Nebraska Newspapers

    COSTLY ROADS AND BRIDGES
Dontfag Cuntj Tsxpajeri BUnd for Som
Eearj ExpiaiM.
PROLIFIC SOURCE OF POLITICAL PIE
Fun an Wimfrt! Iir !ir Cnantr Cora
iiiinxlnnpr unit County .ttirvejor
in it Mnl Reckless
Milliner.
The figures from the roarl nntl bridge ap.
proprlntlon sheets of Douglas county tell
an eloquent story of cxtravaganco and
usste. The expenditures from the road and
hrldgo funds have Increased from $5i,2o7,77
In 1837 to JS.1.5I In 1001. The- following
table shows the figures taken from the ofll
clsl records for tho flvo years:
Year ending)
ITHMS.
June j),
I
iwj.
Onullng
Surveying
Supervising
inverts and bridges.
I.llmlior
$ 22,!M 41
3,3l 75
."..CI 12
2" 1.0 14 M
0,2tt 7S
iii'so
21,972 21
2,,7 !
Kl
12.1K0 0
1,511 71
""i'rahk'
59 93
'enter and Dodgo Hts.
imumKcs .,,
Miscellaneous
Totals $ t,9.2.-.7 77
$ 47,54
AVIicrc tltr liiernis l.les.
Krom tho table It appears that tho In
croaso comes In tho Item of bridges and
culvorts and tho taxpayer might surmlso
that his money has been Invested In now
bridges, but surh Is really not tho case.
Charged to "bridges nnd culverts" are In
numerable bills that should properly have
been classified otherwise.
The most striking Items In tho table,
when shown from underneath tho surface
and In connection with each other am thoso
for "grading," "surveying" and "supervis
ing," It will bo seen that tho total ex
penditure for grading In l!iol was $17,988.41.
Tho surveying Item for that liscal year was
$2,808.00 and tho supervising Item $6,812.32.
Add those two Items together and then add
$2,000, tho salary of the county surveyor,
which Is paid from tho general fund and
Is not Included In tho surveying Item In
the above table, and tho total will be $11,
tiS0.32 Then a showing of ridiculous ex
travagance Is made,
.Spent fur grading I17.9S8 10
Hpent for surveying and supervising
$17,950.10 of work .( 11,63)83
It should bo explained that tho supervis
ing Item shows tho money paid out by the
county to tho road supervisors of the va
rious districts and the surveying Item rep
resents the money paid to the help In the
ccuuty surveyor's olTIco, but does not In
cludo tho salary of the county surveyor,
which, ns has been stated, comes from the
general fund.
.Super Innm Are n l.uxnry.
There are two or three road supervisors
In overy precinct In the county, but no
county commissioner can tell clearly and
definitely what aro tho duties of these olll
clals. In a general way they aro supposed
to report to tho commissioners any defects
In tho county roads and to ueo that tho
farmers either pay or work out tholr poll
toxes. Hut as no road supervisor ever
makes a report to tho county board, there
Is no way of telling Just what they ac
complish. Tho county surveyor's department Is no
lrss an expensive luxury than Is tho force
of road supervisors. The surveyor himself
draws $2,000 a year and his assistants pull
almost $3,000 a year from tho county treas
ury. For this $5,000 annual expenditure
what does the county receive? Let tho
question be answered by County Surveyor
(enrgo Mcilrlde, who yesterday said to a.
Tlciy re'i'orler:
'The county surveyor's office has nothing
whatever to do with road work done bv
day labor or by tho county grading
machines. We make no surveys or estimates
for that work nnd wo do not Inspect It.
We do not supervise the bridge work,
either. All wo do Is to mako surveys and
estimate? on the grading done under con
tract. ' (
Distribution of the Funds.
Of the $17.988 10 paid out during tho
fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1901, for grading,
tho sum of $10,803.39 was paid on contract
work and tho( balanco on day labor and
county machine work. According to County
Surveyor Mcllrldc's stntcment his depart
ment wns concerned In only tho contract
work ami so It Is Been that It cost tho
county $4,80S for the survoys nnd estimates
on $10,803 worth of work. In other words,
the surveys and estimates cost nearly one
half as much as the contract grading cost.
The "miscellaneous" item in tho tablo
above coyorrt a multitude of sins. It Is
here her the Interesting livery bills of
the. county surveyor nnd tho county com
missioners como in; nlso the bills of spo
,cnl "Inspectors," who nre employed ostensi
bly, to inspect bridge work, which tho tax
payers generally bellevo the county sur
veyor ought to Inspect. This Item of mis
cellanoous expense ngalnst the road and
brldgo funds has grown from $581.69 In 1897
to $3,216.78 In 1901.
It costs tho county nbout $2,000 a year to
havo Its surveyor arid commissioners rldo
around in livery rigs.
Sourer or Great Wnste.
The great waste In road work, however,
tomes lrom the practice of having most of
When a woman gives up it is becauso
she has gone to the utmost limit of
strength nnd endurance. It is a marvel
how women will stagger on under the
daily household burdens when the whole
IkxIv is racked with ruin.
For the nervous, run-down condition
which so many women experience, as a
result of overstrain in household caret,
there is no medicine can equal Dr.
Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It
strengthens the weak stomach by cur
ing diseases of the organs of digestion
nnd iiutrjtion. It purifies the blood of
jxiisons which cause rheumatism and
other painful diseases. It nourishes the
nerves, nnd builds up the body with
sound, healthy flesh.
There is no alcohol in "Golden Med
ical Discover-" nnd it is entirety free
from opium, cocaine and all other nar
cotics. Accept no substitute for the " Discov
ery." There is nothing "just as good"
for weakness, nervousness and debility.
"I want the whole world to know what Dr.
Pierce's medicine have done for me." writea
Mrs. Helen HarderoTt, of Baiigi, Knox Co., O..
"I had many of the IIU of woman' life. My
lungs and throat troubled me beslilea, and I had
rheumatiam. About a year ago I had to give
up work I waa ao had. I had heard ao much
about your medicine I thought I would try It.
I took four bottles of your 'Golden Medical nil
covery'and 'I'elleta.'andby the ttme I had takeu
half of the first bottle I began to gain, and kept
on getting better. And now I have do more of
my old ailments and am entirely cured of rbeu
mattim, I feel like a new woman."
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medicnl
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
si one -cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or stamps for cloth
binding. Address Dr. R. V. Piexce, Buffalo.
the work dont, by day labor Instead of by
I contract If the day labor system were
' prnctlaed In Rood faith the results achieved
might be satisfactory, but tho fact Is th.it
the men who are employed to work on
tho roads by tho day secure their posi
tions through political considerations and
consequently do very little work.
Only $10,603 of tho J17.0SS paid out for
grading during tho last fiscal year was
for contract work, tho balance having gone
Into day labor and grading machine pay
rolls. So far this fiscal year, which began
on .July 1, there has been expended for
grading the total sum of $21,723.52 and only
$J,3S1.33 of the nmount was for contract
work. As $1,006.28 was spent for running
tho county grading machines and $5,381.33
for contract work, the balance, amounting
to $12,245.91, was expended for day labor
on roads,
The men who are employed to work by
tho day on the county roads know that
tho principal service they arc expected to
render unto tho commissioners who em
ploy them Is of a political nature and so
Ycnr endlnglYenr ondlnsJYenr endlnglYenr ending
.tunn 30. I Juno .10. I .lnna in i !,..
is. f ipx).-' xmr
22,9 1 72
2,192 10
' bblfAV.v,'
9.30S m
"V.ViL'm'
2,233 28
19.'09 V)
2. K9 79
6.33C, 07
43,,.,V W
10.01S 49
3, r6"' 20
3,80:1 10
17,flS 40
2.M5S m
i.M2 32
47.U1I fcl
7,197 31
27 VI
62 m
3.2IG 7S
69
$ 6S.9S9 W
$ SS.S25 61 I $ $6,161 61
they do not exert themselves with tho pick
nnd shovel. Thero Is prnctlcally no in
spection of their work the county sur
veyor himself declares ho hns nothing o
do with It nnd thero Is no report of nny
kind made. Tho only thing necessary to filo
with the county board Is tho pay roll and
out comes tho taxpayers' money.
CiiMt In Tronic minim.
County Commissioner Ostrom has been
carefully looking over tho work done
this season by tho men employed by the
day nnd ho estimates that It has cost the
county not less than 75 cents per cubic
yard, whereas contractors nro glad to tako
tho work nt 12 cents.
According to Mr. Ostrom's estimate the
grading dono this season under the day
Inbor system has nmounted to nbout 16,000
cubic ynrds, which nt tho fair rato of 12
centB per yard could havo been done under
contract for $1,920, whereas It has actually
cost tho taxpayer $12,245.
COMMITTEE HEARS PROTESTS
llrutilillcnn Controversy In the- Fifth
Wnnl Is Meltlril Satis-fnctfirll)-.
The executive commltteo of the repub
lican county central committee mot yes
terday nftorncon nnd took up tho protests
filed ngalnst tho delegate tickets from the
Fifth ward. Ono side wns represented by
V. J. Connoll, V. I. Klerstead nnd A. D.
Hunt nnd the othor by T. V. Dlackburn,
W. A, Saunders and Hugh Myers.
In tho caso of tho delegation headed by
Robert Chrlstlo and protested ngalnst by
W. I. Kltrstead the facts developed wore
that tho petition wns clrculnted In two
sections, which wero subsequently consol
idated, with but a partial list of the pro
posed candidates for delegates In the head
ing, and after tho signatures were se
cured four additional names were written
In. The sufllclcncy of tho nutnebr of sign
ers was nlso questioned on tho ground of
non-rcsldcnco or falluro to register as re
publicans. In the rase of the protest of V. A. Saun
ders against tho delegation headed by Mr.
Mlby tho only evldenco was that question
ing tho sufficiency of some of tho signers
nq not being duly registered republican
voters.
Attcr htaring the evldenca tho committee
took both enscs under consideration nnd
decided to wnlvo technicalities ns to sign
ers of petitions. It was then decided by
a vote of 6 to 3 that the four names In
serted In tho Christie delegation nfter tho
petition had been signed had not been
properly presented nnd should therefore bo
excluded from the official ballot. The four
names rejected nre T. I,, nlumer, F. H.
Woodland, II. O. Itockfollov.' nnd Ernest
Sweet.
After the mooting Hugh Myers expressed
himself as being gratified that the com
mltteo did not reject the entire delega
tion. "I did not expect wo would bo let
down so easily," said he, "nnd I hnd pre
pared papors to go Into court if our wholo
petition had boon ordered out, but I don't
seo what can bo dono now."
Tho commltteo accepted withdrawals
from tho following candidates for dele
gates: Itobort Mlskovsky of the Second
wurd Wolse ticket, Herbert Uobbtns of tho
Seventh ward Detwctlcr ticket, 13. V. Ar
thur, Karl BJorkman and A. Fotcrson of
the Seventh warn Ylnsonhaler ticket, and
Rudolph Kenslo of East Omaha.
A MTTLB HOY OTOED
Of Colic After ft I'hntclnn' Trcnt
nipnt Hnd Failed.
Mv Vnv when four veara old was taken
with colic and cramps In his stomach. I
sont for tho dootor nnd ho injected mor
phine, but tho child kept getting worso. I
hnn pnvn him hnlf n teaspoon-
ful of Chamborlaln's Colic, Cholern
and Diarrhoea Remedy nnd In hnlf nn hour
ho was sleeping and soon recovered. t. u.
Wllklns, Shell Lake, Wis, Mr. Wllklns Is
bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co,
For salo by nil druggists.
TEST AUDITORIUM GROUNu
Architect I.ntniNer Will Hp Olvrn nil
Idea nf tho I'ounilntlonx Ile
ctiilrril In ft Pew !).
Tho building rommltteo of tho Omaha
Auditorium company held n meeting Inst
night, nt which the question of nn early
start on the construction of tho building
was considered. It was decided to Imme
dlatcly test tho ground nt the proposed
site so tho nrchltect could gnln an exnet
Idcn of tho foundation required, Resolu
tions wero framed, to bo submitted to the
board of directors Monday, looking townrd
the construction of tho auditorium.
It has been decided that nt tho stock
holders' meeting Tuesday all holders of
bricks will have ono voto for each brick.
Tho numbers of tho bricks will bo recorded
so they may be voted hut once, but no rec
ord will bo made of the holder until tho
brick is presented for redemption In stock.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
H. P. Eldred of Wllber Is a Murray guest.
A. K. Wells of Grand Island Is nt tho
Jler Grand.
K. M. Eldred and wife of Alltanco nre nt
the Murray.
W. If. Klsslnr nnd wlfo of Lincoln nre
nt the Mlllnrd.
J, 11, riier of Sargent wns nt tho Her
Grand yesterdny.
E. Mclntyre of Pewnrd wns registered nt
the Murray yesterday.
Hutler Huclmnnn nnd wife of r,'orth
Plntto are guests nt tho Mlllnrd.
Mrs. jfnt llrown left yeBterday for Hur
llngton, ln to attend a family reunion
given In honor of the 77th anniversary of
tho birth of her mother.
Among the Nebraikans registered ill the
Merchants' yesterdny were; J. V. Stow,
Tekamiih: George O. Carter. J. S. Hong
and. North IMattj; U H. Bailor, Edgar;
Oenrgo G. Ilohmnn, Schuyler: J. W. Dnr
penter. Whitman: o y. Abbott, C, C.
Gentry. Ilyr.nnls: George R. Slmpkins. bin
coin; h. II. Hamilton, Urand Island: W. T.
JJuck, Superior. .
THE OMAHA
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Tixi LiTied for ths Onrratt'Yetr Fall Due
Witih a rw Da;!.
ENERGETIC EFFORT FOR COLLECTION
lliinrd nf IMucntlon HntiU . per In I
.Meeting In Take Action Helntltc
to OimtiIcmI ( niiillMnn of Public
."chnoU Sen In (lenernl.
On October 1 tho 1901 taxes levied by
Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald will fall due
and wilt become delinquent January 1.
The total taxes due amounts to JUS, 2)3.
Of this $91,000 Is on real estato nnd $27,
213 on personal, making the total men
tloned.
This total Is of course for the 1901 as'
scssmcnt alone. In addition to this there
Is a delinquent tax list of about $200,000
to ho collected,
An unusual effort will, It Is 3lntod, ho
made by tlffc city treasurer to collect In
these taxes ns soon as possible after Oc
tober 1. The records arc not quite com
pleted, but will bo by October 1 nnd all
persons who call at the treasurer's offlco
on or after that date will bo, furnished
with statements.
Tho realty tax causes little anxiety
among city omclals, but tho pcrsonnl tax
will requlro n good deal of looking after.
It Is lhc Intention of tho city treasurer
to start a vigorous campaign for personal
tnxoa as soon as these becomo delinquent,
ns tho city needs the money.
Trensurcr Koutsky Is now figuring on
tho best method to pursue nnd tho chances,
nro thnt he will employ n number of per
sonal tnx collectors to go out nnd get tho
money duo tho city or else, In cases of re
fusal, to havo the deputies levy upon goods
sufficient to cover the nmount of tho tax.
MiTlnt llonril .Mo-diiK.
A called meeting of tho Hoard of Educa
tion was held last night for the purpose
of taking some action on tho overcrowded
condition of some of tho schools, Superin
tendent McLnln reported that nt the Haw
thorno school tho room of Miss Dclpsch had
eighty-four scholars, whllo that of Mrs.
Moore at Lowell had eighty-three scholars.
Under tho present nrrangomont It Is neces
sary for the pupils In those two schools
to havo only half-day sessions. This, of
course, Is not satisfactory to either the
superintendent, the board or the parents of
tho pupils.
Outside rooms to, remove this congestion
will bo provided for ut once. Tho addi
tional room nt Lincoln school authorized at
tho Inst meeting Is being prepared nnd
will bo ready for occupancy soon. v
It was found necessary to employ nn addi
tional tenchcr nt West Sldo school nnd tho
proper authorization wns made.
At the Highland school the room of MIhs
Pauline Winters Is crowded with slxty
throo pupils and steps will bo taken to
provide, accommodation for tho overflow.
Sclinicilcr Won't llult.
It was reported on the streets yesterday
that Theodore Schroeder, n member of tho
Hoard of Education, hnd given It out posi
tively that ho would decline to accede to the
demands of tho Taxpayers' leaguo and ten
der his resignation as a member of the
board. In this event the league will tnke
his case to the grind Jury and seo what
enn bo dono toward Jcrclng him to sever
his connection with the bonrd.
It is asserted that Schroeder has vio
lated the regulations nnd the law by ac
cepting contracts from tho board. Not
only Is tho Fourth ward school house, now
tinder construction In mind, but many of
the Improvements about ochool buildings,
such as walks, etc., arc charged against
him. A member of the board said yester
day that hnd It not been for Schroeder
thero would have been no cause for nn In
vcstlgntlon of the nffalrs of the school dis
trict. Since Schroeder hns given It out
that ho will not resign the members of
the league are more determined thnn over
that he shall bo forced to do so, ns It Is
asserted thnt be has violated tho law In
more than ono Instance.
Council ArrniiKc" Hooths.
In times post the city clork has been In
the habit of visiting the various wards nnd
negotiating for rooms for tho sittings of
the Hoard of Registration. Under tho
election Inws now In force members of the
council nre required to do this and tho
clerk Is relieved of tho responsibility. Ward
councllmen must nrrungo for tho rcntnl of
rooms, see to It that tho quarters are prop
erly lighted and hoatcd, etc. This work Is
now going on. as the places for registra
tion and tho members of the board must
bo designated at the meotlng of tho coun
cil to bo held noxt Monday night.
Si-iuIIiik Money Knat.
Yesterday the city treasurer sent to the
state nscnl agency at New York tho sum
of $10,465 to tako up maturities on October
1. Of this amount nbout $8,000 Is due ns In
terest on outstanding bonds and warrants
on tho Interest fund wore drawn for this
nmount, Tho bnlanco Is composed of cou
pons on special Improvement districts.
Wnrklnir Kerry Hoiid.
Street Commissioner Clark Is still work
ing on tho road which leads to the ferry
landing nnd if tho weather holds good so
that grading enn be dono tho road will be
In first-class shapo by the end of the week.
Tho top of tho hill has been cut down about
f"n feet and the dirt wasted between tho
ridge and the bridge. Tho rlvor has gone
down within tho last few days nnd the
snndbar between tho orlglnnl bank and tho
boat landing Is now wider than over. This
does not in nny way Interfere with traffic.
Managers of the forry company havo
agents nil over Pottawntamlo and Mills
counties hustling for business for South
Omaha nnd trnfflo across tho river at this
point Is growing better every day.
(.'nil for Wnrrnnts,
City Treasurer Koutsky has Issued a call
for city warrants, Interest on tho same to
cense September 27, as follows:
Pollen fund up to nnd Including regis
tered No, 7S1, fire nnd wnter, No, 620;
light, No. 127; Interest, No. 113; street re
pair, No. 377; salary, No. 728; engineer,
No. 96; gcncrnl, No. 10.14; Judgment, No,
116; wator, No. 50. Toal, $30,000.
m iiu ic nty finxnip.
A. J. Coughey nnd wlfo hove returned
from un eastern trip,
John J. Ryan has opened n coal ynrd at
Fortieth nnd Q streets,
All of the South Omnhn banks report un
excellent niisuieHH m una nine.
Mrs. W. U Holland Iiiib entirely recovcrel
i rum ner rri't-iu hctiuiin iiiiicfh,
A bad wnhout Is reported on Twentieth
sireet, neiwecn v nntl u streets,
Tom MoDevItt hns accepted a position 38
ciiy salesman lor Armour : un.
A daughter has been born to Mr. nnd Mrs
Ed Miller, Eighteenth nnd O streets.
Postmaster Etter hns returned from Sioux
v.uy, wnere ne visited rrlends for a week
Nelvln Cole of Uotneo, Mich., was In the
city yesterday, the guest of Elroy Tlbblts.
J. W. Christie went to Dexter. In., yes
tenlny afternoon to spend a few days with
friends.
Judge ICIng has recovered from Ills recent
Illness nnd is ngntn pres'dlng over the
Yesterday's rnttle receipts at the utock
ynrds here numbered 6,!"flo head, tho laritest
for some time.
Miss Mamie Nichols, Twenty-third nnd M
sirreis, eiiirnnineu a numnar or ner friends
ainnuny evening.
Ed George has secured a nermlt for r
jialri to the building on Tven,ty-slxth
BEE: TTirUSDAV. PEPTEniET? 20. 1001.
street just south of the IMckers' Nitloiul
bank, uhl'h was recintl partially d -stroyed
by tire
Mis Helen Hecley, formerly principal nf
the High school, was a visitor nt the city
schools yesterday.
Hev. J. A. Johnson hite been returned
as pastor of the First .Methodist church by
the Methodist conference.
J- H, Ashe, hend of the sheep department
nt Swift k. Is confined to his home with n
threatened attack of fever.
The postofllco receipts for September will
be larger than for nny corresponding month
In tho history of the olllee
The talk . nbout removing the midnight
lunch stands front the streets Is considered
ull bosh by the city ofllolajs.
Frank Ilurness, deputy tax commissioner
Is on duty ngnlii, after undergoing a seri
ous operation nt St. Joseph' hospital.
n.ViH nmc!A,- Kp1' h.B" Rons to .Montreal,
Ontario, to take a post graduate course In
one of tho prominent medical colleges
there.
I resbytorlan church will meet Friday aftcr-
. ".. 1 ,l" nnme oi airs, rrtlsss. Twclitv
fourth and I streets. '
Miss Harriett Wntklns, sister of Colonel
ii! 'r,,ft" .yo7.,e.r. "y- u"cr attending tho
clt'v w,!rU,,lJ."..t.n', ,l,M'p"i Portion 0f t1(.
cit were delighted to read In The Hee vcm
terdny that the construction of the Missouri
NEW 0FFICERSARE ELECTED
Christina linden vor Soclctlcx Meet In
lolnt McnMoit nml Trim. met
HnilKct of IIimIhcix.
At the monthly meeting of tho city
union of the Christian Endcnvor bo
clotlcH Tucsdny, nbout nil tho societies of
Omnha nnd South Omaha were represented,
It nlso being tho annual meeting for tho
election of ofTlccis. Tho following wero
chosen for tho year:
President. Arthur Chase; vlco president.
E. CI. Jones; recording secretary. Miss Ivy
Reed; corresponding suerotnry, Miss Agnes
E. Wnrd; trousurer, E. fl. Cochran; nil re
elected. Tho union received a report from tho
commltteo In chnrgo of the endoavorers'
lunch concession nt the carnlvnl grounds,
which showed n substantial profit. Tho
flnanco commltteo reported considerable
progress In getting ready for tho coming
stato convention.
The committee will men tonight.
NEITHER VICTIM WILL DIE
Sleepers .Slept Welt l,nt MKht nml
Are Aimv Itcportcil to He on
the Mcml.
The victims of tho nttemnted
sulcldo in n North Twelfth street resnrt
Tuesday afternoon nro both doing well to
day, nnd It Is believed now that they will
recover. R. P. Sleeper, who fired three
shntH nt his wife nnd nfterwnrd tried to
cut his own throat with n rnzor, Is still
in his cell nt tho city Jnll. Tho tnrnkov
says he spent n comfortable night nnd thnt
after breakfnst this morning ho cnlled for
n pipe nnd tobacco and spent nn hour smok
ing,
Tho womnn is still In her room Ai 'in.-.
North Twelfth etrect. The physicians think
It will not ho necessary to send her m
hospital.
FRANK STIGER OUT OF JAIL
Aliened Annrclilnt, After Severn I l)nn
of Imprisonment, Ik tilven III
l.lhertj.
Frank Stlger, the alleged anarchist who
was nricstcd In n Cuming street saloon ten
days ngo while making an Inflammatory
speech, was discharged In police court yes
terday, ns the wltncsaw who hud been
subpoenaed fulled to nppenr against him.
He was accused of commending the work of
Czolgosz nnd of using tho words: "McKln
ley should hnvo heen killed long ngo."
The court officer gnvo him nn order on tho
desk sergeant for his effects, which In
cluded several newspapers and pamphlets
Issued by the "communist party." The
pamphlets ndvocntcd tho overthrow of nil
governments nnd nil sources of civil nu-
thority.
.Stood Death OIT.
E. D, Munday, n lnwyer of Honrlettn,
Tex., once fooled a gravo digger. Ho says:
'My brother was very low with malnrlnl
fever nnd Jaundice. I persuaded him to
try Electric Hitters nnd ho was soon much
better, but continued tholr tmo until ho was
wholly cured. I am suro Eloctrlc Hitters
snved his life." This remedy expels ma
laria, kills disease germs nnd purifies tho
blood; aids digestion, regulates liver, kid
neys nnd bowols; cures constlpntlon, dys-
pepsin, nervous diseases, kidney troubles.
femnle complaints; gives perfect health.
Only COo nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
COURT APPOINTS A REFEREE
Attorney S. It. HiinIi Will l.oolc Into
Cnleli Haley Case AkiiIiikI
JiicoIi Itlclitinnn,
Judge Munger of tho federal court yes
terday appointed Assistant United Stntes
Attorney S. R. Rush refereo to htnr nnd
rovlow tho evidence In tho damage suit
of Caleb Haloy ngulnst Jacob Rlchtman
stoimboat nnd report findings of fact nnd
conclusions of law to tho rourt not later
than Octobor 1. Haley sues for $10,100 ns
recompense for Injuries alleged to have
been received by him from Btonm scalding
on the boat ns a result of tho blowing out
of n syllndor head. Tho boat Is still tied
up nt tho Douglas street landing in churgo
of Deputy United States marshals.
the best tonic you can
I nothing like it for building up the nerves, for
throwing ott that feeling of exhaustion, and for
making rich blood.
Suppose you ask your doctor how often he
prescribes this splendid tonic.
"After suffering terribly, I was induced
Homes anu now icei me a new man. I would advise all in need of a tonic to try
this medicine." I. D, Goon, Urowntown, Va.
$1.09 a bottle. All dwrliti.
BISMARCK ANDTHECAM LAW
Justice of ths Fe&ci AlttUdt OfTendi the
State Gius Wardes,
POSSESSION OF FISH THE QUESTION
!lptitc Arise lcr Him Mnny n Sinn
r .May IIimc nt tine 'nine nml
a crlon t'ontrot cr
l.ooins In leiv.
Heorge Slmpkins, deputy stnte game
warden, hHS declared war upon Justice of
tho Peach Alstadt nnd Is taking steps to
havo that ofllccr removed from his position
Tho troublo between the justice of tho
peace nnd the deputy game warden began a
week ago when H. Drown, a peddler, was
arrested for having moro fish In his pos
session than i permitted by tho game
law, tho provisions of which It Is the epe
clal duty of tha deputy game warden to
enforce. When arrested llrown had n few-
morn than 160 fish In his possession, where
tbo law permits him to havo but fifty. Ho
was brought before Justlco Alstadt and ns
n defense nssortcd that ho purchased tho
tlsh from a party, whoso name nnd nddreas
ho gave. The Justice of the peaco requested
tbo reprcsentntlvo of tho stato who w.i
presenting the case to havo tho mnn who
sold tho fish to Drown brought Into court
This tho eomplnlnlng witness refused to do,
claiming that tho chnrgo ngalnst Drown
had nothing to do with tho Illegal cntchlng
oi uio nsn, nut simply related to tho mini
bcr In his possession and that thero was
nothing before the court which a-equlrcd
proot us to how llrown enmo by them.
Tho Justice dissented from this view and
released tho prisoner nfter nil fish In excess
of tho legnl number had been confiscated
nnd donated by the gamo warden or his rep
resentatlvo to certnln chnrltnblo Instllu
Hons of tho city nnd county.
Tho discharge of Drown cxnspcrntcd tho
reprcsentntlvo of the deputy game wnrden
and other persons Interested In tho on
forcetnent of ihe gnmo law. They brought
me niattfcr to tho attention of Oeorgo Slum-
kins, tho deputy game wnrden, nnd he Is
now In tho city to Investigate the mutter.
Speaking of tho enso yesterdny. ho said
"I am going to carry this enso to somo
court where it may be finally determined
whether or not n Justlco of the peaco has n
right to dismiss n person nrrested undor
this law against whom tho proof Is con
clusive. I expect to sccuro n transcript of
tho entire proceedings nnd lay tho facts
beforo the attorney general. If thero 1
nny way to get nt that Justice of the peace
I am going to take It. Thero was no dues
Hon regarding the facts and tho law Is
plnin. 1 do not know exnetly what course
I will hnvo to pursue, but I expect to find
out after consulting with tho nttorncy goii
oral.
DEATH OF 'CHARLES PERSONS
Former Hotel Clerk nml Store He.
cently nn Attache of I'lne Hldt'.e
AKcncy llli'n In Omiihii.
Charles Persons, who wns formerly n well
known hotel clerk In Omaha, died at St.
Joseph's hospital Tuesday evening with
dropsy. For several years Mr. Persons has
been chief clerk nt the Pino Rldgo ngency.
Ho passed through Omnhn sevcrnl week3
ngo with n number of Insane Indians whom
he wns tnklng to Washington. From Wash
ington ho went to lluffnlo. Whllo attending
tho exposition ho was taken sick. Ho enmo
back to Omaha In a weakened condition nnd
entered St. Joseph's hospltnl nbout three
weeks ngo. Mrs. Persons wns with her
httsbund during his Inst Illness.
The Typewriter Invention.
A statistician has proved that tho in
vention of the typewriter has given em
ployment to 500,000 people, but he fulls to
state how many cases of weak stomachs nnd
dyspepsia It hns Induced. All peoplo of
Bcdcntary occupation need Hostctter's Stotn
nch Hitters. It Is n wonderful medicine
nnd helps natura bear tho strain which
chmics from confinement. It nlso cures
dyspepsia, Indigestion, constipation nnd
flatulency. Do suro to try It and you will
not bo disappointed,
ContliineM AIiiihc of I'nnilly.
William Norton. 1301 Chicago street, who
wns released In the police court yesterday
morning, on u chargo of abusing his family,
was arrested last night on tho name charge.
Ofllccr Reynolds found Norton's wife nnd
nine children sitting out In front of tho
house. Norton was on the Inside mid re
fused them admittance. When tho olllcer
entered Norton Jumped up ami demanded
protection from him, eaylng ho was nfruid
his wlfo would whip him If ho went out.
(iinoIIiic. nt lt Olll TrlcltH.
Mrs. Dora Donley of Twenty-second
street and Ames nvenun filled a lamp with
gasoline Instead of kerosene yesterday
afternoon. 'When she lighted tho Inmp lust
night an explosion was the result. An cm
ployo at the ttreot car bam rushed into
the house nnd threw tho lamp out of the
window.
For n Lincoln Hoard Hill, '
Upon complaint of tho Lincoln authori
ties, M, S. Cox was urrcHted Tuesday morn
ing by Detectives Savage and Dunn. Cox
Is wunted for leaving Lincoln without set
tling a $17 board bill at tho Hoyd hotel,
Ho was taken luck to Lincoln yestcrduy
by nn ofllccr from that city.
Wants Ills Hlcyolc.
H. Hughes, who Is employed by an In
surance company with an nillco In the
Puxton block, roporti'd to tho police lust
night thut somo ono had stolen IiIk bicycle
from In front of 1413 Cass street.
The newspapers Keep you
posted.
Read this one and you will
learn that Avnr's Snrsnnririlla ic
possibly take. There's
to try your Sarsaparilla. I took three 8
J. C. AYHR CO., I.oncll, Man.
A BRILLIANT EVANGELIST
Pays High Tribute to Pe-ru-tia as
a Tonic.
RI'.V MAX HOFFMAN.
Dev. Max Hoffman, evnntrollst. urlim
from tho Davidson hotel. Milwaukee. Wis..
ns follows:
I nut nlcas.Hl to cmlor.se I'oi tiim
as n tonic nnd a nervine of excel.
lent value to nubile w.-rkcrs who
are under constant nerve strain
and in need of such. I speak from
pcrsonnl experience, having used
It ahottt two weeks uuo. and oirand
on since with the most happy re
sults." Kov. Max Hoirmim.
nvon tho busy ev.innellst innnnr in
snatch time enough from his never-ending,
indcrntlgablo labors to prnlso rcrunn In
public print.
"A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR
GAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
SAPOLIO
WELTMERISM
The method which heals disease without medicine or the surgeon's
J knife fully explained by Prof. S. A. Weltmer, Ciinrlnii Dnn t
J the eminent scientist of Nevada, Mo. , inthenext uUllUdjf Duu
HOWEL'S
Anti-Kawf
HOUSEHOLD AND KEEP THE BABY AWAKE
WITH THAT COUGH.
ANTIKAWF AND CURE
I ONLY 25c A BOTTLE.
EIJUCA'i'lUNAl,.
Brownell Hall
Instructors craduates of colleges recog
nized nu among the first In America. Olvos
good gcnerul education and also prepares
for any college open to women. Principal's
certificate admits to collcgo without exami
nation, r-xceneiu navautngee. in inudlu,
nrt, modern languages, Latin, Ureek,
natural sciences and mathematics. Music:
Miss Ware, tnreo years u pupil of tho lata
Oscar Half, ilerlln, Germany Thorough,
ness Insisted upon as essential to charac
ter, building. Three distinct denartrnanls
primary, prepar-itory and academic. Phys
ical training ny professional instructor,
tichool reopens Koptembcr 16. Terms mod
eritto. Send for catalogue. Address Midi
Macrae principal. Umnha.
j St. Louis School of Fine Arts
( 20th Yonr Opens Sopt. 23, 190l.fc
' I'tirnlnhennporlor Instruction In Drawing,
Modeling, l'alutluff, Artistic Anatomy, Por.
owv..,u vi.itiiPu.Htuii, iutiiiit'ciurni anu
Mechanlcnl Urnwlng. Hncorntiro Design and
Applied Art. All Instruction indlrldual; ad
vancement duponds upon proficiency,
Tesclierafrom Hid Art Schools of l-urope.
Htudonta may onroll at any tlrao.
iorilliNtrntPd circulars addrees
oi HALSEYC.IVES.DIroctor,
St. Louli School ol Fins Aril, St. Louis. Mo.
cake Forest University
Ixllon III lino ood on l.lutlioC Ijtkr Mlclilimi,
llttT mlnuta rtlntani from Chlceo. Hlny . or
Cmpu. hetcn new liuUdlrijra.liialutlliiu Volt Uui ana
Hull for womnn. Wall wiulpid Library and Hymn.
Hum. I'tay.lcal Culture diiwtor. forlioth mtn and
woman, lllsb grade of entrance lenulremnnti
eniuret collrglate ftandlhir rwvnliod fiy all lnt
ealleffea. Iteeentlr eleeitoil f'rmlilriit, U,
Itlchard p Harlan, .on nt J mile ll.rl.ii or If. s.
Supreme Court. eome In Rplemlr. Korcatatotfuea
and circulars aridrr.b the Treaiuier
J.uUn jTornat Univuraltr. Lake l'nrnat.III.
sate is) Go'
ft . . rf,
THE BEE
REPRESENTS
THE WEST
MAIL IT
.,' TO
YOUR
FRIENDS.
S
e
(V
S
A sound body Is necessary for vlgorom
splrltunl work. Krn the soul thrives bet
ter In n body free from disease.
The work of the evangcllut Is rry trying,
renulrlng of him a versatility nnd quick
witted adjustment to changing conditions
that few men possess. Kveiy bodily power
Is taxed to Its utmost In such a work.
No wonder the evangelist finds rertina a
Hod end. No wonder when his physical
powers ling and his tired nerves throb th.tt
ho seeks tho wholesome, rejuvenating vigor
thnt rcrunn Is suro to bring.
Hvnngelln Hoffman Is to be congrntu
lated, not onl that he has found exactly
tho remedy ih.it ho needs, but nlso that
ho does not lack the rourago necessary to
declare his convictions to the whole world.
In carrying tho truth to the people he has
never uttered n greater truth thnn when
he said that "I'erutm ts a tonic nnd ner
vine of excellent nlm io public worker
who are under cnnstnnt nerve strain and It
n-ed of such n remedy."
A IU1mi' l.ctlri-.
Illshop T. II. Lomnx. 1). l.. bishop of tho
Second district A. M. 15 . Imrch, front
China, writes from Charlotte. N C;
"I cuu cheerfully recommend
your Pertiun to all who want u
strciiKthcnluo; tonic. It is also a
very effective remedy for all ca
tarrhal complaints." T. II. Loiuax,
I). I).
If you do not derlvo prompt nnd satis
factory results from tho use of IVrunn.
write nt oneo to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of jour caso nnd ho win
bo pleased to glvo you his valunhlo udWco
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tho
Hartman Sanltnrlum, Columbus, Ohio.
A FAST DAY TRAIN
DAILY
via
"Northwestern
Line"
Between
Omnha nnd Si. Paul and
Minneapolis
I1afft Ob-rTiitfriri I'urlnr Car
"Tli beat of KmrjlMiig"
TICKET OFFICE 1401-1403 FARNAM ST.
DEPOT UNION PASSENGER STATION.
WILL NOT CURE CHOL
ERA, BUT IT WILL
CUREACOLD,A COUGH,
OR HOARSENESS.
.DON'T ANNOY EVERY
MEMBER OF THE
GET A BOTTLE OF
IT. IT'S SURE AND
Is your office
cold in winter?
If It Ik, tho best tliluc von
enn do Is to move anil move tj
now. It mny Havo you hoiiio
doctors' lillls, to nny nrrthlnp;
of nnnoyniico and discomfort.
The Bee Building
Is tlio wannest-best heated
best ventilated bestMn-every-respect
building in
Oinnlia.
R. C. Peters & Co.
Kcntttl Agents
Ground Floor Hco HUp,.
SPECIALS
$13 Buffalo and Return $13
$31 New York and Return $31
TUi Wuhnsh from ClucaRo wilt sell
tickets nt the ahovo ratca dally.
Asldo from these rntcs tho WoJinsh
runs throuKh trains over Its own rails
from Kansas City, St. I.uuls and Chi
cago to lluffnlo anil offers many spo
clal rates during tho summer months,
allowlntc slop-overa nt Nlauara Falls
and Duffulo,
Un sure your tickets read via tlm
WAHA8H ltOUTE. Tor rates, foldera
and other Information, call on yotlr
nearest ticket nsont or write
II.MIHV i:. .MOOItns,
Clen. ABt. I'nss Dept., Omnhn, Nob.
Or V. ti. CltAMJ,
Q. I'. & T. A., 8t. I-oul, Mo.
(& $C