TIIE' OMAHA DAILY BEE: TIIUR8DAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1903
BIG LOSERS RETURN TO Cinf
lirkendall and Mercer Get Back and f re
pare to Adjust Lotsea,
NO PLANS AS TO NEW BUILDINGS YET
Irdlrtifnf wltk lasnraara Campn
ultn Will. Pre -re Other Baal.
and TkFl Kw Plan
Mill ronrntirf,
P. Kirkndall bit warned fro l the
east and went ImnvdiaU If to bit shoe fac
tory, where be txs;n v go over the book!
of the Concern. "I positively can't say yet
what will be done about the bulldine- or
anything else," he shli. '"I have been In
he office only about ten minutes and am
row going over th2 books. Ot course the
insurance will have to be adjusted before
anything- la done And I expect to meet the
insurance men Thursday.
"I waa In Boston when the message came
regarding the fire. I fouml a telegram
shoved under th door whrn I went down
to bretikfa.it. A 1 am getting telegrams
all the time when I atn away, I paid no
attention to this one and put It In my
Iocket & the timo being unopened. I
read one i the morning papera, but did
not happen to e the Item regarding the
fire. After brfaktast I recalled the fact of
the telegram and for a moment wus upset
by the information It contained.
'"It waa then too Ute to cauh the train
for the west, leaving there at 11:30. but I
telegraphed them here to look f ir tempo
rary quarters at once. I took the tlrst
train out of Boston and arrived Just a
short time ago. and Immediately began
work on the books to get some Idea of our
losses and other necessary facts. I be
lieve the Insurance men will make a fair
adjustment of the losses and that the mat
ter will be satisfactorily settled without de
lay,, so that we can get to work without
much loss of time."
Dr. 8. D. Mercer hss returned from Hot
Pprlngs, where he has been under treat
ment. He Is much better than when he
went away, but he la still confined to his
room. He says the building waa put up
about fifteen years ago at an expense of
$90,000 and since that time he has spent on
the building In the way of Improvements
sufficient to bring the ralue up to tf.00.0CO.
He carried an Insurance of 12,000 on the
property.
"I don't know," he said, "whether I shall
rebuild or not. I have a proposition from
a wholesale house m that wants to
put up a new building on the site and I
have the application under consideration.
I am waiting to have the matter adjusted
with the Insurance companies. Nothing
will be done until this part ot the buslneat
la out of the way."
Dr. Mercer declined for the present to
make publlo th, name of the firm which
made the building proposition.
Edholm, Jeweler, lfltn and Harney.
See 8a m l Burns' reduction sale.
THE
FREE LECTURES
ON....,
COOKING
and practical demonstrations of
the various uses for culinary pur
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CHOCOLATE AND COCOA
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WILL. BE GIVEN BT
Miss Elizabeth K. Burr
(Domestic Solence Department,
Boston T. W. C. A.)
AT
CHAMBERS' HALL,
2424 Farnam St.,
TODAY and will ha continued for
FIt Day Lssgcr,
at
10 O'clock la the Morning
and
2:30 O'clock In iba Afternoon.
Samples of Mlsa Burr's preparations,
such aa Cakes, Puddings, Meringues,
Ice Cream, Souffles, Kuages and Hoi
Chocolate or Cocoa will be served free
at these lectures, and she will be
pleased to answer all Inquiries regard
ing the same.
Samples of Walter Baker tt Co.'s
Premium No. 1 Chocolate and the
Breakfast Cocoa and the Vanilla
Sweet Chocolate, also a book of
"Choice Chocolate Recipes" will be
presented to all ladles attending these
lectures.
A cordial Invitation la extendd to
all persons Interested In scientific
cooking to attend these lectures, wnicii
are
FREE TO ALL,
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Nebraska's Embsns aa Capital.
OMAHA, Feb. l.-To the Editor of The
Bee: While in California recently I took
the trouble to Investigate the practical
workings of the law which provides for the
separate assessment and taxation of real
tate mortgages. The value of all mort
gages outstanding against any real estate
is first ascertained and assessed to the re
spective holders. To arrive at the value
of the Internet remaining in the owner of
the fee the amount of th-; mortgage is sub
tracted from the gross valuation of the real
estate. Theoretically the tax against the
mortgage la collected from the holder of the
mortgage. In practice the borrower pays
the tax .n the mortgage. This Is bound to
result under any system of taxation. The
pnrtice In California is either to cliaige a
hither rate of Interest on all mortgage
loans to cover the amount of taxes on the
mortgages or to permit the borrower to
pay this tax to the collector direct. The
system involves considerable expense In
preparing assessment records and making
a dojhlo set of collections, but it Is re
garded as a satisfactory solution of a
problem which is beset with many practi
cal difficulties. The law provides that the
tax on the mortgage. If not paid by the
mortgagee, shall be a binding lien upon the
real estate, so that the owner of the fee
Is the party most vitally Interested In dis
charging the tax on the mortgage.
The California law Is not perfect and
brings about some abuses. The result
reached In California could easily be se
cured In Nebraska by a slight amendment j
of our revenue law and at the same time
the abuses of the California law could be I
wholly avoided.
Our present law Is not only contrary to
the fundamental principles of taxation, but
seriously hampers legitimate transactions
In real estate. If 1t is not remedied it will
injure the state of Nebraska and depre
ciate real estate values. Take, for example.
the case of a party living In Omaha who
makes a sale of property In Douglas
county, where a mortgage Is taken back
on the property aa a part of the purchase
price. This mortgage will stand In the
name of the seller. The rate of Interest
will not be greater than per cent under
prevailing rates. Under the law this mort
gage must be assessed to Its owner at Ita
fail value and a tax of about 3 per cent
levied on It. This In effect reduces the rate
of Interest from per cent to 4 per cent.
At the same time the purchaser of the real
estate Is required to pay a tax on the
gross value of the land.
It Is generally conceded that the prac
tical effect of our law will drive out local
capital Into other states, at the same time
compelling would-be borrowers to patronise
foreign capital at such rates and on such
conditions as may be Imposed.
TAXPAYER.
Paylaar for Boulevards.
OMAHA, Feb. 1. To the Editor of The
Bee: May I not take Issue with The Bee
In Its editorial with regard to whom should
be taxed for the maintenance of boule
vards. Tou refer to "the total exemption
of property abutting on boulevards from
special Improvement assessment," and com
pare boulevard Improvement with street
paving. Have you not overlooked the fact
that abutting property owners are assessed
for the entire sum required for the pay
ment for property taken by the park board
for boulevards under condemnation pro
ceedings. This Item reached 180,000 ap
proximately for the north end of the
Central boulevard. Just now being Com
pleted. That entire amount was paid by
owners of property abutting ' on and in
prox!rr.ty of the boulevard. My. own spe
cial tax on a small lot was $40. . Probably
(0 per cent of these property owners re
ceive no benefits from the driveway for
general use, because few of them are own
ers of speed wagons or other vehicles. The
benefit derived from boulevards, except
ueh as oas with the location of a part
or any park system oontlguous to any
particle of property, goes to the class of
property owners who can make use of the
boulevard as a speedway or driveway. The
abutting property owner has thus paid
more, perhaps, for the benefits he derives
from the Improvement than the general
publlo; at the least, it seems to me he has
paid his proper share. E. I HUNTLEY.
Fireproof Construction.
OMAHA. Feb. 1. To the Editor nt TV.
Bee: In answer to Mr. W. F. FltspatMck's
interview in your paper permit me to sug
gest that possibly Mr. Fltspatrlck arrived
in the city, examined the burnt buildings
and formed his conclusions aa to the build
ings In the city of Omaha from that
The cltliens of Omaha know th , ..--
are quite a number of fireproof buildings
in tnis city, ana lr Mr. Fltspatrlck will take
the time to call on A. O. Bee son. Nebraska
fire inspector, no doubt Mr. Beeson will
enlighten him as to the number of fireproof
Dunaings in tnis city.
I recall a warehouse and miniihKiii.ii,.
building whioh Is strictly fireproof, having
all fireproof arches and three wooden floors
am on same, tne balance flrenronf
two being cement and one cinders and
question if Mr. Fltspatrlck can find its
equal in tne city or Chicago.
One of the bulldlnn itutnwt v.. m
la possibly twenty-two years old and the
omer seventeen, no doubt the same class
of buildings are found in th .t... -m
until they are torn down or destroyed by
i"i win uuiil more modern.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Ko Prsmlam on Tarn Shlrklaar.
OMAHA. Feb. 1. To the raitnr r fi,.
Bee: , Under the caption "A Tax-Shirking
Scheme." the editor refers tn kiii i ......
duoed Into the lower house by Representa
tive uoage to exempt acre property devoted
to agriculture trom municipal taxation.
ir sucn a bill were to sro through
the editorial, "It would not be long before
all the unplatted land within the limit. n
the city of Omaha would be planted to po
tatoes in oraer to escape municipal taxes."
Ay, tnev would plant two hills of hi..-
eyed peas per scr and claim to be devoted
exclusively to agriculture.
It is Interesting to note the ever virvinr
plans to escape a fair share of government
expenses. Formerly they "fixed" the as
sessor. Some years ago a sentlaman
Inflight two lots from a dealer who ftvnMl
many, paying $600 for them. The assess
ment was made before the purchase. When
the gentleman paid his taxes, to his .nr.
prise, he was only charged 6 cents on the
two loin, vomment is unnecessary. One
mmvmji qui Hi ii m nrsi ierm collected per
quisites to the amount! of ' $10,000. At the
ena or a intra terra He retired with a com
petence and Is one of the solid cltliens.
But this last dodge by Representative
Dodge to enable -the acre man to dodge his
Lair share of municipal expanse Is a trick
A FATAL ERROR.
A man steps into your office, draws up
his chair, and talks right Into yeur face.
His breath is offensive. Your only thought is
how to get rid of him and his business. You
cut him short with, "lam net Interested."
SOZODONT
Is essential to one whse breath If not pure)
and sweet. Penetrating the little crevices.
It deodoriies. sweetens and purifies them,
and makes yeu feel gsnteel and clean-cut
I FORMS . LIQUID, POWDER PASTE. '
worthy the gentleman in red with waxed
mustache. If the seres do not pay, why
keep them? Mut the people chip In and
pay him for raising potatoes for himself,
and at the same time enable him to hold
his acres till they double in value?
The man who asks for your pocketbook.
holding cold steel under your nose, only
takes what you have about you, and goes
his way, while the acre man stands behind
the law maker and holds the cold steal to
your face continuously and, if successful.
Indefinitely.
Taxation Is the burning question. The
Inequality In assessments Is notorious. To
the extent the schemers succeed the burden
must be borne by others, or else a defi
ciency In the treasury. The people cannot
be too grateful to The Bee for bringing
this subject prominently before the public.
Fvptv citizen of the state should assist In
condemning the measure in unmeasured
terms. L. E. HUGGINS.
ALLEGED FORGER ARRESTED
Man Wanted la Llnrola located at
aa Omaha Hotel sad Betorne
to that City.
K. L. I-ewis nf Lincoln was arrested last
evening by Emergency Officer Deveresse at
the Aetni. house, Thirteenth and Dodge
streets, where Lewis baa been stopping for
the last week. Lewis Is wanted In Lincoln
for several cases of forgery that he Is sup
posed to have executed. Detective Bentley
of the Lincoln police force was in the city
on other business, but lesmlng that Lewis
was In Omaha and at the Aetna house bo
asked the police here to arrest him and he j
would take him Pack to iincoin.
Bentley mates that Lewis is an old hand I
at the forgery business, having been sent
up from Lincoln four years ago on a sim
ilar charge. Lewis' method is to dress
himself as a laborer, with his dinner bucket
on his arm, and about ( o'clock In the even
ing present himself at some store, state
that be Is a laborer, that his boss has paid
him with a check and as the bank is closed
asks the merchant to cash the check for
him. The checks generally run from $5 to
$14 and Increase the probability as to the
truth of the man's statements.
The first definite clew as to the man's
Identity was discovered about the first of
the present year. Lewis went to a coal
dealer and bought some coat under the
name of Hall and presented a forged check
In payment of the coal, but he made the
mistake of having the coal delivered at his
own address snd accepting the coal and re
ceipting for it under the name of Hall, In
that manner the police authorities discov
ered the true Identity of the man snd his
arrest last evening Is the result. Lewis
was taken to Lincoln at 11 o'clock last night
by Bentley.
WAGON STRUCK BY STREET CAR
Heafey 4t Heafey Lose a Talaabla
Vehicle Through Collision
Down Town.
While crossing Fourteenth and Farnam
streets Heafey ft Heafey's wagon, bear
ing the corpse of Walter Orr, colored, was
struck by a northbound car and demolished
and overturned. The wagon Is practically
destroyed. One of the horses was Injured.
Martin Orr was 32 years of age and died
of pneumonia. The driver of the wagon
escaped by Jumping.
Announcements of the Theaters.
One of the most Interesting of the plays
that will be offered In Omaha during the
present season is "The Harvester," a trans
lation of Jean Rldhepin's "f-i Chemlneau."
This story tells a little out of the ordinary,
dealing with certain psychological phe
nomena and presenting a phase of life that
is Interesting both for its possibilities and
Its actual existence. Mr, Otis Skinner Is
playing the role of the gypsy rover, ths
central figure of the play, and has won in
It a new triumph as a creator of characters.
He has been giving ths play since he closed
his Joint starring tour with Ada Rehan
last spring and it has been a success every
where. Miss Maud Durbln is associated
with him, and his entire company la said
to be excellent. The datea for Omaha are
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and a
special matinee on Wednesday.
The regular mid-week matinee at the
Orpheum today will be the one entertain
ment at the theaters this afternoon. The
bill embraces a number of real good fea
tures that are scoring heavily. Herrmann
the Great, assisted by Marie Herrmann,
the queen of Illusion, Is showing; the mys
teries of legerdemain and illusion In his
palace of enchantment. Frederick Hallen
and Mollis Fuller are presenting their new
sketch entitled "The Bleep Walkers," and
there are six other numbers on the pro
gram. It having come to the knowledge of the
Omaha Press club that a party is soliciting
cartoon portraits of business men in Its
name, the club desires to have It known
that the party has no connection with the
club and la not authorised to use Its name.
J. D. WEAVER, President.
E. L. PLATZ, Secretary.
Omaha, Feb. 2, 1906.
Eagles, Attention.
All members of Omaha Aerie No. 38, F. O.
E.. are reminded that first meeting in Feb
ruary Is "Social night." Fine program.
Come and bring a friend.
D. W. CANON. Secretary.
Low Chicago Rates.
Via the Northwestern Line, February I
to 10, good until February 14, account meet
ing American Motor League. City offices,
1401-1403 Farnam street The only double
track line to Chicago.
Woman Serloaaly Hart.
Miss Holly Spear was found lying In the
middle of the road In front of &i39 Harnev
street at 8 o'clock last evening by Miss
Fletcher, a roomer at 2039 Harney street
Miss Fletcher summoned aid and the Injured
woman was taken to nearby apartments.
Drs. Kmpey and Hull were called and had
Mies Spear moved to her rooms at 21 North
Twenty-third street. As Miss Spesr was
delirious It was Impossible to ascertain the
cause of the accident, but it Is supposed she
slipped and fell while crossing the street,
striking her head upon the Icy pavement.
The doctors rtated that there la a slight
contusion at the bnek of the head and It Is
feared she is injured Internally.
Rabbits to Give Away.
A. E. Walker of Liberty, Neb., has sent
five sacks of rabbits to the Salvation Army
which will be given to the worthy poor
families known to the army In this city
The rabbits will be distributed from the
Salvation Army hall between 2 and 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The representative of each
family who Is given rabhlts will receive a
supply in proportion to the number of per
sons In the family.
Funeral Natlca.
The funeral of the late Charles Henry
Ogburn will 1" held from Masonic half,
corner Sixteenth street and Ciipitol avenue
Thursday. February 2. at 1 o'clock p. m!
Interment. Forest Uwn oemeterv. Friends
invited. The services will be given under
ths susplces of Covert lodge, A. F. A A. M.
The funeral of William Neckel. sr.. will
be held from his son's residence, 1444 South
Eighteenth street, at Z p. m. Tluiriday.
Interment Forest Uwn. Friends invited.
DIED.
OSHAUOHNESSY-Anna L., wife ef W.
R. O'Shaughnessy, 1(K3 South Nineteenth
sireet. at lo p. m.. January 31.
Funeral Friday morning at lt o'clock, St.
Phllomena's cathedral. Interment In Ger
man Catholic cemetery.
O'NEILL Margaret Scannell, at St. Phil
Hp's Homo. Florence, Neb.
Funeral from 8t. Phillips church, Flor
ence. Neb., at 10 o'clock a. m. Friday, Feb
ruary 3. Chicago and Kannas City rapers
pkaxe copy.
UONNKI.LK Mrs G, January 31, lfl.
Jgd 20 jeais. 211 Faniam sireet.
unei-al Tl.iirttHuv m,..,.!,. c , m. l....-
4 ehuroh. Council bluffs, la.
INSURANCE AND ITS LAWS
Ralph W. Brtckraridge Btperti on Hit
Committee's Deliberations.
IN ACCORD WITH PRESIDENT'S POLICY
Department of Commerce ami Labor
tilvee Mich Assistance ta the
Committee In Its Kltorl to
Formulate IMaas.
Ralph W. Breckenridge has returned from ;
a two weeks' trip in the easi. where he
went to attend a meeting of the committee
on Insurance law of the Americsn Bsr as
sociation, of which he is chairman. He re
turns very well satisfied with the resu.t of
his work ii connection with the other mem
bers of the committee. The committee met
In Washington and after a four-day session
adjourned last Friday, to meet again sub
ject to the call of the chairman. It is not
settled thai the committee will meet before
the convening of the American Bar asso
ciation the last week In August, either at
Boston or Narragansett Pier. The commit
tee will rvpurt to that meeting.
The trip to the eat of Chairman Brecken
ridge and the meeting of his committee was
fur the purpose of consulting as to the
recommendations to be embodied In that
report. The findings of tn committee and
trie conclusions to be based on those find
ings are expected to be of vital Import to
one of the greatest interests in the country,
that of Insurance.
Perhaps the main problem to which the
committee will devote lis attention In the
report to the Bar association Is that of the
status of the Insurance buwness under the
Interstate commerce law. Is this business
Interstste commerce or is it not? When
Mr. Breckenridge was questioned on this
point he said:
The report of the committee Is not yet
formulated on that qtmstun, snd I may
nut, thoiefore, put anything positive on r.c
ord touching It It can be t-tated, tl.ough,
that we arc substantially agreed that tne
constitutional Classification of the bunlness
of Insurance will solve many dierpu.es '
wnirn ning entirely nn mat proposition.
That once determined and seitied, the com
mittee believes it will go far toward mak
ing clear the other problem of federal su
pervision. When we caiied on President
Roosevelt with Commissioner of Corpora
tions Garlleld the subject was broachtd and
he assured us most heartily of his sym-
fiathetlc Interest In the question. He caid
n effect that he places great reliance In the
opinion of the American liar association
tuucnlng legal problems. Having that opin
ion behind him he would, he said, feel like
going ahead with greater couiage and Con
fidence. This with special regard to the
Immediate question we were discussing.
President Roosevelt not only gave us
emphatic assurance of his lively personal
Interest, but also promised any assistance
possible from the officials of the depart
ments which now have the matter under
consideration. Commissioner Garfield waa
quite as cordial In expressing his personal
Interest and has already placed at our dis
posal much valuable Information gathered
by the agents of his department.
Not only at our conference did the presi
dent give evidence of his deep interest In
the work we have In hand, but afterward,
at a reception, he stopped our committee
when the members got to him and again
renewed his expressions ot encouragement
and wished us success In our undertaking.
Before he let us go to present our greet
ings to Mrs. Roosevelt all the people ahead
of us In the line had passed out ot the
room.
Control of Life Insurance.
The proposed federal control of the great
mutual life Insurance companies is one ot
the most Interesting and vital features of
the Insurance problem which has claimed
our attention. Vast surpluses, millions In
amount, are shown by the reports of the
companies to be carried along and grow
ing, and this In addition to the legal re
serve. The committee has no definite plan
formulated with regard to this phase of
the question further than that we shall
present It to the bar association for con
sideration with the beat Information per
taining thereto we may be able to obtain.
Whether this surplus, where not needed for
the proteotlon of the policy holders, should
be distributed as dividends, is not a matter
to be discussed lightly or decided offhand.
We shall give this the oest consideration
of which we are capable with the view of
embodying in our report some suggestions
we hope will be at least useful to the as
sociation and to the publlo.
It must be understood that the committee
on Insurance law of the American Bar as
sociation stands In a dual relation. We
must keep In mind In any recommendations
we make the Immense Interests of the com-
fanlea and alao the welfare and good of
he great number of Insurance buyers,
policy holders. Neither of these tnterects
can be ignored. In this connection I may
say that during a round of visits to the
headquarters of the great life. Are and
accident Insurance companies In New York
and Hartford I found a disposition to give
the committee every assistance In Its en
deavor to arrive at fair and wise conclu
sions. The companies have accepted the valued
fiollcy law wherever adopted. It Is not
ooked on with favor, hut Is regarded,
rather, as having a tendency to encourage
crime In the Insurance and destruction of
property. Of course thinking men realize
that the law simply means the raising of
the rate.
Mr. Breckenridge touched on "i some
what similar feature of the laws of other
states, notably Colorado and Missouri, but
relating to life Insurance. The committee
Is reliably advised that these and perhaps
other states havs laws In force which, in
the opinion of close students of sociology,
tend directly to encourage suicide. These
laws will be examined and analysed and
some recommendation with relation to the
same will be embodied In the committee's
report
Discussing state Insurance laws and some
of their objectionable features, Mr. Breck
enridge said. In substance:
Existing lack of uniformity In policy laws
as they affect Are Insurance policies, and
also In contracts, has engaged our atten
tion and will be treated of In our report.
The ro-relatlve question of the power of
Insurance commissioners In the various
states especially the power to revoke
licenses of companies arbitrarily and with
out giving the companies a chance to be
heard la also of decided importance. It
will have most careful consideration and
scrutiny. Limitation of litigation those
laws which require companies, even of other
states, to litigate in the state courts only,
under penalty of forfeiture of their license
Is germane In the came connection. That
Is indirectly Involved in the broader ques
tion of ccnstltutlonal classification, the in
terstate comerce proposition.
In the bill creating the Department of
Commerce and Labor, that part defining
the duties of the Bureau of Corporations
contains a provision to the. effect the
bureau shall collect and compile informa
tion and statistics relating to, among
others namfd, companies engaged in the
Insurance business. The query arises, then,
has congress the right to so direct the
commissioner to oonorn himself with the
operations of these companies If they are
not engaged in Interstate commerce?
This and other matters all will have a
bearing on the final decision of this ques
tion, which affects the interests of so
many people and the regulation of vast
moneyed concerns.
Congressman Hepburn, In discussing the
matter In Its wider aspect In congress, has
said that the power to secure insurance
on vtssels, for instance, I. as encouraged
ventures of Immense usefulness, not only
dlr'ctly connected with but bound up in
national and world commerce, which would
never otherwise have been undertaken.
The report of the committee must be
prepared and rrlnted for distribution to
the members of the association at least
sixty days before the annual meeting.
That will make It due about July 1. I
Intend to gel to work on it as soon as
possible, but. as consultation with the
other members of the committee is neces
sary, and as It is Just possihle that we
shall have to hold another meeting, the
preparation of the report is something ot
an undertaking.
Slocum Case Jury Disagrees.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -The Jury In the
case of Henry Luudberg, former assistant
liit-peetor of steam vessels, charged wllh
manslaughter in connection with th Gen
eral glocum disaster, reported ton'ght that
they were unable n agree and were dis
charged. LOCAL BREVITIES
Louisa Vedral has entered suit for divorce
from Vincent Vedral. Thy wore married
In April, 1WU3. at St. Louis.
Agnes Mackenzie seeks to be freed from
the legal bunds that bind her tn Iorne W.
MacKenile. They were married in March.
)-4 iu I'maha. Plain I. It ak reiitoiaiiou
of her maiden name, tituuier. and l ali
mony, to .e paid in UmUUuisnU. and liis
attorney fee,
FARNAM
AND
FIFTEENTH
Today We Will Have On Spec- $
ial Sale 600 Women's Suits.
Worth $18 and $20 Choice
WHITNEY TO SUCCEED PARR
Hiad of Wyoming' Division Named with
Little Hesitancy.
UNION PACIFIC PROMOTIONS COMING FAST
General Satisfaction Eipressed at the
Advance Made to Fill the Va
cancy Left by Grnber's
Chance to Burlington.
W. I Park, who has Just teen made
general superintendent of ths Union Pa
cific, Is to be succeeded at Cheyenne by
W. A. Whitney, who has been assistant
superintendent of the Wyoming division.
The other offices will be agreed upon by
Mr. Park and Mr. Whitney. It Is generally
believed that Trainmaster H. Anderson will
be mads assistant superintendent, and Chief
Dispatcher S. 8. Morris will be made train
master to succeed Mr. Anderson.
The appointment of W. L. Park appears
to be the occasion of general satisfaction
and he Is just the man that everybody had
picked out for the place. Probably the
really surprised man was Mr. Park. utr.
Park was at the banquet given to Mr.
G ruber Monday night nnd started home the
following day. Before he reached Cheyenne
a telegram overtook him announcing his
promotion and directing him to come to
Omaha. He took the next train back In
order to take charge of the office on the
first day of the month. Mr. Park was a
difficult man to get at early In the day.
He was closeted with Mr. Mohler most
of the morning and later In 'iie day had
business down town that demanded his
personal attention.
Mr. Park began life as a newspaper man
snd got his first Idea of railroad life from
his father's newspaper office. Ha entered I
the service In 1875 and held various positions
until 1890 when he was made division super
intendent at North Platte. He was made
superintendent of the Wyoming division
In 19C0. I
Cold Weather Snai.s Wires.
The Intense cold of last night contracted
the guy wires of the street railway com-
Kanv at Tentn ana jacsson btch iu ma
reaklng point. In some Instances the
wires proved stronger than the poles ana
the supports were pullet over. A force
of linemen was sent out to repair the dam
age before the cars started In the morning.
PERSONAL PARAGRAHiS.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nye of Fremont are
guests at the Paxton.
H. Whltmore and C. F. Way of Lin
coln and H. A. Ruwe and wife of Herman
are registered at the Her Grand.
At the Paxton: B. F. Gray of Fremont.
J Dan Lauer of T incoln, C. M. Gruenther
of Columbus, Dr. E. B. Mills of Kearney.
George Berry of Norfolk, J. H. Chapman
of Kenrney and G. F. Williams of Seward
were registered at the Millard last evening.
Nehraskans at the Merchants: C. P. Ross
of North Platte, J. W. Jackson of Lincoln,
R F. Osborn of Mullen, E. A. Kearney of
Grand Island. H. J. Smith of Randolph, C.
R. Gaucher and C. W. Cook of Wahoo, W.
j. rtorrigan anu wne ui i-rtrAingiuii, u.
Phipps and wife, Misses Leila and Bessie
Barker of Tekamah, R. J. Solburg of Bea
trice. Backed up bv over a third of a century
of remarkable and uniform cures, s record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the proprietors and makers of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in offering to pay $yx in
legal money for any case ef Leueorrhee,
Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or Falling of
Womb, which they cannot cure. All they
ssk is s fair and reasonable trial of their
means of cure.
Very often a married woman or young
girl does not know who to turn to for ad
vice in circumstances where she dislikes to
talk with the family physician about deli
cate matters. At such times write to Dr.
R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to
the Invalids' Hotel snd Surgical Institute,
ef Buffalo, N. Y., for free consultation and
advice, and the same will be held aa sa
credly confidential. It is foolish to consult
women friends or persons without medical
training.
Dr. Pierce'e Favorite Prescription con
tains no alcohol, is entirely vegetable and
was the first exclusively woman's tonic on
the market it bas s d more largely in
the past third of a century thsa soy other
medicine for women.
. All other compounds intended for women
only are made with alcohol, or alcohol is a
large component this alcohol injures the
nerves. The little red corpuscles of the
blood sre shrunken by alcohol. All such
compounds, therefore, do harm.
Dr. Pierre's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
the stomach, liver snd bowels. Cse thcts
with the Favorite Prescription" when a
pill Is required. Oae is a Ltxatrvc. two.
soild cathartic
We purchased from a leading New
York Suit Manufacturer six l.u idrcd
of the swcllcst suits ever made to sell
at $20 to S18- They were made up
from a lot of odds and ends of piece
goods that he had on hand. We paid
him 50 cents on the dollar when the
suits were delivered. They arc dc
signed in the new. style Coat Suit
made from fine cheviots, zibelines and
swell mixtures. New style sleeves
and prettily shaped skirts satin lined,
elegantly tailored.
They arc th: greatest values
1 ........ ... A rA Uf
ildo CVCr U-iCltWf ant mat tuiaw iov v
values vou have ever seen in Omaha-
Worth $18 and $20 Toiay....
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TELEPHONE 431 I
I rcOTJJXEKft 1
111 FARNAM ST
AFTER, many months of waiting
we are aain in receipt of the
Old Original
CANON CITY LUMP COAL
For which we have been EXCLUSIVE AGENTS for
years. This is no substitute, but the genuine article. Let
us supply you.
NEBRASKA FUEL CO
1414 Farnam St.
Steam COAL Domestic
If you are burning Hard Coal in your furnace, before you
replenish your stock let us send you a sample of our BON
ANZA ARKANSAS SEMI-ANTRACITE COAL. Bonanza
is KINO among FURNACE COALS, keeps your house cozy
and warm, and costs f3.50per ton less than hard coal. Can
be controlled to suit the weather.
CENTRAL COAL & COKE COMPANY
Phone 1221-1605718. 15TH AND HARNEY STB.
WANTED-
A BOY
in every towi to sell
our new Saturday Bee.
We will send any boy the first ( CCTJZS FREE
For Full Particulars Write to
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YOU NAME
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CHEK.ED-clean, no dust, dirt or wast
Wa sell all klads ( seal and onr nrtess art the law
Maadarlaad servlss means your satisfaction.
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