TIIE Of A IT A DAILY BEEl SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1000.
0
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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."
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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.
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