Nebraska Newspapers

    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 ,