Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 14, 1899, Page 7, Image 7

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    ' AS TO MILLER AND POWER
Democratic Primary Fight is Apparently
Between These Two Candidates.
GALLAGHER GROOMED FOR A DARK HORSE
Vrrxrl nttil Ilrondnrll the Only Cnn-
dlilntffl for IllNlrlct Court Clerk
Who Openly I'nrtlclimtc In
the I'rliimrlL'x.
This Is the day the patriotic democrats
who want to servo their country by attach
ing themselves to the county payroll nrc
scheduled to get out nnd hustle. On the face
of the situation , as Indicated by the delega
tions put up In the various wards , the fight
la mainly on sheriff nnd lies between John
Toner and Harry Miller. Pat Mostyn fig
ures In the deal to some extent , but only In
a minority of the wards. Con Gallagher's
asplratloni arc not openly connected with
nny of the tickets , but It Is understood
that both Miller nnd Mostyn are stalking
horses for Gallagher who will make way
for him ot the proper time. That , at least ,
la the machine program.
The result of the primaries Is expected to
either eottlo the contest for this odlco or
make the nltuatlon even more chaotic than
It la now. If Power controls a majority
of the delegates his nomination Is regarded
on a certainty. If Miller wins out it IB
doubted whether ho will bo able to control
his following for more than one ballot. It
Is Intimated that there are n good many
men on Miller's delegations who are put
there for Gallagher. H Is the Held against
1'owcr , nnd there will bo no hesitation In
throwing Miller and Mostyn over the dump
and centralizing on the gang's man.
In view of the active competition for the
offlco of clerk of the court. It Is somewhat
remarkable that the candidates are so meagerly -
orly represented on the delegations. Brood-
well nas the South Omaha delegation and
John Drexel has tied up with Mostyn to
elect delegations In the Fourth nnd Ninth
wards , but , asldo from this , the candidates
nro apparently keeping1 their hands off.
They roallzo that the primaries occur two
days before the convention and evidently
expect to bo able to form their combinations
otter tlio result of the primaries has clarl-
Qcd the atmosphere.
Thcro Is no opj > oEltlon to the Power del
egation In the First ward , and In the Second
end Power and Elsassor have united to
qleet a ticket that will also go through
Without opposition. The Third ward Is un
pledged and each candidate deludes hlm-
eolf with , the Idea that ho will got its vote
when he wants It. In the Fourth ward there
la a hot fight In sight. Hero the Power
delegation Is opposed by a ticket alleged
to roprcseat the united Influence of Miller ,
Mostyn and Drexel , but which Gallagher ex
pects to control. In the Fifth ward1 Miller
nnd Power have united against Mostyn
nnd in the Sixth It is Power against Mos
tyn nnd 0. R. Forbes , the candidate for
county commissioner. In the Seventh Mil
ler and Power have agreed on a compro
mise delegation said to include six Miller
men and five o Power's friends. In the
Eighth Mostyn and Miller have combined
against Power , nnd in the Ninth Power
is opposed by Mostyn and Drexel.
AH this makes about as tangled a politi
cal crazy quilt as has been spread before
the voters la a good many campaigns. The
promiscuous manner in which the candi
dates have tied up with each other in this
ward nnd the other Is something unprecedented
cedonted In local politics and it is likely to
result In a confusion of ambitions when
they all get Into the convention. From the
outsldo titi looks as though -some ot the
jnoro long-headed politicians among the
candidates had dono-their level best to muddle -
dlo the situation In the expectation that
the disorder -will glvo the smoothest wire
pullers the advantage.
When the convcntlona moots , however , the
oleotlon ot candidates must bo preceded by
a Uttlo scrap that may knock all previously
conceived plans In the head. It must firs
bo decided whether A. J. Williams is to
get off the populist ticket In the Third com
mlsalonor district , and no one knows where
thlo will end. In any case , the controversy
Is certain to leave some very extensive
bruises on the fusion anatomy and it Is
admitted that it may oven go to the extent
tent ot at least partially divorcing the two
principal fusion parties.
When Williams was nominated by the
populists , his credential were signed by th
secretary of the convention , but when they
were presented to J. O. Yelser , ho promptl ;
refused to attach his signature. Ho de
clared that the convention was not over ye
and that ho would sign no certificate untl
it had been finally adjourned.
At this tlmo Yelser was boosting Scott's
campaign and ho proposed to hold bad
the certificate ns n club to compel the
populists to endorse Scott. Now Yelsor has
formally announced that ho has washed hi
hands of Scott's candidacy , but the ad
ministration Influence Is still sufficient to
Induce him to withhold the certificate.
Ever since his nomination Williams ha
been besieged by nH the pressure that th
democrats could bring to bear to force him
off the track in Hofeldt's favor. Ho was
offered a written agreement that ho would
bo appointed superintendent of the county
"I can truthfully
Pierce's medicines
say , Dr.
icines did me more
good than all I had
ever taken before. "
These are the words of Mr. O. S.
Copenhaver , of Mount Union , Hunting-
den Co. , I'a. He says further :
"About twelve yearn ago I was suddenly
taken with a pain iu the pit of the stomach
which was so violent I
could not walk straight.
I consulted a physician
and he told me I liad a
form of dyspepsia , and
treated me six months
with but little benefit. I
then tried another phy-
clcian and he told me my ,
liver was out of order aiidtj
that I had Indigestion , tmtf
be didn't cure me , I then J
tried another one who said j
I had chronic iudlgeetion , i
ulceratiou of the lining of
the stouucti , torpid liver
nnd kidney affection , He
treated me for more tbau
B year , I then took \cral
widely advertised patent
medicine ) , but received tie
more than temporary re
lief while using , I then
tried Doctor I'lcrce'a rued ! '
cincs , utlne his 'Golden
Medical Dlicovery,1 and
the > 1'Uasant Pellets , ' and
iu two months' time I was
fccllug better than I had ,
for ycsrs before , " I
The "Golden Medical Discovery" U tha
moot effective blood purifier aud germicide
that modern medical science bes nroduccd ,
It at once neutralist the poisonous , fer
mented matter in the stomach , liver and
bowcli , aud as BOOM as this i * removed by
the action of the "Pellets" it aoothes the
iuflatumcd membranes of these organs ,
putting them into healthy condition to
absorb the nutritive elements of the food.
It aids and stimulates the actlou of the
dlctstive fluids of the body and is abtorbcd
into the blood alonsr with the food. It en
riches the blood , filling it with vitaliilntr ,
strength-giving properties. It produce *
eound , healthy flesh muscle you can uork
u'it/i. It is a tafe medicine. It contains
ao wliUky , alcohol , sugar or syrup. It doea
not create a craving for liquor ,
> or farm or pretty nearly anything else
hftt he w anted , but ho declared that bo had
soon democratic premises before and that
they were way below par with him.
KalllnR to Induce Williams to get out
of the way ot his own nccord , the demo-
cratn have flnco put iu their tlmo trying to
eo manipulate the populist delegates as to
rccuro a majority In favor of rescinding the
nomination. They have put up a scheme
: o snitch the South Omaha delegation nnd
tiave also prepared to put In delegations
from country precincts that are not repre
sented , and In which no primaries or cau
cuses have been held , to create a ma-
lorlty In favor of their plan. That this
scheme wlH bo resisted to the end by Wil
liams' friends goes without saying , and they
declare that If Williams 1s counted out by
such imc.'tnB there will bo trouble. On the
other hand , Hotcldl's friends threaten to
ralso several Idmls of brimstone unless
HotclJt Is nominated and the democrats
find themselves threatened xslth n bolt of
no Inconsiderable proportions whichever
way they turn.
That the pathway of an Independent
ludlclal candidate Is almighty tough road
to travel Is again exemplified. After being
lilrned down with n bump by two conven
tions ho has lost his campaign manager.
John 0. 'Yelser has been oniclallng In that
tlianklesa capacity with moro energy than
succoEfl , but ho now declares that ho has
? lven It up ns a bad Job. "I have worked
hard for him , " ho said to a friend yesterday ,
' 'because ho decided t\vo cases in my favor
and I thought ho was entitled to my sup
port. Hut I consider my debt canceled
and I don't propose .to . try to lug him nny
further. Ho in not n populist , but a nort
of all things to all men sort of a politician
and It has como to the point where I must
drop him. I can't afford to go plugging
around the country carrying a political
corpse. "
Any Individual who wants the fusion
nomination for county surveyor can have
It for the asking. Ho need not necessarily
bo a democrat , or a populist , or even a
silver republican , but someone must bo se
cured to flll what promises to bo a yawnIng -
Ing vacancy on the ticket. Two years ago
the fuslonlsts were In the same quandary
nnd they got out of It by nominating Emll
YoungfcUH , who had been a republican up
to that tlmo , but who was willing to execute -
cute 01 change of base In return for the
prospect of a Job. Youngfeldt's Investment
turned out EO badly that no one Is anxious
to Imltato his example , and the fuslonlsts
are considering the feasibility of Import-
lug a candidate from Missouri or Texas.
Thcro Is very llttlo more hankering after
the county superlntcndency of schools than
there la after Oeorgo McDrldo's Job. W. W.
Elliott , n populist , who is superintendent
of the schools at Elkhorn , Is conceded tbo
nomination , but he lint * positively declined
to have anything to do with It. The pop
ulist convention wanted to nominate him
when It nominated Curtis and Williams ,
but ho emphatically declined to accept.
The democrats are still digging up Ger
man candldatcB for county treasurer. Otto
Bauman is most frequently mentioned Just
at present , but. It Is contended that he Is
too young to run well for such an office.
Louis Weymuller is also mentioned and
some of the leaders want 'to ' nominate Vaclav
Kund ot the Second ward with a view
to luring the Bohemian voto. Still others
talk of giving the offlco to C. O. Lobeck
of the silver republicans , but Lobeck says
that slnco the democrats will not glvo him
clerk of the court he will have nothing
clso.
Thoman Sturgess of the Fifth ward Is an
other silver republican who Is not looking
for _ empty honors. The democrats and
populists have been trying to tempt him
with the nomination for commissioner from
the Fifth district , but bo persists that ho
wants none of It In his. Several democrats
are now after tiho place , among whom C.
R. Forbes of the Sixth ward Is apparently
the strongest.
PARENTS NEGLECT IMBECILE
Father IVlio Permit * WciiU-Mlmleil
Son to Wander from Home Ar-
rcntcd for Inhuman Treatment.
Joseph Love , a laborer living at 1612 Dor
cas otrect , has been locked up In the city
Jail for cruelty to his 16-yearrold son , Joe.
A complaint was entered against him by
Rev. Father Williams , vice president ot the
Humane society , who has had occasion to
care for the lad many times of late owing
to the parents' neglect.
The boy , Joe , Is not ot sound mind , and
during the last four years , when ho has been
allowed to run around the etreets , ho has
'been ' n constant burden to the police , for
they have furnished him with food and shel
ter most of the tlmo. The boy's father and
mother say they are unable to keep the lad
at home. They Insist that he runs away
whenever an opportunity offers , but the
patrolmen who have itakon Joe homo many
times state that ho is afraid to enter the
house , because of the treatment he receives
from his parnto. The mother has asked the
city to take charge of Joe.
The coldest nights of winter the police
have often round the lad running about
scantily clad and almost starved. They us
ually sent him to the elation In the patrol
wagon and furnished him with food and
a worm place to sleep. In 'tho ' morning the
father was notified. Sometimes ho took the
trouble to go after his son , but oftencr he
allowed him to stay at the Jail until sent
away.
The boy remains away from homo many
days at a time nnd twice when wandering
about the etreets ho has been run over by
electric care. At Eighteenth and Vlnton
streets last fall ho was struck by the South
Omaha motor and seriously hurt. At Twen
ty-eighth nnd Leavonworth streets ho ran
in front of a motor about a year ago and
received injuries which laid him up for sev
eral weeks. The boy la dangerous at times
and frequently has chased children who an
noy him. He was arrested ouco for pelting
a lot of small boys with bricks , the boys
having teased him ,
Thouftllllil Tongue *
Could not express tbo rapture of Annie E ,
Springer of 1125 Howard street , Philadelphia ,
Pa , , when she found that Dr , King's Now
Discovery for Consumption had completely
cured bor of a hacking cough that for many
years bad made life a burden. All other
remedies and doctors could clvo her no help ,
but she says of this Royal Cure : "It soon
removed the pain in mv chest and I can
now sleep soundly , something I can scarcely
remember doing before. I feel like Bounding
Its praises throughout the universe. " go will
every one who tries Dr. Klne'H Now Dis
covery for any trouble of the Throat. Cheater
or Lungs , Price 50c and SI.00 , Trial bottles
free at Kuhn & . Co'a drug store ; every
bottle guaranteed.
BAD WEATHER IS BREWING
Indication * that n Storm May Soon
Out Into the I'luuMint
SlIIlNllllIt- ,
"You eoo that we cannot always expect
to enjoy the bright sunshine that Is now
enveloping this portion of the banana belt , "
remarked Forecast Official Welsh as ho
fingered the weather map that Is covered
with figures and lines Indicating tempera
tures in different parts of the United
States.
"Our falls hero In Nebraska are delight
ful , " continued the weather official , "but
of course wo must have some bad with
the good , etie we would not fully appre
ciate the good , Up In the northwest thcie
are some things that Indicate to the mind
of a man who toys with thermometers and
barometers that a storm la brewing , It
1 true that It I * not certain that It will
gather up there , yet the conditions nro
most favorable , and again , It Is getting
along close to the tlmo when we should ex
pect the equinoctial which ushers In oar
elx wefks or more of weather that Is not
eurpasscd by even Italy or southern Cal
ifornia , where the sun Is given credit tor
shining nil the time.
"I am not looking for nny continued spell
of bad weather , but even It e should have
icold nnd frost , It could not do much dam
age now. All the corn with the exception
of that which was very late has matured
and Is cafe. Small grain is harvested and
the grass crop has been secured. "
STACKS CAOSE THE 1 ROUBLE
Iti-nnon ANH | II < M | AVhy I nlon Pnolllc
Olloil Iloiiillinln lli'i-onio iKiillcil tiy
Nimrkn from the
Considerable Interest was aroused in rail
road circles by the publication a few days
ago of the statement that the Union Pacific
was experiencing some difficulty In the ex
periment of oiling Its tracks by the oil
catching fire from the sparks nnd Hvo coals
thrown from the engines. A close student
of railroad affairs who has looked Into the
matter for his personal Information gives
the result ot his observation as follows :
"I believe that the trouble which the
Union Pacific Is having with Its oiled roadbed
catching flro Is directly attributable to thfi
smokestacks with \shlch Its engines are
provided. With but few exceptions the
Union Pacific smokestacks are diamond in
shape with a petticoat over the mouth. The
llvo sparks coming from the flro box are re
tarded In leaving the stack , and , Instead of
having frco exit whereby they arc thrown
many feet Into the air , the force of the exit
Is lessened by the dlamond-shapo of the
stack and the petticoat so that the sparks
fall to the ground before they have had' ' a
chance to become extinguished. In this
manner the oil , which Is ot the same char
acter as that used by the Burlington , becomes -
comes Ignited. This Is the only reason that
can bo assigned why the Union Pacific
should have any more difficulty In this re
spect than the Burlington. The engines of
the latter road nro provided with open
Btncks , through which the sparks are car
ried high into the open air by the velocity
of the emoko and when they fall to the
ground have lost all their fire. "
UXCVIISIONS 0TI113 IIAIMIOAIJS.
Crovrilu Are Yet I > lnnpiioIiitliiK , lint
lllj ? Attendance Kxpoctcil I.ater.
The second series of exposition excursions
arranged by nil the railroads from Nebraska
points bpgnn Tuesday nnd will continue
until today. The low rotes which are
placed Into effect resulted In a large number
of Btato people availing themselves of an
opportunity to visit Omaha , although the
crowds were not noirly so largo as were
anticipated by the passenger officials. Ar
rangements are now liolng made for the
excursions which will bo run the last week
of this month nnd it Is believed that the
double attraction afforded by the Ak-Sar-
Ben festivities nnd the exposition will result
In an attendance of Nebraska people which
will approach In a measure the great crowds
that swarmed Into Omaha during the latter
part of the exposition last year. The passen
ger departments of the various Nebraska
roads are sending out an endless amount of
advertising matter , very attractive In ap
pearance , nnd the rates are the same as
thoeo made effective for 'the ' preliminary ex
cursions last month and the excursions
this week.
SETTlilIMENT NOT TUT IN SIGHT.
Action of Milwaukee Indicated It De
termination to Hcmalii Ontnlilc.
The action of the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul in cutting the basing rate applica
ble between Chicago and Missouri river
points 4o $ G on second class business from
Chicago to Puget Sound points is construed
to mean that the 'troubles which led to the
withdrawal of the Milwaukee from the West
ern Passenger asosclatlon are still as far
from settlement as ever. This1 reduction
makes a lower rate from Chicago to the
coast , but does not uffeet the rate from Mis
souri river points to the west. Provision is
made whereby the rate Is good for the trav
eler going via either Minneapolis or Omaha
and passenger officials of other western lines
In the field for thla business state that the
reduction of the Milwaukee will bo promptly
met by them. It Is understood that the
rate will have little effect so far as Omaha
Is concerned and the motive for making the
reduction was In order that it should npply
on business going toy way of Minneapolis ,
where there Is a lively scrap on foot be
tween < the Milwaukee and other competing
lines.
_ _
Hallway Noted nml Pcrdonaln. ,
President Burt ot the Union Pacific has
returned from an eastern trip.
General Agent Fred Nash ot the Mil
waukee Is home from a Chicago visit.
G W HoldreRO , general manager of the
Burlington , has returned from a business
trip to Chicago.
Q , F. Campbell of the Union Pacific pas
senger department is again at his desk after
a pleasant visit nt his old home In Indiana.
W. B. Bennett of Salt Lake , tariff man
for the Oregon Short Line , Is In the city in
conference with the tariff men of the Union
Pacific.
13. A. Yout , a laborer employed In the
Union Pacific ice gang , fell from an Icing
platform at Ogden Tuesday and both his
wrists were broken. He was taken to the
hospital at Rock Springs for treatment.
BAD DOLLARS ON TmflVIARKET
SiiiirloiiN Coin lit 1'iit lit Circulation
on the StrcctH of
Omaha.
For montns after the arrest and subse
quent conviction of the members of the Mc-
Carty band of countorfolters who made their
headquarters at IJollevue there was very
little counterfeit silver coin upon ho mar
ket. Recently , however , numerous bad dollars
lars have been put into circulation nnd the
belief prevails among the United States offi
cials that parties who were In league with
the McCartys nro shoving out the stock of
bad colna that have been burled for some
months ,
At the tlmo of the arrest of the members
of the McCarty gang , S. A. Donella , who
was In charge of the United States secret
servlcoork here , unearthed a lot ot ma
chinery nnd material for making counterfeit
money , though he found little ot the surplus
coin. It was hU opinion at that tlmo that
there was a plant of the money somewhere
In this city , South Omaha or Bellevue , but
he was never able to locate it.
Ton days ago several of the coins bearIng -
Ing all of the marks of the McCarty mint
showed up , and since then a couple ot
do/en of them have found tholr way Into
the stores of the city. The officials are con
fident that counterfeit money Is not being
manufactured 'u this vicinity , and consequently
quently they figure that the stuff now being
put out is a portion of the old stock left
over hy McCarty and his pals.
In millions of homes Dent's Toothache
Guin Is a welcome remedy. Druggists , 15c.
llrouiiht from lovra I'liili-r Arrrnt.
Detective Donohuo returned from Dea
Molnea ye t n1uy having In charKU
Clarence nd Murle Wilson , arrested for
the theft of money nnd clothing from Maud
AVhltlock , S10 North Sixteenth street. Wll-
BON and his young wife came to the city
three months nso from Dos Molnes , where
their parents live. They boarded at the
AVhltlock house and decamped early one
mornlnc with about $100 worth of property
whiuh did not belong to them ,
Detectives detailed to look the matter up
found tile couple In Iowa uiul abked for
tholr arrest. Wllgon admits having tnken
the goods. He returned without requisition
papers , Ills father la a newspaper man
and the girl's parents are well-to-do. Wil
son wan a bugler with the Forty-ninth Iowa
volunteers In the Cuban war , and was mar
ried soon after being mustered out of the
service ,
He says his wife knew nothing of the
theft. Mrs. Wilson was Marie Lemon be
fore marriage , When brought to the Jail
ehe fainted and medlcaV attendance was
necessary to rector * her.
LONDON'S PUBLIC LAUNDRIES
A Remarkable Ohnrity Maintained in the
Shuns of the Big City ,
OBSERVATIONS OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN
Itiinilrriln of Tlinmtnniln of 1'oor 1'co-
I > le llciicfltcil Ait lilcn Horn of
( lie Cholera
Cunt of
LONDON , Sept. 8. I had often heard ot
the great municipal washhoures o ( London
and \\hat blessing ! they have proved to the
o\er helming slum clement of the grimy
cast end of the biggest city In the uorlil.
With the true spirit of the American abroad ,
I resolved to ask no questions , but , on the
contrary , arrayed myself in nn old dres ,
did up .1 bundle of clothed , nnd nftcr the
manner of a bona fldo London "missus , " 1
too disappeared Into the waplihouse.
Passing a turnstile , which registered
what number ofaaher I was , I found my
self nt the "box ofnce. " Here a slip of
paper was given me stamped with the time
of my entrance , I alrx > bought with my
best cockney accent "a pen'orth of soda
nnd a bit of soap , " for added to the horror
of London's filth la the hardness of the
water , which renders It useless without a
liberal supply of softening. Then I entered
a largo room clouded with steam and reck
ing with the concentrated odor of Innumer
able wash days. An attendant took my
tlmo slip , and discerning that my old clothe- ?
were a ricgreo less dilapidated than Ii usual
followed mo to the cloak room with warn
ings In all keys :
"That's a good Jacket , don't leave It here.
They'll steal It , mum , " pointing out to the
washers. "They'll tyke everything you
'nve , the flowers out of your 'at , hoveti
your 'at pins , you'll tyke 'em all with you ,
If you tyke my hndvlce. "
A tionil-.Ynturoil NVIirlibor.
I w.ifi then assigned a section In n long
row of washers and found myself In pos
session of n largo zinc tub separated from
my neighbor's by a half partition. It was
divided crosswise Into two , and there were
many faucets and discharge pipes , the workIng -
Ing of which I did not understand. I ac
cordingly turned to my neighbor for Informa.
tlon. Although tlmo meant very precious
pennies to her , she willingly stopped to help
me , and did so from tlmo to time , ns It was
necessary. This illustrates trio good nature
characteristic of the London common people ,
and I could not help contrasting It with an
experience In the same position In a Paris
wash house. The response given when In
formation was asked was "Go back to Ger
many and find out. " Thus I discovered that
the front tub Is for washing , the back for
rinsing , and when these processes are over
by an Ingenious device steam may bo In
troduced through a perforated pipe and the
clothes boiled. I then repaired to the steam
wringers. Here the
women stood with arms
akimbo waiting their turn and gossiping
meanwhile , their garrulous voices rising
above the din of wringers and running
water : "I sy , Dolly , I'm In love , " or "Dysle ,
think of a lydy's keeping a byby out tlli
yght o'clock at night ! "
Ilncn mill JiiKN.
What queer figures they -were ! I could
not help thinking ot the old nursery rhyme :
"Tho beggars have come to town
Some In rags and some in jags ,
And some in velvet gowns. "
On a shelf was a hat covered with roses
and ostrich plumes getting limp In the clouds
of ateam and near me a woman was wearing
a dirty velvet waist with one alcove dang
ling , ripped from wrist to shoulder. Here
again came a contrast between the English
and French working woman. French work
ers In the same posltlon would be dressed In
neat black skirts with clean bodices of blue
Jean or print ; when they went away the
washing would be wrapped In a black bundle
handkerchief , a black crochetted cape thrown
over the shoulders , the hair brushed to al
most Japanese gloss and no hat at all. Eng
lish women , on the contrary , those
I saw around mo , wear clothes
trimmed with silk and velveteen ,
dirty and slouchy , the skirts almost in
variably dragging on the ground , and the
poorer the woman the more pretentious the
hat with its elaborate architecture of
feathers and flowers. In summer , Instead
of folding away the winter cloak , they -wear
it through the hottest -weather , principally
as a. screen to hide the- rags beneath. A
French friend seeing for the first tlmo a
crowd of girls pouring out of a London fac
tory took them to bo beggars , but her sur
prise reached the maximum when eho saw
the charwoman on her knees on the front
" " the in black
walk "clay-plpeing" steps a
dress whltoned with flust and a white opron
blackened with dirt , her slovenly figure sur
mounted by a bonnet trimmed with velvet.
In laundry work , as well , I could not but
remark the Inferiority of the English wo
man , whoso pathetic bundles of filthy rags
emerged from the wash In about the state
where a French woman would plunge them
Into the tub.
In three minutes my clothes were
wrung and I pulled out the wooden horse
which had been placarded with my name ,
and , hanging the clothes around the ribs ,
I pushed It back into the hot-air chamber.
Hero again a disinterested "party" warned
mo to keep a sharp lookout Iret "they"
eteal all my wash. In twenty minutes they
were dry , and I carried the fresh crisp
bundle , missing , however , the sweet odor of
linen dried in a country garden , into the
mangling room. Thla was a largo light
Babies Like
tlic new , delicious bread product , Uneeda Biscuit. They contain the
greatest proportion of nutriment to be obtained from the wheat ; made
and baked upon scientific principles which insure easy digestion , and
ready assimilation. A perfect health food for both old and young.
it
are ideal for soups and salads , chowder , cheese and with all beverages.
Packed in air tight , 5 cent packages , they arc always fresh , always
ready for use. A household convenience , a wholesome substitute for
bread , Uneeda Biscuit stand without a successful rival in the field
of cracker making. Sold by all grocers.
room , as clean ns n now pin , where several
women \\cro rolling toweU and sheetfl In
the great steam mangles , nnd adjoining I
found the ironing room. This was tmnll ,
with all the necessary appliances , such ns
hot Irons and blankets. Only one woman
was here , n professional laundress , who
told mo that the day before she had washed
and Ironed ten dozen clothes lit eight hours.
At the exit my ticket was again stamped
with the hour. The entire expense for the
three hours I had been there was 10 cents.
The average rate is 6 cents the first two
hours , and 4 cents every hour after.
Sliirtcil hy n. Liverpool AVonuiii.
The- very poor live not In fiats which are
a luxury for the rich , but In rooms of old
houses abandoned by the middle class
which have no conveniences , and to them
especially these wash-houses are a boon. In
the year 1897-98 they wore used by over
400,000 washers. They are entirely munici
pal , being under the control of the local
vestries , who have Invested over $3,000,000
in them.
The Idea originated with a woman , Cath
erine Wilkinson , the wlfo of a laborer liv
ing In the crowded part ot Liverpool. Dur-
n cholera epidemic she allowed her neigh
bors who had no mea/ns / of heating large
quantities of water to wash their clothes on
her premises. The ladles of the District
Provident , realizing the great benefit of this
privilege to the poor , hired additional
rooms , enabling Mrs. Wilkinson to provide
for eighty-five families a wesk. Seeing the
eagerness of the poor to avail themselves
of thes'o meager accommodations the corpo
ration of Liverpool determined to erect , at
the public expense , wash-houses in connec
tion with the baths for the people. Their
venture , opened In 1842 , was the first es
tablishment In England. They are now to
be found In all the principal towns.
As far as I can learn there Is only one
municipal public laundry In the United
States , that Is In St. Paul , and for the use
of men. It is a question for American wo
men to consider whether In the crowded
slums of our great cities such establish
ments might not prove a wise provision for
the poor.
"Best on the market for coughs and colds
and all bronchial troubles ; for eroup It has
no equal , " writes Henry II. Whltford. South
Canaan. Conn. , of One Minute Cough Cure.
CHANGING THEIR LOCATION
Stamp CIcrlcH at the Omnlia Pontofllec
Arc AnMlgtiird to New
fliiiirtcrM.
Increased business at the postofllco has
compelled Custodian Taylor to find new
quarters for the stamp clerks. Originally
these clerks wore given rooms In the main
part of the office , Just to the right of the
carriers' windows. During the past few
months the Increase in the mall has been
eo great that the carriers have found It
impossible to handle their mail in the rooms
assigned and consequently It has become
necessary to make some changes.
The rooms Just south of the main entrance -
trance , fronting Sixteenth , formerly oc
cupied by the superintendent of the build
ing , have been furnished nnd fitted up ,
and during the next week the stamp clerks
will bo moved into them. Carpets have
been laid and furniture put In. The furnlr
turo Is black walnut and came from the
old building , but is especially adapted for
this loom. There Is a high desk with a
rail around the front , above which there Is
glass set In brass frames.
The space formerly occupied by the
stamp clerks will bo turned over to the car
riers , and will result in giving thorn two
additional windows and one-third more
space In which to do their work.
The Indications are , notwithstanding the
heavy mall that came with the exposition
Drex L , Shooman
Bob John nnd Frnnk h.tvo nil gone
to the Sarpy County Fnlr you sec they
are nil Sarpy county products nnd like
to get back homo Just like you want
to got the best shoe your money will
buy and Drex L. has Just that kind of
a shoo be it a mnns a womans a boys
a girls or babys the stuff is in every
pair We don't try to get a big price BO
when you pay us what we ask , you
know you're getting more than you can
get elsewhere.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Osuuha'a Dp-to-state Shoe Ilowtsj ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Becoming Glasses Talk No , 70
Very often I hear people sny they will
not wonr glasses because they nro not
becoming to them. The trouble is they
have never tried the right kitid. There
are glasses and glasses. They are
j made with oval springs , bar springs ,
square springs , Grecliiu springs. There
are plain guards , off-set guards , fan
guards and n hundred others. There
are straight temples and riding temples.
Large lenses and small ones. A thou
sand different styles and combinations.
I have glvon considerable study to tills
subject. With my experience I can aid
you Iu selecting the most becoming
shapes.
shapes.J. . C. Htttesoti ,
tUuuufactnritig Optician ,
Kodak * , Camera *
ud 1520 Douglas St ,
last year , that the business of the post-
office for this quarter will exceed that of
any previous period in the history of the
office.
Solitlrr KnMB from Trnlii.
Alvln C. Piles , n private In the Thirty-
seventh Infantry , who wns aboard n special
Union Pacific train , fell from the cars ponio-
where between Granger and Church Duties
Tuesday and had all the toes of his left
foot nnd all his loft fingers mashed ns well
as a slight scalp wound. Ho claimed that
some ono struck him In the back whlla ho
was on the platform and knocked him dowi
so that ho foil between the cars. No ono Is
known to have 'witnessed the accident.
Piles was taken In charne by Dr. Charles
Noble , a government surgeon , and Bent to
Fort Dougl'as , Utah.
Munuer. SlEiin the Ueercc.
Judge Jlunger of the United States dis
trict court has signed the decree In the
suit of Ella n. Downs ngnlnst the heirs of
the estate of Algernon S. Paddock nnd the
Interstate Investment company. This is
the cnso where suit was brought to foreclose
closeon a mortgage covering largo tracts
ot property In Douglas and Once coun
ties. The mortgage wns for $125,000 and the
money wns used In the erection ot the Pad
dock hotel at Beatrice.
Surety Company I'nyn Up.
The $5,000 loss ot the Nebraska National
bank on account of the mysterious depart
ure of N , H. Copeland has been made good
by the surety company thnt signed Cope-
land's bond. The special1 agents ot the
company nro on Copelnnd's track and they
assert that It will bo only n matter of a
few days until they accomplish his arrest.
To Malic Your Home Ilnppy
Use "Qnrlnnd" Stoves and Ranges.
Mortality StntlMttor. .
The following births and deaths have be n
reported to the office of the health com
missioner during the lust forty-cJglit
hours :
Births Martin Egland , 1208 South Four
teenth street , boy ; A. J. Johnson , 2531 South
Eleventh street , girl ; William # Alkcn , 723
North Seventeenth street , boy ; C. C. White ,
2716 Douglas street , boy ; Esau Tclclshman ,
1122 Dodge street , boy.
Deaths James A. Eaklns , 4Vj South
Seventeenth street , 39 years ; Mary S. An
derson , Fifth and Locust street , 06 years ;
Infant Grimm , 413 Dorcas street , 4 days ;
Sarah W. Leevls , 517 William street , 89
years.
Ulilii't Like * tinIllooiu. .
John Clark of South Omaha complained
to the police Wednesday night that he had
been assaulted by two burly netfroes for
making sarcastic remarks about -the color
in Iluby Smith's cheeks. Ruby la a mulatto
living at 120S Dodge street. Clark nnd the
woman became Involved In a quarrel re
garding her color. The result was that
Clark was knocked down and beaten In the
face with a water pitcher by two of the
woman's colored friends. The nPsailants
eluded arrest , but Ruby was taken Into
custody and Clark was held as complain
ing witness.
Dullillnu ; PornillN.
The- following buildlnsr permits have been
issued by the city building inspector :
William Salisbury , Farnam street , frame
dwelling. * 1DOO : Olof Olsen. 2912 Furnnm
street , barn , $20 ; F. T. RobertHon. Pratt
street , stable , $30 ; Mrs . Emma V. Thomp
son , North Forty-first avenue , frame dwell
ing , J1.500 ; Miss E. C. McOrath. 2813 Frank
lin street , frame dwelling , $760.
IIiirun Ht'mrlf mill Iliilir.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 13. A special to the
Post-Dlhpatch from Sedalla , Mo. , nays :
Mrs. J. M. Williams , wlfo of n Missouri
Pacific brnkeman , saturated the clothing
of herself and 2-monthB-oId babe with coal
oil today and then set fire to the garments.
She was burned to death and the babe was
fatally scorched. Mrs. Williams wns a
Christian Scientist , and for some tlmo has
been considered of unsound mind. She was
the mother of six children.
AH Unlct oil the Frontier.
BJSHBE. Ariz. , Sept. l3.-Tho latest re
ports received from Naco Indicate that
everything is quiet. The Mexican guards ,
over 100 In number , arc patrolling the line.
Cowboys are still arriving here. No arrests
have yet been made , of cowboys' ' who killed
the Mexican guards on the Snn Pedro. It
is reported that some of them have left the
corntry In order to avoid being turned over
to the Mexican authorities.
DROP BRUSH AND PAINT POT
n In Flillmlrliililn Strike for
nit RlKlit-llonr Work
liny.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 13. Fifteen hun
dred members of the Amalgamated Journey
men House Painters' association went on a
ntrlko today In consequence ot the failure ot
the master painters to sign the agreeniant
presented them by the association. The
union demands on eight-hour work day at
35 cents nn hour , time nnd n half for extra
work and double time for Sunday. Ap
prentices nro apportioned at the rnto of ono
to every flvo Journeymen. The agreement
Is to remain In force until September 1 , 1BOO.
The ecalo has been signed by 125 master
painters , 150 refusing. At a meeting ot the
journeymen's association Inst night 140
painters Joined the union nnd today thirty-
four applications for membership were re
ceived. Of the 0,000 Journeymen painters In
the city , 5,182 belong to the union.
The shops which failed to sign are clceMr
wRtchpd to prevent the employment of non
union painters , 150 pickets beini ? sent out.
Wlt'Jilta'n Full lluocn to Hi * n Jrtvrai.
WICHITA , Kan. , Sept. 13.-A movement
was Inaugurated hero this morning to el ct
Sadie Joseph , a very pretty Jewess , queen
of the fall festival. Sentiment growing out
of the Dreyfus affair Is icuponslble for the
movement. Already hundreds of ballots
which have to be purchased have been cast
In her favor.
SIION for n Million In Tnxrn.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Sept. 13. A suit for nearly
Jl.000,000 worth ot taxes hag been ordered
filed against the Ii.teinntlon.il & Great
Northern railroad for back tax OH covering : a
period of twenty-five yenn > . The suit Is
brought to recover taxes for that period on
property valued at $ } ,000,000 , and the said
taxes will run Into the millions themaelveg.
to the woman who has turned In the great *
eat number of White Russian soap wrappers
since Sept. Int. They must bo In by 2 o'clock
Sept. 15. There winppers will nlso bo
1899. Parties out of town may send in the
counted in the grnnd contft&t ending Dec. 20.
trademarks out from White Russian oap
wrappers. Tnese contests , at present , open
only to women of NebraBka nnd Council
Bluffs , Iowa. Jus. 6. K'.rlt & Co. , 306 S. 12th
street , Omaha.
Zinc Douch Pans
Outlet at end fitted with
screw , ping and connection
for attaching rubber tube
price $2 each.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Lnrtfeit Retail Urnv IIoae.
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
Many People in Omaha
Cau repiembcr our store almost twenty-
flve years URO In nil these years our
endeavor ; 1ms been to give every cus
tomer entire satisfaction how well wo
liavo succeeded Is best told in our
yearly increasing business -with such
a record it is no wonder that so many
people take our word about pianos we
could not afford to misrepresent were
we Inclined to do so but we don't have
to with such instruments as the Kimball -
ball , Knabe , Kranich & Uach , Ilallet
& Davis or Hospe ,
A. HOSPE ,
We celebrate nnr 'Mtli bu liic ii niinl-
vermiry Out. Ullril , 1800.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,
Mr , Frederick Hatter
Has all the new ones-und the only
Dunlap Hat In Omaha-Derby and Fedora
*
dora in nil the popular shades and new
shapes also the Stetson toft hate in the
new blocks the best hat for the money
that we have ever shown is our spe
cial at $3.00 nnd it is a wonder that
has all the style and linlnh of tha higher
priced kind. If you want to bo in atylo
take a look nt our line if you don't buy
here you'll know what's right anyway ,
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
The Leading Hut Mun of the West.
120 South 15th Street.