THE OMAHA DAILY BE.13: "WEDNESDAY. FEHlirAKV 2S, 1000.
SOME CAMPAIGN SIDELIGHTS
Trieid Exptrience of Representative Com
mittee at Offica of Mowback Candidate.
IT FOUND FANNING BEHIND THE THRONE
Anttialnsr nntl Trnnninrriit i:Tor lit
Double DfiiIIiik mi tin In r I nf I'n-
lun f'oliorln In ('(iliilurt lit
Vol e--iinrlnn CmimihiIkh.
A few days ago a commltico representing
ono or the largest and most Important me
chanical organization!) In Omaha waited on
young Mr. Popplcton for the purpose of In
terrogating him on matters pertaining to
tho organization. Tho committee, upon en
tering Mr. Poppleton'H ollleo met with a
frigid and churlish reception. Turning In
his chair with the dignity of n potentate, ho
coldly Inquired what ho could do. Tbo
visitors mudo Known their wishes, but were
fcluntly Informed that ho eould do nothing.
Indignant at tho treatment, they withdrew
find wcro repairing to their headquarters
-when they met Kd I'. Howell. On Inquiry they
told him of their experience, and he said:
"Walt a mlnuto and I'll fix things." Howell
proceeded to Poppleton's office and In a few
minutes returned and Invited tho committee
to accompany him hack. Upon going back
thny worn surprised nt tho transition. Tho
austere Mr. Popplcton had limbered up, and,
mbat was more, tho door to his private
apartments wcro thrown open nnd they
rwero Invito! In. As a second surprlso the
commlttco found seated In the private odleo
no less ft personage than tho redoubtable
Charley Fanning. A third surprise camo
when Fanning proceeded to transact tho
business Instead of Mr. Popplcton. Mr.
3'opploton simply stood by whllo Fanning
Informed the committee what Mr. Popplcton
would nnd would not do, Tho members of
thn commlttco were dumfnunded, because
they know Fanning and wcro amazed that
tho democratic nominee for mayor, whose
profcusslons of moral purity have beeii)
sounded on every street corner, should turn
u committee having legitimate business with
him over to a notorious political ward heeler
find holdup. Tho committee departed for
tho second time, reortcd tho facts to the
organization and a resolution has slnco been
passed by this organization favoring the
election of Frank H. Moores. Speaking of
tho matter, a member of tho organization
uald:
"I didn't think Popplcton was such a man.
I knew he has no Interest In laboring men
nnd ho doesn't tnlnglo with tho common
people. Hut I thought he Just as carefully
nvoldcd association with low-lived polltl
rlans. When ho Installs such a man as
Charley Fanning In hUi private olllce anil
permits him to direct his campaign it seems
to mo that that knocks tho bottom out of nil
Ills claims for decency and reform."
It Is understood that the price of William
ID. Hubert's services as chairman of the
democratic city committee Is tho appoint
ment nB city attorney In ease of the succef3
of his party's ticket. Should Mr. Popplcton
!Vcr bo In position to appoint n city attorney
Mr. Hllbcrt will be ablo to market a small
grist to very good advantage.
In Us effort to depict a terrific state of
Republican dissension which docs not exist
tho Poppleton organ gives a great deal of
upaco to an antiquated circular Issued prior
to tho republican primaries and bearing the
denatures of a defeated delegation In the
Sixth ward, which was opposing tho sclec
lon of a Moores delegation from that ward.
lAssuranccs nre, however, slvcn that every
republican who signed that statement Is nut
In uctlvo support of tho entire republican
ticket. Acknowledging their defeat In the
jirlmarles thesq republicans prefer to sup
port tho republican ticket rather than to
lend nxslstanco to a ticket headed by a large
property owner who has always opposed with
nil his strength every movement for pro-
Kresslvo Improvement In the city slnco ho
attained his majority. Tho ten republicans
who signed that ante-primary circular will
not ntand for tho Intimation that they are
jiow opposed to any part of tho republican
ticket. It Is In such Incidents that the fu
vlonlsts And their so-called republican dis
tensions. The versatility of tho fusion campaigners
Is again exemplified by tho fact that Candl
ilato Poppleton eondeoconded to shed tho
light of his dignified effulgence Monday
evening upon a Ilohomlan Catholic ball. It
Is another lnstanco of Mr. Poppleton's In
tended finexso In "catchln' 'cm n-comln nnd
n-goln'." Whllo tho Protestant prejudlco Is
being worked for nil It Is worth the candl
riato in whoso behalf It Is being worked finds
It ngreeablo to also afford Its Intended vie
tlms an opportunity to klso tho hem of tho
garments.
Tho Injection of tho hosiery question Into
Ihn campaign Is explained by ono of the fu-
hlon candidates for councilman, who says
that tho head of tho ticket Is acknowledged
to bo a silk stocking, while tho tall of tho
ticket, candldato for councilman from tho
(Ninth ward, Fred W. Simpson, Is a cousin
of tho redoubtable Jerry Simpson of Kansas,
who never wore socks at all until he donined
tho golf nrtlclo ns a senator.
Tho'Antl-Saloon leaguo appears to be an
organization all of tho purposes of which
nro not expressed In tho title. It appears
to havo contented Itself with tho name
"Anll-Saloon league" merely for campaign
purposes, Whllo It Is professedly bolstering
tip tho cause of Candldato Popplcton and Is
ostensibly only for Sunday closing of saloous
Its sccretnry is avowedly grieved to noto that
barber shops, bootblack stands, cigar stores
Till: DOCTOR SAID
'Stop Corf ce mill l m I'oMiini t'erent
Coirec."
"It seemed a bard matter to get through
treak (ant without a cup of hot coffee, so I
stuck to It for several yean, although I was
u great sufferer from sick headaches, which
tfomctlmea attacked mo us often as three
times u week. 1 lined to tako medicine for
my hend troubles, not knowing tho cause or
them, until 1 Dually came down with a bp
iloua stomach trouble and had to go to the
doctor. Ho said I had dyt'pcpsia In a bad
form and some other complications; that I
must stop drinking coffeo nnd tea for a year
or more. I got hold of tho Postum Food
Coffeo and slnco using It havo been entirely
reo from headaches and stomach trouble.
"It hus evidently been a great benefit for
tmc, for my health hus been revived and I
liavo grown fleshy slnro beginning Its use.
tMy husband and daughter ultvi drink Pos
tum and like It very much. Daughter does
tint think she can have a brenkfast without
lier Postum. I find peoplo occasionally who
liuve tried Postum, but complain that it Is
not strong enough. I II ml In such cases
that they are either helter-skelter houso
Veepcrs or havo been very careless In tho
preparation of tho Pcotum Food Coffee. It
requires full fifteen minutes actual boiling
after tho boiling begins, and two heaping
teadpoonsful to tho person. This gives an
cegant cup of coffee. Anyone who Is
troubled with colfeo drinking can well af
ford to abandon It, and tako up the Postum
1'ood Coffee." 'Mrs. I. W. IJell, 2532 Nicollet
'Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Somo good housekeepers mix tho Postum,
lour heaping teaspoons to tho pint of water,
In a very llttlo wnter, and place It in a tall
coffee pot fi It will not boll over, then after
It has begun to boll and been stirred down
they add enough water to make up tho
requisite amount of liquid.
LOCAL POLITICAL CALENDAR
ltcinlllcfin MitMmuk.
Wednesday, February 28. Seventh ward,
Dupont hall, Twenty-ninth and Ar
bor streets.
Thursday. March 1. Seventh ward, club
rooms, 1312 Park avenue.
Sixth ward, Frederlckaon hall, Twenty
fourth nnd Franklin streets.
Fifth Ward McKlnley club, Young's
hall. Sixteenth nnd Corby.
Friday, .March 2. N'lnth ward, club rooms,
Twenty-eighth and Farnam street?.
Swedish-American Garfield club,
Crclghton hall.
Saturday, March 3. Swedish-American Ilc-
publlcan league, Crclghton hall.
Monday. March C Orand Central rally,
Hoyd's theater.
I'iinIoii .tlccl Ihrk.
Wednesday, February 2S. 1316 Park avenue.
Popplcton club, Krfllng hall, Sixteenth
and Oblo streets.
Mctz hall, 1245 South Thirteenth.
Washington hall.
Thursday, March 1. Mlnlken hall, Pierce
nml Twentieth streets.
Douglas County Domoiracy, 320 South Fif
teenth street.
Friday, March 2. Arcado hall, Martha and
Twentieth.
Klgbth Ward Democratic club. Wolff's
hall, Twenty-second and Cuming.
Dominion nnd Thirteenth.
Young's hall. Corby and Sixteenth.
Polish hall, Walnut and Twenty-sixth.
Saturday, March 3. Iloyd's theater.
candy stores and many other stores nre open
hero on Sunday, Intimating that tho ulti
mate object of tho league Is to clos-o them.
And whllo this organization la booming
Candldato Popplcton for mayer with that
object In view, Poppleton's lieutenants nro
out putting In the Snbbath trying to convince,
tho liberal-minded that ho Is not going to
mako "a sort of a Sunday school out of the
city."
COMPARES TWO CANDIDATES
fiiiuic UIck of Moore n nil l'opipton
Cnntraxtcil llcforc the Klultth
AVurd Itc publican Club,
Judge U D. Holmes and Attorney II. P.
Stoddart addressed a big meeting of tho
Ighth Ward Republican club Tuesday night
n tho hall nt Twenty-second nnd Cuming
streets. Tho meeting was enthusiastic and
applauso wns frequent and hearty.
In comparing the two mayoralty candidates
Mr. Stoddart said: "Mr. Moores' life has
been a life Of experience. Ho knows all
classes nnd their needs. He is famlllnr
alike with the capitalist, tho tradesman,
tho laborer and tho ono finds him ns np
proachablo as tho other. As to Mr. Popple-
on he has had little variety of experience.
He wns left n fortune by his father and all
his Interests havo been lit common with
hoso of the wealthy class. He knowB noth-
ug of 'tho needs of tho laboring man. More
over, ho Is not approachable. Though wo are
both attorneys our acquaintance has never
passed beyond tho stngo of a formal saluta
tion on the Btrect. In my opinion it
would bo an experiment to elect such a
man mayor of Omaha. On the ether hand
Mr. Moores has made exactly tho kind of
a mayor we need. Ho has been criticised,
it is true, but not a word of this criticism
Mint is worthy of consideration has had the
slightest bearing upon his official acts."
Judgo Holmes gavo special attention to the
needs of tho Klghth ward and paid a glowing
tribute to C. J. Andersen, candldato for
councilman from that ward. Ho said that
Mr. Diirkloy, Mr. Andersen's fusion oppo
nent, while a good business man, had neg
lected tho ward in tho past nnd If elected
would probably do so In the future. His
prlvato business left him no tlmo to le-
vote to public Interests. Mr. Andersen
however, wns willing to devote his time nnd
energies to tho needs of his constituents.
Thoso men wero admitted to membership
in tho club: Charles I). Davis, C. J. Iiackus,
I. U Ilessel, S. 0. Chase, William W. Ford
nnd A. K. Haughtou.
THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS
Dr. ItleUfllM Miikcs the Speech of the
KyciiIiik mill Other Speakers
Arc In Kvlili'iioc.
Third wartl republicans met Tuesday nlgnt
nt their club rooms and listened attentively
to good republican doctrine as expounded
by a dozen speakers. Tho attendance was
largo.
William Kierstoad gavo a complete rc
vlovv of tho ticket nnd tho Issues of the com-
palgn In a straightforward manner nnd was
generously applauded. W. H. Elbourn, can
dldato for city clerk, made a short talk which
left a good Impression on his hearers. All
tho candidates for tho city council with the
exccptlcti of thoso from tho Fifth and
Klghth wards wore present during tho even
ing nnd mado brief but telling addresses.
Ileccher Hlgby also mado a good talk.
Tho Important speech of tho meeting was
that made by Dr. Illcketts. Tho doctor
struck straight from tho shoulder and hit
hard. Ho pointed to Mayor Moores as the
friend of tho poor man, tho laboring man
and especially tho colored man. A vivid
contrast was drawm between tho mayor
nnd his opponent. "Where In this city
Is thero a colored man who stands so high
In the appreciation of tho peoplo that he
would dare approach W. S. Poppleton If
elected mayor, oven to offer him a nice red
npplo at tho end of a ten-foot polo?" The
audlcuco saw the point. In speaking of tho
Issues of tho campaign Dr. Hlcketts mado a
safo hit when ho said: "If It may bo said
that tho democratic party ever was subllmo
It has certainly tumbled from tho subllmo
to tho ridiculous when It, tho onco great
ibourbon party, makes a campaign solely on
tho Issue of water." Nevertheless tho
speaker was favorable to municipal owner
ship, as were his colleagues.
MR. OLMSTED IS VINDICTIVE
Sny Ho Will Sue tin Sinn Who Unit
1 1 1 lit (licit for Cruelty to
AnlniaU.
W. H. Olmsted, su!erlntendent of the
county poor farm, was arraigned In police
court Tuesday on a chargo of cruelty to ...,... r-nn niimi
animals. Ho plcmled not guilty nnd h'sjWILD ANIMALS FOR OMAHA
he.irliiir was set for March 9. I
According to a complaint sworn out Mon
day by Alfred Millard cf tho Humane so
ciety, Olmsted left his team standing In
tho Btrrct for seven hours Saturday with
out blankets.
According to Olmsted, his team was
hitched In tho street only nbout four hours,
or from 11:30 a. m. until 3:35 p. m. It was
at the lutter hour that he missed them, hav
Ing Just returned from South Omaha, where
ho had been on business. Ho says, more
over, that Ms hired man blanketed tho
horses before leaving them In the forenoon.
"I want to know who mado tho original
complaint and called tho Humana society's
attention to this matter," said Mr. Olm
sted, "and when I And out I Intend to
commence suit against him for djmagea,
I've lived In this city for thirty-elx yenra
and this Is tho first tlmo anyono ever dis
puted my right to hitch my team In the
ttree.t."
II ii r ii oil In llol Axphiilt,
NVIs Peterson, a laborer at the Metz
brewery, was severely burned esier
duy while working with hot asphalt. Ho
was engaged in spreading a coat of asphalt
upon the walls of a cold storape room
when lie fell from the scaffold, followed
by a kettlo of the boiling stuff. Both
hands were seriously scorched.
He was taken In tho pollco patrol wugon
to St. Joseph's hospital.
Peteri-on, who Is 21 years old, lives with
his family ut ICS North Twcnty-clchth
street.
MOORES MAKES A GOOD TALK
Major of the City Addresses Ripublicini of
First and Second Wards,
RECEIVED WITH VOCIFEROUS CHEERING
MntrN UN Position Clcnrly on the
((Mention of MlllilcllHll OMllcrwlll
of Wilier Wnrhi Other Cnn
l I (III (en Make Addresses.
Mayor Frank K. Moores, republlran candi
date for re-election, van greeted with vo
ciferous cheering Tuesday night by the re
publicans of tho Flmt and Second ward,
when ho arrived nt their meeting held In
National hntl, Thirteenth and William
street". It wns ono of tho best meetings of
tho present campaign. A fair proportion of
the large number of men present wero Ho
homlatis and their zeal for tho success of
tho republican ticket was Indicated by their
hearty greeting extended all the speakers.
The crowd Insisted that Mayor Moorrs
mako a speech before ho had fairly settled proper remedy, will bring mandamus pro
himself on the stage and It was with some I'ccedlnss against tho Hoard of IMucatlon of
difficulty that Chairman F. W. Ilandhaucr j Omaha to compel that body to reopen tho '
subsided the noisy demonstration by stating
that Mayor Moorrs desired to rest a few i
momenta beforo speaking. When ho was j
subsequently Introduced tho snmo enthusi
asm which attended his entrance Into the
hall was repented nnd It was some moments
beforo ho could proceed.
"This municipal campaign now drawing
to a close," ho said, "Is more far-reaching
In lmportnnco than wo think at this time.
Tho principal topic tho opposition has se
lected is municipal ownership of tho water
works. They nssort that In caso they are
successful In tho election my opponent will
be currying the water works plant nround In
his pocket Inside of thirty days, flgurntlvely
speaking. 1 want to tell you, gentlemen,
that my opxncnt's Ideas nnd theories of
municipal ownership nro entirely different
from what tho results will be. I am Just
as "heartily In favor of municipal ownership
of tho wnter works plant, tho gas nnd elec
tric light plants nnd tho street railway sys
tem as anyone nnd believe that it wilt all
como In proper time. Whether tho water
works system can bo taken within thirty
days by the right of eminent domain In n
question that will havo to be settled In tho
courts. Sooner or later tho city will got
control of tho water syt-.tom. To say that It
can be dono on tho spur of the moment is
preposterous."
Mayor Moores spoko nt some length rela
tlvo to questions of lmportnnco which have
arisen In tho present campaign. Ho paid
tribute to tho work accomplished by tho rlro
and pollco departments, commending them
especially In view of tho Insufficiency of the
appropriations provided. "I dofy any man,"
ho said, "to denote any tlmo In the history
of Omaha when there havo been less
drunkenness and fewer drunken men upon
tho streets than during tho threo years that
I havo been mayor." In conclusion he spoko
In tho warmest, terms of his associates on
tho republican city ticket, mentioning each
Individually nnd spenklng brlelly of their re
spective merits.
Among tho other candidates who spoke
wero: J. N. Westberg, Isaac S. Hascall,
Harry D. Zlmman, Fred J. Sackett, Simon
Ttostler, Fred Hoyc, D. T. Mount and W.
H. Klbourn. N. C. Pratt delivered a rousing
republican address.
UNCLE JERRY IN EVIDENCE
Sinn Ili'hlnil tin- Fiddle Ih Prominent
nt n iiilril AViii'i! 1'inlon
Sen nee.
At a fusion meeting at Osthoff'a hall, i"13
North Sixteenth street, Tuesday night, W.
S. Poppleton. the fusion candidate for mayor,
was tho principal speaker. Mr. Popplcton
mado his stereotyped talk about waterworks
and municipal ownership in general. He
nnnounced that ho was tho man abovo nil
others who had reduced tho prlco of gas to
Its present status nnd took full credit upon
himself for whatever reform in that lino ho
proclaimed.
"I am not a silk-stocking man," ho de
clared, "and If nny one In this nudlcnco
thinks I am one, let him meet mo alter tho
close of this meeting. I desire to shake
hands with every member of tills nudl
ence "
Tho sentence was not completed, for
"Undo Jerry" Heaver, the fiddler, took tho
lloor and said:
"You aro the boy, mayor."
Mr. Poppleton answered: "I don't know
nbout that; but I will bo the next mnyor of
Omaha."
"Undo Jerry," who has become a noted
figure nt nil meetings of popecrats, had his
fiddle, with him and ho played nil tho rag
time nlrs thnt wcro populnr yeur3 ago when
ho was n youth. "I am Jerry Weaver, a
rebel from Louisiana," ho proclaimed in
maudlin tones. Tho managers of tho meet
ing wr uld not allow "Undo Jerry" to render
his discordant tones In thn hnll, for fear of
disruption of hnmony, but ho was allowed
to go to tho bar room underneath, where he
divided his tlmo between two Industries
fiddling nnd conviviality.
K. A. Smith was chairman of tho meeting.
In nddltlon to tho speech by Poppleton.
brief talks were mado by Messrs. Lobeok,
Hug, Peabody. Waggoner nnd Simpson,
council candidates, and William Flomlng,
candidate for tax commissioner; Krnebt Mer-
tens, candidate for city treasuror, and
others.
The nttendanco was ordinary, and tho only
enthusiasm created was by "Uncle Jerry"
and his violin, mixed with tho beer that
(lowed freely in tho bar room underneath tho
hall.
"After doctors failed to cure mo of pneu
nic.nla I used One Mlnuto Cough Curo and,
threo bottles of It cured me. It Is also the
best remedy on earth for whooping cough.
It cured my grandchildren of tho worst co,II"y 110x1 ,fnl1 wns thorouBh1y dls
caees." writes John Berry, Loganton. Pa. '- 1tll 8PSP " ,no "
U Is tho only harmless remedy that gives tllilt lerc must mo manner bo devised
Iturr.edlato results. Cures coughs, colds,
croup and throat and lung troubles. Moth
ers endorso It.
t'oiiKri'NNiiimi Mercer Will Set'iiri
l.onii of YrlltiM Miotic A ll I ill 11 In
for Itlvervli'w I'urk,
At tho regular meeting of the Board of
Park Commissioners Tuesday a loiter was
read from Congressman Mercer offering, on
behalf of the secretary of tho Interior, the
loan of a number of wild animals for the
proposed zoo at Hlvervlew park. The at-
tractions nro to bo Imported from Yellow-
stono park und n choice of a variety of
species was offered. Tho hoard accepted
Congressman Mercer's offer and expressed
a preferenco for bear, elk and blacktall doer.
Bids wero opened and tho contract
awarded for tho grading nf the boulevard
from Thirty-second street to tho railroad
tracks. This labor will cost between $3,000
and $S,000, and will preparo tho approach to
the proposed viaduct. Tho bids varied from
lS'.i cents to 11 19-100 cents per square
yard, the low bidder being I). Hnnnon. The
ork will begin as soon as mild weather Is
assured.
The board approved tho monthly salary
roll und transacted other routine business,
In Fuvor of I "it r I - CIonIiiu:,
Local union No. P091 of the American Fod
rnllnn nf l.ithnr hiu n.ifiKPd Ilm fnllnti'lmr
lesnlutlons, which lire attested to by A. C.
Taylor, acting preHdent, und Charles Sin-
K WhuTlio legislature of Nebraska at
Its last session passed a law llmltlns tho
I
liotirji of labor of females In certain In
diiKtrles to ten hours per day, nml
herons, It Ih generally believed that the
most effective way to make this law a
leunty is ror mo misltiesi hnuen t, close on
Saturday evenings not later than 0 o clot k,
therefore' be It
Ilcsolvi'd, by local union No. MXU of the
AnierUnn Federation of Utbor of Omaha,
That wo pledge our membership, Individu
ally and collectively, to fuvor In making our I
purchases thoc business hoiifctt whUh man- I
Ifost u disposition to shorten the hours of
labor by clnlng their plactw of business at '
6 o'clock and giving- their employes the i
same opportunity for recreation as Is en- '
Joyinl by people In nearly nil vocntlnti", and,
furt hermoif. that wo will do all In our
power to Influence our friends In favor of ,
early closing nnd do all Kisslble to pave the i
way for the Saturday half-holiday for the
wage workers, believing, as we do. that
such a movement Is In the ltit rct of tho '
economic, pnystcal and moral welfare of
all the ncnulc.
SUBURBAN SCHOOL HOUSES
I'ntroiiM Decide (o Itrlnu Mitiiiliiinin
I'roi Miik t Compel (lie
Una t il o Oiicii I'lieni.
Following the Instructions of the patron
of tho West Side. Kckermatm and Ambler ,
schools, who hojd a meeting Tuesday night
at lllbbler's hall, u committee will today i
consult lawyers, and. If deemed by them as i
scnooi rooms recently closed In the south
western part of tho city,
Tll meeting was well attended. A perma
ncnt organization was effected, with Kdward '
Walsh, chairman, nnd F. (!. Davie, secre- t
uiry. jniormal talks followed the opening,
tho board and tho superintendent of schools
coming in for severe censure.
Several people told of hardships and dan
gets entailed upon tho children by tho pres
ent order of tho superintendent, which sendi
former pupils of the West Side, Fekermann
and Ambler schools to other buildings. Ono
person said tho team used to trnnsfer chil
dren from their homes to distant schools
was unsafe nnd had a habit of running nway
and demolishing tho vehicle to which It was
attached.
F. H. Davie exhibited a street car ticket
which had been Issued to his lfi-yenr-old
daughter. The ticket called for tho trans
portation of a child between tho nges of 2
and 10 years, and when It was presented by
the girl on her way home from the Mason
school It was refused by tho conductor and
tho pupil wns compelled to walk threo miles
to her home.
Tho chairman submitted an opinion of a
lawyer to the effect that the nction of tho
board In closing tho schools was illegal nnd
that tho patrons could compel It to reopen
them. One man stated that he had, last fall,
purchased a homo near the lSckcrmann
school, nnd would now sell It for one-half
lis cost If tho school could not bo reopened.
Each speaker declared that the action of the
board had depreciated tho vnluo of property
In tho neighborhood of tho abandoned
schools, nnd that they would, at any ex
pense, causo the schools to bo reopened. A
committee with power to Investigate the
matter nnd to take necessary nction was ap
pointed, composed of O. S. Ambler of Ambler
district, Charles J. Koberts of IVkermann
district nnd F. O. Davlo of West SIdo dis
trict, nnd was ordered to report nt the next
meeting, which will bo held Thursday night.
OPENING OF LENTEN SEASON
Forty IIiim Arc to lie llevotoil to I'cii
lleiice hy Kiilthful Church
People.
This morning marks tho beginning of the
Lenten Benson. For forty dnys tho faithful
of tho Cntholic, Kplscopal and Lutheran
churches will refrain from worldly pleas
ures; society will glvo way to penitential
works, nnd, In snskcloth and ashes, all more
or less of u HgurnUvc nature, will do pen
ance. Last night in nil Catholic countries of
Kuropo and in our own New Orleans, the
Dlshop of Unreason nnd the Abbot of Mis
rulo held sway, and overybody, Catholic and
Protestant, gladly acknowledged themselves
of tho bishop's dloccso nnd of tho nbbot's
confraternity. Put today even thoughts of
Fat Tuesday aro forbidden things.
Tho Lenten season In America amounts to
but llttlo In tho buulness or social world,
compared with its observance In tho coun
tries of South America and Kuropc.
Last Sunday In the churches of tho Homan
Catholic see of Omaha thero was read a
pastoral letter, written by tho bishop of the
diocese, and tho rules which must be ob
served by tho faithful for the next forty
days. The letter of lHshop Scanncll calls at
tention to what ho terms tho growing In
difference to religion. Ho states that sta
tistics show that nearly two-thirds of the
peoplo of this country profess no form of
Christianity. They nro not hostllo to Chris
tianity simply Indifferent to It; nnd It Is
this Indlfferonco that tho faithful arc called
upon to guard against.
Tho regulations for Lent accompany tho
letter, nnd nro practically tho samo as thoss
of every year slnco 1S!)5, when by nn Indult
tho working peoplo wcro granted permission
to oat meat on all days previously forbidden
uxcept all the Fridays In tho year. Ash
Wednesday, tho Wednesday and Saturday of
Holy Week and the Vigil of Christmas.
Soldiers in field or In garrison aro exempt
from tho lcnten rules. Tho diocesan col
lection will bo tnken up as follows:
For tho propagation of tho fnlth on tho
llrst Sunday In Lent; for the holy land on
Hood Friday (ordered by papal brief dated
December 26. 1S87): for our holy father, tho
pope, on the Sunday within tho octave of
tho feast of Saints l'etor nnu rnui; lor uie
orphans, on tho llrst Sunday In October.
PLANS FOR A COUNTY FAIR
DoiirIiim Comity AKrlt'iilturnl Society
IIoIiIm n Mci'tiiiK In Court House
unit AilwuiooN lileiiH,
Tho Douglas County Agricultural society
held a meeting at tho court house Tuesday
ufterncon nt which tho propo.Mtion of a
ways and means for holding a fair and thai
it must bo conducted on an claborte mmIc.
A commlttco was appointed to solicit bldB
from tho various towns In the county out
blde of Omaha to see what, if any, Induce
ments thoy will offer for tho location of the
fair. This tonimltteo consists of Phillip
Mergeu, Chris Stelger, Hobert Douglas, (1
M. Drexel. A. P. Ackerland. If favorable
responses do not result from the offers which
aro to bo made to tho county towns then
tho fair will bo held in Omaha. It Is tho
Idea of tho i-odoty to glvo tho towns of tho
, county nn oven chnnco with tho metropolis
j Another committee was appelated to re-
1 vlso tho premium list. Tho members aro J
H. Taylor. Charles (Iran and K. II. Walker
1 A meeting of this commlttco will bo held
at tho court house next Tuesday. Other
1 mcotlngs'of the society will bo held nt fre-
quent Intervals from tlmo to time until the
fair proposltlcn Is settled.
The liners Siituriilly Intiillucnl.
Tho South African Boers are not nn ig
norant clns3 by any means, but will r.ink in
point of Intelligence with any nation in
Europe. The following is a translation t-r
a letter written In Capo Duth by Mr J
Addy Pentz, a Boor, residing near Vrylmrg
In Bechuannlaud, South Africa sonio
tlmo ngo, when I was suffering wlih wvcre
pain throughout my back. 1 n reive I a 1 .pj
of the Vryburg Courier In which I mel 0'
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and imnicduc'y
sent for a bottle of it. 'After applying P
threo or four times 1 had total relief and
Blnco that tlmo havo not suffered any from
pan8 n my back." Pain Balm Is famo-is
' for lts r,,reB of "1,cl"ar rheumatism, lame
j back, sprains urd brulscu.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
Secretary Wntklns of the Commercial club
N preparing to send out notices to nil mem
btrs with a view to securing a large attend
anco at Friday night's meeting. Member
will be rtqtic.Med to come prepared to give
their oplnlono on several Important ques
tions and It is expected that the meetln?
will bo nn exceedingly Interesting one. A
few of thi' question to be answered nre:
Should the city ouneil griint the request
of tho Western Ixing Dlstsnce Telephone
company for a franchise, and If so, under
what conditions?
Will tho Commercial club furnish n site
for a new iron and woodwork plant?
Should the council grant the request of
the Omaha Cooperage company and vacate
Thirty-fifth street between I and II?
Tho secretary of the club has had Bomo
correspondence with a lit m of Iron and
wood workeiB and It Is probable that If a
suitable silo Is secured the plant may bo
moved to this city.
Thero seeniK to be some difference of opln
l"H regarding the granting of the request
for a franchise for the Plnttsmouth Tele
phone company. All members of the club
nro practically unanimous In dcelrlng lower
telephono rates, but the objection of being
compelled to maintain two sets of 'phones
Is raised us ono of the principal ones
to tho passage of tho franchise ordinance.
Since the Omaha Has company secured il
franchlso hero by paying to tho city r, per
cent of Its annual receipts, members of tho
council and business men generally favor
tho plan of compelling all corporations to
whom franchises nre granted making similar
terms. It has been suggested that nn annual
occupation tax of $500 would be about the
right thing. This plan Is In vogue In Lin
coln, nnd It is reported thnt It works well.
When tho council of Lincoln granted a
franchise to tho Nebraska Telephone com
pany u short time ago It protected the rights
of tho city in a great many wnys. In nddl
tlon to tho annual occupation tax of $500,
tho company Is compelled to keep tho sum
of J200 on deposit with tho city treasurer all
tho time. This $200 Is used at the discre
tion of tho mayor and council to mako any
needed repairs to streets or sidewalks dam
nged by tho telephone company In tho set
ting of poles, etc.
Harry M. Christie Is tho chairman of the
Commercial club committee on telegrnph
and telephones, nnd he has sent to Lincoln
for a copy of tho ordlnnnco In forco thero
for tho purposo of securing Ideas for tho
drafting of an ordlnnnco It Is proposed to
substltuto for tho ordinance offered by the
Plnttsmouth people.
Tho question of vacating Thirty-fifth
street for the benefit of tho cooperngo fac
tory was brought to the attention of the city
council last September, when the South
Omaha Land company illed a protest. On
account of tho protest being filed and the
absence of any written request from tho
officers of tho cooperage company, tho street
and nlley committee declined to mako nny
report. It Is understood that President Welch
of tho cooperage company Is anxious to erect
a two-story nddltlon to his plant, but he
cannot do this unless he Is allowed to use
n portion of Thirty-fifth street for trackage.
Mr. Welch says that If tho new building is
erected the capacity of tho plant will bo
doubled und employment will bo given to
nbout fifty more men.
As for furnishing a silo for the proposed
Iron foundry, It Is thought by Secretary
Watkins and others that suitable lots can
bo secured without much difficulty.
Police .Indue Mild die.
In' political circles It Is considered very
likely that nil parties will nominate candi
dates for the office of pollco Judge, not
withstanding tliii fact that Judge King has
been given his seat as a county officer. At
the request of some of tho aspirants for the
office attornoys have carefully looked up
the law nnd they nssert that tho supremo
court haw never declared the provisions of
thu law for tho election of pollco Judge un
constitutional. The supreme court has, It
Is stnted, merely declared tnat the office of
pollco maglstrnto was a constitutional office
and that tho length of the term could not
bo affected by legislation. Further, thei su
premo court refused to decldo when tho
term of office should begin,
Judgo King brought his action against
Judgo IJabcock on the ground that tho law
providing for tho election of a police Judge
In tho spring was unconstitutional. The
supremo court, howevor, has not so held.
Although this point was raised and urged In
tho caso of the Statu ugalnst Stubt, tho
court positively declined to give a decision.
Tho mere fact that tho office Is a constitu
tional ono Is not held to rcqulro Its In
cumbent to be elected at a general election.
Tho question whether to nomlnato candi
dates for tho office or not next month Is a
serious ono. Someone will, It Is staid, bo
called upon sooner or later to coutest tho
right of Judgo King to his. seat.
In caso thn nominations nre nindo ns usual
It Is expected that tho pejson elected will
ralso the question of Judge King's right to
dljpenso Justice in tho pollco court of this
city. It la now considered that Judgo Dab
cock made a serious mistake in running for
pollcu Judgo last fall along with Judge
King. Attorneys sny that If ho had retuscd
to participate In tho election ho would have
been allowed to servo out his term.
oliiu Will ot He Kmii'I loil.
Prominent members of the Democratic
Municipal club assert that Thomas J. Nolan
SP
HUMORS
Complete External and
will not he expelled from the club, ns tlc
' ninnded by Mayor Knsor. It Is further stated
that Mr. Nolan nnd his friends have been
ndlvo In the effort to bring about u reform
i In municipal affairs nnd their services nre
appreciated. Under theso circumstances the
I club will, It Is emphatically stated, stand by
Nolan. More than this, It Is asserted that
I tlm atmn,iiml nttimitit nf Kiiftnr In nnu' needs
of discord in the club will result In tho
j nomination of Freltag for mayor. In case
I Freltag cannot secure the regular nomina
tion of the democratic party, no win no
urged by leaders of tho club to run Inde
pendently. It Is figured Hint If Freltag
cannot be elected he will succeed In defeat
ing Knsor. and thnt Is what tho members of
the club desire.
I'olllleiil (ioxtlii.
This evening the republican cliy central
commlttto will meet nt tho office of A. L.
Dennett. 503 North Twenty-fourth street, to
name Judges and clerks for the primaries.
The usual election proclamation will bo
Issued by the mayor and city clerk soon after
March 1. Willi the exception of now ap
pointees to till vacancies tho Judges and
clerks of election will be the same ns nt
Inst fall'H election. The county Judgo will
mako tho appointment In caso any vacancies
In tho board occur.
There will be one dny, March 31, for a re
vision of tho registration. All those who
failed to register last October must reg
ister this spring If they want to vote.
Sli'inlicrnhlp (,'oniniltti'f Sleets.
At a recent meeting of the membership
commlttco of tho Young Men's Republican
club John C. Troutnn wns chosen chairman
and 1. J. Iluckley wns selected as secretary.
This committee will meet at republican head
quarters in tho Murphy block this evening.
Applications for membership aro coming In
rapidly and It Is expected that tho total
membership will reach COO beforo long.
It Is tho Intention of thn club to hold nt
least threo rallies during March. Tho dates
of theso meetings will bo so arranged ns not
to conlllct with tho primaries, city conven
tion or tho day designated for a revision of
tho registration.
Telephone Kmployi" I'romotcil.
Wyllo Heald, who for tho last eighteen
montlw has terved tho Nebraska Telephone
company here In tho capacity of collector
and solicitor, has been promoted to bo gen
eral solicitor for tho company, nnd will
leave this city on March 1 to -make his head
quarters In Omaha. Mr. Heald expects to
spend considerable of his tlmo on tho road
In tho Interests of tho company he repre
sents. His many friends hero aro congratu
lating him on his promotion, llobcrt Hnll
has been appointed by Mnnngcr Holland to
take, Mr. Heald's place In tho offlco here.
Mlllo I'llj' (Innilp.
Ilonds or no bonds Is tho question agitat
ing the peonle theso dnys.
Mr. and airs. H. 13. Tagg entertnlncd the
High Five club last nlfht.
The Danish Independent Political club
will meet nt Franek'p hnll tonluht.
I'hll Kenmey post of the Grand Army nnd
tho Woman's ltclicf corps will meet to-nl-'ht.
The flood Templars will meet on Friday
nlffht after this Instead of Tuesday cvon-
lllL'S.
H. ". Oultcnlt of Lincoln was at the. Live
Stock exchange.' yesterday shaking hands
with hln many frlendi.
A book typewriter has been furnished tho
postotllco by tho government for conven
leneo In making out reports.
H. O. Maylleld of the First ward Is being
mentioned by republicans as a possible can
didate for member of tho Hoard of Educa
tion. ,,, ,
Today Is Ash -Wednesday. Prayer will be
said at St. Martin's Kplscopal church nt
9:10 n. m.. followed by holy communion ut
9:30 o'clock.
Tho nuurnntlno at tho Urix residence.
Twenty- Ighth and Madison, will bo raised
tin Thursday. All the Inmates of tho (house
lmvo recovered from tho smallpox.
Tho ladles' Aid society of the First Hap
tlrt church will hold Its annunl meeting at
I residence of W. H. AVymau. Tv.-cnt.V-tlrst
and II streets Friday afternoon.
AK-SAR-BEN FALL FESTIVITIES
llonril of fiovcrnorM Di't'ltlcw to llolil
the Annuiil KcNtlvnl Sep
t ember -1 to -II.
Ak-Sar-Ilen festivities for this year will
be held during tho week commencing Sep
tember HI and ending September 29. This
much was definitely settled at tho meeting
of tho board of governors held Tuesday
ovenlng at tho Omaha club. Thoro will bo
attractions every afternoon nnd evening
during tho week and these will bo an
nounced nfter the next meeting. Several
railroad representatives wero present at tho
Tuesday meeting and offered various sug
gestions for attractions which will receive
duo consideration. In nny event tho thou
sands of visitors during tho week will bo
entertained In n regal manner.
SIImk (ionnc Due Totluy,
Miss .Maud Oonne, the "Irish Joan of
Are," l.i to arrive In Omaha nt 8:15 n. m.
today, n day Earlier than originally In
tended. Sho will bo met nt the Ilurllngton
btatlon by a reception committee and en
tertained by tho Woman's dub until tho
big pro-Boer mass meeting which Is to bo
held Thursday. March 1. A meeting of
tho various committees wnH held Tuesday
night to mako final arrangements for -Miss
Gonno's coming.
SlurrliiKt I.Iim'iisch.
Tho following murrlngo licenses wero
Issued Tuesday :
Niiino nnd Residence. Ace.
Andrew Schollne, Omaha 3.1
Slgfrletl Donaldson, Omaha 'Jij
Melius Wnllll, Omaha ,T)
Hilda Ollllth. Omuhu L'li
Harry O llenford. Kansas City 22
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hair, when the best physicians and all other remedies
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p. m. SundnysFrom 10:30 n. m. to 1 p. m.
JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA
DRY GOODS.
M . E, Smith & Co.
T laavrters aid tfctra of
Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods
AMD MOTION
BOILER AND SHEETIRON WORKS
r- 111 " .I , 1 .
Hrake, Wilson
u & Williams
Suci'CNHorM IV 11 no 11 it Drake.
Manufacture hollers, sinoko stacks and
brecchlngs, pressure, luidorlnir, sheep dip,
Inrd and water tanks, poller tubes con
stantly on linnd, second hand boilers bought
nnd sold. Special and piompt attention q
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tamri aa aaaaufacturers or alt farm ol
cateorr Omh.rnmont-ONII.
SAFE AND IRON WORKS.
I
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