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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TITUKSDAY, JULY 6. 100. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Mayor KouUkj and Finance Committee (- Looking Into City Sxpemet. ASURER'S STUBS ALL TO BE EXAMINED City Onielala Hape to Krrp This Vnr'i'Uvr fletow F.lajht Mllla, aa Aa-alast Nearly Sine Mllla I. ant Tear. Mayor Koutsky and some of the mem bers of the finance committee commpncfd work early Wednesday morning on the -w treasurer's hooka for the purpose of asctr- Jinlr.g Just what as expended In each nd during- the fiscal year. The mayor la devoting all of his time to this work. His honor snid last evening that he had riot progressed far enough to give any Idea of the total expenditures In each fund. "We will continue this work," said th mayor, "untfT we find out Just what has been expended, taking the city treasurer s tubs as evidence of the amount raid out. When we find out what was spent last year we will commence to figure on the ex penses for the fiscal year which commences August 1. I am In hopes to keep the levy below 8 mills on the valuation as returned by the tax commissioner, but It Ifl possible that with some added expenses In view we will be compelled to mnke a levy of 8 mills." Last year the levy was H mills. I'nofflcial figures show that not less than $170,000 will be needed to pay municipal expenses for the coming fiscal year. There la a demand In almost every de partment for additional help. The fire de partment needs more men and more appa ratus. In the police department there Is a call for a patrol wagon and more men. There Is also a demand for a remodeling of the entire fire alarm system. The present ystem is not what It should be and some of the nlurm boxes are way beyond the re pair stage. From an outsider's standpoint it will be a hard matter to meet expenses with an 8-mill levy. Trees eel to HI nit. The city authorities seem to have forgot ten all about the orders Issued some time ago about cutting low-hanging branches in trees which overhang the sidewalks. In only a fow instances have property owners paid any attention to the orders Qf tho council, and the mayor has not put men to work trimming trees ns was suggested. In some of the residence portions the branches hang so low over the wains that an aver age sized person cannot walk along with out having to dodge the low branches. Com- faints are continually being made about lili matter, but there seems to be nothing doing In this line as far as the city officials are concerned. Must Not Lose Time. Property owners who are planning to put In. a remonstrance against the repavlng of Twenty-fourth street are being notified by some of those Interested not to lose any time as the Twenty-fourth street paving ordinance Is to be called up for its last reading on Monday night next. There aeema to have been so much Juggling In VMIils matter that but fow of the property owners know .Juet where they stand. City officials are reported to be talking with those who bave signed a remonstrance and endeavoring to have names now on the pe tition withdrawn. While the pavement In this street Is In many places beyond re pair and property owners do not like the idea of having a brick pavemont laid, others . Want asphalt or nothing. No one around the city hall or In the streets seems able to predict Just how the matter will end. The ordinance now before the council calls for vitrified brick pavement from A -to Q street. - on - -. , ?- Swift's Switch. . The Rock Island road has run a switch Into the south "nd of the Swift plant, as was mentioned In The Bee of Monday. There has been, all kinds of . talk about the meaning of this venture, but It ap pears that there is nothing to this move except to glva Swift better transportation facilities. An official of the Swift com pany stated to a BM reporter last night that this matter of a switch was taken up with the Rock Islund about six months ago and that there was nothing under handed about the matter. "We can," said this official, "secure much better railroad facilities by having an additional track Into the plant than with only one. This switch was laid In order to give us better service and that is all there Is to the mat ter." Mrs. Hurley gent to County Jail. Mrs flurley, called by the police the ter- Jpr of Indian hill, was brought before Po lka Judgo King Wednesday afternoon and ant to the- county Jail for the non-payment of flues amounting to $27. Only re cently Mrs. Hurley was tried on three dif ferent charges of disturbing the peace and waa 'fined $8 In each case. She asked for a. llltl time to secure the funds. After being released Mrs. Hurley paid no atten tion to notices sent her to call and settle. Yekterday she was brought In by two po county Jail. The woman asked time to a home and prepare for the JOurney. When she returned In the custody of a couple of officers she had K laYge basket filled with butter, eggs, bread, cookies and cake, also a change of clothing. Aa she was leaving the court room Mrs. Hurley asked Judge King: "Will they STOMACH If Has over a solid reputation of 50 years back of it. This alone should prove its worth, but in addition we might also refer to the thousands of people who have been cured by it when other remedies failed. It cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Sour Stomach, Poor Appetite, Diarorkea, and Malaria. LEGAL KUTICKS. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids or proposals will e received at the ofhea of J. L. McBrler, atate su perintendent, and secretary of the Board of Kducation of the state normal schools, isimoi nuu.llng. Lincoln, Neb., until 4 O'clock p. m.. Thuradai', Juv 11. for Installing pump and engine for water aup rly al the atate noriesl school at Peru, j. b.. in accordance with pinna and specl- J".neatons on file In the office of the atata ("VuBortutenJeiu at Lincoln. Ni. ily older J tUa Board of Lducatlon. w r aiM'tm Secretary. 0 .tpl give me a room up there?" The Judge re plied that they would. Mrs. Hurley was still In doubt, for as she went out the door she remarked that "Roach never did have no use for me nohow." It was the break ing of Mrs. Hurley s heart when she was toted away to the county Jail, as she had been so used to having her own way on the hill that she could not realise that she was to be locked up In the county Jail. Maalc Ity (ionslp. Oeorge H. Hrewer has gone to Lincoln to spend a couple of days. Friday night, the local lodge of Kagles will hold a business meeting If. A. Fisher of Wuh.m le 1 ere for a few days looking after his property Interests. Mrs. A. F. Ptryker has returned from I.' r. ., . .. t&'Wot-A aim ,'leHd f,,f m ahrtt-t (Imp nnn Mann.m h started rradin on Six- I teenth street from Missouri avenue to I I street. Frank Dolezal came down from Bloux .e-Jir. Mr. and Mrs. Jnmes V. Chlzek have gone to Iowa for a few days' visit with friends and relatives. hef-.ra VwVs-'the gueVlof Mr. and Information gained from Mall Clerk Boyd Mrs. L.. C. Clhson. I StOK. Sidney White of Kansas City Is here for a few days, visiting his parents, Dr. ana I NMrs. W. O. White. dJpVaySSrn. respect to the late Secretary Hay. W. B. Daly has returned from Lake I Andes. S. I).. and will estahllsn ntmseii in ousiness nere as a rpen.r "'"""' ' "Ll?.?rm rrlV; nl.l.t In the hall over the South Omaha National bank. otto Maurer has purchased the FYank Thompson pace at Twenty-fourth and K tret. n nronosos running a first-class dace. vDu fii.i.iiiiirtnn one of the best known residents In South Omaha, has sold some of his property here and gone to Alaska, where he will engage in mining mi"""" R. C. Ryan, trustee for the creditors of the Model Packing company, hus called U meeting of creditors for July 7. Mr. Ryan says that the debts of the concern amount to about 4,HX, with about l,i" assets. HIPPLE WANTS PRESSURE TEST Water Hoard Has Resolution Asking Mayor to Ascertain expediency of Klre Protection. What Member Hippie thinks may be the first step towards reducing the old hydrant rental rates, established when the water works system was first blult, was taken by the Water board last nignt at me regu- lur monthly meeting. The move was in tne nnture of a resolution drawn by Member Hippie, asking the city to tost the water pressure, and reads: Resolved, Ry the Water board of the city of Omaha, that the mayor of the city be requested to Instruct the city engineer to have tests made to ascertain whether the Omaha Water company is furnishing water for lire protection tnrougn tne nyctrants ot said company under the pressure provided for In ordinance No. 430 of the city or Omaha, and the contract of the city with I said company. "I am aware," eald Dr. Hippie, In a talk to the board, "that the city once tried to disenfranchise the water company by show- ing Its pressure not up to contract, and did establish this fact, but lost its c&Be, never- theless, in the federal court. The contract requires the company to furnish fire pro- tection, sufficient to successfully combat fire without the old of engines, within a radius of 1,000 feet from each hydrant. I contend that If the pressure necessary to do this Is not furnished, the city ought not ti be compelled to pay the old $S4 and $00 rates for hydrants. In other words, If the city Is not getting what the contract calls for it should not have to pay the prices the contract calls for. I am satisfied that the specified service Is not given. Hydrant that may have been at one time equal to It are now devitalized by 'the supplying of numerous patrons from the mains running to them, the result being that some are good only for a radius of 600 feet and some less than that. This being the case, and the water company aeriving tne aanmonai rev- enue from the private consumers, this very act lessening the efficiency of the fire pro-I leciion, x see no reason wny mere is noi equity In cutting the hydrant rents, despite the contract. To establish and prove my statements I am anxious that testa be made." No other business of Interest was trans- acted at the meeting. CUTTING OF PAVED STREETS Ordinance ReantatlnaT Prorednre Kxnerted to Ktlr th. Cnnn. C1I lonigoi. An ordinance making regulations for the cutting of paved streets and sidewalks by corporations and private Individuals, and prescribing a new method of paying for the damages. Is expected to precipitate a fight In the council this evening at a meeting adjourned from Tuesday night, when no session waa held. The ordinance as pre- pared calls for cash deposits based on eatl- mates of the engineer of the cost of re- pairs before permits are tssued or the streets or walks tampered with. An espe- cially stringent provision applies to the street railway and demands monthly pay- metn of repairs outside the rails caused by work on the tracks. All repairs are to be made by the city and charged for at an established scale of prices. A separate resolution to be offered seeks to empower the engineering department to charge back upon the street railway and other corporations chargea for paving re pairs to be made thla summer and which 'were necessitated by the corporations. In case the money la not forthcoming the at torney is Instructed to bring suit to re cover on bonds already filed. Chronlo Diarrhoea. Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy la the moat successful medi cine in the world for bowel complaints, and Is the only remedy that will cure chronlo diarrhoea. Hot Ho a at Creamery, A small blase at the Fairmont Cream ery comoany'a riant. 1015 Howard street cuuaeu tne nre aepariment a run at about Jlio o ciock last nignt. line of the motors which runs the churn liec.tme overheated and set fire to some packing on the edge of the wheel. The fire was extinguished before the department arrived and no damage was done. LOCAL BREVITIES. The citv has Issued a nermlt to Edwin Thorpe for a $2,&u0 frame dwelling at 1324 turn avenue Joseph H. Nordlck. in a suit for divorce. accuses his wife, Ella, of being an Inmate of a house of ill fame and entirely untrue to her marriage vows, taken at Des Moines in August, ikii. The Aggera-Uosworth company la aulng W. O. Preston A Co. for the sum of $1.5ul.i4. This amount la alleged to be due for "oysters, egga and produce" eatd to have been sold to the defendants In the fall of laid. Helen Hooycr has filed a petition In the district court In which she asks that a divorce secured by Frank Hooyer be re turned and set aside. Plaintiff avers that the decree was secured without notice to her and on perjured testimony. She resides In Schuyler county, Missouri. Title to lot O, block 16. Hanscom Park Place, has been quieted In Agnes. Avenge 11st and Jacob Jacohson by a decree hied by Judge Sutton. The iiersona named are the hrlra of Jacob Jacobson and their title la subject only to the rights of Mary Her- Iron aa Uie widow of tha last naiuea. Lias. VaMSLGW'S scoTinxa syrup i m txwa 94 by MHIlou of Mother for tholr ouiUirwB wiui i aM,Uitus rur or tit jr vr. It ftuoUie tSo child, oftrua tha fun a, allays U pin. our wtu4 OvUj Aoa m ( i TWEITY.riVE CEKT A BOTTU mwrnrntm rm rrg-mi-mtmrymMmwmtgi WHITE LOCATED AT SCOTIA Bheriff of Hall County Succeed in Finding the Minting Kan. FATHER MELTS SON IN SHERIFF'S HOUSE After Conference of the Tito It la Derided the tonnit Man Will H e maln at Scotia for a Time and Work on Knrm. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 6.-SpeclaI Telegram.) 8heriff Taylor made a third at tempt yesterday to locate Virgil White, the on o an ex-congressman of Iowa. who disappeared Tuesday. June 27. and who was a prominent attorney of Des Moines and was successful. He found White near Scotia, Greeley county, through Lpon being apprehended and when Whlta realized that he was In the hands of an Officer he nromlaeri In rnm ruarfiillv nnA m ided the sheriff first promised him that the first person to see him be his aged father, Fred E white, the father, arrived dur Ing the day. and when he met his son face to face was almost overcome. The meet Ing took place at the home of Sheriff Tay lor, where the missing son was kept In gpciu(,lon Aflcr an affecting scene the ... , ... two repaired to another room, where they held a long and earnest conference strictly In private. Upon Its conclusion the two went tr. the city and took a train for Scotia, it being stated that the young man decided to go back to the farm, and It was with the evident consent of the parent The missing attorney received several tel egrams while here this afternoon from friends In Des Moines, and it Is stated that they were suggestions that people were maligning him In the Iowa capital. By those who have had occasion to see him here the youn man Is regarded not only as not Insane, but as a man in the full possession of a well trained intellect. It is onlv known that the father for the nres- , d , .,,. to int.,fpra wifh the , ,n any way nor tn ,nduce nlm t0 re. turn to D(.s Molnes, but the elder White Vather Indicated that he would stay there a .hort time with the son. TWO DROWN IN .PIERRE FLOOD Several Others Are naccoonted for and Death 1. 1st May De Increased, FIERRE. S. D., July B. (Special Tele gram.) The body of Arthur Austin, the young man who was drowned in a small tributary of Bad river at Midland on Mon day, was brought here today and sent to his old home at Clark for burial. A rescue party which went ud Bad river last evening returned this afternoon with themselves and horses coated with mud. Thev sue ceeded In rescuing J. N. Douglas and wife from trees, in which they had been for twenty-four hours, and H. A. Wheeler, wife and son from other trees, where they had been for thirty-six hours. A younger son of the Wheeler family was drowned in sight of his parents, the limb which he had caught breaking before he could be reached by his parents. The family was Caught by the rising water before they could get out of their house? the rise being twenty feet In four hours, with a stream a mile and a half wide. The house broke to pieces and they were all thrown into the water. Mr. Wheeler and his wife were I thirty-six hours in a tree not over six Inches In diameter, standing on small limbs I and holding on by clasping their arms I around the tree, iso otner deaths are known to a cer I talnty, except those of Austin and the Wheeler boy, but a number of people are i missing, uui as mere is yet no communica tlon across the stream nothing definite can I be known for several days. I The Amundson family, with Bert Merickle I and A. Haught, had a thrilling experience I after being afloat In a house for thirty-six I hours, crossing the stream a number of times and for hours swinging around In a clrc'9' At tlmes ,hP5r would undvr water oy me lining ot mm nouse, tnen thrown high In the air by its shifting and had lven UP B' n0P whn they were finally i rescued. I The water hna recdv from h Innn ill. of Fort Pierre, exposing tho wreckage and I allowing the work of clearing up to corn- I mence, but It will be several days before work of repair can commence. NORFOLK, Neb., July 5. (Special.) Returning to their home In the country after spending the Fourth of July at Lynch, Neb., where they had given their I baby Us first ride on the merry-go-round and shown it la first celebration In town. Mr. and Mra. Perry Scott lost their way and drove Into Ponca creek. The child was carried from Its mother's arms and the body has not yet been recovered. Both horses were drowned in the stream and I the mother and father were only saved after a hard struggle on his part, DROPS TICKET IN MAIL BOX Iaexperlenced Traveler Deposits Transportation at Depot and It Goes to Postonlce. A train on the Northwestern carrying a number of delegates from Chicago to the Epworth league convention at Denver stopped in Omaha for a short while Tues day afternoon. One of the passengers, evidently a minister, got off the train and walked out into the depot to take in the sights and on returning to the train, no ticed lu passing through the gateway a United States mail box. into which he de liberately dropped his transportation tickets and proceeded on to board the train. Somewhere out along the line the con I auctor approacnea me passenger and asked I for his ticket Why, I put It In the ticket box when I came through the gateway at Omaha," re plied tha passenger. That won't do," said the conductor, "I most have your ticket or your fare." The matter was compromised soma way or other and the passenger went on to Pueblo. A telegram was received by Post master Palmer Tuesday night stating the circumstances, and sure enough the ticket. made out in behalf of H. B. Hyde, t4cket No. TOT, series 7, etc., from Chicago to Pueblo and return, via Denver, was found In the mail box, and was sent to the ticket agent at Denver by mail Wednesday morn ing. In concluding his letter Postmaster Palmer suggested that It was not the province of the postoffice department to become a depository for railway tickets, as It had troublea enough of its own. ROTH CASE IS CONTINUED Hearloar ot Fort Crook Tailor Called and Thea Jet Over With, ovt Completion. The hearing of the case of Harry L, Roth, the Fort Crook tailor arrested on a charge of attempted burglary and assault at the premises of Chaplain H. Percy Bllver, Thirtieth infantry, at Fort Crook Saturday night, waa called before Vnited States Commissioner Anderson Wednesday morning. Roth Is represented by ex-County Attor ney J. P. English. Only the witnesses for 'the prosecution were examined Wednesday, and, owing to tha delay In securing wtt- nessea for the defense from a distance to attest to the previous good character of the accused, the case has been continued until Wednesday, July 12, at 9 a. m. Tho evidence thus far adduced rather corroborates the statement of Roth, that he was simply visiting the domestic at her room In the Silver house and that, being under the Influence of liquor, he and the girl had a quarrel, which resulted In the disturbance that aroused the Silver family. An effort will, however, be made to prove that Roth entered the house surreptitiously for the purpose of securing some letters from the girl's room, alleged to have been received by her from other suitors than her accepted lover. Roth. ALONG THE RAILROAD RUN Sugar Hates tlll I'nselfled Darling. ton Announces Several pw Kxeuralon Rates. Sugar rates are still unsettled, although the reduction of a tenth of a cent of a pound scarcely will be noticed by the con sumer as it will be absorbed before the consumer gets to It. Effective Thursday, the Illinois Central hos announced a reduction on sugar from the gulf to Omaha from 32 to 22 cents per hundred, and the all-rail lines have put In new rate, operative July 5 from New York to Omaha of 37 cents, which la a reduction from 57 cents. The water route rate is three cents lower. The t'nited States consumes 2,5fO,O0O tona of sugar annually, which Is about 70 pounds per capita and 80 per cent of this-is im ported and 20 per cent raised at home, The principal Importations are 800,000 tons from Hawaii, l.fW.ono tons from Cuba and Doo,i)0 tons from Germany. There are nine sugar beet factories In Colorado, eight in Utah and Idaho, ono In Oregon, one In Washington, three In Ne braska and four in California. The Burlington has announced several rates of general interest wuicn win ut effective In the near future. Fr the Beatrice Chautauqua, July 6 to 18, a rate of one fate, plus f0 cents, has been established for all points within 2o0 miles. A summer tourist rate to Tennessee, the Carollnas, Kentucky and other southern points Is effective until October 31. The David City Chautauqua will have the benefit of one fare, plus 60 cents, for points within 100 miles, with dote of sale from July 21 to 30. For the annual meeting of the Odd Fel lows to be held at Philadelphia In Septem ber a fare of one fare, plus $2, has been given, with date ot sale September 14, 15 and 16. The Colored Knights of Pythias, who hold their biennial meeting In Pittsburg, have been given a rate of one fare plus $2, with date of tale August 17 and 18. Detroit will entertain the Knights of Khorassan In August, and a rate of a fare plus $2 has been given, with date of sale August 13 and 14. ( The annual meeting of the National Fire men's association will bo held In Kansas City in August, and a rate of one fare plus 60 cents from all Nebraska points has been authorized, with date of sale August 28 to 31. For the annual meeting of the Order of Eagles In Denver, August 14 to 24, a rate of $26 from Chicago and $16 from Omaha has been authorized, with date of I Bull; AUHuei m ivs . J The Farmers' National congress witl be held at Richmond, Va., September 8 to 11 and a rate of one fare plus $2 has been given from all western points. From September 15 to October 31 colonist one-way tickets will bo sold for $25 from all coast points and correspondingly low rates for all Intermediate points. For the Nebraska State fair at' Lincoln tickets will be sold frornjalt Nebraka points for a fare for the round trip September 4 to 8 inclusive. Ratltvay Notes and Personals. Harry W. Sweet, district passenger agent of the Northern Pacific at 8t. Paul, is in the city. The Burlington will have a car of doc tors from Ipwa west Thursday night, bound for the convention in Portland. They will stop for a side trip from Gardiner through the Yellowstone. "Vacation Estimates" Is the title of a lit tle booklet Just Issued by the passenger department of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad showing In detail what an outing will cost In Colorado this summer. The data regarding railroad fores, hotel bills, incidental expenses, etc., are explicit and one is enamea to calculate to a certainly the cost of a sojourn in the Rocky moun tain region. A special car of thirty-eight Epworth leaguers from Washington, D. C, arrived in Omaha at 8:45 Wednesday morning over the Milwaukee road on their way to the convention at Denver. It left at 1:30 over the Rock Island. The party was In charge of Frank T. Israel, who formerly lived at tienkelman. Neb. Besides Mr. Israel and his wife and two sons there was another ex-Nebraska family on the train, that of E. E. Sams, a graduate of Nebraska Wes- leyan university. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Frank Kimball, the laundrv man who surprised his friends by becoming a ben Idect arrived Wednesday from his wedding irtp. Frank C. Miller, a leading merchant of Beatrice, and an official of the Nebraska Retail Grocers association is an Omaha vlBttor. H. J. McVlcker of North Bend. E. O. Horney of Beaver Crossing, E. W. Sulli van of Denver and N. O. Toole of New CaBtle are at the Millard. General Patrick H. Harry, former adiu- tant general of Nebraska, was in the city Wednesday morning for a short while, a guest at tha Paxton. Ills home Is at Greeley. Mr and Mrs. W. R. MrKeen. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cummlngs and Dr. and Mrs. F. N. Conner returned Wednesday morning irom a western nunitng trip in Sir. MeKeen's private car. Mrs. P. C. Heafey. who has been at tha Mercy hospital at Council Bluffs for some time, Is reported as Improving. It Is thought she will be able to return to her home In Omaha In about two weeks. Guatav Schuler of Wahpeton. N. n. : F. H. Mlchelson of Grand island, L. B. Day or Albion, Mr. ana Mrs. J. H. Tunis of WlBner. Wilbur F. Bryant of Hartineton. W. J. Staillemon of Kearney and J. 11. Jeflerles of Pllger are at the Merchants. J. 8. Herrlngton of O'Neill. H. Keogh of Blair, H. C. Grovejohn and daughter of Carroll, A. Relmers of Grand Island, Charles Clayton of Denver. George A. Dodd of Yuma, Colo., and T. W. Walden of Washington, Neb., are at the Mer chants. W. S. Montgomery. C. R. Hays, W. A Balrd of Denver; Miss Eflie Lafler of Seward, Leo. A. Roop of Berlin, Germany, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sandlemann of Kear ney, Mr. and Mrs. J. C Barkhurst and Mr. and Mrs. Ostrander of Beatrice are at the Her Grand. W. H. Rohblns one of the pioneer mer chants of Nebraska, now retired. Is up from Beatrice on a visit with Omaha friends. Mr Robblns has Just returned from an extended trip through Old Mexico, but Is still of the opinion that Nebraska la the best land on earth. Charles Blakely of Beatrice, E. H. Pol leys and daughter of Lincoln, W. F. Crltch field of Fullerton. T. D. Edward of Lead, 8. D., J. W. Laeey of Cheyenne, H. V. Tempo of Lexington, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Linoord of Lincoln, li. Brown of Hous ton, Tex., and B. F. Btone of San Fran cisco, are at the Paxton. N. 8. Bason of Oroton, 8. D., a dealer In Nebraska and Kansas lands. passed through Omaha Wednesday with a parly of nine men, prospective buyers of ranches In Rawlins county, Kan. Mr. Bason's In terests In Nebraska are along the Republi can river and In this fertile valley be hai locuted a good many South Dakota anJ Minnesota farmers. Ijiut spring he toon a party to McCook and he will lead another one there late thla uummer. Congressman M. P. Klnkatd of O'Neill was tin Omaha visitor for a short while Wednesday enroute homeward from Spen cer, where he delivered the Fourth of July address. "It was a big meeting." he aald "and the folks up there are Just bubbling over with patriotism. It was one of the mosi enjotatue ceienratlons I -vr- at tended. That la a great country up about Spencer. It waa tha beat thing that N. oraaxa ever aia to get a slice off of South uaaoia to airaigriiea out our slat Uua. GIFTS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES 0rr TiTo If'ir.iocg in Money with Many Valuable Additions. SEVEN MONTHS' RECORD FOR COUNTRY Donations of All Sorts Mak Moat Attractive ShortlnK, In Which Omaha Participates to tireat Kitrsl, PORTLAND, Ore.. July t.-At tho twenty, seventh annual session of the American Li brary association, now in convention here, J. L. Harrison, lllirarlan of the Providence Atheneum, Providence. It. 1., made a re port on gifts and bequests to American li braries. June to December, 19o4. Mr. Har rison says in rart: An analysis of the gifts In monev shows that $2,311,400 waa given as endowment funds lor general library purposes, $:i7.1td for the establishment of book funds, $:i,S47 for the cash purchase of books, $l.ucS,om, of which $TJ4.5i( is reported as accepted, from Andrew Carnegie Tor buildings; $4,2.i0 front various donors for buildings, Ji,4;h) for sites and $l,4;.i'W (r purposes, the objects of which, for the most part, were not re ported. This item consists very largely of bequests, and presumably the greater por tion ot it will be Invested as permanent en dowments. The money gifts, other than those of Mr. Carnegie, nhount to $4,118,670. This Includes eleven of $.S.iO ench, one of $S,uc0, eleven of $10,000, two of JlS.OiKi, three of J:0,00, three of IJS.iXio, one of J4.0K), one of $T5,(m, one of $li0.cK). two of $lSn.imo. three of $-ii.0ou. one of $.,i.oiri, ne of $.hjo,ouo, two of ;ou,ui,0 and one of f 1 ,ni.i'00. Two hundred and flftv-three orlfts are r. ported, representing liG.'i'2 volumes, live cot lections of books. $ii,12v,17i, and nfty-cight miscellaneous gifts, including one building with grounds, seven sites, art r.nd niitunil history collections, paintings and various other gifts, the several values t.t which could not be ascertained. Some I .n rife Public Gifts. The gift of $l,000,itxi wuh from Archer M. Huntington to the Hispanic society of New York. The list also Includes a bequest of $300,000 from James V. Drown to Wllllams port, Pa., and one of $.i0O,0OO from Daniel Wlllard Flske to Cornell university, and $500,000 from James Philip Gray to the v it A.iuutijf MN.-tuciauori oi opruigiiciu, Mua. Mr. Carnegie's gifts to libraries In the t'nited States number thirty-four and amount $1,009,500. In their distribution tho North Atlantic division ot states received $426,C0, the South Atlantic, $116,000; the Sou'h Central, $200,000; the North Cen tral, $309,500, and the Western, $40,000. Of the states receiving the greatest number of gifts Indiana ranks first with rive, Il linois second with four, and Kansas third with three. Thcru were two gifts of $2,600, two of $5,000, ten of $10,C00, three of $12,500, tm'O of $15,000, one of $17,000, three of $20,000, two of $25,000 and two of $35,000. The larger gifts are $40,000 to Falrmount col lege, Wichita, Kan.; $40,000 to Omaha, Neb.; $50,OC0 to Evanston. 111.; $50,000 to the Uni versity of Maine, Orono; $100,000 to Tufts college library, $150,000 to Syracuse uni versity and $200,000 to Louisville, Ky. Some Local Heneflclurles. In summing up the bequests by states, Mr. Harrison's report makes the following showing for Nebraska, Iowa and South Da kota: Omaha Public library, $10,000, to be used at the discretion of the governing board, a bequest from Frank Murphy; $40,000 for neele. Algona Free public library, $1,000 for fur nishing building, from Colonel Thomas F. Cooke. Burllr.gton Free public library, $3,153, a memorial to T. J. Potter, from friends. The income Is to be used for the purchase of books .-elating to railroads. Grinnell Iowa college library, $1,000 for an endowment fund, from J. H. Leavltt of Waterloo. Mason City Public library, $10,000 for building fund, from citizens; $1.0u0 for building fund, from City Federation of Women's Clubs. Mount Pleasant Free public library, $1,000 for site, from Ladies' Library association. West Liierty F-ee public library, $1,700 for site, from citizens. PierreCarnegie library, $12,500 for a building, from Andrew Carnegie, accepted; $10,000 from various citizens, $5,000 for site, from Hughes county. Yankton Yankton college library, $17,000 for a building, from Andrew Carnegie; ac cepted and building now In process of erec tion. REAL ESTATE MEN TO WEST Omaha Dealers May Go to Portland to Exploit City's In- tereata. The Omaha real estate dealers may go to Portland this summer for the purpose of advertising Omaha property. The question was discussed at a meeting of the Real Estate exchange Wednesday and many members spoke in favor of the plan, although final action was deferred until next Wednesday. W. H. Green has offered to conduct the excursion and he said the rate would be $45 for the round trip. If the Journey is made It will be In August, when the Transmississippl Commercial congress meets In Portland, and those going would be delegates to the convention. It was decided to send three or more representatives of the 'exchange to the Commercial club excursion July 19, 20, 2 and 21. J. B. Piper announced that the New Y'ork Children's Id society is contemplating tho establishment of a baby farm In Omaha or Lincoln and that Inducements have been made by the latter city to get the society to take the deserted Western Normal building there. Lincoln people have offered to pay half of the cost of the site. Speak ers on the subject were loth to advocato that any action bo taken toward securing the orphanage for Omaha, as It seemed doubtful to them whether It would not bo more of a drawback than a help to the city. The matter will be considered again nt the next meeting. A committee was appointed to muke ar rangements for the annual picnic. It con sists of Alex Charlton. W. II. Green, W. H. Gates, J. W. Frenzer and B. P. Bostwick. 22-K wedding rings. Edholm. Jeweler. Few Thefts on Fourth. But few losses or thefts Incidental to Tuesday's celebration have been reported to the police. A. H. Burr of 27u5 Chicago street is mourning the loss of seven of hia thoroughbred chickens, which are valued at $L'5. While 'Mr. Burr and family were enjoying the day In some sequestered spot thieves broke Into his poultry house and took seven of the best. Williams & Boyes grading contractors, reported the loss of two scrapers taken from a lot at Sixteenth and Howard streets. J. A. Peterson say he lost a watch at one of the parks. RSI 8ddB3g11 WJdDom WEffl All of this can be avoided, however, by the use of Mother' Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother's Friend overcomes all the danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing. Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the use of this wonderful EiHH RfUdDftllDGBIl0 book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent '.I Til Brilf,i!d Remitter Co., Atliiti The That Made Milwaukee famous. Phone SIS. Job. Schlitz Brewing Co., 710 South Otb Street, Omaha. OUR LETTER BOX Sentlna tne 1'eoiile'a t hureh, OMAHA, July S.-To the Editor of The Pee: The seats which have leen used In the People's church were common, hard chairs, some of them blackened by the fire which destroyed the building. Uut now this church has purchased most com fortable and beautiful opera chairs, which will be in use at once; also small folding chairs for children's department to take tho place of those burned. These seats are to be absolute free for all who come, however poor in this world's goods. Tho price of these seats is most reasonable. Will those who know and appreciate our forta to provWe free Boa(B for tue p,um people help us meet this sum. CHARLES W. SAVIDGE. Pastor People's Church. JONES PROVOKED PISTILL0 Bye Witness Gives Ills Version of the Murder of Jonea Tneaday. Joseph II. Luca called on The Bee Wednesday morning and requested tho publication of the following statement bearir.g Mr. Luca's signature and said by him to be a true accouht of the shooting of Charles Jones Tuesday afternoon: I have read the Item In tho dally morn ing papers concerning Jones' murder, and since I waB an eye witness I could justly plav a critic on the reports. They are certainly misrepresented concerning the af fair. Mr. Plstlllo was one of the Tltalian pic nickers and was merrily enjoying himself In a gentlemanly way. jusi ueiore tne murder was committed Plstlllo and quite a number of young Italians were dancing, when this Jones, with five companions, appeared on the scene. They were evi dently in a rather hilarious and Intoxicated condition, after they had amused them selves. The Italians dame In their own manner. They, Jones and companions, started to ridicule and make sport of them in a vprv Inntiltinff and ludicrous manner. They even went so far as to use language that I think best to keep from the public. Then thev advanced toward Plstlllo and begun to ridicule, Insult and abuse him In a very disgraceful way. Plstlllo patiently bore all the Insults thrown upon him by Jones In particular, but finally, when Jones picked up a bottle and fired It at PiBtlllo, which bottle struck the latter above the templf. his patience evidently was exhausted und be decided to leave the plaee. Notwithstanding this. Jones fol lowed him, ond they met at the gate. Jones once more started to Insult Plstlllo with very profane lunguage. Plstlllo s anger being aroused, ho turned around in the heat of the moment and tired the fatal ShThis description and testimony will be corroborated by several other eye wlt- ne(S?gned) JOSEPH H. "TCA 1124 Chicago Street. SUIT FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH Action Brooitht to Ilecover Money from Saloon Keeper and HI Bondsmen. On behalf of Rosa Rezek and three minor children, Messrs. Smyth & Smith have brought suit against the Joseph Schlltx Brewing company to recover $3,000 for the death of Mrs. Rezek's husband. This Is the case In which Mrs. Rezek recovered Judgment for $5,000 against Anton Bazar, a saloon keeper, and his two bondsmen, Vac Blaha and Robert Forkel, all of South Omaha, As told In The Bee Monday, Mr. 8myth was unable to get any satisfaction out of the saloon keeper or his bondsmen when the sheriff went to levy an execution under the Judgment. He also failed, on examina tion before Judge Kennedy, to get a show ing that they had any property that could be levied on. The present suit is brought against the brewing company on the ground that, working under its Instruc tions, C. E, W. Nelson, a notary, procured the two bondsmen to sign bonds for $2,600 each when they were not worth any sum that could be made to answer for possible damages, and that the same was there after filed with the application of Buzar and accepted by the council. HUSTLE FOR BUILDING FUNDS Bnslnesa Men's Committee Will Meet and Perfect Pinna to Aid Y. M. C. A. The citizen's committee of seventy busi ness men engaged In securing subscriptions for the new Young Men's Christian assocl- I tlon building, will meet Thursday at 12:15 v. i- i . . . t wiC vu.HM.nmu nuu rouma in response kj mo crtii ui un ciiiiiriiiiui, liowara 11. Baldrlge. Plans for the committee's work are well in hand, and when the meeting Is over each man will have his duty laid out before him, so that he ca,n begin the same day the work of raising hia share of the IG6.000 which Is yet to be secured by July 15. A number of the association workers well known In Omaha are here to lend their aid through the last and busiest days of the campaign. F. L. Willis, secretary at Wor cester, Mass., and the former general sec- Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the loss of their girlish forms after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mother's shapeliness. FPD(BDd(dJ Beer "Ja retary nt Omaha, has been here two days. C. M. Mayne, general secretary at Lincoln, and State Secretary J. P. Bailey hava ! arrived. International Field Secretary Ward, who has been in the east for two weeks, will lie In Omaha Thursday, in time for tho meeting of the citixen's committee. River Hlslna; at Yankton. YANKTON, 8. D., July 6 (Special Tel egram.) There is an eight-foot rise In tha Missouri river here. The river is out of Its banks and flooding many thousaoid acres of fertile bottom land. Reports of losses of live stock and swine are coming In and great damage to truck gardens on the bottoms will follow If the rise con tinues. VERMILLION, 8. D.. July B. (Special Telegram.)-No Immediate alarm Is felt over the antics of the Missouri river here. It can stand four feet of rise yet without overflowing Its banks. Vermillion river la out of Its banks In many places. Tha water rose three feet today. It is the highest ever known here in July. Resident of the bottoms are rendy to move out on short notice of the Big Muddy cute looae. Glicnntlc Conspiracy, 'TIS a gigantic conspiracy of Coughs, Colds, etc., against you. Foil It with IV. King's New Discovery. 60c. and $1.00. For sulo by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Announcements of the Theaters. This evening at the Boyd theater Master Clarke Marshall will be Been In the lend ing role In "The Flag of Truce," a thrill ing military drama by the late Joseph Hanorth. The part that Master Marshall will take was created In the original pro duction by Master Tommy Russell, and wm a decided hit from the first. The- pieco had a run of over 100 nights In New York and was generally praised. The Ferris Stock company will support Master Mar shall, and the production, which has been built for 'this occasion. Is complete In every detail. The piece will run tho rest of tha week. "The Lino Beautiful." Lehigh Valley railroad. Delightful routa to New York, Philadelphia and AUantla coast ri-sorts. Five through tralna dally. Dining cars, a la carte. Connects at Buf falo and Niagara Falla with all tralna from the west. For time tables and descriptive mattef address George Eade. Jr., Western Passen ger Agent, 21? Bouth Clark 8t Chicago, Ilk Pratt Held to B Murdered LAKE CITY, la., July 6 '"he cOronor'a Jury todoy concluded its Inqujst Into the death of Josiah M. Pratt, a highly re spected farmer, who on April 21 died after a brief Illness. The Jury held tho cause of death was poisoning by arsenlo administered In small doses and Implicates the dead man's wife and his hired man, William Perslng, In the murder. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Fingers roughened by needlework catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty. Hand Sapollo removes not only the dirt, but also the loosened, injured cuticle, and restores tb finger r their natural beauty. ALL. GROCERS AND DRUGGIST DR. 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