TI1E OMAHA DAUjY "BEE: "WISDN MS DAY", AfR-rST 1, 1000.
REFUSES TO RED1TF TAW
UUl ImJLiJ 1U ULiUIUj inAUO
City Comptroller Hold That Ho Has No
A.it,,.!4 T a
Authority to Do 80.
:0URTS MUST PASS UPON THE QUESTION i
Knlulit of .t l-ynr-ll-ii (rnnfeil 1'i-r.
mlmiloii to Oeuiiii)' I'ortlon nf
.Itrrrta DnrliiK Hip Srp
imlicr I'rMtl Itlca.
At Its meeting last night the city council
passed several resolutions ordering the city
comptroller to make a reduction In taxes
In which there In Inequality. Kor some
icre is inequality, f or some
time there has been a great variety of
opinion around thR city building as to what '
nnr. I. nrrv in ...nh rutv
Attorney (fennel! holds that tho comptroller
can make the reduction on liln books, In ac-
cordance with the order of the council, and
deduct tho sum allowed from nil city funds.
hast night City Comptroller Westbcrg ex-
plained to tho council that he could find no
authority for such action and stated that
ha has not deducted tho taxes tho council
ha rprpnllv n.mlllr.l nn.t will not do so
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until ho llnds some authority for such nc
tlon. He holds that a warrant should bo
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drawn upon tho general fund for tho amount
deducted and refuses to tnako deductions
In Hny other way, unless so ordered by the
court.
In nearly all cases the reductions In taxes
Are for very small amouuts and are made
In favor ot persons who could not afford lo
carry tho cases Into court and for this rea
son Mr. Connell contended that such a
procedure would work a great hardship
upon persons In whoso taxes thero are
errors. Furthermore, the city attorney
holds that the deductions should be made
from all funds nnd thnt the general fund
should not bo compelled to hear nil the
burden. Considerable discussion worked no
change In tho pilnd of tho city comptroller.
m I If.. I l. I .. a. U.. T nn.intmt
rtrmUslon to erect fences cnclonlng tho
following ntreets: Douglas street), from
west sldo of Seventeenth to west side of I
Nineteenth: Eighteenth street, from south
lido of Dodge to north uldo of l'nrnaui;
fcMti..lititli airenl frmn unilth nidi) of IlodCe
lo north side of Farnam. These streets are
l , iiko.i fnr an oriental carnival and In-
ustrlat exposition to bo held September
iO to October 1.
..t nrL-liiT to lie Stomiro.
Under tho present city ordinances fast.
onving is permuieu o "
boulevard aystem In ho north purt of tho
my. .much comp. " "h t his
less driving along the boulevn 1 where ,m
prlvllego la grant. J and tho police do-
partment rcques el that fast driving bo
prohibited entirely. An ordinance to this
tffect was introduced by .Mr. Jiascan.
Tho Hoard of I'ubllc Works was Instructed
to order tho Omaha Street Hallway corn-
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,.a.,y , rei-u..
up in improving Its t rncV at Six centh
itreet and Capitol aVonuc. The board was
also empowered to require the removal of
tho abandoned car track on Locust slreot
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
Tho Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Itallway company was granted pcr-
i.u i,. rnm PM-hU,
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street to Howard atraet.
Mr. Hoscall Introduced n resolution which
trovldc8 that tho mayor shall supply the
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cuy nro uoubuh whu itc uu uuutu
Flro and l'ollco Commissioners failed to
supply Ico on nccount of a lack of funds
and the council empowered, tho mayor to
raako uchexDondlturc.'
The taxes levied In 1897. 1898, 18D9 and
100O upon a lot "at 'Davenport and Fifteenth
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Birrcm WUIIJ IBIUIIICU. mow. .v
erty of the First B"PV.?U "J!!"
dcbh UB.m '
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Although Mayor Moorcs npprovea mo era-
Inancos for tho paving of Twenty-eighth
trcot from Farnara to Leavenworth and of
onicago. street irora aixicenm 10 iweniy-
second, ho sent a communication to tho
council In which ho stated that ho signed
mo orainance wun some reiucianco aim
urged the council to mnko sure that the
petitions bear certified signatures ot a ma
Jorlty ot the property holders affected.
Tho Hoard of I'ubllc Works was author
lzcd to turn city water Into a trough pro
vlded nt Grnco street near tho corner ot
rwentlolll Street.
Tho council approved tho uppolntmcnt of
Qeorgo W. Holbrook, Edgar Zabrlsklo und
St. Andro V; Balcombo as appraisers to
aeicrmine uio uaraages property owners
suncr oy gramng 10 ue ouo on jones nnu
Twenty-fifth streets and Twenty-fifth nve
nue,
v;ny engineer Auurow o0wm. m
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idu uuuu requircu ui iv. v. ivvo ao iijcui-
ber of tho Public Library board was np
proved, 'Tho. bond of Harry Miller, who
has been Issued a master plumber's license,
was also approved.
Rcsolutfona woro ndopted which provide
for the construction ot permanent sidewalks
along the north side ofr Mason street bo
tween Thirty-first nnd Thirty-third streets
and along tho east sldo of Twcnty-thlrd
street botwoen Webster nnd California
streets.
Ordinances were passed which provide for
the following paving: Cass street, from
Rheumatism
Rheumatic pains ore the cries of protest
and distress from tortured muscles, aching
oints ami excited nerves. The blood lias
)ccn poisoned by the accumulation of
waste matter in the system, and can no
longer supply the pure and health sustain
ing food they require. The whole system
feels the effect of this acid poison ; aud
not until the blood has been purified and
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urougm uacit 10 a ncniuiy conuuion vui
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James Kelt, of 707 Ninth itreet. N. H.,
Washington, D. C, writei as follmra; "A few
tnonmsago l nau an utiacK 01 Bcut)c Rlieurai'
Itam 111 us worn lorm. 111c
pain waa to Jntcoic that I
btcurae completely pros
trated. Theittack waa an
unusually severe one, and
my condition waa regard
ed aa being ery danger
ous. I was attended by
eat of the most able doc.
torstnWashliigtou.wbols 1
also a member of the fac
ulty of a leading medica) ,
college Here, lie 10m uie
10 continue nia
tionaaudl woutdcet well. After having It filled
tweWe tlmea without receiving the slightest
benefit. I declined to continue hfi treatment any
ltolnrhranlof S. S.S.(Swlft'aiDecitiC)
fill- U 1 ! 11 111 3 idni. I decided, almost
In deapair however, to give tlief medlclue a trial,
and alter I had taken a few.bottlet I waa able to
hobble around on crutches, tid very soon there
after had no ue for them at all, 8. 8. 8. tuviue
cured me sound aud well. All tb distressing
palna have left roe. ray appetite lus returned,
and I am happy 16 be agalu restored to perfect
health. . , ,
isW the ;rcnt vegetable
pvtrifier nud tonic, is
the ideal remedy in nil
L ML Miw rheumatic trourncs
'BsfsF W VsTr There arc no opiates 01
minerals in it to disturb the digestion nnd
lead to ruinous habits.
We have prepared a special book on
Rheumatism which everv sufferer from
this painful disease should read. It is the
most complete and interesting book of
the kind in existence. It w ill.be sent free
to anv one ilrsirim' it. Write our physi
cians fully and freely about your case. We
nunc no charce lor medical itavice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, OA.
3,stefo,h ,o om-, r-tom
street, from Knrnarn to at. Mary's avenue;
rwenty-fourth street, from Karnara to
Dodge, Chicago street, from Twenty-fourth
to. Twct"yi'th. street improvement dis-
ir me paving ot mo
following streets. Hawthorne avenue, from
Glenwood avenue to Lincoln boulovard;
Tn'onltr.Rfili - . 1 r I .11. I .
"T.enV.'eth ' street'. K To
Farnam,
QUOTATIONS WILL STOP TODAY
t'lilenuo tlonril of Trnile llrfnnrs to
Ulr Ornln I'rli'cx lo
fJritln llrokcra,
Threo Omaha grain brokerage firms arc
feeling the pressure of the Jar In relatlona
Detween the Chicago Hoard of Trade and
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"u,u" e"BP" company in
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"PPnK. The refusal of the Hoard of Trade
1, X. , T'1?1 l.lhe, Wfa,crn "n'on
hrr ' " to t ' town broke.s
l!"ltuft0 pVl " lu'etus upon the oner-
"t'"n" of the patron of tho local firm. The
"K ma,rkc , 1uota,on re said to be
fH ,i, 7 .1 . . .
'"en 0 ' business has hcroto-
'r be" mot dependent upon he Chi-
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-ncngo Hoard of Trado upon bucket shops.
however, It was given out recently that
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Its customers. Some of ibe Omaha com
mission firms, however, are using private
wires nnd of course thla docs not affect
them.
U Is aunounciM that the three firms af
fected have arranged to be supplied with
tho grain quotations from New York when
ever they get quotation ou ntocks, Drain
men say that there Is n great deal ot un
certainty as to whether or not this oystem
will BUfflce, an It is snld tho New York
market Is not subject to much lluctuatlon.
In spite of this speculation the Omaha firms
will today do their trading on New York
grain market reports.
STRAIN TOO MUCH FOR STRAIN
Mrmlirr of the Nona of llrxt ttoi-lcty
'IliroMn n I'll In Pu
llcj Court.
l)- Strain, bearing tho mien and tho garb
01 a charter member In the Antl-Tollera
society, wan beforo Judga Gordon Tuesday
auernoon ennrgeu wun vagrancy. Ills
c.a1? WM. ,!Bl!l "" ll,ut raale "P tho
llinllv IfrlflH nf tUn linllnn nmix nn.t l.a.lnA
nd'ap"cctalor8 " "'
position with customary alacrity. Hut not
o wUh tho prsonor e uroH0 Mm
tar of JU8tlcc aml "PProachcd It with hes-
ut &MQns ,
,hc court waH tQ b harangu-
, Qf mo
thn, hn au ,nh- , ,.,,
..- M
man and have led an honest, conscientious
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life. 1 have observed Implicitly tho doc-
lrne8 of ,ho Tcn Comraan(iment9j , hnve
(lofrRU(lcd nny Rnd j havo ,a.
-ampnil-." lln mt nn
Th(j nalure Qf hu -
ruent will perhaps ever remain u mystery,
for at this juncture of his xpeech ho tbp
plcd over on tho tlcor and went through
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tho violent convulsions of an epileptic fit
straln waB aehrBcd nnd was removed
h tu , ,,, m , ,,,
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was luieuueu
PERU NORMAL LACKS SUPPORT
Nebraska Nrliool for Tcauhrrn 'Aot
Cared I'or an Wrll a Thoap
In Callfnrula.
PrMn Mmrl t!lm.. T1lla f !,
Btato Normal school at San Jose. Cal.. is
In Omaha on his way home from the meot
Inir nf hn N'nllnnnl TMnrutlnnnl nunnrln
tlou at Charleston. S. C
..t had an enlovablo time at CharlpKton.
although tho attendance fell far short of
wlial waa expected, thero being only about
3 000 cducatorB present. If It had hnd the
attendance which we had at Los Amrclea
,ast yeuri wnen we touched tho high water
mark of 15.000. Charleston could not have
furnished the necessary accommodations,
I havo stopped at a number of places on
my way west Investigating educational in
stltutluns, among those Inspected being
the Nebraska State Normal Hchool at I'orrt.
whl)o j d0 not wlsh t0 crtlclao tho Instl
Inilnn It Anon nr.t seam to hnvn thn Him.
nor, whl.h lg lvon to nnv one of our nor.
mal BcnooIl, ln California, although Ne
brasUa mB only ono. Tho demand for cd
ucatIonal work s Increasing right along,
thnt wn h.v. tho students wo cau
caro for properly, nnd although California
haa Just established Its fourth normal
gchool. I think there will bo room
and
work for all of them.'
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
O. W. Garrison of Denver is In tho city,
J. C, Carter of Fremont In nt tho Murray.
W. 1 1. Curson of Ord In at tho McrchuntH.
Charles II. Sloan of Geneva lt at tho Her
Ornmi.
J. SandorHoii of Sownrd Is at the Mer-
chant.
J. J. Thomas of Seward In staying ut the
Murray.
J, M. Hench of Ponca, Neb,, is at the
Murruy.
Frank T. Kmerson of Waterloo l at tho
Her aranu.
J. S, Miller ot IIiihUiikh In atopplng ut
uio Aiurruy.
J. I.. Hancock of Htnntou In stopping ut
tne aiercnuniH.
John W. Laecy of Cheyenne la HtavliiK
ut l lie iMiiiuru.
Louis K. Schoefer of Qulney Ih stopping
at 1110 AicrcuaniH.
Fred J. Sackrtt. denuty city comptroller,
Is at (irutiu ihiuiiu.
A. J. Knollru und I. II. Hlch of Kunnus
City ure In Oniulm.
J. P. Harrett of Concordlii. Kun.. Ih hIod
ping nt tne Aililara.
D. Martin or Humnlirey wus a Tuesduy
guest nt tnn minium.
J. IS. McCrocker of Lincoln, u shoo sulus
nan, la tit tnn .Murray.
W. F. Nonway. u lumberman of Chin
newn Fulls, wis., is at tne Milium.
P. K. ArtaniH. denuty Intcrniil revenue col
lector, nut) roturnea irorn ni vucuuon.
Kdwurd L. Perkins und Mrs. K. I.. Per
kino of I'hlluikdphla ure putroiiH of the
Milium.
('mi Kirk, n Union Pacific enelncer. hu
returned from a two weekH' trip to Suit
l.itko city.
Mr. and Mrs. II. U. Iloyles have returned
to iiinanu ntier apeuiug 11 snort vacatio
at Mnnitou,
William H. Perry of Denver, represent
Ing the Kouth Omaha National bunk, la a
tliu Milium,
K. Kwel. iicrloultural mannser for th
American IJeet Sugar company of Grand
Ixland, la ut tlm aiercnunis.
John I.lndHiiy, utenogruphcr In the ntllco
or tn r iiuoii niuiev uisinci iitiorney, 11:11
K'turiied from ti trip to HIIiioIh nnd In
aiann,
Christ Weber of Simldlnir. A. W. Clark
of 1'iinllllon und J. K. McC'rncken of l.ln
ruin were stute guestu ut tho Murray Tuph
uuy.
Father I. A. McOnvern, rector of St
Phlloinenii parish, left yestertlny on his
vacation, which will bo Hpent In Montana
and California
Nebniskaiis ut tho Men-hanta TtlCHdny:
D. J Uatoa und V.. A. Williamson of Al
bion, C W. Hrausch of Norfolk, B. C. Mil
lion or Ktglu, II. K. fiterilevant nf Atkinson,
W M. Harbour of Scotts Hluff. C. I.. Wlmin
of Klwood. 1,. A. Wlneliell of Qr.'plpv.
Ocorti) W. Siirlnaer of Vullev. Jolin liratt
of North 1'luftn und John Lynch of Lynch.
M. J. Ford"! Ir . hiiH relurnnl rrnm u trln
to niMtern nolntH. where he went In tho
Interests of the Swltchmrn' t'nlon of North
America, wiuia 111 t'iv-iand, o., Mr. Ford
attended the funeral ot one of the national
ornrem, M. J. Naughton, u member of tho
hotrd or director, wno wan Killed 011 the
l.iihu Shorn mud at that place, Whllo in
I he eimt Mr Ford delivered addlesveu ut
, Uurfalo, Detroit und Toledo,
PUI TO PftMl? THfTTIIKl? I
TAIL IU tUiUU lUUMllLIYI
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Warring FactionE in Democratic Ranks aal
. ,
t ar Apart fts iiver,
APPOINTMENT OF REFEREE SUGGESTED
Tnlm of Woe lo He Poured Into III
1.1 n t I it ur llnr iintl II In l)c
elftlon lo ( I.- Who
In Who.
While It was announced after the meet-.
Ing of the democratic conference com-
miuco .a iuru aiiirnou.. u.ai nun-
1 . . . . 1 . ., . 1 , . 1 1
wouiu oe nnoiner meeiing ui tne committees
from the rival democratic committee Tues
day afternoon, no such meetlug materialized.
Tho Howell conferees certainly expecteu
uch u meeting, but thcep of the- othel
county committee us certainly did not, foi
they say thnt their county committee ad
journed Saturday afternoon without hav
ing taken nny action toward that end. In
fact, It I.) raid that the negotiations on the
part of tho committee hereafter will be
conducted by the executive committee, of
which Chnrlet Fanning Is chairman. In
pursuance of that Intention Harry Miller.
In confrenco with Chairman Faunlng, yes
terday prepared and submitted to Chair
man Howell of tho rival committee the
following propositions looking to compro
mise, notifying Chairman Howell therein of
the rejection by the Fanning committee of
the proposition of the Howell committee
to Incrcaeo tho representation ot all of the
Omaha wards In the same proportion an the
increase of South Omaha representation
upon which the Fanning commltteo Is in-
iHtlng:
OMAHA, July 31, 1'JOO. K. K. How-
II, J. J. O'Connor. Oeorge Uertrand, Dr.
Hippie nnd D. W. Cannon. Dear Sirs The
committee appointed by tho regular demo-
ratio county central committee to confer
with you on last Saturday reported back Ue
roposltlon mado by you tor an amicable set
tlement of tho misunderstanding that now
cxIsIh within tho ranks of the democratic
party In Dauglaa county.
'The full committee gave to this propo-
Itlon of yourn n full dlsciuslon nnd felt
that they could not, In Justice to them-
srlves, accept sumo, mainly for the follow
ing .reasons:
Point nl Inniir Stnleil.
"You Insist upon allowing only four dele
gated from each ward in South Omahn to
the county convention. The. regular com
mittee claims that thin Is a matter that can
not come up tor discussion ut tho present
time for the reason that It was fully settled
catly In last February when a resolution
was Introduced at n meeting of the com
mltteo and seconded by Dr. Hippie grant
ing to South Omaha an Increase In Its rep
resentation from each ward of three votes.
This resolution wiih unaulmously paeaed,
not a dissenting vote being cast agnlust It,
nnd It has never been rescinded or any
action whatever taken upon It.
Ynu will ncknowledgo that when thin In-
reosn wan made there was nu question us
to the authority possessed by the committee
In doing what It did. Thero was no other
body claiming to bo a county central com
mittee, as Is the case at present, henco the
plea mado by you that the Omaha wards
hould have tho same Increase In their rep-
rescntaU in an the South Omaha wards
woro given does not hold good at this time.
That Is a matter to bo fought out at the
coming primaries. Therefore we were In
structed to Bay to you that under no con-
Ideratlon would uuy chango bo allowed In
the present representation from South
Omaha In coming to a settlement.
"Tho consensus of opinion ot tho reg
ular commltteo was about as follows, and
whilst I am not authorized to make, you
this proposition I believe the -executive
commltteo would do so and I have no doubt
whatever that the committee as a whole
would endorse Its action.
"Wo will consent to tbo appointment of
a referee, to be mutually agreed upon,
whese duty it ohull be to call a county con
vention to ho held In South Omaha not cur
lier than September 15; the candidates for
delegates to file their petitions with this
referee; the delegates representing the dif
ferent Interests each to select ono Judge at
primary election, tho referee to select the
clerk; the referee to place tho primaries
nt the same points at which they were held
nt tho general elections last eprlng In
Omaha and South Omaha; the candidates
for delcgntes each to pay $1 before their
names bo accepted as candidates and from
tho amount so received tho referee Is to
settle tho expenses Incurred ln carrying on
tho primary election; each committee to
step down and out after the referee is ap
pointed and allow the coming county con
vention to select a new county central com
mltteo whose term of ofllce l to expire
when the county nominating convention
again moots In two years.
Appointment of Heferce SiiitKrsitril.
"Should this not provo satisfactory to
you wo mako you anuthcr proposition:
Wo will BUbmit the legality of tho regu
lar county central committee nnd the one
selected by the county convcutlon held in
Osthoff's hall not long since to any two
reputable lawyers, republican or demo
cratic, that can bo ngreed upon between
us, und after a thorough Investigation, it
these two lawyers decide thnt tho commit
tee to which you aro attached Is the legal
ono and tho one to which wo belong Is not,
then tho regular commltteo will dlsbaud
and permit you to call the county conven
tlon together ut such place and audi time as
your best Judgment may direct. You to nc-
copt the same terms In case the decision Is
against you.
"Wo only Impose theso conditions, namely
"Tbut South 0 111 a tin Is to have seven votes
from each ward at the coming county con
vention nil other precincts and wards in
tho county to have tho same us heretofore,
and that tho coming county convention Is
to elect a new county central committee.
"Theso conditions, as honorable democrats,
you can easily accept, und if you have the
CULLED from the Field of POLITICS
L
Chairman Lludsay nnd ex-Chairman Tetft
of tho republican state commltteo took a
night off to witness a real three-ring tent
show when tho circus was In town. To
them all the porformors were populists,
democrutB or silver republican.! going
through the contortions and acrobatics pre
requisite to fusion. The clown band with
Its rasping music wns the perfection of
popocratlc harmony. Incidentally, they
also admired from afar the royal Tammany
tiger In the act of being fed with slices of
good populist lamb.
Charles Wooster of Silver Creek, who has
been a member ot the silver republican mas
querudo and achieved his chief notoriety
by bis virulent opposition to tho Omaha ex
position ln tho legislature of 1897, Is out
against tho re-election of Governor Poynter.
In n recent number of hi paper ho said.
Whllo opposing Poynter's rennmlnatlou.
the Times suld some weekn ugo Hut If ho
were renominated It would support him
That wns our intention at the time, but
Hiiuseiiueni developments nnn inier iniormu
tlon have dimmed all that und the Times
"? ,'.!'?"''ir,...h,m .V." !' VL
fiVeilent munagVment. We uro quite w.il
aware that this course will subject us to
Mr, I,:X.li!,,!!r,XnpStr n Z:
ruinous Job tliut forced Poynter's rcnonil -
l'"crcst of our party at heart yqu will do
so; and If you do, whatever may bo the
result at the primary election, whether vie-
tory Is with the adherents of tho regular
committee or with tho committee to which
you beloug, you can rest assured that each
and cvery ono ot (ne 0, committee nnd all1
of our friends will give to tho ticket nom- "as heon Inaugurated by Mayor Kelly The
Inated our enthusiastic and honest sup- reform started Monday night when the
port. 1IAIIHY C. Ml I.I.Kit." 1 mayor recommitted the ordinance for the
This proposition bears the signature only paving of O street from Twenty-fourth to
of Harry Miller. It will probably meet with ! Twenty-sixth streets In order that the
no responso until tho meeting of tho Howell Mgnature. of u woman might be obtained
county committee next Saturday. I ho petition. It has been held In other
It was atntcd last night that another plan cl,,pg tlmt 1,10 of a homestead the
had been formulated whereby It Is hoped to1 lnHtiire of tho wife Is required to a petl
bring the warring factions together and 1 ,loM "10 Mmo 1,8 ,ho ""bat"!'. Knglneer
thnt the negotiations outlined In the nbovc , 'lcal ha" '"eertulncd that n homestead Is
propositions would not be undertaken. What i
tho next move on the democratic chess
boarJ b wag ot rcvea,e,h
THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS
111 mm tic CI11I1 Formed 11 ml CniniinlKii
IciiimI nt nn KiitliinnlnHtlt'
Mrt'tlim.
Tho Third Ward Republican dub, which
prides Itself on being tho strongest organ
ization of that faith In any ward In
Omaha, launched tho fall campaign last
night with n crowded house nt 1122 Capitol
avenue. Tho club litis nn nctlvo member
ship of 05(1. Congressman David H. Mer
cer, who was expected to head the pro
gram, was unable to be present and his
pluco was tuken by Victor II. Walker nnd
I'hll K. Winter. Mr. Walker spoke en
tlrely on local Issues und promised thnt thn
Third ward, formerly a ilemocrutk strong,
hold, would he kept ln the republican col
umn by at least .tun majority and that, too,
wnnoui tne adoption of nny but honorable
political methods. Mr. Winter spoko of tho
nntlonnl platforms and commented at some
iingth upon tho Kansas City announcement. 1
lln ftnlil tlint ll,n alio.,,. n1t. .
....... ...... ...v. i.niin luiu uiiiy ucen 1
uouiivii uiu voice 01 uawaii anil propn
esled that the Issub would be a futal weak
ness In the democratic armor.
llil-liiidern 'Inn Their ( iimimlun. '
a uozen membora of the fusion Petri-
Cooper club met Tuesday night In the hull
over 1115 Farnam street and discussed mat-
re. iniiiiiiR m wiu opening 01 tno cam
palgn. As a fund-raising measure a lawn
social was suggested, nt which will be
served cold cream und hot r. The exact
ditto and place were not decided upon.
It was agreed also to hold n scrlw of
meetings In JofTerson square nnd an at
tempt will bo made to secure the attend
ance nt tho first ono of Kdgar Howard,
rusion nominee for cougress. Last nlnht's
session was presided over by H. I. Morrow,
acting chairman. John ,K. limblen Hcrved
as secretary.
I)nlt for 11 Convention.
The mlddle-of-the road nonu lst will hni.i
their congressional convention August 10
nt 2 o'clock ln tho I'cter Cooper club rooms.
JSI5 Howard alrcet. Tho county conven
tion will bo held ut 3:30 the same afternoon.
The law holds both maker and clrsuiator
of a counterfeit equally guilty. Tho dealer
wno sens you a dangerous countorfjlt nf
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve risks your life
to mako a little larger profit. You cannot
trust him. DeWltt's Is the only genuine
nnd original Witch Hazel Salve, n well
known cure for piles and all skin diseases.
See that your dealer gives you DeWltt's
Salve.
Two Men Killed l Holler i:.iloxloii.
rAWA, ill.. July 31,-wnile threshing nu
the furm of Jucoli Slmpaon, plno mile
nouth of this city, today the englno boiler
exploded, killing Charles Simpson and
Murlon Sylvester und severely wounding
three others, The explosion jviih ciiused by
the wuter running low In the boiler und tho
injector tuning to worn.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Workmen ure mittlnir additional lir.iren
under tho floors of the elevator ln tbe
city hall.
William Johnson, nired CO. riled at lm.
miinucl hospital nnd I1I.1 remains were sent
to Hed Oak, la.
Tho camels are helmr renlurpd In th
olllces In the federal building from which
they wero tuken during the renovutlng
period.
Mrs. I). D. Mulcahov and Inmliaod nre
rccelvine cunurutulutlmiH on I lie arrival nf
ii baby boy. Uoth mother nnd child ure
uoiiiic wen.
ten. ll trnvfllntr inun ivlin mnk.u
his headquarters at Springfield. Mo., was
tuken with varioloid und Is now in the
emergency liospltul.
Itevlval meetings tinder tho leadership of
Hew B. Ilallcnger of Lincoln are In prog
ress ut tho Ifre MrtlindlMt Knlseonnl
church, Blevcnth und Center streets.
Civil Mervten eYumtiintlnnu will n linM
In Omuha August 21 nnd 22 for ellglbles for
uio iiosiuoii or puyNieist in tno geological
ourvuy at a s.nury or i,sw per year.
Next Tuesday thero will bo n meet
ing or 1110 clerks in tho drug stores
unu tno retail grocery stores for the pur
poso of organizing 11 union. There will be
more man 100 cnurter luemliers.
Oscar Carlson. "831 Clilcaitn street, re
ports to the police Unit his houso wus
eiltorrd w a burglar Mnnrlav nfiimumn
und robbed of $15. Tho thief, lie suys, tore
un u iviiiuow screen, cumneu in nil 1
morougniy runsucKeil tne place.
Tho crand muster of the Switchmen's
union has written that ho will come to
Omaha ut uuy time to usslst tho lurul
unions In worklntr un an interest In the
society, and nrniugements aro now under
way to hold 11 Joint meeting of nil the
unions miring tlio next montli.
Tho annual nlciilc for the children of
Knuntze Memorial rlinreh and Sunday
school will be held ut I.uko Mnnuwa Thurs
day. Gaines and snorts of ull kinds will
be indulged in, nud a Kcnerul good time
Is untlclputed.
J ne picnic train win leave
ut 9:30 from
streets.
Fourteenth und Howard
C. II. Ilowermnn of Muskegon, Mich., has
notified the Hoard of Indication that hn
will not accept a position un cnmmcrclul
teacher In thn HIrIi niiiool ut a xnlurv nf
$1,10) per yeur. Although he Htutcd ut one
time that he would come to Omuhii ut that
muury, tno aiusKcgnu scnooi noarn riusea
his Hulury nnd ho has decided to remain
mere.
Jacob Iloffmclster. n South Omnhu
saloon keeper, lost $110 out of Ilia pocket
Mnnduv while oil Ills way to the rentrtll
olllce of the Omaha Jlrewlng nssodatlon to
pay u beer bill. Tho loss wann't discovered
until HofTmelster presented himself al tlm
cashier's window und nuked for a receipted
hill, lie says the money wuh In a lurge
leather puree In his hip pocket und hu is
of tliu opinion that It mist have, been re
moved by some one while he wuh on the
street cur.
nation, but we do not fear them und defy
them to do their worst, conlldently trusting
to tho future to provo tho 'vlsdom of our
course und to the pust l"or the rectitude of
our Intentions. After the endorsement of
Poynter's ndmlnlstrutlou any populist ora
tor would mako himself ridiculous by
standing before a public audience nnd
claiming thut his was u reform party.
It Is not to be presumed that Dawes
county domocrattj have turned prohibition
ists hecuuso they havo selected Coffee us
their leglslatlvo beverage.
The worst blow suffered by the repub
lican!) no far during tho present cumpalgn
is the announcement thut Paul Vunder
voort Is trying to climb back Into tho
party.
NORTH PI.ATTK, Nob.. July 30,-To the
Bditor of Tho lice: Tho Sunday World
Herald represents an Interview between Its
reporter and myself that is all a lie; that
In North Pluttu I offered to take rep 11b
llnillia unit rtcmnprutu In tha flrfirwl Tola... I
convention nnd pay all expenses: that Mark
Hanim wno behind the movement .m,l thm
1 unnlii civi. ail mv nhi frienriu
Itulnment. And I now say to the World.
! Herald that if at any time they want money
they are at liberty to draw a check on Mark
I"8"" rn 10
1 As to the conventions. The Sioux Kails
tBiBx3!aSfidE
5' d it rk i w S
Ij DOUlU (Jill 11 11 11 INeWS
t-i.... L-t iiw-Kt
tfXaKPV&
A radical chango In the method ot levy-
li'K special taxes for public Improvements
"i portion oi me properiy aunt
ting on O street and the papers In the ense
will bo sent buck for the wife's signature.
Of course this will make considerable de
lay In tho work, but It Is hoped that the
mutter of signatures to the petition mny be
straightened out at un early date In order
thnt the paving may be laid this fall.
So many suits ugalnst the city have
been cnused by defective petitions that
hereafter such documents will be thoroughly
scrutinized beforo ordinances nro dratted.
In this connection Mayor Kelly said last
evening that thousands of dollars of b pe
dal tnxes bad been saddled on the city nt
largo through negligence In properly se
curing nlglintureH to petitions. Ho pro
pases to put 11 stop to such practices. After
consulting with the city attorney the mnyor
stated that he thought It wculd be a good
Idea to havu ull signatures to gradlug or
paving petitions acknowledged before some
authorized officer. It this Is done the sign
ers cannot go hack on the slguuturc und
neither can the husband sign the wife's
mime, us hud been frequently done In the
past, lly taking theso precautions Mnyor
Kelly expects to prevent the throwing out
of special taxes, thus greatly lessening the
burden of the tnxpuyers nt lurge.
That IliieUxtrr Onlliinnee.
Tho ordinance which wns introduced at
Monday night's sission of the council regu
lating huckstering nnd peddling will he
carefully Investigated by tbo judiciary com-
mlttee. It Is understood thnt the now ordl
nance was drawn nt the Instance ot the
recently organized Iluvslncss Men's atu-ocla-
tlon. tho intention lining to promote home
Industry by compelling hucksters to pay a
high license.
Under tho provisions of this ordinance a
two-horse huckster wngon with one man In
charge must pay 11 license tec of $100 ,1
year, SCO for six months, or 5 a day.
Wagons und curts with one horse nnd one
person in churge $75 11 year, $50 for lx
mouths, or $1 a day. Should this ordinance
become a luw and be enforced It would make
a radical change in the handling of huck
sters nnd by decreasing the number of
Ktreet prddlcrs Increase tho business ot
local merchants.
In speaking of this ordlnanco yesterday
one of the city officials said that tho ordi
nance was absolutely worthless and it was
doubtful If it ever left the hands ot the
Judlclnry committee. However, should the
ordinance be passed by the council it 1b
moio thun likely that the- mayor will
veto It.
In uupport of thin contemplated action the
otUclal submitting to nn Interview eald that
It wuh through no dlsreupect for the llusl-
ncrfi Men's ussoclatlon, hut n plain atute
ment of law which would cause tho throw
ing out of tho ordinance. It has been de
cided by the courts, this official inserted,
that when a license fee Is ln excess of the
con I ot regulating tho occupation It Is Ille
gal. At tho present time licensed for
hucksters are charged for nt the rate of
125 a year and this is considered reasona
ble, aa It Just about pays the ealary of the
Inspectors and the expense of maintaining
this department of the city government.
It Is Inferred thnt the council favors doing
ull It can for the butiluess men here, hut
there is no use, tbe members say, ot going
to the expense of passing nn ordinance
which Is plainly illegal.
I'nyliiur Cliiluia Auulnat the lit).
Fewer claims ugalnst the city uro on file
today than for a number of years past.
Monday night the council allowed bills nnd
claims amounting to about $25,000, leaving
only about $500 of unpaid bills. In some
Instanced these bills yet on rile have not
been acted upon by the flnunco committee,
ns un Investigation is desired. One bill Is
for 323 dogs killed by the poundmustor
during July, which amounts to $323. Coun
cilman Miller said that nt the rate the
poundmuster was disposing of canines the
Job was better than having u paying claim
In Klondike. This bill will be thoroughly
Investigated beforo It Is allowed. The city
also paid tho rent of the city hall building
for ulno mouths, aggregating $1,305. It Is
understood, however, that this warrant will
not bo signed by tho mayor until suitable
repairs uro mado to the Interior of the build
Ing. Deputy Clerk Ashe will get to work
today on the warrants and by Thursday a
portion, at lcnst, of the big bunch will he
signed by tho mayor and clerk and ready
for delivery.
New Police Court Ollleera.
With tho utslsttfnco of a city prosecutor
and a bailiff Police Judge King will now
bu nblo to handle the business ot tho police
court in nrst-ciaas shape. Prosecutor Mur
phy will look up evidence in all cases need
Ing his attention and present the facts In
a propor light to the Judge, while the bailiff
will find plenty to do in watching prison
eiB, etc. Tho polico court Is now self-sustaining,
but with the assistance of n first-
class piosocutor It is predicted that the In
crease In lines will puy the Judge's and
prosecutor's salariea and all other expenses
of tno court.
Modern AVnodiiuin I'lenle.
Camps No. 1095 and 4085, Modern Wood
men of America, held a picnic ut Syndicate
park yesterday, which was a very enjoyable
affair. Tho event was in celebration of tho
eleventh anniversary of Camp No. 1005 and
the third anniversary of Camp No. 4085
Contests of various kinds wore indulged In
and tho day wus pleasantly Bpcnt by ull
wno aueixieil.
.MiikJc Clly (iomilo.
Charley Allen und Henry C. Murphy wero
convention went down a democrat's gullet
How would tho World-Herald like to swal
low tho Crand Island convention? Iidml-
ien, ine redeemed democrat, rodo a dls
tance equal to ono and one-half times
around tho world on railroad passes to in
spect coal oil and work for tho democratic
party. Ho charged the mileage up to tho
sluto and tho democrats at the state house
allowed tho bills and pad Edmlsten the
money. Tbe democrats of tho stato houso
roan to tiri-.ifl island on passes to try
and swallow the convention. That mo
lasses swlper, Sheldon, rode to Orand Islam!
on a paw to report for a democratic paper.
Sheldon suys he Is going to write n letter to
Denver s paper against paws.
If these democrats don't want any more
parties organized let them divide up the
molasses and give us all a sup. These
Iiryun Redemption Hureuu democrats
are an anti-trust people, they are to
all the railroad paces' for thcmsd'vcB tho
grangers can go afoot.
Tho conscienceless trulior, Allen, threw
I ?0,ml sta 0"l.0 " committee meeting ut
lmcoin and then burled the ruttlesnako do
ment at Sioux Falls. Ho now asks nonu
, "Bts to voto ",r straight democratic
I "cke' Thfi ''""""uts have lloer-lzed th
1 uu 10 P-'ri). me democrats ore an
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1ECAUSE of its
within the reach
cost it has the
entirely satisfactory for so many varied uses ;
it will do the work of a half dozen kinds
of soap each intended for a special purpose.
IVORY SOAP IS 994im PER CENT. PURE.
being cnngrutulnted yesterday on their now
llONltloilH.
It Im lintlerMlnnil that the ellv nfNi'm lire
o bo placed In tlrst-clasH condition.
eulvert l.s In lm built nl Seventeenth
nd H HtreetH to curry off storm water.
Sldewulk reoalrs In nil uartH of tho eltv
ontlnuo lo be ordered by the councllmeii.
Kxnert Polnti" expoclH lo complete the
hecklinr of the hooka nf the Hoard nt
education today.
The sldnwiilk nn the next Hlri nf null.
road avenue from I' Htreet to tho county
line Ih In be repaired.
I he new road machine Is In constant il.
mnnd these duys and the crew will poon
have to work overtime.
Street Commissioner Clark has been In
structed to repulr the break In tho newer
nt Fifteenth und Missouri avenue.
According to tho annual iiiinriinrlatlnn
ordinance It will tnkc $107.10 to pay the
expenses of the city for the coming tlscal
itar.
irusollun stove evnlnnlnn nt Twnntv-
fourth unit Q streets culled out the lire
leimrtment yesterday. The loss was
trilling-
Twenty-second street from .11 to J street
to be worked by tho road machine. I
street from Twentieth nnil Twent v. fourth
street will nlso be rounded up.
DIRECTORS GOING FOR SCOTT
Hte Superintendent of I.nlinr Temple
Will lie forced lo MnUr un
Veooiint Iiik.
The troubles of W. W. Scott, late super
intendent or Janitor of Labor temple, have
only Just begun, It the board of directors
curries out the plan which It has adopted,
When Mr. Srott went on bis "strike," ,the
directors allege, he took with him the cash
nnd books of the temple. When charged
with tbe net, at first Mr. Scott stood mute,
but Inter denied that he knew anything
about the books. Whllo ho was superin
tendent he had the combination of tbe safe
changed so that no ono but himself could
open tbe door. During the weeks which
have elapsed since ho quit work the safe
bos been useless and the directors this
morning were forced to secure the services
of nn expert, who opened the strong box.
Tho safe was empty, no hooks and no cash
being found.
Population of rineliinnt I.
WASHINGTON. July 31. The census
ofllco toduy announced the population of
tho city of Cincinnati, O., to be 32fi.002, un
Increase over the lust census nf 28,994.
Tomorrow Another Day
will be lioys', Misses' and Children s tan
shoo day with Drex h. Shooman. Wo're
cutting the prices on all our little tans now
shoes never were so cheap before and
never will be again bring the little folks
In nnd we will fit them at these prices:
$3.00 Hoys' tan welt go at $2.25
$2.50 Youths' tan welts will go at $1.70
$2.00 Floys' tans go nt $1.50
$2.00 Youths' tuns go at $1.25
$1.50 I.lttlo gents' go at $1.15
$2.00 Misses' tans go ut $1.00
$1.50 Children's tans go at 75c.
$1.50 Misses' tan oxfords go at 75c.
Theso are the greatest boys' and girls'
tan shoo bargains ever offered In Omaha.
Our regular high grades nt cut prices.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Omaha's Uj-t-ata Ika
1419 FARNAM STREET.
Don't Miss This Sale-
Hveryboily is buying sheet inuule now
because everybody can uft'ord ItA
penny uplece ,iuitl nj- get u riitiiloKU"
before It's all gone Wo have pluno bur
gnliiH, lo One IiuihImmiii) walnut up
rlfjlit plnno, with IJoslou fiillbounl,
Duett music nick, Intent htyje case, for
?Ht"; another Hue up-to-date upright
pluno, In curved 0:1 U ense, for $148; an
other line bartfulu for $iri3 Hnind new
pluno Terms, $J." cuh nnd $) per
month.
A. HOSPR
Music ui Art 1513 Oiotias.
Fried Chicken and Peach Cobbler-
These nre the two spoclultli's we will
hnve for our Wcilnt'siltiy noonday lunch
nnd they will be appreciated Kiicd
sprliiK chicken, h la Muryluud, .'Hie
IVach cobbler, sauce KnliHyon, tOe-Ho
know you'll like them-thut's why we're
roIiijj to serve them Hvery day you'll
Hud some speclulty at Haldiifl's the
most Kpuhir place In Oni.ilm to tula;
lunch-and where you'll nlwayn find the
tfood thliiRH to eat not ut extruviiKiint
prices, eithernot nny more Hutu oth
ers churge for things not half so kooiI
Service the best- Lurfje, cool dlnlui;
room,
W. 8. Balduff.
1520 Fftruam St,
Ml
mm
REACH.
low price Ivory Soap is
of all. Besides its low
advantage that it is
NOW OWN SHEELEY BLOCK
Ileeil i'rniiKferrlnn Hie Property
Panned 11 ml the llrnl Conmnn
mnteil To Hp Improved.
Yesterday the deed to tho properly
known us tho "Shecley block" passed from
the administrator of the estate to the Wood
men of the World nnd was filed for record.
The prlre paid was $80,000, and the deed
bore revenue stomps to the amount of $80.
Tho building commltteo of the order has
under consideration plans for remodeling
the building, which will make It ono ot tho
most convenient aud complete olllce build
ings In the city. Tho work of remodeling
will be confined principally to tho south
half. Partitions will be moved, nddltlonnl
fireproof vaults placed ln position, and the
latest things In office furnishings Introduced.
It Is estimated thnt tho necessary 'hnnges
In contemplation will require thn expendi
ture of between $8,000 und $10,000.
One Minute Cough Cpro Is tho only
harmless remedy that produces Immediate
results. Try It.
The
Eyesight
Is the most precious of Rifts. Im
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a crime In these days. Glasses can
be msde that will take away these
defects We make scientific eye ex
aminations free and can tell you It
glasses will help you All lenses
ground by a competent spectacle
man.
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Lrudlnar Selriitlflc Opticians.
UOS Fnrnnm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
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