Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 25, 1894, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY MBEE: FRIDAY, MAY 25, GITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Wiley Again Knocked Ont on New Bids for Electric Lighting. HIS FRIENDS MAKE THE SAME OLD FIGHT Resolution Agalnat Board of Public Works Adopted by n Party Voto After a ¥ tsan Wrangle - City H Dangerous Condition, The adjourned meeting of the city council last night was of a somewhat sensational order. The fight on the Board of Public Works on the part of the democratic mem- bers of the council culminated in an align- ment of the members on party lines and a bitter debate, in which political personalities were exchanged with a freedom unusual in that body. The electric light bids were opened and a bare-faced attempt to rule out the bid of the Citizens Electric company by the Wiley contingent in the council was tempor- arily defeated by an overwhelming majority. There were three bids submitted. first was signed by Willlam Baker of Chi- cago and offered to furnish not less than 200 arc lights under the three-year contract for $95 per light. The Wiley bid was $111.50 for not le: than 200 nor more than 300 lights for the balance of the fiscal year and $106 on the three-year term. The last bid opened was that of the Citi- yens Electric company, which was the only Dbid that specified the quality of the lights to be furnished. This company offered to furnish 200 or more lights for three years or more for $87.50 each, the lights to be of forty-five volts and nine and five-tenth ampheres. This bid was with the under standing that a twenty-five-year franchise should accompany the contract. The com- pany also proposed to furnish lights for commercial purposes for not more than the following prices: For all night service, §16 per lamp per month; to burn until midnight, $12; until 10 o'clock p. m., $10; for incan- Qescent service, 16 cents per 1,000 watt hours. Hascall bobbed up to demand that the last bid should be rejected. He contended that in fnserting a _condition that a franchise would be expected the bidders had violated the terms of the advertisement, which stated that no conditional bids would be accepted. He wanted the bid of the company thrown out and the contract let to the lowest of the other bidders, who was William Baker of Chicago. : At this point Burkley handed in a com- munication from the Citizens company st fng that in the event that the general fran- chise ordinance passed the council it would be willing to walve the question of a fran- chise and take its chances under the general ord:nance. g Hascall maintained that th's did not change the complexion of affairs in any particular. The bid was not according to the advertise- ment and therefore should not be considered. Specht said that these people had come in in good faith and had made the lowest bid. They ought not to be refused consideration upon such flimsy grounds as those stated by the previous speaker. Saunders took the same position. He said that the city had advertised for bids and would not be acting In good faith if any one of these bids should be thrown out with- out consideration. All three of them should be referred to a committee to report next ‘Tuesday night. Burkley, Howell, Parker and others de- clared themselves in -favor of referring all the bids, while Hascall and Wheeler strenu- ously -infsfsted that the last bid should be rejected without consideration. — Hascall added that the Citizens company had acted fmproperly in including in its bid a maxi- mum rate which would be charged for com- mercial - purposes. He argued that accord- g to hig ordinance, which might become o law some day, the council had the exclusive right to regulate those rates and ‘that the | bidders were attempting to arrogate to them- selves powers which belonged to the council. The amendment to refer all the bids wes finally carried by the following vote: Yeas, Back, Bruner, Burkley, Cahn, Holmes, Jacob- sen, Lemly, McAndrews, Saunders, Specht, Thomas, Howell—12. Nays, B:chel, Edwards, Hascall, Parker, Wheeler—5. ANTI-BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. The resolution begotten of Tuesday’s sccret sessfon, and which precipitated the liveliest debate that has been heard in the council chamber this year, was as follows: “That from and- after May 31, 1894, no funds will be provided by the mayor and council for the payment of any inspector or employe of the Board of Public Works out of the general fund of the city, except a clerk for said board, at a salary not to excecd $100 per month, and except mechanics and la- Borers necessary to perform the work, espe- clally authorized and directed to be per- formed by a concurrent resolution of the mayor and council; the wages of such me- chanics and laborers to be not less nor more than current wages for the class of daily labor performed.” The motion to adopt was amended by Baunders to olace on file. Howgll said that the resolution was offered in good faith and with the idea of retrenchment In the eity government. He was the father of the res- olution, and had wanted to have the Board of Public Works abolished entirely. He had been, convinced that this was not possible, but Still believed that there was not suffi- clent, work to occupy that department for the balance of the year. There was les work being done by fhe board than by any other - department of . the city government. ' He declared that there was a collusion on the part of the republican members to de- feat the resolution, although they had not made any objections at the secret session. Saunders denied that there was any politics In the matter. It was a matter of right or wrong. He was in favor of retrenchment, but he did not believe in selecting one de- partment to bear all the burden. He did not believe that the resolution meant retrench- ment. The Board of Public Works was one of the most important departments of the eity government. If retrenchment was nec- essary it should be done in the proper way. Additional duties had been placed upon the board recently and it was impossible for any one man to do all the work involved. It was equally absurd to try to get along with- out inspectors, for any one could lmagine what the condition of the streets would be if_this was done. Edwards said that he did tmpugn the motives of any man, but when the gentleman said that there was collusion among the republicans to defeat this reso- Jution he wanted no better reason for op- posing it. When the republicans counseled together and presented a solid front they were Invariably right. The expressed de- sire of Howell to abolish the Board of Pub- lie Works was sufficient to prove the in- sincerity. of his position. He was willing o appoint a commitice to investigate every branch of the city government and retrench wherever there was a chance, but he was unalterably opposed to such a resolution as the one before the council, Hascall made a long-winded speech in which he endeavored to convince the council that the resolution was the most innocent and salutary measure that statesmanship gould evolve. He took occasion to roast the mployes of the board in turn, and the result of his conclusions was that the chairman bught to be able to run the whole business Alone. MAKES IT A PARTY MATTER. Wheeler made a red hot political speech. The gentleman had alluded to collusion among the republicans, he sald. It was re- blicans who left the capitol and marched $own south in 1861, Tho smokeless chim- not wish to jublican origin. All the misery and poverty this country today was due to democratic Eyl all over this country were not of re- tsrule. Before going into the causus he had flvumnml the matter and found what the 0 of the Board of Public Works Eué’s"&‘.’,fl They had inspected 165 jobs April and 474 since March 1. He had found by experlence that when he voted against a proposition promulgated by a combination of democrats he always voted for the rights of the people. Bruner was In favor of retrenghment and Intimated that he knew of guite a number ot clerks whese services could be dispensed with. But he was in favor of retrench- Inj Il around if at all, and opposed the lLlMIlom He thought the country had had about enough of democpatic legislation buyway. A call for the previous question shut off “ell call on the table te- Bruner, Edwards, Specht, Thomas, Bechel, Burkley, Cahn, Lemly, McAndrews, the roll on the further debate, and amendment to lay sulted: Ayes—Back, Jacobsen, Saunders, Wheeler-—8. Nays- Hascall, Holmes, Parker, Howell—9, A motion to refer was declared out of order, and the vote was taken on the mo- tion to adopt. The same division was re- corded and the resolution was declared adopted by a majority of one vote. The mayor's veto of the bill of the Thom- son-Houston company for March was on the usual grounds and was sustained Thoe action of the mayor as expressed in the following communication was overruled, two members voting to sustain the mayor erewith return without my approval flicial bond of Lewis M. Rheem for the following sons First, that the appointment or ment of Lewis M. Rheem to fill or perform the duties of city s wholly without authority lutely void Second, for bond is or can Rheem, The resolution recently council suspending an ordinance providing for a permanent sidewalk at Sixteenth and Howard streets was also vetoed by the mayor on the ground that the present walk was in a_dangerous condition and should be re- placed at once. The veto was not sustained IN DANGEROUS CONDITION, The following communication from the mayor was referred to the committee on public property and buildings and the build ing Inspector: 1 desire to call the attention of the coun- to the dangerous condition of the root city hall. It is well the members of the of the roof is con- large pieces fall to intervals, pounds follow Steps employ he office electrician and I8 abso- reason that required of no officia Lewis M. the be passed by the and tower of the new known to s council ing tinually 1l the si w « Some of the pleces weizh and a serious accident ls likely to their fall from a height of 150 feet. should be taken at once to reme his matter and prevent such accidents. The bullding inspector has made an examina- tion of the roof, at my reqgu , and sug- gests the strong wire ting be placed Aacross h of the “valleys’ of the roof, curely anchored, to catch all detached es, and the entire roof be gone over carefully and repaired wherever necessar 1 endorse his recommendation and urge prompt action. The balcony of the tower requires imme- diate attention. While examining the roof the building Thepector and superinten: of the city hall discovered that the balcony is In a dangerous condition. The floor and railing of the tower, befween the four corners, projects over the vertical line of the tower itself and is supported by what is technically known a belling,” each stone projecting slightly bevond the one im- mediately below it, It se ms \hill the weight th projections is so Rreat that the support I8 not sufficient, and, @ a result the whole mass is gradually pulling away from the main structure. The top stone of the railing of each of these four balconies is cracked and the stones on the sides are pulling away from the main tower, large spaces being plainly visible between these stones and the cement which former them In- place. The building inspector is of the opinion that there is no immediate danger of the balconica giving way, but the situation s constantly getting worse, and s something is done at once these bal cones, each welghing a ton or more, will be precipi ed to th treet below. The bullding inspector suggests that these bal- conies should be “anchored” firmly to the main tower, and thereby prevented from falling. 1 therefore recommend that the building _inspector be dirccted to at once prepare plans for doing this work and that bids for doing the work be advertised for. REFUNDING COAL LICENSES. The judiciary committee submitted a reso- lution directing the city treasurer to hold money accruing to the school fund to an amount sufficient to refund the $6,000 that had been collected in licenses from the coal dealers of the city under an ordinance that was subsequently declared illegal. Saunders disagreed with thé committee, holding that the case which had come be- fore the courts had not been made a fair test of the legality of the ordinance. He was in favor of allowing another suit to be brought as a final test before any steps were taken toward repaying the fees col- lected. This view was favored by Wheeler and’ City Attorney Connell, and after a long debate the report was referred back to the committee. An_ ordinance defining duties of the city_electrici and referrea to the special committee. The came action was taken with an ordinance providing for the opening of an avenue to Riverview park. The council adjourned to this_evening. “HASCALL'S PLAN MISCARRIES. The opposition to Hascall’s Board of Pub- lic Works resolution materialized at a meet- ing held in the committee room yesterday afternoon. At Tuesday's sécret conclave the members present were apparently solid in favor of the measure, but a little reflection caused them to change their! minds. It was whispered among the republican members that the whole thing was a cleverly con- cocted scheme on the part of Howell and other democratic members to get rid of some of the employes of the board with the intention of eventually replacing them with men who were more satisfactory to them- selves. The result wae *%at when Hascall pro- duced his resolution or approval he found himself unexpectedly confronted by the solid and energetic opposition of Wheeler, Jacob- sen, Edwards and all the other republicans present. Every argument wagused to induce the dissenting members to get back into line, but without success. A warm discussion lasted until nearly 6 o'clock, and ended with the probability that the vofe on the resolu- tion: would be a practical division on party lines. the powers and n was introduced Little pills for great ills: DeWitt's Little Early Risers. — BOSTON STORE BUYS ANOTHER STOCK. 10,000 Pairs Ladics’, Men's, Misses’, Boys' and Children’s Shoes and Slippers, FROM STATE STREET, CHICAGO, On sale Tuesday at BOSTON STORE, OMAHA, IN THE BASEMENT, At 5e a At 20¢ a At 39c a a a pair. pair. pair. pafr, pair. At 49c At Bde At 76¢ a pair, At 99¢ a pair, Which were made to retail pair. Never, never, never in your whole life did you ever see such bargains as these. On sale Tuesday at up to $5 a At BOSTON STORE, Cor. 15th and Dodge. Rock Island & Paclfic way. for the round 20 to all points west and south, in Colorado, Utah, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Tickets good for 30 days from date of sale. For full particulars, folders, maps, rates, ete., call at ticket office, 1602 Farnam street, Via Chicago, Rail- One fare trip on May —~ Plans for the Summer, Perhaps you are arranging your plans for a vacation this summer. Do not neglect to look into the attractions of the Black Hills —scenery rivaling the Rockies In grandeur— climate unsurpassed—nature's storehouse of wonderful_mineral formations and precious metals. Crystal Cave near Deadwood was represented in miniature at the World's fair and attracted much attention. The pleasure and health resort—Hot Springs, South Dakota—with first class hotel accom modations, fine plunge bath, beautiful drives, ete., all join to make a sojourn in the Black Hills a pleasure, a study and a recreation, Send for pamphlet giving full description, J. R. BUCHANAN, General Passenger Agent, F. E. & M. V. R. R, Omaha, Neb. P, 8. The F. B & M. V. R. R. run trains direct to the Black Hills with palace sleepers, tree chair cars—therefore your tickets should read over that road. et HOMESEEKERS' EXCUKSIONS SOUTH, Via the Wabash Rallroad. On May 8 and 20 the Wabash will sell round trip tickets at one fare to all polnts in Tennessee (except Memphis), Mississippi, Alabama, Loufsiana (except New Orlean Arkansas and Texas, For tickets or descrip- tive pamphlets of land, climate ete., W,hun ticket office, 1502 Farnam street, or wfite G. N. Clayton, northwestern passenger ut, Omaba, Neb. i r— Never Luwer Than This. May 28, half fare on the Northwestern, Polnts north, northwest, south, southeast. Ask about it at the city ticket ofce, 1401 Farnam stroet, PUBLIC OR PARISH SCHOOLS Question Causes an Animated Disoussion in the Epiecopal Oouncil, TWO REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE Dr. Mackay's Resolution Favoring the Pub. lic School System—Majority Report Amended and Adopted—Other Busi- ness Done Before Adjournment, of a lively time the Episcopal wheti the re- committee was Encouraging prospects developed in the session of diocesan council yesterday port of the educational reached, and during the remainder of the forenoon there were motions and counter- motions, amendments and points of order and privilege almost ad infinitum, The session of the council opened in the crypt immediately after prayer at 10 o'clock. Judge Dradley, chairman of the finance committee, reported approving the various reports referred to it Wednesday afternoon. None of the other committess ready to report and the council proceeded to the election of the standing committee, with the following result: Very Rev. C. H. Gardner, Rev. Canon Doherty, Hon. James M. Woolworth, Hon. E. Wakeicy, Mr. H. G. Walsh and H. B. Burgess. The bishop substituted the name of Dr. 8. R. Patten for that of Chancellor Wool- worth to serve on the leglsiative committee, Mr. Woolworth not being a member of the council. Mr. C. W. Lyman was re-elected treasurer of the diccese, Rev. John Hewitt of Lincoln inated as canon of the cathedral, having expired. To attend the general missionary council to be held in Hartford in October next Rev. E. L. Sanford and Chane llor Canfield of the university were appointed. As lay member of the cathedral to succced D. H. Wheeler, Mr. J. E. of Beatrice was nominated, Dr. Doherty, in presenting a report of Brownell hall, stated that it was the only unendowed educational institution in the state, which, for a period of eighteen years had maintained itselt and kept out of debt. No one employed by the institution Lad ever had to wait for his pay, and no re- duction of staff or salary had been made. The attendance during the past year had been seventy-seven. The committee on church extension re- ported, giving a brief history of the Mis- sion of Our Merciful Savior, and commend- ing Its work and support to church people. Speaking on the report, Dean Gardner made an appeal to the council to remember that the mission is open ‘o0 any portion of the diocese, and though supported by the clergy and churches of Omaha, it was in that way the property of the diocese. QUESTION OF DIOCESAN SCHOOLS. The committee on Christian _education submitted a majority and minority report. The majority report commended the work of Brownell hall, and assured Dr. Doherty of the continued and hearty support of the beloved dlocesan school. Worthington Mili- tary academy at Lincoln was also approved with the statement that ‘“the school ap- peals with speclal force to the parents of boys in the diocese as being conducted on churchly lines, the daily service of the church “being faithfully observed and the sacrament administered on all holy days and Sundays.” The committee also noted the work of the Associate Mission in this city in the establishment of a parochial schooi, and gave such work its hearty endorse- ment. It was signed by Irving . Johnson, A. B. Marsh, George S. Ralston and C. W. Lyman. The minority report, signed by Rev. T. J. Mackay of All Saints, read: Resolved, ‘That this' committee on Chris- tian education place on record its hearty endorsement of the public school system of the United States as onc of our greatest safeguards from the dangers incident to a large and rapidly increasing forelgn popula- tion, and that a copy of this resolution be presented to the public school board of this city. A hot war of words appeared likely to en- sue, for half a dozen lay and clerical delegates were on their feet at once, buta motion to make it the special order for the afternoon prevailed. Dr. Oliver as one of the oldest presbyters in the diocese, was given the privilege of the floor and expressed himself rather strongly in favor of the majority re. port. He characterized the minority report as absurd, anti-American and anti-decent and evidently framed by some one who had not studied religion, A proposed amendment to the constitution, introduced by the committee on legislation, providing that no one not having a residence in the diocese of six months or more should be entitled to a vote in the council, called forth a rather heated discussion, but the amendment carried, The remainder of the morning session was occupled in listening to the report of the legislation_committee. Bishop Worthington handed to the secre- tary a minute offering to devote the John H. Minor fund, amounting to $10,000, to the in- crease of the endowment of the episcopate of this diocese, providing that before the meeting of the council of 1898 the diocese shall raise $10,000 additional, or such sum as shall be necessary to increase the fund now amounting to $30,000 to $40,000, making the total $50,000, and further on condition that the fund be perpetually known as the “Minor fund.” The fund was a personal gift to the Dishop to be devoted to a purpose of his own choosing. In case of his death before the sum _required is raised he wishes the mone. divided between the two mission divisions of the state. LUNCHED WITH THE LADIES, Coffce and a lunch of salads and cold meats was served by the ladies at 1 o'clock, and a pleasant hour was spent before the opening of the afternoon session. The spe- cial order of business was on the majority and minority reports of the educational com- mittee, when the two reports were referred back to the committee for further considera- tion. 5 The committee on legislation amended its report in reference Lo proportionate repre sentation of laymen In the council. The amendment provides for one delegate for each parish and an additional one for twenty- five communicants and still an additional one for each 100 communicants in excess of the twenty-five, An amendment sought to limit the representation of any parish to five, was introduced, but It was withdrawn, and the amendment to the constitution was adopted, To provide for the recognition of the dio- cese by the parishes the committee recom- mended the appointment of a committee con- sisting of three clergymen and three laymen to act with the bishop in secking action on the part of the state legislature towards a change of the state laws. As it is now the council has no power to dissolve the parish because it has a civil organization. A list of half a dozen delinquent parishes was read, and the report of the committee ac- cepted. The report of the committee on amend- ments of the canons provided for the éstab- lishment of a fiscal year extending from May 1 to May 1, instead of from Easter Monday to Easter Monday, as mow, which glves years of unequal length and results in great confusion, as Mr. Henry Yates ex- plained. Under the proposed rule the election of parish officers will be held, as now, on Easter Monday, but the old board will hold pffice and complete its report up to April 30. To do this it is thought necessary for the state law to be changed, and in the discus- sion the council found itself in an almost inextricable tangle. A second amendment to the canons relat- ing to the dropping of unfaithful communi- cants brought out another long discussion, some of the clergy claiming that it was an injustice for the parish to be assessed $1 a year for communicants who had not for years tended to any of the dutles of the church and never contributed to its support. The bishop decided that in ell such cases bLe should be consulted, The educational committee, after retir- ing for a few moments, brought in as an amended report the majority - report with the clause relating to parochial schools elimingfed, and signed by all members of the cofamit Canon Llwyd suggested the a pointment of & committee on the bishop's address, but Reotor Willlams of Bt. Barnabas theught that the consideration of the address would provoke discussion, and a compromise was were was rnom- his term chapter Smith made In a vote of thanks at the request n(’ the bishop. The secretary was Instructed to have 500 coples of the eenstitution and canons printed, Canon HewMt ‘and_the bishop made elo- quent addresses en behalf of the missions in Lincoln amd = setting forth the ad- vantageous field for missionary work in the capital city, especially among the 3,000 students. In:response to a queston from Rev. John Williams the bishop explained the causes of ithe failure of the Church of the Holy Comferter and his efforts to estab- lish other missions. Mr. Williamsthen introduced a resolution Instructing the: missionary board with the bishop to attempt as soon as possible to establish a missfonary chapel as near as possible to the State university. The secrefary was instructed to have 500 copies of the journal printed. The council ‘then adjourned. DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. The clerical delegates present were as fol- lows: Rt. Rev. George Worthington; Rev. Irving 3. Baiter, Falls City; Rev. H. B. Burgess, Plattsmouth; Rev. George B. Clark, DeWitt; Rev. James 0. Davis, Beatrice; Rev. Robert Doherty, Omaha; Rey. C. H. Gardner, Omaha; Reyv. Samuel Goodale, Cokimbusi Rev. John Hewitt, Lincoln; Rev. F. Duncan Jandon, Columbus; Rev. Irving Johnson, Omaha; Rev. John P. D. Llwyd, Omaha; Rev. Thomas J. y, Omaha; Rev. Alex W. Mc Rev. Arthur B, Marsh, Central Paul Matthews, Rev uu, Norfolk; Rev. Moore, Schuyler; Rev. A. Grant Musson, Ashland; Rev. D. C. Pattee, Cedar Rap.ds; Rev. S. ‘A. W. Pray, Omaha; Rey 2. L. Sanford, Nebraska C Rev. R. C. Talbot, Blair; Rev. R. C. Jr., Te- cumseh; Rev. Samuel G. Willes, Omaha; Rev. W. W. Wells, Schuyler; Rey. W. T. Whitmarsh, Omaha; Rev. John A. Willlams, Omaha; Rev. John Willlams, Omaha;j Rey. Fred W. Wood, Lincoln. The lay delegates were: S. S. Fales, W. A, Harnsbarger, R. B. Lamereaux, Ashland; John E. Smith, €. C. Knapp, Beatrice; A. C. Stowell, Dr. Burgess, W. H. Benham, Cedar Rapids; Joseph H. Nash, T. L. Han- son, Central City; H. J. Walsh and R. H. Oakley, J. H. Canfleld, Lincoln; John H. Price, Charles W. Seymour, Nebraska City; Henry W. Yates, S. D. Barkalow. George S. Ralston, L. J. Drake, C. S. Montgomery, H F. Cady, General Dandy, A. C. Powell, S. H. Bradley, S. R. Patten, C. W. Lyman, Theodore L. Ringwalt and G. F. West, Omaha; C. J. Phelps, Henry Wright, Schuyler; David Campbell, Auburn; Thomas Hatch, Clarks; John T. Stires, Columbus 8. J. Q. Irwin, George H. Levedge, Creighton W. H. Charlton, Silver Creek; Charles M Headock, E. W. Tecumseh; Samuel H. Wells, Wahoc s ISR Ly World’s Columbian kxposition Will be of value to the world by Hilustratin: the improvements in the mechanical arts and eminent ‘physiclans will tell you tha' the progress in medicinal agents has been of equal importance, and as a stréngthan Ing laxative that Syrup of Figs Is far Ir advance of all others. The lecture, “Woman in Journalism,” by Mrs. Elia W. Peattie, which was to have been given tonight at the First Christian church, has been indefinitely postponed on account of the sickness of Mrs. Peattie. e HAYDEN BROS. ty; Talbot, Special Remnant Salo Friday. Tomorrow will be an extraordinary rem- nant sale at Haydens'. You want to be as carly as possible, for prices are cut o low that every remnant will go lively, and those that come first will get the best lot to pick from. Remnants of wash dress goods of every de- seription and all lengths. Mill remnants of white dress goods, 2%c, 5e, 6c and Sc yard, about one-fourth their value. Remnants of table linens and crashes. Mill remnants of satine, black satine, col- ored satine, ete., 2lc yard. Mill remnants of Bedford cords, chevron, lawns, etc., 2le yard. Mill remnants of indigo blue and other best calico 2%ge. yards Remnants of fine zephyr ginghams, out- ing flanmels, sheetings, etc., at prices that will pay you to invest. Remnants of best lining cambric 2%c yard. Remnants of halt bleached and cambric muslin, 6 yard. Don't expect to find these all in the after- noon, for lots will be closed out in the morn- ing, buf at 8 a. m. you can find all that are advertised at Haydens’, and at Haydens' only, where you get more for your money than anywhere clse, SILK SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY. At Hayden Bros. Natural pongee silk 19¢ yard. Striped pongee silk 19¢ yard. Swivel wash silk 39c yard. Changeablo taffeia silk 49¢ yard. 27-inch wide black India silk 59 yard. Yard wide black India_silk vard, HAYDEN BROS, Leaders in Silks. DRESS GOODS. than ever to the DRESS GOODS, We are more determined make this the leading department of liouse, and intend offering to BARGAIN SEEKERS better value and better goods than any house in the city. SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY. 1,000 yards high colored cashmere albatross, heliotrope, sky blue, pink, cnder and all evening shadcs at 50c. None worth less than Sic, some £1.50, slightly soiled. Our 40-inch all wool serge at 33c is un- questionably the best bargain we ever at- tempted. It is positively a bargain at 69c. Our line of silk and wool, and’ all wool novelties, imported to sell at from $1.50 to $2.50, and the uniform price of 79c places them beyond competition. Just think of buy- ing a dress for $4.74 that would have cost $15.00 thirty days ago. Black 40-inch nuns veiling at at_T5c. We have just received another shipment of those G0-inch navy blue and black storm serges, at wortli $1.50, or money re- funded. Motto of the dress goods department: Any goods bought at this counter not satis- factory in price and quality, money refunded and no questions asked. and lav- worth 39¢; cheap HAYDEN e Sleeping Car Service. Commencing June 1, Wagner Palace Sleeping cars will run between Long Plne, Neb., and Hot Springs, 8. D., via the F. E. & M. V. R. R. Through space reserved at Omaha, passengers occupying the Dead- wood sleeper to Long Plne. This is the only road running sleepers to the springs. Free reclining echair cars on all trains. Round trip tickets with long limits always on sale. Cheaper rates with chorter limits for par- tles. Inquire city ticket office, 1401 Far- nam st., for further information and a neat pamphlet regarding these springs. J. R. BUCHANAN, Gen. Pass, ———— 1t Dent Happen Often, On May 29, halt fare rates for the round trip morth, sonth and southeast via the Northwestern kine, - Inquize soon At eity ticket office, 1401 Far- nam street. BROS. Agent. —— Galog East Today* Your choice of four daily trains on the Chicago & Northwestern railway. Two of these trains at!4:06 p. m. and 6:30 p. m., are vestibuled @nd limited, arriving in Chi: cago early nextamerning. Ellte sleepers; dining cars and the latest reclining chair cara, Call at the city effice, 1401 Farnam street. The Northwestern checks your trunk at your house, — Reduced ratesito Texas via Santa“Fe route on May 20, - AQdres E. L Palmer, P. A, Omah WANT MORE LOCAL BUSINESS | Efforts Being Mad: to Give Omaha Increased COommeroial Advantages, MERCHANTS ASKING TRADERS' TRAINS the Rallroads Into Commercial Club Requests to Run Loeal Trains from the Towns In Westera Towa ~Minor Rallroad Matters. Omaha For a long time efforts have been made to induce the rallroads entering this city to give the metropolis of the northwest the same service in the matter of local trains as is accorded Kaneas City, St. Joseph, and even Des Moines, but all efforts have seem- ingly been in vain, although the Missouri Pacific granted temporary relief by run- ning a train from Falls City, but later on pulled it oft on account of changing time of other trains. The matter of additional train service, however, lhas been revived and the mem- bers of the Commercial club are a unit in asking that Omaha be accorded some of the advantages enjoyed by other towns in this territory. To set the ball rolling for in- creased local service Commissioner John B, Utt of the Commercial club addressed the following letter to Mr. Charles E. Kennedy general northwestern passenger agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Dear §ir: At a_meeting of husiness men held today the subject of local trains was discussed,” and the consensus of opinion was that' the roads should be prevailed on to increase and improve thelr service in and out of Omaha. You are awa that at § Joseph and Kansag City trains are run the city in the morning, returning in evening on most of the lines, i a large number of people visiting those com- mercial centers for the purpose of trading If your company can find it gonsistent to do this for Omaha vou will confer u great favor on those interested in the comme of this city, and I think if the trains run eix months you will find it remunerative. The territory is heavily populated. This is the only avallabie city for local trading, _and the conditions must force favorable re- sults for the company. The trains we pray for are from Audubon, leaving at 7 w. m., arriving in Omaha at 10 a. m., connecting, if possible, with trains from Griswold, Har- lan and (' m; leaving Omaha at 5:30 p. m.; also leaving rhur; Neb., at a. m., arriving in Omaha at 10 a. m.; leav- ing Omaha at 5:50 p. m, ANl rallroad officials declare business is in a chaotic condition, in fact the railroads are doing little if any business, and when- ever a dollar 1s to be carned the rallroads of the west are after that dollar. It Is this state of affairs which encourages the mem- bers of the Commercial club and Commis. sfoner Utt to anticipate favorable action on the part of the Rock Island in granting the measure of relief prayed for. If a local train is put on from Audobon, touching at Atlantic, it would tap the whole of western Towa. The train from Fairbury would also bring hundreds of people to the metropolis and be of benefit not only to retalers but wholesalers and Jobbers as well. George Gould on A well known railroad day about the recent sald: “The position of President George Gould of the Missouri Pacific was clearly defined in an interview he had with one of the best known railroad officials of the west, who went on to New York to interview Mr. Gould about the Missouri Pacific’e position. “The man from the west saw Mr. Gould, who' was very quiet in his treatment of the rival official. The dignified manner of the Missourl Pacific’s president consid:rably ex- cited the visitor, who rather vehemently re- marked that if Mr. Gould sted in his course of demoralizing freight rates it would ruin all the railroads in the west. To the excited speech of the freight man Mr. Gould calmly replied that if all the other rail- roads in the west passed into the hands of receivers the Missouri Pacific would be the one road remaining out of the control of the courts and he preposed to re- duce rates until rival roads began (o play fair.” This was all the satisfaction the man who traveled out of the west got from George Gould, who in the recent freight fight fol- lowed absolutely in the footsteps of his father. reight Rates. 1 talking yester- freight rate war To Forclose a Northern Pacific Mortgage. CHICAGO, May 24.—The Farme and Trust company of New York, the holder of the $30,000,000 mortgage on the property of the Northern Pacific railroad, filed an amended and supplemental bill for foreclosure in the United States circuit court today. The bill was filed under an order issued by Judge Jenkins at Milwaukee yesterday, and under the same order the defendants are directed to plead, answer or demur, Railway Notes. W. F. Vail, city ticket agent of the Bur- lington, is recovering slowly from his late severe illness. W. F. Babcock, gencral manager of the Union stock yards, went to Chicago yester- day afternoon. W. H. Stillnere, lowa division of the town yesterday. The Chicago & Northwestern has given notice that the reduction on freight rates, which was to have expired on May 25, will not go into effect until May 2 Mr, Charles Kennedy of the Rock Island left for Denver yesterday in company with F. R. Conoway, president of the lowa League of Republican’ clubs. They go to make hotel arrangements and arrange for side trips for the lowa league, which will go over the Rock Island to the annual convention. A circular has just been lssued from the ofice of the freight traffic manager of the Union Pacific appointing J. H. Lathrop gen- eral agent of the Union Pacific company at Pittsburg, Pa., an office that was discon- tinued when retrenchment came last Sep- tember, Mr. Lathrop for some time past was acting general manager of the Kearney & Black Hills railroad with headquarters at Kearney, but lately held the position of assistant’ superintendent. His friends in Omaha will be pleased to learn of his ap- pointment to this new position. Don't Deluy. It is your duty to yourself to get rid of the foul accumulation in your blood this spring. Hood's sarsaparilla Is just the medicine you need to purify, vitalize and enrich your blood. That tired feeling which affects nearly every one in the spring is driven off by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great spring medicine and blood purifier. superintendent of the Rock Island, was in Hood's Pills become the favorite cathar- tic with every one who tries them. Al HOMESEEKERS EXCURSION. Rock Island & Pacific Rail- way. One fare for the round trip May 29 at ticket office, 1602 Farnam street. DIED. Via Chicago, Call five 1ines or less under this head, Alty ach additional line, ten cenis. TUCKER—At the residence, 1109 North 40th gtreet, on the morning of 24, at a few minutes past 12 o'clock, Hosella, wife of Mr. Dennis Tucker, aged 38 years: The funeral will take place at the Hill Methodist Eplscopal church, 1424 North 42d street, on Sunduy at 10 oclock o m. and her remains will be laid at rest in Mount Hope cemeter; 5 of the fam- ily invited, Frien Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, - DRPRICE'S o Bowder The only Pure Cream of T\ . 3ed in Millions of 1f you he uneas, It will only be some ¢'ve collected—by our Nine Hundre one pretticr than the other—st tweeds and homespuns, buttenholes. They're—upon commer 1 Six Dollars a 5. You ofte a race against our own for choice- kind. | Jebr The Best Shoes for tho Le 13th. 117 North 16th. GNATZ NEWMAN, A.W. BOWMAN CO. wW. W SHIE nsomiiia, cup) BEFORE ano AFTER C DENE strengthens and The reagon SUATErS Are HOt Cure Prostatitis, CUPIDENFE timonifals, A written gunrantee given manent cire, $1.00 1 box. 81X for §5.6¢ Address DAVOL MEDICINE CO, Goodmaw Drus C dealers that'Il appear like a small size carthqu Qgillg {0 Entertain the Boys, Really--HOW usual ctly all wool choviot plain, striped, checked, mixed and other des honor—worth We've sold $6,00 suits for as low as $3.5¢ resord, Upon honor, the gre tlon of & famous French physiclan, wil quickly vous oF diseas 15 the only known rei nd money by mail. Send for P. 0. 1 1110 Farnam St.., Oiahiy A May Party FOR GOOD BOYS: — ITLL BE A PERFECT HAIR-RAISER. rof any extra commotion on Saturday, don't be Kicking done by Boy ke, " Clothing painstaking method—some Suits to fit boys from 4 up to 14 years of age-- ssimers I'he shades are light, dark and mediu sus artistically cut and fancily trinvmed; silk sewed, silk flnished and silk worked DOUBLE SEAT AND KNEE And now for the greatest deed the Nebraska ever chronicled every farthing of get an inferior suit for that ; but this time it's We've sacrifized a dollar on each suit just for to be able to challenge the whole world. Thus be It Decreed BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING Bright and carly, we'll open sale on these suiis at only atest offer ever tendered to man Did you ever hear the like? announce a complete line of Children’s Wash Suits at about half of the dry goods store prices. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHO Squeakless, Bottom Waterproof. Best Shoe sold at the price. Ll 85, 84 $3.50 Police GENUIN - WELT. RGBT T et fihoe, 3 Soles, ‘alking Shoe cver made, $2.60, and $2 Shoes Uhequalled at the pric Boys $2 & $1.75 School Shoes "Are the Nesi Tor Service, LADIES’ $3, $2.60 $2, $I1.76 Best Dongola, Styltsh, Perfe Fitting und Servicenble.Best in thie world, All Style: Insistupon having W. £, Douglas Shoe Namo and price botios . Brockton Mass, SNSON, C. J. CARLSON, 218 North 24t} F. A. CRESSY, So. Omah HESTGRED “CUPIDENE " ‘This great Vegetable Vitulizer,the preserips 1 01 of all ner- of the generative orgung, sich iy Lost Manhood, 'in the Back, Seininal Emissions, Nervous Debility’ Eimples, Cofitness to Marry, Exhausting Dralis, Varicoccia ai le!fl‘m on.. HENE clean:es tho liver, the kidneys and the urinary organsof all impurities, stoves amall weak orzans, by Doctors is bed ent are troublod with o eura without an operation, 6.000 arned 1 81x boxes docs not effect i per- reular and testimonlals. . Cal. Ior sale by lufrs. 1ov . use ninety pe jox 2076 Sin Frandise Camp Bros., Ceuneil —y | REMEMBER.” We are making quite a speclalty of DI- rectors’ Tables. 8o few persons are of the magnitude of our trade In this one line of office cabinetwork that we make It the subject of special mention today. We carry a number of lines, ing different grades, and In each grude there are different sizes. We build them with or without drawers, in both Oak and Mahogany, and in all sh oval, eir- cular, tangular, square double width. We have speclal patterns for small rooms. The oval shape I8 most desirable her as it allows the selection of a larger size without resultiig Inconvenience. These oval tables are very graceful, and greatly add to the appearance of the room, You will find it for your interest not to purchase office furniture of any description without firet visiting our warerooms, aware represent- pes and r Powder.~—No Ammonia; No Alum, omes—a0 Vears the Standard Chas, Shiverick & Go., FURNITURE of Temporary Location, Every Desoription 1206-1208 DOUGLAS ST, MILLARD HOTEL BLOCK. “THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOELB ONE WORD WITH YOU THE ALOE & PENFOLD 00, 1408 Farnam Street, THE LION DRUG STORE W. 1. SEYMOUR GRADUATE OPTICIAN. OPERA AND READING GLASSES. SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES. The Aloe & Penfold Co. 1408 Farnam 8t., Opposite Paxton Hotel, Headache, Caused by Eye Strain, Many persons whose heads are constant] ing have no ldea what sclentifically ted glasses will give them. This theory is now universally established. “Improperly Ntted glasse Wil Invariably increase the trouble and ma Jead to TOTAL BLINDNESS. Our ability adjust glasses wafely and correctly v beyond Question. Consult us. Eyes tested free of chary THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO,, Opposite Paxton Hotel LOOK FOR THE GOLD Bids will be recelved until noon June 1684, for the construction of a system water works at Kingsley, la, specilications can be seen’ at the off J. M. Wormley, mayor, Kingsley, I council reserves the right to Te or all bids. . A. INGALLS, 4119 North 24th,