THE OMAHA J > AITjT SUNDAY. 3S.QVEMREH. .in. tans.
OMAHA ONLY A WAY STATION
Chicago Lines Do Not Recognize the Gate
Oily in Grain Rates.
DISCRIMINATION OPENLY ? RACTICED
Elkhorn Hefniei to Allow It * Cnr * to
lie Switched to a Local Klrvator
Hate * that Are \ot
Known.
"Omaha is today a way station so far
as tbo movement of grain Is concerned , "
remarked Nathan Merrlam of the grain
Arm of Halnes & Merrlam yesterday after
noon , Continuing , ho said : "U Is , per
haps , only natural that the Chicago rail
roads should want to take the grain right
through Omaha , RO 'that they may secure
the long haul on the grain to Chicago. Stor-
age-ln-translt rates , or a reconslgnment
privilege , would bring about a better order
of thlngH nnd materially help to build up
Omaha as a grain center.
"If the men who are projecting another
exposition for 1899 would put their shoulder
to the wheel and try to create a grain mar
ket hero it strikes mo they would bo doing
more fet , the permanent good of the city.
It may b 'some time before wo can secure
the erection of moro grain elevators here ,
but I believe public sentiment can bring
Hiifllclent pressure to bear on the Chicago
railroads to compel them to grant Omaha j |
the privilege of having the grain stopped
hero In transit , at proportionate rates , and | I
reconslgned , if a better market than the | I
original one is found. If u rcconslgnment j I
privilege were eocurcd here as at Kansas I i
City and Minneapolis a great advance would ' I
be made and more good results could fol
low later. At present some of the Chicago
Ilnei'are so- much opposed to stopping any
of their grain shipments In Omaha that they
will not allow cars of grain to bo trans
ferred to the tracks ot other companies here
for any amount of money. "
Herr the ChlcnKU IloRdH Act.
Evidence supporting this remarkable
statement 10 not wanting. It is an indis
putable fact that several of the Chicago
lines are helping to make Omaha a way
nUtlon In grain matters by absolutely tu-
fuslng to let their cars move off their onu
tracks. If the grain la to -inloadcd at
an Omaha elevator situated on the tracks
of another company the Chicago railroad
blocks the project quite effectually and as
1 nothing else can be done it Is allowed to
J carry the grain on to Chicago , thereby securing -
' curing the desired long haul.
An Instance of this was furnished during
the last week , when several care ot grain
were shipped from a point in Nebraska on
the Fremont , Elkhoru & Missouri Valley
railroad to Halnes & Merrlam of this city.
The elevator of this firm Is located on the
tracks of the Belt line of the Missouri Pa
cific railway at Seventeenth and Nicholas
streets. Halnes & Merrlam wanted teA
A flwltch the cars to the Missouri Pacific In
/ order to got them to their elevator. The
Elkhorn road refused to allow the cars to
bo moved off the Elkhorn tracks , no matter
who paid the switching charges or upon any
other consideration. As a result the grain
went on to Chicago over the Northwestern
railway , of which system the Elkhorn is the
western branch.
It IB currently reported that this practice
is quite general in Omaha. The Northwest
ern and the Burlington systems appear to
bo most extreme In their efforts to keep con
trol of the grain shipped from points on
their'lines in tbe west. The Union Pacific
allows * limited reconslgnlng privilege here.
Tbe Rock Island docs not bring in a great
deal of grain to Omaha from the west and la
therefore not a prominent party in tbo con
troversy.
, Ornln MOTement Tends Bontlivmrd.
Speaking of the movement to force tbo
railroads to grant Omaha equal privileges
with'other cities on their lines a local
freight man said : "Omaha Is entitled to
hav tbe grain in transit stopped here so
that tbe grain dealer may have the oppor
tunity to offer his grain to St. Louis and
Chicago and other grain centers and accept
the best offer. The truth of the matter
is the Chicago lines are afraid to do this
for fear tbe grain will go south. More and
more grain Is going south every year. The
Chicago lines know it and are getting des
perate. So they Will probably fight against
any scheme to stop grain at Omaha until
they are whipped. At one time pretty much
all of the grain that came here wont right
on to Chicago. Now there is a big amount
goes to St. Louis and some to Galveston ,
Port Arthur nnd other southern ports. A
great deal of the grain that goes east takes
the lower Mississippi gateways , such as
. Pcorla and East St. Louis. The prospect
I of more grain going south Is Increased by
'
the probability of the- Illinois Central enterIng -
Ing Omoba to compete for business.
"If the Chicago Hues would allow a re-
(
coDRlgnlng privilege on grain rates hero
there is no doubt but that It would do a
great deal toward helping to build up a
grain market In Omaha. These lines have
received very valuable favors from this city ,
and enjoy an Immense amount ot traffic
j here. But when It comes to reciprocating
4f these favors , say to stop the grain hero
and let new bills of lading bo Issued , these
lines are too much Interested In Chicago
to think of making concessions to Omaha. "
Another Illustration of discrimination
against the Omaha grain market la brought
FORMER COLLEGE GIRL
TrlU "Tolri Oat of School. "
"When I first 'went to the college at Lin-
'coin , Neb.- the maid gave-rae a cup of coffee ,
the taste of which disgusted mo and I Mist
it hack with the request to get eom ? better
made. The girl told mo that tiny servid
mostly Postum Food Coffee , so when 1 got
that properly made it proved to be n dell-
I-IOUB drink and one that I have used over
since. I find that many people make their
common cotfeo In a very slip-shod manner
f
MRS. II. M. FLOYD ,
Colby , Kniiini.
and v n more , I believe , serve Postum in
men a way that it Is tastelesa and unpalat
able. Every one who has at any tlmo h:4
genuine cup of well made Postum llk s I ! ,
nd you may depend upon it that sn ; one
who cars they do not like Postura 'n : ncier
really had a good cup of It. The whole se
cret ts In the boiling. It raunt be balled
Ions enough to bring out the flavor.
"I suffered terribly with dull headaches
before I took to drinking Postum Instead of
coffee , but these have all been gone for two
y * rs or more , I could give you qulie a
lltt of friends who are regular UNTS of
Poctum Food Coffee am ! you may defend
upon It they have been greatly benefited by
Ue chance/ ' .
out by an Investigation Into existing con-1
dllloris. The H Ik horn railroad at present
has no through freight tariffs for the move
ment of grain Foiith through Omaha , but It
has for the southern traffic of grain through
Lincoln , Neb. There U not a great deal
of grain moves the latter way , but It is
Impossible to ship grain off the Klkhorn
road south over thn Missouri Pacific , Bur
lington or Port Arthur routes through
Omaha at all. No rates for such possible
movements are eter quoted. The only dw-
tlnatlon the Hlkhorn officials know any
thing about Is Chicago.
There was a period when the Elkborn
railroad waa compelled by the Wabash road
to allow through rates to bo. quoted for the
movement of grain off the Elkhorn road
south over the Wabash. That waa In 1890.
The Wabash was having a great deal of
trouble In getting grain off the Elkhorn' ' 1
road because H. O. Burt , who was then
general manager of the Elkhorn , would allow - ,
low no through freight rates over the Wa
bash to he named.
This worried the Wabash officials a great
deal , but finally they solved the problem
by getting up Into thu territory tributary
to tli3 Hlkhorn railroad via the Union Pa
cific and Its branch lines. Then the Wab.tsh '
made better offers to thu grain men to ship
their grain to St. Louis than the North
western could offer for the grain to be i
delivered In Chicago. A large quantlt } ot
grain oft the Elkhorn commenced lo move j
southward over the Union Pacific and Wa
bash railroads , and General Manager Burt
requested a halt. Ho asked the Wabash
officials what friendly arrangi-mentt could
bo made and they replied that they would
agree on no plan that did not provide for
through rates. In a llttlo while such A
through tariff was put Into effect on the
Elkhorn road and remained In force some
time. But It Is out again now. No grain
rates south through Omaha are now named
by the Elkhorn road. A repetition of the
Incident of 1S90 In the near future Is not
an Impossibility.
TWO CHARGEDJVITH ARSON
J. 1311 ro IT and FMwnril Pence In Jail ,
Acetified of ScttliiK Fire tea
a IlnllilliiK.
J. Ellroff , proprietor of the eating house
known as the "White Front" ot 111 North
Ninth street , which narrowly escaped de
struction by flro yesterday morning , IB
locked up In the city Jail , charged with arson ,
his accuser being Edward Brlxln , a cook In
his employ. Edward Pence , a waiter , occu
pies a cell with Ellroff , charged with being
an accessory to the crime. The men were
placed under arrest nt 4:30 : yesterday after
noon. The men IIrod the building , Brlxln
eaye , to get the $700 Insurance that covered
the building's contents.
Brlxln tells a story that sounds a great
deal like a "pipe dream. " According to his
account of the affair ho became privy to a
plan formed by Ellroff and Pence to flro the
placj. He warned them to be careful , but
they paid no attention to him. After spend
ing Friday night In a gome of cards at the
restaurant Brlxln went to bed about 7
o'clock on Saturday morning. Certain re
marks that had been passed between th two
mon he accuses had aroused his suspicions ,
but ho fell asleep and awoke about 10 o'clock
to find the place Ip llames. He Buys his own
room and bed had been drenched with kero
sene.
sene.When the firemen arrived they found such
evidence of incendiarism as led to an' In
vestigation and the arrest of the proprietor
and his alleged accomplice. Both Ellroff and
Pence deny any guilt In connection with the
flre. The police say they have evldenco to
sustain Brlxln's story.
LITTLE UIRUSCLOSE CALL
_
Fall * In Front of a Moving Motor mul
I * Snveil ! > ' n Peculiar
Clrcnnmtnnce.
Some few people standing on the corner
of Lake and Twentieth streets yesterday
evening had their breath fairly taken away
by the narrow escape of a little girl from
being ground up by a street car. The Dodge
street car was turning the V at this point
and was hacking west on Lake street. The
trolley came off shortly after the etart was
made and the car was stopped. Three little
girls were watching the movements and
just as the trolley was put In place and the
car started the girls started to cross the
tracks. Two of them passed safely over , but
the third slipped and fell across the track.
Fortunately the trolley again slipped the
wire aud the motorman stopped his car
almost Instantly , but the girl was under
the platform and the slightest backward
movement of the car would , have Injured
her. The conductor was too badly frightened
to ask the girl her name after rescuing her
from her perilous position and she lost no
time In hurrying home , leaving a package
of meat on the track which the car later
reduced to a julp. ;
Xo KkiitlnK I" MUlcr 1'nrk.
The bovs and girls residing in the north
part of the city ere mourning o\er the fact
that this winter there will be no skating on
the lake in Miller park. Last winter there
waa a sheet of water that when frozen af
forded line skutliiB , but this year the lake IB
as dry ns a powder mill and not a diop of
water within n mile of It. This condition Is
said to bo duo to the opening of the big
ditch In the north part of the city , which
has drained the lake , which heretofore has
been filled with surface water.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Uev. A. Christy Brown , who has been on
the sick list for three weeks. Is much Im
proved and will occupy his pulpit on Sun
day.
day.Leo Davis' room at 1314 Howard atreet
was entered by a sneak thief Friday and
a satchel containing a quantity of clothing
and n revolver was carried elf by him.
A sneak thief hung about O. Johnson'H
cigar store , 124 North Sixteenth street , Fri
day , until ho saw Mr. Johnson go into the
rear of his store. He tficn stole 1,000
clgurs front one of the showcases.
Jake Wisselman and Z. Steinberg , arrested
for stealing parts of n printing machine
from the lire ruins at the Rees Printing
company's building October 27 , were din-
ehargt'd , there being no evidence against
them.
George Webb of the Midland hotel has
been In the habit of loaning his overcoat to
friends who wished to go short distances
from the hotel. Yesterday morning Frank
Smith , a hunger-on about the hotel , bor
rowed it < aml left the city.
D. R. McQuIro and George Booth , the two
men who were arrested October S on the
exposition grounds on the charge of having
attempted to pick the pockets of James
Brclsford of Dcadwood , S. D. . were dis
charged at their hearing Saturday. The
btato failed to make u case against them.
Miss JulU Ofllcer of Council Bluffs Is or
ganizing a choral society to jlve the "Mes-
ilah" and the "Elijah" In May next , with
eminent artists. Miss Oflicer will conduct
the rehearsals In person and Mr. Thlckstun
of Council Bluffs will be the accompanist.
Amongst those of her committee In Omaha 1
are mentioned Mrs. Wilhelm , Mrs. Cotton , 1
Mrs. Squires , Mrs. Wnkctlold , Miss Blohcp , 1
Mra Peck. Mrs. Llwlsey , Miss HelUg , Mr.
Walter Wllklns , Mr. HnreUou , Mr. Burkley , |
Mr. Helbrook and Mr. Wilbur. Applications i
should be made to Miss Officer at her Omaha
studio , 512 Karbach block.
I Miss Louise Kellogg , hoprano , will begin
the recital season by a concert at the First
Congregational church ou Tuesday evening.
Miss KclloRB will be asiKnl by Miss Luella
Allen , Mr. Slgmuml Landsberg nnd Mr.
Butler , The program will consist of a num '
ber of songs presented by MUs KelloKg , In-
1 cludliiK the beautiful aria. "My Hcait nt ;
Thy Sweet Volet- . " the celebrated aria front i
"Samson and Delilah. " Mr. Uudaberg will I
play the A Hat valso of Chopin uiul it double [
number In addition. Miss Luella Allen will
I play the obligates to suveral of Mlsa Kel-
MOKE'S songs , while Mr. hutlcr will act as ac .
companist.
Rev. A. W , Olark Intends to Supply the
Miuing Link.
WILL PROVIDE FOR NEGLECTED CHILDREN
Kindergarten to lie Started for TliOMo
ItrtTvccn TITO nnrt Fire Vrnrn
During nn Important
Formntlve Period.
nev. A * . W. Clark , who IB running the
child-saving mission near Eighteenth and
St. Mary's avenue , Is trying to add a
public' kindergarten department to the In-
stltution. Ho has been working on the
plan for some time and has enlisted tbo
aid of a number of charitable people and
organizations. Kindergarten Director Chit-
tendon ot the public schools Is giving the
scheme all the support In her power.
The proposed kindergarten Is not In
tended to supplant the public school kin
dergartens , but will be in the nature of n
supplement. The public schools will not
receive any 'children under 5 years of age ,
while the mission kindergarten U Intended
for Just this class of children. Rev. Clark
says about the matter :
"There are a large number ot poor people
lo this city who , on account of poverty or
other reasons can not properly take care ot
their llttlo children. Wo want to have a
school where e can look after Just such
llttlo folk. It is proposed to have
the school open dally from
0 o'clock In the morning until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon , and we Intend to servo the
little ones with lunch. Wo expect to have
a director at the head of the school who
Is thoroughly experienced In the work.
There Is no question that the plan would
bo a success for wo already have some thirty
or forty little children who should be in
attendance at such a school. They cannot.
go to the public school kindergartens be
cause of their ago and many of them are
therefore brought up under conditions that
cannot have other than evil results at their
impressionable years. "
Iiiteri > ntcd One * Dlncnitn Flimi.
A meeting of those interested In the plan
was held at the Child Saving institute yes
terday afternoon , at which seve'ral members
of the Woman's Christian Temperance union
were present , to discus's' with Rev. A. W.
Clark plans for the venture. U is expected
that the committee -will be able to obtain
the services of Miss Fannlo Jordan. The
Roman's1 Christian Temperance union has
pledged $25 a month toward defraying the
expenses of the school. They have done this
distinctly recognizing the work of the kin
dergarten as a part of their work. A com-
mltteo was appointed to complete the ar
rangements and another meeting will be held
when this committee has something definite
to report.
The sewing school in connection with the
Institute' was opened yesterday afternoon
with twenty pupils and five teachers. Before
proceeding to the regular work of the school
there waa a short season ot devotional ex
ercises. All the material on which the pupils
worked was furnished by the Institute and
the finished products become the property ot
the ones who made them. In addition to
the Instruction In sewing there was a short
exercise in physical culture conducted by
Mies Nelllo Holmes. All the teachers volun
tarily offered their services and they were
under the supervision of Miss Nelllo Maget- ,
the superintendent.
A cooking and housekeeping school -was
also organized under the auspices of the
philanthropic ) department of the Woman's
club. It was determined that the first meet
ing of the club should bo held next .Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. At that time the
pupils will make their own caps and aprons
and receive tticlr first Instruction In the art
of housewifery. T'.vet ty-five pupils can bo
accommodated in tbo school and the classes
will bo limited to those who are between tbo
ages of 12 and 15 years. The provisions for
the cooking will be furnished by the insti
tute and the girls will bo taught to prepare
a meal , wash the dishes and clean the ket
tles. In the house cleaning department the
different roams of the institute will be
thrown open nnd the pupils will be put to
work sweeping them and keeping them tidy.
DISCUSSING THE SCHOOL , BONDS.
Committee of the llonrd of Education
Voimlderi tlic Topic.
The question of whether or not the High
bdiool bonds carried at tbo recent election
was a subject that monopolized the atten
tion of a special committee of the Board of
Education for same time this afternoon. At
the election the bonds received more than a
majority of the votes cost upon the bond
proposition , but they lacked a majority of
all votes cast. This being the case , the
members of the Board of Education had
some hesitancy in passing upon the legal
question Involved , consequently the matter
was referred to a commute to secure legal
advice arid report the findings at the next
meeting.
Although not an attorney for the board ,
Ralph Council appeared before tbo committee -
mitteo and advanced some strong arguments ,
holding that the bonds carried at the elec
tion of last Tuesday. Ho said that he had
checked the law out and felt certain that It
was the Intention of the law-makers that
the construction to be placed upon the law
was that bonds should carry whenever they
receive a majority of the votes cast upon
the proposition. He maintained "that a
blank ballot Is not a vote , and hence blank
ball-Is cannot be count'ed against the bond
proposition. The members of the committee
regarded Mr. Council's position as well
taken , but expressed a desire to have the
opinion of their attorney upon the subject.
Tha' matter waa referred to him , and nt
next Monday night's meeting be will sub-
mltjils report in writing , after which the
board will take some action In the premises.
In 1SS9 a similar case was taken to the
supreme court , and at that time It was
held that In order to carry the bonds must
not only receive the two-thirds majority of
the votes cust for the proposition , but two
thirds of all tbo votes cast at the election.
OMAHA'S IIUAI/ril IS VEKY GOOD.
Health OHU-e IlcporU Jio Epidemic *
Uninil to Seanon ,
According to the reports that are being
received at the city health oftlco the health
of Omaha citizens just now Is very good.
There Is a decided scarcity of contagious
| diseases , the city In this respect being
much better off than It was last year.
Pneumonia seems to be somewhat moro
prevalent and there has been rather
unubual prevalence of typhoid fever , but
the number of cases of these diseases Is not
much above the normal.
There Is no such epidemic of tore throats
and diphtheria as there was this time last
t year. In October , 1897 , sore throat waa
j very prevalent among school children , and i
| no less than sixty cases ot diphtheria ol
j greater or less seriousness were reported for ' 1
that month. During the month of October ,
this year , there have been a bare dozen
cases reported , and but few of them have
been serious.
Teaeher llpcomc Student * .
The teachers ot the public school system
have arranged to take a special course in
natural history during the coming winter
months. The Instructors will be Profs.
Brunner and Bessey , the former of whom
will glvu ten lesson ; ) on Insects and birds
and the latter a half dozen lessons on
plants. Both the Instructors will give the
lint lessons In the assembly rooms In the
*
city hall on next Frlday afternoon at 4:30 :
o'clock. Other lessons will be given every
Friday afternoon from now on until the
scries In ended. Ybe object that the teach-
rrs sfuk to attain ! a greater familiarity
with the subjects In order to be better nblo
to Instruct their rcholars In them In the
public school curriculum.
\liclit Hchooln nnd JtliuIcrKitrrnn. (
Superintendent ot Schools Peftrso Is en
gaged In making the necessary preparations
for the opening of the night schools In the
Cans and Leavenworth schools next Monday
night. The teachers are still to bo selected ,
but all other arrangements are very nearly
complete. The school district will supply
the book * , slates , paper and possibly also
the pens and pencils. All who doslro to
take the course of study during the winter
are requested to report at either one ot the
schools at 7:30 : o'clock on Monday evening.
The committee on kindergartens baa made
Its recommendations for tbo additional
teachers needed In the kindergartens next
Monday , when this department ot the public
school system will bo extended from a half
day to a whole day attendance. Superin
tendent Pearse apparently has not yet mada
tip lih mind regarding the appointees , al
though he says that they will conic from the
assigned list.
Iliiuril of Kdticntlon Will I-ciul llanil.
The Board of Education members will
probably join with the other city ofllclala
in the effort to be made In the coming
legislature to have the Interest on war
rants reduced. They believe that a re
duction nt least from 7 to 6 per cent In the
Interest should bo made. The board will
also make an attempt to secure a few
changes In the existing school laws , but
they are of a minor character and nro
chiefly intended to do away with some con
flicts between different provisions. *
Mortality Htntlxtlcn.
The following blrtha and deaths were re
ported to the health commissioner during
the Iwei'vfouhou - * ending nt noon yester
day :
Births Charles F. Moshcr , 1321 North
Nineteenth , boy ; Peter Lage , 2S18 Chicago ,
boy ; E. H. Davle , 3110 South Eighteenth ,
girl ; J. M. Payne , 1111 North Twenty-first ,
girl ; H. J. Grossman , 3337 Taylor , boy ; C.
E. Jenkins , 2513 South Thirteenth , boy.
Death Gertrude L. Adams , 1128 North
Eighteenth , 47 years.
City llnll Noted.
The registrars will draw $2,022 and t it-
judges and'clerks of election $1,590 out of
the city treasury for their work Mils fall.
A largo number of permits ore being Is
sued out of the building Inspector' * omce
allowing property owners to make minor
improvement on their liousct and etoros.
Th3 exposition ambulance which tlic
Health department of thu city desired tn
purchase has been sold to the Clar1 > sea
Memorial hospital ,
CARVING AFFRAY AT A DANCE
John Slohodny Strikes n Girl n-fth
IlrniH KniH-Uli-K anil Slanlic *
Cdwnrd Itlclic.
Me-tz hall , at Thirteenth and Williams
streets , was the scene of a free-for-all fight
In which nearly a hundred men took an
active part last night 'and culminated In a
stabbing affray , the victim being a man
named Edward Riche , who was rescued by
the police from the midst o ! the melee , with
a long gash cut above his left ear. John
Slobodny was the man who wielded the
knife.
The trouble arose through the refusal ot
Slobodny's sweetheart to dance with him.
The Bohemians held a big ball In the ball
last night. It began early and lasted late.
About 10 o'clock Slobodny , who had been
drinking freely , asked Mary Kubat for the
pleasure ot the next dance with her. Mary
begged to be excused and Slobodny struck
her with a pair of brass knuckles. This was
the cue for all the men present to do battle.
The friends of Slobodny ranged themselves
on one side and bis enemies took the other.
For a few minutes the air was full of chairs
nnd other small furniture and when the
police succeeded In separating the con
testants Slobodny bad slashed Rlchc with
a knife and Rlche was about to use a pistol
In self-defense. When Slobodny saw the
officers he ran to a window and Jumped
out of it. A ho Jumped from the second
story and alighted in a chicken coop In the
rear of tbo building he was somewhat lamed
and before he could extricate himself froift
the coop he was captured by the police.
IOIUN * ( Joolnl SvM lon.
Congressman-elect aud Congressman-ln-
fact David H. Mercer was the chairman at a
Koclal session of the local Elks' lodge last
night. He presided In witty and satisfactory
fashion over n larger gathering of members
of the order than has assembled for some
little time. Fully 300 gues'ts ' furnished the
audience for the excellent program that was
put on the boards.
The program Included a song by Mr.
Strycker , a local songster ; tricks of magic
by "Look" of the Streets of All Nation * ,
similar illvertlsement by Choo Ling Fee and
Fook Klvalc of the Chinese village , music by
the Rose brothers and turns by Mr. Collins
and Mr. Hoffman , In addition to n consider
able number of extras. Besides this enter
tainment the audience was provided with n
great sufficiency of refreshments of various
and divers sorts.
Tha affair was engineered by a rommlttpo
consisting ot the following : J. E. Tetard ,
J. C. Farrlsh , W. T. Canada , J. Alnscow and
F. Crawford.
Plank Walk * In1 Ilnd Shape.
There is n growing feeling of disgust in
the northern portion of the city .over the
neglect of the. city officials to compel prop
erty owners to repair their sidewalks. Many
of the plank walks are in a most dilapidated
condition , and as yet nothing has been done
toward requiring the lot owners to mnko the
much needed repairs. This Is particularly
true with reference to the sidewalk along
Nineteenth , from Ohio to , Corby street ,
where much of the abutting property In
owned by millionaires. During last Hal
loween night the boys raided this sidewalk
nnd carried away the loose plankf , piling
them In front yards and upon porches In thn
vicinity. Since then the walk for the dls-
tanco of nearly a block has been n perfcqt
pltfnll and a menace to tbo safety of the
pedestrians who liavo had occasion to pars
over It.
I'llMH oil Appeal CIINCM.
Commissioner Dosch of Oregon , who was.
on the Board of Awards of the exposition ,
closed up hla work last night and made his
final report. In addition to making the
awards on exhibits that were In the depart
ment over which ho had jurisdiction ho
passed upon sixty-four appeal cas s. The
commissioner will leave for home this week.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Paul McConnlck of Billings , Mont. , Is a
visitor In Omaha ,
C. W. Richardson and wife of Brattlcboro ,
Vt. , are stopping over In Omaha for a day
whlla on a western trip.
F. D. Edwards of Lead and W. D. Drlsklll
of Spcarflsh are a couple of South Dakota
bnslneM men visiting In the city.
J. F. Dillon , clerk nt the Mlllard hotel ,
left yesterday for Chicago , and from there
will go to Indianapolis for a visit , returning
to Omaha In time for Thanksgiving.
J. II , Culver of Mllford , late captain of n
troop In Qrlgsby's Rough Riders , and C. J.
Bills of Falrbury , late colonel of the Second
Nebraska volunteers , were Omaha visitors
yesterday.
Dr. Ewlng Drown has been confined to the
house for the 'last week suffering from an
attack of congestion of the lungs with
asthma. Ho waa able to bo out today for
the first time ,
0. W. White of Tacoma , Wash. , arrived In
the city yesterday on his return homo from
a trip to the east and stopped over In tbo
city for a day. Ho Is accompanied on his
western Journey by his sister-in-law , MM.
George T. G. White of Brooklyn , N. Y.
Nobraskana at the hotels : C. F. Way ,
Columbus ; R. M. Thompson , Button ; II.
Wood , Falrbury ; J. M. Beekman. St. Paul-
F W Murphy , North PJutto ; X. W. Wclla ,
Schuylcr.
' Orchard
You Should You Should
Read Our and Wilhelm Read Our
Advertisements Advertisements
| Carpet Co.
at"ree-foldiclen the ingredients are richt prices , right qtinl-
j
ity and right styles. This is our definition of economy , no mutter
how much others may argue tlmt one or more of these is not essential.
Our whole system of merchandising is today built upon this theory as a foundation and will
be carried out on these lines tomorrow and as long as wo are in the merchandise business ,
This month we are offering some unusual opportunities for real economy.
Some of The Carpets Ingrain Carpets
\Vo are Belling Uils month wo bought from the manufacturer The housekeeper's friend. Every lady that does her own housework -
nt his semi-annual clean-up ol DROI ) PATTERNS this means work knows the value of n good Ingrain Cnrpet easy to het > ii
of some patterns too many pieces of liorders for carpets and clean and excellent to wear. Prices ft nur store nro as cheap
( is It Is possible to have them. Our wool carpets nro the kind
others too many pieces of carpet for border hut It also means
that look well until worn out good wool makes tt good look *
low prices some Axrnlnt > tt > ra being offered In this lot as low as
lug carpet poor wool looks like shoddy and Is shoddy.
73c yard. Some Velvets , under 'other ' conditions , worth $1.25 ,
nt $1 , Some Brussels that cannot sell regularly loss than 90c , gent Rugs Special
nt T5c. In addition to these wo are making some splendid
Marked down to this. A lot of beautiful Royal Wlltoa
| showings of'fine Velvet and Wilton Velvet C.xrpetB at $1.15 and Rugs , 3x6 feet ( sample line ) usual price of tlics goods , $ S.OO-
$1.50. JI.GO.
This Elegant
Dining Table.
. . .
Made of quarter sawed oak highly polished
has oval grooved rim large fluted legs a fi rst
class table for little money.
Our price for
table 8-foot $9.50
Wo show .1 complete line of Dining Tables
In bollcl oak from $3.90 for 6-foot , up.
Our S-foot table cannot bo duplicated anywhere -
where for less than $10. Come hero If you
want a good , reliable , well made and up-to-
date table for little money.
Never was our stock of Dining Chairs so
complete as at the present. A largo line
of full post Cane Seat Chairs at 70c , 7uc ,
SOc , JiOc , $1-00 and up.
Sideboards , In solid oak , with French
bevel minor , $11.50 , $13.75 nnd up.
Folding Bed , with supported spring , full
slzi' , $9.00.
Many furnlturo bargains In our basement.
MORRIS RECLINING CHAIHS cushion
scat and back mahogany finish frame , $3.50.
Large Comfort Rattan Rockers , $1.50.
Combination Book Cases and Writing
Desks , in oak , French mirror , $11.50.
Oak or mahogany stand , pattern top ,
nicely polished , 7Sc.
Davenport Sofas
Wo show a largo assortment in various
styles. Some ate upholstered , some with
frame Inlaid , with large ball feet ; some
with mahoenny llnlshctl frame and. claw-
feet , upholstered , plain or tufted. This
week wo will show our special , mmlo In
mahogany finish frame , heavy claw feet ,
upholstered In oriental figured velour , large ,
full slzo Davenport Sofa a bargain nt our
price $22.60.
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co.
VOTE IN DODCLAS COUNTY
OanvaSs of the Vote Completed and Final
r * * t * * \
Returns Footed .TJp. . . , ,
ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE IN TOTALS
llookn -nerall > ' III Good Shape nitd
Itoutlne AVorU of the Hlec-tlon
llunrdn Well Done What
the I'MKiirex Are.
The counts' canvass waa completed by
County Clerk Havcrly and Samuel MacLeod
and William Wnpplch about 7 o'clock yes
terday evening , J. L. Llvcsey having all
the totals footed up at that hour. There
were very few changes of any consequence.
There were uomo slight chaiiKcs In the fes- .
lelatlvo vote , but nothing to alter the rc-
fcult. P. P. Mcrgcn was elected over M. W.
MItzlaff to the West Omaha iissei-sornhip by
a majority of r.2. This wao the only change
of any Importance.
Mr. Wapplch , who has helped to canvass
the returns now for thrco elections , pays he
had lievcr seen better work done by the
election boardti In the entering ot their fig
ures and arranging of tlrelr totals. lion ever ,
soinu Irregularities had to be noted. In the
Eighth district ot the Eighth ward , the
First district of the Seventh ward and the
First district of the Sucoud ward-an the
\ote were not properly tallied on the poll
bookb , but the names on the poll lists and
the number of ballots cast correspond. In
the Eighth district of the Hishth ward the
board bad entered the names on the school
election book but omitted them from the
regular poll list. The omission In the First
district of the Seventh } \ard was caused by
the election officers counting the straight
tickets In a bunch. In tbo Fourth district
of the Fifth ward thuro was a discrepancy of
four votes , the tally sheet fallowing 220 votes
while221 ballots were recorded.
The defection from Winter to Shields
seemed to bo general. The most cxtiaordl-
nary discrepancy In republican totals was
that of the Eighth ward. Detweiler got 901
votes and Klcrsteail only 703. In the Ninth
ward Olmsted received 7S2 to Klerdtpad'H ( < : ! 8.
In the Third , word Beverly got CS7 and Kltr-
stfad 60. } Flynn nnd St Jrgess have the high
est total legislative \ote , the fornierreceiv ,
ing 10,221 and the latter 10150. ; The olicr ; suc
cessful candidates are Beverly , 9,171'Bur- ;
man. 9,815 , Cox , 9.3S5 ; Detwellcr , 9,418 ;
Houck , 9i3S : ; Myers , 9,397 ; Olnuted , 9,520.
The senatorial vote for Crow , Noyra and
Van Dufcu ranged from 9,253 to 9f > 00. Con
gressman David'H. Mercer has tho'highest
tralsht vote ot any candidate. 9.U10. Judge
Hayward came next with 0,6H. Following
Is the compteta ofllclal count :
FOll GOVERNOR.
Mnmoa I ; , llayw.inl S.lill
William A. 1'oynter 8.S11
H. V. Muir ! H
II. S. Aley , . IdS
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FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
George A. Murphy " . . . . . : . . . ' O.IS1
Kdw.ird A. Gilbert ; 8.W.
N. H. Lowrlo . , IK !
J. J. Keirltriin , ' . . KW
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FOU SECRETARY OF STA B.
Cfiick Durus 9.3IG
William K. Porter S.WS
Cliarlfs U. Liiunnn 107
i James M. nilwoitlt , 12
Theodore. Fiernlnu : J
FOIt AUDITOR.
! Trevanyon L. Matthews O.H7
John F Cornell S , d2
C. C. Trowel ! U7
Theodorn John-ton tl
III. H. Conwny ; ' . ' IK !
j FOR TREASlWKIty
I Peter MorUnsen fl.Kin
John II. Mcserve b.WC
llli-um i lurch - . 1'tl '
A , Lull 17
Fred KlMol 110
FO.I. SUPKIUNTINDINT.
i Joint F. Haylor " . . , . . . 9,391
I \Vlllluni It. Jackson . „ , , , . . . fc.Ca :
Mrs. S. C. O , Upton . . , W
Ullen 13. rtter 1
Henry Ittltr . . . > M
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
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NVlsnn I ) , Jackson . V.lfl
C'oiiKtantliu- . Smyth . . . . > 8,735
A. G.Voir n i.irKt-r - . M
Frank G. Odt-ll 17
Charles U. Dakrr 1W
FOR COMMISSIONER.
Orltlltli It. Williams ! Htl
I Jacob V. Wolfe , b.MJ
U. Hlnln , ! > J
U. TI. Kclley IS
S. J. Herman lid
FOR CONGRESSMAN.
David II. Mercer 9,940
Gilbert M. Hitchcock 8,650
FOU STATE SENATORS.
Joseph Crpw ! > ,2f > 5
Isaac NoycH ! .mil
J. H. Van Dusen 0,500
John L. Neblo S.VK
James K. lllley .S.72H
Dudley Smith 8,597
FOll REPRESENTATIVES.
J. A. Beverly 9,171
Frank Hurinan ! i , " > 15
L.OVI Cox 9vsTi :
J. O Dotwellpr 9,418
Miles D. Uouck y"oS
Jnsenn KoutHky 7,2 r
Hush A. Myors 9.397
R. II. Dimmer ! 9.53iJ
Victor H. Walker " ,671
William 8. Ft-lker V > S4
ThonuiH J. Flynn 1 ,221
John W. Hull \n. ( !
J. KM. ICroupa , b , 154
Join hidden -S7D >
J. Kelly McCombs W)1H
James Rn-iclt , > -l
Silas RolihliiH S.IK5 !
.Thomas F. SturRCSB 10,160
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Phil K. Winter 8.219
GcarRO W Shleldi 9.19C
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER SEC
OND DISTRICT.
W. I. Klerotend 2.010
Juma P. Connolly 2,0
FOU COUNTY COMMISSIONER 4T1I
DISTRICT.
Henry Kflsey 1.732
Thomas Hector 2Sb9
ASSESSORS.
F'rHt ' Wnrd-
Krjd lioyHun 515
Alllo McCaim 151
Second Ward-
Alfred Hnlil 711
S. II. l etovfky 1,119
Peter Kemmerllng- VI
Third Ward
Hnry Rhocln r > 40
Tlioma.i Harrington Cl.
Fourth Ward
W. G.-Anderson 790
J. K. Carpenter MS
FICtli Wnru
\V. II. Mallory - . &M >
Kd E. Erillnff CBl
Sixth \Vuicl
George W. McCoy 9SI
T. G. KolloKK : tlll
F. W. Mnnvllle U5
1 Seventh Ward
Lyniau Waterman tto
I Henry U. Newton US
Klzhlli Ward
i W , F.'CowBcr 7W
Chris lioyci 7U !
Ninth Ward-
H Ti'o.stler 711
Hichuid II. Davy 4l > 9
SOUTH OMAHA.
First Wnnl
Kay W. Hunt 571
Thomas Gerry 5VJ
Second Ward
Frank Voranch 2W ,
F. J. Fr.tnek 410 '
Third Ward
Goorfe'c JJyrnc- ir >
, ThonuiH CoiiKdoil 37S
John Hlckoy 1
, Fourth Word
i William llrnderlck 117
' J. NadlltiBky K
J. W-awarzynklewIcz : a
G. Stephens 24 .
The other assessor i lilcctcd were ; |
Chicago Precinct Henry Bowl.
Clontarf Precinct A. Harm.
UoURlas Precinct Herman Roesslg.
Kast Omaha PreclncP. . B. Clausen.
| Ulkhorn Precinct H , U. Lvons.
I Florence Precinct Robert Forgy.
.leffernon Precinct Henry Arp.
" McArdlo Prrclnct Frank Bleick.
Mlllard Precinct Hans Sleh.
' . Platte Vollov Prccltict A. R. Dodson.
I Union Precinct W. L. Crosby.
! Waterloo Precinct C. B. Nichols.
West Omaha Precinct Phil P. Mergcn.
To succeed 3. B. Clark us Justice of the
pence of West Omaha , Chris Stelger was
I elected.
i Sranillnitilnn llnll.
The various Scandinavian societies of the
city united last evening In giving their an
nual concert and ball at Qermaula ball. The
program , which waa given under the
auspices of the Slnijcn Society Norden , oon-
sNtcd of a v : al solo by Mies Emma Moeller ,
entitled , "Walling , " and a tenoi solo by
Prof. Adolf Kdirrcn. Then the two sang as
a duet an old Swedish folk fcong , "Footsteps
of Angela. " This was followed I > j a humor
ous recitation by Prof. Edcren. After the i
conclusion of the concert the lloor was i <
cleared for the ball and the ilanilni ; con-1 I
tlnued until a late hour. Refreshment ! *
wcra served at midnight.
N Will Nliirt Null * .
The depositors of the defunct German
Savings bank huvo decided to take Ironic-
dlnto steps to obtain some Katlxfactlon for
tboir losses. This was determined at n
meeting held In the New York Life bulldlnz I I
We Make Coucbcs to Order
Wo want to Impress you with the fact
that wo show the best ? 15 Couch made-
three styles of frame , twenty patterns ot
cover to select from. Couch Is 30 Inches
wldo , C feet ions , tufted , haH beat steel
pprlnga , with spring edge , heavy mahogany
finished frame a 522.00 value for $15.00.
Ladles' Sowing Itnttan Rocker , ? 2.8oi
Handsome oak or mahogany finish cobble ?
seat Iloclu-r , polished , $3.50.
Brass Stnnds , J2.10.
Ladles' Wilting Desk , in oak or Itnlla
tlon mahogany , polished , $3.00.
last night , which was largely nttdndcd by'
the holders of the receiver's certificates' . It
was voted to place the certificates In the
handu of V. 0. otrlcklcr for collection and
the meeting adjourned to Mr. Sirlcklar's
otllce , whtro an arrangement w w conceded.
Mr. Strlcklcr was unable lo nay lutt night
just what steps would next bo tn'.ton. Ho
bald that ho had not had mi opportunity to
become familiar \\lth the case , hut thatsoma
dcfinito action would bo taken nt once In be
half of the depositors with a vlow to Secnr-
Inp HOIUO sort of u settlement ot thcltf
claims.
i u Siilnon "WlmliMv.
Two men who- bore n grudge against John
Achatz , the propilotor of the Klondike
saloon , nt 901 Jackson street , and tried to
oven up scores by nnnshlni ? the plato filasa
windows of the saloon with bricks wi retaken
taken Into custody by the pollco last night
about 10 o'clock.
The names of the men are fioniKO Smith
and EU Cbarlngton and the troubln origi
nated early In the evening , when they tn
company with two women wore drinking In
the bar room. Aehatz nwkcd the women to
leave the place nnd they refused to 1 > ro.
Ho then attempted to put thorn out hy
forclblo means anil hucoeedt-d , but the men
resented the ( treatment accorded the \vnincn
and after the party hud been outside , for a
tow minutes hofulng a consultation thoao In
the saloon woio surprised hy a t'howcr of
brlcka that were hurled through the win
dows. A huge plate glass window was
smashed to Htnlthpreens nnd Arhatz lost no
tlmo In calling the pollco and having all
four arrested. The mon wi-ro held nn the
charge of malicious d otructlon of property ,
but the women were roloascd.
Cunluily of an IiiHiine Woman.
Ruby Nicholson , the demented youiifj
woman who has been confined In the clly
Jail until nho could bo cared for by hnr rela
tives , won the canoe of a ) ontrovuiv : JCH-
U-rday between the odlclals of Ih'r cltv nnil
county Jails. Those In charge of the city
Institution. helloUng that the glrl'H relatives
did not Intend to provide for her , secured an
order committing her to the county Jail and
took her to that place for kcitplng. The
Jailer refubud to receive the girl for the rea
son that ho did not liavo room for liiAtnn
people. She wan returned to the city lull
and a now ordur made out charging her v/lth
vagrancy , but Jailer Sham ! of the tounty Jail
would not receive the plrl on that order
cltner and she \\as again loturncd. Thu city
Jail ofllclals then sent her to Jailer Shand a
third time and on his continuing to iv.'uso
to receive her she was placed In the corri
dor of the institution and left there unpro
vided for ,
County Judge Baxter has Issued the fol
lowing marriage licenses Hlnce. last publica
tion :
Name and Residence. ACO
J. Henry C. Scbroi-der , Omaha . < ]
Pauline Fechner , Oinulm . 50
Mitchell F. Brown , Omaha . 01
Julia Beck , Omaha . J7
Ncrbln Sandefur , Fort Crook , Neb . "I
Maggla Harrnlsen , Delaware , Ky. . . . . . . . "t
Oua Smith. ChlcaRO . JJ0
Anna SgoMraml , Omaha . 21
William Mueller , Onialrt . > >
Kinma Schnclderwlnd , Omaha . I'.Js
Henry Thick- , , Chicago . 33
Lcthoy Hall , Rexford , Kan . " Q
Frank Bcnlon , South Omaha . - ,
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Julia Murray , P.oxford , Kan . , , ] < )
Charles T. Carroll. Mlddlotown , Conn. . . . .23
Roscnl Gordon ) , New OOeans . , . . .23
you CAX. > OT ci'itn '
II V Interim ! I
The only way to euro piled In every form
Is to use a remedy like the Pyramid Pllo
Cure , which Is applied directly to the partx
affected and Its wonderful heallnj ; effects
are left on the first application because the
medical properties are rapidly absorbed by
the sensitive membranes of the rectum and
the cure IB upccdlly imule , and almost before
tbo patient Is aware of It , every tlaco oC
piles lias left him.
This Is ono reason why the Pyramid Pllo
Curu has been ro bucccguful. U Is applied
directly where it Is needed and where It
will do the most Rood. Not by the raund-
about way of the stomach , nor by the harsh ,
barbarous methods of various surgical opera
tions and to called byHtems.
Its advantages over all other pllo cures are
theKo ; It cures without pain , the euro H
labtlng , it contains no poison and in thu
( julckcst and cheapest euro yet found. It In
made by the Pyramid Drug Co. , of Mar
shall , Mich. , und Rdd by all dniKsisU at
one dollar per package.