Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 27, 1895, Page 8, Image 8
8 THE OMAHA DAILY BE32OIONESDAY , NOVJSAtHBll 1805. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Mayor Vetoes Resolution Fixing Bond o ' Oity Treasurer , FINDS IT IN CONFLICT WITH ORDINANCE * IMnln TOMIIH Slieurn to HIM c Ilocn Vliiliifpri Vr < Oti-rrltlilpn liy u Ilcn - Vote Soti-rnl llomln Aliliroil. . T-ubllc business was a secondary considera tion with the members of the city councl last night. Councilman Saunderi had call'i a caucus en the selection of a candidate foi president , to meet In committee room A ai 7 : 45 o'clock The. . caucus materialized while the council chamber was tenanted only by HIP lobby until nearly 9 o'clock. Tlnally the com mittee room door was unlocked and the mem ber' * took their scats , trying to look as thougl it was nil settled. The mayor vetoed an Item of $2,500 In tlio RHieral appropriation ordlnanco In favor of the llarb'r Asphalt company. This Is a part of the old claim , which has been In dispute olnce 1801. The major vetoed the Item on the ground that the amount was drawn on the sewer maintaining fund , whlcl could only be used for sewer purposes ac cording to th ? charter. The veto was sus tained , and later the tnme Item drawn on the curbing , guttering and cleaning fund , was passed. . , The following veto was then read and overridden : 1 lotiirn herewith without my npprova resolution No. K ) , passed at thu last meet ing. llxliiK t'lo nmolint of the bond of the i liy ticnmirer for the next two years In compelled to veto thh ul Mutt nn nrrnr lin bi en committed liy the llntince committee In arriving nt Ilic nmount of bond to be ieiulrcd. Section 2 of ordinance No. 2.TS1 \vhlch Is the only ordinance In force rclut Ing to this matter. Is , In pirt , n follows : "Section 2. The nmount of such bond to lie BO provided shall be determined as fol lows , to-wlt : Uirli and every tieamnei elected or appointed thereto and when en tcrlnu upon the duties of his said olllce Hliall furnish to tlio city life bond , IIH h section 1 herein provided , In double the nmount , not liicliniliiK school funds , of tlis nvcriiKe monthly balances In ( he bands of the city ticiiBurci for lite list proceillni , joir , IIH ( Keel and dutermlncd by the ic- milri'inentH of section SS ot the charter o metropolitan cities , IS89. " Section S8 of the charter , to which refer cnco Is made , provides for monthly reports to be made by the treasurer * to th : iniyor council and tomptrollei , MinwItiK the state of the treasury and the InHncct AV13HAC1U DALANC'U SHOWN. When this resolution was presented to me for approval I rmurhteil the , treisurer to furnish mo with a statement bearing upoi this qupstlon Ills leply Is hereto attached The books In the treasurer's olllce show the following monthly balances for the twelve months ending October 31 , IbSJ , viz : llnlanco Balance It 1691 : In Omaha. New York November 30 $ 271r.TO IS $ 77. ! December III IMJ.SbJ 30 * % 1 07 189. . January Rl 22I.R9C 21 21.211 G" Pebrnary : ! > , 210,791- 11.4JO 17 Mnich 31 2.0 ! 2 > OS SSTj f ( April SO au.317 ! W 2,0179" Mny 31 181.82172 31.9M ( i Juno : ; 0 . , 211,070 M 71,09'SJ July 3t 1RS'W7 CS I' ' " , 'KnI AUKlf-t II 207,71181 r.i,60l ( 0. Septi'tnhei HO 101.1U ' ) ! 149US1 SO Octobci Jl U.,70J81 . ! 4SU 7" Totnls $2,493. > fl 21 $ 178,575 V AVCIVBO biil.ince In Omaha $ . ' 03,210 21 AvcraBc baljnce In New Yoik 39 , ! > S1 11 Total average balance $218,091 f > Ox ui draft. The balance shown In New Yotlt Is money Tent tlieie foi the pmpose of pavlnt ? bonds and coupons , and no mote Is sent than Is sulllclcnt to pay obligations innturlng It the neai future. The language of sectloi 2 of ordinance No 23S1 , quoted above. Is i pcr'irdlnir tlip nrtlnt whether tht balancer In New Yotk should be Included In the balances for the purpose of JKIni , the amount of the treasurer's bond , ll these balances aic included the average monthly liilnnra .during the past twelvj months vvim JJIS.tol M , which would le- qulre the bond to bi > for not lo-s thnn $ l'Ji- ( IS ! 00 If the New Yoik lul inces are not Included , the nmount of the bond mubt be not less than ? I1S-I20 Gl. I am Inclined to think , that .1 liberal con struction should be placed upon the ordl nanco by excluding the New York balances from eonstdctatlon , AH a matter of fact , the money in New Yoik Is sent there for a speclllc purpose , and It Is doubtful If the treasurer could vvlthdiavv It foi any othei I purpose , although an ordinance bhould be I passed coxeiIng this point , but even with these balances out of the way , the fact remains thut the terms of existing ordi nances have not been compll'd with , and the amount has been llxcd nt a lower figure than the law requires. Hy the most lib eral construction the amount of th/ > bond cannot be placed lowci than $110,420BI. The tie.ipuicr Informs mo that the tlnance committee obtained figures from his olllce on which to base the amount of the treas- utei'H bond , but only wanted the balances foi ths ten months of the current year The oidlnunce fipcclllesciy clearly "the average monthly balances In the hands of tlm cltv treasurer for the last preceding je.ir. " and this can only be construed to mean the balances for the twelve months last preceding the time when the amount of the bond Is determined , or the monthly balaneoH during the tvvelvn montlm of th pieccdlng calendar jear In the latter case the amount of the bond would be much larger than I have Indicated. However this mny bo , there Is no authority whatever for basing tlin nmount of the bond upon the balances for ten montlm , aa has been nt- tcmpted. tcmpted.ncAsoNS ncAsoNS Ken OVERRIDING. This document was accompanied by a statement from City Treasurer Dumont , wlio confirmed the statement of the major rel ative to the monthly balances. Saumlers defended the. resolution and blandly assured the council that In hN opin ion the amount of the bond would be double the average monthly balances of 1890. Hdu.inls alto opposed the veto , on the ground that the New York balances had not been Included In figuring on Mr. Diimont's bond. Unwell said that he proposed to stand by the finance committee any way , and the roll call resulted : Yeas , Hack , llechel , Gordon , Holmes , Iluwell , Jacobson , Jajiies ? , Kenimrd , Kment , Mercer , i'rlnce , Saundero , Taylor , Tliomar , IMwards , IB. Nays , Calm , Lenity , 2. . The lloord of 1'lro and I'ollce Commlsslon- ! ers recommi'irded the removal of the clt > ' jail to tlio city hall. The communication Js refeired to the committee on public property and buildings , Tavlor's retrenchment ordlnanco struck a snag In u communication from President Tukey of the Hoard of Turk commissioners. i The ordinance had provided for reducing the salary of superintendent from Jl.SOO to $1COO per > ear. President Tukey notified the coun cil that the board had a contract with Mr , Adams at $1,800 per jeur , which would not expire until next May. This pleco of In formation was referred to the IInance com mittee. The olllclal bond of W. J. Ilroatch as mayor 'was approved , 'Iho nurctlCD are Fied II. Davis , U' . A. Paxton and J. J. Drown. Sim ilar action was taken on the bond of John IN.Vestbrg as comptroller , with John StcM , G. A. Llndquest and John W. L > tlo a mirutleu. The bond of needier Hluby as city clerk , with John L. Webster. George U , Gibson nnd 8. M. Sadler as burettes , was ap proved. Sergeant Cox complained tint ho was t'tlll J2I short on account of his trip to New Or leans after J , K. Coulter. He wanted to be reimbursed and uss referred to the finance committee. City Klectrlclan Schurlg asked for permis sion to attend the convention ot the National Fire Underwriters- ' Electrical association nt Now Yoik , U'ccmber 10 to 14 , The matter v\as referred , A resolution of congratulation to Council man Mercer on his departure from elngle bhsi'Jdnehb WHN passed by a rising vote and briefly acknowledged by Mr , Mercer. The city tienuirer waa authorized by reso lution to nirange with the city depositories to take up and hold { 34,000 In bondtf and coupons which vvlli jm due December 1. Oft "commendation of the committed on claims and the city attorney a settlement of tlu case of Amelia Thlclgurdt waa author ized. Ilia claimant originally demanded { 5,000 on account of a broken limb resulting from a defective sidewalk. May Stevenson uau nlloued flOO on a similar claim. An ordinance pioUdlng for the filling of vacancies In tbo olllco of councilman was In troduced by Saumlers. This was rlmllar to the one Introduced and referred two weeks ago. with the very Important eptlou Hut It entirely removed the power of onpo'nt- meat from tUe mayor. U provided that thu council should have the power to nil any \ Mncy independently. This ordinance was referred to the Judiciary committee. OM.V rivn or TIIKU WANT IT. PlRlii fop PrrnMonoy of CHy Council The caucus which was held In committee reom A for nearly an hour preceding ttio regular council meeting wag unproductive o results except for the fact that the aspirations of Councilman Saundcrs to prtslde over the deliberations of the council In 1S9G received a temporary setback. At least that Is the way that the other contestants \lew the situation hut Saundcrs still claims n sure thing In the race. The c-ntcm was called by Blunders for the avowed object of coming to a vote nt once. In this It fulled , for after ft long dis cussion an adjournment was taken to Decem ber 9 by n decisive vot" . The members had no sooner assembled In the committee room Uian the fact became ap parent that the majority of them were can didates. Saundcrs , Kt-nnard , 1'rlnco nnd Tay lor were already among the entries , but Mercer had nlso decided that the presldencv would bo a good thing to have In the family nnd to all overtures from the rival candidates ho blandly suggested that he was out ! for 1 himself Snunderg. wanted to take n vote at once , and It narrowed down to a fight be tween himself and Kcnnard on that basl Kennard wanted to postpone action nnd flntllv carried his point. H Is understood t'nal the candidate of the combine will be selected on the date named In the adjournment , and botl the leading candidates are very confident of success. _ A Clutmne In lln' Wliiilnor Ilotfl. Mr. W. Gehrlnger , recently of the Wllcox house nt I'apllllon , jestcrday purchased the Windsor house , corner Tenth and Jackson Mr. Gehrlnger Is a thorough hotel man , anc fully understands the needs of the traveling public , nnd Intends making the Wlndi-or hotel the bsst Jl.GO house In the west. The house will bo thoroughly renovated from toi to bottom , and the table will always bo sup plied with the best tlio market affords. He Is desirous of securing n number of regular boarders , with or without rooms. WIlli < ' > IloKiilnHty of n Sluittli- And nearly as s\vlft , ths trains of the Lake Share & Michigan Southern R'y n ake their trips between Chicago and New York , weav ing closer and closer day by day the tmnj mutual lntere"ts of these grsat commercln centers of the United States. Departing from the Van Huron street station , located li th * heart of tha business district ot Chicago a-id ai riving In New York at the Grand Cen tral station , 431 street , the popularity of this lire In po'nt of time and convenience Is reid- liy understood. It seems almost yup ° rfluous tn add that for this s.-rvic ? the equipment embodies all that Is new and modern In the art of car building ; apparently nothing thai would give one a foiling of safety , comfort nnd luxury has b ° en overlooked. The sched ule provides morning , afternoon and evening trains. Latest time table , with nil Informa tion desired , will be promptly furnished o.n application. U. P. HUMPHREY , T. P. A. , KanMs City , Mo. C. K. WILDER. W. P. A. . Chicago. i\cimsioN TO CALIKOUMA. Tliruimli Tourlut SH'riilnK Car to I.o * Leaves Omaha EVERY FRIDAY at 1-40 p m. . via the CHICAGO , ROCK ISLAND & I'ACiriC RY. , and rims THROUGH WITH OUT CHANGE to LOS ANGELES. These excursions are PERSONALLY CONDUCTED by n lepresei tatlve of the PHILLIPS ROCK ISLAND Excursion Co. , nnJ run via Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Lndvllle , Glcnwood , Salt Lake , Ogden and Sacramento. Kcr rates or sleeping resTvatlons call at "ROCK IS LAND" Ticket Omce , 1C02 Farnam St. , or ad dress Jno. Sebastian , Chas. Kennedy , G. T. & I' . A. , Chicago. G. N-W. P. A. , Omaha Itayden Bros. ' ad Is on page 2. IMUUoru AKiitu ClutiiKt'N Time. To lake effect Sunday , Nov. 2) ) , the fol lowing changes of tlmo will occur In time of trains on P. , E. & M. V. P. . H. : Black Hills Expiesa will leave Omann 210 ; p. m. dolly. Arrive Hot Springs S 03 a. m. Deadwood 11CO : a. m. next morning , connect- Ins at Fremont for Lincoln dally and for Su perlor and Hastings lines dally except Sun day , at Scrlbner with Albion line dally ex cept Sunday , and nt-Chadron with the Wjo mlng line except Sunday. Norfolk local will leave Omaha 7.50 a. m dally excspt Sunday , connecting nt Fremont with Lincoln line , and at Norfolk Junction with Verdlgro line. Black Hills Express will arrive at 5:30 : p. m Norfolk local will arrive 10:25 : a. m. o nUUMMSTO.V ItOUTC. I'crNoimlly Coiiilnrti.il nxciirNloim to California. Prom Omaha every Thursday morning- through to Los Angeles without change everything first-class but tickets. Fast lime you reach San Francisco Sunday evening ; Los Angeles Monday morning. Ex perleuced excursion conductor accompanies each excursion uniformed Pullman porter \vltli each car. Only personally conducted excursions to the Pacific coast which pass through Denver. Call at the city ticket office , 1324 Farnam street , and get full Information , or write J Francis , general passenger agent , Omaha. Wore Tno Mttle The file department was called out twice between 8 nnd 9 o'clock last night to ex tinguish n couple of small blazes. The first alarm was Incorrectly reported , nnd an unnecessary trip to Tvventv-clghth nnd Farnam streets was made. The llrst fire was In n small xhcd In the rear of 1924 Far- nnm Htic"t. A buggy , pome household ef fects and n quantity of coal vvero In the building. Everything was burned , except tlio caningp. The loss Is nbout $ T)0 , The house Is occupied by llnchel Ilcmnn , nnd the propel ty Is owned by Mrs. II. Ambrose A small boy upset n lamp In a bed room on the second lloor of 1001 North Twenty- ninth street , nnd set Hie to the bedding. Tlio house H occupied by J. V Ponder , and owned by a New Yorker , for whom J , W. Squires H ngent. 'Jhe damage to the carpet - pot , furniture nnd loom was ? 23 , fully cov- uied by Insurance. Omiiiiii fJi'lN n niMV Tmln. The Overland Limited , via Union Pacific- Northweetern , that formerly took an Omaha bleeper east dally at CMS p , m. , now leaves an hour earlier , and In Its place , at a quar- : er to C every evening , the NORTHWEST ERN line starts a new complete train In OMAHA , from OMAHA and for OMAHA , ar- Ivlng in Chicago at 8:45 : o'clock n.xt morn ing , A clean veatlbuled gas lit AloSar- Hen fijer with Blecper ( superb ) chair cars free and dining car ( Northweptern. City ticket cMlce , 1101 Farnam street. - Snlfl , Icry Mvlft. Leave Omaha today , arrive Salt Lake to- norrow , San Francisco next day and Los Angeles morning of the third day. That Is what you can do via the Union Pacific , but tot via any other line , Buy your tickets yli "The Overland Route. " A. C. DUNN , City Pass , and Ticket Agent , 130' ' Farnam Street. N1 Kit-ui-Hlon South. , VIA THE WAHASH II. R. On November 13 , 27 and December 11 , the Wabash will sell tickets to Arkanras , Louisi ana and Texas at half faro with (2.00 added. : "or tickets and further Information , or n : opy of the Homeseekers' Guide , call at Wabash olllce , 1415 Farnam street , or write G. N. CLAYTON. N. W. P. Agt. "MitKIni * ; ThliiKH Mum. " No. C , Omaha , 5:4G : p. m. , Chicago , 8:45 : a. m. No. 2 , Omaha , 4:45 : p. m. , Chicago , 7:45 : a. m. No , 1 , Chicago , G.OO p , m. , Onulia , 8:10 : a. m. S'o , 3 , Chicago , 10:45 : p , m , , Omaha , 3:35 : p. in , No. 8 , Omaha , 10:30 : a. in , , Chicago , 7.00 a. m. No. S , Chicago , 4:30 : p. m , , Omaha. 9:20 : a. m. THE NORTHWESTERN LINE. City Ticket ofilce. 1401 Farnam street. Men's Arctic * . $1.00 ; Women's Arctics , OOc. Omaha Tent S , Rubber Co. , 1311 Farnam. Ha ) Jen Pros. ' ad la on page 2. VOHTU-Mip. J. n. , November M. 1595 , need W > ai * . lloin Ncuunbei so , 1635 , nt T > ronr. nteutirn county , New York. The remains will le.it i > oinalm via U. P. It. II. at U'SO a. in , No vember JI , fur Columbuf. Neb. Tunerul Tliuni- > Uj U .1 in . fiom miatnce of Ur. U. U. t\ani. : Columliuii , Nek. rERUEN-Poter F. , aged 71 years. Novem- her 2fi. 1495. nt the residence of his duURhter. Mrs. A. L. Cooper , 419 North Fourteenth street. Funeral from St. Phil- nnivnu'a rallKdral , Thursday morning , November 2 $ , ot 9 o'clock. Interment at St. Maiy'a cemetery , i.Tim t.MTin STATUS coi ni Uutcnlt of the CtipKnl .Nntlonnl llnnl nil Trlnl. Judge Dundy's court was crowded yeMcr day , the attraction being the case o the United States against Richard C. Out call of Capital National bank fame. This case grows out ot the old Moiher steal Outcalt having been the cashier , of the bank during Moshcr's reign aa president. There arc tv.o Indictments against Out call which arc to be tried , One of these charges the making ot false entries In bank reports to th ( comptroller , cmbczzlcmen and abstracting bank funds. The other charges aiding and abetting Mosher in com milling the same offenses. District Attor ney Sawyer is conducting the case on belial of the government. Before Judge Slilras the trial of the Swlt Packing company against Hamilton llrotli crs Is still In progress. Deputy United States Marshal Boliine brought tn Alexander McDonald trom Mlndcn last evening. He Is charged with violation of the postal laws. Peculiarity attending n hatching process over at Sutherland , la. , have become the cause of a $5,000 libel suit In the fcdera court. Warren B. Davis Is a poultry dealer and breeder over there , and last spring he tool a notion that he would freshen up his stocl of white Wyandottea by the Infusion of some new blood. He got n sitting of eggs fron Alvnh T. Hunter , editor of Fnrm-Poultry nt South Nntlck , Mass. . nnd put the eggs under an Indian gnme hen. He was ills gustcd with the result , for seven of the eggs failed to hatch , nnd from the four that dl < came three chicks with feathered legs , tweet ot which had also single combs , nnd one chick that seemed In aptiearance to answer the breed , though Divls v\ns nfrald to trus It , because It came from such n lot. Davlo sent what he cays was a very polite letter to Hunter about the matter , but Hun ter , he declares , responded In n "high- flown" epistle , telling him what ho knew about \\jnndoltes and declaring that the eggs ho sent out were all right , for ho hni often tried them , and never knew them to fall. fall.This This did not suit Davis very well nnd so ho sat down and wrote a letter to the Fns- sett-Mlchcl Printing company of Lincoln which publishes the Western Poultry News telling all about It. The company printed the letter and then berated In Its columns Hunter , who , It de clared , had treated his customer In n man ner unworthy of n huckster , nnd said tha the transaction wns only an Illustration o the way In which the editors of certain poul try papers took advantage of confiding sub scribers. Hunter alleges that these ntate- mcnts have Injured his reputation and credit and ho wants $5,000 damages. THAMCSfilVIAR DAY. HctiioinlxT tin * Poor of Our CKv. The Associated Charities will be glad to receive from our benevolent citizens dona tlons of provisions , clothing , shoes , etc. which will be distributed among known de serving families on Wednesday , Novembe 27. Please notify and our wagon will call. JOHN LAUGHLAND , Secretary. 807 Howard St. Te'ephone ' 1C4G. nnivnits' cxcunsiox. \o\rnilier UTth mill lliT-i-mlior lltli On the abovp dates the Ml sourl Pacific tallwa } will si-11 round trip tickets to point In Texas , Arkansas and Louisiana at one fare ( plus $2.00) ) . For pirtlculais , maps , etc call or addiefs depot , 15th and Webster , o N. E. corner 13th on 1 Farnam streets Omaha Neb Thomas F. Godfrey , P. and T A. J. O. ritllllpl. A. G. F. end P. A. Hull StmniiN n ml I'lMt n Tic ! . . < < * . Detective Ioom ! last night nt rested n suspicious dim actor bearing the name o A. Edwards. He Is supposed to bo th Individual who 1ms been \l = ltlni ( the f-aloon of this city during the last ten davs offer Ing packages of postage 'tamps for sale at reduced rates When teaicned nt th police Million n number of stamps vvert. found on his person , iilso pawn tickets fo n. silver watch , an album and tvvenly-bK gold chains. Edwards sn > s Ills home Is-In .Minneapolis ? , ami ne declares mat lie Is no a crook. I.endliitr All CiitnnctltorM. The exceedingly fast lime to Colorado Utah , Idaho , Montana , Oregon and California now being made by the Union Pacific places that line In the lead for both first and secern class travel. For tickets , time tables or anj Information , call on A. C. DUNN , City Pass , nnd Ticket Agent , 1302 Farnam Street. - - 5iir i > . M. era a quarter to six , The new "Omaha-Chicago Special , " via the Northwestern line , arriving at Chicago next morning a quarter to nine , 8:45 : a. m. City ticket ofilce , 1401 Farnam street. Hajdcn Bros. ' ad Is on page 2. LOCAL intr.viTins. Thankrglvlng day the Associated Charities will deliver supplies to tlie poor of the city. The Omaha street railway emplojes will give tho'r second annual ball at Washington hall Thursday night. The third monthly conference of the Omaha Sunday School association will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church this even ing. Deputy United States Marshal Thrasher came In from Homer jesterday with William Maney , who Is charged with selling liquor to Indians. A union Thanksgiving pan Ice will be held it Calvary Baptist church tomorrow morn- Ing. Rev. F. W. Foster , pastor of Itninanuel Baptist church , will preach. At the People's church a Thanksgiving service will bo held from C a. m. to 10 p. m , tomorrow , with a change of leaders every liour. The pastor , Rev. Charles W. Savldge , will preach at 8 a. m. . A. bill of sale was filed this morning with .ho county clerk , In which Mrs. Elizabeth Donnlson transfers her household property at C29 South Twenty-ninth street to D. C. Bradford , Tlio consldeiatlon Is ? 3,000. A small blaze which originated among the rubbish under the cook stove of Mrs. Elijah Ritchie at 418 South Eighth street called the fire department out yesterday. The fire was easily extinguished and no damage EUS- allied , D. J. O'Brien has given a bill of sale of ilu entire u'och In his drug store at 315 South Tenth street to Carleton S. Shcpard In con sideration of the sum of ? 2,700. The bill was filed with the county clerk jesterday after noon. noon.While While William Hay , an engine foreman , was trying to block a car In the upper Union Pacific yards last night with a link , It's left liumb was caught between the- link and tlie rail when the wheel struck the link , and crushed. It Is. ' thought that amputation may lot bo necessary. The son of Elkln Sellgsolm , manager for M. Wollstcln at 522 South Thirteenth stioet , died In Benin , Germany , November 2 , where he had gone for medical trcat- nent. The body of the deceased was for- vardcd to America on the steamship Fenelta and the brother of the dead man left for New York several days ago to taks chaigo of the retrains. Sellgsolm formerly lived In Kansas City. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , CREAM BAKING POWDIR MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tattar Powder. Fiee "rom Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant , 40 YEARS THB STANDARD , .Ml rr | > frarn ( < ti1 llnjdon llrox. In the page adrtirtbcment published by Hajdcn Bros. In Thh Snnday Bee , the proof reader , tht types or ! the. printer's devil suc ceeded In getting the ! lUydens Into a heap of trouble , The paragraph In question was : Our special sale of dectrlc seal capes an nounced In Friday's Iwue vUll continue for ten daja Prices , < 30x100 , $13.90 , 18 60. J22.CO ; 33x110 , with ! genuine marten or thlbct collars and front , $7.50. Hundreds ot ladles so many. In fad , that U threatened to be ( thousands flocked to and wrote letters to the cloak department the next day , and they a ked for the genuine electric seal cape at ' $7.60. The error , ot course , was so apparent that usually an apology for The Bee was all that vvas neces- rary. But The Hfo feels that It should do all In Its power to set the matter right , and therefore cells this attention to It. The original copy from Hayden Bros , read " $27,60" and not $7 60 as printed , as Is evi denced by the fact that tlio capes , 30x100 , were priced at $2260 ; and It would seem out of proportion to sell a larger one 33x110 for one-third the price of the smaller size ? . The error was one for which The Bee alone Is responsible. SI.MIA Y SCIIOOIASSOCIATION. . I.iiHt MKI'N Cotifrrrncr v\lth llcfor- I'lUT tl tillUlirlNlllltIN I' 'Ntl\Hl. The third monthly conference of the Omaha Sunday School association was held last evenIng - Ing at the First Methodist church and was attended by a large number of superin tendents and teachers Interested In a dig- ) cutslon oT Chrlt < tmas In the Sunday pchool. The meeting was opened by a service ot song , conducted by Jonathan Mellon. Itev. Thomas Anderson , pastor of the Calvary Baptist church , followed with a reading ot the scriptures and a prayer. Rev. S. B. McCormlck , pastor of the First Presbytdrhn church , then made a twenty-mlmito talk on "The Christmas Idea. " He tuld the Christ mas season wns the one great season of the yeir , and it vvas the duty of Sunday school workers to teach their pupils the full sig nificance of the annual festival. They should b ? encouraged to think about Chrlstmat < and their Ideas of It directed in the proper chan nels. Ho said there wer three most Impor tant elements about the Christmas Idea. The first was Joy. It always had been the uppermost clement In the celebration ot Christ's birth. Ths second was the Idea of giving. Every child should have the oppor tunity of receiving some gift , however small It might bf , inorder that It mlqht know something of the Joy of a merry Christmas. It should al > enjoy the privilege of giving something to those less fortunate , and there by expel lence the truth of the divine saying that It Is more blessed to give than receive. The third was that Chrlt-lmas meant the gift of a Savior for the whole world. Two ten-minute papers on "My Experience In Christmas Entertainments" were read by Mrs. T. P. Clomleimlng nnd Miss Margaret McAra. After the transaction ot a few Items of business , a half hour was devoted to tli3 answering of questions. ' In the question box. Appointed n ItcccU cr. Monday the Nebraska Savings and Ex change bank made a confession of a suit brought by State's Attorney Churchill in the district court. The petition stated that the bank had been examined by he state exam iners and found In an unsafe condition. In an answer tiled nt the-Mine tlmo the defend ant bank admitted this condition and alleged that It was ready ito close Its doors. W. K. Potter , cashier of ihe bank , was appointed iccclver for the property. His bond was fixed at $50,000. CuiiNiiKntlnii Prt-o. Consult your best Interests and go east via the evening Northwestern line , OMAHA- CHICAGO SPECIAL , at "a quarter to six , " arriving at Chicago at S:43 : o'clock the nc.\t morning. City ticket office , 1401 Farmm street. A Cli'ali Swcc | > Is what the OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL , via the NORTHWESTERN , gets before starting east at 5ilC p m. That Is because It Is a complete OMAHA train from UNION PACIFIC DEPOT , OMAHA. City ticket ofltce , 1401 Firnam. street. sin \.Mii > AT Tin : IIUIMIT. Old llnvnrlnn Couple Tompnrnrlly Itctiiril liy Trmpllnsr Men. A number of traveling men who visit Omaha made tip a good-sired purse Monday afternoon for the poor German couple that have been living at the union depot for the last four weeks. The couple , John Neckcum and wife , came hero from Bavaria about a month ago , and were on their way to Mon ument , Ore. Relatives In that place wcro to send funds hero to help the old folks along the route , but after repeated tele grams had been sent to that place It was concluded that the relatives did not care to aid their expected guests. On Sunday Neckcum's money ran out , nnd ho and his wife might have fared badly had not the traveling men como to their relief. The poor old foreigners have lived In the depot without blankets and with but little food. The county commissioners are Investigating the matter , and will probably secure trans portation for them , Ten ItfMirn ! m > eil. Second chss passengers for Son Francisco via tlic Union Paolflc now save 10 hours' time. "Tlmo Is money. " Buy jour ticket ) via "The Overland Route. " A. C. DUNN. City Pass , and Ticket Agent , 1302 Farnam Street. Columbia Metal Polish. Cross Gun Co. I'HH.SONAI , PAUACUAPIIS. V. J. Cross , Harrlsburg , Neb. , is a Barker guest. D. P. Mahoncy of VlMe Center Is at the Barker. Ira D. Mart ton , a Kearney attorney , Is at the MHlard. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Way of St. Louis are at the Paxton. C. A. Hull , a Lincoln physician , was In the city yesterday. j , a. inici ui iNorioiK , i > eu. , is iiuunvrt.ni at the Birkcr. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Howard of Kearney are at the Merchants. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Klllraln of Llnwood arc Merchant1) guests. State Bank Examiner C. F. McGrew vvas In the city yesterday. F. J. Dolsen Is registered nt the Barker from Kansas City , Mo. F. Klrkpatrlck and daughter of Falrbury are guests at the Barker. Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Da Low of Dunlap , la. , are guests at the Paxton. Harry Well , a New York merchant , and Mrs. Well are Paxton guests. John II. Crjcr , proprietor of the Cremona farm , Is registered at the Mercer. Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer and daughter of Chadion are guests at the Merchants. G. A. McNutt , traveling passenger agent for the "Katy , " was In the city a short time yesterday. W. II. CUndey , traveling passenger ngsnt for the Rio Grande at Denver , Is registered1 at the Mlllard. William Recce , superintendent of schools of Falls City , who was In the city attending , the Transmlsslsslppl congress , returned home last evening. President A. B. Chandler of the Postal Telegraph company , accompanied by W. G. Ward ot the Commercial Cible company , Is at the Paxton. Mr. Chandler Is returning to New York after n trip of several months through the southern part of the country. ISi'IiriiNKnns nt ( InIloU'lH. . At the Paxton W. O. House , Lincoln ; I. H. Alter , Giand Island. At the Dellone M. H. Tllton , F. E Foltz , Lincoln ; R H. Bailey. Nebraska City ; D. F. Taylor , Hay Spilngs. At the Arcade A. W. Hitrcbard , F.ills City ; J. C. White. Lincoln ; P. H. Bender , Paul VenasKen , Humphrey. At the Merchants Oeorgo D. Yelser , Hed Cloud ; Cluirlcs A. Pierce , Tecumseh ; John P. Jloer , Lotetto ; C. M. Cowan , York ; J. F. Wade , Arlington ; W. II. Westover , Rushvlllp ; I' . L Hall , Mead ; II. Rosen- crantz , W. S. BavoiSt. . Kdwards ; T. J. Ilnfty. Alliance ; George W. lienton , Orleans - loans ; Patrlok Gibbon , MrCook ; Plus Rcinscb , Shickley ; N. H. Derguen , Wahoo. You have only to look at our stock of Laoes to prove that we havs the greatest assortment in the west. Our sales prove that we have done this department well they show- such growth as merit alone can effect. Here is one of the many op portunities we have offered you to buy i-.aee Curtains cheap. We are making an enormous discount from regular prices on every pair sold this week. See west window. Another large lot of Japanese Rugs , all sizes. CARPET CO. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY , WORKS SUCCESSFULLY. " CLEAN HOUSE WITH SAPOLIO JR.aymond . Jeweler An evidence of epicurean taste the chafing dish 'the bachelor's boon for the house the club dish , cover , stand and lamp hot water and cutlet dish of Gorham silver ivory and ebony Handles. Raymond. IStlt ( Kid Uoin/lii * tilt. DIRECT FROM THE TANK. CHEAPER THAN STEAM , No llollrr. No Blrnin. No Kugtnttr , BESi1 I'UWKlt for Corn and 1'oed Jlllls , Dallas Jluy , lluuiiliig Separators , Crcumtrlea , Ac. 0770 GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portable. 1 to 120 H. P. 8 to 80 H. 1 > . p < nrt for Catalogue , 1'rlcea , etc. , describing work to be dona Chlcaeo , 245 Like St OTTO GAS ENGINE WORKS Oman : , 321 So. 13th St. 83U \Voluut Hli. < 1'IIIL.AUKLl'IIIA. I'A , O -O GIBLETS. I lltlo things you Itnow alongside big ulsters and such things as are sold loday reminds one of giblets alongside of a big roasted turkey ftl ft Thanks giving table. Hut these little Items are Important .iftcr nil. A person needs n warm suit of underwear , or woolen fox woolen shirts a muffler cloves and ninety- nine other things as well ns a big overcoat to keep comfortable. And wo serve the best things for the least money , Who'll deny H ? Heavy gray underwear , 25c hygienic patent fleece llnsd , 3Ce wool mixed , 40c all wool , C3c so much to begin on underwear. Any 23c wool hose that mortal sells Is to bo bad hero nt Itie , nnd 35c or 40c camel's hair or natural wool Is here but 25c. And here are mufflers at 25c 45c COc "Co of cashmere ; cost you that much for stuff half ns good. Largo slzo all satin mufflers 7Bc surely $1.25 any- vv here. Gloves and mittens ? A magazine full for work for driving for dress for nnvthing. Lined with all sorts of heating material , or unllncd It you say so. Try a pair of our made-to-ordcr mocha gloves at 75c Will > ou ? Whlto shir's ' tlio dollar grade raid hero nt COc Colars ctiffo lovely ncckweir handkerchiefs suspenders braces wool cuffs ear muffs. And not a single Item In that entire furntthlngs department that will not yield a saving from-a nickel to n dollar an' n half. JUST THE THING FOH A Christmas Present Any lady will appreciate such a useful and beautiful gift as our "Scovill's Gold AND A BOX or I Pozzoni's Celebrated I Complexion Powder , , , $ ° ) Pozzoni's la tlio Ideal Complexion Ton dor beautifying refreshing cleanly ( y 1 healthful . Both and at your harmless . druggists . or fancy poods dealers , . , UOc . or mailed , on . receipt of ( ) S price. Address 3. A. POZZOXI FIIAUnACAI CO. Hi. Louts Mo. > There's ' been so much fantastic frolicking with figures that the printed page but poorly conveys th $ ! strength of an honest ; radical and sweeping reduction in price. We would not ask that our word ? be given weight beyond others , but we ask just a look at the most un- qualled qualities ever shown in Nebraska on overcoats , ulsters , suits , underwear and furnishings , N The Equity quits business within thirty days. One half and one third price is the rule throughout the stock. Hadn't you better , at least , look ? Equity Clothing Co. Quitting Business , 13th and Farnam Streets.