The Omaha Sunday Bee.
PAGES 11 TO 20. g
EDITORIAL SHEET, g
KSTABLISIIED .JUNE 10, J 871
OMAHA, StTNJ)AY IMOirNlNU, .TAlfUAKY 0, 1003.
SlX(JLI0 COPY FIVE CENTS.
GIGANTIC CLEARING SALE ON ALL WINTER
GOODS BEGINNING MONDAY
Our entire stocks in all departments will be sncrinceil to close at about one-tent h their value. All small lots, broken sizes and odds and ends will be piled on big counters in the 2C15W ECONOMY 13AKC1A1N HOOM at the
most ridiculously low prices. The most, sensational sale in this new and popular department ever opened in Omaha. Extra salespeople to wait on you.
Attend the Grand January Sale of White Goods and Muslin Underwear
Dainty, exquisite and varied stocks of these goods.
mm
mum
A Grent Reduction in
the price of
Silks
A room-making and stock reducing sale of the greatest
magnitude, commencing Monday an.l continuing until the arrival of the new
BprliiK sllkn, wo shall unceasingly reduce prices throughout tho big silk de
partment. You nil know too Cheney llros.' Foulards and what they sell for.
Como and nee tha reductions. You all know our hlRh class Grenadines and
what they sell for. Como and boo tho reductions. You nil know our Illack and
Colored Taffetas and what they sell for. Como and sco tho reductions, "ion
all know our beautiful Fancy Silks and what they sell for. Como and sco
tho reductions.
Genuine Reductions nvcryllitng Just as Advertised.
I9C
COo beautiful Stripes cholco
colors, on sale, at only
$1.00 Fancy Silks for waist or
skirt a good lot to chooso
from at JUv
$1.25 Novelties both stripes and fig
urea flno all silk Roods PJftP
go nt only JUv
98c Illack and Colored Taf
fotas 27-ln. wide 50
pieces at
$1.00 Illack and Colored Taffetas
27 Inches wide 100 fijlp
pieces at 00 v
$1.50 Illack Corded and Hemstitched
Silks for waists on
palo nt
08c Illack or Whlto Japancso Silk
30 Inchos wldo will FIOP
wnsh l)uj
$2.00 niack. Seal and Colors In Skln
ncr'B 3G-ln. wldo HnlnR AA
satin LUU
58c
.58c
74c
ti.BS nnd $1.00 Cheney Bros.' nncst
l'ouIards nbout
25 pieces
$1.00 Crepe do Chenc, Crepo fiftp
Mctore, black nnd colors, for . UUv
$2.60 Illack Imported Gren
adines ull 44-ln. wldo, at
$3.G0, $100 and $5.00
Grenadines, doublo
width, for
98C
best Illack
1.98
$1.60 henvy Whlto Corded nnd Hem
stitch Taffeta, on 7lP
salo T"l
$1.00 ninck Penu do Solo, Kftp
good heavy grado for only .... JOv
25C
,75c
I'anno
1.25
50o SatlnB, In all shades,
brlRht clean Bilks
$1.00 llcst Silk Velvets, nil
colors nnd black, on salo .
$2.25 l'nnno Velvets all our I'anno
Velvets best $2.25
grade nt
"Winslow TaiTeia Avill be found only at Ilayden's during
1901 tho samo ns In tho past. Contracts for tho exclusive Bnlo on this most
excellent silk for tho year 1901 aro already mado anil signed, nnd ns tho
range of shades havo boon greatly Increased, nnd as the peoplo hnve found It
Just as rcperescntcd, tho best wearing taffeta made, wo predict n Inrgcr salo
than even on this famous silk.
(ircat Snlc on
Underwear
IjuIIuh' Urn- fancy Gowns
from $3.M down Qg
ladles' 'lino Fancy O OS
Skirts, worth $5.00.... 5VO
I.adtcH' lino laco trimmed
Suit Oown corset cover,
drawers', cltcmlso nnd
skirt to match, 7 ni
worth $12, at
ladles', line Cambric Skirts
umbrella rutllcs of lace and
embroidery Qlr
worth $1.50, nt VOW
I.ndlcB' line fancy trimmed
Sklrts-jvorth Cfl
$2.00. nt i.ijyJ
Ladles' Inco trimmed
Chemise, worth COr.
ose, at OVlk,
Ladles' fltio fancy Chcmlso
worth $2.00 j 25
Lndles' line Cambric
Drawers trlmmcl with lnco
embroidery and In- efln
scrtlon, worth 9c, at
F;ill line of children's
Drawers, In nil sizes, itZgt
worth 25o, at lOfc
Children's Kmbroldprcd
Trimmed Gowns, In all sizes,
nth..7c: 50c
Ladles' line cambric Drawers
umbrella milieu, with tucks
nnd huniHtltchtng, t()r
worth 3jo, at 1 J
Ladles' lino cambric Drawers
laco and embroidered rat
es, worth 75c, 3Qc
Ladles' line cambric Gowns
-embroidery, laco and hem
stitched trimmed, Ei(lr-
worth $1.00, at ""
Ladles lino fancy Gowns,
worth $1.50 nnd $2.00, Qgg
"l.adlcs' French Corset Cov
ers, laco trimmed, I Sir'
worth 33c. at lOl
Finn French Corset Covers
worth 50c 25c
Ladles' flno French Corset
Covers, embroidered and
laco trimmed Elf!-,
worth 9Sc, at .JUL.
Great White Goods Sale
Tho most complete and exquisite showing
of all that is new and desirable in tho Trans
Mississippi country. Wo are showing un
approachable values for Monday's special
sale.
S-4 Wenched Sheeting,
yard
9-1 Bleached Sheeting,
yard
8- 1 Ilrown Sheeting,
ynrd
9- 4 Ilrown Sheeting,
ynrd
Lonsdale Mills Muslin
nt
12-1 Crochet Spreads,
for
11-1 Fringed Spreads,
for
11-1 Colored Fringed
Spreads
Hayden'H Spcclnl Cnm
brlc, only
4-4 Urnwn Muslin,
for
,.7ic
..14c
.50c
40c
All Linen Iluok
Towels
All Linen lluck
Towels
72-Inch Cream Da
mask, only
Ct-lnch Cream Da
mask, only
CS-lnch Wenched I)a-Cl'71ri
mask, only
72-lnch Wenched Da- fiOc
mask, only vvw
(j-8 Napkins, dozen, 75C
3-4 Napkins, dozen, QQc
18-lnc'h' All' Linen A c
Crash, yard
Great Sale on Corsets
Ladles' new straight front Corset, nil sizes, drab and
white, at 49c, regular prlco 75c. Tho W. II. Krcct Form Corset,
heavy mottled French Contlo pink, bluo nnd lavender regular
$2.t0 quality, nt $1.09. Also a full lino of Kabo, American Lady
nnd lloyal Worcester Corsets.
17c
19c
15c
17c
64c
79c
90c
95c
(5c
" 4c
Linens and Toweling
Iii Our New
Economy Harguln Room.
18-in Crash
Toweling .
54.in.Ked 1J,VnC
Table DamaBk1-
16-in all Linon
Toweling ....
Napkins, 15o
and 25c doz.
Remnants of
Muslin . . .
3c
Jewelry
Sale
Special Clearing Salo Prices to close
out all Watches, Silverware. Itlngs
nnd Jewolry loft from tho grent hol
iday sales. Prices halt nnd lees.
Eyes Tested Free
in Optical Dept.
Prices greatly reduced.
Pearl Friendship Hearts, latest nov
elty, In engraving department, nt
25c
IIAYDEN BROS. PURCHASE CLOAKS
Our Now York buyer did It nnd you may bo suro they were cheap nt this season of tho year. Thcso nnd our own tremendous
stock to bo sacrificed nt onc-flfth their value. You thnt havo waited will got a cloak now nt your own prlco and les than you
oxpectcd.
2,500 Jackets at Less than the Trimmings cost
FIIIST CHOICE Any Jacket In our
house cholco of tho lot, mind you
Jackets worth up to $30
for, each .
SECOND CHOICE Jackets,
them, silk and sntln lined
worth up to $15, for ,
THIRD CHOICE-200 Jnckots
on snlo nt, each
And the Suits
Wo bought them for less money than
tho tailor charged to mnko them.
Your cholco of any suit in our houco
worth $45 and $50 Bilk J(T fif
lined throughout, for each . .1 J.U"
5.
lots of
2.98
1.00
SECOND CHOICE 200 Suits nearly
all silk lined, worth up
to $25.00, for
THIRD CHOICE 175 Suits somo
silk lined throughout, g (Jg
CHILDREN'S .TACKIJTS
Your cholco of nay children's Jacket
In tho house, sizes 4 to 12,
worth up to $12, for
SECOND CHOICE 200 Jackets, worth
up to $8.00,
for
THIRD CHOICE A mlxedvlot of
. Jackets to closo
nt
Specials
for Monday
8.75
69c
Ladles' Automobile Coats, worth
$25.00, on sale nt
Ladles' Rainy-day Skirts your cholco of
100 plalil backs extra heavy O QO
worth up ot $10.00, for J"0
Ladles' Skirts, bought by our Now York
buyer, at $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15
ono-thlrd regular prices,
ljuliea' French Flannel Waists, nil sizes,
32 to 44. worth $2.00, 9($C
Leading Dress Goods
House of the West
More high grade dress goods than tho entire stocks
combined ot nil other Omaha houses. After taking stock wo And that wo havo
still on hand more than doublo tho amount of goods wo ought to havo nnd
in order to mako room for our new spring stock wo will make the most Incredi
ble cuts ever mado In n dress gooile stock.
Colored Dress 'Goods
All our $1.9S. $2.23, $2.50 -4 -4 Q
cheviots 1' X J
All our $1.25. $1.60, $1.0S Oftr
Venetians "O-
98c
79c
98c
All our $1.50, $1.98, $2.93
plaids
All our Bubllmcs thnt other
stores call lansdown
All our gcnulno Lansdown
strictly confined to us ....
All our Flncttas, French Whipcord,
Rayo Electra Drap do To, etc.,
that sold up to $2.00,
per yard
.98c
Black Dress Goods
Other sweeping cuIb on other dress
goods. Headquarters for French
Flannels nnd French Chnllls.
Priestley's high grado black broad
cloths that sold at $1.00,Q rA
$5.00 nud $ti.00 per ynrd uOV
Priestley's high grado prunellas,
whipcords thnt sell at $2.75, $3.50
will go on this snlo
nt
.1.98
Courlulilt's high grado grenadines
tho prlco will bo cut exactly in two,
Hondqunrtcrs for Priestley's, Cou
1 lore's nnd Lupin's black dress
goods.
Popular Priced Dress Goods
in .Economy Bargain Kooni.
5M pieces of dress goods Including
IlJ-liicli Plaids: :ii'..nch half wool
Dress Goods; M-ltu'li silk, wool and
cotton: 31-Inch lino Novelties nnd
thousands of short lengths -d y-v..
goods thnt sold at 2.'c, I 8 PC
35o and 5lHj yard u
1,000 pieces nf all wool, silk and wool
French Novelties. Domestic Novel
ties, Plnlds and other goods M r
worth from 50o to 75! 1 JC
yard x
700 pieces of Dress Goods In 42-inch
Worm Serges; 27-Inch extra heavy
Homespuns; StMnch Henriettas; 3t5
Inch DreHS Flnnnels; 40-Inch extra
heavy suitings and goods worth up
to $i,hi per yard win go
at. per ynrd, 10c
and
lO.flOO yards of wool remnants nt 5c,
10c, lDc, 20c nnd 25c per ynrd.
25c
61-Inch extra henvy Homespuns In nil
tho mixtures lii-luch Novelties In tlno
colors and other goods s-
worth from $1.60 to $1.75 ."1 MC
yard will go at v-r
Black Dress Goods
50 pieces of black dlngonnl i wool
.(-mm wuio goou vaiuu
for 25c yard
at
10O pieces of M-lnch Hlack
Dress Goods, nil Jncquards
worth 2Uc, yard
150 plecis of Hlack Dress Goods In tlno
satin ncrner jnciiurus
worth 75o yard on this
salo at
50) Dress Patterns In black and colors
5 yards of 51-Inch or 0 yards of 40
to 4fi-lnch Dress Goods prlco one
third of tho regular prlco $1.25, $1.60,
$1.9S up to $1.93 for cutlro pattern.
12Jc
15c
Is Iii tlno
35c
Wash Goods
HAYDE
ROS
in the new Economy Bargain Koom. A big purchase
of very flno Scotch Ginghams nnd Imported Mndrns Cloths In short lengths
secured nt one-third of their value on snlo Monday.
A very flno Scotch Gingham In pieces
up to 12 yards well fnm
worth 19o 0C
nt -
9Jc
We show a JIndras Cloth
worth 2oc, for
only
All new styles for spring. Closing out
nil tho ends and small lots of winter
goods at about one-tenth their vnlue,
Knds of Wrapper Flnnnclctto en
for, ynrd "-"
All tho best 7c Prints, in
remnants, for
5 cases fanny dress Prints,
In tho piece, yard
Also Amoskcag brand Glng
hams, at ,.
.3ic
3?c
,43c
Closing Out Sale on Wash Goods.
12c Fleece Suitings In tho
piece
15c Perculo Flannel, nt
yard
25c Swansdown Flannels,
ynrd
8fcc
10c
15c
Just opened 20 enscs tho newest per-
cnles for dresses, shirtings, etc. light
nnd dark colors, newest do- lr
signs for this season, at iiaw
Omaha's Army of Traveling Srieimen
Materially Inoreaied.
UNPARALLELED ERA OF PROSPERITY
JJbm n of Now Century Murks nit Kpoch
In the Co in mure I ill History of
Uiiinliii-.I'Hiinnsloii of
Trade Territory.
At tho beginning of tho new year tho
number of clover gentlemen who Journey
through tho west nnd send orders nnd ex
pense accounts Into Omaha was Increased
nt lenst 25 per cent. No census of tho
commercial travelers running out of Omaha
hns been taken within tho last few days,
but BUlilclent nuthuntlo Information has
been obtained from tho leading Jobbers of
tho nity to warrant tho statoment that their
number will not bo much Ichb than 1,000
during tho current year.
Many cltlicns will bo surprised to learn
that 775 men cold goods on tho road for
Omaha houses during tho last year, but
It is n fact, verified by tho pay rolls of
tho locnl Jobbers and mnnufacturers. Since
January 1 upward of n hundred now men
linvo packed their snmplo cases aud started
out to sell goods for Omnha flrniB, nnd
beforo tho year Is ended another additional
hundred will bo employed.
This grent increnso In tho nlrondy lnrgo
nrray of Omaha drummers furnishes posltlvo
proof of tho rapid growth of tho city's Job
bing and manufacturing interests. Tho
wholesale, business of tho city for 1000
amounted to $S2,005,000; for 1S99 tho nmount
was $78,110,000, and for 18!IS, $00,702,000.
Thcso tlgurcs do not Include tho amount ot
tho packing liouso business at South Omaha,
which In itself Is over $100,000,000 a year.
Tho addition of several very largo houses
to tho Omaha Jobbing busluess and tho
fact that about 25 per cent more snlesmcn
nro to bo put on tho road aro slgus to In
dlcato that tho total transactions for tho
current year will nmount to nenrly $90,000,
000. Novernl Now lloimos.
Of tho. now concorns located In this city
during tho last year tho llyrno-Hanimer
Drv Goods company Is ono ot tho most im
nortaut. This house has started out with
twenty drummers, who will cover No
Irraaka. Iowa. Missouri, Kansas, Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana, Tho N. Splesbcrgcr
& Son Co which moved hero from kookuk,
la., on the ilrsl ot tho year, has eight travel
ing men, covering territory ob far west
ns tho Pacific const. Tho Martln-Cott Hat
company, nnothor now houso, keeps flvo
men hustling for orders in western Iowa,
southwestern Minnesota, South Dakota,
Nebruska, northwestern Missouri, northern
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming nud Montana.
Tho Continental Cigar company, which
moved Into tho metropolis from Grand
Island lust June, employed threo travelers
until tho first ot tho year, when tho forco
was Increased to five. Tho Unclno Wagon
nud Carrlngo company and tho John Ucero
Plow company opened houses In Omaha dur-
about fifty mon on tho road during tho com
ing year, and that tho old concerns will
not bo found lagging is shown by tho fol
lowing interviews:
Arthur C. Smith of M. K. Smith & Co.
Last year wo had, on an average, twenty-
soven salesmen on tho road and slnco the
first of this year wo havo added Bovon men
to tho force. Wc cover tho entire western
territory.
W. H. McCord of tho McCord-Drady Com
pany Wo employed from twenty-Ilvo to
twonty-elght travelers last year and tho
forco has been Increased for tho ensuing
year.
W. M. Glass ot the Lco-Glass-Andrcesen
Company Wo had fourteen salesmen on
tho road last year and four havo been
nddod Blnco tho beginning ot this year.
Edgar Allen of Allen llros. Threo now
men havo been sent out by us within tho
last week, making our traveling forco
number twenty-ono.
J. K. Ilaum of tho Daum Iron Company
Wo cover tho territory ns far west ns tho
Pacific const nnd employed ten traveling
mon last year. Wo havo added threo men
to tho forco for this year.
A. T. Austin of tho American Hand Sewed
Shoo Company Lust year wo kopt from
twenty-six to thirty mon busy on the road
nnd this yenr wo will havo six or eight
more.
A seoro of other prominent Jobbors were
interviewed nnd nil of them reported In
creases In their traveling forces for tho
year 1901.
TWENTIETH CENTURY BABES
Several Omaha Youngsters Take an Even
Start.
STORK ENCOUNTERS A VERY BUSY WEEK
Oiiiitlin "Pupil" Celelirnto the Now
Cyole of Time by WntkliiK the
Floor Girl Unities Seoul to
l'redoinlnute.
COMMERCIAL CLUB GROWING
Fourteen Sew Mrmlierii Aro Added to
the 1. 1st nt Kxeoutlve
MoetliiK.
Fourteen now members wcro ndded to
tho roll of tho Commercial club at tho meot-
lug of tho oxecutlvo commlttoo yesterday.
Tho now members nro It. W. Uyball, L. T.
Yount, John F. Schmelzor, Knlph W. Ilreck
ehrldgo, I.uclcn Stephens, W. F. Stoeckor,
Thomas E. Ilyrne, E." D. Qcoghegan, G. P.
Moorhend, George h. Hammer, C. N. Ilob
Inson. L. L. lloby, D. II. Fuller and N. A.
Splesbcrgcr,
A comtnlttco consisting of W. S. Popple
ton, J. II. Uumont and It, C. Peters was
appointed to tako up tho matter of secur
ing tho passago of laws to protect Irriga
tion In tho west. Another committee,
composed of John Stcolo, C. D. Thompson
and J. F, Carpenter, was named to take
chnrgo ot the club's nnnual election, to ba
held nxt Wednesday, A motion carried
for tho appointment of a committee ot
soven to consider tho local tax levy, but tho
personnel of tho committee wus not an
nounced, Socretary Utt informed tho commltteo
that an Orcaha man desired to invest $10,000
in tho glovo manufacturing business hero
nnd wanted a partner with experience in
that line.
Nownril Street Church Hovlvnl.
llcglnnlng with tho watch-night service on
New Year's eve. rnviv.il meetings havo been
hold every night Inst week at tho Seward
Street Methodist Episcopal church, Hev
C. N. Dawson, tho pastor of the church, hns
filled tho pulpit ench night. Tho attend
nnco has boon largo and t'tcni Interest Is
shown In the meeting. Severnl hnvo pro
fessed conversion. Tim wnmmi of tim
church districted that secjlon of the city,
Great Scott!
What
Of Infants thcso fow hours havo brought!
Flocking from celestial regions
Cherubs havo arrived by legions;.
What a' sight nf funny noses,
And small toes as
Pink ns roses!
Starting with tho 20th cycle,
Every cunning llttlo tyke II
Havo a chanco to write his nam
In somo future Unit ot I-ame.
Now ones coming every minute,
There Is consternation In it! 1
"Will this rubblo llllputinn
Hun our laws nnd constitution?
Whnt7
Grent Scott I
Tho records In tho health department
show thnt four babies wero born In Omaha
on Now Year's day. Three wero born
January 2. Tho returns for tno wcok nro
not In yet, but If tho average tioius goou
thero will bo a notablo represontntlon when
tho total is announced.
Of tho infants who had nn even start
with tho now century thoro aro threo girls
and ono boy nnd of-tnoso wno arrived n
day lato threo ore girls. Thero seems to
bo a remarkablo preponderance ,ot gins
A llttlo boy down on South Fourteenth
street Is tho only representative of his sox
In this cyclo of nlr ships and Inter
planetary communication, but his parents
report that ho is not tho least bashful on
that account.
Illess their llttlo hearts ! What an ad
vantago they havo over tho slow-going gen
eratlons of tho century Just closedl That
boy, perhaps, will bo a motormnn on somo
transoceanic aerial lino and thoso girls
may get Jobs In a telephono exchango nnd
havo tho Inhabitants of Mars shouting
"Hello, control!" at them. Thoro Is no
tolling what tho whirligig of tttno holds
for thcso pink-toed cherubs. They may
oven llvo to see a 10-cent round trip faro
to Council Muffs.
AVlll Grow Ui With Century.
As their parents took Horace Greeley's
advtco and went west to grow up with tho
country, thoy havo Btnjtcd early and will
grow up with tho century. From this view
point there Is no achlovomcnt too great for
them to nttnln. Tho morning ot their lives
dawns auspiciously.
Domestic life at 2C0G Grant street was
made peculiarly interesting along about 2
o'clock Tuesday morning by tho arrival of
a llttlo mlto ot humanity whom the attend
ing physlclnn heartlessly referred to in his
report ns a "femnle." She Is too young as
Ing tho last year and sent out n large num- nnd during tho Inst week have made ov.u'
ber of salesmen.
Altogether tho now houses will have
.() callu at tho homes nf Din upnnlo. Thn
rpylvul services will bo continued durlnu
this week.
tho homo of Goorgo nnd Mary Holier, 41C
Center street, nnd tho doctor enmo down
stairs to tell tho nnxioua father that It was
n girl. Sho Is n precocious youngster, this
Miss Holtor. Sho has such nn original wuy
ot squinting up her eyes' when sho cries,
nnd when sho takes both hands alio can
reach clear around her father's finger.
It was Just about daybreak that a little
pink-nosed nutocrnt nrrived to swny the
Crabtreo establishment nt 3007 North
Twenty-fourth Btrcot. From tho very mo
ment ho merged upon tho scene ha "had
tho situation well In hand," even as Field
Marshal Lord Roberts In Africa, and tho
chances aro ho will dlctato tho policy of
that household well, for n year at least.
Dr. William Crabtreo, tho father, says Wil
liam, Jr., will study for a specialist.
Down nt Fourth nnd William streets
Mr. Emll Pucktat Is walking tho floor
thcso nights with his youngest, a llttlo girl
whoso birthday and thnt of tho century
wcro synchronous. He takes to bis new
duties good-naturedly, though It is hinted
that ho would rather have had a boy. Mean
whllo Miss Puckstat weeps n good deal. It
may bo colic, or It may bo a consciousness
that sho must bear that namo nt least until
sho hns nequlred a mnrrlagcablo ago. Then
sho can got rid of it, which Is an advantage
a girl has.
Arrived One Day I.utr,
Another llttlo girl, whoso hair nnd eyes
show tho nutumn tints of brown, arrived to
lllumlno tho homo ot E. O. Hamilton, 120
South Thirty-sixth street. Sho camo ono
day into, January 2 bolng her birthday, and
It seems hardly fair that tho other twen
tieth century children of Omaha Bhould
havo a wholo day tho start of her, but ns
sho weighs twelvo pounds sho may beat
them yet. May bIio seo two centuries.
Tho stork was so busy New Year's day
that ho couldn't get nround to nil his cus
tomers, which accounts for delay In tho de
livery ot n very small pnrcel nt tho domi
cile of Vaclav and Anna Illoha. Dr. Louis
Swoboda told them it was a girl, and a
handsome specimen of her sex nt that.
They hnd tho baby clothes all ready for her
nnd alio looks well in them, but wait until
sho Is togged out In tho mllllnory nnd
tallcr-mado gowns thnt will be faahlonablo
In say, A. D. 1917. If sho Is not a heart
breaker, then thero Is nothing In tho read
ing ot a horoscope. She will bo at homo to
her friends for tho present at 1701 South
Fourteenth street.
A neatly bound pocket edition of human
ity was delivered opportunely ns a Now
Year's gift to Mr. and Mrs. John Forbes,
3122 Woolworth avenue. It is alleged that
eho said "goo goo" distinctly whon she
was three hours old n.id that sho has that
kind of eyes, if sho Is not n encjuotto whon
sho grows up it wilt bo becauso It was dis
couraged in her homo training. This con
cludes tho baby crop in Omaha for tho first
two dnys of tho twentieth century.
REVENUES OF POLICE COURT
Olcrk Greer Makes Eoport for the Year
Ending December 31,
RECORD OF TWO JUDGES COMPARED
Conduct of tlie Olllce liy JudKC I.earn
In in Marked Con t rant to
Hint of II In l'retlc-ucNNor.
shows that Innocent persons wero treated
no moro severely by ono Judgo than by tho
other, for with 4,305 cascB Judgo Gordon
dischaiged 2,581 and with 1,100 enses Judgo
Learn discharged 754.
KlKiiroN Toll the Story.
A tabulated statement of tho receipts of
tho pollco court for tho year 1900 by months
is nppended. It shows thnt about a third
of tho total collections wero rando slnco
October 1. It Is as follows:
Mortality Stalltle.
Tho following dentha nnd births wero re
ported to tho city henlth commissioner for
tho twenty-four hours ending nt noon Sat
urday: Hlrths-G, M. Wlnklcrnan, Immnniml hn
p tal. girl; Oeorgo If. Jones. 2622 Caldwell,
girl; Kliner Haldwln, M5 South Twonty-
yet for ono to form much of an opinion as tt'enth.' bov." Hisnj
to wiiat her personal appcaranea will bo in,1 Denthscj
mnturity, but ns her eyes aro blue and her
hair golden, thu chances aro that Miss Wei
fomc. daughter of Simuel Wellome. will bo
a dainty blonde. . Schweitzer, 1931 South Twentieth, agod 4:
A fow hours later the stork hovered over &manucl s"non- sl" flort Sixteenth. aKcH
Leo Greer, clerk of tho pollco court, has
prepared his annual statoment of tho busi
ness of tho pollco court for tho year ending
December 31, 1900, to bo submitted to tho
mayor nnd council. Tho report Is Inter
esting In many wnys and Is of special in
terest to tho members ot tho school board,
ns that organization Is supposed to obtnln
much ot its money from that source.
Tho aunuul report shows that during tho
year 5,765 enses wero disposed of; that
tho number of convictions, including thoso
persons who wero bound over, was 2,430.
Tho number ot cases In which sentences
wcro suspended was 45S. Persons charged
with folony to tho number of 156 woro
bouud over to tho district court. Mis
demeanor cases to tho number of 1,814 woro
tried whoro sentences wcro not suspended
and tho number of persons discharged was
3,335.
Taking up tho financial phaso ot tho
court tho report shows tho amount ot fines
and coats collected to havo been $3,089.
Thero Is duo tho city from tho county
$1,S50.40, on account ot costs In folony cases
tried in tho pollco court. Tho year ended
with 300 (estimated) cases pending in tho
court nnd twenty-eight nppcnls to tho dis
trict court. Fines nnd costs wcro paid by
772 persons.
C'niiipurUoii nf Two .IiiiIkck.
With the annual roport at hand, u com
parison of tho work of Judgo Gordon and
ot Judge Learn in the pollco court has ele
ments of Interest. Judgo Gordon was on
tho bench from January 1 to October 12,
nlno months nnd twclvo days. Judge
Learn was in chargo of tho court two
months and eighteen days. During tho
former period 4,365 cases wero disposed of;
during tho latter un oven 1,100, an nvcrago
of 485 a month for Judgo Gordon and 466 a
month for Judgo Learn. Tho nmount of
fines and costs collected by Judge Gordon
In tho 4,365 cases was $2,220, whllo fromi
tho 1,400 cases of Judgo Learn $1,163 was
brought into tho court from fines and costs.
Of Judgo Gordon's cases 1,784 convictions
wero secured nnd of thcso 458 sentences
wero suspended over one-quarter of the
total number of convictions, leaving less
than 1,400 persons to suffer tho penalty ot
crimes of which they wero convicted.
Judgo Lenrn's record shows that every ono
of tho C46 persons convicted was punished,
as not ono suspension ot sentence Is
recorded since ho took charge of the olllce.
Of tho 1,781 persons convicted beforo Judgo
City I
collections. Stnto
collec- Total
Fines. Costs. Hons.
1$ 21 001$ 37 001 $ 5 001$ 03 00
h 00 22 50 10 00 40 M
n rm r ml v, mil si r.n I
KS 00 81 tO 50 00 22S W
rnn.ll .-. f.ll ill 111 IT, fkll
MMiO 202 50 282 50
131 00 193 50 71 00 401150
21100 219 00 20 00 459 00
M) 00 20S 50 31 00 319 M
122 00 2C9 50 111 00 407 50
237 50 322 50 41 00 001 00 1
250 DO 311 00 13 00 C07 50
$1,326 00$2,033 00 $330 O0l$3,GS9 00
Jnnunry
February
ainrcn
April
way
Juno
July ...
ah mini.
September
uctoner ..
November
December
CONSOLIDATION IS DISCUSSED
Lccal Bailroad Men Interested in Reported
Qreat Northern Deal.
VERIFICATION OF RUMOR IS LACKING
Milwaukee OIllolnlN In Oniiiliii Say
They Ilnve No I'oNlttvo Kiiiml
rilKC on the Subject, Yet the
Story in nelleveil.
A glanco at tho foregoing figures tolls
moro plainly than words tho story ot how
pollco court revenues havo grown.
NEW SITE FOR EXPOSITION
Audrtorlum Show AVlll lie Git on nt
Old I,eo-AiitlrccNcii
lliillilliiK.
Tho demolition of tho Coliseum, which is
now assured, will not Intcrforo with tho nr
rangements tor tho Industrial exposition to
bo given early in tho spring for tho benefit
of tho auditorium fund. It was at first In
tended to hold tho exposition nt tho Coli
seum, but another nud moro suitablo build
ing has been secured for tho purpose, it
bolng tho big ilvc-Btory structure at tho
corner of Harney and Thirteenth streets,
from which tho Lco-GIass-Andrecscn com
pany is now moving.
"In connection with the coming Industrial
exposition I hnvo n suggestion to offer,"
snld Prcsldont Sanborn of tho auditorium
directors yesterday. "It Is that tho
women ot Omaha mako an exhibit of fancy
work. Kvcry woman in tho city should bo
Invited to contrlbuto to tho display nnd tho
rcsponso would undoubtedly bo generous.
It would bring nbout tho finest and the
largest exhibit of fancy work ovor mado in
this city. It is my idea to havo this funcy
work on display during tho exposition and
then to sell It off at auction for tho benefit
of tho nuditorlum fund. In this way tho
women of Omaha can be given nn oppor
tunity to bolp along tho nuditorlum."
Interest In local railroad circles yesterday
morning wns confined almost entirely to
tho report of tho consolidation of tho Great
Northern, Northern Pacific nnd Chicago,
Mllwaukeo & St. Paul Hues. At the locnl
olllces of tho Mllwnukco lino no Information
hns been vouchsafed of nny contemplated
changes, such us would bo expected in
enso ot such n combination ns that re
ported. However, thero is n genernl dis
position on tho part ot well-informed rail
road men In this city to hellovo that tho
report is substantially correct.
General Western Agent F. A. Nash of tho
Mllwaukeo Btntcd: "I havo un Informa
tion relative to tills matter. I know no
moro about 11 than what I havo seen lr.
tho newspapers. As a consequence, my
private opinion would bo ot no particular
Importance. It tha report bo true, how
ever, tho deal bcouis to mo to bo ono nt
great Import. Ono thing can bo assured.
As lung as Omaha is thu terminus ot tho
Milwaukee road tho Interests ot tho city
will bo conserved by our company In every
way possible."
A prominent freight ofllclnl Bald In rela
tion to the report: "I bellovo this con
solidation Is lu tho nature of a movement
to maintain freight rates and do away with
future demoralization. Concentration of
railroad Interests Is certain to oventunto
In such n condition nnd tho threo roads
Interested lu this lntest comblno nro meroly
following a precedent established in various
similar cases within tho recent punt."
It ii tho general ponsnnsus of opinion
among railroad uion thnt this consolidation,
If effected, will work rather to tho disad
vantage of Omnhn. At tho present tlmo
Omaha Is tho gateway to tho west utilized
by tho Mllwaukto road, but, in enso of a
combination with tho Great Northern, St.
Paul would naturally becomo tho gatoway
and Omaha would lose much ot its influence.
SEPTUAGENARIAN MAY LIVE
Mm. Julia Doctor ItnllloN from n
.Shock NuhIiiJ noil by a
Unit Fall.
Mrs, Julia Doctor, mother of County
Commissioner Thomas Iloctor, is recuper
ating from tho shock sustained by falling
and breaking nn arm Friday afternoon. It
was feared at first that tho result of the
net'ldent vould bo serious, aa Mrs, Iloctor
irn Smith. 25H Marcy, aged 10:
..iij.. uiiiuiiiit' w, iuiiiuru, ivu iiarney, ageii
63 i Clara H. Mahonoy. J013 South Thlrteenin,
need 4 months; Sister Mary Deo Gratl i,
1 St. Josenh'H lioxiiltul. aucd .2- Wlllhim
Is 76 years old. Tho fall was duo to an lev
Gordon 457 paid fines ono less than tho paoment. Mrs. Iloctor was entering the
, number whoso rentcnecs wero suspended yard nt tho rear of tho houso nt Twenty-
and about 25 per cent ot thoso convicted. ! soventh and Harrison streets, and having
(Of tho C46 convicted boforo Judgo Learn Just como out of doors, was wearing sllp-
Jia, or ncan &u per cent, round tno money, pcrs. Sho stepped upon nn Ice-covered spot
required to rclcaso thorn from the custody
ot tbo otlk-cri. The comparison further
and foil, Tho right arm was broken at tho
wrist.
UNITY CLUB IS EXPANDING
IleiiilliiK Circle Adnilta Several New
.lleiulterN Puiierx lleuil
on "AtbeiiK."
Tho Unity club hold Its regular fort
nightly meeting Friday night at tho resi
dence of Miss Hoonoy, 708 North Nineteenth
street. Tho genorul subject of tho evening
was "Athens" and tho sub-toplo "Tho Do
llan Confederacy." Messrs. Henry Farmor,
J. Irving Head and J, J. llouchor read
papers.
The following members havo recently beon
received into tho club; Miss Kollog, MIbh
W. 8. Summers, Mr, und Mrs, D. A, Camp
bell and Messrs. Cleburne, McCloud nnd
Pollard, Tho noxt meeting of tho club will
bo hold January 18 at tho residence of G,
W. Llnlngor.
