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"THE OMATTA DAILY BEEt TUESDAY, JULY 21. 1003.
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APPRAISAL OF WATER WORKS'-
Inspection of Plant
STRIKE SERIOUS SNAG ON THE FIRST DAY
((imp.! Insists Clly Mnst Takt All
or Xoi. of Ita Property, While
City May Hot Wish to
Do So.
Within a very few minutes after the
board of waterworks appraiser convd
yesterday . afternoon It become apparent
that there will be a number of obstacle to
overcome .before the city of Omaha owns
and operate the waterworks plant now
owned and operated by the Omaha Water
company. That It wilt not own the plant
during the present year has already been
settled In the negative.
The first and most Important matter of
difference which appeared was the question
of whether the city will, or can, or must
buy the plant as a whole as It exists today,
o rwhother It will, or can, or must, buy
simply that part of It within the city limits
of the city of Omaha and such parts of the
plant outside suci limits pumping station
and supply main as are necessary to the
operation of the part within the city limits.
Mlsc I.. France was selected and agreed to
as stenographer of the board, and full re
ports of all proceedings and of all findings
will be made.
City Attorney Wright outlined the Ideas
of the city regarding the work to be done
and the manner of doing It, which latter,
he said, did not altogether agree with the
Ideas of the attorneys for the company. He
first emphasized the point that the apprais
ing beard Is not simply a court, but a board
of experts appointed to make Its own ex
amination that while It might be proper and
advisable to take some testimony It should
be of secondary Importance and simply as
advisory, the board not being bound by It
In making Its findings of value, but by Its
own examination. As the board Is com
posed of experts there would be no occasion
for hearing expert testimony, and no such
testimony should be heard.
What the City Wants.
Questions were likely to arise, Attorney
Wright continued, as to the extent of the
purchase by the city, what It had a right to
purchase and what It would be obligated to
purchase. Possibly the city might want
only that part of the plant within the city
limits and parts necessary to operate such
part, and possibly the company would be
willing to sell only such parts of the plant.
But to make the appraisement of force and
effect under any contingency he Insisted
that the report of the appraisers be made
In detail in this way: First, the Omaha
plant by itself; second, the plants or prop
erty In outside cities and villages; third,
the value of the complete plant. Bo far as
possible the report should also be In detail
as to the different classes of tangible prop
erty. Inside and outside the city; If It had
any additional value a a "going plant" or
there was value In Intangible property this
aura should be In detail and separate from
the tangible property. The city, he con
cluded, expects to pay a fair price and does
not expect to beat the company, but It also
want to pay only what should bo paid. ,
Position of Water Company.
Judge , Wool worth, representing the com
pany, said he did not agree with Mr.
Wright on a number of point, several of
which were not yet up for determination.
Thst-matter -of testimony could, be settled
when the witnesses were offered and could
not be settled now. The board could de
cide 1f testimony was Irrelevant and throw
it out, but as, all parties Interested de
sired an exhaustive report, he beiieved
some expert testimony would be desirable.
Judge Woolworth then told of the site of
Mlnnelusa station, which he declared the
one and only available place on the Mis
souri river from which Omaha can secure
It water supply, and of the money ex
pended there In Improvements In the bed
of the river, etc., which are to a 'great
extent under water and out of sight, and
which the board can only know of through
witnesses.
A discussion of which side should first
make proof followed, each side contend
ing that the other should do so. Attorney
Hall declaring that the company had been
forced Into the matter by the law passed
by the last legislature and that the city
was forcing the company to sell. Judge
Woolworth said that the company was an
Unwilling seller, while the city was very
anxious to buy. President Woodbury
offered to give all the Information In pos
session of the company, declaring It has
nothing to conceal or keep back.
Chairman Mead outlined the kind of In
ventory' the appraising board desires, and
one which, he said, would facilitate Its
work. If ready at its next meeting repre
sentatives of the city and of the company
might then agree as to Its correctness re
garding the actual physical existence of the
property Inventoried and questions of that
sort. Testimony, be said, would have to
bo heard regarding some things of which
the board can obtain knowledge only In
that way.. The Inventory would be the
basis of the work of the board.
November 1 was set by the company as
the date by which such an Inventory could
bo made. It would Include maps, eroas
eeetlons. eto. Messrs. Woolworth, Hall.
Falrrleld. Attorney Wright and members
of the board discussed the matter of time
and It was left unsettled, except Insofar
a the statement of the company was al
lowed to stand. '
ell All or No'ae. .
But the real trouble commenced. ' whan
Attorney Hall stated the company' posi
tion a to what the city must buy. Ita
tated very positively that the plant wa
to bo sold aa It exists today,, aa a single
entity, and that the company has never
valued or considered It separately, and Is
not able today to do so, or to make any
estimate of the value of the different parts
of It. Nor could anyons. In hi opinion,
make such a separation. There was no
plant, outside the city, except the one at
Florence, about the taking of which there
la bo dispute; In South Omaha, East
Omaha, Dundee, and Benson the company
ha elm ply extended Its mains. Whatever
difficulties the city might have, the com
pany could not and would not submit to
any separation of the plant and bo a party
to Its self-aulclde. The value of the plant
aa a going concern could not be estimated
If It was valued .separately; It had grown
since" 1580 until It has over 100 miles of
mains; no separation of earning haa ever
been mad by ths company; It would be
both unfair and unjust to the company to
value or take tne property in sections.
Attorney Wright, city engineer Rose-
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water and Messrs. Boyd and Congdon of
the Water board argued on the right of
the company to extend Its pipes to other
cities and then ask the city of Omaha to
buy such property, and the feasibility of
detailed valuations, and President Wood
bury and Attorneys Woolworth and Hall
stood pat on the position taken by the
latter. Appraisers Mnad, Alvord and Ben
enberg asked questions, and Attorney Hall
conceded that the tangible property of the
company might be sepsrated and valued
on different lines in the report, but that
the Intangible value of it could not be so
separated. The matter was not settled,
the members of the appraising board,
while getting all the Information possible.
not Indicating what their decision would
be on it.
Today the board, accompanied by rep
resentatives of the city and the company,
la Inspecting the Poppleton avenue pump
ing station and Mlnnelusa station at Flor
ence, and another meeting will be held In
the Water board rooms, city hall, tomor
row morning.
Board Organises.
Engineers J. W. Alvord of Chicago, O. H.
Benzenberg of Milwaukee and D. W. Mead
of Chicago arrived on early morning trains.
Bo, too, did T. C. Woodbury of New York,
president of the Omaha Water company.
Omaha men who met them were Chairman
Boyd and Messrs. Barton and Congdon of
the Water board and City Attorney Wright,
representing the city, and Messrs. Wool
worth. Fairfield and Hunt and Attorney
R. 8. Hall, representing the company.
The appraising board waa organized by
the election of Mr. Mead, the third member
of the board selected by the appraisers
named by the city and company, as chair
man. Receiving affirmative responses from
Attorney Wright and President Woodbury
to his questions as to whether the city and
company were officially represented, Chair
man Mead then asked if there were any ob
jections to the members of the board or
the ' board a constituted and organized.
Positive answers In the negative were at
once given.
To further questions It was stated on be
half of both the city and the company that
no outlines had yet been prepared in writ
ing, but that both sides had suggestions to
offer regarding the work to be done, but
were more anxious to first get some Ideas
regarding it from the board. It wa ar
ranged that another meeting be held at 4
o'clock In the afternoon, when opening
statements were made on behalf of the
olty and company.
Appraisers Oat Inspecting.
No time whatever was lost by the
members of the board, all of whom have
acted a appraisers of the water works of
a number of cities and are therefore famil
mlllar with the work. Yesterday the
members at 1 o'clock took carriages and
proceeded to Inspect the Burt street pump
ing plant, the original plant put In twenty
years ago and which ha since been kept
in commission as an emergency pumping
station, and the Walnut Hill reservoir. On
this trip they also got a general
Idea of the topography of the city, a matter
of considerable Importance In their work,
Mlnne-Lusa station at Florence will be vis
ited today.
President Woodbury, who 1 accompanied
by hi son, L. D. Woodbury, stated to a
Bee representative that there is no hostil
ity whatever on the part of the company
to the present move, and that all the as
sistance possible will be given the apprais
ing board In It work. Ths company haa
nothing "up It sleeve," but 1 acting In
good faith, he continued, and expects the
cltjf will take advantage of It right un
der the original contract ordinance to se
cure possession of the plant., The com
pany, on the; other-hand,- proposes to sim
ply comply, with the provision of the same
contract-ordinance, Insisting on all of It
right under it and not disputing any of
the .rights given the city by It. The com
pany, of course. President Woodbury said,
desire to get a good a price aa possible
for... It property and the city desires to buy
It as low a possible, the same aa Individ
ual when selling and buying1. But in this
case neither the city or the company haa
anything to say regarding the price except
to show what ' the property is, and the
board of appraiser will do the rest. Oo
far aa technical questions are concerned.
President Woodbury said he could not dis
cuss them.
INDIA CONVERSIONS INCREASE
Oao Christina to Every ltlntySvoa
' Heathen la Land of tho
, Lotas.
"Little Rajah says he doesn't want to go
back to India because It la so coot here and
because there I no 1c cream soda there,"
sixld Mrs. C. H. Bandy of the Presbyterian
mission to India, smiling at the little Tamil
boy whom she had brought so far from hi
native place.. Rajah . on hi, own account.
after a moment of embarassment, admitted
that he liked this country pretty well,
thank you, and waa enjoying himself.
Mra Bandy arrived In Omaha Saturday.
having been since June 11 In this state, and
poke In the First Presbyterian church Bun
day on her work. Mr. Bandy joined her
her yesterday afternoon and the two do.
parted for South Omaha. From there they
go to Council Bluffs and on to the east
They arrived In Seattle on their horn
journey last November and leave New Tork
September 20 for India to resume their
work. Mrs. Bandy I supported by the
Ladle" Bynodlcal societies of the state.
Mrs. Bandy take a very hopeful view of
tho church work In the peninsula. "The
last English census," said she. "give the
ratio of Christians to the native population
a vto T. In commenting on this the com
pller state that the growth of Christianity
among the people of India ha been much
more rapid than wa ths growth of the
church In the Roman empire. Our work
wa among the Tamil In the Madras preal
dency and our people are among those
nignest in tne ratio of conversions. In
comparatively small district, In the south
mere is one Christian to every four Hin
doo.
"In our school w had 166 children. Thi
boy whom we have brought with us cam
from such a dlstsnc to the school that he
could not apeak the language of the people
among whom we lived. The work of Chrts-
tlonlaatlon I being carried on by reprAsen
tatlvea of all the sect In this country and
by a large number of English missionaries.
There are also a smaller number of German
and Scandinavian representative. There
are many Catholics working In the field."
Mr, uanay as Id that while the hsat at
her station In India had been during July
or jasi year, 117 aegreee In the shade and
V in the sun. yet she did not find it partic
ularly cool in Nebraska. They have been
eight rear In India. Mr. Bandy waa a
graduate of the Presbyterian seminary In
ms euy ana Mrs. sandy of Bellevue col.
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HUMBLED BEFORE SAMSON
Some Proud and Preromptioui Men Art
Given Useful Iaitnotioa.
KNIGHTHOOD WON BY A HAIR AT THE DEN
King? Ak-Sar-Bea Receives Homage
Dae from m Host of Barbarlaas
Wkt Prove to Be Goo
Fellows,
For politeness sake, laugh behind your
hat. But It was amusing, the way the
excursion gentlemen were received at the
den of Ak-8ar-Ben. How eagerly they ven
tured Into the simple looking mysteries,
how innocent they were and how surprised.
But a pint of good, cool beer taken in
ternally is a drug to cure all evils to the
system resulting from . the reduction to
the 30-cent basis, and the sandwich of
wholesome ham and baker's bread, while it
may not be applied as a counter Irritant
in the manner of the mustard plaster, . Is
yet a useful thing.
The travelers were from the line of the
Union Pacific from as far aa Beatrloe and
Grand Island. There were during the cere
monies speeches. Edward Hall of Elk
horn, the man with a weak voice and a
strong Intellect, led off with the diplomatic
words of courtesy and great respect. ' Fol
lowing him came Charles Witle, who Is
largely the kind of talker that his nam
implies. Then there was Lysle Abbott, an
ambitious juggler of words, who presents
the fifth clause of the enactment either
from the left end or the right. He also
spoke.
Balduff, the caterer, was the first man on
the program to be by the centurions, as
a mark of respect, shown. a hot time. Then
Charles Wltte of Klkhorn. which by Its
representation is easily the largest of the
dependent cities, did a round or two, a
did also C. A. Sheeler of Omaha. M. L,
Hancock and F. C. Colby, both of Water
loo, were quite set up by their reception,
and other also received special attention.
Some Who Were Present.
The following Is a list of the strangely
complacent fellows who thought that they
could steam into the stronghold of Ak-Bar-
Ben and without turning a hair , make a
monkey of the awful mysteries and say,
Oh fudge!" to the .centurions of Samson.
There waa the making of a monkey and
the saying of "Oh Tudge!" but little had
the ambitious travelers to do with it.' Also
is appended a list of the towns where such
presumption nourishes M. M. Emmons,
Portland, Ore.; E. Jenkins, Los Angeles,
Cal.; Li. Van Camp, Sheridan, Wye.; Dr.
Robert Hill, Ipswich, 8. D.; H. N. Klrby,
Cincinnati, O. ; O. S. Bush, St. Louis, Mo.;
John Berg, Appleton, Wis.; O. F. Kendall,
Brookllne, Mass.; Martin Cahn, C. M. Tal
cott, J. B. Bonner, Chicago; and John
Hynes, Rock Island, 111.; Charles Bolby,
Bllver Creek; B. J. Rlcke, Breda; William
Smiley, Defiance; F. Clearke, Henry Pot-
erson, A. B. Combs, 8. O. Hersman and
William Ball, 'the last five from Bed Oak
and all from Iowa; and these following
from Nebraska: B. B. Hopkins, Lincoln;
H. J. Slosa, Wymore; A. J. Craven,' F," A.
Bhoup, North Platte; O. H. Wood, Louis
ville; W. J. Stewart, Bertrand'; A. Zlotcky,
Fremont; W. H. Schwartz, Harvard; E. P.
Hanson, Craig; O. J. Van Dyke,' Bhelton;
R. Kombrink and Father Delfosse, Central
City; F. H. Clark, W. C. WUHts and W. L.
Bee be, Valley; A. E. Langdon, Henry Nie
mann. T. P. Morgan and H. A. Banders,
PapllIloA! H. B. Waldron,"B. 'EC topper,
a, L. Hancock, W. J. Mack, Louis Han
cock, Smith Brown, D, Compton and F,
Colby, Waterloo; H. Milke, J. Oregger-
son. B. B. Baldwin, A. C. Wltte, C. C. Hoi-
Ung, Q. H. Ooodhart, J. Einfalt, Otto Palm-
beck, F. Bull, George Wltte, Charles Wltte,
John Aye, Ed Hall,' H. Dalby and H,
Bruhn. all of Elkhorn.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR . PAVING
Bltnllthlo Material 1 Included and
Probably Will Be Approved
by Council.
Property owner who desire to try the
new bltullthio pavement will now, pro
viding the council approves the action of
the Board of Public Works, have an op
portunity to do so. A majority of the
council having already stated that no spec!
ficatlons for any kind of paving would be
approved until specifications or bltullthio
were Included, the action of the council on
the matter may be forecasted without dlf
Acuity. . "
Not only were the rpeclflcations for par
ing prepared by City Engineer Rosewater
and submitted last week approved by the
Board of Public Works at a special meet
ing yesterday afternoon, but specifications
for three other classes of pavements, sub
mitted by the board, were also approved.
AcMon on the first was unanimous; on the
second City Engineer Rosewater voted
no," stating In doing so that it was not
In the province of the board to submit
specifications in that manner, the duty of
making them belonging to the city en
gineer, and Comptroller Lobeck and Build
Ing Inspector Wlthnell voting "yes." All
ths specifications will bo submitted to the
council tonight.
Two additional classes of regular ma
cadam, "C" and "D," are provided for In
the new specification, both of them be
Ing of a cheaper grade than classes "A'
nd "B." for which" specification wer
made by Engineer Rosewater. Class "C
provide for a pavement the width of the
street, and composed of four Inches of
machine crushed, limestone In the center
and three Inches at tho curb lines, on top
of which Is laid a two-Inch oourse of the
same material and then a surface of two
Inches of bank gravel. The contractor Is
to clean the pavement one each year for
five years, 1 to fill all hole two Inches
deep, resurface the pavement ' every two
year and at the end of five years Is to
make the pavement a good aa when nsw
He Is also to submit a separate bid for
sprinkling the pavement for five year, be.
tween April 1 and November 1. .-Class "D"
provide for a pavement eighteen feet
wide, the first course to be three Inches
deep In the center and two Inches at the
edges of sixteen feet, the second course
to bs two Inches deep and seventeen feet
wide, and . the third course to be two
inches doep and eighteen feet wide, ma.
chine crushed limestone to be used for
the first two and bank gravel for the third
courss. Provisions are also mad for fill
Ing holes when two Inches deep, smooth'
Ing down dirt roadways at sides, cleaning,
sprinkling and resurfacing every year.
The third set of specification . provide
for bituminous macadam, commonly and
better known aa bltullthio paving, a d
scrlptlon of which ha already been pub
Ushed In The Bee. Objections which other
contractor had made to having specif!
cations for bltullthio paving adopted were
overcome by a provision that any one
desiring to do so can obtain the required
materials for laying the pavement.
Briefs Fran, the Coarta. (
Nellie W. Blselow has been granted
divorce from Lewis H. Bigelow and the
custody of two minor children. She Is to
receive lis per week, alimony.
Nellie Jackson and Cora Daniels were
fined 16 end costs by Judge tt.Ue on a
plett of guilty to the charge of renting
a nous, lor immoral purposes.
At the conclusion of the arguments In
I ths cass of Cosrduroy agalust ths city
yesterday afternoon. Judge Dickinson said
he would render a decision this afternoon
at t o'clock.
The case of John T. Cathers against
Linton Is on trial before Judge Estelie on
the application of the plaintiff, who Is try
ing to attach money In the hands of ten
ants of the Ltntnns occupying property at
Eleventh and Farnam streets. John l.
Telser, on behalf of other LIntons than
the one named In the stilt, is opposing the
garnishment proceedings.
SCHOOL. BOARD FINANCES
(Continued from First Page.)
same work which last year had been let for
119 was now bid for by the two firm doing
uch work In Omaha at 130 and 133, respeof
lively. The committee, therefore, the re
port stated, felt Justified In recommending
that all bids be rejected, end that bids be
dvcrtlsed for from firms outside the city.
The report was adopted by a unanimous
vote. Butts, Cermsk, Christie, Homan,
Lower, Rice, Smith, Btubbendorf and John
son present; Andresen, Detweller, Funk
hotttcr, Levy, Maynard and Mcintosh ab
sent. Attorney I. J. Dunn, In a vitriolic utter-
nco. Informed the board that neither his
client, Mr. W. H. Slack, nor himself cared
whether the board does or does not investi
gate the charges against a teacher at the
Forest school, as they were satisfied the
board would simply apply the whltewssh
brush. The charge was that a small son
of Mrs. Black was msda 111 by punishment
reoMved at school. The matter, Attorney
Dvnn stated In concluding his letter, ha
been placed In the handa of the county at
torney for Investigation and action.
Superintendent Pearse recommended that
Truant Officer Will Parker be employed for
another, year, his work the past year hav
ing been satisfactory.
W.in of Carpenters.
Carpenters' union No. 427 Informed the
board that the carpenters' scale has been
changed to 45 cents per' hour aa a minimum
wage and asked that the board raise car
penter employed by It to that figure. Re
ferred. Notice were received from the Board of
Public Works of -dangerous sidewalks at
Long, Monmouth Park and Comenlua
schools. Referred.
Applications for position as teacher of
drawing In the high school: Cordelia John
son, Olive Wills, Cora B. Oould, C. S. Han
cock, Mae Hantlng, Helen R. Smith, J. W.
Robinson, Jennie Muth; a teacher of pen
manship, L. C. Mulklns; teacher of domes
tic science, L. A- Brown, Gertrude Tuttle,
Marlon C. Hallett; teacher in high school,
Margaret Rice; position as grade teachers,
Jessie B. Pyrtle, Anna A. Broadfleld. Lizzie
Daly, Edna M. Bhlpman, Loretta F. Erhard.
Referred.
Attorney C. E. Herring was given a three
weeks' leave of absence.
Want to Sell Land.
Thomas Begley offered to sell the board
fifty feet frontage at Twenty-first and Vln
ton streets for $1,500. Referred.
The contract for hard coal, Pennsylvania
anthracite, was awarded to the Sunderland
Bros, company at $10.40 per ton. All bids
for soft coal were rejected at a special
meeting last week.
Smith Introduced a 'resolution reciting that
the school district 1s" paying more for tele
phone service than the city and providing
for a committee of three to secure the as
sistance of the mayor and council In obtain
ing the same rates as the city. Smith. Rice
and Homan were appointed a such com
mittee, j
David Thompson and Joseph Ouggemos
filed application for Janltorahlps. Referred.
M'RAE BEFORE- 'POLICE BOARD
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Pats la HI Evidence Against the Mets
; Saloon at aiOB , Leaven.
worth Street. ' "
Pursuant to the mandate of the supreme
court the Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners met yesterday afternoon, and,
after revoking the license Issued to Charles
Met for the saloon at $708 Leavenworth
street, -proceeded to hear the protest lodged
against It by John D. McRae, who lives to
tno rear of the saloon at 810 South Twenty-
seventh .street. After a number of wit
nesses had been' heard the three members
of the board present. Mayor Moores,
Broatch and Thomas, conferred and an
nounced that they wished to consult With
City Attorney Wright and would reserve
a decision until Wednesday afternoon at
$ O'clock.
Attorney O. C. Martin represented Mr.
MacRae, who was present, and Attorney
Dgden appeared for Mr. Mets. The protest
among other things alleged that the saloon
had been kept open .Sundays and drinks
sold. W. A. Howe, Carl Barlson, Daniel
A. Coy, John D. Sweeney and Antone and
Paul Oerherd, aged IS and 13 years, testi
fied as to buying alcoholic drinks In the
place on Bunday. A , letter was shown
wherein Mr. MacRae offered his plice for
sale to the Metz Bros., stating that he pre
ferred to get away from the saloon rather
than to stay and fight Jt. Some of the wit
nesses In answer to questions said that the
saloon so far as they knew had been con
ducted In an orderly manner. A record of
the proceedings was taken by a stenog
rapher, as It Is expected the case will be
appealed, no matter which way . the board
decides. MacRae secured the present hear
ing on the plea that the board gave him no
hearing when he filed a protest against
granting the license . He asserts that the
presence of ths saloon so close to his home
Is obnoxious. v
No Tim to Fool Away.
rnuchs. colds and lung troubles demand
prompt treatment with Dr. King' New
Discovery. No cure, no pay. 60o, $1.00.
For sale by Kuhn Co.
BREEN TO ACT AS COUNSEL
City Coancll Committee Decides
Baldrtge's Csllessra ' la
Tax Cass.
In general committee meeting yesterday
afternoon the city council took up the
matter of the circulation of The Bee and
World-HeralL preliminary to selecting sn
official paper. A special meeting of the
committee will be held at I o'clock this
afternoon to further consider the matter.
By a unanimous vote all councllmen pres
ent, , except Dyball, It was decided to en
gag John P. Breen to act with H. H
Baldrlge as special counsel for the city
In the railroad tax litigation.
Consideration of ths new peddler ordl
nance, which provide a license fee of $30
per year, payable July 1, for peddlers, ani
$20 per year for helpers, waa postponed to
a future meeting.
Judge Uascall, who Is ons of ths six
trustees of the League of American Munic
ipalities, read letters regarding ths sev
enth annual meeting, which will be held
ln Baltimore October L I and I, and asked
what provision would be roods for having
Omaha represented at It. Omaha Is now a
member of ths league. Ths program for
ths meeting Is not yet complete, but al
ready Include addresses on municipal prob
lem by Mayor Head of Nashville, Reed
of. Kanaaa City, Arbuthnot. of Winnipeg.
and Sullivan of Hartford, George Shlbley
chairman National Federation for Majority
Rule, Washington City; E. W. Bern's,
superintendent city waterworks, Cleveland
J. V. Hemenway, New York; A. W. Dow
Washington City, and Hugo S. Orosser,
municipal statistician, Chicago.. A resolu
tlon on ths matter will probably be lolro-
duc4 at ths regular meeting tonight.
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is tbe kind you will be proud to
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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Two Eidi Submitted for tho Issue of High
School Bonds.
NEITHER ONE IS ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
City Coancll Has a Tame Meeting at
' Which Several Claims for Dam
ages Against the City Are
Presented.
There was a meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation last night and two bids for the
1100,000 issue of high school bonds were
presented. Through a representative, Tro
brldge & Nlver of Chicago offered par and
$417 premium for the bonds. Spttier ft Co.
of Toledo offered par for the bonds with ac
crued Interest to date. There was a pro
viso, however, that the money was to be
paid in Installments. On delivery of the
bonds 125,000 was to be paid, another llko
sum wa to be paid In ninety days and an
other In six months, the last payment Of
128.000 In a year.
Both of these bids were carefully worded
but no certified check accompanied the
bid. Member of the board appeared to
be greatly confused, and It took a lot of
figuring to tell which wa the highest bid.
No one seemed to take Into account the
fact that the terms of the advertisement
had not been complied with. In that no cer
tified check was enclosed 'with the bid. A
check for $5,000 wa to be sent with each
bid.
After some discussion it wa thought best
to consider the matter over night, and so
both bid were lata on tne lame unui mis
evening, when there will be another meet-
Ing of the board.
Nels Peterson was awarded the contract
for the construction of a four-room addition
to Highland school. Peterson's bid was
$S,B5S. D. J. Farrell bid $8,790. In Peter- -son's
bid he agrees to have the four-room
addition completed by November 1.
George Parka was given the contract for
laying a lx-lnch sewer at Madison school.
His bid was 12 cent per lineal foot. The
highest bid for this work wa tl cent.
The matter of purchasing new books was
not brought up, although it is expected that
this will be dons tonight.
City Council Meeting.
A very tame session of the city council
was held last night. All members were
present and Mayor Koutsky occupied the
chr.ii. Through attorneys Anna Zeller for
mally filed a claim for $000 against the city
for damages on account of '.he change in
grade on Q street between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth. The claim wa referred to
the city attorney.
Joucph Murphy, John McMillan and Wil
liam Davis, appraisers, reported that for
the grading of Nineteenth street from O to
P no damage would accrue to the property.
The report wa adopted and the city clerk
wa directed to advertise for bids for the
work.
Petitions were presented asking for elec
tric street light at Polk and Bellevue
avenue and ot Twenty-seventh and V
streets. These were referred to the light
ing committee.
Rlla T. Mulllns asked the council to pay
her $3S DO for lowering the curb at Twenty
seventh and N streets. Mrs. Mulllns was
laying a permanent walk In front of her
property and a the curb was not on grade
she had the change made with the expecta
tion that the city would reimburse her.
TM bill will be considered by the finance
committee.
An ordinance establishing the grade on F
street from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth
and on F street from Twenty-sixth to
Twenty-ninth wa read for the third time
and passed. , '
Colonel Alexander Hogeland talked about
the curfew law snd wanted ths council to
psss a new curfew ordinance. He also
wanted a slgnnl blown at o'clock to warn
children that It was time to go home. The
council will take the request of Colonel
Hogeland under advisement.
A special meeting of the council will be
held this forenoon to pass the amended
bond ordinance.
Grading Commences Today.
Some time today Contractor Dan Hannon
will commence the grading of Twenty-first
street from 8 to W streets. This work will
occupy about three weeks, as 10,000 cubic
yards of dirt will have to be moved. When
ths grading Is completed ths residents on
this portion of Twenty-first street want a
sewer laid and are now calculating a peti
tion. Aa soon as this sewer petition has
enough signatures the city council will pass
the necessary ordinance creating a special
sewer district and levying a tax for the
payment of the Improvement. '
day School Plealc.
Friday afternoon of thi week the Sunday
school of ths First Metnodtst Episcopal
church will picnic at Rlverview park. This
school has an attendance of about 200. Spe
cial street cars will convey those'attendlng
the picnic to the park and return. The cars
will leave Twenty-fourth and N streets at S
o'clock on Friday afternoon.
Watts Flies Coaaplalat.
Lowell Watt ha filed a complaint In
police court againat Fred Olupp, charging
assault. Watts asserts that while passing
ths corner of Twenty-seventh and Y streets
Sunday night he waa set upon .by a number
of Idler and quit badly beaten. Tb rea-
Orders filled by
Pabst Omaha Branch, Telephone 79.
son for the asaault was that WAtts declined
to give the crowd money to buy beer.
Buying; Tax Certificates,
Omaha speculators visit South Omaha
almost every day and purchase delinquent
tax certificates. Yesterday one apeculntor
bought up $2,000 of these certificates. While
the city taxes are being paid In quite
rapidly there la room for Improvement
Deputy Treasurer Uustafeon wants to call
tho attention of the public to the fact
that speculators are buying up delinquent
tax certificates. He says that by paying
taxes now a great deal of trouble may be
avoided, and property owners will save
money.
Councilman O'Connor Arrested.
P. J. O'Connor, a member of the city
council, who Is proprietor of a saloon on
Q street, was arrested yesterday on the
charge of selling liquor to minors. The
complaint is signed by Chief Brlggs, but
It Is not specified to whom the liquor was
sold. O'Connor was on hand as soon as
he learned of the complaint and appearing
before Judge King was released on his
own recognizance to appear for trial when
wanted.
Magic City Gossip. .
Mark Beetham is back from a trip to
Colorado.
P. J. Tralnor has' returned from a trip
to Boston and New York.
This evening the women of 8t. Bridget's
church will give a social on the church
lawn.
Theodore Vol and family left yes
terday for the west on a two weeks' va
cation. J. A.' McLean, superintendent of the
fubllo schools, has returned from the east,
le will be at his. office every forenoon.
F. A. Cressey writes to friends here
that he is spending a few days at Lynn,
Mass., ana is enjoying nis trip immensely.
111.. V7- . r c n v. I .. - . . . .
home ln Chicago after a vlflt with Mra
j.cod tonn, i weniy-sevemn and J
streets.
P. L.. Hughes, formerly a member nf th
city council, left last night for Boston,
Mass., where he Is to have charge of the
Cudahy Interests ln the New EnrUmi
stales.
The funeral of William Callahan. 2717 R
street, will be held at the First Mothodlst
episcopal church this afternoon nt a -sn
o'clock. Interment will be at Laurel Hill
cemetery.
LAWYER KILLED IN OFFICE
District Attorney of hew Orlsaas
Killed and Marderer Thaa
Shoots Himself.
NEW ORLEANS, July SO. District At
torney J. Ward Gurley was assassinated In
his office In the Macheca building today by
Clarence B. Lyons, a cotton roller,
Lyons then fatally shot himself.
Caa Hashing Is Costly.
H. Donnelly of Montreal, Canada, en
gaged in, "rushing . the can" wlih some
t-onvlvlal companions. On the llrst rush
he had $14, and on the last he had noth
ing. As the can went round Donnelly fell
aeep ln the rear of Kolhery s valoon.
When he awoke he was minus the cash.
Ho susplcloned one Thomas Murphy of
having a hand In "lifting " hi money and
him arrested. Murphy Is charged
with being drunk and a auspicious char
acter. Polio Raid Alleged Joint.
Early this morning the police raided ISIS
Howard street and srreated Bill Anderson,
122 Douglas. E. J. Vanhille, Ella Withers.
Nollle Huston and Elsie Harris, who wer
taken to the station, where Miss Harris
wns charged with keeping a disorderly
bouse and the other with being Inmates.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Trinity Cathedral choir will give Ita sec
ond entertainment, a reproduction of the
minstrel show of last week, at Florence
this evening. ...
C. E. Jenkins of California, a brother-in-law
of I. A. Medlar of the Hotel Re
porter is in the city for a few days. He
left his home tn Ixs Angeles somn time
ago and has been traveling through the
eastern cities. After his visit lu omaha
he returns to the Pacific coast
Mr. O. W, Nme left for Cleveland, O..
last evening.
TUE HOT OND-I dont bow you keep so cool and comfortabls this
ti;tsrln(j weather.
THE COOL ONE Simplest thing ln ths world. I keep cool and clean Inside,
and that makes me feel cool and clean outside. I take a CASCAEET Candy
Cathartic svsry night before going to bed. It cleans and purifies tbe ayatem,
atop bot fermentation ln the stomach and bowel, and make excessive per
plration impossible. You know they work while you sleep, make you feel
fine all day. . sm
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OMAHA. NEBRASKA.
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KING STARTS FOR IRELAND
Edward Leaves Ho'yhe&d with Alexandra
After Official Reception. .
DISCUSSES EFFECT OF POPE'S 'DEATH
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Dublin Fcsrfnl that Festivities May
Be Curtailed, Thoosjh Official
Doubt Action While Await
ing Monarch's Arrival.
LONDON. July 20. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra, accompanied by Princess
Victoria and their suites, left London at 1
p. m. today for Ireland.
Though the dny was gloomy, large crowds
gathered In front of Buckingham palace
and Mong the route to Futon station and
enthusiastically cheered tholr mojestlce.
who drove to the depot in state landaus,
escorted by a detachment of the household
cavalry.
' The king wore the uniform of an admiral.
Elaborate arrangement were made by
the railroad company for the. comfort or ths
king's psrty. Ihe platform was closed
to tho publlo this morning and the royal
train was beautifully decorated.
He left at 4 p. m. for Holy Head, where
the yacht is awaiting their majesties. They
expect to reach Kingstown at 0 o'clock to
morrow morning.
The royal train arrived at Holyhead at
6:30 p. m. Their majesties were received
at the , pier head by Vice Admiral Lord
Charles Beresfprd, ..the municipal authori
ties and the commanding officers of the
fleet. Addresses were presented "and ths
party embarked for' Kingstown'. '.:.'-t
Dl'BLIN, July 80. The announcement of
the pope's death made practically no dif
ference in the animated appearance of ths
streets, the throngs of gaily dressed peo
ple viewing the decoration In honor of
King Edward' visit, "which on all side I
anticipated with keen delight.'. The que- .
tlon a to whether the pope' death will
cause a curtailment of the festivltiea Is
anxiously discussed. The king left Holy
head before the news was known and noth
ing will be officially decided until after his
arrival.
Archbishop Walsh's chaplain tonight ex
pressed the opinion that there would bo no
change, and said, he saw no reason for
abandoning the king's visit, as It was to
be of a private character. The general
opinion here Is that merely the festal func
tions, like the gala theater j.eiformance
and the race meeting, will be abandoned.
It 1s expected that many Cathollos will
voluntarily absent themselves , from, all
functions.
Lord Plunkett, private secretary to the
lord lieutenant, has expressed tbe opinion
that there will be no csnentlal change in
the program of the royal vlult on account
of the pope's death.
The city lx IllumlnateJ tonight and many
effective devices are displayed. The street
are dennely thronged.
BISHOP MUEHLSIEPEN DYING
St. Lwnls Vicar Qeneral May Hncrnmb
to Disease Which Killed.,
ths Pope.
ST. LOUIS. July 20 - Rt. ev. Henry
Muehlslepen, vicar general of the Csthollo
archdiocese of Bt. I-ouls. is In a critical
condition. He Is 08 years of age and for
some time has been suffering from a com
plaint In many respects similar to that
which ended tho pope's life.
Today he lay In a comatose state. Dur-
I ing the early part of the evening thero
I .aa m iMn.nl urv ltitrvla rtf InMritlv Bftftr
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I which the patient relapsed Into a coma.
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