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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1D0.1.
KEW BOORS AST) MAGAZINES
"ThtTnTt .'i Tower," Et deatly Inipired
bj the Eoztr Movementi
L0R1KER WRITES A DRAMA fRCM REAL LIFE
Will Carletoa Writes the Introduction
to a Life ef Fanny Crosby, Cele
brated Hymn Writer Scrlb.
aer'a Fiction Somber.
The T-Te' Tower." by Tulse Betts
Edwards, open with a prologue. In which
one of the principal character!, Mm.
Blaise, under pitiful circumstance
buries her husband, who Is an explorer,
and who leaves a book uncompleted. This
happens In the Tao-Tai country, the bor
derland of China and Thibet Ttts widow
returned to New England after this, but
soon determined on going bak to China
to finish her husband's book. Eli took
with her as maid a spinster, whose "point
ed" sayings afford amusement all through
th tal. Ths widow Is finally captured
by a Tao-Tal and confined In a tower. The
maid flew post haste across the Pacific
ocean and two continents for a man, a
real live man, whom the wldow'had de
liberately snubbed while In civilisation. He
gallantly started for her rescue, only to
find that meantime ths wily widow had
fallen In love with her captor, and was
now ready to turn her rescuer down for
him. Exasperating as the whole thing
was, the man did notLlng rash, but re
turned to America, and married Candace,
the daughter of a missionary and a Chi
nese woman, who had smoked opium until
they died. The book was evidently In
spired by the Boxer movement. There Is
sufficient life and action In it to suit the
most exacting.
Henry T. Coates & Co. are the publish-rs-
"The. Master of Millions," a drama of
modern civilization, wiltien by George r
lx rimer, Is one of the late books . pub
lished by the Fleming H. Revell company.
This book is not a problem novel, but o
drama from real life. Ths author is a
dose observer of human nature, and has
spent much time in collecting material
for his book. The vivid pictures of the
life and denizens of certain sections of
London are the result of personal Investi
gation and observation. The story is not
sensational, but In a strong, vigorous man
ner the author disrobes modern hypocrisy
in business, religious and social life.
Will Car let on, author of "Songs of Two
Centuries" (Harper's), has written the in
troduction to a life of Fanny Crosby, the
celebrated hymn writer. Miss Crosby, who
has been totally blind since her Infancy,
wrote "Bale in the Arms of Jesus," "Res
cue the Perishing," "Pass Me Not, O Oen
tle Bavior," and a score of other hymns
that have gone into the history of hjrni
ology and are sung far and wide. Her
career has been a wonderful one in Its
combination of power and modesty, afflic
tion and patience. Ehe was born In Put
nam county, N. T., In 1&W. During her
childhood raised letters for the blind were
difficult to obtain, and the problem of her
youth was how to aoquire the education
she longed for. It was not until she wss
IS that the chauce came, and she was Joy
fully taken to the school for the blind in
New York, where eventually she became
a teacher.
The fiction number of Scribner's Msgs
aln has become an Institution. . For four
i teen rears .it.fea Appeared avery August,
with Its wealth of beautiful Illustration,
much of It In color; its short stories by
famous writers, and the first remarkablo
stories of entirely unknown writers who
soon became famous. The fiction number
this year Is a notable successor In this
series. As the earliest attempts at color
printing In an American magazine" ap
peared here, it Is fitting that the beat
modern color pictures should adorn this
number. They are of great variety In
method and design. The cover Is an elab
orate and beautiful reproduction of a de
sign by A. IS. Forlnger. The frontispiece,
by Walter Appleton Clark (who Illustrates
this and succeeding numbers of Mrs.
Whirton'i serial "Sanctuary") is a charm
ing drawing In a delicate color scheme
of grays and mauve. Frank urangwyn.
the eminent British marine artist, has four
full-page paintings of a sea fight In the
eighteenth century. These are reproduced
i ,.irr Drawings by Child and J. J.
rinuM reuroduced in tint. Altogether
this number U artistically one of the most
sumptuous produced by this magazine.
' viMlm of Conscience." Is a novel by
Milton Goldsmith, author of "Rabbi and
Priest" Ths book is exceedingly attractive
In its makeup and Is nicely Illustrated. The
author, in his preface says: "The desire
to add to the world's knowledge of a pe
culiar people, to portray characters but
little known and frequently misunderstood,
to analyse a creed at variance with the pre
. Tailing faith, have Influenced the choice of
my subject The heroes and heroines are
humble folk, and their worth and shorU
comings are faithfully portrayed. Published
by Henry T. Coates & Co.
Tho Senator's Sweetheart," by Itoaseter
WUlard. la a pretty story of a clever
woman, ths wife of a man high In the na
tion's affairs. The book tells us all about
a reception at the White House at which
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are host and
hostess. Also one at ths home of Mr. Wu
Ttng Fang, envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary to the United Ststes
from China. Glimpses of life In and around
Washington are always Interesting and
these are as much so as any. The Grafton
press Publishers.
The Samaritans.'' by J. A. Bteuart Is a
novel with a purpose. Mr. Bteuart devotes
himself entirely to work as a reformer, and
this book is an effort to throw light on con
ditions existing In the slums, and poverty
stricken districts. He puts before us with
great power the life of men. women and
children who spent their days behind . the
bars, and who are herded with the honest
poor In the tenements of the great cities;
this story dealing especially with London
life. The system of rent-collecting, the
evictions, the funerals as well as the every-
Tho Best
TONIC
When you worn out with the
day's beat and business rarvs.
Uicre is nothing so rclrcj-iing and
invigorating a
Horsford's
Acid Phosphato
A teaspoon in a glass of water Is
a drlkckms thirst quencher and
tonic that revive and strengthens
the enure system.
dsy life, are graphically pictured and otis
will never rorget the characters. Especially
n America where we Know so little of pov
erty in Its awfulne-. the bo .k will be a
revelation. Fleming 21. Re. ell Co. are the
publisher.
"The Mnn With tie Woolen Face," a
love tale in which a lone little music
teail.er. who for many ye&is bravely
fougM life's tttls. cuts much figure. At
last happiness ir.d love cronr.td the wait
ing and what !, had formerly felt were
lor g. empty years, she r.ow locked up'n as
having been years of extc.tlr.n. The
'ti of the story Is laid In the Welsh Hills.
The author Is Mrs. Fred R?yr,olu and the
publishers Fox, luflrld A Co.
The above books are for sale by the Ye-
geath Statluntry Co., 1 Farnsra street
LAY THEFT ON BUSINESS MAN
Police Charge Prominent Iowa, Mer.
chant vtlth Stealing a
Porkrtbook.
George F. Wheeler, a prominent citizen
of Grlswold, la., was arrested at an early
hour Tuesday charged with having
stolen a purse containing fJS 60, the prop
erty of Gladish Gray. The purse was al
leged to have been stolen In the house of
Mrs. Engles, on California street At po
lice court however. Glsdish Gray refused
to prosecute, and Wheeler was released.
Wheeler, accompanied by three travel
ing salesmen, started out In the evening
to see the town. They went to the Engles
resort, and there met the Gray woman.
B'urtly after they left the ptace the pocket
book, which had been lying on the window
ledge, was missing. The police were
notified and given a description of the men
In the party. Detectives Drummy and Mad
sen were put on the case and finally suc
ceeded in locating the men. When the de
tectives approached them and mentioned
the pocketbook Wheeler made a move as
If he would try to ditch It but Detective
Drummy was too quick for him, and got It.
When the men were taken to the station
Wheeler's three companions did not know
that the money had been recovered, and
thty. were loud In their claims that
Wheeler could not have taken It, as they
were all well acquainted with him and
knew him to be 'a prominent business man
of the town where he resides. One of the
traveling men Just completed taking his
order for a carload of goods Monday.
Wheeler refused to give his name when
taken to the station, and he was booked as
Joe Doe, but his name was obtained from
papers which be had In his posesslon. He
is In the furniture, hardware and under
taking business.
About (5 of the money had been spent In
Ninth street resorts before Wheeler was
arrested. The remainder of the cash was
In the same pocketbook which had been
stolen, and Wheeler had the book In his
hip pocket
BOY FOUND JJRUNO'S MONEY
Gave the Bills to av Man auad Threw
the Cheeks and Notes
Away.
,Albert Edmlnston, 11 year of age. was
arrested by Detectives Mitchell and Davis
last night. He is charged at present with
being a auspicious character, but this
charjc will be changed to one of a more
serious nature. Edmlnston. who is a col
ored boy, found the pocketbook lost by
Beneatto Bruno at 1317 Jones street Monday
night, which contained $158 In cash and
1246.37 In checks.
When the boy was first placed in the
sweatbox at the station he denied all
knowledge of the pocketbook, but later ad
mitted having found It It required almost
an hour's sweating to Induce him to lell
what disposition he had made of the money.
He finally stated that he had thrown the
pocketbook containing the checks Into a
patch of weeds on Jones street, and that
he had given the cash to F. Black, a
colored man, vho lives at the same number
as Edmlnston. 1S3 Howard street. The boy
said that when he gave the money to Black
he went away, but returned in a few min
utes and gave back 15 In silver. The boy
did not know Just how much the bills
amounted to, but thought he should have
more money than the amount given him.
Black refused to give up any more, and
warned the boy to say nothing about the
matter. Black was arrested during the
evening and now occupies a cell at police
headquarters.
The boy said he had loosed for the
pocketbook where he had Thrown It some
time during the day yesterday, but failed
to find It someone evidently having picked
It up. He also said that a white boy ac
companied him when the book containing
the money was found, but the police were
unable to locate his companion last night.
None of the money has thus far been re
covered. Ton Hlsk Yost Life
If you neglect plies. They will cause fatal
diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve posi
tively cures or no pay. 25c. For sale by
Kuhn Co.
CMAKA CONVICT MAKES ESCAPE
Richard Wardlow, Who Held Tp
Dranrsrist ftrahnm. Gets Oat
of Penitentiary.
A telephonic message was received by
the police last night about 1 o'c'ock from
Warden Beemer of the penitentiary at
IJncoln to the effect that Richard Ward
low, who was sent up for ten years from
Omaha In I'M had escaped from the peni
tentiary yesterday evening. Wsrdlow was
sent to the penitentiary for attempting to
hold up a drug store at the corner of
Twenty-fourth and Farnara streets dur
ing the TYansraisslHsinpl exposition. He
with a companion, who was never cap
tured, entered the store, which belonged
to H. B. Graham, late in the evening and
commanded the proprietor, to throw up
his hands. He did not comply with the
commsnd as promptly as Wardlow thought
he should, and a shot was fired by the
holdup, which struck Grahsm In the
bridge of the nose. The bullet glanced,
however, and Inflicted only a slight Injury.
The shot attracted Officer Sullivan, who
mas In the neighborhood, and he ran to
the store In time to see Wardlow and his
companion run out the front door. The
offloer gave chase and overhauled Ward
low several blocks from the scene of the
robbery. Wardlow was only about SO
years of ege at the time the affair hap
pened. Taking Wardlow s good time Into
consideration he had but about two years
more to serve.
DEATH RECORD.
William Benton Metealt
AUBURN. Neb.. Aug. 1L (SpeclalV
Wllliam Benton MtlcaJf died here last
evening after a lingering illness of two
months. He was an old soldier and served
through ths war of the rebellion. From
Injuries received la battle he lost his eye
eight soon after he was mustered out of
the service and for almost forty years has
been b'lnd. He located In this county dur
ing the fie. and consequently was on of
the old rcaidenu of the county. II had
no children, but leaves a dife surviving
him.
Aaaaal Meeting; Put Off.
The annu&l meeting of the Woman's
Chnstlan lmprnH union of Omxha has
bvsa puUD-U frora V- avcoud Weduae-
ay toat until Ibe U-U4 H tJMly of
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Paris E.-ec -eating CctroTenj Brought
to SudMea Termination.
C!7Y CNCINE.tR SL'STAINf D IN HIS POSITION
Board of PiMlc Works' Reqoe.t
Placed on Kile and (Declaration
to Permit Ise ot Bltnllthle
Macadam Ordered.
An abrupt end to the paving specifica
tions controversy wss effected by the
council In steret committee session yester
day afternoon. City Engineer Rosewater
was awarded the decision, but the Ne
braska Hitullthlc company will not be
barted from laying Its new bituminous
paving If the people want It The city en
gineer by resolution' was Instructed to pre
pare t-pecliicatlons for bituminous mac
adam which will adnlt the new patent
material in its own class. These will be
In the hands of the council within a week,
and It has been arranged to approve all
specifications drawn by the city engineer
as quickly as possible. In order to let new
paving get under way.
Another step towards Immediate street
Improvements was taken by the Board of
Public Works at a meeting held late In
the afternoon, when the secretary was di
rected to advertise for bMs for repairing
of all asphalt streets except North Six
teenth. Proposals will be opened Monday
afternoon and awards made as soon as
possible, with the stipulation that work
be started within ten days.
Request Placed on File.
At the council meeting last night the re
quest of the majority members of the
Board of Public Works that the specifica
tions be returned to them for the correc
tion of alleged Irregularities was placed
on file. A secret session lasting two hours
in the afternoon had disposed of this vexa
tious question. City Engineer Rosewater
was given a hearing, and demonstrated, at
least to the satisfaction of the council,
that the specifications for asphalt and
macadam submitted by the majority mem
bers or the board, at the request of con
tractors, were illegal.
In this view he was sustained by City
Attorney Wright who was called Into the
session request. The engineer stated
that he was not opposed to the bltulithlo
paving, and, in fact, had no reason to
doubt but that the material Is entirely
worthy. He said that be would draw
specifications admitting Its use. His stand
In the controversy was vindicated by the
council almost unanimously.
Street Lighting Question.
As announced a resolution was adopted
by the council calling for proposals for
street lighting. It was introduced by Pres
ident Zimman and requests not only a
proposition from the electric light company
but from the Omaha Gas company as well.
The document recites that ine contract for
gasoline lighting has expired and that for
gas lighting will expire soou and invites
the rival lighting concerns to submit figures
for lamps in the area already covered by
them "and such additional lighting as may
be required, at me ursi resuiai
in September.
Originally the resolution read that the
proposals should be In the hands of the
council by the next regular meeting, but
the date was changed by request of Coun
cilman Huntington, who said that one week
would not give the gas company sufficient
time to collect material upon which to base
an estimate. . -.... .
Protections tor the Market.
An immense petition signed by several
hundred citizens was presented to the coun
cil. It asks that the vending of liquors,
existence of saloons or the rooming of
bad characters within a radius of one block
from the market bouse in every direction
be prohibited.
The document sets forth that the market
house la to be opened soon and that It will
then be used by respectaDie women and
girls for the purpose of buying vegetables
and other provisions on sale. Evidently the
promoters of the petition have information
that buildings are to be erected and money
Invested In the saloon and lodging-house
business close to the market house, as
speedy action Is urged in order that such
expenditure not be made. It Is stated that
the prohibition called for is Important to
society from a social and moral standpoint
The council referred the document to the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
The cocaine ordinance passed July SO Is
repealed In a substitute ordinance Intro
duced by President Zimman last night and
which was given the preliminary readings
and referred to the Judiciary committee.
The substitute authorise the sale of the
drug to person holding certificates from
the city physician stating that the possessor
requires cocaine owing to trie stats of his
health. According to President Zimman 1t
has been found that there are numbers ef
persons belonging to highly respectable
families who actually nen cocaine, being
Invalids or convalescing from illness dur
ing which It ha been used by orders from
doctor.
Eighth Ward Pavement. .
Councilman Schroeder of the Eighth ward
had a resolution adopted directing the
Board of Public Works to fill holes In the
asphaltum at Twenty-fourth and Cuming
streets. Councilman Hoye offered opposi
tion and the Eighth ward representative
told how he had seen men precipitated from
wagons.
"They would hare been killed if they had
not had quiet horses." he continued. "I
have observed these things from my home
day after day. They occur especially dur
ing wet weather when the depressions are
filled with water and a driver cannot see
the depth of the hole. The men are thrown
from their seats down between the horses,
and I have stood It as long as I Intend to.
If the city does not fill the holes at once
I shall do It at my own expense."
It was Schroeder. also, who Introduced
a resolution that was adopted directing the
Omaha Council Bluffs Street Railway
company to remove all rails snd ties not
In us and replace the street surface In
good condition.
Police Bargery Cases.
A corrective measure wa brought up by
President Zimman in a resolution directing
Aiders
Cherry Pectoral
quiets tickling throats,
hacking coughs, pain in
the lungs. Your doctor
will explain this. He
knows. Trust him. We
send doctors our formula.
Doctors have tested it
for 60 years. L-IL:
the chief of police and Jail officer to notify
the city physician at once of accidents snd
rases requiring medical attention, and or
dering the phvslcinn or Ms assistant to at
tend the oases. This was caused by alleged
Incomptency on the part of the police sur
geons, who are Inexperienced medical
students and frequently changed. It Is In
tended to apt'T only to the more serious
cases.
The municipality has been even more gen
erous to the railroad companies In the mat
ter of electric lighting than was shown
by a previous report from City Electrician
Patton. 1-o.st night he submitted a sup
plementary report In which he said that
under an ordinance approved November 3.
1RM, the Vnlon Pacific and B. A M. roads
are required to light the Seventh, Thir
teenth, Fourteenth and Twentieth street
subways. De.pite this fact the city has
been maintaining two lamp at Seventh
street one at Thirteenth and one at Twen
tieth. He suggests that the comptroller
bill against the companies for the lights
In future and collect for the money paid
out during the past several years.
J. W. Shaw filed a complaint against the
brick pa-1ng laid by Contractor Charles
Fanning on Twenty-first street from Spen
cer to Plnkney this year. He said the con
crete lacked from one to two Inches of the
depth required by the specifications and
that only about half the specified cement
wa used. He wants the money withheld
from the contractor until an Investigation
Is made and would like to see the work
done.
The committee on street Improvements
and viaducts reported on the petition of
business bouses that complained that the
Union Pacific had caused much Incon
venience by fencing Ninth street near the
Union station. The report stated that the
fence was on railroad property and that the
council has no Jurisdiction. It was adopted.
An ordinance designating Military avenue
from Forty-fifth street west as a boulevard
and placing It in the hands of the park
commissioners so that It can be paved at
the county's expense was passed.
Vacations were granted to the tax com
missioner, building Inspector and Inspector
of weights and measures.
Condition of Pnblie Funds.
This is ths comptroller's statement of
public funds August 10:
Warrants
Funds. Receipts. Drawn. Balance.
General i IKt.sTS.OS l;5.L'4i:.H5 1 2N.73ii.10
Pinking K.T91. ai8.417.T2 41.373. .14
Water rent.. e.a.(M 3.3.S4.W 2.0JS.H4
Judgment .. 8 ( 21 " Ml.wi 1.&6
Library 1&.M4 01 8,iM.ao 6.W.71
Fire 67 91.fl5.21 .21.30
Police M,;'73.1i to.S.-S.bS 20,344. It
Curb., gutt'g
& clean'?.. 1.44C.0S 1.445 06
Sewer main
taining ... 7.2M.30 4.086.M S.1&7.M
Park 17.3M.V1 .57.7 7.17. 24
Lighting .... 4B.M1.K3 45.748 4 17.813.14
Health S.830.45 4,564.97 4.376.48
Cleaning and
sweeping .. li.Z71.19 9,901.84 6.Z70.S
Curb., gntt'g
a: paving.. 2fl.295.74 S. 793 .72 li.Sf2.(i2
Paving bond 41.140 7 1.233 88 S.K".29
Omaha sew r 4S.M7.01 t.? 89 12
Road 21.Xnft.4ft 7 15.77X43
M'k t place.. 47S W K25.0O 148.09
Dog J.0M? 00 1.570.12 1.4H8.88
Totals ..tl,022.0G1.62 762.47.05 S209.104.47
TABLE AND KITCHEN
Men.
BREAKFABT.
Fruit.
Breakfast Cereal. Cream,
Broiled Bacon, Hashed Potatoes,
Toast Coffee,
LUNCH.
Minced Lamb on Toast
Fruit, Tee,
DIKNFR.
Carrot Boup.
Roast Beet. e- Brown Potatoes,
CauUSower.
Lettuce Salads , . French Dressing,
Peach Pie, t'neese,. waters.
Coffee.
Recipes,'
Huckleberry Pudding Cream together
two cup of light brown sugar with two
third of a cup sweet butter, add to this
one cup of sweet milk and the well-beaten
yolk of three eggs. Sift together three
and a quarter cups of flour measured after
sifting once, with three level teaepoonfula
of baking powder and one level teaspoonful
of salt; beat well. Btlr into this mixture
three cupful of huckleberries which have
been washed, dried and carefully picked
over and well floured. Bake In a well-
oiled dripping pan for forty-five minute.
Huckleberry Tea Cake Beat three eggs
until very light To thl add two table
poor.fula of melted, butter and one cup
of milk. Stir Into this enough flour to
make a stiff batter, to which ha been
added two teaspoonfuls of baking powder;
beat thoroughly and add one cup of huck
leberries, which have been floured. Pour
Into a square cake pan and hake In mod
erate oven for forty-five minute. Serve
with butter for luncheon or tea.
Steamed Huckleberry Pudding Two cups
of flour measured after sifting once, two
cups of huckleberries that have been
washed and drained until dry, two level tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, half a tea-
spoonful of salt and one scant cup of milk.
Sift the baking powder,- flour and salt to
gether three times; add the berries and
sufficient milk to make a stiff batter. Place
in well greased pudding mold and put
Into a saucepan half filled with boiling
water. Cook for one hour and half, turn
out and serve with a hot sauce. Pound
baking powder can will tie found exceed
ingly nice for teaming these puddings.
Huckleberry " Rolls Make a rich biscuit
dough and roll thin, cover with well washed
and drained huckleberries, roll up and bake
In a dripping pan. Sprinkle over handful
of augar, pour over four tablespoon fuls
of water. Serve with a sauce or it may be
eaten plain.
Huckleberry Corn Muffins Take one pint
of yellow cornmeal. one cup of white flour;
to this add half a teaspoonful of salt.
three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
sift thoroughly and add to one tablespoon-
ful of butter and three tablespoonfuls of
sugar, two well beaten eggs and one and a
half cupfuls of milk; beat well and add
one cupful of huckleberries which have
been washed and thoroughly dried. Bake
in hot oven twenty minute In gem pan.
Faaeral Xotlce.
The funeral of J. C. Whits will be held
from hie late residence. S( Nnnh Tnt.
third street. Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. The burial wlil take place at tin
coin. Neb., on Thursduy morning.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Prof. I. 8. Cutter of Lincoln Is an Omaha
visitor.
Karl Koons. a leading druggist of . Beat
rice, is In the city.
Thomas Adams, of the Dempster estab
lishment of Beatrice, Is an Onvtha visitor.
Edna Clark of Fremont, William Turner
ot Lynch. Mr. and Mrs L V. Asnbaugh of
n. j-aui, luiiin. , jveni u. Cunningham.
F. J. Kelly of Llnuuln are at u Ler
Grand.
J. 8. Cassei and W. B. Pries of Lincoln,
V Uoods and J. W. nulllvan of Yellow
stone park, J. W. Andrews of Fremont and
J. M. Ramsey of Gillette, Wyo.. are regis
tered at the Murray.
R. W. Blair and Fnnk W. Warren of
Topeka.Mr. and Mrs It J. paasch of Fre
mont Thomas Stirling of Vermilion. 8.
D.. and Mr. and Mrs. 'J. A, Lulkart of Nor
folk are at the MUUrl.
Mr. and Mrs. L. BrtoVnthal of Wymore.
George y l extun of Kvn-ton. Wyn. : V.
L. ilantriome of Wahuo, Miss May Mun
' of oteritng. Colo.; W U. MJiHin of
IJno.n. J. C. Jeffries and soa of Newcxs
U, Wyo.. are at the Pkxton.
B. Tunnln. Rushvllle: E. R. Tyson. Ne
braska City; F. W. U-irU-r. Franklin; J. C.
Herman, Lufcfc; J. 8 Klrkptii k and J E.
hrowne. Ijuc-oln; Mrs. (1. Wtt and Miks
Vera Watt. Norfola: W. W. Wicnrr Te
kamah; K. L. Keealer, Aima; G. Mood
berry. Denver; Mr. and Mrs. W A.
Leonard, Aurora; F. D. Pnerce and i. Cola,
Oxford, ax at the Merchants,
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Citj Attorney'! Btport Show Bom Very
IsttrtiUEg Fact for Taxpayer.
CITY'S DEBT TO COUNTY FOR JAILBIRDS
Effort to Prevent Sentencing; of
Prisoners to Const? Jail a Mevo
in Direction of Hanlelpal
Economy. '
In the annual report of City Attorney
Murdock he shows that during the year
fifteen new cases against the city had been
started. At this ame time last year thirty
two casts were pending In the district
court of Douglas county. This make a
total of forty-seven case pending In the
district court In the fiscal year Just closed.
Of this number twenty-six case har been
disposed of by trial or settlement, so that
now there are pending only twenty-two
cases agslnst the city. During the last
fiscal year ten cases were disposed of In
the supreme court and nine cases are now
pending in that court wntch will require
attention thl year. Three case against
the city are now pending In the United
State court.
Mr. Murdock assert that the only Im
portant Judgment secured galnt the clt
was In the Sutcllffe case, and that wa for
HO.Mu. This case has been sppealed to the
supreme court.
Continuing, Mr. Murdock says that Inas
much as there Is a suit pending against the
city for 110,000 brought by the county of
Douglas for the feeding and lodging of pris
oners, he believes that measures should be
taken to discourage the sentencing of pris
oners to terms In the county jail. More at
tention should be paid, say Murdock, to
the Imposing of fines In povrce court, or
some other way adopted so as to lessen
the number of county Jail sentences. In
conclusion, the city attorney says that by
cutting off the county Jail sentence the
expenses of the city wrn oe greatly re
duced. In his annual report, filed at the same
time as Mr. Murdock'. Assistant City At
torney H. L. Cohn ha thl to say In rela
tion to prisoner sent to trie county Jail:
I have attempted to prevent county Jail
sentences and In this the police Judge has,
to a gTeat extent, co-operated with me.
Naturally there sre msny rases where It
is hard to prevent this being done, but
where It Is possible, heretofore It ha been
avoided. The attitude of the local police
in no longer recognising orders of release
from the nolice .1udre will necessitate many
county lall sentence, w here a partial pay
ment of fines mav he accepted and security
taken for the balance, generally the entire
fine Is collected and the city la released
from paying Jail charges of prisoners. Ex
perlence has taught us that the amount of
money turned over to the city is In thl
way increased. I believe that If this plan
Is carried out It will result In a hardship to
the citv. For this reason 1 feel that the
present attitude of the police 1s not only
wholly unwarranted hot should be openly
condemned. An abolishment of this order
will result in an economical way to ths
city.
Hone Works Ha rd.
City Treasurer Howe has Just completed
a statement to file with the city council
and clerk regarding tax collection for the
year of 1902. For- the year Mr. Howe col
lected for the city $17,169.58. The levy wa
S133.6GS.12. This 1 considered exceptional,
as there Is now very little outstanding to
be collected. Treasurer Howe la sending
out notices dally to those who are delln
quent'on personal taxes and he will make
a report on November 1 to the county clerk
regarding the delinquent on realty. When
this report Is made there will be a sale In
accordance with law and real estate where
no taxes have been paid for year will be
sold for taxes.
Grocers' Plcnie Thnradny. .
Ths South Omaha grocers and butchers
will Join with their Omaha brothers In
their annual outing at Missouri Valley,
la., on Thursday, August 11. 1 ThHTpienle
was to have occurred on August C but was
postponed on account of the severe storm
at Missouri Valley the day before, making
It impossible to use the grounds. All gro
cery stores and meat markets In South
Omaha will be closed all day on Thursday.
A train for the accommodation of South
Omaha people leaves Union Pacific station
in South Omaha at 7:30 a. m.
Cattle Ranges Fine.
H. C. Bostwlck, vice president of the
South Omaha National bank, returned from
a three weeks' trip through the west While
away Mr. Bostwlck visited his cattle ranch
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Phone Pi. Omsh Branch
1l South Kintn Sk Omaha.
In Wyoming and also mad a general tour
of the cattle country In the vicinity of
Sheridan. He said that In a tour from
I the Crow Indian reservation on the north
to a point far south In Wyoming the cat
tle ars In excellent condition with the ex
ception of a few dry spots where the range
1 poor. A great deal of alfalfa la being
raised In the northwest now and thla, when
fed to stock, put fat on rapidly. Mr. Bost
lck thinks that ths cattle average cn
the range Is good and that the shipment
to this market this fall will be larger than
usual.'
Itlnger Appointed Policeman.
A special meeting of the Fire and Police
Board was held late yesterday afternoon
and D. D. Ringer, who lives at 1012 North
Twenty-sixth street, wa ppolnted a
patrolman. Ringer ha been in South
Omaha for about six months and at the
time of his appointment was employed
at Swift's as a watchman. Chief Brlggs
was granted permission to leave the city.
He will gt to Excelsior Bprlngs today for
a two weeks' vacation. Detective Kls
felder will be acting chief while Brlggs Is
away. The appointment of Ringer fill the
quota of policemen.
Magi- Clry Gossip.
John Troutan goes to Colfax Springs, la.,
torlay for a two weeks' stay.
The local lodge of Eagles will hold a busi
ness meeting on Friday night
F. J. Schlekan. 4ItS North Twenty-seventh
street, reports the birth of a daughter. x
Miss Carrie Outran has returned from a
visit with friends at JefTersonvllle. Ind.
Miss Cora Wright Twenty-seventh and
Q streets, is reported to be seriously 111.
A daughter hits been born to Mr. and Mra.
George Merrlman, Seventeenth and I
streets.
The remains of Harry L Gardner were
taken to Blair yesterday afternoon for in
terment. Roy Honey Mr. B. E. Wilcox and Miss
Chandler will leave today for an extended
western trip.
Charles A. Dunham, assistant cashier of
the Packers National bank, has returned
from a western trip.
Mrs. A. T. Everett will leave on Thursday
for Hastings, Neb., where she will visit
friend for a few week.
The Ladle' Aid society of the Presbyte
rian church will meet this atemoon with
Mrs.- F. J. Reynolds, Twenty-fifth and F
streets.
Frank J. Morlarty, cashier of the Pack
ers Nstlonal bank, will leave today for Col
orado Springs, where he will spend a month
or more.
Mr. and Mrs. Ear! Brown of Clinton. Ia.,
were In the city yesterday. Mr. Brown left
last night for the west and Mrs. Brown will
remain here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
L J. Carpenter, for a couple of weeks.
O. W. Thompson and wife desire to ex
press thanks to all friends who remembered
them In their sad affliction, and also for the
many floral offerings sent at the time of
the funeral of tbelr son, Ernest Thompson.
Imposed on the Credoloaa.
Lee Dennis, who gives his address as
Chicago, was posing as a paralytic on
Farnam street last night snd asking alms
of passers-by. He was arrested and taken
to police headquarters. Police Surgeon
Schleler made an examination and pro
nounced him perfectly sound and healthy.
Dennis made SB attempt to Impose upon
the physician during the examination, -but
failed to make his stall work.
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lnlte-l States Antborltles Bring; Ac
tions Asn-tnst Ranchers for Is.
lawfully Fencing; Land.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. JX Three suits
were filed In the United Slates district
court this afternoon by the United Plate
attorney against big cattle ranch firm
In western Kansas, charging them with
fencing government lands.
The Circle Land and Cattle company, la
Sherman and Wallcice counties. Is charged
with having 14. acres, the C. P. Dewey
Cattle company ton acres and the Mills
Wood Cattle company about ten section
unlawfully fenced.
Ten or twelve othpr suit are In cours
of preparation against western cattle men
for the same offens-e. This land Is all In ths
Dodge City, Wichita and Wakeney land
office district.
FIREREC0RD.
ValnnMe Team of Horses.
EDGAR. Neb.. Aug. U. ( S peels 1. ) J. W.
Boden had a valuable span of horse
burned up In the Geneva Jlre last night
The team had been driven to Qeneva dur
ing the day and wa In the barn at night
when the fire broke out and could not be
rescued. The loss to Mr. Boden Is $300, a
there was no insurance.
WilAT THE OLD EOCTOB SAID.
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RiUrh more omaion than It was thirty
rvtrs ago."
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"That we encountered this disease than. Is
true, but not with such appalling frequency.
Appendicitis, thrss day, is almost as com
mon at sore throat"
"To what, doctor, do you attribute thla
Increase of appendicitis?"
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which have a tendency to clog and fret th
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The way to avoid appendicitis and th sur
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We have everything In book, period
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prices.
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