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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1897)
THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : AtfiHDuSTESDAY , JANUARY G , 18 7. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Mayor BroatcVa Message Treats of Promises and Performances , W. W , BINGHAM ELECTED PRESIDENT Vcn of ( lie Anplinlt Ilctmlr Hill Hi-no- Ititluit SiiHliilni-.l , AtllNon .lull Con tract HlKiiiMl mill lllrkliiiuMor'n llonil The annual organization of the city council brought out a lobby of tremendous proportions tions last night , The battle was a blood less one. forV. . W. Ulngham waa matlc prcslile.it of the now council on the first iMllot. nml with no concerted opposition. The HOlrctlon of the Eergeant-at-arm * am ! the appointment ot standing committees wcro postponed. Kvory effort to break Into lllngham's llnu proved futile , and ho was elected by the votes ot seventeen cf the olchteen mem- burs. The last expiring struggle of tha minority took the form of an effort to Induct ) Ilnrkley to bo Its candidateH was thought that If Ilurkley would accept Klynn could also be annexed and lllngham's election prevented. Hut Ilurkley promptly refused to break Ms agreement to vote for Illnghani. Tills setlleil It , and wlicn the roll wan called every mcmbsr except Crocker voted for Utagham. Crocker refused to tlcacrt his color * and cast his vote for Ilechel. City Clerk Illghy , who acted as president pro ( em pending the organization , appointed IJonawa. and Ilcchcl as a committee to con duct the newly elected president to the chair. Mr. Illnglmm accepted his now honor by very briefly thanking the council , and ex pressing the hope that all would work together for the best 'Intercuts ot the city. On motion of Chrlsllo the rules ot 1SOG wcru adopted to govern the now council. Ilenawa and Mount were designated as a comtnlttco to Inform the mayor that the council wna ready to hear his annual mca- c. c.Whllo the committee was absent Chrlsllo moved that the selection of a ergeant-at- nrms bo deferred until the next , recular mectln : . Wheeler urged the adoption of the mo tion on the ground that ( "no services of that official could bo very well dispensed with , nnd ho .would bring In an ordinance at the next meeting providing for the abolition of the office. The motion prevailed. The mayor read his annual message as follows : MKSSAGE OF THEMAYOR. . To the Honorable , the City Council of the City of Omnlirf : Gentlemen In my In- ntiKurtil mlrtresH I promised thu city u cure- fill , IniRlnesH lulmlnUtr.xtlon , nnd pledged your co-operation. This promise him been kopl to this beat of my ability , nnd I take tileumtrc In Buying tlint. In thin respect , the IcKlrlntlvo brunch of the city government hns fulllllod the expectations of those who tthowcd their conildenco by giving their the Inadequacy of the levy the elty ban been greatly embarrassed , but It WIIH I'lounht ' best to give the taxpayers the greatest possible relief , and particularly so as the outlook at the beginning of IS. % wan not promising. The levy for 1S)7 ! ) will of iipceralty have to be much greater , The comptroller's annual report will show that In the general , Urp , police and other funilH warrantH have been Issued to the amount of 1222,212.93. which were drawn tigalnst the levy , but are unpaid because tlio taxes nro not paid. The special assessment fund for which the city Is liable , amounts to J360.831.33. The tax to pay these asMefsments Is unpaid , nnd In this case , as with the general and other funds , -warrants hiivc been Issuefl which biar 7 per cent Interest. The unpaid bills to the close of the year , nnd which have not been provided for , amount to. W ! , ; 12.47. which compares favorable with other The' total Indebtedness , exclusive of the bonded debt , nmountn to J7K,87G.73. The total expenses of the elty govern ment , Including the unp.\lil bills , fnr the vpar ending December 31 , 1S9C. aggregate fcffl 437.08. For the corresponding period of IHC tfjoy were $07,11.15. With the present administration n system of chccUfl upon the treasury was Inaugu rated. Dally balances are made , and rach day tOio comptroller checks the cash transactions of the treasury. Under the ordinance both olllccrs' signatures nro re quired to n check , and the treasurer H not allowed to have n greater sum than $2GOO on hand at a time. The system was based In wirt upon that used by one of our largest railway corporations , and after one year's experience IM found to work well. Noth ing but collusion bptween the treasurer nnd comptroller could cause the city to lose a dollar. Had this fystom been In iiso four years ago the heavy loss sustained by the cltv by the defalcation of a treas urer would have been avoided. Those olllcern huvo both been elllclPiit and atten tive to their duties , but have been some what retarded In bringing up back work on account of Insiilllclent clerical help. I refrain from detailed .statements relating to these olllccs as they will be given In the annual reports NOTES O.V THE DEPARTMENTS. The treasurer's bond should not exceed tW.OOfl. and that should be riven by nn In demnity company. A bond given by clt- Ircns Is Konorally worthless , while that placed with an Indemnity company is coed nnd Insures a closm scrutiny of the affairs of the oinco by the olllcers of the com- jiany. The plumblntr Inspector's department cost the city J1.G02.5T > . ns against J2.MC.03 for 1S9. > , n not saving of J1.2.VI.40. The city clerk's olllco shows a reduction of JI 320 over 1893 on nccoilnt of reduced palarles. The cost of supplies was about the same an In ! S9li. The building Inspector's department ronorts the condemnation of eighty old buildings , sixty of which were removed , and twenty the time for re moval extended until April , 1S97. During the year 33t ; building permits were granted with n total cost for new buildings nnd Im provements of $231.1X1. The expenses for this department wore J2.79l.n5 and receipts $712.10. The report Is neatly executed. TO CUKE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. To CM I n Fit-Nil , to Sleep Well , ( o ICnovr AVIml AiM'lU' | | ami ( Iiinil UlKt'Nlloii Mi'iin. 'Miikin 'IV 1 of .Stimi-t'M Hlliiir Kviu-rlrnrr of nil Iinllnn- IIIOH ( ii-iilli-niiui. No trouble Is moro common or moro misunderstood - understood than nervous dyspepsia. People having It think that their nerves are to blame and are surprised that they are not cured by nerve medicine and spring remo- atro ; the real neat ot the mischief Is lost light ot ; the utomach Is the organi to bo looked after. Nervous d > speptlcs do not hove any pain whatever In the stomach , nor perhaps any o'f the- usual symptoms of stomach weak ness , Ncrvouo dyspcptila shows Itself not In the Htomach o much as In nearly every other organ : In some catses the heart palpitates and Is Irregular ; In others the bowels are constipated , with headache * ; still others are troubled with loss of llcsli and appetite , with accumulation of gas , sour risings and heart burn , Mr. A. W. Sharper of No. 01 , Prospect st. , Indianapolis , Iml. , writes an follows : "A jnotho of pure gratitude prompts mo to write these few lines regarding the now and valuable medicine , Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets - lots , I haw been a sufferer from nervous dyspepsia for the last four yearn ; have used various patent medicines and other remedies without any favorable reault. They some times .gave temporary relief until the effects oof thu nifOlcliio uoro off , I attributed" thin to my fcedcntury habits , being a bookkeeper , with little plijBlcnl exercise , but I am glad to alato that the tablets have overcome all three obstacles , and am better In every way. The ubovc'ln wilttcn not for notoriety , but la based on > actual fact. Respectfully yours , A. W , S1IARPKR , Gl Prospect St. , Indianapolis , lud. It lei safe to eay that Stuart'n Dyupcpila Tablets will euro any stomtch wcakurai or disease except rancor of stomach , They euro sour Mtomavh , KJS , loss ot llcul ) and ap petite , sU'c'iilemmt-fis , palpitation , heartburn , constipation and headache Bend for valuable book on stomach dls- o cv by oil drew el UK Stuart Co. , Mamlmll , Mich. All dniKgUU ell full sUctl packages at fjQ centi , The rcmiltn of the work In th < boiler Inspector' * department havi been very satisfactory. One hiindrci and eighty-nine boilers have been Inspected rifty-Ilvo more 'than In 1S9S. . The total re. ctptn ! nre $2,231 , nnd expenses $ liP.:6 , Icav. Ing n net gain to the city of H.l.i4. ' The expenses for the city clcctrlclan'i department were $1.S15.50 , ns ngnlnsl $1,922.41 for 1S95. The care of thi nro nnd jiollro nnrm . was assignee to this department with the under standing that n proportionate part of th ( expenses should IIP borne by the Mrc am Pollen Hoard Had thin been done the ex < ppnse would have been Iris. The olllco of superintendent of markets was created for n period of six months , and afterward extended for out month. Kiev-en thousand nine hundred am' ' nlnoty-nvo market wafons occupied stalls nt 15 cents per day each , the total receipt ! amounting to $2,112.55. The expenditure ! were f-,7.7 : , leaving a balance to thecrcdl of the- city of Jl 69fi.rO. Attention Ij dlrectei1 to tlio report of Superintendent A. J. An ; derson for valuable suggestions which II contains. . . . . , , , The reports of the Hoard of Hc-.ilth for ISM show n very gratifying condition. The total expenditures were } y.2.,2.62 , whllo for ISM they wen $12.91507. There Is , there fore , a reduction of $3ra,05. ( The charges on account of hospitals ana of the disposi tion of dead nnlmalH nrc reduced nearly one-half. Tim milk Inspector's report to the Hoard of Health shows the collection of J2.20S.1C , with an expenditure against thin nccount of ja 3.S3 , giving n net bal ance to the city's credit of $1,301.81. The department of vital statistics gives a total of births for the year of 1.811 nnd of deaths 9M The denth rate Is O.G.GG per cent , the lowest rate for many years. DISCUSSES THE JAIL SITUATION. The- present city Jail Is old. unservice able nnd not well adapted for this pur poses for which It was Intended The property hns recently changed hands nnd Is wanted by Its owners. A proposition for u new jail , located at the corner of Lo'ivenworth nnd Sixteenth streets , was submitted to the council , ind after careful consideration was approved by the mayor. There being no accommodation In the city Jail for prisoners serving sentences , they were committed to tlu > county Jail at u cost to the city ns follows the period cov ered Is that of the Ilrst eleven months of 1SDC : Committals , 252 ; board , $1,310.10 : lodg ing , Jlwl.ns , making n total of J2,3" .OS. The charge for board In the county jail Is 33 cents per day for each prisoner , ns against n cents per meal , two meals per day , or n totnl of IS cents per day In the city jail. If the city Is able to take care of Jts own prisoners the charges for committals and lodgings will bo a net gain , as will bo the difference between 18 cents and 33 cents per day for board of each prisoner. There will also bo saved to the city $270 per annum on account of the dynamo Which It Is neces sary to have In the present Jail for venti lation. The average annual rcntnl for the now Jail for the Ilrst five years will be $ .tl 0. The cost of the present Jail for rent nnd dynamo Is $2,070 , which , added to the coat of fofillng and lodging the prisoners In the county jail , aggregates about $ G.f > 30. H Is believed that under the contract just made this can be reduced to about $1,000 per annum. DISCOURSE ON WATER WORKS. Thu current of thought In municipal life runs In the direction ot ownership of the lighting , heating nnd water plants. It Is wise to make beginnings In the present , seeking control and ownership In the near future of those systems without which we cannot exist To fall In this Is to fall In u great public duty ; nnd to close our eyes to thu Importance of the question : ) nnd to permit the ownership and control of the water works to remain In the hands of half a dozen Now York sharpers , who have no personal Interest In us , but are governed by sordid greed , Is to announce to the public that we nrc unworthy of their conildenco and subjects us to n sus picion of considerations. So prolltablc bus been the water company of this city that could they llnd public servants open to In- lluenco they could well afford to pay out the munificent sum of $230,000 to si-euro the extension of the franchise recently sought. It Is amazing to what an extent the sense' to public Interest can become blunted. The veto message of the mayor on the water works question was one of the most Important documents which over cmanati 1 from that olllce , IIH It lntcrcrftc < l every taxpayer In the city , nnd yet the dally papers declined , or failed , to pub lish It. I was deU-rmlncd that the public should become Informed and had printed and distributed 5.COO copies. The following statistics pivcn were com piled from the reports of the receivers and made to the United States court under oathi H may he clamed thru these reports represent the cash transactions only , but as the wuter works company promptly paid Its bills It may be safely asserted that wore the accounts due the comnn'ny to be added tbo receipts would bo greatly In creased. The present company , taking possession August 1 , 1S9C. the receipts nnd disbursements from that date to the end of the present yeiir have been estimated : HxiwnNet nccclpts. illlorcB. nnnilnzn. 1SO 3SD,30I.IJ ! J1G3,7 . : .8 $225Gli.X ! > UM 33,7CC. 169,3-1402 214,422.44 IS'-XJ 375.0SG.M ) 119,314.02 215)742.SS ) A prominent llnancler states that $ X- 000,000 water bonds could u floated at 4 per cent ( It was conservatively placed at 5 per cunt In the veto ) , which would be equal to $120.000 yearly. The hydrant rcntnl to the city Is $ MjSOO pep annui . H will thus be seen that the net earnings would not only pay the Imciest , but would wipe out the charge for hydrants to the city and rodiico the rate to taxpayers by 'from to ! i mills and still leave a surplus. TJ10.xvntcr company pays an olllco rental of $0,000 per annum , nnd this sum with the tuxes now paid to the county ( about $11,000 for 1M > G ) . would increase the sur plus. The , following letters show what some of our neighbors have done ; "DKNVKIl , Colo. , Dec. 17. 1S9C. Dear Sir : In replying to your Inquiry of the ICth lust , recanting lire hydrants In our city wo have 2.22S now In use at an annual rental of $ r each. After 1903 rent to be reduced to $23 each. Respectfully VOUCH. "P. O'URIKN , city Engineer. " t "KANSAS CITY , Mo.-Dear Sir : Reply ing to your Inquiries of December 22Flrf Our water Is obtained from the Missouri .river at a point five miles above nil sew erage.e settle our water In basins having a capacity of 00,000.000 gallons ; using about 12.000.000 per day Allows the water four days' passage through the basins be fore taking out. Our pumping- capacity nominally 21,000,000. actual 18.COO.OCO to 20. . 000.000. Wo have 130 miles of mains. Tne city paid $3.COOOCO for the plant , which Is a number of hundred thou.i.uul dollars greater than the appraisers' estimate. This Increase was made , by the United States court In the decree ot settlement between thu city nnd the National Water Works company. Yours truly , "D. W. LONGW13LL , Superintendent. " HOWKLL'S HIGH. SKNSK OP HONOR. One of the results-of the controversy arising from the discussion of the water question was an attack upon the character of City Engineer Howcll. I have knonn Sir. Howell for some years. I know 'him ' to bo a gentleman with a high sense of honor , who IIUB solely the puliliu Interest nt heart. When 1 first went Into olllce I anticipated that the time would come when theater woiks company would ask for an extension of Its fr.uiclilfo. Feeling , ns 1 have always ft-lt , that public ixjllcy de manded municipal ownership of the water works , I atfkcd .Mr. Howell , nt the com mencement of my administration , to estl- mate Kin coat of a plant nlmll.ir to that of the Omaha water works , Thei question cnim1 before mo sooner than I hail expected and I at oneo culled Mr. Howell In and advised with him as to the bent means for obtaining the Information which would enable - able mo to Judge of Its merits. 1 am In- dnhtcd to 'Mr. ' How ell for very valuable aid. Mr. Howell may have been guilty of a slight Indiscretion In talking with sup posed frlcndx ; but that Is all that can bu charged against him. It Is absurd to charge { lint IIP was guilty of attempting to barter his Influence to the water company for a paltry favor to n friend. In all hla olllelal acts Mr. Howcll IIIIH sought to serve the public interest. This zeal for the public gcod has brought him Into contllct with the water works company and Its friends. Hence the attack upon Jils character ; hence the attempt to drive him from ' .Ms olllcp. Had hu consented to bo the tool of u pow * erful corporation ho would never have been charged with wrong-doing by the men who now attempt to blacken his character. His real offcnsn has .been a too zealous ptiar- illanshlp of the public Interest , and If this bo u ctlmo then Is.tho mayor willing to share responsibility and to look to pub- llci opinion for his and Mr , lion ell's vindi cation. I take this occasion to express my thanks to tlui various elective and Judicial olllcers of the city government for their cordial co-operation. I have prollti'd greatly by thplr advice. The-lr legul support - port , their good judgment , their earnest- HUSH and their zeal In the public Inter est deserve the commendation of all citizens ' zens , , To the members of tho/ city council I am also grateful , for they too , duserve great pi also for scrvlrfs to the city dur ing a tlmu of unusual'rilillculty. In a pe riod of Mnanelal disturbance and political i < xcltumt > iu they have nsnlsted to makn the public itilnilnl.slrntlon economical and Hound. Without 'such asxUtniu'e It IH ( Mill- cult for the executive oillccrx of tlio city Koveinment to sucot > .ssfully perform their functions. It IKIH boon loyally rendered und Is gratefully acknowledged The city of Omnbu Is to bo congratulated that Us IH iiiiellmeii during thu year 1S0 imvo proved -HO worthy of dealing with the Im portant ijueHtloiiH committed to their ciiuo It IH to bo hoped that the now council , which COIHPH Into power with the opening of the present year , will equal the generally admirable record of lie prede cessor. W. J. 1IROATCH , Mayor. On motion the mayor was presented will n vote of thanks , nnd 2,000 copies of tbi mcreago wcro entered printed for dlatrlbu lion. MEMUEUS SELECT THEIR SEATS. The annual lottery of seats was condtictci In the usual manner by wrlclng the namei of the members en slips cf , . 'Cr which wen drawn from a hat. Flynn , Lechol , Ilcnawn Karr and Lunt drew the five seats Imme diately In front of the clerk's desk. Tin four desks on the right were chosen bj Christie , Crocker , Mount and Mercer ; whIU Allan , Axford , O'Mollcy and Uurkley drew these on the left. The four rear seats wll ! bo occupied by Duncan. Durmcslcr , Stuhl nnd Wheeler. The mayor's veto of the resolution nit' thorlzlng tha city attorney to confess Judg' mcnt In favor of the llarber Asphalt conr pany was sustained. The mayor stated thai ho had nt one tlmo decided that the 1)11 was Juet , but since some portion ot the 1S01 bill was disputed , nnd because the com < paty had now taken the matter Into court ha had decided to veto It , Wheeler was the only member who voted to pass the resolution over the veto. MAYOR'S KEEN DISCRIMINATION' . The mayor approved the ordinance In creasing the salary of his private secretary but vetoed the resolul'Icn by which a almllai favor was conferred on theemployes ol the city clerk's office. The veto was laic ! over In order to give the now members an opportunity to Inform themselves on the matter. The bond ot Peter W. Illrkhauser as n member of tha Hoard of Mrc and Police Commissioners was approved. It U signed by the American Surety company ot Mow York. The mayor's approval of ( ho contract nml bond of Irving Allison for the erection of a city Jail was placed on file. The council adjourned to next Tucsdaj night. _ _ WOItlv OX IMISTOKPICIJ STOPPHU. City SIMI rr MIIN ! limvorril 4o 1'or- mil SiitlNfnolory I ) nil ml ui ; * . It 4s possible the next Important delay In the work on the new government building may bo chargeable to the city. The plumbIng - Ing contract has not been completed , yel work has been discontinued for an Indefinite period bscauso of Inabl'lty to make server connections. This delay will apply also tc the Interior finish work , contract for whlcli was awarded In Washington yesterday. All the sewerage of the building will bo passed out undcir the floor of the basement , nntl the city sswcrs are not low enough to permll of a connection. To obviate this obstruction to the progress of the work , It Is said the Capitol avenue sewer must bo lowered from five to six feet , and po.sslbly enlarged to three feel from Twelfth to Fourteenth streets , and tc two feet from Fourteenth to Sixteenth streets. This enlargement , It Is asserted , will not only cnablo the government build ing to bo connected In a sanitary manner but will make the sewer answer for storm purposes If enlarged , and furnish a mucli needed outlet for the storm sewer cm Six teenth street. The plumbing and Interior finish contracts might bo completed , but that would only necessitate the tearing out of the work when sewer connections wcro sought to be made , entailing an extra expense the supervising architect's olllco la not willing to Incur. Further , the building could not be occupied unless It were put In a proper sanitary con dition , though It were otherwise completed , The ItiiKU for Italian ChocolntcM. Italian chocolates are the very latest. In Chicago and other eastern cities these choco lates have become , not a fad , nor exactly a fashion but a rage , nnd a rage of the wild est kind. Some Omaha people have been tasting these chocolates nnd they pronounce them par excellence , the best. Our own Ralduft makes these delicious con fections ; these gobs and chunks and hunks ot owjetnesKcs , makes them almost to the exclusion ot the ordinary choco lates , and is soon as It becomes known that these celebrated Italys can be had here , the express companies' re ceipts will fall oft materially. So great has become the demand that Mr. DalUuff Is able to produce them fresh every day. Miss Uallantyno will lead the Young Woman's Christian association gospel meet ing next Sunday afternoon , at 3 o'clock. A Porpli-xlnn rroblom. Whether to trko "No-tuwestern Lino" No. t at 4:4b : - . m. or No C at 6:30 : p. m. , Chicago- ward. "No. _ ' Arrives at Chicago at 7:45 a. m. and "No. 6" at 9:30 : a. in. Doth trains are models of modern art , skill and luxury. NO EXTRA CHARGE ON EITHER ONE. Call at tlio City Office , 1401 Far nam street , and talk It over. J. A. KUHfJ , General Agent. Q. F. WEST. C. P. T. A. JllMV SUM'PPTH Oil Hie "Plj'fp" - the Burlington's "Vestlbuled Flyer. " As beautifully luxurious and luxuriously beauti ful as any In the country. Leaves Omaha at G:00 : p. m. Arrives at Chicago at S:20 : a. m. Tickets and berths at 1G02 Farnam street. Six-Thirty 131. . Trulu. ot the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL RY. Best service , ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Dining car. City ofOcc : 1S04 Farnam Hiilf Itntrx ( o Lincoln Via the Burlington Route January D and C , account Inauguration state olllcers and sliver convention. Trains for Lincoln leave at 8:35 : a. m. , 2:55 : p. m. , 4:35 : p. m. , 7:05 p. m. Tickets at depot and 1502 Farnam street. I'crMonnlly Coiiilnoteil GxcurMloni Leave Omaha every Friday via the Union Pacific. No change oi cars to Ogden , San Francisco or Los Angeles. Tourist sleepers dally to San Francleco. Special attention paid to Indies traveling alone. A. C. DUNN , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent. 1302 Farnam Bt I3NTKHICD I.Vl'O I.IKK. PALMER Melnncthon 8. , Tuesday. Janu ary .r , In the 4Id year of his age. Ku- ncral services will be held at the resi dence , 2CiS : Uodgo street , Thursday , Jan uary 7 , nt 1:30 : p. m. Interment nt For est Lawn cemetery. I'UIISOXAI , I'AltAliUAI'lIH. Ed Rushart , North Platte , Is a Darker guest. R. F. Dacon and son , Dcadwood , are In the city. Fred W. Gray , Minneapolis , came to Omaha yesterday. E. C , Howe , manager of the beet sugar fac tory at Norfolk , Is In the city , L. O. Hurd , an attorney at Harvard , ar rived In the city last evening. M. A. McDonald , with the Frederick Wnrde company , la Plopping at the Darker. S. C. Woodson and Lcland Crofa , St. Jo seph , Mo. , are registered at the Darker. Mrs. J. D. Palmer and C. II. Webster are Chicago arrivals stopping at the Darker. John Arnold , United States marshal for the norther , ' district of Illinois , Is In the city. Gcorgo M. Forbes , a member of a largii wholesale firm at Trinidad , Colo. , la In Omaha. P. D. Shelby , cx-superlntcndent of the Great Northern railroad at Scuttle , Is In Omaha , Fred Root , Lusk , Wyo. , Is In the city , having brought a shipment of cattle to the South Omaha market. Frank R. Roberton , Now York City , son of W. H , Kobcrfon , manager of Dun's agency In this city , | s vLiMngln | , Omaha. Dr. W. C. Davis- , Denver , a cousin of W. S. Strawn of this city , and Dr. Cbarlei It. Lyman , also of Denver , went to Chicago yesterday , after a rliort vtalt In Omaha , Nebraska ) ) * at the hotels : J , P. Johnson , Kcarnuy ; H. M. Chllds , Sterling : J. C. Shee- ley , Itarlan ; H , Paul and wife , Plattsmauth ; Mrr , Charlcn 0 , Norton. Kearney ; L. C. Lloydf Gothenburg : C , J , Anderson , Nellgli ; M. F C'asrady. O'Neill ; K. J. Hale , Ilatilc Creek : T 0 Wlslmrl. fhadron ; 0 E. Tlb- bcit. Hi-atrlrej H , 11. Treat , Fremont ; W P. Hall , UolilrcHo ; 11. C. Talbot , Cedar Itaplds. MAY BE ITS 'OWN EXECUTOR Plan to Fay Off Som of the Moro Ncedj Depositors , AFFAIRS OF THE OMAHA SAVINGS BANK .Htorliliolilor * nml 1 DlruiMorn lrvfrt ( o Take CliiifKi * of flic Annetn ami Itcnllx. tut TlnmVltliout the ApiKiliitinviit uf iv llvculvcr. There was n. meeting of n number o stockholders and directors of the Omaha Savings bank yesterday morning. It waa decided to have no receivership. I1 was thought that much of the expense o such a policy could be saved by ouch ac tlcn. Ao soon as the necessary arrange tncnts can be made n bond , of the stock holders for the payment ot all debts of the bank will ba prepared. The stockholders will then take charge of the bank and close up Ita affairs. Just how long It will be before this transaction takes place cannot now be atatcd , but It will be within the next two or three days , so the bank officers say. say.Tho The stockholders nnd especially the officers of the bank , hold that the bond plan Is far preferable to the appointment of a receiver. Vlco President L , M , llennett expressed this sentiment In an Interview with a rep resentative of The Ilee. He raid : "In the first place It seems to us that wo can more cxpedltlourly wind up the affairs of the bank. This would he a great con venience for our depositors. There Is no doubt that there are many In sorp need of money and wo desire to help these"out flrsa. When we realize upon our securities we Intend to pay oft these needy depositors first. That could not bo done by a re ceiver , who Is compelled by the law to pay oft every depositor In proportion to the amount of his deposit when anything Is realized on pccurltlts. "Then again many of our depositors , who are not In need of money , are willing to receive In exchange for their deposits some of the securities we hold. For Instance. I have been approached by men who said that they desired to take a mortgage for their deposits. AH of our loams are first-class and are worth their face value. Thus the mortgages that would bo taken , would be better Investments than a certificate of depcslt. This plan could not be followed by a receiver , who cannot cancel deposits with security , as the securities must bo fold for the benefit of all the depositors. "Thua , If the olllcers remain In possession of the bank , thcoo In need of money can be accommodated and. by exchanging securities for depcalts , the bank affairs can be wound up more quickly than If a receiver was In charge. Uy this latter plan , also , we could dlapcso of some of the securities certainly at their face value , and we believe further that wo can get rid of the others more ad vantageously than any receiver could. Wo think that In view of' this , and because o the fact that we have on hand about $200,000 more In secorltles than the amount of the deposits and a mirpluis of $35,000 , we can paj off all the depositors In full. It Is doubtful whether a receiver could do aa much , forcei as he necessarily would bo to disperse oi some of the securities at least at a great sacrifice. "Finally , the expense of thus winding up the affairs of our bank would be much Icea than under a receivership , The officers would serve without compensation and we would bo required to'employ only two or three clerks anr an attorney. Altogether we believe that by our plan we can wind up the bank's affairs In the most honest , expedi tious and economical manner. " Mr. Dennett said that be. with the other olllccrs of the bankU-felt that they could not be held1 rMpotislblc for tiro' failure , ! , al though they were greatly worried anil troubled over the financial cmbarassment It must entail upon many of the depositors , especially those of the poorer class. He stated that he had been much encouraged by the remarks ot merchants and bankers , who had told him that there was not a hint of mismanagement or dishonesty preva lent In business circles In connection with the closing. Ho said that the loans the bank had made were all first class. He himself had passed finally upon all the loans on real estate that were made , and was so conservative that he was called frequently a "fogy , " He said that but few of them were made upon the valuation of past prosperous years , when the city was on a boom , the majority being on existing valuations. "I have been told by many , " Mr. llennett said , "that It was not the bank officials , but the depositors who caused the failure. " Others have found health , vigor and vitality In Hood's Sarsaparllla. and U surely has power to help you also. Why not try It ? AMUSEMENTS. The pupils of Mr. Frank Lea Short's school of dramatic art , who have been seen here tofore In that capacity , appeared last night at the Crclghton theater as "Tho Players , " an organization lately effected for the pur pose of dramatic representations In Omaha and elsewhere. Two plays were presented , a bright little one-act comedy , called "M'llo Loll , " serving as a curtaln-ralscn to the fa miliar adaptation of Erckmann-Chatraln'a terrible story , which Is known to the stage as "Tho Dells. " "M'llo Lotl" shows the clover stratagem of a danscuso who aspires to emotional roles. She recommends a friend for the part which she wishes to nssumd herself , and then , Im personating the friend , does In that char acter a scene from "Camlllo" which reduces the obdurate managery to tears and secures her a lucrative engagement In the capacity which she desires. The piece Is the cred itable work of Mr. Guy H. Short , and served last night to Introduce Miss Nina Marshall as an actress to the Omuha public , which has hitherto known her chiefly as a singer with a very sweet voice. It will be Been that the part of the dansueEO calls for a high degree of versatility. Her Ilrst entrance Is made In a burst of hilarity , and her song Is delivered In a most unconventional attitude , with one foot In a chair and the other on top ot the desk. Her second Is accomplished In a disguise so comillpto as to deceive the managers , and Is followed by a piece of emo. ttonal acting vivid enough to melt them as aforesaid. Such a role would tax the powers of a far moro experienced actress than Miss Marshall , who , however , gave It an Interpre tation of which many pleasant things might be said. To have accomplished so much with a first attempt at a unost dlfllcult task Is an achievement of whloh Miss Marshall , her In structor and her friends , may well bo proud. Mr. Short has been seen before In "Tho Hells , " supported by a'company ' not differing substantially from that of last night. Ills Mathlas has many cll'ments of strength , and Its shortcomings arc for the most part those for which a volco and temperament better suited to lighter roles. are accountable. The other characters areuso far subordinated In Importance as not toircqulro large qualifica tions on the part of I those sustaining them. Quito adequate support was rendered by Miss Klmball , as Catherine , Miss Pond , as An nette , and Mr. McKeon , as Hans. A large and very enthusiastic ; audience seemed to ruftito the assertion often made , that performances by home talent are not opprcclat d in Omaha. Theater-goers are fond of plays deplet ing American life , plays In which rt-al pcopla tell a consistent story , playa In which tlio aiulloncp can see a resemblance In the characterizations to people whom they know In real life , and love or dUlike as the capo may be ; such a play as this la Mark Twain's " ' ' " which will bo 1'uddn'head Wilson , pre- lented at the Crolghtsn for thres nights commencing Thursday , January 7 , with a inatlne.i Saturday. The story , which Is wull knovtin , IH sweetly simple , and the character izations are most llfp-Hlii' . The folks frum Uauson'a Landing. MUnourl , reach right out and take hold of the hearts of the audience pml hold them firmly In a loving grip from the rise until the fall of the. curtain , and when the pcopla leave the theater to go homo It U with grateful remembrances of the- quaint humor and pathetic pathoa o the story by which they bave been movei to laughter as well as tears. Tin niirmncement that the orltrlnal KU1 Jubllco singers arc teen to bo heard agnli In Omaha will bo welcome ncwa to lovers o music , who cherish rnont agrieablo memorlo of this organization from former years Whllo It Is not clnlmrd that all or even mos of the singers who composs the compan ; when It first started on Its phenomena career twenty-five years ngo hnvt been re tallied , It 4s averted that the new materla which has been added from time to time 1m notably Increased ( ho strength of till originally remarkable * body of colored \ocnt Ills. Ills.The The concert Is announccvl for Monday even Ing. January 11 , at Y. M. C. A. hall. Tin sale of seats opens Friday neon at the Y M. C. A. office. The Cinomatographe , which Is exhlbltci at Uoyd's every night this week , with tin usual matinees , shows seine unusually In foresting views , such M rntrs-vry maneuvers \vatsiJails nnd reaHsllc scenes > -om every day life. It U a very pleasing entertain tnciit. At the "bargain day" matinee toda ; and tonight "The Clcmenceau Case" wll bo preceded by the one act curtaln-raliici Chattcrton. " Frederick Wardo will play a two-night en gagsmcnt at the Ci-eltlitc.i ; next week , It the course ofMcli he will bo seen In . ' repertory of legitimate plays. This seasot Mr. Wards brings with him a complete new Shakespearean production In "Kin , ; Lear , " which will bo the bill Monday night and critics agree In the insertion that U Is the greatest achievement of his career. IWs performance of Lear , It Is raid , Is th : most thoroughly artistic Interpretation lit has ever given and charms hla audltnco be yond expression. A notable feature In con nection with tht ; play , It Is said , Is the ex cellent way In which It Is staged. The storm scene ) has aroused the admiration o ! the press and the public on all sides , and Is spoken of as a remarkably realistic stage effect. "Henry VIII" will be presented aa the bill at the special barga'ln ' matinee , which will bo given Tuesday. "Henry IV" will bt offered Tuesday night. It Is six years since "Alabama" was pro duced at the Madison Square theater , New York , and since that tii' ! U has been a con tinuous SUCCCM. TheaufT. . Mr. Augustus Thomas , ai that time was entirely unknown , except to newspaper men ns a brilliant de scription writer. In one night he became famous , and since then has produced sev eral successful plays. Hut the success of "Alabama" Is not entirely due to the ex quisite beauty of the play ; It Is alee due to the fact that a high standard for Ihc company lias always been sought. When the play la produced at Doyd's theater Sunday , January 10 , and each evening for the week following , together with Sunday , Wednesday and Saturday matlncce , the following well known and clever people will be seen : Clem ent Italnbrldgc , Fred Mower , Harry M. Allen , L. P. Hicks , W. M. Wadsworth , W. P. Mollter , P. W. Kensll , Francis Nelt-on and the Misses Ethel Irving , Helen Weatbersby , Florence Crosby and Kate Doollng. The second night of Prof. Reynold's en gagement was marked by a largely Increased patronage , the audience expressing unquali fied approval of the novel entertainment pro vided. Owing to the popular prices and merit of Mr. Reynold's performance , large attendance should be the rule at Crelghton hall during the remainder of the week. Clay Clement and his supporting company , which remains substantially the same as when last seen here , will be the attraction at the Crelghton during the latter part of the coming week. "The Now Dominion" nnd "The llclls" will be presented during the engagement. S.MAI.I. rOUTUXU IX A.V OMJ HI I ) 1,1 ? . Ilnok IH-aler Driven u ttonil IlnrKiilii > vlh u Tram p. A local book dealer , who Is In business on. North Sixteenth street , made a Httlt fortune In a business transaction yesterday afternoon. It was In the purchase ot an old bible , which waa brought to the store by a tramp , who said that be waa from Portland , Ore. ' He Bald that he found the old book on the road between that city and Omaha. The old bible bears the date of 1000. Some parts of It , however , were probably printed before that time , as some of the pages bear oven earlier dates. Upon one of the flylcafs are made some notations In Ink. These purport to be dated at Plymouth , Mass. , In 1659. The book la printed In old-fashioned type. The leaves arc old and yellow , but arc In remarkably good condition. None are missing , although a few are loose. The covers have been almost torn off from lack of care. The book dealer has learned that the bible Is listed as being worth $225. Ho lies al ready been offered $175 , but ho refuses to part with It for that sum. SCOFIHM ) .MA1CI2S AN ASSHJ.VMKVI' . Slu-rirr HolilliiK the Stock fur the llfiifdt of CriMlKorM. For the benefit of liU creditors , 0. K. Scofleld , a dealer In cloaks and ladles' furnishing goods , located In the Paxton block , yc&tcrday assigned to the sheriff , who at once took possession of the stock. For six years Mr. Scofleld waa employed In the Chicago store of Marshall Field & Co. , after which he went to St. Joseph and entered the employment of McKlney & Dalley , where he remained for six years , at the end of which time ho engaged In business on his own account. For eight years prior to 1894 he was manager of the cloak department of the Morse. Dry Goods company and buyer for the concern. Two yearn ago last Juno he opened a store , and since that time has been doing busi ness for himself. WELCH James McMahon , nt 5 o'clock January 5 , 1S97. Infant son of Mr. and Jlrs. James Welch , aged 3 months. Funeral - oral at 3 o'clock this ( Wednesday ) after noon from the family residence , ! > 33 Noith Twenty-seventh street to Holy Sepulchre. M'DILL Mrs. H. . wife of Rev. Edgar Mc- Dlll , pastor of Park Avenue Presbyterian church , died at C p. m. Tuesday. Funeral from Park avenue church , corner Park avenue and Jacktx > n directs , Thursday afternoon. I.OCAI. IIIIKVIT1KS. Julius Pcycko has announced his engage ment to marry MUs Anna Pomy. Hamilton Bros , have been granted a permit fop the erection of a frame dwelling at Thirtieth and Jackaon streets. Up to date the city treasurer has received 1182,000 from 1S97 liquor licenses. Of this amount ot. ly $5,000 was paid In cash , the remainder being paid by checks. Parties who wish to take part In the civil servlco examination next month fcr clcrluj and carriers In the Omaha postofflco must file their applications with the clerk of the civil service board by January 13. Albert Mclntash , Charles McCampbcll and Frrnk Wcrd , three boys , each about 13 years of ago , were found asleep Monday tight In one of the big ofllco buildings of the city and were arrested. They were charged with vagrancy , , Jcnnlo A. Graves applied for a divorce rom George H. Graves on the grounds of iruclty , non-mipport and drunkenness , she nformt ) the court that she wan married to nraven In. . Springfield , Mo. , May 18 , 1892. She asku that her maiden name , Warner , bo tutored to her. Gcorgo H. Haymcs , druggist at Sixteenth and Webster streets , has given chattel nortgagea on his stock of goods to the allowing parties , and far the amounts named : Richardson Drug company , J529.C'.1 ; \fiy ; Bocht. $189.20 ; Oliver Martin , $170 ; W. M. Haymra of Chicago , $200. Hoc , 1-0-07 Two Good Ones. There are two rensDtiJ why you should buy your Shoes at The Nebraska. First , because we sell good Shoes ; sso end , because we don't charge much for them. We haven't got a corner on shoes and we haven't a mort gage on all the good shoe factories , but we sell shoes cheaper because we buy 'cm cheaper and we get along with less profit on them because we sell clothing. It is a fact that for . $2. 50 we sell genuine Goodyear Welt ' - nnoL i Shoes msde from fuUcalf stock and every way equal to the $3.50 Shoe of the Shoe Stores. We have bacn sell ing the self-same Shoes for years to people who know good Shoes and we have built up a trade on them that is their best reco.nmendution. We have shoes at $ r.oo. Shoes at $1. 25 , shoes at $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 and $3 oo , and in every pair there is a sure saving of 250 to $ .1.00. That means that we save you 250 on the dol'ar ' pair and $ i on the three dollar pair. We arc prepared to offer as many styles as you can find anywhere , We are looking for new shoe customers. Our old ones have learned that it pays to buy Shoes at "The Nebraska. " SMOKING , CMNTIJK , FANCY , WOKK. LOW TURKISH CARD , SO'CLOCK TEA , Over 1,000 Tables of 3JS different patterns , represent ing the stock of over 44 of the finest Table manufac turers. An exhibit equal to the combined display of any t SIX other establishments. We shall hold a great Table Carnival at our warerooms - rooms during the next ten days and shall quote the low est prices ever known. Do not miss this opportunity If you have n slnglo Table need. Furniture , Uplio'.story ani Draparics. 12th and Bouglas NOTE-Ilcforo buying I < < iuniture remember tlicso three points \Vc linvp tlic bent flock In Omnnn. We hiuo the largest stock In Nebrask a. Our prices nro " 0 per cent below other 'A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSEFUL - * FUL OF SHAME. 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