THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TirCHSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1001.
KELLY MUST STAND TRIAL
South Omaba Major ii Bound Orir to the
Dictrict Court.
HE IS HELD ON THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY
Indue VJnaunhnlf-r Itetnarka Upon the
Liuitrnillatur' .nliirr of the Kt.
denoe nnd Inclines to Dellet
ft Crime W'u Committed.
Mayor Allen It. Kelly of South Omaha has
been held to the district court on a charge
of bribery. He waa given a preliminary
hearing In the county court yesterday, at
the conclusion of which Judge Vlnsonhaler
said.
"There has been a remarkable contradic
tion of testimony In this case, the story
told by the' states' witnesees being flatly
denied by the testimony given In behalf
of the defendant. The circumstances are
aurh that I am constrained to give ere
denco to the witnesses for the slate, and
from their testimony I find that a crime
has been committed and that there Is prob
able cause for holding the defendant. His
bond lll be JltK0."
Mayor Kelly furnished the required bond
and his next appearance v. Ill be before the
criminal branch of the district court. The
charge upon which he Is held Is that through
tho agency of John Mahcr .he collected
money from Jorgensen & Sherman on the
understanding that he was to provide police
protection to the gambling bouse operated
by that firm at 406 North Twenty-fourth
atreet, South Omaha.
The allegation against Kelly was well
stated by the first witness called, Thorwold
Jorgetisun, the senior member of the
gambling firm. He made a first-class wit
ness, his answers being brief, to the point
and corslstent.
.InrKcnurn'n Plain Talk.
Jorgensen'a testimony, In substance, was
as follows:
"About a week before the last city elec
tion In South Omaha Sherman and I met
Jack Maher on the street and he said to
us: 'You people had better get Into line.'
We asked what he meant, and he told us
that our gamblng house would be closed up
If Kelly was elected mayor, unless we
would contribute $100 to the campaign
fund. We refused to contribute at that
time, but later on Sherman gave Maher J.10
and I paid the treasurer of the campaign
committee $50.
"After the election Maher came to our
place and told lis that we would have to
pay $125 a month for the privilege of
operating, and he wanted the first month's
fee. We told him that we had understood
that the $100 paid to the campaign fund
was to apply on the privilege money, but
he denied this and told us we could se
the mayor about It.
"The next day I called on Mayor Kelly
at his offlce and asked hlra If we had to
pay the $125 demanded by Maher. He said
yes. He went on to say that the election
had cost blm a large sum and he needed
the money. t asked him If I should do
business with Maher and be replied that
I should. '
"One or two days later I saw Maher and
paid hlra $125 In cash. This was between
the Mh" and .10th of May.
"About the ' first, of June .Maher came
around again and asked for another $125.
I told him that business was slow and we
couldnft afford to pay that much. He Just
Hlmply said that wo would have to pay It.
I went to see the mayor, and tried to have
him cut down. tbe. amount, Trot lut refused
to do o. He said they had Intended t
chargeus $150 a month and that we were
setting off by' 'paying1 125 less than -we
really'ouht tto. . Maher came In again on
June 12 and I paid him $125.
"I went to Europe In June and did not
see the mayor again- until after my return
flvo months later. When I got back to
South Omaha our placo wan closed lip and
I went to see the mayor about It. I
asked him why he had closed our place and
ho said It was because he didn't want any
gambling house running on Twenty-fourth
street. I then asked him why another
gambling house on Twenty-fourth atreet
was allowed to rup and he said that didn't
concern me. He said be Intended to run
me out of business."
Mr. Jorgeuien explained that during bis
absence In Europo the South Omaba saloon
nnd gambling house of which he was part
owner was left In charge of his partner,
Myron Sherman.
J. C. Lawson, the second witness, said he
was a bartender for Jorgensen & Sherman
last year and about the 1st of September
he saw Mr. Sherman pay $125 In cash to
Jack Maher. At the same time wltnsss
paid Maher $10 for the privilege of run
ning1 two slot machines In the barroom.
Myron H. Sherman, the Junior member
nt the gambling firm, corroborated the tes
timony of his partner and added that he
paid Maher the sum of $125 early In Sep
tember, with the understanding that It
was to go to the mayor for police protec
tion. Sherman proved to be something of
a humorist when the cross-examination
wan reached. '
"What kind of games did you operate In
your place?" asked the counsel for the
defense.
"We had stud poker, roulette, craps and
other games," replied Sherman.
"You were running games of chance,
then?"
"No. air."
"You Just said you had poker, roulette
nnd craps. Now, what do you. mean by
telling 'me you did not run games of
chanceT
.No Chmire (Abont It,
"There waa no chance about the games
wo run. Every ono of them waa a cinch
no chance at all, air."
Several other witnesses were put on the
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stand to substantiate the testimony given
by Jorgensen and Sherman, arid then the
state rested.
After the defense had put forth several
unimportant witnesses In an unsuccessful
attempt to Impeach the testimony nt tho
prosecution, there was a peculiar hitch
In the proceedings and for a few moment!
It appeared that Mayor Kelly was to be
left without any legal talent on his side.
James II. Van Dusen, the mayor's leading
counsel, stated to the court that he had
two or three other witnesses In contempla
tion, but as he had had no opportunity to
talk with them he would like to have the
hearing adjourned until morning. The
Judge was unwilling to have the case go
over and asked Mr, Van Dusen If his wit
nesses were In court. The lawyer replied
In the affirmative, but when tho court com
manded him to proceed with tbe hearing, he
balked.
"Your honor," explained the lawyer, "I
cannot examine these witnesses without
first having a talk with tbem and learning
what they ore going to testify. The exami
nation will have to be conducted by the
other counsel In the case."
Mr. Montgomery, the South Omaha law
year, who was assisting In the defense, de
clined' to call the next witness and then
Mayor Kelly sprung a mild sensation.
Would Co ml net III Own Cnie.
"If the lawyers In this case refuse to go
on with It," said he, "I will conduct my
own defense."
Judge Vlnsonhaler relieved the tension be
tween defendant and his counsel by allow ing
Mr, Van Dusen fifteen minutes In which to
consult with his witnesses, who proved to
be Chief of Police Miles Mitchell and "Jack"
Maher.
Mitchell wae called first after the recess
and the burden taken from his mind by di
rect examination waa th? Information '.hat
he called Sherman to bis office one night
last September and told him to close up
bis gambling house.
"Why didn't you order this gambling place
closed before September?" the chief was
asked on cross-examination.
"I didn't know it was running until the
mayor told me he had received complaints
against It and asked me to Investigate."
"You knew other gambling houses were
running wide open In South Omaha?"
"No, sir, I did not."
"Ever hear of llcrlln & Haley's gambling
house ou Twenty-fourth street?"
"I don't know of such a place."
"Did you ever know of It?"
"No, air."
"Jack" Maher was then called nnd he
proved to be the star witness for the de
fense. He raid he was In the restaurant
and saloon business at South Omaha.
"Did you ever make any collections from
Jorgensen & Sherman for gambling privi
leges?" he was asked.
"No," waB his emphatic answer.
"Did you ever collect any money from
them for any purpose?"
"Yes. The mayor had told me that the
Toots Tupelo Trumpet
"Private John" Allen will soon conclude rlt'ory that we expect to have Incorporated
his sixteen' years of service in 'congress. Into the city some day. To come down to a
He has furnished more fun and been the er Period, those of you who know any-
...ki. of ,,,. ,u thing of the history of your country will
subject of moro anecdotes than any mem- . . .. ,, . . . ,
. remember the contentions and contest that
ber since the days of S. S. Cox. The other U(,ted for niaDJ. yfars between the French,
day Congressman Allen waa given unanl- English and Spanish governments for tbe
mous consent to speak In support of an. ownership of the Mississippi territory. I
amendment to the sundry civil bill, carry- am Informed by those familiar with the
Ing an appropriation for the purpose of real designs of those great nations at that
establishing a fish hatchery at Tupelo, hU ' time that the real motive of all of them
home in Mississippi, a' town of a boil t 2,000 was the ownership of Tupelo. (Great
people. This Is what he -said, laughter.)
Mr. Chairman, I do not deem It necessary Finally the United States, appreciating
to take up twenty minutes' time of this,. the Importance of tho position, look ad
commlttee 'to pass this amendment, but-. as-d vantage of their dissensions and acquired
this fish hatchery Is to be established' av4 Tupelo. (Renewed laughter.)
Tupelo, and I find among some people In- About the year 1S4S It became a matter of
the country even some newspaper men' great concern to the great northwest to
and some gentlemen who have been elected secure a market for their products, so they
to congre.-s, and who tell roe that they have gave aid and encouragement to the building
not only been to school but gone through - of the northern end of what Is now thi.
college mo much Ignorance about Tupelo Mobile & Ohio railroad. The city of Mo-
that I think I ought in Justice to them, not bile, ou the Gulf, recognizing also the
to Tupelo to enlighten them some on this great advantages of direct connection with
subject. (Laughter.) Tupelo, helped along this enterprise, and
If I wero willing to avail myself of all the road was built from Mobile to Tupelo,
the traditions and many well authenticated (Laughter.)
but not absolutely accurate historical sus- Everything went on very well until about
plclons, I might Invest this subject with 1861 -nen tne south concluded to secede
much more historical and romantic Interest, from the union. I am reliably Informed
But I propose to confine my remarks to well that when Horace Greeley and others sought
authenticated facts, ignoring such tradl- Mr. Lincoln and asked him to "let the way
tlons, believed by many of our people to ward sisters depart In peace" he shook hla
be true, as that when Christopher Columbus head and said, "No; this secession takes
had bis Interview with Ferdinand and Isa- from the Ualted States Tupelo (laughter)
bella of Spain that In his efforts to persuade and w W"I not submit to It." And It waa
them to back him In his expedition that led to rescue to the union this town that
to the discovery of America he assured them brought on tho war. (Renewed laughter ),
that an all-wise Creator, creating a world The armies of the union were first dl
llke this, was bound to have made some- reeled against the capital of the confederacy
where near Its center such a place as at Richmond, Va., but some obstructions
Tupelo. (Laughter.) were thiown in the way of that army at
The first authentic account we have of the nH Hun and they were persuaded to re
section of country that will one day be in- turn to Washington. Another great army
eluded In the corporate limits of Tupelo wa8 tnp" marshaled under the command of
Is that the great Indian chief, Chlcksa, General Grant, who landed at Pittsburg
from whom that great and warlike tribe. Landing, on the Tennessee river, and be
the Chickasaw Indians, took Us name, was Kan hls operations against Tupelo. (Laugh,
west of the great Mississippi river and that ten'
he, with his followers, followed a pole General Albert Sidney Johnston and ray
guided and supported by Invisible hands Be" met General Grant's army at Shlloh
across the Mississippi river to the vicinity (laughter) and for most of the first day we
of Tupelo. There, we are informed, the had a real Kod time with them and but for
pole stopped, stood upright, planted In the General Johnston being killed and me being
ground, and there the Chickasaw Indians scattered on the evening of that day there is
made their home. No people, Mr. Chairman. no knowing what might have happened or
wero ever directed by a wise Providence bow the history of this country might have
to a fairer land. 'Twas In the rolling wood- bcen changed. (Great laughter.)
land Just north of one of the most beau- Suffice It to say. I retired on Corinth and
tlful prairies on which the eye of man or 'hen we were there, sorely pressed. Tresl
beast ever rested. The country abounded dent Davis ordered General Beauregard to
with all sorts of game; the stroaras wero 'a)l back to Tupelo and there make a great
full of fishes, and on this continent there and desperate stand for the life of the con
was do more enticing place for this poetic tederacy. And It seems that Generals
race of tbe forest. Here the Chlckasawa Grant and Halleck were so much Impressed
grew to be, as they are to this time, one with the dogged determination of the con
of the greatest and most powerful of the federate army to defend Tupelo to the death
Indian tribes. of tho ,flBt raan that they turned away In
In 1618 the knightly Ponce de Leon other directions. (Laughter.) Later Gen
landed upon the coast of Florida, and per- eral Sturgls started from Memphis with a
verted history has It that he started out well-equipped army, with a view of cap
to look for the fountain of youth and limit- turlng Tupelo and breaking tbe backbone
less told fields, when In truth and In fact f the confederacy. .But on the road down
he really started out to look for Tupelo,
(Lauehter.) You are all familiar with the
dltaster that overtook hla expedition. Later,
In 1540, the gieat and adventurous dls-
coveror, Hernando de Soto, landed his ox-
pedltlon on the coast of Florida and finally
succeeded In reaching and discovering, for
the first time by a white man, Tupelo,
(Laughter.) s
Here he stopped In the midst of the
Chlckasawa until attacked by them and
driven west to what Is now the city of
Memphis, where he discovered the great
Mississippi river.
The Chlckasawa were then left In peace-
able possession, so far as the while man
was concerned, of this beautiful section for
nearly 200 years, when, in 1736, Bienville,
with his expedition, came up from Florida
and d'Argtagulette from the Illinois at-
tempted to meet and take from tbe Chick-
asawa what Is now Tupelo. D'Artagulette
got there before Bienville and was defeated
by tbe Chlckasawa. He and almost all ot
bis expeJI'lcn perished at their hands. Blen.
vllle arrived later and was also defeated
and driven back with great loss to his ex-
prdltlcn; and now, in laying out and grading
avenues and boulevards for Tupelo, the
bones, spurs, weapons, epaulets, etc., of the
lain of these Ill-fated expeditions are
plowed up. (Laughter.)
This a something of the early history of
the place about which we find so much
Ignorance. My colleague. General Catch-
lngs, told me not many days ago that some
newspaper man had asked htm If there
really was such a place as Tupelo,
'(Great laughter.)
I do not ataert that all of these historical
eventa to which I have referred took place
Immediately in the town of Tupelo, but
they were la that vicinity and were on ter
fire department fund was very low and that
the ladles of the South Omaha hospital were
In need of money, and while I was soliciting
donations for these purposes Jorgensen con
tributed $125 In May and Sherman donated
$125 In September."
"How about the $10 you collected from
tbe bartender, Lawson, In September?"
"That was for the hospital fund."
"What did you do with this money you
got from Jorgensen, Sherman and tawaon?"
"I paid It Into the city treasury."
"Did you ever pay any of this money over
to Mayor Kelly, directly or Indirectly?"
"No, sir."
On cross-examination Maher was asked If
he had a gambling house of his own In
South Omaha, and he answered that he had
never been In the gambling business In
South Omaha.
"You knew that Jorgensen & Sherman
ran a gambling house wide open and no
torious?" "No, sir."
You knew that Uerlln & Haley ran a
gambling house In South Omaha?"
"Never knew It," declared the witness.
Mayor Kelly took the stand and flatly de
nied that he ever had the Interviews with
Jorgensen and with Sherman that they had
told about In their testimony. He said he
never met Jorgensen until about six months
ago and therefore tho story that he had
talked with him about gambling privileges
last May was untrue. The mayor denied
that he had ever received any money col
lected from Jorgensen A Sherman by Maher.
"Jorgensen came to me last October," said
Kelly, "and told me that unless I would
permit him to reopen his gambling house he
would have me and Maher arrested, and I
told him to go ahead and mako hla com
plaint In court. I wouldn't listen to his
proposition to reopen the gambling establishment."
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It lllil a l.nxiirlnnt Suit of MtrnlKlit
nnd Very Inrk Hnlr.
Th FathT of his Country concealed a
luxuriant suit of hair beneath his queue
wig. Many now wish tho old fashion were
In vogue, to conceal thinned hair or bald
ness. Yet no one need have thin hair nor
be bald, If he cure the dandruff that causes
both. Dandruff cannot be cured by scour
ing the scalp, because It is a germ disease,
and the germ has to be killed. Newbro's
Herplclde kills the dandruff germ. no other
hair preparation will. "Destroy the cause,
you remove the effect." There'a no cure
tor dandruff but to kill the gerra.-
SlarrlnKe I.lcrnara.
Tho following marriage licenses were la
sued yesterday by the county Judge:
Name and Residence. Age.
Albert Drlscoll, Omaha 16
Carolina H. St. Oyer. Omahn sr
William H. Shull. Alliance, Neb 30
Uracc Spencer. Ualesburg, III 22
Harm J, Peterson, Omaha 31
Johanna C. Hansen, Omaha 25
there, when he "had gotten within a few
miles of Tupelo, General Forrest, that great
cavalry commander, appreciating what the
'oss or Tupelo would mean ito the confed-
racy, met Sturgls, at Brlce's Crossroads,
took from him all of his artillery and
wagona, sent hlra back to Memphis without
an organized company and with tbe remnant
ot nls army In about pne-fourth of the
time that had been consumed by forced
marches In going down,
But Mr. Lincoln seemed never to have
lost sight of the Importance of Tupelo to
the union and 'he marshaled another array
under that able commander. General A. J.
Smith, and started them to capture Tupelo,
General Stephen D. Lee and General For-
rest, with their commands, were sent to In-
tercept him, but In maneuvering for posi-
tlons General Smith got between Forrest
nnd Leo and Tupelo and succeeded In cap.
turlng the town, and in an effort to dls-
lodge him from there the desperate and
bloody battle of Harrlsburg. which la In the
suburbs of Tupelo, was fought, In which
nobody bad any decided advantage, but Gen-
eral Smith evacuated the town and went
back to Memphis. But the very fact that
Tupelo had fallen seems to have broken
the spirit of the confederates and we never
did much good after that, (Great laughter.)
You will find, Mr. Chairman, In tbe Con-
grrsslonal library a book the title of which
la "Tupelo." It waa written byn northern
Presbyterian preacher and school teacher
who happened to be down In that section
when the war began. I remember him very
well. This book treats ot his trials and
tribulation about Tupelo, where he was
arrested, Imprisoned and would have been
shot but for hla timely escape from prison
and, as I remember tbe BUbstance, as he
putf It, of his offense waa a suspicion that
CRUSADE FOR PURE MEAT
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RIGID EXAMINATION IS TO BE MADE
City Antliorltlea Annnnnee That I.arr
Helntlve to Imp ore Meat la to lie
Strlctlr Unforced er Order
U Sow In Effect.
The carcass of no animal larger than a
rabbit can be sold for food In Omaha un
less It bears the tag of an Inspector. On
February 12 the council passed an ordi
nance making this provision. Seven days
later tbe mayor attached his signature and
tho measure went Into effect.
Violators of this ordinance wilt be fined
not more than $100. H. L. Ramacclottl,
city meat Inspector, and officers In the
employ of the health department will begin
a crusado against meat peddlers and dis
honest dealers who are known to sell for
food the meat of diseased animals.
.Mont llenr the Vtanipn.
Every rarcass or portion of n carcass
offered for sale In the city of Omaha must
bear an Inspector's stamp. Under the new-
ordinance a man having diseased meat In
his shop or wagon may be prosecuted. It
was formerly necessary to prove a (sale of
meat unfit for human consumption before a
conviction could be secured and tricky meat
men were able to escape tho law.
Tho Inspection tag of a man In the em
ploy of the government, some state or tbe
city of Omaba, wilt be accepted as evidence
that the meat is suitable tor food. Bring
ing meat which does not boar such n tag
Into the city will be deemed a violation
of tho ordinance and will lay the offender
liable to prosecution.
Health Commissioner Coffman is to have
the right to Inspect all slaughter houses
and persona who are about to kill animals
whoso flesh will bo brought to Omaha for
sale must have the animals passed upon
before they are slaughtered. Where gov
ernment Inspection cannot be had em
ployes of the city health department aro to
be called upon.
It Is the desire of the health commis
sioner to have all butchering, with the ex
ception of that In the packing houses, done
In an abbatolr, conducted by employes of
tho city. Tbe Inspection fee for cattle
over 1 year of age Is CO cents. The fee for
Inspecting hogs, calves and sheep Is 25
cents each.
Inspectors aro granted the authority to
make frequent examinations of all meat
and fish markets and slaughter houses and
to condemn any meat, fish or game whlc'a
they may deem unsuitable for food.
Private John Allen
Blows Strong- Blast.
he entertained secret doubta as to the divine
origin and right of African slavery.
After the close ot the war, when we had
returned to our peaceful avocations, one ot
our brightest and most far-sighted young
men, having in mind the great future as
well an the great past of this town, settled
In Tupelo and afterward became a member
of this body and Is now about terminating
a great career of sixteen years here. What
this nation and this house owes to Tupelo
for this contribution I leave for others to
say. ily modesty forbids my speaking of It.
(Laughter.) Some fifteen years ago Kansas
City and Memphis, appreciating the fact
that If they hoped to do any good as cities
they must have direct connection with
Tupelo, built a railroad from Kansas City,
through Memphis, to Tupelo, Birmingham,
realizing that with all of its marvelous re
sources they could never bo developed and
properly distributed without direct rail
road connection with Tupelo, saw to It that
the road was built from Birmingham to
Tupelo.
Mr. Chairman, during the discussion on
the river and harbor bill In this house re
cently I heard so many statistics as to the
tonnage of tbe various cities that were seek
ing appropriations In that bill that It stimu
lated mo to inquire Into the tonnage at
Tupelo and I find that during last year
there were about 4,000,000 tons of freight
passed through Tupelo. It was only the
other day you saw in great headlines In all
of our newspapers that the Southern rail
road had purchased the Mobile & Ohio rntl
road, running from St. Louis to Mobile,
through Tupelo.
The president of the Southern road was
In Washington a few days later and I met
him for the first time and In a conversation
I had with him I gathered the reason for
this purchase. It wns that the Southern
system had already about 7,000 miles of rail
road, which bad cost tbem hundreds of mil
lions of dollars; they found this great sys
tem, after all this expenditure, practically
useless to them, because they had no direct
connection or terminal facilities at Tupelo.
They therefore spent many millions more
for 900 miles of railroad that would take
them into Tupelo and give them good
terminal facilities there. (Great laughter.)
Many of you gentlemen have never been
In Tupelo. I hope none of you entertain
any Idea of dying without going there. I
should hato to have It said of any member
of this congress for all of whom I have
such a kindly feeling that they did not as
pire to visit Tupelo before they died,
(Laughter.) I extend you a!'. n invitation
to como and promiee. you a royal welcome.
Come and go with me on College hill some
ovenlng and see one of our Tupelo sunsets.
(Laughter.)
Como and see one of our southern, sil
very, Tupelo moons! I think it Is the only
place In the south where we have the same
beautiful moans we had before the war.
(Laughter.) I have often been asked about
the size of Tupelo. I confess I have not
been nblo to get the oxoct figures from the
last census. The tabulating machines do
not seem to have been able to work It out
yet; but I can say, Mr. Chairman, that by
sufficiently extending the corporate limits
of our town wo can accommodate a popula
tion larger than tbe city of London.
(Laughter.) The truth Is that our lands
about Tupelo have been so valuable for
agricultural purposes that we have npt
yielded them up for building a city as rap
idly as we Bbould have done. (Laughter.)
I can say, Mr. Chairman, that while there
are larger places than Tupelo, I do not
think there Is any other place Just exactly
like It. Tupelo Is very near, If not exactly,
In the center of the world. The horizon
seems about tho same distance in every di
rection. (Laughter.) The aun, when doing
business on regular schedule, comes right
over the town and sometimes gives us a hot
time In the old town. It Is a great place for
the Investment of capital, where It will be
welcomed and protected. Como early, gen
tlemen, r.nd avoid the rush!
This, Mr. Chairman, Is a proposition to
establish thero a fish hatchery. We have
the Ideal place for a fish hatchery. Why.
sir, fish will travel over land for miles to
get Into the water we havo at Tupelo.
Thousands and millions of unborn fish are
clamoring to this congress today for an op
portunlty to tx? hatched at the Tupelo
hatchery. (Loud laughter.)
Now, Mr. Chairman, I only wish to say In
conclusion that If there Is a member here
who wishes to have bU name connected by
future generations with that of Judas Iscar
lot and Benedict Arnold, If bo wishes to
havo himself and his posterity pointed at
with scorn, If he desires to be despised by
men and shunned by women, let him vote
against this amendment and he, will secure
all this Infamous notoriety. (Loud laugh
ter and applause.)
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0O0 M0O90O0OO
South Omaha News
9090
Nearly lf not all of tbe paved streets In
the city are In an extremely filthy condi
tion. This condition exists notwithstand
ing the fact that tho street department
has spent more money In tho last flvo
months than for any wbolo year In tho his
tory of the city. The records show that
from August 10, 1900, up to February 1 of
the present year ?S,200 has been spent In the
street department. Of this largo amount
expended there should, however, be do
ducted about $1,000 for tho repairs to the
Twenty-fourth street pavement. Even with
this deduction the amount is still In ex
cess of the entire amount expended In any
previous year. When It became apparent
that Twenty-fourth street would have to be
repaired an effort waa made to have an
Item for theso repairs Inserted In the ap
propriation bill, but objection was raised
to this and so the street repair and Judg
ment funds were assessed for this work.
The $1,000 from tho amount already spent
represents mostly claims for labor, as the
bulk of the material used In tho repairs
was paid out of the Judgment fund.
At the present rnto nt expenditures It Is
costing the city about $600 a month to main
tain the street department, and yet with
all this, tbe paved Btreets In the business
portion of the city are In a decidedly filthy
condition.
From February 1 of last year until the
time the annual appropriation was made the
expenditures In the street department
amounted to a little over. $5,000. This cov
erad a period ot six months.
It will thus be Been that at the present
rate of expenditures, $600 a month, It will
cost $3,600 to keep up the streets until the
next appropriation Is available. When work
commences In the spring 011 tho unpaved
streets and washouts are of dally occur
rence It is estimated that tho expense will
amount to at least $1,000 a month. Unlo;m
the utmost economy Is exercised there will
be an overlap in this fund ot from $5,000 to
$7,000. An effort is to bo made to secure all
moneys possible from the county road fund
and in this way It is thought that the street
repair fund may be aided to some extent.
The funds already spent do not Include
sidewalk repairs except possibly In a tew
Instances where the cost of repairs was
trivial.
Tux CoDiinlmlonrr Cniulltlntrs.
Figuring on the probability that a tax
commissioner Is to be elected In tho spring
several candidates have already announced
themselves. Among tho republicans Pat
rick Tralnor la tbe most prominent. Mr.
Tralnor contends that his experience In
municipal affairs will greatly asstBt him in
the work of assessing taxes In caso be Is
elected. The democrats have a man who
is said to be the best that ever came, and
that Is Ed Johnston, councilman from the
Fourth ward. Johnston probably knows
more about municipal affairs than any ot
the present city officials and his friends
assert that he would make a first-class com
missioner. It Is understood, however,
that JohnBton will not make any fight for
the office, alleging that he does not want It
Several other candidates are In the field,
but they are not being seriously considered
at this time,
From past experience It Is inferred that
the packers will take a hand in the selec
tion ot a tax commissioner and endeavor to
elect a man suitable to all ot the corpora
tions.
Frtaoner Km-iipe.
Two prisoners got awny from Special Of
ficer Wolfe at tbe rock pile yesterday. One
was Frank Betts, who was sentenced Mon
day to work thirty days for stealing an
overcoat. While Officer Wolfe wag in a
car throwing out some chunks of rock Betts
managed to break tbe chain which held him
and made a break for liberty. At laBt ac
counts he was still running. Tho other
prisoner was only on for a day or two and
was sent to bring a pall of water. His
memory Is evidently bad, as he forgot to
return.
Factory May Move.
The beet sugar and syrup refinery at
Thirty-sixth and M streets will more than
likely be moved to more commodious quar
ters In the spring. There Is some talk of
building additions to the present plant, but
a majority of the stockholders appear to
favor a removal from the city. It the latter
Instantly1
Stops
Pain.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache,
Women's Suffering, Nenous Tension
Immediately allevlaUd and surely cured by
Ortngelne tffcetive, harmlen, no U afttr
tffccti.
"Oranaeln always relieves my pain
Inthetiead and mental fatlg-ue."
Richard E. Hoffmany, advertising
manatrerthe Lion Store, Chicago.
Bold by druggists (enerally in 23 and Mc
packages. A trial package will be teat to
any addresor2ent stamp,
ORANGEINE CHEMICAL CO., Chlciqo, III.
ceissrs
NEVER STRETCH
willing to resort to any makeshift to meet the conditions. At present,
however, considerable' additions to our factory facilities enable us to keep
the trade supplied with real straight-front corsets at retail prices from
Jjl.oo to 2.50, and also our 39-, 197, Empire and other popular
numbers. There are over seventy styles and sizes of R & G Corsets
a corset to fit every figure. R k G Corsets are the corsets that do not
stretch. Every hairbreadth of stretch is taken out of the goods by means
of steam-heated iron forms. This gives a permanency to the right shape
and form that will stay in it until the last day you wear it. Every R
x. r. C.nnrt U old with the understandine that it must rive satisfaction
to the wearer, or the dealer will supply
dealer hasn't it, send us his
your
you are supplied with what you want.
R & G CORSET CO.
k 165 BROADWAY
proposltlou prevails tho factory will bo lo
cated In a district whero moro sugar beets
are raised. For several months past agents
ot this company havo been going about
tho country In this vicinity trying to make
contracts with farmers for sugar beetB, but
tho total acreage contracted for will, It Is
stated, not warrant thc rebuilding of tho
plant ns proposed.
AVIII lrr l.ot'ittril.
A tew days ago mention was made In The
I3ec ot n communication received by City
Clerk Shrlgley from Oeorge Esser of St.
Helena, Neb., Inquiring about his son. Will.
In response to this notlco Mrs. John Stcln
bruner, who Uvea at 165 South Twenty
fifth street, cnlled at the clerk's office yes
terday and stated that Will Esscr formerly
occupied one of her houses In this city.
Some time ago ho moved to Omaha and
Mrs. Stclnbruncr nsscrts that she mot Esser
on the streets there less than a month
ago. Clerk Shrlgley will write Esser. sr.,
and Inform him of the statements made by
Mrs. Steinbruner.
MIMloniir- Lecture.
Missionary Mathcwa has been requested
to glvo his lecture on "Wonders of Congo
Land" at the Presbyterian church In Ilelle
vue on Friday evening. Mnrch 1. Tho pro
ceeds of tho lecture will go toward paying
the incidental expenses of tho mission now
maintained at Twenty-fifth and O streets.
Mr. Mathews Is doing good work here nnd
dally poor people are fed at tho mission and
clothing supplied as far as possible.
Itrpiilfllrnn Club TonlKht.
This evening tho member of the Young
Men's Republican club of South Omaha will
meet In tho council chamber for tl.o pur
pose of reorganizing. Officers will bo
elected for a year, and every member Is
urged to bo present. Of the prominent of
fices to be filled Henry C. Murphy Is being
talked of for president and George Frnn
clsco for secretary.
MiikIh Cltr Conslp.
The King's Daughters will meet with
Mrs. D. L. Holmes Instead of with Mrs.
Towle, as first announced.
Palar n.iln.. n 1 1 . - . . c- .1. n i
postolllcp. Is undergoing treatment at tho
. ill.', rt I ii I fi. .
Knoxall council of the Itoynl Arcanum
will Initiate about a dozen candidates at
Masonic hall on Friday evening.
A meeting of the Third Ward Republican
club hua been called for this evening at
Lvnns' hall, Twenty-elghth nnd It streets.
Thn Tnlr.l.a ,1 Trwlloa - C I . . . i . .
hold a special meeting Saturday evening
In the Singer block. Twenty-fourth nnd Is
rm .Murray, coioreu. nns uecn nrrested
for sel Ing tickets to n bogus fight. The
.uiiMM,.nii uKiiiiini nini js 10 oo signeu by
tile Markeson brothers.
1 r r llnu t T.-!r.l' n-i Vit.i- nf . V. I- . .
Omaha National bank, writes from Naples
that he 1 enjoying, hla trip through linly
and that he Is greatly Improved In health.
James Golden died yesterday nt St
Joseph's hospital. His homo was nt
1 wenty-nlnth nnd It streets. Thn remains
.... iiimuiuru lu t'uruBKU Wily lOUay
for Interment.
A rnmmllllln ft , 1 1 ii nm.nAll ...III .
with tho county commissioners this after
noon to arrange the details for a settle-
iniiv mi muni; uuo uui cuuniy tor me
feeding of city prisoners.
Ilacklen'n Arnica ShIvr
Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures.
It surpaseeB any other aalve, lotion, oint
ment or balm for cuts, rnrn-i hnrn I.MU
sores, felons, ulcers, tetter, salt rheum,
fever sores, chapped hands, skin eruptions;
Infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed. Only
25c at Kubn & Co.
You Know Us
We've been In business In Omaba a quar
ter of a century nnd you've never known
of our misrepresenting anything You know
by this tlmo that when we tell you we have
the best woman's (3 shqo In tho world that
we havo It You aro asked to look at these
wonderful values genuine vlcl kid and light
weight calf In ten distinct lasts from the
extreme masculine to tbe slender woman
ishany of these only $3 We gunranteo
them.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Cataloarus Sent Free for the Asking;,
Omaha's Cp-to-dala Rboa Uouit,
141 IP AUK AM ' TIIKBT.
t Is up to Slegel
To demonstrate to the Omaha people tbe
beauties and qualities ot tho Mandolin and
he undoubtedly will do. so Monday night,
Feb. 25, at the concert given by tbe Omaba
Mandolin orchestra, Kountze Memorial
church Mr. Slegel, tho world's greatest
mandollnlst, plays tho Regal We carry a
full line ot this and other-high class makes
Buy a ticket at our atoro, hear tho con
cert, be -convinced that you must havo u
mandolin.
A. HOSPE.
Hull ui Art. 1113 OnHw
The
moderately
traicht R Se
G No. J97 was
and is the corset of
comfort with the cj
tence of style. It ii
straight enoush for the
prevailing vogue and
curved enough to conform
to healthful anatomical lines.
In I qoo we were unable to
fully meet the demand for
straight-front goods and un
a new one free of cost. If,
name and we will see tntt
HEW YORK
GUARDING THE NEGRO'S LIFE
Fifty Folicimen 8nrronnd Indianapolis Jail
with Bhiriffs in Bnrv.
DOROTHY
DARTER IDENTIFIES REED
Ik FrlKhleuril li- Mini of I.ym-hlnrf,
liut ItopentK Her Clmrfce After
the Crowd Una "Wlth
ilriivt ti.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27. Dorothy Dar
ter Identified tho negro, "Doc" lloed,
brought hero from Nowcastlo this after
noon, as her ussallaut. Last Thursday
afternoon ou tho streets of Irvlngton aho
was assaulted and beaten Into Insensibil
ity. Sho Is yet In a dangerous condition.
Tho negro wns brought hero handcuffed to
an officer. Tho party wub mot nt a sub
urban station by a dozen policeman and
detectives, with Superintendent Qulgley nt
their head, and, followed by a patrol wugou
full of policemen, tho negro waa driven to
the Darter home, two miles from Irvlngton,
an Indianapolis suburb. Tho girl Identified
tho negro, then, seeing tho crowd of sev
eral hundred that had gathered around tho
house, wavered nnd said sho was uncertain.
Later, when tho negro nnd ottlcora had
left, she stated that she positively Identi
fied tho man, but feared to iay so when ho
was there, fearing tho crowd would hang
him lu their yard.
All OlUcrra Cutlirr.
When tho nowB reached hero thnt Reed
had been Identified thero was Intense ex
citement throughout tho city. A hasty con
sultation between tho governor, adjutant
general, sheriff and superintendent of po
llco wns called and tho companies of tho
Natlon.il Guard hero were, placed under or
ders to bo ready at a moment's notice to
quell a mob. One hundred stands of arms
wero taken from tho state armory to tho
county Jnll nnd seventy-flvo deputy sher
iffs wero at once sworn, In nddltlon to
this, fifty policemen aro on guard In every
street In tho vicinity of tho Jail and' every
one Is stopped from approaching. This
method of avoiding trouble will continue
through tho night.
Thousands of people began gathering on
the downtown streets early this evening
and groups of men nppeared on overy cor
ner near tho Jail, which Is across the street
from tho city police station. Stern orders
to disperse, however, separated them. The
negro wns greatly frightened nnd kept Im
ploring tho officers In tho Jail to aavo him.
The Jail Is a new stnicturo of st'ono and
will withstand nn attack.
Hnd to Conquer or Dir.
"I was Just about gone," writes Mrs. Rosa
Richardson of Laurel Springs, N. O., "I
had consumption so bad that tho best doc
tors said I could not live more than a
month, but I began to uso Dr. King's New
Discovery and was wholly cured by seven
bottles nnd nm now stout ond well." It's
nn unrivaled life-saver In consumption,
pneumonia, la grippe and bronchitis; In
fallible for coughs, colds, asthma, hay
fever, croup or whooping cough. Guaran
teed bottles 60c and (1.00. Trial bottles
free at Kuhn & Co.'s drug, store, . .
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