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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1903)
TITE OMAHA DAILY MONDAY, JANUARY IS), 1003. COlSIt CCVERXORS TO SEET Annual Conven.ion o." Comnrg-.io'iein Open in Omaha Tntsdaj. ft.o:a:ly wll suggest new laws namltrr nl Proposed Heforms In County Administration te Come Before the Convention for Cnasalderatfaon and Action. When the Str.te Association of Countr tomt.iUalonera and Supervisors opens Iti tiiree .lays' srsaion at the Douglas county courthouse tomorrow It will be confronted ,fcy numerous matter of Importance and the 200 delegates who are expected to bo In attcnOsnce before the meeting coses will hae opportunity to place themselves on renrird for the guidance of the present lesy.ture. 6ly-five of the commissioners and uper- Ji' rj belonging to the legislative commit tee rf he aasoclatlnn met at Beatrice early in December and there afrreed upon the recommendations to be made to this later and more general gathering. This weok the association la formally to approve or disapprove propositions to bo submitted to the lawmaker for enactment. Piter Hofeldt. the Douglas coanty mem ber of the legislative committee, who at- Ujr.dod the Beatrice meeting, saya: "I left Beatrice before the committee 'was entirely through Its work, but one of the Important matters touched upon while I wns there was the plan to ask the legis lature to provldo county boards with a law ty which they may mandamua assessors to assess at fair cash value, not on the frac tional basis such as all are tiding, and to cave the assessors punished by fine If they fall to comply with the new enactment. Rune f nnrcessary Entente Items, "Another recommendation was that there lo Imposed upon county hoards all the work of condemiAng and appraising for the open Ir.g of new roads. Under the present law counties Incur the unnecessary expense of paying a man (10 to 'view' the ground, and then three other men $8 each to appraise the same, when the commissioners really do as they please, no matter what these forerunners may report. "Still another resolution .adopted and or- AertJ framed. Into a bill for final approval this week was one empowering county tMtarda to build bridges by buying the ma terial and having the work done aa day labor. The law as It now stands requires that where a bridge Is to cost more than $100 bNs must be advertised for, which means contract work. Commissioners from some counties say they can build bridges for less than contractors bid. "Another contemplated bill practically floes away with the present Insanity boards land substitutes boards composed of ttte county clerk, county attorney, county phy sician and a member of the commissioners' board, all to aerve without extra pay. An other looks to giving counties the rtzht to buy In land offered for sale tor taxes and then dispoae of It to the highest bidder after the county has secured tide; snd in-cth-r will have the effect of giving to cities, under certain conditions. Jurisdiction over tho public highways for a distance cf six miles lutsHe the corporate limits, and to vote taxes tor the macadamizing of them." LOUIS HENDERSON HELD UP Florrt la Made io Deliver Cash and , Valuable Watch to HIsYfc , Wurmen. Louis Henderson, the florist, was held up on Saturday evening near bis home at Tweaty-flfth and H atreets, South Omaha, and lobbed of $65 in cash and a valuable watch. The robbers, three In number, overlooked a pockctbook containing about 940 In bills and Mr. Henderson la that much to the good. Mr. Henderson closed his place of busi ness and started home a little later than usual on Saturday evening. He alighted from tho car at Twenty-fourth and H atreets and was almost home, when three men with cloth masks drawn closely over their faces demanded that hs halt and throw up his hands. There waa no menace In their tone, ao that Mr. Henderson thought the affair a Joke, and, pushing a box he was carrying between the men, waa going ahead. The trio grabbed him, and. pushing a pair of revolvers against hta itead, made htm stand while thsy ridel hi pockets. Quite a conversation waa carried on during the progress of the robbery and Mr. Henderson asked the thieves not to take bis watch, but they paid no attention to lilm. One asked where he lived, and Henderson answered. "What's that to jrou?" "Don't get gay, now," came the re ply; "take your box and dig." Henderson picked up the box and the robber ran toward Omaha. In reporting the matter to the police Henderson said the mon, who seemed to be young, were ap . parently more frightened than he, and that they were all nervous. That they had been waiting for him la also apparent from Vis fact that they were concealed in the -shadow of a little cottage and sprang out as he came along. He gave the police the beat description he could of the thugs. V. S. Vaughan, foreman on the East Omaha bridge, seemed to think last night lis had been held up add robbed of aa in definite sum ranging from 157 to $175 at 6 o'clock on Sixteenth street between Far- cam and Harney. He had also saved out $75, which he deposited In Myer Dillon's for safekeepiug. He seemed to think that Fred Johnson, also working on th bridge ought to know about the money, Johnson waa found asleep in a saloon. Hs thought that Vaughan had not been held up and wanted to go back to the saloon. The pair were put in a cell to sober up. Meanwhile Myer It Dillon have the ilV Kip Tarns In the Bad. It you have loss of appetite, headache, eonstlpaliun or biliousness take Electric Hitters. It cures or no pay. Ouly 60c. For eale by Kuhn ft Co. I Always iho Sama Good Old fo)fl A TTT re o. lAl ML) i Th Prlda ot illlmaket lead Postal Card far New Brochure which teUa why CLATX PfcER l ItlCHT BLATZ UALT.VmtlE (NON-INTOXICANT) TONIC FOR THE WEAK Ail Druggist er Direct VU. BLATZ BMWWG C.. Milwaukee OMAHA. aVAJBCll tta PnnsTf . Vol. IWI, all AT THE PLAYHOUSES "la Dahomey" at the Boyd. It would be a desperate case of the blues that Bert Williams couldn't dispel. He Is the undoubted lesder of all colored come dians today, and Is assisted in his efforts by the nearest approach to his equal, Mr. George Walker. Together they are the funniest pslr that ever traveled. And, as they are barked up by some other very clever comedians, soma women who know how to act and enough good singing voices to equip an opera company, they make their nw piece, "In Dahomey," go with a snap. It la a succession of laughter of all grade from, smiles to ecresms, varied by the en joyment of some excellent music. Mr. Wil liams has not altered the methods he ha made so familiar in the west, but still pre. sents the genuine darkey, with all his Imperfections and lack of polish, but not devoid of a modicum of common sense. Walker Is attll the Impersonation of the "smart coon," and Is certainly the premier In this line. The action of the play allows them to run the gamut of their funmaklng abilities, and they do it with apparent relish. Williams is singing his latest song, "I'm a Jonah Man," with unwonted unction and with a lugubrloushess of tone and facial expression and a dejection of atti tude that no one need hope to Imitate. Walker and his wife have cut out the cake- walk they ao easily excel in, but give a few steps Just to show that they still possess the essy grace that made them famous. Mrs. Walker kings well and shows much taste and ability in her solo work. Mlas Hattle Hopkins, who sang the lead to one of the concert numbers, baa one of the aweetest, and, at the same time, powerful, soprano voices heard here in a long time. Henry Troy has a tenor voice of excellent tone and volume, am there la a quartette which won several recalls by lta singing. Music and songs are all new. One of the really enjoyable features of the entertainment Is the care with which it has been staged, and the attention paid to the most minute details of its production. It Is really an excellent example of how much competent stage management can do to aid the success of a piece, no matter how good. A specialty introduced In the last act la that of Craig, the marveloua, who has combined tho feats of cortortlonlst and tumbler In a degree that seems Impossible. He easily deserves hia title. "In Dahomey" will remain until after Wednesday night, with a matinee on Wednesday. Vaudeville at the Crelsjhton-Orphenm. Team work of various kinds constitutes almost the entire program at the Orpheum for this week, the only atrictly single handed performer being Beatrice Moreland In a monologue. Carl Nobel also Is billed singly, but he la a ventriloquist and uses several mechanical dummies that present a very life-like appearance as he walka them about the stage. The central feature of the bill Is the one-act comedy, "Election Beta," presented by Fred Hallen and Molly Pul ler, assisted by Rddle Simmons. The piece is a well written satire on election beta which require the loser to perform foolish and ridiculous stuuts, such r.s rolling a peanut ten yards every ten minutes tor two weeks. In Its construction it possesses a completeness seldom found In the one-act sketch, and lta merlta are given full value by Hallen and Fuller. Miss Moreland, be side being a pretty and attractive young woman of pleasing stage presence, has a monologue that Is entertaining and give her an opportunity te pressnt aereral clever imitation. Messrs. Orth and Fern are a pair whose music and fun meet with a hearty reception at . the banda of the audience. In an acrobatlo act the Ave brother DeLucca present a great deal of novelty, their aerial work being partlc ularly striking. As a ventriloquist Nobel I not particularly brilliant, but his mechan leal figures are well manipulated and in fuse novelty Into a well-worn form of en tertainment. By no mean the least amus ing number on the program Is Warren and Blanchard's sketch, which includes some very good singing by Blanchard, inter spereed with laughable comedy on the part of Warren. NO CHANGE FOR THE WORSE I Brandels Rest Well and There Is Slight Chance for tile Reesvery, No change for the worse waa reported in the condition of J. L. Brandels last even Ing. The patient rested well anjl hta con dition at $ o'clock was reported by a mem ber of the family as being such that there waa alight chance for recovery. The at tending physicians have Informed the mem bers of the household that Mr. Brandels may live during the next twenty-four hours and that la their opinion thero will be no change for the worse during that time., Dislocated Her Shoulder. Mrs. Johanna Soderholm of Fergus Falls, Minn., fell and dislocated her shoulder. She had a surgeon get It back in place as soon aa possible, but It waa quite sore and patned her very much. Her son mentioned that he had seen Chamberlain's Pain Balm adver tised for sprains and soreness, and she asked him to buy her a bottle qf it, which he did. It quickly relieved ber and enabled her to aleep, which she had not done for several daya. The son waa so much pleased with the relief it gave hi mother that be has since recommended it to many other. Ballla ta Not Dead. STUROI3, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) The report that James Bullls, who was so badly cut up with a butcher knife la th hands ef E. E. Brown at White Owl some time ago, had died, is not true. Bullls is up and around and getting along nicely. Brown Is in th Mead county Jail await ing the next term of circuit court, when hta trial will com up. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. E. K. Esnmett. a merchant of Arapahoe, Is a Murray guest. Fred and Mrs. Hallen of the Orpheum bill are at the Mtnara. B. H. Bemsneh-ock and F. Butrerwof th of Lincoln are at the Bcnilts. Burr I-atta, In buHiness at Tekamah, la registered at the Mercnants. W. F. Currle and E. 8. Kahler of Lincoln auditors of the Burlington, are at the Murray. E. T. McCarthy of Dradwood, president of the Horseshoe Mining company, is Millard guest. Dr. and Mrs. 8. D. Mercer left last even ing for a two mourns vuit io me aoum west and California. W. F. and Mrs. Moran of Nebraska City and C. Gordon of Heatrlce are among me Pax ton a atate guests. r-nmMiiuia Williams and Walker are at the ller Grand, with their wive and their manager, O. H. Harrla. W. H. and Mrs Warwick ot Wauaa are at the Dalian e. The latter Is under treat ment by an Omaha specialist. 8. J. At wood of Denver, proprietor ot numerous employment agencies. Including one In Omaha, ta at the Millard. K. Houston, a, commtaalon man of Te kamah is at the Murray, accompanied by Mrs. Houston and Dies Houston. B. O. and Mrs. Sheffield. Mrs. James Harts and F. it- and Mrs. -Stewart cf 8iuris. with W. W. Drlakill of Bvsrfli'h. comiirlae a party ot South Dakotans regis tered at the Paaton. H. O. Denlson and V. B Kelly ot Lincoln. W. H. Bonaneld and William Carpenter ot Auburn. K. A. Temuleton ui Tekaaiau and P. F , Carter f Ainaworth axe aauuug Ne , braakaM at tk Murray. .. . TO PROD STOCK INSPECTORS GoTsramut Agent Cornea to Urge lotion by Governor Micky. SAYS NEBRASKA LAWS ARE NOT OBEYED Will Ask State's Chief federative Resjnlre Live Stork Inapertora to Strictly Enforce Alt the Rales. te "Aa a general rule the live stock Inspec tion rules of western states are not en forced and Nebraska, I regret to say, Is no exception to the rule. For this reason I am new on my way to Lincoln to see If Governor Mickey cannot be prevailed upon to demand of the Inspectors a more rlgor oua enforcement. If the governor will but j say, 'Do your duty In thla matter or lose your position,' the state will benefit Imme diately, and my department will cease to have any cause for complaint." Such was the declaration made to a Bee reporter at the Merchants hotel yesterday by George 8. Hlckox, a former Omahan, but for three year past aa attache ot the federal bureau of animal Industry In the capacity ot agent In charge of field inspec tion for tha district west of the Mississippi liver, north of the Kansas line, and center ing at Salt Lake City, where he has hta headquarter. Continuing, Mr. Hlckox aid: "Our department can do nothing until shipments go outside the state in which the shipping point is located. This makes it bard for us to do anything with Ne bratkans, becauee they aonslgn merely to South Omaha. I am speaking now of sheep, for it Is to eradicate scab among them that the bureau la particularly addressing lta efforts. Saya Shippers Would Gain. "It would cost sheep raisers only a few cents per head, barring cost of feed and the temporary slump In weight, to dip their sheep, yet many of them decline to do it and ship without dipping, always hoping to get the shipment through the yards here without detection. They lose by this, aa In the great majority ot caaes the acab Is detected as the sheep are run from the cars and the lot Is shot oft into the quarantine yards. The shipper Is then practically at the mercy ot the buyer and not Infrequently loses 35 cents or more per hundred on the whole bunch. The packers say they wish to see inspection lawa enforced, but that la doubtful In view ot the fact that they can buy scabby sheep at this discount and get full prices for the killed article, provided. of course, the disease is not too far ad vanced. "Montana's laws are scarcely more strin gent than Nebraska's, yet we have no com plaint to make against Montana, for the veterinary of that state Is given a very large salary and all expenses, and he does his full duty, with the result that the state s practically clean. Idaho in Good Standing, "Idaho has taken up the matter In good earnest an! will be equal to Montana soon. Three years ago the per cent of scabby sheep was 10; two years ago It waa 2, and last year it was less than 1 per cent. 'Wyoming gives us most trouble, because It la hard to enforce a law where nubile sentiment is not back of it, and public sentiment is not back ot this law very strongly in Wyoming. There may be a good case against a man, but his fellow cltlsen or ranchers when they sit on a Jury cannot be persuaded to - see it that way, hence no conviction. If he could be convicted be would be subject to a heavy fine and responsible tor all costs ef the suit and all costs of cleaning up In his own premises and all premises which may have been Infected from his herds. "I make no specific charges against any Nebraskans, but the law here la not being properly enforced, and I shall make a strong effort Tuesday to interest Governor Mickey In the matter. I mean to have a talk with the state veterinary and others, also, while I am In the state. We hope some day to have scab entirely wiped out. Mar Yet Bo Saved. All who have severe lung troubles need Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption It cures or no pay. 50c, $1.00. For sale by Kuhn & Co. MARZHALF BOUND TO GET WIFE One Woman Went Back on Him, bat He Fonnd a Bride the Same Day. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) An unusual matrimonial incident occurred at the little town ot Menno following th arrival at that place of Jacob Marzhalf, a well-to-do resident of North Dhkota. Prior to going te Menno Marthalf had been to Tyndall, where he expected to be married aa the result of a courtship which waa car rled on by mall. But the woman had changed her mind and refused to marry him. Somewhat disconcerted, but not dis couraged, Marzhalf went to Menno. Ac costing a citizen of that place on the street he asked him if he knew of any woman who wanted a husband. "Yea." the citizen replied, "I Just saw one going to the depot with the Intention of leaving." The train had not yet departed, and together they proceeded to the depot, where the citizen introduced the woman, a Miss Berk, to the North Dakotan. After a brief conversation a livery rig waa procured and soon the couple were on their way to the county seat, where they secured a marriage license and were' married, the ceremony being performed at 8 o'clock that evening. Upon being questioned after the ceremony aa to the woman' name, the bridegroom stated that he had forgotten It. The bride, however, had resided near Menno tor some little time and had quite a wide acquaint ance. Herself and husband have departed for their future home In North Dakota, apparently as happy as If their courtship had extended over the customary period. NEW PAPERS, ARE PROJECTED Talk of Repabltean, and Deaneeratlo Dallies Betas Started at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) An effort la being made to organize stock company for the purpose ot publish ing a republican mornlnr dally paper. The project Is being liberally supported and the Indications are now good for lta success. Doane Roblnaon' name haa been connected with the enterprise, but it is authoritatively denied that Mr. Robinson will . have any connection with the paper If atarted. It la also rumored that a democratlo daily will be atarted by J. F. Kelly at Co., who now conduct a large Job printing es tablishment. The Lavo creamery makes Dne show ing in Its annual report, 113,619 pounds of butter being manufactured, which netted the patrons $21, 192.lt. For cream and milk the farmers were paid $18.66G.T. The total cash output being $13,618.10. The creamery la located In the northern part of Brown county and la in the center of a most pros serous community. Believed to Bo Postofllca Rohhors. SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) Jattee .rultoa, alia "Reg" Tobla, sad James Lowry, alias "Fort Dodge Bob," two of the five men who were arrested at Sioux City a few weeks ago for the robbery of a Jewelry store at Canova, S. D., have been turned over to the United States au thorities of South Dakota, as they are be. lleved to be the parties who robbed the postofflce at Dalesburg In 1900 and after ward escaped from the Tyndall Jail. Three of the five men pleaded guilty at Howard to the charge of robbing the Jewelry store at Canova and were given terms of five yeara each In the Sioux rails penltentlrry. The Vnlted Statea authorities will brlcg the two supposed -postofflce robbers to 81oux Fslls early the coming week. They are now In Jail at Howard. RANGE CATTLE ALL RIGHT Warm Weather Has I'ncovered Ranges and Leaves Plenty of Feed. PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. It. (Special.) Riders from all portions of the range coun try bring reports which would Indicate that with the heavy snowfall In December the stockmen were some of them yelling before they were hurt. The Chinook wind of last week somewhat materially reduced the amount of snow, and this, followed by the thawing weather wMch haa prevailed this week, has opened up a large part ot the range country which was covered, leav ing only a small territory south of this city which Is not now In excellent shape, while in that section the tops of the hill and high places on the prairie are opened for grazing. No dead cattle are reported, and everything Is In fair shape. If the present weather continues everything will come through In good shape, and even with more snow and storm there will be no ma terial loss until spring, as Febmary and March are the months which tell the tale of losses. Water System I'nsatlsfartory. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) After negotiations had been In progress for several months, the authorities of Gar- retson have officially notified the contractor to whom was awarded the contract for constructing a water wettu ay .tern at that place, that all propositions to compromise between the city and coatractor have been withdrawn. The council Is not satisfied with the water works system, a the water supply Is far from adequate. There la still due the contractor the sum of $1,100, and this will not be paid until the supply of water Is Increased to such an extent as to comply with the terms ot the con tract. Boy Likely to Lose Both Feet. HURON, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) Toung Rhelnhardt, who was so severely frozen some two weeks since, Is still in a critical condition. He Is at the home of Mr. Tillery at Virgil, and physicians report that unless a change for the better takes place Boon It will be necessary to ampu tate both feet. The unfortunate boy Is an orphan and has no re'atlves In this part of the country. Held for Catting; Off Ear. HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) Will Murphy, the man who attacked Charles Fay at Edgemont recently while disputing over religion, cutting off the letter's ear, waa bound over to the. circuit court and, being unable to give bonds, was placed In Jail. Circuit court will convene Monday, with Judge McQee presiding. The men were employed on a gravel train at Mari etta, Wyo. Order Tramps to Leave. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., .Jan. 18. (Special.) The gang of tramps ,ithat waa charged with burglary at Edgemont waa ordered out of town, there being insufficient evidence to warrant bringing an action against them, and they left at once. More Money for Meade. STUROIS, S. D., Jan. 18. (Special.) A letter from Senator Klttredge states that Fort Meade gets another $100,000 appro priation for thla year. This is good news and means more new stone barracks, etc., for that post, which is being rebuilt. MITCHELL IS HONORED (Continued from First Page.) local organized labor. It is expected that the organization and opening speeches will occupy the greater part of the day. Fol lowing them the report of the committee on credentials will be submitted. Mr. Mitchell said tonight: Immediately after the report of the com mittee on credentials Is submitted I shall make my annual address and report. It Is probable that it will not be delivered until Tuesday morning. It is long and I Bhall re quire bome time to deliver It. It la understood he will enter Into an ex haustive history of the late conflict between the miners and the operators In the an thracite fields In Pennsylvania, and of the West Virginia strikes Concerning the probability of the anth racite worker and the miner ever being able to get together In Joint conference Mr. Mitchell said: I see no prospect of that coming to pass now, but It will have to come at aome not far distant time. The miners In the an thracite region are now "mining more tons of coal per day than they have ever done before. Their condition, of course, la not what could be desired, but It Is not nearly so bad as It might? be. It Is worse Just now than if there had been no strike, and It will take some time for the old conditions to readjust themselvesx. As to the Injunc tion law, I will not say anything today. I will deal with It in my speech before the convention. DE BLOWITZ PASSES AWAY Famous Times Correspondeat Is Vic tim of Apoplexy tu Paris. PARIS, Jan. 18 Henri Georges Stephens Adolphe Opper de Blowltz, for many years correspondent of the London Times In Pari, died here today. M. da Blowltz ex perienced an attack ot apoplexy a few day ago. He was born In 1832. Schwab Reaches Palermo. PALERMO. Jan. 18. Charles M. Schwab, who arrived her yesterday on board the steam yacht Marguerlta, refuse to see vis itors. He ha not left the yacht, but 1 re ported to be well. The party accompany ing Mr. Schwab ha been ashore. LOCAL BREVITIES. Isadora Slsktne. alias "Little Chicago. haa been arrested, charged with petit larceny. He la alleged to have stolen a Child's Saving Institute bank from a Doug las street restaurant. Gilbert Johnson, who confessed to the Baldwin burglary, and was bcund over to the district court, waa photographed by the police Sunday. Hla Bertlllun measurements nave also been taken. Tom Turner, residence Tenth and Daven port, and Louts Wlnthrook. residing at 1016 uavenport, have been arrested by t r geanta Coot and ftentfrow. charged with having atolen aome revolvers from a Six teenth street pawnshop. They will have tneir hearing this morning. Detective Mitchell has returned from Lincoln, where he secured tha necessary requisition papers from the governor for the rtturn of Mrs. Nellie Prince from Chl raao. where she was arrested upon the request of Chief Donahue tor the theft of sous worth or furs from th KilpaincK store. Chief Dunn of the detective force la expected to arrive in Omaha with his prisuuer uol later Chan luasUay. s en"Sfcn.3.,flni .wic,rT,v ..rTT'TTTv-. -v r?-,-J,. i -, lJ """nL A Young Couple Were Married 5 Years Ago He had a small salary. In 5 years they saved for this house. How they and 99 others did it on an Average Salary of $15 a Week: None Higher Than $30 Is told in the wonderful series, "Hcnv We Saved For a Home" by 100 people, which begins in he January Ladies' Home Journal 10 CENTS ON EVERY NEWSSTAND The AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Prospects for Busy Session of the City ' Oounoil Tonight HOSPITAL SOCIETY NEEDS MORE ROOM Effort la Del na Made to Secnre the Bnlldlnir Adjoining: the Present Hospital Ice Harvesting; Is Suspended. There promise to be a busy session ct the city council tonight. While not much of Importance appear on the aurface. there was a rumor current yesterday that the streets and alleys committee would make a report on the vacating if a portion of Thtrty-Blxth street, asked by the Burling ton, In the western part of the city. Just what this report will contain the members decline to state. It may be that the re port will be held back for another week, but the railroad officials look for an agree ment tonight. It will be remembered that the Burlington asked for a portion of Thirty-sixth street which is said to be of no possible use to the city in its present condition. In return It will give the city stretch of ground on the west side of Boyd street which is valuable for trackage purposes. The ground asked tor Is needed In connection with the extensive railroad Improvements being made to the stock yards aqd the upper Burlington yards. The Wolf-Murnam proposition for a packing house to be located north of L street will, It ha been stated, be with drawn. From the start the city official t did not take kindly to the proposition coming as It did. An Investigation by mem bers of the council resulted in practically a negative report before the communication had ever been read. Tho Emergency hospital question will also come up on account of tne lose of the bridge leading to the hospital and the com plaint of It. C. Gibson In regard to the care of the property leased by Gibson to the city. This hospital Is causing the city a great deal ot trouble and the plan now Is to make some Ironclad arrangements with those owning approaches, etc., so that there will be a letup of complaints. The hospital aa It stands now la in good condition, so tho city physician and the sanitary in spector report, and members ot the council ssy there Is no need of any trouble there at all it outsiders will keep their hands off. Want Additional Accommodations. The South Omaha Hospital association is in need of additional rooms on account ot the work to be done there. At the present time there are seven pattenta at the hos pital. This taxes the institution to the utmost. An effort Is now being made to secure the building adjoining the present hospital and the agents have stated that this building can be had within a tew weeks. With the two buildings,' which have but a dividing wall, there would be plenty of room for the Increasing number ot patient. ' As for the rental proposition. It Is thought that the annual charity ball soon to be given by the hospital association will net enough to pay the rent of the two build ings for a year and then leave some money to spare. With a first-class hospital It Is understood that the packers will contrib ute to the maintenance of the institution. The women Interested give their time and money and the hospital doctirs donate their services. Maccabees' Social. Member of the local lodge of Maccabees, with Invited friends, will meet at Odd Fel lows' hall, Twenty-fourth and M streets, Tuesday evening for a social session. This program has been arranged: Addresa, by chairman of the meeting; lmtrumental mu sic, children's orchestra; vocal solo, Thomas F. Halloran; piano aolo, MIbs Myrtle Burns; vocal Bolo, Mise Veronica Daugherty; reci tation, Mlas Anna Rowley; Mrs. C. L. Tal bot, address to Lady Maccabees; M. P. O'Connor, recitation; Mies Kate Desmond, vocal aolo; Miss Naomi Burns, violin solo; Miss Irene Sprague, recitation; E. C. Hod den, vocal aolo; Miss Maud Murphy, piano solo; Aleck Miller, whistling solo, "The Polish Mocking Biri.'V Omaha Maccabees quartet, vocal aolo. Waiting for Lower Tcmperatarc. The Ice cutters at Seymour lake and at the other lakes In the vlclnttv are laving off now waiting for lower temperature. The second crop of leo how a thickness of Curtis PBMIshlng- Company, Philadelphia, eight Inches, but thla will not be harvested until real cold weather seta In. At the Jetter pond the Ice ia being atored In the old cellars of the brewery, as ma terial for the construction of the proposed icehouse could not be secured In time for the erection of the building before the out ting commenced. Even with this disadvant age Jetter will harvest a crop of about 4, COO tons. At Memphis and Ashland the cutting haa been rapid and there fi plenty of Ice In Bight now even If there 1 no more severe weather. Death of Frank Brennan. M. P. Brennan received a telegram yes terday from Lucan, Minn., announcing the death of hta brother, Frank Brennan. The telegram did not state the cause of death and although the entire day was spent In trying to secure, information, no answer to telegrams was received. Mr. Brennan left on a night train for Minnesota to attend the funeral and Investigate. It is thought here that heart dlseadfe was the causa of death. The deceased has a large number of friend In South Omaha who will grieve to learn of his death. Second Semester Beatlns Today. The eecond semester of tho public school year begins today. Primary pupils enter ing school for the first time must enroll today, as new classes will be formed. This will be the last opportunity given to enter the schoolr. during the present year. Super intendent McLean and the teachers expect a large enrollment today. In the Third ward nlone about seventy pupils will be en rolled. An outside room at Thlrty-elxth and Q streets has been secured to relieve the overcrowded condition of the West Side and Corrlgan echools. This new school will be of the, third grade. Board Meets Tonight. The Board of Education 1 billed for a ".eetlug tonight. It Is understood that a number of matters ot Interest will come up. Some repairs on the school buildings are needed and othera are contemplated. Then there will be the question of provldldg room for the rapidly Increasing number of pu pils. While outside rooms are now being rented it la deemed advisable to go ahead with the plana for a number of ward school, relying upon the Incoming levy, due in May, from saloons for the money to meet the obligations. Bome other matters ot Importance will also come up. Ready February First. A portion of the new sheep barn destroyed on Christmas day will be ready for sheep on February 1. The annex Is now under cover and portlona of the main building are being constructed regardless ot the weather. When completed the main barn and the annex will hold 30,000 head offheep. In the reconat ruction of the barns several Improvements have been made which facil itate the handling of sheep. Just now 125 men are working on the rebuilding of the barns. Mnate City Koaslp. Penna Allbery is home from a business trip through Iowa. Manner court. Tribe of Ben llur, will en tertain Omaha and Council Ltluffs ordera at Workman hall on Monday night. Dr. W. S. White was being congratulated on his reappointment aa ttHMlstant county phyeiclan by hla many friends yesterday. A. I Dennett, formerly of this city, but now located at Avoca, la.. Is reported to be rapidly recover'ng from his recent Injuries. It Is reported that an antl-annexatlon club Is to be formed, the purpose being to use Influence with the legislature against the proponed amendment to the state con stitution which will permit counties and cities to be controlled by one Bet of officers. STEAMER LAHN GOES ASHORE North German Lloyd Vessel Strands Near Gibraltar, bat Will Easily ' Float Aal. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 18 The North German Lloyd steamer Lahn went ashore this morn ing at Tumara, ten miles east of the Rock ot Gibraltar. There wa a heavy fog and rain was falling at the time. On board the steamer were 100 saloon passengers and TOO emigrants, bound for New York. All attempts to float Lahn proved unsuc cessful and the steamer will probably b compelled to tranship Its paaaengers and cargo.. The attempt to pull oft the steamer was made at high water by the British ad miralty tug Energetic, the United States 'cruiser Hartford and the tugs Newa, Her! cladea and Hercules, but It remained fast on the sandbank. The tugs continued their efforts to pull the ship off all day. Energetic and Hart ford left for ths scene of th wreck this afternoon. Hercules returned tOBlght to , procure laborer and lighter to eommenc This ia th bona the young couple saved and paid for in flv year. Pa. the work of discharging the cargo immedi ately. All the passengers are still on board and are quite aafe so long as the wind hold In the west. Another attempt to float the vessel will be made with the morning tide. Should the wind shift to the east the t earner' a posi tion would be critical. The Gibraltar Ufa boat ship haa had boats alongside all day. ARCH IS CHINA'S APOLOGY Erects Permanent Memorial to Cer. man Minister Murdered by Eniera, PEKIN, Jan. 18. The dedication ot th Von Ketteler memorial arch, erected by China, today waa a most impressive cere mony. Baron von Ketteler was the German minister. who wa killed by Boxers at the outbreak of the rebellion In 1900. The dedication took place in the presence ot a brilliant assemblage of diplomats, military officers, the entire foreign com munity of the city and German officers and civilians from Tien Tsln and other cities. The streets and roofs near the scene were crowded. Baron von der Goltz, first secre tary of the German lcgatlcn, officiated on bohalf of Germany, and Prince Chun, brother of the emperor, who was sent to Germany to apologize for the murder of the minister, represented China at the altar while Imperial sacrificial vessela were erected before the arch. When Prince Chun arrived he was escorted to the arch by Baron von der Goltt and poured out a liba tion In honor of the dead. He then spoke as follows: This monument Is to be a warning to the people, a sign of the friendly relatione be tween two countries and a symbol of peace. To this Baron von der Golt replied: This monument Is consecrated to tho em peror of Germany by the emperor of China as a permanent proof of the anger ot the emperor at this crime. In erecting this monument In China he fulfills an obllKatlon he took after the eventa of laoo. The monu ment shall stand as a eermnn to posterity snd aa a lasting symbol of the desire of the Chinese government to promote snd per petuate friendly relations with foreign gov ernments. Both speeches were read in German and Chinese. After the dedication the German troops marched under the arch, while the bands played national air. HAD SKULL FOR A POWDER BOX Story of the Lose and Recovery of Head of Donlsettl, the Great Composer. (Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, Jan. 18. (New York World Cable gramSpecial Telegram.) A atory la going the rounds that it has just leaked out how the bead of Donizetti, the great compoaer ot music, was lost and found after hla death. Donizetti died In 1848, when northern Italy was disturbed by the antl-Austrlan move ment under Charles Albert. The day the doctors were making an autopsy a strsy bullet flew Into the room and the doctora fled. A servant burled the body later with- j out the head, which, h could not find. In ! 1850 when the body waa dug up there was much talk because the head waa missing. Bome medical authorities described the head so exactly that a rich resident ot the town recognized Donizetti' skull In the skull he had on bis writing labia to hold drying powder for Ink. He gave it to the authorities and It was found to fit the skele ton body. GERMAN STEEL TO COMPETE Commercial Attacks Crates Kaiser's Kabjects to Invade American Markets. BERLIN, Jan. 18. The government has published a report from lierr Waetzold, commercial attache of ths German consul ate In New York, on the Iron situation. Herr Waetzold advises German manu facturers to make an attempt to obtain a permanent foothold on the American mar kets and to establish a common' selling agency In New York for the purpose of reaching American, Canadian, Mexican and West Indian consumer. He regard Can ada and Mexico aa especially promising fields for the sale ot rail. Mareoslguni foe China. PEKIN, Jan. It. Italy proposes to es tablish the Marconi system ot wireless tel egraphy between Pekln and Taku. Publish your legal notice la Th Weekly Bee. Telephone til.
