Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OHAIIA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 22 , 1SOS.
CUT RATES TO TIIE KLONDIKE
Clcs'i of the See Qoos bj tha Central
Western Eoads.
CMA1IA LINES KEEP OUT OF THE FIGHT
t'nlon I'nclflo nnil llnrllnKlnti DonIne !
to P.nlcr flu * roiiiii-lll ii ( hut
SoIKOI on * ) } ItiiKCn In
( lie .NorIII.
The rate war on travel destined for Td-
coiro , Seattle , Vancouver aud other notth'
v. cg'crn paints Inaugurated by the Canndlar
Pacific lallway has not yet affected rate. '
out of this territory or through the lower Mia
nourt rlvec K tcwaya to tha wratcrn country
The Judgment of the best posted passengci
men In Omaha Is that the rates through here
will bo sustained , notwithstanding the rate
v.ar In the north. Both II L. Lomax , gen-
o"al passenger agent ot the Union Pacific ,
and John Krnncta , general passenger agent
of the B. & M , hive eald to The Bee tbat
they thought Omaha could bo kept out o !
the sto m und that neither tlio Union Pacific
or the Burlington ha'd nut the cut rates ol
tlio See Line or contemplated doing eo.
It Is generally conceded that the Canadian
Pacific has had to cut the transcontinental
rate out of St. Paul and Minneapolis on nc-
rnunt ot the surrcptltous rate-cutting that
lias bcpn done on Klondike business tor
Homo tlmr past by the Great Northern and
iby the Northern Pacific to a less degree.
This Is what railroaders wlio are familiar
vvlth the situation have to say , and wlillo le
would bo dlfllcult to corroboinie their state
ments by a show of facts , there Is but llttlo
doubt that sunh a statement sizes up the
northern situation pretty nearly accurate.
Thn cut of the Canadian Pacific has been
made out of the Twin Cities , but It indirectly -
directly affects the Tate out of Chicago nnd
other eastern points , and will undoubtedly
succeed In swelling the number ot pros
pective argonauts who will go through St
Paul and travel to the coast by a northern
line.
line.The
The reason the llncu through hero do rwt
care to meet the cut of the northern llnm la
found In the fear that the entire weal cm
liasoaagur situation , leivolvlng rates to all
( western poi'its , will become demoralized. II
It lo found that th northern lines are get
ting n large amount of busluc ) out of Chicago
cage to the noithwcst bj- their cut rates. It
Is piobablc that the- lines through hero will
jiut In ratca equal In amount from Chicago to
the same northwcstcin poults via Oma a
But cvca If this U done , It Is scarcely prob-
nble that the rates from hero to the north-
woot will come down correspondingly , or at
all. The sentiment ot the general passenger
departments of the local Unco seems to bo
that It would bo better to lose the whole
Klondike business to the northern lines than
to start Ici on n rate war that would domor-
nllo the entire western rate situation.
Naturally- this course docs not meet with
the approval of the Oregon Short Line , the
Doiver & Rio Grande , the Hlo Grande
Western and other western lines that would
rnmo In foa haul on eomc of thel Klondike
bii&Incss received from the lines through
hero and destined for points In the north
west. They are anxious for the Union
Pacific nnd the Burlington to meet the cut
of the northern lines In order to save some of
the Klondike business to themselves They
have lots to gain and but little to lose by
such a , cut , and nro hard at work cndeavor-
Itig to convince the lines here that they
ought to meet the rates of the northern
competitors. Up to date the lines through
hero hnvo declined to do anything ,
T. K Swatin , assistant general passenger
and ticket agent ot the Denver & Hlo
Grande , eald to a Bco reporter In Denver
on Sunday that his line had spent an 1m-
inensv amount of money in advertising its
route to the Klondike , and therefore felt In-
cllnid to meet any reductions of competing
lines In order to make good the money that
] iad already been spent. This sentiment ap.
pears to be general among the lines west of
Denver , but It Is doubtful If the lines be
tween Omaha and Denver can bo brought to
hco the matter In that light. A general
meeting In Chllago this week will probably
< lo something toward clearing away the
dark clouds that now hang over the weatcru
pamcngcr rate situation.
HOCIC ISI , VMVS M2\V IMJI.MIAX OAKS.
Contract Ili-tTVoon the ConipiiiileH Juxt
I2nterc < l Into.
The Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific rail
way has Just made a now contract vvlth the
Pullman Palace Car company. It will be
come effective an Tuesday of next \veek ,
fllorch 1. and vlll run until ( March I , 1313 ,
a period ot fifteen years The consummation
of the proceedings looking toward this con
tract Is regarded by railway men as ono
of the most Important happenings ot the
aievv year In western railway circles.
The negotiations which have Just been
completed were begun before the death of
the late George M. Pullman , and were con
ducted by him and H. H. Cable , president of
the Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific railway
They have been completed by the latter and
dlobcrt Todd Lincoln , president of Iho Pull
man company. The railroad company will
hereafter operate the Pullman cars on a
stilct mileage basis and there will be but
llttlo of the former partnership plan.
The Pullman ocrvlco on the Hock Island
lias heretofore been based on what Is known
In railway circles an the division basis. The
railroad company owned a half intercut in
nil the sleeping cats , paying half the ex-
penoes of the construction of the cars , bearIng -
Ing half the expense ot repair and opera
tion and sharing half of the profits. The
objection to this echcmo from the standpoint
ot the railroad company was that after hav
ing paid half the cost ot say a $20,000 car ,
it felt Inclined to keep that car In service
n long while In order to get back the $10,000
Inverted. During the past two years the
Pullman care have been run on the Hock
Island without any contract at all , the old
contract having expired. By the mileage
Bjstcm the sleeping car company will pay
the railway company a certain sum after the
Imi'liH'Fs reaches a stipulated amount.
Arrangements have been made for a line
of new and handsome Pullman cars on .the
Hock Island. The work ot building the now
eloeplng cars has already been 'begun ' , aud
Is the largest amount of work ot any ono
railway company now on at the Pullman
iihaps at Pullman , III. Nearly all the old
cars that have been run for years on the
Koclc Island lines have been turned Into the
Pullman company , and are either being rc-
liiillt or now ones 'built ' in their stead.
The figures Involved In sleeping car con
tracts are never made public ; In fact there Is
a general disposition to guard matters ccn-
03 HI lug the relations between railroad com
panies and sleeping car companies aa ultra
private affairs. It la known , however , that
the reaion the Hock Island tin a been able to
force Kiich a favorable contract out of the
Pullman company for the next fifteen yearn
iti found 'n ' the fact tlmt the Wagner Palace
Car company Is steadily getting hold ot 'west-
vrn lines that formerly used the Pullman
cam exclusively. Within the last two yeans
feoveral western roads have changed from
the Pullman to the Wagner sarvlco on the
expiration of their old contracts , aaJ the
lorn of the entire Hock Island 8 } stem vvlth
Ita mileage of 3,574 miles and Important con.
election * would have been a hard blow to
the Pullman company.
Ono of the considerations tliat entered Into
the making of the now contract was the build
ing of entirely now equipment for the Chi-
cago-Omaha-Denvcr fast trains that the
Hock Island will place In service on Apt U 1.
Before Mr. Pullman's death this matter was
considered ut g'cat length by him and Pres
ident Cable , but It was poetpcued until such
time as It WM believed that travel would
wart ant the building of the now equipment ,
It has now been decided to build the new
curs , Includl'ig sleeping cara , dlulng cars aad
bulTot-llbrary care.
OIUCI ) WAUTO.V OV. > AIIIA > f IMCII'IO.
lloj-i-ott IiiNtltntril on All
Iiiiiiiluriiut Jliislnrim.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21. A boycott has been
declared against the Canadian Pacific road
by the wc-uterci llncu eo far ad immigrant
truffle la concerned. The Canadian road
< waa a member of tbo western Immigrant
bureau , but It lm been curtly Informed that
on account ot Us Ignoring the rules ot the
cltarlDc house and tlio course it has seen
aet crowd of men marching towards ua. j
flt lo pursue In regard to the whole differ
ential rate qncstkn Ha membership In the
immigration bureau baa censed.
The notice \t \ emphasized by the fact that
the * transatlantic steamship companies laud *
Ing at New York end Boston , which nro
under agreement to support the western
roads In the matter , have cnl Instructions
to all their agents not to ticket any busi
ness over the Canadian Pacific In either
direction.
A further blow wag aimed at the Cana
dian Pacific by Its opponents flllns with the
Interstate Commerce commission cm applica
tion ( or a siwpcrvilon of the long and short
haul clause , to enable them to meet the
competition In through rates without In
tcrfcrlng with their Intermediate rates
Should thin application be granted , as I
la believed It will be , It will be of Immcns
advantage to the Amcrlccn roads In con
serving their revenues while the cctifllet con
11 mi os.
svi.K or TIIij i7i-\vi3ii :
Illil In ll > Union Pnclltc
tlnn Committee.
DENVER , Tcb. 21. Standing1 on the step
of the Arapahoe county court house at noon
today , Judge W D. Coinlsh special master
offered for solo the roail and appurtenances
of the Denver Pacific railway and telegraph
company , under foreclosure of the first mort
Rage. The property \vaa bought by havvrcnco
Qrecr , on behalf of the reorganization com
mlttco , for 2,000,000 , , thorn being no otho
bids.
The reading of the advertisement descrlb
Ing the property to bo sold occupied on hour
The property was first offered In three
oeparnte paicfls. Ko * the first parcel , cover
Ing Wio land grant to the company from the
government , Mr. Greer bid $650.000 ; for th > .
second parcel. Including land contracts , nolca
duo , etc. , $300,000 , nnil for the third parcel
Including the 100 miles of railroad betweei
Donvo and Union Pacific Junction aChe
Cho > enne. telegraph lines , etc , $1.000,000.
Judge Cornish announced that the tola
of the separate bids , $1,930,000 , was $30,000
short of the amount required and thei
offered the property OB a whole. Mr. Oteo-
bid $2,000,000 for himself and A. W Krech
representing tlio "reorganization " committee
and the master dcclaicd the property sold to
them
President Hurt of Uic Union Pacific , which
opicutcs the Denver & Cheyenne lines , was
expected to attend the ite , but was not
present , having been called to Omaha ot
urgent business. Charles lllood Smith of
TopcKa , Kan , was present ns the repre-
sctitatho ot Sage and Gould , t ustecs under
the mortgage.
cnviicns utfi.\i\yi < UNION \CIPIC. .
of I'njtliiKT nxor slvc Imml-
Klilllt CoillllllNHloll.
CHICAGO , rob. 21 The Union Pacific
road la reported to have begun paying n
commission of ? 1S on Immigrant business to
California. The company has been notified
by the Wcotorn Immigrant bureau and the
transatlantic steamship companies that un-
les the payments ccaso at once , the Union
Pacific will bo shut out from any participa
tion In the Immigrant tiatflc. The author
ized commission on this business Is $1 50.
Goneril Pacsengcr Agent Lomax's atten
tion being called to the dispatch from Chicago
cage that the Union Pacific has paid com-
mlsDlon of $18 on Immlgtnnt business to
California said that the report was abso
lutely false In every particular.
CriMiiiirry Duller Maker * .
About thirty-five Nebraskans went do\m
to Topeka In n special car yeoterday after
noon to attend the annual meetir.ig of the
National Association of Creamery Butter
Matters there. The party went \Ia the Mis
souri Pacific aim the Chicago , Hock Island
& Pacific railroads. It Included Agents Col-
vln of the Great Eastern , Plculell of the Bal
timore & Ohio , Weaver of the Merchants'
Despatch Transportation company , Lumbard
of the Pennsylvania lines , Bat lies of the
Missouri Pacific , Edward Lytlc , W. E. Kid-
doll , C. II. Mullen , A. W. Rockwell. S. I ,
Kelley , T. P. Hummel , George A. Brooks
of Bazllo Mills , B. J. Hcisler of Laurel , Au
gust Krause of Hartlngtcn , F. N. Ste\enson
of Columbus , A. D. Sears and C. W. Stevenson
of Fremont , John King of West Po'ut , George
E. Haskell of Beatrice , W. W. Ladd of Al
bion , E. E. Place of Cedar Ra'lds , Robert
Freltag of St. Paul , C. T. Schnager of Fort
Calhoun.
rs I'roiiio < td.
Chief Engineer Marsh of the Fromcnt ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad , who wao
recently Installed In that position to suc
ceed John B. Berry , now chief ong'neer of
the Union Pacific , yesterday afternoon an
nounced the appointment of Charles L. Ran
som of Norfolk to bo resident engineer and
division engineer of the lines east of Lciig
Pine. Neb. Ho will fill the place made vacant
by the promotion of Mr. Marsh. Mr Ransom
has been connected with theElkhonn's en
gineering department for the last three jcars >
in the capacity of general bridge foreman.
Mr. Ransom's place at Norfolk will be
filled by the appointment of A. K. Shurtleff
as gcnsral brldgo foreman of the Clkhorn
line The appointee has been connected with
the Hlkhorn for some years as the assistant
division "engineer of the Black Hills division.
I'lltH ( III TtlllrlNt Slc'l'lHTH.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21. Commencing1 tomor
row the Missouri Pacific railway will place
In operation a weekly service of Pullman
tourist sleeping earn from St. I ouls to Port
land , Ore. , In connection with the Denver R.
Rio Grande , and the Rio Gratido Western
railways and the Oregon Navigation roads.
Hi'-iict-M li < - Old OlllcrrH.
NEW YORK , Fob. 21. The annual moot
ing of the stockholders of the Delaware ,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad company ,
liold hero today , resulted In the ro-cleotlon
ot all the old officers and directors. Th's
makca Samuel Sloan's thirty-first election
to the presidency ,
( irnln. SlilinnriilH Incrrnac ,
CHICAGO , Feb. 21. Through shipments
o ! groin , flour and provisions from Chicago
and Junction points to the Atlantic sea-
taard last week amounted to 138,479 tons ,
against 102,800 tons for the previous week
and 88,007 tone for the corresponding week
ast year.
Itillronil XofcH mill 1'ernniiiiln.
Traveling Pastenger Agent Flannery of
the LouUvllIo line la In the city.
W. L. Larkln of the Rock Island's adver
ting department la Chicago was la tbo
city yesterday.
Llttlo Phil Hitchcock , the popular repre
sentative of the passenger department of the
Delaware , Lackawanna & Western , was In
the city yesterday.
James T3. Preston , commercial agent of the
Milwaukee rend at Denver , lo In the city re-
lowing the mcny old friendships ho enjoys
lero Mr. Preston came here on Sunday as
.ho advance agent of the commission of the
state of Colorado to the expedition. Ho will
upend today assisting representatives of
: hc Centennial state In familiarizing them-
eelvcu v.lth the attractions of tbo greater !
show en earth
What Is propably the finest collection of
railway trade marks In the country bus been
recently framed and now occupies a con-
nplcuous place In the Omaha city ofllco of
the Chicago & Northwtateia railway The
collection was made by B J. Drummond ,
the telegraph operator In the city office It
required considerable time to got the official
trademark of all the leading rallwajo of the-
country together , and after he had collected ,
Mr. Drumuiond arranged them la a meat ar
tistic fashion , Ho has presented the framed
collection to General Agent Kulin , who
prizes It highly. Ho tiayi It will occupy a
prominent place In the now cilices 8t tbo
company here.
The following marriage licenses were la-
sued yesterday l > y the county judge :
N.uno and Address. Age
Jacob AVftKnor. South Omaha .
Nellie O'Nolll , South Omnliu . 13
Henry Sclieof , Douglas county . 23
Katie Kounagel , Douglau county . 21
Ohnrles Krumled , Omaha , , . , , . 21
Jennie Ilozendol , Omaha , . 22
DwlHht V. Her , Omulm . 21
Inez A. Williams. Omaha. . . . , , . 1 !
Thomas AV. McCarthy , Omaha . 2J
Murlo JlcOlnnU , Omaha . , . 2J
John Mohan. Waterloo , Neb . . . . 24
Catherine Dwyer , Omaha , , , . , . 23
ISImer J. Irer. St. LouU . . JJ
Mildred M. Stcphonson , Omaha . &i
87V4 cents per crate , aeuvereu uu iuo va. , j
CLEAN STREETS BY PRECEPT
Scbool Eoaid Dots a Pointer from the
Wttmn's ' Olnb.
INFLUENCE OF PUPILS ON THE PUBLIC
Prevention of I.tiler nnil Cluilk Mnrki
ineil V < _ Miloon lliiolneMi to
lie l.iinUeil Into t'rli
! ) } ( lie Ilonril.
The Inception of a cruscdc against dirt
streets , defaced buildings and fences am
older offenses against the attractUoncea o
the city was n striking feature of the meet
Ing of the Beard of Education last night
The subject was b ought before the board b
Mrs. C. C. Beldcn , representing the Women'
club , who asked permission to develop
healthy public sentiment through. thc me
ilium of the schools. The plan ot the Women'
club , as outlined by Mrs. Beldon , Is to flr&
secure the co-operation of the principals am
then dcvoto a few minutes each week to th
dlscurslon of the subject In the school rooma
She urged that It vvguld bo possible In thl
way to teach the children habits of cleatiil
IKSS out of doors. They could bo taught note
to throw papers o- other refuse OQ the pave
iiicntn , to protect trcea and flowers and note
to deface buildings and fences by chalk
n-arks or otherwise. This would awaken a
sentiment of city pride , a respect for prop
crty rights and a knowledge of sinltary mat
tcrs. The dcsl cd permission wcs granted In
sofar as It relates to a conference- with the
principals , the question ot taking the move
motit Into the echools being left lor future
consideration
CUT SCHOOL YEAR SHOUT.
A resolution was offered by Penfold pro
\ Idlng for closing nil schools except the
High school on May 27 , and the High sehoo
Juno 10. This would glvo nlno months o
school In the grades and nltio and a lul
months In the High school , and the eatly
closing In the grades would save Slu.OOO It
salaries and mipplles The evolution -was re
ferred without debate to a special commit
tee consisting ot Pcntold , Burgess , Hess
Buchanan and Klow It.
Another resolution by Penfold provides for
the active Investigation of the syatcm ol
saloon licenses now In force It authorize ?
the picsldont to appoint a ppoclal committee
ot two , of which he should be one member
himself , to take the list ot licenses Issued
ind look up violations of the law ir they ex
isted. This committee wan empowered 10
employ a cccrot agent for three months at
a Eala'y of $75 per month to do the active
work of tCie Investigation. The resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote and Pres
ident Jordan , Penfold trod Mosro were deslg-
ictcd as the special committee
STROPS BROKERS' BUSINESS.
The board served notice on warrant brok
ers tharthelr operations with school board
employes were to be curtailed by Instructing
Secretary Glllnn not to receive any more
auslfiiiments of warrants In advance of the
date on which they are Issued
The report of Supeilntcndent Pearsc
showed that from the beginning of the shool
year to February 1 the total enrollment was
17,023. The avrage number belonging was
14,910 , and the aveiage dally attendance was ,
L4.27G The number belonging at the close of
January was 14,820.
The report of Treasurer Edwards showed
.1 balance In the school fund lo date of $71-
011.61.
The board broke a rule that has stood ns
long as the city hall by granting the Fioebel
society permission to use the assembly room
for an entertainment to which an admission
Is to bo charged. There was a vigorous flght
against this action , but the permission was
granted by a majority ot the beard on the
: heory that the work of the society was In
Ino with the Kindergarten department of
.Mo school ?
W. R. Iloman wanted to sell the board n
slto for a new school building. He offered
the lot on tl.o southwest corner of Eight
eenth and Clark streets for $8,500 , or the lot
at Nineteenth and Clark for $20.000. Re
ferred to public property and buildings.
'Morris ' 'Morrison ' wanted to sell a lot ttd-
olnlng the Forest school for $1,300 and was
eforred to the same committee.
TEACHERS AFTER PLACE'S. '
The following applications for positions In
the schools were referred : High school
Ctholwyn Wing , Ann Arbor , Michigan ; Nel-
10 A. Fulton. Schuyler , Nebraska ; Lou I.
3ruce , Weflt Charleston , Vermont.
Grades Grace I. Vaughan , Lake City ,
Minnesota ; Hess F. Skinner , Chicago , 1111-
loU ; Edith May 'McCoy. ' Omaha ; Lillian
.laldo , South Omaha , ; Mary W. Glldden
Minneapolis , Minnesota ; Fannie Browo , Nor-
'olk. Nebraska ; Francis E. Duncombe , Itha
ca , New York ; Nellie E Barton , Galesburg ,
Illinois ; Huldah J. II. Ervln , Omaha ; Mrs.
Joslo M. Gramllch , South Omaha ; Carrie U.
Vbbott , Iowa City ; Margaret C. Buckley ,
arlbault , Minnesota ; Cmma McWilllams ,
Charter Oak ; Mlr.ole K , Allison , Omaha.
On recommendation of the committee on
lutldlngB and property the superintendent
of buildings was Instructed to discharge any
member of his force who was caught loafing
or neglecting his work.
The board voted to establish a chair of
nllltary science and tactics at the High
school at the beginning of the next school
year on condition that the War department
lonsents to detail an officer as Instructor.
A long resolution by Hess recited at
ongth the laws relative to vagrancy , gam-
illng , prostitution , etc. , and concluded by
directing the attorney to take the matter
ip with the heads of the municipal depart-
nonts with alovv to locating the rnsponsl-
illlty for the failure of revenue from fines
uupposcd to bo levied on account of these
offensco. The resolution was referred to the
attorney.
President Jordan appointed Thomas , Grat-
011 and Van Gilder as a spechl committee
o look after the local educational exhibit
at the exposition In accordance with a rcso-
utton passed at a previous meeting.
I'lii-iiiiiiinlii I'ret enleil ,
The greatest danger of a cold or an attack
f la grippe Is of Its resulting In pneumonia.
low to prevent this will certainly Interest
Imost everyone , and especially those who
mvo weak lungs No ona need fear that
heir rcld will result In pneumolna vhcn
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is used. It
ounteriots any tendency toward pneumonia
nd will cure a. cold In less time than any
thnr treatment. During the epidemics of
a grippe a few years ago , many thousands of
lottles of It were used , and In not one single
ustanco did any case result In pneumonia
10 far as wo could learn
wni , HI : AiiiTHiirr minnAr-mii.
> 111 nil U 'tlliilnterlill ' I'nloil ' liitenilH ( o
IZxeluile .Nr-MNimpor HeitorterH
The monthly meeting of the Ministerial
inlou was held In the parlors of Kountzo
Memorial church yesterday. The association
cquestcd the secretary henceforth to fur
nish the press with tfich reports of Its meet-
ngs as he might desire published and as Ills
> est judgment might dictate , aud that ho In
arm thu lepret'entattves ot the newspapers
of this action.
It was also decided that hereafter no Item
of business should bo ibrought iboforo the
Ministerial union unless It has first been con-
Idercd Jjy the executive committee , and by
hem presented to the union for action
A paper was read by Ilov. Howard S. Mac-
\yeal on " ! fl the American Sabbath Pas
sing ? " The thanks of the union vvero ten
dered Mr. MacAyeal for hlo paper.
No safer remedy ran be had to- Coughs and
Colds , or any trouble of the throat , than
Brown's Bronchial Troc'acs. " Price 25 cts ,
old only In 1x > xoa ,
"Tin : count vno M'KCI.U , . "
Train to Denser
Via the
UNJON PACIFIC.
Omaha at 11:55 : p. m.
ONLY TRAIN OMAHA TO DENVER
laving buffet , smoking and library cara ,
Sleeper on westbound train will t > o open to
raveling public at 9 p. m. , aud persons
lound for Colorado points need cot wait
until train leaved at midnight before ro-
Irlng. For full Information call at city
Ickot office , No. 1302 Farnam street.
Hoti.\i < HVK\TS or Tim JHOIIT
Itciinliin ntiil ItTcTTiilnn for lllslioi
MlllipntiKli 4)f KntisiiN.
A very ple .s nt reunion took place last
night at Trinity ParJ/ih , house when Bishop
and Mrs. Mlllepaug , again met the mem
bers of the parish Btabop Mlllspaugh had
charge of previous .to bis elevation to th
episcopacy The Trinity cathedral birthday
party , which bad becfa postponed from a
previous date , wta leoiliblned with the rc-
ceptlcn to Bishop Mlllspaugh Dainty re-
frcihtncnts were served and probably 20C
guests were In attendance at different times
during the evening to shako hands and re
new acquaintance vvlth the bishop and his
wife. The marked atlcntlcns paid Bishop
Mlllspaugh cri every hand show the hlgi
osterm In which he Is held and the universal
satisfaction Ills frlonda take In the honor
the church baa seen fit to bestow on him.
A very successful and cajojablo recital
by the pupils of Mrs. W N Dorward wan
given at Plymouth Congregational church laat
night for the- benefit of the church. Thu
program which was rendered wns ! n every
way calculated to please ntid the big au
dience which listened to It seemed to find
It very sitlafactory , judging from the num
ber of encorro that wore given. The main
fcati're of the program was a Greek drama
la cne net , which was performed In appro
priate Grecltn costumes The Iltves were
lead b > the amateur actresses In n very
creditable mti ner. The characters were
taken by the following Mrs. P B. Patrick ,
Mrs Clarence W. Cox , Miss J Houston , Mrs.
F. I ) . Crowley , Mrs. J. D. Lee , MM. C. B.
Coon , .Mrs. E. Benedict , Mrs M. Davidson
The performance was preceded by a program
made up mostly of recitations , those who
rendered the numrbcm being Mlas Garnet
Secrlst , Miss Clara Hcrney , Miss Jasmine
Houston , Henrietta Benedict n'ld Miss Nel
lie Atwcod The balcony scene between
Romeo and Juliet WPS also given by Lois
Dorward and Henr'etta ' Benedict , two chil
dren. Master Elmer Umsted rendered an
excellent vocal solo nnl Eckert's Swiss song
was puis by Mrs Shcirlll. The program
cmcludod with a hoop drill by Mesdamca
Patrick , Cox Crowley , Coen , Benedict , Lee ,
Davidson , Houston aud Dcrward ,
Another delightful social function was
given by Union Pacific council No. IOCS ,
Royal Aicnntim , last night In Metropolitan
hall Dancing attracted the attention of
the majority of the gucats , but some twenty-
seven card tables were running during the
cnt're ' evening. Very excellent and daln.ty
ictrcahmenta were served. The nttondsncc
waa large
I < \KI : bfimoj. nivrs A IMCTUIII :
Mr. mid HIM. IlitHUell Present a Pine
I'ortrnlt of U iishlnnliin.
Although Lake school did not give Its us
ual Washington's filrthday reception the pu
pils had a most enjoyable day. They were
the recipients of a beautiful , nicely-framed
steel engraving ot Washington surrounded
by his family It wns a gift from Mr. and
Mrs II. A. Haskcll , whcae son Prank grad
uated from Like- with great credit to him
self and the school , and vvho-je ean Paul
will graduate ue t year In addition to the
pleasure of receiving the picture of Wash
ington the scho3l appreciates the fact that
this picture was one that had long been In
Mr Haskcll's family and was only pirtcd
with on account of th lr loyalty to the
school
An Impromptu program was given , but
the real enjoyment o' the afternoon was
a violin recital glvbn by Mr. Franz Adel-
mann. His own composition , "Tho Organ. "
lerformed In his masterly manner , capti
vated the children , and .their hearty encore
was responded to by life giving n mazurka
by Wlenlawskl in a manner that left no
doubt of his loving jilts violin and loving to
glvo pleasure to 300 happy children.
Mr. Adelmann accompanied two of his
juplls as they rcndcrcd the following num
bers In a most artistic manner : "Lcgcnte"
by Wlenlawskl , Master JMlchel Mazzcl ; "On
the Suvvonce River.1' CVIAster Edward Irvvln ;
National Airs , " Master Michel Mazzel.
IlrfpiitlniitM1 tlie Suit.
Judge W. S. Strain received a telegram
yesterday nfternoorj conveying the Informa-
lon tint the United gtate < ! supreme court
md hindod dovvmi unc'slon for the defend
ant' * In the case of Pull against 111 ickburn ,
vhlch was appealed from the supreme court
of Iowa. The case Involves ) the ownership
of nbout 530 ndres of lnml In PottiuvTtt xmle
ounty. nnd Judeo E. 11. nullle. Ed Phelnn.
Colonel i : P. Sxvage nnd various other
Onmha parties nre Interestol as defendants
The decision Id a victory for them after a
cng and bitterly contested lltlRntlon. The
aso was tiled twice In the supreme court
of Iowa , each trlnl resulting Iti a decision
for the defendants. It was then appealed
o the United States court , with the result
stated.
\1hprt WiiMliliiwton lion nil O\er.
Albert Washington , a colored porter , was
given a hearing In police court yesterday for
ho burgliry of the Mercer hotel l rbeir
shop on last Saturday night. He made no
loni.il of the fact that he had obtained en-
rnnce to the place -with a. duplicate key
and hid broken open the money drawer
from which lie secured $1 ? 0. Washington
vas bound over to the district court under
bonds of $1.000.
U O.U. 1IUI3V1TIIS.
M. Urbach , wtio died at Sidney. Neb. , will
bo burled from Temple Israel at 9:00 : this
norntng.
Mlsa Coffin , secretary of the civil service
ommlfaslon. moved to the now federal buliu-
ng yesterday.
The Curlln ? club will have a game at the
agoon at 10 o'clock this morning. Vis-
tors from Grand Island and Council Bluffs
vlll be In attendance.
Carl FUhcr. a negro , wis fined $25 and
costo In police court for assaulting Edward
Williams , a clerk In a downtown store. Ho
vas sent to the chain gang.
Bible readings will bo given every day
hU week at the Young Women's Christian
\ssDclatlon , conducted by Rov. Morton Smith.
Pho hour Is from 4 to D p. m.
Owing to the small attendance yesterday at
ho regular vv eekly meeting of the Real Eutato
xchango all of the Important business was
aid over until the next session.
Judgment M' the sum of $1,383.70 has been
endored In the case of Marsh d Illngham
galnat Dion Geraldlne. Suit was brought
n a transcript from the courts of Cook
ounty , Illinois.
A birthday party end reception for the
Visiting Nursea' assoclatleo will bo given
hla afternoan from 2 n til 5 at inc
ome of Mta. Patterson , Thirty-second otreet
: id Woolwortli avenue Every one Is Invited.
Officer mid win arrested James Dwyer and
Ilko M'Androwa as suspicious characters ,
le charges that they were trying to effect
n entrance Into the store of W. R. Dennett
& Co. when ho came upon them. Both men
ere held In police court for further In-
cstfgatlon.
Edward Noland han been a guest at the
illngton hotel until ycJterday morning ,
hen ho got drunk atout 9 o clock
nd tried to dean out the place ,
le was taVcn . to the city Jail
nil In police court ho told Judge Gordon
hat It was hl firs * offense. Ho promised
o do better and was rq.caBed. ) But ho went
tralght back to the hotel and proceeded to
ilx things again. In ] css than an hour af-
custody ho waa
er ho was discharged jfrom
earrcsted. ,
t &
i
If this thins Ucppsmip vo'ro ROII | lo
Uu the "di'dnrntlmrof win" nnil Itvnr
ni-s conit' you oni'ffonk ( nu those now
lioos vvc'iv Hlionlijsr ( for the liulli'H heliiB
u the front innUhv Thi'ho bhocs nro not
tell pilcoil , yet they have nil the Myle
f tlio higher priced om > - > Made In the
Ui-ht dollar or full lomid too with kid
ops nnd llo.\lhlo soles \\Vvo Junt ndtloil
hi'.so Biuo-to-ho-wek'onu'd Miocs lo our
heady larjjo line of ladloo' shouf. The
rice why , that'.s only ? 'J.50-nud you've
ever In your llfo swn any such value
n any hhoo for that money Ho Mire .to
hk to sou this falioovliuu you coma to
Drexel Shoe Co.
FAHNAM STUKliT ,
POLICE BOARD NOT REAM
Hands Out Some Dlsappjintment for a Lol
of Aspirants.
NO HURRY TO INCREASE THE FORCE
Motnlirrn NoRrccil n lo llic
I'olli-j of A ilil I HUT Port } Men
IUN ( nt I'roxcnt Vi
to UtloVnrruno. .
There arc a couple of liundrod Individuals
In Omaha who had acquired tlio Idea thai
the Boanl of Klro anil Police Commas ! ncrs
would appoint the forty additional nun nsknl
for by Chief Gallagher , at the regular mret
lug last night. Among those who aaplro to the
prospective positions arc a number of the
offlcera vsho have been illsmlvscJ from the
department during the last few sears , ctirt
those hnvo quietly assured tliolr friends that
they would be back on the force before the
end of the week.
Owing to a chcngc H the plans of llio
board , however , tlie-Ir anticipations arc no1
likely to be gratified at this time U was
originally proposed that the board should
meet ! o special session Wednesday night for
the purpose of niaklag the appointments.
Commissioner Gregory was not prcocnt when
th'a program was decided on' end ho subse
quently objected on the ground that If the
men were appointed at this time thu fund
would not be eulllclent to Keep them cci the
force through the exposition. The members
of the board now stnto that they have de
cided mot to take any action In the matter
for at least a month.
It Is also verj probable that when the ap
pointments nro made the men will bu put on
ad special olllccrs nt ix salary substantially
Ices than that which they would draw uijicr
the charter as regular members of the force
The commissioners say that there w 111 be no
difficulty In eccuiing good men for something
UKa ? jO a month , nnd that If thH Is dene
thej will bo able to cmploj about 40 per cent
moro men than the fund would admit If the
full patrolmen's ealary ot $70 a month wm >
paid
ANSWERS QUO WARRANTO PnTlTlON
Yesterday was the answer day set bj the
supreme court In the quo warranto proceed
ings brought b > Attorney General Smyth to
dctcrmlno the right of the board now acting
; o hold ofllce. The answer of the mayor
and council wns prepared by City Attorney
Council Saturday and has bccti forwarded to
Judge Heese of Lincoln who will Ille it with
the supreme court This answer rather fully
covcis the points at Issue and the city at-
.orney Is of the opinion that It will be s > uf-
Iclont to bring the Issues squarely before the
court Independently of the answer which will
irobably bo Hied by McCoy and Olmstcad ,
representing tlio board appointed by the
nayor and council home weeks ago.
The answer admits that R. IJ. L. Herd-
nan , W. C Uuilnrd , D. D. Gregory and J
1. Peabody weie appointed as members of
ho Board of Flro and Police Commissioners
ly Governor Holcomb In April , 1897 , and
that they have since discharged the duties
> C their ofllclal position. It Is contended
low ever , that these appointments were made
vlthout authority of law and In violation of
the constitution of the State ot Xebraski
and In violation of tlio existing and reserved
rights of tha people of the City of Omaha
and the citizens and taxpayers of said city
to local self-government.
It la further stated that lion Cunningham
1. Scott , a judge ot the district court of
Douglas coucity , "recently gave an opinion
vlthout pronouncing any Judgment thereon
or entering a final order from which an ap
peal could be taken to this court , wherein
and whereby the said Judge declared that the
) arts or portions of said act of the leglsla-
uro under which the said I'eabody , Herd-
nan , Gregory and I3ulHrd claimed and pre-
ended to exercise the duties ot members of
ho Board of Kite and Police Commissioners
aie void , because , aa ho declared , among
other reasons , the said provisions ot said net
weie end are , as these respondents allege
the fact to be , In conflict with the constitu
tion of the state of Nebraska and In contra
vention of the bill of rights , the Declaration
of Independence nnd the Inherent lights of
the cltlzena ot the city of Omaha.
RIGHT BELONGS TO CITY.
"And thecjo respondents further admit tl.at
there was published a certain oplnlcci of
eald judge that there Is not , and cannot he ,
nny law n tilth would authorize the governor
of the state of Nebraska to appoint the mem
bers of said Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners , but that the major and council
of the city ot Omaha have the absolute anl
Inalienable right to direct , menage and con
trol the police department and the fire de
partment of the city , and that the major
and city council have the power and the In-
allanablo right to appolmt the members of the
Board of Tire nnd Police Commissioners of
said city , anj that any attempt cm the pai t
of the legislature to take end confer aald
rights upon any pretended officers who might
bo appointed by the governor Is void and of
no force whatever. "
Continuing the answer sets forth the facts
relative to the appointment of Charles J
Karbach , Victor II. Coffman , Peter W. Blrk-
ImuiTor and Matthew H. Collins by the mayor
and council , and urges that thin body vvlth
the mayor now constitutes the only lawful
and authorized Hoard of Klro and Police
Commissioners. It Is stated that the mem
bers have qualified ns requited by law and
have demanded possession of the offices and
records of the board. They are now await
ing In a lawful and peaceable inannor the
decision of the court before proceeding to
oxcrclso the dutira of the hald board , their
purport ) In so doing being to avoid violence
or the commission of any net toy any person
which might reflect on the good name of the
city. It Is therefore asked that the power
of thia board be judicially determined and
that the members of tbo board now acting
"bo " required to appear ami uhovv by what
warrant they undertake to perform the du
ties of members of the Board of Flro and
Pollco commissioners.
It Is expected that as soon a/j the answers
ore fllod , the briefs of the various patties
Interested will bo filed and the ICX-BQ set for
hearing at the earliest possible date. It Is
expected that In view ot the circumstances
a decision may bo reached sometime in
April.
Front lIc-lpM Onl theI''mill. .
Tbo fact that the winter's accumulation of
slush Is frosHbound has relieved the Board
of Public Works from the necessltj- doing
any additional vvorl ; on 'tho streets. A good
thaw will again necessitate the employment
of a small force of men to clean the cross
walks , but as the end of the month Is BO
near It Is thought that the appropriation
made by the council will bo sulllclcnt to keep
them passable.
( Julf A : IiitorrtlnU'oniniltri > .
Mayor Moores has received a letter
from Senator George Campbell of Kan
sas , which stated that the ( iulf & Inter
state Transportation committee would meet
In Omaha Juno 22. It was stated that nine
teen states had already appointed commis
sions and that it was expected that fully
thirty states would eventually bo represented ,
ton Store Drug D
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Mme Ynln's Frultcura ( for J'cinalc Wtulimsi ) 1 W Ol
Mine. Yak's I.i KiocKln. for frei-klos 51 ffl ' 1
Mine Yule's Sliln Tool ( jmnll , for wrlnUcM l.W 1 ID
Mine Yale's Skin Teed ( Inrue ) 3.0) SSI
Mme Inlc's Htidt J'noil ( small for developing N'eclc , liust nnJ Anna ) 150 1 V >
Mme Ynle's Hunt Tool ( lurRf ) . . 3d ) S to
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Mme Yale's Complexion Illnrh ( for Moth I'atchan and Liver Spots ) 2 W 1 7"i
Mme Yule's Complexion Lnnm ( for EoftenliiE unit rellnlni * the hliln ) ICO CJ
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Mmc Yale's Jack Hose liuils ( Lip Salve ) 1 W Ci
Mmc. Yale's rnco nnantcl , vvhltoand pink 3 ' ) .91
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Drug Dept. Omaha. Neb ,
It was suggested that It was desirable
that the commission should bu received and
formally welcomed by the mayor of Omaha
acid the governor of the state and that a
hall should bo provided to accommodate Its
deliberations It was also Intlmitcd that a
banquet to the visitors would bo a very
pleasant Incident of the occasion. The ban
quet feature will bo turned over to the Com
mercial club.
CITV COUNCIL I , MS Ol T I ! ' * > WOUIC.
OrillnaiKM'N r < M > rlnfC < li < - Houlc of
( Viitral llonlcMird ConslilcriMl.
As this is a legal holiday the city coun
cil will probably merely meet tonight nnd
adjourn to a date later In the week. The
committee meeting was held aa usual yes
terday afternoon , but about Iho only mat
ter of Importance that wns settled was the
piopoocil Contrnl boulevard , which is repre
sented by two ordinances , ono -covering the
inuto north of Hanscom park and the other
the routr > from Hnnscom to Ilivervlow.
Pioo dent Ttilcey and Captain Palmer of the
Board of Park Commissioners appeared before
fore the council to explaliv-tho enterprise ,
and Itwas decided without objection that
both ordinances should bo pai-aid. 'Iho or
dinances contemplate ) the acceptance of the
Turner proposition to donate the jiropctty
at Thirty-second and Karnam Btroetu , but
the rejection of the Mills proposition , which
Is to donate about eighty lots In the south
ern part of the city on condition that the
tnxea nro remitted on nearly 200 lots. As
thcso taxes amount to nearly $15,000 It
was decided that It would bo ehoapor to
condemn tlio property nr-edod for the route
and awetis the cost back on the property
benefited.
Un > or Will Si-r < - .
Major Moorw jccolvetl n telegram from
W. 11. Hearst yesterday morning Baking him
If ho would flcrvo on the general committee
to raise funds for a monument to the sall-
ere who went down with the Maine , ami
also as head of a local committee for the
Bamo purpose The mayor suggested that
tinder the circurpntances ho would prefer j
to rcrvo an the head of a regiment , but hoi
wired Mr Hearst that he will accept the
position offeied
St. IOIIH | IH TlinroiiKlily Ai'oiiM'il ,
Superintendent of Schools Pcarse , who bus
spent the last two da > s visiting the public
schools of St' Louis , wiltos that the city Is
ullvu vvlth exposition enthusiasm. The
people arc- thoroughly awake to the op
portunities which It aflords of advertising thu
resources of Missouri and they arc planning
to huvo an exhibit that will compare favor
ably w 1th the best. A good deal of Interest
Is also manifested In the Transmlsshslppl
IMura.Uonnl ( .engross nnd Surcilntendont
Poaiso s > ujs that ho was Informed by tlio
dliLCtoof Shaw'u botanical gardcr.-that
this Institution would bo teprcsen'td at the
I congiess.
nun. M\V rmiMiiM > oivrnii.
Clllcf IICllfll'N Tori- ! * IlK'l-IMIHl'll 1)7
MIIIIC Hi'fdilni'M nnil I'roiiutliiiiorN.
The principal business transacted by tha
Beard of Tire nnd Pollco Commissioners at
Iti icgular meeting last night was the ap
pointment of four firemen to actlvo duty ami
Eoveti provisionally. The action was taken
In pursuance of the board's policy of enlarg
ing the departments under Its cha go dur
ing the summer. The following , all of whom
have undergone a trial of sixty days , wcia
appointed cud will bo assigned to thol * posts :
Hincst JtlsKl , IMwaid IjiPagn , Ncla Andcr-
so" ) and Prank Jcdtmcn. The list holected fern
n probationary term and to hold ficrnaclvoa
In readiness fo- the call of the chief was
made up of Martin Tlgho , W. A. Monow ,
Patilck Connelly , Gcorgo W. Weeks , WlllUm
Gorman , John Dalian and Geiorgo A. Innes.
George I ) , Cot null was favorably pamoil
upon on a special ofllccr at tha exposition
grounds.
The case against Mrs. Minnie Wlrtll ,
charged vvlth soiling llquoto mlnow. on
which account It Is petitioned that her II-
CCDKO bn forfeited , waa postponed until next
Monday night.
The following leaves of absence wer
granted : Detcctlvo Hteiry W. Dunn , Patrol-
meat Lewis and Jtcntfrow , tun days.
Holiday for ( In * M'lioolx.
Today the public schools will bo closed
In honor of Warlilngton'H blrthdiy and most
of the formal cole ) rations of the occaalon are
bolng hold this afternoon. The p ograms In
the various ochoola * are similar to these
which ulwaVH mark the occasion and uro
largely of a jiatrlotlc character.
The jxitrlotlc fcaturo of the day Is es
pecially marked In the kindergartens Mlsi
llorgan , tlio nupo Inti ndcnt of the kinder *
gartenn , flija that it-cent Incldentn have
aroused a dcgrco of entduslasm among the
llttlo tots that Is really extraordinary. Blio
says that It Is exceedingly fortunate that
Washlngton'ii birthday happens uloiij ; just
at thU time to glvu tficm an opportunity lo
vent tholtoolings , for If they wore confined
much longer their enthusiasm would reach
such a pitch that discipline would bo Imp 3-
A cough needs quick nnd effective treat
ment , Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup furilshos tlilu.
PLAIN KACTS-
1. AVu'vc ( lie largest music
In Onuilia tlio new tiuncx we've acIiU-d
Klvoa us ample > 00111 for fallowing thu
( llU'i'icnt pianos.
li. Wo 1111 HID room with Iniycifl lit1-
eatiho wo'ro wlllii } , ' iho lii'ht plawn t'ver
manufdctmed at popular today pi Ices
aud rn.sy toi mil.
It. Wo fallow n variety of liihlniiuuntH
that are u revelation to thu artist now
deslsiiH In rnio natural wood raws In
all hlxos of either firanils or npilKhts
Ju such makes as "Klmliall , " "Kmilii' , "
"Kranlch & Hitch , " "Ilallet & Davl1'-
and others at lower prices than ii-.ii.illy
charged for unknown Htcndl piano * .
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas