Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1902, Page 6

T — e~ P o . UNDER THE PURE FOOD LAWS: Bt. Louia Grocers Fined for Belling Alam Baking Powder, MISSOURI STATUTE FULLY ENFORCED Retallers Convicted of Vending Articles Held to Be Deleterh Sentenced to Pay Fines of $100 Each. 8t Louls Republic. The alum baking powder cases were de- £ided in the court of criminal correction Monday morning by Judge Clark. The ver- dict In the case of the Great Western Tea & Coftee company, No. 725 Franklin avenue, was “guilty of the sale of baking powder contalning alum In violation of the pure- food laws of Missouri.” The fine assessed by Judge Clark was $100, By agreement between counsel, F. N. Judson and 8, 8. Bass for the state and T B. Harvey for the defe: the verdict in this case 1s to apply also to three others They are B. Woltering, J. G. Faust and J. E. Paule, charged with selling Bon Bon, Ralser and Blossom baking powders con- taining alum. Five other cases on which the testimony would have been the same were nolle prossed by the state at the con« clusion of the trials last week. This was done in order that the retail dealers should mot be given too great inconvenlence, as the intention of the attorneys for the state was to get a conviction and demonstrate thereby the valldity of the state’s pure- 00d law, which interdicts the use of alum 1o all food products in this state on the ground that it s a deleterious substance and dangerous to the health of the publie. Rhis is the second time that the pure-food law has been vindicated In Missouri in ref- erence to the sale of polsonous baking powders., In the other case, that of the state agalnst Whitney Layton, now of East Bt. Louls, the defendant.was convicted ae & manufacturer of making and selling alum ing powder. A fine of $100 was as- ®essed. The case was appealed by Layton to the supreme court of the state. The supreme court handed down a deflsion in the case that afigmed the finding of the lower court on the grownd that the leg- islature had a right to ppotect the health of the public by proper police lawh, and that, as alum had been declared in the English courts and In other forelgn coun. tries to be an ingredient in food the law was undoubt- edly valld The supreme court also re- ferred to the fact that baking powders and other food products containing Alum were excluded from the commigsary ration of the armies of the United States and of Great Britain, another point showing it to be un- der the band of suspicion as a Substance dangerous to the public health. powder have made a hard fight td continue their sales in this state. ‘The law that pro- hibits the sale of the alum baking powder was passed by the legislature in 1898. The first case, that of Layton, came up in 1899. While it was vending in the supreme court in 1901. a determined effort was made to repeal the law before the legislature then in session. The bill was reported from the nate committee unfavorably and in lan- guage that stamped alum as one of the most dangerous of ingredients used in food. The senate committee's report also took a filng at the powerful lobby that was ma'n- tained at Jefferson City by the so-called alum baking powder trust. The report gave the names of the various manufacturers in the United States, a long list of them, who Senator James Or- chard was the ohairman of tnts commiftee und it was to his efforts and those of his fellow-committeemen that the failure of the bill was due. In Judge Clark's ovinion In the pressnt cases he stated that the defense had shown through eminent chemists that their baking powder was made with C. T. 8. or cream tartar substitute. The chemical components of this substance, as shown by the defense, ‘were agreed to by ghe eminent chemists for the state, who posiBvely asserted that they conatituted “burnt alum.” In other words Judge Clark's decision was that C. T. 8. was, in effect, commercial alum, and there- jore its use was a violation of the pure- lood law of the state. Its use under some other name than alum, which it is, cannot exempt either the manufacturer or the Vender from prosecution’ and eonviction under a broad law framed for the purpose of protecting the health of the public from the use of alum or other substances of a deleterious and dangerous characte Mr. Judson. counsel for the state, stated Monday that it was the intention to eon- tinue the vrosecutions In Missourl of deal- ers who continued to sell baking powders which were made with alum or C. T Time will be allowed for the present deci- wion of Judge Clark to become known, and It cases of violation of the law are then found manufacturers and wholesile grocers will be arrested wherever evidence is obtained agalnst them of such sale. FUNERAL OF DR. HERTZMANN Services at the Gr ucted by Woodmen of the World Ledge. Funefal services over the remains of Dr. Jerome F. Hertzmann were held at 2 o'clock Sunday afterncon at the family residence, 518 North Sixteenth street, Rev. Grau and Rev. Savidge officiating. Interment occurred at the Prospect Hill cemetery under the ritual of the Woodmen of the World lodge of which deceased was a member, the pall bearers being six members of the lodge and two from the Veteran Firemen's union. Dr. Hertzmann was a resident of Omaha for & number of years and had a large cifcle of friends, many of whom were present at the funeral services. The casket was al- most covered with beautiful floral offer- ings, presented by sympathetic fri A number of relatives from out in the state ‘were Dresent. MISCHIEF WROUGHT BY A LAMP ting of an Illuminat to Mrs. Weber's Lod, House. Sets Fire The explosion of & lamp at the rooming house of Mre. Lucy Weber, 808 South Nine- teenth street, st 8 o'clock last night, set fire to the bullding and did about § damage to that and the coutents before the flames were extinguished. The lamp had been left in the hall and when it exploded the flames spread to the sitting room, causing an exodus of Mrs. Weber and hes is Brewed in & plant as clean as the | ment was called to Nineteenth and | oty streets to extinguish a small fire that roomers and doing considerable damage i PArt of the house before the arrival of the department. At 7 o'clock Sunday morning the depart- le thfeatened to destroy a culvert, the prop- efty of the Burlington Rallroad company. The blaze originated from the burhing of some trash by a crowd of small boys. Very little damage was done. Amusement At the Boya. Willlams and Walker and their aggrega- tion proved magnetic enough Sunday after- foon and evening to test the seating ca- pacity of the Hoyd theater to ite fullest extent and likewise the laughing propansity of those who occupled the seat But & few years ago this pair entered the dra- matic fleld and today they are perch:d comfortably on the top rung of the ladder of fame as colored entertalners. Bert Wil- liams could make an Egyptian mummy laugh with his dry droll comedy, while George Walker is the black Chesterfield of the American stage. He wears swell clothes with the grace of a John Drew and is not a bad singer in the bargain. Thelr vehicle, “The Sons of Ham," is the same in name as they offered here a season ago, but by the addition of new mu new comedy and new speclalties it has been brought thoroughly up to the minute and would not be recognized as the same plece. The new song, “My Little Zulu Babe,” in the first act, by Willlams and Walker, is not only well sung, but cleverly presented as well. The scene opens with a tropical setting and shows Mr. Walker in the cos- tume of a Zulu princess. After the first verse Mr. Willlams enters in the guise of & Zulu warrior. ‘A chorus of dusky Zulu maidens concealed behind palms make their appearance opportunely and the general ef- fect Is decidedly pleasing. Miss Walker's “Hannab from Savannah,” with grotesque applause, dance, won several rounds of George C Chinese were realistic. Mr. Willlam' Phrenologist Coon," song, was a big hit, while | improper and unhealthy | | feature ac Mr. Walker's “Elegant Darkey Dan' and “Leader of the Ball” won encores at both performances. All of the specialties are pralseworthy and the entertainment highly commendable throughout. The engagement continues Monday and Tuesday nights, with a speclal matinee Tuesday afternoon. At the Orpheum. The entertalnment offered at the Orpheum for the present week has no expensive , but is purely a variety bill, thoroughly clean In every respect and | every act worthy of commendation for some |one tuing cr another. |Just to the others to say that any one of It would be un- the seven on the program made a greater |hit with either the matinee or evening | audience than snother. The manufacturers ot the alum baking | of the five Nosses is perhaps entitled to Considered purely from an artistic standpoint the musical act the distinction of being given first mention Thelr act is done in front of a speclal stage setting, showing a Venetian scene. The members of the troup arrive in a gon- dola and correctly costumed do a musical act which sily excells anything of the kind that has been offered at this theater during the season. The comedy acrobatic act of the three Blossoms also proves to be the peér of its kind in vaudeville. Louls Dresser, who is considered the Lillian Rus- sell of the vaudeville stage, offers a nov. elty In the rendition of a burlesque illus. trated picture song. At both performances the audience was loath to let Miss Dresser leave the stage. Jack Norworth has mne equal as a monologue comedian. His stories are new and quite original, while his par- odies are beyond comparison: - He ts doing adds to its entertalning valu Jessie Couthoul tells stories and recite: a pléasing manner that the audience is une able to get enough of her act, and last night she was forced to respond to encore after encore untll she was too fatigued to do anything more. The four Collinis, fancy dancers, Scott and Wilson, comedians, and the kinedrome complete & bill well worth seeing. Mince's Trocadero. ‘The Trocadero had an excellent attraction yestetday in the ‘“Thoroughbred Burles- quers,” who gave A tion both per« formances in a program that was thoroughly appreciated. The entertainment opened with the us first part, in which the entire company par: ticipated In songs, dialogue and speclaities. In the olio are Ashley and Jess, song il- lustrators, The Frank sisters in several pop- ular songy, assisted by a pickaninny. Mayer and Herrington with musical selec- tions on different instruments, McKay and Lawrence close the ollo In a aketeh called “The Scotch Pickaninny and the Lady Athlete.”” The program closes with a one act burlesque, called “Peesy Weesy," which is interpreted in an interesting manner by the entire company. Numerous songs and specigities being introduced. The Thorough- breds remain the entire week with daily matinees. INSTALLATION IS POSTPONED Oficer to Conduct Knights of Colum- \] The Knights of Columbus had made ex- tensive preparations for & formal instal tion of officers to take place Wednesday evening, the installing officer to come from Chicago. This officer of the national asso- clation writes that it will be impossible for him to be firesent on Wednesday, so the lu- stallation has been postponed indefinitely. The members of the order are making preparations to visit Parsons, Kan., within & few weeks to assistn establishing a new lodge there. The instituting team will come from Chicago, the members being the same who visited Omaha two weeks ago. It 's proposed that the candidates who may be elected between mow and the date of the Parsons’ fnstitution be taken on the trip and recelve the degrees with the Kansas initiates. It has been found necessary to appolnt a sifting committes of the lodge to pass upon the applications received, as the admber is i excess of that which is per- mitted at one initiation. LOCAL BREVITIES. Ardent S8aunsoci, a buck of full-blood and a8 queer as his name, was brought from Pender to the county jall Y“lmy to await charge of selling lquor to ’flu on a other Indlans without license. . ¥. C. Hicks of the Universit; o mnlli will lecture In this eity ’!Iyurg- Gvening, April 4 inatead jof T o lntne ae oAk anfounceds. Phe Ly Will be' glven at Library hall ausplogs Of the Economic league. peer pure under the 3 visitors last his act in white face this season, which, (UBA'S LIMIT AS NATION Widespread Belief that it Will Annex Within Five Years. OLEO MEN RELY ON SUPREME COURT Expect Tribu Bin to Declare Tawney (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 30.—(Special.)—Al- though the republic of Cuba will be formally Installed, according to the present pro- gram, May 20, with a full republican form of government, there is a widespread belief that Ouba will not exist te tion for a longer perfod than five years at the most. Nearly every American who has returned trom Cuba during the last few months, and there have been scores of Americans in Washington, asserts that the business ele- ment of the island is practically unanimous in the bellef {bat Cuba must be aAnnexed to the United States in order to exist at all. Naturally, the island Is 8o closely identi- fied in its business interests with this coun- try that the tariff existing between the two nations must prove burdensome in the extreme to the new republic. All talk of concession contemplates, the reduction of duties to only a slight degree, so that even should the program of the president and the republican leaders of the house be adopted it would prove but a temporary means of reltef. The amount of American capital {nvested in Cuba {s far greater than is gemerally supposed. The American interests on the island are bound to predominate commer- olally from the outset and naturally those interests will have am important bearing upon the political future of the fsland. It 18 to be assumed, therefore, according to the best posted men, that Lut a year or two will elapse before the demand for annexa- tion will be as widespread as was the do- mAnd for political Independence four vears As & state or territory of the United States, prosperity Is bound to come to Cuba, but n Independent mation, with a tariff wall 'd against it in Burope and America, many believe the fsland can be 1itt1é better off than during the Spanish re- gime. Regard Oleo BN lqu .. Little activity has been manifested by the urers of oleomargarine in opposing the so-called Tawnoy bill in the senrte. This apparent lack of interest has caused some surprise among those who did not know the reason for this lethargy. It is learned, however, on rellable authority, that every member of the cabinet, with the single ex- ception of Secrotary Wilson, looks upon the bill as it passed the house as an iniquitous measure. This is based upon the assertion recently made by Attorney Gemeral Knox that the bill 1s clearly unconstitutional. The same authority Tts that the president would veto the memsure beyond doubt but for his knowledge that there is a widespread demand for legislation designed as the Tawney bill is to absolutely break up the oleomargarine interests. The manu- facturers of this product are abstaining from strenuous opposition because they 1 tend to test the constitutionality of the act in the courts the moment it {s placed on the atute books. Belleving as they do that the supreme court will eventually decide the bill to be unconstitutional the eleomar- safine men have virtually abandoned op- position and they will make mo very em- phatic attempt to prevent the final ap- Proval by the president. Increase of Representatios. One of the elements of uncertalnty in all timates as to the political control of the next house of representatives arives from the lack of knowledge as to what will be the outcome of the addition of thirty mem- bers to the personnel. It fs understood, of course, that the apportionment bill enacted Iast year gave the advantage to a ma Jority of these new districts to the states which are normaily republican, but, on the other hand, the states themselves have generally redistricted in such a way as to befog the campaign m gers. One of the firet things to be done by the two campalgn committees as soon as they are tully organized will be to secure data from all possible sources so to know Just what the various new dlstriots did in the way of dividing politically in the last few congressional campaigns. Until this information is secured, no intelligent fore- cast is possible and claims made by elther side as to the outcome of the elections next November must of Decessity be based upon hopes rather than upon information. Deslgns for Grant Mo t. . There will be, in all probability, up- Ard of thirty designs for the proposed Grant monument submitted to the com- misslog which s to make the selection. This commission is composed of General Granville M. Dodge of Iowa, Secretary Root of the War department and Senatot Geor, Peabody Wetmore, chalrman of the jolnt committee on the library, Sculptors throughout the United States have manifested great interest in the com- petition, because the Grant monument is to be the most imposing of the group which has made Washington one of the principal cities of the world in the number of eques. trian #tatues adorning its streets and parks. Bealdes, this monument will be the first de- signed since the approval of the Burnham plan for the beautifylng of the Capital City. One of the designs to be exhibited before the commission will attract more than usual attention because it is the combined prod- uet of Architect Casey, who modified the original plans of the congressional brary, and Heory M, Shrady of Brooklyn, a young sculptor who last year obtained the con- tract for a .statue of Washingtom, to be presented to the borough of Brooklyn by tormer Register Howe. In addition to the local Interest, the design is unique in that it departs raditaily from the comveational ideAs_ of what an equestrian monument should be. Each man, sculptor and archi- téet, working in his own peculiar line, has done something that is worthy of the high- t attention. All together bave designed what will be a permanent grandstand from which future military pageants cam be re- viewed. The monument is approached by a flight of broad stalrs and in the middle arises a magnificent pedestal upon which rests the equestrian statue of Gemeral Grant. The central portion of the space Is eléevated above the two wings and the Grant eques- trian is surrounded by four lions, each on a separate base, representing courage and strength. On each Wlde of the Grant pedestal is a bas rellef, one showing in- fantry o8 the march and the otber in- fautry on the double quick. At each end of the grandstand is to be & large pedestal. One of these holds a group of cavairy charg- ing &nd the other shows a battery going into action. THe gemeral architectural schqme repre- seols Grant as haviag ordered charge of & division of his army. The infantry is gélng forward through the center with the cavalry and artillery on either flank. Thus the monument typifies not only Grant himself, but the instrument with which he wrought so wonderfully, his army. The ar- chitectural work is carvied out in the nicest of detail, and distance and perspect have Wil been studied with great care. The THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1902. #ketch submitted, of course, is not a fin- tshed work by amy means. It is merely a rough hewing, but it shows what a great promise these idens hold out. Mr. Oasey’s work as an architect is well known and he is firmly established in his profession. Mr. Shrady may In a measure be said atill to kave his spurs to win, but at the same time he has done such re- markable work on & small scale and it has been 8o highly praised by artists of known reputation, that he deserves the fullest recogaition. COINAGE OF THE PHILIPPINES New Silver American Disc is to Take the Place of Familiar Mexican Pewo. WASHINGTON, March 30.—In view of the prominence In congress of the subject of a circulating medium in the Philippine islands. the division of insular affairs, De- partment of War, has prepared the follow- Ing interesting account of the existing coins 1n our Asiatic archipelago The proposition is to provide a silver coin for the Philippines to take the place of the Mexican peso, which for years has had an exclusive hold as the coln of account in the ourrent trade and trafc transactions of the mainland and archipelagoes of east- ern Asia. e The idea of soecial colns for colonial de- pendencies distinct from those of the realm is by no mes new. In fact, it is as old as the colonlal system of Great Britain in the now United States of America and apparently originated for use right here on our own soil within about five years of the first permanent foothold of the white man on the North American continent. About the year 1613-156 a coin known as the “hogge monmey,” on account of that animal being stamved on it, was issued by the English crown in shilllngs and six- pences for circulation by the Virginia com- pany. But two of the former and one of the latter colns are known to have sur- vived thé lapse of nearly three centuries and are priceless in historical intercst. Nor was this the only Instance of a colonial cdinage provided by the mother country for circulation among fts American sub- feots. The first mint in the now United States was established by the meneral court of Massachusetts at Boston, May 27, 1652, in denominations of shiliing, sixpence and threepence, and known as the ‘“‘pine tree money.” It coutinued until 1683, whed the mint master, John Hull, died, and the mintage ended coincidently. Lord Baltimore had shillings, sixpence and pennles colned in England for his Maryland colony in America in 1661, A monovoly for coining “tokens” for America was granted by England in 1722 They were of a miked metal, resembling brass, known as the ‘rose Americana” coinage or “Woods money,"” Willlam of that name of Wolverhampton, England, having & corner on the coinage, which had a wide circulation. As a commercial transaction the United Btates instituted an invasion of the fleld of the Mexican peso, with the following result: The coinage act of 1873 provided for the colnage of a “trade” dollar of 420 grains of standard silver, not intended for circulation in the United States, but for use in trade with China and the Bast. It was practically simpoly an ingot of a par- ticular welght and fimeness. The cost of colnage was met by the person bringing the bulllon to the mints for coinage. Un- intentionally, however, it became a legal tender In the United States to the amount of §5, with other subsidiary colns of the country. In 1876, through the.depreciation of sil- ver, the 420 grains in the trade dollar fell below §1 in gold, which made its circula- tlon on the Pacific coast a pource of profit. This compelled the taking away of the legal tender quality of ‘the trade dollar by act of July 22, 1876, In 1877 t trade dollar in the East shared the fate of that in the West by be- coming worth less than $1 in currency, which was the circulating medium of that section, which necessitated the discontinu- ance of the further coinage by order of the secretary of the treasury. To this time $35,989,360 had been colmed. Most of these trade dollars had been exported, but large numbers were dlso in circulation in different parts of the United States. The act of March 3, 1887, which became a law without President Cleveland's signature, provided for the redemption at par ot all trade dol- lars presented within six months. Of the whole sum colned, $7,689,036 was presented and redeemed. Of these a great number had been refmported from China in expecs tation of this climax of the government. These were melted and converted into sil- ver coin and standard silver dollar: The conditions which embarri d the circulation of the trade dollar in 1874-8 have ceased to exist, so far as the Phil- ippines are concerned, as the United States has now the power to fix the value and the legal tender quality of whatever colns it may see fit within its own jurisdiction, with the logical result of ultimate acceptance a8 colns of account in the regions not dom- inated by a western natio The chief medium of exchange in the Philippine islands is the Mexican silver dollar (peso) of 416 grains of sliver of the fineness of $02-1000. / In 1897 the Spanish government issued a distinctive Filipino peso, which has cir- culated side by side with the Mexican sil- ver dollar. The Filipino peso, containing less pure silver than the Mexican dollar, is still in cireulation, but constitutes only & small percentage of the amount of silver in use In the island. The exchange value of the Mexican dollar fixed by the Philip- pine commission was formerly 60 cents, and 1s now at the rate of $2.10 for $1.00 gold. The colus in current circulation in the Phillppines are: Bp: h Filipino stlver peso; Mexican dollar; Filipino silver half dollar; Filipino silver peseta, 20 cents; Filipino siiver half peseta, 10 cents; Fill- pino copper cuartos and centavos. A cen- tavo is 1 cent and a cuarto 1-160 of a dol- lar; 1 cuarto is 001 2-8 of a dollar; 20 cuartos are 1 real (or 123 cents); 8 reals or 100 centavos, or 160 cuartos are 1 peso or duro. The value of foreign colns in occasional use, not including rates of exchange, 1s: 1 Halkwan (China) tael, January 1902, $0.68, United Stated; 1 rupee (sliver) In- dia, $0.32.4, United States; 1 yen, Japan, $0.49.8, United States. The “British dol- lar” has the same legal value as the Mexi- can dollar in Hong Kong, the Straits set- tlements and Lauban. The sovereign is the standard coin in India, but' the rupee is the money of account. In Japan the gold standard was adopted October 1, 1897. The Netherlands florin in the JDutch Indles (Java, etc.,) fluctuated up to the year 1880, when it became fixed at 40.2 cents United States coln. A local silver coln in use in the Philippine islands and still familiar to the people is the salapi (broadly meaning money) the Tagalog word for a $0.50 Span- al names in trade for subdivisions of the salapl an Tatlong babague, $0.37 of Mexican dollar; cabatl, $0.25 of Mexican dollar; sicapat, $0.12 of Mexican dollar; sicolo, $0.06 of Mexican dollar. T!Zunit of the above is the Bpanish cuarto & - or cusits In Tagalog, Mexican, $0, 80 cuartos, form of Mexican d ®old colns of the United Sta United States silver dollar passed current in the cities ican occupation, at the r dollars for one dellar of The paper currency of sow limited to the issues Filipino bank, and Ameris ’ AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Kelly Faction's Scheming Only Boosts Koutsky's Stook, TWO BIG RALLIES ARE ON TONIGHT ng of Loeal Ca Where the Voting Booth Are Found. Yesterday being Easter, a majority ot the republican candidates took a day oft and remained at home. One or two small meetings which had previously been ar- ranged weré held, but the bad' weather kept many away. Today Is the last of the campaign, for on Tuesday the votes will bo cast. When It became known in poli- tical circles yesterday that Mayor Kelly was reported to be behind a movement to bring in a lot of voters from out of the city in an attempt to defeat Kouteky the feeling that Koutsky would be elected grew stronger and it was impossible to find any one who had momey to wager on Loechner. Koutsky has made a splendid record as city treasurer and while he had been con siderate of all comers he has made it a point to collect more taxes than any treas- urer who ever held the office. He and his friends consider that he is now entitlea to the best office in the gift of the people of South Omaha. Koutsky has shown his executive ability and his backbome in more than one instance and he is considered thoroughly competent. Tonight there will be two big rallies, one at the troop armory and the other at Koutsky's hall. At both of these meet- ings Governor Savage will speak. Other speakers will be present, as well as the candidates. Following is a list of the booths desig- nated for the holding of the election om Tueaday: First Ward—First precinct, Parsley's store, Twentieth and L streets; Second pre- cinet, Collins’ music store, Twenty-fourth and K streets Second Ward—First precinct, Pivonka's feedstore, Twenty-first and Q streets; Sece ond precinct, Evans' laundry building, Twenty-third and N streets. Third Ward—First precinct, Rallroad ave. nue and Washington street; Second pre- cinet, Eagle house, Thirty-second and U streets. Fouth Ward—First hotel, Twent: precinct, McGuickin ixth and Q streets; Second precinct, Hefferman bullding, Thirty-first and Q streets. Fifth Ward—First precinct, Bradford- Kinsler lumber office, Thirtieth and G streets; Second precinct, Good Shepherd house, Thirty-seventh and N streets. Sixth Ward—Fimst precinct, Hannon's new residence, Twenty-fifth and F streets; Second precinet, 2522 N street, Pivonka block. ¥ Kelly-Loechner Comb tion. Those who are interested in the Kelly- Loechner combination were exulting yes- terday over the result of the registration Saturday. It was openly asserted by some of the “push” that 260 colonized voters who were pledged to Loechner had regis- tered republicans. This information was given out at the republican head- quarters yesterday and it was at once agreed that special precautions should be taken to prevent the voting of those who were sald to have been imported from Omaha and Council Bluffs by Kelly and Loechner for the purpose of making falee registration and voting so as to defeat Koutsky on Tuesday next. “This scheme of Mayor Kelly and Can- didate Loechner will not pan out,” member of the committee last night. have our eyes open and will see to it that competent challengers are stationed at every election booth. If the local police refuse to make arrests, which of course i to be expected under the circumstanc the sheriff will be called upon to see that the election e conducted according to law."” Fourth Annual Charity Ba The fourth annual charity ball of the South Omaha Hospital association will be given at the Exchange bullding tonight. Members of the committees who have the entertainment in charge have been work- ing bard for the last two weeks and the sale of tickets, while not as large as in former years, has #o far proven quite satis- factory. Driscoll Claim Settled. In compliance with the orders of the city council Clerk Shrigley has issued city warrants for $1,770 in payment of the Catherine Driscoll claim. Warrants were drawn in order to prevent the city from being compelled to make @ speclal levy at this time, as had been ordered by the su- preme court. When lesued, the warrants were turned over to T. J. Mahonev of Omaha, who represents J. M. Shanahan, administrator. al Walls. Mention was made a few days ago of the plastering at the emergency hospital. When the city officlals refused to accept the work the attention of the contractor was called to what was asserted to be very poor Work He at once ordered that the rooms be given a white finish and this is now being done. The plan at first was to give the walls o rough finish. in order that whitewash could be used every week if desired. The work on the rough walls was too coarse and so a white finish has been substituted. It is expected that the city officlals will ap- prove the construction of the bullding this week. ometal Ready. City Clerk Shrigley has prepared the official ballots and the hooks for the comls election. The law allows seventy-five offi- clal ballots apd the same number of sample ballots to evéry fifty voters. Yesterday the official ballots and the samples for each of the twelve precincts were counted out and wrapped In bundles. Today the street com- missioner will commence the erection of the electlop booths. Magie City Gessip. The city council is to meet tonight. Zack Cuddington is back from Ottumwa, la., and will stay until after election. Miss Mable Thomas has come home from Lincoln to spend & week with her parents. The German-American Democratic club of South Omaha gave a ball last night at Franek's hall. A shipment of uniforms from Lincoln was recelved here yesterday by the South Omaha cavalry troop. Vote for Hermann Sommer, {ndependent for councilman at large from the Third ward. Election A 1 Governor Bavage will make two gpeechies in South Omaha tonight, one. at t roop 1 armory and the other at Koutsky hall, Bpecial Edster services nel soclation C. C. (.‘1!::?1 dress. For Beating His Wife. W. H. Hollis was arrested last night by Officer Baldwin on complaint of his wife, who charges him with beating her and being drunk. Hollis was arrested Friday picht on the same charge, but after becom- or was allowed to Lai night he e i repeated his offense of Friday ;. FMis {s held as the prosecut- N - nd hair dressiug, 25c, st The Bullding. Tel. 1716, Wks. March 30.—During 'ulgarians and Otto- / man troops at Bgripalanka, on the Turco- Bulgarian frontier, some Bulgarians were killed and others were arrested. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS, War Survivors Remembered by the General Government. WASHINGTON, March 80.—(Special.)— The following western pensions have beeu granted: Nebiraska: Increase, restofation, reldsue, te.~Waterman = VanNess, t H m H. Austin, Central City, $3;' John Allen, 38; 'special act March 17, 8, Kingsley, Lexington. §0; Mexicar John L. Philbrick (dead), 'Wymore, $13; 'Jease A." Nagon (dead), Scribuer, $12 Orfginal widows—Special accrued March 13, Elizabeth A. Ennis, Osceola, $12; Biiza A’ Norman, Oxford, $8: special accrued March 15, Catherine Shadduck, Hildreth, $8; E. Martin, Curtls, 38, war with Martha G Wigging (mother), omana, 413 Towa: Original—March 13, 'Milford ‘Mine; Sloux City, Increase, restoration, re- issue, etc. Willlam B. Arble, Tipton, $; Herbert H, Kilgore, Kdsson, $8; Newton Delong, Lamoni, $10; Wesley Krysher, Odel, ; Henry Koble, Woodburn, $12; joseph challer, Tama, $7; Horace Hayward, Vin- ton, $10! Thomas J. Whitlock, Aineworth, : ' Frederick Twombly, woldlers' Home, Marshalltown, $i4; Edward Fortman, Cor- dova, $5; Daniel Bothell, Towa City In- e, 'restoration, rel ete.Bpecial rch 17, Thoms . MecConnaughey, Honeparte, $30. al widows, ete.—gpe: clal accrued March 1§ Myra 'E. Smith, Mason City, $8; Mary Weuver, Moville, §8; Mexican war, Caroline Avklin, Des Moines, Wyomi| nal widows, etc.—War Oriy with Spain, specfal March 17, Cynthia C. Nofton (mother), Lander, $12. COLD WAVE SOON TO END Sun of Today and Tomorrow te Hring About Warmer Wenther for Nebraska. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Forecast: For Nebratka and Kansas—Fair Monday; Tuesday fair, warmer; north winds, becom- ing variable. For lowa—Fair Monday; Tuesday fair, with rising temperature; north winde. For Missouri—Fair Monday and Tuesday; north winds. For Wyoming and Colorado—Fair, warmer Monday; Tuesday falr; variable winds. For South Dakota—Fair Monday, warmer in extreme west portion; Tuesday falr, warmer; northwest winds, becoming varia- ble. For Oklahoma and Indlan Territory— Fair Monday and Tuesday; north to east winds. Lecal Record, OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, March %.--Official record of tem- ature’ and precipitation compared with he coresponding day of the last three years: 1902. 1901, 1900. 1899. Moximum temperature... 40 3 48 3 Minimum temperature. % 2% 0 19 Mean temperature . u 32 B Precipitation . 28 03 Record of tem| precipitation at Omaha for t day and since March 1, Normal temperature Deficlency for the da Total excess since Mare Normal precipitation Deflclency for the day Total precipitation since March 1, Defidlency since March 1. Excess for cor. period, 1%1. Excess for cor. peri Reports from >Suau ,,; .E "3 ;‘ g CONDITION OF THE BEliE|E W ER e, t § i i i | 8 o7 38| 40| 6 0 22 .00 46 46/ .00 2| 38 .00 2 oM T 4| 26 00 Chicago, clear 36 42\ .01 8t. Louls, partly cloudy . 40! 48] .00 8t. Paul, cloi r{ s W T enport, partly cloudy . El z' 3 R8s C"r. clear g T Hayre, partly cloud. | 0 elena, clear . M ‘I’ 00 smarck, cloud 2 M T Galveston, clear . 66/ fll 00 T wdicates trace of precipitation. April Averages. The following da covering a thirty-one years, have bee ed from the weather bureau recor maha: Temperature—Mean or normal tempera- iegrees; the warmest month was that of 156, with an -ven!e of 68 degrees; the coldest month was that of 1574, with average of 4 degrees; the highest tem- perature was 90 degrees, on April 29, 189]; the lowest temperature was @ degrees, on | 1, 181; average date on which first fling” frost occurred in autumn, Sep- tem! : average date on which last “Kdlling" frost occurred in spring, April 15. Precipitation (rain and_melted ‘snow)— Average for the month, 3.27 inches; average namber of days with .01 of &n Inch or more, 10; the greatest monthly precipitation. was 634 inches In 1885; the least monthly pre cipitation was .55 inch In 1880; the greatest tiod of £ amount of precipitation recorded in any consecutive hours was 2. ril 14, 1883 the greatest amount recorded 'in any twei consecutive hours (record extending to win: {er, of 1884-8 only) Wwas 1 Inch on April 11, d Weather—Ave: number of partly cloudy d:'- 1 d) revalling winds have been west: the highest velocity of nd was 48 miles from the northwest, on April 20, 159, fal. c Local Forecast W're Buildinz a Reputation — 'On the men's shoes we sell for $2— now, you've heard of $2 shoes, but Drex L. Shooman has a $2 shoe that under ordinary circumstances would sell, and does sell, for $2.50—some places $3 is asked—that he will put up against the whole field of $2 shoes—that Is a good man's shoe—good, honest leather—good, honest shoes, a mechanic’s shoe in every senke of the word—a shoe for any one that is-on his feet a great deal—you are pot taking any chances when you pay $2 for these leather shoes. Omah Up- 1419 FARNAM ST Crescent made Boys’ Clothes are to be had in Omaha only of Hayden Bros. PURIFY THE BLOOD 1 you would have health and energy in hot weather you should see to it in the early Spring that your blood is pure and vital orge strong and active, PRICKLY ASH BITTERS IS THE GREATEST BLOOD PURIFIER ON EARTH. 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