THE OafAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 , 1897.
OFFICIAL CHARGES TOO HIGH
Taxpayers on South Dakota Coded Lands
Arc Booking RcdreMi
PROLONGED AND BITTER FIGHT BEGUN
ii f IJiiorKnrilT.nl Coimtle *
Alli'mI I o'in n u County OlllhlnlH
Ovrrulmriti' Tliem . Set ail
i uii Kuul.
CHASIIinttLAlN. S. D. , Sept. 29. ( Spo-
clal. ) Wimt promises to bo A prolonged and
bltlcr fight has been commenced by the
rcsldcnln of I'rcsho and Pratt counties
against the authorities o' Lyman county.
The throe counties are directly west of hero
In the ceded Bloux lands. The two former
are unorganized and are at present attached
to Lyman counly for Judicial purposes. The
chief cause of Iho trouble Is the alleged , ex
orbitant charges on the part ot Lyman
county officials against the other two
counties for cases arising In them. The
taxpayers and residents ot Prcsho and Pratt
counties assert they arc being syste
matically robbed by some of the olllccrs of
their sister county , and at a mass meeting
hold last Saturday the cattlemen and
ranchers , who compose the bulk ot Iho
population In Prcsho and Pratt , appointed a
committee of five men , who are to examine
tbo records ot Lyman county , and It the
exorbitant amounts charged against them
are really found upon Iho records , Ihe com-
mlllen will raise sufficient money to engage
an attorney and prosecute the olliclals to
the full extent of the law. Their partisans
assert Ihe result of lha Investigation will
create a sensation nnd that the arrest of
novoral [ imminent persons will toltow.
Lyman county was organized only a few
years ago. but now has a debt of generous
proportions. An act of the Hialo leglslalurc ,
approved March 5 lam , provides that at the
general election held In 1S96 the electors of
Lyman county are to vote upon the propo
sition of annexing Prcahu and Pratt coun
ties , a majority vote being-all that Is nec
essary to merge the three counties Into one.
The taxpayers of Presho and Pratt allege
that the ohjict of the proposed
annexation Is to secure the assistance ot
their counties In paying Lynwn county's
debt , and , accordingly , they have decided to
defeat the attempt If within Ihclr power.
Heretofore the sentiment of the large ma
jority of voters In Presho county has been
against organization of the county , but re
cently the sentiment has changed radi
cally , and It Is now the Intention lo or
ganize the county prior to the general elec
tion next year , and thus prevent being swal
lowed by Lyman county.
IVVOIIIVC M'l'llKMIS COIIIIT CSKH. .
llciiilcri'il Involving Many
liitcrivMllim- ' < ilii ( .
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Sept. 113. ( Special. )
Tlio Biipremo court mot here yesterday mornIng -
Ing and handed down decisions In a number
of Important cases , moat of them Involving
quest inns of new Imprcstilou 'In tlio state ,
The case of Twny vs. Tlio State was the
first considered. Tway Imd been tried for
criminal assault In Fremont county aifil , upon
conviction by the Jury , had been sentenced
to fifteen years' Imprisonment In the pent
tentlary. He appealed to tbe f.upreme court.
The court reviewed the testimony at length
nnd , while holding thill In the state of Wyom
ing a conviction for criminal assault might bu
sustained upon the testimony of the prosecut
ing witness alone , nevertheless laid down the
proposition that In cases llko the ono be
fore the court ttio testimony of tbo prose
cuting witness must be clear and convincing.
It appeared from the evidence that tbo pros
ecuting witness had made no complaint until
some tlmo after the commission of the al
leged offcnso ; that there were no evidences
anywhere of any struggle ; that the action
of tbo defendant shortly after tbo commis
sion of the act evinced no guilt , and that
tbo defendant Insisted that consent had been
given. The court therefore held that the
guilt of tbo defendant had not been estab
lished as clearly as tbo law required , and that
tbo Judgment.vmust be reversed and a new
trial ordered. The opinion was by Judge
Corn.
The case of Dells VB. Second National bank
of Hrownsvlllo , I'a. , was ono relating to the
tltlo of certain property In Albany county
the principal question Involved being as to
the otfect of certain proceedings by the gen
eral land olllco. The decision of the lower
court was stistJlned. Opinion by Potter , J.
The case of Loan and Strings association
vs. Otterson and wlfo was ono relating to a
foreclosure snlo. Upon a foreclosure pro
ceeding by the association , the defendant am' '
Ills wlfo Insisted that the property was tlielr
homestead nnd that the acknowledgment o
the wlfo was not taken In the manner pro
vided by the laws of Wyoming. The trla
court mibmltted curtain questions ot fact to
the Jury , wh'lch found In favor of the de
fendants. Tbo action of the court in doing
this wa attacked In tbo supreme court , bu
the ruling and action of the court were up
hold.
The decision In the matter of the estate
of George L. Heard wan Interesting. Dean
wna the cashier ot the Cheyenne Natlona
bank In this city , and a day or two after
tlin suspension of the bank committed sul
clde. While ho left considerable property
It was soon ascertained that his estate was
hopelessly Insolvent. Shortly after the ap
polntment of nn administrator an assessment
mont on the capital stock of the bank was
levied by the comptroller of the currency
and under this assessment the admlnls
trator was sued and Judgment roudoroi
against him for a largo amount , Jlcan
having been a stockholder In the bank. The
receiver of the bunk then claimed that ho
was entitled to preference for the Judgmcn
recovered , upon the ground that assess
ineiito upon capital stock , under the laws o
the United States , constituted a trust fund
and that such assessments must be firs
paid out of the property of the stockholder
This claim was resisted by other creditors
and the administrator , and the court de
elded that It could not bo upheld , and thu
tbo rccolvur must pro rate with other cred
Itora.
In the case of Guthrlo against Converse
county , a former decision of the court was
uphold. It was a milt Instituted by the
county clerk of Converse county , It being
claimed that under the constitution of th
state , when Increased assessed valuation
places u county In a class which entitles Us
oIHcors to larger salaries than were rocelvei
at the time thu olllcor qualified , such hlghei
salaries must bo paid. The court held , fnl
lowing a former opinion , that the salary
paid ait olllccr could not bo altered during
'
Ills Incumbency , either by n luw enactec
prior to or during such Incumbency.
In the case of the state of Wyoming on
the relation of 10 , A. Slack against Wllllan
O. Owen , state auditor , the court held Urn
a writ of mandamus should run against tin
defendant. The suit was brought originally
In the Hiiprciuo court by K , A. Slack , odlto
of the Cheyenne Sun-Leader , to compel tin
state auditor to Issue a warrant to hln
for the printing of the jourimln of the stat
legislature. U was claimed by the uudlto
that the only available fund for this printing ,
was the sum ot $500 , this not being '
llclent thurcfor. The court held that cer
tain unexpected balances In u prior appro
prlatlon might be used by the auditor , am
that the newspaper man should bo paid hi
hard earned money ,
OI.I3.VU TIIACICS VOU STOCK THAIXM
Even tli Knit Mull IN Dplnyril liy III
1'nlnt'it Unr * .
HELU3 I'XnWCHE , S , 1) . , Sept. 29.
'
( Special. ) All incoming trains from the east
are delayed from one to three hours In
L reaching lllack Hills points owing to the
. ; . large number ot cattle tmlna moving east-
f -ward. Stock trains without any exceptions
v have tlio right of way going eastward , Even
„ the fast mall train from Chicago to Omaua
i It sidetracked at regular Intervals to allow
r the stock trains to pass. At a meeting of
the stockholders of the Northwestern held
recently Iho matter of laying a double track
from Missouri Valley ucrces Iowa to Clin
ton was favorably considered. Shipments
-will continue from this place until cold
weather. Eighteen trains wcro scut out
Sunday.
Si-loot I.iinilu fur the Htiite.
{ MJ2UIE { , S. I ) . , Sept. 29. ( Special. ) Tb
land commltsloufr's office lias .
of 19 , COO ncros of land In the counties ot
Hyde , Faulk and Potter , and A Urge portion
of It will bo apportioned to the public build-
ln fund , and will fill the apportionment
for that purpose. The omco Is netting the
different apportionments pretty well token
up and by the cud of this rr-ar tlist part of
the work of the office will be about com
pleted ,
Auditor Mnjlirvr Ail in I In Mnklntr Al-
trrtitloiiH In UioI'lKi'iri. - .
riEIUlE , S. D. . Sept. 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It has been openly charged here today
that Iho ledger account of the Iniurance de
partment was tampered with while under the
untrol of Auditor Mayhcw attcr the books
ad been examined by Public Examiner Tay-
or. The account In question does not balance
-1th bis flguroi taken < it the time. Clerk
tidcreou , who had charge ot the Insurance
> ookfl , today admitted Hut ho had made the
ihangcs pointed out In the ledger , but said
hit they wcro inn do before the books
ere turned over and before Taylor
iad examined them , for the particular
iurposo of correcting a charge of $40 $ , which
ad been omitted by error. Public Examiner
Viylor yet Insists that his first figures are a
lorrect copy of the ledger account at the
me ho made his figures and that he Is willing
i stand by his charge ot Altering records to
bo end. Ex-Auditor Hippie Is attempting tend
nd where the shortage went to , but up to
ho present baa not made much headway. < An
ot the books are In such shape that It is
nrd to find anything.
It la announced tonight thnt Governor Leo
vlll employ an expert accountant to go over
11 the stale's accounts and If the next legls-
aluro refuses to appropriate money lo juy
ho expense , ho will stand It himself.
( IIIIUASICA HAY AT Y.VMCTO.V KAMI.
tri'iinl Attoiiiliini'c mill I.niKoruni -
liorn I\IIM < | IM | DnrliiKr tillVik. .
YANKTON , S. D. , Sept. 29. ( Special To ! *
'gram. ' ) Today's attendance at the State fair
'clipped ' any day last year , while tomorrow
nd especially Friday , the last day , give
romlno of still larger crowds. The grand
land was packed and general satisfaction
as expressed by visitors as to the program.
The Rprcl.il train from Slltchell this morn-
ng consisted of six coaches , each one filleiV
o the doors , while all thu trains on other
oads wcro crowded.
Today being Nebraska day , to accommo-
ale counties of thai state In this Immediate
Iclnlty , the ferry-boat here transferred
early 2,000 fair visitors.
Uoltliorx Hold I'p ' n Sli * ft Cnmii.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Sept. 29. ( Special Tol-
'gram. ' ) Two robbers held up August Swan-
nn's sheep camp , near Hawllns , yesterday at
ho point of rifles and stole seven head of
lorses , two rifles and other valuables. Sheriff.
) avls Is In pursuit of the robbers with a
lliK-U at Illx ( Mil Trlokn.
UAPID CITY , S. D. , Sept. 29. ( Special
Telegram. ) Fred Hlchardson was lodged In
all last night for wholesale horse stealing.
Io ban Just finished a term In the penltcn-
lary for the same offense. Ills brother is
also in jail for bicycle stealing.
The sales of Cook's Imperial Champagne
exceed all the native wines put together ,
rt'hy ? It's the best.
Third \V ril Kikiiihll < * iniH.
The Third Ward Republican club hold Its
egular business meeting In Its hall at Four-
centh nnd Dodge streets last night. The
prosperous condition of the club was shown
> y the fact that seventy-two names were
iroposcd for membership and that pie roll
contains a total of 274. A resolution was
passed that the list of those whoso names
shall bo entered at the coming primary bo
eft to the Judgment of the executive board
of the elub. Ono 'also carried that the prl-
uary bo held at 1120 Dodge street , a more
desirable location than the present one.
The club adjourned after listening to re
marks on the coming campaign by visiting
speakers and residents of the ward.
Aiiodn-r Illcyi'lc .Stolen.
J. O. O'Conncll , a messenger boy , was
robbed last night of his bicycle. Last oven-
.ng was O'Connoll'B night off and lie em-
jloycd It In calling on friends at 1903 Hurt
street. Ho left his wheel at the curb nnd on
Ills return could find no trace of It or clew
, o Us disappearance.
The "Bicyclist's Bwt Friend" is a familiar
name for DeWltfs Witch Hazel Salve , al
ways ready for emergencies. While a spe
cific for piles. It also Instantly relieves and
cures cuts , bruizes , salt rheum , eczema and
all affections of the skin. It never fails.
AVhen Drcx TJ. Shootnan wrote us he
had bought a line of ladli-.s' ? 3 shoos that
wore a record breaker we wore skepti
cal that was before we had seen them
but wlille we've had ijfl.OO shoes for
ladles before this we've had nothing to
compare with this $ H.OO shoe a wet
weather shoo for good survluc' beauty
of finish and style that lias no cental
there's Iota of $5.00 shoes that are not
in-ar as good that's pretty strong lint
we've never been able to give yon as
good ji $ ; t.OO shoe before see the new
Columbia toes they are beauties , .last
stteli u shoe as you'll want to wear this
fall.
fall.Drexel
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
l/ll ! ) FARNAAI STRKET.
New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the. asking.
There are but few persons who at
some time do not need the services of a
dentist If consulted In time the dentist
if he knows his business can In nearly
all cases nave your natural teeth by
tilling for fifteen years we have made
u special feature of gold IllllntrsVe
don't hammer and torture you but we
do have a way of pounding in the gold
so that It will stay and preserve your
teeth K very modern appliance known
to dentistry used by us thus assuring
you the least possible pain ami incon
venience-small gold llUlngs $1 > .00-SI1-
ver and gold alloy § 1.00. ,
BAILEY ,
THE DENTIST ,
KMii-rlriire. I'll" ' " < 1 Kiimnni.
lit Yf r ilil Fluur I'uxtoii 1111 * .
I dirt tlnk dat mo and my dad was do
cookoo'H all de time do State fair wuz
here but say we didn't have no such
stan' in as some feller In dls jury un
known did I tlnk I'll quit Hellln' my
dad's "live-cent Stoecker cigar" and git
hi do push fur I'sa got ter give In dat
dor Is gometlngs tint beats de Htoecker
cigar but dero ain't no cigar wat does
It not even lots of de ten-centers you
buy lu dese parts fur a good ten-cunt
snmke. fur a nlckle jLst ask your dealer
fur de Stoecker dat's It , ,
1404 DOUGLAS.
IS BEST FOR ALL CONCERNED
Sale Will Mark an Era of Bettor General
Conditions ,
PLAN WAS ADVOCATED TEN YEARS AGO
nx-nnvcrnor I'nttlnon nf I'oiuiKj-lvatiln
TnlUn of the 1'iirvcloniirc
Snle of the Union
I'lu-lllc Itullroiiil.
Thcro Is probably no man In the United
States better pleased with the announce
ment that nn agreement regarding the fore
closure eale ot the Union Pacific has been
reached and that the sale U now an assured
fact than Hon. Ilobert 'K. I'attlson , ox-
governor of Pennsylvania. The disposition
of the government's Interest In the Union
Pacific through foreclosure proceedings and
the absolute withdrawal of the government
from further participation In the affairs of
the railroad la what was recommended by *
the popular statesman ot the Koystona state
ten years ago In a minority report to con
gress.
Kx-Govcrnor Pittlson spent yesterday In
Omaha , en route from Philadelphia to Edgo-
mont , S. D. , where he has extensive mining
Interests , To a Boo reporter yesterday
ho sold : "Yes , I have just read the notice
of the sale of the Union Pacific In The Bee.
I am very glad that the Halo Is so near at
hand , for It will mark an era ot better con
ditions for the government , for the railroad
and for the people of the west who have to
do business on the Union Pacific. The course
now being pursued Is exactly the ono that
was recommended ten years ngo by the
minority of the Union Pacific commission
ot the government. I was ono of that
minority , and after studying the matter
pretty thoroughly at that time , concluded
that the government should sell out Its In
terest and allow tlto Union Pacific to bo
reorganized. On this subject I have 'never
changed my views.
"Tho foreclosure proceedings will bo best
for all concerned. The west will certainly
share with the railroad the bcnctlclal results
of the sale , and there Is no doubt but that
the government Is best out of the railroad
business altogether. The only regret Is that
the event now approaching did not take
place ten years ago , when It was recom
mended by tne minority of our commission.
Then I believe the bonded Indebtness of
the Union Pacific was nbout $157,000,000.
while now It Is something like $107,000,000 ,
an Increase of $10,000,000. There Is consid
erable satisfaction to the minority of the
old commission to know tl'nt the men who
ardently opposed the minority report ton
yearn ago arc now the very men who favor
the foreclosure sale , the course we then
recommended. For Instance , K. Kllery An
derson , tiow ono of the receivers of the
Union Pacific , then strongly favored the Is
suance of fifty-year 2 per cent bonds for the
railroads , but ho Is now In favor
of the foreclosure sale and the
withdrawal of the government from all con
nection with the Union Pacific , which was
recommended In the very repor which he
opposed. "
I'nrlcor DOCMot ( ! > with Armour.
It was reported from St. Louis last week
that C. A. Parker , formerly general man
ager of the Missouri Pacific and now vice
chairman of the Western Joint Traffic bureau ,
would probably accept the proffered position
ot general traffic manager of the Armour
Packing company. u\ letter from Jlr. Parker
to a prominent Omahan , received hero yes
terday , states that there Is absolutely no
truth In the report. In this letter Mr. Parker -
kor states that ho will not acept the position ,
though ho admits that It was offered to him.
Short I.lnc OlllclalN In Town.
General Manager Bancroft and General
freight Agent Ecclcs ot the Oregon Short
Line passed through Omaha at an early hour
yesterday on the Union Pacific's "Over
land Limited" train. They were returning
from Boston , where they were recently sum
moned by President Carr to confer with him
and the dllectors of the company on the
cancellation of all through tariffs with the
Union Pacific on Krldav of this week.
\Vrcrlv on tin ; I'uliiii I'm'Ulr.
Six freight cars were derailed and three
pretty badly broken up at 10:15 : o'clock Tues
day night on the Union Pacific near Columbus.
The accident happened to train No. 72 , an
extra freight tiain. There were thirty-three
cars In the train , and near Columbus the
train parted near the middle. The rear por-
7
tlon bumped Into the front tvhen tbo forward
part of the train slowpd | down. , Thcro was
a ctnih ns the two sections came together
and nix cars were deralleiTT Ono empty coal
car , one of oats and ono' Jar of tusar were
broken In tlio fall. A , t iutorary track was
Iflld nround the wreck at on curly hour this
morning , and t radio was 'Hot long delayed.
roit IIIU ; > IM : .
Milwaukee Ciim-cm' " Cnntrnot * for
Tit oitty-Oiu' of I.nrJJC-l'InuMmliiii * .
MILWAUKEE , Wl . , .gejgl. 23. The Ho-
llanco works of the E. . i' . .Allls company of
this city have closed -coatract for foreign
orders aggregating J500.0001' ' Twenty-one en
gines of on average nbrsd power of 1,500
each arc to bo built for1 foreign trade. Six
engines of 1,500 horse power each arc being
built for the Central London underground
railway , a now electric road In London. Six
have been ordered for Dublin tramways ,
which will furnish 1,000 horse power each
to propel electric car * over the old tramway.
Three engines of 1,000 horse power will cn-
able the Barcelona authorities to put elec
tric cars on their tramways. Two duplicate
engines will be cent to Madrid , Spain , for the
tramways there.
KiiNlliiumil Nairn ,
NEW YORK , Sept. 29. The managers of
the Joint Traffic association have recom
mended n new lableof rates on grain and
grain products from Duffalo and Niagara
frontier to eastern point * . Divisions In rates
on trafllc from southern points forwarded via
I'aducah , Ky. , and the Illinois Central rail
road were nlso established. A percentage
basis for eastbound rotes from north of In
dianapolis was made at 2lt t > er cent of Chi
cago-New York rates. Numerous other rates
were made , chiefly on cast bound ironic.
riilnrnilo Mlilltiuil Iti-ccl vcrxlilti.
DENVER , Sopt. 29. Announcement Is
made that the date of the close of the
Colorado Midland receivership has been post
poned from September 30 to midnight of
October 31. The delay Is made necessary ,
It Is stated , on account of mailers of detail
which cannot bo concluded In time for the
program as originally designed.
.soHnl mill Dniiolnp ; 1'nrty.
The National Reserve association converted
Its regular meeting- last night Into an open
session to which the members and their
friends wcro Invited. So well did Ihey respond
spend lhat the rooms of the association on
.he seventh floor of The- lice building were
overrun with people. A literary program
llled In the early part of the evening , after ;
which the time was given over to dancing.
Refreshments wcro also served and a very
jleasant evening was spent by a largo and
liappy crowd.
Druggists know Dr. Davis' Anti-Head
ache Is best of all headache remedies.
I'lSitsoxAij r.ui.unt.u'iis.
O. C. Strahan of Chicago Is a Harkcr guest.
J. St. Wilson departed yesterday for Clear-
monl , Wyo.
Cash Origson of Clarinda , la. , Is 'slopping
at the Barker.
Mayor W. S. 'Ronnie ' of ( Beatrice 'Is ' regis
tered at the Barker.
W. A. McKay and wlfo of Toronto , Canada ,
arc stopping at the Barker.
Mrs. E. M. I'osl lias "returned from her
summer vacation In th'o .cast.
Victor H. Coffman and 'son Weir have re-
lurned from their western trip.
Miss Salda Allen left Monday for a two
weeks' visit with friends In Iowa.
Fred Wynne , advance agent of the White
Crook company , Is stopping at the Barker.
'Lieutenant W. II. Mdcornak left yesterday
to rejoin his regiment at' Fort Robinson ,
Neb.
Neb.Chief
Chief Mechanical Inspector H. St. Pflager
of the 'Pullman ' company Is here from Denver
on his way to Chicago ;
Having spent carnival week In the city
with friends. Misses Grace. and SInbio Slal-
lon of Fremont , returned home yesterday.
Dr. Julius Kocblg of San Francisco , a
chemical engineer connected with the
analysis of sugar beets , lsn visitor In Omaha.
SIUs Smith , daughter Of Allan B' ' . Smith
of this city , left yesterday for Cincinnati ,
where she will take a year's course in music
and academic studies.
F. C. Grabell of this city arrived yesterday
from the cast 'Ho ' has In charge a party or
fifty-five eastern capitalists , who are on their
way to Edgemout , S. D.
D. W. Hitchcock , general passenger agenl
of Iho Union Pacific on the Pacific coast , is
here from San Fiunclsco. Mr. Hitchcock
formerly had his headquarters in this city
and Is the guest of old friends.
C. H. 'Barnard ' , Table Rock ; T. L. Phelps ,
Lincoln ; Peter Younger. Geneva ; D. C. Wood-
ring , Lincoln ; George E. Balrd , Grand Island ;
A. S. Cooley , Lincoln , and C. C. Kragh , Blair ,
arc state arrivals registered at the Barker.
Times have boon hard and there
wasn't much new in jewelry it's differ
ent now everything is new and our
stock never was as complete in newness
fB
ness as now all new this year In selecting
BV
lecting this stock it hasn't been how
cheap we could buy it bat how good a
quality wo could get for little money-
While give you only flue 1-lk goods
made b.v the most responsible eastern
manufacturers the prices are very low
in many Instances lower than is
charged by some who offer yon inferior
goods. HO engraved cards with copper
plate $1.00 engraved wedding stationery
$10 for the lirst 100 Mall orders so
licited.
C. S , Raymond Co , ,
Jewelers ,
15th and Douglas Streets.
Some of these days when the beauti
ful patterns In fall carpeting that we
bought before the tariff raised the price-
are all gone and yon liayc to pay "duty"
you will regret that'yon didn't avail
, yourself of the opportunity of getting the
same thing at a much lower price we'll
have to raise the price for we can't
duplicate our stock at the same figures
we purchased the present one at Kvcry
pattern we show Is'ntiw and possesses
the quality that wo can guarantee lo
you If you're not n ady'll will pay you
to make your selection , Jw and have us
lay it for yon later * > >
i ' '
Otiialta CarpetCo
1515 DqflgeSt
. j I O
When tlio old man mine hack from
Klondike ho was goiJ-to start a bank
'
Some one made hliiij 'lleve ho should
run for otllce look at him now he's run
four days four ' ' 'sleepless nights
they have pulled his leg says ho won't
need to start n bank -oun make all the
loans he wants to (6 ( the most genial
sot of men he ever met It was tts bad
ns the Stale fair rush when wo were
taxed to our full capacity but now
we're churning every day so that we'll
have plenty of butter and buttermilk
You should try our cream for whipping
nothing like It ever sold in Omaha ,
Waterloo
Creamery Ass'n
Fresh liuttcrmilk.
1013 HOWARD ST , TEL. 1332
South Otnnha News.
Store or less business of Importance Is to
come up at the meeting ot the city council
tonight. Sta3-or Ensor has on fllo two vetoes
which will bo read and -acted upon. One Is
a veto of the resolution * directing the city
to enter Into a contract with Dan Hannon
for the rent of flro hall No. 1 for a. term ot
i three years at a monthly rental of $10. The
{ nmyon Is opposed to the length ot the time
and nlso the amount of rental. Ho holds
that for $40 a month the city ought to bo
able to rent a much better building than the
one Hannon offers , acid In support ot this
one or more proposlt'ons ' to build a flro hall
will bo submitted by property owners.
The other veto iloais with a resolution giv
ing to Samuel Dime Iho right to erect a
fruit stand In the streel at the east end o&
the Q streel vlruluct. Dusc Is a cripple and
when this permission was granted the mayor ,
along with other city oftlclals , favored It , as
they felt llko helping Iho old man along.
Now Iho mayor discovers lhat the action
taken was lit direct violation of city or
dinance No. 470 , and consequently with
draws tits permission.
Bids for grading Twenty-fifth street from
A to I streets will be opened and It Is ex
pected the contract will bo let. The ap
praisers have , It Is understood , arrived at a
settlement with the taxpayers whose prop
erty will be damaged by this grading , and
as far as known now there Is nothing to
prcvenl Ihe lolling of the conlract. City
Engineer Bcal estimates that It will take
ninety days to complete the work.
Then there Is the slock yards track matlor
lo be settled. City Attorney Montgomery
will present an opinion citing the rights of
Iho city In Iho premises. It Is understood
thai the stock yards will also be represented
and explain why the track was bulll without
permission.
Superintendent Cameron ot the Cudahy
Packing company will , It Is claimed , fllo a
complaint about the Inefficiency of Iho city
flro department. Hose Cart No. 1 answered
an alarm from Cudahy's the other morning
with only the driver on duty , the other man
being at breakfast. Ono man Is useless on
a. hose cart , as It takes one man lo hamlle ,
Iho hose and one man io attend to Ihe lean *
until after the lines arc laid. Two men are
supposed to be on duty Hie grealer parl ot
Iho llmo at flre hall No. 1. Each man takes
an hour for bis meals and that means tlintl
during six hours of each day only one man
Is on duty. Of course Chief Smith Is there
sonic of the time , hut ho cats , too , and at
about the same time as the others , so that
for one-fourth ot the time only one man Is
on watch.
City oincials say that a 3-mlll levy Is not
sufficient to maintain the present fire de
partment. This year there will come Inlo
Iho fire fund from the 3-mlll levy the sum
ofl.3. . ' > 0 , which will not be enough to pay
the running expenses , let alone the salaries
ot any more men.
PrtmnrlvH Toiliiy.
Democratic primaries to select delegates to
the county convention will bo held today.
Thcro will bo one voting place In each ward ,
Iho booths being located as follows : First
ward , Twenty-fourth street between J and
K streets ; Second ward , Twenty-fourth and
N streets ; Third ward , Twenty-first and Q
streets ; Fourth ward. Thirty-third and L
slreets. The names of three candidates for
justice ) of the peace are. It Is understood , to
bo voted on. Jacob Levy and A. S. White
and W. H. Holmes of Omaha are the as
pirants for the Judicial ermine. Holmes Is a
nonresident , II Is claimed , but has agreed to
move to South Omaha provided bo gets his
name on the ticket.
MIIIIJ' CnmlMiilcs fur AMSIVMHIII- .
Since the announcement has been made by
the county commissioners that an assessor
will bo elected from every ward In the city
candidates for lhat position are springing up
IB the best starch for your laundry.
sur iiif v
_ _ M N / I
Your Grocer
Will Give You
containing 20
yards of the best sewing silk with every
small size cakeof White Cloud Floating
Sonp. The cost of this spoon and spool
of silk conies out of our pocket entirely
it's one of our ways of advertising.
We want you io get acquainted with the
whitest floating soap on the market. Made b the MONOTUCK SILK co
White Cloud vis the only soap in the world made in Porcclnlnc
Lined Kettles which is an absolute guarantee of purity. If your
grocer can not supply you send us his name and address.
MADE ONLY Br JAS. S. ECiRK & CO. , CHICAGO.
THE lAKHEST SOAP MANUFACTUHCnS IN TUG WOULD. fcSTADUSIIEn 183 ? .
l-verybodv can have soil water to wash with if they will use Kirk's
"Rainwater Maker. " It makes hard water soft. Try It.
ill over. Tlio Union Veterans' Kcpubllcan
club has endorsed J. AV. Cress for the olllco
n tlio Klrst ward. Major Cross has served
wo terms us assessor unil this year espe
cially his work appeared Vn be satisfactory.
n the Second ward Joe Koutsky wants the
republican nomination , and so does J. V.
Chlzelc. I > . C , Gibson Is also being talked of ,
ns well ns V. J. Kranok. Candidates In the
Third and Fourth wards are slow In 1111-
lounclng thomsolves. Thcno wards are prac
tically controlled by the packing houses and
( respective candidates are now ong.iRcd In
Hiding out what the powers that bo think of
heir candidacy.
City ( iiiNxlit.
R. 0. Wallets of Seward Is bcro visiting
rlcnds.
W. C. Harris , Sterling , Colo. , Is In thu
Ity looking ofter his property Interests.
The Knights of the Mncnuecs met last night
it Masonic hall and Initiated several candl-
ntes.
Tlio Third Ward Republican club will meet
anight at Evans' hall , Twenty-eighth and H
slruuls.
Krank Hyatt has removed his family to
Seward , where he has a poUloii on Iho Re-
lortrr.
Mrs. Charles Ferguson of Delaware college ,
a. , Is here , the gurst ot J. W. Ferguson ,
Twenty-second and J streets.
Ninety-five building permits have been Is
sued since May 10 of this year , making an
average of nineteen permits a month.
Oscar Harding slole some sugar from Iho
2mlahy Packing company , and has been scn-
tcnccd lo len days In Iho county Jail.
Tlio Ladles' Missionary eozlety of tlio First
' resbytcrlan cliurch will meet this afternoon
with Mrs. 1J. J. Kendall , Twenty-firth and J
streets.
*
Chris Scow , an employe of the Omaha
Packing company , fell yesterday and broke a
couple of ribs. Ho was taken to his homo at
Twonty-nftli and M streets.
The Omaha Water company Is changing
two fire hydrants from the north to tlioaoiitli i
side of Q street , along the Armour front. I
Tbo pavement over the big water main , which i
lllght now yon cnn rout n brand now
piano from us for $5 a month or yon
can buy a medium priced one In fancy
natural wood case on the easiest kind of
terms another car loud received this
week compels ns to make prices that
makes piano buying easy to yon we've
some Klmball's Knnbe's llallet &
Davis \Vhltney and Ilelntzo pianos left
from the four car loads received fail-
week equally as interesting prices
quoted on those same terms we don't
suppose you've over seen so many pianos
of .so many different makes at one time
before as we're showing- now Our pres
ent stock and prices can't last always.
MUSIC Onfl flfl. 1513 Ducjolas
Don't toll the policeman but tell us
your troubles when they are In your
eye We manufacture glasses right hero
grind the lenses to suit tlio eye trouble
yon have just step in and have us make
a scliintillu and practical examination of
your eyes no charge whatever for the
xamlnatlon and we won't charge much
If we furnish the remedy just enough
to make a small profit nnd at the same
tlmo give you the best service to bo had
we are experts on the eye know what
wo can do and guarantee to do it-
there are : i great many Omaha people
who can tell you of our work.
Columbian Optical Co
AUTISTIC , SC1KXTIIMC AM ) 1'ItAC-
TlA.lt lirCTIOIA.VS ,
DI3.NVISII , OMAHA , KANSAS CITY ,
1CW Champa. 211 3. ICtli St. 910 Main.
The Jewell cook stove.s are built for
burning soft or hard coal or wood are
made In the seven eight and nine-Inch
hole sixes with sixteen eighteen and
twenty-Inch ovens ovens that are
square nearly as wide at the top as the
bottom quick bakers and perfect In
operation In fact a new stove embody.
Ing every approved modern device /or
cooking richly designed ami carved In
Kococo style and the latest ornamentation
tionWe can recommend this fitove and
guarantee it to be as represented a
variation of prices from ? 1 ( ! up a full
and complete line of these stoves now
on display lu our show rooms.
A. C. RAYMER
HUILDKUS' JIAKDWAR15 HEKE
1514 Farncuti St.
Twelvn pages once a week from now
until January tlrst for fifteen cents
that's what you get when you leave your
mibserlptlou for The Weekly IJeo at the
Ileo olllco In the Hee building or mall us
the amount Twelve pages of Interesting
news from all over the world-special
farming features and a market page that
is uncqualod by any paper anywhere
you can get the Weekly a whole year for
Hlxty-Jlvo cents If you want n dally The
Hoc. is the paper you want It's all In the
Dally Jlt'O six day in the week-wlth-
out Sunday $0 or fS for ucveu days in
the week.
The Omaha Daily Bee
Circulation Department
17th and Farnam. Bee Building
\v fl laid some tlmo ago , Is being
and relald , It having mink In a number ol
places.
City Engineer Heal set stakes for the Mia-
sourl avenue sewer , from KourtccnOi to Fif
teenth street , yesterday alto noon. Oua
thousand feet ot this sewer Is now laid.
Tbo drill team of Ancient Order ot United
Workmen , lodge Xo. GO , will glvo Its scconil
annual ball and contest dilll at Hunt's hall ,
Twenty-sixth and N streets , this evening.
Republican primaries for the jelecMnn of
delegates to the county convention , which will
bo hold In Omaha October 0 , will be held at
Twenty-fourth and CJ siren's from noon until
7 p. m. Frldiy , October S.
Captain William Kelly and wife have gene
to Tlptou , la. , to attend a reunion of the
Twenty-fourth Iowa volunteers. In which regl.
mont the captain served during tlio war.
When this regiment went to tlio front It
wan , the captain said , in command ot a min
ister of the gospel , ami contained twolvt
other members of the same profession.
Two new ciscs of diphtheria wcro reported
yesterday afternoon. Ono Is In the family
of J. Karl.'en , Twenty-seventh and J streets ,
and the other Is Clarence Llnd , Twenty-
seventh and I streets. The Bo.ird of Educa
tion complains on account of the scorning
carelessness on the part of the city authori
ties In tacking contagious disease notices on
such places.
Workmen In the employe of the Oinah *
Street Hallway company were engaged yes
terday In distributing 'Iron poles along Twen
ty-fourth street and In digging post holes.
The now Iron poloH are similar to tlinso In
UBO on Parnam ntrect In Omaha. All the de
cayed poles along Twenty-fourth street arc to
bo taken out and supplanted with either Ironer
or wooden ones.
Superintendent Slnivson of the Armour
company ban let the contract for roofing the
buildings to tlio K. J. Lewis Koollng com
pany of Omaha. This will bo quite n con
tract , as 3,000 squares of roofing , each 100
feet square , will bo required. Contractor
Raymond , who will drive the pllos needed fop
thu foundations IK getting things In shape to
commence work.