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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1897)
E to 1Cu h it DdI s. s.k inJl JlI i. * i ' I. 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TTESDAT. XOVJEMBER 23 , 1897. HEAMSC OS STOCK RATES State Board of Transportation Interested in Etippers' Oomplaint. SECRETARIES MEET AT SOUTH OMAHA Kfl rrr on Announce * thai h- Mailer lo UP ncfrrmlnril Heinle * lo tlie aiinlmntn 'XVrlcJit ( if u Carload. Secretaries J. W. EflRcrton , J. C. man and Q. L. Laws ot the State Board ot Trjitt > ortaUtii. met ut the Live Stock ex- cb HBo , Soath Omaha , yesterdoy niorn- ing to loqulre Into the latcs chArse * by the railroad * tor transport ing live Block. The railroads were -well rep- leticnted , among those prccent being Attor ney * Mather nnfl Cvate of the Rock Uland , Beu White ol the Elkhora. Charles Dandy of the Union Pacific , J. W. Orr ot the Mls- LDurl Pacific end General Mandrrson of the BnrtlnBton. The representatives ot the freight departments were K. C. Morchouse ot the Elkhorn , Lyman Sholcs ot the Omaha , C J. Lane ot tbe Union Pacine , G. H. Crosby of the Burlington und 3 O PhllUppI of the Missouri Pacific. Among the local repre sentatives of rallro&de were : W. B. Check of tbe Burlinglon. Dave Mahoney of the rnlon Pacific. 3 L. Mrrtlo ot the Rock iRlund and KranU Heed ol the North- v enttirr ItBK after II o'clockwhen the pension 'was okllcd 1o order , vrhca Secretory Edger- ton made the statement that the purpone * as to ascertain what the fair weight of a car of live stock should be. There was no Intention. Mr. Edgerton said , to return to tli cold cistern of charges , but simply to find oat If the minimum weight was too low. J. H. Van Bosklrk , secretary of the West ern .Nebraska Stock Growers' association , Mated that the association he represented jiated a resolution September ID condemning the present eyfctem of charges , and the promt Investlgacion had beta brought about by action taken by himself and others in tbe association The first witness called was W B Cheek , reneml live stock agent of the Burlington , who read a circular sent out S > j the rail roads lafct August giving notice of the pro posed change in the manner of making charges Thlc wac done m order to bring the question in point before the board Frank Currle. a bhlpper Irom Whitney , Daweti county , testified that under the old system of rates a carload of live stock from Whitney to South Omaha formcrlj cost him JCC On two or three occasions since that time he hod paid ap high at , J7S per c-irload anfl his care were not overloaded An ad journment was then taken until afternoon STOCK YARDS OmcnRS TESTIFY. The investigation was resumed In the after noon when several othcers of the Union Stock Yards company , summoned by com plaining shippers , te-stified The vltnefises examlue'd were John A McShane , traffic man ager of tbe stock jards companj , Harrj L Carpenter , auditor of the railroad depart ment of the Block yaida. Jama. G Martin , vice president of the South Omaha Live Stocl. exchange ; E. W. Trode , a fchlpper from Stearns. " S. D. , and A. Newhery , a shipper from Cody By these witnesses it was sought to show tha.t prior to August 10 of this jear it wae the custom to load cattle cars from 2.000 to 4.01)0 ) pounds heavier than the capacity al lowed by the rules of the different rall- iroads. The average weights as testified to were ID 000 pounds for a thlrtj-foot car , 20- DOO pounds for a thlrty-tliree-foot car and 22,008 pounds for a thirty-six-foot car. This nat made more explicit bj ascertaining the number of feeders , fat Fleers , etc. , ol aver age fixed vieight usually shipped without in jury to the animals Some of the ques tions nbked pertained to the shipments of hogs and sheep , but in the main cattle ship ments were used as the basis for all - calculations tions After some time liad been epen in nearIng - Ing the testimony of witnesses General Man- dorson , appearing for the Burlington , ob jected to further procedure along the lines then being followed , and bald that the rail roads we-e willing to submit tabulated state ments of what had been received tince Au gust 10 from the cents per 100 pounds sjs- tcm in order that a comparison with the old rate of dollars per car mighl be made. General Mm.Qerson made the assertion that it could be Fhown that the railroads were the loiers under the existing system -when the expensss of weighing were figured In. Mr Van Bceklrk , who is here as the rep resentative of the"Western Nebraska Cattle Growers' nsHociatlon , said that Alliance and Lakeblde shippers had figures of their own which they insisted upon being offered in evi dence. In order to allow those inte'evsted time to accumulate facts and figures an ad journment was then taken until 10.30 o'clock this morning I-OL.ITJCAL . LEAGfC. d to t- of Thflr CHICAGO. Nov 22. By changing its came and declaring aew principles today , tbe American Railv.av league has become a ful fledged political organization Hesfafter 1 will be known as the Railway Emplojes ani Telegraphea Political League of America Its proclaimed object is to deal entirely in dtate and'natluiml politics , chiefly on legls lallve lines. Behind this , however , is the desire and the determination to secure recognition , elective and appointive , for rallrcod men. This Is shown in the fact that a mov ftm-nt Is on foot to secure the appoint ment by President McKtaley of a railroad man on the Interstate Commerce commls flim Da feuoceesar to Colonel William R Morrison. Two hundred delegates were present from Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky. Kanean Minnesota , Missouri. New York. Pcnnsyl vanla and West Virginia. EXCCKS1OX RATES FOll FOOT 11 ALL. Our Fur - litAllwrrrd for tlir There U a strong probability that a oce- lc.Tf rate vill bf made by the railroads to the foot ball game , next Thursday afternoon on the university grounds in this city. The matter will be definitely decided tomorrow Among tome of .the roade > there is B dlspo biliou to limit the rate to < i one fare caly Irom EUeh cltlet where at least 100 peopl vill take advantage of the rate. That mud of a crowd IE expected from Lincoln Thurs day , accompanying the Wctlejan unhertltj eleven , which Is to plsv here Thursdaj after ooou ot S o'clock Similar crowds may E'.EO come from other cicarby towns Manager Thames of the Wee > leyan team 1 very hopeful that a favorable rate will b mioured by meet of the roads , a * he antlcl pates B good atlundauce at the game ThanUs day. -k Crulu ItulcM from J < mo , MILWAUKEE , Nov. 22. The Chicago Milwaukee d St Paul road has advanced 1U freight rates from lovva points to Minne apolis and St. Paul The advance is 1 era on 100 pounds from all tbe Iowa stations ex. cept two , and U applies on coarse grains Including corn , oats and rjtIn car late Tb rate t present is 17 crntc per 109 pound to Milwaukee and U cents to MiuiietjiBliE Tbe raiding of the rate to Minneapolis glvea MUw&uUee shippers an advantage of 1 cen jier 100 pounds they did not enjoy before. k r > ] > ular. CHICAGO , Nov 22 TUP new form of In tBrchangeable mileage ticket Issued by th veeiorn roads 4s proving \ery popular Th Spbastlan ticket -was pUiced on sale Novtm tier 1C &nd 5,000 tiekeus were ordura ] irln > ted , a.t It wet thought that they woul IIP kuBJolrnt for the demands that would b made. This number is exhausted , however , tnd another 2Ti 000 hav e been ordered. Unftbound KrrltUt CHICAGO , Nov 2 Easlbound treight thipments lor the week cadlng November IE * amounted to 47.901 lone against 4C.47D the prevlt > u weeV and C5.C40 last year. It wu divided Ju > fQllawi Piuihaudle , i.OOO tone , MitlilettO Ccntrri 8711. Wabiuh , S.838. Like Bliore. 4.CUI , IX WCJUE , E.7Z9 ; .iUlUmort 4 Ohio S 4B5. Orenfl Trunk. 1.446. Nickel J1SS , Erie. S. 7C ; Bi Four , i.400. The tak ines wirrlca 11G.1E8 toct. > otm and I'rrmornl * . G. F DlflwelL general manager of ttie Elk- born , went to Chicago Sunday ) to be absent several days The local paneonper agctrus' meeting , scheduled for yesterday tat been postponed untH next Monday. Judge W R Kelly , general attorney of the Union Pacific went to St. Paul Sunday ift- ernoon cm business. The St. Charlct Car company It at work on an order for 250 box cart tor the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf railroad r A. Nash , general western agent of the Milwaukee , left for Colorado and Utah points yesterday , to be gone about a week. AH the freight departments ot the different railiosfifi in the city report absolutely no change In the Colorado freight rate situa tion. tion.The The AtchUon road In the near future -will contemplate putting on an extra fast train between Chlngo and California. It now runs two trims a w eek , fcut a large Increase In the paspragcr traffic IB looked for with the opening of the winter seanon , "William McKlnley , 19 years old. n time keeper -of an extra gang on the Union Pa cific , whose'aome It .in Omaha , -was Injured Sunday afternoon * by a fall from engine .47P. at the Tenth street crossing Tbe toes of his right foot were mashed between the n pi He foot board and the crossing , plank. fo bones were broken , however. Quite a number of Rock Island officials were in the city yestnrday. Among them were R W Day , chief engineer of the lines west of the river. Robert Mather , general at- omey of Chicago ; E. B. Bojd , general rclght agent of the lloes west of the river whose headquarters ere at Topeka , and W Evans , assistant attorney , also with head- atmrters at Topeka Electric lights tin all Its passenger cars IB the latest fad on the Santa Fe. The chair cars between Chicago and Denver lave already been equipped and all tffe dln- ng cars and coaches will be nlmllarly fitted out withlc a few weeks The currenl Is generated hi a motor by a belt from Ihe wheel axle , and the Sanla Fe is the first line in the countrj to adopt this system Tiiero is muaa discontent reported on all the roads because of the general reduction n salaries which has gone into iff eel as reported in these columns last week Some of the emplojee Ihlnk it was a poor step , In view of the Increased travel , both la-passen ger an3 freight circles , expected in connec- ; lon with Ihe coming exposition and the many conventions coming to Omaha next summer * Anli - -r-DuFcli Ilrcviliic lio-'n. ecommends the use of the greatest of all onics. "Malt-Nutrlae , " and guarantee * the merits claimed for It. For sale by all drug- ists. \ < > tlil - tn Appi-nr. COVINGTON. Ky. , Nov 22The trial of ex-Cuihier T B Youtrv of tbe Firsi Nu- lonaJ bank of Newport was called before fudge Toft of the circuit cour * here todaj Mr. Youtry wa not present It dev elope d that Ihe defendant was wifTrring froni an attack of epilepsy slnoe Prldaj nicht and | was unable to come Into court Tne case I was postponed until December 1 liKlirt > Icnil rrN of Council. TAtTNTON , Mass Nov 22 The prand ury , eonv ened In special ste-sslon here today , "ound Indlrtmenls against W. Shay and " "rank F-oly , common councllmen of Fall Riier. for soliciting bribes in connection with the awarding of contracts for furnish- ng a school. 1'EllAOAAl , PARAGIIAI'IIS. Dr. F. C Gennng of Wcusa is in Omafca Senator William V. Allen went west last night. C Heber Turner of Chicago Is stopping at the Barker S M Morgan of Nebraska City , Neb. , Is at the Barker. John G Daren of Dayton , O. , can be found ct the Parker. C S Baldwin of Fort Worth , Tez. , Is stopping at the Barker. B. R Claypool. a stockman from Orleans , Nob. , is at the Barker H. L Coold an Ogallala. stockmen , wns In the citj jestcrdaj Robert Mather , a Chicago attorney for the Rock IsJand , is in the city. James W Orr. Missouri Pacific attorne > at Atchlson , IE an Omaha visitor Senator Carej of Wyoming was in the city yesterday on his way to Cheyenne. T. J Davis has accepted a position in the office of the clerk of ihe district court. A. Elliott agent for the Mobile & Ohio railroad , L.J another of the Omaha visitors J B Frawley , general agent of the Union Pacific at Kansas City , is a visitor in the city. city.J J A Wood of Kansas City is in the city. Dr. J W Agee and A E Agee of Valley are in Omaha H A Lee. banker and manager of ihe Paddock opera house at Beatrice , was in Omaha jestcrday. Misses Mae and Louise Perfect of St. Paul , Minn. , are visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs E R. Perfect. Receiver Frank Trunrbull of the Union Pacific Denver and Gulf , was In the city jester Jay en route to New Yo k cltj. W. F Evans , attorney for the Rock Island , and Robert W. Day and E. B. Boyd of the same road , all located at Topeka , are in the cltj Mrs J. Relgelman of DCS Molnes , la. Is visiting her sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hlller , at their new home , 3E21 Farnam street. Cltj Engineer Rosewater wenl to Lincoln last night , where he will deliver another in his course of five lectures before the students of the university Nebraskans at tbe hotels W I Allen , Schuyler ; William Gcrlach Harrison W "W Weigel. Creighton ; S. Wardell , Washingtos , L L. Coon , Elmwood ; S. J. Mason. J "W Crabtree , Lincoln : Phil S Jlasterday , Te- cumceh : E. A. Wright , Wolliach ; F E Wol- cott , Wj-more , Edward C. Brlggs , Seward ; J. Miller , John Driscoll , Craig ; C. H. Wil- lard , Hebron ; J. A , OlUe , jr. . Ord ; W. A. Hampton , Alliance. At the Mlllard. TV1 Elliott , Kansas City , L E. Marthls , Kansas City : J. W. Orr , Atchlson ; W F. Evans , R , W. Day. E. R Boj-d , Topeka ; J. B Frawley Kansas Citj , W B Campbell , New York ; S T , Alberding , Batavla , 111 : J M Oirey , Charles D Carry , Cheyenne ; George H. Thummel , Grand Island , Robert Mathers , Chicago. M Schiller , New York ; A Sturet. Bt- Louis ; E F Little , field , Dubuque ; Dick Dodfl and wife Ot- tumwa ; Ed Fitton , Fairbury ; C , H. Howard and wife , St. Louis ; Alcz Graham. W S. Burrt-11 , H A. Le-e Beatrice , A. C Gates aud wife Denver ; W E Yen Emflen. San Francisco ; F W Gilbert , Cleveland ; J. W Fulgham. Nashville : W. F. Gleason. Chicago cage ; Mrs Fannie Bocd West Side. la ; C A. Parker. Denver , C C , Fitrmaurice , Boston - ton , MUSE , For Bronchial Asthmatic and Pulmonary Complaints , "Crown's Dronchlal Troches" have remarkable curative properties. Sold only in boxes. CLARK MAIM BE WILLING1 He liny Kot Tate tie Union Pecifio Presidency ! ANOTHER LIKELY TO FILL THE PLACE Rumor Hrvlrcfl In Arrr York Hint III * Urnlth In JVm Sncli n to Prr- mlt Him to t'nilrrtnlic ' tlir Work. NEW YORK , Nor. 22. The Union Padfic reorganization committee , pending the mak ing up of the new organization , niter the property shall hare boon delivered to the re- o'ganlred company bat appointed the follow ing to act us a committee In charge ol the affairs of Uie road ee Jttr as they concern the roorganlred company Wlnslow S. Pcarce , J. S. Stlllman , Man-In Hughltt , E. H. Harrlman and Otto H. Kahn It Is reported also Uiat S. H. H. Clark , the former preE4dent of the Union Pacific , will jirobably not desire to be placed at the head of the reorganized company owing to Ill-health In connection with the action of the re organization cnmmlttee , as stated In the above dispatch , one of the officers of the j t'nlon Pacific said "While nothing Is known j here as to the cencral plans of this new j I 1 committee I believe It has been named to take temporary charge of the affairs of the [ i road pending the formal transfer of the In terests from the purchasing committee to the new company Just vhnt character thelr dutlte will l e I am unable to ray , of conree , As to the personnel of the new committee , only two of Us members , Marvin Hnghltt and Wlnslow S Pierce , are gene-ally known j In this city Mr Pierce has b'-en general councel for the reorganization committee all through Its recent business In connection with the purchase of the mad. while Mr j Hughltt Is the president of the Chicago t Northw ( .stern Mess K Otto Kuhn. 3 S. Stillman and E H Harrlman are not so i\ ell known here I bellese however , thev repre sent some of the heaviest financial Interests involved In the purchase of the road , ani Mr Kuhn , If ] remember cor-ectly. Is a member of the New Yok banklnc firm o ! Kuhn , Loeb & Co. , who ere also largely In terested In Union Pacific matters Mr Still- man I think Is a member of the law firm of Butler Stlllman . Hubbard also of New To-k Cltj " wtnkX.it . . - . - - - - . - - , . _ - . _ - _ _ . - - _ , . . - ,1- _ - - - - - - J - - " - * - - jT - - - - | jj- South Omaha Nsws . g Tae coroners jurj imparelcC to tnqu'-c ' Into the -death of PrnoL ahncl , b : ought in o verdict yesterday afiernonn to the efrct that Stack came to his death by beng stabbed by Edward Willeis in self-defense In the face of the testimony the jurora said thai they could not hold Wlllets responsible for the death of Shack Assistant Countv Attorney Jeffries , who represented the state at the Inquest , slid IhEl before takes any action he would lay the matter befo-e County Attorney Balarigc In Lls opinion the state could not convict Willets should he be tried tcr manslaughter and be thought that by taking 110 further action the counts would be caved an cx- pe&Flve trial A brother of the dead man was IE the d'y yenterday and after the inquest WES re ported as EBjlng that if Willete was dl'- chargefl from custody he would make an at tempt to have him arrested again , as he did not propose to drop the matter Willets was , of course , pleased at the verdict of the coroner is Jury , Ibut te eaid no other decision could ' Ty v ell be reachi d , as he acted in prif-deli n ° e Lest night Assistant County Attorney Jeffries came down BLd fie3 ! a complaint charging Willets with manslaughter Bah vas fired at J,030 ] and the hearing will com- meEce Is police court W-edsesdaj forenoon , Wllet ! was relcaed during the evenlag , his friends having s'gned the bond IXIUIBS.T . IA THE i-CIUCK CASE. \ VItnM.r Ileforr the Corom-r Git < Die Dt-nil Mail a Jlnd \ 11:111- . A coroner's jurj met jesterdcy to In vestigate the death of Frark Shacl ; . Dr Berrj- testified as to the nature of the wounds and then William Volz who is e-mplojod at Cufiahy's anU a r the Cmht , v cnt on the stand and stated that Shack had froguentlj been in quarrels 'before ' Not long ago i.t Jumped on a man named Bolan but tnc lat ter had a Lnlfe in his hand and bluffed him Then Shuck wanted Bolan to drop his knllt and fight , tout Do'.au ' btmg a murh smaller man. refusecT Witness testified to Willetc being a quiet peaceable man and Elated that he had never known him to have any trouble before I Patrick McGinty , another employe WOE a w line-is to the affair ana told about Shack having struck Willets twice before the latter attempted to strike back He heard Willeu. tell Shack to go away from him UB he did not want to have any trouble. He had known of Shack having trouble beveral times before A number of other witnesses were exam ined , the general line of testimony being Shack's quarrelsome disposition and Willetfc' Quiet , peaceful manner Assistant County , Attorney Jeffries reprenented the state and 1 W. C Lambert looked after TVilletE' inter ests Iloiliii t-H'k Suit fur The case of Link Rothwell against the Union Stock Yards company for Jlu.DOD dam ages will meet likely be called before Judge Powell of the district bench within a few dajs Along lm spring the city authorities and the management of the stock jard com panjr made tin attempt to protect bhlppcrs from sharpen , who. through one device or another obtained pOEBesalon of the proceeds of cattle ealet. The fleeting of stockmen tl thU point became * o frequent that the mar ket was being injured and it was decided that a stop must be put to the prattle ? It was also decided at the same time to prevent alleged sollcitort from loUeriag about .the Exchange building An officer was stationed at the exchange and one day he arrected Llnl : Hotbwel ! for refusing to lcze the premises of the corn- pan- when ordered to do BO. Rothwell spent a dry or two in jail on tjit-charge of violat ing the ordinance which g.ne the stock jards company the right to keep objectionable tharacttrs off its propertj After the mat ter had passed bej end the Jurisdiction of the police court , Rotbwcll brought suit against the clock jards tompiny lor the amount tuentlused. M'firk on lli - .Armour J'lniit. < There -\\as a large force of men at work at Armour's yesterday preparing the jilers In the hog cooler liouse lor the cap btoneE By night the greater part of this work had been done , besides the laying of cap stones for the - wt'Mwall -wt'M of the Building The con tractors intend to commence work this morning on the west wall. No . .brickwore If you liadwings like Drvx L. Sboo- niaii you wouldn't need rubbers we haven't any wlup , for wile but -we're a shoe you tan put on your feet that will do away with rubbers It's a never slip shoe a ruber sole Inserted in a f.olld oak sole leather sole keeps your feet free from dampness and aubwers moRt pur- I oses of a rubber we've these fiboes In rid tld tops calf lined and the box calf you're savins tli jirice of rubbers and besides we s-ve you a preat deal i ! > ore shoe value than you pay for sup pose you come in and let our salesman fit a pair of these slioes to your feet we'll guarantee tLe shoe. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Farnam Strvet New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed for tbe asking. laid > ctera y on account ot the masons boinc confilderiWy ahead of other * ork. it U thought that work < Tti mi Jour wall * will J > e rcumpa loday 1 Indigging a trench lor th north wall o ! the hog hanging1 'DOUMI the workmen struck a flow o : water Jnhlch made It npecs- Rary lor a pump to be Kept going all day In clSef to keep tbr-twirh clear enough to work In A rreek , formerly ran through this particular part W the .tract . but it was fillrt up a number ot jeurs ago. The ground all about thi * rrnrh Is naakpfl with water , which. In SL aeacurf retard * the work In nome pistes on the site ot the b -ot boose water has -been etruck In the trencbee. tout tlite It not remarkable , at the foundations for thU bttfldtng arc being laid nerly flft } fe below the surface of the pavement on Q street. , With another week of pcsfl weather the coutraetois expect to be able te report mattrlol progims In the ponrtructlon. Mini Crilc Srrrrr Vixnln. The managfrs of tie stock yards nnfl parking Louses ate eonaulyring the question of building a sen or to take the place of Mud creek. With lie advent of another large packing house the capacity of th creels would not be sufficient to xrry off the waste water Besides th need of better i-ewcr ( arilltles tbe stool : yards rsmpanr and the packers realii * that tbe time 1s coming vhon BBme cttetrtlon must be paid to the protests of those who live near the crctli. Sarpy county people have ttkcn up the mater ! - ter In earn'st and projiDse to carry It tc th # courts tarlj In the spring unless some effort Is ma < 3e to abate the nuisance before that time The last time the question -of the. Mud creek nuisance came up befor * the city coun- ell It wns laid on the table lor the time being in order that arrangements might be made for a co-ered sewer cl'ar to the rl\cr At this time Oouncllman Banett nssurred the members of the round ! that tlip packing bounds and stock yards were contemplating the 1st Ing of a large sewer and upon his recommendation all action wns deferred Jt x-as estimated by enrlneers snme time ago that the proper kind of a sewer from Sv.lft's to the rher woulJ com lu the nelghba-- hood of TSO.Pio It IF umle-stoo3 nov that the promoters of this prefect desire that the city paj one-thirtJ of the test of such a sewer. Two members of the cauncll are reported to be In favor of this , but c num ber of others are opposed to It Those op posed say that It would not be right for the city to pay a portion of the cost of a i.ewer when it lias the pawer to compel the corporations which cause the nuisance to abate it. Ilrlfli Ynrtl * Oloxc- . The hrlcl : yard * here have discontinued the making of brick for the spasm Work has not been entirely stopped at the ju.rds , as there still remains a large number of bricV 'o be bu-ced. It is said here that brick w"ll beery scarce in tier -lng At pres ent p-ires are steady at $7 59 per thousand .nd It is thought that the price will go still higher * before Fining. There will bo a Me flenxana frr brick here In the spring IE a rutibe" of buildings nov being planned v.ill be built then It 4s understood thai the tmt/TvcmentB is to be made at the Cudahy olant nezt spring will call for over 1,000,000 brick. Mncrle City Giiwvlji. William Dsily has SOM to Sioux City to visit friends. John MtDanlel has returned from u trip to Loraaiie , Wjo C. H Watts is down at Hastings looking sifter sme business jEflttere W. M Geddcs ol thf Sun is able to be about again after ci shbrt Illnces r , A. Agnew and wife will spend Thanks- glvlnr with relatit 4o at Stuart , la. Colonel C M Hunt has gone to the west ern rart of the state en business. Mr and Mrs E H. Ha'wley of Pcrcival , la. , ore the guests of Mrs 0 1C. Paddock. J P Krauce of Albright has returned from New Yo-K. herei t visited his brother. It Is understood hat the Himmond PackIng - Ing company w ill' locale a branch at St. Paul. - ' The'-p is a case W diphtheria reported in the Williams' factflyi.Bt Twenty-fifth end T strectE. The Ortnbrr repot of City TreaEUrcr Br-cadwdl bhowc a balance of ? 47,53B.55 in the treasury. < 3opErs' union , Xo 30 , of Omaha and South Omuhc. ! ! ] give a tall at Blum's hall Wednesday eiening Mi"s Maggie Rabb of Springfield. 111. is here , lisitlni ; her brother. John Haifa , Twen- : -ff-thi-d and X btreets. A EDcieJ will be given nest week In the ild school house at TiU-ty-third and J streets jj- the Pf-urth ward mission. A mretlae of the sons of Veterans will JB tcid tonight for the purpose of nominat- .nc officers to the ensuing jcar. .Liinemen In the emploj of the telephone company wore encaged jesterday In string ing a number of tarty line telephone cir cuits. Onlv three members of the cltj council inswcred to their names when the roll was called lart night , and an adjournment was LuKcn until Tndaj evening. The Fourth ward mission has elected of- fleers as follows O E Bruce superintend ent , Frank Spear , as&islaat superintendent , Mrs 0 E Bruce and Miss Mary Bentz , or- Eanista , Bertha. White , tecreiorj , Vesta Bruce treasurer ; Dr Wheeler Lizzie Wells. Belle Taylor , O B Morey and May Bruce , teachera Word was recehed here yesterday that Tom Green , who was for a long time in the employ of the Block yards company , had bt-en killed at Echo canon , Utah. Saturdaj At the time of his death Green was firing a locomotne and was running between Evanbton and Ogden Old rroj l - . Old people who require medicine to regu late the bowels and kidues-s will find the true remedy In Electric Bitters Tills meil- cioe docs not stimulate and contains no whiLky .nor other intoxicant , but acts as a tonlr and -alteratlte It ants mildly on the btamsch and bowelE , adding strength and giving tone to the organs , thereby aiding nttu'e In the performance < if the functions Electric Bitters IE aa excellent apiKitizer and aide digestion. Old pecple .find it just ex act ! } what they need Price 50c and J-1.00 per bottle at Kuhn & Co'e drug store. 3J * t IU } Dunblr Llcrnkf. MADISON , WlF. , Nov 2. t'ndfr tbe de cision of 3udge Siebreker in ji'ie injunction suit of tlie Travelers- ' Insurance company ot Hartford. Cnnn. , against Insurance Com- mlsBioner rritKe that c-orporatlon will hate to piij tlie state Kil.101 to continue its acci dent bUBineis in Wisconsin Since IbM lie Tia\elers' company has- been doing a life und aerlflent liwujanw liuslnesa within the utttte. w hlle paying only a life insurance licenMCommihsioner Prkke ruled that the oojnn > ttny must imj a accident at eil ah u life insurance license > V irhlilii | > rr - Dr > ii > Fret , CLEVELAND , O. Nov 22. By the col lapsing of the floor pf Cory Avenue Metboilst church yesterday afemoon SOO colored wor- jahipert were precipitated to the ground , B Iduituice of set en ftyt A panic ensued S > ut onlj three jicrt-ons wore hurt and they not . seriously. STOPS MACHINE GAMBLING Omaha Oity Ootmoil EurrioBly Kopsals Its Lioonsin ? Ordinance. MAYOR MOORES ISSUES NEEDED ORDIRS tlrc - the Council to Take Action nn I Tlicn Ulrrctn CHIrf < 5allnclirr to rc tlir Mnclilnrn lie- inured liiKlnutrr. The nlck-el-ln-the-slot mndilnes b - - - ve vfliilsbpa. Tnis U the effect of &n order which Chief of Police Gallagher received from Mayor Mooree ot C o'clo-k last night. The ordinance repealing the orflJnaacr i T .Tnjeh. the licensing of the devices was authorized was passed at a special meeting of the city council held at E o'clock } cstcrflay afternoon , { aad tbe m yor did not lose a minute In at- | tachlng hU rtgnoture and carrying the or dinance Into effect. Ar Boon as poslMo the , police nook the necessary action and machine | gambling Mopped. | The summary intimation given by County ' > Attorney Balflrigc that tiniest the council , acted at once he would begin criminal pro ceeding -under the state law against the pro prietors of the machines was the Immediate Incentive that spurred the council to this suoden ohange of Iront. Ever since ttie no torious ordinance wai passed iherc has been a - \ Igorous protest against the slot machines Irom the more respectable elcmeot of the community An ordinance icpeallng the first ordinance was introduced end U has been ' pending for three months. E\cry time it j was reported by the committee on judiciary It was recommitted to the committee without debate and by an apparent undcrstandlnj between a mnjoritj of sne members of the ' council The expressed reason for this 1 acdon was the fact that the proceeds of the i licensee had been turni'd over -to the school fund , and that it ttii' ordinance was repealed I Ihe city would have to relund the license money from the general lund On this plea j every effort to repeal the ordinance , was suc cessfully checkmated DID.VT TAKE LONG. The first official Intimation of tlio change of front occurred at the regular committee meeting jesterda > afternoon Major Aloores came before the commit" e-e and stated that it was , time that the count 11 acted on Ihe re- peaAng ordinance one way or the other. He 1 t . tified the conned of the ultimatum that he ' had jeceHed from the county nuomej and suggested that a fcpecial meeting be culled at 1 oner to take action on the ordinance The ides -\\as agreed 10 without apparent opposl- tlon and the tall was immedla-elj drawn I I up and signed by the major and the neces- 1 cary number of councllaicn At 5 o clock the committee mee inc vas adjourned aa3 the special meeting was called to order in the council chamber All members were present except Mount. The repart of the judiciary committee recommended that the ordinance be amended bj striking out the section which provided for refunding the license fees and the n jiu&sed The re-port was adopted without debate and the orfrinince iwas placed en its final passage It was passed bj a t-uanimous vote and Clerk Higby , President Bingham and Mayor Moores at once attaciied their official signatures The mayor then -directed an order to the chiel of polico-to see that the machines were removes at once. POLICE OOSIMliiMOACUS JOIS1 1A. I'asf tlip Herd nut n Hcxolntloii After 12 * t rjlliiiii it * OY < T. The Beard of Fire end Police Commis sioners added their official voice lact night to the decree of the council against the fclot machines and their proprietors can now find endorsement in no division of the city executive government. The resolution in structs the thief of police to issue orders to have the machines suppressed and vvarafr the proprietors of them that prosecution will follow their continued use. The matter had been under consideration for some time , but following similar attion by tbe eouncil. was unanimously paescd last night It is understood that a petltica is being circu lated lij certain dealers piajlng that mer chandise slot machines be spared as they state the abolishment of them -nould ce- rlously affect their business A communication wap pre entcd from the directory of tbe Tramml-siesippi Exposi tion asking that lire protection be eEiab- 1-Bhefl at the exposition grounds It was signed by F. P KlrLcodUi manager of the Department of Buildings and Groundsanil read as follows The commltte - having in charge the ar- ranjrfmtnt of the fire protection on the ex position grounds , respectfully asks j-our honorable bodj to give the chltf of the department nutborltj to render such HB- Mstunce "Bith fire llf fating apparatus us in his Judgment lie can temporarily * , jiore , and thut be be nlso Inntiucted to jiluce tbe chemical engine which is now at Twentj-- fourlh and Cumlng blrwis logelher with ils equipment , on Ihe ExpjMuon grounds , 7here ! it can do double dutv on the grounds IIB well ag in the neighborhood tlie exposi tion people ngree > lng to furnish temporary quarters at their own expanse for Ui < same The exposition grounds , bting In the coi- porate Jlmlts we rtsjie-ctfully usk. j-our honorable board lo rendei all huch asslst- nno as Is possible and to aid In preventing and extlnfruihiilnB flies , Fava-able action was taken on this re quest and the chief of the fire department was instructed to immediately furnUh Mich protection as could be safely supplied and further on lull inv estlgition to report suca means of permanent protection ns tie con ditions may require. The chief stated that a chemical engine and its equipment would be placed on the grounds as iioan as quar ters for its xece-jition were provided A complaint was re-ad from Captain John Simpson of Hose comimny No 3. charglrg Driver Sldncrwith incompetent driving aud u violation of the rules The charge states that tn responding to a fire at Sixteenth and Cumlng streets Driver Sidnur went 1 down the hill on Eighteenth street between Dodge ami Capitol avenue , whith IE contrary to orders In crossing Davenport street , else it is charged that he drove in such a manner as to break a spring on the engme. This charge WOE laid over for one week , as was that entered against Lieutenant Franl : Urtan of Hose company No S. Tlie latter was charged -with using loud and ln- f i-ultlug language and inciting a fight In ilie I' quarters of Hook and Ladder crinpany No. 1. The complaint was entered by Capluin Taylor , with whom Urban nad a lalMuiaer- ctandlng regarding proper fuel 'or tie Loa- jmny stove Tlio following leaves of absence were i granted Pipeman L. E. CasMdaj , two dajs. I Patrolman Husbell. five days. Patrolman U. M Flint , five dajs The bond pi M. R. Bowles at special policeman was approreJ. Cuiiturr 1-ni-Mr M ( > < iii liliicr * HOT SPRINGS , Ark. . Nov 22 , Deputy United States Marshal F. J Carpenter , w 1th a pccse of twelve men , bus arrived in the city wlih flftean Illicit diEtllleis , who were cap- Have you wa t > il > { IBe turkey lmldn& panstbi * ( men waif the covwtattnchod and ventilated eiirts- you can't bake yonr turki-y dry and hard lu them It keeps , all the juice aiid aioiiiaaupht in the turkey ve'v * frnuiHhhi ! : that will inteie > t our out-of-town friends It's a dehoraer thu liht thlus of thp klud ever iuv ntt-d It's only ? 12 If you-will write TIB we will bend you' full dehtrrijitions of it you shouldn't forget that we've M tue fctovt-s left Jevofl Stoves Ilanpes CookK base burners and oakh and we're po- ins to make jirlces that vt 111 pet the-tn all out of the way better i-ouw In look aud pet jiriuufa bofore. you purchase your stove A. C. . . RAYMER , BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE 1514 Farnatn St. turcfl In Scott county The officers destroyed Tour Etllls titid about I 000 pblloni of MI hlsky wid beer The offlccre cot the drop on the men and captured them without trouble Tbe stills were nil located within a few mlH of cnch other The men will > f taken to D&rdcnrllo tomorrow lor preliminary ex amination. ciirnau r.viu ? Ilniikcniti Pnrk Mctlioillotn Hnir n Mlulntnrc Cx | > o ltl n. The Sunday school rooms ot the Hatksrom Pftrk Wetbodlst church were transformed Into a miniature TransmlsslKslpjii Hxpocltlnn last night. The mammoth buildings ot Orr.nha't. big chow were represented by unique ibooths , each ciresldpfl over tiy charmIng - Ing joung vomrn , who unld popcorn , candy and rofrj'BhmentB to r ] > loniBh the exchequer ot the local 'branch of the Epworlh league. In addition to this , there were many hand some ectlblts to which a small admission price wa charged The main room , oc cupied l > y the exposition , was handsomely derontod with Japanese ItnlcUnucks. flags and bunting , -while picturesque signs an nounced the character ot the goods eon- talnod In earn of the booths Mldv uj through the cnteriainmeM a Juvenile sketch entitled "The "GjptJeB"vns gi\en on an improvised stage In one end of the hall which proved one of the best features of the ctenlng Miss Madpe ! Mayall placd the role of the gjpsy queen , bupported bj a following of flfteon JmrnliPB who donred and snug for the ofilDcEtlon of the large audience An exhibit that drew much attention wns the textile and hand-painted china display , pre sided oxer by Mr * , , r J Jllng and M.IEBES Cora Clmffe-e and Lllllcn Watson. Others equally attracthe were "The Midway" tn charge of Messrs Tred TJale and Fred Fon- ter ; the Japanese booth , in charge of Mlsnes Jones and Hertzler , the chrjsanthumum show , by Miss Gertrude Williamson. , * the missionary display from TJgypt the Grand Army of the ( Republic booth , in charge of Hcv F. M Sisson , and a score of others. Rev. F. M Slsson IE director general. Lynn Chaff ee is commissioner ot wcs and means. Miss Bertha .Hertzler is director of the de" partment of exhibits , MlRs Anna Harard manager -department of concessions Wrr. M , L Stoi.e on grounds and buildings and Mel T"hl In charge of the department of publicity The show will be presented aguln this e-vunlng There was the biggest attendance nt tl > e St Peter's fair In Crelghtpn hall last iriglit slnco tbo opening and the fair ituclf was In the best running o-der. The booths the Turkish den , the dining room and the other features , were all open and were1 well patron ized during the evening A blc attendance witnessed the minstrel performance of the co'ored ' troupe aad listened to the concert r < f the Fort Crook band A change of p'ogram In ihle slage featt-re will be made e\ery earning tuts week Two \otlng conlrsls be gan last nlchtIn the one lor the most popu lar woman in the hall. In which the prize is to lie B diamond ring , were entered Helena Wyman Moggie McQulrcH , Olle O'Neill , Clara Gentleman and Acnes McNainara ThU contest will clo e at 10 o'clot-k on next Sat urday night. The other content is for the most popular man and in this the entries so far are E C Rxan , 7om Hoctor. PJ Bar rett and J Powers This will close at 11 o clock on Saturday night , when a gold watch will be presented to the winner. The regular monthly sociable at the Trin ity parish house was last nlcht In charge of tbe Kingfi Daughters and thej were p-o- vided a mrst cnterta-mng and enjoyable even ing for tlie members of the congregation of the church and their friends w ho attended An Informal musical program was rendered Among those who contributed numbers were Mr Sporl , Mlas Mible DnflEworth. Prof Par- Bon and wife Miss Howe Mr Claw son and Miss Maud Wales. Delightful light refresh ments were nerved bj the Daughters During the course of the e ening almost the entire congregation were greeted b > Dean Fair cud the women of the auxiliary. Parties trying to introduce new cough remedies should linow that the people will hate Dr Bull's "Cough " Syrup. CHt'ItCH \THEIUNG. . rc > JiKrnw of M < 'lli < > < ltst Prrnolieri. uuil I.aj 1irI trN. PITTSBURG. N'ov 22 The Methodist EpisL-cpal church congress began a six days' session at Chrifit church jesterday The call for the conz-ess which was signed bj Blthops Vincent , Nlnde and Fitzgerald and mam prominent Methodist educators Bajs "The congress does not propose to invite or fa\or destructive criticism of existing in- sliluiioM. 'but ' Bimplj to bring out from dif ferent persons representing phases of in tellectual activity a frank expression as to whether the church can me-ct any more full } than it does the demands of our times and if BO wherein its activities maj tie modified or ( "irertt-d to advantage The congress will not coLtern Itself with questions of churei policy , but with issues t > etriis tupoii the re lation of the -church to the thought and life of the people as affected by current scientific and literary teachings. The congress will aim to secure an adequate presentation of the tendencies of current BflentiDr and literary teachings and also suggestions as tn the t > est nerUre to > be rendered bj the church iuiterpretlng those tendencies for the spiritual and Intellectual adiontagcE of its followers " The list of speakers who will attend the congress includes the names of many of the brightest meo in the denomination , and the toplcfi announced for discussion are such as will doublless onne attractive to oil thinkers , without regard to their denominational afiill- atlcn Delegates from all t > aru > of the coun- tr > will be prenent during the week Bishop | John B. Vincent of Chaulauqua fume will preside oier the congress HnnU Olllc'lr.lt. S PHILADELPHIA , Nov A wrrtcnoe of tslz 3 ears and six rnoniht , each at hard labor in the Eastern penitentiary and costh of jirot'-cutlon w ere ImpoRed b > JuCge Butler in the United States district court toflaj upon John B Mllthf-Jl , ex-cahhier and "U'lllih F Houch. ex-tel'er of the South Bethlehem ( Pa ) National liajik. When arraigned today both men pleaded guilty to embezzlement. ABOVE THIRTY MILLIONS Talnatloa of Omaua'e Eoalty for Purposes of Taxation , FOOTING MADE BY TAX COMMISSIONER Mr. SnrUrt < 5lvr On ! n 5tn1rmrnf Mianlnc tlir Inirrnkr In tlir Ac- ( rrrcntr A rt < iriTH-nt Made liy llnntlnirOnt tlir Tr Tax Commissioner Sorkett and his ants have no far completed the tabulation of the first municipal assessment under th * new system that U Is passible to approxi mate the aggregate result Thp figures In dite thnt the assessed valuation ot real i property Is JSl.000,000 In round numbers. ; ' AB tbe property it assessed at one-third of I its estimated market value , the actual ralu * of the real property of the city Is placed ] at nearly $100,000.000. The tabulations of th assessments ot vorsotKil property have not been completed , but U Is evident thnt Uwill bo largelj In excess of any previous year. The total personal assessments a yrar ago amounted to about JS.KOO.OOO and the aggregate - gate -of 144 of the 1S.S11 assessments which have been made this year Is nearly equal to i thnt amount. These assessments are th largest personal property assessments , and the same ratio will not be maintained throughout , but the tax commissioner U posi tive that the completed schedule of the per sonal asspsBtmots will show a material In crease over tliodc of p-eredlng years In response lo the numerous Inquiries con cerning tbe totals of the asHtsKa.unt tor taxei of 1BIIK. the tax commissioner has authorized the following statement "The delay In ob taining the result of this rwusuncnt IB & re sult of two causes First , the to.ol number of personal blanks distributed Is 14.2 1' ; ot this number 411 were not used miking tbo net number of personal asiieBbmetuR IS.Kll * being an Increase of 7 000 over any former assessment The additi-nal wnrk Involved tn Indexing and dlttilbuting 7,000 extra as sessments uion the books will make H lm possible lo obtain a tolal footing of xho per sonal asseufiincuU before December C or ID. TOTALS VP TO DATE. "The second cause of de\Iaj arises fron tbe fact that in Hit. assesntue-ut nj atlEntlaa Is raid to ward Huts and tlie etulre city must be consolidated bifare onj total Is arlved at. Aside from the personal acsessmentK. however , the net figures will bs obtainable in a Jew davi , The Jollowlug Is a statement of totals at this date : city lots Ji4.a2.coo Additions with tbi exception ot four not returned at talk Onte lS.r.S7CC5 Four addl 'jomi not returned , esti mated on tb" bat.lt of the last jeai"s asiesment 300,000 Land not fully entered on sciu-d- ulus , but t-M-miate-d at 1,000,000 Railroad assijtsnien-ts returned by the state board . . . . 1SCC37 Palace car iti jHimpnts , Fame re turn , J57 Teli-rrjph line asse-bsments , rcune return SOS8 Insurance companies assessed lo cally 124.107 Batiks b23.97B 144 out of 1SBU personal ubses - ments , : M.535 Total I33,302,83 > "To these flrurcs w 111 be added 15,007 pox- Bonal nssessiii'utE. which in my judgment , might be safelj estimated at J100 each. This footlrs hov.ever cannot be obtained until the entire personal list is completed and foated. It is quite likely that the figure * quoted -will be subject to a reduction of pos- eibly ? 1000,000 bj the Board of Review. " SOME DOWN TOWN VALUES. In this connection some lnteret.1 attaches to the valuation of some of the more prom inent pieces of propertj In tue business dis trict The Wabash corner at Fifteenth and Farnam streets is the most valuable prop erty in the city , according to the esti mates of the tar department. The valua tion of this corner IE fixed at $108,000 , and it appears on the assessment rolls nt one- third of that amount The lot at Sixteenth and Douglas meets , occupied by the Boston store , has second place with an actual cash valuation of 1100.000. The highest real property assessment In the chy is that -of the New York Llfo building The building and ground are as sessed at $ : M,000 which would iirdlcate an actual valuation of nearl ) $ ! < Q)00. ( ) Some ol the other valuable properties are these : Bee building JlCiJ.fiOO , Paxton bloi.k. ? lu , - 400 , Merchants hotel , J4C.400 ; Nebraska "i Clothing -company s building , jriC , : : 0 ; Con- , tiuental building ftOSf ! > 0. Poxlon hotel. J114- * C70 , Firsr National bank , 175,000 ; United States National bank , $50,000 , Omaha Na tional bank , J4D.OOO , Karbach block , tGl,700. These are onthlrd valuations and cover both the buildings and the grounds uMcb. they occupj- There is no i < eod of little children being tortured by acrid head , eczema and skin eruptions De Witt's Witch Hazel KaHo gives Instant relief and ruru ; permanently. Sonllicni Idiri.H Clcrtlon. SAVANNAH , Ga. . Nov. i2 The thirty- fifth annual meeting of the rtockboldms of the Southern Express companj- was held here today. The old board of directors waa re-elected and tbe following offieurs chosen : H. B Platt president. M J O'Brien , vie * president and general manager ; M. F. Plant. f , vice president. G H. Tilley , micretary and treasurer. E R Ltary , Chatlauooga , Tcnn- , 1 asslbtant general manager and F. D. Dublg- ' non , Savannah , Go. , ceutiral couuoeL. Ton can't afford to risk your life ty n\ * lowln ga cold to develop into pneumonia of conrumption. Instant relief and a certain cure Are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure. < . i TVe Itoupbt It all tbi > Council Bluffs Music ooiujiauj's t > tocU boupiit It fioin tlie iMjpivtT W. H. Cotter atid now we're RellluK It nt fioua thirty to forty JILT wnt discount do you kuow what that mcanb to youV It menus a beautiful ? 1 S jilaiio for ? i:5 : : liO cash nud US a month buys Jt frlZiO jiinnoi , for flfiO $ 2" > iitauo- . for $3 ( > r > uiid M on uji lo tlip SriOO InstruincutF wi > couldn't jnnLe thvhe prli'i-s If we hadn't bought this Council Bluffs , stock at a saerillce you can't affoid to miss , this , hale we've rented tlie t-toie nest to us , Juht for this stock if you want to buy n ow for Chrlstuiiif. we'll store It foi you till then our bUire \ \ 11 ] be open evoiiiup. . A. HOSPE . Music and Ari. 1513 Douglas JUST BISrOJiE CHIUHTMAS- "We are ahvuyi , i-usheel to d-ath the * toek is turund every wlilcli way whlJe now we've It all urrauped to that jou can sue It all aud % Ae're the time lo .uow it to you at the KUHIP time the stock is UMire coiuilie ] than It will bu latej on don't you think It would be better if jou came In now not to buy but just to wu what pretty 'lihiKS we have in holiday jewelry If you thould buy we'll luy It asldr so yor tain pet It any time befoj i ChrlHtmas-- you can get tlie cream of it all now.aid we want to * > ay that never bofoie have ve had tuch uu array i < f the Jiwiutlful as this season uor have the pncosever been so ieasonabl as Jtow we keep our show windows lighted until 30 o'clock every C. S Co . , Raymond , , Jewelers , 15th and Douglas Streets. ' > i _ j