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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1893)
TI1R OMAHA DAILY 11RR. SUNDAYAPIII1. . BE REFUTED [ The Bee's Paying Subscription List Com- pared With That of the World-Herald. | TWO TO ONE IN THE CITY OF OMAHA Nearly Double in the State at Large Out side of Omaha and South Omaha A Convincing Exhibit by Towns and Cities. On the 10th day of March n challenge was Issued li.v tlio publisher of Tun HER to the World Herald to establish Its claim to the largest < Irculatlon In Omaha and the state of Nebraska by a comparison of the paying subscription lists to this daily edition of each paper. The challenge was accepted and t.VO < X ) in certillcd checks of the First National Hank of Omaha were deposited with Mr Henry W. Yates. president of the Neliraska National liank. The following was the tneinorandiiiu of agreement : OMAHA. Nui > , . March 11. lM)3.-llcnry ) W. Vales , Ksi | . President Nebraska National Hank. Oinalia. Neb. : I'mlcr an iiRrcumi-nt mailu this , tlin Illh duv of March , 1803 , be tween myself and ll. M. Hitchcock , you are hereby madd Hie iMiHtodtan of IIvo curtlllwl checks of one thousand dollars ( tl,00.i each , piiyahlc as follows , to wit : ( ino thousand dollaritl.OOO ) to Associated Charities. One thousand dollars ( M.nnot to Nun Kplco- pal union In the burnt district. One thousand dollars ( tl.ooO ) to the Ilulirow llctiovolent society. One tliou'iind dollar * < ! 1,000) ) to the Vomit ; Men's Cbrlstlan association. One Ilioiisand dollars < f 1,000) ) to the HI. Vin cent de Paul Mil-lety. Thu.se chc'cks to be delivered by you to Iho trustees or olllcers of these respective Institu tions , after Hie exhibits of relative circula tion of paying subscribers to the various dally editions of Tin ; OMAHA HKE and the Omaha Woild-llerald , under the conditions speelllcd In my open challeiiKololJ. M. Illlchcock , linicto appended. If I fall to make good thu said pioposltloiis as made by myself und accepted by Mr. Hitchcock. It Is mutually airrced and understood that eachoftlie.se checks Is to bo considered as Ix'lne part of the specific proposition under which It lias been accepted and designated to b < > pnyahlu by Mr. Hitchcock In hlsopen let ter of acceptance , herewith attached und made part or ( lie agreement. His furthcrmuroatfieL'd that If the World- Herald falls to furnish proof of Its circulation , under the conditions embodied In thu four pionosltlons In the open challenge , within thirty days from this dale ; or. If after com plying with the conditions of either of thu llrst four propositions , II Is found that I havu made good any proposal concerning relatlvo circulation , then you aru to hand back thu checks tome. The check coverlntf the fifth proposition , re lating to the relative circulation of ( ho two papers In tlio state of Nebrask.i , Is to bo re turned by you to me ultliln forty days unless It IH shown that It hits born forfeited by mo under the conditions of proposition No , 5 , or If , at the end of forty days , the World- Herald falls to pioducu evldencu to enableUs to make u satisfactory comparison. 12. KOSI'.WATEIt. Under the conditions embodied in the llrst two propositions of the challenge the World- Hcral'.I was to publish Its list of paying sub- ucribers in the city of Omaha within ten clays from date of deposit of the checks cov ering city circulation , and THIS UEI : was to match Its list with owls of two to one , each party to have twenty days tlmo for verifying the respective lists. The thirty days under which the first four prososltlons in the chal lenge covering city and county expired on April 10. The World-Herald , having failed to publish Its list , the checks deposited by Mr , Hose/water for THE HER were withdrawn on the lltli of April. On the next day , Wednesday , April 12 , TIIE His is pub lished In Its morning and evening editions the name and address of every paying car rier dclivcrv subscriber to Tun Kvr.Nixo BED and the names and addresses of the evening subscribers of the evening Worltl-IIerald In the city of Omaha , for the three months ending March 1 , IbOIl. These lists were rcriflcd by swore statements of eighty-live carriers who had taken a house to house census of relatlvo circulation. The forty days within which the World- Herald was to make a comparison by publi cation of Its honalldo subscription expired on April IH ) . This proposition Included not only the city of Omaha , but the entire state of Nebraska. The conditions embraced all paying carrier delivery subscribers in the city of Omaha during four consecutive weeks In the three months ending March 1 , isyil , and all actual sales by news dealers in the state , together with paving subscribers in the various towns and cities. The World-Herald having failed to make publication of the state list within the tlmo limited by the agreement , the deposit of the last $1,000 check was withdrawn on April 22. Inasmuch as we have been at much ex pense and trouble to procure the circulation statistics reiiiired [ for making comparison of circulation we are now in position to place these facts before the public and set at rest for some time to come the preposterous claims made by our contemporary. It will bo found upon comparison that the canler delivery paid circulation and sales by newsdealers of TUB HER in the city of Omaha during the month ending March 1 , tfeOH , aggregated O.OSl as against : > . 115 cred ited to the World-Herald. The total paid circulation of TIIK HER In the state of Nebraska , exclusive of sales to railway news agents uiul the sales by news boys In the streets of Omaha and exclusive also of sales at the counters of Its ofllces , aggregates in.'ST. as against 0,121 circulated by the World-Herald in the state of Ne braska , including Omaha under like condi tions and for the same porlod. The names of subscribers In the towns given In the list which is herewith annexed were In most cases furnished us by post masters and correspondents under oath. In places where papers are handled by agents , we secured a statement from these aucnts under oath In the majority of cases of the number of papers actually sold by them without reference to the number received. With a tow exceptions , wo have Veen able to secure a statement from all the towns in the state having a population of J-'OO or over. This , of course , Is only actual paid circula tion In the statoof Nebraskawhich. Inclusive of sales to newsboys In theeltv of Omaha and sales of railway news agents , would Increase the list to over 17,000 dally. The circulation of Tin : Ilia : in Iowa , Kansas. Missouri , South Dakota. Wyoming , Utah and the Itocky Mountain states exceeds 7,000 daily. It goes without saying that the proportions in those states as between THE Hit : : and World Herald are decidedly moro favorable to THE HKE In some sections of those states THE Hr.i : is the only Omaha daily known. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rirciiliitloii In Nchrnika. In the table following will bo found an accurate statement of the number of copies sold In Nebraska towns by TIIK OMAHA HER and the Omaha \\orld-HcraId : t a i NO CASH TO PAY JURORS' FEES. llei.pp the Mny TVriii of IVilprul Court May ll Ab.llldonrd. The failure of the Treasury department to forward money to pay Jurors' fees promises to result in thcabnndonmcntof the May term of federal court at Omaha this year. Judge Uundy stated several weeks ago that unless thu department furnished the cash with which to carry on the May term there would In nil probability bo no court. Theretlreinentof Marshal Slaughter brought the government face to face with n settle- tlcment which the retiring marshal had been trying to get for some tlmo. Had Marshal Slaugh ter still been In ofllce It is probable that ho would have furnished money with which to run the May term , but as lie was going out of illlcc ho naturally wanted to square the account and even If there had been money enough In his posses sion to carry the court through another term he could not have turned It over to his successor. Several days ago Deputy Marshal Lyon telegraphed ' the department , at .luJgo Dun- dy's rc < | iicst , asking whether or not any money was going to bo sent oti to pay the ex pense of running the court for the May term. The department answered after two or three da s that money would be bent for witness fees and to bear the expense'of the marshal and his deputies but nothing was s'lid about Jurors fees. Another telegram was fired at the department asking what about the Jury. Yesterday Marshal White received a letter from the department stating that tno lury appropriation for the year was exhausted and no money for Jurors could bo sent. ' 1 ho communication informed the marshal that he could apply again In June. Another telegram was sent Informing the department that there were about u dozen prisoners now In Jail here at the expense of he government , and that it would be Im possible to do anything with them or their casef unless funds were provided for the expense of a grand and petit Juries. If there is no May term these prisoners will bo held In Jail until the November term. Marshal White said that if the de partment would authorize him to bor row the money ho would do so and the court might move on , but ho would not run the risk of borrowing the money without being au thorized so to do , for ho would have no assur ance that he would ever bo reimbursed. Speaking of the peculiar condition of affairs Judge Dundy said yesterday after noon that such a thing as the entire giving out of funds for the Nebraska court had not happened before since the year IHsO. That year the funds ran out and the spring term had to be abandoned , so far as a jury was concerned. The Jury funds have been very low several times , and trie Jury has often been dismissed before the work of the spring term was completed , but not since 1HM ) has there been an entire deficiency. The judge s.iid ho might hear a few equity cases and some motions during May without a Jury , uut the real work of the term would be im possible without funds for the expenses of a jury.There There is another financial matter con nected with the federal court that is likely to cut a tremendous swath in the revenues of the marshal's olllce. The last congress passed a bill changing the law so as to pro vide that all prisoners when They are arrested must be taken to the nearest United States commissioner or to the nearest justlt o of the peace. Formerly it was the rule that a deputy could take a prisoner from the furthest end of the state to the marshal's ofllco and get mileaeo for it all. The recent change knocks the fees Into a cocked hat , so to spculc , and makes the marshal's ofllce any thing but u snap. It will bear particularly on the deputies who work on commission. A deputy may bo sent from Omaha to Valentine , for Instance , to arrest a man and when ho secures his prisoner ho will bo obliged to deliver him at the ofilcc of the nearest United States com missioner or Justice of the peace , which may not bo over a mile from the ulaco of arrest. The deputy will , therefore. b < 3 entitled to only ' , ! for serving the writ and 5 cents a mile for conducting the prisoner to the place of arraignment. Marshal White Is naturally disappointed by the turn of affairs , hut says there Is only one thing to do , and that is to obey the law. Ho thinks that considerable dissatisfaction will spring out of the arrangement for the reason that the deputies will bo obliged to take all sorts of criminals before justices who will not know what to do with them and the result will bo that the ends of jus tice will not bo reached In many cases. In the case of the Fort Niobrara soldier who was arrested for murder the justice of the ncaco before whom the deputy took the prisoner wanted to release him on bail. The deputy would not have it so and brought the prisoner on down to Omaha. Dr. 1'rcsnoll treats catarrh. Bee bldg. o NOT AN "ASYLUM. " I'rof. ( > lllpHili | ) Tnkes i\c-pllou : to the \Vnrk of l.lnu'iln 1'rlntrr' . Prof. John A. Gillesple , superintendent of the Nebraska Institute for the Deaf , is not In the host of humor over the printing of the biennial report of the institution over which ho exercises jurisdiction. Tlio work was let by the commissioners to a Lincoln ( inn , and from start to llnish it looks like the work of a blacksmith. There are typographical errors , grammatical errors and errors in spelling on nearly every page of the volume , and to cap the climax of blunders the name of the Institution is not right on the outside. The legal name of the institution is "Tho Nebraska Institute for the Deaf. " Superintendent Gilicsplo has recommended that the name bo changed to The Nebraska School for the Deaf , " for the reason that ho thinks it is detrimental to the work to have words and titles applied to the school that indicate even remo'.ely that It Is an asylum. While the word institute docs not necessarily mean asylum , yet I'rof. Olllesple has favoicd the use ot the word school instead of the word Institute. Ho has always discouraged tlio use of the word asylum in connection with the institute , for the reason that it is not an asylum , but a school. It Is easy , therefore , to Imagine his dis gust the other dav when several hundred printed and hound copies of his biennial re- pjrt arrived from theprinterat Lincoln bear ing on the back In great , gilt letters , "The bi ennial roiwrt of the Nebraska Deaf and Dumb Asylum. " The superintendent was simply paralyzed. No one , so far as ho know , had given any such instructions , and It was evi dent that the enterprising printer had be lieved ho had been struck with an Insplra- tion when ho did that oungllng piece of work. I\ITJlindy : I'HIil Taxm. The employes of the county treasurer's otllee had a busy Saturday , it being the last day for paying county taxes if property owners wanted to escape the penalty. Dur ing the day there were f > 00 receipts made out , while the money paid In aggregated between IT > ,000 and > 0,000 , or three times more than during the corresponding day of last year. There was a treat rush at the ofllco during every day of last week , the bus iness being double that of the corresponding week of any previous year. Mnrrlaco l.lcrrur * . The following marriage licenses were Is sued by County Judge Kller yesterday : Name and address. Ago. I , I ames Vondra , .South Onmha . 22 i Annlo ClMir , fouth Omaha . 1U 1 Alonro K. Muck , Omaha . 23 I l.uclnda .M. Cole , Omaha . 10 . I William llurnett. South Omnhn . 23 I .Mary Held. Omaha . 20 ot tlm Ituvo utlun. WAMII.NOTON , D. C. . April 20. A depart ment congress of the Daughters of the American Involution has been called to meet May 15 in thu Art palace in Chicago under the auspices of the woman's branch of the world's congress auxiliary. The president general , Mrs , Stevenson , will preside. DEPENDS ON i-f-UE - PEOPLE Relation of the United ' Statss Treasury to the Gold Jftare. SUFFICIENT TO DISTURB THE OFFICIALS _ ri .1 I It Public Confidence , in the Institution Shnu'il ltd Shaken tlie.UciiiiltViintd Ho i : > ccpilliily | nU.ntifliiu StrciiKtlicn- ini ; I'uiica'n iml : irnn el llnnk. WASHINGTONHriiEAi - OH THE HUE. ) filfl FotUTKKNTii STIIEKT , > WASHINGTON. D. U. , April ' 'U. I The average reader of Washington ills- patches , and especially the advocates of free colnago of silver , Is likely to ask himself as ho reads these days about the raid being made upon the gold reserve , what ilIITercnco it makes to the country II the treasury Is depleted of all Its gold. And ho will say to himself that It makes no difference whether the greenbacks aro. redeemed In silver or gold. And again ho will say that It doesn't matter whether there are bonds Issued. It Is dlillctilt for the private citizen who is not In dally contact with the money veins of the country to comprehend the trouble the Treasury department has been experiencing for some months past. He would just as soon see the Unite I States government on a silver as a gold basis. Especially does he ask himself , "What Is the dlilerenco If gold Is listed on the market ? " There is no dispute on any hand that even though the government may redeem the greenbacks or treasury notes in "coin , " which Is either silver or gold , It must piy out gold whenever gold certificates are presented for redemption. The certificates are pledged on their face for gold whenever the holder de sires the yellow metal. There are many times moro gold certificates out than there Is or gold to redeem them with. If thcro should be presentations of gold certlllcates for redemption when the coin is exhausted the government would simply bo compelled to buy gold at any cost , and gold would be listed on the exchanges at a premium , so that the government's credit would bo below par. Whenever gold Is listed all other issues of the government are below face value , otherwise gold would not bo at a premium. It Is all an effort and pride to pro- servoitho credit of tlio government. Depend * Upon thn IVoplt * . For four mouths or moro the United States treasury has been In the precise coii'tition of a bank which is sulTerlng -Tun" from its depositors. Its p.ipar is being prospnted , like the checks of depositors in a lunlt , for the cash. The money promised by tlio cer tificates is demanded. If the treasury should bo etnptlo.l of Its gold it cou'd no longer keep open its doors in the so.iso that a bunk could have credit after is : vaults had been drained of its cash resources. The government might present silver eifrtilli-ates , or green backs , but if the holder had a gold certifi cate ho would no moro bo sUlsllcd with any thing but gold , when that metal was above par. than would a depositor In a falling bank be satisfied with a eertificato of deposit or anv other kind of prnmisti to pay. He would want the e < > ld cash , "the same as he had deposited for tlio certificates. Alter all there is hut little difference befween the United States treasury jtml a private bank. Both depend upon the confidence the people have in them. While iho Treasury depart ment would not bo closed , up and go into the hands of a receiver , an would a failed bank , it vtould lese the confidence of the people , and confidence would Do restored with greater cITort than is incumbent upon a bank. The government's credit depends upon the confidence of tll people. A bank's credit is largely a matlerof dollars. After all the patriotism of the people Is what preserves the credit of the nation un der alt circumstances. That Is the thing which is coming to the rescue today. Had It been much moro seriously impaired the government's credit would have been lost. .Ncnv Western PostmilHtPrs. Nebraska failed to got any now fourth- class postmasters toi'my , although Headsman Maxwell turned out a list of seventy-four. Iowa got a number. The Hawkeye ap pointments were as follows : Amlsh , John- sou county , A. B. Long , vice C. H. Voder , re moved ; Delaware , Clinton county , T. H. Canty , vice W. W. Wiley , removed ; Fair- will , Palo Alto county , Frederick Orcmmels , vice John Chlsholtn , resigned ; Krultland , Muscatlno county , G. F. Jarvls , vice G. W. Webster , removed ; Long Grove , Scott county , Colus Kucht , vice G. W. Curtis , re moved ; Mount , Xion , Van Hurcn county , T. K. Campbell , vice William AgerdeadNorth ; English , Iowa county , O. P. Whitson. vice. ) . S. Wagner , resigned ; Pomeroy , Calhoun county , Jacob Foster , vice G. W. Hamilton , resigned ; lioso Hill , Mahaska county , L. M. Bacon , vice 1) . M. Purdue , resigned ; Stock- port. Van Duren county , W. H. Day , vice F. M. Harlan , resigned. 1'oiu-ii'K l.inlmrraBsod Uiinlc. At the oniee of the comptroller of cur rency it was stated today that there were no new developments in the failure of the First National bank of Ponca ; that Bank Exam iner Diamond was In charge and that his re port was not expected under a week or ten days. It is believed hero that by the time the examiner is through with his examina tions of the condition of the bank its Impair ment will be made gpod and a receiver may not bo needed. Personal .Mention. The application of James II. McShano of Omaha for the position of surveyor of that port was booked at the Treasury department today. John S. Noble of Olllngham , S. D. , Is at the Handall. Colonel John S. King of Chamberlain , S. D. , Is acting register of the treasury in the absence of Deputy Henry Smith , who is now In Chicago. \VcHtern Pensions. The following pensions granted are reported - ported : Nebraska : Original Jolin J. Burrill , Francis Easton. Additional Joseph O. Tuffs. Increase Jesse Glittery , Alexander Atkinson. Original widows , etc. Mary C. Benedict. Original Henry Lewis , Alberl \Vatrous , GrecrJIair. Alanson Palmer. In crease John Weir. Original widows , etc. Sarah Meeds , minors of George W. Howe , minors of Heuhen H. Hurd , Sarah Watts. Iowa : Original Joel E. King , David Trotter. Additional T. M. Bancroft , John Baslcr. Increase Lv > Fuller , Augustus E. Moore , J. D. Donlson Jfeissuo William P Peterman. Milton Graham. Original widows , etc. Charles C. Hun&tmr & ( brother ) , Kmellno King , Mary 1C. KellorjJlosalia , Weyer , Polly Cartwright , Amy A. T. , Sllcott , Laura E. Ellsworth , Melvina .Kandall. Original- William H. EiiMningo . Andrew J. Chalmers , Ellas Dunkelberger , vSnuiuel F. Donaldson , John Horehers. Wallaro-M. Hrackett , Uobcrt N. KInney , John M. Yqjt. Increase David Glasshourner , Georgq V , H. Goddan1 , Kowlln T. Parkhurst , William Farnum. Kelssue Francis M. Godfrey , ' Original widows , etc. Amelia K. Williams , Arabella Crone , Terrace Blakeley , S rah. J. Boatty. Sur vivors Indian wars-JUtin A. Mcliitosh. South Dakota : OrlgWal-William Wood. Increase Frederick J. Smith. Ueissuo Henry Kuor. ' In the timber cultUio case of William J. Young against Georgq W. Wilkinson from O'Neill. Assistant Secretary Chandler today affirmed the Judgment of the commissioner , which dismisses the contest und leaves the entry in favor of Wilkinson. P. S. H. Hurnciil } > y ( limollnr. Through an explosion of gasoline Fri day Hans Frulim. residing on Military avenue - nuo , near TicU park , sustained severe In juries to his face and head. The oil had spilled over the stove and ho was endeavor ing to extinguish the flames by blowing them out when the explosion occurred , with the above result. A < ! < HM | Thine for Coucl" n"d Ctilil * . The more Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is used the better It Is liked. We know of no other remedy that nlwajs gives satisfaction. U Is good when you first catch cold. It Is good when your cough Is seated and when your IUHKS are Bore , Wo have sold twenty- five dozen of It und every bottle has given satisfaction. Stedman & Friedman , drug- gltti , Minnesota Lake , Mine. Corner Fifteenth and Dodge Streets. Men's Furnishing Goods Men's Silk Front Night Shirts , full size , fine quality , sod everywhere for 750 to $1.00 , our price Men's all linen .Collars , standing or turn down , latest styles , regular see goods , limit one dozen to a customer Men's Unlaundried Shirts , hand made , best muslin , reinforced back PH and front , and continuous facings , nMP our regular $1.00 shirt , tomorrow. . UJU Men's large Silk Ties , sold by fur nishing goods stores for 500 and OT 750 , we will cut the price for MonHP day and all the week to LOu Indies' J ondy j\fndo Wear SUITS- Ladies' Eton Suits , in navy and black , perfect fitting and well made , $6.00 , $7'5 ° > s-5 ° . up to $ i5 ° ° - Ladies' Blazer Suits , all wool , $7.50 to $15.00. CAFES- All our finest capes , that have sold from $15.00 to $40.00 , prices cut to about one-half for Monday. JACKETS- At $2. 50 , worth $3.50 ; $3.50 , worth' $5.00. Fine black clay worsteds just re ceived at $6.75 , worth $10.00. Best val ues in Omaha. WAISTS- Of all kinds. The finest line in the city. Beautiful styles in fine white lawns and batistes. Best 500 Summer Corset made. Best $1,00 Summer Corset made. All the standard makes in stock and at lowest prices. Remnants of black cambric , 3c , Monday we will sell a full dress pattern of 10 yards , double fold new spring dress goods at . An elegant assortment of dark ground half wool challis , beautiful patterns , equal to C ) the finest French goods , . e 25 pies of light ground half wool challis , selected patterns , choice designs , warranted fast colors For traveling dresses we offer an all wool light weight cheviot , 7 yards making a full stylish - ish dress for Monday and lucsday only . Lafe'li We have ' 100 beautiful silk umbrellas ranging from $1,75 to $2.50 , which we will give you your choice of Monday for. . . Ladies' Lisle Vests. All our 35c , 50c anl 65c Lisle thread vests will be put in one lot Monday. You may take your choice of them for . 53-4 63-4 This lot of la lies' kid gloves have sold for $125 to $ l,50"when the sizes were complete , but as we are out of 6 H and 6 1-2 we will close them out to the person who can wear the above sizes for . Pounds of Best Granulated Sugar for TOMORROW AT IN I3AS&M&NT. Octogon bell bottom tea pots , I3c. Tin coffee pots , lOc " Pie tins , Ic , 2c , 3c. Tin cups ( pints ) , 2c. . DecoratedJapanesescreens lOc. Screen doors from 93c up wards. The largest stock of bas kets in the city. Get our prices on harness' , We can save you money on every purchase. Visit our china department and see the f Bargains in 5C I Glassware and ( China ware. Apple butter , 5c per Ib. Best Turkish prunes , 9c Ib , Best blackberries , 9c per Ib. Good raisins and grapes , Gc. Above All sweet corn.lOc can Choice tomatoes , lOc can , Soda crackers. 8c Ib. DEPARTMENT , Ladies' Oxfords that have sold for $2 to $2.6O , our price Monday and all the week $1.8O. . Ladies' turn shoes that have sold for $3 to $4 all goat $2.48. Don't miss this bar- gain.Men's Men's $3 and $4 shoes , In lace or congress , for $2.69. This includes fine cordovan Goodyear welt calf vice kid , in all the latest styles. Men's work shoes from 88c up. This is your opportunity to get good footwear at a bar- gain. DRUG DEPARTMENT , TtitS pEPARTMtEINlT We lead in low prices on all GET O UR PRICES BEFORE BUYING. THE BELL , CORNBIi jFIlir&JQNTn ANU JJOUOB Sri&JTS.