TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , FEBIUJAKY 3 , 1897.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Question of the Annual Lovj Qrapplet
and Partially Bottled.
BOARD OF EDUCATION GETS EIGHT MILLS
K nor I * in Increnitc tlie Levy for 1 > II-
' forcnt
CotntintU'il So I'"nr nn ( ho
Work lln 1'ro
The city council engaged In Its annua
lurale fiver the tax levy at the regular meet
ing last night. No final action was taken
tut the report Of Iho finance committee waa
considered In committee of the whole and an
Informal agreement was reached on the bulk
of the Items. The meeting was attended by
nearly all the members of the Hoard of Ed
ucation , Hoard of Park Commissioners , ani
Library board , and bolh city officials and
citizens were allowed the privileges of the
floor during the session of ( be committee ol
the whole. Wheeler was called to the chair
and the finance commlttoa presented the fol
lowing report which formed the basis of the
discussion :
SCHOOL , r.EVY TACKLED.
On motion of Ax ford the school levy was
taken up first.
Ilcnawa &taod that In view of the expo
sition It was very probable that the receipts
from licenses would be materially Increased
during 1897. He contended that the 7-rolll
levy would afford Biifllclent revenue lo run
the schools on tbo same basts on which
they had been conducted In 1S9G.
President Edwards of the Board of Ed
ucation cllcd slatlstlca covering the work
of the schools during the past decade. Ho
showed that while tbo number of pupils had
nearly quadrupled during that period , the
cost of Instruction per pupil had been more
than cut in two. The total expenditures of
the board In 189(1 ( were $73,000 less than
the expenditures of 18SS. This , he declared ,
was conclusive evidence that the board was
not extravagant. Ho briefly detailed the
financial condition of the board , and
answered a number of questions on the sub
ject from members of the council.
Crocker wanted the levy made 10 mills.
Ho stated that It only 7 mills was levied It
would mean an added deficit of $ GO UOO.
A P. Tukoy also advocate 1 tha 10-mill
Idea. Ho said that this would carry the
schools through without creating an addi
tional deficit.
licnawa vigorously opposed the 10-mlll
proposition. So did President Blngham.
Ulngham said that every councilman would
like to bo liberal with the acnool board. Hut
it was not a question of what they would
lllco to do , but of what they would have
to do.
William P. Lorenscn declared thit If tbo
council should dare to make a total levy of
CO mills Us members would regret It. Such
action would entirely disgust the taxpayers ,
who were sufficiently discouraged already.
The levy of 4914 mills recommended by the
committee waa high enough. ,
SALARIES "COME IN AGAIN.
Duncan and Luut declared for 10 mil's ' ,
nnd Wheeler and Mercer maintained that
7 mills would bo sufficients Mercer called
attention to the fact that the "people of
Omaha had subscribed ? 500,000 toward the
exposition. It the council went abead and
saddled a big levy on them they would be
BO burdened by taxes that they would be
unable to make good their obligations to
the exposition. He declared that many of
the teachers In the schools were drawing
bigger salaries than any member of the
board was making In his business. There
was where a reduction' ' should ba effected.
Ho did not want the Board of Education to
como out and ay that It ha'd to close the
schools because the council did not give It
money enough to run them , and then turn
around at the next meeting and raise tbo
salary of the superintendent ? GOO a year , as'
it did In 189G.
Stuht said that last year only G per cent
of the taxes were collected. If the council
imposed such a levy as was proposed , not
CO per cent would be collected this year.
The question came to an Issue on the mo
tion to make the levy 10 mills. It was lost
by a vote of 8 to 9.
Axford's motion to make it S mills was
then offered and carried.
Wheeler urged that the levy for the Judg
ment fund should bo made one half of 1
mill. The motion was voted down , and the
recommendation of the committee was al
lowed to Stand.
Your committee to which was referred the
annual levy ordinance for tlie final consid
eration of the council bofr Icavo to submit
Homo suggestions and figures , showing the
present llnanclal condition of the city.
JCvcry member of tha city council fully
recognizes the fact that there wnp a hearty
co-operation with the chief magistrate for
the maintenance of the financial .policy
which was outlined by the mayor nnd coun
cil at fbo beginning of the , 1890 , anil main
tained during the entire roar. It Is also
gratifying to note the unity of action on
the part of the present council to carry
out through the year , 197 , the same rigid
and economical financial policy , which wus
maintained by the mayor nnd council dur
ing the past year.
Your committee , in considering the annua.
levy , has received from every department of
tlio city government the ainount.s consid
ered neccsxnry to operate their respective
Uf'partments during the year.
It Is the opinion of your committee , that
If the school board will continue , during
the year U'J7 the same economical policy
which was partially Inaugurated during
the ynst year , the amount "named will be
mitllclent to maintain the public schools.
We fully recognize the Importance or main ,
talnlng our public schools nnd fire anil
police itaonrlmentH for the safety and pros
perity of our citizens.
Your committee further realizes the de
mands .of every branch of the city govern
ment on one Hide and the taxpayer on tbo
other , but every fair-minded thinking man
must acknowledge * one principle- all gov-
oinmcntH , It must bccuirio embarrassed.
Therefore , in making1 our recommendations
Tor tlm annual levy , wo take Into account
Iho reduction of the assesxed valuation over
that of lisa , which reduction Is $ n 0fi17 ,
making a reduction In taxes of } 27noli5'i ,
based upon the 41-mlll low of 1590 , which la
a reduction of nearly 2 mills.
WHAT WILL HE NEEDED.
The amount necessary for the fixed
charged dmimr 1M > 7 la } 907,731.C7. Including
the amount of bills remaining unpaid for
the ye.ir 1SG. This amount Includes $150.-
314 of Interest on long tlmo bonds nnd $115-
IMO.'JG for school purpospH , but does not In
clude the nmount due the Harbor Asphalt
1'avlng company , which , according to their
Htntement , amounts to J5.V.I&9.83. lly add-
! " . 'I1 ! ? mnount. It makes the liabilities
JV11.7Z .52 , which the city has to pay and
Bhoiild meet during the year 1897 ,
With the assessed valuation as It now
Btniids at } 17 415.91S. on the basis of n 4914-
rjU'cci'j'Kl ' ' ' wi' ' " ' ? ? kQ available the sum of
J7i5.8SO.4S ( being M per cent of tho-lovy ) ; sub.
trading this nmount from the liability , and
you have n Moating Indebtedness at the
close of 1S97 of $1S5M1.0I.
Tha assessed valuation of ISM. wllh a
41.nilll levy , gave us JGOT7C0.21 , so yon m
fee from the nbovo llguren that a 49ti-mlll
levy on the present valuation only Riven an
incrcnso In tuxes to the amount of $108,111.27.
Wo therefore recommend that the city
clerk bo directed to engross the ordinance
as follows :
„ . . . Mills.
Oencral funil 10.no
I'lro fund 5 oo
Simply pure , concentrated Juice oft
Ihcdnest beef , without any nij.f
dltlon or adulteration \vhat.l
e > cr , thut'a
Liebig
COMPANY
Extract of
Beef
For over tbtriy y r tb
* tandard everywhere.
Police fund. . , 6.CX
Water rent fund. . ! . .t < .5C
Bower maintaining fund O.M
Judgment fund , , , . . . > 0.2 ,
Library fund i..t 0.7J
Curb , gutter nnd cleaning fund , . . , , . . . l.M
Park fund . 1.60
Health fund O.M
Lighting fund. . . . , , 3.00
Pinking fund . - . t , 10.00
School fund 7.00
'
Making n totnl of ' . . 49.SO
Thts nbovo levy'will raise ' $862,089.42 , of
which SO per cent will be KVallnblo for the
purpose of maintaining the Pity , which
nmount Is In the aggregate , $775S.MMS , nnd
IR distributed to the credit of the various
funds ns follows :
HOW IT WILL HE DISTRIBUTED.
Total valuation , $17,415,518.
80 Per Cent
Mllla. Amount. Available.
Respectfully submitted ,
J. S. BENAWA.
D. II. CHRISTIE.
The following statement from the city
treasurer was read for Information :
Hon. Mnyor nnd City Council : Gentle
men I hnvo the honor to hand you hcro-
\vllli statement giving a few facts nnd fig
ures which tnny bo of ncslstnnce In deter
mining the levy for tlie year ISO" :
Would nay ns to the sinking fuiul , based
on nn assessed valuation of ? 17,426K > S. nnd
HFSUinlnR that n 10-mlll levy will olitnln
would produce the sum of { 174 2C9.9S In
theory , nnd In fact based upon the nctlinl
cash collections of 1S98 , CC per cent , the
nmount would be J115,01P.13 , to meet fixed
charges In the sum of $1 [ > 2,002 , leaving some
W7.000 to bo provided for from collections
of prior yours ; and upon reference to en
closed statement , the nmount which ac-
rruert to this fund on account of such WHS
$2.1,873.52 , leaving still n deficit of about
$11,000 , equaling what would he produced
by n. 1-mlll levy based upon 1S98 collections
on the 1S97 valuation.
The matter of unpaid 1S9 < 3 liabilities lias
not been touched upon In this statement
for the reason Hint It properly belongs to
another department.
Outstanding warrants drawn against gen
eral levy funds nnd registered for Interest
at 7 per cent ( exclusive of school , $153,122.10) ,
amount to some $220,000 ; therefore , In my
opinion , It would be poor economy to basu
the proposed 1897 levy upon the theory that
80 per cent of same would be collected , In
face of the fact that but about Cfi per cent
has been , and thus necessitate the regis
tering of additional 7 per cent warrants.
The trouble. In my judgment , can be largely
attributed to our defective collection l ws.
In the matter o special fund warrants ,
would suggest that soinp measures bo taken
for the funding of same and at nn early
date , believing that It would bo a good
financial stroke.
Yours respectfully.
A. G. EDWARDS ,
City Treasurer.
William Wallace presented the claim of
: ho library board for one mill. He said
that the board had been as economical
during 189G as was possible and It had still
run $3,000 behind. If only three-fourths of
a mill was granted It was absolutely nec
essary to close the library at night. ,
Duncan moved that one mill bo levied.
: t was lost , and the figure was left as rec
ommended by the committee.
Wheeler moved that the levy for curbing
Buttering nnd cleaning be made 2',4 mills
Ho referred to the bills of the Barber As'
phalt company for street repairs , which
now amounted to over $50,000. The levy
recommended by the committee made no pro
vision for paying any part of It. Money
lad heretofore been diverted from othei
unds to this fund contrary to the plain pro
visions of the charter :
Banawa explained that there was $22,00i
n sight irf the road fund , which the flnanci
committee proposed to use for the purpose !
of this fund.
Wheeler's motion was lost nnd the amoun
vas left at LV4 mills.
FOR THE EXPOSITION.
President Tukoy of the Board of Parli
Commissioners explained that the board ha
asked for a 3-mlll levy with a view of using
he extra ! ' , mills for Improving "tho park
elected as the site of theexposition. . It
vas the only way In which the city could
egally assist the exposition. After some
Iscusslon , which was generally In favor
f the 3-mlll levy , the committee decldad
o rise and ask for further time. Thg coun-
11 then adjourned until next Tuesday night ,
vhen the consideration of the levy will bs
ontlnued.
Previous to the levy discussion a smal
mount of routine business was trans
cted.
Mayor Broatch vetoed the Item , of $3.30
n the last appropriation ordinance for
valor rent at the library building. It was
etoed on the ground that to approve It
night prejudice the interests of the city
n Its contro\ersy with the water company.
The veto was sustained , Duncan and
Vheeler voting to overrides the veto.
The mayor's veto of the resolution re-
noving the Boaj-d of Park Commissioners
from Its present quarters was also sustained.
The vote was 11 to C.
AMOUNT OF MONEY ON HAND.
Comptroller Wcetbprg submitted the fol
low statement of funds In the hands of the
treasurer , January 30 :
City funds :
Gold. Mlvcr and currency } sc ? S7
Clit'dCB on hand for deposit. i oa SI
UoUKlna county warrants 4S7 U )
lialanccti In bnnk.s :
Kountze Hn3s. , New York. . . . ? 27.M19 91 CO 63
Commercial'national bank. . 10.01 CO
Vint , National uanlt. . 10,710 69
Merchants' National bunk , . . . J2.1SO 20
National Kanlijjf Commerce. 11,337 90
NebruKka National bank. , . . 10,214 91
Omaha Nntlomil bnnk 10,001 C4
Union National bnnk 17,274'J
German Pavings batik cert. . Ill CO 121,907 20
Hcliool fumis :
Kmnilyc Hios. , New York. . . . } CiO S3
Conimereliil National bank. . . l.OSC 72
Merchants' Natlonul bank. . , . I3b2l 4G
Union National bank. . . . . 31,233 CO O.9CO 70
Police Relief ntsoclatlon :
German SnvlnKS bnnk $ l.COS 05
German Hminns bank , cer-
tlllcato of deuiMlt 1.CS3 33
American .Sn\lngs bank , cer-
tlllcnto of deiio.-lt 73333
Merchants' National bank. , 302 IS 1,417 19
Hiiccla ! : '
Merchants' National bank , , 2,000 00
Union National bank 7,000 00
Kountzo Uros , , New York , , . , 3,10000 12,100 CO
Total fuiuh on hand , , , , J190.400 u7
Tbo reports of the various municipal de
partments for 1S9C were transmitted by the
mayor and referred to the committee of the
whole.
H. S. Rhoailes was appointed a city welgh-
master nt Twenty-Fourth and Paul streets.
Referred to public property and buildings.
The Invitation of the Kansas City World
to the Omaha mayor rod council to visit
Kansas City on the occasion of the opening
of the now Gulf line was piomplly accepted.
A committee will assist the mayor to malic
the necessary arrangements.
f Mo n tn ii nVaNli Inu't on.
The quickest and by far the most satisfac
tory way to reach any point In Montana or
Washington Is to Ulto tha Burlington's Mon.
tana and Puget Sound Express , which leaves
Omaha at 4:35 : p. m , dally ,
Helena Hutte Spokane Seattle Tacoraa
to all of them the Burlington Is a wliolo
lialf day faster than any other line.
Tickets and beitlia at 1C02 Kara am St.
AUKtlllltH IIV < ! Ill till ,
Frank Butler went Into the house kept
l > y Bertha Jordan at Nlnth nnd Dodge
streets last night and accused her of kccp-
ng company with Aaron fihnrroy. Shsrroy
a at present under nrrest for outraging in
x prize tight with Wndo Bell. Words en
sued and. Untler knocked the woman down
Mid repeatedly kicked her in the fac and
jody. The woman bled from the ears tind
1080 nnd It was thought she was herlouuly
nJiircd. The city physician was callid and
M'onqunced hc-r case painful , thousli not of
i serious nature. Hutlor won Iopke < r j f5r
issauU and battery. Both nro negroes.
. HP nn Art HxlilMt.
Directors of the Western Art association
net nt the Commercial club rooms yeBtcr-
Ifly afternoon to consider the advisability
if hiring teachers and placing the art school
ipon ix fcollcl business basis. The Idea of
nuking an exhibit of palntlngH was din-
ussed at tome length and It was decided to
end a representative to Chicago to eceuro
ilctures to bo placed In. un exhibit. The
I mo. however , was not decided upon , the
vholo matter KOlug over to bo consldereil
it a meeting wlilpli will bo held In the near
uture.
IEWETT- Harry J. The funeral services
will be held at the residence. 504 So 2Sth
St. , Wednesday nt 6 o'clock I' , M , Inter
ment ut Atchfson , Kansas.
CLAYTON'S ' NEW RAILROAD
Two Hundred Miles of Now Eoad toU <
Built During This Year ,
PROPOSED LINE OUT FROM SALT LAKE
Tnpn the U < nh Mlnrrnl nintrlctn nnil
Then Gorn on Totrnril SiuUli-
crn CnllforiilnHnIlTvn > '
, A'oe ( n nil Porn nit n In.
Colonel N. W. Clayton of Salt Lake City ,
general manager of a prospective railroad
that will this year bo built 200 miles In a
southwesterly direction from Utah's capital
to thfr Deep Creek mineral region , was In
the city yesterday In conference with Presi
dent Clark of the Union Pacific upon mat
ters of Interest of both railroads. Ho left
for St. Louis to see other railway officials
last night. The Salt Lake & Los Angeles
railroad , of which Colonel Clayton Is the
chief official , , now operates fifteen miles of
railway anil has Its terminus nt Saltalr
Beach , a summer resort of Salt Lake City.
To a Ueo reporter yesterday General
Manager Clayton said : "During the past
few jears there has been a great deal of
talk about the construction of a railroad
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles , and It
would ba a very desirable thing. It woliU
bo of benefit even to this part of the country
ana especially to the Union Pacific railway.
I am not so optimistic regarding the con
struction of this road at an early date ns
some people , but I believe It will come In
time. During tlio present \ear , however , \\c
shall construct a line from Salt Lake City
to the Deep Creek mineral regions , a ills-
tanco of 200 miles.
"This Is assured. The matter has been
projected principally by Salt Lake people ,
and the capital raised In the cast anil
abroad. AVe shall begin the extension and
the actual work of construction as soon as
the frost Is out of the ground , I am hereto
to ECO Mr. Clark and wo shall close traffic
arrangements with the Union Pacific.
"It will cost us about $10.000 a mile to
build the road. We can build cheaply at
this time. Wo shall not have to erect
many bridges , and the few required will
bo small. There will bo no hard grades
anil no tunnels. The road will run through
a rich mineral district , the Deep Creek re
gion , which Is our objective point , being
especially rich. It Is a region 300 miles by
sixty In extent , and abounds In lead and
sliver and some gold ore. A mineral dis
trict Is a most valuable region for a railroad
to tap. If It amounts to anything at all
It will contribute more to the support of a
railroad than a city of 50,000 Inhabitants.
"I think the road will be In operation dur
ing the spring of 1898. We shall make a
start as soon as the frost Is out of the ground ,
but the fall Is the best season of the year
In which to build In Utah. The summer
months are hardly Indurable In the desert
regions , and not much work will be accom
plished during July and August. The work
of construction will be slow. The road will
run through a part of the country where
there Is little or no timber. Everything
must bo brought In to build the road , and
at present there seems to bo a scarcity of
good tlo timber. I think we shall be running
trains through the Deep Creek region , however -
over , in a little over a year. Later , If the
construction of a railroad through to Lo3
Angeles Is undertaken , the road , which will
then extend about one-fourth of the distance ,
can be used to great advantage. "
ftJX.VSYIA'ANIA LIXI3 PHOMOTIOXS.
About Iiy the Doiitli
of IriHlilciit llolii-rlH.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 2. The vacancy In
the management of the Pennsylvania iral
way caused by the death of President G. B
Roberts will t ) & filled tomorrow at' a special
meeting of the board of directors of the com
pany. It Is understood that Vlco Presidcn
Frank Thompson will be given the unanlmou
vote of the board. Whether the promotion
that will follow the election of Mr. Thompso
will be made at the meeting has not bee
definitely settled , but If they are , Second1 Vld
Piesident John P. Green is expected to become
como first vice president ; Third V'lco ' Presl
dent Charles Pugh , second vlco president
and M. Provost third v'ce president. It ii
believed that General Master of Transporta
tion Hutehlnson will be promoted to the of.
fico of gbncral manager. It Is understood
that changes will be made In the manage
incnt. ,
President Roberta was also chairman o
what 'Is known as the executive commute
of the board of directors , which was one o
the most Important and responsible position :
of the management. To enable the nev
president to apply himself more closely to thi
operation and development of the system I
Is regarded by some of the directors tha
ho should be relieved of the duties of chair
man of this committee , und If this opinion
prevails , A. J. Cassat will bo tendered th
office.
The body of George B. Roberts , late presi
dqnt of the Pennsylvania road , was placed Ii
the family vault In Laurel hill cemetery
shortly after 3 o'clock. Three funeral
Ices were held over Roberts' remains.
KAH.nOAIKS Alin 1XVHSTIOATIXG
Ilciiort Hint Mnjorlty nC FarnuTN Arc
lllll'llllIK Com in QlIt'HtlOllCMl.
The official letters of the State. Board of
Transportatldn stating that from 50 to 75
per ce-nt of the farmers of Nebraska were
burning corn for fuel because of the high
freight rates on eastbo-wd corn and west-
oound coal and asking the railroads to rc-
iluco their rates were received yesterday
morning at the various headquarters.
The Union Pacific and the Burlington rail
roads will Iivcstlgate the statement that n
majority of the farmers of this state are
burning corn for fuel , and will look Into the
matter thoroughly before making any reply
to the request of the state board. This
leclslon was reached after a conference of
Freight officials of both roads. In speaking
jf the matter to a Dee reporter , Freight
IVafflc Manager Munroo of the Union Pacific
sahl ; "Tho statement that from 50 to 75
per cent of the farmers of Nebraska are
burning their corn docs not agree with the
reports sent In from points In the state along
mr line by our representatives. We have
lust wired to Lincoln , stating that wo
leslro to malco an examination Into the
natter. Wo shall do this at once and then
: omparc our rcmiltB with the statement
iiade by the state board. "
1) All MI AX VULLS AXOTIIIilU STOHY.
HUH Xo KlKur iH ( o I'rrxent of Farmer *
Iliirnliiu' Tlii-lr Corn.
J. C. Dahlman , one of the secretaries of the
Jtato lloaid of Transportation , was In the
: lty yesterday. In speaking of the state. .
nenl made by n member of the state board
: o the effect that from BO to 75 per cent of
ho farmers of Nebraska were burning their
: orn , ho admitted that the state board had
10 actual figures to warrant the state.ncnt.
In stated that at least forty letters had
teen received from grain dealers who report
hat farmers In their sections are using their
orn as fuel.
The various local railroads have decided
o acknowledge to the plate board the re-
clpt of the letter asking .for reduction In
relght rates on corn and coal , The state
loard lias also been asked to give the natnca
> f and addresses of the farmers of the stats
vbo are burning their com.
miUAGO UAILUOAJ ) MAN DIHHVXKD.
lurrlnure Ovi-rdiriieil AVIillu
n Swollen Stream.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 2. A special from
'entura , Cal. , sa that Hugh McMillan ,
gent for the Western Transit company at
Chicago , was drowned In the Santa Paula
reek. Mr. McMillan bad been on a visit
3 hla ranch In the OJal valley , where Mrs.
IcMlllan Is spending the winter. He was.
riving to Santa Paula , where he Intended to
iko the train for Chicago. Santa Paula
reek has a qulckeand bed and recent rains
ave made fording the stream dangerous.
he carriage was overturned in the middle
f the stream , and though the driver czcaped
o was unable to render any assistance to
Ir. McMillan. The body waa recovered ,
I2rlo Ilpnuntuh Ojieim an Olllce.
General Western Agent Robinson of the
Irle Despatch lluo .was In the city Mon
day and completed ( ( arrangements for the
opening of an office Kmfhls city to properly
look after the Intercast of the company In
this territory. The * fflc will bo located on
the second floor of th&Ualted States National
'bank building. Thof local agent will bo
Frank Colley , formerly traffic manager of
Swift and Company lit South Omaha. It Is
expected that the Kris Will open Its Omaha
quarters within the n Sten days.
MAK13 FUnillXCJ-INiTllAXSlT UATHS.
lo.vrn IlonilN Aid Vnt-inprn ( o U c Up
Their Sntlilni * Com ,
DCS MOINES , Fch.S2. ( Special. ) Several
Iowa roads have announced that they will
grant fccdlng-ln-translt rates on live stock
shipped Into the state from the weal , south
west and northwest to make It possible to
bring in stock cattle to consume the state's
Immcnto surplus of corn which at present
prices Is not worth sending to markets. The
movement was started by 'business ' men of
the stale headed by Henry Wallace of tills
city , and nearly all the leading roads an
nounced In response to Inquiries that they
have the matter under consideration. It will
be taken up at the next meeting of the west
ern freight association and a strong com
mitted of Iowa business will bo prcsant to
urge the general adoption of the rule. The
Chicago Great Western , Minneapolis & St.
Louis and Kcoluik & Western have put ths
rates In without walling to hear from the as
sociation ,
Hallway Xott'N mill
President Clark of the Union Pacific was
so busily engaged that he could not get
away Monday as he expected. lip and Mrs.
Clark left for the cast last night.
The railroad weather reports yesterday
snowed that It was damp and foggy through
out Nebraska , the northern part of Kansas
and the eastern portion of Wyoming. In
Utah , Idaho and western Wyoming It. Is
raining and snowing.
The Mobile & Ohio and all lines running
to the southeast \\hlcli are affected by cuts
In grain rates from Memphis will meet the
reduction In that territory. The reduced
rates , however , apply only to points In the
southeast affected by the cuts of the Mem
phis lines.
The new fast vestlbuled train service be
tween St. Louis and Galveslon over the
Missouri Pacific , the Iron Mountain , the
Texas & Pacific and the International &
Great Northern went Into effect Monday.
This Is a twenty-eight hour service be
tween St. Louis and the gulf.
The Gnlvcston Export Commission com
pany Monday telegraphed a local grain firm
this timely Information : "Last week's In
spection of freight cars loaded with corn
for export from this city showed 303 cars
of No. 2 corn ; fifty-eight cars of No. 3 corn ;
six cars of No. 4 corn ; two cars no grade
nibllshed. "
The Joint Traffic association has just fined
; ach of these railroads $200 for vlolatldn of
association agreements : Big Four , Grand
Trunk , Nickel Plate , Peorla & Western and
the Terre Haute & Indianapolis. The of
fenses were committed last summer , when
the roads clipped the freight rates on eastbound -
bound oats.
Chairman Mldgeley of the Western Freight
association , who had obtained leave of ab
sence and had planned a three months' trip
to Europe , has altered his mind and will
not leave his post for s6me time to come.
Ho has called a meetlpg of the executive
officers at headquarters In Chicago for Tues
day , February 9.
Superintendent ClaVert of the B. & M.
esterday came up to headquarters with
partial plans for the new depot of the Bur
lington and the necessary rearrangement of
tracks. Ho was-In close conference with
General Manager Holdrege , General So
licitor Mandcrson and other officials of the
B. & M. throughout the morning.
The freight officials -of the Nebraska and
Iowa lines who were considering the advisa
bility of transporting free of charge Ne
braska corn for the benefit of the poor and
needy In Chicago had their minds relieved
of the matter yesterday when they learned
, tljnt Mayor Swift of Chicago had telegraphed ,
Governor Holcomb that Chicago could take
care of Its own people. .
IIA.YDI3.V I1U05T.
Down SJ5 I'oniiclfi Stnmlnril
Ornniilnictl Suprnr for $1.00.
Never before In 'a , number of years has
granulated sugar been so cheap. There Is a
great fight going on between the Arbuckle
CofTee company and the sugar trust , which
seems likely to end'ln sugar going very low.
No doubt before many days sugar will be as
low as 3e per pound , or 35 pounds for $1.00 ,
If the war continues between them , which
seems very certain from present conditions.
HAYDEN BROS.
Wo wish to express our thanks to our
neighbors and friends for their Ulndnets and
sympathy during the Illness and death of
nur dearly beloved mother. J. W. McCarthy ,
J. J. McCarthy , Mrs. Maggie White , M . Mary
Hales , Mrs. W. H. Axtater , Anna McCarthy.
Fresh country eggs 12 % cents at Wm. Gen
tleman's , ICth and Cass. >
"The Overluuil I.imKcil. "
To Utah In 20 % hours. California In COV.
hours via the UNION PACIFIC. This l
the fastest and finest train In the west.
Tickets can be obtained at city ticket office ,
1302 Farnam street.
"Tlie XortUivcHierii I.lne. "
1401 Farnam street.
The "Overland Limited" leaves at 4:45 : p. m.
The "Omaha-Chicago Special" leaves G:30p.m. :
Fifteen hours to Chicago.
Rales low. Standard of equipment high.
PEHSO.VAIi I'AHAGHAIMIS.
Mrs. T. II. Cole , Harrington , Is In the
city.
city.E.
E. D. Voorhees of Lincoln Is a guest at
the Mercer.
Dr. F. L. Funk , Newman Grove , Is a vis
itor in the city.
W. E. Johnson and wife , Lincoln , arc-
visiting In the city.
J. W. Worthcuth of Kansas City Is stop
ping at the Barker. .
John B. Forstcr of Grand Island Is stop
ping at the Barker.
E. E. Lonabaugh of Sheridan , Wyo. , Is
stopping at the Mercer.
C. A. Callom , a St. Louis knight of the
grip. Is a Barker guest.
J. McC. Preston of Orleans , Neb. , Is in
the city stopping at the Mercer. 1
Eleven members of Thomas W. Keeno's
company are quartered nt the Barker.
J , N. Pholan , division superintendent of
the B. & M. at Alliance , is In the city.
T. E. Calvert , general superintendent of
ho B , & M. at Lincoln , is In the city.
B. B. Baldwin , a 'banker of Elkhorn , Is
n Omaha , accompaiiled "by his daughter.
M. Dugan left last night for Chicago ,
vhcro ho will visit relatives for a short
icrlod.
V. H. Stone , a Lincoln attorney , came to
ho city last night to look after some legal
justness.
J , R. Manning , Carroll , and S. B. Scaco ,
iVayne , a couple of 'Nebraska's stockmen ,
ire In the city.
G , P. Johnson and L. Nelson , Wausa , ar-
Ivcd In Omaha last might with a shipment
if cattle for the market lierc. i
J. A. Relchelt , Jr. , representing the wholo-
ale shoo house of Sclz , Scwab & Co. , Chi-
ago , is registered at ! the Barker.
A. U , Quint , treasurer'of the Bankers Mu-
ual Casualty company uf Des Molncs , was
n the city yesterday on business connected
vlth his company.
W. S. Strattan , the mining king of Crip-
lo Creek , who has been In the city for a
aw days on buslnsss , left for home last
Ight. accompanied by a party of mine
wafers. i i
Matt Daufiherty , Ogallolla , and 0. W ,
I'hlttaker , Kearney , who have been In the
Ity a couple of days , left last night for
Chicago , where they go on business In con-
ectlon with Irrigation enterprises In tbe
estern part of the state.
Nebraskan at tbe botels : P. * J. Murphy ,
' .ogers ; Otto Nelson and L. A. Rorby , Ne-
gh ; W , H. England and Wi D. Lawrence ,
ilncoln ; 0. C. Vurnum , Stratton ; T. H.
fanning. Orleans ; Louts Lourko , Slantou ;
Irs. L. B. Russell , Wayne ? W , H. Lara mo ,
lysses ; Daniel Graves , Arborvllle ; J. II.
reston , Orleans ; J. H. Hubbart. Fremont ;
f. B. Chamberlalno , Valparaiso ; J. H. Scott ,
ration ; O. W. Hutcblnson , Lushton ; B.
cer. Alliance ; A. A. Peterson , West Point ;
/ . F , Crltchfield , Fullerton ; Ed Lyons , 81
'alrbury.
PRISONERS BEFORE BAKER
tfwo Offenders Promptly Disposed of , While
Many Others Say They Are Innocent.
ONE FREIGHT CAR ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY
McCormcll A din UK HnvltiR Itntilicil n
I'rmnliHiK-cr'H Shop niiil In Scii-
teni'oil < o I-'our Ycnr * lit
the Penitentiary. ,
While the trial of Ralph Messersmlth was
In progress In the criminal court yester
day , the defendant asked leave to withdraw
his plea of not gulliy to the charge o'
burglary and enter a ploi of guilty to the
charge of breaking and entering In the day-
tlmo. The assistant county attorney In
charge of the case , A. W. Jcfferles , consented
to this acllon and the plea was entered
accordingly. Messersmlth Is a boy about
19 years of age who has been arrested several
times for stealing various articles , while
under the Influence of liquor. In the ease
at bar. McssersniTth was charged with breakIng -
Ing Into a B. & M. freight car and stealing
several boxes of cigars , tobacco , etc. He
denied that ho had broken Into the car , but
admitted that ho had received the goods
from the man who robbed the car. Ho
promised to stop drinking If allowed to go
and his altorncy asked for clemency , saying
his client behaved hlmsalf except when
ntoxlcatcd. Mr. Jefferles recommended n
jail sentence , saying that there was another
charge pending against Messersmlth. Judge
Baker said he would make the punishment
light In view of the recommendation of the
prosecutor , but warned Messersmlth that
If he did not behave himself he- would get
the limit of the law the next tlmo ho
appeared In court. The prisoner was then
sentenced to six months In Jail.
James McConnell , tha man who Is charged
with having been concerned with John
Wesley Carter In the robbery of the Pries-
man pawnshop , appeared In court and
asked leave to withdraw his plea of not
guilty to the charge and cuter a plea of
guilty. He was allowed to do so and was
sentenced to the penllentlary for four years.
Carter was convicted of this same crime nt
the last term of court and was sent up for
eight years.
J. F. Smyth , chafed with stealing the
horse nnd buggy of Dr. Bridges , had asked
to bq brought Into court to enter a plea of
guilty , but when ha saw the result of Mc-
Connell'B move In that direction , ho changed
his mind nnd concluded he would wait a lit
tle longer. Before talcing up another case
for trial , a number of prisoners , who have
been In Jail awaiting trial , were- arraigned
and all entered pleas of not guilty. May
Williams , a white woman , was charged with
having "touched" George W. Gray for $30
while they were in a < vlne room together.
Tom and John Klrtland , George and Fred
Baker and Lafe Patterson were charged with
breaking Into a B. & M. freight car and
stealing a miscellaneous collection of articles
valued at $99. Charles Campbell was charged
with breaking into a vacant house and stealIng -
Ing a lot of lead pipe , bath room fixtures ,
etc. Albert Mitchell was charged with breakIng -
Ing Into the house of Dora Farmer and stealIng -
Ing a fur cape and other wearing apparel.
After the prlsonsrs had been airalgncl
the trial of Edna Ewlng was taken up. She
Is charged with cutting and slashing Llllle
Williams with Intent to kill. Both women
ard colored. At the last term of court Lllllo
Williams was convlctei' of stabbing Edna
Ewlng and the latter was the principal wit
ness at the trial which resulted In the Wil
liams woman being sent to the penitentiary.
The Williams woman has been brought from
the penitentiary to testify against the Ewlng
woman. *
MHIKMO.FII.KS HIS KIIl'OUT OF SALR
DctnllN AVlmt IViiH IJ'ono in
TlK-atc-r Cnse.
The report of Master Commlssli jer Melklo
on the sale of the Crclghton theater , made
last Saturday , was filed with the clerk of
tbo court at a late hour last night , together
with a motion to confirm the sale , notice
belhg given that the confirmation of the sale
would be asked Saturday morning of this
week.
The report of the master commissioner
simply sets forth the facts In the case as
to the receiving of a bid from Messrs. Klrk-
endall and Reed through their attorney at
10:57 : a. m. and the acceptance from them
of $20,000 as a deposit on their bid. It also
states that the master commissioner was
Informed that bids might be submitted later
ind that he held the sale open in order to
give all the parties an opportunity to bid.
The fact that a bid was received from E.
IV. Nash , as trustee , at 1:20 : p. m. , was also
recited , and the report stated that the sale
ivas held open until 9 p. m. , when the bid
) f Nash was accepted and a deposit of
27,000 made on that bid. The tender of the
leposlt of Reed and Klrkendall was also
celled , together with the fact that the money
lad been refused by them. The icport made
10 recommendation as to which bid should
je accepted , but simply asked for the con-
Irmatlon of the sale.
Attorney Beckett , representing Messrs.
tirkendall and Reed , says he will file a
notion , within a day or so , asking that the
ale to his clients be confirmed. He ex-
ircssed doubt about the motion to confirm
> elng heard Saturday of this week , saying
he tlmo was too short.
for a nlroruc mill Alimony.
Adallne Rocs has commenced divorce pro-
codings against Robert B. Ross on the
; round of non-support and drunkenness. She
lieges that she was married to Ross at
iuthrle Center , la. , In September , 1879 , and
hat two children were born to them , a boy
ged about 17 and a girl 13 years of age.
iho asks the custody of the children pr.d
hat the defendant bo compelled to pay her
caeonable alimony.
Minor .MnltiTM III Court.
Judge Fawcett Is holding court In Burt
ounty.
In announcing the rooms to be occupied
y the several Judges of the district court an
rror was mode regarding Judge * Slabangh
nd Dickinson. The latter will occupy the
oem In which Judge Slabaugh held court
ist year , being No. C , and Judge Slabjugh
, ' 111 be found In the room occupied by Judge
cott hist year , being No , 4.
Permits to wed have been Issued to the
illowlng parties by the county Judge :
Name and Address. Age.
osef Zadlnit , Omaha . 23
lary Tvrdlk , Omaha . ia
ames T , Dean. St. Paul , Minn . at
tnry C. Dandy , Omaha . . . . ai
T
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Ii oa
IIOTKI.S.
'HEN YOU COJIU TO OMAHA STOP AT THD
MERCER HOTEL
TUB BEST
2,00 a day house in the west.
100 rooms 13.00 per Jay. CO rooms with batli ,
.to per day. Special rates by the month.
WINK TAYI.OH , Miiuiitfcr ,
BARKER HOTEL.
IIIHTBE.Vril AM ) JO.VCS STIIRCTS.
HO room * , Latin , eteam heat anil all modern
mcnlencfn , Hates , $1.60 and 12.00 per day.
.Lie . unexcelled. Ej > clal low rutei to regular
arder , DICK BM1TH , Manager.
STATE HOTEL. T
iS-lC-l ! Duuclai. W. M. IIAltll , Manager.
I well ( urnlilieil room * European or Ameri
can plan.
IIATHS 11.00 AND 11.10 Vl'.n DAY.
'CCIAL ' , RATEU I V TUB WKCK Oil MONTH. T <
street par lines connect to all i > utg of tbo city.
> \ Des , February 2 , 1897.
LUCKY
NUMBERS.
This is good news for men who wear portly waist *
bands. 38 , 40 , 42 inches are the lucky measurements.
We have something like 500 pants of these sizes which
we want to get nd of , To clean them out quickly we
have marked the bulk of them $1.75 a pair and the
balance $2,00 and $2.50. Now , then , what are they ?
Plain and fancy cassimeres , fancy worsteds , and plain
cheviots goods , which in the regular way would cost
you double , and be worth it. They arc pants that are
left over from winter suits of this season's selling , and
like as not you'll find a pair to match the coat and vest
you're wearing. Our regular suit pant sale is omitted
this season for the very good reason that we did'nt
have enough suit pants on hand to make it an object.
We might have made a flurry in the store and an extra -
tra interest in the papers , but we couldn't satisfy all
that would come and that's the motive of every special
sale at The Nebraska. This Big Pants Sale is no ex
ception.
Spring catalogue ready. Names wanted.
"CLEANLINESS IS NAE PRIDE , DIRT'S NAE HON
ESTY. " COMMON SENSE DICTATES THE USE OF
The Low Prices.
r
100 different Rocliers at
CO Combination Book Cases at these low
special prices , prices : $10 , $12 , $14 , $16 , $18 , $20 , $25 , 130.
CHAS. SHIYERICK & CO , ,
12th and Douglas.
Factory Cost of Pianos
Is not what ninkcs them so expensive , it Is the expense Incurred
selling them. We have reduced our cost of Felling to n mini
mum , nnd our patrons receive the benefit. Hefore buying ox-
amlnu our largo stock of IVERS & POND , VOSB fc SONS and
EMERSON PIANOS. WATERLOO ORGANS. Write for cata
logue and terms. *
I.AUC.n CIII ICEIUXG UI'UIGIIT . $1S.1. O
OXIJ IlYHUIl 1'IANO , OXI.Y . > ? 7. . .0 < >
lIUKUIjTTn OKGA.V , OM/V . J L'.r.O
Oilier IlnrgrnliiH on Uuxy
3RD FLOOR. M'CAGUE BLD'G. N.
w. Cer. ISth and Dodco Slieots ,
A. C. MUELLER Piano Tuner. Telephone 1G23.
GENTS.
LADIES. Hundreds of remedies arc put up jniaraii * I
teed to ciiru lost manhood , but they don't il [
Do not trifle with stopped It. Turkish f est Manhood U.ipsuluu re i
, but send $1
menstruation warranted and money ruliirneil for at cry cis °
lorbox Turlclxh Tauby and It dooa not euri ! of Weak Memory , L-JBt Ilraln I
1'onni royal . 1'llla uro to Power. I.oat Manhood , Night Emission * . I
tlio day. bold only by Weukiipso of Hctiroiluclho Orxnnn. caus d J
II A UN'S PIIAHMAOV. . ,
, by lOiuhtu ) crrorH. Ulvunyou nuw life hoia
Hth nnd Farmim Streets IIAHN'SI'IIAUMACY , 18th and yar-
only by
Omaha , Hob. Ily mall. . natn Sts. , Omaha , Neb. S-l.UO box by null.
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
BSEHESMBBai
AMU.SI3.1in.VTS.
L. M. Crawford , Mijr. I I'lilf POHM ANCHS.
THOMAS iv. icnu.vn
Accompanied by Charles H , Hanford ,
PRESENTING
Matlncn Today , Tonlulit. 8:15 : ,
OTHELLO. | JULUS | CAESAR.
Prices : Hex seats , Sl.CO ; ( list door , $1.00 $ and
Sc ; balcony , 70c rind We.
NBW
TilRATHR 11OU.SH
L. M. Crawfordp Msr. ( I I'ltlOHS
'hroa nlKliK I Opening Pefo d.
[ iitlnoo Haturdny. I Thurfliiy , A cu *
Rice's up-lo-d.tto beautiful extravaganza
EVAWGELINE ,
Sixty people , magnificent scenery ; gor-
eoiiu costumes. Half the llrwt lloor nt Mo ;
11 balcony seat.'i , ) c. Beats now selling ,
3pYD'STAER. | EXTRA
L. M , Orawfortl , Ma
S O TJ S A.
AND HIS
Unrivalled Band !
llzabeth Northrop , Prlma Donna. . Soprano
artlna Johnstone . . . Violinist
rthur Pryor . , . i . Trombone
ranz Hell . Fluct'olhorn
Prices , Kc. We. We. 41.
Scats now eclllng.
HE CREIGHTON
Mgrt.
TODAY , 2HIO. TO SIR I IT , Stiff.
HE WOODWARD TI1EATHK CO
Special Souvenir Matinee ,
II Is Not Cold That Glitters.
See tbu Orvnl MiiKi > l ui | > f.
iroorrow night , Ten Nighty In a liar I\pom.
Price , XOc ,
RAYMOND
25
ANI )
50
PER CENT DISCOUNT
ON ALL TUIi STOCK
RAYMOND ,
Jeweler. 15th ami DougliiH.
BUY YOUR KODAKS
And all kinds of
PHOTO SUPPLIES
AT
THE ROBT , DEMPSTER GO ,
'
4
1215 Farnam St. , Omaha. ' I
The only cxclimlvo I'JioloirrimJila
Sui > i > ly HOIIHC lu Onmliu null .S > brnnUu
DR , BAILEY
3d I'loor I'nxton lllocb ,
Open Tuesday and Tlmr dny evening * .
Set Teeth $5.00 Bridge Teeth ,
Ue t teeth . . . 7.50 fdth tooth
Gold Crowns..3.00 and crown'$5.00 '
Porcelain
Crtmni , 5.00
$1.00 up
lady Attendant Tel. 1085.