THE OMAHA DAILY DEE : FRIDAY. APRIL 0 , 1801.
1801.IERS
SHORT STORIES . ARE THE BEST. '
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It would take several pages to describe the full worth of the various offerings we make for Friday. The Dress Goods Sale ol
the New York Broker's Stock is still on. Big special offer in Ladies'uslin Underwear.-
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SPECIAL SALE
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Ticmendous cut prices for balance of this wefk. Coupons with every purchase.
10'i ' ilii/cn ladles' night gowns reduced to 25c , 3uc , 49c , r.9c , 69o and 89c , worth
40 pel tent more. Wo do this to reduce our largo stock of those goods ,
HO do/en ladles' nprons , embroidered , worth USc each , reduced tol2',4c
1 lot uf Indies' corset covers I2fcc ! , worth 2Sc
Ladles' 40c drawers , nicely trimmed , only 25c per pair.
Ladies' ' Jersey RIM Vests.
GOO ilo/en ( allies' Jersey ribbed vests , only 2c each.
LadlrH' ribbed vests , ' 15e ( | iiallty , re duced to 5c.
Uullca rildied vests , L'Oc ipmllty , ro duced to IZHc.
Ladles' rlhhcd vests , 40c ( piallty , ro duced to 25c. !
ino dii/i'ii ladles' fast black cotton hose , Hcrmsdorft dye , only lOo per pair ,
worth 3iic.
COO ilo/cn gent's Imported cotton U hose , full regular made , only 12l4c ,
worth 2" > o
Hoys' negligee shirts 9c , v\ortli 25c.
We are show Ing an elegant line of gent's fancy laundered shirts , GOc , 75c ,
9Sc and $1.25. In all the new patterns.
Trimmed Millinery-
There ure two points In connection with
our display of spring millinery that arc of
more than ordinary Interest'
t The high character of the exhibit.
Wo show a stock which In point \.arlety ,
beauty and intrinsic worth Is not surpassed ,
If Indued It be equalled. In the entire west.
2 The economy that our system makes
possible. We make exact duplicates of
many ot the finest French styles at me
dium and low prlrcs.
Wo arc well within bounds v\hen we say
that In no oilier establishment In the west
Is It possible for customers to do so well.
AVhnther you want an exclusive Trench bon
net or n duplicate from our own work room
joit arc sine to get It here at a fair price.
Untrlmmed hats in endless variety ot
chips , mllans , neapolltuns , fancy braids , etc.
Plowers iiml feathers , Inigest and best as
sorted stock In Omaha , leplote with every
thing new and prettj roses , violets , mig
nonette , gvranlum , foliage of all Uiiida ,
jets , spangled laces , etc.
The styles arc so numerous It Is Impos
sible to do justice to them. A visit to
this department will pay you.
Cash Prizes-
Our offer of $10.00 , $5.00 , $2 50 and $1.25
for the four best descriptions of our mil-
SOME FINE LEGAL SPARRING
Question of Traiisfor Switches Discussed
Before the State Board
HOPE OF THE RAILROAD LAWYERS
Iliuy Kxpcct ti > lluiu 'I heir Intoirsts I'ro-
tvcti ( I on n I'liir-Spun Theory of
Dliiilillltj of rorrlgti
C'orpoi.illiiiii.
LINCOLN , API II 5. ( Special to The Bee. )
The State Board of Transportation met
"thls afternoon to take up the consideration
if the cases In which the secretaries recom
mend that transfer switches bo put In at
rfi-Jmyler and nt O'Neill. The Union Pacific
nd the B. A : M. uro Interested at Schuylcr
and both roads were represented by attor
neys , the former by J. H. Ames of this city
nnd the latter by J. W. Dewcose. Mr. le-
vvccse made a brief argument upon behalf
of his compans , laying down three ( tcnnral
pioposltlons
"That the Stale Board of Transportation
has no power to enfoico the law , It provides
for the pmcliaM ) of tight of way and thu ex
tension of lln > , and the state of Nebraska
has no light or authorltv to compel any rail-
mad company to extend Its line If It
does not HOC fit. If the state can compel u
inllroad to construct a. bhort line It can com
pel It to construct n long one , entirely across
thexrte If neccssaiy ,
"The II. & . M. would have to construct the
switch alone , as far as securing the right of
way Is concerned. The constitution of Ne
braska prohibits any foreign corporation not
i bartered under the l.iwu ot the uatu from
exorcising the light ot domain.
"Then1 Is no necessity for the transfer
switch ut Schuyler , as nhown uy the testi
mony. "
.Mr. Ames respectfully presented to the
eotislderutlim of the board the provision ot
the constitution which prohibits the Union
Pacific from exercising tint right of eminent
domain.
In leply to the arguments of the attor
neys Secretary Dllworth ald that the secre
taries are not entitled to puss upon the
constitutionality of the transfer switch law.
Tim law dues not authorize or direct the
State Board of Transportation to enforce
I ho law. If the roads ore ordered by the
board to put In the transfer switches and
they refuse to comply they must answer in
thu com Is to the executive power of the
Mute The transfer switch law requires
nil railroad companies touching at common
to count met transfer switches. They
i-annot ovudo the law miles * limy can prove
to the satisfaction of the board that to con- '
Hlriiet such a switch would bo unusually
and i > Kcen lvcly burdensome. In the case
Ht Schnjler the secretaries had taken
ftvMencn and Investigated the mutter.
They had reached the conclusion
Unit Ilio construction of tlio switch would
not bu hurdenuoniu. It could bo constructed
without any great amount of work and would
loimlro the laslng of less than 1,000 feet of
track. Theieforc , the secretaries had recom
mends ! that tlio prayer of the railroads In-
'i-restcd , that they bo uxcused from construct.
Ing the switch , bo denied. Mr. Dllworth also
answered tln > argument raade by Mr. Deweese
to the effect that the statu hud no power to
rompel a railroad company to extend Its
line , by filing that It wns clearly estab
lished that the state hud the power to order
H rallioad company to provide the necessary
facilities for the transaction of the business
of Its patrons , The construction of u switch
would not come under the head of nu ex *
tension ot A main lln ? , U could only be
classed us an Incrcaxu ot facilities.
Attorney Huwley , who was present to
represent the KlUiorn road , auked that hi *
caio at O'.Nelll bn heard at the name time.
Ho made a very brief argument agalnit the
recommendation of the secretaries , claiming
the transfer switch law VYUB either
umcndatory to the maximum freight law or
l o that the maximum rate law wan umenda-
lu the transfer switch law. The itato
llnery department , wfltten by school girls
and mailed to us before the 15th of April.
The merit of the composition to be deter
mined by the teachers suggested by the
majority of the girls contesting.
There are no other conditions and the
compositions will not bo published without
the consent of the writers.
Hats.
THE LATEST SHAPE IN MEN'S PUR
DERBY.
75c , worth $1,50.
$1.00 , worth $2.00.
$1.25 , worth J2.50.
Jl.GO , worth $3.00.
THE LATEST SHAPE IN MEN'S FUR
PEDOHA.
GOc , worth $1.00.
7Gc , worth $1.50.
$1.00. worth $200.
$1.25 , worth J2.50.
S1.60 , worth $3.00.
Men's fine soft fur hats In different shapes
$1.00 , none worth less than $2.00.
Your attention is called to the many
novelties on display In this department.
Special Ribbon Sale.
ELEGANT RIBBONS. NO. 40 , 60 AND 80 ,
23C YARD. 1
100 dozen elegant all silk Windsor ties ,
fresh new goods , your choice I
15c. '
could not enforce one without nullifying the
other.
At. the conclusion of the argument the
board took an adjournment until tomorrow
afternoon ut 2 o'clock. H Is believed upon
good authority that a majority of the mem
bers of the board are In favor of declining
to adopt the recommendations of thn secre
taries. Ono member of the board stated to
The Bee this evening thut ho knew of three
members of the board who were In favor of
excusing the companies from constuictlng
the switches.
SIMPLY DROPPED DEAD.
About noon today Intelligence was con
veyed to Coroner Grim of a p ° cullarly sud
den death that occurred a short time before
ut College Vluw. A man living In the vicin
ity of the tragic occurrence brought the
news. He related that a man tiding In a
two-wheeled cart had stopped In the road
about a mile south of Union college to In
quire of borne parties ho met as to where he
was likely to find work. While he was talkIng -
Ing he suddenly fell out of the cart , appar
ently dead. Coroner Crlm went to the bccne
of the tragedy and Impaneled a jury. The
verdict was to the effect that the man
"dropped dead. " The remains were brought
to the city this afternoon nnd Identified as
these of John Hussong , living ut 5-7 South
Twenty-fourth street.
HE RECOMMENDED MOSI1ER.
The Intciestlng fact was developed today
that at ono time In the eat Her hlbtory of the
Capital National bank troubles a deliberate
effort was made to have the comptroller of
the currency appoint C. O. Whedon ns the
attorney for the receiver of the broken bank ,
when at the Miino time the parties who made
the recommendation Knew that Whcdon was
also the altoinoy for C.V. . Mosher. The
fact was brought out In the hearing before
Judge Tibbetts of the application to sot
asldo the b ilo of the Outcult property to
Younkeru Bros , of Des Molnes. Mr. Mnc-
farland , who was the first receiver of the
Capital National bank , admitted to the ques
tions of the attorneys that while he was re
ceiver of the bank he recommended to the
comptroller pf the currency the appointment
of Whedon as attorney for the receiver. Ho
did so for the reason , as ho bald , that Whe
don had been the attorney for the bank and
was well acquainted with its affairs. Ho ad
mitted that at the time he made the
recommendation ho knew Whedon was act-
Ins as attorney for Mosher. Ho de
nied that Moshor , Outcult and D. E.
Thompson had endeavored to secure his
appointment , but admitted that before ho
received the appointment Whedon spoke to
htm about It , and wished him success In
his efforts to get U. Ho aUo appointed
Outcalt as his clerk for the reason thut ho
believed On tea It's familiarity with the bank's
affalrd would make him valuable as un as
sistant.
At the conclusion of the hearing Judge
Tjbbetu stated that although there had
been no proof that any combination had
been entcied into by which Mrs , Outcalt
was to give the purchaser a clear title
to the property , yet ho was satisfied that
such an agreement existed. If Macfar-
land would raise his bid to something near
the value of the property Judge Tibbetts
stated that he would confirm the sale.
Whereupon Macfarland raised his bid from
$9,130 to $12,700 and agreed to pay all costs
of the ttult , ' The sheriff was then ordered to
execute u deed ,
LINCOLN IN BRIEF
An unknown sharper victimized a grocer
named L. M. Guile at (01 ( Eleventh street
today by ordering $7 worth ilf goods and
tendering u $12 check In puyme\it \ He gave
the sharp the change , but when he went to
deliver tuo Roods at the addvoss given
ho found only a vacant lot , TheMieck was
worthless , Later in the day Leo Marks
was arrested for the Job.
Chevront's restaurant on north Ninth
street was entered last night by an un
known thief , who secured $1,50 for his
palna. Ho also toro up a lot of partially
used meal tickets belonging to Chevront's
customers.
The Samuels puppies Woodenwure com
pany nnd the ( leneBueo Krult company
were given Judgments against Receiver
Hayden for $559 and $330 respectively , ami
the receiver ordered to set apart the
amounts to pay the claims. Both firms
had sent drafts for collection to the Capital
National and Moslier pocketed the pro
ceeds.
Prof , Sherman of the Nebraska State
university today accepted a position as a
member of the faculty pf the UnlverMty
ot Chicago. Ills work thtro * lll only oc-
SPECIAL.
200 all wool .school suits , ages from 10 to 11 , with long punt- , light
spring styles , on sale at $1.75 , worth S.'J.nO.
850 boys' long pants suits , njjcs from 11 to 18 ,
all wool , in two .shades , well made , on sale at
$12.00 , worth $1.00.
] We are now in shape to show the largest and
most complete stock oE boys ; school and children's
suits , at half the regular price.
75 boys' suits , ages It to 18 , strictly all wool ,
neat pattern , durably made , only $ rt.25f worth
$5.00.
Stf.75 , S1-.75 and $5.50 will buy the finest blui
and black cheviot , Scotch tweed and cassimeres in
light and dark shades , single or double breasted.
None of these suits worth less than $5.01) to $ ! ) . ( ) ( ) .
Hoys' long pants at ( 5c , 75c , $1.00 and up to
$ ' 2.50. Gail and sec them.
' We carry the largest and most complete stock
of children's clothing west of Chicago. A single
breasted child's suit $1.25 , worth $2.50.
Strictly all woolen suits , well made , sewed
with silk , $1.5)5 ) , worth $3.50.
Combination suit with 2 pairs of pants to match , wajTjinted strictly
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all wool , $2.25. Can yon match them for $1.00 ? ; ,
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Call and get our prices on men's suits before buying. , elsewhere. See
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our $ a75 , $1.75 , $0.50 , $7.50 and $ IO.OO men's suits. L
cnpy his time during the summer months
and ho will maintain his relations with
the Nebraska university during the lemaln-
Ing month of the year.
lldil Up In Ills Hump.
STnnLC CITY , Neb. , April 5. ( Special
Telegram to The Dee. ) Last evening about
8 o'clock George W. Oantt , a farmer living
three miles noith of this place , was dis
turbed by a noise at his barn and went out
to Investigate. He was met by two young
men , who wanted to stay all night with
him , but they were told ho could not keep
them. When ho turned to show them the
way to the nearest neighbor ono of them
struck him on the head with a club and
Knocked him senseless. When he recovered
they led him Into the house and under
cover of a revolver compelled him to pro
duce what money he had , amounting to $ f > 3.
Rantt Is a bachelor and lives alone on his
farm. He has the reputation of being pretty
well fixed. A reward of $100 Is offered for
evidence sufflclent to convict the highway
men. The alarm was not given until today ,
us ho was seriously Injured and had no ono
to send for help. Their apparent familiarity
with the suiroundlngs lends color to the be
lief that It was the work ot local talent.
I'rniiont Ilrn\ltcs. !
PUKMONT. April 5. ( Special to The Dee. )
'Assessor rorncy , who Is too 111 to perform
the work , has appointed Judge Huff as his
deputy , who commenced today listing the
city property for taxation.
A telegram has been received from Hon.
John Dem ut Salt Lake stating that the
contract for the sale of the Meicur mine has
fallen through.
The Slnto University Oleo club gave a
very Interesting entertainment at the opera
house lust evening to a very appreciative
undlunco.
The school grounds are now being decor
ated with trees.
< . A. It. Districts Unit * .
THCUMSini , April 6. ( Special to The
Dee. ) Arrangements have been completed
whereby the ucslurn Nebraska Grand Army
of thu Republic district , which Includes
Seward , Saline , Jefferson. York , Fillmore
and Thajcr counties , will unite with the
southeastern Nebraska district In holding the
Grand Army reunion In this city August
14 , 15 , 16 and 17 next. The latter district In
cludes the counties of Lancaster , Gage , Cass ,
Otoe , Nemaha , Richardson , I'awneo and
Johnson , making In both districts fourteen
counties. The outlook Is favorable for a big
minion.
Watching PliitUmontli'd IntrrrnU.
WAVHULY , Nob. , April G. ( Special Tele
gram to The BBC. ) Messrs. Dullenky and
Vlnlng were nt Plattsmouth yesterday In
response to an Invitation from certain rep
resentatives regarding a now location for
their plow shops. The reputation of their
business has reached that city and vigorous
efforts are being made to Induce them to
locate there. They were well pleased with
the outlook and the cordiality extended to
them by the business men and citizens of
riattsmoutu.
Kvldfiice In thu hclmlU t' n Kndeil.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , April 5. ( Special to Tbo
Dee. ) The evidence In the Schultz murder
case dually came to a close this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Court then took a recess to
7 this evening , giving the attornovH a chunco
to prepare themselves. The court declared
that no limit would be made for time of argu
ment and as there are six attorneys to talk
they will likely occupy the time until tomor
row afternoon.
Hurt County Mortgage Ittinml ,
THKAMAH. April 5. ( Special to The fice. )
Hurt county's mortgage Indebtedness for
March Is as folona : Farm mortgages filed ,
25 , $47,875 ; satisfied , 25 , $28.907 ; town and
city mortgages filed , 7 , $1,757.GO ; satisfied ,
5 , $1,609.42 ; chattel mortgages tiled. 145 ,
$75,545.51 ; satlslled , 91 , $104,031.C3.
Child's lluiul Turn Off.
WHEPINO WATCH , Neb. , April 6.
( Special to The Bee. ) Ferris Shirley , a
13-year-old boy ot M. Shirley , living three
miles went of here , got his hand caught In a
corn Midler today and It was torn off.
( Married ut Tublo I lock.
TABLE HOCK. Neb. , April 5. ( Special to
Tbo Bee. ) Yesterday evening Miss Gertrude
Boon * , wh hu quite a local reputation aa
an artist , and some1 if * whoso paintings
adorned the walls of lire- Nebraska building
at the World's fair , was filial led to Mr. Fred
Levcrett of South "Dakota , hear Sioux Tails ,
at the residence of the brlde'a mother , Mrs.
13. A. Uoonc.
l.Mln r.lcillon Kotiirni.
AUCADIA The city election resulted In
the election of the citizens ticket , us follows :
W. B. Revnolds , Eustace Smullwood , C. 0.
Hcttermayer , M. L. Frels , W. S. Owen.
TABLE HOCK The village election hero
was very quiet , resulting In the election of
four tiustees on the republican ticket and
one on the cltl/ens , as follows : W. II. An
drew , George P. Cotton. M. N. Fellers ,
William Sulton and O. 1) . Tlbbets.
GCHING At the village election the fol
low In trustees were elected : Ed Thornton ,
Ed W. Sajre , Frank Beers , F. W. Enderly
and A. E. Stoner. This Is a license board.
The anti-license element made a hard fight
on the quiet.
CLAY CENTEIl The' election Tuesday
passed very quietly. The following were
elected trustees for the village : George
Bavlnger , S. II. Barnett. J. II. Kller , J. C.
Nauman , A. I ) . Perkins.
DHL-DANS The fight here Tuesday in the
city election was over license. The temper
ance people elected two out of three of the
new members for the council nnd the mayor.
This means no saloons for Orleans.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY The city election
hero Tufsduy was closely contested , there
being twelve names on the ticket. About 170
votes were cast. Almost one-third of the
voters were challenged. P. Ii. Church , re
publican , John Davles. William Topp and
J. P. Twohlg , demociats , and J. W. Heath ,
American Pi elective association , were
elected.
OnCATL'U At the. village election Tues
day the following board of trustees was
elected : II. 1) . Byram , George W. White ,
I ) . W. EHlemin , John G. Ashley and Frank
J. Grlinn. These constituted the high license
ticket.
.KK ' Supply.
HENDERSON , Neb. , April G. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Ten thousand three hundred nnd
fifty dozen eggs was the contribution of
Henderson hens toward the food supply dur
ing the month of March. This Is the num
ber shown by the Elkhorn books to have
been shipped away , and docs not Include
those used at home.
GIBBON WAS DISCHARGED.
lluil Hern Held Under u Clmrgn to Ilo
tlHl'd UK II WllllVHS.
For two dayH John Gibbon , Huny Kane ,
Fred Miller nnd Isaac Kune have been on
trial In the cilmlnnl section of the dis
trict court , the Information , which was
drawn mul sworn to bj,1 , the county at
torney , clmrgliu ; them v lth having hurg-
latlzed the Bboe store qt , A. T. Llmmlst.
Yesterday the JudgCj pf the criminal BCO-
tton sprang a mild niijrjje ] , and one which
miule the county uttornny think for n short
pel toil of time. TilljuJge said that he
hud examined the tritiinu/liit from the pn-
lice court anil that .tnbvilooiiinent Hinted
upon Its fuee that nt Ulity rellmlnnry hearIng -
Ing Gibbon bud lieenf rtlHclmrgi'd nnd that
the other defendant * hud been held to
iiimwer. Equal to lluM emergency , the
county attorney thought , thut It might
have been possible tnut Gibbon wan held
an a witness. The cniirt dispelled thlH
idea of the county attorney by informing
that gentleman that Htho Information
drawn nnd aworn In VMi the county at
torney charged ( llbboi. , | th being one of
the putties to the crluy ? , and not a wit
ness. That nettled th6 matter nnd the
> oung num wim released from the custody
of the Hhorln . while Jliu iiltil against the
it-ill defendants ptoct'Cdiil
In the case of the two Kiino boys , the
Jury ji-sti'rday afternoon rettuned a ver
dict of not guilty. In the cuAn against
John Gibbon and Isaac Kunn the court
had Instructed a verdict of not guilty
After the clerk hail lead the llndliigK of
thu Jury the Judge of Urn couit called
Harry ICano befoio him nnd remarked-
"Judging from Hut testimony , I uxpect
to set * > our fare In coutt again before u
great while. Uood day , Hlr , You may
so. " _
The following marriage licences wore Is.
sued yeslordayt <
Numc and udJrefce. Age.
Cburleu UietKreeuii , Omiilm . 34
Elizabeth ( 'oie. Omaha . lf >
O. W. JleudovvH. Umuhu . 23
Sadie Ayer. Omiihu. . . . . 18
W. Danllenlez , Omuhii . 24
KitteMully , Umuhu . , . , . , , . 21
Special Watch Sate.
EiLiiCa flSI
GentV gold filled hunting rase watch , flue
Wnltham movement , fancy dial , $9 73.
Ladles' f-olld silver stem wind watch , $2.50.
Ladles , or gents' gold filled hunting case
watch , solid gold bow and joints , warranted
to wear twenty years , with 11 first-class
Elgin or Wnltham works , fully warranted to
bo a first-class time Keeper , ? 0.'JS , worth
$25.00.
Gouts' 1C size gold filled hunting case
watch with u fine Waltham movement , fancy
dial'warranted ( list-class timekeeper , $7.98 ,
worth $150.
Indies' solid coin silver ehattclalne watch ,
stem wind and set , $ J.50.
All the very latest novelties In Jewelry and
silverware at less than half jewelers'
prices.
Lace Sale Cheap Laces.
Our special lace sale Is the greatest "lilt
of the season " Friday till make the same
prices as on Thursday , from
CC UP. 8-INCH LACU , 12'.C. {
The Picture and the
Price.
Quality first , price next. To make this
price the lowest and the quality the best Is
our aim.
310111 : .inorr ror.M r no.tnti.
, OMAHA , April 5. To the Editor of The
Bee : Our esteemed city comptroller , Mr.
Olson , having contributed two or three arti
cles upon the subject of Improving county
roads , which are designed to discourage
hitch Improvements , owing to the fact that
the city of Omaha does not receive a full
benefit tor all the money that the resident
taxpayers of the city Invest therein , prompts
mo to undertake to answer the objections
made.
In his article of the 29th ho advances a
thooiy which. If properly Interpreted , sug
gests that the city of Omaha exists for
Itself alone and Is as far removed from the
balance ot Douglas county as though a
Chinese wall were erected about Its borders
through which ho assumes that the neigh
boring residents must ever bock admission
for the purchase of the supplies and neces
saries of life ; through a force of circum
stances and not from choice. The tone of
this article also presumes that the city
should not bo taxed for any Improvement
whatever not wholly within the city limits
nnd ho suggests that If Douglas county
wants roads outsldo of the city that they
should be constructed by funds raised by
taxation upon property outside of the limits
of the city.
There is no doubt but that n very largo
sum of money might uo saved to the resi
dents of Douglas county were the two gov
ernments meiged into one , and thus abolish
a largo number of olllces now maintained ,
but Mr. Olsen knows as well as any ono that
this Is not n practical question to be treated ,
under our probent laws. Wo must
accept conditions as wo find them and not as
wo would li.ivo them.
However many Improvements I might sug
gest In our present lorm of foveminent ; ( and
they are many ) I wish only to correct any
misunderstanding that may have arlhcn In
reference to the improvement of our county
roads by reason of the articles referred to.
In the articles from the pen of our es
teemed city comtroller It is not suggested
that there Is any legal bar to making thcv <
Improvements in the manner proposed , so ,
therefore , I assume that he recognizes that
thu territory within the city of Omaha Is as
much a part of Douglas county ns Douglas
county Is a part of the state , so that the
proposition to bo answered Is whether or not
biicli Improvements nru of u general benefit
to thu whole county.
In the first place , It seems to me that no
one thing would Iniiro so much to the direct
benellt of the city of Omahn as good roads
leading ( hereto. There are many reasons
why residents of the rural districts adjacent
to Omaha deslto to come to our city ; many
of them , not wholly for thu purpose of buy
ing or selling goods. Not long slnco the
pooplu of Omaha raised u fund of sumo $25-
000 to defray the 9\pensa of the national
meeting of the Mcthodlut Episcopal church ,
and later Hie ) offered to put up a fund of
$50,000 for the purpose of securing onu or
thu other of the national conventions of the
great political parties of the nation , either
onu of which conventions we could hup .to
secure but once. Why do we do this ?
Simply to advertise our city , of which wo
are all Justly proud , and It would seem that
If wo place the benefits of onu or two con
ventions at so high a figure , certainly the
investment of an equal amount of money in
a permanent Improvement that will remain
a Ktandlng Invitation to thousands to comu
to our city for all time will bo equally
profitable. Mr , Olscn'.s objection might bo
very properly urged against the raising of
funds to udvcrtlso and Improve thu city by
popular subscription , for here the burdun
alwu > a falls on the few , while ull participate
In the benellt.s.
Again It has been the custom ot this
count ) , in common with many other coun
ties and municipalities , to vole largo sub
sidies to Induce railroads to i-ttabllsh ade
quate connections with us and to give us the
proper facilities for extending our commer
cial relations with the ouUldo world ; this
branch of donations has amounted to millions
of dollars In this county and city , anil every
dollar of It la generally regarded to huvo
been well Invested , for without proper means
of communication with the commercial world
our city could not prosper. All the benefits
that accrue from thin class ot Investment
will accrue In a two-fold ratio from Invest
ments In good county roads , for they are but
supplemental to the larger avenues ot com
merce , the railroads.
But the more Important question to bo an-
Chiffoniers.
One of the most useful pieces of furnltme
In the house.
Wo Imp them In oak , well finished , nt
$9.50 , $11.50 , $12.50. $13 , $15 , $10. Drawers
arc inado of lunl wood anil Ilnlshcd Inside ,
and wo can glviou a first eluss article nt a
very reasonable figure.
Groceries-
For one week everything will be
reduced to just one-linU Itvalue. .
Plllsbury's best 4X Hour 9."c.
MlnncnpolH best Superlative 90c.
Snow flake flour C5c.
A vciy good flour for GOc.
2-pound cans sugar corn 5c.
3-pound cans solid packed tomatoes 8 l-3c.
2-pound cans early blossom peas only 7fcc
can.
can.Sodi
Sodi rrarKers 5c pound.
Ojster crackers EC pound.
Ginger pimps 7Vic pound.
White Husslan soap 3c bar.
I.enoK soip 3c bur.
\Vhlto Paris soap Ifc bar.
White cnstllc soap H bars for He.
20-pound palls pure fruit jelly 33a
Makers' chocolate 17',4c package.
Sweet chocoalto Co package.
Itlco 3i c pound.
Columblii rlvoi rcd isUmon S l-3o can.
California green sage egg or golden drop
plums 12l c cun.
California peaches 12' c can.
Halslns only 5c pound.
Uusln grapes Site pound.
Cnllfornla pi lines He.
Kwered Is as to whether or not the city snif
fers most from the bunion ot e.\ponho Im
posed to make tliu o improvements ; it Is n
very nnirou and sclflKli view to lake of this
question to assume that " \Vo , the Pity of
Omaha , " pay the l.iigpr part of nil the cx-
pendltmeH made by the county , when as a
matter of fact the city derives 90 per cent
( if the benctlt of every dollar expended by
the county.
Let us seeThcro was expended by Ihc
county during the flsral year ending July J ,
1893 , ? 3n,58'J : no , not Including that portion
ot the road fund which by law belongs to
the cities of Om.ilin and South Omaha. Of
this sum the taxable piopcrty within the
city llmltK contributed $22.i,59e.G5. $65,495.59
being raised outside the city limits and the
balance , $29,494.315 , being excess fees col
lected at the various olllces In the court
house. In the expenditure of these funds
$ Jtl,7Si.27 ( was paid out wholly to residents
of the city of Omaha : $32:53.SG : ! was paid
for Improvements outside of the city limits ,
fully one-half of which went to residents of
the city , or afterwards found Its way back
Into the handii of our merchants and busi
ness men. Thirty-seven thousand four hun
dred and ninety-ulna dollars and ninety-
PHVCII cents \\as Bent to New York to pay
Intel est on bonds , which represent Improve
ments inado almost wholly within the city
limits , and en a basis of the valuation of
property 7 ( ! per cent of this was duo from
property Inside the city limits ; KO that It
appears that from the o\pendltuies of this
year the city. Instead of Investing $1 and
getting 5 cents In retiitn , the city of Omaha
received a direct benellt fiom the expendi
ture of $281)I22.U12 ) out of * : ! 21r.S9 CO ex
pended by tint county , towards which the
city contilbutod $ . ' 2J,39t ; fi.'i.
While It Is tiuo tli.it the oily bears 'fi
per cent of the burden of county taxation
and must piy that same proportion of thu
road Improvement homlx , yet , aside from the
continual bandit that the city will derive
from the Improvement ItBclf , 90 per rent
of the money invested will find Its way back
Into the channels of tradu among the busi
ness men of our city , so that Instead of a
return of G cents for each dollar Invested
the city goU a return of about $1 for each
5 cents Invested. So much has been said
about thu actual bcnellts of good roads leadIng -
Ing Into our suburban districts that It Is
unnecessary fur me to rehearse them fur
ther than to state that In many ways they
contribute to the growth and prosperity of
the city. No ono will umlcilaUo to deny
that real cstnto Increases In value Just In
proportion us It becomes arceBslhlo to the
great centers of trade. Increased facili
ties for trnnppoitlng produce to market
will stimulate the production of iard"ii
tinck and small fruits whoso chief value
depends upon an Immediate dvlhciy when
gathered * Has > nnd ipilck communlratlon
will make suburban ipsidcnces popular , and
so In many ways Increase thu value of prop
erty so that the Incretttfo In assessed vnlim-
t'lon " 111 go a long way toward paying off
thu bonds when due. These arc a few
reasons why/the city of Omaha should ad
vocate good county roads.
I-MIUD J. SACKCTT.
Slnlii Mnuln TIITM.
Oeorgo W. Iloldrcge , general manager of
the II , & M. Hallway company , complains to
the police that some ovil-dlspoeed poison
dug up and carried away four catalpa trees
from In front of his residence on Thirty-
second avenue This In the fourth cano of
the Kind reported to the police this spring.
When Baby wmi.lclca fiavo her Cftstorfa.
\ \ lion shu w as n C'iiiltl , shu cried for 'Jaslorlo.
When s'io became 3IIM , him clung to Cusiorla.
When she bad Children , she gave them Caatortl
RED ROUGH HANDS
Had iuiiiili- | lon J , Imty Lleintilivi , mul fiil"ng
.
iltutkln purlfvliigaml traull.
) li < K * o | i In ( lie wurld ,
ell at pnrcrtl Alul iwtcltitof
tiillctBiidnuriifr > ojj | . Only
cure for plmpln licmuc enl ) iiretrntltu of
clogging ul tu voui , butd evtr > titri- ,
House Furnlshlnu : Goods.
I'l-Ml-ll ( 'Illllll I . I.IM'KIKI
1 Itellwlltlllllll I
! . . i . . . | A IiVNIKUMM.
i ou hots. I KIIANOI : .
Ill the very bi t Proneh deoorntlont , tin
regular price'of this sol In any other sloru
In from $1500 to $2500.c IwllRht 300 sell
from ii Now York Importer nt Iw than man-
nfacturor'H cost , nnd tomorinw ) ou c.in Inivo
> our choice at $ S.2 , " > each ; tint n cluuicp of u
Ifcttnip.
JUKI received. 1.000 bird rases , rannry ,
morklng bird Titnl parot caite , In Japan
stool , ? I no and limn * , from e up.
Milk nnd baking nocks , f.o per gallon
Blue enamel vvnro at the price vou gen
erally pay for llnwari- .
Wash hnRliiR. 2.'c each.
Cnpi , 13c oach.
CofTi'o pots , .T.'u ' ouch.
l.ni go picservo kettles , 33c each.
IMppcrs , 2Gc each.
milk pntih , tOc pach.
Gasoline Stoves.
Cabinet ranges ; something
new ; the most comp'ote ' range
on the nnrket and the nearest
thing to perfection yet manu
factured in gasoline stoves.
Has oven and broiler combined
in one and has a top service of
20x44. Regular price $28.00.
Haydcns' price $17.95.
2-burner gasoline ntoves ; regular prlct
$4.35 , Ilaydcn price $2.95.
3-burni > r Kasollnu stoves , regular prlco
$7.00. llayden prlco $4.25.
4-Inch wick oil stoves , regular price 76c ,
llayden price 3Sc.
New Queen oil stoves , regular prlco $1.75 ,
ll.ijdcn price 95c.
The Gem oil slovoi , regular prlco $2.03 ,
Iliivdcn price $ l.3r
The Summer Klnn oil slaves , regulat
prlco $3 50 , llajdcn unco $1.70.
Hardware.
The nttrac'ton this week will be 1 car load
of best who sled nails at 1'fce per pound.
t car load of galvanized poulj j
try w Irp
THAT
I car load of painted screen
WILL
wire
ASTOUND
1 car load ot window nnd
YOU.
door
Butter-
without a doubt hero Is whore you cai
buy the best butter you over cat In your lift
nt a prlco that cannot bo reached by any
just think ; lln cat crenmeiy made for "Oc
per pound.
And In cheese wo beat the world ; full
n o.iin Wisconsin cheese , 7c , Be mul 12V4e |
Swiss clicpbu , IHac , 12 XiC and lie ; llnibor-
ger , 12'/jc nnd Ho ; brick cheese , 12'ic ' anil
CORNER STUDY.
ntex i.i film or a Hiim ininiiK , li-i i'ai
u i ililin I toslliiK only Ji" > will gliooii a Kfi-al
( iniiHr uf uiirin inlur In tint inum , in in. \njiiii
lili > s u ilcM.uilIu' fi-iitnii' Hum imy iiloline
Iti ini-iiilwr that Ilii-si' uiintM ruliliu-ix Inku nt
Pliant Unit ran Im usiil foi iinuhliii : i ! * .
In IUDlilK fuinll'lle ' this nirliiK It will pi )
) uu lu ' nui new BO < H | .
GHAS. SHIVERiGK & GO , ,
Tcmpmaiy
I2OG-I20B DOUCLA3 ST. ,
MIXTTO MIIlAltl > IIOTI.f , .
SPECIAL !
TGN1QHT
WM. . H. CRANE ,
Anil lllH A'linlriililii ' ( 'iniiiiiiit
'llNUIHT Hllim Ml VlMml HATI HI AV M it.
SvTritOAY NIOIIT
THE SENATOR !
WICKS I.OVMT lloor tl 5(1 ( Hiloony , | im 710
mul r.nc
MATINKK I'FUfKS f iuur MuOr $1 lulcony ,
7f.e and Rllu
l-'rco list suspended.
I15TH 1ST. THEATER
TONIGHT.
Ucturii KIII.MKI mi lit < ' tlio .Million.iln s u , l'"i.
HENSHAW AND TEN BROECK ,
IN Till !
" .v/sir .va lions' . "
Ol.nnfi' of niiiMle ami Hin-elaltluH for llilH ' ! < , un
inunt
15th Street Thealre llW'.i ' .
II Y I'i'trhoii H fiu.it rrnllmlo i
THE POLICE PATROL
MAT1NJ3K
