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 !
N I Hnulurul nllli lunur tii ! ) l n > I r i i n
ITIMUllPK lltl lllO'OlUIUI JIl'Ill , llli \\llll Illllll I H '
IM ! * , T lll\ > . Ill \ > s pu ri I nif 1 am klroiM iit i ,
( I nil iu ) own i > rk $ lii > r ! n ii ! < M < ! i I
AlilM-n M-.IH l < IIFAS 111 111 HA I l > V \
S lit lit 1,1 , Hutu III 114. < i ' . llDh irimiii "I , < i
lr ( team iliru MI
IP * tl % * ( r Nrvet tail J i 1x111 ' ' IA * MI I I I
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