Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY JJBK : SMrHDAV , JANUAKY 10 , 1807.
WOODMEN TALK OF SECESSION
Difference to the Mortality Rate May Caus
a Split.
TROUBLE BREWiNG AMONG THE MEMBERS
Vroiioxlllnn In Illilo llio .Iiirlmllotlon
til tin- Order llrliiK * On n Hot
I'lKlit tluil MIIJ tlllliiuilol }
.Menu UlNMiplloii.
flicre la trouble between the membcra of
the Woodmen of the World and the sovcielgn
ofllcctn , nml scccaslcu and a partial disruption
of the order may be the ultimate result
Omaha Is BO far Interested In tl.c light that
If the mcmbciH vyln and the ( sovereign olllcuro
lose the general headquarters \vlll bo re
moved from this city , or at least that
what the ofllcera Intimate. In the place o
thtec headquarters , Omaha v.lll get others
to Which , however , the subordinate camp
In , only the four atates , Nebraska , Nort
Dakota , South Dakota and Minnesota , vvll
pay1 homage. If this should happen It woul
mean that the Woodmen In thtsu four state
would form a separate order , connected b
only the slightest bonds with the Wo.dme
of the World. The agitation was htirtt
by the local members who dealre to sevc
their connection with the southern otates
According to Its constitution , the order o
the WooJmon of the World covers practically
the entire United States Including aouthuri
elates , which other ordero do not have 1
their tcrrltorj. This entire territory Is to
BCfaod at the same rate , and out of th
revenue thuu accumulated , the death lossc
In the entire territory are paid In a wort
the rate of mortality In the different sec
tlons gpf the country Js not considered I
this plan nf araaranunt. The members In thl
section of thuucountr > object to being ca
Rested at the name /ate as the members I
'
the southern states , where the mo'rtuar
losses ate heavier. To meet this drain I
Is maintained that the n-acMinents In thl
ccctlon are much higher than they ough
to be and would be If the order were con
ducted as other orders arc Therefore th
local mcmbctu have begun the fight t
ecpirate the northern , or rather the north
western , ntatcs and the southern states Int
twj separate Jurisdictions , each of whlcl
fdiall be a&sieacd according to Its rate o
mortality
Alpha camp took the Initiative some vveoki
ago , when It parsed a lesnlntlon providing
that all en in pa In the wtalw already men
tinned , are ; requested to petition thesovercigt
camp to "colnlilno the northern states o
equal hcalthfillness and which are contlgu
ous Into a feoarate JtnKdlctlon The camp
found authority for tliln move In the follow
Ing section of the constitution1 "A bcne
flclary head ccmp may be Instituted by the
sovereign camp upon application being made
by two-thirds of the camps In contlguoti
territory , having a membership In gooi
( standing of moro than r > 000. but no HUC !
head camp shall be established If It wit
reduce the membership of the sovcrclgi
Jurisdiction below 15,000. "
PLANS OF ALPHA CAMP.
The mcmbpiR of Alpha camp hold tha
these requirements hove been met. In the
territory they wish sot aside there Is sal
to bo a membership of between S.OOO an.
9,000. The total membership of the order is
In the neighborhood of r.0.000. It Is also
maintained that two-thirds of the camps li
( he territory are ready for segregation. Thl
jurisdiction Is to be known , according to the
present constitution of the order , as a "benc
Sclary head camp. " It Is to have entjro
lontrol of the collection and dkbursemen
"f all monrya collected from assessments In
MB teirltory and Tvl } ! be. under the authority
of 'head" officers , similar to the plan of thl
sovereign euprcmo camp at thi
; jre ent time. Again , authority Is founder
or this In the following scctloi
'rom thp constitution : "Head camps shal
Imvo power to o.iact laws for their covern
mont. not In conflict with the constitution
and laws of the sovereign camp ; have con
trol and supervision over all campn am
members within their
Jurisdiction mid pro
vide the authorised rituals and supplies for
their ueo ; BESCSS and collect from evers
member through the compj , as often as ma >
Jo required , such amount , } ru may bs ncccs
( .ary to pay benefits upon the death ot b'ne-
flclaiy members , to erect suitable monuments
ments , levy and collect such dues from
camps as may b < S necessary to pay their
rxpensfs and have control of all their finan
cial matters , without appeal , except general
fund dues provided for tlio sovcrJgn camp. '
The Bcliemo H opposed hv Sovnrelfjn Com
mander Root and the other supreme ofn-
cets , chletlj because the/ say It means a
\lrtual segregation of this district from the
sovereign camp. In their opinion It would
fllsa entail a great Increase ot expense , be
cause a per capita tax would have to be
levied , not only to meet the demands of the
sovereign luad camp headquarters and offi
cers , us ut present , but. also a tax to pay
the oxperaca of running.io | ! beneficiary head
camp headquarters end clllcsrs Moreover ,
they see In the movement u tendency to split
up the big order Into a number of small
orders as an ultimata result.
APRAID OP THU PnncnDHNT.
According to the portion of the constitu
tion from vvllch the first eectlcn heretofore
quoted wan taken and which gave the power
> o form u sepaiate Jurisdiction , provision la
made format least a dozen of these so-called
biMicflrtuty head camps , each taKIng In a
numlcr ot states. It U pointed out by the
hirh officials that If this dlstilcl Is set ofr
with pjiactlcally self-managing powers It
t , jlj form a precedent for the other territories
to do likewise. The reault would bo that
finally there would bo a dozen small orders
caving uiu a rcmoio connection with each
sther. An example of this Is found In the
lo-callcd Pacific and Canadian Jurisdictions
ivhlcli , though they are usually considered
part * of the Woodmen of the World , are In
lOWtHo connected with the order. Thus the
Jlficers hold that If the northern states
mentioned are formed Into a scpirate
lurJsdkilon , U will mean that they will form
l separate ordtT with headquarters to
Umisact their business. If thla should bo
'one It Is Intimated that the general head-
quarto * of tl.o order would pel force bo re-
Pioved fiom tlio city into the territory that
ittll icnulns In the Woodmen of the World
luritdlctlon. The city most prominent ! }
mentioned ao the one that will bo selected
UiSt. Louis. Therein Omaha , as a city finds
Its Intcrtot In the fight. The headquarter *
U receive the
present coIlcctloiiHand asoess-
ments fiom the cntlro United States with
tlio exception of the Pacific coast tenltory
wore I by the Pacific Jurisdiction. About
MOO.OOO Is iccclved and disbursed oven
aionth through the banl > s of the city. Thirty
peojdo are cmplo > cd In the ofllco and
.
Whllo the head olllcuis of the order do
not deny that the local members are pro-
teedlng practically In conformity with the
: onstltutlon , they are trjlng to nettle the
iKht by means of a proposed amendment to
ho constitution. This amendment embodies
nhat has been termed the department plan.
it Is viewed with considerable favor by
nany of the members. The plan provides
Oiat the present territory of the order , which
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
DR ;
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
fiom Ammonia , Alum or any other adutteiant.
40 Years the Standard.
\n \ known an HIP novcrelRn camp Jurisdic
tion , be divided Into district * , as the present
corntlttiUon allo A , but that Instead ot each
district traneactlng Its own business , the
liuslntM of all be tran acted from the
rovcictgn headquarters In this city. A
rrraMte act of books will be opened for eich
district and the membership In each dlstrlt
thnll be n oescil a milllclcnt number of as-
HccMtncnts to pay death IOKCO occurring In
that d'slrlet. The argument Is advanced
that by this plan the healthy localities will
lie called upon only for nncisnicnta In pro
portion to the rate of mortality and vvlll
not be required to meet the burden of ray
ing the mortuary lessen In unhealthy dis
tricts , while the cxpcncc of i tinning the
machinery of a head camp hcndqtiartcra will
bo done away \vlth In other words. It Is
Intcndcl to have all the bualnceo tr.msactpl
by ono set of ofllccM at Omaha Instead of
twelve different Bets In twelve Jurisdictions.
The fight M growing In Interest as It Is
gradually reaching a c'.lmax. On TO'J-
ruary 2 a convention head camp vvlll meet
In Lincoln It Is to be compowl of repre-
iscntatlvcs from the subordinate lodges In
i thin state , North Dakota , South Dakota ,
| Kansas , Oklahoma and Indian territory. Its
pllnclpal burlncss vvlll conslrt of electing
delegates to the sovereign camp , which
meets In St Louis In March. This will ba
the Unit meeting of the sovereign camp 03
a representative loly.
Alpha camp desires that the delegates
shall be liKtructcd to vote for the separate
Jurisdiction plan In the sovereign camp
meeting. It li admitted that these Instruc
tions cannot be given without a big fight
In the convention hesd camp meeting It I
within the range of possibility that the meet
Ing will vote not to glvo the Instructions
In siieh case Alpha camp Intends In ,10m
manner to bring the matter before the BOV
crclgn camp meeting Itself.
Catanh Is a constitutional disease and requires
quires n constitutional remedy like Hood'
? arsaparllla , which prlllc the blood ,
CAIIN SHl.I.S Vl'AK MIIHTS.
.Soils llio Kl.r.O Slur MilriN for HI.OO
Milrt Sntiirilii } .
A lot of Stai shlrta with two pair cult
fancy patterns , at $1.00 each , worth not lee
than * l.r > 0
Wo have a few patterns In abort bosomn
fancy colorcd.ehlrts that we will clojc ot
at B5c each. *
We have a lot ot odds and ends of white
underwear to sell at halt price.
One line gray natural wool at SOc.
We start Saturday morning to give 20 t
CO per cent off on all winter goods
ALUKHT CAHN ,
1322 Karnam.
American Tent and Awning Co. bnvo opcnci
a salesroom at G13 S. ICth St. Saturday , th
ICth , they will have a grand opening , t
which the public Is Invited.
Removed Wolfe electrical Co. , to ISO
rarnam , vvcot city hall.
IM..VNS OP Tun coi.ouni ) 1'noi'i.i :
I'roitiiNO n Doiiiirliiiont nl llio Trans
IIINHMN | | | | | | i\imxltlmi. :
The colored population of the city It dc
stroua of having a department and cxhlbl
of Its own at the Transmlsslfslppl Hxpo
sltlon. The plans are pa jet In cmbrjo , bu
the first steps have been taken.
The ncg'o exhibit at the Atlanta cxposl
tlon Is responsible for the Idea. The matte
wca flrst proposed at a meeting of colorct
men which wna held In the ofllce of Dr. M
O. Itlckctts last Wednesday night , althougl
It had been quietly worked up for borne tlm
past. The meeting was attended by obou
twenty of the prominent colored men of th
city. The evening was spent In talking
over plans , but nothing definite v.as done
A committee , consisting of M. K. Singleton
A. W. Parker and Tred L. Smith , WEO ap
pqltjted to pbtnln Information ol tua.cxlilbl
that was held at { Atlanta. Another com
mlttee , composed of T. P. Mahamltt. J
Tucker and W. II. JVatsoii , was selected t
secure similar Information regarding th
exhibit that Is to be. made at the Nashvlll
exposition this > car. A third committee con
stating of A. D. White , Joseph iCarr am
George 13. Collins , wes appointed to gathc
statistics of the colored race resident In th
transmUslEslppI Matca. Another meeting
will be hold Thursday night , January 28.
It is the Intention to have a separate
bulMlig of some character on the exposition
grounds. It Is more than probable that tin ,
educational progress of the race vvlll be
made tro principal feature of the exhibit
In addition. , however , the depaitmeut wil
nhovv the present condition of the colorei
people of the west. It U believed that I
sui li an exhibit can be arranged , a number
of convcntiors of colored people can bt.
Induced to UK el In this city during the ex
position jcar. Among these are mcntioncc
the supreme lodge of the Colored Ilranch o
the Independent Older of Odd T'ellovvij , the
Soloiod Women's Fedcrafed Clubs , tlie
Colored Workers of the Episcopal churcl
and the grard lodge of Colored Mceons o
this state , Kansas and Missouri
The colored population liu the northrrr
pait of thu tronsmlssisslppl section Is com-
luratlvcly small , ' but It la large In the
southern states. It Is believed also that the
coloicd people cast of the Mississippi can be
Interested In the matter.
Old I'oonlc.
Old people who require medicine to rogu-
ate the bowels and kldncjs will find the
true remedy In Clcctrlc LJItters. Tills medi
cine docs not btlmulate and contains no
whisky nor other Intoxicant , but acts at ,
a tonics and alterative. It acts mildly on the
stomach and bowels , adding strength ami
giving tone to the organs , thereby aiding
Nature In the performance of the func
Ions. Electric Hitters Is on excellent op-
ictlzer and aids digestion. Old people find
t Just exactly what they need. Price COe
and $1.00 per bottle at Kuhn & Co.'s drug
tore.
Men IK on the niiropoaii IMnii.
llio dollar-a-mcal metliou of operating
Inlng cars Is no longer Invogue on the
lurllngton route. Something better has
akcn HH place. Meals are now served on the
European plan > ou pay only for what jor
rder.
The paj-for-what-jou-order way Is the
nly right way to run a dining car. It I
n operation on out
fi.OO p. m train for Chleap-o.
4:35 : p. m. train for Denver.
9:05 : a in. train foi Kansas City ,
Prices are reasonable and the service It
s good as It can bo.
Tickets and berths at 150.2 rarnam st.
b o.v CITY IIO.MKS COMIIIM : .
'Iv l' | n Deal t Secure .Mimlcliiil |
I'll per.
Dlils for the purchase of the renewal bonds
ust Issued by the city were opened In the
fllco of Treasurer Edwards yesterdaj.
'hero were only three bidders. Ilajea A.
o. and J. V. McDowell offered to take the
ntlre lasuei of $317,400 at par , with accrued
ntercat. Deltz , Dennlson & Prior tele
raphed an offer to buy them at par without
ccrucd Interest. None of the bids com
tiled with the terms of the advertisement.
'ho Il.ij cs bid was the only ono that wat
ceompanlcd by a check ami It was drawn
in thu members of the Him. Inrtcad of on at
malm bank , as requlicd. The cxtraordlnai <
Cdult of the sale U credited to an allcgec
omblnatlo1 ! of the bond buyers to securr
10 bonds at acty low pi Ice. City olllclak
re Inclined to bellovo that there Is some
hlng In the rumor , an they can accoun
or the action of the bidders In no othe-
ay. What action will now be taken IID
ot boon decided , but the only apparcn
our so U to reject all bids and rcadvcrtl.st
V Till : VMTUlT STATUS COUItT
'roimrliiK fur llio OIIOIIIIH | ; nf ( hu Mil.
coin Torin ,
Clerk Illllls of the United States circuit
ourt Is packing up the records of his olllcc
n readiness to trnnipoit .them to Lincoln
hero court opens Sicxt .Monday. Mjirjfio"
' "
Vhlto , ABhUtint " Uhftrl'ct Attorney"IjunL
nd B. S. Dundy , cleVirof the llillted Stater
titrlct court , vvlll also attend at the Lin-
oln Betslon , < - . ' *
John Ilevvalekl of Doatrlco cumu Into court
eetcrday and changing hn | former plcu
leaded guilty to having set up a still , nnd
III bo sentenced thin morning.
No Safer Itomcdy can be had for Coughi
nd Colds , or any trouble of the Throat , thur
Hrovvn'H Uronchla ) Tro'hr.n. ' " I'rko 25 ct
old only la boxes.
NEWSPAPER UNION FIRE
Flnmcs Start in a File Hoom , Which Wns
Looked at the Time.
LOSS IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 33,000 ,
Itiiiilil.j , OivhiK ( n the
of tlio CoiilcnlN , Inil In
Conlfiillcil In Time to I'lT-
( iri-iil
Plro broke out In the plant of the West
ern Newspaper union , 500-511 South Twelfth
street , shortly after C o'clock last night. The
! flames were first discovered by Jock Rogers ,
i one of the attaches of the place. They were
j breaking thiough the windows of a room on
! the second fioor , In which a large number
J of paper files and proofs of printed matter
are stored.
An alarm by telephone was turned In , but
by the time the downtown companies ar
rived the fire had gained such headway that
It was breaking through the windows of the
third floor. Chief Rcdcll directed four
ctrcams upon the upper floor of the build
ing , which Is a three-story and basement
structure , and after half an hour's strug
gle had the flames subdued. The four en
gines In the downtown district were ordered
out by the chief , but were not used.
The tire , it was found , caught from th
steam heating apparatus on the second floor
a board partltfon herj being burned through
An Inspection of the building showed tha
the flro might have easily been a serlou
one. Due , however , to the prompt nctloi
of the department , the loss was kept dowi
to a comparatively small one. The build
Ing Is constructed almost entirely ofooc
In the Interior and It was an easy matte
for the flames to find their way to the roof
which was burned through In sections.
C. C. fc'clleck , manager for the concern
stated that l.e could place no estimate o
lota He had taken an Inventory of th
stock but a few days before , but refusci
to give the reporters any Idea of what the
Ices might be. The second floor , upon vvhlcl
the heavier stock of paper la otorcd , was
pretty well scorched by the flre , and the
large bundles dampened and ruined by the
water. The stuff Is not valuable , and the
estimated loss will be $500.
Upon the third floor U located the compoi
Ing rooms. The casea of type ard machinery
are valued at about $1,800. This will prove
nearly a total lora Upon the 'counting
room floor the finer stock Is kept. The fire
did not penetrate here , but the dripping
through of the water probably caused a
damage of $200. In the bcscmcnt arc locatci
the presses. The damage here was conflnec
to water which Injured the machinery tea
a Blight degree , and ruined a small amoun
of stock which was being used.
The building Is owned by E. J. Walden o
Elgin , III. , and Li damaged about $ SOO
Doth stock and building arc Instiled to the
limit of the SO per cent clause. The tola
loss will approximate $3,000
The building was protected by the Nations
Automatic Alarm system , operated by the
A. D T. company , and the apparatus turne.
In the alarm simultaneously with the tele
phone mcraago by Mr. Rogers.
* * mnll Plro In n Itrtildrnci- .
An alarm of flre was turned In last even
Ing from the residence of J. J. Miller
located at 1306 South Thirty-second street
The fire originated In the basement , near
a furnace which became overheated The
less Is J150 , and h covered by Insurance
Trlril tlio Morpliino Itoulo.
Maggie Miller , a colored woman living at
1118 Davenport street , attempted to eomnjlt
Eulcldo early > esterday by taKIng an
overdcce of morphine. She was In a critical
condition when she was discovered shortly
after 1 o'clock. The city phyflclan was
called and treated her. he Is now out of
danger. The wcman will glvo no cause for
her attempt at self-destruction. She has
been employed eft a domestic.
IliioUllu'H Arnloii Sulir.
The best salve In the world for cuts ,
bruises , tores , ulcers , . 'alt rheum , fever sores ,
tetter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns and
all skin eruptions- , and positively cures piles
or no pay required. It 1 ? guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box.
SIx-Tlilru > ' . 31. Irnlc
of the
. CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE
& SI. PAUL HV.
i Rest Hervlcc.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ,
* D'nlng ' car
City odce1M1 Karnam.
CluiKC After KniimiH llunU HoblierH
MORAN , Kan. , Jan. 1 ! > The Moran bank
was broken Into thla morning about 1 o'clock
and an attempt made to loot the safe. The-
) rglara we e discovered by Nlsht Watchman
Tj meson , after they had drilled through the
second doors. T > meson's arrival on the
acene wag very opportune , us In a short time
the robbers would have teemed about $5,009
In cash , besides securities After an o\-
: hangc of eevcial ohota the robbers escaped
but are being hotly pursued by citizens , with
good prospects of thecapture. ! .
TiinK tin O\orilii * < o of Oil I D nil.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 15. Major C. Ewlng
I'rlce , who came hero December 23 , with
credentials from Secretary of War Carbo
loloff of the Cuban republic to work In the
merest of the Insurgents , was found 1111-
convclcus In his loom at the Victoria hotel
his morning from the effects of an ovcrdoso
of chloral. After hard work the city plijs-
clans succeeded In reviving Price and lie
vlll recover. He sajs ho accidentally took
an overdose ot the drug.
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CHILLICOTHE , Mo. Jan. 15. Charles
Slovene , charged with murdering William
2111s In October 1S05 , was today found not
guilty. Ellis had been shot In the head
and his body placed cm a burning hay stack ,
vhcre the charred remains were found. At
ho tlmo Stevens' wife wus also arrested ,
mt wa never Indicted.
I.OCAI. iuinvrrii > .
Six dozen pair of women's stockings were
tolcn from the store of Stephen Daher
hursday.
Mrs. Harriett Gregg , mother of Mlii
eanclte Gregg of the Kcllom school , U dan-
einualy 111 at her residence , 4332 Uurdcttc
trect.
Major Broatch has appointed Pred E
) avls , It. G. Williams , W. I ) . Howard , G. G
Vallacc and Major T. S Clarkson as com-
lUtiioncrs to the Tennessee exposition from
N'ebiuska ,
William Long , 27 jcars of age , left Do-
and , S. I ) . , during the latter part of Octobc.
o beat his way to Oklahoma , He has no (
ct arrived. His father , who llveo In Lllll-
ale , Okl , , fears that he Is dead. He has
equcstcd the police of this city to ln\eatl-
ate.
Judge n. S. llakcr will go to Ileatrlc <
e\t week , where he will I.old court for tin
ext two weeks , atsisttng Judge Letton L
llsposlng nf a largo number of cases now 01
In docket. Judge Letton assisted Judge
Uaker In the same way at the last term
if ( , ourt and the later will return the compli
lent.
Mrs. G. IK nntterman , chairman of the
omen's patents and Inventions committee
f the Tcnnnftfco expedition , has written to
lajor Ilroalch for Information In regard to
Irs. Elizabeth MacCartncy who la listed
.1 one othtf Woman Invent&rx of
'ho linear lm been unabo | to Ioae [
ubjcct of ijo | Inquiry.
There wlll'lo a mass mcqtlng of organized
nd tiiiotijfunrzcd labor at Labor temple
ita ovi'iilim. The t > pcakcm vvlll bo :
amen Wood , general nrganUcr of ( ho Cigar-
nakors , Inlernnilnnal union ; M. P.
Invhoy president Nebraska State
uderntlon of Labor ; 11. K. Huston ,
iresldent Omaha Central Labor union ; D.
Iclmcrdlngcr , g > IHTJ ! organizer of the
im'rlcJil I'Y < lfinlion of Labor ; Augiut Hcei-
nan , nf Tallou' unlan No. tJ ; T , I < \
'urgiM of the Typographical uulou.
\VOII 1C AT VWW POSTOI'M'U'IJ.
I'laiiN ( "nil for AMIHIc Work on ( lip
MKIoontli Nlrut'l Knlriinoo.
The offices of Hcrnh.trt J. Jobst In the
Patton Mock were tho-ncenes of considerable
activity jcstcrday. Tills was because of
the announcement tlut'bc ' had been awarded
the contract for the completion of the
Interior work of the tastfmont , the flmt floor
and two rooms on. the second fioor of the nc.v
government bulldlnR. his bid for $ S1MS
having been accepted by the Treasury de
partment In Washlngtrtn Thursday. Nu
merous friends dropped In to offer their
congratulations , hut there were triple the
number cf applicants for petitions. All
were listened to and their requests dulj
received and filed.
It , ap'MklnK'of the work to n Rco leportrr
Mr. Jobst said : "I have received no ofilclil
notification of the awarding of the contract.
i 1 read the ncvva In thU mornlng'i ] Dec and
I pr..minic > It Is correct It may bo a week or
two before all the necessary papeiti are
. signed and before actual work may lu < com-
| mcnced. No one Is more anxlow to get to
work than I am. 1 am limited to eight
inoithV time , and > ou may depend upon our
getting to work Just as soon as possible. I
i presume that we nhall bo able to stait within
the next fortnight.
"The work of finishing the Interior will
call for the cmplo > mcnt ot brlcklajcrs , car
penters , plasterers , painters anil other artis
ans. Just how many men will be given
work I cannot state now , but I should Judge
I In the neighborhood of fifty. Indirectly , ton ,
the Lcnellta to Omahi ought to amount to
! considerable. Prom the plans , > ou may sec
I that there will be a good deal of flno woodwork -
, work required. There la no good reason why
, this should not be turned out right at home.
I Other things being equal , the Omaha manu
facturers will receive the most favorable
consideration , but It will be necessary for
them to get down to "work with sharp pen
cils Firms outside the city , lee , wl 1 bu
anxious for the work , nml the contracts niUEt
be given to the lowest and best bidders
The marble v.ork and the mosaic work will
have to come from outside
"All the plans have been completed , and ,
as I have slid , we arc all ready to go to
work oo soon ns the necessary papers have
been signed. Thcoe plans call for the moat
artistic finish of the Intel lor. The main
entrance from Sixteenth street will , I firm !
believe , be the handsomest entrance ot I
kind In the countiy. The tiling and mosal
woik there will be a grand and ottractlv
feature. This entrance will alone coat be
twcen $18,000 and $20,000. The lloors wl
be of tile , ornamented with eagles , shield
and other appropriate designs. 1'he aide
will bo of the finest marble and will rls
Into a dome-shaped celling. The lowei
coinye of marble on the side walls will be o
black Swanton maiblc , above will come gra
Tenncinee marble , then Champlaln marble
figured In Oriental designs , the next wl
be the hand-carved capltol of gray Ten
ncsaco marble , dimmed oft with re ,
Pompclan. and above will be the mc.il hand
Eomo bit of mosaic glasswork ever seen It
this part of the country That entrance alone
will be worth coming miles to . ce , and al
of the Interior work will be of an equally
high degiee. "
( 'losing Out.
New swell body wittera , $1I ° > 00.
J. II. HALSEY & SMITH. L'fd.
1COS Harncy t.
Tlio TrniiHiuf.NlrtMl ! | > iiI IMKIon.
Those who wUh to send thla edition t
parties outside the city will bo supplied a
Tlio lice counting room with any nurnbet o
coplcj at 5 cents each. Tlila will Includ
tUo mailing , and wrapping , If the addreESc
arc left with orders
llnniofool.orn' nvcurxlon.
On Tuesday , Jan 19 , the Missouri Paclfl
railway will sell round trip tickets at very
low rates to certain points In the noiit'i
southwest and southc t. Stopovers allowei
on tile going Journey. For Information
landfoldctf , pamphlets , etc. , call or addres
company's office , 13th and Karnam , or depot
15th and Wcbutcr sts. , Omaha , Neb.
T. V ( GODFREY. 1' . and T. A.
J. O. PHILLIPPIf A. G.l Fl and P. A.
MAY stjcrnnu i.i'vr
Mnjnrlly' SOOIIIK 'to ' 'I'u\or tlie Doutoi
fur tlio Co in Inn' Vnonncj.
The prospective resignation of A. J. Lunt
as a member of the Hoard of Educatloi
continues to keep the remaining member *
hustling to fill the vacancy In accordance
with the particular Interests of each faction
That the votes of the majority will be cas
for Dr. J. C. Moore Is considered settled
and although this apparently settles al
controversy , the minority Is htlll Keeping up
a semblance of a fight. The ulna membcra
of the majority are practically united for
Moore. Ho is the choice of the retiring
member , and they say that It Is only proper
that Mr. Lunt's wishes should bo consulted
In the selection ot his successor. It Is
understood that one or two members of the
majority arc Inclined to favor the candi
dacy of John G. Kuhn. but whether they wll
vote for him Is doubtful.
It Is said that the members of the mi
nority will probably cast six votes for Prof
Glllcsplc. They assert that It Is eminently
fitting that a man of his ability for the
position who has served an uuc\plred term
should be continued on the board. It Is
evident , however , that they have very lit
tle hope of securing his election. There
was some talk of throwing the minority
strength to City Librarian Ben Barrow h ,
nit Mr. Barrows was unable to secure the
, uo additional votes from the majority , ami
It Is not likely that his uamo will come
jeforo the board.
Another live question In educational
circles Is the selection of a successor to Ml33
Fanny Nevlus , principal of the Forest
school , wliesti resignation Is anticipated at
an ciily date. There are five active can-
llilatcs for the position three of whom are
tow principals of smaller schools and
iroperly in line for promotion accoiding to
he usual crotom pursued by the board In
ho past. Tlio aspirants arc Ida E. Mack ,
> rlncpal ! at Sherman ; Elbabeth < hlrlc ) ,
jrinclpal nt Ambler ; M > ra Larue , principal
at Davoniott ; Glaiu 1) Mason , eighth grade
al Davenpcrt , and Bertha G. Green cf the
Ugh school Of these the choice promised
o lie between Miss Mason , Ml-s Mack and
MiJs Shirley. It U understood that the mem-
> ors of the majority of the board are divided
> otvvecn M cu Maaon and Ml 3 Mack. The
ntnorlty has taken no part In the con-
roveisy except to urge that the place should
go to one of the principals , In preference teL
L grade teacher. It Is Intimated that Miss
lack will be recommended to the committee
> y Superintendent Pearse. As a result or
he succe..i of the present majorlt } In occur-
ng coilrol of the board two teachers who
> ere dropped I cat > ear will probably sion bo
ddcl to the assigned list. MU Minnie
> wuiUlandc ! and Mlsj Cora Rvland are
both daughters of old -fiolillcru , uml. when
they were dismissed last } car , theGrard Arm >
of the Republic Influence of the Plfth ward
was executed to the limit to keep them on
the pay roll. Neither of the teachers , how
ever , succeeded In Eccurlng a favoiable mark
ing from any superintendent and the
piot'ots of the veterans vvere disregarded It
In eiild that their aupporters went Into the
last city can palgn for the avowed purpose
of electing a man wlia would see that these
two tPflchero vvero returned to service , and
Gcorgo Hess was the man they selected
With ; lie election ot'.Vr. Moore , who Is also
from the Fifth ward , It Is Bald that they will
hi > vu two friends on itho board. It Is stated
that It has already been settled by the
majority that tlio two teachers will be
placed on the Hat w lib In a few weeks.
Clio Idas of plllx is Uercnam's nrochani's
TO TP.ST TIII : i > ini : > iiMi OIII > INAMI : .
Ciuiily PoilillorH llrliiK I'll n \t-vv
I'olnl.
The ordinance governing peddlers Is
" < -lv to ha tested In the district court In
the near future. At any rate Gits Deinns.
who was arrested yesterday by Liccnto
Inspector Hurst on the charge of peddling
v , Ithout a license , stated that hu Intended to
fight the ca&9.
Dcmas Is raising a now point. Ho Is a
manufacturer of randy , which Is sold by
tlueo or four men In his employ. They cart
ii- goons on litlu stands , and usually
J'.o a position on the prominent corners
the business district to dlsposu of their
aicn. Dcmas alleges that Inasmuch as ho
alien the candy himself he Is nut rcqulic-d
i pay a llcenso , although ho admits that
li otuff 1s peddled , Hu has paid a license
ar tha pant two yearn. The feu la $20 a
THOMPSON , BELDEN & CO ,
The Great Jnnunry Olcnring Snlo Still Goes
on Drawing Crowds.
SPECIAL MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE SAT'D'Y ' '
\ MV NiiM-ll.v Prom ( loud * Itoimllfiil
Inipiirlcil OrKiimllcM Spoclnl Of-
forltiKN In DroMx SKIrtx
for
Mt'SLIN UNDnilWnAll.
A MANUPACTIMIEHS LINE OP SAMPLES.
They c.uno lee late to be ot niiy use to us
ami rniher tlinn bo to the expense of return
ing them , vvlll put them on our counter * ,
first Mlo to the rlRht ns you enter , on
SATURDAY MORNING
At the exact prlcca It cost to piodtico them.
All nice and clean nml no too garments
exactly alike.
Ladles' night gowni from 42c to $3 33 each.
Lidlcs' oklrts from H'Je ' to $2 37 each.
Ladles' dinners from 17c to 79c per pair.
Coreet covers at lOc , IGc , 20c up to COo
each.
They nroondeiful bargains. Do not
miss seeing them.
SPECIALS ON DHE33 SKIRTS.
$10 Crepop skirts for $5 00.
All nooI satin sklrta , $5 quality , for $1.
Lidles' double texture mackintoshes In
navy blue , brown and black , (3 coats for
$ J.7i > .
Cloth capes , plush capes at greatly reduced
prlcei.
All our implro and tight fitting jackets at
half price.
THESE Ann NEW.
Choice now novelty dress goo Is that wo
lu\e Just received at the follow Ing special
prices : 25c , 27V c , 39c , 48e and G3c. See
them ! ! !
New novelties In all wool challlcs Just re
ceived and selling at 35c.
Handsome Imported dimities , the regular
33c quality , ottf special price U 25c.
Ilcautlfiil Imrortcd organdies.
We arc showing out- complete line of Im
ported organdies.
Wo have them at two prices The poorer
qrrllty and Inferior et > lcs We arc selling
at 4Gc Hut the choice new patterns and
finer quality \ve are selling at GOc per jard.
THOMPSON-IJELDEN & CO ,
S. W. Corner ICth and Douglas.
'III.Ucrluiiil Ihullo.I. "
To Utah In 2S'fc hours. California In GO',4 '
hours \\n \ ths UNION PACIFIC This Is
the fattest and finest train In the west
Tickets can be obtained it city ticket office ,
1302 Farnani street.
MIT in * i'i m : MITIJ ii\Nt ;
IiilM * I2\porlciic'O
Slloiil AlKKiir.
A girl with big brown O > < M allghtcl l-oin
a tialn at the union .Ic.not .MUIIO time rgo ,
and , walking Into the wal'hig room , pie-
cmptrd one of the Iron-.ir.ncd s ltu o. She
wta not over 1C jeara of age , t.il1 , Blinder
and comely to look upon. PC.- hours she
maintained her position Mth ea'm I idlffcr-
cnce and appealed thoroughly contented with
the gloomy Interior of Oniaha'ci truiht
palate. The hurry and bustle rf depiitlng
trains with their butdens of busy luininnUy
was at length concluded Tor the d ty an 1
the tired olllclals were about to don their
coats preparatory 10 braving lhr stormy
night without. The jo.mg girl had rot
moved from her seat.
"Sho miMt have misled her tiali , " raid
Chief Fleming. "Too bad , for her lolitlxcn
may be looking for her. "
"Ha\o > ou friends In thU city ? " asked
the olllclal In hU kindliest tones. A alight
uplifting of the languorous optlcn wan all the
reply he received , cs she settle 1 back in the
seat. Xevva Agent Hackctt otood near.
"That'e no way to talk to a girl who halYi
tio-ii Germany , " said he. "Juat .vatch me
bring her out of that trance. " He delivered
n vciy good article cf the language of the
Pathcrland , but the girl glanced at him In n
way that made him feel Hied
"Oh she'j French ; she Is , " volunteered
Tl ° hct Agent Fonda , as he sauntered up
and jolneci the group. "Illaclt c > es , black
hair , together with that little Parisian bon
net , oh , this Is dead easy , this Ij Wonder
you wouldn t call on me when jou get In
trouble. Watch me. "
The look of Indifference on the girl'o face
xpanded Into cne oC pained surprise as the
gentlemanly ticket man rattled off French
.vlth the COM born at a two ycani' reiil-
licnce In Parli He took the next car up-
low n.
The Janitor swept out and the lights were
turned down The girl never budged. Early
next morning the big blown c > c3 ahovvcd no
trace of alecp. People who frequented the
depot came to the conclusion that the girl
had concluded to become one of the fixtures
of the antique shack. A kindly dlapcsed
old man who was put next to her story
chipped In a quarter Cor her breakfast anJ
the dipot men supplied her with dinner and
suppei She showed no Intention of re
linquishing her right to the ceat An-
o'her day ap d by and the nltuat'on waa
becoming alarming People ca.uo In fiom
the surrounding buslnew houses to look
upon her She was dubbed the "Union
Depot Sphinx. "
Train Director Joe Mlk had given the
matter some serious thought , and , while
some advocated the icmoval of the new
nature , a sudden bright Idea came to him
"Fhe's a Flnlandcr. I've seen them before.
Ihcy aie slow of comprehension , but they
mean all right. I'll get a man from Thir
teenth street who talka the lingo. " He
started out of the door. Jurt then a ahadovv
threw itsel ! acroea the threshold and a well
droraed man Joined the circle. "Why , my
lear joung woman , we have been looking
'or > ou these past three dajs , " he exclaimed
Tlio shapely hands of the newcomer de
scribed a eerlcs of gjmnastlca In the air.
The next moment the two vvero pointing
their fingeis at all of the points of the
compact. The man waa Superintendent
jillcepio of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
The girl was one of his pupl's.
.MUTIIWiSTiHAOTKS. .
C. J. Gl Illlth , a millionaire of Los Angclen ,
las recently presented that city with 3,000
ncrcs of land , to bo used for park purpoaerj.
John It Pox uttered the sentence , "Here's
o a misspent life , " in a Colusa , Cal. , baleen
ouo day recently , poured half an ounce of
audanum down hi-1 } throat and all offorta to
ave his life failed. lie belonged to a highly
cspccted Missouri family.
The scventj'seven carloads of oranges
hipped cast last jear from Fresno county
\trc the product of about 140 acrca in
artlal bearing , where , -ICO acres have been
> lantcd up to date , four-fifths In orangca
nd the remainder In lemons ,
Nlckol Is a milling camp which Is situated
n Cottonwood can > on wear the line ot
Jlmrchlll and Uumholdt counties , In Nevada ,
'ho mines carry l.lgh grade ores of ntiKcl
md cobalt , but some trouble lias heretofore'
een experienced In working them.
The GDventeen-mllo railroad that San Die-
o's mountain ranchers propose to build Is
letting many offers of labor and teams. In
Junta Maria valley alone SOO acres are offered
s subsidy and stock subscriptions , and of
anli subscriptions there la about $10,001) In
iRht.
II. C. Henry , the millionaire contractor ,
as secured the contract to build the ap-
iroachcs to the Great .Northcin railroad tun-
el through the Cascade mountains and men
ro already on their way to commence work.
. will take about six months to do the
ork on the approaches. The bora Is bald
o bo one of the greatest engineering feats ,
Hoc , 1-I6-U7
Dear Jack
I sec by the papers you have bocn buying some nc\\r
shoes , As I have been doing the same thing myself. I thought
you might like to hear an experience I had which is much in
the same line as your own. For several years I have been
getting my shoes from a friend of mine who works in a whole
sale house , and who let me have 'cm at cost price $2 65 a
pair. This is the same shoe that is sold at retail for $3 50 and
so I saved 850 a pair. But my friend lost his job the first of
the year , which spoiled my snap , but it wasn't so much of a
snap after all , as you will see. Last week I went to 'The
Nebraska" and bought a pair of the Goodyear welt shoes
they bag so much about , for $2.50 and don't you know they
proved to be the self same shoes , I hid b : en buying right
along at wholesa'e ' lor $2.65. Ol course when I saw mv friend
I told him about it and he acknowledged they were ' ame
shoes exactly , the sime factory exactly , but he woihu not be
lieve that I got 'em for $2 50. To convince him I took him
into "The Nebraska" and when he saw that there was no
catch about it and that anybody cou'cl ' buy them anytime for
$2.50 , he hadn't a word to say. Well , said he , I don't know
how they do it , but I know that they do , do it and its a won
der to me that there are any other shoe stores in the town.
Why ! said he , I saw shoes in there marked $125 , that we
used to ? ell at wholesale for $16.00 a. do/en by the case.
Them fellows must be in the shoe business lor their health.
Anyhow I am satisfied that "The Nebraska" is the place to
buy shoes. Will run up and see you soon. GKORCC.
100 Couches In the special sale at $ S , $10
70 different stjlcs of dining table ? In
the sale at $5 , $ C , $ S. $12 , $14 , $15 , $20 , $25 , $12 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $2o , J30 , $40 and $50-all o |
$30 and $10 all at greatly reduced prices. about half price.
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Largest Stock and Lowest Prices.
12th and Douglas.
I'rlmnry , Wccondnry or Ter
tiary [ Mood B'olson perma
nently cured In IS to 'J5
tlayo. You can bo treated at homo
for the saco prlco under same
cnuranty. If you prefer to como hero wo will
contract to pay railroad fare and hotel bills , and
no charge If wo fall to euro. If jou have taken
mercury , lortlrto mp Off * fk n n fj ffb Rf B Vpolnsli , and still have
nchcs and pains , Jlucoue 0 DOg $ B EfAUa ntclicH In mouth ,
Horc Tliront , i'lmplCM , Copper-Colored Npoln , Illcorn oa any pirt of the body ,
Ilnlr or rycbrcmt * ralllnc ont , it is this fiff < OOl > I'OI'JO.V thct wo guarantee to
cure. Wceollclt the rnott ob.'ttlnntcfbQ Brcgp ° n ° RTS'W ° ff"EJtC ? caeH ani1
challenge tlie n ortd for a CUBC > i7 ( Li ) U l& Be * 101 ] 9 UMi wccnnnot
cure. This dlscore hri always bafllctt Hip Hlclll of the most eminent plijntelnun.
S.IOO.OOO capital behind our unconditional guaranty. Absolute m-wolfe sent scaled oa
application.
Address COOK ItK.1ItiV : CO. ,
307 laeoiiic Temple , CHRCAUO.
" "
LI M jj H I Ih.M.-rcatVoce . , : , . , ! „
yJIBIaUVIuilIzi r.tucpicscnii-
tlonof n famouH Trench phticl in , will quickly euro van nf till mr-
; ? > V o _ / nfssol ( ifschargp.VNlilcblhiotclWl.oilipnils'toSpprrriiilnrfiiii'i mrd
fl nEFOFlF . AND AFTER " " theImrrnrmt ' Impolpncr. < IU'IIi : > ncIcuui.caUiollvcr , Urn
ujnoviionU I'iniirtnnryorBni'SOf ' alilmpurltlea
ca fUlII > n > R utrcnijtliciisnnilrc lorps mnll vvnk organs.
Ilio nuson Minvrin nro not curcil hy Jinclnrs In hmiiiso ninety pi > r cent nro tronlilril with
I'rouinllllo. CUPIIiNKU thi > only known rcninlr to euroulilioulnn npiratluii. &UKiiniliii'inl- | '
nK A written gu irnnti oglvrnnnd money rclurninl If glz linxet dors not ciltct a l > crinuiii < iitcuro. -rt'
Jl.oOi tinr.Klf"r { 0)liin ill. Hond for riiuiu-lrcul irnnd le in.onlali !
At' i" i I > "OS. 31CIHCI ? . K CO. , 1 > . O. llox MTC , Ban Trsiickco , Cnl. J\n-/vite liy
M > ers-Dlllon Drug Co. , S.U. Cor. ICth and Farnam. Omaha , Neb.
In history. The tunnel will be two and a
half miles long and will reduce the altitude
of the road 1,000 feet. It will icqulro three
jcars and Is expected to cost $3,000,000.
Ono thousand miles up the Yukon liver , In
a town called T.inana , a slxtcn-pago paper ,
called the Yukon I'ress , Is published thrco
times a > car. Hev Jules L. I'rovost , mission
ary lo the Yukon Indians , Is the cditot and
publisher. The news haa to bo gathered by
dog teams , which traverse fully li.OOO miles
of territory for the news that appears Ii
each edition ,
A remarkable Icdgo of gold bearing quart ?
has besn discovered In Rapid river In Wash
ington county , Idaho. It Is SOO feet wide
Tlio lock runs from $3 to $7 per ton In gold
In places the ere Is found showing gold to
the naked eje. Nothing moro lias been done
on the discovery than to ( link u number ol
prospect holes. It Is believed to bo one o !
llio largest bodies of bold-'icarlng quaiU ever
found.
The Una Verde copper mines of Arl/ona
are shipping 80,000 pounds of copper pel day
to the east. The ere la sent on ac > lt tomes
out of the mine , being 09'/i ' per cent pure
copper. Mr. W A. Clark , the Montana mil
llonalro , who owns It , was recently thciu
and ordered all tlie buildings In bo built nf
fltcol , Exploration Is proceeding vigorous ! }
and COO men are employed. Coppei has not
been affected by the hard timer ) . Indeed
after keeping up when all olhei commodi
ties declined. It has icccntly advanced 2
cents a pound.
l.iilinr I.oniloiN In CuulVrciii'o.
PITTSHURG , Jan. 15. A convention of
labor leaders of Tennessee Is1 In seislon
horn , the object being lo form an organba-
tlon for the purpose of taking concei ted
action for legislation beneficial to labor.
Tlie attendance Is laigo , ovur 100 delegates
/rom all paits of the state being present ,
fioorgo Ohanco of Philadelphia wus olcctcd
chairman , H. M. Connahan of 1'lttuburt ; ,
secretary , and .1. T , McCoy of I'lttshun ;
treasurer. It wan decided to meet In Hnr-
rlsburg every two ycarx during the legisla
tive session for the purposeof railing the
attention of the * incmbeie of the Icglnlaturo
to the wants of labor.
' -PERFECTION Ir fiUALITY-- MODERATION IH PRICED
Beautiful
Teeth ,
What docs Itfl mean , but trmt
the possessor keeps them brtiullfu
by consulting lil.s or her dpiillHll
( Jolil CriMMiH..O ! ! ( ) to KM Oil
I'urcoliilii Crovviik $5.00
BAILEY , Dentist ,
Paxttn Blk , lOtli nnd I-'urnnm flf
& * i
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
w
All Druggists.
I
nt Snlo li > Uocclvor nfinrrl - .
run l.iiiui nml Triixl Coiuiuiiiy.
Notice IH hereby clvcn that I , thu undor-
Hlgni-d , u rei-elvi-r of thn btiHlnoHH , pioperly
nml iiKHctt of the American Loan mid TniHt
Company , ] > uit < umit to an order of the
ell cult court of thu United BtntcH , wltlilu
nnd for tlio Olxlrlct of Ni'braHka nmilo on
tlio Ifith diiy of January , IS1' ' ? , In Ilia suit
Uicieln pending wlunln John A. Ordw iy
nnd otlurH arc ( omplfilimntp nnd Ilin Aintil-
can Loan and TuiHt Company IH defendant ,
vvlll , nt 10 o'clock In tint fumioon on tlm
llrnt dav of Kcbruniy , isa7. In my olllou at
No. I017 I'm nnm Htrcet , In the City of
Omaha , In tlie County f DoimliiH nml
Ktutd of Ncbiatiki , foil at public auction
all thu jiroH | > lj , iiHfutH anil InloreHtH of
the Aincilriin Loan and Trust Company
irinalnliiK In my liimclH or In the ' .landH of
any other iivmonx ucouninlilo to me thorc-
for , to the hlchoHt hldikr or Million fcr
c.iHli. The t < ald propnrtv , nwHoln ami In-
IciftH mo moic pintlcnliiily ilrHi-rllud liv
ir.v xppclal if port Illcd In Mid suit In Mali !
rourt on HID -in ! day of Odobor , lkW , and
I lift ir.tl * llllV nf .III fill.Iff. i tklj7 .Hint. . .ttilt I.
Ill ( oniicctlou with Ilifi nnoid In Hnlil Hull
tlio xald older of tli6 court IH blncil. In
addllipn to my icrprtH on..Jlli > and the
record In wild j ilt 1 vvlll iicmonally glvo T
nuc-1 Infoiiiuilon from rny booliH or othrr-
wlso IH may b < uqucHtul by any Inioioxtdl
jitrxpn toiichliiis thu inopcrty lu-iclii advcr-
llKd fir Male
Dated thin 10th day of .Inuuory. IM7.
. , . , . . 1'lllLU I'OTTIJit.
Montgomuiy it- Hall , Itni elver.
Attorney.i. _ , JCdlUtia )
StlH'KIl II III < ! HOC 1 1 II U.
The annual incutlng of HID ulruklioldciH '
of Thn Dec ntllldlng compan > vvlll bo held
n HID olll < ref Thu Ornalin Hie , Omaha ,
N'lli. , al 4 u'cUiil : p m , , TucHdav , Jiinuury
10 , 1VI7 , foi tlie purpose of d tln a boaid
of illiiilfiiH for tlm eiiiiulng > car and the
tiaiihiitlou of uurli otlur biiHlncffl an may
iropuny conif1 l/i'fori' llio inrctlnu , Hy
order of tlio president , N I' I'KIU
fieri Mai y.
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