THE OMAHA ' DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JU E 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , FRIDAY MOUSING , DECEilttER 17 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. COPY OT1VE CKNTS.
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fa efore Christmas
" A 7"HAT a world of work there is to be done we've seen to it that all parts of our store service is equal to
V * the occasion The stock was large over $100,000,00 invested in Christmas Jewelry , etc The very
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newness of it makes it the one place for you to come we , will help you in your selections so will our prices.
Watches Jewelry Gorham Sterling Silver Cigar Boxes in Old Gold Diamonds
Boys' or girl's Watch , reliable Our solid gold jewelry depart Gorham sterling silver flat ware , and Silver trimmed. These goods Real Diamonds not chips but
and warranted $5.00 ment contains everything that is new spoons and forks , all patterns , copy have just arrived , $3.50 to $6.00 , also the regular cut stones , in Rings at
E'egant ' extra small sterling sil7.50 and novel from these prices up. righted and ca nnotbe found in p lated Glove Boxes and Jewel cases in Oak $7.00 from that up.
ver Chatelaine Watch . . . . Solid Gold Children's Rings. . . 75c o ware. Gold and Silver trimmed. We've the largest line of mounted
Boys' or youths' Watch , genu8.00 Solid Gold Misses's Rings $1.50 Set of Tea Spoons (6) ( ) sterling stones we have shown in five years
ine Elgin , in extra thin case. . Solid Gold Ladies' Rings 2.00 p fine ' $3.50 Rookwoocl Lamps all new in Rings , Brooches , Studs ,
Youth's Watch , small and new , Solid Gold Gentlemen's Rings. . 2.00 Set of Forks (6) ( ) sterling fine 7.50 Rookwood Lamps with autumn Pendants , etc.
full jeweled , sterling silver case 10.00 Solid Gold Ladies' Chains 9.00 E Set of Dessert Spoons (5) ( ) sterling leaf decorated Globes , the newest Solitaire Diamonds and Diamonds
Gold filled case ladies' genuine Solid Gold Gentlemen's Chain , ling fine. 7.50 est , see them in our windows , mends in combination with Emeralds ,
Elgin works , small or large Dickins' style J 1.50 N Set of Table Spoons (6) ( ) sterling $ H.50 to $20.00 Rubies , Sapphires , etc.
size . . . . . . . . . J2.00 Stick Pins and Scarf Pins , solid fine i \ J.OO An elegant lins of Diamond
Gold filled case , for ladies , large gold , 6 trays of themat each. J.50 Gorham silver handled Carving Scarf Pins from $3.50 up.
or small , Elgin movement , Link Cuff Buttons , solid gold , Sets , Wade & Butcher steel. . 9.00 Pocket Books
warranted J5 years J5.00 per pair 2.75 E Scrling silver Sugar Spoon. . . . J.50 The largest line of Pocket Books
Gold filled case , for gentlemen , Dumbell Cuff Buttons , solid Sterling silver Sugar Sifter J.50 for ladies and gentlemen ever shown Glasses.
Elgin movement , extra flat gold , per pair 2.75 V Sterling silver Butter Knife J.50 in Omaha suitable for presents at Opera .
and thin , small or large 12.00 Children's Pins , solid gold , each 75c Sterlingsilver Bon'iBon Spoon. . J.50 very reasonable prices. Genuine Lemaire. If you want
Gentlemen's Studs , solid gold , A complete lirje of Gorham's sterling
Our watch stock never was as E a good Opera Glass , come here. We
per set of 3 2.75 ling silver pieces in cases suitable for ' . kind. If
complete and every piece in it is relia don't deal in the $ J.90 you
ble goods. Five J 0-foot show cases full of I presents salad sets carving sets Sterling Silver Novelties. want a good one every pair is war
We have an elegant line of high solid gold jewelry at a variation of salad forks berry spoons ice cream We haven't time to quote prices ranted. They are all new , not a
er priced goods , from these prices up prices that enables us to suit any one. N spoons bouillon spoons Toilet on Sterling Silver Novelties but have scratch on any of them ; from i"4.50 up.
to our $800 00 repeater. Goods in Brushes } Combs , Mirrors , received a lot of new goods so we can
We sefl a good rolled gold Chain G Puff Boxes. These goods we have supply anything you want from 25c
for gentlemen for $2.00 , warranted Umbrellas have had to re-ordir" twice ; we have a up. Cut Glass
5 years. Ladies' Umbrellas , Dresden top. $ J.95 N new lot being unpacked to-day. We
Gentlemen's Umbrellas " have all you waritinbw. / Ours is the finest made the fa
top , Sterling 2.25 S * a * Belts and Chatelaines. mous James Hoare &Co. Blue White
Plated Ware Gentlemen's Umbrella and Cane Umbrellas and Canes. Elegant French Enameled Bells Glass every piece is a em in itself
Sterling top . _ , 3.50 and Chatelaines from $6.00 to $20.00 Hardly a thing in Cut Glass but what
Tea Sets at $5.00 and up. The largest line of fine Dresden Beautiful Dresden handles for Take the time to see them if you we are showing' and -we've made
Fine Nickle Chafing Dishes , hand'ed Ladies' Umbrelllas ever Indies. . elcRunt niitural wool bundles for jiontlo- want a present for a lady. What is the prices right The display alone te
raen. Wo have twine last to
. and . as many as yunr " "
$5.00 up. shown in Omaha. select from all new , too. newer or nicer ? "worlh"comirigo { the store to see.
OPEN f OPEN
i EVENINGS EVENINGS
Southeast Comer Douglas and Fifteenth Streets.
PERMITS SO OPEN GAMBLING
Hobrasia Autlurity Sufficient to Check Any
Gamester's ' Ambition.
LAW ENOUGH TO CHECK THE BUSINESS
nixtrlct Court ut Lincoln
d-ulxloii of the
coln Looked OH UN UIIMOIIIII ! by
Local AUoniejM mid
I JurlHtN.
Judge Hall of the district court of Lan
caster county has held that tlio law passed
in 18S7 and relating to Rambling Is uncon
stitutional and that tlio state cannot suc-
ccflstully prosecute under Us provisions. Ho
handed down this opinion Wednesday In a
case on trial at Lincoln wherein Harry Craw
ford and William Qlaation were charged with
operating gambling devices.
The case proceeded In the usual way , the
defendants being held to answer In the dlb-
trlet court. When the county called tlio case
for trial the attorney for the defendants de
murred to the Information , contending that
In 1S87 , when the legislature passed the bill
making gambling a felony , changes were
inado by which tlio law ns passed did not
show the facts. Ho Insisted that In the law
providing against the keeping of gambling
devices tlio house- amended the senate lllo
by Inserting the word "felonious , " and that
when It was returned to tbo house from
which It originated , that body failed to con
cur , but Instead passed the law aa though
a concurrence had been had. In passing on
the oolnt ralbed by the attorneys for tbo de-
fendante , Judge Hall held with the defense
and declared that the law was and is un
constitutional.
The decision of the Lincoln Judge caused
connlderablo comment In court circles yes
terday and was the ono subject of discus
sion , many of the attorneys contending that
the decision settles the question of open
gambling houses. These attorneys say that
If n man cannot bo punished for keeping and
operating gambling devices , he cannot well
bo ounlsued for gambling. Other attorneys
nay thit the Judge Is not correct In his rul
ing , and that oven If a man In permitted to
keep and operate gambling devices , ho can
be. punished under the provisions of the gen.
oral gambling law.
POINT NOT SOUND.
Judge Dickinson says a point similar to
the ono raised In the court at Lincoln came
before the district court of Hurt county In
the case of the Slate against Kelly , who had
been charged with stealing a home. The
trial was had In tlio lower court , where a
cbnvlctlon was secured. The case was ap
pealed to the supreme court and the attor-
no ) a for the defenno raised the question of
the constitutionality of the law , alleging
that tbo two houses of the legislature had
not concurred In the passage of certain sec
tions of the criminal code. The question was
argued bcforo the supreme court und the
findings ot the lower court were sustained.
Judge Dickinson sajs that the supreme court
did not decide the jurisdictions ! question ,
but bused its decision upon other points
raised. However , lie Is of the opolnlon that
bad HID supreme court found the law un
constitutional It would bavo BO held.
County Attorney Daldrlgo e ys ho regards
the Lincoln decision In the nature of a
bluff. He says that the gambler * have con-
* 'dpd for eovtral year * that Ui law of 18S7
Is not constitutional and several times have
they stated that they would take a case to
the supreme court for final decision. They
have never done BO In this county and con
sequently ho Is of the opinion thit they have
no faith In their position. The county attor
ney says that If the 1SS7 law should be de
clared unconstitutional It would not mean
that open gambling houses would exist In
this county. There are other laws than this
ono under which gamblers could bo prose
cuted and punished and they would bo In
voked If the houses attempted to open for
business.
Ever slrco the local resorts ot the tiger
were cloaod up those who were Interested In
the business have been quietly laying p'.uns
to reopen , but every effort In that direction
Jjis bcon checkmated. When the slot ma
chines wore taken out the gamblers professed
to give it up as a bad job and stated that
It was useless to spend any more tlmo and
money for open gambling would ii'-vor he al
lowed ogaln In OmaVa. In official circles It
Is not expected that the decision Ini the Lin
coln court will have any far-renc'ilng effect
and even If It was affirmed by the supreme
court gambling could bo made a very expen
sive proceeding by ordinance. Most of the
city olllclals uro of the opinion that public
opinion would not sanction another compro
mise arrangement llko that under which
gambling houses flourished a few > cas jgo.
and even If such an ordinance- was propose 1
it Is doubtful whether marc than ono or two
councllmcn would vote for It ,
IIV'IIU IX VI3HY IIAIIII I.UCK.
Sllll ClINf Of DfHtltlld'oil i\llOMCll III
I'nllpc Court ,
A pathetic case of destitution was brought
to light In pollco court yesterday In the
case of Mlle Hyde , charged with being a
suspicious character. Hyde wso arrested
while attempting to dispose of a ftmlly
bible at ono at the pawn shops. It was sup
posed that the book had been stolen. It
appeara that Hjile Is an' honest baker with
a wife and two email children , living in
the Cunningham block. Some time ago
Hyde lost his position , through no fault of
nia own , ami ins since ueen unaoio to secure
work , To make matters worse his wife
took elck , and In1 addition to poverty the
head of the little household was obliged to
combat d'aesoo. Gradually the less needed
domestic artlclra wcro sold to provide food
until the Ecxinty etock dw'nd'.ed to the bible ,
a wedding present , given to the invalid wlfo
by her parents , not many years ago. It
wen only after a hard struggle with her
feelings that Mrs. Hyde agreed to part with
1 ( , but oho was at length forced to this ex
tremity. The children were crying for food.
She consented. The husband wrapped It up
In an old newspaper and had Just made a
bargain with the money lender when' be was
arrested. H > de wts discharged by Judge
Gordon.
Oniiiliii I'Mrt'iurii ' In Movlnic I'lrtiiroN
Cilef rtedell hns received .proofs . of tome
veruscope pictures of the Onuiha Hro depart
ment , which incro taken here by the lec
turer , 13 , Durton Holmes , last October , Mr ,
Holmes U un old friend of Chief Itedell ,
and In order to allow him to secure 'the pic-
turcn a Bpochil run of the department IAUK
mudo. It took place on upper Kiirnam
street , nnd alro pouth on Eighteenth , fxist
No. 3 company's quarters. The pictures were
Jlrnt publicly exhibited In the Academy of
Muflo of Chicago , wnero 'they uro , said to
have scored n ptonounced hit. From n
letter received In Oils city by ijlajor T S
Cliirkson from a friend In Chicago It was
stated that the pictures were the best In
Mr. Holmes' entire collection , and attracted
the most attention. The proofs received by
the chief uhow some very bright negatives
and the different men of the department ,
the an > anUu8 nnd horeca , us well , show
up in excellent forct.
GORDON READY FOR M RCER' '
Chairman of Council's ' JudicialOommitta
May Coma On.
POLICE JUDGE INVITES INVESTIGATION
Conti-iiclM that tinAfTiilrx of Hlx Court
Are Coiiiltu'ttMl Ac'CurdiiiKT to
Jaiv ami Di'lH's I'o
, CrltlclHiu.
"I learn from The Ueo that the city coun
cil's judiciary committee. Is causing on my
trail , and according to Chairman Mercer in
tends to thoroughly Investigate police court
methods , " said Judge Gordon yesterday.
"I can only repeat' what I have said many
times before , that Is , that I request an in
vestigation and defy anyone to show wherein
the business of my court has not been con
ducted according to the best interests of law
and order and the taxpayers. It U true that
the revenue from fines has been cut down
fully two-thirds of what It formerly was ,
but this Is through no fault ot mine. The
greatest source from which these monej-ij
was derived was the monthly fines Imposed
upon women. This waa abolished shortly be
fore I went Into office in January , 1S9R , Qi.cl
as a matter of course the difference was at
once apparent.
"If it is contended that I have been too
lenient with the regular grist of criminals ,
I think reference to Clerk Clancy's looks will
d'sprovo this. It will bo found that even
whnro fines were Imposed thay were not paid
and thiit in two cases out of three the or
fender on account of hard times was forced
to work the flnu out on the streets , or servo
It In the county Jail. In connection with the
suspending of fines and sentences , I will state
that the law gives me power so to do , the
same as such power Is vested in the judges
ot higher courts , It must not bo construed
from tlilu statement that I have power to
remit fines , as It Is ullegcd that I have bcon
guilty of. I merely claim the power to sus
pend same- when I think the case Justifies.
This was done In the Instance cited against
me In which Matt Ilculand was fined $100 and
costs for keeping Ms saloon open after hours.
This flno has never been collected , but it may
bo dene at ony tlmo at the option of Mayor
Mnores.
"Tho judiciary committee , through Chair
man Mercer , appears to hanker after a little
fame at my expense. U has been nourishing
Its trumpets for some tlmo past yet nothing
has resulted. Something , however , may dfp
viry shortly If I deem It proper to Impose a
fine of $5,000 upon each member. The
charter provides I may do this In case of
dereliction of duty. This offense -was un
questionably committed when the committee
refused to answer my communication ad
dressed to it last August"
1,1'X.VH IIAIMIOW SIJI2X TlV MAXY.
llitun I'rnvliIi-M n Mniriilllrrnt Siiec-
tiii'lr for I't-opli * Out I/n < f.
People who were out late Tuesday night
'verc given ono of the most beautiful sights
nor witnessed by mortals a lunar rainbow.
From 11:30 : till 12:30 : the display was
magnificent. Around the moon was a circle
ot white light , distinctly traceable in its
entirety , of a diameter of about three times
that of the moon , so that the perimeter of
tie dido was distant from , the periphery
of the moon by about Its , own diameter.
From the equatorial and polar axes of the
moon broad bars of light sh.ot out , connect
ing with the surrounding circle. Whore the
equatorial axis Intersected 'C the circle ot
llqht the magnificent "moon dogs" were
developed. The segment of the circle on
cither side of the Intersection was as perfect
a rainbow as over was describes In daylight.
The rpfractlon of the lunar light was perfect.
The display varied In dejfrpe. at times in-
ese : ; , and then dying away-only to'brighten
up again. Many belated people forgot the
piercing cold while watching the lovely show
provided by fair Luna. ;
FAIR AXI ) SI'KKl ) ( ASSOCIATION.
HIIII. Cnrrol S. MntitKoinrry Eli'ctfil to
HiI'roMlili'irl. .
The recently elected boar ' of managers of
the Omaha Fair and Speed' association held
Its initial meeting at the Coinmernlal club
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at noon yesterday. A majority of
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the members were present and Pres
ident Ucnnett , Secretary Mount and
several other merabcVs of the old
board were also In attendance to give the
i "now ones" pointers. '
The follow.ug oilicero were elected : C. S.
Montgomery , president ; Dudley Smith , vice
'
president ; Oscar Pickard , temporary secre
tary ; Edgar Allen , treasurer. Charles Mctz ,
who was elected director , refused to occupy
h'.s pceltlon and his p'ace wcw filled by tha
I election of J. H. McDonald , .
! Ex-Preu-ldent Bennett reafl a communica
tion from Chairman J. n Dlnsmoro. of the
sMtc fair board , Informing him that that
boJy had decided to postpone action en the
question of holding a s'tat& ' fair next jcar
until the new board of directors was ready
to consider the matter.
Mr. Burnett ulso announced tLwt on laot
Tuesday ho aril ex-Sccrei > .ry Mount had
. asked the county commltsJoncrB to pave L u-
| den avenue , from the Cebter street grounds
a or ill to the east and rnai1 ! entianco of ' .he
t-ito fair grounds.
Ho alto read a cttminuniqation frcm J. D.
Hpklnh ot Chicago , the , [ beater nan , who
wUhcd to makci some ( ledI by which he
could secure the fair gfouixls nxt joir to
glvo iaco meets durlog , bctoxaslton. [ !
Ineso matters ana all ou-erj ueie put over
until a future meeting Some of them will
bo considered next Thursday noon , when tbo
dlrcctcry will hold its next meeting.
K < Ml Tiil Court Notch.
The case of Edward It. Fogg , receiver of
the Nebraska National bink of Deatrlco ,
< 2galnst Sadie C. Know leg ? an alleged stock-
ioldor , to recover an assessment of some $1 , .
500 , has been decided by a Jury In favor of
rho defendant. The care' was on trial a
couple of days. * *
The entire tlmo of the- federal court yester
day n-.o--'ln- e ( Vjotel tae nianl l | g a jury
to try the rose o ! Herman It. Vanrtecar
against the Omaha & Uepumlcan , Val'.ey call-
road. The suit [ 9 for 10,000 personal dam
ages for thp loss of a hand" . Vsndeear alleges
( hat while ho was alighting from a train at
Loup City , on November 11 , JS95 , ho was
( brown to the platform by ? ) io sudden start
ing of the train. He fell Ipsuch a manner
that tbo car wheel passed over bis left hand
and cut it off.
llruwii Will iKiinrtflluOrilir. .
CHICAGO , Dec. 16.-neV. O , O. Drown
nays he will Ignore the notice sent him by
the Day conference of San Fianclsco. He
said the action taken was Instigated by
vlndlctlvcnesH on the part of lr. ifnc-
Lean. After Dr. MucLeari ivns done , Mr.
Drown bald ho would publish the confesxlon
of ono of those who testitled against him
before the conference. The notice Is to
show reason for Ills restoration to good
standing , or to show cause wiiy ho should
not be expelled frow the Uay conference ,
PLANS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE
Architects' ' Designs Call fcr Mora Money
Than There is in Eight ,
PARK BOARD WILL RETURN THE B.DS
Arch of NtutfH mill I'oriiiiiiiunt I
on l \i > OHltloii rii-oiiiulH Will Not
lie llullt by the ComA -
A majority of < he Board of Park Commis
sioners has definitely decided that neither
the Arch of the States nor the bridges across
the lagoon at Twentieth street , as now de
signed , will bo built by the board. ( According
to the lowest bids that have been received |
the arch would cost about $18,000 acid the i
bridges J1G.OOO. The members the board
assert lust In neither case Is the prospective
benefit sufllcleat to warrant the expenditure.
They contend that the plans provide for
structures which are on altogether too mas-
EVO and expensive a scale and that the ex
penditure proposed would bo reprehensible
extravagance. They also take the poiiltlon
thai the beard could not let a ccutniot for
either of the Improvements in any case be
cause it has not the money In slgut and they
cannot legally let contracts on the strength
of the appropriation which they expect to
get next > ear. President Tukoy will re
turn the bids to tiio contractors at cnco and
at the next meeting of the board bis action
will bo Approved.
Members of the board state that they will
readily vote to build the bridges It plans
should be submitted thai are moro ' . -toaonablo
in their provisions. They think that brldgen
that would answer every purrtose , both of
utility and ornament , could bo constructed
for less than $10,000 , "and if the expense
could bo kept within that limit they would
readily act.
In case IID such plans are submitted , tbcra
Is no definite understanding in respect to the
inarner In which the funds that were voted
to the board fa , * the express pmvaio of as
sisting the exposition are to be expended.
Ono or two membciii are In favor of putting
In a couple of handsome fountains ! u
Kountzo I'crk , which would net only bo sub
Etantlal additions to the attractions of thr
exposition but would also remain as perma
nent Improvements. They think that an elab
orate fountain would bo of equal practical 1
\aluo to the arch and would cost only a nmall
proportion of the amount that would bo
necessary to carry out the plans that are now
rejected , This and other plans will bo dis
cussed at future meetings of the beard and
some atlcn will probably bo taken within
a few wccUE.
no A HI ) OK nnucvnox KI.VAMJKN.
Nvurctnry Klllini I'olnlN Out .Sonic
TliliiKH dint MUNI HiI.iiokfil After , j
In dlBcuss'.ng the Unsocial prospects of the
Doan > of Education Secretary Qlllan calin
attention to the fact that ono or two Items
of additional expento must be considered , in
the first place- the board hat ) UsucJ $200,000
In bonds which become duo In 1908. Under
the law the board will bo compelled to begli
the development of a sinking fund next
year , Beginning In 1803 one-tenth of the
amount of the bonds must be set aside each
year , so the item of $20,000 will be added to
tbo liabilities of the board for next year.
Jt la ace ! certain that tUo ccct. o ( rui
the schools will be somewbit greater
next year. The- Increase in the attendance
thlo year has approximated 1,000 pupils. Most
of these have beno assimilated Into the
various schools without extra expcroe , but
In some cases It has bcsn necessary to la-
creat-e the accommodatlo.-e , and tula baa In
volved the addition of from flvo to ten new
rooms. The Lake , Long and Kellom fcchools
are crowded to their utmost capacity and the
further Increase of the school population that
is anticipated next year will be likely to
make some provlslcns Imperative.
Superintendent Pcoreo thinks that tiio
crowding hi the north part of the city can be
remedied without the erection ot a new
building. There are now g85 puplla In six
teen rooms at the Lake school , SCO In sixteen
rooms at Long and 909 In seventeen rooms
i : > t Kellom. This la the full capacity of the
buildings , and all thioo are new uncomfort
ably crowded. But it happens that every
district which Is overcrowded adjoins a dis
trict wUcro there Is still available roam. For
Ins'ancc , an Increase In the attendance at
Lake can bo remedied by transferring u ,
slicn of the district to Omafia VIow. A portion
tion of the territory now In the Lang dis
trict can Lo transferred to Omaha View or
Franklin. IA part of the Central district
can bo 'transferred ' to Farnam and a portion
of Lincoln to Comcnlus. The only case
in which the trouble cannct bo cllmta'itcd
I by a readjustment of tfie boundaries 'Is at '
Kellom , and there there Is still en uiused ;
rocm In the annex which will bo sufficient to
tldo over next year.
Doth the officials and the members of the
board agree , however , that It Is tlmo that
the Pacific schoor won replaced. This Is by
far the worst school building In the city.
It is an old , out of date structure and the
lighting and ventilation are In uvcry way
deficient. Ono or two of the old buildings
have been made decently respectable by put
ting in larger windows and better ventilating
BjHtoniH , but the Pacific building has been
so far dilapidated that It was not thought
worth while to waste money on It. There
Is continual complaint fioni teachers and
patrons and It Is conceded that action cannot
bo much longer delayed ,
. \HN < < KHIIII'II | TlirilCll ( IVIT.
The lioird of Itevlew has finished a thank-
lees task and the completed assessment for
ifi'JS naa bean turned over to the tax com
missioner. The remainder of the work Is of
a clerical mitufe , but there Is a lot of It
and it will l > o several weeks before It Is all
accomplished. It is not expected , however ,
that the council will sit as a board of equal
ization much before the mlddlo of January' '
and by that tlmo It Is expected that the tab
ulations will bo completed ,
.MnrliilTty llciMir.l ,
The following births and death : were re
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four houiu ending at noon yesterday :
lilrths Andrew Brackwlll , 1024 S. Twon.ty-
eccnnd street , boy ; Anton Cmolnsky , Twenty-
fifth and Pierce , boy.
Deaths Ilcssle Kauth. 1C , 1107 North
Nineteenth , burned by gasoline , Holy I I
Stpulchur ; Ira 8. Heed , 23. 1912 Leavonworth , |
N'lckereon , Neb , ; Elvira Illrn'bacli , 3 months ,
1112 South Klovcnth , Laurel Hill. I
| \Vlion > In Count.
'Mayor ' Moores Issued a proclamation yester
day morning setting aside flvo streets for
coasting , and the young people who are
enjoying themEolvca on other ctrccts
will bo liable to arrest , The dis
tricts which are set aside by the
mayor Include Davenport street from
Twenty-sixth to Thirtieth , St. Mary's avenue
from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth , Poppleton
avenue from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-ninth ,
Twenty-second street from Davenport to
Hurt , and Parker street from Twenty-fifth
I to Thirty-second ,
GUARANTY BONDS COME IHGII
Commissions Asked by Iha Fidelity Com
panies Out of Rcacli.
COUNTY OFFICIALS CANNOT AFFORD TH M
County Will Gel IVrnoiuil
StircHi-M to I'roU-t-t KM Iiitcr-
ens In ActN of HM
| > OIIIULTH. 1
It begins to look as though all of the In-
comlrs county olflclals would submit in
dividual , instead of guaranty company bonds ,
though It is posilble that some of the justices
and constables may put In the latter class qt
bonds to cover tbelr liabilities In the event
that any should occur during their respective
terms.
Some tlmo ago there was a sentiment
among the oinclalu and also among the cora-
mlBslo&ers that the guaranty bonds were
just the thing. The commissioners still
cling to this opinion , but with the officials
the opinion Is not popular. They say that
they would prefer to give guaranty bonds
wuro the fees , orprcmlums not .so high They
say that If they should buy these bonds , the
premium would Ubc up all of the salary of
tlio first year of the term and that con
sequently It would bo folly to consider
such a proposition.
County Treasurer Hclmiod had about con
cluded to glvu a guatanty compny bond , but
when ho commenced an Investigation ha as
certained that if he bought a bond for $ .KX- )
000 , us ho In rermlrcd to do under the terms
of the resolution recently ti'.oplfd by the
Hoard of County Commissioner ? , the fro
would amount to moro than the balary for the
flist year of his term. Ho contends that ho
cannot servo two years for ono year's pay
end tint UH a result he will have to give tu.
Individual security bond.
IM'ITIJ TJ1H I'KOI'I.K'H 1MUTV.
Sicnlnrjlt ! TliluUw llt > din .Secure
Hit * JViitlouiil ( iiiiivoiitloii.
Secretary UH ls lajlng plaro to capture
for this city next year > ur > 'hcr convention
which has just been called to his attcn/llon.
This \a \ the national convention of the people's
party. It will not meet In exposition tlmo ,
but an attempt will nevertheless be raado
to uccuro It.
The matter has come up In a letter re
ceived from Jc < m C. Harvey of St. Paul ,
dulrni n of the commlt'co on location. Ho
writes that the committee will thortly cofli *
Elder the selection of u place for holding
the nUlci'ol meeting of the party next April ,
at which tlmo candidate * for the presidency
and vice presidency of the United Stated will
bo nominated. Ho i ? aiixlous to have tbo
convention held In the west , and therefore
asks tdat this city ecnd propoeals and an.
Invitation.
Slniroril Iliinio IM l.uotcil.
llurtlurH emend the residence of Sir.
Stafford , 2107 North Twenty-eighth street ,
Wcvdncsday night nnd made away
wth | considerable vulimblo b&oty. Among
the things taken wu u gold watch
and chain valued ut about 135 , a
pocketbook containing name other
minor articles. In all of the value of
about KO. There in no clew to the perpetra
tors of the theft. An entrance wuo jj
through the front door by mean * of a i
ton
