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Nutritious Candy
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ISc Jelly Beans i p
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Creams pound xkJj
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Cherry Phosphate, that most
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each bottle guaranteed to
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Our specialty is the deli
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Scrub Brushes, ll'c, 3n
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Children's
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Cherry Pit tors
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the im-
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nd four
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Butter Dept.
receiving large
e are
shipments of fresh country
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ers and Avill place on sale to
morrow some choice lots of
line country butter
at 17c, 15c and . . .
High Grade
Creamery
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22c
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15th Street and Capitol Avenue
Carpets and Draperies
Third Floor
Our great sale of carpets
Avill begin tomorrow morn
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remnants from ten to thirty
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and all wool three-ply will
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regular .1. 15 QCp
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Best Ten Wire Tapestry
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on
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Best. All Wool Three Ply
regular 1.00 our
Best All Wool Two Ply
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Window Shades complete
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in best goods
at
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Furniture
Six-foot Oak Extension
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per pound t:Ou
B. F. Japan Qp
per lb.. -ISc and . . . JOli
Gunpowder ftP
per lb., -ISc and ....OOU
Young Hyson ftp
per lb., -JSc and ...vOu
Fresh Roasted Coffees
Good Broken i Op
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Good Bio Ep
per pound xxjfi
Crushed .lava and t n
Mocha per pound
Special Hio i On
per pound J. Ou
Best .lava and O E n
Mocha per pound
.' pounds for 1.00.
Bennett's Capitol Coffee
one pound 28C
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We represent the most
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A Hammock for the child
ren close woven cotton
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spreader T"Uv
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Sfo our Sowing Kockcrs with
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American Plato Mirrors -4 2
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IT WAS A' GREAT CONVENTION
DeltgatsJ to 'Philadelphia Btpreienttd thi
Nation's Highait Tjpe of Manhood.
delegation. If tho delegates to Philadel
phia wero representative citizens of tho ter
ritory sho should bo admitted to statehood
Immediately. They had good headquarters
and knew how to entertain."
DENVER FUSI0NISTS DUPED
NOMINATIONS GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION
lYchrnakn Honored In ihr Si-Irrtlon
of Mr. Ilunrwnter n .Scort-tiiry of
tlic Coiumlttrr on llculu
(Inim. Judgo Ilaker, -who Is tho first of tho Omaha
men to return from the Philadelphia con
vention, expresses hlniHclf highly gratlfloJ
with tho nominations made und goncrally
with hln visit.
"Thn ronvontlon." said tho Judge, "was
very harmonious and tho lrndors strlvcd for
tho best Interests of tho people and of tho
nrty. All this talk of Piatt and Quay try
ing to Injuro Hanna Is tho veriest nonsense.
Tho only question In regard to tho vice
presidency iu whether Roosevelt wou d
b of raoro advantago to the party as candi
date for governor of Now York or na tho
vtcn presidential candldato. This question
was never settled, an tho overwhelming
sentiment of tho delegates forced him upon
tho ticket regardless pf questions of policy.
IWcKlnloy was nominated beforo the conven
tion met, of course, and there was no
thought of tho pwKlblllty of any other per
son. "Tho delegates wero of the highest typo
nf manhood; tbo most brainy and excellent
men of tho nation honest and sincere. Ne
braska wns honored In this convention by
tho selection of Kdwnrd Uosowatcr as sec
retary of tho committee on resolutions.
The full commlttoo was composed of a dcle
gato from each state, Mr. Hosownter bolng
selected from Nebraska. Tho rhnlrman of
tho convention named him aB cinn of the
nine men who composed tho subcommittee
whoso duty It was to framo tho platform
before It was considered by tho full com
mittee previous to being reported to tho
convention. This subcommlttiio was com
posed of hK senators, Fairbanks of Indiana,
Davis of Minnesota. Korakcr of Ohio. Carter
or Montana, (lowland of California and
Oalllnger of New Hampshire, ono congress
man. QtilKR of Now York, and Kdward Hoso
water and Martin H. Madden of Illinois.
Outstdo of Mr. Uosewater'R f election for
this place Nebraska got nothing. Tho No
brusku delegates, however, ranked high
among tho delegates and for their numbers
wero tho equal in ability of thoso of any
state.
Mclv Inlo.v Snfo In Ihr Nnrtli,vr.
"I talked with many of the delegates from
the west and the expression of all was that
airKlnley is safe In tho far northwest. He
will carry the coast states without a doubt
nml will make rlojo work In Montana, Utah
and Nevada. If he does not carry th'uo
Mates. Tho Kansas delegates claim that
their state Is safe for tho Philadelphia
ticket. 11 wan the general opinion that
llryan would be stronger In tho west thli
time than In 1S!i!, but would make no gain
Ip the electoral college.
"One of the prominent men In the con
ventlou was Taylor of Kentucky. He Im
presses tne as an honest man. and I do not
irllevp that he bad anything to do with thn
nssasalnatlon of Ooebel, but It would not be
afe for him to .go back to the state now.
rs that J 100,000 fund has been raited to con
vict someone and h!& trial would have a
great influence upon tho coming campaign.
While lu Philadelphia I examined u voting
machine which Is a good thing. Had It been
In operation In Kentucky (loebel would have
been alive and Taylor would have been
covcrnor.
"I want to mention tho New Mexican
Thnaght They Were EiitrrtulnliiK Mr.
llrnn' ltlnlit llnnil Jinn time
Mini IletM-iit Ion it nil lluuiiu'(.
Milton J. Oldham, a lawyer of Kansas
City, who is In Omaha attondlng to legal
business, tells a good story of which ho Is
hero, victim or beneficiary, according to the
point of view. It happened In Denver a fow
weoks ago. Mr. Oldham had occasion to go
to tho Queen City In tho Interests of a cer
tain litigation In which A. W. Ilucker, a
woll known Bryan sympathizer, was also
Interested, so a telegram was sent him an
nouncing his coming.
Hut It happened that, at the time Mr.
Rucker opened tho message, his mind was
on politics Instead of law Milts. He read
tho name at the bottom M. J. Oldham I
and was delighted. Bryan was coming to
town! Here was a message from Oldham,
his chief henchman, proclaiming the glad
tidings! He would call tugcthor a lot of
the bo and glvo him a banquot and there
would bo speeches and toasts and things!
What a rare treat! Mr, Ilucker felt singu
larly flattered.
Had tho 'gentleman been more deliberate
and less enthusiastic ho would probably
havo noticed that the Initials preceding tho
name on tho message wero "M. J.," not
"W. D ." but an It was he saw only the
namo Oldham, and to him that meant only
one thing tho advent of tho boy orator.
Arrangements for the banquet were
rushed. Klaborato menus were printed.
Mr. Rucker prepared a neat speech of wel
come. A few of tho elect were taken Into
the secret. Flowers were ordered. A com
mlttro of reception was appointed and, at
the specltled time, carrlagcw wero waiting
at tho depot.
A slight, rather boyish looking man
stepped out of a Pullman.
"Is this Colonel Oldham?" asked tho
spokesman.
Mr. Oldham waR a bit taken aback, but
as he Is omctlmea called "Colonel" by
way of courtesy he answered affirmatively.
"Hut where Is Colonel Hryan?"
Mke n flash the truth dawned upon the
Kantna City attorney. He realized he was
an object of mistaken Identity, but, as he
enjoys a Joke, resolved to play the part out.
"Why. Hryan Is down In Texas." ho
answered. "Ho couldn't come. Wanted mo
to express his reg
Of course tho committee was disappointed,
but thought It the part of politeness to pre
tend not to be. Anyhow, next to Drynn.
Oldham was the best thing. Wasn't he
llryan's rissht hand man? Wasn't he going
to nominate Bryan at the Kansas City con
vention? Certainly, so tho committee
whooped 'or up.
That night Milton J. Oldham, the Kansas
rity attorney, occupied tho seat of honor
nt tho right hand of tho toastmnster and
responded to tho toast "Sixteen to One."
"It'h a pretty ticklish Job for a dyod-ln-the-wool
republican to make a free silver
speech." said Mr. Oldham yesterday. "If
you don't believe It. try It. But I guess I
got through with tt all right. At any event
I enjoyed that banquet and what's best of
all. I got out of town without tho commit
tee's learning my true Identity."
CRUDE WILL GO UNAVENGED
Mtn Who Are Responsible for His Death
Not Likely to Bs Punished.
DIRECT EVIDENCE CANNOT BE SECURED
Onlr TIiIiik le rroseeiitiiiii Man to
oner In the Murdered Mini1
Ante-Morteni Mule-nieiit.
lloiiNevell' .Viinie,
OMAHA, June 22 -To tho Kdltor of The
Hee; Will you give the correct pronuncia
tion of Onvernnr ltoOMivelt'M tiHtne In The
Bee and oblige .MILS. A. MAMK.
Answer flcneral Manderson says the gov
ernor pronounces his name Rooso-velt tlrst
"a" silent.
Paris Exposition Pictures, part II now
ready, 10c and coupon silt from tho Bee.
The Indications now are that, through a
peculiar combination of circumstances, aided
and abetted by u technicality of the law, i
tho death of August Orube will be una- '
vettged. Ono of his alleged assailants,
George Russell, was on trial in police court
yesterday, charged with robbery, but after
examining n half dozen witnesses the prose
cuting attorney dismissed .the case. Not
one of the so-called witnesses bad witnessed
the assault. The only direct cvldcnco
against Russell was nn ante-mortem state
ment made by (Irubo In which he desig
nates tho defendant nnd a man named
George Roach as the persons who assaulted
anil robbed him, but this statement was
ruled out. The law says that "statements
made In consciousness i f impending death"
can only bo Introduced whero homicide la
charged.
So Russell was discharged, but at tho foot
of tho stalni was re-arrested nnd ngaln
locked tip In a cell. It Is thought that he
may now bo charged with murder, but tho
police will not ndmlt this, nor will tho
county attorney. They say ho Is held hlmply
for "Idcntlticatlon." His ulleged pal, (icorgo
Roach, Is not In custody, but tho detectives
say they know whero ho Is and that they
can got him at any time.
Mury of llie Crime.
,ugust (Jrubc ran a saloon at 4921 North
Thirtieth street. On tho nlsht nt April il
ho was attacked by two rufllann, ono of
whom thrust n pistol into his face and de
manded money Iho other guarded the
door. Orubo went to tho cash drawer nnd
gave them $27, all there watt In tho houpe.
but tho men wero not satisfied. They In
sisted that ho hud monoy concealed about the
place, (irubo assured them that ho never
kept largo sums in the saloon, and that the
$27 represented the receipts of tho houso
since tho banks had closed for the day.
At this the thugs becamo ugly and
proceeded to carry their threats Into execu
tion. They seized Orube, dragged hint from
behind tho bur. threw him upon the floor
and beat and choked him until ho beanie
unconscious. What happened In tbo saloon
after tha only tho robbcra know.
When Orubo regained consciousness It
was nearly morning. The placo was de
serted; tho front door was closed, but not
locked. Ho was stiff and soro and his face
una covered with bruises, lie managed to
glvo the alarm, nnd was helped up stairs to
his living rooms. His wife was not at homo
at the time.
Friends of tho Injured man, who examined
tbo promises after tho atrorlty, say the
talojtt had evldontly been thoroughly ran
sacked by tho robbers boforo they left,
August Orubo lingered ten days and died.
But before hU drnth he called to his bed
fiblo Oscar Karbach, secretary to the chief
of police, and two other perrons to act as
witnesses, and In their prcsenco made a
statement of tho occurrence In his saloon on
I the night of April 21, naming ns his as-
sallanta Ororgo Reach and Oeorgo Russell.
This recital Is tho only ver.'lon of tho out
tago aceesslblo to tho authorities. There
wero but three persons present Orube and
the robbers; the robbers won't tell, oud
Orubo can't,
Tbo law says tout a petbon may not bo
convicted of murder on a written statement
nlntin tt mutt hn ,'nrrnhnt-ntr.ft hv nlhpr
(
cvmencc. Anoiucr wcaic point in me case
is that Orube was troubled with a cardiac
affection, for which ho was under treat
ment by Dr. Porter. This would probably
be seized upon by the defense to establish
tho theory that tho beating he received was
morcly nn Indirect cause of death, and that,
had It not been for his weak heart, ho would
havo survived the ordeal.
Russell Is represented by Attorney Kil
kenny and tho state by Assistant County
.Attorney Grossman. Several witnesses wero
called yesterday, but they testified merely
to having seen Russell nnd Roach It) tho
saloon on tho night of tho robbery.
Tho police refuse to disclose tho where
abouts of Roach. Russell was arrested In
St. Louis about a month ago by Detective
Mitchell, and hos been In Jail ever since.
CRIMINALS SENT TO PRISON
Judge Baker Passes Sentence on a Himbsr
of Wrong-Doers.
ED NIGHTINGALE GIVEN TEN YEARS
Coletunn'K lniinnnlonel I'len for
Merey Iteeelven M'liut Coiinlilern
lltm Other "M-nti-ncrn of Vnrj
IliK I.enKtli Meleil Out.
PAINTERS KEEP UP WAR
llnlO.'.ioi'e nnd I.afnjette I'netloim Ite
fime o 'Work In Milr
inone. The troubles which havo besot the war
ring factions of the painters' union bid fair
to be settled In every city but Omaha. At
a recent, meeting thn ofllcers of tho Baltl
moro faction n.copted the plan of settlo
ment suggested by tho Iifayctto faction,
and now the proposition will bo submitted
to tho members of each union for adoption.
Under tho plans proposed there will be a
complete amalgamation In towns having
lo:al unions of each faction that is In every
city but Omaha. Hero the Lnfayotto fac
tion will have nothing but complete annihi
lation of tho Baltimore union and tbo sttr
tonder of Its charter. In other places each
faction will tecognlze the other's card, but
hero they will not. This position Is taken
becauso tho Lafayette faction says that the
Baltimore branch lit Omaha was established
solely for tho purpose of disrupting tho
union and that tho members who now
hold tho Maryland charter aro contractors.
Members of tho Baltimore union can Join
tho Lafayette liranch In this city upon tho
same terms as any other nonunion man, but
tho organization will not bo rocognlzed.
The arbitration committee of tho Central
Labor union has despaired of nettling the
difficulties between the waiters' union and
tho Her Grand ami Dairy Lunch. Rome
Miller, tho proprietor of the two places, says
that there Is nothing to nrbltratn and that
his work Is running Kitlsfactorlly.
Tho Kansas City Building Trades council
has surrendered Its charter nnd the build
ing trades unlotu of that city will try tbo
"Individual" plan of treating with employ
ers. The Omaha council Is expected to fol
low tho lead of Kansas City,
Wini (.VI h Ihr llenelllf
OMAHA, June 23. -To the Kdltor of The
Bee: I see that the bo trust has jcruuted
Its emnloyes more pay nml shorter hours
Do the drivers now have to turn over ti
tho company the money they get by selling
.vtl!lt lor. Ilinir Minl Din ,.M u t nmn.... . . f !
My lust tlfty. pound I'oupon secured only
thirty-three pounds of Ice. nnd an nppeul
to the driver brought forth the cheerful
information that It "wouldn't dn jo no
good to ilmugo; we're nil nllke." We mav
have to put up with It for a time, but It H
short-sighed In the trust to antagonize nil
Its customers, who will hall the advent
nf manufactured ice If we rnn got what
we pay for at tbo regular price.
B. II. PACKARD.
Itiillilli lT Penult..
The Inspector of buildings has Issued the
fnllowlus penults'
K. Truman, I'll South Twenty-sixth,
frame dwelling. $1,000; Mete Bros. Hrewtnir
company, 21uT Ctimlng. repairs, $t0; Mr.
tlill,v IJ, muuii.iiii iy.il. wiit mill uiii'-IIUII-
story frame dwelling. $1,500; (1. s, Ninon,
1301 Spencer, barn, $HA
CeiinuN Work Co in Inn on Well,
Tho work nf the census ofllce la progress
ing In good shnpo Is tho statement made
bv tho uttliial force The iiverase number
of "skips" In each enumerator's district so
far verllled has been tound to be fort.
show-Ins: about 4,200 ocrsons omitted from
tho original lists.
bo content with four. "You want too
much." said tho Judge, "I'll only slve you
two."
Charles Taylor, colored, was sentenced to
two years and six months for tho theft of
a sack of flour.
Charles Tates, colored, was sent to tho
reform school for assisting In the theft of
brasR from tho Omaha Street Railway com
pany. William Carlson was given six months In
tho county Jail for daylight breaking and
entering.
A slender, black-eyed boy stood beforo
Judge Baker yesterday to receive his
scntenco for highway robbery. Tho prisoner
was IM Nightingale, convicted of having
forced John Burke Into his own refrigerator
In order to loot tho snloon. The youth bad
delicate, llnely-cut features and seemed In
ftnll health. Ho was 20 years old.
"It may have been the boy's tlrst offense,"
lcmnrked Judge Baker, In nnswer to tho at
torney, "but he Is starting In too high. If It
is highway robbety this tlmo, next time It
may bo murder. It Is the sentence ui ihls
court that he bo confined for leu years In tho
pcijltentlary.''
W. J. Coleman was summoned beforo tho
bar to receho sentence for forgery, and In
rcsp'onte to tho usual question, made an ad
dress occupying fifteen mlnutee. Coleman
was convicted of having forged tho namo of
Robert Howo to a check passed upon
Browning. King & Co.. for clothing, receiv
ing In thangq $5. Ho had cleverly an
nounced his coming by telephoning tho com
pany In tho namo of Howe, requesting Major
Wilcox, manager, to honor the check.
Coleman mado an Impassioned plea for
mercy. "I havo already suffered tho
tortures of tho damned," ho cried. "I was
betrnyed by my wife, who wished to get mo
out of tho way."
Coleman's wlfo Uvea In Des Moines,
whither tho culprit fled after committing the
forgery. Coleman said tho woman had
written tho authorities hero Informing them
of his guilt when no other clew was In
existence, udgo Baker pointed out tbo fact
that If tho oftenso had not been committed
them would havo been no danger of
betrayal. Ho sentenced Coleman to ono year
and six months In tho penitentiary.
I.elnenlierK's Klliimy Pretext.
Henry I.clsenberg, a German laborer, was
brought up for sentence for tho burglary
of Naught's plumbing shop on South Thir
teenth street. In broken Kngllsh I.olscnborg
begged for clemency. Ho said that his only
offense was an effort to sell tho plumbing
tools for a stranger. "1 urn an old man."
said Lelsenbcrg, "und I havo nover been
arrested before. I was born of good family
In Germany and I have been honest." Tho
court, however, felt that Lelsonbcrg'e
i pretext of executing the commUslon for the
stranger was too flimsy and Imposed a
sentence of two years. Tho caso will bo
i appealed to test tho extent to which prs
j session of stolen goods constitutes a crime.
I Philip Oensler was summoned to pay tho
. penalty for stealing a suit of clothes from
a nam in nouui umana. (iensler appcaltd
to tho court for a Jull sentenco for tho sako
of his mother and friends, who would feel
the disgrace of a penitentiary sorvltude.
"Vou should havo thought of your mother
nnd friends boforo you Btolo tho clothes."
remarked tho Judge. I feel sorry for your
family, hut l must do my duty." Gensler
was sentenced to two years and six months
Harry Collins, colored, pleaded guilty to
tho theft, of $150 from Corn .VU-Adlc, restau
rant keeper. Ills nttornoy admitted that
tho money was left around too handy and
that tho young man was unable to resist tho
temptation.
"Thn maximum ponnlty is neven years."
remarked Judgo Baker. "Do you want
tnem aiw coums responded that ho would
Court Anted.
Judge Knwcott Is spending it few days in
Chicago and will return by wuy of Galena,
HI., where his eon, George Fawcett, is qillto
seriously 111.
Judge Dickinson has Granted Joseph
Adams a decree of divorce from his wlte,
.Mary, and Judge Fawcett has nlso given
freedom to two dissatisfied husbands, Wil
liam Thompson nnd Alvah L. Lltel. Tho
ground In cneh case was desertion.
In tho ease of Jinx Troutman nnd ntbers
(igalnst W. O. McLnimhlln, the patent
rights for tho McLaughlin automatic nlr
brake has been given to tho plniutlff. Me
Laughlln is debarred from entering tho
market with u rlvnl compnny.
Nels Selro Is making u renewed effort
In Judge Dickinson's court tn enjoin Louis
Slobodlsky from collecting the rental nf
property on lower Capitol avenue. Selro is
tho contractor who erected me nouses in
question and entered Into nn agreement at
the tlmo to accept payment as rents wero
paid.
CU0LER WEATHER IN SIGHT
It Will Xot Come Until Similar Mxlit.
Iloivever. OirliiR lo Dented
.Vnrllmesl.
Omaha holds tho record for pleasant sum
mer weather for tho month of June. Friday
and Saturday wero Ideal summor days In
thin part of tho west, whllo In tho western
nnd northwestern states the thermometer
Is still flirting with tho century mark. Little
relief camo to Montana points Friday from
Thursday'o exresslvo heat. At Havre tho
thermometer stood nt 102 and tho same
figure was registered at Miles City, Mont.,
and Wllllston, 8. D. At Helena. Mont..
Kl Pnso, Tex., Salt Lake, Utah, and Grand
Junction, Colo., tho mercury ranged from
SO to 98, whllo at Abilene, Tex., tho 100
mark was reached. At Omaha tho highest
temperature, for tho day was 81.
Forecaster Welsh offers llttln hopo for
cooler weather today. Thero Is an
area of low barometer over Montana
and Colorado Is crowded between two slow
moving areas of high barometer. At Cal
gary, British Columbia, not far from Havro,
Mont., tho thermometer yesterday registered
&8 degrees, against 78 at Miles City and
Havro. This high barometer at Calgary will
move south and cast, bringing cooler weather
probably tonight.
PATTEN CATCHER WORKS WELL
fiovernnient Will ISIve It n Knrllier
i'linl Before Iti'i'om nienit I iik
IIh Adoption,
Captain K. L, West of tho Chicago head
quarters of tho railway mall service has
returned to Chicago after nn Inspection of
the workings of tho Patten pouch catchor
as used on tho Omaha-Hastings railway
postotllce. Ho oxpresscfi himself highly
pleased with the Invention, but suggested
that tt be tried upon tho Ohlcago-Streator
tnllway postal route, whero there aro thir
teen tatchor stations In seventeen miles.
It has been suggested that tho Invention
Is all right upon full mall cars, but should
bo ultcred beforo being pln;cd upon tho
combination mall and baggage cars, as tho
mechanism so nearly fills tho smaller door
of the combination that In case of a wrack
the mall clerks would be Imprisoned.
BANKERS GIVEN A HEARING
Appear Before County Oommissioners for
Equal zttion of Assessments,
Paris Exposition Pictures, Part III, now-
ready. 10 cents and a coupon cut from The
Bee, page 2,
ONE-TENTH VALUATION ASKED FOR
CoiiiiIj-'k Itefttuirecft Likely to lie I'tir
lulled Owing lo Itediictlnnn In An
ur' ItelnriiH Kx penne h to
He Held Dim n.
Henry W. Yates, Luther Drake, G. W.
Wattles, William Wallace nnd a num
ber of other bankers or tiio city uppenred
beforo tho county commissioners yester
day for tho equalization of their assessments.
Several Informul addresses wero rando In
which tho bnnkers set forth tho view that
their valuations should bo fixed upon one
tenth of tho real value, rather than upon
one-sixth, as formerly. Tho Board of
Equalization, however, continued firm In tho
belief that tho assessments should bo based
on tho samo valuations ns ono year ngo
and no change will bo made. Tho banks
havo not all na yet compiled with tho re
quest thata stntoment of their holdlngB bo
banded In. Tho comparative figures for do
posits this year and lust will probably bo
complete on .Monday. On Tuesday and
Wednesday tho board will glvo uudlcnco to
tho largo corporations of tho city who wish
to correct lrrcgulurltles in their assess
ments. It Is believed that tho county's rei-.ourcos
will bo somowhat curtailed this year owing
to tho reductions in assessors' returns, nl
though tho total footings aru not yet com
plete. In thn Sovonth ward nlono tho dn
creuse In tho appraisements amounts to
$100,000.
Tho controversy of tho county and the
Omaha Water company was iidjustcd on tho
suggestion of tbo county attorney. It was
mado clear that In the IS&S assessment thero
was nn accountant's error Increasing tho
company's valuation by $100,000. The com
pany will thctcforo cseupo paying Its tax on
tho amount named and tho cake in tho fed
eral court will be dismissed.
Going Into regular session the commis
sioners Instructed tho various committees
of Its body to ineur no expenso for repairs
to roads or bridges without first consulting
tho board. Commissioner 03trom Intro
duced tho resolution In order that the board
might learn moro accurately its Items of
expense. Tho present -slack methods, It
was pointed out, havo been In voguo for
over two years and tho board bus no certain
way of knowing whether money has been
Judiciously expended.
Tbo resignation of Nicholas Halter as con
stablo In Omaha was accepted nnd Louis
Grebe, former deputy bherlff, was appolntod
In his stead.
Tho board accepted tho Invitation of tho
South Sitlu Improvement club to bo prosont
nt Itlvcrvlow park on thn occasion of the
Fourth of July celebration.
Mortality NtiitlwIlcH.
Tho rnllowing deaths u, ,rt,H v,.cro T0.
ported to the city health department fnr tho
wftity-four hours ending nt unon Hulur-
DVutlis-Mrs. Mabel Orchard Wyniun.
ageil SI), 2221 Dewey uvcutie; Colvln Hush,
uged 79. 4227 Webster
BlrtliF-K. A. Mueller. 123 South Thlrlj
llfth iiveniie, buy. Bert Weltgate, i-Jio
Langdnn Cnurt, liny; It. W. Lurnsy, -eu
Hurdctte, girl; Kre.l Moore, 27rj Houth
Twentieth, lioy; John Carlson, 1017 South
Tweiily-thlrd, girl; Lew Plxley, 1201 North
Twenty-seventh, girl.
All who suffer from plies will bo glad to
learn that DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo will
give thctp Instant and permanent relief it
will euro eczema and all skin dlzensn. tin.
I waro of coui.'.crfelts.