Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1903, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAl LY BEE: THUKSDAY, HOT TALK IS CONVEN1wS 0:e Speaker Doclares Implement Men Go Back on Gosd Reso'ution. ANOTHER ATTACKS INDUSTRIAL TRUSTS Plea for Sapport of Mutnal Insurance Plan Drings of Implement Dealers Out Many Pledges— Committers Ap olnted. The Nebraska and Western Iowa Retail Implement Dealers’ assoclation opened its second day's session yesterday morning in the Schilts hail. The greatly increased over yesterday's meeting & number of delegates having come in dur ing the night L. J. Blowers of David ( Neb., was introduced as the first speaker of the day His address was In the nature of a report as a delegate to the tional Federation of Retall Implement Dealers' Associations and he presented the treasurer's repcrt made at the last meeting of that association Fred Loomis of Omaha made an address on the closer unjon of the =cteil 'mplement dealers. The speaker polnted out that the insincerity of its members made the imple- ment dealers’ t wenkness where it should show strength ‘What you pledge and promise here in your meetings, he sald, “you forget as you go down those stairs. You promise to cut out a manufac turer who furnishes the catalogue houses with goods and you pledge yourselves to stand by each other in the business world, and as soon as you get back to your offices you forget these things and resort to bad business methods. 1 belleve that now association Is getting down to better work than in the past, but without sincerity the assoclation Is doing no good.” Gus Babson of Seward . talked on the.subject: “‘Does the Association Benefit the Retall Dealer, and if to What Ex- tent?" He differed somewhat from the speaker hefore him and belleved that at the present time the assoclation waz Colng & great amount of good for its members. B. B. Breed of the Dlces Carriage com- pany of Macon, Mo., spoke on the relation of the association to the implement dealer. He advogated doing away with the com- misston contract as the only way to do away with the irresponsible dealer. attendance was assoclation one of Favors Mutual Insurance. Following him J. E. Baird, editor of the Implement Trade Journal, of Kansas Oity, made a plea for the mutual insurance asso- clation which has been operated in connec- tion with the retall dealers’ assoclation. As a result of his speech a motion was passed requesting all of those present who would take insurance with the association to raise thelr hands, Nearly every hand in the room went up and tellers were hur- ried through the audience to take the pames apd amounts of the subscriptions. The result of this effort, the speaker an- nounced, would be given at tomorr meeting. . A general discussion followed, in which all present were invited to join. Gustave Kaessner of Elkhorn, Neb., took this occa~ sion for a violont speech denouncing capital and trusts, and the coal barons in particu. lar. He was loudly applauded., Smoker in Evening. The implement men completely filled the Commerclal club rooms last«gvening at a smoker tendered by the local association. The object of the evening's entertalnment was simply to allow the delegates to get better acquainted with one another and no formal program was carried out. During the evening punch and- refreshments were rved and a small orchestra furnished music. Today promises to be the eventful one of the session for two reasons. First, the annual election of officers and second, the report of the committee on resolutions. It 1s almost certain that this committee will introduce, as has been dome in nearly all other implement conventions, resolutions adverse to the International Harvester com- bine. And it is certain that in the event of such resolutions being introduced there will be a bitter fight in the convention. The opposition to the international people | claim that the concern is a trust and as such should be discouraged elde holds that the business of the five companies in the combine is carried on as It was before the combination, and as long as there is no specific grievance there is no cause for complaint. Today's program is as follows: The meeting will be called to order at 9 & m.; report of committees; discussion of reports; election of officers for the ensuing » adjournment. Organized Labor Affairs. John Madison has been superseded as superintendent of the Labor temple by "“Hick” Stevenson, the business agent of the Bullding Trades council Members of the labor unions of the city | who are opposed to any change in_ the garnishment laws of the ate are making reparation to enter formal protest to the | egislature and & monster petition may be presented. The chapel of The Bee has recelved from the chapel of the New York Herald Christ- mas greetings in the form of an elegant spectmen_of typography, giving the of the officers and members of the c and composing room, surrounding a card of greeting, the whole superimposed upon a fac-simile of & page of the Herald “I do not look as though I ever was 3 » sick. When a woman is sick she falls off in looks. This is 'plnituhxly the case when she suffers from diseases peculiar to her sex. Not only is her streugth undermined, but she loses beauty of face and of form It is characteristic of the cures of womanly diseases effected by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, that with restored health there is a restora- tion of good looks. A “Favorite Prescription” _establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals in ymation and ulceration and curcs female weakness. *1 wish to thauk you for the good your medi. have doue me,” writes Mrs. Mac Browu, of Cagton, Pulton Co.. Tlls. 1 was troubled with female weakness and doctored with several dif- ferent doctors. They did not scem to help me; indeed 1 got worse all the tme. 1 had ulcera- ton aud Displacement of the uterus What 1 Juffered no tongue can tell. | had heavy bear: inpdown patns ‘and thought iy back would {fdown Palns wad a very bad drain. but atter Taking five botties of *Favorite Prescription nd, three of ‘Golden Medical Discovery.' I am L.n.......u as ever. It has be: most two T have bad no return of the trouble tell me 1 don't look as though I ever was sick.” Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on i 21 one-cent stamps o pay m of mailing ouly. Address e R. V. Pierce, n N. Yo e the | The other | | ! OMAHA PUSLIC SCHOOLS |I There is probably no subject upon which the average teacher thinks more and says loss than of the substitute system employed in the ity schools at present. It Is a con- stant sc »f discomfort to teacherd who {are compeiled to surrender their classes temporarily the substitute, manifestly an injustice to the pupils, and there are | tew experienced teachers who believe the plan {s profitable, even to the substitute, urce to | aside trom the money compensation she re- | | cetves. Under the present arrangement | women just out of the normal school or | college, passing the examinations, are placed on the “assignment” list and though they are practically inexperienced, not only | in teaching, but in that other essential, governing, as well, they are sent out to substitute in any and all grades in place of absent teachers, sometimes only & half ses- | sion, but frequently for several days or oven weeks. Regardless of the period, it Is the general oplolon of teachers that the pupils lose by it. The quétion is asked: “If mot as sub- stitutes, then where are these young teach- {ers to gain thelr experience? The teach- ers ask ‘or whose benefit and profit are the schools maintained? Are they profes- sional training schools for women who have already received thelr education, or are they | supported in the Interest of the children who compose them?" Before the present system was introduced one or ‘wo regular substitute teachers were employed who gave their entire time to this work. They were among the most ex- perienced and strongest teachers on the | force, thoroughly familiar with the work of all grades, and especially fitted to govern and hold their own with any class of chil- dren, and there are few who felt that any class lost while under their charge. In speaking of the present system, the principal of one of the large schools said “These mew teachers that come as substi- | tutes simply ‘keep' school, they teach the children little or nothing. The school that has a substitute often soon learns that they can do pretty much as they please and I have known ordinarily well behaved chil- dren to take advantage of the presence of one of these new teachers and try to see how far they could go without being ac- tually made an example of. They do not necessarily lack government, for any teasher experiences some difficulty in tak- ing charge of a room full of strange chil- dren, but it 18 only the strong, experienced teacher, who is familiar with all that will be required of her, that can Go justice to a temporary charge, for a lack of control only adds to the diffcultly in presenting sub- jects with which she has not a teaching familiarity. Another principal sald: “Only recently one of my teachers who, from sickness, was unfit to be In the school room, retained her class and did herself a serious injury be- cause she did not wish the puplls turned over to a substitute at 3 time when a re- view was necessary. We all dread the sub- stitute, at least all of my teachers do, and personally I consider the present plan a very mistaken economy. Thero s general enthusfasm among the teachers regarding the meeting of the State Teachers' assoclation held last week in Lin- coln, and those who were privileged to at- tend pronounce the program equal in every respect to that of the average national | meeting of a similar nature. With an en- | rollment of 1,800 the meeting was the las est yet held and Omaha was represented in proportion to Its numbers and importance | educationally. *“No one could have attended and not beei beneflted,” sald one teacher. “There were sections representing almost all interests and every program seemed to have been ar- ranged with reference to those things and subjects we most need just at present.” After baving been absent on sick leave all fall and winter Miss Agnes Dawson has resumed her work in the schools assisting Miss Banker with the sixth grade at Leav- enworth school In the afternoon and teach- ing the sixth grade at Columbian school in the morning. Miss Nancy Lewls, primary teacher at Walnut Hill school, who has been ill in ope of the Council Bluffs hospitals for the last | tew weeks, left on Monday evening for Cali- forula to regain her strength. During her | illness the esteem in which she is held by local teachers and friends was demonstrated by many flowers and notes of encourage- ment and sympathy, sent to her sick room. | Miss Lewls has been in the city schools for a number of years, and will go to San Diego on sick leave until she is able to resume her dutfes. Trained nurses have been introduced into the public schools of New York, and the system of daily inspection of the children |18 proving a success. The most prevalent contaglous disease in the public schools is one of the eyes. The nurses are not per- mitted to prescribe for the children except in simple remedies, such as washes for the eyes and scaly Besides visiting the schools the nurses call at the homes of the children who have been sent away from the school because of these contagious dis. instruct the mother how to take afflicted ones. There are now employed at a salary of §75 a month, andy| this number is to be increased as the sys- tem is perfected. HEARING ON DUNN'S PROTESTS [ e Donrd Continues Taking Tes- tim ¥ Offered Against Brewers, The Board of Fire and Police Commis- sioners resumed hearing testimony yester- day afternoen in the protests of I. J. Dunn against the issuance of certain saloon li- censes and for the greater part the testi- mony was of the same character as that taken on the previous day In the case of William Krug, which ap- plied to the Vienna hotel, 1011-1015 Far- nam street, Mr. Krug's testimony varied somewhat from the usual run from the fact that he said he was in fact the proprietor of the hotel and saloon business at that place and the man who was manager wa employed by him on & salary with no con- tingent Interest in the profits, W, Dwyer testified that he had bought beer at the place on August 3 last and had seon other people in the saloon sitting at tables and drinking beer served to them by a bartender. Several other cases, in which Mr. Krug is the applicant, were heard in the afterneon. The druggist's permit of Beaton & Me- Ginn was granted and their bond approved. At the “evening session the board heard the testimony of Mr. Krug in regard to the application of Fred H. Krug for a li- cense at 1313 Douglas street. The matter was taken under advisement then adjourned until Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at which time protests against the Mets and Storz licenses will be taken up. Have & Doh't fool witp a ¢old; mo ome can tell what the end may be, Pocumonlia, catarrb, chronic bronehitis and consumption lnvai- {ably result from neglected colds. Nothint can be compared with Chamberlain's Cougii Remedy as a quick cure for colds and In fuenza and by its use these diseases ma) be avoided. young | ten nurses | F.| The board | COOD THINGS FOR OSTROM Board of County Commis:iomers Honors Ite Retiring Member, PLEASANT SESSION CLOSES ITS ERA 01ld Moard Passes Out by Felleiting & Couple of Mem- One of Existence bers and Presen with a Wateh, Another Board of County Commlissioners went out of existence at 9:32 last night at the close of a meeting which was devoted exclusively to showing how highly his col leagues esteem and appreciate the fellow- ship and the counsel of Henry E. Ostrom, retiring member, and the fairness of Peter G. Hofeldt, retiring chairman. Both gen- | tlemen were given testimonials and Ostrom | was given, by the board and the heads of departments, an exceptionally handsome | Bold wateh. The testimonal given Ostrom was to the effect that during his six years of cotinu- ous service “he has been a leading spirit in all matters coming before the board and | has made a record to be proud of as a faith- | tul, honest and capable officer, at all times intelligently and fearlessly defending the interests and rights of the people.” The full text of the testimonial was Inscribed | on a large sheet of parchment by Jacob Houck, draftsman in the county surveyor's office, and the same very clever penman wrought an elegant and dainty design at the top and penned a geod likeness of the recipient within the design To be spread upon the records, Commis- sioner Harte introduced the same text as a resolution, and it was adopted by a ris ing vote. Harte, speaking for the board, wished the retigng member much future prosperity and Ostrom responded’ very neatly with an expression of the good feel. ing he cherished for all and the pleasant memories he is carrying away with him. More Substantial Memento, Commissioner Connolly made the presen- tation of the timepiece, saying that, Ostrom had been so faithful in watching over the board and fts deliberations that it was be- fitting some *‘watch-fulness” be afforded in return. This second testimonial moved the etiring commissioner not a little and his speech of acceptance was made with the tremolo and the soft pedal. A moment later he presented the resol iton commendatory of Chairman Hoteldt, and for a second time in his life Peter the Silent made a speech. It was twenty- seven seconds long and was just as good a anybody's old speech. When he had fin- Ished, there was a prayerful silence rnd then, at 9:32, adjournment, sine die. At & meeting held In the afterncon the board renewed its lease of court rooms Nos. 6 and 7 In The Bee building for two years a total of $2100 per year. Connolly and O'Keeffe voted to make the lease for one year only, but their motion was lost and all then voted for the two years' lease. John H. Tate was allowsd $25 for a chair and desk which, according to the voucher, “have been in use by Douglas county n y ten years." Legally there will be no board In exist- ance until next Tuesday, when the new one 18 to organize. By that time the McDonald- Lobeck contest probably will have been ad- vanced through the counting stage and then the democratic members of the board will teel more secure in making plans. At present they are in the alr, with Hofeldt the probable new chairman. LIFTS LAST TAKE FROM HOOK Frank M. Blanding, Linotype Operator on World-lerald, Drops Dead trom Heart Fallyre. Frank M. Blanding, a floor man in tke World-Herald composing room, dropped dead at 1:30 o'clock this morning from heart fallure. A doctor was fummoned, but death had been instantaneous, and he could be of no service. The coromer was notified and the remains were taken to the morgue in the patrol ambulance. Deceased was a man about 35 years old, although he looked considerably older. He was a widower of about two years' stunding and leaves a 7-year-old daughter. He had no relatives in this city, but is known to have brothers in some place In South Dakota, trom where he came to Omaha about four years ago. He lived at 1513 Leavenworth | street and had been employed by the World-Herald for abont four years. Blanding appeared to be in his usual jolly mood about the office early In the evening, but at lunch time, about 11 o'clock, com- plained of feeling {ll. At the time of death he was entering tFe room with & galley of type. Throwing up his hands, he fell back- wards, dead. \ Many Patents Grauied. The prohibitive prices of coal, during the recent strike, resulted in the granting of over 4,000 patents on machines to burn ofl or gas as a substitute. In this in- nee the substitute may accomplish the same result as the original, but in medicine it has been proven the substitutes are dan- gerous. Therefore insist on havigg the genuine Hostetter's Stomach Bitters it you wish (o be cured of headache, heartburn, indigestion, dyspepsia, chills or malarla. It cures when other remedies fail. Try it. Roberson's Illustrated Lecture, Much interest is being manifested in the next entertainment of the Young Men's Christian assoclation course, which will be given by Frank R. Roberson at Boyd's theater ‘Thursday night, January 15. Mr. Roberson was formerly a citizens 8 Omaha and is a son of W. H. Roberson, for many years the manager of the R. G. Dun agency. ~ Hardly had the war in South Africa hecome interesting before Mr. Rob- erson was on the way to the scene of the conflict. ~ The pictures that he brought buck and his description of the condition of things in South Africa was very helpful in assisting one to arrive at the just estimate of the real state of affairs. 80 it was that no sooner vas news received of the fearful { catastrophe at St. Plerre than Mr. Rober: son was on his way there. While in the West Indies he visited Martinique. St Thomas, St. Kitts and a numbes of places, | securing many photographs, and, of course, | most interesting pictures are those of destruction of St. Pierre, with the ruins he city, ete. But to the malority of us who know but little about the West Indies, | the whole lecture, illustrated s it is by scores of magnificent views, will prove in- tensely Interesting. Reserved seats for tho | lecture may be secured at the assoclation | butlding. Union In The annual installation of officers of Fraternal U'nion of America No. $il last | night in The Bee bullding was attended by a supper, in which everybody carried a | leading part and was just as prominent as | enybody elée. Deputy Supreme Presidant | R 0. Balley of Lincoln installed the fol. lowing: George E. Norman, fraternal mas- Thomas Standard, justice: Libbie \. mercy; Mary Deyoe. truth: E. J ay. eecretary; C. W, Johnson, | treasurer; Emma _Plerce, protector; Mary | Carroll, guide: Ralph Chapthan, 'guard; Chester Wayland, sentinel | Frater lation. Marriage License: | Marriage licenses have been Name and Residence. Tulius 8. Dunn, Omaha Mary J. LeRoy, Omaha i tive Februar; ike Cohen, Omaha ...... Minnle B. Kaplan, Omahs Frank M. Haller, Omaha ora E. Doan, Omaha dward Matler, Omaha Annie Garven, Omaha lohn J. Wurtzinger, Woodstock, izzle M. 1L Wachller, Omaha Jdobn G. Laverty. Omaha Jennle Hoefler, Omaha ... Miiton Baughman, Omaha ... Estella_Ewell, Thurman, 18 Guy D¥8hepherd, Omaha Cora Carter, Omaha { =33 Bl gy 8 TURNS TABLES ON STRIKERS Nevada Mine Manager Shoots Six Men Who Try to Run Him Out. EUREKA, Nev., Jan manager of the York & Nevada Copper company mine near Ely, White Pine county, was attacked today in the com- pany’'s office at Keystone by twelve men, said to be members of the miners’ union, who Intended running him out of town They caught him and threw him down, but he managed to break away and com- menced shooting, killing James Stagss, Sam Johnson and J. S. Smith and wounding three other members of the parly. A strike has been on against the company for several weeks on account of a reduction in wages ordered by Mr. Traylor HYMENEAL. Dougall-Morehe: T.~J. A. Traylor The marriage of Mr. Ray Sumner Dougall and Misa Nellle Frances Moorhead occurred Iast night at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Moorhead, 114 South Thirty-elghth avenue, in the pres- ence of intimate friends. Mr. Harley G. Moorhead acted as best man and Miss Ger- trude Morehead maid of homor. Mr. Harry Tukey and Mr. J. Merle Dougall strung the ribbona. Rev. H. E. Herring of the First Congregational chureh offi- clated. After the ceremony the beautiful Moor- head residence was the scene of a bril- liant reception. The out-of-town guests included Mrs. John W. Dougall, Syracuse, N. Y.; Miss Mary Hinkle, Selma, Ia.; Miss Para Love, Fremont, Neb., and Miss An- toinnette Farrer, Canton, O. After an extended wedding tour the couple will reside in Pittsburg, Pa., where Mr. Dougall is prominent in the insurance business. Todd-Snyder, LOUISVILLE, Neb., Jan. 7.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Mr. L. G. Todd, jr., and Miss Ma- mie Snyder were married in the Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. C. L. Myers at 2 this afternoon. After the ceremony ,the bride and groom took the train for Santa Rosa, Cal, where they expect to remain with friends for about two months, and then return to Nebraska. The groom is from Union and the bride is a resident of this place. The many friends of the young peo- ple wish them all the success and happi- ness possible for mortals to enjoy. Wright-Edwards, BEATRICE, Neb, Jan. 7.—(Special.)— Mr. Fred A. Wright and Miss Ethel Ed- wards, residing near Virginia, this county, were married yesterday, Rev. Mr. Sanders of the Christian church officiating. After a briet wedding triy to Arkansas, they will return to Virginia to make thelr home. Holly-Garrett. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Jan. 7.—(Spe- clal.)—Willlam Holly and Miss Mamie Gar- rett both of Hamburg, Ia., were married in this city today. FIRE RECORD. Explosion Shakes a Town. GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. 7.—A terrific explo- sion, followed by a disastrous fire, occurred at Hobart, wherein tho total damage will exceed $60,000. The fire started in a hard- ware store, where dynamite was kept. This exploded, the force shaking towns thirty miles trom Hobart. Cordell, Mountala Park, Mangum and Harirson reported earthquakes. The town of Vista, fn southeastern Okla homa, has been destroyed by fire. Los $26,000. Bank and Opera House Burns, ELK RIVER, Minn., Jan. 7.—The new Houlton block, containing Houlton’s bank, the opera house, three general stores and the postofice burned last night. Loss, $75.000. Resignations Are Accepted. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The directors of the Erle Railroad company met today and ac- cepted the resignation of B. B. Thcmas as chairman of the board of directors, effec- { kand of 3. A Middieton, secretary and néoond vide' president, effec- tive January 1 last. Mr. Thomas, who is now ‘executive head of the Lehigh Valley , has eelected Mr, Middleton as his as- nt. Mr. Thomas remains in the Erle directorate. ‘fhe regular semi-annual 1i per cent dividend on Erie 1st preferred was declared. Steamer Strikes Obstruction. -MOBILE, Ala., Jun. 7.—The steamer James A. Carney struck a submerged “deadhead" in the river today on its trip to Mobile and stove a big hole in the bow The boat began to fill rapidly and the assengers were ordered aft on the upper eck. The boat soon began to sink and the captain ordered full speed and made to shallow water, where the boat was beached. The passengers were transferred to tugs and brought to the city. No lives were lost, but the passengers were badly frightened. Veteran Firemen's Assoclation. The meeting of the Veteran Firemen's assoclation, which was to have been held in the city hall yesterday evening, way ad; Journed because of no quorum present until the evening of Wednesday next. Of- cers will then be elected and secretary and treasurer's reports received. LOCAL BREVITIES. The Omaha aerle of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will bave a public Installation of officers at Central hall, 107 South Four- teenth street, tonight. The exercises will 8 o'clock ntative J. A. C. Kennedy, was operated on' for appendicitis at Joseph's hospital iast week. from there as doing excellentiy, with every prospect for a rapid recovery. Some person, luckily for himself unidenti- fied, brought about thirty firemen from warm beds out Into the bitter night about 1l o'clock to Stuben’s livery stable, Leavénworth stre.t, in response to a false Repres who 8t Pearl? A telegram ce Dona- hue asking him to find Pearl, whe is dead In St. Mary's, Kan. Pearl was at work a few days ago In the bridge gang of the Rock Island road, where he was em- loyed as & carpenter, hut he has fert his iflb and his present whereabouts Is un- nown. The members of the council and ‘the mayor have secure from Judge Read a continuance until next Kriday of (he heac. ing in_the gontempt proceedings inatituted by J. W. West upon the councll falling to make payment of the Alphonse Metzger m_out of the general fun Councll man Haecall appeared yesterday morning and purged himself by making showing that he had voted to have the claim paid os | ordered. Flora Thomas, residing at jones street, was arrested by Detectives nohue ana Heitfeld and charged with larceny. James r, a South Omaha barber, says that lora was without shel ter from the Mons gale and he permitted her to have his room. Whei he returned to it the next morning he dis- covered, he says, that a savings bank con- taining ‘822 was missing. He charged her with the theft Mora McKenney and Della Brown, stay- Ing at 217 North Twelfth street, are in the custody of the police. It is said that some man, & stranger in Omaha, went into their 'lhct Tuesday night, Intoxicated. He, so t is reported, gave §76 to one of the giris to keep for him. She probably kept it, but when the police demanded that it be pro- duced she sald that while the stranger was talking to the other girl she went to a lunch wagon to get some hamburger sand- wiches and the wind blew the bills all away. A. D. McNeer, representing the Hapgood Plow company 'as general western agent for Nebraska for thelr famous Disc plow, is in the eity, attending the Implemeat dealers’ convention. Mr. McNeer resides at Blue Hill, Webster county, Neb., and has been traveling on the raad for more than twenty-two years. In company with several merchants and friends from ove the state he witnessed “uen Hur' vd's, and after the play entertained his eater party at supper at the ller Grand He will rematn during the balance of the weel is reported | e mother AFFAIRS AT SOUTH GMAHA Charter Revision Committes Fixes on the Amount to Run City, LEVY IS TOO SMALL PRESENT TAX Total of Almost $150,000 in the Figure Agreed Upon by the Subcommittee After Making a Thorough Invest ton, When the charter revision committee concluded its session Tuesday night It falled to come to an agreement regarding expenses of the city tully investigate this matter a speclal com- mittee of five was appointed This com- mittee, composed of Judge J. J. Breen, Thomas J. O'Neil, W. P. Adkins, John M. Tanner and 8. G. Shrigley, met late ves- terday afternoon and went over the records in the treasurer's and clerk's offices for the purpose of finding out just the amount needed to run the city. These figures were agreed upon General fund.......... Fire department . Police, Publie light Library..... Curb and gutfering POK..ii0 Street and sidewalk repair Total Less the 10 per cent reserve there will be a balance left of $108,450. To this will be added $33,500 for Interest and $7,050 for | the judgment fund, making a total of $149, 000. The amount of the 1902 levy was $13: 000. In the makeup of the report the general fund was reduced $1,000, whi'e the fire fund was increased $7,000, the police fund was left the same, public lights were increased $2,000, water the same. Some surprise was expressed at the ac- tion of the committee in not increasing the amount of the appropriation for the police department. The commitiee held that the police department is large enough and with the general good order there is no need of | spending more money for the malntenance ; of police. Mystery Box Social. There wil be. a “‘mystery box" soclal at the hall In the Masonic building, Twenty- fifth and N streets, on the evéning of January 10 for the benefit of the South Omaha hospital. The local Order of the Bastern Star will have charge of the af- fair. Al those who Incline to charltable work are invited to attend and bring a box. Those who cannot come are requested to send a box containing somethicg which can be turned to good use at the hospital. Pork Butéhers' Union. At a meeting of Pork Butchers' union, No. 33, held Tuesday night, seventy-five new members were Initiated. These new men are now employed at the Swift and Armour plants. The members of this unfon say that all of the pork butchers, numbering about 500, will soon be members of the local lodge. Another meeting for the initiation of members will be held shortly. Wind Does Damage. Several plate glass windows, as well as any number of windows in private resi- dences, were blown out Tuesday night and | | yesterday. Glass dealers were busy all | | day In putting in new pancs. All of the banner signs were blown down and the wires exposed were in a tangle. In the telephone office lines were disabled, placing out of condition 150 ‘phones. By 4 o'clock all of these wires had been repaired and were in working order. Any number of chimneys were blown down and masons wers busy yesterday fixing up delapidated smoke flues. No accldents of any account were reported at police headquarters Manchee Goes Soom. Word was recefved from Chicago vester- day that L. B. Patterson would succeed | P. D. Manchee here as manager of the Switt plant, Mr. Manchee will leave South | Omaha between the present date and the { first of the coming month. Other changes in the management at the plant are con- templated. Enumerators Indignant, At the meeting of the Board of Educa- tion statements were made to the effect that the school census had been padded. | The enumerators are up in arms and say | that Jackson, the truant officer, madelan | error in his statement. It is understood that the enumerators are to hold a met ing for the purpose of going over the maf ter and if possible induce Mr. Jackson to take back some of his allegations. It has been asserted by Jackson and others that the censue wes padded by the addition of about 1,200 names. Iee Cutting Continues, Even with bad weather ice cutting in the vicinity of South Omaha contirues. At Seymour lake ice is being stored away dally, while at Jetter pond the work is going on as rapidly as the men can handle the cakes. Joe Mailander was in from Sarpy Mills yesterday and he said that he had laid away 1,000 tons and did not propose to cut any more unless the weather turned cold and the ice thickened Pablic Installation. Thursday evening, January 8, Court Ak- Sar-Ben No. 3338 and Court Allemania of the Independent Order of Foresters will | hoid a public installation of officers. The | ceremonies will commence promptly at 8 | o'clock at 0dd Fellows' hall, Twenty-fourth | and M streets. " Refreshments will be served and all members of the two courts are invited to attend. Frank Masters Dead. Frank Masters died at the South Omaha | hospital yesterday. The body will be taken | to Marysville, Mo., Friday for interment | Deceased was a member of Modern Wood- men of America camp No. 1095, Masters | was well known here and worked at his | | vocation of teawster up to the day before | {he was taken to the hospital, where an | operation for appendicitis was performed. | At the time of the operation the surgeons | stated that there was little hope of the | recovery of the patient Magie Clty Gossip. Edward Klemroth of the mechanical de. partment at Bwift'’s is on the sick liet A daughter has been born to Mr. Mrs. George Wolf, Thirty-sixth and | streets. W. G His friends the next few daye. There is plenty of money in sight for masons, as & number of chimneyt were blown down yesterday | " Martin Spoettier, u former member of | | the police force, is quite sick at his home, | Twenty-seventh and H streets The “C. W. B. M." of the First Christian church wil¥ meet at the home of Rev. Leander Lane, 210 | street. on Friday | afternoon. The King's Daughters of the First Pres- byterian church will meet at the home of rs. Willlam Stewart, 710 North Twenty- third street, on Friday afternoon. Calvin Cobb, an employe of the Omaha Packing company, Is still a patient at the Bouth Cmaha hospital. His condition was reported to be quite serious last night. Officlals in the city hall are constantly complaining about the lack of hea terday the clerks in the bullding were com- velled to wear wraps in order to keep warm.' and T the amount of money needed for running | In order to more | | even seriously ill. lung trouble. It’s the same medicine your “Doesn’t cough much through the day. comes that he coughs so hard.” Don’t let these night coughs deceive you. may wake up to the fact that your boy is thin, pale, weak, You can’t safely trifle with any throat or Cure the cough quickly with It's when night Some day you Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral old doctor gave you when you were a child. The young doctors indorse it now, too, for coughs, colds, croup, bronchfiis, consumption. Three slzes: 28¢., S0c., $1.00. 1 have the greatest confidence in Aver's Che: yoars and I never knew it to fall to break up a col 4 €. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. Peetoral. 1 have used it for & number of ~ CHARLES PREVOST, Plattaburg, N. TRY TO HOLD UP MAIL CAR Two Bandits I’Ul_ but ¥ New York Traln, 1 te Secure Any Rooty. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 7.—~An unsuc- cessful attempt to rob the United States mail was made on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg train near Gouveneur tonight. Two men who boarded the train at Gou- veneur forced an entrance into the mail car and commanded the clerk to surrender the postal valuables. He called for help and the express messenger responded, whe one of the robbers jumped from the train, which was moving at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The other was captured. FIRE BURNS 'VARSITY DOWN Flames Start Laboratory Speedily Destroy Oklahoma Butldi in and GUTHRIE, Okl, Jan. 7.—The State Uni- versity buflding in Norman was totally de- stroyed by fire about midnight last night, which, Is supposed to have originated in the laboratory. The faculty will meet on Wednesday to see what can be done toward a mew build- ing. DEATH RECORD. Eugene Lovett. Word was received trom St. Paul, Minn., yesterday that Eugene Lovett, a member of Omaha Typographical union and a former prootreader on The Bee, died in that city es the result of an attack of typhold fever. Mr. Lovett was for many years a resident one of the very few members of the Typo- &raphical union who,are not practical print- ers. He began his work as copy holder and was admitted to the unien as a professional prootreader. His brother, Frank Lovett, is employed by the Western Union Teldgraph company in this city and his father was for years a well known contractor of the city. Samuel Leonard. the federal building, died Tuesday even- ing at his home, 1102 North Twenty- fourth street, of pneumonia. He was born and reared in this cfty and was a member of the Masons. He has brothers living in Chicago and Buffalo. The death was sudden Leonard having been on duty about the federal building last Frida$, ap- parently in the best of health. Albert C. Abbott, MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Jan. 7.—Albert C. Abbott, manager of a Buffalo, N. ofl company, and well known to tho ofl trade throughout the country, died!at his home here today, aged 67 years. The dec a past grand master of Towa Annie Mollrin, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Jan. 7.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—The funeral of Mrs. Annje Moliring of Newcastle, Wyo., was held this afternoun from the residence of her father, John Schminke. Interment was made in Wyuka cemeter: CANNOT RUN PAST SIGNAL Automatic Device for Effectually Stop- Ever since the collision at the southern end of the New York Central tunnel last winter people who ride much on raflway cars have been interested in means of stop- ping trains when engineers fall to see the signale. Several inventions of that class have been the subject of experiment in this country, but nome have been formally adopted. There are signs that European countries may anticipate the United States in this particclar. In a recent report to the State depart- ment at Washipgton the American consul at Berne, Adolph L. Frankenthal, mentions a test which he witnessed at the request of an inventor. of a locomotive drawing four passenger cars at a speed of thirty miles an hour. At a predetermined place the Westinghouse brakes were set without any action of the engineer. The stoppage of the train was indicated on a dial, the brakes were then released, and a whistle, which had already once sounded as a warning of trouble, now reported the brakes thrown off, Two pleces of apparatus are necessary powers are of that MOTHER'S FRIEND is that during pi What & superfine bouquet and deliclous drink is the celebrated Champagune—Cook's Imperial Bxtra Dry. and Vigor. gaig ar drw Send for cur finely i of Omaha and had the distinction of being | ‘Samuel Leonard, the head carperter of | Y. | The cbnsul rode in the cab The uumber of modern women who birth of perfect children are to-day in the The average women of to-day have troubles that were unknown to their mothers, because their child bearibg | | for this service. One is a lever on the track, which is raised into the right posi- tion whenever the signal is set to stop & train. It does mot matter whether the signal itself is operated by @ wire, com- pressed ayr o electricity. The laver moves when the signal does. The other part of the apparatus is mounted on the engine. There 1s an arm hanging down In such a position that it will be moved whenever it arrives at the place where the lever Is, it the lever sticks up. One might suppose that the shock of 6ontact would hurt either the lever or the arm; but the latter is mounted %0 s to swing In such a way as to escape injury, and yet perform the duty sssigned to it. That portion of the mechanism which is up in the cab, when it is actuated by the stroke below, sets the brakes with a degree of rapidity that is variable and that is controlled by previous adjustment Mr. Frankenthal says that several trains on Swiss roads have been equipped with this apparatus provisionally, for purposes of experiment, and the hope {s entertained that the government will require its gen- eral adoption. On trial trips in Switser- land & speed of thirty-seven miles an hour was developed. In Austria tests were made at various speeds, the maximum being sixty-two miles an hour. One road in Ger- many, on which several accidents have hap- pened—the Grossherzogliche Badische—has ordered a number of its expresses to be thus equipped.—New York Tribune. MILLIONS IN INCREASED WAGES More Money for Labor Than Ever Before in the History of the Country. Wage-earners throughout the United States will geceive, by many millions, more money during 1903 than ever before in the history of the country. Increases In wages | granted by the great railroad and indus- trinl corporations within the last two months show that during the coming year 666,800 employes will recolve $38,850,000 more than they did last year. Negotlations are now in progress by which 110,000 employes ot varlous rallroads in the west and ‘south will _recelve Increases aggregating $4,000,- 000 annually. Scores upon scores of small corporations or business firms, each employing a few hundred men or women, have made wage advances. There is no way of computing exactly the number of these or the em- ployes or the amounts involved, but a con- servative estimate of the grand total of employes who will receive higher wages during 1903 s 900,000, and the sum In- volved will be In the nelghborhood of $50,- 000,000 Railroad men recelve a more generous share of the increase in wages than any other class of workingmen. There are about 1,200,000 men emplayed by the raiiroads of the country, inciuding everybody from the laborer up to the president. Of theso 1,200,000 over 600,000, or more tham one- half, will recelve on an average 10 per eent moro. in wages than they did In 1902. Not only have direct increases in wi been granted, but other corporations have devised schemes by which employes will bo able to share substantially in the profits. Stockholders in the rallroads which have made the increases will not suffer. In fact, the Indications are that they will gain materlally by the increase, as it was employed as a reason for advancing freight rates from 10 to 20 per cent. ——— Dewey Disperses Squadron. i NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—According t Herald's correspondent at Culabia islang Admiral Dewey, having decided that the zmlrpnle of the concentration of the war ®hips has been accomplished, has issued orders that the squadrons disperse to their former stations. Admiral Dewey and his staft on Mayflower and Dolphin will sail Thursday for Washington. The craiser A1 bany has salled for Doston, where It will be resheathed, and the crulsers San Fran- glsco and Nasbvllle iave left for Norfolk to undergo repairs. Rear Admiral Sumner has transferred his flag to the cruiser Newark and will return to the North At- lantic station. The torpedo flotilla has safled north and Prairie will start today with patlents who bec with patle: o became ill during thy —— Exchange Elects Officers. The Bullders' and Traders' excha elected the following officers: l’roll:}t;!h’r Fred 8mith; vice president, Fred Ruemplin, treasurer, Grant Parsons; secretary, K Hampton; directors, A. J 1 Harte, Thomas Herd, Walt Phelps, J. M Dow and Benno Kunkel. The exchange {s absolutely out of debt at the beginning of the year and has a satisfactory fund on | Vierling, J. H. McEachron Bros., 192 Lake street, repert 10 the police that some sneak thief entored thelr barns and walked awi | harness valued at § g by Al ) can triumplyin the inority, delglemning. caused by such factors as the comforts. requirements, and indolent tendencies of mod- ern civilization, vironments, occupation, etc. In view of woman’s physical comfort and peace of mind during the entire period of estation, as well as safe delivery at the end Ke'nod. 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