Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DATXT BEE : TUTTRSDAV , XOTEMTJER a , 1898.
HARDT AS A HOLDUP ARTIST
IIoT7 the Autocrat of tha Exhibit *
Department Did Business.
"PRESENTS" EXTORTED FROM EXHIBITORS
Jiotlrc Served on nrcfilcltrnnt * tlint
Tliero It n Ilrrcnftrr nnil tlint
Ilnrilt Will Mrel The in nt
llnlTnlo.
Up to flato them Is no indication of any
Intention on the part of Ruperlntcndent j
Hardt of the Kxhlblts department to tils- I
Rorgo the $1.000 purse for which exhibitors !
who wore to a largo extent dependent on
his favor were stood up during the last
days of the exposition. Evidence continues
to multiply that this was merely the cul- j
mlnatlwi of a series of arbitrary and dlsI I
graceful holdups to which nearly everyone
who had any buolneos to transact with the
department was nubjccted.
As a matter of fact comparatively few
of the people who have been victimized are
In a position to discuss their grievances.
Thpy have been assured that Hardt will IMJ
likely to occupy a similar position at sub
sequent expositions and that anything they
may say will b charged against them when
they again become exhibitors. AB one of
llardt'R lieutenants said the other day : ]
"These poopfe have to do the right thing
by us. They all expect to bo at Buffalo
tind Hardt will be there , too. " The victims
consequently prefer to take their mcdlelno
and In one eenso they seem to bo com
pletely under the thumb of the autocrat who
has flayed them no mercilessly.
While nine out of ten of the people who
have suirered through Hardt'fl methods
diplomatically decline to dlscusa their grlov-
naccs , enough has leaked out to Indicate
that If the entire history of this department
could bo laid bare It would present a spec
tacle of arbitrary arid Illegitimate practice
that would open the eyes of pome of the
exposition officials who have shielded Hardt
durjng all these months. It Is well known
lha $ the barefaced robbery of exhibitors un
der ; the guise of a purse Is far from being
the' total of Hard fa Illegitimate profits. A
substantial present has been found to bo
necessary In order to Induce Hardt to per
form the routine services for exhibitors for
which ho drew his salary from the exposi
tion' .
WHH Il t for tlif ! Chlnrir.
One Instance which occurred In the pres
ence , of a well known Omaha man
very accurately Illustrates his methods. This
gentleman happened to be In Hardl's ofllce
when one of .the Chinese connected with a
Midway concession came In with a list of his
employes for whom It was Hardt's duty to
order passes. The autocrat of the depart
ment dismissed him with a wave of his hand
und said : "Oh , I can't do anything for you.
That list Isn't right. "
A minute or two after Hardt turned
around again and demanded , "Where Is that
rpll of silk you were going to send me ? "
The Chinese assured him that the matter
had been overlooked , but that the silk
would be delivered to him at once.
"H'ni , let , mo see that list , " replied Hardt.
"Oh , well , 'that's all right. Got your own
name on there ? "
The visitor said that ho had not , as ho
did not want to lmpone on tie ) department.
Hardt told him to add his own name and
also mentioned another who was not on the
list and when these were nddcd he Im
mediately signed the order Without ques
tion.
tion.This
This Incident throws BOIJIO light on the
manner In which.thoiauperlntondent ) of ex-
lilblts has been able to nil his private
npartnionta with a symposium of valuable
articles culled from exhibits all over thoR
R rounds.
Another Incident -which Is related by the
{ superintendent of one of the main buildings
BhowH how exhibitors learned to secure
favors after a few conversations with Hardt.
Ono day a representative of a firm came
Into the building and wanted to occupy
portions of the aisles with stands for the
sale of tops and pens. Ho was told that
the aisles could not bo used for that purpose
and replied that ho had fixed it all right
with Hardt. The superintendent persisted
In his refusal and the exhibitor went back
to Hardt's office. He came back again sayIng -
Ing that heMmd It fixed with Hardt and that
Har.dt had told him to fix It with the super
intendent of the building and everything
\voulcl bo all right. Ho Illustrated his Idea
of "fixing It" by slipping a $10 gold piece
Into the superintendent's hand. The latter
refused to accept the gift , but the ntands
were Installed in the aisles over his pro
test and they remained there during the re
mainder of the exposition.
Ill * Treatment of Women.
The Insults to which women who wore
rompelled to do business with Hardt were
subjected have been notorious all tbroueh
the exposition and apparently this offlcla
made no distinction In his Inexcusable ver
bal assaults on the women who came Into
his office. His profanity was just as pic
turesque when half a dozen women were
in his office a : though there was not a
woman within ten blocks. Hero Is n sample
plo of the sort of humor with which he
entertained bis feminine visitors when he
ivas In his jovial moods :
A gentleman who is connected with the
exposition in an ofllclal capacity was waiting
for an audience with Hardt when an unmis
takably modest and respectable woman en
tered on a similar mission. Hardt turned to
him and he explained that he was merely
there as a messenger boy , and the woman
who was evidently In a hurry , added tba
she was Just a messenger boy , too. She re
gretted her pleasantry a minute later whei
the gentlemanly head of the dcpartmeu
turned to her and Insultingly Inquired
"Have you got pants on ? " The lady red
dened to the roots of her hair , and as she
turned to leave the ofllce Hardt explained
'Oh , I thought all messenger boys wore
pants. "
Similar Instances of unprovoked Innul
have been In evidence through the entire
Sure Cure
for Coliis
When the children get their feet
Vfet and take cold giro them a hot '
foot bath , a bowl of hoi drink , a
dosa of Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral , and
put them to bed. They wilt bo nil
right in the mornln ? .
Cherry Pectoral will care old coughs
" also ; WA mean the congha of bron
chitis , weak throats , and irritable
f lungs. Even the hard coughs of '
consumption are always made CUT
and frequently cured by using
exposition , but complaints have been un
heeded and the offender has been protected ,
nn the theory that the exposition could not j
get alone without him , |
CHANGE IN OMAHA THEATERS
Crrlnliton I'nuBpn Into \ MV Hundn nml
Illlly 1'nxtfiii Url * Out of the
lltlftlllCNR.
A change in theatrical matters such as
Omaha has not seen for como time taken
place December 1. The Wdodward Stock
company at the Crelghton had been looked
upon as a fixture , and when It was an
nounced Sunday that U was to be trans
ferred to St. I'aul there was no expectation ,
even by the management , that the change
was anything but temporary and that It
would be back hero again by the middle of '
January. A new factor has appeared , how-
'
over. In the Orpheum Circuit company which
conducts a circuit of vaudeville houses. It
has been negotiating for some time for a :
lease of the Trocadero , hut that deal culml- ] i
natcd In failure at n meeting held Sunday .
between the company representatives and ' ,
Mr. Krus , the owner of the place. The company - !
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pany was determined to get Into the city , '
however , and pressed negotiations for the §
Crolghton. The lease on that house held by j
W. A. Paxton , jr. , under which the Woodward
'
ward company Irai occupied it , expires Do-
ceraber 1. Mr. Woodward made an offer for ! I
the house , but It was considerably below j I
the ono made by the Orpheum people , which
Is generally understood to bo $14,000 per
sar , and the Orpheum gets the house ,
fter December 1 it will be devoted cxclu-
ivcly to vaudeville.
Still another Change will bo made on Te- )
cmbcr 1 , and that is at the Boyd. The
rm of Paxton & . Ilurgess , which has oper-
ted the house , will surrender control and
lossrs. Woodward & Burgess will take _ It
p. The present lease on the house expires
n September , 1899. A few days ago a now
no was executed to Messrs. Woodward &
Jurgess , but until the developments nt the
rclghton It was the intention that the old
nn KhouM conduct the house until the ex-
Iration of tho- present lease. The new man
gers will play out the season's bookings
nd during the summer months it is the In-
entton to put In a stock company and keep
ho house open the year round. The stock
ompany will give place again In the fall
o regular bookings , the Intention as an-
ounced being to continue it as a first-class
ouse.
The proprietor of the Trocadero theater
as decided to make some material changes
n the Interior of that house. The lower
oor will bo raised so that those who occupy
eats In the rear will be enabled to gee over
he heads of those In front. Like improve
ments will be made In the gallery , where
additional chairs will be put in and the
loxcs enlarged. As the bookings for the
louse are full it Is doubtful when the
hanges can bo made without Interfering
with the plans of the companies that are
omlng , 'but It Is probable that the Improve
ments will come immediately after the holi
days.
GETTING OUTTHE BALLOTS
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County Clcrli Hnvcrlr I'roimrlnir the
Printing for Election 1'iirponen
Mnln Hallo ! n Illnnket.
County Clerk Havorly Is rapidly having
ho election printing done so aa to be ready
or the Sth. Ills unofficial blank election ro-
urns are very neatly gotten up and after
ho most convenient plan. The sample bal-
ots are also out.
For the various offices , exclusive of the
minor ones llko assessors , road overseers ,
ustlces of the peace and constables , there
are fifty-two nominees on the blank returns ,
paces being also left for scattering votes
or each office. These returns -will bo sent
o each precinct in the county to be filled out
is soon as the count is completed and Rent
.o the county clerk Immediately , separate
rom the official returns.
The sample ballot Is a huge blanket
affair. Each of six parties baa Its separate
1st of candidates and there is still another
1st "by petition. " At the head of each list
a the peculiar party device , the eagle for
the republican , the cottage home for the
populist , the rooster for the democratic , the
Ibcrty bell for the silver republican , the
rose for the prohibitionist and the goddess
of justice for the liberty party.
Altogether there are four c.-wdldates for
governor und lieutenant governor on the
aallot , five for each of the other state
offices , tvTb for congress , county attorney ,
county commissioner and assessor each , six
for state senator and eighteen for repre
sentatives In the legislature. The voter Is
Instructed to vote for thive senatorial can
didates and nine legislative candidates and
one candidate for each of the other offices.
The list "by petition" is from the socialist
labor jurty and it has a full state ticket.
The : lbtirty party has no candidates for
5ovrnor and lieutenant governor. The pro
hibitionists have a full state ticket.
GUILDS OF TRINITY PARISH
Uanirhtern of the Kino : nml I'nrlnh
A 111 SoeletleH Plan Their
Winter CnmiinlKnn.
The preliminary meeting of the King's
Daughters of the Trinity parish to arrange
the details of their work for the year was
held at the Oardner Memorial yesterday aft
ernoon at 2:30 : o'clock , lira. N. Burnham
presided.
A thorough and systematic canvass of the
city for the relief of distress was de
termined on. Food , clothing , coal and other
aid will bu given after a searching Investi
gation proves that thcro Is real distress. H
was also decided to make a systematic vis
itation of the neglected portions of the city
and make every inducement possible to
make the people know nnd 'believe ' that the
church cares for them.
The name of the society was changed to
Daughters of the King to conform to that
of the other organizations connected with :
the Episcopal church. The following officers
were elected for the coming year : Mra. Mary
J , Burnham , president ; > Mr8. Isaac A. Coles ,
secretary ; ( Miss O. A. Brown , treasurer.
The Parish Aid society of the Trinity
cathedral at Its annual meeting nt the
Gardner Memorial yesterday morning at 10
o'clock elected the following officers for the
ensuing year : 'Mrs. ' S. D. Barkalow , presi
dent ; 'Mrs. 'Emma ' Jones , vlco president ;
Mrs. Mary L. Heed , treasurer , and Mrs ,
Peter O. Howes , secretary. An actlvo cam
paign of work was decided on by the mem
bers for the coming year.
The sewing school for needy children ,
which Is conducted under the auspices of
the ladles of the Trinity cathedral , will
open Saturday morning at Gardner me
morial.
PlniinlnR 11 Poultry Show.
A meeting of the Omaha Poultry club was
held last evening In Its rooms In the Mc-
Cague bidding to arrange for a poultry show
to he given during the week of December 12.
This date had been decided on at a meeting
bflil early In the summer nnd U P. Harris
of Palmyra bad been engaged to act as
judge. Since that time the arrangements
had been dropped and the gathering last
evening was to make arrangements for rais
ing the money to Inmirc the vuccess of the
venture.
G. W. Horvey. president of the club , oc
cupied the chnlr. The treasurer. O. D. Tal-
bol , reported that thcro was In the treasury
J7 , and that the expenses of the ehow
would bo at least $1SO. Kleht of the mem
bers agreed to guarantee } 5 each and It was
decided to hire someone to make a canvass
of the business men to obtain advertise
ments on the orcmlum list and donations.
I The club will meet ncaln Monday evening
[ to complete the arrangements. In the meon-
j time the members of the club vtlll try to
find a suitable olaco In which to hold the
show.
r AY RECORD IS BROKEN
Process of Packing at the Exposition Han
Surpassed All Expectations.
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EXHIBITORS GET MORE ACCOMMODATIONS
Trntmiiortntlon Depnrtment Pntn On
Kxtrit ClerUn nml the Permit" Are
Ilniulcil Out llnplillr Some Ile-
Inteit Vlnllnra from the North. >
The process of breaking up the exposition
Is breaking all records. At Chicago it was
j thirty days before the exhibitors were able
to \ make any headway In getting out of the ,
grounds ( , but hero they are able to begin at
once , and already a large proportion of the '
material : la out of the way. A number of
extra , clerks were employed In Manager j
Habcock's office yesterday and this was i\ |
material ' assistance as the exhibitors were '
,
able to secure permits without the exasperating -
ating delay that occurred the day before.
The Georgia people wcro the first to get
their exhibit on the road. They started four
cars nnd yesterday a number of others wcro
sent to various points by different exhibitors.
Prom now on the cars will bo leaving the.
grounds almost continuously and the end
of the week will see the bulk of the goods
out of the main buildings.
Nearly every oxprces wagon In the city
las been pressed Into service. The grounds
are fairly alive with them and at any hour
of the day half a hundred may be seen
lined up along Sherman avenue waiting for
permits to enter the grounds. People who
want to use a wagon down town find U
almost Impossible to secure service for
every sort of a conveyance that Is capable
of carrying a few hundred pounds weight
Is occuplc-d at the grounds.
Although the continuation of the 60-ccnt
admission was largely to keep people out
of thb grounds and allow exhibitors and
concesstonlsts a chance to do their packing
without Interference It' has 'not entirely
shut out sightseers. Tuesday the receipts
at the gate aggregated $2.10 and yesterday
nearly as much was taken In. One party
of visitors was composed of business men
from Duluth , Minn. , and Farno , N U. , who
had started with the Intention of getting
to Omaha to see the last of the show. They
wcro delayed on the road and when they
arrived the exposition was over and they
found themselves shut out of all the prin
cipal buildings. They were still anxious to
see what remained nnd Superintendent Fos
ter of the nulldlngs and Grounds depart
ment gave them a pass through the build
ings. They spent an entire day In Inspect
ing the debris and declared that they had
seen enough to convince them they had
missed the experience of their lives In not
coming earlier.
The Midway people have nearly dliman-
tled their resorts aud the end of the week
will sec nearly all of them entirely out of
the grounds. The cash registers were col
lected jesterday by the Concessions Depart
ment and some of them furnished a strik
ing illustration of the craze for pilfering
that obtained during the closing hours of
the show. The registers were locked and
empty , but some unscrupulous marauders
had taken the pains to whittle holes through
the bottoms of several of the registers In
the vain bopo of finding coins that had been
overlooked. As the registers were simply
rented by the exposition the association will
bo compelled to make good the damage.
EXPOSITION FOR NINETY-NINE
Prenldent Dnnnt Xnnicn the Confer-
* once" Committee to Decide tlio v
Fate of the Project.
President J. E. Damn of the Omaha
Commercial club has selected the following
committee to confer with the executive com
mittee of lho TransmlsslsslppI Exposition
regarding the holding of an exposition at
Omaha In 1S99 : Herman Kountze , Frank
Murphy , Johri. A. Crclghton , George W.
Holdrcge , Peter E. Her , Edward A. Cudahy ,
William D. McIIugh , William A. Paxton ,
Joseph H. Mlllard and Jacob B. Market.
The conference will bo hefd at the Mlllard
hotel at 12:30 : o'clock. On the rrault of
this meeting will largely depend the. next
public meeting , the time nnd place of
which will be announced this afternoon.
.AMUSEMENTS.
. . . . . .
"Humanity , " the five-act melodrama
which opened at Boyd's lost night , is a
stirring play of "The Cherry Pickers"
variety. Each act ends with a thrilling
climax , notably that of the explosion con
eluding the fourth act. The hero Is bouqd
to a post , under sentence of death , and beIng -
Ing found there by the villain , who wishes
him dead and hears in the approach of the
hero's regiment his rescue , fires at him with
a defective pistol. This falling , the mur
derous gentleman touches off a roman can-
din bomb and places It In dangerous prox
imity to his enemy. The hero's fiancee ap-
pearH , snatches the shell , and with u mighty
heave , throws It out the window , whereat t
walls , roof and glassware fall down , rea
'flro ensues , and a bass drum "boom" add 1
1i
to the excitement. The company Is uniform
In quality and work strenuously and har
moniously for the frequent applause of a i
good audience In a carelessly constructed I
piece , full of weak stage situations and I
crude dialogue. The scenic nnd numerical 1
equipment of the production nro unusual 1
for a no-Btar traveling company. The play 1t 1r
will be repeated tonight and at tomorrow's
matinee.
1/niiK IInil to a Fire.
The flro department was called upon to
make a long run yesterday noon , when a
building in the outskirts of the city sev
eral blocks beyond the city limits caught
flro and was burned to the ground. The
utrticturo burned was a two-story frame
dwelling occupied by Bernard K. McBrlde ,
an employe of Hayden Bros. ' Ptore , and It
was situated at the corner of Forty-eighth
and Webster streets. None of the occupants
of the house were at homo when the fire oc
curred. A neighbor saw smoke Issuing
from the windows nnd sent In nn alarm from
box No. 63 at Walnut Hill. Two companies
responded and the distance from the hy
drant to the burning house was so great that
the hose of the two companies had to bo
Joined , mnklng a line 1,300 feet In length ,
before water could bo thrown on the Names.
The benne nnd furniture were completely
destroyed , but the firemen succeeded in pre-
I venting the flro from spreading to adjoining
buildings. The loss amounted to $600.
Cnrlnonn Taken Home.
Enshrouded In handsome oak caskets ,
with silver plates which were Inscribed ,
"Father" und "Mother. " the bodies of C. A.
Carlson and wife , the aged couple who were
asphyxiated by gas at the Vcndome hotel
Monday nUht , were taken to Colby , Knn. ,
their late home , last night.
The remains were accompanied by one of
the daughters of tbn deceased , who ar
rived In the city yesterday morning. Carl
son was a prosperous farmer In the vicinity
of Colbv.
I'reiieiit to Mm. foril.
The exhibitors In the Liberal Arts building
gave Mrs. Ford , the building superintendent ,
u beautiful wt of solid silver souvenir
spoons. The "composite bead" nnd other
beautiful designs wcro upon the spoons.
They wcro alto handsomely engraved. Prof.
J. W. Darnel of Missouri made the presenta
tion sp H > Pb. Mrs. Ford was much surprised
and
Velrrnit Plreiuen'NHKotlntlnn ,
The meml ers of the Veteran Firemen's
association met last evening at the city hall
to adjust business matters relatlnc to Its
organization , The meeting was called to
I
order bv Vice President C. H. I'lckena. ,
Afttr the reports of special committees were
read and the implication of several camll-
dates for ndmlrslon considered the querton
of reinstating a large number of members
who w ro delinquent In paying dues vtns
dlfciissed by all present. It was the wish
of the meeting .to have these auipcndcd
members again Installed , but motion to
that effect bclnn unconstitutional , the ques
tion was dropped until a now constitution
could bo framed nnd accepted.
ADVANCE OFTHEIR CRAFT
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Object of the Art IVorUern1 Soeletr nt
Omaha Which Han Jnnt Ilccii
Formed.
"Tho Art Workers' Society of Omaha" la
the name of an organization that was set on
foot , at a meeting held at the studio of J.
Laurlo Wallace yesterday afternoon at ii
o'clock. , There has not been a similar club
In i this city for years , and those who wcro
instrumental In the establishment of the
society ( arc looking forward with a great
amount of Intercut and enthusiasm to the
work that It Is Intended to accomplish.
The new organization Is expected to bring
together all the serious workers In art in
the city. None will bo admitted but those
who have a high feeling of what art Is. It
Is expected that In this way an lntor < st In
and n taste for those things that represent
the higher ideals of graphic art will bo cre
ated among those who heretofore have cared
ittlo about them. < I
Besides the Influence It Is expected the
society will exert upon the tastes oi the
public It Is proposed that the meetings ho
made as attractive and interesting as pos
sible. There will be reading of papers and
music and pleasant chats to promote the
sociability of the members , At some future
time a public exhibition Is contemplated. ; '
Notices of the meeting yesterday after
noon were sent out to twenty-five of the
leading art workers of the city. This list
Included not only the professional artists ,
jut also those who were known to bo In sym
pathy with the higher phases of the work.
Fourteen of thcso were present at the hour
set. They were : J. Laurlo Wallace , W.
Frederick Parker. Clarke Powell , Albert
Rothery , Miss Tanto Snowdcn , Miss Clara
Ruth , Mrs. Frances Mumaugh , Miss Cor-
della Johnson , Charles Hogle , Mrs. C. D.
Bacon , Robert F. Glider , GeorRC Barker , Clin
ton A- Case and Louis Jurgenson. Several
of these who wcro unable to bo present at
the meeting sent word that they were In
sympathy with the movement to form a eo.
clety and signified their desire to become
members.
The meeting was called < o order by Mr.
Wallace , who stated the object of the gath
ering. All present then expressed them-
slves as desirous of forming an organization ,
nnd the election of officers followed , resultIng -
Ing : J. Laurie Wallace , president ; Clarke
Powell , secretary ; Miss Ethel Evans , treas
urer.
It was decided that the dues should be
nominal nnd the regular meetings should beheld
held on the first Tuesday evening of each
month. After deciding on a name for the
organization a special meeting was called for
next Wednesday afternoon at Mr. Wallace's
studio.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup conquers croup.
Every mother should know this and always
keen this wonderful remedy handy.
Tire Men Hurt.
An electric car ran Into a peddler's wagon
at Tenth and Howard , a llttlo after noon , and
used up the two occupants of the wagon
pretty badly. The two' men Injured are
Louis Fran , whoso home Is at Tenth and
Davenport , and Carl Lorcnz , who lives ; it
Sixteenth and Birch. They were returnlns :
from the market at ElovonthandHoward.both
In Fran'f * wagon. Car ll8 was coming along
and tho.peddlers 'attempted to' cross thft
street In front of it. Th'b/reault was it col-
lldert with their wagon , smashing It up.
Lorenz -was Injured nbout the head and
face , and Fran had his left leg broken.
The horse was not Injured at all. The damage -
ago to the car was very slight.
Work of Bnenk Thieve * .
Sneak thieves committed the following
deprcdatona Tuesday : J. J. Brown's office
In the Brown block was entered and Mr.
Brown's overcoat was ntolen. J. C. Van
Luster of 1813 Spencer street lost an over
coat and three uhlrts to someone who
sneaked Into his room , and Ralph Jackson
at 1002 South Thirteenth street lost a watch
and a small amount of money to somo.vel-
vot-footed sneak. Nelllo Gray of 817
Lcuvenworth contributed a watch to some
member of the fraternity , and E. E. Brands
of the National Lead company , 1415 Dodge
street , Jl.EO In cash , an alarm clock and a
quantity of stamped envelopes.
Landlord After Jlin Tenant.
David Miller , who rents a small chanty
to Louis Carr. on Fifteenth near Douglas
street , swore out a complaint yesterday
charging Carr with attempted murder. Mil
ler asserts that ho sought Carr Monday to
ask him to pay him a certain amount ho
owed him for house rent and that Carr , In
stead of paying him , attacked him with a
hatchet nnd would have killed him If It had
not been for the Interference of some by
standers.
JlPiiinvlna' IncurnhleH.
Sheriff McDonald will take ten Incurables
todav from the county farm 'to ' the Asylum
for Chronic Insane at Hastings. They have
been returned from Lincoln from time to
time. Their names are : Patrick McGowan ,
Prank Rappley , John Anderson , William
Wlnkler , C. Erickxon , Charles Anderson ,
Charles Mason , George Musgrove , Alex
Saunderson and Alex Koch. The sheriff took
Annlo Helm to Lincoln yesterday.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
F. Pfofliwr of Toledo Is at the Mlllard.
W. E. Reed of Madison Is a visitor In the
city.
city.W
W , C. Klnc of St. Louis is at the Her
Grand.
George M. Sutton of Ogden is at the Her
Grand.
B. Ktnchbaum of Philadelphia is a Mll
lard KUest.
James L. King of Cambridge , N. V. , Is at
the Her Grand.
C. R. Johns und wife of Austin , Tex. , are
registered at the Mlllard.
Fred Sonnenscheln of Went Point Is a
prominent crrlval at the Mlllard.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac R. Hitt of Washing
ton , D. C. . came to Omaha yesterday for a
short visit.
Frank KlmbK manager of the Merchants'
hotel , leaves today for Portland , Ore. , on
a two wcekt * vacation ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Carey. Miss Carey ,
Miss Blolte Carey aud the Misses Hanson
of New Orleans are at the Her Grand.
C. H. Plrtlo of Lincoln came up to Omaha
yesterday to look after the populist cam
paign In this county so far as It bears upon
the election of a fusion legislative ticket.
John G. Mahcr , who has been assisting In
the fusion campaign In this county , leaves
today for his home at Chadron , where bo
will remain until ho casts his vote next
Tuesday.
Judge W. H. Mungcr. Oscar 11. HIIlls , M.
L. Learned and Henry Montmorcncy left yesterday -
torday afterncon for the western part cf
the Htate on a quail hunt. They will return
Saturday evening.
Lieutenant L. A. DorrlnEton. U. S. V. ,
leaves todav for Chadron , where ho will '
remain 11 few davs. Ho will return to
Omaha next week and will then leave for
Santiago , where ho has been ordered to re
port for duty.
II , B. Cheosman and C. S. Wilson of Mee-
tecse ; J. W. Thomas. J. M. White aud Uan
Hagbcry of Sunshine. N. J , Unicorn of
CheMman. Thomas R. Reason and C , 1.
Reason of London , and S. 8. Skinner of
Marquette , arc a party of Wyoming cattle
men v > ho brouEht a train load of utock to
this market and are now stopping at the
Mlllurd.
Niihrasknus at the hotelsM. . Mackpy. W.
Y. Bean , Kttstls ; Jamea A. Cook , Royvllle ,
C , II. Stewart. Fremont , W. A. Metzgor ,
Cfd&r Creek F. W. Bodle , York , A. W.
Wood. Aurora.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The city council , at Its meeting last night
decided to purchase a lot on Twentieth
street between Franek's and Koutsky's for
flro hall purposes. A Ore hall has been
needed In Brown Park for a long time nnd
.
It Is thought now that sufficient funds are at
hand to erect n building and equip It with
the necessary apparatus. In connection with
Ore department matters It was decided to
appoint a captain at each of the fire hall *
Thls Is to bo done no as to have some one
In authority and then responsibility can bo
traced. The pay of a captain will bo the
same as n regular fireman and the appoint
ments ' are to bo made from members of the
present ' force.
The ordinance providing for a permanent
sidewalk on the south side of Q street from
|
Twenty-seventh to Thirtieth street was
voted down when It catno up on third read-
Ing.
Ing.Llbble
Llbble B. Smiley and others reflled a pe
tition asking for the grading of the alley
between I and J streets and Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets. In connection
with this matter each member of the coun
cil was served with a notice by Mrs.
j
Smlley's ' attorney demanding that the prayer
of the petitioners 'be ' granted. The whole
matter went to the committee on viaducts ,
streets and alleys.
Chief Carroll submitted a monthly report
showing the number of arrests lu October
aud the charges against the prisoners. In
this report the chief recommended that
telephone stations bo established In different
parts of the city so that alarms might be
sent in and communication held with officers
at stated periods of the day and night. This
recommendation Is to bo considered by the
pollco committee.
Sanitary Inspector Montague submitted a
report on the condition of the dairies. All
were reported In good condition with the
exception of ono and alterations were now
being made at the one referred to.
J. B. Ashe filed a claim for $200 damages.
He alleged that on the night of October 12
that ho drove Into a trench on Twenty-
fourth street and damaged his horse , buggy
and harness. The trench had 'been left un
protected by some careless plumber.
Trainer brought up the question of lights
at the Rock Island depot and at the Wash
ington street and county road crossing. Tht
council ordered the lights located and the
city attorney was Instructed to take steps
to compel the railroads to pay for the
same.
i
I Mayor Ensor. Treasurer Broadwell and
the finance committee were Instructed to
negotiate a loan of $ C,000 to redeem paving
district bonds which are duo.
i ' , The sum of $1 , < > 00was transferred from
the special license tax fund to the general
fund.
Street Commissioner Ross was directed to
repair Twenty-eighth street between II and
I streotB. Councilman Bennett asserted that
this street was Impassable at the present
time.
Repairs will bo made to the bridge over
Mud creek at Madison street and the com
mittee on viaduct * , streets and alleys will
investigate the propriety of taking steps
to open Madison street across the Union
Pacific tracks.
Property owners on 0 street petitioned for
1ho grading of the street from Thirteenth
to Seventeenth street and the petition went
to the proper committee. October salaries
and a large number of bills wcro ordered
paid. The claim of John I. Redlck for rent
of the present city quarters was stricken
from the appropriation sheet because the
< council chamber and city offices had not
boon repaired as ordered.
Adjourned until November 14.
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KncouruHTliiK Outlook.
H. H. Brookes , editor of the Live Stock
Champion , published at Anmrlllo , Tex. , was
the guest of General Manager Kcnyon of
the Stock Yards company yesterday. Ed
itor Brookes said that the opening of the
Pecos Valley railroad would without doubt
materially benefit the South Omaha stock
yards. Shipments of cattle can bo made
from points In Texas to Denver and from
there here. This now line will also open
the way for the handling of Arizona and
Now Mexico sheep here. Mr. Brookes re
cently spent a couple of weeks going over
the new road and ho said that between
Eddy nnd Roswell there arc over 10,00 <
acres In alfalfa. Every aero of alfalfa
will sustain two nnd ono-half head of cattle
a. year. The acreage Is Increasing every
year and the herds of cattle and flocks ol
sheep are also on the increase.
\Vnnilrrcr IlleN nt HoxnUnl.
Herbert V. Whiting , whose home Is sup
posed to be at Van Burcn , Ark. , died at
the South Omaha hospital yesterday of ty
phoid fever. Nothing IB known about WhitIng -
Ing here. Last Sunday night ho drifted
Into the police station and asked for a place
'to Bleep. The officer on watch saw that the
man was seriously 111 and sent him to the
hospital. The attending physician did all
ho could for the patient but his life could
not bo saved. Undertaker Brewer took
charge of 'the ' remains and attempted to
communicate with relatives of the deceased
by telegraph. From a letter found In Whlt-
Ing'K pocket it is supposed that he came
hnro to look for work.
SerloiiH CIIHC of Diphtheria.
Sanitary Inspector Montague reports a
case of diphtheria at P. Conway's , under the
L street viaduct. Conway lives with his wife
and seven children In a little shack 8x12
feet. Dr. Jaraeo Kelley Is attending the
sick child and Is anxious 'to ' have the other
children removed , Inspector Montague has
been trying to find Bomo ono who is willing
to look after the children , but so far has
been unable to do so. Unless the children
are taken away It Is feared that they will
all catch the disease. The fa in fly Is In very
poor clrcumstanccK.
\Vorl nt Armour' * .
Every man who can be used to advantage
Is being given employment on the construc
tion at Armour's. The big cooler building
Is growing rapidly , the walls being up 10
the second story. The glue' factory has
been completed and the machinery Is now
being placed In position. Machinery for the
hair dryer has arrived and is being set up.
Superintendent Howe said yesterday that In
a few days ho would commence operations In
the extract department. Worl : on the bo : :
factory Is being pushed and with good
weather this building will bo under roof in
n couple of weeks.
Manager Noyes of the Hammond Packing
company is on tlio sick lls .
Hazel Adams. Twentyifflurth and K
streets. U down with un attqck of diphtheria.
Pile driving for the now brick scale house
In the Texas division commenced yesterday.
The gambling houses closed down rather
suddenly last night after running for a few
days.
Friends of Barney O'Counell of the First
Nebraska Infantry have sent him n Chrlf/-
mas box.
Miss Daisy Alexander has been called to
Osccola , la. , by the death of her father , P.
Alexander.
The fusion rullv In the Third ward last
night was not a howling KUCCCHS , only a cor
poral's guard being present.
James L. Paxton , general superintended
of the Htock yards company , has returned
from a trip to St. Louis.
On Thursday evening , November 10 , Su
perior lodge , No. 193 , Degree of Honor , will
give a ball at Workman hall ,
J , M. Jones Is being detained at the city
jntl pending an Investigation Into bin ac
tions. When picked up by a policeman lair !
Tuesday night ho had ill his pnspraulon n
Council Bluffa policeman's star. It U etatcd !
' that Jones had been impcrbonatlnc an officer.
When unruled ho tried to throw ! ht tt r
away.
Larry Connors has taken out a permit for
tbrt'ti cottages at Twenty-fourth and 0
streets. The hutldlnRA will cost nbout $5.000. '
Chancellor MaeLoan of the University of
Nebraska will deliver n lecture at the First
Methodlxt ICplpcoiml church this evening.
Fred H. Smith of Boston , Mas * . , n nephew
of 11. F. Smith , ono of the directors of the
stock yards company * was a visitor at t' . < ?
yards yesterday.
Miss Maver and Miss Mltterllug returned
to their homea at Fremont last evening
after spending a few dflju with Sirs. Sam
Shrlgley.
Olllcurs Alllo and Morrison arrested Klmcr
Shafer yp'trrday und are hnMInq him on a
charge of burglary. Wh a ccitrulied a gold
watch stolen from Corpenttr's Ihvrjr barn
was frund on his tierson. A number of
olhcr articles of less valtio vhlch were taken
from Carpenter's were also found lu Shafcr's
Mnrrlnue Iilecniex.
County Judge Baxter Issued the following
marriage llccnsen yesterday :
Name and Residence. Age.
James Krnjlcek , South Omaha S3
Mary Namestck , South Omaha IT
Klza A. McGlasson. Grand Island , Neb , . 27
Marlon A. Thompson. South Omaha 26
James Cook. Omaha 30
Catherine May Lawrence , Omaha 26
. 'harlw ' G. Dyball , Omaha 27
Virginia O. Balding. Omaha 20
Ncla Larson. Mnlvcrn. la 29
Hulcla Johnson , Omaha 25
Inmt's O'Shca. South Omaha 33
Anna Shields. Omaha 30
Mr * . IllMhon' * Cane Continued.
The largo number of people , women pre
dominating , who gathered In pollco court
yesterday afternoon to listen to the nntlcl-
lated Interesting hearing of Mrs. Delia
Bishop , who shot and narrowly missed kill
ing Ora K. Chlldi. cashier at the Bishop
restaurant. Sixteenth and Capitol avenue , on
the night of October IK. weru disappointed ,
as the hiorlng was continued until Novem
ber : J6.
Inhorer .Seriously C'rnxheil.
J. W. McClaln , n laborer employed In the
excavations at the new Union Pacific depot ,
was seriously Injured by being caught be
nenth a mass of earth nnd rock that caved
In upon him while working In a ditch yes
tcrdnv afternoon. He was removed to his
homo at 1623 South Tenth street In a patrol
wagon. No bones wore broken. It Is be
lloved that his Injuries are of an Internal
nature.
Senlpern Churned with P
Two ticket brokers. James Cagney of
Fourteenth and Farnam streets nnd J. Corlat
of Fourteenth and Farnam streets , wcro nr
rested yesterday on the charge of selling
forged railway tickets. These arrests , It Is
claimed , are only the beginning of the
wholesale arrests of a number of ticket
brokers who have been engaged , It is al
leged , in the Rale of Illicit tickets.
Captain Cox Svrorn In
W. W. Cox , appointed Tuesday night to
succeed Patrick Mostyn as Junior captnln of
pollco , took the oath of office before Judge
Gordon yesterday. The now captain will
assume hid duties tonight. Ex-Captain
Moatyn. after a short vacation , will rc-es
tabllsh the Mostyn Detective agency.
Peter Smith DlnchnrKed.
Peter Smith , a colored man who has beer
In the mploy of the Old Plantation conces
sion at the exposition and who was urreatrc"
Heveral days ago on the charge of having
ntolen $13 from Manager McConncll of thb
concveslon , was discharged In pollco court
yesterday.
HYMENEAL
Sheillclil-Tocl.
CLEVELAND. O. . Nov. 2. Miss Edith
Ted , daughter of the late John Ted and
granddaughter of the late David Ted , war
governor of Ohio , was , married this aftor-
nooon to James R , Sheffield of Now York.
Owing to a recent death in the family the
wedding occurred at the home of the bride's
mother on Prospect street In the presence
of only a few guests.
DEATH RECORD.
Major I.liitoii Sunpii.
SEDALIA , Mo. , Now 2. Major Llnton
Snapp , aged SO years , a natlvo of Billiard ,
Ky. , Is dead at his home here of heart dis
ease. Ho had held reveral official positions ,
among them being tax collector at Louis
ville , Ky.
1'neurth nn bid Ucllclcncjr.
HAVRE , Pa. . Nov. I. A long hidden
deficiency , reaching about $57,000 , has been
discovered lu the accounts of the late J. H.
Allcman , cashier of the First National bank
of this place , who died about three wcokn
ago. The books have been In the hands of
an expert accountant since Allcman's death
and the shortage was thus revealed. Mr.
Alleman has been cashier of the bank for
wcnty-elght years and nt no time was ever
uspccted of wrong doing. Ills defalcations
were cleverly covered up by means of "klt-
ng" or the use of drafts on different out-of-
own banks and thus deceived even the bank
jxnmlners. Mr , Allcman was under bonds
> f $30,000 , and the bank will therefore suffer
Ittlo and it still has a eurplus of $11,000
over all liabilities.
Srinloit of Korelur" MlHHlnnnrr Hoard.
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , Nov. 2. The rcgu-
, ar session of the Woman's Board of Foreign
Ittsslona opened In the First Congregational
church today with devotional exercises
Mrs. Judson Smith of Boston , president of
SORES
LIKERAWBEEF
On Baby's Face Nock and Breast.
Ran Blood and Matter.
Had to Tie 'Hands to Keep from
Scratching. A Bad Case.
Doctor Did Little or No Good.
Cutioura Cured. Skin Now Clear
A SWORN STATEMENT.
When my nephew was two weeks old ha had
miming sore. * on his face , neck , breast , and
banda , wblch continued to prow worse. They
looked like raw beef. Sotnetlmci blood would
come and lometltncs matter. He was awfully
bad. Why , we had never heard or read of
such a cane. My Bitter had to tlo Ills hands to
the hammock to keep him from scratching
himself , ho Itched so. Ho often rubbed his
neck and face against bin shoulders. The
doctor did llttlo qr no good. Said " It came
from the blood , " etc. Hho heard of CUTI-
CURA ( ointment ) , and I bought her a box , and
finding It gave satisfaction the continued to
use It , The boy ii alt veil now nnd hit /act {
clear. In order to ihow you my good faith In
this matter and how plea * < xl I am with Cirri-
ouit.t nr.MEiiiF. * , I lime taken oath toaliovo
statement * . KMMA FlSHKJt.CmV.mh I'l. ,
Match 3 , IS'JH. Chicago , III.
BTITI or ILLINOIS ,
OOU ! TT or Coon , ,
I , Cburlet K , Voxel. Notary Pnhllc In and
for > Md county In the HUt afof mld , do hcrtby
certify that Km ma Kleber , imrtonally knann tome
mo to bo Ihu inmo ftrnon wbcw nnnie U tub.
crlUd In ilm forfifoliit itatruient , npprarcil be
fore tr.c thlt ( Uy 111 t'trion aud noknowlnUrd I lint
bo tlxncd tba farau , and tlitt the Mmc > Ii Irua
acootdlnc ti her l > t t knowlrdgw And brllcf ,
CRAIU.KiJ F. VOQKli. Notary 1'ubllc ,
Rriior Cct > ToiTUi'T run Erint KnuorlUni
HciloK. W nn tittlu vlth Cuiicvn * Boir. ttnm
nolnlinj UhCcncri > , pnrt > tof rmolllttuklncun > .
4ini | < ril > * MalCi'TicrilttiHJl.Ti T.iitiUilol blood
putHcti ml hum t eutci.
( M ihnraihnt Ihi o'll. romi Diva AVD CIUK.
Coir. , del. fiopi , Bcxtan. . _ . ,
- \lnwtui'uTt \ Un-Tj'latfa Riblfi."mtlltd Int.
TOO I..VTK TO rfj.\HSII-"V.
LOST , lady'H open-faced jjold watch : " D
V , " on bark , reward If rrturnn ! Dlu i
Oinaliu Hulr Ilaxaar , 215 H. Itfth Mreet.
.Lost ii&a . ' .
the tonrd , presided. Nearly I'O delegate *
\vero prfscnt , rrprocentliiR a district rxtwid
. Ini ; an far west n * Ohio and JIN far couth KH
,
\VnshltiRton. ? , H. < ' . Mrs . Abble II. Child rca I
the report of the homo dcpartmont. V
memorial to Mrs. llnwkor was read by Mrs.
N. 0. Clarke.
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BREWERIES.
OMAHA imUWIXJ ; ASSOCIATION.
Carload shipments made in our own re.
frlKerator cars. Ulue Ribbon , Kllto Export.
Vienna Rxport and Family Export deliv
ered to all parts of the city.
. r. ispnxnTiJii ,
iv < iii : roii.Mcis ironies.
Manufacturer of Oalvanlzcd Iron Cornices
Galvanized Iron Skylights. Tin , Iron and
Slate Hoofing AKcnt for Klnnvnr'H Steel
Cellini ; . 10S-10-12 North Eleventh Htrent ,
FLOUR MILLS.
M. I1 , ( i I I.MAN.
Flour , Meal , Feed , Dran. 1013-15-17 North
17th street , Omaha , Neb , C. 13. mack' ,
Manager. Telephone D9i' .
IRON WORKS.
DAVIS .V rOWtilM , . IHO.V 1VOIIIC. ) .
Iron mill IlriiMH Founder * .
Mc.sufucturora nnd Jobbers of Machinery.
General repairing n upci'Mlty. 1501 , 150S
and 1505 JuckBon street , Omaha , Neb.
LINSKKI ) OIL.
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Manufacturers old process nuv linseed
oil , kettle boiled Jlinced oil , old prorchs
ground llnsrod cakes , ground and tcrn-ned
llameed tor druccUtn OllAHA. MCU.