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THE OMAHA DAILY TJIHCt TUESDAY. MA11CTT Ifi. 1S07.
of the votes cast for ( ho constitutional
amendments , together with postage charges.
RESOLVE ON WATER QUESTION.
A resolution by Yelser reciting the fact
that the city council of Omaha had at *
tempted to grant an extended franchise to
the American Water Works company for fen
ydr ami requesting the mayor of OmaTia
to veto the said ordinance , as the mutter wa §
now pending In ( he legislature , was pre
sented and read. Jenkins sent up n clipping
Horn The On aha Dee explaining the exact
status of the water works franchise , which
ho nald ho would present as his argument
against Yelrcr's resolution. An agreement
signed by eight councllmcn of Omaha to
sustain the mayor's veto was also read. The
signers were- Ernest Sluht , First ward ;
J. Flynn , Second ward ; Richard O'Malloy ,
Third ward ; Carr Axford , Sixth ward ; Al
fred J. Lunt , Fifth ward ; G , L. Bonawa ,
Sixth ward ; Flank J. Jlurkley , Eighth ward ,
and W. W. ningham , president of the coun
cil. These names wcro attested to by Mayor
W , J. Bioatch ,
The question was on Yolscr'a resolution
requesting the mayor of Omaha to veto the
proposed ordinance. Wooster said ho did not
think euch a resolution had any place In
this body , The people of Omaha had a right
to petition the legislature , but the legisla
ture , ho said , had not authority to advise
the mayor or city council of Omaha aa to
what they should or should not do. Woostor
wanted to lay the resolution on the table ,
but was shut off by Soderman's call for the
previous qi-cstlon. The ruling on thla point
was reversed by the speaker and Woostor's
motion to table entertained. This was lost
and the question recurred on Yelscr's resolu
tion , ulilclt prevailed.
On the call for bills on second reading sen
ate Hlo No. 33 , by Orothan , was reached.
This Is for an act to regulate stock yards as
It pasied the senate , fixing commissions for
selling stock therein , and providing punish
ment for violation thereof. Sheldon moved
that the hill bo advanced to a third reading.
Jenkins opposed the motion. Woostor ac
cused Jcnklni of having made the same
flpcech ho had Intended to make himself. He
wanted the bill to come before the committee
of the whole for a fair discussion , although
Jio was In favor of the measure and Intended
to vote for It. Hut ho did not dcslro to see
bills railroaded through so rapidly.
Hull said that It would bo a great risk to
tend the bill back to the senate , where It
tad received such a narrow majority In Its
favor/ The tlmo of the session was growing
rtiort and It would Jeopardize the .Interests
of the measure to permit It to be loaded
down with miscellaneous amendments and
again run the gauntlet at the other end of
the capltol. Pending debate on Sheldon's
motion to advance the stock yards bill to a
third reading , the house took a recess until
2 p. m.
REFUSES TO ADVANCE IT.
In the afternoon roll call was demanded
on Sheldon's motion to advance senate nio
No. 33 to a third reading. Then Sheldon de
manded a call of the house. Ankeny , Curtis
and Kulstcr were announced as the absentees
scr'geant-at-arms instructed to
and the - - was
produce them before the bar of the house.
Actual lobbying continued nfteen minutes.
Then , on motion of Severe , the call of the
bouso was raised. Following Is the vote In
detail , by which the speaker declared the
motion of Sheldon lost :
Ayes :
Haltlwln. Holland. Se\erc.
Illlllnes. Horner , ' Sheldon.
llower Hull. Shull.
CninDbell. Hyatt. Smith mich'n ) .
Clark ( IV son ) . Jones ( Nrmnha ) Snyder ( N'm'hn )
Cole. Jones ( Wuine ) . Snyder ( ShVn )
Curtis. Kairo. Koilerman ,
DolMUM. I mar , Rtehulns.
. l.ooniU. Straul ) .
Kiulnrf. McCarthy. Taylor ( KlU'c ) .
McCrackell. UerlltiK.
Caylord. McLcod. "Webb.
Oeixles. Marshall. Welch ,
Gmnufitaff. Mitchell. "Wheeler.
firell. Moran. AVlnelow.
Clrlmcn. Morrison , Wocnlard.
Grosvenor. I'helps. Wrluht ,
lllle. Hlcli. Yelsor M.
Hill. Tlobcrt-on.
Hill.Nays
Nays :
Alderman. Henderson. ' ' Bmlth ( D'Klas ) .
Kcrrmrd. Jenkins , s Kutton.
Ulake. , Jonct ( Once ) . 'TnVlor ( D'clas ) ,
llurkott. Llrtiloll. 11 Von .Horn ,
Jlyrnm. . ' McQee , Wnlte ,
Casebccr.1 Mann , ) "Wlebo.
rhitiemlan. , Nesblt. Wlmberley ,
" ( l/etert. Follanl , Wooster. (
Kelker. n Prince. , Younu.
Fouko. . . Itntierts. * , Zimmerman ,
Olvens ' ' noddy. ' Mr. Speaker 35.
a hem , , , iipHf .
Absent and. not voting-1
Ankeny. " K I eh my. Kelster.
Crank , Hamilton , Mills. ' .
Eastman. Hollirook. Schram 9.
Tlie Bpeakor then referred the bill to the '
committee on corporations.
Senate fllo No. 22 , a Joint resolution au
thorizing an Investigation of-rtho various
elate ofllces , was substituted for house roll I
No. G31 , now ordered to a third reading. d
GET DOWN TO THE CHARTER. !
An attempt to so Into cornmltteo fit the b
whole to consider bills on general fllo failed ,
and. house roll No. 68 , by Yelicr. the In
itiative and referendum , was called up for "
jiassago and read by the clerk. By a vote of rU
CO to 2C the bill passed , and senate fllo No.
15 , the Omaha charter , was plaqed on Us tli
passage. 03
, During the reading of the charter , Pollard re
of Cass rose to a point of order. He In tli
sisted that nil lobbyists be removed from pete
'Iho floor of the house pending the reading. to
Eniltu of Douglas , In 'the chair , did not ap
pear to take the gentleman seriously. The Ini
latter Insisted on tlip enforcement of the PI
rule before proceedings should continue. foi
"What rule ? " Inquired the speaker ipro
torn."The to
"The same rule that was enforced against
certain lobbyists on Saturday last , " replied ers
Pollard. an
"If the gentleman will point out the lobbyists Lave
byists the sergoant-at-arms will remove
them , " answered Smith. vo
"It Is not the place of members of the tint
house to point out lobbyists , " replied Pol
lard.Out of
Out llttlo attention was paid to the
speaker by the ficrgcant-at-arms and his as- thwt
Blstants and great disorder and tumult en- wt
nued during the whole progress of the long Wi
reading of the bill. Several times theser - WiTl
freant-at-nring ran against a state officer or Tl
cx-mcmbr of the legislature , but as they
are permitted the privilege of the floor It was- I.I
found Impossible to eject them.
PASSES WITH EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
The reading of the charter commenced at
8:45 : p. m. At 6 o'clock it was but halt com
pleted. Members bugan to drop out for
lunch. It was suggested to them that they
bo In thulr places by 7:15. : Meanwhile no
business could Intervene , not oven an ad ,
journment or recess. At 8:15 : the reading of
Iho bill was completed and It was put on Its
passage. The roll call at first showed 05 to be
18. A call of the house was demanded ,
When the call was raised on motion of Rich ,
the vote taken showed 77 to 19 In favor of
tli ( i bill and It was declared passed with the
emergency Uauso.
Sneaker Gatlln then announced Clarl : of COW
Richardson and Walto of Lancaster ! with W
the speaker cx-ofllclo , as the committee to ofvl
draft resolutions on the death of Representa vlwl
tive C. W. Schram of Dlxon county. wl
' Wooster sent up a resolution to ninlto the Cll
itock yards bill a special order for the 11 rat Cll
thing tomorrow , I
, Thla resolution led to a sharp rally between lAi
Jenkins , and Hill at Clay. Jonklna wanted AiMi
( he stock yards hill considered In commlttoo ar
of the whole. Hill accused Jenkins of tryIng - Jo
Ing to kill the measure , and Jenkins declared Jo
that statement to bo false. Then HIM of PCS
fered to stake his veracity against that of IB
the general from Jefferson. Ho wanted the co
house to meet at 9 o'clock In tha morulng and
take up the bill and get action on It. Jen (
kins moved an Amendment to consider the
itock yards bill In committee of the whol .
Pollard said the Omaha charter haj bes.i en
passed In a disgraceful manner , and , while ot
ho vraa In favor of a. stock yards measure , toi
ho would not veto for It until It could bo do
considered lu committee of the whole. Gc
When tint question was demanded Hill for
rose and denounced Clark of Richardson as COl
lar
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" Get ft honest 5f can of
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but get it. " and
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an enemy of the atock yards bill. Ho
that Clark's statement that the only copy
of the bill In the room of the corporations
commltteo was the engrossed copy was false.
Clark replied hotly and accused Hill of being
a liar. Jenkins * amendment was lost by
6C to 31.
Woonter'n resolution prevailed. Speaker
GafUn then tlRned tbo Omaha charter and
the house adjourned until 10-10 tomorrow" .
The contest over the Omaha charter clwd
two minutes before midnight , when It wea
filed In the office of the secretary of state ,
The charter waa taken to the residence of
Oovcrnor Holcomb , where It received the
signature which madeIt a law at twenty
mlnutea before midnight. The Joint resolu
tion commltteo than had a wild two-mile
rlflo In a hack -In order to Ret the charter
filed In the offlco ot the secretary of state
before midnight.
O.V DUNDAS' SAVIJ 1JKPOSIT HIM. .
Semite Spenil * the Afternoon
I Mir < hn Vnnlt Meiixnre.
LINCOLN , March 15. ( Special. ) The senate -
ate commenced the fifty-second day of tlie
session by dispensing with the reading ot
the journal of Saturday's proceedings , one
of the unfailing Indications that the end of
the season Is rapidly approaching.
Petitions wtro presented from Grand Army
of the Republic posts at Omaha and Kelson ,
asking- that the Soldiers' home at Mllford
bo continued by the state' On motion ot
Mr. Qcal the use ot the Renato chamber was
accorded for tomorrow evening to the women
of Lincoln , who dcslro to hold a mass con
vention for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the school board. On motion of
Mr. Hansom the Odd Fellows of Lincoln
wcro ilvcn the use of the senate chamber
for HID evening of March 24. for the purpose
of giving a charity ball.
The trennury vault bill , having been made
a special order for this afternoon , was then
taken up , the senate going Into commltteo
of the whole with Mr. Dcarlng In the chair.
The bill wag taken up section by section.
When section 2 was reached Mr. Dundas of
Ncmaha offered the following amendment :
And provided further , that state funds
now on deposit in banks under the provi
sions of the state depository law , where
such banks shall keep tholr bonds unim
paired , nnd approved by the state board ,
shall not bo withdrawn fruiter than one-
fourth of such deposit every three months
until the name has nil been withdrawn ! but
the treasurer may , If he deem best , wlth-
tlniw the whole or any part thereof nt any
tlmo , so that nil state moneys so deposited
shall be wholly withdrawn within ono year
after this act shall become n law.
The amendment was attacked by several
senalors as being contradictory In its pro
visions. Mr. Dundas explained that although
ho had offered the amendment he did not
know what It was until after ho had heard
It read by the secretary.
On motion of Mr. Deal all of the amend
ment nftpr the word "withdrawn" was
stricken out. Then the committee rejected
the amendment as amended.
Nothing daunted , the oenator from Ne-
niaha offered another amendment In words
following :
And upon making such examination and
counting , the said state board shall m.iko
a tabulated statement of their findings of
moneys nnd securities In said vault , such
statement shall show the amount of such
cash and securities duly belonging to the
state , the amount found on hand and the
deficit. It any , nnd fllo such statement with
the governor of tfto state ; and It shall bo
the duty of the governor , when any such
deficit shall occur , to Immediately proceed
against such treasurer for defaulting as the
law provides.
DCBATB ON THE MEASURE.
This amendment was agreed to without
debate. The reading of the bill was then
completed and the motion was offered by
Mr. Murphy of dago that the bill be recom
mended for Indefinite postponement. Mr.
Deal of Ouster moved the contrary motion
that the bill bo recommended for passage.
tlft These two motions afforded the opportunity
for general debate upon the merits of the
ftb
ftf . Mr. Lee led off with an argument In
favor of the bill. He said that It was a
peculiar < fact that nobody but the banks and
the friends of'the ' banks were-opposed toitho
pasaago of the bill , while oh the dther hand
the farmers weroidemduding that tho'meas-
tlu : become a law. i j t\\ \
Mr. Graham opposed the bill In a lengthy
hrglumtint. Ho asserted that the proposed
law'was' liad , because It repealed the depository
laU
itory law _ on August 1'ticforo a. vault for the
safe ke'eplnc of public fund-3 could be cqn- '
structed. In reply to a question the senator
from Frontier said that ho was In favor of
frcr
continuing the depository law until It had
been given a fair trial and an honcat Inter
pretation. He said that at no time since the
depository law wont on the statute books
bad It been observed according to Its spirit.
btb Mr. Heal said that If the depository law
bad never been enacted the state treasury
would have been $1,000,000 better off. He
said that the time had come when the pee
ple's ' money should be subjected to no further
risks. ,
Mr. Murphy opposed the bill , declaring
that It would be disastrous to the best Inter
ests of the people and the state treasury to
repea.1 the depository law at the present
tlmo. That law , he said , was passed by a
populht legislature and passed In response
a demand of the people ot Nebraska.
Mr. McGann hoped that the bill would he
Indefinitely postponed , Mr. Gondrlng of
Platte also opposed the bill In Its present
form. Ho favored the general principal of
tin measure ; but he objected to what seemed In
bo a common Impression In the minds of
tin friends of the bill that all state treisur-
wore , by virtue of their office , dishonest , of
and that the members of the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings were honest.
At the close of the debate the committee
voted to recomtneud the bill for passage and
than rose.
The senate adopted the report by a vote
10 to 13.
The Lincoln charter was then placed on Its
third reading at 5:30. : At G o'clock , , recess
was tak'en until 8 p. m. , when'-tho reading
was resulted. l
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THOUSANDS SIGN Tllfi 1'HOTKSTS. S.
S.al
al
Lincoln People Come Out alya
A Kill 11 Ht tlie Charter. fie
LINCOLN/ March 15. ( Special Telegram. ) foiHi
The petitions against the Lincoln charter Hi
an
bill1 liavo'been collected ) and sent to Senator off
Talbot for use In trying to prevent the bill foi
from passing In the senate. From 1,800 to lu
2,000 names are' attached. Another and
much more numerously signed batch of peti
tions against the passage ot the charter will
presented to the house In a few days ,
Medical Oolletfo Commencement.
LINCOLN , March 15 , ( Special Telegram. )
The commencement of the Lincoln'Medical jj
college ot Cotnpr University will -occur next M
Wednesday evening , March 17. At the close pe
this program , the alumni , faculty nnd In bo
vited guests will repair to the Llndoll hotel
where a banquet will bo spread for thorn , In
cluding toasts and mu lc. The graduating
class Is as follows : William A. Alton , (
Isaiah l Bennett , Louis Henry Dlers , Jamea
Arthur Dugan , Frank Earl Gordon , . Leonard
Mulr , Jasper T. Polrsol , Benjamin F. Richards -
ards , Edward T. Rlckard , James P. Romlno ,
Joseph R Sample , Henry Darwin Smith , to ,
John William West , Fred James Woods ; m
postgraduate , August Anderson , M. D , This pa
the largest class ever sent out by the
college. !
looilmaiiNiiit fioiii u CliiuiKe of Venue.
Dt
PI5NDRR , Neb , , March 15. ( Special Tele
and
gram. ) The March term ot the district court
ha
Thurston county convened ID this city shi
todaj < at 0:30 : o'clock. After the call of the ge
docket the case against Dr. J. 3. Sidney an
Goodmason v > no zet for hearing on a motion allen
a change ot venue. At 1:30 : p. m. the on
court , after listening to the reading of a
large number of affidavits1 , said that they dis
closed the fact that a horrlblo feeling tx-
Uted ngalnet the defendant In the county slo
he should grant the change and set Th
case for trial in Dlxon copnty April 27. No
as
A'mr Mining Company. , Th
sir
LINCOLN , March 15. ( Special , ) Articles nl > :
Incorporation were filed today with the Hoff
for
secretary of state by the North American
man
Leasing and Mining company. The capital ten
stock U fixed at } 2,600,000.The headquarters
the company \\111 ho at Omaha and the
incorporators are L. C. Harding , W. C. Boulc 1
Arthur Plnder. ' lib
avi
Io fi9 u Flue Stitlllun. no
JUNIATAt . , March 15. ( Special. ) J , J.Civ
Lemou lost f , fine lorrel etalliou yesterday. of
waa one of the finest stallions In this Joe
Jai
of the oUU. The cause of death wai line
probably heaft disease. The liorso was very
healthy aril In flno condition , had never
missed eating elnco Mr. Lemon owned him
and showed no symptoms of disease. Ho
must have dlcil on his feet , as "rtd never
struggled after ho fell or lay down , Mr.
Lemon paid $1.000 for him two years ago.
AI-TIMATnS WITH A NIJU * CHUHCH.
Pintle Hirer Conference .Tolnn the
United KtniiKellt-nl lloUy.
COZAD , Neb , , March 15. ( Special. ) The
Evangelical conference closed Its session here
this morning. Promptly at 7 o'clock this
morning Bishop Dubs called the conference
to order. The reports ot the committees
were read and adopted by n unanimous rote.
The conference passed a resolution severing
entirely Its connection with the Evangelical
association and establishing fully Us adop
tion Into the United Evangelical church ,
under the name ot the Plutto River Confer
ence of the United Evangelical church.
The following appointments of ministers
for the corning year wcro made !
Blue Springs District S. B. Dlllow , presid
ing elder ; Blue Springs , W. M. Taylor ;
Hastings , J. Holder-man ; GlenTllle , H. M.
Lelbhart ; Verdon , S. H. Dunkelbcrger ; Hia
watha , D. F. Hurts tad t ; Dawson , T. W < Serf ;
Wymorc , S. J. Shupp ; Beaver Crossing , H. L.
Price ; Aurora , W , B. Mare ; Fullerton , Ira
Mollrlde ; Clay Circuit , J , B. Woolford ; Ore
gon. E , T. Counor ; Polk , L. Lohr.
Kearney District M. T. Maze , presiding
elder ; Galloway , G. S. Smith ; Lomax , J. II.
Day ; Kearney , F. L. Mason ; Gothenburg , J ,
M. Runcle : Cozad , W. R , GUI ; Weal Cottonwood -
wood , F. Devoll ; Cambridge , A. P. Lay ton ;
Alma , A. Esley ; Holstcrn. W. L. Dlllow ;
Shelton , B , W. Brooker ; Grand Island , L.
G. Brooker : Odessa , M. O. Young ; Eustls ,
George Stlmson ; Lexington , David Bain ;
Mascot , H. Wood.
WIXIUNG VV A HANK'S AFFAIHS.
Heine I'll 111 Oft llectiUHc
< lic ItiiMlneNN In Tint Profitable.
VIRGINIA. Neb. , March IB. ( Special
Telegram. ) The private bank that has been
operated hero ( or some time past , principally
by O. H. Gale , president , closed today. It
Is announced that none of the depositors
will lose a cent. . The bank paid , oft .a num
ber of Its depositors on Saturday , and others
were paid back their deposits In full today.
All the depositors will bo paid In full by
tomorrow afternoon.
President Gale announces that the reason
the depositors are receiving back their
money Is because the bank has not bcon
paying for some time and he feels that ho
cannot longer continue to do business on
unprofitable terms. Gale formerly lived In
Lincoln nnd later In Beatrice. He figured
prominently during the last campaign as a
free ollver champion. It Is rumored hero
that trouble with the cashier Is the real
cause of the closing of the bank , but the
report cannot bo confirmed.
WINTER WHEAT IS IN OOOU SHAPE.
Little DnniiiKc HUM lleen Done by the
Recent Cold Snap.
JUNIATA , Neb. , March 15. ( Special. )
A south wind boo raised the mercury today
and taken the siiov < < off. The ground Is full
of moisture to the top now , nnd all the
draws and lagoons are full of water. ' 'Win
ter wheat begins to show up green , and dos
not appear to have been much winter killed.
The temperature has continued low enough
to < prevent the fruit buds from swelling ,
and with a few moro weeks of good weather ,
will show abundant prospects of n bountiful
fruit year.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , March 15. ( Special. )
-Tho. cold wave reached Ho climax hero at
sunrise . . yesterday morulng , the mercury ,
then standing at 7 degrees below zero. Under
the Influence of a bright aunshlno It rapidly
grow warmer and by 2 o'clock the warmth
of the air was absolutely oppressive to men
at work In the fields and the recent snowfall
has almost- entirely disappeared *
THIEF is moaipTi/r
IlnrtHvarc- Stove Itolilicil o f'Thirty
Ilqllnri
xNebiviMajrb i 15T-pflcIal (
T.elegram.-rTho ) hardware store -.George
H. Willis , on1 Second street , Was broken'Into '
las * night and about ? 30worth of goods car „ ' '
ried away. The thieves pried open a wncjow )
In the back of the store nnd helped themi
solves to what they wanted.Late this after
noon John Gorgen , a youth of about 18
years , was arrested at his father's ( dwelling ,
a few miles In the country , having In his
possession , neanly all of the stolen goods. a
'
Ho refuses to say who was with him , and hla 'wi
preliminary examination has been .set for
tomorrow. r „
This Is tbo third Email robbery that has u
occurred In tha.city in the past few weeks. .
Frank O'Neill's cigar store was entered , but
little ' of value taken , and $ G9 was stolen If
fro'm Henry Mallca. In. broad daylight In the
drug store cf J. I. Leas & Co.
Vnelit for I.ukc ( lulimehniiKr.
TEKAMAH , March 15. ( Special. ) A boat
club has been organized In this city and a
small yacht operated with gasoline- has been to
purchased for Lake Qulnnebaug. The club
will also orcct a boat and club house at the
lake this season. The lake promises tobe
better shape for fishing and for campers n
and pleasure seekers this season than over
beforo. Ono small hotel is now under proccas
erection on the lake bank and another
one is promised to go up in the spring. The
flight of wild fowl at the lake this spring
promises to bu exceedingly largo If the flight
that came with the few warm days of last
week Is any Indication.
oq.
Stealing : Lumber. ha
MONROE , Nob. , March 15 , ( Special. ) sa
Last Saturday evening about 0 o'clock John thi
ba
Douglass , railroad station agent here , saw tin
team standing ncreos the track opposite an
. W. Llghtner & Co.'s lumber yard and ho the
also < saw a man carrying lumber from the bo
yard and loading up tbo wagon. Ho noti bomi
fied Llghtner , who followed the man and and
an
found him to bo George Bloggetto of Oconco.
seemed greatly surprised at being caught poi
and begged so bard that L/lghtner let him
by his paying for the lumber. It was
found afterwards that ho had stolen some
lumber from the Omaha Elevator company. Te
tlo
Creamery Cumimiiy at Cruliv.
CRAIG , Neb , , March 15. ( Special Tele forMs
gram. ) The Craig Creamery company was L.
organized today. The following ofllcers L.COl
were elected ! President , W. S. Craig ; sec DrM.
retary and treasurer , J. S , McLaughlln ; bus M.
iness 1 manager , G , A. Blackstono. The * com sclW
pany has decided to rent the creamery to J. W
, , Schwab of Clearfleld , Pa. , who Is an ex
perienced butter maker. The creamery will
In operation about April 1.
Ilnplilly TiiyliiK Oir Mor < KiiK x.
M'COOL JUNCTION , Neb. , March 15. w
Special. ) Nearly every month for the past not
and
year shows a decrease In the amount of farm ml
mortgages In York county. In February Ust adi
mortgages , to tbo amount of $43,017 were was
released and tbo new ones recorded amounted let
only { 31,519. York county raised an enor
mous ( crop last year and farmers are rapidly
paying off their mortgages. I
Fine Duelc bhnniiiif ? IVenr IyoiiN. P.cui
LYONS , Nob. , March 15. ( Special. ) Mire
Ducks and geese are hero by the thousands lea
Omaha hunters are reaping a rich tat
hlg
harvest , Bert Everett , ono ot the crack
shots of flie Logan , killed thirteen Canada
geese < yesterday In two shots. Fred Hcklecn ,
another nlrarod , killed twelve ducks In one Ma
shod Several others have made good rec
Hvo
ords.
Mr
Fire unit Police Conunliixloji. lar
The Board of Fre ) and Police Commis mt >
sioners held a short session last evening ,
saloon license of Oustnvo Htepp , 1812
North Twenty-fourth street , was granted.
also waa the druggist license of F. A.
rheinhardt & Co. , 1S30 North Twenty-fourth
street. Captain Haze was given feavo of
absence for five days. Patrolman Sam Q.
for five days , Officer Ted Cunimluga
ten days and John rj..JIa tliiBS , truck
fur hook nnd ladder company No. 3 ,
days. The board then adjourned.
llnljy CluU SleetliiK.
The meeting of ttip Unity club in the
library building last night had about the
average attendance. A discussion had been
itrrunwd for between W. H. Herdman and
J. Boucher on the question whether the
war could have been averted. Neither-
the disputants was present , and the sub-
was taken up and discussed Informally ,
lames H , Shccan made a short talk on the
of the subject of the utudy by tiie club.
HALL mm AGAINST SMYTH
Lancaster Oonatj District Court Slmts Oat
Qonoral.
REFUSES TDi7\LLOW ! \ HIM TO INTERVENE
Declines ii .iUIuilx * tlio Mnnfrcr Ai-
Iillontlont far Injiiiictlnit nml 1'ro-
, cecils * rte Hrnr Arirnnicnt
1 oiuJleeoimt Imtv.
LINCOLN , March lBr-Speclal ( Telegram , )
Judge Hall of the Lancaster county district
court this forenoon decided that the at
torney general could not Intervene In the
case In which County Attorney Munger ap
plied for an Injunction to restrain the re
count commission. The court refused to
dismiss the case , as asked by the attorney
general , The argument on the constitu
tionally of the- law commenced at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. All afternoon was spent In
arguing the matter , Arid at the conclusion
of the day Judge Hall announced that ho
would hear further argument on Wednesday.
The recount commission met this afternoon
and decided 'not to resume work until the
case was decided or further Instructions arc
given by the legislature.
HIDES OFF KMPLOVl'.H'S 1IOHSIS.
Farm Ilnnil In Dlxolinrproil mul Now
He In AVniitcd llnck.
SHELTON , Neb. , March 15. ( Special. ) M.
G. Lee , cashier of Melsner's bank last even
Ing told Jacob Hauser , ono of the hired men
on his farm ho would not need hlo services
any longer. Hauser has now disappeared
with a fine largo work horso' belonging- Mr.
Loo. t
About thrM weeks ago Jacob Haueer , n
German boy from'St. Michael , applied to Mr.
Leo for work on' his farm. Ho was willing
to work for hto board until spring , when an
amount per month would bo agreed on , but
after being given clothing necessary to keep
him warm ho cams to town last evening
with Hurt Ross , 'Mr. Lee's foreman , nnd ap
plied for monSy or for wages. Ho was
not a man who would make himself useful
around the farm and Mr. Leo gave him
some cash and told him that he waa not
needed nny more. Hauser returned to the
farm , about three miles from town , and was
seen to go to his room. That Is the laot
seen ! of him. 116 Is 20 yearo old , very
freckled and has rod hair and a lorao car
riage. The horse which ho took Is a large
dapple gray , weight about 1,160 pounds , holds
his head high and 3ias some scars of wlro
cuts , on hla legs. A good saddle nnd brlddle
were also taken.
LOW RIVER LANDS ARK FI.OOIIEU.
I'OKim Creek OverlloviN Itn Hunks
froiiii IjOKttii t I'cnilcr.
LYONS , Neb. , March 15. ( Special. ) The
Logan creek is very high , overflowing Its
banks fromjilits'Jpaco | ' ! to Pendor. A great
deal of hayj Is , , surrounded by water. The
thaw and freeze ; of last week made the roads
almost Impassable. '
alF TEKAMAH , Nteb. , March 15. ( Special. )
Farmers along ! the river are preparing and
looking for ( exceedingly high water in the
Missouri this spring- The Missouri bottoms ,
which hnvoibceu ; extensively fanned during
tlre past few ryeflrs , . are In a lorgoj part al
ready coveccd TfltH water andxico. Some
ola the oldest settlers say they , never saw
as much water ton the bottom lands. The
bottoms near > thls cltty are now well ditched
and It Is expected that the'-water will soon
run off when the dltclies open up.
rtT CLARKS.rj Nob. , March. (15. ( ( Speclall. ) .
The ; Ice gorge above here stjll remains unbroken - , ,
broken , butljtho Yi'ator Is eoljjg do.wn gra iH
ally , and itilsivjewcd with considerably less
anxiety. ar } g < w . _ > ( }
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4
CltlzcnH of KTorh"Ij6up UnVi-IllIiif ? to
„ Cr > illt ilie Air Ship "TlieViry.
.NORTH 'LOjfP. Neb. , March 15. ( Special. )
While no ono hero claims as yet to have
seen the seaichllghts of the much advertised
air ship , a number 6f pers'ons who-yfere out
latojjOn Saturday nlglit clalm. to have seen '
, , Wonderful' ball -of flre plroiie'tJjpg In the
'west , and throwing out myriads of flaming
corruscationa. Some claim that Its course
cowi
was . not regular and continuous in ono direc
tion , as Is the case with the ordinary meteor
so-railed "shooting star/ ' but that It al
ternately darted upward and downward as
under the control of a variant purpobo and
that the light alternated from feeble to bril
liant and vlco versa with great rapidity. As
the sky was perfectly clear and the moon
was shining brightly at the time , the meteor
must have been extraordinarily brilliant ,
after giving duo allowance for all exaggera
tion , to have attracted the attention It seems
have done.
WANT TO KEGAIN SKILL AT AUMS.
to
ran it Army Veiprilnn Eiiprcr for Prac
tice * In the SoIilIcr'H Art.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , March 15. ( Special. )
The "old boyjs" of , ths Grand Army of the
Republic of this city have decided that It In
would add much moro Interest to their post
meetings If they were' provided with a full
equipment of arxps and accoutrements , and
have appointed a commltteo to provide the
same. : If they succeed In obtaining them ,
they propose Jo have regular drill in their
ball untilthey regain their old-time skill In heap
their manipulation and bo able , on reunion
ap
and encampment occasions , to go through
Dveral tnoyemonts peculiar to military the
bodies.and thus add greatly to the entertain ; m
ment of vlsltora T > ho , In this age of peace stile
tranquillity , are total strangers to "the lo
pomp and circumstance of glorious war. " wl .
Iho
dli
City OlIlciTMonilnnteil. .
ho
BEATRICE , Neb. , March 15. ( Special th
Telegram. ) At 'the republican city conven Ho
tion this evening the following candidates CO
city offices were placed In nomination1 clc
Mayor , Judge W. S. Uourne ; city clerk , H. ne
.Harper ; pollen judge , J. A. Calllson ; to
councllmen-at-large- . E , Allen , K , G , case
Drake , T. P. Thomas , J. P. Saunders , IJ.
. HeffelflngcrJohn ( Terhunoj members of
school board , R W. Sabln , George Sallo , D.
, Carre. i cars.C.
Cornet Ilnnil Conrort , on
NORTH J LOOTf-Neb. , March 15 , ( Special. )
The ontorcarfiinent given by the North
Loup Cornctjjba' fi on Saturday evening was
attended afj mull as the excellent musical tin
literary iproeiam deseryod , but the ad
mission receipts amounted to about $15. The etc
admission wdaiplaoed very low , but the nljjht ]
notsucbjas to. 'encourage a numerous at Is
tendance , 1) ! 1 )
the
iiiuir. ;
BLAIR , Nl4).March / 15. ( Special. ) Pr.
J.
C. Jay , phyetolan In charge of tbo gold J.at I
Institute hero for the last two years , at
leaves tomorrow for Cleveland , O.where ho
takes charge" "a , similar Institution at a I
lilgher salary , „ % ' " _ mJ |
JiiftnVfVs-McKlnNtry. rec
JUNIATA , Neb. , Match 15. ( Special. ) n-ire.
wii'I
Married , atjlie hijfae < of the bride's parents , 'I
n.lles so h oViemn , on Thursday last , cor :
, leabolle and Miss Bertha McKlnstry. A lee
largo circlet of friends witnessed the cero- leeWl
nony , Wl
TO FIGHT PAKI3 ADVHRTISIXO.
AilroeiMe * of Li-ultlmnte
HeRln nn Active Warfare.
There waa a largely attended meeting ot
the Advertising Men's club hold yesterday
afternoon In the Commercial club rooms ,
some twenty-odd dally , weekly nnd monthly
publications beingrepresented. .
Considerable routine business wag trans
acted , nftcr which the Stall Fair Bulletin ro.
cetved the undivided attention of all present.
Several members spoke In favor of the ap
pointment of a committee to communicate
with Secretary Pumas and find out when
and where the managers of the Slate fair
will hold their next session , with a view of
protesting against the fair managers entering
Into another deal this year , by which the
State Fair Bulletin will Iwcomo the
omdal organ of the managers to the detri
ment of legitimate advertising mediums that
are In the fHlit all the year around.
A committee of five was appointed to re
quest the executive commltteo of the Trnns-
mlsslsslppl Exposition to withhold Its en-
dorsomcnt from any and all publications , be
lieving tnich endorsement unfair to publica
tions already in existence , ' as well as unfair
to advertisers , who will bo requested to con
tribute to the support of nn unknown
quantity.
South Omaha News.
The democratic primaries yesterday were
hotly contested In every ward except the
Flrat. Jack Walters was the only candi
date for councllmanlc honors In this ward ,
consequently there was no fight on. Less
than fifty votes wcro cast and alt of them
wcro for Walters. Five delegates to the
city convention vthtch meets this afternoon
to select thrco candidate * for the , ! Board of
Education wcro chosen as follows : P. DunU ,
D. Hannon , L. Lloyd , P. Martin , James Pol
lard.
In the Second ward the fight was between
Henry Mies and F. J. Franek. Both can
didates bad a number of their friends out
working and each chartered a number of
carry-alls to convoy voters to and from the
polls. These rigs were kept busy from noon
until the voting booth was closed In the
evening. It was a close flght , each side us
ing Its best endeavors to get out the voters.
The count of the votes showed Fran-sk 248 ,
Mcls 328. Thcso delegates were elected to
the school board convention : Joseph Dcr-
nal , John Flcenec , Edward Llccs , Jamw
Murphy , Fred Schwartz.
In the Third ward there was a flght with
four candidates In the ring , Hyland , Wear ,
Ryan and Trapp. Each one of these did
Ills best to get his friends and supporters
to the polls and a heavy vote waa cast.
When the ballots were counted the vote
stood , Hyland 92 , Ryan 132 , Wear 50 , Trapp
47. These delegates were elected to the
convention today : William Martin , Andrew
McGulre , Charles Skokon , Paul Wctzel , Sam
uel W. Whonn.
Over In the Fourth ward everything went
for Miillaly , principally because that was
the way the machine had been Instructed
to go. Sam 'Mort and Charles Wehner
were candidates early In the game , but when
they saw that it would be useless to buck
against the existing order of things they
both withdrew. Mort and Wehner had
asked the city central commltteo for per
mission to name at leabt ono of the clerks
or Judg-es , but this was denied , Mullaly had
named these officials and when the other
two -candidates saw this they pulled out ,
leaving the field clear for their opponent.
Mort and Wehnor drew straws to see which
one would run by pstltlon nnd Mort won.
Mort expects to secure the endorsement of
the republicans In that ward and by get
ting the antl-Mullaly democrats to vote for
him expects to win. out on election day.
The vote stood Mullaly 145 , Mort 10 , Wehner
.9. TJio 'Board < ( of , Education delegates BO-
lectea yerev .William , Brodorlck , Ed Doyle ,
Martin. Hettlck , JValentlne Karlonski , John
Stlllmock.
City Conncljl MeetlnR.
'feouhpllmen' Hylapd' , 'Htig'hw ' ? and Franekj
were absent when Mayor Ensor rapped for
order at the meeting of the council laat
night.
Chairman Schultz of the special commlt
tee appointed tof report onthe speed of
trains reported In favor of a maximum speed
of ten miles an hour while passing tnrough
the city. This committee further recom-
'mended that the railroad companies be re
quested to place flagmen at different crossIngs -
Ings In the city. The entire matter was
laid over for ono week.
Taxpayers' petitions for a sidewalk on the
nor'h side of O street , from Seventeenth
to T\Yentleth btreeta , referred to the com
mittee on streets and alleys.
Police Judge Christmann reported having
collected $37 In lines during the -month of
February.
City Treasurer Broadwell reported a bal
ance of $40,110 Inthe treasury at the close of
business February 28.
J. S. Stott paid his personal tax for 1895 t
twice and now asks the city to refund. The
matter went to the finance committee for ad.
Indication.
Building Inspector Parka was Instructed
Investigate a row of cottages on Thirtieth
street which are reported to bo in a dan
gerous condition.
Caldwell wants the Ice furnished to con
sumers testfd and inspected the same as
Omaha and other cities , nnd the city
attorney was Instructed to draft the proper
ordinance.
Adjourned until tonight , when the con
tract for viaduct repairs will bo let.
Trloil to Fleece the Gumlilcrn.
The proprietors of ono of the gambling
houses take exceptions to an Item which
appeared In The Bee of Monday concerning
fleecing of a stranger out of $300 by
means of loaded dice. According to the lo
statement of the gamblers the person who
lost : the money was an Iowa sporting man tti !
who came here for the purpose of breaking te
bank and himself brought the loaded inbl
dice into play. When the proprietors of the laIn
house found out that the dice wcro fixed lam
there was a row nnd the Iowa man left. m
called on Justice Aguow yesterday and In
commenced suit for $200 , which amount he Wife lie
claimed to have lost. The complaining wit fo
ness , who signed the name of M. Bunting dc
the complaint , did not appear when- the be
wan called , and the suit was dismissed. st R.I
131
City ( IOHI.II ) , th
Feeder ] shipments last \\eek numbered 124 at
cars. th
C. ( S. Morey , Scandla , Kan. , Is In the city COte to
biiBlricss.
Tom Senter , Bancroft , was a visitor at the
oxcliango yesterday. to
! > e
Charles Baker has resigned his position on fn
Drover's Journal ,
Nearly 0,000 sheep were received at the Ve th
stock yards yesterday , ot r
otO.
Esmo , the young son of J , Will Green , ' O.Jo
Jo
sick \\lth the mumps ,
A meeting of the assessors will bo held at I5c
office of the county clerk today. Im
in
The Kink's Daughters will meet with Mrs. ro
II. VanDusen Thursday afternoon. tli
Republicans of the Second ward will meet
Koutsky's hall Wednesday evening ,
P. A. Yeast , Ontario , Ore. , was on this tec
narket yesterday with twelve cars of cattle. kn
The Corbett-Fltzslmmons flght will bo
received by rounds at Berlin's , over special
. ou
The Good Templars will have an oratorical pr
ontcst for a medal instead of a course of eq
ha
ecturcs , ao at first proponed. A committee
onslBtlns of 73. Roland Smith , Miss Lena
iVInshlp and William Daly will have charge
to 1
Under eminent scientific control.
'
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PENTA s
The Best Natural Aperient Water. Wu
cor
Relieves the kidneyst unloads the liver , and opens the the
bowels , l
of the contest , which will bo open to nit ,
barring professionals ,
A special meeting of Upchurch lodge No.
2 , Degree ot Honor , will bo hold Thursday
night ,
O. W. Stangcr , American Falls , Idaho ,
brought a car of cattle to the market yes
tcrday.
Mrs , O. Thompson , Twenty-first street ,
will entertain the Presbyterian Klnc's
Daughters this -afternoon.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Pres
byterian church will meet Wednesday after
noon at the homo of Mrs. F. I. Gilbert ,
Twenty-first nnd J streets.
The democratic city convention to noml
nato three members of the Board of Educa
tion will bo held at Sanger hall , Twenty-
sixth and N streets , ihls afternoon.
The Board of Education met last night
In special session and prepared the procla
mation for the $15,000 bond proposition which
Is to bo submitted to the voters next month.
The people's Independent party of South
Omaha will hold a convention at 2512 N
street Wednesday evening for the purpose
of placing In nomination four warjl councilmen -
men and three members of Iho Board of
Education. The call for this meeting Is
signed by Dnn Way , clmlrmau of the city
central commltteo.
SvttlcM nil Kid Clnlni.
An old indictment against E. Hyde Rust ,
formerly receiver of the American Water
Works company , was dismissed in the United
States court yesterday. This indictment
was returned November 13. 1SJ3 , and con
tain six counts , alleging embezzlement of
$6,390.78. The district attorney says Rust
paid the shortage and the dismissal ot the
case followed.
FOHT CHO01C NOTKS.
Lieutenants Hall , Wassel and Newell have
left on a seven days' hunting trip.
The Dancing club will glvo a nocktlo
party In the post hall St. Patrick's night.
'Mr. C , I.
Olbect Is about to erect a now
two-story dwelling in the vicinity of the
post.
Private John Feency , comiwjny II , has been
discharged from the service after flvo years'
faithful work.
Private Lewis W. Hctzel , company E , has
been detailed as school teacher In the en
listed men's school.
The regular weekly concerts by the Twen
ty-second Infantry band will be held on
Tuesday night. A good program is as
sured.
Fort Crook City , the now town Just out
side the res3rvatlon , has been flooded dur
ing the past week. The houses In the west
ern part of the town had lo bo reached by
boats , The men who have purchased lots
look rather sad.
A base ball team has been formed
In company C , with Sergeant William H.
Brown as manager. With the largo num
ber of athletic young men to pick from ,
undoubtedly a. good team will bo brought
together when the season opens.
Seemingly sane women are every day
dragged down into an engulfing ocean of
dfespair , because they try to fight disease
without help. They -wear , their whole
bodies out battling with some debilitating
disease of the organs distinctly feminine.
They become weak and pale and thin and
worn , enduring a martyrdom of pain.
Help is at hand for those who choose to'
take it. Dr , Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion will infallibly cure womanly 'ills.
It is designed for that purpose aloue. It
acts directly and quickly on the organs
involved and restores them to lieHltli and
vigor. This is proven by the triumphant
record of tens of thousands of cures. It
is successful when all else has failed. Af
ter the abhorrent local treatments of the $
doctors have proven useless , the " Favor
ite Prescription" does its marvelous
work , bringing comfort and happiness.
It is the one thing that can always be
depended upon.
Mrs. Cuffene Stantzenberfr , of No. 1604 Walker
Avenue. Houston , Tcxns , writes : " With a most
thankful : heart I will tell you about the wonderful
cure effected in the case of my mother. She lias
been a perfect wreck for seven lout ? years. No
words can describe what she liai suffered. Could
not sleep ou account of severe pain . To tell the
truth , she has lived with one foot in her grave.
She tried every doctor around here and spent
hundreds of dollars without benefit. After hear
ing of your wonderful remedies I wrote to you. UIO
My inothertlini taken six bottles of the ' Favorite
Prescription , ' nnd six of the 'Golden Medical
Discovery'and is now perfectly cured. "
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I M"1" 'w' m m m * * * "
HAIR TONIC
The flmt nd only dl.covcry known to medical
celencc to turn Rrnr hair back to Its youthful .
natural color by the nclentinc Mllon of olrtulat.
In * the oolortnR mutter throughout the channels
of the halr'a entire Unicturc.
Stops Hair Falling.
In from 2 hours to one week. Cures Dnmtrurt
{ < ! Ml kncmn nllmtnts of the hair a MIP.
A medicine for reslorlnc the ncnlth unit "muiy
of the hair of children or Adults , Malfi or Kc-
males. Itlondfs or llruncttes. Bottrns dry , harsh
Imir , keeps hair In curl and Is the best Imlr
dresslnR In the world.
Sold even-where. Can l > o ordered lor mail.
Address Mine. Vale. Temple of lleautr. Chicago.
Mme. Yale's Cluldo to lleauly mailed free.
Use Mmlnme Yale's Hand Whltcncr for Lllf
While Hundg. _
"BUILT LIKE A WATCH"
A TRUE
To accompany you on many a
Journey , ono that will not go back
on you , one upon which to rely
bocausoitia honestly made is the
TERLIHG
It embraces all the latest improv-
monts. It is on the market to
stay. In a few years it has won a
position ouviod by all other mak
ers. Why is tliis ? Ask riders.
Ono grade and ono price to all
Procure Catalogue.
OMAHA AGENCY :
CITY CYCLE CO. ,
424 SO. 15TH STREET.
THE PAX UK * .
Mqrs ,
TONIGHT at 8:15 ,
The DoKo % en-Smith Opern Company In
.THE MAUfDATilW
TO I'EOIM.R 7 < )
Scats on Kale Z'a , COe , 75e , $1.00 , J1.50.
loiopvme , mi.
THE CRES6HTON
PAxroS 4 BJisES
niiji m .
Knur nights , C'omnioncliii ; ) only
VMnt nee
) tiirilny.
Seats now on sale , ISe. COc , " 3e and H. Matlneo
prices , 2je. COc and 75c.
March 21-Ii , My Friend from Inilla.
_
Cr eight on Music Hall.
HIGHGLBSS - VAUDEVILLE
TONIGHT FltOM S TO 11 ! ,
Adgie and Her Trained Lions ,
the llyeford"SIstcrs , the Carmens , * I'lymomlon.
Emery nnd Huspcll , Maude. Das-ton mid , others.
All nl IMH ! oil lOc Ailm
fiJ. ) L.M.Crawford ) Regular
3i Mgr. , tj House Prices.
tTOMGHT A
ANDREWS -
in "MIKADO , " " ' \
Prices : Box scats , $1 ; first floor , 75o and COo ;
balcony , 3'c ; gallery , 23c and 15c.
March 24-23 , James O'Neill. .
11OT13LS.
_ _
When you come to Omaha stop at the
MERCER HOTEL
THE Iin.ST
$2.00 a day house in the West.
100 rooms f2.09 per day. CO looms with bath ,
J2.50 per day. Special rates by the month.
AVIXIC TAYIAIH , MIUIIIBXT.
BARKER HOTEL.
THIRTEENTH AND JOM3&
110 rooms , baths , steam heat and all modem
conveniences. Itatea , Jl.M and. ? 2.GO per day ,
Table unexcelled. bpetlal low rntps lo reffulaj
boarders. UICIC SMITH. Manairei- .
STATE HOTSI , , ,
108-10-12 DouBlas W. M. IlAItlt. Manager.
well furnls.ied rooms European or American
plan.
JIATKS tl 00 AND J1.CO I TH IJAY
SPECIAL , RATK8 11V THfiVfcl3IC Oil SIOT .
Stieet car lines connect to nil pans of the city.
Under the above head the Democrat-Journal of Burllnglnn , la. , printed the fol-
mvln ? editorial In Us issue pi WednesJiiy cvenlnjr , Mnrch 10 , 1R17 :
"yixwnlnjj from his Jontr snooze of twenty yours with the Hell telephone monopoly ,
ie locai snoozcr ' 3 nwakcnint ; to the fact that there iiru other and cheaper and hotter
telephones , and that one of them Is coming to town. The Cilizen'B nH'ioclatlon com-
iltteo hnvlnjr clinrto of the picllmlnary canvass ) for teU-plmno contracts for the Hu-
Ingcr exchange lias met with splendid success , anil is rapidly nL-arlni ; the clour of I in
ibors.
"The Cell Telephone company could Iinvo rctnlnod HP hold upon the ptilrlc for
lany years longer hail It boon controlled by le.sa of the robber nnd moro of the business
latlnct. A fair profit Is onoiiRh. nut the OWIHMB and proprietors of the Hell monopo-
es in telephone patents have not been satisfied with n fnlr profit , Public cmliir.mca
as the only limit to their Innntlnhlo Rrci il. The lovui Union may not bo rosponilbli )
Jr nil this , and It may be doing : the best It can do for liiirllngton , Hut Htiblnsrr ran
o hotter. He | q < loh > B better for Keokulc. And other men itml compiinleH are iloln
otter for older cities , The fact la that th" Jli'll tolophoun In a luck nuniln > r. T.io
late of Ohio has almost entlrnlv dispensed ullh It anil oHUWIslmd oxc-baimi'S of the
nmo kind that Mr , Hubinpfr has cxtnlilfelied at Keokuk nml piopo eti < > stabllnhliiB In
lurllnpton. other cities nnd stales nio shaking oft the ties that have bound them to
10 Hell , The equipment that is being supplied by the Western Construction coinp.iny
Chlcatro , at pi Ices stripped of nil monopoly royalties , IH found to be flrst-clii.M , nml
10 Instruments supplied from Its new and Improved patents urn proving to bo wiijeilor
the old Berliner and Ul.iko patents that have bcon so long monopolized by the Hull
ompany. "
The following contains the report of a commltteo of leading and roputabln Hurling *
n business men , who made u special trip to Keokuk to Investigate the plant which has
pen established there by the Mississippi Valley Telephone comp.iny. TIIO clipping J.s
om a Uurllngtoii newspaper :
"The Clti/uns1 Association committee that was appointed to Inspect and report upon
10 llublngcr telephone system spent yesterday In ICcokult nnd made a thorough In-
L'stlgallon of the construction and a test of the service. The eommlttro was composed
Frank S. Churchill , Carl Leopold and H , P. Kulm , and was accompanied by fc'ccrolnry
II. Wolfenbarger of the Citizens' association anil u representative of the Uemocrnt-
"Tne committee was astonished at finding n telephone nystcm not only equal to the
oil , but In several respects superior. Members of the committed talked through Iho
atrunicnts nt different places and conversed with thu connecting exchange ! ) of Iho
enderson county line at Stronghurst and Uurllngtoii , a distance of 100 miles by the
iundibout routq of the lines na at present constructed , The complete tintlsfactlon of
10 commltteo Is shoun In the following :
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ,
"BURLINGTON , In. , Feb. 21. 1S37. To the Citizens' Association : We. your commit.
selected to Investigate the J. C. Hubtnger telephone system at Keokulc , Iowa ,
lown us the Mississippi Valley Telephone company , beg leave to report :
EQUIPMENT SUPEIUOK.
"After a thorough Investigation of the system operated by this company nnd n thor-
jgh test of the transmitting Instruments , we are convinced that this flystnm | a
actlcally perfect being superior to any heretofore corning under our observation ; the
julpment * . particularly the poles and wires , being much superior to anything we
ive had In Burlington. I
ALL LONG DISTANCE 'PHONES.
"The instruments are nil lonp distance'phones. Wo have demonstrated this fact
our satisfaction by speaking a distance ) of forty rnllcs over a rountry wlrn , mmilnff
trough a number of small towns , a whispered conversation being distinctly hoard ,
EARNESTLY KECOMMENI ) IT.
"Wo earnestly recommend to thot citizens of Burlington that this system 1)0 ) Installed
our city nt the earliest possible date. This can bo done , as Mr. llubliiiscr proposes
put the same in our city when a bonn lido subscription list of two hundred nuineu
a period of five years Is secured. I
INVESTMENT OF $3O,000.
"As Mr. Ilublnger Intends Inventing nearly 130000 , one-half of which would go
to the pockets of our laboring men. In equipping the proposed tele-phono exchange ,
requirements for a llve-year ' contract are reasonable , the subscriber having the
Ivllcgo of cancelling contract when telephone service ; Is no longer requlroJ ,
NO REDUCTION WITHOUT COMPETITION.
"From reliable Information and data received , It Is evident that the present company
11 make no reduction from present high rates , except for the purpose of driving out
mpetltion , after which present rates would be restored. Your committee , therefore ,
commend that Mr. Hublnger'a proposition bo accepted promptly , us nurllngton
ereby has everything to gain and nothing to lose. Itespccfully submitted.
8.CHUUCIHLL ,
,
B. V. KUHN.
Commute * .