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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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 ,
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TUIiKISHT. & P. f'll.l.Sbrings monthly inoii-i
htruaiiuiiHuro if , , urd.ijr iirvej disappoint you I
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