Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1893, Page 8

'I‘h?'OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBE NE GOOD LAW GONE WRONG Intention of a Beneficient Btatate Thwarted by Unsorapulous Dealers. FEATURES OF THE CIL INSPECTION Wow Much Dangerous Staff is Sold to Ne- braska Consumers Under the Fro- tection of Official Stamp and Approval * The Nebraska ofl inspection law, in its in- tents and purposes, is one of the most bone- ficlent on the statute books of the state. 1t has for its object the guaraine of the home of the citizen against the introduction of dangerous explosive illuminating compounds that the retailer might, through ignorance or ocupidity, sell %o the consumer. It was also designed to operate for the protection of the retailer agairst the cupidity of the big and little o1l com! doing business in the state, That thislaw has failed in many re- spects in its intents and purposes, and that wwith all its imperfections and deficiences it has been and tantly being still further aunulled and its objects negitived by negli gence 1n its administration and open defiance by the leading oil companies, Tie BEE has been at some trouble and expense to show. Much of the trouble and lack of protec- tion arises from the general ignorance of the self among the retail oil dealers. They s a general idea that there is on oil in- spection law, and that there is in existence a state inspector and a lot of deputies to ad- minister it. They have a vague impression the law says something about a flash . but 90 per cent of them are as indiffer- ent to its comprehension as they are to the meaning of the hieroglyphics on an Bgyptian monument. The other 10 per cent associate the flashing business with the Standard Oil company's demand for cash on delivery of oil or Fourth of July pyrotechnics. The oil companics have steadily and astutely as sisted in the cultivation of this indifferenc: 1o and misapprehension of the law, ably as- sisted by the perfunctory way in which the Jaw has been administered by the inspect- ors. With a unanimity that iv is difficult to beliove can be the result of habit or chance all the oil companies and many of the in- spectors ignore the terms used in the law to designate the grades ol oil, and use exclu- sively commercial terms of their own. Under Sweet Sounding Names. Thus it is that nearly evel barrel of lluminating oil sold in the state is desix- nated as “150 test” and “175 test,” witha choice boquet of sweet sounding especially distinctive names, like *‘Laly White,” **Sun atine,” “Snow Drop,” ete. "In the comme: cial o1l exchanges there ave but practically three grades of illuminating o1ls recognized Thoy are “headlight,” for the most highly refined and expensive, ‘“‘water white” for intermediate grade and ‘‘prime white” tor the lowest and most heavily parafined grade. In perhaps not more than two instances these grades of oil have been re-refined and their quality materially improved. In this way two fancy brands have come to be recognized and are worthy of recognition. They are sold under the naimes of “locene” and “Kolaine,” nd are the product of re-retined headlight oil, from which sufficient parafiine has been extracted 1o reduce the flashing point from 124 degrecs 10 110 or less, but not below 106 degrees, the point which Las been fixed in a majority of the states as the Jightestoil that can be safely consumed in lamps. That the com- mercial terms fixed by the oil compan 1507 and *'175,” are meaningless ana mi leading so faras indicating the quality of theoil is casily demonstrated by a few s, Thoy were terms originally used to designate the fire test, or burning voint of the oil 1 an open vessel. It was a test desigued orig- inally by the oil companies themselves, and was intended to be misleading and decep- tive. A few of the states adopted it, but it was quickly abandoned for the more scien- tific and'accurate flash tost. How Fire Tests Are Made. To make the fire test the oil is slowly heated 1n an open vessel until the tempera- ture 18 raised to the point where the oil will fgnite and burn freely all over the surface ‘when a flame is brought into c t with it. Long before this period is ched the oil has been in a highly dangerous explosive condition, liberating deuse volumes of heayily carburetted hydrogen gas, that mixed with the airin the bowlof alamp would explode with the violence of gunpow- dor, Hundreds of experiments have shown that almost without exception oils branded 150 to 175 have an actual burning oint of from 25 to 50 degrees less than randed, This alleged fire test cnables the oil companies to deceive the acaler. His judgment teils him that if the oil is 160 it cannot possibly become hot enough in any house, unless tho house 1s afire, to raise the temperature in the lamp to that decree, The oil companies have snown him several little tricks that confirm his faith, and when some extra timid customer comes in and won't have anything but the safest oil, the dealer, assured of the phleg- matic qualities of s 150" oil, takes a lighted mateh and shoves it down into the oil in the open gallon measure. It may be extremely dangerous stuff, but it is still sev- eral deprees below the burning point, and it extinguishes the match like so much water, but the dealer may have wonderea what made a little blue flame dance over the sur- face before his match reached the oil. The satisfied customer takes his explosive com- pound to his home and in the course of time 8 lamp is blown intokingdom come, The cus- tomer and dealer Lold a conference on the sutject and burn a box of matches trying to Jgnite the stuff in an open vessel. They nally conclude that the fault was in the Jamp or the conditions of the atmosphere, or something else equally indefinite, and thav while 150" oil is very safe under usual con- ditions 176" 1s safe underall conditions: and the oil company has thus instracted the unconscious dealer in the art of buncoing a pustomer and forcing him to puy b cents a [|l|llun more often for identically the same ol The Ounly Safe Test. The flash test is the only safe and practi. cplone, It places the ol under identically e e conditions that prevail in the lamp. ‘The sample to be tested is placed ina closed cup, and the temperature raised slowly by o water bath until the point is reached where the oil begins to disengage a combustible gas. ‘The ignition of this » faint flush to spread over the sur the oil. This gas is so heavily carburetted that its specific gravity 1s greater than the ir. 1t slowly fills the cmpty portion of the amp bow! ve the oil until' it comes into contact with the flame. Then if there hap- pens 1o be enough air mixed with it o terrific explosion occurs. ‘Phat these conditions do not always provail is the only reason that hundreds more lamp explosions uare not added to the casualties of the day. The mp nay be soclosely constructed that the r cannot got into it rapidly enough to sup- ly the required complement of cxygen, or t may be 80 loosely made around the collar beneath the flame that the gas runs over and falls to the floor as fast as it is gener- ated, and explosion then could only occur by 8 sudden Jur or movement of the lamp or o sharp gust af wind driving the flame down- ebraska law demands the flash test, bject is to prevent the introduction le in the state of any oil to be used for illuminating purposcs that begins to disen: gugo this combustible gas at i tewperature of 100 degrees. This Liw, as is well known, wus the especial vet and creation of tho Standard Ol company and has pernitted it 10 sell 4 grade of oil in Nelraska that could not_be sold in wany other states. by the fact that lamp explosions ure not frequent in Nebraska even where 100 test oil is used, while in lowa, where the flashing point must be ubove 105 degrees, not i sin- gle truo Inmp explosion hus occurred from spected and approved oil since the adop- tlon of the law, uearly teu years ago. ‘The investigations of ‘L'uk Bz have shown thut the Nebraska law, with its dangerously low standaid, 18 violated, not occasionally, but nlnnu-al n‘un Jl‘ll over th stat ‘uu\: hat tanda Company, Klan! ‘u Lhat selis wearly ail of theoils 3 “That the | stubdard is 100 low is suficiently evidonced | consumed in the state, is the leading vio- Iator. How Petrolenm Is Refined. 1t may be of some interest to show in a rough way the primary methods of refining crude petroleum, und how the various grades of illuminating ofls are produced, and in- cidentally the temptation the refiners have to put lighter oflson the market. Suppose & still_containing 800 barrels of crude pe- troleum ready tor distillation. The first staga the liquid will be agitated at a tem- perature of 65=. Volumes of gas arise and is conducted through the worm into the con- densing chamber, and_the product is the lightest and 1most volatile of the petroleum compounds, known as naptha and €aso- line. This'is used in rubber factories, p vate gas machines and water-gas plants “in cities. With the increased demand and iucreased price of naptha the refiners do not resist the temptation to continue this stage of distillation up to 742, where the common_gasoliue is produced Nor do they resist_the temptation to con- tinue the process of making - gasoline up to 80, where a light_oil begins to go over. From %= up to Y5> there is a liboral pro- duct that makes the trouble for manu facture ale and _consumer. It is too light to be sold alone for illuminating pur- poses and prior to the adoption of inspection laws it was compounded with parafiine, ani- mal oils and anything else that would give it ight and te ly conceal its volatile constituents, Id_for illuminating pur- poses. Inspection laws, with a pen- alty of 00 to $1,000, like the Towa law, for makimg or sell ing these compounds, partially stopped th dangerous practice, and this oil becamo the only product of potroleum that was a drug on the market, Quaitities of it are used in cheap mincral paints and the remainder soeks a m: s fuel oil, known in the east as 11 and worth 2 or 8 conts a gullon. the distillation of honest oils begins and continues up through the various grades, the better and safer illumi- nants woing over rrespondingly higher degrees, Of courso, the process varies and may be radically different from this, but this is the primary condition, the washing, bleaching and purifying being natural inci- deuts. But the temptation of manufue- turers to mix m quantities of this 2 cent stuff aud get the market price for it is not rosisted, but is apparently being practiced in Nebraska by the Standard Oil company Hold ot the Sta The hold that thts merchants of Neb wealth and perfect organization enables 1t to control the business and dictate its terms, With perhaps the excoption of Omaha and Lancoln it sells all the oil used in the state. The equipment of nrd Monopoly. onopoly has upon tho ka, its unlimited its organization throughout the state is complete. In Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska City and the principal cities of the state it has plants of cach of sufficient capacity to bar The oil is shipped from the refineries divect in tauk cars and unloaded futo these sto ks, els up, wn from the refineries at different ds no two of them areof the same test. o is nspeetor is supposed to get in his work, and if he always oid it competently and honestly it would be impos- sible for the oil companies to get a gallon of inferior oil into the state. If each of these tank cars was inspected promptly upon a rival the light oils would bo detected and condemned before they could be unloaded. Two or three cars of oil may be reccived that will show a flash test of ssveral degrces above the legal requirements and another car that will be 10 or 15 degrees too low, or in other words, the 2-cent stuff alluded to. The whole is pumped into a storage tank of large capacity, and the 2-cent oil sent out to the retailer mixed with the better, but all, as Tue Bue tests show, from 3 'to 5 degrees below the required test. From these storage tanks the oil is drawn and barreled, often in barrels the in- spector has previously branded as the result csts of samples that may perhaps have from the cars of higher grade oil. And here is wheve the fuuny business commences that is of interest to the reail dealer. The storage iank under cousideration we will as- sume to be straight water while with a flashing point of 95=, and a burning point of 180. The color of the barrel into which it goes and the stenciled or litho- graphed label on the end have a cre- ative potency,a fiat /alue-making ability, truly marvelous. If it goes into green barrels i still simply water white, worth, including the price of the barrel, 10! cents. If it goes into & brown barrel with a litho- graphed label covering one end it becomes SPerfection.” worth 1] cents. 1f it goes into a blue barrel with special ornamentation on the end it has been fiatted into ‘‘Headlight,” worth 12 cents a gallon. Other similar sim- ple and inexpensive manipulations trans- form it into the whole string of fnmf names with fancy values reaching as high as 16 cents a gallon. These are all branded in bold black letters with the oil refiner's deceptive L “‘Warranted 150 Test,” 5 Tost,” while on the opposite end tle 1nsignificant and almost always illegivle in: rand, which seems to be generally as the re- finer’s, The comm oil man is now ready to swork” his trade. He will contract to sell a dealer a xty barrels of oil. He kindly heips ler select the brands he neeas. er white is quoted at straight market s, but the ojl man phiianthropically urges the dealer to buy less water wnite and more headlight, and the ather fancy brands, assuring him that his trade will be better sutisfied and Le can make seveval cents more on the gallon. The result is the dealer will pay for ten barrels of water white at market I and fifty barrels of various other nds at flat values. The dealer, innocent and ignorant of deception, works the same game on his customers, and sll seem to be satistied. A rebate of 2 cents o gallon is allowed on all prices when the barrel is re- turned, In a later issue Ber will give results of recont tests mude of samples of oil pur- chased at various towns in the state, padindiio Lite is Misery To many people who have the taint of scro- fula in tneir blood. The agonies caused by the dreadful running sores and other mani festations of this disease are beyond aescrip tion. There is no other remedy equal to Hood’s Sarsaparilla for scrofula, ‘salt rheum and every form of blood discase. It is reason- ably surd to benefit all who give it a f trial, Hood's Pills cure all liver il I Haydens', for boys' and girls' sleds, -— For sale, at invoice, the oldest and leading tea, coffee and spice business in Denver, Colorado. Doing an annual sh business of $50,000.00; location best ity Address A. 1. Hemingway, 503 Tremont st., Denver, Colorado, e Superior Train Service to Pittsbarg, The Baltimore & Ohio railroad offers the public the most convenient train service between Chicago and Pittsburg. The route is via Akron, Ravenna, Wa ren and Youngstown, O, Two solid trains ave run every day, both carvying day conches and new vestibuled sleeping cars through without change. he Pittsburg expross leaves Chicago at 3:00 p. m. and arrives Pittsby next morning at T:06. The vestibule limited leaves Chicago at 7:30 p. m. and arrives at Pittsburg the next morning at 11:10. The vestibule limited also cavries a Pallman sleeper to Cleveland via Akron, arriving at Cleveland at 8:00 . m. All Baltimore & Ohio trains depart from the Grand Centrale passenger sta- tion, corner of Fifth avenue and Harri- son street, Chicago, the finest and wmost commodious station in America, - Actention, Jr. O, AL ML e funeral of our late deceased brother, William H. Woods of Columbia council No. 3, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, at Calhoun, Neb. Train leaves at W 115 p.m. ALl br to attend, A, H. Flint, councilor B Attention, A. 0. LW, All members of Uniou Pacific . 1T are requested .to attend funeral of our late brother, W. H, Woods, at Calhoun, Dee. 5, at 3 p m. Train leaves Webster strect depot st 1:16 p. Hexry McCov, M, W, F. W. WATERMAN, Recorder, bster street depot at | thers are requested | lodge | the | FOR HALF OF FIFTY YEARS (@as Company Declares Itself Willing to Oom- promise with Pablic 8entiment. NEW FRANCHISE ORDINANCE INTRODUCED President Marphy Claims it is More Liberal for the City—What Its Provisions Stipulate — Other City Counell Basiness. As predicted in Tnr/Evesive Ber, the new ordinance granting a franchise to the Oma Gas Manutacluring company was presente to the city council last night. Accompany- ing the docament a personal letter from Frank Murphy, president of the gas com- pany, citing the fact that tho former ordi- nance granting a franchise for fifty years had created much eriticism in the commun- ity, and that as the compyi desired to be fair, a new ordinance was submitted de- scribing a franchise more liberal for the city.* The ordinance was read the first time and referred to the commit on judiciary. By the provisions of it the gas com- pany is authorized for a period of twenty- five years to use, construct, maintain and operate works in the city of Omaha, and lay and mamtain pipes over the highways, streets, alleys and boulevards of the city; is permitted to make excavations in tho same, under tho supervision and rules of the Board of Public Works or other board having su- pervision of the streets, and the same shall be replaced and repaired at the expense of the company; also, the company may open any paved street and excavate trenches, and must replace the pavements avits own ex- pense, with vhe same material and under the divection of the proper authority; in any case of the failure of the company to replace air any such excavations or pavements after five days notice has been given, the city shall do the work and the cost shall be collected as any other debt due from the company to the city. Prices for the Article. Tlluminating gas shall be furnished of not iess than twenty-candle power, and the com- pany shall not charge more than the follow- ing rates: For not to exceed 200,000,000 cubic feet, #1.75 per cubic foot: more than 200,000,000 and_less than 250,000 T 250,000,000, §1.65: 500,000,000, 81 000, £1.60; 400,000,000, $1.55; 450,000,000, §1 500,000,000, £1.40: 600,000,000, $1 00,000, 000, £1.80; 800,000,000 and over, $1.25; all bills may be rendered ata rate which shall ex- ceed by 10 cents per 1,000 cubic feet the rates named above, provided that upon all bills so made out and paid within ten days after the 1st day of the month at the office of the company, a discount shall be allowed of 10 cents, 50’ us to make the net rate those named above; for the purpose of ascertaining the rate to be charged the company shail on or before the 15th day, of January of each year file with the city'clerk a sw state- ment of the amount of gas sold during the preceding year: the gas used by the city in its. public buildings, such as the city hall, jail, library building and fire houses, shall be furnished av a rate of not to exceed $1 per thousand cubic feet; the company will bid upon proposals for furnishing gas street lamps nov to exceed $25 per annum per lamp; permits shall be secured for opening the strects from the Board of Public Works; the city shall have the right and power to ac- quire the property at any time, the cost to be decided by a board of arbitrators. [For all these privileges for the twenty-five ycars the company will turn into the city treas: a sum of momey equal to 5 per cent of the revenues from the gas sold each year, and for the pur- poso of ascertaining the amount to be paid an officer of the company shall file with the ity clerk a sworn statement of the gas sold during the twelve months preceding the 8lst day of December of cach year. Under the provisions of the ovdinance the company must file within thirty days from its passage its accentance of the terms of the contract. When the ordinance was read no com- ments were passed, epting that Mr. Howell affected surprise and inquired: “What's that, what's that!” Afteradjourn- ment Mr. Saunders covered that it did nov repeal the former ordinance, which was alleged by some to be a law, notwithstand- ing Mayor Bemis' veto and the injunction of the district court. Other Buslness Disposed Of. Mr. Edwards’ rvesolution providing for a redistricting of the voting preciucts and wards of the city was adopt A commit- tee was appointed todraft a suitable or- dinance. The owner of the destroyed Farnam Street theater ordered to remove the debris now on Fifteenth street. Mr. Howell's resolution was adopted trans- i ng $500 from the general to the bealth un The committee on gas and electric reported the following experts a pared to zive tests of the a Profs. John Mills, John hea, D. B, Braceand J. E. Randall. Prof. Randall was reported as being the one first available to make the tests, and hetcan do so the last week of the preseut month, In the same connection Mr. Saunders in- troduced a resolution empowering the com- mittee to employ an expert to make the tests at a cost of not to exceed §00. It re- quired counsiderable discussion and several amendments 1o settle the smountof compen- sation. It was fixed av 500, ‘Tne ordinance providing for the filing of vacancies in the council was passed. Under its previsions the council will fill by election vacancies in the body. - The ordinunce pro- viding for tho immediate repair of the Eleventh street viaduet was also passed. e Forty years in the market, still booming with greater sales than ever, Cook's E: Dry Imperial Champagne. Highest aw: diploma and medal, Columbian exposition, Y light being pre- et lights : TIME CHANG The Northwestern The eastbound local, No. 8, Omaha daily at 11 m., and leaves at 6:30 p. m. and arvives at Chicago 9:30 a. m.—by all odds the most convenient train from Omaha to Chicago. The equipment remains unchanged, because people expect someth above the average” on ‘“Northwestern” trains. City ticket office 1401 Farnam street, e Calliornia xcursion, The great central route weekly exc: sions to California via the Union Pacific are the thing. Time. trouble and expense saved by joining one of these parties, Pussage may be taken at any point between Chicago and Ogden, Utah, For full particulars call or addrvess I, E. Shearer,=manager, 191 5, Clark street, Chicago, or your nearest Union Pacific agent, E. L. Lomax, General passenger and ticket agent, Omaha, Neb, —_——— orgers vial. Jackels & Co. were in the Denver police court yesterday to answer to the charge of | arded Highest Honors World's forging and altes iUnion Pacific and Bur- lington tickets. © scheme was quite cloverly worked. sual the manipulators got caught. Thadlalon Pacific was held up through oxchangsiohecks, the through ticks ots boing taken At Denver the checks were scalped, andi the check expiring it is alleged that Jac Co. altered the date ofimit in order ta sell the tickots. With the B. & M. the destination of the tickets was altered by the vse of acids. Tbis case is not a new one By apy means, but has beon put up soveral u-:?:y the parties in inter- est. A verdict issexpected,however, on this occasion. S it £ 356 i Not'ce to §ubsor bers. The first Art Portfolio of World's Fair pictures is now veady for delivery at The Bee Businzss offize. Call bring six Coupons and cents and get one. and 10 Haydens', for boys' and i e iniuinbiinn THEY SMOKED OVER IT, Thurston Rifles Aspire to Me the State Milltia. ton Rifles, a nowly-formed mili- gave their first “‘smoker” at their araory, 1510 Haruey street, last even- ing. The object was to bring the members together in order that they might become better acquainted and enjoy a pleasant hour or two. At the present vime there are fifty- four members enrolled and nearly all wero present last evening. There were music. both instrumental ana voeal, by the members, and their stories were told, and a eouple of humorous recita- tions closed the evening. The oficers of the company are: Captain, A. H. Scharff; first lieutenant, W. J. Foye; second lieutenant, J. H. Johnson. It is the intention of the members to be mustered into the Nebraska Nutional gpard on the 18th of this month, and the would like to go into the state s a full company of fifty-tive men. Those interested in the organization av- pear to be deeply in earnest and hope to make the company one of the best in the state service, Musterod The Thu tary compan, — DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles. SRR R One Kimball organ $25.00, 120 N. 1 -— SEE DIED ALONE. 5 st. Coroner Will lnguire luto the Causes of Mrs, Wells’ Taking O avenue, about 3 o'clock yesterds She was about G years of age and was well known in Omaha, having resided here for fully thirty year: For some time Mrs. Wells had been a ad been under the care of a p it is supposed that death was caused neral breaking down of her s) About 7 o' day. morning Charles Flora, who claim be & nephew of thedead woman, somo medicine which the doctor dered, and puid no more attention to his sick reiative. ‘When discovered the body was cold and stiff and it was impossible to tell at what tine death came. Mrs. Wells owned cou- siderable property here, which she entrasted to the care of a couple of well known busi- ness men. Coroner Maul hus charge of ‘the remains and will inquire into the cause of death. - Lo b Haydens', for boys’ and girls' sleds. o Fax. Sales. County Treasurer Lrey has closed the pub- lic sale of lands and lots for the delinquent taxes of 1892, and has put the force of the office at work making out the certificates of purchase, The sales will aggregate $75,000, an amount considerably less than lasy year. This year the buyers have been principally home capitalists, while heretofore they have come from abrond. The treasurer accounts for the lack of bidders by reason of the strin- gency of the money market In the east ‘While heretofore bidders have taken every- thing in sight, this year only the best prop- erty offcred has been taken. e For boys’ and girls’ sleds, Haydens" B Marrinzo Licenses. The foilowing marriage licenses granted yester Name and Address. were Minnio liep! Honry Bake Antonio Rejslel J. 11 Gardner May I For boys’ and girls’ sleds, Haydens', 2 Sl Dr. Duryen Likes Gold, Rev. Dr. Duryea yesterday afternoon spoke to the Woman's club for an hour and a quarter on “Money.” His talk was alto- gether from the standpoint of the mono- metallist, and was a_strong plea for the u of gold only as & currency basis, e Upright piano $50.00, 120 N. 15th st. ———a— Of Importance to Omala Citizens, ‘We have been informed that not less than three of the most expert chemists of Omaha, for their own yain and satis- faction, have recently made an analysis of the ingredientsof our well known and justly celebrated $1,000.00 bottle beer, called. “Natural Process,” in order that they might receive the reware of $1,000.00 which we promise to pay to any one who can prove that any substituie for malt and hops is used in_ either our bottle or keyz beer To further encourage these enterp: ing chemists we wiil increase our r Wi to §5,000.00, he keg beer is constantly on tap at the Dellone hotel bar, A. GETTELMAN BREWING Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Orders for bottle and keg beer deliv- ered to any part of Omaha and South Omaha from beanch office, 510 So. 10th street, T 5 Manager. Woodbridge Bros., 120 N. 15th st. e — Reduced Rates te All Polats In Texas, On December 12 the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway will sell ROUND TRIP tickots to “all points in Texas at ONE FARI for the round trip, tickets good 80 days. Twelve hours quicker time than yia uny other line. weave Omaha at6:30 a. m,, arrive Fc ‘Worth 8:15 next morning, making close connection in usion depot for all points south and west. Secure your tickets at 1602 Farnam street. Fair. DRPRICE'S (‘/am Baking owder: The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes—a0 Vears the Standard i 1 ISUIN A PINCH FOR MONEY Health Board Will Ast the Oity Counoil for Nearly a Thousand, WRESTLING WITH A TROUBLESOME DEFICIT 1f Amount Asked for Does Not Come the Force May e Cat Down-Seavey Wants School Children Vac- clonted. There are a number around the health office, and several of the gentlomen who are holding down Jobs by grace of the Board of Health ave seriousl wondering if their services will be required after Wednesday. Y y afternoon meoting, all members being present. A sort of contradictory wave strock the members, and an executive session was resorted to, as the profoundest secrecy, the members con cluded, should be maintained regardivg the deliberations, The board did not know which was the most advisable—retrench ment or the soliciting of additional funds from the city council to tide the affairs of the body over to the first of the y Hasn'c Cash Enongh, There will be an_overlap of several hun dred dollars in the health fund if the pres- ent force is maintained in the department and the council refuses to come to the res cue with tho required amount. This was problem the board had to solve yester- y. Dr. Somers reported a bal- in the fund of $300 after November indebtedness had been liquidated. When this announcement w made, Councilman Howell suggested an ex- ccutive session to provide ways and means "The suggestion was readily grasped by tho membe filed 1nto the commission- er's private office, Just what happened behind th doors was ot given out for publication be- yond the fact that it was decided to ask the council to set aside §700 to the health fund nd that another meeting of the board would be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inspectors May Loss Their Jobs. It is believed that in case the council does not provide the required amount the board wilt follow up with a decided plan of re- trenchment and that the sanitary force will be reduced to a minimum. Alexander McDonald, the new garbage contractor, was before the board und ex- pressed his intention of commencing woric under his contract by December 23, the time fixed by the council. He wns given per- mission to establish loading stations at the foot of Jones strect, Thirty-sccond and Spaulding, Twentieth and Hickory and Seventh and Dodge streets. ~An imvortant question s ing the price to be charged b for removing whatever hauled to his dumps by p McDonald thought that a proper tion would be 20 cents per cubic yu question was discussed somewhat, but no action was talen, Senvey Wants Arms Scraped, Chief of Police Seavey made a motion di- recting oner of health to com- all scnool children in motion was finally with- owever. Mayor Bemis and Dr. Somers were not fully convinced of the wis- dom or neccessity of such an order at this time and desived time in which to reflect, The question will be up again at the next meeting. Inspector Frank reported the following condemnations for the mouth: Beof, 040 pounds: calves, 740; fish, 500; turxeys, mixed birds, 411; hogs, 800; cauned 1,811 cans; berring, 90 kegs; grapes, 2 Kets; cranberries, ‘10 barréls; prune: pounds; celery, 1,206 bunches; onions, 10 sacks. of uneasy minds the board held a closed sy Fine organ $25.00, 120 N. 15th st. Sttt Abused an OfMcer, Charles Brown will work for the city for twenty days- because he got drunk and abused Ofiicer Bloom. e For boys' and girls' sleds, Haydens'. kst ) DiED, Aotices of five lines or less under this head, ffty cents; each additional line, ten conts STECK—William, a¥8d 8 years, 3 duys, | 1893, Funeral Tuesdny ufternoon ut o'clock from residence, 1012 North 16th Interment at Laurel Hill. Friends invited e ‘Wegman piano headquarters, 15th st. 20 N. Getting Thin is often uivalent to getting ill. If loss of flesh can be arrested and dis- case baffled the *weak spots” in the system are eradicated. Scott's Emulsion is an absolute corrective of “weak spots.” It is a builder of worn out failing tissue—nature's food that stops waste and creates healthy flesh. Prepared by Scott & Bewno, Chemists, ork. Soid by dr s GRAND | EXTENDED HOLIDAY | DECEMBER OFFER, I5TH. A BEAUTIFUL MINTHA G FRAM iD ! OF OUR F Y BEACH | MAKING OHRISTMAS GIFT, ACE PANEL FINISHED CABINE AN APPROPRIA - PHOTOGRAPHER, 813, 816, 317 8o, 16th St, Omaha, 'WEAKNESS or MEN Quickly, Thoroughly, Forever Cured Dby 8 new perfected sclentific method that canne il uniess the case 1§ beyond human ald. You fe Amproved tho frst day, feel a beneft every dayi Bt WBaw Fuiirsslf & kil among uon. 1 Lodys Inind and heart. Dratos and losses ended. Bhatacle (0 Lappy married lifo removed. Nerve Torce, will, energy, brali power, when falllug oF A0k, are restored by this treatineit. Al small and weak portions of the body enlargs onod. * Vietims of abuses and ¢ Your manhood ! Sullerers from varly errors, 11l health, regaln your vig deapal”, even if 1 the | D't | huartened it ol you. * Le lhow you t i 1 aeieuce aid Lstiiess b Bl exist: a0 i | Writc for our Book with exnianitions and prools, Sent tcaled, free. Over LOW relerences. ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N.Y, L W e b [ 2 Day w 4 volume of I result? You pe other stores. {t Underwe . —Seventy = ent flee half goods for $1 merino goods. underwear n Gloves—-! —Humanity words.—A good do; ular dollar and a pi * always a few nof 4+ Mufflers stripe—50g for si Ll s £00d s the 50C 01 45c, 65c and 8 for love or mone 1 i with us on hose— Cardigan to the swellest of Bvery American was used, but it was a v that it wi Thousands, footsore, famished and almost fainting under the unusual fatigue of the Fuir have found out how invigorating a cup of Chocolat Menie can now understand lion pounds annually of this fa- mous chocol the countries of the old world where No Tea. No Coffee, No Is their motto. Try it. 5 Your grocer will get it for you. —Notas ! erease in —Welll You know the wa anufacturer t would tuk or constantly diving into the: kin mitts, lined, are BOc—dress gloves 95¢ has known | colate was pleasant when the right product s as nowrishing s meat. ate is. consumed INADY Why then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open, ¢ control the furnishings trade of the entire west son-—a month i without a marked in. Not a moment without adding to our I'he Nebraska dictates prices hot shot in the camp of these 100 pereenters—the et coin, even if you are obliged to patronize ales A k the difference between two price We retail fifty cent underwear for 35¢ ar- ve centers for 50c—Dollar stuff for 65 and that pat ed that's a dollar and a qua rter for 75¢, Dollar and a. 00 —and sailing at this rate into camel’s hair or t’s the reason why we'realways wiring to the —You sibbee?— an army of salesmen without brain speech, to represent this bustling department., grand values, without caty-five clsewher mocha, the half god re $1.40 ~driving gle are 50g— tehes lower an every glove we ea 300 styles. working glove 45¢, om Germany— gin at {5¢ for 2 1k mixed=25c and up to_$2.00 i} vwhere—Be- for a silk heloveliest of brocaded silk ones. ‘_‘.: Neckwear——Ve are not as prodigal as the majority of i b box buyers. We sell you a tic for |5¢ as 1c, that's surrounded by rich pasteboard.” 350, 5c are representing the finest neckwear made, An all wool heavy or light hose for pendable black cotton for (0c. Ve buy *em by the case lots only. 25c—de. No onccancope __ Our quotations—75¢, 85¢ Jackets— gt 4o, sz o bar or office stockinet coats, that Cho revelation o find s and why 83 mil. in Cocoa, see me al thy Fair? Did you Eat with your knife If you have no silver forks or spoons, but there’s no reason why you should be with- out ticle them after Christmas, nor any other ar- of table, personal or decorative use in the silverware or jewelry line. RAYNOND, JEWELER, Corner 16th and Douglus Strects, Omaha. 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