THE OMAHA DAILY UEEx SUNDAY, JTyjE 1(5, 1901.
Telephone! 41S-6DI.
Special Sale
On Moiuluy wc place on sale all of our live lm
poi'tud liKU'ccrizud Foulards-regular 350 quality,
in choice st.vlcs, at uc pet yard.
Tliis is not a catch price for Monday only, but
these Foulards will be 25c until all are sold.
They will sell quick though, so be on hand early.
Other items of interest are:
Our I'oc imported Irish Dimities in ligures Mon
day at li"c per yard.
The choicest assortment of tine Dimities at iSe, yard.
Fine lawns in light, black or navy blue grounds at lUo per
yard.
Uatiste at h"c yard..
Egyptian Tissues, Ufie.
Embroidered Tissues, 25c.
TJig line of Dimities in all the new desirable colorings, at 15c
per yard.
All of our embroidered dotted Chambrays now at 12Jc, re
duced from 18c.
WB OLOID lATtRDATf AT T. M.
AOSCNTt FOR FOSTER KID OLOVBI AND MeOALIt PATTBRXIb
Thompson, Beldeh &Co.
T. M. O. A. nUILDIflO, COR. 16TB AND DOCQLAI IT.
holmes, bridges, nmcltrr, stock y?irds and
other big conccrnB ought to ho raised to at
least 10 per cent of their nctunl values, nud
1 ntn In favor of Immediate action along
this line. The packers say they can't stand
heavier inxrs'nnd that other cities are
ready to pay their bounces and exempt them
from taxation, hut I don't tako any stock
In that kind of talk. Tho franchtBO cor
porations clHlm that they aro the making
of tho town. They may he so, hut It Is
equally true that they live off tho town.
There Is no reason why a millionaire con
cern should ho taxed less proportionately
than a poor citizen Is tuxed.
Dcpri'i'ii ten (lie DlNuirlt.
Commissioner 1'eter O. Hofoldt Practi
cally all tho property In my precinct Is
assessed at 10 per cent of Its actual value
and I think all other tnxnycra ought to ba
treated tho same, 1 am In favor of raising
tho assessments of tho packing houses and
big corporations to the same percentage at
which other assessment!) aro made. Their
assessments aro ridiculously low and their
assertion that they can't and won't stand
a raise Is all a bluff.
Commissioner Thomas Hoctor 1 nm not
familiar with tho value of tho property of
tho big Omaha corporations, but I know
that tho South Omaha packing houses aro
assessed at a great deal lower percentage
than other property. The packing houses,
however, are tho backbone of tho city and
tho state. Thoy employ about 16,000 men
and -wo would only bo standing In our own
light If wo rnlsed their assessments to
any considerable extent. 1 don't think It
would bo good policy to raise them, ex
cept, perhaps, a little hit. If they should
bo nsscssed as high as 10 per cent of their
actual value I don't think they would pay
tholr taxes. It Is Just ns easy to slaughter
and pack meat In a house with delinquent
taxes ns It Is In ono with taxes paid nnd
I dpn't bcllove thero would bo anyone
a,dy,.tQ buy In the packing li'ousca. at a
tax sale.
DccrriiHc tn Ton Yram,
During tho. last .ten years tho total as
sessed valuation of kaxablo property In
Douglas county has decreased nearly
Jl.000,000, Over .$3,000,000 of this decreaso
has been on real estate, although millions
of dollars havo been Invested In Improve
ments. Tho following toblo shows tho
total assessed vnluatlons for ton years:
3
3
o
YEARS.
ISM ,
1M3 ,
1S91 ,
IS93 ,
18SW ,
1M7 ,
1S9S .
1S39 ,
1900 ,
1901
20,9w.G.H
U 1,781, 157
r.,737,091
2Q.KK7.KK
4.5S7.797
4,117,901
4.0t,131
3,970.591
3.905.470
3,946,485
4.3S2.C03,
4.453,213
4,153.243
25,475,332
24,701,140
22,602,625
21,659,705
21.070,973
Z1.023.C5:
21,626.214
21,715,973
21,745,973
20.ai3.239
18.441,491
17,fS3,lll
17,11,3,503
17,077,007
17.243.tiJl
17,292,730;
17,292,730
Estimated: county tax clerk hn mt
made, up total for 1901. but says i ? will no
show Increase over last year.
If tho property of the big Institutions
which now escapes tho Impost woro listed
for taxation equitably with other proporty
tho Incrcaso In tho total valuation would
bo $3,082,952. or nearly enough to restore
tho total valuation of ten years ago. Tho
following table tells tho story:
M 1
Si
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PROPERTIES.
2.S
.'f
Packing houses .,
Stock vards
$1,480,0001
$:99,690$1,180,310
S2.1P5
191.403
Frnnchlso corp'tlons
1,776,000
loo.ajo,
229,783
1,540,237
85,000
bO.OOO
$3,6S2953
ofuruer ...,.
Bridges
75,000
101,000
1S4.000
Tptnls
$1,173,600
$790,018!
With nn equitable assessment of theso
properties tho tax revenue of the county
would bo Increased $88,600, as shown In
tho following tablo:
PROPERTIES.
Packing houses ,
Stock yards
Fruncnlno corporations,'
Smelter
Bridges ,
$29,164
19,517
35,712
2,100
1.977
Totals $110,496I$21,996$S8,5O0
rroierlt- Hint Klmlr Arur.
Tho llco hns already shown, In articles
published Friday and Saturday, how the
packing hotisca, stock yards nnd fronchlsed
corporations, If assessed at 16 per cent of
their actual value, would ndd $3,517,932 to
tho total assessment valuation of the
county, It now shows that $165,000 more
might be added by assessing the smelter
nnd tho bridges at the same percentage at
which property Is generally assessed. Tho
following tablo gives thu approximate value
of tho proportion, tho amount that each
would bo assessed at If It wero assessed
Disfigured Skin
wasted .muscles and decaying bones.
what havoc I
Scrofula, let nlono, Is capnblo of Ml that,
and more,
i It Is commonly marked by bunches in
the neck, Inflammations In the eyes, dys
pepsia, catarrh, and general debility.
It Is always radically and permanently
cured by
Hood'm Smmmparlllm
Which expels all humors, cures all crup
tlonu, and builds up tho whole system,
whether young or old.
t IfiCTTPfllt cur nr Ul i tlr nonlrrlutliift i
' onlr Vnhirllo to Uk with Howl's BriprtlTC
. u sc.
Ct I . I ' ,
$ 36,556 $ 7.392
21,577 2.030
43,867 8,135
3,952 1.S52
4,M1 2,667
Dee, Jiine 16, 1301.
tho same as smaller properties, and tho
amount of tax that would bo yielded In that
event:
1
it -3
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' 3
:
:
32.
PROPERTIES.
Omaha S. Ref. Co...,
futon Paeltlc bridge...,
East Omaha bridge
Omahfi & C. U. bridge..
$1,000,000!
JlfiO.OOO
96,000!
$3,932
2,371
1.183
98
tiOO.OTO
300,000
250,000
48,000
40,000
TotnlH
..$2,150.0OOi$3l4,O00$8,49(l
Vnltiutlmi an Itt't iirnrd.
Tho assessors, however, havo placed a
total valuation of only $179,000 on these
properties and unless tho assessments are
rnlsed by tho Doard of Equalization they
will yield only $4,419 In taxes, as shown
In this table:
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"0
2 3
32
PROPERTIES.
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v
to
Omaha S. & Ref. Co...
Union Puctllc bridge
ICant Omaha bridge
Omaha & C. 11. bridge..
$ 76,000!
$1,832
7.5
12.5
1.3
10.0
75,UWj
4,000!
1.032
9S
617
23,000
Totals $179.00O$4,419
The city assessment on the smelter Is
$288,000, which Is 40 per cent of $720,000,
but It Is not claimed by tho city tax de
partment that tho property was over as
sessed as high as 40 per cent. One million
dollars Is considered by thoso who are fa
miliar with tho property and' Us earning
capacity as being a very light valuation.
Tho smelter stands on leased ground and
thore Is pot a dollar of real estate, tax
against It. Ten years ago tho works wero
assessed as personal property by tho county
at $86,050. This assessment was reduced
to $60,000 ,for six consecutive years and
In 1900 It was advanced to $75,000, at
which figure It remains.
The Union Paclflo railroad brldgo Is
easily worth $1,200,000, the East Omaha
bridge $600,000 and tho Omaha and Coun
cil niuffs brldgo $500,000. Only one-half of
each bridge Is assessable In Douglas county.
This property has been assessed by tho
county during tho' last ten years as follows)
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as
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in
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I 3
P
: a
. ill
YEARS.
1892
1893
1894
1895
1890
1897
1S9S
1899
1900
1901
$116,550
105.000
100,000
90,000
75,000
66,000
62.500
120.000:
20,000
zo.ooo
20,000
20.000
$8,500
H.000
8,000
8,000
7.000
5,000
4,000
4,000
20.000
20.000
60,000
60,0001
75,000,
25,000
25,000
25,000!
.dixc-flxorft' 1'i-ciillnr UcnnonlnK.
By somo peculiar process of reasoning
tho'asicssors h.ve made the Union Pacific
brldgo decrease In value and the Omaha &
Council Bluffs bridge Increase in value
during the laBt ten years. As a matter of
fact tho corning capacity of all the bridges
has Increased during that period of time.
The East Omaha railroad bridge cost at
leaBt $100,000 more than the Omaha &
Council Bluffs wagon bridge, but It Is as
sessed at less than one-sixth of the amount
placed against tho wagon bridge.
.Mlxtnkc County for Clly Amtemnrii.
OMAHA, Juno 15, To tho Editor of Tho
Bee: Permit mo a little space to correct
somo Impressions as to t.he city assess
ments of personal property, that your arti
cle entitled "Vagaries of Assessments"
would naturally make. The following
named firms nro mentioned as having been
assessed at u larger figure by the county
than by the city: Johnson Hardware com
pany. Marshall Dental Manufacturing com
pany, Omaha Merchants' Express, SchllU
Brewing company, Omaha club, Paxton &
Vlerllng nnd E. II, Sprnguc.
It is true they are assessed us you say
they are, but In tho case of tho first five
mentioned complaints havo already bec'n
filed, or will be filed, against tho county
assessment, nnd will be heard next week.
I nm Informed In four of tho five .enses
mentioned tho parties either understood
they wore making returns for the city or
thought tho proper thing to do was to
mako return the same as if for the city.
This Is not correct, but it Is not an un
usual thing, because for forty years wo
had one and tho samo assessment for city
nnd county nnd people nro confused on the
matter of assessment and taxes.
In tho Paxton & Vlerllng case I cannot
report liow, on account of tho absenco of
Mr. Vlerllng. In the case of F H, Sprague
my assessment was $18,600, und had It so
remained no Inconsistency would appear, as
against county, of $7,260.
Personal property Is assessed by the
county assessors at about one-sixth of Its
truo value, while tho city assesses at 40
per cent of Its truo value, so that the city
assessment should be nenrly two and one
half times as much as tho county upon tho
same property. WILLIAM FLEMING,
Tax Commissioner.
I' I mix No SIkiik of Trouble.
t.RAVUvu'nn'Pii i.-., t..., n ,
Jesso M. Leo returned to Fort Leavenworth
trom tho scene of the reported Indian
troubles In Wyoming. Colonel Leo fully
mventlgnted the reported killing of Hheop
herders by Indlnns on tho Muddy nnd
found It to be without foundation. The
story hail been sturtcd. according to
tolonel Lee, ny a man who said he had
reported It "Just to have some fun."
Colonel Lee states that there Is no danger
whatever of mi Indian uprising In that
section anil no Indications of trouble.
DrtitTiiril nt r.akr Ciuitrary.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo June 15. John F. Du
pom, a society young man of St. Joseph,
was drowned while bathing at Lake Con
trary, neap this city, m noon today.
UNION PACIFIC INVIOLATE
Iti Territorj, Including Southern Pioific'i,
Not to Bi Disturbed.
RAILWAY MAGNATES MAKE THEIR DEAL
Trntmi'oiitlitriitiil HjMcnin ArrniiKC tu
1'itroH Out the llnrlliiKton'n ilusl
nrxn K.tncl I'orftMitnm-s
to lie Apportioned.
CHICAOO, Juno 15. (Special Telegram.)
Railway magnates representing the trans
continental systems took tho initial stop
today toward placing In effect nnd carry
ing out tho plan agreed upon, when nn
amtcahlo settlement was reached regard
Idk the recent Burlington purchase.
During tho day conferences woro held In
the office of President Fcltou of tho Alton,
which wero attended by the following off!
clals: E. II. Hnrriman; Charles M. Hays,
president of tho Southern Pacific; J. C.
Stubbs, third vice president and general
traffic manager of tho samo road; Horaco
a. Hurt, president of .the Union Pacific;
Darius Miller, second vice president of tho
Orcnt Northern; J. J. Mitchell, president
of tho Illinois Trust and Savings bank; J. N.
Faithorn, president of tho Chicago Termlnnl
Transfer Hallway company, nnd S. M. Fol
ton, president of tho Chicago & Alton.
Vlco President Miller represented James
J. Hill In tho conferences and spoke for tho
Oreat Northern, tho Northern Pacific nud
tho Burlington.
So far as could bo learned no official of
tho Burlington was prcsonl during the ees
slons, nnd It was not necessary that tho
Burlington should bo represented, slnco Its
ownership by tho two northern lines Is nn
assured fact. While It was Imposolblo to
learn tho details of tho settlement recently
mnde In Now York harmonizing tho North
ern Pacific and tho Union Pacific Interests,
It was stated on unquestioned authority
that In a general way plans were outlined
whereby the Idea of community of Interests
ns represented my that settlement could ho
carried to fruition.
Co in iu unity of lutrrrnl Aiirnl.
It Is therefore immaterial, so far ns tho
public la concerned, whether there Is to be
a Union Pacific representation on the North
ern Pacific board of 'one or two more Indi
viduals. Tho community of Interests prin
ciple Is nn assured fact in tho western rail
road situation and apparently has come to
stny. In a general way It Is known that
tho Morgan-IIIIl and the Rockcfellcr-Hnr-rlman-Vandcrbllt
interests agreed that the
Burlington purchnso ehould bo handled in
such a way that tho Union Pacific nnd the
Southern Pacific territory should bo held
Inviolate for an Indefinite period.
The purchaso wos originally Intended to
divert all tho Burlington's Immense tralltc
to tho northern lines to Hill's great
steamers salting from tho northern coast.
Under tho amicable settlement mado there
will bo nor extension of Burlington lines
Into Union Pacific territory and no exten
sion of Union Pacific lines into Northern
Paclfic-ftreat Northern-Burlington territory.
PnroelliiK Out the UurlltiKtmi,
To prcscrvo harmony and communlty-of-lntcrcsts
principle, tho Burlington's com
petitive traffic will bo parcclod out among
the transcontinental lines. To work out
the details of this gcncrul plan was the pur
pose of the the meeting of Mr. Harrlmnn
aud his lieutenants with the representative
of tho Morgan-Hill syndicate.
It Is understood that an effort was mado
to settle upon tho amount of tho Pacific
coast and oriental traffic that' will havo to
pass through the .various gateways under
tho settlement, to satisfy all interests con
cerned. Tho Alton, having a, lino to Kan
sas City, and. being a, Harrlman property,
Is deeply Interested in tho result, and it Is
understood that In tho plan tentatively
agreed upon this lino will be given valuable
concessions.
When arrangements have been completed
It Is stated tho exact percentage of Pacific
coast business that shall bo routed by the
way of various gateways will bo de
termined. IIimv nivldlon Will He MimIo.
CHICAGO, Juno 15. Tho Trlbuno tomor
row will say: To the southwest tho Santa
Fe will oporato hand-In-hand with tho
Southern Pacific It will be a "community
of Interest" plan and provides that tho
Pacific Mall and Occidental Steamship
lines, controlled by the Southern Paclflo,
shall tako caro of the Santa Fo's trans
pacific business.
The other movo directed by Mr. Harrlman
was tho practical provision for the trans
fer of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
to tho 'Harrlman syndicate and the turn
ing of this lino into a link .of the Union
Pacific system. This plan was arranged nt
a secrot conference held nt tho Auditorium
annex, nttended by many railway men nnd
a number of bankers. Llttlo doubt is en
tertained that tho syndlcato has acquired
control of the Milwaukee & St. Paul on
practically tho same lines that J. J. Hill
socured control of the Burlington. Tho
stock of tho St. Paul road will bo takon
over by tho Union Pacific at the October
meeting. It Is reported that the stock
holders of tho former lino will be offered'
$200 of 1 per cent bonds for every $100
worth of stock and that tho bonds will
be guaranteed by the Union Pacific, tho
Southern Pnclfio and tho Missouri Pacific
nnd tho Goulds, who aro said to be parties
of the transaction.
Cupltnl nt inn IIIIIIoiin.
NEW YORK, June 15. Tho Trlbuno to
morrow will sny: Tho report was current
In Wall street yesterday that a railway
combination had been organized with n
capital of $2,000,000,000. Tho combination
was said to Include the St. Paul, Burlington,
Chicago & Northwestorn, Great Northern,
Nortern Pacific, Wisconsin Central, Union
Pacific nnd Southern Pacific. J. P. Morgan
was said to be the financial backer of the
combination.
TOURNAMENT ENDS IN A TIE
flolf CliiiinpliiliHlilli of United NtntCM
l.lea lie t ween AiiiIerHiin mill
Alexander Smith.
HAMILTON. Mass,, Juno 15. Probably
never before In the history of golf has thero
been such a remarkable and exciting finish
In nn open tournament as took place at
tho Myopia Hunt club today, where, after
a seventy-two holr, contosi medal play, tho
'open championship of tho Unltod HtatCB
resulted In a tie between Wllllo Anderson
of Pltisfl'eld, Mass., nnd Aloxandor Smith,
formerly of Chicago, but now claiming his
old homo, Orecn Canouatte, Scotland, as
his hailing club. Each took 331 strokes
In covering tho olghtecn-hole courso four
times and on Monday morning they will
play eighteen more holes to decide which
Is tho champion golfor of tho country and
entitled to recelvo tho $2U0 prlzo money
offered by tho association. Wllllo Smith
of the Midlothian club of Chicago, who
took third money today, was closo on tho
heels of the 'leaders, with a score of 333,
with Stuart Gardner of Garden City, L. I.,
a fine, fourth at 331. Lawrenco Aucbtcr
lonle of Glen View. Chicago, nnd Bernard
Nichols of Boston woro In another tie for
tho fifth place at 333, while David Brow'n
of Brooklyn was n good seventh with 336
and the little golfer from nrookllne, Alex
ander Campbell, nicknamed "Tho Nipper,"
brought up tho rear of those In (be money.
It wos a genuine blanket finish, with the
leaders running neck and neck and the
place winners at each others' saddlo girths.
Tho rest of the. field wero strung, out, with
Ihn nnlv nitlnlmr In thn lnnrnatn.nl 4
G. Lockwood of tho Allston club. Iloatnn.
tied with two others for tho seventeenth
rlace, Just twenty points behind Anderson
nnu smun.
MAIL CONTRACTS AWARDED
Intra Men (let llimlncNN They Wnut
mill Mouth llnkotn Itnnk Ik
Approved.
WASHINGTON, Juno 1C (Special Tele
gram.) Mall contracts were awarded today
as follows: From National to Farmers-
burg, la., to C. D. Anderson of National;
from Fonda to Ruth, la., to Cloorgo G
Simpson of Fonda.
The application of Donald Grnnt, Francis
M. Itoie, Thomas Gardner, George R. Free
man, Harry P. Beckwlth and others to or
ganuc tho First National bank of Elk
Point, S. D., with a capital of $25,000, wns
today approved by the comptroller of the
currency.
Oeoigo G. Moscr was nppoiuted temporary
elevator conductor in tho public building at
Dubuque, la.
Prof, Meud, who lost an arm under a
stroet car, continues to Improve.
Minister Conger, accompanied by his
brother, Dr. Conger of Pasadcnn. Cal.. was
at the Whlto House today for a conference
with tho president. Tho minister nlso called
nt tho Stato department and went over tho
Chlncso situation with Acting Secretary
Hill. After concluding his conference here
ho will go to Boston and Michigan, return
log then to his Iowa homo before starting
d.ick to uninn.
INDIANS VISIT HITCHCOCK
Secretary Receive Them Courteously,
but I.envcn Their Coniplnlnt
tu the Court.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Lone Wolf and
twelve or fifteen other Indians represent
ing tho Klown, Comancho nnd Apncho tribes
today appeared before tho secretary of tho
Interior and made n verbal protest against
tho opening of nny part of their lands In
Oklahoma to settlement under tho act of tho
last session of congress. They declared
that the agreement for tho cession of their
lands had not been secured by lcgltltnat
methods. Judge Sprlngor presented tho
complaint of the Indians In detail.
Secretary Hitchcock told the Indians that
ho had received them only as a matter of
courtesy and under no circumstances could
ho receive their presentations whtlo their
caso Is pending In the courts. It is under
stood the Indians will not be received by
tno president on account of Mrs. McKlnley'u
condition.
PRESIDENT CANNOT ATTEND
UeollncN InvKntloii to lllnek llllln
tlunrto-L'eutemilnl Celebration nt
Deniluood Stxi .Mouth.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Accompanied
by Commissioner Horrman of tho general
land offlce, William S. Warner of tho Black
Hills Pioneer society called nt the Whlto
House today and presented to the presi
dent nn .Invitation to attend tho quarto
contennlal of the first settlement of th
Blnck Hills, to bo held nt Dcadwood, July
J to 7. The invitation was engrossod upon
a gold tablet. Tho presldont declined with
rogrets.
COMMANDER BELKNAP DEAD
Nnvy Deuhrtment Receive Telejcram
. Announcing Ilenth nt llnltlniore
of .nviil Ofllclnl.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Tho Navy de
partment received a telegram this aftor
noon announcing tho death at Baltimore
of Commander Charles Belknap of tho
navy.
PENSIONS FOR WESTEIIX VKTRIIANS.
War Survivor Iteiueiuliered liy tho
(Iciiernl (ioreriiineiit.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. (Special.) The
following pensions havo been granted:
Issue of May 31:
Nebraska: Addltlonal-Luthcr W. Rcll,
Friend, $8. Rcewal nnd Increase Anthony
MfrJ "' IJmlori.al'.,1". Increase-Francis
w,"h,n?i Curroll, $8; Christopher Slefford,
Odoll, $8.
Iowa: Additional Ahrnhnm Rloknrd, Du
huquo, $12. Increase Edgar C. Cobb, Keo
kuk, $30; Alnn?on linker, Akron, $10;. John
W. Case, Eldora, $12.
North Dnkota: Increase Thomas S. Els
berry. Rock Lake, $S.
Colorado: Additional linns Rahn, Den
ver, $8. Restoration nnd Increase Jnmes
M. Nlcholnu (dend), Qreoley, $30. Original
widows, etc., reissue Mnrtha E. Nicholas,
Greeley, $12. Wnr with Spnln, original
John II. Everhnrt, Las Animas, $21.
Incrcnue In Philippine Revenue.
WASHINGTON, June 15. An Increase of
$930,915 In tho customs revenues of tho
Philippines for tho first quarter of 1901
as compared with the same period of 1900
Is sot forth in a statement made public to
day by tho Division of Insular Affairs of
tho War department. Tho total revenues
for tho first quarter of tho current year
amounted to $2,193,304.
Jullun I'h.'lp of lovrn llenlKn.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Julian Phelpa,
United States consul nt Crefcld, Germany,
has resigned. He waB appointed from Iowa
in 1807.
IllD'llllC III lloilil.
WASHINGTON, June 15. Sectotnry Gage
today purchased $30,150 short-term 1 pur
cent bonds for $U3.S4S9 nnd $60,000 at
$113.8598, tho latter deliverable Monday.
Mlftucl A. Otero Reappointed,
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Tho president
today rcuppolntmed Miguel A. Otero, gov
ernor of Now Mexico. His term expired
Juno 7.
Clinuiherlnlii'n Colic, Chnlcrn anil
Dlnrrlioeii lleiueily
Is tho best nnd most popular medicine In
use for bowel complaints. It never falls
and Is pleasant to take. Mr. R. Woodward
of Rosslyn, Ky., suys. "I have handled
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Romedy for twelve years, have never sold
a bottle that did not give perfect satisfac
tion nnd It Is tho host selling diarrhoea
mcdlclno that I handle." For sale by all
druggists.
Plenty of I'nln nt HroKen IIoiv.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Juno 15. (Special.)
This part of tho stato has received an
abundance of rain In tho past eighteen
houra, the precipitation being over two and
a half Inches and four Inches slnco Tues
day evening. The ground has not been so
thoroughly soaked nnd wet down so deep
at this, season of tho year for ten years.
Farmers feel encouraged over tho pros
pects for a crop of spring grain.
Xcirro l.nhorer on the .Inry.
ELDORA. Knn., Juno 15. Ono of the
iurymen already accepted for tho trial of
Jessie Morrison for the murder of Mrs.
Castle Is a negro laborer, Tho attorneys
for tlio stato have decided to make this
trial much shorter than the first one and
will Introdjco only that ovldonco bearing
directly on the tragedy Itself.
Your grocer is glad to return
your money if you don't like
Fels-Naptha soap.
It saves the worst half of
wash-day.
FcU & Co., makerf, Philadelphia,
ONE DEAD AND SIX MISSING
Beiult of Starch fir Viotimi at the Ferrj
teat Oolliiion,
BOTH CAPTAINS HELD FOR TRIAL
MiiKlMrntc llcelnre I, Hen of lnen
Iter Are KndiiiiHcrcil hy ItiiniiliiH
of Old Hontn (Jot eminent lvx
iiinlnutloii to lie Held,
NEW YORK, June 13. After more than
twenty-four hours' search for dead bodies
In the Statcn Island ferryboat Northfield
nfter her collision with the Jersey Central
ferryboat Mauch Chunk on Friday evening
oniy ono noay mis oeon found. How many
other deaths resulted from tho accident is
not known. Six persons aro still reported
missing. The dend man Is:
JERE V. WRIGHT, teller of Oriental
bank of this city, residing at New Brighton
S. 1.
The missing nrc:
General Charles O. Bartlctt, 05 years old,
of Hart Park, Livingston, S. I. General
Bartlett has been llbrailun of tho criminal
court building, He left his office nt 4:30
o'clock. Friday aftornoon with his sister-
in-law, placed her on u car and then went
to a store in Nassau street. He was ex
pected home at 7 o'clock, but did not get
there. Frlonds nrc positive ho was on the
ferryboat.
Juan A boy Bcnltcz, 23, single, of Rich
mond, S. I.
A. O. Clnrk, Brooklyn, Is believed to have
gone to Statcn Island. Hns not returned
home.
Charles Dickinson, 53 years old, of Eg
bert avenue, West New Brighton, S. I.
Imhoss, commissary sergeant U. S. A.
of Governor's Island. Whs on his way to
Statcn Island, having left tho barracks In
tlrua to catch tho Ill-fated boat.
Beaumont Stevens of New Dorp, S. I.
Divers went through the fcrrybont today,
but found only the body of Mr. Wright
It Is Impossible to tell whether any other
persons wero drowned nnd their bodies
washed out into tho river.
Half a dozen horses and wagons were
taken out of tho sunken vessel by wrecking
crows, nlded by divers, Tho boat wos being
partly broken up by the tide, but It will he
raised tomorrow or Monday nnd It Is said
she enn bo repaired.
In court proceedings, when Magistrate
Crano held Captnlns Grltrin of tho Mauch
Chunk and Johnson of tho Northfield, ho
denounced tho running of old boats and en
dnngerlng the lives of hundreds of people.
Tho two captnlns were held In $2,500 bail
each for examination June 25, nnd wero
balled. Each declares ho was not to blame
for tho accident nnd Captain Orlfiln stated
that he had sent word to the Statcn Island
ferry authorities nt different times that
boats wero run out of their slips too
quickly. Tho Jersey Central Ferry com
pany had nothing to say about tho accident,
but tho Stnten Island Rapid transit offlclils,
who own tho Northfield, held nn Investiga
tion nnd exonerated from blarao all Its of
ficials nnd employes. Tho Central railroad
officials arc Investigating, ns nro the police.
Tho government, through tho local Board of
Steamboat Inspectors, will hold an exami
nation next week.
Diver llenume Their Work.
NEW YORK, June IB. Tho divers at
work In the wrecked ferryboat Northfield
kept at their task until 6 o'clock this morn
ing without finding a human body In tho
boats cabins. At 9 o'clock they wont back
to work again. Tho first undertaking of
tho divers was to mako fnst lines to pulli
the wrecked bbat around so It would Ho
abreast of pier No. 10 and thoy' were unablo
to search tho cabins during tho night.
Until early this morning thero wero many
inquiries ut the Old Slip police station nnd
tho station of tho harbor pollco for rela
tives and friends who nro supposed to havo
gone on tho Northfield and who had not
returned to their homes nt a late hour nt
night.
Captain Johnson of tho Northfield was nr-
rested a few hours after tho collision, but
ho refused to make any statement about
tho collision. Ho was locked up on a
chargo of criminal ncgllgenco and held
without ball. Ho will bo arraigned In oo-
llco court today.
Captain Frank Orlfiln of tho Mauch Chunk
went to his homo In Jersey City last night.
No effort wns mado to arrest him. as offi
cials of the Jersey Central railroad prom
ised that Captain Griffin would bo produced
In court today.
Storle Arc L'ontllctlnu.
Tho majority of tho passengers who wero
rescued wero more or less hysterical nnd
tho stories as to tho loss of life were con
flicting to a great extont. Many wero of
tho opinion that Hundreds of lives wero
lost, whllo others thought that but a few
were drowned. As this dispatch Is being
sent thn divers aro searching all tho cabins,
the englno and firo rooms and other com
partments of tho ferryboat for bodies. It Is
known that all of the crew got ashore lu
safety.
Tho body of a boy about 10 years old was
found floating In tho river. The body had
been In tho water but a short time. The
coroncr'a office attributed tho death to tho
Northfield collision and tho police recorded
It as tho firbt kuown death.
Captain Daniel Gullly of tho tugboat
Mutual said today that many persons must
have been drowned. "I saw tho two boats
when they crashed," he said, "and I am pos.
itlvo that 200 persons woro drowned."
I saw more taan thirty Jump overboard
as tho Northfield was drifting from tho bat
tery to pier 10 that was on tho starboard
side and 1 cannot toll how many went over
from the port side. I saw moro than flf
teeu In tho water when I ran up to the
Northfield nud many of them went down.
If, ns tho forry ofllclals say, thero wore be
tween S00 nnd 1,000 passengers on that
ferryboat, not moro than BiiO to tiOO ent
ashore In safety,"
Genotal Charles G, Bartlett, 05 years of
age, of Hart Park, Llvlngstono, Staten
Island, Is reported missing. General Bart
lott was librarian of tho criminal court
building and was In infirm health. Ho
usually crossed from Manhattan to Statcu
Island by tho 6 o'clock boat.
tieneral llurtlctt 3IIhIiik,
A report from St. George says that all
of the residents of Stnten Island known to
have been on tho Northfield have been ac
counted for except General Bartlett and J.
V. Wright of Tompklnsvlllo. Mr. Wright
was engaged In business In New York nnd
It was his custom to return home every
evening on the 6 o'clock boat. Repeated
Inquiries wero made by members of
Wright's family at pollen headquarters dur
ing Iho night and early today, but no news
of him could be obtained.
Pollco Inspector Thompeex said many in
jured persons had been rushed to the hos
pitals so quickly after the stranding of the
icrrynoai mni mo ponce nia not navo n
chanco to make nny systematic list of them.
A census of all patients In hospitals re
ceived Inst night will ho taken and tho In
spector said he expected to find some of
tho missing In the hospitals. Tho Inspector
did not think many woro dead, but he said
It wns posslblo that somo bodies would be
found among tho wagons and horses on the
main deck of the ferryboat.
Tho district attorney baa assigned an as
sistant to tako chargo of the cases against
tho captains of the Northflold and Mauch
Chunk. Captain Orlfiln of tho lattor boat
gave himself up early today.
Maglstrato Crane, before whom Captain
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Union Station 10th and Marcy, Tel. 629.
Abrahamson of tho Northfield was ar
raigned, ordered a policeman to mnke an
affidavit charging Abrahamson with crimi
nal negligence.
During tho forenoon Cnptnln Orlfiln of
tho Mauch Chunk, camo over from his
home In Jersey City nnd gnvo himself up to
tho police.
Tho body of a man about i"0 years old
wns tnken from tho wreck of tho North
field shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
It was thought to ho that of J. V. Wright,
toller of the Oriental bank of this city, who
was among the missing.
NEGROES ARE STILL GUARDED
I'miilicl Mm Hit mitl III I'nrtj-
Stiffly Hflil In .lull
lit llentoii.
SIIREVKI'OUT. I.n., Juno 15. Nothing
new has transpired at Benton, La., where
"Prophet" Smith and his party nro In Jail.
A strong guard is maintained around tho
Jail.
Knrly today a telegram waB received from
Greenwood, fourteen miles distant, thut a
negro believed to bo Kdwards, who killed
Foster, has been located In a thicket thore.
Heavily nrmod posses from Shreveport
nro now scattered In tho woods between
Greenwood, La., and Laskum, Tex., search
ing for this man. A telegram hns been ro
ccived from W'askum asking for dogs nnd
saying that It Is said Kdwards spent the
night near Wnskum In tho woods.
(RUN COMPANIES MAY BE SOLD
Sict'liil MrettiiK of Stockholder
of
llpthlclicii Concern C'nllcd
to C cinlilcr Offer.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 15, At special
meetings today of tho boards of directors
of the nelhlchem Steel company and the
Bethlehem Iron company a call was Issued
for special meotlngs of tho stockholders of
both companies to consider the sale of theso
companies. Tho mooting of the Bethlehem
Iron company will be held In South Bethle
hem Al'guut 15, nnd tho meeting of tho
Bethlehem Stcol company will bo held In
this city August 16. Tho plnn of tho pro
posed sale of tho compnnieB to Interests
represented by Charles M. Schwab wilt bo
submitted to tho stockholders at theso
meetings.
County Tont'lKTN' Kxniiiliindonn.
Examinations for Douchm ponntv tench-
em will be held In room 37 nt the Illuh
Hchool building Friday nnd Saturday. .Tuno
20. SJ nnd 22. The program for Ttiurndny
will be n.s follows: Composition, !) n. m.;
mrntiU arithmetic, 9:15 n. in.: orthography,
10:15 n. m.: penmanship. 11 a. m.: reading,
1:30 p. m.: Krammnr. 2:13 n. m. l'ollnwliiir
Is the program for Friday: Arithmetic. 'J
ii. m.; geograpny. iu:ia n. m.; physiology,
1:30 n. m.: history. 2:l!i n. m. Tim mih.
lects for Saturday will bo ns follows:
Theory nnd nrt nnd nlcebrn. 0 a. m.: civil
government nnd botany. 10:30 n. m.; book
keeping nnd geometry, 1:20 p. m.i drawing
mid philosophy, 3 p. m.
(inventor' VUlt to AK-Snr-Ilon.
Governor Snvnire nnd Rtnff. nrenmnnntivl
by 173 business men, nre coming from Lin-
oin on n special trnln Mondny evening
ml will arrive In Omahn nt r.:Sn nVlrwIt.
They will he the guCBts of thn Knights
or AK-Hnr-lien. The governor nnd stHff
will dlno at the Omnlm club Immediately
nfter arrival. The entire party will attend
tho Hellftedt concert, which Is to com
mence nt 7:30 Instead of tho UHiial time.
ai :t ociock tno rumcitis trip to tho far
nm in win on muiio in inn uen oi AKiir-
lo nt thn ilrm iif Ak.Snr-
iion. aii umaim
lo be nresent to
ors from tho cnplt
Moiln Hunt Cluli Toiirii.iint'nl.
HAMILTON, llnss.. June IS The leeonil
and last day of the open chnmplaiiHhlp
tournament of tho Myopia Hunt club
opened with an overcast nky. a cold, north
west wind. Tho first pair wns stnrted
hortly after 9:30 o'clock, nnd hv 11 o'clock
tho last pair had left the first tev.
iu:iti;s a invr ron mtiniis.
Conventional WimIiIIiik CiinIiiiii Given
n Mlltl .loll.
One of last week's brides caused pome-
thing of a sensation, roports tho Now Vork
Sun, by draping her veil In Ellzabothlan
tylo and wearing clustors of flowers behind
ach car after tho fashion of tho Japanese.
She also carried a big feather fan Instead
f tho usual bouquet. This Is nn Innovation
that might well bo followed by subsequent
brides of tho season.
It has otten been remarked that n girl
never looks woreo than on her 'wedding day,
and ono reason for this If. that almost In-
arlably sho Is robcil exactly lll;o every
thor brldo without any regard for her own
personal peculiarities of face and figure.
Jii.,om has decreed tho samo draping for
tho veil, tho samo arrangement of ornnge
blossomB, tho long sleeve and high neck for
very young woman who goes to the altar
Irrespective of whether sho Is tall, short,
thin or Inclined to stoutness. Whlto nlso
lii n very trying color nnd few brides nro
daring enough to depart from the Ivory
whlto which Is tho most sovero of ull.
Modistes study the typo of their custo-
mers when they mako their house nnd
walking gowns and bnll toilettes, but when
It comes to a wedding dress there arc ccr
tnln rules that seem to ho unnltorablc.
Tho brldo who dared to depart from tho
conventional fastening of her veil and the
bouquet which Is always such an awkward
possession during tho ceremony Is to he
congratulated for setting a fashion which
may Inspire others to do tho same thing;
not In copying the fushlon which was so
becoming to her Orlrntnl type, but In find
ing out what particular little Individuality
they can sclve. to tho most Important gown
of their lives.
COLORADO,
One of the most charming
States in the Union for
Health nnd Pleasure.
Keni'lied best by "The Overland
JUuiLV Lowest excursion rates
made for many years are now put
in effect by the Union J'acillc, en
abling tourists to reach the Hocky
Mountain regions without unneces
sary expenditure of time or money.
Do not make a mistake. All West'
ern States and Points of Interest
Reached with least Inconvenience
via the Union I 'nettle.
0'HANLON OUT IN THE STATE
i o in a nr
Aolnlloii Ornniilicr Vllt
Vnrloii .rlirnnUn
Tom iim.
n. J. O'Hanlou, general organlier of tho
American Humane nssnclallon, loft Omaha
today aftor having (pent several weeks In
addressing the children of the higher grades
In tho city schools. Whllo here ho nd
drciscd mori than 11.000 children. Ho cm
phnslzcd the right of nil living croatutta,
whether human or of tho lower creation, to
enjoy mercy nnd Justice.
In spcnklng to tho school children Mr.
O'Hanlon laid particular stress upon tho ne
cessity of harmony between men of all
classes nnd urged that thero bo moro kind
ness nnd gcntlcncra In the treatment which
tho members of tho human family accord
each other. Ho urgrd that strong men be
come tho protectors of tho weak and pro
vide for them tho means of enjoying tho
bcnutlos of nature.
From Omahn Mr. O'Hanlon went to Lin
coln. He will nlso address the school chil
dren of Plattsmouth and Nebraska City be
fore returning to his home In Milwaukee.
PICNIC FOR JOB PRINTERS
1'lrniiint Snlnrdny Afternoon Ontlllic
I Indulged nt KniK
VnrU.
The employes of tho Job printing houses
of Omaha enjoyod a picnic Saturday after
noon at Krug's park nnd scorned to bo
making a good tlmo of It In splta of tho
showers that drove them Indoors every now
and then. Thero wero about 250 adults,
who wero permitted to dovoto themselves
to the bowling alley and kindred recreations
whtlo Manager Colo constituted himself the
choporone of tho 150 children in tho party,
showing them tho pleasures of tho pony and
dog show, tho merry-go-round and other
attractions so much relished by children.
Thoso who participated In tho picnic de
clared their intention of enjoying another
outing of tho same variety anothor day
when tho weather Is moro propitious.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING
Mr. McliiloHli Itenil n I'nper nnd Mr.
Heller Give Select Itend
Ihk. Tho regular meeting of tho Omaha Bar
association at tho Commercial club room,
last night was well attended. Mr. Mcin
tosh read an Interesting paper on a legal
topic and William S. Holler gnvo several
readings. William A. Dlllworth nnd H. A.
Frnnk were elected to membership. After
tho business session light refreshment
wero served.
Eulogies wero pronounced upon Wlnfleld
Scott Strawn and Danlol D. Gregory. Res
olutions cxtrolllng their virtues woro
adopted and an nddrcss was delivered bjr
J. II. Mcintosh.
Itut In Street ("mine Seiilp Wound.
Tho Nurth Sixteenth street pnvement got'
In somo work hut evening nnd laid th
hat.lt for a dumngo suit ngnlnst the city.
James Pasmore, a enrpenter living at IbW
North Twenty-seventh street, was driving
a spring wagon and when In front of No.
614 tho wheels dropped Into one of tho
holes for which tho street Is noted, throw-
Ini. rit ui.jnrn nv, tl.n ilnulihn.nl If H9a
I Mined ft tcveru bcalp won
Mined ft teveru bcalp wound nnd was r-'
on, wnero ur. r-i
nniure wns mnun
tractor Knowles.
son
Wrilktnu Alieml of Helietlnle,
KANSAS CITY, Juno 15.Arthur Stanley
Metcnlf, walking from Boston to Hnn Fran
cisco on ii wager of ll,") that ho will
reach the Golden Gate by Doccmber 15
next, arrived hero today He Is a month
ahead of schedule.
1
TOO!) FOK MEMORY. ,
The Kind Thai lliillil Up Ihe llrnln.
It is hard to bellovo that certain kinds
of fcod will strengthen tho memory, and
yet. upon tho condition of tho brain depends
the character of the mind, and Its power to
romumbor, nnd to exert Itself In various
ways nnd a healthy brain can only bo main
tained by well solected food.
Now wo know that dally use of the brnln
uses up rortuln pnrts that nre thrown out
through the pores to tho outer surface of
tho skin. This waste Is natural and must
he mado up from food.
Grapo-Nuts Food was mado capcclally to
rebuild tho brain and nervo renters, An
cxpcrlonco In Chicago will Illustrate.
Mrs. G. H. Bahcr. 528 South Paulina St.,
writes, "I hnd n terrible slogo of gastritis,
rny (itomach refused everything lit tho way
of food until 1 got hold or Grape-Nuts. It
was perfectly wonderful and marvellous
to tco tho difference. I began to Improvo at
onco. I wolghed myself about that tlmo
und found that I had 118 pounds to my
credit. I gained In weight, strength and
health Htendlly nnd rapidly, and now weigh
160 pounds nnd am strong and In better
health than ever In my llfo.
"I huvo lately hnd a soven months' course
of vocal Instruction nnd havo memorized
58 songs nnd most of tho accompaniment
besides several piano pieces. When I start
ed In It siemeil difficult to memorlie ono,
but my memory has been growing better
ovory day nnd I now find It ensy to commit
to memory without difficulty.
"I have taken no medicine, but my steady
diet of Grape-Nuts Food has given m
strength, health and memory."
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