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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1891)
1ICS1CIPAIYOJLX \ \ SUFFRAGE , Slow tlio Moasu.ro Operates in Various Kama * Cities , PRONOUNCED A FAILURE GENERALLY , luli-rcst Ini ; < roi > i > > | iniipiii ( < u on \ . HulUoot Tlint Will lli' On ic I'll I null StinllotiH IVniMil. .A fuw liny1 * ngo Tin : Hir etit to Its ICtiti- InqrorrMpoiiilcii'slho fulloitltiK lultor : Tin1 ( imisllon of luiiiilHiml MitllrnRo for > CIIIIIMI N tii'fnri' iiur li'siM ilnrn nml wn want ti Ui.iu linu lllia-s workPil In llio ultius anil Iciiii" iif Knrivis. ll"w li . It npcr.itoil in MMiri'ltj ? llntcllii * wniiii'ii Inkiii MM urllvc iiirt In 5' . ur ln'il pollUi'M uud Id ulut , 'Moiit/ I o tin h nl nn vdl im tin- pun ] Mile , nml In T\liit | ) iiinirtlnii | iino ui lliu ollior anil lo nil Ulirt tion-i'iilaRiinf tlion Ivi'sutiil iluuchlcra Of f'Ui'lBii-lMirn ( Illn'iiM vole ? llns limn , limn tiny iiiiii'liiMl liuiinivuinciit In roil I i It ) uiiM riitmnt slnco iuiiiililiiil : | noin 111 nlTri'.Tl : hns lu'l'll ( IKlcli'iIV II Hill , Htllli1 l > ir- tlculur- . | ii \\niiiiMi luild nflli-o III your city ? If so , nru till V C III Iltll.M'l . S' Anu'iM have boon icrclM'il n * ptibllslioa Voli'vv fiiim corrcspoiidents lu tliu nlucos In- ( in. MV. K \NH\H \ OITV , Kau , Fob 'JO.-fKiieclnl to tTm Ilrr ] Womiui siirtriiBO Inn lioen n. ells- Vml. uiiirofltiililofilluio | in this dlviiml tlio puiroiimlliitftowni. Not only Inn It uttody Inili'il in ui'iompIMiliiK nm coed , but It las dntu- nut u sninH iimoiint of hiinn Tin1 proat * nAi ) > i iu < > f tlio fenmlo imsiubors of tlm com- tniinlt ) li.i\o become illsyustoil with tlio en- llio pnici'iMlingr. . Jn tlilt oily thcra nro ' 11,000 Inhabitants tTlioronio about iiino thousand iniilo voters nml about nn onual mimboror woinon to HuffUKu Slnco January 1 , I Mil , 1,100 males IIIHO legisteiod anil but twelve women Jil this i-.iti'thoiowlll Im uliout eighty women rogiMcii'il this .veil' . To ] uclgo by the oxpo- rlcnt-oof thu fast few yiMM about linlf of those Hill voto. Thnw twelve women moot that Uliul lo bo foil nil In ever ) coimmiiiilv , the kind tlmt vunt lo wear tlio trouscis. 'limy ar'1 not considered as oolongjng cither to tliolnwci orilcr or the higher No woman hits over lioltl an olllco In this clH II * iM'ins lo Inuo iiL-v'r ocxui-1-od to any one that siuh n tlihiK could bo Nowoni.m Vius OUT a uiudldato for ofllco hero. Tlio voinon nit no figure In poUliii because of the number of. these \\lio u > to. Unt n sniill piTOi'iitniroof fliosoonipn \ tire of foreign Lil'th Soiiionruof foroiun p.ircntagc. llul otio woman ill tlio city has tnlcon enouuli 1'iU'iost In the mutter to say nny- thlunoivilto nn\ tiling on the subject. That Viminti is Ili'llu lull. OnoiToiiilnunlcIticnaslipiiH toiomtii-k n few cl.iv * ago , "If my wife should coino down hiToiinil register I would disown her. " Anil this is the general feeling llinmgliout tlio city It Is uniipicssim for llio husbands to oxpiois niiv wishes in Iho nmttor , ua few of the ladiis lm\o anj doslro to voto. The candidates keep in iniucl the names of the \\omon who ninlto n iiracttco ot voting , nucl on election ilny , If thoj fool like a ilofo.it Is probable , carriages are sent to the homes 01 these \\oinonaiiil tlioy mo brought to the polls Tlicj of couiso know who furnished the cirriairos mid \oto aci-oidlnglv Tlio "nico gentleman who \\asso kind''alwajs ' ' pots llio voto. Now nnd then n city oftlcial will brine his ulfo down loiogister or voto. It s\\clU hU total In the iic\t ulcctlon by the cno vote besides making him a fuvcrlto among the ladies , The Ilrst.tear In which the women could excrilso their newly acqnhed rlifht of suf- frttRothoiowrjro 150 voted In tliu inuuifip.il /ilcotion U wus a itovellj. It has pulled on * tbn senses It Is old now .md hut few to It It is as little thought of as is the pro hibitory liw. C'onmiissloncrof Itcgistr.ition.l \ . Taj lor tomnlnod In his ollioo dui-ing tlio entire month Of January constantly , but r.nt ono woiimn roKl tc'ii'd The first day of February ho fcpeui in Toncica IIo is inatiiod mid duos not possesT n strikingly iirc phvsiopnonu IIo loft n jxu1- \ otiiiu Adonis In his olllco. When ho _ _ . . . . . > il liu discovered that sK laclios hail taken , nl\antiiKo of tlio prupltious eiicuin- stnucos and reuistoied. In the lowii of jNwntiiio , nilJoinlnR this city , tlipto are 0,000 people Thno nroUvcntj five \\oui.in voters of .ill Icind1) in the town. In Koseilulo there are : iUt)0 ) iiibabitanti nui nhnlf ttn/en of the foiiialcsuffiiiglats oxeciso thflriipht Ko linpiovoinonts have boon noticed in tlv jjiunlcip.il government MIVO these natiirallj conseuiunl upon the growing importnnco o thoiltv After H iwiiod of liurriod growth Jn whlfh u KOOI | city ROM'i-iiinont was con alilcn'd of secondary nnportiuico , thu lowi bus si'ltlecl down Inlo UM 01101 h of stoadypros petit > ninlcltv nfluiis. of course , impiovu JMit noiic'of this could possibly bo traced tc tlio granting ; of sulTi.igo lo woir.ou. The bet tor pi-opli'coiibitlor Ihouolo thing as a bii , piece of useless folly. ioriM. : ' Toi'i-m , Kob 20.-fKpecial to Tnn , The bill which passed the lo or house of th IcKlsliitmo confori Ing on women the right t vote anil hold office , will meet wilh an un tlinelv death la the senate. The bill w.i prep it oil .it the inst.uii-oof the women wh rank as leaden in the people's paity mo\o- mcnt and the support of the alliance lotjis- Intoiiiis doin.inilod , as a rewind for tbo sciUces the women londorcd In the Into cam- " \Vbon Iho vote was ntitiounrod I' P. llldor , apoikorof the house , lllwl a protest in which lie stated thuta iiKijorllj of the women in tUostnto wine opposed io the bill bocuiso It bad nol worked snllsfnrtorilv iu munieipil elections m this state Inl ilii bill pissed both houses of the li'uisl.itun and became , i Inw 11 w ns IH fo'lows ' Section 1. That in any election heioaftcr held In anv city of the liist , second or third class foi election of cltj or school ofilceror for the purpose of nutiioii/inr' the Issunuco of bonds foi school pmposei thenghtof nny cit izen tooto shall not bo denied or abiidgcd on iiccount of sox , and women may \oto at eiicli oloi-tlons the same as men under like ro lrlc-Uoiis anil quidlllcatlons , and any \voman po sessini ; Iho ( ] UaUtlc.Uloiis prescribed - cribod for men sbull be cllglblo to any oftlco in such cities , 'Iho State Cqual Suffinco society anil the "Women's Chnstl.ui Tompor.iiico union of this 6tnto uiircil that the p.iss.igo ot this oill \voulil imrifj'locnl politics niul would thor- cupldy lest the question of woman's BiitTnige. jt was ai'coi-Jod the enthusiastic support of the prohibition loaders who believed that tlio wonimi would bo a unit in their opposition to unloons Tbo Ilrst municipal elouion follow ing Iho p.issago of the bill , w.is sulllclont to dcinonsirato that the women of this stnto did not i nro for suffnujo The statistics of tbnt jr.ir were carefully compiled bjtlio Bate 1'imnl hutTrago socloty , but no attempt iias been niiulo to compile later returns , Out oftU.llb votes c.ist nt that election , tliootnoa polled ir , . " > r om that tlmo Until the last election , tbo registration do- cnased until only 10 per cent of the women in the stuto regis'tcrod lu IbVs the sutlr.igo ironiou of Topeka nimle a light for a show ing. Out of n totnl vote of 1,5'JJ ' the women polled S5l votes. The politicians succeeded in bringinp most of the noero women to the polls , and \\itli the exception of the suffrag ists , tuo bahnco of the town became dls- pustod. In U'ichita ! HM votes wcro cast by the \ \ omen out of a total vote of ,1,011. Slnco that time the registration in these citlos has pr.uticilly dwindled down to notniug. In the lollowiug named towns the women ca t no votes in Isss , the figures u&od being tbo votes cmt by men Chuutnucma Springs , G.1 ; Conwav ' Springs , IW ; Doniphau , 15 ; Km- rire. 75 , G'reeiileaf , s , Hops City , 195 , High- laud , 41 ; Hoxio , W ) ; Nortonvillo , ; Norwich , 7'J ; Kepublic Cuy , 15 ; St. Jihrys , IWi Sedan , ITU ; Sylvia , H7 ; Wal nut , ' ' " , Walton , 21. Tlicso returns submit ted by tl o Woman's Suffrage society do not Includeinntiy towns lu the stuto. Tlio first election tic-Ill under the law wns In the uutuio of n fiolle. The novelty of the olTnir at tracted tunny whenever tooktho trouhlouftcr- vards , and the law lias practically hccomo a ( lead letter. A largo majority of vho loading ii.ipers In tlio state pronounced tlio law con- IcirlngmunicipalsulTragoon women u suc cess after the election of isis. There has practically been no dlicusMon of the question i fcinco Unit time until Mrs. Annlo L Diggs nnd Mrs M. K. Lease , tbo allirttico loaders , , forced an issue In the house H. F. Xecloy , who was mayor of the city of JLcavcnworth , having rccolved the almost united support of tbo women at the olecllon la Ib S , said to-day : "I do not tuluk uiuutci- ml tnffmRO for women tins proven In my town blttc-mcsses were ongim.ioti'n which exist to thu dny Tlmvmiien of l.envenw nth il- > not want It nnj longer nti I very fnw of the bettor classet go tienr the poll * now " Mr. NiHiloy U the proocnt rcprofcntallro from l.envenwoith oountv and voted ngninst tlio bid submitted by the ullhuice , ir.AVINWOHTlt. tjRjUrswuiiTii , ICnn. IVh. ID T poehl to Tin : UKR. | UoplVitnr to your inquiries , jour eorrosjioiiilcnt vipnlomi'iitcd his own knowl edge of the facts luthoc.no hj consulta tion of statistics furnished bv the tibuhloil votes cast nt the three tiiunlclpal deletions held slnco the Kftnsii municipal suifniKO act was pissed Your coirespomlont well rcmombors Iho flint spcclaclo of women doiosiiliig | tholr billets In the eicoreiso of their nuwU ghoti Iirerogatlvo A inotioy arniit was , nl- tondi'd by thi' coniviinlUinU of a shopping ( AptMltlon , aggravated b > thoinpritiiu corps of n sowing clri-lo , w Kb tbo rest nf gossip nnd Iho ontlmsiiisin of feminine C ilnmbusos the \\oinonof IjO.ivenworlli forsoolc llio llro- sldi . abjured the obligations of tbo home ami waived the ri ht to itiPon | It o\or \ tinboiiso - hDlds of the Uty , all to eiMt tln billot. Two icin-s lutor tlio excitcniont hadsnb'lcloil , tlio gloss hud \MU-II off. no pri-nt mforms linil lieen accomplished , Ibo world \vnpged nnd election tlmo cinno urmiinl airainhou Ihat Umo c.uno around the old wounds wore ivopenod , neighbor liaclcbit neighbor and bosom friends wriiuglod .it prlnmi ios , in con- I \ontions in rixaldetnonstMtiiins Tlio Indlu , lesoliited nnd preambled niul ngiln tlioy ambled up to the noils , 'Iho republican f.iction bolted Iho tlt'la't and an iln I iiulod tbo democratic tiulcet In the chaii-s of the city ndmlnlsti.itliin , The promises made iliom two cars hefoio wcro still uiifiiUllleil The saloons which the Uenionatio canmuiiionnu promised lo ilosoeroslill \ \ saloons , going imdei thu I'uphomtsinof JolnU T OM-MH l.ATFIl A ( OuVllltVlN HI Vlll > II' MI > OIT ON Till' r\Krll ( THE Tl MJ'l HVNl r tl.l.MEVT AMI TIM : CIIIIIHTMN WOMKN' or tin : IIToiin un : IIIMOI : mtio THMT AND THIS HIMO- iiivTir TUMI winix n.i : < rri > . 'Ibis jear twelve ladies have so far boon ic is- tural The \\omcn have tnltcn an active part , but thov defeated the ends of good government , despite the efforts of nlnynl contingent 'I hov hnvo done more harm than gond ' 1 ho bad ns well as Iho good vote , though in tlio pioportlon of ono good to nbmit three hundred b.id , with ono exception , the wives und daughters of foreign born cill/ens hnvo par ticipated to anv evtent lu none ofthothrca elections , 'I'l'M irvitsno ( in ) roii"ioN WOMIVfllK > VTUIUI II'DM > 'It IIM5I' ' Till > i\ii WHICH svDDiri ) is r\ru.v\u vM AH- MlVlsritVTION tl'DS t'-S VM > IM'VCIUIIS INTO niiiT\Miri : nil cit i vsrs. SrvTism's ' \Mntviiir ( : IKTIII : i vci or TIM : MMI.NTVIIIB Tin rn. An. IIONOUTO TIIH COTIMIII or IIIUVF , lt \\l WdMPN1 WIIOWOllM'O | 0i : ( , O' II OO\- lillNMKVr HlTTHl HOMf.XtKK IMOXKAPMI wilhthi ) i'\liil.UMtlon of the fram-liUo pri\ I- logo They used it .is I'h.icton did the ehaiiotof thosun and ns the foxes did the tiivlnand. Therolms been a clctorloiitionof imbllo morals , ndopreciatioa of public pmpcityaml a standing menace to public prosperity as a dlnx't result of the suffrage prnilcire , brought about bv the ill- ndiised escaiso thereof Thcie has been exhibited a lojaltv and patriotism on the thon.irtof innnv l.idius which Is woilhy of better results , but these efforts lui\o been swallowed up in tht ) vortc-K and nnelstioin of Indlsrrimlnato sulTiacre , nilniinired mid at limes nullified by Iho dani cious Inebriety of a pri\ ilegoitb no check , and turnol into the very bringine about of the evils it was intended lo cndic.Ue , by the ill ad vised use of suflrago without a safety vaho. Tiiiiir. : IIVSVI.MAIS HI bN A IIAIANCt ! Of 1OWI II wiiiiirn IIY \ srirn ii'NT MMIIUII or WOMEN ro OM'KVT THT rilOIITi Ob1 Till MINOHin 1'MITV STIUMNfl I OH HOOD UllKlINMPNT. . II vn TUP r.nours 01TIII : WOMKV in.tv in- nnTii : > wiTiinii rvHTiswsiiir TO THE . - . ( OMl'MMIMKNT OK IIOOII OOM.UNMh VT , TIll'T. i MIS wot'i.i ) iixu : in r.N" ATI VINII > Uur mi WCWVWTHB usi * s TOOI. . Tmv \\inr iinunii ) 4NH Turin I.MOTIONS write ITMONSCIONAIII01lial ) IIOV. Tllfcl Pit' MOIll IIAIIMTIUV OOOI ) . It pot so bid and so notorious that InJy after lady rofuscd to bo nominntod for the emotional ofllco , of school bonid. The citj' council wo-s out of sight Olio lady was llnally elected to the school bonid , but she stinod up such a muss tlmt she Itept the board in hot water all the time , se emed the dismiss d ot our city superintend ent , and after a inoiiiitniti of labor , brought forth a still-born moiiso. ThU maj seem hi.ised , but "tho truth as It is in" Lon\en- woith , is so glaringly a trn\ostj \ on sufTrito ; of any gander , that your correspondent would'not modify In the leiit Iho chronicle of events allot which ho saw , though ho was himself not n pint ot any of thuui ATClllbON. Arrmsov , Kan , Feb 'JO-Special [ to Tin : Bi'i ] The women hmo not boon a success in Atihison iiiunlcipil politics They tty every jcar , hut oerspring their legisti.i- lion has decreased. 'Ibo Ianwai adopted by the loglsltituiv in ISsS In the sprinir lolloiv- ing thoj registered tin of their so * The nest joar , when a ticmcudous effort was m.ido io get out \otoi-s , thoj scoied IS1 , and List spring , when thcj souulit lo capture the school board , thonnmbor was l ! % They hive not been successful because the right Idnu of women mo not lit tbo hood of the move ment , and these kind of women are not women who want tooto. . Tun point as fairly tested last spring. There hushing been u feeling in the com- numitj that the schooUs are not projicilv ininngcd , and a local newspaper sugKCituil tint possibly the election of some wonion as > inombors of tbo board miglit nnpro\e things. I'ho suggestion at once bcciimo [ topulnr. and the eiiuui Millrngouincn took it up Tliey iiohl a caucus and named a ticket of well mown ladies. The ticket was satisfactory mil would have been elected , but tbo nomi nees would not inn. Then the equal suffra gists nominated snnmof their own number md thov woio badly rtofeitod. They will male another attempt this sptmc , as thoj ai-o getting leadj for itahcndy I'ho city council h.is at thuir inmost appninlcd u woman to assist the city ilnrlciu ror'istorinir \otors , and tin sevci.d wind committees will bo equ.dlv coiisidernto in nrraiiKliv for the pnm.iries. Hutitis notprobihlu that they will do as well as list jiar. Thcv donot gain any looruits , tlioy cannot imiKo thoiio- inestie women of the community understand that they ought to give up their household duties and become politicians. It cannot bo ucnied that the do/en or twenty stiontf minded women who run the m.iehluo In Atchison hn\o taken an active part in local politics , if holiling meetliiKsanil making a house to house canvass totonx tholr slstois to i-cf-bter , i.iti bo called polit ical uetivltj- . Hut ihcro are not cnoin.li of Ihomlo cul any hgure. Of these who rej-- Uter not 'J'i per cent care anything .il-out the result , and not 75 per lontgo to the polls and voto. In lsss. out of a total icglstrationof n.O'SS. 4'ii ' ) wore women , and less timntt)0 ! votoit In iss'i ' of the total registration of.'l.tKl'l ' , bl were women , and not to exceed > < ' . " > \otod IiU'iiK ' ) of the total legistiation of''ti" ! , 2ftl were women , and less than JOU voted It h the quiet , modest women who stay away from the polls. They may occasionally bo per suaded to drive quietly to the city clerk's of- lice and register , but their na tive modesty shiinks lioni going to the polls. SomotimiH tlioy go with their husbands , but ono o\perionco settles tholr ambition to ilguro in politics , and the next yoar'hoy stay nt homo. In consequence the "coininittoo" gains Us voters from the un educated classes. Colored women and foielgn- era register In about cqml proportions , the Americans probably ropicsentins one-fourth of the total One jcar there was n largo iop. resentntlou of German women on the twoks , but ordinarily Cioriinn women le.no politics lo the men. Inmates of houses of 111 icputo do not voto. The women Imvo not hail un influence either for pooJ or bad io Atchison poli tics. As before stated , there has not boon enough of them to take part in the elections to cut any llpuro. Their ton- dancy , however , is to wield a bad influence This is not on account of the women themselves - selves , hut on account of the men , who con- trol them. I'ho truth of this assertion was proven In tbo spring of bs'.t ' , whenanolorioui demagogue and chronic ofllcosuolcur , bought to bocorno major. Opuojod to ntiii win n 1' . Wnpgenor , the general attorney of the Missouri 1'ncitlo rallwny , as the deniociatlo candidate , and a rospectiblo business man us the republican candidate. The other in mi was a nondescript , und was supported tiy the worst ( Icmonh of thu community. Ho pulled overbtringr , and of course worhod for the woman voto. Ilia heelers and strlKors hauled women in wagons or marched them in droves to the city clerk's oftlco to DO ropistorcd , Their methods wera so dUijracofultliutmiiny respectable women who had registered the pro\lous j-oarbtujcd away , and with the ex ception of tlio few wotuuu uoti\oly \ idouti- fled with the ourrrara mute. thtst who registered nero lihu-ks , foroUaew , or tineducatolwhites. It In ostlniitod that there were U7i women voti s iast Hint voar and 'ttX ) of them win-o given to tlio tioude scilpt ciimlldalo for mnyor. his total vote bo hiKJs. ? Mr.Vn \ : cnorreoolvpil l.lto > otoj and wus eleotiM Tlio n'tnibllcnn cuinudnto recelvod Iho votes of nwrly all thaoUur wo men , and his total was Kt\ \ , Women luuo been electou1 to thn school board of Atc'ilson ' , tint to no oilier ofllcc Thoj hnvo boon elected by tlio vole < of tht ) men , however , and without nppoMllim 'lliev' give mitUfnillon. anil then ) is a disposi tion to nloot iiioro of them lo the sumo position. Ouo vsotimn is now senlnp ftor second term on the board Tno woiiion liii\eondo.ivoivil to elect tiioin- bonofllio boiril \\oinincaiidldiitei" : out without slices. The ) donot uvelvooven lliiuMitno wom'iuolo. . In Atihlsou the woman In mlltloiK w- inudod ns a good Jone Sbo has thus far been hmmli'ss and her oiTorts hmo tbeiofoii ) been ninuslng. inn. int v , rou I'.i | f iH'eiiii io un : J IT. | Munlcipil suffrage for women 1ms out but little tljttiro In our elections. No women lima over aspired to illy oftlco , und it Is doubtful if any election bus boon Ititlueiicocl by their \otos , us thov divide just thu simo as the men do Tlio ilrst yi ir the liuv went Into offeit thcio w.is u lurno wouicu's loto , but sliuo then , i\s the novelty has worn oil , compnn- ii\oly few votes hive heoii iast , the uoimii notscemliiK to onro to o'coulso tholr prl\l- \ lego Ainiiinr these who do vote , however , the most roiiutnblo women nro largely In the miloriuVo hiuo no fordgu cloinont heio woith iimsidcrliig Speaking gonirallv , I sliouU sav that while our dtv t'oveninient Ims hccn little lu ll iicnccd by Iho luwconfiTiliiB suffriico xipon xvoinou , th'o iiilltienco lias been goodrathor than o\il. A VA.IilTAHM'3n > in. Blnyor Ciislitnj ; SII.VM Ifo llns Ono About fit j sUlrivtilks. Mayor Gushing has an Idea , that is worth 8JO,0l ( ) ) to the city. At lent that's w hut he snj-s. It Is lefrmdliiKsidow.ilk impairs. " 1 would rcvolulloiil/o the entiio sjstomof tnkliiR euro of sidewalks In Oniilia , " s ild lio. "I'lint Is the sumo us siiylng tint I consider the piesont sjstom faulty from befm- ninp to end. It tales foreier , or ncirly so , to got a sidewalk lopniud. T\o lurdly the pittance lo talk on the nnttcr so disgustingly urong is it. Yes sli , I'd take up this old sj stem by the nap of tlio neck , I'd shako it out of sl ht auft then I d ha\o one Hint theio's some piactlca- billty , somosonso in ! Theio's o\or ? Jl ) mites of sidewalk lu the town for the two hispoc- tois whom wo oinploj lo look uftcr. Sly that n man walks twentv milts u iliy. It t.ikos these two inspectois o\er ciglitecn dij-s to simply look at the sidovtilks in the tow u , inaicliig no allownncowhatiivcrfor their stopping to make the Inspection which they should , providing ? tbev doork properly. UV11 , when tliey llndiiulk that needs icpnlriiip , tlioy miibt i-opoit it to the council , their report lays there two or tliroo weeks Tiien its advertised , then tlio board of public works moukijd with iltwoor tureo wcelcs Dy tint tlmo hall n doeu people ple may have broken a leg or mo over it and commenced big suits ngnlnsttho city for damages. Such thiiips Iwvooecjirccl time and aarain hero In Oinulnhentho \ \ board of public works yets around to i-oiur- | ing a walk Unit's been reported , the inspoo- tor is sent to look on and son that the woik Is douo right. Holost lota of time star g n/lni ? , and lu tho.momUnio people are gittiiis'iu- ) uied on accouii ol other defects in other portions of the city , which should be , at the very tlmo the iii'pcctoris bossing the Ilrst job also being ropaiied. " 1 w nil t to .see ill I this so-culled inspection of sido'vnlks so fur as icporting defects is concerned done by the police Supply o\cry \ policeman with a bunch of pastil cards ad dressed lo the imvor or board of pub lic works. Tbo moment a policeman discovers a Inso or broken board , era a dofcct of any kind whatever , iniiko HhLs ilutv to t.otlfy the mayor or bo.ird about It thnMory hour , by poital card T ct his fail ure to promptlj do bo cost him his iwsltlon on tbo fouc.Vhcn \ u defect is thus ro- portcd It Is the Imperative duty of tbo lioird to hmo tint dofcct repaired iinmodlitelj In ttwoul , till the whole business of sidewalk repairs should bo hunJled by the city and by the rii'htaway rule. This thing of giving jnoporty owners two or ttiroo weeks or moro to repair u dofectin the \vfllk in fiont of their piopoity is all wrong , und is the cnusoof tbo city pijlugout fiouiJIO.OIff to JLO.WI ) ami even &MOUo ) ajcnr In Judptnonts. "I have set my loot down thit I'm Koing to have a elinu o In this thin > ? . To this cad 1 have called upon the boaul of puhllovoilcs , the city ongineei- und tbo council coininittoo on sidewalks to meut moat -J o'clock tomor- iiiwafti'iiiooii to doviso.i new pliii or sys tem for handling this mutter. " N roiiSOM ic Ilnn O\er anil IfrlRht-ftilly Jliingled l"oinMiles 1'ioni < ill > Min. A swltchniin named Nathan C. JTolsotn , cmploj'od by the 13. A : M , was run over and shockingly mingled yostordjy aftoriioon on the H. A.M. tiack about fear miles below Cib4on ! station. How tlio ninn came to got liillod appears to bo somcthiiif , ' of a nijstory The rtillroad men say that ho stnvttd to lido to J'latts- ' mouth on the engine of a freight tr.iin , and it is lclle\ed that ho fill oil mid vus not missed at the time by t'io cii'incei ( or con ductor. J'hoficiglit tialn upon which ho look passigo started for I'l.itUinouili u little after 1 o'clock 'J'lio conductor was C < J , Hushnullnnd A. T Gleison wus eiu-ineci It l"llov-od ) that I'olsom not out op the front of the I'lit'ino , it CJibson station and thetrain- men did not notko where ho wuut. Ho probibly foil nil without attraitlnc ; their attention Bathnt as it nuv , it Is a ( net iiO\ertheless that lo was not pkkodup bj thotrnin that run over him , foi at U-ID in thoaftoinoon as a freight train , maiinad by iuiiKlnocr Frank I atu-o .md Conductor Horn\ \ Drike , canio up tlie river thov noticed something on the tiack , which llio engineer lli-st tool ; to bo a doK. As the train ap pro iched It , however , lie saw t hut itwa.sn man , sofrighttully in.ina'lod as tobo scarcely rocognmoio. The train -was stopped , but not until Iho eupiuo anil two cars had pissed over tbo remains The inutilutloii of the bodv vi as by * Ihls tlmo f.o fearful that scaicoly u hone wis loft unlirolcen and the llesh and Mood were spattered along the truck for several rods. Not a limb , 01- copliiicr ono foot , cscupod the sickening uud meiciless grinding of the wlicvls. Assistant Coroner Ilwitly wus summoned to the scene and the remiliisworobtoiight to the city The inoa who ran tbooiitlxmndlrnin were sentforat once and \\illnirive \ in tlio oitj this morning , when somu explunitioUof tlio frightful death may uofurnlshi'd r.ilsom was n single man and had worked foi thu 13. iV.M. fc\ oral months. HA YDICN llltOH. Silks , VohetHiind IMushos , In nilditiou to our now s in in < * novel ties of silks nncl fancy und plain \olvotp , wo huvo the niscnmn htoc'k , wliicli iiiiikos , beyond doubt , tlio larjfcst nnd linost assoitocl stock in tlio west. Wo are telling a fttio line of printed ChlimbilkmitiiJe ; thov are wort li to buy - 17KA - . A full line of suriihs in bind : jitul col ors for Hoc , worth 7oc , At tSc ! jjlsuiniin'stirico if 1,15 all the now winvoslii hliielcandcolois. All the Iluo novoltloB from7'r c tn S-R " > 0 jor vni'rt will bo sold ut just one-third tlio fouueriirice. Never , not o\en in pnliniost diys of bmith , were line silka sold nt mien ox- tiemo figures , nnd euch yard fully wnr- rnntod. ] -jiioli slllc plush , L'5e ; Eisonitin'H pilco , ( Vic. 21-inch silk plush , $1.00 ; 12ifomtin'a prk-o , W.OII. IJlnck nml colored vohots from HOoto $9.25 per jard , your choluu nt one-third the fuimur prices.IIAVDI1NT IIAVDI1NT HROS. . Diy yootls und silks , Skntlng , ( lancing niul innbio tonight nt Colisuutu. Gouts 5c , ludloslOo. jnr\'ite'n t.wr.v.iri < i.v. Oonnors * .Mnrdcrorlt < < ldtolho DlistiloL OiitirtVllllonl Hull. At 30'plofkyeiU'rdvruftcrnooii .TooDvvyor vas oallt'd Into pollcortmrt for nisprollui- Inary cxaiulniitloii uiwfi the cliar o of mur- dcrlnjJ01iiiContiorsoii ; tli < i inorulnpof 1'cb- iiiary l' > in lodjtliiff houMeou IClorontli street. 'Iho youn min \MV-S \ ery uorvotis us ht took bis si.\it dlreetlyln fwntoIJtidyo ttolsloy.but a < lco l lor iiiMnieto msist tutu In the oi\lo.il. 11U face wn usln pale ivnlio sat loaning for- \urd with Ins elbowsfiistlag on the nrnuoC tlio chair , his eyes dortninst und his hands nervously injrap-'d lu whirling hli slouch hat , vhllo his fivt constantly changed from ono position to another. AttorneyJnniinn ( iippoaii-il for thi < slate nnd from tlio do/en / ortnoro witnessinho first called ft Inlxnor nhogiyotho name of .losepn li Williams Ho washy far the incut oloir- headotl , ileflnito nnd ronslsloiit witness ninongiiiuso prosuntai iiiniiuiooi inn mur der. U'llllnins said bo had known Ow\or as "blioctj" while thin woiked on thu ice for u wcoltor two hoforo the cioiiiiiL' of the dc.utlv encounter ' " I'onipanj wilh u man nainucl Wall , AYIHIutns Mild , ho cumo < lovyn to Omaha lo soolt lodiiijs ) ; , and as tlu\v iiassccl the lodulnj ! liouso ut I'h'U'nth and inr liriinui some ono opencvl tbo door and , sc'o- nfj several of Iho lev lurvoJtors In tuiro , hey stoppi-1 in U > or , I'uslilnu , I'luiinery and ntliL-n were tnldiiB up a onlloo- lon to send out for u can of beer. Jnshlnp trolt the inonoy and the can and Kcutout nftc-rtao beer , lie lotinned In n w monuMit.s without thJ boer and fulled to Rlvo a sutisfuctory account of the mono ho lact liken out with him. A quarrel ensued lioU\oen DIV.VOI und dishing , and ufler n low hard words hnd bom pissed CnsldtiK Jtriick Uwjor trticoln thefiiie , Hn.xorllion granplod with C'uslilnc und thiow him. Cush liifj cot hold of n stick 01 cluband was tibon to iiso it , when the twn wcio scpaiatod. l\v\or ) thoii wont behind u soil of partition that suinratos a small roomer or closet trom tlio main room , -whuro Iho lunch counter Is locnted , and hushhiK lost sight of him. Dwycr ro- appcarod in u few seconds wilh a Itnllo In his "iiiiidnnd C'lishlnp stirtoj toward him , plck- ,111 ? un a lolloocuu fiom thu lunch counter At this junctuio .lolni Connors stcppod bo- Iwoen ( JushliiKrttul lwjcr nnd slid : "Do not flRht with uc.ipom 1 am a friend to both of vou und don't ' want you to lUrht , but If you will tlwht , dolt fall. " lwjc.r cauifht Connors bv the shoulder and tuinod him part way aioinul. IIo then nlsod his hand nnd struclt Connors In llio bteasl with the knife L'onnois ttUKgcrod baclc Ihroutrh the ciowd and Uushliiff undo a hro.nc for the door Ic.ulniK into tbu hall. When ho loathed thodooi ho mot Plunnory , who said , "You must go bick and liKht Shoily. " 13\\\or \ tlien lushed ujion Cushini ? and w'lulo the litter was engaged In u siulllo with riiiunorv , Dwvcr stubbed him In the hack .lust tlitn Olllcer Marnell lushed in aim soi/cd Planner ) , who uas ticaro.st the door rianuuy resisted Hio ofllco.r , and w hilo they wcro ciins.'oJ ii n sculllo Cush- Inj ; nnd 'Dwjer llecl uji the stairs. Will iams said the crowd then turned to see whit had become of Counois and found him dying on a bench at tin side ot tlio room. Connors slid not u word .iftor the fitnl blou. AVilil.iinssuid ho heard Thin- non cull out , "OUo it to him , Shinty , " while the ll ht WMS going on at the door. IJivvoi cross-oxainined Williams very shravdl ) , but fidlod to wring from niin nnj - thing contradictory Louis Wall , the man who entered the lodg ing linnso with Williams , was called and RUVO a version of tlio tight iihnost exactly similar to that choii byVllllunu. . I Ion r.v Miller , unothct ice hnr\cstcr \ , vv.is cnllul und told the story substantially as it hud been dot.iilod by 'illlums and Wall IIo snw tlio kni fo .md s iw IJvv.v or strike Conuois , Cl.ifndunon , a young man \\lin li\es at Ottiiwu , Kan , was called. Ho win hi bed up st air. in tbo lodcfim : hou o nt the tlmo of the fiKht faaw soinobody > cry much like IHvi tt coiuo inlo his loom , put on n coat and trawl outof usmulldooi or window .As bo went out ho hcuiJ soniothmg fall. Thought It was n knife. Xoxt morning a man u tuned Dillon pickcaup the knife INIr Can lion prodiH-od tlio knife and Oluf suid It w.is the instimnont that Dillon found where IJwycr crawled tbroiiRh Iho window. Dr. Coulter was called and described the wound fiom whica Connors died. I-ooKcd at the knife and said the wenpon vould Inflict oxnctlv the kind of \\ound ho fojncl lu ( Jon- iiors'bwast. Thowouiid wis uliout , two In- chc ? deed nnd pleircd the jiericardiani of the brtast. Tlio weipon Is a common jnUt knlfo with a slender shmn pointed bludo ubout ttiioo inches Ion y bcrKcant Oimsby was called and related thocomersatioii ho had with Uwyeron tlio way fiotn Davenport to Omutia IIo said tint 13wvor asked him if thoj had found ' thehtiifo' , nnd tlica iili : "I am soiry I stiuck Connors , for Custiing was the man I was. after. 1 will btut ) him yet if 1 set .1 Cushinir vas put upon tbo stand mil ad mitted Hint ho was oiia'apod in aii htoii the cuiiing in question , but claimed that ho w as so drunk Unit ho did not known ho he \\asllf-litmgwith Did not see Connors or Dnyorthut ho could lenicmbui of arcl said hohiidno idcn wlio stabbed him lu thu baclc. It WMS ven cMUont Ihut CushiiiK' was de termined toholp Dwjor out of a tif'ht plnco b\ the overi-lso of n sort of vagabond clilv- ahr know-ii to thuns .md murduiois. ri.innorv's ovidento w.is after the sr.mo st\lo and wib of the Unow-iiothlnp oulor. When the stJto i-LStrd D\\jer hjuancto tbo witness stand as thoucli inixious lo till his story. Judge Hclsloy informiul him that noni'odnotto tlf ) il ho did pot wish to , nnd Air. CiAnnon jmvotm \ some voiy Uindly advice - vice on uciount ol' th'J ' fact Hint lie had not sought the advice of mi attorney After liciitiillnt ? for u moment Dwyurdecided not to testify. IIo was held to up pi ir in .ho dis- tiiet court without bond , and C'lHlung , Khin- n y , U'llliiins. IJiilttr , 'all und jViidoitoa \\eru held as witimssus. Dwjcr seomcd to bocry much lelicied vthon'tho examination wai over and lolt the couit loom lor the cell below with u hilt' pleased exptoasion playing acre > s his sullen Icituros. Do Witt's tattle Enily Itisors ; only pillio cure bluk licadiiLho und roiiihitu the bowels. Skating , ( liuicin tinu mnilu toniyhlat Colibeuin. ( Jents 2'ic , ladies lUo. A Claim Hint Tills is Not a dVtioi.il II OIKI.'IJ. If tlio statutes of Nebraska , the docisionof tlie suprenwcotiit und tbo opinions of a score of lirst-chui lawyois in tins uty aio worth nnything , the illy and county olllcors of Oinalnhmo co'iunittoa ngriovous error by keotilng tholr oflhes clo-oct ji > stcrdajiuul ono which tii.i ) he attended with Miy serious us- sii Its. The statutes of which oicry city and counh oRlccr has u copy , contains the tol- lowiiig : KcLtlon \ chapter tt , days to bo observed as holida > s-Tlnt tbo following cliys , to- wlt Jnuiiui-v I , robruary ' . ! . ! and Aurll VJ'J ( which shall be known ns.Vrborilav.Ueci'tn- ln'r l\ ! May ! t ) and Jul ) 1 , nnd nnj da ) up- poiati.il cir'loaunnnciiden by the { jo ernoi of this state or tlio puisidwit of the Unltod .Status us , t fluv of tliiinlktKrtlnir , and whoa any of these dnjh slnll occur on Sunday then tho.Mondilollowiug sliftll , for alt purposes , whatsoever , us rogardH the luosonlinK for payment , or nccuptiuicu , and the protesting und ivliiff iiotlco of the dislionor of bills of u\flian o bmkcboclis , orpromisswj notes , undo after the pissugo of tlio ncV , Uo doomed public lioluU s , uud Uvttted und considciodns is Iho tlrst dav of the .vook , coiuinojd ) c.illod Kimdav ; ptovlloci , that when ntiy ono of these clays hhall occur on .Monday , any bill of cxchimyu , b.inlc chock , or pronnssory note niiido aflir the pissued or this act , -which but for this iif-t would fall dun and bo piyn- ble on sucli Nondaj , shall beeomo duo and payable on thoduv thoruuflur The supiomont court in IT Nebraska , TOO , says that Iho hiu-coeduiK.Monday is not to bo obseivod as the legal holiday , oxceut so far as It muv nffcHt the presentment and demand of rotmmwiiU paper Tliodistilet court seemed toapprflflnto the situation thoiouihl ) , nnd continued in so s slou all day. A ( "liiim lni > hlr ncdloni' . BUIIVOIII : , Md. , Fob U'8 , | SpoclalTolc grain lo Tin : lln l \ \ ' . Stewart Dlllcndor for has just tlosod u Iransauticm by cublo \\hcioby ho lioeonios the owner of llepsoy , ( mo of tlio ino.t icinaiKnblodogsof the fc > t. Hornurd breed In tbo world. .i.v i.Tii'irrors.w ; t.i lla lo of a YattMon C'onpU * lisiirl ) | > i the 'I own. YiVKTON , S 1) , Teh Jrt , Sp ial Tolo priim to Tun linn. | Vnukton Is all oiolto- nuinttod.i ) over thcMiiiinlii oof William H MumoG , icmnU auditor , who wus mnvrlivl on Sntunlii ntjrlit to Mn C K llarth'lt , a widow. Mr Munioci's lirl wife died und was burled luo than ton die < UKO. und hli iiiiuiiiiccso soon nfter that event has nrousod public opinion aiiiiliiHt him. 'Iho alrlsllllivl withiuui rs ( ititoits ( ) nnd di'slsm Ui nppl ) inoh l.i u'lo tils cuse 't'hoitrooni isllttyjcnn old and the Jiido forty-iho. Ho lias one son tn Trinidad. Cole . and lie has the child run hem _ _ _ Opriat inns nt IMertM' I'll mil , S 1) , I'ob -Spwlnl [ TiMO ( jram to Tin lli-r iYnhington's i biilliday has iiaon locullr olwirvel hnro todiv b ) both houses pisilng no bills. Thosi'iialo met mid rans u-ted committed of tl en hold business , McU die's bill fur mini form schojl law win repotted fi\\ombh , The tvvotuw bill \vai nolroportoil nnd the attempt by Iliinlson lo strike out the UiMillon ol rallrolds hy the ( Tl-oss oillillliKS syslc'in fllk'J to Mill ) . A spixlul I'onmillldo wnslstlnp of I'ottn ' , Mi \ ithncMindiiUcin \ , to iviwit nn iiulustn 'ovlho pt'iiltcnlLiivasii | > iMlnlvl An nn uecessful ulleniptiis \ niiulo to iccomldcr hoiiicnioii.il of lorcclnsuro ut the Union uiul Uoiitral I'ai-ilii1 iMilro.nl tnoilgiiKe'i ' Hard woiic Is bilnp done by both ides on the rosulimissloii question ilemboH iivo belli ) ; bionjjlit to teims bv Ineita of defeat of thclt pel inensiiros unliMi ho votorinlit toplinisothojoholdiiiKpdwii t Urn inured Unit tyen lha goveinor's vcMi s lieln brought tobenron eoiLani ineasuics o pioxent icsiibmlssion passing Tiolder , .hoprolilliition leader , loft for ICansastodiu , , vInr < > he haidly i"ipL > cts to Hnd his wlo ( : ilhe , hi\lnj , ' i edited lolcgninw thnt slio was dying It w.n chniged in the di-blto In hehomo that ho considered prolilbltlin ot note iniportaiico thin tbo lifoof his wife. Victim < > r the \Vree-K. Di xnnoDii , S. 1) ) , Feb. til [ ypacialTelo1- pram to TinHIL : ) D A. Welts , Jr , acloik .11 the IMcrch.itits Xutional fault , died at tlio ICcjstono hotel this morning from Injurlos rceelvod at the tlmo of tlio wu'ck of tlio Do id wood C 'cut rnl train the nielli ofl'ebru- : \ r11. \ . Until Sunday morning Veils seemed lo bo i-ocovoriiifr. Hlood poUoiilnu sho\Mcl itself Sunday , ho\vo\er \ , and bodied nftcr it sulTerlng this nioinliig A Illa/eat : Wliilexvocnl. Kvnnoon , S. D , Feb. iil fSpecial Tclo- pi.un to Tin : HIT.Klio | broke out in T. A Thompson's \\nltowood staWoat Oo'clcwk last night 'I ' ho stable was .ived , but a shed l > 0\IOll feet nljoinlni ; it was tnt all } ileslrnvul A nunntlty of huj wns buiaud , as well as three valuable horses. Tno total loss , o-ilv p-irtiall ) co\cied by Insui nice , will rcaih I'ol U-c note tinCllyS 1'olley Shops lor < 7iiiil. ( ATCIIISOV , Kan. . Fob i'l [ Speciil Tela- Rimi toTntI3i.i ) ' 1 he metropolitan police this uftcrnoon closed the policy shops , Tlioy wcio operated iindor tlm charterof u concira known .is the ' Kiimas lerc.inlilo a .ocii- tioa" \Vjanclotti * , which the supreme coutt nfewdaj-.s ago annulled. They hmo bocn licensed by the city council for buyoral years , but when the supiomo court decision wus im- nounctd the police commissioners ordcied them closed The locil nnuiiKCr is said to hivoboen inikingc-l , * OtO n month outof thu shops and their aggregate receipts were > 1U- OOJuriir..OJi u month The same men will piolmbly cnduator to win a foothold In nud rCibrusk i. ol" C < ) iiciiei-in | ) ; NIH YOKK , I'ob. 23 [ Speciil to Tin : Bir J The Daughters of tlio Amor lean Itovolutiongatheiod at blierrj's ' toJay and lormod tboniiohcs into Ncn V'ork cliap ter of thnt hiftldy succcssrul ofn.iui .ition. Koprescntativesof the follow ing re\olutlon \ ary families wcro nresant Hamilton , I.lv ingstoii , Stockton , Washington , 1 lull , Knsh ( iicene. Alaiion , Suintcr , DUnd , Adams , , lay i\erelt ; , AVnv. Liurini , Uuiicin , Sorgcnt 1'ifscott , Jhrston , Jtaynid , Ilolden Motion Coltou , Smith , Van Courtlnnd , dariliiicr Alien , Calhoun , \Visc , Mitlay , .Morris , Var Wyck , Autnerpaiid Do 1'ej stcr. Uiul ol an OIHtc Hek < M. ATCIII OV , Kan , Tob 'i < [ Special Tele gram to 'lin : Uui : . ] Thomas A. ICoir o CnVcl ! * n frirrrpr. nn ntnlwiy lor find 11 filer live. Ho was n collection and insuiinco agent and got behind hut full , when ho inn for rocisti'i of deeds \\henliL1 \ founclthut bo could no longer prevent oxpusun ) hodis- appeaied. His thefts amount to so\oral thousand dollars. The iusur.meo companies liavomit detectives on bis track and ho will ptobaoly ho talcen. Meelinjj nP I'poicrty Ownei's. When the property owners in the district between Dmcroft and Dodge strcots weie csticcially taxed for the building of the Tenth strict viaduct a number got together and formally ptotcotod. Attorneys weiootn- ployed and the matter w.u ail cd in the ills- h let court Tlie result was tint a tompniarv order\v isissued bv Juclpc Uoino. lotrainlii } , ' the illy fiom collocliiiK this siiuci.il tuv The nttoinoys who wcte retamou U < MO to ha'N o a cc'it.im per cei t of the tax in cuso llio injunction was mndo pernnnunt and also a stipulated p 'r cent foi securing the tompn-ar.v resti.iinlnGr older Only ,1 small iioinon of thli amount hus b"en paid in , and last night the t.ixpijots in Unit dis trict niotat ICIeyenlh nnrt 1'iueo sti-i-its to ventllnto these fuels 'I'io ' names of lliosa who iia\o subscribed nii'J paid will bo pub llshed thfluoniinittco \ und ,111 effort will bo undo to oollu-t the liil.inte in older th.it llietax undo by thocit inuy bo fought to a finish in the c-o.irt. Ihoattoiidanceliistiuchl was fairly ! ar'o. 1'oiu I nwrj pro idud Another meeting will be held at Iho same plato next Wednesdiy night , AVnnt Iho hti- \Vlclonod. . South Seventeenth street , property owners between Ciustellur nnd Yin ton will petition the council this evening to widen that street in fiont of their propurtv. The street ho twt'di ' the points above munolls at tbo nres out lima only tnunheight feet wiJo. with i hidcnnlk on the west tide The propi'itj owners on that sldo of the street and a ic-w of those on Iho cist side waul lwenU-t\\o feel ol llio piopoity on the etitt side con ilenmod for street pniposcs , inilcing tin ) thoioiiKhfare llfty foot wide bclwe ttio cuibs Tlio petitioner- , ; nD thill it piesonl thcmo Urlmllv llvlngnn an nlley , nnd as tnxp-iyi'is thvi lecl Unit the ; uro nitillcd to soiiioihing bettor. The U S. Kniornnienlarousinirlarponnin. boisol the lnpro\cd I lowe scales , llordcn & Sellctk Co , agents , Clncnro , III Anih'rHiin'h I' The funeral ot Mrs. Muij M Anderson , mother of County Commissioner 1 < W Anderson , took place jestonhv afternoon i\t \ i ) o'clock from tin * residence of her son , V.M'I ' niirlsttwt ! { ev Clinrlos W. St\ldp \ < , p.is toi of the Is'owinaii Methodut chnrcli , elli c'lated 'I'ho cttioisc'cl who was wcu'iiu four > eats ofa e , lolt ouu dau > rhter , wlui iv- sidos'ln Si-iiitb' . nml a son in Dubinino The re iiaiiiB were IntcMrort In Kiuest biwn ' 1'nsithuly cured lf\ UicHO I.iltli ) J'ills. CARTER'S THi'i also rtlloM ) Dla truss from J)38pt-i > tia , in ITT1.E dip stlou aiulToo Hen i ) I'lllng. A iKrfotl rt'in eel ) for Dizziness all' > t a Drowsiness. Hail Tiistt In llio Mouth , dialed TQOITUO I'aluln tlii > siilo TWU'll ) l.nKK. Tlic ) regulate the Bowels SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , ! "A Modern Instance" Is sometimes more satfcf.iclory th.m any luimkr of "Wise Lows. " There arc thousand's- and thousiudj of modern instances in which Specific , lus jiMificil .ill the claims ni.nle for It ns the fjicnlcst of vcgptablc icuicdius for dis onscs tlmt ivcln their oiipin impure blood and n debilitated rondllion of tho-system. Mr John U. Ljles , of Sorcnto , III. , write ? : "I suffered for fi\o years with mctcuri.il . rhcu- matiwi , which waj the result ofpoUsh aiul mcrcuri.il treatment by physlciam for constitutioml blood poison. They not only failed to ciinme , but nmle me n phjsical \ \ iu k and my life a burden , I then commenced t.iking Shift's ' Sjiecifu , fg BR | ami aftoi using : i few bottles was entirely cured of the ihcu f J untiiinhichllic doctors brought on by their remedies , and of the blood jioibonvhlch they had failul to cure. " Ti-cullwo mi Itlooil iiitit Nlilti lllxonioB .idillril I'rrr. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. , Atlantn , Go , Always active , -nhlo wake1 , J\l\\ii \ ) ftilloT if\v id as , AUvajint.in ( ndcttisci's ; pnlec , i ! -AUvtys ccrt-un lo nloi'-o , 'It J\livin \ make money i n \\-i-\ \ -u ! ! J\l\\ -V , . , cruel your order ? , 'll- ! ! aji gplestlinnt i , be sure of ? Experts in Newspaper Advertising , 6G&68 W. Third Street , CINCINNATI , 0. Drs. IMijsiciJiis , Surgeons and Spctialists , OMAHA , M.IJ. Tlio n\ost wli'cl nn'l ti.riblv knounspoc- litlists inllu lultoJ states. Tiu'lr lonp 'v- pi rlciu'i n 1,1 , i'id ' sUlll u nil iini\ < i-stl ' ui cess In tin- lii.itnii nt i i < l mil of N .TM > im t liliinii' nul ' iii nil DUnuws entitle thu > .i > i inlni'iit pli > -I Imii to tin- full iDiitldiIM'I of tlionHIUIfd > i rbcr ( Tlnj iriiaraiitK : A IM Ur\IN "AM > I'O-IllVr. ( I 1H for the in fill o trie Is cife.n h \ Ice and tinnuiner - onsn IlithUfolli > III Its t riln I'ltl\AI1C. lll OOU AMI MvlN DI'-l AS1 > stipcdlU ( oiuiili'teh anil pciiniiiniitlv run il M.RMIl III.BIMTY AMI MU \L \ > l-- OIcllKU'yiolclio.icllly to thilr bldllfullieat ' " ' "i'ii.i > risTt-r.A AM ) im-TAi. riL-nib cuiii inlii'd fined without jnln or detinvton 'I.C AMAHKOCll.i \ : IIPII.II , llGlllly ,111(1 ( SHI C > sSflll 1 > I'U Jill til CMTJ CllSt , favi'iiii.i.s t.uMitiiitiA. ) r.i.rrr. spn- In UO ! I hi i. r-iiniuiii * CIKIH _ ' > - , j.tii , M uiin * iii , k'bl iins ; | , iciiis. llet-iijul liiiMillles , leiiinlo \Vuil.iiis , anil all del It no tllsiiitlns pcc'ull.ir toilthoi hr-\ i > nslll\olj cnicd. us w oil as all funi tloniil tll-oiiUritliut rt'-iiil fium youthful rolllns tirthopxi'i'iinf inituri1 j t-irs. C'l'ij i/TI IP 17 Oii.ir.iiiU'i'd i > t im , 1 11 on t ly O 1 1IV. . 1 U IUnirt'tl , reiin > \ nl eniiipliMi1 , Illidiilcntllnir. oinsticor dlliit atlon Cans cllcctod nt linino \ > y lutiuut without nio- mint's pit n oruiiiioyuncc' TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN. T10 | nvifiil pflcpts of iluibli li brlns vknoss ill -tii\ In.Ixilb nilnil nuil lioily.ll all Us lire lied Ills ' HI's ' lU'TIX AiUlii's tbnso wbo ln\o 1m- JJK . 1)1 ) 110 inlioil ihdii ihcs liy lin- pioii r Indiilsetiffl atulMilitiry Inlilti wliicli i iiln tiolli iiiincl : iud lxiil > . iinlittln lliciu fur Umlni" ! ' ' stmlv ( innuirl itt > AIA Ulllii ) MK or those cntoniiK "li tint li iiiy | | life , swiioor ilij-lL-.ilclLljillti .quickly il"lat ° " OTJR SUCCESS Isbasod np n f.irl-w IlrstPr.ullcal ovpcrl- onciMu > uil-K\u v ei > Isipoi lill v Minllitl. tbiis blntliw : iltlit I h t nl nicil u- Inn no puiminl in our liibiu itoiy I'-Nu'lylD " -nit encli c IK" , Limn flHctins L-IIIL'I w Itliont liijUij. Drs. Belts & Bctts , 14C9 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA , NEB j THE SPECIALIST. Ifi YPTS' IXjiiTimcp. PKIVA.TS DISEASES rureil In I to HlnIUi ut tliuln3jnf nil lionri Uiun Iroin Iniiln , ! ' 1 lie iu.il nliiiilutiinn - fir 1,1 1 I I * niul allnnni jinn ilhi liiin.is our knuv u to iiMHiloal riiuiict ) s\l > IIll l > , i mirmiidil ciirotn iiOt" .Oiltirr * Tin1 tno t | i i > i fiiln-iiii'K yit kn < i n fnni ix'rma- I cnL curl' MIIIC"II RH r pntnln nllui I IK the Iliul- ilei curml ntlnnui < nil limit In-li unuiilM . nu ciillUix impnln no I'llatln ; ] .usi > i > r Muiilniul urenXiuiwH \ | K ltl\rl ) enroll iDotunl rjltcf Situ < ) ! ' iiriim I li'inilluiliMfosu-i | inriiiitii < iiLlv diroil Ur Midiim M ( iipr-o N In tliu inntmiMit nt I'rlvntu I | IPIHIM Ims in > < rlrcn niiallL.I | nml Ins | .rei ( uriiiy u ( piUlint- , tiiu-lii ti < > ni HieIUiiillilo \ Ho I'licimIliiokinii I liiculnri Im Kulii-x Iruni j In luiily lull Mint hu i mill Htrula Uii.alin NcU ICnlr ineti on cltlittr MuotHOTEL HOTEL Cormr llth and CautolA.vuimu. | Jtnl coniplutocl. Ins IOO IOOUH , tliroo st.urwayb , tromtho top to tlio bottom , has fiuu ilc\nlor ) anil dlnniiu room hervlcp , Is liri. ' jiroof tliroii'h nit , tun bulii 1 rooms ami tlii llnest Inilnt i oaiu-5 in tlu < \ . \ \ . Lir.fo Sun pi- rui inu t w tn bit'x B C i- llthimd LanilJl A.\a Slri'tou MIIVIOU in nil il.ra lions lUitos troni ! ? &J In JllOU , nuTfrtn ( from ll.O I IIClll ( II - \ iMiitirnl i rron . . Ion nuuluxtil , tli > . 1 Mill will n valuulilu t ruin No ( ali .tU < > iilaliiliM > f till iiarllnilurs tor luniio uiro , Illlllliir < liii < iii < At"f'i'llt | mo Unit work i klioulil l i mil IOIMTJ mail Mln U IHTVOIH mil ili lillllii ) . ,1 A'lln-M i'toC. V , C' . I'OV M'.ll , .tluoaun , Cunu BOYD'S. ' TllltliL COMM15liVilkY , Tebmary 23 " 1 Ili'-T 1IMI IN OM MIA. " TlioMiinlIli'iiiinUiilliM .inoilj kuii-fi ln onllC'PorJ. RTBX38 Steer lloyl m i li-i jilcci' No nno when \ \ es a , puiuliu licnllinnesl l.nu'li mil iiPoril to inSs It , , . | , . ( , , ilVts bi-silm riii u.t refill ir prn < s f\-i | MAI'INIU foinincm Ino Fifhi' J it" ' 1 Inn HI ! iij , THI ItltlLht ST MW MA11 , Mrs. LESLIE CARTER In llio 1 our ActCuuiilDninin , Ugly I'ruliK odnmlir th < * < llrn < tlm ol MR IIAVI1I IU'IAH < 0 Jho tsnnu1 rt t.iinnr nnd iippninlmciiUna nt Ibo lnniMTii ) 'lliint rSi\\t tl\ I'uv glieot I'pcn ' \ \ c'Juc.aU'1) ' inu-nlii nt rciul ir ' DIME MIJSSE. \\lll \ Xinvior M.-inajii'r C'nr lltli.itid 1'nrnini MI i her ] Klllcl R "ra I ustcrs I.i t IIi \ 11) ) ll.itlaiicl \n-.iIMI \ < | irt njnl 'if Uml nilJlly runnel In vhli li llin Irnvn ii tt r lixt liH Illc A \\lll liuixu < lii"i- lie nnltxl I'frf rMiiuiie if tliuu.i n I Inulm ln iiit nml o mlr Minir > , fiiniir c > ! " ' nut trau'fil 1 ios M into - > lficr .jli'ii Inn "iiiifc tinliliiiui ur l 1'Ue in mi mil IMilli'-- ! lie clillj unlit , nml u 111) ) , I I ) uf till Ilt'l U Jlilidl Jib IML'ORIA.Vr ' ' 10 .VliHKASKAi\\ \ Everyone interested in the welfare of Nebraska should know that thousands of dollars are sent yearly to Eastern Pa tent Medicine houses , which inii ht as well be spent at home for the following medicines , which when once tried , will prove to eveiyone that there is nothing better made and re member each of our remedies arc wai ranted. Turkish Tea for the kidney , liver and nerves. ] 3est Blood medicine , 250. Turkish Cough Cure , a fc\v \ doses \\ill cure a bad cough , 500. Turkish Lini ment , specific foi Rheumatism , stops all pain , lioc , Turkish Asthma Cure , relief at once , 5oc 11 aim's Golden Dyspepsia Cure , a sure cure for Dyspesia , Sick Headache etc. , 500. Turkish Tooth Wash , is splendid lor teeth 250. By all drugS's ' 3- - or sent on receipt of price to any address. Samples for sc stamp. Turkish Remedy Co. , Omalia , Nel ) . gjaj5fQnias AITflE VEGETABLE PILLS ! < mint lu * . I Will froi ipyt m BILIOUSNESS , ref ill til ) nttoti a nil and ttiur UlHtir. , r Tl iy .11 Stomach * * Uur | t-ttiilt tl.uil Conplaiuts. Mil ( * rli cry MltltlU ! ! * > ( UUil.1 rilnl iiirt-lj irjroU. IMINK o-Ji'l ' uil ! f utti-libix < . . > i > to I'nlifnni'ii Trj IlirinID fllli * tn rnrli ilal. Sick , Headache s < innl cluUIiurrilly OrJobVsLlttlefEgE'jHePilIi ' . c-inl. ii nil il fur < l * ft.it > , ' firpl. FIT ! by iliui.k"i , ori > mill Ati1rt- HDSB-S wniriKt w. , nofs SAB mtKciiCO ( tl < H > l'S\l.IIS ( IMVIM Mil. HI Kirtri Al lur Ilili > t li ius' ' siniin J A lullrr , v I , i lor Iliii . ' . D.iuul s struts. A l > . I -li r 4 1 .1 luumii Hlill. I > \ 'IY1UTE TCTlTMl I witni > t ulilJ l > 1 1 uif liotii rvork fo-1 ! ! * f niDHM' . M. hul.i i ll . .n.v. > | ilU , ,11 M I ! In ! 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