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THE OMAHA DAILY . BEE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1804. PAYING SHORT ON JITDMEN City Engineer Declares feitnlithio Mliiare , lot Up to Standard. , HANSCOM PARK WORK AGAIN ATTACKED ,r A a grew feewewate tart VIU Give Ofltelal Kageraeaseat tk Werk Beramse ( Ik Deftc-leaey. City Rngtneer RoMatr has declared .that he wjji not efflcUllr accept the as phalt paving on Park avenu east of Hans eoro park, dona by th Nebraska Bltullthlc company. Ha baaea hta action on th taata made of the material used by experts at Washington, D. C. "Thru Separate samples show that leaa bitumen. n uad than la required in the epectncatlona." aald the engineer: "The average dendehry aboot per cent of the minimum amount ef bitumen demanded. Under theae circumstance I cannot, aa an officer ot 'the cltjr. accept the work and certify that the contract baa been faithfully ' carried out to my satisfaction. While I do not fceow auch will b the caae, yet I presume that the council will .pane the bllla for th work over my head and act about paying the contractor, th earae aa was, done, In the caae of tha gen eral asphalt repairs, where repeated teata ahowed that lew aaphalt waa used In tha mixture than the apeclflcatlona called for. "In view of tha fact that neither of thes ' Jobs are to be pal for by apeclal taxation, but. are paidout ,o? .general city revenue, the mayor and council can disregard my failure to certify to the completion of th work according to contract ! "It la a alncular fact In thla connection that sample' taken from the aaphalt paving on the-Eleventh atreet boulevard kav hewn tha. percentage of bitumen to be higher than th 10 per cent required.- Thla Work waa done, by the Barber aaphalt company, and shows that It la no Impoa. alblllty- to get th aaphalt mixture rich enough If It la handled properly." StxteeatkY Street Pa via. , aty Attorney Wright promises that th Irregularities IH the Sixteenth street pav ing proceedings will ba'.iemedled by th council and arrangements nude ao that th contract with, th Barber A hait company for the work ean.be approved by Friday or Saturday. It appears that an error waa made In not publishing the second ot three ordinances required by 'the -present law", which directs the work ro be den and give ' thirty daya to property owner In which to designate material. Aa contemplated ordi nances ax to' be quickly repealed and in troduced and put through, but the with drawal of-the petition designating material . and Jt reeling la pari of the arrangement. City ; Clerk Klbeurn . has , remonstrated against thla and aaya ha cannot allow the petition to b withdrawn. The matter win , probably bo thrashed out at a apeclal meet- - Ing of the council celled for S o'clock thla afternoon, when the remedial legislation will be aet under way. . '. Pear of a retraining? order from Hugh . Murphy or . John, Grant, unsuccessful bid ders, are declared groundless by friend of tha contractors. ' A threat along thla Una has been made by H. W: Cowduroy,: who, before bis release-by 4he Barber company, worked hard and long getting petitions signed for the. work. He la demanding his pay for: promotion before the work goes forward. . Twe Gat Long; Sentence. John Davla of Eleventh and Capitol ave nue and Ernest Collins of South Omaha have; been sentenced 'to thirty and sixty daya.r-resoeetlvalyt. by Polio Judge Borka. i-1'he.oen were charged. wUh trying to sep arate E. I. Kenser from hla money. Not- . withstanding JCalser la, from. Iowa, he man lied to stick to moat of his funds. The luwan waa charged with being drunk and , was lined fl and costs. ; .., DEMOCRATS PLAY BOTH SIDES . frightened (fee Featanelle Dessoa. atratlo Jnt Backlaa; Dowa on Tkelr Own Plata. t ."It is not likely that the democratlo city ; central - committee will endorse C. Y. Waller, the republican ' nominee for the water board,' in return for a . like endorse ment of Dr. Hippie," said one ot th demo . jtratlo campaign managers. "'This will be because Howell and na friends bavo bon trying to secure ihia endu-sement, vlded'the' Fontanelle man gtta Lis name on the ballot by petition. ' K. L. Metce;fe flrat espoused this prunjjUlne. first becaos he la an ardent;. ,ollfi;al enemy ot I. Hippie, and, second, because he wished to stir ,up ell 4n anumiity and splits tueel bie among. th republicans. But th denio ' crats sea 61early-that by taking up either nominee they will antagonise tha other faction. of the party, and they prefer to v lei conditions remain' as they ' are.' No neetJMi 0U Uty.gemmitta bos' Uf a called to consider th matter, and X don't . think that any will b called.". ;, Howell was asked directly last week If - he would be a candidate by -"petition, and -answered positively that he would not. ', Th statement In th World-Herald that the democratic city convention which noml , nated Dr. Hippie had not considered the r question of reciprocal endorsements caused . great deal ot amusement, because of Its i patent falsity. Copies . of the resolution ' to this effect Introduced by W. It. Herdman . wer mad at one fori the us of dra--fcrats who wished to prevent the endorse ment of Howell at any. opst, and If any ' thing is don about an endorsement, to play ,'fair with th opposite party. Th German Republican club held a well '- attended meeting In Washington hall Sun day. There was much enthusiasm and th mention of th different republican eandl- 'datea arousht forth much applause. Isidor ;Zlegler apoke at length, dwelling upon 'i Judge Blabaugh's ability and fitness for the position of county! attorney v 8. C Barnes, -candidate fot the legiala- m irf f For 1U many .. . .- rona Jaeger under wear noada no roo- ommsndallon. ThV know lis worth becauao tnay anjoy U: be)neflt. From oine-ra vv nimpty Invito a trial, confidani tht thoy, too, will romptly acknowieagn .a mortis. no unaer-. wear Uka It for Hsaui and Comfort both- JLatclal WelCBt ler Fall Heanendeel fcy lendlaa Pkvsletaaa everywfc Booklets SsmbIm. m rur mi r Albert Cahn Mrs.J.Denson w w turn, and Fred Brunlng. - candidate . for county commlasioner, also spoke. . The following officers wer elected: pres ident.' C. W. Haller; via .president, h. C. Tlmme; secretary, K.Telerman; treasurer, H. Rhode. The club will hold a mass meet ing in the near tutor.- ; NO GATE FEEAT SOCIABLES Hlalaterlnl AsaocUtloa la af Oplnloa ; Tkat Centrlbntlone ghenld a Telnntary. The Omaha' Ministerial union held Its regular monthly meeting at the Toung Women's Christian association rooms yes terday. Rer. A. s. C. Clark, pastor of th Low Avenue Presbyterian church, acted as temporary chairman In the ab sence of Rev. T. J. Ifackey. ' The larger part of the session waa de voted to the reading of paper on the "Social Side of Church Ufe," by th members, with an Interesting discussion of the subject In hand. . The question ot whethir an admission 'charge should be charged at church entertainments was con sidered pro and con, many thinking th better plan would be to have contributions at theae events volahtsry. The following were elected as officers of th union for th ensuing year: Rev. J. EL Hummon, president; Rev. A. 8. C. Clarke, vice president; Rev. 'Andrew Ren wick, secretary and treasurer; Rev. J. R. Smith, Rev. George Vsn Wmfcl and Rev. H. L. Hills, executive com,mlttee. Mrs. W. P., Harford, president of th Toung . Women's Christian" association, presented th new building plans to th ministers of Omaha and South Omaha and asked their co-operation In tha furtherance of th plana Upon the motion of Rev. J. W. Conley It was unanimously voted to as sure th association tha hearty sympathy and support of the ministerial union In the work, of promoting the. new building project. After adjournment th minister wer Invited to lunch and a- general in spection of the association rooms and de partments. ... ... At the next meeting of , the union a dis cussion of the evangelical campaign of the city will be In order. . fiev.-T. V. Moor will present the matter, at that time In detail. FIVE DAYS F0R MARIETTA fan from Panilllon Given tkat Long; tm Get Thoroughly Sobered l?n. . :. "W. W. Marietta, -you are charged with being drunk and delirious.'. What do you say for yourself T" asked - Police - Judge Berka of the man, who .says he is a har ness maker at rapllllon, Neb. -, "Judge," aald City Prosecutor Tom Lee, "this man came from, Paplllion .a few weeks ago with about $300 he received, as Insurance on the recent death of his wife. He has gone through nearly all the money, I am told, and haa two email children at home needing his assistance. That la the kind of 'a man he Is." ; '' ' Marietta waa arrested the first time last week, when he said a atranger who he picked up as a companion on a money spending excursion to Council Bluffs, had taken what money he had left At that time Marietta acknowledged having en trusted ail hie funds to a Douglas street saloon man, giving him carte blanche in arranging entertainment The police sta tion records show the saloon - man's bill waa eomethlng like. ISO per day for three days. Marietta has been given five days to sober up n at the city Jail. ,. UNGER AFTER -THE RAILROAD aes for Damages Alleged to JIave , Been, gaatnlnea In, Wyoming i: i... .'i"Wrki" "- '' .'; Lewis J. Vnger wanta tl, and costs from th Chicago; Burlington Qulncy Railway company.' According to Mr. Unger's petition In th district court, a trainman of- th' defendant company not only assaulted him and threw him do w.i, but went through him In reg ular . holdup atyla and relieved him of a gold watch and a gold chain and charm, a ault of clothes and IS In money. This took place May IT. MM. at Moorecroft, Wyo. Th train waa derailed and the plaintiff thrown, injuring his back, shoul der, hand and aide. These things, he thinks, entitle him to the amount of dam ages asked. LAC KAY E CANCELS HIS DATE Declines to Come - to , Omnkn to Pre ' aent MT Pit" at the Boyd ' -- 'aa'-'Adverttsea.' Manager Burgess of the Boyd theater telephoned ' from Kansas pity yesterday that Wilton Lack ye had decided to cancel hia Omaha engagement , No reason for the action waa. assigned. . V Lackaye, who haa been playing In St Louis, 4s to be at Kansas city during the early pt of the, present week and was booked for Omaha for Friday and Satur day evenings and a matinee on Saturday. Much Interest was felt In the engagement, and the requeat for seata was great, so the' capacity of th theater would hav been taxed. XKBHAIli DAT , - S' At World's ralr. , ' ' October tS has been selected aa Nebraska Day. The Wabash la the Una all No braakana will use as It lands all passengers at World's Fair station, main entrance World'a Fair grounds, thus saving extra car fare, time and much annoyance. A vary low rat baa been made from all stations. For Nebraska Day badge, World'a Fair guide and all Information, call at Wa bash City office, l0i Farnam atreet or ad dress Harry E. M cores, a. A. P. D. Wab. H. R., Omaha, Neb. P. 8. All agents can sell you through and rout you via Wabash. Carpenter's Tools stolen. George B. Carr. foreman d$y.he construc tion work on the new Chicago Great West ern freight depot, has reported to th police station the theft of a fcheat'of carpenter tools. - 1 he chewt waa taken some time be tween closing tlm last Saturday and thla morning. lh chest contained the plana for the structure, the losa of which speci fications la worrying the buildurs mot titan th dlsapeparanc of th tools. Th matter la In the hands of the detective de partment at the city Jail and a clew ' niw being worked on. tele Hla Tronaers. A. J. Waltere of 15 Douglas street has reported to the police his sudden awaken ing at 4 a. ro. yesterday when he stranger. Personal Paraaraphs. F. I. Foes of Crete, a leading politician of Saline county. Is at tha Murray. , Rosa Hfemmond of Fremont was aa Omaha visitor yesterday, registerlus at th Murray. . W T. Sunderland of the grain firm of Sunderland A I'pdlke haa gone to French Lick Springe. Ind., for ten days. J. J. Stream of Chicago, J. W. Boggesa of Mason City, la., and H. A. Mlriill of Minneapolis were Interested visitors on th Grain exchange. ... 8. A. McWhorter has returned from New York, where he gav Mrs. McWhorter and th boys over to the tender mercies of the Kaiser Wiihelm d Gross. , Owing to the serious Illness of Miss Mil lard Senator Millard finds It neceaeary to cancel rngsgrments calling btin. out ot the c:ty and o decline Invltaaoris tor 4t least two weeka. .' '.'' ' . Alnsworfh', Neb.', Is to te the scene of th fall maneuver of County Clerk Drexwt, C aptain Mostn. Sergeant Cook and Chief Dunn of the police department and Frank ruuueu ma cjm ana saw a man eecaplria down the stairway with his trousers, which contained fca. The stranger also took h suspenders. Detectives are lookina for tha i a. uroadwm oi ine umirict court omee. 4 Xbm. are out jCvr A. week's abowtlnaV, . . .. . , ... - COAL -RATE IS UNCHANGED SerthwMtem Annouioement ok Buxton rire Hot Tat Kaoeired. LOCAL OFFICE HAS NO INFORMATION Alleged Raise Hot OMeieJlr Renorted Mora and Th DelUi-Ose Taris! Is t4 en Alt Ineem lag Shipments. Not a word has been heard from the Northwestern offices at Chicago regarding the alleged change In the coal rate from Buxton, la. It begins to look as If the officials Intend to keep the secret to them selves. If a change haa really been decided on. One of the local officials said this morning: "I can't understand It If an advance has been decided on from thVL to ti-06, we ought to begin to hear of It We ought to be getting the tariff sheets. Up to the present time we hav rcwivd nothing. W hav wired several time, but no an swer baa been aent to. the Inquiries. No letters have been received, either. . I don't know what the alienee means . It may mean anything. We are kept busy answer ing the questions of those Interested In th situation. Of course, until we bear to th contrary w shall accept contracts at $1.01. It is also evident that until w hear otherwise that there has been no change In th situation and that th $1.01 rat Is still In fore." avlng la Coach Painting. An economical turn in the way of dec orating railroad coaches. It Is expected. Is going to save the Harriraan lines thou sands ot dollare. The new Idea which la already being carried out marks a return to sever plainness Instead of elaborate ornamentation. For years the efforts have been toward costly embellishment Each succeeding car turned out of the shops has surpassed In the splendor ot outward ornamentation the beauty of the preceding coaches. The effort of the decorative artist has been directed towsrd the richest and moat complicated designs. Fancy scroll work snd geometrical figures of the most bewildering pattern have been worked out In gold leaf upon the exterior ot the coach. The cars have been flanked and arched with graceful curves and bands of gold. Now thla Is all to be done away with. .There ere to be no more scrolls, no more extravagant splashes and dashes of gilt Even In the lettering of the csr the utmost simplicity Is to be maintained and any redundancy of words Is to be replaced by economical forms of lettering. For example, the day coaches to be turned out hereafter are no longer to be lettered "chair car." The word "chair" In plain letters will ornament the coach. The rest will be left to the intelligence and Im agination of the traveling . public. The word ."car" has been found both superflu ous and wasteful. It will 'be taken for granted that the traveling public can dis tinguish between a passenger coach and a fiat car and that It will be sufficient to merely label the' outside so that the person who csn't read can tell the day coach from the parlor car. The omission of the word "car," alone. It Is estimated, will save the company thouaanda of dollars In gold leaf. The omission of the fancy scrolls and other elaborate designs will save a gold mine In the course of time. - One of the first cars to carry out th new order of things went west over the Union Pacific. It was chair car No.' 107, and It was painfully plain with the exception of the word "chair." 13 expensive woods and beautiful furnishings of the Interior of the cars will continue. fact some of the expense which has been put . Into gold leaf will be put into improvements on the interior for the comfort, pleasure and con venience of the passengers. The dining ears will have the simple word "dining" and the other poaches will be distinguished In the same way. To some the change may appear like saving the dot over the "I," but to a large corporation which Is turning hundreds of cosches from Its repair shops every year the omissions meahs an enor- moua saving, not only In gold, but In time and labor a well, for the decorating of the car Is one of the tedious features In Its renovation. Heavy Travel West. . Nearly evenr westbound train which left th station over the Union Paclflo tracks Sunday had to hav a boost The regu lar trains were hauling from ten to four teen coaches and the coaches were loaded down with human freight. The rush was caused by the $25 colonists" rate. Th rate expired Saturday, but the eastern tide which had Just started at the last moment was , Just reaching th city. . All th western through lines wer. loaded down in the xamo way. The trains on the other roads, also, hauled extra cars, but tha heavy trains pulled by the Union Pacific locomotives made it necessary to start them out of tha depot with the aid of a ahunter engine, which pushed the departing trains to the ena oi tne yards. . Fifth. Ward Roosevelt Call.. The Fifth Ward Roosevelt and Fairbanks Marching club meets .Tuesday, October II, at Toung'a hall. Sixteenth and Corby streets, at t p. m. Candidates and every one please consider this a personal in vitation to attend. PETER KIEWIZ. President BEN J. STONE,. Secretary. , Mortality Statist lea. The followlnc births and deaths have heen reported to the Board of Health during the loriy-eifni noun enums at noon aionoay: Birth Frank Robinson. SSu Davenrw.rt girl. Deaths Ellen H. Toung, SR28 Parker, (5; F. C. White, tOlS Cuming, 40; Sam Gregory Gordon, Neb., 70; Mrs. Aramlnta Farley! 41 South Twentieth. 3S: Ellen A. Hua-hea. tit North Eighteenth, tl; Con Fogarty, Fort iedgeL 7s; Ueorge A. Marunan. Kearney, Nel., M. LOCAL BREVITIES. . in, iioti ,uumiiiii v mho u, i ii new Hoagland building at Sixteenth and How ard aireeia are oeins piacea in position rapidly and the general structure has been finished to the water table a. "Bud" Orimea has been bound from the police to the district court en a charge of burglary. Grime waa charged with being Implicated In the theft of 800 pound ot atrip lead from J. H. Hart. Hia bond was placed at $1,000. Emily Voleneo baa been granted a de cree of divorce from her husband, Frank Volenee. Cruelty waa the cause of action set forth In the petition on which Judg Sears granted the decree. Mrs. Volenee wss gfvsn the custody of. th children, Agnes and Joseph. May Oesner, It year of age, died at her home, 1040 South Eighteenth atreet, Sunday nlaht. after a year's Illness with drouev. The date of the funeral has not been ar ranged, but It probably win ne Held from the undertaking parlors of Leslie A Mao, Twenty-third ana Cuming atreeta. Tha work of recalctmlnlnr. palatine- and varnishing th Interior of the east wing of the federal buliaing is raptaiy appraacning completion. Th workmen are now oxer hauling the court rooms. The work of re arranging the circuit clerk's office and fur nishing it with new deska is finished. Mary Gatea haa filed a petition in th bfnue of th clerk of th district court asking a divorce from Fred A. Hate, the fialr wer married during September of ltel n Douslss county, and Mrs. fit, tea aasarla her husband deserted his family during 1W2. She asks tha ouatnHv of tha ohtlriran. Clarence. Helen, Thomas and Kllssbeth. Dr. J. Wright formerly of the Univer sity of MIchiKsa. died Sunday uight at the ""mint inrisuan Temperance In Ion os- filtal st Council Bluffs. Ths remains hav wen taken in charge by Heafey A Heafey. lr Wriaht waa at tha ti and It is aald hla tvittn K .-Am. ptetely run down. The remains will be Bent t Mlchlaaa foe Intuiuni hr.ituit.lv on Tuesday. AT TIE fUTICUJEl TItUb'i Panaa at tke Boyd. Blanch Ring, supported by Harry Conor and company. In "Vlvian'a Papaa." a fare In three acts; adapted from tha French by Lao Dltrtchstein; under direc tion of Kick A Harris. The cast: Frederick W. Walker of Chicago Harry Conor Cheater D. Farnham of New lork, owner of Good Hop Stable Hall McAllister Charle D. Farnham, his uncle, attor- ney-at-law ...Thomas Hums Alfy Wlnthrop of London. Thoa. V. Emery M. Verdier Harvey Bradwlll Bagllae Pollak, a singing teacher John Watts Albert, head waiter..,. ...... Edwin Boring Johnny Rogers, agent for Green Seal Champagne Edwin Boring Dunn, Cheater Farnham' valet .-. ,....r?T. Hareeurt Burke Bell Boy David Johnson Vivian Rogers, divorced wlfa of Johnny Rogers Blanche King Alice Farnham, wife of Chester, daughter of Walker. .Joeephine Lovett Kate walker, her sister.... Marlon Little Mme. Verdier ..Emma Janvier Conthla, Vivians maid, Lille Hall Carrie Florence Mitchell Louise ....Margaret Malcolm Malda at Cheater, Farnham a Daisy Tottenham Dorothy Stuart Bell Neevllle t. ....Leonora Havey Irene La belle Katherlne Arlington Blanche De FOntenoy Olive Archer Diana D Montmorency Mlnnl Meek Of the Merry Chorus. Tobey Fayette ....Nannie Hodge Cleo B erode .r.Qraoe Nicholson Miml Lester Eire Rlchl Theresa Fortlnbras Hellen Brewster At least we must give Leo Dltrlchsteln credit with knowing a good thing when he "adapts" It His discriminating taste has led him on from 'one good thing to another, and If he Is not entitled to the credit of originating any of the plays that bear hla name as "author," he must be allowed whatever there Is In the fact that he haan't picked' out a "dead one" yet And "Vivian's Papas" Is about th beet he haa yet worked over from the French. He has quite well succeeded In preserving thi raison d'etre ot the original piece, and yet has divested It almost en tirely of that peculiar flavor which made Other French farces unsutted to American tastes. It could quite well have been orig inally written for home consumption; but it wasn't It is funny, it Is snappy, and It contains ail the elements that entertain and none that offend. And how well It Is played by the company having It In hand! Blanche Ring la well entitled to all the encomiums thst have been showered on her as a comedienne. 8h la graceful, she Is charming, she Is chic, even daring, but not at the expense of being risque. Her deviltry Is purely' assumed; even her cigar ette smoking being a bluff, and never get ting further than accepting a "pipe" with out lighting It But it la In th way she does things that she Wins applause It would take too many words to tell all about It end th best way tor you to find out Is to go to the , Boyd , while she to ther and see for yourself. Tou will enjoy her acting, you will applaud her singing, and you will laugh -until your sides ache at' her handling of the two old duffers who are each trying to win .her, and you will roar at the cool way In which she finally extricates herself at' the end. Just as those who were at th theater did last night ., it . But the show Isn't., all . Banche Ring. There are a number of other namea on th bill besides hers, and 'each lg that of a clever actor, so that the whole piece, with lta abundance of wit and satire Is delight fully given from first to last Harry Conor, well remembered as Welland Strong of other days, is in a happy, situation, and la capital throughout and ..after him comes a . host each deserving of th warmest Draiae for the excellent work dona In making the farce a success. If any of thes Is to be singled out,' It should be Mies .Marlon : UtIfo"; is . not Only young and pretty.' hjU JeS extremely clever as well, acting her role Jn the most natural and engaging manner, so that It standa out strong and clear eve,n In the ensemble of fine acting. The Boyd theater was' well filled at th opening performance last 'night, and it is not too much to say that a better pleased audience never left the theater. "Vivian's Papas" will be the bill until after Wednes day night, with a matinee on Wedneeday. Vandevllle at tke Creigntoa-Orpheum. 'How muoh does your brotner aet at hla new place?" rour aouara a weea. 'Can he lead a Christian life on that sum 7" "He can t lead any other kind." And when the big crowd at the Orpheura yesterday caught on to that the shouts of laughter nearly raised the roof. And that Is only one ot the host of good things with which the bill for th present week bristles. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew have the best thing In the way of a comedy sketch they tiave ever played here, apd they give It with that delicate finish for which both are noted. ' Mr. Drew is a most accom plished actor, and hla wife is an excellent second, and their turn Is on of th most enjoyable on the bill. Klein and Clifton can both sing, and their dancing la one of th top-notch variety. They hav every thing new, and were warmly recalled yes terday. The Powera brothers do some novel bicycle riding, many of their feats being new, strange as that may aound, and the comedy they mix In is good. DeWItt Burns and Torranr mingle aom splendid acrobatic feats with some laughable comedy, and keep the spectators either - laughing or applauding their feats all the time. Paul Barnes hss a compound of old and new stuff In bis monologue and delivers It In a fetching manner. The .void Curiosity Shop" of Foy and Clark Is well put to gether, and gives scope for the introduc tion of the ever-popular local "gag," gain ing thereby much laughter at the expense of things we sre familiar with. Mixing the atreets of Omaha with those of Kansas City didn't detract In the least from the "Firs Violin at Washington Ball. "The First Violin," a four-act comedy In Danish, presented last night at Wash ington hall by the Daalsh Dramatic so ciety, drew a large audience,' which liberally applauded th efforts of tha performers. Th play deals with a college professor, a druggist and veterinary surgeon, who, wishing to form a musical organisation, advertise for- a fourth ' man to take th first-violin. Out ot the various applicants Anna, a young woman who. Is secretly betrothed to the druggist's son, Is chosen. The women mssqueradej as a man, but later her aex Is discovered. But so much haa ah endeared herself to the hearts of the elderly trio that aha Is allowed td re tain her place as first violin. The three then separately propose' to her, but she refuses, and ultimately marries th drus- Pglst's son. The piece affords unlimited opportunities for good, clean humor, all of which the actors use with akUL ZALINSKI TO JJE IN CHARGE Will Loek After tke Work f Prepar. lag Fort Omaha for Signal Carp I sea. 'Th work of 'th rehabilitation of old Fort Omaha will be under the' direct charge of Major Moses Zarinskl, ' chief quartermaster of . the Department of th Missouri. Architect Smith of Washington Is still In the city In close conference with Major Zallnskl, and It la expected that the completed plana for remodeling and the necessary repairs and estimates at the fort will be forwarded to Washing ton In a day or two. , Major Zallnskl Is ot the opinion that the work will begin yet this fall, and every effort will be put forth to expedite the woik as rapidly as possible. EVERY MOTHER OF A BOY II As BEEN WAITING FOR iTUST SUCH , AN OPPORTUNITY. $4 Boys' Suits for $2.50 We told you in last Friday ebeninfs Bee how the great Carnival rush of business in our Boys' Department caused a great many odd lots and broken sizes to accumulate. We reduce the prices on all odd lots NOT A SUIT WORTH LESS THAN $4.00. FOR. $2.50. Made of high grade, fancy Cassimeres, Scotch Cheviots all the new fall '.. . shades styles are Sailor Blouses, the new Norfolk, double breastel Jackets, three-piece Suits Sizes, 8. to 16 years. 0 1 f M J r5'-t-f I0-. W bought all the ample, from a trhvellnf man O&lG Ot rllSSeS and UirlS A&PS last week-have marked them for rapid saUinj. 2$C for Caps worth A5c. ' " ' 45c for Caps worth 75c . 39c for Caps worth 65a . 69c for Caps worth $1.00. 1 jmmm WaESwasga-SSai'1 II IVr"'linMflV-iTilrlM,MM'IL WATER WORKS APPRAISAL Board of Engineer! Will Meet on Friday to Make Final Report. BOTH SIDES READY FOh THE WINDUP " City and Company Alike Prepared to Make the Final Estimate of tha Valne of tha Property . to Be Taken Over. The Board of Water Works Appraisers will meet at the city hall Friday morning. The engineers have exprcased thentselves as determined to proceed with th valua tion of the plant and to have the case fully presented by both sides before ad journing. City Attorney Wright for the city and General Manager Fairfield for the water worka company say that they are each fully prepared with the exception of aome email detalla . The city attorney de clares thst the appraisement will be pushed to as speedy a conclusion as possible, and Manager Fairfield has expressed a similar desire. . Th latter said yeaterday that all ex cept a few recently made schedules have been filed. On the other hand, the engi neering department, with outside expert aa slstance, has been checking over the ex hibits of the company, and , Attorney Wright haa kept closely In touch with what haa been done. L. E. Cooley. the Chicago engineer employed by the city to give expert aid and advice, returned to Omaha yesterday and will remain until after the appraisers have adjourned. City Attorney Wright received notice of the meeting in a letter from Chairman Mead, which was waiting for him when he got back from New York Sunday after noon. . . ' The city haa -not disclosed the policy and argument It will pursue In the appraise ment, but it is known that Attorney Wright will object to th piecemeal con sideration of the plant that the water company has insisted upon. BANKER'S HOME IS DYNAMITED Depositors ( Institution He Wrecked apposed to Be Respon sible. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 17. A telephone message from Rensselaer reports that the residence of 'Thomas J. McCoy, president ot the defunct McCoy bank, against whom indictments were recently returnd for al leged complicity In the wrecking of the bank, haa been dynamited and totally de stroyed. The house was a frame structure valued at 126,000, and considered one of the most beautiful homes In northern Indiana. When the explosion occurred the house waa not occupied. McCoy is believed to be visit ing friends In Chicago. The detonation was heard for miles. Instantly hundreds ot people flocked to the scene and excite ment Is reported as intense. The wreck of the home Is complete. . The walls were blown outward, precipitating th roof into the basement. Fragments of the residence and pieces of furniture wer found hundreds of feet away. Th loss cannot be correctly estimated, but the resi dence alone is known to have, cost more than $26,000. It waa elaborately furnished. There la considerable excitement in the city. No arrests have been made. It la supposed to be the work; of people who loat money In the bank failure. . The McCoy bank failed last April, and the liabilities greatly exceeded the assets. Many families lost heavily, aa the bank waa one of the beat known and oldest established In thia part of the state. Thomas 3. McCoy Is at present under T-IIS jacket, with it extremely broad collar and lapels, ita straight front and flare sleeves, 'ii. one of the swagger coats of the sea son. It comes in many furs and is popular in SeaL For this style-of coat, 'however, there is no handsomer fur than Plucked North Ameri can Otter. The fur of the Otter has all the ex quisite luster and rich ness of Seal and it doesn't have to be dyed to bring out its beauty. The correctness ot de sign costs you nothing. That's one reason Gor don Furs always look their value; you only pay for the actual cost of the material and making, and every garment is custom made. This jacket m best quaky Plucked Ottr. $200.00. .'But you can get a Gordon Plucked Otter Jacket for $ 1 00.00. A jacket bought now meant one selected from a larger stock of skins than one. bought later. Ak your fur dealer to-day. , GORDON & FERGUSON. Su Paul, Minn. 4S& $20,000 bonds on charges of embesxlement. The grand Jury returned twenty-two In dictments against him Individually and two Jointly with his father and two Jointly with Walter M. White, assistant cashier. Recently the McCoye appeared in court and petitioned for a change of venue, whloh waa granted, and their caaes were sent to three adjoining counties. Ths Indictments against Mr. White- were quashed. RUSHING WORK AT FORT, OMAHA Government Taking Itene to Get the Plans Throngh la'ttolclc " Time. Architect Bmlth of the supervising archi tect's department at Washington Is In tha city, arriving Saturday with special In structions to assist in th survey and In spection of old Fort Omaha to prepare It tor the occupancy of - th two or more companies of th United States signal serv ice. Architect Smith accompanied Colonel Sawyer, the chief quartermaster of ths department, to Fort Omaha yesterday to look over the ground and ' aaaist In the preparation of the formal report upon the estimate ot expenses for remodeling the post Colonel Sawyer and Mr. Bmlth were busy moat of yesterday getting the report ready. In order that It might be completed before tha departure of Colonel Sawyer on hie leave of absence. The recommendations of the two officials will not be made publla until after they have been approved by the authorities at Washington. Sufficient Inti mation has been authoritatively given that the work will be commenced as quickly as possible and pushed to completion with out delay. ' Announcements of the Theaters. The success - that Blanche - Ring . has achieved elsewhere In "Vivian's Papas" Is being repeated' in Omaha.. This farce Is screamingly funny, and still Is ,olean In every, way. ,av. retro, combination. ' It haa ho horseplay whatever, depending for Its merit entirely en the handling of lines and situa tions. The company supporting Miss Ring Is one of the cleverest sver organised. Three more performances - will be given, thia evening, a matinee on Wedneaday and closing on Wednesday evening. ,The Wil ton Lackaye engagement hag been can celed. Jodge Henry M. ghepard. CHICAGO, Oct 17. Judge Henry Martyn Shepard 'of the appellate court and for over twenty years a member of the Cook county Judiciary, died here today. Acute meningitis waa the Immediate cause of death, although Judge Shepard bad bean ailing for several months. Ak-Sar-Ben Kxonrslen. On October 24 the Knights ot Ak-8ar-Ben, accompanied by their ladles, will visit Min neapolis and St PauL Special Ak-8ar-Ben train Via. Chicago Great Western leaves Union - Station at 1:16 p. m. Tickets can be secured from apy , member of the com mittee or at the Great Western office. No. 1611 Farnam St Diamonds 115 to $600. ' Ed holm. Jeweler. Be Sure i . Photographer, Then You Are Alright JIS-J20-J22 St. I5lh St. WEST Side of th Street. 1871 It Is Moore's. Stovesi No Ashes No Dust MOORE'S BASE BURNER 1904 model. Is atri Lr I nirltf m. a.1., l , - nanuiomi and resplen dent with the finest high art nickel. It is triple sctiou KheatsnpstalrsJtheaUthe msln floor, and If you wish, it will send the ashes Into the bin down cellar. - No ashes or dnst tn tha parlor. It's the only kind that suits particular people. It's the easiest tove In the world to run and, because of the air circulating system. It keeps your house warm ana com fortable In the coldest weather and saves from X to i the coal you have been using. gj, BUY IT AID BE COMFORTABLE Jl NEBRASKA rVRNf TVRJb AND CARPET CO. 413-415 Ji0. 24thSL. Sooth Omaha, i Women's $3.30 PATENT LEATHERS Ths shoe the up-to-date woman will wear thla fa!l and winter will be the patent ahiuey leather, with a dull kid top. Id button. The one we prsent to you today la tha real thing swaggn- Pot ay last and neat drees toes -making It suitable tot either street or dress wear and at only $3 50 Besides this particular ahlney leather shoe, we have a larger stock than ever before of a number of different atyles and prices, and Invite the women to look at them before deoldlng to pur chase. Drexel Slide Go. 1419 FAMULI STREET, ', . oain't Up-to-Diti Shoa Hoass ASK TOR OUR FREE CATALOG TTB. H PREMATURE GRAYNES3 imperial r.air iiegoneraior the eoly harmless vrcparatloa I sown whkia iustanil rMtvrrs hair to soy eolor or siuutA. Durable, laatinr and leaves the hair eleea, surt Vud alnear. rt MO N'T HH. Hample of hair euWr-4 tree. "" asaaeeayaaaajsj. sTTl TeV4JW ajUBUrgjq,' Sherman it McConneU Drug, Co.. umauu. Every Woman A,-XY to lalansud end should koow . faTOfeM MARVtL Sp"' Sa. jISjt J- " t-M.ii Contentful. Liwuiatli, If b naiiiioleapplf the ' SjSavKI.. unit no etticr. b.i ran tieiiiii fa lliuuiure book 1.4. It stoee full uarU iUr aMd illiM41 id. In. luOW lo lo1iie MIHI kL. tOX. el rasa ar t , For sals by SCHAEFEHB DKIJU STORES. IStta an , Chicago ets : Bo. Omaha. 'MiU ami N gia.; Council li luffs, tth and Main sis. UUN e CO.. UlA au4 lMuUa slreel M;; SrOEtl 7ntty ) 1 OTHtK SHOES JS. E I r