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. 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