SIMPLY AS AN INVESTMENT
Commercial Concern Pujs Half Employes'
Mtmbetship Feta In Y H, 0. A.
MARGIN OF PROFIT IN EVERY DOLLAR
SlntUHcn SnlimlHctl n Motithlj- Mrel
lliK of AumiHntlnn MIiimvIiiu ltn
Oroirtli In Meinlprhlp anil
I'liuinclul Kf.nurL'cs,
At the monthly meeting of the board of
directors of the Young Men's Chrlatlan as
sociation Tuesday evening tho educational
commlttco reported that tho total enroll
ment In fourteen classes In March was 281,
ns against 267 for the Bamo month lait year
and 232 for March, 1898.
A report on membership showed that 12 j
tickets had been Issued during tho month,
of which forty-four were renewals. Tho
'total membership March 31 was 1,283.
A letter from the firm of Hector, Wll
iielmy & Co. was read. This firm has b?on
paying one-halt tho mombornbip fee of em
ployes of Its house who belonged to the as
Foclatlon, An acknowledgment by Mr.
Willis of this nctlon on tho part of tin
Arm prompted tho following letter from Its
management:
"Wo have your favor of March 31, and In
reply wo do not feel that we contribute any
thing whatever to your association. It Is a
plain buslnctw proposition, and wo feel that
"Vo havo a satisfactory margin of profit In
every dollar Invested. The young men who
nro now connected with us are those who In
future, In all probability, will Btop Into the
places of tho present management when wo
nro ready to vacate, and we Interest them
In your association for social, moral and
physical advantages, which make them bet
ter men, moro satisfactory men and more
profitable -men for ns purely and entirely
from a financial standpoint, and for this
reason wo believe that If there Is any obli
gation whatever It Is entirely on this side."
A report from the physical department
Showed that It was In March, as for a long
t)mo past, crowded In Its classes and Its
bathing facilities. Thero wero 137 chiasm,
with n total attendance of 3,080, or nn avcr
Bgo of twenty-six. This was an Increase of
twonty-flvo classes over 1899, an Increase
In total attendance of 1,403 and an Increase
of seven In tho average. In 1R98 thero were
but ninety-eight classes, with a total at
tendance of but 1,493, and nn avcrago of
lltlccn. Thero were ten entertainments dur
ing tho month, which wero attended by 1,030,
whllo 4, C58 baths, wero given. Attention was
called to the pressing need of Increased
room, not only for the steady expansion bo
III); enjoyed, but absolutely for tho accom
modation of tho present membership, and
It was suggested by the commlttco that
immediate! stcas bo taken to convert the
auditorium Into a gymnasium.
A report of tho finance committee showed
that tho receipts for March were $1,580.90,
03 against tl.nC9.83 In 1800. Tho expendi
tures for tho month were $1,122.02, as
against fl.133.C9 last year. Tho receipts
or tho period of cloven months wero $10,
C35.23, as against $9,893. 11 In 1899, and the
rxponscs $10,830.65, as against $9,362.88 In
3899.' Tho receipts from membership fees
during tho cloven months havo been JtS,
339.31, an Increase of $950 over those of the
paino period of last year, being the largest
in tho history of the association. Tho $1,400
Ihcreaso In expenses was found to be duo to
tho corresponding enlargement of the "work.
Tho commlttco on tho entertainment
course reported tliat plans are nearly com
pleted for a strong list of attractions for
next year, which will be announced In full
at tho Wcndllng lecture April 19. The
directors havo decided that tho prices will
remain the same as this year,
were Absent
COMMITTEES
tjoutlMV.t Improvement Clnb liivlt
Mcmbern nnil Connellmen In
Attend Meeting.
Thero Is a demand for the presence of
councllmen nt tho meetings of the Improve
ment clubs, and tho call for Karr and Lobeck
fcy tho North Omaha club Monday night was
echoed by tho Southwest Improvement club
Wednesday night calling for Mount and
Iloye.
In tho absence of President Holler, Ab.
Waggoner presided at the meeting of the
club. W, II. Smith reported that the council
fliad ordered tho paving of Twenty-fourth and
Twonty-Ilfth streets, north of Leavenworth,
snd that tho -work would bo started ns soon
oh possible. Tho matter of tho straightening
nf Twenty-fourth, -stieet was dlucussed at
length, but lu the absence of the chairman
of thn committee,', having tho matter In
chargn no tlcflnltonctlon was taken.
Prroldent pro tcm Waggoner made a re
port on the question of the annexation of
Houth Omaha, saying that he had conferred
,tvlth mombers of tho Commercial club of
that city and found that the prmldcnt wbb
personally opposed to tho plan, and that
nlnco the election of city ofllcers this spring
many 'who favored tho Idea of nnn-xatlon had
changed their minds, nnd that In hl opin
ion tho matter could not bo attempted be
foro next spring. Upon moilou the com
mittee was discharged.
Tho tiecretnry was ordered to request tho
presence of the chairmen of the standing
committees at the. next mooting, April 25.
FIFTY YEARS OF HAPPINESS
nnlilen Writ ill nit of Mr, nnil Mrs. .1. II.
1'helnn In Properly Celelimteil
nt Their Home.
On the ovonlug of April 11, 1850. J. II.
Thelps nnd Harriet 0. Perkins were mar
flod, ot'Kilcs, Mich.
On tho Evening of April 11. 1900. Mr. nnd
rs, Phelps, vigorous and happy In their
IdeclUtlng yoars, coleUmted their" goMen
"Redding In their cosy home, 2436 Franklin
fitreet, this city.
It wnB n fitting epoch In fifty years of un
Ibroken companionship. Friends of tho
venerable couple to the number of 150 con
gregated. Mr. nnd Mr. Phelps received the
visitors, assisted by their daughters, Miss
Lottie and Mrs. F. P. Salmon their ouly
children. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps nro prom-
isTheWorkof '
(aliomia'sMissionlleiiiediej
fAiAfACTiis liniment;
Cathartic Tablets.
RHEUMATISM
Kidneys & Bladder
QUICKLY VlELDToTHEM
Tlie Druggist wtJ 'refund
Your money if San Cuno
fails lo benefit You-
Inent members of the Second Presbyterian
church and that congregation wa largely
represented. Rev I)r It. M. Stevenson, the
new pastor, was present nnd mwlo a few
Impromptu remarks. Itcv. Dr. J J. Lcmp
also talked briefly Tho remainder of tho
evening was devoted to social conversation
over Ice cream, cake nnd other delicate re
freshments. Mr. l'hclps Is a native of New York nnd
Mrs. l'hclps Is of Connecticut ancestry. They
haVe resided In Omaha eighteen years. Mr.
l'hclps will be 76 years old his next birth
day, while his wife Is 73.
PRACTICALLY NEW ROADBED
Iniirnt riiMMitN t'linteinplHteil by
Omiiliit A: St. I. mil. Will Itnl.e
Mniiiliinl of I Ik Mill',
1 fJcneral Manager W. O. Hrlmson, General
Freight Agent C. B. (Ilblm and (lentral Pas
senger Agent A. J. Dandy of tho Omaha &
St. Louis railroad are In the city from head
quarters at Kansas City. Their visit Is for
the purpose of inspecting affairs of the local
ofllco.
I "Tho receivers of our line. Messrs. Chap
'pello nnd Hopkins, contemplate extensive
improvements within tho coming few
months," stated Mr. Handy. "They havo
. negotlntcd a loan of $5:5,000, all of which
' will bo expended on our track between
Council Iiluffs and I'attonsburg. New sev
, enty-flvo-pound steel rails will replnco tho
j present sixty-pound rails; the road bed will
i bo newly ballasted, spring frogs and spliced
j switches will be used and uvery modern lm-
provement will be adopted, so that our line
j will be equal to any.
"Our business from Omaha nt present Is
satlsfe.ctory. It has been growing con
stantly nnd wo expect that It will be ma
1 terlally Increased when we get our line In
shape as we propose to have It, thereby
enabling us to make better time and offer
Improved accomodations."
COMMISSION liOKS TO SB ITTIiK.
Hearing; nt 1'nrtlniKl BiiiIh, llotli S III en
llnvliiLt lleen lleiiril.
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 11. After hear
ing evidence for und against the petition of
tho St. Louis Iluslness Men's loagui for the
i reduction of differentials on lesa than car
load lots, tho Interstate Commerco commlri
slon today adjourned. The next meeting of
the rommirislon will be held In Seattle.
I After nil tho witnesses for the Pacific
I coast jobbers had been examined counsel
for the middle west Jobbers called retnll
dealers. Mr. Goldsmith, manager for
Schwabacher Bros, of Seattle, who testified
I In behalf of tho Pacific coast Jobboro, said
i ns the differentials now exist they nrc fair,
1 'being based on stnto rates.
Mr. Hoole of Seattle, u wholesale hardware
man, testified for tho Pacific coast Jobbers.
He said before the Mllwaukeo tariff he had
40 per ceut of his goods corao around Cape
Horn. At the time tho Milwaukee rate was
In effect the railroad company made a car
load rate which caused him to patronize the
roads more. Hut the St. Paul cut on hard
ware had caused him to revert to wator
again.
llcllcr Srrvler on (lie Oinnhn.
Upon representations of the Commercial
club that the train service on the Omaha
road was not such as was desirable In the
Interests of Omaha commercially, the offi
cials of that lino have arranged to Inaugu
rate a mors accommodating service under a
new time card that will take effect Sunday,
April 22. The train which has heretofore
arrived at 11:20 a. m., bringing In tralllc
from off the Norfolk, Hloomfleld, Hartington,
Ponca nnd Sioux City branches, nil of which
convergo at EmerBon, 100 miles north of
Omaha, will hereafter arrive at 11:10, and
will leave at 3:50 p. m., giving passengers
practically five hours for Omaha trading.
It will also put on a new train running
from Oakland to Omaha and return, arriving
in Omaha at 8:30 a. m. nnd departing for
the return at 5:30 p. m.
Aliollnti Contract System.
DUFFALO, N. T., April 11. Tho conven
tion of lake freight handlers, In session at
Erie, Pa., has finished Its work. A memo
randum of conditions and scnlo of wages
for 1900 was adopted. The agreement de
clares for the abolition of tho contract sys
tem at the ports of HufTalo, Eric, Cleveland,
Richmond nnd Toledo, even to disapproving
of local unions holding contracts hereafter
and pledges all the unions to do everything
In their power to bring about Its complete
abolition. Ten hours will constitute a dny's
work.
llnllwny Notr. nnil I'ersonnls.
C. A. Schroyer, master car builder of the
Northwestern. Is In the city from Chicago.
13. II. Hryant, ngnt of the Hlue Rldgo
Despatch at Kansas City, Is an Omaha
visitor.
President Hurt of the Union Pacific left
Tuesday evening for a business trip to Salt
Lake City.
H. A. Snyder, assistant general freight
agent of the Rock Island, is a visitor In
tbe city from Chicago.
F. M. Llbbe of St. Joe. traveling freight
agent of the Santa Fe. Is circulating nmopg
the railroad and commercial men looking
nfter business.
T. C, McClelland of St. Louis nnd J. II.
Butler of Kansas City, respectively general
western agent nnd traveling freight agent
of the Nashville. Chnttnuooga & St. lyoulfl,
are visitors in tho city.
City 'Passenger Agent Oiodfrey of tho
Missouri Piuillc has returned from Phila
delphia, where ho had been visiting Mrs.
Godfrey. The Intter's health has not Im
proved nnd her lite Is despaired of.
The Switchman's union has elected of
ficers ns follows: Master, D. A. Smith;
vice mnbter, CI. W. MeKlroy; secretary, A.
Larson; treasurer. J. P. Mulvhlll; board of
directors, II. (J. Htnlder, C Rnsmtissen, J.
J. Fenton,
The Iluymond-Whltcoinb excursion com
pany sent a special train of New Knglnnd
excursionists through Omaha on the Rock
Island vesterdnv. nnd a scon rid train fol
lowed later. The parties have been In Cali
fornia nnd are now enrouto to Huston.
P. J. NIchoK lute general superintendent
of the Omaha Hrldge Ik Terminal company,
has gone to Ashovllle, N.. C, to
visit S. II. II. Clark, formerly president
of the 1'nJon Pncllle. .Mr. Clark is nt
. Ashovllle at this time seeking recuperation
of his impaired health
I There Is considerable activity In railroad
affairs nt Hrush. Colo., to which point the
itiiriingion s nno m m llrlrtgeport will lie
exteiiileil as soon us the auernsey line Is
completed. A new depot will bo built nt
Hrush and there Is now on tho ground steel
for nine new side tru, ks.
Ilomrsei'kers' excursions' frmn the Ml.
soil! I river will be run t0 linlnts In west
em Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming. South
Dakota. Color.ido, New Mexico, t'tah,
Idaho, Montnnn. Oregon. Washington nnd
j Hrltlsh Columbia during the present und
micci-cdlng months. The dates agreed upon
by the various railroads are April 17, May
1 and 15, nnd June 5 and 19.
At the office of Chief Engineer nerry of
the I nlon Pacific the renort that the pun.
tract for the Sherman 11111 work bus. been
let Is denied. The bids are still In the
ilium m me oiiiciius imu me dale of m.ik
ng t ho award U not yet known. It Is be.
tieved that the report originated in. tho
fact that the Union Pjclilu Is now building
a double track for a short distance out of
tiieyenno to relieve the heavy demands
made upon the main line ut this tlmo by
tho exceptionally lare tralllc.
W. W. Mayhew. Merton, Wis., says: "I
conolder Ono Minute Cough Curo a most
wonderful medicine, quick and safe." It Is
tho only harmless remedy that gives Immedl
ato results. It cures coughs, colds, croup,
bronchitis, grippe, whorplng crush, pneu
monia and all throat nnd lung diseases. Its
enrly use prevents consumption. Children
always like It nnd mothern endirae It.
t'hnrley Moore Arrenleil,
Oharlex Moore n hack driver, was ar
rested Wedncdny afternoon on the ch.irgo
of robbing Charles Jorgenxeu of r. This
offense. It Is alleced. was committed In n
saloon nt ir,02 Douglas street, with'n 10)
yards of the Hpot where John DeMnMns
reii to mo sinewaiK an'i received ratal In
juries last July and which led to the ar
rest of Mooro on the charro of murir.
' It was alie.-ed tint Moore struck Dn
Molllns. hut the state failed to make a case
ngain.t him tho evidence colng tn show
thnt Moore slmnly pave DeMolllns a shovo
and thnt In fnlllne lie struck his head upon
a curhstone There wns nn Intent proved
and Mooro was acquitted. Evidence again. t
Monro In the larceny case Is said to be very
positive.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY "BEE: THURSDAY.
MANIAC CUTS HIS THROAT
Ghaitlj Death of Genre Kittens, Inmati of
Emannol Iloipital,
SHARPENS KNIFE ON A GRINDSTONE
ll.onpc. from I ho SntiMnrlnm nnil
Cioes In n 'rlKlilinrliiK Ontlinnnc to
Unit Ills l.lfo Wn Ifnilrr
Treatment for ln.nnlt.
After first grinding tho butcher knife on
a grlndstono and sharpening It to n razor
eugo on bis boot, George Hastens went Into
nn outhouse at 3154 Ames avenuo nnd cut
his thront, severing every artery, vein and
cord which connect tho head with the body.
To Claudo Glnndt, tho boy who turned tho
grlndstono, he gavo 10 cents, his last coin.
This happened at 6 o'clock Wednesday
nfterno n. Kastens, a Swede, 35 years old,
had been nn Inmate of Emanuel hospital
for several weeks undergoing treatment for
n dlseaso of tho brain. About 4 o'clock he
slipped awny from the attendants and went
to a butcher shop at 3154 Ames avenue.
As ho approached tho shop he cnllcd a
hoy to him and, taking n largo knlfo from
bis p-icket, explained that ho wnntcd to
grind It on tho grlndstono Inside nnd would
the boy turn the grlndstono for him? Thero
would be 10 cents in It. The boy said he
would.
I Tho operation of grinding tho knife con-
, sumpd about ten minutes.
"Tho man seuncd to be very particular
to get tho edge thin," said Claudo Olandt,
tho boy who turned tho stone. "He kept
examining It and testing it on his thumb
nnil. When ho had finished ho whetted It
on his boot for several minutes. All this
i tlmo he scarcely spoko a word."
j It was 1:55 when Kastens left the butcher
I shop. A few minutes Inter Mrs. J. C. Boyd,
who conducts a boarding house on the floor
above the meat market, looked out her back
door and screamed.
I A Ghnntly Sight.
"Oh, doctor!" she cried, addressing ono
of , her boarders, "look there!"
Dr. W. II. Hnrton looked In tho dlrcc-
' tlon Indicated and, twenty yards away, saw
the head of n man lying Just outside tho
threshold of an outhouse. Tho door stood
njar, concealing tho body to which the head
belonged. From a great gash In tho throat
blood was gushing. Ono aim was thrust
through a bole In tho siding, which had
been torn awny In his death struggles.
i After tho doctor reached tho spot there
wero one or two convulslvo attempts to
breathe and then tho body of tho suicide lay
still. The heart had ceased to beat.
Opening the door tho doctor found the
limbs of tho dead man sprawled In nn awk
ward, cramped position, as tho building was
only about four feet square, too smnll to
admit of a recumbent posture. Tho floor nnd
seat nnd the clothing of tho deceased were
drenched with blood: the rough board walls
were spattored with it, and upon tho dry
earth outside blood wns lying In pools. In
one corner was tho keen-edged knife with
which tho deed had been committed. Upon
tho seat lay his hat and coat.
Tho coroner nnd police wero notified by
telephono and a half hour later tho body
was takon to Coroner Swanson'a undertak
ing rooms. An Inquest will bo held at 10
o'clock this morning.
Hut little Is known of Kastenn' personal
history, as nil attempts to notify his rela
tives havo failed thus far. Ho has a father,
Henry Knstens, nnd two brothers-in-law,
William Peters and Henry Dlttmer. living
In Millard, Neb. At Emanuel hospital he
was under treatment by Dr. It. C. Moore.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. 1
On account of tho condition In which the
funds of tho city hnvo boon left by tho dem
ocratic administration the republican mayor
nnd council will havo very little to go on
until warrants on tho 1900 levy are avail
able. Hore Is a statement of tbe condition
of funds at the closo of business April 10:
Amount of 1899 levy, $74,458.76; nmount
drawn to April 10, 1900, $64,735.84, loavlng
a bnlance of $9,722.92.
This balance Is divided among the differ
ent funds ns follows: Interest, $6,193;
Judgment, $279; police, $279; fire, $4; public
light, $345; salary, $1,407; engineer, $209;
general, $2; street repair, $4; special wit
ness, $111; milk, $16; water, $8; special
license tax, $138.
It will bo seen that there Is very llttlo
mondy at tho control of tho present coun
cil. However, In caso tho saloons are com
pelled to pay the usual occupation tax of
$200 each tho funds will be reimbursed from
this source and streut repairs as well as
other Improvements can bo carried on with
out Interruption. As tho new levy Is not
avallablo until August the resources of tho
city will depond nlmost entirely upon tho
taxes dorlved from licenses. It is under
stood that quite a number of milk licenses
are still unpaid and along with tho dog tax
which will soon be duo tho city officials
hope to "mako out" until the levy of this
year can bo used.
In connection with tho proposed levy It
may bo stated that .Mayor Kelly and tho re
publican members of tho council propose to
keep It down us low as possible. Owing to
tho present outstanding Indebtedness It
inuy bo that tho levy cannot bo reduced to
nny great extent this year, but tho best pos
sible use of tho money will bo made nnd
nil damage suits will b fought through tho
courts. In tho pollco nnd street depart
ments, ns well as tho garbage department.
Mayor Kelly proposes to cut down oxpenscs
to tho minimum. It Is possible that a now
ordlnnnco will be introduced regulating tho
prices paid to tho garbage master, and If
this Is done tho city will save n large sum
each year. Under democratic rulo twenty
two pollco wero on duty. Now It Is proposed
to give tho citizens good pollco protection
with about sixteen men. This will mean a
considerable saving. Another saving will bo
made In tho handling of the men In tho
etrcot commissioner's department. Money
will also bo saved by a chango In tho affairs
of the gnrbago master's department. Hy
curtailing expenses Mnyor Kelly oxpects to
' savo tho taxpayers qulto a sum of money
! beforo tho year Is out.
Transfer of City Cnnh.
Tho bonds of tho recently-elected city
officials are now In the bands of the city
attorney for examination and In the or
dinary course of events It will be next Mon
day night before tho bonds will bo returned
tn tho city council for approvnl. Under
tho provisions of tbo law the former treas
urer, Ilrndnfll. cannot turn over tho
records and ensh to Treasurer Koutsky until
tbe latter's bond Is approved. The records
In the treasurer's ofllco nre now being
cheeked nnd tho work is about completed.
The meney to be turned over Is deposited
In the tli reci national banks In this city nnd
will bo drawn and counted out to Treasurer
Koutsky whenever the council approves his
bond.
I'ropiiNcil Police (iiimKCN,
Mnyor Kelly's action In discharging eight
members cf the old pollco force Is bolm;
favorably commented on. It Is understood
that In a few days tho last of tho old mon
who served under Knsor will bo removed.
Tho selection of a chief of pollco Is being
diiaygd on account of the charter provision
which allows a salary of only $C5 a mouth
for n chief, Tho position has been offered
to Miles Mitchell by Mayor Kelly and pub
lla sentiment appears to be In favor of
Mitchell. At the present tlmo Mr. Mitchell
' Is receiving $100 a mouth from Swift nnd
Company ns chief of the watchmen force nnd
hn ilcMlnrm tn nrnfif the tinalftnn it !tlr.f
unless tho compensation Is made tho name.
I It Is understood that an effort Is being in a do
now to raiso $300 among tne packers and
business men to mako up the deficit. It
this Is dono Mitchell will accept tho place
and will go to work at once.
After a chief Is chosen other changes In
the department will bo mndo and tho work
of clearing tho city of suspicious characters
will bo commenced.
Co in mere I nl flnli Director. Meet.
Friday night tho directors of tho Commer
cial club will meet In tho parlor of the
South Omaha club nnd will discuss street
car and telephono Improvements. It Is de
sired by the club that tho street car service
bo Improved by constructing a crojs-town
lino nnd rcmovlnc tho corners from the
wheels on tho cars now In we. As for
telephono Improvements It Is desired by
tho club that tho tolls between this city
and Omaha Iks cither reduced or taken off
entirely. Only a short time ago u commit
tee of tho club wnlted upon the ofllcers of
tho telephone company with a proposition
to remove tho tolla nnd President Yost
said that the matter would he given due
consideration and an answer 6cnt to thi
club In a rensonahlo time.
At thlfl meeting of tho directors repre
sentatives of the different Improvement
clubs In tho city will be In attendanco and
plans for better car servlco will bo dis
cussed. Iteenriln In Gooil Shnpe,
At tho city clerk's ofllco Clerk Shrigley Is
rapidly catching on to the duties of his now
I position. Former Clerk Carpenter Is mill
engaged In closing up tho books of his term
nnd will, i-ithtn a day or two. turn over to
Clerk Sh.lgley a clean set of books with all
tho records of tho city up to date. Tho new
council will have but little money to work
on until tho next levy is made, and on this
account Mnyor Kelly will permit none but
necefenry expenditures to bo made. Econ
omy Is to be tho watchword In municipal
circles from thin time on, and every city
official will bo requested to follow out the
platform of the party In every respect.
A recent Inspection of the books In the
clerk's ofllco shows thnt nil the records and
papers nre In the best of condition und aro
properly filed and briefed. It can bo as
serted without fear of contradiction thnt the
records nt this tlmo nre In belter ohape than
ever before In the history of tho city.
Cnnilliln ten' Kleetlon HxpeiiNeK.
Only a portion of tho candidates havo filed
election expenses, but It Is expected that tho
other candidates will fllo before tho tlnfc ex
pires. On tho republlcnn ticket Maynr Kelly
swears to $71.50 election expenses; Wes Ad
klns, $59; F. A. Martin, $55: Frank Koutsky,
$97.50; Joo Dvorak, $G0.50; Theodore Schro
der, $24; August Miller. $50: A. L. Lott, $10.
On tho democratic ticket Tom Hrcnnnn
swears to nn expenditure of $65; Clerk
Shrigley admits spending $73.73, while J. J.
Wear says ho spent $46. On the labor ticket
Itabcock spent $24.10 for the privilege of
running for city trensurer, while A. N. Davis
spent $11.20 for printing In connection with
his candidacy for city clerk. T. II. Hatcher
alleges that ho expended $6.75.
AnicMNOift Meet.
At a meeting of the four assessors, now
at work. It was agreed that personal prop
erty should bo nssesecd at one-third Its
valuo and real property at one-flfth tho
value. Hy the rapid Increase In values hero
during tho last year it Is exported that tho
total valuation will run up to nt least
$2,000,000. A great deal of building has been
done during tho Inst twelve months and nil
tho assessors agreed to mako a valuation on
all property according to tho schedule. It is
understood thnt nil franchises will bo heav
ily taxed thin year nnd this alone will in
creaeo tho valuation largely.
'l'nke 1'p L'nii.nl Trnekn.
Since tho main lino motor trains are run
ning down N street thero Is talk of having
the street car company take up the unused
rails on N street, botween Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-sixth. Tho main line tralus use
only ono track and the unusod rails cause
considerable troublo to theco who drive, no
the street Is too narrow for double tracks
and 'vehicles.
'As N street Is well paved and only one
track Is used thero Is no doubt that the
request of property-owners to have the un
used tracks taken up will bo seriously con
sidered by tho city council.
Illils for l'ostotllee Supplies.
Postmaster Ktter Is advertising In Tho Dee
for bids for furnishing fuel, light, water.
Ice, mlacellaneous supplies, washing towels,
hauling ashes nnd sprinkling streets for the
pOBtofllco building during tho fiscal year
ondlng Juno 30, 1891, or such portion of tho
year as may bo deemed advisable. Hlds
for this -work will bo received until noon
of Mny 1.
MiiKie i'lty CiiiHNlp.
R. A. Carpenter leaves Saturday for
Hutte, Mont.
Another sale of fancy stock will bo hold
at thn ynrds on May 2.
According to revised figures Mnyor
Kelly's'plurallty wns 324.
James Plvonka will sail for Europe on
May S, to bo gone, all mimmer.
Tho paved ptreets In the business portion
of tho city will bo cleaned shortly.
Councilman Dvorak Is on the sick list,
but uxnects to bo out In n few dnv.
Mayor Kelly makes It a point to ho at
tho city hall building every forenoon.
A liirpn mimlinr nf nrftnprtv mvnnrM nn.
pear to bo In favor of dividing tho First ,
Cattle receipts continue to show an In
crease, while, fheep receipts still show a de
crease. Tho mayor has employed somn special
police tn drlvo crooks and vngrunts out of
tho city.
Peter Jnnsen brought 1,"00 head nf sheen
to this market yesterday from his feed lots
at Jansen, Neb.
On Oood Fiidny services will be held at
tho Episcopal church from noon until 3
o'clock In the nfternoon.
Tho women of the Christian church will
glvo a missionary tea nt the homo of Dr.
W. II. Slnbaugh on Friday afternoon.
A rpcclnl meeting of the congregation nf
tho Christian church will bp held nt noon
Easter Sunday to talk over plans for a now
church building.
General Manager Kenvon, nrnnd Insnec
tcr Talbot nnd W. E. Wood nre attending
tho annual meeting of llvo stock growers
nt Rapid City, S. D.
A meeting of ex-soldlers of the Snanlsh
Amerlenn wnr will be held at the council
chamber tonight for tho purpose of per
fecting nn organization.
America Is fast forging ahead In every
thing. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Chara
pagno Is excelled by no foreign article,
OMAHA P0ST0FFICE REPORT
Collect Ion. for l Hurler lOnillna Mnrcli
III (irrnlrat in the History of
the OHIee.
Tho report of collections at the Omaha
pofitofllce. Just forwarded to Washington,
shows total stamp sales for tho month of
March of $31,529.97. against $30,038.52 for tho
corresponding month of 1899; a total collec
tion of $3,077.31 from second class matter,
against J2.3S5.11 for the corresponding
rrcnth last year, or an Increase of $1,183.65
o.cr the business of last year.
Tho quarter ending March 31, 1900, marks
tho high tldo of business at tho Omaha post
office, the total collections for that period
being $98,905.51, against $S9,C41.32 for tho
corresponding quarter last year, and exceed
ing by about $7,000 the quarter ending Juno
30. ,1898, which hes held the record for tho
greatest sales until this time. An inspec
tion of the records of tho ofllco shows thut
tho Increase In buslners at tho Omaha ofllco
has been steady since 1895, each quarter
showing about tho same percentage of In
crease, '-with the exception of tho first x
posltlon yew.
APRTIi 12, 1000.
FRAGMENTARY MAN'S STORY
OtpUin Georee Porter, Vatcran of Two
Wan, in PoUca Court.
WAS BLOWN UP IN A BATTLESHIP
Ills Jinny Senrs llcRft Clemenej
ntentmi III. tor)' of n Mnn Who
llns Cro.neit the lleeiin 1'imr
Hundred nnil ctcit Tlnien.
"You aro charged with being drunk
guilty or not guilty?" was the stereotyped
query of Pollco Judge Cordon.
"Your honor, I hnven't taken n drink of
liquor for five years," nnswerod tho
patriarchal appearing man who Blood upon
the rug. "Hut I wns full of opium yester
day. My head pains mo so at times that
I havo to tako opium or I'd go crazy."
Ho clapped his hand upon his bald head,
seamed with scars, nnd resumed:
"Them's six one-half ounce of silver
there largest trephine In th history of
surgery. I wns blown up In tho battle
ship Philadelphia and got that. I have
only three ribs on this side nnd In their
placo Is n celluloid plate. My right cyo Is
blind; I havo thirteen bullets In my body:
my left kneo Is don whern most people
havo their nnkles nnd my back Is supported
by n chilled steel brace."
Tho Judgo told him ho was discharged.
Downstairs, for the edification of several
policemen, tho mnn submitted his battered
person for Inspection, with the result thnt
nearly everything ho said wns verified. Ho
gavo his name ns Oeorgo Hums, nnd said
thnt ho arrived in Omaha from Davenport,
In., last Friday.
An Kventful C'nreer.
"I nm tho veteran of two wnrs," said he.
"and nm now drawing tho pay of a retired
officer, with tho rank of cnptnln. During
tho civil war 1 was chief engineer of tho
Kssex, Admiral Porter's flagship.
"I was bom in Albany, N. Y., In March,
1832, and graduoted from Annapolis In 1S52.
When tho Mexican war broko out I enlisted
and served ns n drummer boy. My father
was Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Hums of tho
Thirty-fifth New York cavalry.
"In tho capacity of engineer, I have
crotttod tho Atlantic ocean 107 tlmcu.
"I wns n member of tho (Ircoloy expedi
tion that Railed in 1S77.
"I nm now on my way to Denver to visit
n sister whom I hnvo not seen for seven
teen years. For tho last nlno months I
hnvo been In a hospital nt Davenport. In."
Captain Hums had papers proving the
truth of most of tho foregoing. He Is well
preserved, portly, nnd considering his years
and Infirmities, remarkably spry.
WHITE CITY LIES DESOLATE
Fire Complete, (lie Work of the (iil
ciik" WreeUlnn Ciiiiipntiy, l.cnv
Iiik llrenry Itllln,
Tho mammoth Transportation building
which wns burned yesterdny wns tho last of
tho big exposition buildings to escape tho
hands of tho professional house-wrecker.
With tho exception of a portion of tho hos
pital building, tho apiary building, tho
theater building of the Chinese vlllngo and
Upton's tea booth, It was tho only relict of
tho grand, courtly und beautiful aggregation
of architectural wonders thnt marked the
exposition site during the two great expo
sitions. All that remains of tho great build
ing Is a section of tho west wall, which Is
llttlo better than a wall of charcoal.
Soma 200 or 300 feet south of this structure
was a small shed upon the rear of tlu
premises formerly occupied by ho Philip
pine village, In which have been domiciled
over slnco tho exposition the to water
buffaloes that were brought from Luzon as ii
part of tho Philippine exhibit. This shed
was also consumed and the two Inmates
wero cremated. They belonged to Con
tractor John Hnrtc, who secured possession
of them nt tho dote of the exposition. At
that tlmo bo also acquired possession of
about 100 tons of hay that was used In
thatching tbe structures of the village, aud
this, which bad been baled, was nlno con
sumed. Uo had been offered $750 for tho
buffaloes, which ho refused, holding them nt I
$1,000, as they aro said to have loen tho j
only animals of the kind In this country. I
The Transportation 'building was 450 feet
long, 300 feet wido nnd seventeen feet high,
it cost $10,804, ercluslvo of architects' fees. '
Tho Chicago Wrecking company had stored
in it some five carloads of window sashei
nnd doors. This company Is estimated to
have lost about $10,000. It had no Insur
ance. At the ofllco of the company no ono
would undertake to say anything concern
ing the origin of the fire, but one of the
vstchnion did not hesitate fo declnro that
It was the act of on Incendlnry.
If anything wero needed to complete tho
plcturo of desolation presented hy the onco
beautiful nnd nrttstlc surroundings It was
supplied by the stifling clouds of smoko that
rolled across tho grounds yesterday from tho
still burning ruins of tho building. All of
tho space within tho main tract surround
ing tho grand court presents a slekoslng
sccno of destruction, marked only by piles
of broken plaster, crippled statuary, plies
of lumber and tho bared heads of hundreds
of piles protruding from tho ground nn
tho former sites of the big buildings.
Messrs. Harris & Co. say that It will bo at
least forty-livo days beforo they will have
completed tho shipment of tho Immense
quantity of material they still have on
hand.
"MY OWN SELF AGAIN.'
Mrs. fifttm Writes to Mrs. Flnkham,
Follow Her Advice mid tn Made Well.
"Dkah Mits, Pinkham: -For nearly
two find one-hnlf yearx I have been in
fceblohealth. After myllttlo child cuine
itHcemcd I could not
get my btrength
upnin. I have
chills nnd the
i severest pnins in
' mylimbsandtop
nf lie u (I nnd nm
nlmost in&enbl
blu nt times. I
also liuvo a pain
r just to the right ol
brenst bone. It is
Ur so severe at times
thnt I cannot lie on
myrightside. Please
write mo what yon
think of my ease."
SI US. Cl.AllA (i ATKS,
Johns IV O., Miss.,
April 2.'., 1893.
" DKAitMns. Pinkham:
Ihnvotnken Lydin R I'lnlcham's Vege
table Compound im "advised nnd now
send you a letter for publication. Tor
several years I was in such wretched
liculth thnt life wns almost n burden.
I could hardly wnllc across the lloor,
was so feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed tc
help. I concluded to write to you for
advice. In n few days I received such
a kind, motherly letter. I followed youi
instructions and am my 'old self
again. Was greatly benellted buforo I
had used ono bottle. May flod bless
you for what you ure ding for suller
in? women." Mits. Ci.aka Gates,
Johns P. O., Mies., Oct. fl, 1609.
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