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THE OMVTIA DYTLT TVEE : FTUDY. . AF VTJCTT. 17 , 1SOO , \VRAXCLEOYERAMESDMEXIi \ Taipiyors aad CHty Officiale Losk Horn Over Charter Bericioa , BOTH CONDEMN CROW PAVING BIL1 Donirlnft Conn ! ? * * l.rcl lntor llrciil Tln'lr Proiiilix' In Ho rrnt Anotlirr Mccllnjr t He Held Snlurcln ; f r Tlirlr Ilt-ncIH. The friends and opponent ! of the rbarte revlMon Mil now pendlBi ; in the Icgltilstur WworaUed In the council chamlur about SO Btreng tact fiipbt ; for the purpose of talkln at the reprcxienlBtUee aod feenatorct of DOUR las county about the tceavurc of present Ing a continued chapter of the arguniLnt that -wore made before the delegation a Llbeoln last Tuendty and were adjourne to allow the legislators to attend the Hay ward banquet This banquet , how eve ) fttointd to ha-xe been too much for the Jaw makers , for the > telegraphed that they coul uot attend the swslon HaMng come t talk , though , the meeting -wae not to b discouraged at the absence of their prot , puctlve llstcncre and argue > d for u couple c hours at each other Adjournment wa ta"ken until next Raturdnj when the loup lag county legislators have promised to b on hand and plnj in the < nt of audience The meetltiK , ho c\er took definite actio In ono reppect. It emphnticallj espre-fisi ) Jls dlsopproxttl of the Crow paving bill by unanlmouB vote n resolution to thnt effec li ? Cltj Engineer Rosewater carrying with out a single dissenting tolco This Is tb /bill / that lakes aw at from the ma\or an council the power of ordering paving with nut petition , ! > ut subject to protest of profi eirtj owners , and also ubollshc > s the com pctitho Bjsterm by which contracts for pav Ing are awarded Henry W. Vates appeared to be about th only advocate- this bill Hewas alfio tb spokesman for the band of no-called heav taxpayers who are fighting the charte amendment bill Hewas on the floor dur Ing a goodly portion of the mee-tlng an wuf , the first talker of the evening bolti recognized immediatelj after the meetiti organlrcd bj electing W S Selbv chairmai Ho pointed out in detail the various mat ters In the bill to which he W.IB opposed. " \nt ' * % -A run nit-nt. Mr. Yatps Inid down as the foundatlo propoBitlon of his remarks that what Oman ne-pds is a reduction of taxation and there .foro n reduction in the cost of running th clt ; , government With this principle i mind he discusiod the amendments One r the first sections he took up wat , the effoi to raise the salaries of the cltj clerk an comptroller from $1,600 to $2f.OO a > eai The present salnrj , he Bald , was more tha men who did similar work in business BE tabllBhments receive A re'ason for this In crease , be etuted. Is assigned in the fue that other city officials are receiving'pro jiortlonutely higher salary What should b clone , he maintained , is to lower the othe balarlcs Mr Yates also found objection to th amendment which will -permit the mujc uud council to order rcpavlng without pe tltion Ftibject to protest within thirty davi the similar provision to the one which gov rrns paving in the present charter He lu Blsted that such a law would * > e Mrj per iilclaUB as on account of the indifferent or absence of propertj owners it would b decidedly difficult to get up u majoritj prc test. In place of such u change he insiBte that the present paving law should be B t , 'nended ns to put it oa the same plane a repaving that paving maj not be ordere 'unless petitioned for Mi Yates also found fault with the prc jicbcd amendment compelling propert owners to accept the cheapest kind of dc fclrud paving 'brick ' , asphalt or stone ol fered in competition , even if they want t I'aj more monej in order to get the bet pavement All these faults , Mr Yates Bale were remedied b the Crow > paving bill no- before the legislature. T iuH rr ,1 , , . iinjroniiK- Bunker Yates then took up and oppose the amendment b > which it IB proposed i compel the railroads to , mj aB much cjt taxes us other propertj owners in Omahi I am a banker and interested in rallroa fcpcurities , " explained Mr Yates " 1 ah rJde on railroad passes But everjbodj knows me knows that this does not prcjt < Jl.ee > me In fuvor of railroads 1 want the ; to pay their Just taxes , but I do not bellev In squeezing them ' Mr Tales then went on to Bay that tt Burlington could have done its business pai ilj In the old cowsheds , but the publl vvanted and demundpel something bette This demand was met and satisfied in tt present "magnificent structure which IB tt equal of nnj depot anjwhero" ' IEU t that grand" " demanded Mr Yate , "And now thej want to tax that maj ulllcent building and those sidetracks 01 of tight ! " Mr. Yale's went on to BBJ that if this rai : road amendment weio retained ft would t sure to .kill the whole bill Mr YHtcs then took up the amendment increasing the limit of the fire fund froi J12D.OOO to Iir.O.dOO and the sinking fun fiom JL'dO 000 to JMO.OOO. Tie fire depart mcut is as good an is required , he asBe'rlct nnd ne-e-d not bo increased Regarding th bluking fund , ie maintained that the prcBer is no time to paj off debts HP advise rather that the cltj should renew its bond at n Joweir rate of interest and pay off soffl time in the future. The scheme to substitute for the preser 7 peir rent warrant sjsteni another bj whlc e'prtlficntw of Incleblccltit'i.B will tit > issue lo draw only 4 per cunt when there are n fund * available was also objected to bj M : YntPB He inslBted that these certificate would have to run at least a jear while ) th wurrantB ran be taken in whenever monc IB In the trcaeur > The result would be thi the interest Charge would be greater Mr , Yates then mode objection to ihe po tax law He insisted that the Ji ! tax on ever If it's in the blood will take it out Other kinds may , but probably will not. j m ie < ! ren could to collected only at i con re i r tb D tbf collections would b * Tbf ichenie could kino entitle tbf tux ootn < ntmloner and hit deputltt to overlook tbei : friend * . Mr Tat * * Mid. " 1 do not M ? Ui i this law WM pollen BI with a dlRbimntt jinrr * * * ' ht casually r * "but I tumbled onto the ch * In HBM to a call from the spectator * , Qurrton W Wattle * answered om * of Mr Y i ' afrumenif ; confining hhaitelf , how ever to th * amendment providing for t substitution of certificate * of indebtednmi for intprert-bearinK warrants MrVaUk - declared that the certificate plan ha * beet tried with great snores * by other cltlm nuere they frequently d-aw as low aB 2i per cent He predicted that uch certifi cate * in Omaha could be floated at 814 pet eent anfl therefore insisted that it would be anthlng but buRitiees j Hcy to issue suet paper Instead of warrants draw tug T pel pent He disagreed with Mr Yates thai thi iw > certificates tau st run for a jear , bul aid they might Ue issued for a few months Cltj Engineer llosewater attacked Mr Yati-V advocacy of the Crow bill. He as serted that that measure would dettroj I eotnpetltlon and Omaha would have to pa ; ' as hleb a price for its asphalt pav ment for example as It did In pa t jears , befon | the competitive system was adopted The result of this < -oinpetltl've Fjntem I said Mr Konewate-r hub been to glveOmahi j asphalt for the lowest price In the countrj ! under Uie best conditions that can be madi a requirement from contractors undei guaranty bond to maintain pavements fo : a period of Ove years Omaha s huccesi lias ret > ulu d in the adoption of this com' petitlve kvstem by other cities "If this svstem ts dropped now we wil pet back to the flajs of corruption , " Bali Cltj Engineer Hose-water "Suppose 40 pe : cent of the propcrtv owners want Trlnidai asphalt The Trinidad asphalt people a ! thev bave done before will oner rebate ! to 11 per cent more of the propertv ownen and in this wnj n dearer pavement will bi laid than half the propertv owners can per haps paj for And it will be the Kami win never other pavements of Bpeclilei manufacture are asked for These rebatei and bribes too. will not be given to thi small property owners , but to the one win has large holding" and whose signature wil therefore be worth mote on the petition That Is wliat has been done in this cit ; and in other cities of the countrj " \ * to Colnrnilu Sntulntonc. During the course of hie argument Mr Yates had stated that bj the competitive sjstem not cml > bad paving , but also ba < curbing. Is being placed In the citj. Colorado rado sandstone , be said is known to be tin best curbstone and vet it i * not select ei unless It is offered for the lowest money Thlh fact is inducing the Colorado sanfl stone people to withdraw from the citj am Mr YateE , predicted that it would be han for Oniiiha to get its curbing In the future In answer to this Mr Rosevvater Bald "It is not strange that Mr Yates fcbouli be advocating the Crow bill because it wil allow Colorado sandstone curbing to be pu in at a higher price than is being paid b : the city for curbing now , for the reasoi I that Mr Yates Is interested in the Coloradi KancUtone quarries " The city engineer s remarks w ere heartll : applauded This encouraged him to Intro duci the resolution that tie meeting dls npprove of the Crow bill As alreadj btated this resolution was adopted without a dlB' Renting vote , althougti Mr Yates spoke be' fore the vote was called for \Vithout taking up anj of the othe : amendments the meeting adjourned to Sat' urday night OBSERVE ST. PATRICK'S DA > Men null \ \ onK-ii lo Illilultc in Orntnrj und t-OIIJI. For one jears past the Irishmen of thi citj have not looked with favor upon thi ce-lob'-ation of St Patrick s daj iby the ol ( parades that once were indispensable feature- to the -proper celebration of the daj. The ; are not , however lacking in patriotism am this evening at the Trocaclero an entertain' oenc will bu given for the ibenefit and un der tie auspices of the Ancient Order o Hibernians Some of the choicest znusica nnd Uterarj- talent of the citjis repre eented on the program and a large attend i mice is assured Hon C. J Smj-th will hi i president of the meeting ' The jrogram is as follows : March respectfully dedicated to A O. , H bv Julius Thleie Salute lo Erin , arranged by Thomas I Ooates Oichewtra. composed of Omiiha s. most tulenlpd mu 'cian ' , under the leader ship of .lulluB Thleie I Opening Addrc I Hon C J Smjth , Chairmai Vocal Solo Asthore Mrs T. P. OBriei Quart-et St Patrick P Dav Une MlFses O Rork and Giuhum , Messrs i Burton and Murllc\ necltatlon Erin t. Plug M P O Conno ; Vocal Solo Kathleen Mavourmen . . . . H. \ Burklei , Pong and Dance. Marie Snowdei Vocial Solo Every American Girl Is a Quetn . rioi-e Brad ; Rec itatlon Dawn On the Irish Coa-t D J Hurlei I Vo < ul Solo KiUarnPy Ml s Geneviev e Crof I Speech Anglo-American Alliance I . T J Mahone. ] | Vocal Solo The Harp that Once Thro , TaruV IlallB .Jules Lumbari 1 Piano Solo . Mi B SUB ! " Uradj Vocal Solo Ellleen Allannu Mrs Coibj ( "ornet Solo C'UBhkeen Lawn P Cane ; Voral Solo-JMInstrel Boy Clinton Mlllei Vocal Solo Wearing of the GreenJoe Joe IJartoi Quartet Be 1'eve ' M If All These En dearing Young Charms The .Mi i-PS O Rxirk and Graham , Messrs Barton and Burklcv Address The Puv " \ \ < - Celebrate Ttev E HBVPI D-Biriptlvc ; Dnnie ( if the Goblin" OrdiPMn Sola God Sav Ireland Joe BarUm MN Su lf Bradv accompanlht I > r Bulls Cough Svrup IB plcahnnt tt tuke Children npvpr object to it Thii modiclne pobltivelj i uret > rough and cold. KEEP ON WITH THEIR WORN ' pultlhli rtltr MnkiniH ( ' "lifer D < - < irrii I pcin Cnn- tlltlnti-K. * The reunion of Scottish Rite Masons con tinues with marled interest on the part o1 ! members of the fraternltj VeEtcrdaj the rit ualistic ceremonies were in charge of Saint Andrew's Pretpptorj. which conferred tbede. groe from tbei nineteenth to the thirtieth j The final degrees w 111 be conferred todaj " by Nebraska ConRistorj No 1 , and the re union will pnd with an elaborate banquet in the evening The tables will lie spread in the Mabpnlc building and all the candi dates > who have bepn running the gauntlet of the de > gree > 6 during the week , BB well as i large number of vlulling Masons , will par ticipate in the felicitations The last of the evening business sessions of i-he Scuttitii IlJte was held last niglM at Miuoulc haS. and there will now be only one more snwtlns for buslneBS convening at 1 3V p m loiUj , nit ) banquet tonight clos- itig the oonv ocatlon The Madrjpal quartet Bang appropriate niubic. one of the beet t-uluoUosiE bfetog ' Daar Lord. H neral > cr Me" arranged bj Hurrj ! low < Sh aiej from Beethoven The processional , "The Sou of God Got * Perth to War , ' was EW > & wlrrwe numliw and the chanting of the various music por- tiOBB W B 1WJ UHtHlhe Tweotj-eight eaindldite * were rt > ce4v d Into tht > injBterlrc and ( nrorctMilngt ad d at a late hour Par frost bites , ouroc Inloloat cores , exi p tt. fekin diueah * and e'Bpeic.alljPiles , DP Witt's Witch Haw l Slve wandi firs : und benit. Look out for ditbonefc- people wbT try to imitate and joviutcrrett it , Jt tier end < r&entnt of & cooa article. IS SOW BEHIND THE CARS Oosley , ex-Owliier tvf tie Oa ha Et d , Called in Pohoe Court. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY Ileinil rixpil nt ? 1- < > ( ) li } Jndet ( .i.rdon anil tlie > CIIMC tft Set lor 1 rial on > lnreli liT. A formal Informaton alleging the cmbeizlj meut of tl , JC.20 has been filed again ! Thomas H Coolej , ex-cashlcr of the Oman road Coolej- wag arraigned and entered [ plea of not guilty to four counts and hU bon was place dat 11,600 The case -was set to trial March 27 at 10 o'clock It IE expects that the defendant will tie able to procur i bond in a day or two In the meantime h I IB Incarcerates in the county Jail I The Information contains four ppeclfi i counts and is r-worn to by J B ElscCe : ticket agent for the Omaha road at the Wei ster Street depot The hrst count allege , the receipt of a che/-k for J108830. whlc jCoolej indorsed , had cashed and conMrlid t his ow n use on Te bruarj 3 The second cout i charges the embezzlement of J44S 10 and tb third of M09 SO on Tesbruarj IS. The lai I count alleges the converalon of the last BUI I which Is asserted to have belonged to tb I Omaha road An attorney appeared ns counsel for tli defendant and after the entranceof tb pleas of not guilty and the naming of tb amount of the bond he urged that Jl.Ot would be reasonable ball for the offen < charged while he thought tl fiOO was ei orbltant The court declined to lower tb amount however and the defendant wap re manded to Jail The defendant took matter quietly and did not show the least perturbs I tion during the reading of the informatloi ' His friends have not forsaken him so it 1 expected that bond will be forthcoming oni STORY OF LIFE OF CHRIS1 Prof. ClnrU Glr ' HI * lotur - . Mmir ln r ric-turc * of Crnolflxloii of ai lur. Prof E Warren Clark's second Illustrate : lecture In a sprles of three , from Tlssot pictures of the Christ life , WHS ghen in tu auditorium of the Young Men E Cbristla ; association Thursdaj e\enlng in the ires ence. of a fair audience After glting ; panoramic \iew of Jerusalem as it was Bup posed to be in the dajs of lie glory , fol lowed by another of the cltj in its decn\ and a third showing it UB it stands tofln\ lie took up the life of Christ as told ii the scriptures Views were ghen of ti shepherds in the forest when the angel ap peared before them of the w ise men be fore He ofl infoimlng the king of the ! destination and the troubled look upon tb face of the monarch a.s he hears the etor ; of the new king of the Jews A few pic turts wtre exhibited showing the artist' conception of Christ as he appeared durini the thirty jcars of silence as a boj am as a > oung man The scriptural story of the life of Chris was closolj followed , onlj intersperfced a timeis bj some ilew made necessar } to giv the obsener a better Idea of the countr ; and localitj The betrajal , trial and Bent ence , with the long Journej of suffertm to Cal\ary , and the crucifixion , weseiidl ; illustrated , and during some of the mori lmpressl\e scenes the e'ffect was heigbttnei bthe excellent reading of the attendan descripti\e lessons from the new testamen bj Rev T J. Mackaj Tie lowering of On bodj from , the cross , its recumbent posltioi after being prepared for interment , vltl the mourning women surrounding It. thi resurrection from the tomb und the en \eloplng by the elouds pre\loui to a ; cen Blon were full of interest to an } one famillo : with the story of the Messiah There is a fe-eling of almost supremi re\erence on the part of the spectator ai the picture * are mo\ed upon the canvas An Impression irresistibly forces itself upoi one that for the moment time has turnei back through tLe centuries to tie period o the worlds greatest tragedj No Boun < bioke the silence sa\e the -voice of thi lecturer applause would ha > e been profa nation Prof Clark will delher the last of ill lectm-ee at the Bume place this evening hii Bubject being the miracles and parables o Christ SHE TAKES CARBOLIC ACII Anna Prtrriorn , " " tli < - Itrnnlt if i L < ne Aflnir. Snnllotvk I'otHfiu. Anna Pp > tprpcn , aged 1C , decided that with out the affection of Allvert DoWltt life wai not vvorth living and solved her problem o clifhcultie/s lost night by swallowing a. bottle tle of carbolic acid H appears that Anna , who i emplojec as a domestic at itbe rcsidene-e of Bjron H Hastings had liecti calling on her parents who live at 2722 South Twentieth street anc while there- Mrs Petersen had take'n ad vantage of the orc-aslon to give tier a moth- erfy lecture in stating her objections to UK attentions paid her daughter by j-oung Be- Witt who live-e In that nelghborboot ] Mre PeterBen states thut Anna B < eme to 4ak her warning in good part and left the JIOUM about 5pm without giving the hliglu'esl intimation of the rash step which FLH > wai about to take It is not known where hh obtained the polwon but half nn hour late' she was found by a carter naronl Shanberf Iv ing on a flight of st < > pb at the corner ol Poppleton ovfnue and Twenty-fourth street h < r face disfigured bj the fierj liquid and frhe WOB writhing in the ngonles of death Flip was carried Into a neighboring res- ! droce and Dr Me-rrlem culled to her assist- anre , but she wat > past all human aid and S.OOD died Coroner Pwianson wah at onee notified and the l > ody now HCB nt his office on Cuming Btre t In her pocket were found two leuers , on to her lover and the other to her porenu , both stating that hb-e was woarv of life and iiod made up her mind to die for love. GOES TO SEEK WORKS OF ART Olrecliir Kj < . < > . nimt to * - cure nxIiibltK for HIP John Jl Kej , who -was recently appointed art director for the Greater America Ex position , will leave In n fen d&ve on a trlr tb the principal cltice cast and west for the purpose of socurlng the material for the art exhibit which IB exported to be one of the most interesting features of the exposition He will make a special effort to mrure fine art exhibits of an educational character , de voting particular attention to pictures that illufctnite Mexican and tropical topics , anci that refer In borne degree to the colonial pos- BHBSIons He will not limit the exhibit to the fine artf , but will include everything that is ornamental in a home Different features of decorative art will be prominent in the completed exhibit Mr Key IxtgiUB hie mission with ooneid- ttralilr nthii iai > m , as hit perrons ! acquaint ance with ariiatfi and galleries in all the large cities will be of tlw greatest auBiet- anc to him in securing the b et tjpwi for ropruftfntailoii ut Omaha The executive committee decide * * upoi tbe musical director tor tb * ocinitu vtason. and the upjmlntmsnt fall to tb Jw of Thomas J Ke'l > who ttchieted greai ku rfss ) < v iht popular fe-aturrs of last jear i big t > U w. Mr Keiij wilt prtnJ ; ai ou b ic r lTariRptcerf frr 'he rnriTrts 'f hi rummer and will wrurp the l > p t b ndp thai ran be obtained As the appoictmrn1 canx at ! > oimhtt : P ! a turprlpe i-o him be i > un able to Kate at prevent what band * he wll have but he B S that the Omaha people * wil ne vcrj llkflr to g Jwt what thev want \ft Important feature of the action t f th < wmmlttee vat the placini ; of the Audi tnrlure in the hand ? of the maslcul direct end nd hit offlre will b * in the ; bulldlni ; . when he * ill b * in to cb tdth all of the concerts whether plven Is the 4 uid stand on the Planer or in the Auditorium \ot - > nt tinI \ | > OKltl m. 1 N Simpson , wio 1 * it the ewit secur ing live exhlWtt from the large manufactur- 1 Ing concerns lre Secretary Smith that Sit has M ourcd aitptlcatlon * for s.120 feet o ! additional BJWP lor this pun > t" > e TheM are from half a docen of the bicgMt manu facturing wtafcltehtnents in the t'nltee ; States C O Lctoeck and Jamen StepbenBon havt gone lo St Louie to represent the expoaitioc la securing cxhrhits and advertising the en- terprl e through the t outh A-bout a dotcn additional applications fo : concessions have been flled with the execu tive committee bv Supertntendpnt Burn1 ; The only additional contract that hi * beer approved i that with Isrllis Nine ) for the Streptb of Cairo concession MUNGER CONFIRMS THE SALE riniil Vrt lii t urt ItflntHe to II - pllNltlllll < lf I III Oil 111 < 111 P The final steps In the recent sale of t'nlot Tncific lands by Sherman E Dav under th ( sinking fund foreclosure proceedings weri taken In United States court Ttmrsday t. . stipulation signed by nil the parties It interest vvns filed The objections previ ous filed were cousequeutlv overrule-d ant Judge Munger signed the order couflrmltif the report of the special master Judgp Sanborn has conn-med the sale o : the claims of the Union TaciHc against UN Boise Cltv Railroad and Terminal compam flftv Union 1'aclfic Ooal companj bonds an ( the claim of the Oregon Short Line. LOCAL BREVITIES. Fourth annual hall of Switchmen's ITnioi of North America nt \ \ ashington hail Trr dnv , March 17 Tickets , admitting gentle man and laclv fiO cents Revival meetings are being held at thi Swedish Methodist Episcopal church. 511 \oith Eighteenth Btreei eveirj evening thii week Rev M L Wlckman from Chicagi assistB Rev C O Karlson Special servlcei for the young people Triclaj evening. The contractors who secured the job o putting in the gas and electric light ilktuici in the new po = aofflce have begun work U | to this time the onlj light available hit : been from the temporarv fixtures that wen installed until the upper lloois of the build ing were completed. No information has vet Ken receive * flora Washington in legaid lo action on th < plans for remodeling the iH fe iernl build' ing The plans nnd estimates submitted hi this department were appioveid some timi ace and instructions to begin vvoik are t > : lieoted ut anv time Thieves stripped the trollev wires of thi East Omaha Street railwaj of 100 feet o ; brass w-ire eailv Wedueadav morning Thi wiles were known to be in place late TueS' daj night This IE the second or third thef ; of the kind that has occurred rerentlv , bu : the first that this companj has reported D C Dodge was arrested upon the com plaint of Mrs Sarah Cummings who ruin a boarding house on Sherman B\P' nue Dodce entered a plea of be ing drunk but denied that he had as saulted anv one His left wrist was imdlj ppruiiicd and his hand conBiderablj swollen HU case was continued for trial. Judge Munger of the United States couri hns signed an order 1 > . which the clerk ol the court is directed to return to the Tann ers Loan and Trust compnnj what remain ! of the $ M ) 000 that was deposited to covei the cost of the sale of the American "Uatcj Works propertj in the foreclosure pioceecl- inns which were concluded n jear or twe agoThe The Roman histon section of Unitj clul ' holds its regular mee-ting this evening'ct thi residencp of G W Lininger , corner Eight eenth street nnd Capitol avenue The follow , ing jiapers will be read ' Diocletian Reform ! in Provincial ' \dmlnistration , " r L Jlall- 1 Roman Municipalities " J. W Roudebush "Roman Fiscal Sjstem , " J.V. . Woodrjugh Dr McQuoid of the First Methodist Epis copal ( hurch w ill orcupj his pulpit Sunua ; mo-ning notwithstanding the fact that lie IB Buffering from appendicitis Unless he n tiettei within a few days he will submit tt the performing of an operation Having ROIIIP doubts as to the results which mnv follow in the event that an operation ii- per formed the doctor urges his friends to at tend the services The jioEtoflice building coatractois nn nearlv ready to move out The building ii complete -with the exceptiu of zW-w .ilc Jobs that require only two or throe men one thrre. is nothing to indicate that -my woil1 is going on The corridors have be-er cleared of the. rubbish that net uniulnrec' while the woikmen were in ncrcs-'ssion anc the floors have bepn scrubbed until tbe > are us t-leuu ttB a housewife B kiteh- The ono-storv frame dwelling occupied bj Ellsworth Musbaum ! i7 North Tweutj-sev enth Btreet , was damaged bj fire jesterdaj morning at S orlotk A defective chimne'j started the blaze It is estimated that ii vrtll require nn expenditure of J100 to jo- pair the building which is owne-d bj Mrs Peterson of Oregon It is Insured for $700 The IOSH on the contents Is placed at ? riO , with f"i)0 ( ) insurance PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. O I > Norford and wife of Ashland are IB Omaha W J Donnvan of Des M nines , a drug man , IB ut the Her Grand Congressman E J Burl.ctt of Lincoln U making n visit In Omnhn Judge "Marvin " Warren of Talrbury called upon Judge Baker Thurbdnj G W Hull of Salt Lake Cltj , a Pullman conductor , is nt the Her Grand Judge Samml M Chapman of PJattsmouth was nn Omaha vitltor Thursday. Mr and MrB J E Marke-1 have gone to Chicago for a visit of a few _ da > s John D Hollldaj of GrC.vibton , a large cattle dealer , it , at the Her Grand Ex-State Senator Harry C Llndsajof Pawnee City IB a vibltor in the citj H C "iVagmir. traveling passenger agent for the Milwaukee road is in the citj. Jp M Llbble of St. Joseph , a traveling paB- Benger agent for the Santa Pe. it , at the Her Grand U. S Van Tabsoll and I' S Hugh of Chejenne , a couple of WjonaingE leading cattlemen , are in the city. H S Graj of KauBas Cltj. traveling pas senger agent for Die Central railroad of Georgia , is at the Her Grand. W J l aw rente. New York , B H Vin cent Sun rrmiclpeo H P Bailej , Philadel phia VB Barte-an , M n Wood , P W. Soott Chicago , are uavuling men at the Ilejr Grand Major Jesse M I-.ee , U S A. , the repre sentative of Major General Miles before the beef court of tnquirj , nrriv pa in Omaha last evouing He was not with the board during lie seeelau here joeterdaj , but accompanlad it to Kausuf citj NebraskonB at the hotels M J Barrj , HaMingb. H C Spauldlng Ord , N Levj , Hastings. John rinuell , TuUn. W H Hsr- rum. Auburn , Orvllle M Stoutbroker. C V. Traphaptm , G H Wolf , O J King , Lincoln : W KLaughridge. . Pleasant Dale. C B KoEers , Wjmore AV B Klnnatnau , Fnir- burj W P Currie , Lincoln , George O Brown. Coztd At the Klondike M Schullz , Vi'oet Point , L McOUinlK North B t > d C S Wall or , Sioux City P C Meseubrink , Pooiitfm. la . J U JU&UMJU and wife E Hall , Minue- BpnlU Frunk JdcNoarj. St Paul , Xtib , A S C lvort. Sioux Citj M. H. Ka&ftdj St Louie : J P Sloun , Sloan la M D Kane , Wutfctlu 111 Prank Humilton bt Jofecph , Mo r lie otniBh Sioux C'tJ ' , E Barr , Lin- \ SOUTtt OMAHA NEWs7 | Rptul'iian prlmarlr * will t > < hi id tolhj to fielert four deloctrr * from racli warfl 10 attend the nominating convention on tatur- d r Tour ward coundlrnen and three mem- bts cf the Board of Uducatltm are to be nominated A # Uj e Is no contest in slffbt the primarlp * will most likely r * & * off with a greater fleew of iaTinoay tfctn did the dstnorratlc affair of ywtrrday The drie- gates and candidates follow v Mr8t warfl A R Kelly fet councilman delegate * . A L Lott. D M. Click. Miles Mltchull. E T Miller Second ward r J little for councilman delegate * . Joseph Koutfiky. 3. Brober. Tete' Olden Samuel Ne\lnB Third ward r .t Tralnor lor pounrllman delegates Michael Smith , G Byrae , 1 > Ol- Jscti. James Shields Tourth ward M J Stillwock lor eouncll man delegate * , Charles CotnmlnKS Hears Allt. O K Bruce , W I'orl.askl The following will act at Judges and clerks at tie primaries Tlnrt urd. Joe Madura 1 J Buckle } , W Gordon Second ward. Dan MeGwkin Jatncs Tobias Joe Dvorak TUlrd ward. C. A E ant John O Nell William Qrasclosp rourth vard 0 D Bruce Charles Cummlngs , , Ste > e JenneHB As the places for holding the primaries b e al"TBfl been prlntud , most if not an of the republlraus a e Jivare , of the loca tions Democrat * Hold I'rliunrlo. . The dcjuocratlc primaries. heW Thursda\ passed off qutctlv enough the onlr routes ! being In the rourthward where Ed John Bton mid Charles Welnor were making c flcht for the nomination Johnston wa or iand earlv with his workers aad It was i porte.3 that he had the support of ih < Cudahr Packing company. The ndmlnlf-f-a tlon democrats opposed Johnston and Maiui Ensor was on hand to give his personal at tention to the fight tthrn the ballots wen counted the total bhowed that SOS votes had txen cast and that Joinstou had bean de feated bj twenty votes. The delegates are riret ward D S Curtis , James Pollard W H Ruwlej Second ward Joseph Terdy. M Council ) , lUiiUe Redmond Third ward William Jlartln , Jamei Murj > hy Charlei Mies Fourth ward William Connors , Valcntlm Kartiottskl , John Kane Judging from the delegations selected the nominations for councilmen will tie as fol lows rirst ward T T Munger , Second ward. E P Conies Third ward , Thomas Costcllo. Tourth w-ard. Charles Welner 1 11 is n IKM ; ( ii in ti - I'urlc. Chiuf Carroll was called upon Wednpsda\ night and yesterday to care for an insane Jnan who escaped from St Joseph's hospital The man was found late Wednesday even ing wandering uliout in the ilcinitj rl S dirate park He iwns hatless , coatless and Bhoelcas The thief placed the un- i fortunate in custodj at the clt % Jail whilt ht conducted an iu\estigation. It was found that the man's name " \\as Leonard Rotten- holder and he had been f.ent from Saunders county to St Joseph's hospital for treat ment \t police headquarters Rottenholder asserted that he had run awaj from the hospital because he was afraid the do-tors or someone else might harm him Chief Carroll sent to the hospital for the man B clothes , and jenterdaj afternoon he iwus taken to the county Jail for safekeeping I ) 'iitli of 'Mr * . MtilltiiK. Mrs W E Mulllns died at her homr Twentjsecond and 1 streets. Thursdaafi - ernon after a brief illness A short lime ago Mrs Mulhub vos taken to an Omaha hospital where she underwent an operation for kidney trouble. She rallied , from the shock of the operation and was , to all ap pearances , growing stronger etery da\ Yesteidaj she took a sudden turn lor the worte and expired. W. E Mullins. hus band of the dec-eased Is foreman of the beef killing department at Sw if t E Both Mr and Mrs MullJns are wull known here and hosts of friends mourn with the stricken husband in his loss Arrangements for the funeral will lie announced later Clti Go > , hii. Councilman Wear has returned from a trip to L/incoln Henrj MitB is in St Joseph , Mo looking after busim HE matters Mn , Hamilton head nurse at the South Omaha hospital is sick Tor quick returns place D want advertise ment in The Omaha Bee. Frank Holcomb. one of the clerks at Mej ers' drug store is on the sick list A son has len ? born to Mr and Mrs. Joseph Hill. Tortjfourth and J strecth The local office of The Omaha Bee it loLated in the new city hall building Tele phone 27 On Wednesday evening Police Judge Babcock - cock married Edward A Bojlan and Rose Daemun Behsie Mejeis , Twenty-third and I streets who is ill with pneumonia , is re ported no worse Thomas J. Nolan has gone to Chicago. where be will spend a fuw dajb looking after busiuets matters The daughter of Mr and Mis N C Tracj , who was recent ! j operated upon for appen dicitis IB improUng It ID underBteiod that Judge Dickinson will ghc a decision in the Driscoll mandamus tase on Mondnj next r J Lewis has commenced grading for u new building on Tweutj-lourth btu'eit eip- j'OBite tbt new postofllce A strius of revi\al jne'Otlngs are l eiiig plannetd to pornmenre at the Tlist Methodist church on Sunelaj , Mnrcb 11) ) Divisinn No 8. Anclput Oidtr of Hllier- nlaiifc. will gite a dance and entertainment at Modern Woodman hall this lining Owing to the illness of Re * G W Te-r- rall the irvivul raoeungs lit the ChrlBtiau thuich hate bteu indefinitely postponed Dr W. II Slahaugh ftnel Dr William Berrj are In St Joseph. Mo , attending a meeting of the Mlnsourl Vullej Medical BO- - Jety East End republicans seem to think that A N Weppner would make n good member of the Board of Education , and he ma } be nominuU'd A concert will lie gHen nt the TirBt Metho dist Episcopal church Saturday night bj the Men's club of the Hantuom Park Methodist Episcopal church City Clerk Carpenter is. Rending notices to members of the Board of Re giEtratioii to been on hand April 1 to reuse the registration lists prior to the spring election Secretary A E Blank of the republican oltj central committee was kept busj > et- tcrday getting the llRt of delegates arranged in order to hate the official tickets for the primaries printed Both the republicans and democrats will hold clt } conicntionc on Saturdnj The re publicans meet at Plvonks's hall Twcnty- fourih nnd L etreeu , while the cHmoLriits will assemble at Modern Woodman hall Pity Cleil. Carpetnter IB eiperiencinr Home difficult ) In securing coiuunient locations ftr toting liaoths for the election to be he-Id on April i Vorj few lacani etore * or hount , aie to be found in South Omaha at the present time and quite a number of the plaice used bj the elcctiou Umid lu t fall are now oreujmil 1,0 thnt either rooms must ht secured li IB i'pepted thai BUitabl quarters for ull of ihv nine pii-ilmit will be secured ted h ( ihut tbt ehuup t in the eleuiiij prddaiuKiu E maj be made lit the pgrlist jidcib bit moment CA : For Infants and Children. Tns Kind You Have Always Bought Bears -hb Signature oi BEFORE. DURESS. AFTER. 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Itcnnrr if Iniltiitloun , WELHEl C&RPET GO. les , S We are offering1 this -week a very choice as sortment of lace curtains , portieres and cur- goods by the yard , consisting of the fol lowing The most complete Hnr of IrlBh Point Plain Swiss Ruffled Curtains IXs yds Bru'wls Swiss Tamhour , Renais long good quality nnd * ' 75c ! sance Arabian and Boblnet C A f\ made pair Curtains < ver shown , J3 BO toijr ) \t Colored Grenadine Ruffled Cuitnlnp Bagdad effects In damask for portieres new stjles and colors fiO verv pretty for dining and Inches wide , jard . . . . , be-d rooms , pair . . . . $12 Saddlebag and oriental patterns fid- New stvles and patterns of Swles Ruffled iiuli damask for stiaight fled CurtUlnt just received hanging , > nrd ' pair rnnd Ottoman Stools ( fancy ) up- holsteied top , round Three panel screenB filled $1 w tth sllkallne or crepe Otioman Stools ( fancj ) up holstered top , square . . . $1 Nottingham Lace Curtains made i the best Egvptlnn jarns nnd fin- Fanrj figured velours for pillow CPV crliig and upholstering lihed viiib button-hole edge $6 choice selection , jaid 90c pa'r ' , 7fic to rohardHheien Qarpe 1114.16-18 A A7 YWHBRB.B n B O K For 25 new subscribers O K a 9 EI " 0cs > Tl HCfe | "O hCt S ± & I1C JDCC K 7 Ka KK tsn a & ust G st 9TT a stai TT give 9 TTU cs TTa css o tso a o 19 B 9 9M 9a 9o a a B a n M R O 9n 9m a m a n m H o Read the rules carefully. at First. 9O O K o a Each must be an actual new subscriber to > c t * * the Daily and Sunday Bee , and paid in advance B 9 Be vance for one year. 8 t * 4 M 4D Second. 4K We will accept twelve subscribers prepaid H < * e e for one month ; or six prepaid for two months ; Ha 9D or four prepaid for three months two Gta 9a ; or prepaid - Gtn 9e paid for six mouths , in place of one prepaid n Ib for one year. 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