THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY * . MARCH 17. ISDI-TWELVE PAGES.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
\7ilcy Forces Kill the Oity Electrician and
tbo Mayor's ' Veto.
Y/ilEELER'S / ' SAVAGE ATTACK ON BEM1S
TlioiiiKon-Ilotifiton MntmRcr ( irfornl CoxTRllI
Jnltnrnrn anil Money for Pitt urn A l < r < l ,
According to Aniiliult * Hnbmlttc'il
Tight I > pclopltiR.tIncli lllttrriit'Bfi.
Mr. Wiley wan on the ground In person'at
last evening's meeting of the council to KCO
that no mistakes were made by any of the
councllmanlc Thomson-Hoitstonltea , and h"
kept tab with a finely sharpened pencil when
the vote was taken by which the mayor'H
veto of the ordinance abolishing the office of
city electrician and legislating Electrician
Cowglll out of ninco was turned under with
the assistance of the necessary twelve. The
ngony was of short duration , for they didn't
Oo a thing to Mr. Cowglll but kill him.
All of the councllmen wcro present , and nn
Interested and very attentive crowd fll'od tin
lobby Elcc'rlc ' light was the principal topic ,
and there wcro several moves made by the
opponents of the Pardce company with a
view to knocking out whatever chance that
company may have of Fccurlng a franchise.
On motion of Calm the rules wore sus
pended and a resolution Introduced calling
for the amendment of the rule- ) , relating to
outsiders addressing the council. The pres
ent rule requires that It bo by unanimous
consent , and the proposed amendment al
lows an outsider to talk If requested by any
councilman and seconded by two other mem
bers of the council. The resolution was re
ferred.
BACKING Mil. COWGILL.
The mayor submitted the following com
munication :
I transmit herewith , for the Information
of the members of the council , four letters )
which have been received by the city elec
trician , nnd which have nn Impottnnt bear
ing on the question which IMS been re
peatedly raised by certain members of the
council , touching his competency na an
C ° "
I wl8lin"o call particular attention to the
letter from .1 A. Cnbot of Cincinnati. It
H In rotation to the ordinance which was
nrctmrcd by Mr. C"owglll , nncl Introduced
In the council. The electrician of Cincin
nati , In speaking of thla ordinance , snyn :
"I congintnlnte you In ronstnirtlnff nn
oidlnnnce wbcie tbcio nro no hardships for
the ulectilc light companies. It Is just nnd
equitable. With this ordinance a law. jou
will have a model city clcctilcally. There
is not a single fault In the whole ordinance.
1'iifih It through with till your might. "
Another letter Is fiorn the manager of
the Southern llcll Telephone of Mobile ,
Ala. , who HIIVH : "The oidlnance Is the best
1 ever saw. " ,
Tbo other letters arcof the same char
acter , being fiom the secretary of the Un-
dcrwilteis International Hlectrlc associa
tion of Boston , nnd John T. Duike. secru-
tniy of the Wcstein Electilc Supply com
pany of this city.
These letteis go to show that our present
city okctilclun Is thoioughly competent to
diavv up an ordinance regulating oleetilcnl
construction , which requites a full knowl
edge of the details of the business , nnd they
refute the statements mnde on the floor
of the council chamber by members of the
council Who have no knowledge of the
subject themselves.
Ilancall Interposed an objection btforo the
reading of the letters was completed , nnd
said they had nothing to do with the oise.
Ho said If there was a veto It should be
trotted out.
Elsasser said the council would go to the
city attorney for a legal opinion and to the
engineer for Information relating to his de
partment , and It should look to the elec
trician for points on tlcctrlclty.
Hnscall w armed up and roasted the elec
trician and the mayor.
On motion of Wheeler the papers were re
ferred to the special electrical committee
without further reading.
Following the letters came n letter from
the mayor , accompanied by the allldivit of
the electrician. They were as follows :
WANTED PEARSON AS ASSISTANT.
I enclose herewith an allklavlt made by
the city electrician regaidiug pressure
brought to bear upon him by S. L. Wiley ,
the piesldent of the Thomson-Houston
iiectilo Light company of this city , during
the time the confirmation of Mi Cow-gill
w.is pending In the council , In February ,
Wi :
State of Nebraska , Douglas county , ss.
M , J. Cow gill , being duly sworn , deposes
and says that he Is the city electrician of
the city of Omaha , ami ban held such posi
tion since about the 14th day of Februuiy ,
1S93.
1S93.Afllnnt fuither says that on February
3 , 181J , after the name of said nfllnnt Imil
been sent to the city council of Omaha , No-
binskn , by the mavor of said city , with his
appointment as city elcctilclnn , but befnto
his appointment had been confirmed by the
city council , he , the said olllant , received
through thu malls a note from S. L. Wiley ,
the piesldent of the new Omaha Thomson-
Houston Electric Light company , updating
In Omaha , Nebraska , which said note was
a leanest for Bald nlllant to call nt the of
fice of said Wiley. The said note nnd its
envelope nra heieby attached nnd marked
exhibit "A. "
The nlllant fuitber Fays , that ho paid no
attention to the nfoies.ifd note , and on the
fourth day of February , 1S91. lie i evolved
tbiough the malls u second note of the
Hiimo Impoit , fiom the wild Wiley , said
nute nnd Its accompanying envelope being
heteto attached and nmiked e\hlblt " 13 "
In response to the second note , the nlllant
nays ho went to the olllco of the said Wiley ,
on the Hist floor of the Flist National bank
building , at Thliteenth nml Fiunani streets ,
In Omaha , Ncbi.iskn. and was taken Into
the pilvnte olllce of the paid Wiley.
Afllant fuither suy.s that the said Wiley
( list asked the uflliint to agree nnd piomlsc
to appoint ono F. J. I'earaon tin assistant
electrician In case the said nlllant vvns oon-
llimcd na city elcctilclnn. The said Wiley
nssmcd wild nfllnnt that If hc'wouUl m.iko
Mich piomlse , he , meaning the hnlil Wiley ,
vvould see to It that the necoB'-aiv votes
v\oie ticcmod to con linn the said alllnnt as
city electrician , nnd promised to hold the
nfllant In said position Indefinitely ; nnd In
making such promise , the Mild Wiley used
the vvoids : "I can hold you them the same
ni I huvo held Gllbeit. " moaning Jamca
Ollbort , the gu Inspector of the city of
Oniahn ,
A MONEY CONSIDERATION.
Afllnnt further says that the said Wllev
promised , In case the nlllant appointed said
1'earson ns assistant city electilclnn , that
he , the f.nl l Wiley , would have the salary
of alllnnt IncieuHCil to | 1SOO poi year The
nald Wllev ulso said : "Speak right out
and ray what you want ; you might na well
bo with the powcis that bo. "
Alllnnt fuither says that the said Wiley ,
nt thla Interview , lend an editorial from
the Omaha Hoc , which was In substance to
the effect that the said Wiley , Instead of
losing nny of his strength In the city
council , hud Rained one vote After reading -
ing the said oilttoilnl , the hahl Wiley le-
niaiKod that the statement he had just
icad was lust about light ,
Atllant further bays that he sntd to thu
snlil Wiley that eveiything elt-e being equal ,
he would appoint mild PcniMm.
( Signed. ) M. j. COWOILL ,
Sulwilbcd ami swoin to befoio William
C. Wnkeley , notary public.
Exhibit "A" Is ns follows :
M , J. CowKlll : Wear Sir Please telephone
inn today when vou can come to mv up-
stalls olllco , lH ( Flist National bank build-
lug , an theie me some men jou ought to
boo. Vouis , S. L. W.
Febiunty I. ' 93.
Exhibit "U" toads :
I wrote you Hitunlav , lequestlng vou to
eomo anil see me , but have not heaid from
you. 1 had some Information of Impoitnnoo
to Iminrt to you. If convenient , It would
bo well to answer nt once , Veins ,
Itecelved February 0 , ' 03.
WHEELER ATTACKS THE MAYOR.
Doforo the affidavit could bo read Wheeler
Jumped to his feet nnd declared that the
mayor was going beneath the dignity of his
ofllce. "Why don't tint whltcd sepulcher
do uimcthlng for the city If ho Is so anxious
to help the taxpayers ? " demanded
the c\clted gentleman from the
Fourth , Blinking hla fist In the
illici'tlon of the m-i > or , who was
seated at hit , table at the right of President
IIowcll. "Ho has had councllmen In hh
olllco the past week besct'chlng them to
Btand by htm In thin mutter ami
promlilng them that If they wouM
do what ho wanted them to ho
would do anything In his power for them In
return. Great (1 d , things have come to '
ik pretty p.ua. I was awaio that the prosti
tutes and gamblers were nn his vlda ci.l : .
helped him In the last campaign , but tlilK h
homethlng nuvv. I move that the cominunl-
iMtlon b" placed on Ilk- without reading. "
Elaasscr protested against such nn tumult
on the mayor without allowing some ono to
represent him In replying to It.
The Thomeon-IIoiifltonltes did not want to
hear the affidavit read , nnd the papers were
placed on fllo by the following vote : Yeas-
Hack , Ilechel , ' Edwards , Haacall , Holmes ,
Jncobscn , Parker , Spccht , Thomas , Wheeler
10. Nays Primer , Durktey , Cahn , Klsnsser ,
Lemly , McAndrcwa , Saunders , Mr. President
8.
VETO FOLLOWED.
Then came the following veto :
I return herewith , without my approval ,
nn ordinance repealing ordinance No. 3031 ,
which created the olllce of city electrician.
I.have vetoed this ordinance because I
am "atlBflcd that It Is npnlnst publlo policy.
The avowed Intention of the author nnd
supporters of thla ordinance Is to get rid
of the present city electrician , who la
charged by them with being Incompetent.
His Incompetency consists In his refusal lode
do the bidding of certain frnnohlned cor
porations operating In this city. His ability
as an elect ! Ic Inn has not been attacked by
any one who Is competent to judge , but , on
the contrary , has been proven In n great
many Instances to the satisfaction of nny
0110 who Is not too prejudiced to be fair.
Ono of the charges made ngnlnst the pres
ent rlet trlclfin Is that ho has not made
monthly reports to the council. There Is
only ono ordinance requiring the eltctrlclan
to npoit to the council , nnd that la section
II nf ordinance 3.18 , which requires him to
make ititnts ) lo the mayor nnd council an
nually. Tlihi requirement has been corn-
piled with , and If the council wants ropoils
more frequently the oidlnnnce should be
amended accordingly.
A recoid of all fnspoctloni and permits
Is kept In the ofllce of the city electrician ,
and If any councilman desires Information
of that nature he can very easily obtain It
There would bo as much force In a claim
that the comptroller does not report weekly
to the council the condition of all funds.
If nny councilman wanta Information
conceinlng city finances ho goes to the
comptroller's olllce ami getn It. The coun
cllmen till do the same In regard to mattcni
In the engineering department , or any other
department of the city government Let
them do likewise In matters pertaining to
the electrician's ofllce.
As I stated befoie , the passage of this
ordinance Is n biibterfuge to get rid of the
prcuent electrician , and I decline to bo n
party to It.
The roll call resulted In overriding the
veto by the following vote' Yeas Hack ,
Ilechel , Edwards , Hascall , Holmes , Jacab-
sen , McAndroHS , Parker , Specht , Thomas ,
\V1lpplnr Mr Prnaldnnf .19 Vnva llrnnnr.
Illirkley , Cahn , Elaasser , Lcmly , Saunders
C.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The council by unanimous consent took n
brief breathing spell before tackling routine
business.
Anna Wllllng's claim for ? 5.000 for por-
nonal Injuries received by reason of a defec
tive sidewalk , went , to the City attorney.
The contract nnd bond of Samuel Katz
for grading Fortieth street from Grand
avenue to Fort street was approved ; nlt > o
that of D. Hnnnon for grading Jackson fropi
Thirty-fourth to Thirty-sixth.
The protest of cltl/ens against the further
dumping of manure nnd garbage In the vicin
ity of Thirty-second and Cumlng was re
ferred to the committee on police.
The bill of the Sun Vapor Lighting com.
pany for I'obruary lighting , amounting to
$1SS9 59 , was referred to the committee on
gas and electric lights.
The report of the license Inspector showed
the Issuance of licenses amounting to $11-
7SS during February.
In accordance with a communication from
W. N. Nason , the following committee was
named to assist In preparing for the recep
tion and entertainment of delegates to the
Irrigation convention : Mayor licmls , Coun
cllmen Jacobsen nnd Lemly.
The United Urotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners protested against the appointment of
T. J. Lund as building Inspector an the
giound that It should have gone to a jour
neyman carpenter , and because Lund had
violated the rules of the organization by let
ting out the work on thd Central school by
the piece. Referred to Judiciary.
The bond of C ty Veterinarian Ramaociottl ,
with James Stcphenson and W. W. Marsh
as sureties , was appioved.
The petition of Chris Hartman and sev-
01 al other property owners calling atten
tion to fcystematfc tree planting along the
streets , and asking for the passage of an
oidinancs placing this work In the hands of
the park commission , was placed on file.
A lengthy petition from members of the
Gentlemen's Driving club , asking that
Twenty-second street from Cumlng to the
north city limits bo sot apart as a drive for
light canlages , was referred to a special
committee , consisting of Parker , Ucchel ,
Saunders and the city engineer , ns was also
another signed by scores of business firms
and Individuals , asking that the following
bo made a part of the boulevard system :
Eighteenth from Harney to Ohio , thence
to Twentieth , thence north to connect with
north boulevard.
ELECTRICIAN'S REPORT.
The following report of the city electrician
was referred to the committee ou gas and
clectilc lights :
I have the honor of submitting for your
consideiatlon the following icport , covei-
Inu the locords of thin otllce fiom the 1st
of January to Febru.uy 2S , Inclusive : Num
ber of permits Issued for Inside wiling. 1. ! ;
number of permits Issued for outside ( poles ) ,
1 ; number of buildings Inspected , 30 ; num
ber found defective , G ; number changed to
comply with lequest from this olllce , C.
The only one which has not as > et com
plied with the lequeat fiom this ofllco Is
the Moiso Dry Goods company. I notified
them In writing , Febumiy 17 last , to make
the rcquhcd changes , but they have Ignoiccl
my notice FO far. The trouble In their case
Is No. 20 coiil is ppllceil on to No. 11 wire
without n fuse Inserted , as requhed by rule.
I wish to make this statement in regaul
to the wiling In Haydon's htore : The cm-
rent used here Is a COO volts. Thev have
compiled with all the requliements of the
piehcnt ordinance , such as removing
"grounds , " etc. , but I do not believe that
any lighting should be done with this high
voltage.
On December 23 , 1S)3 ! ) , I wrote to the dlf-
foient electilc companies doing business In
the city the following letter :
"Gentlemen : I wish to call your atten
tion to Rule No. 40 of oidlnance No IU1I
Will van please fmnl'-h me with such facts
as aio requhed by this section on or befoie
JanUary 1 , 1S9I ? "
This Mile requited that all companies shall
fuinMi on or bofoie Januaiy 1 of each
year n stctement of the location of all
whes , cables , motors. Incandescent lamps ,
are lights , etc. The Postal Telegraph com-
| i inv and the telephone company have com-
lilled with this lequcst. The Westein Union
TeloBi.ipli company and the btieet railway
company have piomlscd their rtpoita HOOH
The Thomson Houston compnny has li ao-ed
the lequlremijiits of the oiillnance , and has
made no reply to my notice.
AVhcoIer's resolution prohibiting nny elec
tric light company that may hereafter secure
% franchlbo In the city fiom assigning , Gell
ing or transferring It or from consolidating
with any other company was adopted.
The Judiciary committee and city attorney
will report nqxt Tuesday night on the appli
cation of the Omaha Daso Hall asboclatlon
for twenty foot of the south side of Charles
stieet , between Seventeenth nnd Eighteenth ,
: o bo used In connection with their now park ,
the association to lay u sidewalk free of cost
to the property owners.
The Hoard of Health was requested to
strictly enforce the ordinance relating to the
dumpliiB of manure nnd gaibago.
FRVNIC'S APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
The Judiciary committee submitted ma
jority and minority reports on the appolnt-
nunt of Israel Frank as meat Inspector. Cahn
and Holmes reported against It , and Hascall
favored It. The appointment was conllrmcd
liy the following vote : Aycsnack , Dechel ,
Hruner , Edwards. Hnscall , Jacobsen , Saun
ders , Specht , Thomas , Whujlor iO. Nays
Hurkley , Calm. Elsasscr. Holmes , Lcmly ,
Puiker. Mr. President 7. Thu committee
recommended that In view of the short levy
no mote ordinances for the location of new
hydrants bo Introduced during the sear.
Adopted.
On tccommemlatlon of the committed on
gis and electric lights , the Thomson-Hous
ton company will have an Item In the next
appropriation ordinance for $3,703.33 for
street lights and $174.10 for lights In the
city hall.
The otllcal bond of Meat Inspector Frank ,
with I. Oberfelder and J. Merrttt as biiretlcs ,
was approved.
Chairman Wheeler of the special commit
tee having the electrical ordinance In charge ,
reported on It , Incorporating as amendments
the additions desired by Councilman Ilurk-
ley , and recommended the ordinance for
paspago , as Insurance Inspector Hartman hud
approved It. Hurkley wanted It to go to the
city attorney and city engineer fpr In
spection , and Wheeler consented after order-
lug U engrossed by tha clerk. The attorney
and onglnw will report on It next Tuesday
night ,
The following ordinances wcro read a
firkt and becond tlmq and referred : Regu
lating the use of street corners for ped-
dlara' stands ; providing for tree planting
0)0113 ) the publlo btreets ; providing for the
Issuance of pcrmiu for electric vvlrli.g ; de
claring certain lots to be a nuisance fay
reason of dirt banks nnd pools of stagnant
water and directing the Hoard of Public
Works to abate them ; levying special tax
to defray cost of opening Lake street from
Thirtieth to Military avenue ; to open boule
vard from Ninth and Mancroft to Riverside
park ; tc gradeTwentyfourth street side
walks from Spanldlng to Ilelt line ; several
special Improvement levy ordinances ; grant
ing a twenty-five-year franchise to Pardco
& Co. for electrical purposes ; granting the
Thomson-Houston company a twenty-five-
year franchise ; granting an electric fran
chise to any company desiring It ; to estab
lish the ofllco of city electrician.
Elsosser w tinted the Pnrdeo ordinance re
ferred to the committees on Judiciary nnd
telephone poles , and moved that n special
committee of three bo appointed to act with
them ,
Hascall protested against the appointment
of n special committee , and spoke In behalf
of his own general "nntl-monopoly" ordi
nance.
Wheeler also opposed the special com
mittee.
C.ihn said ho was on ono of these com
mittees and he had been unable to find n
quorum assembled or to ECO the papers as
yet. Ho thought the addition of three more
would enable them to get n quorum together.
After considerable discussion the committee
on gas and electric lights was added to the
other two.
The Thomson-Houston ordinance , Intro
duced by Edwards , was referred to the same
thrco committee ? , as was also the Hascall
general ordinance and that creating the
office of city electrician. All of the electric
franchise ordinances were ordered published.
The folk wing ordinances were read a
third tlmo and passed : Appropriation ordi
nance , after the Harber Asphalt company's
claim of $1G,51G had been Inserted ; to grade
Thirty-fourth from Half Howard to Leaven-
worth ; establishing grade of Houlovard
street from Fifteenth to Twentieth ; to extend
Thirty-sixth from Center to south city lim
its ; to open Uurdette from Twentieth to
Twenty-first and from Twenty-seventh
street west.
City Comptroller Olson was granted leave
of absence for thirty days.
Carbonic acid Is largely used In Cham
pagne. It Is excellent for bowel complaints.
Get Cook's Extra Dry Imperial.
IT WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY.
ritcnomcn.il DlKtrllmtlon of the Century
WinItook TliU Week.
Some years ago when the Century maga
zine bcEan the publication of Its war ar
ticles such widespread Interest was created
that a month's regular Issue never sufficed ,
no matter how high the conservative Judg
ment of the publishers placed the figures.
Edition followed edition nnd the recent suc
cess of the Cosmopolitan magazine , halving
Its price and quadrupling Us 100,000 circu
lation , Is the only Instance that parallels
the success of the Century while the war
papers were running.
It Is not dimrutt to grasp the secret of
such success. In the first place the war
was then and Is now green In the memory
of many an American man and woman ; In
the second place , the articles were popular
In tone and quality ; In the third place , they
were written by people with whom wo are
united by common bonds of human suffer
ing , these whom , If we did not know , wo
felt as If we did know.
Generals , colonels , captains , admirals and
commodores , privates and sailors , these who
made war and directed it ; men who knew
the wherefore of the success or failure of
their forces not the "closet historians"
who never smelt powder wiote of what
they did. No historian was over better
qualified than they.
Subsequently published In book form , the
collected writings foutid their way into the
libraries of the many well to do , but the
price put upon It , $22 to ? 2S , bo far as the
greater part of the people were concerned ,
those who had the greatebt need of It , was
prohibitive.
The IJee Is always trying to do things
for Its readers. The Bee saw and ap
preciated this condition and the necessity
for a popular and less expensive edition
of the War Hook ; made arrangements to
thla effect ; and the result of the first week's ,
distribution more than Justifies Its judg
ment.
The dlstributlonn of The Dee have always
been popular , some more than others , but
Judging from the result of this week's debut
of the War Book , the eager and unceasing
demand there was for it , The Bee will
have to take down Its dictionary and add
a newer , broader definition to the word
popularity.
Part one , Issued this week , contains
giaphlc accounts of "Washington on the
Eve of the War , " "The Confederate Govern
ment , " "War Preparations In the North , "
"Going to the Front , " written by both
union and confederate participants , and Il
lustrated with sixty-three pictures.
The terms of the distribution may bo
known from the advertisement on another
pace.
The careful mother alwajs keeps Salva
tion Oil handy , for cuts and bruises.
Friend * \Vlio Pell Out.
PUEBLO , Mex. , March 1C. There Is much
excitement In the city of Orizaba over a
latal shooting affray between Louis Tonega
and Jose Mai la Brlngas , two of the most
prominent merchants of the place. The
nen had always been wnim friends until a
few days ago , when some trivial trouble
arose between them. They met on the street
and both drew lovolvcrs. Bringas fell at the
first shot , and his antagonist fired live more
bullets Into hla body.
Ittlio.il on the Democracy.
LONDON , Marcli ! . Mr. Jubtln McCarthy
at a banquet In celebratlon of St. Patrick
iroposed a toast to Ireland. Ho said Irlsh-
nen had lost their greatest ally In Mr.
jhulbtonc , but every nugury was with them.
They rolled upon the democracy of the
United Kingdom to help them. The health
ot Mr. Gladstone was drunk with great en
thusiasm.
Grinding : Razors , shears , cutlery and edge
ools. F. S. Stanfield & Co. , 1518 Dodge.
Tories l hl Not right the Sent.
LONDON , Maich 10. Mr. Herbert Glad-
htono has been re-elected to Parliament as
the representative of West Leeds , without
opposition. Ills election was necessary
owing to the fact that ho had been ap-
) olnted first commissioner of works after
relinquishing his position as parliamentary
secretary for the homo office.
Dcwltt's Witch Hazel salvo cures sores.
i
Inconio Tux on u Now Scale.
LONDON , March 1C. According to the
Morning Advertiser the coming budget will
iropos.0 that the Income tax shall bo raised
on the scale of 2 pence on the pound on In
comes up to 1,000 per annum , with a grad-
lated scale up to 1 shilling a pound on
ilcher Incomes. Incomes of less than
2,000 ore exempted.
250 boys' suits nt 05c. Western Clothing
Co. , 1317 Douglas st.
\\on' t Inltliitu It.
LONDON , March 10. Sir William Har-
court. the chancellor of the exchequer , told
a questioner that the British government
was "not aware of the dcblre upon the part
of any foreign gov eminent to ro-estnbllsh
ho International bllvcr conference , and the
British government did not Intend to make
such a proposal , "
MORSE'S ' ftlTURDAY SALE
Special Attractions ! All Over the Store
Irresistible Inducements.
CHILDREN'S ' DAY IN CLOAKS
Opening of tlin Hrrmv MutllMpSrnBim l.BOO
JlollH of Ctilnino MnttlMK" . from Hlg
Kevr York Auction fciile , lit About
CO per Cent Under Price.
Oiir Mr. Shrlvcr , now In Now York , sc-
curotl l.GOO pieces of straw mattings nt the
big auction snle of Floltl , Chapman & Former.
The first shipment of these goods has arrived
and will go on sale Saturday.
Lot No. 1 , mattings at 18c.
Lot No. 2 , mattings at 20c.
Lot No. 3 , nuttings at 25c.
LOt No. 1 , mattings nt 35c.
Lot No. G , mattings at 40c.
Lot No. C , nuttings at 50c.
Lot No 7 , mattings at COc.
These prices arc nearly 50 per cent less
limn regular quotations. Attend the big
sale , 4th floor.
OPENING TIIC SEASON IN CLOAKS.
75 ladles' and misses' capes , $1.93.
CO Indies' and misses' capes , $3.28.
75 lulles' nml misses' Jackets , $2.93.
15 ladles' and misses' Jackets , $1.19.
Thcso 4 lots arc- special values for Satur
day only. They nro not to bo matched for
the price In Omaha.
HOYS' CLOTHING.
Arrival of now suits and shirt waists.
For Saturday we offer The Lltttle Captain
all \\ool suit at $3.DS , a suit never retailed
before this season under $3.00. Wo control
the sale of It for Omaha. Ask to sco It.
Full line of Mothers' Friend shirt waists ,
50c ; full line of printed cambric waists for
25c.
AFTER 2 30 P. M.
Shirting prints , Ic yard , not over 10 yards
to a customer.
DRESS GOODS.
Hup Immnnort ilnnnrt mnnt In nvnrnntvlnt *
with new goods from the finest novelties to
the moderate pi Iced goods , all marked at ex
ceedingly low pi Ices to suit the times. Wo
are selling more dress goods than over be
fore In the history of our business.
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY.
Flno black cerge , all wool , 39c ; value , EOc.
Line of colored storm serges , 3S',4c ; value ,
COc.
COc.Lino
Line of choice 40-Inch novelties , C5c ; made
to retail at $1.00. y Nothing Hko them c\er
seen for the price. You will buy them sure.
45-Inch black novelties at 7uc ; made to sell
for $1.25.
HOSIERY.
100 dozen of ladles' fine gauge hose In fast
black , tans , with boot patterns , a mixed lot ,
not a pilr worth less than COc. and as high
as fine : we offer the entire lot , your choice ,
at 39c ; the bargain of the hour.
CHINA DEPARTMENT , 2ND FLOOR.
Handsome glass fruit sauce plato , only one
dozen to a customer.
Nickel plated call balls , 25c each.
AVhlto cups and saucers , 39c a set.
Stem goblets , 25c per dozen ; value , 75c.
12-pleca toilet sdt , $3.75 ; value , $6.00.
SPECIAL SATURDAY BARGAINS.
E-hook glace kid gloves , 53c ; value , $1.25.
Wo are short some fclzes , lience the price.
Black Spanish edgings , 19c yard.
These laces lia\e sold from 23c to COc.
Ecru wash lacen , 5-Inch , lie.
9-Inch ecru wash lace at 22c.
Machine torchons at 3c , 5c and lOo
All lOc handkerchiefs , 4 for 25c.
Another lot of those silk handkerchiefs ,
9c each , worth ISc.
Corset covers and drawers , lace and cm-
broidery trimmed , at 2Gc. They are all
extra value.
value.LINEN DEPARTMENT.
Full size crochet bed spreads , S9c , real
value , $1.25.
Turkey red damask , 19c , value 30c.
% linen napkins , , regular price $1.00 , Satur
day for 69c.
CG-inch bleached table damask , COc.
Heavy bleached towels , 12' c.j
Unbleached linen damask , a regular EOc
quality , for 37Hc.
SATURDAY NIGHT ,
AFTER 7:30. :
Extra quality brown sheeting , 3' c. 10
yards to a customer.
Extra quality striped seersucker ginghams ,
5c , good value at lOc.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
Closing 'out balance of the great Kellogg
purchase. Last chance to secure these-bar
gains.
Silk neckwear at 25c , regular EOc goods.
Fine linen collars , 5c each.
Laundered dress shirts , odds and ends of
$1.50 and $2.00 goods , nt 50c. A rare bar
gain If jon can find your size.
Imperial flowing end silk four-ln-hand
ties at 25c , ne\er retailed before under 50c.
Spec'al ' values In underwear , light , medium
and heavy weight , at much under regular
prices. Buy your furnishing goods at this
sale.
THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO.
S. D. Casad , 524 South ICth street. Is over
stocked with flno hand-made single and
double hainess. Will close put at cost for
fifteen days.
IlnjdciiH * Sali'S
There will be Bc\cral special sales Satur
day at Haydens' . See the .bankinpt hand
kerchief stock , the hosiery stock and the
Saturday evening specials.
All about It on page 9.
$5 Dollars and
$20 Dollars
To San Francisco.
The $5 paya for your berth In ono of the
through Pullman tourist cars and the $20
pays for a first class passage , all via
THE UNION PACIFIC.
No , you don't have to change , the sleepers
run through to San Francisco. Have you'
nearest Union Pacific agent reserve you j
berth or trite
Harry P. Deuel , city ticket agent , 1302
Farnam street , Omaha.
Short I'oik D Suirli-H.
A couple giving their names ns Mr. and
Mrs. Tennant of Chicago applied at the
police station yesterday afternoon for shel
ter , food and aid. They were accompanied
by three chlldien. The husband Is a plas
terer and gays that ho went to California
expecting to find plenty of work. Before
finding work Tennant went broke and has
been assisted as far as Omnliu by charity.
The police matron Is caring for the family
and expects to obtain transportation to send
them to their homo In Chicago ,
J. N. Newell of North Bend asked the as
sistance of the police yesterday afternoon In
locating his daughter. The father said that
the girl , who Is only 11 years old , elope 1
with a man Thursday. The girl went
directly from school to the depot , where she
mot her lover , and the couple took a train
for Omaha.
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Dunn and
Donahue arrested live parties for being va
grants and common gambler ) ) .
The next meeting- the Ministerial union
will bo held In the Kountzo Memorial chinch
Monday nt 10.30. Rev. Mr. Simpson
will Mulsh his pnpor on "Tho Gospel of the
Kingdom of God. "
Half price sale now going on nt the
Western Clothlnff ) Co.
o llxploili'il.
While the flro at the cold storage house
was In progress nn alarm was tuined In
from box 01 , Twentieth and Spruce streets.
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
Tbeonly Pure Cream of Tartar PowJer , No Ammonia ; No Alum.
-Millions of Homes AO Years the Standard-
The blaze was at 1923 Lake street In the
rooms occupied by Dr. Hoss. Cause , ex
plosion of a gasoline stove. No loss.
TOM AND HIS TILE.
Touching- Incident In thn ( nrcor of nn ix :
( Interimr of W > nntlii | * .
Colonc ! Tom Moonlight nobody ever callci
him Thomas , except the State departmcn
clerk who made out his commission a
minister to Bolivia waa nt the capltol yes
tcrday saying goodby to his friends , says the
Washington Post. Ho left for New York
last night , and will Rail for South America
next Saturday. Colonel Tom tclla till
story on himself :
"When I received my Instructions nt the
State department I was told that I must bo
very careful and punctilious when I rcachc <
Lapcz , the capltol of Bolivia , about my attire
I was particularly Informed that I must no
nppcar In the sheets unless I were a hlgl
silk hat.
" 'Good God1' I exclaimed , fondly stroking
my soft sombrero , 'I never were n hlgl
silk hat except once. It was when I was
governor of Wyoming , and we were cclebrat
Ing Fourth of July or some other holiday ,
was told that the governor ought to weir a
tile , and so I put ono on. I had not gene
fifty yards before a cowboy , Just In from the
plains , sent a bullet through It. Ho nald
that a man ought to have better rcnso than
to wear a silk hat In Cheyenne , and. to lei
the truth , my sympathies were with the cow
boy. '
"When I get to Bolivia , however , I nm
going to wear ono again. The State de
partment olllclals tell mo that If any ono
shoots at me I can call upon the entire
United States for protection. "
IV in R Mull SIIIRO Held ITp.
SAN ANGELO , Tex. , Marcli 1C The mall
and passenger btago running between 0/eim
and Sherwood , Iron county , was held up nt
the mu7/.lc of Winchesters by three des-
peiate looking men lust night near Sherwood.
It Is thought $150 will cover the entire
amount secured. The highwaymen are
thought to bo Mexicans. *
Sol/o < 1 NiHlo 1'iilntIiiKH.
NEW YORK , March 1C. Upon warrants
sv.orn by Anthony Comstock the police last
night raided the Tenderloin club , of which
John A. Keller , president of the New York
Press club and managing editor of the Re
corder , Is president Several nude pointings
were seized and the colored man In charge
locked up.
Good Dut'lc limiting Xou- ,
And hunters will find they can save 20
per cent by buying their guns and nmiinl *
tlon nt Hayden Bros. Loaded shells $1.CO per
$100.
_
MUSICAL I\IKTAT WASHINGTON.
Tlio Supreme Court , Scimtora ami Foreign
DIptulimtH Llntcii lo 11 Ulimlculo by
IIIimll Mclriliiff.
When the west can go do\\n Into the east
In the line of art , and create a veritable
sensation , It is worth more than passing
comment. Last week Mr. Emit Llebllng ,
the distinguished pianist , played the Kimball -
ball Concert Grand Piano In Brooklyn and
Washington before large and enthusiastic
audiences. In Washington the Justices of
the supreme court , members of the foreign
legations and nearly all of the senators , ac
companied by parties , attended the concert ,
and Mr. Llebllng and the Klmball piano
were covered with glory. These conceits.
served as the formal Introduction of the
Kimball in the east , and ns It Is the pro
duct of Chicago the occasion Is worthy of
bpcclal attention.
- c
Ilnj ileus' .Sain * .
There will bo several special sales Satur
day at Haydens' . See the bankrupt hand
kerchief stock , the hosiery stock and the
Saturday evening specials.
AH about it on page 9.
rust Itl.irk Scumli'Hs Half Hose nc.
The above sock is actually worth 15c.
Other bargains are as follows : White
socks , Ic ; grey socks , 2c ; genuine Rockford -
ford seamless socks , 4c ; turkey red hand
kerchiefs , extra large , Ic ; Japanese silk
handkerchiefs , 2c ; blue polka dot handker
chiefs , 3c ; kneepants suits , 59c ; white
painter's overalls or Jackets , Omaha make ,
25c ; no extra charge for extra sizes In this
lot ; blue overalls , with or without bib , 25c ;
men's shoes worth $2.50 for 9So ; fast black
sateen shirts , 25c ; nobby men's suits , square
cut , $2.25 ; men's hats from 25c up ; flno silU
neckwear , 15c ; spring overcoats way down ;
men's flaneletto shirts , 15c ; shirts with
laundered collars and cuffs , 25c ; Monarch
laundered thlrts , C9c ; celluloid cuffs , 5c ;
extra flno unlaundered shirts , 35c , ( the
75o kind ) ; polka dot shirts , 25c ; men's neat
grey suits , extra well made , $3.25 ; odd
coats , all wool , to flt boys 17 years old ,
C9c ; boy's waists , lEc ; plain white boy's
waists , with pleated bosom , 25c ; pantaloon
overalls , 39e ; men's all wool pants. S9c ;
men's cotton pants , 25c , ( only small sizes
left ) ; men's night shirts , fancy embroidered.
39c ; overcoats with beaver ( fur ) collars and
cuffs , $5.00 ; cotton flannel drawers , ] 0c.
Make no mistake , look for the old Boston
Store site , ( where they nro now rebuilding ) .
Wo are right across the street. A red
sign stands In front of our &toro that reads :
GLOBE FIRE SALE.
115 South IGth , near Douglas street.
P. S. Wo offer the above bargains pre
vious to our remodeling the btpre. At
present our front still shows the damage
by the fire.
Caution.
It has come to our knowledge that per
sons are going about through the country
icpresentlng that they are selling goods for
Hayden Bros.
Wo desire to announce that wo hive ne >
traveling icpresoutatlvo Belling goods for is ,
either dliectly or Indhectly.
HAYDEN BROS.
Tiliicr.il of W. \\Illiiiina. .
The remains of William P. Williams
reached Omaha yesterday afternoon. The
funeral service Is announced for Sunday at 2
in at St. Peters chinch ,
p. , . Twenty-eighth
and Lcavenworfh streets.
You can save money nt the Western
Clothing Co. , 1317 Douglas st. , where all
goods are now sold nt half price.
1'lijslchin CommltH .Suicide ,
SALT LAKE , March 1C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Dr. C. II. Balnbrldge of
Port Huron committed hulcldo here today by
taking chloral. Despondency was the c.iuso.
Sprt'liil ( full NUo.
Men's suits at $500 , worth $9.00. West
ern Clothing Co. , 1317 Douglas bt.
* >
'Miss Anthutx UliM.
Miss Anshuts , so severely burned Thurs
day night by the explosion of n lamp at 31S
North Sixteenth street , died at 10.30 yestor
day.
Children Gryfoy
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Oryfo ?
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cryfoy
Pitcher's Castoria.
sn .N n zr.n . itscra
sn is i * ps nsa
jn K
i nso yuDiwv.ya . n is
D. Jacob son fi Son , 130 W. 12 St , Chicago ,
BBRMEY'S
.Gafarrli . Powder
Relieve * ! Catarrh nnel Cold
In tbo Hoail loitaatly by
cno npplloatloi
Uuroa HenU Noloeo ii
D2AFNEOC , .
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taJf W SoIdbyUrucBlstsOOc. ,
\ BEAUTY AND PURITY.
Beauty and Purity
Go Inml in hand.
They arc the foundation of health and
happiness.
Health , because of pure blood j
Happiness , because of clear skin.
Thousands of useful lives have been
embittered by distressing humors.
CUTICURA RESOLVENT
Is the greatest of skin purifiers
As well as blood purifiers.
Because of its peculiar action on the
pores
It is successful In preventing
And curing all forms of
SkinScalp , and Wood liumois ,
When the ustnl icmedies .md even
The best physicians fall.
Entirely \egetablc , safe , Innocent , and pi'atable ' ,
It especially appeals to mothers and children , '
Because It acts so gently yet effectively
Upon the skin and blood , as well as upon the
Lhcr , kidneys , and bowels.
Its use during ihi winter and spring
Insures a clear skin and pure b'ood ,
As well as sound bodily health.
SoU e > cr > where. Price , CUTICI RIKOIXIINT , $ t : OWTMRNT , joe. : SOAT. sjc. rorr
Dsua AND CIIEM. CORP. , IJoston. , - "All abaut the Illood , bkin , Scalp , .md Hair , " mailed free.
Arc most competent to fully appreciate the purity ,
sweetness , and delicacy of Cm ICUHA SOAInnd tow
w -w T . . discover new uses for it daily.
W OH1611 Ull ! y In tl'c preparation of curative washes , solutions ,
etc , for anne ) ing irritations , chafing * , and excori
ations of the sUn and mucous membrane or too free or offensive perspiration , it has
promt most grateful.
Like all others of the CUTICURA REvir.nn.s , the CUTICUUA SOAP appeals to the
refined and cultivated everywhere as the most effective skin purifying anil beautifying
soap , 33 well as the purest and sweetest for toilet and nursery.
Ever realised the value of a combination suit for summer
wear ? The woman who clothed her fourteen boys with 7
combination suits was no doubt a lineal desceiulent of Napoleon
leon Honep.irte you know it's the pants that is expected to
do all .sorts of spring dtity-kiiown to a good boy. Combination
suits have 2 pairs of pants one is gone and you still have a
complete suit. These are the very suits we shall cjlebrato our
boys and children's department Spring opening on.
On sale just now
Three Hundred
A.T
Combination
Boys' Suits ,
from 4 to 14
years of age. A. SUIT.
They're worth every farthing of $4.
The cloth is a scotch tweed a substitute for leather You
arc called to choose between a blue or brown mixed pattern
both shades cut in double breasted fashion.
CONFIRMATION SUITS.
In fact suits for all purposes , The Nebraska begs leave to say
that spring wcarings for boy or child are all in. Let us as
sure yon that there was nothing new in the markets , but what
we gathered as you will sec when you call to look us through
the assortment i.s large and choice , no matter how particular
a proud mother might be about the appearance of her darling
we can easily please and save you the difference between our
prices and those quoted by these who arc in habit of making
capttol out of a novelty , for the sake of large profits *
Send your address for a Spring catalogue.
Open evenings till 8
jgjma'iMJja
Hvcrv man entitled to life , liberty nnd
the pursuit ot happiness la liontHtly en
titled to one of tlic'tu Hocietary llnok C.ibl-
nct.i. Tor tlio pursuit of happiness In-
\olvo3 the ownership and USD of Mich a
pltfco of combination fiiinltino.
The best evidence of thla fact h aeon In
the rapidly Incrc.isine demand for them.
Thrco Bhoit yeurti UBO they unro n specialty ,
today they nro atnplo.Vhoro \\c sold uno
them v.o literally sell fifty nuw.
The engraving nhows ueiy lne\panslvo
pattern There ore flvo shelve1) Intldo tlio
cabinet , holding 160 books under loc Is and
! < ey By uslnir tlio top and upper Boctlmiu
jou have t\\o places for additional voUimca
that may lie often needed.
Then there are the three drawers nnd the
desk IHcIf with the most complete siib.H-
vislorm of pigeon holes , racks. Hliohes ,
compartments , drapers , etc.
It pays ( o buy furniture this
month uhile .stock K full and we
are making our .specialMuixli Hale
price.i.
GHAS. SHiVHRlGK & 00 , ,
Tonipoiary I.or ition ,
I2OG-I208 DOUGLAS ST. ,
norr.L HLOOK. * i
Wlon of the Cn'norn.
From Till" OIUIM In i M.irch lal , In nn
artlclo iK'it'ilnlntr ' to photographic con/i n
tlon held hue IVb 'JTth mill 'JHIli , 1B1U.
The ( llHpl.iv .ilpo liii'hiih il outdoor nnd In
door Ui'HH mill puiu.iUH fiom many of thu
lo.iilliiir artlMH In UP luuiuiv , ( imoiiif thiMii
oik IKIIII H ilui of < 'ijiiniiiiiH | , o , DaiiAr
Ni'tt Voik , I'liccof riilcniro , Uoour otChl-
rnifO ! hli UIMH nf M I.onls , ItOHoli of bt
LoulH. Mi In of rimifii
Oil" of the lliii'Ht ( MspiijB | n the hnU\vas
m.iilo by tin- Hijntill , ij of this oily. Sc-ut-
toHMl nrouuil thc'h ill mi all Hl < lu4 wan tlio
WOlkOf lllO li'COJ-lll/I'll ( UldoMJlf till ! pi o-
fpHHlonall pu'i tin I in.I anil thii woik of
tholoc.il fc-nlli'o iliil n jt Biiltirtilnll by com-
pailHon. Not onlj In i ci fiction of ilnlHli ,
tlio lirrllko iiatiirdlii HH of Iho plctmeu but
In iirtltttlc iiuHlNir ilmlr uuilcUIM fully tin to
Iho HUmlurd of the bout nxhlbltul.
ir-GH CLASS PHOTOGRA
iM-.un-.il 7 so j nth st. oimi
Tain E ovntor.
IJclwoen finiiniii nml Il.untjy.
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL BANK.
U. S. Depository Omnhn
, , Nebraska
CAPITAL
8400,000
SURPLUS 855,500
Dlrittari--Iftinry
ca&hlcr
THE IRON BANK ,
Wheful , Cunpiotii , I'r otlo.i l
Cuiiioia , Nizgof \atchniclc N
t'l fimo. MX Dictiircit without
i loiiHinr Any oni , can cpur-
u < > ii 1'umiMid with
films
I iV'i1'.0' i triiollonn inn" for
1 * , oil Ak'iiitn w.lniul Hook-
CO. , 00UChanb , ro Co,7m1trcoiffio.HO ! , ( NJ *