8 THE OMAHA P-AILY II EE: THURSDAY, DECEMHEtt 10, IflOl. COUNCIL mi.noh sin.vno.v. Davis neltn drugs Htoekert sells carpets and rugs. Metz beer at Neumaycr's hotel. Drs. Green, olllce 303 Sapp block. Wclsbnch burners, lilxby & 8on. KleKnnt X'tnas photos at Schmidt's. Wollman. fcloiillllc optician, IvO Uroadwsy. Dr. Btephenion, Raid win block. Kieator. L. T. Uenung of Mill county wns In this cltr yesterday. Missouri o.ik body wood, J5 JVJ cord. Wm. Welch. 23 N Main st. Tel. 128. Attorney Cook of Mnlvern wan a caller at the county courthouse yesterduy. Another shipment of elegant pictures Just In. Alexander At Co., 333 Hroadwuy. Harmony chapter, Order of the Kastorn Star, will meet lonlt(ht in Matonlc liall. The V. MlkeKcll aH.ault and battery erne comes up for trial before Justice Hryant today J. II. Donncy of Portland, lnd.. Is visiting tils brother, b. Dennoy. night cuptaln of the police force. To keep your hubby home nights got him a portable billiard and pool table nt I'eter n At Stiioenltig's. Miss lSuycnlr Krlchm of I.cxlngton. Mo., will spend Hie holidays a the guest of Mis. Caroline Test Rohror. Miss ICIIu Wirt will be homo Friday from the Cntversliy of NchiusKa at Lincoln tor the Christmas vacai on. F. M llrown of Omaha and Miss Hertha Hall of Auburn. Neb., woru married yes terday by Justice Jlryant. Abe Lincoln Woman's Hellef corns will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1:30. The In upector will be In attendance. Miss Jennie Meyers has teturneil to her home at Fnlrhury. Neb., alter a visit with her sister, Miss Vera Meiers. All members of encampment No. 8, t'nlon Veterans- league, are to meet at Woodman hall this evening to ciect officers. Ocnrge W. Hewitt leaves this morning to Join .Mrs. Hewitt In a visit with friends at Franklin Orove, III., and t'dnton, la. Miss Marie Peterson is expeitid home from I ho State Noimal school at Cedar Fulis to spuml the holidays with her pur nits. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mitchell returnd to this city yesterday ftom a month t honejtnoon at Denver and other western points. Wanted, active girl, who con play the piano somewhat, to clerk In a music -tore. Address llnurleius, 330 Hruuilwil, Cumuli Hlurts, la. The tlnest gifts you can inaliu Is In fur nltiue. See the extensive line carried by Petersen ti Hchocnlng, Merrlam block. They c-m please you. Itemember that next week Chrlstm-is comes. (lt In your laundry work early to the illu IT city laumir, 31 North Main fetriot. and avoid the rush. Lieutenant I. lleers ltohrer will como home ttiuii the military aculemy at Mexico, Mo. to spend tin- holidays with lilt parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hohrcr. Avery J n I ii km will be homo from the Htati) university at Iowa City Saturday to spend the Holidays with his parents, Mayor mid Mrs. Victor Jennings. Special prices given on candy to teachers linn .Sunday iichool societies. We have SO illffetent varieties of candles to select from. Ibirtel Ai Miller, Hkj West llroadway. Tel. isa. A motor car going fast struck a hunch of cattle belonging to Kreil Fodder of Neola at llroaitway nnd Htato street at 12 o'clock Wednesday night. Two of tho cut tle woro biully hurt. The women of Trinity Methodist church Will hold their Christmas sale Thursday ami Friday of this week nt Mrs. Is. '. Huff's. G2u xVuhhtngton avenue. Aprons and fancy handkerchiefs. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. H. Parks and son left Tuesday evening for the south to spend the holidays with Dr. K. I.. Parks of Atlanta, Oa. They will visit other southern points before returning. Membeis of llnwkeye lodgo No. 1M, In- j dependent Order of Odd Fellows, uro to ' meet nt Odd Fellows hall at I p. m. to morrow to attend tho funeral or Andrew Anderson. Members of other lodges are Invited. Tho women of St. John's KnglMi Luth eran church will nerve dinners anil suppers tlin rest of the week at Mueller's building, 1GB Main street, and have a select assort ment of fancy goods and aprons on sale for Christmas gifts. N. V. 1'lumblng Co.. telephone 200. DEATHS IN COUNCIL BLUFFS J nil ii Selirrnicrlinrn, Veteran Printer, mill Cyril II. Weaver, Army Veteran, iiiouk TIiciii. John Schcrmerhorn, a veteran printer, died last night nt his home, S07 First avenue, nftcr three months' illness, of ul ceration of the stomach. Ho was for a long time foromnn on the Nonpareil and later ran n Job olllce. Ho was a member of tho Typographical union. His wife survives him. Tho body will bo taken to Wlntcrset, la. Cyrus I). Weaver, nged S3, died at 5 o'clock yinterday afternoon, nt hln home, ICS Klllott Btreot, after three weekB illness. Ho was a veteran of tho civil war, serving In Company A, Sixty-fourth Illinois, and was n menilior of I'nlon Veterans' Legion No. S. Ho leaves a wlfo anil six children. Andrew Anderson, 32 years of age, died at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home. HIS South Ninth Btrect. He was foreman on the Wnbash section In tho yarda. Ho loaves a wife and four children. Ho was a member of tho Knights of tho .Maccabees and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Infant son of C. L. Whltakcr died Tuesday at St. Ilcrnnrd'u hospital. Ilurlal will bo in Albany, Mo. Criminal t'lises III Court. In tho crlmlnnl division of tho district court, presided over hy Judge Mncy, tho trial of the caso against Picas Lowo of Neola, chniged with keeping n liquor nuis ance, was completed nt 2:30 and tho caso submitted to tit" Jury. At a into hour last evening no verdict had been returned. The trial of tho else against Lloyd For gnives was begun nul will bo Mulshed to day. Forgravos Is charged with assaulting a nogro named Kd '.immon with a knlfo and Attempting to kill him. . Zlinmnn Is now ab sent and it Is said ho has managed some how to get as far away as Denver and tho state. Is nut to have the help of his testi mony. Miirrliitte 1,1' cusos, Tho following mnrrlago licenses were Is ued yesterday: Name nnd Residence. Ago H. L. lloyd. Module, In '.3 Vervol MoslutNcr, Council II luff 17 F. M.' llrown, Omaha 24 llerthu Hall, Auburn, Neb 26 A ClirlMiuils (lift. The P.po has decided to give to tho most popular working girl or wotnnn In Coun cil Illuffs, who earns her own living, a Christmas gift of n box at tho Dohany theater on Christmas night, nt which time tho nttrnrtlon will be "For Love's Sake," one of tho beBt inoladraninR that lias ap peared hero In many years. The two lown; (rtrls, Mabel mid i:ihel Strickland, have , prominent parts in tho piny, tub contest Is to bo decided by the renders of Tho Ileo, who can vote for their eholco upon tho attached coupon. Tho eouteat closes Tuesday, December 21, at 5 p. in. The I surccsBfi(l ono In thU contest can Invite ' . i. . i f.i.,,.1. . i. I... i llllUl' Ul 1111 IIIV'IUQ III UVltl'J lilt UUA Vlll hrr. A coupon will bo printed each day. Cut them out, vote your eholco nnd deposit your ballots at Tho Boo olllce. The vote will be published dally. Subscriptions paid In advance ono votn tor each cent, ONi: VOTK FOH ' Theater Ilox, Dohany Thentor, ChrUtmas Night, 1901. THK VOTH. Lizzie Illekey, Wollmau's 125 Mru. Atiulo Lunkley, lloston Store..,,., W BLUFFS. FIGHTING INSURANCE RAISE Utroitnti aid Jobbers Itna Fermul Do Urttiei to Agints. DECLARE THE INCREASE IS ILLEGAL Seek to Hhnw Also Hint It Is t'nren somililr nml t'tijiist City MIhm, I'rollt to Com panic. A protest has been formulntcd by the morchants and lobbers of Council Illuffs against tho recent Increase In Insurance rates and a determined effort will bo made to resist tho advance At a meeting of tho merchants nnd Jobbers resolutions, which had been signed by the indlvlditnl firms, wero considered nnd endorsed In the following manner: Resolved, Thnt In view of the facts stnted In the attached resolutions, signed by some of tho merchants and Jobbers of Council Illuffs, la., we ask that the original rates of Insurance llxeil on our respective properties be re-established, for the reason that the same urn reasonable and adeiiuute compensation for the protection afforded us by the companies carrying our risks. llesolved, further, Thnt a cony of these resolutions be sent to Henry D. Dennett, Cedar Haplds, la., and a eopy furnished to each of the local Insurance agents In the city, with the request that each local agent torwiird a copy of tho same to the various companies teprcfented by him. These resolutions are signed by Charles W. McDonald, as chairman, nnd F. It, Davis, as secretary. Formal Proles!, Thf formnl protest thus to bo sent to Dennett and to tho local agents follows: Whereas, The merchants nnd Jobbers of Hie city of Council Hlulfs, la., havo been recently notltled through the local repre sentatives of the various Insurance com panies doing business In this city that Henry Dennett of Cedar Hntdd uctlrig or such Insurance compnnles, ;uis lnereas"d the rates of Insurance on our various prop erties from 10 per cent to 'M per cent; now, therefore, be It llesolved, by tho undersigned merchants nnd Jobbers, That wo protest ngalnst such Increase of rates us unjust, unreasonable and contrary to the laws of the stain of lown. for the following reasons: 1 The history of lire losses In this city for tho last eleven years does not call for or warrant such Increase of rates or any Increase of the rates, us will be shown by the following facts, taken from the olllclul records of the city: Amounts paid by tiro Insurance com panies: 1100 J 16.111 191 3I.S G ISM 81,'J 2 P93 ; 2;t.137 isiti ,s"i lisl'S lCl.i'i l) is! s.niu UU7 10.'i!0 1S.I H.V.7 !S.'9 3l,Si4 iV ll.Stti Total losses In eleven years $lt5.0VI Ann out I'ri'iiiliiins A conservative estimate of the amount of ilro insurance premiums paid annually upon property In the city of Council Illuffs la jmi.iiOo, making a totnl sum paid In elov?n years Jsw.oon. Deducting 15 per cent paid to local agents, $132,000, It leaves a balance of J74S.W10. Deducting from this the amount paid In eleven yenm, 305,O."3, the net profit from Couitcll Illuffs to" companies amounts to 3.'2,!tl7. 2 The establishing of the rates ns above described Is contrary to the provisions of section 1,754 of the Code of 1897. now In force In this ttnto, and the arrangement mnde by the companies with Mr.- Dennett of Cedar Haplds Is a subterfuge to evadi and violate the laws of tho state and such promulgation of rates should subject such companies to the penalty of the law. Resolved, further, , Thut we use all honorable mentis to have tho old rates rmtored and that we will not submit to the Increased rates until tho courts hold that the lusurnnco companion havo a legal right to Imporo the same upon us. Over Million Dollnrx liistiiiinee. Tho names of tho firms signing tho pro test and the amount of Insurance carried by each follows: Pioneer Implement company i loi.O'O Oroneweg & Schoentgtn company.. 200.fV'0 Peregoy ti Moore company S2,fi0) FmpKle-Sliugart company 8,0JO Harle-Haas Drug company 70.0 0 Stewart Ilros iou.0 0 John Heno company 200.0O0 Monarch Manufacturing compnny.. ll.ff0 Smith Rellnlng company 15,(00 David Bradley ,t Co 175.0 0 Peru Plow and Implement compnny 75.0.V) Cedar Rapids Supply company 3,50) McCormlcK Harvest Machine com pany laO.O'X) Minneapolis Threshing Machine company 15,00 Oram! Detour Plow company 2'),o Columbus Manufacturing company. in.000 Ohio Cultivator company s.oio Aultmun, Miller Co 40.100 Keystone Manufacturing company.. 10.o'o Sandwich Manufacturing company. SO.too Henry 11. Vnn Hrunt 75,00.) Totnl .$I,375,0W Jurors for Court nt Avoen. Orand Jurors for tho year 1002 nnd petit Jurors for tho Jnnunry term of tho dis trict court at Avoca havo been drawn ns follows: flrnnd Jury J. II. Pollock, K. S. Russell, Oakland; Oeorgo Helton, Cnrson; W. O. Rnne, Oakland: W. J, Hamilton, Mecedonla; A. M. Huff, Hancock; Fred Rohro, Shelby; Ooorgo S. Dye. Cnrson; Otto Itopenn and W. H. Davis, Walnut; F. O. Hctzol Avoca; Cyrus Holler, Orlswold. Petit Jury--(I. J. Unas, Shelby; Jnp Pierre, W. V.. Ilunncll, Hnns Laescu, Dennis Poland and Christ V. Rock, Avocn; C.eorgo Stephens nnd J. S. Campbell, Carson; J. W. Carse, B. P. Denton, William Coleman, J. S. Lawrento, J. . O. Frlz.ell and S. P. White, Oakland; C. H. Cooper nnd Henry Nlcolal, Mancock; Ocorge Hullls nnd .1. K. Forsyth, Orlswold; A.. K. Young. M. II. Frlsblo nnd Adam Kckort, Wiilnut; C. II. Talbot, Grnnt Pilling and T. I. Clark, Mace donla. Woodward Is shipping (Jnnymedo Choco lates to Now York, Chlcngo and other east ern cities weekly. Davis soils paint. SENATOR PATTERSON ARGUES Will Continue h AddresM to Court In Do) li'-Iliiruit Cnne T01I11), Senator Patterson occupied nil of yes tcrday In tho district court In his argu ment for the defendant In the case of L yle against Hurna nnd nt tho hour of adjourn ment had not finished his remarks to tho Jury. He had covered pretty well the trnns nctlons on Dattle Mountain, but has yet to discuss tho stock transactions nnd may con sume n couple of hours or moro beforo con cluding his address today. Then will fol low the closing address for Doylo by Mr. Ilaldwln, who will occupy a full day or more, thus prolonging tho arguments Into PrldaV. Doth sides vestrnlnv Miilimlttml in tho court oluiulnous Instructions which they will nsk Judgo Green to give the Jury In nls charge. These will cover In all ncurly 100 pagea of typescript. Victim or Hullron.d Cnr, J. 0. Carponter, postal clerk, who was killed In tho Milwaukee wreck at Perry night before last, mado his headquarters In this city, rooming nt 721 Fifth nvenuo dur Ing his layover time. Ills home was nt Columbus Junction and the body was taken there. , Frank Adams, a stockman living nt Moor It etui, la., was brought to this city yesterday morning from Missouri Volley, where his right leg was so badly crushed under the cars that It had to bo amputated on his arrival nt tho hospital nnd his condition Is considered serious. Ho wns on his wny from Moorhcad to South Omaha with stock nnd, seeing thnt nn nccldcnt to the train was imminent, Jumped and fell under the wheels. On these cold winter ovenlngs have a box of Woodward's Virginia C ChocolatCB by tho fireside. Prize waltz, Hughes hall, Friday night. Gravel roofing. A. II Head, 541 Droadvray. I. nnl for nn Alter. Proceedings have been Instituted to es tablish an Alley In tho block north of llroad way between Sixth and Scott streets to re placo tho one washed nway In tho Indian creek floods. Tho sheriff's Jury has nwarded to K. II, Kvans of California, owner of the property back of the old Nonpareil building on Scott street, (500 for the strip of ground eleven feet wide to be taken off his property for this purpose. Other prop erty owners Interested will donate the necessary space for tho alley. Davis sells glass Itrnl Ksliitc Transfer. These transfers wero tiled yesterday In the abstract, title and loan ofllco of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: John W. Proctor to Frances L. Proc tor, se4 2I-75-I0, w. il $ 10 August V! to F. It. Hcnly, lot n, block 7, town of Mlndett, w. d 8"0 Wlnlleld 8, Mityne and wlfo to Hrnest K. Hart, all w!4 28 and o? 29 (south of creeki: all 32 fexrept seU se') nml w4 33-7S-U (1,4' acres), w. d.. 60,000 J. T. Adams to II W. Hinder, lot 15, block 17, Williams' 1st add., w. d 1A) Max Mohn to Anna Mohn, pnrt s'4 lot 12, block 4, Jackson's add., w. d.. 6,0 Charles W. F. Durham and wife to II W. Hinder, 6.35 acres In s'j nw'i 21-75-43, w. d .100 Six transfers, total. i!.700 WANTS TO RETURN TO WHITING Mnruuerltn Senilis' I'rosiieellv- llus linml Decniiipn, I.eiivliiK Iter Prniillrss, CHICAGO, Dec. 18. (Special Telegram.) Nlnetecn-ycar-old Mnrguerlta Seams came to Chicago from Whiting. In., to marry. The young woman entered detective head quarters this morning nnd nsked the aid of the police In securing transportation to her home in Whiting. A week ngo, she told Chief Clerk Luthnrdt, she left her home In compnny with a young man, nn actor In a vaudeville company. Sho placed her purso containing $50 nnd check for her baggnge In his pocket ns they entered the trnln. They arrived In Chlcngo Mondny nnd went to a hotel. Then the mnn In tho case, thp young woman's pockethook, her checks nnd trunks dlsnppeated and the woman was left penniless, FURNITURE DEALERS COMBINE Western Iovtii lletnllers Unite Orilrrs to MnUo I'nrloiul Lots. WKI1STKR CITY, la., Dec. IS. (Speclnl Tclcgrnm.) A new combination among fur nlturo dealers In central nnd northern Iowa has Just been formed for buying purposes and to get the benefit of lower freight rates. Dealers will buy wholly In cnrload lots nnd ship to central points for dis tribution. They will savo' nearly half the freight rates. Webster City will be a distributing point for northern nnd central Iowa. This now combination will hold its first ' meeting In Webster City January 3. Over 100 denlcrs In this section nro In the combine. They hopo to thus bo nblo to compete with the big catnloguo houses. SAYS THIELE WAS INSANE ('I11I111 II rood I UK Over Wife's Aliened Immoral Co nil net (Jutmnl the Murder, RED OAK, In., -Dec. IS. (Speclnl Telo gratn.) In tho Thlolo murder case, which Is being tried In district court, the ytato rested this morning, having Introduced tho ovlicnco of eye-witnesses to tho tragedy, who described tho murder. Tho day wns spent In hearing witnesses for the defense, tho attempt being mado to show Tblele to have become Insane through brooding over his wife's conduct. Tho evidence will prob ably bo concluded Thursday. Two of Thlelo's sons nro witnesses. Thoy aro 1G nnd 17 years of age. ST0RRS FORMALLY RESIGNS Acceptx 1'imltlou of Assistant Or 11 or 11 1 Hiiirrln trillion! of I. like llrlc A. Western. CRESTON, la., Dec. 18, (Speclnl Tele gram.) H. S. Storrs, division superintend ent of tho Q., with headquarters nt Crcs ton, today announced his resignation, to tako effect Jnnuary 1, to accept tho posi tion of assistant gcnoril superintendent of tho Lako Erlo & Western, with headquar ters nt Indianapolis. Mr. Storrs' successor will probably bo Trnlnmnstor Fnbcns of Ottumwn. RUPTURES A BLOODVESSEL Anmillnnt Not Mentioned nt Inquest Over Slnliinc), Kx-I'ollcrniiin of South Oniillin. SIOUX CITY. In., Dec. 18. (Special Tele gratn.) At tho Inquest over Pat Maloney, formerly n South Omaha policeman, tho vordlct wns death duo to a ruptured blood vessel. Tho name of his assailant wns not mentioned In tho verdict. Tho funeral will bo tomorrow. .Indue I'm Will IteNluii, CENTERVILLi:. In., Dec. 18,--(Spocial.) Judge Feu nnt.ounced today that he will resign Jnnuary 1 to return to practice. C. W. Vermilion ii endorsed by tho Center vlllo bar for his successor. CHURCH BODIES FRATERNIZE Presbyterian orlli mi nit South In Joint Control .f Diliiciitloiuil liiNtltiitlon, ST. LOUIS, Dec. IS.-Unity of spirit In evangelistic work as well as In educatlon.il matters Is manifest In n marked degree at tho Joint meeting of the Missouri synods of the Presbyterian church, North and South, now In session here. Tho announced pur poso of the calling together of tho two synods was to appoint a Joint board of management for Westminster college, which heretofore had been tinder the Juris diction of the southern body. Each body nppolnted twelve trustees. Since Westmtnstor college was formerly managed by tho Prcsbytorlan Church South the synod of tho other Presbyterian body adopted n resolution expressing the denomination's appreciation of tho "gen erosity nnd fraternal spirit" manifested In tho plan of co-operation and the hopo that Westminster college would rontlnuo to prosper as It had dono In the past. Itolie.-ls t'onlriiiplittrx llcluiiln. LONI)ON, Dec. IS. Vanity Fair says It hears on excellent authority that Lord Roberts, cominnnder-ln-chlef of tho forces, contemplates leaving the War ofllce In April and that ho will be succeeded by the duko of Connnught. FAR BELOW THEIR RATINGS f rfticklitd Corporations Amsitd on Hidioi lontlj Low Valatioi8. REAL tSTATE EXCHANGE GETS REPORT lliisliien lltocks 11 nil l.'u 1 111 proi -il Property Vnyn Tbii'ii on Mini Times Utile l.nlil AuitlnM Corporation. At the meeting of the Rent Eatnto ex chnngo yesterdny afternoon the committee charged with tho matier of assessments on chartered corporations made a report which wns ndoptcd without division as follows: To the Omaha Real Ustato Exchange: iour committee, to whom wns referred tho mutter of Investigating the assess ments of the Omaha Street Raliwn com pany, the Omaha (las company nnd other franchlsed cot poratlons, tlrst secured re liable Information as to the present actual market value of the properties of such corporations, and then compured the ns sessed villi of said t'orpnrutions with the nssessed value of 11 large number of sub stantial, well Improved business blocks In the business center of Omaha, also with small improved residence properties nnd unimproved business and residence proper ties, and in addition to the report made nt the last meeting of the exchange, bog to submit the following: 1. That the 'Corporation assessments vary from S per cent to 15 per cent of their present market value. 2. Thnt the lurgu business blocks nro In vnrlablj asrehseil at from 35 per cent to M per cent of their present actual market value. 3. That n mnjorlty of the unimproved business and residence properties nnd tho cheaper class of Improved residence prop ertles are nsessed at from M per cent to loo per cent of their present actual market VJltle. I. The result of this (nveslle.illnn rnn.r.l your commLteu (together with nn-ernl other memners 01 tne Henl Kstntn exchange) to uppear before the Hoard of Review and enter 11 protest ug.ilnst the corporation assessments standing ns tlxed by tho Hoard of Review, the argument being that the corpotnttou .tyscrqmrnts were not made nccordlng to Inw.i nnd furthermore, were urn iair, just nnti equitanie wnen comparou with tbu assessments on real estate. The Hoard of Review listened to tho pro test of the Real Estate exchange and to the arguments muile liv real estate owners. nnd also to arguments mado by ullMals and attorneys or some of the corporations, and concluded their deliberations by In creasing tho as o-seil valuation of live franchlsed corporations of Omaha from Jl.SCO.OOO for tho year 1W1 to about Jl,751.ro for the year UmJ, or a total Increase of about J2ol.0ei). it is the judgment of your committee that this Increase is onlv 11 small nnrt of what It should huvo been. That tho assessments i t the rranclilsed corporations are manifestly unjust when comnurcil with the assess ments on real estate, and we recommend that this exchange go before tho city coun cil when It sits as a board of equalization and use Its utmost endeavor to secure nn assessment on the property of the fran chlsed corporations of Unialia that will be equitable nnd fair when compared with the assessed valuation on real estate. In tho discussion which followed tho In troduction of tho report Mr. Wilson of the Payne-Knox company mnde a. talk In which ho enld that the only object of tho commit teo wns to do exact Justice to nil taxpayers and thnt In making Its Investigations It was not actuated by nny deslro to Impose hardships on the franchlsed corporations. "At tho snmo time," ho asked, "would thu people of the city think we were damaging the town If wo gave the wuprcmo court a chanco to pass upon the matter definitely, ns regards Omahu, In case the city council shall fall to give' the relief sought?" AppralsementB wero mado upon property at tho cornel of Tenth and Dodgo streets, 80 per foot front; 'on Twenty-ninth avenue. near Leavenworth street, nt J36 per foot, nnd at Chicago and Twenty-first strocta, $53 per foot,, tne committee, which appeared before the Hoard of Review was Instructed to appear beforo tho city,1 council when It sits ns a board of equalization, Wednesday being Christmas the exchnngc adjourned to moct Thursday, December 20. POLICEMEN WORK AT RESCUE Omuhn Olllt'er Citrr.i line Surcor to .tinny DcNtltute IIoiiicn, The charity corps of tho pollco depart ment has been still further strcngthonod elnco Tuesday and now six men aro giving their wholo attention to distributing aid and to Investigating tho condition of ap plicants. Fully 100 cuses havo been rolloved by this squad since tho cold snnp began a week ago. Tho work Is carried on with ,1 vigor nnd businesslike smartness that Is something rev In chnrity enterprises, nnd now thnt tho public knows the police will attend to thu distribution of second-hand clothing, provisions, money and tho Ilka thero Is no lack, of means with which to help tho poor. Every fow minutes snmo housekeeper calls up the pollco station to say that a bundlo of clothing, a bushel of potatoes or n half ton of coal Is nt her home, waiting to be sent out to tho destitute. An officer Is then dispatched, with tho wagon If neces sary, to bring It in. Tho largo toom on the south nldo of the station, known as tho de tectives' room, has been converted Into n storehouse for tho reception of such goods, nnd this begins to look like a rummage salo In a department storo. Long tables are piled with old clothing of all sorts. Along ono side of the room extends a double line of shoes, rubbers nnd overshoes. Nearly nil of this stuff. I good, nnd somo of It In tho lino of men's footwear, for example Is so good ni to Indicate that dome house wife has been ebarltnblo nt tho risk of her husband's illsplensure. All of the under wear is freshly laundered, and the coats, clonks, enpes nnd mackintoshes nro In a statu of excellent repair. Ilmv to Mix 'liiu. Tho members of tho squad say that, as they are very busy these dnys, much tlmo could be snved If the housewives who havo goods to give out would make them Into bundles and havo them ready to tnko away when tho oltlccr calls. Persons having such goods can mako tho fact known by calling up the police station, telephono 175 Tho pollco .find on careful Investigation that ubout ono-thlrd of thoso who apply for aid are unworthy. Ono of the most glaring enhoa of this kind was that of a man on North Twenty-second street. Ho ap plied for nld, nnd, ns Is usual, nn officer was sent out to his housn to see If ha and his family were In actual want. it was found that tho fam ily comprised, besides himself, n wlfo and six children, nil comfortably shed and clothed; there was ment In th. larder and ronl In tho bin, while In the stable In tho rear of tho house were four horses In good condition nnd In a shed adjoining woro two wagons. Tho man admitted that tho horsea and wagons belonged to him. but lidded that ho would bo better off without them, ns ho could find nothing for them to do and tho horses wore "eating tholr heads off." He wns then offered a Job at a modcrato wago hauling tupplles to the poor, which ho re fused. The word "unworthy" now np pears opponlto his name ou tho list of np pllcnnts. Another case In striking rontrnst with this Is that of Mrs. Schulmnn, 601 North Seventeenth street. Sho Is a widow with two small children, both seriously 111 with diphtheria. The officer found her abso lutely without means of providing medlclno for tho little sufferers; thero was no food, no fuel and the woman, herself In poor hcnlth, wns without shoes. She had inndo no application for nld, ami the chances aro tho pollco would not havo known of her condition bad not the neighbors taken an Interest In, her rnse. She wns given a bundlo of clothing, somo provisions and $" In money. Chief Donahue says there are probably hundreds of such cases In the city. "A good tnnny ouch people" said he, "are too proud to apply for nld, nnd tho only way we can learn of them Is through tho neighbors. And these, too, arc usually tho most worthy cases that como ttndor dur notice." City Clinrltlr Acllt , Dean Cnmpbcll Fair, nt tho head of tho City Chnrltles, 501 South Eighteenth street, said: "We nsk tho poor nil over Omahn to send us their nnmcs and addresses; they will bo nt onco Investigated nnd if worthy will bo relieved cheerfully, quietly nnd prl vatoly. We nsk tho rich family or well-to-do fnmtly to take one of these families nnd relieve It with a gift of Christmas cheer. We want to bring rich nnd poor to gether that thoy may boo nnd know each other. Tho charitable can be their own al moners. "Tho City Charities havo over 100 families to be relieved In this quiet, private, friendly wny. Tho First Congregational church has done wisely nnd kindly In offering to tnko caro of two families during the winter nnd two families hao been gratefully assigned to It. Trinity cathedral has taken Its shnre. If every other church In the city will thus assist tho problem Is solved." GIVE THE JOBBERS A FRIGHT l'robnblr Incrrnse In Freight llnlrs Jlny Cnteli Tlirm In finoil Mi ape. A number of Omahn Jobbers nre with anxiety wntchlng the lllght of tlmo between now nnd Jnnunry 1 nnd nro making tho most strenuous efforts to get goods dellvored from the factories before that tlmo. Tho reason for this Is the condition of freight rates between eastern points nnd Omnh.i. For some time thero havo been rumors to tho effoct that the roads between Omaha and Chicago were surreptitiously cutting rates, but nny Inquiry met with absolute denlnl on the part of nil ofllclnls Inter ested. A few dnys ngo n story enme from Chi cago nnnounclng that tho Chicago-Denver rate on carloads had been cut by all rnnds, and slnco that tlmo It has been ascertained that not only then, but previously, thu Chicago-Omaha into hnd been Ignored by the roads In their effort to secure business At the present time tho Inttcr rnto Is said to be about two-thirds of the former rate. As a result of this condition n considerable amount of goods Is being sold delivered nt Omnh.i cheaper than It hns been quoted In many mouths. This In particularly true of heavy articles, such ns wire, nails and hardwnre, which nro delivered tirctnll deal ers In cnrlots. With tho -lecllno In the prlco at Omaha came n great Increase In orders. Local Jobbers, apparently regurd less of consequences, began to tako orders on every hand. The mills wero drnwn upon for vnst quantities of their product, much of which, under ordlnnry clrcumstnnces, would not havo been sold until March or April. Several Omaha houses have now on their books orders aggregating front 100 to 200 carloads of goods for Immediate de livery. No.v comes disquieting news. While noth ing official is given out each largo shipper has received a tip that on January 1 rate-) aro to bo restored. This tip linn been given out before when nothing came of It, but nt other times it has been true. The alarm ing feature to Omahn Jobbers Is seen when It Is learned that tho dlffcrenco In the rato ou carlots botween tho present and what It will bo nfter restoration will moro than consumo anticipated profits on tho orders and that the Jobbers nre beginning to look forward to the tlmo when each ear delivered will represent nn Item on the expense nc count. Tho Jobbers stand to make back part of their losnes, even If they should have placed largo quantities of Roods In stock, nnd on these goods tho difference In tho freight rates goes to swell the profits, thero being no reduction In prlco on quan tities less than carlots. LOW RATE 0F ILLITERACY Nelirnskn Still llolil Front IMaec In Itcnril to In ti-lllucnee of IllllllllltlllltM. Oenernl Passenger Agent John Francis of tho Burlington road has Just received from the division of titatistlcH of the United State.? Department of Agriculture figures showing the illiteracy of the people of Ne braska nnd four other states In proportion to their totnl population, based upon tho census of 1900. This Is tho first tabulation of this nature slnco tho lS'JO rensus, and has not yet been published hy the govern ment. It Is moiU flattering to Nebraska, .is showing a great decrease In Illiteracy In ton years, whllo In the other four states quoted, New York, Pennsylvania, Massa chusetts and Connecticut, thero has been nn Increase. In his nnnual publication, "Ncbraikn," Mr. Frnncls has always printed In a com plication of facts about Nebraska thrne statistics, showing tho number of Illiter ates nut of each thousand mala majority resldonts In theso llvo states, tiBlng tho ISOO census figures, Tho comparlon has been favorablo to thin state, but Is now even more so nnd tho 1900 figures will bo printed In tho 1002 Issue of "Nebraskn." A tabulation of tho two follows: Number of Illiterates Stnte. to the Thousand. 18!)0. I'M). Nebraska 31 m.5 Massachusetts f2 3.i Now York f- 59.4 Connecticut 63 r,7.7 Pennsylvnnlu tis 77.0 John Hyde, formerly advertising ngent for tho llutilngton, now United States statlstlclnn, furnlshud Mr. Francis with tho figures. Tho comploto tnbulntlon for lflOO of population of males 21 yoarH of ngo and over In these ntntes, classified accord ing to literacy, follows: Stntes. Total. Literate. Illiterate. Nebraska SOI.O'tl 2:i,1,7ii" 7.3SS Massachusetts. . S4.1,i'i 7S9.771 53.031 New YorK s.im.uk.i s,fl&t '.mi jni),oi Connecticut. ... 2),30 231. 3M IS.MI Pennsylvania . I.S17.239 1,077.257 13VA2 APPEAL FOR HELP FOR POOR Mayor Moore ( all I pon Charitable People to Alii Work Police Are 'ov Dolim Tho numerous calls which Mayor Moores Is having from poor people who aro in need of help has prompted him to Issue the fol lowing appeal for funds and provisions: To the Charltublo Citizens of Omaha: Tho Increased cold weather that has fol lowed the cold snap of 11 week ngo Is causing much distress and suffering among our poor. The Associated Charities having pnssed out of existence, ns an organization, has caused a grat many claims for aid to lie made upon me, and I have bud a detail unpointed from our police department, con fisting of Sergeant Pempfey nnd four nn trolmen, to tnke charge of this work during thu tevero weather, nnd until permanent ar rangements can be made. Hy this detail all cases of destitution aro looked Into and, If found worthy. Immedi ate relief given to the best of our ability. Clothing Is needed badly, also coal and provisions. I therefore nsk that whatever you may have to give, either In tho wny of clothing, provisions or fuel, be sent to the city jail, enro of Captain D. W. Her, nt Hloventh and Dodge streets, where It will bo prop erly dlftrlbuled Wo 'ilso need inonuy and nny mnnoy con tribution piease tend to Captain Her direct, who Is nti.horlzed to receipt for and ex pend same In helping the needy. Receipts will 1 given and taken for every contribution and 11 report published later In the dally papers of tho work done. Please respond promptly FRANK H. MOORES, Mayor. FINANCES OF SCHOOL BOARD Aiothir Kink Pot in Ttnglo Anni Annual Tax Ltj. MEANING OF STATUTE NOW IN DISPUTE tlurxtlon of Availability nt ruiiil and .eeesslty of (iirluu for III u Otrrlap Debated hy tlip Member. Tho finance committee of the school board with other members of thnt organlzntlou aro discussing a proposition of considerable In terest to the general public. Section 21 of tho law governing school boards of cities of tho metropolitan class provides thnt dur ing tho month of January of each year the board shall estimate the resources likely to be derived from lines, licenses nnd other sources nnd shall then report to tho city council tho number. of mills tax required to run tho schools dining the ensuing fiscal year. Tho fiscal year of school boards In titles of tho metropolitan class Is not fixed by the statute, but the Omaha hoard hns established that yenr from July 1 to Juno 30. Inclusive. According to the strict letter of tho law. which several of the members will Insist upon enforcing, tho board can use none of tho money raised from the tax, fines nnd licenses paid for tho yenr 1902 until the beginning of tho ensuing llscnl year, which docs not begin until July. At tho Inst meeting of tho bonrd It was understood thnt certain funds which by lnw nre required to be augmented each year would receive as the deposits for 1901 a part of tho money accruing from tnxes, lines nnd licenses derived between Jnnunry 1 nnd Junu 30, It being nrgued that tho Ilscnl year of 1901, closing at the Intter time, tho appro. prlation would be legal. In the discussion which has taken placo between the members slnco the meeting of the board It has been urged by somo that tho law should bo btrlctly enforced, nnd to meet thnt nrgtl ment friends of the other Idea havo ad vanced a proposition Intended to bring tho bonrd straight with the world. This propo sition contemplates asking for n suillclent levy not only to run tho schools front Jnnu ary 1, 1902. to December of that year, one- hnlf of two fiscal years, but of making the levy lnrge enough to pay expenses until June :i0. 1903. nfter which tlmo the nnnunl lovy would bo suillclent to curry thu schools until tho succeeding Ilscnl year, which be gins six months nfter tho levy has been made. Other members of the board In tho Interest of a low levy this year advocate the Idea of calling for n levy suillclent to pay expenses only until June 30. 1902, 1 period or six months, and making the annual levy In succeeding years care for expenses In curred during hIx months preceding tho lovy nnd In the followicg six months. This, It Is clnlmed by other members, would bo ns bad ns tho present system of anticipating the revenues and would have tho additional bad feature of Increasing expenses through the pnymcnt of Interest on warrants not paid for want of funds. At the present time tho committee nnd members of the bonrd who havo been con sulted havo arrived at no solution of tho problem. BOLT NOT ASLAP AT BRYAN .fiieksoiiliiii Club Mlrotlon Show llmv llnril It In to Pick lit-livet-n Demoerat. Members of tho Jacksonlon club nro re ceiving Inquiries from nil parts of the stato asking what was meant hy the defeat of Phil Kohl, regular nominee for vice presi dent of thnt organization, last week, nnd In somo of theso Inquiries there nro Intima tions that the defeat of Mr. Kohl was a blow aimed at tho leadership of Mr. llrynn. "The club would like to havo It under stood," said one of tho members, "thnt the nctlon In tho caso of Xlr. Kohl wns not aimed nt Mr. Dryan or nt nnyono else. Mr. Kohl Is a good fellow, and so is Judgo Win terstcen. Tho tiuroo of tho former was placed ou tho ticket without consulting with him and It was believed that there would bo no cofTlest. When somo of the friends of Judge Wlntersteen started u boom for hint thero was 110 one here anxious enough to decldo between two good demo crats and tho mnn with tho workers behind him got the most votes. It Is no reflection upon Mr. Kohl thnt ho wns defeated and Is n compliment to Judge Wlntersteen In thnt it shows ho hns friends In Omaha who aro anxious to Identity him with the club." Tho committee on entertainment of the club, which has In hand preparation for tho annual bnnquot, has secured tho Paxton ho tel for that occasion. Friday evening thero will be n meeting of the full cojumlttcu to adopt final plans. RELEASES BONNESS FROM JAIL .IiiiIk linker (irant Writ of Iliilira Corpim on (round No Crime In Charged, Frederick Ilonness, who wnB Indicted by tho grand Jury of Cook county, Illinois, for abandoning his wife nnd 7-weoks-old daughter, wns released from tho custody of tho Omnhn police yesterday on n writ of hnheas corpus, granted by Judgo llaker of tho criminal court. flovcmnr Snvagn hnd honored the requisi tion of tho governor of Illinois foi Ilonness, but Judgo linker held that ho had no legnl power of authority to do, for tho reason thnt extradition may not be mado for n misdemeanor, nnd for tho futher reason thnt the offense charged against Bounces In not a crime under tho statutes of the statu of Nebraska. lioness Is alleged to have deserted his wife nnd baby and threo other children on October 14, 1901. He Ib n butcher by trado and has been working slnco In nn Omaha market. Under tho laws of Illinois child abandon ment Is punished by Imprisonment from ono to threo years. Tho authorities of that Btnlo will mako another effort to oxtradlto Ilonness and bring him to trial If possible. AUDITORIUM JSPECIAL VOTE Stockholder Will He Askoil to llnl lot ou tlletloil of Hxteiiillim " PriM InIoii of Charter. Tho regular meeting of tho board of di rectors of tho Omnhn Auditorium company will bo held today at 12:30 o'clock and Itnmtdlntely thcrenfter tho pollB for.tho spe clnl meeting of tho stockholders will bo opoucd for tho purposo of deciding tho prop osition to Increase the power of tho cor poration, permitting It to contract debts to an amount not to exceed two-thirds of tho amount of tho capltnl stock subscribed. Statements made by tho officers of tho company are to tho effect that under the present provisions of tho articles of Incor poration It will bo Imposslblo to contract for the construction of thu building, nu whon that contract Ib mado It will bring with It A BRIGHT HOME MAKES A MERRY HEART." JOY TRAVELS ALONG WITH SAPOLIO nn Indebtedness of from '$75,000 to Jino.ooo, It being Intended to let. contractu-for tho steel work nnd n pnrf of tho construction at first. A largo number of tho smaller subsi rll rs havo left their proxies wJth tho secretary, the shares thus represented being about $15,000, every share of which will he cast In favor of the proposnl nt tho request of tho holders. At tho directors' meeting thero will be sc. looted two ill rcr torn to tnko tho places va cnted bv J. L. llaker and Fred Paffenrnth, who havo resigned slnco tho nnnunl 'elec tion. Tho list of imniis presented by tho commit ten on nomination at tho last nnnunl election will be considered by tho exectltlvii tommlttco nnd from this list two names will be selected to be submitted to tho board of directors. j HUNTING MILDER CLIMATES I Mimy IVnplf Mnn Track for r,ill. fornlii, Florida nml Oilier Sunny Itrulon, The sudden advent of winter hn nii travel To the south a grent Impetus, acpnrd- Ing to the consensus of opinion of railway otllelals in Omnhn. but California travel has not yet responded to the spur to nny 'ip preclablo extent. From llutilngton p.tssen ger headquarters comes the statement that contrary to the common opinion this Is u month In which travel to tho west coast is not unusually large. October mid Novem ber. It Is said, uro tho months In which tho poorer classes and hotnescekers make tint Journey, and those of the wealthier sort do not leave homo till after the Christmas holidays. So December Is a sort of hiatus Tim Ilurllngton is cnrrylng nn average ef 400 people a week to California. Northwestern nnd Fnlon Pnellic repre sentntlves say thnt overland travel is henvt from the cast Just now, but that there u something new In the way of terminals This Is thnt the points along the northern Pacific coast nre now rivaling Southern Cnl Ifornla as wintering plaeec. Tho Rok Island reports a good Cull -fomln business, but Its great haul Just now Is to Oklahoma and Texas points. An average dally lond wns thnt of Tuesda. night on No. 7, which cnrrlcd through Omnhsi from the enst 160 people bound t thnt portion of tho south. With the Illinois Central i'orythlng points to Florldn. The Dixit Flyer li carry lug big lends every day and the cold wave and snowstorniH of the Inst few dnys havo nlrendy hnd their effect on Nebrnsltn people planning to mnko the southern trip. Cor respondence concerning such travel qund rupled within n day after the first cold spell nnd tnnny parties aro being planned. Hot Springs In Arknnwis Is still of a sufficiently mild, temperature to be n plens nnt winter resoft, nnd the pashenge'r trnflli of the Missouri Pacific Is Just now largely to that point. Meanwhile tho Wnbnsh reports dnlly In creasing haulH to St. Louis nnd Kansas City, from which points tho trnvolcin scat ter toward different portions of tho south, from tho gulf oast to Florida. Tho 'Frisco line hns noted a big spurt in travel cast nlong Its lino through Memphis to Illrtnlnghnm, Aln., from Kansas City nud St. IOtllH. SHAKE DICEF0R THE DOGS llinv lllNiiiurflc AUtiuK Propo!' to Outdo Solomon 11 n Prob lem Sol, or. The caso wherein II. W. Cowiluroy of tho Orant Pa. Ing company Is suing Oeorgo Lnko for tho possession of a blear-eyed bulldog has taken on a new complication, ono which promises to tax tho Ingenuity of Llttlo Illu marck to tho utmost. Another djg hns appeared In tho case. . Thero nro now two dogs In controvursy and they tire exactly ullku. Neither party to tho litigation knows which 1 '-'HHt Is his. "I ntn going to send tho two men out in tho hall." said Justice Altstndt, "and lot them cnll tho digs. If each of tho dogs choses ono of thu men as a nuiBter, the caso I will be settled thut way; If bojh dogs follow I away ono man, then I'll havo to let the llti ! gants draw lots to determine the apportlon 1 ment of tne property. I'll mako King Solo i mou nud his famous beu trick look like 3') cents." Tho enso will como up for hearing In Jtts tlco Altstadt's court tomorrow. MISSOURI OFFICERS NAMED PrCHlilent l'ollinv Itrcoiiiiiionitat lori of He puMlcnn tti-prrnfilla-II. In III Sol. etloiiM, WASHINC.TON. Dev. IS. It wns an nounced nt tho White House today that tho president has decided to send to the fcennto tomorrow tho nominations of Charles F. Oalliiuknmp of Union, Mo., to bo surveyor of tho port of St. Louis, In pluco of Charles H. Smith, nnd CharlcH F. Wu neker of St. Louis, to bo collector of In ternal revenue. It nlo was Htated that Hit recommendations of tho republican mem bers of congresb will largely govern tho president In tho selection of ofllrertt In their respective districts In Missouri and that In tho statu at Inrgo tho recommendations of Rlchnrd Kerens, tho Missouri member of tho republican national committee, and Mr. Alkens, chairman of tho state republican committee, will be given favorablo con sideration, lit also was nnnnitnced thnt (lov ernor Otero of New Mexico will bo reap pointed. 'Cho settlement which tho president has mado of tho contest over tho Missouri ap pointments Is vlowed by Socretnry Hitch cock as satisfactory. Ho luis expressed himself as well pleased with thu disposi tion of tho question for threo rensons. First, tho appointment of Cialleukamp, to whom ho Is personally very friendly and who was recommended by Representatives Joy and Ilattholdt and approved hy Mr. Hitch cock iih ,111 alternative nfter tho fight de veloped on Smith, recommended by the Kerns element and William O. Iloyd, rec ommended by tho republican representatives and Chairman Alkens of tho Htato repub lican committee. Second, practlcnlly leav ing tho selection of offices In the various districts to the republican representatives therefrom, and third, tho participation ol Mr. AlkenH In tho selection of i-tute-at-largo officers. every Wma I J tntrri'Meil smt ffiniiM I. now aliuut II. b n underfill MAIlVri. Whirling Spray H,"htrWlISrli.. Inltt. . fivn nii.f .Wi.,i, irn ftf, T?Sw - "t .Mum CoiiTfiilf mi. ' VS. i.k jour dmirlit tor II.' 't M t"" MAIIt I!!,, rriliu 1 f x Sllifr, hut f ml maiiiii for tl g'TVV lutraif. lKik ir.l.lt Kivf m ' v V I 11111 rtl ul-ir hii.i ,iirriir.ii in. j. HhiHlilaoUitli! M tllVlil.l'O, H.f , 1 Room ' S I 'J!Xr The Whirling Spray Hyrlnge Fn Salt By SI erman & focConnell Drug Co, I Kllli mill Undue, Uuinliu. Veil,