Til 13 OMAHA DAILY HE 12: THTHSl) A'V, JAXl'A ItV 17, 1001.
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WOE FOR THE BARER MAN
Crntade Against Unclsun 8hopi Cauiei
Much Trouble,
NOTABLE DECREASE IN BAKERY SALES
Suspicions nn to Cackronctir nnil
Other Tti I n an, the HotiteTtlfe
Mnkr Her Otrn nrrml
Vhnt the linkers Sit)'.
The present crusade of tho health au
thorltles against tinrlcnn bakeries la play-
lag hnoc with all tho bake shops In town,
bo they clean or otherwise.
Reports of deceased cockroaches and other
foreign sttbstanrcs In bread have turned
Omaha's stomach topsy lurvy and now the
patient housewife, has eliminated bakery
bread fiom her dally food orders, nnd has
resumed the production of homc-mado rolls
and bit nil tt.
At least this Is tho report that comes
from bakery proprietors In every part of
the city.
Tho wall of tho bakers Is loud, and tabasco
sauce Is Uko salvo when compared with
tho fiery lar.gungo some of tho "clean bak.
crs uso In expressing their opinion of the
"unclean" members of tho trade for It is
the "unclean" fellows who gave rise to all
lbs trouble.
TnlU of Ihr Tnun.
The revelation tnado In tho Investigation
of bakeries by tho sanitary officers Is crea
ting general talk. With tho publication of
tho nithy condition of certain bakeries the
sale of baker's bread decreased nnd when
tho snmo baker wns arrested n second tlmo
and It was reported that n family of coch
roaches was disinterred from tho Interior
of a loaf, the good housewives of Omaha
resumed a long-lost occupation nnd bread,
the product of their own hands, made Its
appearance at the family board. As a re
sult tho salo of bakers' bread decreased
still more.
One manufacturer of bread whose sales
amounted to thousands of loaves dally and
whoso bakery Is equipped with the latest
nppllances for tho manufacture of broad, re
ported ycBtonlay that his sales had fallen
off 25 per cent In the last few days and
that as a result he will have to discharge
several of his Journeyman bakers. Another
manufacturer stated that bis decrease In
sales would be about 20 per cent nnd that
from tho present outlook It would be sev
cral months before tho pcoplo of Omaha
would regain confidence In the wholetorao
ness and purity of the product of the city
bakeries.
.No (.'nine for Kieltrmcnt.
"If the people understood tho real con
dltlon surrounding theso Investigations of
the pollco there would bo no such excite
merit on the part of patrons of the Omahn
bakeries. In tho first place tho bakeries
Inspected and found unsanitary and filthy
re small concerns whose sales are confined
to their Immediate, neighborhoods, The
proprietors have neither tho capital nor. the
progrcsstvcnesH to reach out for a large
trndo nnd their small Bales nrc to persons
who generally havo nn opportunity of know'
lng the sort of house they nro dealing
with. An Inspection of tho bakeries which
really make tho bread of Omaha will show n
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condition radically different from that of the
small places already Inspected. Here we
cannot afford to be filthy. Huslness reasons
If nothing else would compel us to obsorve
sanitary rules, as wo find that filth Is the
result of wnslo and we must save at every
point If wo nro to make money under the
existing conditions ot trade.
''This Investigation on tho part of the
pollco may result In tho master linkers tak
ing tho matter Into their own hands nnd
rsklng the city to throw around them ad
ditional protection from the unclean bakers,
who at tho present time have almost ruined
the business. A few of the larger concerns
may be compelled to nsk tho city council
to pass nn ordlnnneo prohibiting under-
ground fcikorics. Other cities hao found
it nrccsHury to pursue this plan In the In
terests ot the health of tho community.
There are bakeries In Omahn where the
dough Is mixed in troughs situated just be
low the sewer pipes of largo buildings, nnd
while the utmost possible core Is observed
the noxious gases must In n largo degroo
have an effect upon the raw material.
Something must bo done to restore tho
confidence of the people lu the product of
the Omnha bakeries, nnd now that the po-
llco have started their Investigations they
thould be followed until every bakery has
been Inspected and each sanitary bakery I
should ho given a certificate showing Its
condition."
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SURETY IS DECLARED GOOD
Juilur Fitvrcett lloldn That Mrliiiv
ern'N Iloml .Must lie Ac
ceiiled. Thlllp McOovern was convicted of petit
larceny In pollco court Tuesday and
offered n bond to secure his release
from custody, pending an appeal to
tho district court. Judgo I.eurn de
cided to Investlgato tho qualification of
(he proffered bond surety, James Whulnn.
Mr. Whalen had filed a sworn statement
to tho effect thnt he was the owner of u
lot worth $200 and personal property of tho
valuo of $1,000, Judgo Learn, before ac
cepting or rejecting Mr. Whalen ns bonds-
mnn, Inquired of n real estate agent as to
the value of tho lot described In tho am da
vit and was told that It was not worth
$25. The police court Judgo reasoned that
If tho value of tho lot was exaggerated In
Whiilen's statement so might bo tho vnlue
of tho personal property, nnd accordingly
decided to reject tho bond as Insufficient
without asking further Investigation.
Meanwhile, 1. J. Dunn had secured a writ
of habeas corpus directed to Pollco Captain
Hayes, who wns charged with unlawfully
holding McOovern In custody. It was con
tended by Mr. Dunn that Judgo l.enrn
should ncccpt tho sworn statement of Mr.
Whalen In regard to his qualification ns a
bondsman In the ubenco of legal evidence
to the contrary, nnd that although MrGnv
ern had been convicted under tho state
law bis commitment had been drawn tu
conform with a city ordinance. Tho error
In tho commitment, however, wb not con
sidered in tho determination of the case.
When the habeas corpus proceedings camo
up for hearing beforo Judgo Fnwcrtt yester
day afternoon tho focls concerning the of
fer of the Whalen bond and tho Investiga
tion mado by Judge Learn were put In
evldsnce by witnesses, after which tho court
decided that Judgo Learn had no legal rlRbt
to reject tho bond.
Judge Kawcett remarked that the caro ex
ercised by tho police Judge to secure good
appeal bonds was commendable, but tho.
statement of a real estate agent that a
lot represented by the proferred surety to
be worth $200 wns worth less than $25 wns
not proof that tho personal property also
scheduled was exaggerated In value by the
bondsman, lie thought thnt Judge Learn
must accept the sworn statement of the pro
posed surety ns to the value of his personal
proptrty In the absence of any facts to dis
prove It.
Judge Kawcett ordered tho discharge of
the prisoner, McComu, and then Judge
Learn accepted tho Whalen bond to hold
him to the district court.
THIS KSTATIS IS tOMIM.ICATKI).
Aililltlonnl ninii'tiltlen In Settlement
of Henry W, Snur'n Affnlrn.
Tho settlement of tho estate of the late
Henry V Hnyder promises to bo a most
difficult undertaking. Some weeks ago
when the will of Mr. Snyder was filed nnd
Mrs. Kllzabcth Snyder appeared as th
widow of (ho deceased, asking to be ap
pointed executrix of the cstntc, a second
woman appeared upon tho scene and de
clared that she was tho first nnd only
genuine Mrs. Henry V. Snyder. Her pro
test ngalnst the appointment of Ktlinbeth
Snyder as executrix was heeded by Judge
Vlnsonhalcr, who appointed H. S. Ilhoades
as executoi, and left the delicate question
of Mr. Snydcr'a marital relations for solu
tion In the future.
Now comce tho report of Mr, Ilhoades, as
executor, Btatlng that ho has reason to
believe tho officers of tho Omaha Mottling
company have wrongfully taken poiscsston
of certain personal property of tho de
ceased. He says ho Is Informed that Mr.
Snyder owned 111,000 worth of Mock In the
Otndhn flottllng company, but he can find
only $1,600 of It, which Is In the possession
of Mr. Sfgelke of the bottling company, who
claims It as security on loans made to Mr.
Snyder. Tho executor further reports that
hu Is Informed that the deceased owned an
undivided onc-hntt Interest In n bottling
plant nt South Omaha worth $4,200: that
the plant was recently sold nnd tho money
realized frcm the sale- was turned Into the
Omaha Dottllng company and not applied
on tho debts of the deceased.
Mr. Ilhoades, nsscrtlng that the executive
officers of tho Omaha Dottllng company
know of or havo tho possession of personal
estate belonging to tho deceased, asks tho
court to clto them to nppenr for examina
tion.
An after-theater thought, n bottlo of
Cook's Imperial Kxtra Dry Champagne and
then "sweet sleep."
FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE
Ilonril of Directum of Associated
C'linrKlefi .Mertn trltU OmuliR
Ml it I i tern Friday.
There will bo a meeting of tho board of
directors of the Associated Charities of
Omaha Friday afternoon at tho Commercial
National bank at which tho pastors of tho
churches of tho city have been Invited to
be present.
The meeting will be devoted to a discus
sion of ways and means of more thoroughly
organizing the association In the city.
The Associated Charities has dono com
paratively little work this year, having
found It necessnry to completely reorganize.
The new organization will make no attempt
to distribute provisions or funds this sea
son. The remarkably mild winter has Been
favorable to tho organization, as tho county
has been able to caro for all of the worthy
poor.
irr lluffnlo 8i0l l M.t Arrive Xert
York 7lo.'l A. M.
via Lehigh Valloy railroad "Exposition
Express." Luxurious sleeping cars.
Marriage Licenses.
Tho following licenses to wed were Issued
yesterday by the county judge:
Nnnie and Itesldcncc. Age.
.iiir.nl. Nnnnnrr iinmiiiL
i.uIm nryels. Chester, Neb 18
Hurry Nelson, Omnha 21
Vina WHiKer, vinaim
Trunk R. Murray. Omaha ..
3.
Gertrude M. linxter, Omahn
Uriel Walk na an Hour Class.
A brick sidewalk caused all tho trouble,
Mrs, Zimmerman, an Intelligent but un
lettered woman of means, made a verbal
contract for n walk in front of her residence
on Twenty-third Htrcct. It waB to be 123
feet long, six feet wide, of vitrified brick
and was to be laid in a. six-inch cushion of
Eind.
A wiley contractor saw an opportunity
to beat a woman who hnd no raalo protect
ors and constructed a walk which fell far
short of tho specifications. The brick was
Inferior and tho sand was insufficient to
make an acceptable Job.
Mrs. Zimmerman protested that the con
tract had not been fulfilled and assured the
contractor that ho would not get his money.
He brought action In court, little thinking
what an adversary ho was about to en
counter. After tho cintractor had told his story In
court Mrs. Zimmerman wns called to tho
witness stand nnd asked If she hnd mado
nny memoranda of the sort of a walk sho
was to havo.
I can't write, your honor," wob tno
woman's quick reply,
I do not depend on
notes. It's nil In my raina ami i can ten
you how It wns to be. The walk was to bo
125 feet long, six feet wine anu ono inyer
of bricks In six inches of sand vltnneii
bricks, if your honor please.
" 'It'll last you a lifetime, said liorman,
as ho leaned against tho maple tree In my
front yard and figured on a Bheet of paper
how poor he could make tho walk.
" 'Not a lifetime,' says l, ami un, yes.
Bayg nc
"It's seven months since the walk wan
laid, and If the court will take a look at It
he'll agree .with mo that my days must bo
numbered,"
Thero was n decision for the defendant.
linger TcIIh I"lH !ntr.
"If there nro nny doubting Thomases
hereabouts who don't believe that ut ono
time In my enreer as an Izaak Walton I
caught n muskellungo almost us big as an
alligator, como In hero nnd I'll treat you
as though you hailed from Missouri," nsld
Charlie Rogers to n group of friends tnts
morning nfter they hod been discussing
matters piscatorial for a few minutes. Ho
led the way Into tho office of Assistant Gen
eral Freight Agont fleorgc Kntrlltln of the
Omnha & St. Louis line and pointed out tho
mounted bend of a huge muskellungo, from
which the angry glenm of tho close-set
eyes and tho ferocity of tho wide-open
mouth with Its sliurp teem proiruaing nuu
not been lost In the tnxldcrniy process.
I caiiaht that monster up at Lake Kia,
north of St. Paul. Iat summer, and If this
balmy weather keeps up much longer I'm
going to wake up somo morning, forgot that
Its dead of winter nnd go oft in searcn or
somo of his former associates. It weighed
twenty-four pounds nnd when I succeeded
In lundlng It. I thought I'd been working
about ns hard ns If I'd Just hypnotized some
man Into shipping four carloads of mer
chandise over the Great Kastcrn. Well, I
brought It down to Dntrlkln here and ever
since, whenever I have told anyone thnt 1
cnught a twenty-four-pound muskellunge,
I've been looked upon ns tho revised edl-
I Hon of Huron Munchnuecn, Now, n muskel'
liuugo weighing twenty-four pounds Isn't
stich-a-much, but my friends seemed to cast
tho Innuendo that I had nevor landed ono
oven that lnrgc, so I persuaded Entrlkln to
mount tho head of this one and place It on
exhibition here ns a lasting monument to
my veracity."
The splendid specimen of a muskellunge s
hend was admired by Mr. lingers' friends,
when one of them, having no great attain
ments as a fisherman, timidly ventured the
Interrogation:
"With such a big mouth and biicIi sharp
teeth n muskellunge could put up a pretty
stiff argument with n man, couldn't he?"
"I never heard of anyone dying with the
I lockjaw from being bitten by one, and I
REALTY MEN STRIKE BACK
Members of the Exchange Make Reply to
Judge Fawcett.
TAKE EXCEPTIONS TO REMARKS OF COURT
Cntislle Itmiltttlfiii Is Introduced mill
After llrlim Toned llonn n
lilt In t'nnnlmnnnlr
Kmloricd.
The Ileal
tho remn
tho bench
speakers
week dcscrvi
court. It will be remembered that in argu
ing the tax levy controversy between the
council and the park board on Monday City
Attorney Connell remarked that speakers at
the Heal Lstntc exchango dinner expressed
themselves as siding with tho council,
whereupon Judge Kawcett stated that he
had heard that some of tho speakers had
advised the council to defy tho court and
have any consequent fines for contempt
liquidated by public subscription. The
Judge ndded that ho was sorry there was no
way of citing such speakers for contempt.
hen tho Ileal Estate exchnngc met In
regular weekly session yesterday afternoon
R. S. Ucrlln offered n resolution which said:
Unsolved. Thut thin r-vnlinnirn hrnml the
languago said to have been used oy Mr.
Connell ns without unv foundation what
ever, nnd Judge Faweeti's acceptance of hlj
Hiniemeni wiuiaui investigation nnu iaini
advantage of it on the bench lowers his
dignity us u judgo and Is wholly uncalled
ior on ms pari,
Guillemot In Denied.
Mr. Merlin dented that nny remarks In
contempt ot the court bad been made at last
week's meeting nnd moved the adoption of
the resolution. Lewis S. Heed said It would
be well to modify the languago of tho reso
lution by striking out tho statement that
Judgo Kawcett had lowered tho dignity of
tho court, as the judge had evidently been
misinformed as to what was said by tho
speakers at last week's meeting of tho ex
change. Tho words "lowers his dignity as
n judgo" wore Btrlckcn from the resolution
and then It was adopted unanimously.
Henry W. Yatco and W. S. Top
pleton addressed the exchange In
support of tho paving legislation proposed
by the citizens' committee. Doth speakers
severely criticised tho bill for chnrtcr
amendments regarding paving drawn by
City Attorney Connell nnd already Intro
duced lu the legislature. Mr. Yates desig
nated It as "a bill to lessen the duties of
the city attorney without lessening his
salary," mid Mr. I'oppleton asserted that It
was the most pernicious measuro affecting
tho city of Omaha ever Introduced In the
legislature, nnd that Mr. Uurcsh, who In
troduced tho bill by request, was himself
opposed to It, The speakers urged the real
estate men to give their support to tho
paving bills proposed by the citizens' com
mittee, which requires petitions of property
owners beforo any paving ran bo ordered,
A resolution committing tho exchange to
tupport the citizens' bill In opposition to
tho mensuro drawn by Mr. Connell was
adopted by a vote ot 19 to 3.
Judge Knwcett Kiplalm.
Judge Fawcctt explained yesterday after
noon that his remarks to which tho Ileal
Estate exchango takes such serious excep
tion were not raado m reference to any
speakers nt n dinner ot tho exchange, but
Estate exchange Is offended by Ichurcti in tne coming rcniury.
rk made by Judge Kawcett from I , , , , r""LV"u'' """':
tho other day to the effect that "n,L'' resuyi er y " '"' 'u
at the exchange dinner of last ur- varies a. uickc, u ... a-.ei, ma hi
:d to be cited for contempt of raa" rnccuug '.
Maverick Stories . .
Rounded up at Random.
don't believe thcro Is any record of n
Jonah over being swallowed by one," replied
Rogers, "nut you want to watch out, old
man, and It you ever see one coming down
the road on a dark night with his mouth
open and his eyes snapping, make tracks
for a place of safety."
All on it Slipper)' Day.
It was one ot the slippery days of last
week. Along Seventeenth street between
Douglas and Farnnm the water had frozen
as smooth ns glass. A light snow hnd
rendered tho lco Indlscemablc, but as ono
man walked along ho found the slippery
spot and his performance would have dono
credit to a professional contortionist. He
got upon his feet to meet a delicate young
thing In the latest stylo of the dross
maker's art tripping along carelessly, her
feet carrying her with unerring certainty
to tho Ice where tho stranger had danced
his fancy steps.
Without pausing to consider, the stranger
addressed the maiden:
"I beg your pardon, miss, but bo careful
whero you step there."
Tho look of scorn which flashed from tho
eyes of heaven's blue was withering. The
stranger stammered whllo tho offended
beauty went on her way. She had taken
but two step when her feet began to move
with an Impulse not originating In her
hrnln. Once, twice, sho ventured to bal
nnco herself, and then
In a trice tho stranger was at her side
and bad lifted her cnrefully to her feet.
Then sho said something to him from be
hind her muff; he lifted his hnt and bowed
and those who witnessed tho Incident felt
that tho Ice between them had suddenly
thawed.
South Oniitliit Cilnut'H Vrrvc Knlls.
Thero was a round robin of attorneys In
one of tho court rooms whlling away a
hnlf hour before tho tlmo of convening
for the day's business. "Dluffs" was the
topic of discussion nnd reminiscence. "Not
every man holds a flush who bets a stack
of blues," ventured Judgo lee Estelle, dur
lug a pause In tho talk, "and If they only
know It thero Is mnny n man who Inya
down a winning hand beforo n four-flusher.
This was brought vividly to my mind one
day. when I narrowly escaped a Waterloo
nt the hands of a client.
"I won't mention any names, but a good
many of you know tho mnn. He was n
great, big, burly giant of n fellow, living
down In Houth Omaha. He had a mother
who was continually involved in litigation
of some kind or other and I used to get a
good many of the cases, Ono day some
merchant who was trying to collect a bill
which my client nnd his mother contended
they didn't owe, and he served notice nn
the pair that ho would bring suit if they
neglected to pay up. Well, they neglected
to pay and tho merchant commenced tho
suit.
"My clients were summoned to appear Mi
codrt on a ecrtnlu day. Tho man camo to
me nnd asked what he had better do about
It, I told him if ho didn't owe the bill It
would bo a very simple matter to go Into
court nnd make tho proof. The coit would
bo only n few dedlur. The mail concluded
he would savo tho few dollars. Ho said
he didn't owe the money nnd n bill that
ho ulnn t own couldn l bo collected. Tho
hearing had been set for a certain Satur-
day. As the man went out tho door I
told him that the law was n llttlo peculiar
In Its workings and the chances wero tho
cuun woiiiu ouier a neiauii. ugainsi nun u
he failed to nppenr and make n defense.
"Saturday camo and my client did not
come to the office. The court entered a
default, of course, and sent htm notice to
that effect, A few days later I saw the
man in n cigar store down town. Tho
first thing ho said when 1 stepped Inside
was; 'ou re a great lawyer, your are;
why didn't you let rao know the case was
pertained to a meeting of citizens held twn
I rears ago.
'TODAY'S TASK THE LAYMAN'S
llliler Shoulder llie llnrilen of tlir
Ohnreh it ml Tnntor'n l.nhor Are
Muliti'iied In Tltrsp Tlmo.
"In times gone past the elders mid other
laymen In tho Presbyterian church kept In
tho background. Tho elders rode In a one
horse chaise drawn by tho mlnlntcr. Not
so today. The burdrn la assumed by lay
men, and tho overworked pastor Is not nl-
Intvnil In niiiimn all rcSDOIlslbllltr. This
Ichango (peaks well for the wclfnro of the
at tho First Presbyterian church.
Dr. Dickey Is moderator of tho general
assembly nnd" one of tho most prominent
Presbyterians In tho raited States, with
tho beginning of the year he Innugumted
tho Twentieth Century movement In New
York with n great mass meeting In the
Fifth Avenue 1'resbytorlnn church. Jnnunry
2 ho wns In charge of n similar meeting In
Philadelphia nnd he Is now making a tour
of tho principal cities of tho United States
for tho purpose of encouraging Presbyterian
churches to nvall themselves of the op
portunities offered by tho new century.
Omnha Presbyterians were urged by Dr.
Dickey to rally to tho support of tho Omahn
Theological seminary nnd Ucllcvuo college.
Ho spoke briefly of tho good theso Institu
tions havo already accomplished nnd cm
phnslzcd tho Importnnco of Christian edu
cation. "Wealth," ho said, "Is under obli
gations to tho churches for tho preservation
of law and order and should contribute
liberally to tho support of religious Insti
tutions. Confession of Knit It No l)lrt.itrr.
"Tho Presbyterian church will never be
disrupted over any changes In tho confes
sion ot faith," ndded Dr. Dickey. "What
ever Is dono In this matter will be done by
united action. Prcsbyterlnus will alwnys
ho as ono In doctrine, purpose, power nnd
influence. They will live up to the great
hopo which flod has set before them nt the
beginning ot this century."
He spoke feelingly of tho great responsi
bility Amerlcnns have lu tho race problem
and urged tho necessity of Christianizing
nnd educating tho negroes, who havo
doubled In number slnco tho war which
freed them. In Bplto of tho killing of Pres
byterian missionaries In China Dr. Dickey
said that tho church has no desire for re
taliation and will rebuild tho missions
which havo been destroyed.
Tho aoetlng was the third ot a scries at
meetings which have been held In tho First
Presbyterian church. All the meetings
were well attended, but the church was
particularly welt filled last night on ac
count ot the prominence ot the chief
speaker.
Gcorgo F. Bldwell presided and made a
brief address, In which ho reviewed tho
growth of the Presbyterian church during
the last century. In 1S0O thcro were 183
ministers, 449 churches and 20,000 communi
cants. At present there aro 7.467 ministers,
7,750 churches and 1,007,639 communicants.
Hov. T. V. Moore, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian church, addressed tho meet
ing on tho desirability of synodlcnl mission
work and 'recommended that the synod of
Nebraska make a special effort to enlarge
Its gifts to missions.
TO I'ltHVILW Till'. C.IIII'
Laxative Ilromo-Qulnlno removes tho cause.
coming off?' After I had been to the
pains of cnutlontng him the remark mudo
me pretty mad and In tho Instant ot ungcr
I called him a pervarlcator.
"We exchanged talk' of this kind nnd I
finally Invited htm to step out Into the
rear of the store and wo would see who
was right. Ho accepted the Invitation, of
course. Ho wnB u great, big bruiser, ca
pablo ot making mo look llko 30 cents In as
many seconds, Wo took off our couts nnd
rolled up the sleeves of our shirts. I con
sumed as much tlmo In tho operation as
possible and was doing a vnst amount of
thinking, I can tell you.
"It occurred to me that It would bo a
good plan for mo to make on excuse to
get back Into tho store nnd then slip out
of tho front door. This going up against a
Colossus twlco my size was little to my
liking. I had just mado up my mind to
grab my coat and do a disappearing specialty
when tho unexpected hnppcned. Tho big
brluser caught up his coat nnd sprinted
down the alley as fast as ho could leg It.
You see, It wasn't n ease of who had tho
most nerve, but who had the least, and he
won."
All He llnil.
This story Is going tho rounds about
Lawyer William A. Tlcdick! Several days
ago, whllo Mr. Tlcdick was out of town, n
man called at his office to retain him In a
case. Ho saw Mr. Itcdlck's clerk and left
n retaining fee of $50. Upon his return Mr.
Iledlck was talking over tho matter with
his clerk.
"What retainer did he leave?" asked tho
lawyer.
"Only $50," replied tho clerk.
"flut that's not professional. My rotnlner
Itf $200 nnd not n cent less," grumbled tho
lawyer.
"Well, I took all ho had," responded the
clerk, meekly.
i es, Hint's professional," said Mr.
Uedlck.
Ktrlnir Altrii)N Out.
lien Hake told n queer story yesterday
about a fellow from Wahoo who came to
the Merchants hotel on Tuesday and
wanted rooms for himself nnd a pretty lit
tle country girl in an impossiblo gown,
whom ho had brought In to seo the city,
They wero a strange looking pair tho most
verdant. Ren says, that, have come under
his notice for somo months. They walked
up to the counter together nnd tho young
man registered In n Spenccrlan hand as ho
Inquired with a peculiar drawl about sov-
ernl points of Interest In tho city. Then
they went up to tho parlor and sat btlff
legged on a beastly uncomfortable, plush
tofa for about threo hours, starting-like
wild rabbits when any ono olso entered tho
re om.
After supper they went to tho Orpheum,
anil before they alarted the joung mnn ap
proached tho gentlemanly clerk with a
rather sheepish air.
"Say," ho began," 1 cum up hero to sen
tho slghtB, an' Its goln' to bo Into when
wo get home. S'poso you'll kinder leave
the side door open for us?"
Hon looked nt tho man to satisfy him
solf that this was not tho Introduction of
Bomn new Joke, and there was not n sinllo
on his faco when ho replied:
"I'll wait up for you, sir. I don't go to
bed very early."
"See here, mister," resumed tho Wahoo
man, "I don't want to put nobody to that
trouble. Just put me onto where the side
dcor Is and I'll find my way In In some
lasnion.
"Why," said tho clerk, realizing at last
that tho man was In earnest, "wo never
close up. We keep open all night. Those
doors haven't been locked for thirty years,"
Tho corn-fed youth from tho provinces
stared at his Informant for a moment and
then, drawing a long breath as he realized
that ha was In a pretty swift town, he ex
claimed! "Great snakes! Is that sol"
ADD TO FEDERAL JUDICIARY
Lawmen and Court Officers Interested in
Pending Bill.
INCREASE IN UNITED STATES COURT WORK
Mcnniirr Introduced by .Senator
TlinrMim I'rot Idrn for Appoint
ment of Aililltlonnl .Indue to
lliimllc limit Iiih IIiikIiickx.
Lawyers nnd federal court officers of
Omaha are very much Interested in the bill
recently Introduced by Senator Thurston for
the appointment of nn additional federal
Judgo for tho Judicial district of Nebraska.
Tho bill provides for tho appointment of a
Judgo whoso duties shall be outlined by tho
circuit Judges of the Eighth circuit. This
provision Is Intended to make unnecessary
the crentlon of n second district In tho
stnte. a movement which has been contem
plated for some time.
Judgo Munger of tho fedcrnl district
court, speaking of tho bill yesterday.
said: "From tho standpoint of tho covcrn-
ment tho bill has much to recommend It as
compared with a bill to crento nnother dls-
trlct. In tho first plnce. thcro Is no neces
sity for nn addltlonnl mnrnhnl nor district
attorney, ns tho present officers can tako
care of nil of tho work In tho stnte.
Work la IiicrrnaliiK.
An additional Judgo Is required, for tho
work Is Increasing every dny faster than
one man can handlo It. For several years
It has been found expedient to call Judges
from other districts to this ono to aid the
Judge and tho appointment of another Judgo
In tho district would Increase the expenso
but little.
"Of course, If a new district were created
It would require nnother clerk of both tho
circuit nnd district courts. This would not
mean much nddltlonnl expense to tho gov
eriiment, as it would result In decrenslng
the forco of such officers In Omnha. These
offices nre mnlntnlncd by their receipts, the
surplus nbovo n certain amount going Into
tho United States treasury. With two sots I
u ucina it is prounuio mill tlicro will bo
no surplus to turn Into tho treasury.
"Tho twq Judges on tho federal bench
would havo no more trouble than two or
more Judges on tho stato bench. Wo would
dlvldo tho business of tho court, one taking
tho equity docket and tho other tho Jury
trials for a term about, alternating to give
each one variety."
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South Omaha News .
If nil reports nro truo smallpox Is In
creasing, nlthough every effort Is being
mndo by the authorities to prevent tho
spread of the disease. Sanitary Inspector
Jones snys that he has sixteen cases on
his list. All of tho patients aro doing
nicely, ns tho disease Is manifesting Itself
In n mild form. Dr. S. II, Townc, expert
on smallpox, was In tho city yesterday
afternoon, nnd ho said that all children
should bo vaccinated. Several cases of a
mild form havo been reported from the
pnrochlnl school nnd It Is understood thut
the pupils at this school will bo given n
tow days' vacation.
In tho matter of a pesthousc, tho com
mittee of the council is still on tho hunt.
An effort was mado yesterday to sccuro
ground out near tho county poor
farm for tho purpose of erecting a tempo
rary building, but In this tho commlttco
wns unsuccessful, nnd nn nttompt will now
bo mado to procure a building within tho
limits of South Omaha. ,
Quarantine regulations nre strictly main
tained about tho houses whero smallpox
patients nro habited, and tho Hoard of
Health, ns well as tho chief of pollco and
tho sanitary Inspector, are Industrious lu
their efforts to stamp out tho disease.
( linrtteil ttltlt Petit Larceny.
John Corcoran and Charles O'Hearn were
nrrnlgucd In police court yestcrdny on petit
larceny charges. It Is alleged that these
two young men stolo a watch nnd puree be
longing to Mrs. J. n. Watklns on tho nigh.
of November C. Prosecutor Murphy figured
that ns tho watch had been returned, or
was at least in tho possession ot the pollco
ready to turn over to tho owner, thnt thero
was no need ot the filing ot a morn serious
complnlnt. When brought beforo Judge
King on the petit larceny chnrgo ho ad
mitted both prisoners to brill In tho sum
ot $200. Ilcforo O'Hearn had time to leave
tho court room ho was taken below again
to await a mcssago from the government
postul Inspectors nt Kansas City. When
Officer Elsfeldor went to Kansas City to
bring back tho young men thero was somo
tnlk ot holding O'Hearn, nllas Joncu, for
using tho malls for fraudulent purposes,
Inasmuch ns ho had written two letters to
Mrs. Watklns demanding money for tho
watch which he had In his possession. Last
evening Chief Mitchell received a telegram
from Jolui Hayes, chief of tho Knnsns City
pollco department, saying thnt tho govern
ment Inspectors would not sond for O'Hearn,
alias Jones, and directing his release ns fnr
as tho government was concerned. O'Hearn
wus then released upon the bond Illcd with
tho pollco judge.
With tho understanding that tho case
wns to bo tried on n petit larceny chargo
tho young men, uftcr their release, hustled
around and secured $31, which they tendered
Mr. Watklns to relmhurso him for tho ex
penso of sending for them. Watklns re
fused to ncccpt tho money nnd tho sum wns
turned over to Judgo King, who In turn
gave It back to tho culprits, it Is under
stood that Mr. Watklns does not llko the
petit larceny Idea nnd will insist thai tho
county attorney draw complaints charging
grand larceny.
I ml net Cloneil Tmlity.
Chief Hnglnccr King of tho Union Stock
Yards company announced yesterday that
tho Q Street viaduct would bo closed to
day and that n largo forco of men would
bo put to work nt ouco making repairs.
Tho lumber for tho repairs wus ordered
last fall and nil of It is not hero yet, hut
enough Is on tho ground to warrant Hngl
nccr King In going ahead with tho work.
Tho heavy timbers to bo used wero shipped
from Oregon, whllo the onk planking comes
from Missouri. During tho course of tho
rernlrB street car mid team traffic across
tho brldgo will bo btopped, but one foot
path for pedestrnlns will bo kept open.
Tho closing of the viaduct will put a stop
for a time to tho running of through mo
tor trains to tho end of the lino on West Q
street. Passengcra for points west of
Twenty-sixth street will bo compelled to
walk ncross tho brldgo nnd tako a slnglo
car, which will operato from tho west end
of tho brldgo to tho end of the line. As
the weather will havo a good deal to do
with the speed with which tho repairs can
bo made It is a 'hard matter to estimate
Just how much tlmo will bo consumed In
placing the brldgo In first-class condition.
It Is thought likely that tho viaduct will
bo closed for two or thice weeks,
( loklntv of l.oenl I.IkIiI I'lnnt.
Within tho noxt three or four weeks
tho local electric light plant on Railroad
avenue will be dismantled and closed. The
two Corliss engines have already been sold,
ns woll as somo of tho other machinery.
Last August the Thompion-Honston com
pany of Omaha purchased the light plant
from tho Union Stock Yards company,
Since that time a great deal of the current
used for lighting tho city has been brought
from Omaha on heavy wires. The entire
system Is being remodeled and when this
m
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A WONDERFUL OCCURRENCE,
BUT NEVERTHELESS TRUE.
PmrMfiief, Tt.t. Our tlespaUihe of
news from Providence would be In
complete without tellltif of a won
derful occurrence which has tnWn
place In this city. We will let Mrs.
Elizabeth .TcfTcrjtbn, who Is. one of our
well knownrcsldents, living at USO
I'lnn St., Providence, detail the cir
cumstances :
" I pot so run down, nervous, wenk
nnd debilitated thnt I could hardly
walk across tho floor. A doctor wns
called who treated mo locally a year
for female weakness but I received
no benefit. As a last resort, I re
solved to try Dr. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. Tho second
bottle made quite a chnnpc in tnv
feelings, nnd my appetite Improved,
nnd in consequence, I gained other
ways, I continued its use until I had
taken ten bottles, then I felt like a
new belnc;. Now I only take an oc
casional bottle. I can cheerfully
recommend Dr. Greene's Ncrvura to
nil like sufferers. Don't stiller as I
did, when there Is a healing balm
in Nervura nnd a grcnt physician at
its head. I am entirely free from all
nervous affections. My daughter has
also received great relief from the
use of Dr. Orcene'tt Ncrvnra."
While this seems to us to be a re
markable cure, we arc credibly In
formed from the ofllco of Dr. Greene,
3S W. 14th St., New York City, that
thousands of such testimonials from
people who have been cured by' this
wonderful restorer of health, Dr.
Greene's Ncrvura blood and nervo
work Is completed tho plant hero will bo
shut down and nil ot the power for both
nrc nnd Incandescent lighting will bo sup
plied from Omnhn.
In vcstlKUtliiK Dninnue Clnlnm.
Yesterday City Attornoy Lambert em
ployed Dr. W. S. Whlto to mako a thorough
examination of Mrs. Jcnnlo Mctlrcgor, who
has Illcd a claim for damages for $3,000
nBnlnst tho city. Mrs. McGregor alleges
that on December 27 sho tell on tho sldo-
walk nt Twenty-eighth nnd II streets and
rccelvod Injuries which sho declares were
of n serious nature. In nddltlon to tho re
port to bo mado by Dr. Whlto tho special
ngent of tho city's legal department will
mnke nn Investigation, so as to provldo tn
city attorney with nil posslblo data. All
cases whero Judgment Is rendered ngnlust
tho city wltl hereafter bo takcu to tho
supremo court.
Ilonril of Kdiirnt Inn Medina;.
A special meeting of tho Hoard ot Edu
cation was held last night to consider n re
port from Superintendent Wolfe In connec
tion with the Illness of n large numbar ot
pupils. So many children havo the grip and
other diseases peculiar to tho season that
tho attendance has fallen way below the
standard. When the figures wero brought
before the members of the hoard last night
It was deemed best to close tho schools
temporarily nnd tho spring vacation will
commence today and end on January IS.
There has been such a light attendanco nt
the night Bchool that It was decided that
this school should bo closed for the season.
Monte City tiosnlp.
Dr. Wheeler is a sufferer from the grip.
A. 11. Ilemko nnd wife nro visiting In
Kansas City.
Tim Munger has suffered a rclnpso and
Is now quite sick.
Sir. nnd Jlrs. Lou Pennell will entertain
tho Whist club tonight.
Jncob Klein hns about recovered from n
severe nltnck of tho Rrlp.
Henry Lewis Is going to Lincoln todny
to witness tho scnntorlul light.
A case of diphtheria Is reported nt tho
home of George Jonte, Twenty-third nnd
I) streets.
W. 8. King, chief engineer of the Stock
Yards compuny, hns gone south for n
month's vacutlon.
It Is undcrstod thnt local business men
will not eugngo in tho raising of sugar
beets uguln this year.
Tickets for tho charity bull nre selling
quite rapidly ami tho hospltnl association
will doubtless net n handsome protlt.
Owing to tho slim attendance the Hoard
of ISducatlon has decided to close the night
school for tho bulanco of tho season.
An increase Is Bhown tu tho rcccltits of
cattle, lings nnd sheep nt the yards here
ns compared with the same period twelve
monins ugo.
Thi old comidnlnts nbout tho hair fields
nre uguln in evidence, nnd It looks ns If u
stop would bo put to that portion of tho
pncKiug iiiuusiry.
EDGAR BRANCH A SUCCESS
rnlille I.llirnry'n ew Slntlon In At
trnellnic Much Atten
tion. Tho John T. Kdgar branch of the Omaha
Public library, on Vinton street, Is prov
ing n great success. The average dally cir
culation ot books slnco tho branch opened
hns been scvonty-flve. Klfly chairs havo
been provided In the rending room, but on
last Sunday thero wero not seats enough
for tho readers. In ono day twenty-flvo
new cards wero Issued. With n few ex
ceptions tho borrowers at the Vinton street
station are porsons who havo not formerly
been library patrons an Miss Tobltt Is
much pleased with tho Interest peoplo In
the south part of tho city nro taking In
tho new branch.
NeliritNkit I'm tr run I (,'nnif reus.
A meeting of tho uxcoiillvo committee, of
tliu Nebraska Fraternal congress was held
334 Per Cent Discount
Off our former prices on nil our stock
of f ruined pictures wo propono to tuiike
this the. greatest plcturo wild over held
lu tho west not n plcturo reserved -everything
goes tit onu-thlrd off-n rnio
opportunity to cover your walls with
tho choicest art reproductons that money
can buy frnmod In tliu newest mid
most nrtlstlu nmiiiier possible etchings,
water colors, platinums, 1'iirhons, pho
togravures, fiiu Hlinllt'H, artolypes, olc,
etc. como early whllo tho assortment Is
complete.
A. HOSPE,
Music aid Art. 1613 Oauctaw
How's Your Sole?
Ik It thick enough lo keep your feet
dry? 'Dint's ono thing ubout a welt
nolo that recommends It to every woman
in tho world -thick enough to keep tho
feet dry and warm flexible ns any turn
solo shoe and tlio easiest of noles on
tender feel usually a welt halo Is ex-pensive-?
1,00 and .?ri.(io--bi:t we have a ,
now shoc-Drex l,.'n special at .1.00
that has a geiiulnti welt sole, with either
the light calf or vlcl kid upper -a nhoo
for either street or house wear -with tho
style and appearance of shoes that sell
ut .y,r.K). Ask to see (his special,
Drexel Shoe Co.,
CntnloRne Sent I'ree for the Asking,
Oniaua's Up-n-data Mine llnnsa,
141K FA It .f AM STIIEUT.
remedy, nre constantly being re
ceived from nil pnrts of the rnlted
Stntes. This, together with the fact
that Dr. Greene's Nervura l. the great
medical discovery of the most success-
Ms. Ki.iZAnicTtt Jrrrr.snoy,
ful physician in the cure of nervous
nnd chronic complaints, who can be
consulted by tho sick nnd suffering
absolutely frco of chnrgc, either by
personal call or by letter, certainly
offers the means of a sure and positive
cure to everybody. Editor.
In Lincoln yesterday to select representa
tives ot the ciiitgrr!H tu prosciu tlie dif
ferent font iren of the new Insurance nlll to
tho Insurance committees of built brunches
of the legislature
Theso prercttt wore; F. F. House, liresl
dent, Omnhn; M. C. llurnett, Omnlini il. M.
Wiirlng, Omnhii; W. llotucworth. Lincoln;
H. It. Iloyd. St. lMuli W. K. Sharp, Lincoln,
iitui T. S. Allcji, Lincoln.
W. II. Onlmrnc Im lleml.
KANSAH CITY. Mo.. Jan. HI. -W It Os
borne, tho nged real estiite dealer who wns
yesterday found In his room unconscious
from tho effect of morphine tnken with
suicidal Intent, died today. Osborne, who
wns formerly well-to-do, had sudVrcd finan
cial reverses nnd wns In poor health, llo
lenvun a widow and daughter, who nro at
liOilt'JIl.
LOCAL BREVITIES,
General Lee nnd party will return from
their southern trip today.
Henry A. Mohlr of Norfolk Iiiim (Vcllnrd
appointment ns ittntlomiry engineer nt tho
nrmy building.
G It. Ituthbun of McCook Is In tho Cily.
Ill represented Furnas county In tho leg
islature u few years ago.
John A. Nelson, nned f.fl. died Willi
pneumonia at iff. North Twenty-fourth
street nnd his body was tnken to Allison,
Kan., for burial.
Mrs. Tlllle HllHrll IM Allium, alrnnl OlrH
in the district court yesterday n net It Ion for
divorce against her huebnnd, Fred Husch,
alleging Infidelity.
John Klllduff of 1015 Leavenworth Htrcct
wns tnken with the smallpox Tuesday. Ho
wns rettinveil to ilm r,iii.t.frm,,t i.unit.ii
The mnn Is supiioKed to have contracted tho
uisruBu in bourn umiuia.
The Alfred Illnom company hns been
granted u building permit for a $rt.o
factory to lie erected at the corner of Fif
teenth nnd California streuts. The building
Is to bo used ns a planing mill.
Judge Mutiecr will hold nn ndjourned
session of the October term of tho federal
court nt Lincoln Saturday, and on .Mondiiv
will open tho January term. No criminal
ruses aro set for trial nt this term, but
tho civil docket promises to be heavy.
Hugh Thrift, pnytnuster's clerk, formerly
BtrJInned ut nrmy headquarters In Omnha,
writes from Mnnlln that Miijor Graham,
paymaster, formerly stiilldned nt Omaha,
1ms Just recovered from a serious illncM.
Major Graham comes from Cedar Fulls, In,
Captain James H. F.rwln. Judge mlvocntj
of the depai tment nnd acting adlutnnt gen
eral, hns returned from n tour of liiKiie,-(lon
to Jefferson li.irncks and Fort l.Vavii
worth. While on the trip he condemned
a quantity of government stores and army
horses.
Tho number of teachers who nre .innolo
to carry on their school work on account of
sickness Increases. The grip's latest vlc
Umf nr.'!! Alius Helen lingers of Wnlnu
IIIIl school. Miss Kmmn Llttletleld cf
Leavenworth school. Ml.m Mnry Alyor of
I'liclllo school and Miss Mlnta Cooiey of
W indsor school.
Tho treasurer of the Jewish Hospital as
sociation has IIXiOii which was inlecd to
tabllsh a hospital in Omahn. Of this inouev
$2TiO wns raised by the benefit recently
given nt the Crelghtun-Orpheum. J Hon
nenberg Is chairman of a commltleo which
hns been named to Investigate lmlMl.nr
with a view to leasing suitable quarters fnr
the hospltnl.
Charlotte Tit tell (Mrs. Wallace Miinrol.
the lending lady of tho Prisoner of tftndu
company, who was stricken with typhoid
fever Inst week. Is gradually Improving, but
will probably hnvd to remain In her .ipnrl
mcnts nt tho 'Millard diotel for several
weeks yet. Mr. Monro, mnniiger of tliu
Prisoner of .endo. nnd Ilupcrt of IK-itzuii
compunlcs. will spend much of the tlmo In
Omuha until his .wife Is able to lenvo tho
city
During 1M0 the city council met nlnety
lilno Hums, flvu of these meetings Imvltitr
been ns n hoard of equalization. The un
mini report of City Clerk Klliourn mows
that nt theso meetings L'.Ml reports and
communications were reiul. The resolutions
presented numbered S.H nnd Ml committee
reports wore submitted. The ordinance
Introduced numbered 3il5 nnd L'70 of Ibis
number passed to a third rending. Petitions
ami protests numbered 2iXi.
JJ: Alayllelil, a brother of "Hip" r.nd
"Ilex Mnytleld, local newspaper men, wiui
brought to Omaha from his hnmn sit Hel
r.iudc yesterday suffering with n severe
atlnek of appendicitis. JIo won operated
upon nt n local hospital last night mid u
reported to be In n somewhat pree.irlnus
condition today, because of tho aggravated
form the case had reached before the oiht
atlon. Mr. Mnytleld Is himself t news
paper man, being tho editor of the Hcra'.d
at Ilelgrudo.