WATER HATTER GOES OVER
Oouncilmen Debate Each Other's Motives
and Postpone Ziraman's Ordinance.
DEBATE TURNS ON COLE'S ABILITY
One Snya He In All IHrIU nnil Another
bars He I All WroiiK nml Hie
Question In Left for n
Future Dispute.
The public failed to avail Itself of the
opportunity to discuss tho water plant que
tlon with the city council yesterday after
noon. Not moro than fifty citizens attended
the commltteo meeting and they were nearly
all railroad men and attorneys Interested In
tho fight which tho U. & M. and North
western are having concerning the switch
the Northwestern recently laid along Klghth
street between Capitol avenue and Howard
troet. . . , ,
A communication from the Commercial club
asked that action In tho water plant matter
be postponed until members of tho club
who are now away on vacations return and
re given a chance to confer with the council.
George Klertncr appeared for the Central La
bor union and asked that action be deferred
and a night mass meeting be arranged to
give tho laboring men an opportunity to
hear a discussion of tho question.
The ordinance Introduced by Councilman
Zlmman, which provides that appraiser
shall be appointed at onco and Instructed
to estimate the value of the water plant and
tho recommendation of tho committee os
fire, water and police that John A. Colo of
Chicago be named as an engineer who shall
glvo. a preliminary estimate on the wale,
company's property, wero both dlscusse
iAiv and nn action was taken on
either of them. Most of the talking was
dono by members of tho council who in
dulged In personalities and gavo but little
tlrao to consideration of tho Issuo at stake.
Debate Turns on Cole.
Much opposition has been manifested to
the naming of Mr. Colo. Tho mombers o
tho council who favor his appointment In
sisted that tho other members oppose the
purchase of the water works and are doing
all In their power to defeat the movement.
A roll call was finally demanded and all
tho councllmcn wont on record as being In
favor of municipal ownership. This move
afforded the listeners considerable nmuso.
ment, ns all tho mombors of tho present
council were elected with tho understanding
that they would do all In their power to ac
quire the water plant.
Tho ability of J. A. Cole as a consultln
hydraulic onglneor was discussed at length.
Councilman Mount reported that ho mado
Inquiries concerning Mr. Cole whllo In
Chicago last wock and had every reason
to belloVo that ho Is a cnpablo man. Mr.
Lobeck stated that ho had it on gooi
authority that Mr. Colo la a man of little
ability and Is not qualified to give ah
estimate on tho water company's plan.
Iloth the supiortcrs and opponents of M.
Cole demanded that tho sources of this
Information bo made known Hiid Councb
men Lobcck and Mount finally gavo th
council tho names of the men from whom
they secured their Information.
Obstacle In tUf Wll)'.
Henry W. Yates spoke briefly to tho coun
cil and expressed tho oplulon that It l
folly for tho council to name an ouglneec
and make preparations to buy the water
works company's property until It la asecr.
taincd whether the company Is willing to
ell. Ho further said that good authorities
differ as to when tho company's contract
with the city expires and that until this
matter has been nettled definitely it is
useless for tho .council to make preparations
to buy the plant. As soou as theso legal
questions are disposed of tho appraisers
should bo appointed and tho purchase
effected If posslhtc.
The council refused to take action on
either Mr. Zlmraan's ordinance or the rec
ommendation favoring Mr. Cole, and left
matters Inexactly the same condition they
were before tho committee meeting. The
coiinollmen nre disposed, however, to cotn
nlv with tho requests made by the Com
mercial club and Central Labor union and
It Is likely that li special meeting will be
arranged when both of theso organizations
will have an opportunity to discuss tho
water works problem.
Waiting- "it the Itnllronil.
Hoping that tho B. & M. and the North
western would1 effect a compromise concern
ing the disputed right of way along the west
side of Klghth street, between Farnarn and
Howard streets, the commltteo on railways
tnd telegraphs has taken no action con
cernlng tho ordinance granting the North
western the right to maintain tho track
which It constructed along the Btreet in con
troversy. Representatives of both roads ap
peared before the committee of tho whole
and presented urgumcnts much the sumc as
thojo presented (o the council last week. The
members refused to act In tho matter and It
was left In tho hands of the committee on
railways and telegraphs, where It will prob
ably remain for another week.
General Manderson presented communlca
tlnns from M. E. Smith, the United States
Supply company and other Interested prop
rrty owners who protest against the North
western extension. Ilo asserted that moro
than 60 per cent of tho property owners who
have ground abutting on the part of Klghth
street tho switch traverses aro nnxlous to
have the Northwestern prevented from ro
tainlng the trackage It gained so stealthily
Ho urged that tho B, & M. Is contemplating
the erection of a new freight depot facing
Eighth street, between Farnam and Harney
and that the Nortbwrstorn's new track will
defeat such a plan.
Charles J. flrecno and General Manager O
W. Jloldreg? also presented the D. & M, side
of the question and urged the council to
prevent the Northwestern from usurping
Eighth Btreet when not a single Industry
win be served by the extension.
North western's Con lent Inn.
n. T. White, attorney for the Northwest
ern, stated that thore aro many firms to
whom the new switch will mean a saving of
several hundred dollars a year In switch
log charges paid on non-competltivo freight
hauled into Omaha by one line and switched
over the tracks of another.
"This new frolght depot tho n. & M. Is
talking about is all a myth," said Attorney
J. ii. aneean. "Kigntn street Is twonty feet
above thn 1), M. ground where tho nroa-
pectlvo building Is to bo located. The II, &
M. has already built switches across Klghth
street In two places and has ono switch
running north and south on tho street, and
It wasn't afraid of tho street being ruined
by tracks until tho Northwestern happened
aiong.-
SUPERINTENDENT AT ST. PAUL
i-rpr. I.olstnn lilven Chnrae of I'nti-
llc Nehoola nt the Mlnnc
otn ('npltiil.
Irwen I.ovlston. former nrlnclnal of ih
Omaha High school, has been elected
superintendent of the St. Paul schools
to
succeed A. J. Smith. The position Is
very desirable ono and pays a salary
JJ.000 per year.
of
Mr. I.ovlston Is a graduate of Dartmouth
collego and wsb connected with tho Omaha
High sefcool for twelve years, Ueforo
coming to Omaha ho taught physics In
Council Bluffs High school. He first
ho
ac-
ccpted the position of Instructor In physl
In tho Omaha High school. Latir he was
elected assistant principal and was finally
advanced to the prlnclpalshlp.
In HDD Mr. Levlaon severed his con
nectlon with the Omaha schools and gave
up teaching for a year. Moat of this time
he spent In Omaha. Savcral weeks a so
he went to Bt. Paul and applied for the
position he has Just secured.
GORDON ABSORBS KNOWLEDGE
HI Honor In (irndiintly KlnilfiiK Out
About H'd that Are IJnrk nnil
Tricks Hint Are Vnln.
Judge Qordon of police court Is rapidly
becoming proficient In ways that are dark
nd tricks that aro vain, The hated largon
f the tout and gamin has long since be
come to him as an open book, so that It
no longer necessary for him to refer
to his dictionary of Blang. Last Saturday
o took a lesson In rolling cigarettes and
Monday ho was Introduced to tho myste
ries of craps. An opium caBe is booked for
Wednesday of this week; Thursday he
will learn how to embalm milk and Frl-
ay three women will bo arraigned bctoro
him on a charge of being drunk from ex
cessive uso of morphine. Incidentally their
hypodermic syringes and the Inflamod
pots on their arms will be placed In ovl-
ence.
It Is a peculiar fact that a Judge never
takes "Judicial cognizance" of any of these
things. Of the petty guiles and deceits
of the half world ho knows nothing and of
the tricks and tools of the forbidden
trades, the mechanism of tho black arts,
the habits of the abandoned and the Inner
workings of tho shady Hido of llfo he Is as
Ignorant as a child. It makes no differ
ence how many times they may have been
called to his attention, he has to hear It.
all over again for each Individual case,
having, presumably, forgotten It In tho
meantime. As to Just why this role of
Judicial gullelessncss Is assumed Is a mat
er for conjecture. It may be that they
fear a eontrary position would Imply a too
closo familiarity with the ways of the
ransgressor, or It may be they wish the
mpresston to go abroad that their legal
knowledge Is ho profound us to crowd out
all consciousness of anything so trivial.
None but the Judges know and they won't
tell.
In the craps caso Monday Judge (lor-
on learned all about tho Intricacies of "7
omo 11." George Carroll, Tom Uovlns and
Joo Hawkins, tho latter a white boy, had
been arrested by Officer Dan Ilaldwln Sun
day afternoon for shooting craps on tho
pavemont near Fourteenth and Nicholas
streets, Tho rliargo .against them, as It
ppoarcd on the complaint, was agrancy.
How do you know they were shooting
laps?" asked tlio attorney ror tne trio
of tho arresting ofllccr.
"I saw tho dlco on tho ground and five
pennies. Here's the stuff." And tho prop
ortlcs wero rolled out upon the Judge's
desk.
"How do you know they wasn't playing
mumble-the-pcg7"
"Doenuso mumblc-tho-pog Isn't played
with dlco."
"Well, what Is craps?"
"It's a gambling game."
"What makes it a gambling game? How
would you go about ll to gamblo with two
dice and five pennies?"
Officer Baldwin ahook the spotted cubes
In
his hand and rolled them upon the
desk. Tho Judg was all attention. Tho
defendants sniggered. The dlco fell with
five and a three up.
'Eight," said Baldwin. "Now, I keop on
shooting and If I throw seven before I
throw eight I lose, but If I got eight be
fore I throw Bcven I win my point and
tho money. That's all thero Is to craps.''
As thore were no witnesses to corrob
orate Baldwin's testimony and as the throe
defendants denied his story they were dls-
harged.
MOTHER WANTS HER CHILD
Cnnrt AaUed to Annul Adoption Iro-
credlnaa of Which She Won
Itinerant.
Mrs. Edna M. Watson has called the
county court to her assistance In an attempt
to securo possession of her 2-year-old eon,
Russell, who, by a decree of the courts, was
given Into the custody of Mrs. Susan Wat-
ou by process of adoption papers.
Along tho latter part of last March Mrs.
Watson secured a divorce from her husband,
Fred G. Watson, and was given the custody
of the child. After the granting of the di
vorce Mrs, Watson took the child to the
homo of her mother-in-law, Mrs, Susan Wat-
ion, where It still remains.
Tho child, a handsomo littlo youngster,
soon won the heart of Mrs. Watson, and dur
ing July she mado application to Judgo Vln
ronhulcr for adoption papers. The adoption
vus duly accomplished on July 8, and it
was only yesterday that tho mother became
awaro of tho fact. Mrs. Edua Watson vis
ited the office of tho clerk of tho district
court and the county Judgo to look over the
records In the case, and she asserted as she
left that steps would bo taken Immediately
to Bet the adoption papers aside.
311th. siMrso.v si.'Ks ion. mvoncu.
Store .Marital Infelicities Come to
v I.lKUt In Court.
Late yesterday afternoon an application for
a dlvorco was tiled by Mrs. Annette S. Simp
son, the defendant being Emanuel K. Simp
ion, an engineer at the yeast factory, at
Twenty-eighth aud Boyd streets. Mrs. Simp
son astcrts that she was married to tho de
fendant June 18, 1890, and that she left his
homo August 13,
Extrcmo cruelty and neglect to provide
her with sufficient funds for the maintenance
of the housohold are given as prominent
reasons. It Is further alleged that Simpson
has locked hln wife out of the house and
upon returning home and finding her Instdo
has beaten and otherwise abused her.
Further It Ii alleged that defendant owns
considerable property in Omaha which ho
Is trying to dispose of. In addition he bad
(2,000 In an Omaha bank which he recently
drew out and burled near tho yeast factory
Mre. Simpson wants the court to order
the defendant to return this money to the
bank pending a trial of the case and to also
pay her a specified sum weekly or monthly
for maintenance until the final hearing of
the cane.
lieu I n lleplctln I'rncrcilliiKN,
In the United States circuit court the
Omaha Cattle Loan company has begun suit
against John D. Gormley. Stuart Anderson
and Montford P. Mebolln to replevin tho
cattlo belonging to tho "P" outfit In Boyd
county. The petition alleges that the plain
titf bought a mortgage given by tho defend
ants to the W. J. Perry Live Stock Commls
slon company of South Omaha aud that tho
property covered by the Instrument has
been removed from Boyd county contrary to
tne terms or the mortgage. The amount In
volved Is $5,311.90.
Piiiirl !nin.
Martin Susarman of the county Judco'e
"iiiuc unn iviuriifu irnrn M llionin U vaca
tlfin nnnt In Vw Ynrk-
yHterdu tho jurico having hpiu wont
In II,,, ....ii .1 V. ...... . I . . . . i i .. . ,
uid ..wu,, uuuni' Ultll liu wtltllll IHH DO Oil
hand until WcdneHday.
Fred A. I, Madaen of Norfolk has tllod
petition in the t'nlted States district court
i?.bo 'leejared bankrupt. Ills assets are
$319 and i h I abilities tlkM il
A marriage license was Issued Katurday
'. '"."'l'" ." . narirs i. liy. la., nml
fra MnHA ITiipIIai, I. .. til.,,,,
Niiikiv; v. wmuii.i. i lllllipr., ll
Is said, Is a famoiiH locomotive engineer
and at on lime made a record-brcuklns
run over the New Vork Central roud with
THE OMAHA DA1LV 11EE: TfKSDAY, AT'GFST 11, 1900.
SWEAR FEALTY TO THE RING
Six Score Save One Barbarians Pay Due
Homage to Ak-Sar-Bcn.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE JOY THE VISIT GIVES
Amen nnil .Missouri Vnllrj Semi l.nrac
DeleKntloim nmt the Wide. Wide
World Contribute .11 nil)
31 ore. .
Amid the glare of subterranean fires and
the sweep of aerial zephyrs 1 19 trembling
novitiates were Inducted Into the thrilling
mysteries of Ak-Sar-Ben's realm of super
natural festivities last night. The ceremonies
were attended with all tho weird and grew
somo concomitants of tho ritual. Anionc
tho applicants for admission to the courtly
circle wero visitors from many far distant
cities, who will carry to their homes and
neighbors tho proud consciousness of bay
ing been formerly presented nt Ak-Sar-Ben's
court and having enjoyed the animated
dlvcrtlscments provided by that toyal poten
tate for the entertainment of blB guests. In
tho company that filed In Imposing proces
sion Into tho atmosphere of ominous discord
were eighty-seven visitors from other cltlc,
and thirty-two natural subjects of the kins,
tho latter being residents of Omaha, who
wero present at the monarch's Imperative
command to lay aside their esquire's robes
and don tho panoply of the full-dcdgec
knight In attestation of their fealty to their
sovereign.
ho They Were.
Missouri Valley, la., was represented by a
delegation comprising:
iV JVJ?"' J. aarnett.
s; Schmirr. W. A. Smith.
)). l-.1,,'rko Hurry Hrown,
v.N?,,)'.(l,V(l' j-
,.-.CV.U, lllum' l'- f ord,
;V-."ar,m.""- J- Tcnnnnt,
'' -T"IHIc. W. II. Cowan.
A. Edgecomb, J. N. Fltzglbbon,
LrrlA. H- s- B"l"tt.
. .,,5rT,Vbon' Harry Nowton,
V. MeTxvlggeii. Full S. Honney.
-Donahue, Charles Sargent,
'! W 'Jrown, ChI Martin,
i rttiltliiirtl. (Icorge J. Oumb.
V J.'M,t1.1' . ' J- Ambler,
II. Ooulthard, I.. Jt. Harris.
From Ames, tbo beet sugar town of Ne
braska, came:
I: v: weybrlght. a. H. Hrlggs,
f,',".l,,'l'f ' Davidson, 1. w. Hunsun,
John Kelser,
I'. K. Kdwards.
i'-. h. wnenn,
II. Wulilngford,
Jumes Cain,
A. n. Cluppcr,
1.. Woodruff,
W, l.orlnger,
W, 11. ITiigcr,
C.'hnrleH Illiiye,
K. James,
ii. J. McCabc.
II. Scllley,
J. A. Schurrer.
J. V. Culn,
u . t. Durum.
w. iTucnuir,
O. S. Wusteiislcben, J. Sweltzer,
. n. i-aiicrson, j. Kiicorc.
It. Stork, otto llehnke.
I AleKarland, .'. Chrlstofferson,
J. F, Hanson, N. J, Johnson,
J. C, Olese, James Scllley,
A. 11. Cady, c. II. Flurlda.
C. K. Holz,
In addition to the above were Max Mer
rltt, Cincinnati, O.; O. D. I'lcrco. Shelby.
O.; W. M. Schudcr and W. E. Schultz,
New York; P. A. Best, Now Orloans, La.;
Herman Harder, Lcavltt, Nob.; W. S.
Itakir, Gretnu, Neb.; J. H. Bishop, Indian
apolis, Ind.; Lurman Osborne, Kansas City,
Mo.; B. B. Crosby, Grand Junction, Colo.;
T. W. McClurc, Wabash, lnd.; L. Levi, Chi
cago; E. Wlckham, Salem, Neb.; S. W. Mc
Clure, Toronto, O.; Casslus Glsc, Las
Vegas, N. M,
Anil Ther AH I.IUed It.
There was no mistaking tho thorough
appreciation of tho hilarities of tho occa
sion on tho part of tho visitors and when
a pause was commanded to hear what they
had to say C. S. Montgomery of Omaha,
who had shared in their vicissitudes, ex
pressed to the visitors the welcome of
Omaha and Ak-Sar-Bcn to all t,hq people
of surrounding cltlos and sections who
aro Interested In the struggle of the in
dustrious and affablo monarch for the up
building of his realm and the success and
prosperity of his subjects,
A. H. Sniff of Missouri Valloy responded
In one of the most agreeable Bpeccbcs beard
In the den since the Bcason opened. He
told how for twenty years ho has sat at
his home on tho Iowa shore of the river
a few miles above Omaha and within
sight of Its High school, its newspaper
offices and watched tho smoke curling up
from the factories and ever with a reali
zation of what the Indomitable pluck and
oncrgy of tho business men of Omaha are
doing for the peoplo of this whole section,
Ho had always admired the commercial ac
tivity of Omaha and tho brain power of Its
commercial leaders and had always real
ized that whatever of social and business
advancement had been mado by them has
been for the benefit of the entire west. Ho
soko In a decidedly complimentary vein
o the two expositions, which had never
been surpassed in tho history of tho world
by nny city of tho size of Omaha. The
doings of the business men of Omaha have
been an inspiration to the entire western
country. They have attracted to tho city
tho best railroads of the country and when
ho wont to New York somo time ago and
rode upon n 'street car In that city drawn
by two dlmlnutlvo mules ho had realized
tho daring and Intrepidity of tho business
men of Omaba.
SiiRiir lleet Sentiments.
J. F. Wcybrlght spoko for tho visitors
from Ames, saying that tho peoplo through
out the stato arc coming to realize that the
growth and success of tho entire stato must
bo dependent upon and keop paco with that
of Omaha. Hb commended tho spirit or
fraternal organization that has led to the
organization of Ak-Sar-Bcn, and Its work in
bringing the city Into closer touch with itb
surroundings, and concluded by Inviting the
knights to come up to Fremont Wednesday
and visit tho Knights of St. Eeb Hague, of
which order he Is a member.
11. Scllley of Ames also spoko briefly, say
ing that he had never met anywhere a more
progressive lot of men than tho business
men of this city, nnd that their public
spirit and liberality are bolng known to
the people of all neighboring sections and
aro winning their admiration, emulation and
good will.
Tho grand mufti read a report of the
hustling commltteo showing that in (ho four
weeks It has been at work It has added 33
paid mombers, running tho membership up
to 687.
He also again called uttentlon to tbo ex
cursion to Fremont on Wednosday, which
will leave the Elkhorn depot at 6:30 p. m.,
vnIU spend the evening at the den of the
Knights of St. Eeb Ragus and will leave
for tho return at 11 p. m. A very low
rate has been secured and enough tlckots
have alroady been sold to ensuro a success
ful excursion. City Treasurer J. C. Cleland,
Sheriff J. M. Kracder and J. W. Stewart of
Fremont wero at tho don to encourage tho
excursion project.
Seward Wants to See Them,
At the meeting of tho Board of Governors
an Invitation was read from W. H. Smith,
a nowspaper man of Seward, luvtting the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben to visit that city
during tho county fair, August 28 to 31.
It called attention to tho fact that the
society has elegant new grounds along the
banks of the Blue river, with an abundance
of shede, is putting up new buildings and Is
assured of the best fair over held In tho
county. The society belongs to the Nobraska
circuit and Is thus assured good races ovcr
day. Tho writer said that tho business
men of that city had authorized him to say
that tho peoplo of Seward would bo glad to
have an excursion from Omaha come out
for ono day, visit the fulr, see their littlo
city and get acquainted with Its people, and
that In return a good crowd would come
down to a meeting of Ak-Sar-Bcn or send
a much larger crowd to the fall festivities.
Action was deferred on the communication
and Mr, Tenfold was directed to confer with
the Commercial cluh. Such requests aro
accumulating, and It Is probable that all
of the Invitations cannot be accepted. There
are arrangements now under way for ex
cursions to Fremont, Grand Island and Fort
DMgc. la.
Next Monday evening there will be an ex
cursion from along the line of tho Union
Pacific to the court of the king. The Board
of Governors has written to eleven towns,
sending about ISO letters to the mayors and
leading citizens.
Mothers endorse It, children like It, old
folks use It. We refer to One Minute
Cough Cure. It will quickly cure all throat
and lung, troubles.
South Omaha News . ?
Barring a tilt between the mayor and
Councilman Martin tho session of tho city
council last night passed without special
Incident.
As soon as resolutions were In order
Martin Introduced a resolution asking
that the chief of police be Instructed to
refrain from closing all saloons on Sun
day In tho city unless there was a good
und sufficient reaeon for ro doing. Mayor
Kelly refined to entertain tho resolution,
saying that It was contrary to tho state
law since all saloons that opened their
places of business on Sunday offered a
"good nnd suflUlcnt reason" for being
closed. Words between tho two waxed
warm for a time and at last the mayor
threatened to hao the police forco request
Mr. Martin to remain quiet after he was
ruled out of order. And then the matter
quieted down and routine business was
taken up.
Three ordinances vioro Introduced nnd
under suspension of tho rules rushed
through to final passage. The first pro
vided for a four-foot sldowalk on tho cast
side of Twenty-seventh street from T to
tho city limits nnd levies special tax for Its
construction. Tbo next provided for tho
building of a two-plank sidewalk on tho
cast side of Thirty-sixth street from T
to Madison street and thn last Is for a four
foot sidewalk on both sides of T street bo
tween Thirty-second nnd Thirty-third
streets and tho west aide of Thirty-second
between T and W. They all were passed
without dissent.
The city attorney was Instructed to
commence condemnation proceedings for
the opening of Twolfth street from tho
south line of Maxwell's second addition to
Mif.bourt avenue and from the cast line
of Section 3 to tho river.
Fire hydrants will bo placed at the fol
lowing points: Thirteenth nnd Z, Thirty
first and 8, Twcnty-sovcnth and W and
Twenty-seventh and Y streets,
A petition was read asking for an arc
light at Twenty-sixth and C streets. Frank
Laltncr, the man who was Injured near
the Q street viaduct some tlmo ago by
being struct: with a hose cart at tho In
tersection of two streets, handed In a bill
for damages he had sustained, which was
referred to tho city nttornoy and somo
half dozen other committees. Charles II.
Paine notified the council that ho had
erected a pound for tho poundmastor which
had never been paid for and that unless
It was forthwith paid for ho would bring
a suit for Its collection.
W. S. Cook, plumbing inspector, advised
tho council that tho way the sowers wero
now arranged they wero rapidly filling
up with debris and nsked that a flush tank
be placed at the head of all the sewer sys
tems of tho city and that all new Bewcrs
which are In the future built should In a
like manner bo provided.
Without ever catching his breath Clifton
asked that the following repairs bo mado
in one resolution: Itcpalr crossing on
south side of E street on Twenty-sixth
and on tho north side of E street on
Twenty-sixth, the cast side of Twenty-sixth
street across E street, the north sldo of
II stroet across Twenty-second street nnd
the cast sldo of Twenty-second street across
II street, to fill a dangerous holo at
Twenty-fourth and I streets, to uso grader
on Twenty-fifth street from M to A street,
repair crossing on E street, south side, be
tween Twonty-flfth and Twenty-sixth, and
finally to fill another dangerous holo at
Twentv-Blxth and I streets. The stroot
commissioner was Instructed to do this at
once.
It was proposed to flush Q street. A
sldowalk was recommended on the west
side of Twenty-third, from O to Q street.
Besides this thero was a mass of minor
resolutions and motions Introduced whicn
were disposed of without conflict.
Before entertaining a motion to adjourn
Mavor Kelly stated that he wished to ex
plain his action In refusing to put beforo
the council Mr. Martin's resolution. Ho
said that It was attempted to compel tho
chief of police to do an unlawful act. which
b out of order beforo tho council. Ho ro-
nuested Mr. Martin to oner a resolution
that all saloons bo closed In the city
nn Sunday If ho desired a rciorm oi mis
kind nnd further asked him to provide for
o mmmltteo to Investigate tno major s
ncta in ordering sumo of tho saloons closed.
Mr. Martin did not Bee nt to uo mis, so wio
motion to adjourn wsb put ana mcy quii.
u,.h,.nl Ilnnril .MeetlnK.
Tho Rennoi board held a very successful
meeting last night nnd tbo list of teachers
thn rnmine year in the public schools
of this place were completed together with
other Important business.
Th followlne teachors wero elected: As-
slstant principal of High school, Miss Mary
L. Bose; teachers in uign scnooi.
Mamie Huhbell and Miss Suslo Horen; grade
teachers. Miss Bertha Johnson and Miss
Jennlo Smith. On the assigned list the fol
lowing teachers were elected: L. Johnson,
Anna Weltb, C. B. Lynn, Rota Harris,
Sadie Oliver and Paulino Winters.
C. M. Johnson, who was elected principal
of the Lowell school, tendered his resigna
tion to tho board and It was accepted. Tho
same position was given hla brother Theo
dore Johnson.
The following Janlfors were elected for the
coming year; High school. D, D. Sullivan;
Hawthorne. Dennis Barrett: Jungmann.
John Vavra; Albright, Dave Mulrnhy; Brown
Park, Joo Seykorn; Highland. D. Carey,
West Side, Ed Hanley; Corrlgan, P. Sic
Goldrlck; Lowell. Patrick Uroderlck; Lin
coln. Charles Scarlngcr: High school annex,
Frank Prleo; assistant High school Janitor.
J. F. Culp; reuted room at Twenty-fourth
nnd L streets, Mrs, Howard; rented room
at Twenty-fourth and K streets, Mrs. Cal
lnhun. Notwithstanding that thero has not been
near ample room provided for tho accommo
dation of tho pupils that are expected for
the ensuing year still no action was taken
on tho matter.
The Hoctor Injunction site did not como
up for discussion although Mr. Hoctor wan
personally present and thrcatenel an In
junction against the payment of the $37 bill
of cx-Archltoct Klewlt for the drawing of
plans for a former building. This Injunction
will probably be gotten out today.
Miss Jean Boyd Mullan. who Is the bead
of tho music department nf the school fc
the coming year, presintcd her contract with
the board for her work and It was npproved.
The contract was accompanied with a neat
note from Miss Mullan. accepting tho post
tlon and thanking the board for Its acts
of kindness toward her.
Tho board In Its closing hour discussed at
great length the heating plants In the vari
ous schools, A number of Important changes
and Improvements were re ommended, but
definite notion was deferred until the next
meeting
Trensnrer'K Otllre Hnsheil,
The office force at the city treasurer's
Is now swelled to four persons, who
aro busy working to get the books In shape
so that the delinquent tax list may be com
plcied before September 1,'.. Mr. A.
Gnllaghcr, ex-drputy city treasurer, but now
employed In tho ollloo of the clerk of the
district court, was ycitcrday assisting thu
city officials In their work. Frank Barnes Is
computing the annual report, but this will
be completed In the near future. The ofilce
Is behind In It work, which has been
occasioned by the serious Illness of Treas
urcr Frank Koutsky, who now lies at his
homo stricken with typhoid. He is not ex
pected to be able to resumo bis work again
for somo time.
.Mnitlf ll.v (loli.
A. v. Allen, police court bailiff, returned
from Orettut yesterdny.
Assistant Master Mechanic Ilranstndt of
the Swift plant nt this place resigned his
position yesterday.
Tho snloon of rtodmoml and Ciirlow has
been transferred to George Car low, who
will operate It nlonc In the future.
Aml.Mn.. I,," V. m ..... ' .
' """ r1 ,url" I weiny-ioiirin
street, stepped on nn uprluht null yesterday
and forced It completely through his foot
t.i.f.i or 'sane .oyes, who spent Sunday
ii? ,'inK. "'I . A; L- button mid family.
Chirr of Police Mile Mltchc! and NU
Z.iL 1 i . iiuiwiiK ninuiiiy huh uafiRrn
nlnety-olfiht yellow-IogBCil snipe. That Is,
Mrs. Jennie Canileld nnd dniishter of
Trenton, In . aro in the city, the guests of
J 'i '""I Mrs. Henry Elofelder. Twenty
elfrlith and I streets.
Cetirort IMfiu .. ,
nun "xmcii lirruill'flioil lo
reet three handsome cottages near Six-
..v,. n.n-i-i mm iwiHgouri avenue. There
lm ,1 innBtiinl . 1 n r.. , , . , .
which necuslons tho Investment.
..,1.1. "L,h 9nmbH u!'" CIIU I'cld another
Illenllfif Mitnrtfit, i. ii.i . & . . -
CoIemHii-Siindw-nll medal. Joseph Dworak
tniide thn highest score and 8, S. Heemor
came next. There aro seven more Sunday's
shooting before tho contest Is ended.
Mrs. Douglas Miller and Mrs. Amnnda
"nod win were yesterday arrested for beat
ing Lulu Smith. Mrs. Mlllor was lined U
and costs for hor part In tho affair, but
Mrs. Goodwin was dismissed. All lmrtlcs
. i I' " niiiusiieu am line
men! for a large crowd In tho police court
.T(l Rlll,llrt.,.Ull , ... . . . . A
....v. . -v , ,, . orw nun j t'fsil'rilll y lllieil 91U
and costs for un ussuult upon Mrs. Stephen
IlugulMkl. Ilo wns charged with liuvlng
gone to her house at a late hour nt night
nnd attempted to guln an entrance Into It,
..... . "iMi-n nil hi wic poini or tt pimoi
In her hands. Ho was urrcHted yesterday
LOCAL BREVITIES.
I he letter carriers of Omnlm have de
cided to observe labor day und will havo
h picnic at Cotirttnnd bench.
Colonel II. B. Bird Is checking up tho
accounts of tho collector of Internal reve
nue today. This is tho quarterly cxumlnn
tlon. Tbo remains of Jonas Geiso, Hged 7.1,
nave been hrnnalit in Omul,.. Cmm i.
Townsend, Wash., and Interred at Prospect
W. I. Klersteiid, secretary nf tho Board
or Hre and Police Commissioners. Is pie
paring an entirely new set of records for
tho hoard.
Tho women of St. Cecelia's church will
bold ii musical and Ico cream sociable this
ovenlng at Keysor's lawn. Military avenue
and Parker street.
Oliver Morell of Oaklnnd, Neb., has been
annolnted railway mnll clerk on the Lnnn
Pine nnd Dead wood r.in, vice V. A. Whlt
marsh, transferred to the Missouri Valley
and Long Pine route
The Womun's guild of St. Ocellus
church gnve a luwn social at the home of
John Keysor, Mllltury roud und Purkcr
street, lust night. Miss Goellner rendered
a piano solo und Henry Dunn sang.
During tho month of July there were
seventy-live persons on the puy roll of the
police department nnd the sulurlcs
amounted to $5,332. The (Ire department
employed 110 persons und puld out JS,-.'iS.21
In salaries
Although draining tho lake at Itlvervlow
park did not do uwny entirely with the
water which was Interfering with the
work on tho rtlvervlew sewer, the Neepage
of water has been greatly lessened nnd the
contractors have completed 350 feet of the
work.
Miss Mury 13. Meyer, who Is In Munich.
Bavaria, has notified Superintendent Pearse
that sho will return to Omaha In time to
accept a position In the schools. She was
formerly a teacher In Central Park school
and went to Europe on a year's leave of
absence.
A wurrunt Is out for the nrrest of George
Hlaekwell, colored, porter In a drug store
nt 'I wenty-fourth and Farnum streets,
charging him with sending a threatening
letter through the mnlls. The recipient of
tho letters, Nana Adams, also colored, Is
an employe ut the Child Saving Inntitjte.
No assignment of teuchers In tho public
schools will bo made until after September
1. The Board of Hducntlon und superin
tendent tiro constantly being notified of
changes In the teaching force and If tench
ers were usslgned earlier tluin September
1 tho list would probably have to bo
revised.
The city comptroller has begun to Issue
certificates to men who have worked on
tho streets making (rood the llamas done
by the excessive full of water. No funds
wero nvHllablu to pay for emergency work
nnd tho council provided for the Issuance
of theso Interest-bearing certlflcatci". which
can bo cashed without discount at local
banks.
II. J. Ityan. a peddler of "bachelor but
tons," wus given u hearing In police court
Monday on a uhurgo of ussuultlng und at
tempting to rob a colored woman named
Louise Nealy. Tho alleged offense was
committed shortly nfter 4 o'clock last
Thursday morning on tbo Douglas street
bridge, lie wus held to the district court
under $700 bonds.
A. Hospe. wife and two daughters re
turned today from a visit of ten days at
Manltou und surroundings. They brought
ono of their daughters. Miss Gertrude,
homo somewhat under the weather. Th.y
were zealous to witness sunrise from the
mountain tops, and last Thursday mornlnar
they sealed Pike's Peak at 3 a. m. for that
purpose. It was so cold that Miss Gertrude
was taken 111 Just afterwards, Mifferin
qultn severely from tonsllltls und a touch
of mountain fever, on which her purcnts
became very much alarmed for u time.
Women
Rest and help for woary
women aro found In Lydla
Em Pinkham'a Vogotablo
Compound. N makes wo
man strong and healthy to
boar their burdens, and
overcomes those Mis to
whloh.womon are subject
because they are women.
Lydla C. Plnkham'i Vegetable Compound
Is known from coast to
coast. It has cured more
sick women than any
other medicine. Its
friends aro everywhere
and they are constantly
writing thankful letters
whioh appear In this
papor.
If you aro puzzled wrlto
for Mrs. Plnkham's ad
floe. Her address Is
Kynn, Mass. She will
iharge you nothing and
the has restored a million
vomon to health.
Jas. S. Kirk & Co., Chicago. VELVET
EIVAVPEC AD1? IV ffiA HC1M 1)1?
rllillLiO iVKL) ll liUUUjllArli
n i i j n i i
Ueneral Advisory Oonimitteo of Musical
Festival Makes Encouratrinsr Report.
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS PLANNED
o I'n.urt Will Ite Innneil, hut Aew
linper People Will He Cared
For When Proper t'reilen
Hnla Arc Shown.
At tho meeting of the general advisory
committee of the mUslcal festival yesterday
at tho Commercial club President Sanborn
gave an encouraging talk on the subject of
its finances, Ho showed thnt the total ex
pense will be in the neighborhood of J13.G00.
There have been already sold between $5,000
and $6,000 worth of books of tickets, tho
amount being ncaror $0,000 than $5,000. In
addition (o this there Is a reasonable guar
anty that the concessions will bring $2,000
and that tho reserved scats will bring In
$2,000 is generally admitted. There will bo
ti largo salvage on much of tho material, bo
that It will be only necessary to sell about
$1,000 worth of tickets durjug tho fifty-six
concerts to bring the committee out even.
Arrangements havo been mado to carry
the salo of ndvauco books of tickets Into the
rcitdenco districts, the efforts thus far hav
ing been in tho business dlstrlctb. Flfteou
women have been employed to ranko a house
to house canvnas. One of them sold thirteen
books last Saturday at tho postoffirc, another
twelve at tho city library and another ten
somewhere else. Tho commltteo Is looking
for home woman of good business address to
make a canvass of the South Omaha Stock
exchange
As no passes will ho Issued lo any one, the
matter of raring for tho press of neighboring
towns and cities will doubtless be placed In
the bands of somo ono to whom visiting
newspaper peoplo can apply for courtcslos
upon coming to Omaha, The committee has
decided that all bona fide newspaper men
nnd their Immediate families will bo cared
for, but will bo careful to restrict tho favors
to those entitled to them.
C. S. Klguttcr, counsel for tho commit
tee, has advised that It is not best to in
corporate tho committee, as all of the
contractual Indebtedness can bo easily
taken care or, and he was authorized to
take out a public liability policy to cover
any possible damago cults that may result.
It was reported that a dozen or more
local fraternities have been Invited to ap
ply for special evenings at the festival, to
be known as the special entertainments of
the respective organizations.
A contract was authorized for tho ten-
foot board fence that Is to surround tho
festival grounds and which will enclose a
portion of Capitol avenue. It will cost
nearly $500 and will bo begun during the
current week. Tho grounds will bo cov
ered with gravel from the exposition
grounds.
HAS A NEW LIFE SAVING NET
Iiiiportnnt Piece of ApnnrntiiH Aildeil
to the Otunhn Oepnrlinent'N
Kiiulpmcnt.
Chief rtedell of the fire department re
ceived a now llfo saving net Monday, which
Is to be carried and used by No. 1 hook and
ladder company. Waterproof Russian hemp,
tho best known material for the purpose
Is used In tho construction. The net is
twelve feet In diameter and is manned by
from ten to twonty men. It Is designed
to catch a person who Jumps or falls from
a building on fire when there Is no other
means of escape. Captain Dlneen and his
men tested the apparatus Monday evening
and lounu it to oo entirely sansiaciory.
Life saving nets havo been in use fOr
years in other metropolitan flro depart
ments, but this Is tho first over In Omaha.
Chief William Neuflnd and Sccrotary
Frames To Order
You select the moulding-, we ninke up
the frnmo. One thousnntl samples giv
ing you the nlvnntnc;o of nil the latest
patterns, styles nml finishes. Every
conceivable Idea known to the fininers'
world Is shown In our wumplc cases ut
prices that are the lowest. Twenty-six
years in the intnilnp; business Insures
your receiving nothing but Hie best of
taste In the selection of an appropriate
frame.
A. HOSPE,
Music mi Art. 1513 Oooclas.
This is Work-
liven good hard work won't wear out
Hanan's shoes They're built to wear
and slvo satlsi'nctlon-Mnde so as to fit
the foot-a regular foot form shoe Why
do you go and pay fancy prices for n
man's shoe when you can get the genu
ine Ilanan shoe for .f.'.iX)? We have
them In the tans and black vlcl kid and
Russia calf The Haiiiiu ladles' shoe lias
proven equally as satisfactory and com
forlable and long wearing as the men's
- We have them, too,
D.rexel Shoe Co.,
aba's Upto-dte Ska Hna.
119 FARNAM STREET.
cJapRoseI
The Ideal Toilet and
Bath Soap.
LOOKS
LIKE
GLASS
FEELS
LIKE
William Burke of tho Missouri Valley fire
iUepartment, accompanied by a delegation
of citizens, wero callers at the central fire
'station Monday evening evening. They were
'shown tho workings of a metropolitan fire
'department and expresacd themselves as
,iclns m,lch pleased.
NEWSBOYS DINE A LA CARTE
OIHe Forhra' (nrni nnanry l.ooteil
While He Wns l'lnjlnc the
(iooil .nninrltnii.
The streets wero nearly deserted when
Olllo Forbes, colored, awoko from a doze
and merhHiilcnlly trimmed the wick of a
lantern which shed an uncertain light upon
his lunch wagon and the viands displayed
for sain. The Illuminated disc upon the
postortlce tower told him It was nearly 3
o'clock In tho mornlug. He busied himself
In packing up preparatory to going home.
Just ns he was wrapping the fried
chicken In a newspaper so It wouldn't got
mixed with the chile con carne. be heard,
coming from the darkness of the alley, a
queer little wavering, sobbing souud, like
tho smothered cry of a woman In distress.
OUIe paused to listen. Again It came, very
faint, a sad, weary wall; at times there
seemed to bo articulate speech, but the
caterer of tho handout barge was tinabln
to mako out what It said. Ho was a littlo
frightened and looked around for a pollco
man. No ono wns In sight. So, being
something of a good Samaritan, he pushed
Into tho gloom on nn errand of mercy.
Scarcely had Forbes disappeared In tho
nlley on Chicago streot, between FIftocnth
and Sixteenth, when flvo boys, "nowBlos"
and bootblacks, flashed upon the scene ns
by magic, seized the cart and an Instant
later tho negro's portablo hotel was rat
tling north on Fifteenth street.
Yesterday Ollle Forbes called nt the
police station and to the desk sergeant
related n weird tale of duplicity. He was
the victim of a conspiracy, he said. Tho
strango sounds In tho alley were made by
u wretched little dark-skinned newsboy,
who said he had the colic, but who ran
away at a most healthy rate of speed nfter
having engaged Forbes In conversation for
about flvo minutes. When the latter re
turned to the site of his "hotel" It wns
vacant. Tho wagon, with onough proven
der Tnslde to feed n company of soldiers,
had disappeared.
Until daylight he looked for his lost
property and finally found the vehicle, de
spoiled of Its contents and with one whfel
wrecked, In tho gutter near Flftoonth and
Nicholas streets. He Is now of the opinion
that tho little boy In the alley was In
league with the thieves; the cries, he
thinks, were a delusion nnd the eaue of
colic a snare, but If those youths ale all
there was In that owl car It goes without
saying that by this tlmo there are six
cases of colic, grnulno beyond cavil.
As there is no clue to the Identity of the
boys who dined n la (lunch) enrte the
police have littlo hopo of apprehending
them.
Eyes arc
Accommodating
They'll see maybe, quite well,
through a pair of glasses you
pick from a basket but na
ture beats a sheriff In forc
ing a collection of hor debts
nd fitting One's self to glanes
Is risky terribly risky the
assurance that we give you
of furnishing the proper
glasses places you beyond all
risk Free eye axamlnatlon.
THE A10E & PENfOLD CO.,
Leading Solcutltte Opllrlnna.
1408 Farnum. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.