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WATER PL AST DXDER DEBATE
Question of Purchase and Mean Aro Much
Discussed by Citizens,
HASCALL'S SCHEME IS GENERALLY OPPOSED
Cmploj ninit of n Spcclnl KiiKlnrer tn
Mnhr n t'rrllmliinr)- Hstliiuitp
Jlcel tilth .o Public
I'm or Wlinlcrr.
The maRS meeting held at the city hall
last night for the purpose ot discussing
municipal ownership of water works anil
tho hoBt means of acquiring the Omaha
plant adopted resolutions Instructing the
city council to acquire the water works
"In tho manner provided by law" and pro
testing against hiring an engineer for the
purposo of securing a preliminary cstl
mntc. i
About 100 citizens attended tho meeting,
tho majority being members of Central
1-ubor union. Councilman D. T. Mount
presided temporarily and Kuclld Martin
was named as permanent chairman. After
a rambling discussion of the water works
proposition It was decided that the discus
sion should be limited to certain propo
sition that aro of especial Importance at
this tlmo and the result was the adoption
of tho following resolutions
Do It resolved, That It la the Bclise, of
thin meeting that the employment of an
engineer for tho purpose of apptalslng tho
water works Is not desirable tit this time.
h It fulfill none of tho requirements of
cither the city charter or the contract with
the water company.
That the city council in requested to iic
qulro the water plant In a manner provided
by law.
Krcry mention of tho acquirement of the
water plant by tho authority of eminent
domain was greeted with loud applause.
William S. Popplcton. (leorgc Kleffncr, Asa
Taylor and several other speakers advo
cated this method of procedure and were
more enthusiastically received than tho
speakers who advocated purchasing the
plant under the provisions of tho contract
with the company.
It Iclinrdanu Oppnwrn I he I'lnn.
The feature of the meeting was an ad
4ress by Robert W. Ulchardson In oppo
sition to municipal ownership. Ills re
marks wero trcasonablo In the opinion of
a majority ot tho listeners, and it was
with great difficulty that Chairman Mar
tin managed to keep tho audience quiet
whllo tho speaker .set forth tho failure
of tho municipal ownership of water works
In Uoston. Mr. Richardson endeavored to
get the resolutions separated for the pur
poso of killing that portion which Instructs
the council to acquire the water plant, but
was alone In his effort.
City Knglneer flosowntcr was called upon
for an address and reviewed very briefly
a report which ho made to the city council
January 1 of the present year. Ho urged
that the employment of an engineer for
tho purposo of securing a preliminary .esti
mate would bo a waste of both tlmo and
money. In reply to reports that he wa3
disgruntled because tho work of making
such an estlmato had not been entrusted
to him, Mr. Hosowater said that It was
preposterous to suggest that ho was of
fended becauso such a great task had not
been Imposed upon him.
In discussing tho best means of acquir
ing tho plant Mr. Hosowater estimated
tho cost of purchasing under the contract
ind by the nuthorlty of eminent domain
ind gavo It as hi a opinion that purchaao
under tho contract would bo much cheaper,
In that tho value of tho company's charter
,ind the earning capacity of tho plant need
not "be considered. Tie expressed the
opinion that tho company'3 contract ex
pired June 11 of the present year.
Icnlrnl l.nlior t'liliin lilrn.
Oeorgo Kleffncr, chairman of tho law
committee of Central Iabor union, made
a brief speech In opposition to tho pro
posed preliminary nppralsoment. Asa Tay
lor, president of Central Labor union, de
nounced the council's plan of employing a
foreign engineer, and stated that the city
engineer and other resident engineers aro
capable of giving tho necessary Informa
tion, Ho nrgucd that the water company's
contract has expired and that tho coun
ell Ih at liberty to proceed to purchase
the plant In any manner It sees fit.
William S. Popplcton advised that only
an Inventory or memorandum of the prop
erty of tho water company bo taken pre
vious to tho naming of appraisers, Instead
of tho comprehensive estlmato suggested
by the council. Councllmcn Mount, I.obock
and Hascall admitted that such a plan
would probably bo a wtso one and ex
pressed a desire to proceed In tho manner
that will bo most acceptable to the public.
OPPOSHS HAVIMi i:STI.MATK MADE.
Conuncri'lnl t'luli Olnnpiirnvm of the
lllrliiw of mi Kxpert.
Tho executive comraltteo of the Commer
cial club, after having listened to a dis
cussion oUtho subject by tho members of
tho city council at tho meeting of tho com
mittee and tho council at tho Commercial
club rooms yesterday afternoon, adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved. That It Is tho senso of tho ex
ecutlvo committee of tho Commercial club
thut It Is not udvlsnble for the city council
to employ an outside expert for tho pur
pose of making un appraisement, Inventory
or memorandum of tho Omaha waterworks,
but there Is no objection to the obtaining
A Perfect Balance
Of mind and body was the Roman
Idea of perfect health. They tlc
fmcd this balance as "a sound
tn ind in a sound body." A weak
or sickly body tends to drag down
the mind to its own level. Keep
the body in health nnd the mind
will take care of itself. The health
of the body depends mainly on two
things : A sound stomach and pure
blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery preserves the bal
ance of health, because it makes
the stomach strong and the blood
pure. People who had not had a
well day in years, nervous of body,
depressed of mind, have been per
fectly cured by the use of "Golden
Medical Discovery."
"During the dimmer and fall of 1896 I
became nil rnn down," writes Chtrlei II.
PerMnut, lEsq., of Plain City, Madison Co.,
Ohio, " nerve were out of order ami tom
ch was out of order. I wrote to Doctor
l'lcrce for advice, He laid I had general
debllltv, and advised Dr. Pierce's Gulden
Medical Discovery : I
used six bottles, and
since I stopped taking
it, about ouc year ago,
I have not taken any
medicine of any kind,
and hax betn ablt to
uk evtrv dttv. My
appetite it good. I do
not feci that burning
in the stomach alter
eating, and my blood
aud ucrves arc In good
shape."
Dr. Pierce's Med
ical Adviser, paper
covers, is sent free
on receipt of 21 one
cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing
any. Address Dr.
fierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
nf,n!li,movPornn,um of ,he Property of the
Omaha Water company.
ine meeting was quite largely attended
All of the councllmen were present except
President Karr, who was detained by death
In his family. Euclid Martin presided and
there were present W. S. Poppleton, J. H.
Dumont, Ward Burgess, K. E. Bruce, II, J.
Pcnfold, John Steel, Frank G. Carpenter.
R. C. Peters, Thomas Kllpatrlck, Herman
Kountze and a number of real estate deal
ers, Mr. I3beck explained the status of the res
olution for tho employment of Expert Cole
and also of tho ordinance Introduced by
Zlmman to name appraisers to fix the value
of the plant. Mr. l.obeck gave it as his
opinion that Omaha has talent capable of as
certaining the value of the waterworks.
Asked to explain what Is to bo gained by
employing this expert at this time, Mr. Has
call went Into the history of the establish
ment of the plant and the ordinance leading
up to and attending It, pointing out the
conflict in some of them as to the time at
which the right will accrue to the city of ac
quiring the plant. Coming down to the
question of acquiring the plant he contended
that the voting of J3.000.000 bonds last fall
was premature, because the charter provides
that all tbo preliminaries must be first fixed
upon by tho council nnd submitted to the
people, after which the bonds may be voted.
Ho contended that if it In undertaken to
acquire the works under the law of eminent
domain the city will have to pay for the
unexpired term of the contract. If the
works arc to be acquired under the contract
there must he nn appraisement, and before
thero can be an appraisement there nust be
something to appraise. There was no dispo
sition on the part of the council to Jeop
ardize the Interests of the city or to rob
anybody, nnd nothing would be done that
would not meet with the sanction of the
property owners pf tho city.
n Xcnl In Ilurrj.
Mr. Mount said he thought the engage
ment of an engineer nt this tlmo a little
premature, although he had voted for the
resolution. He explained how ho came to be
Impressed that Expert Colo was the proper
man and said that In conversation with
him Cole had given him to understand that
the proposed work would probably cost
$5,000: It might be more or lebs. He was
certainly not In favor of doing anything
hastily or to the prejudice of the city's In
terests. Councilman Zlmninn said that when the
resolution first came up for tho tinploy
ment of an outside engineer, two weeks
after he took his seat tn the council, ho
had left tho council chamber and Inquired ot
several city officials whether or not It wns
a good thing. Among them was City En
gineer Roscwatcr. They had said that It
was not a good thing and ho bad opposed
nnd defeated It. Ho ridiculed tho council's
Information ns to the capability of Export
Colo und declared that the proper way would
have been to consult City Engineer Rose
water on that question.
Herman Kountzo said that If the purpose
of tho resolution Is to nsccrtaln tho present
value of the plant, It Is unwise, as values
are much higher than they wore two years
ago and much higher than they arc likely to
bo two year3 hence. Beforo tho vnluo Is
established the city should first know
whether or not the water company Is ready
to negotiate for the sale of tho works, and
If so upon what dato it would bo willing
to maku the transfer. If tho company Is
not ready to sell It would be Injudicious
to tlx the value. Tiio listing o' the prop
erty can be done by the city engineer with
out any extra co t to the city.
W. S. Popplcton said that thero Is no
question that, if such an appraisement or
valuation Ib made and put on record, It will
exert a strong Influence upon nny futuro
appraisement. He could not see a single ad
vantage to be gained by making the estimate
at this tlmo.
Mr. Dumont could not see any advantage
an outstdo engineer could have over tho city
engineer In finding what tho plant comprises.
Ho would have to go either to tno cuy rec
ords or the waterworks, and unless he were
In collusion with tho company he could not
find out In the latter way any moro thnn
tho city engineer.
After somo further discussion tho resolu
tion given above wns presented by Messrs.
Kllpatrlck and Popplcton nnd tho meeting
adjourned.
Tho wolf In tho fab'lo ptu on sheep's
clothing because If ho traveled on his own
reputation ho couldn't accomplish his pur
pose. Counterfeiters of DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve couldn't sell their worthless
salves on their merits, so they put them In
boxes and wrappers llko DeWltt's. Look
out for them. Tako only DeWltt's Wltcb
Hazel Salve. It cures piles and all skin
diseases.
lct, Tnlkrtl nnd Adjourned.
Edgar Howard' democratic congressional
committee met yesterday afternoon at tho
County Democracy rooms. It Is u bl?
committee and had, thercforo a lnrco at
tendance. Nn formal action was tnken,
but It was decided to establish pormnncet
headquarters, where It Is proposed to hold
dully meetings of the worl lng committees
yet to bo appointed, prominent among
which will bo a finance cnmmltteo to rustle
funds. Tho meeting adjourned subject to
call.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Georga I Piatt of Beatrice Is at the
Millard.
George K. Oodfrcy of Fremont is at Iho
Her Grand
Thomus Flynn and wife are homo from
Now York.
T. H. Irwin of Gordon, Neb., Is at tho
Merchants.
W. II. Rlggs of Wichita Is ti patron of
the Merchants.
M. P. Miller of Callaway Ih stopping at
the Merchants.
y W. Stockton, ft merchant of Bliilr. Ih
at tho Murray.
Arthur J. Wright of Newton, la., (3 a
patron of the Millard.
Barclay Jones, a railroad man of Colum
bus, Ih at the Murray.
II. T. Ward, a bridge builder of Tecum
sch, Is at the Murray.
Theodore M. l.angmeler of St. Joseph Is
,t patron of the M'irruy. t
Miss Jennie Rablnowltz has returned from
a two-weeks' visit at Sioux City.
A. S. Mary. Willie, Edith and Hoy Held
of Freeport. III., nro In tho city.
Mrs. N. II., Mr. W. H. and Itlancho Corn
stock of New York are in the city.
W. M. Gottschatk. a furniture dealer of
Milwaukee, Is staying at the Millard.
City Attorney Connell has gone to South
Huven, Mich., for a week'H vacation.
. ,rsL'. c;. Manning has returned from
Lake OkoboJI, after a two weeks' outing.
C. C. McMurray of Knnsa3 City, a rail,
way mall olork. Is stopping nt the Murray
General Merrlam. commander of tho de
partment. Ih In tho city on his regular
visit.
Miss Florence Moore, deputy clerk of tho
I'nlted States dlKlrlct court. Is visiting in
Fremont.
Misses Kate und Margaret Gllman and
Annlo f Krampll of North Platte uro at
the Millard.
J. I., llackett. representing a large whisky
hotiso of Louisville, Ky., is stopping at
the Murruv.
W. T. Woo'y. I.. B. Larson, George R
Harris. J. E. Hlennaii and M. IS. Sanford
all of Chlcugo. nro stopping at the Millard
Georg? Ellett and Danll - Monro huvo
been appointed watchmen at army head,
quarters vice Slnser, uppoluted messenger
Ciiurlcs L. Gyger has been translorred
from tho commissary department to that
of the quartermaster of tho Department of
the Missouri
Barclay Junes of Columbus, o. It. Route,'
of Lincoln, F. Mntheny of Hastings, Au
gust Hnsf.iicamp of North Platte nnd II. IS.
Owens of Norfolk were Htnto guesu at the
Murray Wednesday.
Mrs. Roswell Bishop of Ludlngton, Mich.,
and Walter Nichols of Oakland county,
Michigan, brother and sister of the lato
Mrs. I'ella Karr. will come to Omaha to
attend her funeral Thursday afternoon.
Nebrasknns nt lu Merchants Wednes
day A "1. Perry and B. E. Sturde',.ut of
Atkinson, C V Doty and Juc ;b CRN nf
Beaver 'rot-Mug, L, K, Hclll-vcr nd .'
M. Lotspeiih of Bingham, T D. Worrall
of Lincoln, RusFell Haldcinan of Grand
Islnnu, J B. Sweeney of Pullmun and M. E
Nicholson 0: Vulcnllne.
EXTEX!) SCOPE OF LIBRARY
Substations to Bo Established at Central
Park and West Sido Schools.
BOOKS WLL BE ISSUED EVERY WEEK
Kijicrlmriit of Distributing; llnnUa
it Different ."-elinol IlntlilliiKS
Prows Miecesaful mill Will
He Continued,
Permanent substations of the Omaha
Public library will be established at Cen
tral Park and West Sldo school buildings.
During the summer temporary stations
have been maintained at eleven dtffercnt
school buildings for tho purposo of ascer
taining tho best locations for regular sta
tions. Moro than 100 books per month
have been circulated from both tho West
Side and Central Park buildings and Miss
Tobltt. city librarian, has decided to allow
the libraries to remain In theso schools
nnd to place them In charge of an assist
ant, who will Issue books once a week.
For two years children's books have been
placed In different school buildings and
circulated through tho teachers, but thin
summer the first attempt was made to uso
tho schools as stations where tho general
public could secure books. Tho result has
been satisfactory. West Sldo and Central
Park stations led tho list In tho number
of books Issued. Omaha View, Bancroft
nnd CaHtollar schools proved o be well
patronized stntlons, while Windsor. Frank
lln, Saratoga, Vinton, Monmouth Park and
Forest buildings did not glvo such good
results. Tho average number of books
circulated through all the stations ha9 been
about 600 per month, two-fifths of this num
ber being Issued from tho two buildings
which will becomo permanent stations In
ense the Board of Education grants its
consent.
Tho librarian has been planning for sev
eral years to establish substations, but
tho extension has been prevented by lack
of funds. Where the school buildings aro
used the expense Is minimized, nn assist
ant's pay being tho only expenditure. In
caso the two experimental stations aro a
succnsB. and tho results of this summer's
work seem to mako that certain, other
buildings will bo mado stations and an
effort will be made to afford library ad
vantages to all persons who llvo a long
illstanco from tho central portion of tho
city.
An examination of tho records kept this
summer at the West Sldo and Central Tark
stations shows that nearly nil of tho bor
rowers aro persons who havo not previously
mado uso of the library. Both of theso
school buildings nro many blocks from a
car lino nnd reading facilities wero afforded
to persons who seldom havo an oppor
tunity to reach tho central library.
llloven IS11II1II11KN to lli Snpiilleil,
Books for the uso of pupils will bo placed
this fall In tho eleven school buildings
named. Webster and Pacific schools have
also petitioned for collections of children's
books and it is likely that their requests
will bo granted. Theso books will bo
Issued by tho teachers and will not bo for
tho uso of the general public. About 1,000
books wero purchased last year for school
stations and this number will bo increased
to meet tho growing demands. Tho plan
of Isbtilng 200 books to each school was
adopted, but It has been found necessary
to supply a greater number. Tho books
are changed about once a month and any
book desired can bo secured by leaving an
order with teachers.
One of tho best patronized library sta
tions In tho city la located at tho school
for tho deaf, where tho public library has
maintained a branch for several years.
Other Institutions In the city havo sought
stations, but tho librarian and tho mem
bers of tho board do not think It advisable
to offer such advantages to people who
are situated within reach of tho central
library. By personal visits to tho library
peoplo come closer In touch with the In
stitution aud dcrlvo many bcncfit3 which
they would miss wero they to be roaehed
through stntlons. For this reason nothl.ig
will bo done to discourage tho attondinco
of persons who can visit tho library with
out great Inconvenience.
The library has been unablo to reach the
peoplo who llvo in tho Third ward Mid a
substation Is contemplated somowhovo In
tho neighborhood of Dodgo and Tenth
streets. There Is no uchool houso In that
locality or a station would havo been es
tablished thero this summer. However, It
Is probable that a small room will bo
rented nnd nn effort mado to circulate
books In that part of tho city.
In many of the eastern cities books havo
been placed In tho firo stations for the use
of firemen with very satisfactory results
and Miss Tobltt Is thinking of trying such
a plan here. Membors of tho firo depart
ment havo much lelsuro tlmo, but their
duties aro auch that they cannot avail
themselves of tho opportuultlcs afforded
by libraries.
I South Omaha News . 1
A special meeting of tho city council was
held yesterday for the purpose of taking
somo action on the paving of Twenty-fourth
6lreet. Only one bid was received in re
sponse to the advertisement Inserted by tho
city clerk and this came by mall after
tho time for receiving bids had expired. On
account of tho postmark showing tba,t tho
bid had been mailed in nlentv nf tinm tt,
council accepted It and It wns opened. This
bid was from tho Grant Paving company
and 11.70 per cubic yard was bid for two
inches of usnha II nnd SO cents nop pmi,i
yard for the concrete base, maklnc a
total cost of 12.25 nor cubic vnnl.
Members of tho council compared this
bid with ono submitted last vwr fnr
the samo work and found an increase of 2:,
cents pjr cubic yard. On an estimate mado
ly tho englnser fully 1.000 yards will have
to bo repaired and tho cost will como close
to $2,."0O. Thero was consldsrnhln mil.
over this matter, tho question of expense
figuring prominently. Flnnlly It was de
cided that tho bid of the Grant Paving com-
pnny bo rejected and tho utreet cnnimtn.
sioner bo dlrectoi to fill tho holes In tho
ptvemcnt with broken stone and cpmnm
Tho atone for this work can hn nrnvlHinl
at the city stoneard, where prisoners are
wrrkcii, and the cost of tbo cement wilt
not bo much. The cntlro work can be done
for probably 500. thus making a great sav
ing at this time when monoy Is needed
for other street rcpalrB. Whllo tho filling
of the holes with macadam will not nrn
sent as smooth a surface ns If tho repairs
were properly made. It will suffice for the
time.
Member Johnston stated thnt It would be
nly a short time before the entire street
Aculd have to bo rcpuved and for this ren.
tan ho wns In favor of tho city making Its
own repairs Just now. Tho work will b
-oinmenced as soon ns the necctsary amount
of broken stone Is supplied from the city
reck pile.
To r 1 1' 111 11 iTlniii l'roirrt,
Mayor Kelly nnd a committee of the coun
cil waited upon Herman Kountze yesterday
with a view to securing a right-of-way tn
the river from Mtwourt avenue. Mr
Kountze did not full In with tho city ofil--lals
and upon his refusal to grant the
request for vacating certain lots It was
decided to commence condemnation pro
ceedings. The tract to be condemned Is
on Twelfth street, from tho creek to Mis
souri avenue and cast to the river, It Its
underatood that theso proceedings will be
commenced ns soon as tho attorney can
arrange the papers. A road to tho river Is
a necessity and tbo council Is endeavoring
to assist the Commercial club In tho work
of opening up a thoroughfnro to tho Bur
lington tracks, whore a depot will bo erected
when this Is accomplished.
I.cttlnir School Contract,
It Is understood that at tho meeting ot the
Board of Education to be held next Mon
day night thu contract for tho erection of
the new Corrlgan school building will bo
let. P. J. Bock Is the lowest bidder, his
bid being $10,130, Tho contract will most
likely be nwurded to Mr, Bock, as the cer
tified checks of the other bidders have been
ordeted returned. This Corrlgan school
building Is badly needed nnd It Is thought
that If work commences at oucc tho struc
ture can bo completed within sixty days,
or at the very latest by November 1. When
this proposed building Is done, tho present
Corrlgan school building, which Is a two
room framo structure, will most likely be
moved to Good Luck addition, whero two
lots will be donated to the school district
for school purposes only.
(I rent Demand for Feeder Cuttle.
It is stated on good nuthorlty that there
Is a steady and growing demand for small
ranches all over tho west und this Is con
sidered ono ot thu most gratifying Bigtis ot
tho tlmcJ. Thu stock business is now con
sidered to be on a permanent, prosperous
basis and tho peoplo who aro now em
igrating to tho west havo discarded tha
Idea that farming alone pays. Hundreds
of head of feeder cattle are being pur
chased hero every week by owners of Bmall
tracts of land. These cntllo will bo fat
tened In from sixty to ninety days nnd re
lumed to this market during tho tall and
winter. Since tho com crop Is assured
farmers aro buying feeders rapidly and
In fact the demand exceeds tho supply.
At the sanio tlmo ranch owners aro get
ting unusually good prices for feeder stock
hero and this makes the South Omaha
market popular all over tho west nnd
northwest.
For n imv l'lrc 1 1 tt 1 1 .
Tho question of establishing a lire hall
lu the Second ward was taken up Infor
mally by tho council yesterday utter th?
speclnl meeting hud adjourned. Mayor
Kelly stated that n lot at Twentieth nnd
S streets could bo leased for a term ot
years from tho Omaha Brewing associa
tion and that a building could bo erected
for about JL200. A hoso wagon will cost
600. team $.300 and harness $30. Tralnor
thought it would be better for tho city to
purchase a lot for, say $700, and erect n
permanent building on tho site. This Idea
met with favor, but no action was taken, a
committee being nppolntcd to Investigate
and report at tho next regular meeting.
Ilenvy Itecelpts of Sliorp.
On August 20 sheep receipt records at
tho Block yards were broken, tho arrivals
numbering 10,191 head. Tho previous big
run wnn on November 7, JS08, when 15.SS9
head wero received. In comparison with
thu sanio period of 1899 sheep receipts show
a decided Increase and as heavy shipments
nro looked for tho total Increase for the
year will very likely bo enormous. South
Omaha 1b considered tho best market In
tho west for sheep aud the facilities hero
aro the bcEt. Packers say that tho ex
tremely hot weather In tho cast has cut
down tho demand for mutton and eastern
coolors aro full of meat for which thero U
no outlet at tho present tlmo. With a few
cool days It Is expected that tho surplus
now on hand will bo disposed of nnd tho
market will then most likely udvnncc.
('oiiiplnliit About Drnyn.
Complaint Is continually being mado
about tho standing of express wagons and
drays at Twenty-fifth 'nnd N streets. Tho
horses litter tho street nnd no effort Is
mndo by tho owners of the drays to keep
tho pavement clean. It has been suggested
to tho mayor that ho issuo an order direct-
lng tho drays to stand on M street between
Twenty-fourth nnd Twenty-fifth streets.
There Is n vacant tract of land nt tho
southeast corner of Twenty-fifth and M
streotB, In front of which the wagons
might stnnd without causing complaint
and tho location is considered fully as
good as tho present stand.
Commercial CI11I1 .Meetlnit.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the
Commerclnl club will bo held at tho coun
cil chamber Friday night. Sevoral new
matters aro to bo brought to tho attention
of tho members nnd tho meeting will bo nn
Important one. Every member Is urged to
attend In order thnt tho sentiment of the
public In regard to Important matters may
bo obtained. Quito nn amount of unfin
ished business Is to bo disposed of nnd
reports of committees on various sub
Jects will bo presented.
limle City fioimln.
Newspaper carrier boys wanted nt The
Hue office, city hall building.
Attorney F. A. Agnew hns gone to tho
country for a couple of weeks.
Annfo and Kate Gcmmtll have guno to
South English, lu., to visit relatives.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Copple, Fourteenth nnd O
streets.
If. L. Prlbbernow of nentiice lias ac
cepted a position with D. S. Clark, the
druggist.
A case nf diphtheria is reported nt tho
residence of Charles Wehner, 71 North
Thirty-second street.
Building Inspector Click Is after persons
who havo been stenllng nrnterlnl from
buildings under construction.
Councilman Ed Johnston nnd wife left
yesterday afternoon for Salt Lake City and
other western polntH. They will be gono
about ten duys.
Olllcer Kcnworthy last night arrested a
man who gave his mime as Owens on the
way to tho Jail the man showed tight nnd
despite. the fuct that a wounded nrm.
which no hud been showing ns u pretext
for begging, had hung helpless at 'us side,
he used It to good advantage In Leatlng
down the officer. Ho was fairly clubbed
Into lnscnslbi.ity before he could bo taken
to the station. Ho claimed to 'O an ex
soldler and at tho ..n Juan hill charge,
but afterward admitted that ho hud nevrr
seen Cuba.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The remains of Frederick R. Smith, aged
52, who tiled In Chicago, wero brought to
Omnha and Interred at Forest Lawn.
The executive committee of tho McKlnlev
and Roonevclt County Central club met at
room 10S In Tho Ben building Tuesday
evening and organized by c'cctlng R.
Jordan chairman und living G. Barlght
secretary.
A. N. White nnd Charles Law wero ar
rested Wednesday afternoon and bonko I
at the station us suspicious charade-i.
They wore apprehended while trying to dl
poso nf .1 stolen cow, tho property of J. A.
Bruce.
Cljilo Stultz has been p warded the con
tract for moving the two Wist Side school
buildings nnd tho Ambler building tc Hi
new eonoslldnted hits nt F01 ty-elghth and
Walnut streets. Tho cost of tho moving
will be $300.
A special meeting of the council will bs
called for 10 o'clock Friday mnrul'u,' t,i
dispose of tho business not cunsldored at
tho regular meeting on account of the an
nouncement of tho death of Mr-. Co U
Karr, mother of Actiiu Mayor M. D. Kurr
Twelve hundred electric lljht will be
unod In tho exterior Illumination or tho rite
hall during the Ak-Sar-Bcn carulvnl. The
lights will follow the general outlines of
tiio bulldln? and will bo arranged much
the same ns they havo been in former
years.
Frank Rocco, 11 fruit and vegetable mer
chant, nnd Gasper .Salthe, hN UHsotant.
were arraigned In police court yestcrda
on p. charge of imsaultlns A. Bloomcnthni.
11 peddler. They pleaded not guilty nn I
were placed under $500 bonds to appear J'ji
trial next Saturday.
City Treasurer A. II Hennlngs has aJ
vlsed tho council to brliirf action ngulnvt
tho I'nlon Pacific tn colNct J5.1BI ill, due to
the city for the improvement of Izard stree
between Twelfth and .Fourteenth streets
This work was done In I5.H and the 1. Uron-I
company has refused to bur Its share of
the expense
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THIS IS THE BOX.
It is the only thing
Bugs and Wall other
Seams' pfric P$ir Z&K
hotels ana public buildings throughout the countr.
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FOk SALt BY Al DEALERS, 23ots. A BOX.
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UNION PRINTERS COME HOME
Delegates to Milwaukee Convention Eoport
011 the Proceedings.
LARGER AUTONOMY FOR STEREOTYPERS
Iti-millK Inn tu I'iiIIimt the llnRfiui if
DoIin In lliirlril Itcf premium
mill A nun 11 1 Convention
Still Benin 1 11 Inlnct.
P. M. Jones, ono of tho delegates from tho
local typographical union to the convention
ot the International Typographical union at
Milwaukee, returned Tuesday evening after
nn absence of three weeka nnd reports that
tho convention this year was tho largest on
record. The central location of tho conven
tion city allowed n greater attendance of
visitors thnn at any former convention.
"Among tho most Important matters of
legislation disposed of," said Mr. Jones,
"was tho granting of more perfect local au
tonomy to tho stercotypers' unions, for
which they applied some tlmo ago. When
this application reached tho executive board
of tbo Typographical union It wns approved
by that body and wan thus referred to tho
law committee of tho International body.
When tho subject was reached by tho con
vention tho proposition originally presented
was ngro"d to. During tho discussion before
tho law committee, to which It had been re
ferred, some of the stereotypers threatened
to withdraw from the central organization,
but as far as I could lenrn they all accepted
tho final action of tho convention.
ArriiiiKf iiM-utn with l'nblUli-rK.
"Tho convention wns visited this year by
Mr. Frederick Drlsroll of St. Paul, a com
missioner from the American Publishers' as
sociation, which represents practically all of
tho big publishing houses of tho country.
Ho asked thnt whenever the law commlttcn
hns under consideration any changes In the
laws of tho lutcrnntion.il Typographical
union affecting tho relations between em
ployers nnd employes the publishers' or
ganization bo allowed to have a representa
tive present to bo heard on tho proposed
changes. This privilege wn3 readily ac
corded to Mr. Urlscoll.
"One resolution thut met with marked
favor nt the tlmo of Its presentation ennio
to an untimely end after tho convention
had had tlmo to study over It. It wns tho
resolution by Bandlow'of Cleveland favor
ing tho socialistic political movement
headed by Dobs. Tho resolution declared
the Inadequacy of the two old parlies to
conserve the Interests of the laboring
classes and pronounced in favor of tho so
cialistic movement. It did not mention
the narao of Debs and nt tho time of its
presentation It evoked sufficient enthusi
asm to lead to its ndoptlon by a majority
vote of ten or a dozen. Tho locul papers
look tho matter up, the democratic paper
declaring that It was a declaration in tha
Interest of McKlnlcy and tho republican
papers holding It to be exactly tho ro
verse. In tho discussion ono do'ognto
from Chicago boldly avowed It to bo a
declaration In tho Interest of Debs. On
ono of the closing days of tho convention,
by n vote of 01 to 61, tho resolution was re
considered nnd laid on tho table.
City i:te111N (i I ml Itnnil.
"Tho delegates wero handsomely enter
tained during tholr stay In Milwaukee, tho
local unloiiB being lavish nnd nttentlvo In
tho bestowal 'if courtesies. On Monday
afternoon wo wero given a trolley rldo
about tho city. Inspected tho big breweries
and machine shops, winding up at White
Fish bay lato In tho nfternoon. This Is a
summer pleasure resort with many amuse
ment facilities, of which wo were made
tho unchallenged possessors. Wo con
cluded our ovenlng'B entertainment with
refreshments, Including a fish banquot.
Tuosday we were given an excursion on tho
lake. Wednesday tho visiting women wore
glvon a tallyho rldo to tho SoUllers' home
and other points of Interest nnd Thursday
night occurred the grand final banquot at
tho Klrby house, when we woro addressed
by ex-Governor Peck, nn old-tlmo union
printer.
"At this convention propositions wuro
submitted for abolishing tho referendum
system of transacting tho business of tho
union and also for abolishing tho annual
convention. It bong claimed that both
wero unnecessary, as either would serve
all purposes. President Donnelly favored
abolishing tho convention on account of
tho exponso, but neither of tho proposi
tions received favorablo consideration."
Woiiiiiii'h IIiiiiiIm llnrni'il,
A lire In a clothes closet of the threo
story Hat at 1213 Howard ctri-et, occupied
by .Mrs Surah I. Majors, destroynd ibuui
1100 worth ot wearing apparel Wednesday
evening. It was caused by u lack-'o-lnnturii
which a L.mnll boy loft in the I .si-t. Mr..
Majors painfully burned her hand while
attempting to exttngulh the b n.i bctnr
the arrival of tho tiro department Thf-ru
was no damage to tho Iioukc.
.In mini from tin lliiilitc.
For some tlmo there hai been nn Intense
rivalry between the rrewi of the excursion
steamers, the Henrietta and the Jamb
ltlchtman. .nch has always claimed tj
ESBHBBIMMHMHnn
Hereford's Acid Phosphate
waxes digestion eaay. it your dinner I
teaspoon :
a distresses you, naif a teaspoon in half ft
I a class of water will rrive aulclc relief. P5
RATS
ICE.
TEA.RNS'
ROACfrPASTE and die.
Mi'ceclie
lcavihg noXodor.
aste consumes their
r
pre:
paranoica
id your he
ration aoes "tnts.
which will rid your house "of
vermin.
havo tho best nil around boat and llkewiso
the best nil around crew Wednesday
afternoon the fresh water sailors wero
Mulling one another nn usual nnd finally
one dared another to Jump off tho Douglas
street bridge .Mike Howies, special olllcer
on tho Henrietta, went up on the brldg".
took 11 position eighty feet from shore,
disrobed to his underclothes und Jumped
to the water, over 100 feet below. Tlu
current carried him twenty rods or more
down stream, where lie emerged safely,
none the worse for IiIk long distance dive.
Bonis Is daring any body to enual lit-t
performance und as vet no otic ban agreed
to try It
TOBIN'S SINSTER LETTER
Poller See In It I'.lilener (lint He
Hns ('niiiinlttril
Milelilc,
Thero Is apparently good reason to be
lieve that old Fred Tobln, paralytic, "dope
fiend" and ono of tho picturesque land
marks of the cast end, has committed sui
cide by drowning. Ho has not been seen
about nny of his familiar haunts for at
lenst ten days and ns he wan a man of
regular, though bad habits, this Is re
garded ns ominously significant. But the
finding of a letter In Ills "room" Is the
strongest evldcnco In support of tho sul
cldo theory.
Tho letter Is a weird composition and
hints at an unstable mind. That tile
"sweet vision of tho night" referred to Is
a figment of his opium dreams there l.i
little room for doubt among those familiar
with his weakness for tho drug. Tho let
ter, which Is now In the hands of the
police, follows:
To My Friends: I nm no spiritualist,
but In my dreams 1 meet the only one I
over saw that I could love and adore above
all thliiRH and she MiyH to ou, "Come; are
you afraid to trust me?" When tl hope)
she knows that she Is u'l lu nil to me, I
can but say In reply, "1 will prove to you 1
am trim tn the only object of my life. S
If It had not been for her my whole life
would have been a blank. Since tho de
cease of her. my earthly love, my life has
been a dreary waste save for the visits of
tills sweet vision of the night. My days
havo dragged on leaden heela and my
sleeping hours are brief glimpses of pnra
dlse. Again I will say to Her that 1 can
and will trust her through tho whole of
eternity In the leap. Furthermore. I will
say that I believe the Oreut Power over all
will protect me and stop thlii earthly hell
lu which I have been tortured for fifteen
of the longest years of my life. Forgive,
forgive, and forget. Ooodby.
FHHU TOBIN.
This letter was found pinned to un old
blanket In a wretched cave-llkc apartment
In tho basement of a wcather-bentcn frame
house at :34 Davenport street, where Tobln
hns slept for yenrs. Overhead lives a
colored family named Howard. Bemarkln
that tho old recluse had not been seen
about tho premises for several days tho
family wt t down In the rellnr Tuesday
cfternoon on a tour of Inspection, only to
find the place vacant. Tho note pinned to
the blanket told tho story.; It was turned
over to the police.
WrccUeil li- Opium nnd WhlnU.v.
Tobln was a perfect specimen of tho
handiwork of opium nnd whisky. Having
a fair education to start with there wns a
time when ho was prosperous, when ho
wns mentioned In tho Bradstreet reports,
and rumor hns It that he oncu owned a
bicycle. But he was weuk and the Insidious
Julco of tho poppy found In him an easy
victim. Ho became careless as to his
associates and personal appearance. From
n hill collector ho sank to tho position of
assistant Janitor In a saloon out on N'lcho
las street and was ambitious only to earn
enough money to kPop hlui supplied with
"pills." Then, ns old ago camo on apace,
his erstwhile friends know him ns "Sloppy
Weathor." or "Jaded Fred." and the name
Tobln was forgotten until It was seen
Drex L's Armored Cruisers
They uro nny kind of wenllior siloes
(lie solrp mo covrroil with nilnitjiip
liorsf hIiocs of stool. nmUliip; the foot
toins iik Impoiu'tiafolo 11 0110 of your
L'mio Sum's iiniwrcil ('minors -110 unit
tor liow folg tiio hoy. .Inft so ho Ih a liny
or how sinnll tho hoy, JtiHl so ho Is 11
hoy, wo onii tit him to thoso iinnoroil
crulsors-Mioys anil youths sl::cs Ktu, to
.Vy tiro S'-i.OO-Tho llttlo Routs' sizes 0 to
HI 1110 !?1.7." --Wo'vo 110 vor hud 11 hoys'
shoo thnt would stand ns ninny hard
knocks as thoso arniorod cruisers will
stand.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Omaha's Up-to-dnta Shon Uoou.
U19 FAUNAiU STREET.
Price Cut In Two
Yos! worse than Hint- In somo In
stunoos a discount of 00 to 00 per i;ont Is
Ulvon on tho vory host Mihjoots Included
In tills grout oiit-iuioo rui snlo, and that
Is not all, you havo a oholro of any
plotiiro- kind, size, or stylo, In our retail
stoek-iiohlliiB rosorvod or laid aside
our entire assortment of co)iyiishl mi'
Joets, oiifrlunl wntorcolors, oi;lilns. 1
ktuvIiirh, earfoons, luesimllos, phot
gravuros, phitliia plates, platinums un
oil paintings aro Included -Our oases nr
not huw enouchvo must hnvu the
room, and this Is your opportunity lo et
some excellent pictures al your own
price.
A- HOSPE,
Music ui Art, 1613 Douglas.
BUGS.
ELECTRIC-RAT.
out of me"4ioyse;
One ingredient of the
s their bodies. No other
Cockroaches, "Vater
affixed to the melancholy document quo(c4
above.
In this letter, by tho way. thero Is a sin
ister sort of poetry that Is entirely conso
nant with the man's fanciful temperament.
It seems he fell lu lovo with n f.uitusy, a
creature of his dreams--
But ah he loved not
Ah they love In worlds unhob
Fltz James O'ltlley. In his ' Diamond
Lens" tells of a young mlcroscopist who
loved an animalcule. liming a drop of
water beneath a lens more powerful thnn
any before devised ho saw, at first trans
parent, tben moro distinctly, a wondroui
creature of human form thut drifted among
fairy foliage In dcllnnce of natural laws In
the "prismatic forests" ho saw her. and
amid the "auroral copses that llontcd se
tcnely In the luminous stillness."
It Is not Ituprobablo thnt the frail being
of old Tobln'tt dreams wns ns lovely n
"Anlmula" of tho bubble, nnd It Is possible,
too. that ho is with her now nmld the en
chanted glades of his opium visions How
ever, tho police say they nro not advised on
this point.
.Mlnl.sfi'r'M tioiiil W'oi-U,
"I had n si.er. attack of billions colic,
got a bottle of Chamhcrlnln'K rrti, r-i, !.,,
and Dlnrrhoei ftrmpdy; took two doses nnd
was entirely cured." mys Rev. A. A Power,
of Kmporla. Kan. "My neighbor ncross thn
street wns Blck for over n week; had two or
three bottles of medicine from Iho doctor.
He used them for threo or four days without
relief, then called In another doctor who
treated hi- for some days and gave him nn
relief, fo discharged him. I went over to
seo him next morning. Ho said his bowols
wero In a terrlblo Ox. that 1I1
running off ho long that It was almost bloody
mix. 1 hskcu mm tr lie h id tried Chamber
lain's Colic. Cholern nnd Dlairhnca Hemody
nnd he s.ild 'No.' went borne and brought
him my bottle nnd gave him one dose; told
him to take another dnke In fifteen or twenty
minutes If he did not find relief, but he took
no more and wns entirely cured. 1 think It
thn best medicine I hnve ever tried.''
flood champagne repairs waste. If you
feel tired try a bottle nf Cook's Imperial
Kxtra Dry Champagne; boquct unrivalled.
TOO I.ATR TO CI.SsTf .
SFVICBAI, Al male and fem.tle . gents 'o
distribute nnd handle a household nice
slly: new line, cumin! -e ;i 0) weekly
find l.'ir,c cominltaloii Apply U ts li-n
Fn run m, B iS0 23
The Newport Suspensory.
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Deformity Ilrncc Mnnufaattirera.
140H FAUNAS! .Vl'llKICT.
Opp. ruttnn Motel,
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