Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DATLV BEE : THfRSDAV , T VXT'A-RT 11 , 1000.
CORDIAL WELCOME EXTENDED
fleteral Hundred Implement Dealers Given
Omiha Qlad Hand Greeting.
OPENING SESSION OF ANNUAL CONVENTION
Omnhn'ft flrnwtli nml IniimrlnncR nn it
DIntrlbutliiK Center tor I'nriii
* > nrntN Itrouulit Out
lit the .
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The opening , csslon of the Nebraska and
Iowa association of retail Implement deal
ers convened at 2:40 : o'clock yesterday after
noon In Morand'a hall on lUrncy street. It
was attended by about 250 dealers , or about
dotfblo the number that has ever attended
the opening , sctslon of any previous annual
convention of this kind. It Is the ninth an *
nual mooting and Its auspicious opening
jiresagw twice as large a convention ns
has met heretofore. Hut a small proportion
tion of the Implement men now In the city
wcro at the- opening aepslon , which was
marked nlmply by social features , the e
rollhicnt of names /or / membership and tht ,
Bppolntuient working committees.
Many of those In .attendance arrived a
early -as' Silmlny. In the. main they were
representatives of manufacturing companies ,
hero to spread the fnmo of the respective-
machines they have to offer. By Tuesday
night the hotels were full of retailers aim
traveling men. The oflloes of many of the
hotels arc filled with threshing machlnce and
other gorgeously-painted Implements , set up
ready for operation , and In ono Is also a
fine buggy on display.
Tim officers of the association arc estab >
llshed In headquarters at the Murray hotel.
They are : C. O. Shumway of Lyons , Neb. ,
president ; J. K. Skadan ' of Malvern , la. ,
vice president ; J. A. McLaughlln of Craig.
Neb. , secretary and treasurer. The vis.
Itors are guests of the local Jobbing houses ,
which have called In nil their traveling men
to look after the comfort and entertainment
of the delegates and show them whatever
the city may contain for their delectation.
The traveling men have been at work on
that line since Sunday , with such satisfactory
results that at the opening session Pres
ident Shumway announced that , nlthough It
had been heretofore customary to nppolnt a
committee on entertainment , the treatment
accorded the early arrivals had shown the
wisdom of neglecting this year the appoint
ment of any such committee .other than the
ono that was found rcudy-mndo upon their
arrival.
TinMnjor'N AWlromp.
Morand's hall was full when President
Shumway rapped for order and at once In
troduced Mayor Frank K. Moorcs , who ex
tended a welcome In the following words :
Gentlemen of the Nebraska and Western
JOWIL Tit-tall Implement Dealers' Associa
tion : I assure you that I take grout ulenH-
iiro In extending to your association a ror-
tlinl welcome to our city. We have Just
rlose-d a year of remarkable prosperity and
have entered upon a new year of miignlll-
rent prospects and possibilities. The last
year has seen the * arts , the sciences and the
industries all engaged In a friendly struggle ,
r > nch cndenvorlne to outrun the others in
the nice of progress. Aswe look back to
the beginning1 of 1S33 we can realize the
Hplcndld advance which lias been made dur-
ItiK tliti year and we liellovo that this Is but
a faint prophecy of what Is to bat the end
of the new year , 1900.
It la particularly titling' that your organi
zation , InlerPHlrd as It is In the manufacture
and nlo of implements and machinery ,
should bo the first association of the year
to meet In annual conference , for the Halo
of Improved machinery nhvayn presages hotter -
tor and lamer production. The dllfcrcneo
between 1SOO and IMO IB the difference l > o-
twocn the crndlo and the self-binder , the
Hall and the threshing machlw' . It has boon
Iho Improvement of machinery that has
driven the world forward at an nrrelcratod
pace In the last four dorados. The cable ,
railroad , telegraph and telephone have made ,
us commercial neighbor * to those on the
other side of the Globe. ,
I cdngratlilnto. you upon the good fellow
ship existing betweoii the members of your
association. The great Mississippi valley
win deslKiic'd by nature to le the country
of eood fellowship. No ureat mountain
ranges divide our states. Hven our great
rivers hardly separate communities , spannei
as they arc by massive bridges which ac
commodate the trade and trnlllc of the
continent , uniting the people of the centra
west Into one vast family. The men of the
west Imvo lioon Influenced by these sur
roundings. The mutual trials and priva
tions , joytt anil successes Incident to the
r.'irly history of the western states arc ton
recent to' have boon HO soon foriroHeii. Jt
-was the broad charity , sympathy and gen
erosity of the west that produced a Lincoln
who had "innlloo toward none and charity
for all. " and whose Ideas of the. brother
hood of man were not limited by race , color
or previous condition of servitude ; a Grant
whoso matchless generosity and magnn
nlmlty at Appomattox wlpotl out the bitter
ness of defeat and homed to heal tlu
wounds of the civil war. You are met here
today , gentlemen , to exemplify this western
orn hospitality and to exchange words o
greeting and cheer with others of slmllai
business Inturests.
Wo are glad to see you In our city. Oinnhn
1 rapidly becoming a great wholesaling
center for Implements and machinery of til
kinds and we shall expect to see you fro
< | iienily In the future. Wo shall stand readj
to extend the slud bund to you at an ;
time you may come to our city. As mayo
of Omaha I desire to say that the city I
yours. Make ihe most of It while you arc
bero ami If I can be of assistance to you Ii
any way plonse command rue. Gentlemen ,
bid you welcome.
In olcslng the mayor nssuro.l the conven
tlon that his telephone number was the sam
ns last year and that If any of the delegates
gates needed him they wore nt liberty t
cnll him up at any hour of the tJay o
night.
I'loncer Implement .lolilier.
( teorgo W. Llnlngcr , on behalf of the Job
hlng Interests of the city , seconded th
mnyoi'fi welcome , saying that ho had bee
Eclectcd , doubtless , because ho was the pi
oncer Implement Jobber of this section
From the day of hie experience ns the Ion
Jobber of thirty years ago ho hail seen th
business at this point grow to $15,000,00
a. year. Ho had always aided in brlngln
competition to the city and had been In
Ktrumcnln ! In securing some of II. Ho sal
that thcro ere now ninety-eight local brnnc
and jobbing houses in the city , thlrty-nln
Independent and purely wholesale Implo
incut hoiikcs , three wholesale hurdwar
houses 'and flvo buggy-top factories. Th
Ihlrty-nlno wholesale houses represent eve
J.OOO manufacturers and the business I
implements last year from Onmlm was eve
$15,000,000. The business liero has surpass-
all possible dreams of twenty or even ( If
teen years ago. Mr. Llnlnger said that ti
traveling men of all the Omaha , house
had hern called in to take care of tinvis
( tors end he advised the latter to take daw
the muypr'H number , as the traveling me
wyro cxtrojnoly .llnhlo to get them hit
trouble before they got away. He spok
( if the Interest the retailers i-f town mi
Nebraska hnvo In the upbuilding of till
Jobbing center and xald that now jobbln
houses uro coming hither , not b trail HI th ?
want l < j como to Omnlm particularly , bu
tecduso they have to come to get the busl
nevss.
nevss.Mr.
Mr. Llnlngcr read a code of morals fc
Implement dealers , which ho urged thorn t
Adopt , saying that their convention will ! ;
n mirct'Bs If they do nothing else. Th
central theme was the maintenance of prlct
mid courteous treatment of competitors. N
dealer ought to sell now below the prki
for. prices are sure to materially advuiu
in the nciir future. . Ills firm Is buyln
up nil It can buy ami Is not anxious t
make any sales ut this time. Fcrclgn coui
VIN MARIANI
.
Marian ! Wine , World FamousT < inl
A mild stimulant , the only one that ;
has no unpleasant reaction , and that
f produces no harmful effects. This U i
ngsertcxl after continued experience >
; < during the- past thIrty-Uvo years ,
All Druggists. Hefuso Substitutes.
trii s are lust learning that the best ma-
thiuiTy in the world fomes from America
and shtfmfntfl abroad are simply Immense.
There Is no more overstocking In farm Im
plement * . Haw material Is hard to get
an ! the prlcen of material have goim up
mnterlally. Theoe conditions make It prof
itable to buy machinery while It Is cheap
and hold It for the advance , which Is likely
to come within six monthr .
In Ui-linir of the Visitor * .
The response on the part of the visitors
was by J. J. Buchanan of Hastings , who re
minded the Omaha spokesmen that If It were
not for the plows thnt run through the- soil
In Nebraska there would be no mayor of
Omaha. Uut for these plows and harrows
that traverse the Nebraska prairies there
tvould be not a brick upon another , nor
atone upon stone , In Omaha , nor even a pea
nut stand upon the bank of the river. He
pointed out the grcnt part played In civil-
Izntlon of this section by the agricultural
Implement nnd the Important nnd proud
pcfiltlon occupied by the dealer therein.
L'p to four years ago the Implement dealer
Old not amount to much or rank Al In com
mercial or financial circles , but since that
date they nil made money nnd there have
been fewer failures among them than among
any other class of business men.
President Shnmwny announced the ap
pointment of the following standing com-
Ittees for the session :
AudltliiR C. U. Ayprs , Kearney. Neb. ;
Vlllliun Mnttlilenon. West Point , Neb. ; t.
' . Morris , Hastings , Neb.
Tnmxiiortntlon II. 1' . Shumwny.nkc -
i-ld. Nob. ; J. H , Skudnn , Malvern. In. ;
iiigun I.ubuley. llurtlngton. Neb.
Nominations-- . Thomas , Lexington ,
\Yt > ; T. It. ( Julian , Kssox , la.
UoglMtrntion John Wutchter. render ,
rb. ; Theodore Pnlmqulst , Oakland , Neb , ;
. IJ. Kmipp , Hlvnrton , In.
Husolutlons-M. S. Foukc , Liberty , Neb. ;
' . K. HnlT. Oakland , In. ; .1. J. Vlesak.
'rnKUe. Neb. ; J. J. Buchanan , Hastings ,
SVb. : ! ' . C. Heed , Corning , In.
Grlevnnri T. M. Shoiiir. Fullcrton , Neb. ;
, . J. Hlowcrs. David City , Neb. ; F. 11.
luston , Shlckley , Neb.
I'nmrani-J. A. McLaughlln. Crnlff. Neb. ;
us UnlHon , Se-wnrd. Nob. ; II. M. Nronson.
\Hilon , Nrb. ; W. L. Hatten , Oretna , Neb. ;
. J. Hldwer. David City , Neb. '
These committees wcro all In session last
vcnlng. There will bo another open BCS-
lon thin afternoon , which will be attended
y the Jobbers. All the other sessions will
u tendered n theater party at the Orpuoum
y the local committee and Friday evening
licro will bo a reception and luncheon at
liu rooms of the Commercial club.
A1IT1FICI.VI , 111AMOXUS.
Vovr SixTpumfnlly Produced An Hxlil-
lilllon nt Murray Hotel.
At Niagara Falls , says McCIure's Mag'
zlno for January , the hottest furnaces In
ho world nro operated. Hero Is made Car-
jorumlum gem crystals ns hard ns the dla
nond and ns beautiful as the ruby. They
mvo so much the appearance of natural
gems that many experts to whom they have
iccn submitted without explanation decided
hat they must certainly he of natural pro >
luctlon.
With a temperature of 7,000 degrees , sane !
ind coke are united Into crystals as hard
s the diamond and oven more Indestruct-
ble. The crystals are crushed to powder
nd made Into grinding wheels. .
The process of making these artificial dla *
mends Is patented. The C. J. Luther Co.
of Port Washington , WIs. , who manufaqturs
lolcns patent mower knife grinder , has the
exclusive right for the use of Carborundum
vhoels on sickle grinding machines. These
vhecla are guaranteed to last eight times as
eng ns emery wheels and to cut twlco ns
'ast. Their machines are on exhibition ai
.lie Murray hotel , where a display of these
beautiful Carborundum crystals or artificial
diamonds may bo seen , and also at Kiel
lotcl , Council Bluffs.
ANNEKE JANS HEIRS MEET
Hold n Secret Cnnclnve nnil Choose
Tlivlr oniucrN fur 'Another '
Yciir.
The lAnneko Jans association , whose mcm-
jers claim descent from King William ol
Holland and title to property In Now Yorl
City valued nt from $450,000,000 to $700,000-
000 , met In secret session Wednesday IE
In n flat at 320 North Fifteenth street and
held Itti annual election of olllccre. Onlj
about thirty of a membership of 2,000 were
present. All the former officers wcro re-
elected.
The history In which the Jans heirs If
Interested goes back to the time wher
J
Manhattan Island was a wilderness nnr
deals chiefly with the proclamation of Gov
ernor Nlcholls , who. In 1667 , confirmed th
original title to the estate In controversy
Chronicles of events of that period an
fragmentary and llttlo better than tradl
lions. Accounts of the mysterious Annek <
Jans Bogardus , the princess , are especlallj
varied and contradictory , but according t <
a composite version of these she was a self
willed , romantic scion of royalty , who chosi ,
to wed for love oven nt the cost of forfeit
Ing the king's favor. She married bcncatl
her station and was cut off with a few him
dred thousand ncrca of land along the Hud
son.
son.Her husband was the Rev. Everardus Bo
gardus of the Dutch Reformed church
Anncke Jans died In 1657 , leaving "a los '
will , " which has never been recorded Ii
Now York state. It referred to property ti
which ilho Trinity church of Now York Clt ;
now holds title.
Hero are same of the members of th
Anncko Jans association : U J. Turner , Ed '
dyvllle. la. ; M. M. Kllranr , Yorkshire , In.
J. F. Klddor , Red Oak ; F. C. Cell , Daven
port ; J. II. Johnson , Walnut ; L. M. Hit )
McDonald , Kan. ; Louis Turner , Sabetha
Kan. ; John K. Copelnml , Carroll , la. ; iMIsi !
Anna .lotteries , West I'olnt , Nob. ; Mrs
Surah J. Crowell , Lyons , Nob. ; J. W. Ly
man , S06 South Thirty-first nvenuo , Omaha
Henry Van Ness , 1123 North Sovontecnt !
street , Omaha ; A. N. Covert , Carson , la.
Mrs. John Pearson , Sprlngvllle , la. ; Mr *
Archie C. Powell , 1B02 Locust , Omaha
Henry C. Kookcn , 1209 North Mulberrj
Mansfield , 0. ; N. E. Cory , Macomb , 111.
I. D. Pcarco , Kansas City , Mo. ; W. 11
Whltus , Argus , Ind. ; Miss Helen Dockoi
31S Rewln street , St. Joseph ; Koto Bradloj
Canton , Mass. ; T. S. Seeley , Norwalk , O.
COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTOR !
10. 1IliiiiM * Ilc-nilN 1,1x1 of Sixty Mr ,
Kleutt-il i-1 tin * Annual
At the annual election at n director
board for thu Commercial club yestcrda
122 votea were cast , the highest vote eve
to | cast ut nn election by this club. Votln
u * i wna douo by printed ballots , upon which nr [ >
il peared the 120 names previously selected b
Hie nominating committee , and the vote
checked off the numos of the sixty men fei
whom ho wlabort to vole.
lit 13. K. Bruce received the highest numbc
of votes , 108 , and received n boom thereb
for the chnlrmunahlp of the executive con
mlttee. The complete list of those electe
to ( Is us follows :
Iw ! U. 13. Bruce , H. S. Weller , H. J. Penfolc
13 I J. S. Brady , C. II. Plckens , Kdgar Allen , 5
s : T. Llndsoy. F. P. KlrkenrJall. C. S. Haywnn
'o ] W. V. Morse. W. S. Wright , W. M. Olas :
e. i J. 13. Ilaiim. K. M. Andreesen. J. S. Whlti
to ( , ' . ( ' . Ulelz , Kuclld Martin. 0. . W. Llnlr
is ' ger , Walter 0. Clark , A. Hospe , T. C. Us na
to vciu. Jay B. Foster , John Steel , J. H. K\ av \
n- l nns , 0. W. Wattles , Alfred Mlllard , Vlcte
_ i raldwell. 13. 13. Andrews , M. C. Peters. 1
! 13. Sanborti. Charles Mctr , A. J , Vlerllui
I W. M. Burgesa , J. B. Hahm , K. V. Lewi
I W. L. Vetter , J. F. Carpenter , George >
I Ulbbell. J. II. Dumont. Thomas A. Fry , I
ic n. Straight , David Cole. A. H. Noyes. H. I
Kreidcr. C. M. Wllhelm , Thomas Kllpatrlc
W. U. Bennett , C. C. Beldtm , Samuel Oan
ble. O. 0. Hplmes , U. S. Wllcox. 0. I ) . Kl ]
linger. H. C. Peters , W. D. McIIugh. C. I
Thompson , H. F. Hodgln , W. W. Umstc
W. S. Jardluo and George W. Hoobler ,
I'MPIflYFS ' WANT TIIFIR PAY
\jjlllj\JlljJ \ \ ii nil 1 lllLmY inl
Albjn Frank , Er Olerk of the District Court ,
Fails to Meet Pay Roll.
WORTHLESS BANK CHECKS HANDED OUT
Creditor * Contemplate IlrliiRlnn Stilt
( or Attachment of UutntniutlnK
IVm Aultntlon In Knvor of
Kinlipzclrnicnt.
Developments are coming thick and fast
In the case of Albyn Frank , ex-clerk of the
district court , whose office was seized three
days before the expiration of his term ,
January 1. by his bondsmen , Edgar Zabrlskl
and J. A. Perkins.
Among the most Imminently probable re
sults are the possibility that the county
commissioners may order the arrest of
Frank on the charge of embezzlement and
that the employes of the ofllce , including
clerks , typewriters and copyists may bring
suit for salaries due for the month of De
cember.
The overdue pay roll amounts to about $900.
The employes have declared themselves in
need of the money due them , arid unless
payment Is made nt once It Is said that
suit will bo brought. Frank will bo named
defendant and nn effort will be made to
attach outstanding fees duo the Frank ad
ministration and which have been assigned
to the bondsmen.
At the end of December , the last day of
the month being the regular pay day , the
employes were told that they would bo
paid January 1. On that date they were
told to wait until the 3d of the month. On
January 3 they wcro told to want until the
Dth , and BO on from day to day has first ono
excueo and then another been made until
at last the employee have become agitated
almost to the point of action.
It is stated that the bondsmen to whom
Frank assigned his fees , do not hold them-
solvefl responsible for the payment of sal
aries. Frank has been Interviewed by some
of the clerks , and he nays when ho made
the alignment he understood''that his sure
ties were to pay the delinquent salaries.
CltcuUn Conic Hade.
An aggravating feature of the case la the
fact that some of the young women cm-
ployed In the ofilce have been humiliated by
the protesting of checks which Frank gave
them as part pay. While none of the sal
aries has been paid In full for the last
month of the old year , In two or three In
stances small checks wcro given out to
employed , who Insisted that they must have
at leaat n ) llttlo money for the new year.
On December 30 , It Is snld , Chief Deputy
Stcore , representing Frank , gave to one of
the young woman copyists n check for $3
nnd charged the amount against her un
paid salary for the month. She made n
purchase nt a drug store and the check was
cashed. A few days later the young woman
was surprised to hear from the druggist
that the check had been thrown out by
the bank on which It was drawn. Having
failed to receive the balance due her on
.
salary , she was unable to return the money
to the druggist. The young woman lives
at a boarding house and Is dependent upon
n her employment for support. Another
" i young woman had the same experience , her
3 i check being for $10. A third check was
3 given to one of the young men clerks. It
1 1 was also for $10. He secured the cash on
1 It and hasn't yet heard of any protest. The
i supposition Is that when the crash came
1 Frank turned his money over to his bonds
men nnd that the J10 check which escaped
protesst was handed Into the bank before
the transfer was made. The young womei
were a llttlo later In presenting their checks
The failure of Clerk Frank to pay salarlct
has brought many hardships upon the em.
ployes. Most of them hnvo no other re
sources nnd raving received no pay since
December 1 , except the small Installments
1 \ represented by the protested checks , thej
k ) ' nro temporarily embarrassed for currenl
" ' funds. Several of the employes have founi
0 ' It neessary to walk to and from their homes
J In order to save street car fare. No blame
y is attached to Chief Deputy Stcero for the
0
delinquency.
-
Another grievance which the employe
have against ex-Clerk Frank , and one whlcl
8
Is looked upon as a violation of the countj
] commissioners' orders , is the fact that slnc <
the new fee law went Into effect July 1
2 , last year , Frank has not paid the salaries
| which were fixed by the commissioners
! Prior to the enactment of the new law thi
I. ' district clerkship was entirely a fee ofilci
o ! and the clerk was allowed to hlro his heli
y at whatever figure ho could agree upon
0 i But under the new law the fixing of Bfilarlei
. devolves upon the commission's and thi
,0 body raised the salaries of the clerk'
> J ' force. Disregarding the law , Frank con
h tinned to pay the old schedule , leaving thi
. ] difference for his own use. This is to bi
. one of the issues In the crusade for thi
enforcement of the fee law.
i- Kmnk May be ArroMed.
i. If nil the county commissioners can bi
't | converted to the ideas expressed by Com-
n mlssloncr Ostrora Frank will be chargei
with embezzlement ns the most dlrec
method of testing the validity of the nov
fee law which ho has violated.
10 I As previously announced , Frank has writ-
" I ten letters to the commissioners , In whlcl
I he declares that ho will make no account-
l" ing of fees for the last quarter of the yen
' unless forced to do so by law. Ho Invite
> the commissioners to take action ngalns
S him. The general opinion of the commls '
s' , filonors seems to be- that mandamus Is tin
"
. proper way to go about an accounting will
, ! Frank , but Commlssloher-'Ostrom takes Is '
' ; BUO with cither members-of 'tho'board ,
"I am In favor of having Frank nrrcste <
. for embezzlement , " said Commissioner Os '
' trom , "for I believe that Is "the " proper wa ;
' ! to test the constitutionality of the law
'
which ho says Is unconstitutional. Then
, has been talk of bringing mandamus pro
ceiedlngs to force him to make an account
ing , but in my judgment the most scnslbli
way Is to charge embezzlcmcnH. Then wi
will have a clear-cut Issue , and If the lav
" i Is void , as > Mr. Frank says he bellejvea I
„ i to be , that fact will be established , and o
course Mr. Frank will have the benefit o
It. I don't know what action will bo taken '
but the mutter Is In the hands of the count ; ;
ry i attorney und something will bo done. "
ly ' The Frank case will probably be dlscussci
'
ar at a meeting of the commissioners nex
ig Saturday. Frank remains In the city , bu
- i since his successor has taken charge of th
/ ofllce ho seldom appears at the court house
or
nr iSiicklrii'H Arnica Salve.
line world-wldo fame for marvellou
cr cures. It surpasses any other salve , lotlor
jy I ointment or balm for Cuts , Corns , Burn :
n- I Bolls , Sores , Felons , Ulcers , Tetter , Sal
nheum , Fever Sores , Chapped Hands , Stl !
Eruptions ; Infallible- for Plies , Cur
d , guaranteed. Only 25c at Kuhn & Co.'s dm
store ,
d ,
ds. . COL W , F , CODY ON MORMON !
s.e.
e.
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n- "Iluiralo HIM" Sny * UP Will Soil
a- Illir Tract nt l.aml to
v- ThU Sect.
vor
or
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F. Colonel W. F. Cody stopped at the Me :
IB. chants a few hours Wednesday afternoo
Is. on his way from Washington to N'ort
Is.M.
M. Platte , lila home.
M.H.
H. "I shall only stay In North Platte tw
H.U
U days. " he said , "and then I'm going up t
my town In the Dig Horn basin In nortli
tn- west Wyoming. You know I had n ton-
P- there , I suppose. Ves , and I've got 200,00
PD.
D. acres of land up there nnd I'm going t
unload the whole 'ranakaboo' onto 'the Moi
uiouu. The Mormons want to buy It or :
least n largp p rt of It and I'd Just ns
soon nell to them as any ono else. The
Mormons arc great people In a way They're
not easily discouraged. Why , they ctiiM
live nil winter , If necessary , on cottontail
rabbits and s.ise ten. UeslJcs , they Arc
the greatest Irrigate on earth. Look what
they did with the Salt I nke country ! Well ,
I expect them to do the came thing In the
way of Irrigation In the Dig Horn basin ;
and , mind you , I'm no Mormon , eltlur.
"I'm going to give most of my attention
after this to raising horses. I've got 150
head now In ono place up In Wyoming.
It's my opinion thnt the boreo has a future.
The bicycle Is n dead fad ; It's not going to
Interfere with his prospects any more nnd
ns to the automobile , It's doomed to n short
life. It's nothing but n fad , the same as
the bicycle was. Kor this reason I'm going
to anchor my faith to the horse. "
Colonel Cody ha been In Washington for
several days , where ho was endeavoring to
secure permission from the Indian depart
ment to employ n number of reservation In
dians in hla Wild West show the coming
season.
.AMUSEMENTS.
. . . . . .
Thcro was no fault to bo found with the
musical taeto of Omaha Wednesday night ,
for the Boyd theater was well filled with an
assemblage of those valued residents who
emprise the nrt-lovlng section of the com-
innlty and who nro not yet willing te > cx-
Irpato the old grand operas In favor of the
modern offerings of light opera nnd farce.
\ glance around the house sumccd to show
hat the aristocracy had p. decided taste for
rlstocracy In mlislc , for most of the best
mown people of the teally exclusive portion
T society were present.
Thu occpslnn of this assemblage was the
veil prepared program furnished by the re-
lowncd Mine. Sofia Scalchl and her com-
iany. Of the great star of the occasion
hero Is llttlo to bo Enid that has not been
said already. Her voice seems to be like
old wlno nnd her manner Is ns young ns
over. There Is no doubt that Scalchl Is
worth hearing at any time , for her style
nnd her artistic Interpretations nre always
faithful to the best traditions of art. Of
course , she has not the perfect system of
vocalization possessed by some Omaha
singers , but why should she ? She has never
lived here. Nevertheless , her voice Is In
comparable and it le a pleasure to hear once
In nwhllo an artist who gives not only a
system of voice culture , but her whole self
to her audience.
Of the other members of the company
Mine. Pasquall was thoroughly satisfactory
Slgnor Pasquali adequately agreeable and
Slgnor Frnnceschottl tolerably good , The
pianist , Chevalier Lo Verde , was quite a
necessity. His solo work was not marked
by any great pre-eminence , but his accom
paniments were sympathetic nnd virile.
The baritone , Franceschettl , was not a
worthy successor to Albert ! , Scalchl's bari
tone of former years , but bis acting and his
solo work were far In advance of his sus
taining pqwer In the ensemble numbers. The
tenor , Slg. do Pasquall , was suffering from
the effects of a cold , but his voice was
pleasing indeed , with the exception of the
few momenta when ho resorted to a vicious
throatlness.
Mmc. do Pasquall was a favorite with the
audience and she. portrayed her opcratit
characters well. The voice Is not large , bul
sweet , nnd her technique Is clean. Ilci
enunciation was all that could be de-sired
For some reason , best known te > the com
, pany , some of the Trovntore selection was
ming in English nnd some In Italian. Thlt
international compromise was unintelligible
to the audience ; .
In this connection It may bo mcntlonei
, that each member of the company sang on
song In English ( or United States , lest thi
Clan-na-Gael bo offended ) and therein wai
n point of etiquette te > bo commended.
The modern and most effective euro fo
constipation and all liver troubles the fa
mous llttlo pills known as DeWltf's Littli
! Early Risers.
Y. M. C. A. MONTHLY MEETING
Ilpportm for Ileccmlit-r Connlilereil bj
) the Hoard of DlrcctnrNVediiei -
ilny KvciilnK.
At the monthly meeting1 of the Board o
Directors of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation last evening reports for Dcccmbei
, wcro received and considered.
Ono hundred and sixty-four membershli
tickets were Issued , bringing the total mem
bership to 1,234 , the largest In the hlstor ;
of the association.
The religious work committee reportec
an average mttcndanco at men's Sunda ;
: meetings of 131 , ns against 110 for Decem
I. her , 189S ; also that five bible classes wen
In successful operation.
The Junior department reported nvcrogi
attendance tit boys' Sunday meetings ni
forty , and that almost every boy that at
lends is a member of the Antl-Clgarctt
league ; also 'that ' a saving accounts systcn
has been organized whereby a boy can pu
In his dimes and quarters until enough ha
accumulated to pay for his ticket.
w The entertainment committee reported al
season reserve scats as sold and 'that 30 )
- seats would bo kept for single admissions
.
The gymnasium committee reported a
- follows :
; Dec. Dec. Dei
: ISM. 1SSS. 1S37
Number of elapses . - . 100 01 i
Attendance at classes 2.4M 1,510 1\ \
| Baths 2,059
10 ' The committee rccommentlcd that five ne\
h chest weights , ono waist developer and tw
dozen bar-bells bo added , and It was s
authorized.
A The Itemized report of the athletic par !
showed total receipts , $1,399.42 ; expenses
y $2,384.70 ; good assets , $451.77 , nnd deflcll
$533.51.
A summary of the financial report Is a
follows :
Receipts for December for last flvo year
10 compared : 1890 , $1.434.40 ; 189S. $1,109.35
° . 1S97 , $913.25 ; 1896 , $654.70 ; 1S95 , $882.73.
w 1 Expenses for December for last flvo year
11 ' compared : 1899. $1,167.28 ; 1S98 , $1,132.9S
f 1F97 , $1,010,23 ; 189G , $842.49 ; 1893 , $ l,077.Sr
f i ' Receipts from May to December , Inclusive
for last flvo years compared : IS'.lfl. $6,334,53
y ' U9S , $0,033.97 ; 1897 , $4,693.70 ; 1S96 , $3,835.20
! 1S95. $5,292.29.
i Expenses from May to December. Inclu
Hive , for last flve years compared : 1899 , $6 ,
U 843.52 ; 1S98 , $5,851.16 ; 1897 , $5,137.48 ; 1S9 (
10 i $5.130.37 ; 1893. $7,352,44.
0- It will bo noticed that while the receipt
! nro greater than In other years , the expense
js have also Increased somewhat over the las
, four yeurs. This has been brought abou
s , from the fact that the Increased use of th
U building by the growing membership has c
In ittclf maelo a greater i > art of this Increase
re While U Is the aim of the directors to kee
the expenses as low as possible , yet th
Increased expense has been duo to the en
Inrged work.
Altogether the directors feel greatly encouraged
courage-d by 'tho ' steady growth of the In
Btltutlon , and outside of the financial quea
tlon , which U always present , finds th
problem to bo that of sufllcleut room fc
the Increasing membership.
r-
ron
on ( lllNOlllll ! l.lKllt Colllrilt'tN.
th At a meeting of the Advisory boar
Wednesday the contract for gasoline mrct
Hunting was let for -the year 1000. The lo
bidder on tatollnc lamps of the ordlnur
to pattern was the Gasoline Light and Dei :
company , at a bid of | 1S per light for it ,
ye-ar. The \\VUbach company was the lo
bidder on Welshiich gasoline lights at t |
OD for each lamp per year. The-so lumps wl
to bo of sixty cnndlo power , which Is olio tti
strength of the Wetabach gua lamps no
r" in use. The lamps will all be used In U
at I outlying portions of the city.
POSTOFFICE ROBBER MILLER
Sentenced to Five Years in the Sioux Fulls
Penitentiary.
CONVICTED OP ROBBING FARNAM OFFICE
llu- Crime , Hut IMrml * Utility
1o lliirKlnrlrtnir tlic I'tntollloc ill
.Merlin HIIN 'I'lircc ItolilicrU-M
to UN Credit.
William Miller , convicted Tuesday In
the federal court of the robbery of the post-
officent Farnam last July , \vns brought Into
court Wednesday afternoon. Ills nttornoy ,
Mr. Jefferls. who had been appointed by
the court to defend him , submitted n mo
tion for a iiinv trial , In support of which
he spoke at length. He Insisted thnt the
testimony offered to the effect thnt Miller
had been seen at Farnam Just before the
postoincp was robbed was not at all such
'as ' would Icnvo no room for doubt In the
I minds of Jurors and intimated that It was
la Isnowledgo of Miller's bad record that
must have operated upon the jury to secure
J , his conviction. Ho snld also that Miller
, , had freely and frankly said to him that ho
was guilty of the robbery at Merna and
was ready to plead guilty to that offense ,
but that ho would not plead guilty to the
Farnnm offense , for he had not committed
the crime.
Judge Mungor recalled tin fact that one
of the first cases that came before * him when
ho first ascended the bench was one In
which Miller was convicted of the robbery
of the iiostofllce nt Stromsburg and Inti
mated thnt there was llttlo room for Judi
cial clemency. He asked Miller what he had
to plead as to the Merna cn o and the cul
prit replied that ho was guilty and would
BO plead.
"Have you anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced against you ? "
asked the court.
AxUN for l.onlciir.v.
The prisoner responded with a manifesta
tion of emotional penitence thnt would have
been becoming to a countenance not so
manifestly n reflection of the rogues' gal-
cry , but In Minor's case a tearless nm
shallow agitation of the facial muscles of t
confirmed thief.
"No , " said the prisoner , "except that
liope you will bo : is lenient ns possible ,
tried hard to reform upon leaving the pent
tentlary last spring , ( but It was Impossible
, Instead of extending n holpfng hand over }
ono tried to push mo down. 1 could no
get work or hold It when I got It. I n
sorry I committed the crime. "
Judge Munger at once pronounced sen
tence , the penalty being $100 and costs am
flvo years in the government petiltentlarj
nt Sioux Kails. The prisoner took the sen
tence as a matter of course.
"Have you anything now to say why sen
tcnco should not be pronounced ngnlns
you In the Karnnm case ? " asked Judg
Munger.
"Nothing except that I did not comml
the crime. "
Judge Munger duplicated the sentenc
above recited. This would seem to Indlcat
that the culprit was to serve ten years ii
the penitentiary , but It Is stated by attache
of the court that ho will serve both sentences
tences nt the same time that Is , the sen
tenccs arc concurrent. Ho completed
term of eighteen months last spring for th
Stromsburg robbery.
OWNERSHIP OF WATER WORKS
iiKthDlnciiNNloii of Municipal ( "on
< trol nt Meeting of Sinitliirrnt
Improvement dull.
At a meeting of the Southwest Improvement
mont club Wednesday night the question o
: municipal ownership of water works wa
discussed at length by Attorney H.V. . Ill"h
ardson , who has made n study of the Issue
It was expected that Andrew Ilosownter
city engineer , would address the clulj ii
favor of the proposition , but Mr. Rasowato
was unable to be present and Mr. Richard
son made a speech In direct opposition ti
the theory which It Is said Mr. Rosowntc
would have advocated had he been there
Mr. Richardson read letters from proml
; nent citizens of cities where municipal own
crshlp now prevails and In each Instanc
the reports were discouraging to city con
trol of the water supply. The club members
bors listened patiently , for Mr. Rlchardsoi
Is an entertaining talker , but many of then
nro on the other side of the question. A
future meetings of the club there will b
further discussion and the advocates of mu
nlclpal ownership will bo given an oppor
tunlty to ho heard. One of the argument
advanced by Mr. Richardson was that th
city cannot afford the bond Issue require
nnd another was that municipal owncrshl
will create too many additional city ol
flees.
flees.After
After the water works discussion cnde
City Attorney Council addressed the elu
with reference to the straightening c
Twenty-fourth street , there being nn offrc
near the Intersection with Leavonwort
street. Mr. Connell said In substance thn
11 all suits In court growing out of this propn
)0 slllon thus far have been decided In favei
of the city and that pending cases wll
.I doubtless bo satisfactorily settled befor
the Twenty-fourth street viaduct is crn
structed nnd likely ns early ns spring of th
present year.
The club meeting was largely attonde
41 and In addition to the foregoing proposition
some routine business was transacted.
When the boxolllco - - atHoyd's : openo
yesterday thcro was n brlbk demand fr
seats to the Elks' production of "A Nigti
in Bohemia , " which Is to bo repeated ugul
this year for the benefit of the charity fin
of this popular order , whoso deeds of hcnev
is olencB nro done secretly anil whose wlllln
hands are over ready to open at the cry (
distress , nnd It Indlcnten oven more of
success than last year. This rolllckln
musical farce has a well-defined plot nn
the many bright specialties which nro Ir
tcrpolated during the two acts make It
pleasant evening's entertainment. Tli
jealousy between Spud Fnrrlsh , Artht
' Ilrlgss , U. Haaker and others has been sol
tied and Mr. Farrlsh will agnln beat tl
drum In the Salvation Army , which hone
_ has nearly been wrested from him. "Til
Many children look too
old for their years. They
go about with thin faces and
sober manners not in keep
ing with robust childhood.
If it's your hey or girl , give
'Twill fill out the hollow
places , increase the weight ,
rdet and bring a healthy color
IW The improvement
ry to the cheeks.
ho at provement continues long
iwM ill after they cease using the
ho Emulsion. Get Scott's.
iw
he Soc. and ft oo , ill drugging
SCOTT Si BUWtlE , ChtmuU. New Yotk.
jUation Army' " "The tlro.idu.iy Sou-
ril is ' tatLiiiK with the ttlrlou Kove , ' '
He- Hid Like Kelly DM.The Kiss ng
UIR. " ' The Hoodee-Doodo-M ii. ' the Inn-
ah medley of ragtime nonps. the North
matin quartet In sclortlnns , Ctisrlyy t , inb' *
econtrlc dnnrlng nnd Kd Shipley's Imltn-
on of Lillian lUifsell arc some of the spo-
ultles. There will be two performances
rldny nnd Saturday.
At the CrclRhton-Orpheum tomorrow
veiling the. curtain will rise promptly at S
'clock In order to allow ample ; time for the
erformance of a double bill. The first part
f the evening's entertainment will be de-
otcd to the regular profesMonnl program
nd the latter half will be given up to the
mntcure. Among the amateurs who will ap-
> car are the following : Henry Horwleh. a
nvorlte entertainer ; Andy Coehran and J.
' "ranklln , grotesque comedians ; Max and
: : ilph Wostnn , slngcra and dancers ; Miss
laud Raymond , vocalist ; Carter nnd N'ealey.
ilack-face song nnd dance artists ; the
ouseks , Jacob and Kthcl , grotesque eake-
alkers ; Una Schemer , novelty musical pe-
lalty ; .1. T. Owen , the "wonder. " Miss
Olllo May , ulnRfng BOUbrette : t'harley Day-
on , monologlst ; Miss Jennie Worth and
thers.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
Oeneral Merrlnm , commanding the le-
nrttneiit of the 'Missouri. ' Is In the city
ram Denver on hts monthly visit of In-
pt-otlon.
\V. 11. Youcks futon t'aelllo agent nt
Ornnd Island , who 1ms been visiting Ills
iimlly in New York. Stopped over n day In
his city on his return home.
II. J. Meals of Holt county , who Is In-
cnsted In mining property in the Klondike ,
s In the city attempting ttrlnlere.it capital
n the venture , lie will return to the north
ho llrst of next inouh.
H. \ > . Kerr , an Implement dealer of rrulg.
Hurt county. Is nt the Merchants. Jkuaysi
liiall IIUIIUUK Is excellent lit the vicinity
of Craig this winter nnd Is nttrnr.ing inui-li
attention from Omaha sportsmen.
James Thomas of I exltiRton In In the
city attending the Implement Men's con
vention. He is unthuslasilcally pi-o-ltrltlsli
ind In forecasting the outi nine of tlu-
Trunsvanl trouble can see nothing but de
feat for Hoer arms.
ACTS GENTLY ON THE
KIDNEYS , LIVER
AND BOWELS
CLEANSES THE SYSTEM
rl EFFECTUALLY
PERMANENTIY.
OV7 THE GENUINE - MAHT O
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for Bnfants and Children.
is n harmless substitute for Castor Oil , Parc -
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It , is Pleasant. Ifc
contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverislmess.
It cures Dinrrluua and "Wind Colie. It relieves Teeth
ing Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulates the
Stomach and Dowels , giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
hi Use For Over SO Years.
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ID UUnt llourt " . > , Influenza , Catnrrl ) , nnd all IJJ1
liiiiKiindlliroiiltroul'lei" . henil lor proof of It. It dot-3 uot clckcn or dlsngrco
If with the etomnch. Sate for till ngcs.
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n FltRH AOVICK , 11 C.S jingo liiiok of < / Sold by DniRKlnlH nr * eiiin \ mail , JH
ir reelpes and n FKEK SAMI'I.i : . O 1'rli-v , 111 cents nnd 5 rents. -jjj
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3tU ho can cure you. Or. Davis has twenty years' experience.
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forc goinp olstwhcro Ho olTors you tlio best , most Hklllful and solp-iuifle
r treatment the medical profosHion nlTurdd. Consul t him free if ufllicted
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Jilcctric belt given free to each case requiring one.
Private Hntr.mce 1(105 ( Doilne Striiet , OMAHA.
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A Warm Office
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Yon can't do good work in n cold room and
you can't k > op a room warm in a poorly
built building.
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Heating eorvico , like everything elyo about it , is always B
good. Kooms runt for no more here than in wretchedly H
heated buildings , whore you have to wear your overcoat B
to keep warm. We will show you. U
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