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TIIE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1903. 7 BIDS ON SCHOOL ; SUPPLIES Tenden for All EorU of tbiogt Needed Beferred for Tabulation. COAL PRICES ARE ON A STRIKE BASIS Dtalfn Submit Their Offer With a Marine Clause and Ask to Be Allowed Make Early , Delivery. Bids for ataUonery. printing and lltho. grapning, naroware ana januors euppi. were received by the Board or taucauon last night ami referred for tabulation. The bide on fuel were: Coutant ft aaulres. Missouri screened I r,,l. US Vn.,.vK n i .nthrncite. 110.10 per ton. I Bunaeriana Brothers company, weir y lump 95; nut, 44.74; Pennsylvania an- thraclte, 110.40 per ton. . C. B. Havens ft Co., southern Kansas screened nut. fi.lo: Missouri screened nut. 14.77; southern Kansas lump, 6 35; Missouri screened lump, $5.02, Penn-1 sylvanla anthracite, 110.80 per ton. Coal Hill Coal company, southern Kan- . . , ,.Mn W t llrt . I w m-rrsnna nui, """'; ronnnj ivuina aninr&cue, fiv.u yvi ivii. All bids were referred. It' Is estimated that 1500' tone of oft of Pennsylvania anthracite will be ued during th winter. All bids stipulated that blddera.be not held liable In case of strike I or other events beyond their control, and I all want to deliver as much coal aa possi- i Hie itiirlnv th summer months. 1 D. Appleton ft Co. and Longmans, Green ft Co.. submitted proposals for new books. I Referred to the textbook committee. 1 Bids pn high school cadet unlforme were: Brownina Kin &. Co.. coat. $9.50: trous- ers, $5.50; cap and chevrons according to 1 in the country precincts, county Commls rank and style, same style cap aa last I . u..m n,. r,u-..tt. nH Mc. ...,- tt tn ...I. imui I'eitliione tlroiners Manuiaciunni com- pany, Cincinnati, coat, $7 2; trousers, $6.50; caJ!: J. ?1 a0V,c.0At FiVh -.. trousers, $5 60; cap, $1.25; overcoat, $11 Referred. 4 Mn I These resignations were accepted: Miss Ethel Evans, teacher of drawing, high school; Katherlne Gue, kindergarten di rector; Jean H. Herdman, teacher. Applications for Janltorships wer re- celyed from Mrs. Barbara Steponek. Anton Miss Wlnlfrd Lemon applied for a poal. non as icacner in tne nig.i . nc- 1 il. tia. 1 t t- - xerrea. Miss Lydia 8. McCague applied for the position of teacher of drawing In the high I, ,n tJje Ban( manner and Mr. Cor achool, the application being accompanied lBh a,d that ,n futur, vn, board would by recommendatldns aa to her ability. Re. ferred. Superintendent Pearae reported that Reubeh Black had not been Injured in any way r rauuo 111, ny uiiibiiiiicuv b1vcii him by the principal of Forest school. Mrs. Slack, the mother,' had, through an attor- ney, filed a complaint with th board and ..L.L, .'.,., aaked for an Investigation. , A !.- . -1. I by eleven votes, that being the number of members present. architect of th. lronmouth Park school wa approved. . It calls for 6 per cent of k- h. K..iMin- ..... Settlement With the City. . The board authorized the drawing of a I warrant for $1,154 In favor of the city, aa a full and final settlement of all regular and special taxes on achool property, and I also of the long standing, dispute between I tjak Altw ..Art. k-jirjl. fim th. nmmiiMl I grading of Hickory street, and of Interest I on the $15,000 jail purchase money. The amount was arrived at after several conferences, and ia a compromise. . The,r.ule requiring teachera to realda In tha city of Omaha was suspended so far I as teachera now In the employ of the board are concerned. It will affect four or five teachers living id South Omaha or Council Bluffs Homan Introduced a resolution that free hand drawing at the high achool be dis continued. Referred to first meeting In Aueust The election of a truant officer waa post- poned until next month to allow mem- ber to decide whether they will continue or abolish th office. SECOND WARD REPUBLICANS Club . Endorses Delegate to Judicial and State Conventions Wltheat Debate. The Second Ward Republican club met last vnlng with a large attendance. Chairman Bchm stated that the principal object of the meeting wa to aelect and approve the list of nine delegates to the Judicial convention, and a list of six dele- gate for the atate convention to be voted upon at the primaries Friday, July 10. In view of the fact that A. C. Troup of I the Second ward la a candidate for district I judge, he was given th privilege of aelect- lng th delegates to the Judicial convention. 1 These are: William Alstadt, Fred Behm, I Walter W, Bingham, Thomas B. Dysart, Charles E. Foster, David W. Gilbert. Fred Honsa, Fred H. Hoye and Martin L. Sugar- mat. Th list waa unanimously agreed upon, and alt members of the delegation aa well aa members of the club were pledged to do everything possible for Mr. Troup'a nomination. . The following delegatea were unanlmoualy agreed upon to attend th republican atate convention: William Alstadt, W. W. Blng- ham, John Yerak, Samuel Morris, Ed Grlmea, Ed Morrla and M. Cavanaugh. Chairman Behm announced the following as Judges and clerks for the primary elec- Uon: Jamea Rosa, Antone Klelnhaupel, CAUSES OF HAY FEVER. Byomel the Only Care Gives Change ot Climate la Year Oiri Home. Fifty years ago, hay fever had not been .r .1 " -ie then a. they do now -.1th atorm. of aneea- lag. prous. watering of the eye.. .xc...Iv. running t th nnu IntAni. smarting mwiA named, but undoubtedly people suffered . - - -- - - . --.. Itching and stuffed up feeling In th head. The direct cauaea appear to be heat, dust and the pollen ot flower. Although hay fever may occur at any season of th year, it la most common and severe In August, and prevent, treatment ahould be aaopiea eome wmu oetor in tlm th dlaeaa la du. , Prior to the discovery of th remarkable ui.. .... w. v. me only treatment that gav relief to hav fever aufferera. waa change of climate. The use of Hyom.l enable, any on. to , -1. . i,am. n.kink 1. .til..- .I.-. ..I ww"1" ' in 01 th. Adlrondacks, th. White Mountains or other health resort, where healing balsams fill the air with natur.'a germ de.troy.r. osone. Thoae who are aubject to hay fever hould begin th. use of Hyomel at once and thus prevent the disease. An ounce of prevention 1 worth more than a pound ot cur in th treatment of hay fever. enrrnvan m. avvvmim nave seen in gooa . . a . . . .ffut. fnllnwlna t l . 1 1 a. lfvnm.1 I .11 iiiuiui of the -TesDlratorv ortim . r,A .mm, to .ell Hvom-J tn .n K. -- , fever eufferer, with the understandina- that If It doea not give satisfaction, the ....imut will cost nothlna. ... John Swoboda. The ward primaries will be held at 1259 South Sixteenth street By a unanimous vote republicans of the First ward Isst night In caucus selected the following unlnntructed delegates to Judicial and state conventions: Judicial E. A. Willis, F. W. Coleman, James Meyers, E. J. Cornish, Frank Cope. Jamea Woleshensky, Joseph Guggemos, Alan Smith and Henry Ehrenfort. State F. W. Koetter. F. W. Bandhauer, P. M. Black. W. B. Benson, Dr. W. H. Hanchett, John Pearson. More than 100 republicans assembled at Tenth and Hickory streets to name these delegations to be submitted at the republt can primaries. The namea were presented bv rnmmlttM mmnfiaaA Af TVflnlc Cone. . nni. c c. Bunrthhuid. J. C. Kloutl mna rrank McDonald. E. A, Willis am ch.,rmlln . th rauP. ,nd F. w Cf)1(,man a. 8ecreUry. j. w. Carr of th. r-lr.t ward, ranrilriata tor a. tudlclal , ., """uuu, " " frier speeches, in aecision to sena me delegates to the conventlona uninatructea wa, ,mbcMiiei ,n a resolution Introduced w , r T. , . . . by F. W. Bandhauer. It la understood that the chief object of the First ward In the judicial convention will be to secure .. " . , i"1""" " "u ul and possibly on court stenographer. The ... . . . candidates tor bailiff are E. A. WHlls, J. B. Llndberg, Jamea Cathro, Frank McDonald and W. B. Benson. PAVING THE MILITARY ROAD Coantr Commissioner and Park Board Beajln on Estimate me county Boara ot Jbquanrauon an tho JJord ot rark commissioners ra 7:30 o'clock last night to taia over proposed construction of pavement over tn roaaa connecting city atreeta wun pavea roan nuuen iwiiraii, vvinwiiji wimiu, vuiiiini.n.. i Cornish, Oondon and Craig wer present, witk Z. T. Llndsey, Jamea Walsh and F. A. Ul BLU -k1 VOVIIUII5 BHU.aw m precinct. H'K . a,.h4V Vvaa rA infnimiallV A. i r II MHP.d ' VUUI1V tvo-a u wa . the amount of th levy for road purposes, tentatlvely agreeing upon 3V4 mllla for that Du.-noee At the opening of the conference J Cornish said that h desired to mak a L,,,nl ta - vold misunderstanding. He tnea teteTTti t0 the paving Of Vinton street by co-operation between th Park board arA thi riMintv cnmrnlsHtonurs with an un- th.t no lnterfer.nce .houia be mada w,th tne oralnary funds of the board .. wn ..r. ut vr hi,i-iK .tr.-t to Fiorenca wo. ordered take up necessary pavements that are more of public than of private use. The board now has plana for regular boulevarda lhch wU ,a8t tm year but al, money supplted the board over the sum of $17,000 the board la willing to expend on Improve- " ' .," " ,,., and Military avenue, funda remaining after thla work haa been done to be used In Improving Eleventh atreet between the vla- " , . duct and Reservoir park. Commissioner Connolly said that this Proposition I. aaT-eeabl. to the board and l Fortieth atreet connection will be about Tne cnange men coniorapim ino 1 - moval of the atreet car tracks to one side of the road and the widening of the atreet If necessary. An estimate of the cost of the work, mad after some discussion, placed It slightly In axcesa of $6,800, lnclud ng curbing, the material used to be stone 1- 1.4 4 V nrM,nt 'nivnnnnf ' An VT 1 1 1 1 n rv road. If th . plana, aa agreed upon last night are carried out the money will be available next spring, but if a contractor can be found who la willing to" wait for hla money work can be atarted within a few week AND SAMSON DID UNTO THEM After tha Manner of the Rale of Halvera Are Many Unlearned Gnest Tntored. And aa-aln In the Imperial place of Ak- ..k-- whieh ilea oa the north running ,, or itinerant street cars, hav ther bMn knlghted true men by th Immaculate -,..,,1 P.r.manlai at the hands of the sacred people and th chief and rulers set prt th.eM rite" ,n th T"t of Qulvera. Ana tn concourse or men-ai-arm and old stagers , gave thanka to Bam son. tha Imperial one, for through hla munifi cence wer they cooled by swinging punkaa ot the aort which anciently made possible eating in th lucent chop house before tha period of the electrlo fan, And certain men were brought out by the centurions aa samples from the job-lot and mad to understand why the three group of quadrumana, all commonly known in the proverbs of Qulvera aa monkeys, should be sore upon themselves. - Of these were Gorge Riddell, J. L. Paxton and Tom Klopp. And again there was one Henry B Payne, a man already knighted, yet who waa darkly Ignorant of the symbolical letters which are tha Identification of all true men; and him did the centurions again put to the trial until-he fractured a aua 1 pender button and stood ashamed. And among those from distant parte I were two priests, men versed in the lore ot the narrow way, and these made aer- mons for the edification of the sacred men I and these were Rev. R. G. McLeod of New I Tork City and Rev. C. H. Young of Chi cago. And there waa also C. S. Mont gomery, who poured out twenty-three yards of elegant words before the Imperial one And of men from far placea were Julius Peycke, W. H. Beebe and O. C. Olsen from Kansas City; D. L. Griffith and John Reec of Chicago; Fred Preston of Seattle, Wash George McCoomba of Norfolk. Neb.: II. D Olaen of Rich Hill, Mo., and Lieutenant J. P. S. Ryan, a warrior, "Mark you well," spoke Samson, "that on th night which Is Wednesday coma before ua a great number of th sages who conduct newspaper in all parts of the outer world who ar assembled In the city of Qulvera, because of a thing which la called a convention. And It 1 meet and fitting and my word of command that aa m.ny a, posslbl of you who ar numbered amonf tn. , th. ierabl. at that tlm, , - no iwr making or a rousing tim." LQCAL. BREVITIES. iifhA.tE .0f 1t,,rm.ni0k.U Hm'1 Uon'of'th. N.'t tonal EdiHr,1. tC..?Vn I Jack Conway of Dubuqu. Ia.. waa ar resiea last oignt and locked up. charged iVrvimT n.i"P-.'.char'cter ni1 The meeting of th South Side Improve- ment club at Tenth and Hickorv air.... wn,cn w" nave oeen hem last night. ". ."..'..V VL""JE-. .... . J . ... ' 1 . 11 a v n ana 1. naries Miner, who both reside at 1317 Douglas street. The house was too small ll? ,ihT.,2J,hI..lad, to h , A Jm" ,0 ,h" ttttCt W" place(1 ara,n,t Joseph Gibbons and A. H. Stenhan. r. dln ( South Eleventh atreet, wer. ',T"a "."J IV, "ar"n ''Lr.u.bin very bad cut below the left eve whlia th. trouble waa In progress. It required ftv . 1 im . inmi x ai. i(ic; im (ins Hinir m rn nwm 1 m.., for . .Mrial ir.ln tn .; I a . h I.- , u .. . . 1 . .. .. . .w- . I convention of the Christian Endeavor ma. h-'1 Over 100 delegate, will ,0 out from I imana, aiong wun nrty rrom Baltimore. It la expected that an additional lu) win Mo1? e trin on its way. Thla will be .'i.V" wu tmon aiauun m i.v a. in. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA City Council Makes Annual Estimate of Pnblio Expenditures. POLICE JUDGE KING RESENTS DICTATION Tell Commissioner Xolaa That the Police Court I Not Vnder the Jurisdiction of Governor Appointed Board. At the meeting of the city council last night the finance committee submitted a report showing the estimate of expenses for the .fiscal year commencing August 1. This estimate calls for an expenditure of $175,463. the amount being divided Into the following funds: eneral $22. 500 (Interest and ire 18.SR5 sinking iuna.4."" Police 17,9X0. Charity l,0"0 Lights 14. (mo (Rents S.uou ier jt.wif riming and Library 2.5 advertising: 3,000 1.000 urhlng and Outterlna .... 2.500 Jail and feed ing prisoners. Park ttuO Garbage, sani tary and health de partments ... 2.000 Insurance l.0 Hlectlons, reg tratlon. etc. ' l.tno Office supplies l.ono Street repair... 7. OH) udgment 11.6US Miscellaneous . l.iflO In making the estimate the council merely compiled with the conditions of the charter. The estimates given are subject to correction by the council when It. comes time for making the levy. For the fiscal year closing August 1. 1903, the city de rived from taxation $138,655, and from other sources $17,625, making a total of $151,280. G. E. Beck sent in a communication de manding that the city treasurer return to him $50, the amount he paid for a plumb er'a license. Beck declared that the ordi nance levying this tax waa illegal, and he gives the city ninety days In which to com ply with hla demand or else suit will be commenced to recover. Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald filed a atatement asserting that the assessment for 1903 had been completed and that he had performed his duties honestly and to the best of his ability.' No mention waa made of tho total valuation, but it ia un derstood to be. in the neighborhood of $17,600,000. A llauor license was granted to jane Kauffman, Twenty-fourth and Wyman streets. The communication from the Fire ana Police Board asking that a certain sum be set aside for tiie maintenance of the Are and police departments waa read and placed on file. An ordinance waa introduced tor mo grading of C street from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth street, and referred to the judiciary committee. Advice Not Needed, Juda-e King politely and emphatically In formed T. J. Nolan, a member of the South Omaha Fire and Police board, that when hla advice waa needed In the conduct, of the police court business he would bo sent for Nolan, representing the membera of the Fire and Police board. Informed Judge King that he must not in the future release any prisoners unless the fine Imposed waa paid In full. King felt that he was being Im posed upon by the board and did not stut ter when he told Nolan that he did not need any advice from htm. In epeaklng of the incident Judge King said to a Bee reporter that In some in stances where he waa acquainted with prla oners he had permitted them to depart on payment ot a portion of the fine imposed This waa done In order that they might return to. work -and not Jose -their job. Continuing,' Judge King said that so far every man he had released on the condl tlnna mentioned had kept tne obligation and that tho city had received every cent of the flnea Imposed. Where a man haa a famllv and a Job In a packing nouse and If un fortunate enough to be arrested the court hold that it la better to suspend a portion of the sentence temporarily until the pny ments can be made. Aa the Judge la re sponsible on his bond to tne city he. doea not aee where Nolan or 'any other member of the board can come to him and dictate what he shall do while on the bench, or off it for that matter. Judge King said that as long aa he holds hla place on the bench he proposes going ahead attending to. his duties regardless of what the membera of the Klre and Police board dealre him to do. It Is asserted that Nolan threatened to instruct the police not to recognise any release slgped by Judge King unless the officers were satisfied that all fr.es and costs had been paid. There will soon be a test case made in order to ascertain who is Judge or tne police court and whether a release signed by the court la good or nbt. School Board Meeting?, It waa decided by the Loard of Educa tion at a meeting held last night to erect a four-room addition to . Highland school Member Kubat wanted the board to pro ceed at once and select an architect, but President Morrill Interposed an objection unleas the price be stipulated. It waa Kgreed that the architect te paid S per ennt and then balloting commenced. John Klewlt received four votes. L. A. Davis one vote and one blank waa cast. A. C. Pancoaat, attorney for the board presented a history of the high achool and bond election. Loechner end Kubat were oppoaed to accepting the history, but they were voted down. The Highland Improvement club requested tha us. of one of the rooms in the High land school for holding meetings and the requeat waa granted. June bills amounting to a large sum were presented and allowed. J. B. Watklna secured the contract for furnishing the lumber to be used in Mad ison achool. V. J. Anderson secured the contract for grading at Lincoln school, the cost to be is cents per cubic yard. Loechner wanted to advertise for bids for plans for a high achool buildlna- h beat plana to receive the contract, second oest a premium of $150 and the third $100. The board did not favor the Idea and n action waa taken. July 14 la the date aet for the next meet ing, when an effort will be made to sell th high achool bonda. Celebrate Sliver Wedding. Thla afternoon and evening Balthas Jet ter and wife will celebrate their silver wedding at their home. Thirtieth and Jef feraon atreeta. Mr. and Mr. Jetter have resided in Douglas county for about thirty yeara and a portion of their farm was th ground now occupied by the Armour plant. a coraiai invitation has been extended to all frlende to call at th house during th afternoon or evening and partake of lunch and refreshments. No Chasge Here. The burning of th. Hammond plant at St. Joseph, Mo., will in no way affect th. South Omaha market or the receipts here. When th. news of the St. Joseph fir be came known here It was thought that th. Hammond hous. In this city might be reopened. Such a course could not be pur eued for th. reason that th. plant has been practically dlamantled and it would take nearly aa long to get the machinery In operation aa It would to reconstruct the buildings In St Joseph. Shippers aay that the live atock deatlned for Hammond's at St. Jcseph will be diverted to Kansas City and that South Omaha will in no way be benefited by the fire there. Clerk' Jan Vtatemeat. City Clerk Shrlgley haa completed statement shQwlog th condition ot tn city funds on July 1. The amount of the 1912 levy was $133,655, with a balance of $5,f6? from the levy of l!fl. From all aources the receipts amounted to $151,2S0. Of this sum there had been drawn up to July 1. $142,6S6. There Is still a balance ot $3,594 in the treasury. The fire, Interest and curb and pavement "epalr funds are depleted and the balances In the other funda are hardly worth mentioning. Complaint As;alnst Connor. A complaint has been filed In police court against Harry Connors, who conducts a saloon at Thirty-first and Q streets. He Is charged by the police with having vio lated the orders of the Fire and Police board regarding the closing of saloons promptly at midnight. The case will be called for hearing in police court some day this week. Lad Breaks leu. Last evening the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McNuff. 611 North Twenty-fifth street, fell from a grading scraper on which ho was riding and broka hl3 left leg. The accident occurred at Twenty-fifth and L streets. The lad was carried to ths office of Dr. Aberly and the fracture re duced, after which the lad waa taken to his home. Magic City Gossip. rhiof rtricir avs that Moxie Terrell la still among the missing. A false alarm called the fire department to Swift's yesterday -aft noon. The rea-ulur monthly meeting of the Fire and fnllce Board is to be held tonight. M. A. Dillon left last night for Buffalo, N. Y., to attend to some businega matters. Prunlt Coad. one of the tellers at the Packers' National bank, is on the sick list. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allard, Thirty-fifth and U streets. Kd Johnston has written friends here that he will return from Seattle some day this week. Ahnnt 1 sno horses arrived at the stock yards yesterday, and there will be horse sales all the week. Zack Cuddinatnn came over from his grading camp at Hawthorne, Ia., yesterday to spend tne aay wun inenas. Dr. Plnhnueh reports the birth of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sic Guigan, Fortieth and S streets. Theodore Shanahan. paying teller at the Packers' National bank, has gone to Chi cago and Buffalo for a two weeka' vaca tion. Mike O'Connor, who was caught by Cap tain Troutan trying to pass articles into the city Jail through the bars, was given thirty minutes to leave town yesterday. Alice. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haves, died 6tinrtay evening. The funeral will be held this morning at the family residence, rwenty-eigntn and it streets. NEEDS AN OFFICIAL PAPER Great Inconvenience Experienced and City Buslnea Delayed for Lark of One. Every day something comes up at the city hall showing the necessity of an official paper and demonstrating the Inconvenience of not having cne. Several matters ar now being held In abeyance until the coun cil acts on the bids- put In last week by The Bee and the World-Herald. City Treasurer . Hennlngs yesterday was In a quandary on the matter of adver tising the special taxes levied for the Hanscom park-Burt atreet section of tho Central boulevard. The law requires that property- owners be notified by publication that the taxes are due before they become delinquent, and the advertiatng must be done Immediately, the time being almost up. Aa thla Is the aecond levy made for this section of the boulevard, and It has taken several yeara to get the preliminaries In shape, Treasurer ' Hennlnga ' waa par ticularly anxioua not to hav any slip at this Mm . ' City i Attorney Wright advised that the advertisement be Inserted in both The Bee and tho World-Herald, the only papers which put In bids', and one of which must be uelected aa the official paper. Aa it is slmplya notice to property owners of a tax being due, and not a matter to come be f.iro the Board of "Equalization, Attorney Wright said the publication would be legal and binding.' SIXTEENTH , STREET REPAIRS Work Will Not Be Delayed by Restraining; Order Preventing . Making; of Contract. r naaann Repairing of Sixteenth atreet with atone and gravel will not. according to city hall authorles, be atopped by the restraining order preventing the mak ing of a contract for repairs with the Nebraska Bltuiithic tomptny, Thla street waa not to come under the proposed contract, but to be repaired by men em ployed by the city, under the direction of the Board of Public Worka. A double row of red lights now adorna North Sixteenth atreet every night, lights being placed at the east and west ends of the deepest holes. Barring unforeseen obstacles th board will be ready to begin work on the atreet this week, but doea not expect to literally carry out the Instruction In the counoll resolution. Instead of using broken stone and gravel some, if net all of the holes will be repaired by setting granite blocks In them. The city haa a large quantity of the blocks on hand for which It at present haa no other uae. No Time, to Fool Away. Coughs, colds and lung troubles demand prompt treatment with Dr. King' New Discovery. No cure, no pay. 60c, 11.00. For aale by Kuhn ft Co. BROGAN REJECTS THE WORK Decline Position a Special Connsel for City in Railway Tax Case. . Attorney Francia A. Brogan haa written letter to the city council declining em ployment aa apeclal counsel In the railway tax cases tinder the terms and conditions in the resolution adopted by the council June SO. Th resolution wa the aame. In regard to compensation and other conditions, aa the one Introduced June 23, except that It added the name of Howard H. Baldrlge to that of Francia A. Brogan. Mayor Moores, when informed of the let ter, stated that under the clrcumstancea the only course open for him waa to veto the resolution, aa It would be idle and uaeless to approve It If Mr. Brogan would decline to aerve. The mayor must approve or veto the resolution aa a whole, that la, he could not approve the appointment of Mr. Bald rlge and veto the appointment of Mr. Brogan. Edlsoa Ha Obtained TU1 Patent. Tha fertile brain of Thomaa A. Edison continues to be the source of the great est amasement to the clerks and officials of the patent office who have In charge the work of looking after the applications placed on file by this inventor. On th last day ot this month Mr. Edison will have obtained 791 patents from the patent office on aa many Inventions, a larger num ber by several hundred than any other Individual haa received in th history of the office. This remarkable record was ascertained by J. B. Babson, chief of the division of Issue and gasett of the patent office, who haa made a tabulated atatement of the Inventlona of Mr. Edison. From this atatement it would appear that prior to 1896 the Inventor had obtained 711 patents, and that since that tlm h ha received the following numbers: In 1S, three;' in U97, two; in 1&98. eight: In 1896, three; In 1900, sixteen; in 1901, twenty-three, and in 19u3 he ha so far received aix patent.. Washing ton 6 tax. w VS SPECIAL TAX LITIGATION Great Majority of Baits Are Now Settled hj Compromises. CITY REMITTING DELINQUENT INTEREST Over f 100,000 of I ncollectable Levies Wiped Off Hook In Past Six Month Cleaning; Ip Court Docket. Cults to set aside special taxea levied on abutting property to pay for atreet paving may, and probably will, be brought in the future, but they will be few and far be tween, and only In some very special case. Such la the opinion and declaration of both city officials and attorneys who have been interested as counsel for property owners In a majority of the suits brought within the last few years to set aside spe cial taxea, and both are borne out by tho court dockets. The decision of the supreme court known locally aa the "homestead decision" prac tically aettled a large number of suits. It was to the effect that it was not necessary for the wife to joint the husband, or the husband the wife, in signing petitions which would place taxea upon the homestead that the rlgnature of the one In whose name the title rested wa sufficient. Other Influences, direct and indirect, which have caused the settlement of many suits, are the passage of the "curative act" by the last legislature and the vigorous manner In which tax suits . hav been fought by the city the last few yeara. The fact that the city now has the right to relevy special taxea under certain' condi tion has had a preventive effect In the matter of auita to annul auch taxea. Few Salts Since 1807. Very few suits have been brought to aet aside special taxes levied since 1897, and none on taxea levied since lSoO. It is gen erally believed that owing to th. extraor dinary precautions taken during the '.aat three yeara In the matter of petitions, of ordlnancea and ot the other preliminaries prior to the letting of contracta reqjlred by law, that none of the leviee made dur- lng thla period can be buccessfully at tacked. In a comparative sense only, how ever, wer. such precautlona extraordinary, for they were only auch fcs common busi ness prudence would suggest' and require. But compared with the loose methods pre vailing In the 80s and but slightly Improved during th 0g they were extraordinary. Contractors at first objected to the new system, but finding that It would be car ried out they compiled with its require ments, some of which ar. now practically embodied In the charter aectlons governing public work. Aa figured out by aome attorneys the city haa not after all been such a great loser by the contesting of so many apeclal as sessments. Their calculations are baaed on the fact that while the city haa paid 4 to per cent on short time special im provement bonds it haa in many cases col lected 12 per cent Interest on a fair propor tion of auch taxea. Wiped Off the Book. During the last six months over 1100,000 of uncollectable apeclal taxea have been wiped off th. books, th. city settling a large number of suits by compromising them. In a majority ot the casea the com promise has been on tha basis of the city throwing off the Interest and a amall por tion of the principle in a few cases th. in terest and from one-third to one-half of th. principle haa been remitted by the city. But before any compromise ia mada ault must, under the charter, be brought by the property owner to annul th. tax. At th. present rate of progress the city will appear aa defendant In fewer tax case on the court docket for next spring than at any tlm since tha bringing of auita to annul special taxea waa atarted a dozen yeara ago and the next year It la probable that all but ten or twelve sulta will be settled. For the first time since tha apeclal tax litigation started th next annual report of the city treasurer will be approximately correct In ita atatement of th assets and liabilities of tha city. Heretofore many thousanda of dollars ot uncollectable apeclal taxea have been carried on th. books from year to year aa an asset aqd the city con sequently made a very poor ahowlng in the matter of collecting auch taxes. The next report will ahow only auch apeclal taxes aa are collectable. EXHIBIT OF RAILWAY GROWTH Elaborate Display of the Evolntloa ia Steam Transportation at St. Loot Fair. Tha evolution and development of th railways of tha world will be shewn In an exhibit in the Palace of Transportation by the Baltimore ft Ohio railway. Th dla play will occupy 0,000 square feet of space. At the Columbian exposition at Chicago ten yeara ago the same railroad made what waa then the greatest railroad exhibit th world had ever aeen. Then th apace occu pied waa 32.000 square feet. Th exhibit 1 being prepared under the personal direction of Major J. G. Pang born, who for twenty-five yeara haa been connected with the Baltlmor ft Ohio. It waa under hla direction that the exhibit at Chicago waa made, and o great waa Ita success that the major portion of it waa transferred to th Field Columbian museum filling th cast end of th Art building at Jim Dumps said, "Wife, your bread and cake Are not like mother used to make." But when he ate, with cream, of course, Baked apples In a nest of " Force," Which his good wife had fixed for him, inisDeats Ma's rood l" cried Th Baady-to-Sam Canal beats bread and caKe. WOT Csxree Little for Other Food. trust you will not publish my same, hot 1 felt that I owed it to yonr company to express my esteem for a food, which by nslng baa caused me to feel that It so far satisfies appetite that 1 care very little for any other food." ' (Name furnished on application.) Jackson park. Arrangementa have been perfected whereby thla will be removed to St. Loulx. and It will form the nucleua for the greater exhibit that will be completed when tho World'a Fair open It gates in the spring of 1904. Major Pongborn haa spent much of his time during the last ten yeara In Europe, Asia. Australia and Africa, atudytng and Investigating railway construction, methods and operation. One division of the augmented collection ia to be devoted to tenth-slie models of typi cal freight tralna. Abroad they are termed "gooda" tralna. Tho models will be perfect, and will stand on counterparts ot roadbed, track and appurtenances, Introducing typi cal bridges, trestles, culverts, cut, fills, etc. ' . The series of models will be from twenty to twenty-five feet In length and will re veal accurately the roads and equipments of all nations. Th motive power, coupling, makeup of tralna, nature of car and man ner of loading will all be comprehensively shown. Another aeries of models that will be of Interest to the visitor, whether he be a railroad man or not, will be that Illustrat ing the special trains of the reigning heads of foreign lands. Other series will denote the development of the track Interlocking and the general terminal systems In vogue. The notable terminal syetem at leading centers will be shown, and models of the more Imposing and extensive passenger stations in Amer ica and abroad will be studied with pleas ure by the visitor. . The tunnel division will include models and reliefs of striking examplea of the genius and daring of railway engineers. Tracka will be ahown reaching from valleys to mountain top, and th. exhibit will ahow the .difficulties the, early epglneere met In constructing roads and engines that could cross the mountains. In this exhibit will be found the first engine to climb a moun tnln.- old "Peppersauce," of the' Mount Washington line. A revolving globe, to scale and In relief, thirty feet in diameter, will center the great apace of the exhibit, and on ita sur face will be delineated the railway lines of the world. Such portions aa are double track will be noted, together with the gauge, standard weight of rails, tlea and I sleepers, and all other information of value. Near by will be ahown the passenger tick eta u&ed by all the lines, together with the baggage and luggage syntems In uae all over the world. There will be an interesting gallery of original drawings, lithographs of railway acenea, locomotives, cars, trains, stations and brldgea, aa well aa a series of black and white aketchea Illustrative of evolution and development of motive power, tralna, per manent way, etc., together with a great collection of photographs. St. Lou la Re- public. Mortality Statistic. The following birth, and deaths have been reported to the health office: Births Frank Balnland. 1601, Orant, boy; Frank Karvan, $14 Castellar, boy; O. M. Fickle, 2217 North Twenty-eighth, girl; Rob ert Farrell, 1127 North Twentieth, girl; John Chepuran, 1263 South Fourteenth, boy; Carl Magnuson, 821 South Twenty-eighth, boy; Harry Condron, 2323 South Twelfth, girl. Death Effie Louise Bedell, 10, 4304 Lake: Howard Qreen, 10, 2904 North Twenty-sixth; Isaao Qard, .64, 2601 Blnney: Jake Sargeant. 46, 614 South Twentieth; John Hejl, 2. Gib son; tan Hansen, 10, ztzi North Twenty eighth; Charles Sharp, 13, 1716 Dodge. City Official' Trip. Wednesday evening, according to present plans, the city official party will leave for St. Loula to Inspect the bltuiithic paving already laid there and that now being laid. The trip will be made over the Burlington, possibly In a special car if enough city of ficials go to fill one, and the party will ar rive home Sunday morning. The trip will be mad. without expense to the city, on the Invitation of Manager John Orant of the Nebraska Bltuiithic company, who desires the mayor, councllmen and members of the Board of Public Works to personally ex amine bltuiithic paving before receiving or acting on any bias tor It. CALLER Dear old Jack, I juat read In tt paper about your being euo e truck, and rushed right over. Tm awfully glad you're at well aa you are. You're luck 7. Now, old man, X don't want to work the old "I told you ao" gag on you, but the way to prevent aunatroke la to keep the bowela clean end cool, end the blood from being over-beated, by taking CASCARFT Cand7 Cathartic at bed-time Tbey work while you sleep, end keep you safe and comfortable all day. TIIE KEELEY CURE 5 Cor. I'th and Leavenworth Streets. OMAHA, NEBRASKA. "Sunny Jim." TO ENTERTAIN THE WOMEN Looal Committees Appointed to Look Aft Editors Wivei and Taughterf. MANY PLEASANT FUNCTIONS ARRANGED Vlsltlnn- Women to Be Taken lor Drives About the tlty, to Theater, to Mnlnaer Art Gallery and Other Point of Interest. A committee of twenty-sev.n women. comprised chiefly of wives and daughtera of local newspaper men and of ncwsp.ipor women, met at the Commercial club rooms yesterday under tho chairmanship or Mrs. Marc Perkins lo arrange lor the entertainment of the 200 or more women expected with the National Editorial as aoclatlon this week. As tne majority of these visiting women are wives t-t mem bers and will come chiefly for the trip. It is anticipated that they will not all care to attend the sessions of the convention and entertainment waa planned for them during thla time. Committee Meet Tnedny. Tuesday evening the committee will meet at the Orpheum at 7:30 o'clock to par ticipate In the general reception following the band concert, Mrs. Maro Perkins, Mrs. Edward Rosewater, Mrs. George L. Miller, Mrs. Clement Chase and Mrs. 1. A. Medlar to receive with the committee of men In the foyer. The members of the general committee will be distinguished by badge and wU occupy the boxes during the con certi ' : The following commute waa appointed to accompany the vlsitora on the trip to South Omaha Wednesday afternoon: Mesdamea I. A. Medlar, Charles C. Roae water, Arthur Engllah, Maro Perklna. J. H. Dumont. H. J. Penfold, E. E. Bryaon. Euclid Martin, J. D. Weaver, Frank Jud aon, Ralph Hayward, Edward Rosewater, E. S. Bradley, R. U Metealf, A. L. Patrick. Q. W. Hervey, 8. J. Pptter. Miss Blanche and Grace Sorenaon and May Weaver A theater party will be given Wedneaday evening while the men are out at the Ak-Sar-Ben den and the visiting women and m mbers of the committee are requested to meet at the Orpheum at 7:30 o'clock, thla hour being aet that many of tha women may have the eacort of their huebanda to the place ot meeting. Driving and Art Gallery. Thursday morning a part ot the women will be taken to the Ltnlnger art gallery and for the others a drive about the city will be arranged. A number of women unable to aerve on the committee lave volunteered another aervlce und ot thla number thoae having carrlagea are asked to place them at the disposal of the e'uests for tha morning, sending them to the Or pheum by 9:30 o'clock. Tha committee In charge Thursday morning will Include Mmee. Maro Perklna, Frank HaMer, Al Sorenaon, Charlea C. Roaewater, J. H. Du mont. Arthur English, F. H. Cclc, 8. J. Porter and Bailey, Miss Belle Dewey and Miss Sorcnson. Thursday afternoon tha women will be taken for a car ride. Leaving tha Or pheum promptly at 2 o'clock they will go to Hanscom park and back through the city and out to tha Country club, returning at 4 o'clock to Bennett's, where a buffet luncheon will be served. They win be accompanied by members of the commit tee. Friday morning at 9;30 o'clock thoae who have not already done ao will be taken to visit the IJnlnger gallery. The enter, talnment for each day will be announced from the convention platform th. day prevloua. g Through th courtesy of the Press club the hospitality of the club rooma haa been offered the women, light refreshments to be aerved there every day. ;t, 5afet end most Cure (or Alcoholism, ne or other Drug Ad 600 dictions. Tobacco end Clja rette Habit. All communica tion confidential, Vm. R. Burns, rianager
