Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 12, 1895, Page 5

'"HE OMAHA DAILY BEERSI¥RIDAY. JULY 12 1895, REPORT OF COUNTY cmu(’1 fackett’s Gomplete Bhowing for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1895, DOUCLAS COUNTY IN GOJD CONDITION | Piat ¥ ¥ Contor Expenses Reing Teducod and Ontstanding | ;“ Y Liubiitties Taken Up—Soggestions for Lmprovement in the Ads tration Offered. | ¥ inis. | Following up a custom (hat was inaugurated by the present administra 1 take pleasure in submitting to the voters and taxpayers of | i this county my third annual statemeut, em- bracing a complete showing of the transac tions of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, which are as follows |8 Annual Estimate—The annual estimate of the various amounts needea funds for the current expense of the ye duly made on the 10th day of January, and ig as follows Geneeal fund Road fund Bridge fund Hond xink Boldiers' ve on Sipe Lur Mis r was | 1804, | i fund tief fund. . Total w000 The annual Tevy of taxes for tho flacal year beginning July 1, 1804, made July 1894, and 1s as follows General fund, 9 mill Road fund, 2 mills Bridge fund, 17.10 miiix ond winking fund, 2 miiis Boliters’ colbt femd, B0 i, was AR Total levy B TOTAL Rt Levy of 1504 nded balane expended bal and previous ye d improvement fund (bal pital buflding fund (b Bpecial cash fund (balance) Current ~collections of miscellaneous ftems to date SR T - OURCES, | nod To Sevesisey TOTAL LIABILITIES, General fund expenditires....$207 Road fund expenditures 2 Bridge fund expenditures Bond sinking fund exp tures Hospital i buflding fand penditures Road [mprovement benditiires Boldiers' reliot fand expendic ron . ; Tnsane find’ expenditiices fund ex- 7 6,300 28 14 00-$418,934 11 General fund balance June 30, A 1595 Bridgo fund baian . 1695, Hond! June Road 50,960 36 0, 15,100 88 winkinig 0, 159 Impro June fund fund balance - 63,576 fond” a Rond 1895 7 Insane fund balance J 1855 Bold er’ June Hospital balance June 9,057 61 it fund 1595, Judgmment ance June 3, 1595, Insane Judgment fund baiance June 3, 189...... fund bal- 1,616 18 $107,598 91 General Road 1 gal Bond sinking fund fund le gl ro- 6,208 86 7,410 43 relief fund Tegal ro- 1111 56 Road South fund, due’ ety Omahi. . ovieennns and 74,03 13 Total labilities... 090,850 18 The receipts and disbursements in the sev- eral funds during the year have been as fol- lows: NERAL FUND. s Tous Reeelpt Levy of 1804 312 88 Levy ot 1553 % 50,664 29 dnte tunds Disbursements— n District court..... Poor farm.... County Jail.. Court hous. Indigent p Miscollaneous Charged in other acconnis. . Out a 00— 207,696 45 1a Balance general fund levy of at 1804 Balance Tevy of 1593 and pre- vious yea Balance spe 33,364 a8 47,650 06 fal ‘cash find. .. 3,292 41 wh me th Total . 2,008 71 An ftemized statement of the disbursements of the general fund for the year is as lows: District Court— Jurors and witnesses Defending prisoners Bourding ' jurors.. Halliffs and_constabl Grand jurors and withosses Fees in'state cases Rent court rooms. Balaries, bailiffs. Total ac Poor Farm Miscellaneous ac Light and water Milk 3 Groceriey Soap R 2 Fuel ... A ey 2 1 Dry goods and clothing.... ¥ Furniture Ttepairs . Drugs Meat . Veed | Balaries the int District Court.. me ants. ... 1 acc Court House of poor farm to unts Furniture ang Repairs Poatg A it the Y and sapplies. Stationery and prniing e Fuel s ¥ rat county Coramissioners ox, wuditor's ofic W, superintendent of b Salaries, court house und & Elaries’ ks office Balaries, county attorney’s oflice Total nc court hous 27 of t paid out of and 350 pald out of the bridge 0 County Jail— Miscellaneous accounts. Light and water. Furniture Teepairs . Dry goods and Slothing. Fuel Drugs Soap ... Boarding and ¢ ers Boarding ‘and commitais city ¢ prisoners .. Boarding and commititals of S ha_prisoners. ; Boarding and commiitaly of insane BB L ity onee . Salaries .. is. unds.. thel tim re ha 0ty prison matia . Av outh’ Oma - Dris 201 & vore. 340 Total account county $ 14,201 *In_addition to this amount is $3.00 In wor done by one of the applicants for f under th labor test and pald for in supplies at the charity store. Indigent fall tior Poor: ) Dry goods and cloihing Fuel . T R p S, 1 [ Groeeries Care of Indigent poor Charity store. Balary county agent and ussistan’s 9 Balary county physician.... 2500 Total account Indigent poor...........§ 36,6 *In ‘addition to this amount $528) Wiis paid out of the road fund, and $32.35 paid for in sup plies out of ihe itors. making 'the tatal outiny or this department 164 Miseellaneous Items— Care of insane Tax list Assessmenis Taxes rei | taxes pald & Xid o uwivultar s Hoctions Bouth Omaa =1 Un: post 1 temis oting. strike are Total n addii insane 7.2, In addition funded trom the this ftem $620.21 Charged to other accounts— Burveying (roads) ROAD FUND. Recelpts | vy of 154 3 49,402 98 Balance of 1 years 5 Disbursements Sopervisors Grading Culy Surv s tha making th n tothis pald from fund, account nt’ 14 wa total of to this amount road fund, 408 was making the re total of pas hay 0o | bees cout i previous o | to 10,148 96— 59,531 § $344 01 15,106 $9 S8 73 1 01 874 40 and Lridges Ren ing Appratsements and damages Miscellaneaus accounts. Charged 1o other accounts. Halanee of 1594 lovy Balance of 153 years Balance due city of Omaha. Balance due eity of South OmANS ...oovvevrveanen X | ¥ and” prior Total Expenditures by Precincts— precinet Core in the several Chur (tertn pr Flor. Jofforaon precin | Mea | Milara_preci i Char al Dist Military Balaned T Balance unc Disburs 1 Clontart n precinet khorn precinot nce precinct Omaha_pre Jefterson pre MeArdle prec | Miliara pr inet Valley pro: preefnet tal str refund surve Charged 10 Othar t grade ade indtigont post xpenditures ¢ £ 1853 and’ b ™ nt A1 from IRIL nd’ bridges ing 1ancons Total Ratance fan. wed 1o othor ac of 18’ lovy ot 1893 GE FL unt of roud her fund ND, ¥ nd previous years ha precinct pre 1o pro Valley preein Omaha tal e’ to reot Wtreet inc in v pr Other Ace Precin expenditures on accou ROAT street street otal ... f 1 i on ins Transferred Total g tulance unexpended.. lance 156 Disbu HO; levy 1864 st to diers ) ne int of bri IMPROVEM iis 1 1, 1508 posit avenue paving ‘macada on’ hand ING 89 nts levy unexp o Judgment special casii fund. 20 levy unexp nts. 1 to xpe of Disbursements i 8o and prior’y IND bonds ANTI n unexpende PITAL 1802 levy Disbursen n 1863 1803 and pr nee 1894 levy Balance Total Unexp Dish nding emad [ 1808 and HOSPITAL rsements— spital JUT nde U D fal cash fund... ended TS RELI Relief Commission...... NKINC o years BUILL July 1, fund M unexpended. . 5,846 81,200 R 3 L.$5,816 o7t Leere $TAI0 & years...... 1,108 L ..86,30 1110 LIS : L3510 3 F $49.402 S 131 JING 1894, warrants r 2 $20,500 In submitting the foregoing, probably my st annual statement as county clerk, I feel liberty to call attention to the favorable showing 0 it hese have of th he made in facts payers as well as a matter of pride to those Dbeen are ch affai many 2 of harged rs of past four years. lected, o t Janua by 1 cent, o, $36,744.91 commissioners ir While a could transactions ¢ tuted that the business of the county might be conducted as that of any other large corporation stead of being compelled against an expected fund befor yet a careful the condition January 1, hods of transacting busine: develops siderable advance has conducting the affairs of the county in the interest of the taxpayers. be conditi mu made on ich n if of th upon of th more the 1 o he fact int satistactory county were the same inasmuch the tax- respects, erest (o with the the county manage- during showing aws governing the 50 consti- business basts in- ue warrants it is col- omparison between unty today and its when the present were intro- that no incon- been made toward to is must be borne in mind that prior to January 1, 1 ut amown drawin county, 1892, 189 $48,438.7 Upon the other hand unpaid war the it 5 ol the 02 of inters two judgments for $41,7: $11,499.03 and drawing interest at the same unsettled were flled with the old re ne cl an: SuUCCesSors an u nex been required upon the county hospital to pect wa une $140,09 est at we aims d to ed we car ouf it was the custom to draw warrants for the full face of the levy, withstanding that it consequently against which warrants could be drawn in all the funds amounted not- s contrary to law, expended ~ balances on 6w the rate of 7 re running ag: 28.58 and one per for to the amount board aver of of turned to e for. Since that tlay of funds has air the damage occurring through fauity construction, dition of the e been as follows: al Judgment Total Levies availab int that rent exp fully p N busin of warr ol n shown county have been t o w Drugs at p Meat bri'g : Funl ‘&t the | Drgs at the n these se Outstanding warrants January sinée to be provid have so that briefly the actual con- ounty may be summed up to 1, 18%2.. 0 58 03 91 W0 i r 140,09 $301,61 I need not take up time or space to state amounts outstanding warrants redecmed and the cur- of the county since that all been paid, all time A brief statement of the condi- of the clatm « th pded i85, s 1 county doubt go further toward indicating how the of the county has been transacted during the past three vears than any other argument that might be presented Uupald Registered unpaid warrants noos per cent resw July bligat nt m judgment the from the ¢ ex 184§ nts paid ity at 1, 1395 amoun uding ax v 3 Oma of " this date will no has the 284 2 couny luding ting to. of the 97,803 9 1594 Douglas 165,03 mount ihe ha boarding ath Omaha der ash on hand less improvement fund June 1, 1 896, ted balance ¢ Tctal Net surpius at this Even admitiing that some of these items speculative shrinkage 10 pe that for r the financ! in twenty years averages cent, three years, been attained except | and businessiiks when it is obse reduced $114,806. In proot practiced government a few | three years alone. nake ot 1 the in far At poor farm at nery road fund fund s fee n il I or farm i ol state a n valu it ca mism; for no management, d that sinee fact every wher comparisons from insane twx 340,131 05 e, although the less honestly affairs of the anaged during the such result could through careful especially so the ‘levy has been 1592, that economy branch of possible, T the n not be has the wish last 15991894 1994180 1 ] 8 na £ ighwayi, a 544 Comparison has been made here only on Tinose ttams whers there should be no great variation In the amount used or the price paid, except that in the showing on those articles used at the poor farm and in these this statement does not indicate all the saving, because of the fact that the number of inmates is much greater now than in 1862 and 1893, Attention s called to the comparative cost of caring for the outdoor poor in another part of this statement. | | With these suggestions I submit this statement to the most careful investigation of every taxpayor, fully convinced that It not only reflects credit upon the administra- tion, but that it shows the true condition of the finances of the county to be in the best condition that they have ever been TAXES OF 1895. The Board of Equalization 1895 concluded its labors on sitting fourteen days The result of its labors is as follows Equallzed Nkt the for June after Assess Reurn, Chicagn A Clontart Douglas Bikhorn Flor | Prat Union wat Wost Vailey First nd ward rd ward th ward fth ward Sixth ward Seventh ward Eighth ward Ninth ward Total g . Lots, total valuation Land, total valuation Personal, total v Total Py . The total valuation for reduced $2 175.16 Dbelow that and $2,975,0 5 below that of 18! Upon this valuation the levy has been made as follows. General fund, Road fund, Bridge fund, 1 mill Tond sinking fund Soldiers reler fund Douglas addition mills S Total, On ac valuation equalized w2 30 9 mills. sisesiive L4E0 51 17 milis L mills........ ount of the fact that the assessed has been reduced nearly 10 per cent, the total amount realized from the levy io much less than in any of the preceding years since 1891, excepting, however, the Douglas addition judgment levy, made this year for the purpose of liquidating the claims which have accrued against the county by reason of the fallure of the proceedings authorizing the county to dispos of these lots As compared with the levies of the past three years the showing is as follows: of 181 of 1y e 18 e of 1895, Tess Judime 1805, Judgment fund Net reduction of fevy in tae four not ncluding Judgment fund, count of Douglas addition BONDED DEBT. past year the annual reduced $1,785 by reason having refunded §119,000 of 6 per bonds and issuing in their place the amount of 4% per cent bonds. The present bonded debt is as follow: Give per cent funding bonds, lssued Tuly due July 1, 1% ¢ funding ‘bond due July 1, 1911 half per’ cent bonds dated July January 1, 1504, Levy Lovy Levy Levy Levy of years, $114,5 interes of cent same During the charge was 238,000 00 “issiied 168,000 00 160,000 00 i bonds, uary 1 one-halt fysued 1915, per January 1, e 119,000 00 00) 0) Total debt.. 5695 Total annual interest. That the credit of maintaims that high Douglas ¢ standing which it has always had in the financial world is ov denced by the fact that even in a time of the greatest financial distress the last issue of funding bonds at 4% per cent found eager purchasers and were easily sold at a premium of $600 or a _shade more than % per cent premium. Such a howing when the financial tide is at its low- est ebb, and when only those investments are sought for which are known to be gilt edged ought to be a pride alike to every citizen of the county, as well as to those who adminis- ter its public affairs. In closing this department of my last an- nual report I feel justified in adding a few uggestions, the result of my observation and experience obtained in four years service in this position. That some change must be made in the law relative to assessments and taxation so far as it relates to th county is patent to every citizen who has taken the trouble to investigate our present conditions. A law which permits such glar- ing inequalities in the assessment of prop- erty as are each year presented in the re- turns made to this office ought to be wiped from the statute books of every civilized community at the first opportunity, but it is a fact, however painful to admit, that our legislatures are not always permeated with that true democratic spirit that seeks to do the most good to the greatest number, and therefore it is often the case that measure of the greatest public importance fail. Each session of the legislature adds new expense, which the authorities are expected to pro- vide for and assume, but It has not occurred to this body that it’ was necgssary to make some provision for means to meet all these increasing obligations. Three items of ex- pense alone in this county absorh one-half of the general fund, to-wit: The district court, the county hospital and the care of outdoor poor. Two of these departments are es pecially provided for by law, and the third, in addition to law, is sustained by an in- creasing popular demand that every com- munity should care for its poor. An exami- nation of the records in this office will show that the management of these departments has been upon an economical basis during the last four years and yet the natural in- crease in the volume of‘ business has been sufficient to absorb nearly if not quite one- half of the entire levy, thus leaving for ali the other requirements of this fund a sum insufficient to meet the demands made upon it, thereby producing the very unsatisfactory result of carrying over at the end of the large amount of unpaid bills to be ed for by the mext levy. Such a system of flnanciering is not only unsatistactory, but tends to produce the worst of results in this, that while the official terms are short, as they are under our law, the opportunily is open to contract debts for the next administation to settle. It must therefore be apparent that radical changes are neoded [n our revenue laws. My experience has convinced me that we need other modificatfons and revisions in our statutes and I have endeevored to use my influence to bring about some of the most needed changes, but through lack of encour- agement and misconception of the motive that inspired the effort little has been accom- shed. unty still CHARITY. Notwithstanding that the applications for relief in this department during the past year reached the highest point known, yet th county is able to make a very satisfactory showing as compared with former years. Without doubt this department has celved its severest demands during the pas two years, and the officials In charge look forward with the hope that improved condi- tions in the field of labor will materially lesseng the strain upon the county. The same system of distributing relief has been in vogue that was adopted some tw years since, and It has demonstrated its merits over any other methol in the result shown Every effort has been put forth to the end that no worthy applicant be denied, but it would be impossible to investigate carefully into the merits of every application with the limited force on hand. ith a view to reducing the number of able-bodied applicants to the lowest possible number the commissioners determined o adopt a labor test, and in February opened their books for the application of those who were willing to work, and thereafter refused assistance to any able-bodied man who failed or refused to report when offered employ- ment. The extent to which those among us seeking employment were reduced during the past year Is evilenced by the fact that in about” four weeks more than 1,200 applica- tions were received from married men who were willing to work one week at a time at 15 cents per hour, often in the worst kinds of weather, and receive their pay in the sup plies disbursed by the county. In this way the county expended come 35,000 and while it fell far short of receiving full value for the money expended. owing to the unfav able conditions under which this labor wes performed, yet it served to determine the character of these applicants end the ex- tremity to which they were reduced. A comparative statement of the eost of re. this department, obtainable, Pald from levy of J8 of applicants, 550; cbst Paid from ot applicants, 750; cqst Pald_from levy ‘of 18 of applicants, 2,008; & Paid from levy of of applicants, Inasmuch as this, d which all of the peop! herewith present a @ charity department out: and in charge of the and the county ageht, July 1, 1895: 1 Total number of gppll [ LH] 130; Widows, males, 2,210; females. ried, 1,985; single, 93; divorced, 9; deserte Natlonaiity of ap; 1419; German, 304; Ir Polander, 151; Dane, 10 64; French, 9; Bohemi Scoteh, 11; Swis Total number families, 2,727 13 Total Numbe- of | 11,120; number of Total number of pers Average number of p: represented, 4.077; num fused, 185; number ot assistance of all kinds, The assistance given some applicants being two rations each schedule established charity based upon has been adopted where its factory Total number of m dered to all applicants, ber of months assistar applicant, 4.11; per month not including the cost ¢ tost, $3.34; average c each applicant assistec regular dependents, 2 porary dependents, Supplies distributed d June 30, 1895: Flour, pounds; coffee, pounds; beans, pounds; 19 bacon, It, of number 857 th in 4,540 21,822 oatmeal, pounds; bars; s pounds, 72,903 t of supplies:. burial transportation fii 1 clothing by nished ¢ physiclan’s salary Operating expenses of disy Total amo Amount expended in oper Total outdoor amount reliof. expended C( 1t should be borne in at the average cost plicant above set out th cluding county physici tation, drugs, etc., are items e all ch ants who apply at t but because the same riving at the cost in 1802 and during which hich a detailed statem kept. Based upon th operating that branch directly connected with cost_per applicant of $13.70 as computed. FUR The method of dispen deserves special meption_at this time, much as it has proved a means of great sav- ing to the county. During the winter coal Is very furnished upon orders with whom the county prices for which ranged us follows: Ton lots. Halt-ton 1614+ Quarter-ton 16t4.. Inasmuch halt or paid was $4.50 per ton in 1593, Believing that it was as the orc ton cost materially the commlittee on charity re- solved to try the experi department, and to were made to purchase gistribute it under thei Under this arrangems were purchased and year ending June 30, cost: Cost establishing ing county coal ya <t of delivery tons coal bought of an Total cost.....cveneen It appears therefore effected a saving of m the amount of coal de the cost of establishin counting 206 tons of per ton, which were purchased, and used at Deducting this and the yard and the net over the 1893 contract | All of which is most res FRED J. SACK George Gould’s Case July JERSEY subject € examination CITY, rge J. in the Gov cal Ruhmann was heard before Justic: of the supreme court today. The sult is to a $40,000 check which Gould gave her her. Judge Lippincott and said he would prob about a week e Paxton W. A. Paxton the Utah, Hot which runs between Og prings, a distance of ¢ I for the propert cluded the rolling sto operate the road, the Hot Sprirgs’ termir ny s of thi ———— PERSONAL PA F. L. Harris of Line A. G. Beeson of Lincoln is registered at the Millard. T. B. Hord and wife at the Paxton. T H Dellone yesterday. Dr. H the Paxton yesterday. W. C. McCreary and are stopping at E. B. Atkinscn of the Mont., H f r Alger of Shel sentative of Wyoming, isiat the Paxton AN, H. L. Cook and St. Puul, Neb., are gue Dr. T. W. Lieper ar Oakland are registered James C. Dahlmah' o oil inspector, is among'te gues ton. Arthur L. Shietz, ' ar man of Grand mum’ N night. F. C. Vcltz, suprem Patriarchal temple,, 4t caller at The Bee cfficg ye! Shorman D. Canfigld, idan, and once Frank M. Moore, a p Is stopping at the A nuwber of specimens ¢ Big Horn country, wh sayed at the smelting At the Mercer: wood, J W Kesen Lamont, Chi Oshkosh; N George Berry, Cheyenne; Island; J. Nobbs, C. Blair, Neb.; L. L. Spoc Bluffs; H. P. Strahl, cago; J. M. Buck, D. Baker, Nebraska s ot LAt the Merchants—G G. B. Salter, Norfolk; George Berry, Benediet; At the A Frank Coates, Alex 1o Sharrar, Creston; F Kearney; T J. Morro Nye, ade—A. Fr sofl el as is_as’ folipws| levy of 11893, $2 -per applic. 7; qoetper applicant applic rsons in families represented single month by workings have averag including all oper hominy pounds; 6641 pounds; would be nonths the demand for heavy and bas heretofcre been quarter-tol* 16ts that disperised 189 taken the and sub Spring was $18,500, which in- and at the Bailey of Nebraska City was at the S. Summers of West the Paxton is stopping at, th well known to, ld; resid Buff2io Bill's) ess!stant perous Eurcpean trip, 4siat the Paxton. te ade George Ia.; George Schwerer, ago, lorado Springs; Miss Carrle Brown, Battle Creek; J. W the figures are 91, $15,808.35 per applicant, 820.81; pplicant 2 number $28.74 ber n 3 32; number ant, $14.89, ; number $12.84 is one In lé take an interest I led statement of the sifle of the poor farm committee on charity for the year ending r ap s B, $36.708.5 ppartment ants for ail, 2,857 total, 2,857; mar- 413; widowers, total, 2,857 American, Swele, 178; h, 63; Italian, an, 185; Russian, 34; otal, 2,857 ants representing of single applicants d, 217; licants ish, 240 ngl applicants, 130, repre-ented, 11,250 ersons in each family iber of applicants re- applicants furnished 2,672; total, 2,857 is rated by months, given one and some according to the the committee on s same system which the city of Chicago. been very satis- nths assistance ren- 10,987, average num- ace rendered to each cost of assistance ating expenses o labor done in labor ost_of assistance to 1, $13.70; number of number of 3 uring the year ending 408,925 pounds; sugar. 1,005 pounds; tea 65,038 pounds; rice, 16,383 pounds; cornmeal, = 61,250 pounds; soap, 34 coal, 5,236,252 828175 35 }»u.:m 9 8,807 75 ating labor test n account of ) mind that in arriving v month and per ap nat the entire cost, in- an's salary, transpor- included, not because argeable to the appli- he public dispensary, rule is applied in ar- those years prior to time no record from rent can be made was e actual expense of of the relief work the county store, the $11.09 in place sing fuel the last year inas- drawn on the dealer held a contract, the 1893, 395 SN e rs usually cailed for the average price An 1892 and $4.20 per possible to rednee the ment of operating this end arrangements coal at wholesale and r direct supervisio: ent 2,924 tons of coal during the . at the following 1 s1 1410 that this system nore than $3,000 livered In addition ng the yard and reenings worth $2.10 out of the ccal the county hospital cost of establishing saving for this year s $4 ). ectfully submitted . County Clerk. De has upon to not ol Again, 11.—A motion to to a preliminary of Zella Nicolaus Lippincott in his private ofice recover the value of Mr Ruhmann says bsequently took from reserved his decision Aly make it public in 1ld n R s city has purchased & Ogden railway, len and the Utah Hot ight miles. The price ck. Mr. Paxton will ame time boom al as a health resort. BAGRAPHS. In s at the M:llard. e of Central City are Polnt was at daughter of Hastings Fort Belknap Agency, \e Merchants ridan, a state repre- Dann, stockmen of | #s at the Paxton. | nd D. A, Askwith of | at the Merchants, ot a deputy at the Pax- Chadron 1’ accident K at the Dello urance one las e commander Milwaukee, rday. # hotel man of Sher- # of Omaha, on a pros- of was the a respector of Sheridan He brought in a of gold ore from the ich he is having as- works, Reynolds, David City, eb. im; B. B Van Mermsin, Chicago; R. M. Voltz, Grand Bdgar, Neb.; Marz Glen- ner, C. Willlam Kirk, Council Fitzer, Chi- The { a. “remont; | Joe Jackson, Blair W. 'James, | emont Eddy, Coleridge; sbson, Gordon; E. M tichard Fitzpatrick, Norfolk. BUSY IN THE SWEAT HOUSE South 8ide Ghost Dancers Put in a Night in th THEIR Eager to Take Mavoe Amon HEARTS o Medicive Lodge. 3 tho Warpath and Make ng the Cltizens Who Seek o Thwart the Designs of the Great Chiefs, About Republic was to a waste the firs n declare dead du of time was | The club then pi hours’ Atter disposed that the hall speakers, and h like to hear a | Frank was the rose to remark speakers would and get corked of material in t the attention no interest in it understood time the of in pre P goods went wit At th» concly Colonel H. C. A didate for the clerk of the ca neat specch, encouragement He felt sure unito for be able to win a bination of or any republicanism. were would be no q would be electec WILLING rley Unitt, came into companied by employe of the a0 acandida was called for, knocked Israel eral kinds of s fixed up his sp had given his t and no man Frank would a spich on p short notice. les was unce kind. Unitt_wa in den see the republic ting and layin fall that reparatory to that would Then he w democratic mis came Into powe with milk and where the ‘app of laborers and land. That pa ‘omes with woe tion,” where on and prosperity. glad to the b’ ‘enc. He got resolution by d avements and tory in the local the perspiration his pipe and set ing. A new recruit nt o anche from the populis | was introduced kind for an unk opportunity at republican” club but Jedge Ha something like knowledge of cold that the c poll 200 votes. two classes of p ers and fools, a ler as the chief sure that the re| softer snap than of the democral ho were in fav Then he talked sonal abuse of the citizens’ m dividually, blackmailers a and wound up | did not go down who had cheered WENT ( Then Mr. Zim was primed for start. He ran wishing with him republica smile. Then id he was in zens, but wa movement. T Zimmy tried to plain that in get he was in favor of the milk of when he gave t crowd took it t the applause, a once more. He an arch traitor o out and mec for all time. traitors. He w had a letter fro that he would d to we fold. I he ever deserted the republican to was opposed strongiy opp thercfore there lican party losi was too late for got really enthu sald he hoped t club directed that up to the neck, and that nothing but straight | the coming campaign other combination nominated with expect redeem ‘oney, the scall’s called that he He was simp st ac at that k. lon ot its meeting the citizen and that it would be a and words to talk about it roceeded to waste about three discussing the movement sliminary business had been resident Redfield announced was choked up with good was certain the club would ittle of the eloquence. Israel first speaker, and he simply that he hoped none of the tackle the money question There was an abundance he local fleld, and he wanted that way. He haa afairs, but wanted he was in the local fight the South Side last night movement national h 1ston him of Israel's little speech kin was introduced as a can- republican nomination for urts. Colonel Akin made a which he to the membe: that the spoke words ot s of the club, epublicans would and would a victory in face of any com- movement to true character mocrats, citizens' opposed men of good by the republicans there uestion but that the ticket 1 from top to bottom. TO SUCCEED IREY. candidate for county tr the hall about that time, 3. B. Zimmerman, a lvlluw county treasurer's office, and te for Irey's shoes. Unitt and at the first attack Frank’s injunction into se a cocked hat. Charley had eech on national issues and hinker a temporary vacation, less consideration than or ask him to get up local issucs on such So the speech on national orked. It was a gem of its as pleased, for he said so, to ans of the First and Sccond together, “h'eager for the g the foundation for battle would be only a skirmish the great republican vietory the country 1896, n to tell about the years of rule. That party when it v had found a land flowing filled with "appy ‘om of the children was ‘eard in the filled those ‘appy and the land with “‘desolu- thera had been 'appiness Wevery ‘and. He w republicans preparing for that _was coming on year into line under the Frank eclaring against cedar block predicting a_republican vie- 1 fight. Then Charley wiped his think tank, filled down to enjoy the meet- It purely in py laughter mechanics rty had nce on from tled to the club, a recent convert t ranks, Jedge I. S. Hascall, for a few words. It was un- nown to take advantage of an his first appearance before a to consume so much time, few words lasted for an hour. He professed some city affairs, and gave it out itizens' movement would not He sald that there were but eople in the movement, kick- nd designated President Wel- of the latter class. He was publicans would not want any n to beat the combined forces ts, populists and republicans or of the citizens’ movement and talked, dealing out per the men who have espoused ovement, took them up In- them thieves, boodlers, nd blatherskite politicians, with some smutty stories that 2 well, even with the claquer 1 his abuse of better men. FF HALF COCKED. merman was called out, He the occasion, but got a bad in a little pleasantry about had Drought a fatted calf leome Hascall back into the His joke did not get a e tried ‘an easier onc. He favor of a movement of cti- not in favor of a citizens' is was too dcep, too, and swim out. He wanted to ex- the movement of citizens f the citizens’ movement (hat of. Hascall has a good deal human kindness in him and he orator the glad hand the o be all right and joined in nd Zimmerman was himself id the republican party had n its ranks and he wanted to t him at once and settle him y death on arch as a republican himself, and m his old father telling him disown nherit him party. disowned and more nherited, and and dis it He being d to being dis was no danger in the repub- ng his services until after it the will to be changed. He usiastic toward the close and at he might not be able to lower his right arm. Just then R. applause that w speechless with head. He left a reporter learn press the hope to lower his ri the republican p: temporarily low Some misguld ered Major Mill upon him for a admitted that b ing to make a speech, but purpoge of securl; proposed to part of the city. W. Gibson arrived and th as given him left Zimmerman his right arm still above his it_the After the meeting ed that he was going to ex- that he might never be able ght arm if he ever deserted arty. He was then allowed to er his right arm led individual then discov- er In the audience and calle speach. The major frankly bad not come to the meet had come for the ng material for a speech that make before a club in another But since the club in REFORM IN TOBACCO No Chemicals Nicotine Neutralized No Nerves Quaking No Hearl Palpitating ANTI: No Dyspeptic Aching ~NERVOUS “-DYSPEPTIC HOLD BLACK BLOOD; sisted upon_hoarlng him, and he had no new speech With himi, he would give them the old ons, and he di, he dtd. He went back to 1557 and told all about it ever since that time, bringing in all the old storles that have boen current in political eampaigns since that date. He also {old somo more stories that even Haseall refused to relish. He closed with the usual prediction for defeat of the citizens' movement MODEST MR. GIBSON'S WANTS. R. W. Gibson handed his hat to Haseali at the first call of his name, and then had to coaxed a little before he wounld talk Nefore he got through eome of the forelgn-born mom bers of the club were sorry that he had been coaxed at all. He was certain that it was a waste of words and time to diseuss the cftizens movement, but he would wasto a little tine just for lick. He wanted the republ Nebraska, Towa, Colorado, Missou ther states and territor'es to ri man and refuse to any longer patr editor who had built up a great p and a great bullding through the patronage of republicans, He sald he was in earnest, and said his patronage had been withdrawn, and he wanted his example to be followad Then he got into deep water on the ‘ariff question and swam out to get into the mire on the labor question, He wanted the national laws amended that no fore'gner could land in th country without he had $500 in cold cash in his pocket and a like amount for each mem ber of his family. e went on in that strain | until he got a hunch from Hascall to swim | out, and concluded by urging the members of the club ta support a straight republican par that ho named. It was straight goods, Jibson would vouch for it. As if further dorsement were needed, Charley Unitt came out and added his voies as a canvasser for the sheet of Gibson's choice, and then there was nothing more to bo said on the question Johu Butler close the speechmaking by calling attention to the need of reform in the expenses of the fire and police departments. He claimed that the expenses of these depart ments were beyond all reason and demanded an investigation of the facts. After a canvass for members large number were pledged, adjourned for two weeks b R ORDERED HIS LAST DRINK nd e as one ize the | [ tew which a meeting in the Carl Raben Falls Dead Saloon. make me a gin quit drinking whisky," said Carl he walked into Charley Branch's 912 Dodge street at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon. Before the drink could be prepared, Raben had fallen to the floor and was a dead man. He had stepped to the toilet room after giv ing the order and as he returned (o the bar room, he suddenly lunged forward and fell on the tile floor and expired almost imme- diately. Mr. Branch picked the fallen man up, placed him on a couch, and at once tele- phoned for a physician. Raben never re gained consclousness, and was dead within a few minutes, and some time before the arri- val of medical assistance. Coroner Maul w at once notified, and the body was removed to the morgue, whers an inquest will be held today. Carl Raben was a traveling man senting a Chicago stove house and was well known in Omaha, He was here months ago and went on a protracted sp from the effects of which he was confined to his room at the Millard hotel for several weeks, the doctors announcing th he wa troubled with heart disease and was apt to drop dead at any time. He arrived in Omaha again on Tuesday evening and had been drinking heavily. He left the Millard hotel shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a cab and had just driven to Branch's place and stopped for a drink when he was stricken down. Travels Now with a Guar: An order has been issued from the crim- inal section of the district court, the result of which is that hereafter Mrs. James Ish will be allowed to take a little fresh air cach day, providing she is accompanied by an_officer. Moses Steerman has been ap- pointed deputy sherilf to go out with Mrs Ish when she takes her exercise. Last night the ofticer and his prisoner indulged in a ride, going over the Hanscom park line LOCAL BREVITIE. The Swedish-American meet in the Patterson block this ey The lumber for the reconstruction Sixteenth street viaduct has been teleg for. Councilman Lemly is using every sible effort to get the repairs started an expects that but little more time will lost The final In a Dodge Ktroot “‘Charley, cocktail; I've Raben, as saloon at repre. quita two Garfleld club :ning. of will the phed pos he be teps have the suit of Arthur C. W Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance eompany to the circuit court. Suit is brought to r cover life insurance of W. C. Wakeley, dece; *n taken to remove keley against the the sed. Mrs. Elsie Roe of this city received the sad news last evening of the death of h her, who lived in London, England. This evening she will be met here by her brother from San Francisco, and together they will start for England, The Model Walist and Shirt company has incorporated to manufacture women and children's garments, and cure and control patent rights relating to the business. The capital stock is $10,000, and the incorpor ators are G. C. Hobbie and I Hobbie Sheriff Hillgers of Shakopee, Wis., yestor- day returned with Mrs, Mary Fix and Albert Longbergher, who are wanied there cn the charge of adultery. Mrs, Fix cloped from her husband with Longbergher and removed to Florence. They were arrested on informa tion from Shakopee, The Deutsch Landwehrverein of Omaha has filed articles of incorporation for the purpose of maintaining a social, benevolent and fraternal ciub, composed of such men as have served at least one year in the German my or navy. Charle Bouffle, Charles Kaufmann, Charles Epplen and John Wallace are the incorporators. Apollinares “THE QUEEN OF T_ABE_W"ERS." NOW SUPPLIED IN “SPLITS.” Ask for “Splits” at the Restaurants and Bars. Bloomers and Sweaters and all sorts of cycle clothes will never start to shrink if you wash them with It makes flannels beautifully clean without shrinking. Thenagain it’s the best and most refreshing in the bath tub. None other as good. 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