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THE OMAHA DAILY HEK: WEDNESDAY, AT70ITRT 20, 100.1. ' 7 vrtr nnniT vrv n i r i tt'no 'Ths Call of the Wild" is an Uncommonly Intemting Story. ADVENTURES OF A NEWSPAPER REPORTER Lawn Tennis Bsok kf Dohertf la Simple Oalo to Tbla Favorite Game for Both (he Novice aal Skilled Player. The Ca.Il of the Wild," by Jack Lon don, la an uncommonly Interesting atory, giving us a strong, clear Insight Into primeval Ufa In the Klondike regions at a time after the cold fever began. A mag nificent dog, Buck, la the hero, although there are other dogs as well as peraona who will Interest the reader. Buck waa stolen from his home in southern Califor nia, where he had been accustomed to a quiet life In the home of Judge Miller. Ha. waa taken to the Klondike and put to drawing sledge. He Is of splendid blood, and In the toll, atarvatlon, abuse and suf fering Incident to the life he la compelled , to adopt his. b'.ood tells. He makea the most of circumstances, and philosophically accepts,, the many changes that are his lot. The first great revelation came to Buck,, when he was broken In that Is, when he learned "the law of club and fang," and realised "that might Is the right of the strongest." The first results of his northland environment were shown in his capability for theft, and his cun nlngness In being able to do so without being discovered, thereby saving himself punishment by "the law of club and fang." His experiences awakened In stincts long dead. Domesticated genera tions disappeared, and In him there waa developing the dominant primordial beast "In vague ways he remembered back to the youth of. the breed, to the time the wl!d dogs ranged In packs through the primeval foreat and killed their meat aa they ran It down. It waa no task for him to team to fight with cut and slash and the quick wolf snap. In this manner had fought forgotten ancestors. They quick ened the old life within him, and the old tricks which they had stamped Into the heredity of the breed were his tricks. They came to him without an effort or discovery, as though they had been his porter," by Samuel Travera Clover, author of 'Taul Travera' Adventures." The full- page Illustrations explain the text, and arc by H. a. Lackey. Thla novel la a capital story of the adventures of I'aul Travera, the hero of Mr. Travera' former clever story. Through the Influence of his friend, Mr. Wilder, Paul waa given a regular as signment on the Mercury. One night there waa a terrible storm on Lake Michigan. Paul and a companion were aent to write It up. That night h had an opportunity of showing his mettla In more waya than by doing reportorlal work. A schooner waa being buffetted about by the breakera, and Paul, without waiting for an invitation. Joined with the life-saving crew in their work of rescue. He covered himself with laurels and was Immediately made a "fea ture" writer. While on these special as signments he had soma thrilling experiences in the west. Including one with the Moqul snake-dancers In Arizona; ths capture and killing of Sitting Bull and one In the "rust ler" country, where the stockmen and the cattle ralaera of Wyoming were engaged In a squabble. The author's descriptions of the ghost dances are so realistic one almost feels they were present at the feast them selves. One "special assignment" covered by him waa the republican national conven tion at Minneapolis, at which Jamea O. Blaine, the "Plumed Knight." was the all conspicuous figure. Immediately after thla Paul la made managing editor, and we hope hla biographer will aee fit to continue the atory and give ua ths privilege of heating hla experlencea In the higher fields of news pa per dora. Lothrop Publishing company. "R. F. and H. L. Doherty on Lawn Ten nis." Thla book is a simple and plctoral guide to this favorite game. W are given all the detail of play for beginners and experts alike. The book Is filled with good tennis sense. It will start the novlca right and aid the skilled player. It is complets In all ways and the Illustrations, which are numerous, will be very helpful Indeed. Baker Taylor Company, publishera. "A Partnership In Magic," by Charles Battella Loom Is, Is a plecs of clever juve nile fiction. It has a fairy tale motive, in an entirely realistic setting. A country boy who has a marvellous power of pluck ing fruit from the bare branches of any tree, goes to New York and, with a friend, starts in ths fruit business and 'makes a large sum of money in a couple of weeks of their partnership. There la a cruel step father and hla adventures in Naw Tork In alwaya. And when, on the still cold """" "' ' " nlBhU. Tie pointed his nose at a star and cltjr cenen connection with the heroes bowled Ions- and wolfllke. It was his an- ePences, make it a highly amusing castor, dead and dust, pointing nose at tor'r- LohP Publishing company. star and howllnsr down throne h the cen turtea and through him. And his ca- Defending the Bank," by Edward S. dences were their cadences, the cadences Var Zile, Is a most Interesting and amus which voiced their woa, and what to them '" detective story for boys and girls, in was the meaning of the stillness, and the which a couple of bright boys and a girl co'd and dark. Thua. aa a token of what appoint themselves amateur detectives and a puppet thing life Is, the ancient song are able to run down a couple of bank rob- surged through him and hs came Into his bers, who are planning to roB the bank of own again." He soon arose to the mas- wnicn the father of one of the boys is tcrshlu of his team; then became the best president. It is an exciting tale, and the ledge dog In Alaska, and finally yielded scene Is laid in Troy, N. T. Lothrop Pub- to "the sounding of the call" and won the llshlng company. distinction of master of the forest pack. on. and the wolvea follow their meat Into oM y, transcribed and edited by Car tha lower valleys, he may be seen run- )en BateBon an1 nIugtrate(1 by W. Herbert ning ai Ilia neaa 01 xne pac iiiruugn w i reunion Tn the r.nln no r ,n nV, th i ii v. . li I 1 n 1 1 .. I " r ' - ... " I.. ur uu....c.M.. . ...... thof ay: ..The enBUnr narrative of the leaping gigantic above his fellows, his nf . .... , great throat a-bellow as ha singe a song tury , here (.t down fa;t by fact acr(1. m V , tJl r , h .7T;' Wilbur, early settler and old inhabitant of and a beautiful contribution to literature. , ,,,,. ... " . . , . .. . ... the town of Marietta." The tale contains In it are embedded strong truths, which I . while the author makes no allusion to T. ' ' I . , them, and draws no inferences from them. ,over" f thU klnd of flc,,on- be,,,lei Mn are nevertheless there. It Is beautifully r na amusing iove story. Illustrated In colors by Pht(lp It- Good- in" ruousning company. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Major Vetoes Soma Items in Appropriation and Conceal Sustains Him, . MATTER OF PAY FOR PAVING REPAIRS City Attorney Presents Opinio e Effect that Coat Cum Be Assessed Acalaat AbnttlaaT Property aaa Plaa Will Be Tried. win. and there are numerous decorated "'page by Charles Edward Hooper. Pub lished by the Msctnlllan company. "A Parish of Two" Is a tale told In letter form by two authors In collaboration, by Henry Ooelet McVlckar and Percy Collins, the latter a pen name. It tells an original thar Adventure, of Paui Travera. Showing ,ovf ",ory ,ronJn clevr dialogue niiu uranmuo scenes, xne woria 01 rasn lonable society Is displayed In an Intimate way, while In sharp contraat spiritual life Is revealed In the words of sn Invalid clergyman as he writes to his man-of-the- world friend. Published by the Lothrop Publishing company. "On Special Assignment, Being the Fur- 'How He Succeeded aa a Newspaper Re Cured of Asthma After 35 years of Suffering;. II will b gratifying to Asthmatic readers to learn that aa absolute cura haa at last been discovered by Dr. Schlffmann. That the remedy U an effectual One can- and contains In the character namlna: the not d aouuteu auer perusal oi aucn lestl xoony as that of C. W. Van Antwerp, Ful ton, N. Y., who aays: "Your remedy (Schlffmaun's Asthma Cure) la the beat! aver used. I bought a package of our druggist and tried it and one bus entirely cured me of Asthma, and I have not had It since. 1 can now go to bed and sleep all bight with perfoct comfort, which I hare not done before for 85 years and I thank von for the health that I now enjoy. I hope that you will publish this letter, that others may learn of its wonderful virtues." Sold bv all drniririNta at Wt and ai nrt BendScstaraDto Dr.R.8ehlffmnn Hniflfll. I will be relished by every reader, while the hi. Paul, Minn., for a free sample package. I plot, leading up to the revelation of the bidden history of this wise old cobbler will closely hold the attention. Lothrop pub lishing company, "Andy Barr." by Willis B. Hawkins, is a unique story of boy and young man life. book a very remarkable creation In the person of a homespun, quaint philosopher. The narrative deals with the story of the lives of two boys, up to the time when they fight for their country in the civil' war, and woo and win their sweethearts. It has plenty of action, and ths highly enjoyable and original figure of Uncle Andy, alone makes ths book a remarkable one. The scene Is laid in a small town, and a fasci nating flavor of the military runs through ths story. The quaint sayings of Andy V arc simply delicious with SHREDDED BISCUIT Sold hy oil grocer g r o v E R CLEVELAND OOF3 AF1SHINO PHOTOUKAflia THAT TALK America's Cup It's Herors New York In the Good Old Summer Time ' Automobillng la Ireland Pirates of New York Harbor; IN SEPTEMBER OUTING Webb Rockefeller Miller haa made a de parture from the ordinary rule, and haa aaved himself ths annoyance most young authors experience in hunting for a pub lisher, by becoming his own publisher. Moreover, Mr. Miller has solved the ques tion of how to maintain ths harmony that should exist between writer and Illumin ator by drawing all the pictures that are Used to Illustrate his book. And he has further settled a point that often causes some friction by designing the cover. Finally, he has taken the bull by the horns and haa gone out into the varloua cities of the country to put his book on the market. When he was In Omaha one day recently, arranging with the Megeath Sta tionery company to handle hla book here, ha spoke of his experlencea, aaylng he had learned much that would be of great ser vice to him In the future, for he Intends to write and publish other books, and his present trip has been as much to gather experience and pointers as anything else. By making all his own contracts and at tending in detail to the business, he finds himself coming Into personal contact with the men with whom ha expects to deal in the future, and thus laying the foundation for what he hopes will be pleasant rela tions. Mr. Miller's book. "Such Things aa Dreams Are Mad Of," ahowa aa rad ical departure from the conventional as its methoda of putting it on the market. It telle a atory of mystery. Interesting In itself. In an interesting way, not devoid of a certain qualntness that denotes ths author's earnestness, having hers and there recourse to certain mechanical devices for lifting a plot over a rough place, and an occasional lapse Into commonplace. It will well repay the idle hour that la spent In its reading. Megeath Stationery com pany, Omaha, supplies the local trade. Mayor Moorea vetoed certain Items In the last appropriation ordinance which he char acterised as "passed bills" lust night, and the council sustained his action. He re fused to sign the resolution awarding 13, 48 to Contractor Charles E. Fleming as final payment for brick paving on Twenty-first street from Spencer to Plnkney on ths ground that the quality of work had been questioned, but the council made the order effective notwithstanding. A bill from Sam Newman for $197 for painting two committee rooms, the room of the president of the council and two toilet rooms, waa termed an outrageous steal by the mayor. Ha aald the last time the rooms had been painted the job had been done under contract and coat but IDS. Painting the mayor's apartments by contract cost only 1183, or less than the amount of the bill, which specified 284 hours, or thirty five and a half work days. The bill of W. T. Dally for IM46 for plumbing at the city jail came In for scathing remarks from his honor. As shown on the face of the bill. the Job would require one man's time for ten and a half days at TO cents an hour. whereas the mayor had been Informed that the work required but three days at the longest. Aboat the Paving Pill. In referring to the Fanning pavement, Mayor Moorea said that it had been ques tioned whether the work has been done In accordance with the specifications, and he deemed It proper to withhold the voucher until the truth of the charges had been proven or refuted. He said that In the past the city had received the worst of similar arrangements and declared payment should not be made until the quality of work was ascertained to a certainty. In conclusion the mayor said he would not sign the war rant for the money. Councilman Back stated an Inspection had shown the pave ment to be all right. Only Hoye, and Zlm man voted to sutain the vrto. City Attorney Wright submitted his opln ion as to the tight of the city to collect for paving repairs by special taxation un der section 1S4 of the charter. In his opin ion, the document recited, the city has authority to proceed under the law. The attorney pointed out that the arrangement could not be put In effect this year, but suggested a plan whereby next year the city would contract for repairs for a period of five or ten years, remuneration to be paid from the general repair fund, which In turn would be reimbursed by the special taxes against abutting property. With proper care he thinks such special assess ments can be collected and that the effect will be to put and keep the atreeta In bet ter shape than ever. To hla mind the scheme has many polnta of advantage and no defects. He recommended that he be authorized to confer with the city engineer and prepare plana for next and succeeding years. The council placed the opinion on file and adopted the recommendation. Assistant City Prosecutor. Councilman Evans introduced a resolution that would create another office, that of as sistant to the city prosecutor at S75 month, the Incumbent to be selected and employed by the prosecutor and to hold office at the pleasure of the council. Mr Evans explained that Prosecutor Lee has asserted the work is too heavy for one lawyer to perform in police court. Upon motion of Councilman Hoye the resolution was referred to the committee on fire, water and police. The Introduction of an ordinance later, that repealed the law creating tho office of second assistant city attorney, apparently had some connection with the resolution, although the latter office has not been filled during the present administration. Cob leases Judgment for Water Rest, ' There wasn't much hesitancy when the council voted to direct the city attorney to confess judgment in favor of the Omaha Water company in the amount of 146.040 for hydrant rental for the first half of the present year. Councilmen Schroeder and Back chorused In voicing the concurrent resolution so to do. Councilman O'Brien objected and offered an amendment, refer ring the resolution to the city attorney for advice, but only he. President Zlmman and Nicholson voted for atfch procedure. Then the action was taken with only O'Brien holding out against it. Attorneys have held that the city Is not legally bound to pay ths bill. The legislature made no provision for the liquidations of such ob ligation. No Official Paper Yet. The matter of creating an official paper in which legal advertising can be made wa brought up by Clerk Elborun's an nouncement that If the third quarterly sit ting of the council as a Board of Equalisa tion Is to be held on September t, 9, 10, advertisement must be made at once. There are fourteen special assessment plans awaiting action. Involving improvements aggregating I-'O.OOO. The second meeting waa not held because of the lack of an official paper, caused through a delinquency in the law. Councilman O'Brien waa anxioua last night to have the advertising awarded to the World-Herald, which the council Is free to do, notwithstanding an Injunc tion has been Issued forbidding award to The Bee. Thla atarted some vigorous pro tests against government by Injunction from Councilmen Evans and Schroeder. The former said he was willing to place himself in contempt of court by voting to award the advertising to The Bee, in accordance with the original findings of the council, and learn whether or not the council has any authority or premises. Schroeder said he waa willing to go to jail to obtain hla rights and asserted that he waa prepared to place himself In con tempt of court whenever the other coun cilmen were willing to do likewise. No action waa taken. W'aat te tell Part of Street. An ordinance was introduced for the purpose of selling four feet of streef on Tenth street from Capitol avenue to Dav enport. President Zlmman said that cer tain Individuals desired to erect building and needed the street space. By a resolution from Councilman Back 11,000 Is set aside from the general fund tor the Immediate repair of unpaved treets and $500 for repairs to crosswalks. It was stated by the deputy comptroller that there Is $21,000 available In the gen eral ' fund. Councilman O'Brien voted against the resolution. He said restriction hould be placed on the Board of Public Works, as a job of filling holes at Twenty- fourth and Cuming street eattmated to cost $2S had coat about $300, according to his figures. If Petition, No PavtaaT. By refusing to pasa the ordinance creat ing an Improvement district out of Maple street from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth the council ruled a new line of procedure. The reason given by the committee on paving for rejecting the ordinance was that no petition for the paving proposed has been filed. It was recommended that In future no distrtot be created previous to the filing of the petition. , The electrlo light company was author ised to Illuminate the city for the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities under the supervision of the city electrlcan, at a cost not to exoeed $2,600, which will be paid for next year. The amended cocaine ordinance, making it possible to obtain the drug on presenta tion of a permanent certificate from any duly licensed physician, was passed. The ordinance authorising an Issue of $484,000 renewal bonds was repealed be cause of a technical error and a new one Introduced. Councilman Back introduced an ordinance which seeks to compel the Union Pacific to establish ' a gate In the fence across Ninth street between Marcy and Leavenworth. An ordinance waa Introduced forbidding prostitutes and the practice of prostitution In the city and prescribing fines from $i to $100. This Is a technical measure to place the prosecution for such Infractions of the law In the hands of the city prosecutor, An existing ordinance has been found which enables him to reach keepers and In mates of houses of Ill-fame and disorderly places. UNITE INDIAN WAR VETS Movement oa Foot to Form Associa tion of Men Who Fought Kloox, Measures are in progress in Omaha for the formation of an association of the survivors of the Sioux Indian wars of 1865-68, Including the survivors of the Fort Phil Kearney massacre of December fl. 1868. Members of the Eighteenth ana Twenty-seventh United States Infantry and the Second United States cavalry of those years will be especially eligible for member ship. It is the Intention to hold a reunion and banquet on December 21, In commemoration of the massacre at Fort Phil Kearney, helnsr the thirty-seventh anniversary of that event, at which time nearly 100 men, Including Colonel W. J. Fetterman, Cap tain Brown and Lieutenant Orummond of the Twenty-seventh and Elgheenth In fantry, fifteen men Of the Second cavalry, ' seventy-five men of the Twenty-seventh . and Eighteenth and five citizens lost their lives at the hands of Red Cloud and his band of $.000 savages. There are now in' this vicinity about a dosen members of the regiments named. most of whom are retired soldiers. It is the further intention to endeavor to collate from these survivors a recora or me stirring events of ttihSe times and preserve a history of the Sioux Indian war that made famous such men as Red Cloud, Spotted Tall, Standing Elk, American Horse and the Man-Afrald-of-His-Morses, an Sioux chiefs and leaders of the hostile bands of those sanguinary tfmes. WILL MAKE PICNIC A SUCCESS Grocers and Batchers Will Nat Be Held 3aelc by Rain or Chine. George F. Munro of the Retail Grocers' association is authority for the statement that rain or ahlne, hot or cold, cloudy or clear, or any other old thing, the grocers' and butchera" picnic will be held Thura day of thla week. "It has been postponed twice," said Mr. Munro, "and regardlesa of clrcumstancea It la to be pulled off this time. The grounds were never In better condition and the horses on which Mr. Munro and others are to perform wondrous feats have already been shipped to Missouri Valley. All of the grocery stores and meat mar kets In Omaha and South Omaha will be closed, so householders are notified to se cure extra supplies." The above books are for sale by the Me geath Stationery Co., 1M Farnam street. MEGEATH STAT. CO. , 1308 FARNAri STREET. Everybody is reading this summer. We nave everything la books, p. rt exi le. Is and newspaper, at summer prices. ...is Why Weeif Is Held. Mis Sarah Beger. who resides at 1001 Dodge street, ruitortea to the police ya- t-ruy sft.rnoon that a man had tx-en following her on the street. As she was the own.r of a watch she was of the opinion that that was what he was after A detective was sent out with her and she pointed out J. Woolf. wboee home Is In lows, aa tn man. oon waa arrested and locked up, charged with being a eu.plclou oiiaxacier. Yen nK Year Lite If you neglect piles. Thsy win cause fatal diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve posi tively cures or no pay. So. for sale by Kuhn Co. Worried Abont Her Brother. V P. Hlbbler, residing at 207 North Sev enteenth street, called at the police station about 2 o'clock this morning and reported that his uncle, L. H. Johnson of Long I'lne, Neb., was missing. A brother of the miss ing man was drowned in Long Pine a few days ago and he came to Omaha with the body, which is being taken to Pleasant ville, la. When Johnson arrived In the city 'he wrote a note to his sister, Mrs. Hlbbler, asking ner to meet mm si me Windsor hotel. She sent her son to meet him at 6 o'clock yesterday evening and ar rangements were made by the missing man to call at the home of his sister at :30 last night. Since that time no trace of him has been found. Johnson and his sister and her son were to acoomp:my the body to the iowa town, and arrangements were made to leave on a train at 4 o'clock thla morn ing. The clerk at the hotel where John son was stopping said that he left there early in the evening and had not been back. The steamer Lora has arrived and will commence making regular trips from foot of Douglas street today at i:3i p. m. and 7:30 at night. i swj JS Word to (be Wise i$ Sufficient Even gtnutnt Mocha and Java Coffees of which there is now but an exceedingly small amount imported annually into the United States could not retain their original strength and flavor If constantly exposed to the air, as your grocer is com pelled to permit his bulk coffees to be; neither could they remain pure from dirt and dust. Coffee, after roasting, should be protected from atmospheric changes, as well as from air impurities, by being packed in air-tight canisters. Otherwise it necessarily becomes contaminated. DOS RIOS COFFEE, 'the product of the famous Dos Rios Plan tations in Mexico is guarded from the tree to your table by every possible device to insure its reaching you absolutely pure. Intrinsically, its quality and flavor arc matchless, and to these natural charac teristics is added exceptional mechanical skill in milling, roasting and packing all together being responsible for its con ceded superiority over all other coffees. Dos rios corrri? is bold only in seai.kd ' AIK-TIOHT CAKISTERS. (PRONOUNCED" DOS REE-OS.) a imi""11"" 1 ' -Nhtj) AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA City Hall Proposition Oocnpies Goanoil'i Attention Ju?t Bow. PRESENT QUARTERS LIKELY TO BE KEPT Offer of George A Co, to Repair Build Ins; and Renew Leaae la t'nder Conalderatlon and May Be Accepted. Restores Vigor KorsYord's Acid Phosphalo A teaspoon in a pious of vrater. taken when eihaiMUHlurclfpreaaed from overwork, insomnia, oor diKvetion, or summr beat, givra tons and vigor to iheen tire system. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. John I. Redlrk returned from the east Tuesday morning-. John A. McShane cams in from the east on Tuesday morning-. John A. Crelg-hton returned Tuesday morning from the east. Otto Oram returned to his horns in Wyoming Tuesday morning. W. F. Negele, with Thompson. Belden oc Co.. left last night lor Xsew Tork on a bumness trip. W. J. Bryan paseed through Omaha en route to the democratic convention at Columbus Tuesday morning. Mr. H. A. Thompson of Thompson. Bel den Co.. left yesterday for New York and other eastern points on business. II. W. Breckenrldge left Sunday evening for Hot Springs. Vs.. to attend the meeting of the American nar association. A. J. Lpinskl. ex-clil.f of police of Hast lnga. Neb., called at the police atatlon lust night. He is spending a few days In ths ciiy. Eugene Duval, assistant general western agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. i'aul, returned home Tuesday morning from Chicago. Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Hamilton leave thla morning for Duluth and oilier polnta on the lakes, where they will take a two wetks' outing-. Miss Clara McCann, corset buyer for Thompson, Belden A Co.. left yesterday for the earn to spend a couple of weeks in the Van Or den Corset parlors. Fifth avenue. New York. Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Kllpatrlck. of Beatrice, who havfc been visiting in Omaha a few days, have gone to imperial. Chase county. Neb., where Mr. Kllpatrlck has rxlensiva ranch intereata, for a visit of several duys. A. A. Oalnes of Newport. J. J. King of IJncoln. M. M. Beth of Oreely, J. M. Teegarden of Weepir.g Water. A. A. Watts of Norfolk, Frank A. Mains of Yankton. 1 K. (.rilTen of Columbus and A. O. ferry of Fremont, are at th Merchant. Councilmen Adklns, Broderlck and O'Con nor, members of the council committee on public buildings and grounds, have now under consideration the offer of George & Co. for a renewal of the lease of the present city hall building. While J. P. Flnley of Omaha asserted that he would make a proposition to the council in writ ing for the. erection of a building to be used as a city hall and fire and police head quarters, he has not done so. Therefore the only proposition before the council is the one submitted by George & Co. As the piesent lease expires in December, it is necessary for the city to do some thing at once. It is proposed to rent the entire building to the city and to move some of the offices, aa well aa the council cham ber up stalra and thus give better accom modations. By renting the hall now used by the cavalry troop there would be room for ofllcea for the mayor, city attorney, assistant city attorney, the Inspectora, as well as room for a suitable council chamber. It la understood that the agents of the property will enter into a lease with the city for a term of five years and provide more Jail room and better arrangements all through with the understanding that tho lease is void In case Soutb Omaha is an nexed to Omaha. The Increase In rent for the entire build ing will not be any more than the present rent paid (or the building and the outside o likes maintained. Aa there is no other suitable building at hand it la more than likely that this proposition of George it Co. will be favorably considered. Chief Brlg-gTS Retnrns. John -BHkb-s. chief of police, returned from Excelsior Springs, Mo., last mgnt. He is much improved in health. Wbeu the chief went away he waa suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism and could hardly walk. The baths at the springs did him a great deal of good and he re turns as robust as before his illness. As soon as he arrived the chief was called into consultation with members of the Fire and Police Board and the result of the con ference will be the filing of charges against Ottlcer J. Small and also charges against Captain Shields. These charges will moat likely be filed today. Chief Brlggs aald laat night that he wanted to make a thor ough investigation in both cases before til Ins; charges, Grsvdlnc Pnblle Streets. The grading of Twenty-first street from S to W street will bs completed on Thurs day, unless the weather Is bad. Then the grading outnt will be moved to C street and grade from Twenty-atxth to Twenty- seventh street. This work will only oc cupy a short time and can be done in less than a week. Engineer Beal will com mence today working over soma of the un paved streets damaged by ths rain of Mon uay night, but this can hardly be called grading aa the damaged reada are to be rounded up and the washouts niled, Employ Advertising; Manager. F. II. Broadfield haa been employed aa advertising manager lor the Ancient Order of United Workmen carnival which ia to be held here in September. Mr. Broadfield la reported to be an expert advertising man and proposes devoting all his time to advertising the. carnival, He will establish an office today In the new Workman build lug, Twenty-fifth and M streets. With the consent of the council, the Workmen will fence in Twenty-fifth street from L to M streets and hold an open-air carnival There will be entertainments In the tempi afternoon and evening. Morrill Talk, af Fire. Dana Morrill la still a patient at the South Omaha hoppltal. He Is swathed in bandages, but the nurses say that he Is resting easily. Morrill's eyes are swelled so badly that he cannot see and his right hand is severely burned. In speaking- of the fire Mr. Morrill says that he has no Idea how It started. All ho knows is that the blaze started upstairs and that lie went up with a bucket of water. When he threw the water there was an explosion and he fell headlong down the stairs. Mr. Morrill nays that In the shell room there was 600 pounds of black powder. Tills ex ploded, while the smokeless powder merely burned. The shell room alone contained 13.000 worth of material, which waa all lots. He estimates his total loss at close to U5.00O. Only very intimate friends are permitted to talk to Mr. Morrill. For the time being Ms. Morrill la stopping with relatives. She Is suffering from nervous rout ration, but her physician tas that she will be all r'ght Jn a day or two. Broderlck Bonntl Over. John Broderlck was tried In police court esterday afternoon and bound over to the district court on the charge of being crim inally Intimate with one Kate Davis. Fol lowing the binding over of Broderlck As- lBtant County Attorney Montgomery filed complaint ngalnst Kate Davis, charging her with incorrigibility. This complaint was filed at the request of William Davis, father of the girl. Clerk Shrlft-ley Home. 8. C. Shrlgley, city clerk, and his wife and son Chester returned yesterday from n extended western tr!p. Mr. Shr gley tald that he enjened- the trip grently and that hla wife-returned much benefitted in hea th. From Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Shrlirley went to Portland, Ore., then to Medford, where the timber claims were looked over. They then went to Redding, Cal., where Mr. Shrlgley purchased a timber claim of 16) acres. It will be necessary for him to re turn to Redding this fall to pay up on this claim. During the entire trip, which lasted month, the weather was fine. Improvements nt Stork Yards. An addition Is being built to the cattle sale pavilion at the stock yur 's. The new building is of brick and is J? feet In length by sixty-eight feet In width. The new structure replaces the old frame bulldliiK which served for so long as a stable for the sale pavilion. There is material enough on hand now to complete the work within a month. When the new building Is completed those holdlnc cattle salts will find better ac commodations at the yards than ever be fore. Boys Annoy Jailors. Boya make a practice of hanging about the rear of the city Jail and puss articles In to the prisoners. There Is no wire net ting on the windows, only bars of soft iron about four Inches apart. Every night the with police on watclii at headquarters have tt chase a gang of boys and young men away Yesterday afternoon five young hoodlumi gathered in the rear of the Jail and wr passing whisky In. Acting Chief Eslfeldei attempted to arrest the boys but they man aped to get away. Heavy wire netting over the wlndowa Is needed In order to prevent articles from being passed Into the Jail. - Mania City bosslp, ' , , J. A. Krstky, 21ti2 W street. Is 111 t phold fever. The Martin Spoetler case is to be called up in police court today. C." ' l ". Floyd McKay was out yeaterday-nfter be ing confined to his bed for a week. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Al bert . lxing, Twenty-fourth and Monroe streets. A. II. Murdoch, city attorney, is 'home from a two weeks' tour of the resorts in Colorado. Harry L, Carpenter, manager of the IJn coln stock yards, was a vlaltor at the ex chaiiKe yesterday. Hon. A. U Sutton poes to Craig, Neb., today, where he will deliver an uddress on the "Mistakes In I'rogiess." Mrs. James Hunnlgan lias Rune to Dun lap, la., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Anthony King. Jnmes Parks has gone to Kansas City to look after business matters. The telephone company repaired all of Its lines damaged by the storm of Mondny night by noon yesterday. Lrfist night the electric lights were burning as usual. Duna Morrill is still at the South Omaha hospital. Lj)t Might he was reported much better but It will be several days be fore he will tie able to leave the hospltul. Members of the South Omaha Uvo Stock exchange will leave on September t for another business excursion, tins time me trip will be madu over the Hock Island road. A civil service examination for positions '.r. the postal service will he held In Omaha on November 18. Application iHunks nuiy be hail hy calling on the secretary of I lie civil service commission In Omaha. All applica tions must be tiled with the secretary tf tho board nut later than October IS. LOCAL BREVITIES. W. II. Grossmtyer, a prominent real estate and ranchman of Kearney, la In the city, stopping at the Delloue. . J. W. Kelly, who resides at the Ivy lodg ing house, was ariestid late yesterday afternoon, cliurgtd with disturbing the peace by lighting. K I.. Johnson, living at the Oxford hotel, and William Boilings, 3tl Farnam street, were arrested last night. They are charged with being drunk and disorderly. The funeral of Prof. J. P. Born occurred from the family residence, 31111 NorUi Twenty-foui til street, yesterday afternoon. Rev. F. W. Foster conducted the services. One of the plumbers working on the residence of Charles T. Kountxe at SiU6 Dewey avenue overturned his tueiiol about ti o'clock yesterday afternoon. i'lie floor took tire and an alarm was sent In. When the firemen arrived the blase had been extinguished. Tho damage was slight. Jack Johnson. 1320 North Twenty-sixth street, had trouble with a stranger on F4t nam atreet yesterday evening. As a la suit he received a severe lick over the head with a piece of gas pipe. Johnson waa arrested, but the man who struck him escaped. It required five, stitches to close the cut on Johnson's head. E&EE WM SETS THE SKIN ON FIRE No disease causes so much bodily discomfort, or itches, burns and fctinjjs like Eczema. Beginning- often with a slight redness of the skin it gradually spreads, followed by pustules or blisters from which a gummy, sticky fluid oozes which dries and scales off or forms bad looking sores and scabs. It appears on different parts of the body but ofteuest upon the back,' arms, hands, legs and face, and is a veritable torment at times, especially at night or when overheated. The cause of Eczema is a too acid and general un healthy condition of the blood. The terrifying itching and burning is orodured bv the overflow through the glands and pores of the skin of the fiery poisons with which the ruooa-curreni is over-ioauen. wnue external ap plications, such as washes, soaps, salves and powers are soothing and cooling they do not enter into the blood itself or touch the real cause of the disease, butS. S. S. does, and purifies, enriches, and strength- ens the thin acid blood and cleanses and builds up the general system, when the skin clears off and Eczema with all its terrifying symptoms disappears. Send for our free book oa the Skin and its diseases. Medical advice or any special information wanted wc give without charge. TN SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CAm In 1898 I experienced at times patches on the in side of toy hands that itched and burned, eauslnsr mucn aiscomiorc. as lime went D it rrew worse, a nrt I was eonvlaco'l that waa afflicted with Ecsema. I con. suited several physiciana and a num ber of specialists, and used aeveral ex ternal applications, receiving out slight temporary relief, la February I decided to try S. 8. B., and in less than a month I experienced a change tor the better, and by My all symptoms haa disappeared, and I found myself entire ly cured, and kayo had no return el the disease since. W. F. BRUSH. Kanarr stockmen's Advertising; Agency. 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