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LIVELY TIME IN COUNCIL
Major tod Mtmben TaksTnrai Stirring
Tkinji Up.
WATER WORKS QUESTION STARTS MIXUP
treet Inertrr and Kldewalk to
traeta Famish a. Liberal Khar
f the Material ta Feed
the Flames. -
The first session of the city council for tlia
new year, held laat night, wa a lively one
and Mayor Macrae embraced the oppor
tunity to express himself In plain, unvar
nlslied language on aeveral Important mu
nicipal question. In fact, every member
of the council got busy at aome time or
other during the progress of the session.
The waterworks question, the gaa question
and the railroads ail came In for their share
of discussion.
. When the communication from the water
works company, submitting an ordinance
for an extension of Ita franchise for another
twenty-five years, was read Alderman Mi
loney moved that It be referred to the com
mittee of the whole and the motion carried,
although the mayor stated that he thought
It ought to havs been sent to the special
committee on municipal ownerahip. Mayor
Macrae, after the motion was carried, let
himself loose. He denounced the communi
cation and ordinance as a "fake," a "bas
tardly affair." "I had hoped you would
hdva turned. It down hard and cold. That It
la a fake is as plain as the noses upon your
faces. If we don't get scared and stand pat
and the people stand pat we may get the
waterworks In three or four years, but for
Ood's sake don't give them any twenty-five
years' franchise," he said.
Alderman Weaver of the special commit
tea having; In charge the negotiations for
the purchase of the waterworks by the city
aaid that the committee had a proposition
from the attorneys of the waterworks com-
pany which In his opinion was far more
liberal than the ordinance submitted, but he
JtVefraJned from throwing any light on the
proposition.
The referring of the communication and
ordinance to the committee of the whole In
ted of to the' special committee waa due
to the, fact-that several of the aldermen
feel that the question la one which should
properly be handled by the entire body and
nat by a committee which refused to take
the other members of tbe council Into Its
v lunuucnce.
A . Hay or After Gaa Company
Following the discussion on the water
worm question Mayor niacrae proceeueu 10
handle the. gas company without gloves.
filing his own individual case, he declared
that the gas company was charging Its
patrons double for the gas they consumed.
Mrvemi complaints of the manner in which
the bills have, reocntly Increased, he said,
had- fjcen made ' to him.' He said he bad
tVmd.o test himself by burning lamps In
Iris residence for two weeks or more, but
tlie gns hill for the month waa even bigger
Wmii that of the month -previous. He said
le believed it the duty of the city council to
! Into the matter and at his suggestion
fiJTftcfiil cojiitbittee, consisting of Aldermen
Msrrey, dllbert and Younkernian, was ap
M.'liteil.
AIM man sTInley was primed with a large
1'nlcl y retnmeiirtutlona which he sub'
nltcd. Ficial referred. to the regulation
. f speed of trains, thruugo th,elty and. wars
f erred- UT-t-heepeia ' committee In charge
w: sjv-li' matters. Another called for the
tn-cbig fif gates at the following railroad
crossings:
i i;i llngtn-Muln, Blxth and Seventh
: ects.
Wrest- Western Main street, Tosterin
aireet ntiil Woodburv avenue.
. U Inula Cent ml Hroadway. avenue be
taren T elfin anil Thirteenth streets.
i- Northwestern Avenuu B and Eleventh
' -eet.
I'.o.k Inland Sixth street and Seventh
Ktreet.
Alllwuukee Sixth and Seventh streets. i
Thr recommendation offered by Alderman
Tinley. t hut the city enter at once Into a
cotitrat for the leasing of an auto street
sweeper was turned down hard and cold
?tfoyor Macrae stated that he wished the
newspapers to announce In big headlines
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Jireeper. -j
;,;' H'a City Eaglneer.
f jLn amendment to the ordinance provid
ing -for the salaries of the city officials
and designating their duties was Intro
. dtlcad : and, passed to its second reading.
The amendment provides that the time of
the city engineer and hla assistants shall
tie devoted entirely and exclusively to
V that work of the city and that neither
J the city engineer nor any of hla employes
VVi-ihair Permitted to take or perform work
ior an-y Individual, Arm or corporation.
AS Thia amendment. Ita waa stated, resulted
from numerous complaints that City Kn
gineer Etnyre devoted much of his time
fo trformlng work for private parties and
that ho used the men employed by the city
in Ills office In doing the same.
'Alderman Crlppen stirred up somewhat
at a tempest when he moved that all con
tracts for sldewulks which ha4 aspired
tie cancelled. In support of his motion he
stated that contracts for about five miles
of walks had been let In the Biith ward
and that up to date not a foot bad been
laid, despite tlie repeated promises of Con
tractors Wlckhani and fikinkle that the
work would be done. It brought Alderman
Weaver to bis feet with a protect at taking
inch action behind the backs of the con
tractors unmed and before they could be
riven a chance to explain the cause of the
lelay, etc'. He declared that If the aide
aalk contracts were to be runcelled ' It
would be only fair to cancel all contracts
for paving. curbing and sewering.' Mayor
Macrae then took a hand in the fight and
the alderman from the Fourth" ward heard
a few remarks from the head of the mu
nicipal administration that were far from
complimentary, but which mere delivered
straight from the shoulder. When the
mayor regained hie seat Alderman Weaver
withdrew his amendment, but Alderman
t'rlppen's motion failed to carry.
The council, aa requested by the Board of
t'otinty Supervisors, adopted a resolution
acquiescing In the action of the supervis
ors In employing the legal Arm of Harl A
Tinley to assist the county attorney In tha
l-oitlund flold Mining company1 tax liti
gation.. I M , the suggestion of City Solicitor
Snyder he waterworks company la to be
notified to set all of Ita hydrants ao that
the rtm of I Ii T "Jacket" or the "frost
case" be above the sidewalk or grouud.
'.W PHASE W.tTtH lOVTROVKHIl
Company Hints at ahnttlna Down the
Works.
asy developed yesterday, the current
euarterly bills now being sent out by the
water works , company bearing stamped
I iv red across the face of them the follow
ing: v . '
'The party within named agrees that tbe
Council Bluffs City Water Works company
la nor bound to furnish water until April 1.
1. but If It falls so to do It shall refund
pro rata, amount of tne aum collected.
a Manager, IX W. Hart. In explanation.
nade this statement, eterday morning:
If thA fMNAhlu tt Ihn , I., ft-n-l,
Mnr ejnlres Januarv 24 a la claimed, wa
are uncertain what our statu will he after
that dm, it la not Impossible that wa may
find w have no right to continue to opr-
la our plant.
We are cnllectlrg the quarterly rental In
advance, aa usual, and the payment of thia
rental, and our acceptance of It, would rnn
atltute a contract on our part to furnish
water until April I. If there were no qunlt-
Jleation of the agreement.
We are willing to refund to cotiautnera
the unearned portion of their rentala If wt
are compelled to rinse, down, but we wtah
to avoid any peltile claim for ilinuci
In such contingency. For thia reason we
have place the notice on the race or our
bllla. If we are forced to discontinue water
service we do not want to he held up with
claim for damages becauae of failure' to
give water aervice.
Ran ea "an Falls te Materialise.
BURLINGTON, la., Jan. I.-tSpeclal
Telegram.) The threatened run on the
Uerman-Amrrican Sflvlng bank here today
failed to develop, thanks to the prompt
action of the local banks and Wholesale
and Retail Liquor Dealers' association.
One Chicago bank placed $T)),000 at the
disposal of the Burlington banks If needed.
Other Chicago and St. Louts banks offered
aid. The trouble arose over 8unday clos
ing of saloons and was started by Irate
saloonkeepers.
Brewery for Lemara,
LEMAR8, la., Jan. ).-Speclal.)-A
number of representative business men of
Lrmars are planning to erect a brewery
costing $150,000. The project meets with
favor and the money will be forthcoming
aa soon aa the necessary preliminaries are
completed.
Have you friends? In the east? In the
west? In the old country? Send them
each a copy of the Jubilee Edition of The
Bee. Advertise Omaha.
GAIN IN GOLD AND SILVER
Production of These Metals In I alted
Stntea Nearly Seven Millions
More Than In lUO-t.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The preliminary
estimate of the director of the mint upon
the production of gold snd silver In the
United 8'ates In the calendar year 1905
shows a gsln of approximately Iti.noo.noo In
gold and l,uno,in ounces of silver over the
product of 1504. The gsln In gold Is slmoat
entirely represented by the increased output
of Alaska, the product of. which Is placed at
IM.iW0.lO, Hgnlnst 3.1in.5rt In 1!U. The
Alaska gain Is nearly all In the Taunna or
Fairbanks district, the returns for which
are $5,107,000.
California shows a loss of about $1 .500.0UO,
due. It is said, to severe drouth, which not
only brought hydraulic operations to a
Standstill, but Interfered with quarts mills
to some extent. Nevada shows a gain of
about 10,000 Bnd Utah as much. Colorado
gains about H.ono.uiiO; South Dakota. Mon
tana. Idaho, Oregon ami Arizona are esti
mated as about the same In the previous
year.
The Klondike continues to fall off and is
about I2.fl00.flne below 1!M.
The figures by states follow:
Silver
fluid Value at tile:
Value. Per Fine Oi.
Alabnina $ 4o.4 t W7
Alaska 14.ti.VUon
Arlxona .'I,6c0.flii
California 17.502.tK
SK.67
3.400.000
879,411
12,704,919
06
9.000.OH0
127.000
U.UmOOO
li.noo.0c0
260,000
2.647
si, wo
za
l.4n9
27.733
4i3.tino
12,000.000
4
116.412
x&a
'$:.Si.365
J94,2o6
28,270
7,214
Colorado 26,33.1.310
Georgia ..
fifl.fino
Idaho
Maryland
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico ....
North Carolina
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota ..
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington ....
Wyoming;
1,660.400
17.000
o'.tM.tiOO
4,T00.flflo
413.400
7s. 400
l.jaam
101.no
.S61.M0
7.400
tm
4,51.Srt
400
3,K
.. 30,700-
Totals '.;....
KiondJ .....
.ISH.3S7.700
.$ 8.23!),300
N o i ..eluded In
A Ian. .hi
4 537.330
Tanana district (in
cluded in Alaska) 3.107.00O
EXAMS FOR TEACHERS-TO-BE
Tests to Be Given Applicants for Cer
tificates fu..- the Pnblle
, fcc h ftola.
The public ?cliOols will reopen. Monday,
January I, after a two weeks' Christmas
vacation. No promotions or 'changes in
classes are to be made at this time.
Examinations for certificates uualifylng
Individuals for employment as teachers In
the public schools will be held at the High
school Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
They are in charge of the axamlning com
mittee, composed of Miss Virginia White,
J. V. Woolery and H. A. Senter. Huper
Intendept Davidson has asked that the fol
lowing program be publlshad:
WEDNESDAY.
Grammar and Composition t a. m. to
10 30 a. m.
Mathemattcs 10:3, a. in. to 12 in.
History and Civics 1:30 p. m. to S p. m.
Amertcsn Literature 3 p. in. to 4 p. ni.
THURSDAY.
Geography 9 a. in. to 10:30 a. in.
Science 10 .SO a. in. to 12 m.
Theory and Practice 1 :30 p. la. to 2:30
p. m.
Spelling 2:30 p. m. to 3 p. in.
Music i p. m. to 3:30 p. in.
Drawing 3:30 p. in. to 4 . in.
Penmanship 4 p. ni. to 4:15 p. in.
High fcV-hool Examinations Friday, Jan
uary a, 9 a. m.
DARE DEVIL DICK DISCIPLE
Diminutive lonta of Valentine Is Ar
rested on Charge of Horse .
Stealing. '
Charles Manville, a youth of ' but 17
yeata, who was brought down from Valen
tine by Deputy Marshal Allan Sunday night
charged with horse stealing from the Pint
Ridge agency in South Dakota, has been
ordered sent buck to South Dakota for
trial by Judge M linger, the offense hav
ing been committed in that federal Jurisdic
tion. Manville Is a dwarfed specimen of hu
manity, weighing but sixty-eight pounds
and is an inveterate cigarette fiend. Asked
why he had stolen the pouy and outfit, he
said he needed the money. The horse was
sold In Nebraska and the hoy started out
oa a big spree with the proceeita. Ho Is
a typical youthful cowboy of the dime
novel species and wus anxious lie should
be permitted to get a drink or whisky at
Valentine, after arrest, as a bracer. Helng
a mhior and the day being Sunday, the.
deputy marshal had to deny him the prhi
lege of the much wanted refreshment.
The probabilities are that Judge Carlanil.
upon the hearing of the rase at Sioux Falls,
will send the boy to the South Dakota re
form school until he Is 21 years of age.
Real Kstate Convention.
HI RON. 8. D.. Jan. 2.-(Bpclal.)-Th an
nual meeting of tlie South Dakota Real
Estate Dealers' association will be held
here, beginning on the evening of January
and closing the 11th. Indications are that
the attendance will be large. Mitchell, Ab
erdeen, Redfleld. Pierre. Sioux Falls and
other cities will be largely represented.
Officers of railways operating Jn the stale
will also be present and assist In determin
ing upon a system of advertising and Im
migration that ahull .be helpful to the en.
tire state. Tbe annual election ot officers
will be held on the 11th. Local members
will give alt visitors royal entertainment
aside from the business sessions of the or
ganisation to be held on the loth and Ilth.
We still have copies of the New Year's
Illustrated KUltlun of The Bee. Order them
now before the edition Is exhaustei
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
TrKitj Poihry Siaw Attracts Muy
fgwli gnd People.
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CITY COUNCIL GETS THROUGH ROUTINE
Hoard of Kaaratloa Uecldes that
Teachers and Kmployea Matt ray
Their Personal Taaea If They
Kipect to hrp Places.
The exhibit of poultiy In the Trl-Clty
Poultry association was not entirely com
pleted yesterdsy, owing to delayed trains on
different railroads. One large load was re
ceived at p. m. and this was assigned to
temporary places in the hall for last nigh..
There were In all about Soo fowls ready for
Inspection. A good crowd of South Omahrt
people attended the show last night and
many are expected this afternoon and even
ing. Murlc was provided and kept up t
lively competition with the voices so often
sssoclated with the farm yard. Those who
enjoy fine fowls found much to attract
their attention. The specimens are sll so
ferfect that the Judges will have difficulty
In reaching a decision.
The exhibit of Barred Plymouth Rocks bv
8. S. Kevins is certainly splendid, espe
cially one large cockerel in the left box.
This Is the largest and hla markings ar
Just a little darker than any other fowl In
the exhibits. Still there sre so many per
fections in the others that any one not nn
expert would bo at a loss how to decide.
The White lyghmns presented by A. A.
Hopson of Omaha are fine. Their plumage
Is white as any snow. The Partridge
Corhlns by C. E. Grundy are sturdy, brown
fellow of more than ordinary weight. John
FltiRoberts and H. G. Klddoo have a num
ber of Dun Wysndottes as smooth of plum
age as If they had been newly polished.
There are some white Angora cats and
pigeons a side attractions. Then there are
some ducks which size up the flies of sight
seers by the general term of "quacks."
City Council MeetlnK.
The city council eld a brief session last
night snd passed on matters of routine
business. Among other matters, the reserve
paving estlmnte. which falls In district No.
IS. on Twenty-fourth from Q to Railroad,
and on Railroad from Twenty-fourth to
Harrison, amounting to 34.SS8.4o, which lias
been drawing interest in favor of the con
tractor, Dan Hunnon, for the last year, as
provided by the statutes, is now ordered by
the council to be invested.
It was moved thut the city engineer make
an Inventory Of all public property of the
city.
The report of the city live stock inspector.
J. D. Jones, was presented and approved.
The following is his list of condemned
stock: Hogs, .IS: cuttle, i; sheep, 7.
The report of the police Judge was filed.
This report covered the month of Novem
ber. According to It there, were forty cases
dismissed, six Imund over to the district
court, ten remanded to the city Jull, eight
transferred to the county jail to serve sen
tence, with fines snd costs paid amounting
to 3L41.50
The clfy attorney presented his opinion
with regard to the mqvemeot to require the
gas and water companies to deposit a fund
with the city clerk to Insure that the re
spective companies should properly repair
the pavements which might be torn up In
putting In improvements, op repairs. He
opined that In the case of the gas company
that such a deposit could not be required, as
toe matter was covered by the contract en
tared Into by the gas company when the
franchise waa granted. But in the case of
the water company the deposit might lie re
quired uildr ordinance 130, which gave'the 1
water company its franchise. The ordi
nance, could thus be amended and he reoom-,
mended that the deposit be made with the
city engineer.
The bill of the water company was split
and taxes to the amount of $fA.:'3 were
deducted, leaving a balance of WZ.bb for
which warrants will be issued In favor of
the water company.
Street improvement bonds for district No.
23 were sold as advertised to the amount of
$2,!i0. They were bought at par with the
addition of the accrued Interest by Dan
Hannon, he being the only bidder.
A motion wan passed ordering the city
clerk to advertise for bids for the grading
of Eighteenth street from I to Missouri
avenue.
The petition for the grading of F street
from Twenty-fifth west to the Union Pacific
right-of-way was rejected because the peti
tion wag found to be faulty. Signers for
the property belonging to St. Bridget's
church failed to attach a statement of the
trustees of thst church authorizing their
signatures. When this Is done the petition
may pass.
City Attorney's Krport.
The city attorney made his annual report
on the affairs of his office yesterday. This
Waa filed as part of the business to be
brought to the attention or the council.
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which met lust evening
The following Is
the report:
Since coming Into officA thirty-nine cases
have been commenced; twenty-two dam
age roses, the others miscellaneous.
We have tried, settled and disposed of
forty-two cases; twenty-four of these were
for damages or for money judgments, the
others miscellaneous. The amount of
money sought In these twenty-four cases
was LAS K A The entire amnilnl refnvcreH
in these twenty-four suits was 2.2!6.2". '
This Is a little less than tH per cent of
the amount Involved. Only one Judgment
was recovered for a sum more than $2i.
and this. was the, Nicholson Judgment for,
trios), which has been taken to the supreme
court.
We recovered Judgment from the gaa
company for the sum of I2.1U.2T. So far.
this leaves the cltv short in lis balance
S143.93. In most every Instance the amount
recovered has been so small as not to
throw the plaintiff s costs on the city.
Twenty-nine cases are now pending
against the city; nineteen of these are
damage cases, the entire amount involved
being about tlOu.uuO.
Several claims have been filed on which
suit has not been started.
Four cases are pending In the supreme
court. Answers have been filed to several
hundred descriptions In the scavenger
suit. 11 will be necessary to give this
matter our attention soon.
The practice of this department in se
curing photographs and evidence us soon
as the claim is reported haa helped ma
terially In the trial of cases, as well as
discouraged filing worthless or spurious
claims.
Each, of the departments of the city has
extended us a milling and helpful bund
where it could, materially aiding us in our
lights.
We have endeavored to discharge the
duties of this office with the city's interest
In vie aa the single purpose.
Bank Baalnesa Expanding.
In an Interview with H. C. Bosakk,
vice president of the South Omaha Na
tional bank, he announces that John ('.
French, formerly assistant cashier of the
I'nlon Stock Yards National bank, has
accepted a position as cashier of the South
Omaha National, his services beginning
with today.
Mr,. Bostwick further adds thut the steady
growth of the. bank has been very much
accelerated la the last fen- years and the
need Is felt of an assistant In handling the
rapidly increasing business. He thinks the
Ideal man haa been found in Mr. French,
for eight years connected with the I'nion
Stock Yards National as assistant cashier.
In the I'nion Stock Y'arda National bank
bo one haa been employed to take the
place of Mr. French. It la likely, however,
that some one will be found before the
meeting of the directors on January 10.
It la expected that E. P. Fold will be
chosen as the cashier in place of Mr. Mc-
I Phersvn, as he has now assumed Ihe
duties pending the action ot the Board of
Directors.
Mr. Morlarlty of the Paiker.i National
says that there have been no changes In
the office force there during the last year
and no changes In tht chief officials dur
ing the last ten years. The hunk has
added 3O.0i to Its. business during the last
year. f
Arsnonr Pas Taxes.
Receipts were made ou by the city
treasurer in favor of Armour tc Co. yes
terday, from whom the city received the
remittance lust Saturday of the full as
sessment of taxes. The amount was
.m3.50. The office of the treasurer a
filled with people yesterday ho were try
ing to pay up their taxes before they be
came delinquent. The city t;ix collector
said that he was Inclined to lie as lenient
as possible Hnd it is likely that any one
who pays up before the close of this week
will not lie pi 'iced on the delinquent list.
This list wl'l he opened the first of the
week at all events.
fir History wf Bonds,
The city clerk is getting out a complete
new history of the city hall bond Issue.
Most of the work was completed yesterday.
The reason for this is that Hayes & Sons
of Cleveland, O., have the history of the
transaction and is unwilling to return It
without first receiving a remittance of $50
to pay for the expense they claim to have
Incurred with the old forms. The city is
not Inclined to stand for the item, so Is
allowing Hayes & Sons to have the worth
less paper. The clerk also received the
bill from the Electric Light company for
the month of December, amounting to
$1,239, which Item Included both arc and
incandescent lights.
Believe They Have Mnrilrrrr.
The police have arrested George Brown,
alias George Henderson, as a suspicious
character. They arc holding him for the
authorities in Minneapolis. It is said that
he is the man who shot a bartender in
that city on December 23 while he and
his companion Were holding up the place.
A photograph was taken of the man and
mulled to Minneapolis for identification.
Trnphers Must Pay Taxes.
There was a meeting of the school board
last Monday evening. It transacted llttlu
except routine business with the exception
of passing a resolution to the effect that
all teachers and other employes of the
public school system In this city must
pay their personal taxes If they expected
to retain their positions In the service of
the public. What the conditions were that
called for such a resolution is still a mat
ter of conjecture to outsiders. 11 may be
that these taxes will be deducted from the
checks of those In arrears In the matter.
It Is expected that the fax will lie given
prompt attention by the teachers and
others In the employ.
ewer Meeting- In Prospect.
It is erccted that the chairman of the
Citizen's Sewer commission, Mr. O'Keefte,
will call a mass meeting of South Omaha
citizens on the coming Saturday night.
He Is said to have Informed Scott W. King
to. that effect yesterday. He has not, how
ever, made an official announcement In
the press. People Interested will be wurned
In due time with respect 1o the meeting.
Very likely Saturday will be the date
fixed.
Mfialc City (iosalp.
W. C. limtiert is In Lincoln.
Banner court No. 75 of the Trilie of Ben
Kur will meet Wednesday night nt 0ld
Fellows' hall. . .,
Joseph Koutsky will be away for another
ween proimmy
He has
been for two
weeks pi. st at Ruskln.
The EoR-lrx had their installation pro
gram last night and it Is. snld that every,
one enjoyed himself to the fullest capacity.
Magic City King's Daughters will meet
this week with Mrs. M. f' Reynolds. 1517
North Twenty-fourth streell'Thursday aft
ernoon. , ...... l. X ;
The Indies' Aid society! of the Methodist
Episcopal churcli will meet tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. F. Goerne, 1429
North Twenty-fourth street.
Del Lvon, who has been visiting his
mother and Mister at 512 North Fifteenth,
during the holidays, has returned to Kan
sas City, where he is attending school,
J. D. Ringer of this city returned from
Lincoln, where he has loen visiting his
father and mother. While In Lincoln he
had occasion to meet many oi nis oiu
university friends.
Judsen T. Eames and Miss Edith Brings
were married last night at 622 North
'I wenty-second street. Rev. F. M
Slsson
nerformed the ceremony. Only the rela
tlves and mot intimate friends were pres
ent. Lodge No. 227 of the Ancient Order of
I'lilten Workmen will hold Its Installation
proa nun at the temple Thursday night.
All the members are expected to turn out
and helo putr the blowout. There will le
members irom the grand lodge present.
There will be a Joint Installation service
of the Women's CaJ hollo Order of Forest
er's, conmrlsing the Omaha and the South
Omaha courts, Wednesday evening, at Pat
terson hall. Seventeenth and Furnam
I tifiiAi, I iiiiflhu Hi, nth ftmuhn. members
. illvited
Mayor Koutsky was unable to attend the
meeting of the council lust night owing to
the Illness of h's two daugnters. Both
of them are suffering from a severe at
i.iil, rt nnitiimiitiLu The council wfcs nre-
1 .1,1. nrii, hv W P Adlcins. nresldent of
the council,
The Younir Men's Christian association
"as its new gymnasium nearly completed
! J.liTweek or't'wo"1 Vc ,sV' "rTres-
i "inn a ceK or io. I lie rooms ai pres-
j ent occupied on Twenty-fourth street will
IW o ei unuieu biiu it'imiirii iiiit nvi"in-
m.ilim of ll.o u.lull,.n At f.resenr
they are a Utile at disadvantage.
' COCKRELL HOLDS TO OLD JOB
Claim Agent Elected to Office of
Jnstlrr of the Pence Wants
Both Places.
A slate of siege exists in Ihe office of
the city attorney. With Attorney Breen
and his assistant, W. H. H?rdmu,n, doing
their best to pry Judge George C. Cock re 1 1
loose from his former Job as spcclul claim
ugent, thut gentleman persists he has a
perfect right to the position and the emolu
ments thereof. .
The head of the department suys he has
not a ghost of a show, ought to be reason
able, go away and be just the plain Justice
of the pence tor which he was elected
laal full. The judge spurns the Idea and
says he used to hoid two offices in Illinois
ami If he did in Illinois, which is a bigger
sluie ibuii Nebraska, he guesses lie can
do It in this commonwealth.
Attorneys Breen and Herdman refuse to
give the judge uny work to perform and
have Instructed Ihe clerks in tlie office
not to ask service of any kind from the
former claim agent.
"Tile position of city claim ugent was
abolished by Ihe council several weeks
ago," said Mr. Herdmuu. "I believe Judge
Cockrell inukes Ihe point thut the repeal
ing ordinance referred to the number of
the original document Instead of to the
section and page numlers given in the re
cently compiled ordinances adopted a week
or so prior.
"His claim is ridiculous and untenable
and he might just as well step down and
out. No provision has been made for pay
ing any salary for the Job and the Judge
will not draw a ceut. no matter how long
he hangs around the office."
Cockrell made his way through the snow
Tuesday morning und arrived at the city
hall about 9 o'clock. He opened his desk
and maneuvered with a bunch of papers
for a while, but finally went away. He
declared he was still city claim agent, with
duties relating to the Investigation and
settlement of personal Injury and other
damage clu'ms against the city and pro
posed so to be until he got ready to quit.
He regards the holding of the office of
Justine of the peace and city claim agent
aa In perfect propriety. The former Job
pays a year.
MANY FOR M0I1LER BANQUET i
Responses Art Beinj Received in Large 1
Nimber forComtnercitl v lub Function.
TRAVEL NOT DELAYED BY THE SNOW j
Rnrllnaton tlreafly Receltlnn; Wnnj
Inquiries of .and to lie Handled
ly Ita er Impert
inent. Although the date Is still two weeks
away, numerous responses are being re
ceived to the announcement of the Com
mercial club of a complimentary banquet
l.l VI, a rf 1 r!-Ml J-nAMr I
Mohler of the I'nlon Pacific at "the Com
mercial club January 16. At the dinner
given to President 8tickney of the (rent J
western road at the Commercial club the
Omaha Grain exchange was fonied and
the foundation laid for making Omaha the
second grain market In the country, and
that Inside of two years.
Mr. Mohler, through his road, is doing
much for Omaha. and to show its apprecia
tion the Commercial club has decided to
tender him a complimentary banquet on
the above date.
Mr. Mohler has said no road Is as vitally
interested in Omaha us bis. for its whole
territory lies bock of this city and conse
quently his road Is going to do ail possible
toward the upbuilding of Omaha.
Snov. Not Interfering.
Travel from the east was very light
Tuesday morning, not many people seem
ing to want to start on an overland trip
on New Year's day. The snow hs been
falling in an even style, without drifts, so
that no delay had been occasioned to the
trains up to noon Tuesday. This snow is i
regarded by the railroads as better than '
one of the million-dollar Nebraska rains I
thut people arc wont to talk about, as it j
Is spreading a splendid even layer of mols- I
ture over the whole corn licit. While the i
Indications are this snow will not remain
long, it will all soak In the ground and be
of immense benefit.
Inquiries for Land.
Although the announcement was made
by the Burlington that D. Clem Denver,
former receiver ut the land office at O'Neill,
would take -charge of the newly created
department February 1, General 'Passenger
Agent Wakeley already Is being deluged
with letters from homeseekers who wish to
settle In some new district. A great many
valuable homesteads still remain in Ne
braska, which simply arc waiting for some
thrifty farmer to come along and locate,
and 11 is to asuist these that the new oftlce
is created. The Burlington has no farm
lands of Its own to sell, but simply wants
to denslfy the population along the Bur
lington route. Desk room is being pre
pated at headquarters for Mr. Deavcr.
Kallnay olea and Peraonnls.
C. 8. Mcllln. president of the New York,
New Haven and Hartlord railroad, former
president ol !ne Noitnern I'aeilie and once
with the I'tuon I'ucitic. will pass tnrougti
Omaha Wcunceduy in his private car en
route east.
The Burlington is taking advantage of the
frozen conoinon to uo a lot ot riprappi
on the east side of the river uoove toe
bridge winch crosses at .NeorusKa City.
beeiul iiunured cars ot stoue and brumi
will be put into protect the tu luge from mo
waters winch will rush down in the spring.
Kock Island officluia take exception to
the Ktatcmeni In some of too eastern paeis
tuat me Baniu re is tne roau now naming
tne tost mail to southern California, saying
that I'ncle bam lias deemed upon tne
uoiuen oiute iimirea, wmcn runs Horn C hi
cago through ianeas City to los Angeles.
'tne Denver & Kio Grande announces tne
appointment or Hawscn f. WatKitia as us
siMHnt treasurer ot tuc coniMtiy at Denver.
P. B. McAtee is appointed aaMi.itanL superin
tendent of toe luuiiii division, witn jui isaic
tion from Cuuma to Durango, inciuuing n
verton and t ai iiiington Drain nea. me juris
aiction of A. Aialoney, axttiniuut spennten
dent, will lie from lJ Veta to Criama, In
cluding Chama yarns and Crede and eunta
l'e branches.
The Burlington soon will receive the Jlrst
consignment ot ten oouoie-neck stocK ars
to a .-ton in relieving tne car suortaa
,ne cars are the nist of 3uo wlucn me
being constructed in tne company's simps at
Aurora, 111., and are the ncivesi and latent
jet designed. '1 hey can lie used as douine
or single decks, tne second neck being so
constructed mat it can be raised to tne top
' of the car to haul caitie or horxe or gran,,
ami also . constructed thai It can he tipped
on an angle to assist in cleaning. They ure
cf the ueslgn of tne 8. L. . . I'niveiMil
block Car company, which patents have
been bought by the Burlington.
You like to ho remembered by the housos
from which you buy. don't you? Why not
please your out-of-town customers by send
ing them a copy of The Bee's New Year's
Edition ond Birds-Eye View of Omaha?
Tucker's Appeal Denied.
BOSTON. Jan. 2. The appeal of the coun
sel for Charles L. Tucker, who mas convic
ted nearly a year ago of the murder of
Miss Mabel Page at Weston, for a rehear
ing of two of the exceptions taken st the
trial was denied yesterday by the full
bench of the supreme Judicial court. It is
expected in view of the failure of this last
effort to save inciters lire tnni tne young
; nmn wm sentenced to death I
"rior ,co,,rt dur'1?1 ln" VT'"'?t
(.m,ngol have still recourse to tl
death in the su-
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