THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , FEBIU'ARY 2 , 11)00. )
FRESH POLITICAL LUSS1I1
flew Primary Law Mtkes Much Preliminary
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DATES OF THE VARIOUS CITY CONVENTIONS
I'rlnrlpnl Activity or the rn1ltlrlaim
In the City Ciun-
In Still hlrlctl )
fnilcr Cover.
Preparation of the respective lists of reg
istered voters by representatives of the re
publican and democratic parties Is still In
progr . For the republicans the original
list taken from the registration books Is
completed and the force has adjourned to the
counril chamber , where the namea are b lng
booked alphabetically by wards.
Joe Duller and J. A. Fllzpatrlck are still
grinding away at the democratic llsta and
have nearly completed thtlr work.
The populist \\aie \ \ arc being prepared In
a desultory uort of way by representatives
of the various wards. Some perplexity Is
being experienced In the preparation of the
latter lists , owing to the various terms cm-
ployed in the expression.of political affilia
tion. Some of the populist representatives
copy Into their lists all who are registered
as "Independent , " "people's Independent"
nnd "populists. " while others contend that
those who registered simply as "Independ
ent" should be left out , as many voters who
are known to belong to the old parties
cticaped giving their party affiliation by de
claring themselves to be Independent.
7he populists will bo first in the field
with their primaries Friday of this week ,
which Is also ground hog day. Under a
misapprehension that certificates of nomina
tion had to be filed thirty days before elec
tion they originally decided to hold their
city convention next Saturday , but evidently
upon the suspicion that they would eee their
EhadowB nn primary day they have since
determined to go back into their holes for a
week and have changed the date of their
convention to February 10 to correspond
with the dates of the silver republican and
democratic conventions , when , if the demo
crats are prepared to give bond for faithful
performance of contract and will promise
equitable distribution of spoils to nlllee In
case of a three-cornered victory , fusion will
undoubtedly be effected. Silver republicans
will hold their caucuses Wednesday of next
week and the democrats on the following
day. The latter will be worth going miles
to witness , as it will determine the su
premacy of the rival factions represented by
the Jacksonlan club and County Democracy
in the conduct of the convention that will
occur two days later. The republican pri
maries occur on Thursday , February 15 , and
the convention on Friday , February 16.
"I will not bo a candidate for mayor , "
Bald Captain H. E. Palmer Wednesday. "I
did say once that I would be a candidate
Just to carry the Seventh ward against
Chaffee , but now that I have scared Chaffee
out we are simply going to deliver the ward
to Blngham. That's all there Is to It. We
have It all fixed to give the ward to Bine-
ham , and 1 won't even have to be here. In
fact , I must bo at a committee meeting in
Washington February 14 to look after thi ;
bill for the old soldiers' sanitarium at Hot
Springs and some other railroad interests ,
eo I will miss both the city primaries and
the city convention , but that will make no
difference with the result so far as the Sev
enth ward Is concerned , as wo will have
everything settled before I leave.
"Of course I will bo hero yet for the state
committee meeting at Lincoln next week.
[ Although we have not decided Just what we
will do , as chairman of the executive com
mittee I expect to have a decisive word as
to time , place and manner of holding the
state convention. You know I am one ot
those who are on the state committee for n
two years' term. That Is why I am going
right ahead with the work of the coming
campaign. "
In its Indignant explosion ngalnst the
secretaries of the State Board of Transporta
tion for their masterly Inactivity the Potci
Cooper club spoke too hastily. It carefullj
cxcepted from Its criUcl&ni Secretary of Stat <
Porter and Attorney General Smyth. Now
that the latter has , votcsl against tbi
former's rcBolutlon for a reorganization o ;
tbo corps of secretaries , there Is cause foi
the Peter Cooper club to rnovo to amend.
Intimations are heard that the member
ship committee of the Peter Cooper club wll
take too seriously Councilman Stuht's as-
eertlon that ho has belonged to the re
publican party for thirty-four years and wll
Interpose an obstacle to his effort to breal
Into tbo populist party , as the rules of thi
club require members to be populists. Stuht
however , expects to pull through by showlnt
his certificate of nomination as populist can
tlldato for the council In 1803. when he wai
beaten by 1'ete Hack , the rcpubllcat
nominee.
"What Is the I'atriotlc league going to d (
with all Its money ? " is thequestlon propounde <
by a Seventh ward republican. "Is It golni
to use it simply to pay salaries to a fev
professional politicians on the ofllclal User
or Is It to bo upent to capture prloiarles o :
to knife republican candidates after nomlna
tlon because they do not belong to that un
savory organization ? The league pretend !
to have- some 500 members , each paying due
of M apiece , to say nothing of the $50 au <
} 100 chunks turned In with great gusto h ;
"Webster , Cap Palmer.Dill . Gurley
Kennedy and other olflce seekers. Accord
Ing to the contribution megaphone , th *
treasurer ought to buve J 1.000 on hand ti
divide up among the trays , and if any o
the ward workers do not get in on thli
Kiaft It will bo their own fault. Desldcs , 50 ;
know. Webster publicly authorized the leagu
treasurer to draw"on him ad libitum If h
ehould run short. "
In spite of Its pronounced predilections fo
lil known hobbles. John O. Velser has dc
vllned to be enrolled as a .member of th
social democracy. At n meeting of the or
gantzatton lat-t week u commute wu
treated to wait upon Yclser and accertali
whether or not he would consent to becom
the candidate of the social democracy fo
mayor. That committee reported Wednes
day evening that it iiad consulted YeUet
and had been nesured ( bat ho would prefc
that h ! name should not bo used In tba
Dizzy ? Then your liver Isn't
acting well. You suffer from bilious *
ness , constipation , Ayer's Pills act
directly on the liver. For 60 years
the Standard Family Pill. Small
doses cure. 25c. All druggists.
\\iut jour tuuuiucue or burU a l4Utlul
brown or rich bUrk Thrn ut *
BUCKINGHAM'S '
connection Yelser professed a readiness
to hop the social democracy In any way
In which he could do to except In becoming
their candidate for mayor. To his friend *
Velser confidently a.ccvrtn that he will eorao
day be governor and that nothing less will
satisfy his ambitions.
MOI3E PLEADS NOT GUILTY
I. ) nilAhliotl In 1o lip the Cnndldnlc
of llio t'ounlDemocracy for
Clinlrninii City I'oniinUtcc.
An overflowing meeting of the County
Democracy last evening took emphatic ex
ceptions to eamc of the declarations made
at the meeting of the Jacksonlan club last
Saturday and gracefully stepped Into a
muddy shoe evidently left out for the use
of members of that organization. As usual
In such cases they find their foot.vo.ir pinchIng -
Ing a little and manifest the annovance It
seems to cause them by the following :
Whereas. According to the newspaper re
port of the proceedings of the last meeting
of the Jacksonlan club Its president Is
fUotf | > d n.n tmvlns snld that
"For u club organlzpd to promote demo
cratic prln < lpl s nn-l democratic candidate *
hu could entertain only the highest respect ,
but when n Vlub Is organized to vent the
s pleon of some Individual democrat , or to
do' fomo democrat , Jacksonlans must meet
It iiH > n the same conditions as they would
moot r publicans , " and
Whereas , rfuch remarks could only bo In
tended tn reply to the Douglas County
Democracy ami arc absolutely untrue as to
the purpose and objects of this organization ,
and Whereas. At the same met-tlng several
members are quoted as having declared that
the fight at tiho- coining primaries should be
wage I. not as against thl * club , but against
the leadership of Walter Molso. and
U'herpHS , Some democrats who ore op-
pnscd to this club have been IndustriouHly
circulating a report that the light of the
Douglas County Democracy at the coming
primaries was to secure the election of
said Walter Molse an chairman of the city
central committee , when they know full
well that Mr. Molse Is not a-candldate for
said position and would not accept the office
were It tendered to him , .having . already
served live years In said position , and
Whereas. Said report and statements are
absolutely untrue and are being used for
the sole purpose of deceiving the voters of
this city as to the tru object of the light
of rhls club , which Is the nomination of
Frank J. Burkley for mayor , and
Whereas , This organization has taken a
stand and allowed the democrats of < hls
county to fully understand their position
upon all Important , questions , and
Whereas. The members of this club feel
that the democrats of this city should know
who the candidate of this club for chairman
of the city central committee will be In the
event that they are. successful at the
primaries , therefore be It
Resolved , That the Douglas County De
mocracy hereby endorse L. I. Abbott , one of
our lute candidates for judge of the district
court of this county , for chairman of said
committee and , fiirt-her , hereby pledges that
all delegations placed In the field by this
club hall lH ! pledged to Frank J. Burkley
for mayor and L. 1. Ai > bott for chairman
of the city central committee.
Reports of the most sanguine nature were
received as to the prospects of the
coming fight from followers In every
ward. About forty-five new members were
enrolled and Chairman J. A. Connor of the
executive committee called a meeting of
that organization for 11 o'clock next Sun
day to take steps to provide "a little of the
stuff that lubricates the wheels In every
well conducted political fight. "
ADOPTS LIST OF DELEGATES
Fifth Ward McKliiley Club Acreen on
( lie Me ii to IlcprcHcnt It In the
City Convention.
The Fifth Ward McKlnley club held a
large and harmonious meeting Thursday
night. The question of the selection ol
delegates to the city convention from the
ward was satisfactorily settled. The ex
ecutive committee reported a list of names
from which the delegate * will be selected as
follows : M. Miller , F. M. Youngs , Rob-rt
Clancy , William Runion , Charles Meyer , J ,
Y. Craig. Gus Doneckcn , D. J. Burgess. O.
C. Schwcrin. William -McKenna , J. Arch
ibald , Frank Case , G. F. Shcpard , Joel John-
eon , John Morrison , Frank Dewey , R. W.
Richardson. William Harris , C. Rylander ,
W. I. Kierstead , W. B. Christie , John Bruce ,
Robert Smith , W. T. Nelson , George Parker ,
Fred Perkins. H. G. Rockfellow , M. Y. Star-
buck. Dr. Glbbs , James Rodman.
Tib list was amended by the addition ol
the names of Howard Bruner , C. Hansen and
Charles Knox and was then adopted.
The commltteo further recommended thai
the delegation be unlnstructed for the offlc <
of mayor and that it use all honorable meth
ods for the nomination of candidates froii
the Fifth ward. The recommendation wa ;
adopted , as waa also a resolution Intro
duced"by W. I. Kierstead to th (
effect that the candidates for councllmet
from the ward have their names placed 01
tbo ballot , the one receiving the hlghe *
number of votes to be supported by thi
club.
Addresses were made by G. S. Benawa
Comptroller Westberg. G. W , Holbrook
Charles U Saunders , David Christie , Fred J
Sackctt , W. H. Mallory , Henry Sharp , C. W
Delamatre , W. I. Kierstead , Hugh Myer
and W. B. Christie. After receiving an In
vltatlon to meet with the Fifth Ward Re
publican club , the club adjourned to mee
next Thursday.
AMBITIOUS TO RUN A CLUE
Silver IlriitilillcnnN Threntrn to Instl
til to One % n in i-il After Lincoln ,
\Vlio IN Dead ami Ciin't Help It.
A dozen members of the silver republlcai
branch of the fusion triumvirate met a
the Peter Cooper club rooms last evenln
to discuss the organization of a 'politics '
club. C. O. I.obeck was selected chalnnai
and Lawrence Rath secretary. S. A. Lewi
detailed the facts surrounding the organlza
tlon of such a club of several thousani
cnembers at Los Angeles , Gal. , anil afte
ronslderahlo discussion as to the name t
be adopted It was voted as the sense of th
meeting that an Abraham Lincoln silver re
publican club be organized. S. A. Lewis
H. K. Hurnham and John C. Arthur wer
appointed to draft a constitution , by-law
and articles of Incorporation. Adjournmen
was taken until next Thursday evening , a
the tame place , when William Orabach wll
speak upon the nuance measure new bcfor
congress.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
J. D. Pope of Friend la at the Murray.
F. N. I lull of Hastings Is iit the Murray
II. A. Miller of Wichita is at the Mlllard
H. L. Clark of l.oon , la. , Is at the Mer
chanu.
L. S. Parker of Jefferson City Is Ii
Oiniihu.
D Heenan of Streator , III. , Is at th <
Merchants.
Leo UamberBer of Louisville , Ky. , Is a
the Murray.
Mrs H. A. Wheelock of St. Louis Is a
the Merchants.
L C. Twombly , a miner of Lead , S , D.
is at the Mlllitril.
Charles H. Decker of Keokuk IB stopplni
at the Merchants.
K. B. Tomllnfon of Kan-as City Is reg
letcred at the Mlllard.
Charles D. Jeffers of Kansas City Is i
guest of the Merchants.
Oscar Ileyneke , who reEtsters fron
Paris , France. Is In the city.
K. P Locke. Frank C. Peck and G. D
Glfford of Kansas City are In Omaha.
Mrs. R. H. Blttlnger nnd daughter , for
merly of Omaha , now of Cripple Creek
urn at the Mlllurd.
K. M Prlchard of Columbus , brother o
G A Prlchard , Justice of the peace , Is Ii
the city on u hort visit.
Hev C'larles \ Savldge of the People' ,
church has returned from Osreola , wher
he has been holding revival services fo
the last two weeks , meeting with gratify
insuv re < .
W H. Aniiln , who \ * now located I
Phoenix. Ariz. , writes to u friend In Oman
that hU health h s wonderfully Improve
In the last few month * . Thi * Is pleaaan
news to his muny Omaha friends.
LAONCHBARTLETT FOR MAYOR
Seventh Ward Republicans Spring Candi
date of Their Own.
MAKE CAPTAIN PALMER SHOW HIS COLORS
nnllinln tlo Merllnc nt Which Mnch
Political Slrnvr In Tlironlicil tint
ulth I'rnctlcnlly Ilnrino-
nlon * Kcntilt.
Large attendance and enthusiasm Charac
terized a regular weekly meeting of the
Seventh Ward Republican club held at the
headquarters of the organization Thursday
night. Chairman Day In the beginning noted
the largo attendance and called for speeches
from all so Inclined.
The feature of the meeting was the launchIng -
Ing of a mayoralty boom for 15. M. llartlett.
A resolution endorsing his name was sub
mitted by Clement Chase. Mr. Bartlctt was
present. He sat on the stage of the hall.
Immediately following the presentation of
bis name there was an outburst of ap
plause.
Captain H. E. Palmer , who was one of
the most enthusiastic members of the meet
ing , was called upon and asked to show his
colors. Captain Palmer responded. He
talked briefly.
Judge Baker of the district court was In
attendance. He spoke pointedly as to the
mayoralty proposition and declared he would
do nothing to retard whatever chances his
friend , Mr. Bartlett , may have.
Loud calls for "Bartlett" brought the
newly-launched man to the front. He
thanked the meeting for Its endorsement
and spoke in a general way for republican
triumph at the polls. His appearance was
marked by vociferous stamping of feet and
handclapplng. He did not outline a policy ,
but simply declared allegiance to a popular
form of municipal government.
By a general vote it was decided that Mr.
Bartlctt Is to bo allowed the privilege ol
selecting his own delegates from the Seventh
ward. This propceltlcn brought .forth a few
objections , which were quickly silenced by
the majority.
Speeches were made by Theodore Olson ,
W. A. DcBord , C. L. Chaffce , D. T. Mount
Bcecher HIgby , O. S. Ambler and others.
More or less tumult prevailed nt timer
nnd there was much zest. A motion to ad
journ brought the answer that adjournmenl
would be only for the time being.
GOEBEL TRAGEDY PREDICTED
Cnptnln Iloner Tell" of n I'ropliocj
Mndc by n Kentucky Politician
Severn ! .Month * AKO ,
Captain J. W. Roney , doorkeeper and as
sistant sergeant-at-arms of the republlcar
national convention of 1S9C , accompanied bj
his wife , arrived In the city Thursday and is
stopping In Omaha. He Is now gen
eral traveling man for the Mutual Diamond
mend company of Chicago , and incldentallj
Is booked for the eamo honors In the Phila
delphia convention this year that he en'
Joyed In St. Louis four years ago.
Captain Koney being a politician and hi'
wife being a Kentucklan by birth , the :
naturally take an active Interest In the pres.
cnt stirring events in that commonwealth o
the "Dark and Bloody Ground. " In con'
nectlon with the shooting of Goebcl the cap
tain brought out thl significant point :
'I happened to be in Paducah , Ky. , thi
day before the convention in Lexlngtoi
which nominated General Brown as the in
dependent democratic candidate for governo :
and rode about 100 miles on the train car
rylng a Brown delegation. In conversatloi
with several of these delegates , one re
marked : 'We are pushing the candidacy o
Brown to secure the election of Taylor am
not -with any hope of electing Brown. If thi
forthcoming election results in a contest be
tween Taylor and Goebel , and the return :
show that Taylor i elected , there will bi
bloodshed before Goebel will be seated ai
governor. '
'If occasion required I'd be able to poln
out the delegate who made that remark , a
well as his companions , who endorsed it. "
In reference to the shooting of John San
ford by Goebcl fifteen years ago , Captali
Roney said :
"Sanford and Goebel were enemies becaus
of a bill passed through the legislature b ;
the latter inimical to the former's Interests
One day they met on the steps of a banl
of which Sanford was cashier when Goebc
drew a revolver and shot him. The defens
was that Sanford had made a motion aa i
about to draw a pistol , and that therefor
the shooting waa In self-defense. Upon thi
theory Goebel was acquitted of murder I :
the courts , but there existed In the publl
mind a very grave doubt of his Innocence
That he was quite generally condemned b
his party la evinced by the fact that full
one-third of the democrats of Kentuck
voted for Brown. "
WOMEN WANT MUDEL BLOC *
City Improvement Committee of th
WOIUUU'B Clnli linn ncr Plan
to 1'ropone.
The city Improvement committee of th
Woman's club is preparing to renew actlv
ity in behalf of the betterment of externc
Omaha. The next innovation to be propose
In to bo a model block as an example c
cleanliness for the rest of the city.
"Wo want to get the people of Omaha t
appreciate what a clean city la , " says Mn
R. K , McKelvy , chairman of the committee
"and are going to ask the merchants on
single selected block to contribute to a fun
to hire a laborer to do nothing but keep tba
block in za perfect condition as possible
This has , I believe , been tried In Octroi
and Cleveland and other cities with goo
j results. Mrs. Gilford Is looking up the mat
ter at the head of a subcommittee.
"If we establish mich a model block w
will hope to have It extended later to othe
blocks , and perhaps to the whole busines
portion of the city.
"Our committee meets next Wednesday
February 7 , at the Woman's club rooms
when the topic for dl : usslon la the 'Need
of the City. ' All the members of the clu :
are expected to attend and present practlca
suggestions by which the club can make It
self felt , if only in a small way. In th
progress of Omaha , as compared with rlva
places. "
IS SHE A DAUGHTER OF HAIV
I'ollrr Cnnr ( In Di-rlile Whether Mr
Annie llnxler t * nrKrr era
a Cniu-ualim.
The bigamy case of the State agalna
Clarence Engene Daxter , a bookkeeper in
South Omaha packing house , Is now o
trial In police court. The prosecuting wit
netB. a woman with a pronounced taint c
negro blood , was examined Thursday after
noon and will probably bo recalled to th
eland today. She says she and Daxter live
together as common law man and wife fo
several years prior to his marriage las
Jail.
Jail.Tbo
Tbo question of race will be Involve
In this care. If the defence can sue
ccrd In showing that tbo complaining wit
nesa has less than three-quarters Caucasia
blood , the case will probably be dUml se <
af. ID that event ahe and the defendant coul
not have entered Into a marriage contrai
under the laws of Nebraska. In the cross
examination of Mrs , Baxter today this pha :
ot the matter will t brought out.
SAYS BOARD IS NOT LIABLE
Defense of ( lip County Cnninilftftlnncrit
In ( lie t'nlleenaeil Hnslticer
Cine.
The case against the county commission
ers , charged with employing an unlicensed
engineer to work In the court house , was
argued Thursday afternoon before Judge
Gordon of the police court. Deputy County
Attorney I. J. Dunn appeared for the com
missioners and City Prosecutor J. S. Miller
for the prosecution. The defense Is based
upon the theory that the commissioners arc
not amenable to the city ordinance requiring
the appointment of licensed engineer * . Judge
Gordon will decide the case Monday.
There , Is ale a charge against Ed J. Dee ,
the appointee , who Is accused of working
as an engineer without a license. This caeu
Is set for hearing at U o'clock Monday.
I ! SOUTH OMAHA SEWS.Js
\ number of improvements in contempla
tion by the Omaha Cooperage company.
Thirty-fifth and 1 streets , have been tem
porarily abandoned on account of the diffi
culty In securing the vacation of Thirty-
fifth street from the. north line of 1 to the
south line of H. Plans for < he erection
of a new building were prepared some time
ago and a portion of the land now owned
by the cooperage company was filled with
dirt taken from Armour's. M. D. Welsh ,
president of the company , was preparing , at
the time the filling was going on to tnako
application to ftho city council for the va-
I eating of the street mentioned. The South
Omaha I > aml company heard of the plan nn 1
j promptly Hied a remonstrance with the
council. In its protest the land company
says : "If the Idea is to give to the cooperage -
; erago company the whole street it will be
In violation of the statutes , which provide
that In case of vacating a street the same
shall revert to the owners of the adjacent
real estate , one-half on each side thereof.
To give the whole street to the Omaha
Cooperage company would take from the
South Omaha Land company its half of the
street without compensation and in viola
tion of law. "
At the time the remonstrance was filed It
was referred to the council committee on
streets and alleys and nothing can be done
until the cooperage company flies an np-
pllcatlon for the vacating of the street.
It is understood that iMr. Welsh would like
very much to secure this street , but in the
Jnco of the protest he does not care to file
an application. From present Information
It appears that no attempt to enlarge the
cooperage plant will be made for some time
to come \lnless arrangements are made for
the vacating of the street as proposed.
IlvtStuck SlicMvInu fur Jnnnnrj- .
Receipts of live stock at the yards here
for the thirty-one days of January numbered
209.020 head , divided as follows : Cattle
57.717 ; hogs , 150,370 : sheep. 70,927. An in
crease of 15,368 head of cattle , as compared
with January , 1899 , IB shown , but there is r
decrease of both hogs and sheep. A shoit'
age of 14.61G hogs and 11.047 sheep Is noted
in the total for the month when compared
with the first month of one year ago. Com'
mission men and others interested are neat
at all alarmed over the showing made , as
it is thought that heavier receipts will seer
follow and the deficit made up. Sheep wen
a month late being placed on feed , thus
making the receipts from a month to slJ
'
weeks later tha'n usual. Hogs are repartee
to be plentiful in both Nebraska and low :
and big shipments will undoubtedly come ;
little later.
Reports from the cattle ranges of th <
west and northwest show stock to be win
terlng much better than'usual , and condl
tlons generally arc favorable to the cattli
grower. On the Sioux range cattle , horse ;
and sheep are fat and in much better con
dltion than usual. The winter there ii
milder than ever known before , and stock
men have fed very little If any hay so far
Armour IMunt Slint Down.
The funeral of Philip D. Armour , jr. , oc
curred at Chicago yesterday afternoon am
out of respect to his memory the big Armou
plant here was practically closed down. N
stock was slaughtered and only enough mei
were kept atwork to keep the fires goin ;
and the machinery in motion. A large pro
portion of the office force left for Chicag
Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral
only one or two of the heads of department
remaining here to look after such busines
as had to be transacted. The wholesal
market opened for a couple of hours onlj
Slaughtering will be resumed today the sam
as usual.
Sumpectetl of UolililiiR I'npe * .
Ernest Mtcherell was taken Into custod
by the police yesterday and Is suspected o
having had a hand In the Paper saloo
burglary. The police made the arrest on
description furnished by Kate Johnson , th
American District Telegraph night watch
man. Michcrc-11 tallies almost exactly wit
the description given by Johnson. Who
searched at the jail nothing was found on hi
person to Indicate that ho had been mixe
up In the robbery. A large portion of th
money taken was In the form of packln
house checke. and Mr. Papez has steppe
payment on these.
McthodUt Jubilee Service * .
Bishop Warren of Denver will atten
Jubilee services to be held at the Firs
Methodist church on Sunday. February 1 !
At these services the mortgage on th
church will be burned and appropriate ad
dresses will bo delivered by Bishop Warre
and others. Rev. J. A. Johnson , the paste
of the church , has worked hard to secure th
the mortgage
$3,500 necessary to redeem
The money Is to be sent east today cr to
morrow and the cancelled mortgage will b
here In tlmo for the jubilee.
PlnirhiK In Frontier County.
well known cattleman c
M Mackey , a
Eustls. was at the yards yesterday with
shipment of stock. Ho says that farmer
out in Frontier county have been plowin ?
fating fence posts and pawing spring whca
during most of last month. While It wa
cold In December the frost all left th
ground early In January , giving the farmer
an opportunity of commencing their snrlui
work. Mr. Mackey fays ? that live stock Is ii
good condition and feed Is plentiful.
Will CoiiMltlpr Application * Moiulio
W. n. Yansant. one of the directors of tb
Live Stock exchange , said yesterday that a
a meeting of the directors to be held Monda ;
the quKtlon of securing a secretary who wll
devote his entire time to the exchange wll
be considered. Applicants for the comlni
vacancy are filing testimonials and th
scramble for the place promises to be ;
lively ons. Mr. Vaneant Is of the oplnloi
that a selection will not be made until abou
March 1.
Made City fionlp.
Ted Perrlne Ii reported to be quite eick.
A. A. Nixon and family are vlsltlnp friend
in Iowa.
It Is reported that M. E. Graham Intend
resigning as a teacher in the High school.
M. W. Uihman. 3016 V street , reports til
birth of a daughter.
The concert of the Rebekahs has been In
definitely jxistponed.
January * tami falos at the postofflc
amounted to JJ.M5.S1.
J. S. Horn has n-iurned from a trip t
Fort Wortii and Oalveston.
( trading operations In various parts of th
city were resumed yesterday.
Work on the. sohool building at Twentlet
and O streets was rammed yesterday.
Th next jiarty given by the Ixitus clu
will bo on February 0 at Masonic hall.
The Board of Kiuratlon has secured th
Joc-rphlno Carroll 'building , northeast corn *
oi Twcuty-feunb and L > aVteti , ftr icbat
TMs ttullaini ; wl'l be use 1 to tike
tare of t'ht overilnw o. th. > t'tnlrat
Police Ju < l $ " llabcovlc I nble to be
nc : n after a few da > < tu . le with
tlm
The democratic city central committee Is
slrendy making plan * for the spring cam-
twlrn.
Hv. Howard CramWett married Charles
J. Thackston and Miss Nellie McStephons
yesterday.
Georsn Clark , formerlv of Om hn , now has
charge of Undertaker Brewer's embalming
department.
The "O. D. N's" will give a dime ten at
the home of Miss Orange. SJQ3 11 street , Sat
urday afternoon.
Rev. 11. Oomyn will prwirli Sunday mornIng -
Ing and evening nt the Albright .Methodist
Krilscopal church.
One packing house recently purchased
over JOX > worth of stamped envelopes at
the pos tonict' here.
On account of removing from the city Kd
Doyie hB. resigned from the democratic
rlty central committee.
Arthur W. Dill left yesterday for his home
In Richmond. Ind. . after spending several
dnys with friends here.
Mr. iind Mrs. Sam rhrlstlo n'e no-v com
fortably domiciled iit their now home oil
North Twenty-fourth street.
A narty of llock Island ntul MUsourl Pn-
ellK' oillclnls spent n jwirtloii of yesterday
In the city Investigating the it-cent wreck
In the north inrtly.
Jacob Dumond. an employe of the locnl
electriclUht company , eatirfit the Index
linger of hl rlsht hand In some machinery
yesterday , losing t.he llrst Joint.
The llllnd Boone c'onrerl company will
Rive a concert nt thr First .Metho list'Kpts-
< -opal church Tuesday evening , February r
under the auspices f thu Kpworth league.
A. F. Briin died at his home , Twenty-
seventh nnd II stroots. ye'tordny. The ro-
ninlns will lii > sent < o Beatrice Satutdav.
; where tlit-y will lie interred. Deceased wi'is
1 u mtinbor of the t'lffarmakern' union , the
Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen.
Fred M. Clute of Omaha and Miss KdUh
Thompson of lxa . Nob. , won- married
Wednesday overUns bv Hev. J. A. Johnsn- ;
, The ceremony was performi-d at tiniff \ -
i drnre of U Wosioott , 2.11 North Tweim -
thlnl stropt Mr and Mrs Clutu will r'o-
in Umnh.i.
'The- ' Heart of .Maryland"
A four-act romantic drama by David
Belasco , presented at Uoyd's theater
Thursday night by a company headed by
Alma Kruger.
THE OAST.
General Hugh Kendrlck. commanding
the confederate forces U. J. Murphy
Colonel Alan Kendrlck. hi * son , of the
Ninth cavalry , U. ri. A Tefft Johnson
Colonel Fulton Thorpu of the secret
service Herbert Bostwick
Tom Uoone of Boonosboro Parker Doane
Lloyd Culvert , Maryland's brother
The Sexton of the " 6Td"Church' ? . " . . . . .
. " - William Mclaughlin
Lncle Daniel David Christie
Mrs. Claibourne Gordon , nee Calvert. .
_ . : " : Florence Foster
Phoebe nncey , Lloyd's sweetheart
. . Flora Krugcr
Nannie McNair , a ward of Mrs. Gordon's
, . . . . . . . Ethel Hatnci
Maryland Calvert Alma Kruger
David Bclasco's contribution to the present
theatrical season In Omaha is by no means
an Inconsequential one. The thrilling , ro
mantic , realistic drama , "The Heart ol
Maryland , " which has gained unusual favor
with theater-goers since its original produc
tion , when Mrs. Leslie Carter sustained the
title role. Is presented this year by a com
pany far above the plane ot mediocrity.
Miss Alma Kruger Is seeu In the title role tc
good advantage. Her presentment of Mary
land , the charming , winsome southern lass
whoso loyalty to the southland in the stirring
days of the rebellion was not sufficiently
strong to overbalance her love for a north'
erner , despite her efforts in tblo behalf. 1 =
exceptionally strong. She is an emotional
actress of more than ordinary ability , pos
sessed of a talent which has been fully recog
nized slnco she began to star in "The Heart
of Maryland" last season.
It would be a phlegmatic person. Indeed
whom the stirring situations In this plaj
would fail to arouse to enthusiasm , and
there were certainly but few of these num
bered among the large audience whlcl
greeted the Initial performance this seasor
ot "The Heart of Maryland. " No opportunitj
was overlooked to give the actors warm ap
plause and Miss Kruger and her leading sup
porters were compelled to respond to repeated -
peated curtain calls. The play deals with ar
Important period in the civil war. There is
a predominance of mllltarlem In the entire
story , with a charming love tale woven in tc
enliven the historical interest. Maryland's
love for Colonel Kendrick and her loyalty tc
him stand out In bold contrast to the evl
malice and hatred toward the lovers ol
Colonel Thorpe of the secret service , tht
traltoroufi spy who confesses himself a mat
without a country.
There is a noticeable attention to detail
which makes the production almost faultless
In ite presentation. Much of the success ol
the play depends upon the scenic environ'
ment and this is provided well-nigh per
fectly. The belfry scene , wherein Maryland
mounts the stairs of the old church towel
and grasps the clapper of the bell , swaylns
to and fro , to protect Colonel Kendrick Ir
his escape , is especially realistic.
Herbert Bostwick portrays the charactei
of Colonel Thorpe , the villainous , un
principled traitor. In a commendable man
ner. The portrayal of such a character Is r
thankless task for an acjor , but the audienci
appreciated Mr. Bostwick's able effort , his
splendid acting , and denoted Us appreelatlor
by unstinted applause. Tefft Johnson ai
Colonel Kendrick has a good stage presence
an excellent voice and carried his par
eminently well , as did , In fact , all the mem
bers of the cast , upon whom devolved anj
necessity for clever work.
"I am Indebted to One Minute Cough Curs
for my health and life. It cured me of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands OTVI
their lives to the prompt action of this nevei
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and
throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre
vents consumption. It is the only barmleJi
remedy that gives immediate relief.
Kiitrrtiilniuriit ' ' ) ' Woodmen ,
The Foresters of Magnolia camp. "Moderr
Woodmen of America , ave n pleasing i-n
' tertalnment Thursday night < at their hal
at Twenty-fourth ami Ames avcnup. Th <
program opened with a drill by Mr. Swrei'i
Woodmen girls , aged from 12 to J ! years
They -were- neatly atlirr-d In military caps-
1 blue waists and "white skirts anil eac-h car-
rl l a wooden ax. T'hey ' gave an exci-llein
! exhibition of the manual of arms and
marching nnd responded to n deserved tn-
core. Onarlcs Fries gave n clever exposi
tion of mesmerism and was followed by
Mrs. John Evans In a humorous recitation.
I She also spoke later in thft evening and was
encored iboth times. A feature of the program -
, gram was the sinking and dancing of three
colored artlrts , who were repeatedly called
' back. A tramp sketch waa well received
and a few more miscellaneous numbers
j completed the entertainment.
I nimntlMlcil with School IloiindnrleN
j Edward Walsh and other residents of thai
' portion of the city lying1 west of Thirty.
I sixth street and south of Lcavcnwcrth sc
I seriously object to the change In tins hoe !
boundary lines that they will , It Is * ald ,
go before the council asking that their prop ,
erty be placed outside the city boundaries
alleging that thy are now compelled u
pay taxes for school purposes without re
ceiving the benefit of ihe schools , ax undei
the new rules some of their children hav <
to cro two mill's to the Mason school arw
pass a school house with a vacant room
while others aie sent the ame distance u
the Ackerznan school pan anothur building
where there is plenty of room.
CASTOR ! A
Tor Infants and Children.
fiio Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears thb
Of
Furniture Snlc Jt is customary at this season of the year
to close out all sample furniture pieces. These are not old
shop worn goods , but good , reliable merchandise sold at a
fraction of their value , because of their being one or two of a
kind in stock , and we want the room for the new gooda which
are daily arriving
A Bona Fide Sale Conducted on Business
Principles ,
J2I.JO Select Oak Sideboard , nicely pol- J ed , a blR bargain at Sample Piece
lehed , large French bevel mirror , ] Price J1J > 0
. $23.00 Set.of . cholco box frump Dining
Sample Piece Prleo $10.75
j Chairs , made of quartered oak , hand
M2.00 Flemish Oak Sideboard , rich de- j polished , C regular chairs 1 arm
lgn , hamlfomely finished , Sample chair , go at Sample Sale Price..Jlfi oo
Piece Prlco J2S.CO $2.00 Regular price for 7 eelect quarter
. .42.00 China Closet , large handsome ed oak Dining Chairs , full box frame
piece , cabinet top with mirrored polished , go at Sample Sale Price
back , select oak polished , Sample for1 7 chairs J2000
Ploco Prlco $3 < .00 $7.60 Regular price for I oak Dining
$15.00 Dining Table , made of quartered Chairs , leather seat and back.
oak. round top , 10-foot extension , Sample Sale Price for 4 chairs $500
polished , cholco design , Sample Dig reductions in Arm , Dining Chairs
Piece Price J13.75 In no case more than 3 of a pattern
23.00 Handsome select oak Dining -Sample Sale Prlcra
Table , richly carved and ornament $1.90 , $2.00 , $2.95 , $ ! .BO
These are all first class high grade goods , and the prices
ve are making will move them quickly , and are but a few
samples picked from our large stock which goes in this sale.
St.
1414-1416-1418 Douglas
New first-class line between Omaha and i New short line between Omaha nnd Mln-
Chtcago , over new road recently built ] ni-apnits nnd St. Paul via the Illinois Cen-
through Council Bluffs , Denlson and Rock- i tral n . R from Omaha to Fort Dodge , and
well City to Tnra , Iowa , to connection with the Minneapolis & St. I/nils R. R from
the Central's western line through Fort Fort Dodge to Minneapolis and St Paul.
Dndse , Webster City , Waterloo. Independ
ence. Dubuque , Krceport nnd Rockford to
Chlcapo.
LEAVES P.M. LEAVES P.M.
OMAHA DAltr OMAHA DAILY
Arrives Minneapolis 7:3" : a m . St Paul
A fast wlde-vcstibulcd train ' making prin S:00 : a. m. A fust vestibule night trnln ,
cipal stops only , and with n'ew equipment carrying through Pullmun s'c- ' ping car and
throughout , consisting of llbrary-huffot- coaches
smoking car , Pullman sleeping car , free re
clining chair car , dining car.
LEAVES P. M.
OMAHA DAILY A.M.
EX. SUN.
A fast vcstlbuled train doing more or less
local work. Included In its equipment is a Arrives Minneapolis 7:00 : p. m. , St Paul
through sleeping cur between Omaha and 7:30 : p. m. A fnst day train , carrying
Chicago. Dining car service enroute. through parlor car and coaches.
In Addition a Fort Dodge Local Train Leaves Council Bluffs 4:30 :
Through trains from New t'nlon Station , 10th St. , Omaha. Tickets and reservation at
CITY TICKET OKF1CB , 14O2 Fariilllil St. , nor. 1-lth St. IMioiie SIB.
O O ONLY EIGHT
That we can show you in The Bee Build
ing. The reason for it , of course , you
know. The rents are no higher , the oliicea
more handsome , janitor , lighting , heating
and elevator service better than in any of
fice building in the city.
THE BEE BUILDING
has no poor rooms , so the vacant ones are
quite as good as the beat.
They include a large room immediately in
front of the elevator on the sixth floor , a good
sizad room with a vault next to the elevator on
the fourth floor , a very handsoma suite : acing
north on the third floor , two large rooms connec-
'tingonthe first floor , the room formerly occu
pied by the barber shop on the court , , and two
large ground floor offices , with commodious bur
glar proof vaults. The sooner you call the more
apt you are to find just what you want.
R. C. PETERS & CO. ,
Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee Building.
) iuiian(1ltirniitiruulili ( ; . heml lur proof oflt. It does uot sicken or dligrte
with the MoinHcli , Sale for all ages , :
Dr. Kay's Lung Balm. |
Write UP.jrlriog all fycnptoms plainly and our 1'iiyMclan will elve *
I 'ltl'.i : ADVICK , u f = i.p ici.ookof y bold by ] ) ruKKiM or entij \ mall , \F \
crljiei and s t'KKK SAMri.K. A 1'rlcr , 1O cent * and 25 ceuln. ; *
Addreii Dr. B.J.KAY MEDICAL CO. , ( Western Office ) Omaha , Neb.
i * * . * * ' * - * A- * < * 't * * ifta * * * * * ft * * jfc- * * ' & " * y-i * 4J > *
&fa& ?
OUR GUARANTEE FOR WEAK MEN
Received of Mr , . . F v DolUn ( K.G9) ( or full treatment of
Turklrh L * U. Cans. , which are eal d to him with a guarantee to cure wiual
weakneu , trenrthen texual power , cure ihrunken parts and atop all unnatura.1
dUch reo or emission , cure nerva an d br ln wmknMR or znonty t b * re
turned. Tlil guarantee hold * good tor thrr * yiirr. Should a weaVnu * leturn.
medicine will a rain be furnlnhd tr e ot oharr * . Hahn't Pharmacy , UUi
arnaju BXs. , Neb , N , B. Wo ctvo tfili ruaruiU * t * our customer * .
' TURKISH T. & P. IMUI.S brlt.gs monthly men-1
stniaiion uie to tlied ay iievur disappoint you )
LADiES' FRIEND i il.ooi. 2boies will | , cln any ciuu. Jly niull. ]
labn' * Drug 5tore , iSth & Vat mm , Omaha , Neb , I