TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1001. o ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS flanU Oliiit Tiidi cmthlng Long in City of OMtki. MERRY MAKERS IN PLENTY DURING NIGHT JCnlctfilc lliiterlnliiiiient Arc Many nml Varied, 1 11 'l it il I it (r riven I'll n to in line I'erf ormnncc A' of "CliulcreHn." When Mr. Santa Claus ' of Wonderland first drovo Into Omaha last ovcnlng he found It expedient to drlvo out again promptly. Too many folks wero still nwnko and moving about, and ho had to wait for ths wee stna' hours to do bis Justly cele brated desccnslon act. On tbo 11 rut visit, for Instance, his slolgh nearly collided with a sled In which the choir hoys of Trinity cathedral wero driv ing about, serenading friends In many parts of tho city. At Seventeenth and Douglas streets tho reindeer pranced dangerously Jioar to the ratialo of an orchestra that was furnishing meanuro for dancers at tho Mil lard llltles' opening pnrty in Chambers' academy. In passing tho Saratoga Congre gational church ho was nearly caught by children emerging after two hours' fun about a Christinas tree, nnd nt tho United Kvungollcnl church tho Intense light of a alercopticon Hashed momentarily out through tun window and Into his blinking qyea. received his flnnl shock Just as ho Vaa leaving tho city, for out at tho Instl tuto for Nobraskn'tt deaf and dumb a Jroutbftll Cinderella eeomcd preparing to enter her aerial carriage, drawn by winged .Mends Hector than oven tho reindeer. Kn n tit Wan Cheerful. Though reputed to bo oven busier than a nowsboy on tho morning aftor election, Mr. Banta Claus mndo IiIb extra drlvo into tho city qulto cheerfully, for tho night was a most agreeable one, with a moon as round and engaging hh a new mince pie. There was little or no clean nnnw In sight, but tho slush of tho day had been frozen moder ately firm by tho colder wenlhor of the Iato oftornoon nnd tho reindeer progressed with out difficulty. Todny it Is expected that tho colder conditions will prcvnll still, at loast sufllclontly to inako tho occasion seem jnoro like Christmas than It could have eccmcd yesterday. In hln visit from chlranoy to chimney and stocking to stocking this man of gifts dis colored an unusual number of tho latter. Indicating that moro than the ordinary number of families are reunited, with nous and daughters homo from college, brothers nnd sisters homo from Other cities whoro business or conjugal duty has called them, nnd cousin, aunts and uncles homo from paaturea shorter cropped than tho faintly oasis. .Some Achlnir Henri. Thoro may have been a growing ncho In tlio hoarta of somn of the destitute, but tho charities have heaped haskots for their ro Ilof and It Is promised that all who mako their wa'uttt known shall not go hungry. Tho young mnn with n girl who Is con siderably better than any girl any other young man over had reached far. down Into that part' of his pocket whero tho money ought to bo and wondered why ho didn't cut out that last stag affair to keep his credit good at ,tho florist's. At the hotels, after tho best holiday busi ness la many yoars, tho clerks 'wero staring at almost Unblemished register pages and (ronllzlng for tbo first tlmo that Christina's In really here. There Is no plaint from tho, landlords, howovor, for thoy ro Veil cpnte'nl' with what hart" already' been done nnd a local prlntery reports that they have ordered tho most cxpeuslvo menu cards nnd prepared tho most olaborato bills of faro In many seasons. Tho tables will not bo full, but tho dlnera will bo when tho nuts and tho finger bowls nro brought. Travel ing men have remained on tho road unus ually lato this yenrj In fact, until the very last week, but thoy scattered to th'clr homes yesterday nnd tho hotel porters havo checked out trunks and baggago until their heads ncho with tho load of numbers. (Hit KiikIInIi CtiNtnm, A graceful old English custom, wherein tho church choir goes about Christmas ovo serenading tho parishioners, was revived by tho choir of Trinity cathcdrul last night. Unfortunately, tho observance could not bo 'carried out to tho letter, there being no snow on tho ground, so Instead of a sleigh tho choir used a big furniture van with a eovor to It. At 9 o'clock this backed up to tho cathedral door. An organ watt loaded Jtnto It nnd this was Immediately followed by twenty choir -boys nnd six men, Includ ing Choirmaster Wright. Tho Jlrst stop was nt tho homo of Dr. J, II. I'eabody, 1712 Capitol avenuo, whero all eavo tho organist climbed out and sung a Christmas anthem. Thence tho van was driven to tho homo of every parishioner that could bo 'reached conveniently, fifty two stops being mado. In somo cases the family hud retired, but they Invariably arose, .enmo to tho windows and acknowl edged the serenade with hearty applause. U was a hard evening's work for tho choir, as the sjiiglng contlniicd until midnight, and In conrequenco thoro mny be somo hoarso Voices In Trinity cnthcdral today. Mute Alit'iir In "Clntlerelln." Cinderella, sho of the diminutive foot and fnarvelous experiences, lived ngaln Inst night at the Nebraska Institute for Deaf and Dumb, Forty-fifth street nnd Boulevard avenue, In tho person of laura l'cterson, to whom nature has denied speech, but who, with tbo other scholnrs, has been taught tho language of signs. It was n prMty performance, with no ut tornnco of tho Hps other than tho brief reading of nn Interpreter, employed only for tho elucidation of, tho few who might bo un familiar with tho Intent of tho play. All participants worn pupils, oxcopt Prof. V. A HARD STRUGGLE Many an Omaha Citizen Finds the Struggle Hard. Vlth n back constantly nchlng. With distressing urinary disorders. Dally existence Is but n struggle. No need to keep It Uf. Doan's Kidney I'llls will euro you. Omaha people endorse this claim. Mrs, Alex Long of 1913 Oak St., says: "I had kidney trouble for many years, suf fering oeverely, was annoyed a groat deal nights from too frequent nctlon of the kid ney secretions, uud had other ailments often Httlo understood, but which are caused by Unordered kidneys, I saw Doan's Kidney llls advertised, and had my husband gat them for mo at Kuhn & Co's drug store. They did. mo so': much good that I continued tho treatment nnd after finishing two boxes I felt like a different woman, even at my advanced age.' I recommend Doan's Kidney Pills tb every ono at every opportunity for thoy aro u rellnblo kidney remedy." For sale by nil dealers, price 50 cents FosterMlburn Co., Uuffalo, N'. V., sole agents for the United Stptes. Remember tho name, Doan's, and tako no RUbqtUuts, - -vs., II. Itothcrt, who Impersonated King Hal, and all wero well received. Tho performance began shortly aftor 8 o'clock nnd continued for an hour and a half, tho pupils being then returned to their rooms that they might get enrly to bed in preparation for today's Christmas festivi ties, which aro to begin nt 6 a. m. Half an hour before that time n Santa Claus, drcssod nil In whlto nnd with a pack on his back, will go to each bed to arouse tho youthful sleepers, If any bo asleep wllh such tnoiuontous proceedings In prospect, nnd they will bo marshaled by Superintend ent It. K. Stewart, Matron Johnson and the teachers and marched to tho chapel, which will bo found transformed from Cinderella's bower to nn old-fashioned home, with n big chimney, down which Santa himself will presently appear and distribute from his pack and from n hugo candlc-llghted trco In tho center of tho room bags of candy and nuts. After this tho scholars will be re turned to tho dining hall 'for breakfast And during the meal tho gifts that have' been received from friends without the Institute will bo distributed. One or moro of these nro awaiting each scholar, .Sunday ttc'luml Knlertnlnmeiit. At tho Saratoga Congregational church fifty Httlo boys and girls gavo on enter tainment, consisting of songs, speeches and dialogues, last night. Mrs. J. A, Hock well drilled tho children in their differed! parts and every child reflected credit upon her. Tho entertainment closed by Santa Claus distributing presents from a beauti fully decorated Christmas tree. Children nnd others were entertained at tho First United Evangelical church last night by a stereoptlcon lecturo delivered by A. L. Howard, superintendent of the Sun day school. Tho stereoptlcon was oper ated by W. J. Stevens, showing tho llfo of Christ and Illustrations of tho hymn "Abide With Me." Tho lecturo was Interspersed with sougs, Ono of tho most Interesting features on tho program to tho children was tho Christmas tree, from which each received a present. Tbo 230 children of tho Sunday school and mission of Trinity cathedral enjoyed their Chrtstmns exercises from 3 until 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in tho chapel of tho church. All tho shades had been drawn and tho gas lighted to lend tho Christmas ovo appearance, nnd tho hugo tree, with 1U hangings of tlusol nnd numerous candles, presented tho moro brilliant appearance for Its location back In tho darkened chan cel. Dean Fair was In charge of tho exer cises, which opened with npproprlata music nnd recitations, nt tho conclusion of which Santa Claus came In, delighting tho chil dren as he went about nmong them for a few minutes. . ' PREPARING FOR CONVENTION Committee nt Work on Arrnnnement for llltr Jleetlnsr of Chrl (Inii Clmreli. The cxeeutlvo committee of tho commlt- tco of arrangements for tho Christian church convention mot Tuesday ovcnlng nt tho office of W. A. Bnundors. Tho chairman made a number of recommendations which woro concurred In. According to tho first rocommondatlon n commltteo was author ized to purchaso a quantity of buttons to ad vertise tho convention nnd Omaha, tho but tons to bo sold nt cost, which Is not to ex ceed C cents each. Tho second recommendation was that the flnnnco commltteo ho requested to rnlso $5,000 to bo used In advertising tho conven tion nnd Omaha and for tho expenses of the convention. It provided that from this fund a liberal donation be mado to tho Audi torium project, or that the Auditorium com pany bo assured thnt any funds available. nftor defraying tho legitimate, expenses of tho convention, will bo dovotcfl to tho pur pose Tho chnlrtnnn further recommended that a stenographer be employed who shall devoto his cntlro time to tho work of tho committee. Tho chairman's fifth recommendation was ono looking to tho construction of a plpo organ In the Auditorium building. A spe cial commltteo wns appointed to confor with tho board of directors of tho Audi torium company, tho Intention of the com mltteo being to construct tho organ In commemorntlon of tho holding of the first convention of tho Christian church upon Nobrnskn soil. E. M. Syfert wns made chairman of this commltteo and will ar range tho details of tho plan, it approved by tho Auditorium board. A communication was received from Georgo T. Hnlbort, corresponding secretary of tho general committee at Minneapolis, telling of tho work of tho commltteo In that city preparatory to the holding of tho con vention of 1001. A special committee, consisting of C. S. Value, W. W. Slabnugh, W. A. 8aundcrs, Sumner T. Mnrtln nnd II. M. Clark, was ap pointed to furnlth an office for tho commit tee. C. A. Mangum, chairman of tho ad vertising committee, reported that special advertising matter would bo ready for dis tribution by January 1. J. H. Taylor of tbo flnnnco commltteo said that that commit tee would begin work tho first of tho year. Chnlrman I'alno named tho following convention correspondents for papers rep- resenting tho Disciples of Christ: W. T. Hilton, Chrlstlnn Standard, Cincinnati. O,: Sumner T. Mnrtln, Christian Evangollst, St. Louis; W. II. Crowdson, Chrlstlon Union, Ues Moines; W. A. Baldwin, Christian News, Bethany, Neb. E. M. Syfert was named as chairman of tho publication committee, vice H. Mnstcrs, resigned, the noxt meeting of tho general committee will be hold Wednesday ovcnlng, Jnnunry 1, at tho Council niuffs Church of Christ. Editor Lynch of the Dally Tost, Phillips, burg, N. J., has tested tho merits of Foley's Honey nnd Tar with this result: "I havo used a great many patent romedles in my family for coughs nnd colds, and I can hon estly say your Honey and Tar Is tho best thing of the kind I havo ever used and I cannot say too much In pr'also of It." LOCAL BREVITIES. Dr. V. H. Coffman. cltv iilivnlcl.m n n box of Christmas cheer to the emergency hospital by IiIh sun Ware Inst night. Tho box contained nn eighteen-pound lurkev, a box of msortcd candles and two quarts of cranberries. Tho art department of the .Woman's club will hold no meeting December 26 owing to the rush Of tho holtclnv sermon. Tho next meeting will bo January in, when 'RimmrtW will In, thn urt tnttln . ....a.... nA ....... ...w..- .. ... .... ..... .... r,i.-,;J(1UJ by Mrs. Choyney. Miss Frances Mae Hlrron, head nurso at tho Wise Memorial hospital, and her assistant. Miss Clark, havo resigned to re sumo nursing In tho city, The hospital start regret to loso the services of tneso well known nurses, who havo done so much to glvo this worthy Institution a proper start. An alarm of tire wns turned In from Tenth nnd Howard streets last night whllo tho companies were nt the Boston storo and Just as they had extinguished tho tiro there. The. wcoiul tire was n. one story frume building at 1012 Howard street, owned by Mm, Sophia Isomer nnd ikciI ns a storehouse by several peddlers. The tiro originated from n stovo n the base ment, but was extinguished before any damage was done. Frank Hnrrls, a carpenter. 'whllo follow ing the crow." to n lire on Howard street last night, collided with it Farnam street car nnd received notnful Injuries. He was tnken to tho police stntlon In the pntrol wagon and Dm. Mullen and Ilenawu dressed his wounds. Hnrrls received a deep gash over tho eyes, a broken nose and several cuts and scratches on his face. He was Inter taken to IiIh room at tho Montgomery, H21 Dodge streut, Harris Is 60 years of age. TOO I.ATH TO CLASSIFY, FOH SALE, or trade, nt a great snorl- t..n tmtmtwx rtnlil..t 'V.1....1... f I. Ilim. v. ...... j , ttiuuiniu mi. , tnnti3llll 111 shops, located at TccUinfiCh, Neb. la uulro ot i B. Jouci. i-M71S U CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Ointrait Ittwtti Unloi ftoifio id ths Oitj ii P rtmttd. NO MATERIAL CHANGES IN AGREEMENT Ordlnnnco Providing for I2ecntlon and Dellrerr of Contract I'nsscs First nnd Second Heading Judges Want Money. After four months of preliminary skir mishing .between tho representatives of tho city of Omaha and the Union I'nclflc rail way, followed by two months moro of al terations and embellishments nt tho sug gestion of each side, the contract between these two parties was finally presented to tho city council last night, embodied In nn ordlnanco which provides for tho execu tion, signing and delivery of tho docu ment nnd which also sanctions tho accom panying deed. Six counctlmcn were present to henr the ordlnanco read tho first nnd second times by tltlo undor a suspension of the rules nnd to arrange for Its reference to the commlt teo on railways, telegraphs and telephones. Tho next nctlon on tho contract will bo Its review by tho council In gonernl commlt teo, together with City Attorney Connell, at 10 o'clock next Thursday morning. It Is planned that flnnl consideration will follow at tho next regular council meeting on Tuesday, December 31. Tho contract aa presented to tho council Is In fivo chlof subdivisions. Tho first pro vides for tho settlement of all suits now pending between tho parties. Tho second relates to tho surrender of certain city wnrrants held by tho railroad. Tho third conditions tho cancellation of Union Taclflc checks held by the city. Tho fourth stipu lates tho conveyanco of ccrtnln streets and alloys from the city to the railroad, and tho last warrants tho transfer of certain properties from the railroad to tho city. The principal object In tho contract Is to glvo tho Union Pacific rnllroad room for tho construction of extensive railroad shops hero nnd to enlargo Its yards aa well. A clause In the contract provides that the railroad Bhall own tho property deeded to It only as long as It maintains nnd operates such shops. Contract I'rnollcnllr t'nrunnKod. "Tho contract Is practlcnlly tho same as when It was first drawn up by Mr. Connell and mysolf," Bald General Solicitor W. It. Kelly ot tho rnllroad, who attended tho mooting. "The changes that havo been mado slnco then aro moro mechanical than elemental. Tho langungo has been em bellished and descriptions havo been mode technically accurate. Wo aro anxious to havo tho ordlnanco passed, so that wo can got to work on the Immense work of con struction thnt faces us." "No great changes have boon made In tho contract since It was first produced two months ago." snld City Attornoy Con nell. "About all that wo havo done In nl tomtlon Is to omit reference to certain matters that might lead to futuro com plications nnd to nvold provisions In re gard to previous deeds whero conflicts might follow." Tho rumor current ever slnco tho last election, that somo of tho Judges and clerks would start a fight for a foo of $3 eoch from the city, was verified by tho oppcar- anco of a demand upon tho city for this sum. signed by Frank Holler, Franklin J. Griffin and Frank H. Lcmleux, who acted on election boards on November 5 last. Tho domand recapitulates tho points advanced nt tho tlmo, stating thnt fho city "elected a pollco magistrate that tho mayor Issued a notleo of such election, and that tho clorks and Judges handled ballots for such an election, It Is thereforo maintained thnt tho city should pay $3, as did tho school board and tho county, making each man's total $9 for the day's work Instead of ?6. Tho mat ter was reforred to the flnanco and claims commltteo. " City Attorney Connoll was given permis sion to bo nbsent two woeks from next Friday. He will spend tho fortnight In Now York City. Councllmon Mount, nurk loy and Whltohorn wero absent from tho meeting. City Clerk Elbourn was Instructed to publish tho fnct that tho council will sit as a Hoard of Equalization for tho con sideration of general taxes for 1902 on January 14, 15, 16, 17 and IS, from 10 a. in. to C p. m. STOCKHOLDERS VOTE CHANGE Mnjorlly Deolnro Thcnmel ve In Furor of Incrrntnir Audltorlnra Compnny'a Contraction Power, Tho special meeting of tho stockholders of tho Auditorium company which began last Thursday, closod at. 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon. Tho oxtendod ses sion was held to permit tho stockholders to vote on tho proposi tion to chango tho power of tho company to contract obligations from 20 per cent of the paid up Btock to two-thirds ot tho amount of the stock subscribed. After the polls wero closed Secretary Hoobler announced thnt the total number ot votes cast ut the election wns 04,171 out of a total of 88,888 eligible shards. Of the voto cast 62,831 favored and 1,340 opposed the proposition to change. It required tho afflrmatlvo vote of two-thirds of tho stock holders to alter tho nrtlcles ot association, two-thirds of the eligible shares being 69,. 200, The change was declared to bo effect ive and tho meeting ndjourned. The building committee of the company held a long session with the archltoct Mon day, dUcussIng n change In the western front of the proposed structure. This change contemplates tho erection of a porch at tho west sido and nn entrance for carriages and horses to the arena from that side of tho building. Tho new plan has not been sketched, but n majority of the commltteo havo oxpresied themselvos as favorable to tho plan and tho architect pronounces It feasible. With tho adoption of the chango In the articles ot association the board ot di rectors is ready to take nctlon looking to the letting of contracU. While tho com pany has power under the change to con tract debts to the amount of approximately $98,000 tho board does not oxpoct to ex ercise such power. Tho first contrnct to be lot will probably bo for tho construction of the basemont, at nn estlranted cost of J20.000. This contract, probably, will ho paid before another Is lot, so that the total Indebtedness will never exceed the amount of tho contract upon which work Is being dono. SEEKING COUNTY FRANCHISE Promoters of latent Siiliiirbnn Ilnll wr Scheme linnet Conmil tit 1 1 tut wltli County CoinmUsloiier. Ed Howell, C. U. Went, James A. Mc Shane and several other men who aro In terested in the Omaha Suburban Hapld Transit company met County Commission ers Hoctor, Hofeldt and Connolly yosterday morning and made known the conditions of the frauebwo which their company desires that It may construct electric lines throughout the county, Tbo company de sires a blanket franchise tor six months, whlcU will flvi It Uu right to u6 ujr highway in the county, At tho end ot six months It wants to select three lines east and west and thrco lines north and south through tho county. It will agree to build flvo miles of tho line within a yoar nnd ten miles within two yenrs. In three years It proposes to complete all Its lines and will forfeit the right to any highways not occu pied nt that time. The commissioners stntcd that they favored granting n fran chlso under conditions similar to thcao made known to other companies. Thoy will requlro that a certain per cent of tho re ceipts of the company bo turned over to tho county and thnt tho county shall have the right to purchaso tho railway after a cer tain number ot years. TRAINING FOR HOUSEHOLD .Hulijpot of Mrs, llnrrlrl MncMurpliy'ii Address nt Kntcrtnltinirtit nt St. Cittlierliir'n Academy. M n n f ! .i evening St. Catherine's ncad emy held tho second annual entertain ment for the benefit of the household eco nomics department of the school. The en tertainment was musical nnd llternry In its nnture. The vocal soloists wero Mrs. Mo rlarlty, Mrs. Turner nnd Mrs. Trumbull. Tho children of tho school appeared In chorus, singing Christmas enrols and re citing appropriate Selections. Mrs. Harriet MacMurphy, tho instructor In cooking, delivered an address in which sho dwelt upon the lmportanco of training for tho work of llfo In the household. "Hundreds of young men and women," said she, "nro engaged In studying for the pro fessions, for the trades and to qualify them selves as bookkeepers and stenographers, but thousands of homes In Omaha aro not what they should bo for tho reason that every step In tho household Is an experi ment." Dr. Crowley spoke upon tho Importance of welt balanced meals, which will give to tho Individual, those elements which lire necessary for tho development of life. NORTH OMAHA IMPROVEMENTS Ursfilcnl of Ihr North Hide Make It cil ura tii to Council, .Mnyor nnd llnllrond. At a meeting of tho North Omaha Im provement club Monday night a commltteo wn appoluted to appear before the city coun cil and urgo that the North Omaha sower bo extended to Fort streot. Tho subject of a branch library in North Omaha was discussed and It was decided to roqucst tho mayor to rccognlio tho northern part of tho city by tho appointment of John Morri son or W. A. Hanson to a position on tho library board. A commltteo was appointed to roquest tho Missouri Pacific to placo a drop gato at Twenty-fourth, street and tbo Holt lino, persons who travol over tho latter streot claiming that on account of tho curvo made by tbo road at that point and tho Increased number of trnlns which pass over It tho crossing Is dangerous. A request waa mado to tho city council to establish n market placo on Capitol avenuo nnd a commltteo was appointed to urgo the council to sot asldo forty feet of tho roadway on that street for that purpose. VACATE FEDERAL BUILDING Severn! of Uncle Snin'n Men Take n I)uy Off to Fatten Up nt Home. Lnst night's trnlns carried from tho city several of the government's men employed about tho fedoral building. K. C. Hoyt, clerk of the district court, takes his family to Beatrice, where. In addition to the usual Christmas festivities, thoro Is to bo a double wedding, In which tho brides will bo nieces ot Mrs. Ilpyt. John Nicholson, dep uty clerk of tho circuit court, will make good his threat to( create a tomporary famlno out nt the family homo In Grand Island. Kd W. North and Don J. Adams ot tho Internal rovenuo department aro going to collect a special, tax on dressed fowl for Internal requirements at Columbus, and Clair Goddard ot tho same department will check exportation ot domestto gooso from Lincoln by disposing of tho supply thero. James Walling nnd J. O. Moore, deputies of thn United States marshal, hope to got to their respective homes In Lincoln and Pal myra long enough to servo warrants on somo home cooking. William L. Unzlcker of tho customs department Is nlrcady ovor In Illinois, preparing to open a new port of entry for Turkish goods. MARKET HOUSE IN THE STREET Effort nrlnir Mmli- In Locale Market Place In Hie Middle of Cnnltol Avenue. An effort Is being made to securo the lo cation of a mnrkot place on Capitol avenue between Twelfth nnd Sixteenth streets. A petition Is being clrculnted nmong tho busi ness men on tho streuts east of Sixteenth In the neighborhood of tho avenuo asking that tho council set asldo forty feet of the center of tho street upon which to erect a two-story markot houso. Tho petition states that tho owners ot property abutting on tbo street will wnlvo damages caused by tho erection of such a building and that, the land costing tho city nothing. th Income from tho upper sorles will be more than sufficient to maintain the houso, leaving the Income from tho lower floor as profit to tho city. Signatures have been secured from tho majority of tho business men In thnt local ity and tho matter will bo brought before tho city couucll nt an early mooting. BLOW KILLS CROW'SliROTHER Omuhn Patrolman' Itelntlre nt Fort DndKO Form Illen from MuiiKhot Wound. Patrolman Tom Crow of tho Omaha police recolved a tolegrara from Fort Dodge, la., yesterday, advising him of tho death of his brothor, M. K. Crow, captain ot police of that city. Death was tho rosult ot con cussion of tho brain. Two weeks ngq Captain Crow arrested two desperate men and was taking them to Jail when a'thlrd man crept up bohlnd the offi cer and dealt him a stunning blow on tho hoad with a alungshot. Tho trio escaped,' Tbo officer was picked up unconscious a few minutes later and conveyed to his home, whero he wns confined to his bed for sev eral days, but as ho felt fully recovered at tho end of that tlmo ho roported for duty. Ho worked about ten days, when ho was again taken 111. He died Monday about midnight. WILL EXAMINE APPLICANTS Candidates for Ponlllonn n Tcncliem AVIll He Kiiimliii'd Lant Half of Week, Examinations for persons desiring to se cure certificates to teach In the Omnha pub lic schools will be held at the High school building Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Applicants for grammar grade certificates will be examined Thursday and Friday, and examinations for High school certificates will be held Saturday, The ex amining committee consists of Principal A. II. Watorhouso ot the High school, Miss Helen Wyckoff, principal of Bancroft school, and Miss Anna Foo, principal ot Kellotn school, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Oity OfHiitls D. Ktt Ttkt Kinilj U Martli OrJinwo. UNWILLINS TO BE DOCKED FOR ABSENCE Hendn of Department Contend thnt They Are. Nut Xenrly So Well Com pensated an Are Member of the Council. City ofllclals arc not taking kindly to the resolution of Councllmnn Mnrtln In regard to having pay deducted when temporarily away. Somo of the city officials go hunting very often during tho season, but the work of tho departments. It Is said, goes on Just tho tame. Ono official of tho city said yes terday that he did not thluk tho order of Martin's would over bo enforced, for the reason that tho members of tho council could not afford to do so. "For Instanco," said this official, "coun cllmon aro paid nt the rate of $50 a month and tho charter calls for two regular meet ings In each month. This I niv ut h. rn of J25 a meeting. In caso an adjournment is iBKcn, wnicn is frequently tho caso, the pay of councllmen for four tnff Intra ( 12.60 a meeting. It will be seen that mem- ucrs ot mo tiro and polloo departments nnd the city Officials eenprnllv ,1.. n crmnt ,1n1 moro for their money than tho members of ino council." Another official said that in ro an nt. tempt was mado to onforco tho Mnrtln tcb. utuuon mere wouia he somo facts mad public which members of tho council would rather not havo In print. Ono of tho members of tho Taxpayers' lcaguo Bald that whll n tt wna n tnnt iUnt n number of Mayor Kelly's appointees did Homing to speaK of except draw their sal aries there, won no use In miHlnv i.m nil ot tho employes Just because Martin wantca to get nt ono or two raon nppolntcd by Mayor Kelly. It is n fart. several men nro being carried on tho pay rou wno do llttlo or nothing for tho money they get. Mayor Kelly Favor Ordinance. Mayor Kolly announced yesterday that h proposed to SlEIl thn nennrnl n1rtinn. franchise ordlnnnco passed by tho council iuonaay nignt. As tho ordlnnnco has been published for two weeks. neenr,ttnc in lm and waa passed by practically an unanimous oio or tno council, tho mnyor nnturally will attach hts shrnatu re in thn nrrttnnnrtn and thus mako It a law. This action on tho part of tho council and tho mayor In passing nn ordlnnnco which Will in tho futuro fullv nrntiwt ftrn rltrhio of tho city and provldo for nn annuity Is gonornny commended, and It wnB stated yesterday at tho city hall that In tho fu ture all franchise ordlnnn pen nnnsmt tviMiM bo similar, In that a royalty would havo to bo paid to tho city. When tho existing irancntses cxniro tho cltv official nmn. to enforce tho present rule of having all corporations pay a royalty, nnd In this way taxation may bo reduced. O'KeelTe neeommendu White. rtlchard O'Kcoffo drooned Into Thn rtnn office long enough yestorday to mako tho announcement that ho proposed to recom mend Dr. W. S. Whlto tin unslilnnt mni.lv physician. Ho said that he had considered tho matter seriously nnd had decided upon ur. Whlto as tho proper man for the plaoo, As mentioned In Monday's Deo, protects will be Bcrved acalnst nn nnnnlntmant i this cort, Tho local flcmocratlo paper In laat night's issuo demoted a column in nnn dcmnlng O'Keeffe for the proposed appoint ment and suggested a number Of well known democrats for tho nlaee.' Mr. O'ICeerfn win doubtless find beforo ho gets Into office thnt wntio both factions of the democracy as sisted In his selection that there Is going to bo somo dtffcrenco of opinion In regard to appointments. Miller Iteturnn from Waahlnitloii, C. W. Miller, ono of tho letter carriers hore, returned yesterday from Washington, where ho went to attend a meeting of tho executive board of tho National Mall Car riers' association. At tho last convention of mall carriers Mr. Miller was elected n member of tho cxeeutlvo board and consid erable of his tlmo will be talton up during his term attending sessions of the board. Thero will be another meeting of the board In Washington tho first week In January and Mr. Miller will thereforo bo hero only for tho holidays. Street nepalr Funds, WhMo tho amount appropriated by tho council last August for streot repairs has been exhausted, there Is still money com ing In, and thero will bo enough to worry along through tho winter providing tho street commissioner Is economical. Coun cilman Kd Johnston wept through the rec ords a day or two ago and found that there was about $1,800 to bo secured trom tho county road fund and this will be drawn as soon as possible In order to fill out the ex hausted fund. With this money tho street commissioner will bo able to make tompor ary repairs during tho winter and have something left for emergency work In tbo spring. MokIo City Gnlp, U. M. Summers and family have moved to Chicago. Moso Itedmond Is rnnldly recovering from a serevo nttack of pneumonia. Rebecca C. West. 3T8 South Twentieth street, died yestorday of pneumonia. Christmas services will be held at St. Mttrtln'H church at 10:30 o'clock todny. Mrs, Huth Pierce of Grand Island Is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. K. H. Illdgeway. Dick Kstcs left lnst night for Qlenwood, la., to spend tho holidays with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Green of Extra. Ia., nro hero, tho guests of Mrs. A. J. Coughey. A dance wns given by tho South Omaha Social club nt Hex hull last night which wbb well attended. Special services were hold nt tho Swedish Daptlst church, Twonty-aecond nnd IC streets, thts morning, Mrs. W. J. McCnmn has nrrnnced n s no dal musical program for the sorvicwi at Kt. Agnes' cnurcn louay. Communion wrvlces will bo held at St. Edwards' mission and St. Clements' mission by Hev. Foster this morning. Tho children of St. Martin's Episcopal church wero entertained lnt night In a lavish manner. Thero was a trco and glfta lor an. AH coal offices will be closed today, as well as tho banks nnd city offices. Tho barber shops will remain open until 11 o CIOCK. City Clerk Shrlgley la advertising for bids for tho grading of tho alley between Twen- ty-fourth and Twenty-fifth and F anil O streets. Alfred II. Wlrlck, 12 years of age, was round dead in ueu yesroruay morning. Physicians Bay thnt kidney trouble wom tho cause. The funeral will bo held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at tho First Presby terian cnurcn, jiv. it. l. wncuier om elating. CAPTAIN RICHARDS LAID UP Still nUnblrd liy Iliirn Itrcelved hy nxnloMlon of I'orrder Horn. Captain C. M. Richards of tho Thurston nifles was prevented from participating In last night's festivities of tho Millard Illfles by tho serious burns be recolved about the face and bands recently when a powder horn exploded In n stove at hln home. The horn had been placed thero somo months ago and was not noticed when the stove waa I called Into action tor tho recent battle with WATER ROUTE TO THIS CITY Considerable Freluht from Hnstrrit ft In to Come hy Wny of !iii itminli. "It will surprise many Omnha people to know that freight Is brought to their city from tho Now Dngl.iud nnd eastcru status via tho Atlantic ocean to Savannah and thcuco across tho country In nliuoat a di rect lino to Oraahn," said Commercial Agent E. F. Scrviss of tho 'Frisco line nt tho local headquarters ot thnt railroad, "but thts is novertholees true. Wo bring tuauy and many a carload Into this city Just that way and still more we send up Into the northwest from this place as a point of radiation. "Why would any manufacturer or shipper send freight such a roundabout way, when ho can shoot It straight across tho coun try? For two good reasons, First, bo causo tho differential 1 10 cents on every hundred pounds, and that mounts up Into big figures on largo shipments. Agnln, the combination water-lnnd route, which 1 have described, Is practically an speedy tor freight purpoicu, especially In certain classes ot commodities. It takes only a day and a half to mnko tho water run from New York to Savannah nnd wo can Jerk the goods tho rest of tho way by rail In eight days more. Moreover, the best time these fast frolght companies even claim for tho New York-Omuha trip Is six dnja and it Is gcuernlly longer than that before the freight Is on hand, "Now It Is easy to sec how this difference of 10 or so to n carload In freighting charges would moro than outweigh that threo or four day's more tlmo required by tho water routo In nny caso whero It was not a rush shipment. Take, for Instnnce, boots and shoes. Up In those status along the North Atlautlo coast thero aro hun dreds ot manufacturers of such articles and wo carry n vast amount of this product around this way to tho west and northwest, Codllsh nnd other fish from New Englnnd U another big Hem. In many cases, horcovor, wo reach away Inland, taking shipment" from tho extreme western end of Now York state- Of courso wo must deduct these land charges from tho through rats, but on high-class frolght thoro la suffi ciently good money In the business to war rant that. "Our lino does not reach nil tho way from Savannah to Omaha, bolng short n tow hun dred miles nt elthor end. Wo run from lllnulngham, Ala., to Kansas City, nnd thnt routo Is In dlroct linn with Snvannah, 300 miles from lllrmtnghnm nnd almost ns di rect to Oraahn at tho other end. "At this end there Is suillcleut good sorr Ico between Kansas City and Omnha al ready and 1 do not bellovo that the 'Frisco would ever build In hero, but tho extension of tho lino from P-trmlnghnm to Savannah Is ono ot tho fondest projects ot tho road and ono that will bo earliest of execution. That would glvo us an arrow flight line from tho great seaport to Kansas City and tho wntcr business wo nro now compelled to handle through connections at Birming ham wo could then tako on our own rails right at tho docks." BATES TO RETURN SATURDAY Aide to Commander of Department of MUsaurl Arrives from Xt.'I.ont a Forerunner. Captain J. McCUntnck, aide to Gcnornl John C. Dates, arrived In tho city yesterday morning from St. Louis, whoro ho went with tho gonoral and Captain Erwln n week ago. "On the day set for thn parade, of which General Dates was o haye been .grand .mart shal," said he, "tho mercury was 10 degrees below zero, so tho general recommended thnt It bo dispensed with, and Instead ot tho grand pageant proposed tho olflccrs and directors of tho Louisiana Purchase exposi tion, with tho govornors of several states and othor visitors, drovo to the fair grounds In cnrrlagcs nnd turned ovor the sod on tho alto ot tho first government building to ba orccted. From thoro they drovo to the Coll- soum, whoro speeches wero mnde, nnd In tho cvonlng thero was n banquet nt tho Southern hotel. "Tho gonernl will spend Christmas at the home of his sister In St. Louis nnd will re turn to Omaha Saturday night. Ho will probably go to Washington January 3 to holp wind up tho affairs of tho army board ot which ho Is a member." PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. 13. Robertson of Sioux Cltv Is unend ing tho holidays In this city. Park Commissioner E. J. CornlBh will spend Christmas nt Loulsvlllo. City Attornoy W. J. Connell will leave Thursday for Washington, whero ho will remain for two weeks. Judce and Mrs. Andrew J. Ellison of Ktrksvillo. Mo., are the Kucsts of their daughter, Mrs. Duncan M. Vlnsonlmler. MIhm Odessa Ilankln of Bhcmtndnnh. In.. I In Omaha vlsltlntr Mlsu Mnbol Knrr nt 2318 North Twenty-second street during the holidays. ft. n. Elaon. who has been at Clnrksnn hospital for ten dnys, undergoing uu opera tion tor appemiiciun, t!iici;m tu uti nuia tu Icavo tho hospital soon. Marrlaite filoonse. Tho following marriage licenses were Is sued by tho county Judgo: nt,ityi.. nnd TleHldence. Aire. George F. Colo, Kansas City 21 Flora M. McCnll, Omaha 21 Alpha A. Hchwenlc, Omnha 20 'Lcnoro Constnntlne. Omaha 23 John G. Dennis, Omalin 3'J Amelia M. Peterson, Omnhn 21 Fred KlllnghtiHen. Florence 39 Matilda Dunkey, Douglas county 28 August Meyer, Omaha 21 Myrtle iuckcub, rremont :i Half past Nine! A lazy liver means biliousness, constipa tion, sick headache, jaundice, dyspepsia. Take one of Ayers Pills each night, just one. It will cause a natural, free movement the day following. Soon the liver will do its work without this whipping. " For many years I havo used Ayer's PllU for stomach nnd liver troubles. I have tried many different kinds of pills, bat Ayer's Pills I know aro tho best of all." Hampton Hitm, Beaver Falls, Pa. 2J cctt a box. All truuliU. MILLARD RIFLES FALL IN Lilt Up with Omaha! EitirUiatrs Ut First Tin. MARCH TO NEW ARMORY FIRST OF YEAR llnic l'rntule ot Sivcll (luitrter In Mnsnnlr Temple Are Aldliiur lu Or unnlsatlon of Troop ot Vixy nlry. At Chambers' academy, Seventeenth nnd Douglas streets, last night tho Millard Illfles, the "baby company" of Nebraska s volunteer organltatlotis, nbnndoned thn "hay foot-strnw foot" methods of military training for tho wnltz, tho two-step, the thrco-step, tho flve-etep and tho waltz-oxford of pollto society. About fifty couples wero' on thn floor, nmoug them being many from tho Thurston Rifles nnd a few from tho Omnhn Guards, nnd they danced eighteen numbers nnd a few extras, the enrd beginning with tho "Autumn Uud" waltr. nnd concluding with tho "Florodoro" wnltz, n particular fnvorlto of tho Wlmloy orchestra. l)y request "Tho Serenade" was Included In the program. Flrt of Their Serle. Thn nffnlr was designated tho "opening party" of tho Mtllnrd Hides, It being tho In tention to entertain slmllnrly every month hereafter, on n ditto to bo selected by tho committee In ehnrge. Captain Thomns A. Dnughman of thn Mlllnrds wns present nnd In general charge, though not on tho floor, as ho was tho captlvo of Vernon llaughmnn, tho Infnnt mascot of tho company, who In sisted upon being held In his prhonor'n nrnis through most of tho evening. On tho entertainment commltteo wnrof Lieutenant H. C. Stafford, Lieutenant II. It, Wnlker, Sergeant Eugeno Harris, Sergeant Hoy Cnthers nnd Corporal W. L.. Mnynard. On tho floor commltteo were: First Borgonnt John F. Mncnlder nnd PrlvnteH Harry Nny lon, lrn W. Thompson nnd Hoy Cnhow. On pollco duty, a military term for thn gentlo mcn who looked nftor everybody's general comfort, wero: Privates Jncohson, Sawyer nnd Cahow. At tho door. Quartermaster Sergeant Elmer A. Wrltnor halted thu ruchIs with baynnctod rlflo nnd pnssed thorn within tho lines only upon presentation ot tho printed password. Tho reception com mltteo wns the whole company. I'ntron Present liy Proxr To tho grent disappointment of tho sixty men of tho company. Senator Millard did not recolve news of tho ball until his nr rlval In Omaha nnd has slnco been bo busy that ho could not arrnngo to nttend lnst night, nor wnB Mnyor Frank E. Moorcs present, owing to n much regretted mis tak.o of tho lnvltntlon committee. Sonator Millard, tho patron of tho company, waa present by proxy, however, ns'a consplcnpun feature of tho decorntlona of the ballroom was a large picture of him on tho north wall, draped with flags. Tho only othor decorations wero tho different designs In which tho nntlonnl color had been plnced about tho room. Hntlons of it variety morn delectable than thoso ovor found In nny haversack wero served, nnd nt ench end tit tho hall stood' h clvlllnn aide to 'servo from two largo bowls a punch that would cheer without antagonizing tho enemies of tho enntecn. To n representative of Tho Hco Captain Ilaughmnn mado formnl nnuouuecmcut last night that tho Hlllcs, who, nlnco tholr mus torlng In tho 11th of last month, havo been temporarily quartered In tho Crounso block nt thn southenst corner of Sixteenth and Capitol avenuo, will movo "Jn'ti'uitry 1 dlagonnlly ncross tho streot, whero thoy have secured a pcrmnnent homo on the soc ond floor of what Is known ns the Musolilu Templo, tho new qunrters to bo known ns tho Millard Itllles armory, nnd to bo fitted up somewhat ns Is a club. Ileglnnlng to morrow tho artisans will niter tho rooms to accommodato tho ofllcerit' offlco, qunrter mast'er's department, parlor, reading rooms and gymnasium. OrKmililiiir Troop of Cnvntry. Captain Dnughman status also thnt tho officers of tho rifles aro collaborating with Captain W. S. Orecnlcaf, formely of thn Sovnnth United Stntos cftvnlry in tho orgaq lzatlon of n troop of cavalry fur tile Na tional Ouard, which will, It Ib expected bo ready for formal organization ut tho Illfles' quarters hooii after tho first ot tho yoar, Somo of "tho boys" of tho rtlfles Inst ovcnlng presented their commissioned ofll ceni with dolla as Christmas gifts, an act mndo pnrdonablo by tho fact that tho com pany Is tho baby In tho family ot utata military organizations. i. 1 FIFTY MILLION TO SPEND G lint ii n W. Wntlle MiiirKcat the l'i alhllltles of I,ottlliina I'lirohasn ' Kzposltlon nt Ht. I, mil. Qurdon W. Wnttlcs has returned from St. Louis, whero, In company with Governor Savage, he took part In tho curomonles at tending tho breaking of ground for .the Lou isiana Purchaso exposition. "Tho. peoplo ot St. Louis aro making plans for tbo largest International exposition ovor held," said Mr. Wattles. "They already claim to have $50, 000,000 In sight to bo spout upon tho grounds by tho federal govorument, tho different states nnd prlvnto dlsplnyp. With this mbnoy at their command thoy can mnfto' a show which will ocllpse anything over soon In tho country, not oxceptlng tho World's fair." The time to take a pill J, C. AYEH CO., Lovdl, Mast.