Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1894)
COUNCIUIEN AND CONTRACTS Tojlng with One End of an Electric Light Franchise. TWO REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE Baltic of ttio Member * I'uvor Knocking Out the J'lirilco Ill l In Onler to CJUo the Wllry Contingent An other hho > r. If Mr. Solon 1 + Wiley can muster ten votes In the council tonight , the action by which the contract for lighting the streets of the city for the next thrco years was awarded to Pardce & Co. at a rate of $112 per light per year will bo repudiated , and the city clerk will bo Instructed to readvertlsc for bids. As outlined In these columns several days ago , Mr. Wiley set about knocking the I'ardco contract out entirely , when , he found that his chances of preventing the granting of a franchise to that company were not as promising as he could wish , and ho went about It through the nJedlum of the triple-barrelled committee to which nil of the matters pertaining to electric lighting had been referred. That the Has- callltcs knew what they were about when they made up that Joint committee Is shown by the fact that they had five votes out of A total eight when noses were counted. Mr Wiley and all of the eight members of the Joint committee having charge of the electric lighting ordinances were pres ent when the committee met at the city hall yesterday afternoon' . The result of their deliberations was that two reports will bo submitted , representing two very dis tinct Ideas as to tlio manner In which the next contract shall bo let. The majority report will recommend that both the ordi nances now In the hands of the committee , granting franchises to Pardeo & Co. and to the Thomson-Houston company , be laid on the shelf , and that a new ordinance plmll bo passed , the new ordinance to be Identi cal with Hascall's omnibus ordinance , with the exception that wooden poles are desig nated Instead of Iron , The minority report Trill recommend the passage of both the Thomson-Houston and the Pardce ordi nances , and that similar franchises shall be given to any future bidders for the privi lege of lighting the streets of the city. Hascall acted as chairman ot the com mittee , and , after Mr. Wiley had generously distributed a pocketful of cigars , the cogs bccan to move with a celerity which Indi cated that they had been well prepared be forehand. Hascall repeated his old speech In favor of a general ordinance under which every ono should have a show. Ho wanted everthlnu to bo free , and his remarks were an appropriate prelude to the suggestion of Wheeler , who recommended the action which Is represented by the majority report. Bcchel was In favor of the general ordinance with a maximum rate designated of $112 per light per year. Calm wanted to know whether , Jf . .thegeneral 'ordinance 'was passed and new bids advertised for , there was any assurance that there would be any bidder except the Thompson-Houston company. No ono seemed anxious to reply end Calm continued that ho favored passing both of the ordinances now in the hands of the committee , and if any other company wanted to put in a bid for the contract they should bo ulvcn n similar franchise. Lemly supported this position , and Hascall volubly alleged that no former bids could bo con sidered , as the Pardeo company must have n franchise before the council could legally consider Its bid. Bcchel read n recent decision by three Minnesota Judges In which It was stated that no city could grant a contract for a longer time than the ( ax levy run. Ho con sequently argued that the contract for elec tric llghttni ; could inly be let for one year at a time. Ho was joined In this opinion by Wheeler and Ilnacall , after which a vote was taken on Wheeldr's proposition to In troduces the rejuvenated Hascall ordinance. The vote resulted : Ayes Hascall , Holmes , Bechel , Wheeler , Back 5. Nays Calm , Lemly , Thomas 3. Mr. Culm gave notice of his Intention to present a minority report , and the committee adjourned. The facts connected with the acceptance of the bid ot Pardeo & Co. are ot sufficiently recent date to bd readily recalled , The city clerk was Instructed to advertlss for bids for lighting the streets of the city for three years with electric light. The date of be ginning was so short a time that no new- company would have a chancs to complete anew now plant by that time , and It was not expected - poctod that bids would bo received from any Bourco except the company that now enjoys a monopoly In this lino. To the surprise of nearly every ono , however , a bid was re ceived that all but paralyzed the Thomson- Houston people. The latter company put In a bid of $132 per lamp per year , the figure being $8 lesa than the company Is now re ceiving under Its latest contract. Pardeo & Co. put In a bid of $112 per lamp per year , and then , In the classic language of Major Furay , "tho calves wore out and no mistake , except on the part of the fellow who left the bars down. " All sorts of tactics were resorted to by the friends of the Thomson-Houston com pany In the council to prevent the aeept- anco of the bid. The new company was attacked , and conditions were Imposed that It was not thought possible could be com plied with , but the new company turned up with a gilt-edged bond of the denomination required , and demonstrated Its ability to back up all It had said with plenty of cash and a willingness to spend It In building and equipping a plant of even greater magnitude than that of the Wiley company. There were several frantic turns In various directions , but no loophole seemed to offer Itself , and the contract was finally awarded to Pardeo & Co. That company had merely asked In Ita bid that It bo awarded a reasonable franchise tor doing commercial lighting , and the opposition at once concentrated Its efforts on an attempt to prevent the granting ot a franchise that would bo accepted by the Pardee company , The Hascall omnibus was one of the ob- ctructlonary tactics Interposed , but It was only ono of a lengthy series. It was finally knocked out , after a half dozen ordinances had been referred to a joint committee con sisting ot the council standing committees on telegraph and telephone poles , judiciary and gas and electric lights , and everything eecmed to bo assuming such shape that the company would finally get a franchise that would enable It to compete with tlio Thomson-Houston company , when Mr. Wiley concluded that It was time to do something or nothing , and jumping boldly Into the game , as above stated , planted his foot squarely In the middle ot Mr. I'ardee's mud pie. That Is the way It stands at the present time. If the Wiley contingent can muster ten votes tonight , the bids will all bo re jected , and the Thomson-Houston company will have another whack at the persimmons. Not only that , but the time will bo fixed at ono year , In order to freeze out any now company , on the theory that no new con cern could afford to go to such an outlay with a possibility ot having the contract iccurcd by another company at the end of the first year. If the scheme succeeds , It will keep out competition In commercial lighting as well as for street Illumination. * Chamberlain's Cough llumedy the llcst. LOOKBFOIID , Cal. , April 31 , 1891. Having been troubled with frequent colds Cturlng the past few years , I have from time to time used tbe various cough medicines In common use. I have arrived at the con clusion that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fa the best , and now use It In preference to any other. ASA WAKDKOBE , This remedy will cure a severe cold In less tlrno than any other treatment , It joosons a cold , relieves the lungs , aids ex pectoration and effects a permanent cure. It la also without an equal for croup and hooping cough. For Bale , by druggists. rather SlniliHu'n Lecture. Hoy. Dr. Thomas Stialmn of the Catholic university at Washington will lecture at Exposition hall this evening on the sub ject : "Pope Leo XIII and the Catholic University of America , " . . , . At the banquet on Thursday night Father Bhanan will respond to the toast : "The Catholic Ohurch and Civil government. " Mr . llellman'n Allowance. judge Baxter yesterday ordered that the further allowance ot | 760 r month to Maria Hclltnnn be withheld pending subsequent action In the settlement of the estate. The action was taken at the request of the at torneys for the First National and Nebraska National banks , and under the law that pro vides that such alllowance shall not con tinue for over one year , In cases where the estate Is Insolvent. A STORY OF PROGRESS. Honesty tlio 1'ollcy Which llrlngn the Kent It Is Interesting to study the history of some great manufacturing establishment , which has been built up step by step , from a small beginning until It. has reached such proportions that to control Its policy and handle Its finances requires more executive ability and more clerical assistance than It does to carry on the public business of some of the states of the union. Probably the best example of such an establishment Is found In the business of C. I. Hood & Co. of Lowell , Mass. The principal business of this firm , as many of our readers may know , Is the preparation of that celebrated and really meritorious remedy , "Hood's Sarsaparllla , " The building In which this medicine Is made Is the largest In the world devoted to a sim ilar purpose , containing some four acres of floor space , and over COO persons are cm- ployed In the different departments. And yet the time was when Mr. C. I. Hood , the proprietor and discoverer , with one or two assistants , was able to put up all that the public demanded of "Hood's Sarsaparllla. " Mr. Hood nt that time wai ono of the pro prietors of a , drug store In Lowell , ho hav ing previously came from a small town In Vermont to serve a term of years as n drug gist's apprentice. When the people began to hear of the " ' cures which "Hood's Sarsa parllla" was accomplishing the demand for the article rapidly Increased. In a short time a separate- building was needed In which to prepare the medicine. A few years later a still larger ono was required , and so the expansion of the plant has gone on until the present time. The reason for this continuous progress was , of course , the demand for the article produced , and the reason why there was a demand was that the public had found out that "Hood's Sarsaparllla" Is an honest medicine. It was prepared with the same care when thousands of bottles were made every day as It was when It was first put up for the few customers who occasionally asked for It. Besides this , they found that the cures which were reported were genuine , nnd all that was claimed for "Hood's Sarsa parllla" was based upon what It had actu ally accomplished. If "Hood's Sarsaparllla" had not possessed peculiar and absolute mer it , the people would have found It 'out long ago , and there would have been no need for tlie great flve-story ibuilding which was erected last summer as an extension to the labratory . Just at present there Is special demand for "Hood's Sarsaparllla" and the sales are enormous because It has won the reputation for belus "peculiar , " not only as a remedy for all diseases caused by Impure blood , llko scrofula , rheumatism , bolls , pimples , etc. , but as the Ideal and the standard spring medicine. Sometimes It Is asked why people need to take a spring medicine , and the answer Is based upon scientific principles. Owing to. various causes the body becomes to a certain extent clogged up during the winter nnd the blood becomes Impoverished , and so when the warmer weather comes there Is a languid , disagreeable sensation best described as "that tired feeling. " If rfothlng Is done to remove this feeling , the consequences may bo serious , just ns trouble might be expected If an engineer should al low his engine to get clogged up with the accumulations that come with constant use. In the first place the blood must be purified nnd enriched and then strength nnd elastici ty will return. "Hood's Sarsaparllla" has been found to be Just the thing for "that tired feeling" and thousands of people take It In the spring and thus prevent a continu ance of that sensation and evin serious Ill ness later In the season. In short , "Hood's Sarsaparllla" has long since outstripped all lt-j competitors simply by Its peculiar merit , and the great Industry which has been'built UB In Lowell by Its manufacture Is a substantial Illustration of the principle that honesty Is the policy whlch'brlnss the best success. COUBT CTTLMNGS. Business of the Slay Term Opeueil Justices In Tronlilo. The May term of the district court opened yesterday morning. The greater part of the forenoon was occupied In calling the Jury panel for the next three weeks and listening to the excuses of those who did not wish to serve. " Judge Ambrose took up the contempt case against John A. Karllng In the morning. Karllng Is justice of the pence for Clontarf precinct , nnd his offense consisted of Ig noring the order of the court restraining htm from maintaining a Justice ofllce in the city. Ho contended that ho" had merely henrd a case there by stipulation , and that ho was not violating the order'of the court. Judge Ambrose , after hearing the evidence , concluded otherwise , , and found the defend ant guilty. In Imposing the penalty , he said that ho had previously cautioned the defendant ngalnst this very thing , and It was evident that the stipulation feature was only n subterfuge to enable him to con tinue to do business In the city In direct violation of the mandate of the court. The defendant was censured for advertising the location of a city ofllce on papers Issued from his court , and was fined $15 and costs , to stand committed until pald.Tho | case against Justice EdRerton was continued until next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Ho Is also charged with Ignoring the court's order In this respect. | Judge Ambrose Is hearing the cases against the South Omaha National bank , In which It Is sought to hold the bank as trustee In securing a settlement for credi tors of the commission firm of Gasman & Dudley , that went to the wall some tlmo ago. The cases were bunched , and the In terested parties agreed to request Judge Ambrose to hear them. Ithciiiimtlsm Cured In Tliroo Days. "I have been aflllcted all winter with rheumatism In the back. At times It was so severe that I could not stand up straight , but was drawn over on one side , " says George A. Mills of Lebanon , Conn. "I tried different remedies , but without relief , until about six weeks ago , when I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Halm. After using It for three days , according to directions , my rheumatism was gone , and has not re turned since. I have since recommended It and given It to others , and know they have been benefited by Its use. " For sale by druggists. AVnnt Hotter Car Sen lee , A rousing meeting of the West Slila Im provement club was held nt Forty-fifth and Leavenworth streets on Saturday night. Im provements on West Leavenworth street was the principal topic of discussion and It was decided to take bomo action at once. The following resolution was unanimously adopted : Resolved , That the West Side Improve ment club on behalf of the residents of HlmcbauKh addition , Ilrooklyn addition , KcUermun Place , Shrlver Place nnd West Bide , request the city council to have the Leavenworth street car line extended to Fifty-fourth street. This resolution means that the West Skiers will demand a double track extension of the street car line from Twenty-ninth street to the city limits. It their petition Is not considered by the city council the West Slders say they will wait upon the council In a body and ask to be heard In their own behalf. The city council will bo Invited to attend next Saturday night's meeting ot the club. I'rom Suttor Crook , BUTTER CREEK , Cal. , April 12 , 1S94. Tom Green of this place says : "Last sum mer I had a sudden and violent attack of diarrhoea. Some ono recommended Cham berlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , vrhtch I procured , and after tak ing a couple of dotes was completely cured , Since then I have often persuaded friends to use It for the same complaint , and In every case a prompt cure has been effected. In my opinion U Is tbe best remedy on the market for bowel complaints. " For sale by druggists , Marriage I.iceiues. The following marriage licenses were Issued - sued by the county clerk yesterday ; Name and address. Age , Peter Anderson , Omaha SO Mary Nelson , Omaha 30 Charles Bchalkenbacli , Omaha 36 Winnie J , Wood , Omaha Si GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Health Department Has No Funds with Which to Conduct Ita Work , WILL SOON HAVE TO SHUT UP SHOP If tlio City Council llaci Not Como to III Jtcllef till * Dcpnrtiiu-iit of tlio Local Government to Jto Abandoned , According to tlio action of tlio Hoard of Health , decided upon yesterday , there will bo a general shutting up of shop In that de partment at the. end of the month unless tlio city council shall make ROIIIO additional provision for defraying the running expenses of the department. Among tlio matters mentioned In the report of Health Commis sioner Savlllo was the prospective deficiency In the treasury. Ho stated that , according to the experlenco of the past three months , $2,400 would bo required to defray the ex penses of removing dead animals where the contractor was unable to collect Ills fees from the owners. This woul.l leave a balance of ? G,5G7 with which to pay salaries and other expenses. Of tills $3OG9 had already been paid out , so In order to finish the year on the appropriation , all of the sanitary Inspectors specters and the milk Inspector would have to be discharged at the end of the present month and the entire sanitary police system abandoned. Dr. Savlllc declared that unless some meas- surcs were adopted by the council to relieve the board from Its cmbarassment lie would certainly discharge all the Inspectors as soon as the present month was up. The commis sioner was directed by resolution to present a statement of the condition of the board to tlio council and ask for some measure of re"ef. The discussion of the garbage question oc cupied the greater part of the afternoon. Ac cording to the records of the olllce only two persons had paid the required fees for having dead animals removed fiom their premises. Under the MacDonald contract the city Is re quired to pay for the removal of animals whoso owners are unknown , but It developed that with these two exceptions the contrac tors had failed to collect from the owners und had turned In the bills to be paid by the city. Many of the owners whose names ap peared on the slips were well known business men , but the MacDonald representative claimed that It was Impossible to collect the bills. He could not afford to sue the delin quents , as It would cost him three times as much as the. bills amounted to , and he could not get his pay except by turning In the bill with those In cases where the owners were unknown. Several members expressed themselves to the effect tliat'the bills could be collected If the contractor was willing to attend to It , In stead of following the easier course of bring ing them to the board In one batch. Mayor nemls said that he had known of several In stances where the garbage men had collected the bill of the owner of the animals and then collected the amount again from the city , on the claim that the bill had never been paid. He specified a couple of instances where this had been done and said that he could provo the truth of his statement. There seemed to bs a good deal of question among the members as to the method that ought to be taken to compel property owners to pay for the removal of the dead animals from their premises. The garbage men claimed that they were/ / not being fairly treated. If they did not remove the animals In a certain time they were subject to a flue , and If the board refused to allow the bills they could never get their pay , as the prop erty owners took advantage of their position and only laughed at them when they asked for their pay. City Attorney Council wsj called In and advised that the garbags men refuse to remove- the animals until the owner paid the fee. If the fee was not paid the collector should report the delinquent tea the board , which should have the owner nrrc'sted and prosecuted for maintaining a nuisance. After a few examples of this sort ho believed there , would be but little difficulty ! u collect ing the fees. It was decided to act on his advice and the contractors , were instructed accordingly. The report of the health commissioner showed that the health of the city was re markably good. There had been but eighty deaths during April , which was a death _ rate of C 9-10 per cent. According to municipal statistics this was the lowest death rate that had ever been known In any city. The births during the month numbered 14G , which were equally divided as to sex. There were six cases of diphtheria , thirteen of scar- letlna , four of typhoid fever and forty-eight of measles. The expense of caring for the four small pox patients had been J7S9. One additional case was admitted from South Omaha at the request of the city officials of that city , with an agreement to pay all expenses attaching. Dr. Savlllo also called attention to tha ne cessity for a detention hospital near the poltco station , and suggested that the ex pense should be bourne equally by the city and county. The report of the chemist who was en gaged to test the condition of frozen poultry purchased on the market showed that some of the fowls were poisonous and beginning to decay. Inspector Frank reported that none of the local houses were handling the frozen stock any longer , and the matter was dropped after the bill of the chemist had been allowed. Plumbing Inspector Duncan offered a reso lution raising the salary of Dr. Towne to $125 per month. Tills was laid over until the next meeting. A resolution was passed directing the Inspector to rigidly enforce the ordinance regulating the hauling of gar bage and to cause the arrebt of any ono who should violate the same. Tlio Superiority Of Hood's Sarsaparllla Is due to the tre mendous amount of brain work and constant care used In Its preparation. Try one bottle and you will bo convinced of Its superiority. It purifies the blood which , the source of health , cures dyspepsia , over comes sick headaches and biliousness. It Is Just the medicine for you. Hood's I'llls are puicly vegetable , care fully prepared from the best Ingredients. IIOMISIIKIKV : : KXCUKSIONS SOUTH. Via the WiilMKli It.illriKxI. . On May 8 and 20 the Wabash will sell round trip tickets at ono fare to all points In Tennessee ( except Memphis ) , Mississippi , Alabama , Louisiana ( except New Orleans ) , Arkansas and Texas , For tickets or descrip tive pamphlets of land , climate etc. , call at Wabash ticket office , 1502 Farnam street , or wrlto Q. N. Clayton , noithweslcrn paasengjr agent , Omaha , Neb. Germun JliiptlKt Aiimnil .Meeting. The annual meeting of the German Bap tist Brethren will be held at Moycrsdale , Pa. , on the PltUburg division of the Ilaltl- moro & Ohio railroad , commencing May 21 , 1831. For this occasion the I ) . & O , R. n. Co. will sell excursion tickets to Meyersdalo and return from all stations on 1U system of lines at rate of ono first class faro for the round trip. From points east of and In cluding Plttsburg and Wheeling the tickets will bo sold from May 22 to 28 Inclusive , and will bo valid for return passage within thirty days from date of sale. From points west of Plttsburg and Wheel ing the ticket ! ) will be sold from May 21 to 2G Inclusive , and will be valid for return passage within thirty days from date of sale. sale.For For time of trains , etc. , address nearest agent of the D. & O. It. It. Co. , or 0. P. McCarty , Gen'l Pass , agent , 13. & O. P. W. ll'y. . St. Louis , Mo. ; L. S. Allen , Ass't Oon'l Pass , agent , D. & O. R. H. , Chicago , 111. ; E. D. Smith , DIv. PUBS , agent , I ) . & 0. U. It. , Pittsburg , Pa. , or D. F. Dond , Dlv. Pass , agent , D. & 0. It. R. , Baltimore , Md. ; Chas. 0. Scull , Gen'l Pass , agent , B , & O. R. R , , Baltimore. Md. Cluaii Connection ! For New York , Philadelphia and Boston are made by the Burlington's "Vestlbuled Flyer , " which leaves Omaha dally at i45 ; p , m , for Chicago. City ticket ofllce , 1324 Farnam street. Eller is Liable. The probate Judge * yesterday decided that the property ot little Hurt Glendower Wheeler was received by ex-Judge Eller la his oniclnl capacity , and that the transfer of notes for that amount to Administrator Hamel , signed by J. W , Eller , was not a Judicial act within the meaning of the law , and that Kller U still liable for the money ho received. It Is set forth , .that while Hamel was unfaithful to his trust ha did not personally profit by his mismanagement , ns ho acted by the .advlco and for the bone * fit of others. He la censured , however , as having known that this mismanagement was against the Interests of his ward. IIAYW.N IUIOS. .Special Snlo of Itrcsi dnoiU All TliM Week. Have you seen Uhat genuine Frederick Arnold's German Henrietta , 4G Inches wide at E9C. Worth $1.00 Have you seen that 40 INCH silk warp gloria AT 7GC. Worth $1,25 or money refunded. Have you seen those 50 Inch storm serges AT 7CC. Cheap at $1.00 In fact , to bo In llno you must sco our Dress goods sale at . cither In price , quality or quantity ever offered In Omaha. HAYDEN I3ROS. From tlio Wire * . The following telegram was ( received yes terday by Mr. Thomas J. Kelly , who has secured the appearance of Miss Kllon Beach Yaw and company for Thursday evening : "DULUTH , Minn. To Thomas J. Kelly , Omaha , Neb. : Miss Yaw'a appearance a veritable triumph. Audience wCdly enthu siastic. Must return. return."ARTHUR KEETCH. " This verifies all that has previously been said about this young artist's career. She will sing at Boyd's theater Thursday night with Mr. Max Dick , the celebrated Ameri can violin soloist , and Miss Gcorglclla Lay , pianist. Owing to the largo advance sale sub scribers are requested to secure their seats early on Wednesday morning , as after 12 o'clock the box otnco will be thrown open to the general public. Ladles , don't forget to hear the Vlavl health talk tomorrow , 3 p. in. , at the Presby- toiian church , North Twenty-fifth and J streets. Tills lecture free. Have you seen that 29C ? line of dress goods ; nothing equal to It HAYDEN DUOS. Goods worth from 50c to 70c. Saratoga and return very cheap on occa sion of the Presbyterian general assembly , May 17 ; rates always the lowest via the Nickel Plate road. City ticket office 199 Clark street. Depot Clark and 12th streets , Chicago. _ _ Last of tlio .Season. On May 8th the Missouri Pacific will sell round trip tickets to all points In Texas , all points on the Iron Mountain railway In Arkansas , also on the Kansas City , Watkins - kins & Gulf railway. Only ono fare for the round trip. Tickets limited to 30 days ; stopovers allowed. For further Information call at depot , Fifteenth and Webster , or city ofllces , N. B. corner 13th and Farnam. TIIOS. F. GODFREY , P. and T. A. , J. 0. PHILLIPPI , A. G. F. and P. A. o Kxcurslon. One fare for the round trip to all points In Texas via Santa Fo route next Tuesday , May 8. Apply to your nearest railroad agent or E. L. Palmer , P. A. Santa Fo route , Omaha. _ Going KiiBt Today ? Your choice of , 'four dally trains on the Chicago & Northwestern railway. Two of these trains , at ' 4:05 , p , m. and C:30 : p. m. , are vestlbuled and limited , arriving In Chicago cage early next morning. Elite sleepers , dining cars , and the latest reclining chair cars. Call at the city office , 1401 Farnam street. The Northwestern checks your trunk at your house. Have you seen those novelty goods at Hoyden Bros. , 79C. Worth from $1.00 to $2.00 or money re funded. Delegates to the Presbyterian general as sembly at Saratoga , N. Y. , should not pur chase their tickets without first obtaining rates on the Nickel Plato road , which ore always the lowest. For further Information call on any agent of that company or ad dress J. Y. Calahan , general agent , 199 Clark street , Chicago , 111. 1'orfocHy at Home. The Irrigated lands of Idaho possess "lliat peculiar qualification which Is perfectly adapted to the raising of apples , apilcots , peaches , cherries ! pears , plums , grapes , prunes , hops , alfalfa , corn and potatoes , which always find a ready market and bring a good price. You can't overstock the United States with these commodities. We'll send our advertising matter on ap plication. E. L. Lomax , G. P.'and T. A. , Omaha , Neb. Take the Nickel Plato road to all points east. Elegant Wagner buffet sleeping cars on all through trains. Rates always the lowest. Tickets on sale at all coupon ticket offices , or address J. Y. Calahan , general agent , 199 Clark street , Chicago. Do Not Declilo Where you'll spend the summer before ascer taining what are the attractions of Hot Springs , S. D. The Burlington's city ticket agent at 1321 Farnam street will be glad to tell you about them. o * IN GOOD HEALTH. Omalia's Sanitary Condition Hotter Than Usual In Mny 'rime. At the regular meeting of the Board of Health yesterday afternoon Commissioner Savlllo presented a report showing the present hygienic conditions of the city. According to tlio records of the ofilce the city has never been In a more healthful condition than at present. This Is considered somewhat re markable In the spring when there Is usually a marked prevalence of disease. Thcro are a few cases of measles and Bcarlotlna In the city , but most of them are of a mild char acter and but comparatively few deaths are reported. The smallpox cases have all yielded to treatment , and no .further danger Is appre hended from that source. The fo > ir cases up to May 1 cost the city $789 , and this Is con sidered a very chaqp way out ot It. Five cases In Council ( Bluffs cost that city $5,000 , and several Instances are cited where the ex penses attending the treatment ct clmllur cases In various cities have footed up JI.OOQ eacb. Chicago appropriated $125,000 fcr this purpose recently , so the h'jilth officers tnlnk Omaha Is bavins very fjrtunato exporl- ence. Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne should be In every household. It Is per fectly pure and naturally fermented. TARIFFS TAKE A TUMBLE Burlington Gives the West Bound Through Charge Ball a Lively Kick , FREIGHT RATES IN A CHAOTIC CONDITION riflcon Cents n Hundred from Oirnhn to Denver Humor * of Still further Ito- ( Itlctlonn NoTelllnj ? Where the Dcinorull/iitlon Will Knit , Not In a score of years , If at all , has there existed BO widespread demoralization In freight rates on fifth clans matter as now. All sorts of rumors are In the air am criticisms are openly made on Freight Trot' flo Manager Muilroo's course In demoralizing Colorado business , but officials at Union Pa cific headquarters Justify their course by stating that they have evidence against two or three roads having secretly cut the tariffs and Mr. Munroo decided to take the bull by the horns and go In for a fight as punish mcnt for the Hues that ought to know bet ter than manipulate the rates. Freight Agent Crosby of the Burlington took a turn at the demoralization wheel ycitcrday by announcing that , effective Thursday , bis road would make a rate on the fifth class matter from tlio Missouri river to Colorado common points of 15 cents per hun dred , a reduction of nearly 70 per cent , an unheard of thing In this territory. This Is In conjunction with a new tariff Just pro mulgated affecting fifth class freight and lower , effective Mny 8 , quoting new rates ns follows : Twenty-live cents from Chicago , 22 cents from Peorla and 20 cents from St Louis. This Is the most Important cut yet announced , tlio former rates from points named being 85 centn , & ! ' & cents , 7"/i cents , while the rate from the Missouri river to Colorado common points on fifth class freight In car lots Is 50 cents. There can bo only ono result In this rate war , Utah points will undoubtedly Insist upon similar reduc tions and eastbound rates have already com menced n downward courho In sympathy. Whether the rule announced this morning by the Darlington will affect the tariff be tween Omaha and Kansas City is not yet apparent , although It Is pretty hard to see how It can be otherwise. The Missouri Pacific and the Santa Fe are charged with having secretly participated In the rate demoralization , although at Missouri Pacific headquarters the charges arc strenuously denied , the officials stating that nothing of the kind has been done in their territory , although on Saturday the Missouri Pacific had a carload of packing house product from the Omaha Packing com pany to Trinidad nnd one or two cars from the same company before Mr. Munroo of the Union Pacific started west on his trip of Investigation. Itoads Insist that the round about manner of reaching Trinidad on the part of the Union Pacific , being almost a four day's haul , would forever preclude the Missouri Pacific from taking freight from Omaha on equal tariffs , but the road has recently Jumped Into the packing house busi ness for Colorado points , and , what Is more to the purpose , is getting it. The Union Pacific is at present quoting car rates on packing house product to Colorado common points of 40 cents , the same on fresh beef , which is a reduction of 10 cents per 100. This reduction , however , is nothing to what the Santa Fc will make , effective May 10 , on packing house product , announcing that on that date the rate from Omaha to Texas common points will be 47 cents , as against the present rates of 70 cents. On the part of the Missouri Pacific , they have kept exceedingly quiet at , to packing house product , but on rails they announce a rate of 25 cents fiom the Mississippi river as against a 15-cent rate now being quoted. It Is an 111 wind that blows nobody any good , and the shipper Is making the best ot the situation. Merchants and others In Colorado have taken advantage of the fight , which has secretly been In pi ogress for thirty days , and are replenishing their stocks. The Union Pacific will meet the Durllngton's rate promptly and will then proceed to show the other lines what a good fighter Is. Mr. Munroo will not stand any more fllm-flammlng without It goes out legitimately and so announces. It Is a case of stand from under for some' one of the lines Is going to get left in this fight , which promises to involve Utah und the Pacific coast. GHOST Of Till ; Till I'AllTITI ! 1'OOL. United .Stilton Court of Appenln Declares It an Mil-Kill Contract. ST. PAUL , May 7. The United States cir cuit court of appeals today affirmed the de cision of the United States court for the eastern district of Missouri in the case of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway against the Wabash , St. Louis & Pacific. These railways , with five otheis , signed a pooling agreement In 1SS3 , the division to be In the traffic Itself. In the course of busi ness the Wabash carried more than Its share , and the Milwaukee carried less. It was decided by the pool commission that the Wabash should pay the Milwaukee $10S- 404 , and the suit was instituted for that amount. The court holds that the plaintiff's action was based on an illegal contiact ; that , with the contract Ignored , there Is no cause for action , and , accepting the con tract , It states an Illegal and void cause for action , and the courts will not lend their aid to enforce any contract contiary to law or public policy. S o Claims Its DltTfrenlliil. MINNEAPOLIS , May 7. The See Pacific has announced that It will enforce Its $7.50 differential on Chicago , North Pacific busi ness beginning May 15. This differential Is via steamer from Victoria , II. C. , and Is claimed on all rail linos. The Western Pas senger association had agreed to It , but never has been able to enforce It. The rates apply on Chicago busfnese. Itiill ay Notes. A party of Illinois physicians will go to Hot Springs , S. U. , In charge of Assistant General Passenger Agent Wakeley of the Burlington. The physicians will occupy the special cars Galatz and Amiens and will bo the guests of the Uurllngton during their tour of Inspection. The contractors on the Durllngton exten sion from Sheridan to Hillings have sent out word to labor contractors In Omaha asking that sixty now men a day be sent to the work until further orders , There Is no reason for a man to bo out of employment under these circumstances. The twenty-ninth annual session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers con venes In St. Paul May 9. Messrs. Yroman and Fonda will represent the Union Pacific members In the councils of the greatest brotherhood over organized. George W. Vro- man's name will probably bo presented for grand chief. The Durllngton and Rock Island will bring In this afternoon two special trains loaded with delegates to the annual convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The Chicago cage , Burlington & Qulncy train will con sist ot four sleepers' and three coaches and will bo under the direction of Colonel Bill Shaw of wldq shirt collar fame. Wo could not Improve the quality If we paid double the price. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo Is the best salvo that experience can produce , or that money can buy. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. Hie only Cure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alum. ed In Millions of Homes AQ Years the Standard- Invest twenty-five cents with ' us , and we'll cover your skin with a EOc article dead Bttrc give you selection at that. Wo have balbrlggan In cream or brown , or gauze , In white or brown. . Ever sold ns cica , , , frflm t0 ) ] ( , f "lck yollr cholco nt In cream or brown ribbed , In dnrk drub , or the now dark lavender shade called Er- dcbraun Drawers or shirts of 0' ' Kvor I r- nl IVt-ncli lulbritr- pan for GOv , d , ? no sell 'em nt that with slilu-n on edges. For realK ! Mhrcml combed goods si men r- tlulo retails at 76c. hcro the Harvard T Jersey ribbed , silk trimmed underwear , cost you clscwhero 40 per cent higher. . All wo charge for genuine French Imported balbrlggan , and It's as sta ple as a postage stamp everywhere at not less than $1.25. You compare 'cm to any $1.50 underwear you see and you'll give the verdict In our favor. Any article Is a 4-thread llslle , soft finish , In washable cream. None finer In this line of make 41 Last call for Catalogue. wiwto tlmo , inoripy and honltli ultli "doctors" uonderful "euro- ( 'lwcllkNclc.nlirn ' I I1I hciicl JOH l'Jtii : ; tlm prescription [ nmtni ! ; ror lulvrrllslriK cnuli iitiont U. AnvilniKKlstcnii put It lip for . il simple. All Iiwkln ntiirn li Hint ) ou will buy nnniall quantity of tlio j i 1 remedy Itself of me , all ready for usw.lHit inav do iis > ou please ntHiut th. All letters MMII neiilea. j T.G. ItA KNKS. Iock Ilnx USD , Now * Dealer , Jliii rsliuU , AIIclu I - - - C. Without a good dining table you are hnlf In and half out of comfort. You may servo ta dozen courses , but the charm , the beauty , the refinement , the dignity of the meal aie all somewhat mm red. Nine times out of ten It Is unwise to buy cheap furniture , but it Is tbf npotlieosli of stupidity to purchase a cheap dining table. Let us save you thls blunder It our Influ ence cun avail anything. You can nlwaya secure n good table nt a reasonable price 1C you take time to se lect It. They are sometimes n little diffi cult to find. Hero Is ono that Is an unusual bargain for a center pillar pattern. The boaid Is , two Inches In depth with a massive caived box frnmo. The legs are very decoiatlvo with fine claw feet. Lowest prices In Omaha. Chas. Shiverick & Co. FURNITURE of Every Doaorlptlon. Temporary Location , I206-I2O8 DOUGLAS ST. , M1LLARD HOTEL I1LOCK. NEBRASKA NATIONAL XT. S. Depository , Omaha , Nebraska CAPITAL 8400,000 SURPLUS 853,503 oraeerBaua Dlrectorsi-Henry W. . YalM , pr dents Jonn S. Collins , vlcu president ) tawln a llecd , Casliler. Win. U. S. Hughes , ' cannier THE IRON BANK , THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO , , 1408 Farnam Street , THE LION DRUG STORE Physicians' Prescriptions carefully prepared at low PROTECT YOUR AIIM by uHliif a VACCINATION SHIELD ONLY 25 CUNTS. FIIESII VACCINP. RKCniVKU DAILY , ur.'leal Iiistru m unts , llosplfil k luvall 1 Supplies THE ALOi : & PENFOLD CO. , Opposite I'.ixtou llolul. LOOK 'ou Tin : .OLI > WON. Easily , Quickly , Pormanonlly Restored. ! IVrnlciirHM. Nervoiinnca , . .iDrlillllnnd nil tlio train . of evils Ironically cirors or 1 Jatcreiectfcff.thoreBUlteof ; ounvork , Mrknvu , worry , utu. rullntrciictli.dovel- opniont unil tciiioghun tu acveryortjiiu and uoitlcu , ( if Ihobody. Ulinjilc.natF jiirulracUiods. Imnicdf. . I rilll * ! ) i\'H \ l/J ! ate Improvement MCCII. Failure Irnposslblo. 2a l lofereneos. Ilook , explanation and proofs nulled ( tcMed ) free. ERIE MEDICAL CO. , Buffalo , N.Y. BIRNEY'S Catarrh Powder jllellevea Catarrh and Cold In the Jfuai instantly by ono application Oures Hand Noises St. DCAFNB8S. C.tl or writ * lint Il nl < Ttapto , rtl l | . > l < rlullrutnii > ntor Hiii | > liifre9 bold by utuL'Klnui. OOc. SCHOOLS. , MARY'S SV'HOOI. , Oiinloil Cliy , L. i. New ST . Ailvnutnifos of. Now _ Yprft , .Hpoolal In struction In stiiblo ami Art , Culk-iro 1'ruparatory mid Klecllvo Courses of study. Kngmroinaiila novr forSept. 1HU1. Minn JULIA II PAHWKLb. J'ur RfACT SIZE PERFECTOJ THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAY031TB TEN CENT CIGAR. For d. by all Flr-t OffiSftSAU ? CO. , Factory No. 301 , SU Louis ,