Nebraska Newspapers

    Till ! } OMAHA. DAILY IIKK : TUESDAY , DHCOMSHIt 12 , 18 .
MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB
Subj-ct of Beorgan'sulon ' of tha Nationrl
Body 'is Discussed ,
LEFT IN AN UNDECIDED CONDITION
CoimiilHrr I'l-mcnlx n Hoporl nn tlic
Ten Drluljln. : unit
AniioiiiicrnirnlN fur the
V tit tire.
The Omaha Woman's club In common with
Ml the other clubs of the "General" or Na
tional "Federation o.1 Women1' ' clubs , was
nuked som.t limn agci lo express IM opin
ion regarding the reorganization : f the
national body and Monday's meeting was tiei
voted to r. dls.tisslon oi the subject.
The matter was presented by a ccoimlt-
tco consisting of Mrs. Ford , Mrs. Harford ,
Mra. Townc , Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Heller.
A summary cj tha report of thj commit-
tei fc'llowo :
"Tho present construction of the general
federation Is defective for the following
reasons :
1. It I.i Illogical. Membership In the na
tional nrganlzntlcn has no relation lo mem
bership In Iho slate body the two arc co
ordinate , while rfie national sequence Is
from club to stale and from state to nn-
tlcnnt.
2. It Is Inconsistent. An Individual club
may bo as powerful as a state federation.
Thi Nebraska federation baa eevcn dele
gates , the Omaha club six.
3. It Is unjust. All clubs hnvo the bene
fit of the general federation , while the ex-
pcnsco are borne by comparatively few.
4. It Is undemocratic. The management
of the national body Is practically In the
hands of a few clubs. To make taxation
just and representation democratic nil clubs
must share In the expense of maintaining
the general federation and bo represented
In Its councils.
Reorganization le , therefore , recommended
wllh the following HUggestlons :
1. That the general federation consist of
Mate federations only.
2. That a council bo constituted to con
sist of not less than two or more lhan three
( ( delegates from each state federation , one ot
whom shall bo the president and that this
council meet annually.
3. That the general federation apporllon
to each ntato Its per capita duce fcr the
support of the general federation nnd as
sign the number of delegates dependent
thereon , leaving each state to arrange for
the collection of the dues and the clectlo/a
o ! Ihi dclgcates.
\ . That the general federation meet trl-
ennlally.
DlHViiNN th < * llciuirt.
For greater convenience of discussion the
club wont Into Ihe committee of the whole ,
with Mrs. llelden as chairman. Mrs. L. L.
Illcketts of Lincoln , tha afllclal of the gen
eral federation for Nebraska , was the guest
ot the club and was asked for her view of
the matter. Mrs. Klcketta spoke at length
nnd with force from the standpoint of oppo
sition lo Iho proposed plan. She Ihought
dissatisfaction had arisen from n mistaken
Idea that the present organization Is un-
wlcldly and she believes that the larger
the meetings the greater Iho Insplrnllon they
give. She advocated tbo committing of the
business to commlttora and the continued
association of the clubs with the general
federation Independent of the stale.
Mrs. McGllton agreed with this view.
Mrs. Holler staled that at national club
conventions heretofore , club representation
had been merged In that of the state and no
woman desired to represent anything less
than her ntatc. She conimouded Iho Idea
of a council.
Mrs. Harford outlined the detail of tha
"proposed plan showing how taxation would
bo more evenly distributed.
Miss Falrbrother declared lhat state rep
resentation In national bodies was the only
ono that experience could recommend and
cited Iho power of parly political organiza
tion.
tion.Mrs.
Mrs. Towne emphasized the Idea that suc
cess under the new plan would depend
largely on the Interest In It of the president
of the state federation and thnl Individual
clubs might bo expected to fcol greater sym
pathy with the national work when they
round themselves an Integral part or tuo
national body.
As the club desired to meet Mrs. Rick-
pits socially Ihe discussion was abruptly
: loscd at C o'clock , the committee of the
whole rising and reporting no conclusion ,
after which the whole matter was recom
mitted , to be brought forward at the meet
O ing of January 8.
HimliionN MnttiTN.
During the routine business the club
listened to a letter ot thanks from the
League for Social Service , Now York , for
work done in circulating the nntl-Koberls
petitions , upon which upwnidi cf l.SOO names
were secured. It also appropriated the mini
of fin a month for six months to conduct
cooking classes and mothers' classes In the
Child Saving Institute.
After adjournment an Informal tea drink-
lug waa held In the parlors In honor of
Mrs. IllckettH. Mrs. Tnllafcrro and Mrs.
IJorry presided over the tea tables.
The anncunceiiientfl nre as follows :
Household economics will meet at 1(1 ( o'clock
on Thursday. The claEH In ethics will dla-
cuss Shelley's place In ctlilcs a ml philos
ophy and will greet W. H. Llghtnn at Its
meeting this afternoon. The social science
department will consider the unemployed
and will hear from Dcnn Fair on next Mon
day afternoon. There will bo no meeting
of the oratory department thjs week. Mrs.
Keysor will lecture on the mural decoru-
UOIIH of the Iloston public library on Thurx-
day evening. Members of the art depart
ment will act as hostess at the plsturo ex
hibition at the First 1'renliytoilnn church
next Saturday.
On Guard
TliewnrnlnRCOugli
is the faithful senti
nel. It tells of the
approach of c o n -
sumption , which has
i killed more people
I than war and pesti-
llence combined. It
pells of painful
Behests , sore lungs ,
, /weak / throats , bron
chitis , and pneu
monia. Do not suf
fer another day. It's use
less , for there's a prompt
and safe cure. It is
\ ) '
which cures fresh colds and coughs
in a single night and masters !
chronic coughs and bronchitis In
a short time. Consumption is sure
ly and certainly prevented , and
cured , too , if taken in time. A25c.
r * ' bottle for n fresh cold ; 50c. size
for older colds ; $1 size for chronic
coughs and consumption. ;
" l alwayskecpabottloofAyor'Cherry '
I'nctoral on hand. Theu every time I get i
cotd I take a llttlo of It and I am betttrat
onco. " JAUW u. iii-qroit , i
Oct. 19.1898. El 1'aso , Tuaas.
I
! FIRE AND POLICE BOARD
Prole * ) * nnil ArRiituenffi Itrnrd t\n Ilia
UneMlon of Cirnnlliiir Manor
At Iho mcetlnn cf the Board of Fire and
Pol lo Commissioners Monday nUht the main
business transacted was the hearing of pro-
t stg against the granting of enloon licenses.
A protest against allowing the Joscpli
Schlltr. Hrewlng company a llcenso at 3U
South Sixteenth street was made by James
Hlmcs. who Is also an applicant for a llcenso
In the name premises. EJson Ulch appeared
.for the Schlltz Brewing company and M. 1 < .
j Learned for Mr. Hknes. Mr. Learned on-
! tended the applicant wag a corporation and
not a resident of the elate , thcrcforo It could
no : obtain r. llcenso as the law read
that a license could bo granted only to a
renldcnt cf the stale and to a man of good
rharactcr. Ho contended thai the applicant
| ! i was not a man , but a corporation. The
: same protest was made In the application of
the eamo parties for a license at Slxtecnlh
and Manderson directs. The main conlcn-
tlon seems to bo between Hlmcs nnd the
. Scblltz company , an both parties want to run
1 n ralotn In the same place. The board wlth
held a decision In the mntler.
II. M. McKlnncy , representing Iho Asso
ciated Charitle * . appeared before tlio board
to complain of what ho called Inolllclcnt
bonds. He contended that tbo law said two
mtrctlci must bo had lo each bond nnd
that both of them should qualify In the
sum of 15,000. Ho said the board bad been
taking two Biircillefl If they qualified In the
sum of $2,600 each and he did not think that
that was complying with the law. Assist-
nnt City Attorney Scott was present nnd
nlBo held the same views and the mailer
will be laken up by the board at a later
meeting for solution.
Mayor Mnores , who has not been able to
attend the meeting for some time on ac-
cout : ; o ! sernvn slcknefb. said Iho mailer
would have Ihc attention of the board as
soon as possible. Ho also said that the
naloon men had been more than usually
prompt this year In filing the needed papers
and the board would try to keep up with
the business if It wan necessary to hold
special mecllnge lo do II.
Saloon licenses were granted to Fetor J.
Uolseii. 223 North Slxleanlh slroet ; Owen
McCaffrey. Ill South Sixteenth street ; I1. J.
Moral ! , 112 ! Douglas street , and John M.
Klxa , 1520 Dodge street.
THURSTON RIFLES' NEW CLUB
Company IN Ileorurnnl/.liiii anil New
Olllccru Arc Klcetoil IMnim fern
n Club HOIINC.
The Thurston Illllea club held an outhuat-
asttc meeting Monday night In Its armory
at Seventeenth and Douglas streets. All
the old members wore present and Ihe
company was reorganized and new officers
I
eloclcd. The rosier of Ihe commissioned !
men la now as fallows : W. E. Slockharn. :
captain ; Fred Fisher , first lieutenant ; John I
T. Uuchnnan , second lieutenant : W. E. j
Cardwell , first serseant ; S. U. Mumaugh , !
quartermaster sergeant. Several new mem- j
hers were elected , among whom was Major |
J. N. Klllan of Columbus , who Is a vet- j
oran of the First Nebraska.
The membership of the organization now
exceeds 200 and It Is expected that the nex *
hundred mark will bo reached by the begin- j
nlng of tbo new year. With this full mem- !
bershlp the club will agitate the building !
of a now club house to bo owned by them- ,
selves. They have asked the congressman
to aid them In securing 100 new rifles of the
Krag-Jorgenscn patlern and today word was '
received from Congressman Mercer that
ho would take up the matler al cnce. Orj j
ders were Issued at the meeting which dcslg-
nato December 13 , 22 and 27 as drill days I
for the company.
After Iho business meeting a social smoker
was enjoyed nnd "the announcement made
that a smoker would bo held In the armory
next Monday night.
riiicUleii's Aiitlcn Solve.
1 The best salvs tn the world for cuts.
bruises , cores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever
fores , teller , chapped hands , chilblains ,
corns and all skin eruptions , and positively
cures piles , or no pay required. It Is guar
anteed to giro perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Prlco 25 cents per box. For s.-.la
by Kuhn & Co.
Attention , Iti-licluilix !
Sisters of Ivy Uebekah lodge , No. 33 , are
requested to atlcnd Ihc funeral of Staler
Anna Nelson , al Twcnly-sevenlh and Ames
avenue , at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Hy order of the noble grand , Mrs. James
Olllam.
Chilli IV.inlScalded. .
. Tony Follsno. the 2-year-old son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Uilgl Follijno , llvlnsr at 171S St.
Mary's avenue , fell Into a kettle of scald-
Injr water Saturday mornlnsr and was so
badly burned Ihal hi * died Sunday after
noon nt 4 o'clock. The little follow was
playlnsr with bin urothern In the room
where his mother was -washing. Without
looking where ho was Rolnpr he ran Into
the kettle. HU mother welzed him as soon
na posriblo nnd took him out of the water ,
but It wan too late to pave him from be'ns
burned fearfully about the body. The father
runs a fruit stand at the corntr of Six
teenth and Howard streets.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
Howard of PajillHon was In town i
Monday.
|
Allen G. Fisher of Chadron la In town
on business.
P. 0. Hnmor , a well known Kearney man ,
Is nt the Mlllard.
Governor Shaw of Iowa. Is In Omaha on
cxecii'lvn nualnoss.
H. W. nruckonrldgo left yesterday for
lite cast on legal niuilnesg.
J. II. Todd , a prominent business man
of Dexter , fa nt the Merchants.
13. 13. Ramnker. a prominent buslnrrs man
from Marahalltown , In. , Is nt the Murray.
Governor W. A. I'oyntcr nnd hn ! prlvnto
secretary. Fred Jewell , came to the city
Monday nlu'lit.
Cil Hlgncll , superlnlcndcnt of the south
ern division of the Darlington , with huiul-
( lunrtern at Lincoln. Is In Omaha.
Land Commlpulonor J. V. Wolfe came up
from Lincoln Monday to take part In the j
dleougHlon over tin : senatorial situation. J
Jiulfo Jolin K. C'arlund of the United I
States district court Is upending a few
days In the- city from Sioux FnllH , B. D. i
James Mannhan and John H. Amen , I
ranked among the leading attorneys of the
capital city , are In Omaha on biiHlnosH In
the federal court.
The MlHsfH K'.hel and Alice Dovey of
Plattsmouth , nrrompimled by their Brand-
mother , Mrs. Ohnrlo. Dawsnn , arrived In I i
the city Monduy , to remain for a day
or so.
John O'Keefp , an old-lime NchniHkn rail
road row motor , whoso home ID now In
Chicago. Is * In the r'ty ' ' " connection with
Homo work ho hnu been dolns for tlio Hur-
llnston.
Matthew GerliiK of 1'lattnmouth wnu In
town M-induy night for awhile to uttrml
the pro- err moating. HP left later for
Nubrnitka rlly. where lit Ir cominxrl in nn
important lav-null.
Judge Jacob Kuwoetl hn returned from
flaleni. 111. , wliero bo has been al ihe bed
side of hs ! son. ( leoi-Rii K. , who wax dan.
yerously 111 for several days. He In now
convalescent. .Mm. Fawcett will reiimln
wllh her f.on In Galana an Imlellnlto period.
"Dick" 1'UKh. old-time
mi - printer of
Omiihu , who left hern twenty-five yearn ago
unit went I" Denver , where ho lis slncn
redded. Is In town on n visit. Ha many
changes Iwvo taken place In the ouartrr
ot a century Unit ho has been nwiiy that
lie suyn lie soeniM lost In the city , which
IIIIH grown from u population of 2 .00) to
150,000 , not iiicludlni ; Suutli Omuhn , which
was not In existence when he was hero.
Mr. PuRh wtis ut ono time foreman of the
Omaha Herald.
John A. t'rrlghton anil John A. Brlienk
left Sunday ovonlng for Dayton , O. . to.
attend thu funeral of Mra. Joseph L.
Hrlionl ; , who died after a brief IIIIIVM with
upnendlcltlti. The d cen ed was In Oinnlm
ii the Buei"t " of Mr. Crclghton itUrlliK tlu
| ) U ! > t yummer , itnd mudu many filenda liera.
who will be pained to learn it her uddcn
ileatli Bho leaven H luisbiuul , two HOUR un < l
two dauebter * . Mrs. Srlienk'tt funerul will
uccur tlil'i morning , and interment will bo
made In tlio Catholic cemetery at Dayton.
SPEAKS TO CROWDED I10CSE1
j I
F. Hopklcson Smith Entertains a Largo
Omaha Audience.
CHARMS ALL WITH HIS VARIED GIFTS
j
AiiniilclntiH OnrnlttK of Otr VonntC
Clirl.illnn Anniiolndon Kn-
ti-rtiilniiicnt Conrwr Outline
of the Author' * Talk ,
F. Hopklnsou Smith , artist , author and
i civil engineer , with no moan gifts as nn
| actor and elocutionist , appeared at Lloyd's
! , thealer Monday night before ono of Ihe larg
est audiences of the geascn. The Young
Men's Christian association , which has un
dertaken a lecture couree as an experiment ,
i was obliged to ask Its friends lo discontinue
; the sale ot tickets. The Initial engttgo-
'
| ment wilt be followed by six other concerts ,
! lectures and oilier allracllous lasting
through the winter.
Following a brief Introduction by Secre
tary Willis of the Young Men's Christian as-
soclallon , Mr. Smith entered puon an In-
j formal discussion of "Colonel Carter of Car-
1 ' tcrsvlllc , " the work to which ho owes his
first literary rcputnllon. "I have often been
asked whether thcro was a real 'Colonel
Carter , ' " he said , "and In n way there was ;
I , at lenat the character IB made up of frag-
'
I nicuts from the living world nnd resembles
' chiefly an old undo In Baltimore. Ills negro -
gro body servant I did know and the excur-
, slons which I made In his arms arc among
j my earliest recollections. j
I " 'Colonel Carter' Is a typo of the thoroughbred
j
oughbred Virginian gentleman , proud of his
ancestry and slate , wllh a well-hidden con
viction that all the poor trash of the earth
dwell In the region outside of Fairfax
county. "
Mr. Smith then read the chapter , "A Visit
from the Grocer , " delineating the true breedIng -
Ing and open. Innocenl heart of the colonel
which turned a surly tradesman pressing a
bill Into a lasting friend.
I'asalng on lo "Torn Grogan , " Mr. Smllh
B.ild lhat he knew the exact counterpart |
I
ot that noble character , wllh a woman's '
heart and n man's hand. During the twenty- i
iivo years , Mr. Smith said , which he had
opcnt In his profession as a marine engineer ,
he has never seen any one on sea or land
with such qualities of courage and self-sac
rifice as these exhibited In the woman
who Inspired "Tom Qrognn. " "After passIng -
Ing through untold hardships , " he added ,
"with an undaunted spirit which has
brought her happily to her sixty-sixth year ,
she now elts In the shadow of life with
'
her grandchildren about her. " The author
read a description of the woman as she
stood among her men , directing her teams
with a voice of unquestioned authority ,
> wrapped In a long ulster , her head enveloped
In a hood and rich , silk scarf.
In his reading of "A Kentucky Cinderella"
Mr. Smith proved himself nn accomplished
dialect artlsl , In addition to his other at
tainments. Ho depicted "Aunt Cloo" with
an absolute truth and described the scenes
surrounding the life of the Ill-treated "Miss
Nannie" with a pathos that made a visible
Impression. His acting In these passages
would have done credit to a stage profes
sional and put now meaning into words
which lacked lustre on the written page.
The versatile author then transferred the
scene to Venice nnd passed from the Ken
tucky dialect to that of the thrlfly farmer
from Unlonvllle , N. Y. He read extracts
from the humorous sketch , "The Other Fel
low , " describing the disgust of the uncul
tured American In a place "where there
isn't a homo In the town and Iho cellars
are half full of waler. "
nesldenls of tbo city are becoming some
what alarmed at the numerous holdups and
robberies commltled within the last two
weeks ami a great many take occasion to
make deprecating remarks about the present
police force. South Omaha covers a llttlo '
over six square miles and only Of .CHI
police are now on duty to cover this ter
ritory. Since the recent troubles on Q street
three men have been detailed days and
1 three men nights to keep order there , EO
that very few policemen are loft for work
In the residence districts of the city.
On account of the space to be covered fif
teen policemen are not enough to properly
protect tbo city , but nothing can be done
by the local authorities on account of the
legislature allowing only 3 mills for the
maintenance of the police department of
cities of this class. Fifteen or seventeen
men are not enough to properly patrol the
city and afford protection necessary. Ef
forts have been made during tbo past four
years to have the legislature Increase the
police levy , but other cities of this class In
Ihe state opposed the measure and South
Omaha stood alone In the movement.
As regards the Frank Thompson holdup
Mr. Thompson stated yesterday afternoon
that he failed to recognize any of the four
men who compelled him lo give up Ids
money. He said that all were smooth.
shaven , wore overcoats and appeared fairly
well dressed. Two had on slouch hats and
two wore caps. Thompson cannot give an
accurate description of any of the men.
Mayor Ensor received a letter from At
torney J. W. Carr yesterday In reference to
the alleged loss of ? 711 by George Scott ,
who was arrested on the night of December 5
by Olllcer Anderson for being drunk , dis
orderly and malicious destruction of prap-
orly. Scott was nearched at the jail by
Officer Hydock and $118 In money was found.
Hut according to Scott's own statement he
refused to open a combination purse which
he afterward claimed contained the missing
money. Upon being notified of the occur
rence Mayor Elinor suspended Jailors Hy-
dock and Stevens pending an Investigation.
Mr. Carr writes to the mayor and o'.ty '
council demanding tlio restitution of the
sum alleged to have been taken nnd threat-
on suit upon failure to comply with his de
mands.
In reply to this Mayor Knuor wrote At
torney Carr that Hydock was no longer In
the employ oP the city. He said furlher : MI
trust that you will bring thli matter to A
speedy hearing , on my account as well as
that of Mr. Scott. If Hydok Is guilty I
should like to see him punlihed as much or
more than any ono olee. and If be U lnnocnt
It In for eomo one other than I to fay. Mr.
Hydock's bondsmen are gocd and It Is not
for the council or myself to Interfere. "
In this matter the mayor hclils that It
U purely n question between Scott and the
officer's bondsmen. The mayor cites the
fact that ho suspended Hydrck at once end
told him he would have to prove his Innocence -
cenco before he could return to work.
Citizens am becoming alarmed and do no :
know which way to turn , and It la mure' '
than likely that a meeting of rrprereiuaj j
tlvo taxpayerB will bo held shortly for the |
purpose of devising ways and means for' '
the better protection of llfo a ml property.
When talklnt ; nh ut thesa hf Hups nnd rob.
berle'i Ins ; night Chief ot 1'ollco Carroll
aulii that If the city council had listened
In hi" rfj oniiiunilntlonr. mudo several
month ! ogi In regard Ui patrol telephone
boxes , policemen In nil parts of the city
coul't b i I'otllk'i' oi n crime and be on the
lookout for thugii and highwaymen. Aa
It la now thrro Is no way lo notify Iho mm
on the various beats and consequent/
rlmcH are committed and thv perpetrators
cccnpi because tlui police do not know
lh ; certain men art wanted
Chief Carroll realizes the fact that tu
'
. fund Is not large enough to mal-itain
the pstrol boxes , but tu thinks thai If the
council rimllieu thi necessity that arrange-
ments could be made for paying for the name
out of some other fund.
Aminnl Mr-plltiK "f .SliicUlintilpm.
Monday's meeting of the stockholders of
the Union Stock Yards company reunited
In nn endorsement of the policy In vogue
and the directors and officers for the last'
year were re-elected with ono exception.
I. , . C. Krauthol.1 , Armour's chief legal ad-
vlser , was chosen on the directory to sue-
eccd A. C. Foster , who withdrew on account -
count of business Interests cltcwhcre. Wil
liam A. I'axton remains president of the
company , wllh 1' . A. Valentino of Chicago
vice president.
The directors as elected are : W. A. Tax-
ton , 1' . A. Valentine , IJ. F. Smith , C. K.
Mnmlcrson , F. H. Davis , J. H. Trail , John
A. Crelghton , J. A. McShnne , l , . C. Kraut-
ho. ! .
In executive session the directory elected
W. J. C. Kcnyon general manager and J. C.
Sharp secretary nnd treasurer.
Ocntrnl Manager Kcnyon nt once reappointed -
pointed JaniM L. I'axton as general su
perintendent of the yards. Heports were re
ceived nnd the stovkholdern wcro apparently
plcnsej nt Urn ehowliig made.
Thu reports made by the general manager
nnd the secretary phowed that great efforts
had been < rnnde during the last twelve months
til attract tradn to thin market and the re-
null l show that nftc.1 chipper- ) tried this
market once they wt-al homo satisfied.
Rcneral Manage. * Konyon now stands at
the bend ot Ino list of managers of the
stock yards companies and Iho dlreclors
have not failed to show their appreciation.
M. , Kenyon has Hindu a great number of
Improvements at the yards since ho has had
chargn nnd he contemplates many more.
Ha has , by hU hard work and Influence ,
pulled the Slock Yards t.-ompnny out of tlio
nit and has Inducted his personal magnetism
Into each department of the great concern.
In Colonel Sharp's department It Is the same
and for llils reason Iho dlreclors raw no
reason for n change. In Iho reappolnlnicnt
of James L. I'axlcn as general superintend
ent , Mr. Kenyon felt thai ho could not servo
the company better ar.il therefore announced
the appointment as soon as the election ot
oillccra wa.q over. Taken all logelher , the
meeting waa a most harmonious ono and
the showing Made by the management wr.a
most pleasing to stockholders and dlreclors.
Very llttlo was done about improvements ,
as such mailers were lefl to the discretion
ol th.i . general manager.
Reports made showed over 10,000,000 brick
had been used during the past season In
paving the yards and lhat Iho same number
might be used during Iho coming year It
agreeable lo Iho directors , raving may
]
continue or it may be discontinued In the
discretion of the general manager. As for
the erection of n pavilion for the show and
sale * of fancy stock this will come under the
Jurisdiction of the general manager and the
directors ! nt n meeting to bo held Inter.
Joe. nxKtTN Ilt-lil I'p.
Four men with dirty faces and guns In
their hands entered Joe Eggers' saloon at
Thlrtlelh and Y slreets about 10 o'clock last
night and Induced him to put up hla hands.
After they had secured ? 50 In money , a
j watch and a revolver the highwaymen re
peated the Thompson act by locking Eg
gers In the Ice chest. He secured his lib
erty shortly afterwards and telephoned an
account of the affair to police headquarters.
The police went out on the trail , but did
not succeed In landing the men wanted.
I ! rcport.i are true , these same four men
held ui Tom Noonan and Free1. Schooler at
Thirty-sixth and Q streets at 9 o'clock last
night. They got GO cents for their trouble ,
The description of Ihe holdups agrees In
bolh casea and it is Inferred that a gang
Infests the city. The police are on the
Icokout , but It Is hard work to travel about
the muddy streets at night and consequently
there Is little chance of the robbers being
caught.
Vl : ' . < ln- ' 1 1 < ; ui I r * Oiilntr On.
The west i roach to the L , street viaduct
i.i at last being repaired by the clly author
ities under the direction of City Engineer
Heal. Quite a number of piles underneath
the long bridge are being laken out nnd
new on&i substituted. Seven men were en
gaged yesterday on this work and It Is ex-
pcctcd that the bridge will bo placed In
good condition before bad weather sets In.
The Burlington road had repaired the por-
llon of the approaclJ damaged oy ircigiu
cars recently so that all that remains now
Is for the city to do the work on the re
maining portion of the approach.
The tlreman'B ball will be held on .De
cember 13.
Mrp. A. I * Lott has returned from a
trl ? to Denver.
Miss Elizabeth H'utton , who lias been 111
for Homo lime , Is reported much better.
A son wn born to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
O'Connor , Thirty-second and Q .streets , yes
terday.
George Hunter of the Slock Yards Hall-
road company Is spending a few days In
Cheyenne.
Councilman Kelly's falber , who Is serl-
oimly 111 nt Tekamab , was reported Hlljfhtly
Improved yesterday.
Members of Phil Kearney post No. 2 ,
Grand Army of tbo liupubllc , will elect of-
tlcera Wednesday nlifbt.
Charles n. Grove , who was killed Sun
day by Tom Collins , was well known al
the stock yards , us he frequently purchased
horses here.
A business meeting1 of theI otus club
will bo held at the oftlce of Dr. C. M.
Schlmlel , 415 North Twenty-fourth Ktrect ,
this evonlncr.
Mlsf M , A. Duvln , who waken her home
With Colonel T. H. Hutcher nnd wife , has
ffone to Ivyons , la. , on account of the ferl-
OUH Dines * of her father.
There will bo an Important Joint meeting
of the two councils of the Royal league
at Odd Fellows' ball this evening , All
members are urged to attend.
SAYS emr/uS's / ' WAR is JUST
t'nrrt'Nimiiilriit WJiu llullrvrM He Soon
, | IINCMOII | for
In < li - TrniiMviiiil.
MEHHIMAN , Neb. , Dec. 11. To the Editor
of The Dee : I read with much Interest your
article on the Hrltlsh-Uoer war In answer to
your correspondent , G. K , Harrlaon ,
While 1 admit the fair xplrit In which the
article Is written It tieoma to mo to show a
want of Insight Into the real nature of the
controversy that has led to war In South
Africa. You appear to me to think that the
Hocrs must be right In their quarrel with
the English because their government Is n
so-colled republic and the English are wrong
because their government la a , monarchy.
Mr. Editor , I should like to see this Trantt-
vaal qucatlon discussed on Its merits without
any reference to either republican or mon
archical Institutions. The only approach to
argument In your article appears In the fol
lowing statement : "Tho Mexican govern
ment In thai day ( the time of the French
Invasion of Mexico ) was no more liberal to
ward American wettlcrs than IK the Doer re
public toward Iho Engllshpeaklng outlanders -
ers , " and you any If the French had not loft
Mexico "America would surely have driven
I/juls Napoleon's forces Into the eea" that
Is , the United Statrti would have helped Mexico
ice to repel an Invasion of foreigners , though
at that lime Mexico oppressed Engllnh sub
ject.as much as the Doers oppress the Eng
lish In the Transvaal. Consequently the
English are wrong In going to war to assist
the outlondcra , In this statement you over
look the following points vital to the con
troversy , and I should bo pleased If you
would give your attention to them :
First The Americans In Mexico did not
form one-hundredth part of the population
of that country at ( lie time cf the French
Invasion , whereas In the Transvaal the outlander -
lander * outnumber the Doors
Second The Mexicans at that time ilSIC )
In the United States did not outnumber the
\roerl.-in us the Uoera In r p - Colony
outnumber the Drltteh. Tills arrangement of
numbers as rpKR.nl * populntion , conjoined to
the unbearable tyranny of the Doers In tbo
Transvaal over the outlandcrs. has kept the
whole of South Africa In nn Intolerable
state of fermentation during the last twenty
years.
. i
Third The English colonial secretary do- '
I ' , clares that the unrest caused by the attempt
of the TranEvaal Doers to keep the outlnnd-
i ! ' ere In n state of serfdom bns entailed upon
j j ' the English government an annual expend- !
turo of 12,600,000. Did Mexico cause any ex-
( pendlturo to Undo Sam by her tyranny In
1S46 ?
Fourth It Is as well to recognize , Mr. |
Editor , that this war In South Africa Is a '
war for the possession of a continent and
not a war about gold mines. It Is n war of
races brought about by the worst kind of
tyranny. The Ignorance of these Transvaal
Dutchmen has led them to think thai they
could ultimately drive the English Into the
sea. It Is not nn unknown cry In South
Africa. "South Africa for the Dutch. "
Fifth The English had n right by treaty
to see that tbo outlandcrs In the Transvaal
roce.lvo.il fair treatment.
Sixth You defended America's war
against Upaln to help Cuba on the ground
of sympathy. The Cubans differ In race ,
language and religion to the Americans.
England Interferes for very much stronger
reasons to help her children In South
Africa and you think It wrong.
Seventh You nay England Is fighllng for
gold nilnra. This you think wrong. Dul It Is
right for Uncle Sam to grab the PhlllppliifB.
What Is robbery In South Africa Is "benevo
lent assimilation" In Asia. "First cast the
beam out of thine own eyo. "
Eighth 1 may say now Hint the Ameri
cans In Mexico In 1846 were not tyrannized
over then like the outlnndcrs have been re
cently In Iho Transvaal.
This Is only an Incomplete statement ot
England' ' right to thranh Iho Doers , but It
Is sufficient. This war Is a holy mid Just
war so far as England Is concerned and she
will not sheath the sword llll Iho unjust
tyrannical Doer oligarchy In South Africa
Is swept from the face ot the earth. Mark
"
Ibis. Respectfully ,
AN ENGLISH-AMERICAN.
Nightly coughing and that torturing tickle
j i ' In the throat are Invariably stopped by
Dean's montholaled couch drops ; only five
cents at druggists.
Ito > 'al Arcnniini Olllorrn.
Olllcer.s were elected Monday night at
the mectliiK of the Iloyal Arcanum lodge
In the ball In The Uee building as fol
lows : Kdinund Iturke , re eiil ; Charles *
Grlmmell , pant regent ; Fred J. Snckett ,
vice resent : Dr. A. II. Hippie , orator ;
Hnrry 11 Morrell , secretary ; J. D. Hcy-
nolds , collector ; Nate Ileckard , treasurer ;
Rev. T. J. Mackay , chaplain ; T. C. Ochll-
tree , guide ; M. 13. Larson , warden : Howard
Hrtiner , pentry ; R. C. Hayes. Irustee ; E.
R. Perfect , C. E. Grlmmell nnd Mr. Rosen-
swelcz. representatives to the grand coun
cil. Sixteen new members were voted In
and .Tjnrge class was initiated. Tne ent > r-
talnment committee announced n soclul
and danclnc party for the evening of De
cember 29 nt Metropolitan hall.
Forty years ago It was In Its Infancy. To
day It Is a household word Cook's Imperial
Champagne Extra Dry.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Sam Thomas bad two sets of harness
stolen from his barn nt Slxtcenlli and Fort
streets Sunday night. The loss amounts
to J25. j
Mayor Moores lias almost entirely recovered - |
covered from bis Illness and has been able
to make short excursions In bin carriage. |
He will probably resume tils duties In a j
few days. j
Jeweler Kdbolm Is rapidly recovering from !
the assault made upon him by O. C. Porter
a few days ago. It is expected he will re
turn to his place of business before the end
of tbo week. i
The annual meeting of Ihe Woman's
Christian association will be held today at
2 o'clock In the Younu Mcn'.s Christian as
sociation auditorium. Olllrers will bp
elected and annual reports will be read.
Frank Pratt , who was arrested n few
days ago for an alleRed attempt to wrong
fully oblnln nioircy from Kxpressman Lane
In changing a $10 bill , was honorably dis
charged , lie was proven lo be entirely In
nocent.
The committee appointed by the silver
republicans to present to the governor Hie
resolution of last Saturday's meeting fa
voring the appointment of Hitchcock will
leave for Lincoln over Uie Burlington at
8:30 : this mornlnir.
The annual meeting : of the Women's Chris
tian association will be hold In the parlors
of the Young Men's Christian associa
tion room * at 2 p. m. tomorrow. All Inter-
esled In the Old Ladles' and Children1 ! !
homes nre Invited to be present.
For the flrst ten days of December there
have been only live canes of scarlet fever
and five of diphtheria reported nt the otliee
of the Hoard of Health. This Is considered
11 creditable showing for n month when
those diseases are usually prevalent.
A llttln girl whose Identity ban not been
established , but who admits that she is a
run-awuy-froni-lionip , was picked up on the
streets and tukun to the Child Suvlni ? In
stitute. The little one related a burrowing
story of bow her pnrentn bad whipped her ,
but Inspection failed to reveal any marks
or bruises.
The old stereotyped advertisement that j
actresses Indulge In by having tholr
diamonds ) stolen every BO often , was unconsciously - |
consciously used Saturday afternoon by ;
Laura Hurt , who was doing a turn at the
Orpheum last Wfck. While slid was on tbo
stage at the mntlnee performance Btiine one j
entered her dresHlng room and carried away
a valuable wuU'h and chain. It wns
boautlfnlly engraved and sludded wllh small
diamonds. H was valued nt S1EO. That Hie
theft wis : bfina Mdc can be testified to by
Detectives Savage. DempRfy and Jorgetipen ,
who Inter recovered the Jewelry from one of
Iho slago loafers and returned It lo the
owner.
\ortli Ortinliii lniir | < ivi'iiiiMt < Club.
The North Omaha Improvement club nl
Its meeting Monday night adopted by uim--
Imous vote u motion that the city conn , ! 1
and parties inleresteil tuku titpps to serutv
a viaduct over the- railroad trarks at Fif
teenth and Locust Btroets. The resolution
was referred to a committee of live with
The Opinions of Scores of
Our Fellow Citizens ,
Ilesldcnts ot Omaha like oilier American
citizens if making an Investment want to lo
euro of getting the worth cf their money.
They want to know all the whys and where
fores , and In a direct ratio to the value of
the Investment , they burrrw and ferret until
satisfied wltli thu collateral. Take an In
stance In thu reulni of proprietary articles ,
if wo know of a friend who hua been cured ,
wo have soimi faith In the preparations ; If
wo know cf two or three , our faith Increabi * .
M the curfB rcarh ceores. all wcll-knoun
citizens , and anyone who still maintains thai
thcro IK nothing beyond iidlnnry merit . . .
the eald preparation can eafoly do leit to the
cnro of his follow taxpayers. If ho wlnhcH
to pick a quarrel with Ilium on tlio quoiitloii
pf their Judgment and veracity , ho has am
ple opportunity In Omaha to do BO. negln
wllh thin case :
Mr. Henry Witt , of 1811 .V. 2Cth slreot.
aut > : " ! neve ; took any medicine until an
atlac ) ; of bnckucku oet In which pained me
no much thai I rolled and tossed all night
utiablo to sleep wllh tbu excruciating tor
ture It caused. Doan'n Kidney Pills were
drought to my notice and I procured a box
at Kuhn & Co'c druK Htoru. c-rner Uth
und Douglat , streels. The treatment et f\r \ > t
allayed thu pain and finally It disappeared "
Doer.'n Kidney rills are sold for 60 cents
n box by all dealers , or Bent by mall en re
ceipt of prloo by Fcster-Mllbuui Co. . Huf-
falo. N V . sole agents for the United Klt.ua.
Ilemrrnber tbo name , I ) AU'B , and laho f
substitute. *
i
tM tructoti ! t < > pr < ' | ry ! pn' nt tbo m.ittor
lo the < ' ! ty rntmcll.
Councilman C. O. Lobcrk dellvm > d an ftd-
drwa on the miinlrlpnl ownership of water
works nd electricplant. . T.he same sub
ject was Hls < o treated by Attorney Wright
nnil H. W. nidnmlmm. All of HIP ? i ftk-
rrs wore fsvornblw to munlrliml ownership
of public titllltlo * nnd nrrwntotl argument *
In support of their position. This xiib.lPft
will be treated nt the nioetlliK of the club
January S In n .lolnl tlrbnto between I' . O.
Lol > eck. ntllrmntlvr , mid U. W. Klrlmnl-
snn. negative. At this merlin * the I
election of oHlr-crs will also bo held.
CiiKaut1 DninnRod lij Fire. { I
A tire was discovered In thr frame rot- |
t KO nt Inlfi H'oward street , occupied by i
John Strong , iibmit 9..10 Monday lllRbt b > n
paisorlij. who turned in an ni.irni. T
was no one nt home nt the time and I
tlromon liail to lunik Inn , , the hoimir
nnmep wrrp eonfln , " ! to trf uj-prr ' >
and wrr * evidently cittsed ! > > < li-f . (
Mile. The di < mnj r to thr content * r i
rotinRp x\lll not c.\crpJ $ iXJ mvl Hie d.-i-i
to the building s nominal.
Sninll IMrc.
A sitiHll blaze culled ( he flrr < t < , <
ment tn the llnl at Sixteenth nnd J
streets about 10 o'olook Monday nlsin .vi
IS. K. Hohniinon. who llvps on thr tlirl
floor. In fllllnR nn oil niov * spll * I * -mo
of thr lluld dn tbp Moor. When ! ho IlKtiicl
the stove there w r o sudden sprrndlni ? of
the ll.iniPfi ovei the llnor , uttd Ibe < arpi-t
land n ruK were lnully soorchei ! Tbo dnm-
infco to the iMiitrii : * of the room ulll am mnt
to about JIO.
Drink Old Quaker Hyp. Soft and moiow :
mauam
For Infants and Children.
u i ma i 111 in ti i inT I V" ' " - '
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
AVcgclablcPrcparatlonror As
similating ihcFoodfliulRcmita-
liiy * tlic Stomachs mulDowels of Bears
Promotes DigcstionChcci ful-
ncssnncincst.Contains ncllhcr
Dpmm.MorpMne nor Mineral.
NOT NAIIC OTIC.
jtnin Str < t
flam fieri -
ffiSS&SSSiw )
Apcrfect Hemcdy for Conslipa-
tion. Sour Slomach.Diarrhoca
Worms .Convulsions.Fcvcrish-
acss and Loss OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature ot
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