MAKING SOGAtt FROM BEETS
Light on Cost of Producing it in the
United States.
VIEWED FROM A EUROPEAN STANDPOINT
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The following Interesting correspondence
from Omaha appeared In a recent number
of the Wiener Frclo Prcsse , from which It
has been translated :
OMAHA , Nov. 21 , 1897 , In the Interest of
truth and In opposition to mUrBprrBcnla-
llon of fatris permit me , as an expert In the
licet sugar production , to request the pub
lication ot the following answer to the , argu
ments ami conclusions of an article n-ccr.tly
published jby Mr. Atkins In the Foruui and
.widely copied In other perloJlcals :
This article shows plainly Its purpose , and
although It Is not customary to take such
utterances seriously I shall try to answer
them In nn earnest , matter-of-fact way.
The theory advanced by Mr. Atkins as to
dangers threatening the pconle of the United
States by the reduction of the wheat prices ,
and vlco versa by the Increase ot European
wheat production , Is disproved iby the olllclal
statistics In this country. In 1S95 there wcro
planted In this country 111 found flgunn
144,000,000 acres to the thrco principal
cereals corn , wheat and oats. Supposing ,
thcro had been In thnt year Instead of the
then existing seven beet sugar factories 400
such factork-s , and each ono of them had I
contracted for 5,000 acres of beet land , then
there would have 'been ' 2,000,000 acres In
Ijcets , or 1.38 per cent of the lands under
cultivation , and the remaining DS.C2 per
cent still In those .three kinds of grain. In
the European countries , with about l.CUO
factoiles , we find the proportion to 'be G per
cent beet land and 95 per cent grain land ;
certainly not more than this. This Insig
nificant percentage of land occupied or
wanted for beets ought to show plainly that
the American wheat export cannot be seri
ously Influenced by the beet culture. And
then the dollar wheat In 1897 ! It Is hardly
to be presumed ( unfortunately from the
standpoint of local patriotism ) that four ot
the leading European countries would have
total failures In their crops for years to
come , with all the consequences thereof.
The overproduction' and the unstable
Flatus of "sugar" in Europe can not be
doubted. For this very reason the United
States protects Itself by u duty of SO pet-
cent ad valorem , to foster its struggling In
fant beet'sugar Industry , to secure the
great benefits of the same to this country
and to relieve Itself from the exportation of
ftbout $120,000,000 In gold In exchange for
Imported sugar.
A bounty for sugar production either T > y
the United Stales or by any one of the
t states would not be demanded by the promoter
I meter of the beet sugar industry , at least
as long as the market Is sufficiently pro
tected by Sft per cent duty on imported sugar.
The evil results of the European bounty sys-
tcm are notorious and ought to be a warn
ing In this country , even though It Is ru
mored that some of the states contemplate
outflanking-their neighbors by offering such
bounties.
I .doubt whether beets will bo wised in
nny more than thirty out ot the fifty states
nnd terrltorlea. nut In all such states , where
a perfect running and modern equipped beet
sugar factory may bo supplied under con
tract with good beets ( of 12 polarization test
lo 75 per cent purity ) for five years > or 100
lo 120 day's annually , It will be tafe to invest
"becmise there Is a good deal of money
In It. "
The folowlng figures , based on my long
European experience an ! on a thorough and
\ unbiased study of the question In this coun
try , will verify this assertion.
DAILY EXPENSES.
. ( Per ton of 2,000 pounds of beets )
Fuel , 12 per cent , coal at ! .23iper ton. . , . $ 27
1 took , S per cent , nt $1.CO 13
Coke , rubber , Iritber , filter bags , oil ,
I fat , electric llsht , sundry 'factory ma
terials , chemical laboratory , finished
Koods ( bigs , boxes , paper , labels ,
'twine ' ) , commission of agents , exclud
ing freight for marketable sugar „
Ono ton of beets 4.00
licet expenses
Total $ < io
ANNUAL KXPKNSES.
General expenses for office , tiavellnpr
and Incidental expenses , salary of
officers , repairing of building and of
machinery , Including nil material for
same , and pay for engineer , black
smith , bricklayers , carpentersetc. . ;
taxfcM , Htate. county ami city , insur
ance on buildings , machinery and
KoPk Interest and dlscoim for spot
'
raH'i paymtn's , exchange , .excluding
Interest on shares , bonds and mort
gages ( uO.OOi )
These $50,000 of annual general expenses
arc brought Into r.ceount withoal regard to
Vhlicthnr the quantity of the beets be 40.000
or 00,000 tons per souton , rccaust * tbo lluctu-
ntIonsIn , the enpfiise Ifm up or downwards
are nut great In relation to thu quantity of
beets.
The value ? f Iho reslduo on pulp and molasses
lassos , viz : 1,200 pounds pulp nnd forty
pounds molasses , has been taken Into calcu
latlon at the lowest market price for cattle
and sheep food at 50 cents pur ton of beets
or only half of the value this residue really
possesses for cattle raisers or feeders.
If thu prlco of coal be advanced one dollur
from $2.50 , then the cost of producing a
pound of sugar will Increabu but 5-lOOths ot
a cent , which Is too lltlle to be taken Into
consideration. 'More ' Importune will bo tlu
consumption of 25 per cent or more. Instead
of the usual 12 per cent , lu many fuetoilcs
For wngea I have estimated three times those
paid lu Euiopo , nnd the season's expi'ntes
( J'iO.000) ) nro estimated nt least CO per cent
higher than Is customary in good running
European factories , The same principle hua
Jioeii followed In regard to the 75 et-ntR per
ton In dally expenses for various necessary
articles , Wo roach the conclusion that a
factory using annually 40,000 to 60,000 tuns
of bertts nnd producing ISO to 220 pounds uf
granulated sugar from each ton of heels ,
produces a pound of sugar with a cost of 3',4
cents , I know of several factories In this
country producing moru than 250 pounds uf
sugar froir. each ton of bnHs , because these
"beets " urn richer In sugar nnd the factoiles
are conducted by competent men , The test
of production for a pound of sugar to the
owners of these factories is e\en leas than
3U cuuts. According lo our highest estimate
then we will have :
Cents ,
Cost of production per pound ,
I'rotH per pound ,
Brlllng , prlco per pound r. . ' { ,
TMs price corresponds to the present
wholesale price of granulated sugar In the
Western plates nut at present the Ameri
can refineries are working up raw sugar Im
parted under the Wilson tariff. The cost fit
production will bo materially higher later
when raw suiwr is bought at Hamburg or In
Cuba and Imported under the present or
Dlngley tariff , for the cast of granulated
sugar made from Imported raw sugar refined
In the United States today Is surely 5 cents
end higher per pound , against about 3'i
cents for granulated sugar produced from
beets grown In the United States. Therefore
t predict that the beet sugar Industry will
grow and prosper lu this country In spite of
all the arguments to the contiary contained
In the article otMr , Atkins.
LAKKANDBK.
JlHi'lum .Suntcnofil UK a Siirnk Tlilrf.
id Bachus , who , together with another
mun'nnmed Flannagan , planned the robbery
of n North Sixteenth street saloon Tuesday
night , but was prevented from so doliiB by
u confvuvrnto wno gave the biinp nway. has
been Identified us un old-time eneak thief
nnd pickpocket. Ho was recognized by C.
M. Hubbard or 1017 North Sixteenth street
ns the man who u few nlBhtu ago stole his
coat ana vest from a room In a hotel where
too two were stopping. Bachus was jjlven
tea days la the county jail for the offense.
FI.KIJS I'ltOM HIS TUOUIIM3S.
Old Mall Ire | > Mix I/oail of AVoe 111
Dcnth'n Dark .Stri-uin.
Julius 0. Wagner , aged 69 years , com
mitted suicide between thb hours ot 4 and 5
o'clock yesterday moralng at his residence
In the rear of 1713 South Seventeenth street.
The dead man has been living apart from
his wife and son for nearly seven years , al
though ot late the wife has been visiting him
at his homo on South Seventeenth street.
Part ot the time he was taken care of by an
n ed woman named Carrlo Calgrcn. For
some tlmo Wagner has been a sufferer from
asthma and this , In connection with his
domestic troubles , la supposed to be the
cause of ho ! taking his life.
The deceased was found dead upon hU bed
shortly after B o'clock yesterday morning by
Mrs. Calgrcn , She had lett htm at 4 o'clock.
Death WAR caused by a pistol shot fired Into
the right temple. Death was Instantaneous.
The remains wcro taken In charge by
Coroner Ilurket and removed lo the morgue ,
where an Inquest was held at 11 o'clock.
The verdict rrndcred was that Wagner had
come to his death at his own hands. The
funeral will be taken la charge by the wife
and son of the deceased.
HISIIOP ' .M3W.MA.V 1112 It 13 TOI1AV.
Co in CM nn Mutter * of ItiiHliiVNN GIIII-
ni'fliMl Avldi the Church ,
Ilev. John McQuold , pastor of the First
Methodist church , received a letter yester
day from Ulslicp Newman , stating that he
would arrive lu Omaha at 8:30 : this morning.
Th'o bldhop has been sojourning for several
weeks at Saratoga Springs , N. Y. , and Is now
on his way to his home In San Francisco.
Ho will remain In Omaha until .Monday. It
Is probable thnt Ulshop Newman will ad
dress the congregation of the First church
next Sunday morning. During his stay In
Omaha he will make his headquarters at the
residence of J. II , McConnell , Twenty-second
uul Cans streets. Tomorrow evening the
) lshop will hold a business conference with
Jiustus Young and other trustees of the
First church and will dispose of considerable
ithcr business In connection with the deuom-
natlon In this city.
K.\RIM2I2ll THWARTS HinilW.VYMG.V.
RuvrrscH the KiililiK' anil Slnrls tin-
. Train Hack-Hani.
DALLAS , Tex , , Nov. 24. A special to the
News from Dublin , Tex. , eiys :
The regular w'estbound passenger train on
t'no Illo Grande railroad came Into this
place at 3:101 : p. m. with more patsengers than
usual. When about three miles west , when
rounding a curve Into a deep cut , the en
gineer discovered the track to bo obstructed
by a pile of lock about three feet high. He
reversed his engine and suddenly stopped
his train , and In an Instant started back to
this city. As ( Jie train slowed up four rob
bers surrounded the train and ordered all
hands up , but Feeing the train move back
ward they opened fire on the engineer , who
had crouched behind the boiler to avoid their
bullets. Many shots were fired , but no one
nas hurt.
'A'posse ' was organized und conveyed to the
scone at once. The passengers showed their
appreciation of the engineer's bnivery In a
substantial manner.
IIKM2 ISE IMIKACIII3H FKOAI J.tli. .
Olllucrn from Tf\ns Full to Claim the
I'r-lxoiii'r.
TOPEKA. Nov. 24. Uev. G. E. Morrison ,
who has been held here for Eeveral days on
the charge of murdering his wife In Pan
handle , Tex. , was released from Jail last
evening on advice of Attorney General Doyle ,
as the sheriff from Texas had not arrived to
claim his prisoner.
Italian Found lliirdfred.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 21. A murder was
committed In the Italian quarter some
time during the early morning. An Italian
aged about 55 years and Known aq "Nicola"
Sabbatlno , was found dead. His bead
bad been crushed to a pulp with a brick
and blood bpurted from numerous dagger
wounds In the breast. He Is a miner and
came here from Plttsburg , Kan. , fiom
where It appears ho had been dilven by
threats on his life. Although unarmed the
mtitdered man had evidently made a des
perate struggle for his life , as shown by
the suiroumlliiBH. He had apparently been
decoyed to the place. Frank JJasrone. un
Italian , and his 14-yPur-oM son , have been
arrchted , suspected of the murder.
Ciiiitnro an Khcancil I'l'lNonc-r.
SAN FUANCISCO , Nov. 24.-The police
have been notified that W. F. Knsson , the
escaped prisoner , had been caught In Vic
toria , B. C. Kasson Is the Iowa man who ,
whllo In prison nen. , charged with embczzlu-
mimt , etcaped. While in jail here Kaason
iwias notllled .lint c had been left JSM.OOO
by un uncle , James Kasson of Austin , Ja
IIo wag then looked upon as a Fort of prize
prisoner nnd given many privileges. It IAU.S
by taklnp advantage of this laxity thnt he
was enabled to escape , KasFon , when nr-
rested in'-Victoria , had J7.000 In his pockel.
Presumably , ho had managed to get hold ol
part of his Inheritance nnd wa seeking to
get away In n steamer to the Orient.
HoiiKlitoii'N SneveHNiirni : : 'il.
W. II. Houghton , the mall clerk running
between Council Bluffs and Ogilen who
stole n $14,000 mail package some time ago
and was sentenced to three years In the
penitentiary for the crime , has been suc
ceeded by C. II. Paulson , Paulson formerly
run between Ogden and Cheyenne and the
position made vacant by his removal Is
filled by Samuel IJalley. The appointments
have Just been made.
Dr. .Veal of lllluaukcc Coming.
Dr. Neal of Milwaukee , the former pastor
of General Manager George F. Uldwell of
the Fremont & Elkhorn Valley railroad ,
will arrive In the city on next Saturday
and will remain a few days as the puest
of Mr. nldwuU. On next Sunday Dr. Neal
will occupy the pulpit at the First Pr. tiby-
tcrlan chinch at both the morning and tilt
evonliiB seivlccs. Ho IH said to be un Im
pressive and Interesting speaker.
Ml \VIIInril NllIU fur Kin-one.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21-Mlss Frances E
Wlllard , president of the National am
World's Woman's Christian Temperance
union , railed on the steamer St. Louis fet
Soniliampton today.
THUlthTOV It 1FI.US .VOTIOH.
A number of the Illiles have engaccd n
carryall nnd will attend the Nebraska-Iowi
foot ball game at Council IllniTs this
afternoon ,
Owlns ; to the death of n relative nf Mr
ChurleH HlKgiiiH and Miss Daisy Hlk'Klns the
nuu'ical to have been given the miles by
these two popular musicians for la.st Mon
day evening was postponed nnd i.\lll take
place In the near future.
At n recent meeting of the company n com
mil con consisting . Lieutenant Forby , Ser
genr.t Wallace Taylor and Musician Illsley
was appointed to draft resolutions express
Ir.K the deep , sincere nnd profound regre
with which the Thilrston Hllles have re
foully been called upon to mourn the loss by
resignation of two of their dearest friends
and wor'hy ofllccrs. In Captain Foye nnd
Lieutenant Hnyward.
The company will surrender Its barracks
to their woman friends on Thursday , Friday
and Saturday , December 3 , 4 and 5 Th'
women have had eevcral meetings of late
and report thai their efforts for the fair
bazar , dance and dinner to be given oti thi
above dates uro meeting with flattering suc
cess at i > very turn. Mrs. Huchnnan , a
chairman of the Ladles' Auxiliary , has callec
a meeting ot thu women Interested In the
project for Friday nf't-rnoon , November 20
at 2:30 : p. m. ut the armory for the purpose
of completing arrangements.
In n few days these three large letters
branded on the large pine box containing the
haiuUoino new rvglmentalK of the Thurstoi
lUIIotf will cease to be an eyesore to the otll
clul.1 of the Pacific Express company A
tncutlng of the company has been called fo
Wednesday evening , December 1 , to accept
proposition recently offered by the- Hen
derson-Amcs company , manufacturers o
uniforms. At present $ ! > " 0 U due on the
goods. On the payment of J300 and a note
for the balance duo In six months the above
llrm has agreed to give the Thur tons the
possession of the uniformsOn receiving
this the members resolved to make another
illvo down Into their
pockets and If ncces
sary touch the bottom In their endeavor to
produce the POO by December C
WAR ON PASSENGER RATES
'roight Men Meat Serious Rivals in
Slashing Figures.
FIGHT IN THE NORTH WILL REACH OMAHA
Cut Ilctnccn ChliMiKo anil the Twin
CltU'x HrlitKH the Oinalta I.
Into DaiiKor of a De
moralization.
If reports that come by wire from Chicago
and rumors that are rife In the air ot Omaha
can be relied upon , then thcic seems to bo
a crisis Imminent In the affairs of passenger
ales. The ticket selling Interests , U seems ,
are not witling for the freight men , to do all
ho scrapping and rate cutting , and there Is
ipparcntly a likelihood that they will also
to some slashing.
The war between the Chicago and St. Paul
lr.cs , In chopping rates Indlscrmtnatoly be-
wcert these towns , Is now likely to be ex-
ended to Missouri river points , according to
ho report from Chicago , to the effect that
lie Northwestern has announced a cut rate
0 all river points In order to meet the com
plications and differences arising from the
: ut In St. Paul-Chicago rates. This news has
caused quite a Hurry among local centers of
ho Omaha-Chicago roads , and all of them
say they will meet the rate It the North-
vestern makes one , no matter of what extent
or how deep the cut may be.
At the office of the Northwestern In this
city nothing has been heard of any proposed
cut , beyond the publications In the papers
on the authority of an Associated Press dis
patch , but Its authority was disputed. It was
ntlmatcd In another office , ' however , thnt If
the Northwestern will cut the Chicago-
Omaha rate , It will bo about $4 , and If this
s done nil the other lines will meet It , and
some of them , It Is said , may "go It one bet
ter. "
The lines that will be affected and which
will meet the Northwestern's cut , If made ,
will bo the nurlington , one of whose officers
said to The Uce : "It looks as If eomo one
wanted to get even ; " the Missouri Pacific ,
the Milwaukee and the Wnbash. While all
he local agents spoken to admit the possl-
jlllty of the Northwostern's making a re-
Juctlon to Missouri river points , which they
will ull meet promptly , scarcely one deemed
't probable.
tAs to the reported cut of $1.50 In trans
continental rates to San Francisco and other
coast points , as reported In a San Francisco
iclegram , this Is hardly believed , although
it Is explained n < s ibeing among the proba-
ltiCB In order to meet the existing rcduc-
: lon of $3.50 between the Sound country and
: hc ecat , to meet the present low rites be.
tween Chicago and St. Paul.
Said one man , after reviewing the sIU
tlon : "it looks very much as If the passen
ger people were now going tc have , a , circus
as well as the freight Interests. "
That the rumor of a reported cutting In
oasscnger rates has gone as far west as Utah
' .s shown In a tclegiam which ono of the
ivcfltern lines received yesterday from Salt
Lake City , Inquiring whether the liurllngton
would authorize a basing rate of $8 from
hicago to Omaha. The reply was sent
No. "
A very plausible explanation of how the
report of the alleged -cut of the Northwestern
lee may have originated was furnished The
BJO last evening by an ofllclal of the Union
Pacific. Ho said : "While I do not take any
stock in the rumor and do not believe anyone
ono of the western reads will start a War
ot rates , I can very readily understand how
: ho report got In circulation. Ever since
; he St. Paul-Chicago rate has been made $8
by the Wisconsin Central , the Northwestern
meeting It , the latter road has also made a
similar cut from Chicago to Council BIufT. < ,
that Is. reduced the regular faro$3.60 , but
this has been done only on through rates
and does not affect the business to local
points or affect in any way the Missouri
river points. That rate also applies caly to
westbound business and does not touch cast-
bound rates at all. With regard to the re
ported reduction of $4.50 from San Francisco
to Chicago In through rates , I do not believe
that It has yet been ordered. Anyway , we
have not been notified of It. If such a cut
does go Into effect , however , In my oplnlcn.
It will bo only to offset the $3.50 reduction
made to Pacific coast points on the north
by reason of the demoralization In the St.
Paul-Chicago rates. "
ExiHM-t ( li-clcr ( o Cut Kitten.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 24. The Chronicle
says : Railroad men are In hourly expecta
tion of the receipt of orders to cut passenger
rates from this city to Chicago $1.50. The
fight tetweei the Wlsons'n : ' Central and o'.her
roads east has thus far resulted In a rcduc
tlon ot fares from $11 to $3. between Chicago
and St. Paul. Th'a ' does not affect transcon
tinental rates , but the moment that the
cut Is extended to the Missouri
river It will reduce passenger rates
Just that much from San Francisco to Chi
cago. Present fares are $72.50 for thirty-day
first class ticket , $02.50 for first-class limited
and $52.50 for second class tickets. This Is
on the basis of $60 $50 and $40 from here to
the Missouri river , leaving $12.50 on which
the warring lines can make reductions.
XCMV Sioux City MIII > .
The Sioux City , Chicago & Baltimore rail
road survey has been made by L. F. Wake-
field , an engineer of Sioux Cty ) , la. The
1 onto as contemplated proposes to cross Lin
coln county , Missouri , to touch WentzvIIle ,
li : that state , cross the Wabash and pursue a
southeasterly course across St. Charles
county to a point about twelve miles above
St. Charles City , thence across the Missouri
liver nnd direct to St. Louis. Articles of In
corporation have already boon secured In
both Iowa and iMIssourl and It Is predicted
the road will bo In operation within a year.
llrllcvr ItVIII lie Clark.
A significant remark was overheard yesttfr.
day afternoon just outside the Union Pacific
headquarters building. Two of the prom
inent officials of the company , representing
respectively the legal and the operating de
partments , were discussing the probable
changes that will be made In the manage
ment of the road as tooa as the new com
pany takes hold , and the legal representa
tive said : "U looks to mo as though S. H. II
Clark will bo the head ot the new organiza
tion , " to which the other man gave assent
Cut IH \o < Complfti- .
In view of the formal Issue of the prlnclpa
Items In the cut rate sheet. In the Colorado
freight war , which went Into effect yester
day , as has alretdy been published
the report from Chicago la rc-poatet
to the effect that the western roada
will still further chop the rates
from the Windy City to Colorado com.
mon points. They threaten to make It a war
to the finish , now that the southwestern lines
and the gulf steamship routes are reaching
after the bulk of the business by dint of con
btnnt reductions In prices.
llnltlmiirt * .t Ohio
BALTIMORE , Nov. 24. The gross earn
I nus of the Baltimore & Ohio for ( he month
ot October , 1897 , were $2,306,107 , a decrees
of $6,639. The Increase In net earnings wa
$236.079. For the four months of the flsca
year ending October , 1897 , the gross earn
Ines were $9,417,178 , an Increase of $264S16
Ttiq net earnings Increased $360,516 ,
fiiii'M for Thirty lluy * .
William Moore , alias Elmer Hall , was
charged In police court ulth Hteallng a
mackintosh from Al Ranltzcr and two pairs
of trousers from M Wright , Judge Gordoi
after hearing the evidence sentenced Moore
to thirty days In the county Jail upon the
first charge and to twenty days on the second
end , Jusl before the prisoner was taken to
the county jail the judge ordered him back
Into the courl room and suspended tr-e las
sentence ot twenty daya.
USIJ FISTS WllUlin COl'HTS FAIL.
nlmer ntiil HP * ! t'liiTcrtnUc a IVr-
Hotuit St-ttlrnifiH of TrouMr- .
Wlllard S. Best and George Abbott were
rralgncd In police court yesterday on a
hargo of assaulting Clxtrjcs H. Palmer , their
ormer employer. The'complaint also alleges
hey Intended to Inflict Brest bodily Injury.
Tuesday night shortly1 otter 8 o'clock
ho three men mtt near Thirteenth
nd Douglas streets. Palmer rays Best
truch him. overt "the head with a
Illy. The latter \ derilen this , asscrt-
ng that Palmer strfcck him first with his
sts and then followed tip the attack by kick-
ng him. Host maintains that the arrest of
ilmselt and Abbotl la t > u < n parl ot a eystcm
f persecution which their former employer
ias waged against thctmlfur several months
ast. !
Juno 24 Best was otfreitpd at the Instance
f Palmer , who runs i qlg r factory at 214
South Thirteenth , anl Charged with the
arceny of $2. The cai e was brought up be
ore Judge Qcrdon for rial. Dcst testified head
ad worked for Palmer1 for twenty-two weeks
nd had only recoiled $13.20 for his labor dur-
ng that period. He Bahl.thcro was $ St due him
or work and ns he hid been In the habit
if drawing money from the drawer when-
iver he found any thefe he had but followed
its custom in the Instance cited In the com-
ilalot. The case upon the evidence adduced
vas dismissed.
Not tatlsfied with the rulln.of the court"
'aimer ' filed another Information against
lest. In which burglary was allcgcdi charg-
ng him with breaking Into the money drawer
nd taking therefrom th6 $2. After trial In
lollco court the second case was also dis
missed.
The next move was made by Beat , who
irought suit against Palmer In Justice
" 'ower's court for the balance ot hie salary ,
lore a verdict In favor of Best was ren-
lercd , In which he was given a Judgment
igalnst Palmer for $75 , the $13 which had
) cen paid him having Ijecn deducted. The
udgmcnt , as handed down by Justice Foster ,
vas appealed to the district court by the
defendant , where It Is nt the present time.
Taking the sworn statement made by Pal
mer In the Justice's court oa a basis for a
complaint. Best had a > warrant Issued for
Winer's arrest In which perjury was
charged. After a long trial In police court
bcso charges were dlsmlsaed. It would ap-
icar that bad blood has existed between the
men ever since and the quarrel of ( Tuesday
light was an outcome of this 111 feeling.
The case of assault aga/ust / Bent and Abbott
lias born set for a hearing before Judge
ordon November 30 at 2 o'clock.
IJ.YX A I'umiA 'i'J.vr " i\iiinrr.
MiiimfnetiirtTH * and CoiimimerH' AHNO-
clatlon ArraiiKi'H SoimMntliTN. .
The execut've committee of the Manufac
turers' and Consumers' association met at 1
o'clock yesterday at the rooms of the Com-
merc'al club to cat and talk. M. R. Peters ,
: he new president of the association , occupied
the feat of honor at the head of the table
and the members ranged themselves ou
either side to the number of thirteen.
Among the gentlemen present were : J. C.
Harpham of Lincoln , A. , L. Johnson of Crete ,
and M. R. Peters , O. C. .Holmes . , J. W. Hirt ,
C. H. Plckens. A. J. Vlerllng , I > . C. Price ,
S. King , George Mi iTlbbs. J. J. Smith
and C. E. Black of Omaha. F. E. Sanborn
was a guest of ( he association.
It was stated that the Board of Trade
would donate tbo use of the large hall on
the fiecoml floor ot Its bulldinc If the asso-
clatlcri would maintain a permanent exhibit
of Nebraska manufactured goods. The sug
gestion was made that It would be a good
idea to maintain such ah-cxhi'blt ' at any of
; he large towns where' a suitable hall .could
secured. Messrs. , Price , " Pickecs and
tlolmes were appointed a committee to look
Into the matter.
The question of Increasing the membership
was taken up and several plans discussed.
The secretary will send feach member ot the
committee ai list of all' the manufacturers
of the state who are not'members , and they
will bo expected to sed as many of them as
possible.
The subject of advertising was discussed
at length and some good points were brought
out. ,
It was also suggested , that the manufac
turers of the state have a email and very
attractive building nt the exposition where
ncmbers of the association could be nt home.
The secretary will addre.'s a letter to the
members of the association sounding them
on the subject.
F. E. Sanborn waa elected a member of
the association. * , '
The next meeting of the committee will
bo held on Wednesday , December 8.
AUGIU3 TUM.S A GMI3AT TAWS.
Hlx rXiivrlriico with HiirKlarji GOH (
Him Into Trouble.
C. M. Augho , living at 413 South Nineteenth
street , recites a tale to the police which de
serves recognition. Ho Mys that Tuesday
night a couple of , desperate ( burglars
visited his place and gained an cn-
trsiuco through a rear door. He en.
countered them In the kitchen , and
after making them swallow their wca-
ons , threw them out of' the window to the
ground below , a dlstanco of four stories.
In spite of the rapid work done by Augho , he
says the desperadoes secured a large amount
of silverware , a > bicycle and a watch belong
ing to himself and wife. When the police
talked to Mrs. Augho she said thcro had been
no burglars near the house , that they never
pcsscssed any ctlverwara nor a watch , and
that In her opinion her. husband was cither
drunk or crazy , or both. On this Informa
tion Augho was locked up pending an In
vestigation Into his conduct. Yesterday
afternoon Aughe's bloycle was found near
Seventeenth and Harney streets , where ho
had concealed It under a sidewalk. It was
taken to 'the ' station ,
Iniiilrlc > H for MIxxliiK' Hrlndvcu.
Mrs. A. Foster of ' 2021 Grand avenue , St.
Louis , writes to Chief Gallagher asking t'mt '
Information bo given her In connection with
Joseph A. Foster , her brother. Sio ) says
that a newspaper clipping she chanced to ECO
gave Information that a. certain Joseph A.
Foster had frozen to dca'th In this city Imt
winter. The police will look the matter up.
Mabel E. Challender of Denver asks the
local police In regard to the whereabouts of
her brother , John W. Challonder , whom she
undcietands Is at rrefill lu Omaha. The
letter elates that Challende'r ran away from
their homo In Neponbet last spring and llttlo
has been heard from him since. The parents
are much worried over his continued ab
sence. '
A letter from A. Norman' of Ord , Neb. , re
quests that Chief Gallagher look up a couple
of email boys named Martin and Chester
Bonneruji whcse father U at present living
at Ord. The chlldten , wern found at the Ne
braska Children's home , netr Flftecnlh and
Dodge streets. Mr. Norman lisa been so
Informed.
Some five or six of th.e'wholesale nnd retail
business men of the city pet'nt the Commer
cial club yesterday wl'thJAllen T , Hector for
the purpose of completing on Insurance or
ganization , somewhat'oj t'le same basis as
Ilia Lloyd Insurance companies 'which are no
popular nnd nrofltabld ( n thci cast. ICuclh
Martin .ind C. F. Wcller consented to ucl
In connection with "VV.t A. P.ixton us an
advisory board until , larger meeting of the
Insurers could meet to ' .elect a regular ad
visory board , ,
Car I < : iiiil < > > t > N > Hall.
The Indications aro't ' nt the annual ha !
of the Htrct't car employes ut Washington
hnll tonight will l4 the big event
of the season in ( he dancing line. Over
; * 0 tickets have been fold. An excellent
program of dances hnH ; 'K'fen/nrrnntred ' hj
thB committee , whloh him b > rfn working oi
the event for several wi-cks , v >
llojil Jliiy Vi't Hrc'ovrr.
S , L. Boyd , mho has been confined at the
Presbyterian hospital for rome time past ns
the result of Injuries received In n runaway
Is reported much Improved. There are
nopca entertained by the atlendlng physi
cian that he may ultimately recover ,
BOLLN'S ' FIRST TERM RECORD
Deficit Involved 5n Pending Suit is
Approximately Establish : * ! ,
EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT
n\iur ( WcttlliiK FuriiNlicM tli < ; I.H't of
Itlx Selii'diiloN , Slum'liiK the Amount
uf Miuiry UiinctMiutitiMl 1'or
by the City TreiiMurer.
Judge Slabaugh convened his court promptly
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning and pushed
alcng the trial ot the "case of the city
against the bondsmen of Henry Bolln at a
rate of spostl that has seldom 'been ' equaled
In the history of lawsuits In this county.
Expert Accountant Wetlllng was again
called to the stand by the prosecution and
Questioned for no hour , after which ho was
turned over to the defense for cross-examina
tion. During his direct examination Wettllng
presented the balance of his schedules that
ho had prepared for the city and the same
were Introduced In evidence , over the ob-
cntlons of the attorneys for the bondsmen.
The first schedule offered was the ono show-
as the gross receipts of the city treasurer's
IHco during Dollu's first term , as compiled
rom the cash bool < 8 , Journals and other docu-
nents of the offlco. The second schedule
iffered showed the net receipts on account
if the city , deducting that part of the gen-
ral fund ultimately distributed to the Hoard
t Education. This bchcdulo was made up
o Include the two years of Dolln's In-
umbency and was as follows : For the year
892. $1,048,339.32 ; 1S93. $1,093,287.10 ; total
or the first term , $3.288,220.42.
Schedule C-3 was offered and submitted to
ho jury for examination. It contained a
nass of figures showing Items not on the cash
look ot the city treasurer's office , the items
esultlng from bond sales , Interest received.
: ho schedule , the witness testified , was made
10 from the lournal of the olllco and con-
allied the following summary : Receipts dur-
ng 1S92. $1,099,274.90 ; 1S93 , $433I70.4S ! , a total
it $1,633,245.38. From this was to bo de
luded $5,011.38 , leaving a net total ot $1,528-
:03.73. : shown by the Journal and not by the
-ash books of the office. In arriving at the
.orrectness of the sums set out In the
chedulo the witness testified that he verified
ho Journal entries by examining the tax
sale stubs , the city tax stubs and receipts
hat originated during llolln'a first term.
Tlio next schedule offered showed mis
cellaneous receipts not charged on the books
of the city treasurer's office , the amount
aggregating $725.90.
Asked if ho ki > 3w of any other charges , the
witness replied that he did not , and then
for the first time it was apparent that the
.lircct exaraJnation of Wettllng was Hearing
the end.
end.HOLLN'S
HOLLN'S ACTUAL SHORTAGE.
The next step In the proceedings was to
ask Wettllng If he had made a summary of
the receipts of the office of city treasurer
during 'Bolln's ' first term. Ho answered that
lie had. and thereupon presented the state
ment of which -ttie fBlowing la a copy :
Receipts ns per cash books $ : ! ,2SS,226 42
Receipts journal , not on cash book
. 1,528,203 73
Receipts not otherwise accounted
for 725 90
Receipts grading bond Issues
charged 500,31984
.Total Jj,4S3C75 ; s9
With the foregoing the witness presented u
recapitulation , of which the following Is a
copy :
Debits , belnj- total amount of re
ceipts , as shown by schedules , . $5,4S3C75 S9
Credits :
Total disbursements ns shown by
schedules 4,509,27149
Total city assets on hand as shown
by schedules 498,891 U7
Total ? 5S93,1GO 1C
Net balance unaccounted for by
Holln 83,50973
The presentation of the foregoing sum
maries being complete , Expert Wettllng was
cress-examined by Attorney Mahoney for the
bondsmen. The witness was questioned as
to his experience as an expert accountant ,
stating that he had worked on books of ac
count for many years. Ho could not tell
the exact amount of the Boll : : shortage so
far as it applied to Individual funds , not
having separated them In arriving at his
conclusions. Ho testified to having submit
ted a report on the Bolln shortage to the
finance committee of the city council and
that the amounts shown at that time were
the samo-as thnso testified to at the present
trial.
MAHONEY MAY CURTAIL IT.
On the convening of court yesterday
afternoon Attorney Maboney , for the
bondsmen , announced that owing to
the voluminous character of the testi
mony of Expert Wettllng , unices he
had en opportunity to go through
It and eliminate certain portions the crosr -
examlnatlon might consume days. He said
that as the matter presented Itself ho would
necessarily bo compelled to consider the
Items separately , while If he had tlmo to
simplify the schedules and examine the
books from which the schedules were com
piled the cross-examination could bo raa
terially shortened ,
Judge Slabaugh took the tame view of the
OKM and ordered an adjournment until Fri
day morning , Instructing all of the witnesses
to bo In attendance at .that time.
Expert Wettllng left for Kansas City
yesterday afternoon , but will return In time
to go on the witness stand upon the recon
vening of the court.
The Jurors In the case- will partake of their
Thanksgiving dinners at tlielr hotel Instead
of going to their respective homes and sit
ting at tholr ow'o tables. However , they will
have a llttlo relaxation. Accompanied by the
court bailiffs , they will attend the foot ball
game at University park tomorrow afternoon
and will be permitted to root for cither of
the teams ,
JOSHUA. KIIKll'S.STItO.VG STORY
Ilriidirr of tinISi.liulK" MnkcN a
SlnrllliiK SlaU-iiK-nt.
The case of Isaao Adams , guardian of Bert
Q , Wheeler , against J. W. Eller and others ,
Is otlll on trial In Judge Scott's court and
is likely to continue for a couple of days
During the morninc ; hour Ira C , Bachelor ,
the attorney who advised that the funds oi
the Whcelor estate be loaned to Joshua filler
brother of the ex-county Judge , was on the
stand. He testified that ho acted In gooi
faith and that there was no attempt to de
fraud any person ,
At yesterday afternoon's cession of the
court Joshua Eller was upon the witness
stand and testified to the check for $1,1)00 )
that It hatt been heretofore stated that ho re
celved when he mortgaged his Klinbal
county farm to Gust Hanimel , who at thai
tlmo.was the udmlnlstnitor ot the Wheeler
estate. Ho ( aid that all of the negotiation ?
In the piemlses wcro conducted by his
brother , J. W. Eller , and an attorney , Ira
Bachelor. He alee testified that the check
'In question was In his hands but a few mo
ments , after which It was turned over to
J.V , Kller. The witness , Joshua Eller
never &iw the check again and never re
celvct ! any of the proceeds of the same.
OUT n llpiitliiir I'lniit ,
Judge Fawcett 1s hearing the case nf the
'Omaha Holler Manufacturing company
against Abblo Boyd , The plaintiff sues to
recover on a heating plant placed In the da
fendant's residence , alleging that $300 re
malnn due and unpaid. The defendant , un
swerlng , admits that the heating plant U li
he- house , but aho avers that U Is a worthless
luxury. She asks that It be removed and tin
she bo given the sum of $200 damages.
I , ( > < IIIIH Made .SjiiTlnl 1'iirlncr.
George W , Loomb hag been appointed spe
cial administrator of the estate ot Daule
Farrell , Jr. , deceased , Mrs , F.arrell Is the
urvlving partner ! of the firm of Daniel F.ir-
cll & Co. According to the statement ot
'rolxitu Judge Baxter the law provides that
vhcn n surviving partner becomce the ad
ministrator ot an estate the court shall ap-
tolnt a special partner to settle the affairs
existing between the estate an.1 the partner *
hip. It Is tor the purpose of making this
ottlemcnt Uvil Mr. Loomls Is appointed.
Primmer * IMiMUl ( inllly.
Judge Dakcr ot the criminal division of the
district court was upon the bench yesterday
morning and went through his docket , ac
cepting the pleas ot some prisoners.
Carrie Agco entered a plea ot guilty to the
hargo of assault and battery. In mitigation ,
ho said thnt the neighbor whom she ns-
laultcd called her nn old black cow. Upon
icing so designated she said that she picked
up a rock and hurled It at the offending
neighbor ,
Dud Morris acknowledged that ho had
ommlttcd the crime ot grand , larceny , while
. L. Good and Ruby Smith admitted that
hey had had a hand lit a robbery ,
Mrn. Clntiiiilr'H AtiMivcr.
In the case of Annie Chappie against the
Woodmen of the World , the plaintiff .has
lied her reply to the answer of the do-
endant. She alleges that while It Is pos-
Iblo that her husband , W. H. Chappie , was
not In good standing In the order at the
line of his death , it was duo to the fact
hat the defendant had failed to notify him
of the levy of assessments.
, - - - rm „ _ . - _ _ ,
Ntitcx of the Courtx ,
Jay McAllister asks the court to com-
nand the Missouri Pacific Hallway com-
Miiy to pay him the sum of $200. The plain-
Ill alleges that his foot was crushed while
inlcadlng a tombstone. l\t the lime ho al-
egcs Ihut ho was using a truck , the prop
erty of the defendant.
T. II. MnCague , as receiver of the Gcr-
nan Savings bank , has brougiit suit against
Cninm Goodman , administratrix of the estate
of C. P. Goodman , deceased. In the petition
ho pl'ilntlff asks for an accounting with
ho First Natlonil and the United States
National banks , which are charged with
uvlng handled some of the Goodman
finances.
Hattle Llngonner , widow ot Henry Lln-
gonner , deceased , has filed a rcllnqulshmcnt
if the allowance of alimony , $250 , made by
ho probate court. Instead of the alimony
she secures the wearing apparel of the de
ceased , the household furniture and the
sum of $50 per month for the period of one
ear , the administrator being authorized to
urn over the property and make the pay
ments.
YS1CS KOI A DHIi'ICIKNCV JUIMJMEST.
Farmers' I.iian nnil Trust Company
I'ur.sm-N American Water Company.
The Farmers' Loan and Trust company of
Jew York , which a couple of years ago fore
closed Its mortgage upon top plant of the
\merlcan Water company In this city ,
ias filed In the federal court a poll
tlon for a deficiency Judgment of $558,007
against the water company , It Is alleged
: hat the proceeds from the sale of the plant
'ell that much short of the claim of the loan
company against the water works people.
The original suit was a big one , as it in
volved millions of dollars. This money was
seemed from ibonds , which were Issued by
ho Farmers' Loan and Trust company.
iVlth the money thus raised the American
Water company of New Jersey , which was
also incorporated under the name of the
American Water Company ot Illinois , pro
ceeded to erect 'water works In this city ,
Minneapolis , Denver and other western
cities. The loan and trust company was pro
tected by mortgages given on the yariouo
plants.
The tlmo came when , the water company
failed to pay the inlerest on the principal It
tiad secured from the tesuo of the bonds and
in consequence of this the loan company pro
ceeded to foreclose Its mortgage upon the
plant In this city. The suit was Instituted
aga'nst the American Water company of Illi
nois , although the company In New Jersey
was named as co-defendant.
On June 25 , 1895 , a decree ot foreclosure
was granted out of the federal court and a
year later the plant was sold under the ham
mer to the Omaha Water Work * company.
The purchase price was $1,159,054.18. The
loaocnd trust company now alleges that this
sum fell short $558OG7 of the Indebtedness.
ft therefore wants a deficiency Judgment for
that amount , together with interest at the
rate of 0 per cent from the time the sale
took place , July 1C , 1896.
I'lllllIlT HfltlNe AllpralXCllleilt.
The Palmer house and the property on
which It stands In Grand Island has been
appraised at $38,912.72. This property Is to
bo sold under au order of the federal court
In the case of Henry W. Merrlam against the
Union Investment company. The property
was transferred to the investment company
by the Hank of Commerce of Grand Island
under a trust mortgage. On this security
the Investment company issued $50,000 worth
of bonds , on which Interest waa defaulted
some time ago , and as a consequence the
holdeis ot the bonds commenced the pro
ceedings to recover.
Federal Court \oleN.
Judge Munger has adjourned the session
of the federal court over Thanksgiving day.
The court will reconvene again on Frlrtaj
morning at 10:30 : o'clock , when a criminal
case will bo tried.
J. W. Button , a druggist of Dlller , charged
with selling1 whisky without paying the ( spe
cial tax , pleaded guilty before Judge Munger
this morning and was fined $1 and costs.
He also paid the tax.
Judge Sanborn'e order confirming the mas
tor's icport In the Union Pacific hospital
case and overruling the objections of thi.
petitioners because the administration of the
fund has closed through the sale of the road ,
has been received in this city and placed
on file with the clerk of the federal court
here ,
On account of the business that has como
before him this week Judge Munger wai
unable to complete his examination of the
evidence In the water works case and wll
therefore ho unable to decide the case this
week , as ho expected. The decision wll
probaMy bo given next Monday morning.
LOGIC KOIl W.U.KKIt'g IlAUtfn'I'IJft '
Her Father Uleil A in oil .Stranm-r * a I
Snliiif Many , TI-VIIH.
There Is supposed to ho somewhere In this
city a school girl , who Is the daughter of i
John N. Walker , who died B few days ngt
among strangers nt Babathony , Tex , That Is
what Mrs. Delia Itea of the Texan town be
lieves mid she has therefore asked the post-
matter to discover the whereabouts of the
girl , If possible , und Inform her of her lath
er's death.
Walker died without leaving any papers o
Identification on his person. From the ru
marks nrndo by him , however , It U believe'
that ho resided In Canada and went to Texas
In bourch of health. Ha wan overtaken by
an attack ot asthma , which resulted In his
domlbe. Before his death ho said something
about a daughter of bchool age who lived li
this city.
fiolilHiullli WIIHol Cruel ,
Moses Goldsmith , charged with cruelty to
animals by the Nebraska Humane society
WHS arraigned In Judge Gordon's cour
yesterday morning. Goldsmith HtuU't
in coutt that the horse he was
charged with maltreating had been
tied at hln pluco of business during
the morning In question and appeared to bo
all right. Shortly before noon the anlma
fell to the ground and got tangled up be
twcen the shafts. The Injury then became
apparent. The horse wna unable to rise , so
the lurness wax taken from It and a voter
Inary Burgeon telephoned for. The horse was
left untied and before the surgeon arrlvi'i
got up and wandered < u uy. The charge
against Goldsmith was
Jr < > nu Iliu l.iiKiion ,
The lago"ii 1s entirely covered with a shce
of thin Ice , The Ice ls nearly half an Incl
In thickness , but ItU covered with tiio dus
which has been blowing about the ground
by the wind and Is also warred by the yuan
tlty of driftwood and debris which was float
log about la tbo wter t
PEARSE GETS MORE NAMES
His Gunrnnty of Contingent Membership ia
Being Made Good
TEACHERS AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Vrlirnnkn Kiliicnlorn Anrop to Join 11
the Convention COUU-M to Omnhiu
itcvolt \ounuor Mum-
i licrx In 1'ruNitvot.
Superintendent Pearsc received another big
latch of elgnnttncs to the membership list
n the National Kdtieattonal association , yea.
erday morning. Among the additions
are from Scward , 10 ; West Point ,
9 ; Pawnee county , 4 ; Gage county ,
7 ; Ncllgh , 7 ; Tekamah , 10 ; Stella ,
4 ; Ucatrlco , 19 ; Pierce , 8. TJio slgna-
urcs of thirty-eight of the county suporln-
endents have- been received and nearly an
many more are expected In a day or two.
'ho petition now contains the signatures ot
33 Nebraska teachers and superintendents
nnd there Is no doubt that the- number will
each 1,000.
No meeting of the local committee has yet
been called to take action In regard to ap-
icarlng before the executive committee ol
ho National Educational association In Chicago
cage , November 27. It 1 understood that
he members of the committee will consult
ogether Informally to the course of a day
or two and some of them will probably go
o Chicago to urge the claims of Omaha for
he next national convention
There Is every Indication that the next
netting of the association will tea ono ot
ho moat Interesting in Its history. The
rgaulzatlon has i cached a stage at which
a distinct breach Is developing between two
actions and the controversy between them
promises to develop a sharp antlgonlsm
at the next convention. Kvcr since the as-
loclatton bus been In existence Its affairs
lave been practically controlled by a com-
ilnatlon of upward of a dozen of the older
and more prominent educators. The rules
of the organization have been so formulated
hat this state of affairs has been made
> osslble , and the decision of the most 1m-
jortaiu iiucstlons has been left In the hands
if the various committees and boards which
are dominated iby the controlling element.
The body of the association has no volco
either In the election of olllcers or the choice *
of the locations of the conventions. Consequently
quently the Inside combination has suc
ceeded In keeping all the Important ofilces
o Itself and in designating the places of
loldlng conventions Irrespective of the choice
if a majority of the members. For two or ,
hrco years there has been a growing dls-
> osltlort on the part ot son of the younger
men to revolt and to curtail the power of
'ho executive committee. This was appar-
int at Milwaukee this year , where a doter-
nlncd effort was made to Invest the right
) f electing olllcers and of selecting the
ilace for the next session In the hands ot
ho convention. The movement was not suc
cessful at that time , but since then the
sentiment Is said to have rapidly developed
md it Is expected that the struggle will
be renewed with Increased vigor next year.
3IAY MOI11KV THIS HOARD'S OKDKR.
City Council Incllni-il to Rxcmpt
I'VKKIiiuitf Slot .MnclilncH.
The sweeping character of the slot machine
resolution passed by the Hoard of Fire nnd
Police 'Commlsslonois ' Is the cause of a good
leal of dissatisfaction on the part of the
people who arc running legitimate machines
which do not Involve mi element of chance.
There are dozens of machines In , the city
which cannot bo considered as gambling de
vices , and their proprietors declare that It
s an obvious misinterpretation of the action
of the city authorities to order them out.
For Instance , some of the accident Insurance
companies have devices at the passenger do-
> ots In which the Individual who meditates
a Journey drops a coin and receives an acci
dent policy. The Nebraska Telephone com
pany frequently puts In long distance tele
phones for public use with which a conncc-
: Ion Is made after the patron has dropped
a coin equal to the cost of the service Into
a slot provided for that purpose. There are
weighing machines , music boxes and numer
ous other contrivances which offer n specific
return for every nickel. Chief oi Police Gal
lagher says that under the order which ho
received from tl'o Hoard of Fire and Police
Commissioners all of these devices must bo
removed. Ho says ho expects that the coun
cil will take some action to designate the
legitimate machines , but until this Is dona
ho has no choice but to obey the order of the
board which Includes "slot machines ot every
description. "
Mayor Moorcs says ho does not undcr-
s'and that the chief of police was directed to
order out the legitimate machines. He nays
ho understands the resolution to apply only
to those machines In which there was an .
element of chance. This Is the view of the
matter which Is token by most of the mem
bers of the council and In view of the con-
trovctsy which has developed it Is probable
that an ordinance will be drawn up which will
designate which machines are legal and which
are to bo prohibited.
'Worlc ' for \\VNt1icri ; .
The story to The Dee relative to the ac
cumulated stock of old warrants In the vault
of the comptroller's office has resulted la
untold trouble for that official and his aa-
s slants. Wher. he came down to the office-
the next morning there were half a dozen
agitated Individuals standing lo line to find
out whether they had any Interest In the
matter and during the greater part of the
day the comptroller WHS ki'pt busy searching-
through the film to tattafy various eager
claimants that their names wcro not on the
list As a matter of fact , not one of the
perbcas who applied had any warrants on
file and most of them had never done a day's
work for the city In their lives , but they
were all possessed by the Inspiration that
they might have done something nf the eort
somctlmo and forgotten to draw their pay.
Incidentally the olllco wa visited during the
d < iy by halt a dozen lawyers who wanted to
mike lUts of the warmits In order that they
might look up the claimants with a view t
a commission , ,
School Children mill ClutrUy ,
The pupils In the public schools are cele
brating Thanksgiving today by making col
lections of second-bend clothing aud similar
necessaries to be distributed among the poor
of the city during the winter , Thta has be
come a recognized feature of Thanksgiving
day In the /schools and the contributions of
the children on this occasrn ! are an Impor
tant factor In the work of the various char
itable organizations of the city. The chil
dren work on the principle that charity be
gins at homo , and If there are aay poor
children In the schools their necessities are
first supplied , ta many of the schools ( hero
'a no home demand and the c-urplus supplied
are drawn on for the benefit of the Cats ,
Dodge and other schools which are attended
by considerable number * , of poor pupils.
After this Is accompllslied a largo surplus
remains which Is donated to the Associated
Charities and other local org-inlzatlona.
Oil ) ' Hull \olcn.
The Church of the flood Shepherd society
baa been uranted a permit to make uomo
quite extensive repairs on Its building at
Twentieth and Ohio streets ,
Mayor Moorca hag received communications
from the mayors of Atlanta and Nashvlllo
ki reply to fats request for Information In
regard to their systems of Hocusing faklra
and other Incidents of an exposition. At
Atlanta the exposition grounds woio outsldo
of the cltv limits and then-fortM'IO regula
tions were In the bands ot the exposition as
soclatlon , but the mayor sent copies of tb4
regular city ordinances on the subject eail
ouch other Information ak ttas at bis coiai
maud. t