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TJI13 OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. llECRjrr.El ! 5 , 18UII. TEBROH TO 1 HOAST YOUTHS School Board Appoints nn Officer to Gather TLcm All In , GEORGE H. HESS GIVEN THE POSITION nt Drc-lillnir on I'lirolinne of ti for the Cnilrtn Corn ( Ivor Toni'liPi-a on thp l' % r- in n no M ( A fcrvnnt of the law to bo known ns the "truant ofllcor" will henceforth breed terror in the henrts of wayward pupils. The Hoard of Education Monday night crented such nn ofllclat In accordance with the state law enacted by the last legislature. George H. Hcee , retiring member of the board , was appointed to the position for one year from January 1. The resolution Introduced by Member Bcara cites the state law prescribing ihe . attendance of children at eomo public or | parochial school. The etntute nppllcH to pui i plls between the ngcs of 8 nnd II unless they have attained a certain grade of proficiency , ami the board IB placed under obligations lo carry out Its provisions. The salary Is fixed at $1,200 per year nnd the Incumbent Is re quired to furnish n bond of $2,000. The reso lution sot forth further that the secretary of the Hchool bonrd , by whom the work Is now done , will bo unnblo to give It proper attention owing to the press of other duties. In supporting his resolution Mr. Scars said the law plainly.Imposed nn obligation on the board which must bo entered upon without further delay. The objection raised that the appointment would bo an Invasion of the Incoming bonrd's rights Is no more appli cable In this case , he said , than In that of tenchorn or other employes. The duties of the "truant olllcer" will bo the Inspection of all schools In Omnha and n comparison of the rolls with the school census. The bal lot resulted : 8 votes for Hess , 1 for Van Glider , 1 for Koutsky and -1 blank. Member Cowlo Introduced n resolution that the bonrd meat In special session on Wednesday night to listen to the report of the Judiciary committee on Architect Mc Donald's bond nnd contrnct. The committee had previously failed to make any report and the board Instructed It so to do in order that the contract micht bo legally com pleted , DoforH Ac-doit on ( tiiim. Member Hnyward of the committee on supplies reported unfavorably on the pro posed purchase of 109 guns for the use of the High school cadots. In view of the $200- 000 deficit now confronting the board ho thought It would bo wiser to wait until the new levy becomes available and the f bonrd Is more npsurcd as to Its financial condition. Commandant Ten Eyck of the cadet battalion was Invited to present the case of the young soldiers. Ho said ho had been In communication with Congressman Mercer and Secretary MclUleJohn and had secured through the former nn opportunity to purchase suitable rillos at about $4 each. The need of the guns was said to bo Im perative in perfecting the drill. Hess spoke In favor of the purchase , taking the ground that the arms were as necessary to the prog ress of the school as wcro text books. Action was deferred for two weeks. ( all It. II. Boyles , who has had the contract for cleaning and repainting school seats , offered a proposal to continue his contract In 1900 on the same terms as , last year. Sev eral members felt that the contract had been yielding an undue profit In the past and the matter was put over until the next regular meeting. Superintendent Pcarso refused to assume thj responsibility of deciding whether the < ibppks commomo atlvo of the First Nebras- . ka's campaign In the Philippines should bo sold through the public schools. The option had been left to him at a previous meeting. His communication was placed on file nnd the books will not bo circulated as proposed by the publishers. Work on Neiv "iilIdlnUM. Superintendent Latcnscr reported that the three schools under construction were all making satisfactory progress. The work has been eomewhnt delayed on the Cass and Saundcrs buildings , but the Pacific Is ready for temporary heating. The board ordered that the furnace bo started In order that the Interior might bo thoroughly dry before It Is occupied. A committee consisting of Members Black , Cowlo , Burgeas , Thomas and Hesa was ap pointed to confer with a similar committee of the council relative to the use of school buildings as permanent voting booths. .Bids for slate blackboards were opened nnd referred to the property nnd buildings committee without comment. The board re solved to purchase n spring wngon for the use of the superintendent of buildings In tliu transfer of material. The following five teachers , who have served live years or more , were put on the permanent lint : Misses Mary Ballantinc , Anna Q. Fair , Grace Lilly , Caroline McConnell - nell and Jullutto McCuno. Miss Kate Pow ers was placed on the regular list. The resignation of A. J. Lunt , nttorney for the bonrd , was presented , to take effect on December 10. The reason given wns the , pressure of other business. The board balI I lotcd for his successor , the vote resulting In favor of Carl Herring , who secured nlno votes , Myers and Covell each securing one. \ The uncompleted term will expire on Febru ary 1. I 'lnli ConinilNHlon .Mi-otN. The Nebraska Fish commloslon met nt South Bend yesterday , where the stnto linteherlcs nro located , nnd tlu < new com missioner , IX W. Barnes of Valparaiso , was Installed. Adnin J. Bloup of Omnha was ri-nppolntcd superintendent for one your. The llsh car leaves on Its last tr'a for this pennon tomorrow und will KO Woat on the H. & M. ns far ns McC'oolc Consumption Do not think for a single moment that consumption will ever strike you n sudden blow. Itdocs not come that way. It creeps its way along. First you , . - think it is a little cold , , . nothing but n little hacking , - cough ; then a little loss in weight ; then a harder cough ; then the Tcver and the night sweats. Better stop the disease while it Is yet creeping. Better cure your cough today. You can do It with The pressure on the chest Is lifted , that feeling of suffocation is removed , and you are cured , You can stop that little cold with a 25c. bottle ; harder coughs will need a SOc. size ; If it's ' on the lungs the one dollar size will be most economical. "I confidently recommend Axcr's Cherry Vrctoral to all my patrons. I mn u ln r It now In my own family , torty jearu nco I fcelauro It saved my life. " b A , S. iii' : ox , M P. , Jan. 4,1633. I'ortMadlion.Iowa. CHEERED WITH THREE KEGS IlccrjOlcltrntlon of the 1'lrnt Annl- vcrnnry f the 1'otcr Cooper Club. ' The man who spent his money on the minstrel show Monday night lost money , for ho could have had fun In a multiplied measure nnd ntno expense by dropping Into the rooms of the Peter Cooper club on Howard street and witnessing ths cele bration of the club's first anniversary. Ai a post-campaign celebration It surfnsaoJ the recent Jubilee by the Jncksonlan club , for while the attendance was only about half as large , the refreshments were. nbjUt three tlmi'H ns copious. There wns one keg at the Jftcknonlan amber function , while the Poler Cooper club had , tliros , with va rious deuantcrs , sundry boxes of cigars and three card tnblos piled with sandwiches as adjuncts. President Jim Jones , who will live In the county Jail after January 1 , ns Jailer , opened the ball with about fifty listeners , whom ho welcomed In his bluff but cordlnl way. Dr. Peabody outdated nt to.istmaster. He also read a eulogy on Peter Cooper. John 0. Yclscr responded to the toast , "Tho Populist Party , " Kd Morcnrty to "Tho Peter Cooper Club" nnd U. V. Ouyo to "Union Labor In Politics. " Sheriff-elect Fortcr nnd Treasurer-elect Blsassor appeared by Invltntlon nnd detailed eomethlng of the nightmare that has afflicted them since they were elected nnd found themselves In pos session of offices to give out. W. S. Shoemaker spbkc for democrat ? generally and In Patrick Henry tones anJ with Fltzslmtnons gestures declared that Agulnnldo Is a patriot instead of n rebel. Other speakers were called for , but the mood of the crowd had become too mellow to listen. Music was furnished by F. V. P. II. Hawcllffe , a young concert violinist , and was appreciated , as wcro songs during ( ho latter p.xrt of the night's hilarities by M. J. O'Connell und Jim Jones. When thn chair declared the meeting adjourned sine dlo about a third of the company was send ing greeting to Peter In a chorus over the last keg. MEETING OF POLICE BOARD lintDooi ! \ < > t Consider It Ker.Ntble to I'nr Knurlne lloimen for I'oll- Incr Plpoex. A communication from City Engineer Andrew Ilcacwnter In regard to using lire cnglno houses for voting places wns read at the meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Monday night. Com missioner Calling was .appointed n commit ted of one to confer with committees from the city council nnd other civic organizations In regard to the matter. It seems lo be the opinion among the members of the board that It would not bo feasible to make any attempt to use the engine houses for voting purposes as It is thought It would Interfere with the func tions of the department. As a compromise It wns Informally suggested that small brick booths of n permanent nature bo erected on property adjacent to the engine houses and thus save the city money each jear. jear.Tho The corrugated Iron booths have seen their best days and the city officials are desirous of getting some permanent quar ters for voting places. Horace elements , formerly captain of No. 1 cnglno house , tendered his resignation and It was accepted. Mr. Clements has taken the position of chief of the flro department at Lincoln after a trlnl of ono month. Ho made a reputation ns a fire fighter In this city and at Lincoln has been ve.-y success ful since he took the reins In his hands. Licenses to run saloons were granted to A. M. Uack , at 1113 South Sixth street , and to Peter Peterson at 311 North'Six teenth street. Protests against the granting of licenses to the ? Joseph Schlltz Brewing company at 3802 North Sixteenth street and to the same company at Nos. 314 to 324 South Sixteenth street , nnd to Jacob Hlncs nt 314-31G and 318 South Sixteenth street will be heard at thp next meeting of the board. George 0. Cmcer , captain of Hose com pany No. 11 , was allowed three days' lea\o of absence. The resignation of A. Keysor from the police- force was accepted. ORGANIZE A CAMERA CLUB Aninteur Pliototrriinlicrn of Omaha Join In 11 Society for .Mutual IMcnaure r.iid I'roflt. Amateur photographeis of Omaha met at the Mlllard hotel Monday night and organ ized the Omaha Camera club. Theodore Johnson , who called the meeting to order , stated that among the several thousands of amateurs In America there had been a de mand for the past two years , or since the abandonment of the former photographic club , for the organization of a camera club. William Wallace was elected as tempo rary chairman nnd David Johnson tempo rary secretary. The object of the propcaed organization was stated to bo that the ama | teur photographers of Omaha and vicinity ' might bo brought together In closer rela tionship for the exchange of Ideas and views on subjects dear to the henrts of the non- profosalonnl artists. Suitable quarters will be secured and exhibitions of photographic j work will be given at occasional Intervals la which It Is proposed that a Ively Interest ahall bo aroused. Theodore Johnson , I' . C. Morlarty and Walter F. Durnell were se lected as n committee on constitution and by-laws. Their report was submitted to the meeting and discussed at length. The adop tion of the constitution nnd the election of officers were deferred until the next mestlns to bo held Tuesday night , December IB , In the fire underwriters' room In the Ware block. EXHIBIT BY OMAHA ARTISTS IlHX > lii > - of Soin % Tuo Hundred 1'lc-ei-n Attrnrtx Art IwOvri-H to the I'lilillt ; Library. An exhibit of art products was opened yesterday nt the public library building by the Omaha Art Workers' association. The display Is entirely the work of members of the society nnd IB mndo up of over 200 pieces. At the entrance hangs the announce ment of the IIrot exhibit done In poster style by Fred Walter. Clarke 0 , Powell , prcaldent of the society , has a number of excellent studies In black and white and other similar contributions are exhibited by the Mlsees Marlon Heed , Johnaon nnd Messrs. Doanc Powell , Maik Polack , Fred ) Sayro nnd Oscar WJIllams. One alcove Is . devoted to the brush of Robert Glider , whoso j etudlci show talent and conscientious work. Other cpntrlbutors are- Charles Hogle , C. A ChaseJ. . Lawrio Wallace and the Misses IJthe ) Evans and Ethel Partridge. The exhibit will bo open dally this week from 9 n. m. to 'J p. m. and under the di rection of Mr. Chew. An American product that excels all forclgns makes IE Ccok's Imperial Cham pagne Extra Dry. Boquet perfect. Korth Oniulin Iiiiprin t-uu-nt ( 'lull , At the rogulni' meeting of the North Omaha Improvement club Monday night the members put theni'clves on record as being opposed to the further use of Fon- tanellq park ( in u cow pasture. At the next mcotlflB of the park rommlHSloners the members of the club will be In iittondanco nnd will Illo their protest. H was de cided to Invite Councilman Lobeok to bo present nt the next meeting of the club and deliver un nddresx upon the municipal ownership of water works. Drink Old Quaker Rye. Soft ana mellow. LETTER CARRIERS' ' OFFICERS Omaha Branch Reorpaniz's for the Ensuing Year's Work. RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE IN THE BEE Mnll Cnrrlor Cnntilt liiir nidi the World-HcrnM' * Dirty Work In Condemned by nil Altnoit I'linnlnionn Vole , At the meeting of the Gale City branch , No. 5 , National Association of Letter Car riers , Saturday evening the following officers I cers were elected : A , P. Brady , president ; C. A. Inlow , vice presl- 'dent ' , ; D. W. Tlllotson , recording secretary ; A. P. Bennett , financial secretary ; N. A. Lundberg , treasurer ; F. H. Tonslng , collec tor ; William iMahcr , scrgcant-at-arms ; W. C. Bank , corresponding secretary ; Clifford Daniels , Fred Jorge-neon , Frank Fogarty , trustees. The fact that an election was to occur brought a large attendance to the meeting and a resolution was i Introduced expressing confidence in The ] Bco ami rcfutlnK the article published In the World-Herald November 28 , In which It wns charged that there had appeared In the Weekly Bco a notice construed to bean an Insult to postal employes. | j The resolution wns adopted by nn almost ' unanimous vote and the secretary was In structed to forward a copy to The Bee ofilce. ' The resolution , which Is self-explanatory , follows : i ' OMAHA , Doc. 2. To Members of Onto City Branch , No , 5 , National Association of Letter Carriers : Whereas , It nppenrs from the Omnha Kvenlng World-Herald of November 2S that The Omaha Weekly Heo of November 22 had Insulted the postal employes by an articles advising subscribers of that paper not to rend currency In making remittances , thereby removing temptation from em ployes of thp PoBtofflce department , and I Whereas , That article has been brought I j to the attention of branch No. C , National Association of Letter Carriers , said branch I hereby commends The Omaha Bee for Its timely ndvlcp to the public nnd In this The Doe Is but following a business course which Is recommended by the I'ostotnce do- I partmcnt. ns no money should be trans mitted through the mails except by regis tered letter or money order All safe ! methods nre us much fnr the Interest of the letter carrier ns for the public and we think The Bei > has done the postal em ployes a fnvor In giving thl timely advice ; therefore bo It . Resolved by Gate City brnnch No. r of the National Association of Letter Carriers , Its officers and members , That wo con demn the notion of the mnll cnrrlcr who Is nlleped to have mndo the statement quoted In the World-IIerahJ , to the effect that Thp bee h.id Insulted postal employes. We con sider Mr. Edward noeewatcr , editor of The Bee , n eoort friend of letter carriers and other postal employe" . i Respectfully submitted for your consider ation. A. P , I1RADY. President ; D. \ TILLOTSON , Secretary ; K. O. FISHER , R. 13 , ENGLISH. Omiha letter carriers have-a prosperous organization , ranking high among the unions of this city The monthly meeting of the Board of Educntlon was held Monday night with all i members present. C. E. Scarr , the new mem- | her who takes the place of W. B. Wymnn , was sworn In. Mr. Scarr takes Wyman's place on all committees so that there Is no change In this connection. Permission was granted the Bohemian Presbyterian church of Omaha to hold meetings in one of the annex school buildings In Brown park. It Is understood that Sunday school cla ca will be tnucht In this room. Hev. W. II. Tobias expects to organize a Bohemian Presbyterian church and desires to hnve n meeting place until other arrangements can bo made. Superintendent Wolfe reported that the night school wns a success and that it would bo continued with the consent of the board. Dr. Wolfe auggcated several changes In teachers' salaries , but the board laid his communication on the table. Architect Kle- wlt stnted In a report that the Iron and brick work at the new school building at Twentloth and 0 streets was not being placed lu accordance with the specifications. This is a matter which has been up be fore and the contractors have shown that the material specified was not to be rb- talned and the board appeared to be In clined to let the matter pass with the un derstanding that the best material obtain able was to bo used. Complaints about the sanitary condition cf the Lowell school were read and the matter will bo Investigated. A lack of ventilation Is given as the cause of the unsanitary con dition of this school building. TJIirnrj- Hoard MeutliiK Tonight. This evening the projectors nnd subscrib ers to the original library fund will meet at the council chamber for the purpose of reorganizing and selecting five directors. It Is understood that only those who were Identified with the old library board will be allowed a voice In the selection of di rectors. The plan-Is to rescue the books from the place where they nre stored at the High school building and secure quartern In oneof the downtown book stores , where the public will have some use of the books. Thooe Interested hope that everyone Inter ested In the original project will bo present at the meeting tonight. Live Slock KvflmiiKe Olllocrn. At the monthly meeting of the South Omaha Live Stock exchange the following olTlcorB were nominated : J. A. Hake , presi dent ; W. B. Cheek , vice president ; board of directors for three years , J. B. Blanchnrd , W. B. Wallwork , W. B. Vansant ; committee of arbitration , D. S. Parkhurat , K. S. Hnr- rcll , p. T. McGrath , A. Garroiv , William Underwood ; committee of appeals , L. 13. Roberts , n. E , Rogers , AI Powell , W. H. McCrcnry , P. Mitchell. The election will bo held nt the first meeting of the exchange In January. A secretary and treasurer will be chosen after the election of officers In January. Snip nt ( InVnrdx. . A prlzo sale of fancy and fat cattle will bo held at the stock yards today. Prizes aggregating $830 $ will ho given by the Stock Yards company nnd It Is expected that the exhibition and sale will bo a lively one. On account of the lack of a pavilion the will be held In the horse barn. There need of a suitable sale barn here and It Is understood that the auctioneers selling fancy cattle are preparing to go before the directors of the Stock Yards company on December II and urge the building of a ( structure suitable for the sale of fnncy cattle , hogs and sheep. ( i or in n n Convention Conilnur , The local Plattdetitschcr voreln has chosen two delegates to the Plattdcutscher bund , which meets In South Omaha on Janu ary 0 , 1000. This convention will bo held at Workman hall and It IB expected that delegates from all over the state will be In attendance. Two years ago the convention met hero and was admirably entertained by the local Germans and arrangements are now being made for a repetition of the former prcgrnm. The- delegates from ths local lodge ore Henry Oct and John Elk- horn. \iMiS ) Nlr Coiuntlrelon men and others engaged in bualnesn at ihu stock yards are complaining about the handling of stock elnco the new- schedule. ct charges went Into effect on December 1. It wns stated yesterday that < ho railroads held buck stock In order to weigh the shipments and of course this caused a delay In delivering thp cattle to the Stock Yards company. The now rule Is for cattle within a radius of 500 miles of South Omaha to bo shipped n.t so many cents per hundred -pounds Instead of dollnrs per car. This necess'itates the weighing of each car on railroad scales as received here nnd itho delay In weighing put shippers , buyers and sellers out considerably yester day. It .Is presumed that more help will soon bo employed by the railroads so that the stock will be delivered promptly. CMloxnlp. . Otto Mntirer . the N mrei > t restaurateur , In on the sick list. Mrs. Mnrsden of Kearney Is the guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. F. J. Ettcr. John C. Carroll , chief of police , hna re turned from a southern trip. Pnt Scnnlon H In Jail chnrgcd with ni- saultliiR nnd bentlng B. Martin. Oils Stevens has signed n comnlnlnt rlmrclni ; Tim Flnernn with attempting to hold him up. The clt.\ council failed of n quorum Mon day night and nn adjournment wns tnken until Thursday nleht. Friends of Dr. W. H. Slahnugh nre urg ing him to become the republican nominee for mnyor In the nnrlntr. St. JInrtln's auxiliary will meet Wednes day nfternoon with Mrs. W. S. Kliic , Twenty-third and Q streets. Hen Hums , u packing hou e employe , N doing ten days In the county Jail for rais ing a disturbance nt Hammond'n. George Stanley , the alleged dynnmlter , has been sentenced to thirty days In the county jail by Police Judge nabcock. Olllcer Butler Is nursing a sore nrm , canned by his having been grazed by n bullet while trying to arrest a trio of ne- uroes. Miss Mnbel Thomas linn returned to the university at Lincoln after spending n week with her parents. Sir. and Mrs. Ivor Thomas. Locnl hardware stores nre doing u coed business In firearms since the Tnimbli- holdup. Nearly every one who Is out Into now cnrrles n eun. Police otllccrs nre still looking for Matt Garner. Ho Is supposed to be In the south ern part of Kansns nnd It U predicted tlmt he will bo enutured. Don Sullivan appeared before his honor , the police Judge , Monday afternoon nnd answered to the charge of stcnfliiK a wnteh chain from C. Allison nt the stock yards. He drew n llftecn-dny ticket for board at the county jail. Trli-H to Sll-ii ] ii Jtlovi-le. Unve Glllcn gave Ollicer Thomas n lively cliiipe of alfiut six blocks early Mnndav evening. According to Kinowt Gordon , u messenger boy. Glllen came nlong Oouir- 1ns street with his leps wobbling In nil directions and bis eyes looking three wnys at once. Ho shambled up to Gordon's wheel , which was standing by the side of a railing' , nnd Jerked It out to thu pnvt- inont. where he mounted It nnd : iroci > odjil to ride It away , making : at the time a trnolc lll-'o a string of rick-ruck briiltl. After ho hnd be-on on the wheel n low- moments. however , his head * cemed to elenr , his less to row steadier nnd before Gordon wns awnro ho saw the mini Ix'uin to scorch nwny with the bicycle. He save the ulnrm and Offlcpr Thomas gave chase. Finding1 he wns pursued Glllen dismounted and tried his legs , but ho wn.s linrdlv licet enough for the bluet-oat nnd wan. eon captured nnd taken to the police station and nut behind the bars. I'ollct ! Miikv 11 Uooil fuli-li. Detectives Savage nnd Dunn arrested thrte men Monday night \Vebster street. one of whom Is thought to be wanted ut Topcka , Knrv The men Rnve thp names of Clarence Miller , Fred Moore und Frank Smith , but the otllcers nro almost nobltKo that th9 three men nre the Myrlck broth ers. Frank Myrlck Is wanted at Toneka , Kan. , for some crime. He was caught nt Lincoln In 1S95 and wns held nt the m-1- tentiary for the chief of police of Topeka , who came up with requisition paper ? to tnko him south. He got his mnn up town nnd went with him to a lawver's n'llrc to tnlk over some matters. While there Myrlck jumped from a second-story win dow to the ground and succeeded In mak ing his cscnpo CoiiHoIlilRio Tim rut on IltlleN. A meeting to simmer down nil the clubs , orgnnlzntlon.s , auxiliaries und brunches of the Thurston Rllles'-iw-ns hPld In the nr- mory pnrlors Monday nip-Jit. J. T. I > u- chnnnn , secretnry of the Thurston miles' club , rire = ldpf1 nnd led the discussions. It wns ascertained tlmt nt lenst sd\tv men would go Into the new club nnd next lion- day evening the orR.inlzntlon will bo per fected nnd nt the same time uniforms and equipments will be issued. The ( Irst of n series of dnnclnir uartlos to bo given ! > y the Thurston Rllles will occur in the nrmory Thursday night and extensive nreparatlons are being mudo for the c"ont PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. C. A. Craig , a Chicago song writer , Is at the. Her Grnnd Mrs. M. McNorney of Kansns City wn < < In town MondPi' . F. J. Patterson , a Wyoming stockman , la nt the Merchants. Gcorce Tebeau , n bnso ball man from Denver , Is nt the Mlllard. John T. Clark returned Sunday from Chicago , where ho went to attend the foot bnll game Dim Hill , a prominent ntorkman from Gordon , Neb. . Is In the city for n few days with his family. Mr . George H. Tzscliuck Is home after having spent two weeks with parents nnd relntlvcs In Denver. Theodore G. Knhn , a well known travel ing mnn of Lincoln , Is In the city tn ro- innln for a few days. J. li. Rogers , general freight ngent of the Missouri , Knnsas & Texas railway , ot Kansas City , 1 In town. J. II Neff. proprietor of the Stockman's Journal of South Omnhn , Is at the Her Grand from Knnsns City. R. U. Kelly of Hnstlngs Is In town R. G. Phillips and wife of DenrUvood , S. D. , nro visiting In town. II. 15. Groves , malinger for the Nobrnskn Telephone company nt Plnttmnnuth , was In the city for n few hours Monday. T. J. Hlckey and J. F. Uiincie , who are here attending the ronferf-neo of Western league babcbnlllsts , me at the Mlllnrd. n. I3Ignell , superintendent of the north ern division of the H. & M. railway , v.iih lirndquartcrs nt Lincoln , wan In town Mon day Cleric Thiimmel or tno united Stntcs cir cuit court hns icturncd from Grand Island , where he spent Thanksgiving with his family. Tdlss Mnmlo Taylor of the olllee of the clerk of the Unllf-d States district court hns returned from Knnsas City , where she spent Thanksgiving with relnthcs. Mr * . J. C. Wnlradt cnmo to this city Sun day to meet Mrs. J. M. Ingle of Minneapolis. They wilt spend a few days bore nnd then KO to Mrs. Walradt's homo in Hastings. LOCAL BREVITIES , A notable decrease Is noticed In the volume of matrlagQ license business , for which no reason In apparent. Ladles of the Maccabees , hlvo No. 1 , will give n tea this afternoon nt Mrs. Hoyden's , 21KI South Seventeenth street. Sheriff McDonald will go to the penitentiary In a few days to commit the several prisoners recently sentenced by Judco Baker. The case against nort Dornn , charged with holding up the Dundee street car line oil August 10 , hns been dismissed by Justice Foster for want of evidence. Mnyor Moores Is stendlly recovering from hla Illness nna will probably resume his duties In n week. Ho fa still very wenk and Is obliged to observe strict precautions. A number of the Jnnltorn nnd other em ployes about the federal building came on duty yesterday clothed In bright , now uniforms The now clothes urn navy blue , and uie of the regulation cut. The annual exhibit of the Omnha Cer amic c-lub will bo held ut Iluspi-'ti nrt btoro December 7 , 8 nnd 9 und will bo under the general auspices of the club and not under the direction of nuy Individual , ns was er roneously reported. The annual meeting of the Southwest Im provement club will bo helil tomorrow even ing nt 7:30 : ut Its h.ill , Twenty-fourth nnd Loavenworth streets. liuslnesn of Impor tance will eomo before the imctlng and the election of oilk-crH bo held The council will sit on Dect-mijer 12 In Its regular quarterly session ns n board of equalization. Property owners who object to special : i acs nu-nt8 for grading sewer age or paving will appear at that tlmo lo secure1 the adjustment of their e-lalms Dr. Lee Harrlden lectured before a largo audience fiunduy night In the First H.nlrltu.il church. Seventeenth and 1'arnam Ilia IT- murks w-cro greeted with frequent applause After the meeting n spiritual orgnn'zatlou was formed , commencing with Jlfly-sU members , . , . , WESTERN LEAGUE ORGANIZED Prominent Basa Ball Magnates Hold Im portant Meeting in Omaha , FIVE CITIES HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE Sii. l.finllnu MldurNlcru Clllci Form .N'tlCltMlH Of l.CMlimITltll > III TOU1 AiillnnlN | | for ItoiimliiliiK I'lnocx -IlloUry KlciMod I'rpnlilrtit. Keprsscntntlves from five prominent mid western cities met In Omnha Monday nnd organized the Western League of Profes- slonnl Base Ball Clubs. Thomas J. Hlckcy of St. Joseph , formerly president of the Western association , was selected as presi dent , socrotaiy nnd treasurer. The organi zation of the league wns accomplished on n strictly business basis , nnd the bnse ball magnates who participated In the meeting wore enthusiastic over the prospect of com plete success. In each of the cities already chosen ns members of the circuit the men who will be nt the head of the clubs hnvc nn abundance of financial backing. The circuit of the new league will con sist of eight cities , of which thcfio already admitted to membership arc Omaha , St. Joseph , Lincoln , Sioux City , Denver and Dos Molncs. lleprescntatlves were present at the meeting from all these cities except Dos Molnes , and the conditions there are known to bo so favorable that It wns designated na the sixth club to form the nucleus for the organization. The remaining two will be selected later , probably from among a number of cities anxious to secure a franchise , among them being Cripple Creek , Pueblo , Topeka , Daven port , Cedar Haplds , Ottumwn nnd Ilock Island. It Is possible , too , that after the annual meetings of the Xntlonnl league , the American league formerly the Western league and the proposed new National as sociation , eomo changes may be made In the membership of western cities In the major leagues , whereby the new Western league may recruit two splendid western cities to complete the circuit. This , how ever , Is merely problematical. St. Joseph Is represented at this meeting by J. F. Iluncle nnd T. J. Hlckey. The lat ter Is one of the leading base ball men In the western country and has been Identified with the sport for many years. To his efforts the almost certain reorganization of the Western association Is duo. Mr. Ilunclo represents the St. Joseph street railway company , which will furnsh the financial backing for the club in that city. Lincoln has as Its spokesman W. W , Tur ner , a prominent business man. Ed Young , Dr. Teft and J. C. Seacrest , the latter a newspaper publisher In that city , arc ex pected before the meeting closes. These four compose the directory of the Lincoln club. Sioux City's delegate Is C. A. Peters , who represents the street railway company In that city , which will be financial backer for the club In that place. George Tebeau Is here from Denver. Mr. Tcbeau belongs to the famous family of ball players bearing that name. Ho Is well known In professional base ball circles and last season wns the captain of the Columbus (0. ( ) and Grand Rapids ( Mich. ) teams in the Western League. Denver Is his home and ho lias unlimited backing'there. Omaha Is represented by Buck Keith , who is well known as nn onthuslnatlc base halllst and a good manager. 1'roNliltMit lllrko- . At the preliminary meeting Monday mornIng - Ing a general discussion of the situa tion In the various cities repre sented was Indulged In and the showing presented was most encouraging. In none of the cities has there been any pro fessional ball for two or three jears , and the Interest has reached such n pitch by reason of the long inactivity that the pres entation of professional ball next season Is sure to mcot with warm support. The afternoon was devoted to a lengthy business session. S. V. G. Grlswold of Omaha was chosen as temporary president nnd ofllclntcd until the election of T. J. Illckcy to that position. W. W. Turner of Lincoln was the secretary. It was decided that the Western league should effect an organization for three years , this period of time to apply to the six cities forming the original membership of the league. The ex ecutive board was empowered to determine the length of time to he granted in the franchises of the two clubs selected later. The league adopted what Is known as the guarantee and percentage system , which gives the visiting team $40 per game for each game played , -with the privilege of BO per cent of the gate receipts. Owing to the distance of Denver from the other cities , Mr. Tebeau consented to a guarantee of $75 per game for the visiting team , with 50 per cent of the gate receipts for every game played In that city. PnnmIiil ! ( tiicNUoiiN. Especial attention was given to the dis cussion of financial questions. The salary of President Hlckey wns placed at $1,000 per year , t > nd each club was allowed n salary limit for players of $300 per month. This Is exclusive of the manager. Each club be longing to the league will bo required to de posit $300 In cash with Treasurer Hlckey as a guarantee fund , forfcltablo in case each club does not carry out nil Its agreements. Of this amount $100 must he deposited prior to the meeting of the Western league In January , nnd the balance on April 1. Each club was asBeFflcd $500 , which tnnnoy will ! ) > used for the purpose of securing protection from the National Board of Base Ball Clubs nnd for meeting current expenses , Decem If Omaha People are Not Convinced by , Local Testimony , They Differ \ From Other People , Facts are ctubborn. Some may be disputed. None car. be disproved. A fact IB always bodged about with proof. Hns to stand the teat of Investigation. Or It drlftfi to the realm of doubt. Investigate closely the following : ' The cohel ] the scrutiny the more convinc ing the rfflultfl. An Omaha citizen speaks here Speaks from experience and conviction- Mre. F. H. Urown , of SOI William street , sayu : "For six or eight months I had more or less trouble with my back. I told my husband that I thought my kidneys wore the cause and when I saw Doan'a Kidney PlllB advertised I procured a box at Kuhn & CO.'B drug store , corner 15th nnd Douglas street * . They did the work for my case , mul the symptoms which had bothered me eoon disappeared. I can recommemd Dean's Kidney Pills as a valuable kidney medi cine. ' Dean's Kidney Pills for sale at all dealers. Price 00 cents. Mailed on receipt of price by Fobtcr-Mllburu Co. , Buffalo , N. V. , solo agents for the United States. Komcmbcr the name , Dean's , and take no fcuhstltute. The iecrot of perfect strength Weakness , decline , waMlnp , i < ositlvcly cuit-d by our reinrdlvs und appli ance , -which wo wnd on trial ami approval. Jtajun honor or rc/um / all ut our ezj > fnte Advance payment notnxmircd jtof.OI ) No deception of uny nature. New book , under tc-al free. ERIE MEDICAL CO. , OuFPAUO , NY. b r 9 MW > of this amount nuiot bf puld , and BHbse-quently MM on the flrot dsjs of May. June , July ftnd August. Oeorje Tebeau moved that c-nch club have the privilege of claiming fifteen pinera , pro viding that during the time any one club be longing to the > tongue Is negotiating with a pinor claimed by It , no other rlub shall have nny business relations with thp player This motion wns carried , and Tobenu stole a march on the other members of the league by filing his claim llt nt once. The play ers with whom be will enter Into negotia tions are I.cw Whistler , Pete Lehman. Fred Olnde , Her , Ihe pitcher : Uencon Miller. Hogcr Urosnnhnn , Artie Hall , Kid Moh or , Fletcher Ilousen. Chnrlea T. Itlley , Tom Pnrrotte , Kid Leweo. McKovltl , nimer Mere dith nnd Oeorge Shock. 1 ' Hnrpcr whisky Is rapidly becoming the national beverage. It's the ono thing nil parties ngrco upoti. llcpubllcans , democrats , populists. Rvon the "know-nothing" parly knows one thing ; the merits of Hnrpcr whisky. | ON THE RUNNING TRACKS of Utenin I'ullcd Oft the 1. null n n Knee rouriet of tinCountr ) . NKW OULI3ANS , Dec. I-FnvoHIrs wore In poor form todny nnd Triad ! tza , who spn > d-e.iRli'd her Hold , wns the only one to land the money. Dr. WiUmsley , who tdiould have won the first rnco , seemed short nnd weakened In the last ftirloni ; . Hello of llolmdel wns totnlly deficient In speed In the- third nnd Dlggn scored nu o.isy victory. Doeldo pulled up Inmo FlyIng - Ing He > * - . HIP favorite In thu hnndlcnp. cnilt nt the half-mile nnd the raw wont to an 'outsider ' , Jolly HORPIrofurlng to tiy with thin eight , aistor Ford did nut run ln-r tncc In the llftht event nnd Is hiudl > ready yet. The wo.ithor WIIH clear nnd cool nnd tintrnck fast. Ito.sults : FIrs.1 rnco , six furlongs , soiling : Dobrldo won , Dr. Wnlmsley second , McAlbert third. Tlmo : l:16'i. : second rnco , llvo nnd one-hnlf furlongs : Trindltza won. Supieme second , Fblotta third. Time : l.OS. Third rare , six nnd one-hnlf furlongs , poll- In : Dlgus won , Jim Gore II second , De cide third. Time : 1:1IB4. : Fourth rnt-o , one mile , handle-up : llonno- vlllu won. Andes second , Liu-kmnii third. Time1:41 : Fifth race , one mile , selling : Colonel Ous- sldy won , Koenlg xecond. Dandy II third. .Tlmo ] :42'4 : SAN FUANC1SCO , Dec. I Weather cloudy und trnck fnst. Tanforan results : First nice , seven furlongs , selling : Ad vance Gunid won , Dlomed second , My C.yp.wy third. Time : 1:2714. : Second rnco one and one-sixteenth mlle , HollliiK.Lothian won , Sllvcitonc fcevond , Cnstnke third. Tlmo : ll"'i. : ' Third nice , HX | fuilongs. selling : Mot-o- rl'o won Loving Oup second , Alaska third Tlmo : 1:134. : Fourth r.ii-o , one nnd one-elKhth miles , handicap : Opponent won. Dr. N'ombuln second , lorlnol third. Time : 1:3J' : ' . . Fifth rnco. one and one-eighth mlles , hurdle , hnndlcnp : Duke of York It won , Oeorgo Grnngor second , Major S third. Time2M'i. : . SIMh rnco , one nnd one-sixteenth mlfo pur cG li. Morris won , Tempo second , Flemingthird. . Time : l:4s : ACTS GENTLY ON THE THE 5YSTEM , EFFECTUALLY , , DJf Ao : frH s PERMANENTIY OU ? THE GENUINEMAri'F O IOR SAU nraii - - ' --ista PBI sot rtdcoitit. A Skin of lleuulIN n . .lojPorover , nit. T. I'lOI.IX ( ilIIt\ll ) ) ' > Ollir.M'U , Oit MVC.ITVI , nnvrTii'"ir.it. ' Ilumovps Tnn. Plmpto , Kierklei. Moth IMIehiM , Hi ; h and Skin < 1I - -UPS , mill ovfry i-'i'inlfli on lifniity. and defies dotfO- lion It lim Blood DIP lent of t > l ) car > irid in no Imrmlcn \vo taste It to b * UIV " ' I I , r nntno Dr It. ] A Sfivro cnld to a , 'lady of tup hnm-ton ( a | ullrnt ) : "Ai you l ultc will use llii'in I rccoiiimiMidrit Ooumud's Crp.iinIH the lo.'int liarnifnl , if all the sttln prt'pnr.illoim. " For will1 by nil nniuKlslH n'ld 1--nicy-Goods Pculciatu the Untied StaiPH Canada and Kurope. FKHD T llul'KINS , I'rop'r37 Ore.lt JononmN.T. For Infants and Children. AVegelablcPrcparatiouTor As similating IheFoodnntlRegula- liryi the Stomachs andBawels of Bears the Signature Promotes Digeslion.Cheei Ful- nessandRest.Contalns neither of Opiurn.Morphine norMneral. NOT NARCOTIC. JMillt SaJlt - Anitt Strd. t fljiptmuat - Ancrfcd Remedy for Constipa tion , Sour Slomach.Diarrhoca , Worms .Convulsions.Fcvcrish- ness nnd Loss OF SLEEP. TacSitrutc Signature oE dLttffZxti NEW YORK. tXACT COPr OF WRAPPEQ. THt CCNT Un CCMPAHlf , KCW YOHH OITV SgHaggBMB&lgSBgiaEKg Or , Davis , Expert Specialist Cures diseases of thn Illiiddur , Kldncyi , Ilnurt HtnriiHch und l.lvcr. All prlvuti' illsiti4cN of buthMixes. I'lle-b , ruining , I'lcer. , Khoiimii- tlhin , Illoiid I'oUuii lull stnui'v , without tlia use. of Injurious nicdlciiii'H. Varlcocele. Hv- " 'ocele , uiiiinuiinl drains lioin wlmtovor Liuise j > n.'jiiitJy | cuu'd. Uiiiiianti-ii given In ull cuKb accepted. Cull on or wrltu DR. DAVIS , SPECIALIST. ] ( OC Dodjjo St. , opp. IJ. O. , Cur 10th St. OMAHA , M3II. 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