Nebraska Newspapers

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T CUTS TOTAL TEN THOUSAND
Board of Equalization Rotnrns Aswsemont
Bolls Almost Untouched.
ElECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY OBJECTS
Iinrnc ( l'rn < r < l fr ini HIP MnmiKcr
Dill .SiiiiuVlKiiriitiH IU-
ciixiliitt nml iniN ; la u
Sllulil Coiic
' The Hoard of Kquollzatlon , which has
Icon In session for two weeks , completed Ita
dollnernUons yesterday afternoon and the
asjewmcnl was approved mibstanllall ) as It
w.ts completed by the Hoird of Review. The
4 asstnsmcnts of Iho local corporations were
; under consideration all day and after hear-
J Ing all prnler.ts anl thoroughly dlsciuelng
4 the polntn presented the hoard decided to
i recommend that the assessments stand as
\ they wore determined by the Hoard of Review -
' view with Iho exception of a reduction of
l $10,000 on the personal property assessment
' ot the electric light company.
The ofacfiflment of the local electric light
company furnished the thunder for the
inoinlng performance. Manager W. r.
Whlto contended for a reduction ot the as-
Bcsamont of the electric light company , a
i commltleo from the Real Kstato exchange ,
headed by W. II. Green , W. II. Taylor and
I
{ II H. Harder , protested against the reduc
tion , and the councllmcn listened , with what
[ profit remains to bo seen
, Manager Whlto submltlcd Iho proposlllon
] Of his company as it was previously filed ,
j together with a detailed Inventory of the
property of the company , which
amounted to $110,000. Ho staled Its read
iness to accept an assessment of $50,000 on
pcrnonal property , $25.000 on the franchise
i and $11,900 on teal cstnlc , Iho lasl two
items Involving no contest He discussed
\t thu prsltlon of Iho company al Icnglh.
1 Stated briefly , It was thai the city had no
aitlhoilly to tax the personal property of
the company at more than its actual value
He denied thai the earning capacity of the
plant could he taken Inlo consideration.
Assistant City Attomiey Scott was celled
on by mcinborrt of the Hoard of Review lo
fltale lliclr ( OHltlcci nnd he did so In n very
vigorous manner. lie produced a statement
sinned by Mr White and addressed to the
Htockholders of the company , vhich , ho bail ,
RUi.vlled a ( iart of the Information on which
the lizard of Review had acted This state-
nicnt Included T detailed list of Ihe assets of
t'le comoany , which aggregated $ t,4SO , 142 27.
In addition lo tills It Hhowcd llial Ihe gloss
earnings of Iho company were $118,000 In
IS'H. $127.000 In .SSI and $117,207 In 1S93
The not earnings la 1SU5 were $47,000 , or C
PIT cent Interest on an Investment of $700-
000.
CITY'S ACTION WI3LL HASHD.
Mr Scott stated ixwltively that the city had
full authority to take the earning capacl'y '
of the plant Into consideration In determin
ing Its value. The- board had been met by
the threat that If the company was assessed
us proposed it/would not only fight the tax
In Ihe courls , but It would also attack the
ronstltutloiolity of the entire system He
declared t'.iat the assessment na returned bj
the Hoaid of Review would stand In an >
court in Christendom , and thai as far as an
nllack on the law was concerned If It was
unconstitutional the sooner the city found
it out the better. He took Ihe emphatic posi
tion that the assessment as It stood was
equitable and should bo allowed to stand.
In reply to Mr. Scott Manager White de
clared that the statement which had been
quoted was simply a Uial balance from the
books of tlio company and was nol Intended
us j. statement of valuo. Ho declared that
he was ready to t > ay under oath that during
Its entire existence the electric light com
pany had not earned a dollar. The difference
between Its expenses and Its gross earnings
7i.ul not at any time been sufficient to pay
for the depreciation of its plant , to nay
nothing of interest charges. In reply to a
direct question from Mr. Scott he admitted
that the company paid fi per cent dividends
on preferred stock amounting to JSfiO.OOO.
W. II , Green followed with n vigorous
npeech In Which he plainly IntlmatoJ that
Mr. While's statements did not tally. ( He
declared that If his statement before the
Hond of 'liquidation Is Iruo ho has been
defrauding the eastern stockholders of the
company by the statement which ho 1iad
Hcnt out to them Ho insisted thai no re
duction of the assessment should bo made.
Councilman Stuht declared that If Man-
agw White's statement that the plant Is
Tvorth only $140,000 was true , Iho city is
paying the company fiOO per cent interest
on Its Investment in addition to the profits
which It derived from other sources. If
that Is the case ho was opposed to paying
the present prices for electric lights any
longer
II II. Harder , W H. Taylor and others fol
lowed along Iho same line.
STHI3DT RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST
John L. Websler appeared to protest
against an assessment of the franchise of the
slreet railway company. His argument was
that under the state law n franchise could
only bo asscEscd In the amount that Its cap
ital stock exceeded Its Indebtedness Ho ar
gued that the streel railway company was
"bonded " for moro lhan Us capital stock , and
that the franchise was consequently so
Heavily pncumbered thai It had no value.
The afternoon session v.-as devoted to a
consideration of the prolcsls by Iho board.
In regard lo Iho eleclrlc light protest City
Atlonipy Council advised the council thai
after the franchise had been assessed , the
clly eould nol properly assess Iho personal
properly except on Its nclual value as com
pared wllh that of the piopoity of olhcr
taxpayers On Iho strength of this stalo-
ment Mercer moved that the assessment of
thn personal iiroperty bo reduced from $ DH-
000 lo $00,000 , and ningham moved as an
amomlmenl thai the amount bo made $81.000.
Uurkley moved that It bo left as It then
Etotxl , but this was voted down *
Ayes Stuht , Lobcck , llitrkley 3 ,
Noes tlltiiglmm , Dcchel , Mount , Mercer ,
Karr 5
On mellon of ilJIngham it was fixed at
* S5.000. llurkloy and Stuht voting "no , "
Dlngham then moved that the protests of
the street railway company and the gas
company be placed t file. Lobeck moved as
nn amendment that the assessment on the
street railway frano'ilro bo reduced from
$ tr > 0,000 to $100,000 , but this was voled down
and ( ho original motion prevailed The ag-
KreBato assessments of the corporations ro-
rcmalir Electric light company , $124,900 ;
streel railway company , $495.900 : gas com
pany , $150,980 ; vvaler company , $521,000.
J'llOCKIMHMiS ( IK Tllls'UlTV Ol ( NOIL.
l fur Streel Murlillni ? Iel ( o ( lie
Oiniilia ( IIIM ( ' 111111111115.
The contract for cits street lamps for three
years was awarded to the Onmlm Gas Manu-
fm turlng company by Iho city council last
night over the vigorous protest of the
minority. The committee on gas and old-
trie lights recommended that the bid or the
locul corporation bo accepted and
Instant relief for akin-tortured babies and
ml for tired inothcri In n warm bath vvllli
CUTlctuv BOA ! ' , and a Blnglo application of
CiTtci'itA ( ointment ) , tbo great sl.ln euro.
Iho only speedy and economical treatment
for Itching , burning , Ide-cdliig , ec.ily , and
pimply liumora of thoel.ln , ecnlp , and blood.
u thnwfhfliii ik. o.it roTti r tu i r >
IviU t'fuprlrtoti , UMU a
M Ciu. | | UKM , ' u > 4ll l II
BABY
thnt the bid of tbo Welsbaeh
con.tar.y bo ( .lac d on flic. Stuht
and Lobe k ctitc..IcJ for delay , and declared
tint the Wclsbnch laru > at WO was a better
bargain than the ordinary burner nt $25.
Stulit also argued that the gas company
was making altogether too much money.
He Asserted that It only cost 7 cents to manu
facture tlio gag , and that It would be much
cheaper to ( iltrchatc ( he Illumination at
meter rates. The committee teport was
adopted'
Yeas Hechel , Ulnphntn , Karr , Mount ,
Merger 5
Najs Stuht , Lobock , Huikley 3.
The norl of the board of equalization
v\a laid over to be considered at act ad
journed meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The auctioneers' llceneo ordinance was ve
toed by Muyor Moorcs on account of a cler
ical error In the title The veto was sus
tained aiirl a ncn ordinance wa.i Introduced
Cti rcconunendallon of Clly Attorney Connell -
nell the bonds recently filed byV. . J. Broitcli
end S. I. Oordrjn vvero placed on file
The Hoard of Park Commissioners asked
the council to locate two additional hydrants
In order lhat oily waler could bo obtalnel
ot Tenth nnd Voile ) atreels for use at the
animal cages In interview park. Hefern-d
The estimate of the Hoard ot Education
of the amount that vvotiM be required to
run the nchooln during 1S9S was leferrcd
lo Ihe finance committee
The olllclal copy of Ihu resolution adopted
by Iho cxposlllon dlrcclory by whlih the
council was asked lo walvo Iho right of pur
chase of Iho water wotks plant for five
yeara In consideration ot free water for Iho
exposition was referred to flre , vater and
police. This was over the protest of Stuht ,
who declared that It was the F\mo oil
sclicmo to club the council Into line and
that the council had had water enough for
the present.
Tlio council accepted the Invltnllon of Iho
Soulh Sldo Improvcmcnl club lo K pres
ent at Its meeting next Friday nUhl. The
proposed cenlral boulevard Is Ihe subject
to bu discussed.
On motion of Stnht the Hoard ot Public
Works wag Instructed not to expend anymore
moro money lu cleaning the snow fiom
the streets , except when expressly author
ized by the maj-or nnd counrll.
A lot ot resolutions ordering addlHoml
street lights In the Sixth and Ninth wards
vvero referred.
The amended paving Bpcclflcatlons , ns sub-
mlltcd by Iho Hoard of Public Works r.nme
tlmo ago , wore approved.
An ordinance providing for Iho r.p | oint
ment of an asslstanl license Inspeclor at
$75 a month was Introduced by lllngham
and referred.
< ntirov ; SHOUT MM :
\ttv niiKl'H'H Oiilereil fIMIill the KIIM !
I iiloii I'nelllc Ci utrol.
The Oregon Short Line has recently re
ceived two new consolidation locomollve.s.
The Financial Chronicle oavsVo nro
authoritatively Informed that there has been
no cl.ctnge In the situation regarding Ihn
Oregon Short Line Block since the Union
Pacific rcorganlzallon committee acquired
eoiiie six weeks ago , Ihu block of Oregon
Short Line stock ( amounting to $3,4GOUJO )
from the truslees of the collateral trust
morlgago ot 1S91. securing Union Paclfl'-
gold note sixes While thlu block of stock
gives the Union Pacific a preponderating
holding of tlio Sliort Line ntock. of which
the lolal Issuu Is $24,778,000. it deco not , we
mo informed , give thut companj a majority
Interest , nor Is there any intention to d' , -
turb the Oregon Railway & Navigation voting
ing trust which runs until WOfi The Import
ance of preserving the independence of Oie-
pen lallwa ! > & Navigation 33 a terminal In
the Interests of Iho three companies , Unloi
Pacific , Great Northern and Northern Pi
cillc , is thought to vvariant the belief thane
no ono of Iheso companies will attempt ai
Independent control. "
It Is Ktaled that the Oregon Short Lin
has closed a contract Avlth Ihe Laraml
( Wyo ) rolling mills for 3,000 Ions of eov
cnly-tw o-potind steel rails , to bo used on th
Idaho division In place ot the fifty-two
pound rail. ? now In place. With the orde
recently placed with the Illinois Sleel com
ixuiy and Iho now rails laid lost year the
Oregon Shoit Line will have an entirely ncv
track from Granger , Wyo. , to lluutiiiglon
Ore.
Ore.J. 0. Illiodcs. gcnoial purchasing agent o
the Oregon Short Line , lo In the city , ci
route from Chicago to Salt Lake Clt > .
I'emiro Uiiiiln Mileage.
Chief nniglnecr Urown ot the Pcnnsjlvanla
railroad has jiwt completed his report for iho
jcar 1897 , and furnlshca s mo Interesting in
formation regarding the ph > slcal ecnd.tlon
of that corporation , the largest in the worlJ
If all the tracks of the Pennsylvania com-
riny were laid In a straight line .hey would
reach ifrom London to San Fiancisoo and re
turn and have soTiothlns for Hldln&j at the
big cities. They would reach fiom HuCb-i
bay to the Strolls ot Magellan an 1 part o
the way back. The total Icngfh li 15,706
miles. Tlio growth of Iho Pennsylvania sys
tem last jcar vvas ICLJJ than for any per'od '
in the history of the corporation There was
an Increase of only slxty-cighl miles ca/.t / am
only thirty-six miles west of PittsSmrg
rrniuliill > ln > lie Promoted.
It Is rumored In railway and express
cliclcs that George T. Cran'all , traveling
auditor of the Union Pacific railroad , -wil
be made assist in t auditor of the Pacific Ex
press company At present and for some
tlmo past iho has been at work checking ui
accounts of the express company Henry
H. Salisbury has been appointed chief clerk
of the auditing department of the express
company to succeed T. 1C. Sudboiough.
Short Itoiiil IN TriuiMfcrrcil.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 25 The Oregon
Central & Daslcrn railroad , fourteen miles
In lenglh , exlendlng from Yaklm-i bay to the
Cascade mountains , has been transferred lethe
the now corporation , the Corvallls & Hasl-
ern. J 1C. Weathorford of iMhaiiy Is pres
ident of the new company
I IUSON
G. A. Aycrs cf Now York Is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.A.
A. nosonthal of Cleveland U at Iho Mil *
lard.
lard.n.
n. II. McCaffrey of Now York Is at the
Mlllard ,
Malcolm iDouglas ot Now York Is at the
Millard.
B. S. Ilayhuret of Loup City Is a guest at
tlio Harkor.
Mr. L. C. Chapln of Lincoln la registered
at the Darker.
II W. G. Whltmoro of Valley was in
Omaha jeatordiy.
William Taylor , a North Platlo stockman ,
was In Omaha ycslcrday.
Miss Mnry A. Clarke of Rochcsler , N , V. ,
Is i ? tc piling at the DarKur.
Frank and U II. Hutchlneon of Nelson ,
Nob. , are stopping at ttho liarker.
n. 13 , Morgan , general freight agent of the
Nickel Plcte , lefl jwtcrday for Denver.
L. Waller Mchon of Glouceuler , Mam. , rc-
lurnod hcmo yesterday after vUltlns In
Omaha.
Lieutenant Oroto HutcheE'n , U. S. A. , lot
last illght on n ten dajs' trip to Chicago and
Now York Clly.
Mr. and Mrr Oharleo D. Thompson are al-
tondlng Iho Nebraska Stale Press assoela-
U-on , now In session at Lincoln
Mark Pollack Is In town vlslttag hto
parents , prepiratory to hU departure for
Alaska. He , ID company wllh hU friend.
Charles Snansoa of Chicago , will leave Feb
ruary 1 nnd expect to bo gone Uvo or three
years.
W. A Saundeu wcnl lo Mount Pleasant ,
la . lilglit before lasl , where jesltiday after-
neon he wo * married to ono < f the > outig
women of that town. Mr. nnd Mra. Saun-
ik-rj will return to Omaha In thu courao of
a fevv dii > s
At the Mlllard Will M. Dutton , Hosl-
1nis ? ; l"uul Frank , Dubuque ; II. J. Mahon ,
Plttsburg ; A. U. Montgomery , Mollne ; Jarnrri
T. Cochran , Kansas City ; J I ) Heed , Chl-
< -ogoj J. II. Shaw , Cincinnati ; J. T. Fergu
son. Chicago ,
NebraskEaa at the hotelsM. . H. Hctoe.
8 , E. Moon , I. M. Jackson -and w fo , Lincoln ;
T. G Walton , Grand Island ; 0. W. Llkea.
J. 11. Clark , Sohiiler : James Huslon , Chad-
ron ; J. H. Davla , MlndeD ; II. A. Buck.
Hi-amis ; J. W , Phelru. C. S. Slaver ,
Ohloiva ; A. M. Klruaamon. W. A. Klnnemoa ,
Flow Schutltl , Nina Holland , Falrbur ) ; H.
J , Crapenhatipt , H. H. G-irwooJ , Surprise ;
George II. Spear , Norfolk ; William Dally.
Peru ; A. J , Flulaysoii , Hlalr. T. H. Cole ,
HartlBgton ; C. R. Glover , Valontao ! ; C. A.
Slgefoos , Fromcnt ; W. T II McClauahan ,
Elk Orei'k ; M. H. ChriatStwllnjr. .
BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT BliRNS
Anniversary Fittingly Observed by Scots
and Otbar Admirers.
MEMORY OF SCOTLAND'S SWEET SINGER
I.lliiillon of S < in > r nml Spevcli I'nuri-il
It ) TliiiHc Who I.ov < mill Clicrluli
" e Work of llir I'lun-
lie ) llnril.
Hobbtc Burns was the theme of song , music
and spcooh last night In Patterson hall ,
where Clan Gordon No 03 , Order of Scottldi
Clans , celebrated the 139th annlverwry of
the hlrth of the peasant lard. The addresses
wcro of him and of him alone ; tfio SOURS
were his ballads , and his ballads only. The
memory of the beloved Scottish poet wao
lauded In every number on the ijro ram.
It was the eighth annual celebration given
by the local can ! and It was the most suc
cessful. The nttendanco was very large , th
Lall b lnn filled to Its capacity. The blqgcs
part of the audience consisted of Scots , bu
mingled with them were rnjny lovers o
the Ills'jlanJ bard In whoso veins the liloo
of other imtlon-illtlea flowed. The dlstlnctlv
racial character of the affair , however , wa.
cmplitalred by the nrcsenco of n ntimbo
of the members of the clan In plaid an
tartan.
The program was a long nnd entcrtalnln
ono. hut It seemingly did not sufllce I
wtlsfy the enthusiastic llsu < ncrs. Not a num
ber was allowed to i > ass without an cncor
from the moment that Chief CliM-lcs Mac
Adam In a brief address welcomed the guest ,
of the evening until the final and rloiln
"Aulil hang Syno" was eung by the nudl
cnce. It Is to t'.io credit of the coiumlttoi.
also that the riroijrani as prearrange J wa
cairled out con lcte , with a couple of ex
rutlc > ns. Ilev. John McQuold , who was to
hive delivered ono of the addesses ! , was un
avoidably prevented from being present
Sam Morris and Miss MaRglo McICcnsMe , Hi
former of whom wen t3 have nuig and tin.
latter to lave danced , did not appear.
WHY I1UIINS IS BELOVED
In the program of music and song two nd
dresses occurred The first wa. ? delivers
by Uov. S. Wilght Butle-r , who spoke upoi
the "Memory of Burns. " In hlo remirli
upon the great .Scottish bard the prcnche
dwelt In an affectionate manner upon hi
chaiactc.He snld that he had not bee :
famoLs in war or in council , but > ut to
moro than a century his praises ! mo boo
eung and memorials have been held In hla
honor , though he wns a plowman nnd a
peasant. Ho la the darling not only of Scot
land , but of the whole world , for hlo songi
aio so simple and so lowly that they go
to the hcait quicker than those of any othei
peat who ever lived Uev Hr. Duller i'ald
that Burns was no metaphysician , jet ho
possessed a philosophy cs profound .is na
cm t ending as ho did the Savior's teachings
and parables In the flowers nnd Inhabitants
ol the fields about him. The speaker naii
that like cr.cry one else , the poet had h'3
faults but he threw the plaid of charlt }
over them lr Butler intcrupcrs < ! his 10-
maiks with a r.umbe. of amusing anecdo'ca
which kept the audience in decidedly mirth
ful spirits.
The other address of the evening wa-j de
livered by Joh-i 'Tietichi ' In the place ot Rev
John McQuold , the topic being , "Tho Land
Wo Loft , and the Lund We Live In. " The
speaker v.as raised In Scotland and spoke ol
Incidents of his boyish days The old country ,
ho said. Is changed now- and many Scots
who have visited have come back with tlir >
opinion that it is too slow and that America
ia. after all , the better countrj While not
disputing that , Mr. Trench warned his fel
low countiymcn that they were likely to bo
too much Imbued v/lth the go-ahead spirit of
America They vvero becoming cold socially ,
and ho advised them to be careful not tc
omit Rood fellowship In the hurly-burly of
American life and purbult. He assorted also
that the Scotchmen made some of the best
citizens of this , country , and that no other
nationality could be mete depcndel upon to
protect its honor and Intcrestn
BETWEEN THE SPEECHES
Those addicsses were Interspersed among
a largo number of musical Geleuions Juki
Lun.'barl ' gave a nuirber f solos. Including
the LcauMful "AJro Yo Slecipln' , Maggie "
In closing ti'io program he a1 , o led the nul -
once in slu lns "An ! 1 Lang Syne " Other
solos were also sui s by William W Gilsor ,
Mru. II W. Flit , Miss A. Grace Crawford ,
Harry GHfllth , Mm. S I ) Lees and A lamie.
o-in. A fiuet way rendered b > Miss Crawford
and Mr. Jamlri.cn The Knox quartet was
callol en for a couple cf aongs. An Instru
mental quartet ccnslstlng of Messrs A.
limes , W Innwand Hc'fman am , ' Miss Gctic-
vlovo JelTrlei1 added a dellchtful feature tn
the pi' ' warn with a nutrl'Dcr of Scptt u i aln
Including the "Blue Delia of Scotland"
Mafctcr Douglas Bowie , dnnsed In nppropri-
co costume , gave an Intcrvatlni ; BC 1 unique
Irish jlc ; and Messrs LlnA-ay and McKenzi-
icndcrod some reelsj up- piano and fiddle
At Iho conclusion C'f ' the program refriuii
mentj weio served nrxl then for a couple
hours ryoro the Bursts < } incd
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
It has been agreed bj the council com
mittee on po Ice to meet this afternoon for
t > o purpose ot Investigating the charges
filed by David McCourt agalcsf Police Om
cers Mulcahy , Montague and Shcehan. Jn
speaking about the charges Ip t even 'as
Ofllcer Shec-Lun said that it vvca true tl.at
McCourt had been hardiciiffcd to the west
side cf hli cell. Tn.T ! action , ho said , was
necessary to keep him quiet , as he was an-
rojlng every ono on the premises by
ratlllng Ihe cell door
Ofllcer Mcntaguo le Is aboul Iho same
story. Uoth arson ttat McCourt was not
rahed off his feet by the ndcuffs and
pointed to the construction of the cell lo
verify their statemcnt-T. The ha-idcuflu , they
aay , were first placed ali < oul McCourt'a wrisls
and hla amis dlatendc-d. The shack'co were
Ihen locked to thu upright bars of the cell
abavo the highest croaj bar , which Is about
oK feet from the floor. McCourt U quite a
tail man and standing < n thu position It
Is claimed ho VVB.I placed would not llfl him
off his feet by several Inches
Tl Ere Los been a 'feud of long standing
ex'atlng between McCourt and Officer Mul
cahy and It 'a possible llat en thin ae
count .McCourt was handled In a roushui
marrier tl.an Is usually accorded plain
drunlu. All ofthe offlcsrs lnterpste-1 In this
'iso ? mcrt that McCourt was drunk when
ir&ughl to the jail and Iho records shon
that a bollle containing whisky tu found
on his person.
Iho cemmltteo proposed lo Investigate the
mailer thoroughly end that will mt likely
cad Ihe matter , aa according to the city
charter , tl'e council has no jurisdiction over
tlio police force , the tra > or having nbsoluto
control cf ths department Should the coni-
iiltteo Und the olllccrj guilty 8 charged the
najor may pc&jlbl > ba provalleJ upon to
norco ( llsclpllno At present each pcllcc-
decs about en he
DlllMIIKcCllllia \K. IIIM < Ille f'lt > - .
Another damage claim against the city
waa filed yesterday Thli tlmo It Is Minnie
Oliver , Thirtieth und It streets , who alles"
she waa Injured on account of a defc-al-
uldcvvalk and demands $3,000 of the cll > ' i
noney. In Iho claim tiled It Is usstriod Ilia.
while on her way homo on Iho evening
of Jiinujry 17 Mrs. Oliver fell through a
tolo In Uie sidewalk on ir\euty-Hfth utrcot ,
jclwcen I * and Q slrceta , nnd iiU4lalnud o
lumber of Injuries among tlieni being a
llsloealcd rlghl unkle Her neck , arm anl
splno were , It U claimed , also Injured
Tim claimant asserli that she Is C4 jcara of
ago and earns her living by working at the
vtshtub. Commonta from the neuspaiiom
are attached hhowlng lhal thU portion of Ihe
sidewalk had been In a dangeroui rondlliim
or sonio lime. A request Is undo thai
ho city ph)3lclan or physicians authorized
jy Iho city council be BCIU to inal o an
examination of thu injuries , for the purpcao
of determining their character und extent.
hoinelliliiK- n SnriirlMe ,
Ono of the greatest eurprlsca at the but
neotlng of the city council was the
oto on Iho ordinance repealing an ordi
nance order lu K thu Block jardj company to
lay a Mloo-Mk on the south ldo of ii
street from Shnrp ? treet : to Thirty-third
Btrcct When this ordinance was first Intro
duced and paa el It , ( lions with others" " , rvas
vetoed by the major * . 1mt the veto was not
sustained Then senna of the members of
the council asscrtctLUut , a aldowalk on the
south Aide of this street was not noces-
Bar ) , us there wns''tt good walk on the
north side which was'of ample width to ac
commodate all the 'ftfllo After listening
to this kind of talk ttio city attorney was di
rected to draft fin 'ordinance ' repealing the
one which had been ntssed ordering n walk
laid. As all tnrnrtwrr appeared to lie in
favor of this It wiWlhoiiKht that there
would bo no tronbld In panning the amended
document. Monday ttlght the repcallnc
ordinance eamo upon its third reading and
was \oted ilonn , much to the surprise of
ever } one. Now tboistock jaids will be com
pelled to lay nbout a quarter of a mile of
sidewalk on a silo of the street where there
Is little or no traffic and where there la not
a Blnglu building.
Until Wnt or limit ) .
The people of Urown park want city
voter and they want It badly. It Li claimed
that In order to procure water It la neces
sary to dig wells from 100 to 200 feet In
depth and then there Is no guaranty that
cnouRh water for household purposes will
bo obtained. Hroldcnts In that locality wint
the water mains extended so that they
will bo given some protection In cass of flro
nid In crder that they may bo saved the
oxporso of dlfiK&K such deep and ccally
wc-l's. ,
One well known rce-ldent In that locality
said last nlqtit that the Drown i > irk people
could net along vcrj well without police
protection and elcctr.c lights , bat they could
not do without water. Ho said Ihe water
ma'i-a novRO to Twentieth ard Washington
street. : but It Is the doslre of the residents
that the water service bo extended to
Eighteenth nnil Washington and to fifteenth
and V streets. A cltj ofilc'al , whose atten
tion had been Directed to the matter , cm-
fc&jad ( hit water was badly needed Vi that
locality ar.d that the tcalns should by all
mean * be ONtenrteJ. At prcaont there Is no
monej In the water fund to warrant such . .u
expenditure , but It Is probable that some ac
tion toward rcllev ng the water famine will
be taker.
cn > CiKiiii.
O. II. WcstRate at St. Paul was a visitor
line vcstcrday.
Mrs Mary Gallagher of Wcston. la , Is In
tbo city Isoklng after her property Intercuts.
T.io Ultra Mor Dai clm ; club will give a.
dancing party ut Metropolitan hall Thursday
nlsjlii.
Dave Garrcit of fire company No. 1 re
turned to duty jcstorday , after a Giepe with
n fe\cr.
r M Stoncr of Atlantic , la , si < nt vote * -
to Klav In the city looking after business
ms'ters.
Mast of 'the crossing In the business portion
tion ef the ell } ' were cleaned jestcrday by
the strost rommlssloncr's tndi
Tno city counrll will meet 1'rldaj morning
at the clerk's oClco cs a bcaid of equaliza-
t'oto equalize allevvalk taxes
Thursday pflcrrron the Lidlcs' Aid society
of Iho Prrobyter'en church will entertain at
Mis. IJarrcll's. Twenty-third and I streets
A iiKctlntr of the Missionary soclctj of the
Pieabvto-lin church will b-- held In the lec
ture room of the church Thursday afternoon.
Broken down motor tiaiin delajod iMfllc
fcr a lent ; time yrolcrday afternoon A
sotuhboun I rro'or pavoinut at I rtrect inj
there v.as n lent ? dslay. Then several north-
lourdi irotcrs failed to work nt G street ,
nrt i string of five trains lay there for an
hour. . H
Mary llumple , an In nno woman escaped
from custody In Sarpj1- county jcsterdny
aftcri'oc.'i and made Tier way to this city.
She was tnkcn In charge , by Chirlcs Patrick
ard turned over .to the'local pillco Later
on Blio.as taken In charge by officers from
arpv cotiii'y
Chief Smith of tlii } fro department has
asked the city counkll to purchnso 1111 exer
cise wagon for use at fire hall No 1 The i
chief t'ljs that the \vagon now in. service is
worn out and la useless Ho MVS that it is
necessary o have a wagon In order to cxcr-
clso the liorscs every day.
Street Conimlssiqrierj Ross has been or-
do-cd to lay a croEs.valk at TnerSlcth an 1
Wellington r.trccts The sidewalks on the
cast ! lo of Twenty-sixth stipct , from O to
Q slrcct , and on Uie cast side of Thltity-
( Irst street , from Q to U streo's , will be * rs-
palred , as will also the walk on Tvver'y-
levcn'h street , between Q and T streets
The Hoard of E luoatlon his engaged A
number of cxpo-'s on heatlns apparatus lo
vhlt the new , Hawthorne school nnd if pos.
sjbla flnd out what Is the niittor with tho-
litxitln ? plant placed In that buHdlns ; It la
Impossible to heat scene of the rooms , vvhilo
others mo ovprhcatetl. The architect who
had charso of the construction has given
the nOblem un i2 a bal Job anil for this
reason It lisa been necessary to call In out-
sldo experts.
Citv Attorney MontRomery will shortly
ccmmenco condemratlcn proceedings for the
nuiTOso of cb'jlnii ) ' for street use a pcrtlsn
of the Ca sidy trict , ex'endlng frcii tiio
pcuth line cf I street , to Misbourl aveniie
The tp-M2t to 'bo ' ccndemccd Is sixty fa 't
wldo and vvhccn thu legal process has been
co-rpleteJ. Seventeenth street , between ) Mis
souri avenue and I street , will bo opencj
fo" travel. The cost of , 'he Hnd to toe ob
tained for strsot purpDjes will ba assessed
against the propor'y bencJlteJ
A rommltteo ot the South Omaha Live
Stock exchange , composed ot W. I Stephen
I n Hjcrs mid W. A HlRRlns. has been
app lated to confer vUth ithe Btoc'c ' jard" '
manasers a.r. < 3 the city council In regard to
the building of a foot brUgo across th" lall-
reid tracks at the fcol of N street. This
crcasliiR Is the most dangerous one in the
city and It is at all times poorly protected.
An effort will ba n'ade to Induce the stock
jurds company to eicct 'tho ' bridge. TK !
mayor anl council will. It U claimed , Join
.ho committee frcni the live stock exchange
in urglnt ; upon the stook yardi paoplo tlio
need of an elevated crossing.
The delegation cf rltlzcrs oomrosed of a
committee from the Hist SIde Improvement
club , a oonimltteo fronj the city council and
Major Ensor , v > oni to Omaha jcatcrday
afternoon to coil'.r with the oflVors of tin )
Omaha Street Hallway company In relation
, o the extension of 'tho Thirteenth street car
Inc. The delegation was recelvcul by Gen
eral Morngor Smith and the mr/tcr thor-
cuphly discussed. Members of the Improve
ment club presented their sldo of the case
nn1 itho street car people ansured the com-
inltt o that a thorough Investigation of j'ho
flalrrs would bo mndo and In ciso It was
ojnd that the line would pay operating ex-
> erse < the extension would IMJ made. Thla
vas all that the commlttpo expected and ro-
urncd to formulate a report.
ClmrKiMl \ > ll
Hd Mrfle.iiy nnd George CroA were nr-
i > stPd i-iry ! this- morning on thf chirgo of
b'uin'ng ' ! more that * their duo amount of
hango In a. trinH.i < tl6li over thy bar of
Charles Stcrtz's Hilonii , Twenty-fourth and
Pltir'.t Htreats Crow ( idinltttd that lie h.id
srnnt romn tlmo y U nlny on Twc.it > -
fourth. ! > trtetl nnd that Ixl had even p.itron-
Iztd a saloon In thai Ippjllty. Ho ay * hn I
viii unaware' of any'Ritmi ? liolng attempted
and FI > H If the hirtendT PTITIQ out behind
! t | wad entirely due to tlio art of his com-
innlon. Ho noticed Bt"thc time , bo ayH.
that his friend was In a liurry to got aboard |
a street car.
CONVENTION OF BRICKMAKERS
Men Who Mnko the Material to Make the
Walls Take. Counsel.
ANNUAL SESSION OF STATE ASSOCIATION
Mntir > Incr ( ( of lulrrrst to tillMoiu -
Iti'ft niiiMKnuit UiitlooU for tliu
Triiili * In Itciiiirtcct b }
Die Ylnlloi-H.
Last night the Nebraska Hrlckmakers' ns-
sochtlon closed a very profitable two days'
session with the resolution tli.it each and
every Urlckmaker would do all In his power
tn make the exposition a success. While lu
Omaha the members cnjo > cd the bcnoilt of
a number of discussions of makers pertain
ing to their voo.tlon ; profiting by the In
terchange of opinion and experience. Some
fifteen Omaha manufacturers connected
themselves with the association. Thereby
svelllng Its ranks and making , It more of a
state body. After canvassing the matter
imnng themselves the members agreed that
better times are ahead for the Industiy In the
Antelope state. Hovlvlng business means
revival of building , and the buildings now
Rolng up are permanent structures , In which
brick plays a Rrcat part
When the brlckmakcra met yesterday mornIng -
Ing they were entertained by John IMcl-
malcr ot Hooper , who delivered nn address
upon the subject , "Cheap Hilckmnklng. " The
speaker slid that there was an Inclination
upon the part of many manufacturers to
make cheap brick , feeling that by so doing
they would Increase their trade nnd drlvo
out foreign competition. This plan , the
speaker contended , v > ns a mistake. Cheap
brick , he Insisted , not only demoralbcd the
market , but hurts the reputation ot Ne
braska brick and forcen builders and con
tractors to use material from other states.
Mr. ndclmaler stated that he had manu
factured brick before coming to Nebraska
and knows of his own knowledge that If the
same euro Is given , first-class brick can bo
made out of Nebraska clay H > making bet
ter brick the reputation ot the state will bo
maintained and nt the same time manufac
turers will obtain butter prices for their
products.
In the general discussion that followea
the address all of the members present
agreed with the Ideas of thu speaker mil
Bald that In the ftituro they proposed to
inaKo the best possible grade of bilck
Outside cf the > meeting n number of the
brlckmakcrs stated tint they looked upon
the coming season as the most piospcrous
OMO in jears for the brick men of the state
There was scarcely , \ town In the state
where new buildings were not contemplated ,
and tlio general tendency is to discard lum
ber as much as possible and use brick in the
construction of business houses factories
and dwellings This the > said Is as true In
the smallci to\ns as In the cities. They all
agice that during the last fcv. jcais the
Nebraska brlckmakors have improved the
quality of thc-lr wares without Increasing the
cost to the consumers , and that the time Is
near at h > ind when only Nebraska brick
will bo used In the construction of Nob-aska
buildings
During the afternoon the brlckmahois
visited the brick jards about the city and are
also making a tour ot the exposition
grounds , going under the KUldanco of a
looul committee.
CONCLUDING THE SESSION.
The association held the concluding ses
sion of It ; conventicn last night A iraolu
tlon of thanliB was tendered to the Uullders'
and Tradtrs' cxchcugo for the use of Its
ioon-a during tbo convention , and for
courteous treatment. A resolution of thenks
was also voted the Omaha Brick manufac
turers for their lioi pltallty and for kindness
shown in cscortkig the delegates curing the
afternoon to the cxpasltloa grounds and to
other points of Interest about the city. A
rcaolutioi piomislng the individual support
of each member of the state association In
promot'ng the welfare of the c\i > csltlon was
pir cd , mid thanks were also tendered tbo
ncwsrapciis for interest takea in. the con-
vcIro. .
The election of ofllcor.s resulted In the se
lection of J Fred Smith , president ; John
Hdlomalcr , vice president ; W. II Ilorilm ,
second vlco president , W. H. DusLncil , sec
retary , and J n. Stoclnvcll , treasurer
After considerable dlseusJoa It was de
cided to send President Smith as a comm
tec of ' I'a. In
cne to 1'lttsburg , , Fcbruar.
for the purpose of conferring with the Na
tlonal Urlckrcakers' association , which meets
there In the early part of the month The
object of the onforenco will bo to bring
the natloiul body to this city In October ,
IS9S , for the holding of Its annual conven
tion fcr 1S99. In case the convention is au-
cured for Omaha , it will bring to thlu city
about 500 delegates. After lunch the con-
vcintlen. adjourned.
I.OCM. iiitnvrrins.
Omaha Tel Jed Sokol will RVO | a
masquerade ball In Its hall on February 12.
Ois-ar Stone was yesterday fined $10 an' }
ocsts In Judge Gordon's court for assaulting
J. U. Henderson.
John Lewis amused ( himself In a saloon In
the tenderloin district and was given ton
davs in the county Jail for his fun by Judge
Gordon.
Spencer Monroe , a nepro , has been ar
rested for making an assault with a knife
IHJOU Mrs. Ida Harris , who lives near Teiiih
and Dodge htrcetn.
Abraham Hroxvn .was given a sentence of
fifteen da > s In the county jail for assaulting
his wife. Sara Hrown. The Bentcnce , how
ever , "was susi > eiided during good behavior
Some sneak thief filtered the ccai office
of Martin & Johnson and took from a drawer
In the safe a number of mortgages , notes
and other papers of value belonging to the
firm.
firm.Banner
Banner lodge No 11 , Fraternal Union of
America , will hold Its monthly entertainment
In Myrtle hall tomorrow night , A flno mu-
nlcal and literary program will be rendered
and refreshments nro to bo served.
A fevv nlghte ago thieves broke Into the
residence of Mrs. Tlcl-schiran , 720 North
Twentieth street , and took therefrom half a
dozen brass cacidlo sticks of considerable
value. They vvero recovered In a badly mu
tilated condition from the jilnk tftci ) near
Tenth and Chicago streets.
The coroner's Jury Impannolled to Inquire
Into the drain of IJdwaid Thompson who
was killed In the South Omaha switching
.vnrds , returned a verdict ot accidental death.
The Jury exonerated all the railway employes
connected with the accident , and advised
that the company In the future better protect
Its track.
Fred Thompson , one of a trio of burglars
who are wantul for breaking Into a titoro
in Miiiden , la , went Into Mogy's place d
few nights ago end ran all the boat blacks
Into the street. When Ofllcer Heeland placed
him under arrest Thompson madu a slash
nt him with a knife and succeeded In cut
ting his coat. A complaint charging assault -
sault with intent to do great bodily Injury
has been lodged agilnst Thompson ,
It's evident by tlio nninbiM's who caino
tlmt n Htorin lllu-'tlilh can't Koup tlio
tMprr buyers awny'frpin Drox L. Shoo-
mini's big HliiK ? t > .ilo Of foul-no there
would havi > bi'L-n iiioio hud It bt-i'ii pleas
ant but thi' i ( > im , , 9iip ] Wi'dwMlny
I'lenly of Kood , rullablo hee-In-thi'-dnrk
value ImiK'iilns for all ( hut can fust In.
hid ? our btore Wo don't intend to con
tinue lliU bull' Ions and to move all
these broken lines of wintur weight
hlioi'K We've Just i-ut tlu prlw home-
times morn than half sonietlineH half-
am ! bonietimus not half but thu value
Is in every pair nt thi original Hulling
prices so yon neo you can't help but
not u bargain whutovvr yon buy Jloa-
day's prices wood WednoMlay.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 1'AKNAM STKEET
( TORE - DRUO DEPT.
becomes harsh ,
brittle , wiry , fills
out , loses its color ,
turns gray.
All that it needs
is FOOD. FoocT
will soften and
mellow it , increase
its growth , bring
back its natural
color.
The most easily
absorbed and most
natural hair food
is ic3 > * - s
It is absorbed by the hair , carr'od down to the hair roots or follicles ,
makes strength for the hair , just as goo.l fjod cloas tor the body.
This is the true and only natural way of treating hair sickness ,
such as dandruff , harshness , falling out , loss of color , i. r. , by moans of
food.
food.Stimulants
Stimulants , medicaments , oils , pomatums , nro all artificial ; there
fore can do but little good , and sometimes do harm.
Mine. Yale's Hair Tonic is composed of nourishing ingredients , and
is not oily , sticky , or a stimulant in any other sonsa than good food is.
It is entirely different from all other preparations of the kind , and
is the only one that has stood the test of time , based solely on its
merits.
IMme. Yale's Hair Tonic Makes weak hair strong , thin hair thick ,
harsh hair soft , restores gray hair to its original youthful color.
It is not a dye , but a food. It is not artificial , but natural. Not n
grease , but a cleanser from Rreise. For sale by all dealers. Try it.
Regular price $1.00 , Our price G9c.
> STQN STOR 3 DRUG DEPT. .
< 9 OMAHA , NEB.
! \i , run AM >
iTtitHr rnnitnlltff Wants I In- Pres
ent Porco ( irciitl > IncrriiMMl.
The executive committee- the Com
mercial club ut Its regular meeting jesterday
took up a number of mailers of general
public interest for consideration On some
of these action was taken ; o".i others It was
deemed that the club was going out of its
piovinco and therefore they were passed b >
Ono of the public questions Ihut came up
for considerable discussion was the present
Inadequacy of the police department to pro
tect the public and Its very probable utter
iiiaolllty to handle the crowds which will
bo hero durkig the exposition. In the couise
of the icmaiks some rather uncompliment
ary things was said regarding the work
that baa been done by the department. The
matter finally resulted in the passage of the
following icbolutlon :
The Commercial Club of Omaha iccognlzcs
tlio Impel alive necessity for n considoiablo
Incrcabe In the police force of our city dur
ing the exposition puilad of this yeai , there
fore , be It
Resolved , That this club callw up3ii the
major and cl'j council to piovlde by levy
for a fund milllclent to suppiy and main
tain durlnp tnc > last seven months of this
year a subst intlal Increase to no police
force of our elt > , and be It furtliti
Ilcsolved , Th.it n copj of this resolution
bo at OIICQ liansinltted lo each councilman
and to the nuyor of our city.
The preliminary atcpa towaid liking up
the question of municipal ouneiohlp of Iho
water works w'ue taken a the shape of , a
resolution introduced by Euclid Martin and
passed , requesting the becrttirj to write to
eighteen wcatnci cities for the following In
formation Whether citj water Is turnlshed
by a company run by the city or uy private
corporation ; whether vater is furclshed
through direct pleasure or from rcsorvohs ,
tlio scale ot charges for water In either case ,
the number ot lire hjdreuts and the coat , If
furnlflhed by private corporation , cstlnnled
ecGt to city of water u M for fire purposes ,
flushing sewers and for other public uses
roil other Information of like character.
The committee passed a resolution of
thanks to tlio city council for tilting action
last night In notifying the Washington
Indian bureau that the city was ready to
furnish a 'building ' for on Indian bupply
depot.
The committee on comfort , which was
established to draw up a scheme to look
afler Uie wonts of visitors during Iho ex
position , was dismissed. Inasmuch as the
exposition directory 1ms now established
such a bureau.
Some arrangements wcro wade fop the
regular monthly meeting on next Tuesday ,
which will bo rounded out with tbo usual
banquet. It will bo on exposition meeting ,
as members of the exposition directory will
ba present to tell what nork has been done.
The following new members were enrolled-
J. A. Halncs , W. H. Hanchett M. J Ilrown-
rlgg , W. I ) . Mod , T. C. Havens , W. A.
Dellord , 13 , Q , ' .McQHton R. S. Clarke , W. C.
Goss , lieecher Hlgby , George E. Haiker.
The following standing committees for
189S wore scleoled
Aiidlling C. C. floorgo , chairman ; J , S.
While , E. M AndrreseTi
Commissary J. IJ Utl , chairman ; IH. J.
Tenfold , C' . M. Wilhelm.
Klnancc Alfred 'Miller ' , clialrman ; J. H.
Dumont , G. M. Tibbs.
Judiciary W , I ) . McHugh , chalrmin ;
H H. Ilaldrlee , W. W Kovsor , IJ. M liart-
lott , Irving Uaxlor , J. C. Cciwln , W. S. I'op-
plclon , C S Montgomery , H. S , llakur.
Membership C. II. I'lcklns , chairman ;
Eigar Allen , J S. White , Harry S Weller ,
C. C IJoldcn , John Steel , 'Clement Chase.
Memorial W. H. Alexander , chairman ;
H. J Tenfold , Q W. Llnlnger.
Periodicals and Supplies Clement Ch'so ,
cl.alrman ; J I' " Carpenter. W , M 'Durgcsa. '
Emergency Huclld Martin , chairman ; W.
II , Alexunde-r , W. 1) . McIIugh , K. T. Lind
say , M. C. Peters
Property and Rooms C. M. Wllhclm ,
chairman ; A. P. Tiikoy , i : V. Lewis.
Hanking and Insurance M T. Darlow ,
chairman ; II. E IMlmer. secretary.
Importers and Jobbers Edgar Alien ,
chairman ; R. E nml well , secretary.
Manufacturers lf. S. King , clialrman ;
O O iMolmcs , spcirtar > , L G. Uoup S.im-
uel ICnt ? A " " Smith
Iletail Dnlrrs- C Ilrldcn , chairman ;
1' S. Wilcos , secretary , G. W Kc'ly ' , T P.
Cartw right
Heal Estate Owners M J. iCennard , chair
man , Gcorgo H Pajne , secretary
Commission .Merchants .ind Hrokcrs Ju
lius PeKlco. chairman ; Julius llocco , W 11.
Ilutts , U. H. Uranch. sccrotarj
PiofcEslonni 'Mm ' Or. A. r. Jonca , clulr-
man : ! ) r J P Lotl. .secretary.
Informatlnn > A. llcnson , chairman :
W S. Wright secretary.
Public Press G. M Hitchcock , cCialrman ,
C , 1) Thompbon , secrc-tary.
Packets anJ Live Stcek W. 1) . C' Ken-
> on , chairman ; E. C. Prlco secretary ; J S.
Knox , A. II Nojcs , C. K. Urqiilml
Transportation PI nk Colpet/er , chalr-
ma ; P. L Loomls. tccruary !
Kail Festivities W. S. Jaidinc , chairman ;
II. Hards , secretary
Convcnl or.s Jchn Steel , chalr.nan , J. R.
Utt , secretary.
Education C G. Pierce , chairman , J A.
Glllfsple , secretary.
The freight bureau for Ihe coming jc r
was ai ! > o n.ade up us follows
13 E. Driicc , Edgai Alio.i A. Tustli J S
Hrady J E Uauni , W It , 'liennott ' , full
Hramlels , W liccbe I rauk Colpctrcr , M I ) .
Copeland , Isaac Carpenter , Herrnn Drlsh-
OIIB. W M Glass A Hospc , jr , P S Ilav-
vvird. WI1II nr Hajdcu. J. W Hint J H
Hanr-y , P E I'd ' John S Knox P I' Klrk-
cndill , W. D C Kenjon. ! ' in KeiinitJ ,
P S King Samuel Katz E V Lewis , 7. T.
Llndsiy , 'K ' L Locmli Euclid Maitln , J M.
Metcalf George Marks. II P Marriiill ,
Henry Meyer. W V Morse , A II NO > CT ,
C E Price , C II Perkins , P M Prlio M C
Prtcrs , Julius Po > cke. (1. Al IHMi'll. Peter
Koccn , J. Itahm , E. Hi'lter , E L Ptcnc ,
E II. Spiaguc , Arthur C. Smith C K
Urquhart , A J. Vlerling , C. F WcIlC'C ' M.
Wllhclm , W P Wright , J S White , H F
Whiting. M Wulpl The crmmitlco bureau
will bo called together In a few d js to or-
ganl/o for work
Don't uciiioy others by your co.ii-.iliig , nnil
ilsk > oui life by neglecting a ctild Ono Mln-
ute Cough Cure cures coughs , olds , rogp ,
grliipo und all throat and lung troubles
Tito Woini'ii c ; < > ( i ) , inii
"Kid" Ilurko nnd Mnry Ell/a Dim- , negro
women who Indulged In a fight with beer
bottles , were arraigned before Judge Gor
don on n charge of being drunk and disor
derly. Eacli wcro lined $10 and costs nnd
will servo the nuts out In the county Jail ,
Arnold's Hiomo Csl'iy cures headaches ,
lOc , 25c and nOc All dnigglsts
TliriM1 I'url Social n SIIIM'I'NH.
Tlio literary noclety of the Om.ih i c'om-
nipiclal lollete gave an entertainment la'ft
night In the foim of a trl-so < lal. Kvtiry-
Ihlng on Hit program presented a trl.ingtil ir
appiMrancH ) from the admittance fee of .t
c'entH lo Ihe three fairs win/ dealt out dos-
flny In tlie museum Th progiam vv 1 1 di
vided Into threeinrt , of the literary , tint
refreshment and 'the iniihcuin dep u trni < ntH.
In tliu flrrft put iiuiHleul an. I lltcinry iiiim-
l > er.s vvcin given by Mih-je.s Johnson , Dplla
( Sibion , Vivian TlmlieiB , Edna Moore anil
Jlc srH Xiieklcfr.il , Kail Tlmberg , M A.
Plllsliury. A. C lloycr. Elmer liill.inl ,
Oeorso Dicker and O Jeffries The miln
attraetlons of the museum vve.ro three ir-
tlxlle figures ot the fates and aim n mm
number of "liugH , " > AIO ) did n rushing liu.sl-
lifHS In iimulitH and ehaims. A guuKslnj ;
ir.mo Involving thu figure thrto w.is won by
< ! . II. Decket , Amu .VI. Ilainey and Prank
u , jr.
! * ! > IllKl'H II ( 'lllTfl'lllll.
NEW YOIUC , Jim i. In DIPHO dlxp ilehos
on Iho nlghl of Jjiiunry is a Klalement wan
made that more thnU thirty iinfulihfiil em-
phiyi s of the Ad , mm Expntu comp my In
thlm city li'id liee.n dlscovireil In rec lit puu-
ulatlons amounting In a mini lielwecMi $ .10) )
mid $3COO ThlB allegath n jrevv out of u.
conversation between a ic-poitti and Atlor-
imy Alirahain Levy , vvhu gave uu | IH ! hc.st
Impression at that tlmo thu niiinhiii ntul
amounts nbovo ntatcd. Doing iiromptL I by
the exact fjctu , Mr. Levy , In falriuti.s lu
tbd InterestH Involved ami to lilnisi-lf , dii-
sIleH the HUiti-'intnt to Im made then vvuni
not at the limit nieii'Ioned ' IK tulatr n tit
thu niimbrr Indlc.iteil nor to thu extent
ntalcd.
A friend wns tcllliifr our malinger the
oilier < ] ny Unit ho had bocii over a
Kioutor p.irt of the United States In hln
lll'o tlmo nnd that ho had alvva.vH found
the Klmlmll piano to oxccl all othur.s
In quality of lone and ni'tlon Our ex-
IH'ilonet'villi tills I'xui'llcnt Instuiiiipnt
Is that \vo uan't ay lee much for It
and that wo have no lieiltanuy In Klvini ;
'our own Kiiarantccuilli that of Ihe
makt'M With our now piano hhovv loom
wo nro nhlo to display the now i-nr load
of Klmlmllrf just leeclvcd Tht'Ko are tlio
finest HiilMlii'd iilanos w < > 'vo over had
Natural wood cases In latest dosljrnH
You hlioiild call and hue them ,
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas