W THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , EEBEUARY 18 , 1800. ' " 5 HI fc > • > < < < i I , i I , . . . . . , 1. . i . L H - . . . FATTI CAPTURES TOE COAST H j San Franciscans Wildly Enthualas- flfc tic Over the Queen of Son ? . Hi\ GIVEN A GRAND RECEPTION A Kj Tlio Wonllli nnil Hcllnciiiont of the j City Worship nt the Btirlno or Hf tlm Diya TlioiiHanits H Untrnncetl Hi A niiiofcnl Kimcli mf ) The senvm of Italian grand opera now la mjt progress nt Snn Francisco Is surpassing the K -ondctt hopes of the inuslo loving people ot K the Pacitlo coast The spacious Grand opera Hr house Is crowded nightly with the wealth H and rcflncmont of the city of tho-Goldcn W % Gate The newspapers devote column after { L . - - column to dcscriptlous ot the magnificent • m& * nttrattion and the throngs which nightly W ti gather to ho cntortainnd by the lncomoar- Wjff" nblo artists who present tlio richest gcraR ot v the grc ttcst composers tto world has ever m\ produced It bids lair to bo an epoch In the mi musical history of the coast , the grandest BJ [ fcaturo of which will bo the matchless per Bf lormnnco of 1'atti , tlio queen of song Vx I'attl appeared last Tuesday night in Hos- ' BS slots JJemlrnmido " Tha folio wing quota Hi tlons from the leading San Francisco daillos HJ will bo of Interest In Omaha in view of the H coming event : IS Tlio pollca and the proletariat met in front IK of tlio opera liouso long before the opera ba- IS can to keep the people from blocking the jn | > a& sidewalk The star-breasted defenders ot PJBJBm liberty hcrdod the people In the street 1 _ Thor pressed them back from the curb and HE upon the cobbles And still the curious ISj throng stood and craned and tiptoed to H , catch gllmpsos of twinkling foot , Bparkling OV diamonds and opera cloaks that , pawned , mW would hare fed any ono of thorn for a year fm They were eursed nna nearly run down by Mp the llvorlod drivers Tnoy trod upon ono jjE another us they surged back and forth under IS . pressure of perfcrvid persuasion Still they * * " " T strained and looked 5 $ All clnsscs of citizens were represented ift From the dome to the pit of tlio vast oulld- Mr lng fair women and wealthy men crowded mm the auditorium , and elegant costumes of tha m latest styles wcro displayed for the llrst ap- poarancc of the diva La belle Adeline , C who in ovcry way fits Shakespoaro'a das s' scriptiou ot Cleopatra , that ago cannot use | nor custom stnlo her Inlinlto variety , " was } in excellent voiio , and though on her first ; t stngn enlrnnco she was none too onthasias- I ticnllv received with general npplauso , us f act after net sped nlojg she sang and acted < in such a manner as to demonstrate that not ' an iota of her hold on the public bad been re- luxcd The part of Semlrnmiuo does not allow Mme 1'itttl much scope for displaying many of her bcuutlfuL toilets In tha character but ono dress is worn It consisted of a lotiKti.ilneU white casbmoro , heavily embroidered - broidered In cold The body to match was decollate , with snort sleeves and trimmed with wide gold fringe In the first act she were over this a blue cashmere cloak , to roach the ba o of her dress , and which was embroidered in gold Sno were a erowu ot diamonds , bracelets of diamonds and u neck lace of sapphires , , cmcialds and diamonds In the second act she changnd her cloak for v. a red cashmere , also embroidered In gold . f She also were a different crown , consisting T . of sapphires , emeralds , rubies and diamonds , a. S Her cincture is n mass of ill He runt kinds of , mt r Jewels , and she caarios n Jowelert poniard IBjBi It Is a well-worn gibe to snythat grand r opera isasnobbory , and that the falsest f ntTcctatlon is the only attltudo of pleasure m possible to the ordinary citizen , unluttered • tn his music , but plenty of such Philistines 1 got all their moneys worth and honestly on- ft joyed themselves M • ! hev were not all cognoscenti , the multl- M tudo who breathed so quietly wlillajho sang _ M but men among thoin who knew nu mora of music tliau they know of liaoylonian dy- P nasties enlo > ed it ns nny honest man enjoys < ft n birds ' tioto in the woods Content to ac- & 9 ccpt the verdict of the specially informed , 'MM Knowing that they were listening to the very ml sweetest sounds on earth , they tried to got * % lW the clink of dollars out of their cars and un- mm derstand this less accustomed melody And > aI they suecocaed It was mora Interesting to jH watch their faces than to uoto the common BB pluco enthusiasm of the expert auditor Whoa Arditi's well known pate bobbed up J K in the conductors chair tha house was TBj packed , and while the overture was played > 1 it packed Itself more tightly ; so that when flB at last the curtain rose upon the Babylonian tT temple , the flood of man In evening dress 7 backed up und eddied at thei.doors , welling i out iuto the corridors at every opening ; and JbP * do n's'oa ' ' were choked with people seeking m9W % scats and pcopto who had none to seek W ' . Then Pattl X , There was an uproar of greeting as she cntorod Uut a long breath , of satisfaction , and then husboa expectancy The duet be gan ; and from tha moment that her voice first rose in the foreboding "Fra tantt rogl" till tha Oil , Dio"orhor death crv in the . lastsccna of the opera , every note she sang • i found thirsty listeners through the house I There appeared to boji dlsiiosltiou on the ll partof the prima donna to husband her voice . la the earlier requirements of the opera : but „ tha spirit of the time grew upon her , aud in I" . nil the morn important scenes the queen of [ [ I tno lyric stuga was at her grandest , , , j • ANOTIlUlt IIA.TR Wall Several Hull road Men Kicpress Tliem- Hcivp oii the Siilijecr The railroad bojs nro waiting for orders "Vesterday was Sunday , " said General Agent Kasn , and as my pcoplo all profess piety , j on could hardly expect mo to know anything now so early as this about cut rates " .J mmm , . " j. o. Philllppl expressed doubts aDout there being outbreak "I think _ tn. . . _ any open > - the situation Is shaky enough , but And mo a road if you can willing to take upon Itself ] tno responsibility of injuring its stock in Wall Btroet by demoralizing rates While there seems to be no anxiety among managers about what becomes of the rates . between Chicago ana St , Paul , " said an agent of one of the Iowa lines , they go wild ; . every tlmo some road threatens rotnnntiou ! Joy meeting tha northwestern cuts , to Mis souri rlycrpomti As soon as tha llurling- tea & Northern adapted , u ir > per cant reduc tion on St Paul and Minneapolis business , a k similar tariff was put in ay the Chicago-Mis- .U sourl river roudit to Des Moines , but all . I except the Milwaukee aud 1111- t uois Central have steadily fought I -ngninst extending the cut to Omaha , their 'l nruumont being that to cross the lies Moines 5 lines in this direction , would knock down all I barriers und causa n general spread ot the J demoralization i "Uut it will bo luipossiblo , I am cortaln , to J hold matters down much longer I am sat § Isflud that the war will bo in full blast by i noon tomorrow " m It Is asserted that the Milwaukee coin m menced quoting a 03 cent rata first-class and - . Aa 50-oent second class last Saturday , though ' m ' J this is denied at the Milwaukee office The Union Paclflc-Norlhwestorn limited train between Chicago and Denver has bean relieved of one of its through sleepers , owing , it is vaguely hlntod , to a decrease lu passenger tratllc It Is in realty attributable ' to the fact that auotber through fast train • it now assured , and will soon bo put on This will make the trip from Chicago to % Denver in thirty hours Tha rumor that the ' sleeping cars would bo taken oft the fast mall train i > now oftlclallv admlttod , which moans a now fast train to offset the competition that will bo inaugurated on March I. by through train service on the Alton and Santa Fo routes Uotn the latter t > roads have announce * ! tholr intention to have speedy dyers between Denver and Chicago , the Northwestern has naturally been ongsged in & determination to maintain i tha proqnt popular preatlgo It enjoys on ; Chicago business To do this it will bo ohliL'od to put on the new train Work on the now tlmo tahla Is being . jf pushed ahead as rapidly us possible though mjmwmmfr it Is impassible asyet to obtain detlnite tig- iw&VJ urcs stowing what tlio now service will bo , V H is understood that the Trans-Mlssourl passenger association commlttoo mooting ap pointed at tha mooting held in this city last Tuesday , hM decided upon tea harvest'ex cursions , provided eastern liuas cau be inter .L ettcd In doing that portion ot the work necessary to bo dona by them One of the committee says that if the schema is carried out as proposed , nn Immense number of eastern pcoplo will ba brouoht into Ne braska , Kansas and other western Mates General Mnnager Dickenson and Suporln- toodant Korty of the Union Pacific tele graph returned Sunday from • an oxtonslvo tour ot InsDection over the Missouri river division Thov report overythlng In good shape _ _ _ C. IC Wilbur , western passenger agent of the Uake Shore road , Chirogo , and P. U. Humphrey , Kansas City , representative of tha some line , are visiting Omaha DISTU1CT COUUT OeorRO SIvers On Trial For Tlio Kill ing of Neln riruitoon George Myers was plpccd on trial In the district court bafore Judge Clarkson yester day morning for the Killing of Nels Planteen en Decoration day last year Myers , Planteen , Droll Oustafsen and J. If , Frlsbla were playing pool In Grams Ba- loon at the corner of Tv\ontlcth and Cum ing street , and had some dispute as to who should pay for ono ot the games Planteen and Gustafscn loft the saloon and started south on Twentieth street Myers and Trisboo also took the snmo direction for homo and found Planteon nni Gustntson waiting nt the corner of Twentieth nnd Hurt streets A qunrrcl ensued nnd resulted In Myers knocking Planteen down with a doorknob , Which ho picked up when ho saw PlanVoen waiting for htm The parties then separated and Planteen wont home alone IIo was not supposed to he seriously hurt , but was tnucn very ill and died n few days afterward The case was ttlcd bcfoio Judge HoDOWoll at the last term of court , the jury failinc to acrrco The testimony of Frisblo wa * vcrj strong In support of Myors' plea nf self-defense , white Gustufson gave 'ho chief testimony for the state This was the case in which the jury had o little Internal row in attempting to nrrlvo nt a verdict A majority of the jury was for acquittal , but ono member held out for con viction on the ground that Planteon was not prepared to die nnd that Myers' act was accordingly reprehensible Dr SvenBon , who nttended Planteen and Frisbee , Myei s' chief witness , nro both ab sent from the state and in opening the case yesterday it was stipulated that the ovl- denca given by them in the llrst trial of the case should bo received in the nrcsent trial J. T. Monarty was appointed by the court to assist Mr Mahnney in the prosecution of the case case.Myers has been in jail since last May nnd shows the effects of bis confinement His tvifo has been very Hi during his Imprison ment and has been compelled to provide for her own support District Clerk Moorcs road hlmsolf boarso yesterday on the journal ot the proceed ings of the courts on Saturday The reading of the Journal , " snid Judge Poano , at the finish , "is conclusive evidence that the courts rule rccatding the filing of pleadings on tlmo is a good ono The courts were busy all day Sat urday granting leave to attornevs to file pleadings that should have been made before the opening of the term Hereafter leave to tile pleadings out of time will not bo allowed except upon the best showing " Judge Clarkson will go before the county commissioners at their next meeting and nsit for th3 appointment of nt least two assist ants for Couuty Attorney Mahoney "Wo have a very heavy criminal docket , " said Judge Clarkson , and no ono man enn attend to half of the criminal business of this county A refusal ta give tno county attor ney asBistanco will very seriously Impede the business " In reply to the statement made by ono of the commissioners that the city attorney has the right and dutv to try state cases in the police court , Mr Mahoney says that such is not the case The city attorney , he says , has no authority to try any cases that are not triaolo in the police court IIo has no authority whatever in the trial ot a state case caso.Tho county attorneys duties are thus dctined in section 17 of the county nttornoj'B act : Each county shall appear on behalf of the state before any magistrate and prose cute all complaint mnda in behalf of the state of which any magistrate shall have jurisdiction , und ho shall appear before any magistrate and conduct any examination which may bo had before such magistrate and shall also prosecute all civil suits before fore such magistrate in which the state or county W a tmrty or Interested " "J'tjc-rc are now six state cases pending In the police court , " said Mr Mahoney "a mnrdcr trial Is In progicss in the district court , and my entire time is needed in the Jones case It is simply imnossible for mete to attend to ull of the matters that are de manding prompt consideration " Commissioner Turner is reported to have changed his mind and will vote in favor of civing Mr Mnhoney assistants If ho will make a request for them "I dent feet much like making a request that they have refused in advance said Mr Mahoney , but something must be dona and atonoaJ' The matter will be brought up at the next mooting of the commissioners Ed Hall , charged with the larceny of a horse nnd buggy from William Solvers , will be placed on trial on Wednesday Robert E. Kuhn replevlnoa a stock of dry goods , groceries , etc , from Sheriff lloyd yesterday James Donnelly , Jr , has brought suit against Charles . Wright to recover 8125 alleged to have been expended on nccount of misrepresentations In a real cstato deal Delays are Dangerous Judge Doano is engaged In hearing the case of Margaret Allshulcr against William Coburn , n suit for the possession of the Froyhun saloon stock , valued at 15,000. Mr Hall , ono of the attorneys for tha defense , wanted the case continued as be was going to Lincoln on supreme court business to day."Can't Cant help that , Mr Hall , " replied the court sharply ; "thiscaso has been bulletined for a week and you should bayo given notice earlier Proceed with thu examination " C'ouniv Court The New York t-lfo Insurance company has commenced suit against Jesao W. Qulnn et nl to recover & 100 alleged to have been ad vanced to Qulnn as agent ot the cotnpany In the case ot Hayes against Uauman judg ment was rendered for plaintiff In the sum of W5U5. • Judgment in the sum ot $ G90 was rendered In the case of the Iiankof Commcrco against McUrlde Judge Shields beard the case of Sawtollo against the Water Works company , a suit for damages for horses killed in the work on tha new works at Florence Tlio Only One The Clilenjjo , MUwnulcoo & St Paul Railway ta the only line running solid vostlbulcil , oloctrio lighted and stoma heated trains botwooii Chicago , Coun cil lilulTaiind Omahti The berth reading lump feature in the Pullman Bloapitif * cars run on these lines is ontontod nnd cannot bo used by any other railway company It Is the great improvement of the ago Try It und bo convinced , Stooping cars leave the Union PacIUo depot , Omaha , aid p. m , dally , arriving at Chicago ut 0S0 : a , m , Pusscngors taking this train are not compelled to got out ot the cars at Council Bluffs and wait for tlio train to be cleaned Got tickets aml'Bloopingcar berths at Union ticket office , 1601 Fitrnam st . V , A. Nasii , Gen Agt J. 11 PnusTOK Pass Agt Their Own ( successor * . Mr Peters and bis ten deputies formally succeeded themselves yesterday as collect ors of Intarmlrevouue Cha transfer was tnadolby Walcott Lav , revenue agent The transfer consisted in Lays taking an account ot the stamps and cash on hand and receipt ing for them Mr Peters then made a re ceipt to Lay and to himself ot the same and entered upon bis duties as permanent collector Mr Peters hands were approved at Washington by th depart ment , but those of but deputies are approved by himself , _ A oromlnont merchant writes ; Cooks extra dry champagne , used as a garglecured my child of olphtaena , " IT WAS MARLY A MURDER Dotallsof Sunday Nlsrht's Shooting Affair at Brighton AN OLD FEUDS BLOODY SEQUEL Fred Johnson Shot nnd Seriously Wounded by llormnn IlnfTkc Doth 31 en Placed Un der Arrest Ilnff ke' ltovcnge "Vou run or Ill kill you , " wns tha command made by Uorman Ilaflko to Fred Johnson about 0 o'clock Sunday evening The men had been drinking In Suilley's saloon , which is situated just outside the city limits to the northwest Uoth the men were placed under arrest about 8 o'elock , but there will probably bo no charge lodged ngatnst Johnson Assistant County Attorney Shea filed nn Information against Ilaflko , alleging shooting with intent to kill The prisoner was taken bctoro Judge IIols- ley , yoscrday but as ho was ignorant ot law or court proceedings the judge deemed it advisahla ta send for some ot Ilaffxa's relations before ho was given a hearing The case will bo brought up again today Johnson Is a burly plasterer who has worked about Omalis for several years Ho is married and lives in Central Pane He re mained in < | ha central pollca station over night nfter receiving the attention of the city physician , ills wounds tire pain ful but not serious Ho was shot on the back , right arm and hand A few of the shot , No 0 , were buried In the skin of bis left leg To a reporter Johnson made tha following statement : For the llrst tlmo in a long while I wont out to the saloon yesterday to visit with O'Hanion and Smiley , both of whom are acquaintances ot mine All day long wo shook alee , drank liquor and plavcd cards It was some tlmo after 13 o'clock when Haffkocumoin carrying a shot gun I bclievo ho had been out hunting Ho Joined la tha dice shaking and formerly ho and I boxed bats for the beer I acciden tally hit bhn on the mouth , and.as this was a foul on my part I sot 'em up A half hour later a friend of mine named Dill Parmontor spoke of going home Haffko's gun was be hind the bar I stepped outside the door and was waiting for Parmcntor when Haltko camoout , and cocking his gua said : Hun you or Ill shoot you ' I ran down the road and Haflka pursued me Finally I got ever into the brush and circled around back toward the saloon , naffko pursued and urged his dog to rind me , vowing ho would kill me on sight When within about fortv feet of me Haffke raised his gun , and nfter taking deliberate aim , fired Into my bade I kent running until 1 got into the saloon , when I rushed into the buck room and fell Hnfflto re mained outside for nn hour Ho cvon reloaded his gun and declared ha would finish me with the next barrel , as the first ono was not heavily loaded Then ho wanted money , stating that ho would not kill me if I would give him money Ho also demanded money from the saloon keepers . Finally some ono started him off and he got away for the tlmo being " Did yea ever have any trouhlo with Haifko bororol" "No ; but I did have a row about two years ago with a friend of his " Johnson declares that he will prosecute the case to the hitter end Unlike is a Swede of chunky stature , and works at common labor Ho cried 11 Ko a child as ha gave hh statement to the re porter " 1 dent want.to get in trouble , " said bo "I have a wife ana a little patch of land that I worked bard cloy and night to got I want to settle with Johnson but they wont let mo sco lilm I was drinking consid erahlo and dent yesterday romem- ber just exactly how it was Wo shook dice In the saloon several times , when finally Johnson pounced upon mo and would have killed , mo I hclievo ir the men bad not stopped him , Ho went out first and I fol lowed Although my gun was nrt loaded I did raise it to my shoulder and polut It ut Johnson Ho started to run I then loaded my gun and started down the road . I was afraid that the man would kill me I called out to him to come up to mo and I would not hurt him Hut he sneaked off in the brush I thought ho had gone for a club " In regard to the old feud between himself and Johnson , HatTko said that about two years ago Johnson had assaulted both him self and his brother-ia-luw , whoso name Is B. Couklo A reporter who started out In n cab expecting to run down a sensational murder , had n rough but amusingexperience making his way across the bills and dales of the North Omaha suburbs Half of his time wus occupied in walking in the mlddlo of the road , so that the cab would not go into the ditch or off a bridge When he got to Omaha Heights ho knochod at the door of the first house ho came to and asked the way to the scona of the bloodshed The lady who cano to the door had heard nothing about the mattor.uud the cab proceeded ucniss the pralrlo to the next licrlit in sight When it had got about a block away -a shout was heard und an excited gontlemau with flowing whiskers nnd clad only In his underclothlug and sacks rushed up and said that although bo had heard nothing ot the murder he would bo glad to have the cab stop at his home on tno way back und tell him all about It At last u gentleman was found who had hoard that a murder had been commlttod ut n saloon on Twenty-fourth strcot neur the Belt line The cab crept back over the hills to thu saloon in quoslion und the proprietor stuck his head out of the window , in response tn a rap , and said that he hud beard that a murder bad been committed out at Brighton , on the Irvlugton rod , at Sml- loy's saloon After the driver had got a mind map of the country the cab started Duck , and ufter going over what seemed miles , of uninhabited country Btopped In front of a ono-story shed built against a side hllL From the window a dim light Shone , aud a most unattractive in terior was visible through the dirty window After continued rapping there was u rustling of straw and a man camn to the door Ha Was not over-cloan and pro claimed himself the barteador of the estab lishment On the straw lay another man in adrunkou stupor The bartender told the story of the affair in a hesitating manner , but really didn't know much about It except tha names of the meo , and the fact that they bad been sparring shortly before Johnson ran Into the saloon und said that ha was shot His back was full nf bird shot , and ha was covered wi h blood Change of life , backache , monthly irregu larltlus , hot tiashos , are cured by Dr Miles Nervine Free samples at Kuhn & , Co , I5th and Douglas JTohhfd William Hutts , the saloon man at Twelfth and Capital avenue , who was robbed , a tow nights ago , lias a strong suspicion that Jack Hawkins , colored , was ono of the thieves When Hawkins was arrested he was wearing Hutts' coat He thinks that Hawkins was hid in ono of the rooms or closets of his saloon when bo closed up at midnight Hawkins is an old-ttma sncak-thlof who uas been arrested a number of times • Trouble In a Chop llnu e. Lee Nestlehouso and Andrew Brown made an effort to clean out the Philadelphia chop bouse yeatdrday Both were promptly arrested It is claimed that Nestlebouse drew a levolver oa Officer Ilaio , the police man who locked them up They will bo tried today , _ Make no Mistake By dispelling the symptoms so often taken for consumption SANTA AHIK has brought gladness to many a bousobold Hy its prompt use for breautng up the cold that too often develops Into that fatal disease , thousands can bo saved from un untimely grave Yea make no mistake by keeping n bottle of this pleasant remedy In your house OALTFOUNIA CAT-K-CURK is equally effective In eradicating all traces of Nasal Catarrh Both of those wonderful California remedies are sold aud warranted by Goodman Drug Co fl a package , U for 13.50 , , , . FlltK ANW OOlilCIC .Jul j lh * ) Commission Itrifits the Largest Jimslmi In JtM.ltlstnrr- The board ot flro and nohco commissioners hold n , meeting last , ught ! which was preceded - coded by n short seisltvHHis n llccnso board In the latter capacity fho mittor ot grnnting a saloon license to A , fj Uohlff , 4003 Hamil ton strcot , was takenvup Hcmonstrnnccs hud boon filed hy property owners In that vicinity on the ground , simply that they did not want a saloon there , ho matter by whom It was run Both thd "remonstrants und the snloonist presented lohg lists of names in support of their prayarsito the board The remonstrants had several representatives prnsont and put on the stand Among thorn were S. W , Wilson , a contractor ; John II Shaw , n largo property owner ; J. IC Itcod , who said ho was a reaL estate man nnd turn istor of the gospel ; n Mrs Mostyn nnd ethers Mr Rolhlt had no witness to call Ho said ha didn't consider it necessary Mho board took the case under ndvisement Coming to ilro mid pollco mutters , the board first considered chnrgos preferred ngainst Officer Allen by his suoerlors to the effect that ho entered a saloon wine mom unnecessarily on January Si t 8 oclock Allen said that ho went In there on u very necessary errand The testimony wns con flicting nnd the cluirgo was dismissed A communication from Chief Soavoy in vited the board to inspect the police forca ns ta drilling Another metitlouod complaints from several ofllcors regarding their uni forms , being to the effect that the cloth was of n'vory poor quality The clothes com plained of were made by Canan An ex planation from Canan said that the goods in one case were not properly dyed , nnd that ho had requested that tha goods bo returned , and In nnothor that ho did not make the clothes which were returned , but that they were old ones brought to him to bn repaired The kicks were rofcrred to the committee on man and discipline A request from the board ot education for twenty-seven lira alarm box Keys brought on a long discussion Mr Hartman Bnid that ho feared several false alarms would bo sprung on the department Chief Galligan surprised and enlightened the commissioner by tolling him that the idea of having keys to llro alarm boxes was sadly out ot date , and that there had not been but two falsa alarms la Omaha during the past two years In Chicago the boxes nro arranged so that au alarm can bo turned in by anybody nt any time The keB were ordered given to the board The committee nn men and discipline , con sisting of Messrs Gilbert and Uurtman , re ported on the petition of members of the po llco force tor nn increase ot salary from $70 to * 35 , that they did not think the Increase should ha made at this time , and that before ono was made the hours ot dally service should be lessened The report closed with an expressed hope that some time in tha future ooth would be douo Tha report wai adopted The sania committee reported on the com munication from Chief Soavoy relative to grading the patrolmen in throe classes , that they approved of the same , but are of the opinion thnt no definite action should bo taken until the force is tncroased , as the committee expects it to bo during the coming soring This re port wus adopted The commlttco on flnnnco , to whom was referred the request of the mavor asking for estimates for expenses of the tire and police dopartmouts for lb90reported that the levy for the coming year should bo 5 mill3 for each department , ana added that tlio rapid growth of the city requires additional tire protection Three now properly furnished engine houses , including men , machinery , etc are badly needed * An intrenso in the pollco force has become necessary The report port was adopted Another report fron , , tha committee on finance roolicd to the request of Chief Sea voy for knouoy for dStectlvo service , that they considered it a legitimate request and that the department should be authorized to approve monthly billsfor , service not ex ceeding ? . r > 0 a month for any one month The committee on men and discipline Nro- ported regarding tha po'lco ' sick list for Jan uary , that the number of days lost on ac count of sickness wasiS0l , which at the rate of 5i0 a mouth amounted to tTiKoiiTbO ! com mittee advised the adoption of some general rule wherohy the 'lno ( between peculiar und other sickness , could bo drawn Adopted The sama commlttco recommended that the i-eslgnatlou of Low Cassldy , captain of Hose Company No 1 , bo accepted , aud that bo be anpoiutcd piperaan , but not assigned to duty in tbo sumo company • Several saloon keepers wore reported on tha charge of keeping open and keeping their blinds closed on Sunday , and the chief of police was instructed to notify thorn that a second report would call them before the board and very likely cause the revoking of their llcoasos A veil Known hotel man was among the number compluinod of , and was handled without gloves by the'com missioners , so far as talk was concerned The board adjourned at 11 o'clock , the ses sion having been the longest one la the his tory of tha commission Miles Nerve null Llvor Pills .An important discovery They act on the liver , stomach and , bowels through the nerves A now principle They speedily cure billlousnoss , bad taste , torpid iivor , piles and constipation Spiendld for men , women and children Smallest , mildest , surest 30 doses for " ' > cents Samples free at Kuhn & Co 's , IStb and Douglas Tup Great Root : Island Rnutr- . Tn changing titrio on Sunday , Nov 17 , the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific Ry have considered , every point of in terest to the Omaha traveling public If you are going to Dos Moines , Chicago or any point east , our aolid vestibule ilmitod train , is jU3t what you want Leave Omaha at 4.25p. tn arrive in Dus Moines 0:30 : p. m. and Chicago 8:30 : a. m. , dining car for supper leaving Council Bluffs and for breakfast before reaching Chicago This train is also equipped with the finest sleepers and chair cars made by tno Pullman Co . which leave from the U. P. depot , Omahaovory day ut4:25 : p. m. , ranking close connections at Chicago with all trains for eastern points In addition to this mngnificout train wo have two other daily trains to Chicago , leaving Omaha at 0:15 a. tn Und 6:15 p. m. For information as to routes , rates , tlmo , etc , call at ticket office , 1305 Farnam street ; tolo phone 782. S. S. STEVENS , General Western Agent Lettrr Garner * Hall Exposition hall , tile scene of so many merry eveuts , aovor looked gayer and scarcely ever had sji.raaiiy pcoplo between its four walla as It disQast evening at the third annual ball of trie ( Omaha letter car riers The vast expansAof brick wall at the west and of tha halt was'piotllly hidden and adorned with a huge ' iHi'leld of thu national colors , above which were suspended two llags Hung In a conspicuous pluca was a photographic , group ut the boys iu gray , la tbo northwest corner-sof iho rooai was a handsome refreshment booth , where the patriotic sentimeuts pin thu carriers were further portrayed by the hangings of this Dazaar , which were ofj red , white and blue The programmes wurs very handsome , the letters und ornamentspn , , the outside b. 'ing of raised glass Thorp , were twenty-four dances listed , and oacji Vyora especially dedl- cited to somobodv or pomothlhg Among those thus honored were Our Postmaster , " Our New Postoalca , " " lOur Lady Clerks , " Our Sunday Cullers' , " Our Currier Wives , " Tan Coats Duo , Please , " Our Kicks , " etc Mr CII Croigbtoa bore gracefully the honor of master of ceremonies , wnllu Mr , S. E. Collins divldod the responsibility with him as assistant , i'buao two genlto- men , with VH. . JtoDerUan , ILL-Ltuga- n r Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria When Baby was sick , we gave her distorts Whanblit hi Child , she crlod for Castoria , When she beeamo Ukts , the clung to Castoria , Whja she hiuf Chlldtea , aha gara thus Castoria felt , a Kcmlllnrd and W.NHhcr , consti tuted the commlttco of nrrangemonts The decoration commlttco consisted of F. H , Monroe , F. A. Klenkc , 1L U. Powers , C. C Hose , A. Sweeney , J. Clark , P. fc\ Han sen and J. S. Stone Two carloads ot South Omaha pcoplo at tended the dance A. Sudden llcnth Charles Garrison , the colored cook at the Occidental hotel , died suddenly about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Ho hud boon sick for several days with the asthma , nnd wns obliged to spend Sunday night in n chair Ycsterdoy morning the proprietor of the hotel advised him to send for a physi cian , but ho rofuscd , saying ha would ba better in a short tirao Shortly nfter noon ona ot the boarders went into hla room and found htm sitting up In bed Ha nsltcd for a drink of water , which was given him , nnd the boarder then withdraw Going back In n few moments , ho found Garrison lying on the bed and Ilia extinct The coroner wns summoned and directed that thu remains bo removed to Gring's un dertaking establishment on Fnrnnm street A postmortem examination , to dotcrmlno the causeuf ; death , ; ? U be hold this morning nud the quest will ho held nt 3 o'clock this nflomoori Garrison was about flfty-ono years of niro nnd formerly llvud In Mnrshalltown , la Ho came from there about two weeks ueo , hav ing gene there from tin * city on n short visit It Is not known whether or not ho had any relatives living An Ausoltwo Cure ThoOtUGINALAUIKTINE OINTMENT Is only put up hi larao two-ounco tin boxes , und is an absolute cure for all sores , burns , wounds , chupped hands and all skin erup tions Will positively cure all Kinds of pllos Ask for the ORIGINAL AUIUTINE OINT- MBNT Sold by Goodman Drug company at So cents per box by mall 30 cunts Pel I From a ScnfTnld C. P. Boinnn , while nt work on a scaffold nt the o' .cctric light plant , fell n distance of twelve feet yesterday and sustained some painful bruises LUMBAGO /f. Lumbago Is a form v yJhSi&f of the Uironle slnco / > I jH " ' rheumatism , In Jt ' ' < thalurabartegionor SsS'aShinii ' ccsofthobnck ! , JlMj S S' which Is readily JrkSSSS/ ' cured by nibbing r.itfr , .i .j luopurtsfrcclywlth 8t. Jacobs Oil It Is commonly known as : BACKACHE Vlttorin , Tex , Juno 22,16S3. I vcm in bed two months with backnclio ; Buffered about three montlm I as cured by St Jacobs Oil penu&mDtly : no return lu 14 months 0. W. JEITERSON At Cbugoists and Dealers THE CHARLES A. V0GELER CO . Baltimore Md A SEBIOUS MISTAKE Jluch luttchlcf in ilimn In the treatment nf constipation , Tliptninrum opinion 1 * that nlliciiiUitiiicn'rfiiieftilllllL-dirtliomcrilrino forces unloading > f the bowels A grrnt error McdirfitnKimplyitmgatlirrorrrcts no morlild condition , coiwrquently tlirlr use is rationed by grcutor < OHtlvruc * * . Arain- vcly , to lie ctlcrttiul aud pel maiioiit , must be composed of tonic nUsrnllio , eorrtctlvo andcarMinrtlonropertlcs Tliesnurundmlr- nbly combined In l > r. Tutt'K r.lier l > | Us Tlieyuill , liiasltorttlmr , euro nil tlio suffering fering' * Mint result front iiiactlxa bowels They giro tone to tt i intestines , tliiulnto the fteiretlons , mid correct imperfect fane tiuuul uctlon of the olomucli aud llrer • Tnit's Xiiirer Pills NEVER DISAPPOINT Price , 25c Office , 39 & 41 Park Place , N. Y. ESTABLISHED IN ! 878 DY THE | i IEXIAI HATIOHAL 60VEHHMENT , ILQTTEHYl OF THE PUBLIC CHARITY Operate ! under n twenty yoat's cniitrnet by tbo Jloiientr Inuniiitiiiiiiil Iiuinuvi.nii.iit . Grand Monthly rir-inlnm field l-i Iho Moresnno 1'avlll.in iulliu • Aliiiuntiil'niV'it\ar Mcxicmniid publicly coinlucltil by ( .uverimient olllclnls npiuihu eil forilioiiuriiosoby the Secretary or the Interior auu the Tieastiry , LOTTERY OF THE BENEFICENCIA PUBLICA THE NEXT MONTHLY DRAWING wtlt bo hew In tlio CITV Of MEXICO , OU THURSDAY MARCH O , 1800. CAPITAL PRJZE $60,000 , , HO.OOO JlokctH nt $ , $ U20.O00. I'rlreofTlckots , American Money , WHOLES * HALVES * S. QLTAHTBltSl Lisr oe PKinss 1 CAPITAL IMMZROP JUJ.nOO Is * ( iOOOl lOAi'U'ALi'jtizuor ai.ouois aiou 1 CAl'U'ALl'Hl/.BOl ! ' 111,000 Is 10CUJ KlltANDl'JUZUOr 2,00013 JJJJOJ ai'Hl/.KSOl' j.txxi are luoj o 1'HIzr.S OK . ' ( Ware S\un0 PHI/.R30P 200 are . . . 4 00) lOOPUlZIISOr' lOOnre . . . • louoj HO PltlZESOF HI are 171)00 ) Ki 1'UIZI.SOF Mnre . . 110S0 APPROXIMATION IlttXPS JMPili-BsoI tm app to 8 I.W > Prize , S ! > ,00D 1SU Prizes ot 60app.to Si.OBI'rlza 7,011 ItUPrlzssor 40nnp.to 1U.0J I I'rtzu tl.OOJ 'WTormluals ot $ ) , decided by 130,00 } rrlzo . . . 15,1 * ) lOTl Prizes AmouutlUR to tt7Vjli0 All prlros sold In tlia United Stutes full paid In US Currency ; ' AGENTS WANTED RTTon Crun Hates , or any further Inform ation desired , write lmtlbly to the undersigned , clearly stating your residence , with stito , coun ty , street nnd number Mora rapid rnturn mall dellvory will bo assure 1 by your oncloilni ; un envelope bearing your full addrtt ll PO TArtT , Address IT IIASSETT1 , Cixr ov Mexico , Msxico By ordinary letter , containing Muvnv Ultima lshuert by all iixprxss Companies , New Vorlc Kx > change Draft or Postal Note Siircinl hunturni Hy terras of coatrart the company must de posit the sum ot alt prlzei Included In tlm Bcnemo before solllnsr a single tlctat , and re ceive the following-olliclal permit : CEttrihlCAtE l lurcntt certl/u that the lianKnt Ismdim und Merlm 1ms a pccf < il dt 7 > ojc ( tlie neeestnru fund * tn riiintiit < the jvxw ment nf all nrites drawnbu ( he Loterla < 1 < , la JJrii - j ! ncla fubllco . A111U ft'lH CASTILLO , mteieoilnr FurtLer tlio Company Is required to distrib ute tlfty-slx per cent vf the value of all the tickets In prizes a larger proportion than Is given by any other Lottery Finally , tha number ot tc'ttiti ts Umltal to HMWa a.\ouHesithHnare8old by other lotteries using thd same achemei it * nrtlllBtlP Hits la to certify that the Nebraska Central Hall * ay company desires nn Increase ot its an- turlzed capital stock from ono million doltari to four millions live hundred thousand dollars , and that such lnrrease and the mating and pulillsnlngot this certlllcats and tha flling thereof with thn sacreUry of state of the state of Nebraska , has neon duly authorized by too holders of the majority of the capital Mock of tha Nenrnskn Central Hallway company In witness whereof , wo have hereunto signed our names at Omabu tn tbo county of Douglas and state ot Nebraska , on the ivth day of Au- CU-UVUN. ) . JOHN AMHIIANK ( IKOltaHC HAItNUM President , becretary I Corporate I I Beit f Directors : JOHN II DUMONT WILLIAM L. ADAMS , HBNJAM1N J.MOlUlH State ot Nebraska , Doualaa county , ss : lisfore ine a notary publla In and for said Douglas county , personally came the above named John A. Mc.Shane , George U Ilarmim , John II DniiioQt William L , Adams and ilon- jainluj.Morris , known tome to ba thu Ident ical person * who algned tne foregoing lnstru meut , ami severally ccLnowUdgoa the said In strument to be thalr voluntary act and dead , for the uses and purposes therein set forth In ultness whereof , I have hereunto signed my niina and atnxed my official seal , at Omaha , Douglas county , Nebraska this lata day or Au gust UU W. O. IVE8 , I Notarial I Notary Public I 8e L f rebSdeaUnor x2 'TO ' | have boon a constant Sufferer for \ \ \ \ mM Hj years ( from about Nov , 1 * * > v * o follow H ing JUNE ) from severe colds in my head and throat , in H fact the whole mucous tissue , from the nose down to and H including the bronchial tubes , was more or less affected H It was fast developing into CHRONIC CATARRH , J had B tried most known remedies and was finally persuaded last March H t ° PfiNrVQ FYTDAPT I snuffed it up my nose and inhaled H use rUIN U O t A I natr I. it gargled my throat with it and H swallowed it IT RRIOfEO ME WONDERFULLY HKOllJS EFFECTED ALMOST A RADICAL H CURE I HAVE USED IT FOR BURNS , BRUISES , 1HD SPRAINS , tKD BEUEYE % % % % % IT IKV1UUBLE III SUCH CASES I BELIETE USO TIUT HO FAMILY SHOULD EE WITHOUT IT IN H THE HOUSE , FEEUHO AS I DO THAT IT COMPRISES A WHOLE PHARMACOPOEIAmM { WITHIN ITSELF FREDERICK I FIKCK , Km Tctt H BE SURE to get the genuine SEE landscape TRADE MARK on H bottle wrappcri PONDS ' EXTRACT CO , , 76 Finn Avenue New York H . | " ' ' * DIAMOND CUTTING in OMAHA \ M V7o tlo not cut nnd polish these precious stones ns they do It in Am- H stertlnm but for the next few duys ( until our rolnll 8toro "ln rented ) wo | shall OUT THE PRICES to the quick on all DIAMONDS , mount H cd or | 850,000 M-orlli of Going to go Tor $2.1,000 , or Jtut IIulT Price H Wo quote n few horns to fiivo soma idea ot tlio GRAND BAR | GAINS wo now olTcr : H OENUINU lUAMOM ) riNttEU KIXGS : H $2.51) , $5 , $10 , $1. ) , $ 25 , $51) , $75 , $100 to $250 ; norlh $5 to $500. H GENUINE I > I.\IUOM > iVU ; KINGS : H $10 , $15 , $20 , $25 , $ ; ! 5 , $50 , $75 , $100 , $250 , $500 , to $1,000. H Worth $20 to $2,000. H GEMIIM1 DIAMOND BKOOCIICS H SCAUP AMD LACK 1 > INS : H $5 , $7.50 , $10 , $15 , $20 , $25 , $ U5 , $53 , $75 , $100 to $500. H Worth $10 to $1,000. H GENUINE DIAMOND STUDS : H $5 , $7.50 , $10 , $15 , $20 , $25 , $115 , $50. $75 , $100 to $500. H Worth $10 to $1,000. m\mM \ d enutno Diamond ttracolets , Nocklncos , I.ockots , Cuff lluttoas , Collar Buttons H etc , , at correspondingly r prlM. . H OHNaMUNCAL DIAMOND WATCH OASES In lnrja variety , complete , with H nny llrat-tlnsa jimKoof Amerlmn or Hwlss movement , from Hi uptoKJOx H FINH DIAMOND MOUN t'lNClti in stocK ami mnito to order H LOOSK D1AMOMJS ot nil slzej , from lot of a learnt to 10 karats , at H prices ran Ring from T > to $ i03 per knrit H Hcsottini ; of Dlamondi a specialty , llatlmntos furnlalied on application U | H An early lnspei tlon of out stock will amply ropny you m Mtmrnmrn max meyer & bro , cor Sixlcjutli ant Farnam sis I Lm 1' . a The extreme LOW PltlCllS provlouily advertlieil by us ou OlTlOAt I H OOCIDS and all other departments , will contlnuo In force during thtsOlTlt OltUAI'l H DIAMOND HAIjU r * Uld Gold bought for cash or taken In exchange H Medical & Surgical Dispensary , Nos 101 to 113 So 13th St H O Itooiiiii lor Kullcittn Kcccptlon Roomi * ItO imtl 40 , Omitliu , Neb H A T T A.TT7"\r iutrurliu : from Norvoua Dobllltr I est MnnliooiJ , Kslllne Memory : Kxlmuttlnu H JXXJl-l iIf.XliJ.1 Drains , Terrible Wreaim Iteml nnd Uncle Ache , nud ull the ntrfcl * lenainu to B early clecnr and porhapn Consamptlon or losanltr , treated scientifically , by new method * . ComultnltJn free H Catarrh , ItneumatlHtn , PoUonous IJtscltnriie' ' ' , milky urine , painful swelllnsi nulclttr rnlloTGd an I radical lr H cured Illustrated baok , "I.lto' Micr.t Krrury < cant Hond for Question bltt on tiny CUroalo Dl cavj B T1I < 1lY1IATI'l1rTiQ BraceandTruisen Uest racllltieiappsratna nml remodlei tor suc.ussfiil H XJ ± JJ VyXVXTJLXX J.XjO trefttmLntof eTeryformof dlftcasornqulrloa : Medical or tjurnlcal troniment H We make aijteclaltrof JJracea , Truasea Llub veet Curvatures ot fjplne , Lllcs Tumors , Cancer , MronchlUi a H Inhalation GlcctrRltr , l'aralr > ls Kpllcpsy , Kldnor , Bladder , Kar , Bkln and lllood and all arxloal'Vera B ttnna Hooks nail question blanks free IIICPAWC fit ? AA rA ATT ? TSJ" A 8PECIAI/ry. Hook , rircnlars and Qu stlon ilrt on Norf JJlOUl/VOrjO V > VJi > lliil > l ousnesa ( .onstlpatlon , Kouralula Ixiucorrluca , fnln tn the H Hack , l'relapiua Uteri , Piles , Female Weakneu , Drspopila , 6kln I'lmples and all Ulood Diseases Byplnlis , Sccrofula , Bad Ulood , Sktn , Urinary Duoasos nml Glnot Cured rorlilfo H BUILDERS ' FINE BRONZE GOODS I Of Every Design and Finish H HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , 1405 Dougias St ETCHINGS , II Afb , JP He Hi e3 EMEUSON , - H liNGRA.VINGS , J U wLM M ? " Mm 8S ffiJ-HALLtn. ' & DAVIS WMm ARTIST SUPPLIESjitS KflB B M33T 1 3 fKTKIMDALL , MOULDINGS , a lillialM HZBTPIANOS&ORGANS ( frames , .m mm Ur MFB EH ) i shektmusic BH 1513 Douglas Street Omaha , Nebraska PS NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK U. 3. DEPOSITORY , 0UAHA , NE3. Capltui $10U,000 SuriiliiRJaii 1st , 188 52,000 OFFlOBltd A.VD DlltnCTOK3 IlEMitr W. Vatko , President Lewis tt Hkkin Vice lrenldont A. ti TflU/ALIN. MV MinisK JOIINBCOM.lN3 , U. CCUKIIINH J. N. II PATRICK > V. } i. . Huuuej' , Cashier THE IRON BANK ; Cor 12th and Farnam Sts A Oenorul llanklns llusluua ) Uratisaeteu COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK Capital , - $400,000 Surplus , - - - 40,000 Olllcerfl ami Directors . > I. Morsitam (1 M. llltcucoclt , lot Ourneau , Jr , A. Henry H. M Andoninn , Win , ( ' . Maul V , iirus ; | t IJ Ill lama , A. P. Ilopkltij , pros ; A. ilillard , tasliler ; V , II , Urj-aut , assistant cashier BiTffi S % < ISSUED BVUTATEb Baft SO H B kv J COUNTIES , CITIES , 11 Bl 1 R iU 1 WMUWDsKS CO 9. , ( IC , Wilt ? W I D0U0HTAND80LD. Peal In Gnt't I.nnd Warrunli und Ncrlp IIlccIvu Arcnunu and Jiitiud all tin 1 aUlltlui ol A General lliiuUlns llulnra Cerrujiuiidrure fullclted S. A. KEJiH SCO , Bankers 100 WASHINGTON STHCCT CHICAGO , ILL 1IS BROADWAY NCW YORK ISANTAL-MIDY Artciti dlsdiarges from tha urlnar/ organ * In cither sex la 4a hours It Is superior to Copaiba , Culob , or tnjoo- tlons , and free ram all tad tmcll or other Inoonrt nkntfi _ • SANTAL-MI DY , , . "dfi\ CapauUi vtlcbUtr tU dwwj la UfeklfUVIJ ' * iUr * wllhout * hlfh uotn mt p nuta u v iff * y Dr JOHN C. JONES , VKACTiOC LlillTEUTO DISEASES OF WONEV Office , B. 11. Cor Utb and Douglas qts , Om U N GUATEPUL COMPORTING H EPPS'S ' GOGOA , BREAKFAbT H "Hy a tltorouirb knuwleilise of the natural laws , H wlllciife'ovtni tne opurutiDua ot dI estlou und H nutrition , and by a cireful application ot thu H Cue properties of well wlectod Coooa , Mr , Eppa H liuu provided our liruaktast tallies with a ueil- H cately tlnvored bovemne vrhteli mity save us B many heury doctore' bills It Is l < y tha Judlcloiw 1 use ot such nrtlolea ot diet that a constitution B maybe gradually built up until utronu enouirli L LVjVJ to resist oYery tendency to disease Iluudretu JVI | ot subtle miuudles uielloatliuurouua us ready H to attack wherever there ) s a west polut Wo H may cscapo raauy a fatal shaft by Leuptng our H selves well fortlllcd with pure blood aud a prop H erlr nourished frnine " tlvll tiervh o Uazette 1 Made elmply with linlllnir water or milk Hold BB I only In haltjionnil tins , by | trocer labeled thus : H JAMES EPPS & CO 'HrnC'ggd ' ' 1 ; ! ' l gaasHS WaBd > tWsW9r ni'Wv'i B Tencopiwitnadefrftni r > ntwrltlntr Alr nta * anta | . HBHj OlirH TYI'UVVIU'll.i ; to . liuS rr CLIf.io H II , M , riitir.ii ; * itT , John Adhiance , | lUCIAN MlNOIt H H. M. TRUEHBART Sc CO , M Real Estate Agents , H At ( JAtiVKSiDN , 1 I..VAH , H Kst ui.isiisd IM7. H QalvestnuUthoBe liort that lsand Is to ba mU for the ( Jrent Northwest Information and mU Maps furnished , visitors are invited to tall mm atourolllcu . B CHICHOTCR'B CNQLISH fffl PENNYROYAL PILLS , HCE CROta OISMOHD OHAHD , Hmtt , .un u4 U .J trflHU LiuIlM , ( .at 1 Uru l.lf cUU-.4Ur d.l.r tB.ua H kia , * * Ui wto bl , rtblca Take > * • ! > > • • | H RraS 4a. ( hI fc * > uUiiilua ut "UMtf Ut H La4lMi > IMurb > nti > riiaatLtfaa.i uMa H tJUUk t t'k ja.Os-auW. t-lkMi W mM