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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1900)
THE O fATTA DAFI/V BEE : WEnXESDAV , .TAXrAKV 10 , 1900. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Oity Fathers Look for a Scheme to Increase ' Municipal Revenues. 1 ) BINGHAM WOULD ATTACK CIRCUS FEES I'mponKloii to I.pvy on n Crrlnln 1'iir- tlon ot Their ( JroMN Other MnUrrn Itciiirr the A plan was Introduced at the regular f , meeting of the council Tuesday night by President Ulngham looking to the Increase of the city's re-venue from licenses. It Is a fact that the income from this source has been' ebbing for several jcars , making the burden correspondingly heavy on the tax- 1)B > era , tvho have been obliged to make up the deficiency. lllngham proposed to collect n larger tax from circuses nnd In addition to levy on a certain portion of their gross receipts. He said that these enterprises car- rloJ out of the city large amounts of money and likewise often succeeded In evading the full amount of the tax The law specifics that a first-claps circus , or ono carrying thirty or more cars , shall pay Into the treas ury $300 for the privilege of pitching its tents In the city limits. There Is no way of determining , however , with any degree of arduranco whether the show has the num ber of cars reported by Its business agent In answer to the objection that It would bo likewise difficult to determine the amount of gross receipts , Mr. lllngham Bald that the plan had been tried successfully in Denver and other cities , though ho was not Informcfl as to the methods pursued Ho believed , however , th-it the city's revenue could be materially Increased It the matter were followed up The city clerk will cor respond with Denver , Kansas City and St. 1'nul on the subject nnd with the aid of in formation BO obtained the committee on lire , water and police will frumo an ordi nance. Several ordinances relative to peddlers' , auctioneers' and similar licenses vvero read for the third time and passed. They pro vide a slight reduction to offset an Increase Imposed during the expositions and allow applications for semi-yearly licenses in- Btoad of the full period of twelve months. Thcso alterations are made with the view of showing greater leniency , now that trade of the character referred to is supposed to have diminished. .S > inpntliy for Hitlloorn. . A resolution was Introduced expressing the council's sympathy with the Doers In their present conflict and advising certain action as follows : AVheroas , A state of war oxlslM between the kingdom of Croat Hrllnln and the liner republic nnd Orange Tree State In South Africa , nnd , Whcrenn , The success of the British arms means the overthrow olid destruction of thf Hoer republicnnd Orange 1 rco State- , thus striking u deadly blow at free representative government and arresting thn progress and growth of ii-publlran in stitutions , which it Is the duty of every American cltiren to encourage and promul gate to the end that governments every where on the h ibltublo globe m ly rest on tbo consent of the governed , therefore , b it Resolved , by the city council of the citv ot Ofnaha , That it Is the xense of tills body that the sympathj of the American people , without ri-g.ird to party nlllll itlon. should be extended to the Hoer republic and tbo Ornngo Freeatnto in the unc-qual contest , and wo declare It to be the duty of the people of the United State- " , through thf-lr representative's In congress , to e-all on the preHldoilt to mediate- and tender Ida good ofllce-s tn bring about a cessa tion of hostilities and terms of peace hon orable alike to both Hides , and at tbi > same tliho to preserve the absolute freedom of & < ) ) < } people oC the Udcr republic- arid Orunso Tree State to orelor and control their own domestic Institutions according lo their own judgment Hesohod , That copies ot this preamble and resolutions bo sent to Senators Ma son of Illinois and Pettlgrcw of South Dakota. Comptroller Weslbeig reported that he had made his monthly inspection of the city treasurer's books and found them cor rect. The total funds on hand are divided In tbo following funds : Cash In drawer $ .1,878 no Checks for deposit fi7,71S Mi HalanreH In banks City funds : Kountzp Hros. N. Y $20,350 IS Commercial National . . . 1S.6S51B Klrst National 18.511 S2 Merchants' National . . . . 24,01.J ! National Hank of Com merce . . Ki.Gtyil Nebraska National 20.18(517 ( Omaha National 10,59511 Union National 17,2.100,1 Vnlted States National. . 19,220 02 Gorman Savings , cert. . . . SO20 1'10,551 09 School funds : Kountio Bros , N. Y 19,895 11 Commercial National . . . . 23,232 51 rirst National 2I.SW 15 Merchants' National . . . . 10,575 JI National Until ; of Coin- 8.S I Nebraska National 2-ucr. oi , Omaha National 25.MB 7'i ITnlnn National 23,457 Ur United State < National. 21,02557 1DI.02S 2S Tolled rollnf funds : Onrman Suvlngs , cert . . 2,301 72 Merchants' National . . . 1,273 75 3.578 43 Special funds : Merchants' National . . . 50,00000 Union Natlornl 50,00000 100.000 OC Total of funds on hand $ J 075S.4C Tribute to ( lie Ilenil. A communication was received from the mayor concerning the recent death ol Charles J. Karbach , police commissioner , Mr. Karbach was spoken of as ono ot the city's most respected pioneers and n repre sentative of the progresslvo foreign clement which has had a largo share In building up the west. The mayor concluded with the testimony that ho had appointed Mr. Kar bach as a commissioner because ho was known to bo Identified with the substantial business Interests of the city and was In no respect a professional politician The Tmiimmlcntlon was ordered Inscribed on HIP records of the council. An Invitation was received from the lie- npvolent and Protective Order of niks to an entertainment Eoon to bo given In the In- LIFE SAVED HY SWAMIMIOOT The Wonderful Now Discovery in Science. H \MIM.IJ IIOTTI.H SUM' rillJIJ IIV M MI , Swamp-Hoof , discovered by the eminent Kidney and bladder spcclullMt , Is wonderfully MiccusHful in prompt ! ) curing kidney , blad der and uric ncld troubled Some of the early symptoms of weak Kid- iicjs nre pnln or dull ache In the back , rheu- mntlrm , dizziness , headache , nervousness , catarrh of the bladder , gravel or calculi , bloating , eallovv complexion , puffy or dark circles under the eyes , suppression of urine or compelled to paea water often day and night. ' The mild nnd extraordinary effect of the famous new discovery , Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Hoot. U soon rcallred. It stands the high- tot for Its wonderful cures of the most dis tressing cases. If ) ou need a medicine > ou ihould hare the beat. Sold by druggists in Oft-cent and one dollar ulztfl. You may have a sample bottle of Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot and a pani- phlet ( that tclla all about It , Including many of ( ho thousands of letters received Jroin sufferers cured , both sent freu by mall Write Dr Kilmer & Co , IJInghamton , N. y , and please mention tVat you read this geu- croue otter lu Tbo Omaha Dally Doe. tcrent of charity The council expressed Iti dctermlnntion to attend The \\cst Stdo Improvement club nub- milted a request tlmt the street cnr com- runy be Induced by some means lo extend the nervlre on Lenvenworth street west to the tlty limits. It was eel forth that the line at present terminate * In a deep cut opposite the Holy Sepulchre cemetery in n dengerouq and Inconvenient location. The matter was referred to the committee on railways and telegraphs. On motion of Mount the city engineer wiw directed to Investigate the approach to the proposed Twenty-fourth street viaduct ai to whether the appropriation of any prop erty would be necessary The object wa to avoid any delay when the time arrive * for the railroad company to fulfill Its con tract. A rcwlutlon vvai passed declarlnp The Omaha Ueo and th" livening World-Herald the ofllclal papers for the year 1900. A report vvnn received from the Hoard ol nqtinllzatlon , in which capacity the council sat during the first five da > s of January , to the effect that it had heard nnd adjusted all complaints in accordance with law. The findings of the board vvcro approved. A claim was received from the Board ol IMucatlon for $15,000 alleged to be duo on the Dodge street fichrol property sold to the city for Jnll purposes The debt has eo far been unpaid owing to the condition ol the city's finances. The claim was referred to the committee on finance. An ordinance was read for the- first and second tlmo on the purchase of a vvatei works plant. The document was the substi tute drawn by a committee of the Commer cial club and which has been dlscusocd In committee meeting. It won referred to the committee on lire , water and police. An ordinance was also Introduced and re ferred designating Harnc > street as n boule vard from Twentieth to Thirty-first WOULD STOP STOCK GAMBLING llv lln ( if tinI'mctlcc Dcnumil tlmt II .Slllllilil lieSiiiir | < ' ri < Ml \ \ Mil- oil t Icln > . OMAHA , Jan. 9. To the Editor of The Bco To the student of events it must be apparent that sooner or later some step musl ho taken looking to the suppression of Etoch I gambling and the uttering of bogus stoch securities. | It Is no secret that there Is enough vvatci In the railroad and trust securities held at collateral In the groit money centers of thlf country to Irrigate every foot of arid land I in America During the year just closed , as n result ol trust combinations ot every conceivable character , moro than $1,000,000.000 of trusl neuirltlcs have been put on the market ant that there has not been a great financial crash , affecting nearly every avenue of trade nnd article of commerce in addition to un dermining our financial stability , approxi mates the miraculous Reckless financiering has Its regard. II cannot bo practiced without attending disaster To this rule everybody is ame nable The great stock gamblers of Wall sticet cannot long follow the prevalent reckless policy without themselves belnj precipitated Into that maelstrom which be sets the pathway of every adventurer whc goes beyond the well-defined limits of sobel reason. Gambling in any form is a crime and when It assumes such proportions as to threaten the commercial tranquillity o a whole na tion , driving supposedly safe banking houses to the wall and forcing a sudden tightening in the money market , It becomes infamous nnd Intolerable According to Bradstreet's the year 1899 waa a jcar of phenomenal prosperity and yet during the closing month several large bank failures occurred , swelling the liabilities many millions , as a direct legacy of reck less speculation. True , the European de mand for our "banal money has Increased tea a considerable extent during the list month us compared with the preceding eleven months of the year as a result of war In the Transvaal and this caused many banks to require from tholr speculative pa trons Immediate liquidation. Right hero la where the "watered" collateral wrought In- jurj. The speculative patrons were not able to liquidate , the banks vvcro unable to un load or realize upon these securities and fallnro or Insolvency followed. What makes stock gambling all the mor < ! dangerous and Iniquitous IB that many ol the banks In the great money centers are In close affinity with It. Indeed , not only are bankers indulging In this dangerous prac tice , but Insurance companies nnd other con cerns carrying largo amounts In sinking funds and Indemnities are said to be liberal patrons for this class of securities. It Is notorious that so loaded down with qucsi tlonablo collateral are the banks In the money centers that they have on seyeral oc casions tided over what would otherwise have been , i disastrous upheaval through is suance of clearing house certificates Nearly every heav > demand on them for mono } nab been followed by the issuance of such certificates the fruition ot a choice between that and bankruptcy. If It were not for this daring system ol gambling , given the color of decency by tbo dlgniflod distinction of stock specula tion , our financial aflllctlons would be greatly lessened. That method which makes money In demand both by the borrower and loancr nt the Hamo time , and that Is exactly the condition of affairs when a tightening oc curs In the money market , Is certainly fraught with grave dangers Wall street , In a commercial sense , Is the nerve center of the United States. Anything which se riously affects Wall street Involves , Indi rectly at least , the weal of 70,000,000 of people. Kor this reason the tendency toward illicit financial transactions In tint sphere may well bo viewed with anxiety. Ono effective remedy for this evil is , atop the Issuance of watered stock. A neces sary step in this direction Is , stop excessive capltallratlon and inhibit the Issuance of dual securities. 1'ormlt railroads and other corporations to issue stocks or bonds , but not both. Take railroads for example. The property is stocked for more than what It Is worth nnd then bonded for more than Us actual value and , not only do these bogus becurltles find their way Into money centers , there to become on investment In the hand of Iho stock gambler , but the people are re quired to pay such rates for transportation ati. In the language ot ono of our tribunals , "will make a reasonable return on the In vestment " in other words , the people ere required to pay such rates an will Insure the interest ( including llxcd charges ) on both the bonds and stocks , on matter what per cent of both arc bogus. It Is the wa tered stock that affords the stock gambler toward , as legitimate securities can be ln- Iluenccd but very little In value by specula tion or speculators No ono will ( Maputo the right to equitable returns on money In vented In whatever legitimate capacity , but every ono has certain ! ) a right to challenge the justice of that policy which levies Ir reciprocal tribute upon the public. It h within the constitutional province of the general government to exercise control over every chartered corporation or corporations operating under n public franchise and nothing Is BO likely to enlist the excrcla- > of this right as abuses born of greed and avarice. H J CLANCCV. I'rlzt'N for MiixiMii'rmlorii. The Dumnt llro department of the Union Pucllle nhops will give a ma qucra < la ball 1 In Washington Imll Satunla > evening Jan uary 13 ArraiiRemi'ntB are being mailu in biuh a manner na to Indicate that the lull will bo ono of the successful affairs of ( h HCHSOII The committee having the matter In charge conlsts of John HriMl. } \ \ .Marnell , \\llllain Grlft > , Fred Kahl , John Kerrigan. HuKh McOun and C Schutt. A large of fering of prizes Is made for the best danc ers the most original costumes and for rcp- ronentallonb of certain s'lecllled characters The jirlzes In many Instances are of con- Hlderablu value , uiul havebvcn donated by I numerous of the leading- business houses In > Drif AR-SAR-BEN SOLICITS FUNDS Lord High Ohsmbjrlain , Samson , Comrrmni- cat 3 with Public-Spirited Oitizsns , BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTS OFFICERS SrHnlnn IK Held nnil Ofllprm of tWII Arc Ilr-nieiMfit Vncnn- In ( .ntprnorftlilti Will lie Plllril l.nlrr. ' honored who have Ak-Sar-Uon's subjects , gained fame nnd prominence na members of the Hoard of Governors , met In secret conclave at the Omaha club Tuesday nlht. The governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Uen ore i : K. nrjson. T A. Try , William Glass. W. S Jardlno , 0 D Klpllnger , H. Vnncc Lane , J. Q Martin , Tred Mctz , jr , A. H. Xojcs , n r I'eck. H J Tenfold , H S Wllcox Their meeting was for the purpose ot selecting three governors to fill the vncanclCB caused by the expiration of the terms of Messrs. Hrjson , Pry and I'eck and to elect ofllcers for the jear 1000 Only n portion of tliclr purpose was ac complished the election of officers This as epccdlly disposed of by the election ol the present Incumbents. President , Thomas A Fry , vice president , Wnlter S. Jardlue , secretary A. II Nojes , treasurer , II J. I'onfold. The selection of the three gover nors was postponed until the next regular meeting , Tuesday night of next week The re-election of Mr l"rj to the presidency , In view of the expiration of his term as a member of the Uoaid of Governors , Is ample assurance that he will be chosen to succeed himself. Tor the other two vacan cies there arc several candidates. nirctlnu of nillei-rn. The election of officers for the coming year was about all that the governors did during their short executive session. Plans for holding the Ak-Sar-Hcn festivities dur ing the coming fall were hi Icily discussed In a general way , but It was the consensus of opinion to leave all matters of Importance until the next meeting. At that time com mittees will bo appointed for the purpose of taking up the work for the present year. Samson , lord high chamberlain to Ak-Sar- Den , reported that ho had addressed a letter to many of Omaha's leading business men and progressive , public-spirited citi zens , soliciting their support for the Ak- Sar-Hen festivities this year. These let ters were mailed Tuesday and there had been no opportunity for responses. With each official document a postal card was sent , to bo returned to Samson , designat ing the subscription of the individual re ceiving the communication. Samson's let ter reads as follows : Your first thought may bo to la > this rtslde for n more convenient season , but I urge you to take a moment of yout val uable time and 1111 out the enclosed card at once as the board ate nnxlou to know what they can depend upon , as plans must be outlined and work laid out. What Omaha needs most is unity of pur pose and unity of action among : all classes of business Interests The business mnn In Omaha should always bear In mind that this citv Is his home and he should tight for his homo Interests at every turn of the road. In the city and out of the city Omaha and her Interests cthould be the theme This is no time for disgruntled men to complain and handicap the labors of those who are progressive , and nil shoull wake up to a raalbutlon that to build up and carry for ward the work of this city that united ac tion alone will bring success The organization of the Knights of Ak- Snr-Ben has been a potent factor during the 11 ist ll\c venrs , and greater leiults will bo obtained In the future If we will all nut our shoulders to the wheel The scheme In embryo Is to have the fall festivities extend over a peilod of two or three weeks , hence It will be necessary to raise a larger amount of money than In former years n-il o your limit and charge same to advertising vertisingnnd promotion , nnd wo .Ire snro the business InterestB of the city will bo the better for our mutual effort. Yours for Omaha. SAMSON. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. 1 . . < > tea , * * * + , ? & - S Yesterday's rocelplts of live stock num bered 17,012 head , which Is considered ex ceedingly largo for thlf , tlmo of the year. Of the total receipts nearly 4,000 were cat tle , the majority of these being corn-fed stock from Nebraska feed lots. The prices now being paid hero for fat cattle are con sidered entirely satisfactory by shippers and It is expected that from this time on itho shipments of corn-fed steers will be on the increase. The high price now being paid for hogs at this market naturally In duces shipments nnd accounts for the 10- 000 head received jesterday. Prices for hogs for the second week in January are higher than at any time slnco 1S')4 ) , and are $1 a hundred pounds higher than on the corresponding week In January , 1808 , or 1S99. As compared with January , 1897 , the price Is $125 higher. Sheep continue to rule high and the receipts are very satisfactory for this tlmo of the jear. Rccelp's of stock from January 1 up to and including jester- day were. Cattle , 18,542 head , hogs , 50,720 head ; sheep , 19,709 head ; total , 88,971. This is an Increase of lflC52 head as compared with the first nlno days of January , 1899. The continued warm weather has a tend ency to decrease the demand for meats and considerable less poultry is being purchased Ithan usual at this season of the year. The , light demand for packlng-houso products i IH not expected to continue for any length I of time , although the unseasonable weather Is really making some difference with the packers. Shipments of dressed beef to the east continue ns heavy as usual , but a dl- I inlnuition of trade in the flno weather belt Is noticeable. Annual nirftlon of llnilk ( > llui ! > r . The annual election of officers nnd direc tors of the three national banks here were held yesterday , Ofllcers of the Union Stock Yards bank are John iA. Crelghtoti , president , V H. Davis , vice president. Thomas B. McPherson - son , cashier ; John C Trench , assistant cashier , directors , John A. Crclghton , P II Davis , HI , Kountae , L U Kountzc , C T , Kountre , P. 'A. Valen'lno , J C rrcncb , I J. Ilnacho , Thomas B McPherson. Two changes were made in tl-e directory. W A Paxton and B. F. Smith retired and their places vvero filled by the selection of L L Kountzo nnd J. C Flench Officers and directors of the South Omaha National hank vvero choccn as follows Guy C. Barton , president , G A. Cudahy , vice president , II. C Tlostwlck , cashier. Harry C Miller , assistant cashier , directors , Guy C Barton , i : . A Cudahy , B W Nash , J. J. Brown , J. P. Lyman , Truman Buck , II 0 Bostwlck. Mr. Barton succeeds J. II. Jill- lard as president of this bank and n W Nash takes iMr. Mlllard's place on the di rectory. South Omaha Savings bank T. W. Talla- fcrro , president , Truman Buck , % Ice pres ident , ill. C. Bostwick , cashier ; directors , T W Tallaferro , Truman Buck , II. C. Boftwlck , J. O Allen , J , J Brown. No change was made at the Packers' Na tional bank. The oHlcers arc John r Coad , president ; A W. Trumblo , vice prea- Ideiu , Prank J Morlarly , cashier , Charles A. Dunham , assistant cashier , directors , John K Coad , C. D. Brown , A W. Trumble , Luther Drake , "Elmer n Brjson , Fred i\ers , ( Amos Gates , Frank J Morlarty , J E. Curti. nt ( ins irt I'lnnt. The resignation of Edwin C. Price as gen eral manager of Swift and Compan > 's South Omaha plant caused considerable surprise to all except Mr Price's Intimate , friends Some months ago Mr. Price's health broke down ami ho wan compelled to give up his position After a long rojourn on the Pacific tcnst and R trip through ICuropo ho returned to his duties once more It le Mr Price's intention to glvo up nil business cart * and go south for the balance of the winter In hopes ot recuperating. General Manager Prlco has always be > en popular here and hU many friends greatly regret that ill-health compels him to lenve. No ono has been named to succeed Mr. Price , but someone from Chicago or Kansas City will most likely be placed In temporary charge of the plant on Saturday , as Mr Price leavro on that date. llrlcliiiiaUlnir Cotiitnriii'F * Monday. The erection of the brick manufacturing plant at the intersection of Uojd and I. , streets Is about completed and It Is the in tention ot the managers of this new com pany to commence opetatlons next Monday morning A steam dry room , 100 feet square , has been erected and steam was turned Into the pipes yesterday for the first tlmo for the purpose of testing the machinery. The kilns are about ready for tiso nnd clay to bo manufactured Into bricks Is now iTclng warmed. Per the present the demand will control the output , but during warm weather the plant will be run to Us full capacity. By the steam drjlng proccrs about fifteen days Is saved In the turning out of a kiln ot brick. Hiiltilliiu : mill Loan Otncrrn , These officers have been elected by the South Omaha Loan nnd Building associa tion P. Sheeny , president , W P Adklns , vice president , II C Miller , treasurer , J. J Pltzgerald , secretary , A. H Murdock , coun sel. J H Kopeltz , John Henry 1/oechncr nnd W. I' . AdkliiH constitute the committee on real estate , while M. P Sweeney , P. M. Smith nnd J. E O'Hern make up the build ing committee. The finance committee is composed of D. n Tracy , J E O'Hern nnd n. S. Clark. The board of directors declared a dividend of 72-5 per cent to stockholders nnd plvced 2'fc per cent of the net earnings in the reserve fund. Pine Wcnlhcr for Cnttle Colonel E. P. Savage ot Sargent , Custer county , spent jcstcrday In the city , having brought down a bunch of cattle from his ranch The colonel sajs that Custcr county has been having the same brand of weather that is being served out here As for feed ing cattle , Colonel Savage sajs that the weather has been perfect , and that cattle In feed lots are rapidly taking on Ilesh. A rail road has recently been extended to Sargent , much to the delight of the residents of that town. Heavy shipments of stock from that locality to this market will be made before long. Snlo of llnnk Stock. It Is repotted on what appcarn to be ex cellent authority that E. A. Cudahy ban dis posed of 250 shares of stock in the Union Stock Yards National bank. The fialo was made Monday afternoon and It IB understood that the sum of $50,000vas \ paid for the 250 shares At this rate the stock in this bank Is worth $200 n share. While it is not stated to whom the stock was sold it is Inferred that I * It Kountzo was the purchaser , ns ho was added to the directory of the bank at the annual election yesterday. Miss Nano Costello lias gone to Chicago for a few days' visit. A meeting of the Board ot Education -will bo held next Monday night. The King's Daughters meet Thursday nft- ernooii with Mrs W. B Check I , D. ( Proper has sold his lease oC the Reed hotel to L II Fisher of Ottawa , la. A daughter has been born to Ml. and Mrs John Berry , Twenty-eighth and P streets W E Yarton has returned to South Omaha after quite an alienee and has gone to work for the Dally Sun. The framework for the roof of the Episco pal church at Twenty-fourth and J streets is toolncpliced in position Doll Pierce , formerly deputy < Hy clerk here , is now looking afWtho South Omaha interests of the Dally Xows Oak Loaf grove No. 8. Woodmen of the World , will hold n. special meetinR at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Workman hall. Eugene * J. Eggert nnd Miss Agnes M Smith , daughter of LMr. ind Mrs J. K. Smith , will bo married at St. Agnes' church today. Officers of Phil Kearney post. Orand Army of the. Ileaubllc , iintl the Worn m's Hellef corps will be publicly installed to- nlfirtH. Thn Rojal Neighbors of Clover Leaf camp No 8 will give a progressive high-five part > at Woodman hall Thursday evening. Re freshments will be seivcd. The warm weather hat. caused a resump tion of cr.idlns on O street from Twenty- ilftli to Twenty-sixth. The contractors hope to got the work completed before another frcczcup Charles Morlarty , until recently connected with the Culver Buggy company here , has been appointed to a position In the otllce of the clerk of the district lourt Mr Morlarty has many friends here who are greatly pleased at his appointment , as he Is qualified In every way for the position he now holds. _ LIKE GENTLE SPRINGTIME ItriniirUiilily Mild Wfiitlier , .Tuwt I.IUo tiurdiMi-IMitiitliiR Tlnir , 1'revalln in rliriinku Midwinter , The most erudlto weather man on Iho map finds It difficult to give a scientific ex planation of the weather that Is now pre vailing In Omaha and throughout this sec tion of Nebraska and Iowa. According to all well-founded schedules , January ought to bring frigid atmosphere , but Instead there was a warmth of genial sunshine jesterday to dry up the mud made by au April shower of the night before. There is something in the air that brings forcible reminders of springtime. There are the hazy sky , the thawed earth and other features that seem to denote the arrival of garden-making time. In thin kind of weather overcoats are not needed except nt night and persons who -\vork Indoors find It comfortable to hoist a window. How long this condition will continue the weather man doesn't promise , but It will bo some what colder today. ( JpiiiTiil Slanton InuirnvliiK. The condition of CJennral T II Stanton who tuts been confined b > serious lllnos to his home , JIOO Hartley street , for several wefKs , showed man > B'BIIS of Improve ment Tuesday nl'-ht PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS , A S Sands , a Wllbcr attorney , Is In the cltj on biiB'ni'SH C' 8 Sw.inhon , n capitalist from Oakland , Neb , Is In the city E II Lulkart. a prominent Norfolk man , It ) at the Met chants. A D Beemer , the founder of Beemcr , Neb , Is at the Mel chants. / T Loftwlcli , n miller from St. Paul , Neb , la vis-Ulna : In the et | > . P A Harmon , ,1 Child run business man , 11 In the city for a few da > s. A J Metralf , n btoeknmn from Central City , Is in the clt > on business J. N Hall , a pi eminent attorney from St Paul , Neb IP at the Merchants Lieutenant Governor L D Richards of Premont Is registered at the Her Grand J II Oraleer of DCS Molncs IH hero at tending the Implement dealers' convention C E Wllklns , a former Omaha mnn now located in Phlladclph'a , la at the Her Oiand H A Branch , passenger agent of the Baltimore A. Oh'o , from Chicago , If at the Her Urund V Neutlschel of lluenfelil , Germany Is stopping at the Mlllard for a few du > s , on his way around the world. Prank Ho > t , who has been engaged In business in the Philippine Islands for some time , was in the city Tuesday night J H Kcsterson of Superior Is at the Merchants Mr KestPrson in a prominent atock shipper fiom that part of the coun try L Hurt- , president and treasurer of the Hurt ? Carriage company of Dalian. Ill , Is In Iho city attending the convention of Im plement dealers Mrs Nellie Rltleo of Chicago , who Jia" been vlsltlnc friends and relatives in this clt > for the last two weeks , IB about to return to the Windy City. PIIA\TKS1\TI1I < WARD II\FS vilnmiui ) lu 1 lib itnlVILKlLiO Advent of Voting Machines Would Make Extensive Alterations Necessary. MAYOR MOORES WILL INTERPOSE HIS VETO Hio I'rpNpnt nn I'nfortuiinto 'I'lineto l.iuine'li tin- Innovation imscxi Would llrlnn I > | N- itNlcr tn I'eilKle-liiiiN. The advent of the voting machines na u rival of the Australian ballot law will make necessary nn extensive rearrangement of the ward boundaries. The advocates of the Im mediate purchase of the machines have been engaged In devising methods by which enough may bo provided to comply with the law and at the same time remain within th" cout limit of $20,000 Ameiidmunts to the compiled ordinances will probibly be Intro duced nt once looking to the alteration of waul boundaries. There nro at prtscnt sev enty-six voting precincts , nnd ns the purchase - chase ot only forty machines Is contemplated It will bo necessary to consolidate the exist ing districts , taking In almost double their present radius Thcso changes arc looked upon with dis may by several oinceseokors , as by the pro posed modifications they would bo legis lated out of wards which they regard ns their strongholds , or legislated Into wards In which they have not oven a foothold. Mnjor Will liiU > riiiNi Veto. In addition to opposition ot rival can didates and the legal objections encountered an additional reef has been discovered In the Inevitable veto of the mayor. While a majority vole of the council might be se cured to purchase voting machine ! ) and make the changes renulrod it Is now reasonably- certain that the veto of the mayor would bo sustained. Mayor Moores clearly defines his position with reference both to voting machines and changes In ward lines. Ho remarked this morning that ho did not wish to secure re- nomination or re-election by gerrymanderIng - Ing t' o wards. With regard to the voting macLUos the mayor says "I nm lu favor of voting machines and believe In securing and adopting the same at the earliest tlmo practicable. At the same tlmo 1 am not In favor of purchas ing voting machines to be used at the spring election. 1 consider the Australian ballot law , with which the people are now thor oughly familiar , as good enough for me. If there Is any doubt regarding the legality ot voting machines under existing law I do not wish that doubt Involved in an elec tion at which I am a candidate "It Is a mistaken notion If any one thinks I would favor an Illegal election for the purpose of holding on to the office ot mayor. As a candidate for renomlnatlon and re election for n second term 1 am willing to rest my claim to the olllco of mayor on the record I have made during aiy first term. " OplMiNfil tn CliiuiKCM nt This Time. With reference to the proposed changes of ward lines and consolidating voting dis tricts , the mayor says. "I am opposed to any changes at this tlmo of the boundary lines of any of the nine wards of the city , and I think It unwlso to now undertake to consolidate or reduce the voting districts. I bcllevo the number of voting districts might be reduced without icference to whether the Australian ballot law or voting machines are used , but such changes should not bo undertaken Immedi ately preceding a city election. "Another reason why I would oppose any change in the method of voting or ward lines Is that I fear such change might create some doubt regarding the validity of the water works bonds. I fully concur In the view taken by the members of the Commer cial club that securing the water works for the city at the earliest time practicable Is the ono thing most to be desired , and that not as much as even a doubt should bo cast upon the bonds which are to bo Issued for such purpose. " The modern and most effective cure for constipation and all liver troubles the fa mous little pills known as DeWltf's Little Early Risers LOCAL BREVITIES. Union Pacific council , Royal Aicnnum , Ins Installed Its officers foi the cmuilng jour Grand Regent Miigrano olllelati'd The annu il mooting of tbo Om ihu Veteran PlromtMi's association will be held this oven- Ins at S o'clock .it Chief lUdill H ollke , cltj hall Olliiers for the enduing jeai will bo elected TypOBiaphlcnl Union No 190 of this city has voted down a proposition to malnta n a walking delegate 'I V union also voted on numerous nropo ed amendments to the constitution Owners of loth In Piospect Hill ( ometory held n mooting Monday night and icvlowed the conditions of tin assoclat un foatls- fnctiii } llnanelal siatus piev.illn Officers were olect'd as follows. Pmsldi'iit , C A Baldwin , vice president , II \ \ Yate" , soi- rotary J H RliiKWiilt D ( J Cnllahan was rcappolnted ( superintendent P B Kennard has bought the building and giound on the nonhe.ist cornei of Fifteenth and Dodge htieem , the con- H'derntlon b < Ing Jtj.OOO Tbo propt.rU formerly belonged to the Noithvvesiorti Mutuil Life Insurance compiny It Is pophlblo that Mr Konnard in i > st irt an anti-trust glass corpora iun and utilize hl > ' now possession n huadqu.liter" The annual mcetlns of the stockholders of the Conservative IluIldliiK and Loan as sociation vi as held Monday ovinlnn Euclid Mai tin and E A Benson were ri - elected dicetors , and Isaac NO > O" cf Wattilno vvub lidded to the board o take the place of W N Babcock who haj removed moved to Chicago Action was ui-o t ik < n ehnnglnpr tbo name of the association from Building and Loan to Savings and Loan Nebraska lodge No 1 , Knights of 1'jth as has Installed now office-is as follows f t' , E L Dudder , V < - ' , CJeoigu A M Ku > P , 13 r Pishei. M of W . C W Jo > . K of R and S , John W Pv fo M of 1 Me'l II lloirnei. M or E , II H Iu > M at A , Edward Arnold I ( ! Prink I Huba. O a , J E Bilnkmin , tuistief J W Cadj 0 1 > Thumpitim , Wli lum HOIK , D G C , M Wulnl A Most RemarUiiblo Remedy 'llisit Quickly Restores Lost Vigor 'lo .Men. A Fn > Trial PacKage Sent By Mull To All Who Write. Pree trl H plckage of a most remarkable remedy are being mallul to all who write the Stalu Medical Institute They cured M ) Diuny mun who had battled fui juard a ulnm the mental and pli > alcal buffering ot lost manhood that the IiiHtltute 1m * de Ided to distribute free trial packages to all who write It la a home treatment and all mm who suffer with any furm of eoxua ! wcaK- lie'Es reuniting from juutliful full } , prema ture Ions of st ron -til and memorj , weak back , varlcocele or emucla.ion of parts can now cure themselves at humc 'IJio remed > has pecularlj grateful ef fect of warmth and seems to a.t direct to the denliud location , Hiving strength and development Just wheiu U la needed U cures till the II * and trouble b that coins from jeans of misuse of ibu natural func tions and has been un absolute HUC-CCSS lu all cases A ie < jue t to the State Medl.al Institute , 309 Eltklron liuilillnfe , Pt Wuyne , Ind , ( -ta'.nb1 that } uu dts r out ot their free tr'ai ' package * will bu com.ilttd wlili promptly Tli Institute Is dcs rous of fetching that gieai class of mm whu < ii unabio to leave home tu be treated and the free tuinile will enablu them to see huw easy it Is to bu cured of sexual weakness when the proper lemedles are c-mylo > ed. The Institute makes no restrictions Any man who writes will be sent a free sam ple , carefully sealed in a , plain package HO that Us reflp enl need have no feur of em- bariasiment or publicity Headers are r * guested to write without delay. $ i u ; s J4 jr. $ , M $ o , M i $ ; . is Jl , K JO Jl , K. H Sh > o , Shftfs Shoo , Shoi n , Sh > e , Shoos Shoos , ISI $ i. .K. M Jl. Jo , JS ll < > < > , Shoos , .sn * S.MR Jl , JS W Jl , K. w Shop * . J < J.i Jt > Jl W , $ S Shoo * Shoos. Jl JS S Jl JG. js JShnps , Shoo , STHEETS. . OMAHA. . It. is is r. . $ ; Shoos Your Unlimited Choice of Our Jo JO Jl Shot' JS , * . J % , Jl Jo Ji ] $ l * " ' w ' Shoos , Men's Shoes W.S. % Jl JS JO Jl J3 ff Shoos , Shoi" , WAB ! $4 , $5 and $6 Jl. Jo J "shV Values O85 Mhoos , * 2-8S All Stylish , High II. IS JS "fen-6 Grade Footwear Shoes , * - ! * this week for . . . 4 Jo , $0 14 , Jn , Klines , Any pair of men's Jl Jr. . J6 shoes iti the II , JA. house for $2.85 This Shoos. < 11.85 ' II. JS , $1 ST. . tf 1 is a sweeping oil'or con- Shoes , Shoes , I nltlcrliiR tlmt uo Imntllc the best 1JS.S.-V sliocs nintlo. SluH'q tlmt sold up J4 , JS , J ] Ji js , ja to ? ( MX ) a imlr tire- Included In Shoos , < Shoeo , the olior not ono pair icscrvotl. You have jour choice ftom the llncst quality patent calf Good- 14. Jo. Shoes , jcar welt Shoes , French Hmuncl those \\lth the double- exten sion wiles ( . .Soodyenrvelt Shoos , double soled N'lel KIN ( Kiouch V Wax rnlf llox Calf Willow 14. JS , ? Calf A'elour Call Ylsc.aU/.cd Shoes , Ittisola C'alf Kid and leather lined Khues not one pair cheap er than $1 othem vvoith up to 14. Shoos J5. M , 5(1 ( all po at one pi Ice No man IJ'4.85 with phoe iciiso should pass this oiler unnoticed. The values are Jl. Jo. JG leinniKubleyou'll bay io when Shoe" , jou see them II. JS , JS Shoes , $4 $3. $ Jl $5 , J6 Jl. JT. JG J4 tf W il Jo , $0 Jl $5 $6 Jl. jr. . $0. Jl. Jo. J Shois , Shoes , Shoes Shoos Shoes , Shoes , Shoes Shoes , iH'-i-M. ijiii.sr. ifir.Kr. ins.sr. A fen of the special offerings that arc found this neck in our Mammoth Uug Department : Tor 9x12 Impcrhl Smyrna , regular $1000 quality , this week J3.1 GO. Twelve ? x2 Axmlnster niigs , $2J 00. Twelve 0x12 lleverslblo IlnibselH , $12 00. Tvvolvo U\10-6 Iloverslblo Brussels , $1100 1 lot of 2" 2-G\5 Utlgs , slightly aolled. will go'at 1-3 oft the regular price. 1 lot of 23 3x0 Uugs , slightly soiled , will go at 1-3 off the regular price Ilugs mnde from remnants of carpet , size and prlco to suit everybody. Below - low vo give a few of the sizes and prices , picked out at random from 100 equally good values : 8-3x12 Axminster 21.00 8-3x12-6 Brussels 12.50 8-3x11 Moquetlo 18.00 8-3x10-0 Axminstor 16.50 10-6x12 Axminster 22.50 10-6x12-6 Velvet 2400 10-6x12-9 Velvet 25.00 10-6x12 Axminster 25.00 10-6x12-3 Brussels 20.OQ 10-6x12 Wilton 22.50 10-6x12 Brussels 18 50 10-6x11-3 Brussels 20 00 10-6x12 Brussels 21.00 9-9x11-6 Brussels 16.75 Every day brings shipments of our now spring stock of Rugs , Wo vvill be pleased to ehovv them to you at any time. Now Is the tlune to get Ideas for your spring furnishings Call and BCD the now stock whether you contemplate any changes this spring or not. , FREE ADVICE bv our physicians nnd n FREE SAMPLE of our modlelnu aUo Free Konio Treatment llo-p xu illustrated book describing - scribing BynivtoniK nnd ciuno of ilUoimos wltli uuit treatment , aUo niupy vulutiblc receipts and preicrlptlonbln plain IHiiKuiige , avln you heavy doctor's bills ; as * for It 's ' Renovator GUIes the very worst cases of LijspepiilK Constipation Headache , Palpitation of Heart , Kidney nnd Liver niseToetf and bud results of La Grippe. Sent ! for proof if ItVrlte us about all your s > tnploniB Sold by druKglsu-don t accept any substitute , but send us 2Seta. or Jl 00 and we will send Dr Kay'B Renovator l > y return mall Hit. ! ! . J. KA1 Mimr.\I , < n. , SuraloRU SnrlnKn , N' . Y. a < > why physicians don't proscribe' silk underwear i'or every n < body is. Unit it is too dear for the average purse. H u It is anti-rheumatic ; soothing to the nerved ; warm , HD < light , pleasing to the touch and eye , in a word , it pre D B sents every desirable attribute , save that of low codt. H * a HH o H a * a is within reach of moderate purses. The wearer for the au firbt time realix.es luxury in underwear. u 4- Men't , Shirts , 34-44. each . 2 50 Ladles Vests , 20-40 , each $260 4H n Men's Drawers. 28-14 , ea h . $250 Ladies Drawers 20-40 each . $250 H * Men's Union Suite , 34-44 each J5 00 Ladles tnl n Stilta , 2C-40 , each . . $500 13O Men's UnelencEtu , 34-44 each } 2 00 LadUs' Undcrttalfits , 26-40 , each J2 00 13B Ladles' Short Underskirts 24-32 waltit $ . ' 50 H B + ALL LEADING STORES. M K If your dealer can't supply you wo will KxprcRs prepaid , * 13 O KOTEDSBLK UNDERWEAR CO. , a * 13a MILLHLMY , .MASS - m TUUKISM T. & P. 1'll.l.h brings monthly mon-1 Btruatloiiburutolhodaynnverdlsuppolntyoiil fl ixix. Slxixfk will holn any caso. Ily mull. 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