THE OMAHA DAILY 3U2K: WKDVRSDAY, OCTOIIUR 3, 1000.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Effort to Be Mado to Collect Delinquent
Special Taxes.
CITY TREASURER RECOMMENDS IT
Impeachment linrurn mill sppclllcn
1 1f mi DrouKht AuitlnM .IiiIk Uor
ilitn ro Referred H .linll
clnry Committee.
An effort will ls made to collect th de
linquent special taxes due the c.ty of
Oniaha. At Its meeting last night tha coun
cil passed a re-solutlon employing the firm
of Hall tr. MeCulloch for till purpoio. City
Treasurer A. II. Honnlngs haa boon urging
that thin step be taken, find It was at hli
suggestion that the following rcioiution
was adopted:
For the purpose f determining tho city
rights and imir l,i 'he ton tei nf tly
collection of unpaid and delinquent P'0;''
taxes, especla.ly against prepay In .1H
trlcts which have been bonded, be It
Resolved. Uy the illy .ouncll and ma, r
of Omaha, that Messrs. hall At McCullo-li
bo nnrt they are hereby employed lis spc
rial counnem f..r uch purp .yes .a ider th
conditions and terms set f. rth in the inter
f.r if, .in. fiduiifpr . und be It further
Resolved. That the hooks, record, pupsrs
Blld nlcrlcnl service do piHceu a n; in--posal
of said at'orneys tlat the desired
end may be attained.
Tho letter referred to In tho resolution
states that the method of proceduro to be
adopted by Hall & MeCulloch In collect
Inf? theee taxes will not be made public and
that each case may be fought on different
lines. With refcrenco to the compensa
tion of the lawyers, Mr. Hennlng says that
the amount paid for the work will bo In
keening with tho services rendered nnd
that It cannot bo determined until reiults
aro attained.
In a general discussion of the large
amount of dellnnucnt slieclal taxes tho cliy
treasurer points to tho fact that IS. 877. 41 has
h(on drawn tills your from the sinning iunu
to enablo special assessment districts to
meet their obligations nnd says that there
will be an additional drain on the fund for
thl t.urtiosn before tho year Is ended.
Mr. IlennlnKS nlso speaks of the $532,000
north of renewal bonds which have been
Issued to stave off the evil day when the
cltr will have to pay for tho Improvements
properly owners nro enjoying unleis porno
step is taken to compel tho payment .of
upccliil taxes.
.liare Preferred AmilnM liiirilon,
The Impeachment charges and specified
Hons brought against Police Judge S. I
r.ordon hv tho Hoard of IMucntton wero pre
sented to the council by tho city attorney
and referred to the Judiciary committee
Tho charges hie "official misconduct, wilful
neglect of duties as police Judge, rail
feasanco and mtsfeasnnco In ol'.lco am
other good and sufficient reasons."
In tho specifications many cases are cited
in which Judgo Gordon remitted Hues after
prisoners pleaded guilty. Cases aro cited
In which straw bonds were accepted and
lnstnuces are also pointed out where cases
wero postponed repeatedly with the alleged
Intention of having tho defendants re
leased for want of prosecution.
Tho ordinance providing for submitting
to tho voters at tho November election the
proposition to issuo '75.000 worth of pav
ing bonds was passed.
Several communications were received
from persons who allege that thoy sustained
Injuries on defectlvo sidewalks. Oscar
Loveludy demands J10.000 from the city for
injuries said to have been sustained nt Cass
and Twenty-eighth streets. Mrs. Lillian
Shears alleges that she fell at Davenport
nnd Twenty-fifth streets anl asks damages
to tho amount of $1,000. Charles V. Dunn
and Harry C. Dunn claim damages for In
juries sustained on Sherman avenue near
Locust street.
An ordinance was Introduced which pro
vides that tho question of voting $75,000
worth of Bower bonds for next year's work
bo submitted to the voters nt the election
to be held November C. A special meeting
will bo called Inter In tho week to put thlB
ordinance on its final passage.
Inniiector WiiiH More I'imer,
The city building Inspector has been tin
ublo to secure the removal of dangerous
buildings under tho old ordinance and se
cured tho Introduction of a now ordinance
which will give him additional power. It
provides that any building which Is damaged
by Are, decay or any other cause to an
amount equal to 50 per cent of tbo original
valuo of the building exclusive of founda
tion may be. condemned. A penalty of $100
per day Is provided for pennns who fall to
comply with tho orders of the council and
building Inspector.
An ordinance was passed which grants
tho directors of the Omaha Public library
the right to change the beginning of tho
fiscal year of tho library to January 1.
F. B. Dandhauer, deputy city clerk, was
granted n ten-days' leave of absence, bc
tlnnlng October 5.
Tho city clerk reported that Hcenne fees
to tho amount of JS21.60 wero received dur
ing tho month of September.
A report from tho clerk of tho police
court shows that $319.50 In fines was col
lected during September.
The city electrician reported that $38.60
In fees was received in his office for the
month Just ended.
"I hnvo always used Foley's Honey nnd
Tar cough medicine and think It tho best
In the world," says Chas. Bender, a news
dealer of Erie, Pa. Take no substltuto
Myers-UIHon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's
Drug Store, South Omaha.
WIFE'S HOMESTEAD IS SECURE
James Stephenson's I. Iff Insurnnce
Policies Are Ansel, but UN Rel
deuce Is llxenipl,
Judge Keysor has submitted his findings
In the suit of John H. Scott, trustee for the
creditors of James Stephenson, bankrupt,
ugulnst Mary Stephenson, Involving the
title of defendant to the homestead and to
four life Insurance policies of $5,000 each.
Prior to his going Into bankruptcy and sub
sequent to the creation of the Indebtedness,
Stephenson assigned tho $20,000 life Insur
ance to his wife and also Invested $2,000 se
cured from the sale of personal property
In a homestead, which he gave to her.
Stephenson's Indebtedness aggregated about
$29,000, of which about $33. COO was to the
Omaha National bank nnd the balance
chiefly to the Itamgo estate.
Jqdgc Keysor held that the life insurance
policies were a part of Stephenson's assets
and should go to the satisfaction of the
claims of his creditors, but that tho pur
chase of the homestead with the knowledge
of the creditors nnd from funds realized
from the sale of the debtor's personal
property and Us assignment to the debtor's
wife could not be disturbed. The formal
order has not been drawn.
TAXPAYERS ENTER PROTEST
Object Stienuor.aly to the Isan ance of Oour
House Bonds.
BAD TIME TO INCREASE COUNTY'S DEBT
ON THAU, til-' TUB STOCK HOLOH'l",
Iteceltrr of IJefiinet Coinpuny rrUn
to (nl It t Full Qliut".
John K. Hill, receiver of the Lincoln Sw
ings Bank and t-'afo Deposit company, has
Instituted suit against elghty-nlno atock
holders of that Institution to compel the
payment of an assessment of 100 per cent
on the amount of the stock suoscnuea ny
them, for the purpose of paying the credit
ors of the defunct concern.
In his petition, which was filed In the
dlftrlct court of Iancaster county, he al
leges that an examination of the books of
the bank showed that many of the stock
hulders had failed to pay the total amount
subscribed by them and that It was neces
scry that It be paid, that In add t on to the
amount which must be paid by these who
had failed to meet their obligation) It
would be necessary to assess all stockhold
ers 100 per cent to pay the debts.
The case was brought tp the I'nlted
States circuit court by r'harles K. Walte,
one of tho defendants, who alleges that ho
Is not a rosldent of the, state of Nebraska.
It will be tried at the Lincoln term of
court.
I'roponltlon to Submit tlir question
to tin- titer 1,ILpI In lie ,
Abandoned for
Prevent,
the
OBSERVE DAY OF ATONEMENT CENSUS FIGURES TOO SHALL
IIO.MB SOCIKTY WANTS ("IIILllHBN.
Levi SciiM'a Three I1om Suld (o Hp
Improperly Cured I'or,
Levi Scott, who resides In the framo flits
on tho northwest corner of Seventeenth
and Webster streets, and whoso young wife
committed suicide about a month ago at
the Klondike hotel because of her unre
quited nffectlon for another man, Is again
In trouble. The death of his wlfo left him
with three small children upon his hanls
and with no ono but himself to caro for
them. Milton S Bouma, representing the
Nebraska Children's Home society, has 81eJ
a petition In county court declaring that
the father Is wholly Incompetent to have
caro of the urchins and asking that they
be turned over to the society that suitable
homes may be found for them. They nre
Rooy, aged 9 yenrs; Walter, aged 7, and
Willie, aged 6. The ts Imony of some of
the residents of the flat was p c d iced to
shew that the children were not receiving
proper care, but Judgo Vlnionhaler decided
to withhold a decision until he can visit
the home and see for himself Just the con
ditions that prevail there.
I.A1IOHS OF I'N'ITKIJ H'l.lTES COUHT.
Three Hundred Crlmtnnl nnd Kortj
I'onr Clll Cnnri Aro Tried.
The United States district attorney yes
terday forwarded to Washington his annual
report for the yoar ending June 30, 1900. Tho
report shows that during the year 300 crlm
Inal and foriy-four civil cases were upon
tho docket of the court In charge of tho
district attorney; that of these seventy-six
criminal and two civil cases wero disposed
of, leaving 280 cases on the docket at the
end of the year, a number slightly In ox-
cess of those nt the beginning of the year.
Of the two cases disposed of forty-six
convictions were secured, seven defendants
wero acquitted, nineteen eases wero nolled
and four stricken from the docket with
leave to rolnstate. Of the cases nollod
the majority wero occasioned by death of
defendants or of principal witnesses and
tho Btrlklng from the docket was because of
tho absence of the defendants from the
Jurisdiction of the United States.
Ilepnrt nf Count' JuUkc
The quarterly report of the county Judge
shows the collection of S2.162.S5 In fcos dur
ing the quarter ending with tho close ot
September. The balance on hand throo
months ago was $2-16.(6, making a total ot
$2,409.33. The expenditures for tho quarter
were $1,960.83, leaving a balanco of $448.50.
Flnul Week for Nnturullzatlnn.
This ts th llnal week for the Issuance of
naturalization papers to foreigners In time
to permit their voting at the coming elec
tion and the counters of the clerk of tha
district court are crowded every day with
applicants therefor.
Drummers Itelurn Compliment.
A Inrcn hndv of Omnha tr.ivellnir men
accompanied by their wives, will lr-ive fio
lng for Sioux City to help observe Travel
Ing Men's day at tho Sioux City carnival.
Klpltnger's band will po with them, sixty
knights of the grip hnvo nlready agreed
to go nnd probably by Saturday mornlrsr
this number will have been doubled. This
xcurslon has been organized ns a cour
tesy to Sioux City traveling men, In
acknowledgment of their generous turnout
during the Omaha carnlv-il.
- To Stop n Cold.
After exposure or whon you feol a cold
coming on, take ft dose of Foley's Honey
nd Tar. It never falls to stop a cold If
taken In time. Myers-Dillon Drug Co.,
Omaha; Dillon's Drug Store. South Omaha.
Court Note.
Tha Omaha Bridge and Terminal com
pany has filed dismissals of Its condemna
tion proceedings ugalnat Emma Folsoni ana
Hannah Brown, doclnrlns that it will not
pay the awards and that It has changed
its plans and does not want tho property
involved in me proceeuings.
dtv Attnrnev L'onnell has Infected him
s-lf Into the row between the rallrjndd
and the Omnnn t onl. coke and Lime com
tmnv over thrt nnsHPHylon of tho Interne
Hon of F.lghth and Dodge streets. He filed
yesterduy nftirnoon a mitt to rentraln tho
Omaha road from cutting Eighth stree-.
below Its present grade, as It threntorn
to do, between Douglas afreet nnd Capitol
avenue Judge rnweett grained a tern
porary restraining order iind fixed a hear
Ing for next fnturday morning.
Tho editor of the Fordvllle, Ky., Miscel
laneous writes as a postscript to a busl
ness letter: "I was cured of kidney trouble
by taking Foley's Kidney Cure." Take
nothing else Myera-Dlllon Drug Co
Omaha; Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
C. C. Crosby of Chicago Is In Omaha.
C. Weber of Spalding Is nt tho Murray.
F M. Llbbc of St. Joseph is In tho city.
Norton Starr of Chicago ts at the Millard
K A. Whlterach of Peru Is at the Mil
lard.
J. J. Bonekemper of Sutton Is at the Her
ornnd.
S II. Penny of Fullerton Is at Ihe Iler
uranu.
Lincoln Is stnyltig at the
rray
J. K Hempsted of Detroit la a patron o
i no .Miircny
II. C. Mlsselhorn of St. Louis (1903) Is a
the Iler Grand.
C W. Dlennon of Alliance is a patron of
me iier utr.iui.
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W.rlan, Vln ! a lonlfl nirrll llnnn " omipsuii ui vvi.uui.i in .-..aj.ns a
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U H. Iluymonil of Momlamtn, la., la a
Worn Out?
TRY H TRY
mm
(Murlnnl Wine)
WOULD FAMOUS TONIC.
truly sclrnttflo principles It U safe and
vcuctikini i wo . ...... , . .
Marlanl Wine has m ure than s.ow written ! ",u .uurcimiii-.
ndorsrincntM from leading physicians In all
warts of the world.
Marlanl Wlr.c gives power to the brain.
tr.nrth and elutlctty of tl.e mu.icW and
richness to the blood. It Is a piomoter of
good health and longevity Makes the old
young; keep the youuc strong
Marlanl Wlno Is specially recommended
tor flcnerul Debility Overwork, Weakness
from whatever causes. Profound Depretslon
nd Exhaustion, Throat and Lung DIs
tjti. La Grippe, Consumption and Ma
laria. It Is a dlftuslblA tonic for the entire
system,
Marlanl Wine Is Invaluable for over
worked men. delicate women and alcCdy
children, It stimulates, strengthens una
sustains the system and braces body and
tiraln. It combats Malaria and LaGrlpp.
Mot- b used effectively In form of a hot
rror
old by all dnjilstt. Beware of lmltaUttJi.
R. It. I. India v a Kansas CItv newannner
limn, in in uie cuv.
K. M. Lano. an Armour credit man o
1'iucago. in staying at tha Millard.
James M. King, wife and daughter o
t-niiuoeipnia aro guests ot the Millard.
R. B. Sampson and It. II. Prrv of Mary
vllle. Mo., aro stopping at the Murray.
Harry Havthorn und II. m. M.-irnn nf iv
nnnls, Neb., are stopping at the Merchants
Mr and Mrs. W K Clarke of 2766 Web
rier siren nave laaen apartments at tr.
Her Grand for the winter
J; O'bson and Mrs. Sarah Gooding of
Philadelphia stopped at the Her Grand on
mcir rriurn irum ,uie t-acinc coast.
Nebrakans at ihe Merchants: Judd N
.Morey, i.. acnmiit, luh Petersen nnd P
Thorsen of Gordon, L, W Denton of Water
100 ana u, is, ueeu or Fremont.
Heavy taxpayers put a crimp In the $t00,
000 court house bond proposition yester
day before the county commissioners. It
had been announced that the proclamation
calling for the submission of the proposi
tion would piobably be approved at the
inoeting, and when 10 o'clock arrived there
was a formidable array of protesting cltl
xens present. Commissioner Ilarto came
Into headquarters with n statement show
ing the expenditures necessitated during
the last live years because of the Inade
quacy of tho court house. It ' showed an
outlay of $9.9fi0.67 for rent of court rooms
In other buildings. JS.72S.69 for repairs on
the court hou3o, $4,915.78 for icpalrs on thu
Jail. $2,176.58 rent for tho charity store and
$2,700 for rent of county attorney's office,
n total of $28,487.62.
Among those present to protest agtlnst
the submission of the $000,000 bond propo
sition wero James Crelghton, John O. Wil
lis, William H. Gue. Thomas Sw.ft. V. S.
Poppleton, Peter Frcnier, A. L. Hoed, John
Hush and a doteu other leser lights. A
new protest was submitted, headed by V.
S. Poppleton and bearing the names of
eighty-eight others, among them being A
Millard, James G. Megoath, F. H. Davis,
Ben IJ. Wood, O. S. Rogers, H. V. Yates,
Victor D. Caldwell, Samuel O. Burns, T. J.
Itogers, G. G. Squires. C. K. Co(utant, J. J.
Brown, Joseph P. Frenzer, C. W. Lyman,
C E. Yost, John L. McCaguc, James E.
Boyd, John T. Clarke, George E. Barker,
Truman Buck, F. B. Kennard, A. H. Car
penter. James Neville, J. H. Millard. A. L.
Heed and George O. Wallace. The preamblo
to this formidable list simply set cut a pro
test In ns few words as possible against
the proposed submission, without assigning
reasons.
After It had been read Commissioner
Hartc said that It was apparent to every
one that the county Is In need of better
court house facilities. The question to be
settled was as to the best method of meet
ing Its needs, whother by tho erection of
a new court houso or the Improvement of
the old. Ho Invited an expression from tho
gentlemen present.
New Court Hotme l'inieceHry.
James Crelghton was the first to respond.
He said that ho was opposed to the sub
mission of the $500,000 proposition, because
he did not believe that existing financial
conditions Justified tho expenditure.
Neither did ho think that necessity de
manded it. and It It were submitted it
would be liable to carry. He said $20,000
a year tutcrest for twenty years Is a seri
ous thing to consider. Tho school board
and the council are also asking for large
amounts ot bonds. Mr. Ostrom asked him
if he would object to voting a Bmaller
amount for Improvement of the court house,
to which Mr. Crelghton responded that he
was protostlng against tho $500,000 proposi
tion and would speak of any other when It
confrorted blni.
John Kuan mado an Impassioned protest
against an Increase ot taxation. Ho said
that tho people nra now paying $350,000 an
nually In interest and $750,000 In salaries.
He declared that Omaha is the poorest city
In tho world and that Its burden ot taxes
b greater than that of any othor city. He
expected to mako his homo In Omaha, had
Invested every dollar ho h.(. acquired In
Omaha realty and he would submit the
proposition that outsldp ot a certain limit
In the business section he would dispose
of bis holdings for one-third what they
had cost him. Ho expected his children to
llvo here after him, and he spoko pathetic
ally of the tact that hU property will noon
be advertised for taxes becauso ha Is un
able to pay incra. "Ana i predict, Baiu
e, In conclusion, "that It we do not econo
mize In a way different from what Is pro
posed In this proposition ot yours, within
the next ten years Farnnra streot will be
covered with grass."
Had Time tu Inerenee Debt,
W. B. Poppleton thought that Just now,
after the black eye given Omaha by tho
census, and while the effect of It li still un
determined, la a bad time to Increase the
bonded debt. He read figures taken from
tho census to Bhow that Omaha's propor
tion ot Indebtedness per capita Is far be
yond what It is In Kansas City, St. Paul,
Denver, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and To
ledo, all larger cities than Omaha. He
thought thut before any propositi should
bo submitted tor additional court house
facilities there should be a careful ascer
tainment of Just what Is needed and tho
proposition should define Just what ts to be
done.
Commissioner Hoctor said the valuation
placed upon Douglas county property for
taxation was away bolow that of other
cities, a statement which was challenged
by Mr. Rush. Commissioner Hoctor cited
as proof that the Armour packing house
nnd the property upon which It stands
are quoted as worth oor $2,000,000. while
they are assessed at 4S.000. Us personal
property Is estimated as worth $750,000 and
It Is assessed at $14,000. Lots In Omaha
and South Omaha that soil for $200 are as
sessed on a valuation ot $115, and a piece of
property ho had Just sold for $3,500 was
assessed ut an actual value ot $6,300. The
other packing bouses In South Omaha were
assessed upon about the same basis as the
Armour. He favored the submission ot tho
proposition It would cost nothing, and If
the people do not want tho bonds they
could say so.
At tho close ot tho discussion tho com
missioners, as a committee on construction,
retired foi an executive session, and at the
end of hnlf an hour came In and took a
recess until 2 p. m. It was thon stated
that the $500,000 proposition would prob
ably be abandoned and another will be pre
pared contemplating an expenQiture of half
tho sum for the erection of two wings on
the east and west and tho enlargement ot
the present Jail. Commissioner Harto,
however, seemed to think that tho wholo
court houso Improvement proposition will
be abandoned for the present.
When the board met again at 2 p. m. It
went Into executive session and at
tho end of an hour Issued forth from Its
retirement to announce that further con
sideration of the bond proposition had been
postponed until Saturday morning at 9
o'clock. In Its secret setslon the board bad
considered a proposition to ask for an Issue
of $250,000 bonds to build wings to the pres
ent structure, but this did not meet wiih
approval, as some of the members opposed
spending so much to patch up an old build
ing and when the discussion swung back to
the $500,000 proposition Commissioner Ho-
feldt declared that he would not vote for It
and It was decided to let tho matter go
over.
Vnui Klppur, Mont liitpiirtutit nf (lie
J r it I nh ' nlrndlir, it ml lt
'Imillli'iiuce.
At Temple Israel tod;.y Is leuig observed
the feast of Yora Klppur tho day cf aton
mont. This day is the most i.nportant in
.tit,- Jewish year, as upon It hangs the fabr c
01 the religion.
Traditionally, the dy Is said to have
been established by Moses and thero Is
every reason to believe that It has been
oobserved for at least 3,io years. The an
cient Jewish law provides that up.n th s
day the congregation Is to assemble, Hit
heads of the houses bringing two anirna;
which are to be sacrificed as an atonement
for the sins of the congregation, with sac
ramental rites the sins were transferred
from tho people to n goat, which was then
turned out In tho wilderness. ThH cere
mocny was observed up to the time of the
destruction of the temple at Jcruta'.eui, but
since that time nil sacrifices have ben
abandoned by the people and the ceremo
nies only have been observed.
At Templo Israel the servlcss of Yom
Klppur began at 7:30 yesterday evening,
opening with the hymn "Kel Nldre" "All
My Vows" a traditional hymn of the
church which has been sung In tho congre
gations for about 2,300 )oars. Tho hymn Is
a prayer tor forgiveness of sin and close
With rejoicing over the fact that forgive
ness Is possible. During the servkes Dr.
Slmcu delivered a lecture on the subject of
'The Conception ot Sin from a Jewish
Standpoint."
The services today will begin at 9.30 this
morning and continue without Intermission
until evening. Prayers and psalms will te
recited and sung. In tho morning the
rabbi will deliver a short addnss and nt 1
o'clock members of the congregation will
read selections from the scriptures and
other religious books until 3 o'clock, wh- n
the closing ceremonies will be begun, Dr.
Simon lecturing on tho subject, "Death
tho Preacher of Life." '
Yom Klppur, the ceremonial day, has
been called the apothcsls of frco will, as
upon that day leaders of the congregations
teach that mnn Is responsible for himself
and for his condition hero nnd hertaflcr.
Commercial Olub Publishes Soma Figures
That Prove tho Assertion,
CITY HAS BEEN GROWING STEADILY
lleiunrkiilile Inrrrsap In All Linen if
lttilnf DUposen of (inlui iiiut
(It) Ha Lout In I'op
, ii tut Ion.
TRUE TO HIS TRADITIONS
Deun nf .Nriv I.uw Seliuul I'lleM Suit
AKiil'ist l.nwyrrn Wlm Would
Not Ten eh.
The Omaha Law school, which filed arti
cles of incorporation on Monday, did not
allow tho first day of Us corporate exist
ence to pets without launrhlui; Into a law
suit. Its presiding genius Is William Farr,
formerly connected with the much dis
cussed Omaha School of Law, aud tho ob
jects ot his legal assault are Charles B&t
tclle. Charles L. Frltscber. Enoch C. Hod
der and Harry C. Whipple, who were his
associates In the Omaha School ot Law.
In the suit filed Into Monday evening Fnrr'n
new venture, the Omaha Law school, seeks
to restrain the defendants named from con
tinuing In business with the Omaha School
of Law, alleging that In August last ho, as
agent of tho Omaha Law school, then In
process ot organization, bought out their
Interest In tho Omaha School of Law, and
that thoy promised to become members of
tho faculty ot his proposed new school and
and use their Influence for Its upbuilding.
He claims that they havo violated thotr
agreement to become members of the
faculty of his proposed new school
decrying hU new school, thereby prevent
ing the matriculation of some forty stu
dents, to tho damage of tho now school In
the sum of $2,620, for which amount he asks
Judgment.
Judge Dickinson granted a temporary re
straining order preventing defendants from
operating the old school until a hearing
of disputed rights can be had between these
leviathans of law and the precepts they are
supposed t6 teach can be npplled to regu
late tbo conduct of each.
For the purpose ot contradicting, by the
orosentotlou of Incontrovertible facts, the
misleading census returns recently pub
lished, wherein Omaha's population ts
shown to have decreased In tbo past ton
years, the Commercial club has complied
statistics to show that, on tho contrary,
the city has grown and expanded materially
In tho past decade. , Eviry line of business
which can bo considered as a retlux of
greater commercial activity and the popu
lation Is shown to have Increased in tnls
period by a considerable per cent.
These statistics nro to bo d.nr.butcd In
ovcrv nuarter of the land aud the spread
ing abroad ut tho Information will do much,
It M bell t tit. to counteract the Impres
sion which has arisen In tho mlndi ot cut
Hldo investors nnd strangers generally rela
tive to Omaha's progress and advancement.
It Is the wish of tho Commercial ciub that
cverv business man In Omaha, who la In
terested In tho welfare of tho city, supply
himself with printed copies of theso statis
tics, which will soon be ready for distribu
tion, and enclose them In all of tho letters
which go abroad Into quarters whero accu
rate Information concerning tho material
Interests of Omaha will be of Influence,
cither direct or Indirect.
School Cenauft.
The Commercial club's showing stnrts oft
with the school statistics, compiled by C. G.
Pcarse. superintendent of schools, as fol
lows: ISM.
Persons school nge o to 21) .
In . Itv 21.520 .T0.7S
Enrollment, total 13,'7. lvai
Enrollment, High school ... M3 1.518
Average daily attendance,
total . ... O.OW H.054
Avp:il ilnllv nttenthmcp.
High school W7 l.lt'2
No. teachers, total 2-:t 4'd
No. teacheM. High school.. Is IS
i$ South Omaha News . C
Now that the Hoctor school site matter
Is settled and tho money paid the atten
tion of some ot the taxpayers who have
been fighting the proposition has been
called to the cost of tho litigation. Ac
cording to the estimates made by a mem
ber of the board, the stand taken by Sec
retary Drennan In blocking legislation has
cost tho city Just iSOO. The amount has
bcetl paid in Interest which, It Is asserted,
could huvi been saved bad Bronuan fallen
In with tho majority ot the board and
signed tho Hoctor warrant when it was
made npparant that thero was money on
hand to pay the same.
Yesterday when Mr. Hoctor presented
his warrant for $3,500 to the treasurer of
tho school district It was paid without
a moment's dola). The school district
has now acquired a slto on which It is
Intended to build a high school. It Is
considered too late now to start work nnd
tho chances nre that nothing will bo done
until spring. President Bulla of the Board
ot Education said last evening that no
doubt plans would be drawn shortly for
one wiug of tho proposed structuro nnd
that arrangements would be made to let
the contract during the winter, so that
work could commence early In the spring.
From present lntontions an eight-room
wing will first bo erected, to be followed
by another wing whon funds will permit
nnd then the main structure.
On account ot the delay In securing this
site several outside rooms have been
rented by tho Hoard ot Education and
while some of these rooms are not satis
factory they will have to do for the winter.
It Is learned from members ot tho board
that the finances of tho district will be so
conducted from this time on that thero
will be no delay In starting the proposed
building.
$197,355
4 &.CMS
6 33)
PRESS CLUB HOLDS ELECTION
Orifnnlrut Ion Han Pinned Tentative
Stnte and Muj- He Ili'Kurded ux i
Flxtnrc lleneflt In der Way.
i
Tho Omaha Press club was formally
launched Tuesday afternoon, when a rep
resentative body of newspaper men from the
three dallies and several weekly publica
tions mot In tho Commercial club rooms and
organized by electing officers and a board of
directors. The matters ot formulating a
constitution and by-laws and ot appointing
a committee to solicit membership having
been attended to at preliminary meetings,
the club haa now passed Its tentative stage
and may be regarded as a fixture.
Those wero elected as offlcers: Smith D.
Hall, News, prcsldont; Will M. Maupln,
World-Herald, vlro president: Will II.
Wclshans, Bee, recording secretary; R. T.
Hodglns, Trade Exhibit, financial secretary;
W. H. Wilbur, W'orld-Herald, treasurer, and
E. L. Platz, Excelsior, librarian. E. II.
Smith, Uee, F. A. Kennedy, Western La
borer, and J. E. Gllck, Bee, wero chosen as
a board ot directors.
Iliilldlnw Penults.
The city Inspector of buildings has Issued
the following permits: Caroline mile. IMS
Webster, brick stable, $200, D. Danahy. 823
Cuming, repairs, $150, J. J. Hens, 5416 North
Twenty-fourth, repairs, $500; Atlantic
Reality association. Thirty-second nnd
Cuming, frnmo dwelling, $1,500; W. J. Cntlln,
Twenty-fifth and Mandcrson,. framo dwel
ling, $1,600.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Jane Johnson, administrator of tho estate
of Frank C. Johnson, has brought suit In
tho United States circuit court against tha
Mutual Life Insurance company for $5,000
alleged to be due on a polloy of life Insur
ance hold by the deceased Johnson.
On account of the Itoimvelt reception in
the Commercial club rooms Thursday even
ing, tho meeting of the Retail Grocer as
sociation has been postponed until Friday
night Tho commlttoo on constitution and
by-laws will report at this meeting.
A letter from Chief Donahue was real
nt both roll calls at th-! police station
Tuesday, highly complimenting tho olllcera
for their efficient work during Inut week's
festivities. They certainly have every
reason to feel proud of tho record mnde
The Ladles' I'nlon veteran Monument
association met yesterday and the treasurer
reported that me runa xor a monument on
thn voteranB' tract In Forest Lawn
cemetory had been Increased $61.61 during
the last montn nnu now amounts to Joto m.
Chief nf Police Hoasrland of Lincoln telo-
phoned thn local police Tudny night that
threo boys claiming to be from Omnha hnd
been arested there for the theft of fnw
rubber balls. Theey gave the namcH of
Oeorire Wilson. Frank Johnson and How
ard nail ana ineir ages range irom is io
16 years.
Total general fund recelpt3.$371.352
aonornl fund expenditures.. 341,394
Increased enrollment (1
tier cent;
Statistics from the postolflce, compiled
bv Assistant Postmaster J. S. Woodward,
show nn increase of 43 per cent In tho sale
of postage stamps, wrappers and envoltpiS,
comparing tho years ending 1SS0 and
The receipts during these years from theso
sources were. In 1800. 254.102.94 : In 18J0.
$368.012 26. nn Increase of $114.640 12. The
Increase In the money order business at
tho Omaha postofTlce In 18i3 showed an in
crease of 16u per cent over tho bus. ness in
1805. which year was chosen as a basis of
coraDarlson for the reason that the records
of 18S0 were not so easily available. Tho
figures produced follow:
1SD3. 1839.
Money orders Issued.. $ 1S3.S24 nt $ 23.507 16
Money orders paid.... S5S.S63 20 1.&J,tt2 75
Remittances 1,061,136 21 2.7M.172 79
Increase I,ws,i36 6d
l-'lKtirrit llejoBd DUpilte.
Other statistics of easily recognized
significance collected from sources guaran
teeing the authenticity of the figures are as
follows:
Internal Revenue Statistics Compiled by
J. U. Houtz, collector Internal Revenue
Service, fiscal years ending June 3d:
fnii..n iran lx'.i.v 1!M.
nt Omnha. $1,108,705 28 $1,116,047.88 $3,3s3.91S.237
IncreaMe or ten vears (AKi per
centi $2,275.212 03
Hank Depoclta-Complled by Alfred .Mil
lard, cashier Commercial National bank.
Deposits In Omaha hanks Septem
ber 5. ISM T $14,782,200
Deposits In Omaha banks Septem
ber 6. l&M 24.0s5.OW
Increase (63 per cent) 9.302.W
Clearing of Omaha Ranks Compiled by
William 11. Hughes, manager ot associa
tion: 1890. 1900.
Clearings .ending Sep
tembur 1. 1900 $245,062,456 $319.772.9S2
Increase (30.2 per cent).. 74,710,526
The clearings for l&M Include South
Omaha banks, but do not Include thoao
banks for 190, which decreiines tha Omaha
clearings 20 oer rent In l!v.
Value of Jobbing Trade The following Is
a comparative statement of tho valuo of the
Jobbing trade for twelve months:
1S3'J valuo of trade $47,0CO,000
lSM-WXl vulue of trade 70.0W,000
Increase (50 per cent! 23,000.000
Output of Factories The following Is a
comparative statement of tho value of the
output of the product of factories, including
packing houses nnd smelters, for twelve
months:
1690 valuo of products $ 68,000,000
199-1900 value of products HO.OW.OW
Increase (62 per cent) 42.MO.ejO
Live? Stock Receipts Statement of the re
celntn at the stock yards, compiled by W.
J. C. Kenyon, general manager:
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Horses.
1S9) 1,702,723 615,337 153.S73 6,069
ISM 2.216.4S2 837,563 1.0i..1ia 34.255
Increase 013,759 222,226 933.446 29.1M
Total Increuse. 03 tier cent, or l.eus.fton
head.
It Is shown that tho number of passenger
trains entering Omaha dally at the present
tlrao Is 114, whereas ten years ago there
wero but seventy-two, an Increase of 3S
per cent, or forty-two trains.
Director)- DUputm Census.
Tho population figures as produced by tbo
city directory are ivlso set forth and con
tradict most eloquently tho census returns.
Tho population fcchedulc aa shown by the
city directory cannot be dlxputcd, lnaa
much as tbo figures are compiled from an
actual count of the residents. In 1890 tho
directory showed 45,260 names and In 1900,
a population of 54,370, an Increase ot 20
per cent or 9,110. Computing Omaha's
actual population from the city directory
returns by means of tho 2.5 multiple, uni
versally recognized aa conservative, tho
existence ot 135,925 bona fide residents
cannot be denied. The statistical showing
Is concluded with the following statement:
Republicans Honor Roosevelt.
South Omaha Is going to turn out a great
crowd to meet Governor Roosevelt on
Thursday night. W. B. Yansnnt, who has
charge of thn rough riders' club, has ar
ranged for 100 uniforms, which will bo
left nt tho olflce of Street Commissioner
Clark today. Mr. Vans Mil now has tho
names of seventy-five men who wilt rldo
In tho parade and furnish their own
horses. Ho expects that this number will
bo Increased to the limit of the uniforms
by Thursday All thoso who Intend riding
In the parade are directed by Mr. Van
sant to report at tbo city hall building
at 6 p. m. sharp Thursday.
Over In tho Third ward considerable In
terest Is manifest In tho visit of the fa
mous rough rider and the Colored Repub
lican club will turn out probably fifty men.
Tho Third Ward Republican club will also
hnvo n good-sized delegation In the parade.
Tho recently organized Second Ward Re
publican club will make a good showing
and tho Young Men's Republican club
expocts to turn out 200 strong.
For the purpose of trying on uniforms a
special meeting of the Third Ward Colored
Republican club will be held at Evans
hall this ovcnlng.
en Hone Wnuon.
As soon as work on the new Second
ward fire hall commences It Is the Intt-n
Hon of tho council to advertise for bids for
the construction of a hoso wagon. Such
n wagon ns Is desired will cost about $650
and It will tako sixty days to build nnd
paint tho same. When tho wagon is se
cured It will be necessary to purchase
about S00 foet of hose, which will cost
not lesu than $1 a foot. A tenm ot horses
must nlse bo secured, as well as harness,
so that thu establishment ot this fire hall
will coit pretty close to $3,000.
Conl HldH Not Mulufnctory.
Action on bids for conl for the public
schools has been deferred by tho Board of
Education on account of the alleged Blm
Unrlty of bids. In speaking of this mat
ter yesterday one member of the board
said that in his opinion there was
combination among tno coal dealers, ns
the bids wero so near alike. While $9.49
per ton wns bid for anthracite, tho bids for
walnut block and other bituminous coals
DON'T llli:
TO WIN
In the good old days a man had to die,
to win on nn Insurance policy, but It is
so no longer. Policies and companies
have changed since then. Insurance Is
not only n protection, but It Is a splendid
Investment. Hero Is
a case
in point
Tho holder of n matured Endowment
Policy In tho Equitable Society, says
"Twenty years ago, when I took out my
Endowment Policy, the premium looked
to mo like this-
$47.68
while the Endowment looked at from a
dlfctnnce of twenty years, appeared llko
this:
$1,000
Now, my policy has matured, and com
ing Just when I need money, the rcult
of my rollcy looks like this
$1,467.25
While looking back, and rcnllzlng that
they aro amount? that would have been
saved In no other way, this is the ap
pearance tho premiums have.
$47.68
Tin: i:it iTAni.i'
li ui Atisri'ANci: sociktv
of the I'm toil States.
STRON;i-'ST IN THE WORL H
II. I). Neely, Mgr. for Nebraska,
206-2C8 Dec Building. Omaha.
Eighteenth nnd Nineteenth streets and
ncros.i Nineteenth street at the alley be
tween Nineteenth nnd rweiitictli sireoin
G. IlrundeiiberL- of Ohimiio Is contemphit
Ing tho erection of n line hrh k flat on
Twenty-fifth street whero llrewer'a livery
nam now stnnah
Chief Etter bus called the attention of the
council to the fact that hoso wagun No 2 Is
badly In need of repairs and It will tie sent
to the shop In a day or two.
Milk Inspector Jones reports that tho
dairies nre In good condition at the present
time and thut the milk koUI here Is all above
tho standnrd required by ordinance
The chicken pie dinner gtveti by tho
women of the Presbyterian church nt the
old Bloane More wns such a suicens that It
will be repeated today. Every ono Is In
vited. There was n meeting of the Third nrd
Republican club held at Evans' hall last
nlglit. The attendance wns good nnd n
gieat deal of Interest manifested In tho
campaign.
A delightful birthday party was given l
Mm. George Anthes, Twunty-tlfth nnd M
streets, Monday night Annum the promi
nent guests present werf-: Councilmeti Fred
Martin, Patrick Trnluor and August Miller
An ordluncu Is to bo drafted tor tho laying
ot a four-foot walk on the west aide ot
Twenty-third Htreet between O and Q
streetH, aNo on thn east side of Thirty -second
street between K nnd L streets
The democrats still appear to be disor
ganized nnd are trying to make trades with
the republicans. Many democrats here seem
to think that Hunt Is the only man on tho
fusion ticket who stands a show of being
elected.
IMBI).
of her
LYON -A una, aged W, it home
brother, 14th und California.
Funeral Thursday, 2 ,i. m. Interment
Pro.pert Hill.
'I ERKELSFN Mrs Nellie, ngd &f year
after an lllneis of live years, at faml)
reildenoe, 3;fi3 Leavenworth street
Funeral notice later.
Mrs Terk.Myen has llv.M In Omaha 53
,vr. i ...i i.. .1. - ' n i i" '-
v.v, ... , nu ucuiij hid nuiuc iii.ii tiers or uougiu-i county
li caused suspicion. very likely bids
will be advertised for ugaln.
(inrland .Mores ana ItmiKca
wero awarded highest prize at Paris Ex'
position, 1900.
Tin Worker Get nn Advance,
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. The conferenco he
tween tho officers of the American Tin
Plato company and the delegates repre
senting the Tin Workers' Association of
America was continued today The wore
question was settieu, inougn on wnat oasis
was not officially announced, but It was re
ported that the employes had been granted
an advance oi iv per cent.
Mnulo City lloidp.
Mrs. Max Footo Is snendlmr a. counlr of
weeks with friends In Chicago.
A special meetlnE of the N'orwerlan Tin.
publican club was held nt Franek's hall
last night.
Tho alley between Twentv-flfth and
Twenty-sixth streets nnd G nnd 11 streets
Is to be graded.
Chief of Police Mitchell Is now nicely lo
cated In his new office in one corner of the
police court room.
Meat Inspector Howard condemned flftv-
flvu h02B and bIx head of cattle durlnir the
month of September.
Miss Lllllo Evans, daughter of Chester A
Evans, Twenty-eighth and R streets, has
reiurneu irom toioracio.
A crosswalk hns been ordered laid on the
south pldo of O street between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth streets.
Hose cart No. 1 la out of the shon and
looks like n new plcco of machinery Thl3
can run for about ten years without repainting.
Walks have been ordered laid on the south
side ot M street across tho alloy between
Seventeenth nnd Eighteenth streets, across
ttignieenm streot at ma alley between
"Tho retail trnde, freight transporta
tion and other lines of business have In
creased corresnondlnarly with the fleureu
given. V hlle the growth of Omnha for
tne last ten years has hoen rcmarkab o the
future will reasonably show a greater
comparative Increase based on tho unpre
cedented alundance of ngrlcultural
products now on nana thrnuKhout .e
brnska and Iowa and tho present hlh
prices these products aro urlnglng nnd
tho general development taking place In
tho northwestern quarter of the United
Htatefc In mining. Krazlnir and other In
dustrlcs, nil more directly tributary to
Omaha than uny other city by reason of
the physical location and tne construction
of existing railway lines from this city.
"To Investors Omaha offers unequaled
inaucements
We Make Pure Candy
Thore Is such n vast dllTerence Jn
candy, such it variety In quality nnd
price that It Is liard to tell when you
nro Kitting good candy until nfter you
hnvo paid for It. Tlittt'H why we are
so careful to have every pound of our
cnndlcs as good nnd fresh and delicious
ns candy can possibly lie made. At our
candy counter you will find many new
nnd toothsome dainties and, remem
ber, our candy Is nil pure candy aud
nothing llnpr made In the country.
W. S. Balduff,
1520 Farnam SU
Fit
J -)
If Your Eyes
give you trcublo don't wait
for them to get hotter them
selves, but come to us and
let ir, tit you out with tho
proper glasses.
Ycur Eyesight
once ruined can never be
recovered. Don't trifle with
o Important a matter
It'a no trouble to wear glass
te if they aro rightly made
THE AtOE & PENF0LD CO.,
Landing- Scientific Optlrlnn.
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTO.N HOTEL.
Drex L, Shooman
And leather Did It ever occur to you
what beautiful things can be made of
leather?
The hnrnesBinnker, the saddler nnd
the trunkmaker nil do their part In
making elegant nffalrs out of leather,
but It remains for the shoemnker to
show what wonderful thought and
skill Is required In changing a plain
kid skin Into the beautiful up-to-date
footwear now shown Drcxel's newest
production for women folks Is n patent
kid lace or button welt for street wear.
As soft and flexible as the plain
French kid of a few yenrs ago aud
clean up and hold their gloss ns well as
the patent calf or enamel leather $ J,
$4.50 and $5 They are veritable poems
In leather.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
.Veit Cutaloicu resiy-Sent free for
the Hiking.
PtunliK'a I'p-to-dHte Shoe Home.
1410 KAUMAM STIlEIiT.
"Apollo" Piano Attachment-
This Is the greatest, the latest and the
best self-playing plauo attachment now
on the market. It Is chenper In price
than any other. It Is more compactly
and therefore more strongly built. It
Is easier to play, as It requires less
expenditure of physical force. The per
former can transpose the music to any
key desired, n device that no other at
tachment possesses, Call nt our piano
salesrooms and give It a thorough Investigation.
A. HOSPE,
Uuile ui Art, 1113 00llt.
