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THE OMAHA DAILY" BEE: FRIDAY, !M ATICIT 15, 1901. FOR THE WESTERN UNION Vic Prtiident 01 nk Makes Dtftiu Sifort Iiduitrial Goamiuioi. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP IMPRACTICAL Condition Hern Very Different from Thoae In Cnxlnnd, with More Equipment Itequlred (or Fewer People. WASHINGTON'. March H. Thomas F, Clark, vice president or the Western Union Telegraph company, testified before the In dustrial commission today concerning tho relations of tho telegraph to the public He devoted much of tils time to the con slderatlon of the wisdom of government ownership of the telegraph. Those who bated their advocacy of the system on lu working In Great Britain, Belgium and Switzerland, he said, ignored vital differ ences between the conditions of those countries and the United States. In this country, Mr. Clurk said, there Are only sixty-seven people to each mile of wire, whtlo there are In Great Britain 130 peoplo to tho mile; In Switzerland, 220, nnd In Belgium, 321. In the United States there are 1,118,0SS miles of wire and In all of Europe 1,585,207 miles. All told, he said, there arc 23,000 places In the United States reached by the tele graph companies, while In Great Britain there arc only 10.105 places thus reached la this country almost SO per cent of the poitofflces havo telegraph connections, wbllo In Great Britain only about one- fourth of them are thus equipped. While admitting that rates on local mes sages In Europo were lower than In the United States, Mr. Clark contended that on through messages they are comparatively higher. Cnpltnllintlon of the Company. Mr. Clark said that the capitalization of the Western Union company amounts to (702 per mile of poles, or J1U per mile or vlre. In Great Britain the capitalization was about twice as great. Rererrlng to tho consolidation or the various original lines Into the Western Union system, he said It had been neces sary In order to secure unification or rates and to facllltnto through business. The re sult also had been a vast reduction In rates or transmission, tho present maximum rates being In many cases not more than one-tenth or the rates in 1SGJ. Now the rates are as reasonable, he said, as they could be made, consistent with good busi ness management. lie said It could not be expected that the owners of telegraph lines' would sell at the mere cost of production. They, like the owners or any profitable property, had a right to expect something for good will, etc. He alto argued that the coat of construction of a telegraph system is not confined to the lines throughout the rural district, but Is due largely to city conditions the construction of buildings and underground conduits and the securing or other terminal facilities. He estimated there had been spent upon the Western Union system since 1S$6 not less than $50,000,000 or J60.000.000, entirely outside of cocstructlon. He quoted the chancellor or the ex chequer or Great Britain as saying that there had been a loss to the government or about 322,000.000 on the telegraph system or that country. If there bad been such a deficit there .what, Mr. Clark asked, could be expected In a country Ilk lie United States, twenty-five times ay large? !ockholler Couldn't Stand It. Mr. :Clark-.'elSlnied --thafihe "Western Union racs were reasonable and the result or very careful study and adjustment. He thought any radical reduction would be followed by disaster to tho stockholders and would result In no benefit to the public at large. There certainly would be. a deficit, and In case or government owner ship, the burden simple would bo shifted from the stockholders to the people. "Didn't you meet the rates of the Baltl mere & Ohlo Telegraph line when It was In operation?" was asked. "Yes," 'the witness replied, "and stopped dividends. Mr. Clark said that in carrying the gov ernment business between the United States and Cuba, the International com pany, which Is under the control of the Western Union, and which carries govern ment business froe or charge, had carried moro messages for the Unites States In one year then It had carried for Spain In thirty years. This explanation led to the Inquiry whether the Western Union bad not been pursuing this course for the pur pose of keeping the Postal company out of Cuba. "So. sir," was the reply. "We aro only keeping our contract Uko honest men." "But it Is a fact that you are fighting the right of the Postal company to get u loomoid in uiina:' "I beg pardon; they are fighting our rights there," "Is 'anything being done to bring about a combination with tho Postal company?" "Xol to my knowledge. I have seen such a report In the newspapers, but I know nothing about It." Mr. J Clark added, In reply to questions. that there was an understanding as to rates between the two companies. He closed his statement with another reference to government ownership, saying that unless there could be permanent civil service, public ownership would result In a serious deficit and he believed that no good would be served in the end. Commrrelnl Collrsr Ilauniii-t. A concert for tho benefit of the Omaha Commercial College band and orchestra will be given In the larg hall in, the col lege, sixteenth ana uouglns streets, Satur- The B lues Ever have them? Then you know how dark everything looks. You are completely discouraged, terribly depressed. A little work looks like a big mountain ; a little noise sounds like the roar of a cannon; and a little sleep is all you can secure, night after night. The truth of the matter is, your nerves have been pois oned and weakened with the impurities in your blood. You want a blood-purifying medi cine a perfect Sarsaparilla that's what you want. You want er s Ay Sarsaparilla the strongest and best nerve tonic you can buy. $1.00 bottle. All drunUti. W rl the doctor frljr all tht particulars la your tsf. Tou will prompt rp)r. Aa- Imi Ur-J. CATS. Lowell. Slut day evening, March K. An admission feo of 15 cents win be charged. Selections will be played by the band nnd orchestra Leon Kelgar and John .McCreury will give vocal selections. Miss Ella Day will read selec tions from "The Set or Turquoise. ' A violin solo by Charles Hlgglns and a 'cello solo by John Sylvan Brown will complete tho program. FORMER RESIDENT OF OMAHA Dr. Sherman A. Vulr Is llemeinliereil In This fit,- hr Jinny. Dr. Sherman A, Yule! whose death Is re ported from the Philippines, was a former resident or Omaha, residing with bis par ents at 4219 Burdctte street. His rather, H. G. Yule, Is at present janitor at the Leavenworth school. Dr. Yule was 33 years of age at the time of bis death and was an example of Ameri can youth who takes advantage of his op portunities. While employed as bookkeeper In Des Moines he took a course of study In Drako university and then came to Omaha, where he graduated In medicine at the Omaha Medical college In 1SS7. He then went to Swan, la., where, he practiced Ms profession. At the breaking out or the Spanish-American war he came to Omaha and In 1S98 enlisted In the Thurston Hlflesv going with a number of recruits to Sail Francisco. At that place there was a great need of army physicians and Dr. Yule round no difficulty In getttng a discharge from the volunteer army and making a contract with the government as acting assistant sur geon. Ho was sent to Honolulu, where for two years he was stationed with the troops on the Island. He was then sent to the Philippines. A year or so ago he contracted smallpox, but his relatives m this city were Informed that his recovery was complete. They had no knowledge of the Illness which caused his death. Before taking up the study of medicine ' Dr. Yule was for a while cashier of the! Pacific Express company in this city, leav- j lng that office In 18S1 to go to Des Molne. His employers and associates speak of him with one accord as a model citizen and one who was In a way to add honor to his profession. BUILDING WITH RAPIDITY Largs 8truoturei NowRiie from ths Ground i it by Magic Hs.nd. SOME GOOD EXAMPLES IN OMAHA Improved .Mnterlnl nnil .More Ksue uirnt .Mettioitn Jnve .Much Time to flip I'rnmiiter of lllc flnllilliiK UnterprWe. "My heart was tiaOly affected by an at tack of grip and I suffered Intense agony until I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It made me a well man." S. D. Holman, Irasburg, Vt PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. William Balrd of Lincoln Is a Millard guest. . M. Peyton of Crelghton is at tho Her uranu. T. M. Franse of West Point Is at tho Her Grand. Bishop Worthlngton left Wednesday even ing for the east. Mr. nnd M.-s. G. A. Brooks of Bazlle Mills are at the Millard. J. A. Kuhn. general western agent for the rorthwestern, has returned from Chi cago. A. Norman, city attorney of Ord. Is In tho city and will remain here for about a week. Captain T. A. Taylor of Lexington Is a visitor in the city. He accompanied his wife to the city ror medical treatment. C. II. Shackleford, general agent of the San Francisco Cereal company. Is at home recovering from an attack of appendicitis. Dr. A. Dljibrow of Crelghton, W. II. Streetcr of Aurora. H. F. Carter of Alns worth and W. G. Powell of Lincoln regis tercd Friday at tho Murray. Dr. S. Farrell, chief veterinary surgeon of the Department of the Missouri, with headquarter at St. Louis, is In South Omaha today examining tho twenty bronchos which the government proposeH to buy to be used as polo ponies at West Point. Chief Quartermaster Hathway of the De partment of the Missouri has received ordero to uward contracts to Lytic II. Hudson of Louisville. Ky.. to furnish twen-ty-rtve cavalry horses and thirty-one artil lery horses, alt to be used qt the yurlom military post of Nebraska. Nebraska ns at tho Merchants: Sir. and Mrs. F. R, Alderman, West Point: J. C. Itogers. H. D. Rogers, S. P. Burrows. Ord: D. J. Hnrtrum, Henry Schark. I'tlca: Charles Young. Basnett: D. C. Warner. Bennington; O. Wlllson. Genoa; D. J. Oaten. Albion; F. O. Felts. Ewlng; C. F. Way. Lincoln; J. W Balson, Cetlar Rapids; t.oti Nodding. Rising City; F. D. Yqung. Mar quette; O, C. Brondel, Hamilton; R. L. Shaw, Fremont. Big warehouses and giant office buildings go up today as if bv the ham! nf mnolo oi lotigcr than ten years ago the erection of a wholesale warehouse was considered hurried when accomplished within It nr eight months. Not so today. Take, for instance, tne Her building, which was put UD recent lv fro thn lirrno.linminop n,. Ooods company. It was Just ninety-two uays irom tne time the plans were started by the architect until the elevators were running and the electric lights were burn ing in tne build lng. The constructing architect of the Her bulldtnc was renulred in h.iv th. tim. ture completed within 100 days after the Plans were submitted. Excavation began In the mud, and at times eight horses were necessary to pull a load or dirt out of the hole. Hatn or shine the work went on, ex cepting that part of It put In check by Striking wire workers and lahnrnr nnlin the many difficulties encountered, tho archi tect finished bis contract within the time limit. Such quick work would have been Im possible under conditions that formerly surrounded tho construction of large build ings. In former days plenty of time was essential to good construction. Founda tions had to settle before superstructures could bo raised. -o I.iiiik 'WnllhiK .Veressnry. Today no such waiting is necessary. This Is shown In tho government building annex, on which the contractors aro now at work. The foundations for that build ing ore of a sort unknown In former years. The steel frame of th structure was planned and made hundreds or miles rrom tho place where It Is being put together Each pleco or steel, which in modern build ings takes tho place or stono in rhe older structures, is made to fit exactly In its place and holes are cut ror the bolts which aro to hold It In position steel enters Into every part ot the building. Sled beams covered with concrete form the foundation. These arc so interwoven and bound together that were the. ends to rest on .solid piers the ground might bo cut from under the center nnd the building would Btaud. With no wood to shrink aad the cement placed upon hydraulic brick, which will absorb but a small amount of water, thero Is no necessity for the architect to wait, as In former years. Orenter WorUnu Cnpaclly. The amount of work which can be done by a workman has been crcatlv i recent years. Take the hod carrier: he has practically gono ouV or business. He Is still called a hod carrier, hut u-hnn ).,ii. are to be carried above the second story of a building they aro taken up on a lift and me uou is a wnecioarrow. if the number or bricks handled bv Compared with thn mimHof tim.tt.n. v, - ---- - au.ts- a MUilUtt't M J iX bricklayer or ten years ago it will bo found iie ui me reuuciion in tne nours of labor the workman nf thn n.nt i. - vuvii w u j i a accomplishing more. This Is In a measure due to the character of the material, but Is aiso aue to improved methods-or handling. TlmO WAR Whn h rnrnntitiiF u-.. nn linndrtant man around huiMimr hi,. .n. day- he Is or secondary consideration. He ' enters tho building usually when every de- t tan ot tne exterior Is complete and his I work Is but to finish tho details of th. in. terlor. His former work has been divided between Iron worker. th ah worker, the roofer and the woodworker in me mins. 09Q9 9999 990Q DOM 9999 99 9999 8 South Oitiuha News There Is an excellent prospect now of the city being able to accept the offer of An drew Carnegie for a public library. In the new charter there Is a provision which permits the levying of a tax or S,00 a year for the maintenance of a library. This Is one of the conditions ot the Carnegie offer, With this matter virtually disposed of the next In importance Is the raising ot funds ror the purchase of n site When the Car negie proposition was first brought to the attention ot the people it was suggested that a site bo bougtit by private subscrln Hon, but this was deemed Inexpedient for the reason that so much property -here Is owned by non-residents and the burden would thus have to be assumed by public spirited citizens. Now the plan Is to vote bonds In the sum of $5,000 for the purchase of a site. In this way the cost will be very flight to property owners and all who own real estate here will be called upon to pay their proportion. When this question or money for a site is arranged then will come the difficult proposition of selecting a piece of property suitable for the build lng to be erected. Naturally First ward residents want tho library In their ward and It Is the same with Second warders. Several good sites havo been proposed, both north and south ot N street, By re districting the wards tjie ward proposition win be virtually eliminated and it will then be a question or securing the most available, site ror the money at hand. Con slderablo interest Is displayed among the people In this matter and It is thought that tne bond proposition win meet with hearty approval from all classes. (.".-'JlT-VJ.iJl' i,, . . . . ... fTheBest A - .""Cliool llonril Cnnillilnte. Republicans are Dronarfni? in miU flcht to elect three mcmher nf tho nnnrH of Education at the coming election and it is predicted mat a nrst-rinss ticket will be nominated by the republican conven tion, to bo held on Satunlnv. U'hll nn slate has been made up It is understood that u. 31. Rich, N. B. .Mead and L. C. Gibson will bo asked to accept the nomination. Mr. Rich Is an old established resident here and he Is considered by all who know him to be a first-class business man mil a citizen of standing. Mr. Mead hnrdly needs any Introduction to the people of South Omaha, as ho bat been manager or tho Western Union office In this city since mo town was eslabllshed. He Is a busi ness man of considerable, nhltllv an,( ha nlways taken a great deal or Interest In educational affairs. L. C. Gibson is known as tho htistllne real estate mnn nnrl ,.-. ono knows his ability In tho business line. Kppuoncans say mat w;hat tho Board of Education needs nt this 'time l a kn.in.ci administration and for this reason an un usual effort will be mado to elect three members of the board at the spring election. There Is no lack nf rnnHiitiim t- thn school board among the democrats, but as so many factions have to be satisfied it Is hardly probable that a ticket of any strength will be nominated. Friends of Brenuan and Roberts, twn nt thn r.i.inn members, aro urging them to run again on ino piatiorm or re-electing Dr. Wolfe. Tho republicans hope that tho campaign will be made on this issue, as it will Insure a landslide for republican candidates. Speelnl Council .Mertlnc It Is expected that the new charter for South Omaha will be signed today and If so a special meeting of the council will bo called at once In order to pass an or dinance redisricting the city Into six wards. This will be done In order that the city conventions may bo able to make noml nations ror tho council ott. Saturday.' Should the cnventlons fall to nominate by reason of the delay In signing the char ter it Is thought that tho conventions would give tho city committees the power to name candidates to be voted on. the same as vacancies are filled by these com mittees. If this Is not done It will natu rally devolve upon the mayor to fill the vacancies by nppointment. There is going to be some dissension w Oman's ork in Tlub and Vharity. The regular monthly meeting ot the Woman's Keely Rescue league was held on Wednesday morning with a good at tendance, Mrs. C. B. Allen, Jr., presiding. The reports of the various committees In dicated that the work has been enthu siastically taken up and the co-operation of some or the substantial business men ot the city Is tho result. The league already has ono patient In tho Institute and It was decided to enter another at once, wbllo two other cases are under Investigation. It was decided that Mrs. J. N. Foster be ap pointed collector tor the league to attend to the collection ot the associate, life and regular membership dues and the subscrip tions that have been made, as the entering of another patient will necessitate the use ot all available funds that can be used for that purpose. The next meeting of the leaguo will be held on Wednesday, April 10. Tho seventh annual announcement ot the Nebraska Federation ot Woman's Clubs has been Issued this week and, aside from the reports, the burden of its message is club extension. Attention is called to the ne cessity of a larger Income, to creditably maintain the state federation, its Institu tions and annual programs being ot a char acter that necessitates financial support beyond what they now have, and It was to meet this necessity that It was proposed to amend article vlll of the bylaws so that- It should read: "The annual dues, pay able In advance ot tho annual meeting, shall be $3 for each club of fifty or less members and Jl additional for each fifty members or fraction thereof, after the first fifty members." Mrs. Henrietta I. Smith, the state president, suggests a better plan than the amendment, namely, club ex tension. The executive board ot tho Nebraska federation has appointed an extension committee composed of Mesdames Winnie Durland ot Norfolk, chairman; Emma Pago of Syracuse and Julia C. Hoobler ot Omaha, to act as a medium of Information. The State federation now consists of about 100 clubs, with approximately 3,300 members. Each of these clubs is urged to appoint an extension committee and to endeavor to present to the executive board before June the name of one or more organized clubs, that they may bo admitted to the federation and notified In time to send delegates to the annual October meeting, which Is to be held at Wayne, October S-lt, by Invitation of the Wayne federation. While the proposed extension will greatly Increase the funds of the federation, tho Increase In the expense will be but little, as the cost of a program tor all the clubs of the state would be no more than It now Is for 100 clubs. nut the greatest benefit or all to be derived from club ex tension, the committee believes, will be In the closer association ot so large a num ber ot women, organized as they are In so many different Interests, and with each club contributing its Individual and char acteristic strength the federation must at- tain Its highest usefulness. The report shows an addition ot thirty- two manuscripts to the reciprocity bureau since October, 1900, all ot which are upon subjects embracing work of the highest order. The bureau is being used now as never before and, though there has beta a splcn did increase In the library, the number of books is still Insufficient to meet tho de mand. Tho message further urges that a day be set aside, to be known as State Federa tion day, for the careful consideration of the reports nnd all other federation busi ness that may Interest the Individual clubs. Mu Sigma club met at tho homo of Mrs. A. M. Jackson on Wednesday morning and after a brief business session Mrs. Somers gave an Interesting review of "Felix Holt." Mrs. Austin led tbo art lesson on Venetian and Murono and modern art glass, render ing the theme altogether Instructive and interesting. There was an unusual amount of import ant business discussed and settled at Wednesday's meeting ot the Woman Chris tian Temperance union. After the prelimi nary reports Miss Magee gave an account of tbo work at the Tenth Street city mis sion. Rev. Charles Savldge having con sented to conduct the regular Friday even ing gospel services there will relieve her of much responsibility. The plan for tho stereoptlcon lecture gjven the children of that district on Thursday evening was also discussed. As chairman of the commltteo appointed at the last meeting to consider Miss Magee's work at the Tenth Street mis sion, Mrs. Watson II. Smith reported the following recommendations, which were adopted: First, that an advisory board bo created for co-operative mission work in the city, which shall devise ways and means for Its prosecution, said board to be com posed or two members rrom each orgaafza tlon Interested In the work; second, that the Woman's Christian Tempcrancu union take the Initiative and Invite the Woman's club, the department or political and social science or tho club and the young people's societies to Join with Its organization In appointing two raombers each ror said board, the board to have power to add to Its mem bers trom time to timo those who materi ally aid In Its work. The following recommendations were made as the result of the meeting of the executive board of the union on March 0. Each article was separately discussed and acted upon and the discussion was alto gether profitable, bringing up many mat ters for consideration: First, that the Woman's Christian Temperance union's cot tage at 1503 Burt street be given up on April 7. Since tho destruction of the build ings ot Ram Cat alley and the scattetln? of Its Inhabitants the Industrial classes that were conducted at the cottage have been abandoned and tho only work now being carried on there Is the lodging of women and girls brought in by tho depot matron. Though Miss Magee's report showed forty cases having received assistance there, nnd It is the only place In the city where such assistance can be given at present, the com mittee did not deem It cdv'sablo to maiu tain It any longer, as It yielded no returns for the money expended thero and the union hs need of all It funds for the work at the Tenth Street City mission. It was finally decided that Miss Magee h? allowed to re tain the cottage with Its furnishings und conduct it as a lodging place for homele&a girls that are beginning to support them selves, but whose Income is not sufficient to pay for lodgings at regular prices, I'pon this point some discussion arose, soma o: the women maintaining that It was wrons and an injustice to the slrls themselves to make It possible for them to live on tie In sufficient wages paid tho beginners In stores and factories that seek these places bo cause ot the desire for the freej.,-n they give them or a false pride that keeps them from entering domestic service in tho hun dreds of families In the city where they would receive good homes with .ages und Influences that would make them useful, honest women. Hero Miss Magee wa3 slvca the floor and mado an appeal for tli girls, pointing out to the women tho lncousIsteny of expecting girls to turn naturally to do mestic affairs wten they had been reared with a large family In one or two rooms that afford no element of the homo or its refining or moral influences, while, with Just enough schooling to enable' them to make out the checks of the stores and every Influence to encourage their desire for dress, the store afforded them the superficial con tact with peoplo that would naturally at tract them most. She said that the ma jority of these girls entered th? stores be cause they were prepared for iiothfng else, and that Instead of blaming them tho .vomen should give them the kltchcngartcn ond cooking school classes In which they tu ?ht receive a practical training that would'fit them for and Incline them to the work of homemaking. The second recommendation or tho commltteo was that the union ad vance no more money ror Miss Magee's sal ary, which should be paid by the young people's societies or the city, but Instead pay her JS per month for hjr work in the classes at the Tenth Street city mission, independent of her regular salary, and that they support all of, the Industrial classes now being conducted at that mission, In ad dition to tho temperance classes, until the proposed advisory board could be formed It was decided that the newly instituted cooking classes should have :ho best telen tlflo Instruction tbo city afforded, also that Mrs. Mary Gerard Andrews should take up two additional classes In scientific temper ance. Mrs. Covell suggested that fag former county convention of the Woman'? CJ.rh.Han Temperance union be revived and It was decided that such a convention tw raited March 27, to meet In the parlors of the Young Woman's Christian association at 1 o'clock p, m. The Omaha union ii! serve refreshments. ?H AKAMAI 27X)2v. Havana leaf inside, W;. Hj5,?J bumatra wrapper out side, cleanliness and good workmanship all the way through. That's EL MERITO 5 Cent Cigar A man who smokos El Merito known our saying's true: "It Brings Havana Home to Yoia" Tell your dealer it's timo to deal El Merito. BOLTZ, CLYMER & CO., Philadelphia. PEREQOY MOORE, DISTRIBUTORS, Omaha. The regular business lnejting of tho Woman's club will be held on Slonday and the program at Its conclusion will be In charge of the city improvement committee and will Include several papers. Mrs. Harriet MacMurpby, second vice president, will preside In the nbsenc of Mrs. Tllden and Mrs. J. H. Dumont. It Is anticipated that much Important business will come up for settlement, In the Interest of the membership con test and to stimulate tho young women to work for the Lako Ceneva premium, the membership committee of the Young Women's Christian association have ar ranged for a Lake Geneva evening Monday, March IS at S o'clock, In the assoclstlot parlors. There will be stereoptlcon views of the lake and talks by those of tht as sociation who have been there. There will also be music ad refreshments. ibout the division of the wards, but It Is thought that the First ward will h ,11 vlded on Twenty-third street. Just where the Second ward will be cut Is not known, as no ngrecment has been reached. It Is hardly probable that the Third or Fourth wards will be disturbed. I'rlinitrlr Tmlny. Both republicans and democrats will l.nl.l primaries today from noon until 7 n. m m select delegates to tho city contentions to be held on Saturday. The republicans will tuuose noven delegates from each ward, while tho democrats will elect nniv fnur delegates. Two delegations havn hen nlircd In ih. field In tho First and Third wards by tho republicans. The contest in tbo First ward Is between Clifton and Vansant, whlla in tho Third ward It Is between fraiuoi .m.1 Frank I.cc. Among the democrats little. lntr.t seems to be taken In the primaries, outside of the First ward, where two delegations are to be voted en. Here Is the list of dem ocratic delegates First Ward Delegation N'n. 1 I 1! itultf. George Hahn, Thomas Miller, A. A. Nixon! nAiAn.iAK a . ...... "c,cs"'iu -. jnmcs unite, 'inomas Kelly, Henry Oest, J. H. Bulla. feecond Ward John Zondek. J. O. Cushlng, Andrew McGulre, I McDonough. Third ard J. J. Rvan. James Hnnlt-in P. Connors. J. J. Jackson. Fourth Ward W. nroderlek. Mel-iln A. Lutz, William Connor. I .Motor I.lne Aasnrcil. Residents In tho eastern nnnlnn nf ihn city have been assured by members sf tho t-ast siuc improvement club that the Thir teenth street motor line will nn ottm.uH to South Omaha this summer. In KnenWInc of this matter yesterday at'ernoon a promi nent memner ot tne club said: "We have been given assurance by officers ot the Omaha Street Railway company that 'he Thirteenth street linn nlll in i.n.,i South Omaha this year. Naturally the ".Ine will run west on Missouri avenue, and then possibly un N street into lh hpnrt nf thn city. Such a route would Le agreeable o a majority of the residents In the eastern portion of the city and our club will bend every effort to secure motor service In this section of tho city. Should this proposed lino be built It will tend to Incrcaso the number of houses east of Twenty-fourth street and thus the nonulatlnn In thu .na tion will be greatly Increased " AnseHiiicnt HcIiik .Mndr. City Engineer Real la maklnc the nxneni. ment for the opening of Sixteenth. Seven. teenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets irom -Missouri avenue to I street. A por tion of these streets are already opened, out It Is desired by Dronertv owners to onen thn streets In question through the Cassldy and Ryan tracts. An ordlnanco was passed some time ago by the city council authoriz ing the onenlnc of the streets and thn rnn. denination proceedings have gono through tne usual course In the courts. Ail that re mains now before the work is done Is tor the engineer to make the assessment. The time for an appeal has elapsed and It Is un derstood that this matter will be pushed along so that the work can bo done the first thing In the spring. Get Ahead of the Spring Rush For Offices. a Advice to Office Seekers. April and Mar axe the months whin most people do their moving. The prospects aro that the demand for of fices In Omaha was ncvor so grant as It will b this spring, There aro not ' a great many rooms vacant in The Bee Building but there are among them envnral which are particularly choice; one di rectly in front of the elevator on the 6th floor; one on the 1st floor next to the entrance to The lice business of fice; a suite of three rooms on the 3rd floor, and a very large offlca and vault on the ground floor facing Uth etleet. Besides these, there aro four or five nmaller rooms In various parts of the building. The rents are reasonable and the service perfect. R. C. PETERS & CO., RENTAL AGENTS, Ground Floor, Bee Bulldlnf, Omaha. For n I'nrk. Residents on Twenty-third street are clamoring for the purchaso ot Syndicate park, and it is probable that as soon as the new charter is In full operstlcn a peti tion will bo sent to the council suggesting that steps be taken to purchase tho park. Under the new charter this can be dono ty the voting of bonds for the purpose nnd It Is thought that if tho peoplo who .vlll be taxed tor this purpose aro' willing to carry the burden that tho council wijl be wili ng to submit the proposition without ques tion. It Is understood that the park can be purchased now for about $25,000. To Build a riiiirrli. John J. Ryan has donated lot 16 In block 31. first addition to Corrlgan place, to a society in the Third ward for church pur poses and an effort is now being mado to raise funds for the erection of a Catholic church on the site in question. Tickets for an entertainment are being sold with a view to securing funds for the erection of the proposed church. Union I.nhor .Vnnilnntloim. Last night the union labor party held Its convention at Koutsky's hall and nomi nated C. N. Rich for tax commissioner ' and for members of the Board of Educa tion Joseph Kubat. J. M. Murphy and N. B. Mead. No nominations for tho city coun cil were made, the city central committee of the party being given authority to place on the official ballot names of the party's councllmanlc candidates. Yniiiin .Menu' lleiuilillrnn (itil,. The Young Men's Republican club of South Omaha held n largely attended nnd enthusiastic meeting In the city hall last evening. Tho following officers were elected for tho ensuing year: E. L. Hone, president; Harry Tagg, vice president, O. O. Francisco, secretary; A. B. Farrcl, treas urer. The executive committee is to bo chosen by the president at tho next meet ing of tho club. Tho object of the or ganization, as expressed by all tbo mem bers present, was not to antagonize any other republican organization, but simply to further tho interests of the republican party In South Omaha and bid In the ielcc tlon ot good men and reputable repub licans for ofllce. This organization per petuates tho original organization known as the Young Men's Republican club of South Omaha and Is composed of active and representative republicans of the city. Mimic fit)' Citinnlp. Democratic und republican primaries will be held today. Miss Graco Slpe Is suffering from an at tack of pneumonia. A clay pipe smoker will bo given by the Royal Arcanum tonight. Miss I.lly Singer, principal of tho Third wurd school, Is quite sick. John Condon has returned from Denver greatly Improved in health. Thero will bo a missionary meeting at the Baptist churoh this nfternoon. Mrs. J. B. Wutkins of Clinton, la . Is here, tho guest of her non. Secretary Watklna of thu Commercial club. The property on Tvjenty-flfth street, be tween N and O streets, occupied by Culver & Co.. has been sold for JIO.ujo. Tonight tho children of the Jungmnnn school will give nn entertnlnment for the benefit of the school library fund. It U asserted that ns noon as tho new charter becomes a law quite a number of grading petitions will bo circulated. The republican will hold primaries in the t-mirth u'nnl tn.li, n . ft.,- j ... t. . . ........ . .iiiuivm cnu l. streets. Instead of ut Sharp and 1. streets. u'onjo u, i rancisco "announces himself ns a candidate for tax commissioner, sub ject to tho uctlon of the republican conven tion. , Monte ecks camo up from hlM farm In Kansas yesterday to get a breath of Ne braska ulr and spend a few days with friends. WHEN M A YOU W FEEL DULL j Tired, niuseittd ind low spirited, trie machinery ef the body h closed up jomewhere. You jhould take a H few doses cf I PRICKLY I ASH I BITTERS I It Is a thorough system clrinser and B will make you feel bright, vigorous I and cheerful. I SOLD AT ORUCCIITI. Price, SI.OO. For Grip aohes use Dr. lies' Pain Pills. Mold by all Druggist. $500 REWARD i Wo will py the above reward for any rue of Liver lipmpUliit, lypepj, sick Headache. Indirection, Conization or Co.tkencnj wo csnnot euro with Urerlte. the bp-To-Date Little Liver Pill, wben the directions re strict ly compiled with. Tbey aro purely Vegetable, nd nerer fall t0 ciTe MtHfactlop. 2So boxes conulaiOO liila, loo boxes contain 40 Pills, 60 boxey amuin 15 1'llli. Mewaro of etibstltutlons tr.?, '?,1'llUn. Sent by mall, itsmpa taken. NEHVITA MKDIOAL CO., Cor. Clinton and r trn. Ill So' l hT F2J ,aAe bi' KH;,U Co- HU and Dougla ?ii"fpm? ' Neb,; Oeo' 8' Cavl Council Leave IIufTnlii S 1. 31., Arrive ,ctv York 7i3n .. 31. via Lehigh Valley railroad "Exposition Expreas." Luxurious sleeping cars, wBSi -4 M. Pasteur, of France, invented a process for kill ing all possible germs in a product, and we use it. After each bottle of Schlitz beer is filled and scaled it is sterilized. This is an extreme precaution. The beer is brewed in extreme cleanliness, cooled in filtered air, then filtered. It seems impossible for a taint of impurity to get to it. Yet we sterilize every bottle. We, who know brewing, know the value of purity. We add vastly to the necessary cost of our beer to assure it. You who drink it get the healthful results of our precaution. Your physician knows; ask him. Phone 818. Scbllti, 719 South Sth St., Omaha. Every Bottle Sterilized Try at cane of bcklitx llccr, Telephone ins. IMMiA Gladstone Bros., Agents, Omaha. UY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS JsTANUrACTURBD BT CALIFORNIA FIG SYURP CO HOTS THE NAM EL lf..f,, l "ituj i all Kidney Kidneycura. tebr, etc. At Irug- 'IstA. nr kiT lau II riee book, a e, etc, ol Dr. U. J. Kay, tf srv, N. T. M RII'AN 8 TAHL'LEH Is an'effeT tlve cure ffir thit lilt n-klnW neln.iU I n n 1..1 . uch. 19 for tc. At alt druggists.