Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1900)
THE CKMAITA DAlJjV BEE : THURSDAY. PEBBtTATIT To , 1J)00. ) DAY OF PRIMARIES AT HAND Pltc s Where Ropnblir.ini Bhpuld Vote in Various Wardi , NLWSYBMCH OF TIMELY CAMPAIGN GOSSIP lU-l'ollcriiirn TryliiK to TnUo n Uniul to tie ! ICvoii for Sundry I rnnolcil ( irli-v- UIIUCH. The various candidates for positions on the republic-tin city ticket are marshalling their forces for the primary contest to day "which will decide whether they have the nncwsary support of the rank and file o' the party. The icglstratlon lists , with the names of nil registered republicans classified by wards , arc completed and the election officers have been given Instructions a , to tbelr use. The polln oprn at 12 noon and close at T 01 lock. The list of voting places Is : Klift ward , HOD South Sixth st. Srrond ward , 1143 South Sixteenth st. Thlnl ward. USD Capitol ave. I'nurth ward , L'20 South Seventeenth t. Tlflh waid , 2612 North Sherman avc. SlMh watd. Idlpwlld bull , 21th and ( Jrant. Povrnth waid , 1312 I'ark uvc. Eighth ward , 2123 Cumlng st. Ninth ward , Twenty-eighth and I-'arnam. One of the delegates on the Moores ticket was waited on Tuesday by the notorious F-m lloff , accompanied by another ex-police officer , with an urgent plea to have him pull ort lu favor of the "unpledged" delega tion In the Fourth ward , which Iloft con- IMiiitty ( inserted was put up for Mr. IJIng- liatn as the Patriotic ( ? ) league's choice. "Motircs put me on the bum , " fald Hoff , "nnd 1 nm going to get even with him. All of us discharged policemen are for Ulnglmm .nil over the city and wherever we lire jrm'xvll ! find us working for Dlngham. He's our m.uil" At the .populist convention a humorous lurldrnt occurred when the democratic nom inee for city treasurer , Ernes' Mertens , m-ric up before the body to ask endorsement of hit ) .nomination. Merlons Is a German who speaks and understandRngl'sh with difficulty and Is unversed. In tl of political maneuvering. "I would Ilkr to have you endorse , .R- for city treasurer , " proclaimed Mr. Mertens. "Hut do you stand on our platform ? " queried a determined populist. He had to repeat the question several times to make the democratic candidate grasp the Idea , when he got this lucid reply : " 1 don't eland on no platform. I stand hero on the floor. Tbo lloor Is good enough for me. " Klnally , after further explanation : "Yes , I stand on any platform , just so you nominate inc. " A delegate ticket , concocted In the ofllco of U. C. Patterson In the Interest of W.V. . Dlngham for mayor and headed "Unpledged , " has been mailed to the republican voters of the Fourth ward. Accompanying this ticket Is a circular signed by a number of reputa ble republicans , none of whom knew of the oxlKU-noo of the ticket at tbe time of signIng - Ing the circular and but few of whom favor the makeup of the so-called "unpledged delegation. " Charles H. liryant , whose name hea la the ticket , has demanded that his name-bo withdrawn from the Patterson Hat of delegates. The following address has been signed In behalf of C. R. Malm'.i candidacy for the council from the Ninth ward : "W'f , , tbt undersigned , residents and taxpayers ' payers of' Omaha , recognizing that the se lection nf councllmen nt the city election Is of the utmost Importance to the Interests of our' people , rte hereby uulte lu recom mending and urging upon the voters of tbe Ninth ward that at the forthcoming prlmar- lui they go to the polls and support for roitncllinin from their ward C. E. Malm , who Is long and favorably known to us to bo a man of sterling worth , unswerving Integrity and of more than ordinary ability to per- celvo and to defend the true Interests of the puoplc. Important questions and measures nio upon us for determination during the next administration , and it behooves us to BCO to it that the next city council Is com posed of such men no Mr. Malm , who wll. devote their time and energy to determine these questions aright and protect the Inter ests of the people : R.W. . Bailey , E. O. Kuren , P. n. Flodman. H. F. Cady , John S. "WonlHgo , W. A. Hlxcnbaugh , A. H. Ceder- holra , 3. n. Blder. " OMAHA. Feb. 14. To the Editor of Th < - Jleo : I notice In last night's Dee a denial of certain things by one Waterman , can didate for tax coinmlfsloiicr's ofllce. Now this party seems to bo kept busy making denials for himself in trying to secure the nomination , and what a load on the re publican party , if ho wore nominated and the opposition light was on. Let's drop buch men from our list and instead of having "defensive" candidates have aggressive on en. YOUNU HUPUnLICAN VOTKK. EIGHTH ' WARD. TARDY VOTERS ARE SWORN IN City Clerk Itrei-lvex AtllilnvltN of lie- " imblliMiiiH Xo Attempt tn AVurp ' . , . H < - lMtriilloii I.rnv. Tha city clerk was considerably occupied yustorduy uwcarlng lu tbo votes of electors V ho < neglected Tor various reasons to regls- tyr at tbo election last fall. About fifty re publicans have so far appeared who are de- of participating in the prlmarleN to- Hacking There Is nothing so bad ( or a cough as coughing. It tears the tender membrane of the throat and. lungs , and the wounds thus made attract the germs of consumption. Stop your cough by using the family remedy that has been curing coughs and colds of every kind for over sixty years , You can't afford to be without It. loosens the grasp of your cough. The congestion of the throat and lungs Is removed ; all inflamma. tion is subdued ; and the cough drops away , Three sizes : the one dollar size is the cheapest to keep on hand ; the SOc. size for coughs you have had for some time : the 25c , size for an ordinary cold. "KorlSyeirs I lad a Tory bad cough. Th doctor * and eieijbody rUe thouelit I had a true case of loniuuiptlou. Tuen I tried Jijtt't Cherry IVcturjf and it unlr took bottU aud a half to cure m . " V , JUKiox MILI.ES , Oct. 1 , . Caindcn , N. T. day nnd wish to give testimony as to their politics , residence In the city nnd other details necessary to tbo excrclso of their franchise. In accordance with law each citizen swearing in his registration is nccompaned by two freeholders , who nttwit the nccuracy of the petitioner's claim. An nrtlclo In a local paper stated that City Clerk Hlgby was Issuing certificates for caused not mentioned In the statute , which applies only to "persons who were necessarily nbtent from the city or town of their residence during the entire time of such regular state registration or any per son or persons vrho were too 111 to attend such registration , or were prevented there from by sickness or death or other calamity in their family , together with newcomers In the city and those who have changed their residence since the last registration. " In reply to thin the city clerk says : "It IB my duly to receive the sworn statement that the affiant is n republican and has held residence in the city for a proper period. In addition , the reason given by the nfllant for his failure to register as a republican is set forth In the affidavit , no matter whether It Is Included In tbe statute or not. The validity of the reason Is a matter upon which the judges of election must decide and doc-3 not come within tbo province of the city clerk. " SECOND WARD REPUBLICANS Ynrlon rnnillilnlcH for MmilHpnl Of fice * niitertnln ( lie Member * tilth Their Orntory. The Second Ward Republican club met Wednesday night nt Us room , 1412 South Sixteenth street. The time was occupied In speeches by the various candidates and olhers. John H. Hutlcr was the first speaker and devoted his tlmo to denounc ing tn.ichUio methods in the parties , ascrib ing to this cause all the defeats of the ic- publlcan party in the state. Ho advocated the nomination of E. J. Cornish as the man most free fiom machine Influences , at the same time paying tribute to the candi date ftom the Second ward. "One man , " said tbe speaker , "claims that ho can poll 1,000 or 1.500 democratic votes If nominated. What we want Is a man who can poll all of the republican votes and wo will have a republican mayor. " W.V. . Illnghum was the next speaker and opened his remarks by saying that from the tone of the evening paper his canvass was certainly having sc io effect. "When they say that I am i friend of Mr. Kclby I must plead guilty and I am proud to say that he Is a friend of mine , but that Is all. I have nothing to apologize for. Ilepub- 11-niiH must nominate the ticket and not one man or set of men. " Fred Hehm made a vituperative attack upon the editor of The Hoc , In which ho took occasion to say that ho ( Behm ) had been tried for bribe taking , but that as he was acquitted tha Incident should be declared closed and he should be accorded the same confidence as though he had never been accused. "Rosewatcr should not bo permitted to nominate tbo candidate In tbe Second ward for the council , " and the speaker thought he'was "as good a man as Mike Lee. " Fred Hoyo echoed the sentiments of Fred Benin and sat down. Ho was followed by C. H. Kessler , who said he waa certain of nC'-nlnatlon , but did not want to talk. Al fred Held , another candidate for the coun cil , said he h.id been accused of being a quiet man and pleaded guilty , but a quiet man had often as much influence as a man who blows too much. Mike Lee followed and began by saying : "Every candidate for councilman in the First ward has been courting Rosenater for weeks and if , as you all say , I have se cured his support In ray candidacy it is only because ho thinks I would be the surest of election at the poll * and it should be a pointer to you when you come to east your votes tomorrow. " Anton Kment then talked of the campaign and said he feared Poppletoo would proye too much of an aristocrat In the office of mayor If elected and that tbe working people ple of the city wanted a man whose sym pathies were with the common people. J. H. Burger and Frank Woolly addressed the meeting briefly. SPEAKS TO THREE MEETINGS Cnlldldiltr I'opiiletoit .SpontN AVuU-r- iTiirUn mill Oreunlcutloti to Sinnll CruwdH In K lo of Cumpnlffiier. W. 6. Poppleton Inaugurated his campaign for mayor lost night by speaking at thr'ee. different meetings , each attended by about thirty-five people. The first talk was at the Southwest Im provement club in the basement at Twenty- fourth and Lcavenworth streets. He next went to Dammann's hall , 1S3G Vlnton street , where a Second Ward Pop pleton Democratic club was organized , with John Schultz as president and John Alex ander us secretary , to meet every Monday evening. The third meeting nas at Metz hall on South Thirteenth street , where tbo First Ward Democratic club had already listened to addresses by Ernest Mertens , G. M. Hitchcock and William O. Gilbert. Mr. Hitchcock had token occasion to assure the voters present that Poppleton waa not a proud man , a silk-stocking or an aristocrat and that he waa not "stuck up. " Gilbert had urged the necessity of the enforcement of the charter provision for the reduction of telephone service and gas. Mr. Poppleton came In in time to take up the waterworks subject , dwelling on the desirability of municipal owneishlp. Ho alee spoke In favor of a reduction of tax ation , declaring that tbo recent tax levy of almost 11,000,000 was $300.000 more than tbe levy In 1S90. One reason for the largo levy ho charged to extravagance In city gov ernment , and another to the fact that over $1,000,000 general taxes nre uncollc-ctcd , which ho proposes to see collected If he should become mayor , without favor or fear. SAY IT NEVER TUUCKED THEM I > eiiioi < ral Diligently Kixlra vorlntf tn Kiiiire | H I.etlerM of Deullnntlnu of T i of Tlielr Frank J. Buikley has declined the nom ination for councilman from the Eighth ward , tendered him by the democratic county convention after It had failed to nom inate him for mayor. Ho sent his declina tion to the democratic city committee Mon day and has made the following statement for publication : "I have decided not to ru for offlco this year. Our business U increasing so that I Intend to give It my undivided attention. Wo have made arrangements ( o branch out moro extensively lu our business this year. Wo Intend to erect a new building for a modern printing ofllco and to put In a com plete envelope factory as well , consequently 1 will not bo able to devote any time to out side matters , Having been a member of the city council nearly seven years I feel that It IB tlciio I retired and gave uomt * one else a chance. 1 notified tbn city central com mittee to that effect Monday morning. " Tbe significance nf this declination , com ing , as It does , upon the heels of that ot Harry P. Deuel , tbe nominee of the fublun- Ists for comptroller. U attested by the fact Uat : the democrats claim to have heard noth ing about tha twin declinations. Asked It any successors had been suggested for Messrs. Deuol and Burkley upon the ticket several commltteemen persisted Wednesday that tiiey had not heard that the two nom inees had declined. The democratic leader * aru evidently trying to cover up tbe facu in the bopa that these two nominees may be IcJ to reconsider their action , No ac tion , therefore , has been taken and will not bo , at ICAX ! until the commute * nwou Friday evening , DFF'S ' IflR IS IN 1FOPARDY l/LiLj 0 vluL ) 10 111 JLUlalvUl Action to Restrain County Commissioners from Emplojing Unlicensed Engineer. SSUE IS CARRIED INTO EQUITY COURT luilorc Kojxor film .Mrinlicrft nf Comity llonnl to Api'i-nr Ilcforc | Him > r\t Monilny for IlritrliiRr . \millcntliiit of IMiilntlfT. Efforts to compel the poporrntlc majority of the county board to employ a licensed en gineer at the court house continue. Having had an Inning In police court , the advocates of licensed engineers In charge of steam plants have Invoked the aid of the equity court , nnd an application was made before Judge Keysor Wednesday for an order re straining the board from employing Ed J. Dee as engineer. It is charged that Dee Is without a license to operate an engine and that he has failed to pass the required ex amination. Anton Vltousch , a licensed engineer , whoso application for the court house position has been rejected by the commissioners , appears as the plaintiff In the action before Judge Keysor. The names of the five commis sioners and Engineer Dee are mentioned as defendants In the petition , and Judge Keysor has cited them to appear before him next Monday , at which time he will consider the application for the restraining order. Doubt Is expressed as to whether this Issue comes within the jurisdiction of an equity court , but Mr. Vltousch and other engineers say there musf. bo sonto way of getting satisfactory action In a case where the law has been violated , nnd attention Is called to the city ordinance which requires that all stationary engineers shall pass an examination and take out a license as evi dence of qualification for the work they have undertaken. Iilrn with the 1'oiioerntx , While the republican members of the county board Messrs. Ostrom and Hartc nre nominally among the defendants , It Is conceded that Ed J. Dee owes his position to the popocratlc majority on the board , and that If left to the republican minority he would not be retained. In applying to Judge Keysor for a re straining order against Dee , Vltousch calls attention to the danger that arises from al lowing an Inexperienced man to be In charge of the court house steam plant. It Is taken for granted by the petitioner that Dee Is not u skilled engineer , or he would have a license. It Is urged that through lack of skill In managing tbo engines , human life Is Jeopardized nnd dire consequences are liable to result. In this effort , Vltousch Is supported by a majority of the licensed engineers , who are ever on the alert to see that the ordi nance regulating their craft Is obeyed. Ever since Ed J. Dee first got his name on the county pay roll he nas had more or less trouble to keep It there. In the first place , the popocratlc wing of the board tried to compel County Clerk Haverly to give Dee a clerical position In his office. Dee was appointed by tbe board In contempt of the prerogative of appointive power that Is supposed to belong to Mr. Haverly as county clerk. Mr. Haverly said he had no place for Dee , and although Dee appeared for work he found the county clerk's ofllco somewhat like an Ice palace. He Instituted mandamus proceedings at county expense to compel Clerk Haverly to recognize his appointment , but the courts turned him down. That was several months ago. The next movement was for the commissioners to determine that Dee was competent to operate the county's steam plant , and the man who bad posed as a gold-pen artist in intricate- bookkeeping demonstrated his - versatility satility * y taking up the oil can and the coal shovel. Thus far Engineer Dee has caused no explosions at the court house , but those who are accepted as competent authority declare it is dangerous for an in experienced man to undertake tbe care of a complicated steam plant. In pollco court Wednesday afternoon the three popocratlc commlfeloners , Hector , Connolly and Hofeldt , were each fined $3 on the charge of employing an unlicensed engineer. They appealed to the district court , thus delaying final action. Mean while Dee continues as engineer. The Im position of a fine In police court is not far- reaching enough , so say the opponents of unlicensed engineers. NAME REMAINS ON THE LIST John KownleivnUI'H I'rotcut In Ovrr- rnlpcl by the Uciiuhllcnn Kx- outlvp Comiiilttre. Only seven members of the executive committee of the republican committee met at room 2 , Wlthnell block , to con- slfier the protest filed against Lyman Wat erman , asking the removal of his name from the list of republican voters In the Seventh ward. The protest was -based upon the tact that at the election last fall John Kowalewskl was the candidate of the re publican party for assessor , nominated by the republican convention , while Waterman ran against him by petition. George Wlttum appeared as attorney for Kcualowsltl. Ho stated that the latter was the republican candidate for assessor , that Waterman became a candidate against him by petition at the election and that this case came clearly within tbo rule adopted to shut out republican bolters. Waterman epoko In bis own behalf to Justify his bolting. Members of the committee urged the. dec laration of the republicans of the ward at the primaries In bis favor and said that the rule which It was sought to enforce was In tbe nature of an ex post facto law , btlni ; adopted to punish < tn alleged of fence already committed. Watoiman declared that be bail nluayn been a republican , that he voted the r - publican ticket last fall and that ho Is a republican still. Kownlewskl's selection nab duo to the fact that be had supported tbo successful Thomas delegation at the primaries. V.'hcn the argument waa completed , which was done in executive session , the vote upon Mr. Balcombe'e motion that the pro test bo overruled prevailed by four to three , tbo chairman and secretary voting be cause their votes were necessary to moke up a quorum. Illrlmrilvoii Cluillentcc-N I'o | > | ili > ltin , n. W. Itlchardson , who has several times raised his voice in protest against the pur chase of the watcrwor.kfl by the city , has Issued a challenge for a debate on the question of municipal ownership with W. S. Poppleton , fusion candidate for mayor. Friends of the latter say that bo will de cline to discuss with Illchardson , as the latter dors not represent any organization or party. Soulul Ilcinocriuty Meetlnic. The Social Democracy met at 1515 How ard street Ust night and discussed munic ipal ownership of -waterworks , reaching tbe conclusion at tbe clozo of the dlscus-elon that they favored the acquisition of the waterworks by the city if they did not cost more than $3,000,000. Helium H. Kliiilur Mllli Theft. On account of the storm Earnest HIssl kept his falor.n at 10U South Tenth street open all night Tuesday to accommodate several of Ma frlcndn who didn't rare to bravo the elcmentx. Alans toward morning ! - I iy down on u billiard table and went to e\ees \ , ' When lie awoke his friends were cone , the canh register had been robbed of J5 and J3 hud been taken from his trousers poi-krt Later a man named John Meyers WHS ar rested , charted with the theft He pliide I not guilty , but upon Ills person was found the money , n pocketknlfe nnd two key * , nil of which were Identified by Hlssl n his property. Hecnnse Meyers Is an old friend of Ills nnd wn" under the Influence nf liquor at the time Ul 9l will not prosecute. BETTER POLICE PROTECTION Major Mfinrm . " mil * I'tiniiiiiiiilciUliiti to CHj- Council In Which lie ' Mnkrn n .Snuui-Mloii. nelative to the nou tax levy and the amount set Apart for police appropriation Mayor Mooros has sent to the city council the folloulng communication : "I agree with the council In the decision that the levy should on no account be al- Ipwed to exceed 2S mills. I do not agree " entirely , lion ever , with the council In "tho division of the levy among the various funds. My main objection It to the proportion tion allowed to the police department. The levy made for this department las year was so small that It was necessary for the Udard of Klro nnd Police Commissioners to discharge twenty-six men about March 1 nnd lay off each of the remaining officers thirty days nt some period during the year. Accordingly there were times when only thirteen patrolmen were available for duty In each shift. The result .has been that the outlying parts of the city have had no po lice protection during the year nnd the people In these districts have been continu ally eubjected to the depredations of petty thieves and hoodlums' . They have repeatedly appealed for police protection , hut the small size of the police force has rendered It lin- possible to do more than no send a police man out occasionally for a night or two. It seems to mo that these citizens arc en titled to some little pollco protection , as they arc taxed for the maintenance- the pollco department as heavily as any class of people. In the city In proportion to the value of their property. "The new levy will provide funds for eight more patrolmen , four for night and four for day service. This small Increase Is not commensurate with the needs of the city. I would suggest that your honorable body transfer J10.000 from the general fund to the pollco fund to make up this defi ciency. The general fund can stand this transfer and I believe that the very general demand for better pollco protection should bo heeded. " CHARLES S. CULLINGHAM DEAD Brewery Afccnt Expire * from KfTcctn of Chloroform , AVlilcli In Ail- nilulnlereil liy a Siirneon. Charles S. Culllngham , local agent for the Pabst Brewing company , died at 10:30 : a. m. jCBterday from the effects of chloioform ad ministered by a surgeon , preliminary to an operation which had been decided upon as the only means of saving Mr. Cullinghain's life. life.Mr. Mr. Culllngham had been under the care of a specialist for some time , but when the operation was decided upon called In Dr. H. Gllmore , and yesterday , accompanied by Dr. Walker , Interne at the Presbyterian hospital , Dr. Gllmore started to perform the operation. Mr. Culllngham became very nervous while the preliminaries were being arranged and requested that an anaesthetic be administered. The physicians de murred because of the patient's general con dition , but at his earnest solicitation ad ministered tbe chloroform. The anaesthetic had Just begun to take effect when Mr. Cul llnghamwent into violent convulsions which continued until his death. Charles Culllngham has had charge of the Omaha business for tbe Babst Brewing com pany for ten years , coming here from Min neapolis at that time. Ho had a largo circle of friends , with whom he was most popular. He was an Englishman by birth. He figured prominently in local athletic circles , particularly- a lawn tennis player , having heldi the Nebraska , cham pionship for several "years. Ho was a brother-in-law of W. A. 'Carter and Percy Ford , formerly with the McCaguo bank. Mr. Culllngham WOE about 35 yearn of age. He leaves a son about 3 years of age. The sale of seats for the engagement of Francis Wilson In "Ermlnle , " Tuesday and Wednesday , February 20 nnd 21 , opens Sat urday morning. Besides Mr. Wilson three of the original cast of the piece -will be seen In their old parts. Miss Pauline Hall , Mlas Jennie Weathersby and William Brodor- ick are the three. South \vi-Ht Improvement Club. The usual semi-monthly meeting of thf Southwest Improvement clul ) was lield Wednesday evening and the attendance , was light. Candidate W. S. iPoppIeton was pr - ent for a short time und met the members of tlif club , also making a short auuiea.uu the municipal issues of the day. Messrs. Wagner , Lobeck and Hurtlngton addressed the meeting on public ownership of vxvitcr works and other utilities. Adjournment was rande to the next rcjnilar meeting two weeks hence. .MortnlKr StittlMlos. The following births and deaths were re ported at the office of the Board of Healtn din-Ins the twenty-four hours ended at noon Wednesday : Births Georce G. Krause. 1023 South Nineteenth , twin bovr : Vrfum C. Adams. 719 South Flfteenu , , nJohn ; Wolf , 6112 Franc-Is , boy. / Deaths Ix > ult < a Orash , Twenty-fourth und C.istellar , fiG year- * ; James Adams , 201 North Eleventh , GO yearn. _ I-'Ifth Wnnl Tnziinyerii' Club. The Fifth Ward Taxpayers' club did not Jiavo a. verv large attendance at Its niet-t- Ing Wednesday night , owing to the preva lence of political meetings. Gconje W. Hoi- brook was present anil reported that the Bluff Tract park ordinance bad been passed by the rourx-ll and signed by Mayor Moorrs After some Informal discussion of the mat ter of locating the proposed auditorium on the. llluff tr.u-t the club adjourned to meet iiext Wednesday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS , A. N. Schuster of St. Joseph' at the Mrtiaid. A. N" . Korsytbe of De Here , WIs. , Is in Omahn. W. I , . Broalus of Gallatln , Mo , , Is In the city. H. H' . Krans of Union. Neb , , Is at the Merchants. Herbert K. Ward of Newark , N. J. , Is in the city. Herbert Kelcey and tbo Shannons are at the lltr Grand. < J. U. OhrlHtensen , diusrglut of Crnlff , Is at tha Merchants. f Frank 11. Spencer of Philadelphia is a of tbe Mlllard. , Judge A. T. Gatow-ood of Cozad is a cut-st of th Merchants. C. M. BettH , a inciohar.t of St. Paul. Is a gueft of tbo Murclwnts. J. M. Woodworth at Dubuoue IH roclstered at the Murray. f. O. Joy of Alliance , a prominent stock dealer , Is at tlio Mrruhams. / ' ' ! 'aiI,1iwl1,0 h"a."l 5mr | Interests in . Ul.uk Hlllf ! Ic the tbo , at Her Grand. N. Wolff und S. Wolff of New York. dealer * in jcw li > , are at 'na Mlllard. B. 1 1. Harwood , who travels out of Chicago selling candy. Is at the .Munay. Orlando Tefft and P. O. Hcdlund of Lin coln rcBlsteird nt tbe Merchants \Vednos- day. day.F. F. E. Bronson of Port.ige , 'Witj. . j.f-nt the day In Iho < - lt.Ho Is on hu way to Denver. J. C. Elliott , chief of the West 1'olnt lire department , was a guest at the MerohaiUs Wednesday. William .MtHvi-r. Union Pacific traveling auditor , with headquarters at Columbus is at thi Murray. C. L. Stlllmun , Columbus , vice president of thq Nebrahkn State Hoard of Pharmacy. Is nt the Merchant * . II. S. Boal , a son-in-law of W. V. Cody Is at the Mlllard. He has large live MOCK Interests In Wyoming. ttcv Kngclbert Roll of Shelby , J-'eb. . and Rev. A. J. I.utz of C'aau-r. Catholic priests , are registered at the Mlllard. W. L . Park of North Platte. axslHtant su perintendent of tbo Union Pacific , rocls- tered at the Mlllard Wednesday ' D. Gutlirlo' of Supi-rlor , J. Burgess of Central City nnd F N Hall of HasllriKS registered at the Murray Wclnt-bduy Tinted States Cummlfiblonvr Sloan and wife of render ure Men-hunts hotel suetsta. Mr anil Mrs. F B. Baxter of Pc-tersbuiir , Ntb. , were at the Jler Grand Wednesday. LOOK FOR AUDITORIUM SITE Committee Asks Park Board for Long Lease on Jefferson Square. PROPOSAL , HOWEVER , FINDS SMALL FAVOR I.m-nllon S n 111 to Ho HrMrli-lnl by I.IMV to I'nrlc I'lirtioKt-N Konntro Trm-l In'l.ooKcil tlion | UN n Po The Board of I'ark Commissioners met yesterday afternoon to listen to a proposal from the subcommittee on site of the auditorium committee. The subcommittee made n request that n certain portion cither of Jefferson Square or the Kountze tract bo dedicated to auditorium purposes Chairman Tukey of the subcommittee tald "It would bo entirely practicable and within the law for the park board to grant on corner of Jefferson square to the auditorium project on n ten or fifteen-year lease. Wo are confident that the public would stand behind the board In such 1111 action , as the building would not occupy sufficient space to Injure the square as a park. If the com- mlssloncin do not feel justified in allowing us n , portion of Jefferson square , we will ask for space in Kountzo park providing , of course , the residents of that section ate In favor of the project. " Commissioner B , J. Cornish mltl that It will be impossible to grant any portion of Jefferson square for such purposes. "The supreme premo court ruled that lh < > tquare could only be used for a park vlien the market house project wan being afrilatrd. " he said , "and it is nut of the question to take nn > such action. I have not considered the Kountzo park piopoiltlon and I don't know how the commissioners Icol ; nt It. Pers.onall > I have no objection , providing thp plan Is approved by the people of North Omaha. " Commissioner J. H. Evans also expressed email s > mpathy for the committee's pto- posal. "It Is doubtful whether they could use Jefferson square , " he said , "and I think tbo Kountzo tract would bo too far out. I have always been In favor of the auditorium occupying ground down town which was purchased for the purpose. " The other members present held forth no encouragement to the auditorium committee arid It Is probable that tbe project to secure a location on any park slto will be aban doned. DeWltt's Witch Haze ! Salve Is unequalled for piles , Injuries and skin diseases. It Is the original Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of all counterfeits. LOCAL BREVITIES. For stealing a mackintosh of A. Jacob , 416 South Tenth street. Ed Spark * , colored , was sentenced to twenty dujs In the county Jail. Jail.Dr. Dr. Abbott , formerly superintendent of the Lincoln Insane asylum , but now of Omaha , received a paralytic stroke Tues day evening , and fears nre expressed that he will not recover. William Jones , the negro charged with holding up Mrs. Muchneck in her grocery at 121 North Twelfth street , ten days ago , was bound over to tbe district court In po lice , court WednfMlay afternoon under J1.200 bonds. "The disturbance that occurred In my saloon was on Saturday night , and not Sunday , " says Alfred Keller , whose place Is nt Sixteenth und Manderson streets , "nnd furthermore , there was no negro in tbe saloon at the time. " A. Ilusson , who was arrested Friday night on suspicion of complicity In a forgery , was honorably discharged on preliminary exam ination in police court Wednesday after noon. Husson lias been In Omaha about four months and his reputation is Kald to be good. The thirtyxth ! anniversary of | Pythian- Ism will be celebrated by mo members of various Ohmna lodges at .Myrtle hall next Monday night. Olllcen * of tlie grand lodge and the Ratlvbone Sisters , an nux'iliary or ganization , will participate in the exercise.- ' . A literary program and dance wijl bo fea tures of the ocraalon. There will also be it banQUot. Walter Stream appeared at the fcnlrnl pollco station with a bed nullt wnuiuod about him yesterday to make complaint against a slight , blonds , smooth-faced man who , he said , had stolen his overcoat from his room in the Windsor hotel. Stream was much affected by the cold , but hl Ill-humor was so obvious that no one at the station attemuted to rross him. James Redman bus instituted prosecution ag.tlnnt Charles Nelmon , ehurglng him wltli sending obscene letters through the malls. This is the outgrowth of a feud that arose between the two because Nelnmn insHted on paying court to Redman's hlster-ln-law. A -few weeks asro Redmim > and Nelman en- cuKcd In a light and It Is said that bad bio , ; ! has since existed. Xelman denies the letter-writing charge. A woman who bad just arrived from the east took a hack at the Union depot Tues day night and told the Jehu to drive to L'112 Oai-4 Htreet. Just then h i found u , pocketbook - book on the seat of the vehicle. It was a woman's puise. containing $1.83 In money and several calling- cards 1-earlng the name of " .Miss Ionian Morton , 113 North Ninth street. " The- property was turned over to the police. Miss Anna Caullleld will deliver a Kv- ture this evening.In the Fltst Congrega tional church before the art department of fie Woman's club , her subject being "Paris and the Exposition. " She has been ap pointed a member of the line arts dcunrt- ment of the exposition by Commissioner General Peck and. having long resided In the Fioncli caudal , she no doubt will de liver n most Intuicbtlng lecture. 'BurcliirB ' broke Into the market of the Omaha. Meat company , till South Thirteenth street , Tuesday night. They went to a great deal of pains to cut the glass out of a rear window , after plllnv up boxes to stand on. Theie was evidence that , once inside , they took off their shoes and moved about in their stocking feet , us then * weio four small pools of water on the lloor whcte the enow had melted from thiMr footwear. From the cash register they secured twen ty-five pennies nnd three 2-cent stumps. The total value of their "haul" was ol cents. At the request of a number of citizens Mayor Moores on Wednesday mispendod the pontenco of Frank Smith , who hud surVuil thirty days In the county Jail on a ninety- day sentence for vagrancy. Smith Is a young man who halls from Chicago. Since coming to Omaha he IUIH been subject to epileptic fits nnd lias suffered In this way frequently slnco being confined | n JU ; | Mayor Moores felt that under the circum stances It would 1)0 Inhuman to kect > him longer In confinement and accordingly ex tended to him the executive clemency. Tim mayor Is endeavoring to find n way to pend the young man back to hl home In Chicago cage , Earned , Not Bought Such is the Reputation of "The "Little Conqueror" in Omaha , Jlo - hard It oftca Is to para and main tain a good reputation , and how easy It In to lese one. As with a man's reputation , so It is with other things In life. Some things achieve a reputation which tays with thorn. They are founded on Intrinsic value. They face the public backed up by honesty and work their way quietly but thoroughly. Omaha people want no better proof of the merit than IB contained In the following ex perience of it citizen : Mr. Thomas J-\ Norton of 27H N. 23th street , contractor , says : "For three years my wlfo was not only subject to kldnoy complaint , but filio had otbrr complications. She doctored for her trouble , but the pain In her back and other symptoms of either \\eakoned or ovcr-excitud kidneys clung to her. One box of Doan'a Kidney Pilla pro cured at Kunn & CO.'B drug store , corner of 151H and Douglcs streets , did her so much good that I purchased two more. The treatment has done her a world of good. " Doan'a Kidney 1M1U arc sold for CO cents per box by all dealers or mailed on receipt of prlcu by Koster-Mllbura Co. Buffalo , II. V , Eolo agentn for thf I'nltecl Statex. Krmf-ntbor thu name , Uoan's , and take BO substitute. for infants and Children. The JCiml You lluvo Always ISotiglit lias liorno the signa ture of Cliiis. II. Floteher , and lias been inatlo under his personal supervision 1'or over ! H > years. Allow no 0110 to dceeivo you in this. Counterfeits , Imitations and "Just-Jis-jyood" are but Hxperhnents , and endanger the health of Children Experience against Experiment. Kind Ion Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 3O Years. GREAT Premium Offer To Readers of The Bee. Beautiful Pictures for the Home. A Spirited THE Battle Picture BALLOON THE DEFENSE Of CHAMPIGNY A FARMING GROUP Which wns awarded the prize medal In the harvest Held see for the flrsrt In the PnrlH Salon. Cost $00.000. time a balloon lu the sky. This fine picture , lu 11 colors re produces line for line and color for This Famous Painting , color , every detail of the original. owned by the Metropolitan Art Mu Famous Oil Painting seum of New York , reproduced lu Is 22.\iO ; Inches and Is lit to adorn color and effect , Is 22x30 Inches , la the art gallery of. u Vamlerbllt. handsome nud beautiful. ' You cnn have either or both of th ese famous paluiinRS for lOc each ana 3 consecutive coupons cut from this advertisement in The Dally Bee. Those beautiful pictures have never been sold for less than $1.00 each , The IJec has purchased several th ousand as a special subscription feature , thus waking the price very low for Ucc readers ouly. THE BALLOON By Julieu Dupre. The subject treats of a group of peasants In the harvest-Held. The peas ants have spout the morning raklug and stacking hay , the suu is at HB zenith , not a breath of air la stirring , you can almost hear the bees as they buzz from flower to tlower , and away off in the distance Is seen a balloon floating ma jestically lu the clear , blue sky. Evidently the villagers are holding their country fair , aud a balloon ascension is one or the features. The group con- slstlug of the peasant and his family are in the picturesque costume of the country. They have all stopped work and stand with their rakes In their hands gn/.lug intently at the distant balloon. Wonder , awe and admiration arc blended lu their expressive faces , and revealed lu their attitudes. The subject has been treated with those soft , mellow tints which its artist knows BO well how to paint , and recalls to the mlud many just mich Incidents in our childhood life. It Irt justly popular , both ou account of Its artistic quality and deep human Interest with which it ha s been clothed. History of "The Defense of Champigny. " The Franco-German war of 1870 , wl tb all Its horrors and terrible loss of life , still burns In the memory of most living. For many years previous a bad feeling existed between France and Prussia an d both great powers had boon getting their armies In readiness and were armed to the teeth. Distrustful and full of hate to each , other , they soon found themselves in a position from which neither could retreat with honor aud an appeal to the sword was the only alternative. The Saanlsh crown of fered tbo Prlnco of Hohcnzollern , in Jun e , 1870 , anil being accepted by him , caused the Interference of Prussia , which the French government resented , feeling that Prussia had no right to Interfere In Spanish affairs , aud step by step the quarrel grew , and although Great Britain and other European powers tried to avert an open rupture and to preserve the peace of Eu rope , > the war spirit was madly popular In both Prussia nnd France. At last , on tbe 15th of July , 1870 , the crisis earns. The Duke of Qrammont told Lord Lyons , th c British ambassador , that "Tho Prussian government had deliberately insulted France 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 acted with haughti ness nnd discourtesy In fact to humllltatc France. " Kmperor Napoleon , as early as the 8th of July had moved forward his troops , nnd on the 15th of July war waa de clared by tbe French government to exist between France and Prussia. AH i'irls was in an uproar of delight The declaration of war made Napoleon popular with hla faubjccts nnd the Chambers , by an overwn elmlngote , granted a credit of 50,000,000 francs for the army and 10,000,000 for th e navy. The war was carried on with vast expenditure of force on both sides , and w ar was brought to a close after seven months of awful bloodshed and almost da lly battles , the details of which are t/b harrowing to narrate. Tbo Germans los t li,247 officers anil 123,4G3 men. The total losses of the Flench were incalculable. S trasburg and Metz , which Germany had lost in a tlmo of weakness , were reconquered , and the Gorman Empire had' ' arisen anew , nnd France had thrown off bondage cad bad ! n.como a free nation u republic. So good came out' of evil. While reflecting upon these eventful times , M. Jean Batiste Edouard Detalllc , the great and famous French painter , was Inspired with the Idea of painting his world famous picture , "Tho Defense of Champigny. " Before giving a few facts , a description of this magnificent painting , an outline of the village that has been made so famous , may bo hero narrated. Champigny , with a population of over 2,000 might almost bo described as a beautiful suburb of Paris. It lies five miles east , southeast of the gay city. Hero business men from the busy capital and picnic parties wend tholr way for a quiet rest , fresh nlr , and to take in the rural and pretty landscapes. Here , scattered through the village , were lovely homes or chateaue , surrounded with v.-ell-Iatd-out gardens nnd lawns , full of fiweet-scontcd anil pretty tlowcrs and beautiful trees , cabling a heavenly und peaceful aspect all around. But this beautly waa to bo marred by the ravages of war , to be trampled down by the eoldlers and Implements of war , for , situated as It is , on the Marne , It wad ( selected as a place for n sortie on behalf of the French army , aud hero on November 30th until December 2nd , 1870 , was tbo bcono of protracted and bloody encounters between the French troops under colonel Ducrot aud the Germans , and on December 3rd the French recroisod the Slarne , having slain fi.OOO Germans and sustained a loss of from 10,000 to 12,000 men and leaving Champigny u waste. M. Detalllo's painting of The Defense of Chnmplgny , 1870 , holds a most prominent position in New York. U Is now hung In the .Motiopolitan Museum of Art , Central Park , and is valued at-tovcr $00,000. 3 COUPONS- THIS IS IT ONLY IOC. CUT IT OUT. AIlTOOHAVUIli : AUTOGItAVUHU Of M. Uetnllle'd FIIIIIOUN Tainting. Of Duiire'n .Mnrveluu * 'The Defense of "THE Champlgtiy" BALLOON" ( < > ii'o.KOR rniiuuAitv in , COI I'O.V I-'OIt KKIIItUAIlV J3. This coupon , with two otlinrs of This coupon with two others of conMJCUtlvo dates and 10 rents , pro- consecutive duten and 10 centH , pro- Bcntod nt thu line oillcc untltluK any Ken ted at the Hrr olllce entitles any reader of the Kco to tills beautiful reader of the Hoe to this beautiful picture , U2x.10 Inches. If yon want picture. Ulix.'IO lilt-ben. If you wunt It mailed , SPtul 10 cents extra for It mallei ) , KOMI ! 10 ccutg oitra for tube , postage , etc. tube , pontage , etc. If you send pnrt or all In two-cent postage stumps be careful that they d not stick together. Address all letters to TUB BBI5 PUnLISHINO CO. , OMAHA , NEB. Arrangements have been made with ROSE'S ART STORE , 1521 Dodge , to frame these pictures at a special price. ALL SMOKERS endorse the Stoecker five * " * - Cent Cifjar because it's a good cigar made of fine Havana filler , good binder and Sumatra wrapper. For sale by all dealers and at our TWO STORES-1404 Douglas and 221 S , 16th.
