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TILE OMAHA DAILY B13E : THURSDAY , JANUAUY 10 , 18JG.
JRS , BARRETT SENTENCED
Tadgo Lenient with Her on Account of
Her Ago ,
CHE IS LET OFF WITH A LIGHT FINE
nnil Irulti I'lrnd Guilty
anil Arc I'lncil Work of ( tic
Term In 1'rilcrnl Court
Aliixit Done.
They nre rushing matters along In the
Vnlted States court these days with nn
Uecrlty that la pleasing to all concerned , In-
"ludlng spectators , lawyers , jury and court.
* ihcre are but thrco more days of the session
. malnlng , and In this brief rpaco of time a
rgor amount ot business will bo rushed to
! i Issue In both chambers. On Saturday
110 November term reaches Its end and , so
Ur as Omaha Is concerned , an adjournment
will bo taken until the flnt Monday In May.
'udgo SliIras tts at the opening In Lincoln
next Monday , but Judge Dumly , on account
if his continued Indisposition , will remain at
Home and take a much-needed rest.
There was nothing of any moment before
Judge Shlras yesterday , 'though a lot of
.ormal entries were made and arrangements
perfected for the commencement o ! jury
matters this morning.
John K. Irwin and John Hughbinks the
enterprising Keith county ranchers , were be
fore Judge Dundy yesterday to hoar read
the Information , charging them with stealing
coal from the Union 1'aclfio car ? . Uoth men
pleaded guilty to dumping a ton or so of
coal from tba cars , and both denied hauling
It away or having anything to 6a with Its
disappearance. When nskeS If they desired
a lawyer to defend them , they said they
Old hot think It was necessary at they were
cullty and did not want to put the govern
ment to any more expense than could be
helped. This magnanimous consideration for
Uncle Sam was heartily appreciated by 'the
judge , and ho adjured the prisoners to think
it over until 2 o'clock , when they were fined
$10 and costs and placed In .the marshal's
custody tor six weeks.
T'm Sullivan pleaded guilty to not posting
his liquor llccneo In his place and was as
sessed a fine of $25 and costs. Ho said he
hadn't a "nick" and couldn't liquidate , so
ho was handed over to the tender care of
Marshal Whlto until ho could make some
arrangements to appcaso the offended dig
nity ot his country.
Mrs. Ellen Barrett was the next to mount
the rack. She Is the old woman convicted
lact week ot having counterfeit money In
her possession , whllo her son Frank was
convicted of counterfeiting.
Mrs. Barrett Is about 70 years
31 age , and her career , coupled with that of
her sons , constitutes a pretty dark chapter
In criminal annals. Several years ago two
at her sons , In holding up a street car In
Minneapolis , murdered the conductor. After
the commission of the crime , Mike , the
older ot the two , came to this city anil
scurea a Job as laborer on the streets. He
was recognized by an old acquaintance who
gave him away to the police and he was ar
rested and taken back to Minneapolis.
Mike's arrest led to that of his brother , and
nine monttib later they furnished th * prin
cipal figures In 01 double hanging In the
Minneapolis Jail. Mrs. Barrett and her son ,
Prank , took up their permanent residence
on South Twentieth , street , In this city , anO
last week they were convicted In the federal
court , as heretofore stated. On account of
Mrs. Barrett's extreme > age and recommen
dations from tbo jury , Judge Duudy gave her
the lightest sentence In his pow r , $50 and
costs and two months In the custody of the
marshal. The judge remarked that a woman
as old as Mrs. Barrett would have to be
very bad Indeed before h ? could send her to
the penitentiary. , , {
This morning Prank Barrett will be
up for sentence , as will also B. Blorc , rail
road clerk , convicted of forgery and em
bezzlement , and Mlko Tlcrney , the O.'Ndl
counterfeiter. _ *
Trunlilcil with Sick HtMiiliiolicii.
"J. cheerfully recommend Hood's Pills , as
t have found them a cure for sick headache.
f was troubled with sick headache for years ,
but slnco taking Hood's Pills I have not had
them at all. " Mrs. Emily Ptetferle , 2040
Ca&tallar at. , Omaha , Neb.
Hood's Pills cure Indigestion , biliousness.
Iluyilcii IlroH.
"Why take chances on auction stuff when
you can buy guaranteed watches and jewelry
DII regular sale at such prices as these ?
Dents' genuine Elgin or Waltbam watches ,
? tcm wind and set , compensation balance ,
Cine sllverlne cases. $2.08.
Gents' 11-jewelled , nickel , Springfield
watches , stem ulnil and set , flno sllverlne
cases , $3.03 ; gents' genuine Elgin or Wal-
thain , stem wind and set watches , In gold
filled , open face case , warranted to wear 20
years ; watch complete , $0.45.
Ladles' fine Elgin or Waltlmm stem wind
and set solid diver watclics , $5.75.
EC1GS , 12V&C : BUTTER. 9C.
The weather has boon very fine , consequently
quently eggs have been pouring In.Vo will
sell you guaranteed fresh eggs at 12'/4c ; fresh
country butltr , Oc and lie ; best country
butter , 12V4c and IBc ; fancy sweet oranges ,
11 you want , at lOd a dozen.
-HAYDEN BROS. ,
' Leaders In everything.
C P. M.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED ,
STEAM HEATED.
SOLID VESTIHULED.
Omaha-
Chicago
Limited
via the
"Milwaukee. "
F. A. Nash , general agent ;
( Jeorgo H-jynes , city passenger agent.
( iolil
Union Pacific , Is the direct route 1o CRIP
PLE CREKK. Colo. , and MERCUR GOLD
FIELDS , Utah ; also the short line to the
Important mlningi camps throughout the
weit. For/ full particulars call.
A. C. DUNN.
- City Patsenger and Ticket Agent ,
1302 Parnam .Street. Omaha , Neb.
TALKS FOIl HIS IIIIMU CITY.
WantM tin * Doiuocrntlu Cnnvfiitlou nt
Ohlo'H Mt'troiiollM.
Thomas W. Paxton , president of the Ease-
wood Distilling company of Cincinnati , and
: no of the most prominent democrats of that
; lty , has been spending a few days In
Omaha looking after real estate Interests
bori.
bori.Ho was nsko.l his opinion rcgard-
log the location of the coming demoi
cratlo notional convention , and In reply Bald
that bo thought that Cincinnati was In the
race and was In the race to etay. Ho tuld
that It was ono of the most central cltUa ot
the counti y and could handle the crowds.
"Wo have raised $50,000 , " Mr. Paxton said ,
"and our grand music hall has bn'ii recently
renovated and enlarged. It will teat about
S.OOO persons and would hold many more.
We have sent a delegation to Washington
to urge our claims and uhall look for good
resulta. After Cincinnati I think St. Louis
Is thp beat place , but the fact that It
already has secured ono national convention
will doubtless operate agJlnst Its chances ,
Now York l decidedly too far east , and Its
election would give- but little satisfaction
to the democrats at , large , " _
It has grown up with the country for forty
year a. Ccok'o Extra Dry Imperial Cham-
paguo bai been a household word ,
Solomon' * Notion
That "Thero U nothing now under the mm"
doea not alwayi convey Iho truth. Especially
Is this true as regards the new composite cars
now operated dally via the Chicago , Union
Pacific and Northwestern Line between Salt
Lake City and Chicago.
Ttieso hamlsomo Buffet Smoking and Li
J brary Cars are entirely new throughout , of
trfl latest design , contain all modern Improve
ments , and are well supplied with writing
material , the leading dally papers , Illustrated
periodicals , magazines , etc.
Th fact that the ? cars run dally via "The
Overland Limited" and that the Union Pacific
was the line west of Chicago to Inaugurate
Ihli wrvlce should commend lt l ( to all.
See that your ticket * read vU "The Over-
nd Route. "
COUNTY CDMMtS.SIO.tUltS SiniJT.
ConntjJnilRp Oiir | | > Hril In Ilelrciicli-
iii i' n In III * Oilier.
The county commlsrloncrs held o shorl
ness-Ion as A committee ot the whole yesterday
morning to confer wltfi the county Judge on
the matter of retrenchment. Judge Baxter
Informed tbe board that he had only five
clerks In his office , whereas his predecosjor
had nine. Ho also ? nld that the salaries pak
In his office were less than under termer ad-
mlnlttratlcna. The judge took considerable
pride In explaining to the bond a new syrtcm
of recording which ho had Introduced In his
olHce. Ho said ho had procured the passage
by the last legislature ot a bill providing foi
the consolidation of the entry , estate am
prcbato Looks , and had adopted a uniform
syctcm cf blanks for use In all ou-es relat
ing to probate matters. A largo record book
had also been prepared In which UICPO name
forms were bound , nnd the work of recording
documents relating to probate matters was
greatly simplified , enabling him to dispense
with the cervices of one clerk , ot a saving o
$540 per annum. He alto showed that the
average of wlarles paid In his ofilco was be
low that of any other olfice In tha InilUHm
and ho did not sso where any reduction could
bo made.
At the business rcsslon of the board con
tracts for furnishing stationery , supplies
printing , bodlts , etc. , were awarded In ac
cordance with the report of the finance com
mittee. The report ntatc'1 that by awarding
the contracts as It recommended the county
would Rave 13 per cent as compared with
last year.
The bond of Robert W. Patrick" as Justice
of the peace for West Omaha precinct , In
the sum of $500. with II. W. Yatcs and
Lewis S. Rood as sureties , was approved.
The county treasurer submitted his quar
terly report , showing fees collected fcr the
last quarter of 1S05 , and up to and Including
January 8 , ISOfi , amounting to $3,537.71.
Sitting ns a license board , the commis
sioners heard evidence on the protests filci
by N. P. Foil , business manager of The Bee
Publishing company , against granting li
censes to Staack , Ruper , Mies , Volh'tctK nnd
Koch , five saloon keepers outsldo the city
limits. As agreed by all parties before the
old board , the p'rotests were bunched am'
evidence relating to all cases was Introduced.
N. P. Fell , the protestant , and F. M. Mast
ers , circulator for The Bee , were the only
Knesset' ' examined at the morning session.
The evidence was th& same ns that produced
before the Board of Flro end Police Cpmmls-
sloners , showing that there AMS no such
paper asthe Dally World-Herald , nnd that
the circulation of The Evening Bee was
larger than that of either thfr Morning or
Evening World-Herald.
The Bee was represented by E. W. Slmeral ,
and G. M Hitchcock appeared for the AVorld-
Herald.
Several legal sklrjnlshes occurred over the
admltulon ol evidence and Chairman Jenkins
attempted to decide the matter , but Sten-
berg said the board was sitting as n court
members would decide
and a majority of the
cide any point that might bo raised. It was
finally decided 'to admit any evidence which
would throw any light on the question of the
circulation ot both papers.
At the afternoon session the Introduction
of evidence on the part of the protestant
was continued. Witnesses were called and
testified that they had talked with four of
the salcon Keepers against whom protests
jvere made. Fred Koch told one of the wlt-
"nesses that ho advertlced In the World-Her
ald because County Clerk Sackett told him to
Staack , Ruser and Vollstcdt told the witness
that they advertised In the World-Herald
becauss It was cheaper.
This completed the evidence for the pro
testant and Mr. Hitchcock took the stand.
Ho testified that the morning and evening
editions of the World-Herald constituted one
paper.
Ruser and Staaclc testified that they ad
vertised In good faith.
This completed the testimony and the ar
guments were begun. Mr. Slmeral argued
that the several editionsof a newspaper could
not bo considered as one paper under the
decisions of the supreme court , and ho read
from the reports.of the supremejcourt In
support of his postUon. Ho also alleged bad
faith on the part of the advertisers.
Mr. Hitchcock prefaced his argument by
claiming that the matter In controversy was
settled , before , the Fire and , . Pollco , board and
the p'rocccVlIugs before1 the county commis
sioners were simply on attempt on the par.t
of The Bee to persecute a few saloon keep
ers. He then argued that the morning and
evening editions constituted one paper , nnd
that the combined circulation of these edi
tions was larger than that 'of The. Evening
Bee.
Bee.At the conclusion of the arguments , Com
missioner Williams moved that the board go
Into executive session to consider the matter.
The motion recelve'd no second and Sten-
berg read n resolution to" the. effect that the
saloon keepers against which -protests were
irade had advertised In the World-Herald In
good faith , and finding th'at the World-Herald
was the paper having the largest circulation
In Douglas county. The resolution further
stated that the board overruled the protests
and ordered licenses to Issue to the saloon
keepers In question.
Klerstead wished the resolution referred
to the Judiciary committee , but the motion
received no pecond. '
Steiibcrg , Williams and Jenkins expressed
themselves at some length to the effect that
they were ready to vote at once , and a roll
call was ordered.
All the members except Klerstead voted
for the resolution , Stcnbcrg and Hector ex
plaining their votes bysaylng _ they were
actuated solely by a desire to servo the best
Interests of their 'constituents.
Mr. Slmeral gave notice that he would ap
peal the cases \o \ the district court.
* A. G. Bartley of Magic , JPa. , wrltea : " )
feel It a duty of mine to Inform you and the
public that Dewltt's Witch Hazel Salvo cured
mo of a very bad case of eczeme. It also
cured my boy of a running sere on his leg.
SUITS IN T1II3 JISTUICT COUIIT.
Cotirtlnnil nvucli AHHoclntlniiAlleBci , <
11 HroUcii Contract.
Suits continue to multiply In the county
court against Gatch & Lauman , tbo latest
being that of the Potrla Pottery company
for $827.27 $ , the M. s BonoJIct Manufactur
ing company tor $465.33 and Daws & Dotter
for $970.50.
Other suits commenced were the Eastman
Kodak comp any against S. Hcyn & Co. for
$500,16 , and .Allan Bros , against James A ,
Dalzcll for $232.30.
The CourtlanJ Beach association lias brought
cult against the Potter & Gorge company
to recover JOSC.18 , alleged to bo duo under
an agreement' to tlmro the expanse of grad
ing a road to the beach ,
Niitlonnl Hairy ANNoclailoii.
CHICAGO , Jan.IB. . At' today's" seaslon
of the third annual mctlnt of the Na
tional Dairy association the annual r.eports
of , thH president , secretary and1' ' trc'n'aurer
were rend , Following these Profi AV. A ,
Henry of tJio Wisconsin experiment station
delivered an address on the need of Im-
nu'dlata legislation for. thq .protection of
the cheese Industry.
Hon. W. K Hatch , of Missouri advised
the members not to' look so closely to tha
legislatures as they arc , but to look In the
future to tbe nominations of men for mem-
beru of that body. Ha Bald : "The only
wny to cWent fraud Is by nn open light ;
friitul alwuyn shrinks when tliown tha
light of truth. "
Mnilc CliiirKi'H
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 15 , Delegates to
the annual convention of the Western Re
tail Implement nnd Vehicle Dealers' as
sociation tpcnt the entire morning In ex
ecutive Hosslon , Many charges , lodged by
the retailers against tha wholesale imm
onil nlleglntr violation of contract , avoid-
unrc of obligation ) ) , etc , , were made. A
great many of the charges were pushed
with u Brent deal of bitterness und energy ,
The erlevunco committee will at once take
action In these matters. A thorough In-
ventilation will bo made. The afternoon
wns spint In addrefB maklner. Olltccrs will
bo elected tomorrow
MiilillltU-H Hun Into ( ho MIllloiiM ,
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 15-It was stated
today on good authority that the liabilities
of Keen , Sutterlo & Co. , leather dealers ,
whose fullure was announced on Saturday ,
will reach the sum of $1.000,000. Nothing
can be learned of tbe OSHOIS. It Is Mated
further that Frederick W. Sutterlo , th *
lu'iul of tlio omburratsed flrm , left the
city today before the assignment was re
corded In company wltu John It. Fenlln , a
tobacco merchant who failed ot the same
time , and that neither has slnct been heard
from. The leather trade la considerably
agitated over the altUaUon. .
Sudden changes ot weather cause Throat
diseases. There U no more effectual remedy
for Coughs , Coldi , etc. , than Brown's Bron
chial Trocboi. gold only In boxei , Price
25 ct * .
FAMILY LEFT DESTITUTE
*
Sarotsfca's Wo and Children in Pitiable
Condition ,
APPEARANCE IN POLICE COURTYESTERDAY
Mother nnil Four l.lUlc OIION Ontlior
to Toll How 11 HiiHlmiul mill
Kntlirr AVnw Killed Ur
Han * lIcrtiinnNcn.
By reason of a misunderstanding many ol
the \vltnerecs In the case of Hans Herman-
sen , charged with killing John Sarotaka In
a saloon light some time ago , appeared In
police court yesterday. It was under
stood by them that the preliminary hearing
of Hcrmanicn was to ho held
whereas the date of the hearing Is Friday at
2 o'clock In the afternoon.
. Among the number was the wife of the
deceased and her four little children , n
group which attracted the attention of every
otic In the court room on account of the evi
dent signs cf distress which they showed
The mother waa pale from worry , but sym
pathy was attracted especially from the poor
ness of her clothing. She was arrayed In
frayed and torn garments which appeared to
bo utterly Insufficient to protect her from the
cold and damp atmosphere. The appearance
of her children , the eldest 12 and the young
est 2 years old , Intensified this sympathy.
Their clothing consisted of Garments which
appeared to be the cast-off apparel of other
children who had outgrown or outused them.
Thefr shoes , as well as those of the mother ,
were torn , showing great holes
through which the snow nnd slush had en
tered. The remainder of their clothing was
In as bad a condition , ragged , but as neatly
brushed as was possible.
The woman la a Polander and Is unable
to apeak English. The children , however
arc able to converse In the latter language
as It appears they have attended school
Through them It was discovered that the
members of the family were almost desti
tute. They were absolutely without means
of support and were depending upon the
county for whatever they were able to ob
tain.
tain."Since father was killed , " said the oldest
child , a bright little girl , who Interpreted
for her mother , "wo have been obtaining
everything wo gel from the county com
missioners. Wo live In a Httlo houpo or
Seventh street between' Leavenworth ant
Mason streets. I don't know how long we
will stay there or what will become of us
because the landlord has asked for the two
months rent which Is past due. The rent
of the place In $4 a month.
"Wo have an older brother , who is In
Chicago at the present time. ' Ho wenl
there to try to get work , because ho coult
not get any here. He has written us thai
ho would like to como back hero to help
ua along , but we can't send him any money
because we have none. He can't do much
wcrk anyway , becausu he has saro hands
which will not heal.
"You can see In what condition wo are , '
continued the Httlo girl , as she * pointed to
the clothing and shoes of her little brothel
and two sisters who were standing by. " ;
don't know what will become of us. "
The condition of the family appealed to
the sympathy Df the bystanders , ant
although none ot them appeared to bo In a
condition to glvo much assistance , the
woman acd her children walked away with
a Httlo money In their poaseaslon. the Hrst
they have had for a considerable length of
tlnw.
Evidence AViin .AKiiIiiNt Him.
Ncls Allen , who has been In police court
on charges without number , was up again be
fore Judge Gordon yesterday. On this
occasion ho answered to the charge of lar-
ceny.c The complainant was a butcher namei
Tlcknor , who said that several days ago
Allen * came into his store to buy 10 cents
worth of beefsteak , and while making the
purchase purloined 20 cents worth of pork.
The meat was In evidence.
"I didn't steal de meat , ycr honor , " salt
Allen , In explanation. "I met or fren' en
Slxtoent street wid n basketful of meat
which ho got from do packing houses In
Soul' Omaha. I asked him , "What's de
matter wld mo takln1 sonic of dat ? ' and 1
took two pieces , which I put In my pocket.
Den I went to dls man's stprfr an" ho tout I
stole It. Dat'o de way It wuz. "
"How Is It that you offered to pay for the
meat when Tlcknor found It In your pocket ? '
asked the court.
"Well1 I hev bin In perllco court so often
that I taut dat dat wuz de best way out of
It , " answered Allen.
"Thirty days In the county Jail , " an
nounced Judge Gordon.
New Man lit the Wheel.
The now city prosecutor _ , who was * ap
pointed by the council Tuesday night , William
Dullock TcnEyck , entered upon'tho dlscfiarge
of his duties at the police court -yester
day. Ho filed his flryt complaint at 2:01 :
o'clock promptly , but'ho has not as yet been
Initiated In his new"position. . _ Tbo ceremony
Is expected to occupy'seyeVal days.
1 : n * ' tJ
Note * from the Station.
It has been reported to the police-that a
barn at 611'South Thirteenth'street waa cn-
terctl Tuesday tURnt anu some Harness stolen.
The case against Dfok.Uurillsh , . .charged
with running a , disorderly housa In the Third
ward , has been dismissed by 'Pollce'Judgt
Gordon , a shewing having been made thai
Burdlsh would not -.run the place this year.
Mrs. Jennie StrlngfeJIgw qt Qskaloosa , .la. ,
has asked the police to look for her hus
band , from whom she ; laut heard eeveral
months' ago from the Aetna houso. The
woman says that slio and her children art
In destitute circumstances.
The popularity of Salvation Oil Js not as
tonishing when wo hear of its many cures.
Tnkc the New Line to St. I'niil ,
'
Leaves Omaha DAILY at 4'CO p. m. via
DCS Molnes , through sleeper , no change , the
' noCK ISLAND DINING CAU" for supper.
For tickets or sleeping car reservations call
at ROCK ISLAND ticket office , 1002 Far-
nam street. _
AVOIUC Ol ? TIII3 CITV COUNCIL.
DocunteiitN Which City Fathom Han
dled UurliiK the Your.
City Clerk Htgby has prepared his annual
report. It Includes some Interesting statis
tics In regard to the work of the city coun
cil during 1895. There wore sixty-three
regular council meetings , with an average at
tendance of fifteen members ; twenty three
special meetings , 'with an average attend
ance of thirteen and ilvo meetings a a board
of equalization ,
The number of resolutions Introduced
during the year aggregated 1,035 , There
were 2,292 communications and reports of
officers considered by the council , of which
216 came from the mayor , 167 from the
clerk , 1C5 from the Hoard of Public Works
and 144 from the city engineer. Of the 341
ordinances which were Introduced , 2CO were
paused , The total documents of all kinds
considered were 5,173. It required 2,214
pages of journal entries to show the pro
ceedings of tlm council and 1,192 pages for
the ordinance record. These , with the jour
nals of the Hoard of Equalization , occupied a
total of 3,470 pages. The receipts from
licenses which passed through the clerk's
office aggregated $12,767.83.
They All Want More Snow.
At all of the railroad hearquarters yes
terday snow was reported In light quan
tities along the , lnes. Frelghtmen are well
pleased , but are hoping for more of the good
thing. A hard snow. It Is .said , would have
the effect of Betting fn motion much of the
grain , which the farmers are now holding
back for an Increase In prices. Division
Freight Agent Lane ot the Union Pacific road
said yesterday : "The grain shipment *
tor the corresponding period for the last
two years have been extremely light , but the
shipments this year were even lighter than
usual. Moliture , and an abundance of It ,
M needed badly all over , and the freight men
will ba pleased to see all the snow that can
posilbly fall during the next month. They
Kint mow , also , because It will create
demand for coal , the shipments of which
been lighter than ( or several
PLACES ON TlFEtCOMMlTTKKS.
Price * Olrrn Out li < r Vrenldont Snmt-
ilers of tttct'Conncll. '
The committees as announced by President
Saumlen ? of the r.lty council Tuesday night In
volved some surprises auifl a few disappoint-
rrunts to councllmanlc"Ambitions. It had
been suspected that Taylor would get the com.
mltteo on Judiciary. JKcnnard's elevation to
the head ot the finance committee was not
expected outside of thwo few who were
familiar with the Intentions of the appoint
ing power. It Is understood that the fact
that Konnard had been closely connected with
the work Incident to' the treasury defalca
tion was cited as a reason why ho should
be selected to continue the task. It had also
been the Imprewlon that Kennard might
bo disposed to break away from the comb'no
too often and his position at the head ct the
mest Important cotrmltlee Is relied on to
kcQp 'him In line.
The new members fared fairly well In the
matter ot committees. Allan drew v'aducts
and railways , which Is considered one. of
the mest desirable places. He also has * a
pUce on streets , alleys and boulevards and
on paving , curbing and guttering. Ulngham
gets public property and buildings , by virtue
of whch ! ho will have the supervision ot
the pending alterations In the city hall. Ho
also has places on judiciary and viaducts
and railways. Axford becomes chairman o
grades and grading , with second place o
police and printing , Christie gets the chair
manshlp of streets , alleys and boulevards
and n place on claims and on fire and water
Ilurmclstcr gets flro and water , which Is on
cf the commlttew which now member
hanker after. Ho has a. position on scwcrag
a'nd paving , curbing and guttering , nenaw
was disappointed In his ambition _ to scrv
at the head of the finance committee and hate
to bs content with sewerage and third plac
on finance and gis and electric lights. Th
places on the Board of Health committee
both go to new members , Christie and Hen
awa being the lucky Individuals.
Prince succeeds Mercer as chairman o
sidewalks and bridges , while Mercer draw
the chairmanship of the committee on claims
Hurkley Is transferred from the head of the
committee on police to that on printing , ant
Kment , who was chairman ot grades am
grading last year , gets police. Thomas ad
vances from sewerage to gas and electrl
lights , and Jaynes and Lenity retain thcl
pcsltlons at the head of paving , curbing and
guttering and telegraph and telephone com
mlttces , respectively.
Th old council did not clean up Its bust
ness as completely as was the case a yea
ago , and hugo stacks of documents were
simply referred to the new committees
Consequently they will have sufficient to oc
ci'py their attention without waiting to
something to turn up.
Electric Hitter * .
Electric Dltters Is a medlclno suited for any
season , but perhaps more generally needed li
the spring , when the languid exhausted feel
Ing prevails , when the liver Is torpid am
sluggish and the need of a tonic and altera
live Is felt. A prompt use ot this medlcln
has often averted long and perhaps fata
bilious fevers. No medicine will act mor
surely In counteracting and freeing th
system from the malarial poison. Headache
Indigestion , constipation , dizziness yield to
Electric Ulttors.Only fifty cents per bottle
at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
SHOWS GAINS * > OIl I.EMI.V.
Keeomitlnpr > of lliiIlntN In Duncan
Leinly Content.
In the Duncan-Lcmly 'election ' contest be
fore County Judge Baxter yesterday th
casting ot several ballots marked with leac
pencil and the subsequent rejection of the
name by the election boards was proven and
a claim for a recount In 'districts where this
was shown was made 'by the contestant
The court ordered the ballot boxes In the fol
lowing districts brought In : Third ward
Second , Eighth and Ninth districts. Seventh
iward , Second district.
The entire afternoon was taken up In
counting.the votes -cast for councllnien In
the following districts : Second , Eighth nn <
Ninth oftthe Third ward : Fourth andiElghtl
of the Fourth ; Tiilrdiof theSlxth'and''Secont
of the Seventh ward. The result showed a
net gain for Lemly of flvo votes. The Firs
district * -of the Third ward will be
counted this morning' and the court wil
then hear arguments the point of re
counting the vote In the remaining d.'S
trlcts of the city. Variations from th
returns have been found In nearly ever
district counted PO far , but a variation Ii
favor of Duncan In one district has been off
set by a gain for Lemly In another dls
trlct. Seveial billets have been found among
those rejected which bore n evidence of the
cause for their rejection , but these have
not changed the result materially as fa
as Duncan and Lemry are concerned.
Oh , If I only had her complexion ! Why
it Is easily obtained. Use Pozzonl's Com
pexon ! ! Powder.
FEW PEOPLE T1IEIIE TO HEAR HIM
A. P. A. Lecturer Failed to Draw the
Crowd.
A "silver tongued orator" from Michigan
as announced by hand bills , addressed a
small audience at Washington hall Tuesday
night on "The Mission of the A. P. A. '
The speaker was Introduced by Judge Scott
who stated that he betongd to the order"
which the speaker was a representative
and that ho had no apologies to make on
that account.
The speaker requested/ / the f w people
present to congregats about the platform
Ho st-ited that Omaha had the reputation In
HIQ east ot being a very patriotic city along
the Hues of 'A. P. Atsm , but that gauging
the size of the audience that greeted him
ho had his doubts upon that 'subject. He
said that of all Iho organizations In the
United States the ono to which he belonged
had been the most maligned and misrepre
sented , and that he considered It his duty to
set the minds ot th * people right on the ob
ject and principles of the order. The
speaker announced that ho considered moy
of the societies and orders of the Catholic
church as detrimental to the march of civ
ilization and the maintenance of a patriotic
feeling among Its members. At this point
the speaker discovered a Jloj repiesentatlve
In the audience , and confined the rest o :
his discourse to roasting the newspapers o :
the city for not publishing the date of his
lecture.
b INSTALLED IN OFFICE.
* IloMcwator Turned the lluxl-
IIONM Over to HIM SiiocoMNor.
City Engineer Ropowatcr turned over his
office to his successor ! II. n. Howe ! ! , yes
terday , Mr. Hosewater stated that there
bad been no time In.several years when the
office could be transferred with so much
facility. All the plans of assessment for
special taxes were completed , no Important
public works were under way , and all the
appurtenances of the office had been carefully
nvontorlcd 23 his successor wpuld have clear
sailing.
City Attorney Connelt. License Inspector
Iturst and Superintendent Matthlesen suc
ceeded themselves without ceremony. As
sistant City Attorney Cornish still occupies
hlB office , pending the ! qualification ot Ma
successor. Judge Estelle will probably ( lie
! il bond some time during the week , so that
It can be approved by1 the council at tbo
next meeting ,
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
OIL-
BAKING
POWD
MOST PERFECT MADE.
\ pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fice
from Ammonia , Alum orny other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD ,
SIMPLY LIMPED ALONG
Honlth Board's ' Work Oripplod for Lack
of Funds.
COMMISSIONER SAVILLE'S REPORT
AilitUlonnl FimilN Will lie Ankcit NCTI-
llnnril lU-Klnn ! > > TnlkliiK Over
Dlnimtc lU-tivcett ( JnrilfniTH
ntiil OnrlmKc Contractor.
Tho. first meeting ot the new Board ot
Health wns held yesterday afternoon. It
made up In length for what It lacked In In
terest. Absolutely no business was trans-
ncted outsldo ot hearing the report of the
commissioner of health , but the garbage
question was taken up at the behest of the
market gardeners and discussed for nearly
two hours , with no perceptible benefit to
any ono concerned.
Councllnien Heiiawa and Chrlstlo tool : their
seats as members for the first time. Mayor
Ilrcatch pleaded other business as
nn excuse tor nonattcndanco and
llcnawa was made chairman. In
his annual report Commissioner Savltlo
stated that the work of the depart
ment IMS been slow and Irregular on account
of the Insufficiency of funds. The suspension
ot Inspectors during saveral months , he de
clares , has been very detrimental to the work
ot the department. In regard to the Inspec
tion of cntagtous diseases , ho says bettor
thlngn , but hero ho contends that a lick of
funds has materially Impaired the efficiency
of the board. The year began with an epl-
dcnilo of scarlet fever. Ily constant work ,
Isolation of patients and thorough UM ot dis
infectants , the dtseaeo was restricted to a
marlcod extent. During the fall there was a
serious epidemic of diphtheria , but this wao
als5 successfully-controlled , and by the use of
antl-toxlno the physicians .have materially
reduced the percentage of mortality. The
commissioner asturts that If the department
had been provided with funds to procure the
proper appliances and the Intelligent use of
disinfectants they might have practically
eradicated the disease. In conclusion , Dr.
Savllla asks tr additional funds. Ho wants
money with which to procure- analyses of
well water nnd bacteriological examination ?
of germs , as well as a supply of antl-toxlno
and n. ' more liberal uso' of disinfectants. Ho
asserts that It thosa recommendations are
compiled with the usefulness of the depart
ment will be largely Increased and that the
expence Involved will bo very little -when
compared with the lives that may bo saved.
Ho also rccmmcnds that the bills for the
removal of dead animals and the hospital
bills should be paid out of the general fund
and not out of the health appropriation.
The cost of the department for 1S9C Is esti
mated as follows :
Salaries . $ 7,0tt
Printing , etc . & ' (
Antl-toxlnc and disinfectants . " 0 (
Examinations and analyse. ) . 5tX
Miscellaneous . > . 1EW
Total . . ? 8.SOC
Dead animal bills . 2.00C
Hospitals . . 2XK (
Total expense . t28".C
Then the troubles of 'the market gardeners
were taken up nnd tha same slraw that the
old board hois threshed otfer times Innumer
able was again tossed about. The gardeners
had formed an association which was rep-
rcssntcd by a committee and by C. J. Smyth ,
as attorney. Some time ag > the board
passcil a resolution by which the
gardeners were allowed to haul manure with
the consent of the garbage contractor , In
those cases the permits specified the loca
tions from which they were permitted to
haul. Now they claim that this does
not work successfully , and through their
attorney they applied for permission to haul
from anywhere they ipleased as long as they
'obeyed ' the regulations of the Beard of
'Hdalth' . Mr. Macdonaid objected to any modi
fication of tbo previous action on the ground
that there was nothing to be gained by it , as
the gardeners were getting all the manure
now. The matter was argued at length and
then the city attorney was called In. The
arguments were all repeated for his eJlflca-
tlon , 'and then the attorney for Macdonald
arrived and the whole process was repeated
a third time. By this time every one showed
Indications of a weary feeling , and the board
referred the whole matter to the gardeneru
and the contiMctorsylth Instructions to
get together If they could.
To v 11 llurin-il Out.
PILOT GROVE , Mo.Jan. . 15. The entire
business portion of Pleasant Green , Cooper
county , was destroyed by flro at nn early
hour this morning. The agRrccate loss Is
about $20,000. Insurance about $7,000 ; origin
of fire unknpwn. *
Both the method and resulta when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
. ' .nd refreshing to the taste , and acta
{ pntly yet promptly oil the Kidneys ,
i jivor and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
i.oustipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever produced -
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
heal thy and agrecablo substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
tc all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs la for sale in 50
cent bottlcq by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may jot have it on hand will pro'
euro it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
THE NEW MURRAY.
( From the Hotel Reporter. )
The 31 ii r ray hotel in rapidly
ervttlnir buck UN old time iiatroii-
ntte. Friend * of ( hi * itupulur
hotel miualc In very hlKlt iirulno
of Air. HIlIowny'M iiiiiiiiiKeiuent ,
and commercial men uKreo that
it In conducted lu the bent I > ON-
llilo uiuuuer xlnco the Into
rcuovutlon , better thiiu ever be
*
fore. E , H , Stlclcncy , the frcittlc-
itiuiily uud courteouN chief
clerk , In uu eupcelnl favorite
with the truvclliiu public , uud
In jirovlutf to bo a irruut draw-
luit curd for tbo hounc ,
Ilutcn reduced. , ' ' " v
About Shoes
There Is more clmncc to client In making shoes thnu In making
anything else that men wear , ami this clmnco Is being taken advan
tage of by sonic manufactururs slnco the recent slight advance In
leather. True , shoes arc higher but not so mneh s some dealers
. AS OOOD ns formerly
would make yon believe our shoes are. made JUST
merly we will not nllovv the manufacturer to slight a shoo In order
on It. This IS NOT OIJH
that we can make n few cents more profit
reputation In our shoo business the
WAY. We have established a
know thousands of our customers
snmo ns In our clothing business we
ers TRUST TO US MOK12 THAN to their judgment ns regards the
quality nnd make of a shoe ami they como to ns knowing that at
"Tho Nebraska" they always goj. full value for their money-ami more
than elsewhere-they know WH GUAIlANTHE OUU S11OKS and
THAT'S KNOUGI1 for them.
Our new ? U.50 Goodyear welts for spring , ' 1)0 ) , are now coming In-
All we have to say Is that they nre just ris good as the many thous
ands which we have sold before-NBVUH WAS T11KKK A BBTTEU
SHOE placed on the market at that price- „ . ' > -
PERSISTENT
Disorders in the
Stomach , Liver
and Bowels
accompanied by
BACKACHE
and changed
appearance of the
Urine are
indicative of
DISEASED KIDNEYS
To restore these vital organs of the body
to perfect condition , and recover health
and strength , use only the old reliable
remedy
Dr. J. H. McLEAN'S '
LIVER AND KIDNEY BALM
We have testimonials from thousands who have
been given up as beyond relief who have taken
this medicine and been permanently cured
FOR SALE AT DRUGGISTS. PRICE , t.OO PER BOTTLE
THE DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE co.,9r. LOUIO , MO.
To Avoid
%
constipation is to prolong life. Ri-
pans Tabules are gentle , yet positive -
' tive in their cure of constipation.
One tabule gives relief.
-tip
Rlpan'i Tabulet Bold by drucgliti , or by m D
U Ihf price (60 ( cenu a box ) Is tent to the Hl-
Ot"ilcal Company , No. 10 Ernie * it. , N. T.
> 5
i * no Boap in tbe world that
elands to high in tbo opinion of
tbougbtful women oa
SANTA
CLAUS SOAP
For wosbing clothes or doing bousework , it can't be
equalled. Try it. Sold everywhere. Made only by
The N. K. Falrbank Company , - Chicago.
RESTORE
LOST VIGOR
TVhtn la doubt whit u u > i for Htrroui tf Stiutl
I MI ) , lupolcncy , Atrophy , Virlcoc l > n4 oll. l tMtkntim , hem . taf fttiu , t
c [ iu Hlli , uttlni ( htck > 4 d full lge > quickly ititoMd. II iciUcui . , lui
. _ , iisubUiiciull f t lly. miUJtny.lnu. mix ) , rot ttxai t Uo i fof | jo. , Wfc
i la 4 vreeka. m > H-w eider tgln l l ju i nl i * curs n lefuua ( lit woBfr Awll *
HBRMAN * McCONNELL. DRUO CO. , UU Oodg * gtrtit , Onuhg , tftfc