Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 3, 1903, Page 5

X)X @ 1 OMAHA DAILY BEE SDAY, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA B.ard of Edu-aton Relieves Teacher G:rmen Prom Cuty, COUNCIL AGREES TO VACATE STRIET of Barlinkton Gives Other Property #1040 Canhew Severs ¥ ager Man s Comnection wit Swift Houwe. Henry J. Pock, a teacher of German the South Omoha High sehool, received his waikiog papers at the hands of the Board of Bducation at a meeting held last night It was assorted that Bock had been put on the teaching force at A salary of $75 a month without having taken an examina- tion. He afterward went through a spe- fal examination on the sclence of teach- Ing German and English. He passed on these subjects, but it appeared to the board that he ought to have gone through the entire 1ist of questions, and as he had not he wad requirod.to sever his connee- ton with the sachool pay roll, About a month ago the board requested Bock to stand another examination. This he declined to' d0. Me stated to the board that he «thed on his spectal examination and did not consider it necessary to take any more examinations. H. B. Fleharty of the examiriing board was present and stated hat he considered that Bock had been suf- fclently examined, but this did not seem to influence the board and the order of dlsmiesal went through. Miss Jessle Carpenter, supervisor of mu- sic, had her salary ralsed from $75 to $90 ® month. Miss Cassidy, Miss McCarron, Miss Bertha Clark and Miss Donahue were each given a ralse of $5 a month. On account of the crowded condition of the Brown park school it was decided to fent a room near by in order to accommo- date the overflow. The addition to the Albright school was accepted by the board and the new rooms will be opened this week. Some insurance policles were canceled and Loechner was Instructed to go ahead and renew the canceled policles at a re. duced rate. The South Side Improvement club was given permission to hold meetings in the Albright school. Teachers' salaries and some other billa were allowed before adjournement. Council Approves Appraiers’ Report. At the regular monthly meeting of the ety council last night a supplemental re- port of the appraisers appointed to ascer- tain the damages, it any, accruing “rom the vacation of & portion of Thirty-sixth street read and approved. Mention was made of his report in The Sunday Bee, ant while it {s practically the same as the first dne submitted, it fa more explicit in defining the beundaries of the property to be vacated. When the report had been read and adopted an ordinance was intro- duced vacating this property to the Bure lington upon the payment of $1,043. As soon s this money Is pald into the city treasury the mayor is authorized and di- rected to sign a deed Lo the property. On the other hand the railroad company will deed to the city a strip along Boyd street, in addition to the payment of the sum mentioned. This vacation deal s practt. cally closed now, ae all that is to be done is the payment of the money and the pas. #age of the ordinance. All of the terms have been agreed upon in committee, so that It does not appear as if there would be any dificulty about a final settlement. Resolutions on the death of Hon, W. Q. Sloane, former mayor of South Omaha, were, rand and. adopted and; ordered -spread upon the minutes. A copy 18 also to be sent to the family of the deceased. A meat inspection ordinance was intro- duced. 1t was Introduced by Adkine, and provides that a stock inspector-may be ap- pointed by the mayor and removed by the mayor. Nothing in the ordinance men- “tions confirmation by the council. After belng read this document was sent to the Judiclary committee for consideration. In accordance with plans suggested some time ago for improvements in the eastern portion of the city Engineer Beal was di- rested to establish the grade on Twelfth eireet from J etreet morth to the city Hmits. . A new plat of Spring Lake park addition was submitted and referred to the street and alley committee for approval. The chairman of the finance committes submitted an appropriation sheet contain. ing the salary list for January and a few minor claims. This was approved and then the councll adjourned for one week. Manager Manchee Qui Orders were {ssued at Swift's plant here yesterday directing that P. B. Manchee be relleved as manager, and that he proceed to Chicago for instructions. Mr, Manchee is succeeded here as manager of the plant by L. B. Patterson of Chicago. It is stated that Mr. Patterson is experienced pack- ing-house msuager, and as he already ha: & large number of friends in the two Omia- has he will hardly be permitted to get lonesom: W About Permits. Very fow, If any, bullding permits are belng taken out these days. Those who are butlding say that it is no use to secure a permit, as there is no regular inspector. It 1s the same with plumbing permits. Those who desire to make connections with §a8 or ' water mains go ahead with- out, going through the preliminar- fos ' of securing & permit. This 18 because there is no plumbmg fnspector. When Mayor Koutsky decided to merge the ofices of buflding and plumbing inspector along with thac of city engineer he thought that the fees saved would be turned into the city treasury. Instead of taking out pormits, property owners go ahead with their bullding and repairs regardless of ordinances for the reason that there is no ©ne to see that the fees are pald. It is true that the ecity engineer is supposed to look after these matters, but he has all he can do now in looking after the street crosswalks and other duties. It is under- #tood that the council will soon suggest to the mayor the advisability of appoluting a bullding and plumbing inspector. Spec Pollee Orders, Chblef of Police Briggs has directed the regular and special police under bis control 1o wateh especially for suspiclous charac- ters. The bumerous robberies in Omaha and some attempted burglaries in South Omaha have called the attantion of store- keepers here to the necessity for protect- ing themselves. During the last week some special detalls have been made by the mayor at the request of business men. The gunrds are pald by those who requested the employment of the speclal police, conse quently there 18 no extra expenditure on the part of the city Postofce Recelpts. A very creditable showing in stamp sales at the Bouth Omaha postofice is made for Janaary. The sales amounted. to while the salus for January, 1902, were $4 015.66. These figures show an increase of $1.972.11° The business at the South Omaha postoffice is constantly increasing, and it will not be long before the postmaster will be compelled to call for more help. While the carrier force seems sufficient at this time, it will not be long before another car- rier and an additional clerk will be needed, but these additions to the force are mot expected before the close of the present fis- cal yera Magle City Gossip. Joseph Cerney. Nineteenth and P streets, reports the birth of a son There fs a decldedly active demand for teeders at the stock yards these days. A son has been born to Mr. and M Wylle Beckett, Twenty-fifth and Washing- ton streets. Clyde and Edith Gammill of Nelson, Neb., are In the city, the guests of thelr brother, John C. Gammill, Peter Plequeur secures day for the erection of a elghth and V streets Frank Stryker. who recently underwent 0 operation At an Omaha hospital, reported some better yesterday afternoon. ‘The local order of gles will glve an entertalnment at the new lodge rooms, Twenty-third and N streets, Wednesday evening. As compared with February 2 of last year the hog recelpts show a_decrense, there Is an Increase in the receipts of cattle and sheep. The Cudahy company will resume the cutting of ice at SBeymour lake today. It was reported last night that the ice was not eight Inches thick. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson 365 South Twenty-first street, entertained a number of friends Saturday night. As it was a surprise party, & number of handsome presents were given to the host and hostess. NORTH SIDE IMPROVERS MEET Several Movements in Line ot Ret- terments for That Section are Set on Foot. a, formit xeator- welling at Thirty. At the meeting of the North Omaha Im- provement club Monday evening the initia- tive was taken in a crueade toward the improvement of that portion of the city through the beautifying of the property, streets and public grounds, while Chlef of Detectives Dunn started a boom toward ridding North Omaha of obnoxious weeds. The club also heard the report of the ef- forts of Rev. Henry, who is endeavoring to prevent the establishment of another loon or saloons in the Sixth ward. A good-sized delegation of women was pres- ent at the meeting and an effort will be made at a later date to establieh an aux- fllary to the club, composed of the wives of the members of the club. Park Commissioner Craig recommended to the club that the members secure, through Individual or collective efforts, the besutificatian of the streets In that | i’ wiiting as o regular study until such |80 $8,000 appropriation for the mext two | part of the city, and urged better care of the public property there by the planting of shrubs, trees and flowers In the school house grounds. He also asked for more light, pure alr and comforts in the school houses. He urged cleanliness and order, all of which would tend to cultivate a pub. lie sentiment for better homes and secure the best development of the community. In the gencral discussion which followed sev- eral of the women present took part and urged that the suggestions be adopted, while the members, as a whole, pledged their support to the work. ‘A committee consisting of Mrs. Robinson, W. J. John. son, Miss Kimball, R, B. Wallace, Rev. F. H. Henry and 'J. Y. Cfifg wa# appointea by the president, to report within two weeks, some methods of procedure which would accomplish the improvements sug- gested. This resolution, offered by W. J. John. son, was adopted: Resolved, That we ask the present_leg- islature, in all fairness to 100, residents of Omaha, to repeal the present municipal tax law and so allow all cla; s of erty to bear their just share or proportion of ‘the municipal burden. Chief Dunn, in urging the removal of the weeds, offered to don a working suit, swing a secythe or push a lawn mower or become the president of a mowing club as long as the usual yearly growth of weeds remained. The club promised its support and the chief will become the leader of the overall brigade. Rey. Henry reported that he had been battling against the breweries who de- sired to establish saloons in North Omaha and had secured several hundred names of residents who protested against the allow- ance of any licenses which would permit saloons to be located, there. He sald that the matter had been' lald before the fire and police commissioners for their de- cision. Is Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump- tion. Bure, pleasant, safe and guaranteed to soon cure or no pay. 50c, $1.00. For sale by Kuhn & Co. MAY RAISE SOME SALARIES County Beard Considering Depart- ment Pay Holls for ng Year. The county commissioners had the heads of departments before them yesterday aft- ernoon and are still wrestling with the re- sults. At § o'clock the bourd, which was sitting only committee of the whole, adjourned to meet agaln as such at 9 o'clock this morning. To date the things agreed upon are said to be the additlon of & male nurse for the men's ward at the county hospital and the raising of the salaries of some of the employes. Sten ographer Shotwell, in Judge Vinsonhaler's office, is to be raised from 360 to $65 per month, If present plans carry at the board meeting this morning at 10 o'clock, and Recorder Olson, In the same office, is to b: raised from $50 to $60. In the county clerk's office Miss Eva Mahoney's salary a8 stenographer Is to be increased from $50 to 360 per month. In the office of the clerk of the district court Miss Emma Munnecke, amanuensis, is to be ralsed from $60 to $60 and Miss Leonie Groves trom $40 to §45, and Andrew Gallagher, jury clerk, from $53.33 to $30. Other positions are to be considered (his morning before the commissioners meet as a board You Risk Your Life It you neglect piles. They will cause fatal diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve pos!- tively cures or no pay. 25c. For sale by Kubn & Co. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. B o That's All! was | while | prop- I 'NUST LEARN HOW 10 \\'RITE’ Additional Requirement Fixed by Board in Order te Gradnate TOOLS FOR MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL | the Board of Trade Take a Shot at Homan for His | “ Other Members o | Attitade on the Tax Levy. In future neatness, legibility and correct- ness of penmanship will be one of the re- quirements at the high school, and no pu- | pil will be graduated from that insiitution | who does not write a neat, legible and red- | sonably correct hand, except by reason of | physical incapacity Even the teachors | will be made to come up to a certain | standard in this respect. Such s the dic | tum of the Board of Education proclalmed inr its meeting of last evening. This matter came before the board in the form of a report from the committee | ommendations from_ the | which the committee indorsed for adop- tion. The communication of the superin- | tendent, which was addressed to the com- mittee, was as follows: Insist on Good Writing. A good deal of eriticlsm is from time to time indulged in concerning the quality of writing done by the young people who graduafe not only from our own high &chool, but from high schools generally Much of this criticism is unjust, for a ma- high school write a plain, satisfactory hand. Much of this eriticism, however, too much of it, is well founded, for many puplls do B0 out as graduates from the school writing a wretched hand. The and t consider- able number of puplls who leave school be- fore they graduate, writing a or hand, give many times a bad name to the instruc- | tion of the school from which they came It is intended that puplls shall enter the high school accustomed to do at written work and writing a plain, fairly correvt hand. This hand writing should grow bet ter, and not worse, by the time they gradu. ate. That the writing has in too many cases grown worse is due {0 several reasony among others to the naturally careiess habits of some pupils, habits which they #hould not be allowed to continue; to the laxness of some high school teachers who do not exact careful, correct, written work; to the bad example In writing set by somé high school teachers (most teachers in grades below the high school and many high school teachers write well, but a mi- nority have not t thought it worth whil to acquire the correct hand writing which should be to every teacher indispensible); to the fact that many times a quantity of writing altogether too great is required from puplls, so that they cannot do it well in the time allowed; to the fact that no regular instruction in writing is given in the high school, outside the commercial course, even to those pupils who need it. It seems to me that the time is opportune for us to correct this matter so far as our own school is concerned. 1 therefore make the following recommendations: 1. That one of the teachers now in the high school be assigned to teach writing, and that provision be made for another teacher to do the work done by the teacher who_will teach writing. 2. That all high school puplls whose writ- ten schook work is not satisfactory in neat- ness, correctness or legibility be required to time as their written school work becomes and continues to be satisfactory 3. That after June, 1903, no pupil shall be graduated from the high school who does not write a neat legible, reasonably correct hand; provided, that in any case where it is, for physical reasons, impossible for a pupll to acquire suck a hand writing ex- ception may be made by the board upon recommendation of the principal 6f the high school, approved by the high school committee, and the graduation of the pupil permitted. 4. That after June 30, 1904, all teachers in the employ of this board, in the high school or elsewhere, be expecied by this board to be able to ‘write and to write a plain, neat, correct hand writing, both upon the blackboara and in such other writing as is connected with their school duties, unless excused , from this . requirement by . the Board of Education. upon, recommendation by the superintendent of instruction. The report of the committée requested that the committee be authorized to assign another teacher to the high school to take the work of the teacher who is to be placed in charge of, the instruction in penmanship. The report, incliding the communication of the superintendent, was adopted and sev- eral of the members in voting expressed themselves enthusiastically in favor of the plan proposed. Touls for Manual Traini; The committee on supplies reported upon the question of tools for the manual train- ing department of the high school, showing that the tools for five classes in the first year of the work would cost $625; for three classes In the second year of the work, $192, and for one class in the third year of the work, $205; a total of $1,022, without the lathes which had been asked for and which would cost $500 more, or $1,622 in all. Mr. Homan moved that the eommittee be anthorized to parchase all of the tools mentiéoned, including the lathes, and the motion was ‘adopted, the only negative vote being that of Mr. Levy, chalrman of the committee on supplies. g On motion of Mr. Homan the committee on buildings and property was instructed to employ an architect to prepare plans for a two-story, elght-room bullding on the Monmouth Park site, recently purchased A resolution by Mr. Homan fnstructing the attorney of the board to prepare a bill for legislative enactment authorizing the board to refund any part or all of its bonded indebtedness for a period of twenty years at a rate of interest not to exceed 4 per cent, was referred to the committee on Judiclary and the attofney of the board. Toward the close of the meeting the board adopted a resolution introduved by Mr. Maynard and seconded by Mr. Christie in which was expressed in strong terms the displeasure of the other members at the at- titude taken by Mr. Homan in regard (o the recent question of the tax levy for school purposes duricg the coming year, | These resolutions reviewed at great length | the oficlal career of Mr. Homan as a mem- | ber of the board, pointing out wherein ft was believed he had acted in a manner in- | consistent with his present advocacy of a 2-mill levy, and presented arguments and | figures in support of the adoption of a levy of 23-10 mills. Throughout their entire course Mr. Homan's position severely condemned and criticised. The resolutions were adopted by e viva voce vote with no dissemntjng volce. After they bad been adopted Mr. Homan called for an aye and nay vote, but was ruled out of order, as the result of the former vote had been announced. A much-indgrsed document, which was marked as having passed “thro’' military channels” and had gathered signatures all along those channels evidenced approval on the pirt of the army authorities of the application of Captain W. H., Wassels of | the garrison at Fort Crook for the position of commandant of cadets at the Bigh school. 1t was placed on file. An application from Charles M. Richards of ‘his eity for the same position was re- ferred to the committee on high school FIRE RECORD. Store Near HURON, 8. D, Feb. 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)— Bolte & Jensen's general store, postoffice and telephone exchange at Vir- gle, sixteen miles southwest of Huron, wa destroyed by fire this morniug. Loss, $6,000; insured for small amount The Famous 1508 V similar to the 1889 vintage. Immense re- serves guarantee the malutenance of qual ity; 125,719 cases imported in 1902, belng 1 407,304 bottles more than any other brand. on high school, in which was embodied rec- | superintendent | Jority of the puplls who graduate from the | of G. H. Mumm’s Bxtra Dry now arriving is FEBRUARY 3, 190 [ WOMAN IN BLUB AND CHARITY Yesterday was leglslative day with the | Woman's club, and the roll of the Doug- las county representatives in the twenty- | sccond legislature wes posted in conspicu ous prominence suggestive, 1o the uniniti- | ated, of revolt against all tradition and | the motto of the state federation—'Not Demand Success, b esorve It was not the fact, for there was no inten {tion of revolr, and the roll posted merely to aid the women in the more ex- edient exercise of the “privileges” granted them in leu of the “rights” enjoyed by men. As everyone knows, who knows any- thing at all ot the activity of t ized women of Nebraska, there are at least four matters that they propose bringing be fore the legislature this winter, and chiet among these is a bill to secure more equit- able property rights for women. The oth ers include a bili for a court for juven:l oftenders, one for an adequate pure food law and another, not their own, but in which they will co-operate with the State Traveling Library commission in a request for an/ appropriation, of $8,000, instead of $4,000,"the sum provided by the last legis- lature, for the conduct of the commission's work for the biennium. was Previous to the consideration of these matters several other things were disposed of, among them a recommendatiop of the membership committee that an effort be made by members to increase the member- has not already done so exercise her privi- lege of securing one new member, only fifty of the members having done so this vear. It was further rocommended that some means be devised for reinstating members who have lapsed, without requir- ing them to again pay the initlation fee of $2, and that the club year, for Lew members coming in now, be extended to | As the two last | include the year of '03-'04 named recommendations conflict with the provision of the by-laws, the matter was referred to the constitution committee to be reported on in two wecks, As the club fs soon to celebrate the tenth anniversary of %ts establishment, two rec- ommendations were made for such a cele- bration. First, that & banquet be given at some of the large hotels; and'second, that an informal celebration be held in the club parlors. to include a program reviewing briefly the history of the organization, con- | gratulations and many other features so ! attractive that the house unanimously de- cided to accept this suggestion. The Mbrary appropriation came next for consideration. The work of the commis- | slon was reviewed and a letter read from | . L. Haller, the resident commissioner on | the “Needs o the Comm! | he gave chiet credit for the origin and sub- | sequent growth of the commission to the women’s clubs of the state, and tiien asked | their co-operation in the effort to secure | years' work. Miss Margaret O'Brien of |the Omaha public library was among the speakers, and gave an interesting compari- son of the work of the Nebraska commis- sion with that of other states. The time usually devoted to the program was given over to the property rights bill, Attorney D. L. Johnson explaining the pres- ent law and also the proposed bill. He congratulated the women upon their inter- est in the matter of property rights, ex- pressing his sympathy . with their bill which, he sald, was essental and already too long delayed. The proposed bill was drafted by the Nebraska Suffrage assocla- tion, and is regeiving the support ot the women of the state, and ucanimously adopted by the Omaha Woman's club. It is as follows: Sectlon 1—That section %, chapter xxifl, Complled Statutes of the state of Nebraska of 191, entitled *“Decedents,”” be and the same is hereby-amended to read as follows “Sec, 20—The husband of every deceased person shall be entitled as courtesy, to the use, during- his natural life, of one-third part of all the land whereof his wife was selzed, of all estate of inheritance at any time duripg the marriage, unless he is lawfully barred thereof, the same to be anjoyed, controlled, owned, assigned, set off, conveyed, barred and governed In all re- spects in the same mavuner as s provided | for n the foregoing section of this chapter in_relation to the widow's dower.’ Sec. 2—That section ), Compiled Statutes of the State of Ne- braska for 1001, entitled “Decedents,” be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows “‘See. 30—When any person shall die seized of any land, tenements or hereditaments, or of any right thereto, or entitled to any interest therein in fee simple, or for the life of another, not having lawtully devised the same. they shall descerid, subject to his or her debts in the manner following: “1. If the intestate leaves no issue, half shall descend to the surviving husband half to the intestate’s father and mother in equal shares. “2°1f the intestate shall surviving husband, or wife in absolute title, if the surviver be the father or mother of all of sald issues; if not, then one-third shall descend to tHe sury shares to the children of such intestate, and to the lawful Issue of any deceased chila by right of representation. “3. If the intestat hall leave no issue, and no father. one-half shall descend 10 the surviving husband or wife in absolute title, and one-half to the intestate's mother. “4! It the intestate shall leave no lssus, and no mother, one-half shall descend fto the surviving husband or wife in absolute title, and one-half to the Intestate's father. And in case of the death of both father and mother of the Intestate. then the Cne- half of the estate shall descend in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of such Intestate, and to the children of any de- ceased brother or sister by right of repre sentation. Provided, however, that if the surviving husband or wife shall accept the | interest In the property which. he or she may receive from the deceased husband ot wife as provided for in this section, taat then and in that case the same shall be in full for all claim for dower and courtesy which he or she might otherwise have under the provisions of this act and also under any existing laws in the real estate of such deceased husband or wife. And provided further, that nothing in this sec- tion contained shall be 50 construed as,to in any manner affect the right of the sur. viving husband or wife to the hon interest in the real estate of the dec husband or wife, 48 now existing under the present law. If the intestate shall leave no lssue, nor surviving husband or wife, nor father or mother, the estate shall descend in eq; Bhares to'the brothers and sisters o* such intestate and to the children of any de- | ceased brother or sister by right of repre- tation. If_the intestate shall leave no_lssue ror surviving husband or wife, nor father, I mother, brother or sister such intestate's | estate thall descend to the next of kin in equal degree, exc pting that when there are two or more collateral kindred in equal degree, but claiming through different an- cestors, those who claim through the near- est ancestor shall be ppeferred to those ASTHMA Climates wear out. Smokes and sprays do not cure, * They relleve sym ptoms Instead of removing canses ; where We take Asthma so thoroughly out ol the System that nothing remains which can produce an altack; sufferers are soon able to work, eat, sleep and stand exposure without the slightest retarn of Asthma. Belng right in principle our treatment does what " reliefs " eannot do. We cure to stay cured severe, long-standing and pro- Douneed “incurabic” cases, I you are skeptical, it is because you are ignorant of our great work. ince 185 we have treated 62,000 Asthma and Hay Fever sufferers. ' If yon desire eompleto re. lief, bealth restored, and 1o return of Asthma, write for our Book 75 Free. ¥. HAROLD MAYES, BUFFALD, X. Y. ship of the club, and that each woman who | fong’ In ‘which | | bine), 10 to 1, chapter xxitl, | or wife in absolute title, and the other one- | | Murphy. vor in absolute | title, and the resldue shall descend In equal | Mexicanna, 110 (Bur.s), 3 | went | mined whether his fall was claiming through an anc provided, however, 7. 11 _any | dren, or stor more remote; person shall die, leaving chil- leaving one child, and the issue of one or more other children, and any such surviving child shall die ‘under age and not having been married, all the estate | that came to the deceased child by (nherit- | from such decedsed parent shail de | scend n equal shares to the other children | of the same parent. and to the issue of any h other child who shall have died, by esentatior e death of such child who shall and not having been mar- r children of his said par- dlso be dead, and any of them oft {asue, the estate that came 10 sald child, by Inheritance from said par- ent, shall descend to all the issue of other children of the same parents; and the said fssue are in the ssame degree of Kkindred to sald child, they shall share the sald estates equally; otherwise they shall take according to thé right of representa- tion ed, all the: its shall shall have If the intestate shall leave a surviving hushand or wife and no kindred, the estate shall descend to snch surviving husband or in_absolute title. If the intestate shall leave no hus. or wife nor kindred, the estate shall escheat to the people of this stat The proposed juvenile court law was presented briefly by Mrs. C. 8. Lobingier, its provision being already widely known through the State Board of Charities Correction. Prevention rather than correc- tion s its keynote There were present at members of the legislature ‘DRY AND CLOUDY JANUARY t Month Not Su Three Years in Slight Pre- passed in Thirty- elipitation. Not in thirty-three years has there been | & drier January than (hat of 1908 total preeipitation for the month, accord- ing to the monthly meteorological summary issued by the local weather bureau, was .07. January, 1899, had the same record, as also did January, 1879. The average total pre- | cipitation for years is .62, which goes to emphasize the unusual lack of precipitation in the last month. The deficlency of the last month as compared with the average for thirty- three years was .55 The mean temperature for the January which has just passed into history was 27 | above zero, and the mean for Januarys for | a third of a contury back was 21. The | bighest temperature was 51 above on Jan- | vary 15, and the lowest 3 degrees below | zero on the 12th. The greatest daily range | was 29 degrees on the 6th, and the least daily range was 6 degrees on the 27th The average daily excess for last month | as compared with the mean for thirty i!hrPu years was 6 degrees. The accumu- | | lated excess since January 1 was 186. The prevailing wind for the month was a | | northwestern and the total movement was 7,316 miles. The maximum velocity for five minutes was fifty-two miles an hour from | the northwest on the Tth. Not only was last month a dry one, but it was a dark and cloudy one as well. Only nine days could be counted from the 1st to the 31st. There were twelve partly cloudy | days, ten cloudy and five days on which .01 inch or more of rain fell. A Good Thing for Mother. 1f she is tired out, sickly, run down, Elec- tric Bitters will give her new life or there's no charge. Try them. 60c. For sale by Kubn & Co. . ONLY TWO FAVORITES WIN Sloppy Track Spoils New Orleans Sport, Even for Luecky Backers. NEW ORLEANS, ¥eb. 2—Rainy weather and a sloppy track were the racing condi- tlans today. Ahumada and Manshack were well backed and thoroughly at home in thé going, made & show of his company. Re- sults: First race, one mile: Illuminate, 104 (Rob, to 1, secon 5 to 1, third. Sacond race, fern), 12 to 1, fleldy, 7 10 2, 11 (Fuller), 7 Third race, Blue' Ridge, 107 (Robertson), Time: 1:46 5. six furlongs: Ed L, 111 (Red- to 2, third. Time: 1:18. five and a half furiongs Ahumada, 96 (Haack), even, won; Cuthbert,” 109 (Redfern), 7 fo 1, second; L'Etrenne, 106 (Winkfieid), 3 to’ 1, third Time: 1:08 3- Fourth race, one mile, handicap: Nitrate, 115 (Redfern), 8 to 1, won; Brief, 110 (I'ul ler), 7 to 2, second; 'Mrs, Frank Foster, 63 (Lindsey), 4 to 1, third. Time: 1:43 4-5. | oFifth’ race (bree furlongs: Mans 108 (D. Hall), 6 to 6, won; Becky Rice, 110 ! (Hoar), 6 to'1, second; May Holladay, 110 | (Redfern), 9 to 2, third. Time: 0:36 3-5. Sixth race, one mile and a sixteenth: The Messenger, ‘104 (Lindsey), 8 to 1, won; TLeenja, 91’ (Bridewell), 7 to 1, second; Mc- \Williams, 111 (Robertson), 6 to 1, third, Time: 1:331-5. ‘Well Played Horses Win, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.—Well played | horses were again successtul at Oakiand one- | today. The weather was fine and the track slow. Three of the winners were bid up. J. M. Crane_advanced the price of Mexicanna from $400 to_$700. Tower of Candles was Jeave one or|bid up from $500 to $1,200 by T. J. Callahan, more issue, one-half shall descend to the | owner of Champagne, and Frank Woods was boosted from $400 to $,60 by Tim All were retalned. Results: First race, Futurity course, sellina: to 5, won; Gus Lanka, 108 (Birkenruth), 15 to' 1, second; Stunts; 100 (J. Daly), 10 to 1, third. Time: 18 Second race, seven-sixteenths of a mile, 2.year-old maldens, purse: Sofita, 113 (Burne), 3 to 1, won; Juana, 112 (Bullman), 6 to b, second; Miss May Bowdish, 112 (Kin: kend), 7 to 1, third. Time: 0:43, Third race, ‘one mile, selling: Axminster, 109 (Burns), 4 to 1, won; Fossil, 8 (Knapp), 2 to 1, second; Doreen, 104 (Shaw), § to 1, third.' Time: 1:43% Fourth race, six furlongs, selling: Tower of Candles, 110 (Birkenruth), 7 to 10, won; Champagué, 9 (W. Waldo), i2 to 1, secund! Ada N, 109 (Waterbury), 4 to 1, third. Time: | 1153 Fifth race, one mile and a quarter, sells ing: Frank Woods, 109 (Jenkins), 6 to b, won; Greyfeld, 112 (Kelly), 4 to 1, second: July' Gyp, 101 (Lewls), %5 to 1, thifd. Time: 2:12. Sixth race, one mile, purse: Yellow Tail, 108 (Waterbury), 7 0 6, won; Ben McDhui, 105 (Minder), 3 to 1, second; 'Divina, 100 (J Daly), 3 to 1, third." Time: 1:41%. CORBETT MAKES POOR SHOW Featherweight Champion fs Fat to Successfully Meet Billy Maynard. Too PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2—Young Cor- bett, the champlon featherweight, and Bllly Maynard of New York sparred #ix rounds at the Washington Sporting club_tonight Corbett appeared fat and out of condition. In the first round he succeeded in figor- ing Maynard, which was his best effort during the bout. Maynard, on the other | hand, was in excellent form and had all the | advantage. In the second round Corbett to the floor, but it was not deter- e to a punch The fight was disappointing. Ball Meeting F CINCINNATI, Feb, the western were again or a slip. 1s to Materialize, 2.—The presidents of clibs of the National league in conference today and dis- between the National and American league clubs before the champlonship eason opens. The plan did not meet with the ap- provai of the club owners who are here and they thought it best to allow the clubs in the west lo arrange exhibition games Thus far President Dreyfuss of Pittsburg and President Robison of Bt. Loule are the only members here. President Hart of Chi cago and President Pulllam, who were ex- pected, did not arrive today. No word was received from them and it is not known whether they will come Deposits Fight Forfeit. NEW YORK, Feb. 2--J. H. Herman, present gwner of the International Athletic club of Fort Erie, Ont., today posted $,000 as forfeit money for a fight between Jams J. Corbett and Jim Jeffries for the Heavy weight champlonship of the world. The club guarantees a puree of §25,000 and June 2 s the date suggested by Mr. Herman for the match. it all | apd the meeting two The { the bookbinders' union held a conference vith the employers, and after being out but | this month for thirty-three the only winning favorites and the latter, | won; Azua, 107 (Munroe), 15 | won; Stratton 11, 112 (Wink- | second; Little Jack Horner, | | Thi Saint | alleys. Gjlchrist Ahmanson Tracy Matthal . ¥. cussed the proposition for a series of games | JOB PRINTERS MAY STRIKE Resolve to Stand by the New Soale of Eighteen Dollars Per Week. NO WORK TODAY UNLESS IT IS CONCEDED Strike of the Bookbinders Settled .1| te Hpur as Result of & Con- ference, After a Hollday ot Ome Day. The printers of Omaba will strike this morning at all of the job offices to secure a scale of $18 per week, 40 cents per thou- sand for plece work and 53 hours' labor per week This course was decided upon at a spe- cial meeting of the union which did not adjourn until midnight last night. The men will report for work this morning. and if the wages are granted will continue at work. The president of the union, K. 8. Fisher, and the representative of the international union, P. M. Jones, were in- | men out in case the | structed to call all scale is not granted A representative of the employing prin- ters was before the unfon, but the trams- actions in the conference did not permeate beyond the room where it was held. It was not stated definitely last night whether the employing printers would con- | cede the raise or not, but the impression | | was strong that they would mot, and that | the printers would all refuse to commence | | work in the morning. The differences be- | tween them, however, are not so great as to warrant the prediction of a protracted | struggle. While the printers were declding to strike one day reached a satisfactory agreement, and will return to work this morning. HORSE SHOW IS ASSURED Local Association to Promote the En. terprise Will Be Perfected Today. The Omaha Horse Show assoclation will become an actuality today at a meeting of the men interested in the project. This will occur In the private office of F. A. Nash at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul raflroad headquarters, Mr. Nash probably I call the meeting for 2 o'clock. Officers will be elected, a board of directors ap- pointed and the wheels set in motion_for ringing off the horse show here In Sep- tember. Monday afternoon the promoters of thie project met with Mr. Nash, (but owing to the absence of two of them, no formal action was taken. However, cided to give a show, and $, for the prize fund. This is a very generous sum for such a purpose, and will insure the Omaha show entries from all over the country. With such a substantial premium list the best will try. 1t was further decided to be magnenimous and to charge no entry fees the first year This will enable all the local horsemen to enter thelr animals in_competition with the crack horses comprising the forelgn entries, Dr. C. D. Gray of 8t. Louls, the man who has ‘gained a wide reputation as a pro- moter of horse shows, is in Omaha con ferring with the leaders of the horse show movement. Though definite arrangements have not yet been completed with Dr. Gray, it is probable that he will be engaged to promte the Omaha show. He will remain over for the meeting today, and he was present at the informal gathering Monday. The Omaha Horse Bhow assoclation was recently admitted to membership in the American Horse Bhow assoclation- at its annual meeting at Kansas City. F. A Nash was made one of the directors of the national organization. This has a mom- bership list of twenty-five cities, making an extensive circuit. Dr. Gray last year handled the horse it was de- was voted Lynch and John May, jockeys; P. Gallag- hor, Jockey, ‘Was reinaiated: " g Company HASTINGS, Neb. Feb. 23— (8pecial Tele- m.)—The iembers of the Hastings Rid fie and Driving association held & ‘speciai meeting tonight for the purpose of organis- ing & company to purchase the fair grounds Just north of the city the object belng to encourage racing and breeding of fast horsen, A stock company was finally organ: ized and the grounds will be purchased and fitted up in first-class shape. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb, 2—At a con- ference of lce yachtsmen today it was de. cided to postpone the Faces for the interna. tional trophy until next year. The thaw ot the past two days has made the fce unsafe, SORE HANDS Itching, Burning Palms Painful Finger Ends, With Brittle, Shapeless, Discolored Nails, As Well as Roughness and Redness, ONE NIGHrTREATMEIT Soak the hands on retiring in a strong, hot, ereamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry and cnoint freely with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin cure purest of emollients. Wear, during the night, old, loose kid gloves, or hnnglge llgfin in old, soft cotton or linen, For red, rough and chapped hands, dry, fissured, itching, feverishe rralms, with brittle, shapeless nails and painful finger ends, this treatment is simply wonderful, fre- ?urm.ly curing in & single applicution. n no other way have Cuticura Sos and Ointment demonstrated their aston- ishing curative properties more effec- tually than in the treatment of the hands, especially when tortured with itching, burning and scaly eczema, Complete local and constitutional treatment for every humour of the skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair, may now be had for one dollar. Bathe freely with liot water and Cutioura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales, and soft:n the thickened cuticle, Drz, without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Ofntment freely, to allay itching, irritation and inflam- mation, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, take the Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood. This treatment affords instant relief, femflu rest and -lees in the severest orms of eczema and other itching, burning and scaly humours, and points to a speedy, permanent and economical cure of torturing, disfiguring humours from infancy to age, when all other rewedies and the best physicians fail, shows at 8t. Louls and 8t. Paul, in other elties. Me has already been en gaged to promote the shows this year Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Salt Lake City, Houston dand San Antonio, which are all on tWe same dircuit with Omaha. Mr. Nash {s confident that the Omaha show will be a great success. ““We can t fifty Omaha horses to show.” he sald, d we may be sure of about 200 from the outside. There will be a large string of horses that will follow the entire circuit. And_each succeeding annual show in Omaha_will bring out more local horses. will prove a great proposition for this city.” PLAYS JAYHAWKERS TONIGHT Basket Ball Feam to Meet Club from Kansas Unk versity. Loeal Basket ball teams of the University of Kansas and the Omaha Young Men's Chris- tian assoclation will meet tonight on the assoclation gymnasium floor. Two years ago_the Jayhawkers came to Omaha and fairly swamped the local team, but there an be no such fssue this time, as the as- soclation has the strongest team it has ever known. No team in the west can walk away with the Omaha boys. and they will undoubtedly give the Kansans a hard rub, while the chances are all for & victory for the locals. The lineup: KANSAS. Hicks dovel D. Altord 3. Alford Allen Wherry . . Willard Hansen L. Miller Jardine he Krug Parks lost three games to the Natlonala Tast night on Lentz & Willlame Score: NATIONALS. 18t 24 188 162 194 157 15 556 Total. 562 A. Reed . Potter . Totals .... ...86 961 KRUG PARKS. 1st. 24. 3 156 172 34, 167 108 157 151 191 T Billiard Tourmament Opens, NEW YORK, Feb, 2.—The annual cham- plonship tournament of the National As- Rociation of Billiard Players began fonight at the Hanover club, Brooklyn. J. Byron Stark of Wilkesbarre, Pa., and Charles F Conklin of Chicago were' the contestants in the opening game, which Jasted: forty-six minutes. Stark won by 300 to 285. The win. Tier's high run ‘was 4 and his average 6 24-46. Conklin's best effort netted 33 poin! nd his average was 6 15-46. e French ... Frueh Krug Bengele . Totals ... 1 Remove Track Disqualifications. CHICAGO, Feb., 2—At the _regular oIy Teeting of the board of stewards of the Western Jockey club today the dis- Qualification of the following persons and Horses was removed: Pratt Bros., owners the horses Eliza Cook, Trixie IT; Butter 11, property of J. H. Davenport; James My tather had bee: for the last weady 411 hie be years taking your Cascarets. Cascareté he has mever Best For The Bowels Southwest Okalahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Indian Territory and Kansas, are almost the only parts of the west where GOOD lond 18 cheap and CHEAP land is good. Investigate will surely invest. and you The low rates via the Rock Island, February § and W, enable you to look things over at small cost. Ask about them. TICKET OFFICE, 323 Farnan St., 0ml|‘| Rock Island perfoctly aged and abse- lutely pure; Rt Is praised by all who bave wsed It For sale af the leadiag bars, cafes and dreg $, HIRSCH & 0O, Whalesals Ligosr Daaiers, KANSAS CITY, MO. Forty Slzes, 10¢ to e Buach. A. SANTAECEA & 'CO. 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