THE OMAHA DAILY REE: TUESDAY. FEKRUAKY 14. 1005.
COAL SUPPLY RCSKBC LIGHT
Packers Shntting Down Partially to Oon
Berre What Bunkers Bold.
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SCHOOLS STILL OPEN AND KEPT WARM
Contractor) llotnat Their Bent to Fill
Order, traf lmmrn Cvtrm (
anniptlon ftecfnlr (nnaual
Kffortn All Aroutiti.
Cuflhy,, Armour' and fcwtfr are be
ginning a tentative rlnelriK down
they cannot got Biifflelpnt ateum foul to
run their plant. Prrbily thoy vlll not
really clnn down, bb they have an abun
dnnre of enal on the road, but the cold
weather hae 'caueed delay in receipt which
has reduced the panders to the point
where thoy are beginning to cut down the
uneenetitlal ertpenlltur of coal ao as to
save their limited supply for the refrigera
tion and other necennary line.
The over weather has cut Into the re
aerve Block of ateam coal provided In the
fall by the local coal dealers i.nd leaves
Omaha without any reserve at present.
Houses which -handle steam coal, are re
ceiving Bomethlni like twenty-five cars a
day, and if the weather continues such
that coal can be brought In nobody need
fear any famine, for the dally arrivals
will supply the demand. A bllssard of
two or three days, however, which would
Btop all trains would put some of the
largest consumers In trouble. The hotols
and office btilldlugn and other places which
use coal only for heating purposes arc In
no difficulties, because at the worst they
can fall back on yard screenings. It Is
the producers of steam for mechanical
ower who would be Btruck by a tie-up.
All kinds of coal are about IB cents a ton
less than last year. The threatened short
age of Meam coal has not caused a raise
In price, to the level of last year. Coal
men have on band now ample supplies of
everything but the steam article.
Schools Ran ftfreadily.
No schools have yt been closed for lack
of coal, tout It has required much effort by
Secretary Burgess of th Board of Edu
cation for several weeks to keep an as
suring quantity of fuel In the bins. The
firms holding contracts with the scbool
district have "not responded to all demands
made upon them for coal, but they have
succeeded In keeping every building sup
plied. At the beginning of the fifth week
of excessive cold nearly every building has
from five to twelve tons of fuel or hand.
Borne have more and some less, but Secre
tary Burgess Is confident that unlchs
freight fralns are blooked altogether On
the railroads no school building will have
to -close.
No complaints have reached trie school
district officers regarding Insufficient heat
ing. "Fronvall T can learn the heating Is
being well done," said the secretary. "The
continued cold snap has been ery hard
on the Janitors. They have to begin firing
tip about 4 In the morning In. order to have
a temperature of 70 in the rooms by 8:30,
and work on Sundays besides. The doors
of the schools are thrown open Just as soon
as the first child appears, so that none
may suffer. An enormous quantity of coal
has been burned Just how much has not
been calculated, but probably more than
during any other winter by far. With most
of the schools using the Indirect steam and
radiation method, It means that the air
has to be taken constantly from the out-
eide and heated so It Is comfortable In the
rooms. In cold weather the operation la ex
tremely expensive.
Coal Contractors HaBtllnsr. .
"The coal contractors, 1 am satisfied, are
. doing everything they eatt to protect the
schools. Borne of them complain that they
cannot make better deliveries because they
ran't get the teams and teamsters. The
latter are having things pretty nearly
their own way this weather, for they have
the situation In tht-ir own hands. I tried
to have deliveries made on Sunday, but
did not succeed, the 'teamsters declaring
that both themselves and their horses
needed rest after weeks of extra hard
work."
At the High school and In the grades the
attendance has kept up remarkably well
during the period of extreme cold, accord
Ing to Information given out from the su
perintendent's office., The percentage In the
lower grades has dropped oft some from the
normal winter Attendance, but not much
In the classes having the older boys and
girls. The TlgM atmosphere has devas
tated the klmurgartens, however, and from
three-fourth" to one-half of the tots In the
better tesldence and suburban districts are
staying home. In the poorer districts Su
pervisor Chittenden Bays that Very nearly
the full -vber belonging are attending the
kindergarten, (his being accounted for by
two reasons that the children do not have
to walk as far and that many' of them are
warmer In school than they would be In
their homes.
Orders have been given for the first time
for morning sepglona only In the kindergar
tens In the outty'ng districts. This means
that the little ones are dismissed at noon
for the-day and do not have to return In
the afternoon. In one of these schools only
four out of eighteen klndergartnera at
tended lust week. In many cases the chit
dren have to come long distances to these
schools and It was for that reason It waa
thought the Blnsrle eMnrm would help snrhe
In preventing frostbites. .
OBJECTION TO GAS PLANT
eeand Word Iietesrntlnn Appears
Before Cnanell vrlth formal
Complaint.
Attorney W. K Chambers and a d"Iega-
tlon of home-owners from the Second wnrd
ppeared before the 'council committee yes
terday afternoon to support a petition de
manding action towards removing the gas
manufacturing end storage tanks of the
Omaha Oas company at Twentieth and
Center streets. It was represented that
the presence of the gas plant has depre
ciated property. Is a constant menace to
the health, life and comfort of the neigh
borhood and that the gas company has re
fused to buy up the property at fair prices
Ithln a radius of l.Offl "feet, which the
property-owners Ihlnk should be done. The
plant Was established about eight year
go, after the courts had denied an In
unction restraining the same.
Action by the committee was deferred
ntll next Monday, when both parties to
the controversy and the city attorney will
be asked to be present.
The proposition of the Electric Develop
ment and 8curltles company of New Jer
sey, signed by A. K. Bonta, president for
n electric light, heat and power fninchlae
and ten-year street lighting contract, was
placed on file. No one was present to ad
vocate the acceptance of the offer, which
would demand l.fOO arc lamps at Pf a year
each, and a perpetual franchise for $W.f0
nd annual royalties.
City Electrician Mlchaelsen, after telling
of the needs of a $C0 stenographer and
lerk In his office, was given authority to
retain nuch an employe, despite the fact
that the council did not make an allowance
for the purpose when the le-y was made.
Acting Mayor Zlmman was Instructed to
combine old and proposed new ordinances
Into an effective measure to prevent the
sale and use of large firecrackers, tm-no-dos,
firearms of every kind and explosives
In the city, the regulation being advocated
by the doctors who are willing to forfeit
considerable revenue rather than have the
usual Hat of Fourth of July caHiialtlca
again.
Councilman O'Brien talked about reducing
the wages of city tax collectors, but find
ing no support dropped the subject. He
wanted to pay them $2 a day. Some are
now receiving as high as $90 a month.
Courage ! n natter
of the Dlood
v
f
Without '
food red
uiooa a
man haaa
weak '
heart and
txjor ntrvts.
Atifmii means trill
ess of blood. It la
coniBiaa in men and
?ounr women and alt
h r,m wVtn work Indoors.
who do not gtt enough outdoor air and
food oxTftn In their lung. There ar too
many whit blood corpuscles in such cases,
nd there is often a peculiar sound in the
heart, called a murmur, in case of anemia.
This aeart murmur is canted by thinnes
of th blood passing through the heart.
The murmur of anemia disappeara when
the blood regains it natural conalatencjr
and richness. It ia not heart disease.
8umetima people Buffer intense pain
tlie heart, which ia not heart disease, but
caused by the stomach. It Is the occssioa
of much anslcty. alarm and suffering, for
which its victim I dependent upon re fie
disturbance! from the stomach caused by
indigestion. In th nam way many bad
cough ar dependent ttpon these rcfiea
disturbance of what is called th pnenmo-
rastric niv. To enrich th blood and
ncreaa th ted blood corpuscle thereby
fradlog- the nrvee on rich red blood and
doing away with nerron irritability, Uk
Ir. Fie res' Golden Medical Macoery,
which promote digestion snd assimilation
Of frxxf o that th blood get its proper
npply of nor.rishment from th stomach.
Get aar to natnr' way a yon can. A
medicine mad entirely of botanical B
tract sad which doe not contain alcohol i
the safest If. Pierce' Co1.!tj Med leal
IHcovry contain no alcohol at narcotic.
I. fierce s Fleasaa J-sUl af thn
beat sir JiU.
PRINTERS' MINSTREL SHOW
Omaha Vnton Give Knceessfnl Ex
hibition to Aid Oimmlnara
Memorial Fan.
One of the best amateur minstrel enter
tainments given In Omaha for many a day
was witnessed Inst evening at Washington
hall by a large crowd. The show was under
the auspices of the Omaha Typographical
union No. 190, the proceeds to be sent to a
fund to build the Cummlngs' Memorial hos
pital, which will be an annex to the Union
Printers' Home at Colorado Springs. The
typographical unions all over the country
are contributing to the fund. The manage
ment last evening netted a neat sum for a
worthy cause. A dance followed the min
strel show. Charles T. Johnson assumed
the managerial burdens last evening, and
5udg1ng by the ginger and tabasco with
which the event was given the production
was in capable hands.
The first part went off with alacrity and
frequent bursts of applause and laughter.
Joe Morrow performed the holy office of In
terlocutor acceptably and sang "Clone Tour
Dreamy Kyea" In a manner that brought a
well merited encore. Messrs. Sylvester,
Paynter, Frank Johnson and Dan Keating
wore the end men and were much In evi
dence. Sylvester's song, "Thankful for
That," made a hit and the singer gave a
Chinese song that went strong. Billy Payn
ter rendered "The Nigger and the Bee" and
cam under the wire a winner. R. t. Davis
made one of the vocal hits of the evening
with "Asleep In the Deep," which selection
showed his fine bass voice to advantage.
8. 8. Hamilton's "The Song Of My Heart"
was appreciated. In the olio Frank John
son gave an old maid characterisation thai
would make good should Mr. Johnson try
the professional boards. O. I Sutherland
sang "You're an Welcome as the Flowers
In May" In a ympathetlc manner. Charlie
Johnson' laughing song was ably sup
ported by Keating and the chorus. "My Old
Kentucky Home," by the sextette, was
roundly applauded. In the olio Dotlds and
Baxter and Trice and Klrchner did well.
The music was In charge of Prof. Olaon.
The Moor waa cleared for the dancers after
the entertainment. '
FIVE NEW STARS TO SHINE
Police Hoard Fills Vneanelee oi
nnd ltnntea One Nertr
Fireman.
Force
Five policemen were appointed by the
Board of Fire and Police Commlsxlonere at
the regular weekly meeting. D. J. tieahey,
who waa laid off the force about three
year ago, when a reduction waa made, was
retnatated. B. A. Heller, F. II. Murphy, C.
H. Van t'usen and J. W, Dibble were ap
pointed on probation. The five men will fill
vacancies caused by deathB and resigna
tions. C. It. Smith, colored, waa appointed
aa fireman to aerve with the colored com
pnny on probation.
After a hearing Fireman James O Brlen
was nned thirty daye "offa" and ten day'
pay and Fireman Patrick El 11 gut was fined
llilrty daya "offa" and three Uaya' pay for
drinking while on duty. Commissioner
Uroatch read litem a vigorous lecture.
A check for 160 for the firemen's fund for
wldowe and orphan was received from
Mrs. Eugenia Woolworth Howard of New
Turk,, with thanks to the department for
the efforta that saved her building on How
ard street in the recent commission district
fire.
SOME WONDERS OF SCIENCE
Popular Lsottire on Radium, Wireless Tel
egraph and the X-Bays.
TRIUMPH OF MODERN RESEARCH EXPLAINED
W. J. Clarke of Wen- YorV. City "how
STeml Interesting Fxperlment
to n lr(i Andlence nt
the Boyd Theater.
THM t. fl. OnyBBKMBST BAVSi
Th Hot Springs of Arkansas will cur
rheumatism, gout, blood, skin, stomach and
liver troubles, and many others, lno hotels
for all classes. Write Bureau of Informa
tion, Hot Springs, Ark., for complete Information.
Mr. W. J. Clarke of New York City en
tertained a large gathering nt the Pryd
theater last night with a popular lecture
on some of the wonders of modern science.
It was one of the reirular numbers of the
Young Men's Christian association winter
course. Mr. Clarke had with him suf
ficient apparatus to exhibit a number of
Interesting experiments during the evening,
mainly with eloctrlclty.
The lecturer showed the origin of the
Herxian waves, the utilization of which has
made wireless telegraphy possible. He
gnvo some entertaining Illustrations of their
qualities, nnd also explained the origin and
present adantnhlllty of nullum and other
radio-active substances. The use of fluo
rescent paint was explained, and Illus
trated by a pretty experiment. In closing
this phase of his lecture and In explain
ing the use of radium as a curative agent
In certain diseases, the lecturer remarked:
"It requires S.ooo tons of urnnlum to pro-due-
two pounds of radium, nnd It costs
I?) a ton to reduce the uranium." Thla
Is why radium la not more extensively dealt
In at the ordinary supply stores, but the
lecturer comforted his hearers with the
further explanation thnt a very little ra
dium will go a long ways.
l.lsrht nnd Sotind.
"The human ear Is Incapable of hearing
soundtt whose vibrations are above 4n,0X) to
the second. The cry of tho bat as It
whleaea by us lias SO.noO vibrations to the
second, and thnt Is why we catch so little
of It. Above 40,000 vibrations the ear gets
nothing. The eye does not distinguish vi
brations until 4!V) trillions per second are
reached. When the light appears. Between
these two points, the sensitiveness of the
eye and ear, 1W an Immense range of
wave activity. Part of this has been cau'gTit
by the wireless telegraph. We hope to
make a machine which will ennble us to
see the vibrations of the wireless telegraph,
which are at the rate of only 230,000.000 per
second. If we can do thrs. what may
we not discover? We may lw- able to see
rew countries, for we can then roe as 'far
as we can telegraph."
The difference between an ordinary alter
nating Current, In which the direction la
changed 7,200 times a minute, and a cur
rent from a Tesla oscillator, In which the
direction Is changed millions of times ft
second, and In which the potentiality Is In
creased to a tremendous voltage, was ex
hibited. To show that this current Is harm
less to the human body, the lecturer al
lowed ft to pass through him from the
oscillator to the floor. He then took a
Moore tube end illuminated it by allowing
the current to rass through his body first.
The experiment was repeated with two
gentlemen from the audience. The Cooper
Hewitt mercurial vapor light was ex
plained, but the tube was not illuminated,
as It requires a direct current, and the only
current available was the alternating sup
ply. The operation of wireless telegraphy
was exhibited In a most practical and in
teresting way.
Applied to Coast nefense.
Explaining the allenlum cell, which Is
delicately sensitive to light, and which
operates much as does the wireless tele
graph, he said: ' "Our coast defense bat
teries will be equipped with a silenlum
cell on each a-un, and when the enemy
appears off the shore, spying about with
his searchlights, a ray will fall on the
sensitive cell, and the ship will commit
suicide."
Showing that gunpowder can be exploded
by the Impulse from the wireless trans
mitter, he said: "When the enemy's fleet
appears, we will send out a tug boat,
equipped with a powerful transmitter, and
deliver the Impulse. The fleet will disappear."
The coherer, by which the messages are
received, w-as explained, and a three-horse
power spark whs emitted to give
something of t notion of what the thirty
horse power spark needed for transmit
ting a message across the Atlnntlo Is like.
The X-ray was also eb'blted and ex
plained. Thla la rather paradoxical, for
the X-ray Is Invisible, being outside the
Crocker tube In wWch the light appeare,
but thla waa made clear to all.
. Hoyhl Arcannm Banquet.
I nion rni niu ...,,!, v ... . i,m
Boyal Arranum Initiated six candidates
last evening at their hall at sixteenth and
ISrney SIIPPIS. ht inn nimnui'il IIHH
hwn compieten a imfi'iuci r-,i m
Z. J I 1 - f .ti- IrwtwM iUnl 1 ,Vl
I lie (1IIIU1S I, Mil, I ... nrr n.-..,... ,.,
members sat don to the banquet. There
WIIS B large IIHIcuninrii ,iv,m (lUll-
CtI Bluffs and South Omaha.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Sholes against Tenfold personal In
juries case is still on trial b fore a Jury
In Judge Hedltk a court.
Frank Bwlttala, charged with- shooting
with Intent to wound, went befere- Judge
Iy on Monday and pleaded guilty to the
chariie. He was sentenced io one year
In the atal penitentiary, .t
Judge Estelle and a Jury are hearing
testimony In the ease of Mrs. Sul ( ot
t roll against the city of Omaha i'lalntlff
is suing for llO'ufl damtgrs for Injuries
alleged to have been sustained by falllag
on a slippery walk at Sixteenth and
Itndas, ,
Mary Oreen la anxious to secure a dl
vorc from Anthonv, her husband and ha
appealed to the district enjrt. While' the
suit is pending l desire that Anthony
should he made to put up money tor her
attorney's fee and also terrtr-orary alimony
for her support. Hbe alleges cossidersMe
111 truatment and failure to support. They
wrre mi rued at Council Bluff In ecem
t,er, llfJi. , '
Announcement ot the Theaters.
On Thursday night last at the rooms of
the Tress club over thirty of the par
ticipants in "Toodlea In Posterland" or
ganlied "The Omaha Operatic association,"
having for its object the periodical produc
tion of the lighter operas by local talent.
Buch an organisation haa long been needed
In Omaha and the chance of securing a
director whose whole life has been spent
in operatic singing and tuition Impressed
these singers with the thought that the
present waa a most ausplcloua time to
launch such an organlaatlon. The associa
tion will make Its Initial appearance In
"The Mikado," which will be given by the
Omaha Guards aa soon after Faster aa
the necessary dates can be secured at the
theater. It la confidently expected that a
large number of other singers will take
part and Mr. Kinross feels satisfied that
the performance will equal If not surpass
any professional production of the "Mik
ado" ever given In Omaha. The Board of
Education has granted the guards the use
ot the assembly room on the fifth floor of
the city hall for rehearsals and the first
rehearsal will take place tonight at 8
o'clock.
Thla evening one of the merriest of
musical comedies will be offered at the
Boyd theater, the second Visit of "The
Isle of Bplce" to this theater. Is comes
practlcnlly as a new piece, for It has been
completely worked over since It was last
seen here and la now Just newly equipped
with scenery and costumes. The song hits
have not been changed, and "Pretty
Teggy Brady," "The Qoo-Qoo Man" and
Others are Just as tuneful and entertaining
aa ever. "The Isle of Bplre" contain more
good songs than any of the list and Mr.
Whitney haa provided an encellent cast to
sing them. Then the cast Is backed up by
a Whitney chorus, ao that the whole pro
duction la sure to please. The company
will be here Tuesday and Wednesday
hlghts and a matinee on Wednesday.
Harry B. Davia. undertaker, 411 S. 15th.
Invest Constant Oil aiecx. wi N. Y. LI fa
1. etar foe Hnvvorta I.
lender th auspices of the F.pworth
leagues of ttils city and for the purpose of
creating and promoting Interest In the sev
enth International convention of the Fp.
worth league, which will he held In Ien.
vr July 5 to , Mr. snd Mrs. Ollhert Me-
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
C'lurg of Colorado fprlngs will he at the
First Method's!, ehurch, Twentieth and
fiavenport streets, with their new Illus
trated lecture, "panoramic Colorado: The
Fmf'lre of Peak. TsKSsnd Plain "
This lecture Is historical, descriptive and
pictorial, and Illustrated by o rare and
r-'-n tit i fill lantern projections. Mr. and Mrs.
Mct'lurit hve given this lecture In the
leading cities of the wotld and held tha .at
tention of the most Intelligent audience.
Thev describe the. cliff dwellers, their
origin, homes, occupation, etc. Camera
shots at mountain Hons. bear, elk and
coyotes, aa well as view of the Harden
cf the Oods. f'heyanne aprlngs snd fnanv
other places are shown. Fverv one who
esn At so shnuld attend this lecture a ft
Is fstnietli' and entertaining. The ad
mission I trt.
A fnlr slied representation r( the niern
bershlp of the eoelal science department
of the Woman's club came out yesterday
afternoon to hear Mrs. Harriet Heller tnlk
on "Public Playgemtmts." After some ex
planation of vacation schools, public play
grounds and like Institutions for keeping
the children of the poorer districts during
the summer, as operated In o'her cities,
she told some of the conditions existing In
the Third ward in Omaha, and how they
might be Improved by a public playground
maintained by the city or some ether or
ganisation thnt would make It entirely non
sectarian. Phe advocated such a piny
ground aa a self-protective measure; as one
of the necessary Influences n the life of the
child during the formulatlve period, thnt
would contribute to his flnul gcod cltl
aenshlp, nrgulng that play Is one of the
main and valuable sources of development
In the child and thnt Tvhlle he plays as the
normal child should, he Is Immune to his
surroundings, whatever they may be.
While many people ngrep as to the bene
fits of a public playground there Is a wlih;
difference of opinion ns to the neighbor
hoods where they should be located. Miinv
argue thnt they should be located nwny
from the bnd parts of the city, but Mrs.
Heller advocated saving the child In his
own neighborhood. "The uptown neigh
borhoods have other uplifting Influences,
htit the lower end of town has few; the
children that need this help ore chlctly
fotind there and should be helped there,"
sh said. Pwlngs, sand piles, blocks and
like Inexpensive things she advocated for
the children, to bo used under the super
vision of a custodlnn and klndergartner,
who should have charge of the playground!
Some effort has already been made toward
securing such a playground In Omaha and
the property at Eleventh and Pnvenport
streets and that occupied by the old Ex
position building on Capitol nvenue were
discussed. The civics committee of the
department was appointed to make further
Investigation and consider plans for se
curing a rubllc playground in Omaha nnd
will report to the department at Its next
meeting.
The Chicago Woman's club has extended
Invitations to two representatives of every
federated club In the state of Illinois to at
tend a lecture with practical illustration of
first aid to the Injured, to be held at Music
hall, Pine -Arte building, Monday Evening,
February S7. The demonstration will be
given by a honpltal corps of the First regi
ment. In full uniform, nnd will be con
ducted by Fr. Nicholas Senn, surgeon gen
eral of Illinois, and rr. H. W. Gentles.
This occasion fs Intended to Inaugurate
the work of the woman's national auxili
ary to the American White Cross First
Aid society.
The Women's Domestic guild of Amer
ica of New York Is helping to meet the
domestic problem in an altogether prac
tical and satisfactory way. The guild Is
prepared to furnish servants on a 'mo
ment's notice for one meal or for any
length of time, and the efficiency of those
provided is vouched for by tho guild. The
privilege is open only to subscribers to
the guild and orders will be filled until 9
o'clock at night. It is said that this is
the first attempt along this line in Amer
ica and should prove as great a boon to
the woman who does not keep a servant
as to the one temporarily without. During
the two weeks following Labor day the
guild found places for, 1,700 eervants. '
The Ladles' Benevolent society of
Charleston.. B. C, held its ninety-second
annual meeting in thnt- city January 18.
The character of the -aHMety work Is in
dicated by its name and two years ago the
women added the services of a Visiting
trained nurse to their work. The work
of the visiting nurse Is too vi-ell under
stood to need explanation; she rtust give
cheer as well as bodlfy relief to the sick
poor. There can be but few organizations
of women In this country that antedate
this one. at Charleston-.
Thomas F. Guthrie, for some time con
nected with the Rertington Typewriter
company, has accepted a position with the
Underwood Typewriter company as city
salesman. Mr. Guthrie is convinced of
the fact that the public In general Is de
manding a typewriter of visible Inscription,
which Is one of the strong features of the
Underwood, and he Says he proposes to
keep abreast of the tithes. He will be
glad to meet his friends at the Under
wood office, 1617 Faraam street.
AuditoriumMarch T that.' all.
SEASONABLE MSHIONS.
NO. BUI MBN'fl NIGHTSHIRT.
82 to 48-Inch breast.
For the accommodation of reader of Th
Bee these pattern, whlcb usually retail at
from V to B0 cents each, will be furnished
at th nominal price of 10 cent. A supply
la now kept at our office, o thos who
wish any pattern may gvt It either by call
ing or enclosing iv oem. addressed "Fat-'
Urn Department, Bee, Omaha."
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Gtmrtor AmenclmentJ Drawn and Bent to
the Members of Legislature.
CITY HALl, VIADUCTS AND NEW PAVING
Several Important Points Covered by
the Proposed Legislation Which
Has Been Prepared by the
Revision Committee.
The charter revision committee has com
pleted its labors and the completed report
Is now in the hands of City Attorney Iim
bcrt. A large number of revisions are
sugc-ested. Among the most rromlnent
Is ono providing that the mayor nnd coun
cil may purchase the necessary grounds
and erect thereon n city hall building
and other building needed for the city's
use nt a cot not to exceed Jioo.nro. Pond's
for this purpose are to be Issued by a
majority vote of the electors of the city.
Such n, vote shall be at a special election
and be called fifteen days previous to
the holding of the election. In order to
call such nn election at least 1W) resident
taxpayers of the city must sign the pe
tition to be presented to the mayor and
council. Another provision of the sug
gested revised charter Is one thnt per
tains to viaducts. It provides thnt tho
mnyor and council shall have power to
require any railroad company owning or
opemting tracks across nny rubllc street
to construct, reconstruct, complete nnd
keep In repair nny viaduct or vliducts that
may be deemed necessary by the city au
thorities. An amendment to Section 77 provides thnt
tho mayor and three councllmen shall hnve
power to call special meetings of the coun
cil. Such cnlls must bo In writing nnd
state the object of the meeting. Only such
business na stated in the cnll shall be
trnnsactcd nt such meetings. The assist
ant city attorney Is to be appointed by
the city attorney and removed nt his
pleasure. He shall be active and Vigilant
In the enforcement of city ordinances nnd
will not be permitted to appear In police
court in defense of any cases brought be
fore the police Judge. Provisions are
made in these charter amendments to
repnve Twenty-fourth street with a two
thirds tax to the property owners. The
city pays for the Intersections nnd the tnx
payers at large pay the bnlnnce. These
nnd a number of other amendments have
been put In share to send to Pouglns
county representatives In the legislature.
St. Agnes' Kntertatnmenr.
Thla evening an entertainment will bo
given at Workmen temple for the benefit
of St. Agnes' parish. An entertainment
consisting of music and recitations will be
given and from the sale of tickets reported
yesterday the hnll will be crowded. Slgnor
Martina, a well known magician, will per
form fenta of maglo in addition to the en
tertainment provided by tho pupils of St.
Agnes' school.
tloh Mceta Wednesday.
The Northeast Improvement club will
meet on Wednesday evening nt rooms
north of Twenty-fourth and F streets.
Some matters of considerable Importance
pertaining to Improvements in tho district
are to come up and every member Is in
vited to attend and bring a friend. Theso
Improvement clubs, established all over the
city, are doing a gTcat deal to bring about
A friendly feeling among property owners
and some good is expected to come from
the meetipga. 1
Bcpnbltcnn Vote Light.
Republican primaries for tho selection of
delegates to a convention this afternoon
for the selection of three members 'of the
Board of Education were held yesterday.
There was only one delegation In the field
nnd on account of no contest the vote was
light. This afternoon the eighteen dele
gates elected yesterday will meet at Work
man temple and nominate Jay Laverty,
Dana Morrill and Dr. W. L. Curtis for the
school board.
Special Taxes Coming Die,
On March 7 special Improvement taxes
bn the grading of B atreet from Twenty
fourth to Twenty-eighth street, the paving
of Thirtieth street, the grading of Twelfth
street and a couple of unimportant alley
districts will become delinquent. The dep
uty city treasurer desires to call the at
tention Of property owners to these taxes.
, The Coal Situation.
Last night the South Omaha packers did
not appear to be at all worried about the
shortage of steam coal. While they ad
mitted that the visible supply was getting
low they felt confident that receipts today
would plnce them on the easy list.
M. R. Murphy, general manager of the
Cudahy plant, said last night that he had
enough Bteam coal to Inst until Thursday
and he had advices from the railroads that
a supply would be here before that time.
Managers of the Swift, Omaha and Ar
mour plants had the same thing to say.
They are all depending on the railroads to
get the coal here. Mr. Swift snld that If
the weather did not get any worse be
tween now and Thursday the plants here
could be kept on the move,
No Slaughtering Monday.
On account of light receipts of live stock
Saturday and Mondny the packers did not
call out their killing gangs yesterday. Re
ceipts yesterday were so small that the
chances are that the gangs will only work
a few hours today. The storm In all sec
tions of the country prevents the shipment
of live stock to this or any other market.
With an Increase In temperature the live
stock dealers here look for a big increase
In receipts.
F.stlmnte Missouri Avenue Paving.
At a meeting last night the city council
decided to pnve Missouri avenue from Thir
teenth to Twenty-fourth street at a cost of
about tw,fl"0. The avenue Is to be paved
with Oaleshurg vitrified brick nnd the city
clerk was directed to advertise for bids to
be opened Monday night, Februnry . Six
bids for a site for a fire hall were opened,
but all bids were held over for a week In
order to allow the council to confer with
members of the Fire and Police hoard.
The money held back on Ian Hannon's
paving contract is to be invested so that It
will draw a reasonable rate of Interest. No
bids were; in evidence for the grading bonds
of I! and Twelfth street, and the finance
committee was authorised to sell the bonds
at the best price that Can he obtained. Th
grading contractor will take the bonds, s
It Is understood.
Retail Merchants Sapper.
Last night the retail merchants to the
number of about 100 met at Ragles' hall and
enjoyed a supper. There were talks from a
number of outside business men and quite
a number of local merehnnt spoke In favor
of hustling for South Omaha and mnklng
fThqy act like Exercise.
X-fbr the Bowels
1 VI '"ii.iim mil m " ' -
Oetits r9
Mil
Druggists j
Wednesday the general barpaln day here.
Owing to the severe cold tho numtior In nt
tendnnce was not as large ns expected, bill
those who attended enjoyed the supper and
the speeches.
Magic City nosslp.
Property owners ore still slow about at
tempting to remove snow from sidewalks.
A business meeting of the Kpworth le.wic
will be held Wednesday evening at the
Methodist church.
At the Hnwthorne school yesterday the
pupils were sent home on account of the
freeilng of the heating rlpes.
Robert fl Jones, who lived at Tweuty
flrst and N streets, died yesterday at the
South Omaha hospital of pneumonia.
An effort is being made now by East Side
property owners to have the Burlington
erect a depot at the foot of Mit.uri
a venue.
The rollce were not called upon to make
any arrests yesterday, but a number of
homeless sought sleeping berths at the City
Jail last night.
On nerount of the slippery condition of
the sidewalks some of the people here are
trying to turrcliRse some of the old time lee
creepers, but none are to be found here.
The street car service still remains the
same and officials of the company say that
nothing can b done to expedite the speed
of cars until there Is a change in temperature.
TECHNICALITY LITTLE GOOD
One Information Qunahed nnd An
other Svrorn Ont In Tlonhte
Quick Trine.
At the opcn!K of the trial of James M.
Peck, accused of forgery In having Indorsed
the name of Martin Lynch on a cashier's
check Issued to Lynch nt Sioux City. At
torney Klgutter questioned the sufficiency
of the information. This set out the char
acter of the certificate all right, but It did
not Include the word "cashier" after tho
nnmo of that official. As tho word was a
part of the signature the eountyittornry
saw thnt tho court would probably hnvo to
hold "the rolnt well taken. The Jury had
been excused while the Inw point was ar
gued and the court granted the state a re
cess to reach a determination ns to what It
would do w hile he heard some pending mo
tions. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon the county
attorney enme Into court and moved the
court to nolle the case against Peck for for
gery. Tills was done nnd the Jury dis
charged. Immediately peck was rearrested
by the. constable from Justice Long's court
nnd handcuffed to the latter In the court-,
room. This nrrest wns made on a now In
formation filed by the county attorney. In
which the charge Is changed to tittering n
cheek bearing a forged endorsement. Tn
the Justice court Beck waived a preliminary
examination and wan -Kimd over again to
the district court. He will hnve to face a
trlnl on the new chnrge within n few days.
County Attorney Slnbnugh received the
complaint in this case with the other papers
pertaining to the office when he took
charge, so was not responsible for the
omission. Attorney Flgntter, appointed by
the court to defend, entered Into the ense
w'th xcal. but his successful nttaclt on the
Information failel to profit his client.
n Q pi
II of iiiiu
MORS
. Masonic.
Special meeting Nebraska lodge No. 1
Tuesday evening, February 14, at 7:30.
Work In E. A. degree.
C. K SHOOK. Master.
Bootlegger In Jnll.
Fd Larson was brought down from De
catur, Neb., Mondny nfternoon by Deputy
t nitea states .-uarpnai jonn nines to an
swer to a chnrge of selling llauox to In
dians at Decatur. Larson wns arraigned
before United States Commissioner Ander
son and pleaded guilty to tno cnarge. no
was bound over In the sum of $500 to the
federal grand iury. which assembles here
In May. In default of ball he was re-ei
mnnded to the Douglas county jail.
Of the Skin and Scalp Speedily
Cured by Baths with
Soap to cleanse the skin of crust!
and scales, and soften , the thick
ened cuticle, gentle applications of
CUTICURA Ointment to fnsta nt
ly allay itching', Irritation, and
inflammation, and soothe and
heal, and mild doses of CUTICURA
Pills to cool and cleanse the fclood.
A single Set, costing hut One
Dollar, is often sufficient to cure.
Sold throughout th wotld. Ciltlclir, luip, JSr., Olnt
nnt. 0r., Kctolu!.ii (in form ol Chvcelat Cold
ru;t, Kc. pr vlJ of w. nPvH: l.ona,i, i
liiiucr q. i Vcrlt, & Kn dt la iVii Itoli.D, 13
At. 1'iiHor Pruf A t'htm. Cur.t i Troph
air- 8rnd for "The (iml llumol Cuff. '
BnbMeii
The most wholesome of
wines Is champagne. The
most wholesome of cham
pagnes Is
9i
a pure, carefully aged
Champagne, with delicious
flavor and bouquet. There
is "joy In every bubble."
DR.
McGREW
SPECIALIST.
Treats all form.ot
DISEASES OF
MEN
28 years' Kxperlenn
18 Vesrt io Oman
A Medical Eipert
whose romarkalil
success bus uevar
been ecellcd.
Nearly 30,000 Cases Cured.
Vtrlcuccl. JlyOrocels. Bloo Pelon. St,ciur, OlsM.
Kcttous DeblUlf. Loss ol Sirsufth sua VIUIUJ.
Mis Home Treatment
Bis ptrmsiieQtlr curort 'bousands ot cases ot ehnasl
N.rroua, RooUl, Kianer snd UUdJji and Blo Dls
uii si small cost. Savs tuns u nous or m
crlblnt joui cua snd writ tor 'REE HOOK sat
terms ot trostmant. Mrdlclua sent la pl.lo packs.
CharRes low Consultation Pro
. orn.es Hours- b. ta. tn I Is p. a. Bandars.
s. n. to 4 40 p. tn.. Csll or wrlto. Bos tti.
OSes tit 0, 1MB St.. Omaha. Neb.
rOVAFJ TABLETS
TniJuc reMfn! sleep. Cur Nervousnrms, Stomach,
Kidney snd Bladder troubles, and produce l'lump.
Dost, Strength nd Vitality.
Hold by IsruMUU.
By mail, $1 J30j or thrca boxes, R.75.
Also NERVAN LAXATIVE PILLS 2Scti.
tor sumple Tablets, enclose 10 cents lo
The Servaa Tablet Co Cincinnati, O.
for Sale by the Denton Drag Co.,
nnd All DrnKtrlsts. .
MEN ANOWCIVrcft.
(lis Bit O fnr annstnrtl
4licusrgei.lD.fi immatioDii,
Irritetious tr ulovatiosw
nt nilAOBI TUaKlLrSQS
Irrwiesi. ruuhfi. i'aiuieia, ssa nut oabiut
VXlEVANSCHtMICilCU. csut or polaonoui.
i eiiicmmn.!) en
f i or iu m piain wrspv
.1 1J ojprsas, prspsid. is
f u ii .on. or t imIu .r. ,
Cirsuls SCSI ca (MlSsf.
UOTCL1,
fnWWmlu vim
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH
' Delicate enough for the softest
skin, and yet efficacious In removing
any stain. Keeps the skin in perfect
condition. In the bath elves all the
desirable after-effects ot a Turkish
bath. It shbuld be on every wash
stand. ALL GROCERS AND DRUCKJ1STS
HOTEL EMPIRE
Hreadway and Sixty -thlrdStr ct
Railre l'nrk
NEW YORK' CITY
over $250,000 w
JUST COMPLETED
ELECTRIC CLOCKS, TELEPHONES
AND AUTOMATIC LlfJrlllNd
DEVICES IN EVERY ROOH
Completely Iteiuodeleil. Itedecoruted
anil Itef urnlHhed tbrouahout
On Minute to Elevated and Subway
Htutluua.
Tufie nearest enr nt stuf Itallroad or
Steamboat Terminal, tliey allliaas
or trnnafrr to tlie II nip I re
Within easy wnlklnir distance ot all
Theatres end licptirtinent Striren.
Restaurant noted tor Excellent Cooklnf, tffl
dent Service and Moderate Charges
Rooms (with use of bath) $! .50 per day up
" " private " tl M) "
Suites " " " I3.M
V. JOHNSON OUINN
Bsjjn
Steam COAL Domestic
ROCK SPKINGS, the people's
COAL We always have it.
BONANZA King among furnace
coals always on hand.
CENTRAL COAL H COKE CO.
'PHONES 1221-1693. 4718. 13th and llarny Sts.
