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TITE OMAHA DAILY REE: TUESDAY. MAY lfi. 1903. RA1SS OVERCOME FLOODS Kailroadi Repair Bamaged Tracks and Restore Their Schedules. RAFFIC SUFFERS FOR THREE DAYS Foirlfra Hundred frrt of lilon raclHr Truck Wrat Oat Sr hmrar, but la Ilr. placed. I p to Monday morning rain and cloud bursts played havoc with tlie schedules of allroads converging in Omaha, particu larly the llurllugton and Union Pacific, Inch traverse that country where thl lerlea of rains wm severest. The tracka .mpotaiily put out ft commission have urn repaired and all other obstruction welcome., no that trains urn now running m time. The nil I run tin got after the dam iges promptly and achieved great success n getting over the difficulties. Saturday mornliiK at about 6:30 the worst Storm In years broke over the country sur rounding Kearney. Kor a space of about twenty minutes hail and rain came down In torrents. At Elm Creek station, where the Union Pacific crosses Kim creek the ater washed out about MOO feet of the ."nlon Pacific track. Superintendent Ware had gone, to Kear- ey Saturday morning and set a large orce to work to repair the track which Is he main lino of the futon Pacific. I-atge h timbers of ties were used and the washout was temporarily rebuilt with cribbing scaf told, so that at It o'clock Sunday morning trains wore run across. ' Five Tralus Blocked. ' rive .trains were blocked to , the. Nfest pf the washout and nix to the east and these were gradually ' worked across the washout and sin nod on their Journey, the first reaching Otnulia . about twenty-one hours late. Two of the fast trains were run back to. tirand Island and sent over the, Burlington to Denver. Trains due iti thM city from the warn Saturday evening and: Sunday mornlotf arrived here last night from 5 o 11. There was no train through from Mon tana and the Uluck Hills on the Burlington alnc! Friday until yestenany morning. The. washouts on the Burlington are. between Ravenna and Grand Island, Three washouts had been repaired before midnight Sunday night and there were more to be encountered. Heavy rains north of Columbus are re spdiiBlble for the swollen Condition of the Platte, us well a the , storm around Kearney. It 'was reported from Norfolk that over a mil of Union Pacitte track was washed away near Madison. Halt, of the temporary wagon bridge across the Platte river near Fremont was carried away by a torrent which Sunday cumo down that stream from the west. flooding the lowlands west of town. The Burlington', has a bad washout of track on Its "line between Grand island and Cairo, and the southbound Pacific coast express was delayed there nearly eight hours- '. . Streams Oat of Their Banks. Reports from various sections of the state indicate that many of the Smaller streams ore out of their banks and that much dam age is threatened to bridges, and railway embankments. Up In Dakota county the Ixigan river Is high and vast 1 tracts o country are under water; which, means the ruination of a farce acreage, of wheat, po tatdes and other growirig1 crops. The Elk horn also va art & ,) tienoor ana nrnn to got considerably higher. Down through the 'Bius .valley the Big Blue la getting out of , its banks 'and. much damage l appre hended.. The. same Is true of. the Yamaha in the southeastern part of tbe-state. . WtV all tlie' high water In the smaller streams 'the floods have thus" far had very little perceptible effect on the Missouri river, owing to Its unusually low stage for this season o'f the year. The river Is prac tically stationary here and no rises are re ported up the valley. ' - The heaviest rains during the last twenty four hours, up to 7 Monday morning are at Grand Island, 4.95 Inches.; -Columbus, 3.95 lricnes; ilartlngton, 2.80 Inches; Oakdale, lnchea. -Reports from other sections of he state show downpours from one-half to two Inches, making nn average In the state of from one-half to nearly five Inches of rainfall since Sunday morning, It Is ascer tained "from the weather bureau that the weather. Is plear In the west and that the rainy season has probably reached Its maximum, ' ; i Mortality Statistics. The following births and deaths have been reported to the Board of Health dur ing the forty-eight. hours ending at noon Monday: ' . ' 'Births Joseph White, 1501 Webster, girl; Ernest Clark, 814 North Twentieth, boy; A. II, Yager. iZS! Ohio,' girl; Albert Fergu son, Fifty-eeeond and Ames avenue, boy; i'l'Hnk Martin, between Fifty-second and 'Ifty-thlrd on I,lncoln avenue, girl; Ren Jntnln F. Cope. 311 William, boy; John Det :Wtler, 1228 South Twenty-seventh, gill; Oscar Bwanson, 2X14 Cass, girl. Deaths Robert Henlck, 719 South Ftf- rnth. Tfi; WlllUm Bchlpnorelt. 9V North Eighteenth. : Joseph Koppkr, M!10 Dor- ess. 7. Frederick H. Bummers. wan dernn, i months; John K 8tanley. lTiift North I hlrtv-tnlrd. 7;: sirs, uainerino Beard, 8il2 North Twenty-first. 80. GIRL INVOLVES EMPLOYER (hlla Tells Morr- Bo In vestlaated hy Jndge liar of the Jnvenlle Coart. t.ulu Frlcnman, a 13-year-old girl, was given a hearing In the juvenile court Mon day morning on the charge of Incorrigibil ity. The testimony of Mrs. Towle and sev eral South Omaha parties Indicated the child had been getting Into dangerous habits. She Is also accused of writing let ters of very questionable taste, which the probation ' officers have got hold of. Her mother and father were both present, but they evidently knew nothing of the girl's actions while away from' home. Incident ally there was brought Into the case the name of a South Omaha man for whom the child worked. Ills actions toward her were of very had character. If what she told Mrs. Towle Is true. The man denies the girl s assertion point blank, and It la doubtful If any further action will be taken. Miss Frlchman Is to be sent to Genoa to the Industrial School for Girls. Clarence Rosevelt, an ll-year-old boy of precocious characteristics, won the atten tion of the Judge by his story and his manner of telling It. "I never learned any bad habits when T was a small hoy," said Master Clarence. I ne-er smoked cigarettes or swore or stole or anything like that." He was as polite as you please all around and seemed to take It very much as a mat ter of course that he had been living for some time In a cave with an older and a younger brother. The cave was over In North Ohiaha and he said they had gone there after' the death of their father and after their mother had been taken to tha county hospital, where she died. ' I didn't mind cooking eggs in the cave," said Clurence, "but I didn't like to make pancakes, because It was very hard to clean the pan." There were many other similar naive ad missions by the little chap, who was quite manly and altogether straightforward. Re cently he has been living with a family named German at 1310 Military avenue, where his younger brother was also kept. Mrs. Towle of the probation staff has re ported that this is no fit place for Clarence or the other boy, and they will be taken to some other home. MOVE FOR LEAGUE MEETING Effort Began by City Officials to Land Big Convention. AMERICAN MUNCIPALITY PROMOTERS Latter Aniloaa to Come to Omaha If Satisfactory Arranaemeats tan He Made at This End. FRANK WEBER GETS TEN YEARS PI ends Guilty to Attempted Murder of Captain Shields and tioes to Penitentiary. Frank Weber came Into Judge Day's court yesterday and pleaded guilty to attempting to kill Captain Shields of the South Omaha police department at the time of his arrest recently for burglary. Jude pay sentenced Weber to. ten years in the penitentiary. The maximum he could have given him was fifteen years and the minimum two years. In sentenc ing Weber Judge Day said he took into consideration the fact that he had saved the county the expense and trouble of a trial, but he also had In mind the fact that there were four other charges of burglary against him, on each of which he was liable to receive a long sentence. In consideration of the plea of guilty County Attorney Slabaugh agreed with Weber's attorney, W. R. Patrick, that ho would nolle all of the burglary charges. Weber was the leader of the gang of holdup men and burglars composed of Guy Nlssel and L. J, Hassman, who confessed when arrested, and turned up whole wagon- loads of plunder of all kinds, which they had secured from half a dozen private residences. One night Captain Shields was notified by telephone that three men were acting suspiciously near a certain residence. With another officer Captain Shields drove to the place and came upon the men. One ran and got away, but the other two put tip a fight, during which Weber put his gun against Shields' head and pulled the trigger. The revolver missed fire and Shields', life was saved. Weber already has served one term in the Nebraska penitentiary for burglary. This was some years ago, and ' while In prison he learned the cooper's trade, at which he worked In South Omaha until the fever for robbery came on him again. His people are respected and law-abiding residents of Omaha. A movement has been started among city officials toward getting the convention of the Ix-ague of American Municipalities for Omaha in the summer of 19oS. Assurances have reached Omaha from men closely In touch with the organization that the mem bers would be glad to bring the convention west next year snd would be as well, If not better, satisfied with Omaha than any other city. It is stated that an ordinary amount of effort upon tlio part of city officials and the Commercial club should be able to land the gathering. The national meeting of the league never has been held west of the Mississippi dur ing the nine years of Its existence and it is believed a convention In a western city would do a great deal toward stimulating the Interest of western cities and their officers. The league includes all the larger, cities of the United Btates and Omaha has been a member and has sent delegates for sev eral years. At one time this city was honored by having one of Its councllmen on the executive committee. Under the plan of organization the cities are mem bers upon paying annual dues of JKO and every officer of tha municipal government thereupon belongs. Connellmen Approve It. The proposition to bring the 1906 conven tion to Omaha met with instant favor at the city hall a.id several councllmen have declared enthusiastically they will take the matter up and try to bring about a suc cessful conclusion. It Is pointed out that the conventlo.i Is one that should par ticularly appeal to Omaha at this time, when the city Is in the midst of a building and Industrial advance and in a position both to receive profitable advertising and utilize benefits received from It. The conventions that have been held by the league in the past caused the as sembling of something like 1,000 men, many of whom brought their wives and families along. Those who attend are a class .that more than pay their way and ask few favors excepting a glad hand . from the convention town and a disposition on the part of the residents to show them the city, its places of Interest, important pub lic works and commercial resources. While the attendance is comparatively small as compared with many meetings of national bodies, yet It comes from every part of the country and the largest and most lm icr'nnt tent -j. Success In Detroit. At Detroit, where the convention of the league was held one year. It Is asserted by hotel keepers and business men that no national gathering ever held there and the city Is noted as a convention town ever resulted so well from a financial standpoint as that of the League of Ameri can Municipalities. The delegates come well equipped with money and ready to spend it enjoying an outing. It lasts three days, during which Interesting pro grams of a popular and instructive charac ter are carried out. This year the meet ing Is at Toledo, August 4, 6 and 6. No financial, guarantee or bonus Is asked by. the league from, a convention city.. The entertainments usually consist of a public reception and banquet' and carriage rides and excursions to places of interest or amusement. City officers declare the con vention Is of a kind that Omaha can handle without a particle of strain and say that they will take the matter .up In earnest with a view of sending a delega tion of five or six men to Toledo, equipped with definite overtures and plans for an Omaha convention in lfl06. , cJ r . Our brewery is as clean as your kitchen. We clean every tub, vat, tank or barrel every pipe and pump every time we use it. We wash every bottle four times, by machinery.' The very air is filtered. A it fr Iht Brevery Btlllinr. iu that th tmk $r crevin it frandem I ri (I O ft x-x That is one reason for purity. I Phone 913 Jos. Schiltz Brewing Co. 719 So. 9th St., Omaha Beer That Made Milwaukee Fa rnous. because, he said, the goods were found on him, but claims that some one had given them to him. He was arrested while try ing to dispose of the goods In Council Bluffs. FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS Commissioner Hroalch Attain Empha sises Intention to Malntnln Ills elpllne on the Force. Two Cases Are IVolled. County Attorney Slabaugh has entered a nolle In the case of State against I'eter M. Dickey, charged with libel by Dr. Stack of Bennington. Dickey was accused of writ ing a libelous letter and on preliminary ex amination was bound over to the district court. Becently the county attorney came Into possession of an affidavit from another farty, who confesses to having written the etter complained of. The county attorney also nolled the complaint against Elmer Cochrane, who was accused of having em bezzled several hundred dollars from fc. E. Howell while acting as bookkeeper. There was no disposition to prosecute, the county attorney says, and so he dropped tha case. lenUK .Machine Bargains. Real ones at Singer stores. Buy here and deal with the manufacturers. The Sin ger company is permanent and responsi ble; Its representatives are always at hand to care for the Singer machines. Look for the red S. 1514 Douglas St., Omaha, Neb.; 438 North 74th St., South Omaha. ' Card of Thanks. ' The undersigned desire herewith most respectfully to thank the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted them during the recent Illness and death 6f their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mangan. MR. AND MRS. WM. J. MANGAN. MR. AND MRS. J. J. COBRY. Accuser Finally Appears. A. C. Williams was fined 115 and costs In police court Monday morning for stealing some' wearing apparel from a waiter at O'Brien's grill room on lower Farnam street last Friday. Williams was arrested Friday night. Saturday morning It was Impossible to locate any one to appear against htm but Monday morning tho waiter was found. Williams pleaded guilty Commissioner Broatch of the Fire and Pollco commission, at the meeting held last evening, gave the police a general warning that the commission will strictly enforce the rule that police shall' not go into sAloons, except In the discharge of duty. D. J. Ryan, one of the oldest patrol men In the service, had been reported by Sergeants Rentfrow and Cook for entering a saloon. There was no charge of drinking. The commission Imposed a fine of $10 and said that a repetition of the offense by Officer Ryan would render him liable to removal from the police force. "Discipline must b. maintained," said Mr. Broatch, speaking' fof 'the commission, "'and officers lust 'understand that the ruies" formulated for tnelr guidance ' must be obeyed. I understand, that this Is the first time Officer Ryan, during his long and honorable service, has been before the commission; but we have the right to ex pect that the experienced officers will set a good example to the younger men." The contract of Frank I.. Talbot to solicit funds for the Are and pollco relief associa tion and his bond for 11,000 was approved Under the terms of the contract he will receive 55 per cent of the money collected for his services and 45 per cent will be turned over weekly to the commission for the relief fund. Mr. Talbot will begin his work September 1 and will finish making collections December 1. The report of Chief of Police Donahue of meals furnished In the city Jail during April showed a total of 3.307, as compared with 3,318 for the same month last year. THUGS BEAT AND ROB MAN Two Young; Men Assault Pedestrian and Take Seven Dollars from lllm. While walking near Ninth and Leaven worth streets Sunday night M. Parrlslnnl, who resides In the vicinity of Seventh and Leavenworth, was attacked by two young men, who robbed htm of $7 In cash and a time check for $35. No guns were used by the holdups, but the men beat their victim pretty badly. The officers are look ing for the robbers. BIDS OVER OUARTER MILLION Work Ordered at Fort Omaha Coating Three Hundred Thousand Dollars. , ALL STRUCTURES TO BE OF BRICK Bulldlnsa Xow Inder Trocess of Con struction Will .ot Be Ready for Occupancy Before September. I Bids for the perfection of old Fort Omaha's reconstruction, involving an ex penditure of $300,000, have been ordered from Washington. Major M. Gray Zalinskl, constructing quartermaster, Uunited States army, in chare of the reconstruction of Fort Omaha, received instructions Monday morning from the quartermaster general of the army to advertise at once for pro posals for bids for the construction of one set of field officers' quarters, one double set of captains' quarters, three double seta of lieutenants' quarters, one single set of noncommissioned officers' quarters, one quadruplo set of noncommissioned officers' quarters, one hospital, one double bar racks for enlisted men and one administra tion building. All of the structures are to be of brick and built in full accord with every re quirement of modern military architecture. TheBe structures are to be built In addi tion to the Improvements already being made at Fort Omaha and will Involve an expenditure of approximately $AX,u0. The present Improvements now under way at Fort Omaha, and for which contracts already have been let, will reach $100,000. A contract has just been awarded to K. D. Van Court of Omaha for building roads, sidewalks and gutters at the fort for $14,000. tw Buildings In September. Major Zalinskl Is of the opinion that the new buildings now under construction will hardly be ready for occupancy before September 1, hence it Is not probable that the first detachment of the Signal corps to be stationed here can be accommodated with quarters before that time. Captain David L. Stone. Twenty-second infantry, now on sick leave. Is under orders to report to Major Zallnski as assistant, not later than June 1. Captain Charles McK. Saltsman, signal corps, Vnlted States army, has been re- lleved from duty at Benlcia barracks, Cali fornia, and is under orders to report Xo Brigadier General Wlnt, commanding the Department of the Missouri, for duty as chief signal officer of tho department and incidentally to assume charge of all signal corps property to be shipped to Fort Omaha. Just when this property is to lie shipped here is a matter of conjecture, as the barracks and storehouses are not yet ready to receive them. The work Is, however, being pushed with the greatest rapidity. DR. GREY IS FULL OF HOPE fienlal Horse Show Ulan Arrives with Good Xewa for Omaha Horsemen. Dr. C. DeOarmo Grey arrived In Omaha Bunday and he Immediately began to stir up things In the horse show line. He Is Just as enthusiftstlo as ever over the pros pects for the horse show this fall and says he has more grounds for his enthusi asm than ever before. "It looks as if t there would be 50 per cent more entries from outside' than there were last year," said the genial doctor. "I have been receiving considerable encouragement everywhere I have been. Omaha Is lucky In having the date between the Louisville and Kansas City shows. "A committee on foreign entries will be appointed by the associations of Ixiulsvllle, Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago and St. Louis to go east to Induce Alfred and Reginald Vanderbllt, Harry Payne Whit ney, Mrs. John Gerken, Mrs. J. B. Grosvenor and other eastern stable owners to make the western circuit. "The prize list committee, consisting of B. P. Peck. F. S. Cowglll, T. C. Bvrne, W. J. C. Kenyon, Thomas B. McPherson and M. L. Learned, will meet this week to arrange the prize list and I am Informed there will lie several novelties in the list. "From local Information I understand Council Bluffs, South Omaha and Lincoln are making preparations for the horse show and these entries will be treated as local and classified as such. Since the estab lishment of the present circuit there will be a great many entries from Louisville, Kansas City, St. Ixiuls and Chicago that we did not have last fall. "Horse show horses at private and public sales all over the country are bringing more money than ever before and there is a great demand for them at the Increased prices. Ixical owners are filling up their stables with new horses and I understand that W. H. McCord received three new ones Saturday. "While In tho city I will undertake to organize a hunt club on .the same lines as the hunt club of Kansas City." Dr. Gray will remain In the city for about a week. NIGHT SCHOOL FOR PRINTERS Inatrnctlnn Will Re t.lven for Oper ator on Monotype Mnchlnes, Anticipating; Trouble. That the proprietors of local printing houses mean whnt they said when the National Typothetae decided to resist the demands of the printers for an, eight-hour dny with the open shop, if necessary, la shown by the movement on foot to establish night schools for the purpose of Instruct ing men In the operation of the monotype machine, which is used In two of the larg est printing establishments of Omaha. The monotype Is a recent invention and operators are few and far between. For the old and better known linotype there Is comparatively a much larger number of men capable of running them, but the monotype conditions are different. Antici pating a lockout, or walkout, on October H, when the local agreement between employ ers and employes expire, the former inr ten to be prepared so they can keep on doing business regardless of the union. Whether or not to establish these night schools has not yet been fully decided by the local tpothetae, but Is expected to be settled within a few days. The Omaha situation Is quiet Just now and there is no prospect of a clash until October, unless the night school propo sition should precipitate, and this Is not considered likely. The contest will focus first In St. Louis, June 1, where the local contract expires on that date, and again at Chicago, July 1, giving Omaha the benefit of several months' observation of what happens In these cities. The demand of the pressman for a 25 per cent Increase In wages is a minor mat ter and one to be settled by arbitration, a binding contract extending to 1!07 exists, providing ways for settling all difference. Harry B. Davis, undertaker. Tel. 221 In a pinch, use Allen's Foot-Blase. Harden Bullda Karaae. Kdward Hayden has begun tho erection of a new garage at his home, 201H caes street. It will be a rnnmv, substantial brick building and Is to cost $4,400. Although it Is large enough for several autos, Mr. Hayden expects to keep but one machine In It and will use the remaining space for other purposes. i " jae . -X j a - " Wifr "fv :3 illliSiiSM U I THE DOSE. Ill irr F3 Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Adult M Ala ... 40 to 70 drop Adult Female . 30 1 60 drop IS rara old. .25 to 30 drop W yew old.. 20 to 8S drops . year old.. 1 3 tela drop 4 year oM . . 1 0 to I drop 3 years old... to 10 drops X years old... 4 to drops year old... .4 to 6 drops fW inn lusttis kalai M StfO ' OSMUAt DULTCTlOMl As e tal Sue samM mm to riltM4 hM wm mrf tw mi. b(lil tlmllMt u. I.M M Jit. cimi Mfm purine wk (m. 1 k) cutmllf tottr vtih A ' n4 IMIMH Ik. 1 (n4iM XUI 111 MUmw 4M h mrM ft I .U i.iUiiM u raatani. t la MeWf SliluiMiM The strongest testimony of the ex cellence of Ayer's Cherry Pectora. rests in the fact that physicians have freely prescribed it during the past sixty years. As you know, physicians are never prejudiced in favor of Proprietary Medicines. To have them endorse a remedy is the most positive kind of proof that it must have unusual virtues. One reason why we have this favor of the Medical Profession is because there is no secret about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Time and time again we have pub lished the formula in the principal Medical Journals of this country and Europe, and have mailed it to nearly every practising physician in the United States. So it follows that when your physician orders Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for your cough he knows precisely what he is giving you. To say that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral will cure every disease of the throat, bronchial tubes, and lungs, without a liS5ii u I IT THE DOSE Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Adult Male... 40 to 70 drops?: Adult Female. 30 to 50 drops IS years old., 25 to 30 drops ' 10 yesrs old . . 20 to 25 drops ' ' years Id.. 1 2 to 1 8 drops 4 yesrs old 1 0 to 1 2 drops 3 yesrs old... to 10 drops 2 years old ... to . drops . lyarM....4tO drops (tto swrif ksuteoa kaMs M SffSJ OEKKAl. DIUCTlOa At ral. v M stoaM M to rPMUe StUMT th. IM BfJ OU kouf.. trtlu f4 T Ik. aUCUlf MMMPUJIM .MS fcvtU.. II U MfSllr felMf lW.l. all Iim nA Incraue lh.Hojt . ... ..1 1 a MB.tl O.A HttatMMM .IM. M twt4 II t. .rr4MA. UI1 i..MiM tlx runl, tot at UMI .imiM!.M single failure, would simply be stating an untruth. Even the most skilful physician would make no such claim. We would that we could prepare an infallible remedy, one that should never fail under any circumstances. But that is beyond our art, and we only promise to give the best that the medical intelligence of our times can devise and modern skill prepare. Vividly alive to the responsibility of making such a remedy, we are deter mined none shall be disappointed through our neglect. We promise you that every bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral shall be the very best that can possibly be made. Do not undervalue the services of a skilful physician. No Proprietary Medicine can take the place of the family doctor. Therefore we say: Con sult your physician freely about your case and ask him what he thinks about your taking Ayer's Cherry Pec toral for your cough. If he says take it. then take It. If he says do not take it, then follow his advice. ' 'jji py r IT THE DOSE Ayer'e Cherry Pectoral Adult Male ... 40 to 70 drops Adult Female , 30 to SO drops IS years old . . 25 to 30 drops 10 yesrs Old .. 20 to 25 drops years old . 1 2 to I S drops 4 years old .. 1 0 to 1 2 drops 3 years old . . to 1 0 drops 2 yesrs old . to drops lytar old....4to drops rfk mni Umh toUa 0) AnfiJ UENKXAX, DttUOTloaSi At e ) m ito!" mt to tiuA ilktn.i ih.n ..C mimj four luAira. EimUI llncilcH m .Ml n It., elrmj iuiMDrtiM(l bolll.. It t. g.u.nlir totur I p.fi. vtib .null Hom .ni IntrMM lit. HcouM grulii.Hj nuul th. mulmuiB .um U r f III If .. I. .ftHlnn.. lltlt .h)IIi,h. th. tlUUli. lM la UXMlf .u1hi.i4 Aim.