THE OMATIA DATLY BEE : FRIDAY , .TANTARY 20. 1000. STEAM FROM POLITICAL POT , | L ve Gossip Biarinc on the Impjndiug ! Oity Campaign. ACTIVITY IS MANIFESTED IN ALL CAMPS l Ciioil for n Strung ; How vfcii dip \nrliiiiH llrimi'lics of tin ; Trlpiirlllo Kuilim AlllniK'f. The renewed activity of the icpubllcnn wanl clubs gives ovlilcmo on every sldo of iho preparations for the coming rilj pri maries. Sumo roarranRonicnt of the- unifies for ruiitibllcnn nomination ) ) Is Inking plafo , ( hlolly nmoiig minor cnmllelater , but the lines nro being gradually formed for the flnnl primaly contest. CnndldntcH for th > council arc nlrouly out with petitions for BlRiinturre to plate their names on the bnl- lnt . The new law requires titty slRimttirei Inntcnit of twenty nn formerly , anil the rule ndnptcd by thp republican city cotntntttco will place the names of council candidates on thu ballot In alphabetical order , although. the contcfttlnx convention delegations will nppeir ln _ the order In which the petitions fire fllrd. Quite an Interesting dlscusHlon WHS In dulged In on the third-term question at the meeting of the Sixth ward republican club lust Saturday. Among the candidates who presented themselves for the club's f.ivor were City Clerk Hlgby and City ComptroUcr Wrfltbcrx , each of whom s > et forth their claims to retention In ofllcc. After Mr. Wostberg had Ilnlobed Herbert IJ Leavltt Kot up and In decided tones paid he did not bplle\e In third terms for anybody nnd that he thought ofllcora who had had two term1) nhoiild voluntarily make way for other re publicans who have not been honored. City Clerk Illgby said that If he utooil ns a o.tn- illdato It would be olmply on his leeord as an ofllccr and that If the party thoiiKht he would be n weight on the ticket he would accept Us decision without objection. Comp troller Westbcrg. on the other hand , hccimc quUQ excited and IiiBistcd that n public of- ih er should bo retained In olllce as Ions as he w.ia giving satisfaction and performing hlo duties faithfully and clllclently. "You think a man should be kept In of fice all his llfo If he Is a good oniccr ? " came one question from the audience "If ho l the best man for the place , jes , " nnswered Weathers. lint as the sentiment of the meeting nremcd hopelessly divided no formal action was taken In the matter. The handful of silver republicans do not propose to take any chances of not having n quorum at their primaries. The primaries n of that party will he simply caucuses held at 7.30 p. m. , and no requirements as to registration will bo enforced. If only ho can bo Induced to come In and fill a chair nt the caucus , no man will bo asked any questions as to how ho registered. It is hoped that by this plan sudlclont attendance can bo uccured to enable each caucus to ho\o enough material present for a chair man and secretary. There Is little question that some of the man who did not register their party affilia tions will endeavor to break Into the- party j-rnnarles , e\cn If they ha\e to resort to the courts. William H. O'Shaughncssy , a democratic clerk In the olllcn of the county auditor , Is among those who arrogantly fnllod to specify his party alllllatlons. He declared his Intention to participate In the primaries of hit , party , and gl\es It out that ho will go Into the courts to secure the right to take part. The law , however , Lo bo. airtight. , The prlzo debaters of the Peter Cooper clut arc priming themselves for a lively cession when the Klmor Thomas resolution Is roi/chcd denouncing the State Doard of Transportation for having failed to do any thing material to the lalhvays. Rimer Thomas has declared his Intention of speak- itif , at length in favor of the adoption of his uisolulloii. Some of the members of the i lub , however , do not feel likecatting repioach upon a populist State Hoard of TniLsportatlon. nnd think the state com mittee of the pirty acted wisely In turning the Thomas resolution down. They arc fortifying themselvcH in opposition to the measure and a stirring scrap Is promise 1. In remarKable contrast with the confidents CNpresbed by Jackhonlans in their ability to beat the County Democracy out In the pri- irarics , contra the statement from members of the County Democraej to the effect that they have been approached by an emissary o ! the JackhOnlatm with u proposition to compromise , oven In the Swond waid , where tbo Hcrdmanlles are strongest. At n recent meeting of the silver repub lican city committee homo dlseusHlon was Indulged of the political statiih of a late occupant of the district bench suspected of designs upon the mayoralty. At that tlmo ' it was ngiced , without any formal declara V i tion to that effect , that the late judge hud no claims upon the patty and that he should not bo sent to any of the party convention * VK n delegate. That very night the late Judge enrolled himself as a member of the Patri otic ( ? ) league. No Immediate apprehension need bo en- toitalncd by local politicians over the recent organization of the Social nomocracy , wblch 1 appears to bo the Debs branch of boclallsm. The local otganliatlon meets weekly In the rooms of thn Pel IT Cooper club In n quiet nnd Inoffensive * way , but lt members an- nounod that they will not dabble In local politics. In the national campaign of 11)00 ) they * expect to have candidates for presl- tlint and vlco pnwlilcnt , but will m.iKo no Male campaigns. They arc pronounced ad mirers of such men as I'lngroo of .Michigan and Jonw of Ohio , and say It Is likely one rr both < Sf these men will be anked to ho the clandard-bcarers next fall. U Is perhaps a good thing for the populist ptity ( hut this Social Democracy Is not polng Into local politics Just now , foi how could any jmrly expect to hold John 0. Yelst'r wlirn another organization hove In t < lrht having nailed to IIn masthead such Fill ring principles as the miking of labor legislation , natlonHl nnd international. In stead of local public ownership of all I tUEln | combined nnd monopolies , railroads , Is your breath bad ? Then your best friends turn their heads aside. A bad breath means a bad liver. Aycr's Pills arc liver pills. They cure constipation , biliousness , dyspepsia , sick headache. 25c. All drugcisis. _ > \aut your mousUi tie e > r bc rej a beautUul brown iir rich UUcW t Tlionum BUCKINGHAM'S ' DYE M& . telegraph , telephone * , all mentis of trans- porutlnn and communication , water works , RUB nnd electric light plant * ' Or how lould nny old party expect A. W. Tldd to rlfvnvn to It while another party was ad- vocntlliK the public ownership cf all gold , silver , lend , copper , Iron , cottl and other mine * ' If a hew party should show up In the local Held standing for the reduction of hour * of labor In proportion to the In creasing farllltlcM of production 12. V. Moiearty would bnvo to turn A double- somersault In his speed to allcht In It. In fact , what populist could stand out against n platform which declared not only In favor o ( the Initiative and referendum , but also In favor of all the nbovo glorious privileges , ' together with equal civil and political rights for men and women , the making of all use ful Inventions free to all , national Insurance of working people against accidents , lack of employment nnd want In old ngc , and the Inauguration of n s.vntctn of public works to glvo employment to the unemployed ? Who can conjecture what would become of thr I'eter Cooper olub If some political or ganization should jump Into the local arena with a platform declaring for "the abolition of war as far ns the United States Is con cerned1' " Or the Jacksonlan club , cither , for that matter' ' All thco are included j | In the Social Democracy's declaration of principles. COUNTY DEMOCRACY OFFICERS \iinuiil II < M < | | IIII ( lull DIxc'iiNsc * tli < > C ii in I n u ; < iiinliul. The ntidltorlum if the County Democracy hcndnuartcra was full to the door Thursday night , the occasion being the annual election of ulllcrni , which resulted ns follows : Presi dent , -loJin Llddell ; vice president , Lyelo I. Abbott , treasurer , Ernest Mortens , recordIng - Ing secretary , J. T Hart : financial secretary , J. 12 , Itcagan ; corref pending secretary. Joseph r.tnuskn ; scrgeant-at-nnns , Han Custer. A series of re oliitloni offered by J. 15. Ilcagan , expressing sympathy with the BOOM nnd denouncing nnglnnd ns n rob ber , was unanimously adopted. Speeches were made by Harry Miller , Joseph A. Corner , J. n Reagan , Lysle I Abbott , Joe Uutler nnd others , urging the members to get out and make the best fight possible at the primaries to down the ring rule of the men who eontrol the Jacksonlau club nnd prcaiglng certain victory. During the meeting amber-colored refresh ments were served In mugs of generous proportions to all present by men who car ried It into the room on trays that taxed their strength Fifty-seven now members were enrolled and elected. 'IPTUVIIU M'KIM.HV Cl.l'll. MrM'tlnir IIi'l < l U nil or I lie "MoM I'avornlilc AiinpliM-n. The regular vveekly meeting of the Fifth i Ward McKInley club was well attended Thursday night and much Interest was man ifested in the proceedings. The executive committee reported that It had filled vacancies on Its committee by the appointment ofV. . T. Graham , vice O. W. King , Frank Case , vlco John C. Holt , and William I. Kierstead , vice V. Mullen. The chairman of the executive committee re- poited further that in regard to the choice of candidates to the cltv convention , the committee to whom was teferred the selec tion had decided that the tlmo was not ripe for such hdectlon nnd that the matter had been deferred for a week , and called upon the candidates residing In the ward to sub mit a list of names for the approval of the committee early next week so that the mat ter could bo reported to the club at Its next meeting Speeches were then called for from the candidates present. The first to respond was Charles L Snundcrs , who formally an nounced himself as candidate for city treas urer Ho said he was a native of Omaha nnd long n resident of the Fifth ward , upon the republicans of which he depended for hla strength In the convention. Saunders was followed by Fred J Sackett. who is n candidate for re-election to the office of tax commissioner. Mr. Sackett said very little about himself , but devoted bis tlmo to giving good advlco to the members of the club In the Interests of republican success. fieorgoV. . Holbrook announced himself as candidate for city clerk In a short talk that was well received. Charles Delamntro and W. H. Mallory , candidates for councilman from the Fifth ward , made short talks and wore followed by Hugh A. Myers , who made a strong plea for unity of action on the part of Fifth ward republicans U. W. Illchardson In a rousing speech Bhovved the necessity for work , with an as surance of success. The manner of choosing the legates to the city convention was brotignt up nnd Mr Ulchardson favored the plan of letting the Fifth waid candidates for city olllces ehooao a set of delegates , the Kimo to bo ratified at the primaries ; that the candidates for ofllces not represented by candidates In the ward h.ivo their names printed upon the ballots cast at the pri maries and the ones receiving the highest ! number of votes to receive the votes of the ! Fifth waid delegates in the convention Thn matter was discussed for some time , but the club finally determined to make no change In Its plans nnd the executive com- mlttco will place n ticket In the field at the primaries , after consulting with the candi dates An Informal Invitation was tcndeied the rifth Ward Republican club to submit a llht of names sn that there would be but one ticket In the field The club will meet j next Thursday night to pa& unon _ the names of the delegates PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. 1' i : \\nra of Topeku l.s In the city. Oeoi-go ( "ox of St. Ixmls Is at the Murray r C * FHUe of Cedar Itaplds Is nt the Mnnay J R SliubeK. of f'heyenno Is at the MiTC'lianls j H ItM-kor of I'latitwiiouth Is at the Wind Ilildreth of St. Ixnite Is registered nt Alexander Nnvv. a lawyer of Knnsas City , Is nt theMlllard K. MoKonzto ami C. 8. Unney of lla.st- arr nt the .Murno i'rlehiird ( toixlvvlnx of CJruml Island Is u guctit of the' MoiehimtH T ' .Muttihews. t'nltiMl States mui > 1ml , Is In the e its for u fe > w ituyp II Holler of I Mo Holler Chemlral compnny eil i'lik'iign Iti ai Iho .Mlllanl j W W Drlsklll , wlfn nn < l two children of 'Spi.iilUh ' S O , are In the city .Saiiuifl Hutnti ban gene > to Pueblo , Cole , to lie absent 'wo or three weeks JtunoH Whltllehi. H | > otnlng editor of The t > t r , KatuhJUR City , Is at the Mlllard. T It Hard and J. H Mason , cattlemen of e , ontiMl i'lty , nro trunsaetlng buvineHS In Omaha i < iil iiottlrtlh , the ernek bhot nnd cihnin- 11 -n wht t lilioer of Kansas e'lty , IB at the I Mlllanl , r limmcl , uuilllor for thc > Anh.uihcr- j lluh lirowlng etwnp.ui > . Is In the clt > from I St I.OlllH [ 'rank Itostnvator IUIH loliiriieul yfier an i nbsoneii of two weekH bpent at bis former lu.nu' in rii'veliuicl. O. Simoon Hlooiu luui leturned from Olneln- ' null ifter nn absom'o of two weeks atteiid- I Ing the Mikne ! > 3 und ilcath of lib mother lieiunil .Menlam. c-ommandlni : the ln- I i iitment < > ( the -\llK.Hourl will return to Denver today , having completed his regii- I lut Inspection of thu local post I \ 11 le-g jiion of Kaiiwy cit > men c'aine in 'Jliurrtlay to uttun < I tho. Oun club shoot In Council lluft The puny coniifta of O il \ \ ilden rharltvs Uotileb J A. R. Elliott , \ \ B Allen. JIUIICM Whlttluld. J. W llrumson uiul K N Crookrell i H irrj \ Ar.tlerMin son of William An- e'i j , > n , il-rk of the Murr v > hutol will le.ivc onuhv for 31 IAI il fiHHlu > to make the la it r place Ids home Mr Anderson Is IT i th l > "r nvs'ng de i .ir'-nent of < he > IMclU I I\I re ) ' tiudo whKli tun moved Us < IK i Jilu Tiers to St Louis , " KEYSTONE STATE REUNION Twelfth Annual Function of Pennsyhnnia Olub of Omaha a Success. INTERESTING PROGRAM IS RENDERED ! > | icclir , lU'Mliitlon * . . .MusicDniiclnur mill IViiHlltiKrc I lie Orilff nf Hit' Kvonlim lii-ni-rnl t luirti-s P. A stranger dropping Into the Commercial club rooms Thursday night might easily have Imagined himself at n picnic on the banks of the Susquehanna river If he closed Ills eyes to the velvet floors nnd brilliant llghlR. nc- ci-pllng only the conversation about him ns an Index to his geographical location It was the twelfth annual reunion of the Pennsylvania club of Omaha. Former Pcnn- sylvnnlaim. men. women nnd chlldicn , ROO strong , Joined In the reunion , nnd they talKed Pennsylvania from start to finish Uvcry section of thn Keystone state from Hrlc to Tullytown nnd from \Vayncsburg to Houcsdalo was enthusiastically discussed , nnd none of the Intermediate stations were overlooked. Childhood days In the Alle- glicnlea , along the Schuylklll , the Junlata , the Lackawaxcn , the Youghloghcny , out through the Lchlgh vnlluy and clse\vhern , cnmo back to the older ones In reminiscent fotm Everybody had a kindly word for Pennsylvania , and the Nebraska children of Pennsylvania parents who listened to the tales that were told at this reunion must have seen visions of a happy fairyland In tl-elr l reams. The program consisted of speeches , music , recitations , dancing and feasting. Ocnwal Charles F. Mandcrson presided lie Is the tegular president of the Pennsylvania club. Formality nnd full dress suits did not enter Into this function. Everybody was made to feel at home nnd n more enjoyable occasion Is seldom witnessed. Among those. pre < = ont were many representative cltlrons of Omaha and a glance at the personnel of the as semblage leads to the conclusion that Penn sylvania has furnished this city many of Its best people. ( ii'iiernl II miller no n Tiill.K , Preliminary to the rendition of the pro gram General Manderson made a bilef In troductory address. He spoke of loyalty to the old state , and declared his admiration for it second only to his love for Nebraska , the state of his adoption. The first number on the ? program was a German recitation by- Mrs John \V. IJvans. Mrs. nvans met with such applause that she was recalled. She recited the second time , "Taking an Kle- water , " an humorous creation detailing the story of how a rural housewife encountered many embarrassing dilemmas while in Chicago cage on a shopping tour. "Tho Pennsylvania Club" was the subject of an address by Ulcbard C. Patterson. A duet , "Vlllago Bells" was rendered by Misses Leila and Bessie Mooney. In the signs of the deaf and dumb language , Prof. J. A. Glllcsple sang "ShallVo Meet Beyond the niver. " Ho was accompanied by Mrs Maud H duldra on the piano. This was a unique feature , highly appreciated "How We Pennsylvania Dutch Lived In the Early Days , " was the subject of an In teresting talk by Joseph Redman , who was Introduced as "Uncle Joe" Samuel J. Taylor , who Is SO years old , gave an entertaining talk on pioneer days in Pennsylvania. M. W Nesblt of Tekamah told of the suc cess of the Pennsylvania society In Burt county. Miss Ada Boyer recited "Jim Fen- ton'e Wedding. " J. P Hess talked of Pennsylvanlans In Council Bluffs. At the close of the program there was n call of the roll by counties , and this de veloped the fact that nearly every county In Pennsylvania Is represented in Omaha A committee of women served the refresh ments Everything as free as the water that guehen down the channel of the Cone- maugh river. Punch bowls were stationed at frequent Intervals and good cheer prevailed. Merry Diinc'p ( .OOM On. The younger generation and some of the older ones , too , engaged In dancing , and the festivities lasted until nearly midnight. Ball loom music was furnished by an orchestra. The reception committee , which was largely Instrumental In making such a gratifying success of the reunion , was com posed of the following- Me-adimcH M. J. I eachy , D. T. Kroh , Rudolph , Rhyn , Allen Koch , S. C. Grlsvvold , J. H. Glllesple , R. C. Patterson , D. C. Pat terson , H. H. Baldrlge , John A. Wakelleld , J. N. H. Patrick , W. G. Shrlver , W. S. Ask- wlth. C. F. Manderson , P. J. Barr.R. A. Lenhart , J Cooper , H Cooper , Jo Red man , C. M. Hummel. M. E. Dempster , J. H. Phugnrt. J. A. Dalzell. C A. Potter , W. P. Harford , CUT Rlepen , L N. Gondon , M | t H. Hoerner , William Boyer , M G. Greevy , W C. Mooney nnd Fchr. Mcfcsra. A. W .Icfferls. J C Crager , H. B Irey , H L. Burkot , Kelly McCombs , J. P. Connolly , I ) J Burgess , Joseph Redman , J. 1 B. Dresback , H A Ixmhart , H M. ingle- mann , Paul Charlton , Dr. S. K. Spaldlng , Ir H. Ludlngton , W. N. Nason , J. A Dal zell , J. H. Olllesplo , S M. Crosby , Howard i | Cooper , W. S. Baldtlff , S. R. Rush , R. S. Ber lin , William Boyer , I. A. Medlar. Daniel I Itnum , T. A. Cielgh , John Hussle , Dr. J. II Vance , Do Forest n. Chapln and Rev. L. Grob The offlcers of the Penimylvnnla club are as follows Hon. Charles F. Mandcrson , president ; Major T. S. Clarkson , first vlco president : Richard C. Patterson , hecond vlco president ; J. N II. Patrick , third vice presi dent ; P. J. Barr. treasurer ; W. 0. Shrlver , secretary ; M. H. Hoerner , nfslstant secre tary. < ; i\ < - ail Tangier temple. Order of the Mystic Bhrlne , gave a mtislcale to Its members nnd 1 their famlllch at Masonic hall Thursday . night which was one of the most plensant aflnlrh of Ha kind of the heason. The program - gram consisted of ten numbers , ns follows. Hute Solo . . . . Selected 1 Oliif Pfdei-hon Three nc < l HOMVS . Norris MSH | llrfti'llc Brown. liurcnrola . L'-selietlcvsky MtbS H'lhol Fiec- Two Grenadier * < ! > > rc iue , t ) . . .Schumann Oncar Caprice do Concert . Miibln Nonlln. Thine . . Bohm Jean Buyxl Mulhin I * Sharp Minor I'olonalu- . Chopin illsJJtihol Free Song of Prui.so . . . St. Qulntln I. M Trey nor. Flute Solo . . Selected Olnf PudiT on. Serenndo . . . . . Mnrfchncr Tlie Shrlno Quartet I. .M Trejnor. ttrs.1 tenor , W. S Rigdoti , second tonor. H W Bailey , Ilrst bass , ami J. F. Barton , M-cond lra s. Mllltnry Iliiirrlitliinipul. The Castellur Street Presbyterian church gave a military entertainment Thursday evening that brought out n crowd wblch i packed the auditorium. The two speakers i of the evening were Harry Fischer and i William J Koopman The former Bpolto ' on "Tho American Soldier " Koopman's i talk consisted of his relating Interestingly his experiences | n the Philippine islands 1 as a member of the First Nebraska regi ment He gave an excellent description of the city of Manila and told In a pleasing way the happenings that make a soldier's life In that country exciting The church was effectively draped with the national colors and a huge American flag covered the wall In the rear of the platform Mnrrnlirc-h' Mn iiitruilr | Hall , Knights of thn MaTnbees Gate City lodge No CO , gave its II rat masquerade ball of the season In Metropolitan hull Thursday evening. One hundred couples were present - ent The evening was given over to dancing nnd n piclal time The committee consisted of i : K Andrews. J W Hodd J. M law less and B J Scully C M Bachuian was master of ceremonies .AMUSEMENTS. John Thomas humorlpt nnd Impersonator , has appeared In Omaha before , but never before so magnificent alt nudlenco ns greetcJ him Thursday night nt the Boyd opera houc. There \\ns not n vacant sent In the house and everyone seemed well pleased. With his concert company , comprising his wife , Annie Webster Thomas , violin vir tuoso ; Hdna Marie Goullnud , soprano , and Charles A. Rldgway. pianist ho presented u program of mirth nnd melody under the auspices of the Omaha , Young Men s Chris tian association. There were many encores , the mcmb'crs of the company responding generously. Following one ntlhiber , Mr. Thomas was called back four times Miss Goullnud Is perhaps his most able oupporter. She has a rich , full soprano voice , nnd uses It with the skill of n finished artist. LOCAL BREVITIES. Hnbbl Abr.im Simon will spe-.ik this evenIng - Ing In the Hnrnoy Street temple on "Is Mfo a Traireely1' " Only one ninrrlnge licence was Issued Thmsdny It vvns to Allan It Polslov , nged 31 , utiil Mnry Krajloek , aged L'O , both of South Omaha Noia Holstiom 1ms srod Hdmicn J llol- stioin for dlvotce , alleging drunkenness and 01 licit } The Ilolstioms were married at riorenco In liny , ivis 'Iho ilimbctaiJs of the Pirth wend met ThurMiuy night on Ulnhteonth stieet be- tivttn Nicholas nnd Paul anil listened to apeichiJ by covernl candidates ami others Prank Dclbrldge vvns given thirty days In Jnll Thutsiln > for stealing a luo-pound sack of sugar fiom the grucerv store of C D Kvans , nt 15-0 North Twenty -fourth stteet. Call Harris , wanted In Sious City on a charge of embezzlement was taken back to low a josterdny by Deputy Shot Iff Manning lie hud been ai rested In Unmha by De tectives Johnson and Hc-alon Spontaneous combustion In a pile ot coal on the promises of the Noln.iska Brewing eompanv , Thlid and HIekorj stieots , causoel an alarm of llio to be sent In nt C 12 vestoi- cluy morning The damage wits nominal t'nlted States Marshal Matthews and Cleiks Thummel anil llojt returned from Lincoln yesterdav The I'nited States court at that iilare will do little until Tuesday , when the juiv will topoit Judges linker , llaxtor , Hstelle , Piivvcett and Slabatigh held a confetoneo Thur duv and appointed C il Hunt a member of the Hoard of Park Commlsslonei.s to lepresent South Omaha for a term of three ye.iis Tha motor furnishing power for the system - tem of ventilation at the federal building nuicie so much noise that thete was a gen- etal complaint , nnd M > jestcrday the motor was changed , a noiseless 0110 taking Its place. Hugh Nelson worked 12S days at putting up stoves for Jlvman Oberm.m , a bocoml- linnil dealer , and Oberman letused to pay him for the seivlco , alleging that Nelson was working for his board alone Nelson sued and on Thursday Justice Long gave him a judgment for $ 'U W. II Sehoonsteel , Keeper ot a seeond-hand stoto at 1421 Dodge street , wan lined K in police court Thin-.dnv for falling to remove garbage and trash fiom the alley In the icar of his place , puiMiant to an older served upon him by the police depaitment. Ho gave notice of appeal Mrs. Mary Cavunuugh .ulived In Omaha Wednesday morning from Chicago and was taktm at onee to the Methodist nplseopal hospital She Is suffering from a broken leg , sustained Monday bv ( slipping on a HldewiUk In Chicago , and v.as brought to Omaha to be nursed by her daughter , Mary Cnvamuigh , a nurse at the hospital George Clark , a tailor at 1520 Douglas dtteet , tied a rag around a stovepipe in his shop the other day | o prevent the soot from rattling down. Yesterday he built n tire In the stove , the ing became Ignited , Illling the room with smoke , but bv the time the lire department arrived , at 8.05 , all danger had pas-sed and the room was being \entllated. J P. O Urlen of the Henshavv hotel has Hied a complaint against James McKaj , chatglng him with petit larceny. McKay Is night man at i he hotel Albout midnight WodneMliv 'ho vvns detected. It Is alleged in the act of c.urylng away t-evoral pack ages said to contain ilre.ssed chickens , uut- tor and other provisions pu-lolned from the hotel larder Joseph Hay don has sued the Chicago House AVreeklng oompanj for $67 > 0 , the price of ninety upholstered settee's used during the recent exposition at the chutes. Ho claims to have bought the propertj of the "Shoot the Chutes" company anil says the wrecking company bus appropriated It The case will bo trieel in Justice Altstadt's com t January JO KmissariOH ot the countv commissioners have been tiylng to interest the Commercial c lub In the proposition for the erection of a new court hoti'-o and the issue of $300,000 bonds therefor They have asked that the e-Inb call a public mooting for discussion ot the proposition The suggestion will prob ably come up at the next meeting of the executive committee of the club In police court Thursday Ilarrv Ander- M > n , night porter at the- Her Grand hotel , pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing tlti 25 from the cash diavvor of the hotol. The clerk. C C Irvine , had retired for .1 moment , leaving the key In the dr.iwor , and Anderson helped himself , aftervvaid concealing the money In the basement Ho was given thirty days , with .suspension of sentence elurlng good behavior. At Iho instance of 12 I. . . Palmer an order of replevin was Issued Thuiselny from Jus- tli o AllEt.ult'h court to lecovor poskcs'-lou of hoventy-two chaiis and twenty tables , now being hold by the Chicago House \\recklng company. Dm Ing the exposition Palmer run a icstaurant on the giounds and aftervvaid neglected to lomove his fur niture Hi' now says that the wrecking company has taken possession of It. H 1' " . Hodgln has been designated as su- pi ilntendent of exhibits of the coining ex hibit by thn Homo Patron igo buie.iu of the Commercial dub and steps have boon taken to hi Ing to the treasury the funds which It will requlni to conduct the ontor- pilf-e Kai h member of the bureau Is re- enilicd to pay a membership fee * toward that end. while those who desire- space In which to make an exhibit must pay an additional fee Murtln Peterson , 17 yeats old , n helper employed In the construction of the now Metz brevven , fell from the second lloor ot that stiuctuio , a. distance of thlity fret. yesterday , sustaining Injuries that may provo fatal No bones worn broken , but It Is believed hei l.i hurt Internally , Ho was tnkrn to the St Joseph hospital. This I is the llhlid serious accident of this kind to happen ai the new brewery within the last linen weeks James Homier , III Cential avenue , Uuf- falo , N. Y. , lias written to Chief of Police Donahue asking for Information concerning Jerry Homier , his brother , who lift home twenty yoais ago and e'ame lo NebrasKii Thn writer says he has not hoard from him since. He came hero with ,1 man named McCool In about a month MtCool re turned to HulTalo , saying that Homier had "gonn through the mounttilns to Colorado " Hlshop WorthliiBton lyroum met Tihurh- day nlghi'i in oihe guild room of St. Phlllp'h ohurch to dlscusiv th question re-durlng the iciprescnt.itlon In congress of those stutas vvhltih have iiassc l IUWH re-.stialnjng the negroes from voting upon the came bosib as white men A mpor on the Hub- Ject was read by J S Dorce-v , who eleilt with the subject at length , giving facts and figures covering every ph.io < f the iiies- | tluu At its conclusion It a * decided to pcbti > one tiho debute for one week Wednesdii ) , evening the contractor lln- Ishtd the lend roof on the porch at the federal building The cost of the roof Is H.ono , and ovet live tons of metal were uted In its corhtructlon The teat called for , before the work IH ace opted by the I government. Is the ability of the roof to I resist the penetrating power of water for I a period of forty-eight hours Wednesday night the water was turiu-d on and jesier- I day morning there was about twelve Inches > of Ice over the roof The test will bo de layed until the weather moderates The smallpox patients are .til In u fair way to recoverj The residence ) of R il , lilalns , at 525 Dccatur strict , will probably bei relieved from nuaiinline within a week. Alfrvd lilalns , VflOl Dectur street , has suf- fcreid from a modified form of the dlse.ibe nnd la now nblo to leave ) his bed Ills and child have so far exhibited no > mptoms of Inn malady und the health oflhtrs consider thai tlie > have nn excellent e banco of C-.M a.ie The officials are ca- couruged to J > OPO Hat there will bo no cplrtomlT growing out of the cases now on hai.d FRANK GETS INTO COURT ExOlerk of District Court Cited to Appear Before Judge Estells , ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUED .MnM Klllior Mnlin n llriiort of IVci to tin * Co mil. * ( 'oniinlMslcmcrx or Micm Ciiiiii" f < ir Nol Doltiu : So lie Will riuht ( lie ( 'UNO , Judge t.ee Kstello has issued an alter native writ of mandamus ordering Albvn Frank , ex-clerk of the district court , to either nlako an accounting of the fees of his olllce to the county board , ns required by law , or to appear In court I'obruarv fi nnd show * cause for failure to obey the order. This proceeding did not come as a sur prise , as It hud boon announced several days ngo that the county attorney would take filch action. In view of Frank's dc- llant letter to the county commissioners a cilsls V..H reached where something had to bo done , and ns the county board de clined to have Frank prosecuted on the charge of ember/lenient , the only alter native was to Institute mandamus milt. The county attorney , after falling to He- euro a hearing In the supreme court at Lin coln , tcturned to Umaha two davs ago and bognn the preparation of the papets heic The petition was Hied In lite district court late Thursday afternoon. Judge IMclle wat in waiting nnd the writ was Issued without special Incident or cei'eniony. The petition la a lengthy document , em bracing a copy of the letter sent by Frank to the commissioners. In which he declated that he believed the new fee law to be un constitutional and that he would not mike the required Btntemont of fees unless forced to do so. A statement sworn to by Peter Hofeldt , chairman of the county board , In also appended The substance of that state mcnt is that Frank has not rendered a fee account for the last quarter of the year , dating fiom October 1. IS't't , to January 4 1000. The counts attotney nsko that In mak ing an accounting for the three months nt Issue. Frank filial ! give an itemized list of the fees. CLANSMEN HONOR POET BURNS Coiu't'rt llclil lii Celclirutlon f the lltNl Vinilv i-rsnry uf ( lie Soole-h l.irlNl'H Illrlb. The tenth annual concert in celebration of the birth of Robert Hunts was given by- Clan Oordon Thursday night In Crelghton ball , followed by n ball. The entertnlnment was well nttondcd. The ptogram , made up mostly of Scottish songs , recitations and dances , comprised eighteen numbers , nnd nearly every performer responded to a gen erous encore. Clans > mnn Moldruni , who Is a grandfather , danced the Highland fling , and Master Howard Home * , 7 years old , play exl beautifully upon the violin. The address of the evening , "Memory of Hurius , " was by Rev Luther M. Ktibns. Ho said. "From Ayr to Olasgow Is forty miles ; from Avr to Mauchllno is eleven miles ; from Mauchline to Dumfries Is eighty-one miles , and front Mauchline to Massglcl la one mile. This bit of geography was known to and loved by Hums. Two miles fiom Ayr Burns was born 111 ye.ns ago. His name has been secured for fame by the test of time. At the centenary ot his birth the festal fire nuil the roll of triumphal drums girdled the world. At the centenary of his death , at the Burns exhibition at Glasgow , the catalogue of objects of Interest con nected with his name made a stout volume of 4sO ! large pages. Ills hold upon the In terest and attention of men is shown by the fact of 30,000 pilgrims annually visiting the lowly two-room wnysldo cottage where , ho wan born. The span of bin life is from January 25 , 1759 , to July 21 , 179C 36 jears C months and 4 days. What astonished the world , what aniares It still , Is what he ac complished In so short n time. A great writer says It took his age forty years to catch up with him. He had a Bound mind and good digestion , physical vigor and tender sentiment , and gave ) assurance of a man. "Robert Burns is not only Scotland's na tional poet , but is the great&st lyric of the world. His was genius Inspired with poetry The sources of his power vvero humanity ana'pntrlotlsrin , his love of nature and truth Because of his humanity ho could stand be fore Bunbury's print of n dead soldier on the"tnow , with his widow and dog beside him , weeping If ever a patriot had his wish fulfilled , Burns' wish to write n book or a pong for his country has come true. Amer ica nlonp has sixty-seven different editions of his woiks. Ho lived close to nature's heart and nature disclosed her secrets to him He says of himself 'I have never payed any man a compliment , whatever hH position or his power to render mo n service , at the expense of truth ' Ho was warm- heaited and tender In his friendship. In all his business relations ho was the soul of honor and In his feelings ns a man In dependent. His pinching poverty , toll nnd ! dlsnnpolnted hopes taught him the secret of happiness was In the heart that 'makes the right or wiong. ' "We are glad to honor tonight the mem ory of him who made the heart of Scotland weep and by the songs wo have heard puts to shn.mo the nightingale PURCHASEKS OF BUILDINGS I.lxt of l'c rMOIiM Wlio 1 in I'M Vlono > In Kiilr ( .rciuiielN Auollon sale eif Wooden Siriie'iure-N , The auction halo of buildings on the north eighty acres of the stale fair grounds Wcdnebdjy attracted a large line of pros pottlve purchasers. Those who bought anJ the prices they paid arc as follows F nifford , $313 , Standard Cattle company J.MO ; F. H. Hlbbard , $21 ; Conneer & . Craft , $ rn , Carston Rohwcr , $3r ) , I' H. Uriikson. $104 SO ; K. Bock , S'iS , D P. Redmond , $07 , William Bullor , $52 , Joseph , McCulre. $ llu , Charles Rohwcr , $37 , Andrmv Hoffman , S , B K. Fields. Fremont , $272 , Chrlw Jensen $ MS ) , William C Thomas , $72'i. F ,1 Smith , $712 , Thomas Wilkinson , Hlalr , $180 , I I ) Hancock , $110 , Charles Andorbon , $1 20-j , Hamilton Bros , $200 , Hugh McCaffrey , ftr'i | Mm Ish , $ lMi. Walter PhoJps , $2M , O J Pickering , $484 ; Leopold Doll. $500. Hem Bnnhoff. $125. P. Bondatl , $12 , F W. Whej ton , $52 SO , David Rood , $ t > 5 i The total amount of the bales runs tip to 1 $7,097.50. The MI ! > was for Iho benefit eil the bondholders. All the buildings thus dla- pcied of will bo wrc-cked and hauled away i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ „ _ _ _ Iliiildinif mill Ti-iulc'N Coiinell. 1 A legular ineeitlni ; of theHulldlng an Tradew i-emni II wa * hold In Mieib ] r Ion pie , Seventeenth and Duuslas Htreu.s , Tliurri day evenln- The usual amount of roiitli . maiuer was risked upon. A < umtnltleo of three , oonslwili g f Hcrt Hwh. Jtiin and J. T Kelleher , VMIH ai HiliittU lu wait on the Si'lwxjl liwnd rommlim having In i charge tihet pi in to c < haa { e day liihiv to contract work In behalf of the mil nn Martin biwlcr f IMtirl. Comu , spolu in Vie council In behalf of the > United Hatters of North AmurlcU In Intrrewt of their boy cott of the IJofg Hat company The follow - IKK werrt seatwl us elejlogatca from tSioir union- . Otto NlfdrcnvliMcr. A H KiiHftland end D U Murry. frwn the Amulgainute'il Shtt't WorkcrH. I'harlen ' Duson. from the Hrlcklayera 1'lunX'rers and , Tuinders' union | I'lic-lriH * < oiullllon > llftlcr. I NUW IIAVI2N t'oiin J4in 25 Kelward j J Phelps , ex-mlnlMler to Unglund IN iu better today HH < jndltluii Is f ui h HI i > ' Ills icIatlvc'H and filends extn me anxltti "JJPFFV'S rr'RR .U.ir.r WHISKEY ? IVi , tnmlnm , wo well fha genuine only. It Is absolutely pure unit tlic greatest A-noit-u stlmuluijl. " llONLST Ullt'OOtST J roar In tfrao wear away tlm hnru > M rock. A tickling In thp throat , & Might oonsh , mar b * th I dcinpfr slpn of thn consumptive of tomorrow Nature is ( centrally considerate and ( titti a nlcnnt and a warning that those \ho would avoid death by consumption bad b tt r heed * DufTTS Vitro Mutt \ > liUUo > " " 11 cure Consumption bnt don i wait until jov har con * tnictodthodrcaddinrrue Cure the cough brutlng IHiOV" I'ur Mult tlhUhcy asdtreotttU It will RAYfl jou a great deal of Buttering nnd poMibly death br coufluinpUon. Mother died of Consumption. Daughter kept strong and well by Duffy's Pure Halt Whiskey. " ( tttttJtmtn : InrrftrfiKetoxour Mall UhUVejr , I tnntt uvlhit it Unrt11nt. 1 hftv hiJttU * for ncii'i one j ir antl In t iat lime n y umly hi % IH-PH nt tally brncfue t , i c litly my rldeU lUughtfr , ho wil nlwirs In ilelu te hr ltli S ) > L Is otcr si , teen ic t ofajte , an I it ttmni ; fcnd neitty I hkr eivcn her tt ire table p-tcmf a * < 1ai tMvA f r tier thu t wintrd the commit ) tt n turr I th nk It was | u < kjr th l I pottt , fir the tnr t irrdl a of < on-tinijit tti when thr iltughttr wi tn % f4r of ifp ( , n I the phjiltlin tUth ilul 1 wnuttl nn ( \ \ \ o I * } * ovr fnurtrrn ir of api * N iw shf * . ovr < ntirn in \ ( he dexter 1 % dtM II" tilf left tnuimptlnn oftlielnnes Inron Indian 1 will * iythtt > ur iMiH'j * * liiro Atnlt % Thlikp > M I % ve in\ny ( we If t'ie pe < ntf will likr it It is * 1c tJectly Hie mot Mrrniihrtiiti ttimuljint Itut I ns C\FT trn , and H ? lu\e tried a rrat nunv t cfore we.tmc to juu \ cry tiuly > outs , MK JOHN rrtua- PKLUliK 533 Mailer Stieet , I'litliUelplui. 1'a ' 7,000 doctors prescribe It , and ocr 2,000 Iiotpltultt n c It exclusively on account of Its absolute purity and excellence. All dtnrgliti and pft > c r ft tw a Kittle Get the grnutue ont > substitutes ire dincerou * . DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO. , Rochester , N. Y. HEG1NNING iA10NJAY JANUARY 29. New flist-class line between Oniflh.t anil Now shot I line b"tw on Omaha , nnd Min Chicago , over new tone ! rocontK built neapolis and St Paul \l.i the Illlnoln Cen through Cmmcll liluffs , Denlson and Rock tral H H fiom Omaha to Fort Dodge , and well I'llv to Taia , Iowa , to connection with the Minneapolis A. St Louis n R from the Central's western line through Toil 1'oit Dodge to Minneapolis and St. Paul. Dodge , Webster Cltv Waterloo. Independ ence. Dubitque , Freeport and Itork/oid to Chicago LEAVES LEAVES P. M , OMAHA OMAHA DAILY Arrives Minneapolis 710 a m. , St Pau\ A fa--t wide-vpsUbuled train making - - principal S 00 a m A fast vestibule night traJn , cipal stops only , and with new equipment carrvlng through Pullman Bleeping car and throughout , consisting ot Hbtary-buftot- coaches smoKIng oar , Pullman sleeping car , free re clining chair car , dining car LEAVES P. M. OMAHA DAILY LEAVES A , M. OMAHA EX. SUN. A fast vcstibuled train doing more or less local work Included in its equipment Is a Arrives Minneapolis 7 00 p m , St Paul through sleeping cnr between Omaha nnd 7 30 ] > m A fast dm train , cat lying Chicago. Dining car service em onto through parlot cat and coaches In Addition a Fort Dodge Local Train Leaves Council Bluffs 4:30 : Through trains from Vow I'nlon Station , 10th St , Omahn Tli kots and reservation at CMTV TICKHT orriCi : , J HIS Fill-mini hi. , for. J Hli ! . I'lieiiic 15. j 500 yards corduroy velvets and velour , striped and figured ingrains , reds , bines , etc. , 27-in. wide have always sold at SCe , U5c and $1. Very desira ble for furniture coverings , cushions , elc. Price to close , per yard at Half Price. A good assortment yet to select from. All to bo closed out this week. Covered in silks and tapestry , with cord and fancy edges , etc. § 1.25 sofa pillows 08c § 1.50 sofa pillows 7r > c 82.00 Hofa pillows 1.00 § 15.00 sofa pillows 1.50 § 4.50 sofa pillows 2.25 Lots of Curtains , Everything in lace curtains , tapestry curtains , chenille curtains and curtain goods at greatly reduced prices this week , to close. I'l ' 111U.1118 Dniichih Struct. OUR GUARANTEE FOR WEAK MEW Received of .Mr . . . I'lva Dollars ( KM ) tor full treatment of TmklHi J. M Cans , whlc-h are sold to him with a Kiinruntfb to cure s xuu ! weuHuesH Btrengtnen sexunl pov.ei. euru t hrunkon parts und Htop all unnatural dlicbarjjo or emuaioii e urc nerve un U bruin wnl < nenn or monry to be rc- turnril This guarantee holds good fur thrc-ei ji.ir. Hhould a weukneag return , mrdcinu will again be furnished rr co of charge JIahn Pharmacy , ISth nd Farmun R\e . Neb N 13 \\o tflvo t hla guarantee to our cuitomera , TURKISH L. M. CAPSULES CiirifVfft tveuUiie-MM eif Se-juul Orwiiiin , HC > | I nil emlnHlonii , lout uonlltlenur , nr e mid lira In tiintlilf , In furl niul.u , , , u n hnii | > Klrein mini -lllilll > , tfl.OO box muiivy Imoji If nul xalUlled. hrud feir our iiie llini Muni. . IIAIIN'S I'JIAHJl IC'l , Oejil. II. , ItilU und runiiim hU. Umuliriel .