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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1899)
a * H'-.tf . , _ , - * < i j THE OMAT1A DAILY BEE : VEDJsESDAT. DECEMBER 27 , 1SW ) . ' O SE\V \ PAVESEXTS IS SPRISC , : Pivo Contracts to Bs Let Beside Those ! Already Provided For. VINTON STREET MAY HAVE NEW DRESS Concprni IntorcNlcil In n < - | % of ; lnPntlMMiy In Smith Uiiinlin jiny ( 'ontrlliutc lllicrtill- tin- ' , liniirin i-ini-nt. The eighty-eight miles of pavement In the ' city will bo materially Increased with the opening ot spring , as Iho Department of Public Works Is now under Instructions to let a number of contracts and live moro . pavements were ordered down by the council \ last night. Ordinances were read for the } third , time and passed providing for the * paving of Twenty-fourth , Twenty-fifth and ' Twenty-sixth streets from Ieavciiworth to St. Mary's avenue ; of Jones street , from \Twonty-secotid \ to Twenty-fifth , except the Intersections at Twenty-third nnd Twenty- fourth ; and of Thirty-second avenue from c'Arbor street to the city Jlmlts , south. The I ordinances specify that all water nnd sewer 'connections shall bo pill In and the property 'owners given thirty days to select the ma terial. ' . ' The wretched condition ot the Vlnlon Htrcel pavement was referred to and n plan was broached looking to the street's Im- } Jirovcment from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth I BlrcelH , although the property owners had ! expressed no desire for such action. From [ 'Information received it was believed that ' , morn than one-half the expense may bo raised In that way and on motion the Hoard of Public Works was Instructed to detail H man to solicit funds for the purpose- . ; Proposals were received from two tent and j awning companies to supply tents for use ; at the spring elections at a certain rental. t The matter was referred to the special com- | mltteo on voting machines. On motion , of Mercer the sidewalk contract on CHSS street between Thirtieth and Thlrty- Kccond was annulled ami a cinder walk sub stituted. U was pointed out that Contractor Knowlcs , who has the wooden walk contract , hns refused to execute work referred to him. Cinders are also considered more permanent nnd less liable to cause accidents. In behalf of the council President lllng- ham presented Olty Clerk Hlgby with a small hut artistically dcnlgnud piece ot statuary by way of appreciation of his ef forts In making himself heard above the buzz of caucuses during the past year. A holiday spirit prevailed In the council cham ber and the business ot the session was brought to a closeat an early hour. EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENTS tlirlMimiN for ( Ini'oor C'lill- i-ii nt Hie riillil'SnvliiK liiMtl- ( ution Dlirlili'i'iilti Street. The tarpapcr shanties along the railway tracks In the southern part of the city emptied themselves of their youthful lu- inates Tuesday night and all the little boys nnd girls went to the Child Saving Insti tute on Eighteenth street near St. Mary's avenue for a unerry Christmas. Many of the children arc from the poorest homes , where tnero was a dearth of cheer and it wns a glad sight to see the good things pro vided for them by the officers and teachers of thq institute. The rooms were decorated with paper chains a ul a profusion of holly and cedar. On the platform stood three tall trees loaded with sllvur and gold spangles and many a basket of candy and nuts. These trees were gifts from the public Bohools and icprciscnt i iho savings of f nrauy a more fortunate child. * Hack of the trees were toys and baskets of goodies In quantities and every one of the 2."U children piesent nol only received a flno basket ot candy and nuts , but a. nice toy of some sort as well. Rcforc Santa Clans put In his ap- pcnranco there was a delightful llttlo pro gram In which the pupils of the kinder garten and the sewing school took parl In recitations nnd songs. A vocal trio by Dr. W. 0. Henry , R. C. Henry nnd Mr. Packard and a vocal solo by Dr. W. O. Henry also added much to the entertainment. Most of the candy and gifts were donated by prlvite Individuals who arc Interested In 1 the wo'k. The three little ditughtero of Mr. and Mrs. K. 0. Solomon filled l.r > 0 baskets with candy and nuts and decorated them for the occasion. Arthur Chase , superintendent of the Sunday school , planned much of the work and gave his attention closely to the jieedn of the boys aiid girls. Miss McCJee of the sewing school and Mrs. Sly of the instllutc were also hard at work In prepar ing the celebration , whllo Superintendent Clark also lent his assistance In seeing that cvcr."t''iiiK ' was in proper shape. Many of the children are orphans , but they all for get their troubles for a while and entered Into ( lie spirit of the occasion with great zest. ViimliTVuort Hi'i'cpll'm , A reception where delightful Informality abounded wan thu ono Tuesday night In the Commercial club rooms In farewell to Mr. nnd Mrs. W , (3. ( Vnmlervoort. who will leave shortly for Chicago. Mr. Vandcrvoort hns been appointed assistant superintendent of the sixth division of the. railway mall ecrvlc. ' with headquarters in Chicago and the rail way m.ill L'li > rl > 8 of Omaha and Council muffs , with the members of the Ladles' Auxiliary , thought it fitting to tender a furuwell to two such popular members of the craft. The room were elaborately decorated and in keeping with the season ; holly and Christmas greens were used profusely. An orchestra discoursed music during thu even ing. Homan punch and coffee were served from a HuHBian samovar from thu same table. Among the stirots from out of town were Chief Clerk J. M. Huilor of Lincoln and Mrs. Hutler nnd Assistant Chief Clerk H. W. Votes and Mrs. Vales , also of Lincoln. Mrs. V. \ \ . Cole was chairman of the cjin- mlttce that had arranged the reception. She was assisted by Miwdamcw K. C. Crane ami W. J Nash of Omaha and Mrs. J. II. Humphreys of Council Illuffs. Dnni'iat \ViiN III n KI > u Hull , A very pleasant dance was given Tues day night In Washington hall by Jensen DroyeiR. The gucHts were mostly of the younger society pet and they entered lute the spirit of the occasion heartily. Thr music was good and the time was joyously epcnt. Tli u mi o u ItltlcK' lliii. | The members of theThuifiton Illlle clut a cave a delightfully Informal hop In the ar mory Tuesday night. About ( Ifly-Ilvt couples danced the eighteen numburs tc good music. There was a hint of the Chrlst- imiBtlde in the event , which made It doubly > pleasant. C. K. Whlto of Sallna , Kan. , < f < * _ _ . & i lha Kind You Have Always Bought formerly secretary of thf > club , was the special KUCM of the evening and his many friends were delighted at the opportunity to meet him onoc more. SCENES FROM CHRIST'S ' LIFE ClirlMmn * OliMTVi-il li.v Suiiithy School of SiMvnrit Slrcrt MrtliodlM Clniri'li , The Christmas entertainment by the Sun- diy school of the So word Street Methodist church wns given Tuesday night. Delay In presenting iho program was occasioned so that the mcmhers of the. Sunday school conk' attend the various other Christmas affairs Monday night. The entertainment was enjoyed by n large crowd and was u nurltorloiis one In every respect. The first part consisted of a carefully selected pro gram of recitations and music , appropriate to yulctldc , which were given by members of the Infant class. The concluding feature was nn Instructive ami pleasing one. Pictures representing scenes In the life of Christ were thrown upon a hugo canvas. The views were re productions of the celebrated paintings by Uoro and the splendid color effects of the otiglnal paintings were accurately shown. J.V. . Nicholson , superintendent of the Sunday school , described each painting as It was thrown upon the canvas , at the panic time catechizing the Sunday school chil dren , who showed u commendable famil iarity with the Incidents In the llfo of Christ as they were brought before their eyes. cm IK u or OMAHA. I'liiim of CiiiiMiillilnlloii Are fuller Wnj- anilnliilili - Service IN Held. At the 1'eoplo'h church last night a notable i-.eivlce was held. Hev. C.V. . riavldge and Dr. Mclnturrf led the exercises. Arrange ments are under way whereby there Is to bo a consolidation of the Inllucnce of the Pee ple's church In Omaha and the People's church in Spokane , Wash. , over which Dr. Mclnturrf presided prior to his advent In Omaha. The church was well filled at last night's service and whllo the nature of Iho pending preposition was m/t fully touched upon , It was understood by the audience and the appearance of the Hevs. Savldgo and Mcln turrf was appropriately applauded. Ucv. Savidgo , who has established himself at the head of the People's church In Omaha , speaks very highly of Dr. Mclnturrf. llov. Savldgo , In the way of a Christmas greeting to Omaha , announces that the Pee ple's church Is free for all , with special HlF.nlficanco to these who are wandering on the outside. Within a lew days the plans of consolidation between the church work of Revs. Mclnturrf and Savldgc will bo pub licly announced. It means a strengthening of the organization , U is stated , and n nota- b'o ' epoch In the religious work of Omaha. LOCAL BREVITIES. V , II. Hansen was arrested In the city Monday night and sent to Council Hluffs Immediately. He Is wanted for house breaking : . Jelmer Olscn of 'Joi > S Pierce street reports the loss of a gold watch to the police. Ho thinks bo dropped the article some place on IVllllan : between Tenth and Thirteen * ! , slrccts. Mr. and Mrs. A. Steere , jr. . of 205 South Twcnly-llfth avenue are entertaining a new daughter. Mr. Steere Is the chief deputy In the olllce of Albyn Frank , clerk of the district court. The members of the P. I. , . S. , a society ot High school girls , gave a Shakespearean travesty on Friday afternoon entitled "IMace aux Dames , " or "The Ladles Speak at Last. " The parts were taken by Misses Mildred. Clark. Lillian Itobinson , Bertha HiMlppI anil 'Cdltb ' Dumont. George 13. Haynes , Pity passenger agent of the Milwaukee , IP distributing' among the fi-londs and patrmui of that road some handsome - some Christmas remembrances In the shape of artistically-printed and rlchly- polorpd books. They are designed for the nursery and are In strict demand by those \vio have ch'ldren. A man giving the name of Ross Peters nnd claiming Do Molnes as his home came : nlo the police "tutlon Christmas night and sild : that ho had lost $00 In a colored dive. Three colored women were arrested and their places searched , taut no money was found. The man was under the Intluenca at liquor and his story Is reasonably doubted. Although Cut-Off lake and Manawa have been offering a surface for skaters for several weeks the Missouri river , opposite this city , is ptlll pursuing an open course- to the gulf. The more shallow portions are covered with Ice , especially along the Iowa side , but In the channel where thp depth Is from twenty to thirty feet , the strength of the current has so far dolled the frost. Proposals will be opened at the local quartermaster's department at 2 p. m. to day for the remodeling- the old post- ofllce building for us-e as heaoquarters for the Department of the Missouri. The strut-lure havlnir been originally designed for a wholly different purpose , II will be necessary to alter the entire Internal arrangement. The bids will Include the InsUllutlon of a healing and lighting system and an elevator , and u reconstruc tion ot the sewerage sy."tem. Notwithstanding the fart that Christmas linn passed the going and coming holiday mall at the rostnllt i- < just about as heavy ust ever. The Hi- irln that the carriers made yesterday v , . .1an unusually heavy one. and all of them were loaded down with packages for patious on their route. In coming trains' brought hundreds of sacks of parcels , and U Is expected thai the volume will continue about the same for a couple of days. At the main olllce hundreds of people are still Kendlnir out packages. I'rof. Orove K. Harbor , head o : Urn l/atln department , University of Nebraska , will give an Informal lecture before ihp Kii'jllsh literature , department of the Woman'stilth tills morning. Ills subject will b : "Tho Interior of llmes < In Ancient Home and I'onipell. " The lecture will be Illustrated with roprodu.'tliins of decorations found in tliehuiidsomi st homes which have " > iem excavated. The i ollectlon was made by Pi of. Harher In Home and Is the property of the I'nlveihlty of Nebraska. The lecture Is valuable to all lovrrn of art am ) espt > - clully to the Kirsllsh literature department , which In just entering upon tile study of Jiilltit Caen.ii- . PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS , W. T. Illrflr a Colfpx. la. , horse shipper , is In town for a few days. Wllllnni Hoover , a prominent Ottumwa , lo. , man Is visiting in the city. .1. It. Stutter of the Kansas * City Block Vaids company is at the Merchants. Matt Dauglierty , a popular Sidney stock- n an , Is reulniercd .it the Merchants. D M. OWPIIH. a railroad contractor from Norfolk. Is In tin- city for a few days. Mlhs Mae Conrad of ( iruhd Island Is visit ing Miss Daisy Hogers of this city during I'lie ' holidays. ( Jem nil Stanlon , px-paymasler general of the Tutted States army. Is conlined to his house by Illness. \V K. HiK-klngham , at the head of a largo silk skirt manufacturing- house In Chicago , Is in town. D. C. Dunlop , general superintendent of construction of the Illinois Central railway , Is at the Mlllnrd hotel. Mrs. Klla L. Muhummltt left Tuesday .light to attend the Missouri State Teach ers' association al Jelfurson City. .Mr. and Mrs. H. Mi-Knight of St. Joseph are In the- city on their wedding journey and ! will remain herp about a week. .Mr. Jle- Knlghl Is a representative of the St. Joseph KuUber company. Miss hlell.t Cain of Commenlus school has gone to l/.ncoln to attend the Institute and will be the guest whllo there of her iim-lrs , D.V. . C. iluiiilngton44.l \ ) . , the clmncelUr 'iofVta lpyun univpr ily. J. M. Hutlor , chief clerk of the railway mall service al Lincoln , and Mrs. Hutler and 11 W. Vales , assistant chief clerk , and .Mrs. Yi'ites oamo to Omaha Tiiftsduy night to attend - tend the rot-option given to .Mr. and Mrs.V. . C. Vundervoort. Hey Towl. assistant division pnglnepr of HIP Hock Island survey , MutlanPd at I'oca- hontas. la. , is In the city spending the holl. d.ij sivrson with his purentu and friends , i Jlr. Towl was formerly In the oftlce of City Kngliipor Hoimwnitor. I'rof. Frederick J. Turner of the I'nlver- i-lly \VUooii8ln ut Madison Is In Omaha for the holidays and , toxether with his wife , i vlhttlnw his utvclo. C. O. Turner. I'rof. Tunver Is at the head of DIP history dp- nannicm In the \Vlscunstu Institution and has achieved considerable prominence tu Hie Held of American hlslorlcul n-soarcJi. Ho wax a fellow student at Johns lloi- ; Uiiis uiilvprwlty with Victor Hosevsatcr and Dr. A. K Uotwllpr of Ihla city. American District Telegraph Lids Have a Grievance. OBJECT TO WORKING WITH NEGRO BOYS nl Ihp Oninhii M lpp OHIoc Cninrn n AVnIk-Out \Vi-ilrrn I'tilnn lniN on Sent , If thu threatenltiKS of the messenger boys employed by the American District Tele graph company be In earnest , the managers may soon be driven to slug the latest coon eong. "I Halnt Seen No Messenger Hoy. " In other words , the boys have a grievance and they are airing It dally and nightly among themselves. They complain they nro compelled to work with colored boys , and they do not relish this state ot affairs at all. Two colored boys are employed In th6 service of the company nnd , it Is said , at tend strictly to business tid seem to glvo good servlco to their employers. The white boys claim they have been losing custom since the dusky lads have been employed. One bright boy said Tuesday night that the only places in town where the bojs get tips was In the burnt district. Down there the. colored boys wore not liked , and because the office had sent them several times the people of the "proscribed district had begun to boycott the company. This , the lad said , had been a money loss to the white boys. The young fellows hava held several meetings for the purpose of dis cussing the matter thoroughly nnd It has been the sentiment of most ot the boys that If the objectionable employes arc not re moved an exodus will bo planned which will leave the company wlthoul messengers. Al the Omaha Messenger Service offlce several boys quit Tuesday night , but It was simply over a lltlle misunderstanding and was not In the nature of a strike. They all went In n body to visit the American District Telegraph offlce , but most of/them went back to work again or will do so thla morning. Wi'Ntem Villon HO.VM Kcnrfiil. At the Western Union office the boys are In fear they are to lose their jobs. The rumor that the American Dlstrlcl Telegraph would remove Its olllco into the Omaha Na tional bank building contiguous to the West ern Union ofllce has lent color to the state ment that the American District Telegraph messengers would be employed to deliver the messages of the Western Union com pany. If this niovo Is made It will mean the removal of the entire force of messen ger boys now working for the telegraph company and will work a hardship to them. With these several disturbing elements the fleet-footed messengers are not enjoying the serene quletudo that usually hovers over them ami the leaven of discontent may at any time break forth in a strike or some other token ot displeasure upon their part. The night manager at the American Dis trict Telegraph was seen In regard to the matter , but ho had heard of no untoward proceedings and thought there was nothing but talk in it. The colored boys were cm- ployed and did their work well and that was all there was to it. A manager of one of the other ofllces was of the opinion that colored boys made the best workers and paid belter attention to business. He was In favor of employing them altogether. [ SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. City Attorney Montgon/cry is preparing to take ono of the Twenty-fourth street paving cases lo Iho supreme courl. While Ihere is no great hope that the decision of the dlstricl court will be overruled , it IB Ihought best , in order to satisfy the people , lo de fend the city's rights in the. court of last resort. Fully sixty owners of property on Twenty-fourth street are Interested In the paving decision Just now , as this number of property owners have joined togelher and filed suils. In order to dispose of the cases as rapidly as possible It has been stipulated i by the attorneys on both sides that one of ] the suits recently filed and In which a decree - | cree has been enlered be laken to the supreme premo court. In order to save time and expense - penso the testimony in the Slenger case will bo used. As Ihe testimony Is mostly a matter ot record there is no use of going all over it again. Al leasl a week's lime , with considerable expense , has thus been , avcd by the agreement to use the testimony taken in the Stenger case. Attorney Mont gomery expects that the case will reach the supreme court within thirty days , but ho has no idea when a decision will be rendered. The other cases which have been filed will bt held In abeyance until the su preme court hands down a decision on the ono to be taken up. These cases pending have caured a falling off In the payment of the paving tax and very few , if any , payments are being made now , as a major ity of the property owners expect to see the decision of the lower courts upheld and the tax declared Illegal , There Is llttlo comfort , however , for those j who have paid this tax , as It Is asserted I that to re-cover from the city individual suits will have to be instituted. Kvon if a property owner commenced such a suit the city would carry the case to the supreme premo court , thus injuring a long delay In the final adjudication of the case. What , Is worrying the- city officials now Is the debt which still1 hangs over the street. In cat'o Ihe court declares the tax Illegal the bonds Issued to pay for the cost of the paving can only be redeemed by the Issuing of general Indebtedness bonds , Providing this cannot be done the city will have to repudiate its debt and thr credit of thn municipality will thus bo greatly Injured. It hns been openly asserted that In care the city attempts to Issue general indcbtediiPFH bonds the- process of Issue will be stopped by Injunction and thow who propose to se cure this injunction are watching thp ac tions of the city fathers with considerable interest. The unpaid bonds outstanding , with In terest , amount to about (05,000. ( The e bonds draw 7 per cent Interest nnd If the city Is to refund them the sooner It Is done the better the city will be off , an the In terest now amounts to $ I,5SO a year. In refunding the interest would likely be cut down to f3.200 a year , as probably 5 per cent bonds can be floated at tills time. ( inn I'rillil-lllHe Kvplrex .Shortly. Within fix weeks the franchise granted by the city council to thn Citizens' ( ! RH com pany will expire by limitation of law , and thus leave the Omaha Gas company the mas ter of the field as far as lighting by gas Is coneorned. The franchise which Is about to expire was granted to W. H. Wyman , F. A. Cressey and John Flyiin In February , 1SI7 ! , and was accepted by thp promoters on Feb ruary 14 of that ypar. The franchise ordi nance provides that u certain amount of mains muel bo laid within two years from the passage ot the ordinance , and as not a foot of plpo has been laid by the Citizens' company , the franchise will soon become a 1 dead letter. The expiration of this fran chise recalls the gas light of two or three years ago. First came Dan Cameron , Dwlght L. Holmit ) , Ilert WIIcox and Jim ( illberr , with a request for a franchise for a company Htyjpd the South Omaha fias company. There was lots of trouble and talk about eecurlng this franchise , but It finally went through and was sold by the promoters to the Omaha Gas company. Flaw * werp fouud in the ordlnauco after the tr.jusfer * nd the qurption of providing South tJmaha with illuminating gas was dropped for a time. Then Wyman , Cressey nnd j Flynn came to the front with a new project. Mr. Wyman had been back east and had be come Interested In a cheap method of gas manufacture and upon his return managed to Interest quite a number in the new dis covery. Considerable dimculty was experi enced in getting thin franchise through , al though the people were clamoring for gas. Tbo Citizens' company proposed to give to the city a certain per cent of Us earnings and It was thought for a time that dome- thing would come of the efforts of the local business men. Delays of one kind or an other came and ultimately the Citizens' company was absorbed , and now the fran chise will soon be declared void. After a good deal of hard work the Omaha Gas company finally secured n foothold aud now has twelve miles of malrs laid through the principal parts of the city. With two electric light companies and one gas com pany , Hip city is now well supplied with Il luminating power and very few complaints are heard on this score. The latest Illumi nating company Is the Magic City Klectrlc Light company , which Is the Thomson- Houston company of Omaha under another name. Whllo this company has no fran chise nt the present time. Its original frnn- chlso having been revoked a short time ago by the council , it keeps on stringing wires and planning for service lo bo rendered. This company Is now excavating for a buildIng - Ing on M strcel between Twcnly-thlrd and Twenty-fourth streets , and It Is understood that when completed Ihe structure Is to bo used as an olllco and storehouse. The Xlaglc City company supplies the power to operate the electric stamp cancelling ma- chlno nt the postolfice and one or two other machines In adjacent buildings. H was the dcslro of the Magic City company to com pete for street lighting , but the local elec tric light company voluntarily reduced the charge made for streol llgiits from $12 a mouth to $10.fiO , and the council has entered Into another contract for flvo years. One evidence of the growth of the city Is shown by tha increase in electric street lights. Flvo years ago the city maintained only twenty-ono street lights nnd now scvcnly-seven. are in servlco and people- are urging Ihe council to locate more. It Is predicted that before the end of another year 100 arc lights will bo. In use. Twenty- five more lights could be placed now to good advantage , but the levy Is nearly used up nnd there is llttlo hope for more lights until the mlddlo ot the summer , or Just prior to the making of the annual levy. The condition of the sidewalks Is one rea son for the demand for street lights , and the city would undoubtedly have saved largo Hums in personal damage claims It the streets had been better lighted during the past tew years. MnKli- City niiNnlii. ( Miss Ooldie Ooldrlvcr is spending- holi days with JIlss Jennie Levy. Sam Cotton has gone to St. Paul , where ! < o has accepted a position with a slice crm- pany. Christmas was celebrated al St. Clement's mission , Twenty-ninth and S streets , last night. A son was born yesterday to Mr. nnd Mrs. Clarence Goodln , Fourteenth and Berry streets. General .Manager Kenyon of the Stock Yards company has returned tram a short eastern trip. A case of diphtheria Is reported at the- homo of E. W , dishingTwentyseventh nnd It streets. On Thursday evening- the children of St. .Martin's . Episcopal church will enjoy a. Christmas tree. Mayor Knsor has designated Officer Ed llanley lo have charge of Iho police force days and Captain Steve Allle at night. This arrangement Is made pending the selecllon at a chief. The 2-year-old son of Mr. nnd Jlrs. A. 11. Weppner , who died' ' Christmas , was burled yesterday afternoon. Uuik deposits were unusually heavy yes terday , showing that the merchants did a lariro holiday business. Ofltcer Paddy CaldwelllUn resigned from the force. He takes his office as justice of the peace on January 4. The express companies here are doing an enormous 'business ' at this time. A large , number of packages which could not be delivered Christmas were sent out Tuesday. CLARK CASE ON ITS MERITS Klndluir In Mmitiinu. Cnnc Not to lie CoiiHldcrcil liy Iliu NEW YORK , Dec. 2C. A special to the Herald from Washington says : Members of the senate commitlee ou privileges and elecllons declare lhat they will carry on the invcstlgallon of Senator Clark's case with out regard to the decision of the Montana supreme court , under which John B. Well come was disbarred from practice on charges of bribery In connection with Senator Clark's election "We sit as a court , " said one of the mem bers , "and we consider all the fa-cls bearing upon Ihese conlesl cases In a purely Judicial manner. Even If the supreme courl had de clared that Clark himself was guilty ot at tempts to blibe , or whatever they charge him with , wo could pay uo attention to It , He was not a party to the case and of course had no chance to present his side. We have nothing whatever to do with Mr. Wellcome. Wo will try the Clark ease on its merits. " XOVI2I.TIKS IX CHINA SHOPS. . .ri'orlltiMl Oj HtriI'lntin mill ( 'lit filiiftN Toilet SI-IN. "It Is seldom enough that we can lay claim to anything absolutely new , " said Iho ! dealer and connoisseur in ehlna ; "but Ihls is a genuine novelty , " and he pointed to a concave plate not unlike the usual ouo for oysters , but lurned back at the end in a rim about an Inch and a half broad ; that Is to say , this rim lllls up Iho small apace between Ihe shells and Ihu edge of the plate. The rim furnishes the background for all manner of charming and appropriate painted decorations. Sprigs of gay holly artistically grouped , delicate sprays of maiden hair fern entwined , groups of shell fish , etc. "The trouble with the old oyster plate , " continued the connoisseur , "is Hint , now- ever handsome it may be , the decorations ] are rarely noticed. One does not see those on his own plate , an In all probability they are covered with ice ; and of his vis-a-vis , all tint is discernible Is the bald white undtrslde. Now these give an exceedingly decorallve effecl to a whole fable their cx- qulsllo designs being In full view , and at one ? challenging attention. They are Ktlll moro effective when placed on another nand- snm < 3 plate ; the hollow should bo filled with cracked Ice , a small linen doyley placed over the top , and then the half shells. "If you are looking only for what Is dis tinctly new , I am quite sure that you have not before seen a complete cut glass toilet set for a boudoir. Unless I am greatly misinformed , this IB the first ono over man- I ufactured. The two scintillating candlesticks - sticks , the two largo bottles for perfume , I the two smaller for pan do cologne , with this other pair for whatever liquids are de sired the. i-ream Jar , powder globe , ring eland , pin troy In all a dozen glittering pieces on this mirrored tray. with the candlfs lighted and the bottles filled with different and harmonizing oolors , you can scarcely Imagine a more brilliantly beauti ful effect. " v Slny > r JfMHi-'H Trlul l-'tiliriiarv Jli. MAHYVIhhlMo. ; . , Dec. W.-fSpcdnl .elpgrani. ) c. G. Jtsso. charged with the . murder of I-Vank Cirlflln , editor of Orlff'H Muryvllle Dally Hevlew. was brought Into , tourt bite this afternoon and Monday , J-'eb- I ruary 12. fixed upon as the date lor the i commencement of his second trial. Jcsso j says ho Is confident that bp will be nc. 1 quitted. Since his lln-t trial was con-'Iudcil In October he has evl lently gained In llosh. Seven liKlliuiN IriM > ncil , ASIICHOFT. H. C' . . DPC. f6.-Seven In dians , Including two women , wpre drowned Iai t nUht a bhort dbtanco went of this place by thu upsetting of a panne In whli-li they wpro attempting to cross the Thomp son river. j ! i MARTIN FLAHERTY IS DEAD Victim of Ballot from Chtules Derr's Pistol Yields Up the Ghost. HE DIES AT ST , JOSEPH'S ' HOSPITAL HiMitnln * Will IIIScut In rlilcn Tinln > - fur Interment PlnliprljN Month liintinrrnHNi'M foi' Dorr. Martin I'laherty , who was shot by Charles Derr at South Onialiu Sunday night , died at St. Joseph's hospital nt 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The patient wan In such n pre carious condition that It was Impossible to probe for the two bullets In his nbdomcii and the physicians In charge hnvo been un able to see any but a fatal termination of the shooting since the man was taken to the hospital. The remains of the dead man were re moved to Heafey & .llenfoy's undertaking rocmis and will bo sent from there to Chicago cage some time today. A telegram was re ceived fiom Klnhcrty's father In Chicago advising the undertakers what disposition to make of the body , Ue'rr , who did the shooting , Is held in the city Jail at South Omaha , but declines to talk for publication. The death of Flaherty puts a more serious aspect upon the tragic affair nnd sonic pcoplo seem to think that the outlook is black for Dcrr , while others think that Derr was provoked Into the shooting and think he may be able- to make n plea of self-defense or extreme provocation. "VVfliilily Suli.li'1'tiH f < ' Dflmlr. OMAHA , Dec. 26. To the Editor of The. lice : Jn view of the many Interesting sub jects discuesMl In the Mich school the Junior di'luto should not be overlooked. "Hi-solved that u dogIH 'more ' henc.Hi lal to man than a. canary. " The above m.itt-r was actually settled in the allirnmtlvu luM Thursday. Aw the Hoard of Kducntion and superlntt-mlc.nl have been jointly vn a od for many years p.ist In lining up the grudi d schools with women teachers exclusively and glvlnpr away almost all tinprincipal - ships to women they should leci proud ot the mental acquirements of the pupils as tm-y luavu the graded schools , especially as it h.is only co t the taxpayers $123,000 In.st > i al and a delicti which has now reached the $200,000 mark , llospoctfully submitted. W. M'inVKIL. Simla Clans Mi-i-tx ( lie Clillilron. Having lifcn delayed somewhat at other places Santa Claus did not get urounu to the Knox Presbyterian church until Tues day night. Though latp the old fellow glad dened the hearts of tin'JK ( ) children of tin- Sunday .school by giving tbrm sink * of candy and nuts. Two huge trees were . tM-ected in the Sunday sohool room and Hit--- . were Illumined by hundreds of candles. In addition to the trees nnd the giving of prc-sents a line , program , con"lstln of. music , f-ong.-i and rectUUIons , was rendered. I-'JIN | | DIMVII SiiilrH * John Shanley , who halls from Wyoming. Imbibed freely of Omaha whisky Tuesday and as he was trying to walk down a Htnlr- way of a IIOUHO near Sixteenth and Webster streets his ( eft became unruly and he fell down the whole ( light. The .sudden descent was too much for his nerves and the shoclc laid him out. The. 'patrol wagon was sent up and be was taken to the police station , where Dr. Spaldlng took two stitches In bis nose and patched up a torn place In the top of his head. , luIII-I'M Arc Promoted. Havey and W. 1C. Marshall , who have 'been the jailers at the city jail for some time , were promoted to be desk ser geants at a meeting of the Hoard of Flro and Police CoinmlHfdn'ncrs Tuesday night. This means the men will iraw | $ " . " > per month after the first of the ye.ir. Both are efllclvnt otllcers and have the respect of the 'men ' as well as t'he ' ofllcors over them. The board transacted other routine matters and adjourned early. Slim- Thief CiiiiKlit. Bob Scott was meandering through thp aisles at Bennett's store Tuesday night and wlillo he thought he was unobserved he 'suddenly put bis band out , snatched a pair of women's shoes from the counter and tuoked 'them ' under his coat. A watchful clerk saw his attempt at slelght-of-hand and notified the poll . OHU-er Baldwin caught the. cul ; > rit with the Hhoes In his possession and the young man was taken to the City jail to await further developments. ST.VKKS KOIt TIH IATOM A \C13S. . Include tht ; Derby mill OiiltrN mill the KiitrlaitVII1 Clo.ie .In n nil ry ! . " > . CINCINNATI , Dec2ti. . The following stakes for the Latonlu Jockey club spring meeting' of 1500 and the Derby and Oakes of 1801 are to close January 13 , 1100 : Cllpsetto , H-yonr-old lllllcs , $700 added. The Harold. 2-year-old colts , $700 added. iCovliiffton Spring , 2-year-olds , HC-.llIng , $700 added. Tobacco stakes. 3-year-olds and upward , selling , $700 added. Latonia Turf Congress , 2-year-olds and upwaid. $2.X ( added. Uitonla Dolby , ] M)1 ) , 3-year-olil foals , ISnS , J2.500 uddcd. Latonla. Oakes 1991. 3-year-old flllle.s , foals of 1698. $1.230 added. In addition to this above Makes , which cloe January 15 , there will bo run at the .spring meeting the Derby and Oakes , which closed January 1 , I8U9. ItcKiiltH mi OnItiiiinlnu TrnrlCM , NI-\V : OHLHANS , Dec. _ < ! . iiesuits : First race , one. mile , selling : -JJlite Dk-k won , Maivllus .second , Jimp third. Time : 1:1S. : 1:1S.Bncond Bncond race , six and one-half furlongs : Knight liiinnoct won , Kadle ntirnham .sec ond. CM UP third. Time : 1:27V4. : ' Third race , one and one-sixteenth miles , s-elllng : hanium won , Klklu second , Jtuph- llelds third. Time : 1:51" : ; . . Fourth race Heven furlongs , handleip ; Strangi-ut won , Trlllo second , St. Wood third. Time : ! : : . Fifth race , six furlongs : Jim Gore won , AVIgglns second , Hill JacKman third. Time : j V.VN FRANCISCO , Dec. 20. Weather clmir and track fast til Oakland. Ilesults : First race , Futurity cutirfe , Helling : Trur- Mile won , llrnw Lass cppond , .Meadow hark third. Tlnip : 1H. : Second lace , live-eighths of n Tulle , sell- , Ing. for 2-year-old * : Tiithlll ' .won. Ousto I becund. Devcreaiix third. . Time : 5:01. : l Third race , nil" mile. purHVentoro : won , Storm King .second , Hindoo Princess third. Time : lIO'/2. : ' Fourth race , ono and one-sixteenth miles , celling : F.'ivorshum won. Klnsleln necond , Morliu-1 third. Tlnip : lica : , . Fifth race , seven furlongs , free handicap : I'lan won , Dr Sheppard Kecond , King Cur- nlv.il third , flme : i : ; " . Sixth race , pipvenixteentlis of a mile , seillni ; : Hen I.odl won. Silver Tune fecund , I'.it Morrif-i y third. Time : 1:0' : ' ) " , . Illlllilli ( Iu-K SI riuiilcil. APALAOHICOhA. 1'Ma. ' , Dc < - . 2i-The ( Italian bark Du Kratelll , A. S. Tartu uuis- . ter. from HIo Janeiro , stranded on St. I Georgo's cape toilav anil has lieen aban- dciipd. All hands were savrd FREE TO SUFFERERS The X MV Cure- for Kidney , Illiuliler and t rlc Add Troillllc * . Almost everybody who reads the news- pnpcrs Is sure to know of the wonderful cures mode by Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Root , ! the great kidney remedy. ! it Is the great medical triumph of the nli ctfcnth century : discovered after ycurs of scientific research by fir. Kilmer , the eminent kidney and bladder Hpeclallst , and U wonderfully successful In promptly cur ing kidney , liver , bladder ami uric acid troubles , Swamp-Hoot has been tested In so many wajs , In hospital work , In private practice , among the helpless too poor to purchase j icllef , and bus proved so successful In i 1 every raso that a , apecial arrangement liaa i i beer niado by which all readers of the I Omaha lice who have not already tried it , i may have a sample bottle sent free by mull , i | also a book lulling moro about Swamp- , j Hoot and hoAto find out if you have kid- I neor bladder uouble. Wlun writing un n- tlon reading this gi'm-roui , oflrr in the ( Jmiiba Morning HUP end tend > our addriit to Ur. Kilmer & Co. Hmghamion . ; V The rpgulur fifty t'cnt and ono doltui ss a.-o sold l > ) all ilrst-v-Iasi , * It ranks Chocolates nsVin llcnitcn's Ou.-ia d < as ; it is unequalled ! Wholesome , Nourishing & Digestible GIVE IT A TRIAL. For Eating Sold in the fullowinp : sizes Croquettes . . . In Tins. Drops . . . In Tins. Square TaMcts. O those who know what Cntnrrh really is , the pld-fnshioned way of treating it , still used by thousands who cling to old methods , seems a woeful waste of good energy. Catarrh is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nostrils , throat and air passages. It needs soothing , not irritating. The constant hawking , the chok ing , plugged-np , disagreeable sen sation of tightness troublesome SENT FIIKE , POSTPAID , especially in the early morning , To ony renter of this . pnpcr when the cold air contracts the air cendlnitQinrunoand full r.dtPPM ] \rewHlforKfirtl atutoof Otojcll passages and irritates the inflamed by m&ll , prciiald. OZOJELL CURE , Temple Ct , If. T. membranes is relieved immediate ly by the simple application of Ozojell is like a healing ointment applied to a troublesome and angry Bore it Soothes , Relieves , Cures. The catarrhal discharge is like the pus from a running sore , and everyone knows that washing a sore is not sufficient to make it iical. Ozojell , a delicious , pleasant emulsion or jelly of great cleansing , healing , preservative , germicidal properties , when once applied , remains on the raw membranes and gradually draws out the matter and heals up the wound by promoting the growth of new , healthy membrane. Ozojell is put up in a patent Ozojell tube , easily carried in the pocket , easily applied to the parts as needed , in the office , on the street , without attracting attention , and with no irritation , trouble or waste of time. It is sold by all druggists in 50 cent patent Ozojell nasal tubes. Prepared from the formula of the celebrated Vienna physician , Herr J. Muller , the great specialist in diseases of the ear , throat and nose- ( Physician in Ordinary to the Emperor of Austria ) . Thousands of letters from those who have been cured attest its virtues , its efficacy , we offer to sendv.v by mail to all readers of this paper a tubs of Ozojell and a book on Catarrh and Its Scientific Treatment. Simply write , giving name and full address , when this treatment will be sent you absolutely free , postage paid. Address OZOJELL CURE , 219 Temple Court , New York. wears away the coating of your lungs. From this may result Pneumonia , Bronchitis , Consumption and other quickly fatal diseases. Soften and cure your cough with the new scientific remedy for Coughs , Sore Throat , Hoarseness and all respiratory diseases. A positive , permanent , harmless , perfect cure. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Prof. Jules Laborde's Marvelous French Preparation of 99 For Lost Manhood. FuB8 5 Days' Treatment y Sealed NO G,0D. OR DEPOSIT SGHEMEi Every parson who Is asulTcror f rmn nervous dlseasos should wrlto the Von Mohl Co. , Cin cinnati , Ohio , ut once , mid uccopt tholr oifor of a tlvodiiy.v trial tro.-itmcntjr of olmrgo. This Is no O. O. D. or UKl'OSIT -homo but , a llbural proportion made to unfortunate Buf- fcrct s by I tils long-osl abllshed concern , which Is t ho lurg-vstimporter of specified lumorvous and sexual dlseiiHes In the world. The Von Mali ! Oo. liw : tlio Hole American rlchtHfor J'rof , Labordo's KIOIIL-II preparation of "Calthos , " thoonJy i-umody known to ad vanced medical science that will positively euro nervous debility. This remedy 1ms for yi-urn lioon used ( u u specific la the French i-.iid Herman until'-a , iitid Mntiu UB Introduc tion Into HID Uiiitud Ktules hah cured many tliotiaauds of sull'croH , and thu rcmarkablo BUCOC.SS of the remedy In Kuropo has boon 10- puulc < l In this country. In order to place this wonderful treatment In the hands of every person whopuirurs the inuntaluim physlRurangulFh ofscitial v/f-al- ; no&3Tlio Von Mohl Co. , hasdiic'ldod tobonda ficotrial troatmunttoall wliov.'rltn atonc.o. The remedy IB Bent by mall In u plain package - ago , und there Is no publicity In receiving It or tukine it Accompanying the mcilluliiu thc-io Is a full treallsoln plain laiiguugo for you to re-id. Take the medicine privutidy with per fect safety , and asurocuroisguuraiitccti Lost vltall'y creeps upon wen unawares. Do nut dcwlvo yourself or remain in Igno- raiicuvhlloyou arc bolng dragged down liy this liihldlous dl'ioase. ' J\o mailer what thu rail' o nmy bo , whether early abuses , uxcpssi ser or overwork r.nd ImslnubS cares , thu results uro ih 6'irnv prcinatnrolobjuf ijtrcngth und tnumory , emissions , 1 in potency , vurlcocclo uuU shrunken parts. Thin snecllllo remedy Hill euro you ui. any sf ago hoforoepilepsy results , ' . - " wlthoiihuliiL'Run.suniptlonaiulim-unlty "Oal- thos. " goes directly to the Huutof th trouble , no matter of liuiv Jong standing , and Iho pa tient feds the benefit of the first day's treat ment. In llvo iliiys the medicines aont fre Will maUu you fwl llko u new mini. The Von Mulil Co. often receives the most astonishing t < Mtlmonluls from parsons who havotakmionly llvoiluyt,1 trcutmunU They have thousands of testimonials from tho.so wliohuvu been ppi-nianeiitly cured nf tor hav ing been given up by dootors , misled anil lulin-d in iriulth by dlbi-cputubh ) incdlcu ! f humors , and when they had glvun up their last hope for lii'alt h and hupplm-hs. NOHOII- blblo person will permit his naiun to biiusud for n testimonial us uu admission that ho had uny of tlio dibeitbUH for v hlch the preparation of " ( 'ultlios" is a Bpecillo curt ) , fiomn irro- sponslblo advrtlbi rs uio using "miido-up" testimonials , but thu Von Mohl Co , limirlu- lily diM-llm-.s to make public the names or cor- rcspondiwo uf uny natluuts who liavu been cured by "Culthos/1 l > 'lyo dnyb1 traitmoia will lie placed in your hands fri.-o of cost , and you are oaniestly urged for your own fialu ) toi.enil for It with out doluy.Vrllo t < i day uul : K' nd your ad- dros > s. It , Is not 111'cns.siii-y toglvoumburrass- iag dutulltt of yuurhyinptoiis. The book ac companying 1h ( U-Mluvi,11 mat meat will uii- abliiyoii totaUo tljunvllrliiu In prlvatouiui treat , yourself biii-jjt-ssfully uthone , U coats nothing to try thu remedy. Itiiu.y cost you agrnutdeal moro to let thlsr < T < TKO by. Write todav , Addri-KHTHKYONMOIlLcO 30Jt , ca.NCJNNATI.OllIU ' ui-jeht IwpoitJr"of Hlaudard 1'rup.iruUonu < j ulo United Stttto g JkfiJ ! tatizygitt ! ; > T3 ga a35agsBm TUIiKISHT. & P. f'll.l.Sbrings monthly inoii-i htruaiiuiiHuro if , , urd.ijr iirvej disappoint you I II. ix Ulxjxcs will belli imy CUM * . Hy mull. ! llahn'sUruL'itoic , iSth&l-arnamOmahaNeb ,