ATTENTION CENTERS ON PONY
PoIIm Stilt Hope to Find tlio Oudthy
Kidnapers.
J. J, CROWE IS NO LONGER A FACTOR
Vhtrt Dtmnline'd Jim Arc Trying tn
Locntu (he lllnokunilth AVIio
Shod tlu I'onj (iotil
.ot MnrUcil.
Now that J. J. Crowo 1b eliminated from
tlio kidnaping case, tbo police aro giving
most of tbclr attention to tho pony re
cently brought up from Pacific Junction.
Detective Hcltfcld took It In chargo cnrly
yesterday morning and began n canvas of
tbo blacksmith shops In South Omaha with
a vlow to finding out If posslblo whero tho
nnlmal was shod. It Is known to a cer
tainly that this pony was shod after It
passed Into the hands of tho kidnapers, as
It had no shoes on Its front feet when Dan
iel llurrls disposed of It.
"A peculiar fact about tbo shoes on that
pony," said Chief Donohuo yesterday,
"Is that hind shoes wcro put on lis front
feet. It Is shod nil around now with hind
shoes, front feet nnd all. The Job also has
tho appearance of having been dono hur
riedly, ns tho hoofs arc not trimmed up as
neatly as Is usually tho caso with work
turned out of a first class shop. Still, there
Is no 'doubt but that this Job was done by
n practical blacksmith.
"Only ono of tho shoes bears tho union
label, but this Is not ovldenco that It was
put on In a union shop.
Wntit Hotter MrKortullnn.
"Our object In trying to find tho shop In
which tho job was dono Is to seo If wo can
get a description of the man or men who
look tho pony there and had tho work done.
What wo want especially Is a description of
someono besides Crowe. Wo havo descrip
tions of him galore, but wo aro short on de
scriptions of tho other men In the ease;
they appear to havo kept pretty well in tho
background.
"Tho reports from Dallas, Tex.," resumed
tho chief, "rolatlvo to tho ransom money
being marked, are fakes. At least, so far
as I know, tho money was not marked, and
so far as I know no notices havo been sent
out from hero to banks throughout tho
United States and Canada to bo on the look
out for It. Mr. Cudaby has repeatedly de
nted tho rumor that tho gold was marked
nnd I don't think It was, as they didn't havo
tlmo to mark It, oven If they had wanted to.
"Tho report that Vic McCarty Is In this
rnso Is absurd. Ho knows ho Is wanted
hero nnd ho wouldn't como back to thin
country to cngngo In a kidnaping or any
other venture."
KANSAS NIIKIlir
HAS
VA.VK.
I.rimtwlAe There In it Simpleton Cluir
neler I.iiufliiK Aliout.
In the bosom of ntoro than ono sheriff
nnd pollco officer In districts ns far away
as tho ends of telegraphic communication
nnd newspapor circulation grows n well de
veloped longing for a sllco of tho $23,000
Cudahy reward nnd tho fame of catching
tho kldnnpurs. This was Indicated by n
telegram Sheriff I'owor received Wednesday
from William Wnlkcr, Jr., sheriff of Sher
man county, Knnsna. This olllclnl lives at
(loodland, a place of about COO Inhabitant;.
Ills mcssngo to tho sheriff reads llko this:
"Thoro Is n suspicious character hero;
shall I arrest him or what shall I do with
htm? Ho might bo ono of tho Cudahy kid
napers." The sheriff nnswered tho com
munication Instructing him to let the man
go, ns ho 1h not wanted hero.
"Do you Know that down In somo of tho
out-oMho-wny counties," said n deputy In
tho sheriff's office, "there aro sheriffs and
pollco who stny up nil night searching rail
road yards, scrutinizing tramps In quest of
n man who roscmbles I'at Crowe, nnd
dreaming visions of what they will do with
tho $25,000 when they land tho right man.
You could not convince ono of tho men that
they nro not going to ninko tho arrest, bo
causo they havo It all mapped out with
themselves that destiny Is going to dlroct
Crowo right Into tholr nrms, nnd then you
know n man likes to plnn spending Inrgo
turns of money whether hp over gets It or
aot. I'm next to theso fellows; I used to
bo thoro myself."
AiiiiiiiiiKM'iiK'iitM nf the Tlieater.
Thin evenlug at Roytl'8 theater Walker
Whiteside will present Paul Kestor's
dramatization of "Eugene Aram," In which
Mr. Whiteside Is said to II ml the means
of manifesting his strongest powers ns an
actor. "Heart and Sword" will bo repented
at tho matinee tomorrow and "Hamlet"
will be given Saturday night.
w
Oman's
ork
Tho annual meeting and election of o Ul
cers of the Omnha Charities association, di
recting tho Creche, was held In the recep
tion room of tho Creche at 10:30 o'clock
Thursday, morning, fourteen members be
ing present. Previous to tho annual busi
ness tho monthly busluess was discharged.
Tho treasurer reported several contribu
tions of money, tho largest of which was n
donation nf JU0 from tho Shrincrs, tho
others being from members of the board
'and friends of tho Institution. Tho ma
tron's report showed a splendid list of do
nations of provisions and clothing, also of
toys nnd eaudy for tho Christmas tree. The
yearly busluess was then taken up. Mrs.
James Vnn Nostrum! presided In place of
tho president, Mrs. T. L. Kimball, who was
prevented by Illness from attend
ing and who wroto an explana
tory lottor, which was read. ' Tho
matron roportcd 583 children enred for dur
ing tho year. Tho treasurer's report
showed vnn 'oxpenso for their caro of
631.C9, Jl,2l7;33 having been received for
their board. Tho cntlro cost of tho main
tenance of the Institution for the year was
J2.318.CH. The election of tho new board
of manngcrs followed. Mesdames T. L.
Kimball, Jumes Van Nostrand, Ouy How.
srd, !'. A. Walker and 1. O. Haws being
elected for threo years; Mesdames II. Hlf
ford, (1. M, Hitchcock. C. W. .Ly
man, K. M, Fall-Mold and Miss Harrow for
two years, and Mesdames J. L. Ilrandels,
Thomas Kllpatrlck, Herman Kountzo, M. 0.
Mnul and (1, T. Anderson for ono year. Tho
board unanimously elected ns Its olllcers for
tho coming year; President, Mrs. T. L.
Kimball; vice president, Mrs. James Vnn
Nostrand; secretary, Mrs, Ouy Howard;
treasurer, Mrs. I', O. Haws.
Though tho Crecho has been unfortu
nate In sovrrnl respects during tho last
year tho board expressed much satisfaction
t tho generous response of Its friends In
making up tho extra cxpenso nnd loss oc
casioned by sickness among tho children,
They especially appreciate tho nssrstnnco
of Miss Clarn (loudy who, whou two' months
ago tho board deemed It advisable to so
euro a professional nurso to enro for two
mild cases of scnrlot fovor, went Into quar
untlno with tho two children until they
had entirely rccovored, and charged tho
Creche less than one-half the usual re
muneration for her professional services.
Uuder ordinary clrmimRlauces tho Institu
tion would bo nearly self-supporting.
With Mrs. n.
Plattimouth, Mrs.
(oln and Mrs. II.
M. Stoutenboroutih of
L. L. Itlchetts of Lln
C. Towno of Omaha us
DEATH OF MRS. J. H. MILLARD
Wrll KtKMTM
After
(Iniiilut Woman Kxplrc
n Muttering; Ill
ness. Mrs. Caroline Millard, wlfo of Josenh It.
Millard, president of tho Omaha National
bank, died yesterday at the family resi
dence, 2106 Hainey street. Sho had been
111 for several years nnd death enmo ns n
relief from severe suffering that lasted
several months nnd destroyed the hopes of
tho relatives and friends of the sufferer.
Mrs. Mlllnrd, who was Caroline Harrows
before her marriage, was born nt Newark,
N. J., In 1837, and while n child was brought
to Iowa with hor parents, who settled nt
Dnvenport, whero she grow to womanhood.
It was In thaUclty that sho met Mr. Mil
lard, to whom sho was married In tho fall
of 1SC0.
Soon nftcr their marriage Mr. and Mrs,
Mlllurd moved to Omaha, whero they have
resided for nearly forty years. Mrs. Mil
lard was always devoted to her husband.
her children nnd her home nnd lived much
of hor life In tho quiet fnmlly circle. Sho
was u woman of culturo nnd tho Inllucnco
of her character was appreciated by nil
thoso with whom sho camo In contact,
for somo years Mrs. Millard was prom
inent among tho workers of tho Woman's
club. No uomnn In Omaha has over been
moro rloscly Identified with or more gen
erous to tho various charity undertakings
in tho city than tho deceased. Sho was one
of the largest IndlvldURt contributors to the
Clarkson Memorial hospital nnd a con
stant and liberal giver to tho Old Ladles'
Home, the Flower Mission, tho Associated
Charities, tho Creche nnd many other char
ltablo Institutions.
Mrs. Millard had but two children, Wll
lard D. Millard and Jessie, Millard, both
of whom Uvo In Omaha. Tho only other
surviving relatives of tho deceased, aside
from the bcrenved husband, nro I). H. Har
rows, n brother, and Harnh, J, Harrows, a
BlBtcr, who also resldo In this city.
Tho funcrnl will bo held at tho fnmlly
rcsldcnco at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
with Hov. lMward It. Jnks, pastor of tho
I-irat I'rcBbyterlan church, as officiating
minister.
IIIkIicmI ('hiiiupnKiio Heron!.
I.nst year 109,303 cases wcro Imported of
O. 11. Mumm's Extra Dry; In eluven months
In 1900 this quantity was exceeded, being
72,169 cases moro than nny other brand.
Spocla' attention Is called to tho remark
able quality now Imported.
I) I 1 ill cm l ItlllKM 3IIniI(iimmI.
Mrs. Thomas D. Crime, wlfo of un Omaha
nttorney, lost threo valuable diamond rlnw
on u Itock Island passenger train, whllo
enroute from Lincoln t her home In thM
elty Wednesday night. Mrs. Crimp remr.vld
tho rings from her linger while In tlio tollot
room nnd did not replnco I hem Winn she
discovered their losi a careful search fnll.'d
to dlscloFo their whereabouts. Mr. Crano
has offered u reward for tho return of tho
diamonds, and In hN search for them will
ln assisted by tho i.eerot rvleo depart
ment of tho Hock Island.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
James M. Chndwlek of Pittsburg, IM.,
Is In the city.
Dr. Mlttlestndt has returned nftcr ten
days' vacation.
H. It. Illsoti and family of Cirand Island
urn nt tho Her Cirand.
Jimies PitzslmmotiH, nn nttorney from
I'lltBburg. IM.. Is In tho city.
Councilman C. O. l.obeok Is sick with
pneumonia nt his home, 1C22 (Spencer street
Fiorina Cnjot'l, professor of mutl'ematltM
In Colorado college, located nt Colorado
Springs, visited the Omaha schools yestsr
duy. (leorgo A. Joslyn. president of tho West
em Nowspnper Union, has returned homo
from u several weeks' business trip In New
York.
Miss Iluby Douglas nnd Mrs,
Frank Tler-
ncy aro among tho Omaha society
eoutln-
g'
capital to attend the
Inauguration ball.
T. P. Miilmmnilt t. eltv limnnnlnr ..
weights nnd measures, nnd Mrs. Malmmmitt
intvu reiurneu iruni m, joscpn, wnero tlliy
spent tho holidays.
Miss I.oulo Knvmond of tho Castellnr
school and Miss Florence Maynard of tho
Franklin school aro not teaching this week
on account of sickness.
Charles F. IIouso n.. Ilelvey has been ap
pointed messenger In the Wentiu.r i,,
of the Agricultural dppnrtmtnt nnd nsslgned
iu amy in unman, lie reported ror duty
yesterdny.
Fred J. Ilylngton, a Northwestern train
dispatcher at Ashland, Wis., Is In tho city
for n short visit with friends. Jir. Dylngton
was formerly connected with the Union
l'aclllc and has a number of friends among
tho inllroad men of this city.
James II, Qulgley, R E. Mockett and F.
II. Dunham of Lincoln. Isnao Shepherds
and Ueorgo Shepherds of Itivertou, James
Hell of David City, Sam Long of South
Hend. John H. Plerson of Union nnd U.
Weber of Spalding nro Nebrnsknns nt' the
Murrny.
Nebraskaus at tho Merchants: C. It.
Gustiivson and P. F. Cahlll of St. Edward,
'.. D. Teator and J. N. Edwnrds of Lyon.
CI, II. Davldgo of Lincoln, J. It, Hurks of
Heatrlee, Harry Dunkln of Clilihon, H. C.
McCord of Schuyler. E. D. Welker of Cedar
Hnplds and W. E. Gowen of North Loup.
in Tlufo and
harity.
lltorary committee of tho Nebraska Federa
tion o"f Woman's Clubs, tho work to secure
state traveling libraries Is being carried on
with renewed energy. Tho Omaha Woman's
club has drawn up a petition which Is being
circulated by Its members, who havo al
ready Bccured several hundred signatures.
Tho potltlon reads as follows:
We, tho undersigned residents of Douglas
county, Nebrnska. in the Interest of n moro
Intelligent and contented citizenship nnd In
tho deslro to seo Nebrnska maintain Its
position In the front rank In progressive
education, do hereby petition our rcptesen
tatlvcs In the Nebraska legislature to put
our state In lino with Colorado, Con
necticut, Georgln, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas,
Maine. Mnachusctts, .Michigan, Minne
sota, Now Ilnmpshlre, Now York, Ohio,
1'ennsylvuuln, Vormont and Wisconsin by
enacting a law- creating n library commis
sion providing for n system of traveling
libraries and making u liberal appropria
tion therefor.
So far, tho women report that no Intelli
gent person has refused to sign tho po
tltlon, the benefits to bo derived from Its
success being generally recognized.
Miss Helen Woodsmall will return from
Indianapolis Saturday and will open tho
gymnasium classes of tho Youug Women's
Christian association Monday evening,
One of tho oldest woman's societies of
tho city Is tho Coffee Clatch, or Coffoo
Party, as It Is now culled. Organized
twenty-eight years ago with a membership
of twenty-olght women, It still continues to
moot every two weeks on Thursday after
noon, though Its members now number but
eight Mesdames Hclmrod, Courier, K. Hose,
water, Calm. F. Motz, Oroutley, Datterton
and Hubcrman. Tho society was organized
for charity, each member pnylug 10 cents at
each nieetlng and tho tlmo being dovotod
to sowing tor needy cases whllo tho money
was used wherover hely was needed. This
winter tho women havo given up tho 10
cent tax, but continue to sew and glvo
tho garments to hospitals, charltablo or
ganizations op private cases.
The Frldoy club was organized thirteen
years ago nnd Is conducted on the samo
Plan as tho Coffee Party. It Is composed
of Jewish women, having a membership of
sixteen and meets overy two weeks. Its
object Is also charity and added to a 10
cent tax tho proceeds of n birthday tax
enable tho women to materially assist tho
charltablo organizations of tho city, aside
from their contributions of garments, which
aro made nt tho mecttlngs.
The success of the West Knd Woman's
club of Chlcugo In securing Mrs. Margaret
13. Sangatcr to address them last Friday
THE OMAHA DAILY BMJSt FHIPAV, .lANfAKV 1, 1001.
Omaha's
New
Wholesale
Dry Goods
House
TO TAX COMMISSION MEN
Undo Sm
Reaches Out
Revenue.
for Additional
SOUTH OMAHA IS DEEPLY INTERESTED
Ilrokerx Decline to Pay Tax Iiiiuin'I
mill SncHnl Aent (inrner Hum
ltcfrrrcil Hie Mutter In
HeniliaiiarterN,
Dr. J. N. (lamer, special Internal revenue
agent, has referred to tho authorities at
Washington a matter which means much to
tho cattle commission men of South Omaha
nnd n decision upon which Is awaited with
Interest by the parties Involved In all parts
of tho country.
At tho time tho rovenuo act went Into
effect It provided for a tax of $30 per year
upon I1 brokers, but tbo law did not dcflni
tho word and since that tlmo thero has been
considerable doubt as to what professions
enmo within tho provisions of tho lnw. Dr.
(Jarner has recently been sent to Omaha
nnd almost ns soon as ho arrived he tool:
up tho matter of tho tax upon brokers.
When ho went to South Omaha and Investi
gated tho work of tho cattlo commission
men, of whom thero aro about thirty upon
the market, ho decided that they wcro
brokers within tho meaning of tho statute
and reported their names to tho Internal
revenue collector of the district. Tho col
lector notified them to pay, but they de
murred, claiming to bo exempt. Tho col
lector consented to refer the matter to
headquarters pending payment and tho com
munication of tho rovenuo agent, with the
arguments of tho commission men, was
sent to the commissioner of Internal rev-
enuo with a request that tho question be
decided. So far no action has been taken
at Washington.
lllKT .Money Involved.
Tho nmount Involved exceeds $8,000 nt
South Omaha nlono and a decision sustain
ing tho position of tho revonuo ngent will
add several millions of dollnrs to the govern
ment treasury ns commission men or cattle
nt tholr "Daughters Day" meeting, has
mado them tho envy of a number of their
sister organizations that havo been less
fortunate. Miss Margaret Evans of St.
Paul, vice president of tho General Federn
tlon of Woman's clubs, was also present
and spoke. Mrs. Sangstor's subject wan
"Tho Outlook of tho Twentieth Century
Olrl," and over 900 women wore privileged
to hear her speak upon that subject, of
which sho writes so ably.
Tho Invitation of tho Council Hluffs Wo
man's club to Its monthly meeting nnd re
ception held tonight nt tho homo of Mrs.
Montgomery, In Council Ulufts, Includes the
escorts ns well as tho members of tho
household economics' department of tho
Omaha ;!ub.
Another effort Is being mudo to organize
nn Audubon society among the women of
Omaha. Though no definite arrangements
havo been mado tho promoters will meet
some tlmo uoxt week and notices will later
bo Issued advising all Interested persons
of tho plan for organizing,
Last night at tho Westminster Presby
torlan church six young women, dro3sed In
becoming whlto nnd black kowiib nnd dnlnty
whlto caps, were granted their certificates
of graduation from tho Presbyterian hos
pital's training school for nurses, Tho
graduates were Misses Hlllovo Westberg,
Ellen Hlpglns, Eva Head and Mlnnlo Dick
enson nnd Mesdnraes Ellzaboth Dunbar and
Olgn Sampson.
Itov. T. S. Hawiey and Itev. It. M. Ste
venson addressed tho class nnd tho diplo
mas woro presented by Hov. Stovensou on
behalf of the hospital staff. All tho pupil
nurses of tho hospital, dressed In their
uniforms, occupied seats In tho front of
tho church, Immediately behind whero tho
graduates sat.
"Am I My Ilrothcr's Keopcr?" was tho
thomo of Rev. Hnwley'a address. After
reviewing tho slmplo story of tho lowly
Nazarene ho compared His ministrations to
thoBo of tho self-sacrificing nurses, who
devoto their lives to relieving tho suffer
ings of mankind,
"I wish to congratulate you young women
who nro devoting your llvos to a noblo
profession upon the completion of your
course and I wish to congratulato tho poo
plo of Omaha who uro to bo cared for by
nurses well versed In medical science,-' said
Hov. Stevenson, as ho handed tho graduates
their diplomas. "May you rejolco In your
usefulness. I will not wish you happiness,
for people who have found their worh
are always happy,"
P
SALE
BOTH
Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods
brokers at all of tho stock yards In tho
United States will not only bo required to
pay tho tax for tho current year,- but tho
tax and penalty for tho threo years slnco
tho lnw went Into effect. This will mean
tho mulcting of overy broker In tho sum of
$275, $22.1 being buck tax and penalty.
An enforcement of tho agent's opinion
would mean that msny of tho weaker con
cerns on scvctal of tho markets vottld go
out of business, as somo of them can HI
nfford to take on any additional expenses.
It would havo no effect In this particular
at South Omaha, Kansas City or Chicago,
tho reduction In tho number of brokers be
ing mainly nt smaller yards whero tho bus
iness Is light.
I low to t'itrc Oriii)i,
Mr. It. Gray, who lives near Amenta,
Duchess county, N. Y., says: "Chamber
lain's Cough remedy Is the best medicine
I hnvo ever used. It 1b a flno children's
remedy for croup and nover falls to cure."
When given as soon ns tho child becomes
hoarse, or oven after the croupy couph
has developed. It will prevent tho attack.
This should be homo In mind and a bottlo
of tho- Cough remedy kept at hand ready
for Instant uso as soon ns these symptoms
appear. For sale by all drugglatjs.
-rr-
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Scarlet tever has been quarantined nt
2210". Howard street.
The city baa Issued engineers' licenses to
twenty-four applicants.
A cuso of diphtheria has boon reported
from 114 South Twenty-eighth street.
Kdwnrd D. Geoghegan, for somo years
bookkeeper for Fnrrcll & Co., has suc
ceeded K. K. Andrews as general mnnnger
of tho business.
Tho Coterlo chili, composed of a number
pf Omaha, ministers, mot nt the Millard
hotel last night nnd enjoyed a pleasant
two. hours of story telling.
An unruly gasoline atovo caused a nmall
(Ire In tho rooms above J. Treitschke's sa
loon nt 50t South Thirteenth street Thurs
tiny afternoon. The damage was nominal.
Frank Wilson pleaded guilty In polluj
court yesterdny to stealing threo pocket
books from u counter In Hnyden Hr.w.
store Wednesday. Ho was given ten days
in tho county Jail.
Mrs. A. F. Elilntt, who has been ono of
tlio most prominent workem In the
Woman's Christian association, Is very III
nt her home, 2253 Pierce street. She Is suf
fering with rheumatism.
DurlnR the year of 1900. thero were CS7
patients enred for In the Presbyterian hos
pital. On January 1. tho number of pa
tients In tho hospitals was thlrty-une.
'lhlrty-two persons died In tho hosplt.il
during tho year
?? I-oonnrd, the wnlter In Frit
Irth'M, at Tenth and Harney streets, who
took a patron's money Wednesday night
nnd gave him u "doctored ' receipt fur It,
was discharged In police court yosterdu.
Tho ovldenco tailed to show that he had any
dishonest Intent.
John Ilnhn nnd Herman Dletrlck, charged
with stealing u quantity of brass llttlugs
from tho machlnory In tho engine room nf
tho Wlthnell Uros. & Smith Co. brick
yard at Twenty-second street and the
Union Pnclllc tracks Thursday afternoon,
wero nrrested by Patrolman Devcreese.
Mrs. K. F, Lowrey, who occupies Hat I In
t no Davldgo block, reports to. tho police
t bat someono entered her npartment
Wednesday by using a key, nnd stole u goal
and silver thimble. They broke open n
child's bank and looted It of n handful nf
nickels, but scorned to tako thn pennies, of
which there wire 45 cents' worth.
The caso of H. J, Whltmoro, receiver,
against U, A. Ilelmer, vrnwlng out or t he
fnl I uro of tho Flrrft National bank of No
llgh, has been dismissed. Hetmor Is ono of
tho men convicted of fraud In the mutter
of tho failure of tho bank, and Is now nut
on bond pending n decision on a motion
for a sotting aside of tho verdict of tho
Jury. Ho was formerly president of tho
Institution.
Friday evening nt Tempel Israel tho regu
lar liturgical ceremony will glvo place to
a speclnl New Year service. It win bo nn
"Elijah" evening. Tho solos, qunrtettes
and musical program generally will bo
selections from .Mendelssohn's oratoilo,
"Elijah." and tho text nf tho lecture l.y
Dr. Slmnn will be. "He Took Up tho Mai -tlo
of Klljnh," tho address dealing with
thoughts Inspired by the coming of tho new
yeur,
Tho next regular meeting of Unlly
club will bo held nt tho residence of Mlsu
Itooney, W North Nineteenth street, this
evening, Tho program will consist of
a continuation of the study of Athens.
Tho Delian Confederacy Mill bo tho special
featuro of tho meeting nnd tho legislative
Institutions will bo treated by tho following
papers: "Tho Houle, or Senate," Henry
Farmer; "Tho Kkklesla." J. Irving Head;
"Tho Hemedy for Unconstitutional Legis
lation," J. J. llouchcr.
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COUNCIL TIES BP SALARIES
Alderman Hascall Seoures Amendment to
Pay Ordinance for Pecember.
COMPTROLLER SAYS ACTION IS ILLEGAL
Declare tliat Mensiirc an It .Vow
Stands In I n valid Mnj or Mas Not
AlMU'oved It nn Yet I'reeo
iUmiIn Cited.
In amending tbo salary ordinance for
December the elty council mndo changes
which Invalidated it in tho opinion of City
Comptroller John N. Westberg. Tho ordi
nance has not been approved by Mayor
Moores and It Is not ltnt.wn whether ho will
tign It. Mr. Westberg believes tho ordlnanco
Is void and says ho Is not sure that ho will
draw warrants unless a now ordinance Is
passed.
Councilman Unseal! secured an amend
ment to tho measure on tho ground that
tho money set asldo for each department
of tho city government Is a special fund and
thnt tho salaries for each department should
bo paid from this fund nnd not from tho
general fund. It Is customary to set asldo
so much money for tho general fund each
year and tho council apportions this money
to tho different offices In tho city hall. Mr.
Westberg holds that this apportionment
does not crcnto a special fund for each of
fice. Ho maintains that It It within tho
power of tho council to glvo any depart
ment nil the money it sees fit, In spite of
tho fact that tho sum exceeds that originally
sot aside.
Tho city charter provides that tho comp
troller's ofllco shall havo only Jfl.OUO a year
for clerk hire. Tho December ordinance
provided for an expenditure In excess of
this nmount, and Councilman Hascall ob
jected and moved to strike tho comp
trolcr's salary list from tho ordlnanco.
Councilman Mount objected ou tho ground
that tho treasurer's ofllco and the dlty en
gineer's nfilco wcro nlso beyond their ap
portionment. The result was that tho sal
ary lists of all threo of theso offices woro
stricken oiit. Thero Is no charter pro
vision limiting tho expenditures of tho en
gineer and tho treasurer, but they wero cut
out on tho ground thnt tho ordlnanco ap
portioning funds prevented them from ex
ceeding their appropriation. ,
Wliat I'reordH Kliovr.
Hecords in tho office of the comptroller
show that tho nccount of tho city engineer
would bo overdrawn $20.70 In cubo tho De
cember pay roll wero passed. The deficit.
In tho treasurer's ofllco would be $772.45
nnd tho comptroller's allowance would b.i
overdrawn $2G7. Hut theso aro not the only
departments thnt havo exceeded their al
lowance. Tho money apportioned for tho
maintenance of tho city hall boo been ex
hausted and $1,,"0S,1G lu nddltloti will bo
necessary to moot tho deficit. Tho legal
department has overstepped Its mark
$179.25. Tho ofllco of tho Inspector of
weights and measures Is short $26.09 and
tho pollco court hns exceeded Ha allow
ance by $187.31.
Tho comptroller Insists that even tho
council has exceeded Its own appropriation
and has a deficit of $110. This nmount was
expended by tho city clerk on behalf of tho
council nnd was used In tho purchase of
supplies. Ccuncllman Hascall says that
this sum should not havo been charged to
tho council nnd maintains that the alder
men hnvo kept safely within prescribed
bounds,
Officers In the city hall who havo been cut
out of their pay feel that tho council has
not dealt Justly with them and Insist that
all departments which nro beyond their np
portlonmcnts should hnvo been treated tho
same. Tho city engineer was of the opinion
that he was safely within his allowance,
but sonic bills which had been carried over
swelled his expenditures,
"Tho apportionment of funds to different
departments is only an estimate and It Is
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almost Impossible for nn officer to make his
allowance and his expenditures balance.
Every department Is almost certain to ex
pend ii little less or n llttlo moro thnn the
c.act Bum set nslde. It hns been the coun
cil's custom to rare for nny small deficits
nnd I feel suro that tho samo thing would
havo been dono thla year had It not been
for Mr. Hnscall's personal enmity for me,"
said Comptroller Westberg. "I nm sorry
that other departments were drngged Into
tho light because It was directed at my
ofllco and I was willing to enrry on my own
buttle."
J. ALBERT DAVIS IS ON TRIAL
Alleged DefaiiltliiK Government Kin
Iiloyp Kneen (lie Court
for llearlnu.
Tho trial of J. Albert Davis, a government
employo accused of being short in his ac
counts, began yesterday In tho federal court.
Assistant District Attorney S. H. Hush In
opening tho enso for tho governmont stated
that January 10, 1900, Hlchard Phoenix,
clerk In chargo of station B, was removed
becauso of n shortage. In his accounts. Davis
wns ploced In chnrgo of the ofllco nnd
subsequently, received tho funds from
Phoenix, which tho latter had taken whllo
clerk. Mr. Huch said Davis was instructed
to send tho Phoenix funds to the central
station, which ho failed to do. On tho con
trary, tho assistant district attorney said,
Davis sent to Phoenix for tho combination
to tho safe, which ho received after somo
delay. Charles Grow, rellof clerk, took
chargo of tho ofllco tho following morning,
prior to tho nrrlval of Davis, nnd when
Davis camo nnd opened tho safo tho
Phoenix funds wero found missing. Mr.
Hush said thoro wero no marks on tho snfe
or the doors of the room to Indicate they
had been forced and It was'ovldcnt tho man
who took tho money must havo entered tho
door la the usunl manner,
Tho testimony of Postmaster Joseph
Crow, tho first witness called for tho gov
ernment, corroborated tho statement mudo
by tho assistant district attorney.
You should know that Foley's Honey and
Tar Is absolutely tho best for all diseases
of tho throat and lungs. Dcnlors aro au
thorized to guarauteo It to give satisfac
tion. Kcr snlo by Myers-Dillon Drug Co.,
Omaha; Dillon's drug storo, South Omaha.
AWntlu'r llevlew for December.
D. A. Welsh, locnl forecast ouiclul. has
Issued tho meteorological summary for tho
month of December, 1900. It shows the
highest atmospheric pressure to hnvo been
SO.Gt on tho 9th, the lowest 29.25 on tho 22d
uud tho menu for the month 30.10. The
mean temperature was 32 degrees, the high
est K3 on tho I7th and tho loweHt 2 below
zero on tho 31st. The mean temperature for
the corresponding month In 1S99 was 2(1 de
grees; In lm and 1S97, 22 degrees. The menn
temperature for December for thirty yearn
Is shown at 27 degrees. Tho total precipita
tion for last month was .40 of an Inch, whllo
the nverago precipitation In December for
thirty years has been .94 of an inch. Thir
teen days of the mouth wero clear, six wero
purtly cloudy nnd twelve wcro cloudy. Tho
totnl snowfall for December was 3.4 Inches.
Most People
Know n kooiI tiling when they seo it
It doesn't take an expert shoo liiaii to
seo the value Hint wo glvo lu our
misses' .?l.r.O shoes mado of llht
weight calf and heavy dont'oln uppers
with u solo that Is just thick enouRh to
keep the feet dry and warm and nt the
snino tlmo hnvo a neat, dressy nppear-ance-mado
with tho popular toes on
tho foot form last rIvcs them the weai
lui,' comfort of tho higher priced shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
CiilnloKne Sent Free for (lie Asking,
Oninli'i Up-to-date 3lme House.
- KAIINAM SritKICT.
Our Bicycle Man-
wants to point out to you thnt many
stoves and ranges havo heen In constant
uso from twenty-llvo to forty years
Tho secret of their durability Is -that
tholr owners replace repairs when re
pairs nro necded-nnd after you select
a range or furnaco it Is not criminal
carelessness to ruin It for want of n few
repalrs-but it Is very closo to It-uiiil
with our stock of a million and a half
pounds of stovo castings you havo no
possible excuse for neglecting them.
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NEW DEN FOR AR-SAR-BEN
Negotiation for Retention of Preimt Quar-
tera is Uniuccesiful.
KNIGHTS TO BUILD HOME OF THEIR OWN
Iecll Aclloii Will lie TaKen nl (lie
Annual .IIfcIIiik of (io vvrnoiit
Xrt Momlay .MKlit-Call
fur Wi-ccUIiih; lllda.
Although tho Knights of Ak-Sar-Den havt
paid tho rent and retained possession ot
tho Coliseum for Jnnunry, It will bo neces
sary for them to seek a new den within
tho next few weeks. William O. Ure, one
of tho new owners of tho Coliseum, yes
terday declared that bids for the domoll
tlon of tho old structure would bo ndvor
tlsed for In n few days and that tho wreck
ing work would begin early next month.
Tho commlttco of Ak-Sar-Ilen fcovonnrs
appointed several weeks ago to negotiate
for a new lcnso of tho Coliseum or' to con
sider and report upon planB for u now
location, will bo heard from nt tho annual
meeting of tho governors, to be hold at tho
Omaha club next Monday night. It Is
known that nearly all of tho members ht
tho commlttco favor the erection of n largo
wooden etructuro near tho renter of tlio
city for tho exclusive use of tho Knights,
and such nn undertaking will undoubted)
bo recommended. '
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Hcn nre not In
tho least disturbed over tho situation, In
asmuch ns tholr finances aro In excellent
shapo and they aro uble to operate on nn
Independent basis.
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