TITE OMATTA "DAILY TITCE: TUESDAY. MATtCIl 1.1, 1000.
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RAISES .STORM OF DISSENT
Littls Faior for Plan of Mercer's Oomra!ttt
for Independent Primaries.
UNCALLtD FOR AND UNPRECEDENTED
Men Who Hnrr Mnumtnl Hciiitillcnu
'CnmpnlKim I'enr II" llntl Kltcot
n n llmirnniiUlnc
1'nclor.
Republicans who havo nrtcd as chairmen
of county and city committees In Douglntt
county In tho past aro apparently not In
accord with tbo action of Mr, Mercer's con
gressional committee In calling a primary
election in this county for the selection of
delegates to tho congressional convention en
tirely Independent of the county committee.
Kspoclally are thoso republicans opposed to
It who havo bail tho widest experience In
the conduct of republican campaigns.
M. tf. Collins, chairman of tbo republican
county committee, said: "J have Just re
turned from Chicago and know very little
nhouf It, but I don't believe .Mr. Hlnckburn
can nfford to try to run that primary elec
tion' alone. I think It would bo foolish to do
to and I can't see what his object and pur
pose, in In doing bo. I think, however, that
It will come out all right. That Is, I bellevo
the 'congressional commltteo will certainly
reconsider Its action."
Jiuncs Allan, chairman of tho city com
mltlte, simply remarked with emphasis:
"I am opposed to It, although you under
stand I am n w.irm friend of Congressman
Mercer. If don't tnako much difference, how
ever,, for whichever way It goes wo will bo
there when election day rolls around."
John Lewis, who haa twice boon chair
man and omo secretary of the county com
mittee, says- "I am certainly opposed to It.
Jn tho first place I think It Is wholly with
out precedent. I don't feel unfriendly to
Mercer, but It Is my opinion that In ac
cordance with all previous preliminary cam
paluns each county should havo tho right
to "j,eioet Its own delegates under the direc
tion of th') county central committee. I be
lieve, of course, that tho congressional com
mittee, after the nominations havo been
made, hns a perfect right to conduct tho
campaign In relation to the congressional
candidate and In conjunction with the
county committee.
Conflict I" Inr rllnlilr.
"I know from cxporlenco tho chance for
conflict between the various committees,
which would work adverse to tho party's
success and which should be carefully
avoided. In thin case particularly each
county committee should be nllowed to send
Its own delegates to a county convention
to uolcct delegates to the congressional con
vention, which creates its own committee.
In view of the fact that tho county
convention creates Its own committee
and the congressional convention also cro
nies Its own committee,- It scorns to me that
tho county committee should be paramount
to tho other In the management of the pri
maries and tho congressional committee
paramount In the management of tho cam
paign. This proposal of Mr. Illackburn. If
persisted In, will simply result in a double
headed delegation to tho congressional con
vontlon and might defeat Congressman Mer
cer." Hyron 0. Tlurbank, ox-chnlrman of the re
publican county committee, made his state
ment somewhat guardedly, as follows: "I
think It Is proper enough for tho committee
to select the Crawford system, but there
should bo no discrimination or distinction be
tween Washington nnd Sarpy counties on
the one hand us against Douglas county on
tho other. Mr. Mercer was first nominated
for congress eight oars ago In a congres
sional convention made up of delegates from
T,e'aWS! tho counties as such. lie secured a
' majority of tho delegates from Douglas
county und tho Douglas county convention
' instructed tho delegates to the congressional
convention to vote for him in that conven-
. tlon. This action would be equally applica
ble to any county In the district. Tho action
tnken by tho congressional committee scums
to bo nn innovation Upon the practice of
former years In making a distinction between
Douglas county nnd Washington nnd Harpy
counties. Not having seen tho rules pro
mulgated by tho congressional committee, It
Is dlftlcult to clearly understand the action
, of that committee."
Propellent Would He DniiKTinia,
John C. Wharton, ex-chairman of tho city
"committee, said: "I am opposed to this action
'of tho congressional committee. I believe
' It to bo a dangerous precedent to establish,
and wholly unrepubllcan, and I can see no
good( reason for discriminating between this
county and tho others In tho district. Mr.
Mercer has made us a splendid congress
man, but his friends ought not to make tho
mistake of Ins'stlng upon an Independent
primary election. Tho samo rule that gov
erns other counties in tho selection of del
egates to tho congressional convention ought
to govern Douglas county, and any at
tempted discrimination against Douglas
county will certainly not bo kindly received
by the republican voters,"
A. C. Troup, ex-chalrman of tho republi
can city central committee, said: "As to tbo
wisdom and expediency of such a course, I
think it a matter which fairly can bo left
to tho Judgment and discretion of the com
iiilttoo, whose business it is to pass upon
the propriety of such measures, provided
always, of course, that the committee Is
action in Kod faith and that Its action is
'not manifestly subversive of tbo rlghtB of
.voters. A committee selected from a pollt
teal body Is much the samo as n committee
elected from any other public or prlvato or
Unitization. It assumes tho responsibility of
tho duties ImposQd upon It, and It Is fair
to presume that It takes tho pains and nc
quires the facilities tn ascertain more ac
Bald
Spots
Without help,
a bald spot never
crows smaller. It
keeps spreading, until at last you
l.l-.j. .... Un hIH In. Is net
until at last your
menus y, "-:-
ting." Not easy to cure an old bald
ness, but easy to stop the firs
thinning, easy to check the firs
falline out. Used in time, bald
ness is made
Impossible
StODS
falling;
promotes
growth, and
takes out all
dandruff.
It always
restores
color to faded or gray hair, all the
dark, rich color of early life. You
may depend upon it every time. It
brings health to the hair.
11.14 a koltlt. All nUti.
"I hiTauttd your Ualr Vlfor and am
greatly pWastd with it. 1 bate only used
one t'OtiU of it, and yet my hair lias
topped falling out and hit started to
rrow ataln nicely," Julius Witt,
sHrcli 'it, m. Canon, S. Dak.
Wrtlm thm Doctor.
If yon do not obtain all the brueflti you
ipetd (mm tb u of th Vigor, write
U Dostor about It.
Adareii, Da. J, C. AVEIt.
Uowfll, Mill,
wen
If
curately than o'hers can what Is besf for
the body li represents In rcspC' t to matters
within Its jurisdiction. The adoption of the1
Crawford system at this time can scarcely
be regarded as an unwarranted precedent.
It Is already In vogue In some other portions .
n mis suite aim nils rcceiui leiuuti uim-ii
favorable agitation In this community, and
has moro than once been on tho co of
adoption."
lllnoklMirn i:.tlnln III Course.
T W. Illackburn, chairman of tho con
gressional committee, submitted tho follow
ing lengthy statement In reference to tho
committee' action:
"As chairman of the congressional com
mitted of this district I called tho meet
ing of tho committee. Thcro were seven
of tho nlno committeemen represented. Tho
committee, acting under tho authority of our
primary el"ctlon law, called a convention
and adopted tho rule to govern tho pri
mary elections. I am euro no republican
having tho Interest of tho party at heart
will find fault with them. They aro ab
solutely fair and give no candidate, com
bination or faction any unfair advantage.
Four years ago Mr. Kosowntcr recommended
tho Crawford system to Congressman Mer
cer and myself for tho district, and he
then told me our committee had tho au
thority to adopt it. Tho primary law
was not so favorable for a fair primary elec
tion and his advice was not accepted. Now,
with a registered lint of republicans, we
can Im reasonably certain tho results will
fairly express tho sentiment of republicans.
I have always been In favor of the Crawford
system, excepting that I am opposed to the
original featuro by whlcb a plurality might
nominate, and am likewise opposed to the
expense of two primaries. With a conven
tion composed of delegates selected at the
samo primary to name candidates from these
voted upon at tho primary these two ob
jections are removed.
I'lit-Kcil I'rliiiitrli- Olivlitleil,
"Furthermore, packed primaries and
packed conventions aro almost Impossible
under tho plan proposed. Any man who
aspires to on olllro may submit his claims
and when tho people havo pamed upon them
favorably no manipulations of delegates or
combinations of politicians can undo ihcir
work. If tho people fall to make a sele
tlon it is entirely feasible and proper for
tho iamo people, at the same tlino to del
egate, to representative's elected In the same
manner anil at the name time tho authority
to make tho selection of their party standard-bearers.
In my opinion the nearer we
can get to tho republican voters tho better,
and tho more certain we are to select good
men for leaders In our political battles. The
idea Is not new and It Is no experiment.
In many congressional districts nomina
tions of members of congrcps are made by
direct vote nt tho primaries. There is
no purpose to Ignore the county central com
mittees. Thoso committees have only such
authority In these matters as la delegated to
them by committees representing larger con
stituencies. Tho state commlttco fixes the
date of tho state convention, determines
tho representation nnd formulates tho bus
iness. It would havo tho authority to adopt
tho Crawford system for tho state and to
formulato regulations for carrying out the
details if In Its Judgment It were expedient.
Tho congressional committee has deemed It
expedient and proper to take tho course it
has taken. It has tho authority beyond a
pcradvonture."
"DevlI'M .1 no Mini"
Antiquated In name only. Charles II. Yale's
spectacular play by the above name opened
a two-nights' engagement nt rioyd's theater
Monday. The "Devil's Auction" Is one of
tho oldest plays of Its kind now being pre
sented. It Is, however, kept up to date by
tho addition of new scenery, costumes, me
chanical and electrical effects, coming each
year with a new suit of clothes on, so to
speak. This season It is unusually well
mounted and presented by a company of
average merit. The chorus is larger than
usual and Includes some handsome and
shapely girls. A number of new nnd decid
edly pretty ballets aro offered. Several
specialties aro interpolated throughout tho
play, Including a novelty musical act by tho
Dcltorelll brothers: Maine Mayo, singing and
specialty; Kelly and Hcno, comedy acrobats;
Klcrnan anil Lorclla, burlesque magicians,
and Amelia Mavcroffer and Clselda nasso
glo. danscuso. Tho engagement closes with
tonight's performance.
A riomllli AttiicU.
An nttock was lately mado on C. F. Collier
of Cherokee, la., that nearly proved fatal.
It camo through his kidneys. Ills back got
so lame ho could not stoop without great
pan, nor sit in n chair except propped by
cushions. No remedy helped htm until ho
tried Klectrlc Hitters which effected such a
wonderful chango that ho writes be feels
like a now man. This marvelous medicine
euros backache and kldnoy trouble, purifies
the blood nnd builds up your health. Only
50c nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
WEIRD FATALITY OF A DATE
Why Slnreli 11 linn a Speelnl SlKnlll
eunee for Momliern of In
cur r I'limlly.
To members of tho family of John Carr,
1212 North Sixteenth street, tho date
"March 11" has a peculiar and melancholy
significance. A strango fatality seems to
attend it. On that day two years ago his
mother died. Kxactly ono year later almost
to an hour ho was gathered to his fathers,
and last Sundny, March 11, his widow, Mrs.
Margaret Carr. succumbed to nn Illness' of
two days. Nono remain of his household now
savo tho children, of whom thero aro six,
tho oldest n boy of 2.1, tho youngest a girl
of 1ft. Inasmuch as during tho last decade
thero havo been no deaths In the family
savo tho three mentioned, it can bo readily
understood that tho survivors will In future
regard each forthcoming Ides of March with
apprehension.
Tho necrology of the Carr family for tho
last three years follows:
'March 11, ISOS Mrs. Anna Carr, aged 00
years, died of old age. This death occurred
at 063 North Twenty-fifth streot.
March 11, 1S00 John Cnrr, aged CO years,
died of an affection of tho lungs nt 2000
North Twenty-sixth street, after a lingering
illness.
'March 11, 1000 Mrs. Margaret Carr, aged
42 years, widow of John Carr,' died of cir
rhnsls. or Inflammation of the liver, at 1212
North Twenty-sixth street.
Ono of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Carr. it young woman of IS, said: "Wo havo
often remarked among ourselves tho singular
recurrence of deaths In our family on tho
11th of 'March. Nnturally wo think It very
strange, but havo no theories in tho matter.
I suppose It's nothing moro than a coinci
dence." "I used Kodol Dyspepsia euro In my family
with wonderful results. It gives immediato
relief. Is pleasant to take and Is truly the
dyspeptic s nest friend, says E. Hartgerlnk
Ovorlsel, Mich. Digests what you eat. Can.
not fall to cure.
Iltnliop Semuiell'M Piinfornl VImHh,
nishop Seannell of the catholic church,
through his secretary, Hey. A M. Oolancrl,
announces thu following vastoral visits In
this diocese:
St. Mary Magdalene. Tuesday, March 13;
fit. Patrick's. Wednesday. March 14. si
Peter's, Thursday, March 1G: Kt. Wen
oeslaits. Tuesday, March 20; St. Agnes',
South Omaha, Wednesday, March 21; Sacred
Heart. Thursday, March 22: St. Uridget'H
ttoiitn umana, .Monniiy, .Marcn m: im
maculate Conception Tuesday. March "7
St John s, Thursday Mar' h 21. St Joseph .
M nday. April 2, Holy Family, Tuesday.
April 3.
... AMUSEMENTS...
ANSWER OF POLICE BOARD
Oitj Attorn e j Connell 8ti Oat Oast of De
fendant in Quo Warranto Proceedings,
SUBJECT MATTER HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED
llrelnlnn "f Cnr of llerilntnn llnnril
AkiIiiM I'rrnrnt lteniniiileiitn I'nlly
Settles Ciino mill It Would ItoJu
illiiul Anureliy to lteoieit It.
Monday afternoon City Attorney Connell
sent to Lincoln tho nnswer of the Omnh.i
pollen, board In tho quo warranto proceed
ings fnstltuted by tho attorney general of
the state for tho purpose of ousting from
olllro .the appointees of the mayor.
Admitting tho formal pnrts of tho peti
tion tbo answer sets up that tho provision
of tho law placing tho appointment of tho
Hoard of Fire and Polleo commissioners Is
In conflict with tho constitution of the
state of Nebraska nnd contravenes tho pro
visions of the bill of rights, the declaration
of Independence and the Inherent rights of
tho citizens of Omaha," and Is null and void
for other reasons. After setting .forth tho
provlsons of tho law under which the gov
ernor claimed and exercised tho power of
appointing the members of the Hoard of Flro
and Police commissioners, with tho excep- '
tlon of tho mayor, tbo answer continues.
And theso respondent aver that by vlrtuo
of the above-mentioned provlsons and oth
ers of a llko nature and tendency In said
act contained, tho power and right of, tho'
elector of tho city named to choose their
own special olllcers and to appoint their own
special servants was taken away from thorn
and vested completely in tho governor of (
tho state, ' and therefore contravenes the
constitutional guarantees.
CiiMNtltntloiiitl till urn lily.
The answer then sets out that provision
of the constitution guaranteeing to tho citi
zens of tho several states a republican form
of government, also that declaring tho su
premacy of tho federal constitution over all
constitutions nnd laws of states, as well as
oo enabling act to crcato tho state of Ne
braska, which provided that a republican
form of government should bo maintained.
The appointment of tho Herdman police
board by Oovernor Holcomb is recited, to
gether with tho fact of the passage of an
ordinance by tho mayor and city council of
the city of Omaha creating a Hoard of l ire
and Polleo commissioners, uie members of
which were by the terms of the ordlnanco
nppolnted by tho mryor and confirmed by
the city council, which ordinance is mnue u.
part of tho answer. The answer continues:
'And thereafter tho mayor uiu nominate
. . . - - l ..... .. .v..
and apDoini as nnu ior uieuiuuis ui mi;
said city Hoard of Fire and Police Commis
sioners of the city of Omaha the respondents,
Victor II. Coffman and Mntthow II. Collins,
tocether with Peter W. Hlrkhnuser. whose
term of appointment duly expired, and whose
successor Is tbo respondent. Frank A. Ken
nedy, and Charles. J. Knrbach, deceased
and said appointees of tne mayor
wero duly confirmed by the city council, and
having qualified, attempted to enter upon
tho dlschargo of tho duties and the enjoy
ment of the rights, privilege nnd fran
chises of members of said Hoard of Flro and
Polleo Commissioners for tho said city of
Omaha, and to that end demanded of tho
snld appointees of the suld Silas A. Hoi-
comb, governor as aforesaid, the possession
of said offlces, and that tho said last named
appointees of said Silas A. Holcomb vacate
their said pretended offlces and abandon
their claims of right to manage and cOritrol
tho said fire and polleo departments and
ceaso to do nny act under or by vlrtuo of
their nabl appointment; but the said ap
pointees of the said Silas A. Holcomb, (gov
ernor as aforesaid) refused toaccedeto said
demands, and attempted, to fcontlnue- -lo.exj-erclso
the management and control of sard
departments, which tho said legislative act
puriiorted to confer upon them as such ap
pointees." Clulm Mutter linn Hern Ail Juillniteil.
Tho nnswor then sets out in detail the
petition and answer filed In tho quo warranto
proceedings brought by tho Herdman board,
together with tho answer of tho mayor and
council, defendants, nnd the cross-Information
filed by tho present .board. The Judg
ment of tho supreme court In this caso Is
set out and tho answer closes as .follows:
"Tho said respondents further nllcgo that
a motion for a rehearing of said cause here
tofore pending In said court as hereinbefore
stated was duly mado and filed by xald at
torney general, and 'was duly overruled by
said court, and tho said Judgment herein
before referred to has become final and con
clusive, nnd that slnco tho overruling of
said motion of rehearing several terms of
said court havo Intervened, and theso re
spondents allego that tho siid Judgment Is
ret adjudicata, and that neither tho nald
rol-.tor nnr any of the parties to said action
herotoforo pending to which reference Is
mado can lawfully question or deny the
corrects 'ss of the samo, and that It would
be Judicial anarchy and the overturning of
nil legal precedent for the members of this
court, regardless of their individual views
of tho correctness of the reasons which led
up to tho 11 rial Judgment, to now question or
deny tho finality and concluolveness of tho
same."
Wlmt'a Your Fnee Worth f
Sometimes a fortune, but nover. If you
havo a sallow complexion, a Jaundiced look,
moth patches and blothes on tho skin, nil
signs of liver trouble. Hut Dr. King's New
Life Pills glvo clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich
complexion. Only 25 cents at Kuhn & Co.'s
drug store.
MUNICIPAL POPULAR LOAN
nnnkn Open nt City Trenaurer's Otllec
Until .Mil roll UU fur Mull
orlitliiiN, Tho city treasurer of Omaha has adver
tised for sale $25,000 of municipal paving
bonds. Tho books for subscriptions will be
open until 3 p. m. Tuesday, March 26. Tho
bonds will bo dated April 1. 1900. and are
payable April 1, 1920, with interest nt 36
per cent, payable semi-annually, principal
and interest payable at the office of the
city treasurer, In Omaha. The bonds were
voted at a special election held November
8, 1808, and authorized by ordinance ap
proved February 21, 1900. The bonds aro
to bo sold at not less than par and to bo
issued in denctnlnatlons of y0 each and no
ono person to ho nllowed to subscrlho for
more than ten of said bonds.
Uach subscription must bo accompanied by
a dejiosltof caBh or check on a local bank
payable to tho city of Omaha, In a sum equal
to 5 per cunt of the amount subscribed for,
nnd must state the amount . of premium
offered, and that tho accrued Interest, If any,
will bo paid to date of delivery.
With pictures ns cheap as thoso offered by
The Hee thcro should bo no bare walls In any
home. Only 10 cents and coupons for "De
fense of Champlgny" nnd "The Halloon."
Meeting "( Police llnnril.
After a month's rest tho Hoard of Flro
and Polleo Commissioners met Monday
night and transacted considerable routlno
business. Juntos Slblle, late of hook and
bidder company No. 2, was dismissed from
the service for failure to respond to a tiro
nlarm nnd other reasons. Charles Hrown
and Thomas Lauder, having served the
probationary term of sixty days, were reg
ularly appointed tn the tiro department.
Police Ollicer F. V. Mitchell was granted
sixty days' leave nf absence, without pay.
Ollicer S. D. Osborne was granted tlvo days
of his annual leave with pay. Ollicer It. C.
Cook was granted tho usual ten days' an
nual leave with pay Fireman Mtchue) J
Cuff was granted three days of his annual
leave. Fred Vuverka four days and Nels
Anderson two days, ull with pay. Charles
Frlckle and Fred Ilupp were appointed spe
cial policemen for IHvervlow park nnd con
ncctlng boulevards without expense to the
police fund. A. W, Clark was appointed ns
special policeman for tho city by request
of tho Humane society, lie Is tit receive
no pay from the city. .Aotlon on a number
of important matters was deferred until
next Monday night, when Muyor Moores
will bo present.
llnrly Tour to the I'nrln . Ilxiioxltlnn,
Tho l'arls Kxposltloti of 1000 will open
April 15. nnd In connection therewith Messrs.
Itaymond and Whltcomb, the well known ex
cursion managers, havo nrrnnged a special
series of trips. Tho first of theso will leave
New York on tho North Herman I.loyd
steamer Kalserln Maria Theresa. April 21.
and after spending tho time from April 30
to Mny 9 in Ixindon will arrive in Paris,
where there will bo n sojourn of two weeks,
the party arriving back In Now York May
20. Tho second party will sail from Ikston
April 2.1 on tho steamer New England, nnd
will give the tourist fotlr weeks In Paris and
a week In Iondon. arriving back In Hoston
Juno 15. The third party will sail from New
York April 2S. on tho Atlantic Transport
steamer Marquette, and after a week In Ion
don the members of alt tho parties will stop
at tho Hotel Itussell, and In Paris will make
their headquarters at the Trocadero hotel.
Special circulars, giving details regarding
theso trips, may bo had by writing to Ray
mond & Whltcomb, 29(5 Washington street,
Hoston, Mass.
Kiitertiiliimetit nt Vn ittlil"-.
The Kpworlli league of the Southwest
Methodist IJplsropnl chinch gave a Kucml
at the lmnie of Mr. llnd Mrs. Parks cm
Forty-seventh street . Frldiiv night. Mr.
Palo of Hiinscom park sung "The old
Armchair" In u pleasing manner, accom
panied on the piano by Miss .Toeydell
Parks. The debato wns on tbo subject.
"Hesolvetl. That the ltoers should be gov
erned by the ICngllsh." It was contested
by James Cunntnghiini nnd Oraoc lllnko In
tbo alllrmntlvo and Mr. Sturgeon nnd l.thel
Davis In the negative. The Judges, com
posed of Messrs. Anglic, Itoseiibaum and
Mann, decided In favor of the argument of
the nillrniatlvo. Mr. Charles Henderson
sang u bass solo, "Hocked In the Cradle of
the Deep."
Mnrrlnuo l,loctio.
The following marriage licenses were l
sued Monday:
Name anil Residence. Ago.
Frank T. l.anntng, Omaha 27
Kdwin Iliiwinnti, Omaha is
Charles 12. Hariiiim. Oinnlin 31
Nelllo Woodward, Omaha 25
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The elly council will meet this morning nt
10 o'clock ns a board of equalization.
Iturglars broko Into the barn of George
T. Nlcholdson. Ill tbo rear of the Masonic
block, early Sunday meriting and stole a
light buggy harness valued at J15.
While attending a sale at one of the largo
department stores on Sixteenth street Sat
urday Dr. Anna M. Grllilth lost from her
shoulders a lamb fur collarette valued nt
f25.
F. C. Campbell will deliver one of his
popular lecture on "The South African
War" at Lowe Avenue Preshvtcrlnn ,tnirh
Tuesday evening1. Thcro will be no admis
sion charged.
O. Carson, a raco horse man living nt
415 North Fifteenth rtreot, was compelled
to shoot a valuable 3-yoar-old trotting
mare yesterday. The animal was play
ing In the corral when she slipped and fell,
breaking a leir.
Two women named Agnes Fox. nllas
Davis, and .Mary Redman, alla Foster,
wanted In St. Louis on ii charge of grand
larceny and Jumping u bond, were arrested
yesterday and nro being held at central
police station to await advices.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Ida Snlma Johnson,
who committed suicide Snturdny bv drown
ing herself in the lako at Rlvervlew nark,
was held yesterday from Coroner Swnn
jion'.i undertaking rooms. The body will
bo burled In Uiurel Hill cemetery.
One cuso of smallpox was reported to tho
Hoard of Health yesterday, the patient
being L. Conner, colored, 1211 Cass street.
Tho case Is said to bo mild nnd from the
remark on the report sent In by tho at
tending physician hq seemrt to doubt
whether the disease Is smallpox.
Four of tho original seventeen South
Omuha gambling e.asc9 Came up beforo Jus
tlco Altstndt Monday Those ngalnst Her
man Trlllkol and Alnrttn. llnnn with ills.
, misled. Tho cases wlivrwin Charles Nnr-
lonnerg ami Jonn uarnjfni aro ilerendants
wero argued and taken 'under advisement
until Wednesday.
One hundred citizens living In tho vicinity
of Thirty-third nnd Parker streets held a
mass meeting Monday night und passed
resolution. urging the Omuhn Street Rail
way company to extend Its llarnoy street
lino Into that neighborhood. The matter
will bo brought to the attention of tho city
council Tuesday night.
The caso of assault aualnst Kllan Ferris
and wife. 14SS South Thirteenth street,
wherein Joseph Daahlr wns the complain
ing witness, has beu dismissed In Justice
Crawford's court. Upon Ferrle' promise to
preserve peace In tho future D.inhlr con
sented to withdraw the charge. Iloth
parties to tho action are Syrians.
Karly Sunday morning burglars robbed
tho express otllce of W. II. Gordon, 214
North Sixteenth street, of S3 In money nnd
a check for $0. They ptood upon a pile of
dry goods boxes In the alley, climbed
through a smnll window upon the second
floor and then, breaking a hole throusrh
tho celling, dropped down Into the express
office. They left by drawing the bolt of the
rear door.
In police court Monday W. II. Wnlburn.
n cripple, wns convicted of stealing a bale
of hay belonging to J. F. Twamloy, Four
teenth nnd Nicholas streets. Ho was caught
In the act of loading the commodity Into a
vchlclo and wbllo waiting for the patrol
wagon offered to pay tho ollicer 4ft cents,
twice the price of the hay. In consideration
of immunity from urrest. He was given ten
days.
Against William Corey, colored, who lias
been In Jail since Saturday, aro pending
four charges, threo of burglary, ono of
grand larceny. Tho last In tho series of
burglary complaints wns sworn to Monday
by David M. Young, whoso house at 3
Knock avenue wart looted on tbo night of
January 11. Some of tho goods stolen from
tho Young home wero found lit Corey's
possession.
Acting Mnyor liiugham Monday evening
sent to the chief of tho tiro ilenartment
and to tbo building inspector Instructions to
tako proper steps tn support tho walls of
tho building nt 1311 Fnrnnm street, which
was destroyed by tiro Monday morning. In
his letter he says that the condition of tho
north wall Is such ns to render It partlc
ularly dangerous to persons passing along
tno Hircci in proximity to tne nurncil bulia,
lnc. Tho cleaning of the streets nnd alloys Is
on in earnest these warm clays. The street
commissioner now has In the street clean
ing department a forco of lfio men und
40 teams, employed eight hours a duv.
nnd will continue work until the principal
streets are cleaned. Yesterday tho do
partment began work on Cuming street at
Sixteenth, nnd will work west to the end of
paving on Cuming street. The other crews
nro nt work principally on downtown
streets, though some or them were do
tnlled to dean tho alleys.
Yesterday work waa begun on tho Fort
street extension or tne North Omnha
sower, for the completion of tho nrojont
contract of 400 feet, which will carry tho
sower to Thirtieth and Hrown. Hefore tho
sewer reaches that point It will Intersect
tho creek which has been causing trouble
Intely, and will enrry that water from the
land. The now contrnct which is to bo let
shortly will extend the sewer to Thirty
third nnd Hoyd, a distance of 4,4H) feet
from Its present terminus. The estimated
cost of this extension is about $50,000.
HY0MEI
Inhale It
FIVR MINl'TKS KVKRY
NOW AND T.llHN
WILL CURE A COUGH.
Ten minutes four times a day.
WILL CURE CATARRH.
Ten minutes every hour.
WILL CURE CONSUMPTION.
IT IS GUARANTEED.
Five Oil)' Treutmnit Sent Free.
on receipt of 2c stump for postage.
Outllt complete, Jl 00. Trial Outfit. 2c.
Sold by all druggUts or sent by mull
THIi 11. T. BOOTH CO., Jlhaca, N, Y.
REDUCTION IN GRAIN RATES
Recent Rednctioni or Missouri PaoIGo Forcei
Burlington to Similar Action.
NEBRASKA SH PPERS ARE THE GAINERS
Tnrlff mi Wheat nnil ('urn l.oiTereil
l'le Cent nnil Three Cent I'rr
Due lliuiilreil I'oiiniU In tiil
ciiko hihI .Mlftllipl Itlver.
The recent n.ilon of the Mlsourl Pacific
In reducing Its proportional rates on grain
to St. Louis for the purpose of protecting
the Interests of St. Louis ns a distributing
point against tho Invasions of Chicago has
accomplished the desired result nnd there Is
now n noticeable Increase in grain ship
ments destined tcJ seaboard points for ex
port via St. Louis.
This condition has been Instrumental In
a decided drop In grain rate from all Ne
braska points, tbo Ilurlington has placed
In effect radically reduced rat 'Jn wheat
shipments the former rate is reduced U
cents per 100 pounds nnd com 3 cents per
100 pounds. These rales apply on nil
shipments from Nebraska points destined
either to Mississippi river points or Chicago.
Inasmuch as the Ilurlington has Its own
line both to Chlrago nnd St. Louis It Is
staled that tho reductions have not been
mado for tho purpose of directing business
to either one of these cities In preference to
tho otlmr. Tho purpose of tho new rates, of
ficials assert, Is to protect the freight traffic
of the Ilurlington against tho losses which
seemed Inevitable when the Missouri l'a-
clllc placed in effect lower rates on grain
and which havo been apparent to a decided
extent. From points where the Missouri
Pacific and ilurlington nro In competition the
former lino has been getting practically nil
tho grain busliicts since Its reduced rates
became effective, and to protect its Interests
at these points the Ilurlington necessarily
had to reduco lis grain tariffs from tho en
tire stnte, In order to avoid tho appearanco
of discrimination. Tho principal object,
however, In the reductions Jgt nnnounced
Is to divide the grain business with tho
Missouri Pacific from competitive points.
OHIclnln nt Work In V iiiiiIiik.
LAIIAMIK. Wyo., March 12 (Special.)
A party of Union Pacific ofUcials has Just
returned from n wagon trip over the long,
proposed lino from Tie Siding, Wyo., to La
I'orte, Colo., by way of Virginia Dale, Colo.
It Is reported here that tho I'nlon Pacific,
owing to tho reports that the Ilurlington
has secured the right-of-way and will build
a lino acroFH the state, paralleling the Union
Pacific, Is now making every elTort to head
off tho Ilurlington, both as to tho patronage
of the various mining camps and agricultural
settlements and tho directness nf a route
from Omnha to Salt Lako City. The pro
posed line south from Tie Siding would give
tho Union Pacific a direct route from Ilonvar
west nnd by connecting with either the
Kaunas Pacific or the Julcshurg branch
would give the company a direct line from
east to west.
A large party of surveyors is In the field
tn tho vicinity of Sherman, but what is be
ing done is not known. Olllcials nro very
secretive obout the movements of this party.
which lends to tho belief that another route
Is being planned to cross tho Sherman hill.
Itrvlnlnu nf Southern Tntiffn.
Notlco has been received by the local rail
road freight departments to tho offect that
tho lines operating from New Orleans to this
section. Including the Illinois Central, have
decided to adopt n revised turlff of freight
rutes.
In the past the class rates and commodity
rates have been widely at variation and the
latter, being lower, have been provided for
tho major portion of articles comprising
shipments from that section. As a result
the class rates have practically been a dwad
letter, valueless and an encumbrance to
tariff shoots, thereby oausing some confusion
In computing rates. To simplify this the
freight otllclalE havo adopted a new tariff,
reducing tho class rates to an equality with
tho existing commodity rates. When It bo
comes effective shipments will he billed at
class intead of commodity rates, although
there will be no prtlcular chango In tho
rates charged.
I'roinntlun fur Nutt.
Harry C. Nutt, for srnne years assistant
superintendent of the Wyoming division of
tho Ilurlington. with headquarters at Sheri
dan, Wyo., has been appointed assistant su
perintendent of tho Chicago, Ilurlington &
Qulncy nt Ilurlington. While Mr. Nutfs
tltlo remains tho samo his transfer from
tho I). & M. to the parent branch of tho sys
tem as assistant superintendent of ono of
the most important divisions Is a promotion
and a marked compliment to his abilities as
an operating oillclal. Mr. Nutfs successor
at Sheridan has not yet been clioson.
Mr. Nutt has many friends In Omaha, who
remember him ns the son of Colonel II. C.
Nutt, tho man who operated the first steam
forry between 0iiaha and Council Blulfs and
was later president of tho Atlantic & Pacific
railroad. Mr. Nutt, slnco his graduation
from Yalo Scientific school, haB forged rap
Idly to tho front In tho railway world.
ItnllMH?- Note mill l'rrsonnU.
Assistant General Freight Agent J. S.
Weltzoll of the Illinois Central has it
turned from Chicago.
N. I). Tower of Cedar Itaplds, la., travel
ing dairy representative of the American
Hefrlgerntor Transit company, is a visitor
In tho city.
II H. Kooser. commercial agent nt Salt
T.nkn fnr the Missouri Pacific, stopped In
Omaha, yesterday wbllo enrouto to Ills homo
from an eastern visit.
Nebruska railroads have announced a rate
of one faro for tho round trip from any
iiolnt In tho Htnto to Lincoln nn account of
tho democratic, populist und silver re
publican stato conventions to be held there
March 19.
Tho new schedule on the Burlington
whori-liv Its time between Chlcairo and
Denver Is considerably lowered became
erfeetlvo Sumluy. The Omaha trains
affected are No. 15, the castbounil "Chicago
Special, wnlcn passes tnroiign umana at
12;3." a. m. Instead of 11:59 p. tn., and No.
It; tho new dnyllght express to Chicago,
which leaves at 7:2.1 a. ni. Instead of 7:30.
Il,.L'liinliitr Yesterday tho Omaha. Sr St.
IOtils placed In operation on Its "Ciiiiionball
llxpress" between Omuha nnd Kt limits a
grentlv Improved buffet service, which will
hereafter bo under the supervision of the
general passenger department. An elaborate
meal, Sin n as one usually nnos on ii wen
regulated diner, will hi served In the buffet
oars and tho menus comprise the choicest
of viands.
Passenger officials of tho three railroads
having liedaciuartcrs In Omnha are In
Chicago In attendance upon a mass
meeting of tho Western Passonuer asoi la
tlon, called for tho purpose of a general
i nnslileriitlnn of passenger affairs, and more
especially the adoption of the regular tariff
from tne .MissifHiiipi river io i-iirnunu in-
teail or tno cotonisi raies wnicn nave ncen
lu effect for somo years.
A Most ljxerllriit Heniedy lor Wlioon
iK CoukIi,
From Ifowunr 8. D.) Democrat.
Wo had occasion to uso Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy In a recent caso of whooping
cough and found It a most excellent prep
aration, and ono that gives tho child Imme
diato relief, flelng pleasant to tho tante,
children do not object to taking It, nnd It
keeps tho cough loose. If given freely and
as directed thore Is practically no danger
whatover from tho disease.
Full Mny Prove Fntnl.
F.dward Thomas, a young man IIvIiik
south nf Albright, wps thrown from a milk
wagon belonging to Hans Peterson nt the
Kendall crossing yesterday afternoon and
seriously If not fatally injured. Thomas
was driving Into Albright und It seems
failed to sco an approaching train, which
struck thu wagon fairly and smashed It
Into it shapeless wreck Dr Met 'rutin was
calleil and had the young man cimvejod to
St Joseph's hospital, where lie wus restllitf
iuslly ut a lute hour lust ulghi.
NOTHING
Ever Before Known,
which Accomplishes
AN INTERNAL REMEDY.
A Pleasant Tasting Tablet, Simple, Convettiout
Cures Every Form of Catarrh.
RAPIDLY REPLACING THE OLD
Cures Catarrh of Head. Throat, Bronchial Tubes, Catarrh of Stom
ach and Catarrh Wherever Located.
A FEW l'ACTS
About the mv Cutnrrli Cnre,
The new Catnrrh Cure Is a new departure
In so called catarrh cures, because It actually
cures, and Is not simply n temporary relief.
Tho new Cntarrh Cure Is not a salve, oint
ment, powder nor liquid, but a pleasant
tasting Idhlet containing the best specifics
for catarrh In n concentrated, convenient
form.
Tho old style of catarrh salves and olnt-I
incuts nrc greasy, dirty and Inconvenient at
tho best! the now preparation tfolng In tablet
form Is always clean and convenient.
The new Catarrh Curo Is superior to
Catarrh powders becaUso It Is n notorious
fact that many Catarrh powders contain
cocaine.
Tho new Catarrh Cure is called Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets, a wholesomo combination
nf blood root, bcachwood tnr, gualacol and
other nntiseptlcs, nnd cures by Its action
upon the blood and mucous membrane, tho
only rational treatment for catarrhal trouble.
You do not have to draw upon your imag
ination to discover whether you are getting
benefit from Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; Im
provements nnd relief aro apparent from
the first tablet taken.
All druggists sell nnd recommend them.
They cost but 50 cents for full sized pack
ages, and nny catarrh Biifferer who has
wasted timo anil money on sprays, salves
and powders, will appreciate to the full the
merit of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
YOU CAN CURE IT.
A Nrrr Cure for Ctnrr!i In Tnhlet
Form.
The old time treatment for catarrh was In
the form of douches or sprays; later on. In
ternal remedies were given with greater
succesi, but being In liquid or powdered
form were Inconvenient nnd were open to
tho same objection to nil liquid remedies,
that Is. that they lose whatever medicinal
power they may have had on exposure to
the air.
.Tho ablct Is thc.ldepl foun In which to
ndmlnts,tor' medication, .hut until recently
no auccessful catarrh tablet had ever been
attompted.
At this writing, however, a most excellent
and palatable remedy for catarrh has been
placed before the public and sold by drug
gists, called Sturt'6 Catarrh Tablets, com
posed of the most recent discoveries In
medicine for the curo of catarrh, and re
sults from their use havo been highly
gratifying.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain princi
pally highly concentrated nntiseptlcs, which
kill tho catarrh gorms In the blood and mu
cous membranes, and In this respect aro
strictly scientific and modern, as It has been
known for somo years past by tho nblest
physicians that tho most successful catarrh
trtntment waa hy Inhaling or spraying
antiseptics.
Tho use of Inhalers, douches nnd sprays,
however. Is n nuisance and Inconvenience,
and moreover can In no wise compare with
tho samo remedies Riven in tablet form,
cither In efficacy or convenience.
A clerk in a prominent insurance office In
Pittsburg relates his experience with Stu
art's Catarrh Tablets In a few words but
to tho point. He says: "Catarrh has been al
most constantly with mo for eight years; in
this climate it seems impossible to get rid
of it. I awoko overy morning stuffed up
and for the first half hour It was cough, gag,
expoctorato and sneeze beforo I could square
myself for my day's work; nn appetite and n
foul breath which annoyed mo exceedingly.
"I used Stuart's Catarrh Tablets for two
months nnd found them not only pleasant
to take, but they did the business, nnd I can
sincerely recommend them to all catarrh
sufferers."
A LIFE COMPANION
Anil n Very I'ndrslrnlile One.
With thousands of peoplo In this climate,
catarrh Is a constant and life long compan
ion; It Rets bettor at times, but each year
becomes gradually deeper seated and after
a tlmo the Individual reslcns hlmsolf to It as
u necessary evil.
Catarrh cures are nlmost ns numerous as
catarrh sufferers, but aro nearly nil so in
convenient and Ineffective ns to render their
uso a nuisance nearly ns annoying as catarrh
Itself.
It would seem at first glanco that catarrh
being a disease of Iho mucous membrane
that salves, sprays, etc., being npplled
directly to tho membranes would bo the
moBt rational method, but this has proven
not to be true.
Tho mucous memhrane Is made and re
paired from tho blood and catarrh Is a blood
disorder, and a remedy to be permanent
must act on tho blood nnd when purified
from Catarrhal poison tho secrotlons from
the mucous morabrnno will become natural
and healthy.
There nro a number of excellent Internal
remedies for cntarrh, but probably tho best
and cortalnly tbo safest Is a now remedy
compoacd of- Kucalyptol, Hydrastis. Sangrl
marla and other catarrh specifics. This
remedy Is in tablet form, pleasant tn tho
tusto and sold by druggists under name of
Stuart's Catarrh Tahlots and anyone suffer
ing from catarrh may ue these tablots with
absolute nssuranco that thoy contain no
cocaine nor poisonous minerals whatever.
A leading druggist In Cleveland, speak
ing of catarrh cures, says: "I have sold
various catarrh cures for years, but havo
nover sold any which gave such general
satisfaction ns Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
They contain In a pleasant concentrated
form all tho best and latest catarrh
remedies, and cstarrh sufferers who have
used douches, sprays and salves, havo been
astonished at the quick relief and perman
ent results obtained after a week's uso of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets."
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tablots at
fifty cents for full sized package. Ask your
druggist and If ho is honest he will tell you
thero is no safer, more palatable, more effi
cient and convcnloBt remedy on the market.
LIKE IT
A New Catarrh Curo
Marvelous Results.
METHODS OF TREATMENT
IT IS IMPORTANT
To ICnnvr Wlint Yon are Tktnff Wl
"r Catnrrh Mrdlclaea.
Catarrh is tho short route to consumption,
and tho Importance of early and Judicloua
treatment of catarrh, whether located in th
head, throat or bronchial tubea, cannot b
too strongly emphasized.
Tho list of catarrh cures Is as long as t
moral law nnd tho forms In which they r
administered, numerous nnd confusing, from
sprays, Inhalers, washes, ointments, and
salves to powders, liquids nnd tablets.
Tho tablet form 1b undoubtedly tho most
convenient and most effective, but wits
nearly all advertised catarrh remedies It II
almost entirely n matter of guess work as U
what you are taking Into your sysUra. si th
proprietors, -whllo making all sorts of claims
as to what their medicines will do, always
keep it a close secret as to what they are.
Tho success nnd popularity of tho nen
catarrh cure, Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, Ii
lnrgely hecauso It not only euros catarrs
but hecauso catarrh sufferers who uso thest
tablets know what they aro taking Into thcli
systems. Stunrt'a Catarrh Tablots, betn
composed of Uucolyptol, Hydrssrtln, Cuala.
col and similar valuablo and antiseptic im
gredlents, aro pleRsant to tho tanto ani
being dissolved In the mouth they take lm
mediate effect upon tho mucous lining of tht
throat, nasal passages and wholo respirator)
tract.
Tho cures that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
havov accomplished In old chronic casoa ot
catarrh nro llttlo short of romnrkablo. and
tho advantage, of knowing -what you are put
ting Into your stomach is of paramout Im
portance when it Is remembered that tho
cocaine or morphine, habit has boon fre
quently contracted as tho result ot uslne
secret catarrh remedies.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets meet with cordial
approval from physicians, because' their
antiseptic character rendor them perfectly
safe for tho general public to uso and theli
composition mnkets them a common aenst
curo for nil forma of catarrhal troubles.
A DAILY NUISANCE.
A Simple Iteineily Which Will Intereat
Cutnrrh SnfTrra.
In its early stages catarrh is more of a,
nulsanco than a menace to the geseral
health, but sooner or later tho disease, ex
tends to tho throat, bronchial tubes and area
to tho stomach and Intestines.
Catarrh is essentially a disease of tha
mucous membrane, tho local symptoms bolnij
a profuso discharge of mucus, stoppage ot
tho nostrils, Irritation in throat, causing;
coughing, sneezing, gagging nnd frequent
clcarlng3 of tho throat and hend.
Tho usual treatment by local douohea
snuffs, salves, tc, often gives temporary re
lief, but anything llko a curo can only bo
obtained by a treatment which removes tho
catarrhal taint from 'the blood and the dis
appearance of the Inflammation from thn
mucous surfaces.
A new remedy which meets theso requlra.
ments and which so far has been remarkably
successful in curing catarrh In Stuart'a
Catarrh Tablets.
Theso tablets act upon 'tho blood nnd
mucous membranes only. They can hardly,
bo called a secret patent medicine ns thoy
arc COmnoSeil nf fltlch Vlllllntiln rr.m,1U.
Sangulnnrla. Hydrnstln, Eucalyptol nnd.
Himiinr cleansing nntlspetlcs, -wnleh cur byi
eliminating from the blood and murium sur
faces tho catarrhal poison.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets nro large, pleas
ant tasting lozenges taken internally, allow
ing them to dissolve slowly in the mouth;'
In this -way they reach the throat, fauces an4
tho entire alimentary canal,
If desired, they may also bo dissolved la
water and used as n douche, In addition ta
the Internal use, but It is not nt nil necessary1
to use a douche; n fow of them dissolved lq
tno mouth uaiiy will bo sufficient.
HAVE YOU ANY OF THESE
Symptom nf n Very Common Trnnhlef
Thero is no dlscaso so common In tho
United States as catarrh, bocauso It appears
In so many forms nnd attacks so many dif
ferent organs.
It is a common mlstako to nupposn tha
catorrh is confined to the noso nnd throat.
Any Inflammation of tho mucoun membrane;
wherever located nccompnnlod by abnormal
secretions, is cntarrh. Catarrh of stomach
or bladder, or intestines Is nearly as com
mon as nasal catarrh and much moro serious
although It is true that stomach catarrh and
cntarrh of other Intornnl organs Is the result)
of neglected nasal catarrh.
A new remedy has recently nppoare.il
which so far as tested seems to bo remarka
bly cffectlvo In promptly curing cntarrh,
wherever located. Tho preparation is sold
by druggists generally under namoot Stuart's)
Catarrh Tablets, and In addition to belnB
very palatable and convenient, possesses ex
traordinary merit, In many cases giving Im
mediato relief from tho coughing, hawking
nnd constant clearing of the throat and head,
thoso symptoms with whloh everyone la
familiar who has evor suffered from colds In
tho hend and throat.
Catarrh is simply a continuation of thesn
symptoms until the trouble becomes chronic:
and grows gradually worse from year to ysar.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are composed ot
Hydrastln, Kticalyptol, Otialacol and similar
antiseptics and catarrh specifics, from which
It will bo seen that nn secret Is mado of tho
Ingredients and also that no mineral poisons
aro used, as is tho caso with many -well
known catarrh medicines.
For catarrh of tho nose, throat, bronchial
tubes, for catarrh of stomach, intestines op
bladder nn preparation Is so safe nnd gives
such rapid and permanent results as Stuart'a
Catarrh Tablets.
All druggists sell them at T.Oo for full sized
package. You can uso them with assurance
that you will not rontract -tho cocaine or
morphlnb habit as the rosults from tkln
catarrh curw ure appurent from ths first
day's ui.