. Mnrston , as chairman of the committee appointed to draft appropriate resolutions , presented them , which were or dered spread upon the court's Journal and n copy sent to the family of the deceased. The presentation of these resolutions was followed by eulogies on the life of the late congressman and ex-Judge , delivered by cx- IMstrlct Judges F. O. Hanier and H. M. Sinclair , Attorneys Norrls Drown , Greene's opponent In the last campaign ; E. C. Calkins , Warren Pratt , T. I ) . Carr , John Hoge , Deputy Attorney General W. 15. Old- ham , County Attorney F. A. Nye , County Judge E. Frank Drown , Mayor D. O. Hos- totler , Greene's law partner , and J. J. Sul livan , present district Judge. Many of Mr. Greene's oldtlme. friends were present at the services. I'oimlUlK Are Oiromleil. CHADRON , Neb. , Mny 23. ( Special. ) The appointment of T. J. O'Kecfo , editor of the Hemlngford Herald , to tile position of assistant secratary of the State Hoard of Irrigation has created a great deal of bit terness on the part of the populists of noFthwestern Nebraska toward Governor Poyritor. The populists in this section did not hosltato to criticise the governor's first appointments because of the numer ous democrats who were provided for and now that one of the old-tlmo populist war horses In this region. Captain J. J. Adams of Crawford , 'has been turned down from his position on the State Irrigation Hoard to make room for n young democrat who was not oven an applicant for the place Ifi more than the populists can endure. and it has done much to speedily bring about a dissolution of fuslonlsm In this part of the state. Captain Adams' friends nro now pushing him forward for the con gressional nomination this fall , nnd as he ihne been an active figure In politics for many years he will bo a formidable can didate. Court lit Ilaxxctt. HASSETT , Neb. , Way 23. ( Special. ) A special term of the district court was held hero yesterday with Judge Klnkald presid ing. The oaly matter of any Importance disposed of was a quo warranto action against Charles Young. This case had Its origin In the attempt of one-half of the village hoard , comprising but four members , to fill the vacancy , a deadlock existing on the question of licensing a saloon. After two unsuccessful attempts on the part of the defendant to answnr the information In such way as to show him to be entitled to the olllco he was permitted to file a disclaimer and n judgment for the costs of the action was entered against him. A strong but fruitless effort has been made by the saloon clement for the Issuance of a license and considerable feeling has teen worked up. The board Is equally di vided on the question and consequently It caiinot agree upon a person to fin the va cancy and the town is apparently destined to go diy this year. Hey Siniitliereil. .OREELEY CENTER , Neb. , May 23. ( Spe cial Telegram. ) A distressing accident oc curred hero this nfternoon by which John Gannon , n boy of about lli years of age , lost his life , The boy had seen ( some badger holes near the house nnd had gene out some time during the afternoon to dig the animals out. That was the last seen of nun until about u o'clock , wlicn his body was found In the badger hole covered with dirt. Life was extinct. The boy had ap parently been down In the hole headfirst , digging for the badger , when the earth caved In on him and smothered him. Two dogs were digging In the hole when the boy was found and they had almost uncov ered the clay from his body , though they had not touched it. The family lives on a farm but n ehort distance from town. A physician was at once called nnd found that though the body was not entirely cold , life was extinct. linn HiioiiKh of I'rlnoll I.lfc. FALLS CITY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) At the volunteers' barracks hero lost night ono of the members , Weaver by name , lec tured to a fair sized nudlenco on his life as a convict In the Kansas prison. Ho had served two terms In that prison , one of eighteen months and the other of five years. After gaining his liberty the second tlmo ho became a member of the Volunteers and Is on his way to Chicago to receive training to work among the convicts. Ho gave his hear ers nn Interesting account of prison life , the mode of punishment , the work In the mines | t and everything In detail. I'Dunil ( iiillty uf Inuettt. CHADRON , Neb. . Muy 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ono of the most sensational cases , ever tried In the history of Sheridan county ' was brought to a close this afternoon at Uushvllle , when the jurors , after having been out twenty-four hours , returned a ver dict til guilty In the cast ) of the State against Jackson F. Wright , n prominent cattleman , who was charged with Incest by his IS-yonr- old daughter. A motion has been made for a now trial , which will be nrgued Friday of next week. Pending this Judge Westover has withheld sentence. Sen crime ill Clilllliltillx. COKUMllUS , Neb. , May 2,1. ( Special. ) At the last meeting of the city council a fraiiehlpo was granted to the Columbus Hast End Sewer company , giving permission to construct and maintain n system of sewerage - ago on certain streets nnd alleys In the eastern part of the city. This new com pany will reach all the residences In that part of the city , also the hospital. St. Frnn 'ls' academy and other public build ings. This will make three separate sytj- terns of sewerage In the city. An ordinance was also read for the third time nnd adopted requiring the Union Pacific Railroad com pany to provide competent flagmen nt cer tain crossings within the city limits , or comply with the state law nnd nut exceed eight miles per hour. ThcNc Will ( irniluiite , GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Mny 23. ( Spe cial. ) The largest graduating class the High school of this city ever had will have Its cominencimcnt exercises nl the Darten- Imch opera house Thursday evening. The members of the class are as follows : Eng lish course , Clara D. Drown , Edgar L. Drown nnd Edna K. Larrlson ; German course , Josle A. Drown , Carolyn L. Evcrott , Lllll.in J. Johnson , Ida M. Mlllscn , Mabel F. Partridge , Fred 11. Reynard , Nora Gard ner , Flora T. Klndlcr , Florence E. Muzzey , Floyd II. Purdil , Afclnous J. Sanders , Nan nie A. Wlllnrd ; Latin course , I. Read Alter , J. Frank Carr , Carrie E. Gregory , Gertrude E. Ktitschnt , George A. Rledcr , Anna Dlunk , Earl E. Farnsworth , Linn M. Huntlngton , Mnudo M , Mullln , Cora L. Walters. Kearney AV1II He Dry. KEARNEY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) The city council last night by a vote of 5 to S rejected the business men's petition to grant a saloon license ; also the petition ! i of the citizens to call n special election and ' tnko another vote on the question of license or no license. Two years ngo at the city election a vote was taken on the question of license or no license nnd while n ma- j I Jorlty of the votes cast were In favor of lilt h llcenso so few popole voted on the question that a poor expression of their wishes was received. In the last city elec tion the question was again ( submitted and no llcenso won with a full vote cast. The council has followed the wishes of the ma jority , so Kearney In all probability will be a "dry town. " YomiK' Man Futility Hurt. SIDNEY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) While out breaking n colt today Jesse Foster , residing about ten miles north of here and aged 27 years , was violently j thrown to the ground and sustained Injuries | which will undoubtedly provo fatal. His spine was dislocated and nn arm broken. Medical aid was Immediately summoned and everything has been done to alleviate his suffering. Copious rains have visited this section the lart week and the country Is looking fine. AVrcMtllnw limit Proven Fnfnl. WKDSTER CITY , Nob. , May 23. ( Special. ) John Singer , who lives south of this city , died yesterday morning. He was wrestling In a spirit of fun with his brother nnd was thrown to the ground In such a way that his ankle was so wrenched that It produced lockjaw. Dr. Desmond was summoned. The actions of the injured man we-e something terrible. Ho would throw his head back and llnally , in great misery , with n convulsive movement , every musclennd bono set , the end came. Itnlii 111 nixnii Cnnnty. DIXON , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) DIxon county Ik having nioc moistiiru than IB desired this spring. It has mined nearly every day for the last two weeks and while small grain Is looking well , corn will be a Into crop. Not more than ono-hnlf the corn crop IB planted , and what Is In the ground docs not grow on account of the cold , damp weather. 1'iiriiilnK \chriiNkn. . Pnyx. YORK. Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Amos J. Miller , n farmer living near Dradshaw , Is n firm believer that prosperity is here and that It pays to farm In York county. Yesterday ho sold a H months' old calf for $32. In n. Feed firlmlcr. ASHLAND , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Tom Smith , foreman of the Lnverty cattle ranch , four miles northeast of this city , was accidentally thrown Into a feed grinder nnd had his left leg terribly mangled. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The first annual banquet of the South Omaha Commercial club was held at the new llxchango dining room at the Live Stock exchange last iilcht and was one of the llnest affairs of the kind In the his tory of the Magic City. Whllo the guests were feathering In the rotunda of the Ex change hulldlnc J. C. Buchanan and G. W. McUoiiR.il , dressed as Scottish Highlanders , played several selections on bagpipes , which wo.ro greatly appreciated. Thu tables In the spacious dining room were neatly and tastily decorated with putted plants and smllax and palms and ferns were scattered about the room. An Immense bank of palms and other tropical plants nearly concealed the orchestra from view. Plates had been laid for 200 cucsts and nearly , If not every chair , was occupied. After disposing of the menu , which was cx- ccMent , John Klynn , president of the Com mercial club , arose and called the assem blage to order and Introduced Hon. James II. VanUuscn as toastina.slaer of the even ing and Governor William A. I'oynter as the guest of honor. In accepting the position of toastmatitcr Senator VanDusen said that upon this oc casion he was glad to meet the citizens of South Omaha and Omaha around the same banquet l > oard , and ho hoped that some day the city on thu north would bo annexed to our bustling Muglc City. The speaker then told of the former efforts to form Commer cial clubs , Taxpayers' leagues and Hoards of Trade In South Omaha nnd congratu lated the city upon the fact that It now had a Commi'rcial ' cluh to bo proud of. Ho Enid that tliii club had started out to as sist In bringing Industries to our rapidly growing city and to promote a better feel ing between citizens engaged In all lines of business. At the conclusion of his brief Introduc tory remarks Toastmaater VanDuBon intro duced Henry \V. Vales of Omaha , who spoke on "Common ial Clubs , 01110 of Their Uses and Abuses. " Mr. Yates ttatcd that South Omaha at the present day was a revelation to him and that ho had nn idea ho would nnd so largo n club hanquutlng In such a magnificent building. The speaker paid a glowing trib ute to the rapid and etahle growth of South Omaha and predicted a brilliant future /or those engaged In huelness here. Getting down to his text Mr. Yates said ho had been connected with every Conimcr- clal club over organized In Omaha and for that reason ho took pleasure In speaking to South Omaha's young Commercial club. A Commercial club. Hie speaker asserted , was a necessity in u growing community In order to bind th1 different business Inter ests together. One of the Important duties of such organizations was the encourage ment of cntcrpn-es already secured and when this has be > n looked after In a satis factory manner , to go forth and Induce other manufacturers to locate hrro. Ho thought It better , though , to tnko rare of nnd en- courAgc the Imhistrliso no\v have than to be continually limiting for new Institu tions. The dllllcully In some commorcl.il clubs was that too frequently they ucre organized by A few who operated on the plan that "wo are the people. " Such clubs , Mr. Yntcs asserted , seldom If ever did any good. In order to makonn organization of this kind successful It Is necessary tor every member to be heartily lnarrstr ( l nnd to work In harmony with others for the common In terests of the community. Ono of the errors commercial clubs fre quently made wns the taking tip of affairs foreign to the objects and purposes of the organization. Several llnistfntlolis were given on this point In order to show tlmt the course mentioned \\ould surely end dis astrously. A brief reference wns mndo to the clearing house question. Mr. Yntos ox- plalned thu situation as It exists today nnd said the matter would not bo settled until the two banks In the conflict got together nnd reached an amicable settlement. The speaker mentioned the woldlng together of the two Omahns and stated tlmt In his opinion annexation \\ould come about at no distant day. At the conclusion of Mr. Ynlea' nddrcss. which wns well received , the toastmnstor Introduced \Vllllani S. 1'oppleton of Onmlm , who responded to the toast , "Nebraska. " In tils Introductory remarks Mr. 1'opple- ton spoke of the growth of the Magic ( "Ity nnd complimented the members of Hie club upon the nmonnt of business trancncU-d here. Ho also said that the growth of the city was nn honor to the men who hnil founded It , Nebraska' products and rich ness wnr < i dwelt upon nl length and the speaker closed by pnylnc a glowing tribute to the Klrst Nebraska regiment now at Manila. \V. M. Mnupln responded to tlio tonst , "Tlio Ono Ttust Needed. " The speaker as serted that thu one trust most needed In this locality nt the present tlmo was a trust In each other , meaning Omaha and South Omahn. There Is , ho said , too much jeal ousy between the two < -ltles. Tills should be done nwny with and each have Implicit trust In the other. When Omaha performed a 'good or gracious act , South Omaha should be pleased nnd the residents ought to tnke elf their hats and fhout. It should bo the same with those In Omaha. Thus If the two eltli'B worked together In harmony and burled their potty jealousies n much better feeling would prevail. The people of the Omahas ought to pull together In a business wny and try nnd help ono nnother , Thomas J. Nolan responded to "South Omaha. " He brlelly sketched the history of Iho city from the < lnto of its birth lip to thu present tlmo. Dr. Gecrg L. Miller spoke on the Greater America Exposition and greatly interested these present by detailing the plans already made for n great show in Omaha the com ing summer. "Unity" was the toast to which John S. Knox , tratllc manager for the Cudahy Pack ing company , responded. Governor 1'oynter was called for and de livered an interesting but very brief ad dress. the officers of the Commercial club nro : John Flynn , president ; K. U. Howlnnd , first vice president ; 13. J. Seykora , second vice president ; George U. Ilrewor , treasurer ; John O. Owens , secretary. The committee on entertainment , com posed of Chnrlcs E. Scarr , W. S. Dabcock , W. S. King , W. B. Cheek nnd J. n. Jones , had charge of the banquet , while James H. IJulla looked after the speakers and ar ranged for the toasts. The Omnha cars were held until 1:16 : a. m. to accommodate the Omahn guests. Settlement Hpiiclicil. A settlement between the city of South Omaha and Ena Henderson has been reached and City Attorney Montgomery linn been Instructed to confess judcment In the dis trict court for thq sum of $300. Mrs. Henderson brought suit asalnst the city for $10,000 damages some tlmo ago on account of the grading of Twenty-fifth Btreet. The Henderson property Is at Twenty-fifth and H streets and it was al leged that the tilling of the street at this point had damaged the property In the sum mentioned. There was no trouble about ar riving at a compromise. City Council .MaUcH Local Ion. By resolution the city council has located the hnlr drying field of Wllkltis & Co. , ad jacent to the river , between G nnd I streets. This Industry , It Is stated , amounts to about $50,000 a year hero to the concern men tioned , and thirty men are employed. So much complaint has been made about the hauling of hair through the streets that the Vinlr rnmnnnv nftkpil for recognition nnd nro- tectlon. It Is understood , however , that all hair must bo hauled In tightly closed wagon- beds , BO as to prevent waste , leak or odor. Clty < ! oMi. I..eo Broeh of Omaha has been granted a plumbers' license. All dogs found running at large without tags after June B will bo shot. The next meeting of the city council will bo held on Monday evening , May 29. ' Up to the present tlmo the city council has granted eighty-two liquor licenses. Three thousand moro cattle ivoro received at the stock yards here yesterday t'nan at Chicago. The $20,000 of outstanding school war rants are rapidly being redeemed by the city treasurer. Dee Hive lodge , No. 184 , Ancient Free nnd Accepted Masons , meets Friday evening for special work. Mrs. Sexton , wife of Chief Sexton of the Cudahy fire department , Is visiting friends nt Oxford , la. A cross wnlk Is to bo laid on the south sldo of 13 , at the Intersection of Twenty- eighth streets. The Kings' Daughters will meet with Mrs. Klllott , Twenty-third and J afreets , Thurs day afternoon. Work commenced on the laying of the cement sidewalk around the new postofllco1 building yesterday. | Twenty-fourth , from Q street south , Is In a dangerous condition , and In many placed Is nearly ImpaEoablc. Mayor Knsor has so far recovered that hoi was able to bo at his olllco for about nn ! hour yesterday afternoon. County Commissioner Hector has returned from his trip to Hot Springs , S. I ) , Ho Is much improved In health , Street Commissioner Hosa has been In1 1 structcd to lay a cross walk on the north' ' side of Twentieth at W street. | The Woman's guild of St. Martin's church will meet this afternoon with .Mrx. Adltlna.j Eighteenth street nnd Missouri aveiiuu. ) South Omnha lodge , No. Cti , Ancient Order of United Workmen , celebrated Its eleventh anniversary last night. Congressman 13. J , llurkett nnd Dr. Wheeler were the orators. The ordinance providing for a permanent sidewalk on Q , from Twenty-fourth to ; Thirty-third streets , win come up for its ! third reading at the next meeting of the I council. | A petition for n Blx-foot wooden Eldowalk on the south side of T from Thirty-sixth to Forty-fourth street , has been presented to the council1 and leferred to the street nnd alley committee. The bond of the Maglo City Electric Light nnd Power company has been accepted by the city fouiull. W. J. McMunlgal Is presi dent of the company. II. W. Yatea and F. A. Nash arc Iho sureties. F. J. Lewis has started to excavate for n three-story brick Hut on M street Just east of the Mack block. This now building Is to have a frontage nf fifty feet on M Btreet and n depth of tlxty feet. J. N. I'lirfcoii. national president of the hotter Carriers' association , will bo | : > Omaha for a short Uinu this evening. The carriers from this city \vlir go to Omaha In a body to extend greetings to President A permanent organization of the elec IIBS been formed bv the election of1 N. H Mend ? president ; Henry l-'lnlny. secre tary : II. 11. Klnner , treasurer ; nnd Voter Jacobs , librarian. The organization will be Known na the youth Omahn Ktertrlenl club. The next meeting will bo herd May S ! > nt the Telephone1 exchange. 1'ntrlck Toner , n pioneer resident of South Omnha , will be burled nt SI. Mary's come * lory this forenoon. Mr. Toner died nt St. Joseph's hospital" , Omntm , Monday nfter quite it long Illmtss. The deceased wns well Known by reason of bin long residence In this locnllly. He wns nn uncle of P. 11. Toner. Cervices nre to be held at the family residence. Twenty-fourth nnd T streets , nnd at St. AKIIOS' church. II. Jot lor. president of the Smith Omnha Hrewlng association , has let n eontrnet for a large two-story ft-nme building nl Fort Crook rily > It Is estimated tlmt Iho eost of the building will be In the nelsbbv-bood of $3,000. A saloon nnd billiard room will ccupy the Hint Hour with a largo hall above. Teamsters nppenr to be very onMow nimut driving over stdownlks hi nil \iortlnns \ of the city. This In n measure nrcounti for the rapid destruction < < f the walks. Thena city ordinance ngnlnsf driving along or o\or wnlka but It Is not enforced. Some of the nearly depleted city funds hnvo been replenished by the trnnsfir of $ iifiOO from the licon o fund. Out "f < bls lotnl the general fund will" get $ J.onn , the llro nnd wnter fund $1,000 , the slrort rri > nlr fund $1.000 , nnd the police fund $1.0110.pril bills in the lire nnd wnter department ran now be pnld ns enn nlso the April bills In the street repair fund. 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