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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1900)
TALK OVER SUBURBAN ROAD Elk Oity Improvement Olub Meats with the Oounty Commissioners. EVERY ONE FAVORS BUILDING IT firvrrnl Plnns (lntllni'il fur II Ton "(ruction nuil llrtirritx Accru Init from II l! pin I ii nl In Drlnll. Two dozen or morn members of the Elk City Improvement club met with llio county commissioners yesterday for tbo purpoin of discussing thn question of constructing an electric suburban railway from Omaha to rremotit. Chairman Ilnfeldt of the Hoard of County Commissioners was selected to preside and Krnnk ficlston of LMk City wan chosen secretary. O. It. Wlllturus announced tho object of ho meeting by saying that a delegation of the IJIk city Improvement club was present to consult the commissioners on the sub ject of building on electric suburban lino. Tho rout" of such n lino, he oald, would pass through n country of uncxcoled beauty and one na yet, In a great measure, undeveloped. Tho farmers of Douglas county, ho mild, arc practically isolated from Omaha, as the steam roads are of lit tlo uae, owing to the HchcluloR In effect. If a farmer desires to bring hl product to Omaha he has to cither drlvo In or con form to tho time cards of tho railroad, and either way occupies a ureal deal of time. An elccttic road will benefit not only tho farmers, ho iisHcrted, but tho merchants of Omaha ns well. Speaking of finances Mr. Williams said that It v as apparent that tho promotors must havu aid from some source and there fore an nppeal was being made to the county. In closing, the speaker stated that the commissioners wcro asked to formu lato some plan whereby tho road could bo constructed. At th request of tho delegation from r.lk City Attorney V. 0. Strlcklcr pre tinted the case to tho commissioners. In his preliminary rcmurks ho briefly sketched the preliminary plans nnd mentioned tho resolutions which had been passed by the Klk City Hub In favor of tho projocl, alo tho interest tho lounty commissioners and the Commercial Hub of Omaha were taking In tho matter. Two Plan SiiKK.'sleil. Tvso plans wcro suggested. Ono was for tho county to build the road and lease It to a corporation or Individual for u term of years. Tho othor was for u pri vate corporation to construct tho line and recclvo n subsidy from tho county. In discussing these plans Mr Strluklcr said: "If Douglas county owns nnd leases tho roud It must bo for u long term of years. A railroad charges off u certain per cent each year for wear nnd tear. If tho county constructed this road and leased It, tho lessee would naturally upend as little as posslblo for repairs. In caso of bridges being washed away or other damage dono the county would bo obliged to mako re pairs nud thus spend largo sums uunually In keeping up tho property. At tho end of tho period of tho louse tho property would bo practically divested of its value and thu chances aru that the county would havo to rebuild the Hue before another loase could bo entered Into. I do not think that tho county can derive any profit from bucIi an operation. "On tho other baud, suppoao that tho county votes bonds, tho rights of tho county of course to bo protected In every detail, tbo bonds to be Issued as tho work of con struction progresses. A revenue from the corporation operating tho road can bo pro vided nnd n sinking fund for the payment of the bonds established. Tho building of n road of this sort by the county will tend to Incrooso taxation, whilo by voting bonds it will not be necessary to lncreaso taxation to any pcrccptlblo extent. Tho valuo of property along the line of the road will be greatly increased und this will moro than offset tho Increase in taxation caused by tho Issuo of bonds. Tho farmers of Douglas county are pushing this project and they want tho road built. Quito a sum of money will bo raised by rural residents and I am given to understand that eastern capital ha already been Interested. If the county Kill vote bonds tho men behind tho enter prlso will carry It through." In conclusion Mr. Strieker said that ono power houso located between Omaha and Fremont would bo needed and cars would ho operated nt dcslrablo Intervals. No proposition, ho said, had coma beforo the pooplo lately which so thoroughly com mended Itself as this ono of electric su burban railroads. Ho considered that a bond proposition should bo submitted to tho pecplo of Douglas county at the corning election In order to let tho people, say whether they would support tho road or not. Would lltMlcllt OiiiiiIiii. F. W. Kellogg, ono of tho commit too from the Commercial club delegated to attend tho meeting, was called for und ho said that thu building of u motor line which would bring tho farmers Into the city would bo of benefit to Omaha, Mention wns mudo of the suburban lines running out of Detroit, Cleveland and DufTalo and tho benefits derived wero enlarged upon. Such lines, Mr. Kellogg asserted hud tho effect of giving tho farmers borne of thn advantages of tho city, ns then it would not take so much 11 mo driving back and forth and the tlmo thus saved could be used to much bettor advantage. Tho rural mall delivery system wns mentioned us ono step taken by the government in giving farmers city advantages. Ho considered that the pchemo would be profitable from tho start and that Insldo of a year extensions would bn In contemplation. In closing Mr. Kel logg said that If the city would help tho farmers the farmers would help tho city. Secretary L'tt of the Commercial club re Mowed thu history of tho suburban move ment nnd Btated that tho business men wanted tho road built. In fact ho hnd heard no unfavorable comment on the proposition. Tho Commercial club, he said, would do all It could to assist tho county commissioners In promoting the Hup Commissioner Ostrom was askrd to make a report of his recent Investigation irtp Ilo said that be returned from tho ea.-a thoroughly roiiwmed that suburban roads were bound to come and h felt mat tho HERE AT HOME Omaha Citizens Gladly Testify, It Is testimony like the following that has placed the llttlo conqueror so fur nboo competitors. When people right here at home raise their voice In prals' there Is no room left for doubt. Head tho public statement of nn Omaha citizen Mrs. O A. Karl of 120ni Pouth llthstrret says "Dean's Kidney Pills cured mo of trouble with my back which bothered me for two years. I tried different remedies but nouo gave mo relief until 1 procured Donn's Kidney Pills at Kuhn & Co. 'a drug store, corner lath nnd Douglas streets Uefore I took all of one box I was relieved and In a short time cured. They are n grand remedy and you are nt liberty to uae my name for publication." For ralo by all dealers. Price t,0 cents Foster Mllburn Co Huffalo. N. v., ole agents for the I' S Remember the uamr, Doan s, and take no substitute. county commissioners should assist the movement In all his Investigations, ha said, he did not find a single suburban line which penetrated such a fine farming country as Is found in Douglas county Ho believed that the commissioner would be Justllled In assisting the construction of an electric line from Omoha to Fremont At first he was inclined to favor municipal ownership, but under the elrcums'ances ho did not consider the plan feasible now At any rate, however, the county should assist In securing rapid transit through the farm ing community. doctor Vt'nnt Tvto Miir. Mr. Hector said that If the county was going n do anything It should assist some company that can show that It means bust nss. He does not favor municipal owner ship. If ono line would be beneficial. Mr. Hnctor said that two would be doubly so, and, therefore, he favored a line out Q street, taking lu Millard. Waterloo ami Valley Ho sold that he was Inclined to oppose building one line, but would favor two, ono for the northern part of the county nnd the other through the southern portion. Fear was expressed by Mr. Hoc tor that opposition from steam railroads would be met and that thcro might be some mistake about thu electric lines belti-t a paying Investment. However, ho was willing to be convinced. Commissioner Hnrio said that ho fa vored on electric line, but ho wanted to ktc It run through tho center of the county. The proposition to vote bonds should bo submitted this fall. In response to Mr. Hector's remark Mr. Kellogg said that thcro was no danger of opposition from steam roads, as electric roads could be operated 10 per cent cheaper than steam lines. In the cast, he satd, there was no opposition from steam roads. I''nor Co ii nt j- Omierlili. K'drturd Hosewater was called for nnd said that every one knew that he favored tho construction of electric suburban roads nnd ho favored ono If the county could not havo two. The proposed Klkhorn line, ho said, would shorten tho dlstanco to Fre mont by fifteen miles. Divergencies could be made If necessary and arrangements for the transferring of cars could bo made if desired. He considered that thcro would eventually be two lines running through the county. As far us hu was concerned ho favored tho ownership of tho llu or lines by the county, providing thu laws would permit. If the law at this tlmo would not permit of municipal ownership tho county could construct nud lease,, exacting n royalty on overy passenger and plcco of freight car ricd. In this connection mention of tho royalty paid by tho gas company was made and tho speaker said that the first year un der this plan tho city received only $5,000 from tho gas company, but this year the city's Bhare was $12,000. liy requiring n royalty tho county would in time, dcrlvo qutto an Income, ni the property would, without doubt, increase In valuo each year. Mr. rtoscwator said that ho believed In tho construction of electric lines on general principles even If it did increnso taxation and that ho was willing to be taxed for any thing that would Improve Omaha. A meeting of committees from the Elk City club, tho Commercial club and the county commissioners will bo held on Mon day to map out some plan of action and ar range for preliminary surveys. A fund of JGOO has already been raised for these survoys. These mombers of tho Elk City Improve ment club attended tho conference: David Fitch, John Cooper, Arthur Dodeson, Hal Lyons, William Shoemaker, W. It. Turner, Frank Clelston, Henry Gelston, Mike Decker, CULLED from the Field of POLITICS Campaign llteraturo by tho ton Is going forward from party headquarters to voters all over the land. Tbo democratic national committee, through Its Washington bureau, got the start of tho republicans by ten days, having malted millions of copies of congressional spotches on Imperialism. All other planks of the Kansas City plat form have been kept In tho shade, nut the republicans are now forcing the llter- aturo fight, and hnvo sent out from tho Chicago headquarters In two weeks 15,000. 000 copies of various publications. The magnitude of the work will be understood when it stntcd that in a single day tho printing bills audited were $20,000. Upon llteraturo alono the national committee expects to spend $500',000, Tho different publications now number fifty, and the list Is growing dally. It will bo over 100 beforo tho printers atop. They vary In slzo from leaflets of eight pages to pamphlets of thirty-two and alxty-four pages. Every issuo of the campaign antl imperlallsm, expansion, free silver, militar ism, tho Philippine policy, the gold stand ard, legislation, trusts, prosperity, tho administration of William McKlnley Is covered by from two to a dozen different publications. Senator Spooncr's history of tho course of tho government in tho Philippine Islands from tho appearance of Dewey In Manila bay down to tho present, fortified with documents from the War department. Is thu most complete thing of tho klud which has bocu published. Charles Dudley Foulkc, tho Indian pamphleteer, has given facts ns "Expan sion by Jefferson," In an interesting style. Tho assistant secrutnry of state, Mr. Hill, has written for the llternry bureau a con cise history of coinage in tho United States, whkh Is complote. James H. Eckles, who was comptroller of the currency under Mr. Cleveland, ex plains In ono of these publications Why he will not support Bryan. Tho Mory of prosperity Is told In n scorn of forms. One of the most effective Is tbo correspondence between nil Illinois farmer and U. W. Snow, tho agricultural statistician nnd expert. Mur.it Halstead hat written half n dozen good things, especially with reference to the Philippines. His "1 to 339 Instead of If. to 1." is an entertaining exposition of militarism ns a fake. A novelty of tho campaign literature Is the enlarged postal card. On one side of a slip of card board several times the size of the ordinary postal card, but of like color. Is printed nn extract from the speech of n senator or reprei-ontutlve as delivered In crngrrss. This Is entitled to go through thp malls under frank. On tho uddrejn ,sUle of the card Is the nlacn designated for (he frank, and In ono corner tho words to designate the franking character. "Part of Congressional Uerord, Free " By the use of the franking stamps authorized by con gressmen, these cards may be mailed with out ci.st. The cardboard nnd the printing for some millions of these novelties havo been ordered. From the manner In which "the postal card." as It Is called around hcadquartrrs. Is received tho Ideu promises to be one of Kin hits of the campaign of 1000. The cards will go anywhere, through Urn malls, and they are large, enough to enrrv telling matter. One of theie cards hat. under the caption of "A Betrayal of tho National Welfare" the terrific arraignment of Hrysn by Dolltvr of Iowa for his en couragement of the Filipino rebellion. An other Is devoted to that part of the presi dent's message relating to the Philippines with the title "The Islands Lie t'nder ths flu Iter of Our Flag " "Thus far." write a rorreiponde nt of tho Globe-Democrat, "the demands are largest for two lines of literature. Prosperity has th llrst cell. People seem not to tire of rradlng ami talking about the good times. After that rinks Interest In the Philippines. TUB OMAHA DATljT HET3: J'liTDAY, AT'GVST 31. 1000. Sam Gelston. Eugene Whitney, Homer Whit ney. A P KnHpr A 7. I,eab. William Os borne, John Knight, George Warren. Charles Martin, H M. Hunter, Frank llessey and O. K. Williams. Tho representatives from Bennington wero Peler Mango, E. H. Klershner and Claus Oft. SK LOCAL CO-OPERATION () in nl in .Inlilirr mill Mil mi fill' Hirer to ll- HeiUCM'il to Tlllir lliintli DtirltiK ( iirnhnl, At i speclnl meeting of the home patron age bureau of the Commercial club at noon 'yesterday, which was attended by members 'of the carnival committee of the Knights of j Ak-8ar-I1cn. steps were taken to secure i the co-operation of local manufacturers, I Jobbers and retailers In tho presentation of attractive displays In the booth space at the carnival and a special committee was appointed to wait upon nit such and Induce them. If possible, to oontrlbtlto to the enterprise. It was suggested that there has not for years been offered Rtich a fine opportunity to reach the attention of si great n crowd of visitors from other Ret-tlr.es as will be given during rnrnlv.it week, when the people of neighboring eltice nnd Iowur are expected by thousands. Mothers endorse l. rhlldlun like It, old folks use It. We refer to One Minute Cough Cure. It will quickly euro all throat and lung traublcc. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. fSeorge D. Malr Is nt the Her Orund. Mrs K. A. Keboe Is nt the tier Ornnd. If. C McNalr of St. Paul ii in Omaha. J. O, Todd of Oiindy Is lit the Merchants A. A. Hilton of SI. Louis Is at the Mllhird. I. K. I'terlnml of Ames Is nt the Murray. I,. Fisher of tlordon, Neb., is nt the Mer chants. F C llol!ert of Plalnvlcw, Neb., Is In tho city. W. J. Henry nf North Platte Is nt the Her Grand. T. ('. Patterson of North Plulto Is lit the Murray. W. F Hrlscoe of Chicago Is u patron of the Millard Frank Merger and brUlo of Hustings are guests of the Millard. fiondfrrv Chnbot of Now York City Is a patron uf the Merchants. ('. C. Caldwell of Lincoln registered Thursday at the Murray. City Attorn.-y Council will return Satur day from South Ilaen, Mich. Oscar H. Hallier, n Wall street operator of New York, Is at the Millard. Mrs. F.llen Hoyden, teacher in the Cass school, lias returned from Minnesota. Hon. J. K. Powers of Dcs Moines Is in the city and Is stopping at the Murray, M. V. Conkltng. a business man of Tokamah, Is it patron of the Murray. W. T. Meiidcnhnll of Kngtevllle, Neb., h civil engineer, Is stopping at the Mlllnrd. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. Stoecker have re turned from u three-months' trip to Europe. O. II. Swlngley of Hentrlre, I'nloii Purine tux commissioner, was at the Murray Thursday. Elmer K. Lesh of the Nebrnsku News paper union of York was at the Her Orand Thursday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Cieorgo M. V. Chiitelaln have returned from a visit In Paris und a tour of the continent. George P. Foole of Dtinbury, Conn.. Is stopping nt the Murray. Mr. Footo lias property Interests In Omnhu. Tbo wife nnd two children of Chief Donahue returned yesterday ufter u two weeks' visit at Hock Itaplds, lu. F. Sonnenscheln of West Point. Ira D. Mnrston of Kearney. W. F. Mrndenhnll of Eaglevllle nnd 8. M. KoscMithRl of Genoa wero stuto guests nt tho Millar. 1 Thursday. Nebrnskuns at the Merchants Thursduy: James Davles of Ansley, T. D. Decker of Albion, T. J. Ilrowntield of Lincoln. O. T. Tnppert of Norfolk, F. H. Howell of Illair. J. II. Jones of HtiHhvllle. O. W. Andrews of Belgrade, F P. Mills of Gordon and C. E. Harmon of Uloomlngton. But the interest Is not that inspired by Bryan's proposed withdrawal of the United States authority. The reading matter which goes Is that relating to opportunities and to the problems under American sovereignty. If tho demand for reading matter on tbo Philippines Is nny criterion, tho American people have got beyond tho question of retention and are concerned now only about how to govern uud how to develop the Islands." Richard II. Edmonds, editor of the Manu facturers' Record, who has recently mndo a tour of Mexico, gives an instructive ac count of the prosperity prevailing In tho clstcr republic and the reason for It. Ho illustrates tho udvuntages manufacturers enjoy under the silver standard, buying labor on u cheap money basis and selling tho product on ti gold basis. "While tho manufacturers nro making enormous profltB." Mr. Ldmonds writes, "the labor ing classes aro paid in silver, worth, of course, only half us much as gold. Labor ers get from to to r0 cents to $1 a d.iy lu silver, tho latter ligure being for higher class workmen, tqual to 20 or 25 cenu to SO cents a dny lu our money. This ability to employ laborers on n silver IjjbIs and sell tho product on the basis of tost In thu gold countries of tho world is natui.tlly enuring a tremendous lncreaso In tho c.tpl tul going Into manufacturing. Laborers employed at these wages work from sun rise to sunset nnd when crowded work at night without extta pay. Under thcso clr t'umstunccs It is said that the manufactur ers and capitalists of Mexico nro making vast profits which would astonish Ameri can business men." Ilev, Thomas H. Mnlone, an eminent clergyman of the dloceso of Colorado, nnd editor of n Catholic newspaper nt Salt Lake City, has written a letter from London, where he Is visiting, to Hichard C. Kerens of St, Louis, on the relations of tho United States and Great Britain. His views are based on obsenntlons nt the British metropolis and nro Interesting for two reasons -his opposition to 'entangling nlllanccs" and his strong support or Bryan und free sllcr four years ago. Father Malone writes- "Mr. McKlnley's attitude during the present crisis in China must be sorely disappointing to sm h m"n as IIou. Bourke Corkrnu und others who have a special object In making It appe.ir that the prrMdent has really. If not nomin ally, enterrd Into an alllanrn with Eng land "Mr Cockran ami those vho think with him are- well aware that if the popular mind cull be lid to believe Mr. McKlnley's administration is committed to tho for tunes of England, the Irish nnd Germans o: the country would roHent his attitude to the extent of throwing their votes against him at the polls. "But In considering this question one should be actuated by higher motives thun purtlsnn advantage, for the wclfaro of cur count rv. regardless of party, must depend upon tho patriotic Impulses of the people. "I. too, would resent nny alllanco be tween the United States and England, but I would equally resent the charge that such an alliance exists until It shnll havo been proven beyond the peradventtire of n doubt, Now what nre the facts In the caso as demonstrated by recent developments'" The Chlrese troubles whl"h. at the present writing, are In a most acute stage, furnish the key to the position of the United States government, in so far at leatt as any nl leged alllsnro with England Is concerned. "Mr. Hay's note to the powers seta forth clearly tho president's policy, and looking at It from this side of the ocean I con fess that It Reems to disarm the critics who for the past year Ime been profligate In charging undue sympathy for England on tho part of our government From the English point of view this pc 1 Icy, It Is frankly admitted here In Lon DONAHUE AFTEIIT11E MYSTICS Chief of rolico Will Begin Campaign Against Olairvojantf. WANTS THEM EXCLUDED FROM CITY Couni-lt to llr ViUril In Pus Drill iiuiirr I'orlilildlnur 'I linn to Pis 'llielr Vnrmlon III lluuilin. Since George Fisher was robbed of $760 by an Omaha clalryoyant, as told in Tho lice of Wednesday, Chief Donahue has de termined to discourage fortuno telling nnd kindred industries In Omaha, and drlvo sibyls nnd black art Jugglers out of tho tlty. He has decided to bring tho matter to tho attention of tho mayor and city council nt oner, to uso his influence to ward canceling all licenses now held by scothsaers nnd toward tho passage of an ordinance forbidding the Issuance of licenses to this class of fakirs in future. Then, ho says, should nny bo detected plying their craft without a permit, they will bo arrested and thrown Into Jalf. Tho undoing of Flthf r discloses a system of double-dealing nnd blnckmalllng on the part of Clntronnt Charles Lincoln that Is al most Incredible. In the rooms recently va cated by him at 1722 Dodge street tho-detectives discovered a large number of writ ten statements or confessions, signed Is tnont cases by supposedly reputable women of tho city. These confessions reveal secrets of a prlvuto nnd personal character that the "penitents" would hesitate to whisper to their most Intimate friend. They disclose Intilgues of married women, many of them of good social stundlng. nnd each bears tho pen and ink slgnaturo of tho maker. Thcso documents aro now In the hands of the chief of police. Drill n IlliirUiiiiill. As to what diabolical means Lincoln re sorted to extort these admissions of guilt thero is no telling. His purpose doubtless wns to levy blackmail upon his gullible vic tims, but when ho saw larger game In (Jcorgo Fisher he concluded to abandon tho smaller fry, make a ?7f0 "touch" und got out of town. Fisher was a hard-working farmer who, by many years of frugality unit saving, hud hoarded up a little nest egg nnd was look ing fur a safe place to invest it. lie preferred to go into some small business in a country town, ho said. Having faith In "second sight," he called on a clairvoy ant named Charles Lincoln at 1722 Dodge ctreet and made known his desires. There seems to havo been a dash of irony In Lincoln's ndvlec to Fisher, to put his $700 In a charmed belt und go to Water loo, la , to Invest It. Certainly nny other town would have done as well, but Lincoln ehoso that Fisher should learn in Wutcrioo that ho hud been buncoed lu Omaha. Thcro wus a peculiar fitness in tho name. Fisher bays Lincoln put the money iu tho belt himself, buckled It around his (Fisher's) waist, and told him not to remove It until ho arrived In Waterloo. He followed Instructions to the letter. Taking off tho belt in a hotel of tho Iowa town, he found It to bo stuffed with brown paper. Tho .supposition is thnt Lincoln hnd two belts ullko and that they were exchanged under tho victim's eyes. Lincoln and Fisher left Omaha nt the samo time. IIimv I lit- (jiiiiic In Worked. "It has long been a mystery to the public as to how clulrvoyauts learn the private don, has been keenly disappointing. It wns assuredly the desire nnd lutontlon of tho British government to so use tho United States and Japan ns to conserve, Its own interest at homo nnd abroad. This would readily have been dono by throwing these two countries between China and Russia bo as to thwiitt and weaken the latter nnd thus gain a timely udvuntage over tho allied powers. "Indeed, I speak ndvlsedly when I say that It was confidently hoped that Mr. Mc Klnley, in consideration of England's at titude during tbo Spanish-American war, would readily acquiesce In Lord .Salisbury's well-laid plans for action in China and allow our government to bo pushed to the front nnd thus shield the British government in an hour of trying need. Had the presi dent consented to commit the United States to a policy of Joint action with tho pow ers, England would havo been highly elated, for In that case we would boon find our selves In open opposition to Russia, and, whllo nom.. tally protecting American lives and Interest, wo would in reality bo light ing the battles of the British empire. "But Mr. McKlnley's more prudent course, ns outlined In Mr. Hay's note, has not been received with cordial good will In England, whoso position "iny be inferred from a par agraph in today's Globe, which expresses nmuzement that thu United States will buffer the whole campaign to be rendered abortlvo lu order to gratify whut It is pleased to call 'the cold und calculating de signs of Russia.' "Onu feels from tho ntmosphero that the United States goverr'aent Is In no mood for nn alliance of nny kind with England. That 'DarhU is wlllln' ' on this sidu of the ocean, there Is no shadow of doubt. "Hence, looking at tho president's policy from tho point of view afforded In England. I am convinced that ho meant what he said ut tho dinner of tho Ohio society In Now York, when he nlllrmcd that his policy was to avoid entangling alliances, as well as hostility to any other nation. And I nm moreover convinced that tho British empire Is receiving neither nncourugement nor sym pathy ut this time from tbo government at Washington." Correspondent Carmlchael of tho Detroit Journal druws this picture of tho chairman of the democratic national committee: "Chairman Jones of the democratic com mitter Is the most unsatisfactory man pos slblo to think of for newspaper men. It embarrassing questions aro asked ho looks tit you stupidly with n sickly sort of smlls ft) his fuce. Except to a few Intimates ho will not discuss questions. He contents hlnibclf with giving yes and no answers. It never occurs to him to make sugges tions. His favorite trick Is to set nn hour when ho will see tho newspaper callers. Then ho will have them all around him in a semi-circle. " 'Now whnt can I do for you bright young gentlemen this morning?' ho will sny briskly us he gazes benignly from ono to the other. He might as well have called In tho police to secure newspaper publicity. Newspaper men aro not any fonder of dls cutslng their business In the presence of their rivals thun nro other persons. "This lugubrious farce will go on for a few minutes nnd thn reporters will drop nut one by one. When they are all gone he thinks lie has been Interviewed and made statements for the press. But oh a truth he has hprn nnthlnp itiopa IVinn lh. I principal figure In a painful scene. Mr. Jcnes is obliging, personally kind and con siderate. In the senate a very useful public man. honest nnd high-minded, but ub tho head of n great political organisation ho la wearisome. Mr. Bryan r said to think that Providence is directing his campaign nnd thnt the chairman Is of no moro Im portance than n humble votor. In this j Bt'iiau juuco ib prouamy iicccpiurjic. i t Pure, Wholesome, Fragrant. Kirk makes it. Dealers sell A large cake lOcentr. affairs of their 'customers,' " said Chief Donahue. "It Is upon this knowiedgo that they depend to gain their power, and there's really nothing so mysterious about It after all. A woman calls upon n fortuno teller. Tho first time sho falls to hco him; ho Is busy and can't bo disturbed. Tho woman goes nwuy, after having made nn appointment to call ngnln, nnd u 'capper' or confederate of the seer shadows her. Following her to her home, he hnugs nbout, picking up n word here and thero from neighbors, tradespeople nnd servants until ho has learned enough to enable IiIr chief to thoroughly mystify tho woman when bIic calls again. "Thero aro hundreds of persons In Omaha, respectable nnd supposedly Intelli gent, who nro gulled by this class of fakirs right along, and they seldom mako their complaint to tho police until tho guilty parties have gone." Not Sold in Purl. If you nro going to the World's fair at Paris this year you should by ull means take with you a bottlo of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Dlnhhhorn remedy. It Is not bold in Paris and Is nlmost certain to bo needed on tho trip. After you have called In n French physician und paid him for his services nnd paid for tho medicine ho prescribes you will realize how much a llttlo bottlo of this remedy Is worth when you are 3,000 miles or moro from homo nnd among strangers. WEBSTER MEETS WITH FROST Seven llo mill Tlirre Men AkkciiiIiIc to Listen to HU lloumr rn. An attempt was made last night by a few Webster boomers of the Ninth ward to hold a rally at Hlbbler's park, Forty fourth and Leavenworth streets, but It was a frost of tho worst kind. Two or three gasollno lamps, placed among tho trees of the park, shed Just enough light to cast a shadow or two across the three or four benches arranged In a row. On theso benches sat seven boys and possibly half as many men old enough to vote. It was candidates' night in every sense of the word, as no speakers who were not candi dates stayed long enough to deliver re marks. John Butler seized tho opportunity of telling tbo boys about tho hardships ho went through along In tho '60s. Ono or two other candidates for the legislature from tho Ninth ward wero present, but they gavo up tho Job In disgust when they found thnt Butler and his hnrd luck stories did not cnthuso thoso present. LOCAL BREVITIES. Cbnrlcs A. Ifoffman has been grunted a bultdlnc permit for n J1.I0O hrlck dwelling M 3123 North Twenty-eighth street. A special meeting of tho city council will bo held nt 10.30 Saturday mornlnR for tho purpose of passing thu appropriation ordi nance for August. Tho two west side school buildings have been taken from their old situ and nru on tho way to the new consolidated site ut Forty-eighth and Walnut Htreets. Weldon B. Comnton of Tecumseh nsks to bo released from Ills debts liy tho operation of thu bankruptcy laws. Ho says that ho owes ti.mti.is, una nas assets or ji.sji.L'S. Ellsha Kenser. a federal misonur ran- vlctcd of selling liquor to tho Indians, was released from custody under the operation of tho Insolvency law by Commissioner An derson. .Saturday will bo tho last dny of mace on delinquent real estato taxes. Tho city treasurer win turn him usis over to mo county treasurer after that dav ami th lists will bn published and .1 penalty Im posed on an iieunqueniH. Adolfo Labatut of Kantlano Hp fiilll librarian of tho National library of Chill, huh written nuperinteniii-ni ivursn asking for conies of tho annual icnnrtH nf thn Omnhii public schools. Only four of the annual reports arc tivunatiio, und copies of tlu-so wcro mailed to .Mr. l.ali.itut. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. Thero Is a disease prevailing In this rounlry most danperous because so decep tive. Many sudden deaths aru rausi-d hv tEp It - heart disease, -J pneumonia. heart jL failure or apoplexy !i r are often the result rl i of kirinftv HiRi-n.w If kidney trouble is al lowed to advance the kidney-pois one. i m hloori will nttank Ihn CX., JJv. vital orrans or the kidneys themselves break down and waste .way cell by cell. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidney:,. If you are feeling: badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swnmp.Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects Inability to hold urine and scald ing pain in passing II. and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, end to get up many times during the night. The mild and tho extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon realised. It stands the highest for Its won ierful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take'and sold by all druggist-, in fifty-cent ard one-dollar sized bottles. You may f y" have a sample bottle of rfXw&&&tZ!ffijpi. this wonderful new dis- feWiSHT; ''HiHWlJ covery and a book that icVM&!fiy tells all about It. bMh t,on),of Bmr-Jtoot. sent free by mail Address Dr. Kilmer U Co. Blnghtmton, N Y Vhen writing mention reading this generous offer In this paper. 'T N ( , 24rrv- r -t p -pn O -J T?- uM' d 4JLs Lw -zzls gi l m TTTT" mt TRADE MAPS Soap it. AiHUSEMENrs. I "The Ivlnu'n Wmil" "The King's Ward," a five-act semi romantic drama of colonial times, Is the second play of local authorship to be pre sented by the Itcditiond Stock company at Boyd's within u week and tlilu, like "The Play Without u Nume," wns accorded a cordial reception by tho Omaha public. The house was crowded with a good-natured audlenco anil everything passed off without n hitch. Thero will bo two more nights nnd n .Saturday matinee of this piece. This latest product of the upper Harney street Parnassus Is by John do Renville Moorr, known to his friends us "Pony" Mooro, press ngent of Boyd's theater. He has written other plays, but this Is beyond question his masterpiece. "The King's Ward" is a dramatization of Mary John son's popular novel "To Have and To Hold." 11 Is u story of the colonial period, the principal scenes being laid In James town, nnd Is full of life nnd sprightly sit uations. There Ii nn atmosphere of In dian uprisings, royalty, boats, famine, ma rooned sailors, scarlet doublets, pltucy. storms, mutiny, corked hat nnd cutlasses, all with a vigorous admixture of danger and conspiracy. It is full of movement, color and sccne-shlftlng. Tho stage hands aro mado to earn their stipends, as there Is seldom a period of live minutes duration without a change In settings nnd alto gether tho piece has tho snap und energy to It necessary to success. The principal male part, that of Captain Itnlph Percy, gentleman, is played very ably by Guy Durrell, ob Is Lord Carnal, tho king's favorite, by S. N. Orlflith. The most interesting rhnracteV nn the stage, however, Is Lady Jocclyn Leigh, the king's wnrd. impersonated by Lillian Crlrllth. Thn part Is admirably suited to call out the best of her talents. There was noth ing in her playing Inst night to Indicate that sho had but a few hours previously arisen from a sick bed and that her health had permitted but a single rehearsal. "Pony" Moore's llrst attempt nt dramati zation was in Kansas City, about eight years ago, when he arranged for tho stage tho story of n crime committed In ono of the western Missouri counties, known ns the Meeks murder, ami '"mo Mceks Mur der" was the nanio of his production. It Mr. Frederick Hatter- Su.vh: ".voMenliiy wns our ojinnlnt; tiny - Hip llrst Ouy wo wcro (UsplnyliiK t lit fir-Hunt full st.vlt'S of tho fiimous Dun 1 1 1 1 ntid Stoti-on lintN lints that nro popular with all kooi! tlres&t'rK ami the .voting men in particular, because nf tliolr ndvatiftnl IiIciim the Dnnlnp al ways sets t lie stylo for others to fol lowIt will pay yon to take, a poop at our now fall and winter lino of thco famous inaUet both Derby anil l'e tlora hi. vies. FREDERICK, The Hatter, The I.i'iiiIIiikt lint Mull of the West, liio MM Til I'll . jl ST. Hospe's Overstock Art Sale Your opportunity Is here, to tako ad vantiiKf of anytlilni; In the picture llnr -never lutve nintlu such a Renei-al reduction on every atilcle In the tut line -there Is not a reserve, not a picture, laid n.slde but you have n choice of our complete stock, Includlns; carbons, etcli lim, eiixnivluzs, platinums, pholorav tiros, oil paintings, etc nt prices cut from Hi to Ml p.T cent- this Is not a sale of ti few (lunnKcd and soiled out of-tlato prints but the cut Includes the lute ar rivals -nnd Hu- assovtinent Is sure to i-iiinpri-e jn-t lint you want -pictures from 1 cent up- A. HOSPB, Music and Art 1613 Douglas. Women's $3,00 Welt Shoes- We haven't said much lately about our women's ?,t.00 welts-fact is, Uiey ha vp become so popular that wo lon't llnd It necesstiry to say much yet lod'iy Is a dny when welt shoes would be very popular, for yon can't have any WPt feet with these ?.'5.()0 wells-so wo Jttht want to call your attention to tliei.i as a health pr server-the font rests oi; the sole and not on the pavement iiiese shoes lime irood, broad toes and heels lluit make Hn iii a real comfort. Drexel Shoe Co., Ou ah a' a Up-to-date flhoit If us. 1419 FAUNA, H STKlvET. W V ttVZl W y 1 ... in r I -w i v; 4- - i I. m To the tender skin of Baby it is a God-send. To manhood and womanhood of every age mid in every walk of life, it is a comfort and a blessing. A was Intended to bn n tragedy, but It was funnier than a brick ship Later he wrote "The lied Soubrette," which Is still ou the boards. "The King's Ward." from present Indications, has it brighter future than cither of them. I.ut.c .Milium ii. Yacht r.uo Saturday afternoon at 1 p in. Balloon nsscnslon Sunday at ' p ui. Mi'pteiiilirr Went lire. Tho following tlutu. covering u period of twenty-nine yenrs. have bent roiuplleil front the Weather bureau rrconlM ut Omaha. ti:.mpi:kati in-: Menu or normal tnniicriiture. ill degtees, wannest month. IV17, iiM-nigr. .." degrees . coldest month, IsTn , iixcriigr. 01 degree , highest temperature, HC degrees. Hcptetil licr IT, IS'Jj; lowest temperature, 'M degrees September K. 1S73; average date on which first "killing'' front occurred in autumn, September ii; average date on which last "killing" frost iiceiirreil In uprlng. April 15. PKKi'IPlTAiioN. Averngo for the month. S..s Inches' nvcr nge number nf iluys with .01 nf an Inch or more, i greatest monthly precipitation was S.;i(l Inches In lfcM. least montlilv precipita tion was 0 21 inch in lSV., greatest amount of precipitation recorded In unv twetit four roiixrriitlvp hours, .".'J3 Inches on Sep tember 2s und in. ism CLOt'DS AN D wi:ii!i:rt Average number of r'cur days, t.!. part v rlotdy duvH. Id, cloudy iIuvh. 7; ,ue mIMiik winds, south, blghi hi elorlty of the wind wn miles from the su.ith on September 29. 181. I. A. WKI.SI! Locul Forecast Olllclul Weather Iluiciiu vei iiiniici, WATRH-OII, ATOMIKIJIl, VT). 1. Hard rubber, tube with one tip, pries 7Ac, by mall 10c extra. We hve a larto stock of all kinds and sizes. tiir Ai.on a im:m"im.ii co. Deformity Drac Manufacturers 1103 Furnam St. Opposite Paaton botol.