Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 28, 1895, Page 8

THE OMATA DAILY BEFE: _—— SATURDAY, COVERS THE WHOLE CITY| COitigens' League Movement Now Organized | in Every Ward, SEVENTH COMES IN WITH ENTHUSIASM Packed ¥Mall Last Evening to Hear the Advocntes of Re nielpnl and County tration—The Addresse The organization of the Citizens' league movement in all the wards of Omaha was completed last night, when nearly 200 of the best cltizens of the Seventh ward met and allied themselves with the The meeting was held at 1212 Park avenue, and | the hall was too small to hold the voters | who congregated In the Interests of honest government and the delivery of the municipal offices from the hands of incompetent and cor- rupt officials. All the chairs in the hall were filled long before 8 o'clock, and when the meeting was called to order every foot of standing occupled. The enthus- fasm which prevailed and the frequent a plause which punctuated the remarks of the speakers the conclusion that the Seventh was awake to the necessities of the hour. By way of temporary Dietrick was named as chairman and David Rich as sccretary. Mr. John 8. Knox was| then called on and he briefly stated the object | of the meeting. In further explanation he read the declaration of principles which repr sented the sentiment on which the citizens’ | movement was based. Continuing, Mr. Knox remarked that it had always been a source of surprise to him that many of the better clags of voters took o little interest In poli- tics. “Our city and county governments, Baid he, “are great corporations, just as are railroads, banks or packing houses. The only | dlfferenco 1s that in the former case the stockholders are more numerous. What would we think of the man who owned one or more shares of stoek in a great co tion who refused to take an interest management and allowed incompe sponsible persons to run it iito bankruptey? What business man would ask an appl for a position what his religion was rather than what qualifications he had for the posi tion? Why should not we follow the same business principles in thesa great corpora tions In which every citizen Is an equal stockholder?” 1S A BUSINESS MOVEMENT. The speaker said that soms office holders and office seckers seemed to have a degrea of hypnotic power. They seemed to have the faculty of inducing volers to push them into office In spite of their notorious incompatenca and dishonesty. It was against such men as these that the honest voters ought to unite their encrgles. “And I want to say in conclusion,” said Mr. Knox, “that as a south erner 1 am ready to take any man of north ern birth by the hand to push forward this movement for the good of Omaha. As a democrat 1 am ready to work shoulder to shoulder with any rcpublican, as a hard money man with any advocate of free silver, and as a Protestant with an , what ever his religious beliefs may be, to promote tho Interests of our city. This Is a business enterprise, so let us all get hold of tha wagon and push Omaha to the front and keep her there. 1 am not a politician, but I want to Join hands with 10,000 honest men of Omaha in a non-political and non-sectarian mov ment to make Omaha what she has a rig to be, the molel city of the great west. have heard republicans say that they sympa- thized with this movement for better gov- ernment, but they did not want to be dic tated to by one man. Now, I want to siy ta them that Mr. Rozewater, as well as the rest of us, is in this movement for the good of Omaha. 1 have read both the city papers for the last six years and I have yet to see Mr. Rosewater knowingly supporting a dis- honest or incompetent man for office, or ad- vocating anyihing that was not for the good of the city. Mr. Knox was favored with a hearty round of applause as he took his seat, and this wag renewed as Mr. Edward Rosewater was introduced. Mr. Rosewater said that he fully appreciated the compliment which had been paid him by the previous speaker, and hoped to merlt that opinion in the future as well as in the past. He had lived in Omaha for thirty-two years and had gone through many bitter controversies, but no man could charge that he had ever supported men for office who were known to be corrupt. SITUATION A SERIOUS ONE. Continuing, Mr. Rosewater said in sub- stance: “We are now on the eve of o of the most momentous contests ever waged in this state. It involves our right to all the privileges which are at the. foundation of our form of govermment, Our forefathers when they laid the basis of this government did not contemplate that any citizen should ever be disbarred from any one of those rights which were guaranteed by the princi- ples they lald down. But that is precisely what we have been brought to during t lest four years. Whatever may have been the original motives of the men who formed the organization that now controls our city council, our Board of Education and the Board ‘of County Commissioners, it has dawned on us recently that those mot have been lost sight of and the organization has drifted into the hands of men who are loyal and patriotic for revenue only. They have made our local government a byword by thelr corrupt practices and their misman- agement of our public schools. It has gone all over tho Unifed States that we have de- posed from the superintendency of our schools a man of national reputation as an educator and of unimpeachable personal character for the only reason that he would not favor the blacklisting of teachers on account of their religlous faith.” Mr. Rosewater then proceeded to show the weakness of the position of those who as- serted that it was necessary for the voters to band themselves together in star chamber conspiracies to save the public school sys- tem from being encroached on by Catholic infiuence. Out of about teachers in the local schools less than twenty were Catholies and the laws of tho state effectually pre- vented the diversion of a single penny of the public funds to the support of parochial schools. ° SCRAMBLING IN THE MIRE. Coming down to the occurrences of ye:terday, the sperker said that the voters of Omaba had witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of employes of the Board of Education whipped into line at the primaries to advance the political aspirations of the president board. The criminal division of th court had been adjourned and lawyers nesses and jurors had been obliged to wait while the judge left the bench to mingl in the mirc of ward politics in furtherance of his political interests. The same condition of affairs extended from the court house to the poor farm. The employes, cven down to the clerical force, devoted thefr time to plot- ting and scheming to manage other depart- ments of the public service, and in these officies had been hatched nine-tenths of the Jobs that had scandalized the city under the pretense of patriotism and love of country. “But,” continued Mr. Ro “this 1s movement. room was compelled ward organization J. B Awarded Highest Honors—World's Fair, BAKING POWDIR MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free | bed of principal and inte not a question of money only, but whether every citizen of this city shall enjoy any privilege and all the privileges (o which he is entitled. When you take one of these away you undermine the very foundation of our government and tear down the fabric which our fathers cemented with their blood. We are confrontéd by a great and a very grave peril and 1 appeal to you to consider it in its true light. The other day an Associated press dispatch stated that the grand secretary of this secret order had declared that they were golng Into national politics next year and that they were going to employ the same star chamber methods which they had used in local affairs. Is this the kind of government you want? Is this a government of repub lfcanism and obedience to the will of the people. CORRUPTION IN LEGISLATURE. “How were we represented In the last legislature? When a bill was presented that menaced a large industry at South Omaha | one of your senators from Douglas county voted for ft. At that time Governor Holcomb told me that he would veio the bill if he was assured that his veto would be sustained, and about that time a select coterie got their heads together and gave it out that it would take $5,000 to defeat the bill. This was the | sort of representation we had. Even the balliffs of the courts, through the medium of Council 125, had a bill introduced raising thelr salaries from $2 per day for time actually employed to $75 a monih, whether court was in session or not, and your rep- tatives voted for it unanimously. W have no voice in choosing our representatives, hey are named in secret councils, and we are compelied to see our city disgraced and ts good name destroyed.” The speaker then turned his attention the recent rape of the city treasugy nirety days the city had been paying $20 a day to experts to do the work that the comptroller was paid to do, and no one knew yet how much the city had lost. Here was the spectacle of the men who were elected to protect the public schools seeing the fun1 rob- st and never lifting a finger in its defense. The people had a city council that had not even passed a vote of censure of the officials who were responsible for the defalcations, but cheerfully approving the bills for the services of experts who could not even tell how much longer it would be before they could tell how much the city had lost In conclusion Mr. Rosewater declared that in his fudgment the time had come when all citizens who desired to promote the pros- perity of ther city should join together to nominate a business ticket ,and get rid of the present obnoxious system. At the of Mr. Rosewater’s address the club effected a permanent organization by the election of the following officers: Presi- denz, John S. Knox; vice president, J. E. Dietrick; secretary, David Rich; treasurer, E. Feuron president announced that he would appoint the executive committee at the next meeting, and after selecting Fri- day night of each week as the regular meet- ing night the club adjourned. -~ Mhey Want Two Saturdays Today. When it comes to such a pass that a house could do twice as much business in a day if they had time to wait upon everybody—then times are pretty good. Business is being don on such a rushing cale at Hayden's days that they can hardly get the doors closed at night. Their purchase of the New York Store stock is one of the biggest hits eve ade In dry goods circles; buying it for cents on the dollar, the prices they quote on page 9 are not much out of the way—that is, i you're satisfied to pay about one-third the regular prices. ———— s n Vegetables, Fruits fresh from the vines d trees are gathered eight 3 ear. Vege- tables can be had fresh from the garden twelve months in the year. In September while the pastures of Illinois and other west- ern states are parched and dry, and farmers are compelled to draw water for their stock and feed them the grain flelds,our pastures are covered with fresh, green natural = grasses and all cattle are fat enough for beef. Any cereal or product that can be produced in any of the northern or western states can be produced here, besides a great many other things that cannot be produced in the regions named. Peach trees threo years old, from the seed, bear from a peck to half a bushel per trée, and there are bearing grape vines three years old from the cuttings. While in the west the ground Is snow-covered, radishes, lettuce and peas, grown on the open ground, are being shipped from central Mississippi. Garden farmers are not limited to three or even six months of shipment, but have twelve months every year for their market time and something to sell every month. Special truit and vegetable trains are run by the railroads. Apples do well and are generally taken by the home market at good prices. Pears, peaches, plums, grapes, strawberries, in fact, all small fruits are very profitable crops. Tomatoes from this section command the highest price. Irish and sweet potatoes yield and pay well. In fact all vegetables are sure and paying crops. Two to three tons of hay per acre is cut from land on which earlier crops of grain or vegetables have been harvested, and this without the expense of plowing or sceding. Bermuda the staple grass for both hay and pasture; it makes two to four tons pe Johnson grass yields well and makes excellent hay. Orchard grass and red top do well and remain fresh and green during the winter. There is in addi- tion red clover, alfalfa, melilotus, cow peas and lespedza. Alfalfa gives five to eight cuttings annually Happily the gates of sectionalism are off their hinges and the southern people welcome the tide of Immigration that a few years ago was flowing westward. The newcomers are not more enthusiastic over the advantages of this region than are the natives. It s not strange that one finds so small a desire to change among southern people, or that their temperament s restful instead of restless. There is no rigorous season to pile up fuel or fodder for. The soil never rests, but generously furnishes crop after crop the year round. Think what a man can accomplsh with six months winter eliminated from his caleulations. Write or call on George W. Ames, general agent, 1617 Farnam street, Omaha, Nebraska, for all further information about the famous Orchard Homes region ——— SPECIALS SAUNDER'S HALLWAS PACKED Rousing Oitisens' Leagne Meeting in the Bighth Ward, PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT undred Nnmes Are » the Roll, The Elghth ward turned out en masse last night in response to a call that had been is- sued for cit of the ward to meet in Saunders’ hall at Twenty-fourth and Cuming streets for the purpose of forming a club advocating the principles of the Citizens' re- form movement. As many chairs as could possibly be contained within the four walls were occupled and about them hung a fringe of listeners. The audlence was composed of men who paid earnest attention to the speak- ers and judging from the frequent and re- sounding applause that interrupted the speeches they wera thoroughly in sympathy with the cause that summoned them there. A few minutes after § o'clock the meeting was called to order by E. W. Simeral, who was elected temporary chairman, James Dot- nelley being beside him in the capacity of temporary secretary. Mr. Simeral described in brief the principles and the purposes of the Citizens' movement, He said that the move- ment was simply a response to the out- spoken opinfon of citizens that there was an imperative necessity of rising and stamping out the corrupt and incompetent men who have misruled the city. The question of politics was made entirely secondary in the league, whose only criterion for candidates was their honesty without regard to their religion or politics. The chairman then in- troduced R. W. Richardson, who made a ringing addres Mr. Richardson hegan with the remark that the subject matter of his address was a mat ter of 'vital interest to every citizen who felt the responsibility that his citizenship put upon him. During the past three years the ns of Omaha had passed through an rience which bid them pause and con- r whether they had done their full duty At the present time especially sideration come up, and the tion was squarcly put whether in the present campaign they were ready to re spond to the call of duty, which as citizens were_bound to respond to. Phis Cltizens' reform movement,” con- tinued Mr. Richardson, “is a movement to get down to the principles of municipal gov ernment and from them to build the structure of municipal government tests of office in the past, which have called men to offica chiefly on account of their politi- cal pull, or which have selected men by ask- ing whether they were democrats or repub- licans, and at the present time by asking whether they were Catholics or Protestants, have been inadequate. We do not apply such tests In business. We ask for a man's ref- erences, his experlence, how equipped for work, and pay him in accordance and expect results in accordance. When we turn to public affairs, in the proper management of which every ‘man, woman and child of the city is interested, we apparently have not gone on this principle. We have not looked for the best men, men of strict fidelity and hone Until we demand that the city shall be run on strict business principl will we be deprived of it, and therefore an appeal is made to you through the reform movement to apply the same method to public affairs that you apply to your private ones.” FOLLOWING OTHER CITIES. The speaker said that the idea was not a new one, but that the citizens of many of the larger cities of the United States, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore and Chicago, ‘ad arisen for reform and the same was the case in the cities of the old world. They obtained almost everything that they had demanded and it was time for Omaha to follow in their footsteps. Citlzens should no longer go hur- rahing up and down the streets for some ward politician, forgetting themselves and their interests. The time was opportune to disregard tae party whip and lay aside party prejudice, “A sad commentary on the city's condi- tion,” continued the speaker, “is that a large class of citizens are ostracized and denied the rights of citizenship in the face of the constitution written in the blood of our countrymen. The constitution declares that all men are born free and equal. This means that there shall be no religious test fob of- fice. The constitution of Nebraska goes still farther and declares that no man shall be denied the right of worshipping according to the dictates of his own conscience. Shall we by our silence countenance a secret or- ganization dircctly opposed to these prin- ciples, the members of which meet at mid night’ In black and yellow robes and con- coct slander against “some of the best of our citizens and deny them their blood bought rights? By a solemn oath they swear vigilant_and merciless war upon all Cath- olics and all Protestants who In any way af- filiate with them, regarding not their hon esty nor what they have done for the city While life and breath lasted I would decry such a thing.” Some of the greatest men of the republican party, Mr. Richardson said, were opposed to the principle upon which A. P. Aism is founded. Stephen B. Elkins, always a strong repubiicail, a member of the Christian ehurch, had entertained Cardinal Gibbons and per- mitted his daughter to marry a Catholic and become a believer in the same faith. The mother of James G. Blaine was a Catholic. Abraham Lincoln cculd not become a believer in knownothingism, which was an equivalent of A. P. Aism, because then he could not believe that all men were equal, but that all men except negroes, Catholics and aliens were equal, and if that should come to pass he said that he preferred to go to some country which made no pretense to liberty, to Russia, a despotism pure and simple. “Since the signing of beacon lights of liberty have been on every coast and men from every have been invited to this country to wors at any shrine they chose, Let me_ask that on the rising tide of prosperity Omaha be not behind. During the great week that has passed no one asked concerning any one who helped the fair whether he was a Catholic or a Prostestant. Without reemrd to re- ligion, every one helped and Omaha showed what she could do by united effort, If Cath- olics are wrong, hotheaded, bigoted, will it do to attack them under the dark, secret cover of night? The atmosphere of this country s on the hilltops, Is the broad light of day and men should come out squarely in it with their complaints. If they do other- they should not sit down like stupfd but rise up with our remonstrance. man that allows it is as bad as the members of the A, P who i cells slander their fellow citizens.” After the applause that Mr. Richardson had aroused by his closing remarks had sub- sided, Chairman Simeral Introduced Judge George W. Doane as the next speaker. FIGHTING THE CONSTITUTION. “It has been some time,” began Judge Doane, “since I have appeared on a platform pending an election. I do it now because I wish to denounce the most flagrant abuses which have appeared in our government. A P. A.ism has been compared fo knownothing- ism, but the two are not much alike. The latter was bad enough, but the other is in- finitely worse. Knownothingism made a dis tinction between native and forelgn born citi- zens, While that was unpatriotic, it was not unconstitutional, but the A. P. A. is in the very teeth of the constitution of the United States and of Nebraska, and Is against every feature of our past and every hope of our future. The constitution says that there shall be no religions tests for office. That organi- zatlon makes that very test, and its members make oath that they will make that test and enforce it. If clected they are required under oath to support the constitution. It can well | be asked which oath they will obey, for, in one way or the other, they must forswear themselves Judge Doane sald that he had been a demo- crat ever since he had come to the city Usually he had voted the democratic ticket sometines he had not. He did not do so when on the democratic ticket there were men whom he did not believe honest and in thelr places he substituted candidates from other tickets. This choice was usually open, but in Omaha at the present time it was not It the demoeratic tickét was composed of | men whem ke thought he could not vote for | he had no choice. for the other ticket was | not one nou:inated by vepresentative repub- licans, hut oue slated sccretly in a dark chamber session and carried through the ens to For the constitution .CUT THIS OUT. The Missouri Pacific rallway trip tickets at very low ing: vill sell round rates for the follow- KANSAS CITY. Half rates from September 30th to October 6th, limited for return October Tth, ST. LOUIS, MO. rates from Octcb r 6th to October 11th, for return October 14th, 1. LOUIS, MO 3 One and one-third fare on October 1st, 8rd Sth, 10th, 16th and 17th, limited for return five days from date of sale. ATLANTA, GA. Very low rates for round trip. sale until Dece Junuary 7th, 1896, H limited Tickets on r 15th; limited for return For further information, time tables, maps, etc., address or call at company’s office, N. E. corner 13th and Farnam, or depct, 15th and Webster streets, Omaha, Neb THOS. F. GODFREY, P. & T. A, J. 0. PHILLIPPI, A G. F. & P. A. prieia LG The Four Mile Plucer Flelds. Considerable attention has been directed lately to the Four Mila placer flelds, sit in Routt county, Colorado, and Carbon county. Wyoming, about seveuty-five miles south of Rawlins, Wyo., which city is on the Unlon Pacific railway The area covered Is about forty miles in length and thirty miles in width, and Is especially rich in mineral, Gold was first discovered thers in 1891 and the following year several caims were lo cated; not until the last year, however, has any considerable amount of cipital or lalor been expendsd In order to prove the wealth of these flelds At tho present Placer company soclation, aud e operating with splendid success. Without doubt these flelds are the rich- est of the Kind In the west and are worthy of a'tention, Information regarding same will be cheer- tully furuished on application to Mz, H. © Davis wlins, Wyo. or J. T. M. Kings- | tord Union Pacific rallway, Rawlins, | Wyo. . time the Rock Springs he West Side Min'ng as- ral smaller compenies are to the auctios ses at Stoek yards Saturday, Scptember 28, lock, Send in horses you have for Unlon as from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterani, 40_YEARS THE STANDARD. buyers wili be prerent to buy sl offerel. c tio e de Vi o bet LT Coaarky | convention. He desired to vote for the best men he could pick from representatives of their dark | both parties, and not:the men that one party and a secret organisatien presented. “Party has no pheee in municipal elec- tions,” declared the spsaker. “The city may be compared to a partnership run for the necessary well-belng of the citizens. Every citizen 18 therefore intarested that the money paid in for taxes shall be expended. This 18 all they are Interested in in the manicipal government, and therefore what difference does it make of what, politics an officeholder Is %0 long as he is good, honest and capable. But partisanship has been the bane of mun- icipal governmentf for when both parties fix up slates in secret caucuses and offer them at election, whether or not, it is bound to cause corruption. This s emphatically the case in Omaha now and I call upon you not to vote for a party man when you can vote for a good man of another party. NOT IN IT TO SERVE SELF. “In order to correct the idea that the men who are in the reform movement are In it for personal purposes 1 declare that 1 do not eare who fs in it and bid all welcome. It is cupreme folly to say that you cannot Join because there are others in it. It has been said that the movement Is Mr. Rose- water's movement and that therefore it should not be supported. That is biting one's nose (o spite one's face. It is throwing away good government because Mr. Rosewater fs in favor of it. If any one is &0 minded he is of too small caliber to join and we do not want him. But we do want all citizens who helieve in a changs of administration, who believe that they hre overburdened with taxes to feed taxeaters, to join in the ef- fort to better th> condition of aff If T were to cite all the instances of mal- administration that have occurred during the present administration it would take all night, but I will speak of only one of the most recent and flagrant, for which I call the council to account for violating the law when they knew {t. In taxing property the law provides that duly elected assessors shall make assessments, make their returns to the city clerk, and that in a certain time there- after the Board of Equalization shall sit for the purpose of equalizing any taxes that are unjust. By law the council constitutes the Board of Equalization, and it has the sole Jurisdiction of cqualizing taxes. When it is through the only appeal is in the courts. spring Dr. Mercer had a plece of property assessed and taxed for $10,000. The Board of Equalization met and the tax was not changed. I know not whether Dr. Mercer appeared before it or not, but it has been since discovered that the tax was just. His son was elected to the eouncil and shortly was made a member of the combine of twelye. He introduced a resolution reducing the taxes on his father's property one-half and under the combine's arrangement of “Tommy, tickle me and T'll tickle you, it w It was vetoed by the mayor, as he was Quired to do by his oath. By a vote of twelve the solid combine in the council passed the resolution over the veto, and each and every one of those men who voted for it violated tho law and their oath of office. If the prop- erty had been wrongly taxed, the Board of Equalization, composed of the men_ who ed the resolution, could have made it right. If there had been fraud, Dr. Mercer's only recourse was a court of justice. “This is only one of the most flagrant pleces of maladministration of the men who belong to the A. P. A., of the men who are in the council not to protect you and your Inter2sts, hut to extend favors to the mem- bers of the secret organization, It shows the utter folly of permitting politics to er ter a municipal election. Municipal govern- ment has nothing to do with national poli- tics, but has to do with dollars and cents Officers are elected to run the city as eco- nomically as possible and how are our pre: ent ones doing it? It is a surprising fact that the amount required to pay off city em ployes is almost double that required five 8 age. Salarles have almost been doubled and the office forces have al- most doubled durieg that time and vet five years ago property was worth nearly twice as much as it is to- day. And yet, remember when the present council went in we' were promised retrench- ment, promised that salaries would be r duced and forces cut down. What is the re- sult? A janitor and a subordinate clerk were discharged and one telephone taken out. You will remember that the finance committee, which I at first thought was composed of honest men, did bring In a report cutting down expenses of the city materially, but when it came to a pinch [t amounted to noth- ing, and the committee has united with the combine for the purpose of bleeding citizens. SHOULD NOT BE FOOLED AGAIN. “Therefore the time not to be fooled again by who take their orders from orders. We want men who are honest, capable and representative, and take orders from the people, and not from the A. P. A., and until we get them we will remain under the same regime. If some representative taxpayers and citizens went into secret sbs- sion to discuss the best policy of running the city we might submit, but the men of this organization who control the city are be. low the average in citizenship. You can judge of their fitness and honesty by what has been published about them. “We can find consolation in the fact that the organization will be short-lived. The whole theory and the spirit of American in- stitutions and American government is against any such organizations, against any organization that makes tests for office other ttan what the constitul iows, Any party that proscribes any portion of citizens from benefits that the government 1 bestow cannot live, because the constitu- tion declares that all eitizens are equal. This is shown by the fate of knownothingism, and A. P. A.ism Is on a still narrower basis than that. But it rests with you how long it will live. 1f you submit it may survive for years But if you wish it can be defeated now, never to appear again in politics. At the conclusion of Judge Doane’s address the audlence was called upon to subscribe to the declaration of principles of the league and more than 100 responded. The election of officers was at once held and resulted as follows: President, Wiiliam Coburn; vice presidents, Aaron Hole and James Donnelle secretary, Arthur Wakeley, and treasurer, J. W. Hobble. Friday was chosen as the reg- ular meeting night of the club. Railway Notes and Personals. J. W. Deweese, solicitor for the Burlington, went east yesterday. Extra engines are raquired big grain crops to market. General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the Elkhorn has returned from St. Paul, Pat Humphrey, Italian, traveling passenger agent of the Lake Shore, is in the city, General Manager Burt of the Elkhorn has returned from an extended visit in the east. There is a big demand on fhe Union Pa- cific from Idaho, Utah and Nevada, for empty stock car The Unlon Pacific mines at Carbon are now working four days a_week to supply the demand for coal from Kansas and Nebraska The Union Pacific people are looking for a sixty-ton gun, which is being shipped to San Francisco from New York, to be added to the coast defense equipment. The Burlington took a special chair to Nebraska City yesterday, loaded with Omaha delegates to the state’ convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. General Solicitor Manderson arrived home Thursday night from Chattanooga, where he attended the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, and delivered the oration at the dedidation of the battlefield of Chickamauga as ‘@ park. ———— SEKERS EXCURSION. has come men secret to move the car HOME! Via Missouri Pacific Ry, Round trip tickets will be sold at very low rates on September:24th to points in Arkan- sas, Texas, Indian and Oklahoma Territories, Kansas, ete. For information, land pamphlets, maps, etc., call or address company's offices, N. E. corner 13th and Farnam, or depot, 15th and Webster Sts. THOS. F. GODFREY, J. 0. PHILLIPPI, PoTI A A GF & CALIFOR Via Santa Fe Route. For lowest rates on tickets and best ac- commodations call on or address B. L. Palmer, P. A, Santa Fe route, room 1, First National bank, Omah s e et New Through Lin The Rock Island a new line to St. Paul Through siceper daily unon depot at &40 at Minneapolis at 8:30 a. m., St. Paul 9 a. m Trains run via Des Moines, I, and supper served in Rock Island dining cars. For tickets, sleping car reservations, etc., call at Rock Island ticket offic:, 1602 Farnam St. St. Paul. has tnaugurated and Minneapolis. leaving Omaha m arriving Dr. Bailey, d:ntist, Paxton block. SEPTEMBER 28, 1895. BRAVE SHORTY SIMON. Nine-Yenr-01d Chicago n Burglar, A little act of bravery on the part of a 9-year-old boy may be taken as an index to one phase of lite down on Judd street, saye the Chicago Post. Beside one of the blg tenement houses at 69 Judd street is a two-story fratne house. The owner's name appears above the door in yellow letters—J, Simon. It seems to be the only home in the slums. There are two willow trees before the door, and all has the appearance of prosperity. Simon is a dealer in bags, and collects and sells thou- sands to commission men yearly. Monday night burglars entered his house. They knew where to come, for he always keeps money in the house to buy from his cus- tomers who gather in his wares. He knows who these men are who attempted to rob him, because they live in a neighboring tenement and in the saloons around the col Today his wife was making ‘‘noodles” out of “egks ant flour” when the reporter called J. Simon was in the alley counting out his money and his wares. The children were on the floor. Mrs. on called her liege lord to tell about the attempt to steal their hard earned shekels. Simon appeared at the door panting and red in the face from ths climb to the second story, which his family occupies, and started in on his tale of woe with children and wife gathered about him. “Dot poy did it. Shorty, come to me. Don’t be standing in there behind the stove, Look at him. He s a good thiet catcher, hey “Only 9 years old, and he stopped them Caught hold of their legs and when they pulled avay he let them fall down to the ground, O, dot leetle boy he safed me much oney. There is some peoples near by who al and rob and don’t work, and they want get something from me. There is onc devil of a poy who goes and gets some rob- bers and tells them how to do it. He gave them a rope, and they all went up on the roof-and tied it to the chimney. Then they dropped on to my house and took off their shoes and hats and broke through my sk light. Then when they were stealing clothes and copper kettles to me: ‘Papa, some robbers is ste us upstairs. 1 hear them moving.’ “It was late at night, and I says to the lectle poy: ‘You go up quick and sce, and I will come.” He wasn't one bit afraid, and up he went. “The robbers heard him and jumped through the skylight, and he caught one of them by the leg. I told him to hold on until 1 could come, but the thief was too strong He pulled away, and had to jump down twenty-five feet to get away. We called the police, but he got away. We found the hats and shoes, and know who they belong to. That devil of a poy told the robbers how to do it. They can’t rob me, Shorty is a good leetle poy to hear the thieves. Tell the man about it, Shorty.” But “Shorty” couldn’t much about his escapade. He will hereafter be known, no doubt, as “Shorty the Silent. R R A Hereditary Postofll The office of pbstmaster of Vienna, the capi- tal of the Austrian empire, was created by Empress Maria Theresa over 100 years ago, and has since remained hereditary and salable —a queer institution in our time and day, al- though no queerer than the nereditary suc fon of monarchs. The postm 6f Vienna has to furnish all the vehicles necessary for the service, and the drivers thereof are in his personal employ. At present he employ: drivers, blacksmiths, etc., and 53 under his whips. e Marringe Lice The following marriage licenses were fs- sued by the county judge yesterday: Name and lence Plerre De Bajle, Omaha Sarah_Karnefled, Omaha John F, Odefey, Omaha Anna M. Heldé, Omaha.... Taylor_ Wiley, Council Bluffs....... Mary Shamo, Council Bluffs.... 0 110 Samuel _Snyder, Council Biuffs..... Hattie Freiden, Omaha ————— New Court trict Court—Will Omaha Street Raflway Isaac Levi against S. appeal. County Court—V-154, against. William G. Albright, work and labor; V- Sohmer & Co. against Albert H. Rowitzer, note; V-1i6, Max Meyer & Co. against A, Wohlgeh, note. Probat ‘etters administration, liam G. nd Tackles ling from be induced to say Age. Lindee against company, damage; Hunzicker et al, R. Rathbun i Doan. Wil- L Drs. Galbraith and Lord, practice limited to surgery and diseases of women, rooms 500 to 503 Paxton block. Telephone 33. el laio ol Columbia Metal Polish. Cross Gun Co. —— PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Sherift M. S. Mc the Dellone Captain H. E. Palmer arrived home yester- day from Sheridan, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Keenan of Brooklyn, N. Y., are Paxton guests. Postoffice Inspector Sinclair came up from Nebraska City last evening. Vernona Jarbeau of “The Passing Show" and her maid are at the Millard Mr. C. A. Johnson and wife are registered at the Barker from Oakland, Neb. Superintendent Ebright of the blind asylum at Nebraska City is at the Dellone. Thirty-five members of “The Passing Show"’ company are quartered at the Barker. Mr. M. Greenbaum, a knight of the grip from Chicago, is stopping at the Barker, Emil Rasch has returned from a three months' visit with his relatives in Germany. T. B. Hord, cattleman, of Central City is at the Paxton. Hc is accompanied by Mrs. Hord. C. K. Cole, president of the Montana Hotel company, Helena, Mont., 1s registered at the Millard. Dr. D. H. Dickins Homestake Mining at the Paxton. S. Fleming, western agent of the New York Mutual Life Insurance company, is registered at the Paxton. T, J. Majors passed through the city y terday, enroute from Peru to Chicago, wher he will meet his family. 0. Maurier, Edward C. Perkins Thomas N. Perking, castern railroad men stopping at the Paxton George Richardson, druggist, la.,, and formerly treasurer county, is at the Millard Mr. and Mrs, Frank Martinean and ten other members of ““The Passing Show” com- pany are guests at the Paxton. Ex-Sergeant Michael Whalen today on an_extended visit to tives in England and Ireland. J. 8. Waugh left yesterday for Chicago, where he will represent Omaha parties who are interested in a new gold mining process J. R. Webster returned home from Chi- cago yesterday, where he has been on busi ness connected with the location of th union depot. Judge Dundy was in_his private room at the federal building a little while yesterday for the first time since his leg was broken He is still on crutches and is improving, but slowly. Rev. London, Saunderson venerable pastor. ank rew of Burt county Is at n, physician for any, Lead, 8. D., the is and are ot of Denison, Crawford leaves friends and Saunderson and Miss Saunderson of Canada, are visiting Rev. F. H at 3012 Sherman avenue. The dector s father of the Omaha C. Hardy, formerly of the Walker house, Salt Lake, and of the Mercer, Omaha has succeeded Frank T. Keating as cashi at the Millard hotel. Mr. Keating has madc many friends in the clty and among travelers while {n the position he has just relinquished He has been offered several positions, but says he has not decided whers he will go. At the Mercer—C. E. Latshaw, Chicago; F. W. Bushnell, St. Paul; Mrs. Williams, Chicago; J. B. Pizer, Shelton, Neb.; H. P. Strahl, Chicago; E. Patridge, Chlcago; J. A. Vayles, Clearmont, Mo.; M. A Chicago; O. H. Swingley Beatrice; J Davenport, la.; Ira Mallory, Grand G. H. Wild, Kansas City; C. O. Carpenter, Abilene, Kan Nebraskans Merchants Gavin the Dellone—A. Almas, \as Bryant, Schuyler At the Paxton—Mrs. J ord; Mre. A. J. Nowlain At the Arcade—H dner, Hastings e Ho At t nzen, B At Tho! P Hastings; L. McDonough, Hastings. A, Aron, J. M. Casey, 3 iiott, Charles Haris, 3 ‘ Home=Made at underwear ter registering home-made and low—and often the mercury weather clerk. A half dozen cases carload from a fortnight ago, but mor Which? Is it the ble for that big traffic? Or is it deal directly with the knit. And the mill with that fa T or enue for the wholesaler, It looks very much like hoth makes that underw turn helps ‘another. 1f direct from the mills, and if have to charge as much as other And there is still another impc tlon. The new ideas the makers direct from the mills represent tl ments in the knitting and other comfort. We hegin at then there s nc 20¢ for cotton a limit to the quali cither kind. The best of cotton, hair—natural wool—lamb—fleece balbriggan. They're here, too. OWER 0 gena 321 So. 15th asd TH maha KOT A DARK OFFICE RO IN ANY PART OF THE BUILDIKG. BASEMEN BOE BUILDING BARBER SHOP, Fred Puelow, proprietor. PIDELITY TRU Loans. WYCKOFF, Remington Typewrit FOREST LAWN CEME TION. X FIRST 88 OFFICE, RWORKS COMPANY. S BUILDING. GRAPH OF- T COMPANY, Mortgage SEAMANS & BENEDIC] Supplies. RY ASSOCIA- BER BUSIN AMERICAN WA SUPERINTENDE WESTERN UNION FICKE. COND IRT, USETTS MUTUAL B COMPANY. oIt W Of SCTINCE READING ROOMS, RIE, Loans. LIFE IN- [ON, Attorney-at- Law. % 2 DR. KINSLER, Nose and Throat. 1IRD R, W. UNITE DR. 0. 8. HOFPMAN M. R. TRAUERMAN, Attorney EQUITY COURT, Rooms N 1. W. SIMEF 4 IMERAL, Ofcies. VIAVI COMPANY. Law FOURTH ASON & NASON, Dentists. . ALLEN, Alpha Col men of the 1d PACIFIC MI DENT INSURAN WEBSTER, surance .. BLACK, Civil Engineer. & N BT Q0. Soffcitars of Patents, OMAHA COAL EXCHANGE, N i D Wood- ACCI- Fire In- FIFTH RS, DEPARTMENT SIXTH & SMITH, Mortgases and Loans, MITORIAL ROOMS, )MPOSING ROOM y Architect NT PRINTING OFFI “ife Insurance, ARMY T SEVENTE Sudden Denth of a Blind Boy. Superintendent Ebright of the ylum for the Blind at Nebraska City arrived in Omaha yesterday evening. He had been in the city but a few hours when he received a message from Nebraska City announcing the death of Nels Nelson, one of the pupils at the institu- tion, The boy was 14 years of age and had been In excellent health until yesterday after- noon. The boy's parents live at Oakland, in Burt county. Thére are five children in the family, and four of them are affiicted. Two are blind, one deaf and another feeble minded. Superintendent Ebright will return to Nebraska City this morning. gard's Clothing. David Anders was' arrested yesterday atternoon charged with being a vagraut and a susplelous character, but his per were found some effects which may con him with a burglary that was committed Council Bluffs These effects consist of a quantity of clothing, which has been Ider fled as belonging tQ & n named Mungard of 120 Main street, Councll Bluffs, Mun- make the goods cost loss the profits the quality * department we wouldn't we BEST The Be DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS. Nebraska Weather department of ours reminds one of a thermome- Nebraska ther- enough we: hasn't up and time down greet high to the of underwear today, as many tomorrow, a the underwear manager cries for selling price or the quality that is responsie hoth?—-Let's s In the first place the quality ought to be of the best, because wo Lis assures new material fresh from y deal we get the first cost and of the mill's agent and the rev and S0 fast much buy the price which very well-one we couldn't buy direet we would unload sell so couldn't dealers setant point gained by this tr furnish, Brand new underwear ho newest shades, clever improve- advantages for the strength and n nd 6ie for wool underwear, and ti and variations of colors in the finest of wool—merino —camel's anitary and, if you prefer, heavy ROM GASOLINE DIRECT FROM THE TANK. GHEAPER THAN STEAM. No Boiler. No Steam. No Enginecr. POWER for Corn and Feed Mills, Baling Hay, Running Separators, Creameries, &c. T70 GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portabie. 1to 120 H. P. 8 1o 50 H. P, for Catalogue, Prices, ete., describing work to be dona, EOTTO CGAS ENCINE WORKS & Walnut Ste., PHILADELPHIA. PA. I alace Office Building OF OMAHA. INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHTS PEAFECT VENTILATION NIGHT AND DAY [ELEYATOR Building. SERVICE N | H R, FLOOR. w. I and THE OMAHA ASSOCIATION, tar MUTUAL LOAN CIATION. FLOOR. Y. W. CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, LADIES' TURKISH BATH ROOMS. E. T. PARDEB, Agent Fort Wayne Elogp tric’ Company. COWDUROY, Buffet. CAMPBELL, 'Court RRotunda, Cigars LOAN G M. BUILDING Secres AS80e AND Nattinger, AND BUILDIN FLOOR. DR. CHART MA LS ROSEWATER. ROBBINS, Inspector Fire Insurance ARE INSURANCIE S neys. o Painter, DR, KEOGH. FLOOR. BQUITY COUR JOHN A, WAKIE! PROVIDENT SA ASSURe ANCE BOCIETY s W YORK, M. F. Rohrer, Agent. THE GIRANT ASPIALT PAVING AND SLAGOLITHIC COMPANY PROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST COMas PANY, Philadéiphia; A. Lansing, Generad Agent, FLOOR. | DR. HANCHE! | DEXTER L. T DIt BMM D ur L THOMA TON LII w York. WASH PAN FLOOR, FLOOR. INSURANCE CO,, ik 15, Hartigan, CONSUMERS General Agent MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, & 1 FLOOR. ROYAL ARCANUM LODGE ROOMS, on Tuesday night of $60 was stolen, gard’s shop was entered and clothing of the valu R LOCAL Bt Willlam Wheelé, with & was bound over to the For assaultin knife, J James district court. Heirs of Jame: foned for lott Olcutt have pet the probate of his will. The property amounts to about $30,000, at Ford signed a bond for $1,200 for the appearance of his sun on October 1, when he will answer to the charge of highway robbery. will be a_ democratic mecting at cuty-fourth and Lake streets this evening, ember 28, at 8 o'clock. By order of th president, R.'H. Holine The sberiff has taken Riley Bradshaw, the charged with being light-headed, and who was recently fished out of & sewer, back to Council Bluffs, his home Judgments were rendered yesterday in the yse of Bmma Van Windhelm against Phil Stimmel for $423.89; and the Weeping Water Lime and Stono company agalast the Nes braska & Colorado Stone company fog $1,231.30,