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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1895)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE .ESTABLISHED JU 'K 1 ! ) , . 1S7J. SATURDAY MOUNINO , ' , . . 'JJ5 1805 T\\rI3LVJ3 L An-BS. OOL'V tflVM GENTS. H N BROS. * HAY S. THESE PRICES WILL BRING US TOGETHER. Special Sale of Winter Underwear. 5 cases of men's heavy Shirts nnd Draw- cm , 25o each. Men's heavy wool Slilrls and Drawers , Doc each. each.Men's Men's fleece lliud Shirts and IJrawers , fiOc each , worth 75c. Men's natural gray wool Shirts and Draw ers , 75o each , worth $1.2li. Men's heavy wool Sox , 12' ' c , worth 2f e. Men's navy blue Flanel Shirts , $1.00 , worth SI.CO. Children's wool Hose. 12V4c , regular 2Qz quality. Hoys' heavy Bicycle Hose , 25c per pair , worth 40c. Children's wool Mittens , lOc per pair. Men's heavy wool Mitten ? , lOc per pair. Men's lined Leather Mittens , COc ; worth 75c. Ladles' heavy Jersey ribbed Vasts , 12V4c. Ladles' wool Vests , Jersey ribbed , COc , worth 7Bc. Ladles' fleece lined Hose , lOc , worth 20c. Ladles' S-button Kid Ulovcs , C9c , uortli $1.60. 100 dozen Corbels , $1.00 quality , reduced to Me , Ladles' fine Saxony Mittens 25c , wet Hi COc. Men's white laundered Shirts , COc , worth 7Cc. $1.00. Printed Silk Crepes for Saturday 39c yard. We place on sale Saturday morning In our Silk department 10 pieces of evening shades In printed all ollk Crepes , In Dresden de signs , goods actually worth $1.00 a yard ; wlille they last you can have what you wish of them for only 39c a yard. . $1.00 Printed Silk Crepes for 39c a yard. Linens. Not room to print the news of one In twenty of the Linen values that come here. The vast shipments of German and Holland Damasks , Irish and Scotch buck back Tovv- cls and Table Linens of every description , have over-crowded even the Inrge Linen de partment. The goods , however , were bought "right. " We can make prices on these flno Linens , Towfrllngs , Crashes , Chenille Covers and everything In these lines that will soon inalco plenty of room. Eveiythlng In Linens at about half their usual cost. Look this stock over Saturday. Call early. Dress Goods. Remnants Saturday of all kinds , of all colors of all lengths.I'laldsNovelties , Serges , Henriettas , In blacks and coirs. In fact , there has never been such a collection , and we arc going to dispose of them In Just one day Saturday. We've put a price on them half the regular coat. 2 SI'KCIAL BARGAINS FOR SATURDAY. 3S-lncli all wool Novelties , all this season's cholccat 50c qualities , for 29c. 34-Inch nil wool Novelties , In CO different styles , regular 39c quality , 19c. Saturday cvenfiig , 7:30 : to 8:30 : , we will have another of those Inimitable Dress sales. A full Dress Pattern for $1.00. This may be the last for 1895. so como early. 70O - OVERCOATS : : Double your money's worth. Blue , backi-and ! , Oxford all wool Beaver and Kersey ; stylish up-to-date gar ments , at . ft $5-00 , $7.50 and $9.7 % . ON SALE SATURDAY MORNING. At $5.00 . 'K An all wool Dress Overcoat , Patent Beaver , . , yclvet collar , farmer's satin and wool linings , fly front ; blue' , black and Oxford. Compares with any special sale'overcoat ' for two or three dollars more. . GREAT-COATS. There's double service , two * fold satisfaction in a coat that At $7.50 fits. fits.Our Men's all wool black and blue Kersey Overcoats , stylish , Our Overcoats and Ulsters durable $12.50 garments. All sizes from ? smallest to are tailor-made. There is a largest . . . ' , certain style about them you can't get outside of our store , .r \ , but that doesn't keep us from At $9.75 ,3 selling them for as little or less , than you're asked for ordinary Men's superior Kersey and Auburn Meltbtv-Overcoats , made Wm , Skinner's best equal to custom garments ; goods at other stores. silk sleeve lining , double warp leather cloth ? l ody lining. We're after the Overcoat $18.00 won't buy any better at other stores.1 business. This Label on a Garment insure ! Storm King Ulsters , Perfect Fit and Satisfaction. Saturday , $ * ! . I U and ! , $7.50 One lot of men's good and warm Storm Ulsters , cut extra long and made extra well ; unequalled elseiM TfR where for less rhan $7.50 to 10.00 , tomorrow for * \W'I % ) * ' . - t" . , * rtr ' It stands for the Best that Money Can Buy or Skill Produce. One lot of men's black and Oxford all wool frieze Ulst rs , with , raw edge ; elegant worsted body -lining , Jieavy velvet Th. Silk and Sltm Sleov. Llningi In all H. , S. & U. pockets. Ihe sort you'd pay $12.50 foratany'v J" " " ' " ' Overcottt and Ultteis arc guanntitd to waat tw * Miioni. other store ; tomorrow at tj H Bargains for Saturday. S1MC VEILING EC PEIl YARD. Think of It Silk Veiling worth IBc per yard only Be. Silk Veilings worth 20o per yard only Be. * Silk Veilings worth 2Sc per yard only Go. Silk Veilings worth 35c per yard only EC. Silk Veilings worth EOc per yard only Be. Sewing silk Veilings worth 2Bo per ynrd only Be. Dennlson's best fancy Crepe Taper , IGc roll. Saturday night for two hours only One case of beautifully silk Initialed Handker chiefs go at 4V4c each. From 7:30 : to 9:33. : Dcnnlson's best fancy Crepe Paper , lEo roll. New Books. Having received our stock of Holiday Books we will place some on sale Saturday. EOc Books for 2Bc. 3Bc Bookt" . for ISc. Novels at all prices. Working Silks. Wash Twist , Fllo Silk , Rope Silk , Gre cian Silk and Etching Silk , all go at lOc dozen , worth 3Gc. Saturday Will be Butter Day. AT THE BIG STOIIE. We'll sell you the finest Country Iloll and Print Butter for IZ c. Remember what we say. We mean thla Is the finest Country Butter made. Come In ; wo will have lots of It. Don't forget It's only 12'/4c pound. STRICTLY FRESH COUNTRY EGGS 1BC. A Great Meat Day Also. Sugar cured No. 1 Hams , 9c. Salt Pork. 6c ; I'lcklo Pork , Go. Sugar cured Bacon , Se Corned Beef , 3' c. Bologna ; 4c. Pigs Feet , 4c. * Full Cream Cheese , 7c ; Swiss Cheese , 12 > c ; Brick Cheese , l ! ! { c ; Neufchatel , 3c package. Don't forget to see our Candy department. See our French Caramels. ComeIn and see our factory. Candy made every half hour. Under Full Sail. Our mammoth sale of One Thousand Ladies' and Missse s' Cloaks is now on , Think of it , stylish new and comfortable Cloaks , in ladies' sizes from 32 to 46 inches , and misses * for 14 , 16 and 18 years , worth from $7.50 to $12.00 , now on sale at $3.95 AND ' $4.95 Colors navy and black. Particular attention is called to our Fleece Lined Tricot ! Cord Wrappers Persian patterns , the hand somest garment forjhe money made ; equal ( to any $7.00 gown , to be closdd out at $2.75 HAYDEN BROTHERS THE tSlU STOKE 10in AWU uuuuc CITY MUSI PAY THE COST Supreme Court Decision in Hanscom Park Paving Oase. AFFIRMS FINDING OF THE LOWER COURT Municipality llounil liy Iceil Stlpti- latlini to Hear the K\peiiNe Alone | of Improving ( he Surround- In H' StreetM. The decision which was handed down by the Atiprcmo court Thursday In the case of James 0. Mcgenth and others against the city of Omaha ends one of the most Important legal contests In which the city has ever been engaged. This Is the famous Hanscom park paving case , which has been stubbornly fought through the courts for years. The decision In the district court was adverse to the city and an appeal was taken by City Attorney Connell In 1S92. The fight has been continued In the supreme court ever since that time and the court of last resort has now afllrmed the decision of the lower court. The effect of this decision will be to throw tha entire cost of the pavement on the north and west sides of Hanscom pirk on the city and the decision means a burden of $00,000 on the taxpayers every ten years. Tliu history of the case dates back to thirteen yeari. ago. In a deed dated Novem ber 7 , 1882 , Andrew J. Hanscom , Catherine A. Hanscom , James d. Megeatb and Virginia C. Megeath convoyed to tll city the property which has since been known as Hanscom park. This deed con tained the following provision : "Also hereby coi.vey to the said city of Omaha a strip of land eighty feet wide , adjoining and entirely surrounding said park , for the purpose of a public street or highway , upon these express conditions : 'That It shall forever be used and occupied n a public street or highway , and that the said city of Omaha shall lay out and Improve said street or highway , and shall forever keep the same In good order and repair , at the expense of the said city of Omaha , And In case of failure or neglect to comply with any or all of said conditions , then and In that case the title to said street or highway shall revert b ck and reinvest In said parties of the first part , their heirs or assigns , according to their original In ' " terests. The deed was duly accepted by the city and It Is from the provision quoted thut all of Soon after the acceptance of the deed the street was laid out and graded and no vpeclal tax was assessed against the abutting property on account of this Improvement. -The grantoro In the deed then owned all the abutting property and they laid It out Into lots , many of which were afterward sold for residence purposes. In due time the city proceeded to curb , gutter and pave the street and awess the ouo-half cost against the abut ting property. As one side of the street abutted on the park , which belonged to the city , the property ownora were only awessed on the bails of one-half the cost of the Im provement. Then the property owners went Into court and asked for an Injunction per petually restraining the city from levying any taxes on account of the Improvement of the street and also praying for the cancellation of the taxes already levied. This ictlon was based on the clauie In the deed which wag Interpreted to mean that the entire cost cf maintaining the street was to be paid by the city. The Injunction was granted a iked and thU decision haw now been affirmed. The leas sustained by the city on account tt tLU d clilon can carcely bo mlluuted In dollars and cents * . It not only means that the city must pay the entire cost of the con struction and maintenance of the present pavement , but that It must bear all the ex pense of maintaining the street for all tlino to come. When it Is stated that there are 30,000 yards of pavement in controversy , It is evident that the burden will be a heavy one. City Engineer Rosewater estimates that the decision practically means an expense to the city of not leas than $00,000 every ten years. This was the cost of the original pavement , of which the city has already paid one-half , and under the decision will now be compelled - pelled to pay the other half. The cost of maintenance Is figured at 10 cents per yard , or $3,000 a year. In ten years , which Is computed to be the probable life of a pave ment , this would amount to $30,000 addi tional. Just now far this will affect tlie present finances of the city Is a matter that can only bo established by an exhaustive" examina tion of the city books. Neither Treasurer Oumont nor Comptroller Olsen arc ready to hazard an estimate as to the amount. The city hap taken up the bonds as they matured , and In so far as tlieso have been paid the city has alreidy paid off the loss. Hut a con siderable amount of the special tax was paid under protest and this will now have to bo refunded to the property owners out of the general fund. The amount of the tax and the amount of bonds still outstanding , repre sent the sum which must now bo paid out of the funds which have been considered as available for the ordinary expenses of the city. is VA ovisitLooicnn A HIST. Allowed Ht > r TrriimirtT o Walk Away with HIT Fund * . W. F , Hart , the late treasurer for Anna Eva Fay , the hypnotic trance medium , ap pears to be a very much wanted man. Thurs day he Is said to have skipped out while the company was playing an engagement in Lincoln and with $50 of Anna Eva's funds. The police of this city were notified to stop him If possible , as It was reported that he would probably paes through here on his way to Logansport , Ind. , his home. Yesterday Chief Slgwart received a let ter from Chief Clack of Nashville , Tenn. , en closing an epistle of Hart's written to a woman of that city regarding porno valuable diamond rings stolen from her some time sgo. In the letter Hart elates that he Is a detective and that he has located the stolen diamonds. For this reason he wants Mrs. F. M , Adams , the woman mentioned , to ad vance him $10 for expenses. He elated that ho would expect $16 more when he wired that he had secured the Jewelry , The letter to Mrs. Adams Is thought by the police to be an attempt on the part of Hart to extort money upon an old and well worked plan. Cradle and the l.riive. The following births and deaths were re ported at the health ofllco during the twenty- four hours ending at noon yesterday : nirths Joseph Oeuber. Fourteenth and Westerned streets , boy ; Walter-Wiley , 1109 North Fortieth , girl ; James Hesslnger , 818 North Seventeenth , girl ; William H. Slnnott , 1313 Capitol avenue , boy ; John J , Mlnnlck , Forty-fifth and Marcy , girl ; Edgar L. Hoag , 828 South Eighteenth , glr. > Dealbi Edward Burns , 65 , St. Joseph's hospital , heart dlseaa > , St. Mary's cemetery ; May Kaiser , 11 , 3707 Corby , nerve disease , Holy Sepulcher. Terror to the .Velichlinrhnoil , Jacob Meyer , living out on the Military boulevard , says that there Is an organized band of young toughs In his neighborhood which he would like to have broken up by the police. Thursday the members broke Into ulu barn and stole tlferefrom a number of fine plgeoni , tools and other articles. Meyer states that these young thieves are the terror of the section of the town In which he re- sldei. DREW THE LINE ON TEACUPS One of the Features of Domesticity that Went Beyond Endurance. MRS. MAXWELL APPLIES FOR A DIVORCE Shu Could Staml AbiiHe , but When It Cam < to DoilKlng : Hot Cof fee , She WIIH Heady to Quit. The allegation of great cruelty is the basis for a divorce suit which was begun In the district court yesterday. The plaintiff is Anna Maxwell and she desires a divorce from her husband , Robert T. Maxwell , the custody of two children , one 16 years of age and the other 10 , and alimony. Maxwell and wife were joined at Weeping Water , this state , on December 13 , 1877 , but the wife does not allege that the husband violated any of his marriage vows until July 20 of this year. On that date , however , occurred the particular Instance of cruelty of which chiefly she complains , Mrs , Maxwell says that the day heretofore mentioned she and Robert were seated at tnc dinner table , 'ine nusnana 'picxeu ' up a cup containing boiling coffee and threw It at her face. She dodged , but the china struck her body. Not satisfied , Maxwell , It Is al leged , jumped up and seizing his wife by the hair , threw her on the floor and then wrenched and twisted her until his fury had expended itself. Mrs. Maxwell says she Is being treated for the Injuries she received at that time. Since the occurrence , Mrs. . Maxwell says that her husband has abused her at frequent Intervals by calling her vile and vulgar names and has accused her of consorting with disreputable characters. She asserts that she objects to these charges of Im morality because she has always conducted herself to her husband as a chaste and faith ful wife. Maxwell and his wife lived In South Omaha. The woman says that he owns real estate of the value of $7,000 and a consider able * amount of personal property. She her self is without means of support and there fore she petitions the court that this property be EO divided that the may have enough to support herself and the two children. Cnn't Him Without a Head. It has been discovered that the affairs of the alack firm of Durke & Frailer of South Omaha , whose troubles have recently been uncovered In suits that have been filed In the district court , cannot be carried on with out a head , Each partner had succeeded In obtaining a restraining order enjoining the other from transacting business for the firm , Thurs day , however , Ilurke filed a motion , asking that such portion of the Injunction which prevents him from handling the money of thn firm be stayed , so as to allow him to pay for cattle consigned to the firm and to collect money and place It on deposit. Accompanying the motion was an affidavit from the South Omaha National bank In which It was stated that It was necessary for some one to atteud to the selling of cat tle consigned to the firm In order that It might be recompensed for the money ad vanced on the stock , Without 1'rejadlce. The suit of A , P. Drinks , receiver of the Rushvllle bank , against W. L. May , George W. Rhodes and Eggle > . Rhodes , has been dismissed without prejudice. The action was begun to recover $1,900 on a note given by the Ithodea to May , as director of the bank. It was alleged that May had never tried to collect the note , and It was inti mated that the transaction was a part of the alleged manipulations of May , through which It is charged that he brought the Rushvllle bank Into Insolvency. HALT CALLED O.V THE SEWEIl. Union I'aclfle Will FIKht the U e ot I'linik , Witiitlnrc Stone. A complication has developed in the con struction of the new * Chicago street main sewer , which promises to Indefinitely delay the completion of the oewerj The pipe passes under the Union Pacific tracks for a con siderable distance and the plans contemplate covering the sewer under 4tho tracks with six-Inch oak planks. Ycoterday the of ficials of the railroad company notified Chair man Munro of the Board of Public Works that they would not allow the sewer to run across their property If It was constructed according to the present plans. They insist that the sewer shall be covered with stone and allege that the oak planking would not only rot out , but would allow the stench to escape. ' If the ditch should be covered according to the demands of the company eight-inch stone would have to be used and an additional expense of $2,500 would he' Incurred. The city Is without funds to pily this extra cost and the Indications are that If the railroad company makes Its contention hold In the courts the sewer cannot be finished until next year. IllchardH & Co. lit Court The connection of Richards & Co. with the Washington county court house at Blair Is once more occupying the' ' attention of the district court , this time In an action brought by Charles A. Harvey befoiq Judge Blair to recover a judgment against Richards and his bondsmen for $1,003 for tiles , marble and mantels used In the furnishing of the building. The company obtained the con tract for the building and after It was com' pleted failed to pay theirafcterUl men. As In the ether suits-the principal de fendants are the bondsmetu The defense Is made that 'the bond wa& Illegal because one of the bondsmen , Epeneter dld not sign the bond , although his name "was affixed to It by his son , It Is held , however , , that the Board of County Commissioners of Washington county knew this , but nevertheless held that the bond was legal and approved It. Ueiilen IluvInR HccrlVCil the Ilcer. Becker Blerbach Is before' Judge Hopewell and a jury in an effort to 'obtain a judgment for $2,700 damages againstt the ? Omaha BrewIng - Ing association. The matter on which the caw hinges Is old and has b.een up before In the district court. Blerbach alleges that ' 11,0 , made a certain contract with the brewing ; company to furnish him beer of a certain quality nd at a stated price , He says that the company did not abide by the contract and therefore he refused to pay for the beer. The contract had , how ever , been secured by a mortgage on some of Illerbach's property and this was foreclosed , It Is by reason of this action that Blerbach clakns damages. He Hlniply Sltcnrd for Fun. Frank S. Pusey. as truitee , and V. H , Coffman are trying to secure A restraining order from Judge Ambrose to enjoin Sheriff Orexel from levying an execution upon some of Coffman's property. Coffman's name ap pears upon a bond with a number of others , but he alleges that he was only an accommo dation endorser , A judgment of $3,000 was obtained against the bond and as none of the other' bondsmen had property which could bo levied upon an execution was Issued against the property of Coffmin. Coffman also alleges that the judgment was a joint , and not a several judgment. Tiixe * Exceed the Valup of Property. An application Is being rqade to Judge Duffle ( or a restraining order to enjoin the city from collecting special taxes levied against adjoining property for the paving of Sherman avenue from the Belt Line to North Omaha. It Is alleged that the taxes are greater than the present value of the prop erty , and that therefore If they are col lected the property will practically be con fiscated. The plaintiff In the suit Is Charles W. Haller , but on the decision will rest the fate of a number of other similar suits. SUIT DROUGHT AGAINST GAIINEAII. that Ho HUH Not Aceoiiiiteil for State Funds. The suit against Joseph Garneau , jr. , as commissioner general for the state of Ne braska to the World's Columbian exposi tion , and his bondsmen , William A. Paxton and J. R. Creighton , was filed with the clerk of the district court yesterday. It Is alleged that \\hen Garneau was ap pointed commissioner thsre was turned over to him the state appropriation , amounting to a little more than $50,500. Of tlilf amount. It Is charged that Garneau has failed to account for $5,429 , and suit Is commenced to recover this sum. The petition charges that Garneau bought furniture of the value of $4,693.90 , nnd failed to account for the proceeds of Its ei\e. \ $4,442.72 ; that he failed to account' fQr $201,12 from the sale of other furniture ; that he failed to account for $773.12 turned over to him by the old commission , and that he paid over wrongfully and without warrant , $500 to C. A. Co ; , president of the old c6mmlssIonL Doen the IleNt He Can. John Hlldebrand was arrested yesterday by Officer Mitchell on a charge of cruelty to animals. Hlldobrand , It Is alleged , Is the owner of a team which he allows to stand In the alley at the rear of 1610 Howard street all night. He has done this , EO it Is said , several times before. Hlldebraml staes ( that he has no barn and does the best he can to take cure of the animals. The cas3 will be Investigated. far a Ileeelver Lee Chamberlain & Co. have again applied for a receiver for the property of the bank rupt Davis & Cowglll Iron works. The com pany , In conjunction with other unprotected creditors , made a similar application once before , but It was denied. The allegations of fraud In securing certain preferred creditors by mortgages on the property are repeated. TIclB MiiHt Walk Up anil .Settle. Charles Tletz , according to the decision of the supreme court , will have to pay tha fine of $500 Imposed upon him In the district court , where be was convicted of selling liquor without a license. The case was appealed to the supreme court and the man date was filed yesterday In the district court. He AVautH HIM Diamond Ilaek. Charles .Karbach , living at the Karbach hotel at Fifteenth and Howard streets , re ported to the police Thursday that a diamond stud bad been stolen from his room. The stud was left In a shirt last Sunday , and the shirt bad been sent to a Chlneto laun dry , When questioned , the Chinaman said that bo had not eeen the diamond , and Mr , Karbacb now suspects a bell boy whom he dlscbargid a short time ago. The stud Is valued at about $50. I'liKlllNtlc Mr. ' . I'ljKriiu. A warrant Is out for the arrest of Henry Pilgrim on the complaint of Thomas Boucher , charging Pilgrim with threatening assault and battery. Boucher called at the home of Pilgrim , at the corner of Clark street and Sherman avenue , to collect a bill. It la alleged that he was met at the door by Pilgrim , who In language more expressive than parliamentary told him to get hence. The delicious fragrance , refreshing ftsllnj aud soft , beauty Imparted to th skin by Pozzoni'.i Powder , commends It to alt U41n. FIND THINGS IN THEIR WAY Plans of the Combine to Hurt The Bee 111 Considered. TENANTS NOT HASTILY TO BE CARRIED OFF AVhy ApartiiientH In The lice IluIIdliilf Will Continue to He by AVater WorkH Com pany anil CourtH. The announcements made by local papsrs that the fifth floor of the city hall Is to be convertc-d Into court rooms for the accommo dation of equity branches of the district court are part and parcel of a concerted war fare which the dervlth contingent has been waging against The Bee for some time past. Three days after the election the talk was started that the effort was to be made to have the water works offices removed from The Bee building. Instigators of the move ment made all sorts of wild statements on the streets , and announced that action waste to Be commenced In the courts to have the receivers neck other and cheaper quarters for the but'lness of the water works com pany. They found some things that did not prove as easy to get out of tbelr way as they had planned. In thci first place , the lease between the American Water Works company and The Bco Building company docs not expire until May 1 , 1899. The contract was made In 1889 , when Mr. Under wood was proHkl.'iit of the company , and ho insisted upon taking a ten-year lease of the offices * The uncxplred lease Is not , however , the only Inducement that leads the water worku company to desire to retain Its present quarters. The company has not only one- half of the first floor of The Hce building , with Its heating , lighting and janitor service , hut has Its commodious shop and work room under the walk and In the basement of the building on the northeast end , facing Seven teenth street. When the lease was made the building was In process of construction and to make these provisions for the water works company a part of the walls of the area under the sidewalk had to be torn down and the foundation lowered several feet In order to provide space for the work room and shop to accommodate the water works " company. This change required on ex penditure by The Heo Building company of over $1,000 and serves no purpose except that for which the water works company makes of It , Further than this the water works company built two buildings on a lot leased of the editor of The Bee , across the alley from The Bee building , for the company's use. These buildings cost the water works company about $4,000 , The lease of the lot l Included In the contract for the use of the offices and spac : In The Dee tuilldlng and the building Is heated and lighted by The Dee Building company. The lease Is between two private corporations and the men who ire running the city affairs Juet at present have nothing whatever to do with It. removal of the water works offices from The lice building Is the scheme to relocate the equity court rooms from The BM build ing to the top story of the city hall. On this proposition as ucll as on the water works scheme the malcontents have struck a snug. List summer the county commissioners executed a lease for the rooms In The Bee building now occupied for court purponcs that will not expire until January 1 , 1897. By that time It. will Kill be questionable as to whether the mansard of the city'hall will afford a suitable location for the court moms ucd judges' chambers that are now accom modated In The Bee building. Barring the cost of reconstruction nnd refitting , the ele vator service of the city hall , which Is not regarded as safe or commodious , would have to be Improved at great expense. Incidentally , It may not be uninteresting- to note that this Is the tunic outfit that attempted two years ago to have the head quarters of the Department of the Platte removed from The Bee building. The matter was laid before ths secretary of war , who declared that the department must be In a fireproof building , and that the plans pro posed by the advocates of a change were not feasible. NOT AN EVKHV-IIAY IIUItOLAIU lOxiiinlnril SeliiirlK'x Property hut Did Not ! 'I ml AVliat He Wiinfoil. A very peculiar burglar visited the resi dence of City Electrician Schurlg at 1101 North Twenty-ninth street Thursday after noon. This curious Individual ransacked the entire house , but vlrtuoudy neglscted to ap propriate any part of the silverware , and jewelry which was displayed on the sideboard and dresser and \\lilcli there was no apparent reason for his leaving behind him. Mrs. Schurlg left the house In the- ufternoon and as she went out she noticed a young man regarding her Intently , He watched her take the car and then he went back to the nouse. He tried the front door , wlilch was locked , and then went around and forced an entrance through the back door. He broke open bureau drawers and turned everything In the liouso upside down , went through Mr. Schurlg's private iwpers , moved the silverware and Mrs. Hchurlg's jewelry which lay exposed In her room and then wend away without taking anything but a box of cigars. Mr. Schurlg Is at a loss to penetrate the motive of such an erratic thief , but In clines to the opinion that it waa someone who wanted to find out nomctlilnr among Ills , papers , and not ordinary creak. HAD IIEUIIV IN A UO.Y , ' Arrenteil Attain on tin * ClinrKc of Fraudulently Keuiirlnfr Money. C. Berry , a newspaper advertising agent. Is In trouble again , this time on complaint , of Clement Chase of the Exceltlor , He la charged with obtaining money under false pretenses by soliciting advertisements and collecting money when not authorized. Berry Is a bright young fellow , and It Is said suc- cesded In securing $ C from Mra.I , Stafford under a promise to display her name In largo letters In the sochty weekly , and also smaller amounts from Mrs. M. J , White and from Mrs. Rclple , The chief of the detective force received word that Berry was plying bis trade In tlu resident portion of the c'ty ' ycuterday while some of the officers were looking for him In another quarter. He habU-ntd to the address given , which was that of Mrs. Wlckcrsham , at 1908 Fa main , and caught Berry just In the act of closing another contract for the paper which be professed to represent. Berry li the same party who was arrested several weekH ago on complaint of both The Dee and World-Herald for defrauding customer ! by representing himself as their agent. fteorve HUH IIU Own Troulilex. George Travis , an old man from Weal Point , hobbled Into ( be police station with' difficulty yesterday and announced tbat ho was short just $2.60 , which ho would like to recover. Mr. Travli Is In the city lookIng - Ing for a housekeeper , Late Thursday night hegot off the beaten track , usually followed bj pedestrians , and shortly afterward found himself under the Sixteenth atrett vltducj , While there a woman accosted him. II * made her acquainted with his errand , and sh ; was so charmed that she promised to accompany him to hlv boms. The birgiln was uesljd by the old man with * payment of $2.60 , her first week's paliry. Then the maiden floated , The old man stated that he might have been draining , but would like to hav the $2.60 returned , as tie needot It badly.
