Nebraska Newspapers

    TITF mrATTA ttAMYV 1VEI3 ! TirTHSDAY. VKniTTARV 1. IHOO.
SCIENCE OF RUNNING A CITY1
Mayor Moores Explains Details of the Year's
Administration ,
ANNUAL MESSAGE READ TO THE COUNCIL
DetleltN In VnrlmiN I'lind-i Arc ISoleil
KM l'nr < MnM ! < Ml dm * Year AK < > unit
the Xt-w Levy Muni litCorre -
Niiuiidlnul > -
The city council assembled at 4 p. in.
Wednesday to listen to the annual message
of Mayor Moores. A number of citizens nud
city hall official * also added to the mayor's
audience. The message contained an able
review of the work accomplished In the
various departments during the last yonr
and thp needs for the coming twelve months.
No direct recommendation was made regard
ing the now levy , the mayor advising , how
ever , that It be fixed HUtllclcnlly high to meet
the legitimate expenses of the city. It was
pointed out that the levy made ono year ago
WOH ton low , especially an the council did not
ovlnco a disposition to show n corresponding
cronomy. Ilunnestcr , Mount and I.ohcck
were appointed n committee to distribute the
merflage among the different officials nnd
heads of 'departments directly concerned.
The mayor's message was us follows :
Trxl of tinMeNNiiirr. .
In relation to the collection of personal
tiixoR I would say Unit 1 win heartily In
fnvnr of the KtPps which huvr already been
taken In this direction. 1 believe In giving
the city treasurer mich help us muy ho
necos nry to enable lilni to curry nu Oils
work effWtlvely. If any liuslnef.it man
should Mml hliiiKoir with novenil hundred
th.mswnd dollars of small accounts on his
hand * ho would at once employ a cointii-
tent man to manage the work of m.iklm ;
collection ! ! and ho would authorize the em
ployment of a trained forre ot asMstunlH
In order that In- might realize on all nc-
count In the shorte.tt possible time. 1 be
lieve that the city should follow the same
t'"rhpUioiiB time bonded Indebtedness of the
city was Increased $75.000 diirliijT the year
W9 and nov stands at * 3,4M,10 ( > . 'J his In
crease was occasioned ' t''c ' ' > Issunncn or
XA.W of sewer bonds nnd $ l .iWO of pitvinn
at the k''n-
bonds , which were authorized |
ernl election In 1S 8. The proceeds of the
sewer bonds are being used for the con
struction and repair of main sewers , which
work will not be completed until next year.
The proceeds of the paving bonds have been
street Intersections I his
used for paving
long time bonded Indebtedness draws Inter
est as follows : $ r , < i,100 at 7 per cen . 03,001
nt 6 per cent. $2,370.0i > i at R per cent , $100.000
at 41,4 per cent and $400,000 at 1 per cent _
The JG',100 of bonds bearing interest at .
per cent are funding bonds issued In 1SSO
nnd they mature November 1. lliOO. As no
provision has been made for a sinking Mm }
to take up these bonds at maturity It will
be necessary to rot jml Vr % 'onS'l. ' ' ! ?
.
done nt 4 per cent. Of the 00.000 < . f fi per
cent bonds $100.000 mature In 1 ! > 01 mill JlOO.OtiO
In 1MB. When these bonds mature am arc
refunded our highest Interest rate will lie
refunding of these bon. . swill
r , per cent. The
mnterlitl decrease In our
will make a very
this connection that
In mv Judgment sound business methods
would demand that a small levy Bhotild lo
made annually for a sinking fu.v . d re.U * mp-
tlou account. A levy of $ . .000 a year for
Income 31u t Meet Out-
Now that the year has closed and It has
become possible to determine our exact
financial condition it appears that there
are detlclts as follows In various funds :
General fund . . . . W > <
Water rent fund
Judgment fund . . . . . . . . . . Sin
Sewer maintaining fund . - , , - so
lighting fund ' ' '
Health Mini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - -
Curb , KUttorliiB anil piivliu ; Miia..JC.i > Ji is
Total . KS.19000
It will be remembered that through the
recent compromlso settlement of viaduct
repair claims the city received from the
railroad companies $20,000 which has been
annUed to reduce the iletlclt. If this pn > -
men ha. "ot been received the shortnso
would Jiavo been about $ i > 0,000. In my veto
of the ISM levy I predicted that a deficit
of from $50.000 to $100.000 would result at
the en. ' of the year If the levy were passed
over my veto un.l . the outcome has Just -
l led me In mv position. The making of this
'
low levy for'lSM has rendered It necessary
o add 2 or 3 mills to the levy for 1000 In
order to meet hist year's delicti. nils
makes the burden on the taxpayers doubly
heavy this year.
Health Department.
This department has been confronted by
many vexatious problems during the year
lust closed. At the very beginning of the
year It hail on its hands a prospective
smallpox enldemlc which threatened to as
sume alarming proportions. Hy ihe direc
tion of the mayor and council arrange
ments were ma.lo for the erection of an
emergency .hospital In Koutunello park at
an e ! ienso of $1,000. Other precautionary
measures were taken , so that by the tlmo
the annual levy was made these special ex
penditures had amounted to nearly $2,000.
It hud been agreed that this expense should
bo paid our of the general fund and no pro
vision wan made. In the health fund levy for
any purpose other than the usual expends
of the health department. However , when
the blll for the emergency hospital and
other expenses Incident to the smallpox
epidemic were presented they were paid
from the heal tit fund by order of the coun
cil over the mayor's veto , Instead of from
the /general fund , as had previously been
ngrved.
Kor thlt reason there existed a dcllclt .In
the health fund at the end of the year , al
though the closert economy had been prac
ticed by the department and the services
nt the regular Inspector had been dispensed
1 with. .
IteiniirUiililc Abxcnce of Crime.
The record ot the police department for
the lust year luis been the. most remarkable
in Its hlstorv and has never been oxculled
In any city In the country under like con
ditions ,
The pollen force In 1S99 was the smallest
numerically that the city hn hud In llftecn
years , yet thii work of thn department was
more effcctlvo than ever tieforn In Its his
tory. Certainly this showing justifies the
Judgment of the lionnl of Fire and Police
Commissioners In nclectlnK Martin Whlto
an chief of police In the fall of 1S9S In the
/ucti of ns bitter partisan ubuso as ov r
assailed a competent usnlrnnt for a posi
tion III the public service. The citizens of
Omaha do not fully appreciate the splendid
rendered liy Chief Whlto because
Crouching
In every cough there
lurks , like a crouching
tiger , the probabilities
of consumption.
Thethroatandlungs
become rough and
in ( lamed from
coughing and the
cenns ot consump
tion , find an easy
entrance. Take no
chances with the
dangerous foe.
For sixty years
there has been a
perfect cure. What
a record ! Sixty
years of curing colds and
cough of all kinds.
soothes and heals the wounded
throat and lungs. You escape an
attack of consumpi6n ( with all Its
terrible suffering and uncertain re
sults. There is nothing so bad for
the throat and lungs as coughing.
A 25c. battle will cure an ordi-
ntry cough ; harder coughs will
need a SOc. size ; the dollar bottle
is cheapest in the long run.
th. y have been deceit. J c * t hi * * irk and
a ' " his churn , tor
In order to brltiK the expenditure * of the
fleiwrtmont within the funds provided by
the low levy the fire and police board dlv
charsrd twenty-nix men from the force on
Fobrunrv 21. 1W3 , nml In order to still
further f-ronomlze It arratitteil thnt nil the
otllrera should apply for and receive a
thirty days' lenve of nlwonce without j > ny.
Thl-i plan W.IM ( iRrei'd to by all thn mem
bers of the forec rather vnnn that more
men should be dlsohnrged. The result of
tin * pl n was that thl" department claied
the year with a cnrnll balance In lt fund ,
The members of the police force deserve
grout tredlt for the fnlthful performance
of their dullest during the year. They have.
frequently been required to do extra duty ,
but no complaint has been heard from any
of them mid everything hns been har
monious throughout the year.
The Hoard of Fire and I'ollee Commissioners
sioners- : elected John J. Donahue to nil the
vacancy caused by the death of rhlef
White. Mr. Donahue Jinil been on the force
for many years and had risen to the rank
of senior cnptnln. Wo believe thnt Chlof
Donahue deserves thin promotion nnd thnt
he will give the city a very successful ad
ministration.
The levy for the eotnlng year for the po
lice fund should be larger tluin last year.
l''nt-i ! ! tci from 1'Mret.
The past year hns been a trying one for
the fire department. All of Its eaulnment
was n year older than In 1SOS nnd rotten
ImsM' . dilapidated truckst and nntliiuated ap
pliances had much lo do with hcnvv losses
1 nf the your. If ? 20f jO of the money which
, Ims botMl cut from the tire department lev-
I 1 les In the pant few yearn could have been
i expended In buying modern apparatus I be
lieve thnt jsno.ouo worth of the property ile-
ntroye.1 . by lire during the past year would
have been saved. Such economy is very
H'-.nrts'shted. '
An Inquiry discloses the fact that there
were twenty-nine more tires In ISM than In
1S03 and eighty more than In nny other year
lu the history of the city. H will be seen
j also that the losses In ISM wore almost
I equal to the combined losses of four years
, Immediately preceding. The largest losses )
I of the year were those caused by the Klng-
ninu company and Alien Bros , tires , which
nm.lo . up 1201,000 of the 72.70fi of losses.
Five llremen and twelve citizens lost their
lives In tires during the year and thirteen
firemen and thirtyMirecitizens were seri
ously burned or otherwise In lured.
A new turntable extension ladder truck
haw recently been ordered nt a cost of about
$1.600 to replace the one which hns micxcil
the limit of Its usefulness and become un
safe. Three thousand feet of hose has also
been purchased. The department should be
furnished funds for the purchase of an ad
ditional fi.OOO feet of hose and a large
amount of other equipment to replace that
still lu u e which Is out of date or worn
out. St. Paul hist year expended MSI.OOO on
Its lire department. Denver SU2.000. Mlmio-
! npolls SHI. 000 and Kansas City $173,0 < X > . It
1 certainly would be a Hhortslchted nollcy
to give * our department less than the maxi
mum levy of $123,000 for the coming year.
1'avlnir nml SPWITHKP I'riijeo < ! * > .
The year ISM was an unusually busy one.
The contract work of the city , inclusive ot
the expense of the engineering department ,
which was $12,900 , iiKKreRatrs * $22S.ni.41. Of
this $15.573.S7 was for KrndliiK. 513.421 for
sewer construction , $ lKir&l , for curbing mil
pavlus , $12,140 for sidewalk construction.
$ S1S34 for sidewalk repairs nnd $11100 for
maintenance of asphalt pavements.
The wprk of 1900 from all Indications
promises to be much more- extensive than
that of 1833. In addition to the JoS.OOT al
ready under contract but uncompleted , r-
nnvliiR work now petitioned for already
exc edn $50.000. Probably at least $400.000
will be expended on contract work the com-
liiK year. .
The citizens are to be concratulatcd on
ImvliiR llnully hroURht about an agreement
with the railways to proceed with viaduct
construction without further controversy.
In fact work hns already becun on the Six
teenth street viaduct , which Is to cost
about $ lkr > ,000. and I am assured It will be
completed before July 1. Surveys are being
made to determine the right ot way neces
sary to build the Twenty-fourth street via
duct , which Is to bo completed on or be
fore July 1 , 1W1.
I'nrkn mill lloulevnrdn.
There are many features of Interest in
the woik accomplished by the park board
during the past year. The one which Is
most Important and far reaching In Its
benefits to the city Is the acquisition and
Improvement ot what Is known as the
Central boulevard , which extends from
Hnnscom park to nlvcrvlow park , a dis
tance of 2.41 miles , crossing the railroad
tracks on VInton street just north of
Krug's brewery. Contracts amounting to
$15,000 were mndo for the grading and Im
provement of this boulevard and the work
has progressed sulllclontly to put the boule
vard In com ! ' Ion for travel from Riverview
park to the point on Vim on street where
It crosses the railroad trnc ' : s. The railroad
companies have agreed to construct a via
duct across their tracks nt this point at
once , so that the boulevard will be open
for travel the entire distance from Hnns
com park to Rlvcrvlew park this coming
This boulevard , with its undulating road ,
Its easy grades , Its half-mile of perfectly
level speedway , passing at times through
wooded valleys and again along the most
sightly locations , commanding In Its course
mngnillcent views ot Omaha , South Omaha
and the Missouri river valley. Is destined to
bo ono of the leading attractions of our
city within a few years.
Owing to the Inadequacy of the , funds
provided by the last levy It has been Im
possible to keep the parks up to their for
mer standard. Weeds have grown In many
places , the park roads are out of repair.
the llower beds were for the greater part
removed from Hnnscom park and even
the grass was not mowed as frequently ns
It should have been. If it Is the desire of
our citizens that their park system shall be
Improved , they must co to It that funds
are ! provided for that purpose. Our park
board Is composed of careful and conscien
tious men whoso conduct of the affairs of
their department merits the approval of
all ' 'heir fellow townsmen nnd wo Khould
not bo slow to s how them that we appre
ciate their disinterested efforts.
Street" .Should Wcnr I-.nlii.-U.
In my former annual messages T railed
tin attention of your honorable body to
the absence of street B Riiii and urged that
Immediate , steps be taken for the facing
of suoli HltJns at all Htreet corners. A reso
lution was passed more than a year ago
ofderlng the adjoining property owners to
erect these signs , but as the city had no
power to compel obedience to the onler. It
had little effect. The placing of these
slcnw would not be n great expense to he
public and I am sure the taxpayers of the
rlty would agree that money expended for
tlilsi purpose would bo wisely Invested. The.
absence of such signs gives our visitors ; tin
Imnrecslon that wo lack the energy , thrift
and progrrcBlvenes's which are necessary
in n. growing city. I trust that you will
make provision without delay for the
s'trcct Hltns.
Mil n I rip ill Owiii-rmlilii.
At the present time , more than nt any
other period In 'I'lie ' history of Omnliu , the
question of municipal owneri-hlp In being
coiiBlilcrcd nnd discussed. It Is not neces
sary for mo to proclaim at length my views
with reference to this * question , for they
are positive , pronounced nnd are well
known. As ntnted In u former message to
the city council , I believe 'tho ' city of
Omaha at the earliest lime practicable
should own and operate all franchise. !
platitH within the city which are neceasary
and essential for the comfort and conveni
ence. of the public. ThU cannot bo done In
a day or n year , nor should the city under
take ut one tlmo more than It can accom-
plUh. Hut there art * , tides in the affairs of
inutiU-lpiilltles as well ns In the affair * of
men whleh should bo taken nt the Hood
and which should i > o Improved bv antici
pating the fiiiuro neecld of our city ns well
as considering the existing conditions , nnd
which tthould be followed bv the action
ni'CCUNary to bei uro the de.slrmt iX'HUltK ,
The time has undoubtedly arrived when all
preliminary tttupu should bo tnkrii to ena
ble. the city to acquire. Ita own water works
plant , to bo folloved In duo time by elm-
liar action for the acquiring of UH own
electric llcht plant.
I'Vlirunry Wontlicr ,
The following February data , coverlncr
ft period of twenty-nine years , hav lu-eil
compiled from the weather bureau records :
Tem.'icraturr .Mean or normal tem-
perature. 25. warmest month. JK77. with an
avurnee of 23 ; coldest month. 1875 , with an
average of H ; hluhejt temperature , 7S ,
February Zii. 1WW : lowest temperature was
- : ( ; , l-Vbruiiry 11 , UW.
Pieclpltatlon ( ruin and melted snow )
Averuiio for month , 0. . . Inch ; sreateat
monthly precipitation , 3.09 Inches In issi ;
leant monthly precipitation , .01 Inch In
1S73 , greatest amount of precipitation
recorded In ! ' twenty-four consecutive
hours was 1 fi Inched February 6 , mi ;
greatest amount of miowfall lecorded In
any twenty-four conaecutlTo hours ( record
cxtcujliii. to winter of 1SH4-S5 only ) was
olght Inchon on FVbruary 9 , ! I9 .
Clouds and Weather Avern e number of
rlr.ir days , ten ; p rtly ploudy days , ten ;
cloudy .lays , elrht.
Wind Prevailing wind * hav been from
the northwurt ; hlrhost velocity , forty-nine
miles , from the northwest , February 4 ,
ma ,
Size doein't Indicate viuait.y. B ware et
counterfeit nnd worthlesi salve offered for
DeWllt'i Witch lltiel Salre. DeWUt's U
the only original. An Infallible cur * f r
piles and all skim
LESS MONEMlOJl \ LIChNShS I
Marked Decrease in tbe School Board's
Income Daring Last Year ,
RLVENUE MAY BE SCALED STILL FURTHER
( Irdliiiiticp Xmv 1'cmllnK : I'ropino * to
KIINI > tilt1 lliiriloni of I'iMlillrrit mill
Other * lijSlilflluc Tlirni til
Sim ul
License InspectorJ. T , McVlttlc has pre
pared a full report of the sources from whiMi
ho lias collected $ M.915.8'J during tlio last
year. The principal Item of revenue In hU
department hoe been dog tags , of which 2.913
have. Lcen given out , each bringing $1 Into
tbo sohool fund. Soventy-flvc prddlcrs' wng-
ens have been licensed nt n total sum of
51SI I.II , and twenty-six peddlers' lunch
wagons at J372.RO. It Is probable Hint the
Inticr Item will bo eliminated this year If
the pending ordinance providing n prohibi
tive lax Is passes ! .
The other main Items of Income have been
as follows : 234 express wagons. 41.170 ; 2GO
milk wagons , $1,3G4. ,10 ; 11 pjvwnbiokcrs ,
* 1,050 ; S theaters , $ : > 23 ; 1 shooting gnllery ,
$50 ; 9 ticket brokers , $225 : 1 circus , $250 ;
i'2 exhibitions , { 400 ; 0 auctioneers , $000 ; 9
employment agencies , $4SO : 13 fortune tell
ers , $195 ; 60 hack drivers , $3G.
After the expenses of the olllco were de
ducted Inspector McVlttle paid the balance.
$12,757.37 Into the school fund ns provided by
law. This amount shows a considerable
falling off over one year ago , when the
Hoard of Education received $21,122.37 from
tbo same source. The decrease Is explained
by the stimulus given to licensed occupations
by the Transmtsslsslppl Exposition , when the
elty ewarmed with peddlers , hack drivers ,
refreshment stands and expressmen. lu
1897 the amount collected toy the license inspector
specter was $10,711.17 , slightly less than dur
ing the year just closed.
Trndemiieil SroU llpllrf.
There Is an amendment now pending be
fore the council affecting the llconso ordi
nance and prepared somewhat In the inter
est of prddlcrs , expressmen , showmen and
others. The tradesmen made a showing
that their buslnrtu had suffered materially
since the close of the exposition and asked
that the terms of the ordinance be modified.
The only change proposed Is In the time for
which a license may be acquired , a half-
yearly as well as an annual rnto being
fixed. Previously It has been necessary for
each applicant to take out a license for a
full year no matter dn what date he desired
to go Into business. The dealers urge that
this regulation Is a hardship , especially at
Inactive seasons In their lines of bualneeu.
Some opposition has appeared to the new
ordinance from citizens who believe- that the
school funds should be maintained as largely
as possible through licenses rather than the
tax levy. The objectors bellevo that the tax
payers arc now bearing their full share of
the burden and that there should be no step
taken In the direction of scaling down the
licenseschedule. .
MukliiK Up the SliortiiKr.
It was proposed by ono councilman to In
crease the license for circuses and kindred
exhibitions to make up the concessions to
the peddlers and others. Ho proposed to
appropriate a portion of the gate receipts
as well as to Impose a fixed tax. With the
view of ascertaining the amounte charged In
other western cities the city clerk has made
a number of inquiries. In Minneapolis the
license for a circus carrying thirty cnro is
$600 per day , compared with $300 In this
city. The rate Jn Denver Is $300 daily and
in Kansas City $250.
Tha proposed amendment' la now In the
hands of the committee on fire , water and
police and will be reported back at the next
council meeting , with any alterations which
may be considered advisable.
TALK POLITICS AND MINES
Prominent South UnUatn Men Ulnctnnn
Mining nnd Political Condition *
In the Illnclc IIIIU.
Kirk G. Phillips of Ueadwood , ex-treas
urer of the state of South Dakota and re
publican candidate for governor in that
state In 1898 ; John L. Burke of Hot
Springs , supervisor of the census for west
ern South Dakota , and Colonel W. J.
Thornby of the United States assay office
at Dcadwood are prominent Black Hills
politicians who are In the city.
Mr. Phillips is In Omaha for the purpose -
pose of taking medical treatment and will
bo here for several days. Ho Is at present de
voting his ontlro attention to his large retail
and wholesale drug establishment In Deadwood -
wood and Is not actively Id'entifled In South
Dakota politics , although he predicts a
rouslnjc republican victory Jn that state
next fall and the election of a republican
legislature , which will select a republican
to succeed Senator Pettlgrew.
Colonel Thornby Is one of the veteran
residents of the Black Hills. Ho was In
the newspaper business at Dcadwood when
that famous city was In Its Infancy and
when its fame as a border raining camp- was
widespread. For years ho has been actively
Identified with republican polities in tha
Block Hills. Mr. Thornby's present con
nection with the United States assay office
at Dendwood makes him entirely conversant
with the mining situation in that section.
"Next spring , " he says , "will witness a
pronounced revival in Black Hills mining.
It will be hi no sense a boom , but the nat
ural activity resulting from the discovery
of numerous splendid propositions during the
winter's prospecting. Considerable now
capital , much of It earning from Colorado ,
has become Interested In Black H11U mines
nnd next season promises to bo the most
successful In the history of the Black Hills , "
BOER SYMPATHIZERS MEET
I ) lie nun I'lniiH Tor Mnun MrotliiK in
Omaha to lie , \ < IilroNNotl by
Minn Maud noinii * .
An adjourned meeting of Boer sympa
thizers was held Wcjuesday night to discuss
plans for holding n mam meeting to raise
money for a Boer hospital fund. The
meeting was presided over by Krnest Stuht ,
with John C. Drexel anil Henry Farmer
ns secretaries. Koport was ma do that u
letter had been received from the reception
committee of Miss Maud Oonne , written
the day before she nrrivcd In New York.
No definite date has been set for her visit
to Omahn and until Information on this sub
ject IB received the time for holding the
proposed nines meeting cannot ho decldul
upon. A dispatch was eent to Miss Oonne'K j
lui'optlon committee renaming ihe Invitation i
that she speak In Omaha. 1 i
Addresses were mndo In favor of the Boers
by Efverul of those In attendance upon the
meeting.
Itetiolutlons were adopted endorsing the
action of Senator Mncon In his efforts to
secure favorable action In the senate for
the lloeie , after which an adjournment was
taken to Sunday afternoon.
CHANGES AT COURT HOUSE
Seven Knipluym In OiIH'f of Clrrli of
IJUtrlot Court Out of
I'llNltlOIID ,
Seven enijloyes | In the office nf the clerk
o ( the district court ceased to draw pay i
from the county Wednesday night. Clerk
Hrcadwell illsmlssrd thorn from hU servlcr , '
not for any fault on their P rt , hut In ac
cordance with the general rule of politics
that 'to ' the victor belong tbe spoils. Tha
discharged employes had served through tbo
ierm of Albyn Frank ns clerk and were
only temporary retained by Clerk Brond-
well , consequently their discharge did not
come ns a ftirprlBd.
The list Is composed of Alex SchleRel ,
docket clerk , nnd K. M. Tracy , nio clerk ,
and the following stenographers : Mlst-os
Knitn.i Kenr , Kfllo Hale , Canillo Olson , lllrd
Ilcrka nml Ada Xe.ile. The places vacated by
Schlcpel end Tracy will bo Jlllcd by Charles
Morlarlty nnd Jacob Jnskalek. Two elm-
ogrnphers will bo employed In the T'ace ' of
the five who nro out. so Clerk Uroadwcll
fi.iy.q , and one extra man will be given a
place. He Is George Seny , who has been
engaged In mercantile pursuits. He wilt
do general work. Clerk llroadwell snys
work is slack Just now nnd that he doesn't
tired so many stenographers. The now
members of the force begin work today ,
SOUTH OMAHA HEWS.j
Councilman Wear , chairman of the streets
and alleys committee , has declared hlmso.f In
favor of the city Belling to the I'nlon Paclfl :
the stub ends of streets In the northern part
of the city. Wear holds that the city had
better secure some revenue froih the vaca
tion of these streets than to give them away.
The question ot legality has been raised and
It may bo that the charier docs not provide
for such transactions. Ed Johnston and scvI
eral more councllmen , who are Interested ,
propose looking the matter up and If the
land can bo legally sold serious consideration
may ho given to the. qucatlon.
As far as any one hero knows there Is no
desire on the part of the railroad company to
force property owners Into doing anything
they do not want to do , and while- there Is a
disposition to hurry the hearing of the In
junction case there Is no telling how It will
bo decided until the testimony Is In.
Some property owners who were approached
preached yesterday on the subject of the sole
ot the streets mentioned favor the plan from
a revenue point of view , but they declare
that It will be n bad 'precedent to set in case
the action Is found to be legal. It Is held
that If the council con sell unused streets It
can dispose of thoroughfares in use and
therefore n dangerous power will bo placed
In the hands of the city fathers. In connec
tion with the proposed railroad Improve
ments Charles Akoffcr said last evening that
ho thought the city nnd the Commercial club
should do everything possible to assist the
railroads , as the spending of a largo sum of
money meant employment to South Omaha
men and business for local merchants. He
favors the vacating of a portion of Twenty-
seventh street , between M nnd N , In order
that the Union Pacific may erect a com-
modlouo 'passenger ' station.
Ilumor has It that when the now tracks In
the north -part of the city are laid steps will
'be ' taken toward erecting a new passenger
depot nnd It Is with a view to assisting In
the securing ot better passenger facilities
that Mr. Akotfer suggests the vacating of
half of Twenty-seventh street.
Wheeler TnllJH nt "Henler" Jamcn.
In connection with the arrest of Silas
James for complicity In the death of Miss
Ethel Tales of Council Bluffs Uov. R. L.
Wheeler , paslor of tjie First Presbyterian
church , has this to say : "It seems that
neither the physic of the physician nor the
prayers of James was able to save the un
fortunate case at Council Bluffs. Such things
do happen In spite of able iphyslclans nnd
asalnst the pious protest of Godly people , but
why hound James trom pillar to post and at
last place him In jail. Did his prayer cause
the case to become fatal , or did it leave it
just where the physic did , an extremely
doubtful one ? Mrs. Silas James Is an esll-
mablc woman , a molher of a largo family of
little ones , with a baby at the breast. She
is living In n house all too open for these
cold wnvRS and frosty nlubts nnd even It she
were able to > go out to work the baby would
hinder her. The King's Daughters have been
kind , some of their friends have
been merciful , but the family needs
the father and husband a great
deal raors than the county Jail does. Lot
this man out to nrovldo for his family , as ho
always has done. Perhaps Mr , James ought
not to have prayed with and for the sick , but
even if ho has commltled this egregious
blunder it does seem to mo that for his
babies' sake and for the honor of his patient
wife that they have suffered enough. Give
the man a chance open the jail nnd let him
go back to his family. His legal advisers
can be trusted to look after the legal aspects
of the case. "
fin Call for Mnn * Mcetlne.
It Is understood that the proposition to
hold a mass meeting Friday night to take
action on the military road question has
been abandoned. When the Commercial club
met last Friday night the resolution sug
gested by the residents ot Fort Crook was
laid on the table for ono week. At that time
It was proposed to hold a mase meeting to
morrow night for the 'purpose of taking
definite action on the resolution. From
street talk It is inferred that no call for n
mass meeting will bo Issued at this time , as
it is deemed advisable to refrain from inter
fering with Congressman Mercer's plane.
MeatAVnr In Denver.
There is a meat war on out In Denver and
the Denver Stockman has this lo say of It :
"It has developed that Denver meat consum
ers are getting pretty much the worst of It
by the war 'between ' Iho eastern packers.
The poorest kind of meat , cows and southern
steers , and not cornfcd stock , Is being foisted
on the local butchers at cut rate prices. The
eastern packers are not losing the money It
was first reported they were. There Is con
siderable kicking by consumers and the re
sult Is the local packers will resume buying
and supplying their trade again. "
Mnifle Ulty fie lp.
Dan Hannon is after thn democratic nom
ination for city treasurer.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sam Christie arc expected
home from Denver today.
Miss Ixnilse Adams of T kcmah Is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. IJert Anderson.
Shirley MrOIll of Hie South Omaha Kn-
tlonul tank Is on the. hick list.
The cold sum ) has a tendency to decrease
t-he attendance at the public schools.
V Swedish-American league with about
100 nvmbfTH has 'been ' organized here.
Miss .I ui Tutllo has been chosen as
te.ie.her of mathematics for the HlKh school.
Quite it mimi r of rep inllchr.s ore talking
of nominating Colonel A. U 1-ott for muyoi.
Mr and Mrs. . 11. Ashburn , Twnntv-tbJid
nii < l Jackson streets , report the birth of a
son.
son.Tho 'bondt ) now being filed1 by policemen
have to bo approved by the. mayor nnd city
council.
A J. Oettier of Glcnwood. la. , will Boll
10) .heud of Hereford * ) at auction Jie.ro on
A : > rll 4.
on Frlduv evenln ? the Journeymen
plumbers will give it dance a.t ( Modern Wootl-
mnn hall.
Ciittlo receipt * for the month * how a
gratifying tucreabo over the receipts for
January , 1WJ.
Friends of IM Johnston are urging him
to slvo up UIH Idea of becoming a candi
date for mayor.
William Underwood 1 home from it trip
throtiEh Iowa and he says that there Is a
scarcity of cattlr and hogs.
There will 'be ' a mfctlng of Third ward
republicans at Kvans' hall , Twenty-eighth
and II streets , this rvenlnir.
The demand for stock cuttlo Is on the in
crease nnJ feeders uro havlii'j ' a hard time
eecurlnK Just what thty warn.
The St. Joseph Stock yards company has
purchasfJ the old Moran packlm ; house
and will hold It fur an Investment.
JLP Kuutekr cf the Second ward has been
appointed to u position In the ofllcu of the
clerk of the district court In Omaha.
Mrs. Havld Oarrcttwill entertain the '
Kltis's Daughters of ho Piesbyterlnu
ohurfh Friday afternoon nt her home , 2HS
M btreet.
Ordination- services of the pfllcrrs of the
ChriEtian ohurcli will br field on Sunday
mornlwr with fastlnjr pud prayer by Iht >
-n-holc church , ,
A request Is made 'that ' all union men who
have i t already become membmr of the
United I abor club inert at thr Trades and i
Iabor council room * on tounday afternoon | I
and slew the roll. Every laboring maa la
the city lo urn-1 t'i ' Join < hi9 flirb nnd
fthitul on Uic iilif"-m : nd < jite.l
,
SomeoneJtole Kn lukrr'o Mryrto from off
' liln port-h at Twenty-third HIM ! K Mrcets
1 y tpMny. .Mr. linker swyn thnl If ihe thief
' will return the oil i-nn ami pump he tuny
, ke > the wheel.
i ' A. II. Ixe > formerly one of Mie traveling
representative * of the Union Stock Y M
company , Is IK W working Nebraska ami
tJie western cattle states for t > he Chlcaso
Stork Yards company.
Sanitary Inspector Montague * Is imylnn
> ro ! e attention to tlie new caseof tnnnll-
l-o.x In the. Hrlx family. Stipvlles im > fur-
nl.ihed rpcularly to the fiunlly nnd the best
of medical attention Is also sti | piled.
K. WeMon IR In jail eMiurgwl with awault.
llo struck F. .U. McClellan over the head
with u nrillel uiul intllc-te.1 serious Injurlrs
M t'le > IInn lives at Thirty-fifth ami 1 streets
ami Is employed ut the onuili.i I'lionet-age
company's phitrt.
| ! .NUmbers of tile Uourd of Kducutlon ore
i . 'olns confined for not tnllinr nny action In
legard to compelling chlliticn attending
Highland school to be vacclnuteil. A gr ni
many parents jinvo had their children vac
cinated , but the Hoard of Kducntloh has not
taken any fMeps to see flint all thope wiio
attend the ! chool arc vaccinated.
FOR BLUFF TRACT PARK
Committee Appointed \Veilne.iilny
Mube to MC\M | > AVtON mill
MeniiN finI'lireluiNC ,
The Fifth Ward Taxpayers' club met
Wednesday night In McKcnna's hall , corner
of Sherman avenue and Locust street , nnd
| I at the Invitation of the president of the
l club there wore present a largo number
of taxpayers of the northern 'part of the )
city to consider the mailer of Ihe securing
ot the "Hluff tract" of the exposition grounds
as a public park.
A committee appointed at n previous meet
ing reported that it had seen William S.
Popplclon , who , speaking for the owners
of ihe land , offered to lease the ground
for a term of iwo yearn for a nominal sum ,
the city to pay all general and special taxes
assessed against the property during that
time , and that at the end of the two years
the city could determine whether or not
It would purchase the tracl. Several per
sons spoke on the subject , all being op-
poeed lo the plan of leasing the land and
all but otio being In favor of Its Immediate
purchase.
Upon motion a committee consisting of
A. Ij Ferguson , J. C. Wecth , Charles Saunders -
ders , St. A. D. Balcombe and Councilman
1-obeck was appoinled to confer with the
property owners and to devise ways and
means for securing the tract as a park and
to report at the next meeting , which will
be held next WedncaJay night.
XCMV Atceut for Adnmn KxnrcN * .
W. G. .Honn . , recently from Si. Joseph , ( to
day assumes the agency of the Adams Kx-
press company In Omaha , succeeding E. S.
Jenkins , who Is promoted to the Kansas
City office. 'Mr. ' iHonn has had charge of
the St. Joseph office of the Adams company
for several years. Ho Is a Nebraska boy ,
his parents living at Fairmont. After en
gaging In the express business , ho was
cashier of 'the ' loral ofllce of the Adams com
pany in this city about seven years ago.
Subsequently ho was route agent and has
filled several important positions.
at VnrlnncP.
About twenty socialists met at the > rooms
or the Peter Cooper club Wednesday night
and In o'pen wv-'slon debated at some length
Mie propriety of n. dual organization. Them
were { > respnt pome memiUers of the social
laibor party , 'who contended' 'ttiat the. organi
zation of the social democracy wa-s a waste
of ammunition. It appeared from the dis
cussion that the social labor branch of so
cialism is the radical branch , while the
> clal democracy Is a. conservative organlza-
llon of socialists. THie chair announced that
the subject 'for 'the ' open session next
Wednesday will bo "iMan's Inhumanity to
Man. " The racial democracy held an
executive session later , no conclusion belns
reached ns to whether or not the- organiza
tion will ; nit a 'ticket. In the field In the
city election ,
Shin from .Sniitoir tvltho
NEW YORK. Jan. 31. The British ship
TJmandra arrived last night from Santos
with a full cnrg-o of 30,000 sacks of coffees
All are well on board. The Tlmandra will
be detamod ut quarantine for observation
and disinfection. Its cargo -will be dis
charged Into lig'hters In the upper bay.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
E. S. Keller ot Hastlng-s Is at the Murray.
J. I. , . Lambrlffht of Akron Is at the Ilpr
Grand.
C. II. Parsons of DCS Jlolnes Is at the Her
Grand.
A. M. Torter of St. Paul Is at tha Her
Grand.
John N. Williams of Boulder , Colo. , la at
the Milliard.
J. M. Batcheldcr of Rutland , Vt. , Is at
the Mlllard.
M. ii. Elsemoro of Frazer , Minn. , Is at ithe
Mlllurd.
J. n. Colby of Wadsworth , O. , Is at the
Mlllard.
J. S. Wells of Columbus Is at the
Merchants.
John Slater of Greeley Is a guest of the
Merchants.
K J. Pllney of Mlnnoapolls Is registered
at the Her Grand.
Miss Rachel Splesberecr of Rock Island
Is at the Murray.
C. J. Pearson , wife and son of Chicago
aro.at . the Murray.
U , M. Fox , a. lawyer of Ramsey , ISch. , is
at the Merchants. .
Mrs. T. B. Hard and daughter of Central
City nro In Omaha.
A. J. Wharfand and wife of Evanston ,
Wyo. , are In the city.
C. K. McGrcm and C. J. Stoker of Lin
coln nro In the city.
F. M. Rublee , a banker ot Broken Bow ,
la registered at the Merchants.
Rev. William 'Barnes ' Lower left Tor his
home In the east yesterday afternoon.
Dr. 13. Z. Chipp , a prominent physician
of Des Molnps , IH at the Merchants.
Mrs , Guy U. Barton has returnp.l . from
a visit to New York and other ea.stern
volute.
James Illtt , a prominent young business
man from St. Joe , Is visiting his Oinuhu
friends.
John II. irolmbuecher , a hardware
merchant of St. Louis , is registered at the
Murray.
R. 13. WIIcox , manager of th furnlHhlng
poods department for .Browning. King &
Co. , le.ivca tonight for New York to pur
chase his new fprlng stoc'k.
Tiiev TelMt Here ,
Tell It on the Streets of Omaha , as
Elsewhere ,
Some things cannot ho told too often.
llepelltlon gives them added btrongth.
The same old utory Is pleasant to hear.
When It brings happiness to the home.
Urings joy to the afflicted.
Tells how burdens can be raited.
How the hack can bn relieved.
All the pains and a dies removed.
Omaha people tell this Btory.
Friends and nelghhors talk about it.
Tell about their kidney Ilia.
How they suffered ; how the cure came.
What they think of Doan'a Kidney Pills.
Hero 1. . what u citizen snj.j.
Mrs. Kate O'.Mara , 2t29 ParlUe street-
says : "For Bevfn or clxht years l was
troublrd more or ICS.B with rhcuinaiUcn and
sharp juli.s across the email of my buck.
Woiklrig pretty hard looking after uiy fam
ily hi uh.it I thin ) : brought on the trouble.
1 \\a nuuh uorse lu the mornings on ris
ing and became some better after being up
and around for eomo time. I iaw ; Doan's
Kidney 1'llls advertised and got them at
Kuhn & Co.'a drug sloie. Hofore taking all
of the fcox 1 knew they were benefiting me.
They cured my bad ; and helped ray rheuma
tism. "
Doan's Kidney Tills are told for & 0c per
box by all dealers. Mailed on receipt of
price by Kostcr-Mllhurn Co. , nuffalo , N. Y. .
eole agents for tbe United States.
Remember the name , Doan's , and take no
substitute.
SEND FOR BAB/ES A flOGKFO/tMOMttS.
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I INFANT FOOD. Bordon's Condonsc'J MHI : Co. , Now Yorfr
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New flrst-c.lnss line between Omaha and New short line between Omnhn nnd Sfln- >
Chicago , over new road recently built neapolls nnd St. I'uul via the Illinois Cen
through Council Bluffs. Henlson and Hnck- tral U . i : . from Omiilm to Fort Dodgn , uno1
welt City to Turn , lown , to connection with the Minneapolis & St Louis'U. It. from
the Central's western line through Fm-t Fort Doilg to Minneapolis nnd St. Paul.
Dodge , Webster City. Waterloo. Independ
ence , Dubuque , Frceport nnd Hockford to
Chicago.
LEAVES P. M. LEAVES P.M.
OMAHft DAILY OMAHA DAILY
A fast wldo-vestlbulcd train making prin Arrives Minneapolis 7:30 : n. in . St. PJIU )
cipal stops only , and with new equipment 8:00 : a. in. A fa-t vestibule nlht | ; train ,
throughout , consisting of llbrnry-buffet- carrying . through Pullman sleeping car and
smoklng car , Pullman sleeping car , free re coaches.
clining chair car , dining car.
LEAVES P. M.
OMAHA DAILY
LEAVES A. M.
OMAHA EX. SUN.
A fast vestlbuled train doing more or loss
local work. Included In Its equipment Is a Arrives Minneapolis 7:00 : p. in , , St. Paul
through sleeping car between Omaha and 7:30 : p. m. A fast day train , carryftifl
Chicago. Dining car service cnroule. through parlor car and coaches.
In Addition a Fort Dodge Local Train Leaves Council Br" ! 1:30 : '
Through trains from New Union Station , 10th St. , Omaha. Ticket. j roNervntlon at
CITV TICK13T OFKICI3 , J-lOi : Farimm St. , cor. 1-Uh St. 1'huiie U4H.
Closing
Goods
A great saving to close buyers the quality of our shoea
along with the style and comfort we give you are making
new customers for our Big Shoe Department.
The Stetson Shoe for Men. The Ultra Shoe for Women-
The Ultra Shoe for Women Both these shoes are
the best that can be procured. Both style and comfort are
there. See the trade mark on both shoos.
The "Dykes" f)0c rubber heels and Diamond rubber
soles , for meuM shoes , on sale at 23c.
Men's genuine "Battery B" calf § 2. HO shoes , lace with
full double extension edge soles , goat tops and wide coin toes ,
on sale at $1.59.
Men's fine satin calf § 2 shoos , in lace and congress , with
full double soles , glove calf tops , plain and tip , coin toes ,
sale pi ice , $1.15.
Boys'fine veal calf § 1.35 lace shoes , with full double
stitched extension sole , goat tops , wide and coin tip tees ,
solid leather throughout at 90c.
Men's $1.25 full finished h < Mivy buckle arctics , on
73c.
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On Lard , on Ham , on
Bacon isaguaranioa
of purify ,
ftiffam9 ? Company
Chicago , Kauunn City , Qmahu.
St , Louis , at Joseph , St. Paul ,
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irprk nod JudUcrntinr- . " / - > -
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cao or iiUBMra , Trtrunt JriiLallr olid
lOyarnpuon if tekto in tiffi * . Tbelr
uujeJUto Irar.roTtiuant and ottcetn OUltU
uor > i&ll. lfiiit uponh&TIDK tliouenujni
- - ta. ItJr hcTi ; cured laoumnua ona Mill
turejou. YVodrtuiwitlre wrUUn nuurantw to ( .
foot a ciraln ouch cavj or lefaud lh raonci , 1'rlci
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uOCtS fiflt & So ' i. rw " treat-
.eo brm.la lai ri-
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AJAX REMEDY CO. ,
J < -or sale m Omuhu. Nab. , by , 'na. Foi
ythe. 202 N , ICth Ht , . Kuhn & Co. . 15tl
C. Do Haven. Drueclst.
nOWELL'S Is pleasant to take ,
1'rorr.nt to relieve.
AntiKawfIs \ for all aees.
- Buro to cure ,
CHARGES LOW.
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SPECIALIST.
Trccld U Fc.tnj o !
DISEASES AND
DISORDERS QF
1VSSN ONLY.
22 Yeirc Fipcrltnci.
12 Yexsln
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Stricture , SypUllU.fcocsufVlEuraud Vitality.
Cimi'S ) Ol'AHAKTm ) . Charues low. HOHD
TllEATHOT. Hook , Coniullallrm and Kram
Inatlmi Krcr. { Jours , t ) a , ra. toO ; 7 108 p. ra ,
fiunda-/,0tol2. I'O. H7U , . Office , ii. B.
for , UUjaudl'aroamStr.eu. OMAHA. ttlU.