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T1IE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JTNE ( 1!)00. RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED Board of Edncitlon Forbidden to Proceed with Erection of High School COST EXCEEDS AMOUNT APPROPRIATED Petition I'llnl Avers Hint tlic Artlun of the Hoard Will He n l'rnml on Taxpayers of the City. In accordance with a restraining order granted by Judge Keysor, the Board of Kd "cat'n forbidden to proceed with the Ul " "PW 'Kcuooi ouiimng alter , plans now approved In the petition filed , tt,-,,V, 4., f a i, I ' v " J . mu, ' ' i its. uu,..,, I f ,u , , ... i opplclon' lne rM; . T u .. . .ujuuti.uu mem 'u"u i engt. , ,Uotl1 Mr "orbach and Mr. I'op- , plcton disclaim any other motive In filing the petition than the furtherance of tho public u . iuli ma. u.s mey uranic to give any account of their action. Tho petition In the hands of the clerk of tho district court points out that on November 8 a proposed bond Issue of $130,000 for the erection of a high school building was submitted to the people and nuthor lied. Tho amount of tho proposed Issue had been ngreed to by tho school board upon n estimate prepared by an architect ana a upeclal committee. In the mayor's procla tnatlon regarding the vote on bonds, tho urn of 1150,000 had been specified, and the public received the lmprcralon that ouch an amount and no moro would bo expended for tho purpose. In spite of theso facts, the petition con tlnucs, the wchool board has approved plans vy rtrcnucci i.aicnser anu nas openeo oms for a structure to cost largely In excess o tho amount specified. Tho total of the low est bids submitted nlready exceeds tho pre crlbed maximum by $5,000 and In addition there are items ot heating, lighting, plumb ing, etc., to far unprovided for, which will Increase the cost SID.000 moro. This la di rectly contrary, tho petition alleges, to th charter, which now calls for a vote of the people when any amount over $23,000 is t bo expended. In conclusion tho petition nvers that tho threatened action will bc a fraud upon the taxpayers because the bond proposition lim ited tho cost of tho building to $130,000 and tho board propose to uso tho credit ob- tnlned by tho Issuance of such bonds to entail an expense of not less than $200,000. Tho Increased outlay, tho petition adda, can- not be Justified ln view of the condition or , tho Keneral fund, which on Mav 1 wn ! greatly overdrawn and was subject to war rants then outstanding amounting to $85, 739.35. Tho tlmo fixed for tho hearing of the In Junction suit is Saturday morning. It 1 sought to enjoin the board from expending more than $147,500, tho money now avail able ln the High school building fund. KXI3W WHAT IT WAS DOI.VK. Hoard of IMucntlon Nurprlned nt the Injunction I'roceeilliiKS, Tho Commercial club will bo represented at tho meeting of tho Board of Education and , v. ..u luursuay auernoou lor uie Qiscus- a dIBercnt mcetlng nlcht to the rival or slon of the High school proposition and ' llaon.g wt Ej;he!:np No action tho injunction suit. The subject was brought ,nkpn. ..... .,,, , . rM a womPn-s up nt the meeting of the executive com mlttco of tho club yesterday by John Steel, who Intimated that It appeared to bo a fight botwecn the newspapers. W. S. Poppleton, nttorncy for tho parties who have enlolned tho board from con tracting for the proposed High schcol build ing and a member of the executlvo com tnlttce.ot tho club was present and promptly denied that any fight between the news papers had anything to do with the In junction suit, which was simply an effort upon tho part of about forty ot tho heaviest taxpayors of the city to prevent the Board of Education from Incurring an unauthorized indo' cedness of about $50,000 ns a matter of principle. Ho explained that the board is authorized to expend $150,000 for the High school, but that the building proposed under tho plans adopted will cost $200,000. If the Hoard of Education could assume to creato the Indebtedness contemplated It would be tho establishment ot a dangerous precedent. Ilouril Knew Whnt It Win DiiIiik. H. J. Penfold said that ho thou?ht the Doard of Education knew what It was doing when It adopted the plans. It would be possible to build a building for the $147,600 ivallable, but It would not "be fireproof. Thai matter had all been thoroughly gono over, Tho board bus authority, under tho law, to tako $23,000 each year from tho general fund for High school construction, and lt had decided that by taking that amount this year and next It could cover the de ficiency above the nmount of the bonds. Tho petition presented had been a great surprise to the Hoard of Education. It contained tho names of the wealth of the city, but he did not believe that the signers thereof know as much about the matter as tho Hoard of Education. J. II. Dumont said he had three children attending the High school, and the fear l " -- "'".ui.ib miKut happen any day had occasioned great anxiety k ViVJ, . . " " ; bo provided without unnecessary delay, and urged that a commltteo of five be appointed to attend tho meeting between the board and citizens Thurhday afternoon, investigate tho merits of tho controversy and take such action hs it might deem advisable nfter learning all of the facts. Mr. Poppleton suggested that nearly every one of the signers of the protest against tho building ot the proposed structure was a mwiber of the Commercial club, and it would be well for the executive committee to carefully consider any action It might take in the matter and avoid placing Itself In an attltudo of opposition to Its membership. "Did the signers of that petition under- stand tho facts when they slcned if" a-ked siana mo iscts wnen tncy signea it. asicca Mr. Dumont. i miDK tncy am. niii .Mr. ronnieion. "Is It not true that the board may uie tho $25,000 from the general fund each year for two years and thus make up tho cost of the building?" "Not under the proposition as submitted for the voting of bonds for a new High school. The proposition voted upon In tho Issuing of tho bonds is the only authority they have and the cost of tho building roust bo regulated accordingly." After this statement Mr. Dumont subsided with the assurance that he had not realized that fact and the committee voted to accept tho Invitation extended by Mr. Penfold to attend the meeting Thursday afternoon. ORDER fllSSI S PLACE CLOSED l'olliv Coinmlmiliinrr" Tnke rtlon on Complaint .Made hy John I, in del. In looking over his assots tho next morn ing John Llnder discovered that a draft for $70 was missing. Ho told tho police h'.a troubles, but they could not aid him, so he appeared before tho fire and police commis sioners Monday night. He complained that he had been In E. IUjsI's saloon, 1014 South Tenth street, that night. He had two drafts for $70 each then. He had purcba'ed some damp Joy. tut had not Intended to buy tho bar and the fixtures. Rlsst, when called upon for an explana tion, said that Llnder dropped Into his place to have a good tlmo and seemed tn be hav ing it, Hll had cashed a $70 cheek far him, taking out $3j for drinks, and re funded blm the rest. Llnder denied having received any change. Tho commissioners ordered RUsl's place before 1 e why closed and commanded hlra to appear before the board next Monday to show caus his licence should not be revoked. The board Instructed Secretary Klerstead to advertise for bids for 105 Iron beds, with new springs and mattresses, for use in tho flro engine houses, the woo Jen affairs at present In use being In a etate of decrep itude. MASONS TO MEET AT TABLE Veternn Mnsonlc Association to llnre a Luncheon I'rrllmltinry to the (irnnil LoiIk Mt'ctlnn. Today at 12 o'clock the Veteran Ma sonic Aifi'clatlon of the State of Nebraska will assemble around the board In the Ma v., ,,. i,n . i, ,,.... t,iv, .iiiionu coiigresnignai uisinci are scneuuieu iu mark th opeoiBg of the .em,.annuai con. . vcntlon of the society. The aMOCiallon )g COmpcd of Masons of Hn atafA wrhn H1VA hin In Anml al.nilln upon tho rolls of the order for twenty-one w-v wv" rears, and at present the number Is very large - lt hoId3 two meetings each year, ono i i. ,.. .. ..Mnh n,. .m i.j and 0D0 ,n' connectlon wUh ,ho meelng 0f tnB Masonic grand lodge, which Is chiefly devoted to tho banquet. After luncheou thero bc a ghort 6eisloa of the assocla. tlon. ft. whIch aDniicatlt. f0P m,.mw,hl Rill bo balloted upon, resolutions of respect!0' -,..i in ... a i mil am i, iin..i Th- ...,r iit I close before the hour of meeting of the grand lodge. The officers of tho association 1 arc: II. C. Akin, president; F. E. White, secretary; Thomas A. Crelgb, treasurer. Reports show that the attendance at the grand lodge will be tho largest for several years. From almost every lodge "In the jurisdiction the master will attend and many will lend their entire quota. If none but the master attends ho is permitted to cast tho entlro vote of the ,odgei whlcn la nxc4 at thrcei regardless of tho membership of tho lodge represented. The meetings of the grand lodge vl!l be held at the Masonic temple, corner of Sixteenth street and Cap itol avenue. ARRANGE DOLLAR DINNER llitrki-r anil Donnelly to the Coliseum June 18. Npeuk nt Wharton Darker and Ignatius Donnelly, populist candidates for president and vice president, will speak ut a banquet at tho (Coliseum Monday night, June 18, under the auspices of the Peter Cooper club. The ' mlddle-of-the-roaders expect the presence of th national candidates will greatly strengthen their causo ln this vicinity. The affair will .bo a dollar dinner. Ue3ldes Darker and Donnelly, other speakers of note may be present. Tho county central committee will meet on or before June 17 to select delegates to tho middle-of-the-road state convention at 0rnnd '-""""d Jul' 20- Forty-six delegates will be allowed tho populists of Douglas county, according to tho apportionment based on tho party vote in 1894. Former Congressman M. W. Howard ot Alabama will be In the city Saturday on a western tour. The club will ask blm to make an address to voters. Tho fusion Peter Cooper club also met last nlght and d9;US,cd a proposition to fix auxiliary. The c..c ve niml:'oe will perfect tho details and re;.:t next week. WOMAN MAKES A RECORD Jennie Itonertnan, n Census Enumer ator, Complete Her Tank and Turns In Her I'upers. It was for a woman to make the record for rapidity among tho censua onumeratorj and last evening Jennlo Robertson pre pared her last paper and turned tho work over to the supervisor. The report from her district Is almost perfect and her ranvt will bo high among the Omaha enumerator. One ot tho country enumerators was In the city yesterday and reports considerable difficulty in getting answers from the foreign born population, who seem to think that the reports have something to do with tho col lection of taxeo. At ono place an answer was positively refused until the head of the houso could consult an attorney. After the consultation the answers were given. Tho report on ages ln difficult to obtain and several women have prepared written state ments regarding certain personal matters which they hand to the enumerators wltn a request to open only at the office. STRIKERS GIVEN A BANQUET Woodworkers Heeelve Moral mid Kliiuni'lal Support of Other Organ isations and Will Hold Out. Now that the arbitration commltteo of the Central Labor union has taken up the matter of the strike at the planing mills, the members of the Woodworkers' union are taking a little layoff from the work of nttnmnttnfr In nattln thn (llfflMiltv r(ttwnn i tno empl0yers and the employes. i M noon ,.cstcrday the members of the union were tendered a banquet by Gus Nel- son, a prominent member of the Tailors' Governor Poyntcr wired tho local arrange union, who says that ho knows what It ments commltteo yesterday that he would means to be on a strike. Sixty persons took accompany the Invitation party, the mem part in the banquet and at its close mem- bersblp of which has not yet been com bers of other unions pledged the woodwork- i era moral and financial support until the strike la won. So far tho arbitration committee hai tailed to reach an understanding with tho planing mill men. Kleetrlelty lu Ciipnulea, This new compound, which Is made from cheap chemicals, is put up In capsule form and when added to a certain quantity of ' i IV V v,,, c..UuKU .u . jigbt a house, drivo an automobile or even a railroad train. But this Is nothing com- water will furnish electricity enough to -r v,A Bt.nrv.nntr. , R bottIe of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters, It cures Indigestion, dyspepsia, bllllousness, Iher and kidney troubles and fills the system 1 with the vigor of health. REV. W. W. HARSHA IS DEAD Fell from n .Missouri I'nelfle Trnln nt Klrkvfond. urnr tit. I.ouls, Last MkIH. ST. LOUIS. June 5. Rev. W. W. Harsha ot Omaha is dead as tho result of a fall from a vMlssourl Pacific railway train at Klrkwood, near this city, last night. His romalns have been taken In chargo by rel atives' and will be taken to Omaha. Rev. W. W. Harsha was senior professor In Iho Preabyterlan seminary ln this city and was one of the most widely known clergymen In tho etate. At the time of his death he was visiting his son-in-law, Mr. KendrlcU of St. Louis, and a report re ceived In this city earlier In tho day stated that ho had been a victim ot tho rioting In cident to tho strike in St Lou!. He was about SO years of age and quite feeble. IIimv to Avoid Trouhlo, Now Is tho time to provide yourself and family with a bottlo of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Is almost certain to bo needed before the summer Is oer aud If procured now may eavo you a trip to town In tho night or In your busiest season. It Is everywhere admitted to be the most successful medicine In use for bowel complaints, both for children and adults. No family can afford to bo with out It. KlftlflJJKTQ CI??K k VIPTIU 1 UJlUll IJ 1 J OLulV A V 1111 JI n i...i.i..,u r..e A ni.i.! Going A-Begging. NO ONE EAGER TO GO DOWN BEFORE MERCER III Itecoril of Four Times Victor Scares Smyth, the Trtist Sinnnlier, Clenr Off the Political Track. Tho three fusion conventions for the Sec- meet In Omaha next Saturday to select tho ; ue u.e ,uu. m Mc,rc" ln November. Although the dele- J ...... , ., ., ..Ill ....... ' --,,.-" 1 w " " I vau jci lu naj uuit nuuui ill? tuuikt; light. It Is admitted, however, that tho populist and stiver republican meetings will be simply sideshows to the democratic clr cus - whos? preference .will be promptly rati- '" "'"''' " Dc-mocrats of standing or caliber seem bn- willing to offer themselves as the vicarious sacrifice agalnit Mercer In view of his recoro four esslvo triumphs over supposedly strong opponents. hen originally nominated for congress, In i" mercer s corapemor . ?oil"c- w.ho had "" . e dlstr ei backing of his party, but failed to head of! the republican. In 1S94 the democrats were not yet ready to make concessions to fusion, and declin ing to accept the nominee of the populists, D. Clem Deaver, although committed to lire liner, luun. up jiuiivs r.. nui. u. gold democrat. Governor Boyd had bevn raised to the executive chair four years be fore with an overwhelming majority ln the counties constituting this district, but whet, tho returns came In it was found that Boyd and Deaver together fell short ot Mercer's total. No l.'noournitenient from 1800. The year 1896 found the democrats moro shy ot congressional aspirants than ever. Those contemplated for the draft all pulled out until the nomination was actually given to lg. Dunn, as Charley Fanning calls him, but on the refust.l of tho populists to ac cept him, he was pulled off and Judge E. R. Duffle substituted In his place. Dufilo made poorer headway against Mercer, theii up for his third term, than the others, but accepted the inevitable gracefully as relief from an unpleasant party duty reluctantly performed. Tho next sacrifice beforo Mercer was O. M. Hitchcock, who was two years ago, with unanimity, accorded tho empty honor of the fusion nomination for congress ln the Second district. Put up to be knocked down, no one was surprised at Mercer's triumphant re-election over the sting of Ingratitude editor. Who can bo pressed Into the lists against Mercer in 1900 is, therefore, tho knotty problem. The general opinion prevailing among democrats Is that Attorney General Smyth should bc the man, so that the party might take advantage of the prestige or rather notoriety he has gained by his won derful grandstand plays as a giant trust exterminator. But Smyth Is wary of hta laurels and fear of certain defeat seems to have overcome both his devotion to the fusion cause and his gratitude for favors already enjoyed. Other Victims on the List. From Smyth, the despairing democrats turned to Edgar Howard, the Paplo states man, but Howard, too, Is loth to nibble, al though hU public statement that he can not be the candidate Is accepted as hitched to several conveniently tied strings. How ard, too, is ln disfavor ln quarters where Smyth 1b supposed to be strong. Another candidate mentioned as a possi bility Is Lysle Abbott, who last fall In vain peddled cards reading "Give the young man a chance," embellished with his pic ture, as a nominee for district Judge. Ab bott, It U said, would take the nomination for congress, as he did that for the bench, for tho advertising there Is In It, but his close connection with the Molse gang, who fell down trying to make him chairman of tho democratic city committee this spring, makes him persona non grata with the more reputable element of the party. With things ln this unsettled state the fusion politicians are at sea. They are expected, however, to get together on & slate by Saturday and put it through with the usuat neatness and dispatch that char acterizes a well-oiled machine that for this occasion Is to be steered away, lt possible, from tho factional differences that have lined up the forces for a finish fight later over the state convention delegation. WARM WELCOME WAITS THEM lloer Knvoya to Ue Met nt Sioux City by Committee of Omaha Cltlsens. On their way to Omaha from St. Paul the Boer peace delegates Fischer, Weisels and u'.lmirsn.-will hn mpt .11 SlntlY Pltv V1. day morning by a commltteo from Omaha, An Invitation will be extended them In the name of the people of Nebraska and Omaha plcted Although It Is becoming more apparent that the fusion political managers of the state will endeavor to make capital out of the visit of the envoys, the republican city officials will not allow the visitors to so away with tho Impression that democrats and populists aro the only sympathizers the South African republics have In Nebraska, Mayor Moores and the other city officers will welcome the delegates at the reception b h w , h fa p ,d 0Ven,nB , .,.,, h.. vn u.- .., 1 IntructIoiw bavc Iwen given for the . deco- ration ot tho building and the envoys will bo fecorded the freedom of the city Tho open-air meeting will probably be held on Eighteenth street, in front ot the city hall. Besides the speech-making thero will be a feature In the presentation to the envoys of a purse from the Dutch settlers of Iowa. A committee from Orango City will be here to give them an offering for the widows and orphans Of the Boers who havo been killed In battle. Tho amount will be several hundred dollars. From here tho envoys will go to Lincoln to meet Mr. Bryan. FISH ARE AN ATTRACTION Groups of Spectators Watch Their Antics In the I'onntnln In The lice niilldliifr. Old Izaok Walton was not the only man who loves a fish. There aro some hun dreds of others, and n considerable number of them reside ln Omaha, Ono has only to stand on one of tho bat conies overlooking tho fountain In the cen ter of tho court In Tho Bee building for a few moments at almost any hour of the day to verify this assertion. The water that is ndmlttted to this fountain Is quite clear, and since the fish have been In stalled therein there Is not an hour of tho day at which some ono is not standing by Its side, watching the movements of the ichthyons, Feeding them Is a favorlto o'upation, and it Isn't 'an uncommon sight to see gray-headed, dignified voter ans, whom no one would ever suspect of such levity, searching around the court for files, which they throw Into the pool. Ap parently they are pleased at school beyi hen ,h0 fl,h rl,e and iC,w the Jcmptln morsels that are oflercd them, Tor the g they have become qulto tamo and do not hesi tate to show how greedy they are when ever an opportunity offers Itself. One small sunflsh has appropriated one corner of the tank as Its private apart ment and It watches Its domain with Jeal ous care. Although tho occupant of this particular nook does not appear very formidable, It Is a fighter, and does not hesitate to attack any of tho others who Invade tho sanctity of Its corner. Even the big carp has learned to keep away from that particular spot. It does not matter ! I how many flies are floating overhead, tMs i particular scrapper never sees them so long as there Is an Intruder In front of the Imaginary line It has drawn as the thresh- i uoiu oi us dwelling place. as migni DO expected, the fish are great favorites with . cu.iuren anu a grouj. ol mem can oo seen at almost any time watching their -. . . . WASTE LANDS TO BE REDEEMED Senate Agrees to IrrlKntlon Antiro prlntlnn, hut limine ltriiiulnn to He Won Over, At the meeting of tho Commercial club ments at their forthcoming meeting than at yesterday Secretary Utt read a letter from the previous one, for tho majority of them Qeorge II. Maxwell telling of the pastage of are avowedly opposed n tho practices of the irrigation appropriation of $230,000 by I cutting rates In order to seeuro business, tho senate, and Intimating that if ln the Belief that the presidents will take some conference committee tho houso did not drastic measure to bring about the cessa agree to it, the fight will be carried to the 1 tlon of business hostilities Indulged In by floor of tho house. Mr. Martin said that the representatives of tho freight and pas he had received a telegram saying that the ' scnger departments In order to secure truffle conference committee had disagreed, and Is strengthened by tho reports that general Secretary Utt was directed to use the wires eastern agents of western lines bavo cut freely at once to urge the support of tho rates right and left In New York and other Nebraska congressmen for the measure. C. II. Pickens submitted a resolution call- , ,,., .,., n. . T'T'i:'. ,.7.' tend its lino to Prospect Hill cemetery, which went over upon the statement that the company Is anxious to do so as soon as Thirty-third street Is open. Secretary Utt suggested that he learned from Major Wheeler that census enumer ators encountered an Indisposition upon the part of some people to afford the re quired Information, and the chair was au thorlzed to appoint a committee to issue an aaarcFs to tne punuc. George H. Lyons, J. F. Meagher, J. Slos burg and L. Richards were admitted to mem bership in tho club. GOING TO NEBRASKA HOMES Fifty Children Arrive from an llr phnnuice In New York and Will He Given Homes. A party of fifty children, little bo)s and girls, ranging in age from 4 to 6 years, ar C I .1 1 ..... I. . I . . V... rived ln Omaha yesterday from New York. They were from an orphans" home nil the business ln sight for the next two and had been brought to Nebraska to bt months to come. Some rates are said to placed in charge of families who had made havo been offered which are little better application to assume tho responsibility of than free transportation. What the result their care. A sweet-faced nun was ln of this break of the presidents' agreement chargo of tho party of youngsters. From will be the freight agents wore not over Omaha to their destinations the children willing to discuss. Tho presidents' con took different trains, and eome of them re- ference at tho February meeting, nt malned at the big union depot for some time, which tho agreement to continue a main They were bright-eyed, jubilantly happy, tenance of rates was made, will be held rollicking youngsters, attired prettily in again on June 7 and S, and no one knone or airy cummer apparel, all of them too young can guess what action they will tako. The) to realize that they were entering Into a may either enforce their February agree strange home and a new life. While wait- ment by ordering a cancellation of the low lng for their trains the children romped rate contraots or they may decide to let about tho station platform and ln the big matters take their own course, waiting room, genteel in all their actions, i "The former method had been used by and Station Master Ed Haney rather enjoyed j them before, but a number of the freight their brief visit, while big-hearted Morris representatives yesterday seemed confident Fleming, tho depot guard, was sorry they couldn't stay longer. Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia. ' Persons with Indigestion are already balf starved. They need "plenty of wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat so the body can bo nourished while the wornout organs are being reconstructed. It Is the only preparation known that will Instantly relieve and completely euro all stonacb troubles. It is certain to do you good. Ji'eely Cnsc Adjourned. NEW YORK. June 5. The examination In the case of C. F. W. Neely, charged -with steallns $36,000 of Cuban postal fund, vet for today before United States Commis sioner Shields, was adjourned until tomor row. The delay, it is said, Is in consequence ot tho Issuance of requisition papers for Neely' removal to Havana by Governor Roosevelt. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. If. C. Cutler of Lincoln Is In the city. D. D. Fuller of St. Joe .Is In the city. S. Li. Hopper of Chicago Is at the Murray. 8. A. Ollllland of Beatrice Is at the Mer- chants. T. W. Schwartz of Nebraska City is ln Omaha. Arthur K. Hall of Minneapolis is at tho Millard. J. J. Collister of Kansas Citv is at the Millard. W. A. Barnar of Gothenburtr is at the Merchants, N. M. Avers of Beaver Crosslncr Is at the Merchants, O. W. Gardner and wlfo are uuests of the Merchants. J. B. Dlnsmorc of Sutton was nt tho mill iard Tuesday, F. J. Brownfleld of Lincoln la stonnlncr nt th Merchants. T. O. C. Harrison of Grand Island Is at tho Her Orand. Otto A. Ward of Plattsmouth Is reentered at the Merchnnts. F. C. Hamilton, wife nnd son of Denver are suests of the Murray. Dr. A. E. Robertson of Mnson Citv recis- tered Tuesday at the Merchants, Editor J. W. Harnhart and son nf Auhurn were Tuesday guests at tho Merchants. Dr. F. D. 'Burcess and F. C. Common nt Cedar Rapids, Neb., are at the Merchants. F. D. Ilurcess and F. C. Pnmnlon nf Cedar Rnplds are stopping at the Mer chants. F. Z. Bellows. J. Phil Oalvln nnd f A Hancock of Chicago are guests of the .uiunra. William McEver of Columbus, traveling udltor for the I'nlon Pacific. Is nt the Murray. Mrs. If R Summers and Mr f T Vj.i- Ish Of West Point were at thn Ilr 'fJrnnil Tuesday. Dr. Chas. Rich, house nhvttlclan nt iw Grand hotel, has gono on a vacation to rennsyivania and the coast. Mcsdarr.es. W. U. Woodward, n. v. Lomas and C. W. llrelsford of Vllllsca, la., arc cuests of the Millard. Ed BlKnell of Lincoln, division nnnerln. tendent for the Burlington, v-a at the Commercial club headquarters today. HOV and Mrs. James H.ivnp ltft ni evening for the east. They will spend tho summer with relatives in Illinois and Ohio. J. H, Hitch and son of Geneva. Gene V. Wilson of Albion, C. A. Methen of Hustl.i andJ. Draper of Afton were state guests at the Barker Tuesday. Knabe Pianos are the Best This hitH bet'ii proved over and over rtKnln. Xo plnno hns trained such a rep utation ns tho "Knabe'' and there Ih n piano thr.t has mich a wonderful sym pathetic tone the action lit Hueh that manipulation becomes piensant ami easy Por sontr-accompanlment this piano Is undoubtedly uiiexeeled lie sides thee rjunlltlefl, the Knabe piano Is the most durable Inurnment made nnd instead of detcrionatliiK with use like the majority of planoH, these will improve We are the solo iments fur this piano and would respectfully Invite you to rail nud inspeer them I'lanos moved, tuned, repaired and repollshcd nt reasonable prices, A. HOSPE, fcUsic til Art. 1513 Oiuclis. RAILROADS SLASH RATES Presidents' Agreement is Eeins Rnthlesilj and Flagranti; Violated, BUSINESS TO ARRlVi GOBBLED UP 'resilient Will Meet In Jimv York and Tuke Ip the .Mutter, lint .Noth ing I'cnnuiifii t In U liectcd to Itcxult, Prralflfttlf tlll-t nf , Ur. T'nln.1 tlmillrt I Monday night for Chicago and New York. a. i,m. .it ..in ot rallw,iy prcsldcllts whlcU convra 1 Thur8llay and Krluay. xho me;tmg pro:n. ltes t0 be an lmportaut onei owlng t0 tho open violations of the agreement entered into uy me presidents ai mcir last meeiing for the maintenance of tariff rates on freight and passenger buslnc;s. Hates, lt Is as serted by officials familiar with tho situa tion, were never moro unstable than at the present time, lt Is presumed that the prw ldents will adopt even moro Ironclad agree- eastern cities within the last few days In order to get basinets. Local officials ot the freight departments profess to know noth ing of the matter. Relative to the situa tion In New York an Associated Press dis patch says: "General eastern freight agents of llnc3 west of Chicago, who havo heretofore refused to accept business at cut rates, went through tho wholesale district Monday and solicited buslnee of every kind at the lowest rates they could make to suit the shippers, with- out regard to the presidents' agreement When lt became known that some of the western lines bad offered to tako business at reduced rates, the result was all the other lines took the eame step, and the completo demoralization of rates bn west bound business originating In eastern terri tory U an assured fact. So anxious ore the railroads to secure freight that they will not bo content with making cuts on freight roady for shipment, but even offered to take contracts on Import business to arrive and on other future business as fast as possible. "It was said that contracts had been practically concluded in some cases for that the contracts would be permitted to stand. It was pointed out by one of the most active of the Broadway freight agents that they would hardly dare to offer such rates In open violation of the agreement without some. higher authority, and Intimated that the permission of the hlehest officials had been obtained." Itnllroml Oeelnred Dividend, NEW YORK, Juno 5. Tho Atchison, To peka Santa Fe railroad directors have declared a semi-annual dividend of 2V-. per cent on the company's preferred stock. The last dividend declared was a semi-annual one of Hi per cent. At the directors' meeting statements were submitted showing that the reported earn ings for eleven months and the estimated earnings for the remaining cne month of the present fiscal year, over and above all taxes, rentals and Interest charges, In cluding Interest on adjustment bonds, will amount to moro than $9,000,000. IlnllMny Notes and Peraonnls. J. M. Camjibell of the Burllneton pas senger department Is In Chicago. Chief Enclncer Berry of the Union Pacific left last night for a brief visit in Chicago. J. J. Collister. commercial agent of the Continental lino at Kansas City, Is In the clti-. Freight Traffic Manager J. A. Munroo or the Union Pacific left Monday night for an eastern business trip. J. F. Aglar, general agent of the Union Pacific passenger department at St. Ixiuls, Is a visitor nt local headquarters. H. A. Perkins, commercial ngent of the Rock Island, has returned from a suc cessful business trip through the stato. General Agent C. A. Rutherford of the Rock Island has cone to Chlcnco for a short conference with General Passenger Asent seDasnan. General E. S. Otis will pass through the city Thursday afternoon, occupying a sr.eclal sleeper on the Union Pacific, on loute from San Francisco to Washington. General Otis left the former place Monday mem. F. Wilhclm, formerly with the Mis sourl Pacific at Leavenworth, has arrived In tho city and lias been Installed us as sistant to Tom Godfrey In the city ticket oince ot tne jukjouti imciuc. CONDITION OF COUNTY FUNDS Quarterly Report of the County Clerk Account for Money Avnllnlile In Kneli Allotment. The quarterly report of the county clerk shows tho condition of the funds to be as follows for tho period ending May 31: District court $ 32.R3I.14 Poor farm 25.OM.72 Court house , 45,471.19 Jail 9.352.77 Indigent poor 13,26'). 74 Miscellaneous 3l,!KM.O) Roads 22,7'So.ll Hrldges 59,279.20 Ronds and interest 22,813 87 Soldiers relief commission 4,179 35 Douglas nddltion claims 162. 3J Road Improvement 313.06 Total J270.71277S Cycling has its ups and downs. After the downs, uso Banner Salvo If you're cut or bruised, It heals the hurt quickly. Myers- ' nlIlon DruB Co-' Omaha.; Dillon's Drug I Store, South Omaha. C0ViOMT 111! IT TKI MOCTtft A all CO. ClClTt SWEET RESTORERS. ILEEP cannot be appearance, neither can Ivory Soap. There are other white soaps that look like Ivory Soap, this is a penalty which it pays for its great success. But you are not deceived, there is only one Ivory, the others are imitations of its perfections. 99t PER CENT. PURE. PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL Municipal Fatbits Will Psrticipati in En- tertaiiing Bor dt;i. fVHYOR DRAWS THE PURSESTRINGS TIGHT Uxeeutlve Points Out tlmt Smnll Ki- pendltnrra Are In the Aunrennte n Merloni Urnln on nu Overdrnnn Trenmiry. The council was waited upon at Its regular mcetlng Tuesday night by a committee from tho mass meeting having ln charge the entertainment of the Boer envoys. The delegates, consisting of Messrs. Stuht, How ard, Fleming and Robinson, notified tho council that tne expected guests would not arrive until late Friday night, twelvo hours later than anticipated, and that no arrange ments could be made for their entertain ment before Saturday. The program as out lined by the committee includes a drive about the city in tho morning, a reception at tho city hall from 1:30 to 3 p. ra. and at the opera house from 3:20 until 5. The council accepted the Invitation of tho committee and the mayor promised that the city hall would bo suitably decorated for the occasion. The executive will address the envoys and other guests in the rotunda of the city building. The mayor tightened his grip still further on the city's purscstrlngs and vetoed a number of resolutions calling for small ex penditures. He pointed out that whllo the amounts Involved were not ln themselves Important, the total Increased considerably the city's financial embarrassment. The Justice ot the view was recognized and all ' of the vetoes wore sustained. The Items re- 1 lated to the removal of two crosswalks ln 1 the northern part of the city and tho trans- , fer of several hydrants. For the change of grade on Fourteenth street between Pierce , and Mason tho mayor appointed the fol- lowing appraisers: C. S. Montgomery, Lou I W, Hill and Joseph Redman. Collection), of Police Court. ' The report of the clerk of tho police court for May recorded fines and costs collected in tho amount of $195. Amended petitions were filed for paving tn five districts In which the names of both husband and wlfo had not been previously Included In cases ot freehold. The petitions wcro then adjudged by the city attorney to be In proper form and the ordinances wero read for the first and second times. On motion ot Hascall, tho city attorney was authorized to confess judgment ln the eult Instituted by ex-Deputy City Attorney Robertson for $250, alleged to be due as salary. The bill was not allowed by the provlous council for the aligned reason that Robertson was not attending to his official duties during the Interval referred to. Architect Latenser, acting for the Home of the Good Shepherd, offered to grade Fortieth street, from Jackson to Jones street, froe of cost to the city. The im provement was shown to be necessary before the building could bo completed, and adjoin ing property owners were unwilling to bear their share of tho expense. 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Balduff. 1520 Farnatti St. School Teachers and Sales Women- Are bothered moro or less with burn ing sensations on the bottoms of their feet all because they're on their feet a great deal and tho shoos they wear have, soles too light and narrow the lies! shoo made for persons who are on their feet so much Is a good, heavy welt Wo have a perfect foot form shoo in light top or oxford style -tan and black with heavy welt sole wide enough for the foot to rest on tho sole and not on the iloor not simply ono line of theso, but many, nt $'S.Ti(i to $4.00 Utex U. Hhooinhn's usual high value. Drexel Shoe Co., Osnalia'a Up-to-date Shoe nuae. 1419 FARNAM STREET. imitated except in bo brought to gradu The offer was referred to the committee on public property aud buildings. Mrny ('niiliien Corralled. Dor Poundmastcr Walker reported that 300 stray canines had been corralled during tho month of May. Of thlB number eighty seven wero redeemed by their owners or new found friends and 213 were drowned. Tho Pneumatic Street Cleaning company proposed to sell the city a machine of ap proved pattern for $2,500 on certain lenient terms. It Id proposed that $1,250 be paid within thirty daya und the remaining half before March 1. 1901. The company promised to supply a competent man free of charge until the working of the machine was undei - stood nnd to keep tho mechanism In working order for ono year. The proposal was re ferrcd to tho Judiciary committee. The city treasurer made a repert of per- : sonal taxes collected during May. The amount nddcl to the city's coffers from this source wa3 $17,017.24. In May ono year ago the sum of $2,265.38 was collected. The i treasurer promised to make an even better showing now that his working force has been i moro thoroughly organized. j Ordinances wero read for tho first aud second tlmei providing for tho paving of several streets so far delayed by Irregulari ties in the petitions. ! An ordinance was read for the third time and paBCd providing for the L6iunce of $25,000 ln paving bonds authorized at tho spring election. Reports show that over fifteen hundred Uvea have been saved through the use of One Mlnuto Cough Cure. Most of tbosj were cases of grippe, croup, asthma, whopp ing cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Its early use prevents consumption. I VeterniiK Arc (irnteful. Tho Memorial day commltteo of the Grand ' Army of the Republic withes to thank tho i citizens who donated money, Mr. Craig, , superintendent of Forest Lawn cemetery, for his many deeds nf kindness; Onmha 1 Guards, Thurston littles, Hlsli sehool cadets, Woodmen of the World, and all others who helped to make Memorial day 'a success. L. A. HARMON. 1'rc'Ident M C FKENAN. Secretary. The Eyesight It the most precious of elfta. 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