TTTT3 ATT A DATIjT TVKE : TJTTTCSDAY , MAT 4 , 1805) ) ,
PLANS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL
Board of Education Adopts Conditionally
Drawinga Submitted by McDonald ,
CASS SCHOOL PLANS ARE SATISFACTORY
Hid * for Conulriirllon for I.ntter
IlnllilltiK Will lie AiUertUed Kor
nt Once Another Meeting Culled
for Monilny
The Board of Education at n special meet
ing last night adopted under certain con
ditions the first and preliminary plans for
the now High nchool , which were submitted
nt the last regular meeting by Architect
McDonald. H aUo finally adopted nnd ap
proved of the plans ot the now Cnss school
buildings nnd the specifications for con
struction as submitted by Architect Laten-
Bcr. llcforo taking such action , the board
spent four hours In talking over the plans
nnd afterward adjourned to meet again In
npcclal session next Monday night , when
the secretary Is to bo ordered to advertise
for bids for the construction of the Cnss
bcbool ,
The special meeting was called for the
particular purpose of considering the Cnss
school plans , because It Is desired to have
everything In readiness for a start on this
building by Juno 12 In order that It maybe
bo fully completed and ready for occupancy
on the opening day of the next school year
In September. The plans and specifications
of the structure wore entirely satisfactory ,
for they wore both approved with hardly a
change.
The Cnss school will contain sixteen
rooms. It will be two stories nnd a base
ment In height and 162x80 feet In size , the
longer side facing Cass street. It will bo
severely plain In character , the only bit
of adornment being the portico nnd front
entrance. It will bo crowned with a sloping
roof , which will rlso above the top story
to a point almost as high as the top story
Is from the ground level. There will bo
eight class rooms In each of the two stories
and In the basement will bo placed one
recreation room 61x25 feet and another 25x
32 feet for girls and another ot the latter
ulze for boys. *
> lllfth School rilliin.
The High school plans wore not finally
accepted. There were several changes sug
gested by the board , Oi'it these were ot a
minor character. The Bee a few dajfe ago
printed a description of the structure. It
Is 210x110 feet In size , two stories nnd u
high basement in height and will contain
thirty-four rooms.
'The llnnl acceptance ot these plans will
depend In considerable mcasuio upon the
amount of money the building will coat If
built according to them at the time the con
tract l let. If It Is found that vho bids
for construction exceed the amount available
for the building , the plans will bo rejected
nnd Architect McDonald will bo oeked to
BUbmlt others. No additional exp'enee will
bo Incurred for such now plans under the
contract with McDonald , It Is said.
This point wan raised by Member'Hay-
ward. In response to n query Architect Mc
Donald said that ho could make but a very
rough cellmate of the probable coot of the
building. Basing an estimate upon what
High schools In other cities have cost 11 to
17' cents a cubic foot and taking 15 cents
per cubic foot as a basis of probable coat
( Architect McDonald thought the building
will cost about $147,000 , as his plans call
for a structure that will contain 950,000
cubic foot.
Member Hayward thought this was too
much to put Into the building alone , aa It
lefttHttlo for equipment and furnishing ) It
was assorted In answer to this objection that
the total amount available for the building
Is $162,000 , $ lf > 0,000 bonda and $12,000 of the
premium for which they sold.
The board cnmo to the conclusion , how
ever , that It could not estimate the coat of
the building until bids are received. There
fore It wan decided to accept the plans on
the condition that the bids for construction
come within the amount available. This
postpones final determination of the ques
tion , of just how much will be spent In
construction ot the school.
Cut Uoivii ( he Hill.
The board also talked about cutting down
the High school hill , but reached no definite
determination. The matter wns brought up
by n communication from Howard B. Smith ,
who suggested that It might bo well to con
sider the matter. Whllo Mr Smith did netlike
like to BCO the hill cut down , yet he as
serted that If It Is not It will be left higher
and higher up In the air ns a result of the
grading down of streets and property
about It.
President Penfold announced that he had
been considering this matter and proposed to
f look ovur thu situation this afternoon * in
company with Kxprsltlon Landscape Archi
tect Ulrlch , by pormltHlon of the exposition
company. President Penfold extended nn In
vitation to the members to join In the In
vestigation and this was accepted. The
board mcmbera will meet on the High school
grounds at 3 o'clock.
IS WANTED FOR ROBBERY
ArroHt of Kriiiik Hurt , Churned wlh
n J Mvelry Hohhcry In ! ) -
catur , HlliiolN.
Whllo wandering about Jefferson square
Tuesday evening Fiank Burt , a stuttering
darkey , was arrested by Detectives Hudson
and Heolan on suspicion of having had some
connection with a robbery In Decatur , 111.
The tip cunio from a young fellow named
Robert Larnon , who claimed that Jio had ob
tained a confession from Burt prior to his
departure for Iowa recently. The Decatur -
catur authorities were wired for In
formation concerning Hurt. A reply was re
ceived saying that Burt Is wanted there nnd
that a picture of him would bo forwarded
at once.
According to the story related by Larson
ho mot Burt while riding on o Rock Island
train In Iowa. They traveled together for
several days. Ono night Burt got drunk
nd told Larson that he had committed
Many perrons Imro their good day anil
their fad dar. Others uro about ball
sick ail the time. They have headiohe
backache , and ro restlefs and iierrout.
Food deed not Us to good , and thu diges
tion U ] > opr ; the skin la dry ami Fallow
and disfigured wlthjilraplcsurLtiiiitloiis
sleep brluga no rout and work Is a burden ,
\Yiiatcauses thlj ? lattat Moot ,
And the remedy ?
I
It takes out all impurities from tLo
blood. When their are removed , nature
Ukcs right hold Bird completes the cure.
1'rlce , f 1.00 a bottle. At all druggists.
K thoie ii constipation , take Ayer's
mil. ltl > ,24o.abox.
Wrltn to tba doctor all th rtrtlculart lo
your cat * . Xou fill iccth a prompt reply i
/o AYElt ;
Lsw lI.lUu.l
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a number of robberies ov ? r In Illinois , Wet- '
tins $2,000 worth of Jewelry In one place , j
He mid there wns a reward outfttandlng at
present for bin nrrosl. The day following
the breaking of seals on thirty Hock Island
cars In n cittern Iowa , t/irson snys , Hurt
confessed that he had done the work , Lnr *
Ron persuade * ! him to come to Omaha and
Dtirt promised to do BO. Larson
came first nnd notified the police , who
kept a watch for Burl's return. Ho came
In Ttiecday afternoon nnd the detectlvea
landed him Before ho had been here two
lioiiri.
Au Interesting phase of the ohaec of Lar
son was furnished In police court. Larson
wantnl nil the glory of the arrest himself
and secured a pair of handcuffs so he could
capture Hurt without much trouble. He
showed thopo to Robert Lynch , alias Smith ,
who took them nway from him afterwards.
Lirson charged him with potty larceny , but
eventually dismissed the complaint after
the return ot the cuffs , uhcn It was too late
for him to arrest Hurt.
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SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The scheme Biiggcfltcd by Kd Johnston to
have the street commissioner , or , to speak
moro correctly , the foreman ot the street
gang , make a dally report ot all work done
Is meeting with favor In nil parts of the
city. At the present time this city does
not boast of a street commissioner , the
reason being that when Johnston was mayor
he refused to make the appointment on ac
count of the salary attachments. If , a
street commlssoner had been apponted , ac
cording to charter provisions , tbo mayor
could not lay him off , as the charter pro
vided for a specific salary. In order to
evade this point nnd lenve the mayor frco
to lay off all members of the department , In
cluding the head of the force , no regular
appointment was , nor over has been mado.
The city clerk , along with the streets nnd
alleys committee , will provide a set ot
blanks which the acting street commis
sioner will bo expected to fill out every
day. These blanks will show Just how
much lumber has been used In repairing
sidewalks nnd how much labor was ex
pended. In street work the amount of work
performed will have to be listed. If this
is dona the finance committee of the coun
cil can got nt the actual expenditures of
the street department and thus make n re
port when called upon , showing how much
It costs each month to keep the streets , al
leys and sidewalks in a passable condition.
After these blanks nro prepared the acting
street commissioner must inako a report
every morning , and In th'h way a close tab
can bo kept on all expenditures In this
line of work.
This scheme has frequently been talked
over In municipal circles , but nothing was
over done toward bringing about the desired
result until last Monday night. No doubt
the public will watch with Interest the re
ports filed.
CoinplnliitN of Tcrnnlchorcnnii.
Several of the local lodges are complain
ing at the treatment received at the hands
of the police In regard to the stopping of
dancing at midnight. Last Saturday night
two dances were held , one In the Fourth
ward mid one In the Second ward. Both
were loilgo affairs and permission was asked
ot the police to dance after midnight. The
police refused to grant this concession and
at Koutsky's hall those who were In at
tendance were compelled to leave by order
of a policeman. The officer In question
Bald ho had received orders from Acting
Mayor Bennett to close the hall at midnight.
Mr. Bennett asserted that he Issued no such
orders and ho proposes to have an Investi
gation. The dance at Koutsky's hall was
hold for the purpose of raising funds for the
erection of a National Bohemian halU and
It was agreed beforehand that no HqUors
of any kind would be sold after nildhtcht.
Inspite of this the officer compelled men ,
women and children to leave the hall during
a driving rain.
Cnsen Come Up Friday.
The cases of S. C. Burllnglm and John
Johns will be called In police court Friday.
Neither has been able to secure bonds nnd
since arraignment have been confined In the
county Jail. The cause of the arrest of
these two men has been given In detail In
The Bee. Burllnglm tries to throw the
blame on Johns and the latter confessed.
This confession gave the officers a clue
which resulted In the arrest ot Burllnglm.
Johns Is too poor to employ an attorney ,
but the county officials have given him to
understand that ho will bo furnished with
counsel. Burltnglm has retained Judge
Lowley of Seward. It Is expected that some
Interesting developments will bo brought
to light at the preliminary hearing.
1'Mli'N ' Claim for
Frank Dale has filed a claim for $5,000
damages against the city for Injuries re
ceived by his wife. It is asserted In the
claim that Mrs. Dale fell through a loose
or broken plank In the L street viaduct on
August 2.1 , 1897 , and that she died as the
result of these Injuries on January 31 , 1899.
No notice of Injury was filed prior to last
Monday , and on this account the claim Is
outlawed. The matter has been referred to
the city attorney , but no steps will betaken
taken to stop a suit on account of the ex
piration of the statute of limitations.
City C3o Hl .
Mrs. W. L , Holland ha's gone to Lincoln
and Greenwood to visit relatives.
Dr. Glasgow U talking about erecting a
big hotel at Twenty-third nnd M streets.
The Independent Order ot Odd Follows
will give a ball nt Workman hall , on May 6.
Joseph Crystal and wife have returned
from a trip to the western part of the state.
Ernest Slado has bougnt a lo nt Twenty-
third and B streets and wllf erect a dwell
ing.
Thomns Hoclor Is stlfl a very sick man ,
but ho wns reported slightly Improved yes
terday ,
A small fire In Swift's box factory called
out the department yesterday. There wan
no loss.
Grace , the Infant daughter of M. Enrlght ,
died Monday , and the funeral services were
held yesterday.
The program for the Ralph Kells me
morial sorvleeH , to bo held next Sunday , has
been completed.
Mrs. Miles Welsh , Twenty-third and N
streets , has gene to O'NeUl to spend a few
weeks with relatives ,
The local Young Men's Christian Associa
tion Wheel club Is In first-class condition
now. The first spin of the club was taken
last menlng to the exposition grounds.
The regular classes in the Young Men's
Christian association will close May fi. Final
competitions will bo held for juniors on
Monday , iMay S , Intermediates , May 11 , nnd
bcnlors , May 13 ,
J , I * . Lyman , general manager , and n. C.
Chapman , director , of the Hammond PackIng -
Ing company , spent yesterday In the city.
They Inspected the plant and also the Union
Stock yards and left expressing themselves
well pleased with whut they saw ,
There will be a union meeting uf the
Young People's societies nt the Baptist
church , Twenty-fifth and H streets , tonight ,
A program consisting of thirteen numbers
will be rendered , E. D. WIers , Harry M.
Wellu. J. C. Knight , H. Rowland Smith nnd
W. H. Overtoil will take prominent parts
In the exercises.
Gas mains are being laid afl over the
eastern portion of ihe city and yesterday n
force of men went to work on Twenty-fourth
street , cast of J street , and before night
had trenches dug clear to N ( street. Side
lines arc being laid as rapidly as possible
and it will not be long before gas for Il
luminating and fuel purposes will be fur-
nUlied.
Hurley-Mult anil UOIIN ,
and no corn , are u&d In making the famous
Anhcuser-Buscb Brewing Aes'ii brands of
beer for homo and club use There are no
others that equal U. Absolutely pure beer.
'BIG MONEY FOR STIilMAN
Profitable Job for Oity Tax Collector if
Scheme docs Through.
OFFICIALS NOT FAVORABLE TO THE PLAN
Contention < hnt Trcnmircr ! ilie Only
1'ernon Who l Antliorlreit in Col
lect nnd Mccrlpt for Mn-
iilollinl Knvcntim.
Tax collectors mar > n be knocking at
the doors of Omaha's taxpayers with the
proffer of a choice of two evils either to
jay any and all delinquent personal taxes
.hat Bland against their names on the city
books for the past ten years or to lose a
portion of their earthly possessions by levy
to satisfy the delinquency.
This la the prospect that opens out before
many Omaha citizens If the city enters Into
a contract with O. N. Stlllman for a collcc-
.Ion of these taxes. Uut there Is a chance
.hat the scheme may not bo adopted. Mayor
Mooros disapproved of the plan and so In
formed the council. Now there Is a strong
possibility that City Treasurer Edwards will
also disapprove of It and will not enter Into
the contract tut per Instructions. In suoh
ovant the council will have more diniculty
in ousting aside the treasurer's disapproval
than It did the mayor's , as the treasurer
will have behind him the law as Interpreted
by the city attorney.
Treasurer Edwards has not yet made up
Ills mind whether or not to enter Into the
contract , but ho seems to be of the Impres
sion that It Is not legal. Ho has been In
consultation with City Attorney Connell on
: ho matter and It Is to bo presumed that the
latter official gave him advice similar to that
which he had plvcn to the mayor. The city
attorney hna practically stated that the con
tract Is not only In violation of the city
charter , but will also work to the disad
vantage of the city.
The legal objections to the contract are
plain , In the city attorney's opinion. The
charter provides that the city treasurer shall
bo collector of ( ill taxes. The proposed con
tract takes that authority away from him In
cases of personal taxes nnd reposes It In the
contractor. City Attorney Connell declares
that the contract will therefore release the
treasurer from all liability In connection
with personal taxes and ho cannot be held
on his bond for any misconduct In connec
tion with the collection of these taxes.
ItlK Monotor the Contractor.
It Is also pointed out that the contractor
will make too much money under the con
tract , a great portion of which might be
saved If the city employed the same method
of collecting the taxes. The contract , as In-
torpreited by city officials , will force the city
to pay a commission to the contractor on all
delinquent personal taxes that are paid ,
whether the collector gets them himself or
whether the delinquent taxpayer turns the
money over to the olty treasurer to avoid
the collector's visit.
It Is Impossible to estimate with any ac
curacy the amount o-f delinquent taxes re
maining unpaid on the dlty books and no
iclty officials care to make an estimate. It
Is figured , however , that during the last nine
years , whloh period of tlnje the contract
covers , the tax levied on personal property
will aggregate over $1.250,000' . This Is con
sidered a conservative figure. City Tax
Cpmmlssloner Sackett estimates that the
proportion of such taxes paid annually Is
between 30 and 40 oentE. If 35 per cent
of the taxes have been paid during the last
nine years , the sum total of the delinquent
unpaid tax Is over $800,000.
Btlllman will bo paid a commission on the
collection of these taxes In proportion to
the loDHth of tlmokthey have been outstand
ing. ' The basts Is as follows : One per cent
of 1898 taxes , 2& per cent of 1897 taxes , 5
per cent o 189G , 12 per cbnt of 1895 , 14 per
cent of 1894 , 20 per cent of 1893 , 26 per cent
of 1892 , 30 per cent of 1801 , 45 per cent of
1S90.
Stlllman has estimated that he will suc
ceed In collecting 25 per cent of the out
standing tax , but this Is considered con
servative. Even at that figure the city
would be gainer $200,000 , minus the com
mission. City officials point out that If
this can bo done by contract the city Itself
can do It and save a portion of the com
mission.
ThniiNnnA TOMKUCK
Could not express the rapture of Annie E.
Springer of 1125 Howard street. Philadelphia.
Pa. , when she found that Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption had completely
cured her of a hacking couch that for many
years had made life a burden. All other
remedies nnd doctors could clve her no help ,
but she says of this Roval Cure : "It soon
removed the pain In my chest and I can
now sleep soundly , something I can scarcely
remember doing before. I feel like noundtng
Its praises throughout the universe. " So will
every one who tries Dr , Kine's Now Dis
covery for any trouble of the Throat. Chester
or Lungs. Price tiOc nnd $1.00. Trial bottles
free nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store ; every
bottle guaranteed.
PAYING THE COUNTY TAXES
Collections nt Treuniircr'N Oflli'c A
CrontL-r Tlinii l.nnt
Year.
County Treasurer Helmrod has prepared a
comparative statement of taxes collected
during the first four months of the current
year , which Indicates n tremendous Increase
over the aggregate payments during the cor
responding period of 1898. Since January 1
he has collected In current taxes $211,839.68
on n levy ot 23 % mills on a total valuation
of 17,959,629.47.1 The collodions during the
first four months of 1S9S were $182,649.85 on
a levy of 24 45-100 mills on \aluatlon of
$6C08G24.G5. The total tax collections dur
ing the period as compared with the record
of 189S are as follows :
1R99. 1S9S.
January . J R7.2GU5 176,13082
February . 39.CS7.51 22,901.57
Mliroh . 25.012.S7 2-,2VJ52
April . 119.719.3S 92,503.90
Totals . J271.7H.S1 HliUSo.St
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In addition to the amounts Indicated the
county treasurer has collected moro than
four tlnios as much city taxes since the
delinquent taxes were advertised as ho did
during the corresponding period of 189S , (
This has been a material factor In swelling
the statements of tax collections promul
gated by the city treasurer. During this
year the sum of $30,001.75 In city taxes has
been paid to the county treasurer , as against
$9,861.93 a > ear ago ,
TinIICHt 111 the World.
Wo bellovo Chamberlain's Cough Uemedy
Is the best In the world , A few weeks ago
we suffered with a severe and a troublesome
cough , and having read their advertisements
In our own and other papers we purchased
a bottle to see how It would effect us , It
cured us before the bottle was moro than
half used. It Is the best medlclno out for
colds and coughs. The Hcrafd , Anderson-
vllle , Ind.
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VEENKER'S ' SALOON ROBBED
ArreHt of .1 , II. Itrommrd , In Whoito
I'dMHCHHloii Several HUelvfoii
Are round ,
A thief entered the saloon of John Veen-
ker , 601 North Sixteenth street , late Tues
day night , and stole $35 In cash from the
till. The proprietor saw the man at work
and chBfood him out the back door , but he
was too Bwlft to be caught. J , I ) . IIro arJ
\ > af < arrested by Detectives Dempsey and
Jorgensen for robbing the saloon and a
charge of burglary woo Hied against htm
yesterday afternoon. Brossanl had half a
,
dozen skeleton keys on his person when ap
prehended , and Veenker eaya he Is prsltlvo
the znaj who made such a hurried exit from
i
the saloon was Brossard. A search warrant
was I'sueJ yesterday afternoon authorizing
the officers to go through Brow.ird's room at
507 North Sixteenth street In search ot the
money.
FOR A SOLDIERS' MONUMENT
SltootlttK Mntoh llrtr t-rii tlio Clt > - nnil
Countnilli'lnl * In lloltiR Arrnnncil
Committee * Appointed.
The committees representing the city nnd
county officials who propose to test their
skill at the traps , for the benefit of n fund
which will bo the basis for the construction
of a soldier's monument , met In the county
court room yesterday afternoon , but no
definite arrangements were decided on. Thd
municipal shooters favored making the event
a big field day by enlisting the co-operation
of the Young Men's Christian association
nnd other local organization * , while the
county officers Inclined the view that bet
ter rcaultn would < be obtained by making
the shoot nn Independent enterprise and let
ting the other organizations follow. The
meeting adjourned after appointing the fol
lowing committees : Executive , Judge Baker ,
Judge Baxter nnd Mayor Moorcs ; grounds ,
W. W. Blngham , C. E. Bates and Ocorgo
McBrldc ; program , Judge Baxter , Judge
Powell and Qoorgo Helmrod.
OBSCENE LETTER WRITER
John Smiifk , Xot HnvlriK Fnld 111 *
IfSOO I'lIIP , In
In .lull.
One year ago John Smuck of Beatrice
was Indicted by the United States grand
Jury , tried and convicted on the charge or
sending umnallablo matter through tha
malls. Ho was fined $500 nnd released on
ball that ho might have nn opportunity ot
earning money with which to pay the fine.
Not showing nny disposition to pay his flno
Smuck was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Kclm and brought to
Omaha yesterday.
Smuck's particular offense was the writIng -
Ing of obscene letters to the women ot
Beatrice. Ho did this upon numerous oc
casions. Ho Is n man fully CO years or
age , crippled nnd i > ent , with 'hair ' almost as
whlto as snow.
Pontmnntcr Rcnrrnl Coining1.
Hon. W. S. Shallonberger. second assist
ant postmaster general , will pass through
Omaha Saturday on his way west , notice to
this effect having been received by Assist
ant Superintendent of Hallway Mall Serv
ice W. C. Vnndcrvoort. Mr. Shallenberger
will only stop between trains , arriving hero
In the morning * and leaving again In the
afternoon. Superintendent Vandervoort Is
arranging for his entertainment during his
stay In Omaha. Ho will probably meet the
members of the Commercial club and be en
tertained nt lunch.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
One hundred couples attended the ball
given by the mattressmakcrs and upholster
ers at Crelghton hall Tuesday night. The
affair was a success In every particular.
The sisterhood of All Saints' church win
meet this evening nt the residence of Mrs.
Euclid Martin , Thirty-sixth nnd Howard
streets , and will bo entertained by Miss
Helen M. Martin.
Carl Christiansen Is In the city Jair oa
suspicion of having stolen two pairs of lace
curtains from the clothes line In Anna Mor-
rlsey's yard , 100s Douglas street. The cur
tains have not been recovered.
Banner lodge , Fraternal Union of Amer
ica , will hold an open meeting In the Con
tinental" block this evening. The speakers
will be John L. Hnndley and John L. Web
ster. Subject , "Fraternity nnd Praternal
Insurance. "
The High school cadets' are drilling hard
In preparation for the company competitive
drill In the early part of June , nt which the
Winners will secure the honor of being the
color company next yeor Company A car
ries the colors this year.
First Lieutenant Cone , of the Omaha
Guards has tendered his resignation ns an
officer In that military organization. He
Joined the First Nebraska regiment of vol
unteers ono year ago , but was uuablo to pass
the physical examination.
The contract for the building of n sewer
under the Florence boulevard just south of
Miller park has been signed and the work
of filling in the washout that has existed on
the boulevard for several months will bo
commenced In n day or two.
Eva Gaunt yesterday returned the dress
skirt and waist which she had stolen ! to
iMrs. Cntharlnn Bprnndnn. whr > dppHnod in
prosecute her. The waist was recovered
at n dressmaker's , where Miss Gaunt had
taken it to have some alterations made.
A building permit has tleen Issued to W.
J. Winch to erect n one and a half story
frame dwelling near Twenty-fifth and Brls-
ton streets , to cost $1EOO. C. H. Puls has
secured a permit to build a $1,000 frame
addition to a dwelling nt 2022 North Eight
eenth street.
Members of lodge No. IS , Ancient Order ot
United Workmen , held nn Interesting In
formal meeting Tuesday night In the rooms
In Odd Fellows' temple and discussed leg
islation that Is to come before the grand
lodge of the state that convenes at Grand
Island next week. " "
Tbo Barber Asphalt company Is expected
to commence the repairing of the pavements
on the downtown streets In a couple of days ,
now that the council has" appropriated $500
for the work. The greater portion of the
money will bo spent on North Sixteenth and
Douglas , as these streets nro In the worst
condition.
The Peter Cooper club has extended In
vitations to the following speakers to par
ticipate In their dollar dinner set for May 20 :
William J. Bryan , Governor W. A. Poynter ,
ex-Governor Silas A. Holcomb , ex-Senator
William V. Allen , ex-Congressmnn Towno
nnd Governor Hnzeu S , Plngreo of Michigan.
Acceptances have afready been received from
the first two.
President Miller of the Greater America
Exposition received a letter yesterday
from the president of the State Agricultural
society , In which that offlclal said that after
giving the matter duo consideration , It
has been decided not to hold a state fair
during the year 1S99. This conllrmr the re
port that The Bee published Tuesday rela
tive to this matter.
The 'department of current ) topics of the
Woman's club held Its closing meeting for
the year on Tuesday and elected the follow
ing officers to serve for the ensuing year :
Miss Llda Wilson , leader ; Mrs. T. A. Crelgh ,
asslotnnt leader ; Mrs. J , H. Tate , secretary.
After the business cession the department
adjourned for a social hour. Refreshments
were served by the retiring chairman , Mrs.
W. H. Garrett. assisted by the Jicwly
elected leader , Miss Wilson.
Judge Gordon sustained the motion to
quash the complaint against Abraham
Jacobs , on the ground that it did not allege
n crime against the statutes ot the state
when It chaiged the defendant with adult
ery. Jacobs was followed here from Chicago
cage by u woman who claims to ho his llrst
wife. Ho was divorced from her , but thc\ \
decree was set abide subsequently. Mean
time ho married another woman and was
living In this city with her when arrestej ,
Ono of the most frequent visitors to the
police court Is nn old sawcd-off colored fel-
few named Boston Green. Boston is n
habitual drinker nnd gets boisterous when
full. Ho thinks some of the officers "bavo
It In" for him , and It was no surprise when
ho stopped Chief Whlto Tuesday night and
requested that Patrolman McCarthy bo re
moved to another district. He said either
McCarthy would have to leave that beater
or ho would be compelled to look for another
loafing place , as both could not live in the
tame section.
Any citizen who Is not willing to servo
his country on a district court jury during
the next three weeks Is hurdly safe on the
street. Owing to the unusual difficulty of
securing a jury In the Kerr case deputy
sheriffs arc sent out on the streets with in
structions to corral1 any ablebodled citizen
they meet and their efforts are already
bearing fruit In the appearance of a number
of loudly protesting business men who have
been waylaid and dragged Into court to
assist to meet the emergency. Yesterday
afternoon the oificers served soinmons on
several dozen pedestrians , who are finding
it remarkably difficult to got excused.
JURORS ALL HAVE OPINIONS
Difficult to Find Men to Sit in Kerr
Murder Trial.
BOTH SIDES USE CHALLENGES FREELY
Attorney for ( he Defence liullrntci
Unit lie Will Attempt to Shaw
( lint Illn Client U ot
L'liMOiiml .Mlnil.
Over ninety Jurors have been called In the
Kerr murder case nnd still the attorneys
have been unable to nil the box with men
whom they consider capable of dell\orlng
nn unprejudiced opinion. One of the few-
candidates whose nnsncrs were satisfactory
was taken sick nnd will bo unable
to servo. Nearly the entire forenoon was
occupied In securing a man to 1111 his plucc.
Both sides seem Inclined to use their per
emptory challenges freely , nnd every time
a Juror Is excused It means a , long series
of examinations before another Is discov
ered.
In his examination of Jurors Mr. Mahoney
disclosed vhat Is expected to bo the main
reliance of the defense. A number ot
Jurors were questioned closely In regard
to their Ideas of Insanity as a defense , and
they were pinned closely down on the propo
sition whether they would declare a de
fendant Innocent If the evidence left a doubt
ns to his sanity. H Is now hoped that the
selection of the Jury can bo completed to
day.
day.Tho
The prospect of a long and tedious trial
has led n majority of the Jurors to acquire
a disinclination to servo on the case. The
result Is that about four out of flvo discover
that they have well defined objection to
capital punishment and nro consequently
Incapacitated ,
lllUXC.S SUIT AOAIXST KMPL.OYI3U.
HIIMIIKINNCII Aliened HI * Iiijurlcn Were
Canned \ty \ I.orenron'M CnrcleKNiicm.
Christ Ilasmusscn has concluded that It
Is worth $3,000 to fall down a well , and he
has begun suit against Peter Lorcnzon for
that amount on account of nn unexpected
descent which ho alleges was duo to Loren-
zon's carelessness.
Lorenzon Is the proprietor of a dairy Just
outside the city limits , and In April , 1898 ,
ho employed Rasmussen to work on the
place. Kasmussen asserts that soon after
ho went to work for the defendant Lorcnzon
sent him down to clean a slxty-flvo-foot
well. This was safely accomplished , and
the defendant proceeded to yank him out
at n rate that was not In accordance with
the hired man's Ideas of safety. To add
to his anxiety ho discovered nn Iron plpa
that extended Into the well Just below the
surface of the ground and which promised
to collide with his cranium unless his em
ployer wont slow'on the windlass. Ho
declares that he pleaded with Lorcnzon to
go slower , and called his attention to the
threatened collision , but without success.
KasmuBscu struck the projecting pipe and
was hurled to the bottom of the well. Ono
leg was broken , In addition to other In
juries , and ho now declares himself per
manently disabled.
Hood tfc Co. Arc SnNtllliieil.
Judge Munger of the United States court
has passed upon the motion to set asldo
the judgment in the case of Hood & Co.
against John M. Dougherty , sustaining the
position maintained by the plaintiffs.
Some months ago Hood & Co. secured a
default Judgment against Dougherty , who
later came Into court and charged that the
service of process was not sufficient.t He
t
contended that as" the endorsement on" the
back of the summons was nearly nil printed ,
only the names and dates being printed In ,
It did not come within the meaning of the
law providing for endorsements on process.
Ho further alleged that the record In the
office of the clerk of the court was not com
plete In this , that It Is not In : i book. This
record , to which defendant takes excep
tion. Is on typewritten sheets nnd unbound.
Plaintiff contended that the record was
complete and that the binding Is simply
something that can bo done at nny time.
In ( he Hiiiul * or 11 Hecelver.
' Judge Munger ot the United States court
has passed upon the case of W. Y. Davis , ad
ministrator of the estate of J. H. Duncan ,
deceased , against the Interstate Building
and Loan association of Bloomlngton , 111. ,
granting the application for the appoint
ment of a receiver , nnd naming Edward
Berry ot Bloomington for the position. The
receiver Is authorized to take possession ot
all of the association property In Nebraska ,
sell the same and divide the proceeds among
the creditors.
In his petition Davis alleges that the
Interstate Building nnd Loan association of
Bloomlngton , 111. , Is Insolvent and has been
in this conditions since May , 1898. Duncan
was a stockholder during his lifetime. The
company made a number ot loano In this
state.
Ills Literary Style UnHnl fncory.
John O. Yelser has sued the publishers of
the American nnd English Encyclopedia of
Law for $500 , alleged to have been corned
by the writing of nn article on "Dying
Declarallone" for the encyclopedia. Yelser
says he wrote the article In accordance with
a contract , with the company , and that
'
the dofcnd'ants refused to pay him on the
ground that the style was not satisfactory.
Ho declares that this lo a mere subterfuge
to avoid paying him for his expenditure of
gray matter which ho Tnlucs at the amount
sued for.
Minor Mntter * lit Court.
The old case ot Israel Hluck against the
Hcllmnn estate occupies Judge Dickinson's
attention ,
The will of Samuel T. Potter has been ad
mitted to probate and William K. Potter It
appointed executor.
JnmiM Crnndall , charged with stealing n
nuantlty of brass from the Union Pacific
railroad , Is nn trial before n Jury In Judge
Slabaugh's court.
The suit of Kannle Croft and others ( o
prevent the collection of the special taxes
assessed on account of the North Sixteenth
street paving Is on before Judge Knwcctt.
The United States grand Jury , now In ses
sion , has found six Indictments. They have
not yet been reported In court. It 1 * under
stood that they nro against parties who have
violated the provisions ot the United States
revenue laws.
Mary T. Hourko has secured n restraining
order to prevent one of her neighbors from
building a fence between their respective
properties nt Scxrntocnth and Charles
streets. Mrs. Hourku avers that the fence
encroaches on her property and asks for nn
Injunction.
I'lneil for ICinliemlement.
A fine of $25 and costs was assessed yes
terday afternoon by Judge Gordon against
Theodore llngermnn , who was bookkeeper
for \V. V. Stoccker , and whllo acting In that
capacity collected $2f from Adolph Brandels
for which he fnlfed to account. Mo claimed
that his family was In straitened circum
stances and that ho borrowed $20 from
Urandcls. He receipted the $25 bill ot his
employer as security because It would not
cotuo duo for sixty days. Ho was unablA
to pay back , the money and when the bill
was presented to Brnndels the latter Hinted
that he had paid Hagorman nnd showed the
receipted bill.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
H. J , Frlel , a merchant from Alliance , is
at the Murray.
Mrs. Harry McCormlck has returned from
nn extended visit nt Albany , N. Y.
Mr. J. A. Kirk of CulbcrtBon was In the
city yesterday , n guest of the Pnxton.
Miss Jane Wliltton of Topeka , Kan. , Is vis
iting her cousin , Mrs. Dr. McClannhan.
J. D. F. Richards of Douglass , Wyo , , son
of ex-Oovornor Richards , was a guest ot
the Mlllard on Wednesday.
Joaquln Miller , the poet ot the moun
tains , passed through Omaha on his re
turn from nn eastern trip.
W. L. Wilson , a well known Nebraska City
banker , accompanied by his t\\o daughters ,
Mrs. Harry D. Wilson and Miss Mary Wil
son , registered nt the Murray.
A party of Buffalo society people returnIng -
Ing from a winter on the Paclllo coast ,
stopped In the city yesterday to visit friends.
They were : Mrs. Gerhard Long , the Misses
Long , Rllss E. L. Gerhard and O. Long.
Nelson Morris , the great Chicago packer ,
accompanied by hlH wife nnd daughter , ar
rived In Omaha yesterday from a Cali
fornia trip , where they went for the benefit
of Mr. Morris' health. The latter vent to
Herman , Washington county , after his ar
rival hero to look over n farm he owns
there nnd upon his return to the city made
a visit to South Omaha.
At the Murray : n. J. Coles , York ; W. B.
Caldwell , Chicago ; J. P. Klrkendall , New
York ; H. II. Godcll , Burlington ; George A.
Morrison , Brndshawj'D. T. Potsdam , Now
Yoik , H. II. Summers , Portsmouth ; 0. P.
Reynolds , Jr. , Wymore ; G. W. Hasklns ,
Ohio ; James D. Draper , Marlon ; Harry
Uockwood , Chicago ; Mrs. Wheeler. N. S.
Farr , Chicago ; J. H. McCullough , Chicago ;
W. C. Dreaher , St. Louis ; J. 11. Dinsmoro ,
Sutton ; G K. Ogden , Chicago ; D. D. Elson ,
Curtis ; John Palmer , Curtis.
At the Klondike : S. J. Hadley , Arlington )
T. H. Thompson and wife , Keystone , S. D. ,
C. llaiisen , Hooper ; J. P. Benjamin , Pierce ;
J. E. Perrcn , Denver ; O. P. McLaln , Lln-
clon ; A. P. Hewitt , Bancroft ; William Mack ,
Hooper ; N. Hansen , Wlnslde ; H. Norden ,
George Kroger , South Bend ; M. A. Vnrney ,
St. Paul ; Frank Crum , Kansas City ; Christ
Snydcr , G. D. Bush , Charles Nles , John
Llerlnghaus , JVayno ; G. L. Murdorf , Her
man ; J. M. Evans , Blair ; J. E. Tlcrncy ,
Burr ; Robert Do Maranlelte , S. Rutherford ,
Sioux City.
At the Her Grand : A. L. Gere. Chicago ;
Charles W. Snivel , St. Louis ; E. T. Sinythe ,
Now York ; R. W. Rico. Hartford ; H. A.
Peck , St. Louis ; E. B. Sullivan , Cincinnati ;
I. B. Jones , Chicago ; J. G. Robertson , St.
Paul ; Frank R. Jackson , DCS Molncs ; T.
W. Graydcn , Cincinnati ; E. A. Twldale ,
Hastings ; M. J. Sweet , Chicago ; J. A.
Traver. Dunlap ; M. Devlno and wife , Rord-
inont ; James A. Cllno , Mlnden ; Norman
L. Speesborger , A. L. Mitchell , W. E. T.ift ,
Chicago ; E. Chapman , Boston ; J. P. Lyman ,
Chicago ; J. A. Lee , Lexington ; M , Hortou ,
E. Dryer , Chicago.
At the Mlllard : J. F. Brand. Urbana ;
J. H. Lay , H. B. Anderson , C. M. Jones ,
New York ; William Parker , Chicago ; J. F.
South , Philadelphia ; S. S. Johnson , St.
Louis ; V. Franklin , McCook ; D. Frank
Powell , Wisconsin ; A. Stuart , Detroit ; P.
N. Plank , Denver ; J. J. Scavoy. W. G. Nourn ,
R. P. Hlnman , H3t. Louis ; R. C. Barrett ,
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M. Gaifield , Boston ; A. Hnllenbug , Louis
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ville , Ky. ; L. E. Sannler. New York ; J , R.
Shelton , Grand Rnnlds ; A. A. Graham ,
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Nebraskans at the hotels : E. D. Gould ,
Fullerton ; W. P. Crltchllcld , Fullerton ; Mr.
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M. Cooklngham , Humphrey ; II. B. Van
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