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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
South Sixteenth Viaduct Question Oomc * Up
for Consideration.
ONE MORE CONFERENCE IS PROPOSED
V
lr ncnnltitlnn HIP City Attorney I *
Iimtriiclril tit I'rrn * the Collection
of ClalniMKnlnnt tlio llull-
roml Companion.
The much-talked about Sixteenth street
viaduct did not occupy much attention nt
the council meeting Tuesday night. As had
been anticipated , City Engineer Roeownter
was not prepared to report the modified
plans of the new structure verbally agreed
to by the railroads , ns ho has been In
structed to do. This , together with the re
port that another conference Is to bo held
between the railroads and the city officials
over the matter , tended to throw the via
duct situation into the background.
The matter came up once In the shape
of a veto from the mayor , disapproving the
resolution passed a week ago , by which the
rallroadi were Instructed to fllo plnns of
the new viaduct by Juno 1 and to commence
Vork upon It by September 1. The mayor
held that nlnco the present viaduct Is closed
nnd the council Is thinking of tearing It
down and forcing the roads to start the
new ono at once , the resolution would not
bo apropos ,
Councilman Blngtiam elated that the resolution
elution did not Interfere with anything the
council had In mind to do ; It simply served
official notice on the railroads that the city
expected them to build a viaduct , no such
notice having ever been given. Councilman
Blngham nlso took occasion to say again
that the construction of the viaduct would
not bo oxpcdltcd by tc.vlng down the pres
ent structure. Ho declared tliat the council
will bo held responsible by business Inter
ests for the loss of business during the
tlmo that Sixteenth street Is cloned to
traffic when no work Is done on the new
structure.
I.nlicclt AVnntM to Wnlt.
Councilman Lobeck also proved to bo n
now and vigorous supporter of retention of
the present structure until the railroads are
ready to build the other , althougti ho did
not wish to bo considered opposed to Hie
viaduct.
Stuht nnd Mercer tried without success
to point out the somewhat Inconsistent po
sition of the council If It persisted In rc-
adopllng the resolution. The veto of the
mayor was overridden by the following
vote :
Yeas Bechel , Burkloy , Burmester , Karr ,
Lobcck , Blngham 6.
Nays Mercer , Mount , Stuht 3.
The council gave notice that It does not
longer propose to bicker nnd confer with
the railroads over the long standing viaduct
claims , but will try to force payment with
out more dilly-dallying through the me
dium of the courts. The commencement of
u 'suit ' with this object In view was author
ized In the following resolution by Burk-
ley , which was unanimously adopted :
Whereas , The city has claims amounting
to a large sum against tbo railroad com
panies for the maintenance of viaducts , the
adjustment of which has been postponed
from tlmo to tlmo and as the settlement of
these claims appears now to bo a very re
mote matter ; nnd
Whereas , The railway companies In inter
est have already set up the statute of lim
itations upon some of these Items nnd will
probably continue to do so on all of them if
the city continues to sleep on Its rights In
the matter ; therefore , be It
Resolved , by the city council , the mayor
concurring. That the city attorney bo and he
i is hereby Instructed to bring suitagainst
the railroad companies for air claims which
the city of Omaha has against them on ac
count of construction or maintenance of
viaducts.
INONCH of Tnx Collector.
The proposed scheme to .let to George H.
Stlllman a contraot for the collection of de
linquent personal taxes was finally laid to
rest for a time , at least. Mayor Moores
returned without his approval the resolu
tion passed nt the last meeting Instructing
the city treasurer to enter Into such a con
tract. The reasons for the veto were set
out In the following communication :
Gentlemen : I return herewith without my
approval document IfiOD , passed by your
honorable body at your last regular meeting.
May Ifi , 1809. This document Is a resolu
tion directing the city treasurer to employ
George H. Stlllman as a collector of de
linquent personar city taxes until March IE ,
1900 , nt a salary of 45 per cent of the In
ternal upon all delinquent personal taxes
collecled by him
I veto this resolution because I believe It
to be contrary lo law , , to public policy , and
to business sense. The statutes of Nebraska
make the city treasurer Iho colleclor of clly
taxes nnd require him to give heavy bond
for the faithful collection of taxes , as well
ns the safe custody of monies collected , nnd
for Ihls reason ho Is given power lo nppolnl
his own depulles. This resolution assumes
to appoint a deputy for the city treasurer ,
to fix the amount of his bond to bo given to
the treasurer and then to hold the treasurer
responsible for the conduct of this deputy. I
bellovo thai such action might release the
Ircasurer's bond and I oppose It foi that
reason on legal grounds.
But apart from the legal nspccl I con
sider that this resolution needs careful in
vestigation. I believe that If the city has
eight or ton thousand dollars to Klvo away
II can do It to better advantage by placing
It elsewhere than In Mr , Stlllnmn'H pockets.
Lot us see what kind of n contract this
would bo. In 1S97 the city treasurer was
allowed to employ a tax colleclor al $75 per
month , who gave his entire time to the cof-
lecllon of old ilellnquenl taxes. Mr. Bur
gess , the collector , collected In-1897 of de
linquent personal laxcs prior lo those of
1897 J29,233,23 , of which amount more than
one-fifth was Interest and penalty. In
other words nearly $5,900 of this amount
was interosl. If this had been collected
under n conlract similar to thai proposed
for Mr. Stlllmnn the collector would have
received $2,055 for the work which was per
formed by Mr. IjurKcss for $900 and thq clly
wouM have losl $1,705 by Iho arrangement.
The collections made by Mr. Ilurgcss were
effected without resorting to the use of dis
tress warrant. Had they been used it is
probable that n very much larger amount
They made a rule
that only medicines
of absolute purity and
safety could be ad
mitted to the World's
Fair.
Fair.When
When it came to
sarsaparillas they ac
cepted but one :
I M < _ rxxj- < _ > - < jnj \r-\r\srLj-ifVi\ \
would hnvo been cillccled In fact nil of
the psrlies who hnu < bid In competition
with Mr SMirman for this contract sny that
of the Jloo.uoo delinquent personal tnxes for
years prior to 18ift ! the contractor ought to
be able to collect at least $100,000 during the
> car , nnd one of the bidders even cnt so
far as to agree to give n bond requiring him
to collect J100.000 during the year. Now ,
supposing Mr. Stlllman collected $100,000 , ns
Ihere serins lllllo doubt ho will do , Iho
amount of Interest collected by him wouM
bo between (20,000 and $30.000 dollars nnd
his commission at 15 per cent on the In
terest would amount to n minimum of $9,000 ,
and some parties who have figured on the
matter tthlnk It would run as high as
(15,000.
Now , It Instead of this plan , the city
should hire two practical men who have bad
experience In lax mailers and pay them
salaries of $100 per month each nnd have
Ihem work In connection with the legal de-
parlmenl using distress warrants wherever
necessary they could collect moro of this
delinquent personal tax In the same time
than can Mr. Sttflman nnd Instead of payIng -
Ing Ihem from $9,000 lo $15,000 , which would
l > o paid oul lo Mr. Stlllman for the same re
sults , the city would pay $2,400 In collectors'
salaries and would save from $6,600 to
$12,000. In my Judgment , this Is n most
outrageous contracl , nud one which by the
end of the year wo would nnd very difficult
to explain to the taxpayers of Omaha. I
Iherclforo veto the resolution.
There was very lltllo comment on the
matter. Several of the councllmcn declared
that If the figures given by the mayor were
true the council could not afford to author
ize the proposed contract. The vote was
sustained by the following vote :
Yeas Burkley , Lobeck , Mercer , Mount ,
Siuhl C.
Nays nechel , Durmestcr , Karr , Blng-
ham 4.
Out Illnck Pnvrmpnt.
The Board of Public Works was In-
slruclcd lo tear up Iho rotten wooden blocks
on Twenty-fourth street from Lake to
SpaMlng streets In the most economical
way. This was done by resolution of Karr
on the strength of a report from the .city
engineer. The latter declared that the pave
ment Is worthless and an obstruction to
tralllo nnd staled lhat Iravel will be ma-
lorlally facilitated If Iho blocks arc lakcn
up , cinders being placed at slreet nnd alley
Intersections , so that Iho street car tracks
may > be safely crossed. Councirman Knrr
stated thai In due course of tlmo a petition
for the repaying of. the street will bo re
ceived by the council.
The report of the appraisers appointed to
assess damages and benefits resulting from
tlio purchase and addition of thirteen acres
to Ulverview park was adopted and .con
firmed.
The following ordinances were Intro
duced , read a first and second time and
referred ; Curbing Twenly-socond from
Grace lo Lake slreots ; paving Twenty-second
from Leavenworth lo Mason slreels ; estab
lishing Iho grade of Elevcnlh from Fred
erick to Valley streets ; vacating a portion
of the north thlrly-elght feel of Nicholas
bolwcen Twelfth and Thlrteenlh streels.
The following ordinances were passed on
Ihlrd reading : Authorizing the Issuance of
$23,000 of the $50,000 paving bonds and a
similar amount of the $50,000 sewer bonds
voted at the last elecllon ; changing Ihe
curb line on Howard bclween Twenly-sev-
enlh nnd Twenty-eighth streets ; creating
an Improveraenl district for the paving of
Ames avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twen
ty-seventh streels ; declaring the necesslly
of approprlallng certain lands for Iho pro
posed boulevard from Hanscom park to
Twciily-sevenlh nnd Hurt slrcels and pro
viding for Iho nppolnlment of appraisers to
assess damages.
LIKE UNTO A TOWN MEETING
CltlxctiH Oct Tonrtlier nn l Kxprcan
Their Vlcwn Holntlve to
Municipal Ncoilx.
About Iwenty-flvo citizens Interested In
the municipal ownership of public works
held a town meeting In Ihe clly hall Tues
day night In revival of the old Now Eng
land lown meellngs. No business was Irans-
nclcd , Iho entire llmo being given lo the
cxpiesslon of Iho opinions of Ihoso present
as lo Iho needs of the city nnd the best
means of serving them. A. A. Perry pre
sided and L. J. Quinby acted ns secretary.
Municipal ownership of Hie water works
and the street car system were the leading
Ideas of the cvcnlns. Several vigorous
speeches In favor of municipal control of
all public and quasi-public Inslllullons
were made and nt Iho end It was decided
to hold town meetings every two weeks In
the same place. A subject fcr discussion at
the next one was selected. U Is , "Should
governments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed ? "
The Idea was also emphasized ttiat Iho
meetings should bo of a nonpartlsan char-
acler and any appearance of a movemenl
In Iho favor of any particular Individual or
political cause should bo avoided. A plan
for practical work In preparallon for Iho
nexl municipal campaign was oulllned In
Iho suggestion thai a league be formed ,
In which every member shall be pledged
not to vote for any man for public office
unless he shall hnvo promised ttiat he will
work and vote for municipal ownership.
The chairman , A. A. Perry , did nol have
a great deal of confidence In Ibis plan , lor
( he reabon that the average man Is likely
to glvo a pledge and fall to keep It. He said
thai lie would not trust himself In a mntler
of tl'at kind. IIo thought direct legislation
bctler SOUTCU of ultimate relief.
Asa Taylor expressed the opinion that
Omaha has the worst system of streel oars
of any clly Jio has ever been In. He said
ho has had experience In working for a
largo street car company In another city
and lie asserted thai no other class of workIngman -
Ingman are so badly treated as theirs. Ho
said thai In Indianapolis some years ago
it was the open boost of the street railway
company that ono line out of six paid nil
the operating expenses of Iho whole sys
tem. He believed lliat If street car systems
are no profitable to private Individuals they
can bo run by elites , give grealor nccom-
modallons to the people and at a less cost.
Silas Hobblns criticised the railroads for
their lack of Interest In the welfare of the
pcoplo. Ho said dial Iho railroads would
rather kill n man outright than crlpplo him
for life , as they would have less damages
to pay. U Is all a question of dollars and
cents. If the roads can make more money
by hauling a less quantity of grain nt n
higher rate than a greater quantity at a
lower i ate , Ihey will do fo , regardless of
how long Iho grain rotted In Ifio fields for
want of transportation.
Ai'lUlty or Flflli Wnril ItciiiilillciuiN.
In the home of a democratic club , from
the walls of which beamed the faces of
Ilryan nnd Sew all the Fifth Ward Repub
lican club Tuesday night elected olllcers for
the unsuiug year and adopted articles of
organization. The club Is an old organiza
tion , but the by-laws previously In force
had been mislaid by the secretary before he
left for Manila and could not bo found. The
following olllcers were elected : President , H.
A , Myers ; vice president , J. L. Dalrd ; treas
urer , D. II. Christie ; secretary , George H.
Hess ; assistant secretary , AV. II. Ahinan-
son. President Myers , on taking the chair ,
expressed the hope that the factions Into
which the republicans of the Fifth had at
various times divided will reunite so solidly
thai no outsider will presume to step In
and dictate Iho politics of the ward. This
utterance was cheered ,
TrnoiiN fioliiK to Mimlln.
Four companies , headquarters , and the
band of the Sixteenth Infantry , will start
from Fort Crook tomorrow for San Fran
cisco , where they will embark for Manila.
Four companies from Jeftcrson barracks and
four from Fort Leavenworth , all of the
same regiment , will soon leave for tbo came
place. It Is supposed thai Ihe men will be
paid off l San FrancUco. as they \\cro or
dered to niovo a little earlier than Ibey had
expected to do.
REMINDER OF IJCI1TY CASE
Damage Suit and Row Between Two Hnll
Insurance Companies.
LICHTY REFUSED ONE OF THEM A LICENSE
Cornell Let the Compnii- nnil Hint
cil n ConlnpNK HcMrrrn the
Auill ( < ir mill Illn 1'ornicr
Do | ml- .
( Continued from Third Page. )
spread rapidly , covering n larpo territory ,
burning out ono of his neighbors and caus
ing considerable damage. On complaint be
ing filed ho was brought before County Judge
Towno and flncd $50 and costs.
Ill VISUS OVEHKMMV T1IU1H IIAX1CS.
nnil ConNtitnt Ilnltin Arc llnv-
IIIK Thplr KIT.-cl.
PALLS CITY. Neb. , May 23. ( Special. )
The Ncmaha IB out of Its banks at this
plnco and the- bottom rands south of town
arc under water as far as the eye can sco
and at this writing the river Is rapidly
rising. Travel to the southward Is shut off
and families living near the river have
been compelled to move. The muddy stream
running along north of town has been over
flowed , but Is going down and travel has
been resumed.
DUNDAH , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) The
rain of last week did a. largo amount of
damage in washing out corn and fences for
the farmers. iMoro fences have been washed
out with the last rains than for several
years.
CHBIQHTON. Nob. , May 23. ( Special. )
There has been about nn Inch and a quarter
of rain hero within the last three days.
This puts everything In excellent sh'apo and
the cool , cloudy weather , which still con-
tines , Is excellent for the small grain , of
which qulto an acreage has been sown this
spring. Nearly every ono Is done planting
corn and all are rejoicing at the splendid
conditions of things and the bright pros-
pccte lor an abundant harvest.
OXFORD , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Fur-
nas county , as usual , Is blessed with Its
share of moisture. Though not especially
dry hero before , copious showers the last
week have greatly benefited growing crops.
The prospect for wheat Is very good , the
winter crop having been damaged less than
supposed early In the season.
Greene Memorial Service * .
KEARNEY , Nob. , May 28. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Memorial services wore held by
the district court In the Buffalo county court
house at 3 o'clock this afternoon In memory
of Hon. W. L. Greene , ex-Judgo of the
Twelfth judicial district and congressman
from the Sixth district , at the tlmo of his
sudden death In Omaha March last.
Attorney I. D. Marston , as chairman of the
committee appointed to draft appropriate
resolutions , presented them , which were or
dered spread upon the court's journal and
a copy sent to .the . family of the deceased.
The presentation of these resolutions was
followed by eulogies on the life of the late
congressman and ox-judge , delivered by ex-
District Judges F. 0. Hamcr and H. M.
Sinclair , Attorneys Norrls Brown , Grecno's
opponent In the last campaign ; E. C.
Calkins , Warren Pratt , T. B. Carr , John
Hoge , Deputy Attorney General W. D. Old-
ham , County Attorney F. A. Nye , County
Judge E. Frank Brown , Mayor B. O. Hos-
totler , Greene's law partner , and J. J. Sul
livan , present district judge. Many of Mr.
Greene's oldtlme friends were present at
the services.
Popnllntn Are Ollonilcil.
CHADnON. Neb. , May-33. > ( Bpi > c1al. )
The appointment of T. J. O'ICcefo , editor of
the Hemlngford Herald , to tfae position of
assistant secratary of the State Board of
Irrigation has created a great deal of bit
terness on the part of the populists of
noFthwestern Nebraska toward Governor
Poyriter. The populists In this section did
not hesitate to criticise the governor's
first appointments because of the numer
ous democrats who were provided for and
now that ono of the old-time populist war
horses In this region , Captain J. J.
Adams of Crawford , 'has ' been turned down
fiom his position on the State Irrigation
Board to make room for a young democrat
who was not oven an applicant for the
place IB more than the populists can endure ,
and It has done much to speedily bring
about a dissolution of fuslonism In this
part of the state. Captain Adams' friends
are now pushing film forward for the con
gressional nomination this fall , and as ho
ihne been an active figure In politics for
many years he will be a formidable can
didate.
Court lit IlnnNPtt.
BASSETT , Neb. , 'May 23. ( Special. ) A
special term of the district court was held
hero yesterday with Judge Klnkald presid
ing. The only matter of any Importance
disposed of was a quo warranto action
against Charles Young. This cjse had its
origin in the attempt of one-halt of the
village board , comprising but four members ,
to fill the vacancy , a deadlock existing on
the question of licensing a saloon. After
two unsuccessful attempts on the part of the
defendant to answer the Information In such
way as to show him to be entitled to the
office he was permitted to ( lie a disclaimer
and n judgment for the costs of the action
was entered against him.
A strong but fruitless effort has been
made by the saloon element for the Issuance
of a license and considerable feeling has
teen worked up. The board Is equally di
vided on the question and consequently it
caiinot agree upon a person to fin the va
cancy and the town Is apparently destined
to go diy this year.
Hey Smothered.
.ORHELEY CEXTEIt. Neb. , May 23.-Spe- (
clal Telegram. ) A distressing accident oc
curred hero this afternoon by which John
Gannon , a boy of about lli years of ago ,
lost his life. The boy had seen some badger
holes near the house nnd had gone out
some time during the afternoon to dig the
nnlmals out. That was the last seen of
him until about G o'clock , when his body
was found In the badger hole covered with
dirt. Life was extinct. The boy had ap
parently been down In the hole headfirst ,
digging for the badger , when the earth
caved In on him and smothered him. Two
dogs were digging In the hole when the
boy was found and they had almost uncov
ered the clay from his body , though they
had not touched it. The family lives on a
farm but a ehort distance from town. A
Physician was at once called and found that
though the body was not entirely cold , life
was extinct.
Una Kiioiiuli of I'rlnon Ife. |
FALLS CITY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special )
At the volunteers' barracks here lost night
ono of the member * , Weaver by name ler-
tured to a fair sized audience on his life as
a convict in the Kansas prison. He had
served two terms in that prison , one of
eighteen months and the other of flvo years
After gaining his liberty the second time ho
became a member of the Volunteers and Is
on his way to Chicago to receive training to
work among the convicts. Ho gave his hear.
ers an interesting account of prison life the
mode of punUhment. the work In the mines i
and everything In detail.
iu.t. , , .
OHADUON , Neb. , May 23.-Speclal ( Tele-
gram. ) One of the most sensational cases
ever tried In the history of Sheridan county
was brought to a close , thia afternoon at
Rushvllle , when the jurors , after having
been out twenty-four hours , returned a ver
dict of guilty In the case of the State against
Jnokaon F Wright ft prominent cattleman
who wo * charged with In-est by MR is yeftrl
old daughter. .V motion has been made for
ft now trial , which will bo argued Friday of
next week. Pending this Judge Wwtovor
has withheld sentence.
Sou prime nt ( 'nlmnlm * .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. )
At the last meeting of the city council ft
franchise was granted to the Columbus Bnst
ind : Sewer company , giving permission to
construct and maintain a system of sewerage -
ago on certain streets nnd alleys In the
eastern part of the city. This new com
pany will reach nil the residences In that
part of the city , also the hospital. St.
Francis * academy nnd other public build
ings. This will make three separate sys
tems of soworngo In the city. An ordinance
was nlso read for the third time nnd adopted
requiring the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany to provide competent flagmen at cer
tain crossings within the city limits , or
comply with the state law and not exceed
eight miles per hour.
ThcNP AVI11 nrniliinte.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , May 23. ( Spe
cial. ) The largest graduating class the
High school of this city ever had will have
Its commencement exercises at the Barton-
bach opera house Thursday evening. The
members of the class are as follows : Eng
lish course , Clara B. Brown , Edgar L ,
Brown and Edna E. Larrlson ; German
course , Joslo A. llrown , Carolyn L. Everett ,
Lillian J. Johnson , Ida M. Mlllscn , Mabel
F. Partridge , Fred B. Reynard , Nora Gard
ner , Flora T. Klndler , Florence E. Muzzoy ,
Floyd H. Purdu , Arduous J , Sanders , Nan
nie A , AVlllard ; Latin course , I. Read Alter ,
J. Frank Carr , Carrlo 13. Gregory , Gertrude
B. Kutschat , George A. Rledcr , Anna Blunk ,
Earl E. Farnsworth , Linn M. Huntlngton ,
Maude M. Mullln , Cora L. Walters.
Kearney Will lie Dry.
KEARNEY , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. )
The city council last night by n. vote of
G to 3 rejected the business men's petition
to grant a saloon license ; also the petition
of the citizens to call a special election nnd
take another vote on the question of llcenio
or no license. Two years ago at the city
election a vote was taken on the question
of license or no license nnd whllo a ma
jority of the votes cast were In favor of
high license so few pcpolo voted on the
question that a poor expression of their
wishes was received. In the last city elec
tion the question was again submitted nnd
no license won with a full vote cast. The
council has followed the wishes of the ma
jority , so Kearney in all probability will be
a "dry town. " x
To n ii B .Man Fatally Hurt.
SIDNEY , Nob. . May 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Whllo out breaking n colt today
Jcsso Foster , residing about ten miles north
of here nnd aged 27 years , was violently
thrown to the ground nnd sustained Injuries
which will undoubtedly prove fatal. His
spine was dislocated and an arm broken.
Medical aid was Immediately summoned and
everything has been done to alleviate his
suffering.
Copious rains have visited this section
the lat week and the country is looking
fine.
Iloiit Proven Fntnl.
WEBSTER CITY , Nob. , May 23. ( Special. )
John Singer , who lives south of this city ,
died yesterday morning. He was wrestling
In a spirit of fun with his brother and was
thrown .to the ground in such a way that
his ankle was so wrenched that It produced
lockjaw. Dr. Desmond was summoned. The
actions of the Injured man were something
terrible. Ho would throw his head back and
finally , in great misery , with a convulsive
movement , every muscle and bone set , the
end came.
Ilnln In Dlxnii County.
y. Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Dlxon
countj.'lS . ' .living niot'e moisture than Is
desired this spring. It has rained nearly
every day for the last two weeks and whllo
small grain Is looking well , corn will be a
late crop. Not more than one-half the corn
crop is planted , and what Is In the ground
docs not grow on account of the cold , damp
weather.
In NcbraNkn. Pnyn.
YORK , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) Amos
J. Miller , a farmer living near Bradshaw ,
Is a firm believer that prosperity Is here
and that It pays to farm In York county.
Yesterday ho sold a 14 months' old calf
for $32.
Cnneht In a Feeil Grimier.
ASHLAND , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. )
Tom Smith , foreman of the Laverly calllo
ranch , four miles northeast o Ihls clly ,
was accidentally Ihrown Inlo a feed grinder
and had his left leg lerrlbly mangled.
- < * $ + ? < > - - < . 0 -O
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The first annual banauet of the South
Omaha Commercial club was held at the
new Exchange dining room at the Live
Stock exchange last nleht and was one of
the finest affairs of the kind In the his
tory of the Magic City. While the guests
were gathering In the rotunda of the Exchange -
change building J , C. Buchanan and G. W.
McDougal , dressed as Scottish Highlanders ,
played several selections on bagpipes , which
we.re greatly appreciated.
The tables In tbe spacious dining room
were neatly and tastily decorated with
potted plants and smllax and palms and
ferns were scatlorcd aboul the room. An
Immense bank of palms and other tropical
plants nearly concealed the orchestra from
view.
Plates had been laid for 200 euests and
nearly , If not every chair , was occupied.
After disposing of the menu , which was ex
cellent , John Flynn , president of the Com
mercial club , arose and called the assem
blage to order and introduced Hon. James
II. VnnDuscn as toaslmastser of the evenIng -
Ing and Governor William A. Poynter as
the guest of honor.
In accepting the position of toaslmastcr
Senator VanDusen said that upon this oc
casion he was clad to meet Iho citizens of
South Omaha nnd Omaha around the same
banquet board , and ho hoped that some day
the city on the north would bo annexed to
our bustling Magic City. The speaker then
lold of Hie former efforts lo form Commer
cial clubs , Taxpayers' leagues and Boards
of Trade In South Omaha and congralu-
lalcd the clly upon the fact that It now
had a Commercial club to bo proud of. Ho
said thai the club had started out to as
sist In bringing Industries to our rapidly
growing city and to promote a better feelIng -
Ing between citizens engaged In all lines of
business.
At the conclusion of his brief Introduc
tory remarks Toastmoater VanDusen intro
duced Henry W Vales of Omaha , who spoke
on "Commercial Clubs , Some of Their Uses
and Abuses. "
Air. Yates stated thai South Omaha al tbo
present day was a revelation to him and
thai he bad no Idea ho would find BO large
a club banqueting In such a magnificent
building. The speaker paid a glowing Irlb-
ute to the rapid and stable growth of South
Omaha and predicted a brilliant future for
those engaged In business here.
( Jetting down to bis lext Mr , Yates said
he had been connected with every Commer
cial club ever organized In Omaha and for
that reason ho took pleasure in speaking
to South Omaha's young Commercial club.
A Commercial club , the speaker asserted ,
was a necessity in a growing community In
order to bind tbe different business inter
ests together. One of the important duties
of such organizations was the encourage
ment of enterprises already secured and
when this has boon looked after In a satis
factory manner , to go forth and Induce other
mnmifiulurrrx to locate here. Ho thought
It better , though , to take care of nnd en
courage the Industries wo noW hnvo than
to bo continually luuiiltiR for now Institu
tions.
The difficulty In some commercial clubs
was that too frequently they wore organized
by n few who operated on the plan that "wo
are the people. " Such clubs , Mr. Ynlos
asserted , seldom If ever did any good. In
order to make nn organization of this kind
successful It Is necessary for every member
to bo heartily Intcrcslcd and to work In
harmony with others for the common In
terests of the community.
Ono of the errors commercial clubs fre
quently made was the taking up of affairs
foreign to the objects nnd purposes of the
organization. Several Illustrations were
given on this point In order to show that
the course mentioned would surely end dis
astrously. A brief reference was made to
the clearing house question. Mr. Yntcs ex
plained the situation as It exists today and
said the mailer would not bo settled until
the two banks In the conflict got together
and reached an amicable settlement. The
speaker mentioned the welding together of
the two Omahns nnd staled that In his
opinion annexation would come about at no
distant day.
At tbo conclusion of Mr. Yates' address ,
which was well received , the toasltnaster
Introduced William S. Popplcton of Omaha ,
who responded to Ihe toast , "Nebraska. "
In his Introduclory remarks Mr. Popplc
ton spoke of the growth of the Mnglc City
and complimented the members of tlio club
upon the nmounl of business ironsactod
hero. Ho also eald that the growth of Iho
clly was nn honor to the men who hail
founded it. Nebraska's products nnd ilch-
ncss were dwelt upon nt length and the
speaker closed by paying a glowing tribute
lo the First Nebraska regiment now nt
Manila.
W. M. Mnupln responded to the toast ,
"Tho Ono Trust Needed. " The speaker as
serted that the ono trust most needed In
this locality nt the present tlmu was a trust
In each other , meaning Omaha nnd South
Omaha. There Is , ho said , too much Jeal
ousy between the two cities. Tills should bo
done away with and each hnvo Implicit
trust In the olhor. When Omahn performed
n 'good ' or gracious act , South Omahn should
be pleased nnd the residents oughl to take
on" their hats and cliout. It should bo the
same with those In Omaha. Thus If the two
cities worked together In harmony nnd
burled their petty Jealousies n much better
feeling would prevail. The people of the
Omnhns ought to pull together In a business
way and Iry nnd help one another.
Thomas J. Nolan responded to "South
Omaha. " Ho briefly sketched the history of
the city from the date of Its birth up to
the present time.
Dr. Gecrgo L. Miller spoke on the Greater
America Exposition nnd greatly Intercsled
those presenl by dclalllng Ihe plans already
made for a greal show In Omaha the com
ing summer.
"Unity" was the toast to which John S.
Knox , traffic manager for the Cudahy PackIng -
Ing company , responded.
Governor Poynter was called for and de
livered nn Interesting but very brief ad
dress.
The officers of the Commercial club nre :
John Flynn , president ; E. R. Howlnnd , first
vice president ; E. J. Seykora , second vice
president ; George R. Brewer , treasurer ;
John O. Owens , secretary.
The commltteo on enlerlnlnmenl , com
posed of Charles E. Scarr , W. S. Babcock ,
W. S. King , W. B. Cheek and J. D. Jones ,
had charge of .tho . banquet , whllo James H.
Bulla looked after the speakers and ar
ranged for tbo toasts.
The Omaha cars were held until 1:15 : a.
m. to accommodate the Omaha guests.
Settlement Hcncheil.
A settlement between the city of South
Omaha and Ena Henderson has been reached
nud City Attorney Montgomery has been
Instructed to confess judcment In the dis
trict court for thq sum of $300.
Mrs. Henderson brought suit acalnst the
city for $10,000 damages some time ago on
account of the grading of Twenty-fiflh
Btrcet. The Henderson property la nt
Twenty-fifth and H streels and It was al
leged lhat the filling of the street al this
point had damaged the property In the sum
mentioned. There was no trouble about ar
riving at n compromise.
City Council Slakes Location.
By resolution the city council has located
the hair drying field of Wllklns & Co. , ad
jacent to the river , between G and I streets.
This Industry , It Is stated , amounts to about
$50,000 a year hero to the concern men
tioned , and thirty men are employed. So
much complaint has been made about the
hauling of hair through the streets that the
hair company asked for recognition and pro
tection. It Is understood , however , thai all
hair musl bo hauled In llghlly closed wagon-
beds , so as lo prevenl waste , leak or odor.
Miiurlo CltyOonnlii.
Leo Broch of Omaha has been granted a
plumbers' license.
All dogs found running al largo without
lags after June 5 will bo shot. *
The next meeting of the city council will
bo held on Monday evening , May 29. '
Up to the present time the city council
has granted eighty-two liquor licenses.
Three thousand more catllevore received
at the stock yards here yesterday than at
Chicago.
The $20,000 of outstanding school war
rants are rapidly being redeemed by the city
treasurer.
Bee Hive lodge , No. 184 , Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons , meels Friday evening for
special work.
Mrs. Sexton , wife of Chief Sexton of the
Cudahy fire department , Is visiting friends
at Oxford , In.
A cross walk is to bo laid on the bouth
side of E , al Iho intersection of Twenty-
eighth streets.
The Kings' Daughters will meet with Mrs.
Ellloll , Twenly-thlrd nnd J utreels , Thurs
day afternoon.
Work commenced on Iho laying of Iho
cement sidewalk around Iho now postofficu
building yesterday.
Twenty-fourth , fiom Q street south , is In
a dangerous condition , and in many placed
is nearly Impugnable.
Mayor Ensor has so far recovered thai ho
was able lo be nl his office for about an
hour yeslerday afternoon.
Countr Commissioner Hoclor has relurned
from lil trip to Hoi Springs , S. D. He Is
much improvjcd In health.
Street Commissioner Ross has been In
structed to lay a cross walk on the north
side of Tuentleth at W street.
The Woman's guild of SI. Martin's rhurch
will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Adklns ,
Eighteenth street and Missouri avenue.
South Omaha lodge , No. C6 , Ancient Order
of United Workmen , celebrated Us eleventh
anniversary last night. Congressman B. J.
[ Jurkett and Dr. Wheeler were Ihe orators.
The ordinance providing for a permanent
ildewalk on Q , from Twenty-fourth to
Thlrty-lhlrd streets , win come up for Its
third reading at the next meeting of tbo
council.
A petition for n Hlx-foot wooden eldowalk
on Iho south side of T from Thirty-sixth to
Forty-fourth street , has been presented to
the counoir and referred lo Iho slrcet and
alley committee.
The bond of the Magic City Electric Light
nnd Power company has been accepted by
Iho clly council. W. J. McManlgnl Is presl-
donl of the company. H. W. Yates and F.
A. Nash are the sureties.
F. J. Lewis has storied to excavate for n
three-story brick fiat on M street just east
of the Mack block. This new building Is
to have a frontage of fifty feet on M street
and a depth of sixty feet.
J. N. Parson , national president of the
Letter Carriers' association , will bo In
Omaha for a short tlmo this evening. The
carriers from this city wlir go to Omaha In
a body to extend greetings to President
Parson.
A permanent organization of the eloc-
Irliiun linn brrn formed by thi > plnt"ii | < -f
N H Muni , president , llmry Kluln c IP
Inrj 1 ! II Klnnrr. treasurer nnd IVicr
Jacobs , Itbrnrliin The orgitnuntliin will boj
known n the South Omntm Klrctrlcnl club.
The ncu tnf lliiK will b herd May 23 nl
the Telephone cxctmngc.
Patrick Tenor , n pioneer resident of South
Omnhn. will b * liurleil nt SI , Mnry'n ceme
tery this formoon , Mr. Toner died nl St.
Joseph's hotpltitr , Omnhn , Monday after
quite a long Illnrvs , The deceased wns well
known by reason of his long residence In
this locality. He was nn undo of P H.
Toner. Services arc to be hold nt the family
residence. Twenty-fourth nnd T Streets , nnd
nt St. Agnes' church.
U. Jelter , president of the Sotllh Omaha
Brewing association , tins let n contract fern
n largo two-story frame building al Forl
Crook City * H Is estimated that the cost
< t Ihe InUMInp wilt be In Dm
of $1 eon A imlooii md billiard room will
upy the first tloor with a IntRft hall
Teamsters nppeur to IIP very enrolcM nbout
driving over strtewnlks In all ( inrtlnns of the
city. This In menstiro nreounts for the
rapid destmetlon of the wnlki. There ' * i\
etty ordinance ngnlnst driving along or over
walks but It Is not enforced.
Some of the nearly depleted elty fundi
have been replenished by the transfer of
$5.COO $ from the license fund. Out of this
total the Renernl fund wlIF get f2.000. the
flro and water fund $1COO , the streel repair
fund $1.000 , nnd Iho police fund $1,000. April
bills In the fire nnd wnler depnrtmenl can
now be paid ns can nlso the April bills In
Iho streel repair fund The addition of
$1,000 $ to the police fund will nbout pay tha
May bills of the department.
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