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OMAHA DAILY 1JEE : SUNDAY. JANUAKY i2'1801) ) .
HELPS OUT LOCAL PACKERS
Oat to Ba Made oa the Froducta of the
Pecking Houses.
NEW RATE TO APPLY FROM CHICAGO EAST
While Heliednlc HUH Not Ileen Oltl-
clnllr Announced , It IH Bspeetcd
thnt It Will < ! o Into Street
l.iint of the Month.
South Omaha packing houses will be In-
tcrc ted In the news of a reduction ot
freight rates on packing house products for
domestic use , which is unofficially an
nounced from the cast. A meeting ot the
presidents of trunk lines was held In New
York City last Tuesday , and It Is said these
officials agreed upon the reduction In this
class of freight from Chicago to the east. The
ibenefit will apply only to products Intended
for eastern conaumptlon , ns the new rate
will not be lower than the rate for export.
The new tariff has not been officially
promulgated , nor IF It known In this city
when It will be.
Local freight men have heard unofficially
that the reduction has been agreed upon ,
but have heard nothing through official
channels , BO they are at present about as
much In the dark as to the full scope of the
change as the fecneral public. However , the
present rate on packing house products for-
domestic consumption from Chicago to the
cast Is 30 cents per 100 pounds , and the
new rate will be 25 cents. There will be no
change In the rate from Omaha to Chicago ,
but on all shipments to eastern points the
packing houses here will bo benefited , and
that constitutes the larger per cent of their
business. The new rate Is Just the same as
the export rate has been , therefore , on ex
ported products , there will bo no benefit to
bo derived.
H Is also reported that a reduction wll
tie mad& on oata , reducing the rate from
Chicago east from 20 cents to 17V4 cents
end corresponding reductions ore believed to
have been made on cattle and live hogs , all
of which will be felt In the west when ship-
tncnts are made of the 'higher ' grades ot
stock. The exact figures on these lines , how
ever , are not known. It Is suspected tha
the new rates will go Into effect Februarj
(1 ( , although on this point It Is all con
jecture.
MOMIiilS TO THIS COAST
Twenty-Second Infantry Divided lie
tween Three Ilondn.
Only three roads put In bids for the trans
portntlon of the Twenty-second Infnntr
from Fort Crook to Ban Francisco. Thes
were the Rock Island , Missouri Pacific an
the Ilurllngton. The Union Pacific was no
represented. The bids were opened by Cap
tain Baxter , quartermaster of the depart
oifint , and as they wcro alike In amounts
the contract will bo divided among them.
The Burlington will get four companle
and the freight , and each of the other road
four companies. The Ilurllngton will de
liver Its trains to the Union Pacific at Cheyenne
enne or Denver for transportation to Ogdcn ,
and 'io other roads will use the Denver &
Hlo Grande to Ogden.
Tbo rate will be $15 per capita , and 75
cento per 100 pounds of freight , to
Ogden , and from that point baggage
nnd passengers will bo carried to
'San ' Francisco over the Southern Pacific.
There will bo no direct change for this
latter haul , us the Southern Pacific Is a
bond-aided road and' the amount of tb >
transportation will bo credited up on Us
account with the government. The wives
end children of the officers and enlisted
men will bo transported free to Ogden , and
from there to the coast the charge will be
$13.80 and $11.50 respectively for first and
econd-class fare.
Captain Baxter estimates that the trans
portation .furnished by the three roads out
of Omaha will amount to about $24,000 , with
about the same amount to bo credited to the
Southern Pacific.
The absence of a bid from the Union
Pacific is something of a surprise to those
railroad men net familiar with the Inside
of the transaction , but It Is not believed
for a minute that the Overland Route Is
left without some share of the proceeds ,
though the amount Is known only to the
officers of the road.
Shop Work ItoomlnK.
As an evtdenco of the new llfo which the
Union Pacific- has lately experienced it Is
Bald that the shops of the company at Cheyenne -
enno are Just now doing moro work than for
years past. Every department is rushed ,
nd 'tbo ' amount ot work on hand is con
tinually Increasing. It is said that every
It's like the
flight of the
swiftest bird.
Today , well ;
tomorrow , ill ;
and the next
day , "Dangerous
with the Grippe. "
First you're chilly ,
then the fever , head
ache , cough , intense
pain , and terrible
prostration. Unless
checked , you swiftly
go from one to the
other.
But the disease
can be checked , cut
short anywhere in
its course.
Stop it the moment
it begins. Take
The first dose re
lieves ; a few doses
cure. You escape
a long illness with
all the dangers of
pneumonia and con
sumption.
Twoilm ! Met * . , ll.M ,
: ;
bollermaker and machinist who has applied
there for work has been given a place. It
In the Intention of the company to put all
of Its rolling stock In flrst clou condition
and keep It so. In the car shops a largo
force of men l employed , nnd they are
working a good deal of overtime.
IteorKnnlrntlnn of ( iiitf Itiuul.
1'laiiB for the reorganization of the Kansas
City , I'lttAburg & Quit railroad practically
have been agreed upon. The present $22-
, " 78,000 first mortgage 5 per cent bonds are to
bo refunded Into a 4 per cent bond , It Is
proposed to give the holders of a $1,000 5 per
cnt bond a new 4 per cent bond to the
aluc of $ S30 and preferred stock to the ex-
cat of $210. The preferred stock IB to bear
per cent for n certain period , when It be-
omes a I per cent bearing security. It Is
cportod thnt the total Issue of new 4 per
ent bonds will be $35,000,000 , or at the rate
f $25,000 a mile on 1,100 miles of road , the
< nnsas City & Northern connecting railroad ,
ho Omaha & St. Louis , the Omaha , Kansas
Jlty & Eastern , and the Qulncy , Omaha &
Kansas City roads being Included In the
ystem. The plan provides for reducing the
fixed charges from $1,260 per mlle a year to
1,000 a year , which on the main line and
he terminals of the Plttsburg & Gulf
proper would result In a reduction In fixed
'barges fully (200,000 a year.
Hnllrond Eiteniloti Probable.
It Is reported from Chicago that President
Hughltt of the Northwestern has assured
Sioux City people that the construction of
the Movllle extension Is on the company's
irogram , and will bo constructed ns soon
as his road owns a line from Sioux City to
Missouri Valley. Mr. Hughltt's statement Is
; oncrally accepted as meaning that unless
the Northwestern secures title to the Sioux
City & Pacific , soon to bo sold , It will
parallel the latter line. There Is no likeli
hood that the Northwestern will make a
higher bid for the Sioux City & Pacific than
the coat of paralleling would amount to.
Work , on Alnxknn Kond.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 21. I'etcr li.
Harper , secretary of I ) . C. Froscr , the Eng
lish capitalist , who Is backing the White
Pass & Yukon railroad , Is here on his way
cast. He says the railroad Is now com-
plctcd from Skagway to the summit ot
WhUo Pnss. The company Is hiring all the
men It can get , as It Is desired to com-
pleto tbo road as soon as possible to Fort
Selkirk , thirty-two miles from Skagway.
About 0,000 men are now on the company's
payroll , but it is hard to keep them and
stampedes to the gold fields are frequent.
Itnllnny Notm nnd 1'ernonnln.
F. A. Nash , general western agent ot the
Milwaukee , has gone west on a business
trip.
E. 0. Davidson of Denver , traveling pas
senger agent for the Colorado Midland , Is in
Omaha.
Freight Traffic Manager John A. Munroo
of the Union Pacific has returned from a two
weeks' trip to the east.
E. T. Monett of Chicago , general western
passenger agent of the New York , Ontario
& Western , Is calling on the local passenger
ngcnto.
W. J. Ilobertson. superintendent of the
Burlington station and general yard master ,
has returned from a ten days' visit In the
cast , during most of which time he was at
Philadelphia.
Directors of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minne
apolis & Omaha road Thursday declared a
dividend of 3V4 per cent for the year on Us
common stock. They also declared the regu
lar semi-annual dividend of 3 % per cent on
the preferred stock. The dividend on the
common stock Is 1 % per cent more than was
paid In 1E98. Both dividends are payable
n February 20.
Announcement has been received by rnll-
oad mon 'hero ' from C. S. Mellen , president
f the Northern Pacific , that J. W. Kin-
rick , general manager of the road , has Jusi
l > een appointed eecond vlco president , and
. M. Hauoaford , general traffic manager
as been appointed third vice president o
10 system. Both of these men are wel
nown to local railroad officials.
W. A. Bancroft , vlco president and genera
nanager of the Oregon Short Line , and 8
V. Eckels , general 'traffic manager of uie
ame road , have arrived In Omaha from the
ast. They have been to Now York on bus
ess for the company and are now on thol
way home. They traveled In the Oregon
hort Line special car No. R. which was at
ached to the fast mallfwest. This train
> y the way , was an hour late out of Oman
oday.
A suit has just been brought In the Unite
States court In Now York City by C. H. Yen
ner which has for Us purpose a delay In th
ransactlons looking to n union of the Unto
"aclflc and Oregon Short Line roads. Th
axact nature of the action brought Is no
known here , aa the legal department of th
Jnlon Pacific has had no Information regard
ng It except that contained In the press dls
latches. The Venner who brings the suit i
ho same man who had so much litigation
with the water works company ta this city
some branches of his case being yet In th
United States court.
General Attorney B. T. White of the Elkhorn -
horn goes to St. Louis and next week will
appear bafore the United States court of ap
peals to argue the bond case from Holt
ounty. This suit was tried before Judge
Hunger In the court here about a year ago.
H involved the validity of railroad bonds
voted by Gratum township In Holt county.
Pho bondholders brought action to compel the
county commissioners to make a tax levy
o provide money with which to meet the
bonds. The Elkhorn Is only Indirectly In
terested In the suit as a taxpayer In Holt
county ami Is opposing the action of the
xmdholders. The bondholders won the case
jefore Judge Munger and It has been taken
o the court of appeals oa error.
MINING INTERESTS AGREE
Mutual Concennlonu Are Made nnd n
Satisfactory Settlement !
probable.
P1TTSBURG , Jan. 21. Concessions are
aelng made by representatives of the coal
miners and operators on the Joint scale com
mittee and the outlook for a satisfactory
settlement of the question Is more promis
ing than at any time alnco the opening of the ,
interstate convention. The miners have
gained a partial victory In securing a favorable . -
able consideration of the eight-hour work
day clause In the new agreement. A fight
Is being made by the operators for a double
standard , while the miners Insist on the
run-of-niluo system and tbo abolition of
screens.
The demands of the miners for nn ad
vance equivalent to 10 cents a ton under
the present screen system may bo modified
somewhat. The operators' demands for n
reduction of 10 cents a ton will not be con
sidered at nil by the diggers.
The Interstate convention met today , and
the Joint scale committee was not ready
to report , adjourned without transacting any
business.
MUCH SICKNESS AT DAWSON
Government to He Anked for Appro.
prlntlon to Afford llellef for
the Sufferer * .
DAWSON , Dec. 22. ( Via Seattle , Jan. 21. ' )
Tie situation hero Is gloomy. The number
ns
ber of sick Is Increasing , pnd the six hospitals
sve
pitals are full. The mounted police have
donated for the help of the poor some (30,000
in cash from their treasury. This leaves
them with but $4,000 cash on hand. Com
missioner Ogllvle called a meeting to decide
on ways and means for relieving the situa
tion and a memorial asking for aid will be
sent to Washington.
U U estimated that (9,000 a month will
bo required to pey for the treatment of Indigent
nn
digent patients. The death rate this winter
nn
ter has been almost as great as In the sum >
mer. Several stampedes to now fields have
recently occurred , but In each case the gold
seekers were disappointed.
Smallpox Appear * In Kentucky.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 21. There are now two
cases of smallpox In the pest bouse at Fort
Thomis. Kv. . . „ _ _
MONEY FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Members : of Board of Education Tackls the
rinancfal Question Agftin.
DECIDE UPON THE LEVY FOR THE YEARma
Conclude thnt They Cnn fict AloiiR
If the Council Will Levy a Tax
of rive nnd Onc-Kourth
Mill * .
The Board of Education last night proved
to be a llttlo more moderate In Us demand
for n levy for school purposes during 1899
than wan anticipated. It asked the council
for a lump sum of $442,200. It from this U
deducted the amount that the board esti
mates will come In from liquor licenses ,
fees and other miscellaneous sources , $239-
031.77 , the council will be required to raise
by taxation $183,168.23. On the 1809 as-
eessmont returned by Tax Commissioner
Sackctt , which in round numbers is $31,900-
000 , this will bo about equivalent to a levy
of CVi mills. It was generally reported and
expected that the board would ask for 6
mills.
In making the demand upon the city coun
cil , the boatd very cleverly nnd dlplo-
atlcally did not make much use of the
ord deficit , but really nnd actually did
rovlde for enough funds over and above
he running expenses of the year to wipe
ut one-third of Us deficit by January 1 ,
900. For upon the surface the board only
sks for $442,200 spending money for the
ntlro year , as a matter of fact. It has al-
eady spent $53,082.81 of Us 1899 resources
nd therefore , If It gets the money H asks
or from the council , It will actually have
total of $193,282.81 to pay running ex-
enses and to apply on Ita debt during the
car.
Portion of the Hocelptn.
This apparent financial puzzle Is made
osslblo by the fact that $119,000 liquor II-
enso fees were paid Into the school treas-
ry before January 1 , 1899. This money ,
nder the law , comprises a portion of the
899 receipts , but before the flrst of the
ear $53,082.81 of the money was spent In
aklng up outstanding warranty If this
um of money had not been so used , the
ebt of the board on January 1 , 1899 , would
have been and actually was $159,392.91 ; but
vlth this sum deducted It appears In the
board's statement as but $10 ,310.10. Inas
much as the board figures that Us receipts
rom liquor licenses for 1899 will amount
o $239,000 and in Us statement of the prob
able resources for the year it makes this
tern about $53,000 less , U Is evident that the
board Is decreasing its debt by this amount
and the $442,200 Is to be used for running
expenses.
This Is shown in a couple of statements
hat were drawn up by Secretary Glllan upon
vhlch the calculations were made. This flrst
table shows tbo liabilities ot the board and
the probable expenses for the year , com-
mrcd with last year :
. . . .
„ -
ComnnrlHon of ExpciiNei.
Expended Estimate
foriS99.
Warrants outstanding
January 1 , 1S > 99 . $106,310.10
For advertising . $ 409.00 500.00
Books . 7,833.91 8,500.00
Cartage. . 1,413.15 1,500.00
Census enumerntors . 9S6.76 l.OW.OO
Drawing , music nnd kin
dergarten supplies . 3,10 ; . II 3,000.00
Electric power . 503,50 500.00
Election expenses . 1,634.75 l.GOO.OO
Examining committee . . . . 440.00 300.00
Express and freight . 626.95 550.00
Fuel . 12.9C9.08 13.000.00
Furniture . LOOMS 7,000.00
Improvements . 3,103.24 4,000.00
Interest and exchange. . . . 32,590.87 42,500.00
Janitors' salaries . 20,609.3i > 31.0UO.OO
Light . 530.27 550.00
Maps , charts and globes. 2S5.8G 400.00
Printing . 1,125.53 1,600.00
Hent . 1,197.59 1,500.00
Labor . 21,009.62 18,000.00
Repairs ( material ) . 9,254.09 7,000.00
Salaries of ofllcers and
clerks . 11,713.00 11,800.00 ,
Stationery and supplies. . 7,310.16 7,500.00
Sites . 20,626.15 .
Sinking fund . 18.000.00 22,000.00
Teachers' salaries . 240,507.23 235,000.00
Transmlsslsslppl exhibit. . 1,571.12 .
Miscellaneous . 1,637.81 2,000.00
Total expenditures . . . $432,020.63 $142,200.00
Total liabilities 1899 . 648,510.10
In 'the following table Is shown the prob
able resources for 1899. The cash In the
treamiry consists of liquor license money
paid In to the amount of $119,000 before
January 1 , minus the $53,000 that was used
In taking up outstanding warrants :
Cash In treasury January 1 , 1S99. . . . $ 05,331.77
Liquor licenses yet to be paid In. . . . 120,000.00
State apportionment . 65,000.00
Miscellaneous IlcJiises . 15,000.00
rine in police court . l.sno.OO
interest on funds . 1,000.00
Unts . WW.UO
Miscellaneous sources . 300.00
Amount to be raised by taxation. . . . 193,168.23
Total . $412,200.00
Letter to the 'Council.
The amount of money that the board
wants will bo ma Jo known to the council In
.ho following letter , although 'Members Bur-
gcss , Black and Hayward , Superintendent of
Schools Pearso and Secretary Glllan were
appointed a committee to explain further
when the council meets to make the annual
avy :
In pursuance of section. 3747 of Cobboy's
Consolidated Statutes ot Nebraska of 1S93 ,
wo have been Instructed by the Board of
Education ot the echoal district of Omaha to
eport to you itho amount of money that will
M required to support the schools of this
district and that will have to be expended
tor the year ending December 31 , 1899 , as
'ollous :
For the support of the schools $370,700
For the erection and furnishing of
school buildings 7,000
For the payment of Interest nn bond. 42,500 .
For the creation of a sinking fund. . 22,000
Total $112,200
Making a total of $442,200 necessary for
the support of the public schools as above
enumerated , which amount you are ro-
queetcd to provide.
The amount of the deficits arising during
preceding years , amounting to $159,392.91 ,
Is not Included In the above estimate.
The levy was settled very harmoniously by i
a bare quorum of the board , only nine mem
bers responding to the roll call Bandhauer ,
Black , Burgess , Cowle , Hayward , Hess ,
Tral , Van Gilder and Pcnfold. In contrast
with his explosion last Monday night , Van
Glider was disappointingly quiet. The only
nerds ho spoke were a yea or nay In answer
to the roll call , nor was ho urged to ayer
more , for the special order of business for
which the meeting was called prevented
anything like the "call down" that Is re
ported to bo In Btoro for him.
Tha levy matter was reported by the
finance committee. This body recom
mended the letter whlci. will be Stinr to the
council and It also furnished the statement
of the expected expenditures and resources.
When the former statement was first reported -
ported the Item for the sinking fund was
$20,000 Instead of $22,000 , but the 1S9S col
umn shows that In that year but $18,000
Instead of tbo required $20,000 was put into
the fund. Therefore the difference was
made up. There was also nn Item of $10-
000 for "construction , " which was meant to
provide means to construct a new cus
todians' building , but tfals Item was stricken
out-
Explaining the nxnetuei.
Member Burgess ot the finance committee
explained some of the Items In the expense
statement. The Increase In the furniture
Item will be Incurred In furnishing the new
school buildings that are to be erected this
year. The Increase In interest and exchange
is made necessary by the $250,000 school !
bonds Just Issued. In the Janitors' Item , , a
Janitor In the proposed new Davenport DO I
must be provided for. The $15,000 increase
in the Item for teachers' salaries Is due to
tue fact that the school year tills summer
will bo tno wccka longer than usual to make
up for the two weeks that were clipped oft
al the I opening of last fall's term on accouut
of tuo exposition , The other Increased
estimates ! ore consequences of expected In
creases In school attendance. The decreases
shown In the repairs Item mean retrenchment
ghoei
ment ,
Thcro was some llttlo discussion on the
several Itcnvs , but no further changes wcro
made , The resolution was about to be put
to a vote -nhcn Member Hess wanted to
know whether the members ot the finance
committee , who had spoken to the city
council and the mayor regarding the levy ,
had learned whether or not the city proposes
'to appeal from the recent district court < lo-
clslon ntitch requires the council to make
any levy the school board requires ; It It
did not Intend to appeal , whether it had
made arrangements to pay the deficits which
have resulted In Its refusal to make the de
manded levies In past years.
Burgess stated that from the manner in
which the city has conducted the case It
evidently Intends to appeal. He thought ,
however , ttiat It Is the business ot the city
to notify the school board what It pro
posed to do.
Member Hess said that the reason ha
raised the question was that there Is a bill
pending before the legislature authorizing
school boards to make their own levies ,
which , he said , will ibecome a law. As soon
as It passed , ho said that the board will bo
required to make up Us deficits unless tlio
council were forced to do so beforehand.
Final action was also taken on the mat
ter of placing the $250,000 high school bonds
celved by the secretary until 2 o'clock on
the afternoon of February 20. Advertise
ments of the sale were ordered printed In
tha local newspapers and the prominent
financial Journals of the country.
MISSION AT SACRED HEART
Oiieni Next Suiulny nnd ContlnnoH
TITO AVeeliH , Directed by Knthera
Two missionary fathers of the Jesuit or
der In the Missouri province will conduct
a mission In the Church ot the Secred Heart ,
Blnney and Twenty-third streets , beginning
next Sunday and continuing two weeks.
They are the Rev. .Marshal I. Boarman , 3.
J. , nnd Rev. Eugene A. Magevncy , S. J.
The nature and scope of a mission , as
understood In the Catholic church , Is little
comprehended by those outside that Ineti-
tutlou. The Catholics think that there are
times when all , heathens and Catholics
alike , are In need of a mission. They set
aside certain times In each of their parishes
and religious communities as a opeclal sea
son ot devotion , when the old members of
the church may brush up on Its dogmas
and ( practices and when those unacquainted
with her teachings are given an opportunity
tc familiarize themselves with her beliefs
and dogmas and to learn her authoritative
Interpretation of what she believes to be
and is prepared to prove , the true meaning
of the teachings of Christ , the Savior.
The Saored Heart church is considered
fortunate In securing such able missionaries
as Fathers Boarman and Magevney. The
former , who Is a stranger In Omaha , Is Bald
to bo the embodiment ot the scholarly , In
tellectual preceptor and has a most Inter
esting style. Rev. Eugene Magcvnoy , who
alternates with Father Boarman , comes
from a family of eloquent speakers and he is
counted ono of the most polished pulpit
orators. He is a man of pleasing , powerful
voice and of graceful gestures.
The missionary fathers want It understood
that the services are for all , without ref
erence to race or creed. ( Besides the gen
eral services , special instructions In the
dogmas of the church have been arranged
for inquiring and Interested non-Catholics
and for adult Catholics not yet Instructed
for first communion or confirmation. These
instructions will bo given every evening at
7:30. :
7:30.Tho
The mission will open with a sermon by
Father Boarman at the high mass , 10:30 :
o'clock next Sunday morning. He will then
outline the work that will bo done the two
weeks of the mission. The order of exer
cises for the real of the mission will be aa
follows : Mass and short Instruction , 6:30 :
a. m. ; mass and sermon , 8:30 : a. m. ; etn-
tlons of the cross , 3:30 : p. m. ; mission for
the children , 4 p. m. ; Instructions for adult
Catholics not yet prepared for flrst com
munion or confirmation and for non-Cath
olics , 7:30 : p. m. ; rosary , discourse and ben
ediction ot the most holy sacrament , 8 p. m.
During the flrst.week the services at 8 p.
m. will be for the -women , and during the
second week 'for ' the men , 'because ' if the
congregation wore not divided the capacity
of the church could not accommodate all
who would attend on evenings. The morn-
ng services both weeks are for all. Con-
'csslon will bo heard any hour In the fore
noon or In the afternoon , after 2 o'clock.
The papal blessing will be given at the
end of each week. The seats will be free
at all services except at the 7:30 : o'clock
and 10:30 : o'clock a. m. masses on Sundays ,
when they will be reserved to thepew -
holders. During their stay the missionary
fathers will be the guests of Rev. P. J.
Judge , the pastor of the church , and those
who bavo questions to ask them may call
on them at the church or pastoral residence ,
2212 Blnney street.
FOR AND AGAINST EXPANSION
Question Debnted nt I.cnicth nt Meet' '
Ing of Men' * IlUtory Clnb of Cn -
tellar 1'renbrterlan Church.
_
Expansion found a place on the program
at the Men's History club at the Castellar
Street Presbyterian church last evening.
Heally It was the feature of the evening.
Favorable to the Issue an article was read
from the Cosmopolitan Magazine written by
General Charles F. Manderson of this city
about a year ago , and before the Issues ot
the war brought up the question. How
ever , this article contained an argument
favorable to expansion and the general
asked that It be read as expressing his views
on the subject. U dealt largely with the
connected with the Louisiana
history purchase - -
chase , the fears expressed by many of the
statesmen of that day that the acquirement
ot this territory would bo the beginning or
the downfall of the republic , and how the
beneficent results of the purchase had more
than fulfilled the wildest dreams ot Us ad
vocates ninety-five years ago.
On the other side of the question 0. M.
Hitchcock made an address , the central
Idea of which was that the people of thla
country had problems enough at home re-
malnlr.g unsolved to occupy their time for
several centuries without assuming others
unnecessarily. He said there are problems
of city , state and national government.
There is also the problem of making lawa
which will regulate and control corpora
tions as Individuals are controlled. He
held that the annexation of the Louisiana | |
purchase and that ot the Philippine Islands i
are two widely different propositions. He i
said the malntalnance of colonial govern
ment In connection with a republic Is an
utter Impossibility. Colonial enterprises , he
Insisted , are solely within the province ot
enmonarchies or of governments ot absolute
power.
At the clOEe ot his address he was asked
bis Ideas of the disposition of the Philip
pines , and In reply said that was a difficult f
question to solve , but he thought if thla i J
.
government would tell the Filipinos to take i
the Islands as their native land , and guar
antee them protection from outside Interference
rut
ference , that they would In time work out
a government for themselves which would
Idot
be more satisfactory to the Inhabitants ot
the Islands than any government thla coun
try could force upon them.
Amendments Considered by Members of the
Joint Committee ,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS TO BE ABOLISHED
Tower of the Cltr Council to Bztenil
the Coriiornte Limit * nnil Annex
Touim nnil Vlllnncw U
Curtailed.
The Board of Public Works , as nt present
constituted , Is to bo abolished If a charter
amendment adopted by the Joint charter
revision committee yesterday afternoon U
enacted into a law by the state legislature.
This , with the adoption and rejection of
some minor amendments , completed the
consideration of nil proposed changes that
have been submitted to the committee , and
consequently the 'body adjourned , subject to
call. It will meet again to consider the
adopted amendments after they have been
drawn up In the shape of a Wll by City
Clerk Hlgby and City Comptroller West-
berg.
berg.W.
W. L. Selby and A. P. Tukey , comprising
the special committee which has been con
sidering the Board of Public Works matter ,
recommended that the body bo wiped out of
cxlstenco. Tbo report follows :
Wo respectfully recommend that all of sec
tion lOla bo repealed.
There have been , no doubt , times In the
past when public works wcro being carried
on so extensively as to require the time nnd
attention of a board * o look after them , but
It Is the opinion ot tbo committee that here
after such works as will be prosecuted by the
city will be done gradually , and In view of
the fact that the city council has been re
duced from the unwieldy number of eighteen
to nine wo are ot the opinion that a board ot
public works Is unnecessary and superfluous
nnd that the duties heretofore performed by
such beard can bo and should be placed upon
the city council , and that the responsibility
of public Improvements should bo placed
upon the city council , where the people nat
urally expect to find It.
By repealing said section It entirely docs
away with such a board , and wo recommend ,
If j the charter does not at present so provide ,
that tlio city engineer nnd such other ap
pointees of the mayor and city council ns
affect the question ot public works report
direct ' to the city council and be under Ua
supervision.
Chnniic Too SiveciiliiHT.
The change was more sweeping than the
other members of the committee desired.
otTl
The section that the report proposed to re
peal contains eomo conditions affecting pav
ing and other specifications and other mat
ters ' that were considered valuable. There
fore It was finally decided to so amend the
section that only the Board of Public Works
will be wiped out of existence.
City Comptroller Weatborg , who Is a mem
ber of the board , was one of those who was
emphatically . in favor of the change. Ho
declared that while the board was primarily
intended . to bo a clieck upon the city en
gineer it is in reality nothing of the kind.
Ho explained that this Is the situation ot
affairs from the fact that the city engineer
Is made chairman of the board flnd the
charter provides that a quorum of the board
must comprise tbo chairman. Consequently
if at any tlmo the city engineer docs not
want to be checked In any of his actions
ho simply need stay away and tbo board
consequently falls to have the quorum neces
sary to administer the check. City Comp
troller Wcstberg also explained that City
Engineer Uosewatcr frequently falls to bo
present when the tlmo of the board meetings
comes due.
ItoKnrilliiR Sidewalk Mnttcr * .
The committee refused to adopt City En *
glneer Rosewater's scheme ot sidewalk dis
tricts. In order to establish uniformity ot
sidewalk construction , the city engineer
wanted the mayor and council given the
power to establish sidewalk districts , similar
to paving districts , subject to protest from
a majority of the property owners within
thirty days. It was decided to leave Uio ;
charter provision as It is , giving the council
IId
absolute power to order sidewalks laid
wherever it deems necessary.
The power of the city to annex surround I-
ing villages was curtailed. At present the
charter gives the power to the city , under
certain conditions , to anuext a mile of territory I-
Id
tory outside of the existing city limits and
to take In cities of the second class If the
citizens ot both places deslro to bo
consolidated. Under this provision 'tho ' city
can take in villages within the ono mlle
limit whether tbo latter deslro to consolidate :
or not. This power was abrogated by an
amendment ot Mr. Sclby , which declares
that In cases of villages , also , the inhabi 1-
tants must signify by a majority vote that
they want to become a part of the city be
fore they can be annexed. This provision
was adopted to satisfy the residents of Dun
dee , who fear that they may be forced In the
future to shoulder some of the city's taxa
tion burdens against tlielr will under the
present charter provision.
The matter of Incorporating the initiative
and referendum Into the charter was placed ;
on file. This disposed of all the amend 1-
ments that have been presented to the com
mittee and the whole batch was turned over
to City Clerk Hlgby and the city comptroller i
to draw up in the form of a bill. A meetIng -
Ing , will bo called to consider this bill when
U is finished.
GocH to the Supreme Conrt.
A superscdeas bond of $60,000 was filed
yesterday by James B. Kitchen as cxecufcir
of the will of Richard Kitchen and resi
duary legatee , and Ralph Kitchen , as guar
dian of the two Whalen boys , In an appeal
to the supreme court from Judge Scott's
decision requiring J. B. Kitchen to pay to
Herbert and Wallace Wbalcn $10,000 each
in cash , in lieu of the hotel stock turned
over to them. The American Bonding and
Trust company of Baltimore Is the surety.
The Whalen boys , through W. D. Beckett ,
appealed to the district court from the
county court. Richard Kitchen In his will
provided that within a specified time the
hotel stock should bo turned over to tbo
bos or the eamo amount was to be given
to them in cash. Mr. Beckett convinces
Judge Scott that the period of time desig
nated had elapsed before the itock wai
transferred to them. The court held that
the alternative condition of paying them
the money had to be carried out.
Civil Service Exnmlnntlon.
On February 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 the Civil Service
commission will hold examinations In any
city where there Is an examining board ,
which Includes Omaha , for the positions of
ship draftsman and assistant ship drafts
man. The commission Is anxious to have
as many applicants as possible for these ex
aminations , as It desires to establish an
eligible register sufficient to meet the needs
of the service , as there are many vacancies
now existing. Everybody qualified to toke
tbo examination Is urged to do ao and that
they may do so the commission Is willing
to make almost any conceralon aa to time
and place upon proper notification. The age
limit for the examinations Is 20 years or
over. Further Information can be secured
by addreeelng the commission at Washing
ton , or the local secretary In Omaha.
Oinnhu CiirlliiK Club.
Owing to the poor condition of the Ice on
the lagoon on Saturday the Omaha Curling
club did not contest for the president's gold
medal , but played an ordinary game , P. L.
Forgan's rink winning by 22 to 12 against
George Anderson's. The nun came out eo
bright that before the game wes finished
there was about nn Inch of water covering
the rink.
Finn for n lilotvotit.
The members of post A of the Traveling
Men's Protective association held a smoker
In their rooir.u In The Bee building last
debt , A corotnUtMt uaa anoatjUad to re-
GIVEN AWAY !
> _ _ _ _
The Best Inhaler That Science Has Devised
to Assist in Curing Those Diseases * of
the Air Passages Called Catarrh ,
Together With a Practical Demonstration of the
Newest and Best Office Treatment of
These Diseases.
EXl'LAIVATIOX I. Nn al pmiRitKr. 2. Chnmhpr In the forehead bone
connecting with the none. . Eimtnclilnit tube lemllnK from the tliroiit
to the ear. 4. The larynx or voice I ) or. B. The Mlndpliie. tl. llronohlul
tube * or nlrplpca of the limit * .
The above figure shotcs the plan of the IVcio Shepard treatment , The medicated
vapors are br < athd into the mouth and uose , entering nil the chumbcr.i of the head >
thence into Hit windpipe , thence into the bronchial tubes and JliMlly into the lumji
proper. In this way potent remedies arc made to reach all the ufjicted surface , * , even t <
the ' ' deep air cells. The healing balm * inhaled are mild and soothing , tjiving almost in
stant relief in Catarrh , Throat and UronchialTroublcs.
It tm acarcclr neoeimnry to dilate nt lenifth here upon the nilvniitiiKen of
treatment of catnrrhal troubles of head , throat , Eustachtnn tubes , bionchlnl tubes , nnd
lungs by Inhalation of medicated vapor. D r. Shepard discovered that all the treat
ments were too severe , too harsh. He fou nd out In trying to solve the problem of
curing these troubles that the doctors wcro driving their remedies In with too much
force : they were producing Irritation Instead of allaying It ; and ho determined that
Ills New Treatment should bo administered as mildly and gently OH possible. The
thousands of cures of old , obstinate cases o f Deafness , Noises In the Ears , Catarrh of
the Head and Throat , Bronchial Catarrh nn d beginning Lung Trouble , cases In many
Instances considered Incurable , attest the w Is dom of the New Method.
DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY Dr. Shopurd will presentto
every new patient and every old patient alike , who renews treatment ,
THE BEST INHALER
that science can devise , by the use of which all patients may have twice n
day at their homes practically the same treatment of gentle , soothing
inhalations as they receive when they visit the ofiicc.
MORE THAN THIS : During the month of January Doctor Shepard
will give to ever } ' applicant in person at His oil'ice
A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION
of this Newest Treatment for the cure of Deafness and of those diseases
of the Air Passages , commonly called C ATA Kit II and heretofore pro-
nounccd "incurable" in order that the entire people may understand its
workings and the advantages it offers over all other treatments.
FREE TO ALL WHO ASK
A letter to Dr. Slicpnrd will brl K to yon by return mull bin free : ! - -
page book on the treatment of Ihewe chronic dlMcnurN , bin Coimultittloii
Blank and other IntercNtlnir literature. Write for them todny.
SHEPARD MEDICAL INSTITUTE
311. 312 and 313 New OMAHA
York Life Bulldlnz. U1UA.I1A
port at tbo next meeting on an entertain
ment that Is to be held in this city some
tlmo during February. It Is proposed to
rent the Trocadero for the occasion and gl\e
a minstrel entertainment , a cake walk and
a number of side features.
Oiniilin Club Election.
At the annual meeting of the 8tokholdern
ot the Omaha club last evening the report
of the Board of Directors was eubml'ted and
.ccepted and the members ot the board were
unanimously chosen to officiate In that ca
pacity for another year. In the report a
material decrease In the floating Indebted-
nces was announced and It was shown that
the incoma of the club exceeded the expen
ditures by nearly $6,000. The total mcmhor-
6htp Is 323 , a gain ot seventy-one over lost
year. The Income for the year was S25
792.19. Following Is the Board ot Directors
for the ensuing year : Charles F. Mander-
1 son , Edward P. I'eck , Luther Drake , Jam en
K. Chambers , Wilson 0. Bridges , W. II. Me-
Cord , Charles K. Coutant , John J , Dickey ,
John E. Wilbur.
DEATH RECORD.
TITO Dentil * at Stunton.
STANTON , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) J.
R. J. Appleby , a prominent real estate man
of thla place , died today from apoplexy.
Ho was 63 years old and was recovering
from an attack of grip at tbo time of his
death. Ho bad just entered his office after
dinner when ho fell and died a few minutes
later. Mr. Appleby was a Mason and for a
number of years was superintendent of the
Methodist Sabbath echcol , He leaves a wife ,
three married daughters and one son , the
latter being the present county clerk.
Peter Pllger , one of the oldest settlers of
this county and a highly respected German ,
died hero at noon today from old age , being
In hU 79th year. His aged wife Is very
feeble and Is expected to live but a short
time.
Mr * . R. K , Given.
EXETER. Neb. . Jan. 21. ( Special. )
Word was received here this morning of the
death ot Mrs. R. E. Riven at Merna , Neb.
Mrs. Given Is the mother of Mrs. J. 8. Ken-
nard of tola place and for several years re-
Bided with her family on a farm southeast
of Exeter. She had been very sick for sev
eral months.
Mob l.ooklnir for Wrlifht.
ZANESVIL.LE , O. . Jan. 21. A mob at
tempted to lynch E. S. Wright today. Wright
1 in jail for u assault on the 18-year-old
daughter of Edwin Taylor of BrldKovlllo.
T1IK rilOI'KIl I3VI2.W.\G DIIHSS.
The proper full dress ( ftilt this year li
little different from that of last year. The
standard material Is undressed worsted.
FudH are undressed worsted in almost In
visible herring bono stripe , sedans in piqua
patterns. Other usual lines of full dress
fabrics are correct. The coat Is of medium
length , waist about 1J > ' ,4 inches , skirt 37U
Inches. The vest Is cut "U" ahupnl , broad
nnd low. Vests , double or single-breasted.
Whlto pique vests with pearl button * uro
worn. And Krug Cabinet Deer I * the cor
rect beverage upon nil full dress occasions.
The proper dress shoo Is of patent leather ,
cloth top , congress , with mock buttons.
Button or Ince "patent leathers" are also
admlHsable. Society's own beverage IB de
licious sparkling , healthful Krug Cabinet
Lncer Ueer.
The proper dress shirt Is a plain bosom ,
open front nnd back , with either button
holes or eyelet holes. Dress .shirts should
always bo laundered with domestic finish.
No other Is HO good ns Krug Cabinet the
real old-faHh'.oncd lager beer with luncheon
at any hour.
The proper dress collar ranges from 2H
to 374 Inches high , according to hilglit of
wearer , straight lap collars being prefer
able. Round polntiul narrow space collar *
are admlssablc Dress collars should ill-
ways be laundered with domestic finish.
KruK Cabinet lager Is good beer It comes
bottled for homo consumption. Telephone
420.
420.Tim
Tim only really correct drctw cuff in a
single link with corners very much rounded ,
laundered Invariably with domestic finish.
As u tonic for frail men or women KniR
Cabinet Is the one known to be perfect.
The proper studs may bo genuine pearls ,
always preferable , or next to these German
Indestructible penrls or plain Itoman gold.
Studs should not bo too laruo. Hermetically
sealed In quart or pint bottles for medicinal
purposes , Knifr Cabinet l > cer U indlspens-
ablu as a tonic.
The proper tlo Is n narrow white lawn
tie , to bo tloxl by wearer. Of course a ready
tied bow would be iidmlssuble. You'll al
ways find KruK Cabinet beer ndmlfsable
nnd eminently correct upon any occasion.
Thoroughly reliable , lieur telephone 420 In
mind.
The proper shirt protector Is of black
satin , black ottoman or black moire nntlqua
Bilk with quilted lining of Krug Cabinet
Lager Uecr.
The proper glove may either bo of white
or pearl white , with or without dainty blacker
or self color stitching on back. It Is , how
ever , preferable to arlnk Kruu Cabinet beer
with an ungloved hand , swallow by swallow ,
nnd enjoy its dellclouanegs.
The proper cuff button should match In
shade and style button worn In bosom and
may bo the same color us Krui , ' Cabinet
bc r if desirable.
The proper hulf hose should Invariably be
black background uml may be relieved by
dainty effects in stripes , dots or figures
vlrtlcal trlpt'H preferable. Half quarts of
Krug Cabinet are ailml.inalilo for select
KUthtrliiKH of two , < | Uiirtri whpru the nt-
tendunc * Is larger. Telephone 42V and get
your order In early.