im DEMOCRACY SCORES
Take * One Ward Easily Without a Contest
on Part of Jocksonian Crowd ,
*
L
PAT FORD FAILS TO GET IN HIS LIST
C'onlriid hit ; Deli-untlim * of Drnioc-
rncy In ( he Other KlulitVnriln
JJnl > rilc.l Mltli tin * City
Centra ! Committee.
The democratic city central committee
sat from 6 to ! ) o'clock Tuesday evening ni
announced to receive nnd file the lists of
delegates to be voted upon at the city pri
maries Thursday afternoon. To the surprise
of cv'cryonc present the Jacksonlan delega
tion from the Third ward did not appear.
U had been tnkcn for Rranted that the Jack-
Konliui crowd would have a delegation In lh
field from every ward In the city , but vvli3ii
the gavel of the secretary frll at 0 o'clock
it was found that J'at Pord , lo v7hom had
been entrusted the preparation of the peti
tion from the Third ward nnd the filing of
the name with the list of Jncksonlan dele
gates , had not shown up at all. The Jack-
Honlans present appeared to be very much
disgusted , vvhllo the County nomocracy
crowd appeared to be correspondingly elated ,
us they vvero thus assured the delegation
from the Third ward without a contest.
None of the Jiicksonlans offered nny ex
planation of Ford's failure to come In. Ills
unmo was to hnvo appeared ns candidate
for councilman upon the ticket. Into In
the evening Pord came In nnd declared that
lie had understood that ho had until 12
o'clock to flU , his delegation , but he did
not qffer to file ono oven when ho came.
I.lNtN of lleloiinlc'H ,
The lists of delegates as filed were as fol
lows.
First ward , County Democracy-I'hmp
UlRUth. Owen Sinvln. Thomas Mrkl ind ,
John Neblo , Anton Plsn. .Jeny OGrady ,
CJeorsn Sautter , Lew llerrmnnn.
Second vvnrd. Jaekxonlan Adam Slonp ,
"W IT Hcrdman , Max Grimm. Stanley II
Irf'tovsky. U J AltchHon. Jo eph IV-xllm.
It 11. O'Donncll , Theodore Wlrth , Joseph
Second ward , County Democracy L U.
Tlckard , Pred Damtnon , John Schmidt ,
Joseph Panuska , Rudolph Ilavelka , John
AV Ceniy , Joseph Kelley , Peter Cns-ey ,
Charles Scharlow.
Third want , Jacksonlnn None
Third vvnrd , County Democ racy Lyste I
Abbott , John Hooves , Jerry McMahOn ,
.IHIIICH A. Kliu-li. George yager , Kiank 11.
Hevmour , John D. Green , IJan T. Custor ,
William Atkln.
Fourth ward , Jacksonlan Prank I , AVca-
ver. Frank P. Murphy. N. IJ. Dlllrance ,
William O Gilbert , G. G. Seny , P. 11.
Canty , John D. We are , P. C llcafey , A\ .
J Jloiint. ,
Fourth ward , County nomocracy Frank
Holler , C _ * . A Carman , Thomas McGovorn.
Paul Slt'ln , Jr . Jn.son R. I evvls , Hnrrv C
.Miller , Loula J. Plattl , C. R Collins , Hlch-
nrd Doody
Plflh ward , Jacksonlan Otto J Haunmn ,
Charles II. Ilrovvn , Fred II Cosgrove , John
3f Cuslclt , Frank U McICenna , J Warren
Arnold , J II Marr , Hany 13. O'Neill , Mar
tin Tlu'hc.
Fifth ward , County nemorracy Hairy V
llnjvvard , John K Reawn , Peter Hemaekle ,
Thomas McDeimott , W U. Got don. Pat
HOKUM. James Uaiighton , Thomas Gentle
man , Jack I illy
Sixth ward , Jacksnnlan Frank n Hro-
Hiiis. Charles 12 Clark. William II Clnd-
wlck , Walter llorton , W T. Johnson , D 'I'
CVIuiphy , I' U Hooves , Joseph Sheiry ,
Gen-ro W Smith
Sixth ward County nomocracy J C
Donahoo. C 13 Foibes , John l.lddell , IStl
Flurv Pete Dillon , John t.aii elm in. F.
IIiintltiKton , W. C. Jay , J C. Minor.
Seventh vvuid , Jacks > oiilan Andiuvv Mur
phy , IX P Henman , Kdvvnrd Walsh ,
Jtiines Kchneldervvlnd. A. M Jn'ilmoll , .1
CVI Welsh , 12 , S Streeter , I , J. Konnovsky ,
Daniel Cameron.
Seventh -ward , County Democracy Dan
Cameron , Geoige P. Cronk. A Jackson , W
T Gnu. Jo'in T liv.ins. Michael llogan ,
John Wlthnell , A Waggoner , M JJ Gll-
boitKlghth ward , Jacksonlan C A Leary ,
3Ionian Platt , James Fvvlft Henrv Fir.
mer , T. C Weynuillor , Frank Rassmussen ,
12 T idwnrdK , John McGrcal , P. W.
Si'hradcr.
Ulglith vv.inl. County Demoericy
Charles I/ Smith , M. P Hutlcr , Jolin A
"WhltP. John T. Hart , John McGreal 12 A
Smith , ICdvvard O'Connor , II C. Ilnrtry ,
Joseiih HlKglns
Ninth vvaid Jncksonlan W C UullnrJ ,
braille P i.iton , i : C. Fell. A. Ilnuh IIn. |
pie , James R. O'llniilon. Mark W P.ilno ,
George T Thompson , C I. We , G S
AVoeener
Ninth vvaid. County Democratv H S
l ncke , .loho'jh PolKor , ThorniiV .Mnl-
rahoy. M 12 Moirl oy , Jacob WliiBCtuler ,
1r. William Ma\vvoll , Jamei O lianlon
Thomas J IJojd , Georwe Ilnckus
In the Hlghth ward John McGreal ap
peared on both delegations , but ho telephoned -
phoned In from Lincoln that ho did not
wish 4.0 remain on the Jacksonlan ticket
nnd was accordingly lemoved In the Ninth
Jninos O'llanlon was on both and ho nsked
'that ' his name bo removed from t'-o County
Democracy ticket , which vvns done. H. C.
Strchlovv watt substituted
The contact of the tclans was effected
without much friction , although each sldo
manifested the most painful solicitude to
wntch overv movement of the other , evi
dently fearing that Homo unfali advantage
was about to be taken by the enemy.
CANDIDATES BY THE BUNCH
J.limeVUemleil ! MiM-tlni ; cif
VVnril IteiinlillfiiiiN nt Which llar-
inciii } mill KiithiiNliiNiu 1'rcvnll.
Kvery chair In the ball at Tvventv-second
nnd Cuinliif BtreetH was occupied Tucsdiy
nlpbt when the niRhtli Ward llepiibllc.ui
club mcetliiK was called to order anil these
who canio In later-and they worn numerous
- cimtentod thomaplvca with Htamllni ; aJoiiR-
Bide the vvallH 01 sitting nn the tcl e of the
rostrum
Harmony and cnthiiHlntun were the chief
chnractertBtles of the inoetliiB. Candidates
were. jireBcnt h ) thu bunch and each one
irndo a Hpeech ? overal opposing aspliaiUH
for thu nldcimanlr nomination In thn eighth
ivard were Ihnro and each said ho would
st'l port thn man vvhrt is luck ) enoiiRh to gel
Ills nume on the ticket.
W. W. HlnKhain. randldato fur major ,
crc'ko briefly. He bald ho vvns moie Inter-
catrxl In the gemmi ! success of the repub
lican part ) than In his nun political ambl-
tlnnH , Ho hoped ( Jin iopubllcaim would
make a clean flvVeep at lhi > spring elortlim as
an Index tn vvti t in *
ptnernl nloctlon and especially In the elec
tion of a leKlMuu i u
putilU-utiH in the I'i > lti l Si.iiiM btnau
Charlea SaundcrB mild he would appreciate !
Doesyourlieadache ? Painbackof
yourcyes ? Bad taste In yourmouth ?
It's your liver ! Ayer's Pills are
liver pills. They cure constipation ,
lieadnclic , dyspepsia , and all liver
complaints. 25c , All druggists.
Want > our muuiuilio or brunt a beautiful
brown or rich hUclcf llieu uia
BUCKINGHAM'S ' DYE &
th ' support of the ward In his candidacy
for the ) city treasurcrehlp , but It It Is be
lieved that either of the other candidates IB
the atronger man , Mr. Saundcra paid ho
would cheerfully retire. Oeorse Helrarod ,
nl o rnndldnto for the offlcn ot city treasurer ,
( hiked along the name line.
Ilfpchcr lllgby , f ! W. Ilolbrook nnd Kfank
Dar.dhnucr , candidates for the city clerkship ,
made harmonious speeches , ench promising
enthusiastic support of the ticket.
Van 1) ) Lady , Major J. B Kuray , Charles
J. Andersen and C O Kdllng , candidates for
the city council In the eighth ward , each
made brief talks John X. Westbtrg nnd A.
J. Colsoti , candidates for city comptroller ,
talked of harmony nnd for the general suc
cess of the party , r , J. Snckctt , candidate for
tax commissioner , made a * short speech.
After the candidates had had their aay gen
eral spoechoa wore made by Judge H. Dlalr ,
Thomas Crocker nnd H , P. henvllt. An
other meeting will bo held next Tuesday
night.
Sec'omlVnril Ueiuilillriuift.
There will bo a meeting of the Second Ward
Republican club nt No. 1143 South Sixteenth
Ntreet Wednesday evening , February 7 , at
8 o'clock. All republicans nre expected to
be present.
THEATER PARTY AT THE BOYD
t'liliitK * , < M > elr < j i\eu ( In Honor of
.1llN Adeline : \HHI nf Oinnhii
Unquestionably the social event of the
Benson , If not of many scnsctis , was the
dramatic entertainment given In honor of
Miss Adeline Nosh by her uncle , Mr. P.
A. Nash , nt Hoyd's theater Tuesday night.
Something like GOO guests had been invited
nnd thtru vvero few- who vvcro fortwinto
enough to bo honored with nn Invitation
that did not accept The entire lower floor
of the theater was filled , as well ns both
the parquet and balcony boxes , vvlth ona
of the most representative society audiences
ever assembled In Omaha. x-
Immediately Insldo the main entrance to
the auditorium proper stood Mips Nash and
Mr and Mrs. F. A. Nash , uncle and aunt
of the former , who acted ns the receiving-
partv As the guests arrived they weio
greeted with pleasant salutations nnd shown
I nuicdlntely to seats , none of the latter hav
ing been specially reserved save those In
the bofca , which vvero occupied by the hon
ored guests.
The interior of Hoyd's theater has sel
dom , If over , picscnted a more beautiful or
striking appearance The boxes were hand
somely decorated with largo bunches of pink
La France roses , tied with a delicate shade
of pink ribbon , vvhllo festoons of smilnx
were draped from ono to the other. When
the curtain went up for the first play the
auditorium presented the appearance of n
veritable falrjland , the. delicious fragrance
of the hundreds of roses adding greatly to
the Illusion.
As to the plays themselves , there were
two offered , each In one act , the first being
a dainty little comedietta by Cdmond Hess
and A. J. Garraway , entitled "Marble Arch. "
It Included four characters , which were ad-
mliab'y ' portrnjed by Miss nieauor McKec ,
Miss Hcleno Orne , Mr John Novak and Mr
I'dward Dvorak. The second plee was en
titled "In Honor Hound" and Is from the
pen of the well known dramatist , Sidney
Krundy. It pioved quite ns entertaining as
Its predecessor nnd was equally as well In-
torpieted by Messrs Novak and Dvorak and
Misses Clcanor MclCce nnd Eva Grace Sncll ,
the latter a daughter of the late Millionaire
Sncll of Chicago. Miss Sncll has ben studyIng -
Ing for the h'ago for some time and last
night made her first public appearr-tice The
gown which she wore In the little plaj was
decidedly the most elaborate of any that
have been seen upon the local stage this
season and was doubtless the cause of more
or lebs envy on the parts of the many well
dressed women In the audience. Miss Snell ,
who Is quite prettj , has considerable dra
matic talent and has a promising theatrical
futmc.
This form of entertainment Is decidedly
new In Omaha , Mr. Nash's party being the
first of the kind ever given In the city. Its
marked success will doubtless be the cause
of many moio of the kind during future so
cial seasons.
The bo\ seats were occupied as follows
Uox "A. " Mrs. Joe Baiker , Miss Bertha
Swcusbcrg , Miss Kountzc , Miss Wessell ,
Miss Sellers , Miss Llndsey.
Box "H" Mrs. Ployd Smith , Miss Crclgh-
ton , Miss Allen , Miss Tovvle , Miss Edith
Smith , Mies Crounse.
Box "C" Mrs Nash. Miss Nash , Miss
Meyers , Esther Nash , Francis Na'sh. Miss
Woodnrd.
Box "D" Mrs. Barker. Mrs. J. N H. Pat
rick , Mrs Mandorbon , Mrs. Mlllprd , Mrs.
John C. Cow In
Box " 12" Mrs. Cartan , Miss Peck , Miss
Jean Brown , Miss Htgglnson , Miss Cll7a-
beth Allen , Miss Marie Crounhc.
Box "F" Mrs George Mercer , Miss Mabel
Taylor , Mrs. Dowilng , Miss Dickinson , Miss
Yntes. Miss Kvn Kennard.
Box "G" Mrs. Hitchcock , Mrs. John S
Biady , Mrs. G. W. Wattle" , Mrs. Thomas
Orr.
Orr.Box
Box "H" Mis. Guy C Barton , Mrs. Ly-
man , Mrs Yost , Mrs. Gallagher.
Hex "K" Mis. Cudnhy , Miss Jessie Millard -
lard , Miss , Klrkendall.
Box "L" Mrs. Peek , Mrs J. 1C. Cham
bers , Mrs. Fred Davis , Mrs. William H. Mc-
Coid
Box "M" Mrs. Burgess , Mrs. Dr. AIM-
sin. Mis. J. Daugherty , Mrs. 12 L.
Loma\ .
Ilo"N" Mis Charles Kountze , Mrs.
Harry McCor-nack , Mrs. Charles Hull , Mrs ,
Geotge Jnsljn.
"THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST"
AV. It. l.lulili'ii l.ffliirc-N on ( lie Suli-
ji'L-l i'rforc ( hi * Omaha
U OIIIIIII'M Cluli.
W It LI f ; III on , n > ounB western writer
who h.m aclilrvcil a eonsldeinblc anioui.t ot
tame during IIH ! ictddenco In Omaha , made
n faunvull appearance In public Tuesday
iiftcinonn before the department of ethics
of the Woman's club A majority of the
bOO mcmbern of the club were present nt the
I'll El Congregational church with many o (
their friends. Mr. Llghton leaves within n
few dn > b to accept an editorial position In
the east.
The subject of the lecture vvns "Tho
Splilt of the West , " which Ml. Lighten has
'
ho ucccs.ifully embodied In his book and
magazine ) aitk-IcH It Is the theory of the
uuuur that writers fihould select for thoino
and coloring n location with which they
have nn intimate acquaintance. With this
In mind Llghlon wove romance Into thu
KmiMis pralrlca In "Tho Sons n'f Strength , "
and his won romnicndntton fnr the abso
lute Until of his western portrayals Mr.
Llghton's early youth was npent in Kansas ,
nnd his familiarity with places and people
tlicro in n birthright. Using the material
which came nearest to bis hand , the "Spirit
of tin West. " Mr. Llghton has won pro
nounced succctui nnd is now entering upon
n flcld of broader opportunities
Ai | | 'nl lo Chiirelic-N anil 1'nilrriilllrx ,
The Central I-ibor union In Its endeavors
tn eauso the retail liousoa to close Saturday
nights at it o'elnck Id calling to UK aid the
churcluH and fraternal societies of the city
\ , -ln nlur Is being prepared calling upon the
iMstors and active church members to Join
I In the cTiisnde ev-'iociallv In behalf of the
i hhop girl * , who are icprcxonted by thu
I tir'nii 'io re innli'l'ig fium church on Sunday
i morning' bccaiihu of the lung hours they
1 have to work on Siturday night ; and thi
fi.'trrnal sotletlos urn appealed to on the
ground tlmt thtw tumv phop girls mo tu
many ca > < - the tlanghtcTK of lodge inttm
tii'r.s and us tsucli are entitled to thu good
, oilier * of the ledge members
| ' 1 * " > union appeals to thuse two classes to
oxpith tbi-ir cludlrc1o aid the women by ie
fi.lining from making jiurchascs uflei 0
oYlmH and to jiatrjniie the Murcj vvhlih
clot-o in harmony with the wishes of Uu
union. . i
RECEIVED WITH OPEN ARMS
Councilman Stnht Welcomed to Membership
in Populist Peter Cooper Olub ,
CLUB LETS DOWN THE BARS TO OTHERS
Co n n < 11 in mi liolirok IN \1 * < > I'nrolled
Atiiotifc AlemlMTM 'I'roulilo HriMt-
liiK for I'lrxt Wt'ril Deinooriiln
TliriitiKli Punlon Prospects.
Councilman Stuht has broken Into the
ranks of the populists. In spite of Its rigid
adherence hitherto to the requirement that
an applicant for membership must bo n
member of the populist party , In splto of the
fact that Stuht has claimed within the last
two weeks that has been a republican for
thirty-four jcars , and In splto of the fact
that Stuht's name Is now upon the mem
bership rolls of the Patriotic ( ' ) league , the
Peter Cooper club Tuesday evening admitted
the ambitious Plrst warder to membership
by a vote that vvns practically unanimous
The membership committee felt unwilling
to assume the responsibility of deciding ns
lo Stuht's right to enter and accordingly
reported his name back to the club without
recommendation. IJ r. Morearty. Martin
McOnlre , Jailer Joties , Dr. Pcnbody and
others were anxious to have the candidate
admitted. A. W. Tldd wanted him to bo
required to burn his bridges behind him ,
so that ho could not swing back Into the
republican party , ns ho did on n former oc
casion. Ho wanted Stuht to resign from
the Patriotic ( ? ) league and pay back some
hundreds of dollars of funds ho was re
ported to possess belonging to the repub
lican city committee , which it waa claimed
Stuht has kept for seven or eight jears.
L J. Qulnby moved that the name lie over
for a week , as It had been represented to
him by members of labor organizations
that Stuht had never lest an opportunity
to show his opposition to organized labor.
Ho wanted to hear from Stuht on that sub
ject , but the candidate from the First ward
was iot present. Morearty stormed in de
nunciation of those who were opposing
Stuht's admission nnd L. V. Gnyo Inslstel
that Stnht had aided him In his efforts to
sccuro the passage of the barber regula
tions.
l.olieek Voiielli-n for Stnlit.
Councilman Lobeck was present and read
ily gave Stuht n good character , oven goIng -
Ing so far as to say that Stuht was a bl-
mctnlllst. As a result of the heated dis
cussion the oiotlcii to defer was defeated
by n vote of about twenty-two to two , and
Stnht was admitted by the same affirma
tive vote , the objectors refusing to vote at.
all.
This action cf the Peter Cooper club maybe
bo taken to mean that fusion is not going
to be accomplished In the coming city elec
tion without great embarrassment to the
democrats of the First ward.
Previous to the taking of the vote on
the Stuht proposition the applications of
Harry Minds and 12d Llndluy for mem
bership were referred back to the commit
tee for further Investigation , but as soon
as the Stuht matter was disposed of the ref
erence back was reconsidered nnd the can
didates admitted. There was a deluge of
applications. Councilman LobecK nnd five
others were admitted under a suspension
of the rules
On motion of A. W. Tldd It was decided
lo Invlto all citizens of the state professing
to bo Abraham Lincoln republicans to be
come members of the club
"After doctors failed to euro me of pneu
monia I used One Minute Cough Cure and
three bottles of it cuied me. It is also the
bcbt lemedy on carlh for whooping cough.
It cuied my srandchId.ren of tbeywp st
ccees , " writes John vDerry , Loganton , ( Tat
H Is the only harmless remedy that gives
Immediate results. Cures coughs , colds ,
cioup and throat and lung troubleu. Moth
ers endorse It.
IS THIS THE JACK NORTON
Sliootlnu : of n 'Mini liy ( lint Name at
Hot SiirliiiCM i\ellc * Illtir-
i-Ht In Onmliii.
News that a man going by the name of Gus
Norton had been shot and killed in Hot
Springs , Ark. , U causing considerable com
ment In Omaha ajnong those who had known
Jack Norton , formerly keeper of a no
torious resort on South Fourteenth street ,
as there was a general disposition to be
lieve them one and the same person. A
newspaper containing an account of tin *
shooting was received by O. F. Asmiibsen ,
now In charge of Ed Rothcry's saloon , nnd
this described the dead man as about 39
years eld , of powerful build and dark com
plexion It added that "ho lu said to hall
from Kansas City "
The fact that at last accounts Jack Nor
ton was running a road house just beyond
the limits of Kansas City gives color to
the theory that ho was the victim of tbo
Hot Springs assassin , but Kansas City was
called up by telephone and the answer re
ceived was that Jack Norton was nt his
road house , sound and well.
Other facts Indicating that the man shot
In Hot Springs was not the Omaha charac
ter aio that the Omaha man is light com-
plcxloned , while the dead man Is described
ns dark. Although ho was In the sure-thing
business , as vvns the case with the Hot
Springs man , his relatives live In Chicago
and not In Oakland , Cal.
The Hot Springs paper says "One of
his brothers lives In Oakland , Cal , and
ho was telegraphed last night. "
The Hhootlng occurred In the bairoom of
the Arknnsavv club , vvhllo the apartment
was crowded. Five bhots were fired , only
ono of which took effect Norton died within
nn hour. A man named J. It. Richards has
boon arrested , charged with the crime.
The Jack Norton known hero formerly
ran a disreputable saloon nt 216 South Four
teenth street , owned by Walter MolbC. It
was the resort of thlovcR , pickpockets and
nil milliner of crooks. About year ago ho
nold out his interests here nnd In com-
I pany vvlth Jack Haskell , the base ball nm-
| plrc , went to Kansas City , where they
I started a toad bolide.
W. S Phllpot , Albany , Ga. , says"De -
Wltt'.s Llttlo Early Risers did me more
good than any pUU I over took. " The fa-
inouii llttlo pills for constipation , bilious
ness and liver and bowel troubles.
Ihimlliuiicr IH IJ
The Vonni ; Men's Republican club of the
rirM ward held a huinonious meeting Tnes-
dii ) ovonlnB nt 81 hioth'H hull A committee
of tllirc vva appointed lo .see Hie mlltnr of
I The Heo and have him publish nn article
I roitcctliiK a fal. i > statement In the World-
I Herald , to the i-lfcii thut the club had not
1 cndntscil Major Mociri'i foi tu-tlci tlon
| The fallowing resolution was adopted by
I a imanlmoiiM il-slns vote :
Whereas * Cn < - f our c Itlzcim of thin vjnrd ,
Fiank llandhauer aspires to the position of
i-llx ilerK of this elt > . and
\ \ heiean , Mr liuncihaiier has been n mem
ber of the Hoard of Education for the last
tctrm nnd Is a thorough and oapablo ac-
eritintant and was never found wanting ,
bo It
Rivolved , That the Young1 Men's Repub
lic-ail olnt ) of the First ward tender Mr
lljndhaiier all the at Mniut > possible and
endorse ) him for tint olllco. which hu t > cckK ,
uflni ; all honorable MKMIIH to Recurti his
nomlna-ion at tins corning city convention
Aftir ll tpnlnK lo rousing upeechos by
Judge Ha.MMll and olhms the dnb a < I-
jouincd to mutt In thrco nueks at the t > amo
1'luiu
I'rolileiit AVcciclliur ) > SIIJN So ,
Pnuldtni Woodburj of the- water works ,
who Ins JUH reiirmd from Hie csist , has
declaied that thn ill > rnnnct buy the
water vvorkx ulunt for the amount pro
posed. even though the bond projioslllon
carrli'H He die-lined to enter Into details
Several weeks ago when the municipal
mvnortttilu question wa ncnv Prt'kldenr
Woodburjald th vvattr works might bo
purchased at a fair price.
QUESTION OFJTHE TAX LEW
r < itttnil Nlnner Snrkrtt llnn e * ( lie
Itiiinrnnt 1'rohlpin In Heily | to
VnrlniiN 1'iililliliril Artlel < " .
OMAHA , N'cb , Feb. 6. To 1ho Killtor of
The Hco At Ihla season of the year , when
the question of the levy is up for discus
sion , doubtless too much cnnnot be. said
upon the subject of taxation. Judging- from
the number of communications In print
within the last few Necks touching upon
this subject , property owners arc aroused
to tbo Importance of the problem.
I have no deslro to enter Into a news
paper controversy , neither do I deslro to
defend the action of any department of the
city government , and especially Jo j dcslro
to avoid elite-ring Into nn argument upon
the < iiiration of assessments , but I wish to
refer briefly to ono statement made vvlth
astounding regularity , and that Is the ap
parent surprise which nil the writers as
sume to express that the levy In Omaha
should bo $42 or $13 per Jl.OOO , while It Is
only $20 SO per $1.000 In Kansas City. These
gentlemen who arc pursuing such n vigor
ous search for tm answer to that question
might find It In nn article published In the
Kansas City Times December 31 , ISia. but
the unfortunate feature of that nrtlclo Is
that it does not answer the question as
they want It answered.
A perusal of the statement contained
therein discloses the fact that Kniisis Oily
has troubles of Its own on the subject of
taxation. It appears that the real solution
of tbo difficulty In Kansas City Is n politi
cal ono and that on account of the fact that
ono party makes the assessments while tbo
other party disburses the funds the assess
ment has been kept dowu to such a point
that the city and county are practically
banKiupt.
This nrtlclo says : "Ilecauso the assessed
valuations have been kept down In this
county the county has not had enough rev
enue for several years past. For three
months past the men who work for the
comitj , the officials who fill elective ofllces ,
as well as the clerks , deputies and Janitors ,
lave had to do without their salaries bc-
cause the treasury was absolutely empty
xnd the county In debt. " It also says
'The city revenue is short of tbo needs of
; ho city by not less than $150,000 a year.
There Is no question about this fact , the
police and flro departments are short of
-non , the streets ara Imperfectly lighted ,
the street cleaners have bean dismissed and
unless there is raoro revcnuo next yenr the
park work may como nearly to a stand
still "
Xovv the facts nro that the assessed val
uation of Kansas City and Jackson county
> ire about 20 per cent of the market value ,
vvhllo In Omaha the assessed -valuation is
fully 40 per cent. Upon $1,000 of assessed
valuation in Omaha taxpayers pay for city ,
county and state taxes not to exceed $3S ,
Instead of $12.50 as stated , and in Kansas
City for the same purpose they pay $28 30
on each $1,000 of assessed \aluation , tbo
former being upon a 40 per cent basis , the
lattei upon a 20 per cunt basis , so that In
reality the tax In Kansas City Is equivalent
to $52 GO upon the same basis as Omaha Is
assessed.
It Is not disputed that taxes arc lower
In Kansas City than In Omaha , and both
the cause and effect are set out in the arti
cle cited. The conditions there ha\o been
going fiom bad to worse since 1S90 until for
political reasons alone the assessed valua-
: lon of Jackson county has been reduced
over ten millions of dollars while the ac
tual value in Kansas City has Increased as
ranch If not more in the same time than
any other similar period.
It has been charged In some of the articles
referred to that my tlmeiuul ( attentlpn have
jeen devoted to some acherae to increase
: he burdens of tnxntlon for the benefit of
politicians and offlce-holics. | This I deny
nest emphatically and I dealre to say that
[ am prepared to show conclushely by the
records that under my administration prop
erty has been bo assessed that real estate ,
especially In the outlying districts of the
city where It has no productive value , has
been relieved lo the extent of 20 to DO per
cent.
cent.What I object to is that men who ought
to know better persist In making statements
and drawing comparisons not based upon
'nets , v\hen the information necessary to
enable them to arrho at the absolute truth
s near at band. These men arc not honest
when they make these statements and the
best cvldenco of the fact Is that they never
refer to them except during a time of po
litical excitement preceding nn election ,
when they arc made use of to prejudice the
public for or against some candidate. An
honest discussion of the merits of our reve
nue. 6 > stem cannot help but produce good
results , but nootes will be made or lost
by bprcadlng broadcast statements which
evciy Intelligent man knows are not true
and which fall of their own weight -wnen
placed beside the actual conditions.
Our taxes are high and have nlvva > 6 been
high , and I am free to admit that I can see
b-it llttlo hope for any material reduction
unless there bo a radical change in tbo
Bittern under which they nro levied and col
lected or unless there be a radical reduction
in expenditures. If thcpo men who nro
ani.ually charging the administration , no
matter what its political complexion may
be , with fiaud and extravagance are honest
and sincerein their ambitions to lellovo
the people from the burdens of taxation , let
tl'CTO select n committee of honest , Intelli
gent and competent mon , such as theream
hundreds of In the city of Omaha , nnd ,
let thorn examine both the system under
which our affairs aic managed and the laws
governing their management , and report the
true condition as they find It.
1 am satisfied that there IB not a depart
ment of the city government that docs npt
court an hnncut Investigation of this kind ,
and I am also satisfied that the heads of
thesedepartmcnlB would bo- glad to act
upon any honest recommendation that a
committee of this kind might submit , but
I am fully convinced that no BcU-respecting
mar holding n public position will permit
hinifcclf to bo clubbed Into submission by
arguments made for political effect ,
The real truth of the matter Is that the
plan pursued by these nelf-constltutod
guardians of the public Interest who appear
on the hurfaco regularly prior to every elec
tion brings about the \ery condition they
ashi'mo to guard against. Under our sys
tem of government It Is Impossible ) to nb-
solutciy divorce pub'llc office from politics
blnco tbo system itself tends to build "H
combinations among voters organlzril prin
cipally for the purpose of controlling thn
patronage which attaches to the positions
In national affairs these combinations lio-
rnmo great political parties 'founded
upuii and hold together by piln-
tlplcs which have tn do wlU >
grent questions affecting thn administration
of the national government nnd far remnvui
from the \oter. In local politics this is not
the case , nnd It Is universally admitted that
a man's qualifications for holding public of-
Pco in nur city or county governments do
not change with his political convictions
Not all of the voters are united within
eltl'er party even nationally , and moro espe
cially Is this true in local affairs , there be
ing n large body of cltlzeim In every com
munlty whoso whole Interest In political
affairs when they express It is In favor of
an honest , clean , and businesslike admin
Iteration , but tbo unfortunate feature of
their position Is that they manifest llltlo if
nny imprest In political affairs at the propT
lime If this claiH of our citizens could be
amused and Induced to takp an itctlvo Inter
est In politics , especially In molding a pub
lic sentiment In harmony with their Ideas ,
little or no complaint would ever be rnado
_ of the manner In which public servants dls-
i charge their duties. TRED J. SACKETT.
LATESr IN LOCAL POLITICS !
Jscisotmn Mayoralty Dark Horse Said to Po
0 , B. Rnstin , |
HOT TIME ON FOR DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
< ! on li ( Morlionril n ( ( lie Vnrloiti
Srcrl ( Corm-r CIIIMMIHOI ( lint Arc
lleeomlnir Vlore Nitiiirront
friini liny to Il > .
The new candidate for mayor promised by
theJacksonlnn democrats Is now said to be !
Captain Charles 11. Uustln , whoso springing |
Is expected to be enough to harmonize all i
warring factions nnd heat the wouutla of ,
nil the aspiring statesmen relegated to the
tear.
A number of Omaha rcpubllcAns will bo
In attendance upon the meeting of the re
publican iitatc committee nt Lincoln
Wednesday evening The members of the
committee from this district nio A. H.
Murdoch of South Omnlia nnd H. 13. Palmer
and 13. W. Simeial of Omaha.
Councilman Stuht la now looking for the
open dooi. The weather is too told for
him to remain outside much longer.
Through the mists Mirroundlng the spilng
campaign In the city one can nee the gath
ering of fnicts among thn fuslonlsts for the
fall contest. John O. Yclccr IK nursing his
boom for governor nnd Icnvlng no net undone -
done that will give him the Douglas county
delegation to the populist state convention
Edgar Howard of Papllllon Is assuring his
ft lends that he would like to place In action
In the olllco of the state auditor the precepts
cepts he bas preached tu his iur.il readers
through his paper. The ring said to have
been formed among the various deputies in
stale ofllces to succeed their respective prin
ciples has nt least ono link missing , for
Deputy Sam Patterson of the ( Unto treas
urer's olllco has bought a bank out nt
Arapahoe and will take charge of It when
his term as deputy treasurer ceases.
At the meeting of the Fifth ward Ilryan
club Monday Piesldent Coagrove Intimated
that many errors had been found In the rolls
of democratic voters copied from the regis
tration IbtH for use of the deniocrnts In
their primaries , nnd ns most of the oirois ,
ho said , appeared to be such ns would em
barrass the enemies of Chairman Moho
when they should present themselves to
vote nt the primaries , he Intimated that the
discrepancies might be something more tlnn
simple mistakes. It appeared that In the
Fifth ward alone the names of nKteen demo-
ctats , icglstored ns nuch , had been omitted ,
twelve eironcously entered on the list and
twenty-nine either misspelled , given the
wrong initials or located at the wrong num
bers. It vvns stated that foity similar erroia
have been discovered In the First ward Us *
The copying was done by Joe Uutlor nnd J
A. Fitzpatrlck. Sonio of the cirors are
doubtless duo to the miserable penmanship
In many of the legislation booKn.
KNEW THEM ASWAN AND WIFE
for ( he tnto TrMttf.t in ( lie
Jltiitcr ! llF iini > Cnm A nollii r
1)11'H Hearing.
The preliminary trial of Clarence Eugene
Haxt'er on a charge of bigamy is still occu
pying the attention of the police court sev
eral houra every day. Tuesday Mrsi Lllllo
12. Graj , who had emplojcd the prosecuting
witness as a domestic In her household prior
to her alliance with Baxter , waa on the
stand testifying ns to thu rolntlan.s existing
between the defendant nnd wife No 1 She
had visited them often while they were liv
ing together on South Thirty-third street ,
nnd alvvavs considered them man nnd wife
Baxter , she said , had called upon wife No.
1 Hoveral times after he married wife No J.
Ono of tr-eset visits was ns recent as De
cember lasti On that occasion ho said he
was 'sorry of the step ho had taken
Jesse Blake , a carpenter nnd Joiner , was
another wltncKs for the state. Ho had been
very friendly with Mr. nnd Mrs. Baker , alias
Baxter , and had often dined with them at
their * house. They had seemed happy nnd
had treated each other affectionately.
The question of lace was not touched upon
Tuesday. Neither of the wives was In the
court room. The ca&o will probably be con
cluded today.
Our Inc-reiiM-il Tinili * Midi Cliliin.
England can no longer compete with us In
the shipment of many pioducts to China.
Our trade with the Chlno'o has increased
almost forty per cent within the last jcar.
This is , merely natural. The best wins In
everything. For a like rca = on , Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters , the best remedy In th
countiy , has for fifty years acknowledged
no supeilor to cure constipation , indigestion ,
elf-pcpsln and biliousness
The follow Ing marriage licenwea vvcro Is
sued Tuesday
Name and Residence Age *
Thelandor Bonem. Omaha ± )
Annie Julian , Omaha 13
P.lbert O Stone , DL-S Molnes 41
Minnie A C'rnfton Knoxvllle , In , > s
Frank Novnke , Omaha 21
Katie Pvelev kl , Oinahl Is
Andrees Munson , Orraha | i
Ida Adolphion , Lliuoln " ,
Ilirij llaidvvliko , Lincoln Jiy
Ann i f Ltvvls , Omiha 2.
For cSisoFtfcrs of the
faminino organs have
gained thssr great renown
and enormous sao hc
oause of the permanent
good they have tlono and
are doing for the vjonton
of tltSs country *
if all ailing or suffering -
ing women could ho made
to understand how ab
solutely true are the
statements about Lyttta E.
Plnkham's Vegetable
Comnoundf their sufferings -
ings v/ould end ,
m Pinkham counsels
women free of charge *
Her address is Lynn ,
Mass * The sadvfoe she
gives is practical and
honosto You can write
freely to her ; she is a wo *
man ,
From ono who hns milTored to nil who nre MlfTerlnc The
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, time. rhero win not thu slightest color In my fnce. 1 wimniuntly n
shadow of my former self. Able phjMelanH trentc-d me , hut fulled
tnlnlrlT. I vvns n complete wreck vvbnt u friend told inn to Irv
Dr. Wllllnni'I'lnk IM1M for 1'nln 1'eoplo Ono box grenlly I in.
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I wnHemvbledtnildop , nnd In the morning I felt refreshed
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NKI.L.IK UAUUUUI.
bunrcrlortl and i-worn to tirforo me ,
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