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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1899)
THE OMAHA DATLT Et THTDAY. FEIS1UTATJY 3. 1801) . ULR1CII MARES HIS REPORT Landscape Architect of the Exposition Presents Sorao Figures. DETAILS OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED I'tirxtiod lij AVJiloh llnrrcu ilmVcrc OoiMorlcil Info Hcnutlftil 1'nrlin t'owt o ( the Turk. The official report of Rudolph tllrlch , the landscape ; architect under whose direction the beautiful effects of the Transmlssls- slppl Exposition grounds were planned and carried Into execution , has been completed and transmitted to Manager Klrkemlnll of the Buildings nnd Grounds dcpartucnt. A great deal ot the subject matter of tbc re port waa Included In the npecl.il clltlona of The Bee on tha opening day anil during Jubilee week , but detailed statistic * are now submitted which could not bo secured at that time. The report It Introduced by < i general dc- ecrlptlon of the exposition grounds , which consist of the Kountze tract , 2,590 kct lout ; by CSO foot wide and containing forty-three acres ; tbo Bluff tract. 3,447 feet long by \ BOO feet wide and containing thirty-debt j acres , and the North tract , which embraced eighty-seven nires After referring briefly to the general arrangement of the grounds Mr , Ulrlch proceeds to give u concise hut exhaustive review of the work that was performed by his department. The grading was begun April 27 , 1807. with the excava tion for the Ueoon This was comnlcted by the end ut June. It required the removal of 105.000 cubic yards of rnrlh. which wns accomplished by n force of fifty-two men nt a cost of SIC.411 36 The construction of the embankments required 4.139 feet of sheet piling at a cost ot $7.104 $ U. The ca pacity ot the basin was 13.000,000 gallons nnd the excavated material , which amounted altogether to 118.103 yards , was used for the construction or the terraces on which the sit main buildings were erected. De- eldes the material secured from excavation 170,000 yards of earth ncre require 1 for grading and tor the construction of at > proachcs to the viaducts and tfto various buildings. The grading on the other tracts wa a comparatively simplemallei , but the entire amount of earth handled on the throe tract/I wa 876,750 yards , at a coil of $17,827.01. I'litrnn niul Drlvon. The construction of roadways and wnllts was another Important feature of the out- Bide decoration. The total area ot plaras tl drives and walks was 124.018 square yards , or 34.053 lineal feet equal to 6.6 miles. Crushed lime rock was used for this work , a depth of four Inches being laid on Ihe roads and two Inches on the walks. The total quantity ot this material that waa used was 13,111 ynrds. This feature of the work cost $32,587.82 , Including Its maintenance dur ing the exposition. The entire Job was performed during the spring of 1S9S with a force of twelve men , eight teams , a steam roller and a sprinkler. The brick pavement In the Main court , with small arcao under the colonnades , on approaches to bridges and other points , ag gregated 30,441 square yards and cost $11- 657 68. A largo pan of the report is devoted to the planting of trees and shrubbery and the additional adornment ot the grounds with flower * and vines. With the exception of a tow largo trees on the Bluff tract the grounds x\ero \ entirely barren of foliage when the parking was begun. About 1.000 trees , bought fiom Nebraska nurseries , wcro planted along the boundary of the Kountze tract i In April , 1807 , the selection belng'.of the rapid growing -varieties , such as pop lars and soft and older maples. The plantIng - Ing on. the Bluff tract was begun In the fol lowing November. The plans called for four rows , each. 500 feet longof large trees to shade the main avenues. Tor thcso strong , healthy eott maple * from six to twelve Inches In diameter wcro secured from the Redlck farm and transplanted to the grounds. There v/ero about 100 of them and the most successful results were ob tained. About the same number of miples , poplars , planes , elms and catalpas , from nix to eight Inches In diameter and ten to thirty feet high , wore planted along the side roads and in groups. lit Con * . The planting was resumed In the early spring of 1808 with 103 men and twenty teams. The stock waa found In abundance on the river bottoms , and consisted of cottonwood - tonwood , plane , mulberry , dogwood , wild plum , birch , buckthorn , snowberry nnd vari ous ether varieties. -addition vast num bers of evorgrcens , creepers , vines and perennial and annual plants were trans planted to complete the conception of tlio architect. A peculiarly successful feature was tbo planting of sixty large Catnip * trees fronj eight to ten Inches In diameter nt the foot of the terraces and as man/ more North Carolina poplars near the colon nades and adjoining tbo Government build ing , The entire planting Included 13,500 trees and bushes and the total coat of these purchased from nurseries mis $3,76864. About 00 largo oleanders , ngavcs nnd monumental mental evergreens. In tubs , and eighty-five largo vases filled with plants were dis tributed around the lagoon nnd main court. The lawns aggregated twenty-ono acres , on which the most satisfactory rctmlts wer * secured. The seed consisted of three-fifths English rye and two-fifths Kentucky blun grass , with n slight addition of orchard grasi and white clover to ompbasl/o the coloring. In place * where the Inferior qual ity of the soil prevented needing iho are ? * were aodded at a total expense of $ l,027fiC. The greatest uumbei of men employed by the landscape department at any ono time was 210. Laborers received $1.50 n day , foremen , from $1.75 lo $2 , and teams from J1BO to M. The total cost of the landscape department vvus $119,91 ( ,44 , distributed RS follows : Giadlng * 17,927.01 Macadam roads and walk * 3S.5S7.W Brick pavements . , ( U.507.1S Concrttp steps nnd coplmrs. Ornamental vnsew. , . , . . , , . Fountains In main court , . . . < , 718.27 Pay roll , laLdacapo de partment , , , , J.4.W3.19 ! ( Cent of trees , shrlibs , etc. 3,7b < i.4T Cost of miscelluncous sup plies j. , , . . , , , 2.876.SO Cost of nod , , k. . . . l.t7.6 $ 31,731,02 IIKOOII 8h ct piling $ .7,104.1 Kxcuvmlon , etc , . ll.735.OT lie-pairs , . C.705.321.513.02 ) Onind total , , . . . , , . . .jU9.9W.lJ CULLEN'S ' NARROW ESCAPE Ouo of tUo Old-Timer * Heiiorlrcl Ileml Upturn * und Tell * of u Thrill- Ins : Adventure. Torn CuMonan old timer who has spent ' ( a good 'many yftirs doing odd Joti around Omaha , returned Friday anil siuprleed all old acquaintances v.Uo had believed him dead , I Oullen went away some time last fall aa foreman of a gravel gang on the Union Pacific rallroJd. The next his friends heard of him was that ho had bci'n shot and killed In a barroom row at Oudu. Nib That was three months ago and consequently his ippearauco created qulto a sensation. Cul- Icu explains that while be vvaa not Killed h had a clone shave. He was engaged in ivinlsblng a few rounds of liquid Inspiration /n the bar room la question when one of hU /f friends acquired thp drunken idra that It oulj bo good thing to bp a bad man "Give me that sun over 'here , " bo said to In * bartender. ' and t will show you now to shoot , " The IiflrtcnJcr thought ho was joking nnd handed over the gun , when It tu * Immediately leveled at Culled and n forlj-fhe went tearing through the bones of his left knee Since then ho liM been In tbo hosiiltnl nt Or ml Island , but now seems to be as goo-1 & new. NEWS FOR T HE ARMY MEN ( irnrrnl Stunner Arrive * ntiil In lien Clmrttc UK ( iiiiiinniili < r of Depnrt- ILU'lll Of till1 MlNMOtlt-l , General Sumncr has arrived from Denver and sajs lie will remain In Omaha now so long as ho Is commander of the Department ot the illsso'irl. ' He IB pleased with tbo close connection \\hlch the Twenty-second made- with the transports at San 1'ranclsco nnd hopes lo be ns nucccpsful with the move ment of the Twelfth This regiment Is ex- l > c"tcd to leave Fort Hlley nnd Jefferson Umncks next Monday and reach Now York three- days later The general baa tele graphed New York to learn Just when the transports will be read } to sail Captnlu llutcheson , adjutant general ot the depaitmcitt , Is preparing for possible con tingencies by rending up on the Philippines , He has a. copy of thi > work published by Dean C. Worcester , whose position as an authority on this subject led President Me- Klnley to appoint him one of the commis sioners to visit the Islands. Major Towar , paymaster of this depart ment , has rocelvcd a telegram from Major Cleland at Washington , formerly stationed here , congratulating him upon hl promo tion to deputj paj master general , with rank of lieutenant colonel. The mnjor has heard nothing odlclal concerning the promotion. Major Ouval , purchasing commissary , has awarded contracts for the month's supply of perishable- provisions for the use of the dc- paitment , and nearlj nil of the wholesalers und packers In Omaha come In foi a share of the awards MONEY FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS Cini > l > Siuit. llnilvicll Million Dlntrl- liildnit or Ktilul * for La Ml Half of I.nut 1 car. The scml-anminl school apportionment for Dnuglrs county la not so large for the last six months oC 189S as It was for the coneapondtng period of 1837 , bin It Is con siderably larger than It was for the fast half ot IgOC. The following table will Klve a comparison Last liiilf Of 1EDS J17.OT3.15 Last half of 1b97 HOoO.G4 1-ist half of ISM MfOS.G7 rirst hnir. ot : s > ' > s 4i , si5.98 I'lrst halt of 1V17 41.300.72 Tlit&c llgures represent the total amounts outblde of the school levies. County Super intendent Bodwelf has Just made up his dis tribution of the last seml-nnnual apportion ment. Of tlio $57,033.15 the sura ot $54.- 217 51 comes from the state as this county's apportionment proper. The remainder $2,515.56 Is made up from the accumulated tines and liquor license receipts of outside cities nnd villages Omaha , gets $22,0G.14 ! ) and South Omaha $3,237.83 , the balance be ing distributed among the oilier sixty dts- tilcts. Kor the two full years the county appor tionment compares favorably , there not be ing much difference. Tor 1898 It was $83- 810.11 and for 1S17 Itwas $85,387.26. DINNER "To CONTRIBUTORS Ilonril ot Director * nt CIirlHlhui AHMOultitlnit AVI 11 I'.n- lortiilii MM Krlciiilx. The Board of Directors of the Young Men's Christian association will give n din ner to Its contributors at the Association buildingat 0 30 o'clock Monday evening , February 6 The object ot this gathering Is to enlighten those who have contributed to the work of the association during the last two years , aa to the scope and charac ter of Its work. There will bo no solicita tion of funds I. W. Carpenter will presldo and J , H. Dumont will make a financial statement. There will be a number ot ad dresses ns follows. "What Is It In the Young Men's Chris tian Association that Appeals to the Time , Thought nnd Support of a Business and Pro fessional Man ? " J. M. Woolworth , "Tho Inllucuccs that the Young Men's Christian Association Counteracts , " H. H. Baldrlge ; "Tho Commercial Value of Young Men , " Kdwln Burrltt Smith , Chicago ; "Tho Young MCII'M Christian Association , Why ? " Rev. S Wright Butler , D D ; "A Broad View. " C. C. MIchencr , New York. I | ) ii the Siilijvol of Mont. AVnilY , Neb , Feb. 2 To the Editor of The Bee : Will yen kindly allow me to reply through your columns to a statement of Dr. Ramacfloltl In Sunday's Bee , en titled "Secrets of Iho Siusag ? " In the first place , I thlnU It would bo more In Keeping with the doctor's object If ho would , for the bcuellt ot the public , v\hom ho pretends to Nerve , tell who la behind this proposed ordinance , the butcheis the people he speaks of , or honiB other power whose Mlhtlo forces are making nii.irchlsts of In nocent and deserving men ? I want to say to the doctor that the state ment us n whole shows ono of two things ignorance or design , and I do not think It Is the former , for ho knows full well that any animal that dies a natural death and Is Hayed or dressed , us ho says , caJinot bo cx- posed for sale- without betraying Its pre vious condition , that of a dead caicass. Again , liu makes mention of unscrupulous dealers who buy condemned stock nt the stock yards and sell to city butchers and coiiEiimors. IHegs his soul ! Doc * ho not know that all of tihc stock Is Inspected by government lnsj > cctors aud that no person can get ono hoof out of those yards with out a certlflcato from onuc > f Uncle Sam's Inspectors If ho docs not Itnow , there are a vvholo lot of pcoplo who do know that all the packing houses to a man have their buyers nt tlic stand to buy Just such clock us the doctor alludcw to , namely , "crips" If any gcod citizen doubts tills statement , let him go ilown to the yards and wattfh the Incoming trains ot stock nnd BOO for himself. Mention Is made of a farmer or some othoi follow who might have u herd of elck hogs and dispose of them by Haying , UIK ! so on. Of course no farmer or anybody else has any cbancu to dispose of the well hogs out of a sick herd only these who llvo in close proximity | o Omaha. Of course this Is an npplo. from another tree. The farmers who ship hogs are the only honest ones. The real object , I fear , Is to shut out any and all opposition to the interests of cot- poratu grcod. In our constitution , "ATI men are born fre und equal , " Is fast becoming a dead letter In the trim swine of the word nnd moaning. In conclusion , I would llko to ask the doctor w hat butcher doing bualnoru In any part nf Omaha or any w hero else , who has enough manhood about him to blind a gnat , who would risk MB chances In business lo dealing in the stock and methods poitrajci by Dr. Romacolottl , whoso stntewnUs nro not borne out by fuctn , as any one will nco by a study ot the item pouned. It is a carefully studied scheme in the Interests of some other desire than to glvo the people ple of Omaha wholesome meats. If such an ordinance | ia&sia the council , nn contrail- plated by this doctor , rtiu pcoplo of Omaha will have to shoot tholr meat from the cor- l > orate apple trie. Before thoj get It It vvll ! bo a cjueBtlcn of take It or leave It , Mr. Edltoi , I hope you will see through this fichemo , g you have others , and use your Influence against this proposed gigantic steal a ftoal of rights and privileges that every man has a rlfbt to demand aud de fend , "Kquallty bcforo the law , with /avora to none and proto-tlon to all. " ti. C , MAUN , ClirUlinn Uiiilfiivor ] lull > . The Christian Kndoavor rnlly at the rir t Congregational church Thursday nlgru was largely attended , the capacity of the build ing being taxed to Its utmost , There wih'o many of the older peuplo. out the nudienct was made up principally if tlio members o : the > oungcr rot The program wnj a most Interesting one There weumilatioiig and music , both vooal and Instrumental. TIIEV ARE PRISONERS NOW Lodgers and Employe * of Vendomo Hotel Guarded by Police , PLACE GOVERNED BY QUARANTINE RULES Munltitnt Ilrcnk * Out In n mid ( lie AutliorllU'n Tulie I'roniiit Action lo Prrveiit of ( he The Vendome hotel , at 414 and C Pouth Thirteenth street , Including both lodgers and employes , Is under smallpox quarantine and will remain In this condition for an udcQnltc period , Two policeman at the 'ront and one In the rear are enforcing the blockade and will prevent the Ingress or egress of any persons until the quaran tine Li raised. There are three cases of smallpox In the iiotel. One , a boy , la recovering from the disease , -\vhllo \ it Is developing on the other iwo victims , who are men. Ono week ngo a CILSC of the disease wna removed from the hotel Jin < 1 Is now being cared for at the smallpox hospital near .Millei park. Two men -who are now 111 with the disease a : Audtibou , la , spent the night a.t the hotel a couple of wceho ago About one mouth ego a lodger at the hotel was 111 v-lth some dlscaso and wont .away after recovering The last man ils supposed to have had the smallpox and from this case the others are thought to have originated , That Is the record of the hotel. No sus picion that the place was Infected was held by the health department , however , until recently A few days ago City Physician nldlng leeched a communication from an Audubon physician to the- effect that a couple ot men who had stopped nt the hotel over night eleven days before had been stricken vlth the disease. The people nt the hotel were Immediately put under watch and a case WAS finally discovered a week ago. Tbo patient was removed to the Miller park emnllpo'c hospital , but ns the dlseasn bad just developed it was not deemed nec essary to at once quarantine the hotel. A careful watch WAS kept , however , and on Wednesday night a boy at the hotel was found to be suffering from the disease. Two more cases wore found Thursday. Then It was decided to quarantine the placo. "It Is unfortunate that the health depart ment has to take such action , " save City I'hysMan Spaldlng. "It will be a hardship upon the traveling men and other people at the hotel. But vve cannot allow the dis ease to spread from thin point to any other part of the city or to any other city. There fore we ivlll quarantine the house until danger Is passed. The people will not be as bad off as those quarantined In private houses , as they have cooks and waiters nnd laundresses and other help to make them comfortable. " Mayor Moorcs was at once < advised of the situation and under his orders throe police men are detailed to guard the hotel day and night. The city will see that food and necessities are supplied the prisoners. "This emergency should be a lesson to the kickers who are objecting to the location ot a smallpox hospital In I'ontanclle park , " remarked the city physician while speak ing about the case. "When wo discovered the case In the hotel n week ago wo had nowhere to take It except the hospital at Miller park. That was filled with a half dozen cases , all it could accommodate , and yet we had to crowd them still more in order to care for the now patient properlj. What w41l wo do If another emergency uf this kind should arise ? We must have a hospital as Boon as possible. " DEVENEY OUT ON A BIG TEAR Man ( luiirnutliic-il nt llic Vcmlomo Hotel liiliiKH l'l > In the Clt > .lull. When the Vendomo hotel was quarantined yestordaj afternoon and several policemen were detailed to guard the doors of the hos telry to see that no one passed either In or out Edwin Deveney was ono of n dozen guests who \vero required by the IJoard of Health , officials to remain in their rooms. The action was taken by the health officers at the direction of the city physician , as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of smallpox. But the quarantine did uot keep Deveney within the confines ot his icoin. About 0 o'clock ho managed to elude the vigilance of the police guarding the hotel exits nnd made a trip down town for an evening's outing. Ho .vound up In the city Jail -with two serious charges entered against his name on the criminal register. Ono Is passing counterfeit money ; the other assault -with Intent to d great bodily in jury. jury.Tho most serious phase of Deveney's es capade , in the opinion of the police , is his presence in the Jail. There ar fifty or more men confined In cells adjoining his nnd lie necessarily had to como in close contact with many olllcera before being locked up. When the officer searching the prisoner drew from his pocket a. key to which wai attached a largo brass check bearing the words , Vendomo hotel , room 20 , he was anxious to have another officer finish the task , but the other members of the force hastily withdrew from the registering room until Deveney was safely locked In a cell , The story of Dcveney's assault begins with the pabslng of counterfeit money and waa a result of it. According lo the police the man gave May Florcs , 110 South Ninth street , a spurious dollar. Shortly after ward the coin was found to be worthless and Doveney was asked to redeem It. This he refused to do and In an altercation w hlcfi followed ho threw the Florcswoman to the ground and kicked her In the chest. Then he started to run with several police-men In pursuit. At the corner of Tenth and Douglas streets Ofllccr Collins overtook Deveney and to stop resistance struck him on tbo ( .heck with the butt of u revolver. Dr. Spaldlng had to take several stitches to sew up the cut and the Flores woman had a severe , hemorrhage as a result of the blow In the chest , Her Injuries are eorious , OlIlriTw of the Concern. * The stockholders of the Paris Exposition Tour company held their first annual elec tion of officers yoeterday with the following results1 President , George L. Miller ; vice president , John O , Yolser ; secretary , J. T. Dunhip ; trcasuror , William Wallace ; gen eral agent , W. C. Dunlap ; directors , Dr , George L. Miller , W. It. Jackbon , John O. Yclser , J. T. Dunlap nnd W. C. Dunlap , HITS DYNAMITE WITH PICK \VnrKiuan Vm'iirtlm Korijollpu Clinrue mill hutcrul Are Kllli-il In He. ulluiit Kxulonlou. SOKANTON. Pa. , Teh , 2. In an explosion of dynamite today two Italians were killed , one fatally and several severely Injured , A lareo force ot Italians was at work laying anew now service pipe from 'the Ulmhurst reser voir to this city , Ono of the men struck n charge of dynamite which had been over looked yesterday with his pick. A terrible explosion followed whliii throw rocks , earth and men Into the air. Francisco Grlffa and Luis I Scarlnl died after being removed to H hospital and Antonio liatio is believed to be fatally Injured. Iti'iliii'tlan In Culili NUW YORK , I'eb. L' . The Western Union Telegraph company nnd the Commercial Cable company announce that from March 1 next , the cable rate < o points In Hoi- I mil nnd Belgium will ! the same aa < n Great Britain , Germany and Kranco , or 25 rents per won ) , Thlu IK a lOlii'Uon of 7 c itB a won ! to Holland and C cents a word to Belgium. TAXPAYERS ARE INVITED t r (5011 1 It ci i urn * l Mnili * for Omicru to HP nl Council Mot An urgent Invitation Is extended to every taxpajcr In the city , whether his holdings nro large or small , to Attend the meeting tonight In the council ehfimberwhen the tax levy for this year Is to Tic discussed. "Tho major and the city council have a \cry serious problem In the levy , " declares Mayor Moore * , "and they want the assist ance of all proper- ! } owners In determining It Therefore 1 Invite every taxpnjer , no matter If ho pajs * small or large amount of taxci , to be present at the mcetlnc and glvo lili views. " "Tho council desires to have nil taxpayers In attendance nl tonight's ' meeting , " Is the Invitation that President Blngham of the council extends , "and It wants nil to mnUo suggestions The man who pajs $1 In taxes v\Ill have a chance to sir ns much ns the biggest tnvpaver in the city , although speeches will necessarily have to ho short , " SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. j The embalmed beet question will not down. In yestirdaj'a papers the announce ment was made that J J. I'nrmn had wired Dr Christine that ho vvltnes'od tbo em balming of ment In South Omnlin last sum mer Mr. Tarn a u will hardly ho cnlled as a vvltnc-EB on account of his past record. rarnan was appointed n superintendent of construction of public building1' under Clevc. land's administration and through polltlcil Influence managed to hold on until last fall He vv.i6 superintendent of the South Omaha postofllce building for atime and managed to obtain considerable notoriety by reason of his representing thnt he was an ofllccr In the regular ann > . Farnnn was dismissed from the service for his actions here , and it ! hardlj probable that the War Investi gating committee will place much credence upon his testimony. Officers ot the Bureau of Animal Industry arc considerably exercised over all this tnlk about embalmed beef and It Is understood that an Investigation will he held under the supervision of the De partment of Agriculture , of which the Bu reau of Animal Industry Is a. part Ac cording to statements made , every Inspector located nt a packing house will he called upon to malco a sworn statement of the process used In curing and handling meats. As cvcrj piece of meat which leaves n packing house bears a government tag It Is snld the Inspectors would naturally Know what Is going on. One prominent packer said yestcrdnj : "When the matter Is sifted down by the government It will be found that the so- called 'embalming' is all done In the pickling room , where pork Is plclclcd and beef Is corned. I3oth doctors of medicine nnd vet erinary surgeons arc emplojcd In the Bureau - reau of Animal Industry at this point and overj carcass Js mlirutely Inspected before n tagger Is allowed to place a government stamp upon It. With these precautions Is It hardly probable that meat could bo sub jected to any process for the purpose of preserving It ? If such a thing were done , the fact would have been Known to the govcin- ment long before this. Those connected with the Bureau of Animal Industry con sider that their services are being mido light of In connection with the alleged embalming , nnd when the tlmo comes , the statements of theseomplojcs of the gov ernment will bo sent to Washington for the consideration o the War .Investigating com mittee " PrrHounl Tax Colli't'lor. The appointment of a personal tac col- lectoi Is again being agitated. While the law- allows 2 per cent to such a collector the amounts to he collected are so small that no one can bo secured to do the work for the compensation It lias been sug gested that a collector bo cmplojcd for three months at a fall salary and a small com pensation. By doing this the city could collect a great deal of money which Is now duo and which will never bo paid unless some- steps are taken to collect It. Those In terested in getting this money In are of the opinion tlii\t a collector could make his salary several times over bebldes get ting the people Into the babit of paying personal taxes. The question of appoint ing otich a collector may possibly be broaclied at the next council meeting. \ri- l tit rimrlty Work. The cold snap has caused considerable suffering among the poor and Mayor Ensor is being called upon dally to furnish sup plies. A great deal of good work K being done by the Kings' Daughters and other charitable organizations In supplying fuel and clothing to the destitute. If it were not for thcso organizations it Is feared that the amount of suffering would be greatly In creased. At this tlmo of the year the packIng - Ing houses -arc not employing ai many men as at other seasons on account of the light run of stock and this .iccounts for some men being out of employment. These people must bo cated for In some way and th greater part of the burden falls upon the organizations , as thecity's system of dis pensing charity In not what some people think It should be. for Ifonno Movrin. All house movers' licenses have expired and licenses for 1899 must be procured before - fore any more buildings can bo moved. A mover's license costs ? 50 a year and th * i applicant Is required to give bond In the ' sum of $1,000. One great trouble in the past has been that not enough attention was paid to bonds ot this sort and house movers lrave > violated city ordinances with Impunity. For instance , there Is an ordinance prohibit ing house movers from driving stakes Into paved strecta , but this Is done right along nnd no ono objects. When stones from imvcd streets nro removed for the purpose of driving stakes they arc tiot alwajs re placed nnd tlien the street commissioner Is called upon to make repairs which should have been made by the house mover. N In Iliul Condition. Roth the It and Q street viaducts are In a dnngoiouB condition , the flooring In the roadwajs having worn out rapidly within | j the lust few weeks. Accidents of a. minor sort are happening all the tlmo ajid it Is feared that unless something is done at once a fccrious accident may occur. Street Com missioner Hess has patched the planking at different times , but tliere is BO much travel over these bridges that the old floor planks ara constantly wearing out. Just when the lallroads will get around to making the re pairs IK a question which the city officials would llko to iiavo answered. It Is hardly thought that any attempt at repair will be made by the railroads before oprlng. Bv that tlmo the bridges will bo In a much worse condition than they are now , for StopU ViirilN The new Baldwin locomotlvo for the Union Stock Yards company which wag ordered - dorod three months ago arrlvej jcsterday and Is now at the Union Pacific shops lo Omaha , where It Is being connected up. A representative of the Baldwin company , Mr , Moffnt , brought I'lo engine out and will sea tliat It Is In proper running order before It Is turned over to the stock ) ards company. The new engine Is a duplicate of No. 7 , which was shown by the Baldwin people at the exposition last jear , and was purchased by the stock > anls at tbo close of the expo sition. It In expected that the now engine will be placed In service In a few days. It will be kuowu as the "Eight Spot. " l > ll i > I'rolllM. Charity hall matters are being straightened up as rapidly as possible. Iteturns for all ( the tickets aold have uot beeu made ) ct , So severe ate the symptoms which accom pany attacks of the crip , and so dangerous and far reaching are its effects upon the vi tality of the system , thnt it is not safe for the unfortunate sufferer from this dread disease to neglect the proptr care and treatment Neither i * it wise to squander valuable time in experimenting with new and untried remc- dits. I.ong before Ln Grippe made its ap pearance for the first time , Dr. Miles' Restor Hv < Remedies were known and recognized by the people ple as valuable medicines. They were designed to meet and overcome just such conditions and ju&i such troubles as accom pany and follow attacks of grip So when the pestilence swept over the land nine > cars Ago , carrying sickness and death to so many sufferers , there were thousands upon thousands who were rescued from grip's ternble grasp and restored to health and happiness through the virtue of Dr. Miles' Remedies. As year after year has passed by , other thousands who have been suffering from the terrible after effects of the grip have found in these remedies their only source of relief and restoration to health. The grip germs nlwavs attack the nrvcs and weaken the whole system bv exhausting but will bo within a day or two. About $ GOO Is In sight nnd If this sum is given to the hospital it will place the institution on a sound financial basis for a. short time. Mem bers of tbo ball committee and the Hospital association nro very grateful to Manai er Kcnyo'n ofthe stocks yards company for Ills Interest In theaffair. . Besides donating the use of the ball , the lights , heat , cloak room , etc. , Mr. Kenjon purchased a number of tickets. The donations made bi Mr. ICon- yon Increased the profits by considerably more than $100. IlNiiNllioi | > of Iliirrtei. What to do with Barrier , the dynamiter. Is a question which Is worrying the minds of the county officials The Insanity boird has decided lhat Barrier Is not Insane and that throw ? the case back on the city < ind county ofllcials It was suggested yeaterdiy that a misdemeanor complaint be flled against him by Chief Carroll and this may yet be done. The statutes are strangely silent when It comes to rases of this kind and so the kga ] lights do not know liow to proceed. It Is possible that Barrier may be given a vagrancy sentence and tlien told to leave the cKy at once , the seutenco being suspended providing he agrees to leave and never return. CIO" O HHJI. | C. L Saylor , paymaster at Armour's , hua returned from a business trip tb Sioux Cltv. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Jloon , Thlrty-elgnth and Harrison streets , announce the birth of a son. The stamp sales at the pcalofilcc. during January amounted to $1,010 12 , and not $15.- 000 as announced in nn umown sheet. Alfred Gary , formerly a police oiilcer of this city , but now u guard at the poor farm , was a visitor at the city offices yesterday. Last evening tbo youm ? women of St. ARnes' church gave a social nt Hibernian hall , which was well attended nnd proved to bo a , very pleasant affilr. J. W. Collins , who was shot by r. R. Sham en January S. is Etlll at 'tho ' South Omaha hospital. Ho Is Improving rapidly aud will soon bo able to bo out. Superintendent Cramer of the KOVeminent building hers leceivcd several bets of drawings nnd . 'peoiflcntlons from tie ! super vising architect of the treasury yesterday in relation to the lajlng of conduits for tlio olectwo wiring. In splto ot the cold weather qiiHe a force IB at work laying llrepnoonnE nnd doing ether work which can bo done at low temperature. The holier IIHH not nr- rlvod , but a number of salamanders are placed about the Interior of the building to take Mo chill off. When -the bailer Is placed In position nnd flred up tbo Interior llnlbli can bo expedited considerably. The soldiers of the Sixteenth United Stairs infantry , now garrisoning Kort Crook , are rapidly getting acquainted with the now quarters , Some recruits nro b n obtained , but the requirements are BO rlcld that only a fovv are being accepted , A fulr education Is demanded and 'n addition to this two good letters of recommendation fram reputable oMrena ere required. The medical examination is also severe. Very few passes Iiavo been given the collated , inon no far , but It Is 'thought that heforo long the embargo on IKIBSW will be raised .ind that plenty of sold lorn will bo een on , tlio utreeu. ICIplliiK' ItonclM'H ! Ww York , JCn\V YOIIK , Feb. 2. nudyard Kipling arrived here today on board tbo tcaiunhl | > Mnjcstlc from Liverpool. TIII3 1112 VI/I'Y Mill 1CRT. JNSTltUMnNTS pluced on record Thurs day , robruury 2 , IhOD : \Vnrruii t > " I > rc'i ! . B. C.Vllcox to V S. Moorhousc , lot i , block U. , Botuli Omaha J 400 Itegltm Kuony to J , is , Kuonv , lots 1 , C and C , MocU I. Uuilse's add. . , 5 J P. Kinley und wife to A. J. Dodge , H 93 feet of lot S > , block 2. Heed' 1st add , . . , 2,009 H A Connolly lo I' . C. O. Anderuon , lot 10. block 17. Wile-ox1 2d add. , BOO C , C , HouHCl und wlfo to A n. Hob- ertH , n'j lot J , block 3 , Hhtmi'H ' add . l.DOO Mtirimih Andrfnen und wife , to r. W , Carmlcbacl. lot C , block ; U. Mention. 1 'NV. T. HlKKlns to J. O , l'iirvlni > s nnd Wife , loin H und 15. I.lttlP S.V'n itdd. 1 T. A Crtlfh and wife to J , C. Have- inoyur , exorntor , lot 19 , block 9 , Kountze d H'n add. . . , 10 Same to J , C. IlnvrniPMir , oH lot 10 , block II , Improvniunt Axgoclatlon add 10 Ul-l'dK. 81uHIT to 1C t' . franJell , lot 11 , block "r ' ' - piutu " , Prospi'-t c"o Total amount , of transtus J5W7 the vit ! > lity from flic nerves , and the one great remedy which seldom fails to over come this action is Dr , Miles1 Nervine It soothes ant ) quiets the irritated nerves , it builds up the vitality and replenishes the wasting nerve force as fift as dKcasc tears it down. It puts nen life into every mueclc , or gan anil tissue , ind so strengthens the system that it can throw off the dcadlv grip germs nnd resist further attacks of the disease. ' 1 he congestion of the small blood vessels and capillaries which naturally follows the lobs of nerve force in the smaller nerve centers , resulting in aches and pains throughout the bed ) , in fullness of the head , in irritation of the * mucous membranes and frequently in fever , is best overcome by the use of the Dr. Miles' Anil Pain Pills. These pills slop the irritation ami the aches and remove the fever without depressing the heart's action , deranging the stomach or otherwise interfer ing with the healthy action of the body. It isvery important in all cises of La Grippe that the bowels should be quicklv cleared nnd kept naturally open , that the waste products of disease may be quickly got rid of ; and for this purpose there is no rcme dy equal to Dr. Miles' ' Nerve and Liver Pills. These wonderful little pills owe their re > rv > i\nfr + nr/ Sardou'H "Ia. Tosca , " which has boon seen In Omaha many times before , but al ways with the late I'anny Davenport or Sarah llernhardt In the tlllo lolo , was re vived at the Boyd theater Thursday evening by Blanche AValsh and Melbourne Mnc- Uoivell. Notwithstanding the piece Is a trlflo ancient , the fact that ono of the most promising joung actresses of the day , Miss " \ Valahwas lo appear In it cieated new Intercfct even among those who have 8"en H before. Since her idvent into Sar- dou's pl.ijs Miss Walsh has been a revela tion to the American public ami has re ceived only the most favorable comment at the hands of the press In the cities through out the country that Bho has visited. Last night ( .ho easily convinced her audl- cnco that alio possesses the gifts of mag netism and power that go so far tov.nid making the successful tr.iKcdlcnne. Her acting was of lic ! Kind thnt compels gen eral admiration und which has bucn'llttlo In evidence hcio for > eain. A htar of the moat distinguished reputation and tlio most pio- nounsed favor tould .not ha\o asked for heartlri plaudits or a moio cordial recep tion than was bestowed upon Miss Walsh. After the principal seines of the play eho was leeallcd several times , not by scat tering handclaps , but by Genera ) and en thusiastic demonstrations , in which Mr. MacOoivell deservedly"shaicd. . Miss V.'alst ) In a woman who in build might be compared to Pirah Ilernhardt , be ing tall and Blonder the traditional tragic statue classic poise , features of ununuat mobility , a splendid voice , which she uses advantageously , expressive eyes , a tempera ment that responds to the passing emo tion , personal charm and much passionate force. From the flrat to the last ot the play Miss Walsh gave u thoroughly consistent and very intorestliig porlrajal ot "La Tosca , " a portrayal In perfect accord wllh the key that Sardou himself has given. The iiolu- lent , whloiblcal mood of the first act , the unreabonlng jealousy of the second , the ex treme anguish of the thlid and the various passions that alternated In tbo remainder of the play were eloquently expressed both la speech and gesture , The quick transitions from ono mood to another those sharp turns that mark the trying moments of Sr. < - dou's heroines were clfectively made , lu a word this young actress , who has cs- &a > cd Sardou'H roles for ICEB than half a > ear , probably comes neaier to filling U'e place of the Into Fanny Davenport than could any other woman on the American Mr. MacDowcll as the detestable Baron Sc.irpia chewed finished ait and a strong mastery of the character , Ho Is a grow ing plajcr and every year aces him clearly Advanced along the road to HUCCCKS. U would not be an easy matter to replacn him In this character. Arthur Klllott aa tbo painter/ Marie Cav- aradossl , handled his part In a commond- nble manner , whllo 13 , D. Dcimlson made the most of the small part of Angolottl. The real of the paita arc all In good hands and the prolurtlon la a Btrlctlj cooj ono. "Fedora" will b the bill for thlu evening. Pnvor Colonel Slolxrnli. rir. ABOAHU S , S. OHIO. At SRI. To the Editor of The Dee ; We , Hie undersigned discharged men , do not carp to bo recognized us being In fompathy with the petition gotten up by curtain dlechnrscd men finni our regiment , asking 1ho Governor of our Btuto to UBO his Influence In having C1 lonel Stotsciiberg removed from command of the First icglment , Nebraska United States \ol- unteora , now nt Manila While VNQ have no fault to find with Lieutenant Colonel Cotton , wo are free < o say -that wo think the b at man Is at the head of our roglnunt. Ctloncl StoUeiberj ; Is thoroughly military , Impurtltl , of an ex cellent character and stand * high with all military ofllcers and In our judgment it would bl ) unwtso of our govurnor to take any h-tcpu to huvo him removed , While no doubt many of these petitioners feel that they 1m vo u grievance , > M > are of the oplnldi that many of them were Itcrauaded to nln ) tlio petition against their , p\ui better Judgment , or thlnKmg it might lu another pc-tttlon which wo nil aeltlue for certain travel pay mar ablc healing and restorative properties to the fact that the ) act direcllj upon the thousands of little nerve cenlcis located in the abdomlii.il legion , thus enabling them to per form their duties regularly and naturally. They do not pain nor gripe The three remedies then , which go to mate up the be1 ! grip treatment m the ywld arc Dr Miles' Restorative Nervine , Dr. Miles > Anti Pun Pills and Dr. Miles' Nerve nnd Liver Tills. In order thnt all sufferers from this drcd disease or its terrible after effects may have an opportunity of testing for them selves the virtues of this great treatment , a sample of cnch of these remedies will be sent upon request to any address , absolutely free of cost , Remember that none of the Dr. Miles Remedies contain opium , mor phine , chloral , cocaine or other dangerous drug1 : , which only stupifi- the senses without removing the ciuse of the trouble. How to Obtain Free Treatment. All that is necessity lo obtain this rree trial treatment nnd test it forvourself is to send your name and address on a postal card , mentioning that ) ou iiw tins offer in this piper , requesting the samples , and they will be mailed to jou at once. Address DR. Mil i sU mcAi Co. , Hlkhart , Ind. we think U due us , but not realizing that thf > > were do tig a great injustice to Colonel StoUcnboiK Wo think they bnvo not been BO badly imposed upon as they Imagine. Sir-lot discipline Is very essential in the auny ajid goes very haul with many of the volunteers , who have bc-eu actustouiedl to do us they liked 'In prlvato llfc\ As to the petition asking to have the-regi ment called home , I Will iy wo think thla question has been pretty thoroughly cim- vabsed in 0111 stuto , jet when vve think OUP leglineiit his gonu to the front nnd done its duty well 41111 ! faithfully nod the result for vhlth It and many others wi.ro called out luis been accomplished , we think nH inosB other volunteers do , that our government should cull them homo as Boon ns possible , before the many deadly diseases prevalent In nnd aiound Manila ( which iiro far inoro to bo feaicd than Spanish bill lots ) nhall claim too many of our noble , br.ivo boys. HENRY P UA1LEY. Companv L , SniMJDANT JOC TimiNEY , Company T , LEWIS M'KKNZIR , Company 1C , ISAAC UROCK , Company K , FIRST SCRGHANT J. S IIAUVEY , Com- piny K , L. i : DAHNUM. Company K , CORPORAL C J. COCKBON. Company K , ARCIHi ; A. LAUGHLIN , Company K , C n PLYNN , Company K , CORPORAL HERBERT B. DE LONG , Company K , CORPORAL ARNVEL L KILLIAN , Com- * pnny 1C , MAX IT W1NTSCII. Company 1C , MARTIN PETERSEN. Print Ipal Musician. KilBt Regiment , Nebraska Volunteers. Iloj H riiunvcd nltli Tiulu SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. S.-Plvo boys , tha oldest 12 jcais nud iho yoiwige&t G , have been ai-wled by Special Ofllccr Thomni Madden ot the Southern Pacific. Rallroitt companj on the charge ot attempting lo wreck a train. All llvo with their parents nnd oi ilm to bo employed at the glass works. When arrested they were near tha tracks between Army and Vwonty-Rlxtlt btrcets. The ofllcer h.iys n basket of rocks wan placed by thtm on the track Just before n train wns duo. The Iroya Bay they were playing "Cblnnnian. " They say that ono of them Ind the basket of rocks on hla shoulder , T.lnymg that ho wan carrying eggs , nnd the ether boys vveio trying to throw It off. They iletlaio thnt a train had Just passed and Hicy wore not near the track ] when they wtro arrested , LOCAL BREVITIES. Dort and Mrs. Flow ore , 2203 Pamarrt Btroc-t , are rejoicing over the birth of a , eon. eon.All All the nppollnnts In cases appealed from the police court nro ri'ciurntod to be present whcm district court convenes next Monday , nfc tlmo will bo saved thereby for thcinuclvca and the Hty. The jittorncjfl for John McCnrty , who ) was convicted of countcrfpjtlnu at the recent term of United States court , expect to se cure a bond todiy. It vlll br > presented to Judge MuiiKcr at Lincoln and It it Is ap- pioved .McCarty will bo released from cus tody . The St Ilarnnlns Uplscopal church and the dvvcllln.t ; of the pastor , Rev. John Wil liams , were set nflro Thursday afternoon , about 1 o'clock by the iitcnm pipes , which bo- uuno overheated About JJJO damage v\aa done to the building , v\hlch Is both dwell ing and churcn , President John Itoalcky und Socrotarji Krethlcr of tbo Pokiok Znpadu Pi lut ing company have filed unundcd ar ticles ot incorporation with County Clerk ; Ilavcrly changing the name of their com pany to the NuUIonal Printing torapany. The capital stock IB IJ5.000. The Romnn history section of tile Unity club holds Its regular fortnightly ineetlns ot the rpnldonco of J. W. Roudebush , 2HO Douglas ftn ot Papers will bo read as follows - | lows : "Tho Miner Roman Magistracies , " I Miss Rojro ; "Roman Comts of Justice , " W A. Kofrtcr ; "Roman Citizenship , " J. J. Boucher. There are eight j-two prisoners In Ui county Jail , The number li not much mor * nor IPKH than nt any othpr time , during thi > fall ncid winter , oxcupt vvhon a largo number of Culled States prisoners were tem porarily locked up about the Clirlbtnms holldas for "bootlegging. " The federal prisoners now tonflnitl number nlno and thciio are iu > city luIionorK , Building Inspector Ilutler Ims continued tlui work on tlio tunallpnx hospital at Fonti- nello park under the ordei of the tourt per mitting him to do HO The tUleu of the structure uro elected nn < I the roof Is about to l > o | iu * on. Tlio building Inspector hu > .i that thn h'M ' < I > ital will be flnlHhcd early next work , pun 11 UK thn ( unit dors not utop IIS orcctlou ou tfco hcariou KiJduy ,