Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ()Y EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 "o 1895 elearly set in in favor of the measure. Smith asserted that 1t was a common practice for the creamery men to purchase fnferlor butter | from the commission men, and, after working it over, palm it offt on tho public as pure creamery butter. Noyes quoted from a letter from the Waterloo creamery, showing that Iast year that institution sold $17,000 worth of its best product to the oleomargarine fac- tory at South Omaha At noon the esmmittee rose for recess and 4t 2 o'clock resumed consideration of the | bill % the committes rose with | the recommendation that the bill be passed. | On the motion to adopt the report | of the committee yeas and s were demand. Senators Noyes and Smith of Douglas county were the only fenators who voted against the motlon to adopt the report of the committee of the whole. WILL KE P ALL THE Tho senate then engaged over the proposition to reluce the number of employes to the statutory requirements. The | question had been made a special order for | this afternoon, and the special committee to | which the matter had been referred last week | presented a report. McKesson raised the point of order that the committee had no of- flelal existence, and, therefore, had no right to make a report, He based his point of ob- Jection on the ground that several weeks ago the committee had been appointed to in vestigate the question, and hal at that tim presented a report. By its action in adop! 1K the report the senate had ended the life of the committee. The lieutenant governor held the point of objection well taken. Me- Kesson then moved that a committee be ap pointed and instructed to reduco the number of employes to the statutory limits. To this Tefft offcred an amendment to the effect that the old committee bo reappointed and In- structed to report at once. After a hot fight the amendment was alopted. The commit- tea thus reappointed again presented a report declaring that the employes already on the rolls wero absolutely necessary for the trans- action of the business of the senatc Akers presented a minority report, cutting oft twenty-two emplc After another hot contest, lasting for an lrour, the majority re- port was adopted The scnate then went the whole on Akers' irt reading and accepting sections, adjourncd. EMPLOYES. in a final bout into committee of ation bill, and after the first twenty-four Y SCORCHED, Businoss Buildings Enrly Hou NEZRASKA € Threo Burned This Mornlng. . Feb. 5.—(Speeial Tele- gram.)—A disastrous fire broke out fn the grocery store of C. B. Chapman at 4:30 this morning, resulting in the destruction of three buildings and the'r and damage to several one looked as though dcomed, but hard the three buildings the plate windoy at an contents, At great time it the entire block was work confined the fire to The heat was so Intense on the opposite sids of the street were cracked, and the building badly corched. — The buildings destroyed are: Chapman's grocery, Press office and Klepser's harness shop. The Western Union Te graph office was badly damaged. The losses are as follows: 1. F. Warren, owner of buillding oc- cupled by ‘he Press and Chapman, $5,000; ingurance, $3,000. Press 10ss, $5,000; insurance, Chapman & Son, loss $1,000. A. J. Klepser, on building, $2.500, on stock, $1,100; insuranci Damage to the other buildings will amount to fully $2,600, which are fully insured. The Press has secured temporary quarters at the News office, and will not miss an issue. The only thing saved from the flames was this morning’s issue_of that paper. BEATRICE, Feb. 5.—(Special Teleeram.)— The fire department was called out yesterday evening, again In the night about 1 o'cloc and again at 11 o'clock this morning. The first fire was at the residence of T. C. Hunter on_South Lasalle street, damaging the same $150. The second was a vacant house in West Beatrice, damage $300. The blaze this morning was on the premises of Carl Elmore, totally destroying the extension frame build- Ings upon as a chick:n hatchery. The fire 18 supposed to have caught from a small stove in one of the compartments of the bulldings. The loss is between $300 and $500 and fs well covbred by insurance, EDDYVILLE, ‘Neb., Feb. 5.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Blanchard & Bilmyer's general mer- chandise store and implement buildings, and the combined residence and feed store of A. A. Stuckey, were entirely destroyed by fire at 2 a. m. The origin of the fire is unknown, supposed to have started from a defective flue in the store. None of the stock of the former was saved; valuo of stock, $3,600; in- surance, §2,900. Mr. Stuckey carried no in- surance, but saved all his personal effects. others, $3,000. insurance, Affairs at A ASHLAND, Neb,, —(Speclal.)— Within the last week five weddings have oc- curred here, the last being at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall, yesterday, when their daughter Alice was married to Henry Biggerstaff. The couple will take up housekeeping on a farm west of the city. The marriage of Mr. Clem Sarpening to Miss [da Christianson oceurred yesterday at Wahoo. Both are from near Ashland. The work of filling the Swift and company fce house ~at this place Is almost com- pleted and they will have at least 100,000 tons of fce put up at a cost of about $11,000. Mrs. R. B. Aught arrived yesterday to visit months, Mont. Stanly J. Pickett, who has been handling &pples at this point, shipped the entire stock on_hand to Lincoln yesterday. Reéy. J. C. McConnell of the First Baptist church, left today for a charge in eastern Towa. in this relatives for the her home being in city winter Crow Agency, Killed Two 11 VERDON, Neb., Feb. 5—(Speclal)—The annual rabbit hunt at Verdon occurred last week. George Sloan and Frank Veach were captains of the two sides. One hundred and ninety-two rabbits were taken, and Frank Veach’s party were the winners. An oyster supper was given Wednesday night at the residence of ©. D. Howe, for the benefit of the Congregational Sunday school. Franefs Barnard, a 14-year-old boy, met with a very serious accident last night ‘while riding a horse. The animal slipped and fell, catehing the boy’s leg and pinning him to the ground. The boy struck on the back of his head and is still unconscious, but his symptoms are better than last evening, so that the doctors have some hopes of his re- cover dred Rabbits, deavor Day. 1R, Neb., Feb. b.—(Special)—The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of the Congregational church celebrated the fourteonth auniversary of the organization in way Sunday, commencing with a sunrise prayer meetng at 7:30, which thirty- two attended, regardless of the snow storm that was raging and the mercury standing at 7 degrees below zero. This proved to be u splendid meeting. The committees nearly all roported at this meeting. This was fol- lowed with a Christian Endeavor sermon at 11 o'clock by Rev. C. H. Huestls and at 7 In tho cvening by an Endeavor day exercise by the society, which took tho place of (he regu- lar evening serv ce. The paper on the *His- tory of the Exeter Society” by C. C. Smith and the short talk by Rev. Huestls were ox- ¢ Dead. pecial)—After an David Graham died of YORK, Neb., extended illuess, Mrs. dropsy yesterday, at the age of 74 Graham was one of York's ploneer and her death was not unexpected, The fun eral services will be hell at the Baptist church today, conducted by Rev. Fellm, At the United Biretheren college on 1 evening, Coloncl B. Crabb will adress the students of that fustitution on the subject of “Prison Life in DI The colonel is an old-time resident of York county, and a well known orator. As i5 usual at the colonel's eddresses, a good outside attendance 1s ex pected &0 Domise of Kovert Clegg. FALLS CITY, Neb., Feb. 5.—(§pecial) Robert Clegg died at his home in this city of heart trouble, aged 60 ycars. Mr. Clegg was born n Canada and came to this city Awenty-four years ago, and worked at | trade as shosmakor for two years and (lev ook @ contract for boardiug prisoncrs In the county fall. He was cleoted mayor of the clty on thy democratic ticket fn 1578 and servod two years, and bas taken a promi- | being expre nenl part in every election sinec. The same year he was elected mayor he hought the drug store conducte + C. Shelly wnd yax proprietor of it when he died. The funeral will take place from the Oatholic church Friday. Mr. Clegg leaves a wife and throe children, The windmill caught fire this morning Horner wa. thawing out the pipe yesterday and had forgotten to extinguigh the lamp before going to bed. His large barn with twelve horses and six buggies near the windmill was scorched. The windmill was fully insured Fred Sloan of White Cloud, Kan., came up yesterday to visit his aunt, Mrs. W. M. Musselman. belonging to John Horner OBJECT TO THE LAW, Buffalo County Destitute People Will Not Make AMdavits that They Are Paupers. KEARNEY, Nel Feb, 5.—(Spechal.) While the feeling agains oretary Ludden which Ms been so strong here for a while, has died down by reason of several o coal, and clothing having recelved distributed in varlous parts of the there 1s erable criti sed among (he farming the new law which provides how relief can_be are kicking hardest say that the law has the effect of keeping those who are most entitled to help from recelving it, and those who are chronic relief seekers getting it all, as a man must make affidavit that he is a pau- per before he can get aid, and many deser ing ones will not do that A day or two ago George Crawford, son of Jomes Crawford, was riding hotseback. His horse fell and the boy's leg was broken In three places, After an {llness of only Beek, wife of J. H. Bock She leaves two small bo of age, to mourn her loss, Dr. M. A. Hoover, whose wife died a week ago, has taken his daughter, Bessie, to Indianapolis to_make her home with her ndparents, The doctor will continue his ctice here. Mrs. Brady, wife of Mayor Ph Brady, has gone to Los Angeles, Cal., to spend the winter, and has taken the children with her. Dr. Deitrich of Leipsic, Germany, one of the victims of the ill-fated steamer Elbe, was well known here, and had a plan for building an infirmary at this place. been home to perfect the necessary arrange- ments and was on his return when lost. The committee having in charge the matter securing (he soldiers' reunfon here s € hard and meeting with success, machinery for the new bicycle fac- has been shipped and is now on its here. It is expected to be all here week. s of provisions been and counf consi lement over procured. Those who three da died ye 2 and Mrs. rday 6 years of The SED GRAIN LAW 01 Cuiter County Farmers 7 Hardships on th BROK BOW, Neb.. Feb. Special Telegram.)—-A mass meeting was held in this city this afternoon to consider the qu tion of voting county bonds under the new law for the purpose of securing seed and feed. At least 250 were in attendance and the discussion animated. They TIONABLE, ink or it Entails was quite overely criticised the provisions in the law which provide for the farmers paying for the seed at the rate of 10 per cent within one year and the bonds running for five to on years at 7 per cent ifiterest. This was regarded as a very expensive experiment. The majority of those present were not such as the law contemplates benefiting, as they are able to purchase their own seed. They were generally of the opinion that interest on a $50,000 bond for five years would cost the county more than it would lose by letting the ground lie idle for the season. The law would have been much more acceptable to the majority in the county had it been passed first introduced, by which the seed and ecd purchased would have been a lien on the farm sown. The convention decided to not petition for an election to vote bonds, but to leave the question with the masses to take such action as they might deem best. The general opin- fon is that an election will be called at any rate, notwithstanding the fact that the law is not satisfactory. It fs very doubtful that the bonds will carry. REUNION PARTY CONFERENCE. Only Thirteen Delegates Attend the Custer County Meeting at Broken Bow. BROKEN BOW, Neb.,, Feb. 5.—(Special Telegram.)—The conference of the reunion party today, which had been so widely ad- vertised throughout the country the past two weeks, and which was calculated to create a great political revolution, was a very tame affair. The meeting was called at 11 o'clock today. As there were but-thirteen present and only two of them in'favor of the move it was decided to adjourn the conference until after the mass meeting called to meet at 2 o'clock to discuss the question of bond- ing the county for seed and feed under the new law. At the conclusion of that meeting the conference was called to crder. An or- ganization was effected by electing J. L. H. Knight chairman and J. R. Dean secretar; Knight read several letters from parties of different states who favored the move. The session opened with about fifty spectators, but the crowd dwindled down to less than a dozen, when they decided to adjourn to the second Tuesday in March. Newspaper Uhange at Pender. PENDER, Neb. TFeb. 5.—(Special.)—The newspaper plant of the Thurston Republic, founded by H. S. Swenson and published by him for the last five years, has been leased by H. A. Wells and A. T. Fried. Wells is a practical printer, and with Mr. Fried's edi- torial assistance it is intended to make one of the best weeklies in Nebraska. Its poli- ties will remain republican. An adjourned term of the district court convened at Weiser's opera house yesterday at 10 o'clock with Judge W. F. Harris on the bench, Opposed To Hogus Butter Teattio, BATRICE, Feb. 5.—(Special Telegram.)— Business men and farmers of Gage county are taking a lively interest in the passage by the legislature of a bill regulating privi- leges of manufacturers of olsomargarine. A numerously signed petition has been for- warded to the Gage county delegation and today a telegram was sent by a number of business men to Senator Graham, urging him to use his vote and influence for the passage of the bill now pending in the senate. Married the Man of Her Heart. ATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 5.—(Special Telegram.)—Arthur Stradley and Gertrude Mick of Salt Creek precinct were married Sunday night and are here spending a few days until surprise at home subsides, Miss Mick accompanied to church Sunday night the young man of her p rents' choice, and then slipped out and married the young man who had won her heart, but not her father's Cans llage Board, BELLEVUE, Neb., Feb. §.—(Special)—The village board passed an ordinance Monday evening vacating the streets and alleys at the north end of the village and appointed appraisers to assess the damage caused by this proceeding. On account William F. Martin resigned and John Atkin- son, sr., was appointed in his place, Collided at Tho Grand 1shind Crossing. GRAND ISLAND, Neb, Feb. 5.—(Special Telegram)—A B. & M. freight and Unlon Pacific switch engine collided at the cross- ing of the two tracks this morning. Both rives were derailed and damaged. Union acific passenger train No. 6 was delayed four hours and the fast mail several hours, Hands. (Speelal Oliy D. Lameon, grain dealers, doing busivess under the firm name of Oliver & Lamson, filed a bill of sale to A, L. Clarke for $2,000; also anoth H. M. Oliver to C. G." Lae at’ Hansen. HASTINGS gram)—H. M. Tele- G for the elevator The Sherman county Sunday schools will hold a convention at Loup City February 17 The second annual educatlonal conventio of Butler county will be hold at David City March § und 9. The pupils of the Tilden schools will glve an entertainment on Waskington's birthday for the benefit of the poor. Firo destroyed the residence Martl, a Jefferson county farmer, iz houselold goods were burnei. Miss Watls, a teacher in a Lancasior county Qistrict sehool, attempted to puni, old pupil nawmed Harrow for disobedience whea the boy picked up a pail and struck the teacher over the head, cuiting a long of G and all n | He had | of this action | r trom | gash in her forehead. Miss Watts, how- | ever, came out on top, and pluckily continued | to teach in spite of her Injurles. Barrow | was expelled, but was not otherwise pun- Ished Because he had lost $300 in the broken Bank of Trenton John M. Bulher, a Hitchcock | county farmer, ended his life by shooting bhimealf through the heart. He a bache- lor and in good circumstances. | Harry Hill, the murderer of Matt Akeson | In Cass county, has only a few more days to | live, for he will bo executed at Plattsmouth March 1 unless the governor interferes. Sherlft Bikenbary is already preparing for | the hanging. ~The scaffold will be con- structed next to the north wall of the Jjail, | the whole being inclosed in a fence some | elghteen feet high The floor of the scaffold will be some ten feet high and an allowance | of six feet will be made for the drop. Active | work on the scaffold and its enclosure will | not be commenced until the Monday preced | Ing the execution, when a force of carpenters | | will be summoned and the work put through { With a rush. Tho proximity of the jail to the bufldings on Main street will not prevent | outsiders from witnessing the execution, as | the tops of the bulldings will be considerably | higher than the enclosure, —— Haydon Bros certainly revolutionized the | of Omaha, If thelr com- | petitors will screw their courage to the stick- | | ing point and imitate their efforts to keep abreast of the most advanced ways of modern merchandising, they will surely spread the fame of Omaha and make this a city of | prosperous, happy homes. There is no place on earth where a littlo | money will pile up goods as it will at the big store, and no people strive harder to | please customers in every particular. The [ blg store is always back of every article | sold and always guarantees satisfaction or your money. ! Hayden Bros. never buy a bankrupt stock at any price unless the quality, the styles and the price are all combined fo make the selling qualities worthy the highest recom- mendation. The M. H. Cook clothing company started last September with a splendid stock of gentlemen's clothing and fine furnishing goods, but treir prices, like the times, were out of joint, and now the secret is out. Every one knows what is said about the | creditor. Hayden Bre purchased the goods at their own valuation, and have cut the Cook clothing company right In two, and will sell at exactly one-half their price This enormous stock added to the regular clothing department of the big store makes the biggest kind ever scen in this city, and if the e does not surpass anything ever attempted in Omaha it will be very strange verybody should visit the big store, cor- ner 16th and Dodge and see what pluck, energy and progressive enterprise will do. st S e NO ONE INCULPATED. Methods have retail busiress Dora Freiburg's U th Yesterday the Re- sult of Her Own Act. The real name of the girl who died at May Coleman's place yesterday morning was Dora Freiburg. Dora was an inmate in Nellie King's house on Douglas street, near Ninth, and about.11 o'clock Monday night she and a man named Charles Hutchinson, agent for a Chicago liquor house, started out from King's house to visit other places on the “row.” They had been drinking freely, and in their wan- derings went into May Coleman's. M liquor was consumed, and Dora told Georgla Patton, with whom she was acquainted, that she was sick and had been under a doctor's care for some time, and that during the afternoon and evening she had taken twelve small pills of morphine. Dora and Georgla went up to the latter's room and while there Georgia claims that Dora talked in a despondent strain for some time, saying that she was fast breaking down in health and was in financial straits. She also said that some morning they would wake up and find her dead in her room with the gas turned on. Miss Patton says that she advised the girl to do nothing rash, and then Dora asked her if she had some morphine and a syringe for a hypodermic injection. She said that she gave the girl a_ haif-grain tablet of the drug, which was divided in half and dissolved in water. Dora.then took the syringe and made the injection herself, In less than an hour she became very sick and had to be carried to a room. Dr. Chadwick was summoned, but the girl was past ald and died about 1:30 a. m. The coroner was notified and detectives were sent to investi- gate the case. They found Georgia Patton hysterically weeping at the bedside of Dora, and from the inmates of the house learned that it was she who gave the dead girl the fatal injection. Georgla was taken 'to the police station and locked up In the matron’s department. She is alleged to have told the landlady of the house that it was she who gave Dora the injection, and that the girl asked her for it. Yesterday she denied all this, and after an investigation Coroner, Maul ordered her release, as there was nothing to show that she had given the girl the dose with any intention of causing her death. Madge Lamont, an inmate of Nellie King's and confidential friend of Dora, said that the =irl left there late last night to go “visiting” st the other houses with a male acquaintance. She was lively and seemed in the best of spirits, and had mever at any time seemed despondent enough to take her own lfe. Madge was sure that Dora met with an acci- dental death, and Dr. Chadwick, the attend- ‘rg physician, was of the same belief. A* an inquest yesterday afternoon it was decided that Dora administered the drug her- s2lf; whether with suicidal intent or not was not ‘determined. Dora Freiburg was the 18-year-old daughter of J. 0. Frelburg, a merchant tailor doing business on East Court avenue, Des Moines, Ta. She was a handsome blonde and left home about a year and a half ago. It is said that her downfall was occasioned by the wiles of a Hawkeye statesman, who was in the twenty-fifth general assembly, and after her disgrace became known she determined upon leaving home and leading an immoral life. She then came to Omaha, The girl's parents separated shortly before she left home, and, in accordance with ad- vices received from both father and mother yesterday, the remains will be buried here. — RAGRAPRS, A. W, Sidney, Hannibal, Mo., is registered at tho Barker. ack Talbot s registered at from Denver, Colo, Contracting Agent Missouri Pacific left evening, Charles Meth and H. turned from Chicago the Barker. Thomas Swan, Gordon, Wyo., and §. A, Guthrie, Douglas, Wyo., wealthy stockmen of Wyoming, are at the Barker. Miss Hertha Tewelis of Milwaukee is in{ the city, the guest of Miss Hattie Oberfelder. Miss Tewelis will remain in the city for sev- eral days, At the Mercer: F Charles W. Shivel, the Barker H. B. Kooser of the for Kansas City last L. Fowler have re- and are domiciled at C. Wheeler, Chicago; St. Louis; G. Gallaher, Kansas City; V. C. Shickley, Geneva; J. M. Edmiston, Lincoln; J. C. Dool, Aledo, IL.; 3. C. Brainard and wife, Ogden, Utah; George . Weaver, New York: Louls Wachter, Her- man; J. A. Mecl Nebrask At the Dellon a B, White, Creighion At ihe Millard—A. Barton, Chadron; €. . Adams, At the Arcade—C. W, James Watson, Hebron; Fremont; J. 8. Wisherd, Clarkson; . W Grinoell,’ Waverly; C. Johnson, Geney At thé Merchants—A. R. Nisbet, Fuiler- ton; H. K. Owen, Norfolk: J. M. Peterson 3. Hall, Grand Tsland; G."P. Sheerley, 1# AL Tay. 1d City; L. 1. Jones, Anthony Herschr Henry Wubber ington:” John Hirschinan, *Branch; Davidson, Fremont Hrubesky, D su]n-xh T Kelly, " Laurel; Mons " Johnson, Howells; Jenckes, o Hart W, - BREVITIES. On Saturday the ladles of Immanuel Bap- dst church will serve diuner at the Young Men's Christian association building. The proceeds g0 to the church improvement fund Mrs, J. A, Linehan, wife of Jerry Linehan, who is employed in the master mechanic's office of the Unlon Pacific rallway shops, and who was residing at 3041 California street died yesterday. Mrs. Linehan was 28 years of age, and had resided in Omaha for twenty-six ycars Chief Seavey LocAL bas recelved a photograph and description of Willlam McGuire, alias William Morse, the notorious safe sneak who committed several robberies in Dallas. Tex., about @ year ago. Monse was in Omaha last summer, but went on east, and a few weeks ago was captured while trying to break the safe of & big milling company in Cincinnatl, | eharter | hydrant | eventually CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS LY Q. Finance Committee's Report Recommending Forty-Tlife¢' Mills Levy Adopted, NOT WI'NpUl‘ MUCH 13t Conslderable Plain Tatk on the Manner in Which Omahaspends 1's Money —Radieal Reforms Advised — Twenty-Four Ounce Titeall Ordinance Killed, DISCUSSION Bighteen animated by retrenchment in first of members the courici! fdeas \d municipal reformation, sessfon last night. It g in February which @rovides that the annual levy must be made, and the debate lasted until after midnight. Tt soon developed that there was more than one to which the policy of retrenchment carried. The minority demanded of seventeen salaried employ in h and a general reduction of 2 in salaries, while the finance committee, which the subject of retrenchment had pre- viously referred, contented itsell with urging economy expenditure for lighting, rental and grading, reserving the matter of salaries for future consideration The difference of opinion caused several rather heated exchanges of personalities, but apologies were tendered and ac- copted and the municipal thunder storm left no traces of its passage. Before the report of the finance commi was reached, the minority resolution was submitted by Howell, Burkley and Mercer. It provided that the city should dispense witR the following employes: One clerk in the city clerk’s office at not less than $100 per month; two in the city treasurer's office at $175; one in the comptroller's office at $100; one in the Board of Public Work's offics at $75; the sidewalk inspector, $90; assistant plumbing inspector, $125; four sanitary inspectors at $60 each; two janitors, $50 cach; one elevator conductor, $5 ant commissioner of health, $100; building in- spector’s clerk, $100; building examiner, §$104. The resolution also provided that all salaries except such as were protected the charter should be reduced 25 per cent unless such a reduction should bring them below and that the council should go into committee of the whole to consider the suggestion. HOWELL WAS EMPHATIC. Howell supported the resolution by de- claring that the minority had been compelled to declare itself. It had not been consulted in making up the levy and he wanted to g0 on record as s vote for a levy ordinance until retrenchment had been accomplished along the lines gested by the resolution Jacobsen urged that since the subject had previously been submitted to the finance committee the resolution should follow it. Mercer and Howell insisted that the resolu- tion should be considered in committee of the whole without réference, and after consider- able discussion the atter was compromised by reading the’ repgrts of the finance com- mittee, which fhe tommittee of the whole proceeded to cons{der In connection with the resolution. The finance committee submitted the_following réport, relative to the levy for 1895: city more or distinet met regular the the was mec at opinion the extent to should be the the per ce clty to been by sug- RECOMMEND 44 MIL In reporting, the annual levy ordinance, finan: mittee begs to say that 1 personal attention has been ;,\\ n_ever board and department of the including the:#chool board. —Consider- the circumstances, our task has not been an_easyy Ir We could not igrore (and we had nb TIEHt to) the unanimous de- mana ot tie people that the rate of taxation bo kept within Hatds, and, if possible, re- duced. We have ‘never lost sight of this imperative demand. Dy investigation —we {numl thBQ figures from last year confront- it i 0 & U D BRIGIENGEES FROM 1591, School board ..... Street repair bill, Strect repair bill/ 1891 ¢ Park judgment Fire engines and Street lighting .. This represents 7 mills. Had the above been provided for last ycar, assuming that the bills are correct, we could have recom- mended_a material reduction in the annual levy. The estimates submitted by the mayor, from all boards and department: including _the school board, called for total of 55 mills for 1865, Your committee has invited members of the school board, library board, park board fire and police commission and’ heads of d ments to a conference where, in every all items of expenditure were reduced to the lowest possible limit, except salaries, which are to ade a subject of further consideration. The levy for general fund is made with the understanding that all de- partments will practice the most rigid econ- omy, and that this fund shall not be lled upon to pay for pa grading, street work nor extra hydrants, street lighting, ete. The levy in detail ‘recommended in the ordinance herewith Is as follows General $ 70,000 a M Sewer Police Fire . Sinking Water Library Schools Board of Health Street lighting. .. Total, in mills.. A total for_city puirpose schools, of 874 mills, In this connection’ it should be remem- bered, also, that the school board has been given 4 mills additional to the levy of 1894 on account of the falling off in license re- ceipts, and the fire department also an- ticipaies 1 or 2 mills increase. These two items of increase, for which this council is not responsible, deducted from last year's levy of 44 mills, show that city taxes proper, uding that' for school purposes, under nary circumstances, would have been decreased 5% mills, or over 13 per cent in the levy ordinance’ for 1895, In_adopting this report stood that there must be in each department, and every official in any way responsible for the disbursement of public funds must Keep within the ap- propriation or allotment. Unless there are some legal ba this report will be fol- lowed by an allotment, by resolution or or- dinance, “limiting and restricting the dis- bursemént’” of funds by every board and all_ departments, ur committée 18 not unfriendly s which ar capitalized inte shing the city with water, gas, gasoline, ete., and which telephor have received valuable franchises from the people, without any consideration. But the rights' of the gemeral public are not being properly protected, and it is only fair that business of the eity should be put c more equitable husis "with the tions, ~ Quite recently been made by the gas company electric light company, but nothing ha done by the others, (5o far as we are ad- vised, A few instances . will illustrate. Omaha & Council BIuffs Street railwa understand, pays $8000 per year to Omaha Street Hullway company for the rivi of running!its trains around the foon. Tt this privileks is worth that amount for the use of its rails, it would seem that the city should recelve something for the use of the streats. jBut it gets nothing not even taxes on thelr cars. The west end of the bridge pays a nominal tax. he American Watar Works company will eventually own alarge siice of the city, un- method is found to check its ad Annual ‘rentals for hydrants of the ity Lreasury woug sum of 4 15 Increasing year of the city in new fire hy- d during 1804 répresents 4 per 00, Just what is being col m private consumers we do not oungster, the gasoline contr . and ix making a record that en- titles it to second place in the affections of the city treasury. During 1891 the city paid, in rentals for gasoline lamps, interest on & capitalization of $10.000, and the increase i gasoline bills was 33 per cent over 152 e clty pays interest on a capitai of $425.000 for s gas and interest on about 360,000 for its telephones, The gas company has recently pald about 3,000 into the city treasury under its new ‘contract, and the {elephone company would be making a good bargain if It furnished the city with all its telephones without It 18 needless to say that the taxes paid by nearly all these large corporations ar only nominal. Bul to pay ihe annual charges for the services rendered the city as above mentioned, the people pay 4 per cent interest on $4.750,000 every year. Of ihe tax levy this large amount represents mills, or about one-sixth of the taxes for’ all purposes. e Lo instances glven will indicate the necessity for @ growing tax levy, and will outside of public let st be under- cconomy to the fur- of | | and that the city scalps | other | ying that he would never | possibly show why taxes In Omaha are un- equall tributed. But the question of as- sessments Is not before us at this time, and 18 referred to in the hope that a remedy may be found whereby the annual levy may be reduced, and a more fust and equi- table distribution of burdens be made. SOME PLAIN FACTS The Ideas of the committee relative to re- trerchment were presented as follows Your committee, having had under con- slderation a resolition adopted by the coun- cil January 8, looking towards retrench- ment in city expenses, begs leave to sub- mit the following partial report, and to ask further time to investigate that branch of the resolution touching reduction of sal aries. We have devoted as much considera- tion ‘as possible to this subj and_we find a_general willingness on the part of all city officials to economiz: in every depart- ment. Tt has been the desive of the finance committee, in Its recommendations, not to eripple any of the city departments, reduce compeneation where it was oo high And cut off unnecessary expenses. If an annual appropriation ordinance can passed which would take effcct and b binding upon officials chosen at a subs quent clection it would be less difficuit establish salarics on a lower basis. W mot, in the very first stage of our with these obstacles Some of the varlous boards evidently are of the opinfon that ft js the duty of th: city council to practically place a certain £um meney, annually, to their credit council has nothing to do its_expenditure, The ¢ty attormey | inclined to this view. If he is legally | the people who pay (he taxes can no relief until they "go to the legis lature and amend the Charter =0 as to bring the expenditures of all boards unde the direct control of thefr representatives in the city council. There {5 no disposition o far as we are aware, on the part of the city council to foterferé in any way with | the administration and details of the vari- | ous boards and departments; but we believe it Is the duty of the yuncil to e strict and limit the ira of public funds. Your committee 18 of the opinion that the city council should insist upon this position, and, should _subsequent — events prove that jt'is not correct, a direct appeal should be made to the legislature, i the interests of the people and taxpayers, Lo %o amend the chart'r that all expenditures can be limited and restricted by the city coun- el Under the provisions of the chart the opinion of the city attorney the salaries of all employes appointed by the may confirmed by the cannot creased or decr their fes fixed cannot sed by the ¢ ur_ committee can overcoming these frankly, that in the interest v make n scapeg city clerks Al others who do not have such “friendly protection. Al should be treated alike, The disposition, we believe, among all_ subordi- nate officers and clerks is to cheerful cept @ fair reduction for their services. After” we have looked further into’ this branch of the subject we will submit an additional report. In our arclies among the archives of the city, we find that the irrepressible coun- cilman with a resolution is expensive luxury to the city. It is an ¢ matter o to the expense of the city 3 tion, but it is quite anothe rescind such resolutions, or checl penditures when once made. he taxpayers have an erroneous impres. sion in regard to the powers of their re sentatives in the city council. They are decidedly limited. While it is true that the council makes the annual tax levy, it is equally true t the power to regulate the dlaries of the employes of the city, which, in our judgment, should be in thé hands of the people (thfough their representatives in the council). has been made practicall nugatory by charter provisions, if the opin- fon of the attorney is correct. The total tax levy for 180 was 11 mills. Of this amount the “people will doubtless be sur- prised to learn that their representatives in the city council have direct control, by ordinance,” of salaries in the aggre amountin less than $60,000, or betw of the total levy. If it is some of the boards are growing > belief that they are independent uncil and not accountable to that body, and simply come to the council for annual tax levy, and have the right to regulate expenditurés as they deem best, we are of the opinion that it is time that the people consider whether or not they should take steps to have such power cur- tailed and the responsibility for all expend- itures placed upon those whom they can reach by the ballot box. The city council has not been blameless in_expenditures, and we should be willing to accept our due proportion of public eriti- clsm. Some of the leaks in the council may be attributed to the objectionable practice of ordering, by resolution or ordinance, without due consideration, additional firé hydrants, electric and gasoline lights, pro- viding for the payment of grading out of the general fund, which ought to be paid by the property owners benefited, and also gen: eral street work, which is, in many cases, practically “a reckless waste of public money. This council has in its power, if it 0 desires, to prevent this, and a resolution is herewith submitted with this report bearing upon this subject, and tending to regulate it at least during 1895 ‘The finance committee, in fact, has based its_recommendations for the tax levy for 1895 upon the expectation that the present city council will adopt such resolution, If a_different policy I8 to be pursued, and we are to continue to add to our monthly and yearly bills by ordering gas and electric lights and grading and other street work, there will be an overlap to which your com mittee desires to call special attention at this time. If the resolution is adopted we believe that there will be a saving in the items mentioned of & to 4 mills in_ the an- levy. We beg to make the following recommendations for 1895: That no resolutions or adopted ordering additional that no resolution be adopted or- dering _additional ~ gasoline ' lamps; that no resolution be adopted ordering additional gas lamps; that no - reso- lution be adopted ordering additional ele tric lights; that no street work be done by resolution,’ except as may be in the regular way by the Board of Public Works, a_fund for which is provided in the annual appro- priation;’ that no more grading o paving be done, the expense of which shall be paid out of the general fund. It should be borne in mind that a water hydrant. a_gas lamp. gasoline lamp, or an electric light is just like some office holders; when it once geis on the pay roll it becomes a pensfoner for all time upon the taxpayers and is in deed and in fact a fixed charge, from which there is no escape; hence the necessity of calling a halt in this class of penditures for the present relief of the people. KNOCKED OFF A MILL. The accompanying resolution by Taylor was as follows: Resolved, That the committee on rules be, and it is hereby, Instructed to submit an amendment to the rules, providing that the expenditures of money ' for 1895 shall not be made by resolution for additional lights water hydrants or for grading, paving street improvements, to be paid out of the general fund, but that all such contem- plated expenditures or improvements be made by ordinance or concurrent resolution, mimeograph s of which shall be fur: nished by th wber of the city council, emer- gency, only ungnimous consent may be ob- tained for such expenditures by coheur- rent resolution. After some parliamentary convolutions the council found itself in the committee of the whole, and the prgeeedings were inaugurated by a lively bout between Taylor and Howell. Taylor suggested that Howell had probably accomplished all that he intended by the reso- lution, as it was simply a plece of political buncombe. He knew as well as any one else that the minority bad refused to be repre- sented on the finance committee and had no excuse for bringing in the resolution Then Howell rose up in wrath. “You are a nice man,” he sald, “lo accuse me of po- litical buncombe, and pretty soon 1 will have you up before the bar of this council to apolo- ize. 1 do not intend to be talked to in this way by a man who has only served two months in the council.” The debate cooled down after a while and a peace was declared between the belligerants, Mr. Taylor retracted the offensive phrase and his late opponent surpassed himself in com- plimenting the report of the committee on fluance. But he held that the report did not g0 far enough, and something more substan tial must be offered in the way of retrench ment before he would vote for the proposed levy. He went into statistics to show that the expense of operating some of the city offices was far greater at present than it was some years ago when there was very nearly the same work to be accomplished, and in terrible dlleluel Ec E which the medica penandeven HotBprings fail to benefit. B. 5.8, has made & wande’;lul.:e«brd in the cure of ma «veu alterevery known | ¢ to work of with find no means of obstacles — w believe ordinacnes be fire hydrants; From early child- hood there are bundreds who are aflicted with this remody had uued thia ro: Tmoved u."l«‘:"f-d '“"'“ei-’um;' You moved the dia- ey A f catmt ufiord o vk tho harwafull effectaof mer | | Ourla and. potaab namedl‘nl. ey gro p Worse than. the Amglig & [ urely Vege- Able, oontafaing bo drug or mineral of an; e hehtiss o0 in diseases e 5'1'?11’1" "WPECIFIO C0) Atlania, Ga. | should be introduc | able feature should be eliminated | Marion run down and give h Now is the thme Lo go. this he was supported by Burkley, the average salaries pald by several establishments to show that the city wa: paying its clerks far more liberally than dic other corporations. Howell finally movec that the levy for the general fund proposec by the finance committee be reduced one mill Saunders moved as an amendment that report of the committee be adopted as reac and the minority resolution be placed file. Nearly all the members expressed them selves on the proposition, after which th amendment was carried as proposed by the finance committee passed, Burkley, Cahn, Howell, Lemly, cer and Thomas voting in the negative. The bread ordinance, which was passed a the previous meeting, making a loaf twenty four ounces, was returned with a_vigorou veto by the mayor. After some dscussion the veto was sustained by a unanimous vote with the understanding that an ordinanc 1 in_ which the objection who clted Mer: - NATIONAL FARMERS'S ALLLANCE. Supreme Councll Welcomed North Carolina. N. C., Feb. & National Farmers Alliance an unfon met in annual convention United States Senator-elec Butler, president of the National al called the counell to order and Mayer Badger of this city, livered the address of welcome n his remarks referred to_ efforts of a ma lignant character to create prejudice betweer the laborers of the city the country, and hoped of the alliance might be cessation of all_such RALEIGH council of the Industrial here today The suprem: lance pre sonted that the exerted hemes. influence toward a welcomed the council on behalf of the state. Responses were made by H. Loucks South Dakota, ex-president of the organiza tion, and 1. E. Dean of New York Delegates were present from twenty states the evening meeting of the council the following Whereas, It is currently reported that an- ed upon and and_more are expected tomorrow. At resolutions on the currency question adopted other bond issue has been determin by the presiient of the United Stutes; Wheres our opinion existing statute s uthorize such Issuc; nofther de gencies require it and DOWEE 1S NOW reposed rnment to meet such p and by the plain therefore, be it this national council nd mbled enter our Sol- riest protest against la present eme Where the gen ing contingen of "existing laws] Resolved, That the Farm:rs' All in_regular session as: emn and most iesue, Resolved, 4 to employ law and pay out silye s demanded for lved, That if emergency t to iksue tender treas the option allow=d by the treasury this does not end crnment be re bearing full notes MUSIC AT THE WOMAN'S CLUB. Musically this has been a red letter week in the history of Omaha, William H. wood, America’s great pian: ing in concert Monday evening, while last night a new comer to the west, Miss Pris- cella White of Boston made a profound im- pre the stars. with few sion, M Woman's club rooms in so masterly a man- ner that her praises will ring today in musi- cal circles. She won a notable triumph, and that, too, # a room illy suited to her voice, which, in its satiny quali is very like t of Emma Eames, but what is still more re- markable, coupled with this liquid quality there is dramatic ferver and Intensity which must bring the young singer into national prominence, Her program was exacting, to say the least, covering the light, airy chau- sons of the French composers, the sweet bal- lads of our English and the tragedies of the Italian and German writers, as a whole, a re- markably fine program, wisely selected to bring out the phrasing and the temperament of the artiste. Never has an Omaha audi- cnce heard the immortal number from *‘La Traviata” *“Ah! Fors e' Lui," taken with such tempo as Miss White gave it last night and sustaining the notes throughout in so absolutely a musicianly manner. And such an_ovation as the young woman received compensated for all the weary years of toil and_cndeavor the perfection of that one tragic tone poem cost the singer. The “Spring Song™ of Mendelssohn was beauti- fully rendered and was received with the en- thusiasm n perfect rendition of the song merited, For an encore to the Verdi number Miss White gave “The Proposal.” by Brocket, a simple bit of melody, telling how the scar- let creeper loves the elm, but so daintily noted that it, too, won warm praise. Three French songs showed the versatility of this talented artiste, and they were sung with the verve that universally accompanies anything written by Chaminade and Loge. ‘“Sun- shine,” by Grieg, was sung with warmth and feeling, her colorature work being far above what Omaha has heard in a number of years. “Sun Worship,” by Kenneth McKenzie, young Boston composer, and written for the artiste who sang it last night, was finely suited to show the sentiment of the singer, and her concluding number, by Delibes, was rich in coloring, forceful, brilliant, terminat- ing with magnificent climax a nofable even- ing musically’ Modest, unassuming in manner, of the tricks of the lyric profes: — Ho Fought Everybody. James Provan, a soldier from Fort Omaha, got drunk yesterday. This got him into a great deal of trouble, as well as making much trouble for others. He got mixed up in a fight in a saloon at Fourteenth and Dodge and was arrested by Detective Hudson. Hudson took him to the patrol box, and when he saw the patrol wagon coming he made a fight to get away. Affer he was put in the wagon he made a fight with Oficer Tiedeman. At the station he tried to beat Jailer Hovey when being scarched, and as Turnkey Mar- nell was locking him In a cell he attacked him, but was finally locked up with some other prisoners, where he started another fight, but got considerably the worst of it. He was finally placed in a dark cell all alone, OATS Good health gives strong muscles, firm nerves, clear brain. Quaker Oats gives good health, Sold only in 2 Ib. Packages, Stranger!”’ Is the Texas Welcome Texas will say “Howdy' to you, if you wili v hospitable citizens half a hance (o get acquainted with you. sides being a ple ot take a b Guif € 1 for sant place o visit, wealth p be it does ck seat as a on of Texas found homeseekers; 8 of nas owner 36,000 yeasly. he blg 1and, ast may attractl 20 anted In pears, Cheap effect during winter months. Call on or address E. L P. A, Santa Omaba, for ex- rates and free copy of Coust Country ratea in ‘e route, large the on The levy ordinance was lolgh' who de- The mayor and the laborers of President Newburn of the North Carolina State alliance of in terms of Industrial union ich That Instead the administration® as well as gold when the Sher- virtuoso, appear- sion as a singer whose future is among s White sang to an audience in the \| s d 1 1 1 o t n | i An Afflicted Child Painful Salt-_m{eum Covera Her Head 1 ppy and Healthy Since Taking n | Hood's Sarsaparilla t 1. Moo & Co,, Lowell, Mass.: My little daughter, Birdie, now two and one- | half years old, has been a great sufferer from A1t rhienn sinee she was about two months old, A very painful eruption covered neck, ears and “tiro sealp, 1 consulted physiclans’and tried 1yiny remedies, but without avail, until a Friend Recommended Hood's sarsaparilla. Before the first bottle was taken he eruption had disappeared, and now nona atns, WHILD tho child's gencral health iy | HOOD’S Sarsaparilla much improved. T heartily recommend Hood'y la to i1l suffering from this diseas ¥ Atehison, Kansns, constipation, Indigestion Sarsapa! 2| Mis. Liz Hood's Pills curo liver | Vliousuess, jaundice, sick head o A little couch, You should see it to fully appreciate its graceful lines which everywhere perpetuate Hogarth's famous curvy The seat Is usu- ally deep, giving to the design an Oriental flavor. more than chair®and less than The chair Is, in fact, strongly suggestive of the old Egyptian chairs on the bas-reliefs In the Museum at Gezeereh, except that here the height of the back Is reduced and added to the depth of the seat. Otherwlse the outlines are alike. The chair is as luxurious as it is artistic. It is sure to attract attention in any draw- ing room by. its unique character, It fairly bristles with style. The covering is a satin damask. 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