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
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plans now approved In the petition filed ,
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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
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happen any day had occasioned great anxiety
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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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. A cut of ten
feet will be necessary before the street can
Good Ice Cream-
You canjiuy pretty fair Ice cream in
lots of places really jjood Ice cream in
very few This Is one of the really good
places Wo choose our materials with
the utmost citre nothing can lie to-
good for our ice cream Our methods
are the best we know of they are scru
pulously clean, too The result Is pure
delicious, wholesome cream Perhaps
that Is why doctors recommend our lee
cream for their patients We make u
special price for churches, picnics, clinr
Itable Institutions, etc. Then we put
our ice cream up lu little barrels the
ones that are so handy to carry--'20c for
pints 10c for quarts Our Ice cream
soda Is only oc a glass,
W. S. 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. Im
paired or defectlvo eyesight Is almost
a crime ln these days, Glasses can
b made that will take away these
directs We make scientific eye ex
aminations free and can tell you lt
glasses will help you All lenses
round by competent apectacle
man.
THE A10E & PENFOLD CO.,
Leading Scientific Oytlnlnns.
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
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