Nebraska Newspapers

    8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEr THUBSDAY , JULY 10 , 1801.
WENT * DOWN WITH A CRASH ,
flowcll'd ' Failnra Involves Millions of Dol'
lara AIL Over the Country-
PECULIAR SALE OF THE OMAHA BRANCH ,
Tlio IlnwclU Hny Mr. Jcwctt Acted
Without Authority-Hit iiulhm
nt AtohlNon ntid ChluiiRO
and 1 labilities.
Ycstcrilny , Mr. Chaffeo was corralled In
a corner nt the Oiniitm Niitionnl bank and
nshcd nliout ttiu nlloicd ; suit ) of the Hovvcll
Lumber comnany'n plant to him by Mr. II.
N. Jowctt. Ho replied tbut It was n
bonnndu , out and out snlo to blm ; tlmt
bo bad purchased the yards hero and tno
transfer bad no connection whatever
with the failure of 8. H. Howoll. Uoyond
this ho was not disposed to bo commuulcn-
tlvo , and would not oven state when thu sale
was consummated , stating that the paper on
lllu In ttio oHIco of the cleric of the district
court would afford all needed Information
on tlmt subject.
Mr. ChnlTco said that Mr. .Icwett had Just
loft film , but would bo back In the course of
n half r.n hour , hut would bo too busy to talk
nbous the mutter for Hovorul hours.
Mr. II. N. Jowctt was Intercepted on the
nldcivnllc In front , of the bank , and found
tirno to say tlmt the local yards were not In-
cltidcil In the assignment , and would not bo
mixed up In the wild scramble of tha cred
itors.
"Tho yard hero Was sold to Mr. Ulmffco , "
ho said , "mid bo paid for It. Ho took posses
sion uW0 : ! ! o'clock Monday morning. "
"Then the sain must huvo been consum
mated some tlmo boforol"
"Well , you needn't tell It to peed church
pcoplo , but wo worked from Sui'dny noon
until il o'clock that night taking an account
of stock and getting things In shupo. I can't
tell what the liabilities or assets of the com
pany are nt this time. "
A visit to the commercial and mercantile
agencies revealed the fact that thu great
Howell lumber Interests have been somewhat
Involved for some time. In February S. H.
Howell was operating twenty-one yards in
In this stutc , besides a number In Kansas and
Illinois.
Uiiring.tho past sixty days seventeen yards
in this state linvo either been sold outright or
negotiations for sales very nearly c oscd. Of
the financial status of Mr. Unwell , who was
practically the owner of nil the yards
operated under the various firm names
In the different stales , the sworn
statement made to Bradstrcet's ngency
January 1 , 18JII , tnayglvo a very correct ido.i.
It was as iollows : Assets , ? i , MS.Oifi.ll ,
county yarls In Nebraska , JJO 1,000 ; Howell ,
Jowett & Co 's yards at Atchlson and branch
es. $ , Vlt,000 : ; Howell Lumber company , Oma-
hn , $174,000 ; stock In Chicago , f < Kl,000 ! ; ac
counts , $ . ' 191,000 ; bills loceivablc , $1 : > 0,000 ;
liabilities , tOlll.OOO.
"This showing , " said Mr. W. O. Taylor ,
local manager for Uradstrcet's , -'showed a
net surplus of about $1,700,000. It also
showed that they carried over $ r > 00,000 on
their books and that was undoubtedly what
swamped them.
"Although they have sold several yards
during the past sixtv days they have not re
duced their liabilities to any" great extent
while their assets have boon very much re
duced. The liabilities will probably reach
three-quarters of a million , and 1 very much
doubt If Mr. Howell will have anything loft
after all accounts are settled. "
When asked about tbo alleged sale toChaf-
fee , Mr. Taylor expressed doubts as to Its
genuineness.
"How could Chaffeo buy It ? " ho Inquired.
"How could Howell have owed nim any such
amount ? It looks more liken transfer of
some kind In connection wltn the failure
\Vhon the bank attached everything In Chicago
cage , they undoubtedly saw at once that the
attachment would not hold good In Nebraska ,
wboro all assignments must bo to the sheriff
of the county. It may bo that they at once
transferred a part of their claims to Mr.
Chaffeo and took his personal notes for the
same In order to have the Dill of sale exe
cuted , In that case the courts would have to
decide whether or not this was not done for
the purpose os boating other creditors. "
The bunk's side of the story was obtained
from Mr , E. M. Ashcraft , a Chicago attorney ,
wbo arrived hero Tuesday to look nf tor the
interests of the bank.
"S. K. Howell Is the largest lumber dealer
in the country , " said Mr. Ashcraft. ' 'and has
had unlimited credit. At times the bank has
carried him for ns much as $1,000,000.
Ho has yards nil over the west , Includlngono
In Omaha , of which ho was solo owner. The
bank now has a chattel mortgage on all bis
property in Illinois and Nebraska , and has
now foreclosed on that mortgage , leaving the
property In the other states for the other
creditors. The foreclosure came because the
bank was unwilling to carry him any longer.
That's about all there Is to it. I suppose the
liabilities will roach $1,000,000 , while the assets
are perhaps double that amount. I bo-
llovo Mr. Ho well will have $1 , 000,000 loft
nftor everything Is settled up , although I do
not yet know Just how the figures will look. "
"What about the sale to Chaffeo } "
"What can there be to it ? It Is n transfer
of some kind arranged and carried out bv
Mr. Jowctt without the knowledge or con
sent of Mr. Howcll , the real owner of the
property. As to Its object I cannot sny , but
it will certainly amount to nothing. "
Mr. Ashci aft Is assisted hero by Mr. E.
M. Bartlett , the bank's Omaha nttornoy.
Said Mr. Hartlott : "Wo hold the property
on a chattel mortgage , and tbo question
which the court will bo called .upon to decide
Is whether or not that mortgage bad any.
thing in it to make it an assignment.
If so , the banlt has no security.
Wo took the mortgage to protect ourselves
on our own claim and not as assignee for the
benefit of all creditors. If the court holds
that it Is an assignment , wo are placed on n
level with other creditors to got what wo
can. "
Mr. Jowott said ho could not explain the
failure , but intimated that a brother of Mr.
S. It. Howell had something to do with It.
In refuting the theory that Chaffeo was an
ngont of the Chicago bank , Mr. BnrtloU
said , "Wo have roplovinod the stock and
everything else connected with the yard's
here , and wo certainly Would not do that if
wo were u party to the snlo. All there Is to
it , Juwett bad no business to make any such
sale. "
Just nt the present tlmo Bailey P. Wag-
pomior , the Atchlnson , Kan. , lawyer , is in
the lumber business and has posesslon of the
Howell yards In this city. This possession
was secured by virtue of n writ of attach
ment that wits issued this morning , lu his
petition ho sots up that the Howell company
owes him the sum of S.'i.OOO on a duo bill that
wna given payable on demand.
lu addition assignment of the proportv of ,
the Howell Lumber comimny , the First National
.
a. tional bank of Chicago has brought suit in
replevin to gain possession of the stock of
lumber nt Sixteenth and Palmer streets that
was yesterday transferred by bill of sale to
L. Chaffeo. In the petition the plaintiff's
tot forth the sworn statement that It is the
owner of all the property Including the books
nml accounts ana that the property Is wrong
fully withhold by H. N. Jowott ,
Spoonor It. Howell and C. L. Chaffoo.
A warrantee deed filed Into yesterday af-
tcrnoon conyeyi. from Spoonor u. Howell and
wlfo to Edwin F. Lnwronco of Chicago ,
1 JtttH.lXX ) iiuros at the foot of Mnroy street
near the Union Paelllo tracks. The consid
eration is represented to oo JlfiO.OOO. It Is
the real estate whorcon u portion of the
yurds uro located.
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fiaid 10 linvo HitHlciiiMl the O on oral
Howell Collapse.
ATCIIISOX , Kan. , July 15. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEB.I W. K. Smith. Q. W ,
Hovyolfs attorney , who with Mr. Howell re
turned from Chicago this morning1 , says the
falluro of Howell , Jowett & Co , carries with
tt both Spoonor It , Howell of Chicago and
Gcorgn W. It. Howell of Atchison , although
the latter U not n partner In the tlrm.
Mr. Smith says the falluro was hastened
by thu action of Herbert N. Jowott in soiling
tha Omaha plant to C. L. Chaffeo ou Monday ,
Ho saya neither S. II. IIowoll nor Qoorgo W.
HowOll know of the transaction uutll after it
was dono.
The real cuuso of the falluro was the loss
by the firm of Howell , Jowott & Co. of
(400,000 by tbo falluro of J. H. Uoinli and
his lumber company of Jofforsonvlllo , Tex.
It Vf M to mo tb.li claim th&v Mr. ilowell
and Mr. Smith , went to Texas In such ( treat
1ms to last weak. Tha mortgages and bills of
unto to tbo First national bank of Chtcngo.
covers real cstata In Omaha and lumber and
real estate In Chicago , Atchlson , Louisiana
and Texas , and are tosccurn n direct liability
of $200.000 and contingent liabilities , consist *
Ing mostly of endorsed papsr of much moro
than that sum.
Qcorgo W. Howcll was manager of How
oil , Jowctt's interests nt Atchlson
and In tha south. Ho also bad a business of
his own which ho conducted as Howcll
Brothers. Ho bad an ofllrohore , his yards
being In western Kansas. Ills business was
Independent of his brother's , but still related
and the falluro of onu Invoxcs the other.
O. W. Hawaii also mortgaged nil his
possessions yesterday , but Mr. Smith does
not ntnto the names of these preferred
creditors. Mr. Smith estimates the assets of
tha two Howolls at $ .UK)0,000. ) Ho has no
Idea of the extent of the liabilities.
An Atchlson law flvm this afternoon re
ceived by telozranh claims amounting to
ovurSlOO.OOO against Howcll , Jowett & Co.
and Howell Brothers. They nro from ifcarly
over1 northern state cast of the Mississippi
river , and some arc from as far south as
Vlcksburg and Memphis. They nro ncarlv
all from small country banks. A Utlcn bank
has f 70,000 worth. Another bank has $80,000.
The claims at a all notes or acceptances ,
most of them being tha paper of Howell ,
Juuett & Co. Besides these claims the sama
ilrm has received numerous Inquiries , and
thq mails for the next day or two will bo
loaded with moro claims , 'it Is expected that
the holders of this unsecured paper will como
to Atchlson and hold a meeting to ngreo on a
plan of action. Local bunkers familiar with
the business of the Howells estimate tlmt
the unsecured ' liabilities will aggregate
$1.500,000 , and that the secured will swell the
total to a round f,000XW. (
I'coplo Tliore Iteliovo the Firm AVill
1'ny In Kull.
CHICAGO , July Ifi. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bcii.J Tbo property of the Howell
lumber company In this city , situated at
Tblrty-llfth and Iron streets , was taken pos
session of this morning by the First National
bank of Chicago under n chattel mortgage
for $200,000. President Gage of the First
National says this practically covers all the
lumber company's liabilities to tbo bank.
Spoonor U. Howcll , head of the linn , was
seen last night but refused to be interviewed.
This morning ho acknowledged that the firm
nad pone to the wall. "Tho suspension , "
said ho , "Is only n temporary one , howovor-
Our assets will moro than meet the liabilities
and wo shall soon be on our feat again. " The
falluro was caused , ho said , by continued
drafts on the tirm hero by branches at
Atahlson and Omaha.
President Gage of the First National bank ,
sneaking of the matter today , said : "While
Howell bad an almost unlimited amount , of
credit personally in tljo bank , wo found It
necessary to foreclose yesterday in order to
protect the b.ink. Mr. Hawaii's brother was
going at such a rule as to scare every bank
In this city. It was rumored that other
creditors were about to swoop down upon
thorn and wo bed to take this stop to save
ourselves. "
The local attorney for the firm said : "Tho
trouble has been brought about by George
Howell , wbo managed the firm's affairs in
south. Ho made breaks of huge proportions
which the local end hud to see through. As
a result , It overdrew Its accounts and finally
the latter threatened to foreclose. The First
National cot there ilrst. The firm will pay
its liabilities and resume business nt onco.
President Howcll said : "It will taKe sev
eral days to sUe up the situation. I cannot
oven say whether the linns' affairs are in very
bad condition. The trouble is all In the
western branch of the business. Everything
has been irolng on nicely and the booiis will
show that wo were malting money , but while
we have been making it wo have boon paying
it out until the pressure was too great. "
Mr. Howell said that other claims against
the company were comparatively small.
Some months ago Mr. Howell , as president of
the company , was Indicted by the
fodoraC grand jury for a violation
of the interstate commerce law. The
charge was that the company or
its agents had bribed the wolghmastors of
vnrious'roads to certify to false weight on
.shipments of lumber , and many rumors were
given publicity in connection therewith , one
being to the effect tlmt the roads which were
alleged to have suffered from these alleged
false weights , had forced the company to pay
largo sums in damage to , tno aggregate being
put as high as S.MO.OOO. Mr. Howell today
admitted that these rumors were an clement
In the trouble , ns they had damaged the
company's credit.
In a statement made to n mercantile agency
last March S. It. Howell placed his assets at
$2,500,000 , liabilities nt $ IJCO,000 , and the
opinion Is expressed In business circles hero
that tha firm will bo able to meet its obliga
tions.
"To form even nn approximate estimate of
present assets and liabilities , " said the man
ager of the mercantile agency this morning ,
"would bo Impassible , and it is probable the
tlrm does not.know. It will take some tirno
to flguru up all outstanding obligations and
paper duo to the firm. Unless , however , the
statement made last March was false or there
has been some grpss mismanagement within
the past ninety days , there Is every reason to
believe that all creditors will bo paid In full. "
Tnkon by the Rank.
SCOTIA , Nob. , July 15. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BBC. ] The Grooly county bonk of
this place- today took possession of the office
and assets of the lumber yard of S. It. Howell
& Co. , located nt this place , by vlrtuo of a
chattlo mortgage running to the First
National batik of Chicago.
AS rilOMISEO.
The OrontoHt Slioo Sale on Kecorrt.
The bankrupt shoo sale , 114 South
10th , olTors wonderful bargains pn Thurs
day.Ladles'
Ladles' oxford tics , 73c.
Ladies' oxford ties , I)8c. )
Ladles' line kid button hoots only $1.98 ;
worth $5.00.
Ladies' ilno kid button boots only-Si. 48 ;
worth $3.00.
Hurt's shoos , for ladles and gentlemen ,
$3.00 pair.
House slippers 83clOc. . 73c pair.
Boys' canvus luce shoos 39o pair.
Our larKo bargain tables loaded with
bargains for Thursday.
Bankrupt Salt ) of Shoos and Slippers ,
114 South 10th st. , old Boston store.
Do Witt's Little Early Hlsors ; only pil ) to
ouroslolc huaducho and rogutato the bi- . sol
lichen I'HliiK for " rnxeilo. "
All is life and bustla at the Grand opera
hotwo these pleasant summer -days. From
8 o'clock lu the mornlug till 12 o'clock at
night the great , big , roomy building is n
scene of constant aqtlvity. On the stage
Thatcher's minstrels are diligently rehears-
tig with the comocly people brought on from
no east by Mr. Harris for the grand alllanco
to bo formed next season by George Thatcher
with the Klch & Harris comedy company In
"Tuxedo. " In the .property room half a
dozen mechanics nro at work on the scenery
and properties to bo used In the production.
In another part of tha building a dozen tailors
and seamstresses nro nt worK on the
costumes. In the music room Thatcher's
orchestra dally practice the many now gems
which they will present in "Tuxedo. "
Thatcher , Hlch and Harris are sparing nei
ther time , money nor endeavor to iniiko
"Tuxedo" onu of the great financial and ar
tistic successes of the coming season , The
rehearsals nro progressing most satisfactor
ily , and a smooth performance Is anticipated
for thu Ural night. It has been decided that
the company shall open In Lincoln Thursday
evening , thoUad lust. , playing In Sioux City
on the L'lth , and returning hero to tbo Grand
opera house for the following Saturday and
Sunday. The Omaha performances v/lll
practically bo the tent of the success of the
now enterprise. Tbo company numbers in
all some thirty -six pcoplo and Is of suclT ex
tra superior material that its weekly ox-
nouses will DO fully S-00- ,
For Schlltz beer apply to It , It. Grott
'
Thursday , liargaliiH In Klines.
LtuHos' line kill button boots 08c.
Ladies1 line kid button boots 81. US.
Ladies' line kid button boots $1.48.
Ladies' line kid button boots $1.08.
All sold nt half price.
BANKRUPT SHOE BALE ,
114 South 10th st. , looker the number ,
WORSE THAN A THROWN RACE
Union Park's Fair Faoa All Streaked with
Gor < 5 ,
STEWART'S ' FOURTH OF JULY AFFAIR ,
Secretary Nut Mrowii After the Presi
dent with n VciiKcnnco AVImt
the Troiiblu Came
Up About ,
The directors of the Union Driving Park
association were In session Tuesday after
noon and yesterday nt the ofllcoof Wright
& Jlaldwln In Council Bluffs. Nat Urown
of this city , secretary of the associa
tion , was in attendance and ho put
In the tlmo tolling the president ,
John T. Stewart , xvhat ho thought of him.
It seems that Stewart took the prollt * of
tha Juno meeting , somu $700 or $500 , during
tha absence of Mr. Brown , and built a stockade -
ado Inildo the park fcnco to prevent pcoplo
from getting In , This aroused the secretary's
'
wrath , and ho expressed his idea * with sta'rt-
IniLr force and originality.
"I made n success of my mooting In Juno ,
and wo cleared money for the Ilrst tlmo In
the history of the park. " ho Declared. "Now
I como homo to find you have blown It all In
to suit your fool Idea * . What did you build
that fence for , any way I I would hate
to live In n town wharo I was
afraid y,000 people would go under the fence.
If a man steals In what of itl Ho wouldn't
pay In anyway. You triou to run n meeting
of your own In July and made n dismal fail
ure of It , and you will again befora I will
have any more to do with it. Yoiir hopglsh
ideas have always prevented mailing n pay-
lug Institution out of the park , mid I want no
moro of it under this management. "
Stewart tooit a drink of water and hemmed
ami haweJ a whilu , and finally said he didn't
see tbo need of n now committee , as "ho and
Nat1' could run the concern. Nat , however ,
promptly told him that ho would have no
more to do with him , and would do no moro
for the association as long as Stewart was at
tha head of It.
After making sure that ho was fully under
stood , ha took his hat off the peg and walked
out.
out.Ho
Ho was still chafing under the collar when
he reached homo , and declared that hu would
sco to it tlmt none of the stock subscribed on
this side of the river is palu in until there is
n change in the management.
"If John T. Stewart runs the park , "
snld Mr. Urown , "ho will run It
alone , for ho won't got a cent of
Omaha nunoy Into it. Ho can squander his
own sin IT out ho can't have ours. If the
motor company wants to.lot him run things
all well and good , for our money ain't in the
motor lino. "
The moro Mr. Drown talked the madder ho
got , and 11 n ally ho lot the cat out ol the bag.
"When It comes to using the association to
further his own personal schemes Stewart Is
going altogether too far , " and the irate secre
tary brought his list down with a great deal
of emphasis.
"Didn't the association get as much benefit
as ho did out of the losing Fourth of July
venture- ) "
"Well , I guess not. Ho made use of the
association to collect an old personal debt ,
and not only that , but his trick will
bo the means of losing the associa
tion lots of friends among the horsemen.
You see , he and old Butcher had a horse
trade years ago , and Hutch hns owed him $50
ever since. Ho saw a good chnnco to collect
the old debt , and what did ho do but guaran
tee Butch $100 ot the association's nionoy
and halt the gate receipts to como hero and
give his chariot races aim other .specialties at
the park on the Fourth. Of course , It was
then the easiest thing In the world to hold
out the $ : > 0 , and old Butch wont away mad-
dor'u n wet hen. Ho will tell the horsemen
at every track ho visits how ho was done up
bore by this association , and it cau't help but
hurt , us a good deal. . '
"Tho association isn't to blamd for it , but
will have to suffer for it just the same. I
have had enough of It , and there ara other
folks on both sides of the river who feel Just
as I do. Stewart is Jeopardizing the inter
ests of everybody associated with him. and
we huvo concluded that It is cheaper to pull
out now thai ? It would bo later. Tlio situa
tion resolves itself into simply this : The
park will not pav without Omaha push and
patronage , and that will bo withhold as long
ns John T. Stewart is at the head of it. If
the motor company wants us hi , it will have
to dump him out. I won't make
nnothe move for the association as
long as things are as at present.
If it wasn't for the other stockholders , who
uro friends of mine , I would stop all the ad
vertising and notify the horsemen that the
fall meeting was off and civa Stewart nn op
portunity to try his band again with some nf
hi.s old acquaintances. "
Mr. Brown then escorted his perturbed
feelings to one side and communed with him
self.
self.Tho
The llttlo episode among the members of
the association has occasioned considerable
stir , and old scores nro being raked up with
a vcngennco. It is intimated that affairs
have reached such a stage that a change in the
management of not only the association but
of the motor company ns well is Imperative.
Stewart' course hns never been popular ,
oven among the other directors of the com
pany , and It seems that matters have only
been waiting for some ono to start the ball
rolling. This Brown has now doao In a very
lively manner.
There is ulso talk of a pretty little expose
that'Will soon follow. It is nlfcgod that when
the tlmo came for placing Insurance on the
bridge , rolling stock am ) plant of the motor
company , ono of the heavy stockholders who
has a well known penchant for having things
his own way , went to a certain insurance
tigont and said : "Give mo half and you can
writa thu Insurance. " The commission
amounted to about $1,000 , and this same agent
wrote the policies and the aforesaid director
dropped $500 in his own pocket as the result
ol his ontoi-prising interview.
This and other things bid fair to shortly
make certain pcoplo look suspiciously at otho'r
pcoplo era many moons have waxed and
waned ,
Ayor's Hair Vigor bos long hold its first
place , us n huir dressing , in the estimation of
the public. Ladles find this preparation
gives n beautiful gloss to the hair , and gen
tlemen use it to proveut baldness and euro
humors In the scalp.
Hon. J. .T. IngalU will looturo at the
Counoil Blull's anil Omaha Chautauqua
assembly , Thurbday afternoon , July 1U ,
at 2 o'clock.
Ah , Ha !
Some of the councilman ore Inclined to
question the bond of Jamo ? H. Lynch , the
now police court clerk. They consider the
bondsmen good enough , but wonder how the
names upon the document were secured.
Lynch Is a brother-in-law of Councilman
Morearty , who upon several occasions has
found satisfaction In opposing the bills of C.
K. Squires , the street swooping contractor.
Mr. Morearty in times gouo by has pot al
ways boon In harmony with the acts of the
waterworks company. The surotlcs on the
bond that was approved Tuesday night nro
Squires , the contractor , A. H , Hunt , super
intendent of the waterworks company , and
D. J , O'Donohuu , onu of the regularly up-
tpolnted city appraisers.
GosjIor'sMagloIIeadaenu Wafers. Cures nl
bcaduchos In ' . ' 0 minutes. At all drugglstu
_ _
Hoar that brilliant orator anil states
man , Senator IngnUs , nt the Chautau
qua , Council LHutTs , Thursday attornoon
nt 2 o'clock.
Mr. llnflnwninmln South Wnlrs.
Interesting as watfMr. Itnaowator's London
letter In Tnu Si.Ni > * hr < BBn , the letter which ho
writes from Swansea1 South Wales , for our
Issue of next Sunday will excel It in many
Cisontlal features. H describes the scenery
of beautiful SwnnsosTitlloy ; stops for attmo
nt many of thu village * , Inhabited chlclly by
colliers , Iron workcrsmnd tin-pinto nmkors ;
glances at the factorjvchlmnoys and begrimed
coal diggers at noarlyt every station , until ho
reaches Swansea , ni city of about ono hun
dred thousand populiitjon. This Is the cantor
of the tin pi n to and cooper smelting Industry
of the world , The postal facilities nro noted
and comparisons made with these of Omaha ,
The cost of living , wages , etc. , nro tro.itod of
nt length , and Interviews with prominent tinplate -
plato manufacturers , showing the alarm man-
ifostednt tbo motmclngnrospoot of American
tin manufacture form a most Interesting portion
tion of the lottor. Many other points nro
touched upon. Mr. Uosowatcr's loiter will
entertain and Instruct every reader of Tin :
SUNDAY BEG.
The Kprlnij Moillolno.
The popularity which Hood's Sannparlllu
1ms gained ns a spring mcdlctno Is wonderful.
It possesses Just those elements of health-
giving , blood-puritying and appetite-restoring
which every body seems to need at this season.
Do not continue In a dull , tired , unsatisfactory
condition when you may bo so much benctitod
by Hood's Sarsaparilla' . It purities the blood
and manes the weak strong.
Furniture.
Visit S. A. Orchard's special sale de
partment , ns you may ( hid just what you
need in the furniture line at very much
reduced prices. Continental block , 16th
and Douglas street.
1OO l.lKht HIcuti-lu ( hnmlcllcr.
This olccrant piece of workmanship is
to bo placed in the new Boyd thoatcr.
It is made of holid bronze in byznntino
finish and is the third Inrpost chandelier -
lior in the United States of its kind. It
is of handsome design and will bo a
masterpiece among1 the artistic furnish
ings of the great play house. This beau
tiful addition to the interior appoint
ments of the now theater will bo fur
nished by the popular firm of Russell ,
Pratt & Co. , ; ! 19 South Pifteontd street ,
who have the contract for all of the gas
and electric fixtures for the Now Boyd.
"HANDS OKP. "
A Corrcsp-'iiileiit Suorcs the Ameri
can Hook Trust.
OMAHA , Nob. , July 15. To the Editor ot
Tin : BUR : I was gratlllod to see a paragraph
in Tin : Bin : this morning in rofcrcnco to the
American book publishing company. I hap
pen to know something about the methods of
this gigantic book trust ; how it manipulates
legislatures , school board , principals and
teachers. There are but few houses In the
country strong enough to withstand the
underhand competition of this book trust ,
and hence nil the smaller concerns hnvo been
forced to the wall. In this way the Ameri
can company has secured a monopoly In the
sale of text-books and supplies , and its
methods have become so obnoxious that
many states have appealed to their legis
latures for protection against it. Agents of
the trust attend every legislature in the
United States where adverse legislation to
their Interests threatens and seek by fair
means and foul to smother any
bill whoso objectIs to interfere
with their monopoly. The American
company had a lobby at the last session of
the Nebraska legislature , and I am told that
their chief manipulator was u man who k
now a candidate" the superintondoncy of
the Omaha public schools. I am also told
that ho paid a salary to a certain member of
the Omaha school board who is known to
hnvo spent * most ; of his time at Lincoln
during the last session in tlKUn.tcrcst.af the
soulless'boek'Jtrust * thlsi is "true , it is
capable of proof , and . the members of
tho' Omaha school board should do-
iliand tho"facts before supporting a man
who is backed by a cotnpan.\ whoso motives
are solely mercenary , devoid of the slightest
regard for tbo ofllcicncv of our schools.
In my opinion it is the duty of the Omaha
board of education to warn the American
book trust toikoop its polluted bands off the
school elections in this city. It Is nn outrugo
upon this e community that such an out lit
should bo tolerated ono moment , and I am
confident the pcoplo will rise up and resent
"
It. I want to sco"a cultured , upright , digni
fied crontlcman at the head of our public
schools not a paid lobbyist. CITIZUX. '
"When your heart Is bad , and your bend
Is bad , and you are bad clean through , what
Is needed ? " asked a Sunday school teacher of
her class. "I know Ayor's Sarsaparilla , "
answered a llttlo girl , whoso mother bad re
cently been restored to health by that mod-
Iclno.
DcolHlon til Favor ol' the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St , Paul Ity.
The now nalaco sleeping cars of the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. ,
with electric lights in every berth , will
continue to leave the Union depot ,
Omaha , at 0:20 : p. m. , daily. Passengers
talcing this train avoid transfer at Coun
cil Bluffs , and arrive in Chicago at 0:30 :
a. m. , in ample time to maite all eastern
connections. Ticket olllco , 1501 Fnrnam
street. F. A. NASII ,
E. J. PIJKSTON , General Agent
i City Passenger Agent
DULY Ol.GANIZKI ) .
Omaha's Mining KvuhniiKO la now u
Thing of Reality.
About ono dozen gentlemen interested In
organizing a mining exchange in Omaha mob
last night at the ofllco of the real estate
owners association and proceeded to organize.
A letter from Mr. V , A. Donald of Denver
was road. The gentleman congratulates the
mamb3rs of the Omaha mining exchange
upon the stop takou and snld that ho bo-
llovod Omaha was nn excellent point for
such an organization. Ho had been a charter
member of both the Chicago and Denver
mining stock exchanges and Inti
mated that ho would bo pleased
to necorno n member of the Omaha Mining
exchange and co-oparata with members in
Omaha In the transaction of mining stock
business.
( jooi-L-o F. Canls of Saratoga , Wyo. , also
sent a telegram stating that ho wished to bo-
coma a member of the Omaha Mining ex
change.
Mr. W. E. Meal.ifrom the committee ap
pointed to draft incorporation papers , road
the articles proimrJJ and the gentlemen dis
cussed each artlclomnd section and adopted
them.
There was coiiKldonblo discussion upon
the bectlon whlclnretfulatos the privileges of
outsiders. Some vraru In favor of throwing
the exchange wide lopcn to nil , but It was
finally nirrood thot'outsldors should bo given
access to the oxchongo rooms by tickets ob
tained from momuertof the association. All
business on the oxbiiango must bo done by
members.
The Incorporatom are Ocorgo F. Carrls ,
John Smlloy , U. 121 Harris , 10. B , Chapman ,
W. E. Mend , George N. Hicks and John
Hess.
The exchange authorized Mr. Mead to fllo
thu articles of lnoon > orution at Lincoln ana
at the county clerk's olllco in Douglas
county , and to solidt membership. The exchange
change will moot again on Monday evening ,
July ' . . ' 7.
Use Huller's Gorman IMIls , the great con
stipatlou and llvor regulator.
owder
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard ,
ARE YOU A WAITER ?
Lv
Do you deftly balance a tray full ( of dishes ) on your fingers
as you sing that beautiful song : "Roast-beef-pork-veal-
c-o-r-n-b-e-e-i-a-n-d-m-u-t-t-o-n-h-a-a-s-s-s-h ? " Are you a bar
tender ? and do you juggle the glasses down the bar and draw the
amber fluid in the glistening glass at a dime a draw ? Are you a barber
and do you gently whisper in your victim's ear : "Bay rum ? Shampoo ?
Luster , sir ? " as you cut a gash in his oxidyzed cheek ? If you belong to-
any of these professions , you've always had to pay too much for
your professional coats and jackets haven't you ? That's because we
didn't sell'em. We do now. " We've put in a full line of them on our
second floor , and if you'll take the pains to compare our prices with
what you've been paying , you'll find a big difference.-
Overalls too.
That's another thing we never kept till 'lately. We've just made a
new department in our basement , for the sale of Overalls , Jumpers and
Jeans Panrts. Our Overalls and Jean pants are made expressly for
us and we warrant every pair. That means if you buy a pair and
wear them and the stitches rip , or the buttons come off , or the goods
are notsatisfactory you get a new
WE CLOSE AT 6:30 : P.M. SATURDAYS , 10 O'CLOCK
HOTEL.
The Murray , cor , 14th anl Harnoy , is tbo
most substantially cons'ructeJ betel build
ing in Oinaba. Several heavy brick firewalls
running from basement to roof. All ceilings
and floors lined with Asbestos fira proof lining -
ing , making it irapo3sib'o to burn.quick.Piro
escapes and fire alarms throughout the build
ing Steam heat , hot and cold water and sun
shine iu every room , Table unsurpassed nny-
wbere. _ _ B. SILLOWAY , Proprietor.
THE HOTEL RUXTON
UNDKIl XKVf MANAC1KMKNT.
a. u. FuuiiisurroN. ijriorj.
Table and service first-class. JS.M and J.'l.OO
per day. Special rates by the week.
Midway Ilctnocn Soda and Iron Springs.
Manitou Springs , Colo.
UNION DEPOT HOTEL.
Corner lllli nncl.Mnson Streets : Hnlf block west of
Union I'aclllo nml 11. & M. DcpotH.
New liullitlni ; , now furniture , every thin ? Hrnt-
clnHn , coolojt loc.itlon In O.nnlm , view of entire ,
tmrroundiru country , KIII , linth electric cull bolls etc
Hnte.H , f Ml ) anil.M. \ . Krory line of cable nml motor
cars , pati ) within one block , oxcjpt Shorm m Avonua
am ! llmi"coui 1'nrk line. 4 block * away mid you can
transfer to thoseIf you wlub.
Centrally | l All tlio Latest
Located H Improvements.
'
Ilronilwny & 41st St. , Now Yorlc.
A.LJxAN LIN El
ItOVAL MAIL STEAMSllll'S ,
MONTREAL , and QUEBEC
To DEKRY and LIVERPOOL
* CABIN , KX ) to $ ) . AcconlliiR to Steamer
and location of Stateroom.
Intermediate nml bteeniKO at low rates.
NO ( JATTLK CAItllllCn.
SKKV1OI3 OV
LINE. f STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK and GLASGOW.
via Londonderry , every Fortnight.
23rd July , STATK Of OltOKGIA , 11 A. M.
AUKuat Uh , STATK OK NKVADA. 10 A. M.
AUK. 2 th. STATE OF NE1IUASICA.O A. M.
CAUIN. MS up. llctiirn. H\'t \ StooniKU f 1
Apply to ALLAN , V CO. . ChlcnKO.
II. E. MOOUUS. Wabnsli Ticket Olllco.
W. K VAlh , lliirllniiton Ticket Olllco
National Bank
tS. . DEPOSITORY OMAHA. J
Capital , - - - - S4OO.OOO.
Surplus Jan. 1st , 1S9O , - Sii.SOO
Olllcers mul Illrertorn Henry \V Yatei.I'resMonl
I.owls S. lloeil , S'Uo I'roslilont ; JiiinojV BaviunW
V. Morse. John a. CollliK. It Cuullliu , J. .N. II
1'alrlclr. > V. H. S. IIuKhos4 Oulilor ,
THE IRON BANK.
Corner 12th aud ParnamStf.
General Ilauklii : ItiulQUijTrj.m-1't cl.
Teeth without plates , romovnhlo
work , "Dr. Throelcnioiten's patent. " No
dropping down o ( plates , bitii anylhliiz you
llku , teeth romuln Ilrm. .lust the thine ( or
lulnlstuis , lawyorMiiid publicHpu.ikors I'lleu
a llttlo nioru lliaii riiblier nliilcs. within re.iuh
of nil. Dr It ilioy. Dentist , has the solo rulit
to Onmha nml Dnuslas County , olllco Uid lloor
1'axton lilouk , Oiuahu.
"LOST POWER
Nerro Henna euro all xoxunl weakness In I'llhor
BOX , nrtlnu on nerve1 * , brnlns goximl ortcins AliM ) *
l.urK cent for Imiuitency , nluhtly eiiiliiloiia lust
memory , btvl dream * . nverHlnn lo nocluty. ? l box ,
piistpinl. Six boxen fi. NKIIVIJ HKAN CO. . lluf
Inlo , N V , SoM by lioodiiian DriiK Co. , II1U Fiiinum
HI , Omaha.
STHR8A CURE ! ® .
lichitfmaca'i Aithms Cure n Tor/ai < to nil o
tMtun < rtlila th won ! coJci ; Iniuni corn.
Ufortablo il cp ; ( Tectj carea wb ra all otben fall. Ji
jfnuf tonfinett tftt moil tktptienl. lrico , 60 cti anil
181.00. f Urucglitl or hr mall. Gampla FREE for
R.n.80HrFMAinT. Bt.PauIllnn. .
Hltuatloni nrociireil for
. \Vrlloforelrculara
BiiKitwiMjii iiuos. , nu NOW
| VorU
TELEGRAPHY.
nnOIITA BANIAI.\VIOICAI'.SUIKSnro ( the
Illlllll I A l' "t . Mini only cniiiiiliu proicrlbeil bv
asvrwu in r0k.uar | phynlclnni for the euro of
( lonorriiui ) unil itltichar < * H from tlio urinary ordain * ,
Inherlti'il ur iicijulreil , tl.SO per box ,
CJ rii ml Army Koulal.
Goncrnl George Crook Camp , Sous ot Vet
erans , will ( 'tvo n lawn social on Tliurstluy
ovcnlne , July iff , at tlio roililenco of J. H ,
Heovo , nortticast corner of Twenty-llrst nnd
Clark streets. The procceils of the ovonlni ;
nro tu KO to tbo fuiul that tlio Urunil Army of
the Republic ilopartmcnl of Georgia U rals-
Inc to purchase Aiiilei-sonvlllo prison.
Now hints o I > CH
Coinmonolnff Sundiiy , May 31. the
Chicutro , ' Mllwiiukco & St. Paul nulwuy
will ostiibllHh n through line ot Blooplntr
cnra butwcon Sioux City anil Dos Mouiou
vliv Jiliulrltl. Pussont'ors from Oinnha
iiiidtlio west can loixvo Oinnluv nt 0:20 : p.
ni * . , Secure sloonitifr cur accommodations
and arrive in DUB Molnos ut U a , m. Ho-
turning , lotivo Don Molnos 0:10 : p. m. ,
arrive OinuluiU45a. ; in. Dining cnru on
both trains. TloUat olllco , 1601 Fivrnum
utroot. P. A. NA8H , Gon.
J. E. PllESTON , City Puss. Agt.
NO GLJR.EU NO F > AY.
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Many yoarV ojfiierlcnco. A regular rrmlimto In mcillctne aipiuuias ano < f. I > atlll treating with th
trflntojt Hucco's , nil Norvoin , Chronlo anil I'rlrnto Olnomoii A pornuinont euro Kiinrnntceil for Catarrh ,
bpcrniatorrlicon , IO3t.Manhood , Seminal Wuiknca * , NlKht Loan i , Impotoicy , Syphllla. .Stricture , nml nil
tllKuanca of thu Hliioil , rfkln nni ! Urinary OrK in > . N II 1 Kiiaranleo f M for every ca&o I uiiilortake and full
tociire. Con ullatlon free Book i.MvBtcrlen of Ufa ) mint froo. OIIIOJ hours 'J n. m. to 8 p. m. Sunday f.
10 a in. to It m. bond atarup for roply. J
There is nothing its equal for relieving
theSORENESS.TTCHING . or BURNING ,
reducing the INFLAMMATION , taking
out REDNESS , and quickly bringing the
skin to : ts natural color.
BEWARE or Imposition. Take POND'S ' EXTRACT
only , Sea landscape trade-mark on buff wrapper.
Sold only In our own bottles. All druggists ,
POND'S ' EXTRACTCO.,765th Ave.N.Y.
& *
ronmrknblo specific
notion upon thouffectecl parts
gives ifcsupremo control over
Piles , however severe.
Also for Sums , Scalds ,
Eruptions , Salt Ithenm < Dc.
Testimonials from nil classes
prove- its efficacy. Pi ice DOe.
Sold by nil Druggists or sent by mail
on receipt of price. Tut up only by
POND'S EXTRACT CO. , 76 5th Ave. , N. Y.
Tonic Pills'
' GurnllnomunUfiervoiumiarhynl-
ctllleullltr , Vital Kxhauitlon , Filn
In tin Hack , Cold llamln or l'eo , II il
C'IrcoUtlon , llluo Linen under the
Kj sl'Imnle , aniliiUotliorJf fOus
Lor Blood I'liemta In Either Sex.
Eobb'B.Norvo Tonio Pills
WAKES NEW HEALTHY BLOOD
AND RESTORES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Thorlirlnuthorowy tlutofllcaltlito the
allow check. If younroBuffarinp : from Do-
rnnRomentof the Ncrvcn , Impure Illood or
font UrrorH. yon RlinuM nt onoo tuuo IJr ,
HobbH' Nerve Tonic PIllM , tlio Oreal
Iilfo SBoiiowor , o they will enrich your UlooU
and Btren then your Norvos. I'rlco , 00 coata B vial.
For eulo by dru 'ijUta or Bent by mull.
HOBB'S MEDICINE CO.
OAH FRANCISCO , CAL , CHICAGO. ILU
Wo ecnil llm iimrvflmn Fmirli
Komi'ilyCALTHOS fiw , amln ,
Wai KUnrantio that ( AI.THIW IH
KI'O ! ' IHirlmrircH .t KmUilunii.
t'fjltl. * * | prmillnrrliiii.urlcocilo
uiul Itl'.STOItK l.o.l Vltfor.
Use it anil flay ifsatitfittl.
AMrff , VCN MOHLCO. ,
Kale Autrl > ijrnU , ( Inilmull , Olilo.
AND dOLLEGES
BIkot Instruction In nil ilrpnrt-
lliifnti of Hiiflcnltitnily , Hun
Alt , ltc. : Willl alti'llilalu o ItUt
Tear. AiMrcMl-K.nUI.LAHU.Bui.t . , Jacksonville , III.
N H'orKuiiI'orktnoarChlcmro.IlourilliiBBT" )
sLwHcliiKil for ( Jlrls uiul Voiinu I.iullos. KorQog
B7catuloKuoixdilrn8 ( J.'J'HAYjilI.I. : . I ) , 'r" ?
&IorRiinrarklll.or77MudlsoiibiruutUlilcui0Ill.
"HARDIM LADIt8 COLLEGE 1O * ho K MI'ro.
AHOMOIART COHSIA"AIOR , f 'r - IDlb/ . .
MEXICO 1. & 3 , .1 r tronilnl5Stalc.
Ibehtalu , Clicapra.
ami Ili'it College ID
tuo Weil.
" 'i f..S
o l'i IntlpuU
KENTUCKY MILITARY INSTITUTE
i , Kr <
THKOUOHOlir THE YEAH.
The neconil lorm of thU acailuuilo > e.ir tieCIni Ilrst
Momlny In July unil cluiui third Wodiiuiiluy In
December next.
Col. U.K. IIUVI ) . Hilpt. 1'oit.Qlllra , l-'AIIHI ) UE. ICV.
HOIIOUI.S OK LIOXINOTUN , MO.
CENTRAL COLLEGE HH38 ! !
ELIZ , AULL FEME SEMINARY
" J U 1)1. ANTON. President
WEHTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY
Wa a UEr.LKUH , Mvipprlniendent
O V'i'
LE FRANGAiS.
French Monthly Magailnt * . An lumlunlilo tislp to
Frcncli lUHlcnta und tvachuri. t'reo miiiuilo i pr
AUU [ > j UIULlTiiCu.V. . MaJltuu B'l.Sow iork
MOORE'S
For Diseases ot the Liver use Mooro'a
Tree of Lifo.
For the Blood , use Moore's Tree of
Ufu.
Ufu.For
For Catarrh use Mooro's Tree of
Catarrh Cure.
Mooro's Tree of Llfo , n poiltlTO care for Klitnor
nnrt I.Ivor Complaint ami all b ooil ilUo'no , . Dooi It
pay to suitor it lion you c in uroil Dr ujlntf Moora'l
Trcouf 1,1 To. thoUro.it Ufo Itoinolr *
CURED
0 Oolii in the
0S
S ) Head
c ! by one ipplict *
0 tion ,
0Q Catarrh Q
In a vtry ihort 2
tim ; in
Hy Ferer 3
K fromthrtttofivt
en
tnP tnH P
P
YOUNG MEN OLD MEW
, OIT IN THE TOILS OF THE SERPtNTS OF DISEASE.
Th 7 raa'uo heroic effort ! to fr thitnielret.
but not hnowlng bow to incceiilull ?
ther girt 1111 la Jeiptlr * ml il k late n rlr
grtrt. Ufail an EltUOU I Tbtrt U lIELl'll
OUR NEW COOK
.ml Tr. . . . ! , ( lll >
for llinllrJlli > i . lfi ! l <
thl pblloiopbf of mttll-
te and AOlctloni of the
r.tini of U , na haw by
HOME TREATMENT ,
by mithoili ocUiltelir our
own , till wont niMMiof
Loit or faillnc lUnbool.
Otntrtl an * nirfoai C -
bllttr. wtfcEDtu of Doay
and Mind , EDteti of Errori
or EICIIIM. BUntii of
bo 'tired. * 'A'niiS
Bnrunt.il On n can _
Uowto Enlarge n4Btr.n tn nVlEAK.DNDEVELpPn .
OBOAHBitPAIlTBofnODirmad.plalatoalllnUr.itja.
YU.l..lh.m.FotII. Ua It.lltr . rroia U > Hut" . . .f..lU.pl.o.loj.npr. . . , .
ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFF-ALON
IKe Offer 1'ini n Jteitirdy
ir/ilc/i Inmiri'H tiiifety to
JAfo ufjllutlirr Hint tllilltt.
It MOTHER'S FRIEND
Jtiilii Con/liniment of It *
J'lttn , llorrur itinl Jllikt
AftcriulnuonBlwttluof " ,1Iiilln > rH ( I'rli'inl" I
iiuii-rrd Imt llttlo i.aln.iiii'l illiliiotuiiHirluiico lhal
cM nfUTWi.rd U'li'il ' l iuchi ca ui.-Uri.
UUK , Ijiuiur , Mo , , Jan. I3lh , I
( font by exprc . clinn ! ! ' * | jrrmlilon | rrcelnt
iirlcuI.MH | > r uutllu. lltwK l Miillitriiiiiallcil Itc
' '
ATLANTA , ( JA.
BOI.U IIY A I.I.