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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; MQyPAY, DECEMBER 10, 1000.
creo thin morning twenty minutes late and
the Colorado express arrived but six mln
utei behind schedule time. Tho Colorado
express train, which pulled out of Denver
Saturday night (our hours after tho strike
was declared, arrived In Kansas City to
day twenty minutes late, Tho California
train, curouto east, arrived lu Kansas City
today four hours late.
Ono hundred operators were employed
today, It was stated, at the Santa Fo head
quartern, to tako tho places-of striken),
The new men were being hired, It was said,
In all sections of tho country.
Though tho company official claim to
havo tho situation welt In hand and that
both passenger and freight traffic will be
dispatched tomorrow without, delay, Indi
vidual telegraphers who walked out hero
claim that tho union men knew what they
were doing when they walked out and de
cUro that tho strikers will fight the battle
to tho bread nnd water point If necessary.
Members of tho telegraph order have been
assured that they will be provided with
means to keep up the battle and support
themselves and families.
(.'Mlirornln Milpiicrn Arr Worried.
SAN III3UNAHDINO, Cal., Dec. 9. As a
result of tho strike of tho Santa Fo tele
graph operators, 323 men of this city liavn
been thrown out of work. In tho latge ma
chine shops of the Santa Fo company an
rder was posted saying:
"Tho shops will bo closed until further
notice."
Tho strtko has caused consternation
imong the orange-growers and shippers of
this city as, If tho strike Is continued, It
will undoubtedly result in n very heavy loss
to tho o rati go dealers. An average of 100
cars of oranges Is being shipped from tnls
vicinity dally. Thousands of boxes of fruit
havo been picked and aro ready to bo
shipped and nearly the cntlro crop Is rcudy
for shipment. There aro over COO car
loads of oranges billed from thta city to the
cast, and if tl.o strlko assumes the pro
portions which threaten tho oranges will
probably bo sidetracked, Tho Santa Fo
company is making a supremo elfort to
rush Us fruit to Its destination. Every
nvallablo onglno Is being pressed Into scrv
lco and yardmen and trainmen aro work
lnc overtime.
All tho operators on the Southern Call
font la railway, of which San Hernard'.no Is
tho headquarters, have obeyed tho order of
their president and quit work. No attempt
has poeti made to fill the positions left va
cant. The local train dispatcher of tho Santa
Fo road at Ios Angeles announces that all
trains woio on tlmo and that tho strlko
vould in no way Interfere with traffic.
Ho declurcd that In all less than sixty
operators had gono out west of Albuquerque
and of thoso forty belonged to tho division
between Albuqucrquo and Mojavc, six to
tho San Joaquin Valley division and flvo or
Ix only to tho southern California dlvhlon.
In this city only four operators quit work.
The strikers' places havo been filled In
every instance, according to tho dispatch
er's statement. Thcro Is great reluctance
on tho part of members of the order who
havo good positions to go on tho sympa
thetic strlko.
POLK CLAIMS ALL IS SERENE
Mummer of t.uir, Colorado nnil Niint'.i
Fe AlllriiiH 'I'll at Ilv-r thintf
It ii Hi- .S in n il Illy.
GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 9. L. J. Polk,
manager of tho Oulf, Colorado & Santa
Fo railroad, tonight made tho following re
port: "At 3 o clock this afternoon everything
was running smoothly. Wo are gaining
ground rapidly In tho matter of Installing
now agents and operators and will continue
to do so oven moro rapidly from now ono.
Our business Is not suffering In the slight
est degree. For Sunday our business has
been very good indeed. Wo are running
tv.enty-ono trains on tho Northern and
twclvo on the Southern division. So far
aa tho volume of business handled Is con
cerned It would never bo known that thoro
was a strlko on. Today wo put nineteen
now operators to work. Seven now men
come to us yesterday nnd twenty lost night.
Ot tho first lot four deserted and of tho
second lot nine. Tho deserters, I am In
formed, 'wcro Order of Hallway Telegraph
men, who simply camo down hero to hor
nss us. This morning's mall brought mo
a largo number of letters from all over
tho stato, making applications for posi
tions us operators and agents. In addition
to this wo expect to receive enough men
from other quarters within the next two
days to operate our road with competent
men from ono end to tho other."
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 9. Local Santa
Fo officials gavo out tho following state
ment of the strlko situation tonight:
"Chicago division had 150 operators.
Seventy-seven of them went on strlko,
twenty-two new operators wore placed to
day. The eastern division had 103 and lost
twenty. Tho middle division, tho main
lino and tho Hutchinson cut-off had sixty
flvo and Jost twenty-four. Tho western
division had seventy-six and lont slxty-slx.
Nearly all Important points are supplied
with operators today. Tho New Mexico
division had flfty-soven nnd lost twenty
four. All places wero filled between Ilaton
nnd 'Albuquerque today. Tho Illo Grande
division had twenty-threo and lost sovon.
Tho Oklahoma division, main lino between
Wichita and Purcell, had forty-flvo and
lost thirty-five. All Important places ex
cept Purcell nro provided for today and
Turccll will bo taken caro of early In the
morning. Tho Southern Kansas division
main lino nnd fllrard branch had forty-one
and lost thlrty-threo. Tho Pnnhandlo di
vision main linn had fifteen and lost nine.
All important places aro provided for to
day. The Southern Kansas & Toxas had six
and lost two. TltiBlness Iiob moved today In
very good shape. Passenger trains aro
rilnnlug practically on tlmo with no moro
delay than Is usual. Stock trains are bolng
handled and thuro Is no accumulation of
cars at ar.y point. All shops will be open
and work resume as usual tomorrow.
A telegram from the genernl superintend
ent of tho Oulf, Colorado A Santa Fo nt
Cleburne, Tox states that thirty-two
freight trains ran on tho northern division
of the road yesterday and twenty-nlno
trains on the southern division, which
equals tho average dally tralllc of tho road
during the last month.
1.03 ANGELES, Cal., Dec, 9. Regarding
tho strike situation, Gcroral Manager W.
O. Novln of tho Santa Fo railroad today
raado tho following statement:
"So for as the strlko of tho telegraphers
on tho Sat ta Fo rallrr.ud west of Albuquer
que is coucerned, it lias been a failure since
tho ordor was Issued, Ou our valley di
vision overy telegrapher Is either nt IiIb
post of duty or Ills position hus been satis
factorily tilled by a now employe, On tho
southern California division all vacancies
nre flllcd with tho cxcoptlon of nt four un
important stations which have been tem
porarily closed. Ou tho Albuquerque di
vision tho striking operators practically
stampeded this morning to regain their
forsaken planes. All but four of the
ofllcci on this division have been filled with
tho old oitployes and thoso stations will
be supplied with now men nt once. On
tho Arizona division the telograpers nt the
terminal and Importaut paints did not quit
Your Liver
WJU bo roused to Its natural duties
and your biliousness, headache and
constipation be cured If you take
Hood's Pills
Sola by nil druj5Icts. i.5 ctuts, ,
work and tho places of tho strikers at
tho other telegraph offices either have been
filled or will bo Monday, AH passenger
nnd freight trains aro running on schedule
tlmo, with no Interruption to traffic."
Tho strikers have Issued a statement In
which they say they aro violating no part
of their contract with General Manager
Novln in instituting a sympathetic strlko
In behalf of tho men of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe.
OPERATORS DEFEND COURSE
Stntrtut-nt (liven Out nt Tonekn In
i:.Tiilmintlnii of .tllrKPil Viola
tion of Contract.
TOPEKA, Kan., Doc. 9. Tho following
Information Is given out by tho strikers'
representatives:
At 8 o'clock tonight practically all the
telegratihers on tho Atchison, Topeka &
Hantu I.ft proper aro still out. A few men
returned to work this morning under the
Impression that tho strlko had been called
oft nnd wero later on Induced to Join tho
strikers. Later In the day they were all
out to a man, west of Emporia. Not n man
will return to work unless their grievances
nro settled in tho fullest possible manner.
Home of them have nlreudy other prospects
offered them on other roads nnd will accept
If the Santa Fe management persists In
Its present course.
Men from different places all along tho
lino wired In to the train dispatchers' ofllco
hero asking tho condition and whether the
strlko would continue. They were Informed
that the strlko was practically settled and
tho only thing for them to do who to return
to work. This many of them did and It
began to look something llko the strike was
ended. Soon tho condition of affairs be
came known to tho operators of this city
and they Immediately started to mako a
change In tho condition of -.flairs. They
busied themselves getting the real news of
Ilia situation along tho line, with tho ro
"'Jit that tho operators went out ngnln.
Tho railroad company then met this lost
movo by positively ordering nil thp strik
ers to stay out of the ofllce and away
rrom tho keys. No communication) can
thus be sent to some of the few who nro
yet working. Operators where there nre
uptown telegrnph ofllees hnve be.in
reached In that manner, whllo tho-e In
smaller places will be reached In another
manner boforo noon tomorrow. The (strik
ers believe that by the tlmo mont'onod
thev will havo tho strike at lt:t full height
and that trnfllc of all kinds on the Sinta
Fe will bo tied up.
The fact developed today that numerous
operators along tho line hod not yet c n
vlnced themselves that tho order for the
strlko wiih genuine. When telegraphic In
quiries of Topeka foiled t) bring sathfoc
iwi v unswrrn operators ny twos nnd tnroea
from various parts of tho stato began to
arrive In Topekn to get at the real truth
of tho situation. Onco hero they appeared
to bo convinced and Immediately returned
to their homes determined to remain on
strike Until the comtianv n-onlil mnkn
pence. Men came hero today from ns far
-!. n nnwion io nun out tup B'luail'Jli.
They had heard so monv conflicting je-
norts over tho wires that they were ul a
iiifn in Kiinw wnciner to go out or not.
Somebody has been industtlously sendlnrr
out reports that tho strlko was ended,
Then would go out reports that tho strlko
order was genuine. Home of the nnerutnrs
who were not inrarmeu lu the matter te
fused to go out until they became con
vinced that thev order was- renulne. Thev
remembered their experience five years ago,
when the bogus ntrlkc wa ordered uv a
Dodge City operator. Tonight nono of 'tho
depot operators nro working In Tnpc'ia.
In tho general ofllco two nre working. Ono
is a new man ami wo oiner is not a mem
ber of the order.
Operators Hold n Mr-Minn',
A meeting of operators from Topeka nnd
surrounding points was held horo this after
noon. After n thorough discussion of the
matter it was unanimously agreed that the
situation looked very bright for the ope
rators, Mention was made In the meeting
of tho claim of tho company that rule 30 of
the agreement between the operators and
tho company had been violated. In reply
to the contt-ntlon of the company on tills
point tho following statement wns given out
tonlcht by L C. liniUloy. local chairman
of the grievance commlttco:
"Ilule 30 Is not violated by the men re
fusing to work. This rulo only nppllea
when a revision of tho schedule Is desired,
when the general chairman elves thirty
days' notice. It would bo fallacy to pre
sume that we would novo to itlvo the com
pany thirty days' notice beforo we would
stop working and not require thirty days'
notice from them.
"Whilst the Atchison. Topeka & Santn Fa
schedule has been violated time and again
by tho company ,we are not striking for a
revision of our schedule. It Is simply a
sympathetic strike with the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fo men and means u great deal
to tirgnmzcc ns wni os unorganized labor
"Speaking of violation of tho rules let tnc
refer to rule 22. which reads: 'Duv one-
rators will be allowed one consecutive hour
for dinner between tho hours of 11:30 a. m.
and 1:30 n. m.' A number of men In tho
general ofllco here have been obliged to take
their dinner at any Hour, ranging from
to I i. m,
"Tho company nlso violated rule 4. which
provides that ut oillces where two operators
or moro are employed ten consecutive
hours. Including ono for dinner, will con
stitute a day's work. The operators are
thus worked nine hours, but when deduc
tions nro mode for absences It Is figured
up on tho basis of ten hours' work."
Trouble In ICnnnus Co nun purrs.
TOPEKA, Kan., Doc. 9. Considerable dif
ficulty attended tho operation ot the Santa
Fo trains today. Announcement was made
Inst night by the officials that all trains
would run on time, and that all kinds of
freight would bo handled In the usual quan
tities. All the trains wero run on time-
card scheduler.
Tho troubles commenced this morning
when tho California limited train, No. 4,
came In from the west four hours lato.
When tho train reached Emporia It was
confronted with the strike conditions to
such an extent that It was held up for
some tlmo awaiting orders. Nono came
and the train started. When It reached
the first small station tho danger signal
was out and It had to stop. Tho process
was ropcated at all tho small stations bo
tween Emporia and Topekn. Tho limited
nover stops nt the small stations under
ordlnnry conditions. Tho officials woro
much chagrined to find that their favorite
train nau tost so mucti time. No, 2, an
other California train, duo In Topeka at
2:30, did not arrive at nil and tho officials
of tho rond do not exactly where to look
for It. No. C, from the west, nrrlvcd
nearly on tlmo. Instead of being a long
train of nlno coaches, as It usually Is, it
consisted of only throe coaches, and wob
pulled by two englneu. This was done to
procluda tun possibility of any dolay, as It
Is a mattor of the utmost importanco that
all trains run ns nearly to tho tlmo limit
as possible. It recolved no clearance at
any station. All tho trains from the cost
were from ono to three hours loto, tho
Chicago train bolng tho latest.
Travel today has been unusually light.
Tho Atchison train, which Is usually
crowded with passengers on Sunday, had
only fifteen people today. Peoplo uro
afraid to travel on account of tho possi
bility of accidents. Tho fast mall servlco
west was nil right this morning and the
road men hope tho same condlttlons will
prevail tomorrow. They will not express
nn opinion, however.
Tho dispatchers' office hero Is unable to
control traffic over tho cutoff from Argon
tino to Emporia nnd unless better condi
tions provall no passenger trains will he
run on tho cutoff tomorrow. West of Em
poria tho train dispatchers can only guess
as to tho whereabouts of trains, Some
talk has been heard of bringing tho long-
dlstaneo telephones Into requisition to sup
ply tho place of the tolegrnrh. The super
intendent of the eastern division has had
no sleep for two nights. He expects to be
compelled to make another trip over tho
division tomorrow or Tuesday.
Dispatches received hero tonight ludl-
cato dissatisfaction among tho trainmen In
sonio division points,
At 5 p. m. General Chairman Newman re
ceived the following message from II. N,
Long of Denver: "Everything solid. I
understand tho west end trainmen nro out.
Trainmen of the Gulf division have given
tho officials until 9 a. m. Monday to settle."
A dispatch from Galveston says: "Gulf
men are standing firm and everything Ib
very encouraging."
Chairman Newman wires from Wichita
that Santa Fo trainmen west of Wichita
aro threatening to go out unless tho strlko
Is sottled.
WORK OF THE POSTOFFICE
Charles Emory Smith Qires an Account of
His Department's Service.
FULL OF INTERESTING STATISTICS
Detailed Information I'oncrrnlnK the
Fiint'tlim of tliu (loreriimriit 'Unit
Conic .NeiireM Home to
the People.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Following Is a
portion of tho annual report of tho post
master general:
To tho President: I havo the honor to
submit the annual report of the PostofTlco
department for tho fiscal year ending Juno
30,1900.
The financial operations of the department
for the last fiscal yenr nro Bhown brlelly In
tho following statement:
Ordinary postal revenue J1OO.S09.433.44
ltccelpts from money order busl-
Iicss 1,455,1Ij.F5
Total receipts, ull sources.... J102,354,5:9.29
rf..,-! .......11... r.. - i... 1ft7 -ill vfil l'l
KxrpftH of rYtptu1lturpM nver
receipts .' i 5.3S.1.CSS.70
From this statement It will bo observed
that tho revenues have now pusscd the
hundred million mark; also that whllo tho
expenditures were, over 6,000,000 greater
than for the previous fiscal yenr the deficit
for tho yenr lWJ-lltoo was but J3.3S5.OiS, being
jl.'Ji'u.UoS less tlinit mat or ilie proviuus yc.ir.
The following Is nti estlmiito of tho reve
nues nnd expenditures of the postal service,
which hus been transmitted to the secretary
of tho treasury, for tho fiscal year ending
Jump 30. 10)2:
Total postal revenue for 195O....$l').',334,DT9.O0
auu ,4 per cent lor estimated
Inereasn vrur endlnc Juno 30.
1901 7.C7C.C93.00
Estimated revenue for 1901. . .$110,011,172.00
Add 0 per cent for cstlmalid In
crcuBo yeur ending Juno 30, 19J2 6.601,870.00
Estimated revenue for 19D2. . .Jll,33,042.00
Estimated expenditure for 1U02.. m.'.'ia.sis.w
Deficiency, 1902, estimated.... $ 4,634,307.00
lliirul Free Deliver)-.
Tho extraordinary extension or rural iron
delivery' during the last two years ban
proved to no mo mosi naiiuni, hikiiuiliiiii.
and far-reochlmr feature of nostal develop
ment In recent times. Wo havo had other
striking udvnnccs. but they liuvo been ulong
lines already wen settled, i no nisi man
service, carried to the highest attainable
point, Is only the logical outgrowth ut the
constant struggle tor the quickest dlstmtrh.
Tho admirable railway postolllco Is only the
culmination of tho Incessant effort to sate
time, obtain the stralghtest llnu and secure
tho least hamulus, 'lho frequent and rupld
distribution In great cities, now often out
stripping tho telegraph In local use, Is but
the pcrlcctlon oi concentrated organization
All these and tho many other improve
mcnts of method which keep pace with gen
eral modern progress ate tho natural de
velopment!! or an estauusiicd system,
Kurol treo delivery has now been suffi
ciently tried to measure Its effects. The
Immediate and direct results uro clearly
apppareiit. It stimulates social and busi
ness correspondent und so swells tho
postal receipts. Its Introduction Is Invorl
ably followed by u largo Increase lu the
circulation of tho press and ot periodical
literature, A mure accurate knowledge of
ruling markets and varying prices Is
diffused nnd tho producer, with his quicker
communication and lurger lmormatlon Is
placed uu a surer footing. The value of
lurms, no has been shown in many coses, Is
enhanced, uood roauH uecomo inuispeiis
able and their Improvement 13 tho essen
tial condition of the service. The maturial
anil measurable benefits nru signal and un
mistakable. Wo aro now carrying the postofilco to the
door of 31.CW.IVJ of people mussed In towns
and cities. The task boforo us Is the more
complicated work or currying the postolllce
to lho door of about 21,lw,0'J0, scattered
over I.OCiO.OiO nquaro miles of territory.
On July 1, 1M9, there were 3'Jl rural de
livery routes In operation. Within tho
tlscaf year, under an appropriation of JI6u,
0j0, this number was Increased to 1,211. On
July 1, 1900, tho appropriation of 3l.7oO,0x
becumo available, and on November 15,
2,614 routes had been located und estab
lished, 61,979 miles In nggregnto length,
covering 66,842 squaru miles, divided among
forty-four states and territories and serv
ing a population Of 1, S01, 621. -Tho number
of applications pending nt that dato and
uwaltlng action or under Investigation was
moro than 2,10 nearly enough to doublo
tho existing service and overy day br.ngs
more. The closo of the present fiscal year
will seo ubout 4.3U0 routes In operation,
currying tho mnll dally to tho doors of
not less than 3,500,000 residents of the rural
dlf'rlcts.
Ii it taking u conservative exhibit, tho
not result of tho extension of rural free
delivery to 1,000,000 square miles, or all
the eligible portion of the country, would
stand thus:
Estimated gross cost $20,555,000
Deduct estimated savings
from discontinuance of
fourth-class oillces of . .$2,759,400
Deduct estimated savings
from discontinuance ot
star routes 2,500,000
Deduct receipts 1,513,976
0,773,376
Net annual cost of ru
ral free delivery 13.782,224
It thus uppearn thut rural frea delivery
can bo extended practically over tho whole
country ut an annual cost of less than
$11,000,W0. As tho appropriation for the
current fiscal year for this purpose It $1,
750,000. un additional outlay of $12,000,000, un
less unforeseen demands HhojM como
would substantially take the mall every
day to ever' door In tho land.
Cuban 1'o.ttnl I''miul.
After reviewing at length tho frauds un
earthed In Cuba postal affairs, nnd the
efforts of tho department to check them,
tho postmaster general goes on:
When the facts wcro brought to light
Immediate action was taken to right tho
wrong nnd nrralgu tho wrongdoers, The
offcnuH of those Implicated was more than
infidelity to the confidence reposed In them
and moro than ordinary mulfcuiauco In
ofllce. Its turpitude was enhanced by tho
fact that It was the betrayal of a trust
held for a peoplo who wore our wards,
which carried peculiarly sacred obligations,
nnd It merits the severest condemnation.
Tho casus have passed to the custody of
tho courts and early trial Is expected.
.Money Ordi-r System.
Tho statistics of the buidnes transacted
b;; the iieoplo of tho United Stuten through
tho medium of the money-order systom aro
always of interest, because they lluctuato
In harmony with tho prevol'lng business
conditions, Tho Improvement of tho iast
few years has been continued nnd even
enhanced, as Is shown by tho fact that
whllo tho IncreuBo In the money-order busi
ness for tho fiscal year H03 over that of
1S93 amounted to $20,361,472, tho Increase
for tho year 1900 over 1599 was $33,711,631.
Tho total transactions for thn fiscal year
1900 amounted to $255,070,227.98. Orders drawn
In Cuba and Porto ltlco cnlled for the pay
ment respectively of $3,(fii,850 and $1,812,512,
Tho total number of postorflces at which
money-order business Is transacted Is now
30,237 out of 76.6SS postolllefH in operation
In lho United State at tho closo of the
last fiscal year, such facilities having been
extended to offices during the vear.
The extenxlon of this Hvsteni in the
Islands of Porto Men. the Philippines and
Hawaii has been rarufully supervised nnd
furthered by this department. The Cuban
postal system being now practically Inde
pendent of ours, the otionitlons of the
monev-order system of that Isjmd are un
der lho supervision of the director general
of posts of Cuba.
During the fiscal year sixty offlces wcro
added to the list of free delivery offices,
making the total lumber 7M, nt which 15
322 carriers wero emnloved. mi lniTH.-isn nt
1,060 over tho previous fiscal year. Tho
mm i cusi ui mis service amounted to JH,
512,190 .Hull TrniiNiioi'tn t Ion,
Statistics given In the reuort of the sec-
end assistant postmaster general show that
at the end of the fiscal yenr tho total mini-
uer or inland man rumen was ia.&y. Having
a leuirth of 500.9S9 miles, nn which the un-
nual travel amounted to 459,203,773 miles. As
comrured with the preceding fiscal year nn
Increase Is shown of 1.031 routes. 4.040 miles
In length of routes and 13,400,927 miles In
annual travel The total cost of tills serv
ice, was $55,146,059.76, an Increase of $2,009,
6I5.S5. Durlnir tho yenr thcro was n re ett nc of
contracts for mall service on tho star routes
in tho second contract section, including
most of tho southern states, which re
sulted In a decreoiie of Jfi9.812.4S In the nn-
nual rato or expenditure, notwitiistundlng
thn fact that an addition of 3.77 ner cent
was mado lu the nununl mileage.
Itnllivny .Mull Service,
'At tho closo of the fiscal yenr there wero
1.20S lines of trnvcllng postotllces In opera
tion tliroiijthnut the country, having a total
length of 176.900 miles and requiring the
services of 8,791 clerks, who, In crews, trav
eled a distance of 200,672,785 miles. The de
mands upon the railway moll service re
quired the use of 3,K8 cars and purts of
cars, 25 Btreet railway cars In cities and 72
apartments on steamboat lines. It Is call.
... . 1 !.. , 1 "ftO ill tfil ..l.rtn.. I -.I i .... ....
IllUlfU lllU. W,.,U'!,W J'tvvVP Ut I'llltiiUl)
mall wero bundled, together with 19.S50.19S
packages, cases and sacks of registered
matter and tho errors of all kinds amounted
to but one In every 10,175 pieces distributed.
I regret to ntate that there was n slight
Increase In the number of cimilaltles occur
ring In the railway mnll service, the total
amounting to 248, of which 4 were killed, 57
seriously Injured nnd 1S7 slightly Injured.
My previous recommendation for legislation
for the relief of the families of .these clerks
who are killed whllo on duty Is again ear
nestly renewed.
The -sum of $2,014,537.96 wns expended by
tho department during the yenr for the
transportation of foreign malls. There were
IS.MI.idS pieces of mall matter distributed
In transit by tho clerks of the ocean mall
service.
I'ostnt ltrvrnnr.
Tho postal revenue from all sources was
as follows:
Sales of stamps, stamped en
velopes, newspaper wrappara
nnd postal card $ 94,013,693.G3
SecpmJ class postago (pound
rates), paid In money 3.S2G.3S9.W
Hox rents 2.S27.724.19
Money order receipts 1,455,145 SO
Letter postage, paid In money,
principally balances du? from
foreign postal administra
tions 147,327.67
Miscellaneous receipts 49,1(0.73
Fines nnd penalties 21,711.61
Kecclpts from unclaimed dead
letter 14,437.72
Total receipts $102,851,679.19
Kxcetss of expenditures over re
ceipts 6.3S5.0S8.70
Tho expenditures of the postal servlco
for tiio year nro shown, by Ittnos, In tho
following 8latctuent:
Trnnsnortnll
railroads $ 32.9IO.79l.4J
Compensation of postmasters .. 19.IIS.orfi.99
I reo dollvory service 1I,612,19).0I
Compensation of clerks In post
offices 12,400,393.93
i. uini,i'ii5niion or rnnwny post-
otncp clcrkn MS.991.9:
Transportation of tho malls of
star routes 6.0I1.33S.S5
Hallway pestoffice car serv
lco 4.1S2.4S2.79
Transportation of foreign
nialls 1,956,711.87
ncni, iignt ami ruei for nrst,
second and third rlns.t of-
Mall messenger service 915.1S6.10
.ti.iiiuiuciure or stumped enve
lopes 605,876.12
i rniiflportauon or the malls
regulation screen or othol1
wagon servlco 'VifGl.W
Transportation of the mails on
steamboats 497,9'IS 01
oiiecini uciivrry rorvlec 479,331.17
Mall depredations and nostofllco
Inspectors 411,672 22
lnii uagn nnd catchers 26S.22I.PJ
Transportation of thn malts
electric and cnblo cars 2SS.354.40
Manufacture of postago
stnmps 199,669.42
Transportation of the malls
special facilities, etc 1M.1M.70
.Manuracturo of postal rurdr, . 118,601.11
Miscellaneous expenses for jost
ofllcel. liMdmlltif? fiirnlfiiro '1tir.1ofl.lS
Hfilapco due foreign countries., 113,563.05
maims, uionit books, ete , lor
money order service 95,739.00
Registered package, tog. official
and dead letter envelopes.... 9S9"S7.'2
Wrapping twlno lOOOOfio
Jtenting or canceling machines.. 1(0,783.11
Stationery for poMnfficca 64,991.03
K:perlmeulal rural freo deliv
ery 42), 133.17
i-oFimoraing nnd rating
stnmps j 69,965.73
F,stnbli"hni?nt of temnnrnry
postolfices nt military posts,, 61.SS7 3I
$106,775 mil
expenditures under twenty-one
smaller Items of annronrla-
tlons 471.107.6)
Total cxnendlturcs for the
yenr $107,249,238 13
Add expenditures miring the
year on account of previous
years 490,959.(6
$107,740,257.99
Drtnlla of Administration,
During tho year a total of 5.324,067,914
p.eces of stamped paper was issued to post
masters, luivlnir il face value, of S97.CS7.771.5I
un increaso of $7,536,111.33, or 8.36 per cent,
over tho preceding yenr.
Tho recent Innovation of selllne: ntumnn
bound In small books, sultablo for carriage
In tho pocket, has proved exceedingly popu
lar with the peoplo nnd the sales aro grow
ing wiui euen moutu. uuring one month
recently 421.820 of' these bookH were sold.
An Issue of stamps In commemoration of
the Panomerlcan Kxposltlon, to be held in
jjurraio next year, will be mnue ana ap
propriate designs illustrating modern
methods of transportation havo been
adopted for them,
Tho records of the department show that
18,122,649 pieces of mall were registered In
the various postofflces during the year,
o,v-t).,ij omciai tireo) nnu i&.hiz.v.ig for Ilia
nillllln nal.ll fin thnan Mvl.lnntH nw . 1. . .
public the sum of $1,231,434.88 was collected
os registry fees, showing an Increase of
14.77 per cent, nearly doublo the per cent
of Increaso for tho nrovlous vear. that brine
7.48 per cent. The percentage of Increase In
mo numuer ot articles registered during tho
yenr (11.52) Is nearly fivo times that for
me previous year (3.11) nnd exceeds tbo
averngo yearly rate of increase during thn
last preceding twenty years by 1,511,105
Iuhccn, or Avj.n per cent.
Thcro were 7,129,990,202 pieces of mall mat
ter of nil kinds handled lu our iiostofllces
durlns the year. These were divided as
follows: Letters, paid and free, 3,309,754,607;
nostal cards. 5S7.815.250: newsnoners nnd
periodicals, known ns second-class matter,
2.356.098.377! third und fourth-class matter,
875.721, 96S.
Second-class matter was mailed by nub-
llfhers nnd news agents to the extent of
382,633,999 pounds and the postage paid
thereon nmounted to $3,825,389.99. To form
a fair estimate of tho total amount of thtf.
class of matter mailed annually tho weight
of that which Is mailed freo In counties of
publication should bo added. This gives u
total of 450,045,SS1 pounds, which represents
tho gross weight of second-class matter
carried in the malls last year ut the rate
of 1 rent a notind. MalllncH of matter nt
this character were mado at 9,642 postofllccs,
r. n I .... - 1- '
ull ill ii'tini; in 4 f.
Special delivery atiimtts woro used o thn
valuo of $627,874.90. and the expenses of this
servlco nmounted to $477,181.97. After de
ducting tho cost of manufacturing nnd Inci
dental expenses it Is Bhown that tho gov
ernment realized a profit of $147,820.95 from
wio apeciui aeuvery service.
CliuiiKra In O file en.
There were 3.600 oostnfflccn intnhllnli.,1
during tho year, being an Increaso of C65,
nnd discontinuances wero mado to tho
number of 1,912. which Is 407 more than
during lost year. In explanation of tho
large Increaso In tho number of offices dis
continued, It mny bo said that owing to the
extension of the rural freo delivery system
many mumi-ciass unices wero round un
necessary und were, therefore, dhtcon
tlnuod. thn salnrles of the nostmn.sf cm thim
dispensed with amounting to $12,259, With
in tho sumo period 15.142 postmasters wero
appointed, of which 707 wcro of tho presi
dential grndft and 14,435 of tho fourth class
At tho close of the llscal year there wnr'j
70.GtS nostofflcea in tho United Htatt-s. Tim
number of tirst-class offices was 191; second-
I'lasa, nts; iiuru-oiasH, j. is., ana roiirtn
duns, 72,4j5.
On Juno 30, 1900, tho nggregato amount
Of nOStmaslers' hnntln thpn In fnrnn una
$121,891,519. Tho amount lost to the govern-
mum uuijuqu insumcicni ooiuis wns only
$12,518.78, which Is a decided decrease as
comrnrcd with the preceding yenr.
In tho courso of the year a total of 1.526
nrretftu wero made for violations of tho
postal laws. Of this number 119 were post
masters. 29 nfl!tant tinHttniiHtors jq
e'erks in postoffices. 8 railway postal clerks,
30 letter carriers, 39 mall carriers, 19 em-
ini)ua in minor positions, t no remainder
wero not connected In nnv wnv with thn
convictions were secured and 52C cases were
tried In the Unltod States courts: In 626
convictions wero secured nnd 626 ense were
ponding nt the close of the year. In tho
stato courts 01 cases were disposed of, con-
Yii'iiiiiin rrujiung in sn, una i wero ion
pending,
uuring tne nst fiscal year 9S4 c a ms of
postmasters for losses resulting from
hurglnry. Uro or other unavoidable casualty
vu i-uiiniuui t'u unu iiiiuwHoepfl mane to
tliu nmOUllt of tX02.10.3t). Of thin numlinr
however. 7 were clnlniR which hod been
previously dlsullnwpd. hut which wppp ro.
opened upon receipt of additional
evidence and nllowcd. Of the total
of 9S4 claims considered during tho
VCni. ?91 hlltl lrAii m.i.l In nCAvlnuu ,a..ra
und wero pending ut thn close of the fiscai
yeur inw. (.Maims to tne number of 1 126
wero received durlnir thn IIhcmI vear pni'lnir
Juno 30, iwn, nnd u total of 422 remained un
settled nt Its close, Of the total amount nl-
loweu mr louses jis,777,77 was ror postal
funds, $53,652.93 for nostnee stamns nml
Htiunped naper nnd tll.7P9.rfi fnr money order
funds. The sum of $17.182.6J was allowed for
losses ny uro. j.ix.msjs ny nurginry, $3.070 82
by robbery und luroeny, $1,136,92 while In
trnilBlt from unlttofllco to dennaltnrv nllWs
and $7i3.03 by miscellaneous causes,
un juiv i. ibw, me liertlllon systom fnr
thn Identification of criminals was nddnr! nn
nn auxiliary to tho Inspector service. Kven
nt this eorly atago the system baa conclu
sively demonstrated Its worth and It will bo
mnue ii. permanent teaiuro or tne work ror
tho suppression of crimes against the pos
tal laws.
I.earUlntloii Xerilril.
The following recommendations for leuls-
lotion by congress were Included In my
last animal report nnd ore now renewed:
That an uct he passed to punish persons
who by force nttemnt to enter a car or
apartment In a car used for tho distribu
tion oi man, or who may assault a runway
mall clerk while In the discharge of his
duties ns such.
Thnt a statute be enncted providing for
tho compulsory separation by publishers of
second-class moll matter. Whllo the ma
jority of tho publishers havo shown a will
ingness to undertake this work at tho re
quest of the special officer In charge of It
a few am unwilling to co-onerate with the
government In this matter, which saves ex
penso to the department and facilitates dis
patch of moll.
That the Interstate commerce law be
nmended to prohibit common carriers, to
wit, telegraph nnd express companies, or
any of their employes, from aiding and
nouiiing in tne green goods or lottery
swindles, or any other schema carried on
partly by mall and nartlv bv common car
rier, and which Is In violation of the postal
laws.
That n stntuto bo enacted authorizing
postofficc Inspectors to tako out search war
rants whenever the same may be necessary
in tho prosecution of tlielr official duties.
That nn appropriation bo made for the
purpose or constructing lookouts in post
offices wherever, In tho opinion of tho post
master general, they may be needed.
That provision bo made for the payment
of incidental expenses Incurred by local of
ficers or others In the arrest, detention nnd
keeping of prisoners charged with viola
tions of tho postal laws until such prisoners
(an bo transferred to the custody of a
Lnltcd States marshal.
91,000 Worth ot' Good.
A. II. Thurncs3 of Wills Creek Coal Co.,
Huffalo, 0 writes: "I have been afflicted
with kidney and blndder trouble for years,
passing gravel or stones with excruciating
pain. Other medicines only gavo rellof.
After taking Foley's Kidney Cure the result
was surprising. A few doses started tho
brick dust, llko fine stones, etc., nnd now I
havo no pain across my kidneys and I feel
llko a new man. Foley'H Kidney Curo has
done mo $1,000 worth of good." Take no
substitute. Mycrs-Dlllon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's drug store, South Omaha.
JEFFRIES AND WITTE CONFER
C'liiiiiiplon rrninlNrn to Commence
Close Trnlnlnu: Soon nml Will Meet
Any of the IHk TlirO.
NEW YOHK, Dec. 9. Herman J. Wltto
of Cincinnati today snw James J. Jeffries
In this city rclatlvo to the boxing contests
which It Is proposed to pull off at Cincin
nati between February 1 and 14 next In
tbo big convention hnll. Jeffries mado nn
arrangement with Mr. Wltto to po'stpono
nil his theatrical engagements after Janu
ary 1 and to go Into training, Ho told Mr.
Wltto thnt ho would fight cither Fltzstm
motip, Uuhlln or Sharkey, Fltzslmmons pro
forrcd. If he cannot get a match with
Fltzslmmons ho will fight Uuhlln, providing
tho last named beats Mnhcr lu 1 Is Phila
delphia fight. If Mahcr gots tho best of
tho fight In Philadelphia, Jeffries will not
meet Fltzslmmons, but will theu tako on
Eharkoy.
Mr. Wltto announced thnt tho Cincinnati
peoplo were willing to put up $5,000 nnd
each one of the two fighters who appear
must put up $1,500.
Athletics nt M. IT, I.
IOWA CITY. la.. Dec. 9.-(Speclat.)-Tho
outlook now Is that tho athletic teams
of 1901 will be ns good as or better th in
thft teams of 1900. The track team will hav.j
at least two trip outside tho state: North
western at Kvunston nnd an Intercolleglu'o
meet nt Chicago. Then there Is tho dual
meet with Qrlnnell at Iown City and tho
stnte meet at Des Moines. There is tnl.t
that the men would also like ti meet with
cither Wisconsin or Michigan. The chnnces
for n winning team In base ball aro very
good. Tho team will play some of the
colleges In the state and tho contests with
Nebraska und Kansas ure not remote pos
sibilities. From present Indications tho 1901 fo.it
ball team will be ns good or better fion
this year. Iowa's chances for a good rec
ord next year are fully ns good as tho
of any of tho conference colleges. K'y,
center: Little, guard: Oiulthard. tnn'-l":
Walters. Selbert and Herbert. e"rta: WI'l
lams nnd Dye, quarterbacks of this year's
team, will be back. There Is much good
material in the second tenm. The grent
need will be men to tnko tho po'ltlon of
Iowa's famous backs, Morton nnd IJdson.
Chicago, Northwestern, Michigan and
either Illinois, Wisconsin or Minnesota
will bo among tho conference colleges to
play us, Ther Is a general feeling tint
games with both Minnesota nnd "Wiscnn-'
sin should be nrrangod, if posslblo, nnd
from what transpired Inst season Iowa will
bo on their lists,
tireut Sl-i-llny Crl Hnnr.
NEW YOHK. Dec. 9. Tho slr.th nnnunl
International six-day bicycle raco nt Modi
son Square Garden wns started at midnight
tonight beforo over 0,000 people. The rnco
Is held under tho auspices of the Ameri
can Mcycle Racing association and four
teen riders of International reputation be
gan the 142 hours' grind. They represented
ns many pnlrs, who will race for tho nix
days as teams. No man will be nllowcd to
ride on the track more than twelve hours
in a day. but the two men In a team may
relievo ono another nt any time It suits
themselves. At tho end of tho six days'
racing $4,000 In prizes will be distributed
among tho riders.
Thu score at 2 a. m. was: Kikes and Mc
Fnrland, 49.2; fllmar and Goumdtz. 49.2;
Pierce nnd McEnchern, 49.2; Habeoek and
Aronson. 49.1: Waller and Stlnson. 49.1: Mil
ler and Wnlthour, 49.1: Turvllle and aimm.
49.1: Frederick nnd Fisher. 49.1; Colean and
Dlckerson, 49.1 i Dubois nnd Kreb.s, 49; Klser
and Ityser. 49; Miller and Accountrler, 49:
McLean nnd McLean, 49; Albert and
Hloeckcr, 4S.9.
Stops the Cnuuli' nnit Worm Off the
Cnlil.
Laxative nmnio-Qulnlne Tablets curs" a
cold In one dny. No Cure, No Pay. Price
23 cent:.
DEATH RECORD.
Oiliest In Itnllroml Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9. William N.
Jackson, secretary of the Union Hallway
company, nnd tho oldest mnn In actlvo rail
road servlco In the United States, both In
yeara and point of service, died hero today.
He was past 91 years of age nnd had been
a resident of IndtanapolU for nearly three
quarters of a century. His first railroad
service was witli thn first railroad built In
tbo stato.
Month Ciirollnn Stntesmmi.
COLUMI1IA, S. C, Doc. 9. John Laurens
Manning Irby, who served this statu in
tho United States sennte from 1890 to 1S90,
died at his homo at Laurens today. Ho was
tho most remarkable political organizer
this stato has produced and was but 36
years old when elected senator. Hn wolded
together tho dissatisfied elements A'hlclt
elected himself nnd II, H. Tillman to tho '
United States senate llrlght's dlscnue I
caused his death.
Author of line he on.
ST. LOUIS, Deo. 9.August Wuldauer, a
widely known professoitot muilc, died here j
iimuy ui u complication 01 uiseases, ageu
-r. .......... it,. .. n 1 , . ....
iu jinia, no nan ucsi iiuumi us iiiu au
thor of "Faucheon," In which Magglo
Mitchell mado a hit some years ngo. Prof.
Waldnuer played first violin In the or
chestra that accompanied Jenny Llnd on
her tour In this country.
Tlionins .MnlvlliHI.
Thomas MulvlhlU, well known In Omaha
as the old-time bill poster nnd sign ad
vertiser, and a member of tho firm of Boyd
& MulvlhlU, lessees of Doyd's opera house,
died at noon Sunday after an Ulnets of
Bfivornt years. Arrangements for tho fu
neral aro not yet complete
Oldest Mason I.lvlnor,
DBNVKH. Dee. 9. Adnah Adams Trnnt
died here today, aged 103 years and 8
months. Ho hnd long been the oldest livlue
Mason in point of aco and tho second oiiinnt
Maaon in point of time connected with the
order.
FIRE RECORD.
Clinton llrlok Ciiiipnn,
CANTON, 0 Dec. 9. The plant of the
Cleveland & Canton Ilrlck compauy was
completely destroyed by flro this morning.
Lobs, $50,000; covered by insurance.
Ilrnil to Wed.
tlenca W. Head, n musician nt Omaliu
will be married In Denver on December 19
to Miss Adah Walker of Perry. la. They
will make their futuru home at Cnlnrndo
Springs, Cfclo.
NEELY CASE TO BE A TEST
Bupremo Oourt to Hear Argument InvolY
ing Government in Onbi.
EXTRADITION FOR TRIAL IS RESISTED
Allrunt KmhecElrr Argun Avnlnsl It
ns t'nronstlttitlonnl Clnlnia Alan
Thnt Lulled Mntrn llntr No
Lrmil Authority oil Island.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 9. The supremo
court tomorrow morning will hear argu
ments In the case of Neoly against Henkel,
Involving the right of the United States
to extradite Neely for trial In Havana for
the alleged embezzlement of the Cuban pos
tal funds. Tho court has specially ns
signed It for argument on that day nnd
It is at tho head of tho call.
Neely was arrested In New York for
tho alleged embezzlement of $67,000, en
trusted to him as tho finance ngent of the
Department of Posts. Circuit Judgo La
combe held that the evidence disclosed
probablo cause and ordered Neely's deten
tion pttidlng tho action of tho executive.
Neely then applied for n habeas corpus
on tho ground that tho act of cougrcss
authorizing tho extradition wns unconstl
tutlonal, as nn attempt to. legislate for n
foreign country with which tho country
Is at pence. Tho case, therefore, Involves
the question of tho constitutional relations
between tho United States and tho island
of Cuba and will bo tho first of the cases
which will determine tho power of this
government to govern ttmporarlly or per
manently the Islands acquired by tho treaty
of Paris. The grounds sot forth In the ap
plication for lho writ aro that since tho
treaty of Paris tho United States Is with
out authority to occupy or control Cuba
nnd thnt tho military government which
thcro exUts by order of the president Is
Illegal and In violation of the constitution.
John D. Lindsay nnd Dclnncoy Nlcoll of
tho New York bar will argue the caso for
Neely and the government will bo repre
sented by Assistant Attorney General
James M. Ilcck.
i:vi:iiYitoitv i)i:i,itiiiTi:n.
Xeivbro's llerplclile Destroys the
Ilitmlriiff derm 1'rrinunriitly
nml Cures Ilnlilness.
Qutntno and rum nnd a whole lot of other
things, nro pleasant to rub on tho scalp
after washing it free of dandruff, but not
ono preparation of tho general run will
curo tho dandruff, A germ cnuses dan
druff and falling hair. It Is necessary to
kill that germ, to be permanently cured of
dandruff, and to stop falling hair. Now
bro's Herptcldo will positively destroy that
germ, so that thero can bo no moro dan
druff, nnd so that tho hair will grow
luxuriantly. "Destroy tho cause, and you
remove tho effect."
For Stnte IliuiU Kiitinlnrr.
LINCOLN, Dec. 9. (Special Telegram.)
A delegation of Pawnee county republicans
came to Lincoln tonight to urgo tho ap
pointment of Walter Hartwcll of Pawnee
City as state blink examiner. They will
present a formul request to Oovcrnor Diet
rich tomorrow. C. J. Wood of Table Hock
in an applicant for tho same position and
will probably bo represented tomorrow by
several of his townspeople. Governor
Dietrich will return to Lincoln tomorrow
and will remain for tho meeting of state
officers-elect on Friday.
"ttulelcer Time In ClilcnKn."
Tho tlmo of "Chlcngo Limited," via Illi
nois Central railroad, has been reduced fifty
minutes between Omaha and Chicago. Train
now leaves union depot at 7:45 n. m. nnd
arrives at Chicago 9:30 a. r.t., liutcad of
10:20 a. m. as heretofore. Tho "Limited,"
with its superior equipment and fast time Is
juit what you aro looking for. Try it. Tick
ets and sleeping car reservations at 140"
rarnum street.
Swedish Town Visited lij- I'lre.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. D. A flro at liorlanse,
near Falun, has rcudo el 160 persons homo
Icbs and caused damugo to the amount of
tOO.OOO kroner.
Lake Malar is frozen and shipping is
almost entirely stopped. One steamer la
Icebound,
Through carelessness eight personi nt
Snnd Vlken have been poisoned by drink
ing tea. Threo of them are dead.
I'll I ii I er of Anlmnls Killed.
NHW YOHK, Dec. 9.-John M. McAullffe,
a well known artist, aged 70 years, was ac
cidentally killed today by falling from a
window of his residence. Mr. McAullffe
wns especlal'y well known In connection
with his pictures of horses nnd hud been
working on orders within tho last week,
lenvlng several Incompleted pictures of val
uable horses. Mr, MeAullffe was born In
Irelnnd, coming to New York In 1847. His
widow, three sons and one duughter survive
him.
Towkabery Fllea IIIkIi In .Mexico.
NKW YOHK, Dec. lO.-Tho World this
morning says:
"Lewis O. Tewlcsbery. stock broker,
horseman and man-nbout-lnwn, who dis
appeared from his oillces in this cltv on
Juno 29 InBt, leaving creditors vainly look
ing for sumB estimated nt $j',00') entrimcd
to his care. Is doing a thriving business
lu tho City of Mexico, where he Is llvlntt
In opulence under 11 n nssumed name nnd
enjoying the friendship of l:lj;h officials in
the republic of Mexico.
SPARKLING
IN
PURITY
AND
GOODNESS
BLITZ
BEER.
THE STAR MILWAUKEE
Blatz Malt - Vivine
(Ni.n-lntoxlcant.)
An Invaluable Tonic
All Druggists.
VAL BLATZ BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE.
OMAHA BRANCH,
U12 Douglas St. TEL. 1081.
Mr. Wliialow'a HootlilnK Hrriip,
Has been used for over FIFTY YRAHH by
MII.I.IONH of atOTHEHS for their CIIIL.
DIIEN WH1 1. h' TKETHINO, with PKIt
KKCT HUCCESH, IT HOOTHE8 tho CIIII.D.
HOFTKN8 thu tlUMB. ADI.AYB all PAIN
CUHES WIND COLIC, and Is the boat rem
edy for D1AHIIHOEA. Hold by DrugcUts
in every part of the world, no sure and
ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Koothtnc Byrup."
and take no other kind. Twenty-five cent!
ft. -t iir, a.fii "
jicnHKS all Kidney
Kidneycura. ;
n DiHeanei. iiacu-
ache, etc. At true-
fl.sts, or by wait.
II Vtr.e book, a
Tlce, etc., ot Ut. B. J. Kay, Hur", N. Y
Spaulding & Co.,
Sterling
Silverware
for Clirsitmas.
Our "Suggestion Book"
mailed on application.
Spaulding it Co.
Jackson Iloulevard Cor. Stato St., Chicago.
DR. McCREW
Offlco open continuously from s a, m.
to 9 p. m. Sundays from S a. m, to t
p. m.
CHARGES LOW
(Dr. McUrcvv at 5I.
THU HOST HUCCKSSrUL,
SPECIALIST
In the treatment 01 ail luruis of OIS
tSASUS ASU IHMUUDHUS OF UKlt
OJI I, V. litl renra' cknerlencr. IS rcura
u Oiunlin,
VAIUCDCCLE AND HYDROCELE
A i'Kli.ll.l.Mi.NT CLRU UUAltAft'l'UUD
l. A k. l)As without cutunii, pain
or lost or Uinu. Th LILKKr aim Uuir
nATLHAL, Ltltb thut has yet been dbi
CUVereU. C'llAIHUCS LOW.
Nl full iv in un ia6to and conulllons
ini-ij cui'uU, unu vorj traco ot ih
uitKUAu a thoroughly ulluii.auteU I row ui
bluua.
No "ItniiAKINO OJT" on he akin or
lace or 1 ny ex.c.-nul uppeui unties of tha
umeaae utiotnver. A treatment that la
inure suco.nlul and fur mure nutlstuctory
than n. "Hot tjpr'iiua ruuiitnt und at
ens than IIA1..K THlu COST. A curo that
Is Kuuiuuleeu to be permanent lor Ufa.
VklAkiVI'SS ur oung una middle-aged
Iti.mi, Nlglu l.onscs. Nervous Debility.
LOSU Of I'.rillll llllfl SHri.n lilWJf llMM Ckt
k.Vlfur anu Vitality, Pimuius un thu Ful,
I I'uina in ,110 li.ick. KorKetl'uluess, llashful-
Ill-CK 1,11 4U.IMHI U.VM'.S UlilllWU.
M HIT. II IMP iulck!y cured with a new
viniuiuia u ,IUiible humo treat
mi.iu Kiuuey and J I ladder Troubles, Uon
orrliLvu, uiut
l.UitK OLMItAXTlinil.
CHARGES LOW.
Canaiiltiitloii in c. Treatment by mall.
Medicines sunt everywhere freo from s
of lireuKuse, ready for use.
Office hoi'rs; & u. m. to S p. m. Sundays,
Ii a. in. to p. in. p. o. Uox 76C Offloa
over 215 South llth St.. between Far nam
and DuuKlai. His.. OMAHA. NEC
A31t;Si-)Mt2ftTi.
Metropolitan
Grand Opera
AT THK
Auditorium,
Lincoln,
Dec. 12th.
Maurice Gran's great
company ot 22G people, Includlai
Edounrdo do Ileszko, Mclbn, Adams, Cnm-
punarl and others, lu "Romeo and Jullotto"
matinee "Lucia" evening. Special ratea
and accommodations for Omaha people.
Inquire at Hospe's
$or particulars.
ORIIIHTBN
'lhi- lllirKest Oiiniln ami the Heat
ttliotv liver Mire 11 In Omuhii
Tho Zenith of Kleuimt Vnuilevlllel
TOMtiii r, mm.
"THE ORPHEUM SHOW."
SEVERUS SHAFTER,
Eight Famous Troupe N wsky.
Will M. Cressey rnH BNctie Dayne.
Johnson, Davenport Jack Norworth.
und Lorello. The ComloKraph.
Loulso Dresser. Weston und Herbert.
Uertlo Fowler.
Prices never chanKlnK: l-Jvenlnb's, reserved
seats, UTia nnd Cue; i;al ery, 10c. Mutlui'cs:
Wednesday, any part of huuse, B5o: chil
dren, 10c; galltry, We, Uatardity and Sun
day, few front rows reserved, 60c; balance
of house, 21c; children, 10c; eallery, 10c.
RllVnie Woodward & Durness,
BVUVJ Mwt Tel, 181'J
TONIOIIT AND TUESDAY Uarguln Mat.
Tuesday, 15-50o.
.1 A MISS A. HUH.MV.S
Famous Comedy Drama,
Shore Acres
Prices, 25c, 60c, "Cc, $1.00.
Next Attraction
Friday Hnd Haturday, Deo H-lS-Malinco
Saturday,
.MISH ((MillliW, In
"VANITY 1'Allt."
House Pucked! Hundreds Turned A way I
Tho Whole Town Turned Out!
MIAOU'S 1RUGA0ER0 'J"""""2
Matlnco today, lto and 30c NlKht priced,
10c, i'Oe, 3V Rmoko If yuu like.
Hum Hcrlbner's
(JAY MoitM.vd ;i,(iiiii:mi
Truly tho Premier IJtirlouo OrBnnlzatloti
of thn World.
Two burlesques: "liluo Illrils of nrnud
WK" on tbo Uescb" and "A Oay Ili-ceptloii;
or, Mut-Kuyo's Visit," Hupcrb olio, Huy
(tats now,
iM a ii
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