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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1900)
ill 15 OMAHA DATLV BEE : FKTDAV , JA7sTTTATlV 5 , 1000. ft BIG DEFICIT ON THE BOOKS Board of Education Continues to Swell the Amount of Its Indebtedness , OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS rimiiirlnl .Sinlenient Mum Inn Mou linMoily Mlitndn l.nruc Amount of N TrntiMictci ; nt y Mulit'M .Mcellnu. I The Hoard of Education transacted a con- ' Fldcrablu amount of business Thursday j night. The most Important matter consld- ' 1 red was the ri/port of Secretary Olllan of \ | the receipts nnd expenditures for the last year. The secretary explained the decrease In liquor license receipts during 1S3D by the Btntomcnt that $110,000 was paid for licenses , In IJ ctnber , ISliS , swelling the receipts for thnt year nnd necessarily decreasing the re- 1 ' rclpts for 18&3. In December , ISO ! ) , he udds , but $68,000 was received from liquor IlconscM. The receipts from various sources for the last two years were as follows : 1 ISM. Tax collections . I ft,037.27 $11G.7S2.13 l.lttor | licenses . 31VXW.OU ini.fwo.oo Htutt ! apportionment . 55,311. st 45.213.07 ( Miscellaneous licenses. . . . 21,122.37 12,757.33 Fines In police court . 13,431.00 2 1.0l ( Interest on funds . G7S.1C Ixiis nnd unmadeto property . 110.17 121.02 3lental . 1.32S.IH ) MI.'iO Non-resident tuition . 16S.OI 130.1X Transfer from building' funds . 2,570.03 Hale of Junk . 73.K 1K.PS Kale of old building . 70.00 10.0) iMIscfcll.incous sources . 533.4ft Totals $ J27,2C9.17 $371,141.75 INmril'M Expenditures. Desplto the fact that the receipts for the year show a falling off of $153,827.727 the board failed to observe corresponding "mod eration In Its expenditures , there being nn Increase Hhown over the previous year of $43,383,13. An an explanation for this the pccretary refers to the Increase of about J3H.OOO In teacherssalaries. . The nddo-I amount , he says , is due to the fact that two weekH of the ; fall term of 1S9S were cut off owing to thu Transmlsslsslppl Exposition nnd added to the spring term of ISO ! ) , in creasing the salary pay roll by four weeks. The statement of expenditures Is as fol- IOWH : 1S3S. 1S59. Advertising $ ICO.CO $ r.18.30 2,1.10/0 ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' nooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! 7'sii.b'i 10.S95.7S Cartngo 1,113.1(5 ( 1I03.SO Census enumerators 8SG.70 nso.io Drawing , kindergarten nnd music supplies 3,100.11 1.B.-M.16 Klectric power k 'MM rkii. ( > > Klt'Otlon expense 1.GM.75 l.Sfil.lN ) Examining expense 110.00 3'0.f"J Kxpress and freight GSti.ir , 7f,5.SS J'l'el 12M.iW ! ) is.oiM.rio Furniture 1.WW.1S I.201.U9 Improvements 3.10S.2I 10. 111. 15 Insurance 2.2W.W ) Interest and exchange. . . . 32r > 00.fi : ! 37nos.2T Janitors' salaries 29r.03.S7 30.SB0.25 J-lght and fuel gas 1530.27 G09.SS Wnps , charts and globes. 2So.Oi ! B2.DO I'lano rent and tuning 973.SO Printing 1.11S.BI 1.345.U7 llent 1.1S7.6 ! ) 1.7S1.00 Jlepnlrs Labor 21.0G9.fi2 2l,773.Sfi Material 0,2il.OJ 17.1SS.C2 SnlarlcK of olllcers nnd clerks 11.713.00 12,200.00 Special taxes It.O-iT.lO Stationery and supplies. . 7.310.11 ! 7.174. < ! 6 Bltea 20.8W.ir. 5fiS5.Sij Slnklnc fund 1S.OOO.OO ' ' Tern-horn' sal.irles 2IO.M7.2.'i 279'is'i.ro Kxposltlon exhibits 1,571.12 7-10. II ! ( Miscellaneous purposes. . I.ts7.3l 2.213.S9 Totals $ l3,020.fi.$175,101.03 Hounl's Financial Condition. The summary of the board's financial con dition shows that the deficit , amounting to $40,978.33 at the beginning of the year , ban swollen during twelve months to $111- 110.07. The figures are ns follows : 'ash on hand January 1 , l&M ) $ i .331.77 lleceipts for the year.- . . ' . 371.111.75 Total resources $133,773.52 Warrants outstanding' January 1 , 1X9 : ) $10-1,310.10 Expended during the year ! 7oIOI.W ) Total liabilities $581,711.19 Total resources ) -139,773.52 Deficit January 1. 1900 $141,940.07 The condition of the various funds is as follows : HCILDINO FUNDS. Illsh School lleceived from sale of l > ends $130,000.00 Kxpended . . ; 2.2CO.OO Halance $117,750.00 ( "ass School lUcclved from sale of bondn $ l > ,775.73 lixpendoil 44.010.0ri Ilalance $ 1,101.70 'I'aclllc H-cbool Received from Hale of bonds $ 43,774.22 lixipBiided : Vi , ISl.fr } 'Italance ' * 10.292.32 Sannderx School lleceived from salu of bonds $ 30.0M.OO Expended 19.9S7.37 Ilal.inco $ 10.012.C3 Tbo total amount realized from 'tho ' sale of bonds was $271,081,97. The funds were dls- trlbutal ns given above. SINKING FUND. lloiidH In hands of treasurer $ IS.fOXOO Accrued Interest 720.0) ) llahince $ 18,720.00 IN.SUUANUH FUND. Valuo' of sccurltlcx In hundK of treasurer July 1. 1M)3 ) $10,933.11 German Saving * bunk certlllcato. . . 579.02 'Halanco ' $ 11.613.01 C'onimltlccN for the Venr. The committees for the coming year were divided ns follows : Boundaries : ( 'owle. Smith , Moore. Hulld- ings : Howard , Thomas , Wood , Irey. 'lalmH : Howard , Johnson. Teal. Finance : 3'enfobl , Wood , Howard. Heat and ventila tion : fi.-nlth , 'Barnard ' , > Johiis > on , Thomas , Irey. High school : Johnson , Ilaywanl , IMoore. Tenfold. Irey. Judlcl.iry : Irey , K.irnard , Thomas. Kindergarten : Wood , 1'enfold , Howard. Moore , Teal. lluloH ; Bu chanan. Black , Teal. Sulnrles : lllack , Bu chanan , Cowle. Special Instruction : Teal , Buchanan , C'owle. Supplies : Moore , Hay- ward. Smith , Cowle. Teachers ) : Hay ward , "Wood , Smith. I'enfold , Black. Text tiooks : Thomas , 'Barnard ' , Johnston , Black , Bu chanan. A plan was proposed by Secretary ( illlan to enable the board to keep more accurately Informed aa to the condition of Itu IInil 111-1-3. Iisl year the members' only dependence for Information wan on the report of tlio tlnanco committee , made eeinl-nnmmlly , and between these periods thoru was no means of knowing whether the board were living within its Income. In advocating the plan Secretary Olllan said that the method was tried by n former board with excellent suc cess. His communication , given below , was referred to the tlnanco committee : I deolrp to KUKKcsit that It might bo well for your honorable body , through the com- mitten on nuance , to apport.on to eucn department an amount of money that may lin deemed nocemary and sulticient tor tno ciirtUlnk , " year to servo us a guldu for the limit of expenditure * . If this were done 1 could lay before the board each month thn amount expended In each department laid the amount Htlll remaining to the credit of each department In ill ! * way the bonril would realize from monl'i to month the actual amount of money being t-xpcnded for tlui various purposes. ChccUer lliiior l.ti-ennrn , A resolution presented by Tenfold pro vided that n committee of three be appointed to check over the locations for which liquor licences have been Issued and to uncertain whether any persons are operating a saloon without such license. The committee was also Intruded to look Into the matter of pollco court fines and learn If pon-slble why they have fallen off from over $13.000 In ISPS to practically nothing In 1S99. Its labors were to extend further to the Investigation of district court lines and judgments which were the rightful portion of the school I < r board. The committee was empowered to employ a suitable person for three month * , In explanation Tenfold said the method had been adopted in 1S9S with the ! Tf-ulr that fhe nil .nns operating Illegally -f > ro forcr.1 to i omrlhutp to thi > si-hnnl fund Wood elated that he had Information of similar delinquencies In fines and Judgments In the district court. The resolution was adopted , all concurring except Smith , who explained that In his opinion the matter should be- looked after by the attorney nnd the license Inspector. A report was received from Carl Herring , attorney for the board , relative to a pro test which he had been Instructed to file against the granting of n liquor license to ChrlK Jensen , Fourteenth and Casd streets. Thp attorney said the permit had been granted by the license board before he was nblo to lodge a protest , In cplle of a promise from certain commissioners that he would bo given a hearing. The school board ob- Joels to the location because of Its con tiguity to the COBS school and loft the mat ter over until the next meeting to entertain whether any further measures could be taken. StnndnlncN nt Illub School , Superintendent of Construction Hanker re ported that he had Installed two Mandplpes at the High school as Instructed and that the emergency of fire was provided for ex- rept that there were neither hose , reels nor axes on hand. The committee on buildings nnd property was Instructed to report at the next meeting bld for the furnishing of equipment. > In n communication through Principal Wnterhouse the senior clas * of the High school asked that the usual program at commencement bo changed , substituting a 1 ' single speaker for the usual array of young graduates. The proposal was referred to the High school committee. On the roriucflt of the city council a com mittee of three wa appointed by the chair ! to confer with similar committees from the 1 council and county commissioners relative , to the purchase of voting machines. Those j I ' representing the board will be Teal , Barnard j and Tenfold. I On motion of Thomas the bond deposited j I by ex-Truant Officer Hess was ordered returned - | 1 turned , Inasmuch as his services had been ' dispensed with. In the same connection a request was read from the Central Labor union that the truant ofltcer co-opcrato with the union's committee in the enforcement of the child labor law. The secretary was Instructed to Inform the union thnt no such ofllcor existed. The monthly bill of expense amounting tea a total of $12.112.62 was read by Chairman Howard of the finance committee and ap proved. A statement from the principal of the , Vlnton Hchool recited that since the grading of Vlnton street the school had been with out water , the Janitor being compelled to carry a supply In buckets. The complaint was referred to the committee on buildings nnd property and the superintendent of buildings. : PROTEST AGAINST A SALOON Church INMiiilp File Objection * I'lncc CoiidniiliiK Oner- iilloiiH oil 1/eavciMVortU Street. The members of the Hoard of Fire and Police Commissioners listened Thursday night to a protest brought by F. B. Bollard against allowing Charles Metz a saloon license at 2703 I.eavenworth street. The 1 protcfit was prcsen\l In writing and alleged Infractions of the alocum liquor law and further stated the saloon was within n short , distance of several churches and schools. The petition was signed by a large number of residents of the vicinity. Another document wn also Introduced , signed by about thirty residents , asking thnt a license be granted to Mr. Metz. T. J. Mahoney represented Mr. Bollard and Judge Ogden Mr. Metz. Testimony was Introduced to show that the windows nnd doors had been screened contrary to law and one witness brought a bottle of beer that he claimed to have purchased In the saloon one Sunday. The room was filled with prominent church people , ministers of the gospel and ofllccra of the Woman's club , who were Interested In the outcome of the case. The testimony was of such a lengthy nature that It was 11 o'clock before It was nil adduced and Mayor Moorcs announced the board would reserve its decision In the matter until Monday night. PACIFIC EXPRESS ELECTION Stockholder * Hold Their AiiiiunI .Meeting , lit AVliU-h Directors mid OlllciTN Are ( "liONeii. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pacific Kxpress company occurred yes- i terday afternoon at the headquarters bulld- I ing of the company In this city , and the ' old board of directors was re-elected , com prising the following : James Kggleaton , Horace 0. Hurt , B. O. Merrlam , S. B. Schuy- ler , H. B. Tryor , S. T. Clapp and Krastus | Young. All o' these gentlemen reside In St. Louis except Messrs. Hurt and Young , The election of odlcers resulted as follows : Tresldcnt , James Kggleston ; vice president , iH. . ( S. Burl : secretary and treasurer , W. II. i ! Carter of St. I ouls. All the oHlccrs named were present at the meeting. Tresldcnt Kg gleston will bo In Omaha several days on other business Although the headquarters force has been removed to St. Louis the annual meeting must still be hold In Omaha to comply with the law. F. n , Thlrkleld , health Inspector of Chicago cage , nays : "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cannot be recommended too highly , H cured mo of severe dyspepsia. " It digests what you eat and cures Indigestion , heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia. CIINH School DIM-UN. Ill accordance with an announcement made earlier In ' .be week the t'ass school , at Fifteenth and Cuss streets , was formally opened yesterday , nine of the sixteen , rooms belni ; ready for occupancy. The en- I tire building will be ready for use. I aleut January 22. Superintendent Pen re e Is pleased'with the new structure and says It I ? one ofbe ' llnest school bulldlncx In the I'nlted States. The lighting , heating and ventilating equipment - nny , are of the most approved pattern. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. B. I- ' . Swan of Wayne Is In town. W. S. follett of Bancroft IP In the city. W. M. Willie of Tekumah Is In the city on business. Mr * . T. A. Kent of Fort Crook Is a guest at the Mlllurd. IVter Swan , a business man from North Bend , Is 'n town. Carl Totter , n Newark ( N. J. ) business man. Is In the eitv. f. T. T. Story , editor of the Test of Sher idan , Wyo. . l in the city. W. S. Clark of Wakefleld Is In the city , to remain for a few days. A. Henry Snyder of llutto Is In the city , to remain for a day or ya. D. C. Olffert , a West Point merchant , Is iculstered at the Her Orand. Mrs. J. K. Bouquet of Nebraska City Is In t'ie city making a ? hort vlxlt. M. A. H'artlKan , a prominent young at torney of Hastings , Is ut thu .Mlllard. Judge IO. . Hamer. a well known Jurist and politician of Kearney. IH In town. J. 1Kin ? , a Bed Oak tin. ) cattleman , Is In the city for a few diyn ; on business. \ilfs Kittle McKlntu-y In seriously ill nt her ri'slden.-e , 013 South Nineteenth street. C. D. Miller and J. D. Carpenter , Des Molnes insurance men , are stopping at thu Mlllard. James U. Mclntonh. a banker and prom inent young iKJlltlcian of Sidney , la at thu Hcnxhaw. Arthur Smith of the Helchenberg1 Smith company has gone to Philadelphia , to bo ulnt'iu several weeks. Colonel W. K. Cody and daughter are at the Merchants. MU- Cody will be the suest of Mrs. Hake for a week. Harold T Ceoley of Davenport , lu . who has HIH-IU i rhrtntmua holidays with his brulhei , Julius Cuulcy , has returned home. ALBYN FRANK IS DEFIANT Late Olcrk of the District Oourt Inrites Oonnty to Proceed Against Him , HE CHALLENGES THE NEW LAW AS TO FEES Soiuld n rnmniiinlrnllnn in County j CoiiniilftflloitiTM ttrt'llnliiK < " MnUc n Unnrtcrly Slntriuenl ConnO Will Act. Albyn Frank , who has been succeeded M clerk of the district court by F. A. Uroad- well nnd whose omco was seized by his bondsmen three days aRe , has defied thu county tg do Its worst with respect to viola- lion of Uio fee law enacted at the last scs- slon of the legislature. I Frank's ultimatum Is ID tbo shape of a written communication addressed to the county commissioners. In substance the ex- clerk says ho declines to make an account- IHK of the fees of his office for the last quar ter of the year Just closed. j The commissioners were summoned for In formal discussion and at noon It was an nounced that Immediate action will be taken , , to test the validity of Clerk Frank's defiant attitude. , , Even though ho has been succeeded by ' Ilroadwell , Frank remains about the court house as serenely as though nothing had happened. Stories to the effect that ho Is worried are without foundation , if his per sonal appearance may bo taken as an Index. KriinU' * Delimit Ioiler. The following is a verbatim copy of the letter sent by Frank to the county commis sioners : OMAHA , Jan. I , IPOO. Honorable Board of County Commissioners , Gentlemen : I wish to advise you that I most respectfully do- ( cllne to render nn account of the fees of my office of clerk of the district court for Douglas county , Nebraska , for the fourth quarter of the year 1S09. 1 do not wlHh to be discourteous to the lioiinl of County Commissioners , but I am advised that the law supposed to have been effective July 1 , 1SH9 , diminishing the com pensation and emoluments of my office , Is void. 1 Invite such Immediate proceedings on your part as shall test the validity of the law referred to , and It the law be adjudged valid t will cheerfully make the statement required by It. Yours truly , AMJYN FIIANK. The commissioners , after reading the fore going communication , sent for the county attorney and a lengthy consultation followed - . lowed in the committee room. The board having adjourned slno dlo Wednesday night , nothing but Informal sessions can bo held ' until next Tuesday , when the now organiza tion goes Into effect , but meanwhile ctner- I gcncy action IH being taken in an Informal , manner to got proceedings started. Commissioner Hoctor. chairman of the board , said : "Clerk Frank has turned In his statement of fees for the third quarter of the year , but not for the fourth quarter , and , as his letter Indicates , he doesn't pro pose to do so until the law is tested. His statement for the third quarter Is complete enough and Is entirely natsfactory ! so far as receipts of his office are Involved , but ho has omitted the expenditures. It is said that Mr. Frank has been paying his help the salaries that were In effect prior to the enactment of the new fee law. If that bo true. It Is an irregularity , as under the new j law the pay of the office force is fixed by the commissioners and Is in excess of the private salary schedule adopted when the district clerkship was'entirely a fee office. Under the circumstances there is nothing for us to do but to test the law , and we shall do so ae speedily as possible. With out hazarding an opinion as to what the outcome will be , I will say that the county boa'rcl will act promptly and vigorously in this matter. " Action In Concerleil. So far as surface appearances Indicate the commissioners are a unit In proceeding against Frank that is , to show him by legal process that the county is entitled to all | i surplus fees coming through his olllce since ] July 1 in excess of his salary stipulation and the amount paid for office help. Commissioner Hofeldt expressed the belief that prompt action should be taken. "Had this communication reached us before we adjourned slue dlo at the close of the year , " said Mr. Hofeldt , "we could have taken official action Immediately , but as matters now stand wo can only move about In a preliminary way until next Tuesday , when wo reorganize the board for the coming year. " Whether additional counsel will be em ployed to assist the county attorney has not been determined and can not be , of course , until the regular ( meeting of the board. Clerk Droadwell Is now responsible for all further fees that come through the office which Frank has just vacated , and A. Steere , jr. , who was chief deputy under Frank , remains in that position. Under Frank's ar- , rangemcnt with his bondsmen ho assigned j I all outstanding fees and Mr. Steere is to render account to the bondsmen for the unsettled - ' j | settled portion of the Frank adminlstra- | I tlon. Drill with Ilroiiiltrcll IK Humored. Since the commissioners have received the defiant letter from the ex-dletrlct clerk it Is currently suggested about the court house and elsewhere that Frank Is not the real principal In the resistance , but that ho Is simply acting for Ilroadwell to test the law , so that If It can bo defeated llroad- well may reap n harvest of fees during his i tenure of the oillee Into which ho has just j i been Inducted. | I It Is argued that since Frank Is out of I ] office anyway he has nothing to lose by lighting the county , especially If Clerk Uroadwell bears the expense , and If they win well , Mr. Ilroadwell has never been accused of parsimony. A well known court house official said : i "Alb > ci Frank is not making this bold I stand against the- county in his own bo- , half. If the truth were known , I'm guessIng - ' Ing and lt' a well founded guess , too that Clerk Ilroadwell Is defraying the ex- penBes of contesting the fee law , simply taking chances on a favorable declMcn. If Frank succeeds In having the law dei clarcd void It means a big thing for Hroad- well , for under the old fee system the olllce of the district clerk Is a. gold mine , yieldIng - Ing much more than the $5,000 annual sal ary allowed the clerk under thu new law. So It Is at once apparent that the Interest of Ilroadwell Is much greater than that of Frank , since the latter has only a few months In dispute. "Of course Urcadwell goes Into office with the declaration that ho Is detoioilned to obey the law , and BO ho will , perhaps , but should Frank succeed In having this fee law annulled would not Hroadwfll hall such decision with delight ? Meanwhile , If Frank loses , Uroadivcll will simply keep still and saw wood , contenting lilmself with iho $5,000 salary guaranteed him under the law. "Frank's main feature of defense Is the theory that any law changing the com pensation of a < i officer during his tenure lit unconstitutional , but efforts will bo made , to llnd other defects In the law in the hope of blasting It for all time to come and with 1 a popocratlc. county attorney and a popo- cratlc majority on the county board there Is no positive assurance that any great ef fort will be made to uphold the fee law In question. " "I am Indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my health and life. It cured me of lung trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe their lives to the prompt action of this never falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds , croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre vents consumption. It la the only liarmleti remedy that gives liniuedtatu relief. BLAMES ' IT ALL ON WHITE MIMilunn' * I'ormrr Ailjtilnnt ( Jrtirrnl. Aftrr VrreM. l rnle * ( mill IK Mill- llu ( lotlilnu Trnium'tlnii. LANSING. Mich. , Jan. I. Former Ad- Jutnnt Oencral Arthur V. Marsh and wife arrived here today from Hockport , N. Y. Marsh will be arraigned under the Inflict- ment i charging him with complicity In the alleged ' fraudulent state mllltla clothing transaction. ' During the trip he was un consciously < under surveillance , but no war rant ' was served until after his arrival here. Marsh says that ho had no guilty knowledge of the transactions ; that he left such mat ters i to ( Juartermastor Qenoral White , acting In the military board meetings , no far ai ho was concerned , largely according to White's suggestions. General Marsh says that he never received any money out of the ' clothing transactions. He now cxprcsces regret that he resigned his oftlce when requested - quested to by Governor Plngrce. The house today adopted a resolution to adjourn finally on Saturday. The senate will concur. Nothing has been accom plished by the special session , a majority of the senators * being decidedly opposed to the taxation and other measures urged by Governor Plngree. This house this noon killed the municipal street rnllway ownership Joint resolution. The vote was S2 yeas , 36 noes. H required a two-thirds vote. The modern and most effective euro for constipation and all liver troubles the fa mous llttlo pills kuown as DeWitt's Little Uarly Risers. MnrrliiK * ' lileenicK. The following marriage licenses were Is sued Thursday : Name and llesldence. Age James I * . Hpthlofsen , Auburn , Neb 2.1 Eliza C. .Smith , Auburn. Neb 4ti Henry E. Helnke , Omaha Si Frled'e Vom Weg , Omaha 22 Joseph It. Hoblnson , Omaha 30 Father Wolfe. Omaha 21 William T. Delaney. Omaha 3D Marie ICpwienc , Omaha 23 Andrew J. Ewing , Omaha 2-i Mary I. . Harris , Omaha 23 James Vaorn , Saundera county. Neb i Annie llajeke. Sounders county , Neb. . . . 22 ( iiivuor lleiirlnir Continued. NK\V VORK. Jan. 4. The examination on the removal proceedings in the case of William D. Greene and the three Messrs. Gaynor , Indicted In Savannah , On. , for frauds In connection with the Savannah harbor ami Cumberland sound improve ments , In charge of Former captain Oberlln M. Carter , has been continued until Jan uary 10. LOCAL BREVITIES. The nostonlnns arrive from St. Joseph this morning. There are sixty people with the company and they travel In a special car. while two special baggage curs are re quired to transport baggage and scenery. F. O. O'Mara , who s-alil he was news agent for the Evening News , was arrested Thursday night charged with assault and battery. Oshea Ilnsentlml IH the complain ing witness , who alleges that O'Mara struck him In the eye. B F. narbaugh of Miller. Neb. , was brought In yesterday by United States Mar shal Walling 1o answer to the charge of embezzlement of government funds while servlnc as postmaster. He will be ar raigned tomorrow. H. C. llargraves , while leaving Iho street car at Tenth and Wortnlngton squaru last night , fell and was badly Injured. Hln right arm was dislocated and thumb broken. Dr. Hanchett dressed his Injuries and ho Is resting quite eafy- Judge Munger yesterday discharged from custody James Morey , who has been In Jail about three months awaiting- trial for the alleged sale of liquor to Indians near Rulo. The prisoner was discharged on mo tion of the district attorney. The Hlvervlew park annex of the South Side Improvement club will meet at Seven teenth and Vlnton streets this evening. Southslders In general win be present , and an Invitation ban also been extended to the East Sldo club of South Omaha. Tlie Omaha Gas Knglne and Motor com pany 1ms elected olllcerft'attfollows : G. A. Llndqulst. president ; H' . 1C. Glover , vice president ; Dalton Rlsley , secretary ; Joel I Katou , treasurer ; S. W. McKee , general manager. The directors are : Messrs. Llnd- qulst , Glover , Rlsley , Katon , McKee , W. O. Pratt nnd F. C. Squires. The Vnlty club meets this evening at S o'clock at the rooms of Mr. William Wal lace , at the Mlllard hotel. The papers to bo read are : "The Early History nnd Mi gration of the l tnbards , " by Mr . E. Roudebush ; "The Laws of Rothari , " by Mr Carl E. Herring ; "Tho Laws of Lut- ! praml , " by Mr. J. K. Christy. Omaha has now three aspirants for ap pointment as clerk of the supreme court. W. S. Shoemaker has hoisted his lightning rod alongside that of Lee Herdman , and It is claimed that Judge Sullivan has a pre ferred candidate In this city in the person of Uonjninln H. Hayden , Inspector for the Omaha Loan and Trust company. The committee having in charge the lec ture of Eugene V. Debs , the well known labor leader , has sent out a large number of agents to sell tickets for the lecture , which is to he delivered In Omaha on Jan uary 11. The committee hopes that the business men nnd the public generally will take a liberal number of these tickets' . Mrs. Morltz Isaacson lighted n lire In her spare room at 1721 South Thirteenth street Thursday night and went to the kitchen to attend to some household du ties. When she returned she found the room full of tlamcs and smoke. A llttlo .swift work on the patt of the fire department kept the llamc.s from doing more than $73 worth of damage. Fire started In the one-and-a-half-story frame bouse at 1115 Ca.ss street yesterday morning. U was caused by a defective chimney In the kU-ben and spread rapidly ; over the rest of the building. The elllclcnt ' I work of the tire department eontlned the loss to about $100 on the building and $50 on the. furniture. The house is owned by Eugene Woodruff , and Is occupied by Vic tor Walker. The loss Is covered by in surance. For several days gable-roofed galvanized Iron buxeii standlnc near street Intersec tions along Furniim si root have oxclted a grrat deal of speculation and curious pi-o- plo are Just beginning to learn that they are placed In their respective locations to recelvii deposits of waste paper that would otherwise bo deposited upon tbo streets. It Is believed that when their purpose be comes generally known they will be Instru mental In preserving the oleanllnora of the chief thoroughfare , but Just now they are made receptacle ? for many kinds of refuse undreamed of by their Inventor. Yesterday afternoon the Hoard of Park Commissioners escorted Colonel Cody < o Rlverview park , where the party Inspected the buffalo loaned to the city by Huffalo | Hill. The animals- ' are two magnllk-cnt I | specimens of the vanishing race , n bull and a cow They have been cared for In the park for the last two years and have be come fully matured. Colonel Cody ex i pressed the opinion that the bull was one of i the finest specimens of his breed In the , I'nlted States' . He was pleased with the : way the animals have been handled by the I park board and announced his Intention of t caving them In the park Inilellnltely. John A. McNaughtoii , whose appointment J as general traltlc manager of the Cudalty Tacking company has Just been announced , Is a young man of about 32 ynnrx , of great [ I energy and Industry and with u natural 1 i Instinct for transportation matters. Ho . began Ills career at the age of 15 years ax ' a mest-enger boy In the Missouri Taclllc I division headquarters at , AtchlHai ) . . Th j position to which he IMS been appolntf-d , and In which lie has been an asultitiini. ' carries with It great responsibility , for from South Omaha Issues all authority regulat ing tralllc affairs of the Cudnhy company's plants at Sioux city and Kansas City. .Vote * of A run' llcudiionrf crn , Lieutenant Stephens of the Tenth In fantry , located at Fort Ashlnlbone , Mont. , has bi'i'i. rt-l'.eved from duly nt that post and ordered to Join his regiment at Fort , Crook. Neb. | Captain ( Jrote HiitchtHon , acting adjutant ' - general of the Department of the Missouri. ' ban applied for an extension of time on the i leave of thirty days granted several weeks ago. The extension was granted and Oap- taln Hutclu'son will visit Europe before his return to Omaha. Major Come-Kys. who was located In Omaha during the three years ended In i H97 , bos' been relieved from duty In Den ver and ordered to the Philippines , sim ilar Instruction * have b en received by i Major Haldwin of the Third Infantry , also j located at Denver. I Major Humncr. chief paymaster of the i Department of thu Missouri. Is putting his affairs In such hhape that he will be able 1 to leave for Manila at a moment's notice j In cure the orders Issued to him ueveral I days ugo are Insisted upon In view of the . opinion and the age of Majur Hamner. U 1 is exin-ttcd that thu order will bu recalled. * CLUB SE1S ITSELF ARK.I1T . Commercial Men Deny Their Alleged Oen- sura of Mciklejobn. WORLD-HERALD STORY BRANDED AS FALSE IlnriiionloiiN .Se loit of ( lie flub Nerlbeil nn Inilluiiiilloii M | ! 311-1 lilt-Jo tin by Hull N .Ionrunt. I The lending members of the Commercial club disavow the hostile attitude In which i they have been placed toward Assistant Sec retary of War Melklejohn. They way thnt the World-Herald in putting them in Mich light before the public Is acting without the j i slightest authority. The article In that I ' the "Mr. paper Wednesday bearing headlines , Melklejohn Is Scored Commercial Club In dignant Over Ills Hreach of Faith , " Is char acterized as a falsehood. The club , through Its officers and executive comtnlttPcnien , wishes It utuleistood that It approves of Mr. Melklejohn's course with reference to the I location of army headquarters nnd army sup ply depot , nnd feels Itself Indebted to him for the efforts ho 1ms already put forth in thu Interest of the city. The article refcrrr 1 to said that ib nembcrs of the club were Indignant o\ei .tic-John's breach of faith. Faithful search , uowever , hnn failed to din- closc any pi'Mon holding such views. In speaking of the false altitude In which the club has been placed John Steel , mem ber of the executive committee , sayw "As a member of the executive committee 1 have attended every meeting of the club and committee during the last few months. 1 and other members of the committee read with aston ishment and Indignation the article In the World-Herald as-Hlgnlng to us the role of critics of the War department. 1 would like to say emphatically that the subject has never como up either directly or indirectly In the club. The statement that we have censured Mr. Melklejohn Is utterly false , as the club entertains no such feeling. " Charles S. Hoyward , president of the club , said : "Nothing could have been more for eign to the purpose of the Commercial club meeting Tuesday noon , or any other time , than an unfavorable criticism of MelkleI i john'H course. N'o such Information as that published In the World-Herald was given out to any reporter. Secretary Utt told mo with reference to the alleged comment of the club published In the World-Herald that reporters from that paper had sought to draw some such utterance from him , but that ho had disappointed them , both because ho knew the club entertained no such senti ment and he did not wish to be quoted on the subject at this time. IN Iliiriiioiilonn , "You may bo sure that the club has no de sire to ccnsuro anybody In connection with Iho army headquarters or supply depot , least of all Mr. Melklejohn. No one who attended the meeting would have noticed the slightest ripple of ill-feeling ; the sentiment of the members was In all respects harmonious. "Any reporter who construed the discus sion in any other light. " added Mr. Hayward - ward , pausing to choose a charitable term , "was simply 'presuming. ' " E. E. Hruce , member of the committee to push the army supply depot project , said : "I have no criticism to make of Mr. Melkle john. Personally I consider him a lovable gentleman. I've no Idea where the World- Herald could have gotten such Information. " "It did not originate with you , then ? " asked the reporter. "Not In the slightest degree , " answered Mr. Bruce , with a deprecatory shrug. A. Hospo said that the World-Herald story should bo denied In toto. "When I saw It , " ho said , "I simply attributed It to personal feeling on the part of the newspaper. " "Has Mr. Melklejohn been criticised In any way by the club ? " he was asked. "Not that anybody knows of , " he replied. "The matter didn't even come up. It wasn't mentioned. " Xo CeiiNiire for HclUlrjolni. H. J. Penfold was also displeased that the Commercial club should have been placed In the attitude of censuring Melklejohn. "I wasn't present at the Tuesday noon meetIng - Ing , " ho said , "but If any such stand had been taken by members of the club 1 should certainly have oppcsed it. " " wonder where the " "I story originated ? ho added. He was Informed that no member of the club could be found to vouch for It. Mr. Tenfold then Indulged In several remarks of a confidential nature regarding such meth ods of journalism. N. A. Knhn said : "The club has never endorsed the sentiments ascribed to It re garding the course of Mr. Melklejohn. On the contrary , wo feel that wo are greatly Indebted to him for what he has already ac complished. " O. W. Wattles also called attention to Mr. Melklejohn's past services , and that to him was duo the original appropriation for an army headquarters. No cenbiiro had been passed upon him by the club , he said. i nnd no such action was contemplated. Mr. | Wattlcf ) expressed some Impatience that the old postoffice , which stands across from his The Most Important Organs in the Human SJody They Throw Out All Disease. Swamp-Root Cures Weak Kidneys , Does your hick ache ? Do you have pains acrofH your kidneys ? Is your complexion chalky , gray , wlilto ? Is your fckli. dry or feverish ? Are lluro puffy bags beneath your eyes ? < Are > our eyes dull , Ilstles nnd dead- i looking ? I Are you Irritable and hard to plcaso ? , Do you feel as though you have heart ' trouble. i Uo you have to urinate several times In the night ? Is there over a ntalillug , burning - ing sensation there ? Da you feel the desire Immediately to urinate again , with no result ? ' is your urlno clouded , thick or milky ? Is there any sediment c-r do part Idea float In It ? Don't neglect these conditions , and If they or any part of them are yours Swamp- Hoot , the great kidney remedy , will bj found just thu medicine you need. Here's n simple test for the kldnoyd , Jii.st as certain as though a physician were in I personal attendance on your CUHC : I'our j some of your "morning" urine In u glass or bottlft and allow it to tftand liventy- I four hours. Then hold It up to tbo ll 'it. I and If you find any sett HUSH or ECJ--I | : it , j or if it Is thick or inlll'.y , or If squll jar- tides float about in It , don't hifclt&to for i a moment , but write ut once to Dr. Kll- mer & Cu , mention the Omaha Moniln , ; Dec , ami immediately bujln ui > l.g ill" t sample of Swamp-Hoot , which you will ro- ci-ivo at once , absolutely free by null. The results will surprise you. Swamp-Hoot Is purely vegetable , pitas- ant to take , and Is for t-'alo by druggists everywhere In bottles of two alzre and IAO prices fifty cents and one dollar. Hear In ml ml the name , Swamp-Hoot , and the ad dress , UlngbaunoD , .N. V. nwi pl.i < of l n .1 Is n. < ( turned t > Rom.- nun'Inn ; ' ii 'oiint but ! lll wonM n > t wl ' the , inh to br > piarrd in the lictrf . ton- puriPK the rt1t.rit "rrrc'iirv of ar. MYliiuNhaL. Solomon.lib root- . IlliUIlOS' , Neb. , Jan.I , ( Special > - V quiet home : wedding this mornlnc at 7 3n o'clock united ! . . It. Solomon n ( ( loneva nnd .Mlsa Illanrlio Ahbrook , the Immediate nl.i lives beltiK prevent. After n brr.ikfu-1 n' the homo of the bt-ldo's pnronti the -mu > ii loft for Ornovrt , where Mr. Solomon l < n gaged In business. The bride U r > orii.n ! hero. She Is thi > daughter and was the dep uty of her father. Postmaster Ashbrook. Siiillh-rriinltltn. J. smith nnd Mrs. in.rmiKim were tnsrrlD.1 Wednesday evening , jnnunrv ,1. nt thp rcsldcnco of the groom's brotluv. Ororgo W. Smith , at B12S North Sevinteeiith street. Cnrlsnii-Tiiriiei' . John I'rlcr Oarlfoit and Ml ? * Acnes K. Turner were married Wednesday evenlnc. January S , nt the residence of the bride's parents. GRAIN-Q ! QRAIN-OI th.it ratnr wbi you want n dtllcli'ti * iirr 'tlfltic - " - MriK f < vil , ! "nl < to t ke the plaoe of coffee Sold by all KM cers and liked by nil who luve used it Oraln-O Is made of pure grain. It aid * ill- erst Ion and strengthen * the nerve * It H not a stimulant , but n hralth builder and the children as wrll nthe mlult * ran drink 11 with great bi-tmllt Costn about 14 as much an coffee ISc and S5c per pack * an * . Aek your grocer for Qrnln-O. CHARGES LOW. McCREW , SPEIALIST , DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEN ONLY. 22 Yuri fnperlfncc. IZYuriln " WTTIUriTY anj Stricture , Sv pun U , ossi'l Vic r and Vitality rnrsnrutAMTKn. ciiartrf * Jow. HOJII ; 1 11KAT MI1NT. I'nnsult.ilionnnd Kim- Inalli'it Krce. lIoiirs.H.i in.toO ; 7m8ii in Ktimla--.9to13 P O. I.T'.M ) OrtM-p. N. K. Cor. liiliaiul r.irti&m Sirni > .v MAllA. MSIJ. j I Leaves Omaha at , 8:50 : a , m , Daily Arrives San Francisco. 5:15 : in . . . . , p , , Portland 6:45 : p , m. Afternoon of Third Day , ONLY TWO NIGHTS ON THE ROAD , Dlnlnflr Cnra , Meiil Served n-lu-ortc Iluflet , Sninklnic nnil I.tlirnrr Cum vrlth Iliirlicr Shop Double Drawing Iloonl 1'nlnce Slceplm ; Ciim 1'tiltuuli LlKht Steam Heot Uronil Vcntlhulvd Xo cbmiKc. PannruKcrn tnklnc "The Overland Limited" ( or the I'nclOc Count can tnrt after lircnkfnat In the iimrnluK and rcncli their dcntlnntlon n noon nn ihnic rrlio leave vlu other UIIR * the tiny bofun Telephone 316 FREE ADVICE bv our physician * nnd a FREE SAMPLE , , * of our medicine -also Free Homo Treatment < HU-p < ae liiiuirntea book de- sJ4 scrlblnj ; symptomi and cutue ordlsuiiios with tiont treatment , nUo many valuable A ' * * * receipts and pr'-icrlpttonsln plain lunguiigo , Having you heavy doctor's bills : sk forlt * enovator 1 Cures the vary worst cases of Dynpepslit. Constipation. Headache. Palpitation of Heart , Kidney and Liver DIseaseM nnd bad results of La Grippe. Send for proof if it Write us about all your symptoms. Sold b > drucgisdon't ! ' accept any substitute , but send us 25cts. or $1.00 and we will send Dr. Kay'o Renovator fcy return mall. lilt. II. J. ICAY linmCAl , CO. , Snruloan .SprtiiKn , N. Y. iThonsaiuls of beautiful Hugs go in this Great Stock Ilo du cng Salu. Hug.s at a price that makes selling easy , and buying within the roach of all. j\o\v is your opportunity. Hugs at all prices. Smyrna Hugs. Choice Brussels Room Huga , 1-0x3 Imperial Smyrna Hug $ l..j made from remnants of carpets -"u 2-2x1-0 Imperial Smyrna Hug"u 2-Cx.r > Imperial Smyrna Hup ; 3,75 8-3xS Brussels $ ln.:1o : 3x0 imperUI Smyrnu HUB C.OO 8-3x8 Body Hnustls 11 no 1x7 IrH : ; > rlul Smyrna Hug S.OO Uxli ! Wilton 270D F1U5NCH WILTON HUfiS. 8-2x12-0 Brussels 1. : .u 2-3xl-C French Wilton Hug n.C.O 8-3x12 Axnilnstcr Si.On 3x French Wilton Hug 8,00 S-3xll Mnquctto HI.jO 1-KxT-G Frtnch Wilton Hug 21.75 8-3x10-0 Axmlnatcr ID .u 2-3x1-0 llundhnr Wilton Hug 3.50 S-3xll-0 Brussels IOOD 3.\U Uumlhar Wilton Hug 5.50 8-3x10-0 Brussels 13.ou 4-0x7-0 Huii'Jhar Wilton Hug 13.7.J 8-3x10-0 Velvet 10''I . ' 1-0x12 Buiidhar Wilton Hug 2100 8-3x12 AxinlnBtcr 10. , . " 8-8x10-0 Uundhar Wilton Hug 3 > i.fO 8-3x10-3 Muquotto IS nu Oxli Uuhdhnr Wilton Hug 10.00 10-CxlO Brussels Si on j The above are but a few of the thousands of gonnine ! rug bargains we are oU'wing during this nalo. THE GREATEST RUG HOUSE IH THE WEST , 1414-1416-1418 Douglas St. ET'nr.r.f.f ' T'gjii'H'ri.'HTfiafc ' ' 'f g ? ' ? 'It'UKISII T. & P. PII.I.'ibriiiKS monthly inen- btruuiiuiikuri-1. . . iicd.iy jioit-rdisiippoli iit you I II. Dfix Uljoxcn "ill help tiny cuufa Ity mull llulm'J Drugstore , i8th &l : rrininOmah , Neb. 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