TJJE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDXESDAV , T'TSnitUAUT 7 , 1UOO.
WORK OF THE OMAHA POLICE
Ohief Donaliuo Submits His Annual Report
to the Commissioners.
DEPARTMENT ENROLLS ONLY SEVENTY-ONE
3lnnj I'nfroliiion AVorU Utertlmc In
Orilrr In Cir Tln-lr Itcnln
. .UIKIrreili Millie
Diirlnur tlii ; \ enr.
The nnnunl report of the chief of police ,
J J. Donahue- , for the Ilsrnl ycnr , Just le-
le-lved by the Hoard of Police Commission
ers , contain * much interesting Information
concerning the work accomplished by iho
department during the Uvclvo months end
Ing December 31 , 1S9D , the Improvements
nnd nr-ods of the servlco and similar d.ita.
The report shows the total number of males
nnd females arrested , the different crimes
committed , the nativity of offenders , the
number of children under 1C years of ngn
taken Into custody and much clso of vnluo
to those interested In tbo welfare and order
of the city ,
! > nline1 ( .11 in In1 I'M.
"Krom 'March 1 , 1SOP , until December S ,
IS'in , " naH the. report , "wo bnd on leave nn
average of six men dally , virtually cutting
our force down to sixty-seven persons all
told. Slnco December 1 , 1899 , thcro have
iK-cn t\vc > resignations , which leaves the
force nt present with seventy-one mem-
berg , distributed ns follows Chief , 1 ; clerk ,
1. captains' , 2 , sergeants , t , desk sergeants
nnd jailers , 2 ; detectives , 10 , pawnshop
luen , 1 , emergency olllccrs , 2 ; sanitary of-
llceiu 2 , patrolmen , 3G ; turnkeys , 2 ; court
olllccr , 1 , patrol drivers , 2 ; patrol conduc
tors ) , 2. matrons , 2 ; hostlers , 1 , total , 71.
"Taking Into consideration the laigo extent
of territory within our city HmllB , tlio largo
number of railroads centering here nnd the
frequent attractions which bring thousands
of strangers and visitors heio during the
jear. It will be bettor undeistood how well
' nnd olllcicntlj tlio department has performed
Its work.
"Wo now have thirty-six patrolmen who
nro compelled to patrol their beats Uvclvo
liouis each diy ; twenty of tills number nro
nn duty In the night nnd Hlxtccn during the
daytime. An average of S per cent of these
otllccrs are on the sick list nt nil times ,
tlio cause of which I believe' Is overwork.
Nine hours cnch day or night Is certninly
ns long n tlmo ns nny man ought to bo naked
to patrol n beat , ns he cannot do more and
perform his duty 'veil ; also giving each
innn nmplo tlmo for gymnastic exercise ,
which la a necessary duty required of them
In order that they may bo able to cope with
' rogues In cases of resistance.
I "As the season advance * ) tbo vagrants ,
l tramps and petty criminals assemble here
to establish their w Inter quarters ; often
times they purpobcly commit petty crimes
' , -which will Insure them a piobablo thirty or
Hlxty days' county jail sentence , whore
they nil well know- they can enjoy their
victuals nnd comfortable quarters without
work. This stute of nffnlrs Is suggestive' of
our great need of n work-house , which
could easily bo made helf-sustnlnlng , com
pelling nil criminals to eiirn their living
nnd which would have a great tendency
to lessen crime and In consequence pro
tect our citizens nnd their property.
CrliiK-N Commuted.
Following are some items from the re
port of the biiPlnces done by the police de
partment for the year ending December 31 ,
1S99Number
Number of males arrested , 7,070. numbci
of females arrested , 1,110 , total number ar-
d , 8,186.
Abuslng family , 9 , adultery , 2. , , nsaault ,
CD , as = ault and battery , 234 , assault to rape ,
(1 , arson , ti , attempt to pats counterfeit
money , 2 , bastardy , 1 , bigamy , 1 ; breaking
nnd entering , daytime , 32 ; burglary , CO ;
carrying concealed weapons , 35 , cruelty to
animals , 7 , cruelty to children , B ; dlsoulcrly
conduct , 138 , drunk , 1,140 , drunk and dis
orderly , IHO , fugitives from Juhtlce , 47 ;
forgery , 27 , fart nnd reckless driving , 11 ;
Rambling , 128 , giand larceny , II , boise
stealing , S ; highway robbery , 10 ; Incor-
rlglblllty , 81 , Insane , 10 , Interfering with
nn olllccr , 23 ; Inmates of opium Joint , 1C ;
Inmates of gambling house , 43 ; Imperson
ating nn ofllcer , 3 , keeping vicious dogs ,
"G ; keeping saloon open Sundays , 28 , lar
ceny , 10 , larceny ns bailee , 28 , larceny
from tbo "person , 70" ; libel , 2 , disturbing
the penoo by fighting , 231 ; disturbing tlio
pcaco , 121 ; , disturbing religious assembly ,
4 , dlhcharBlng fire-arms In city limits , IB ,
i , embezzlement , 10 , malicious destruction of
f
property , 25 , maintaining nuisance , 10T ,
i , maintaining gambling device , 12 , murder , 3 ;
obtaining money by false pretense , IS ; ped
dling without license , 30 , potty larceny , 237.
Nativity of offenders American , r > , B3r > ,
Austrian , 12 , Armenian , 3 , Bohemian , 17 ,
Ilolglun , I , Canadian , 1C , China. S , Dane.
SS. nngllsli. rfl. Kronen , 21 , Germany. 273 ,
Oroek , 9 , Hebrew , 108 , Hungarian. G , Ha-
wallan. 1 , Irish. 31S ; Itnllin , 33 , Indhn ,
4 Mexican , 2 , ncgio , 1,338 ; no nativity , 3 ,
Norway , II ; 1'ole , 22 ; Hussla , 10 , Swede ,
171. Scotch. 29 ; Swlsj , 3 ; Syrian , 5 , Welsh.
4. total. S.1SR
During tlio ) car 0,108 men were arrested ,
ns ngnlimt fiC3 women. Tills table shows the
police court record by mouths'
Number Tiled
Month. Jink's. Kcmnlfo. Convicted
.liiiiuary 4H ( 37 M
Fc'liruaiy : (01 ( 2 > S-'i
Maic'h 20.J 39 p2
April IVi H ! O
Miiv f.'U
1J2 V >
Juno CG3 Cl 10'J
July dOI 7j j | )
AllKUBl 373 Si n ?
Moptonibcr " > 7 < j IS ITJ
October 2SO " 8 si
December
Totals , o.loV B6.1 i.j j
The reroit closes with this stateuonf i t
"Of the members on tbo force at the present' ' i
tlmo enl > ono has boon called before the j
bnnoinblo Hoard of Kirn and I'ollcc Ccni-
mlBslouors ID answer any eh.ugo of viola
tion of the rules and regulations for the
Jast tc-n months a record , ns I am Informed ,
which wiu never made bj any Omaha police (
force HIIRO tbo ailni tlon of thu metroi o li.in i
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Sufferers from Indigestion ,
Insomnia or Kindreu 1'roubles.
BLATZlALHIVINE I \ i
( Non-Intoxicant ) r
taken with meals *
„ and at bed time ,
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will assist the digestive functions
and thoroughly tout' up the v\ hole \ I \
system. This liquid malt extract
appeals particularly to the nurs
ing mother it possesses the
properties most essential. i
TRY BLATZ MALT-VIVINE.-
ALL DRUGGISTS.
i PKCP'DIIVVALULATZUKE\\ CO. , MILWAUKEE '
Omalu Branch
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WILL PAVE VINTON STREET
I'll ) Cfiiuicll nnil ( mini } ( otiiinlflfllnM-
crn Itonrli nil Vnrccniriit on ( ho
Omaha and South Omaha Commercial
rub ! , the county commissioners and city
eti.ncll . of Omaha broke * brtnJ tosc'.hci1
Ttenlay at the Commercial club rooms nnd
spent two hours in dlccunlng the vexed
problem of paving four blocks on Vlnton
street , the common thoroughfare between
the two elite * . The cost of the work was
flrured down to about $11,000 nnd on mol -
l on of i : . K. linicc the Commercial club
expressed , ns Mr , Hriice eald , n demand ,
illion the part of its COO members and 23.000
voters , that the- county commissioners
rltj council re.ich Bomci agreement that
would result in the completion of this work.
Later the county commissioner and city
cotir.cll met nnd dlEcusscd ways and means
o : doing It. The section to be paved lies
between Twentieth and Twenty-fourth
stuetB nnd the property nlong that part of
thi street Is not Hiiraciently valuable to
Juetlfy nssw mcnt of property owncre. even
If they could bo led lo petition for the pnv-
Mr. Mercer wanted to have n petition for
the paving prepared , wherein tha property
owners would nsk for the paving , nmS
after tbo paving hnd been dona the city
council should forget to levy the tax against
tbo property Upon such nn ngrivmcnt the
pioporty owners could bo Induced lo peti
tion for thu paving.
Mr Mount suggested another method. Ho
belloved that the council could piep-uo to
pay for Its share of the paving by Increas
ing the levy for the Park board and thu
county commissioners could take care of the
icat by Increasing Its levy for the road
fund. All the funds would go to the Park
beard , which could hnvo tbo paving done
nftcr an ordinance hnd bct-n passed declaring
that part of Vlnton street n boulevard. This
plan was Dually adopted.
It was supplemented by a motion by Lo-
botk that the city pay for the Intersections
nml that the city and county bear equally
the expense of the rest of the paving ,
The county commissioners present wcro
not very enthusiastic over the proposition.
They wore Commissioners Harto , Hofcldt ,
Hector and Ostrom. The members of the
council present were Messrs , Ulnghain , LeThe -
beck , Stuht , Mount , Dechcl , Mercer and
Karr.
The commissioners and council will meet
v.lth the Park board at 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning at the rooms of the latter In the
city hall to further the project.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs n D Woad. now of Lincoln , form
erly of Omaha , is visiting her son , It B
Wead , COS South Fortieth street.
Mayor Moores will nddross a political
meeting to be held Frld ly night nt Forest
hall , corner Sixth and Pierce streets
The lire department wn.s called to Twen
ty-sixth and Paclllc streets early Tuesday
evening on acc < &int of a small bonfire
The Slate Board of Pharmacists will
hold a convention In Omaha beginning
February 14 It will meet at the Mer
chants hotel ,
Huiglnrs climbed through a side window
Into the cigar store at 1-6I South Sixteenth
Htteet Monday night and stole live boxes
of clears worth $ i > .
"The Uocrs and English" will bo the
subject of a lecture In Trlnltj Cathedral
chapel this evening nt 8 o'clock by Itev.
John Williams.
Thn Indies' Auxiliary of the Thurston
Itlllcs will meet nt the armory Friday
evening to make arrangements for the fun
eral of the late. Italph W Kells.
Thi ) smillpON. quarantine has been re
moved from the liousu of Alfred Blalns ,
2rt04 Decatiir street , nnd both hli family
and that of hlo father are free from the
suivelllanco of the health commissioner.
The democratic county central committee
will be eallcil to meet Saturday , February
17 , for the purpose of calling the count ! con
vention for the selection of delegates to the
llrst state convention of the part > In 1W. !
The twelve chickens which for nearly a
week have been conllno 1 In cell No 3 of
Contial police station , vvqro sold yesterday ,
no > one having called to Identify them.
The proceeds will go to the Police Relief
association
Mrs S C Crlssman , matron of the
Omaha Rescue Home for Penitent Fallen
Women , situated at 403 Bancroft street ,
will bo present at the First Methodist
prayer meeting this evening and speak
of the work of that Institution.
Woid lias been received In Omaha that
Mr * Penney , sister of Mrs. H. G. Burt ,
hnd died on her return trip from Alaska.
Mrs Hurt Is now In Seattle , where she
went several dajs ngo to meet her sister.
The remains arrived there Monday evening
As Mallndn Woods , colored , sat at the
counter of the Midway restaurant Monday
night , eating n pickled pig's foot , Mary
Uenton , also ooloied , entered and drawing
a tazor cut her on the forehead. The polleo
have not been tible to Hnd tie .ipsillnnt.
Thoie are 1C2 births recorded at the olllco
of the Board of Health durlnur January
ThN Is seventeen more than the number
In Decembci The latter month was nota
ble , however , for tlio birth of four pairs
of twins , January only being able to pro-
< luc one pair
For breaking Beit Klmberlln's nrm with
a l > asn ball liat nt Cut Off lake a week ngo ,
Honrj Olson win held to the dlrtrlct court
under $500 bonds In police court ycstoidny
Klmberlln was an Ice liarvcstei and Olson
Is J employed as watchman nbout tlie rom-
punj's buildings.
M Jlyersoii'dellvered a lecture at Wash
ington hall Monday on "The Science of
Ethics " Ho pointed out that an ethical Im-
pulco lay behind all the philosophies , art"
and Hcleni'cs In oivlstence. The lecture will
form the preface to a book which Jlr.
Myerson IB putting Into form in sevcial
liinzua es
The case of the State , ngnlnst Richard
Berlin and Tom llealei , charged with con
ducting n gambling resort at Twenty-fourth
and N streets. South Omuha. vvas t ikcn
to Justice Altstadt's court Tuesdai on a
ehar.ge of venue , from Justice Ciawfonl
Tliu < , if-o will como up for trial nt 1 o'clock
todaj.
An Informal meeting of the Boaid of a
Ciovetnuro of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ilcn
wns held nt the Omaha club Tuesday night
Tlio membois hi Jelly discussed matters
peltatnliiC to the fall festivities during
their luialienn together , but no formal a
bURlneea was transacted Adjoinnment was
taken until next Tuesday night.
Omiiha. cilevntnr operators effcc'od orpanl-
ration Monday night for the putpot-o of nf-
llllatiug with tbo rocentlj organized na
tional soiU'tv , the seat of which Is In Now
York l.icnl olllccr.s worn elected nn follows-
I'lOHldent Ambrose Islington , vlep prc-sl-
di-nt H.i.Miioml Lemon , secre-tno. Clifford i'
lluntley , treasurer , Ham Hlnlclcy. I o
Grace Mason , n. ll-ye.ir-old colored girl , h
leaped fioni tbo second story window of c
t-eiitral police Mullein Monday nlgllt nnil
escaped , She wab conllnt-d In thp nintron i ,
oem on n i hnrgo of Incorrlglbllltv profo. ro l o
by her euiiidlan , llllen Trompton , Tlili6
toentli nnd Cans stu-etn The Rlrl was „
found on the Htreel a tew hours after her
escape hufferliiB v\ltli a Hpralned ankle
Yet-U-rday I hero were four eases at the
union depot i onlalnlng the remains of mem-
beis of he first Nebraska volunteers killed
In tlio Philippines They weio tluso of
Hoi ue I , Faulkner of Company F , which
go \Ventern , Neb , Alfred E Erlsmun , be
c'impaiu 1. enioute to Wnturtown , S D.
Ira A UillTen. Company E , enrouto to Vul-
p.naldo Neb , ' 1111 ! of Hiilph W Ktlls , con-
hltrni-l i i Omiil'a of
llu ii > m P-irk Jlethodlst Kplseop il
him h ts beginning what pioinlbrn to lie a
KM i t nil i'le ? of sneeial iclval sen-lies
I'ln ui tor. Itev Cljdo t'laj Clsscll. |
l.l.i- [ settled by his iinele. Itev I'axsluh c.
i < -.i I ! njHtnr of Herrv Slri-ot Mcthodlt > t
iHioi'iil ibiiub Kort Svujne , Il'ld lie . . .
one ui piomlncnt preachers of the Noilh ,
Indiana i onferenco He will grouch ever ) "
nlBbl tills week c \ce\tl \ Piiturdny jd
The law lotnmltlc'o of the Central Labor o
iiii'iui 1ms inidor eiuiEldi-ratlon tht > matter
uf the Infrni lion of Iho femile 1 ibor law P
by tin Uiiiuha tetnll IIOUEV The rammlitet t !
Kiimot'nio ago IhioUKh iho labor i-orii- I
irlwl ini-r liistltutou proci-e-dliiffii of a'n '
rlmlliu nature in uullcn court against the ,
mine r-iliib'Ulimrni , but the cusoa were | in
cllrnikhel at the ncitii" ! of iMo defenduiit . .ft
who admliti-il theli Kiull and promised to f <
lise-vo the law In future-
Demi- , who live * at Tllrt.vsecoiid nnd as
streits wu > held up bj two lilRhvva > -
iae | ) at the entiuiue of nn ullej on Capitol of
avciiuo lulvvcun Flfuontli and Slxteentli
rtet Monday nlsht nnd lobbed of $1 "i.
'i JHVS mliher of thu men ni.ido a dlspliy
v i i-innii Thej lonfronted him ad hi ) ,
HII ilie illij oilKaiidlnjr bciilnd the e
cer in I the foremost of iho tvvo don
imiii'li ' d liU mane } llv delivered to them I u
hi" Hllver. and the ) turned and run llo uas
.ililu to elvo a fair description of ono of the ' at
re bbc-iin b
REITERATES ITS PROTEST
Nebraska Beet Sngar Attociation Wants
West Indian Tariffs Preserved.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR SUGAR INTERESTS
rnnnprn mid 1'nelorj nf AIIH- * HIM e
i.Mierleiioeil nn Ailtrrxi * Seiif > un
Tliroiiuli I minimi llnlnrnll
unit CoiiHtrnuUiin Dolii ) .
Iho annual meeting of the Nebraska licet
Sugar association was held yesterday at the
Commeiclul club , only flvo of the members
being present. They were Secretary N'n-
son , II. P. Mclntosh , Treasurer W. CJ. Whit-
moro of Valley , F. F. Urown of the Brown
licet Sugar company of Fremont nnd Henry
Meyer of the flrm of Meyer & Itanpko of
On-aha. The absence of the president , 11.
M. Allen of Amew , was due to Illness. 0111-
ccrs were elected for the ensuing * year ns-
follows : President , 11. M. Allen of Ami's :
Fccrelarjj nnd treasurer , \V. N. Nnson of
Omaha , assistant secretary , 1211 A. llarncs
of Grand Islandlco ; presidents , 0. A.
ttckles of Chadron , H. A. KoetilK of Grand
Island. Martin Dunham of Omaha , J. II ,
Ccftna of Hastings , 1. M. N'oyes of Wntcr-
lee , W. W. Young of Statiton , General John
M. Thnjor of Lincoln , A. Wnlt of Syrnouso ,
J J. Uonekomper of Sutton , Peter Jnnsen of
Jansen , J. M. LcFcvcr of Strong nnd L. U.
Richards of rrcmont.
Mr. Brow 11 reported the progress of the
beet sugnr Industry out around the new
factory nt Ames. It was not nn encouraging
report , although beet raisers nnd sugar
manufacturers at Grand Island and Norfolk
nro known to have fared reasonably well
this > car. It appears that nt Ames nnd
In tributary territory an unusual rainfall
cut clown the yield of beets to about n two-
thirds crop nnd materially reduced the sugar
producing properties of such bceta as were
laiscd. Tho'delay In the completion of the
factory also contributed heavily to the gen
eral loss sustained thla year by growers
and manufacturers.
Mr. Whltmorc expressed himself as ut
terly t discouraged over the beet sugar pros
pects I In this country. Ho has been In cor
| respondence with Nebraska's representa
tives In congress In relation to the proposed
lopping off the tariff protection to the sugar
interests against the productions of planta
tions in the new Spanish-American posses-
sloes , and has been ndvlscd by them that
the republicans have agreed upon lopping
olt 75 per cent of the tnrlff exacted on
products of those lands. Ho said that the
competition thus fostered would destroy the
industry In this country , at least for years
to como , and he believed that the people -
plo have seen the ! nst beet sugar factory
built In this state.
Secretary Nason then reported that ho
hnd sent to each of Nebraska's representa
tives In congress a copy of the icsolutlons
adopted by the association at a special meetIng -
Ing In Lincoln December 10 last , and had
jccolved acknowledgments from each of the
lecelpt thereof.
After considerable discussion It was de
cided to authorl/o the secretary to prepare
n statement of the industry in this state
and to forward to Nebraska's represeuta-
ttves a reiteration of the protest of the as
sociation against the proposed reduction of
the tariff en products of Cuba and Porto
Rico.
t SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Tha result of the labor convention Is a
great disappointment to many and , Judg
ing from tha talk on the streets yester
day afternoon a few well meaning laboring
men were misled by quite a number of lead
ers. The nomination of J. W. Ballnrd for
maor Is considered a weak one , and It Is
openly predicted that he will not get half a
hundred votes , provided his name Is placed
on the ticket. Patrick Tralnor , the repub
lican candidate for mayor , went into tha
convention with an even hundred votes
pledged to himself , but on the formal liallot
he received only slxty-elx. It was a great
disappointment to Tralnor and his follow-
eis and the statement was openly madq
that the Ensor faction of tbo democracy
controlled the convention. Wagers were
made prior to ther first ballot for mayor
that there would be no selection and that
the question of nominating a mayor would
bo postponed until a later date. This pre
diction proved to be without foundation ,
however , and when the balloting commenced
nearly everyone expected to sco Tralnor
given the place of honor on the ticket.
These who are managing the affair evi
dently thought different ! ) , for Tralnor re
ceived only one-third of the vote cast and
J. W. Ballard was declared the nomine ? ,
Hallard Is comparatively a newcomer heio
nnd Is best known through bis contrlbut'ons
to an Omaha labor paper. It is openly re
ported that ho Is. playing Into the hands of
the Ensor combine and that tha Ensoiltes
will Induce him to withdraw from the ticket
before ; the campaign really opens. Quito a
number of the labor leaders declare that
the convention was a farce and that the
majority woe controlled by a dominant fac
tor In the democratic ranKo.
Ap for the ontlro ticket each nominee will
be compelled to run by petition , as the ) ,
united labor party has no standing in law.
la order to secure a place on the ticket n
party must cast 1 per cent of the votes at
prior election and as there was no labor
pjrty ticket In the Hold lost fall all the
nominees will bo compelled to file petitions. , 1
Oenerally speaking , the ticket i considered
weak ono and Is a great disappointment
to those who expected the laboring clement
to Institute a reform movement.
.Veil I'l-Hl lloiiHc nNliilillHliril.
The burning of the pest house rather dis
concerted the city authorities for a tlmo
jesterdoy , but steps were Immediately set
on foot to secure other quarters and n
house at Thirteenth nnd O
streets was ECi i
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cured. A family rebldlng In the Immediate I
vicinity was ordered to movn and the hill > c
on nhlch the property stands was taken pog- I I '
session : of by the city The two colored men
will bo moved to the new locallt ) shortly.
Dr. Towno was In the city yesterday after-
nron and had a consultation with the city
otllclalH. JIo said thit after n thorough
fumigation with formaldehyde the jail and
the rooms occnplol bj the patients uould
all right There IB to mo opposition to
the occupancy of the house at Thirteenth
and 0 streets by Robert Maxwell , the owner' ' [
the property , but the rrmjor Bald that
proposed occupying the houxo whether
Maxwell liked it or not. A guard Is to bo
placed about the house and a Btrlcl quar
antine ) will bo maintained The ten pris
oners In the city Jail are to be vaccinated.
but ns a matter of pircautlon they will bo i
detained in the Jail for at least fourteen | .
dij * . All of the clothing worn by the prlst |
oners Is to bo burned nnd they will bo supI I <
piled with new apparel nt the expenss of j j
the city i J
As the city Jail Is virtual ! ) Iti a tuto of I t
cjuaiantlno prisoners arrested are detained I '
the court room and when ph lblc- given '
spredy trial. Judge Habcock Is on hand
for the purpose of hearing all cases HH soon
they aio brought before him nnd no ono
arrfitert nil ! bo detained any gicat length |
time. I
.SnlnuiiH Without a l.li-enxr ,
H la reported on good authority that sev
eral naloons ore running without a licence
nnd It was expected that the Board of Ed
ucation would take cognl/unco of this fact
Us meeting Monday night , The matter
has been reported to the board and aome
Action to collcit lhr > fee duo from saloons
may be taken Inter Heporto show that
Jack Manor's pliuo on Hnllroad avenue. Is
operating without a license , ss Is nlso
Mfturcr's old place In the Mle block , on
Twenty-fourth street When teller movnl
fre m the Mien blork to (1 street he took
the license with him without RI.IIIR through
the formality of hnvlng It transferred. Mn-
her has never taken out n llrenfc Mid II Is
reported that several moro saloons In the city
are operating without having paid the
amount demanded by Inw. Ordinarily It Is
Iho hunlness of the mayor nnd police force
to see that all saloons nro provided with
licenses , but In these rapes the matter
seems to have been overlooked
Will Siitiiult Vtine\iiUc n ( lueMliitt ,
Mayor Knsor called at The Heo olllce ) es-
tcrdny afternoon to state that ho Is willing
to submit the question of annexation In or
der to satisfy all parties. He said that his
offer of February 2S , a jear ago , still holds
good and that ho will publish a proclama
tion culling for n vole on the question , pro
vided the city council passes the necessary
ordinance "I will do this , " sa > s Knsor ,
"to stop this dlscupslon and see where we
stand on the question Personally 1 am op
posed to annexation , but I stand ready and
willing In bubmlt the question whenever the
council passes the necessary oidlnalicc. '
Further the major suggested that the Com
mercial club of this city confer with the
Coirnierclal club of Omahn on the sub
ject.
Ilie Asnil
Seven applications for secretary of the
Llv o Stock exchange are now on file and '
In order to pioporly consider these a com-
mltteo comiMised of Messrs. Illake lllanrhard
and Buchanan has been appointed by the
chairman. H Is oxpefted that the com
mittee will take sonic tlmo In looking over
the credentials of the applicants with n
view to selecting Iho best man for ithe
place. A decision Is looked for In a couple
of weeks If not before. If a succcFsnr to
Colonel I.ott Is chosen ho will probably take
charge on March 1.
John C. Troutan went to work jrsterdny
as tlrrman-watchmnn nt the postotllco Mr.
Troutan was appointed to this position
some tkno ngo , but was removed through
a misunderstanding ns to his rating in tne
civil service examination. His reinstate
ment is considered by his friends as n vln-
dlcntlon of their nssertlons that be Is thor
oughly competent to perform the duties re
quired of him.
Flower * fur PrivateKills. .
Fred Ktter is circulating a subscription
paper for Mowers for Ralph W. Kells It
Is the Intention of the South Omaha citi
zens to furnish a quantity of floral do orations
tions for the Kells funeral and nearly cver.v
business firm has subscribed. Several Moral
designs will bo sent by people here to ex
press in a measure the regret of South
Omaha citizens at the death of young Kells.
VI il ( tier CH > COHM ! | > .
Chillies Ilrdllckn , the mall carrlei , is on
Hie sick list
1 , . V Graves of Leigh wns a visitor In
the city yesterday.
Frank 13 Scott , | r , Is recovering fioni
a case of nncumonlu
City Engineer Heal Is distributing a line
brand of cigars In honor of the birth of a
son The companions of the Independent Order
of Foresters will give n ball ut Odd Fel
lows' hull , February S.
According to reports the threatened labor
troubles bavo been bdtleil to the satisfac
tion of all concerned
The Blind Uoono concert at the Me'liodlst
church last night was well attended and ]
wus n very enjoyable affair
It Is understood that an effort will be
made to induce M. K. Gralmin to vvltbdinw
hla resignation ns a teacher in the schools
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
O II Sexton qf St Louis Is In the cltj
Watt Tyson or'Blnlr Is nt the Merchants
K. Auerbach of Cincinnati is nt the Mur
ray.
ray.W D Johnson of Mndls6n , Neb. , Is In the
city
C II. Dietrich of Hastings is nt the Jill-
lard.
lard.Gince
Gince Elvvood of Fremont Is a guest of the
Millard
Judge D. T. Welly of Cambridge Is nt the
Merchants. .
Ed naton of Lincoln is a guest of the
Merchants.
Mrs. J. A. Parrott of Salt Lake Clt > Is at
the Mlllard.
Joseph M. Caffery of O'Neill Is nt the
Merchants.
J. S. Lnthrop of Sioux City is registered
nt the Mlllnrd.
S. n Wilson of Hot Springs , S D , Is at
the Merchants.
H N. Bennett , lumber dealer of St Louis ,
Is n't the Murray
Mr and Mrs D. L Mnrkel of Silver City
are at the Murray.
C C Spanieling , a banker of Ord , Is a
guest at the Her Grand
James Ferrler of Culbertson , Neb , Is reg
istered at the Merchants.
Judge M A Platle , ox-mnyor of Grand
Island , Is nt the Merchnnts.
Chniles Pfelffer. a building contractor of
St Joe , is at the Her Grand.
John J Nolan , m.iiugerof the HlueU P.ittl
company , Is nt the .Merchants.
Mrs c C. Spauldlng of Ord joined her
hutbanil at the Her Grand Tuesday
M J. I'nderwood nnd 11 K Webb of Kun-
his City , bridge contractors , are at tbo
Mlllard.
N. Sllnck miner of Alamosn. Col , nccom-
p-inled by his wlfo and daughter , Is at the
Mlllurd.
C. G. Sheely of Lincoln and N S Hard-
Ing of Nebraska City weio Mlllard guests j
Tuefxlay.
Mi and Mrs F II. ClarldBo and Mrs F
M. CnFtctter of Hlalr were Her Grand
Biiosts ' Tuesday
T H. C.ilvert of Lincoln , general silpei-
Intendent i of the 11 .t M , icglstered at the
Mllla-d Tuesday
( Miuiles P Ross , of North Pintle , who de
J nies Hint he is the long lost "Charlie Ross , " j
Is at the Me-ichantb |
Mr. C. C. Hidden of Thompson , Holden &
Co. , retuined ) estoiday fioni a purchas
ing til. ) to Now York.
D J MoDnnald of Kansis City Is tuins-
iictlng business In Omaha
Mls Hanlett 13 Hiishnell , on her wa )
from the ens > t to her homo In San Fran
cisco | , is in the Her Urai-d. I
Fied SiJiineiiBchein , manager for the Ni-
biaski Telephone- company at We.l Po.i.t
WIIB .it the Mlllurd Tue-.il.iv '
John H Llnihev. stmoKiaphcr In the
offlui of the United States ills ilct tittunuv
lias i returned from a visit to Hebron N < I ) ,
W R GII > lot il urn ! J T Welsimm of Mn I
.coin. F N llall of Hastings. , Ira I' Muloiii )
of Not Hi Pint to and L A Wllllanm of Illali
weio ' at the .Murray Tucsi'nv.
Ted Sloan , the well known Jie-key , l <
expected to airlvo heio Thur.-'d i\ , to be
the guest of liln friend , Spud FartlHh He
In enroute from San Fro nclsro to London
William Collln of York , ( ' A. U'lppen of ,
Ponder W ( ' Alln of Grand lulan I , J imi'f
Feirler of t'ulbci then and U UIIIlH of Ti kaI I
miili weie Ti.esdu ) guest ! , ill the Mori hunts i
Misses llvu G Snell and Helen Cone , Jo'm |
NovnK and Mr nnd Mrs iMwurd Dvorak of I (
Chicago registered at Ilie Her Grand 1 in i
IllRht while In the ell ) to attend the Nusli
priuit ? tin-all U la
Jolm A OJl > erne , Reneril liagsage nsonl ,
and W S I'lnnt'v , chief traveling auditor I
ollielals of the- Illinois Ccnttul at Chlc-iiic > , i
vlflted In tineltv Tin'sdio During their |
Hhort sta lienlluy wi > re entertained l > v A
Dlftrlil Pass-enser Agent Ilrlll and J S
Dletilck of the- local fidght depai tinenl.
City Alloincy Count II went to Llneoln
Np.stiMil.iv to eonii ! the mandamus pro
ceedings Instituted bv John O Yelser. who
desires that the Initiative nnd rufeienduni i
proposition should Imve a plai e > on the city i
ticket The -arliiK before the supreme |
eourt Is tin- outgrow III of Yelser' defeat lu
tbo district couit iiml h Hi" MMPiith uti-
nurcesiiful attempt on Hie part of tinpopu C
llht nttorne ) Mr Yelncr ac'companlcd .Mr vt
Council to tlio capital vta ,
vto
K
KC
CASTOR IA Kg
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For Infant * and Children. o
Site Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the H
Signature ol
I STRIFE AMONG THE ARABIANS
Uunrrrl In Ulilc'li llotli
nnil Wiimrn
i
\VnrrnitlK Arc-
I
I '
There Is trouble In the colony ofrnhinvs
, ln the vlc-lnlty of Ills South Thlrle > enlh
I street. IJIIns Ferris has caused warrmils
| i to be Issue. 1 for the arrest of Mesdnnifs
Abraham Solomon , Abraham Sodlre Abra-
\ ! i bnm Horlkf , S Heorgo , lichen Ooorge nnd
Mr. J. Shobook on the charge of disturb
Ing his pence and that of bis wife. The
wife , who was present during the tiling of
the complaints , says three of these women
throw her down and sat on her while a
fourth pulled her hair.
J Shabook , one of tbo persons charged ,
nccompnnlcd b ) his wife , called while < ho
warrants were being drawn up and at
tempted to have n similar complaint mndo
ngalnst .Mr. and Mrs. Ferris , but was told
bo would have to wnlt until he had finished
tbo role of defendant before assuming Hint
of prosecuting witness HP says Mrs. Ferris
throw a pop bottle nt him ns he passe 1
along the Htrcet , narrowly mlsslnj ; his
head.
( 'otiiii-ll DIICN \ < i UuNtm-im ,
Owing to vnrlntiM pnllilrnl mcollnns and a
fimblonihln tlie.itrltal nttriotlon the < ounrll
vvim unableto mtiHtrr n iiuorum Tm-Mdnv
night and no binlnes * was trnti = u toil The
four eouiH-llmeii pre ent held OnMinc'lvM It )
reailltle-n , however for two limn while
deputy ele-rlti and "c-rKi-mlH-iU-nitns
scoured the rtroett for nn addition il mem
ber. It was tile desire of the ( onnill to
moe/l toilnv in adjoin HIM ! woi'sloii and to do
tliH It wn iipoe-siai v to nut't with .1 iiiiouini
plexenl ami ullnutn iNniiii llman Mercer
wai llnaH\ i 01 rilled and a < | iii > tum was pres
ent , the olhpi fnin OiPini ; Ixilic-i k llinunum
I'llitiii'lrr and Huikl'v Afii-i roll mil HIP
meeting adjourned until this morning nt 10
o'clock
Goo S Scall > , of 73 Nassau St New
Vork , says "For years I have been troubled
w-llli rlieumat'sm and dyspepsia , and I came
to the conclusion to try jour pills 1 Imme-
dintt-l ) found great relief from their use :
I f-nl like a newman since 1 commenced
taking them , nnd would not now be without
them The drowsy sleep ) feeling I used
to have has entirely disappeared The dys
pepsia has left me and m > rheumatism la
gone entirely I am satlMIrd if any on
BO afflicted will give Radwa ) s Pills a trln
they will surely cure them , foi 1 believe it
nil romcs from the svstem being out oj
order the liver no doing Its work "
euro nil Disorders of the Stomach , Bowel1 ! ,
Kidneys Bladder Dizziness , Costlvencss ,
Piles , Sick Headache , Female Complaints
Biliousness , Indlce.stlon , Constipation and
all Disorders of the Liver 23c per box At
Druggists , or by mall Railway .t Co. 55
Kim Btrfft , N. T. Be sure to get "Rad-
way's" and see that the nams IB on what
you buy.
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS
Best Dining Gar Service ,
IN I TABLET FORM-PLEASANT TO TA
A com tlmt ciuld restore ) health would bo priceless ,
nnaUr > lliirtliirt's Vcgotahlo Compound li eucli n
treasure. Kion In tha darkest hour It Illumlnea
the nly of despondency nnd plants tlio flower of hope
In tha linmnn breist. bend ono dollar ( or n
Months' 'J ruatmont nnd 1)0 curc.il.
I Hutrnroil wllli Indlcostlon nml P.ilpltn- . .
tlonoftlioHc-irtttlioVotretahloComnoutul II ,
mudorao a aounil man. * I can trulr BAyrv * * )
tlmt thlB wonderful modlclno IIIIR donav-
luoro for mo tunn all other roinoiUin with
which Ihuvo liecorao ncnnnlntrd.
Clurlod Ilura > , rrantforl , Ind. t > \
rorsnlobyallilniirelRli. Thirty diys' treatuTnnf
forSic . heent > d irs1 tn atniHnt 0c. : HU montlii'
irnntmunl. fl.OO. l < ta\it' \ trial trcntmtntfree. i
ail. W. M. 15UKI11IAUT , Cincinnati. O. A
MUNYON'S ' GUARANTEE ,
r. Assertion ? nm to Jn t
tbo Itemed lr Will IJo.
M tuij on euarnntcti
Iliat tils nhcuiuctlim
Cure nlll euro nrnrl/ A
all cases of rhtuma.
tlrm In n few Loun ; ii
tint liU r/sp''I' ' l.i Ouro
will cic luillcuailOD and
11 fiuniacli Iroublft ;
tl.at liU Hliluey Cure
vi 111 rurn 00 p r if lit
of all earn cf liWnej
trouble , luat > ila ' . "
Urrli Curu will < "ra
ralarrli lie roatltr Lo\-
IODK BtcniJlDE Itiat lill
Ileailachi Ctiro vlll rum
any Und rf bcailaclio In
a fc\r mlmiicc , that
Mi Odd Ourr will
cjuickl ; tirfak up anr
era of cold en l BO en Iliraucli ti.u rnllrr Hit of
renndln At M ( lmgplc.li , i5 rrnta vial
If TUU neeil mi-dlrul idrloe wrllr 1'rof Mu
two Arch H. Chili It U aUoluuIr ttc *
VIN MARIANI
Miriani U'lnw. World Famous Tonic
lib good effi-i Is are Immediate and last
ing II IsnlsoVLis palatable .mreiaulc
lo the IIIHU- und mn-jii.ibli lo Die mu i
di-lli ate Htiimai h ,
As ill ! Appetiser take In loreIllialf ait
a Olgi tivi U'ke ' after meals n u elm
t-rnl Tunli ' l Stimulant it m >
Hold b > all diuslHi IU fum
feiiS
Call up 238
and a Bee
$
Advertising Man
will call on you
to get a Want Ad era
a Half Pago.
A GREAT
To Readers of The Bee.
Beautiful Pictures for the fSome ,
A Spirited
Battle Picture
Tilt DEFENSE OF CIIAMPIGNY
Which \vns avvanli'd tinprlo
In llio 1'nrls Saliin ( "ost $ ( ii > ( HiU.
This line ICIIH | ( > . In n colors ic-
produi'os line for line nnd color lor
color , cvoiy ilctnll of the original.
Ftimous Oil rnintiiH )
Is ' 'L'x.'lO Inches and Is lit to adorn
the nit KiiUoiy of a Vandeibllt.
THE
A rARMING GROUP
In Iho harvest Hold SOP f r the Hist
time a linlloon In the sly.
This Famous Pninting ,
owned by the Molronolltan Ait Mu
soiiin of Now Yoik , rciirodtn'cd m
color and cll'oct. N L' xltt ) lncho . H
handsoino and lieautlfnl.
You can hnvo ollhor or Imlh of these laniotit pnlnlliiK' ' for lOo each ninl
3 cnnsocutlve eoupntm cut fioni thU ndvortlsoinont In The Dally Hoe.
These hoanlilul jilctnies lniM1 never been sold lot1 leis tliiin > 1.0D oaeli
The r.ce has purchased .several thousand as a special subscription feature ,
thus uiakltig the pi Ice very low lor Hoe readers only.
THE BALLOON By Jiilicn Duprc.
The subject tioals of a croup of peasants In the harvest-Held. The peas
ants have spent the niouilin * raUlns ; nnd stacUIn hay. the sun Is at Its y.enlth
not a breath of air h stlrrhiK. > ou can almost hear the bees as they \n\r.r. \ \ fioiu
llower to Honor , and away oil' In the distance Is seen a balloon lloatlin ; ma
Jcstleally in the clear , blue sky. Evidently the vlllnjiors are holdini ; their
country fair , and a balloon ascension is one or the features. The Ktoup con-
blHtinp of the peasant and his family are In the picturesque costume of the
country. They have nil stopped worl : and stand with their jaUes In theli
hands paxlnn Intently at the distant balloon. Wonder , awe and adinltatlon
nroblended In their exptesslve faces , and revealed In their attitudes. The
subject has been tieated with those soft , mellow tints which its aitlst Kuovxs
so well how to paint , and localls to the mind many just such Incidents In our
childhood life. It Is justly popular , both on account of Its artistic quality and
deep human liiteiestlth which It has been clothed.
History of "The Defense of Champigiiy. "
The Franco-Gorman war of 1S70 , Mth all Its hoirora nml terrible IOHS of life ,
still burns in the memory of most living. For many years previous n bad feeling
existed between Franco and Prussia nnd both great powers had been getting their
armies In readiness and were prmed to the teeth. Distrustful nnd full of hate to each
other , they soon found themselves In a position from which neither could retreat with
honor and an appeal to thu sword vv.is the only alternative. The Spanish irovwi of
fered the Prince of Hohenzollein , In June , 1870 , and being accepted by him , caused
tbo Interference of Prussia , which the Fionch government resented , feeling that
Prussia had no right to interfere in Spanish affairs , and stop by step the quarrel
grew , and although Great Drltaln and other European powers tried to avert an open
rupture nnd to preserve the peace of I'm ope , the w.ir spirit was madly popular In
both Prussli and France. At last , on the 15th of July , 1870 , the crisis oaine. The
( Duke of Orammont told Lord Lyons , the DilUsh ambasbndor , that "Tho Prussian
government had deliberately Insulted Tianco by declaring to the public that the king
had affronted the French ambassador. It was evidently the Intention of the king of
Prussia to take credit with the people of Germany for having nctel with haughti
ness and discourtesy in fact to liumllltato France.11 Emperor N'apolooti , as early as
the Sth of July had moved forward his troops , and on the 1Mb of July war was do-
cl.ircrt by the French government to exist between Franco nnd Priihala All I'arls was
in an uproar of delight The declaration of war made Napoleon popular with his
subjects and the Chambers , by nn overwhelming vote , granted a credit of SO.000,000
francs for the army and 16,000,000 for the navy. The war was carried on with vast
expenditure of force on both sides , nnd war vras brought to a close after seven
months of awful bloodshed and almost dally battles , the details of which nro to
harrowing to narrate. Tno Germans lost G.LM7 ofllcois and 123.453 men The tctal
losses of the French were Incalculable. StiMbburg and iMeU , which Germany had lost
In a tlmo of weakness , were lecomjuered , and the Gorman Empire had arisen anew ,
and France had tut own off bondage and had become a fieo nation u icpubllc. So
good came out of evil.
AVblle reflecting upon these eventful times , jr. Jean Hitlsto Ednuaid nctjllle , the
great and famous French painter , was Insplied with the idea of painting his world
famous picture , "Tho Defense oE Champlgny. "
Ilcforo giving a fovv facts , a description of this magnificent painting , an outline
of the village that has been made M > famous , may bo hero narrated. Champlgny ,
with a population of over 2,000 might almost bo described as a beautiful suburb cf
Paris. It lies flvo miles eastl southeast of 'tho ' gay tlty. Here business men from the
busy capital and picnic parties wend their way for a quiet rest , fresh air , and to
take In the rural and pretty landscapes. Here , scattered through the village , were
lovely homes or chateaus , surrounded with wcll-lald-out gardens nnd lawns , full of
sweet-scented and pretty Dowers and beautiful trees , easting a heavenly nnd peaceful
aspect all around. But this beautly wan to bo marred by iho ravages of war , to
be trampled down by the eoldiers and Implements of war , for , situated as It Is , on
the ( Marne , it was selected ns n place for a hortlo on behalf of the French army , and
hero on November 30tU until December 2nd , 1870 , was , the sceno. of protracted and
bloody encounters between the French troops under colonel Ducrot and the Germans ,
and on December 3id the French reciosscd the JIarno , having slain 5,000 Germans
and sustained a loss of from 10,000 to 12,000 men and leaving Champiguy a waste
M Detnllle's ualnting of The Defense of Champlgny , 1S70 , holds a most prominent
position in New York It Is now hung lu the Mctiopolltnn Jluseum of Art , Central
Park , and is valued at over $00,000 I
THIS IS IT
ONLY IOC. CUT IT OUT.
\IITIH. it vi in : AHTOOIIAVljHi :
or II. Delallli-'N ramoiiH I'liliilliiK. Of 11nrOUM | 1'aliitlnc.
"The Defense of
Champigiiy"
toii'o.N rou riiiiiAii\ . Loii'0 % rim rninu'Miv ' 7.
'Phis coupon , with two others of This coniion with two otlieis of
consecutive dates and 10 cents , pre coiihi't'iitlvc duts and 10 conlx , pio-
sented at the lice olllce entitles any seiili'd at tlio Hei ollli'o uiitltlos nny
leader of the Heo to this lieautllnl lunili'i' of tlio IU'o to tills liuaiillt'ul
picture , li\0 : ! Inches. If yon want Iilctuic , 1 ! \0 ; ! liithuri. If you want
it mailed , send 10 cents extra for it inalliMl , M'licl 10 cunts u.\t u for
tube , postage , etc. tulie , poHtngu , i'te.
If yon f-cnd pint or rill In two-cent htanuis lie careful Unit they do
not fitliU toKotliur. Addrchs all Icttoi'K to
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ArraiiKements have been made with ROSE'S
A.RT STORE , 1519 Dodge , to frame these pictures at
special price.
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washing ; which needs no special soap , no particular treatment -
mont ; which may bs soakoa with the white goods , and put
through the wringer with them , dried any way and dampened -
ened down for tomorrow morning
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