Nebraska Newspapers

    THE (XMAITA DAILY IHCE: "WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,1, 1000.
CIIY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Propond Repaying Will Be Delayed ai a
Result of Judge! Rullne.
COUNCILMEN PROPOSE TO PLAY SAFE
VIII Not Tiikr Dinner ulth n.v Poll,
tlona llt-liiK' Ktioflerel (mi Aftrr
the Work linn llrcii
I)niii,
Tho council regarded with some dismay
last night a recent decision of JiuIro Keysor
which, In tho opinion of tho city engineer,
-niu nciny an tne repaying now under way
for six weeks or two months. Tho ellstrlrt
court held that wherever a homestead In
Involved petitions for rcnavlne must he
filgned by tho wifo as well ns the husband '
nnd that otherwise tho upeclal Jax cannot be
legally collected. On motion of Hascall all
paving w6rk now being negotiated for will
bo held until the proper form of tho petitions
Is .ascertained, ns thn legislators aro anxious
lor tho city to ewapo any further payments
rightfully Incumbent "on ttpeclnl funds.
"Whenever tho wife's mum) Is not repre
sented on a petition representing a home
stead, a Mipplementary petition must be
flled. About $000,000 worth of paving Is
now In nroccss of Incubation nnd most nt
this Is for ropavlng. I thomo being tho need of greater spirituality
Chairman Hascall of tho Judiciary com-on 1,10 partlof Salvation Army workers, tho
mlttee commended the report of City Kn- "Peakcr contending thin to be preeminently
Klncer Hosowator relative to tho uso of ma- j necessary In order to occompllih the ma
chines for Htreet cleaning nnl advised that slon of tno army.
lift recommendations bo carried out as toon 1'rccedlng Hrlgadler Toft's address an In
ns funds aro available. Tho council put terestlng program was rendered, addresses
Itnclf on record as fnvoilng the purchase of , "e'lB mado by Adjutant Dodds, Ensign Cog
n pneumatic sweeper, gutter cleaner, n pickup ' Ktwhall nnd Kntdgn llurnnrd of Den Molncn.
dust machine nnd a sprinkling cart Tho i Other features were a polo by Captain Carl-
Jieccssary expense will bn considered In com- j
mlttco meeting. Hoyc, Mount and Ivobeck
voted no, tho latter because the nnmo of a
particular pattern of macblmi was men
tioned In tho engineer's report.
Minor Imiiro vi-iiientd Ordered.
Hoyo and Whltohorn proposed sovcrnl
minor Improvements in tho way of cross
walks and grading, which were violently
opposed by HnBcall. Tho member from the
Tlrst ward held that Aiilllclent funds aro
not in tho treasury nnd that tho comptroller
cannot mako tho necessary certification of
money on hand. Tho councilman Interested
ion their points by dwelling upon tho urg
ency of tho needed Improvement, a saving
clause In such casa lelng contained In the
charter.
Krles & Thnelccke, grocers, notified tho
rnuncll thnt they would hold tho city rev
wponslhlo for nn accident which befell their
wagon on Iiko street. The vehiclo Is said
to liavo been precipitated Into a holo with n
reuniting damago of $50. Mrs. Emma Hrown
informed tho council that sho would bo con
tent with i compromise noUlcment of $1,000
for personal injuries received from a fall.
Jloth statements were referred to tho city
attorney.
Messrs. Qulgley and Smith of tho North
Omaha Improvement club wero pcrmlMed to
nddross tho council on tho subject of street
lighting. They pleaded that Inasmuch as
they were afforded no pollco protection the
"Wolsbach gasollnp lnmp should not bo tnm
porod with. Hascall pointed out that a
choapor pattern Is necessary In view of thb
condition of tho lighting fund. The mnt
ter will bo taken up In committee of tho
whole.
On motion of Whltohorn the Union Pa
cific railroad was given until July 15 to com
idoto tho Sixteenth street viaduct. It being
pointed out that the delay was duo to the
scat city of Iron and not to any avoidable
caiiHo.
Tho mayor vetoed tho resolution cnlllng
upon thn trnimirpr to sell special fund war
rants' now ''fit his 'hands and turn the pro
ceeds Into the gonenil fund. The executive
did not In-Hove that It was safo for tho
credit of tho city to allow theso warrantH to
pet Into tho hands of eastern Investors In
view of their doubtful legality In a number
lot instances. The veto was sustained.
Siierpinloti lii Oilier llcliiilril.
Tho ordinance! providing for succession In
tho city offices was reported upon favorably
thy Chairman Hascall of tho Judiciary eom
inlttoo and called up a lively disruption.
Karr held that pcsslblo vacancies were al
ready provided for by tho prraanco of depu
ties In each olllco. but Hascall took the po
hltlon that If an ofllclal were dead his
deputy U dead likewise. The matter was
referred back to tho Judiciary commlttoo for
one week.
On tho ndvlco of the same committee tho
council refused to allow a lunch vendor
tho ubo of a disused clcvtlon beoth. Tho
committee elld not hellovo it wlso to glvo
such permission now when tho ownership of
tho booths Is In question as between the city
and county. The contract with tbo Omaha
Das company was e'ontlnued for three years
nn tho samo terms us for tho preceding tr(cn
iilum. On motion of Hascall the niaor was au
thorize! to sign a put It Ion for the improve
ment of Harney street from Fifteenth to
Twentieth In behalf of tho Omaha Public
library.
"CHEMICAL ANN" IS WANTED
Drlpi'tl Would l.lkr to A r rent Her
for I'lekliiK Street Cnr e'oiuliic
lura' I'oeUetN.
"Chemical Ann" is tho sobrlquot tho
Ftri'ct car conduetorn hnvo given n mysteri
ous blond halted woman who, during tho
Inst week, has been picking their pockets
or attempting to, nnd Is still at large. Tho
nickname was suggested by tho fact that
lier hair obviously has been bleached with
per-oxldo or nuno other preparation and
that this In hor most conspicuous physical
feature. Sho is ilescrlbed as a short, plump
wnmnn, plainly drosse-d cn blnck and with
ejulot, unaiMiiming manners.
For several days detectives, designated
ns "special agents," in the employ of tho
Ktiwt car company, have been watching for
"Chemical Ann," but thus far their only
clue Is her description. A half-dozen con
ductors havo reported thnnwlves "touched."
Twlco sho has bein caught re'd-hnnded, with
her fingers In tho pockvt of the fare col
lectors, but both times sho was released
HARD TO llliHAK.
Tint tlie t'ollee 1 1 it It 1 1 i-nii lie Pill Off,
"I was a coffco user from mrly child
hood but It finally mado me so nervous that
I spent i great many sleopleii nights, start
ing at overy tpund I heard nnd suffering
with a continual dull Imidacbe. My hands
tromblml and 1 was also troubled with
shortncHs of breuth and palpitation of tho
heart. Tho wolo system showed a potsonenl
condition and I was told to lenvo off coffee,
for that was tho e-auao of it. 1 was unablo
to brek mysolf of the habit until somo ono
Induced mo to try Pestum Food Coffee.
"Tho first trial, the Food Coffee was flat
nnd tasteless and I thought It was horrid
stuff, but my friend urged mo to try again
nnd let It boll longer. This tlmo I hod n very
delightful boverago and havo been enjoying
It every lay since, and am now In n very
greatly Improved condition of health.
"My brother Is also using Postum Instead
of coffeo und a friend of ours, Mr. W , who
was a great eoffe) uter, found himself grow
lng moro and more nervous and was
troubled at times with dizzy spells. Ills wife
Miffored with nausea and Indigestion, also
from coffee. They left It off and have been
using Pestum Food Coffev for some time and
nro now In a pcrfeel condition of health."
tlraco C, M.. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Put a pleco of butter the slzo of two poas
In tho pot, to prevent It boiiiue over.
tZVTJr ,,nc prcsent muhor,lM 1
Stephen A. Mnllfean, n conductor on tho
I'nrnnm wtreot line, heard tho chntiRe JlnK
lln In hi coat pocket Monday afternoon
nnd looked down Just In time to 'sec tho
plump pnlm of Tuemlcnl Ann" withdrawn.
She had 11 handful of nlokeK dimes and
quarters. Ho aoized her, intendlnK to com
pel her to remain on the car until ho could
call a policeman, but Bbe threatened to kj
Into hj-Hterlcs, so, rather than have a nrene,
ho let her ro, after first requiring; her to
Kivo up the coin.
Tuesday afternoon, ne.tr Twentieth and
Knrnam Htrocts, (Conductor Walla-c M.
nuck had a clmllar experience?, but the
woman llimnod off thn car and ran nwnv
beforo ho could detain her, pausing only to
give him a raucy laugh over her shoulder
hoforo she disappeared around a corner.
WILL MOVE IN EARLY FALL
" lo" Army
llrmlilttnrtiTfl for
.VelinixUn, lentu mill llliiclt 1 1 1 1 1 h
lo ( omr to (liiiiiliii.
Hrlgadler J. Toft, commandant of tho Sal
vation Army In Nebraku. Iowa nnd tho
Mark Hills of South Dakota, addressed a
largo audlcnco nt tho rally In the audi
torium of tho Young Mcn'n Christian Ma
sorlatlon Innt night. The brlgailler's sub
ject was "Salvation of the Salvation Army."
" contained any number of helpful hints and
practical suggestions, tho burden of his
a," of Moines, duets by Lieutenants
uoiuicnicr ami sauastutu anu lieutenants
Smith and Dclludder, a selection by the
Omaha Salvation Army band and a pretty
drill by a number of children under the di
rection of Sergeant Major Jennie Tole.
Relative to the removal of tho division
headquarters of tho Salvation Army from
Dcs Moines to Omaha Hrlgadler Toft nald:
"1 expect to remove my headquarters to
Omaha In tho fall, bringing with me all of
thn departmental necrotarlcs. about six In
number. Wo will occupy a downtown olllco
building and will havo chargo of tho work
in this stnte, Iowa nnd the Hlnck IIIIIh. I
had expected that wo would bo located In
Omaha ero this, but wo were unable to
cancel leaws cn our offices in Des Moines
and will continue to reimaln In that city
until tho expiration of these IcasCB, which
will bo early in tho fall."
GOOD REPORTS FROM COUNTRY
1 1 1! p n li 1 1 en li n Arnnnil (iothriilmrK nnd
llrokiMi How Scent Victory
Next .Vovemlii-r.
"Tho republicans out around Gothenburg
nro perfecting this year a better organization
than they have over had before and wo think
we wlil bo ablo to carry tho county this
fall," said V. C. May of Dawson county at
republican headquarters Tuesday aftor
noon. "Tho nominations on tho state ticket
aro taking well in our section. There Is a
largo Herman vote there, which may bo ro
lled upon to give a good account of Itsolf In
November. Fusion carrleel tho county last
ytnr by 230, which the republicans will try
mighty hard to overcome. There Is no cer
tainty that there will bo fusion this fall.
Senator K. D. Owens of thnt sonntorlal dis
trict Is almost sure to bo renominated and
re-elected. He was elected two years ago,
along with the rest of the republican leg
islative ticket."
H. Uoyso of Hroken Dow, who was also a
visitor at republican hoodqtiartcrs, voiced
tbo confidence of republicans in his county,
which has been known ns a hotbed of pop
ulism and the homo of Silas A. Holcomb.
"In 18!)B," said Mr. Hoyse, "Holcomb car
ried tho county by between 1,100 and 1,200,
hut last year wo surprised the populists a
little when, with an lncreaed voto of about
300, Holcomb only cnrrled his home county
by about K00. All wo elected last fall was a
county Judge, but wo aro going to bo In tho
light this fall nnd hopo to win. Dietrich Is
especially strong out our way nnd the opin
ion prevails that he is the kind of a man
who ought to bo recognized. Tho repub
licans arc already at work In our county."
PETER COOPER CLUBS MEET
Kneli llriuieli of the I'oimllM Ortcniil
rntloii Him Mm Oun l.lttle I'rlvntf
SomhIiiii of Tnlk.
Tho Mlddle-of-the-Itoad Peter Cooper club
met in Its hall. 1515 Howard fctrect, Tues
day night to perfect arrangements for its
ilollnr banquet to be hold July 18. A com
mittee reportinl that Hon. Wharton Barker,
Ignatius Donnelly and M. W. Howard would
speak on that occasion.
Alfred Fawkner, who has been traveling
throughout the state to ascertain the politi
cal situation, mado an oral report of what
ho had seen and heard.
Tho Fusion Petter Cooper club also held a
meeting, but no business of Importance was
transacted. About twenty members as
sembled in tho hall at 1115 Farnam street
and spent tho evening In an Informnl dis
cussion of politics,
OMAHA GIRL SAILS FOR NOME
MIn Knthrii AVnlunn .loins n l'nrtj
of .Vi'KonnutN Hound for the
.Vimv tinlel I'lrlil.
An Omaha girl is on her way to Capo
Nome to mako her fortune. Miss Kathryn
M. ntson, formerly omployed In n halr-
elresslng parlor. 1522 Howard street, has do-
clded to bravo tho rliior of tho northern
climate In order to dig gold out of tho
ground nnd tomorrow she will sail from
Tacomn, Wash., for tho latest mecca of tho
argonaut. Thero she will Join her two
hiothers-ln-law, who have been there for
several mouths. Allss Wntcou will not dig
gold out of tho ground In the literal sense,
but will fllo on a fow claims nnd grubstako
them.
This venturesomo young woman loft
Omaha forTncoma two weeks ago, Sho will
form ono of a party of whom William A.
McN'elley und wife, well-to-do people of
Tacomn, aro members. Sho hopes to wind
up her nffairB In Cape Nomo In about three
months and return bWoro tho closed sea
son arrives.
WILL EXPLAIN ITS WORK
Sulviitlon rniy Worker to Tell What
They Arr TrliiK to Ac
emit pllxli.
Tho local Salvation army post Is holding
a series of meetings under tho direction of
Ilrlgadler J. Toft of Drs Moines, In chargo
of the work In Nebraska, Iowa and tho
Hlnck Hills. Brigadier Toft Is assisted in
this city by Captain Corlson, Rnslsn Hum
ard of Des Moines, Lieutenants DeRudder
and Sobastlan of North Platto, Neb., und
Lieutenant Smith of Iilalr. Neb., besides tho
locnl barracks ofllccrs. At a public men.ng
In tho Young Men's cnrisuon association
building tonight un effort will be mado to
explain the army's work to the public. Ad
jutant Dodds, In charge of tho South Thir
teenth street shelter; Knslgn Coggeshall, In
charge of tho Norh Omaha Rescue Heme,
and Knslgn Hurnnrd, division director of tho
Junior branch, will each net forth the scopei
of Its work. A course of Instruction for of
ficers nnd cadets Is now being carried on at
the barracks under the brlcadlcr' charge.
MEIHODISTS AT CHICAGO
Nebraska Well Reprenoted at Seision ?f
Gentnl Conference.
ACTION ON THE TIME LIMIT OF PASTORS
In Suite of Hard I'IkM liy NrlirnaUn
Drli'Kiitloim St. I, mils Hook Deponl
tory mill Crtilrnl Clirlotlnn Ail
toonlr ! to Kiumns City.
CHICAGO, May 21. (Special Correspond
ence.) Tho general conference! of the
Methodist Kplscopal church will In all prob
ability remove tho tlmo limit so that its
pastors may be reappointed annually with
out limit so long as tho pretddtng bishop
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.w- ii i. , ,,,, '
a Methodist minister may Wy In one !
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cent of tho preachers now remain less than
llvo years, so that tho removal of tho limit
will affect only 3 per cent of tho preachers
of the church.
Hut It is also apparent from the statistics
produced In tho nblo debates on this sub- j
jeet that SO per cent of those who do stay
flvo years tinder the present rule elcsdru
and aro desired to remain longer. Hence
the change of tho rulo will not affect ad
versely tho 07 per cent and will bo satis
factory to those preachers and their churches
lncludeel In tho smaller list. It will give
on opportunity for mon who havo such
gifts as preachers and pastors as onablo
them to grow continuously In preaching
ability and In pastoral Influence to remain
Indefinitely without a breaking up of tho
great personol ond social forcos that may
bo crystallized and used by men of such
unusual powers.
It Is believed that this will be especially
helpful In the larger centers, where mon
are longer In getting a hold upon tho af
fections, particularly of those outside of the
church, and where It Is Important that theso
should bo held In touch with tho church
und not bo ellvorccel, as Is do often In such
communities the case under the present
limit, by the moving of tho pastor and tho
appointment of a now one.
.NrhrnnUnnn Are l.oaera.
The Nebraska delegation made a gallant
but unsuccessful fight before tho book con
cern committee ngalnst the removal of tho
St. Louis book depository and Central Chris
tian Ailvocate to Kanssn City and the con
sequent union of tho Omaha Christian Advo.
cate with tho Central nt Kansas City. Tho
Denver people were In tho samo situation,
ns it wipes their church paper eut of exist
ence and also consolidates It wilth tho Con
trol. Thero' Is ono possible connolatlon, how
ever, In the fact that If Kansas City gets
tho paper there will be more reason In
giving Omaha tho episcopal residence which
Kanoas now has. Of course, Topeka has an
advantago over Omaha as a plac of resi
dence for a bishop because Topeka furnishes
a house in which tho bishop lives. Hut no
nlono will be loft unturned to get a bishop
at Omaha If It be possible to do it.
Dr. Hobert N. McKalg, formerly a pastor
at Omaha, and In 1886 and following years
nt the head of the schools at York, is a
delegate representing tho Northern Minne
sota conference.
D'r P. 8. Morrill of Buffalo, who was
pastor of the First Methodist church of
Omaha for ocvcral years, is a delegate from
tho Genesee conference.
Itev. William Oorst of Nellgh made a
strong speech and created a very favorable
Impression upon the delegates In discussing
the valuo of local ohurch papers to tho
memborshlp of churches In communities like
those of western Nebraska, Wyoming, Colo
rado and the Hlack Hills. Hut the temper
of tho delegates and particularly tho lay
men Is very strongly in evidence ngalnst
any subsidies to church papers. And as
soveral of these papors are not self-supporting
It Is qulto likely that they will bo
wiped out of existence.
Huhjrrt of Anumemr n t.
Tho commute on state of the church has
reported recommending tho repeal of the
rule prohibiting dancing, cara playing unn
kindred diversions, and putting In tho place
thereof an artlclo of advico against sticn
diversions. Hev. Oorst of tho North No
hr.iska deleeatlon. who was on the eubcom
mltteo and opposed to tho repeal, drafted
and secured an addition to tho report pro
viding that tho church docs not waive Its
rinht to call Its members to account wnen
their indulgence in theso diversions may bo
in fact harmful. It is not certain that the
proposed repeal of tho rule will carry. John
W. Balson, lay dolegato irom i;euar iiapms.
Neb., has prepared and will propose, with
larco sunnort from other members, a minor
Ity report from tho committee, advising
against a repeal of tho amusement rulo.
Dr. J. . Jennings nt umana is not a
delegate to tho conference, tout has a unique
nosltion In this, that ho Is the only person
not a delegate occupying ft seal wun me
conference. For the last three conferences
he hae, been secretary for Dr. J. H. Potts,
editor of tho Michigan Christian Advocate
who Is absolutely deaf. Dr. Jennings sits
bv his sldo and nbstracts on a pad of paper
all arguments and matters that oomo beforo
tho body. So well dot he do nis worK tnai
tho oleouent Potts frequently speaks In ex
citing debate and refers to arguments of
his opponents without an error.
Kohriinkniis
In jtttendnnetr.
Among tho Nebraska people In attendance
havo been noticed: Mr, and Mrs. J. O. Pull-
llnnl and Miss Sed Taylor, I A. Harmon and
wife, James Hodge and wife, j. w. .Nicnoi-
son, Rev. J. W. Shenk and wire, itov. ii,
H. Millard, Itev. A. C. Welcn, Hev. i ('
Cissel. Rov. O. A. I-uco and Rev. C. N. Daw
son. Miss Alllo Pfrlmmer, Mrs. Chorles A
(loss, all of Omaha; Rev. W. I ISlllot or
Craig, Rov. O. II. Mains of Norfolk, Rev
B. R. llosnian of Plalnview, Rov. J. M. Hoth'
well and wife of Schuyler, Rov. John Crews
of Genoa, and Alfred Hodgetts, D. I)., of
Grand Island. William Gorst and D. K. Tin-
dall ars accompanied by their wives.
OHARl-KS A. GOSS.
OMAHA'S FINEST ARE RIGHT
Puller I'nree I'nssrn nn Iimnrrt Ion
that l UlKlily HiilJrnelory nnd
Crrilltnhlr 1 Ml Alike.
Tuesday was a proud day for tho Omaha
police department. For two weeks, under
Captain Hayes ns drillmaater, tho forty-two
patrolmen, sergeants ond detectives had
'boon standing to "attention," and learning '
to "parade rest," "dress to tho right," "di- j
vldo ranks" and "fours lclt" In preparation ,
for tho annual Inspection. For two we'eks ,
they had been polishing their brass buttons i
nnd nickel star and having their uniforms j
pressed In ordtjr to make a good showing ,
before tho commissioners, tho ma)or nnd J
tho chlnf. And thnt they succeeded no ono
who saw them could doubt. Standing In
double ranks In frout of tho station, with
outposts nt both ends of the block to ward
off Intruding traffic, they presented a toiart,
, military appearance that would havo done
credit to tho famous Broadway squad
Tho mayor, commisciouors and chlfJ
passed up and down tho column, Inspecting
tho uniform, pistol nnd club of each man In
turn, Then thei patrol wagon, ambulanco
and horses wero examined and Anally the
Jail Itsolf.
, Tho mayor expressed
hlirselt ns woll
pleased with tho appearance of the meu and
said that tho only suggestion he had to
make was that their number should be in
creased by about one-thlrU.
MAGGIE SHEA BROUGHT HOME
Drinrntril (I I r I ttrturnril Aftrr r.ltflit
l)n of W'ntiilt-rliiK In the Wood
.rnr riorenec
VihSfile Shea, tho young woman who h.i
l.een tulsBlng for eight and a half days, was
found and tnken to her homo Tuesday
night. This close a case remarkable In
many waH, for tho young woman had been
searched for almost constantly, had never
been outside of the northeastern corner of
Douglas county and yet, as far as known,
wan seen but twlco during her absence. Tho
police had abandoned hope of scnlng her
nllve and the belief was general that sho
would cither drown herself In tho Missouri
river or dlo of starvation.
Miss Shea stopped at the home of William
Ooddard, C818 Florence boulevard, between
8 and 9 o'clock ond asked for a drink of
water. Mm Goddard recognized her nt
once and prevnllcd upon her to remain nt
the house until tho police could bo notified
' Sllll 7n h T " 10P '
A' I,onafihuo oa 'North Twenty-flmt street
nnd ho to ephoncd tho station
e.n, .i. .
Sergeant Welsenberg went out with the
emergency wagon and returned with Jlkw
Shea at U o'clock. At tho station sho
would talk but little of her experience and
then only In rcsponso to a direct question.
She was very weak and could scarcely rlso
from a chair unaided. Otherwlso nho was
n good condition physically and her faco
showed but llttlo change. It is believed
sho had little to cat and subsisted almost
entirely upon water. Hor clothes are pot
torn ond raggod, as might reasonably bo ex
pected. Miss Shea wns taken lo the homo of her
sister, Mrs. Ijvhey, at 1211 Davenport street
and will bo treated for dementin, from
which she is undoubtedly suffering, Her
sleter believes the mental trouble Is tho ro-
suit of a bad attack of tho grip last winter,
from the results of which tho girl has never
recovered.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Officers of tho Omaha street railway arc
credited with saying that no Improvements
to tho service other than tho extension of
the Q Btrcet stub line will lio mado this
summer. Somo of tho city oillclals nnd
members of tho Commercial club are In
clined to another opinion. Just who will
win out remains to be seen, but tho fact
Is that a determined effort will bo mado to
securo the Improvement of tho service, as
well ns tho extension of tho Q street lino.
Complaints have been made to the city
officials about the lnadequato car scrvtcu
on Sunday last. South Omaha contributed
a large percentage of the attendanco at tho
ball game at the Vinton Street park last
Sunday afternoon and yet scarcely any pro
vision wns ruaiio for patrons who llvo south
of tho park. It Is stated by those who wero
thero than ten street cars wero in waiting
to take Omaha visitors to tho gamo homo,
whllo only ono South Omaha car was In
readiness to handle the southbound traffic.
Tho attention of President Huck Keith has
been called to this discrimination nnd It is
expected that nn effprt will bo mado to
remedy this defect In the service,
Soveral plans havo been proposed by tho
paid attorneys of tho Commercial club for
compelling tho railway company to comply
with tho demands of tho people. Ono
method is for property owners on Twenty
fourth street, and also on N street, In front
of nnd on whoso property the motor com
pany has erected Its poles, to commence in
dividual suits for tho removal of such poles
and for damages. Although tho damages
would bo small In each case, such action
would throw tho cost onto tho company,
which would doubtless bo qulto an item.
Attorney Wells says that occupancy of n
street by tho poles and wlros of nn electric
street railway company In front of his house,
his doorway, or his show window, without
tho consent of the abutting owner, is pre
sumed to Interfere with the proper enjoy
ment of his property nnd constitutes a con
tinuing trespass, affording grounds for Judg
ment for their removal and for dnmages nt
the suit of the owner.
Continuing, Mr. Wells said: "This Is no
now Idea. I havo found seventeen lending
cases decided by tho supremo courts of our
different states in support of It, many of
which have statutes similar to our own.
Amnnt- thpgn fa nnn rnne flnptilprl liv nnr
own supremo court. Tho most recent casojwecK.
Is tho ono of Krugcr ngalnst tho Wisconsin
Telephone company, In which tho opinion
was written by tho chief Justlco of the an-
preme court of Wisconsin, nnd which Is
recognized ns tbo latest and leading au
thority on tho question.
In case It is not deemed ndvlsoblo to
commence Individual suits against tho motor
company, Attorney Wells suggests that the i
rate of faro may bo regulated. This right, !
ho says. Is given to tho mayor nnd council
by tho franchlso granted to tho motor com
pany. Tho company can bo compelled to
issue commutation tickets, which must bo
kept for sale by each conductor, nnd tho
city can regulate tho price at which theso
tickets must ho sold. In such cases six
tickets aro generally sold for 25 cents. As
for these commutation tickets, Attorney
Wells says:
"This seems to me to bo ono of the most
feaslblo and most direct ways of bringing
tho street railway company to time. If
such an ordinance Is passed It will mean a
loss to tho company of qulto a sum of
money nnd a direct saving nnd benefit to tho
people who aro obliged to uso tho car lines.
If six tickets aro iot enough for 25 cents
we might mako It seven or oven eight."
At Friday night's meeting of tho Com
mercial club resolutions will doubtless bo
passed urging the city council to tnko somo
steps toward tho securing of an extension of
tho present car linos, along with an Im
provement In the Bcrvlco.
M 'n Mnnorlnl Service,
The Young Men's Christian association
will conduct Memorial services next Sun
day nfternoon. Rov. Dr. Robert U Wheoler,
pnstor of tho First Presbyterian church,
will deliver tho address.
Members of tho local Grand Army post,
tho Spanish-American veterans nnd tho
Sons of Veterans havo accepted invitations
to bo present nt those services. Old war
songs will bo sung nnd thero will bo several
special selections by a malo quartet. Sec
retary Overton Invites nil men to attend
this service.
Iilrriisr Money Tied I p.
The failure of tho city council In granting
liquor licenses Is causing considerable ex
pense to tho city, ns well as annoyanco to
thoso who havo claims ogalnst tho munlc-
CURE YOURSELF AT HOME
Any ono afflicted with Contagious Blood Poison can cure
himself -perfectly and permanently nt homo by tho uso of
S. S. S. (Swift's Specific). Our book on Contagious Wood
Poison contains a history of the disease in every stage, with
full directions for 6elf-treatment. It will bo sent freo to any
ono requesting it. Wo havo also a department of medical
consultation, in charge ot competent pnysi
cians, skilled in treating this disease. Write
us fully for any information wanted. All
correspondence is confidential, and we mako
no charge whatever for this service.
S. S. S. la Guaranteed Purely Vegetable
Mr. v.. T,. Illto. of Ktuuntoii. Vn.. hnd a severe
l. V" - " 1.
I blood tllftoaso, and
otncrH similarly
treated by several
Mmadtna iMlf tliAiriltll tflu II Pi mwl
good. 1
comnletclv. for I "havo never been troubled with tbo disease) since."
Konel for book on Self-treatment. free.
Ipallly With tho use of the occupation tax
money now paid In tho city could pay off
$10,000 or $15.00i) of Its obligations and thus
cut off quite a number of Interest claims. I
Tho school district Is also being kept j
from using the license money by the delay
of tho council In granting licenses already
approved by tho license committee. Those
who aro Interested in paying off the obliga
tions of tho city hope that the council will
releaso this money at tho meeting next
Monday night.
MnKle ''' ii"l).
The sanitary sewers in tho northern part
of the city aro being llushcel.
Quite ii number of farmers In tho vicinity
of South Omaha arc planting sugar beets.
Tho city council will meet again next
Monday night for tho transaction of regu
lar business.
Tho course at the new e-onservatory of
music here commences on Juno 1 and ends
In .September.
Hev George VnnWInkle. pastor of the
First Huptlst church, has returned from a
trip to .Mliitirnotu.
Slnco tho live stock receipts are on the
Increase the packing houses aro running
on nearly full time.
Thero was n good run of stock at the
yards yesterday nnd shippers received good
prices for their stock.
Mils for repairing; the pavement on Twenty-fourth
street will bo received nt the city
clerk's otllce until noon of May
George Schulcr. Twenty-fourth and U
streets, left Inst night for .Minnesota, where
ho will visit friends for a week or so.
The sanitary sower nt Twenty-fourth nnd
It streets Is stopped up and Is causing the
street commissioner considerable trouble.
Street Commissioner Clark will be kept
busy all this week making repairs to side
walks and crossings ordered 'by the council.
A nun club Im to be orcnnlzed beie on
June 1, Those de-slrintr to Join may obtain
all necessary Information from f.im Hemcr.
At tho suggestion of .Mayor, Kelly the new
city electrician ordinance lias been sent
Pack to tno juuiciury committee ier ume-nu-tnents.
The prayer meeting of tho Haptlst church
will bo held nt the home of J. II. Morris.
Twenty-sixth nnd F streets, on Wednesday
evening.
.topnh Kmin. son of Mrs. Josephine Car
roll, had a poem in the last Issue of Harper's
Weekly. .Mr. Kgun is at present attending
ono of tbo eastern colleges.
The condition of Walter Clark remains
about the same. He Is very sore from the
hrulses ho sustained, but Dr. Sehlnetcl says
that lie will pull tnrougli all rlgut.
On Wednesday night Plill Kearney post
No. 2, Grand Army of tho Republic, will
give a camptlre at the hall. There will be
good music and speaking. All old soldiers
tiro Invited.
Colonel James 1.. Paxton, general superin
tendent of the I'nlon Stock Yards com
pany, who Is now touring Uurope, writes
from Dublin that be enjoyed Ills trip across
the ocean greatly. Mr. Paxton will spend
a couple of weeks at tho Paris Kxposltlon
and from thero will go to Austria. Russia
and Germany. He will return to South
Omaha about the middle of July.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Someone stole fifteen pool balls Mondny
night from tho Darker hotel billiard hull.
A warrant is out for the arrest of Jon
Grav. 15 years old, charging him with
cruelly beating ll-yenr-old Grace Wrenn nt
COS South Twenty-fourth street Monday aft
ernoon. Hugh McCuffrey. 1517-1519 Dodge street,
has tuken out a permit to construct an ad
dition to his store at n cost of 2,000. A
show window will also be constructed, tho
outlay being f&OO.
An overhented oven In the plant of the
Wetland Halting company. 1213-15-17 Mason
strpot. set lire to the building at 5 o clock
yesterday morning. Tho damage to tho
structuro will not exceenl $20.
Rev. Kdwln Hart Jonks will glvo n Il
lustrated lecture on "Slam nnd Iios," with
stereopticon views, tills evening In the First
Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock. Kvery
tjody 'welcome. Lecture free,
Marie Krlkson. wifo of Carl Krlkson, a
tailor living at G14 Plerco, made allldavit be
fore Justice; Altstadt Tuesday that sho had
re-nson to believe her husband Intended to
kill her or lo her serious Injury. Krlkson
was arrested and placed under bond pend
ing hearing.
Allco Troxell. a little girl residing with
her parents, 161S Kmmett street, accident
ally put her hand on the windlass on
an electrlo light pole whllo at play last
Sunday night and was rendered uncon
scious by tho shook. It took tho combined
efforts of two doctors for half an hour to
restore hor to consciousness.
George Schmltz, a Soutli Omaha butcher,
was arraigned In Justlco Altstadt's court
Tuesday on a oharto of selling' meat on
Sunday, contrary to tho old Sabbath-hreuk-lng
law, the complaint having 'been tiled by
Philip R. .McRvoy. The prosecuting at
torney ellsmlsseHi tno complaint, nowovcr,
Wore the enso rame to trial.
A complaint iwns filed in police court Tues
day afternoon ncalnst Henry Fonker. Jani
tor of the Dupont school, charging him with
an attemptcil criminal assault upon little
Iliuma Greenhanger, 12 years old, a pupil
of tho scliool. The alleged utte-mpt was
miieln Anrll -0. 'but tho child said nntblnir
of it to her parents until Tuesday of this
I ",:,,J"Wn "'"" ' Vn' ' ,X
: nslipd Ids hands in tho watertnc tronch
at Jefferson square, j no arresting oiticrr
at Jefferson square,
explained In police ejurt yesterday that
a hobo in the net of performing bis ablu
tions in so unusual a sight as to warrant
the nrrost of tho bather as a suspicion
character. Horry narrowly escaped a line.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
T. II. .Miller of Crete Is at the Murray.
H. C. Sprague of Ft. Dodge Is In tho city.
L. P. Davis of Kansas City Is in the city.
W.. L. W. Sillier of Denver is at the
Mlllurel.
Wllllum Day of Ulysses was at the Darker
Tuesday.
Freel II. Wines of Washington, D. C, Is
In Omaha.
H. A. Pock of Minneapolis Is at tho
Merchants.
G. F. Copper of North Platte Is at tho
Merchants.
K, S. Hcnson of Portland, Ore., is stay
ing at tlia .Minaret.
O. Manehester of North Loup was a Tues
day guest at tho 'Darker.
U. C. Reynolds and wifo of Lcwlston,
Me., are guests or tno .Milium.
W. G. Scars and T. W. Lusk of Teka
inuh. Neb., nro at the Merchants.
Mr. Clyde II. Sunderlund and wife of Oak
lnnd, Cal., aro guests of R. K. Sumlcr
lnnd. II. H. Clark, traveling passenger nml
freight agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway, is at the Millard.
R. Uoyso of .Hroken How. Jaracx A. Cllno
of Mludcn, A. D. Heemcr of lleemrr and I,.
M. Kccne of Fremont wero Tuesday guests
at tho Her Grann.
Mr. und Mrs. T. J. Murphy have returned
to tho city from Chicago, whero they went
to attend tho funeral of Mis. Murphy's
father, J. W. Fox, formerly of this city.
Mrs. Oscar C. Williams will lie at homo
informally Saturday morning, May Sfi. from
10 until 12 o'clock for her guest, Mrs. Waltesr
II. Wtlllums of St. Louis. No invitations.
Mrs. S, Moon and -Mrs. Ford of Columbus,
G. M. Lambertson. K. L. Me'Hrldo and I).
W. 'Mosele-v of Lincoln, George A. Howe
of York and William Stue-for of West Point
were state guests nt the Millard Tuesday
Nebrasknns at thn .Merchants Tue-sday:
It. R. Dickson and J W Ryan of O'Neill,
Voorhces Lucas and O. F. Cooper of North
Platte, Mr nnd Mrs. W Malncek of Schuy
ler, Thomas Mnttlck of Peoriu. Rush Hiwr
of Curtis. C A Lvninn of Lincoln. J Wehr
mnn of Nelson. R. R. Hays lit Ashland. J
S. Salsbury of Ravenna H. L. Kerr of t'ralg,
Jnihn Forrest of Ponder nnd II A. Hnbcock
of Columbus t
s
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in expeneiico was tine an
niiiicicti.
Ho says:
good doctors, and took vnriotiH
then tools h. h. r ntnt was eureti
SWIFT SI'KCIFIO CO., Atlanta. Ga.
BACKACHE
mi i.icv an mi-, nr.isiiit. tii'' m i x m:imm.is. mix.
Miss Lucy Annie Holsor, a graduated nurse of nine yearn' expprlenro, trained
and graduated from the Homeopathic Hospital, of Minneapolis, Minn., wrl'cs as fol
lows: Albert l.rn, Minn., Nov, N, IHtin.
The I'ortinn Moillcliir Co., 'oluiiihu,Olilni
irntlcnirii "AltliniiRh my ni'lioot ilorH not hrllevr In iinleiit iiirillelurn,
I luive founit It in he n fuel thnt I'rruiin la n Krnnil nml viilunhlr moillcliir.
I lint c Iciiou'ii It to cure Mrs. Sniupiou, niifTerliiu; villi nn I n lln niril itoiiiIi,
nuKrnvntril li- niiilnrlii, lifter the iloi'tori hud foiled to help her. Another 'if
my former pulli'iils nnlTrrril llh ii rn nipl Iriillou or feinnle iIIkcikcm mIii
n so thin, nothliiK hut skin und Imiiicn, lut I'eriinii ciirril her und she Ik
tiiilny In kooiI hrnlth nml kohiI llrnh. Knots prove thnt IVrunii rc I vrn lout
itrciiutli mill rrntoren Jo the nick thnt niont iTiiuilcrful IiIcshIiik or life
hrnlth." l.ue.v Annie ll. li.er.
Mattlo H. Curtis, Secretary Legion or I chargo of the Grammar Department of tho
Loyal Women, Hotel Salem, lloston, Mass.,
writes:
"I NiifTereil ror
ovrr ii yrnr with
Kcurrul wenk
nrns nml lia
bility, iiittnlfrNt
ril ruprclnllj- In
sevrrr hnekiichr
ml lirnilHi'hr.
"Miy physican
prescribed different
medicines, nono of
which seemed to
help me any until
a club associate ad
vised mo to try
Pruna, ns It cured
her of constitutional headache und stomach
troubles. I at onco ordered a bottle and be
foro it was used, felt greatly Improved.
"I have takoa four bottles und for two
months have been entirely free from theso
maladies. Several of my friends aro using
Pertma with beneficial results, especially
in cases of troubles with the kidneys and
other pelvic organs, together wltn weak
nesses peculiar to women."
From Mrs. Amanda Shumakor, who has
Mattle II. Curtis.
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quarter-sawed oak panel front richly carved and finished special I4UU
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THE BEE
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affords the most perfect vontllntlon. Is It worth tho trouble to move?
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SHOULD
WARN
WOMEN,
Public Schools; also Past Grand of link-
pendent Order of Good Templars, Dr. Hart-
man received the following letter:
Columbia City, Wash.
"I can speak only geod words of tho re
pented beue'llts I havo had from tho uso of
Peruna.
'Ton mnntniit niipHi'utlou to work
flint winter riniMeil me to hnvo srvrre
lien it unit biirl.ui'hr und driiKKluu;
pnlim. I e'oulil not fitnp my vtork,
neither wiih I tit to kii on, Ilrndliiir
of the beni'llellll rrult from the uhc
or I'eriinii, 1 piiri'bnoi'il n bottle nml
within a fov iln ,i nller tinliiic It, bn
Ullli to feel better.
"I constantly Improved and before tho
seventh bottlo was completely used, nil pains
wore gone, my strength was restored, and I
now seem ten years' younger.
"If I got tired or feel bad, Peruna nt once
helps me, and I feed you deserve pralso for
placing such a conscientious mcdlcltio bo
foro a suffering public."
Mrs. Amanda Shumakor.
Peruna Is a specific for tho catarrhal elo
rangements of women. tAddress The Peruna
Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio, for free book
on catarrh written by Dr. S. H. Hartman.
Folding
Beds I
Of Hxti n Quality
the Low Uowii
'ices.
Elegant Folding Bed
with mirror, bus reinforced
springs bed is richly or
namented and higlily fin
ished price only
$14.50
Same bed without mirror,
price only
$12.00
8.00
Place in Omaha
BUILDING
R. C. PETERS & COMPANY,
Rontal AtfentH.
Visitors to the
Paris Exposition
Mill Unit
THE OMAHA BEE
on nli nt tlio
UNITHll STATUS I'llKSS AHSX,,
H I'lnrr ill- I'Oihtm, I'arla.