TJIE OMAHA DAILY BEEsO TUESDAY , FEBKUA11Y 0 , 1807.
HOUSE' COLLECTION OF MAIL
Letter Box for Every Fatron of a Free
' * Delivery Postoffico.
FIRST AN EXPERIMENT , NOW PERMANENT
OmuliiVH ftYfttiiinnlFr Ini rsllKiidnp : the
\ Srx < ' Which llnH llren So SHCCPHI-
ful In llu- Html , mill Slur Ucc-
ii in nit- nil Itx AiloiHIon Here.
Postmaster Martin la looking up the house
( o > house collection of mall system , which Is
iiovv In uqe , In several of the eastern cities ,
with n view of considering the advisability
'ot stabllfhlnK It here. The system was In
augurated seme time ago by the Pcotofilce
department as an experiment , and It has
proven i-o si cceisful In the places where the
experiment was made that It Is apt to re
main n permanent feature of the postal
service ,
When the system was first proposed It was
thought that It would roqiilro a great deal
uiuro time ficin the carrier , but results have
shown this Idea to be largely erroneous. In
a majority of the cases It has facilitated the
carrier In his work. The system can bo es
tablished In any city where there Is a free
delivery service when the people there want
It and are willing to comply with the re
quirements necessary to secure It.
The principal requirement Is that these
who wish to be benefited by Its operation
must procure a letter box of the design prc-
tcrlbcd by the department and post It In
such a place that It can be readily seen by
the carrier as ho passes by on the sidewalk.
These boxes have an automatic attachment
by which a signal Is ralaed for the benefit
of the carrier whenever n letter Is dropped
Into It for mailing. It Is this signal which
requires the conspicuous posting of the bdx.
If the carrier has no mall for the house , yet
notices that the signal Is" raised , he will
stop and open the box with a key ho hqs for
the purpose and remove the letter , which ho
nulls when he reaches the postotlloe. These
boxes also have a compartment for the re
ception of mall wblchi the carrier may bring.
The boxes cost about ? 3 and must he paid
for by the patron.
It U estimated by Mr. Martin that the car
riers In the residence portion of the city now
receive about 00 per cent of the mall pre
pared in that district , all of which requires
tlmo from him , as It Is necereiry for him to
wait till the letters are brought to him. Un
der the system proposed by the department
the time taken for this work would he ma
terially reduced.
STAMP SELLING ENVELOPE.
The department Is alee experimenting with
a new devlee known as a "stamp selling en
velope. " One of these Is presented to each
person having one of * the foregoing letter
boxes. On the face of the envelope la an
explanation of how It Is to bs used and what
woik the pnstofllco will perform when called
upon. On the reverse side Is a blank order
for stamps as follows :
G cents to pay for G ono cent stamps.
25 cents to pay for 25 one cent stamps.
10 cents to pay for 5 two cent stamps.
50 cents to pay for : > 5 two cent stamps.
10 cents to pay for 2 five cent stamps.
There Is also a place for the signature and
address of'the owner of the envelope. When
It is to be used the patron marks an x In
front of the order desired to bo filled ,
places the amount of money necessary on
the Inside , turns o\cr the lap at the end
and fastens It as prescribed. It Is then
dropped In the letter box as Is done with
other mall matter.
The envelope Is made of transparent cel
luloid , and when the carrier' takes It from
the box ho can tell at a glance- the
amount of , uioney contained agrees with the
amount checked on the outside. If It does
not he replaces it In the-box. If It is nil'
right ho will take It with him. Upon reachIng -
Ing the pcatofllce It Is turned over to a cletk.
- provide ! > for the purpo'&e , who removes the'
money and puts in the stamps ordered ;
When the carrier next makes that territory
ho will return the envelope with Us stamps
to the box at the house from which he
took It.
It Is claimed for this contrivance that It
will Increase the sale of stamps , and save
the carrier the annoyance of Investing his
own money In stamp. ? which he carries with
him for the accommodation of the patrons
on his run. These envelopes are to bo fur
nished free of cost only to those who have
the letter boxes before described attached
to their premises.
Those Individual letter boxes are protected
by the goveinment the same as Is done for
the public boxes ; but they are not supposed
to take the place of the regular letter
boxes. The latter will still be used for the
department at no Umo expects all the pat
rons , of the postolllco to have the smaller
boxes attached to their ievidences , and there
ore of course a great many demands upon
the larger boxes which cannot bo supplied
by the now Innovation.
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croup and sere thrnat. Dr. Hull's Cough
Syrup , should bo kept In every home.
Attention , Itoynl > elKlihorN , Ivy Cninii
Xo. a.
You are requested to meet at the corner
of Nineteenth and Leavcnworth streets
Tuesday , February 9 , 1S')7 ' ) , at half past one
Kharp , to attend the funeral of our late
neighbor Mr i , M. Itachman , at * 821 South
Nlnetenth street.
By request of oracle and vice oracle ,
MtlS. J. WINANS , O.
And MKS. J. D. DUKKS , V. O.
1'njliijr 1'oor Knrin .T
The warrants In payment of the poor form
Judgments have been drawn and delivered
to the several Judgment creditors. The war
rants so drawn aggregate nearly the total
amount collected on the levy made in 1S95
to pay these claims , there being a balance of
ony $2,000 still remaining In this fund.
Homo of the Judgment creditors prefer to
have their warrants registered and draw In
terest and there will probably bo no dldlculty
In accommodating them , us sonic of the
money collected under the levy made to pay
those Judgments Is tied up In the German
Savings bank.
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The Omaha letter carriers are' very much
concerned Just now over the fate of the
bill In congress providing for an Increase In
their salary. The bill provides that In cities
of over 75,000 population carriers shall bo
paid $ GOO for the first year of their service ,
$800 for the second , $1,000 for the third ,
and $1,200 for the fourth and each subse
quent year ; for cities under 76,000 the pay
shall be $600 for the first year , $500 for the
second , and $1,000 for the third.
The bill passed the senate lest June , and
Is. now only waiting action by the house.
The soailon Is rapidly drawing to an end ,
end every day which passes without the
bill being called up Increased the anxiety of
the carriers Just that much.
The Indiana legislature on January 20
pacsrd resolutions urging congress to pass
the bill at once ; and the carriers here yes
terday received word that the legislature
In New Jersey had paased similar resolu
tions.
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OMAHA AVIMIISN AMI KXPOSITIOX.
MHNM .Mri-llnir to I2K-ct llonril of I , inly
Secretary AVakcftcld of the exposition as
sociation announces that the mass meeting
of the women of Omaha to elect eleven
members of the Hoard of Lady Managers of
the exposition , which is called to meet In
Crclgliton theater Friday afternoon * of this
week , will bo called to order at 2:30 : , Instead
of 2 o'clock , as at first announced. This
chnngo was made In order that the school
teachers of the city , who have manifested
a lively Interest In the exposition , may have
an opportunity to take part In the business
of the meeting. Superintendent 1'earso
called the attention of the secretary to the
fact that If the meeting was called to order
at 2 o'clock , as announced , the teachers
would not be able to bo present , and he re
quested that the hour be changed to 3
o'clock. After consulting with the officers
of the exposition association It was decided
to change the hour to 2:30. :
Why .Vot Co South f
The Darlington's winter tourist rates are
very low and , Just now. It's mighty comfort
able In Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico.
No snow storms or bitter Winds THEIIE.
Call at ticket oHlce. 1502 Farnam St.
J. D. REYNOLDS , City Passenger Agent.
I'MioHllIlill SI ( ON.
OMAHA , Feb. 8. To the Editor
of The Dea : Until jcstorday I felt that the
money Invested In the services of the m-
ported expsrts on exposition sites was thrown
away , but after reading the report as pub
lished In The Sunday Bee I thought It won
derful that so much Information could
emanate from one pair of brains. To think
that such an Ideal exposition site should
exist within five miles of Omaha and a
couple of Chicago park employes be the first
to dUcover It I It seems this particular
place was created expressly for exposition
purposes. Everything seems to be Just right.
In all' the suggestions there appears not a
fault or objection. Street car facilities are
perfect , although the tiacks are several miles
distant. It Is suggested , however , that the
lines can bo extended. It Is worth something
"
to know this , as It would" probably never
have occurred to an Omaha man !
The rcpont also Informs us that a greater
quantity of water can be tccured here than
clsowhsre. This Is Important. Some of us
thought that we could get sufficient water
at the other sites. They forgot , ' however , to
tell us that th re was more water In the
Missouri than In the Papplo , hut then they
probably knew this and overlooked It. It
also' Informs us that four miles toward
the north Is not so far as two miles In
other directions. This Is certainly a sur
prise. Many of us were entirely Ignorant < > f
this singular proposition and have labored
under the delusion that a anile In the direc
tion of Miller park was the same * -other
miles about the city.
i The repoVt see.ms to have a special griev
ance against the Hanscom paik site. What
is wrong ? Did not the representatives of
ithls particular site treat' thV experts "as well
as tlje others ? , <
'
1 Amoiiif nil the o'bjsctldris they failed to
find a redeeming feature , yet there were
people of ordinary Intelligence In the city
who so far forgot themselves as to think
this site suitable for an exposition , but
then , they are not supposed to know. They
are only business men , and engineers , and
don't happen to be park superintendents etc.
The report , however , admits that the' alto
Is "probably" nearer the postofllco than Miller
park , but it Is not even sure of this ? The
champions of Miller park site or the prompt
ers of the report might ha\e been satisfied to
have all the virtues of their favorite site
published and the objections omitted and
give the other fellows a fair show , but to
usa the same club to bring out the other
fellows' faults , forgetting that there might
exist a virtue , Is rather "rubbing It In "
I would suggest that the stockholders , in
dividually , bo given an opportunity to ex
press * themselves on location. It Is a fair
proposition , and , assuming that the directors
are in oilier for the best Interests of the
stockholders , they \yould he pleased to Invite
a vote of the stockholders.
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OMAHA , Feb. 7. To the Editor of The
Bee : In a recent Issue of The Dec In the
article exposing the police department you
spoke of a certain gambling place oa Four
teenth street , above which the colored
people held religious services. The writer
said that while the preacher was preach
ing abovn the gamblers were "shooting
craps" below. Now thta article Is a base
libel upon the colored people of this city ,
If the writer know anything at all about the
building he mutt hate Known that uo
religious services are held In the building.
The only religious servlcca held In tht >
building am 'hold by the Masonic and Odd
Fellows lodges , which occupy the floor above
where It Is said gambling Is carried on. I
know nothing about bo latter concern , 'but
I do know that no coloied congregation
would hold services In the v manner de
scribed. That Is another Instance that
shows that the American press Is hostile to
the negro , No reference was made to the
gambling establishment on Thirteenth street ,
and the whltV lellglous services being con
ducted below that place. Your expocc of
the police department U of n.o moment tome
mo , but as n coloied man I object to th < >
statement that the colored people con
ducted gambling and religious services IP
the tame building. ABIUM D. DU1UUS.
MnrrliiKt * l.lrt'iixcn.
Permits to wed have been Issued to the
following parties by the county Judge :
Xnnm nni } llosMeneo. Age.
Christ Knlmlmcll , Umaliu S3
Mrs. Anna Meyer , Oirmhn. . . . . , . % )
dcorgo Koch , ftlnux City , la , SC
I.z/io ! O , I'liilllpf , Oinaliii , . . . . 21
Albert MnntlKy. OmiUm , , , . , . . -,31
Anna Iteuber , Om.iliu. . . . , * 23
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.11 in in y lull HUM Itutumca.
James Ish returned yetteiday from Lin
coln , Whcre ho wnn forced to resldo during
the jmst year , having- been nn Inmate of
the state porillnitlary. Ho was sent there
from tblB county upon being convicted of
nmiiHluughtor In the killing of William H.
ChHppol. iJh will reticle In this city , and
will teen lie Jnlucil by his wife , who Is
now at Fremont with her piucnts.
fie to California.
Now In the Umo aud the Burlington the
route , Personally conducted excursions leave
Omaha 1:35 : p. in. every Thursday , No trans
fers car goes right through to San Fran
cisco aud , Los AiiRtlea. Cheapest way there-
Is. Comfortable , too. $ (0 for a ticket. $5
for a berth.
Call at ticket office. 1502 Farnam St. , and
get full Information.
Sentiment in Favor of a Sufficient Levy tc
Maintain Present Efficiency.
SITUATION DISCUSSED BY BUSINESS MEN
Should lie Done Hint Would
lu the I.cnnt Imimlr the
UlllclcMcy of the I'rcN-
1. . cut Force.
The most Important question that remain' '
to b settled when the city council meets l (
complete the annual levy ordinance thli
evening Is the amount that shall bo levlci
for the general fund. This fund Usuall )
answers the purpose of a sort of balanci
wheel In municipal financiering. It mus
bo sufficlcnly clastic to provide for what
ever deficiencies are left In other funds , ti
addtlon to Its natural use for salaries am
other general expenses. This year there li
a derided difference of opinion among conn
cllmen as to the demand that the fund wll
have to meet. It Is generally conceded thai
It will bo necessary to reinforce the slnklnf
fund to some extent , and some councllmer
contend that the general fund will have tc
bo drawn on before the end of the year Ir
order to satisfy a deficiency In the Judgment
fund. But the main Issue Is In regard tc
the transfer for the benefit of the fire fund
which Is necessary In order to maintain the
department as It is now organized. The
5-mlll levy , which Is the maximum allowet
by charter for fire purposes , lias alrcadj
been decided Upon. The revenue whlcl
this levy will produce Is entirely InaucQiiati
to support the present department. Las
year the proceeds of 2 mills were transferred
from the general fund , thus giving the fire
department the revenue of 7 mills. TWi
year the revenue from each mill of levy Is
slightly less than last year. Consequent ! }
the cost of the department must ho some'
what reduced even If an additional 2 mills li
levied for the general fund with the purpose
of transfer when the fire fund is exhausted
PROTECTION MAKES THEM CARELESS
But the freedom from destructive con
flagrations which the city has enjoyed during
the past two yearn has led several councilmen -
men to the conclusion that rome oT the
money that has been expended In the
maintenance of the fire department Ins
been wasted. They now propose that no ad
ditional levy shall bo made for the general
fund on this account and that the lire de
partment must bo maintained during 1K91 ;
on the proceeds of the original 5-mtll levy ,
Taking into consideration the decrease In
the valuation this would contemplate a re
duction of fully 30 per cent In the running
expensss of the fire department.
Ona of the councllmen championing this
reduction explains hla position by caylng that
the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
ought to bo able to save enough from the
police fund to keep the fire department on
Its feet. Ho cites the fact that the full levy
of 5 mills has been made for the police de
partment and that by reducing the police
force the proceeds of at least 1 mill of this
could be applied to the fire department.
With this ho thinks the two departme'nts
could be kept on a safe basts.
That any cutting down of the. present fire
department would be regarded as nn out
rage by buskess men Is certain. A large
number of the leading wholesalers , retailers ,
bankers and representatives of other lines
of business were asked yesterday what
they thought of the proposition and without
exception they declared their emphatic
opposition. Most of them had not heard that
such a plan had been suggested and they
regarded it as extraordinary that
any councilman should suggest such
a thing. They were unanimous
in declaring that the plan was the
most dangerous economy that could hot sug
gested. They said that the lessons of a few
years ago should not bo so easily forgotten ;
and now that a fire department had Lcen
secured , the efficiency of which could not
be questioned , It was Important -that noth
ing should bo done that would , even tem
porarily Injure It. The interviews obtained
were all along the same line , the only differ
ence being In the degree , of vigor with which
the same Ideas were expressed. Those which
follow are fair expressions of the sentiment
encountered :
W. R. Bennett I nm emphatically opposed
to retrenchment on that line. I believe that
the fire department should be the last part
of the cTty governmenfi to be made the sub
ject of such measures. Even If we could
save 20 or 30 per cent of the present coit
of the department , we should remember that
ono big conflagration would wipe out COO
per cent. The economy represented by this
preposition Is only a drop in a big bucket
when compared with the danger that Is
Invited.
Continental Clothing Company There can
bo no difference of opinion amoung business
men and property owners on this subject.
We have been demanding more efficient fire
protection foti years , and now that we have
secured It , It would be the most Inexcusable
folly to sacrifice It In order to save n few
dollars. We could spare anything else better
than any part of the efficiency that our fire
department has acquired.
SACRIFICE ANYTHING ELSE ,
. Paxton & Gallagher We are certainly
mcst vigorously opposed to any such propo
sition. We do not see how It could bo con
sidered. The fact that -wo have had no
serious fires during the past year or two
Is the very reason why no change should bo
made In the department. It Is the very
efficiency of that department that has pro
tected us. Wo may have been lucky , but
there Is more than luck' In It. The big fires
are not big fires when they start. They
nprlng from email beginnings , and the man
ner In which the present department lias
squelched these Incipient conflagrations by
Its promptness and efficiency Is largely
responsible for our freedom from heavj
losses. The fire department should bo main
tained , no matter what else Is sacrificed.
n. E. Bruce I am not sufficiently familiar
with the situation to speak competently ,
but If the proposed action Is to Interfere In
any particular with the efficiency of the
department I am emphatically opposed to It.
The department that Is giving , us the 'best '
service Is the last that ought t'o bo sacri
ficed. If n department IB not doing good
service It may be Investigated , but It would
bo bad Judgment to Interfere with one that
Is admittedly efficient to a remarkable de
gree.
Ralph Kitchen I don't know much about
this proposition , but It Is at the best a doubt
ful experiment , If we could be assured that
< ve would be as free from fires this year an
wo have been In the year Just past we might
safely retrench n little In the fire depart
ment , but If wo should have one or two big
fires we might bo Inclined to regret such
action.
John II , Rvans I have been too busy with
other matters to think much of this. On
general principles I would consider It a
dangerous experiment to do anything that
might affect the efficiency of our flro depart
ment.
F. P. Klvkendall I am scarcely competent
to discuss the firo. department , as I have
not paid much attention to the subject lately.
I do not know whether It would be possible
to run the department with any less ex
pense or not. But I am certainly opposed to
any proposition that will In any way Impair
Its efficiency. And , no matter whether It
could bo maintained at a decreased expense
or .not , I am afraid the proposed action
would serve as an excuse for oven higher In
surance rates than those which wo have to
pay now.
_ _
Su 1C Kalr ClulniH.
The regular weekly meeting of the Omaha
Fair and Speed at > HocatIon | yesterday
was devoted to receiving and discussing the
report of the expert employed to audit th
bills which the .State IJoard of. Agriculture
claims that the associationifhoulJ
pay , Tlif-so bills consist principally
of charges for curtain alterations majle to
some of the pens and , fences , and the asso
ciation takes the ground that the charges are
exorbitant. The association held a meeting
with President Dlnsmoro In the afternoon
for the purpose of arriving at an agreement
as to the payment of the blllu.
"I have been aflllcted with an affection
of the Throat from childhood , cauiod bj
diphtheria , and have uicd varlou * remedies
but have never found anything equal tr
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Her Not In PnvrtWiot I > olnpr Array rrltl
t
Peter B. Her of t > Willow Springs dls
llllery , which IB jibtr a member of th
Whisky trust , l > not 'In ' accord with th
newest scheme thatLbas been sprung by the
trust officials to control the liquor products
of the world.
i President S. M , Jlllco of the American
Spirits Manufacturing "company Is working
up the scheme , lltprbposea to modify the
revenue laws so thet distillers can store
alcohol la huge timkb and ship the spirits
in tank cars , all thejdpcratlon being under
governmental supervlifon and the spirits re
malnlng In bond. At present the law pro
vldes that spirits shall bo put up In barrels
which are said to cost In the nclghborhooc
of $1.45 each , If this cooperage charge can
bo done away with the trust officials at
legc that It wilt bo possible for American
distillers to compete with those of Ger
many , Hungary and Roumanla In foreign
markets. The consequence would bo an In
crease In the consumption of corn , and i
consequent Increase In the price of tha
cereal.
"I do not believe that It would afford an
opportunity for more competition In foreign
markets , " said Mr. Her. "If the cooperag
charge would bo taken away and distillers
allowed to ship In tanks , thus decreasing th
coat to the distillers and allowing export
foreign countries- would at once put a pro
hlbltlve tariff on American spirits.
"Tho proposed plan would bo undoubtedly
of advantage to the distillers. It would do
away with the cooperage .charge and lessen
the cost of making spirits. Itould help
our plant , because' ' wo are compelled to Im
port barrels to this city ifrom other states
But the plan wbuld abolish a good man ;
bArrel factories and throw many men ou
of employment. "
Mr. Her Is of the opinion that congres
will ultimately pass the law. Ho urges tha
the trust has a 'great ' Influence In the na
tlonal legislature. Ho looks upon the whol
scheme as ono which will redound moro to
the benefit of the trusts than to anybody
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CITY COMl'TUUbl.lCU HAS A SCHEME
Wo li 1 < 1 IK Nil iTime CurtUlcntCH to
Cover KloiilinM IiiilvhtediicMH.
City Comptroller. Westberg has devised a
plan which he believes to be the best pos
slblc solution of'tlle ' problems connected with-
the floating debt df the city. He suggests a
charter amendment by which the counci
shall ba authorized to empower the comp
troller by ordinance fo Issue certificates .o
Indebtedness to cover admitted liabilities
which there are no funds on handrto take up
These' certificates are to be fonamounts o
$500 each and to run for1 a specified time
They must not exceed In aggregate 90 per
cent of the levy tor Iho particular fund on
which they" are a draft and /they must be
vedecmod < notolatori thanjNovemberrl6'of ' the
sarnojyear In which thodevy la rngde.n.The :
camiDt.i > c < flpatEd df less tl > an.p3n and. accrued
Interest. " Thoybcar Interesting 5. tier cent.
The certificates contemplated are very
Eimllar to bonds , .Tho. comptrolleri argue ;
that If the certificates are issued 'instead ' oi
warrants/ they can be disposed of at better
advantage because they , are in amounts easy
to handle and are to run for a , specified time ?
Ho believes that these 'would bo In better
demand than the warrants , which bear 'i
per cent , but which arc usually In small
amounts and are frequently not desirable be
cause no ono knows when they will ho called
In. The proposition contemplates another
provision by which the comptroller is
prohibited from drawing any warrant unless
there is cash on hand to ipay It. Mr. West-
berg has drawn up an Amendment covering
the ground , which he will submit to Senator
Howell for the consideration of the legis
lature. _
Beecham's pills No equal for constipation.
"The Nortlm entern'iaiie. "
1401 Farnam street.
The "Overland Limited" leaves nt 4:45 : p , m.
The "Omaha-Chicago Special" leaves U:30pm. :
Fifteen hours to Chicago.
Rates low , Standard of equipment high.
MUHIIAY SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
Wii ii IN Pay for ItiillilliiKH Comleiimcil
mill Torn Down.
Judge Powell Is hearing the case of
Thomas Murray against J. F. Tllley , ex-city
building Inspector ; J. J , Galllgan , ex-chief
of the fire department , and A. Rosewater ,
ox-city engineer.
These defendants , during tholr terms of
office , constituted the board empowered to
examine and condemn unsafe buildings. In
such capacity they conacmned flvo houses
at Fourteenth and Jackson streets , owned by
Murray , and the houses were torn down by
men employed by the 'building Inspector for
that purpose. Murray has sued these ox-
officials for $8,600 damages alleged to have
jeen sustained by the destruction of his
houses. He alleges that the houses were
worth $4,300 and were rented for -sums
varying from ? G to $25 per month. Ho says
n his petition that the men employed by
.ha building Inspector descended upon his
louses "like a wild and Infuriated mob , " and
proceeded to tear the same down without
; lvlng the tenants notlco or time to move ,
Ho places his total loss , including rents ,
etc. , at $8,600.
The houses which formed the basis of
.his suit were situated at tbo southeast cor
ner of Fourteenth and Jackson streets and
formed ono of the landmarks of that section
of the city. They were decidedly pictur
esque In appearance and were excellent ex
amples of the blighting effects of time. They
were somewhat below grade , except where
: hey had been elenraled and placed on pins ,
and were /advanced ) stages of decay.
ADVOCATES OW OOI > ItOADS MKET.
froni'MIl lllcyclc Cliilm Are
4rt Attcnil.
The annual meetliltf of theiDouglos County
Road Improvement league , will bo held In
court room Nd. : 2 this morning. The
secretary of the ( cogue , George II. Burchard ,
reports that -pqoepects for a good at-
.enJanco are veryjiflatterlng and an Interest-
ng meeting is anticipated , Tbo law com
mittee will make ian Interesting report and
several valuable papers are promised from
iractlcal men. tThd meeting will be called
o order at 10 o'elcck by President G. R.
iVllllama and wlllaremaln In session all day.
Those eligible , to 'Keats In the meeting are
the county commissioners , all road super
visors In the count ji tnd all accredited delo-
; ates from bicycle clubs In the county.
: very bicycle club In this section has elected
delegates to this meeting and a large at
tendance Is promised ; . :
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Xt 7
FOIt
( M ? & Colds
Pozzoni's Complexion
PovrDiin produces a soft anQ beautiful skint
it combines 'every elcmeut of beauty aud
purity.
FELT THAT IT WAS HIS DUT1
Vision Which Told Him His Homo Wai
Pilled with Hia Eneraios.
MURDERER RASH DISCUSSES HIS CRIME
Tclln of HnvliiK Killed HI * Wife nni
111 * Three Children After lll
llctnrn from n Hcllfr-
| IOIIH McolliiK. ,
Eel Reynolds , sheriff of Wayne courty ,
stopped In the qlty a few hours ycstcnlaj
whllo on his wny to Lincoln , where ho was
taking C. K , Hash for safekeeping. Unsh
murdered his \Ufo and three children on
Thursday night of last week. Sheriff Uey-
nolcla says that a mob of about sixty men
gathered' at the jail In Way no last Satur
day night , and It was reported that a larger
crowd would assemble Sunday night. Fearing
for the safety of his prisoner the shcrlfl
took him out In the early evening and drove
him around the country , arriving at Wake-
field In time to take the train for Omaha
yesterday morning. The prkoncr had his legs
shackled.
Hash Is 33 years old. Ho has a sandy
complexion and appears to bo a man of
a fair degree of Intelligence. Ho has lived
In Wayne county over five years , being a
renter. Ills homo at the time of his crime
was about ten miles from the town of
AVayne.Ho had.been married about twelve
years. Ho had no hesitancy In talking of
his crime , although his conversation was
disjointed , and It was somewhat dllllcult to
follow him. Ho said :
"I must have been losing my mind. I had
been attending church and felt that I was
called upon to do It. I had been reading
too much. On Wednesday night I was at a
haystack on a hill near the house and had a
vision. I thought that there was going tc
bo a battle and that my house was filled will :
my enemies. There \\cro great odds ngalnsl
me , but I felt that God was on my side anil
that I could win. 1 went down to the
hotiso and looked In the windows and saw
no ono there but my wife. I went In and
told her of ray experience and after that
went out and put up'my horse.
"Tho next night I went to the church
again. The preacher called upon mo tc
pray , then another man prayed , and the
preacher prayed also. Then I had a burn
ing sensation between the eyes and I got up
and went and stood near the preacher.
After the services we three sat down for a
while. The other man got up and went out.
I stepped around the steve and saw a warmIng -
Ing stone belonging to the preacher. 1
picked It up and concluded to take it with
me. I saw In the stone an Instrument
sent mo by Oed and with which I was to
conquer my enemies. The preacher told mo
I must not take the stone , but I said I
needed it and went out with It. I put It
in my buggy and went home.
"Upon arriving at the house I knocked at
the door and my wife wanted to know who
was there. I told her and she let mo In.
I had the stone In my hand and I told her
she must die. She said she was not ready
to die yet , buf I told her that God had
ordered that her time had come. Then I hit
her with the stone and it broke In two pieces ,
falling on the floor. There was a scramble
between us to see who should get hold of the
pieces , but I secured them. Then I hit her
again. I think I struck her tnree times be
fore she .fell. I dcn't know Irow many times
I struck her after that. My children \\ero
In bed , but my little boy and girl awakened
and the boy came running out and called
upon me not to hurt his mother. Having
killed my wife I felt that I was called upon
to kill the rest of them , as It seemed they
were all a part of the enemy which I was to
overcome. I then killed the children , using
the stone with which I had killed my wife. "
When asked If ho thought'now that he
had made a mistake , he"replled that he
thought he did. Ho said he felt at the
tlmo that it was a duty be had to perform ;
but that ho wouldn't do it again for any
thing , as he thought a great deal of his
family , and that he hod three very nice
children. He sold he couldn't explain the
feeling which controlled him at the time
the crime was committed , except that there
appeared to be something drawing him on.
Asked If ho realized the punishment the
law was apt to inflict , ho said he did , but
lie felt that he was prepared for It.
The prisoner at no time showed any feeling
Indicating that the horror of his crime trou
bled him. He was calm In his conversa
tion and actions , and discussed the tragedy
as It It were an ordinary transaction of
everyday life. ' He repeated eveiy few mo
ments the statement that he had been
converted , and It was a question of going
back to his evil ways or sacrificing old
'rlends to live with what he called hla new
Christian friends. A decision In favor of-
the , latter led him to murder his family.
UXION IjAIIOR IS TAKING A HAM ) .
Object to Allowing \ciiiiinii to Him n
Holler.
The case of I. N. Watson , receiver of the
Jnlon hotel property , against the city boiler
nspector , to restrain the latter from luter-
erlng with the engineer employed by the
receiver , was set for bearing before Judge
Scott yesterday , but was continued
until Wednesday morning. The labor unions
of the city arc taking a hand In the matter
ind are backing up the boiler Inspector.
It is said that the engineer employed by
iVatson , Paul Neuman , Is not a member of
he engineers' association , and that that
) rganlzatlon is said to be after hjs scalp.
Die ground for the actions heretofore
brought against Neuman Is that ho has not
ecured the yearly certificate required by
ho existing city ordinances. It Is said that
ho reason which will bo urged why a re
training order should bo Issued In this case
s that Neuman passed a satisfactory ex-
imlnatton for a certificate several years
IRQ and cannot bo compelled to pay for a
Icenso under an ordinance requiring a
ertlficato to bo taken out by engineers each
rear.
Your cough , like a dog's
wk , is a sign that there is
something foreign around
which shouldn't be there.
You can quiet the noise , but
the danger may be there just
the same. .Scott's Emulsion
of Cod-liver Oil is not a
cough specific ; it does not
merely allay the symptoms
but it does give such strength
to the body that it is able to
throw off the disease.
You know the old prov
erb of "the ounce of pre
vention ? " Don't neglect
your cough.
four druggist krep Scott's Emulilon of Cod-liver Oil.
Put up In s&c. and } i.ua slies.
fad Floor Paxtou Ulock.
Open Tuesday arid Thurnday ovcnlnffa.
Set Teeth. . . , . $5.00 Bridge Teeth ,
Best Teeth , . . . 7.30 each tooth
1 Cold Crowns. . . 3.00 and crown$3.00
Porcelain I Painless
Crowns 3.00 I extracting. . . , 50c
Eillino * $1.00 up I
lady Attendant Tel. 1085.
i 2-8-07
Hats vs. Corn
This is the time of year when the average man has td
go around wearing a hat of last year's vintage while the
average hat store is thinking about placing an order ( of
the New Spring Styles. Ours arc all in. The first o
them arrived two weeks ago , and a complete line'of 1897
Spring Shapes is now on exhibition in that up-to-date hat |
tery of ours , Monday morning we will introduce to your
notice 67 distinct styles of new headwear , including the
famous Nebraska Special a $3,00 Darby retailing for
91.50. How can that be , you say ? Well , stranger , it's
just like this three years ago corn was worth 250 a
bushel and it cost $3,00 to buy a good Derby Hat. Today
the same quality of corn is worth only ioc a bushel , but
the average hat store never heard about the reduction ,
and they keep on getting the same old price for the same
quality of Hat. That's all right for folks who have
money to burn but folks who buy Mats at "The Ne
braska" do so to save cold cash. The average $3.00
Derby is only $1.50 here.
Spring Catalogues almost ready Don't get left.
The Low Prices.
* j
ioo different Rockers at
_ _ ; _ _ _ , CO Combination Boole Cases at thcso lot i
rliuu : > 1 prices : $10. $12 , $14 , $16. $18 , $20 , $25 , $3Gjf
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
12th and Douglas.
HOT SPRINGS AT. HOME
WITH THE CELEBUATED
Betz Turkish , Russian and
Medicated Vapor Folding *
Baths
Unexcelled for the cureof nheumutlsm , Kidney and Uvor Trouble. Slcln Disease ,
Pneumonia , Neuralgia , Bronchitis. Nervous Debility , Piles , Insomnia , Obesity and Fe
male Complaints.
THE BETZ HOME SANITARIUM CO. ,
105 S. Street , Omaha , Neb. .
Bnths put out on trial to responsible p artlos. Agents wanted everywhere. Wrlta
for particulars.
When In doubt what to use foi
use Sexine Pills. Drains checked
and full vigor quickly restored.
, .
IrnFgloolrd men Iroublei rciull hullr.
Mailedfor$1.000bo ; s$300. With
$5,00 orders we give a guarantee 10
cure or refund the money. Addresi
& M'CONNELii DKUG ( . O. . Omaha , Neb.
Extra
Pair
Morning after a
sloppy day pants
are damp and need
pressingf
Pot on your extra /
tra pair *
If you have no
extra pair , see us ,
If there ever were
good Trouser Tailors /
ors we are ,
We'll fit you to perfection-
give you best looking , best
wearing cloth and charge you
* $4 tp $14 ,
The $4 quality is splendid ,
Samples sent out of town/
TAILOR
207 S. isth St.
'Branches In all principal cities.
| Y purchasing goods inndo
nt tin ; following Nebras
ka factories. I r you can
not find whiit you want ,
communicate with the
nmmifacturers us to
\v h a t dealers handle ,
their goods. ; = = ;
BAOS.JBURLAP AND TWINE.
IIKMI-S OMAHA 1JAU CO.
Manufacturers of all lilnJn of cgllun and bur.
lop lines , cotton flour park * and twlno a ipea *
laity. CH-r.iG-C.18 8. llth Bt.
0.11 All A IIHUU'IAG ASSOCIATION
Car loJil ihlimienU made In bui own refrik.
crater cars , lliue Hlbljon , Kills Uinorl. Vleu&
Export and Tamlly Export delivered to all punu
of the city.
IIION WOKK8.
DAVIS & COWCilLLi 1UU.S WUU1C * .
Iron mill lira" * t > 'oumlera.
Manufacturer * 4id Jobbers of Machinery , fitn ,
< ral rtp.ilrlne a zncclnltv , itai , 1WJ and UO *
Jickson ttreci , Omulia , Neo ,
JNUUVrilJAI. IUO.V WOUK.V
Manufacturing and repslrlne of all klrKla ot
machinery , englnca , pumiw. tleVulord. prlntlnii
nrebjes , Imngera , ehiifnnc ana coupling ! . Hit and
H03 Howard Bt. . Omaha. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PAXTON & VICllLI.V : IUO.V WOUIC.S ,
Manufacturers oi Aichltecutial Iron Work.
General Foundry. Maciilut and Dlaikimltr1 work.
Engineers and Cuntraclon * for Fir * Proof Build
ings. Olllcc and norks : U. I' . Ky , uid Bo.
ITlh itreet. Omaha.
NIGHT WATCH. Fine
The only perfed prelection to propttty. Exam *
me 't. Ueit tlilnc on earth. Keducoi Intjrancs
rate * . 1304 IOU | RI itreet.
SHtnT FACTORIES.
J. II. IS VANS MS IIII ASIC/ . SU1IIT
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COMJ'AJVV.
Hxcluilv * ciutom-ihlri tailorUH Karnanu
7lvi3TTB } ANlT.VWN iT QHT
AMI2UIOAN TI3.VI1 AMI AW.MNO CO.
/wrings , TtnlB , Hume Coviri , . Plavi ana ]
I Uliliia. Tents for rent , Baletroum (13 BouUt
Sixteenth ftrcct. Trlgphor. * < ? e.
CURE YOURSELF !
Uiu lllg U for unuatura )
uUcliargti , funainmsllMif.
IrrftKtluuii or ulceratfoos
of uiiioous iijffiiilirttuvs ,
i , u < J iiot iittrla * *
r
Mold hr HrugglntM ,
or > ent In plain wripptr.
VI exprtu , prepaid , tot
11.JO. ( or a floriWrV7 .
Circular tint uu > < } & * .