THE OMAHA TATLY BEE : TIIUHSDA" MAY 6. 185)8.
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CHEERIESS FOR THE MILITIA
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Boldien at Lincoln Put in the Day Hugging
Camp Stoves.
WATER STANDS ON PART OF CAMP GROUND
Pcrtinn of the Hen Moreit Into the
BBlldlnic * Drill Pro it mm for
Tlinmlar I * lo t
poned.
LINCOLN , May 4. ( Special Telegram. )
'A steady rain fell during the night and all
this forenoon and all operations have ceased
t Camp Alvln Saunders. The soldier boya
re hugging the fires. Three camp stoves
have been Issued to each company , and
round these the boya keep fairly comfort
able. The water Is so deep In some parts
ot the camp that the companies are being
moved Into the buildings , but In most of
the camp the tent * are dry Inside. The only
drill today was that of come new recruits
in one of the. fair grounds buildings. Tba
entlnels have been taken In out of the
rain.
rain.The
The program for tomorrow haa been ad
journed to Saturday , and It Is supposed
the railroad excursions will be put oft to
that date. There arc about a dozen ot the
boya In the hospital and only three ot these
re In bed , suffering from colds , one case
of mumps and another ot tonsllltls were
removed to the city hospital yesterday.
There seems to be a hitch somewhere
concerning the muster of the Nebraska ,
mllltla Into the volunteer service of the
United States. The work of making up the
muster rolls was supposed to have begun
today , but nothing has been done. The
offlcors seem to be proceeding on the theory
that the question hat not been settled defi
nitely whether the troops shall be mustered
In here or at Omaha , Lieutenant Stotsen-
berg having sent a telegram to tha War
department repeating hla arguments In
favor of Lincoln as the proper place for this
wprk to be done. It was oven problematical
whether they will get down to buslnesj to
morrow. Two of the physicians who have
been named to perform the physical ex
aminations have not yet qualified , and It Is
plain that the state officers are co-operating
with the Lincoln people to delay the actual
mustering of the troops as long as possible ,
In order to keep them here and away from
Omaha. During the rain the camp at the
fair grounds Is one vast sea ot mud and
the discomforts of camp life Increase. The
ontlment among the men , even those who
would like to stay In Lincoln , Is growing
that the barracks at Fort Omaha would be
much more agreeable than the accommoda
tions enjoyed now.
I'rvneittntlon.
The flag presentation will take place Sat
urday afternoon , and arrangements are be
ing made for the carrying out of an elabo
rate program. This will include a parade
through the city and a presentation of the
flag to the First regiment by General Thayer
and to the Second regiment by ex-Governor
Robert Furnas. It Is expected that aa Im
mense crowd will be here on Saturday , and
arrangements are being made to take care
of the visitors. The commandant of the
Grand Army of the Republic has Issued the
following order :
Special request No. 1. Comrades , once
moro the voune men of our country have
responded to the call of our president with
promptitude , equaled only by the answer
in 1861.
Again thev have rallied In defense ol
the oppressed.
The department commander , deeming It
proper and becoming In us , the survivors
who answered the call of Abraham Lincoln
In the ' 60s. to show the hovs of 1833 our
appreciation of their rmtrlntinm.
We therefore request all members of the
Grand Army of the Republic of this de
partment to assemble In Lincoln on Satur
day , the 7th dav of May. come as post
come as Individuals , come. let us do honor
to those who take our places.
The Woman's Relief Corps , Ladles of th
Grand Army of the Republic. Sons and
Dauithters of Veterans , are requested tc
Join with tia.
Sncclal rates over the railroads will tx
given. See newspapers for particulars
T. J. MAJORS. Dept. Commander.
H. C. RUSSELL. Acting A. A. O.
BTotea of the Camp.
Governor Holcomb called at headquarter
this morning.
The Fullerton band came In tonight tc
take the place of the Omaha band In thi
First regiment.
Guard mount was held In the art build
ing of the fair groifiid this afternoon , am
no sentrlca were posted tonight , It belni
deemed best to abandon this formality whll
the rain lasts.
The telegrams sent by Governor Holcoml
last night In the effort to secure the recog
nltlon of the Nebraska heavy artillery regi
xnent was as follows :
LINCOLN. May 3. 1898. Senator Wllllan
V. Allen. Washington : Please tender t
the president a Nebraska regiment o
teavy artillery now nearly formed , whlcl
could soon be fitted for active service. Reg
imcnt commanded by Captain DuJlej
U. S. A. , whom I should be pleased to ap
point aa colonel , with president's permls
Ion. and officered by Nebraska men , edu
cated In the military department Stat
university. Would make a strong organl
xatlon. SILAS A. HOLCOMB , Governor.
Norfolk has sent eighteen new recruit
to join company L , Second regiment.
The Big Four from Norfolk , company I
Second regiment , received a box from horn
today and bad a big supper tonight. Th
box contained a big cake and several doze
Of eggs.
Sergeant Pllger , company L , Second regl
ment. Is suffering with a stye In his lei
eye.
eye.Company
Company L. Second regiment , mounte
ruard yesterday at 4:50 : and was relieve
by company N , First regiment , at 4:50 : thl
venlng. They stood their posts manful !
despite the drenching rain and refused rt
lief this morning , preferring to stick I
their posts till their time was out tonlgh
Some company delinquents were lodged I
the guard house this morning from the tw
regiments.
Company M , First regiment , from Colun
bus , received eighteen new recruits today.
L. E. Cottle , company M , Second regimen
a former student In the university , ws
( ranted leave of absence until Friday noc
to visit his home at Edgar.
The ardor of the Omaha boya has ni
K Government Stamp etr-
tftingtotheAfeandftrity
i * on every bottle of the
OLD CROW
WHISKIES
BE SURE TOE INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP
OMB THE CORK AND ttPSUU B NOT BROKEN
AND THAT IT BEARS THE NAME -
W.A.GAINES A CO.
m fraA C0VMMWWT CUHMHHf.
* * nwr cats WITH JMS MITUVK ,
For Sale Ewrywhere ,
t
abntfd In the least. All are looking for
ward rather nnxlou-ly to the mustering In ,
which begins In the morning. Company 0 ,
Omaha GuariU , will bo the first to be mus
tered Into the fcrrlce , H. B. Mulford , cap
tain.
tain.Captain
Captain Taylor of the Thurston RlRes
went to Omaha lant night and returned
this morning with a number of recruits.
The Firnt Regimental band returned to
Omaha this evening , after being mustered
outTho
The "grass-hoppers" ot the Thuraton
Rides are In session every afternoon and
evening at their pow-wow tent.
Percy Jen en of the Guards was assigned
assistant surgeon of the First regiment
today.
The examination of commissioned officers
ot the guard took place at General Barry's
office tonight , there being nineteen present
for examination. It Is expected that all
will pass successfully , but that In the
physical examination , which comes later ,
some of the officers will be dropped out.
The board of physicians for the musterIng -
Ing In of the state troops la not yet ready
and It la doubtful If the mustering will
begin tomorrow.
co.MPi.Ai.vr n Y Tim cr.vuns.
otiiljr Oil ] cc I to HeliiBT Sntiject *
of Political Manipulation.
CAMP ALVIN SAUNDERS , May 4. To
the Editor of The Bee : If the readers of
( ' The Bee could see the boys In Camp Saunders
j today , after thirty-four hours of continual
| , rain , and still raining , they would thh.Vt taat
. camp life Is not all one round of pleasure
by a long majority. There Is no good feet-
Ing existing In the hearts of the rank and
file ot the companies from outside of Lincoln
toward the political manipulators that h ld
the guard here against the wish of the
gunnis themselves , and what Is of much
more Importance , against the better Judg
ment of the department. The people of Lin
coln were very anxious to hold us here and
now that they have ua so we con't get away.
they have forgotten that we exist except to
far as we are a "phat take" for their haber
dashers.
We are neither fed nor quartered nor pro
vided with any of the customary provision1)
In anywhere near adequate quantities. Tht
camp ground looks like a duck pond and its
drainage lacks a great deal of being even ,
fair at ordinary times.
The boys are heartily cursing their condi
tions and they have ample grounds to do so ,
for they all feel that they are being sub
jected to a very severe exposure and that
needlessly ; and at the Instigation of a few
professional political wirepullers.
A little more o * the present conditions
and 90 per cent of Nebraska's quota will
have to bo enlisted outside of the National
guard , for those who will not be disqualified
by exposure , etc. , will be disgusted with
military life and needless privation. Lincoln
"has bit off a great deal mora than she can
chew. " A GUARD.
MORE UATN FALLS IN NEBRASKA.
Jnplter I'lmlii.v Given the State Ail-
other Good Drenchliiff.
BLAIR , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. ) A slow
drizzling rain commenced to fall here at
4 o'clock last evening with heavier ratna
through the night. Temperature this mornIng -
Ing , fifty-four degrees , with .38 Inch of rain.
FAIRBURY , Neb. , Hay 4. ( Special. )
Nearly half an Inch of rain fell Saturday
night and It has been cloudy and misty
ever since , with light rain falling today.
The rainfall during April was 5.90 Inches
and the ground Is well soaked. Wheat and
grass was never better at this season , but
corn planting Is badly delayed by the wet
weather.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. )
There were about three hoursr steady rain
yesterday afternoon and tt Is raining again
this morning.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. )
The government rain gauge In charge ot C.
C. Gray at this station shows sixty-eight
ono-hundredtba of an Inett of rain last night
and a total of over one and one-half Inches
t. ,
for the month ot May. It has been raining
at Intervals here the last twenty-four
hours and there Is no Immediate prospect
of a let-up. All business Is Interrupted.
The last ten days have been quite cool and
while crops have not grown they luffered
no Injury.
SHELTON , Neb. . May 4. ( Speclal.- )
Raln fell all yesterday afternoon and lasl
night and this morning water Is standing
In ponds In every direction. Farming wll
be delayed for several days.
- FULLERTON , Neb. , May 4. ( Special Tel
egram. ) It has been raining here qulti
steadily for the last three days , puttlnj
the ground In splendid , condition for plow'
Ing and materially helping the last acreagi
of small grain.
WEST POINT , Neb. , May 4. ( Speclal.- )
Raln has been falling almost continuous !
throughout thla section for the last threi
days. The temperature during this time ha
been remarkably low. This , whilst hlghl
favorable to the wheat and grasses , has re
tarded the growth of garden vegetables
< Flowing for corn la nearly all completed am
fanners will commence to plant as soon a
the rain ceases.
DUNCAN , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. ) i
, steady rain fell all last night and so fa
- today , and at 2 p. m. It Is still raining
3- About two Inches have fallen and It Is al
U-
Ute soaking Into the ground.
.1- BURWELL , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. ) 1
has been raining almost constantly for thre
ts days and Is still raining. The ground 1
thoroughly soaked and small grain an
grass are all looking flne. The farmers ar
Jubilant , as there was never a better proa
pect.
SIDNEY , Neb. , May 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Heavy rain has been falling for th
last two days. Small grain Is assuming 1m
ift roense proportions.
CLAY CENTER. Neb. , May4. ( Speclal.- )
ed After numerous light showers had fallen th
ed last week , yesterday and last night the ral
ils fell heavily and this morning is still rain
ily Ing. The pastures are In the best ot shar
eto and crop prospects In this locality wei
to never better.
it.
it.In Jutlice Rrme'a Brief.
no LINCOLN. May 4. ( Special. ) Judge S
B. Reese , who appears aa attorney ft
"Moorea , the city council and the city
Omaha" In the police commission case , h :
it , filed his brief In the supreme court. 1
as writing the document. Judge Reese baa co :
on fined himself to the legal aspects ot tt
question. He supports hla contention th ,
tot the citizens of Omaha should have the rigl :
of naming their awn fire and police con
mission with many authorities. In his a
gument Judge Reese points out the Inco :
alstency of the present law with the do *
trine of local self-government ; shows 1
spirit has already been Ignored In the a ]
polntment of Governor Holcomb's board , ai
gives.Instances ot the flagrant abuses thi
might be further visited on the city by
governor , acting wholly within the lett
of the statute.
Burglar * at Kremont.
FREMONT , Neb. , May 4. ( Special Tel
gram. ) Burglars etitered the residence
Mrs. T. J. McKlnney last night and tbo
oughly ransacked It. The house waa clo3i
as Mrs. McKlnney la still at Decatur , Mlcl
where her husband died a short time ag
and what goods were taken cannot be a
certalncd. The neighbors discovered th
forenoon that the house had been robbi >
and from footsteps In the yard think It w
done lost night.
Flr Department Election.
WEST POINT , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. )
At a meeting of delegates from the varlo >
fire companies held at the city hall Mo
day evening. M. E. Kerl was elected chl
of the volunteer fire department of We
Point ; Otto Kerl , assistant chief ; J. T .Ba
man , secretary , and George W. Boyer. trea
urr.
BROATCIIMEN GET TOGETHER' '
Lincoln Sympathizers of tha Pretender Give
Referee Congratulations.
WRIGHT AND CLEMENTS HOLD A LEVEE
Lolibr of the Mnilell Hotel the Scene
of Grrnt Hejololtin Amnnir the
l-'rlrndx of the Omaha
Anilrntit.
LINCOLN , May 4. ( Special. ) Consider
able comment has been created tonight by
the appearance ot Referee Clement and '
j 1
! i Broatch's attorney , Wright , arm In arm In
I the lobby of the Llndell hotel. These two
worthies have spent the entire evening to
gether , showing the copy of the referee's
opinion aa printed In the popocratlc organ
to friends and acquaintances , and together
receiving congratulations from Broatch
sympathizers. The referee's report will bo .
presented to the court tomorrow and open j I '
: to motions by the attorneys. Just what dia- ,
'
position Mil be made of It la not known , but
(
it Is probable that a day will be set for j i
argument upon the motion. If so the I
chances are that It will go over to the next | 1
j ( sitting of the court , two weeks hence. j
' At a special meeting of the Woman's Relict
1 corps yesterday attention was called to the
suggestion of General Manderson that the
i relief corps already organized take up the
work ot aiding and assisting In any way the
volunteer army from our own state. Reso
lutions were aJopted tendering to President
MuKlnlcy their aid In whatever way It may
be needed.
Everett Jones , a young man 10 years old ,
died In thla city yesterday. He came hurt !
for his health about three weeks ago , ac
companied by another young man , who has
taken care of him. Mr. Jones waa In the ad
vanced stage of consumption and the change
only served to hasten death. The body la
balng held until relatives In Milwaukee ,
Wls. , can be consulted.
Stockmen of this and adjoining states have
called a meeting to be held In the university
'
chapel at this place on the evening of May
,2 , to consider the attitude of the exposition
.oward the live stock Interests and the attl-
, ude of the stockmen ton-ard the exposition.
This meeting Is called on account of the fact
that many conflicting reports regarding
prizes In this del artment have been clrcu-
ated.
The suit of Delilah Graham against the
farmers' and Merchants' Insurance company
s again In court. The case was taken to the
supreme court and was remnaded for retrial
on technical grounds. Mrs. Graham had her
; ooda Insured In the above company for
11,000 , and , wishing to store them for a tlmo ,
gave Instructions to have the policy changed
to cover them In the'new place. The com-
. pany'a agent took his own time to da this
and the goods burned before the policy was
ever returned. The point of law as to when
a policy becomes operative Is of Interest to
, all persona having anything to do with In
surance companies.
According to the report ot the city libra
rian there has been a falling off in the number
.
ber of books taken out of the library the last
month , presumably on account of people beIng -
Ing so busy reading war news. The library
waa closed a day and a half to clean house.
. The children's department , recently opened ,
has proven a great success and has not suf
fered on account of war excitement.
The attorneys In the Broatch-Moores case
will appear before the supreme court tomor
row morning and ask that the time be set
for the final submission of the case. There
will be no hearing In the matter this sit
ting , as the court will adjourn tomorrow
noon.
. SHEEP AXD CATTLE MEX CLASH.
Each Preparing to Take Herd * Into
nixmal River Country.
CANDY , Neb. , May 4. ( Special. ) Parties ,
from near Callaway are holding about 1,600
head of cattle north ot the river , and ex
. pect to take them down the Dismal river
as soon as the grass la long enough to be
sure of good feed. The Dismal river coun
try will be overrun with stock thla season.
It la reported that partiea from the west
are bringing some 8,000 bead to summer
there , while 4,700 sheep were unloaded at
! Dunning last week to be grazed on the
same range , and It la possible there may
be a war between these two factions ; aa U
la well known that sheep will drive cattle
off the range and the cattle men will hardly
' stand that without a struggle , aa they have
always enjoyed the use of the Dismal range
and will scarcely give It up without a pro
test.
; fletH a Captaincy *
FULLERTON. Neb. , May 4. ( Special. )
; Aa Lieutenant Bulla of the First battery
; stepped from the train yesterday morning
upon hla return from Lincoln a telegram
was handed him from Captain R. G. Adams
of company B , Nebraska National Guard
; stating that he had resigned and it was
the desire of the company that he should act
aa Its captain. He took the first train tc
Join the company at Camp Saunders.
A dispatch was received yesterday mornIng -
Ing calling the Fullerton Firemen's band tc
leave this morning for the camp at Llncolr
to act as a band for the First regiment
There was a large crowd of friends and th <
schools of the city at the train to witness
1(1 Its departure and wish If godspeed and
safe return. This takes twenty more younf
men , which together with the militia com
pany numbers eighty-five from this Imme
diate vicinity. The schools have been verj
he much Interrupted , aa Lieutenant Storch , th <
grammar school teacher , left In the mlllti :
company one week ago , and this mornln ;
Frank Harris , assistant High school teacher
he left with the band. His place has been sup
in piled by Prof. Chapman of Archer. Thi
npo grammar school will remain closed for thi
po school year.
ninl for the Exposition.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) W. G. Trultt of Grand Island Is Ii
H. tha city and has on exhibition a bird callei
an Ibis , which he Intends taking to Omah :
to the exposition. The bird weighs fort ;
pounds and measures almost ten teet froc
tip to tip ot wings. His beak or bill 1
eighteen Inches long. The plumage Is ano\
he white , except the extreme Up of the wtnga
tat and It has monstrous large , red-webbei
ht feet. It waa captured on the Yukon rive
In Alaska last year , but that climate Is no
: Its home. Mr. Truttt haa experiment ? '
some with the bird and finds that It canno
icrise and fly from the ground , but can eastl
Its jo so from the water. The bird varle
ipnd slightly from Webster's description of th
nd Ibis , but la probably a species ot that famllj
mt John Tannablll baa opened a recrultln
office In the Meridian hotel and will organ
ter Ize a company ot the National Voluntee
Reserves.
Officer * Inntnlled.
teot FAIRBURY , Neb. , May 4. ( Speclal.- )
ot The new members of the city council an
ar- other officials were Installed in office thl
ied morning , C. H. Denney taking the mayor' '
h. . chair , with John C. Hartlgan as city clerl
50 , The new aldermen are N. Downs and C. I
13- Steele. Police Judge Shamberger and Trea !
13hls urer D. Kavanaugh fill the offices they occt
ed pled last year. The mayor appointed Smlt
Williams city marshal and George Glbt
night policeman , both appointments bein
confirmed by tha council. Saloon llcenst
were Issued to four parties , the same fit
were granted licenses last year.
us
m- Conacllmen Sirorn la.
lef BLAIR , Neb. . May 4. On last Saturda
est evening , at an adjourned meeting of tt
m- city council. Mayor A. C. Jones , who sui
ceeds himself as mayor , with Councllme
Robblns , Cooper , Batty and Metzlnger. a :
Henry Mencke , city clerk , were sworn Into |
office ; for the following year. The city being i
now divided Into twr > warjiif Instead of four '
these councllmen , who isssf elected for a !
] two year term , hold 07nr lor the coming I
year. Attorney Burke jjCnri-isan was ap-1
pointed j city attorney aturv. 4. RoberU water ,
commissioner. Rice Arnold , present Incumbent - ,
bent , will be appointed 'city marshal. There ;
were seven applications [ fpf saloon licenses , ' 1
whoso bonds were approved and licenses
granted. The city treasir-er reported a bal
ance on hand ot about $ -1,000.
Faretvell to ftlf 1 Hey * .
TAMORA. Neb. . Maj . ( Special. ) A
farewell reception was tendered the Tamora
squad , troop A , Nebrasit National Guard ,
Monday evening , by thor romen of Tamora.
The attendance waa large , and a pleasant
evening was spent. ThetJiall , dining room
and tables were decorated with the stars
and stripes and an appropriate program
was rendered. Captain J. H. Culver of
Mllford , commanding officer ot troop A. and
Attorney E. C. Btggs of Seward made stir
ring patriotic addresses , which were en
thusiastically applauded by the audience.
Ice cream and cake were served by the
women. Troop A has the distinction of
being the only company of cavalry In Ne-
braska. It Is made up of eighty-four well
drilled , well equipped men , of whom Cap-
tain Culver has been their captain since
the organization of the troop , eleven years
ago. The troop expects to meet In Mllford
Thursday , where they will be mustered Into
j j the Third regiment. United States cavalry ,
at Sioux Falls , S. D. The Tamora squad
numbers sixteen men.
OltlcerM Snorn In.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , May . 4. ( Special. )
The new city officers for Tecumseh wore
sworn In and took up their work last even-
Ing. They are as follows : C. E. Ferguson ,
mayor ; L. M. Davis , clerk ; W. L. Duntap ,
engineer ; William Fonrefelt , councilman of
First ward ; SI. Shaughnessy , Second ward ;
Theodore Smith , Third ward. William
Devenney , clerk-elect , failed to qualify and
C. E. Smith waa appointed to fill the
vacancy. O. C. Zutavern waa appointed
marshal ; Hugh Oldftdd , night watch , and
J. S. Dlnsmore , collector. Licenses for sa
loon privileges were granted to R. P. Boyle ,
A. J. Kuhlman , John Mandery and Fred
Trute , and a druggist's permit given to
Seaver Brothers.
L. C. Chapman was appointed city at
torney.
Ttro SulooiiH Cloxeii.
MARSHALLTOWN , la. . May 4. ( Special. )
Two of the saloons of this city were closed
today under an order from Judge Caawell
of the district court. On April 18 the court
Issued an Injunction against the saloons
of F. H. Glfford and George A. Bowman
for selling liquor to minors. Since that
date legal partying has been engaged In
and the saloons have remained open. Last
night the Judge ordered the sheriff to arrest
the proprietors for contempt of court if
the saloons were opened this morning.
Gilford and Bowman have kept their sa
loons closed today , but announce that they
will carry the case to the supreme court
and establish a precedent. Certain brew
ers are said to be backing the defendants
in their fight. r . '
Foot MunlU'J.
SIDNEY. Neb. . May 4.'t-SpeciaI ( Tele
gram. ) Chalmers Moaa , a. colored tramp ,
had hla right foot badly mashed last night
at Lodgepole , while trying to board an
eastbound freight tralp. lie was brought
here and the county physician. Dr. Simon ,
haa him under treatment and It may be
necessary to amputate , the foot. The fel
low Is from Nebraska CUy Junction , la. ,
where his sister and brother reside.
JTo Pnlr This Yenr.
BLAIR , Neb. , May4. . ' ( Special. ) The
Washington County Agricultural society will
J
not hold a fair this , year , but will throw all
Its energy Into an exhltlt'it the exposition.
The County Board of Supervisors at Its last
meeting voted an allowance of $730 to the
society to aid It In making this exhibit. This
sum , with Its own resources , will enable It
to make a good representation for Wash
ington county.
Get * a Pontofflce.
SHELTON , Neb. . May 4. ( Special. )
Dispatches contained In The Bee ot yes
terday morning announcing the appoint
ment of Frank D. Reed of Shelton aa post
master , was the first news received on the
matter. Mr. Reed has been for twelve
years editor of the Shelton Clipper and has
worked untiringly for the success of the
republican cause.
Ere * In lured.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. . May 4. ( Special. )
George E. Johnson recently put a gaso
line engine In hla elevator and while put
ting the driving belt on when the engine
was running the belt caught In the fly wheel
and whipped around until It demolished the
battery. Some of the liquid flew Into Mr.
Johnson's eyes , nearly ruining the sight of
one eye.
Xeiv Xote * .
,
Leleh Is to have a creamery In the neai
futurp.
Rushvllle haa abandoned for the present
the Idea of building a creamery.
Messrs. Stuart and Burnham of Madisor
contemplate ooenlne a second bank It
Nellah.
Utlca la ot the opinion that It has :
first-class ball team with the- exception o
a pitcher and Is on the lookout for one.
Win White , a Bayard boy. had one ham
almoat shot away while out hunting. Hi
had hla hand over the muzzle of the gui
when It was accidentally discharged.
While on his recent western trip , C. J
Anderson of Nellgh purchased a herd o
6.000 head of cattle In Nevada. This hen
Is composed largely of young Hereford am
Short Horn stock and Is considered as wel
bred as any herd in the country of stmila
r. size. Thev will be held in Nevada untl
June , when they will be shipped east ,
large proportion being grass-fed until fal
in Cherry county.
Wromlnir Eshlhlt Ready.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , May 4. ( Speclal.- )
Prof. Wilbur C. Knight of the State unl
verslty says that "the Wyoming mineral ex
d hlblt for the Omaha exposition la noi
packed and ready for railway transmission
with the probability of early receipt of nee
essury transportation authority.
Mar Clo e tie-fSchool. |
RAPID CITY. S. D. , May 4. ( Special Tel
egrain. ) The Board of-'State Regents ar
rived In this city today."U is stated tha
after Inspecting the SiateliSchool of Mine
they decldad to recommerfif to the next legl :
lature that the school * - tlher be closed o
moved to Deadwood. * i : tat
Armory for OnfaU Soldier * .
OMAHA. May 3. Toj the Editor of Tli
Bee : Now that the cljlzijns of Omaha ar
taking active steps toward aiding the loc :
militiamen In maintaining their armork
er and clearing up their indebtedness , it mlgl
be well to remember that , . , ! ? these organlza
tioca had not such heavy 'rents ' to pay , thei
would be no need of outaWe assistance , tr
two companies paying ) at yearly rental <
$1,250. In this conneQtton. why would
not be a good scheme to take the neceasai
steps whereby the ground'Boor or baseraei
ot the City hall could be converted Into a
k. armory for the local militiamen ? Th
k.F. . could be done with little expense and woul
envolve no objectionable feature as far i
3- the public Is concerned and would cei
Uth Ululy be ot lasting benefit to the soldli
th boya. The whole first story of the CUy hal
bs I understand , is now simply being used f ! <
ng storage purposes. Submitting this to tt
consideration ot the public-spirited citlzei
ea
of Omaha , I remain. Yours very truly.
bo G. W. SUES.
Prevbrterlaa Seminary Cloaca.
The closing exercises of the Omaha Pre
aT byterian seminary will be held at the Fir
ne Presbyterian church , corner of Seventeen1
* I and Dodge street * , tonight. The exercla
ea will be public , and will be found quite li
ad I tereatlng.
'VALUATION ' OF THE RAILROADS' '
_ _ _ _
State Rnnril o ( K < | tialliatlnn flnluc *
thf Total llnlf n Million [
Dollar * Over 197.
LINCOLN , May 4. ( Special. ) Th State
DoarJ of Equalisation haa Just Sgured the
valuation of the rnllrcads of the state fo ?
the purposes of taxation. The total valuaj j
tlon la J26.10S,33.4i ) . or an Increase of J346.-
S11.70 over the flgur i for last year. Of this i1
Increase the Burlington lines como In for
112S.564.50 , the Rock Island 1S1.363 , the Misj j
sourl Pacific $57,002 , the Omaha Southern'
111.475 , the Union Pacific J140.168. the ChiJ1
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha. $54.194. J
the Elkhorn $98,619 and the Santa Fe $1.123.
the Elkhorn & North Platle ( branch of the
D. & M. ) Is reduced 13.059 and the Sioux City
& Pacific $26,920. the reduction In the latter
case being at the rate of $1,000 per mile. The
total mileage has Increased only about three
miles In the last year. The following Is the
assessed valuation per mile for the years
1S97 and 1398 :
Value Vnlue .
Mile Mile I
Kallronds. Mileage. 1S-J7. 1S3 * . i
D. & M. R 131.61 $10.GM > $10.151)
Atchlson & Nebraska. . 103.01 4.570 4.6.10
C. , N. & K o.JS 3,5(0 ( . " . .Fro >
O. I. & W. C K2.H 0.030 3r.O
Lincoln & Northwestern 73.19 3,5ft ) 3.GOO
Lincoln & IJIack Hills. 157.31 3.040 3,010
Nebraska Railway 1IM.70 4.550 4.CW
Nebraska & Colorado. . 130.71 3.340 3.310
Oxford & Kansas 59.C.1 3.540 3.510
Om.lha & North Plsitto S0.59 6,650 6.5.W
Omaha & Southwestern BO.SS 6,570 S.S70
Republican Valley 551.S1 4.3iW 4.5. ) )
R. V. , 1C. & S S V > 3.040 3.010
R. V. & \V 49.17 3.040 3.040
, r. , R. I. & P 123.9 * . 5.5 0 fi.V ( > 0 ,
iC. , R. I. & P. , N. Br. . . . 51.51 3,500 3,3ft )
C. . R. I. & P. . St. J. Br. ra.M 4.500 4,500 !
I Missouri Pacific 101.51 ] 5.050 5,5no .
M. P. . Crete branch. . . . 53.IS 3.510 3,510
, M. P. , S. and P. Brs. . . . 7.SS 3.050 3,050'
| ' Kun n < ! City & Beatrice 20.10 3f 50 3.050
Omaha Southern 25.50 5,030 5,501) )
'P.lclHc ' R. Co. In Neb. . 71.Hi 3.290 3.2UO
Union PaclllC 467.22 9.500 9.SM
.Kansas City & Omaha 193.G3 3.500 0.500
! i ' Kearney & Black Hills 65.74 5.000 3.000
Omaha & R. V 411.11 3,500 3,300
St. Joseph it G. Inland 112.53 5,000 5.000
C. , St. P. . M. & O. . . . 274.57 5,000 6.3)0 )
F. . E. & M. V 9s3.l1 3.500 3.GOO
Sioux City & Pacific. . . 2fi.9 > G.OOO 5.000
A. , T. & S. F 2.23 5,000 6.51)0 )
C. , O. & W 129.16 3,000 3,000
\VAK O.V WAT nil UUG3.
Stwrna * Electric Paste will exterminate
catties and water bugs. 25c and $1.00 ; at
11 dealers.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The city council met in adjourned session
ast night , with Mayor Ensor In the chair
ml all members present. Saloon licenses
or the year commencing May 1 were fixed
t $300 , with an occupation tax of $500 , mak-
ng $1,000 the saloon keepers will be com-
elled to pay for the privilege of dispensing
et goods. Mayor Ensor returned without
Is official signature the ordinance passed
t the last session raising the liquor 11-
ense to $1.000 and signed the ordinance
lacing a $500 occupation tax on each saloon ,
n hla veto of the high license ordinance the
mayor said : "In view ot the fact that It
aa not been shown by the meinbera of this
ouncll that It la necessary or expedient at
his time to Increase the saloon license for
chool purposes from $300 to $1,000 , I there-
ore feel warranted in dissenting from the
lews taken by the council , believing that
f the ordinance Is allowed to stand It Is
estlned to wo'rlc a hardship on many en
gaged In the saloon business. I therefore
eturn without my signature the ordinance
assed. " After the reading of the veto it
voa placed on file. Aa the council failed to
rote the veto down it stands without being
ustalned.
An ordinance was read and referred to
he Judiciary committee fixing the maximum
price of gas to be furnished by the Omaha
Gas company at $1.35 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In the original ordinance passed last sum
mer the maximum wa3 fixed at $1.50 per
.COO1 feet. When the ordinance had been
read and referred Mr. Pritchard , represent-
ng the gas company , explained that as gas
was selling in Omaha for $1.35 It waa tha
desire of the company to have the same
price maintained down here , and for that
reason he asked the favorable consideration
of the council.
The bond of G. E. Dunscomb , the recently
appointed building inspector , was approved ,
he sureties being G. W. Brlgga and Theme *
loctor. George L. Dare submitted a plumb *
era' license bond In the sum of $2,500 , with
G. W. Brlggs add L. C. Gibson aa sureties.
The bond of George Brlggs , for the aame
business , was In the same amount and
signed by George L. Dare and A. A. Wright.
George Parka filed his bond with the names
of J. J. Breen and John Flynn attached. All
ot these bonds were approved , as was also
: he bond of J. J. Decker , who has obtained
a dray permit.
Property owners petitioned for a sidewalk
on the north side of G street from Twenty-
.
fifth to Twenty-sixth street , and It was referred -
ferred to the street and alley committee.
Engineer Beal handed In the final esti
mates on the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets grading. The coat of grading
Twenty-fifth street from A to I street was
(2,861 ( , while the expense of grading Twenty-
sixth street from A to F street amounted to
$1,300.
Ten building permits were Issued In April
and the fees , amounting to $32 , were turned
into the city treasury.
Barrett stated that he understood an ordi
nance had been passed some time ago li
censing alot machines , and he wanted to aee
the ordinance enforced. He made a motion
that the license inspector be directed to at
tend to the matter and the mayor agreed to
Issue the necessary Instructions to the In
spector. As no one seemed to know whether
the ordinance provided for a tax of $10 per
month or the same amount a year , Barretl
withdrew his motion , stating that he deslreiJ
to look the matter up before any action was
taken.
Wear made the suggestion that the ordi
nance compelling residents to provide suit
able numbers for their houses be enforced
but no one seemed to take any Interest It
the matter , and nothing was done about It
Then Wear complained that stock were al
lowed to run loose , damaging gardens ii
the Third ward , and he wanted to see i
poundmaster appointed. As there was no ob
Jectlon to this , the mayor appointed K. C
Adams as poundmaster and the appotntmen
1- waa confirmed.
At the conclusion of the meeting Mayo
r-
rat Ensor announced to the lobby that all salooi '
ea keepers not having paid their license mone
Into the city treasury by 6 o'clock tonlgh
would be closed. The council then adjourne
until next Tuesday evening.
Cltv Hall Renovation.
ha Although a week has elapsed since th
city council notified Redlck Brothers to re
pair , paper and paint the offices used b
ea the city officials , the start has not bee :
ht made yet and the chances are that th
amount due the Redlcks for rent will b
held back until the conditions of the con
tract are compiled with.
The proposition to build a city hall I
talked and of tb
ry constantly being of many
nt taxpayers are known to be in favor of th
an scheme. Mayor Ensor asserts that a suit
ils able city ball and fire department head
quarters could be erected for $14,000 , be
ir- he , along with others , favors the voting c
ier bonds to the amount of $2S,000 in order t
.11 , put up a creditable building.
or
he a Library Fund.
na In connection with the propoaed levy of !
mill for library purposes Mayor Ens <
stated last evening that he was heartily I
favor of the plan and would do all be coul
to help the movement along. The mayor sa !
rat that In view of the fact that the valuatlo
ith would be raised to at least $2,000,000 I
thought that a half-mill levy would be suff
ia" I clent for a starter. Thla levy the pop !
would not ( eel , the mayor said , and U
council ; could not object to It. At the valu.i1 1
tlon mentioned half mill would bring Into
the ' fund $1,000 from which must be deducted !
'
the I 15 per cent reserve , leaving JS.'O avail *
able I for warrants at once. Those Interested '
in I the project assert that this would bo I
tnough I money for n starter a.i-1 would pay }
for I reading rooms and help for the first
year ; or until another levy was available. U
la thought that donations ot books would bo
freely made by Interested parties In rase a
library 1 la established. Superintendent
Munro ; of the public schools Is one ot the
promoters ] of the scheme and he Is working
hard for the success of the enterprise. Rooms
could i be fitted up with little expense and the
salary ! of a librarian would not amount to
more i than $ .15 or $40 a month. Thui the
first I year's levy would place the Institution
on a first class basis.
Look I ne ti Licence * .
All licenses tor peddlers , drays , express
wagons , etc. , expired on May 1. New tags
and license books have been provided by
the city , but for some reason only ten ped
dler permits have been Issued. The Inspector
specter has been busy looking after other
matters for a day or two , but will soon ar
range to round up alt persons who are doing
business without the necessary license. The
same might be said of the dog tag ordinance.
Plenty of togs are on hand and the pricea
arc the same as last year , but up to last
night less than a dozen had boon disposal
of. Mayor Ensor has not decided yet
uhetbrr he will allow the police to shoot
unta ged canines or appoint a dog catcher ,
\\hose sole duty It will bo to look after this
I branch of the revenue. The last experience
the city had with a dog catcher was not
very pleasant and very little , if any , revenue
'
was derived. It ia the Intention to hit upon
some plan this year to compel all owners
of dogs to procure a tag or else allow the
animal to be shot.
Repair * to tin.lull or a .liilli-r.
Within the last couple ot months repairs
to the city Jail have been made at a coat
of $52. These repairs were made necessary
by reason of prisoners being allowed the
liberty of the bull pen , when they should
have been confined In a cell. Intoxicated
persons are placed under arrest and locked
In the corridor. They then proceed to de
stroy portions of the doors , windows or
cells and the city foots the bill. The lack
of a permanent Jailer waa the cause of some
of this destruction , but It la claimed that
there never was a necessity for such an
expense. The fact that the Interior of the
Jail was damaged twice In succession within
a short time shows a lack of discipline In
the force or else utter Indifference on the
part of the officers In charge. With a Jailer
on duty day and night , whose sole duty
shall be to guard prisoners and property this
pernicious practice of breaking up the prison
furniture may be stopped.
Mnsrlc City Oonxlp.
The demand for feeder cattle Is Increaa-
Inz.
. Today will be visitors' day at the High
school.
A. M. Kitchen haa cone to Chicago on
business.
During April the local postofflce sold
$3,393.25 worth of stamps.
John M. Thornton of Des Molncs la here ,
the guest of C. A. Melcher.
C. Funk of Schuvler waa a visitor at
the stock varda vesterdav.
I. J. Campbell , Twenty-third and H
streets , la on the sick Hat.
The new athletic club will be opened
tonight with a grand tournament.
Eight thousand hogs and 4,000 sheep
were received at the yarda yesterday.
Cltv Clerk Carpenter haa returned from
Iowa , where he waa called on Monday last.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Graham , 2SOS South Six
teenth street.
Art Gird of the Northwestern Stockman ,
published at Rapid City , S. D. , visited the
exchange and stock yards yesterday.
The seventh and eighth grades of the
Hawthorne school will give a social Fri
day evening for the benefit of the school
library. Refreshments will be served.
Arnold's Brome Celery cures headaches.
lOc , 25c and 50c. All drugglsta.
Liability on a Ilond.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 4. ( Special. )
There has been much discussion this week
over the liability of the surety company
which guaranteed ex-Treasurer Wldber for
$100,000. The agent of the company sug
gested that Mayor Phelan would be called
upon to make good a portion of the short
age , because of his failure to insist upon
a thorough counting ot city cash , and the
mayor has had a bad. week ot it trying to
demonstrate that he was not responsible.
The simple fact la that the surety company
must pay the bond ot $100,000. U will re
cover more than half this amount by the
sale of the Wldber property , on which it
has levied. Wldber la now trying to shift
the blame for hla thefta upon speculative
friends who used htm aa a good thing , but
the general sentiment la that he shouM "bo
promptly tried , convicted and sentenced to
the state prison for the full term provided
by law , aa a warning to others In places
ot responsibility and trust.
Promotion for an Engineer.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 4. ( Special. )
Word has been received here of the selec
tion of Hon. Elwood Mead , state engineei
of Wyoming , as consulting expert of the
Department ot Agriculture in the Bureau
of Irlgatlon investigation about to be es
tablished and for which an appropriation
haa been made by congress. This appoint
ment will not Interfere with Prof. Mead' :
duties or position In Wyoming.
It
jr
'n ; THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to ihe originality and
< simplicity of the combination , but also
to the care and skill with which it ia
manufactured by scientific processea
known to the CALIFORNIA Flo SVBUP
Co. only , and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing1 the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFOKMIA Fie STBUP Co.
only , a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
Is
be imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing1 of the CALI
FORNIA Fie STKUP Co. with the medi
J- cal profession , and the satisfaction
Jut which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
of given to millions of families , makes
to the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives ,
1 as it acts on the kidneys , liver and
ior bowels without irritating or weaken *
In ing them , and it does not gripe nor
ild nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
ilil effects , please remember the name of
on the Company
ho
B- CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
ile AX FKASCUCO. CU.
MCIBYIIXC. Kj. HEW Ye K. K. T.
SORES
LIKERAWBEEF
On Baby's Face Neck and Breast.
Ran Blood and Matter.
Had to Tie Hands to Keep from
Scratching. A Bad Case.
Doctor Did Little or No Good.
Cuticura Cured. Skin Now Clear
A SWORN STATEMENT.
\Vhon my nephew was two weeks old he bid
running sores on his face , neck , breast , anil
hantU , which continued to prow worse. They
looked like raw Iwef. Sometimes blood vroulj
como and aouietltues mutter. He was awfully
bad. Why , wu had never heard or read of
such a case. Mr filter hail to tic hl hands to
the hammock to keep him from scratching
himself , ho Itched o. He often rubbed hi *
neck and face apilnn his shoulders. The
doctor did little or no ( rood. Paid " It caiuo
from the blooil , " etc. She heard of Ctrn-
cuu i ( iilntmontl , and I bought her a box , and
finding tt cave satisfaction ehe continued to
USD It. Th bay in all veil naie and ltd / < i < M U
dear. In onler to show jou my good faith la
thh matter and how pleased 1 am with Ccn-
ci'UA ' REMEDIES. I have taken oath toaliovo
statements. EMMA FISltEn.CS'i\\MSth n.
March 3 , liWS. Chicago , 111.
BTATB or ILLINOIS , j ,
COOITT or COOK , i
I , CharlM K. Voice ) . Notary rnblla In and
for " .ild county In toe State aforeialil , do hereby
certify that Km ma KUhcr , pernonnlly known to
mi * to bo I ho .imu person whiuv nime It fub-
ecribcd to the forcKofnt ; ttatrmtiit , appt-iretl be
fore me this day In pcr un anil ncknow led ml that
she ilitnuil the name , and thnt llic ( time Is trua
according t" her best knowleiljre and belief.
CIlARLEd F. VOUKU NoUry Tublle.
r lnr Ci'm TROTufT rn Ennv Ki.tnorllAiT
HuuuK. W.rm b.thi witu CUTICI ! o r. trait *
nnmtlnir * wlthCcrlcun.p < irr tof fmolllfntRlilntfiir
nilniil.iao iolCuiirrm KuoLTE.ir.lirltolclbluod
purtflcn aU humor cu- > .
( W J ihmuihmitth worlj. rorrm DIICII .ISD Cm * .
Cntr. . Httle fropc , Briton.
Of" Uow to Cure Skin-Tortured Uablci , " ratHca M * .
Health is
DR. C. C. WEST'S
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
i THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS ,
Iiaold under poiitira Written n roatee.
byanthorizni a ont only , to cum Weak Memory ,
Uizzmcs * . WakefulneM , Fits , Hyatona , Qiick- ;
nes. Night. Losses , Kvil Droruci. Lack of Conn-
donee , KarTousncDg. Laenltudo , all Drains , Youth
ful Errors , or Excessive Ufo of Tobacco , Opium ,
care or refund money. Sample pack-
ace , containing five days' treatment , with fall
instruction * , 23 cents. Ona oumplo only sola to
each person. At store or by mail. . i ,
{ JTRed Label Special.
Extra Strength. i
For Impotuncy , Lous ol
Power , Lost Manhood , ,
Hterihty or BarrranaMV
SI a box ; aU for $3.witha
[ written zuarantcc5J
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SIF-OREorbymail. J
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10th and Fnrnam St . . Ouiuha. Neb.
Two Weeks'
Treatment
FREE
THEY AHfc : OLD
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In th * treatment of all
Cbroiic , Nervous and Private Disease ] ,
alt WEAKNESSES UEM
ad DISORDERS OP MEN
Catano. all DIMUM ( th New. T.uoU. Oil Ml
tommcn. LJvtr. Blood. Bkln nd KldaflT Ol
LMt _ Manhood. Hrdroe * ! * , WtcomlM
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Mum V um Nwth i u u
DR. C.GEE WO.
WHO IS IlKf
He la one of the most
ikillful of Chinese doc
tors , because of his
great knowledge and
cures. Having been
eight years In the med
ical college of China ,
be understands t'ne Im
mediate action of over
5,000 remedies. With
eighteen years of ex
perience and over eight
years of that time In
Omaha has given him
* * a reputation backed up
'
'w by thousands of tes
timonials in curing EVERY CHARACTER
of disease , whether CHRONIC OR OTHER
WISE. Dr. C. Gee Wo guarantees a cure
In every case or the money will be refund
ed. Consultation frre. Send a two-cent
stamp for book and question blanks.
Dr. C. Gee Wo , 51 N. 16th St. , Omaha , Neb.
Mluf , eck.
WEAK MEN
nit nt Itellcf. Cars In 13 ( ttyiN rer rctnnn.
i win KlullT ii-ml to nr lufferrr In n plnln iialed
fnrelopo FREK pmcrtptlnn with fnll dlrec-
lions fur a quick , prlr to enrf nr Lout Jluiliood.
Nlulit Lo i. Nurromi DrbllltT. Small Weak
PiruVnrlcoeel * . flc. n. B.Vrlaht. . Miule
nmi rrBn ! % . M r hnll. Mlfh.
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