Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 5, 1901, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY n of Patriotism speaker Dry T John N the ed ponded Kearney whe Commercialism wecounted ome of th peake brightest after and in h nothing of his reputation, He the solufion the election of Net BANQUET T0 GENERAL I.Eq Commercial Olub the Ecene of Omaha's | . .ocp i Graceful Tributs, | touehed of the of a HONORED GUEST IN ELOQUENT SPEECH on everything Philipg from state aska and uy onr applause M1 Mis tson re toast n Cuba war of mbe Our for sald th was for i regardles f the Cuban impossible by the He then referred United « In sponded to the Mr. Lambertson Cuban Pays M try's Strong Men Gratitade That Nation 1n w0 Firmly L independe n the country by the people that the recognition t government W General ot [} Unit B o insurg ma report of be mission A ald it One of the most elaborate tunctions given in Omoha the banquet in of General Lee lust night at the Commercial arrangements were in charge of tee, of which John Steel wa this committee fulfilled the of it At 7 o'clock 130 member invited guests were seated at t partook of the banquet. The "A mood digest you maore 1 shower a 1ba support of th the fact that statesman who had investigated the subject had tecn of the that the United €tates should own the Gem of the Antilles. He stated that the of the war iban independence could be paid by the fon of that island was our soldiers who drove Spain out . |and for that reason this government has a all, ¢ nee | right letate the of government |+ [to obtain upon the island. He bitterly at tacked the declaration of congress that | Cuba of a right ought to be free, and said | that declaration should not stand in the of the and final acquisition | of the island Fitzh lut A comm Nairman, au Auties expected Honor referred 1823 ever American to from Th n ypinion cont of ( not it of Cuba | of the clubs and | and to form welcome on you Blue Point Celery Boulllon en welcome de Breadsticks sherry Tasse Salted Radishes Almond Olives way immedliate Beef Pique plgnons JtAto Crogquettes Broiled Spring Chi Prench Peas French Lobster Salad a ln R v Neapolitan Iee Cream Faney Assorted Cake Braised Filet of aux Cham Growth of the Re The Nation's Growth” the John L. Webster, who delivered a brief alk upon the growth of the republi~, touch- ing upon the development of the na‘fon | 44 ORbE D hrough wars. There is a higher spirit of 3 Hent's Water Crackers. | patriotism tc than in 1560. Then there Club House Cigars. | was sectionalism; today there union happy have we been. | Then (he people were divided; t they b stand as one man in defense of the flag the nation. One hundred and twenty- years of titutional government in America has done for civillzation than bas 1,900 years of government in England. | ANl of this growth has out of (he ¢ oo | sentiment of personal liberty After accepting the position of toastmas- | *CHIMCEE 66 bArsenal (FREEIS ter Mr. Gurley, with fitting remarks, n- | b0 B O B b B apoke troduced Hon. Ralph W. Breckenridge, who |\ 0 T ™0 0" (0p etk saying that it has | responded to the toast, “Our Honored | .\ orF GO A CH e o the nation to Quest.” Mr. Breckenridge of the | iise men equal emergency: that first time he saw General Lee Was AN p e seeds of liberty were sown in the blood 1887, in the city of Philadelphia, when as | o SO0 RS T thirteenth | governor of the state of Virginia General | L o 00" coina fower their trans- | Lee attended a reunfon in the city of Broth- | 1y Nations become strong as | erly Love they are d and in th e of time | He said that the whole nation joined in | =0\ 1o" dominate the world. The indi- | doing honor to the name of Lee, regardless | (0 greater than the thing. Spread of the fact of his taking up arms for the | (. ower of the nation over the world and south, for the Lees fought for what they | i wil} anly prevail so long as the men ake belleved right. The speaker referred to the | qippitious and virile. We must hold well work of the guest of honor in the dark |y our high ideals. The promise of a na- | days preceding the Spanish war and felici- | jon sacred as the promise of tated the guests on the fact that the Span- | Aymighty ish war had demolished the feeling between | Then, led the north and south. He paid gIOWINE | bled guests tribute to the character of Fitzhugh Lee | quet anA closed by proposing long life and | A2 Bl |BENNETT REMAINS SILENT| Touches eclings of Alleged ¥ Sauterne was subject | Mayonnuise. | | Roquefort o Cafe “Happy have Happy may akaln When the cigars were pacsed Buclid Mar tin introduced the toastmaster, Willlam | F. Gurley Mr. Martin spoke briefly of the Commercial club and its work for city. Nolr 1s we we met part meet and five or more the . come the theme spoke to every of ihe in isola cou in God by Jules Lumbard sang “America’ at an end the the ban- assem and was he AL General Lee In response made a speech In which he touched the feelings of every man present. He said that the only man | of hix ucquaintance in the ity when he | came Omaha was Dr. George L. Miller, | ML whom he had met on the board of visitors | some time ago charged with passing forged | at West Point. He spoke feelingly of his | checks, walved preliminary hearing reception by the citizens of Omaha. Re- | fore Judge Learn today and was bound over | ferring to the position of the soldiers of the | to the district court in the sum of $500. | north and south the general told a story of | The most important witnesses for the A negro servant of a confederate officer [ iate will be John Tierney, the Trocadeo who slept in the tent with his master and | galoon man, and attaches of the Grand ho- when he blew out the candle he would re- | (ol at Council Bluffs. These were among mark: “We are all of the same colot, | the people whom Bennett fleeced out of | now,” and added that so far as the fed money while traveling swift pace in erals and confederates are concerned, “We | Omaha and spending money as freely as are all of the same color now so far as | water. the United States and its interests are | genuett concerned as to the The general's remarks were replete with | employ. He has not yet engaged the sery- wit, humor and common sense. He pald | jces of an attorney. He has confided in glowing tribute to the state of Virginia. | no one the names of his relatives. To an his native state, and to the sons of that | officer Bennett stated that he expected to great commonwealth, to Washington, Mur- | hear from his people fn the east and was #hall and Henry, to Jefferson, Madison and | at first disconcerted when no answer came Lighthorse Harry" Lee. He eulogized | (o the letters and telegrams he forwarded John Adams of Massachusetts and Fenja- | them, telling of his predicament. Later he min Franklin, saying that posterity had | received the information that they had | hardly done honor to Franklin, who was | moved from Philadelphia, where he stated quite a “highflyer” in his days. but who | they had formerly lived, and he is now did as much as, It not more, than George | awaiting reply to recent letters sent to Washington to secure the freedom of the | the new address. Because of the fact that united colonies. Alexander Hamilton Was | Bennett is so anxlously awaiting the re- Also the recipient of much praise ceipt of letters from the it is pre England's Friendly Action. sumed that he expects the assistance of He referred to the friendly s relntives English in Cuba during the § One of the He drew a strong parallel hetween C. Tierney embittered at the Ington and the federal officers who treatment him by Bennett. He lowed the fate of the confederacy cashed a cheek for Bennett in the amount that the father of his country of $50 and it afterwards proved to be worth- necessary to change his flag in less. Tierney said this afternoon: “I am SBIEEE Xis' perscnial integrity inclined to believe that the delay Bennett ALAVVBREC A A nd $011ths) Sadt | has gained by waiving preliminary exam Ihe pecple recognized today a union ane | iDation is due to his anxiety to receive as and inseparable end that the ecivil war | Sistance from his people in the east An would have been averted if the origins! out case of obtaining money under constitution had prohibited the secession of pretenses and forgery cam ba proved the states. But he snid that the people of | #RaINSt him and I don't care it he should he southern states were firmly convinced of | ©ffer me a great deal more than the mone ihe Justice of thelr cauee. He closed by | he bilked me out of I would not consent saying that the south to & man joined in |0 have this prosecution dropped. 1 In wishing McKinley, who today was for a|tend to leave no stone unturned to land second time inaugurated president, a suc-| this fellow in the penitentiary and the cessful relgn and that the people now other men he victimized seem to be of the dwelt in peace and love and joy and unity, | S8me opinion The country 8 In 4 new era, said the| Hareibie DUiBrent it LR A A | . o Auinrens rs sores qn my little daughter's | time being tried. - The ship roeked from ‘61 | oped into a case of scald head,” (o '85. The winds went down behind the D. 1sbill of Mor ¢ sh Morganton, Tenn., but cloud and the ship of state was more | pucklen's nica Salve completely cured xlorious than ever. She rides these today [ yor 11w L Forger of Pretiminney " Checkn Examinn- ", Waives | Benuett, the man who was arreited be- | has never made line of defense any statement he proposes to ction of the panish war. Wash- | fol- | saylng | found it order to He then and west witnesses for is much accorded the state, John A of large head deve | writes C. contention hey | committee | passed | ment l South Omaha New ©06030000000¢ 00 20000000000+ he feature of the city council meeting last night was the reading by Clerk Shrig- ley of the following communication I submit herewith my 1 cla a bullding used of and sitiated on Mathews' subdivision tc ame v th witl mallpox South Omaha. All facts in the case have been sib d to vour honorable body in i former After being advised that the proper (0 pursue in such cases in order to recover for actunl damages sustajned (s (o submit bl for h damages only 1 have decided to do so and I am sure that vou Wil agree that my ciaim is fair and just Friends of mine inform me that the custom of ‘making exorbitant and unjust claims agalngt the ecity takes money from the POOTEr PIOPOTLY. owners oring nd | have 1o ‘desire now over in ex eux of actial damages sustatned by me Therefore, in consideration of the sum of 5 1 will agree (o receipt to the city in full Il claims or damages of any description sustained by me by reason of the eity hav nK used my to harbor smallpox patients MARY NAVIN The reading of the communication caused some little surprise, as at the last meeting of the councl Attorney J. J. Breen was pres ent to represent Mary Navin and demanded that the claim of $150 be paid in full in order to avold a lawsuit. Councilman Mil ler, who is head of the charity commiitec denounced the claim as a “holdup” and the communication of last night was the result of an investigation. The claimant dismissed ber attorney and signed the statement when the facts in the were brought |to her attention. The amended claim was promptly paid At the trom the ordinance b hotise case urgent request of a committeo East 8ide Improvement club the directing the street car compeny to extend its lines so as to give the nts in the eastern portion of the eity adequate service was passed under a sus pension of the rules. This ordinance pro- vides that work on the extensions must commence within sixty days after the proval and publication of and must mpleted within one year the Instance of the improvement club a the council composed of Trainor, Martin and Clifton was appointed to attend the meeting of the directors of the Omaha Street Raflway company on Wednesday and urge the extension of the Thirteenth street line to the heart of the elty The ordinance rest he ordinance be « requiring the opening of Y street across the Union Pacific and Rock Island tracks was passed under a suspen sion of the rules Special ordinances levying a construction in 108, 108 and 110 wore passed, as 50 \ ordinance establishing the grade on ¢ street from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-ifth streets W. H. Merrlam, director of the govern ment census bureai in a communica tion declaring that the population of South Omaha was 26,001, The document was placed on file Several ordin pertaining mostly to sldewalk construction were ordered drafted The February appropriation sheet was but it contained no items for the of the fire department, police depart or employes of the street depart tax for districts the of sewers N was sent ment Hefore adjournment President who occupied the chair, appointed Kopeitz, John F. Schultz and T. J. O as appraisers to awacd damages in ection with the opening of Y street Adjourned for one week Joe el) cons Meetn, Discussion of plans for the new High school building occupied considerable of the time of the members of the Board ot Education at the regular monthly meeting, held lagt night. Loechner of the buildings and grounds committee reported recommending the con- struction of an cleven-room buflding on the new High school. site, the structure recoms mended to be one of the wings of the pro posed new High school. Superintendent Wolfe, speaking of the report said that one indispensable feature of the buildins, should be a suitable assembly room. Roh. erts finally moved that the report be laid over for two weeks and that the hoard then meet and give special consideration to the matter. This suggestion prevailed The February enroliment, according the report of Dr. Wolfe, was 3,042, as com- pared with 2,633 of a vear ago. Dr. Wolfe thinks that a truant officer should be em. ployed to to it that children of school age are employed the packing houses. On motion of Lott Superintendent Waolfe and Principal Seykora were granted leaves of absence March 2§ and 29 to attend 11 orth Nebraska Teachers' association meets ing at Norfolk A blll of $261 submitted by Hoeffer & Clark for painting and papering four room in the Albright school was turned down Member Schroeder moved that the bill allowed and this motion also down. Brennan and Roberts thought bill excessive and called attention to the fact that it had not heen approved by the architect as required by a rule of the board An fnvestigation will be made by Architect Davis ieorge Parks & Co. sent in & bid offering to move the old Corrigan school building to Melia's addition and put it in shape for $595. This was considered too high and the bid was rejected and the building will offered for sale Adjourned for two weeks. Negro Played 'Possum. Scha HBonrd 10 see no in be voted the was be and will continue to ride them as long as | b AuAtARsand: oUTeLlof Roems we are true (o the constitution and the tra- | sy micr onpe o Plmples, Sores, Ule AR TN LD e e | and July 25 cents at Kuhn & Co.'s. Following General Loe's speech the veteran, Jules Lumbard, sang the solo, | “Cuba,” which was written in honor of an event In which General Fitzhugh L ticlpated. The voice of Mr. Lumb: eived Its usual encore and ihen, assis by Mr. Davis, he sang, “LarLoard Watch' Following the song the loastmaste ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Carter’s Little Liver Pills. ‘ture on Evolution. The subject of ¥, K. Titus' theosophical lecture tonight at room 413, the Woodmen of the World building, will be which will be discusséd from b osophie and the selentific standpoint will be no churge for admission The auditorium tional church noon with man’s club tracted by of the filled members of nd as many the program First Congrega yesterday after the Omaha Wo- more women, at of the afteroon which was furnished by the household cconomics department of the club., Kifty nine of the visitors were admitted as guests but there were ad the privilege was ors mitted upon | extended for the afternoon A was given by Mrs | committee appointed some time | vestigate what could be done to @ indecent show bills posted about the city The committee, fnding that there no ¢ity ordinance to prevent this <ondition of things, recommended that the Omaha Wo- wan's club petition the city council to pass an ordidance to prevent such things In the future and that the attention of th ouncil be called to the lack of enforce ment of ordinance 3413 The recommenda- tlon was adopted by the club, with the amondment that the present committee be retained to prepare a petition and attend to bringing it before the council The leader of the current ment called to the attention a matter that had come up in the depart ment at its last meeting, the concentrated work of the Chicago Woman's club and its splendid results, and offered a resolution that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to formulate some definite plan of benevolent or philanthropic work for the club te follow during the coming year Atter considerable discussion the’ motlon many more admission fee report Damon of a ago 1o in- holish the FOR NEABACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION topics lep of the club - QURE OIGK.UIADAOH& Uleers | Lee Danlels, colored, is in jall on the charge of being drunk and resisting an of ficer, and he trled a cute dodge on the pos lice, which worked once, but failed the second time. When first arrested by Officer | Robinson Daniels fell to the sidewalk limp and apparently lifeless. The officer natur- ally thought that the prisoner was either scriously i1l or dead, so he started for aid e was adopted. AS a means the club and its individual members sev eral exceptionally fine reviews, which have been prepared for various occasions by Miss rbroth he was asked to have thes articles published in such a form that they may be purchased by those who vare to have them. No action was taken on the matter, as the cost of such publica n had not been ascertained. This, however, will be investigated, as the suggestion met with the approval of all The sympathy of securing to of the club for My Strawn in her bereavement in the death o her husband, Judge Winfleld S, Strawn was expressed by the entire assembly, A no action was taken at the meeting regarding the members com in late ana #0 disturbing the meeting, the directory of th nded that the west door be locked promptly at 3 o'clock and that after that time the members should be ad mitted only at the n n entrance of the church. While this does not entirely over » the exil, it will at least distribute annoyance among the three sides of the audiepce. The suggestion was adopted. After a brief intermission the afternoon program was taken up, Mrs. C. W. Town send presiding. The department had de ided’ to make up its program of the work that” it is doing In its regular meetings and present papers on the ten direct ana applied sciences that go to make up domes tic science. hemistry.” was the first paper, read by Mrs. Harriet McMurphy “Nutrition, Hyglene and Diet” were briefly summed up by Mrs. Burpett, along with ast club recomm | that he | home | toay. | Wil Visit friends for a couple Adkins, | lub and harity. BE TUESDAY offi his feet Robincon ra recapture As soon as th Daniel treak for blocks bef st leading the city Jail trick was tried again, but failed When he found he had failed in his efforts to Daniels turned kis tongue | and sald u of real naughty o the police ‘ made a four the oft hi 1‘ sprang libe m naking At same o worl ape loose uumber ng Drank Carbolie Acid | Schiffbauer, whose home was at| Seventeentn and J streets, died vesterday | afternoon from the results of drinking car- | bolic acid. The wifo of the deceased stated husband had been on a protracted spre« for a week or more and had during this time frequently threatened to take his Iife. Yesterday afterncon he veturned home in an intoxicated condition and drank the ontents of a hottle of carbolic acld. Medis | cal atd but when a physi too late to render turne roner Swanson investigattion will be made today. 1t is stated that Schiffbaver has not worked for some time. Besides a he left two daughters v Charles summoned clan arrived it was any he body Brewer and ( An Undertak was notified over Mlauss Dead. died last evening eventh and W stre 1ed at the ago. Blauss was brewery the time he met with the but happening to | be on the premizes volunteered ome of his friends in untoading and holst~ ing sack grain. Through the loosening of the grab hooks a sack fell on Blauss so as fnjure him quite scverely. At the time was thought that he would be out ina but he continued to grow worse, until last ¢ he died. During the Hness of Blau Tettor to it that the injured man the family were well vided for Chris Blauss Tw Chris at ts bis | as outh nty of injuries week the wccident the res Omaha not employed 1 sust brewery a assist " to 1o it lay or two Mr and W 1 Talk. Last evening Clerk Shrigley ceived a letter from F. G. Turner ident of the First National bank of Coun- oil Bluffs, wsking for a certified statement from the clerk in relation to the issue of $70.000 wodinz honds. Mr. Turner as the bank's bond attorneys in anxious to secure the certifi prior to renderiug a final the legality of the issue says that it begins to look 1ds would be re re th serts Boston cates asked for de Clerk now on a Shrigley as if the b old Passing Worthless Checks, A complaint was filed in police cour terday afternoon by Murphy hatging Dick Livingston with passing worthless ¢ Tt is asserted that Liv ingston worked his graft successfully yesterday that he quit the town with about $100. The checks were given on a bank where 1 vingston had no funds. When last secn Livingston was riding around in a back with a woman and the police are « fident that will soon have him Prosecutor ihey in ¢ Muh Joe Duffy has Mo, for u twe F I Freitag is Springs. it T, wh of ‘mor imni will Wolfe's office. of feeder cattie re he A meeting of the High schos held this evening in Dr Last week a were kent Lo (he country from this market 1 horn to Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy. Thirty-fourth and 1 steeeis Mrs, G W. Clark, mother of Mrs. W, 1, Holland,” Twenty-fourth and F streets, i auite sick It 18 rumored that company will make plant today Hog recei)ts tinue to show W year ago George. Purks struction « Cudahy plant Richard Willlams is in Jafl for stealing $20 from a f He will 'be tried in police | court thig afiernaon On_Easter Sunda the FIrst Proshy plemented by « boye' choir Miss Theresa Casey will entertain the New Century clib on Wednesday afternoon at Twenty-first and J streets he Woman's auxtllary of St Mariin's Episcopal chireh will meet with Mrs. T. ¢ Whittlesey, 2405 D street, on Wednesday Anna, infant daughter of Mr, and Mre James Teurek, Thirty-fifth and 1" streets, was buried ut’ St Mary's cemetery yester day Arrangem gunization of the view to taking o tion Afr. be A daughter has b the Omaha Co an effort to star At the stock yards here con i increase as compared with is superintending the con the new reservoir at the he v n ch gular quartet at el will be sup- te are on foot union labe hand in the for the reor party, with a coming elvc and My and 8 strects, enteriai friends at dinner 3 being Mr. Young's The funeral of at the fumily second ireet Intermer 1. L. Young, Twenty doaco nday 2 hirthda Mrs residence at 2:30 ¢ Laurel 11 fourth of doz oceast on the Gathrie will 1 810 North lock this cometor DAY OF DIVORCE PETITIONS w " heid Twenty Afternoor heir ¢ petitions esterday divorce court Four Aistrict were filed Emma Brown wants the nuptial that binds her to Jozeph D, Brown untied. They were mar- ried at Boston in 1895 and about three years later the husband deserted. Christine Schuitz, who was married to Herman 1 Schultz at Council Bluffs in March, 1899, alleges that her husband fails to support her and she asks for a divorce. Ralph B. Turner was convicted of forgery and sentenced term of five years in the Missouri penitentiary on June 19, 1598, Just ten days after was married. His wife, Lillian Turner, seeks a divorce on the ground that he is a convict. Mary R Poff asserts that William T. Poff, to Whom she was married at Allegheny, Pa., in 1878 has abandoned her and she petitions to court to make her a single woman. Do you ride a wheel? Why not ride the best? A Bec wheel is the only kind t get. Read our great offer to boys and girls in the he e s some practical suggestions for cation, followed by an outline of * and Physiology”" by Mr next wus a musical number sung by Mrs. Cook, the entire de partment joining in the chorus, The song was particularly bright and enthusiastically recelved, Papers on ‘‘Riology,” by Dr, T. € Miller: “Bacteria,” Mrs. Will Wilber, and a practical application of all the sclences, | summed g Ethics,”" by Mrs, A. K Gault, vith a talk on “‘Domestic Architecture,”” by Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh completcd one of the best and most gen- | erally appreciated programs that have ever | Dheen given in the club their appli- Anatomy The Domestic Sci- Hawver as short by the tenth continental | Daughters of the Ameri- | of the pin designed by Miss | Eleanore Dutcher of the Omaha chapter, as the offclal informal recognition emblem of | the saciety been ¢ most thusiastically by the western chapters pecially aside from the actual of the pin the | of soclety to a member iMustrated the unanimity of the congress' actiou in awarding Miss Dutcher the exclusive right of its manu- facture. The announcement that the manu facturer of the original pin would offer an informal recogpition pin for the approval of the congress brought forth a storm of protest from members all over the country and since the choice of that hody has bee made known chapters from all sections and | one state with €,000 members have ordered the pins. The ptance congress of th can Revolution has elved en- | es- | and merits | was n MARCH 5, | the corresponding period of 1600. 1901 REVISION OF SCHOOL COURSE Board of Education Again Delaye” the M ter for Two Weeke. CRITICISMS OF VARIOUS TEXT BOOKS some ¥ Consider the Steain ent Spenks Changes. The study question of revising the in the Omaha schools betore the Board of Education ing last night apd was again two weeks Member J. 1. Smith called up the ma ter by asking that the resolution intro duced by him two weeks ago be considered, This resolution provides that the commlit tee on text books and course of study shall revise the course of study with the as- sistance of the superintendent, principals and teachers. It also provides that a report shall be made to the Board of Education not later than June 1 In support of his resolution Mr. Smith stated that it is a matter of common talk that the High school course is too diffcult and that pupils cannot secure sufficient preparation in the grades to enable them to carry on the higher work without great effort Attention was called to the re- marks of Dr. F. F. Tesl and Dr. J. Moore, two former members of the board who stated shortly before their retirement that the High school course is a great tax cour was brought its meet elayed for | on the nervous system of young pupils. Course Changed Completely. Superintendent Pearse was called upon for an opinion and stated that the course of study has been changed completely withi the last few years and that during the five years of his work in the Omaha schools there has been considerable revision stated that the work is not as heavy as I3 required in many cities. In Kansas City, Pearse sald, the course of study is more nced and greater effort is required on part of puplis The agitation concerning the severity of the High school course was denounced Ly He Member W. I ohnson as nonscnse. said that it is impossible for pupils carry on the work without earnest effort, but insfsted that a course must be difficult to secure the best results A majority of the mombers expressed a desire to have revision in case it i thought necessary, but there is a difference of opinion as to how an investigaticn of the course shall be made. Action on Mr, Smith's resolution was postponed ! anl Training and Draw A resolution appropriating $30, to be used in making a display of manual training and drawing work at the Industrial exhibit, to be given for the benefit of the Auditorium, received seven votes. This was a majority of the members who attended the meeting, but the statu of the state re re that expenditures of money by a school board shall be approved by a majoricy of all the members Mr. Funkhouser, who presided at mecting in the absence of President expressed the opinion that & sp meeting will be called for the purpose passing this resolution Superintendent Pearse reported that the returns show that (he average daily al tendance during the last two weeks was 15,730, or an increase of 276 over that for The in- crease Is less than it was earlier in the year and this Is accounted for by the fear ot contagious diseases. Nineteen rooms nad an average attendance of less fhan thirty- five and five rooms had an attendance of more than ffty-five Secretary Burgess was instructed to se- cure bids for furnishing electric power for the High school The following bids for plastering the High school were opened Charles Ander. son, $7.287; David M. Potter, $7.450; E. L Robertson, $6,815; D. L. Shane, $6,920. Kindegart Ma Attend. Mrs. Oretta S. Chittenden, superintend ent of kindergartens, was granted leave of absence to attend the meeting of the ternational Kindergarten union at Chicago April 11 and A resolution was also passed granting all kindergartners in the Omaha schools the privilege of attending this meeting for two days without loss of pay George H. Hess filed a claim for $1 alleged to be due him for salary as truant offic Aduring 1900. The claim was referred to the attorney HBeatrice Ball Karbach resigned her posi- tion as teacher in the schools The secretary was instructed the American Warming and company that the thermostats in Saunders do not work satisfactorily and that the board is unable to decide whether the heating plant is satisfactory Permission was granted ward Improvement club to menthly meetings in the building February salaries and claims lowed in the sum of 334,617.51 the Hay- clat ot to the Seventh hold semi Eckerman schou! were al- Strieken with a Fit. 0. M. 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