Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 22, 1900, Page 7

THE OMATA DATL MORE HONORS FOR OMAHAMEN Dr. J. Cameron Anderson to Be Made Surgeon Geners / GOVERNOR-ELECT GIVES HIS PROMISE Friends of Colonel Killlan ot KFirat Nebraska Want to See Him Made Adjatant General the A. W. Jeferls and John W. Battin re- turned from & successful mission to Hastings yesterday, having from Governor- elect Dictrich the promise to appoint Dr. J. Cameron Anderson of Omaha surgeon general of the gubernatorial staft. Dr. Anderson has also called upon the gov- ernor at his home within the last few days and his application has had the writ- ten endorsement of a large number of prominent republicans of Dougles county. The appointec has lived in Omaha for two years and holds the chalr of surgery at the Omaha Medical college. He i3 also official surgeon at the county hospital While the position is largely honorary, there belng no compenmsation attached ex- cept during actual fleld service, the surgeon general has it In his power to be a great factor for good in the state militia it he bas the time and inclination to devote to the service. The Nebraska statutes place large power in his hands, giving bim gen- eral supervision and control over the medi- 1 and surgical branches of the Natlonal guard. It is In his province to excuse militiamen from duty on a showing of physical disabllity and he s expected to in- spect the hospital service and assure him- selt that the sick are properly cared for. The office has hitherto been a thing of tinsel and gold brald, but in the hands of Dr. Anderson, enthusiastic in his calling and possessin: private means which give him more or less control over his time, the surgeon generalship will become an ap- preciable part of the militia service. Governor Dietrich will complete the makeup of his personal staft without delay, s he wistes it to be well organized and acquainted with its several duties by March 4. The governor made the announce- ment informally to Mr. Jefferls and Mr. Battin that the Nebraska delegation will hold a place second to none in the inaugural parade. He has had an official intimation from Washington that the administration wishes to acknowledge the yeoman service done by Nebraska republicans during the campaign and that they will come in for especial honor. The governor naturally desires therefore that his personal retinue shall be well chosen and equipped for the occasion. The adjutant generalship now held by General Barry has not as yet been provided for, Colonel Killlan of the First Nebraska being glven prominence for the position Just now by a number of his regiment. He would be the natural cholce through senlority of position, inasmuch as the gov- ernor has announced that one of the “Fight- ing First” will be given the preference. Colonel Killian is sald, however, not to en- Joy high favor with several prominent re- publicans and Lis appointment is thereby rendered somewhat doubtful. Other hon- orary pesitions on the governor's staff have been filled by the appointment of C. J. Miles of Hastings and Mr. Jenkins of Fair- bury. The townspeople of Governor-elect Diet- rich propose to express their joy in his success by an unrivaled ratification to be held on Friday at Hastings. Most of the successful state and legislative candidates will be present and large delegations will Journey to Hastings from various parts ot the state. The program will consist of a grand parade, a dinner, exchanges of toasts and other ceremonial A number of Douglas county republicans endeavored to arrange for a special train for the occasion, but have abandoned that ambitious project in favor of an {nformal attendance. The rates hoped for could not be secured and the 200 excursionists be- spoken for the project were therefore un- able to keep up their tota There will still be a representation of about fifty present, however, and the city's congratulations will be properly extended to the governor-elect. The Swedish league has been especially prominent in the ex- cursion and the following will go to Hast- ings under the leadership of President Theodore Johnson: J. L. Jacobson, presi- dentia) elector, Edward L. Peterson, Frank Burman, E. 0. Furen, Fred W. Flodman, Gus Hamel, Sam Simonsoh, P. A. Lind- quest, Charles Rylander, C. W. Johnson, Gus J. Andreen, N. P. Swanson, A. J. Cole- son and Dr. A. Johuson. : Another celebration in Governor Diet- rich’s honor, even more elaborate than the Hastings function, will occur in Lincoln on Saturday. A large number will go to the capital from Omaha and negotiations are being made tor a special train. Dry Goods Salesmen Start. The Byrne-Hammer Dry Goods company, recently located In this city from St. Jo- seph, put its first traveling men on the road’ yesterday. By Docember 20 the firm expect {0 have fwenty salesmen throughout the northwest. The first in- stallment of goods for the ten floors avall: ble at the new location on T and Howard streets will be rveccived by De- cember 10. The first shipment will_consiat of, fitty "carionds trom the New England mills, HELPED THE CHIEF. a Loyal Engineer Did His Brother Great Service. MEADVILLE, Pa., Nov. 21.—(Specal.)— The Loyalty of the Members of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Englueers is prover- blal. A circumstance occurred in this city somo days ago, which emphasizes this feel- ing. Frank J. Zeller is chief of the Brother. hood of Locomotive Engineers No. 143, He 18 extremely popular among his fellow rall- way men, #nd one of the best known eugl- neers running out of Meadville. When the announcement was made a short time ago that Frank was pretty sick it caused a great deal of regret among the boys. Soon he was missed from his engine, having had to “lay off”" on account of his back. A brother of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who had been 1l with similar symptoms, some time before, and who had been pulled through, called to see Mr. Zel- ler, and in a brotherly way, took him a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the Remedy which had cured him. He advieed Mr. Zeller to try them, with the result that after seven boxes had been used, he was entirely well, and able to work. In an interview Mr. Zeller states “I bad suffered for four years with this afMiction, being often kept aweke at night With palns, and at times unable to work, I tried several of the advertised remedies, and found that they did me no carthly good. Finally, o member of our order, who had been cured of Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kiduey Pills brought me a box and asked me to try them. I had little faith in them, but as & drownlug man grasps at a straw to help him, s0 I took the Pills. I usel soven boxes and am today as well and strong & man as there is in Pennsylvania.” Naturally, Mr. Zellor feels very grateful and his complete recovery has dellghtel his many friends, and none more than the §00d brother, who feels that he was in- strumental {n saving the life of the chief. Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to cure Kidney Trouble. Bold for b0 cents a box, all dealers, How DEMOLISHING RAM CAT ALLEY Advisory Roard Orde Five Bal Razed and Wil Destroy Se eral Othe Ram Cat alley will be & thing of history It the advisory board continues the policy adopted at ifs meeting yesterday after- noon. Five of the buildings which shelter residents of that notorlous portion of the city will be destroyed within two weeks in spite of the protests of owners who ap- peared bofore the board. Owners of other ramshackle bulldings in that vicinity have been notified that they will be given a chance to appear before the board at the next meeting and show why their houses should not be destroyed. Mrs. 0'Gorman, who owns several ome-story houses which are to be destroyed under the order of the bullding inspector, tried to persuade the board that her houses were too geod to be demolished, but her protests were of no avail Four one-story frame bulldings located at 218, 220, 222 and 2! North Twelfth street and three frame houses at 113, 115 and 117 North Tenth street are the bulldings which the board will next investigate at the sug- gestion of tho chief of police and the bulld- ing inspetor. After hearing complaints concerning the sale yard which is located on Burt street near Twenty-fifth street, the board decided that the yard is run in violation of the clty ordinance prohibiting stockpens within the city limit and advised the com- plainants to bring action in police court Several meat commission men attended the meeting for the purposs of protesting against the proposed rules for the inspec- tion of mest, but Dr. Ramacciottl, city meat Inspector, was not present at the meoting and the consideration of the rules was postponed for two weeks. NO FEARS FOR THE FUTURE Conditions in Omuha Point Toward Stendy Growth and Increased Values in Realty. The second of a series of addresses be- fore the Omaha Real Estate exchange was delivered at the noon meeting yesterday by W. 8. Poppleton. Remarks will be mado at each ensulng Wednesday meeting by experts on Omaha real estate and these, it 18 believed, will be helpful to owners and | agents alike. Mr. Poppleton's subject was Omaha Real Estate Interests.” Mr. Poppleton belleved that the real estate tax in Omaha is out of proportion to the personal assessment. The latter, he thought, should be given more prominence with the idea of lightening the burden ot the property owner. Excessive taxation, Mr. Poppleton sald, is but another form of confiscation. The speaker took a sanguine view of the present condition of the realty market of Omaha and local conditions in general. He expressed the bellef that property values would inctease from three to sixfold dur- {ng the next five years and that the popu lation of the city would grow 30,000. As to the present census figures he belleved it best to acecpt them as true, each citizen meanwhile going to work vallantly in the city's interest. Mr. Poppleton expressed his disapproval of any further bond issucs. If a suburban railroad or other enterprise is a good thing he belleved in giving private capital a chance to handle it rather than to add to the welght of taxation already too heavy upon owners of realty. COUNTY MUST CONTROL RATES Commissioners Will Not Grant Right of Way to Electric Suburban Road Without Imposing Checks. The county commissioners have deter- mined not to grant to the promoters of the projected Omaha & Fremont Electric Rall- road company the right of way over the county roads without imposing checks and regulations to guarantes a certain amount of comtrol to the county, The commis- sloners want the privilege of fixing the maximum rates the new company will be entitled to charge for both frelght and passengers. They will demand that the work of constructing the line be com- menced not later than next June, instead ot on November 1, as proposed by the pro- moters. Another Important question under consideration s that of a bond to lnsure tho fulfillment of a contract with the com- pany poverning the detalls of the con- struction agreement. These questions and many others similar in kind were discussed by the commissioners as a committee of the whole during two long sessions yesterday. Another meeting will be held today and it 18 expected that the terms on which the commissioners will consent to the con- struction of the line will be made know: then. LAST RITES FOR MRS. POLAND Friends of Ploneer Omaha Resldent Arrive In the City to Attem Her Funeral. The funeral of Mrs. Clara M. Poland will be held at the residence of Senator J M. Thurston at 11 o'clock this forenoon, Rev. T. J. Mackay offciating. The pall- bearers will be as follows: John L. Web- ster, George H. Thummel, J. E. Houtz, Jo- seph Crowe, Cadet Taylor, W. B. Millard Senator Thurston arrived home last even- | ing, accompanied by Carroll Purman and Miss Fay Purman, brother and sister of Mrs. Thursion. Mrs. Thurston s de- tained in Washington by the fliness of her infant daughter. The following relatives from out of the city will be present Mrs. Angle F. Newman and Mrs, L. H Dow, sisters of Senator Thurston; Mrs. W. 0. Thomas, Messrs. L. H. Dow, E. J. Tuttle and Arthur Bennett. Friends of the family will be welcome at the services. Interment will be held at Prospect Hill. DUNKARDS FAVOR BLUFF SITE st Rrethren ased with Old nds as Location ention, Revs. Mohler and Moore, representing the German Baptist Brethren of “Dunkards,” in- spected avallable locations in the city Wednesday with a view to bringing thir an- nual convention to this city in May. The Bluft tract was looked upon with the greatest favor and the Commercial club was glven assurance that the site would be given full | consideration when the decision as to the | convention city is made on December 5. The convention held in Indiana last spring decided upon some point in Nebraskaas a meeting place, o that the maiu object of the club will be accomplished in any case. The Brethren are composed largely of well- to-do eastern farmers, and during the two conventions held in Kansae a large number of desirable immigrants were secured for the state. The club's efforts have been exerted with a similar end in view. Want to rent » house? ad, Try a Beo want Shriners (o Glve Entertainment. The Mystic Shriners of Omaha will glve an entertainment at the Creighton-Orpheum December 13 16 ald of Christmas charity december 14 15 the dato set for the grand eremonial session of the order, when nco- phytes will be escorted across the burning sands. Many petitions have been receivel from candidates in all parts of the sta and it is probable that most of the out- town guests will be in Omaha n time to attend the entertainment given the night preceding the Initlation. = A business ses- slon will be held at 8 o'clock the afternoo, December 14. At 7 p. m. the ceremon.s ston will begin, and the hours from 10 (st FOR WESTERN SUCKERS Alleged Green Goods Men Sending Notices to Parties in Nebraska. ONE OF THEM RECEIVED IN OMAHA Treasury Department I ar Lettes Bxposing Fra lent Prastices of These Smooth Swindlers, nes & Cles The green goods men, a class technically known as “boodlers” hy the United States secrot service, have apparently begun a campaign of the west, their wealth Captaln John Webb, secret service op- erator in Omaha, is In receipt of a com- munication from one of the parties ap proached by one of the men, of the circulars sent out. without date or signature that the writer, the government office printing, during which gaged in the work of making plates for one, five and ten-dollar bills, has made exact coples of the originals, which cannot be detected, and for the sum of $500 will send to the person addressed enough of the spurfous paper to make him finde- pendently wealthy. The letter concludes with an offer to send a sample of the coun- terfeit money, which can be submitted to any test before the money Is sent. Enclosed with the larger circular fs an- other, in which the prospective purchaser of “‘green goods” {s cautioned not to write letters to the address given, but to copy tho appended message and forward it by telegraph fo the address glven, which is “E. Meyperd, Allentown, Pa.” The message 18: “Send Ive's Electric Belt Number 346." The message 15 to be signed only with the Initlals of the sender. Upon Its receipt a letter will be sent containing a sample of the “goods” and fixing an appointment for the dellvery of any further quantity that may be desired. Anuoys Secret Service Officers. “This business,” gald Captain Webb yes- terday, “does not properly fall under the Jurisdiction of the secret service depart- ment of the treasury, but the officers have been troubled with them so often that it has beon declded to fssue a circular on the subject. Every day or two we recelve letters from persons who have received these circulars offering to unearth a gang of counterfeiters it we will employ them. Invariably the reply of the office Is: Your letter of recent date i« received From its tenor I am led to infer that the arty offering to sell counterfeit money s of the 89 of swindlers known by the title of “hoodlers.” Such persons never deal in it, but make protense of “oing 80 on purpose to invelgls honest ~ persons, who would buy interfelt money it they co "1, into part- 1g with thelr good money in the hope of gelting counterfeit. These swindlers are usually located in’ large cities, but New York contains by far the larger number. They send circulare In imitation of letters by ‘thousands all over the country, invit- ing thelr correspondents to viali New York, naming tne hotel at which they #hould stop and offering them great induce- ments to_purchase. Those who go after such bargains never obtain counterfeit money, and seldom return home without leaving all of ‘thelr good money In_the hands " of these plausible - but dangerous men. is to toll The and letter 18 announces of engraving and time he was en- numerous Another practice on_ thelr victims by sending a genuine 31 or $2 note, or parts of the same, and Tepresenting them to be specimens’ of the counterfelt notes they have for sale. Under “the various names of ‘“green articles,” ‘gree1 clgars,” “green leaves,’ etc., they offer for sale'counterfeit money which they aver s printed on plates stolen from the ‘Bureau of Kngraving and Brint- ing of the government, Nat a plate of any kind has over been stolen from that establishment. Those who have counterfeit money for sale do not write letters requesting strangers to buy it. Even after the in- troduction of a new man by one counter- felter to another, it takes & long time to establish such friendly re'ations as would induce a counterfeiter to trust a newcomer. Yet thousands of eriminally foolish people belleve that they can purchase counterfeit money as they would butter or cheese, und in thelr attempts to obtain it, are robbed and an honest public wentiment - saye: “Serves them right.’ e crime of which the “boodler” 18 uilty is covered by section No. p80, United tates revised statutes, as amended and approved March 2, 1889 and ghe offender, upon conviction, {# lable to 4 fine of $00 and imprisonment for eighteen months. It is next to Impossible to obtain legal ‘evi- | dence against these swindlers, and were one of them arrested and brought to trial the testimony of the main witness (he who lost the money) would be weakened by the fact that he would have been a criminal if he could. THIEF LEAVES BUT ONE TRAIL Maranders of Ward Alley Chicken Coop Enters Roost, but Appar- ently Does Not Emerge. Tom Baker of Ward alley has lost the last of his fine flock of Plymouth Rocks, and the officer on the Webster street beat has made report to this effect. There are cer- tain other facts, however, in connection with this theft which the patrolman thought too trivial to mention and, had Baker not called today and reported them in persom, the department might never have known that Ward alley boasts a chicken thief who walks backward. Baker arose yesterday morning before daylight and built a fire. Then, taking the coal scuttle, started out to replenish his sup- ply of fuel. He observed that the ground was covered with a beautiful coating of snow and might have given vent to & burst of poetical sentiment In its praise had not his attention been diverted by the sight of tresh footprints in the element. The priuts pointed towad his chicken house Climbing upon a dry goods box Baker surveyed his Immedlate surroundings and noted that the tracks pointed but one way— they led toward the chicken Louse, but u away from it. From this fact e concludea the thief was still in the bullding. He re- turned to the house for his pistol ana mounted guard over the entrance of his hennery, remaining there until the sun climbed up over the eastern hills. Then he concluded to “rush” the thier. Thrusting his pistol in front of him at arm's length ho entered the “roost,” only to find it vacant. The thief was goue, so were the chickens. Even the rooster with the frozen toes was not in his wonted place. Then Baker came to the conclusion that the m: rauder had backed out of the yard with h plunder, being caretul to step in the foot- prints he had made the first trip. FINNEGAN IS GONE AGAIN Pays Fine and Is Released After H Friends Fall to Have It Remitted, A pecullar sequel has developed in the case of James Flonegan, the farmer lad from Schuyler, Neb., who celebrated his arrival In Omaha Sunday by beating Wil- llam Riordan with a pair of brass knucks 1t will be remembered that he was fin>d $2 and costs in police court Monday. Wednes- day, through the agency of friends, he sought to have the mayor remit the fine upon the ground that it was excessive, “I'll admit court his face was frightfully disfigured, but Fiouegan didn't disfigure him. That was done when Riordan fell off the traln between here and South Omaba Sunday morning. him sent up for thirty days." Both the mayor and the chief refused to m. to § a. m. will be devoted (o “satis- Faction ‘of appetite,” interfere in the matter and Fiouegan pald | bis, fne, [} with the object of parting criminally inclined “suckers” from | nclosing one | for years an employe of | that Fionegan struck him," #ald the mediator to Chief Donahue, “and that when Riordan appeared against him in Riordan had it in for Finnegan and used that battered mug of his to have Y | BEE: THURSDAY Reduces Its Time Schedale Hetween Omahn and Chicago Corre ond with Competing Lines. After December 1 the Illinois Central will reduce its schedule to meet the fastest time made by any of its competitors be- tween Omaha and Chicago. At present the Central makes the run between these two cities in fifteen hours. All of the other roads cover the distance in about fourteen hours The Mlinois Central will put into effect December 1 & new card that will make its schedule exactly fourteen hours. The fact that the Central officials deem their new track Into Omaha capable of permitting such fast time to be made, after its being in use for such a short time, proves how thorough was the work of comstruction in the new line from Tara through to Omaha, From the first time that trains were run over the mew pleco of road its construc- tion was a marvel to experienced railroad men. There secmed to be no necessity for its settling, for the Initial train ran over | the track with as little jar as though it had been in use for years. Discretion | prompted the Central offcials to allow a reasonable length of time for the track to assume its permapent condition and no attempt at fast running has been made. Ofcers of the road maintain that the roadbed from Tara to Omaha has reached the point of excellence chracterizing the main line from Tara through to Chicago and they insist that any time they might attempt to make would be accomplished with absolute safety. There will be no change In the hour of departure of the Central's fast night train to Chicago from Omaba. It wiil continue to leave here at 7:45, but will arrive in Chicago at 9:35 the next morning instead of 1020, Westbound, the through train will continue to leave Chicugo as at pres- | ent, at 5:16 p. m., and will arrive in Omaha at 7:15 a. m., an hour earlier than at present. BOY MAKES GOOD BARGAIN Trades a t Fever Placard for n Statuette with Armeninn Curlo Dealer, Joe Mirovel, an Armenian who deals In rugs, shawls, laces and bric-a-brac In his little shop at 1208 Willlam street, and lives in the rear, had reason yesterday to re- | gret that he never learned to read English | He can speak it fairly well, but it he could have read it he might have been spared the inconvenience of arrest and the possible loss of several customer: The sign “Scarlet Fever” in §creaming bBlack letters upon a red background has been displayed in Mirovel's front window for several days. Oftcer Carroll, in walk- iug his beat, observed it and, thinking of his own little ones at home, gave the place a wide berth, but Tuesday afternoon he saw something which caused him to suddenly change his tactics. A little girl about 8 years old came tripping down the street and disappeared in the curiosity shop Instantly Jerry's sense of duty asserted itself. Striding into the store, he con- fronted Mirovel and took him to task for violating the city’s health laws. It must have been that the dealer was insufficlently penitent, for he was arrested and taken to the station, % Yesterday in police court he seemed mys- tified. NOVEMBER_22 CENTRAL FALLS INTO LINE' NEW VIADUCT TAKES ON FORM | Property Owners Give a Qualified Consent to Wave Damages. Railronds Begin Thelr Promptly and Iron for Twenty- Fourth Street Structare is Now on the Ground. The Southwest Improvement mittee appointed the constructicn street viaduct. Th of the matter with them; bankment on the north end w ty-tourth roadway. The city engineer emphatically denied that right and it was finally decided by the men affected that if two more span: should be put be decided upon the Omaha. latter's return The commitee further reported that the prospect for the comstruction of the via- duct I8 bright, but the matter is completely tled up until the property owners act. The committee was authorized to carry on me- gotlations until the next meeting, at stated, Mr. Hall and the interested parties would be present. It was reported that the railroad com- pany had placed the fron on the ground for the construction of the span over the tracks—146 feet. Brave Explore: Like Stanley and Liviogstone found ft harder to overcome malaria, fever and ague and typhoid disease germs than savage cannibals; but thousands have found that Flectric Bitters {s a wonderful cure for all malarial diseascs. It you have chills with fever, aches in back of neck and head, and tired, wornout feeling, a trial will con- vince you of their merit. W. A. Null of Webb,, Til, writes: “My children suffered for more than a year with chills and fever, then two bottles of Electric Biters cured them.” Only £0 cents. Try them. Guar- anteed. Sold by Kuhn & Co., druggists. Marriage Licensens, Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to tho following: Name and Residence. Carl C. Johansen, Omaha..... Maggle Collen, Omaha i Joseph J. Flood, South Omaha > y L. Bpoettie, South Omah: William P. Taylor, Floren Lena Gunderson, Florenc ‘“Are any members of your family 1l with scarlet fever?” asked the judge. The defendant didn't understand. ““Are they sick?’ repeated his “Are any of your children sick?" Mirovel managed to have it understood that there was no sickness in his household. “But you have a ‘scariet fever' card In your window. The dealer's eyes and mouth opened and he had the appearance of one in whose brain an idea is taking shape. “Wh; he stammered in his broken English, I gave a boy a statuette for that card. He told me it read, ‘Curios Sold Here!" Mirovel was discharged. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne has no superior. A large yearly Increase in its sales say so. honor. Mortality Statisties. Tho following denths and births were re- ported to the city health commissioner for the twenty-four hours ending at noon | Wednesday: Deaths—Willlam 1. Brown, 722 Thirteenth, aged 58; John Duffy, Do County hospital, aged 42; Rossa Rubin, | Sprague. "aged 34; Mrs. Tuither Poland arnam, aged 72; Mary Kosman, 1807 Tenth, aged 11 days Births—W. G. Edwards, 2048 Harney, girl; Vojteck Krupo, 2531 Wainut. boy; Charles Puns, 1114 South Thirteenth, boy: John Kavalesky. 1 Walnut, boy; Richard Morton, 4646 Marcy, girl LOCAL BREVITIES. Baunders school was dismissed Tuesday morning on account of trouble with the heating plant Bcarlet fover has been placed under quar- antine at 194 Farnam street and at 2108 Douglas street. Mrs. C B, Coon and Mrs. George B. Tzschuck will entertain the A. B. L club Friday, November %, at %78 Harney. Miss Ella M. Drennan has secured a ermit for o frame house to be built at Bristol and Twenty-elghth streets at a cost of $1,00, Owners of the store building at 308 South Sixteenth street have secured a permit to | exterd a show window eighteen inches over | the' street line | The civil service examination for clerks |ana’ carriers at the Omaha and South | Omaha postoffices is In progress at the | tederal bullding. The applicants number 110, Afty-five of whom were examined yes- | teraay. The ashes of Temperance W. Atkinson. late of Dorchester, Mass., wero brought (o Omaha and piaced In # réceptacle at Pros- pect Hill cemetery. The body was crea- mated at Mount Auburn cemetery, Cam- bridge, Mass. An_examination South Klas 204 ith into the fitness of ap- plicants for positions in the Omaha public ibrary will be held in the lecture room at the library Friday morning at 9 o'clock Quite a number are expected to present themselves to undergo the test In spite of the fact that the general fund was overdrawn $I8,000 when the present administration took charge of city affairs, the last report of the city comptroller shows that this deficit has been made up and o balance of $302.58 I8 now In the fund. Among the pupers the Atlantic Monthly will offer during the coming year Is a series dealing with representative American cities. A paper_on Omaha will e contributed by William R. Lighton. Mr. Lighton will aixo contribute’ several stories. the scenes of which are laid in the Platte valley of Ne- braska. FUNEH NOTICE, The tuneral of G Holton will be heid trom the mily | western Guy Barton French, Omaha.. Leonora Oeta Smith, Omaha John Kyhl, Omaha.... Igneborg Nordin, Omata PERSINAL PARAGRAPHS. 8. K. Hive of Glrard, O., is In Omaha. Horace B. Davis of Denver is in Omaha. C. I, bradley of Chicago Is at the Millard (. D- Hardin of Two Bits, 8. D., s In the city. 8. D. Leland of Davenport is at the Iler Grand. Chris Schweser of David City is at the Tler Grand. Wells B. Willlams of Kansas City Is at the Henshaw. Miss Erickson the Merchants. M. B, Ritchle of Ulysses was at the Mur- ray’ Wednesday. A. J. Smith of Nebraska City {8 registered at the Henshaw. . B. Murray of Arapahoe Is quartered at the Henshaw. J. W. Fairfield of Mason City is stopping the Merchants. Dan Hill of Gordon, at the Merchants. L. W. Crush of Chicago Is transacting business in the city A. C. Macgowan of St. Paul Is putting up at the Merchants. E. J. Tuttle, Unlon Deniver, is at the Millard. R. H. Homer, a_ranchman of Wyoming, 18 staying at the Millard. R. H. George and wife of Lincoln are stopping at the ller Grand, P. J. Murphy of Rogers Wedneésday at the Murray. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mathews have take up quarters at the Millard for the winter " G. H. McElvin and E. E. Meridith of Rushvlile, 1II., are guests of the Merchants. F. J. Coates, proprietor of the IKoehle hotel,” Grand 1sland, 18 staying at the Mer- chants, Miss Bittinger of the office of the clerk of the federal circult court has returned from a visit to Chicago. R. F. Campbell, representing the Mis- sourl, Kansas & 'Texas road at Kansas City, 18 stopping at the Millard Rev. R. H. Gammon of Herman, a lead- ing minlster of the Methodist denomination in the state, is a visitor in the city, W. C. Vandervoort, assistant superin- tendent’ of the Taliwdy ‘Tall service. with headquarters at Chicago, 1s in the cfty R. E. Mittenhelmer, wife and maid of San Francisco are patrons of the Iler Grand Mr. Mittenhelmer has extensive vineyards in_California. It is reported In commerclal clrcles that George M. Tibba, momber of the Arm of M. K. Smith & Co., will retire from par- tclpation in the business January 1. M Tibbs has been connectod with ‘the firs for m number of years, and has acted a8 notion buyer for the house. Deputy City Comptroller Fred J. Sackot: has tendered his resignation to Comptroiler Westberg, to take effect December 1. Abou. ten days ago Mr. Backett took a short vaon tlon o attend some personal matters i Hinoly. and while away received a ver flattering offer of a position with the Sonth Mutual Life agsoclation at Mar- shalltown Ta. Prior to his return he made an_investigation of the offer and has ac. cepted it. Nebraskans at the Merchants: Florey, "edgar Hutt and 8. 1 rdon; Mr. and Mrs. C. Holtman of Nor- folk, J. M. Drain and H. A Waiton of Laurel, D. M. Douthett of Overton, E. P Clements of Ord, C. C. White of Hebron, Auton Tunborg of Hoaper. ‘L. ¢ siger of Blue Hill 1. W. Seilors of Ainsworth, J. W Harrls of Hastings, H. I. Lehr of Alblon, Frank O'Shea of Newman's Grove, 2. A Wells of Bradshaw, 8. W. Christy of Edgar, J. H. Tower of Sitton, J. Campbe'l of Clay" Center and ¢ Mattley of well. of Sidney i3 a guest of Neb., 18 registered Pacific agent at registered W. A Mogre of I’se Got My Little Hammer— an' Ise a knockin' hard fur my boss’ stock of dem celebrated Barney & Berry skates wat he sells for 6G0c—an' also fur dem elegant sleds wat he sells fur and up. He's de man wat sells good goods fur low prices. Dat's why I'm so enthusiastic about dem stoves wat he handles. Just tink of it-a goud Favorite Base Burner fur $19.80 or a good Oak Heater fur 4.98—de Fa- vorite Cook Stove fur 11.90 an' de Fa- vorite Steel Range fur 20.80. All dese stoves he sells on easy payin' plan—so you've got mo xcuse fur not buyin’ a new stove yhen you can buy at dese prices, . A. G Raymer 1514 Farnam St, EARTHWORK IS SAID TO EXTEND TOO FAR Labor club met last night to discuss the report of the com- to secure a walver of damages from property owners affected by Twenty-fourth committee reported that it had met Messrs. R. 8. Hall, A. L. Reed, Judge Per- kins and Daniel Bhull and discussed the that the owners found fault with the plans of the viaduct as pro- sented for the reason that the earthen em- too long. They believed that the spans should be high encugh at all points to permit the passage of trains under the viaduct. They further claimed that the portion of Twen- street over which the viaduct would pass had never been dedicated as a public street and they asked that they be given control of the land under the into the viaduct and the earthwork shortened fifty feet, they would probably sign the watver of damages. The matter was delayed by the death of a relative of Mr. Hall and the question will o Mrs. Annie G. Duggan, of 6 St. C n her profession i of the highest, and greatest consideration, Mns. DuaaAN says: Bhyllrlnm but received ne rel recuc's Ny woman. My sister Nervura, which she did, & godsend to me, and gladly recommend it.” Rheumatism is a blood disease. becomes stagnant and impure. the disease to disappear. tonic when run down or to cure the lingering di: many years. Dr. Qreene has cured thousands. . AMUSEMENTS. O e S SR Primrose and Dockatader's Minatrels, That there are still some hundreds of people who have not yet outgrown their tondness for the varlety of entertainment that is furnished by the burned cork art- ists, was shown last night when an audi- ence that packed the Boyd to the doors gathered to hear Messrs. Primrose und Dockstader and their company of black- face fun-makers. That they all “enjoyed themuelves” was evident, for there was cély & moment when the audience was not {n merry mood, and the applause be stowed upon the performers was both spontaneous and hearty. As o matter of fact, the entertainment was worthy of the reception with which it met. Every act was mew and-—wonder of wonders—not a single one of the old jokes that have done service “Since Old Ben Franklin's time” made its appearance There were new songs, new dialogues, new and original acts in the ollo and some now | taces. Best of all, there was nothing to offend and not a word was sald during the entire performance that could not with equal propriety have been spoken In milady's drawing room. It was all clean fun and for this Messrs. Primrose and Dockstader deserve the thanks of the theater-going public. | As everyone knows, one minstrel show | 1s as Mke the other as two peas in a pod. | And as everyone also knows just what they are like it i& unnecessary to enter into detafls. The burden of the work fall to the lot of five men, viz Mr. Primrose, Mr. Dockstader, Harry Dooley, Charles Kent and Neil O'Brien. 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The Damman troupe of acrobats concluded the performance with an act that was full of new features. The stago settings were unusually hand- gome and the costumes were rich and hand- some. Nothing in the realm of minstrelsy could be better and the entire perform- ance was most enjoyable. ————— that are scientifically and properly fitted are the ones that bring the most relief. A complete line of optic.al goods Free examinations. THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO., Leading Solentific Opticia 1408 Farnam, OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.