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TTIE OMAnA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1D07. O'NEILL DEAF TO IOPEKA Frc.iident of Weteru leaeni Fend $2,500 to National Fate Ball Auociation. WESTERN ASSOCIATION WILL RESIST In KifBl f Infavnrahle rierlaloa Tbfr Will lie an Appeal In the '' National Commlaaloit, CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Pre!dent O'Nell of the Western Dune Ball league today took the first step townrds the establishment of the cight-club league recently decided upon by the Western league, by drafting the city of Topeka, Kan. He sent $2,500 to Becretary Farrell of the National Base Ball association, at Auburn, N. T., a re oulrcd by the constitution of the associa tion. . The "Western association, of which Topeka la a member, It. la understood, objects to the drafting, and will make a. fight before the Notional association. In the event of an unfavorable decision there, President O Ncll. will take the. matter to the Na tlonal commission. A St. Joseph, Mo., is to be the elprhth city In the. Western league If the drafting of Topeka Is sustained, the contest for the control of Topeka will de cide whether the Western league Is to have six or eight clubs next season, Keller May Blanaare Des Moines. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 3. Mike and Joe Cantlllon, the new owners of the Minne apolis Base Ball club, arrived In the city today from Chicago and Immediately be gan laying plana for the coming season. This afternoon Mike Cantlllon was elected president, secretary and treasurer; Joe Can tlllon, vice president, and Mike and Joe Cantlllon and W. F. Hughes as the board of directors. Speaking of the Kelly case, Joe Cantlllon aid:' "Kelly is free to manage a team or play base ball In an organized league. If he so desires. We have offered Kelly a position as manager of the Des Moines club at a salary of 14,000." HIGH PRICE OFFERED FOR MAC ' Ten Thousand Tendered to Detroit for Him. If Matty Mclntyre, the crack ou'leldor tt the Detroit club, is allowed to go to fcnoth. r club, it will not be before a fancy puce has been paid lor his release. At the recent American liague meeting at Chicago a certain club owner, said to be Taylor of'Iiobton, ofieifd $7,500 In cash for Mclntyre, which Becretary Navin promptly refused. Mclntyre le believed to be one of th Cuming players of thin country, especially as a batsman, and the Detroit club, anx ious to make a deal for him which will bene fit tho team under Hugh Jennings, is some what averse to Belling him outright. Hut unless present signs go fur nothing, Mo lntyre will be a niember'of one of the big teams in the eust, the owner of which stands ready to pay over $10,000 cash ur will trade several excellent players for the young Btatn Islander. The New York American league club aUo has a Hue out for Mclntyre. While Frank Chance, the captain and manager of the Chicago Cubs, is entitled to much credit for developing a Nutlonal league pennant winner last season, a great deal of the credit belongs really to Frank O. gelee, the former Boston manager, who was compelled to leave the Chicago team two years ago because of ill health, says an exchange with a sense of JiiBtice and a knowledge of facts. rWhen Selee left Bos ton for Chicago the Cubs were so Inferior that Interest In the National league games in Chicago was at a low ebb. Helee, one Of the best Judges of young players that ever sat on a bench, -proceded to build up the Chicago Nationals by degrees.- He dug up such players an Even, Tinker, Kling. L,undgrn, Slagla, Jteuluncb, and others, at the SHine time developing Chance. When he resigned the Chicago management the Cubs had grown to be- a pretty, fast bull team and were factors In the race of l!f4. Then Chance took hold and developed the qualities which Selee had discovered in the rough, and with the addition of Sheck ard, Steinfeldt, Schulte, Overall and Moran he succeeded In wlnilmg the pennant, an achievement that had made Selee famous In Boston for a number of years. Selee has been In, Pue1lo lnce. managing the Western league bub team in that city. He Is in fairly good health, but he sys he can never hope to manage an eastern team aguln. It was Selee who discovered and developed such noted players as Kid Nichols, Bobby Lowe, Jimmy Collins. Chick Stahl, Herman Dong, and others who helped to bring championships to the Hub. Jesse Burkett Is the real thing as a sport promoter at Worcester. He is president, manuger, captain, left fielder and first bat ter of the Worcester Base Ball club, bat ting leader of the New England league and is ready to back a roller polo club to rep resent his home city. In the minor sports Nebraska earrlod off tho cross-country honors by defeating Chi cago and Wisconsin, no other western teams competing. Michigan carried oft both the) team and the Individual honors In golf. Chicago won the tennis champion ship In doubles, but Cornell (la.) college was first In the singles. Minnesota was first In basket ball, Waling out Wisconsin la a sensational fight. Ask any of the players on the seven clubs outside of Cleveland where they can get base hits without making them, and they will tell you In that pity. Yet the Cleve The American people ftrv tu fond f good ber at ny other nut ion It's th logical lKth-yr-,rouoii bvtnc toe all c In the Namoof Quality tis always best to ask for nan 2) U LL MILWAUKEE It is reliably good, dclicioasly full of "BLat" character and as clean and pure as honest methods must always mean. The most exacting methods and up-to-date facilities have ever been a feature at this plant Try any of thess brand whether on draught or la ovules wbaravar yoa caa PRIVATE STOCK WIENER EXPORT MUENCHENER I n m i Omaha Comer C las Mh. ElJs J UL land scrlt-es are trying to boost Clsrke and I-aJoie over (Jeorge Stone, That's nerve for you. Washington Star. Just keep your eye on a majority of the Washington pleyers when they report In the spring. They know that Manager Can tlllon Is '"from Missouri" and will have to be shown, Fred Clarke of Pittsburg says he wants to win the National league pennant next season and also the world's championship, as It will be his last season of base ball. Frs,nk Chance and Muggsy McOraw and Napoleon I.Jole and two or three other managers want to win the two pennants, but probably not for the same reason as Clarke says actuates him. They do not Intend to quit the business Just yet It is barely possible that Clarke might be will ing to win the pennant even If he changed his mind about quitting. While reports are circulating regarding the "motorcycle carnival" to be held in Chicago next spring nnd which will con sist chiefly of a sno-mlle International road race, it transpires that the movement, which Is rather indefinite. Is a purely prl vnin business enterprise and one which will conflict with the Illinois law forbidding racing speeds on the highways. The Chi cago Mortorcycle club, the leading or ganization of that sort it the west, has nothing to do with the project, nor has it been sanctioned or otherwise approved by the Federation of American Motorcyclists, the ruling national body. As the latter organisation Is allied with the -American Automobile association ana tne Amateur Athletic union fand through them with the ruling foreign bodies), all of whom respect Its rulings and enforce its penalties, private enterprises of this sort are likely not only to attract the police authortles, but to lead to widespread disqualifications and other wise to make trouble for any motorcyclist who may participate in them. , Two national associations having to do with the wheel and its manufacture will hold meetings In New York during the automobile show In Madison Square gar den next month. These are the Cycle Manufacturers and the Cycle Parts and Accessories associations. The latter or ganization will meet at the Hotel Knicker bocker on January I. In accordance with a call Just sent out by H. 8. White, secre tary. Owing to the Interest taken in the show it is probable that the roll call will show a full attendanoe for both associa tions. BIO JTIHE MEETS SEXT WEEK Conference at Chleaao Will Consider Important f linn ares In Rnlea. T.APATETTE. Tnd.. Jan. FTOf. T. F. Moran of Purdue university, secretary of the Big Nine conference, tonight gave out official notice that a meeting of representa tives of the conference schools would be held at the Auditorium hotel In, Chicago on January 12 at 10 o'clock. At the meet ing It Is expected that the representatives of the various schools will come Instructed to act officially on the changes proposed at the last meeting. prof. Moran says tne extension or tne foot ball schedule from five to seven games. the repeal of the retroactive features or the three year rule, the retting of a uni form date for the opening of foot ball prac tice, September 30 and the allowing; of fresh men to compete In the minor sports will be the principal things to be considered at tne meeting. WITH THE BOWLERS. Scores in singles and doubles bowled Thursday In the city championship tourna ment. Weber s 705 Is the highest three game total ever bowled on the new Asso ciation alleys. SINGLES. 1. Total. Nenle 12 Marblo 193 Walenx .244i 2 Keyt .... , 17R 1 1 1R7 1 DOUBLES. 1. 228 1 102 I f.erde ' . Sprague Neale ... Forsc.utt Totals Marble I'W Weber 203 Totals 8U9 i ft C. Reed 179 Greenleaf 185 Totals Keyt Walens .. l. ..201 ..212 Totals S 1. Havens HO Baehr 152 Totals 192 1. njerde 177 Sprague 218 1,112 Total. . 467 4a 918 Total. K6 & 148 102 Totals 393 r? i,i6t The city tournament came to a close on the Metropolitan alleys last night for the live-man teams, and everybody expected to see the Hatnlltons carry oft the flrat honors. While their second game was quite good, the first und lust were a little weak, and they Just got outside of the prizes. The Dreshers bowled their usual score and the Gold Tops did fairly well. Captain White of the Gold Tops, the one arm wonder, had an off night, and it is up to Neale and White as to who gets the booby prise. This gives the Stors team first prize. Car man's Colts second, Metz Jtroa. third and the Ijlfe Malls fourth. Tonight the Omaha Bicycles vs. Life Malts and Carman's Colts vs. black Kats. Score: HAMIL.TON3. 1. 2. 8. Total. Frush 192 243 149 684 Rempke 170 194 lt 632 Gardener 141 159 177 477 Nlcoll 178 137 1S3 468 Pickering 1U8 181 1S3 632 Totals W9 914 830 2,683 DRESHKRS. Chatelaine Goft Crooks .... Norene .... tiheldon ... Totals t4 2,478 I s . . GOLD TOPS. 1. 2.' H. Prlmeau 177 lit Muhoney U7 174 White ,..1T0 153 Grotte ; . .191 177 Foley 117 174 Totals '. 752 824 8. 169 1H 130 1S 166 Total. 612 610 3X3 663 44ti 828 2,404 Rlv Pane for Wreatllnsr Malrh. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. .W. D. Bco villu, manager of the Missouri Athietlo club of this city, announced tonight tnat the club had offered a puree of flu.OOO fur a catch-HB-oatch-ean wrestling match be tween George Hackenacbmidi and Frank Gotch for the chumplonahlp of the world, the contest to be held in Kansas City in April, 1T, and the muney to be deposited thirty days before the contest. lalveralty Outplays Schnyler. SCHl'YLKR, Neb., Jan. $.-(SpeclaJ Tele- frum.) A team from the I'niveratty of Ne ruaka tonight defeated the Bchuyler Hlgn school In a game of basket ball by tiie score of 24 to 1L It was a well played game 'throughout, but the university boys proved themselves by far the super lor a SLIGHT FALL BREAKS.. BONES J. H. Bmltk Slips front Stepladder and Fractures the Arm and Hip. J. B. Smith, a traveling salesman for the i firm of J. M. Haney & Co., 813 South Thir teenth street, sustained severe fractures of the right arm and hip by falling a distance of only live feet from a - stepladder about noon Welntsday. Dr. J. C. Moore was called and bad the injured n.aa removed to the Omuha General hospital and Is -of the opinion that' Mr. Smith will be confined to his Qtd for a considerable period. The arm of Mr. Smith was fractured near ths wrist and right femur was broken close to the hip joint. Mr. Smith is married and resides 'at 16-7 Maple street. He has two soiis.'R. A. Smith of Qmaba, and Dr. C. H. Smith, who la Interne at St. Elisabeths hospital at Lincoln. Mr. Smith was at the store of Haoey A Co. getting his new line of goods In shape to start out on the road and slipped from the ladder in . hi haste to complete his work before going home to luncheon. He Is 60 years of age. and for this reason the fractures will require considerable time to heal. I laaugum A Co LETT Eft SPECIALISTS. - TiT.! .7 v. .....ftf a r. No, t By Latta f Burt. Amending 1. t. . Total. ..174 14S 140 i,3 ..l!j 190 1S2 648 ..143 173 1 44 HA) ..1:2 i lm 6i ..129 2u8 6u6 877 837 JURY FOR MODISETT TRIAL Sevto of Twelve Men for Big Land Caia Are Farmers. THIRTY-SEVEN WITNESSES SUBPOENAED Defendants Are A. M. and A. H. Modi sett, H. C. Dale and W. C. "moot and Eaelosare Is Forty Thoasand Acres. C. B Doescher, farmer, of West Point W. J. Bachelder, farmer, of Bee. W. A. Colwell, farmer, of Wood River. John Fitzgerald, hotel keeper, of Valley, J. D. Lemon, grain dealer, of Ulysses. C. L. W. Smith, cheese manufacturer, of Friend. John Lees, farmer, of Shelby. J. H. Mott, farmer, of Ashland. W. H. ltaymond, wholesale grocer, of Lincoln. W. I. Howard, farmer, of Lowell. William Ashby, traveling salesmen, of Fairfield. Charles Krambach. farmer ,ot Bhelby. These men constitute the Jury drawn Thursday morning to try the second of the big land cases in the United States district court. The defendants are A. M. Modlsett, A. R. Modlsett, H. C. Dale and W. C. Smoot. They are charged by in dictment of the feJers.1 grand Jury of con spiracy to defraud the United States out of title to large tracts of government land by means of false, fraudulent and fictitious entries, and for conspiracy to suborn per jury. The lands In question are located In Sheridan county. The total enclosure of the Modlsett brothers comprises about 40,000 acres, of which nearly 10.000 acres are alleged to be public laners. The attorneys for the defense are W. F. Ourley and Joseph W. Woodrough of Omaha. The In terests of the government will be looked after by District Attorney Charles A. Cross and Special Attorney S. R. Rush. Government Makes Statement. Tho selection of the Jury occupied the entire forenoon. When court reassembled at 2 o'clock, Mr. Rush made the opening statement for the government. He said In effect that the first twelve counts of the indictment made practically the same charges of conspiracy to secure false, fraudulent arid fictitious filings on the pub lic lands within the Modlsett range, for the purpose of defrauding the government out of title to such lands. The thirteenth to the seventeenth counts related to the con spiracy to suborn perjury. A. R. and A. M. Modlsett were cattlemen and ranchmen and were interested in the banking business at Rushvllle, while II. C. Dale was the cashier of the Rushvllle bank and William C. Smoot was assistant government farmer at the Pine Ridge agency. Mr. Rush said: "The government ex pects to prove that the defendants pro cured a number of Indians to make fraud ulent and fictitious filings on the lands In question, and that they paid the Indians a bonus of $26 per head for filing; that the money was handed to the Indians by A. R. Modlsett or rather to one Frank Going, an Indian, who acted as agent for the Indians, and. that these Indians were so licited to make the filings by Mr. Smoot. The government will further show that soldiers' widows were solicited to make filings with no Intent of settlement on the land, and that that they were to be pal" $100 per quarter for the land upon making final proof, also that the defendants or their agents went around and got the witnesses to make a second affidavit, which while not sworn to, bore the signAures of the wit nesses." J. W. Woodrough, counsel for the defense, moved that the attorney fof the govern ment be required to state to the Jury more in detail the character of the alleged con. spiracy and the methods by which the al leged conspiracy was entered Into and ac complished. . Judge Munger overruled the motton. Statement of Defense. Mr. Woodrough then took the Indictment and referred to the different counts in de tail, saying no conspiracy existed and that the facts would show that no crime was committed or conspiracy entered into. "We promise here at the outset to meet every fact that tho government may produce," aid Mr. Woodrough, "and we shall wel come every fact and assist in laying It be fore the Jury. We propose to show that each and all of these defendants are men of the highest character in their respective communities, and truthful men. We will show that the leasing of these lands from entrymen for grazing purposes is a lawful proceeding, authorised by the Interior de' partment. We will further show that the act of a homestead entry has not been completed in any instance, but that the steps thus far taken by the entrymen and women were hut nrellmlnarv steDS. and that thev had the perfect and legitimate right to give grazing leases on these lands during the five years pending final proof, and that grazing the land Is equivalent to cultlva tlon and residence. We will further show that In the case of the Indian entrymen the Indians could not obtain title to the land under twenty-five years and that they were not required to go on the lands at all "We will show also that there was no conspiracy to defraud the government out of uee, possession or title to the land, and that no agreement had been entered into by these defendants or any one of them to obtain title to the land after inal proof. We will further show that A. M. Modlsett knew nothing of these transactions, he be ing 'in Texas at the time, and that Hbout this same time he had announced h's in tention of quitting the cattle and ranch business entirely. We will also show that Mr. Dale had nothing at all to do with these transactions, nor did Mr. Smoot." The entire statement of Mr. Woodrough, which took the greater part of the after noon, was a specific and general denial of any crime or attempt at crime or consplr acy and a contention that every transae tlon In securing Indians and others tq file on these lands and In the granting of grazing leases was in full conformity with the law, and that It was all done publicly and with no attempt at concealment or criminal collusion with anyone. An adjournment was taken at I o'clock until 9:30 this morning, when Bruce. Wilcox, registrar of the Alliance land office, will be called as the first witness by the govern ment to Identify fraudulent filings on the land office records. The attorneys for the defense have an nounced that all of the defendants will be placed on the stand during the trial. Tw Newspaper Men Excused. The case was called at 10 a. m. Thursday. A panel of eighteen Jurors was drawn, in cluding the above named selected Jurors, Judge Edgar Howard, editor of the Tele gram of Columbus, and W. M. Wheeler, a newspaper man of Fairfield, and four oth ers, the last six being excused for cause. Judge Howard upon being asked if he knew any of the attorneys for the defense replied: "I have a pleasing acquaintance with Mr. Ourley." The indictment consists of eighteen counts and the government elected to proceed to trial with the first seventeen counts. Twenty-seven witnesses have been sum moned In the case. Inclusive of which are several Indians wno. It Is alleged, were pro cured to make filings on the disputed lands. The rest of the petit Jury panel not en gaged to the trial of this case were excused for the term, as no more Jury trials will be called for' the fcrtssut .term of court at stiuck by a auouigau v m j Omaha, It Is thought that the trial will occupy about ten days. After the Jury had been selected and the challenged members of the panel dismissed Judge Howard, who was one of the Jurors let out for cause, remarked: "1 am glad to be relieved from the Jury box, but it strikes me as strange that an element of disqualification for a Juror should be that he is acquainted with some of the attorneys." One of the witnesses In talking to a friend In the corridor of the federal build ing was asked where he was stopping. "Oh, I am Just putting up at a little dinky hotel now. Ordinarily I would stop at a better hostelry, but I don't own cattle enough to stop there during this trial." PICKENS URGES BOAT LINE Reason Why Missouri River Freighters Would Not Par Omaha. "I think It is a feasible project; there is no reason why a fleet of boats should not carry freight up and down the Missouri river between St. Louis and points In Iowa and Nebraska," said Charles H. Pickens, chairman of the transportation committee of the Omaha Commercial club, in speaking of the public meeting which is to be held Friday for the organization of a company to establish a boat and barge line on the river. Mr. Pickens Is the man who made the motion at a Joint meeting Wednesday of the Omaha Grain exchange and Commercial club to hold the publlo meeting. "The river is Just as big and deep to day as it was thirty years ago, when one could see ten to twenty boats tied up on the Omaha water front at a time, I re member when I was a boy I saw them every day, some of them stopping at Omaha and others running up to northern Nebraska and Into Dakota. "The difference between now and then Is that nobody knows the channel now. There must be some risk at first, on account of nags and sandbars, but pilots would soon learn to know the river. "I had a tall- not long ago with J. C. Lester, a member of the Rldenour-Baker Grocery company of Kansas City and a director In the company which is operating the new barge line between Kansas City and St. Lotils. He says the line Is being operated at a good profit and has more business than it can do. The company has voted to buy two more boats, but at pres ent cannot find suitable vessels. "I am In favor of a co-operation In this matter between Omaha, Kansas City, Coun cil Bluffs, Slotix City, Bt. Joseph and other river' towns. It Is probable that all these towns could get together in one big com pany for one big fleet of boats. All of them want freight rates lower, and to get them they couldn't do a more effective thing than to help In the boat proposition. "With navigation general on the Mis souri river we shall obtain relief from the heavy burden of railroad rates, for, since we could ship by water at a small cost. the railroads would have to cut their tar iffs. We could get freight from New York by way of the Atlantic, the Mississippi river and the Missouri at a cost much less than the present rail rate from New York. We could get the .steel products from Pittsburg by river at greatly reduced cost Wherever there Is water competition the railroads are compelled to do business at a low rate." '. , . ENGLISH TAKES THE OFFICE New County Attorney and His Staff Succeed Slabaugh and "Dust to dust, asbeg.to ashes!" softly murmured ex-County Attorney Slabaugh Thursday morning a ie moved slowly and remlniscently amid the carnage of moving and office cleaning. "These profound papers o'er which, we spent so much care, 'fmt thorough research, what are they now 7 Nothing but mem ories. Hero is a deep argument in the primary law case, here a touching Jury ap peal in the O'Hearn murder case. They are now no more than so much paper. Thus passeth the glory of the world. Thus we, too, shall pass some day. "Still yes, those papers served their pur pose. They lived through the halcyon days of their youth and now in their old age we should not despise them. They were the means of keeping Justice seated on her throne. This paper In the Inheritance tax case, though now It Is dusty and begin nlng to grow yellow, served Its purpose and brought Into the treasury of the county nearly $100,000; so even dying It wears a crown of glory." . All this profound meditation took place on the sixth floor of the New York Life building. In the rooms which Judge Sla baugh has occupied as his offices-while county attorney. Thursday was the day when he handed over the office to James P English. The latter has taken offices on the fifth floor of tho New York Life build ing. These were newly swept and gar nished. The files from the old offices on the sixth floor were brought down. . The deputies will be O. A. Magney, Louis J Plattt, W. J. Coad and A. G. Elllck. Judge Slabaugh and A. H. Murdock will take offices in room 817 of the New York Life building. Of the deputies, Mr. Foster will be In the First National Bank building, Mr. Fitch in the Karbach block, and Mr. Shotwell In 606. New York Life building. During Judge Slabaugh's term he secured 264 convictions. Including fifteen convictions for murder. One of the retiring deputy county attor neys, Charles Foster, appeared In police court Thursday morning for the last time and then only to induct , one of the. new incumbents, George A. Magney, Into the office. I0WAN WINDS UP IN JAIL Becomes Bellicose When His Money Is Questioned and Police) Get . Him. While walking along the street in the wee small hours Thursday morning In a condition which Is alleged to have been approaching intoxication R. B. Brown of Atlantic, la., collided with the plate glass window in the grocery store of Antonio Venuto, 1006 Capitol avenue, much to the damage of the window and the feelings of the proprietor. Brown offered to square things by paying for the window and offered Venuto a tattered $30 bill In pay ment, but Venuto refused to take a bill of doubtful quality. This roused the Ire of Brown and he drew his revolver, threat ening to shoot up the establishment, in cluding tha proprietor. The weapon was taken from hint by Venuto, who called an officer, and Brown spent tha remainder of the night in the city Jail. Everything was fixed up satisfactorily to all concerned Thursday morning, as Brown paid Venuto for the damage done In nice, clean money, and the case against Brown was dismissed. In Line with the Pur Food Law. The National Food and Drug act which takes effect January L 1907, does not af fect Chamberlain's Cough Rmnedy In any manner. No special labels are required on this remedy under that act, as It Is free from opiates and narcotics of every char acter, making it a aafe remedy for mothers to( use with their children. This remedy baa been in use for so many years, and It good qualities are so well known, that no one need h-itte to use It when 'troubled with a euugU or solil --- MAYOR JIM STRIKES SNAG Dahlmtn Tilli to Compensate for Lop-Off of General Fund. PROMISED "WAr DOES NOT MATERIALIZE While Pleading; for More Facilities of City Government Dahlmaa Curtails Resources Fifty Thousand Dollars. After a hard day't work yesterday the city council at 6 p. m. adopted a list of department apportionments for 1907, these apportionments making up what Is known as the general fund. The fund Is fixed by charter at a maximum sum of $248,000. Of the $60,000 which was cut from this year's city levy, $20,000 was taken from the gen eral fund and the balance from the fire, po lice, lighting, library, park cleaning and sweeping and curb, gutter and paving funds. . Most of yesterday was spent In dis cussion with Mayor Dahlman as to how the self-imposed shortage might best be met. The finance committee had a statement pre pared, such statement being adopted with but few changes. The disposition of the Inspection of pub lic works and Inspection of street cuts funds came up and there was considerable dlscus tlon on these matters. Councllmap Bridges revived his charges regarding finding two inspectors watching four men on the Jones street big relief sewer and Councilman Brucker said he had seen two Inspectors supervising two workmen on a paving Job on Twenty-fourth street. So the first men tioned fund was cut from $7,000, as the finance committee had It. to $6,000, the lat ter amount being the 1906 figure. The street cut fund was wiped out entirely. The council will meet this morning to formally ratify the action of yesterday aft ernoon. When the 1907 city levy was established last spring at the instigation of Mayor Dahlman, who wanted a reduction ot $60,000 In the various funds, the mayor .told the council he had a. "way" and would make good when the time would arrive. That time arrived (n the council chamber Thurs day morning, when the council and mayor met to fix the apportionments for this year and Mayor James was called upon to ex plain his "way." He said It was as easy I rolling down hill. "Just lop off $60,000 as proposed In the statement prepared," the mayor said. "I feel the same today about this matter as I felt when I first brought the matter be fore the council, and no real estate ex change, commercial club or any set ot men can tell me we cannot run the city on $50,000 less In 1907," he continued. And yet the -mayor loudly declared in the council chamber Thursday morning that the city needs at least fifty more men on the police force, a larger fire department and strengthening In other departments, such as park system. But he maintained, the legislature should give relief. Many in close touch with the situation aver that the mayor Jumped In on the Impulse of the moment last spring and reduced the levy to make good on the democratic plat form, that plank which referred to an economical city government AH Vote to Give Him Chance. When the levy was fixed several of the councllmen and city officials told the mayor he was trying to practice false economy to make a showing. But the records show that when the resolution came up for con sideratlon every councllmen voted for It Just to give the mayor a chance to make good and shoulder the responsibility. Although In session over two hours Thursday morning, at noon the council made no real headway ' with the apportionment matter, further than to hear from the heads of various departments and talk over a proposed plan of apportionment as submitted by the finance committee of the council for action. This statement was prepared In consultation with the mayor, who called on each department for a re port with estimated amount necessary for 1907. In the statements practically every department called for more than was al lowed during 1906, but in view of the $60,000 deficit there was nothing to do but to distribute the $00,000 reduction through the various funds. How the Cut Was Made. The proposed reduction was made in this manner: Fire fund, $5,000; police fund, $3,000; lighting fund, $10,000; library fund, $2,000; park fund, $3,000; cleaning and sweep ing fund. $4,000; curb, gutter and paving fund, $3,000; general fund, $20,000. The pro posed reduction of the fire and police funds brought objections from Chiefs Salter and Donahue, who outlined the needs of their departments. But the mayor interposed by saying that $3,000 from the police fund and $5,000 from the Are fund would not make any material difference. In view of the fact that both departments were in need of legislative relief anyway. There was little, contention on the lighting fund reduction, as 1903 col lections showed that the proposed cut of $10,000 could be stood in some way. There was no one present to espouse the cause of the library fund. E. J. Cornish of the Park board gave an exposition of present conditions ot Omaha's park sys tem, , what had been done and what? Is needed. He cited that Omaha expends an nually only one-fifth of the amount spent by other cities of the same class. "To cut the park fund would be a pound foolish Snd penny wise policy," he said. Mr. Cornish said there never was a time when the publlo of Omaha was more enthusiastic over enlargement of the park system than at the present time. Knglneer Is Hit Hard. The reduction of the city levy by $60,000 was distributed over the various city departments, the engineering department being cut from $26,600 to $22,600. Engineer Rosewater told the councllmen that 1907 would be an unusually large year for pub lic Improvements, about $1,000,000 being on the tapis. In some Instances last year's allowance In the department funds were Increased, for Instance the city electrician was given $1,000 more for his department for salary of assistant, recently appointed. Councilman Elaassser rose to ask the mayor. In view of a reduction of $50,000 In running expenses of the city this year. how the city officials could consistently go before the legislature and ask for relief s suggested by the mayor. Then the mayor said the charter Is all wrong and that the council and mayor should have the power to fix the various funds. Councilman Zlmman suggested letting the lire and police funds alone and cut the $30,000 out of the other departments; reduce the working force, or go before the legis lature and ask that the council and mayor be given authority to issue $50,000 in bonds. It Is plainly evident that the council and mayor are up against a stiff proposition. "Show us," said the councllmen to ths mayor. "We can do It; didn't you collect nearly $30,000 more taxes In 19u6 that you ex pectedT" asked Mayor Jim. statement of Finances. The following apportionments were finally decided on by the council: Ami set aside for various depts. ....$ 4.6K7 00 .... l.l6.tO ... 1141U.U0 ... .IV.'.0U ... 12.&"u.0U .... 14,730.09 K.&w.oo ... 4.&4W .... ,"(. Amt. set aside for various depts. 1KI7. $ 4.67 uO 18,m W 12.UO0O l.64OO0 12.1'W 00 14.OU0 Mb 24.OWU0 l.lJi 00 Department. Mayor , Con sell Comptroller , City clerk Lfga! City rreaauxer ..... lOiiglneer E-ivctrtrlan building Inspector ftoller Inspector I'iuinhlng Inspector License Inspector l.BS.fln l.RW.Of' 1 7o 0 1.740 z..w.nn tMi.w 1.6.1)00 1A.' 1.2RO.00 l.awvon 1,2VI10 v 1.9O.00 $.2NM , S.2&0.00 17,t).00 la.iM.0O 86.6iO( SI, 5". 00 4. Om.no S.000 o.(i.on i.oiio.iio ls.io.no i,io.oo 2.50O 2.000. 00 7.500.00 4.6C0.00 e.Ono.OO 8,000.00 4.440 cm i 4.1).00 1, inn.no S.O.nt S.onO.OO 8.000.00 8,000.00 I 1,225.00 L400.00 4,769.78 S.428.J0 15"0.00 2.500.00 ii.S76.oo ii.mo.no 6.(.0 10,000.00 1.500.00 SUO.OO 4,000.00 6.916.00 (la is inspector elrhts and Measures. Ms irket master ro Maintaining city hall.. trret repairing irUlgea and culverts.. 'riMflsalki Sewer maintaining .... l-'niorwnr hnnnitul Election expenses infection of public wnpk a . Inspection street cuts.. Rtnmlnff rinayl iTilinilt Meals for prisoners.... Advertising ITemium on official bonds Payment on voting ma chines Ak-Sar-Ben lllumlna- Health and chemicals.. Judgment Tax commissioner Annual report (2 years! Miscellaneous or unaD- portioned amount.... Totals $269,702.76 $243,028.80 Amount of levy, 1907.... $24S,000 , 24,800 Lss jo per cent Available from lew .$223,500 . 20,000 Estimated receipts during 1907.. Total 'available : $243,200 Statement submitted by finance commit tee for consideration, to meet the reduc tion of $00,000 from funds used for general purposes. Charter Dedue- Amount Llmita- tlon of of 1907 tlnn. XTiO .000. lvv. Fire $175,000 $ 6.000 $170,000 Police ns.nno ono nrnon Lighting 70,000 10,000 60,000 unrary 22,000 2.000 20.000 Park m.ooo s ooo w.nno Cleaning A sweeping.. 40,000 4.000 36,000 Curb, gut., & paving;. So.ooo J.ooO 27,or0 uenerai 268,000 30.000 248.000 Totals $760,000 rvYOno 2700000 Sinking '.. 260,000 75,000 176.000 Total '. $875,000 SIX-MINUTE SERVICE ASKED Demand West Leavenworth Street People Will Make to Street Car Company. The Improved service on West Leaven worth street granted by the street car com pany has railed to entirely satisfy the residents of that district. Under the new arrangement West Leavenworth street will have a ten-minute service, the same as OUR GUARANTEE TRY I BALTIMORE ; 1 EYE; ' : S( FREE FROM ADULTERANTS AND ALL IMPURITIES IT g IS THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY PAR EX, VJ W CF.I.I .FNCE. RIPE. MELLOW AND DELICIOUS BOU- W? W QUET. OVER FIFTY YEARS OF POPULAR FAVOR ; ' r . (g I I If you are conservative In business you will trade with reliable Arms. 1 you are suffering with any disease peculiar to men you will consult us. We have tha nst thoruugh and the best equipped ofhYes for treating diseases of men that money and Ingenuity can produce. Ws are not a cure-all. We troat thoae ca-s that we accept with the most modern methods. We give you good honest, sincere work. We Invite you try our methods at our eipenae. We certainly have a professional bargain to offer to every sufferer, as our terms and fees are so reasonable that no honest person need suffer. If you ara sick you have nothing to lose by consulting us. If you are unable to call, write to us for our special self-diagnosis blanks and get our honeat opinion. NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL & SURGICAL INSTITUTE N. E. Cor. 13th and Farnaui Su- Omaha. Neb, ' It always has had. with tho addition that through cars will be run, doing sway with the necessity of transferring at Tark ave nue. , . "It Is 'not so much through service as It ALL SICK A RE-DOING WELL Count Crelsjhton's Recovery Assured nd J. B. Kitchen Ilia MsM of Rest. Most encouraging reports were received Thursday afternoon from the bedsides of all of Omaha's prominent sick. Count Crelghton being reported to be doing nicely, with no probability of a relapse, and hi recovery Is regarded as certain. J. B. Kitchen was reported to have passed a restful night, and while no ma terial Improvement was shown In his gen eral condition, much encouragement wni derived from the fact that Wednesday night was the first night for over a week that the patien, had rested with any do gree of comfort. , . W. R. Ughton, the author, who is seri ously sick at his home, 6on Cuming street, was reported to be resting much easier and gradually improving. The attending physicians sre of the opinion there, is no likelihood of further complications and that his recovery is assured. POOR WORKER IS GOOD RACER Man Released un Burglary Charge) Tries t Escape Street Labor Also. Detective Ferris and John Ell, alias "Frenchy," a man who was suspected of burglary and was sentenced to thirty days in Jail Wednesday morning, had an excit ing foot race about 8:80 Thursday morning through the alley between Eleventh and Twelfth streets and Dodge and Douglas streets. Ell was released Thursday morn ing In company with other prisoners to do yeoman's duty on the streets of Omaha and Incidentally help pay by his labor a part of the expense caused ato tha city by his enforced retirement for thirty days. During an unguarded moment EH made his escape and was going at a two-minute gait when he was spied by Detective Ferris, who took up the chase and soon ran down the unwilling worker, who was Immediately placed at work again. ' WE NEVER FAIL A MAN We Promise Nothing but What Wo Can Fulfill. We are Hkillful Workers and Honorable Hclix-rs. Our Practice Is Founded on Twenty-four Year of Actual Experience In ' Kpeelal Work Among Men. 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