THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , MAHCIl 8 , 1808.
CLOSE CALL FOR ECONOMY
Sokol Board Almost Forgets Itsalf In Its
Enthusiasm.
SPENDING SURPLUS FOR SCHOOL SITES
liurKcsx' lloNoliitloti Hint tiie Ilonrd
of IMiiciidiiu liMi-Ht In Vncnnt
I.uti Dcrmlcil hy One
( Vote Onl > .
A very promising real estate boom was
punctured by a margin of ono vote at the
regular meeting of the Board of Education
laet night. For name time past there haa
been an undercurrent of sentiment on the
part of several members of the boird In
< fa\or of the purchase of additional school
property with a view to the erection of
buildings within the next two or three years.
It waa proposed to take the $25,000 that was
added to the appropriation by the city coun
cil on the assurance of the board that It
was needed for a now building to replace
. that the Pacific school and apply It to the
purchase of real estate In other parts of
vthe city.
The subject was first brought Into the
proceedings by the report of the committee
on public property and buildings on the
proposition of W. U. Homan to sell the
board ono of two sites for a school between
Kollom and Lake. The committee recom
mended that the propositions be placed on
flic , as the hoard had no money to Invest In
real estate at this time. Burgess vigorously
opposed the report. Ho said that ho waa
In fiver of running the schools wldo open
and If the money gava out then cloae the
schools and let the people place the respon
sibility where It belonged. Ho declared that
the children were sitting on the floor In
several of the .school buildings. New build
ings were needed now and It was only a ques
tion of a short tlmo when they must bo
built. The real cstato could bo purchased
cheaper now than In the future and ho waa
In favor of hujlng a site In the northern part
of the city and another toward the weal.
Hess took the same view and Johnson de
fended the committee report. Burgess' mo
tion to refer the matter back to the commit
tee was lost by 6 to 6 and the report was
then adopted ,
REPORT ON FINES.
Attorney Galnes submitted a verbal report
relative to the Inquliy In icgard to the fallIng -
Ing off of the receipts fiom fines , which was
recently referred to him. JIo said that hla
Invcstlgatlona had Indicated that the number
of ariests had not varied materially from
jcar to year. The arrests ran about 0,000 a
year , but the number of convictions seemed
In lb 7 was only 1,800 , as compared with
over 3,000 under Judge Berka. Where the
fault lay for the evident failure to effect
Jl convictions It was not his purpose to say.
The attorney stated that a largo proportion
of the decrease In revenue was attributable
to the fact that prostitutes wore not fined
as formerly. These fines had added over
$15,000 a > car to the school fund , or about
80 per cent of the entire amount received
from police court fines. Ho opined , however ,
that while the old system might ho advised
'as a matter of policy there was no legal war
rant for It.
In regard to the power of the hoard to
Issue warrants In excess of Its resources
the attorney odvlscd that the warrants would
bd legal , but that It would not be good pol
icy to Isssuo them In excess of the awets
reasonably to be expected.
The troublesome question whether the as
sembly room In the city hall shall bo used
for other than school purposes was revived
by a request from Z. T. Llndscy , manager
of the Department of Ways and Means of
the exposition , that the ueo of the room bo
allowed to the exposition chorus. The usual
debate was repeated , but a motion to place
the letter cm file was defeated and It was
referred to President Jordan with power to
act
FIRE PROTECTION FOR SCHOOLS.
Chief Uedcll of the fire department called
tf.tentlon to the fact that a number of the
school buildings wore remote from flro
alaun boxes and suggested that It was very
dtttlrablo that some measures be taken to
connect them with the department. The
communication was referred to a committee
with Instructions to ascertain 'the ' cost of
the service and report at the next meeting.
The superintendent of buildings was dl
reeled to confer with the Board of Park
'Commissioners ' relative to securing trees to
bo planted on school grounds.
Superintendent Pearse submitted a brlol
report of his recent trip to Chattanooga aiu
[ Washington , which was placed on file.
The report of Treasurer Edwards showec
A balance of $60,705.52 In the school fund at
the end of February.
On recommendation of the committee on
teachers and examinations , the following
teachers were placed on the assigned lls-i
to Tin used as their services may bo needed
flsabollc Graham , Emma Rcslcky , C. John-
eon , Helen Copcland , Edith McCoy , Josephine
Gromllch. Eliza Wescott , Fannlo Drome
Eliza Glbbs and iMInnlo Allison.
On motion of Burgess the secretary was
directed to ask the treasurer to state why
the license fees on account of hack drivers
junk dealers , slot machines , dogs and coa
dcalors were not covered Into the school
fund.
iBurge.33 also offered a couple of resolutions
that will be of Interest to the city council
The first referred to the tax of $1,450.32
which the board paid on account of grading
Hickory street from Fifth to Sixth street
The street was never graded , and the boarc
has made several efforts to get Its money
back , but without success. By this resolu
tion the attorney Is directed , to ascertain
whether there was any legal process by
which the city could Ibe compelled to either
grade the street or refund the tax.
WANTS THE COUNCIL TO SETTLE ? ,
It was adopted , as was also his resolution
( which Instructed the secretary to request the
council to provide for the deficit of $01,287.52
In the fiscal year ending In July , 1897 , be
ing the difference octween the $100,000 asked
for by the board and $338,712.48 , the amoun.
provided. Also the deficit of $44,054.47 for
thd fiscal year ending In July , 1896 , and tl
deficit of $54,050.92 for the year ending In
July. 189 .
There was a lively discus-clou on Klewlt's
'resolution ' providing that the union scale
should bo paid to all employes of tha board
and that the superintendent of buildings
should procure street railway chips for men
who , by reason of ibelng transferred fron
one building to another , were obliged to
pay moro than two fares a day. A motion
to pstpono action was defeated and a motion
to place the resolution an file suffered
tilmllar fato. Buchanin urged that If the
boarid paid the union scale it was all the
employes could ask and Klewlt stated tha
'tho ' resolution contemplated a saving o
? 3,000 a jear. Ho said that laborers em
ployed by the board were receiving 05 cents
a day more than the union scale.
IJurijess declared that some of these la
borers were doing mechanics' work and tha
the men regularly emplojed by the bean
were the best mechanics In the city. If the
board could keep such men liy paying them
few cents additional per hour he was In
favor of doing It. On roll call the resolution
was lost by a close voto.
A resolution by Van Glider , which pro
Vldcd that janitors should bo paid full time
during vacation , was referred under the
rules ,
AM > 1'OI.ICK COMMISSION
Sllnor Houtlmr llu litL-n Attended tent
nt I.nut Mulifn ttranlon.
No matters of Importance were conslderei
before the Bocrd of Fire and Police Commis
sioners at Its meeting last night. It had been
rumored that the board would cause the ap
polntmont of forty special policemen and th
rooms were crowded with candidates. They
< were disappointed , as wore a number of rfsl
dent.3 la the neighborhood of SS02 Sherman
avenue , who were preumt to protest a gains
the granting of a saloon license to th
Schlltz Drew tag company at that location
Tto hearing of the latter case was post
jioncd until next Monday night.
The sum of $10 was appropriated from th
funds of the Pollco Relief association to A
J. Aldrlch to recompense him for the valu
of a bicycle which was sold at the last pa
lice auction. II hid been conflueJ la * hos
Itol nod vr s not * ware that the wheel
via about to bo sold. J , II. Kirk , who Is
n the south [ * r his health , was voted the
um ot $5 ( ! from the same source.
The following leaves of absence were
grunted : IVjIrolmen J , H , Storey , BTO day J
Sylvcater Poole and Michael McCarthy , ten
AT THE HOTELS.
"Celery growing hag developed Into an
enormous Industry In southern Michigan , "
laid A. Q. Egbert , a Michigan man who is
at the Mlllard. "Much of that part of the
state Is made up of celery beds varying In
et7o from half an acre to twenty acre * , and
oven larger. At this tlmo ot the year the
growers have hot houses and cell ? filled
with plants and will act them out as goon as
the weather permits. Plants are grown con
tinually that they may keep planting dur
ing the season In order to have matured
celery ready for the market at all times.
Celery Is planted In trenched and as It grows
he earth U hoed up about It for the pur-
lese of bleaching and making It tender. Very
cw status have a soil that Is adapted to
crlery raising. Where there N any mineral
n the soil It discolors the stalks and makes
hem unfit for market. A great deal of
celery which la on the market has a rusty
color ; that Is caused by Iron or sulphur In
, he soil. After the ground Is prepared for
: elery horses aie not used In the work ; It
s done by men with hoes. When froat
comes the crop 13 stored away In cellers ,
where It la watered and cared for until It
goes on the market. In large quantities the
stalks sell for from 10 to 15 cents a dozen ,
and along rivers and In lowt places scemi
to bo best adapted to celery culture , as the
) lants require much moisture. In many
ilaces In eastern Nebraska-the soil looks llko
ho best celery land In Michigan and I see
no reason why celery could not be grown
icro as well as In Michigan. "
James B. Fearon of New York , now In
.ho city on business , has an eye on Africa.
Ho says : "When the name of Africa U
mentioned moat people think of half-naked
savages , boa constrictors and lions and throw
up their hands In horror. It Is not generally
known that in South Africa there are prov-
nccs which are made up laigely of Lng-
Ishmcn , Germans and Americans. South
Africa Is becoming a very good market for
\mcrlcan manufactured products , partlcu-
arly for all kinds of farming machinery.
American bicycles and electilcal machinery
are also In great demand. The unlimited
resources of Africa make It a market that
the United State ? cannot afford to Ignore.
"Nevada la c state that 1ms been greatly
misrepresented , " eald ox-State Treasiucr It.
K. Colcmd of Carcon City , Nov. "U Is true
that after the exhaustion of the Comatock
acid other enorn.ously lich silver mlnca vv
lost a considerable part of our Inhabitants ,
hut that decline was checked some tlmo ago
and at present Nevada l gaining slightly In
population Today wo are In excellent
shape , free frctn debt except a very mod
erate amount Kiat has been borrowed from
the state's public school fund and we havs
10 outside creditors. Some heavily producing
mines nro located within the boideis of out
state , notably the Do la Mar mine , which
'lelds $1,000,000 annually. The piospects
tor an Incicased output ot the vellow metal
are excellent and our other resources nio
not being overlooked. "
Perxiitiiil 1'nrnKrnplKi ,
A. G. Egbert of Chicago Is at the Mll
lard.
lard.J. Goldberg ot St. Louis Is at the Mll
lard.
lard.C.
C. W. Adalr of Sioux City Is a Mercer
guest.
W S. Furst Is at the Mercer from Phlla-
dclrhla.
Fcank Grlswold of DCS Molnes la at the
Mercer. i
J. M. Cm-ran of Shenandcah , la. , Is a
Mercer guciU.
G. D. Higgles , mayor of Dnlulti , Minn. ,
Is In the city.
H , B. Van Name , Orange , N. J. , Ifl regis
tered at the Barker.
W. D. Tovvnsend haa gone to Texas for the
benefit of his health.
V. C. Palmer of New Orleans , La. , Is reg
istered at the Mlllard.
N. S. Brader ot Madison , Wla. , Is at the
Mlllard for a few days.
W. B , Miller and wife of Hastings , ace
stopping at the Barker.
C. E. Murray and George Bible of Kansas
City , are guests at the Barker.
David V. Day of the United States geological
logical survey Is at the Mlllard.
James L. Donahue of Wlllamflpjct , lad. ,
an ox-state senator , la In the city.
Goetsch Brothers , stockmen from Stenton ,
Neb. , are stopping at the Barker.
George dough , brakeman on the Union
Pacific , left yesterday for the Klondike.
Henry Carrott and C. V. Jecabrun are
Chicago arrivals stopping at the Barker.
L. J. Brlcker , traveling passenger agent ot
the Burlington , Is visiting In Omaha from
Kaiuas City.
George B. Harris ot Chicago , vice presi
dent of the Chicago , Burllugton & Qulncy
system , Is at the Mlllard.
W. S. Watson and John W. Watson , own
era of the Bevier coal mines , Bevler , Mo. ,
can be found at the Backer.
Mrs. George B. Harris made a brief visit
with Mrs. F. li. Harris of thla city on her
way to Excelsior Springs , Mo.
Will Townstnd wont to Colorado. Tex. , yes
tcrday where ho will remain for several
weeks for the sake of his health.
Charles U. Lee Is homo again after a two
weeks' absence spent among the sawmill *
and In the lumber producing regions ot
Arkansas.
F. E. Golsekar , Nellgh ; James McNally ,
Edgar ; J. E. Chaney , Hastings ; W. B. Hes
ter , J. H. Cra < Jdock and Ed G. Yates , Lin ,
toln , are at the Mercer.
E. B. Branch has returned from a trip to
the berry growing regions of Texas and
Arkansas. Whllo at Galveston tie made a
visit to the United States war ship Texas.
Nebraskans at ttio ho'els : Rudolph
Hughes , Julcnburg ; H. C. Wlnslow , North
Platte ; Henry Lentcnfleld , BroAtilng ; Flank
BalOy , Beatrice ; D. Wlltcofeld and wife ,
Fremont.
Beverly D. Plngree , eldest tan of Governor
Pingreo of Michigan arrived at Omaha lost
nlgtit. Ho professes to Know nothing about
the political situation In the Wolverine state.
Mr. Plngreo Is en route to Sin Francisco and
other polnta of Interest along the coist of the
Pacific. Ho expects to be nway fron : home
about five months and In the mcautlma he
may take a trip to the Hawaiian if lands.
3uMsiSrsT l
* \/\SV SXSWNJ
Richard Mansfield's engagement begins to
night at Doyd's with a periormanco ot Ber
nard Shaw's now and much-talked-of play
"Tho Devil's Dlaclplo. " It Is eald to mark
a now departure In play writing and much
curiosity exists to see this eminently versa
tile actor In a role which has been describee
au exceptionally congenial to him. H la
promised that Mr. Mansfield has a stronger
company this year than that which sup
ported" him on the occasion of his last visit
many of the former members , however , hav
ing been retained. The engagement Is for
three performances only , "IJeau DrummeU'
being announced for presentation at the
matlnco Wednesday and "A Parisian Uo
manco" for that night. The reservation o
Beats Is already largo.
Kdvvard Harrlgan , who Is too seldom seen
In the west , will come to Omaha Thursday
night In a single performance ot "Old Lav
ender" at Doyd's. Theater-goers who llvei
In New York or visited that city during the
nirly SOs need no Introduction to this gen
uine artist and will alwajs cherish pleasan
memories of "Tho Mulligan Guards , " "Tho
Major , " "Cordelia's AsplMtlons" and the
rest of that Jolly series. A newer genera
tlon has a treat In prospect when It shal
make his acquaintance.
Children and" adults tortured by burns
acalda , Injuries , eczema or skin diseases may
secure Instant relief by uilng DeWHt'a
Witch H x l Salvfc , It U tan great pile
' remedy.
NO RUSH FOR THE KLONDIKE
lailronda Able to Accommodate All Who
Want to Go Tbero ,
UT RATES TEMPT FEW TRAVELERS
'allure to Slick to tlir Helmte
I'rut luliiii. the Only IVnttiro
of the Lot-ill I'll sen-
There has been no noticeable Increase la
ravel to the northwest within the last few
ajs on account of the reduction In rates ,
ho rates of $25 first clius and $20 second
lass were openly quoted for the first tlmo
n Sunday. A number of small parties
ent out of here on Sunday on the reduced
atcs and during Monday there were a good
lany Inquiries made at the local offices of
10 Union Pacific , the Burlington and the
ock Island. While there Is no great rush
n the north Pacific coast points , passenger
ion aic of the opinion that the reduction
as had the effect of hurrying the travel of
numher of folks who were going In that
Irectlon tills , spring. It Is very much
oubtcd If the reduction has made a single
ew passenger for Klondike. Most of the [
Clondlko travel Is believed to havq started
nd passenger men do not look for any
normous amount of travel tiirough here to *
ard the northwest.
The mtst perceptible effect of the rrduc-
on In rates Is seen In the manner In which
he rebate plan for Individual tickets Is
gnorcd by ambitious "passenger men. The
; iles and regulations laid down by the
Vcstern Passenger association provide thst , !
single traveler shall pay the full amount
f fare and receive a rebate of $25 first class
nd $20 second class on arriving at his
estlnatlon. The flat rate is supposed to bo
Iven only to parties of ten or more , but as
matter of fact It Is understood In rall-
oad circles that the rebate plan has been
est sight of In the hustle tor business and
ndlvldual travelers may secure the Hat rate
f they understand the ropes.
MISSOUIII PACIFIC QUAllTKItS.
Iny Move Kurtlicr Up I'arnniii Strot-t
to SeiMire OHH'i'M.
The Missouri Pacific has another location
n view for \ta \ city passenger and freight
If satisfactory terms can bo arranged
t will take possession of the northwest cor-
cr of Tourteenth and PArnam streets , fittlug
up the two stores now occupied by Coutant
& Squires and Smith & Williams , respectively ,
n a handsome manner and placing In new
dice furniture throughout. The property Is
ivvnsd by Herman Kouitze and a deal h
low on between him and the officials of the
Missouri Pacific In St. Lou's for the occu-
iancy of the two storts on a long term lease.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent Town-
end has bi > cn telegraphed for tud will he
lerosome time this week to look at the pro
posed location fw the now offices , nnd If ho
approves the lecso will be negotiated within
a very short time.
The Missouri Pacific haa been desirous of
moving out of the basement of the Merchants'
National bank building for some time past.
The quarters there are dark and crowded
an4 furtheimcve the room Is desired by the
; as company , which Is now located further
lack on Thirteenth street , and desires to se
cure a Farnam street front. The Missouri
'aclfic ' made a great struggle to get the corer -
er of the new building of the Nebraska
Clothing company , but the clothbig companj
vould not let go of It. Then a movement
\a.j on foot to secure the southwest corner
of Thirteenth an ! Farnam streets , known as
ho Hcllman block , and transform It Into
suitable offices. This scheme fell through
: nly recently , whca the Hellman block waa
eased for hotel purposes during the expo
sition. Slnco then efforts have been made
o secure the northwest corner ot Fourteenth
and Farnam streets , wad It now look.3 . as
hough the deal would be consummated
vlthln a few days.
LIMIT FOR TIIH SHOP IIAXDS.
Old Mrn llcliin : AVecileil Out of Union
I'nclllp Mrchiiiilcnl llciiiirtmritt.
Some of the eighty-seven machinists and
othei' laborers who were dismissed from the
Jnlon Pacific shops at Laramle , Wyo. , last
week have secured positions In the machine
and car shops of the company at other points
on the road. But the bulk ot the men are
Etlll out of employment , and there Is but llt-
lo likelihood of their being put back to work
loon. The same Is true of the twelve molders -
ers who were let out from the foundry of the
ocal shops on Friday night of last week.
The -work of casting still goes on there , but
t U said the men discharged can bo
spared.
The men In the shops are of the opinion
.hat a maximum age limit has been fixed
) y the new management of the reid , as the
; reat majority of the men discharged have
) een old men. The younger men who have
leen let out are said to be men known to
jo less proficient than the average man In
heir lespectlve departments. Just what this
age limit that Is fixed by the new unwritten
rulb 'is no one knows , but It is generally
bought to be GO years. One old employe was
recently asked by bjs foreman how old he
was , and as he happened to bo over the
Imlt ho was given his time within less
han an hour.
At present the shop. ? are running five days
a week < and eight hours a day , the same as
hey have run ever since the first of the
year.
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PUSII1XG THU TnilPOIl VHY 1JKPOT.
Union 'I'm- ' 1 lie "Unklntr Iln Terminal
Force HiiNtle.
There Is still plenty of activity In the
vicinity of Tenth and Maccy streets. Work
on the Union Pacific's temporary frame pas *
senger station Is being pushed with all pos
sible speed. On Monday morning the car
penters began to mall on the sides of the
eastern ono of the two frame structures and
.0 lay the Hairing of the western one. Abou- .
a score of woikmen are hustling the two
wooden buildings along and It looks as
though the Union Pacific would be able to
move Into Its own passenger quarters before
: he end of the month.
Across the railroad tracks the- new brick
and stone building of the Burlington Is rap
idly nearlng completion. Nearly all the
walls are up as high as they will be built
and ttio structural Iron work for the roof Is
nearly all In place. Four of the large granite
pillars for the main entrance- tbe west
end , Just oft from the Tenth street viaduct ,
have been hoisted to the level of the fimt
main lloor. There are to be twenty-eight ot
these large granite pillars , and. Judging from
the first four , they will form an Imposing
and elaborate colonnade at the main en
trance ot the Hurllngtcn's new pacscnger
station.
Fred FrniielM
Fred Francis , formerly rate clerk of the
I ) . & M.'a passenger department , left for
Chicago on Sunday evening. A largo number
of his friends were at the station to hid htm
farewell and good luck In his new position
with the Burlington's general passenger ds-
pcrtmcnt In Chicago. His placeat the local
headquarters has been taken by Elton T.
Hull , who U promoted from the posltlcn o !
stenographer In the nuin olllco. Guy H.
Cramer also gets a promotion , taking Hull's
plao In the main olllco ot the passenger de
partment.
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( in I ii In Stork Vnliii-H.
An average gain of sixteen points U shown
In the following comparison of leading rail
road stocks :
Feb. 17 , Aug. 1C
1SU 1SM !
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy.,101 % 75 %
Chicago & Northwestern . 12G7 < i 82' ;
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul. 919 * G3Vj
Delaware. Lnckavvnnna & \V..156V UG
Lake Shore & Michigan So . VJ H 139V
New York Central . . . llgft W ;
Mr. Tnifxilule Hound Went.
Vi'lllUm H. Truwilale , second vice presi
dent and general manager of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railway , accoropanlei
by his family , passed through Omaha yeatei-
day afternoon. His private car , No. COO
was attached to tbe eaat bound express of th
Keck liland. The party waa en route from
Ut h to Colorado , ftfftr a month'n tojourn
In the west. Mr. Trucxdalo heard the new *
ot the supreme courts decision agalnut the
Nebraska maxlmunr re * law while here , and
expressed hlnuelf wMileofled with the result
ot the long fight. Ite'wlll return to Omaha
some time during tM1' Vresent month to look
over the grounds and buildings of the Trans
Mississippi
M\KK9 A FtrirflVfcll CUT IV llATf.S.
Cnnnillnii I'nrlflf lpt | > nr nliiK die Wnr
It tiiHUtntrd.
ST. PAUL , Mlnn.V March " . The See and
the Canadian Pacific ifavo notified the In
terstate Commerce c6 nniLsslon that begin-
nln ? Thursday they ! will make ) a further re
duction In passengerjr.atcs between St. Paul
and the east , and fjrom St. Paul to the PaI
clflc coast. The Northern Pacific and tha
Great 'Northern wlTl facet the rates between
St. Paul and the Pacific coast. These new
rate * to the ccast will then bo $20 first-class
and $10 second-class from St. Paul to Pugct
pound . The cut to the east Is $2. below the
former reduced price , and Thursday this
will mean $16 ( tret-class and $15 second-class
from St. Pau ) to Nc-w York.
Lirtp this afternoon the Milwaukee road
announced that It would meet this latter cut ,
and It Is probable the other St. Paul-Chi
cage lines will follow suit.
Itnllroud to lie Sold.
TOPEICA , Kan. . March 7. The Atchlson ,
Topeka & Santa Fo Hallway company , own
ing all of the bonds of the ( Manhattan , Aim i
& nurllngamc railroad , petitioned Judge
Williams today for an order to sell the lat
ter road. Judge Williams Instructed Hiram
P. Dillon , as special master , to advertise and
sell the property. Dillon will fix the date
of eale. The Santa Fe operates the road ,
which U eighty-three miles In length , and
will doubtless bid It In.
Deolili-N for the Union I'ncllle.
NBW YORK , March " . In the supreme
court today Justice Chase denied the petition
of Mr. liannard , a stockholder In the Union
Pacific Railroad company , for an Injunction
o restrain the reorganization committee of
ho reid fiom issuing more than $75,000,000
in bonds.
Kullronil Mitcn'nnil 1'erNoiuilN.
A. H. Leo has been appointed general bag-
; ago agent of the Denver & Rio Grande , with
icadquarters at Denver , Col.
A. \ \ * . Cowle has resigned as superintend
ent of telegraph of the Hlo Grande Western
nd will go to Alaska. The duties ot V.o
ffipe have bren assumed by A. T. Miller ,
chief dispatcher at Salt Lake City , Utah.
George S. I'lngree has been appointed
raveling passenger agent of the Rock Island
vlth headquarters at Chicago , and will re-
leve the traveling passenger agents at
Jetrolt anJ Plttsburg of a part of their
crrltory.
\ meeting of the freight representatives
f the western loads will UP held In Chicago
klarch ! > , to consider the demoralization In
umber rates , said to be caused by the
Cansas Cltv , Pittsburg & Gulf. The rcp-
cscntatlve of that road has promised to bo
tcsent.
President A. B. Stlckncy of the Chicago
Ireat Wcstein has announced that a $50-
)00 ) depot will bo erected at Third and An-
onlo streets , St. Joseph , work to begin at
in early dato. The structure will be built of
irlck and stone.
The Port Aithur sjstem Is rapidly ap-
) roachlng completion , only seven miles of
rack laying remain to be completed between
'ittonsburg. Mo. , and Kansas City , and It
s probable that the work will he done nnd
he line thrown open for business by March
10
The Kansas Clty ( Plttsburg & Gulf broke
all Its earning records , during the month of
February ; the total earnings for February ,
1S9S , were $249,510' ' 9G ? being a dally average
of $438.83 greater ! than In the month of
January , and an Increase over February ,
1837 , ot $148,783.01.
The connect'ng rod of Union Pacific loco
motive No 888 brolfe off Just hack of the for-
v rd drlvlag vUidel ron Sunday night and
oamo near killing tth engineer. As It was ,
one side ot the cab1 was prr-tty well nhatteced
by the broken rod/ " '
Joseph Brown of iWarrensburg , 111. , hasi filed
a complaint with the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission of Illinois against the Burling
ton and the Illinois1 Central railroads. Ho
alleges that he shipped a carload of stock
33 miles over thottvvo roads. The car con-
alned sixteen head of stock , which weighed
ess than 11,000 pounds. For the freighting
Irown says ho was charged $33.91 , which Is
112.91 excess. The commission has written
ho roads for their side of the transaction ,
and If Brown was overcharged the roads will
> o compelled to refund the amount.
After having weathered all manner of
stornw , It looks now as though the local
> assenger association at Kansas City was on
he verge of disruption. It all grows out of
ho confidence game the scalpers played on
ho secretary , making him buy a lot of
iletl.ets that were to expire within a few
hours , paying their price for them , and then
mulcting the Issuing roads for the tariff
value. A St. LoulsOlne had been caught for
nine tickets. The Santa Fe made a howl at
eleven tickets that the association compelled
t to redeem. About every line In the busi
ness was caught.
There 1s no better proof of tno excellence
of Dr. Bull's Cough Sjrup than that It Is
recommended by leading physicians.
ST\TE AVLV.NTS TUTS 1JO. > DS.
Deinniiit for Seeurltlex for the School
Fund ire M.
It Is beginning to dawn upon the county
commissioners that there was never a time
when , there was any prospect of the $180,000
of pear farm funding bonds going begging
'or ' want of purchasers. During the laat
week and since-tho supreme court held that
the Issue was legal , three eastern firms
have written to the county officials , stating
that If Parson , Leach & Co. of Chicago did
not want the securities they would take them
and pay as high a price as has heretofore
jeen bid.
Governor Silas A. Holcomb has come Into
( ho' field as a bidder for the bonds. The
county clerk has received a communication
Irom the governor , In which ho.states that
if Parson , Leach & Co. do not want the
Bonds , ho will take them for the state at
any figure that may bo agreed upon , 33 that
they will net the state 4 per cent Intelest.
The elate , however , Is not likely to secure
; ho bonds , as Parson , Leich & Co. have writ
ten that they want the entire Issue at their
former bid and that they will be ready to
lake them In the course of a week or ten
days. They say that they would take them
at once were It not duo to the fact that ulnce
the l sue there has been a change In the
office of county clerk , D. M. Haverly hav
ing succeeded Mel H. Redfield. For their
own protection , as uell as for the protection
of the coun'ty , the Chicago purchasers think
It advisable to have flew bonds printed with
the name ot CouiHy Clerk Haverly litho
graphed on the couV > ons. As soon as this Is
done the new bortdsjand the cash In pay-
mepit for 'ihe same 111 be sent on to the
county treasurer , the money to he pild over
as soon as the coUnty clerk and Chalr.Tan
Klerstead of the IftarJ of County Commis
sioners attach their signatures fo the docu
ments. _ , .
| SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. [
lly a unanimous vote the city council , at
Its meeting last night , adopted the following
resolution , which was ottered by Mr.
Schultz :
Whereas , Thn llmo Is near when appli
cants for liquor license : * must publish tinlr
notices of application In the nevvfpntier hav
ing the lurfust circulation In this county ,
and ,
Whereas , Whenever ench applicant has
been left to soled the newtp'per In which
to publish his notice , much delay and ttou-
bio has been occasioned In the part on ac
count of the claims of the different ne-v -
pipers ; therefore , bo U
I
lle olvcd. That the different nowppniier
published In this county be requested to
I hand to the city clerk not Inter than 4
I o clock p. in. , -Monday. . March 14 , a sworn
statement of the. circulation In Douglas
| county of their respective , new 'pipers for
I the tnonthi of December , 1S97 , January and
t February , 1&9S. As the district court for
Douglas county has decided that endued- !
tlon of a dally paper ! M it sepirute. and dl -
tlnct newspaper , the circulation of each edi
tion must be given sep irately. The < e 113-
mo-i nro to 1m kept on lllo by the city clerk
for the guidance , of applicants for liquor
licensed.
Then the resolution given below was of
fered by Schultz and was adopted by a vote
of 7 to 1 , Caldwell being the only member
opposed :
Whereas , In year * past the city has , been
cmlnrrawd by per oni dcMrlng to engage
In the liquor tralllc not procuring their
licenses In the time prescribed by KIAI ; now ,
therefore , bo It !
I llcsolved. That the chief of police be and
Is hereby Instructed to elo e nil saloons that
have not procured the necessary ! city llcen o
for running the. same on the 1st day of
May , 1S3S.
Following the disposal of Toutlnc business
thi > appropriation sheet which A as laid over
at the last meeting came up and was read
again by Chairman Schultz of the finance
committee. The vote showed that Sennit ?
and Vansant were the only ones who favored
allowing the claims as presented. Major
Ensor took occasion to say that the eiuestlon
was a serious one and he vvantel to know
why the members refused toote to pay men
who had worked for the city their just
wages. 1-chulU said that he did not tlilnk
It was right to keep so many people out of
money honestly earned and he wanted to bcc
the February bills paid. Mort stated that
he hati voted against the passage of the bills
because he hail been asked to do so but was
ready to change his \oto If the council saw
fit to reconsider the matter.
Kelly said that he would like to see all
the bills except the one for electric lights
pall , and declared his intention of voting
for the sheet provided that Item was stricken
out. Caldwell was willing the appropila-
tlon should go through If the electric light
tompany's bill and the Item of $3,000 for
the Omuha Water Works company were
stricken out. After listening to all this talk
and then some the major stated moat em
phatically that no street lights or hydrants
would foe located during his term of office
He said that If an attempt was made to
violate the law by placing cither lights or
h > drants in service between now and April
12 , when his term cxplied , that ho would
apply to the courts foran Injunction. There
was some more- talk and finally the electric
light and water works Items were stilckcn
out and the appropriation passed.
Inspector Carroll leported that Mud Teek
was In an unsanltaiy condition by reason
of the Impure water , etc. , dumped Into It by
the stock jards company and the packing
houses. The major thought that legal steps
ought to bo taken to abate the nuisance ,
and In order to have a moro complete In-
\estlg < Ulon the protest of the Albright citi
zens was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.
tee.Notice
Notice was received from Max Lenz tha- '
he had cold Ms saloon license to the Home
Ranch people and the notification was ic-
ferred to the license committee.
The South Omaha Fuel company asked
permission to lay a sidetrack across Railroad
avenue north of L street , and the street and
alley committee will ln\cstlgate.
Adjourned until March 21.
ropiillwt City Convention.
The populists held a city convention at
PlvonKa's hall , Twenty-fourth and L streets ,
last night , and while the session wan quite
lengthy the nominations were not many. P.
C. Caldwell , at present a member of the city
council from the Fourth ward , and J. F.
Mandevlllo received the nominations for
councllmen and then when this much had
been decided upon the convention adjourned ,
leaving all of the other offices open. Charles
Field acted as chairman and P. A. Barrett
secretary. As soon as the delegates had re
ported G. W. Butterfield , one of the dele
gates from the First ward , wanted to ad
journ but Dan Way objected and the regular
order of business was called for. Way moved
that three men , regardless of politics , he
nominated for members of the Board of
Education In order that the names might be
taken before the citizens' meeting next Mon-
dav night for appro\al.
This motion when put to the convention
was declared lost and then Barrett made a
motion to leave the whole ticket open with
the exception of two councllmen and four
members of the Board of Education. This
suggestion brought out a storm of protests
and It was openly stated that mich a couroe
meant the defeat of the whole ticket. Butter-
field , especially , was particularly positive In
his statement that such action could not hut
result disastrously to the party. After a long
wrangle the motion to leave the ticket open
with the exceptions mentioned was put and
carried. There was no apparent opposition
to the nomination of Caldwell and Mamie-
vlllo for the council.
In the selection of members of the Board
of Education there was such a difference of
opinion that nothing was accomplished and
the convention adjourned until March 18.
Honril of Kiliicntlon Mooting.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education last night February sal
aries and bills were allowed. A contract was
ordered entered Into with L. C. Smith for
ventilating the Lincoln school building. On
account of the absence from the city of the
board's attorney no notion was taken on the
heating and ventilating apparatus at Haw
thorne school , but It was decided to go to
the school house Friday to Investigate the
svstem thoroughly. The attorney of the board
was instructed to Investigate and see If the
city was turning over Its proportion of li
censes and fines. It was decided to Increase
the salary of the secretary from $35 a month
to $50 a month commencing July I. The totil
enrollment during February was 2,593 and
the average attendance 2,112.
Coniincrolnl Cliili.
An adjourned meeting of the Commercial
club will bo hold at the Hector-Johnston
offices this evening. The committees on
membership , rules and regulations and lo
cation will report and every person who has
signed the rolls Is urged to bo present. It U
the desire of the promoters of the club to
secure permanent quarters at once and this
cannot bo done until a sufficient number of
members meet and adopt the report of the
committee appointed to secure quarters.
City GoHNlii.
Fred Blttcrolf , father of Mrs. Henry Mlos ,
left yesterday for Alaska ,
John Troutan Is being talked of by the re
publicans for city treasurer.
The annual congregational meeting of the
Fire I Presbyterian church will bo held this
Ditr.xr.ihm sum : MIX.
i
A faimer with"ft'"Dally ' Ileo , "
His favorite paper , on his knee ,
His , glasses on,10 be could see.
Was looking o'er jwge number three
"Ah , there he l3l".Jio Inudly cried ,
Emotion that ho could not hide.
His wife come quickly to his side ,
" "fls Drexel , see ? " he said , with pride.
I tell > ou. that man must be great
To have his picture here In state
A different way each day , "That's
straight !
His dog Is glad , at any rate ,
Say , Monday lets us go down there-
How much It costs I do not care-
It's long since we've been nnywhero ;
Of traveling we should get our snaro.
Ilesldes , I cannot sleep u night
Till I see Drexel by real daylight.
And oee If the dog will really , bite
And see the shoes he claims are out of
eight.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Boston Store Drug Dept.
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evening. Trustees will he elected and other
mslncss transacted.
E. Tuehalf Las gone to Chicago to attend
o business matteis.
Special services will be held tonight at
ho United il'resbyterlan church.
Ed Graves of Elmo , Mo , , spent yesterday
at the yards looking after business matters.
'Mrs. W. L. Holland went to Lincoln last
night to spend a few days with friends nnd
relatives.
Mrs. P. nioodheart. Twenty-fourth and J
streets , has returned from a .month's visit
vlth relatives In Chicago.
The Alpha flota club will meet with Miss
3urfman , Eighteenth and Mhsourl avenue ,
Tuesday evening , March 8.
The official call for the republican prl-
mailes and city convention was published
n the Daily Sun last night.
Uev. Irving Johnson lectures at St. Mar-
In'a Episcopal church tonight on "The Con-
Inulty of the Episcopal Chinch. "
The flro department was called to the Heed
lotel } C3torday to extinguish a finall blaze
caused by an accident. There was no leas ,
George McKlnnoy la In Jail for stealing
some clothes from C. A. 'Brockway. ' He was
arrested In Omaha and the property recov
ered.
ered.A Danish political club baa been organized
vlth the following officers : Nels Nelson ,
president ; J. L. Olsen , vice president ; J.
Larson , nccrctary ; P. FrosterH , treasurer.
The club starts out with forty-live members.
Chris Ilaff has been appointed a govern
ment tagger and asUgncd to duty at St.
Paul. He Iravcs today for hLi new BUtlon.
The Woman's auxiliary of the Young
Men's Christian association will ilvo ; a pic
ture sale and social at the association par
lors this evening.
There are Ihreo little things which do
moro work than any other throe llttlo things
created they are the ant , the bee and
DoWltt's Little Eurly Risers , the laat being
the famous llttlo pills for stomach and liver
troubles. ,
CiiiialVorUcr.s .Strike. .
UTICA , N. Y. , Mnrch " . Hvoiy mnn cm-
ployed on the cnn U work between Utlcn nnd
Rome quit work today. There are nbout
1,000 of them. They demanded that t'lo ' pay
for laborerH be Increased from 12V4 to 15
rents an hour. All the teamsters , masona
nnd stone cutters Imvo sone out In Bj-m-
pnthy. This afternoon it committee waited
on the contractors and It is Bald that tha
Increase will be granted.
1'roMiM'ollviCitnl MliiiTH' .Strlkf.
ST. LOUIS , March 7. It la stated today ,
that another strike of Illinois coal miners U
probJtblo at u result of the cut In vva ; ia
liv the Ulg Muddy Coal company of Carter-
vllle.
Our clearance sale Is over. Wo hnve
lisposcd of nil odd styles sample pianos
mil second-hand stock. We have lately
received a stock of Instrument * , among
which are many specially made to order
In original designs. Our new stock con-
> lsts of a vailety of In.stuimeiitH at
prices ranging fiom $105.00 to , )50.00. )
Wo propose to give this year better bar
gains than ever there are no better
makes than the Knabe , Kranach &
Bach , Klmball and Hallet & Davis
pianos , which wo will sell this year at a
decided reduction. iasy : terms If de-
shed. , _
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
Wo are the only houss In the west
that manufacture a full line of De
formity Unices this department Is In
chaigc of a thoroughly competent per
son , who can make and fit any case our
stock Is complete and comprises Elastic
stockings , trusses , supporters , batteries ,
atomizers , crutches , bed pans , air pil
lows , rubber goods , surgical Instruments ,
medical supplies. Send to us for cata
logue or auy Information desired. (
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Deformity Ilrnve Sluuufnoturt-rn.
140 ? Farnam Street. OMAHA
Opposite 1'axton Hotel.