Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1894, Page 11

(0-OPERATIVEHOMEBUILDI Noteworthy and Beneficial Improvements in 01d Time 8ystems, TREND OF BUILDING LOAN PLANS Irresiatible to Abont Desi Forces Operating Bring able Changes—Significance da— Assoctns The growth of bullding-loan associations throughout the country and their marvelou fncrease in membership, in capital and the benefits in home building, is manifestation of co-operative fons, The more the un- are understood and hon- eatly applied, the greater is their hold in public estimation. That this knowledge is rapidly spreading among wage earners—com- prising the bulk of association membership 18 evidenced in the steadily increasing mem- bership of existing assoclations In the west and the organization of new one: The general advance of co-operative home buflding 18 no less instructive than the im provement in business meth old_cus- toms and old methods are giving way to the ystems gradually wrought by experience and environments. The modest corner gro cery organization, which hid its light unde a bushel and was content to plod along the beaten path, unchanged and unchangeable, now finds iself a “has been.” Experience, enterprise, fudiclal rulings and re strictions place the modern organization on a broader business basis and gubjects it not only to official Inspection, but also to the eclectric light of competition and eriti- cism. It is no longer possible to draft and put in_operation the co-operative hobbles of an _individual. In most including Nebraska, constitution and by-laws must be in accord with the law and must receive the approval of state boards before the organi- zation fe permitted to do business. But this is not all. Courts have established in- numerable precedonts, conflicting, it is true, and the organization which avolds these legal rocks and adapts itsell to the new con- ditions is the one which eventually distances its competitors. A DOOMED SYSTEM. Tmproved systems, greater equality of in- terests, the closer blending of the rights of borrower and investor, reduced interest rates and better facilities for withdrawal, are the main features of the modern usso- clation. Tne gross premium plan is clearly doomed. While that method makes great profit, it fs manifestly unjust to the bor- Tower, who foots the bill. Experience shows that when the demand for money is great the premium Is high. At other times the demand Is limited and premiums low. The variation works an injustice to borrow- ers. Some pay more than others for their loans, and thus the principle of equality is destroyed. If the bid premium was repaid in monthly instaliments the system would be tolerable. When the premium Is taken in bulk from the loan and interest charged on the whole sum, it is evident the interests of the borrower and investor are not on an equitable basis. The report of the Ohlo bureau of building and loan asoclations for 1893 illustrates the steady improvement of building-loan sys- tems. The authorities of the state show an active interest in the business, and under thelr watchful care speculative concerns from outside have been exeluded and all but two of the home nationals wound up for the public good. At the date of the report there were 714 associations in the state, with 18 338 members, and assets aggregating $7 000,000, or $10,000,000 more than all the banks in the state. Building-loan principles have there reached thelr highest development, and for that reason it Is Instructive to note the methods in vogue, especially with reference to premiums. The ipstallment plan is in force by 657 assoclations, the gross plan by only 25, while 82 assoclations have aban- doned premiums altogether. The report notes and commends the movement to aban- Aon promiumae. While thoro aro 8ome points in favor of the installment plan, the report condemns the gross plan. ““One of the seri- ous objections to the gross plan,” to quote the report, “is the difficulty which neces- garily arises thercunder in making a proper and equitable distribution of the premium earnings.” On the other hand, the fnstall- ment plan simplifies the accounts and facili- tates a just distribution o earnings. The premium in this case, being fixed, s merely a mask for higher interest. There appears o be no valid reason for dividing say 10 per cent Interest and calling 6 per cent of {tbe amount “‘interest” and tha balance “premium.” Why not call it straight inter- est? That seems to be the coming plan In Ohio and Its adoption is near at hand. The trend toward lower charges is also marked The average of interest and premium com- bined s now below the legal rate of inter- est, the report showing a decrease of nearly 1 per cent in a year. CONTEMPLATED CHANGES. rogressive associations in Omaha are m(:lhlsg steadily in the right direction. The Mutual contemplates a new departure at an early day, but the nature of it is not fully developed, In his address at the annual meeting last weel President Rhoades rec- ommended, with the approval of the direct- ors, the adoption of the installment pre- mium system in lieu of the gross plan now in operation. He exprossed hfmscll against the fixed premium plan, however, and is also opposed to stated dividends and tho croditing of withdrawing stockholders with the same amount as s credited to maturing stockholders. A moderate premium and erseverance in the form of larger earnings 45 to be commended, chiefly because It oper- ates to the benefit of the horrower. ; The Mutual has had a successful carcer o nine years and will mature Its first sorles in @ few months, It has handled a total of $305,458, paid $91,090 principal and $21,183 Interest and sharcs redeemed, and, besides, has assisted 200 families in becoming home owners, The record is an admirable one, and yet the assoclation Is in the infancy of its usefulness. It has now 2,206 shares of stock in force, and, with an improved sys- tem in force, will inaugurate an active busi- ness campalgn. The amended constitution approved by the stockholders, provided for fncreasing the capital stock to $4,000,000, and an increase of the board of diréctors from nine to twelve. THE LEAGUE IN INDIANA. ~ One hundred delegates attended the In- diana State League convention in Indian- apolls recently. Reports show that Indiana assoclations have assets amounting to $27,0°0,- 000. Considerable losses were sustained during the year, mainly in the shrinkage of real estate values, yet the earnings were sufficient to maintain the average profit and put a total of $67,000 in the reserve funds. The oplnion was expressed that greater losses may be iooked for In the state this year, and for that reason assoclation man- agers were urged to licrease the reserves. The Gifford law enacted in Indiana a year ago does not accomplish what its author designed, While it has excluded specula- tive assoclations and brought about a more thorough system of bookkeeping, it does not provide for annual examinations by state ofticers. PRODDING THE LAGGARDS. Mr. C. W. Brininger, secretary of the Ne- braska State league, writes to the Co-opera- tive News of Cincinnati, outlining the work accomplished by the league in this state and complimenting _The Beo for assistance ren- dered. Mr. Brininger justly complains of the lack of Interest shown by the majority of state assoclations in the work of the Jeague. Many of the strongest associations keep aloof from the league, permitting the rogressive few to do the work and foot the ills, but gladly sharing in the fruits of concerted action. It s selfishness mani- festing itself in a new form, and Is not by any means confined to Nebraska. Moss- backism s a disease by means of which the viotims prey upon the energles of others and pockets the resultant profits with ghoullsh glee, corresponding a noteworthy economic organiza derlying principle NOTES. A branch of the Workmen's Building and Loan assoclation of Lincoln has been organ- fzed in Grand Island. The parent organ- ization was started by officers of the Anclent Order of United Workmen and is intended to operate among the membership of the order. J. G. Tate Is president and C. M. McDonald secretary. Mr. 8. Goozee has a letter in the North Ylatte Telegraph in which he shows the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: growth and advantages of the North Platte assoclation, and concludes with this quaint chunck of last century cnterprise: “We ex- tend for advertising only what the law re quires, as ft is no particular benefit, but rather the contrary, to extend the operations of the association beyond the intimate knowl edge of all its membe It is like gospel, #0 far that It is free to whomsoeevr will ac cept it, but there we draw the lir We do not feel called upon to go out into tha high nipel them to come in Mr, e forgets that even gospel truths must preached long, loudly and persistently, and no small quantity of printers’ ink Is ro- auired to boost the good work. 8o with the gospel of co-operation. The association which manifests excessive greed and shuns the press may postpone the funeral for a time, but it cannot disinfect jtself of grave- yard odors, An Every-Day Pafr. Used every day, needed on Sunday. Dominfon” cigarettes, pickage, ‘ol Photograph in every CHATS IN THE CORRIDORS: Ik about crities, actors and agents as % queer Dicks, what is the ma orchestra leaders?” sald James Jay Dr of New York at the Millard. “As a rule, these chaps are polsoned for anything within the reach of the average human nature thelr theoretical fdeas of music. some stage of their educational growth they ha Wagn sehool the classical n cure. If tallow-faced ter with own ° come across some tutor of the This has given them itch, which nothing but death c you want to sce one of the in agony, look In at the theat a spirited farce comedy is the bill of fare and the aforesald crank is the musi- cal steward, If his face fsn't a study of bored expression 1 will resign as a reader of human He is apt to show just about as much musical sympathy as you might expect from a graven image. farce comedy the people want melodie sWing With an ease and Jingle ple hear and not hard to remeémber of these simple tunes that the m. boys remember and whistle, the girls recall and hum, the better for popularity of the music. The trouble with the autocrat of the orchestral pit is that he feels above the need of carefully re- hearsing such popular music. The small fry under him are a great deal like him- self. They have Wagnerfan ideas and lot thefr hair grow in profuse chrysanthemum style. The frequent result of this classical fever is that when it comes to a formal performance, many of the specialties, which are the heart and lungs of farce comedy, are hurt in thelr pleasurable effect by dragging music. You might just as well try to talk to a hitching post, however, as to persuad one of these fellows that they have er- roneous ideas of farce comedy music. It is a delusion that has been handed down through the earth saying that ‘music hath charms to soothe the savage breast' and swectens things generally. 1 never knew A man yet who dedicated his life to music who wasn't the biggest kind of a crank.” tals nature, he more ssenger “There are several very large Africans in the political wood yard of Colorado,” sald B. H. Lockwood, a prominent Denver popu- list at the Merchants. “The continued hos- tility against Governor Waite by some peo- ple, in which he is made the butt of ridicule and the target for all the popguns of press satire, is prompted by leaders of the old parties, who have singled jout Governor Waite bec: he is the most vulnerable for an attack and is the head of the populist party. They dare not attack the rank and file of the party. Mr. Waite is not the man which political prejudice has painted. His sayings and acts have been distorted. He fs a ‘man who always has the courage of his convictions and no one has ever had an op- portunity to impugn his honesty. He will not be a candidate for the. United States ate, and I doubt whether or not he would ept the nomination for a second term as governor. One of the illustrations of what strange bedfellows politics in Colorado makes is the present brotherly love between ex Senator N. P. Hill and Thomas M. Patter- son, who for years never spoke as they passed by and always carried thelr knives of hatred unsheathed, They have simply buried the hatchet for one object and that is to defeat United States Senator Wolcott's renomination at the next session of the Colo- rado legislature, Ex-Senators Hill and Wolcott treasure a bitter enmity toward one another, and it is currently rumored that the compact_between Hill and Patterson is to ‘do up' Wolcott. Patterson has long cher- ished an ambition to occupy the seat in the senate chamber which Wolcott desires to warm_for another term. 1 do mot believe that Mr. Patterson has any chance to see that ambition realized, because his attitude toward Governor Waite has split his follow- Ing in the populist party. The silver issue will be a big feature of the next presidential campaign. ~ Silyer will force its own recog- nition. * The people are beginning to see the way in which the commercial world was given a stroke of paral- ysis by the antagonism of silver interests, and the manner in which American labor has been reduced to- the pauperized plane of European labor. It is only a question of time ere the Americar people will realize the necessity of more favorable legislation for silver and a free coinage measure will be passed. It is not tho selfish cry of one locality or the howl of fanatics. It Is a necessity which the en- tire world will yet acknowledge. In the meantime Colorado Is commencing to boom again. The old state Is once more on her feet. The gold excitement and tourist travel, inexhaustiblo resources of coal and other advantages which nature has gener- ously cndowed her with has made it “impossible for congress or Pres- ident Cleveland to bulld a grave yard fence around the state and throw Wall street boquets of regret at the foot of the monument of shattered silver interests,” “I can give You a fair’ indication of the re- turn of good times,” sald Herbert Turncr, general solicitor of the Farmers Loan and Trust company of New York, as he ensconced himself in a Paxton corridor chair. *Capi- tal, which has long been timid, is rapidly shaking oft that scared look and Is really smiling a little. Purse strings in York are growing looser, and the golden cagles which have been cooped up so long in the vaults will soon be soaring through het country while the band plays ‘Yankec Doodle,” and general rejoicing will follow. Many applications have recently been made to our company for Investment of capital. Electric railways and profected enterprises which have suspended constructlon have re- sumed work. Many new buildings are go- ing up, and there scems to be a general re- turn of confidence. I have every reason to believe that hard times are over and the flowers of finance will bloom spring as they never bloomed befor ““While the people of Omaha have gener- ally been aware of the fact that President Gibbon of the Board of Trade has a great head, they are not generally aware of the size of his hat," sald O. H. Frederick at the Commercial club. “Mr. Gibbon wears a 7% hat, almost a No. 8 and Judge Woolson also wears one of the same size, Speaking of hats, do you know that nearly all the brightest and most prominent citizens of Omala average No. 7 and over, One of the few exceptions Is a distinguished cltizen who wears 67, but small sizes for big men are rare. President Cloveland and ex-President Harrison wear the same sized hat, namely 7%. Among other prominent men of national renown the sizes all run over 7, but few of them exceed 7%. General Grant wore a 7% hat. Governor McKinley of Ohlo wears a 7%, and so does John Sherman. James G. Blalne wore a 7%, While Mr. Gibbon Is not as famous as these men, he beats all of them In the size of his hat, and doesn't talk through it either,” L Read page 10, e —— The Eleventh Street Viaduot. City Attorney Connell yesterday se- cured instructions from Judge Dundy to no- tify the attorney for the Unlon Pacific re- celvers to appear in court and show cause why the order prayed for by the city with reference to the setting aside of money for the repairing ot the Eleventh street viaduct should not be entered. The city attorney stated that if Judge Thurston returned In time the notice would be given early next weeks . v . 1 UNDAY. S Aarcl 1, BUILDERS WILL BE BUSY | Local Demand for Hammer and Trowel More Lively than for Years, ENTERPRISES BEING RAPIDLY PUSHED Wil Be Well Who Are Structures Under ng Umprovements that Way Inn Few Weeks Bulld — Large In Prospect. to are to be relied upon boom in building 1t present indication: Omaha will enjoy a real and other fmprovements this season, and the most conservative of men are feeling the cheerful stimulus of approaching good times and plenty of work for mechanfcs and laborers. During the past two months the cif ing inspector has issued permits for $50,000 worth of new improvements buildings and the Inspectors are now inspecting work, man inspecting fourteen jobs Friday. Architects and contractors are unanimous in expressing the opinfon that the prospects for a rush of new buildings are better this spring than for the past seven years and confi- dence s being restored upon facts and fig- ures which go to show that there will be more building going on here this summer than there has since the days of the great boom in 1885-6. Work I8 being resumed on the new post- office building and new residences are being started all over the city. Merchants feel the fmpetus of returning good times and the bankers report that they have more cheap money on hands now than ever before, and a gentleman who has just returned from the east is authority for the statement that an eastern firm of investors and money lenders offered to lend $1,000,000 at 3 nt to Omaha parties for new im- provements, if such an amount was needed The Board of Public Works ordered the contractors to complete their paving, sewering and grading contracts of last year at once and men are now being put at work on these improvements. The estimated out- lay of money to workingmen employed on these works Is $100,000, and in about forty days more work will be begun on the im- provement of the Military, Dodge and Cen- ter street roads leading out into the country, upon which $150,000 is to be expended in grading and paving. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED. Eighty-two permits have been granted so far this year for new buildings and improve- ments, which is said to be a_greater number than has been Issued so early in the season for several years. In fact, as a usual thing of late years, there have not been many per- mits issued until the latter part ot March and the first of May, but now the inspector and his assistants report that they have plenty of work and that it is increasing every day. Among the new buildings to be put up this spring is Paxton & Vierling's new foundry on Seventcenth street at the Union Pacific crossing. The bids for this structure will be opened Monday and work is to be com- Wenced at once. This firm will expend over $50,000 in improving their manufacturing plant this year. They have so many orders on hand for iron work that they were com- pelled to enlarge and build new works. The new bullding i8 to be constructed of bri stone and iron, and will be absolutely fir proof. J. L. Redick is building a two-story brick flat at 644 South Twenty-eighth street, which will cost §10,000, and he is contemplating other extensive improvements. George C. Ward is building a $2,500 resi- dence at the corner of Twenty-second and Ohio streets and will soon have it ready for occupancy. W. S. Wright is building him- self a home on the corner of Thirty-first and Poppleton avenue, which wlll cost $3,500. W. S. Blackwell Is erecting a $10,000 r dence at Thirty-sixth and Farnam streets, and Mr. McWalter is building a house at Thirty-ninth and Dodge which will cost him about $3,000. Mr. Talmage is constructing a $7,000 residence at 1019 South Twenty-ninth street, and Mr. Howland is putting up a neat cottage at 724 South Thirty-sixth street at a cost of $3,000. At 3318 North Thirtieth street Mrs. Anna Bergrand is building a 2,600 residence, and A. L. Patrick is build- ing several homes, one of which Is at 140 North Thirtieth street and will cost $5,000 and another one which is to cost $2,000. Mrs. H. Corrigan is building a $2,000 resi dence at 2529 South Twelfth street, and J. M. Griffiths is making an addition to his flats at 114 South Twenty-fifth street which will cost about $2,000. Willlam Preston is putting up a $3,500 addition to his warehouse on Fifth and Pierce streets. Guy Barton is expending $2,000 in an addition to his brick tenement building at Sixteenth and Douglas streets and a double frame is being put up at 3418 North Thirtieth street at an expense of $2,000, while the Young Men's Christian association 18 expending $3,000 in repairing the damage done to the building by the Bos- ton store fire some time ago. A frame store is being erected at Fourth and Center streets which will cost $2,000, and Judge Brandeis is building a $3,000 store room at Tenth_and Mason streets. LARGER BUILDINGS IN PROSPECT. Among the larger improvements Is the new Omaha club house, on which work has been begun again. The building will cost in the neighborhood of $65,000 and it will cost $15,000 to $20,000 more to furnish it. The building is being constructed of white stone and pressed brick, and will be a splendid wmonument to the enterprise of the officers and members of the club. The new Boston store, which Is belng pushed as rapldly as possible, will cost from $125,000 to $150,000 and will be constructed of brick and dark red granite or sandstone. It will take the place of the cheap building which was destroyed by fire about a month ago, and will be a fine addition to the build- ings on Sixteenth and Douglas streets. The Moeller Candy company is erecting a factory at Twenty-elghth and Leavenworth streets at a cost of $12,000 and their busi- ness has grown to such proportions that they were compe’le? to enlarge their plant. Work has been vesumed on a large number of buildings which were begun last fall and which had to be abandoned on account of cold weather. The loan and bullding associa- tions report that there is a strong demand from thelr members for money now for the purpose of putting up new houses this spring. The public park commissioners have $39,000 in reserve for new improvements in the parks this summer and work has already been commenced. Extensive improvements will be made in Miller park, In which a lake and boulevards are being constructed. John A. Harbach is going to build a five-, story brick warehouse near Twelfth and Harney streets, on the site of the old Dempsey hotel property, just east of Broatch's hardware establishment. This building will cost between $50,000 and $60,- 000. About ten days ago Mr. A. Cudahy bought a fine residence site at Thirty- seventh and Half Howard streets and is now having plans drawn for a $60,000 residence on_that corner. J. H. Evans has let the contract for a $76,000 residence at Thirty-elghth and Jones streets, and at Thirty-ninth and Halt Howard streets General Dandy is making preparations for the erection of his $20,000 residence. Eastern parties have recently purchased the General Lowe property for $130,000 and they bought this property purely as an in- vestment, but it 1s now alleged that the purchasers are figuring on the erection of a fine business block on this property, which 1s located on Sixteenth and Harney streets, All the architects are having plenty of work and they report that (he demands for plans for new buildings has doubled within the last ten days. The million-dollar hotel project Is also being agltated again and definite action may be taken within a few weeks in the matter. Surrounding lowa and Nebraska cities re- port that a great deal of building is going on this spring, and Omaha architects are recelving a good many ouwside orders for bullding plans. Contractors predict that this year will be a red letter period in the building era of Omaha. S They Must Come Together, NEW YORK, March 10.—The subject of a greater New York was discussed by tho build over and busy new one new Petria club of this city last night, Ji A S G — SHOES : SELLING | STILL 1894-TWENTY PAGES. Frank Wilcox Co., 1515 and 1517 Douglas Strect. SHOES SELLING STILL A Pound of Facts Is Worth a Ton of Theories. is a fact that we ever known. [ It is are con'lmencing tomorrow fact that when Frank a time to buy shoes cheap. is also a b act that for some reason manufacturers money than ever before; this last fact enabled us to bring toOmaha the largest and tinest commence lot of bargains in shoes we have yet offered. week will see the best shoe bargains go out of our store that have ever gone forth from a shoe store in this country. the greatest Wilcoz are more Tomorrow we LADIES’ 10¢ Bargains. We will offer a great bargain, for this shoe 18 good for $2.00.......uuees There are four sixty-pair cases Dbutton shoes in all sizes, $2.50 regular price.............. In ladies’ regu fords that have been $1.50 sale price is.... We also take a spuare toe tipped oxford that is a regular $1.50 shoe and now In lace shoes pairs that ha and they now go for... In cloth tops in all best value known for.. A large lot of women's house slippers that cost you always a dollar, our sale price.... of tipped would be zes of tipped opera ox- patent trimmed, we take 415 ve been $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00, shapes we offer the $1.30' 08¢ 08¢ button go in this sale for very nicely, from $2.50 to... |A misse $9 98' heel, a good shoe for School........... extension A $2.00 spring heel welt An immense line of misses’ patent tip $1.50 49C‘spr(ng heels go in this sale for an even...... Never before could a girl be shod as ()SC nicely for as little money. A misses' $2.00 tipped dongola spring heel A misses’ cloth top, a dress shoe, and made ! sole leather tip dongola Misses™ Shoes. [Men's and Boys’ The sale of line Monday Men's fine and congress, and $5.00, go of at Your choice shoes for.. Ay cheap « this g line of 308 spring L Every hire of ity In chiidren's A bargain lot sole, Sizes 6 to 8, an elegant little shoe. $]. OO Child's 6 to 8 tan, spring heels shoe sale this city Co. say shoe sale it means it men's price they are d wonderfully. hand sewed French calf, lace at this s s tipped real calf, spring he Men's bluchers are usually high priced, not Airs of men's bluchers for of patent s 6-8, go in to close out quick..... The same in 8%-11 Child’s patent tip turns go at... has anxious to trade shoes for and this coming $5.00 congress for the ercd at has reduced this What are left will ] §2.78 §4.60 $1.48 $1.60 §1.98 1 lines that have been §7.00 fine lines of boys' button for $2.00.... sat shoe sale. We show CHILDREN'S SHOES. Missos' Shoes Is carried In the same qual- ¢ T8¢ tip, spring heel 4, Toe. \ Knowing what a rush there will be for shoe bargains this week we will have everything arranged in lots and large tickets with present prices plainly marked so that you see what values we offer no matter how busy the salesmen are at the time. SHOES STILL SELLING FRANK WILCOX CO. 1515 and 1517 Douglas Street. SELLING SHOES STILL Taylor, formerly - corporation counsel _for Brooklyn, aid the government of New York was in the hands of thieves and vandals who wished to destroy the only artistic bulld- ing_on Manhattan istand. Its judges did their dirty work on election day and then ran away to California when an atempt is made to punish the criminals, It s the littlo ones New Yorkers jump on, while Brooklyn disposes of the big fellows. In conclusion, he said the two cities would come together by natural growth and nothing could pre- vent them. ————— HACEMEN SATISFIED. They Have No Complaint Agalnst the New City Ordinance. A number of representative hack drivers of this city have addressed a communication to The Bee, in which they emphatically repudiate the assertions made by expressmen that they are dissatisfied with the present ordinance regulating hacks and express wagons. On the contrary they heartily com- mend the Cahn ordinance and manifest the utmost willingness to comply with all its requirements cheerfully. They state that the expressmen are’ secking to place them in a false light before tho public. The hackmen further desire to call attention to the fact that they do not entertain any grievance toward the municipal authorities on account of the enforcement of the ordinance, but will co-operate, without complaint, in its strict observance. In fact, they say it is the pro- duct of their suggestion. Tho hackmen take exceptions to the “kick" registered by the expressmen and lament the fact that they have created a false im- pression with relation to the attitude of Omaha hack owners and hack drivers. The communication is signed by John Larsen, H. G. Rockfellow, George F. Read, Ed Baum- ley, J. I Nichol, J. M. Simpson, J. Priest Thomas M. Cronin, John Everett, A. C. Ogle, George Hoffman, J. C. Silers, C. P. Kies, Matt Breiholtz, William Jensen, James Tucker, James McMichael, Charles' Moore, L. D. Taylor, Pony Jenson, A. H. Brown, T. M. Dryden, T. F. Donahey, H. Coelsth, J. Kerby, H. F. Scales, Frank Bimore, Georga Yorkay, James Johngon, Doc Carver, Clint DeMoss, Buch Keith, W. B. Armour, James Owens, William Alnly, Frank Cole, John Crawford, 0. W. Anderson, James Sherman, L. Kornbeck, J. E. Foley, A. E. Flanders, George Conrad, Charles Sherman, J. M. Carney and Charles White. L e X-GOVERNOP NS' BIRTIIDAY. Denver People Make it a Hollday—Somo of His Good Works, DENVER, March 10,—Ex-Governor John Evans yesterday celebpated the 80th anni- versary of his birth. The:occasion was also appropriately recognized' by the religious and educational institution§’ of this city, which he has liberally erdowed, and by the Chamber of Commerge, . which body pre- sented him with a beautitully bound con- gratulatory address. Governor Evans in hig carly days was a prominent physician ,0f Chicago and a professor in the Rush Medical college, and a member of the city equncil in 1852, He cndowed the chalrs of mental and moral philosophy and Latin dn: the Northwestern university for $100,000,,and has been presi- dent of its board of trustees for thirty- seven years, He wag delegate to the first republican convention held in the United States at Aurora, I}, which nominated Lincoln for president.. He was appointed territorial governor of Colorado by President Lincoln in 1862, and Since that time has been prominently identified with the pros- perity of the state, He was instrumental in the construction of the South Park, and Denver, Texas & Gulf railways, and has endowed many churches in this city and is one of the founders of the Denver university. e Union for Honest Racing. NEW YORK, March 10.—T. P, Carleton of Lexington, Ky., and George Perkins of Latonla, who as representatives of the West- ern Turf congress have been holding daily conferences in this city with the new jockey club for a week, will return to thelr homes today, having comploted the business they came to transact In the east. Mr. Carleton sald to an Assoclated press reporter that He belleved that. reciprocal arrangements would be entered’ Into between the west and east by which high class and honest racing would be much benefited. Some de talls of the agreement will be referred to | the congress before final aotion, UHE DEMANDED HER MONEY | | Young Lady Dealt With by a Robber When Almost Home, SHE RESISTED AND SCREAMED FOR HELP He Snatched Her Handbag and Ran—Police Arrest Martin Miller for the Ribak Assault — Identified by the Wounded Man. Miss Clara Edholm, one of Douglas county’s charming school teachers, had a thrilling ex- perience with a footpad on Charles street about 10:45 o'clock Friday night. Miss Edholm is a daughter of B. Edholm and resides with ler parents at 2036 Charles street. She s teaching school in district 32, ncar Briggs station, and comes home every Friday even- ing. After completing her dutles for the week Miss Edholm came home Friday evening and expected to meet some friends who were to arrive from abroad to visit her. These friends were to arrive on the Northwestern train which reaches here at 10:30 in the evening. She went to the depot, but owing to some miscalculation in their plans the friends did not arrive, and Miss Edholm started to walk, unattended, from the motor line to her home. After leaving” Twenty-fourth street she noticed that she Was being followed by a negro. She hastened her steps, but the man did likewise, and they soon came in sight of the young lady's residence. When within about 100 feet of the gate the robber ran up to the frightened girl and with a threat told her to give up her money. She re- sisted, and the footpad grabbed her hand- bag, tearing it from her grasp. She screamed for assistance, but before help ar- rived the thief made good his escape. Miss Edholm related her adventure to friends and the police were given a good de- scription of the man, but they have been un- able to captre the robber as yet. The handbag contained $1 in change and an order on school district No. 32 for her month's salary, $45, besides some unimpor- tant notes and papers. Payment of the or- der has been stopped and the thief will se- cure only the $1 for his desperate act. Miss Edholm thinks she is quite fortunate, because on her way to the city early in the morning she stopped at the home of the sec- retary of that school district to get her order as she usually does, but he did not ve enough money on hand to redeem the paper just then. Otherwise the thief would have secured quite a sum, which would probably never have been recovered. The young lady was somewhat bruised about the wrists in the struggle to maintain possession of the handbag, but beyond a se- vere fright she escaped uninjured. Miss Edholm says that she will be able to positively identify the thief should he be captured. RIBAK'S AS! nk They Have the Right This Fime Sure. Ever since the robbery and shooting of Frank Ribuk last Monday evening the police detectives have been on a still hunt for the perpetrator of the crime. Yesterday the patience of the police was rewarded. About 9 o'clock in the morning Detectives Dunn and Donahue arrested Martin Miller and charged him with the crime. Miller was found at a saloon at Fourteenth and Dodge streets and was arrested because he exactly corresponded with the descripiion given by Mr. and Mrs. Ribak. Of course Miller denied any connec- tion with the affair and said he could prove an alibl. The detectives placed Miller in the patrol wagon and took m out to the Ribak residence, 1824 Clark street, As soon as the officers took thelr prisoner into the room both the injured man and his wife identified him positively. They sald that there could be no doubt but that Miller was the right man. The prisoner was then taken back to police headquarters and placed in_a cell Miller is of medium helght, blonde hair and moustache, blue eyes and has an honest, pleasant manner and expression, He sald Pollce T Man = = that his arrest was a great surprise to him and that he had never committed a crime in his life. “For two years I have worked in Omaha,” said Miller, “either on an ice wagon for the Kimball Ice company or on the fce at the lake.” Previous to coming to Omaha Miller worked for a Lincoln ice company for a couple of years. - Regarding his whereabouts on Monday evening last Miller named two or thre people who were with him in Murphy saloon. But upon being closely questioned Miller safd that he could not remember whether it was Monday or Tuesday night that he was at the saloon mentioned. The police will thoroughly investigate Miller's history and find out if possible what he has been doing since he quit work and who he has been keeping company with. Charged with Forgery. Constable W. H. McKinzie of East Omaha caused the arrest yesterday of Edward F. Morearty for forgery. The trouble is all about a trunk belonging to an Inmate of a house of ill-fame. McKinzie replevined the trunk and contents at the request of Bertie Mann and caused the property to be stored in a safe place. Morearty was attorney for the.girl who claimed the trunk. He found out where the trunk was stored and, accord- ing to McKinzie, forged an order, signing | the constable’s name and ebtained possession of the property. Hence the arrest, SENTENCED T0O THE PEN. Coffield Gets Ten Years and Chris Frahm Goes for Five Years It was sentence day in the criminal sees tion of the district court and a string of criminals were before Judge Scott to take thefr medicine, which meant terms in the state prison at Lincoln. W. W. Coffield. the young man who did a wholesale business in the way of forging checks, was the first man to stand before the court. A motion for a new trial was made angl overruled, after which a sentence of ten years and a fine of $500 was imposed. In Dassing sentence the court took occasion to read a lecture to Coffleld, telling him that ho was too dangerous a man to remain at large. He was also Informed that he was & criminal tramp of the worst class. Chris Frahm, the German Savings bank clerk, who embezzled several hundred dol- lars, withdrew his plea of not guilty and acknowledged the corn. Frahm was given five years, Thomas Bently, James Carroll, Ed Bran- don and John Kelly, the men who burglar- ized the Burlington, Were sentenced to terms of two years each. V. W. Clark, who was convicted of carry- ing burglar tools for the purpose of forcing an entrance to a Cuming street laundry, was sentenced to one year. Charles Ray, charged with assault with Intent to rob, pleaded guilty and was re- manded to Jail to await gentence. Judges Change Benches, Next Monday morning there will be some temporary changes in the arrangement of the work of the judges of the district court, caused by the serious illness of Judge Walton, who has gone to the Dakota hot springs for a month, hoping to thus regain his health, which has been impaired for some months. Next week Judge Ambrose will take up the equity docket of Judge Walton, and for two weeks he will sit in the court rooms in The Bee building. After that he will Ko to Burt count where he will hold court for two weeks, returning to this up the law docket in jury room Fingers at a Discount case brought by John Houska, the Sherman the jury yesterday flnding for the defendant where Dillon went butcher shop and met with an putting his index finger of the right hand under a cleaver. He thought that the ac- cldent was due to the carelessness of Housk but the jury thought otherwise, and placed the blame upon the plaintift In the against butcher, a verdiet, was the case Dillon avenue returned This to the accident, J. R. €. Cushing a Nonresident, By a decision handed down by Judge Am brose, R. . Cushing has been nonresident. Not long ago the Nebraska Savings bank sued Cushing on a $5,000 note and attached @ lot of property, including some bank stock, declared a The service of the summans was by publica- tion, Cushing at“the time being in Los Ane geles, Cal., where he was residing. A de- fence was instituted, the defendant claiming that the service was bad, owing to the fact that he still retained his residence in this city. Yesterday the court passed upon the Is- sues, Nolding that Cushing had a domlcile in Omaha, but that his residence was in an- other state. Minor Court Mattors, In the case of the state against Danfel Me- Cormick a jury in the criminal court found that the defendant was the father of Lizzla Newland's child and was held for its support. The case of Balthas Jetter agalnst Patrick and Annie Rowley, who sued to recover the sum of $5,000 damages because the defend- ants had failed to continue selling a certain brand of beer, has been dismissed. In the case of W. B. Clark against 0. G. Walrath and H, B. Irey, brought to set asida a tax deed, the defendant, Walrath, has answered, alleging that Clark is not entitled to an injunction restraining the issuance of the deed. Henry Bubch has sued the school district of the city of Omaha in an action to recover the sum of $120. He was the janitor of the Long school and alleges that after being removed from the position the district failed and refused to pay him the balance that was due for services rendered. Bernard Riley was before Judge Ambrose on contempt proceedings and was glyen until next Tuesday morning to show cause why he should not move from the premises which he occupies or be fined. Last Oc- tober Riley moved into a house which he did nct own, taking possession without the congent of the own Since that time he has failed to pay any rent and has re- fused to vacate. In the case of Charles W. Stevens against the Omaha Street Rallway company a motion for a new trinl was argued before Judge Ambrose and taken under advisement. Dur- Ing the early days of the torm the case was tried and a verdict of $4,500 returned in favor of the plaintiff. 'The defendant moved for a new trial, charging that the verdict was not in accord with the evidence and that the amount of the same was ex slve, ¥ —— MOVE THE BAN. Relutions Betwe the Catholic Church and Secret Orders Growing Better, BALTIMORE, March 10.—Cardinal Gibbons 15 in daily expectation of a decision from Rome in regard to the removal of the ban of the church from the lodges of 0dd Fellows and Knlghts of Pythias, which were submitted to the pope by the last plenary council. Father Thomas, secretary of the dinal, says that no intimation of the decree has been re- celved, but the document ftselt will appear shortly. It Is generally expected In Cathollo cireles that it will grant permission to com- municants of the church, conditionally. That I8, each prospectiv iber of the orders of 0dd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, who belongs to the Catholic church will first be required to receive the sanction of the pastor of his parish, The pope ig also sald to be considering the advisability”sf removing the ban of the church from Free Masonry, but, caking for the cardinal, Father Thomas sald it was not probable Catholics would ever be permitted to join the Masonic order, MAY R, An Interesting Family Relle, Colonel B. P. Roggen has an Interesting family relic in the form of a copy of the Albany Sentinel—spelled Centinel—of the date of February 3, 1501, containing a notice of the appointment of Jacob Roggen to be Justice of the peace at Rensselaerville, N. Y. In those days the position of justice of the peace was one of dignity and honor, although pe P8 not lucrative as the office which passes und that name In these degenerate days, he Sentin was then already In its fourth year. It was published twice a week and sold for $3 per annum Th four-page blanket sheet de- voted only seven of its twenty columns (o news, among which a record of the pro- ceedings of congress and of thetate legis- lature form the principal array. The ad vertising columns are glven up largely to legal notices, although business announce- ments are also represented. Among the latter are a profusion of liquor dealers’ cards and enticing invitations to Invest in promising lotteries. It would scarcely have been safe to send the Sentiuel through the United States malls we tery, laws In force in 1504