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THE OMAHjk DAILY UEE: FRIDAY, JANUATIY 10, 1002.
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DISCIPLES OF BLACKSTONE
liuidAnnnal Otrmntiin of Nobrmka far
Auoolatitn Opit.
PRESIDENT M'HUGH DELIVERS ADDRESS
Deplore I'nrtlclinllciti In 1'nrty Poll.
Ilea hy Jnilucn mill Tc minify of
Higher Courts' to Overrule
Decisions lnile llclovr.
The second annual convention of the Ne
braska Stato Dar association was called to
order In court room No. 1, In the county
court house at 2:70 o'clock yesterday after
coon with a large number of members pres.
nt, tho greater number being members of
the Omaha bar. '
Among thoso from out of the city In
attendance were: G. M. Lambcnson,
Rotcoe Pound and A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln,
J. M.,Reavls of Falls City, 0. A. Abbott
of Grand Island, John M. Reagan of Hast
lugs, John P. Hhca of Holdrcge, John X,
Dryden of Kcarnoy, Charles 11. Sloan of
Geneva, J. L. McPhcely of Mlndcn, V. 0.
Hastings of Crete, C. 1.. Hlchardg ot
Hobron, F. N. Prout of Lincoln, SI. 11.
Hopewell of Tekamah and C. L. King of
Osceola.
The meeting was called to order by W.
D. McIIugh, president, who read his annual
address. The address was devoted to a
discussion of tho practice of Judges taking
part In politics and to tho growing prac
tlco of courts of last resort overruling
previous decisions, noth of theso practices
the president deplored.
l're1drnt , McIIukIi'" Aililreni.
I Ho said In part:
' When thlM association convened In Its
last annual session we Were confronted
with a congestion of Intuitions upon the
docket of our supreme court which so lm-
fieded the work of that trlbunnl iih to Jus
. Ify thn nsLcrtlon thnt within the buundnr
los of thin slate Jastlco was delayed, If not
denied. To the relief of tho people ami the
prefcsslon from this condition the Inst Hus
sion of this association directed Its efforts.
A bill providing for the appointment of
nine supreme court commissioners was
drafted by this association, Introduced Into
both houses of Our state legislature and
. without amendment was pnsscd by tho
legislature and nnnroved tiv the iiovernor.
Promptly upon tho passago and approvnl ot
ins nci inn conn appointed nine commis
sioners, who at once entered upon their
duties.
The device of n supreme court commis
sion, however, Is nt best but a temporary
expedient;, the fact reninlns that the sti
. prume court, constituted, an It must ho
(under our present constitution, hi unable
;to so dispose of the causes before It as to
'keep abreast of tho current business, mid
thcro Is on Immedlntc and pressing neces
sity for such a revision of our constitution
as will cnablo us to tenure a court so con-
stltuted an to be able to dispose of the
I business before thnt tribunal ns rapidly ai
tho business Is presented. ,
Indices In Politic.,
First and foremost among tho evils
which mar our Judicial procedure Is tho
practice on tho part of so tnnny of our
judges of taking a continuous,' active) and
prominent part in the p
both general and locah
the politics of our state.
locah At the lust attita
convention of ono of the crent parties of
tnls state, the ttmporury cliiil.'man of that
convention was a Judge then upon tho
bench. The permanent chairman nf that
fame convention was another Judge then
upon the bench. At tho lust state conven
tions of two other great parties, I am re
liably Informed by a participant, there
were at least eleven Judges thon upon tho
bench attending theso conventions, many
of these Judges heading their delegations,
end all of them active and prominent In tho
partisan, work of theso conventions.
The participation by Judys In tho coun
cils and strifes of party politic must to
some extent at least embarrass tho Judgo
In his Judicial functions. To tho mefo
politician, nothing Is sacred. Tho highest
office Is to him merely un Instrument of
party. Ills mind and habits of thought
are not such us to appreciate the true dig
nity or function of the Judicial ofllce; and
ho therefore demands that the Judgo us
well as the shWff or tho mayor or other
executive, legislative or ministerial otllccr,
shall hold hfs ofllce ns n reward of party
and so conduct thn ofllce as to huvc In
mind the necessities of the party and tltu
opportunities of rewarding those most ac
tive In Its behalf.
Imbibe Political Spirit.
The Judas who mingles with these men
Identifies himself with theso politicians,
who works In the atmosphere surrounding
i the party caucus. Is In great danger of
Imbibing some of this spirit and hence of
looking unon himself nnd his ofllce as u
part of the machinery of a party, to ha
administered In accordance with tho poli
cies of tho party councils. Tlio Judgo whd
Is to bo true to tho urorier eoncentlon of
his ofllce, who Is to know nothing about
the parties, but everything nbout the enso
before him, who Is to do everything for
justice nnd nothing far himself, who Is to
entertain In deciding tho ease, no consid
erations excetit thoso flowing from legal
principles and tho evidence In tho record,
'will certainly find nothing In the party
.caucus or In the city, county, congres
sional or atato conventions to strengthen
.him In his desire to be Into to his Ideal.
It need not be said In this presence, thnt
bit is not intrnaca oy wnoi ntis ncen said,
ithat every Judgo who participates actively
in party anairs is uiiiuencen oy pnny con
siderations in me .performance or his otil
cial dutlcsi We have In this state upon
every bench Judges Independent, conscien
tious and fearless, appreciating thn trim
function of tholr ofllce, yet who through
seeming necessity, allow themselves to ho
compelled to Join In tho work of party
management and party campaigns.
Appeal to Public Seiitliiirmit.
How are, we to eradicate this evil? It Is
not a matter for the leglxhituro. No legls
latlvo enactment can coerce u Judgo Into n
i proper appreciation of his duties or Into
a duo regard for his ofllco. The only rem
edy Is a healthy, sound sentiment on the
part of the people and the bur. vigorous In
expressing Itself In the denunciation of tho
practice under consideration.
The uncertainty of tho law within this
commonwealth Is a subject deserving more
than passing notice. The bar fully realizes
the necessity of stability In our legal sys
tem In order that lawyers may advice
client with respect to their rights? In this
state wo have, It Is bollevcd, too much of
uncertainty and vacillation. Nebraska Is a
young state ami yet In the decisions of our
suoreme court there will be found 13i) cases
decided by that tribunal which havo been
expressly overruled. In addition to theso1
cases which hove been In terms overruled
we have a large number of others ..which
have been distinguished out of nil sem
blance to their original tenor. Tho process
of overruling Is still going on and every
volume of Nebraska Ileports contains
some decisions overruling prior declilons of
the court,
Ovtirrullnn; Triulr-iiey Ton Htronw.
It Is not to be claimed thnt these over
ruled decisions were correct enunciations
ot the law, On the contrary, many, If not
most ot these cases were originally wrong
In their expressions of the hi-.- nj it I
submitted that the --denoy is now too
strongly In the (.action of overruling
cases; that the practice has beau so luucli
Indulged tnat the nature of such nn action
is not reameu, ana inai tno time lias come
when emphasis ehould be laid upon the evil
effects ot a too free Indulgence In tho
power of overruling prior derisions.
Tho doctrine of ''substantial Justice,"' of
making every decision meet thn conception
of the court an to whut Is abstract Justice
uiwcon mo parties, is lunnumeiiiuiiy ai
war with the theory unon which our iuris
prudence Is founded. If our courts are to
he Irile to our aVBtem of law thev will nn.
ply the doctrine of tho law unimpaired 10
wis ueciKiou ot every case 10 wnicu tno uoc
trlnes apply.
I.rslalntlnn Committee Iteiinrts.
At the conclusion of tho president's oil-
dress the secretary ond treasurer made ro
ports. Tho only committee to report was
that on legislation. This reprrt waB signed
by n. W. Breckinridge, Ncrrlfl llrown, Q.
L, Richards, W. 0. Hastings and Kd P.
Smith. Tho report said thit (he mcnv
Important action of tho legislature favored
by tho committee was the crrnHoii ot the
supreme court commission, that tho lw
regarding the time In which proofedin
tin error cculd be commenced had to.n
changed k correspond to tho time ullowod
for appesli. The fatlur of certain measure
favored by the rotnmltteo was mentioned
On tho, subject of wusto bond In mortguge
foreclosure cases tho commit Ico says:
By common consent one of tho greatest
abuses permitted by the present statutes
of this state Is the giving of waste bonds
In mortgage foreclosures by which, pending
an appeal to the supreme court, the mort
gagor Is left In possession of the premises
wun no restriction upon him except
agnlnnt cutting tho buildings which may
do unon, me premises to some other nince
In the universe. A bill was framed by
juur committee nnu introduced in ine
legislature providing that such bonus
should covir the rental vnljo of the
premises pending the appeal and providing
tho sume character of o. bond ns that re
quired by cctlon 5.SS of the Codo of Civil
Procedure In ertor proceedings In civil
cases. This bill did pass the house by a
narrow margin, but woh talked to death In
the senate and failed of passage because
of political Influences used to bring about
Its defeat. Your comtnlttco recommends
that another attempt be made to amend
the law In this regard so os to prevent the
evils which continue possible by the giving
of moro waste bonds In mortgage fore
closures. Webster nt, Kvenlnjt Mcminn.
John L. Webster took up the time of the
evening session with the delivery of an
address on "Some Phases of tho Declara
tion of Independence."
.Mr. Webster began his address with the
remark that ''No lawyer who aspires to
einlnencc In his profession can afford to
neglect our national history." He de
fended this proposition In a few sentences
and broke ot tho great part tho lawyers
havo had In framing the structure and
shaping tho destiny of this government.
On this point he said:
In these modern days, when great con
solidated business enterprises oro tho ab
sorbing thought of men of financial
strength, wo otten hear It Bald that the
country needs "business men" In the na
tional congress. Hut It may not bo inop
portune to remark that a casual glanca at
our country's legislative hinrv will re
veal, that every great and substantial and
stntesmun-llkc movement that has re
dounded to our national honor has sprung
Irom the brains of men who were eminent
as lawyers. They have seemed best
equipped lo grasp the essentials ot gov
ernment, to roreenst tho future, to know
the workings of tho natural Impulses of
human nature nnd to frame constitutions
and draft laws that would withstand the
bickering cavils of the hour, nnd make
liberty permanent and secure. In con
trast with them the names of the "busi
ness men" In the halls of congress are for
gotten memories. They have left no last
ing memorials of the places they attempted
fo fill.
Iteniilt of lies tiny.
After referring to the fact that no other
document In our country's history Is so
frequently referred to In eulogy or- debate,
Mr. Webster said:
In tho reverence which I havo for the
work of the men who gave tho colonies
tho statun of states, and crcntcd by their
union ono Independent nation, I see tho
moving power of a supervising nnd watch
ful destiny, working In a mysterious way
Its wonders lo perform. Not by foresight,
nor uy mo preconceived opinion ot me
members of that, colonial congress, or of
their constituents, but by the nntural suc
cession of Inevitable oventx, It became
their ofllce to cement a union nnd consti
tute n nation. American Indenendence was
not mi act of sudden passion, but It sprang
from hardships nnd deprivations, from op
pressions and burdens, from miseries nnd
misfortunes, from bloodshed nnd buttles,
from nsulrnt ons nnd hones. In the
Inngungo of Bancroft. "The Americans
were persuaded that tney were set npurt
for tho lnrrensc and diffusion of civil and'
religious liberty: chosen to psss through
hlexHlnirs nnd throuirh trials! throuch
struggles and through Joy, to the glorious
muniment or tneir greni muy or estab
lishing freedom In the new world nnd
setting up an examplo to the old." Tho
llrst step In that great work was the
Declaration of Independence.
Doeiiiiient for tlic Time.
Concerning tho Declaration ot Indepen
dence, Mr. Webster eald:
If we look nt tho Instrument Itself we
llnd It llllec, lth internal evidence that It
was a document far tho time. Perhaps
thn most prominent one Is Ilia long list or
grievances s"t forth ns nnsons for sepa
rating from England nnd which constituted
thn "facts submitted to a candid world."
Tliev hnvo long since lost their meaning to
tho aencrui reader, but they were common
complaints nt tho tlmo In every colony
and were marshalled by Jefferson with
masterly skill.
Tho declaration that "all men nre created
equal, and they nre endowed by their
Creutor with certain Innllenablo rights;
that nmonir theso are life, borty ana Hie
pursuit ot happiness" has been a constant
subject of disputation. It was a senti
ment not new when Inserted In the Dec
laration of Independence. A century nnd a
half beroro uroiius in iuh introduction in
Dutch Jurisprudence had sold "through
birth all men nre equal." Montesquieu In
his "Spirit of Laws" said: "In republican
governments men aro all equal; equal they
are iiIbo In despotic governments; In the
former because mey are everyming; in
the latter because they aro nothing."
When literally co nsirueu me clause inai
all men are created equal" Is In no sense.
true. I Know no place wnero tne inequali
ties of birth aro so strongly contrasted
ns In Tucker on tho constitution, where he
enys: "Itnces of men differ widely. Men
of the snme race are unequal. In physique,
wo hnvo giants and dwnrfs. athletes and
cripples, a iiercuies una n nuncuoacK; in
mind, we havo a Napoleon nnd u Louis, u
Newton and an Idiot: In morals, a Wash
ington and un Arnold, a Lafayette nnd a
Marat. In music, we llnd a genius for
harmony, nnd another, who cannot dXt.
tlngUlsn one air irom unoiner; unu ma in
poetry, nrt, science, philosophy ami states.
mansnip. , ...
If wo say they are created equal before
thn law. It Is trim of the American citizen,
but It was not recognized ns true at that
time of the colored ruco held In slavery. If
we say It referred to equality of rights or
to civil and political equality. It was true,
but It was not applied to nil men, for most
nil the colonies had a class of people who
wero not recognized as having any civil
or political rights.
ItlKbt to Control Colonies,
Concerning the right of tho United states
to control colonies, he said:
Wo senrch the Declaration of Inde
pendence In vain for any words ngnlnst
colonial governments. such, or against
the right of an tstnbilshrd government
to Acquire nnd govern colonics or prov
inces. In the Instrument Itself Is found
tho solemn declaration "thnt as free and
Independent states they hnvo full powers
to levy war. conclude peace, contract, nl
llnncer, establish, commerce and to do all
other acts and thtngs which Independent
states may of right do."
All other acts nnd things which Inde
pendent states muy of right do," was an
all-comprehensive expression, Including the
exercise ot an powers wnicn ooioug 10 es
tablish governments and which havo been
recognized by the law of nations ns esn
tlul olementn of sovereignty. It must
have boon the purpose, ns It was thus
tho declared purpose, that the new state
should havo all the powers which attach
to other Independent nations In addition to
those of declaring war, of concluding
fienco, of contracting ai. lances, ot estab
Ishlng commerce. As othsr Independent
nations have through nil times exercised
tho power of acquiring territory nnd gov-
ernlng colonlus and provinces, so it was
one of tho powers which that declaration
recognized as belonging to the United
States.
FOLLOWS REALTY EXCHANGE
Coiiitncrclnl Club Adopts Plnn of Ilral
l'ntntc Slen In AHrainrnt
Appeal.
Tho committee appointed by the Cam-
morctal club lo present the appeal of that
organization from the decision of the Hoar)
of llevlew In the matter of tho assessment
of tho public service corporations has de
elded to follow tho plan adopted by tho
Heal Estate exchange, which was. In fact,
founded on the opinion of K. 0. McOllton.
chairman of tha Commercial club commit
toe. Tho complaints, as prepared by tin
committee of the exchange, will bs used
by tho membora of the club In tasking their
protean. Tho committee win not report
until after It has been beard by the coun
cil.
W, U. Vancy, Paducah, Ky.. writes; "I
had a sovero case of' kidney 'disease unil
threo of tho best physicians In southern
Kentucky treated mo without success. 1
was Induced to try Foley's Kidney Cure.
The first bottle gave Immediate relief and
threo bottles cured me permanently.
gladly recommend this wonderful remedy,"
Take no substitute.
t'nlty Club Meeting,
The next regular meeting Of the I'nltV
club will be held this uvonln? nt tho resi
dence of Mr. Frank Heller, 2IC7 Farnain
street, a paper on "now Democracy AT
footed thn Itclutloii of Church and Htnte"
will be read by Miss Margaret McCurlhy
and ntio on "How Democracy Affected In
dustrial Development" will be rend bv Dr.
C. W Pollard, All members of the c'ub
ami others interested in the work arc cor
dlatly Invited.
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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Report f EcrrJ of Eincatien Iadiotmeati
Causes f, Flurry.
MEMBERS ARE NOT YET DISQUALIFIED
City Attorney l.nnilirrt filvo Opinion
That School nircotom .Mn- Con
tfnue In Ofltoe t'ntll Tried
null I-'onnil fJnllt-.
Tho reported indictment by the grand
Jury of all tho nine members of the Board
cf Education along with some ot the Jan
itors caused somothtng of a flurry on ths
streets yesterday. It la understood that
tho grand Jury wont Into details and ex
amined minutely tho bcyks aid papers of
tno school district, ine result was mo in
dictments.
At oncd tho rjucatlon wns raised ns to
whether tho present members of tho board
could serve In their official capacity while
under Indlctmont. When called upon for an
opinion City Attornoy Lambert said tho
mere fact .that an Indictment had been re
turned would not affect the tenure of office.
Ho said that the cases would havo to be
not for hearing and tried In tho courts.
Until such tlmo, In his opinion, tha mem
bers ot tho beard bad -a right to go ahead
nnd oxcrclse the usual functions ot their
offices. Should the hoard be disqualified
from acting It would leave the city In bad
hape, but It would possibly put Superin
tendent McLean in supremo control of tho
schools.
Another report bad It that tho notices of
Indlctmont would not be served on the
members of tho board and the Janitors un
til Judgo linker returns from the enst,
"If the report Is true about the indict
ment of the members of tho Hoard of Edu
cation," said a prominent business man
yestorday, "It will mean the political down
fall of nulla, Hyan, I.oechner and somo
others. As nearly everyone knows, Lqech
ncr has announced himself as n candldato
for mayor on the democratic! ticket. This
Indictment vil. In my opinion, prevent
Loochner's nomination. It will alio put u
stop to further polltlcnl ambitions on th'o
part ot nulla and Hyan, as well as, some
of tho other, members of tho board."
Others Interested In city matters sa'y thtt
tho result ot the Indictments will be thn
election of threo republican mombors ct the
board at tho spring election. Messrs, Uulln,
Ityan and Flclnoc. retire In April, or nt leas'
their torraB expire on May 1,
Since tho announcement has beon rondo
that the grand Jury has found fault with ths
members ot tho Hoard of Education other
city officials aro beginning to wear a wor
ried look. As far as known here the grand
Jury up to this time has not considered anv
of tho alleged Irregularities of the city
council.
Illllldlllir 'I'lllllllHT DlMVU,
Dulldlng Inspector D. M. Click yesterday
Issued ordem condemning a dwelling at
Twenty-third and I streets owned by MrJ.
Herman Tlilclke. Last summer the prop
orty adjoining was graded, leaving - tho
hcuse standing within two feet of a, high
bank, Slnco tho Warm weather came on
lfjm I Mr. Frank McFarland, a stonecutter, No. j
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Jones Street So. 15th Street j
Mr. Frank McFarland, a stonecutter, No.
3303 Jones street, says: "Tpo' frequent ac
tion of tho kidney secretions, particularly
at night, at llrst merely noticeable, but al
ways on tho Increase, became at last very
annoying, I had no backacho like so many
people who suffer from kidney complaint
have, but without thnt extra annoyanco I
spent u mint of money trying to check my
trouble, but I was unsuccessful until I pro
cured Doan's Kidney rills nt kK,uhn & Co's
drug store, corner ISth and Douglas streets.
'After Ms treatment I could go-fo'.ued every
night and sleep like a child un(ll morning.
To say I endorso Doan's Kidney nils Is a
very mild way ot expressing my opinion."
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the retntnlng bank has enved In until now
tho house Is In a dangerous condition. In
spector Click proposes to have the building
rnovod, so that It will not fall and cause
any further damage,
Iteport of Triinnts.
At the request' of tho deputy labor com
missioner, Superintendent McLean has
caused to bo prepared u list of all children
of school age who aro not now attending
school, This list, when complied by wards
and proclncts, will be turned over to Truant
Officer Jackson and he will be Instructed
to see to It that the law governing such
cases Is compiled with.
.11 ore .Smnllpos Cimr,
Inspector Jonos reported yesterday that
at tho present time nlnvty-onc cases of
Woman's Work in Club and Charity
Five members of tho Women'e Keelty pected. Mrs. Oeorgo Tlldcn Is chairman of district that aro not to be represented at
Rcscuo league responded to tho call .for the committee for local arrangements nn.t ti, tni.inn. i.Mi..... '. '
Tni.Hn .r.l' . ..-.
, r. . "- au suuii.
might bo made to adjust the affairs of that
organization, Tho majority of the members
seemed in favor of disbanding, and after
two hours' discussion It was decided that
such action should bo deferred until next
month, thednto of the annual meeting. In
the meantime another effort will bo made to
collect somo of the outstanding funds. Tho
league was organized a year ago by the
president of tho National Women's Koeley
league. Mrs. H. II, Duteher of Minneapolis,
who came here tor that purpose. The work
appealed to many and, after several meet-
r Mr8w'Zallrn, 5" e1- Tb;
Plan provided for giving tho Kceley .treat-
ment. to worthy person., who were to give
tholr notea for the amount and return It
in payments. Whllo the patient was In tho
Instltuto It was the business ot the league
to provide for his family and aecuro him
employment as noon as ho waB ready to
take It. The funds for carrying on the work
wero provided through memberships, five of
tho wealthier women of the city having
taken llfo memberships at f CO each. A
number of associate membership tickets
were sold at from tl to $10, while- the reg
ular membership cost $1. During the first
fow months ot the organization's exist
ence three patients wero glvon tho treat
ment, which exhausted the funds of the so
ciety, and ns none of these have as yet
paid back, tho' women find themselves un
able to go further. As the llfo member
ship Imposod no working obligations, the
nctlvo membership has not been sufficient
to create additional Interest to make fur
ther work possible. Through misunder
standing the league has become unpopular
and the women feel that while (he work
Is worthy, It had bast bq given up, espec
ially as this Is the ndvlca of those holding
llfo memberships. Tho failure In' due to
giving tho benefits to Irresponsible parties.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon
of tho executive committee ond chairmen
of local committees to arrange for the en
tertainment of the annual meeting 'of the
board of tho northwest of the Presbyterian
Missionary societies, which Is to convene In
Omaha April 23 and 21. The meeting wlft
tncludo representative from twelve states,
and $300 was voted for local expenses in
the entertainment of the 250 delegate ex-
Oh, That Back!
Ache! Ache! Ache! Take all the life, all the energy
out of you, Makes you miserable,, There is a danger
in it, too, Neglect the warning of a bad back you neg
lect an appeal from the kidneys, When the ' back is bad
when it's lame or weak when it aches' when it's
tired, the kidneys are sick demand attention,
KIDNEY PILLS
HcHovo quickly the achea and pains and weakness of a bad bar;.
Doau's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills cure urinary troubles
too frequent urinary discharges retention of the urine and all
dangerous disorders of the kidneys and bladder. If you fail to
help the kidneys in time, Diabetes, Dropsy, Bright's Disease, aro
sure to follow. Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by friends and
neighbors, by people you know.
Mrs. F. Moch ot 1221 South lGth street
says: "It Is over a year since I llrst felt
sharp twinges across tho small of my back.
1 paid little attention to them thinking they
would pass away In a short time but Instead
I grew worse and finally got so bad
I could not do my work. My husband
bought many kinds of medicines for me,
but nothing helped me until I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at Kuhn & Co's drug
store, corner 15th and Doublas streets.
They benefitted me right along and In a
short tlmo I was all right. There has been
no return of the trouble and I am glad to
let others know what Doan's Kidney Pills
did for me."
smallpox exist In the city. Every effort Is
being made by the Inspector nnd tho poljco
to enforce the quarantine regulations, as
provided for in tho city ordinances. On ae
count of some complaint made about Cau
taln Uucklcy of fire company No 3 the
health authorities decided to removo him
to Omaha yesterday and th!a was dono. Tha
captain was taken to Omaha's emergency
hospital, where he will remain until ho re
covers from the smallpox.
Ilond Ordinance History.
City Clerk Shrlgley yesterday complotcd
a history of tho bond ordinance passed by,
the council Tuesday and this will bo sent
at once to Spltzer & Co. of Toledo for ap
proval. It Is understood that tho bonds
are already bolng prepared and before-tho
end of the month tho city 'officials hope
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uuiuuer meeting win oe nem soon tor the
completion of plans.
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The quarterly meeting of tho Presby-
terlan missionary aocletlca of Omaha ond
Sooth Omaha will be held at Westminster
Prosbyterlan church on Tuesday, January
14. Mrs. O. C. Thomnson Is ehnlrmnn. Thn
women will meet a 12 o'clock ond brl
their lunches. The meeting will be held
In tho afternoon,
' '
Rabbi Abram Simon addressed a large
audience of women, members nnd friends
ot lhB En8lUh ,,tcraturo -Prtnt of tho
'Woman's club, yesterday. hU subject bolng
"Johnson and His Works." Tho review
was whollr Interestlnr and Instructive hi.
inougnis ana conclusions Daiea upon an ox
icusive siuuy oi ine suDject. nctng a val- recently adopted plan providing for the
uable aid for tho women In their study, various mombors taking turn about In vis-
Habbl Simon regarded Johnson remarkable Itlng tho classes and work there. As the
ns a man rather than as a writer, conclud- membership Is small, the union's work has
Ing that his work would live for having bad to be distributed ond the women ns-
been written by him rather than for Its slstlng In the conduct ot the High school
literary merit. unch have known llttlo of the mission
work except through the reports given In
Ono of tho largoat attendanco of the year tho meetings. This lack o'f personal ex.
was present nt yesterday morning's meet- perlcnco has largely been responsible for
Ing of (he household economics department the handicap and misunderstanding regard
of the Woman's club, the east room being Ing thoMull scope of the mission work, an4
filled. "Nutrition" was the subject of thn tho personal visits of the last .few weeks
morning's lesson, Mrs. F. Bernett leading, have afforded a surprise to all regarding
The discussion which followed was general what has been accomplished among the
and interesting. Tho department having women and rhlldron of (he neighborhood,
ngrced to contribute to tha philanthropic Considerable discussion arose 'over the
work of the club, It was decided-that n part recent action of tho union In voting, to con
of the money be raised by a series of In- duct th& evening service of tho Volunteors
formal afternoons to be held at the homes of America the third Wednesday In each
ot the various members, an ndmlBBlon of month and have it known ns Tcmperanco
10 cents being charged. Tho first will he night.' While some of the members feel
held nt the homo of Mrs. F. S. Owon, 1909 thai this plan will afford an-excellent op
Blnney street, at 2:30 o'clock on Wednes- portunlty for their work, there are otheri
day afternoon. who do not approve of, any confusion of
methods and refuse to accept any of the
The members ot committees appointed, responsibility of that work. It was an-
recently at the Lincoln meeting of tho oiH- nouncod that as the union has agreed to
ccrs and chairmen of standing committees
nf the Nebraska Federation ot Women's
Clubs have received tholr Instructions. In
formation for tho federation year book Is
rapidly coming in and the book will prob
ably be out by tho middle ot tho month.
Now that the reports aro all. In, thero arc and Mrs. J, Q. Haines to complete the px
but two states of the Louisiana Purchase ecutlvo board of the organization.
DOAN'S
j Webster Street
Mr. W. n. Taylor of 1513 Webster street,
employed at tho Omaha Hardwood tai'mbor
Co., says: "My kidneys troubled mo for a
couple ot years, niy'back ached, tho kidney
'
secretions became highly colored and sharp
twinges caught me In tho kidneys when
stooping. Procuring Doan's Kidney Pills
from Kuhn A Co's drug store, cor nth and
Douglas streets, I 'look them and they cured
me. 1 do not hesitate In saying t'.iit Poan's
Kidney Pills are a reliable klscy remedy
nnd I have spoken to several of my friends
about them." .
that the entire issue will be taken up and
disposed of. Spltzer & ,Co. take the 1901
improvement district bonds nnd also all oi
tho 1902 maturities, paying a premium of
1 per cent on the entire Issue of $110,880.
Dirty Alleys.
Tho warm weather. Is showing the filthy
condition of the alleys In the business por
tion Dt tho city. While tbo Hoard ot
Health passes resolutions about cleaning
up the Inspectors are so busy attending
to smallpox cases that they have no time
to servo notices to clean up. One good
effect ot the agitation to clean up Is ap
parent and that Is storekeepers are not now
dumping the rubbish from the stores onto
paved streets. Instead they. aro throwing
the sweepings into tho alleys, and this
" " ..o wcuiuium lUllll-l-
enco to bo he d In St- LouIh January 20.22
Nebraska Is ono of these states While
MnllPfinlsn nl.it. . . m ... - I . . . . I
. ........ v.tnu nuiuun n-ui iiiui ine action
of tho executive committee In sending tho
report of the. committee of club presidents
Instead of a representative was the wisest
thing for the state federation to do under
tha i.ii,m.i.n.. . .u. ., .
a. .
talking of attending the meeting In an un"
official cnoaeltv
C 1 cnpacuy'
Wednesday's mectlng"or' the Women's
Christian 'Temperance union wa devoted
chiefly to reports " th. holldarwoi. con
.ducted by tho union at the county la I and
at Tenth Street City mission The enthu.
If. A! "JtL.L , L . "ath.U
-...nw, ,i,itcr,cii i,i me wvrn oi ino in it
Slon afforded ovldeneo nf thn iiiapmi of tho
accept that evening, arrangements had
been made for January 15 and tho women
agreed to carry out tho program.
Tho principal business of Tuosday's meet
ing of 'tho Woman's Christian association
was tho election of Mrs, Edward Johnson
Insist
on Having
Willi VJ
Kidney Pills, W
Endorsed by Jjj
People You
Know, Made
by Foster'
Milburn Co,, SI?
Buffalo. N, Y, W
causes In part tho present unsanitary con
dition ot tho alloys.
Mnalo City tioftilii.
Toward Mendlmher, 2110 K streets, Is
tierlously ill.
The quarantine wns raised yesterday on
Fred Dragoon, Nineteenth nn(l I streets.
A meeting of Adah chanter of thn East
ern Star will bo held on Saturday evening.
Ira F, Burroughs leaves Saturday for thn
Pnclllc const, wnero lie will visit relatives.
Mrs, W. C. Alexander of Hastings Is
hero.- the guest of Mr. ond Mrs. Harvuy
D. Mosely.
The storm door at the front entrance to
tho postolllce has been repaired and Is
now in working order.
Secretory Marsh will conduct the rrnyer
services at the Young Men's Christian ns
tiocintlon rooms this evening.
BANK CREDITORS ARE JUBILANT
flrrninu rtnvliiRM lianU Cnsr filvrn fv
Tnrn liy Action of Htnte
Huurriiit' Court. 1
Tho motion of tho nttorneya representing
soma ot the creditors of the German Sav
ings bank to vacate tho order ot Judgo
Fawcett, Issued Decorobor 31 and continuing
th? report of Receiver McCngue, was con
tinued indefinitely yesterday by Judgo
Kuyuor, before whom It was to have been
argued.
The case was given n new turn yester
day, however, when It was tolcphoncd from
Lincoln that tho supreme court had issued
a writ of mandamus commanding Judgo
Fawcett to sign and settle tho bill ot ex
ceptions ns tendered him by thn attorneys
for the bank's creditors without amend
ment. Ono ot the attorneys to whom thts
message wus telephoned Is Jubilant over
what he considers u signal .victory for tho
creditors' IntorcstR. He Insists that (the
amouhta allowed the receiver and the 'at
torneys wero out of all proportion to tho
services actunlly performed and tho per
cent paid the depositors .Judge Fawcett Is
out of the city nt present, hut Is expected
to return the latter part of this weok,
' LOCAL BREVITIES. t '
Hecauso of alleged nonsilppart, Augusta
nillo has been granted a divorce, from
Charles Illllq, Jr. Bhf Is restorod her
maiden name, which wtm Augusta Lands,
man.
Klovcn men held a meeting of the l'pter
Cooper club In Washington hall lust night,
it wan decided to hold tho annual election
of ollloers nt the next meeting on Thuro.
day, February 1.1.
Frank II. Kennnrd, If, II. CHrpuiite'
Ashton Clemens, Jr., nnd,Jnmes O. Wal
lace hnvo Incorporated tho Kennnrd Oluiii
nnd Paint company, whose principal plums
or uuKiuess win ne uinnna, uuutit umumi
nnd St. Joseph, Mo,
ulVeil ' ns S1M.000. Ill
Tho cnnltut stock is
but tho company Is to
ho permitted to begin business when $10,00')
has been subscribed and paid In,
The preliminary trlul of Jacob Llpp,
charged with attempting In hold up Con.
ductor Jeffries of the Omuha Street Hall
way company on C'hrlstmim eve, occurred
In police court yesterday afternoon before
Judgo llerka. All tlin evidence In tha case
wns heard, tho argument being postponed
until 2 o'ebek this afternoon,
, The friends nnd former pupils of Mrs,
Anna I.. Welnlingen. who taught Oermuti
In the Omaha High school fur several
years, will be Interested to learn that Win
expects to visit this city during the spring
on nor way jo uormuny. airs, woinnngeit
Is n widow with two little children ilenend
ent upon '.ier, nnd she hopes lo help pay
lor ncr long journey iruin aeuiiie ny
raflllng oft her piano, a flno instrument, in
uai riiviih ...iiuiiiuiii , ,i.ivr,n jij, i,v
rnitle ere M cents each nnd may bo oh
tallied from Miss Ethelwynn Kennedy. 2217
Dodge ttrCet, any tltrio before January 16.