HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) , 1871. CXMAIIA , SATURDAY MOKXINTG ] , JULY 2-i , 185)7 ) TWJ3LV33 PAGES. STXGLE COPY JTtVE CENTS.
MORE IMPOSING STRUCTURE
Original Amount Set Asitli , is Increased by
Ten Thousand Dollars !
FOR A LARGER HORTICULTURAL BUILDING
un Kirctitli e G'oimnlttrc IJc-
im Mr pit rate UtilliUiiKK for
Aiilnry nml lliilrjPniriut'lN
Vrclitlvut Altpnliiteil.
'At the meeting of the executive committee
of the exposition yesterday , It was de
cided that the amount set aside for the con-
etructlon of the Horticultural building at
the last meeting , $2fi,000 , was entirely too
mnall. The manager of the Department of
llulldlngs and Grounds stated that the archi
tects had gone over the matter very care
fully and had decided that the amount
named would he too Binnll to erect a build
ing which would be creditable. It la the
Intention to locate the Horticultural building
on the lower end of the bluff tract , where
It will stand alone. It was considered that
this situation would require a building of
Impeding pioportlons. After discussing the
matter , the committee decided to Increase
the allowance for this building to $35,000.
The next action was to rescind the mo
tion pamed at the last meeting , requiring
the Department uf liulldlngs and Grounds to
nik for competitive drawings on the Horti
cultural and the Dairy and Apiary buildings.
It was iitatvd Hut he local architects were
opposed to the Idea of making competitive
drawings for the reason that the unsucrcns-
ful competitors would receive nothing for
their time and work. It > VIIH ilocldtd to ap
point architect ! ) to design these buildings.
Charles R Uclndorff watt appointed ad uichl-
tcct of the Horticultural building , be tt >
make the plan * , detail drawings , specifica
tions and all other work except superintend
the construction.
The Dairy and Apiary building was then
taken up , and It was decided to make sepa
rate buildings for exhibits In these clm-scs
Tim sum of Jin,000 , set aside at the last
meeting for the combined building of the
Apiary and Dairy building , was divided , and
two buildings will bo erected , the Dalrj
building to cost $8,000 and the Apiary build
ing to cost $7,000. Charles Cloves was ap
pointed architect of both buildings , the con
dltlons being the same as In the case of the
Horticultural building. Mr. Clcvcs called al
The Dec ofllce last night and said he > wouli' '
net accept the appointment , which had come
to him entirely unsolicited.
Tlio completed drawings of the Audltorlun
building were received from Fisher & Lawrle
of thlu city , and were Inspected by the com
mlttee. The Department of Buildings am
Grounds was Instructed to advertise for blJn
for the construction of this building.
citiri-i.i ; CKKKK COMKS TO OMAHA
Unique i\lillilt : I'liiiuiiMl by T o Colo-
rnilouilH.
Ths failure of the legislature of Colorado
to make an appropriation for a state exhibl
al the Tranamlrslssliipl Exposition will no
shut tho.etato out entirely.
Two Colorado gentlemen who have had large
experience In falrn and expositions through
out the world , will have what will certainly
bo a mofct novel and Interesting conce sloi
at the exposition.
It will be Interesting to Colorado peopl
to know that there will be a Cripple Creek
nt Omaha. Not a. miniature- a model , by
a wldcopen town , Just aa It was In 1892 am
1803 , with Its stores , hotels , salcona , variety
theaters , post express offices , miners' cabins
graveyard , mines and mills In operation
the town peopled by those who have llvei
and worked In mining camps. There wll
bo stages , mule teams and burros , In fac
everything nccorsary to make up the tow
as It really existed eighteen months afte
the Dennett & Me-yers cattle camp bccam
the greatest gold camp In the world. Th
management of this big undertaking Is 1
the hands of Ulchard Norrls , located a
Klltch'a gardens , Denver , and James H. Lov
of San Francisco , Cal. , two well known pro
tnotera and managers of popular enterprises
Cripple Creek at Omaha will be made th
headquarters for visiting Coloradolana , an
the newspaper of the camp , which will b
a feature , will contain Colorado news ex
cluslvely. Cripple Creek will cover 250,001
rquaro feet of ground , and will bo sur
rounded with scenic effects In cycloraml
form , and ho made as realistic as possible.
Pike's Peak from the west and Moun
PUgah will overlook the camp and be BO con
itructed 'In profile that the perspective o
each will ho perfect. These who wltnesse
Mr. I/JVO'B Mount Shasta In San Franclsc
or In Chicago will vouch for his ability t
construct a mountain falxty feet in heigh
with a twenty or .fifty-mile perspective tha
will deceive most any one.
Mrcsrs. NorrlH & Love will manage fo
Colonel T. Wahn Morgan Draper the bl
society clrcm which will be given In Denve
tarly In September , after which Mr. Norrl
will establish an oIUco In Cripple Creek
whl.e Mr. Love will open ono In Omaha , la
ths camp out , begin Its construction am
have It completed In every detail ready fo
Ihe opening of the exposition.
WOllll IIKCHIVUI1 PIIOM KANSAS
Hnnllowcr S ntf Will ! on llnnil n
the Mtpoxltioii.
The state of Kansas will take an actlv
part In the Transmits jlppl Exposition , ac
cording to the assurances given by the gov
I ff crpor of that commonwealth to E. C. Hunt
'
the representative of the Department o
Publicity and Promotion , who visited th
utate this week In the Interest of the ex
position , The governor promised that h
would at once consult with the leading me
of Kansas regarding the appointment of
utato comrnuaalon and the nuking of an ex
hlblt representative of the state. The gov
urnor suggested several public-spirited me
who would probably icrvo In the capaclt
of commissioner * and said ho would consul
with them regarding the matter before mak
tug any public announcement.
The governor also stated that a specla
Bomlon of the legislature would I'rpbabl
ho called thla winter to take action In th
jratter of enacting railway legislation. II
ngri'rd that a call for a special session slioul
Include- the consideration of an appropriate
for representation at the exposition.
l.uuUH AfU-r Hiire FI MV TH ,
President Tukoy of the Hoard of Park Com
< nls6loners has been to Plattsmouth itwcatl
gating the proposition of a Plattsmouth flor
1st to sell the board some rare plants fo
use at the pxposltloit 'grounds. The prln
clpal attractions offered are four specimen
of the cycoa revoluta. which the llorlst offer
to dlipone of for $250 ,
KOI IMIIIII ( ! oivr.x TIIK covniAcn
ItiilKo Will Not Hiillil nttlli-r lliui.o u
Krlliiiu Holitiol
At a special meeting of the Hoard of Edu
tatlon yesterday the- rights of Uober
IJutke to the- contract for the construct
of the now boiler house at the Kellom schoo
ivero declared forfeited and the contract wa
awarded to Peter Soudcberg , who was th
next lowest bidder.
At the last regular meeting of the boar
this contract was let to Mr. llutke for { 4 ,
530 , which was the lowest bid. Since the
Iho committee on public property and build
Ings has been unable to find the contracto
, o have him execute the bond. Ycsterda
Uutke called at the ofUcc of the secretary o
the board tuiJ stated that he could not com
ply with the terms of the contract. As th
llmo for the construction of the building le
limited , a special meeting was called a
DIICO and the contract was awarded to Mr
Boudeberg at (4.673. The $25 check whlc
Mr. Uutke had deposited with til * bid wa
tcltrej forfeited , t , i .
JINUUSSKS TIIK XIJW TAX SYSTEM.
iiniiclltiinii IHiiKliiiiit noiilil" If nc-
Klrnl Hi-mult * Will Sfi'tircil.
The lax commissioner ordinance Is still In
10 hands of the committee , and olthcugh
ho council Infotmally decided to pass It as
t stands , U li more thnn likely that It will
nil against a Knag. Some1 of the couucllmen
isvo been figuring up the cost of the new
ysli'in ' as proposed by Tax Commissioner
ackctt , and the aggregate staggers them , U
lie present ordinance becomes a law , the
otal cost of running the lax department
his ytMr will be not lets < hnn J15.1IW , and
ny extras that may ho demanded during the
car -will add tn that amount.
It is BiiKgested by members of the council
hat It U extremely doubtful whether Iho
encflls Kfthled by Iho new syslem will be
ufllclcnt to nfffi't the largo additional outlay ,
n fact , now lhat the department has been
stahllahed , funio of the councllmen are be-
glnnlug to doubt nhcther the Increased as-
essment , which .vm the primary consldura-
Ion for Its exlsfcnce , can bo successfully ac-
omplUhcd. They fear that the big corpora-
Ions will manage In some way to escape pay.
n llielr share of the Increase , and that It
will fall on the home owners and email tax-
layers ns heavily as It docs now.
In reply to an Inquiry In regard to his
views , Prcsldenl Illngham said lhat he wna
somewhat In doubt us to Iho advlrablllly of
passing the ordinance In Its present form ,
lo was not at all certain that the tax com-
nlflsloner would be able to equalize the as-
essment In the manner conlcmplaled by Iho
aw. He was afraid thai he would have an
experience similar to that of the obscsscr
who figures in one of Mark Twain's stories.
\ccordlng to the story , Twain had moved
nto a small Connecticut town and soon after
its arrival entertained one of Ihe cltlzcna
who came for Ihe apparcnl purpose of get-
Ing acquainted. Ho was delighted to know
hat such a famous man had moved Into
he neighborhood and overflowed with ques
tions In icgard to Twaln'a business and the
amounts that ho was making from his books
and lectures. Twain waa In a funny mood
and entertained by detailing his various
Hourrcs of Income In a manner that made
Iho visitor's eyes stick out. Afler he had
run his alleged Income well up Into the
hundreds of thousands , Ihe guest rose tc
go and casually remarked that he was
the assessor of the lownshlp. Then
Iho Joke lest Its humor and Twain
was at his wits' ends lo devise n method ol
escape from a lax lhat would ruin him
He happened to remember a rich friend wht
never paid any taxes and applied to hlir
for advice. His friend said that was easj
and under the amount at whlcl
Twain had put his Income In his convcrta
tlon with the assessor he charged various
amounts , to "Lors by fire , ' "excepted bj
rtatulc , " elc. , unlll he had run Ihe ag
jregalo down to a net Income of $250. Prcs
lilent Bingham suggested that It was verj
probable thai some of the big Interest !
would develop equal Ingenuity In evading ai
assessment approximating the full value o
their property. If that was the case , 1
would nol pay Ihe clly lo expe. d a largi
amount In equipping a new department. Hi
was disposed to believe that the cost of thi
lax department should be kept as low a
possible until the elty cither had mori
money to spend or had a more satlsfactor ;
assurance that the promised benefits wouli
be secured. _
nn.NCHS CHIEF HEMMING
rlNiincr EiiNlly Cilvcx the Sleuth tin
Slip.
"There Is a tide In- the affaire of men
which , taken at the flood , leads on to for
tune , " mused Chief of Defectives Hemmln
In Shakespearean meter the other day as h
medltatod upon the Crelghton holdup , whlc !
has failed lo pan out In the arrcct of th
guilty parties despite his efforts. The eleut
was in his favorite attitude , wllh his- err
upon his desk , his head burled In his bam
and deep meditation seated In his cyct
He was thinking out some daring plan litho
the case under consideration , tome scnea
tlonal feature like the famous blind hors
episode In the Keslner case.
The fact Is , as later developments proved
lhat the sleuth was cogltallng upon what 1
termed In police circles a "pipe" storj
or , In Ihe parlance of Ihe day , was runnln
up against a confidence game , bul he dl
nol know this at the time. It all arose eve
u tip lhat had just been given him. Till
Up has been , exploited already In Iho ac
counts of the Crelghton holdup case.
One of the prisoners' , who occupied th
same cell with "Kid" Maloy , the man vrhi
hcti been suspected of having had a IMIU ! li
the crime , came to the chief of detective
with a story lhat Maloy had partially con
fcssed. Moreover , he stated that Maloy hai
asked him to bun I up his parlner as soon a
he , Ihe prisoner , got out , and to warn bin
thai he had better leave the country If h
did not want to be "pinched. " The prlcMne
further said tliat.Mnloy had given him Ih
description of Ihe exact spot where hi * part
ncr watt lying concealed In the wilds o
Syudlcate park , South Omaha. He opine ,
that he could take the most stupid nollcemai
on the force to Ihe place.
This was Ihe Up that Chief of Detective
Hemming thought was going to lead him t
fame and fortune by bringing about th
arrest of Maloy's partner. After having d
gested It sufficiently , he called his force c
sleuths Into his room , and five of them n
sponded. Ho sent them all oul lo Syndlcat
park , together with ( lie traitorous prlsone
Chief of Police Drcnnan and another pollei
man of South Omaha Joined In Iho search.
The park was searched from boundary t
boundary , bul no criminal was locate !
Finally , after every Inch of ground had bee
gone over , the searching party roaasem
bted. There was only one member nihslnf
The man was the Individual who had give
the tip. He bad completely dropped out c
sight , and bo has not yet come back.
There Is reason to believe that Maloy' '
confession to his fellow prlsoncv will nc
bo used In any criminal trial against Male ;
llltOATCH HAS ANOTHER I.N.M.VC
Kxiiiiiliu-N More WIIHMPH In Ills Al
lt' id Context.
The taking of depositions on the part o
tho-plaintiff In -Ilroatch-Moorcs quo war
ranto proceeding. ! was resumed In court root :
No. 2 yesterday. The t attorneys fc
Uroatch had thtugs all their own way , th
defendant not being represented.
Charles White was called as a wltnce
and testified to having paid line
for himself and two others Imposed upoi
them by the district court for gambling.
N , P , Fell was the only other wltno'a ex
amlned. Ho tesllfled regarding Ihe publlca
lion of notices of unclaimed witness feet
published by the clerk In May and Novem
ber , 1895.
At the afternoon session of the attorney
for Uroatch G. W. Cove ! ! , attorney for th
Hoard of Education , was examined. II
testified thai he had made a demand npo
Moorca for $500 fine paid by.M. Wallenz an
was told by Moores that ho had been In
otruclcd by the county attorney that th
county claimed the money and lhat he woul
refuse to pay It to the Hoard of Kducatloc
Covell also testified In full regarding th
iccent mandamus suit agalnsl Ihe Hoard c
County commissioners brought by the Hoar
of Education.
County Attorney Haldrlgi was the nex
witness called. Ho said he had told Moore
that the county claimed the money paid I
by Wallenz and that ho uliould not pay I
to the city or Hoard of Education , Haldrlg
was queotloued regarding the suit now pent !
Ing against Moores tn which the county I
plaintiff , The questions were designed t
elicit the statement that the sull was mere !
a friendly one , but Ualdrige denied th :
such was tha case.
The liat witness called was Secretary J
M. Gillan of the Hoard of Education. Ill
testimony waa largely the uaino us that c
Covell , being about the action taken by th
board , Instructing Ihe attorney to bring tul
for money alleged to be In Moores' hands.
This completed the taking of testlmon
and the attorneys adjourned.
Dentil of Father Koulrlc ,
Her. Joseph Koutek , a Bohemian Calholl
priest belonging to the diocese of Llncoli
died of consumption at Able , Duller count ]
Thursday. 'He ' was about 34 yeare of Bgi
The funeral will take place on Tucda
morning at 10 * . in. at Able ,
TERRORIZING THE CITIZENS
Holdups thi Order of the Day and Police
Department Helpless ,
HIGHWAYMEN CONTINUE AT THEIR WORK
I'wo Moil Held I'p mill Itolitird , While
n Tlilnl MnnriKON to nxuniio
I'ollco Try tit Stittirrnn
I tilt !
Holdups appear to be the ( ad at the present
time , beginning with the attack on John A.
Crclghtou on last Monday night. This was
followed by two highway robberies Wednes
day. Two more of the same kind
occurred Thursday night , and a third was at
tempted. If the police have had a hand on
any of the robbers , It has not become din-
ccrnlblo to the general public yet.
All of Thursday night's attacks occurred
In the northern part of the city , In thu
vicinity of the exposition grounds. The bold
ness of the robbers Is shown by the fact that
all of the victims were on vehicles. Two
of them were bicycle riders and the third
was In a wagon. The robbers were armed
with revolvers.
John Larkln , who lives west of Uarscom
park , and Is a bicyclist , was stopped opposite
the exposition grounds by a couple of men ,
one of whom flashed n. revolver. Larkin
was compelled to dismount and hand over
all his possessions , consisting of $4.50 In
money , a bunch of keys and a knife. The
holdup occurred at 10 o'clock.
L. T. Haymer , a bicyclist , was stopped at
9:30 : o'clock last night at the Ainea avenue
corner by a brace of robbers , one with a
weapon. Uaymer lives at Thirteenth and
Sprl'.tg streets , and was Intending to look
over the exposition grounds. He was de
spoiled of a watch and about $2 In money.
A farmer named Long , who lives north
west of Foreat Lawn cemetery , was on his
way home from the city at about dusk last
night. A short distance north of the old
fort he was stopped by a gang of half dozen
men , who demanded a lift. He refused to
accommodate them , and then a demand was
made upon him to turn over what he had.
Instead of complying with the demand he
whipped up his horses and got away.
POLICE SUPPRESS THE FACTS.
The police yesterday stated that no
reports of robberies had been made to them.
Yesterday complaint waa made to
Chief of Police Slgwart that four
or five holdups had occurred In
the last few days In the vicinity of the
exposition grounds and a demand was made
for police protection. In response a couple
of policemen are to he detailed to patrol the
district nt night In the future.
The work Is supp sed to be done by ) mem
bers of the gang of tramps who are
troubling ths railroads leading to the. north ,
i They Infest the bottoms In the Immediate
neighborhood of where most of the rob
beries have occurred. The police have so
far arrested some twenty of this band fif
teen Wednesday night , and the remainder
Thursday night. Tney .were charged with be
ing vagrants , but as almost all of them had
money they were discharged by Police Judge
Gordon. All the arrested parties had the
appearance of being workingmen. The crooks
who are supposed to be traveling under the
gulfo of tramps , ucem to havn escaped. H
Is confidently stated by the police that pro
fessional criminals are In the hobo ranks.
No definite clue has yet been obtained to
the Identity of the robbers of John A.
" " the only suspect
Crelghton. "Kid" Maloy ,
cnder arrest. Is not likely to be held for this
crime , but he stand. . ? little chance of escap
ing some punishment. He has been charged
with being accessory to the Martin & John
son yafe robbery and complaints have also
been filed against him in police court , ac
cusing him of being a vagrant and a sus
picious character and of carrying concealed
weapons.
Yesterday a last effort was made by
the police to connect Maloy with the Crelgh
ton holdup and robbery. The prisoner vsta
taken before Mr. Crelghton , but the latter
absolutely failed to Identify him as one of
his crsallants. Schenk could not make an
Identification.
I Yesterday Dick Grandon and James
) McDonald , two local crooks , were arrested
on suspicion that they might have had some
I thing to do with the holdup.
II I TAUTKUS UA1SKS A KNOTTY POINT.
!
Co ii U-11 if M Hint He .May I'cildlp HIM Own
KlHll.
Under the ordinances of the city of Omaha
and the statutes of the state of Nebraska
are fish the legitimate products of cultivation
like vegetables ? That was the proposition
that was presented to Police Judge Gordon
Thursday afternoon In the case of Chris
Tautkus. who was arrested by License Inspector
specter McVlttlo for selling fish without a
license.
Tautkus held In the affirmative. He said
that ho was the employe of his brother-in-
law , who owned a lake In Iowa , In which his
finny produce had been raised. Ho there
fore took shelter under the peddlers' ordi
nance , which provides that In general fish
peddling , like vegetable peddling , shall be
licensee ] , but makes an exemption when the
oroduce Is raised by the peddler himself , or
when the peddler Is an employe of the raiser.
Judge Gordon cut the Oordlan knot by al
lowing Tautkus a week In which to got a
license If ho kept on In his fish peddling.
At the same time he seemed to be of the opln-
Ion that If the case was tested It would be
found to como under the exemption ,
I."nIn-r AuraliiMt Hon.
Warren Henley , a young man , was charged
by his father In police court yesterday
with using loud and profane language to
him. The trial resulted In mutual recrim
inations. Judge Gordon ended it by continu
ing the case for a couple of weeks , In which
the son la expected to show signs of Improve
ment in his behavior. The family lives at
Tenth and Harney streets. The father has
been arrested on complaint of his wife.
SUES THE U.MO.V MKE COMl'ANV.
(
UMIIKIU Helm Anl JuilKiiiciit for
Amount of IiiHiirnnue 1'ollcy.
Cora J. Weir , William Damon and Jessie
Damon have commenced separate suits In
the county court against the Union LI to In-
turanee company to recover their proportion
on a policy Issued by that company upon
the life of Jane M. Damon , mother of the
relators. It Is alleged that Mrs. Damon held
a policy for $1,000 , Issued by the defendant
company , and It Is set forth that at the
time of her death , In February of this year ,
all payments of every nature on this policy
had been made. The fact that proofs of death
were duly made by the heirs and accepted
by the company over three months ago Is
set forth , and It is alleged that the com
pany has failed and refused to pay the
amount of the policy. Judgment Is asked by
each of the plaintiffs fcr their proportion
of the amount alleged to bo due.
Iliiulfvartl Work Di-liiyi-il.
8 The contractor to whom the Board of Park
0 Commissioners awarded the grading ot tbo
south boulevard to nivervlew park has not
begun work yet and It Is not likely that
the work will bo done at this time. The de
lay Is duo to a disagreement between the
two members of the firm and promised to re
sult In their relinquishing the contract.
Smvyer AnkH n
United Stntes Attorney Sawyer yesterday
tiled a plea In the federal court , askIng -
Ing that the crois bill of the Union Pacific
road In the segregation suit with the West
ern Union Telegraph company be dismissed.
The cross bill linked that the receivers ol
the Union I'uclflc road be made a party tc
the action. The district attorney chargee
that the receivers are representatives
of the government and ( he government can
not lie jnado. a party to the action.
A Hammock , a Fan
and a
This combination seems to interest more people these clays than anything else.
Saturday we propose to energize the people of Omaha , and we realize that in
order to do this we must make some desperate cuts.
We happen to have left 49 Let us clean out our 50 Dozen And for Saturday night at
Parasols. We propose to sell ' First Class 8 o'clock we have got 150 dozens
Ladies'
them all Saturday morning ens of
they sold anywhere from $1.35 Underwear- " Stt miner
to $ < \ any one of them will Hose tO Sell-
\ \ the fine goods Suspenders
be exchanged for 98c of your e mean
money. Not an extreme style Pure Lisle Vests in white , There is a little story attached - <
left safe therefore trimmed Usually 25 cents take them tached to these. For many
silk
a purchase , and ecru , , Egyp
fore , for another year if you tian yarn , shaped vests , French Saturday at 10c pair Displayed years we have been buying
' in east window. from a large manufacturer all
can't get gSc worth of * wear band , pants to go with them played
that he sold of the Missouri
west
out of one this year. pure silk and lisle equestri in
souri river. Two weeks
The average woman , if tights combination suits , one Embroidery ago
he wired that he had
asked to fill in the blank space price only 25c. And some us 150
at the head of this advertisement are the dollar quality. As fine or finer than any dozens left of the grade which
ment would -add Shirt Men's Underwear just a few thing before offered by us we h'tve sold as a leader at 10
Waist and with that addition undershirts which were leaders 5c per yard. cents some he said were '
s'ightly ' imperfect. We don't
tion life would be one continuous at 25 cents Saturday
colored
27-inch Fiouncings , usually buy a pig in a poke ,
'
uous round of plh'asure. We 15 cents each
and white Embroidery , odd but this time we said ship the
will supply the Shirt Waists
' ' Shirts and drawers at 25c , lengths some sold as high as goods.
One selling
Saturday' clay's
33c and 50c desperate cutting $1.15 Saturday 19c. We have examined most of
should do the busi
ing
ting here to clean the
up them and have found but few
ness. stock. All Over Embioidery last
imperfections sufficient , how *
So as to save sale of the season some in
your energy What a ever to change their class
and simplify the selling we these lots sold as high as
will take every summer Shirt Shirt Sale 52.25 lOc , 19c and 35c 5 cents per pair
Waist in our store down stairs. Saturday.
that was on Saturday last will be the selling price at 8
The entire dress goods coun
ter will be covered with them. conclusive live evidence that we Wash Veils o'clock on Saturday night.
up to our newspaper sto
The choicest styles new this ries. We will have a at 25c and 50c desirable
season the finest goods. Two 50 cent sale Saturday and good value. Your back
very money on
prices to clean the stock , 29c
and 49c. You liave paid All styles many have been Gents' Monday if you are not
two , three , four , five , six times our Si.oo goods others just delighted with
bought at a fraction of manu- your
these for similar Handkerchiefs
prices goods '
factur's cost to make a sort purchase. We forgot
to what you will find in these
of consolation sale for those Fine colored borders
very
lots. Come and to state there are two
earjy you who did not get in on the 330 sheer were 2oc and 250
will be ft Yepaid. ' * * sale last Saturday. Saturday 12ic. colors , black an4 > tans8
I < .YYI.tG IX A SXJI'I'IjY OK STAMPS
Ilrewcrx. Tiilce AilvaiitiiKC of UIP 13x.
IxtliiK Turin Iaiv.
The approaching enactment of the new
tariff law Is cauelng a number of parties who
will bo affected to uustlo to take advantage
of the rates under the present law. Thursday
from about 11 o'clock In , the morning till
the office closed at 5 o'clock Col
lector North Bold $03,052 worth of beer
stamps at their face value , but which netted
the department $58,878.10. Reprpsentatlvca
of the four local breweries were the purchas
ers. The 7V4 per cent dlscounv allowed under
the present law Is abolished under the pro
posed law , and the saving made by the brew
ers by their purchase of Thursday amounted
to $1,773.90. There are forty-two brewcrl's
In the district , and the sales of stamps .vlll
probably continue to be heavy till the new
tariff law goes Into effect.
The revenue olllco Is not alone In this rush
of business. The customs office Is having Its
share. The duty on Sumatra tobacco will
be Increased from Jl-50 to $1.85 a pound.
II. Hosenstock & Co. yesterday took out
of bond $10,000 worth of stock , paying a
duty thereon of about $3,000. Hene & Co.
also took out a lot of stock , the duty amount
ing to nearly $1,000. '
HADES IN THE OIVOHOB COURTS.
Wife Unjoin * Her lliiMniiul from Si-ll-
IHK I IKProperty. .
Maggie Hade has applied to the courts for
a divorce from John Hade'and on the show *
Ing made In her petition a , restraining order
has been granted by Judge Scott to prevent
Hade from Interfering with her In the pcaco-
able possession of a house , and two lota In
Waterloo , this county. In ber petition Mrs.
Hade alleges that she was married to Hade
In Franklin county , Pennsylvania , October C ,
1871 , and that ehe and her husband have
lived In Waturloo for the past six years.
The ground on which the divorce Is asked
la cruelty , several specific acts being charged
and she alleges that laat January Hade left
her and did not return until July 18 , when
ho drove her from thg house which she
alleges Is in her name and is her property.
She alleges that ho warnea her never to re
turn and threatened to 'kill her If uho at
tempted to do no. Tlic order Issued by
Judge Scott restrains Had < j from Interfering
In any way with his wife ( or from attemptIng -
Ing to hold possession ft the property In
question , i ,
Pavliiu aiuljGiiulliur.
The property owners joi the paying dis
trict , comprising Davtfnp > rt street , from
Thirty-eighth avenue to Tl Irty-nlnth street
have filed a petition /vltl / the city clerk ,
designating vitrified brfck iju a concrete base
as the material ,
There U a protest /agal / bit the proposed
grading on Center Htrcet , but It Is asserted
that It does not represent the owners of a
majority of the front footage , as required.
Prrpiirc for Ilout * '
C. W , Seawell , special agent of the revenue -
enue department Is now engused In checking
up the local revenue olllep , Incident to the
transfer of the office from Collector North
to Collector Houtz , ilr. Ilpuiz Is alto pres
ent , familiarizing tilmnelf with the duties
of the position. They expect to be kept busy
with this -work till late .tonight before thu
actual transfer can l > ts. made.
Try lo Del Snndi ! < " Gril < T Ali
SAN WIANCIBCO , July 23.-I'resldent
James P. 1'Moff of the California Liquor
Dealers' Protective association has gone east
to confer with the officials of the Bantu I > \ >
railroad and an effort Is to bo made to
have t > et ut < lde the rule forbidding employes
to enter saloona either while on or oft duty ,
Tne result of Mr. Kdoft's elTorts will be
watched with inurest from thin coast.
Gold ComliiK from Aimtrnllu.
NKW YORK , July 23. A speclul cubic-
gram from I-ondon to th : evening Post
says : Arrangements have been made to
shin direct to the United States n consid
erable amount of pold from .Australia. This
Is not generally known , ana coming at a.
moment when gold movements from New
York to London are looked for , will create
much Interest , i |
BIDDERS CUT THE PRICES
Submit Propositions on Doing Public
Work.
BIDS ARE MUCH LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE
lull-rent nt he McutiiiK of IJonril of
Public Worlcn SiiKKi-xtlvc of Olil
TliuiHVlnii IiiiprovfiiienlM
AVi-re IJooiiiliiK.
The regular meeting of the Hoard of Pub
lic Works yesterday was sugge < otlvo of old
times when public Improvements were on
the boom and the municipal contractor was
In his glory. The board received bids on the
paving of Center street from Thirty-fourth
street to the city limits west ; Parker street ,
from Twenty-ninth to Thirty-third street ;
Davenport street , from Thirty-eighth ave
nue to Thirty-ninth street ; Twenty-eighth
etreet , from Leavenworth to Pacific street
and Mason and Pacific streets from Twenty-
eighth to Twenty-ninth street , nids were
also received for the construction of an
S-lncli sewer In district 217 , which Is on
Patrick avenue , extending 304 feet west
from Thirty-fourth street.
There was very little Interest In the
Twenty-eighth street , Mason street and Pa
cific paving , as there has been a majority
protest filed by the Twenty-eighth street
property owners end It Is expected that this
will lead to the abandonment of the Mason
and Pacific street enterprise. But on the
other contracts there was a big field of bid
ders and the figures were exceptionally low ,
Thu bids were all referred to the engineer
ing department for tabulation , but on the
face of the bids the Center street paving
will go to the Grant Paving company and
the Parker and Davenport street work to
the Iowa Uriels company. Katz , Crandall &
Callahan were the lowest bidders on the
sewer and Hugh Murphy cut under all rec
ords on curbing. 'Murphy ' put In a straight
bid of CO cents a foot for Colorado sandstone
curbing on all streets , which Is several
cents lower than any bid ever before re
ceived by the city on the same material.
DID3 ON MACADAM.
There were four bidders on paving Center
street with macadam : Omaha Building ' &
Construction company by J , E. Hlloy , $1,12 ;
Hugh Murphy , $1.05 ; Van Court & Wlnn ,
.92 ; Grant Paving company , .89. Grant's
bid on the vltri.'led brick guttering was $1.25 ,
which Is slightly higher than that of Klley ;
but Grant was by far the lowest bidder on
the entire contract.
The Center street job Includes 32,427 yards
of macadam , 6,107 yards of guttering and
8.G09 lineal feet of curt/Ing. According to
the lowest bid the macadam would cost
$ 'J8SC0.03 , the guttcrlug $10,133.75 and the
curbing $4,304,50 , This would make thu
total cost of the etreet $43,298.28.
The lowest bid on brick on Center street
was $1.45 , $1.50 and $1CO , under a one , five
and ten-year guaranty , respectively.
There was a lively competition on Parker
street. On vitrified brick , data A , the Iowa
Brick company bid $1.44 , $1.50 and $1.CO on
the ono , five and ten-year guaranty , re-
rpectlvely. On class I ) , J. K. JUley bid $1,42 ,
$1.55 and $1CO oa the same guarantees
Hugh Murphy's bid on e > heet asphaltum , clasa
I ) , No. 3 , wo $1.80. The bid of the Barber
company on the name material was $2.10.
The Iowa Ilrlck company was low on
Davenport street , with a bid of 11-EO , $1.55
and $ I.CO , with a one , five and ten-year guar
anty , respectively.
On Mason and Pacific streets the low blda
were those of Hugh Murphy ou asphalt , al
$1.80. and of the Iowa Ilrlck company on
vitrified brick at $1.44 , $1.55 and $1.60.
Hugh Murphy's bid of 50 ccnta per foot
was 5 cents loner than the next lowest bid
der on candstoue curbing.
Oa tba ewer construction the following
bids were submitted for laying the pipe In
Portland cement : P. II. Mahoney , 48 ; M.
Park , 39 ; Charles B. Fanning , B2 ; J. P. Connolly
nelly , 3G and Katz , Crandall & Callahan , 31
cents per lineal foot. There was some doubt
whether Katz or Connolly was the lowest
bidder , as the Katz bid waa very high on
flush tanks and other extras. Mr. Connolly
admitted , after figuring up the bids , that his
competitor was lower by $7 on the entire
contract , and the contract will probably be
awarded to Mr. Katz.
Three-Cent Fare UiicuiiHlttntlmiiil.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , July 23-Judgc
Showalter of the federal court yesterday
sent down from Chicago his decision on
the 3-cent street car fare law. Ho Kustnlns
his former opinion and holds the law to be
unconstitutional. Hi-s former decision
held that the law applying to Indianapolis
only , purporting to nx the street car faro
nt 3 cents , was void. lie granted an In
junction restraining the city und state , of-
ilcers from enforcing the law und the com
pany from obeying It. Another case Involv
ing the luw WUH carried from the Marlon
county circuit court to the stntq Hupreme
court. Thl court , by an unanimous * decision ,
held the law to be constitutional. Tll | city
and HtntQ officials are not disposed to accept
the Shownlter decision an final , lull will nee
what further can be done in the court ? .
They have not yet decided upon a course of
action.
lilt ; noiniiiiil for Ilccr StiiiuiiN.
ST. LOUIS , July 23. The rush of St. Louis
brewers to buy beer stamps before the new
tariff bill goes Into effect nan exhausted
the Hiipnly and the authorities have ordered
nn additional $000,000 worth from Washing
ton , A Flmllar amount was on hand when
the run began early In the week. Of this
amount $101,000 worth was taken by ono
firm of bruweis who have applied for more.
HHiiilnr IIli I Ili'turiiN.
NKW YOHK , July 23.-Edwln F. Uhl , for
merly nmbamudor of the United States to
Germany , arrived today on board the
steamer Normannla , from Hamburg ,
IjOCAIj IIHKVITIRS.
Thursday afternoon a sneak thief entered
the room of H. H. Dickey at 1813 Izard street
and stole a quantity of valuable papers , In
cluding a note for $430 and some mortgages.
The Women's Relief corps of George Crook
post , Grand Army of the Republic , will
glvo a trolley party next Tuesday evening ,
starting from Twenty-fourth and Grant
streets.
William Dunn was Thursday afternoon ar
rested for trying to compel one of the fcml-
nlno Inmatea of a disorderly house to glvo
him money. Ho waa yesterday scntejired
to ten days on the street gang.
F. Stabvel , who was kicked by a horse
Wednesday night , and afterward Buffered
from a stroke of paralysis , died at 4 a. in ,
Thursday. Ho wns an old resident of Omaha ,
and lived at 3109 South Eighteenth.
Kd Johneon , ono of the Davis gang of
burglars and petty thieves , has secured a
stay of sentence from the supreme court
and will bo kept In the county jail until
tbo supreme court can pafs on his case.
George Baker , sentenced to the peniten
tiary for three years for burglary , and George
U. Myers , ( sentenced to a similar term for
attempting to shoot his wife , were taken
to Lincoln yesterday by Deputy Sheriff HIM.
Hetty Harris and Augusta Dallance , colored ,
have been arrested on a warrant charging
them with trespass. They moved Into a
vacant house near Thirtieth and Franklin
streets without permission end refuse tc
vacate.
Yesterday a complaint was flled In police
court against W. H. Lamphrles , charging him
with selling unwholesome meat. Ho Is ac
cused of disposing of 100 pounds of beef ol
this character Thursday , Lamphrles tomes
to this city oyery morning from South Onuha
to sell meat.
William Morrow , who Is still hardly mor
than a boy , was arrested yesterday for
entering a vacant building at 3012 Lake
street Thursday and stealing a lot of paints
and tools that were being used In renovating
.tho structure , The owner of the stolen | H'p-
[ crty. George L. Green , located It In a barn
at the boy's home , Thirty-fourth and Miami
strvcti. The lad acknowledges th o theft anil
zavo that another boy wan with him when 11
'waa committed ,
i
DON'T ' FEAR A COAL FAMINE
Contracts for Next Winter's Hard Goal Are
Nearly All Made.
LOCAL DEALERS NOT BORROWING TROUBLE
Coal for 'I'llIK Vicinity Montly Come *
friini IJlHtrictN ( lint the Strike
HIIN Not Vet
< IttMiclicil. , ,
There Is no disposition among the local
coal dealers co borrow trouble over the
coal miners' strike and Its effect on the mar
ket. So far the trouble at the mines has not
affected the Omaha dealers , and they profess
to bellovo that It will not reach thla market.
The difficulty is confined to soft coal at
present , and nearly all the coal that Is being
used In Omaha at present comes from dis
tricts which have not been reached by thu
strike. The bulk of the soft coal that U
used In Omaha Is mined 'In Iowa , Missouri ,
Kansas , Illinois and Wyoming. The Illlnola
and Wyoming product Is used largely for
domestic purposes , and It Is stated that the
almost universal use of gas and gasoline- has
resulted In confining the sale of these coals
In this city to a very small aggregate 'In tha
course of the season. Some dealers say that
If the strike continue * ) there may bo a
Blight Increase In prices , but others declars
that the price of coal used hero will not bo
materially affected.
There Is also some difference of opinion
among the dcalera as to what effect a con-
tltiuallon of the strike would exert on hard
coal prices next fall. Some allege that If
the strike should continue It Wfuld un
doubtedly result In a general Inflation of the
hard coal market. They say It Is fctlll lee
far ahead to approximate the extent to whlcl !
the local market would bo affected. ,
PLKNTY OF COAL ON HAND. '
Ono of the largest local dcalera , who has
been In the buslnees for many years , la
positive that the strike cannot materially In
fluence ) the hard coal market. Ho rays that
the bird coal ueavon practically ends so far
as the operators arc concerned about Jai uary
1. During April and May tha dealers gen
erally make their contracts for the next
year's flock , and ho aeserts tint the Omaha
dealora have already contracted for the bulk
of the hard coal that will be eoM here next
fall. The operators ore also practically In
dependent of the strike from the fact that
this Eeuuon's supply Is already mined and In
stOt'U ready for shipment. In his opinion the
only prsflblllty of a rleo In prlcai would
lie In ar agreement of the cleils's to ui
the strike as a pretext for selling .at a
greater profit , but ho considers this ex
tremely Improbable.
Most of the coal used at the packing
houses at South Omaha Is obtained from
Oskaloosa , la. , and as yet there Is no trou
ble with the coal operators at that point.
The Bouth Omaha packer * have as a
rule , about a week's supply on hand u ! ! tha
time. At present 111 car * are on hand , and
as the dally consumption Is only about
twenty cars , there Is enough to Unt several
days. Shipments are arriving dill/ and no
trou III o Is anticipated In obtaining all thu
coal needed. Purchasing agents oi the
packing houses are ordering a ll'.tle alieiJ ,
however , In order to bo on the paid nlde ,
Olllclals of the packing houses and slock
yards are watching the situation carefully
and at the least sign , of trouble' at the Iowa
mines an effort will be mude to procure coal
enough to list until the strike b o cr.
It heali everything except a broken heart ,
may be laid of Da Witt' * Witch Hazel Salve.
Piles and rectal dlieasei , cuts , burns ,
bruUci , tettor , eczema and all akin trouble !
may bo cured by It quickly ud per.
uibnently. ,
