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    TI1E OMAHA DAILY I1EE: TIIUKS1UY, XOVKMHKIi 24. 1M4.
REPORT ON PUBLIC DOMAIN
Omnminjoner Eicnardi Writes to Secretary
Hitchcock of Bit Office.
I ADVOCATES FOREST RESERVE EXTENSION
teratten ana Frnnds Stopped,
Wfltloas of Vrri rroperly Disposed
ml mm4 MncH Cash Taken
la r Boreas.
WASHINGTON,' Nov. 23. Commlis.oncr
Richards of the gneral land office 1 a
mad hit annual report to the seeretaiy e.f
the Interior. He tfvo.M a grist up I o'
apace to a discuison of the foiect liberie
question, arguing f"r an rxtentl,,i c f ex
isting reservations, for the cnation of
new and for placing the wIk.Ij matter un
(W the direction of the sectary of agri
culture In ordrr Ihnt proper Mfm tr the
core and iiropiigntlon of -Imbcr may be
taken. Some now regulations for tha g'ovr
eminent of tl.e re-iTvat'.' rut arc pugke .te .
among them tli.it many ir.on who arc
now lining tlie reserves fvr private pur
poses be rwnil iil to pay a emnll Mini an
iiially to the gi'. eminent for tl.e prlv.l Kes
tlifjr have locti acoor.icd. I-. the matte.
cif national park the (mml.riner f.vr
the establishment nf many n-w ones nn.l
advocates th adoption of a pending bill
that will miiJco It poi-ilj!e for the Idnd of
llc to act in 'ypc-ifl d one S with ml wait
l::g lor the B'.tl"n of cii.giess.
Prniretfna- Pabfle- Domain.
1:1 regard to tfToiti. made lo ilctr.iud t)ie
fcovcrnmetit, to K-tuie lunuji by other tnan
proper r.iur', iink'iwlul click sun s ami
umoer depreaa"lois, he my: t ,
t'nder the 'Mmbr and sion-'icl" lands
ih n entered only a.iW iiuymg nen cur
veyeo, aim us too uema..d for the mt.y
of lends uimer this ic nad reached 'e.ior
moua proportions in Heavily timntrin re
gions, owing to the ae.lie lo aure . tne
iimoer, nirgc area were survt-yeu upon
Mrnflavlt oi settlement which wo.e a.tn
wsra discnvi redi to be tic titiim. frt.c
were found to Te engaged In manufitc
tnrtag appllratlimn for surveys, aixt on
rocky Ihiui cam, ml with tnlck growth o
valuable timber It became a business to
erect rude cabins of logs and to make a
pretense, of i-lsailng off the land In o.der
to form a baaia to sworn statements that
bona fide settlement waa accomplished, .
tiurtng the last year It whs- ueemed to
uae the corns of examiners of surveys to
Investigate In the field oil applications fop
aurveya which alleged settlement, and the
reautt has proven the wliora ot tills
course.
In the timbered regions no real settle
ment to any extent waa lound, but in
most cases a mere camping hut, without
furniture and destitute of the means of
housekeeping, waa all that the ex.im.ner
could discover on the ground. It waa
learned that these alleged settlers rwlaed
In distant towns and cities and that they
were Induced to lend their names by prom
ises of rewards after the survey was ac
complished, evidently having no intention
to make their homes on the land.
This Investigation has thus far resulted I
in materially checking the rapid absorption
by unscrupulous persona of ihe valuable
timber now standing on the public lands
In the mountain districts.
With respect to unlawful Inclosures 1.17
reports were received, showing an area of
LU,M7 acres of public land unlawfully In
closed. Through the efforts of special agents
thirty-nine unlawful Inrlosures. embrac
ing 717.&C6 acres of public land, have been
removed, and proceedings are pending to
compel the removal of the remaining cases
reported. Specific Instructions have been
glvsn the apodal agents to secure the re
moval of all unlawful Inrlosures upon the
public landa, and the office Is pleased to
say that material progress ts being made
In this direction, many of the malntalners
of such Inclosures ' proceeding to remove
their fences as soon as their attention la
called by the special agenta to the require
ments of the law. in some cases, however,
legal proceedings have been found neces
sary to Impress upon the violators of the
law the determination of thla office to keep
the public landa open to the home builder.
In the matter of tlmHeq oaredatlons
there has been a rotable decrease both In
the value end amount of timber unlawfully
taken from the public lands. During the
year 147 cases of timber trespass were re
ported. Involving timber bf the value of
iT37.SJ3.il; forty-eight civil suits were rec
ommended for the recovery of damages for
. enoh trespasses: slxty-elsht propositions of
settlement. Involving $53 398.40, wre se
cepted. and the sale of timber unlawfully
cut and seized by special agents as govern
ment property, amounted to t9.6K8.43. There
, waa turned Into the public treasury for
fines Imnosed end judgments rendered In
prosecutions for timber trespass the sum
of fl7.27o.8ti, and the amount recovered
through compromises of timber tresoass
suits waa I2..73J.90. On July 1. 1904, there
were pending In the United States courts
civil suits for the recoverv of $2,009.
S3.J0. representing the value of timber al
leged to hnve been unlawfully taken from
the publlo lands, and 824 criminal prosecu
tions for cuttln and removing auch timber
In violation of law. .
Oeaeral Baslaess af the Office.
In regard to the general business of the
land office the report gives the following
Information:
There were M.SMi patents of all classes
Issued during the year. Of this number
52.108 are claused as agricultural, 1.247 In
dian allotments, 2.&04 mineral land. 174 coal
land, 5 private land claim, 210 railroad and
64 swamp land patents. Tills is an increase
of 4,44$ agricultural patents over patents
of the same character during the preceding
year.
During the yeur there were certified and
patented under the several land grants for
the construction of railroads and wagon
roads 4.561.071 66 acrea, a decrease of l,2t5,
HhB.W acres from the preceding year.
There were 259,207.23 acres of ordinary
swamp lands patented to the various states
during the year, a decrease of 2,6&0.540.I5
acres, which decrease Is accounted for bv
the fact that during the preceding yeur
ne patent was Issued covering 2,fc&.'0
acres of lands situated In the Everglades
and Mangrove swamp In Florida.
There have been, approximately, $0,900
acres of public lands located with military
bounty land warrants during the year.
rablle aad Ceded ladlsa Iad.
The' records of the public lands division
show continued activity In the disposal of
publlo and ceded Indian lands.
On June SO, 190$. 255,724 original entries
were pending In this division, and 98.94H
entries were received during the year. Of
these 25,171 were canceled during the year,
47,786 were iwssed to'tlnal entry and 8.7S9
were referred to other divisions, lesvlng a
balance pending June $0, ltM, of 372 926.
On June $0, 1903, there were 39,310 final
entries pending In the public lands division.
NEVER EQUALED
: BY OTHERS.
Xh Lac)ln Stov Dealer, of
J th U. S. 311 Them.
If no DaaUrln YourTowndons,
Writ to U.
vmm m stove and raxge co.
. .v.'r.ST.-LOOIS.
and 7.SS final entries were received during
the rear, making a totsl of 108.4S6. Of this
number 167 were disposed of by csnrellatloti
during the vear. fn.4i were referred to
other divisions and M.4J0 were apr'o'1 nT
patenting, l-avlns; a balance pending on
June n, l!M, of 37.4U4. a decrease of $.$ In
the number of final entries pending at the
beginning of the fiscal year.
The number of final entries approved for
patenting the psst year was is.646 more
than the preceding year, and was larger
than In anv previous year In the history
of the division. There were also 49 11 Al
tera and decisions written In this division
the past vesr. lielng more than in any other
year since its organization.
Instructions and schedules of land were
Issued the pet year for the sale snd dis
posal of agricultural lands in the following
reded Indian reservations, vll.:
Acres.
fhlppewa reservations. Mlnnesots.l."17.6H.12
Red Iike reservation. Minnesota.. 2M.H3 M
Hosebud reservation. Bouth Dakota Jtn.81,.11
I evlls lke reservation- N. Dakota. 88 9 89
tlrandi? Jine reeervatien. Oregon 26.ISM W
T.i,:l 1,774.861 85
Legislation in Hegarrf to Arid aads.
.On April 2, 1!' itM-e il 1'. S. Stat., i7),
the net known a the Klnksld act became
a liY This lerlslaTlon -Is 'experiments,
and Is Intended to solve the problem as to
the disposition of lands not susceptible of
Irrigation. The law provides. In bilef. that
homestead entries In the state of Nebraska.
West ar.d north of crtuin-designated lines,
shall not exceed lit area acres, and mult
be In' as nearly compact form as possible,
nnd In no event exceed two mites In ex
treme length, and provision Is made foi
additional entries .of" contiguous land iiy
persons who own and occupy lsnds pre
viously "entered by them. The law also
provides for the exclusion from the effect of
the act f such lands as, In the opinion of
the'eerretarv of the Interior, it nisy b?
reasonably practicable to IrrUate under fie
national Irtlgatlon iaw or Dy private en
terprise. ' ,
Instructions have already been issued
under the Klnkald act for the disposal of
8.HKI.000 acres of Innd In Nebraska, and
there Imve heen withdrawn under aslil law
! -l.iJtsj.issi acres -determined to be practically
ftlmi'cptlbte or Irrlsrstton.
The following statement, obtained in
formally from the Geological 8urvev. shows
bv states the amount of land withdrawn
under the act or June 17 1902. up to June
If..- 1964. the acreage thereof restored, and
the lands remaining withdrawn after such
restoration, namely:
' 7 . Remaining
With- Re- . with
drawn, stored, drawn.
Acres Acres. Acres.
Arizona'.... 3..TJ5.nlO 3,3.000
California 1.9K8.S00 1.9S8.300
Colorado 2.WP0U 1.4!."G0 8o4.
Idaho S.fi(M.70 3.C94.7W)
Mru.tnnn . 9.013. 6(l 1.0.15.110 7.978.c0
M.hrasuA. - 8.599.O0O 46.0O0 . 2.563.009
Nevada J.... 4.103.040 2r2.9) 3,n0.1W
New Mexico 9.ono 161,900 tW4.000
North Dakota ... 1.013,7 1.013.720
Oregon 1.504.600 91,620 1.41S.080
South Dakota .... 1.680.290 ' 1.60.290
f tah .", 92.0Q
v.Mnrtnn 4.178.530 f.9.000 4.2P!r:J
Wvomlna 8.289.200 944.690 2.344.510
Totals 39,956.040 4,045,130 36,910.910
Disposal of ruhllc Land.
Th frillrminv la statement of the acre
age disposed of during the fiscal year ended
June jo, 1904:
CASK SALES.
Acres.
Private entries
Public auction
Pre-emption entries
Timber and stone entries .
Mlnurul InnH entries
22.308.12
6.6o1.78
9.675.26
1,806.261.30
Desert land entries (original) 753,131. S3
Excesses on homestead ana oincr -
entries
Coal land entries
22.009.87
28,827.42
Town sites
138.55
l.9
2.330.79
5,273.98
Supplemental payments
Abandoned military reservations.
Under sundry special acts
Total
2,307,344.73
MISCELLANEOUS.
Acres.
Homestead entries (or
iginal) 10.171.S.w7
Entries with
Military bounty lana
warrants
Agricultural college
scrip
- Private land scrip.',.'..
Ked Lake and Pem
bina scrip
Valentine scrip
Hloux half-breed scrip
Dodge scrip
32.164.44
960.00
7.880 .00
480.00
80.00
400.00
40.00
State selections
1.04:'.398.39
Railroad selections .... 2,368.584.96
U'.rnn rond selections 77.709.10
Indian allotmenta -6!!M5-
Small holdings 'Jfl.JB ' t
Donation act 320 00
Swamp lands patented 269.207.23
Total area of public land entries
and selections 16,268,892.94
INDIAN LANDS.
Cherokee school
579.62
Southern Ute
ITta
11.286.27
38,426.23
10,996.86
120.00
73,624.27
40.00
360.30
319.50
1,769.68
41.44
720.38
8,752.96
Osage trust and dim
inished reserve
Chippewa
Red iaKe inaian res
ervation ceded lands.
Otoe and Mlssouria....
Omaha
Absentee Hnawnee In
dian school land
Umatilla
Sioux
Uinta and White River
Ute lands
Colvllle Indian reserve.
146.929.01
Grand total
16,406,821.96
RECAPITULATION.
Area sold for cash.. 2,307,344.78
Area miscellaneous en
tries 13,951,548.21
Area Indian lands.... 146,920.01
Aggregate 16,406.821.95
Showing a decrease of 6,418,477.70 acres
as compared with tha aggregate of dis
posals for the fiscal year 19.
The foregoing statement doer not Include
the following entries, tho areas of which
have been previously reported In the orig
inal entries of the respective classes:
Final desert land entries 268,913.43
Homesteads commuted to cash... 2,142,185.44
Tlmbor culture entries commuted
under act March S, 1891 320.00
Abandinied military reservations. 18.804.81
Cash substitutions.....' 2.721.49
Supplemental payments 178.14
Under sundry acts 11,913.82
Klnal homesteads 3.232,716.75
Final timber culture entries.... 70,640.05
6,748.393.43
88.860.2$
Commuted homestead and final
desert tntrles, Indian landa..,.
Total 6,837,$58.66
Cash Receipts.
The following Is a statement of the cash
receipts of the office from various sources
during the fiscal year, ended June 30, 1904:
Sales of land at private entry... t 28,291.84
Bales of land at public auction... 108.19s. 20
Sales of land by pre-emption en
try 12.480.96
Sales of timber and stone land... 8,266,143.96
Salta of mineral land 3.V4. (.64.86
Sales of desert land (original). 1M.4.6.40
For final desert land 268.9J2.12
For commuted homesteads 2,747,669.61
For timber culture entries com
muted under act, March 3, 1891.
For excess on homestead, tim
ber culture, and other entries..
For sales of coal lands
For sale of towrisites
For sales of town lots
Interest payments on commuted
homesteads
For competitive bids
For supplemental payments
Cash substitutions
Sale of abandoned military res
ervations Sales under sundry special acts..
400.00
31,173.28
896.209 9i
323. )
120.00
8.533.71
329.25
34.18
3.268.03
26.726.82
10,620.43
Total t7,445,jS.8l
FEES AND COMMISSIONS.
For homestead entries
(original and final. .$1,060.551. 16
For timber culture en
tries (dual) 1,820.00
For entries with
Military bounty land
warrants 805.60
Agricultural college
scrip 24.00
Valentine scrip 2.00
Dodge scrip l.on
For state selections... 12.322.00
For railway selections. 19.to2.uo
For wagon road se
lections 976.00
For lands entered
under donation act... 10. oo
For commissions on
commuted homest'ds
(Indian ceded lands. .llt.3l
Fur preemption, coal,
reservoir, etc 128,178.00
For mineral adverse
claims 1290.00
For cancellation no
tices 4,998.00
For reducing testi
mony to writing, etc. 111.600. 15
-$1,349,980 !l
Total receipts
from disposal of
public lands
$8,795. 898. 73
Total receplts from disposal
of
inaian lanaa
88$, 757.62
72,55.0$
KlWLTv
Total receipts from depredations
on public lands
Total, receipt from sales of tim
ber tinder acts March 8, 1891,
and June 4. 1897
Total ' rer-rlpls from sales gov
arameul property (office furni-
ture. etc) 7X8.K3
Total receipts from furnishing
copies of records and plats.... B.gTs.oj
Grand total $9.283. $41. 8
The total rash receipts for the fiscal year
lira were ri.M4.74S 65. showing a decrease In
receipts for the year ended June $0. 1904. of
tl.741.4rd.RT.
The total expenses of district land offices
for salaries and commissions of registers
and receivers. Incidental expenses, and ex
penses of depositing public moneys during
the fiscal year ended June 30. 19i4, were
t42.973.51. an Increase of tl4.112.89.
The aggregate expenditures and esti
mated liabilities of the public land service.
Including expenses of district land offices
as stated, were 12.100.093 92. leaving a net
surplus In the t'nlted States treasury of
$7,lfJ.M?.0G.
Credited to the state.
' fttatement showing amounts covered Into
treasury to the credit of the reclamation
fund from sales cf public lands, up to and
Including the fiscal. var 19o3. and an esti
mate of the same In the various states and
territories for fiscal year ended June 30,
1904:
State Total three .. Total four
ot ' years ended Estimate years ended
Territory. June 30. "OS. foe 1904. June 30. "04.
Arizona ..$ 1 30.133. 71 $ 36.270 15 1 16,403.86
Csllfornli
1.342 4"2 16
1.178 si7 .90
6?9. 416.05
1. 971.908 21
Colorado... '
Idaho.
Ksnsas ...
Montsns .,
Nebraska. .
Nevada. . ..
N. Mexico.
N. Dakota
Oklshoma.
Oremn . . .
B Dakota.
T'tah
vVaeh'a-ton "
Wyoming.. .
4I2.V66
. 487.749T
JO. 877.86
418 563.61
104.046 54
10 so? 57
118 699 11
913.687 36
6T8.KT6.18
1.4r.7Sl
1Kii S'J.na
66 6M J7
8:il 9"4 67
. 30 781 $7;
J.591.1K7.R6
1.64S m .V.
97.849 58
1.749.00? 90
477.973.42
48.153 41
. 4 !"2 ?6
3.4. 100 14
i W? 17 3
4'.'n69 75
742.71 60
3n2.3Fl 03
2.7: 37 98
875.253.88
1,167. 7S0.R8
TC.972.'?3
1,380 449 29
' 373 935 88
37. ROS4
1.FiO.15
2.47? 41179
1 m e.j jn
t.etrf 91.74
rV ?M Rl
?3B 606 76
J.cint.sss.si
6ffi.472.01
Totals.. 816 444.339.04 t6.668.497. 42 t3.012.836. 46
BABEL OF TONGUES' IN COURT
. ,-, . .i
Whites, marks. Reds and Yellows
roncregate In Inlted States
Commissioner's Room.
Like the' tenants cf McNally'a row of
flats,. United States Commissioner Ander
son court room yesterday, with Its
white. 'black, red and yellow fares and
babel of tongues, presented a veriegated
aspect.
Eight Chinamen, residents of Omaha
and "Sodth Omaha, were brought before
the commissioner at tlje ins.ance of Im
migrant Agent Eager to show cause why
they should not be deported to China. The
accused Chinamen are Lung Sling, foi
North Sixteenth street; Leo Lung Ong.
Chicagu and Thirteenth street; New Qwon,
824 North Thirteenth street; Leo Hop, 319
North Fifteenth street; Leo Hung- Woh,
60 North Sixteenth afreet; Hule Lin, South
Omaha; Lee Yee and Leo Quln, 103 South
Twelfth street.
The arrests were made charging the
Chinamen, with being- residents of the
United States for various periods as labor
ers In violation of the. Chinese exclusion
act of 1892. Each of the accused was re.
quired to give bonds in $500 each for his
appearance before the Commissioner De
cember 20.
An odd feature -of the proceedings was
that the attorneys had to get an Interpre
ter to pick 'out their respective clients, as
they all "looked alike to them."
In the curt room during; the hearing
were gathered a number of Indians, one or
two colored men and 'representatives of
other nationalities, which caused a New
York visitor who was a oasuat spectator
to remark that only In Omaha could such a
spectacle be presented of so cosmopolitan
a gathering, all of whom had business be
fore .the United States courts cow In ses
sion her.'
BIQ ONES HA7E TO TAKE OATH
Prominent Taxpayers Object
to
Swearing; to Statement Before
Board of Review.
Many notices citing prominent individuals
and large corporations to appear and show
why their taxes should not be Increased
have been prepared by the Board of Re
view, but will not be sent out until after
Jhanksglvlng. In order not to spoil appe.
tltes for turkey, says Chairman Kierstead.
The oath problem Is still unsettled, but
It is probable the board will deal with
each unsworn return Individually without
attempting to apply any general rule.
Many respectable and. wealthy citlsens
have told the board they dislike to take
an oath to a statement wherein they are
not absolutely certain to the last penny.
They are willing to sign the schedules, but
they are squeamish about giving their sol
emn oath that the figures are right, though
the quallllcatlon "to the best ot my knowl
edge and ability" is provided.
NEW STEEL BRIDGE FINISHED
County Work
Being; Pushed to Corn
Before Cronnd
Freeses.
pletlos
County Surveyor Edqulsf Is getting his
road work well along before the around
freezes. The 100-foot steel bridge on the
Dodge street road at Kruse a mill has been
finished. This is one of the best of the
minor bridges In the county. For the
bridge over the Elkhorn at Bnyder's ferry,
the steel tubes have been shipped and are
expected at an early day. The superin
tendent of construction Is on the ground
ready to set them at once. The culvert
work Is being pushed along and a con
siderable part of It Is how finished.
U-K. Wedding Rings. Ednolm. Jeweler.
Marriage Ueenses.
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued up to noon November 21:
Name and Residence. Aae.
John Skupa, South Omaha !2
Frances Benda, Omaha in
Wallle ttlubaugh. Bouth Omaha JJ
Lulu Williams, South Omaha II
William N. PaKton. Omaha t
Bessie M. Berry, Omaha IS
William R. Oregg, Kirkwood, Mo 21
Ethel M. Whltlock. Omaha U
William Melchlorsen. South Omaha 20
Mary Parkos, South Omaha , IS
Clark B. IJams, Fort Worth, Te 28
Vera N. Myers, Shenanduan. la 53
Horace Carpenter Wright, La Orange
III S4
Louise Frances Holtorf, Omaha 112
Silas P. Oldfleld. Mltchellvllle, la 5
Jessie Rae, Manse na, la 34
Theodore C. Salvetor, Omaha 3
Mae Dlanche Bnyaer, umina is
Henry Blunohl, Omaha 21
Jessie it,. Btepnens, uniana i
Joseph Werner, Omaha 28
Ida Burinester, Omaha 28
James Krallcek, Omaha j
Anna Hoagland, Omaha -1
L1EDIC Company's
Extract of Beef
LIGHTENS THE BILL. In fact, it llrhtsns
two bllls-th kitchsa bill snd ths blU of fsra;
greatly reducing ths amount of ths former,
snd adding brightness, variety and tttnet
tvsnoM to the atttr. "
TbUslgoatare
la blue is on
every label of
. tfea gtuuiast
CORPORATIONS SLOW TO PAY
Big Property Owner Proteet Again$t
County Tax Lery.
GAS COMPANY FIRST TO REMIT
Hone nt Hallways Has Com lo Time
aad Several Local Banks with
Other Corporations Are
Still Delinquent.
The Omaha Oss compsny Is the first
corporation to pay Us county taxes. The
tax. however, was psld under protest. The
company this year' Was assessed at $13,8u6
and last year paid taxes In the neighbor
hood of $9,000 The levy being somewhat
lower thu yesr, the company protested at
the Increased assessment. j
The Western Union has not paid Us
county tax. but Is fighting the assessment
of Its franchises In the courts. The rail
ways have 'not 'yet paid any taxes. Sev
eral of the Omaha banks have paid their
assessments for the present year.
The tax sales to date have realized the
sum of $70,009. As four pages tf the ad
vertised list have been fotie through and
the property listed on eleven pages re
mains yot to be sold, It will be seen a
large amount Will )e realized on the scav
enger sale.
"There is. a certain tendency In some
quarters." said County Treasurer Fink, "to
knock the sale. - Notwithstanding this dis
position, I think the platter will bo cleaned.
For instance, one man is Investing $50,000
In tax titles. Several parties have tried
to dissuade him from doing so and hnve
suggested various reasons why he should
not do so. But he has not been fright
ened off. There are other cases. Many
legal hindrances have heen thrown In our
way, but we are getting along fairly well
nevertheless."
The sale Tuesday disposed of ' eighty
seven pieces of property. The treasurer's
office Is not able to handle more than 100
or 125 titles a day,! because , of tlie large
number of auxiliary tax receipts which are
necessary. For the Tuesday sales, eighty
seven pieces, the office had to make out
1,306 receipts. ' The- average number of
years of delinquency la thirteen. The re
ceipts must be made out for each year,
both for city and county taxes. .This
work must be done each night after the
close of the sale. According to Mr. Fink
the sale for South Omaha property has
been more active than for Omaha land.
The sale will be discontinued Thursday
because of the legal ' holiday. Friday
morning Denlse's addition will begin the
auction, and the sale will continue to
Dupont Place addition.
BOOST FOR WIRE ORDINANCES
City Electrician Says If Passed They
Will (ireatly Improve Looks
and Conditions.
"If the council will pass tho two ordi
nances Introduced last night the appear
ance of the dowrr town streets of the city
of Omaha will be second to none," said
City Electrician Mlchaelaon. "It will do
away with practically all overhead wlrea
and all wooden poles. The only poles left
will be the iron poles for 'trolley wire sus
pensions and those carrying the arc lamps.
In making this, statement I am assuming
that the electric light company will come
to its senses by the time thla change is
made and place each street light In the
down town letrioji ari site ornamental
Iron pole, as pet tneefiolltan practice. In
stead of on two unsightly wooden poles, as
In little chep count ryrtowns."'
The" ordinance pitting all wires under
ground requires all electric and other wires
used to supply current for telegraph in
struments, clocks, burglar alarms, com-'
merclal printers, night watch or messenger
call boxes shall be placed underground
not later than September 1, 1905, In the dis
trict bounded by Eighth and Eighteenth
and Jackson streets and Capitol avenue.
The wires may be placed In conduits
already built or in. conduits to be con
structed In the streets and alleys which
shall have all the necessary appliances to
make them safe, modern and efficient.
Wherever possible new conduits shall be
located In alleys, and the entire work Is
placed under the supervision of the chair
man of the Board of Public Works. Vio
lations of the ordinance subject the offender
to a fine not exceeding 1100, and the elec
trician has the right to remove the wires
after thirty days.
YOUNG CHURCHMAN'S CLUB
Members of Episcopal Churches 1 nlte
to Promote Interests of
Trl-Cltles.
Monday night a number of young men of
the Episcopal churches of the city assem
bled in the crypt of Trinity cathedral and
organised a church society to be known aa
the Young Churchman's elub. The fol
lowing were elected officers: President,
Rev. R. B. H. Bell; vice presidents, M,
Bertrand, Omaha: Rev. Mr. Wise, B i
Omnha; Mr. 8tarr, Council Bluffs; secre
tory. Percy E. Owynne of St. John's, and
treasurer, Mr. Turin r of Trinity.
It was decided to organize the younger
boys Into a class to be drilled In various
exercises and manual of arms. Rev.
Oeorge W. Beecher was selected as com
msnder of this company.
The general purpose of the organisation
Is to bring together all the church boys
anl young men of the three cities. The
club will meet at regular Intervals to be
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stated hereafter. The boys under lfl years
of age will be Instructed in tha duties of
a soldier and will lie later equipped with
uniforms and rlllcs. The affairs of the
club ara to be managed by a board of
governors, consisting of the- foregoing
named officers, together with Mr. McQlll
of Good Shepherd. Mr. Kinney of St.
John's, Joseph Barker of St. Mathals, Rev.
John A. Williams of St. Phillips, Mr. Ring
wait of St. Barnabas.
The board of governors is arranging to
give a banquet tp the members of the club
between Christmas und New Year's.
Clergymen and laymen of the various
churches were chosen as patronn of tho
club. They are: Bishop Woithlngton,
BlHhop Williams, II. W. Yates, J. M. Wool
worth, O. C. Cunningham, T. R. Rlngwalt,
Frank Haller, George Thummel, R. S. Hail,
B. A. McAllister, Clement Chose, Paul
Charleion, C. S. Montgomery, William
Cleburn.
TWO WOMEN BACK OF BILL
Wearers of Bis Hats the Cause ot
Ordinance Before the
Council.
An Interesting, little story lles behind the
Introduction into the city council of an
ordinance forbidding the wearing of hats
in theaters while the performance Is on.
All of the theater managers are behind It
and want the measure passed, as there Is
no such legal obligation upon their
patrons at the present time. No opposi
tion ha.s appeared. The wnirien, of course,
the persons aimed at by the ordinance
although they have, with great unanimity,
removed their lieadgeur In the playhouses.
About three weks ago, however, an in
cident occurred ut the Orpheum thai,
demonstrated to Manager Curl Relter, at
least, that laws on the subject were nec
essary to enforce manners.
Two women with iHrge hats were seated
directly In tho path of the rays from the
klnodrome, which casta animated pictures
upon a screen. The klnodrome, of course.
Is located In the rear on "the first Hoor. The
hats simply knocked all the virtue out if
the pictures. An employe of the theater
requested the women to remove their ex
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MH3. CHAXLSB MASON, Vlae-Preildsnt, Mothsrs' Club, Heastoa, Tes.
UBS. L. M. THOMPSON, Director, Beetbovsa Musical society, MS Seeoaa it., LouisriUe, jr.
MH8. CLARA SMITH, Ths Bhaksspsare, rhoeois, Aria.
MES. LIZZI1 H. THOMPSON, I Wsst asU St., New York City.
M&B. FREDERICK NIRDLINQKR, Broad BU, Philadslphla, Pa.
MRS. A. . BOOTT. TM Booth Hill Bt, Do Angeles, Cal.
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a few month prior to baby'i advent
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WHY WOMEK SH6fLD CONFIDE
124 A MAX. .
It is much easier for a woman to con
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average woman. She knows that the
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keen them tst 1, i m f IIA .Ipnnrr
has more experience of the world and
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Without a perfect medical understand
ing there can be no helpful advice,
women should not trust their, delicate
constitutions in the hands of unskilled
persons. It requires a thorough med
ical education to appreciate and under
stand the womanly organism. When a
woman has ills and pains that she can
not bear when life seems dark for
every woman, she should confide her
troubles to a physician of standing in
the community, or one who has a na
tional reputation. Certainly it would
not be the part of wisdom to confide
in an ignorant person without medical
education simply because she was
a vximan. There is every reason whv
she should write to some great special
ist, one who has made the diseases of
women a snecialtv for a third of a cen
tury, like Dr. R. V. Pierce, founder of
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti
tute, of Buffalo, N. Y. All correspond
ence is held sacredly confidential, and
he gives his advice free and without
charge.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription does not contain
World's
tensive adornment, pointing out the fact
that the house was dark and no-oao would
notice it. for a few minutes. But they re
fused. A policeman repeated the request,
but he was turned down scornfully. As a
result the kliodrome part Of tho show was
ruined, as the women remained In their
seats.
Hence the ordinance.
ON JAUNT TO OLD MEXICO
Vive President Dickinson of the
Orient Taken Omaha Men to
Sonthern Republic.
Ed P. Peck, Henry Cartan and Henry D.
Estabrook, the lat er now of New York,
but formerly of Omaha, will- leave for
Kansas City tonight to be the guests
of President Stlllwell and Vice Pres
ident Ed Dickinson of the Orient road, on
an excursion to old M. xlco. The party
will travel In a special train, luxuriantly
appointed, and will be composed of about
fifty men of affairs from all over the
country. The objective point will be
Mexico City and attendance at the Inaugura
tion of President Diaz, which Is an elabo
rate function. After that the party will
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A long time ago I suffered very
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French, of 840 E. tireen Street, Louis
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after trvinir manv other rrmoHn. anrl
different doctors. I have been told
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the physiology of life, anatomy, hy
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r. x., 31 cents in one-cent stamps, or
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Dispensary Medical Association,
PRSUDMST.
roam about the picturesque part of : the
country and go over all of the Orient
road that hak been' constructed, planning
to return to Kansas City about Dccembue
10. The whole trip Is promised to he a
delightful one, principally for pleasure, but
Incidentally, for ohservatlona that may he
turned to financial account, and an In
spection of the new railroad and the ter-;
rltory It will serve. The special leaves
Kansas Cfty Friday night.
GIRL ARRESTED BY PARENTS
Maiden Placed In Prison at Request
of Her Father and J
Mother. , i
Tina B. Clandt, a 17-year-old girl, Jius
been arrested by the police on request of.
the girl's purents, who sny Miss Clandt hn!
been living In Omaha for some time under
the pretense of being married to J., Ml
Campbell. The Cliindta live on a farm
near Florence. The mother and fattier
have called at the station and tnken their
daughter back to the rural precincts. The
story of the marriage, aa told by the girl
to her parents, has been proven false and
merely a ruse to get paternal consent to
allow the daughter to live In Omaha.
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