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TIIE Of A IT A DAILY BEEl SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1000. 0 i 4 FRAUDS IN CUUAN POSTS Bcnate Committed Makes Report of Nearly Thrco Hundred Pages. HUNDREDS Of CLAIMS ARE DISALLOWED Itatlilinne nnrt XrHj- Appt-nr from tlir Itcitr(H Muliiiitttrit .to .llnvc t'ncil Hie (iiivrrninf ni'n Monrjr to Satisfy Bvitjt Wlilm. WASHINGTON. Ucc. 7. Senator Natt of Connecticut, chairman of the Benato commlt tco on rotation with Cuba, oc(ny mado pub lic tho statement prepared by the auJUlns division of the War department, showing tho expenditures mado by E, 0. Itiithbone, latii director of tho Department of Posts for Cuba. Tho statement Is Included In a vol ume of 291 panes and covers tho period from Januaty 1, 1S9B, to April 30, 1900. There aro no rcinorks and tho book Is a solid mass of figures, slIowlnR not only tho disbursements made by Uathbono, but glvlnp tho Items dis allowed upon reexamination ns well as thoso allowed. Tho total disallowances for sixteen months were 972,631. Tho first dlsallowanco was on account of an oxpbcdlturo of $850 for a duchesis car rlsRe, mado on tho 28th of February, 1899. After that tlmo there wore frequont dis bursements for tho director Koneral's car rlago service. March CO ho paid J202 for a ct of harness and carriage "auxiliaries," April 7, 112 for a Jlplgnpa hat and for an other hat for his coachman with rosctto and on tho tamo dato (306 for harrcbs. etc. Kent for tho coachman, stable, etc., sooms to havo bean regularly paid out of thu pub lie funds at tho rate of $110 a month and In ono or two Instances tho hostler's salary was thus supplied. All tho coach furnish ings wero provided In this way. In May, 1S39, a uniform coming $40, a pair of boots costing (IS and another hat costing V wero bought for tho coachman. Juno I1, n rain coat costing $20 was supplied to that Individual. Tho coach was later supplied with rubber tires at an exponso to tho public of $110. In addition thoro wero many mis cellaneous chargox for stable rent and car riage and car hire. I'aymrnta to Nrcly Watulietl. All of tho payments mado to C. F. V. Ncoly, chief of tho financial bureau of tho department, appear to havn been carefully scrutinised and many ot thorn were disal lowed. Most of the payments mado to htm apparently were made on account of office furnishings, freight, dray a go, moving, ad- vanco In salaries, etc. There aro two or threo Items 'in hlsnccountn of from $10 to $20 for tho r)ayrrfont of laundry bills 'for the director.' gtmoral s coachman. On Octo bor 14, 1S99, $6,12.1 waa paid to Necly on account of "loss on Spanish gold taken to tho United Statos" and this was disallowed as wero several other minor charges in connection with tho transaction. Neoly mado a trip to tho United States, going as far west as his old homo In Indiana, undor the direction, It Is stated, ot tho director general, and many of his charges In that connoctlon wero disallowed upon re-exam (nation, but not, of course, until they had been paid. Ho also mado advances to Rath bono rind to V E. Wllmot on account or trips to tho United States, which were not anctloncd by tho auditor. Some of tho Items In this connoctlon amount to as much a $500. Katblioiie Hnjityn I'rec Trip Home In April, 1899, Mr. Rathbono mado a visit to this country under tho claim that It was made in obedlouco to tho orders of tho postmaster gonoral, but tho auditor finds tbat tho trip was not authorized and re futed, to sanction tbo entlro expenditure, which was an even 4500. Similar action is takon with reference to tbo purchase ot an enameled bathtub for the Department of Posts, secured at a cost of $42. Attorneys and notaries were paid $110 for services in connection with tho leasing ot Mr. Rath bono's residence. There were olso charges for plumbing and paperhanglng at the resl denco and for n chandelier In the billiard rconi of that establishment. In ono caso tbo rent of tho house was paid from tbo public funds. Tbo house nlso appears to have been furnished at tho cost of the public. In December ot 1S99 nnd January of 1900 sevoral bills were paid to New York and Washington ilrms by Rathbone, ons aggregating $925, another f.lCS, ono of $133, ono of $121 and another of $1,356. Tho last bill Includes 240 entries nnd covers many ar tides of domestic use, such ns clothes, gloves, scarfs, toilet articles, cuspldores, , cbampugoo and other wlno glasses, table were, kitchen utensils, bedsteads, bedroom etH, bed clothing, etc. Huhrrilaahery nt Uncle Nnin'n ICxfieiiKe Thero wero nlso many disallowances on account of oftlco furniture purchased nnd In omo cases portions of tho' payments' are found to havo beon legltlmnto and others not so. In ono caso shirts, collars and cuffs wero chnrged to the government. All tbo payments mado to It. II. Cowan A Co. of Muncle, 1ml., for printing nnd stationery. nggregatliiK several thousand dollars, are found to have been Illegitimate Mr. Neely seems to havo bought several hundred dollars' worth of photographs at government exponso and also a great doal of stationery outsldo of that ordered from the Munclo firm, but theso Items are nil pronounced illegitimate. The auditor recommends tho disallowance ot $12,2.11 spent for repairs on tbo depart tnent building and nlso a deposit of $12,000 "erroneously credited to Rathbone." Wnnt fSiiithunt ,nm'it Dnliiiune. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. The entlro Iowa delegation lu congross, Including Speaker Hondorson, today united In a petition to tho secrotary of tho navy to name one of the now gunboats tho Dubuqr.o. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of 3m Facsimile Wrapper Below. , Yarr saaall nd a a My to take as ufar. FOR KEAIACHE FOR DIZZINESS. FOR IIUOUtNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. rOR COMtTIPATlOR. FOR SALLOW SKIN. F0R TMCCOMPLEXI0II a'Cai 1 igelr TatUMayfcr: QURE.8JGKilEA.BA.0HSt (carter's pastors are not crusaders (.'lerttj men Ilrlletc City (lonil llnotutli tn Mvf in na It In nml Will Attend tn Their I'lilpM. "The alleged reform movement which Is exploited In emphatic typo In a local paper Is undertaken, In my opinion, not so much In good faith, as to embarrass the city ad ministration and make Omaha appear ns wicked a town as possible," said Uov. K, F. Trofz of tho Kountze Memorial church. "Thero will bo no attempt on tho part of tho clergymen of tl.o Cotcrlo club to conduct a crusade against Sunday theaters, neither will tho club bestir itself at present in nn organized way on nny other crusade. Omnhft Is not n wide-open city and I be lieve Its moral level is higher thau tho averngrt. Personally, I on not opposed to Sunday theaters and I think thoy are oftcu cciicr opes man cioocu. "With rccard to tho unworthy (tirnirinl I posters which have recently appeared on prominent boards tho club decided to con sult with the mayor with regatd to the matter and In company with several others, I called on him today. Wo found that ho hod already given ordotn to have tho ob jectionable pictures torn down." r 3 AMUSEMENTS. "On the qnlet" po&BCrlo?tTednrsr fimWoSHKt- noya s meater ir uuy nigni Dy vmiam Collier. CAST OP CHARACTERS. l'hoeun Rldgeway, Robert's cousin , jicienu punier Duko of Carbondalo Crnn.cy Douglas Hydo Ogdc.1, Robert's friend CJwirco W. 1 'arsons juugo inugeway, iioucrra rumor ., John Savlllo ActipM ff1t. nliitpr tn ilnr.'irn I.ouIhi' Allen-Collier Robert Rldgeway William Collier Dr. Wolcott, u rixitor ChnrlcB 11. Poor Hlhel, JJUChess or Caroonclale, sister to Horuco i.,Kather!np Millklna Horace Colt llrln-hum Rnvca Hatsuma, a valet Hachiro Oldu Walter 10. P. Kruuser iiiclite. AOTM!'muYd :" little, a. muxli-. hull II girl, ...Ninette Tliullon girl. ......Mary Fletcher l'earl. a music hull i MeGeuchov. a bonkmiLknr Thninnjt Dovtii lllx, a reporter .George 11. Robinson Tho transition of Willie Collier, quaint comedian, to William Collier, comedian. could hardly havo through tho agency been accomplished oi a more nuuuuiu vchlclo than that furnished by Augustus Thomas In "On tho Quiet." Tho joint prod uct of a famous playwright and a clever comedian, supported by a capable company,- furnished genuine enjoyment for a ropre BOntatlvo Omaha audloncc, which turned out to welcome Mr. Collier, and tho rlnc of sincerity was so truo that it certainly failed not In pleasing the object ot Its bestowal quite as much as ho pleased his well-wishers. "On tho Quiet" Is Blmllar to others of Mr. Thomas' handiwork, In that It breathes tho truo American spirit. Other similarity arises In tho originality of its plot, tho brightness of Its linen and tho activity with which It moves. It is a wholesome comedy, no falso note' entering to jnr a compost Hon altogether harmonious. Tho consent of an heiress' family nnd, Incidentally, a trifling sum of $16,000,000 havo as a condi tion precedent to tho marriage of Robert Rldgoway and Agnes Colt tho redemption of tho former from a collogo expulsion by means ot a full university courso at tho snmo institution with which his conncc Hon was. arbitrarily .discontinued by tho faculty because ho "smoked." Rldgeway succeeds in getting himself Into all sorts of predicaments and likewise several of his frlend.i and relatives In tho month tbat ho spend4 In college, but eventually tho secrot ma rriag with his heart's desire ! ratified st willingly by a seemingly obdurate most brother, The three acts of tho comedy aro alivn with nituatlons that develop Into climaxes only with sufficient frequency to hold the spectator in a state of pleased expectancy, Even though Mr. Collier Is the bright par ticular star in tho firmament ot fifteen others, arrroachlng his brilliancy at times, tho play Is tho moro charming because of Its lack ot a one-man personality. Mr. Col Iter portrays the principal character with a naturalness characteristic ot his prevl ous efforts. Rut It waa not through hlb acting tbat Mr. Collier mado his greatest lmprosslon last night. At tho close ot tho second act such enthusiastic applause as was accorded him by his audience would havo called a less modest man beforo the curtain. Mr. Collier, however, persistently refused to mako a speech, realizing that his probatlonaiy period in tho ranks of the r.tago'a rocognlzedly great comedians has hardly been completed and his refusal served to onbanco tho good opinion ot his well- wlsners. uranley Douglas accomplishes a clover piece of character acting In his rep rcseutatlon of nn English duko and, best of all, does not overdo tho part. Louise Allen-Colllor shares largely In tho approlu Hon tbat must be accorded the entlro sup porting company, Tho scenery employed in tho three acts goes a long way In making "On tho Quiet" tho triumph that It la. Two of tho scenes aro Interior views, tho first a lovoly con servatory and tho second tho dining room In Illdgeway's apartments at Now Havon. Tho last scene represents a view of Ridge- way's yacht and no detail Is lacking to mako It entirely realistic. "On tho Quiet" continues through a matinee this afternoon nnd clobca tonight. I'or a Culil In the llcuil. LAXAT1VR UROMO-QUtNINB TARLETH LOCAL BREVITIES. II. Kaolan. need 20. died with nnnendt cms ui jm ouuui xonin Hires i Minnie M. Boruo has commenced suit against Edward tl. lloguo for a ulvorco on tnn ground or cruelty, ne bbks lor the custody or ncr aaugmcr, Irene. Hot ashes rilled neainst the buia nt a hoiiHo at 2C9 South Thirteenth street cu.uni!d n fire yesterday morning. Tho department turned out in lime to prevent damage. 11. U, -W.I..t... kiiKiiiiisniuiiri. tl III ilpUvrr nn address on "Parks and llniile- 11 T nnitluli .ifirlr nniml..lr,., ..111 vnniH" nt i no recti nr wcckiv meemiir or tlio Heal usiaio exenange next w eunosuay. ll,.n lltnn llrnl AlH fill tllA VnilMlT Wlllllin v'hoso reason Is supposed to havo been de- throned uy nypnoiism, wis neen iukhii uy her father to St. Hernard'a hospital in founcii iiiuns. Workmen ore taking down the giant see miw on tno oiu exnosmnn KTuunus lire, puratory to removing It to Buffalo, whero It wl'l bo operated durlns tho I'un-Amcri- can exposition, Dr. J. J. Soloman. nronrletor or a orui: storo on Vinton street, near Eighteenth, was lined 110 and costs In nollco court 11- U.ay for selling, drugs wiinout tno super vision or a registered pnarmnciai, A few- members of tho South Side Im provemcnt club met In a hall at Tenth mid Hickory streets Frldny nlKht. but ns u nuorum was not nrosent tho meeting ad in ir-rtitl m run if fi.iiiitr .'fiii.1 1.1 nriuir U ...1. ...in I . ...!......(,, . 1 . I. .iiiiiuii'i iiicuiiiiB mil uu tiuvci iiaini .111 iiiv near ruiure After being' out fifty-four, hours without coming to an agreement tho Jury In tho caso of Jom'pIi Ktandlev ngalnit Clay. Itoblnson & Co., was discharged by Judge iiaxior yesterday, sun was urougiu to re, cover J..0OO on some shipments of cattlo by 11. II. FarralHo of Will aco. Neb. It Is ns- sorted that the defendant purchased mort- guscu cm 110. Frank lS'ootum lias commenced suit against the city of South Omaha to recover Judgment In tho uin of 1W on account of nn acciaent mat ucmirreu on .Migust ;i. The wagon path on Twenty-fourth atrwot. neiir C, was obstructed by 11 hva.vy tool ivairon tiuloilKlnir tn thn Omn'.ia. Rim ram. party. Nnonan, who was driving lato at nigni, ran into tins venicio una nroue ills buggy anu nariieits. Persona llvliiK near tho old Saddle, crwk sewer, which I'xtenda along Forty-tlfth and Forty-sixth atruvt between llumllton and Cuming street, havo beon removing tho niitns irom tno construction worn, .simh- walks In that vicinity have nlso been torn up. Suspicious piles of kindling wood were found In several yards and if the theft of city property continues It Is likely that uyro will be somo prosecutions, war REVENUE TAX CUT DOWN Chairman Payno of Wnjs and Means Com mittee Reviews Its Conclusions. TOTAL REDUCTION FORTY MILLION DOLLARS Itellcf Afforded to HrcrrlnR Iiitrreiti nml ClKnr MnnufnetiirerH, While Ducuitifiitiir' Tuxrs Are Al iiiunt Ohllterntcil. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Chairman Dayno of tho ways and means coramlttco laio this afternoon submitted tho report of that committee, signed by nil tho republican mcmoers, in ravor oi mo uui reuunuj; mu war rovenuo taxes about $10,000,000. TD0 report says In part: Whllo tho war for which theso ad ditional taxes were levied la ended, tho raln of extraordinary expenditures has not terminated with tho closo of actual hostilities. Wo find It still necessary to maintain an army ot 100,000 men until law and order Is fully restored in all our pos sessions. Wo find It also necessary to pro vide troops to man tho fortifications which we havo boen building tho last tow years and also to provldo a sufficient torca In tho navy to man-th. vessels we hara re cently added. Tho Increasing navy, too, brings now necessities, alt of which call T drain upon our resources According to tho report of tho secre tary of tho treasury tho receipts from all Bourccs for tho fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1900. wore $669,695,431, whllo the total expenditures wero $590,068,371, showing a rurplun of $79,527,060. Ho nlso estimates tho rocclpts for tho fiscal year ending Juno SO. 1901, upon tho basis of existing laws, nt $637,773,253, and tho expenditures at $607, in.ius, wnicii would leavo nn cstlmatod surplus of $80,000,000. For the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1902, tho secretary of tho treasury estimated tho revenues at 1716.- 633,012 nnd tho expenditures nt $690,374,804, n" estimated surplus of only $20, 258,237. It will bo saen that for 1902 thoro Is an estimated lncreaso In tho rovenuo of $29,000,000 ovjr tho previous year and nn lncreaso of expenditures of nearly IS.rooo.- 000. Tho committee Is Inclined tn fnlrn n more conservative- view of thn nmnunt nt oxpondltures necessary for tho year nndlne Juno 3U. l'JUL" nt thn anmn mn r anxious to avoid nny deficiency In tho fu ture They deem It safo to mnkn n minr.. Hon of about $40,000,000, whllo tho secre tary of tho treasury In hl3 report sug gests a reduction of only $30,000,000 In tho revenue Seek to Remove Annoying Thick. "In raaklngr tho reductions In the bill re ported tho committee havo sought to re move tho moro annoying taxes in tho war rovenuo act by tho entire abolition of those h1hlch"ro m08t voxntlous nnd by a rcdua- uuu "l ,l"OBU w,,lcu Bcomcu avo proven a great burden upon tho sevoral branches of trado to which thoy aro applied. On beer a war tax ot 85 cents a barrel was added to tho tax of $1 n barrel previously im pr-fied. "Complaint has beon made that this tax hay bor no heavily upon tha browing Intor ct-ts and It wsh stated betoru thu committee last spring Hint It had resulted In a de cieesed consumption of beer. As evldenco of this It was claimed that tho output of beer was nearly 1,000,000 barrels less in 1E99 than it was in 1898. beforo tho war revenuo tax took effect, but it will appear tbat this falling off In tho consumption has occurred In a number ot other years In tho last deendo and that the lncreaso In con- sumption in tho year of 1900 ot 2,750,000 our'uls- 18 ncnrl7 me -greatest or any one y" of tho laBt tcn-" Tho report then proceeds: "So that neither tho falling off in tho salo of beer In 1S99 nor tho increased consumption in 1000 was caused by tho Increased tax. But tho committco recognizes that tho manu facturcrs of beer havo some claim In tbo general reduction of tho war revenuo and thoy believe that tho amendment proposed in section 1 of tho bill, making n not re ductlon of 25 cents a barrel, gives them all tho relief to which thoy aro entitled In view of the reduction carried by the bill. Ilelief for Clitnr Manufacturer in tno war revenuo act tho tax upon cigars averaging more than three pounds in weight to the 1,000 was made $3.60. This GO cents per 1,000 was very onorous to tbo manufacturers, especially thoso engaged in a small way and making the cheaper grndes of cigars. It has been Impossible to dls trlhuto any of this CO cents in making i price to tho consumer and the factories have uau io ocar tne eniiro tax ot over J,uuu,uuu last year. Tho committee have thercforo reported an amqndment reducing this tax at the rate of CO cents per 1,000." Tho report then gives tho changes In de tail with tbo amount of tho reduction which has herotoforo appeared. It continues: "Tho 2-cent stamps on bank chocks, cer tlflcates ot deposit, drafts,, postal money ordors, etc., aro very annexing to n large class ot pcoplo and much complaint has been mado to the committee, especially from tho smaller towns and from farmers Hooiiinentury Tux Heiieuled. "Another source ot annoyance has been tho tax of 1 cent on express receipts nnd telegraph messages. Thero Is no doubt but that this taxation has caused moro wide spread annoyanco and troublo than uny thing else In tho act. Tho committco thero fore have stricken thoso taxes from tbo law The tax upon deedB and conveyances has been quite burdensome In numerous In stances as well as tho tax upon insurance nnd leases. The tax upon promissory notes nnd mortgages haa been very onerous upon tho debtor class. It has seemed to them that It was enough to pay Interest without paying a tribute to the govern ment upon every transaction ot this kind Thoso aro the principal Items In amount that aro stricken from tho schedule, whllo other taxes at like character aro small I amount and obvious reason for their repeal Tho committco havo repealed all of scheduto 11 excepting tho tax upon wines. This In eludes tho tax upon proprietary medicines and articles ot n similar nature, "Thoro haH been greator protest against tho enforcement ot this tnx than any -other tn tho wholo law. It would appear that tho lax was much greater In severity than congress anticipated wnen tno law waa enacted. Whllo thn prosent taxation Is small upon the retail prlco ot tho nrtlcl Eold, It has fallen upon tho manufacturer to a large degrea and has been tn tho ag gregato a largo percentage of taxation upon tho wholesale price. Tho committco reo ognlzed that wines wero entitled to much reduction as beer, but thero did not seem to bo any convenient way to divldo tho tax of 1 cent upon a pint bottle, and thcrotoro havo left it tho sanio as in th original net." , lllll (Jiii-h nn I'nr nn l'raotlrnl. After giving the reductions In detail, ag grcgatlng JiO.000,316, tho report says "In making tho foregoing reductions, ycur, committco uelloves that tho bill goes as fa at It Is safo to go in reducing tho revenue Ttey also bollovo that they havo mado tho reductions so its to do nway with the most ntnnylng nnd vexatious taxes under the net, and also to rolteve such business as I now untitled to relief under all the clr ct instances. While also regretlng that they cannot nt this tlmo mako a ;epor finally disposing ot the war taxes, except such ns congress way deem It wlto hero alter to keep upon the statute book, yet they congratulate tho country that they am able to report a b 111 striking off to per cent nf this kind nf tmatlnn or "18 Kln'1,01 taxation. "Alter tbls reduction of $10,000,000 shall akc effect, leaving a revcuuo ot $65,000,000 under the war revenuo act, that sum will be barely sufllctent to meet tho train of extraordinary expenditures whlrh follow tho ' loie of nctual hostilities. We aro cer tainly justified in maintaining tho war revenues up to a point equal to tho cxtra- rdlnary expenses entnlled by the war." Mr. 1'ayno said today that ho would call up tbo bill In the house next Tuesday, nflcr tho executlvo bill la passed. No program for tho bill has been fixed, but Mr. I'ayna asked tho minority leaders to confer and let htm know what tlmo Is desired, with a low of arranging tho limits of debato. CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETS evrral SorlH of Provocation to Oratory SiirtuiK on the At tending Delegate. 8ld J. Kent, tho state labor commissioner ho expects to rctlro from his official posi tion In n short time, sprung a now scheme before tho Central Labor union last night nn address in which ho announced a meeting ot delegates at Lincoln on December 0 for tho purposo of forming a state so ciety of labor and industry, which Is to bo sort ot a stato federation ot labor. In tho courso of his remarks ho mentioned aws needeil by tho stale, among which wero a municipal eight-hour law, an ar bitration law, a fellow-servant or employers' liability law, a law requiring the union label on state work, freo omploymont bu reau laws in requiring shops and factories to placo guards around machinery, ele vators, etc., and stato inspection ot boilers and machinery. The address caused consldciablo comment and after considerable acrimonious discus sion, in which tho populist labor commls- loner wns "roasted," tho union decided to send three delegates to the convention. The men chosen were: Asa Taylor, Harry Mc- Vea and C. 13. Watson. Tho meeting of tho union opened with tho mntter of tho Painters' union under discus- Ion. Officers of tho union had written to the headquarters of tho American Federa tion of Labor nnd tho Pnlnters' union re garding tho matter and from both head quarters eamo instructions tbat Union 101, tho so-called "Ilaltlmoro union," should bo recognized equally with union 103, tho "La fayotto branch." Tho discussion was rather one-sided and by a voto of 22 to 18 tho union doclded to pay no attention to the recommendations from tho national bodies. Tho board of control of tho proposed nowspaper mado a report, in which it was stated that Asa Taylor had been elected editor, with Willis Hudspeth as nssociato odltor, Downs of South Omaha, Kclwitz of Omaha and Scott of Council llluffs, di rectors; that advertising to tho extent ot $200 per month had been contracted and with over 1,500 subscribers tho first edi tion would bo Issued next Wednesday. Whon tho report was submitted for tho first tlmo It was realized that the Central La bor hnlon had parted with tho power ot choosing tho editors that function having been assumed by tho board of control. When this nhaso was developed President Taylor tendered tho resignation of himself and Willis Hudspeth. W. H. Hell moved that tho resignation ot Willis Hucivieth bo accepted, for tho reason that he had supplied tho master painters with Information which had nearly dis fuDtcd tho Painters' union, nnd had cost that organization $2,500; mat no painter would contrlbuto $1 to tho paper so long as Hudsneth Is connected with tho enterprise further, that ho Is not a. member or tno Contral Labor union nor connected with it In any way. Tho dragon's teeth of discord was sown by theso remnrks and tho, champions of tho "red button" rallied, to iho .oupport ot the , prime mover of thorjArganlzatlon ot Painters' union No. 1C1. TPjcsldont Taylor left tho chair to defond-lila. qo.-laborer. say- Inir that while Mr. .HudspfttU was wrong once, ho Is now right nn.,honcet, sincere man, who is putting -his shoulder to, tho wheel to mako i a success,, His removal would injure tho paper and tho speaker nsked that the resignation bo not nccepted until some tlmo in tho future, Tho reDresentatlvo of the board of con trol nnnounccd that tno ucntrat iauor union had nothing to say In tho matte that tho board has full chargo and tho Omnha Contral Labor union amounts to nothing In tho management' of tho enter prise; that South Omaha and Council niuffs havo a majority on tho board and would run tho thing to suit themselves, regard less of Omaha. ... . Tho union was occupied with theso mat ters until 12 o'clock nnd with a report from the allied printing trades council, which was roferred to the lauor commiuee, mo union adjourned. WOMAN STRANGELY BURNED SIr. IlUtll Slllttcry unrr nci rmj from the Hcault or a .Slnuulnr Kplnodc. When John Slattery, a smelter employe. returned to his homo at 709 Pacific stroet Friday ovenlng ho found his wife. Huth, suffering Intense agony nnd barely ablo to speak. In responso to ropeated inquiries sho replied that she "did not ao u. re lieving that his wifo had takon poison with suicidal intent Slattery took her to a drug storo at Thirteenth and Pacific streets, whero tho usual antidotes wore given, though no aymptoras of poisoning wore ap parent. Mrs. Slattery kepi up a irantic New Pianos From$l67 Coma nnd scu our ccnulno linrcnlns in plnnos We nlwiiys have them on linntl iib low nH $25.00 ou $.V)0 monthly imy-mentH-nll gunrunttt'd for FIVE YHAHS -If you wnnt tho beat HIGH GRADE PIANO. AVE HAVE THEM. Notlco our leaders: Knnbe Klmbnll, Krnnlch & Rncli Hnllctt & DnvlH-MalMiiill-Needhnm nnd many others-Wc enn mipply you with nny priced plnuo on nny kind of terms I'leasi) dou't forget that wo lmvo only ONE KIND OF IMtlCE on ull our Koods The oldest estnullHiieu house lu Nebrnakti. - - A. HOSPE, Hole 'ill Art. 1613 Oauilat Here's To The Auditorium- Unit Is sure to be n success because tho business men lmve been pushing It nnd pushing linrd "We've been pushing our boy's $1.W) shoes for yenrs, uud they're u good Uilug to push Made of solid leather uppers nud soles, they can with stand moro hard wear than nny shoo mudo at the same price If you have never bought a pair of these shoes for your boy bring him In Saturday and let us lit him as ho should bo tltted We know you will bo satlsfled with tho shoes nml the lit we glvo him. Drexel Shoe Co,, New Catalogue Bendy Sent Fre for the AaUlnv. Oiunl a' Vp-to-date Slioi? rioni. l-UU rAUNAM STllUF-'ru screaming and was finally removed to tho police station In tho city ambulance Po llco Surgeon Amen discovered a largo burn extending over tho chest and part of tho abdomen, which had been dono recently nnd apparently with hot v-atcr or mihh neld. Tho burn was dressed and tho woman taken enro ot for the night in the matron's de partment. Mr. Slattery nnd Mrs. Slattcry's sister visited her later and she recognized them, though not nblo to talk coherently. Slat tery was of tho opinion that n neighbor woman, with whom Mrs. Slattery had quar reled, must havo renewed tho trouble Fri day evening nnd thrown water or acid upon her. Tho pollco will Invest Igato tho matter. DELVE IN HELLENIC HISTORY Unity Clnli Dlseimsen Old X.invx Ailuiliilntrretl In llnrly l)n of Creek Civilisation. The Unity club meeting nt tho rcsldonco of Frank Heller, 2:G" Farnam street, last night was well attended. It was dovoted to tho third and concluding discussion of "Karly Hellas," which Is tho first subject takon up by tho club this season in Its study of Hellenic civil history. Tho gen eral themo will be pursued throughout the winter. Tho papers presented Inst night wero by T, W. lllackburn, who treated of tho family law of the ancient Greeks; Judge W. A. Foster, who dealt with tho property law. and Carl E. Herring, who discussed reme dies and procedure. All of tho papers were concise, yet thorough-going treatments of the subjects In band, evincing well directed and careful research on tho part of their authors. Tho club will meet next nt tho residence of Miss Carrie O. Drown. 212 North Twenty-fifth street, on tho evening of December 21, when tho topic will be "Athens Codlflers and Kcformcrs." I.rcturcM. liy Dr. William. Ilr. Meado C. Williams, editor of tho Her ald and Prosbvtor of St. Louis, delivered tour lectures thla week before the students of tho Omnlut Presbyterian Thpologlcnl In stitute. Ills subjects were! "Aspects of Pastoral work." "Tho 1 nstor as nn Or ganizer," "Tho Work with Individuals and Families" and "The Pastor in Study nnd Pulpit." Vpon tho conclusion of tho Hcttes resolutions ot thanks wero tendered to Dr. Williams In appreciation ot his services. SyriMigs Actrfeasantfy smdJfomptfy: Cleanses the System Gently and Effectually when bilious or costive. resents w tho most acccptaileJbrm the laxative principles of plants J:uowti to act most icteltcially. TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS BUY THE GENUINE MANFD. BY CALIFORNIA FIG STRUPC0. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 10UISVIUE , KY NEW YORK. N.Y for sale ty druggists -price 50 per bottle, R adway's Pills Small, act without pain or griping, purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Kegulnte tho j-mkcsuvi; urff.inH. i ue iraicst and iiiuuitiiie in ine worm lot ins CURE of all disorders of tho Stomach, Liver, Bow els. Kldnevs. llladder. Nervous TMnmhph Loss of Appetite, Headache, Constipation, Costlveness, Indigestion, Illllousncsa, Kovcr, Inflammation of tho Bowela, Plies and all arrangements oi tne internal Vlsccru I'wiU' iit.-x tJiuiSMTlUN will be accom plished by taking HAD WAY PILLS. Uy DYSPEPSIA. Sick ITPQlAP)l T-rtllt Rlrtmnxli Till lni .n i will bo avoided, its tho food that is eaten yuiiiiiuuio n ijuuij&iuuK jiropuriies tor me vujiui i. ui ine nullum wa.su; oi wie Doay. Price SCISr llox. Sold by UruirvUtB ur n i uy .linil. Send to pit. It AD WAY & CO.. 63 Elm oi.i iov iora, tor uooic ot Advice. Knocked to Prices and Profits KNOCKED TO SMITHEREENS All go on sale on Saturday morning ..AT.. $5.00 EACH 0 You usually have to wait till February for this kind of talk 0 Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. Some More Book Pointers The book publishers, expecting a larger business this year than in the past, have far exceeded any previous year in the quality and quantity of the Holiday Books issued, and we have bought heavier than ever before, consequently we have the llnest stock of books to show you ever brought to this city. Our stock comprises the late Fiction and Juveniles and a large assortment of line editions for gift books, also standard sets Biography, History and Educational Books. You will find our prices right. We are giving a discount of 30 per cent on all Fiction, except a few net books and some books upon which we are quoting special prices much lower than 10 per cent off list. We mako no misleading quotations. If you see it over the name of Megeath you can depend on it being correct. Call and see us before buying. It will cost you noth ing to look and you will be just ns cordially received, whether you buy or not. "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is published at $1.50. Our price, $1.00. MegeathStationeryCo 1308 FARNAM STREET. The largest book store in the state. H8 " ' SYRINGES ot air description!!. A complete stock at very low prices. This Instrument, with two hart rubber pipes, 60c postage, 10c. THt ALOE 6 PENF0LD C0M Drformltr Brace Manufacturers. 1408 Fnruum OMAHA. Op. Paxton Hot!. Four Aces Dut's wlint I hold nn' Its do B.nme vll my boss lie's always four uco IjIku when It conies to Hullln' boo1h at do lowest prices 13f you don't believe me , Jest go In and look around for you can get a nlco pocketknlfe for 10c and do best dut's mudo for $4.00 and Iio'h got BOO different styles a good carving set fur $1.00-Cliullng dish fur ?2.00 Two o'clock teas for S'-'.SO Faucy tea and coffeo pots fur 08c and when It couips to stoves, dcr's where ho out shines 'cm alldo Favorite Huso Ittirncr for ?ll).80-good Oak heater for $4.08 an' do beauty of buyln' from him Is you only pay a little down an' do bahuico on easy puyln' plan. A. .C. Raymer 1514 Farnam St. An Apronful- of our confectionery could not harm you Our candles and other sweets are made from tho best materials und aro guaranteed to bo absolutely pure Tho confectionery wo sell is mudo fresh every day Our candles nro so good tha4. tho baby can cat Its lilt of ltMVhut U thoro lu pure, delictus coufectlonory to hurt either baby, child or grown-up" per sons? Thero 1 no purer materials than tho ones wo use Thero Is no cleaner way of making confectionery than ours. W. S. Balduff, 1520 Fai-uam St. Smithereens 200 Children's nnd Misses' Jtick ets( go on sale Saturday Dec. 8th at 10 o'clock. Sizes 8 to 18 years. Colors practically everything. Jaunty Reefers with with wide collars. Nobby Coat Collars, Box Fronts, trimmed and plain most of them sold at $10.00. Sick Dogs FLKAS ON nOGS MANGF. ON DOGS DISTEMPER IN DOGS Aro unnecessary cvIIb. They can all bit cured, and it is tho duty pf everybody keep ing dogs to seo that thuy are freo from disease before cold weather sots In. nOo Clnyton'a Illiitrnipcrlne . . 40e fJOo C'luytou'H MniiKc Cure 40u 25a Clnyton'a Oritur fur Urtia., UOo flOc ClBj-ton'a ViTinlf iib ...... 4(i r0 Clujtoii'n Tonic I'llla 40n ROu Cluytnu'M I.nxatlve Villa 40a UOo Claytuii'a Soup 15o , J, A. FULLER & GO. 14th Donttlna Sta. Ojuen All Night. fta.BBBBBBBBBBrVl