TTIK CVMATTA DAILY BEE : FIUDAT , FEBBrAttY 10 , 1KJM ) .
SOT THRDDGIMVITH TAX LEVY
Major to Investigate Financial Nwds of
Oitj Before Signing Ordinance.
CONTENTION THAT MORE MONEYIS NEEDED
Elmnlil 11t err II r11 \ > l > Ilirrr in
tc Ortnln , llimr or. Hint
It "Will lie ) ulnln < - < l lir
Hie Council.
If the elty tajc levy ordinance is returned
lo the > council without Mayor Moore * ' ap
proval It is probaMe ttiat the veto will be
accompanied wMh a suggestion that the
amounts provided for at least thrw of the
funds afld postlbly four , be latrweed. The
thrco funds are the Rtoeral , sewer maln-
talalDg ind park , -while th fourth te the
bcliool fund.
City Comptroller Wetberg has compiled
ti statement which flione that I tic flxoe
charges which must be paid out o ! the geti-
cral fund during the year 1SP ! > will amount
lo something like I20MOO. This does no-
take Into account any emergency whatever.
The amount set aside for the fund by tht >
proposed levy is J13K42S. about J125.000 ot
vhlch will be available. He also figures that
the receipts from llccofe fees and othei-
sources will aggregate aboui W.OOO more.
The total amount that -will be available In
the Rencral fund , therefore , will be about
5158,000 , or J50.000 lets than the fixed
charges which must b paid out of the fund.
On this conservithe estimate , therefore , :
mills. It It said , bhould be added Co the gen
eral fund levy In order to provide monty
thit will be absolutely necebsary II the city
bill departments ore to be run on the Batnv
tails as they were last jear.
T vpnt-.Mne .Mill * Talked.
One additional mill must , be divided evenly
l > ctwecn the p rk and the * sewer maintaining
funds In order to provide them with money
th t Is considered absolutely necessary to
properly run the departments. On this reck
oning , therefore , 3 additional mills will be
added to the levy. There is also a fatrone
centimcDt to compromise with the Board or
Education by adding another mill to the
jtchool levy. Should all the&e additions bs
made tb-cy would bring th < levy up to the
V. > mills that was talked of several week *
Ago.
Ago.Mayor Moores says lh-H he will spend tb >
Kre-ater portion of the time from now until
the council meeting next Tuesday night in
considering the levy. He proposes to go
thoroughly into the needs of all the depart
ments , and particularly those which have
been mentioned. The whole responsibility
baa been shifted by the council upon him.
for all the councilmen who voted for the levy
at the last mecttag admitted that it is In-
eufflcient to supply the money that will be
needed this year.
Should the mayor send In a veto of the or-
filninco there is tome possibility that it may
be overrlden. It requires a. two-thirds ma
jority , or six votes , to down a veto. Fhe of
thcso may be counted upon In L/ > beck , Mer
cer. Stuht , Burkley and Mount. The ques
tion to be solved would be whetucr enough
lufluence could be brought to bear upon ono
of the remaining four of the city fathers to
all Into line with this quintet ,
TJr. Bull's Cough Syrup promptly van
quishes tenacious bronchitis. Price , 25c.
START OUT ON A NEW YEAR
X-ocal lJI cliil < - of Confiielun Take n
I3ny OH anil Murk n Ited Letter on
Tht-lr Calendar.
* Yesterday was Ne-w Year's , the red letter
Bay In the calendar of the Chinese , but the
caddie-colored followers of Confucius in
Omaha did not make much ado about it.
They observed it by knocking- work , but
It. was a bit too chilly to go around to do
much kow-towing or to celebrate to any
tonslderable extent. Consequently , the
Omaha Mongolians contented themselves
with holding a few pipe parties last night
and called It square , although the holiday
runs on for a couple of weeks in the Chink
calendar.
The year commenced immediately after
midnight on Wednesday night and a few of
the 100 celestials in the -city thrust their
aoses out of their domiciles long enough to
Ehoot off a fe-w firecrackers to drive nway
any of the saw-teethed evil dragons that
might be flitting about the neighborhood.
Some gongs were Bet rattling within for the
same purpose and Joss prayer sticks were
lighted. This ushered in the New Year
properly and Mr. Chinaman went back to
bed. When he got up again ne loafed all
the rest of the day about the only day in
the year that he docs loaf.
If the day had not 'been ' so cold there
tvould have been a whole lot of visiting
among the Chinese. A good many had pro
vided themselves with the latest confections
In the Chinese tailoring line , but these were
stowed away for another year , in view of
the zero weather. There would also have
been a big spread last night , but this , too ,
was declared off on account of Local Fore
caster Welsh's -weather. There were little
feasts among friends here and there , pipe
yarns were reeled and joss sticks were
burned , but that was as far as the celebra
tion went here In Omaha.
The New Tear began the year 25 be
cause this is the age of the Chinese em
peror. If the calender was on the square
Jt would be about the year 7000 , according
to the myths of the Mongolians , although
they do not know exactly where they are at.
Juiupi from H Train ,
The police wore notified last night that a
> nan supposed to be demented had Jumped
from a moving train near Cleat-field and
was returning along the tracks in the di
rection of South Omaha. They were asked
liy < he railroad officials to find the man. if
possible , to prevent him from being frozen.
Ills name Is unknown.
Yesterday evening , in company wish two
other strangers , ho entered the Burlington
btation and purchased a ticket to Gretna.
His companions thea placed him aboard the
7 o'clock train In. charge of the conductor.
A full beard isn't
much consolation tea
a man with a bald
Auer's head
e/
Hair Vigor
will make hair .grow.
who proinioed Lj s * thil b inut put off at
th * proper Unm
WTill * the trttti wt * rooTlo ; at * . moderate
tl * + i Into rimrfleU tiewrangw mn 1o she
M f rrn aaS lempwl oS Tb rHro d men
* * w Wm rwmnre his orereoat aad h epsk n
cap and Mart to run aloes the track la the
d4rectkoa of South Chimb *
PASSING OF AN OLD SETTLER j
rrntiH * i : . ItnllejVlin Ulcil In Tesn * ,
(
n Ite lt1nt < if Oinnhn for
Tlilrt j1 pnm.
The t ody of Francis E. Bailey , -who dlefl
Wednesday morning at LaapMS , Tex. , will
arrive at Omaha Saturday moralng and at
2 o'clock In the afternoon the funeral will
be held from KoanUe Memorial church to
I'rop < * t Hill cemetery.
Francis E. Bailey wae lorn in England
July 6. 1S43. and came to this country with |
his parents In l&W. settllni ; In Cleveland , j
O. Having learned the trade of brick- i
making hesoon etitabllshcd himself In that |
Im-Mntfs there and continued In It until
|
April. 158K when he came to Omaha , In (
this city be continued In the same business.
lie formed a partnership with Ole Olson , J
under the firm name ot Bailey & Olson , and
engaged largely in contracting and buildIng -
Ing , uMng the entire product of , his yard j
for his building contracts. The Mlllard ;
hotel Is among the buildings built by the
firm.
In lS < y > Mr. Bailey -was elected to th
Omaha city council as councilman-at-large ,
and in 3SS7 was re-eleclod under the new-
charter to serve until 1SM > . This waa the
only official position which he eier held. He j
wa ? an active business man. becoming a
member of the Board of Trade on Its or
ganisation , and had always been a zealous
promoter of the best Interests of the city.
About two months ago Mr. Bailey left
Omaha for Tcias to tpcnd the winter months
with his daughter , Mrs John N. Manuel ,
and it wa& during this visit that he con
tracted the illnefs whl h ended hi life.
.AMUSEMENTS.
The curtain went down at the Boyd
theater last night on one of the most gor
geous finales that has ever been witnessed
In Omaha and it separated from the view
of an immense and enthusiastic audience a
conipany which for comic opera is hard to
equal and practically Impossible to beat.
When that Is said it would seem
superfluous to enter into further comment ,
but there are a few names which deserve
mention in terms of highest approval , as
they arc largely Instrumental In developing
B book which Is not as interesting as come
of Harry B. Smith's former emanations.
To take the whole opera in Its natural
sequence one must be attracted by the com.
poser. Victor Herbert is a genius of ver
satility and happy is he that his different
talents are sympathetic with each other.
Ae a 'cellist he has made himself a favorite
with the higher realms of music ; as a band
master he has secured the endorsement of
the average music lovers and as a com
poser of light opera he has reached out
for and won the hearts of the people. Such
music as is contained in "The Fortune
Teller" cannot be overestimated. His writ
ing is smooth , harmonious and enticing , his
melodies are attractive and yet not com
mon , his rhythmic movements court respon
siveness and his climaxes , together witn
pome of his aria work , are worthy of grand
opera.
Alice Nielsen , the star of the company ,
shines with increasing luster. Her voice is
well poieed , sweet , sympathetic and of suf
ficiently thrilling intensity. She Is a verit
able resonance chamber. The quality of
tone which this artiste produces from first
to last is a revelation with regard to powers
of .endurance. Her acting -was equal to
every emergency and the kaleidoscopic na
ture of her expression was mobt interesting.
Eugene Cowlcs appeared in the role of a
gypsy musician and therein he had the op
portunity for striking make-up , picturesque
j costume and irnpresshe entrances. He l
made the most of them , as was to be exI I
; pected. His first song was perhaps a trifle ! i
too grandiose for the character and not
sufficiently interesting for the average audi
ence. It was strongly written and magnifi
cently sung. It was quite apparent that Mr.
Cowles easily captured the people with his
serenade In the secqnd and the ' "Gold"
song in the third act. His acting was full
of unction when the occasion demanded and
he reminded one quite frequently of the
younger Salvini. late lamented. In "Zamar. "
Richard Golden was excellent as Fresco
and he made a tremendous hit with the
audience. His humor was spicy , brilliant
and not exaggerated. His sallies at the ex
pense of a somewhat refractory calcium
were not overlooked.
Joseph Herbert , -who. while he could not
or would not "compose" himself , succeeded
In composing many others , was quite suc
cessful and it Is to be hoped that be may
write many things which will "become
popular In time. "
Joseph Cawthorn , like the other come
dians , if an old favorite and his drawing
powers are not confined to his Inevitable
concertina , his pronunciations a la Madame
Malaprop were given with delightful spon
taneity.
Paul Nicholson was artistically funny
throughout.
Frank Rushworth was a good captain of
the Hungarian Hussars and while his voice
was not as adequate as could have been de
sired he atoned for that weakness by bis
easy acting and his handsome presence.
Marguerita Sylva gave a very Freuchy
interpretation of Mile. Pompon and dis
played a voice of much freshness , flexibility
and finish.
Jennie Hawley did not have as much work
to do as could have been wished , but what
she did she did welL The minor parts were
all veil taken.
Paul Stelndorff Is a magnetic conductor
and he produced excellent rtuultswith both
chorus and orchestra. The stage manage
ment was evidently in masterly hands.
The performance tonight will close the
engagement.
LANE GETS A PROMOTION
I'ormrr Loral .Mutineer llrc-oniex UK-
Of nt- nil MunuK < * r of tlic > -l > rn ka
At th * annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Nebraska Telephone company Thurs
day afternoon the old Board of Directors
was re-elected and the following officers
cbosan President , C E. Test ; vice presi
dent , J J. Diekt-y , secretary and treasurer ,
L. 11. Korty ; general manager , Vance Lane.
The only change In the officers it that Mr.
Lane U made general manager Instead of
general superintendent. He will hare
charge of the entire eyetem , vhlch extendr
through Nebrafka and Fottawattaaio
county , Iowa.
The construction of the new lines de
scribed in The Bee of Wednesday was au
thorized by the ctockbolderc. Work will
be begun as teen as the weather will per
mit.
l > o t ] inr Their Hull ,
The ball and social which wa to have
bvea given by the associate menibws of the
Tburston Rifles at tb armory this even-
tog has tw > B { osJponed uixii February H.
This u done out of recpeo : ( o the memory
of the boys who were killed at Manila ,
HlK Ouutrlliutlciu la War Hrtt-nur ,
DENVER. Feb. S A mortgage for $ SO-
006,006 , ( n n ( o the Central Trutt company
of New York CKy by the Colorado & South
ern railway , was filed 3n thla city today.
The revenue xasps used aegrfga.U-d 115 , 0.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
AM r Euer baa not nuJp much
headway la connection with the wcuriofi of
power for an electrical stamping machine
to be used In canceling ' , amps at the local
tostoScA day or two ago Captain Utter
had a conference -wKh the nmftager * of
th Omaha Street Railway company with e
view 10 obtaining ft pure * regarding the cost
of runnlne met a machine. As the local
electric light company celioa operates Its
dynaaici in tto d y time it would be nec-
e Miry to wcurc the current from the motor
line * . The street car i-eople elated tlmt the [
carrea * s fpiled is too uneven to operate
a MtunplDi : machine tt * fully. Then '
again came the question of the right of the
company to wll power.
In MF an arrangement is entered Into
with the Omaha. Street Railway company
the Eoter&mexit will d mand a cent rapt , and
this the officials of the company do not foci
in a position to give , as the right to furnleb
power to outside pirtlee is not Included In
their franohlfe.
For the. rei > n * given It looks cow as if
the Ideaol InnUllinganelectrical btamp can
celing machine here will have to be gi en
up. Vhen the removal Into the new post-
office building IB made the current for light
ing the building will be furnished by the I
local electric light company , no plans hav
ing been made -toward instaJlinc a dynamo
In the new building. It is possible , however ,
that some arrangement can IK- made to
operate a stamp canceling machine when
tie p-ostoftlce U moved into the ncAv build-
ins.
ins.All
All hope of any additional help in tie
postofflce during the present fiscal year his
been given up. Postmaster Etter received
A letter from the first assistant postmaster
general In regard to this matter. He was
Informed that the appropriation for extra ,
clerk hire had already been exhausted and
no Allowance for additional help can be
made until the next appropriation becomes
available. There is some talk among the
buslncsi men of writing to Senator Thurs-
ton and Congressman. Mercer and explain
ing the needs of tie office here. There will
be a request tiat vhen the next appropria
tion is made , a reasonable sum be reserved
tor the pay of additional help here.
The furniture for the new postofflce build-
IHR has 'been ordered. It will cost In the
neighborhood of $5,000. Word was received
here yesterday to the effect that the Treas
ury department has ordered the lock boxes
for the new office The YaJe & Towne
Manufacturing -company of Stamford. Conn ,
gets the contract. This order for boxes In
cludes 140 of No. 1. 1G ( > of No. 2. and
twenty-eight of No. 3 size. In addition to
this there will be package , paper and let
ter drops. The total cost of this work will
be $507. Major Cramer , the superintendent
of the building , hat received notice that the
boiler has been tested and shipped.
TAKE ri * CMtlALMCD J1EUP MATTCIl
Itcxolutlonn t'licin the Subject Adopted
l > r Live Stoclc Exrlinnce.
At a meeting of the South Omaha Live
Stock exchange a special committee was ap
pointed to draft resolutions to be sent to
President McKinley and the members of the
cabinet in relation to the embalming of beef
at the packinghouse here. The commit
tee , which is composed ofV. \ . B. Cheek ,
Thomas B. McPherson and M. R , Murphy ,
met yesterday forenoon and prepared the
following :
Whereas , The agitation caused by utate-
meats reported to have been made by officers
in iighauthority , notably those made by
GeneraJ Nelasn A. JlileS , has created a
fooling of distrust against ithe greaiest .o-
dustry of tie Vnited States , greatly a detri
ment to Che producers ofle \ stock , affecting
alike our foreign and dcmestic trade , the
result of which is now being demonstrated
by depreciated vajues ; thereifore. beit
Resolved , Thai the South Omaha. Live
Stock exchange , in behalf of the live stock
growers and meat producers of this country ,
most earnestly protests against such ex
tra vng'ant and unwarranted statements and
deeply deplores the adverse public senti
ment created thereby , not only destroying
the confidence established but resulting in
a loss amounting to millions of dollars ,
which must be borne by the producers of
meat foods , in consequence , be It further
Resolved. That in order to eliminate this
unwarranted sentiment and protect * be meat
producers of "his country , w s urge our
home government aad Invite foreign govern
ments to make 3 critical examination of the
methods emplsyed At all of the principal
market centers in handling of live stock and
dressed meats aqd of the efficient and thor-
oug system of ante and post mortem , federal ,
tate and municipal inspection now in vogue.
This resolution of the committee has been
turned over to Colonel Lott. secretary of
the local live stock exchange , and it is
thought that a special meeting will be called
to take some action. The resolution will
be engrossed and sent to the president and
members of the cabinet ae soon as possi
ble. The packers and live stock men here
Invite'the most thorough scrutiny Into their
methods of doing business and It is hoped
that some Investigation will be ordered In
order to clear away the Idea that meat Is
embalmed or otherwise treated to pre
serve it.
ei lor Dlntrlrt Court.
Deputy Sheriff Miles .Mitchell was in the
city yesterday afternoon serving subpeonas
for the Dupont trial , which has meen set
for February 1C. It will "be remembered that
Dupont engaged In a prize fight with Billy
Walker here eome months ago and Walker
died shortly afterward. It is alleged that
Walker's death was caused by blows struck
by Dupont. The state will call thirteen
witnesses , -while Dupont will have twice as
many. Deputy Mitchell was also serving
subpoena * in the ( Mickey Corcoran embez
zlement case. This is where Corcoran Is
charged with having obtained money be
longing to the Cudahy Packing company
under false pretenses.
Cltjr Oo lp.
Nym Long. Twenty-eeventh and N st 6 ,
Is seriously ill.
John Flynn is expected back from the east
in a day or two.
All of th city officials QT talking of tak-
1 iug out life insurance policies ,
j An overcoat was stolen from a dummy
j in front of John Flynn's store yteterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dudley. Twenty-sev
enth and K streets , report the birth of a
son.
son.The
The Ideal club has given up Its idea of
holding a mask ball onthe eTtotag of Feb
ruary H.
The local cetap of Sons of V < # erans his
pasted resolutions ctspectjng the death of
Ralph KflU.
Ye * erday"s alUndance at the public
schools was considerably It-gseeed by the
extremely low semptrature.
Ed Sjd of tne South Omaha National
bank hat gene to the Black Hills to look
after his property interests
Albert , eon of Antoa Hainey , Nineteenth
and T streets , was buribd yesterday afttr-
noon at Laurel Hill wmtsery.
The demand for houses stiM continue * .
Very few real estate dealers have any va-
caix houste on their lists now.
Try EU advertlBcmrat m The Be when
you bate anything to cell end warn quick
returns. Office in the new city hall building.
Telephone 27.
The plumbers were kep < on lie jump ycs-
to.-day. WaVr piis all o\tv the city are
frozen up < tnd it will take some time to
repair the dunage.
iip.inn.s nirET TIII : JAPAAESE.
C'hlnnr In Poriuoitu UrmuiiMrate
Th - > KIKMV Ilotv to Flcbl.
VICTORIA. B C. Feb. Advices from
the Orient cute that the Chinese rebels In
Formosa are gaining strength and that many
ciliee are being looted. About the middle
of January a battle occurred between the
Chinese Insurgents and the Japanese troopff
et Taplenfu The engagement resulted in a
victory fpr tie rebel * , vie , after succeti-
Ici ; y their flank movement * , In dodging
the Japanese fire and coinlne to close quar
tern fought hand to hand for three houn
Hundred * were < ut down * nd when the
Japanece were finally beaten back they left
between 35fl and -400 dead on the field. The
rebel los did not reach 100. Advanclnc
after their victory they captured Ttu Lan.
aboot wren or clit miles from Topeb. The
Inhabitants were terrortted and there was a
rush to Amoya. far safety.
nniTAivVILI. . srri'oiiT PROTECT ,
9ltcnlflrnii1 3Io * on Ilnxnln'n Pnrt H -
K trill tic Mtinrnt Canting Stntlnn.
BOMBAY. Feb. P. Rear Admiral Archi
bald Lucius Douplis. In command of the i
British Cast Indian station , sails for Muscat
tomorrow to support the protest lodged by
Great Britain against the action of the sul
tan of Omio. of which Muscat Is the capital ,
In leasing to France a coaling station on the
coast of Oman.
H Is regarded here.as significant that nu -
ela was about to send a consul to Muscat ,
although there 18 no Russian trade with that j
place.
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.
R. M. Jamleson of Winnipeg as Inthe
city last evening He has been east for sev
eral weeks and expects to leave todiy for St.
Paul on his way .home. "You people down j
here are making * great deal of fuss over
3 our cold weather , " he ild. "To me It Is
Just like petting avisit from home. Do jou
know we have weather like- this the greater
portion of the winter period in my section of
the country ? We don't mlad It and seMom
experience any Inconvenience from it. it is
healthy. We go about oar buslaess affairs
nhen the mercury Is from 20 to 40 degrees
below tero day after day and think nothing
of it. The trouble is , of course , you are not
accustomed to it. Ton do not expect it as a
rule and are not prepared for it. With us.
however. It is different. We not only clothe
for weather which Is a common thing la
our country , but our houses are built with
that in view. We expect severe weather and
plan for It with the- result that when it
comes , as it always dots , vre Are ready and
arc not disturbed. "
John M. Seybolt of Aspen , Colo. , is in the
city and will remain several days attending
to some business affairs. Mr. Seybolt alms
to visit Omaha every year tojook after some
Interests he has here , 'but ' the present is his
first visit in three years. The times nid
been so hard that he felt It would not pay
him to make the Journey , but now that things
are changing he is falling Into his old habit.
"We have had pome terrible storms in Colorado
rado , " he said last nlpht , "and unless I am
awfully mistaken the loss to live stork will
be large. The winds have been so strong
that cattle and sheep , 1 fear , have been
driven Into canyons and buried under the
snow. The exact condition will not be
known until the snow disappears and per
mits the ranchmen to get around to learn
the shape their stock Is in. "
J"er oimi .
Gus Stromburg of St. Paul IsIn the ck >
to attend itie whist congress.
A S Cooley , deputy United States
marshal at Norlli Plane , is in the city.
Judge Jacob Fawcett has gone to Mineral
Point , Wis. . to be absent the rest of "the
week.
L M. Humphrey of Rapid City. S. D. . one
of the leading cattlemen in that section. Is
in the city on ! hls return from en eastern
trip.
trip.Miss 'Marie V. Sill of the clerk's office of
the United Sta'es court ha * been called to
ber home-in Hastings by the serious illness
of her laiber.
Joseph H. Blair of Pocatello. Idaho , for-
m'erly judge of the district court , here , is
visiting in Omaha , and h * says he con
templates returning and locating here again.
In Idaho he Ins been for three y rs the
general counsel cf the Utah & Northern
railroad , which has become part of the Oregon -
gen Short Line system.
Nebraskans at the hotels : A. F. Webster
end T. A. Boyd. Beaver City ; Dr. R. W.
Dean , Stromsburg ; TV. S. Thorpe. David
Cltv ; W. H. Payne. Hastings ; James Can-
noa and wife , Button ; P. B. Trueblood ,
Grand Island : L. C. Helm , Lincoln ; F. C.
Dryer Grand Island ; E. P. McCollom. David
City. L. B. Scace. TVayne ; J. N. Decker.
I Eustls ; C. C. Flansburg , Lincoln ; F. E.
Folts. Lincoln.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Rabbi William Rossaau ol Baltimore. Md. .
and former minister of a congregation of
Israel , will lecture at the temple oo Haraey
street this evening at 7 45 o'clock. Every
body invited.
The literary sectico of the Unity club
will meet this evening at the residence of
IJlrs. Young. 2713 D > wey avenue. Papers
will be read by Mrs. Matheson , Messrs. Pat
terson and H inrich.
Judge Dickinson is at work upon his de
cision in the suit of Receiver Thomas against
the stockholders of the Midland State bank
and Judge Fawcett is working upon hisin
the Ltn-ton-Cooper mortgage case.
Judge Powell says tie city misdemeanor
cases on the criminal docket on appeal have
bean about all cleared off ; that Is. all except
the large number of cases of violating the
garbage ordinance tied up by the Fleck ap
peal.
peal.The
The suit of the Carpenter Paper company
agahiRt the Fidelity and Deposit company of
Maryland to recover the amount of an em
ploye's shortage has been removed to the
United States circuit court upon the applica
tion of the defendant.
Articles of [ incorporation have been filed
with County Clerk Haverly by the Harden-
Hyrham Cattle company of South Omaha ,
r. J. Hytbam , S. H. Harden aiad T. B. McPherson -
Pherson being the incorporators and the cap
ital stock being J1DO.OW.
Arguments have been heard by County
Judge Baxter In the matter of the August
Randow estate. In which it is asked that the
Henry Pundt estaje be opened up to fix a lia
bility to tli * Randow esta'e. The Randow
estate involves about J15.000.
Henry Nelson has been released , as tie
police have received word that there is no
warrant out for him at Kearney. Nt-Uoa
was accused of having shot Tom Cullen with
intent to kill at Buda several months ago.
Cullen is in this city ai present and U Is
understood is not particular about pushing
the case.
Harry G-lover. a. young colored boy. charged
with having burglarized the fctore of A.
Moskovitz on January 29 , was bound over
to the district court by Judge Gordon
Thursday afternoon. The complaint charged
I Glover with taking a lot of pennies , 50 cents
1 ' in silver. tome cigars , candy and chewing
gum. all -valued at less than { 7.
An exploding range set flre to the articles
sround n at the home of Mrs. Rojra Burke ,
2103 Farnam street , Thursday morning
and caused several dollars damage be
fore it could be extinguished. The pipes in
the range bad been frozen when the flre was
nailed. Fortunately < here WM no one in
the room when the rang * exploded , ae it did
after the fire bad gotten well started. There
was little left of the range.
Efforts have been made to reduce the bail
of Ira B. Ehrhardt , bound ov r by Police
Judge Gordon on charges of the grand lar
ceny of a typewriter from the Smith-Pre
mier company and of obtaining J130 from
A. 3. Van Alstlne under false pre
tenses Judge Gordon fixed the ball at S5W >
in each care. His attorney thinks J2.10
should be enough for each. Judge Powell
has the matter under advisement ,
The evidence is all In t-efore Judge Faw-
c n Jn the- Injunction case of the Riley-
Hubbard company agalntt the Automatic
Gas Lamp company sod the argument is to
be made Monday The cas * has dragged
along for weeks , a number of technical mat
ters necessitating a great deal of testimony.
V. O , Striekler has had the decrees Blgnt-1
by Judge DlcUnsoc in a batch of tax Jim
catea In which Whelen nd tbn other trust
ees of the old Reliance Trust company of
j Des Maines were the plaintiffs. They are
fold cases and were simply nwalting the
j Signing of decree * . No such y jest Ion of
j legal efc * f Rraent was involved as in the
j cate * ag&lnst Edward Cazaldy f South
Onaha. _ _
LETTING CO IIS ICY GRIP
( Continued From First Page. >
the hlRhret Uruperamrc that be eacooiitereil
during the trlj was 3S denre s below
zero. It ranged from that to I"1 bk > w.
The r.tock through that reston IK suffering
Intensely and. It tt thieved , that the losses
on this account wIII be tremendous. There
H a foot of * now at Fcrt Robla n and It
RTOTI-S gradually deeper further west. The
snow w-jis preceded tor two or three Inebes
of tlcet. which effectually covered the grass
and aaVe * It practically Impossible ( or tic
stock to graze. One man bad 10,600 sheep
eleven mlleo from his hay ranch , -There he
had three crops of bar. out the eo&aKlons
were such that he was imable to fcring the
sheep to the hay or transport the hay to the
sheep , and It I * expected that the entire
flock will be lost.
"Wcntlirr Alonu Ilir ltnllron < l .
Cola weather Is reported at all the rail-
toad offlcM from along the several lines , but
generally it shews moderation from that of
the two or three- days previous. The Bur
lington reports cover four divisions of the
line. On the western division , there are
five points where the thermometer was
above icro , one of them recordlnp 16' and i
another 13 degrees. On the Wyoming dl- >
vision there are four places -where the j I
mercury got above the ifro mirk , but it i
'
was Just above and < t > i i was all. On the
northern and southi-rn divisions every point 1
1
showed bflow tero marks , ranglnc from J <
'
to 27 degrees In the former , and from IS to
14 degrees on the latter. The ElJchorn reports - I
ports showed milder weather generally
along the line , although It si 111 remained
cold , while Fremont broke the record with
about 30 degrees below.
Suffer nt Ilir Pen
The occupants of the various offices In the
new j > ctoflice buldlnp have suffered consid
erably from the cold during the Us : thirty-
six hours. Theiheating plant Is Fata to \ > e
all right but the glas * structure that opens
on tbi. vjurt side eeems to b Inadequate
to affo-d protection against the -west wind.
The teat was almost entirely shut off in
some parts of the "bunding In order to con
centrate the force of the furnaces on the
postofflce department , and even then the
temperature could not be forced above sixty
degrees. It Is asserted tiat unless the new
wing is built across the west side , it will
be necessary to double the glas structure
In order to make the building comfortable
In the coldest weather.
Cut" Dotvn i > climil Attontlnnee.
The long continued cold spell is interfer
ing with the attendance in the public
schools. Superintendent of Schools Pearse
estimate * that the absentees run all the
way from 10 to 20 per cent of the total at
tendance. The kindergartens and the pri
mary grades are especially affected , al
though the per cent of absence In the higher
grades is above the normal. A good many
of the school buildings , too , cannot be Vept
properly heated. It his been quite common
In many of the buildings to consolidate the
scholars in some north room with a class
that occupies a south room. In some of the
schools but one session a day has been held ,
the scholars being dismissed shortly after
noon.
MERCL'RV TOUCHES TH1RTV-SIX.
Other AHirmkn Point * . \I o Fit-port
Lovr TvmpprntnreK.
TILDEX , Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) The
thermometer at 7 o'clock this morning reg
istered 3D degrees below zero , tie coldest
since January 2G. 1SS4.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Spe
cial. ) All cold weather records of recent
j ears in this section were broken this morn
ing. At 6 o'clock the mercury registered
24 degrees below zero. lluch damage- was
done by the freezing and bursting of water
, pipes.
DUXBAR. Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) One
j i of the coldest -waves that has visited this.
i section for several winters is now prevalent
in this vicinity. The thermometer registered
: this morning 22 degrees below zero. Busi
ness 1s at a standstill.
SYRACUSE , Xeb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) A
period of extreme cold has prevailed for
' many days. This morning It was 25 degrees
below zero by conservative registers. There
has been a. bitter wind prevailing most of
the time. Vegetables in cellars are bidly
frozen In many places.
CALHOUN. Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) The
coldest weather known for many years is
prevailing here. At no time yesterday did
the thermometsr show better than 15 de
grees below zero. It wa iO degrees bt-low
at 7 o'clock last night and 25 degrees bfow
this morning. All out door -work has beea
suspended until irore favorable weather.
WYMOR.E , N-b. Feb. ? . ( Special. ) The
thermometer reglstfred 17 de-frees below zero
last niEht.
SHELBY. Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) The
cold weijher do s not moflerate. It was
23 degrees below zero at 7 o'clock this morn
ing.
LYONS , Neb. , F < b. ? . ( Special. ) The
thermometer registered 26 degrees below
zero it 4 o'clock this morning.
DIXON , Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) This is
the coldest day of the season , it betag 30
decrees below zero this rcornlng.
GENEVA. Neb. . r b. S. ( Special. ) The
thermometer stood at 23 degrees below zero
\hls morning. The atmospnere Isvery etlll
and clear. All the hydrants of the city are
frozen tip. , , ,
FAIRBURY. Neb. , Feb. 9. ( Special. )
For nearly two neeke past the mercury has
ranged from zero to 14 degrees below each
morning , and this morning it dropped to4
dcgres below. The weather Is pleasant ex
cept for the intense cold. Such a con
tinued spell of cold weather iaji not been
known nere for twenty-five years.
HARVARD , Neb. . Feb. 9.-Spe ( < clal.- )
Obstrver John T. Fleming reports the mer
cury having reached 20 degrees below zero
last night.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Feb. 9. ( special. )
The mercury took a further drop of ten de
grees last night and recorded 27 degrees
below zero , the coldest by far this winter ,
as well as for several years.
I'OHTV HEI OW AT FORT DODGK.
ColU M'uic Due 3Vot h | > nrr lown In
Ilir Cenrrnl VUltntlon.
FORT DODGE. la. . Feb. 9. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The coldest weather ever known
in this part of Iowa it being experienced
here at the present time. The thermometer
here this morning registered forty degree *
below zero. The greatest inconvenience
Irom the cold Is being caused by bursting
water pipes.
BURLINGTON , la. . Feb. 9. ( Special Tel
e-tram. ) The mercury went to thirty be
low zero at 4 o'clok tils morn eg and at
7 a. m. - as still twenty-six below. At 4
p. m. the tStrmometer marked ten below
Tonight it expected to be another very cold
nightNo fatalities have been reported.
In 1SSS the mercury went to thirty-three be
low.
low.DBS
DBS MOINE3 , Feb. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It was half a degree warmer In Des
Molnes today. The mercury got down to 22
degrees during last night and at i o'clock
this morning it went as high as 10 below It
was stationary during the latter part of the
afternoon , but early this evening began to
GRAIN-0 BRINGS RELIEF
to the 'Offe drinker CofTe drinking in a
habit that is universally Indulged in and
almoit universally injurious. Have y < j
tried Grain-O * It Is almost Ilk * coffee but
I the ft > ct are Ju t the opposite. Cotr. t
I upsets the tcrmarh. ruins the dii : * Ion , * ' -
I fects the heart find disturbs th ? whole
nvrvouf syettm Graln-O ton * * up the stomach
ach , aide digestion and ctrerixlbtns tr.i
nerves There i nothing b-it nourithm'rt
I in Graln-O It can t be otherwise , 15 :
aca b There w na winl JMar anl
the tufftri&R WM much ) M * than r < * i Tdat
RECORD-BREAKING WEATHER
Monntnlti Town * In Cnlornilo llrpnrl
n Stuirtftix * < m t'onl nnil
Cle. , Frt Tuofeet of
fresh now IMA fJlea la ibta. vicinity yes
terday axd todTte } people have tm > n
to re Jlte tlrtt ike AIBI Is fating a desper
ate situation. The ordtwrr cxmtuoiptloo of
coal In Ike carp Is MB tons n any. There
were ted * 3bat l few curio * ! * left and th
ratlroAdc were lAoekidtd MI both tides of
the city The Wp rt > try fuowjtlow on the
Denver X. Rio Otunile vis , out of service ,
beta ? c-a.ue.flt Vt eea two train * , sur
rounded by rooAslldt'S n .r Med Clltfe.
It wu evident that ua ! * the Rio Grande
or the Midland rtwdcould l < e quickly opened
not only mus > t the Mnelters and mines be
clowd down but the jmtnpa at the down
town mtnc-i must stop work , cawing Ir
reparable loss. A meeting of mine and
smelter managers was hastily called to
consider wewurte for relief. Colonel George j
"VV. Cook appealed to the manaeers to come
to the aid of the railroads , not for the pur
pose of enabling j Jnfer trains to move ,
but In order to bring -supplies of coat.
He said if the -ftnelters closed down and
the wnter Hooded the down town mlucs It
meant a year's work would be lost to Lend-
ville. The response was prompt. In less
than ten mlnutM OW ) men had been far- j
jnished. In the moraine Colonel Cook vlll
go cut at the head of 1.000 shovelers to
clear the Jlio Grande tracks to Malta , where
a train of Idftde-d coal cars Is stalled. It
will possibly take two days to clear the
tracks to Malta , a distance of five miles.
When that Is finished the services of the
thovelers will be tendered to the Midland.
TOPEKA , Feb. S. Tie weather record
since ISM was broken in Kansas' ' during the
eight. Standard thermometers at Topeka
registered 1& degree * below zero betxvpvn
4 and 6 o'-clock this morning. At S o'clck
the temperature was 10 below. The sky Is
clejr and no wind.
PITTSBURC. Feb. 9. Ten degrees belo *
zero by the Weather bureau thermometer
and from fifteen to twenty degrees below lu
more exposed places as the record he-e
tcday. This is the coldest It fans been sinc-f
Jnnr.ary. 1S7J. uhcn the mercury JroppcJ to
12 degrees below rero.
COLL'MBUS , 0. . Feb. P. Today is the
coldest in yean , the mercury standing at
from 13 degrees below In the central part
of the city to 17 below In the suburbs The
prediction Is for colder weather.
CLEVELAND , Feb. 9. The tbermomi'tpr
today registered 14 below , or within throe
degrees of the low record , whl.-h o furred
on January S3. 1573 , when the mc-n ury
touched 17 below rero. A biting nest w ? 1
combined with the se'tere colfl. makes , i'e
out-of-doors almost unbearable. The tele
graph service Is demoralized to a tno-o ir
less extent , the wires being broken in many
places , owingto the intense cold and hicb
wind. Nearly all trains from the east c e
coming in from one to two hours late
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. S Louisvj.le is
experiencing the coldest weather eince issi
The government thermometer todny regis
tered 14 degrees below zero. Many prnate
thermometers registered as low as IS 'x-low.j
There Is much suffering among the poor
BOWLING GREEN. 0. , Feb. ft The ther
mometer registered Ik below zero this morn
ing , and much damage has resulted in the
oil fields. Work there is practically s-jj-
pended. All the gas lines In the city are
frozen and the fuel supply cut off.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. . Feb. 9. This is the
coldest day In twenty years. The govern
ment observer's thermometer recistered 10
degrees below zero. At exposed points it
showed S decrees lower and on the rlver
front , where a stronc west wind has full
sweep , the mercury shows 22 below.
CHICAGO , Feb. 9. This city is In the
grip of the coldest weather since 1S72 The
thermometer began to fall steadily at mid
night and by C o'clock registered 22 degrees
below at the weather bureau. Many thermometers -
'
mometers throughout the city , however
sht > wed the mercury down to 25 and 25 and
out in the fashionable western suburb , La
Grange , it Is claimed 30 below was reached.
About twenty people were eo severely frost
bitten during the early morning hours that
they bad to be removed to police stations
and hospitals. The fact that there is no
snow on the ground causes the frost to
penetrate to the water mains and several
portions of the city are suffering from a
lack ofwater supply.
The coldest place 4n the Vnited States
today was at Huron , is. D. , 3C below zero.
Bismarck , N. D. ; Dulutb , Minn. , and La
Crosse , Wis. , reported 32 below zero. The
cold wave shows Increased intensity in th
central portions of the country. The line
of zero temperature passes from Cheasa-
peake bay westward over Tennessee ,
Arkansas and Oklahoma. Freezing tem
peratures today are reported as far south
as central Florida. The indications are that
the extreme cold will moderate somewhat
Friday.
H. Blucnileld was found frozen to death
on the street by a police officer. Is is be
lieved that the man lay on the ground while
intoxicated and succumbed to the cold
ST. LOUIS. Feb. ? . Not since January 1 ,
1894 , has the weather been so cold in St
Louis ana > Iclnity as today. At the govern
ment observatory in the federal building , the
lowest point touched by the thermometer
was 16 below zero , between 7 and Sam
At Shaw's Garden , in the outskirts of the
city , another government thermometer
registered 19 below , while at the suburban
towns of Clayton and Ferguson the record
was 22 degrees below. According to the
local weather observer the present cold spell
will last several days longer
Reports from nearby towns la Illinois
show the following below zero re ords
Alton 22. East St. Louis , 1C Belleville IS
and Greenup 1
Since jeeterday the river has risen three
fe * < iTuli tm : a porice * 1 some poll' '
FRKKrORT. Ill. Feb. > It la the coHtsI
Iti reur * . J4 to W Vlow Trkla * arp Ut # .
PJ9OR1A. Ill. F * > H wa > t oegTres
below ntv bert this MornlBg.
KANSAS CITY , b Thf Iwal low
temperature record wa broken this moruiap
t ) official tlwrnwiinetfr * t s o'clock recnrl.
IHR 80J-1 * oeeree * below tern. A slowly
rklMK tempvmture l Indicated for Friday
TfcK > ii a tie. southwest still colder weather
prevails. In tt * northMt corner of ih
M l . Hopkins , reported SC degrees betow
tero this toot-nine , and Mujrvllle , * o below ,
At Lawrence. Kin. , it was : below.
The cold scnp fea * c ae < A much Buffering
among the destitute. L&rt night hundred- *
of hornet ? * * unfortunate * found shelter In
the police station : ! and ral'Hon house * Ona
death from freetiBi ; I" reporte-3 , that ol
S sj Kennedy , a laborer. wh e body was
found in a oml shed.
CINCINNATI. Feb ? The roIdMt
lor a long time Is now lierc Th < )
at Ihs wMther bureau reg
istered H degree * below zero. The Instru
ment Is locMcd on the government building
On the hilltop * the re ord was lower. The
lowest record was at the Cincinnati ob
servatory at Mount Lookout , S6 degrees below
lowzero. .
NEW YORK. Feb ! > ThVs was the coldest
day of the winter in New York and ex
tremely cold for this latitude. At 7 a. m.
the temperature va * 1 degree above lero.
The local forecaster Rlvrs warning of stilt
lower temperature tonight.
ST. PAUL. F b. ! > Tie winter's cold
record was again broken lat night. The
ofllcU.1 local mercury reached S3 below icro
Dt'LUTH. He * . { < Lat nlcht r *
the rddesl for sexoral yearn , the
thermometer dropping to 84 below zero
The -wlod h * ranged from twenty up to
twenty-fix miles an hour throughout the
cold snap , making it doubry severe.
WICHITA , Feb. S It Is reported here
that man ? cattle on the range are suffering
from frozen hoofs. This usually proves
fatal
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'FROM ' NEWSPAPERDOM , JAN. 12 , 1899. )
. . . The Omaha Bee , in a recent issue , surveys
the achievements of 1893 with no little satisfac
tion , Both in advertising and subscription pat
ronage there has been a marked growth. Between
the war and the exposition , there were numerous
opportunities for special enterprises so many as
eight editions a day , on the one hand , and numer
ous illustrated souvenir editions , on the other ,
The Bee's mechanical equipment has been ma
terially strengthened by the installation of a new
perfecting press with big output , a high-speed en
gine of 125-horse power , and changing through
out to e'ectric propulsion , with direct connection
of motor to machine. It is not to be wondered at
that Publisher Rosewater looks back with satis *
faction upon 1898.