HE OMAHA DAILV 1JEE : PHI I ) AY , APK1L 7 , 1S 9.
TAX DECISION
Fawojtt's ' Opinion in ths Oaso of Stenger
Against South Omaha.
ABOUT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS INVOLVED
Action f llonrd of i : < itinllriitlnn In
He-Kuril to I'nvliiK Tweiity-
Fonrllt .Street In Decided
to lie
Ono of the most Important ( special tnx
decisions that has been reached la the dis
trict court In recent years was handed
down by Judge Fawcctt yesterday In
the case of E. Stcngcr nnd others ngalnst
the City of South Omaha. The effect of the
decision , If It la sustained by the supreme
court , Is to knock out all the unpaid special
tax that WHS assessed on account ot paving
Twenty-fourth street from Q street to the
north city limits nt A street , It moans that
the nbuuing property owners will bo re
lieved of the payment of tuxes which amount
to nearly $50,000 and thnt the entire amount
must bo paid by the city.
The regularity ot tbo proceedings by which
the paving district was created , nnd by
which the cost of the pavement was assessed ,
has been questioned for some years
nnd when the courts decided In other cases
thnt n nollco ot the sitting of the board ol
equalization must contain the names of the
property owners Interested and n descrip
tion ot the property In full In order to be
legnl , n number of the property owners
joined Issues to tnko the case Into court. .
Injunction proceedings wcro begun to retrain -
train the city from attempting to collect
the Ux on the grounds that the original
petition was not adequate , that no propel
notice hnd been given ot the sitting of the
bonrd of equalization , and that the board dli !
not actually make nny effort to adjudicate
the benefits that accrued In connection wltt
the Improvement.
The hearing on the application for nn In
junction has been In progress In cqultj
court during the week , nnd the Soutl :
Omnhn city authorities engaged special
counsel to assist the city attorney Ir
fighting the case. Every point was stub
bornly contested In view of the large araounl
Involved nnd the court took nn nfternoor
off yesterday to make n thorough Investlgn-
tlon ot the exhibits nnd the authorities ub.
mltted.
The result was a decision to grant the In
junction. Judge Fnwcett declared that th (
evidence Indicated that the notice of thi
" sitting of the Hoard ot Equalization was nol
sufficient In view of the decisions of the
supreme court. Ho nlso concluded that the
board had actually done nothing but meei
and adjourn , nnd hnd failed entirely to ful
fill Us legal purposes. He also held thai
the original petition was not signed by thi
required uumbor of property owners.
Although the terms of the Injunction dc
not apply to property owners other thai
those who joined In the application , It li
assumed thnt these who hnvo taken no ac
tion while this suit wns pending will nov
bo encouraged to offer similar resistance t (
the tnx. The city will probably take tin
case to the supreme court , and the ultlmati
ruling Is regarded as a practical settlemen
of all pending controversies In regard to thi
legality of the tax.
OUTSIDE K13I2DKHSAUK HAUUKII
Injunction Auuliint llnrrett uiul On ens
Who Muni 1C < < ! > Off' Stock Ynriln.
The efforts of outside parties to Infrlngi
on the asserted prerogatives of the Unloi
Stock Yards company nt South Omaha havi
culminated In a writ of Injunction which hai
been Issued by Judge Dickinson on the appll
cation of the stock yards company , am
which , "for the present nt least , secures t <
the corporation the exclusive enjoyment o
Its privileges In regard to feeding stocl
that Is shipped Into the yards. The defend
nnts In the Injunction proceedings are Pat
rick J. Darrett nnd John O. Owens , both o
South Omaha. The stock yards compan ;
asserts that It has built up a large buslucs
and that as a result of Its enterprise 1
enjoys certain privileges that are nov
menaced. It declares that Barrett has nn
nounced an Intention to enter the premise
of the company and distribute hay am
grain , thus disturbing what has always beci
nn exclusive right of the company. It 1
contended that If this Is accomplished th
Intruders will block the roads and passage
in the yards , thus Interfering with the trans
fer of stock and the other 'business ' that 1
conducted on the premises.
The differences 'between the stock yard
company and some ot Its patrons In regar
to the feeding of stock are of long stand In
and hnvo been the subject of much leglslatlo
and some lively tlltu In the courts. Th
company charges n certain scale of prlco
for all feed consumed by the Mock , nn
some of the shippers have complained thn
the charges were extortionate. Efforts hav
been made to regulate the prices by th
legislature , and It Is asserted that some re
ductlons have been effected. Ono or tw
previous attempts have been made by out
elders to get Into tbo yards to compete wit
the company on Us own premises , but In
variably without success.
W.M. HAMAS CASH IS DISMISSI31 :
Miliior r < iiiitIiiliiN | ArlHi ; from Ilitto
I'VflliiK ll twci ii Ynlloy FiiutloiiN ,
The fnlluro of the prosecuting attorne
to bring out the fact that Is nlways th
first alleged In a criminal Infornintto
caused Judga Ilaker to take the case again ;
William Hall or Vnlley for selling llquo
without n license from the jury and dlrec
the defendant to ho dismissed. The stat
called n number of witnesses to provu tun
Unll liail dispensed Intoxicating beverage
without the legrl certificate , and while tw
or thrco of them testified thnt they hn
secured liquor in his 'establishment , oilier
said that they hud never seen anything e
the kind sold there. After spending all th
afternoon hearing the testimony ngalm
Hnll his fittornuys moved to dismiss th
cuso n the charge had not been estali
Unhurt. Judge Ilakor asked Asslatnn
County Attorney Dunn If ho wished to argue
guo ( do point , and , on receiving n negntlv
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Chas. H. Schaefer ,
16th and CuircKO Bis , , Ouniha , Neb.
pli' , the court proceeded to say that the
staio had not oven proved that the alleged
offense occurred in the United States. H
had entirely neglected to show that Hull1 *
establishment Is In Douglas county nnd hnd
thus overlooked n fact that Is essential to
make any sort of a charge stick. Ho ar-
cordlngly dismissed tfco defendant nnd
took up a similar case against A. Mayhew
of the snmo village.
There Is said to ho a political clement In
Itio prosecutions of Hall and Mayhew that
Is splitting the people of Valley into two
antagonistic factions. The charges were
brought by a member of the village board
of 1S9S nnd since his faction was defeated
at the last village election the administra
tion Is now In different hands. The ex-
member has filed a claim for $100 for ex
penses Incurred In bringing the cases , and
how n petition Is being circulated In which
the present board Is urged not to allow the
claim. Meanwhile the breach continues lo
widen and It promises to furnish material
for more liot politics for Valley voters.
\o ( ( > n from Itu * CniirlR ,
Nicholas Krlebs has sued Mark Cole , 1'eter
Hllor and John N. Stewart on nn appeal
bond given some months ago In a forcible
entry and detainer suit In justice court. The
nmount claimed Is { 229.
William K. 1'ottor , as receiver of the Ne
braska Savings and Exchange- bank , has sued
I1. A. Uogley nnd J. C. Hrennnn to recover
the value of n note for $203.56 thnt Is ninong
the documentary assets of the bank.
The South Omaha Land company has won
a suit against Fred P. Freeman and Patrick
Kearney , Involving $782.10 , the prlco of n
city lot purchased by Freeman and nubsc-
quently transferred to Kearney. The order
provides that unless the nmount Is paid
within twenty days the lot shall revert to
the land company.
PLANS FOR RAISING MONEY
Ilonril of KituiMitloii KlKiirnn oil Sell-
Inif Snini : Vncniit I'rop-
t-rtj.
In view ot the soti'owhnt remote clinnco or
being nble to secure from the city the $15-
000 thnt Is still duo on the Dodge street
Jnll site , the members of the Hoard of Education -
cation are very seriously considering the
advisability of selling some of the vncant
real eatato of the school .district In order
to raise tlio necessary additional money
thnt will be required to erect the three
grammar schools of the slzo that Is desired.
The school district nt present owns live
tracts of land upon which no school build
ings nro standing. They nro ns .follows :
Ono lot at Ninth nnd Howard streets ; three
lots nt Twenty-ninth nnd Douglas strcctR ,
on which the old Douglas street school was
located ; one-half lot at Twentieth nnd
Iznrd ; the site of the Plensnnt school nenr
Twenty-fifth street and St. Mary's avenue ,
nnd two lotH ncnr Kort Omnhn , the former
location of the Fort Omnhn school. As
soon ns the new Pnclflc school IR built the
board will own two more vncant lots , these
upon which the present Pnclfic schrml '
locnted. This latter property , however , will
probably not bo put upon UK- market untl :
the new school Is erected.
If any of this land Is sold the board will
most likely try to get rid of that nt NlntTi
nnd Howard nud nt Twenty-ninth nna
Douglas streets , because neither will ever
bo used for school buildings. The former
location Is too nenr the downtown district
nnd the other Is but a couple of blocks from
the Fnrnom school. It may bo found de
sirable to erect school buildings on some of
the other property In the future. In fact ,
the old Plcnsant sctiocl building Is nt pres
ent used ns an adjunct to the Central
school.
The question of selling some of this prop
erty will probably he discussed at the next
meeting of the Board of Education. At the
last meeting a committee wns Instructed
to look Into the matter nnd make a report.
WOULD SERVEUNCLE SAM
_
Kvninlnntloii of CniulliIiiteM for I'oiil-
tloiiH In IlulHvny 'Mall
Service.
Forty-three young men are being examtnoJ
for positions In thu railway mall service.
The examination Is being conducted by
Special Agent Falconer. The questions re
late principally to the geography of the
United States and junction points of differ
ent railways. In ndditlon to this , the ex
amination includes the brnnchen tnught In
the public schools. The applicants are for
the Sixth division , which Includes the states
of Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska and Wyoming.
In order to pass each applicant must answer
70 per cent of the questions. The nge limit
of applicants Is b&tween 18 and 35 years.
When nn applicant who passes examina
tion will receive nn appointment Is uncer
tain. However , those who have the highest
standing will be the first to secure prizes.
Under the present plan pursued In the
railway mall service , It Is about a year be
fore applicants ascertain whether or not they
have parsed the examination. If successful ,
after that time they are put on the extra
list nnd are given runs whenever the regu
lar men are sick or are off duty for any
cause. For about ono year they run as
extras , nnd then , ns vacancies occcur , they
arc given positions , so thnt under ordinary
circumstances a man who passes exam'natlon '
now will not be assigned to n regulnr run
before two years. After being assigned the
men draw salaries of $ SOO each for the flrst
year , but when substituting for other men
they nre paid only for the time actually
employed.
HIS STORY NOT BELIEVED
Mnrtln , the HIIKIIN Cheuk Operator ,
In Sent to .lull for
.Mnoty DUJM.
The old man who attempted to rob E
J. Hookman of Greenwood , Neb. , at tht
Durllngton depot Wednesday wns sent to th (
county jail for ninety days by Judge Gordon
Ho gave his name as John Martin and 01 :
the witness Etand told the court that he
had met n strnngcr Tuesday night who gave
him the $1,200 check which bo tried to gel
Hookman to rash. This stranger , ho said
described Hookman nnd told him that tin
traveler would give up his money easily
Ho said ho tried to carry out the stranger'i
Instructions , but wns Interrupted by rnsaen.
ger Director Mlk. Mart Hi claimed he llvct
In HI. Paul , Minn. , but his story was suet
n compli'tt ) contradiction of the statement !
made by the passenger director and Hook ,
man that the court placed little rellanci
In It.
ItlifiiiiiiitlNin | | ii > .Mont Common IIn
The most universal disease that affects tb
human body Is rheumatism , the causa an
nature of which Is known to a very lltr
Ited extent even by the best Informed physl
clans. There are several forms of It an
nearly everybody Is liable to an attack of i
In some form. When In the back nnd loin
It Is called lumbago ; in the hips , sciatica
In the face , neuralgia. While there Is sore
doubt as to the origin and'nature of this dli
ease , there Is none whatever as to the bei
treatment. Many years of experience he
fully proven that there Is nothing BO good t
Chamberlain's Pain Halm. Ono appllcatlo
relieves the pain.
\orlli > vm < Improvement ( "lull.
What was expected to be an Importan
meeting of the Northwest Improvement clul
at Parker street and Military avenue las
night became a very tame affair In view o
the unfavorable weather. About a dozei
Ninth ward property owners wore present
but the only action taken was the adoptloi
of n resolution by which the Omaha Wate
company was requested to extend the mail
from Lake street to the Deaf and Dumb in
Blltute In order to accommodate the propert
owuura ou Jlaplo aud Corby streets.
DIRECTORS IN A DILEMMA
Do Not Want to Accept Edward RosewaUr'e
Ecaignation ,
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO WAIT ON HIM
.Jn > - Hum * , Siiiirrliitntilrnt of ( 'IIIUT
nloiin , Itciiorln tlmt Tumly Im-
liortnnt L'onrrxnloiiK 11 me
Already Upon ( irntitcil.
At the meeting of the directory of the
Greater America Exposition Thursday after
noon twenty-eight of the thirty-five mem
bers were In attendance. After reading
the minutes of a previous meeting , the res
ignation of E. Hosewntor from the board of
directors nnd also from the position of the
advisory committee was read. Immediately
Mr. llaydcn moved that President Miller
appoint n committee of ten to wait upon
Mr. Hoscwater and attempt to Induce him
to withdraw his resignation. Ha urged
thnt this bo done nt once , as there were
matters for consideration that demanded
the early action ot the directory and also of
the committee.
Consideration of the resignation was post
poned and the question of appointing the
ccmmltteo was put to n vote , receiving the
support of all of the directors with the ex
ception of Mr. Metcnlfe , who nlono voted
no.
no.In
In naming the committee , the members of
which will meet at the cafe of the Paxton
hotel at noon today , President Miller se
lected Messrs , llnyden , Wood , Smyth , Hoe-
tor , Rome Miller , Darker , Kllpatrlck , Col
lins , Pritchctt nnd Kuhn.
Mr. Dlckoy was originally named ns a
member of the committee , but declined to
serve , saying that ho Is not n stockholder
In the company and thnt his business Is ot
such a nature thnt he Is likely to be called
out of the city nt nny time.
Mr. Penfold , who was also named ns a
member of the committee , said : "It has
come to mo today that one ot the tickets
nt the recent election of directors was
gotten up by mo In the Interest of Mr.
Rose-water nnd as n blind. I want to say
that ns a matter of fact I did not talk
with Mr. Hoaewnter relative to the di
rectors to bo elected , and what la
more , I did not see him for several days
prior to the election. With these Insinua
tions against me It would bo In bad taste
for me to call upon him and nsk him to
reconsider his resignation. "
In speaking of the hoped-for success ot
the exposition , President Miller said that
In his judgment It Is almost absolutely
necessary to have the support nnd co
operation of Mr. Uosowater. He hoped
that the committee might be nblo to har
monize conflicting Interests , If there are
any , and Induce Mr. llosewntcr to take hold
ot the exposition and glvu It his time nnd
attention In the future , as he had done lu
the past. Ho reviewed the work accom
plished In Now York and Washington by
Mr. Ilosewater , saying that while In both
of the cities recently he ( Mr. Rosewater )
visited many persons and places nnd nt all
times and upon nil occasions exploited the
advantages to bo derived by holding the ex
position.
At this point J. E. Markel resigned from
the ilioct | --jr and the vacancy was filled by
the electlo. ' of his son , Prior L. Markel.
Then there was n lengthy discussion over
the question of when the next meeting ot
the directory should be held. This was
settled by selecting next Tuesday evening
nt S o'clock.
It was urged that the committee here
tofore appointed should call upon Mr.
Rosewatcr nnd nscertaln If It would be
possible to Induce him to withdraw bis
resignation. This was opposed by Mr.
Smyth , who Insisted thnt after calling upon
Mr. Hosewater the committee should give
him time for the consideration of the re
quest , that ho may debate the matter In
his own mind.
.NUIIKTOUH ConcoHNloiiM Rruiitod.
Jay Durns , superintendent of the De
partment of Concessions , submitted n re
port , showing that the contracts have been
made with twenty concerns , many of which
are bigger and better than those here last
year. Ho stated that the fees on these
concessions aggregated $12,375 , ot which
sum J3Gr > 0 has been paid. There are 100
applications on hand that have not been
acted upon. These , Mr. Dnrns estimated ,
will bring In $50,000 and possibly more.
Giving Information upon space taken In the
main buildings , Mr. Hums stated that ap
plications have been granted for nbout 30-
000 square feet , or nearly enough to fill
two of the main buildings with flno ex
hibits.
Secretary Smith , In presenting figures on
the finances of the exposition , stated that
up to date the receipts have aggregated
$40,850.21 and that the sum of $6,000 Is on
hand and nil bills paid , aside from some
current expenses not yet due.
President Miller , tn speaking of the clase
of exhibits secured , said : "From what 1
know of them they are the best that have
ever been shown at any exposition. Many ol
them are those that have been prepared
for the Paris exposition and they will be
shown here for the flrst time. The live
exhibits are of n high class nnd If the
buildings can be filled reasonably well wi
will have the greatest exposition that has
ever been seen. "
TENT AND AWNING STRIKE
Snvt-ii ( ilrli Unit AVorU oil Aooouni
of Unfair Treatment , HH
They Claim.
When seven girls walked out of the fae >
tory of the Omnhn Tent nnd Awning com.
pnny on a strike recently they claim the )
did It for fair treatment nnd not for tlu
purpose of securing nn increase In wages
or shorter hours. They objected to work'
Ing on Sunday , but were willing to worl
as long during the day ns was dcslrcc
They claimed further that the forewomai
was in the habit of speaking to tticm In t
harsh and undignified way that could nebo
bo borne by them. Finally they objected t
having any of the girls discharged to male
room for now employes.
A. H. Hawltzcr , manager of the company
stated that the principal reason that thi
girls struck wns because they were treatei
too well. Flrwt they objected to worklni
Sunday , ani } when the forewoman askei
who was responsible for their falling to re
port they declined to tell nnd upon bolni
talked to very plainly by the forewomai
they left the shop nnd went homo. "I wn
compelled to send for them , ns the factor ;
was crowded with rush work , " said Mr
Kawitzer. "When they came back the nex
morning I commenced placing now girl
among them In order tlmt they might lean
the work. Some of the old girls tmd bee
with us seven years. When I transfcrre
ono from the double stitcher to lloor wr
and placed a now girl on her machine sh
objected and nil the girls quit. So far as
am concerned the strlko IB ended , ns I wl |
not take back any of the girls. "
The girls appear to bo of the oplnlo
thnt the trouble IB over also , nnd say the
will not return to work oven If what the
aoked U granted them.
rainier * ' Strike.
The trouble between the local palnten
iitfion and the master palntcm appears 1
be Hearing nn adjustment , according t
stnti'inentB of members of the union. The
say that two paper dealers have signed toi
tracts and thnt others will In n few day
The men working for two firms did not los
two tiotirs , ss contracts were signed nnd
the scale raised to 35 cents per hour Imme
diately.
Master painters claim , on the other hand ,
that the strike Is not over and thnt It will
not'cnd soon , ns only 100 men nro luvolvea.
and they cnn replace them In n very short
time. They Insist that 30 cents nn hour
\3 \ sufficient for the clncs ot work done by
some of the painters , but thnt they nro will
ing to give more to experts. They wors
pleased with the work of the men nnd did
not wnnt to lese them , but they say they
will not agree to n general raise. ,
ORGANIZE FOR THh CAMPAIGN
UuiiKlnn County Drinnurnuy leclure
Afc'il'int 1'union In Any
I'orin.
The Douglas County Democracy , th < i new
democratic club , held nn enthusiastic meet
ing last nlpht , nt which officers for the
ensuing year were elected nnd n permanent
organization effected. The ofllcors : Presi
dent , John Mddell ; vice president , Henry
Osthoff ; secrotnry , Kd J. Dec ; financial sec-
rctnry , E. P. Augustaut ; corresponding FCC-
retnry , Jnmes P. Unlley ; treasurer , Ernest
Merlins ; scrgcant-nt-arms , Michael Ilutler.
Although organized less thnn two months
ngo the club hns n membership of 250 , thirty
of whom signed the declaration of principles
Thursday night. These principles nre for
Jofforsonlan democrncy without fusion In
nny particular. The next meeting wilt beheld
held at Qprmnnln hall on the evening ot
April 13 , the nnnlversnry of the birth ot
Thomas Jeffornon. lAt this meeting there
will be speeches by Oeorgo W. Donne , W.
S. 1'opplcton nnd others. There will bo
murflc , refreshments nnd cigars.
The members from the several wnrds of
the city nnd South Onyiha were appointed
committees to report plans for organizing
branch clubs In their respective localities.
At the Germanla hall meeting the parent
club will fix the dntes for orgnnlzlng the
branches.
1'lnns for n marching club hnvo been nbout
perfected , twenty-five men having already
signed the roll. The uniform will bo n
black silk hat , black I'rlnco Albert coat ,
dark trousers and black shoes.
SPRING WEATHER DELAYED
Snow , Itnlii unit SliiNli Chiinu
Awnj- the Sim-
nhlito.
When Local Forecast Ofllclnl Welsh made
his predictions Wednesday ho had reasons
for thinking that spring was on the way ,
but unbeknown to him ono of those high
barometers slipped In , bringing all kinds
of weather. This barometer had snow ,
slush , rain nnd n cold wave ns some of Its
component parts and ns n result It knocked
all ot Mr. Welsh's calculations In the head.
The weather map Issued yesterday Indicates
that n cold wave extended from tho'llrltlsh
possessions well down Into New Mexico nnd
extending from the contrnl valleys to the
Hocky mountains hovers over the country ,
with zero temperature In many localities.
However , It is .said that the storm Is clearIng -
Ing away and Hint fair and warmer weather
ought to prevail Friday. The snow of last
night seems to have been pretty general
over the entire middle west , covering the
country from eastern Illinois to the moun
tains.
CATCH MADE BY THE POLICE
Wlldon nni ! Ilrnliinril Suttitcctcil
of IletiiK lloiiNe
" \VorlcorM.
The police think they have a couple of
house thieves In G. L. Wilson and Charles
Bralnard. Wilson was arrested while tryIng -
Ing to sell a couple of jackets and a coat. It
was learned afterward that one of the jack
ets nnd the Soil were 6tolea [ from the hall
way of a. house nt 2010 Pnveuport street.
The other jacket was Identified this
morning by Miss Godson , a school teacher.
Wilson was seen around the Scandinavian
Young Woman's home , 2018 Davenport
street , several tlmen lately nnd ns quite n
number of Jackets have been lost from there
ho Is suspected with being nble to explain
their disappearance. One fur collarette ,
which was taken the other day , Is said to
have been dropped by him In the yard of
the home.
Little IB known of Bralnnrd , ns ho had
none of the clothing in his possession , but
ho Is suspected of being Wilson's partner.
We'll Ilo the lU-Nt.
Register at the Grand Pacific hotel next
tlmo you visit Chicago. Finest In the west.
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
The funeral of J. C. Richardson , who died
In California last week , will take place In St.
Louis this afternoon. He was presi
dent of the Richardson Drug company , whoso
place of business is In Omaha.
The saloon of William Dickey , 1C2B How
ard street , was robbed yesterday morning.
The thief evidently had a key to the front
door. The cash register was opened nnd $10
In silver was extrnctcd. Two bottles of
whisky nre nlso missing.
A small fire occurred yesterday nt 7:30 : a.
m. In the home of Mrs. Mnry A. Kelly , 2012
North Eighteenth strcec. Paper hangers had
covered a pipe entrance without first putting
In a thimble. The paper caught fire and set
nblazo a picture and later the carpet. The
damage was about $30.
J. W. Halleran , n lieutenant ot the Chicago
cage police , passed through Omaha yesterday
on his way to California on a vacation trip.
Lieutenant Hnlleran was ono of the officers
who took part In the Haymarket riots nt
Chicago several years ago , and has a helen
n his chest which was made by a piece of
one of the bombs exploded by the anarchists.
A detachment of the Sixth artillery , em-
> rncing about 200 men , passed through
Omaha yesterday on Us way to San
Francisco. It came from Fort Mcllonry ,
near Baltimore. The tfnln was composed ot
.wo box cars , one baggage car and five
.ourlst wleopers. It made but a brief atop
nt the depot.
The South Sldo Improvement club will
meet this evening at Mullcr's new hall ,
Seventeenth and Vlnton streets. Improve
ments on parka and boulevards will be dis
cussed , and nil who nro Interested will bo
given nn opportunity to present their views.
The Omnhn Drnmntlo club have n proposition
in regard to improvements In Rlvervlew
oark to plnoo bcforo the club.
The police hnvo released John Clnrk , who
was arrested In the north part of town and
suspicion of being a crooked character. It
has been found that Clark was working for
J. H. Smith , local manager of an American-
Gorman publishing house. Mr. Smith says
that Clark worked for him seven weeks and
that ho was a good man except that he could
not leave liquor alone. His work bad ul-
wnys been satisfactory otherwise.
CHARIER AMENDMENT VETO
Governor Poyntor's Action Oaus s Much Dis
appointment Among Gity Officials.
ALSO AMONG BUSINESS MEN GENERALLY
Vrln l In llcMiioiiNi * to the I.oont
l'oioorntlit | I'olltlcnl Dptnniiilx AII-
from I ho lltiftlttrfm In-
Co V nln-ciletl.
City officials generally nro disappointed
that Governor Poynter saw lit to veto the
charter amendment bill , but Appreciate that
ho did so In answer to local popocrntlc po
litical demands , listening to the behests ot
this element rather thnn to the voice of
the mibslnntlnl business Interests of the
cliy , for It Is n , well known fnct that the
business men were desirous that the char
ter amendments should become a law.
Ttio sentiment of the business Interests In
favor of the bill was unusually aroused
after It passed Into the hands ot the gov
ernor. The Commercial club , which two
weeks ago petitioned the legislature to pass
the net , followed this up with ntiothcr peti
tion to the governor that he sign It. In
addition , the following prominent business
men nnd firms of the city yesterday sent
personal telegrams to the governor asking
him to attach Ills signature to the monsurn :
Aloe & 1'onfold company , Hector & WIN
helmy company , Her & Co. , Willow Springs
Distillery company. Straight .t Howe , Hlch-
ardson Drug company , Continental ClothIng -
Ing company , Kelley , Stlger & Co. , J. B.
Markcl , 1'latt & Co. , A. llooth 1'acklng com
pany , 0. D. Klpllnger , W. V. Morse , M. 13.
Smith & Co. , IleinU Omaha Hag company ,
American Hand Sowed Shoo company , Ne
braska , Clothing company , Thomas Kli-
patrlck , J. A. Fuller & Co. , Z. T. Llndsey ,
Orchard , Wllhelm company , W. U. Uennett
company , W. H. McCord , Allen nron. ,
Dcwcy & Stone Kurnltifro company , John
W. Lytle , Edson RUli , Carpenter Paper
company , ' \Vllllams-lInyward Shoe company.
Great Western Type foundry nnd E. It.
Sprnguo & Co.
"Tho fact that the governor paid no nt-
tentlon to these requests Is proof to me that
politics dictated the veto , " says Tax Com
missioner Sackctt , who labored hi the In
terests of the measure. "Thero was no
politics In the hill as sent to the legislature.
In fact , It was drawn up so as to eliminate
everything that might cause It to bo con
sidered a political menauro and nil Its pro
visions were Intended to adjust existing evils
In the present charter and to cut down the
expense of city government and the burdens
of the taxpayers. Among the latter class of
provisions were those which proposed to tax
railroad property on the same basis as pri
vate property nnd to eliminate entirely the
cost of spring city elections.
"Tho only politics Injected Into the bill
was when It reached the legislature. It
was at the demand of the popocratlc element
that the number of councilman was raised
from nine to eighteen , who saw In this way
n means of getting a llttlo more political
spoil than they now have. The supporters
of the bill agreed to this amendment In the
hope that the good features of the bill might
be secured. The fate of the railroad amend
ment Is well known. Populist office
holders who rldo on railroad passes are not
likely to favor anything that will work
against the financial Interests of the rail
roads.
"My chief regret at the veto of the 'bill ' Is
the loss of the certlflcato of Indebtedness
plan. If this had been adopted the city
would have saved thousands of dollars an
nually In Interest on Its floating Indebted
ness. It Is to be regretted , too , that the time
of the city election was not changed , be
cause that also would have saved the city
a considerable sum of money. "
Deadly Curtrlilwe from Miuilln.
Surveyor of Customs Taylor Is In receipt
of a cartridge sent from Manila , one of the
kind used by the Filipinos In shooting at
the United States troops. It is similar to
these used In the Mauser rifle , with the
exception that the bullet Is tlppod with
brass. Wounds Inflicted by these bullets are
said to be Invariably fatal , ns the brass
causes gangrene to set In unless the wound
IB dressed Immediately.
In addition to the brass-tipped bullet , Mr.
Taylor has received n letter from J. D.
Whitmore , father of J. H. Whitmore of the
First Nebraska regiment , who was killed at
Manila. The father resides In HolyoUe ,
Mass. , nnd while ho regrets the death of
his son , he feels glad that he died In defense
of the stars and stripes.
T1113 It ISA I/TV MARKET.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Thurs
day , April C , 1899 :
Warranty IIIHN. |
S. W. Goodwin to S. A. Ferguson , slfc
lot 6 , block C , First add. to South
Omaha $ BOO
E. J. Chlsgell to C. C. George , lot 13 ,
block 2 , Hertford Plueo 100
Andrew Miles , executor , to Michael
Fhivln , und. 3-11 of e 60 feet of lots
23 and 24. block IS , Hanscom Place. . 700
D. F. Etcher to J. T. Oliver et nl ,
lot 8 , block 5 , Albright's Annex 300
II. U. Stowell to Nettle Turner , lot 25 ,
Archer Place 1,6-S
II. lyclghtoii nnd wlfo to E. P. Sedley ,
n 12V- fet of lot 0 and s 25 feet ot
lot 5 , block S , nub. of J. I. Hedlck's
add 176
M. F. Thompson and husband tn C.
F. Roliertxon et nl , lot 21 , block 3 ,
Saunders & H.'H add. to Wnlnut Hill 1,500 ,
J. C. Clark et a\ \ , trustees , to A. U.
Marshall , lots 19 , 20 und 21 , block J12
Dundee Place 1
ChiirleH Collins und wlfo to 13. H.
Knulcman , lots 13 and 14 , block 7 ,
C. E. Muync's First add. to Vnlley. . 1
Ollv Mlchelson nnd husband to C. R.
Ulundpll , lots S and 9 , block 5 , Mel -
roio Hill 100
Lizzie Archibald nnd husband to L. IS.
Altschulcr , lot 2fl , Hlmebnugh Phico 2,000
F. M. Hofieernna nnd htiBtinnu to S. A ,
McGavock. Jot 2 ! , block 3 , McGav-
ock & O. K.'a add 1,250
Dl'CllH.
Sheriff to W. S. Curtis , C6x69 feet nt
point 1.050 feet n of no corner of
block 310. Omaha 1,500
Same to Tilarcu * Simpson , trustee , lot
10 , Grlllln & I.'H il 3,000 ,
M. E Fitch Pt al to n. R. Sluldon , lot
C , block 3 , Sherwood's tub 1,800
Total amount of transfers f 14,783
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.AMUSEMENTS.
. . . . . .
It occurred to ono sitting In the front
part of the Hoyd theater parquet Inst night
thnt there was a production ot opera going
on which for genernl effect brought remin
iscences of grnnd opcrn In grentor cities ,
places which cnn boast of a "Metropolitan"
or an "Auditorium. "
It seemed dltllcult to realize that the ex
cellent musical and dramatic combination
wns actually In Omaha , when Slguor Scp-
pllll raised his baton and summoning In
stantly the forces of the Now York Sym
phony orchestra , which hnd been waiting
like n restless Btecd , gave the 11 rat beat ot
the music which was to Indicate some of
the themes or motifs ot the opera "Car
men. "
Although this1 opera has been played al
most constnntly for the last twenty-four
years , the old story of heartless love Is still
followed from Inception to denouement with
unabated Interest. Georges Bizet did not
dream , doubtless , when he brought out his
great success on ono eventful night In
March that three months later his ears
would no longer bo open to the music of
this world , that the full measure of glory
would never bo his to behold In life.
The treatment of the work from a musical
standpoint Is soul-satisfying ; rich Instru
mentation , worked out very largely on Wng-
nerlan lines , Illustrates the wonderful ar
tistic coloring and gorgeous Imagination of
the composer's mind.
With such an orchestra as was heard last
night It Is superfluous to say that there were
no opportunities lost to develop the Inmost
beauties of the score by the master mind
and hand ot Seppllll nnd the sympathetic
nnd brilliant playing of tUe fifty artists on
this sldo the footlights.
On the other sldo a chorus of unusual
strength numerically fulfilled Its duties
with a purity of tone , nn abandon of In
tensity nnd an nttnck of sufficient acuteness -
ness , costumed appropriately to the period
and localities and surrounded by scenery
which was adequate. The unnecessary In
trusion of some dozen "reconcentrndos , "
presumably of local fame , marred ono or
two ensembles. They were deplorably de
ficient In military tactics. A touch of com
edy enlivened the proceedings when one of
the chorus wan accidentally hurled Into it
stack of arms that on this occasion were
only lances , at which episode of course the
over alert audience smiled nudlbly. So
much for the background which set , off the
bright particular constellations of the even-
Ins.
Carmen wns given a living nctuallty by
Do Lussan. H would bo Invidious to com
pare the various artists who have made
themselves famous by this role or have
helped to make the role famous. But It can
safely bo said that the character conceived
ay Prosper Mcrlmeo and portrayed by
nizet lost nothing In the hands of De Lus-
san. She Is a perfect type , she never over
draws nnd never Is Inadequate. What more
cnn bo said ?
Don Jose , who was , by the way , given an
Irish flavor by being programmed "Dan , * "
was given a splendidly heroic treatment. It
Is not within the memory of most local
music lovers that a better tenor has ap
peared hero In grand opera. Ills voice U
llexlble , of rich timbre and well used through
the entire compass and , In addition to this
gift , .Monsieur Ilonnnrd has histrionic abil
ity of n high order.
Bensnudo snng the part of the ever-popu
lar Eccnmlllo , the toreador , with much
dash nnd comparativeease. . In the third
net ho wns hoard to much better ndvnn-
tngo than tn the second , which Is n tribute
to his artistic ability.
Mlchneln wns the role nllotted , and
ndapted best , to Mine. Gndskl nnd her full ,
rich tones. Issuing from a perfectly equipped
vocal organism , created much enthusiasm.
In minor pnrtB the voices of Vnn Cnu-
teren and Mnttfcld contributed nobly to the
general success. The men , Vivian ! , StcJi-
mnnn nnd Del Sol , were equally fortunate
In tholr attempts to magnify limited oppor
tunities.
Tlio ballet dlvcrtlscmont was brilliantly
executed.
J. Sheer , Sodalla , Mo. , conductor on elec
tric Rtrect car line , writes thnt his llttlo
daughter was very low with croup , nnd bor
life saved after nil physicians hnd failed ,
only by using Hue Minute Cough Cure.
CREATES A DISTURBANCE
Snyilrr , with U Ilovolvcr In Hlx IIuiiil ,
Scnrt-N n Servant CSIrl with \Vhoiu
Ilr in Infatuated.
Last evening quite n llttlo disturbance ]
wns created nt the residence ot C. D.
Thompson , 2202 Douglas street , by n blacksmith - *
smith named Snyder , who called to sei
the sen-ant girl. It seems that Snyder Is
Infatuated wllth the girl , although she ob
jects to his nttentlons. When she opened
the rear door In response to his knock sha
saw that ho field n revolver In his right
hand and blood In his left cyo. Shi
screamed and made a hasty retreat. Snyder
then disappeared under cover of the darlt-
The affair was reported to police head
quarters and a few minutes later Officer
Baldwin appeared upon the scene. He ob
served a man sneaking about In the vicin
ity ot t'ho house , but the follow , seeing thai
he was being watched , hurriedly vanished.
"Give mo a liver regulator and I can regu
late the world , " said a genius. The druggtal
handed .him a bottle of De Witt's Little Early
Risers , the famous llttln pills.
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glasses will help you All lenses
ground by a competent spectacle
man.
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