Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1901, Page 7

BREAR OUARANTINE RULES Two Policemen Defy the Regulations of the Board of Health, | SITUATION AT THE BELEAGUERED HOUSE | er Sapply Brings \bout a hat Neces- Swift B A smallpox patient, a quarantined fam- ily, three policemen, a broken water faucet s and some journeymen plumbers were fa tors In an exciting scene at 910 North Six teenth street yesterday afternoon The house situated at this number 18 o one-story frame structure, much the worse for age. For years it has ¢ as | a boarding house. A new guest from Chi- cago, Willjam McGowan, brought smallpox to the dilapidated house and two faithful bluecoats wore paths in the snow as they walked back and forth to keep the infected boarders from escaping. But smallpox was not tune that was visited upon the ill-fated | housebold. The plumbing shared the gen eral dilapldation of the house and a broken faucot showered the place with ice-cold water. The inmates attempted to tell the policeman what had happened, but were | ordered to shut the doors “You've got enough groceries to last you | for three days and we can't give you un_\‘! bigger allowance of whisky,” was the reply | the officers, who were veterans in guard- ing smallyox and had heard before of the great medicinal value which attaches to g0od brands of liquor under certain condi- | tions. Pedestrians who ventured near th house before noticing the smallpox sign saw the imprisoneed family standing on tables and chairs and beckoning to the of- ficers, whos. answers 1o all inquiries were: ‘Smallpox patients are always out of | their heads You can't tell what they'll do next. They'ro llable to get on top of the house 1t we'll only let them.’ And it is probable that the family would have been on top of the house if there had | been any means of getting th The water deepened on the floors and as the furniture began to floaat around the police- | men withdrew a little further and paid no | attention to the dewcands of the flooded | household. b Rivolets of Water Pour Out. Water poured out beneath the front door and rushed down to the paving in a tell- tale stream which prompted somebody to turn in a fire alarm. It was a plumber and uot the fire dgpartment that was wanted, and that fact was finally communicated to the officers Send a plumber to 910 Noi street and have him put a new faucet on A washstand. Charge it to the city,” was the commonplace order received by tele- phone at the office of a well known master plumbe: Tw) journcymen vere sent to the address and joined the throng of spectators who filled Sixteentth street “Throw out the life line, somebody shouted. “Stick to the ship, lad,” came from & niycboy whose spectulty was con- solation Twenty-five of space separated the new faucet and the broken washstand, and there were two. Journeymen plumbers who showed no disposition (o bridge the chasm. ‘You've been vaccinated, Go on 1t won't hurt you,” one of the officers ven- tured by way of encocuragement, but tha plumbers refused with all the spirit ot m who have been trained in the union 0 scab work for us one of them re- ne service the only mistor- h Sixteenth | to torted In, copper. You can't emallpox through that rind of yours The officer few false moves ward the front door, but was a little strong fo: the job. Finally he withdrow to a safe distance and shouted for McGowan open the door. Grasping the faucet e policcman took good aim at the open sor and landed the fixture in the water soaked house in spite of shouts of arm!" which fell on his ear Bravo! Bravo!" c trained voic Go catch m to Glass me from a chorue of Speach! In a few minutes the little river of water ceased to flow and the policemen again sought their well-worn pathe in the snow BEE NIGHT AT THE ORPHEUM Circulation Departn Ace pitality of Manag Eighty young men all of them carriers of either The Moruing Bee or The Even- ing Bee, filed into the Creighton Orpheum theater last night and were assignod to the cholcest seals in the house. They were the guests of J. Rush Bronson, resldent manager of this popular vaudeville play- and nothing was too good for then The young women empioyed in clerical ca- pacities in the circulation department were also guests of Mr. Bronson. They provided with seats in the lower boxes Bach of the young men had pinned uf the lapel of his coat a pretty ribbon badge which bore the siugle word, “Bee! It proved sufficiently magical to obtain for the wearers the choicest brand of courteous treatment that “Billy" Byroes and his capable corps of assistants have in stock at all times. The evening's entertalnment was highly appreciated by Manager Bron- | $0n's guests, as was evinced by the hearty applause they accorded the various num- bers on the well-balanced and entertafn- ing program. As a token of their appre clation of the compliment tendered them by | Manager Bronson the him a handsome boquet. carrier boys gave Marringe Licenses. The following licenses to wed were {ssued at_the office of the county judge yesterd. ne and Resldence Lemplke, South Omaha.. Vodeka, South Omaha Heldoogel, Omaha Parr, Omaha IHenriksen, Omaha Larsen, Omaha Chicago Vicki John Lena Peter PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. P 8 Miliard H.OH in the w nnenschein of West Point fs at the Dalrymple of Montpelier, eity A. Kerlin of Lincoln s registere the Millard. A. L. Bugle of G at_ihe Paxton. John H. Grifiin of Sloux City fs stog af the Murray. R. B. Schneider at_the Millard. 7. H. Rickel of the Tier Grand W. J. Stadelman of Plattsmouth is Ping at the Paxton Charles F. W. Boeden of Platte Centar is visiting in Omaha K. Valentine und Point are at the Tler Grand. D. K. Henderson, A. . W. 'DeFord of Hastinge Lincoln and C. 1. Carlson state guests at the Murvay ebraskans at the Merchants Mrs. H. C. Hannah of North Platte, Hausen and L. R, Gillespie of Minden. T 1. Sloan and Charies Daily of Pender, J. Kessler and son of Bectha, T. D. Beckir of Albjon. J. 11 Crownover of Gordon, B. . Hansen of Tilden, W. M. Morrow of Clay Center, John Dahl of, Norfolk, Charlcs Morriskey of Chadroa, C.J. Coffey of Spen- cer and J. . Cookus of Winside. 1dabo, 1s a at and Island fs a guost & of Fremont s a guest Junfata te registered at J. Hughes of West felntyre and B, E. Mockett of of Axtell are Dr. and 3 L on | Taxpayers Forced to Pay Top Price for This Btaple PECULIAR TACTICS OF THE POPOCRATS Clamor for a New Buteher Man Loud, but Still the Majority Wing of County Board Makes No Change. A recent investigation by some of the members of the Board of County Commis- sloners has disclosed that the county is belng mulcted to the extent of about $3,- 000 @ year through the peculiar methods of the popocratic members of the board. N [long ago a few of the commissioners reached the conclusion that the county’s meat bills were vastly in excess of any in | previous years for the corresponding |1ength of time. | A comparison showed that from $100 to | $400 a month more has been expended dur ing the last year than for previous |twelve months After investigation | meat accounts and learning that between | the butcher and Superintendent Olmsted |there was an extensive leak every thirty the commissioners voted not to award the contract agaln to the same butcher. The plan met with no opposition by any member of the board, but siuce then there has never been a time when all the mem- bers were willing to decide what butcher {will be awarded the contract for meat | supplies at the poor farin and county hos- pital for the ensuing year. In the mean- time, the former contractor is furnishing the meat at the same exorbitant cost to the count His contract reads that it Is |operative until it is succeeded by a new The popocratic commissioners, |remaining away from the meetings and by | declining to consider the matter, can keep {the contract in the same hands, although their vote in the open meetings indicate that they will not tolerate crooked work which results in a loss to the county HAYES' CAMPAIGN RECALLED irs of Ex-President Instrument with ¢ of Deeds. any the days, one yes File an | The heirs of Rutherford B. Hayes placed {en file with the recorder deeds yester- | day deed transfering from one set of | heirs to another a lot on Tenth street be- tween arnam and Douglas, which | scnior Hayes owned at the time he ran for |the presidency. Old residents will recall | that there was a saloon on the property at {the time and, as Mr. H s was zealous in | the cause of temperance, this circumstance | became talked about all over the Unite | States. It Is sald that the saloon cost Mr. | Hayes many votes | THEY MUST KEEP TIDY BEDS Sanitary Officer W His Crusade to Lodging idge to Extend Keepers of o Sanitary Offic Woolridge plans to make one more arrest among the bakers who have failed to bring their bake shops up to the standard of cleanliness exacted by the city health ordinance, and then he will give his attention to certaln unsanitary lodging houses on the east side. Some of these hous o in a deplorable condition. He has in mind two in partie- ular, wherein the sheets and pillow slips .... Maverick Stories.... State Can Aflord (o Lose, One day when the Douglas county clec- tion contest proccedings were suspended for halt an hour In order to give the fu- sionists L:me in which to scare up some witnesses, the attorneys turned to relating pleasant reminiscences of court life. Per haps the best story was told by Ed Sim- eral and it ran like this: Some years ago there was a lawyer in Omaha who had an irresistible habit of resting his feet at an elevation about level with his head. When seated at the attor- ney's table In a court room, engaged in the trial of a case, this lawyer would uncon- sclously 1ift his feet onfo the table and keep them there until the offended dig- nity of the judge found expression. One day the man with the soaring extremities was trylng & case before Judge Keysor and it became necessary for the court to order the feet removed from the table several times. hen for the fourth time the judge ordered the practitioner to take his feet off the table, he added that the next offense would be puuished by a fine for contempt of court. It was but a few minutes later when the lawyer again de- posited his pedals on the table. This time the court made good its promise by in- flicting upon the offender a $10 fine, with an order that he stand committed to jall until the fine was paid “When court adjourned the lawyer, who was ‘full’ halt of the time and impecunious all of the time, approached the judge, as he was descending from the bench, and asked him for a loan of $10 “‘I'm dead broke,' explained the attor- ney with the elevated feet habit, aad un- less you can lend me $10 to pay that fine with I'll have to go to jail.’ The judge simply turned to the clerk and said Mr. Clerk, vou will enter up a remit- tance of that fine for contempt. The state of Nebraska can better afford to lose that $10 than I can.' " Stadents ¥y Ev It would be unkind (o mention names, but in consequence of the omission truth need not wander in the telliug of a good story on an inveterate joker, who became the victim. Students of an upper class in one of the medical universities in the city have been scheming for a long time to get even with the janitor of the bullding, who has & jocose turn of mind and has man- aged, year after year, as one lot after an- other of embryo physicians left the elinics to practice, to play some clever prank om two or three of the number. This janitor s an old man who has been of the “‘profession’ himself, although with- out success financially and this is chief among many reasons why bhe holds his position. It has come to be a traditiop at the college that old “Doc,” as he is called, will originate and spring a successful prank or two sometimes during the year At first, members of the class tried to circumvent him in his attempts, but, fail- ing in that, recourse was had to evening matters up by retallatory jokes. The dif- fleulty was that the students had pever been able to fool the old man. It had about been deeided to concede hls super: fority of wit, when a wag in the present senlor class hit upon an idea Among other of old tles s that of caring students call the “stiffs,” or ‘“cada- vers." It often happens that there Are several deaths at about the same time at the poor farm and the county hospital Providing the studemts with ‘“subjects for dissection. These cadavers are sewed In gunnysacking, taken in a wakon to the college and slid down a long wood chute nto the basement, where “Doc’ takes them on bis shoulders and carries them “Doc's" du- for what the Rounded up at Random. to the pickling vat. One warm day a weeks ago there were three cadavers for the college. A student conceived the idea of having himself sewed up for a fourth %0 “Doc’ was notified that during the morn- ing there would be four ‘“stiffs” to care for. “Doc prided himself on handling his uncanny subjects without the slightest qualms. He was at the bottom of the chute when the wagon was driven up to the basement window. Three of the cada- vers were slid down into his arms, one at & time, and carried to the vat. Then came the fourth subject. The medical student simulated the rigidity of & corpse to the hest of his ability and allowed himselt to be slung over old “Doc’s” shoulder. When they came to a part of the cellar which the student knew must be dark ho straighteued out and threw his arms about the old man's neck and twined his legs about his body. There was an ear-spliting shriek that penetrated to the farthermost corner of the college building. The old man, who had been brought to the floor by the antics of the student, sprang to his feet and dashed for the exit. Not a speck of color could be seen in his complexion The other students, grouped ahout the door, had not expected that “Doc” w.uld receive such a fright and they forgot to laugh when he rushed pantingly by them It required just an hour for the old man to get his nerves back to their normal de- gree of steadiness. '‘Boys. I've got & prop- osition for you,” he said, when the occasion offered, “if you will agree not to cut any more 1 won't, efther.” fow up Fears the Kiduapers, “Will you please send an escort to the theater with me? While I was in Kansas City 1 beard such terrible tales about Omaha that 1 suppose it isn't safe to ven- ture on the street alonme.” Such was the request Miss Mary Dupont made of Rome Miller at the Iler Grand hotel Sunday evening. Miss Dupont s the diminutive con ienne who, with Charles Lothian, is dolng a4 clever little sketch at the Orpheum this week She is so small of stature that in the profession she is called the vest pocket edition of comedy. There was 80 much of real fear in Misa Dupont's voice and actions that Mr. Miller provided an escort for the little woman and saw that she was sately locked in her dressing room at the theater Meantime some of Miss Dupont's frionds heard of her fear of the bogey man and prepared a large placard, which was sent to her posthaste. A note accompanying the card advised the little woman to tie it se- curely about her neck and not to venture on the street without it. The inscrigtion on the placard was o— o 1 Am Little Mary Dupont | Do Not Cudahy Me. | | | o Politest Man in “Judge" Cooley, the well known police court attache, has the reputation of be- ing the most obtrusively polite man in Omaha. He is so polite as to be almost overwhelming at times. The other day a pastor of one of the local churches called at the jall tribunal to see about a cruelty- to-animaly case and met “Judge" Cooley just as both were i the act of entering the clerk's office. “After the cloth” sald the chivalric judge, stepping, back with & courtly bo “Gray hairs have @ preference.’” re- turned the divine, with a splendid wave of the hand This was really a left-handed courtesy, as “his honor'' Is very semsitive about that sprinkling of gray which has appeared so recently it. The church always has precedence,” he retorted, taking another step backward, hat in hand. The minister was trying to think of some- thing graceful to say when three great, hulking section hands jostled them out of the way and went in to pay their fines. The charm was broken. But he was too polite to resent Great Sin Me Concenls. “In an early day fn Omaha H. C. Towsley was a market gardener in the city re marked the reminiscent citizen “Yes, I know of him,” responded the law- ver. “l flad his name mixed up in the ab- stracts of a large lot of property in the northern part of the town." “Well, he was a gardener when ho owned that property, which 1s now a constituent part of the cf He was a good neighbor and a man who had the respect of all. El- der Shinn or some of the other plonecr Methodist preachers held a revival in town one winter and Mr. Towsley was a regu lar attendant. The next winter another revival was held by the same man, who again noticed the venerable head of the vil- lage truckgrower in the congregation night after night. After two weeks of preaching the old man came down to the mourners' bench and asked the prayers of the members of the church, but still he 14 not feel that he had received the light’ of ealvation. For a whole season his mind was perturbed. The third winter at the revival he was still troubled and the miu- ister for the third or fourth time came from the pulpit to pray with him. As they stood in front of the mourners’ bench the minister said “Mr. Towsley, mayhe blessed with peace because you have concealed from the world.' old man remalned in thoughtful for some time and then responded “* ‘Brother, it may be o, but I have con- fessed every sin I can remember but and that sin is that when I grate horse- radish for sale T usually grate a little turnip into each bottle.' " you are not The sllence one Thelr Ch mas Spread. In his Christmas morning mail a man out on North Twenty-fourth street received a letter from an uncle of his who lives on a farm over in lowa and reads the comlc weeklies every time he has to walt for a hair cut. The letter read My Dear Nephew: We are sending for you by express a box of country butter for your Christmas present and we hope you will like the same. We thought it was probably the best thing we couid send, as I supp you don't often get re ntry butter there in the city YOUR UNCLE AND AUNT, The wan on Twenty-fourth str lighted and offercd to bet his wife the price of a whole family of kidnaped children that it would be such an article of diet as she in her poor, provincial existence, had never even dreamed of. In the afternoon an ex- pressman ealled and delivered “the country butter.” It was a young ram! Hier Explanation, The two little maids were “playing Sun- day school” and it had been agreed that Gladye should sing and Mary recite. Whea the former finished the second innocent falthtally arose and, bowing decorously to her one auditor, recited 'd be nimble! be quick! od jump over the candlestick! Then, noticing the somewhat dublous ex- pression on her playmate's face she has- tened to explain, with pious serlousness “0' course that's not the way we learned 1t first, hut when we play Sunday school why you see we must put God in just every- thing, else It won't be 'ceptable to Him!"* | Los Ange by | | with the | | foothills have filled the streams and of some sin | never which present make them scientific appear studles in entomology that more interesting as fields of research than as places of re pose. He thinks he will get around to these about Tuesday of next week. Mean while he has caused a warrant to be fssued for the arrest of S. Sungren, he say runs an unsanitary bake shop at 2008 Far nam s who, a eet. BASKING IN THE SUNSHINE City Treasurer Mennings His Trip to Cali- fornin Talks of A vlunge in the Pacific ocean on Decem ber 30, a trip to snow-capped Mount Lowe on December 21 and participation in Pasa- dena’s famous tournament of roses on New Year's day were some of the ures which City Treasurer verienced while in California California is certainly paradise at seagon of the year parade of great length, in which all the decorations are of nature's making; imagine hundreds of girls and women dressed fn beautiful gowns and gay-colored parasols to protect themselves from the almost tropical heat of the sun fancy that you see beautiful floats deco- rated with callas and roses and smilax, and to all these, so strange to a man who s accustomed to Nebraska winters, add rows of orange and almond trees in full bloom. Such s the fete which Pasadena offered o the thousands of vieitors who spept New Year's day within its gates,”” said Mr. Hennings No other city can offer such a festival as the tournament of roses. It {s a fete for which Pasadena has been famous for vears and people from all parts of Cali- fornia join in it,” the ity treasurer con- tinued. “Barly in the day the trains from s were crowded and there was scarcely standing room in the sireets when the flower pageant made Its way the gayly-decorated thoroughfares The spirit of galety and merriment which seemed to exist In Pasadena on that day was delightful. Thousands of well- dressed people joatled and pushed each other in the crowded streets, but seemed to disregard all petty annoyances. Friendly changes of roses and confettl served as a general introduction and there were no strangers in the city. Everybody felt at veace with the world and left Pasadena a kindly feeling for its hospitable people. There were guests in the city from all parts of the world. A more cosmo- volitan crowd could not be imagined “For four years southern California has suffered from drouth, but heavy snows In the mountains and coplous ralns in the in- for the com- rejoicing over are confident emerge from by the Hennings ex- this Picture a flower through sure a good supply of water ing season. There Is great this fact and Californians that the state is about to the temporary depression caused shortness of crops Mr. Hennings was accompanied tour by Mrs. Henuings and their daughter, Miss Etta. After spending three weeks in California Mr. Heunings returned, but his wite and daughter will remain with relatives in Los Angeles for several months, LCCAL BREVITIES. Monday evening the Thurston Riffes will hold their annual meeting (or the purpose of selecting nine directors Anton P. Cimfel of Stanton county, with dobts of $1337.08 and assets of £, asks to be released from the burden of his la- Dilities. John Ryan was so hungry for heart Fri- day afternoon that he stole @ hig, julcy one from the Central market, Sixteenth and Capitol avenue. He was arrested by Ser- geant Hudson The women of the Church of the Good Shepherd will serye a chicken ple luncheon in the parish house of Trinity cathedral, JSth and Capitol avenue, from 11:30 to 3 o'clock on Saturday, January 12th The Omaha Coal, and lime com- pany has taken out a_ bullding permit for 00 warehouse to be erected at Eighth and Dodge stoeets. The new bollding will e of brick and two stories in helght antancous combustion of ofly papers Kitchen of . A. Cudahy's residence Sauth Thirty-seventh street was the of calllng out the fire department afternoon. The damage was on his nominal Mrs. Tda French of Omaha View is amons the public kchool teachers who are ot in #chool this week on account of slekneas Fifteen teachers all told are on the sick st and thelr places are being filled by persons on the assigned list The Omaha Savings bank has transferred to the Omaha Realty company about it lots in varlous parts of the city. The con- sideration of the transfer is given in the deed s $1, but the revenue stamps Indicate that the value of the lots fs about $300,000 Claude MeCrum of 512 South Se st lost 0§86 coaster on Ju found it ay plght tn the pos Henry Gollner. The latter refueed to it up ‘and was arrested by Patrolman | Wil Goliner will have to explain_to J Learn how he happened to have MeCrum's property Harry arraigned Allen of South before Justice terday on the charge of intent to kill und was b district court. Allen shot Chesney last week. Tie wa- released on bail hearing will be on January 17 Benjamin Grav mouth Thursday money, pleaded gullt Anderson and was county Omaha Crawford «hooting und_over wa yos- with o the Ow T Platts nterfeit ¥ b aoie placed in the Doug il to awalt the action of the d jury. The mola captured s 1 15 sald 1o be a work of art Civil serviee inations tlons of Japar terpr gration bureau and for i in the Agrleultural dep iary 2. Novices ath interprot for the post immd ' of meat for spector must be a graduate of a veterinary college The second annual session of the State Ornithological association will be held this morning at the public library The morning. session will be one devoted o business. In the afternoon there will be A sesalon open to the public. Interesting sefentific papers will be read by delegates from all parts of the & Homa of the students and professors from Lin. attend the meeting, and theye delegates from othier cities as well The Belglan Hure club of Omaha completed arrangements for an eight-days institute, which wiil be held at 1615 Farnam street, beginning January The program for the meeting not been arranged, here will be present prominent raisers s in and England W) ture propagation of the fad . pet stock. T 1ub of now has about 10 m rs, and ‘are probably 500 hare fanclers in the will b there state. The Empire Fireproofing company, which was awarded the contract for fireproofing the High school bullding, has submitted to the Bonrd of Education a bond which fs not _entirely satistactory. The orlginal bond prepared by the board was aitered and many of the members are not satisfied with the changes made in it. The matter will be considered at a special mecting which will probably be called for Saturday night There Are Hundreds — of people no doubt who are not aw of the fuct that we make a specialty ¢ furnishing everything cowplete for par ties, weddings and for in stance, frozen punches, pattie shells, croquets—in fact everything in the of refreshments—and 1f you veceptions lees, way | desire it, we will furnish table lineus, napkins, silverware and ehina—and an other thing, no order Is too small for us neither can it be too large—If you are golug to have a wedding, or party, or veception, come in and talk it over with s, W. S. Balduff, 1520 Farnam St. vared pleas- | carrying to have been changed and[ The tion over the election of the new charter goes into effect rangement, according is for the election of large. The republicans to o six o uncilmen he new bject to th councilmen his on | is liable to be cousiderable conten when | The ar charter | at the ground that such a section will virtually turn the city records, howe Commenc W. G was composed elected at In 1861, two the to republicans, and was mavor, there the council Walker, the republican mained the same. was mayor, the council six democrats and two same ratio continued term. During Mayoy of eight of in 180 w over to the democra er, disapprove this assertion & with the spring of 1899 Sloane was mevor the clty ¢ democrats, when a8 first gave when ouncil four large and one from cach ward democrats way Miller were five republicans in | Two years later, under Mayor membership In 1804, when Johnston | composed republicans through Jobnst Ensor's re- of s term, five republicans occupled seats in the coun- cil, and in 189 cans. I 1 dropped to six 48 the nd in 18! y to five there were seven republi republican majority | At the This | l l Rix yearsago 1 began to feel Bipe and Tegs, And as the tended (o my (e, and the pain was dreadful [ Fin! Crippled with Rheumatism Thay awellad all out of ahape, my feet legan 10 grow numb, And 1 conld barely hobbie about. Onie day when 1 had come down to the stora I got 10 (he steps and coult go no fart | Paswor-by helpad me into the atore And I at on: put myself In & doctor's care. Flectriclty was tried. but without relief ; 10 fact the feeling tn m: o that I scarcely felt the f Tt wans fa gt force of the batts One day M e B Wil vin | e o 113 them boxes. Piila for Paie Veople an 1 said [ would und 1 made, would glve them & faf trial, o T n my o 5 1] Wernans, » member of the fur of this cit nd nfon the majority of people are not willing to give s rem trial by the time T ha 1 | Grent relie by the | red. T had no more pal than £ b present time the council consists of eeven | republicans and one democrat the years councilmen republicar 1880 to 1890, have elected twelve republicans the same counciimen number bave the dem an S0 that from | ut of forty-eight | twenty-five and twenty-three democrats Taking the vote at large, been d ats the By wards | the democrats have elected eleven and the | republicans thirteen by the records that had an even chance when it comes to large. It the wit will thus bo seen r h electing epublicans the counclim Gas Company Rosalty. Within the next fes company will pey A royalty on into days the h the gas cou: e city imed tre in | Omaha during che last twelve months tranchise under which the operating provides that a report must compar have democrats, en at Omaha Gas easury South The is be made to the couneil on or before January |15 of each 3 thousand cubic feet to the city by the compa at this time th ny Bas company A royalty of § cents per of gas sold is paid Last January turned 4 into |the city treasury the sum of $207.21 and this year the amount for the reason that the will be much larger consumption | ka8 has greatly increased within the last | few months | | will | | | etiy gas company fs derived from this the general fund. The franchise granted to The n is turned estimated that the annuity this 3 be fully $500. Inquiry About Viaduet. the the only one now in force which provides for a royalty. source City officials money into esterday Yesterday City Clerk Shrigley received a letter from T. 8 the Penn Bridge Pa.. inauiring a0TC vour bout s the tracks ity He will erect a stroet svecifications, together letting the contract, a proposition.’” Clerk Shrigley bridge across the stesl Please send us copy of plans and | with s we vant to replied that vi We 1 viaduet the da White, vice president of ompany at Beaver F the proposel nduct notice at 0 of te submit he hoped a | tracks would built some time during the present century. Fur- ther he said that the city had nothing to do with the bullding, and referred White to the railroad companies. Christian of the lecture cours day evenings of next Presbyterian church. Mr. Lectares. Prof. Flude will give two entertalnments at the Young Men's Christian asscclation e on Wednesday and Thurs- week The lectures will be First lllustrated by a steropticon, which throws a twenty-foot pleture on canvas This course of Ylectures and entertainments is given for the purpose of raising a butlding fund for the Young Men's Christian assocla- tion Mre, South D, L Omaha Holmes, Hospital Charity Ball Janoary president assoc <. of ation t the nounced vesterday that the annual charity ball would be held at the Exchange dining hall on Monday Tickets will be on the principal stores tickets on sale, evenin, sale admitting gentleman $1 ticket.” said Mrs, need the money January 98 Monday at all of committees thorough canvass of the city and while single tickets may be purch will lady cost caus: 0f for the Convent A nortion of the delegates In addition to placing make a One ticket s 32, sed for We shall expect everybody to bay Holmes, “b a e we to the Na- tional Live Stock association convention, to be held at Salt Lake City leave this afternoon over the Tuesday, will Burlington, Another batch of delegates will start Sun- dav over the Union Pacifi from here go with the secure the next anuual Omaha. Magle City A meeting of the Orde tar will be held tonight c. s The delegates | determination convention wnip. f the to n for Hastern An adfourned meeting of the efty councll will be hield Monday night On Monday @ commit tak A dnyghter has Mrs, J 1 plant, spent ye of : the new ehurter (o Lincoin been b Svnum, 2614 1K atrect A. 1. Noyes, manager of the Hammond | storday in Chica ) to Mr three will and Tim Munger, who has been quite fil with preumonta, 1 Fourteen Christian s basket ball The Pleasant voning with Mr. und Twelfth and 1 étreets An exclee hoard trensurer and vided for in the 1 1t i% reporte tnxpection ord when it com et Washakte trib Nely install enty-sixth reported teams of ity chart m the str tr atn_ Allie v Chicago who | to ) “Maly he lawyers put up section of the ch have filed claim holding office that climinated will be Phil K rter pr again the There cers of Army of the Republic Rellef corps at the hall Omaha Natlonal bunk ing. All comrades nre public arncy e the Hour ciub will Mrs compased of the 1o 1 the Red W t better ung F. A " torney, | € that the ymed ¢ rkme M left vesterday ¥ with she the city ction has installation of N méet Iri oting | Men's iy ing this Hart. hayor, peo councell n wil pub- ha'l nday k such a howl about the venting th from been . n i s, | and | M . L Busss, OMAHA VAN OWNER IS KILLED | Fall of Meavy Plano Croshes & Instant ake | SIOUX CITY, Ta., Jan. 11.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—Take Bekins, one of the proprietors | of the Bekins Van and Storage company, | who has a line at Omaha also, met | with accidental death In Dakota City, Neb., | this morning. While he was aseisting in the removal of a piano from one of his large wagons at a residence, he slipped and the heavy instrument fell upon him, striking his head, crushing his skull and causing instantaneous death A rush of work had led Bekins to take personal charge of the removal of a plano from Sloux City to Dakota City. He drove over alone, but at Mr. Hart's residence he recelved the assistance of Charles Gabricl, an employe of Mr. Hart. Mr Bekins gtood at the open end of the wagon ‘h(nx\w‘.\'mq the instrument as it came out, but his footing was insecure and while bearing the weight of the instrument be slipped and the heavy case was upon him before he could get away. Medical assist- ance was called, but Mr. Bekins was dead. Bekins was about 42 years old and leaves a wife and nine children, one brother In Sioux City and two in Omaha A coroner's inquest was held and the body was removed to his home in Sioux City. Take Bekin was a brother of John and Abe Bekin of Omaha. While engaged in tho same occupation there was no business | relations between the Omaba and the Sioux City houses. Upon receipt of a message announcing his brother's death, John B kin left for Sioux City, where he will re- main until after the funeral. Bekin went to Sioux City from Lincoln ten years ago Do Right ana Fear Nou A. J. Silvera is of the opinion that he would not be doing right by his family it he did not keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Congh Remedy in the house. “I never feel alarmed when 1 hear my little boy cough,” he says, “eince I disco: ed what a wonder- ful medicine it is for the cure of coughs, colds and croup in children. [ have used it frequently myselt, too, and it never fails to cure.” Mr. Silvera fs a well known eltizen of Buff Bay, Jamaica, West India Islands. This remedy is for sale by all | drugglsts. 8l in Al Y MARKE RUM January 11: Warranty Deeds. W. €. and 8. R. Haves to I3 R. P, Hayes, undivi Oniha Omahu Realty Block block S placed on record Fridey, A. and Tot 2, block 123, 0 the %12 1 5 feet iot it 6, block 521 ¢ 44 feet ot ind other lot< in the g ity and in varlous addition ovenue stamps $300) L. Garvin and wife 16 71 feon, 40x130 feet in sublot lot & in 10-15-13 n McCreary to N, block 8, M Vil Quit Clai D. Taylor and wife to 1 undivis lot 2, block 10, Bav ba company, n 10; 1ot 7 and Omai ( Mor- 4, in tax J Pratt, lot &, Deed., H. Ta Waterloo J. lor, Total amount of transfer High Grade Pianos-- Are the cheapest in the end, s they re bound to give vou absolute satisfuc tion-so many planos are sold which are CALLED HIGH GRADE, but you cannot make a mistake when you select such pianos 08 the Knabe, Kranich Bach, Kimball, Hallet & Davis, Necd ham, MePhail and other similar makes which currging -Come und | 100k immense and be convineed that you are getting the very best value for your mouey. we are over our stock A. HOSPE, Music aad At 1613 Douglas. Here is to the Senator— And Lere is to the boys that Lave heen wenring Drex L. Shooman's §1.5 and will senators—We have been pushing our $1.50 shoes for years and find they are a good thing to push for they pleuse wy—Aade of | solid leat uppers and soles, that will stand hurd wear than auy shoe cver made at that price—~We know that you will satisficd with the shoes for they are the best ever sold for $1.50 ) shoes Le more e Ve l |Drexel Shoe Co., | catatogue sent Free for the Asking. # to-day, and that was five years 1 have recommended . Willlams' Pink 0 & great many people, for there 18 ho my mind that anyone who is m will be cured If the pi March 9, 190, The following symptoms Disease of the Digestive Organs pation, fnward piles the head, hearthurn, weight sinking or suffocating sensations when in & lyin on Fslng suddenly ficlency skin and eyes. limbs and sudden flushes of heat, burning A few fren Price 25 cents per box. or sent by mall FATWAY &' Knew that two oF three boxes wou'd not bad a case a8 mive, but 1 found at 1 had 1 hegan to find T iad sed five boxes, and Wilahed (he seventh box T was in, awelliog of nimb, acensary . o Fiiia bt I ering with ehen. e given n fale signed L RURN 4 Brinkerhof A Utica, N.¥, - IR A\ | Dr.Williams’ Pink Pills . for Pale People are sola by all druggiata or will besent post. paid on receipt of Jirice, 60 cents & box. or S1x boxes for §2.60 ((bey are e bulk or the 1), Mediclne Company, Scheaectady, K.Y ol | Address il To_NEBRASKA CITY ATCHISON LEAVENWORTH KANSAS CITY . Corner Fo A Douglas, adway’s R Pills urely Vegetable. Mild and Reliabls. E ALL DISORDERS OF THE 8TOM- 'H, LIVER AND BOWELS Sick Headache, Blllousness, Indigestion, Torpid Liver, Dizzy Feelings, Dyspepsla. OBSERVE rerulting from Consti fulness of the biood fn acidity of the stomach, naasen, disgust of food. fuiness or in' the stomach, sour eructations, posture, dimness of vision, dizziness dots or webs before tha ht, fever and dill pain in the head, de- of perspiration, yellowness of tha pain in’ the side, chent, the flesh doses the s ders of RADWAY'S em of all PILLS wi'l the above named Sold by druggists Elm 8t., New Yodl® Eyes are Accommodating They'll eee—maybe quite well, through a palr of glasses you pick from a basket—but na- ture beats a eheriff In forc- 1ng a collection of her debts— and fitting one’s self to glasses ts risky—terribly risky—the urance that we give you of furnishing the proper glasses places you heyond all risk—Free eye examinatiou. ~ THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO., Leading Scientific Optician, 1408 Farnanr, OMAHA OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.