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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1898)
T3TE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. OCTOUEH 20 , 1898 , MESERVE AND A LAND DEAL Ons of Be-Leas&l ParcelB in Bed Willow County Saves Somebody Money , STATE LOSES OVER TWO THOUSAND BY IT \ rry fjorr Hlil on a Fine Tract Ac- erjiteil by Uncle.fnke cm Die Strcnutli of a letter from a rrleinl of Mmcrte. LINCOLN , Oct. 25. ( Special ) One of the school land deals entered Into by the "reform land commissioner" In Red Willow county resulted In a saving of over { 2,000 for somebody , and a consequent loss to the state of the same amount , being manipu lated In the same manner a * has been done in several cases In Lancaster county. It seems that there were two pieces of land in Hi' < 3 Willow th.it were coveted by a couple of friends of J. B. Meserve , and an appraisement was made so that the landi could be sold. The appraisement was $7 per acre , and the land being very choice for that part ot the state it was apparent to every ono that the figures were too low. A protcrt wan sent In and the attorney gen eral opened a correspondence with the ( ounly treasurer of Red Willow about the matter. This treasurer , who waa the dep uty when Meservo was treasurer of the i-nunty , at once wrote back that the land was not worth more than $7 per aero. The sale was made at that figure , although Pat Wdrh , a man living near McCoik , had made * standing offer of $15 per aero for onn of the farms , and another gentleman was offerIng - Ing $13 per acre for the other piece. By thl piece of Jobbery the state lost exactly $2,240 , and the favorites of Meservo vcre made rkhor. By this peculiar system of handling the lands many of the political friends of the state house people have been favored. By working hand In hand with "Undo Jake" In his leasing tours Fred Archanl , ono of ConieU'H deputies was en- ablcil to gather In several farms that other men had Improved , so that by "good man agement" he was able to retire from the ofllcu he held at thu end of fifteen months and go into other business. These little ( peculation : ) were tough on the men in York and other counties who lost their homes , but they furnished u geol proof that " > ou can't Keep a reformer down. " I'orti-r ! ( UlN I'tiRf. On page 352 of the last senate journal there Is recorded n lltifp communication from thn secretary of stateto the senate which nhows that Porter did not propose i'i let any perquisites get away , and that bo did not propose to allow any theoretical nlnns of economy Intel fora with his own office. On February IS. as recorded on the- page mentioned , he sent the following com munication to the senate To Hln Excellency , James n Harris Lleutenain Govi'inor of Nebraska Dear > ir For a great many years the senate has cuitrteoiiBly leaned to the secretary of state a page during the session. Thin year there has none been gucn. Ifoii can spare one thn ofllco of pccretarv of state would ac cept , as they have quite * llulo to d ; > -u communicating with the upper floors t > f the ftato Capitol and would llkj a pa p for the UHO of this ofllcc. 1 remain , very ic- ' V' V'V fcpcctfully yours , \v. F. POUTER. V Secretary of State. The records show that the request was granted nt once nnd the Indications are that the senate could spare the page quite con- vcnlcntly , an there were on hand eight pages and two messengers to wait on thirty-three senators. H Is certain that after making this request , however , Secretary Porter did not "remain" very long. In a few days hu went on n Junker to Florida , and other inllroad points In the southern states , al lowing his office force to do the "communi cating with the upper floors. " It is said on good authority that the page loaned by the tenato was utilized In going back and forth bitwcen the capltol building and Porter's icsldenco more than ho wns in visiting the upper floors. The absence of Porter at that time Is proof positive that his ofllco was not c-owded with work nn-1 the continual ah- fconue of some part of his oulce force since then Is also proof that the work never has crowded. The borrowed page from the sen ate and the trip to Florida w illn t'io legis lature was In session both IlliiSi.-afe the motto of the Merrlck county statesman which Is "Git Plenty While You re a- ilttln' . " CIcrKn Ilolnpr Ciiiiiiinicii Work. Speaking of the crowding of work In the fitate offices reminds ono of the fact that for the last two months fully ono-thlrd of the entire office force of the capltol bulld- inc has been out campaigning , and if the work Is being kept up it Is certain pioof that theie are too many employes holding Jobs there. Some of the elerks have been out campaigning continually for a month , not having done a moment's work in the state house during that time , yet they all walked up yesterday nnd drew their pay for the entlra month of October. Men r.ke W. B. Price of thu auditor's oHlcc , who has been making speeches over the state telling of the wicked ways ot republican olUcials , marched up among the rest and drew the JS.i.33 for the month's pay that he did not earn. The ofllclals were Just as bad as the clerks and the decision handed down by the attorney general that the state em- plojo owes all his time to the state Is for- KOtten. In the. meantime , while the htate house icformers are campaigning and drawing unearned pay from the treasury , the chil dren at the Homo for the Friendless are Mill fed on provisions furnished by private parties , and the members of thu National Guard who served the state In April and Mav are still waiting for their money. It H dlinws that with the crowd of reformers now Infesting the stiiti- house economy anf3 ufoim do not begin at home , and consid erations of the claims of other people are not ullowrd to Interfere with the personal comforts and perquisites of those who "arc ncoMiig neither place nor applause. " Lincoln l.nrul Notv . The pollen were notified of a robbery at the Insane asjlum last night , but on Inves tigation It wan found that the loss nmounteil to very little , aomo hose and a few brass valves being nil that was missed. All Jury cases have been disposed cf in federal court and the Jury wns discharged yesterday. Orand and petit juries ha\c beer drawn for the ne.\t term , which begins November - vember II. the grand jury to report on thai date nnd thu petit Jury on November 17. Mr. Rogers , the man frpm Summerfleld Kan , who was relieved of $35 by confidenci men hero some weeks ngo , arrived las night and has Identified the two men ar jested bv the Lincoln police a few day : ngo no being the OUCB ho la after. Thi men were given n preliminary hearing am bound over to court. The older of the tvvi men hns employed a lawyer and propose ; to fight for liberty of action according ti his Ideas. William Warren of the Seventh Unltet States \olunteers and n , member of Ore eral Shatter's army during the Cuban 'oat ties 1s now lylni ; seriously 111 nt the horn cf Mrs. Ficro in this city. Mr. Warrei lias been In the hospital at Brooklyn nni was recently sent home on a furlough t ri-cuperato after an attack of typhoid fever Elncu arriving hero he has grown rapldl ; worse and his rendition Is considered ver ; fertouf. At the regular nicotine of the Woman' -lub > esterday nfterncon a patriotic pro raii was given by the current events depirtmenl Mrs. New mark , the delegate to the meet Ing of the State Federation , held In Oman last week , ga\o n. very Interesting accoun of Its work Owing to the increased mem bcrehlp fee the enrollment la not yet n largo as last year but It In expected that many members will como In later , aitT the press of fall work Is over The largo red light burned brightly on the dome of the Unlvorsltv of Nebraska last nUht to celebrate the victory of the foot ball team In the first of the eerles of as sociation games The boys came home to day nnd a Jollification will soon take place If the weather permits. Mrs. Drucllla Stoddard of Pella. In. , has Instituted suit against the rty ! of LI&cMn to recover damages , which she claims were hustalned by reason of a fall on a detective sidewalk , the latter part of last June. Mm. Stoddard was vUltlUR In Lincoln at that time and fell on some broken board1' , break ing one arm In several places and other wise Injuring herself. She presented a claim for damages to the city councllmrn some time ago and It having received no attention she now sues the city for $10,000. AVcll Known In Anlilfinil , ASHLAND , Neb , Oct. 25. ( Special.- ) * Silas Hatch , who was at rested for robbing guests at the Dellone hotel , where he worked as a bell boy , formerly lived In Ash- I land. He left this city and went to Omaha I about the tlmo of the opening of thu ex- ' position. He always bore a good reputa- ! tlon here nnd waa a member of the Sunday- school of the Christian church. His friends hero are at a loss to understand bis mis doings. His correct name Is Silas , but was reported as Jack. Thieve * Strnl Mnlv * . FAIRBURY , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) Grlgor Landrammer and Grant Blair , two farmers living a few miles from the city , ' lost a span of mules each night before last by theft. The teams were taken from their stables and ono span evidently hitched to a j buggy and the other led. The thieves were I trucked for several miles and It Is sup. ! posed drove Into Kansas. Landrammer lost a carriage harness and Blair a draft bar- r.ess. llltflicock C < niii r School \C-VTB. TRGNTON , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) To'al value of the seventy-six school houses nnd supplies for the same , $43,870.24. Dur ing the last year there were employed tventy-ono malcH nnd sixty-two females ams the wages paid to them in the aggregate amounted to $13,102.45. Aveiage wages for fi males , $25 ; for males , $30. Number of pupils of school ago In the county , 1,196 , cost of school per pupil , about $10. Court tit Trenton. TRCNTON , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) DIs- tilot coin ) convened hero this morning with Judge Nonls presiding. The number of rases on the docKet Is 209 , 160 foreclosure" ; . MX divorce cases , two criminal cases and a number of damage cases. A number of prominent lawyers over the state arc In attendance. Fire Coniiinny. OSCHOLA , Nob. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) Action and the necessary papers have Just been filed In the district court of this county against the German Mutual Fire Insurance company ot Omaha by J. J. Bryant of Stromsburs by their attorneys to recover $1,500 with Interest. ( OCM IllNllllC. DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special ) Gustav Albert Stachll , a Swiss about 30 years old , was brought down from Jackson yesterday by Sheriff Borowsky and placed In the Insane ward of the Jail and today the Board of Insanity adjudged him insane. Will It < > ii MlftHlonnry. DUNBAR , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dunbar left for Lincoln today and will go from there to Battle Creek , MIrn. . wheie he will enter the medical mis sionary work of the Seventh Day Adventlst church. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. D. J. Sinclair of Lincoln Is at the Her Grand. Charles I. Pierce and wife of Kewanee , 111. , are Mlllard guests. E. L. Ooff and wife are registered at the Mlllard from Philadelphia. David P. Klmball and wife are registered at the Mlllatd from Boston. T. Bailey Eastwood of Transvaal , South Africa. Is at the Her Grand. W. II. Clark of Helena. Mont. , is In the city taking in the exposition. Mn > . McKeever nnd Mlsa Waincr of Rapid City are \isltlnK the exposition. Samuel Daniels of Parkslmrg , In. , has been the guest ot his uncle , T. R. Drake of this fity. fity.E. E. W. Julian , published of the Dawcs County Journal. Is in the city from Chadron , Neb. Neb.A. A. A. Hart. T. M. Brady and L. D. La- gen of Dubuque , la. , are exposition vis itors. itors.Mr. Mr. C. F. Wcller Is threatened with pneu monia and will bo confined to the house for n fewdays. . Colonel L. M. Montgomery , special agent of the United States treasury. Washington , D. C. , Is at the Her Grand. * E.G. Marrlnm. S. B. Schuylcr and S. L. Hlghleyman of St Louis are visitors in Omaha , attracted by the exposition. I ) . V. Bnrknlovv and wife of Denver , Colo. , have returned homo after visiting the ex position with friends In the city. Mr. Joseph Leemlng , Mr. Irving McKes son and Mr II. M. Kirkland of New York spent Sunday with Mr. C. p. Weller. H. W. Stewart and wife. E. L. Carrahan and wifennd daughter make up u party from Wichita. Kan. , registered at the Mll lard. lard.Mr. Mr. and Mm C. W. Strlno of Philadel phia are at the Iler Grand hotel. Mr. Stilno is manager of the Damroscu Opera company. Mrs. Maude W. MacPhetrldge and Miss Kannlo L. Warner are in the city from Rapid City , S. D. . to remain until the clos ing of the exposition. Mr. and Mis. S. T. Weller and the Misses Wcller returned from St. Louis Sunday , where thev attended the convention of the national wholesale druggists. J. A. Han is , banker , and George WillIng - Ing , hardware merchant , both residents of Broken Bow , took advantage of the low rates and came to Omaha vetierday to take a final look at the exposition. President C. C Perkins of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy ralhoad , and Howard Elliott , general manager of the Kansas City & St. JoBoph branch , will visit the j\pcsltlon Friday. They will arrive in President Perkins' privuto car and will spend the greater part of the day on the grounds. Nebrasknns at the hotels H L. Klmball. Wayne , E. B. Welch. Cambridge ; Edward C. Boggs and wife. Sownrd , E. H. Phelps , Setuoler : C. J. Carlisle and wife. Harrisburg - burg , Harry D. Miller , Stanton , n. M Prouty S. B. Bnrrett , E. J. Dillon. J. Brady. Klmball. W. H. Dearlng , Norfolk. Handsoma Turkish Rugs Are cheaper now tlitin they will be J Inter on. As the demand increases tliu price pees up too.Ve have a choice and very carefully pelceted line of the most elegant nips of ulldeserlptlnnstlmt the state ever saw. Look ahead a little and figure out what your FUR and carpet requirements for the coming fall will be and drop In and let u show jou howe can servo you , and how niueh money we ean save you. Omaha Carpet Co Exclusive Carpet House , 1515 Dodge St. FOR PULI1ICAL PURPOSES Employes of Soldiers' Home at Grand Island Bled by the Gang. ASSESSED BY THE POPOCRATIC MANAGERS A in ii n lit Tnkrn Out of Two Mrn'n Sal- iirlcn In AiUnncc anil the Tunln rinnlly I'orccil to GUANO ISLAND , Neb , Oct. 23 ( Spe cial. ) As a result of the imposing of : in assessment of 3 tier cent on employes of state Institutions two cmplojes of the Soldiers' liotno In this city have left the service of the home. Kdward linker nnd son , day and night engineer , respectively , have been In the service of the home for several years. About a month ago Commandant Wilson drew Mr. Baker aside and told him about the assessment of employes of the Institu tions , stating that It was expected that 3 per cent of the } early salary would be paid by tl'o employes for the popocratlc cam paign fund. Mr. Baker states that Mr. Wll- f-on told him he would not be discharged If ho did not pay It , but stated that It had to bo paid nnd If he , the commandant , did not pay his ho would certainly expect to hear from the powers that be at Lincoln. Ono-half the amount was taken out of the pay given to Mr. Baker and son for Sep- tembcr. This payment , says Mr. Baker , was made about the 1st of the present month Mr. Baker nnd son have receipts for $7.20 racli , this being one-half the amount they were to contribute , the other half to be paid next month. Both engineers received $480 per year , 3 per cent being $14.40. A signifi cant feature Is the fact that the receipts are dated September 21 , before the money was received by the employes , and demon strated quite conclusively that no quibbling on the part of the employes was expected. The recelptB Jie signed by J. N. Gaflln , chairman , nnd state that the amount named wan iccelvcd for the cmpalgn fund. "If Commandant Wilson did not discharge you , " was asked , "why ha\o you left the service of the home , Mr. Baker' " "Because the commandant would not fur nish the help we needed , " was Mr. Baker's replj. "We have been needing an extra uan for about a month and he would not furnish him. I Ihlnk It wns n scheme to get us out , for we couldn't do the work. " "You and your son did the work alone , one being day and -the other night engi neer ? " "YeJ , sir. " "Do you know whether they have that ex tra man at the home now ? " "Yei ; , sir ; I understand they have four men now for our work. " uytli Tn Ik * nt Fremont. FREMONT , Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) Attorney General Smyth nnd Judge Robln- fcon , fusion candidate for congress from this congressional district , spoke at the district court room last evening. Owing to bad weather and lack of interest the attendance was small. Smyth defended the state- ad ministration , eitlng the usual figures to show what had been done by the fuslonlsts and attempting to refute the arguments made by Judge Hnyward. Judge Robinson spoke on national Issues. Ho denied the charge made by the papers of the district that he had any Interest In an Indian claim against the government or that ho was at torney for such claimants. Ho appeared to bo of the opinion that the claim was a myth ical one. FiiMloii Flrclt * . DUNBAR. Neb. , Oct. 25. ( Special. ) The popocrnts tried to hold a- rally hero last night. After having- lot of hand bills struck and advertising in the local and county papers only a small audience was present nnd the most of H wa < repub lican. Mr. Manahan and ths county nomi nees spoke , but they gained no converts and tbelr work was in vain. Stni-U SiH-uk * nVjiiiore. . WYMOUC. Neb. . Oct. 25. ( Special. ) Congressman W. L. Stark of Aurora and candidate for re-election In thtg district , together with Secretary ot State Porter , addressed a small audience heio last night. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ttroat Ai-LMiiiinliitlon of Itoutlnc HIIH- ! iirnn Adciuloil To bj ( lie loiulierN ut Inn The borean blasts that have been fore telling for a couple of weeks the coming of winter last night drove the council to take steps to put sidewalks in condition for the winter months. A host of sidewalk resolutions , calling for the laying of per inatal and wooden sidewalks and th * re pairing of those now down , were passed at the meeting. The Board of Public Works was also authorized to employ two side walk repair gangs to fix up all wooden walks In the city , the cost to be assessed against adjoining property. A resolution by Kan- that $1,075 should be nppioprlated to iepalr Ames avenue from Twenty-seventh to Fortieth streets and other streets In the vicinity failed to pass because considerable more money for the purpose has been expended In the Sixth ward than In any other ward in the city. The resolu tion was referred. Ths Union Pacific and Burlington rail roads , on their own suggestion , were directed to repair the roadway on the Tenth street viaduct according to specifications ap proved by the city engineer. The expense Is to ho paid by the railroads. The street rail way was also instructed to repair the road way between Its tracks and ralU. On next Monday , Omaha day at the expo sition , the ofTlces in the city hall will bo closed and the city employeswill bo given a holiday. The regular Monday nfterncon council committee of the whole meeting will not be leld. i The city comptroller found the treasury In the following condition when he examined It without notice to the treasurer on October 21. 21.rash rash In drawer $ 24"3"fl C'he > Us for il ° j > os't / Metohants' Nntlon.il . . National lUnk of Com merce . . 19.M.8J Nebraska National 20,17121 Omaha National 20.43ii ( , _ Union Nat mini 20,71727 United States National . . 21,27 $ 3 German , Savings , certifi J1I 0-1V,05I.23 ! ) dihool fund * Kountrp Bros. N Y. . . . 425 ID Union National 87,915162'.3IOJ5 1'ollco relief fund * : German Savings' , c rtlfi- catts 2.79 .55 Merchants' National S'Jo.M ' 3.CG4 IS Special funds- Union National 1.000.001,000 00 Tolnl of fund's on hand NM.9TS 70 The demands for salary made by the old police board commissioners and the new- ones for services up to the date of the supreme court decision In the case w re referred to the city attorney. The old board wants salaries for the months ot June , July , August nnd September , nnd the new board asks pay from Tebruary to September. The bill of W. W. Morseman for $500 for services In behalf of the late Fire and Po lice board In the supreme court was placed on file. The proposition of the Board of education to purchase with Its sinking fund money $18,000 of Intersection paving bonds was ac cepted. The board will take the bonds at par and with accrued Interest and pay a premium of $300. The offer ot Spltzer & Company to take up the 4'fc ' per cent renewal bonds that will be given In payment for contracts for street Improvements that have been made or are to be made la also to be accepted unless the city treasurer believes a better premium can be secured by advertising. The company will take the bonds at pir nnd with accrued Interest and vlll pay a premium of $2 per $1,000. I'roperty owners along Leavcnworth street presented through an attorney a communi cation asking that the assessments for the rcpavlng of thai , street date from the day that the supreme court rendered Us decision to the effect that the assessment Is legal It was set out that the rase wns carried to the supreme court on an agreement that interest on the tax should not commence unt'l ' the date mentioned. The property owners want this Bottled and the tax levied in order to save the accumulation of In terest. The matter was referred to the tax commissioner.1 A petition was received from Emily W. Snow asking that Hnrney street between Twenteighth arid Twenty-ninth be nar rowed to the remainder of the street cast- ward , which Is sixty-six feet wide whllo the block mentioned Is 100 feet In width. The petitioner wants the extra land aban doned to herself and other property owners living on the south side of the street , as the north side of the street Is a straight line along Its entire length. The com munication was referred to the city attorney. The council agreed to pay to the Phila delphia Mortgage and Trust company $1,836 as rental for the old city Jail quarters at Fifteenth and Jackson streets from Novem ber I , 1897 , to October 1 , this year. The trust company put In a bill for $2,200 , but from this $364 was deducted , one-half of the- cost 6f heating the Jail last winter. The petition of property owners adjoining to narrow Capitol avenue between Seven teenth and Eighteenth to save cost of re- paving was denied. Th& appointment by the mayor of L. P. Farrer as night fireman at the city Jail waa confirmed. The following ordinances were introduced nnd read a Drst and second time : Deslar- Ing Frederick street from Tenth to Thir teenth , Eleventh from Bancroft to Spring and Twentieth avenue from its present northern terminus to Castellir , public streets and open to public travel , to pa\e Mason street from Thirty-first to Thlrtj- rccon-1 with asphaltum : to fix manner of appointing members of the park commission and defining their powers and duties , and the ordinances to repavo Nineteenth from Dodge to Davenport and to pave Twenty- second from Leavenworth to Mason were passed on the third reading. VICTIM AND VIGIJMIZER FOUND Who Ilcnt H > UII , In .Inll anil the Snfffrcr nineovort-d in IIi > Hiltnl. Tvvo weeks ago James MaCIsskey assaulted John Ryan with a lock , inflicting severe in juries about his Lead. McCloskey's friends spirited him away and eecreted his victim The assault was committed In what In kno.vn as "Ram Cat" alley. Yesterday Detectives Keysor and Sullivan located McCloskey ami arrested him , An hour later Officer Rieglo- man , who has been searching for his victim , discovered him In one of the wards at St. Joseph's hospital , whcro he liad been taken by McCtoskey's friends a week ago , Ryan's condition Is very serious and bis Injuries may result fatally. Hl3 Jaws arc broken and his fa : Is badly lacerated. An operation was performed on one of his Jaws a few days ago and another one will be un dertaken if his condition will permit In < i day or s . Ryan's dangerous condition la due to the neglect he has been subjected to by McCloskey'b friends. Ho had little or no medical attention prior to his entrance to the. hospital. Metiloskoy admitted to Captain Mostyn that ho assaulted Ryan , but excused It by saying that Ryan had entered his room nnd stole n quantity of cUthlng. for DUorce. The ties of matrimony that bind Frances M. Donuell and Clay C. Donnell He heavily upon the former and as a consequence she has petitioned the district court to sever them. The couple were married Maich 12 , IS'Jo , at Lemars. Myrtle Enlnley albo asks for a divorce on the grounds of desertion , alleging that her husband , NVillard. has been missing fern n considerable length of time. The mar riage cf the two occurred in this city In March. 1S91. If it Rains- You will scu more than ever the value In our ladles' $ : ' . welt shoes these welts are out of the ordinary besides the man fashion which Is proving very popular we cany such desirable lasts us the Mil itary Derby PUKWebster and cuMom not so extreme : IK the man fashion- yet the very essence of style and com fort Xo other shoo will give the com fort of a welt and thct-p > MK ( ) welt shoe ; , are genuine welt , Tlist bear that In mind when looking elsewhere in bos calf and Vlci kid. Drexel Shoe Co. , O m Klin' * Up-tu-dnte Slide House. 1415) ) FARNA.M STREET. This Kind of Weather- Makes the stove dance. Last week It was Impossible or tin to ketp up wltli our ha'-e burner orders but we've added more help we've always had the stoves. Hvery one of them "Jew els" the stove that has Ju > t enoujrli nickel about It to make them hand- Mime ; the non-tavnWiablo kind ol nlcki'l. .f'JO , ? 'iO. : ? : ir > and $10 nru thu prices on four different sizes of thu " Towel" base burner * . .Suppot-e you come to the store and let us show you these Kivnt fuel-savers. Over r 00 of these base burners now in use in Omaha , and we can refer yon to any of them. A. C , RAYMER , \VE DEUVEK VOn : IM.'HOHASU. 1514 Far n am St , SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The entrance of the Illinois Central rail- load into this city la now an npeured fact and preparations for additional trackage arc now being made. Oniccrs of the Union Pacific have contracted to handle the busi ness of the Illinois Central here and this will necessitate nn extension of the Union I'aclflc track. * at this point. In order to pro vide morn ropm for traokn a scheme Is on foot to have the city council vacate IUI1- toad avenue , the space thus acquired to bo used for sidetracks , etc. No proposition or the kind has been made to the council a * vet. but the scheme Is well under way and a formal request wlU most likely be made before Ions. If this line of extension Is carried out It will be necessary to remove the Union Pacific depot from the site It now occupies. The plan Is to secure by pur chase the triangular piece of land Just east of the depot and erect upon that , tract a good , substantial depot bulldlnc. A portion of this triangular tract Is owned by the Board of Education and tbn b.-ilauce. a nar row strip at each end , Is accredited to thu Pouth Omaha Land company , A few' da > ago an effort was made b. a local party to lease this land from the school district , but the deal wan not niton rd to go through , although no jcason was given. Rallrond avenue Is paved with wtone from the depot south to Q street and In case the council IB requested to vacate the street the rail roads would most likely ho called upon to pay for the paving. In this way the city would derive some revenue besides being greatly benefited by the Increased trans portation facilities. With tracks from the foot of N street to the eakl line of the stock yards n foot bridge would bo n neces sity. As It IB now a person going to the > ards has to cross eighteen tracks and keep out of the way of Innumerable moving trains. Just when work on the proposed Impiove- nients will commence no one hero appears to know , hut a railroad offlclat high In authority who was in the city jcsterday stated that there would bo no delay. A desire was expressed to have the matter of vacating Railroad avenue brought to the attention of the city council as soon as pos sible in order that other arnngemcnti which depended upon the securing of the ground might be gone ahead with. OoliiK t I > . Since the supreme court of the United States hns decided the live stock exchange cases memberships in the local exchange have taken a Jump. Prior to the decision scats In the exchange could bo bought for $350 , but yesterday the price went up to $500 without a stop. The decision is favorably commented on by all the members of the exchange and those who do business nt the yards. At the present tlmo about 200 memberships are out and the price of a seat , If pur chased direct from the exchange is $1,000. When memberships were cheap some of the commission men bought three or four nnd held them for speculative purposes Now when it newcomer wants a membership he becurcs a transfer of one of these member ships by paying the price the holder asks and n transfer fee. It wns the price of the transfer memberships which advanced when tne supreme court's decision became known , tno straight exchange membership price not having been advanced. Fnwcett nn IIulliIliiR tiiiieotor. 1 Judge Fawcett of the district court isswd an order yesterday afternoon restraining Building Inspector Dunscombo from interfer ing with the work of repairing and remodel ing the Hoctor-Johnston office building on N street. Work on this building waa started ome days ago , but was stopped the latter > art of last week by the building inspector , vho objected to such extensive repairs being made to frame buildings within the fire limits. An application for an Injunction was hied by Hector & Johnston jesterday forenoon and the case was presented to Judge Faw cett. The court heard the testimony in Omaha and then announced that he would visit South Omaha In the afternoon and Inspect the building himself. The Judgc _ came down and after looking over the build" ing proceeded to the olllce of City Attorney Montgomery , where he listened to the argu ments. In view of the fact that the bjild- | Ing was four-fifths completed , the restrain ing order prayed for was granted. Diive MorciT MnlteN n Call. Hon. David H. Mercer , republican candi date for congress , spent yesterday In the city. He visited the exchange building , went through the stock yards and then ook In a number of the packing houses. At every turn Mr. Mercer wns assured of the hearty support of the laboring men , who realize what has been done for South Oauha by "Our Dave. " City GoMHlp. A. MlUel of Monlda. Mont , was a visitor at the stock yards yesterday. Albert Smllev of Milwaukee i" heieNit - ing his brother , J n. Smiley. L. S. Gosney of Ottumvra. la , ij , here \laitlng his brother , Pam J Go-ney Dr. John Lovverv of PCS Molnea Is HIP I guest of Mr. and Mis. W. A. Schrrl. Mrs. n. H. Mills has returned to her ( home after a visit with her son. Osrar Mills. A meeting of the Union Velciaiid' Repub lican club \\ill be held at the oftlee of K. A. Acnew this evening Hcv. Frank Byrne , the asfalttnnt pnetor at St. Agnes' church , will leave South Omaha Thursday to take charge of a raisPlon at Jackson , Neb. Itev. Iljrne hat made many COMBINED TREATMENT GREAT CURATIVE POWfRi 1308 Farimm St. , Omnhn , Neb. \Ve refer to the Host HanUs , Ihtaincss M.MI and .Merchants In tha city WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL llemembtir the wonderfully successful specialism nnd treatment of this Institute torn- bint the two uifatest factors or the nealmc nrt known to thu tned.eal profusion I3L.KCTHIC1TV nnd MK131C1NI : It U tlto IntKCSt mom thoroughly and completely quipped Institute , both electrically nnd medically , ever es nbl shfd in theVc t i for the treatment jnd absolute euro of all nwvcus. chrmilc nnd private dltcaiie * or MEN and WOMKN Honorable nnd f.\r ! deallnK ucootdod to nil THESE SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of MEN SPECIALISTS for DISEASES of WOMEN The urcnt electrical nnd medical spect.ntistB of this institute are far the bunt , most successful and scientific the world lias ever known , nil of whom nru craduatea of the best medical colleges In the world. e ch having had long and suc cessful practice In Ms spec ulty , and are achieving ret-ults In curliiK the rick ind suflerins by their comblntd Uleclro-Mrdlcnl tienlment , which would be , Im- uomlblc 'o sacure bv either electrical OT medical trtntminl alonu Tlio SUU Electro- Medical Institute Is the ONLY PLACE where you can obtuln tlio benefits of this tuccessful treatment under the most iklllful and scarind spv < nllsu UK AS8UH15D Jth.it if any power on caith can cure you these , dortors can Thfy have effected com- plMe and peimnnent cures after all othern had failed. Some doctors fall becauct ol treating the wrong : disease , others from not knowlnr the right treatment , HERE AND A perfect cure tuaranteol In all cases accepted. Our special comblntd ELEC TRO-MEDICAL THKATMLNT for NERVOUS DEBILITY nver fulls YOUNG. MIJ > DLE-AGnD AND OLD MEN Lo t Manhood , The nwful ( Tect ! of Indiscretions m youth , self-pollution or xcesK8 in after life , and the effects of neglected or Improper ly treated rases , producing lack of vl'allty , 6EXUAL WBAKNESB. undeveloped , or shrunken parts , pn n In back , loins or kidneys , chest pains , nervousness , sleepless ness , weakness of body and brain , dlrzlncsa , fa'llnft memory , lack of energy and confidence , denpondcncy , evil forebodings , timidity and other distressing symptoms. unfitting one for business , study , pleasura and enjoyment of life. Such cases , if neglected , almost al-.vavs lead to premature decav and death. HUPTT'UE. VAmCOCHLE. HYtmOCBLE. SWELLINOB. TENDERNESS , DIP- CHARGES. STRICTURES , KIDNEY AND URINARY DISF.ASKH. SMALU WEAK AND SHRUNKEN PAHTfe. ALL BLOOD. SKIN AND PRIVATE DISEASES , abso lutely cured by this treatment , after all other meane hnvn failed. DISEASES OF WOMEN. The combined Electro-Medical Treatment of the State Electro-Medical Institute In espec-lallv effective In the cure , of all fimnle complaints , falllns or displacement of the womb. Inflammation or ulceratlon , bloatlnr. headaches , spinal weakness , dls- chnrgei , bladd'r and kidney troubled. OPEN Dally , from 8 a. m. to S p. m. Sundays 10 to 1 p. m. WRITE IK YOU CANNOT CAI.lv All Correspondence In I'lnlii Envelope * . CuiillUnitinl. State Electro-Medical Institute , K'.IIS I.'AIINA3I .ST. . OMAII 1. friends during his stay hero who will re gret his departure. It is undeiatiod that three new houfeos are to bo erected ) t ibcs northeatt corner of Twenty-fourth and C streets. The King's Daughters will meet tomor row afternoon with Mrs.V. . B. Cheek for the puipoEo of electing ofllcers , U Is stated that the public cchoo ! chil dren will bo given a holiday next Monday on account of It being Omaha day at the exposition. The funeral of Martin O'Hara , son cf Charles O'Hara. 314 North Twenty-third street , will bo held this morning at St. As- lien' church. Good sized signs have bc-on prepared f" > r j the purpose cf designating the places of registration. Friday will bp iLe next day of registration. J. Thompson , father of C. II. Thompson , Tvventj-faurth nnd J streets , has about re covered from a t > erious illness and is able tu be about v"Un. Contractor Brennnn has ordered the plp for the new hewer between Twenty-foultb and Twenty-fifth streets nnd cxp3 s to _ commence woik within a weuk. j Mayor Ensor Is figuring on going to Silver Creek some dnv this week to look at a team of horses which are represented to be suitable - able for flrp department purposes. FOURTEEN DEAD IN RACE WAR Illoniltlilr > it > NojirocM In llnrperNv Illr Troiil > li > Mnlii * ( iooil Tin-Ir 1 > - to ( InMvniiiiix. . MERIDIAN , Miss , Oct. 26 Further In formation leaching here from Forest , Miss says that fourteen Is the number of negroes killed In the Ilarricrsvlllo race riot up to tonight. The bodies of three more \lctimu were found In the woods today , which In crease the number to fourteen. Tlio ne groes who fled to the swamps hav all madei ' good their escape and the race conflict Is' now nt nn end. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST 1'alri KI.NIIK | Ti'iiiiMTiitiirp ! Ynrlnhle AVInilN for NrliraHl.n , Wjoinlnu ; , DaUoIti mill KIIIINIIM. WASHINGTON , Oct. 2.--Forecast for Wednesday For Iowa and Missouri Fair ; rising tem perature ; west winds. For Nebraska , South Dakota , Kansas anil Wyoming Fair ; rising temperature ; vari able winds. Getting the Grip- is easier than getting rid of It-proper en re now will prevent Its getting a hold of you-your grip on good health Is host prison-oil by keeping the body In goort condition and your vitality strong Wo cut prlees on drugs. Dnffv's Molt Whlnkv OOe Palne's Celcrv Comnound 7fic Dlrney's Catarrh Cure 'Ol' ' i astoria -BC I'vrnmld Pile Cure ! " < > Warner's Safe Cure -2 ' ° 1 doicu 2-craln quinine capsules ! < 1 dozen 3-graln quinine capsules Ifio 1 ( lo t-n 3-Kraln quinine capsules lor Laxative Uromo quinine 15c fheAioe&PenfoldCo Amatrnr I'hoto flnin' " HW Farnam Ktru't. I'aitun Hotel , Look at These Prices This Is your great op | > ortunlty of secur ing a now piano at aetory cost. Instruments that sold for $ . ,50 RO nt 1372. Pianos that retailed for S500 will bo sold for J335. Those for ? 450 will co at S31S. Then $100 pianos will bo offered for $208. Acaln tu-u pianos will bo cut to $263. $300 pianos KO at $248. $250 pianos srlllnp nt fits Some new pianos fer $178. $1G8 and $14S on termn that are the lowest $25 cash and $10 a month Remember wo advertise only what wo have and do. ns reliability U part cf out- stock In trade furthermore tbH ruinous cut prlco sale dcnea with the exposition. No trade or commissions during tills sale. A. HOSPE , XliSlC Onfl flf ! 1513 Douglas