Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1903, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA |5 S v s ™ it has for the last few weeks @rading for New Burlington Tracks to Magie City Gossip. A_son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. A Stook Yards is Completed. #. Murdock. TWENTY-NINE NEW CHUTES BEING BUILT JUNE 10, 1903. PERFORMANCE THAT PLEASED | Chotr ot Presents Operatta on at School House. ) SCOTT DIES AT HOSPITAL Viotim of Policeman Goodrich's Handiness with His Revo.ver, . Philomena's Successfully tage John Flynn has raised nearly $100 for the flood sufferers. Mrs. Julia O'Leary of Hokah, here visiting her son. The Lotus club will give a dance at Masonic hall Friday night Rev. W, Gemmill of Pennsylvania is here visiting his brother, John D. Gemmill Miss Eunice Ensor, who is still danger- ously 1ll, was reported some better yester- day. Frank Barness is reported to be getting alon nicely at Bt. Joseph's hospital in Omaha. Over 0,00 shingles have been ordered for the repairing of the roof on the West Bide school. The fire and_police board did not mest last night. The next meeting will be held on June 16. Bee Hive lodge of the Masons will hold a public instailation at Masonic hall Thursday night. James H. Bulla s advertising to recover his black riding mare which strayed away from his home & night or \wo ago. J, G. Jacobson and family, residing at 108 North Twenty-first street, will leave Wednesday_for a three months' visit with friends in Sweden. The divisions of the Christian church will meet follows this weok: 1 division with Mrs. krank E. Jones, 58 North Nineteenth street, Wednesday aiternoon; C division with Mrs. W. G, Keefer, 620 North Twenty-third street, Thursday’ aft- Minn., is The senfor cholr of 8t. Philomena's cathedral produced last night in the hall of the parish school the operetta,,Pauline, or the Belle of Saratoga,” before an audi- ence which numbered all of the 90 ticket holders who could gain an entrance. The performance on the miniature stage of the school was really pleasing and went without a single one of the distressing or amusing mishaps which usuaily fall to the lot of the novice on the boards. Of the singing there has been no question among those who had heard the cathedral cholr or the Elks' quartette, but as to po and gesture, glance or inflection? Miss Veronica Doherty in the name part has a most pleasing stage presence and gown, and sang tastefully and played as though she had been in other plays a time or two, Her two solos, "My Heart for Thee" and “Stay not Long Away" she gave with considerable assurance of action, sing- Ing tastefully. Miss Genevieve Croft as Clara Rivers gave a soubrette song, “Men THE MAIN CHANCE by Meredith Nicholson, is a straightforward, honest picture of life of today in a wide-awake, progressive western city. It leaves with the reader a MAN ARRESTED FOR BEGGING ON STREETS feted by Officer, Who Says He Fired Only to Scare, Proves Fatal to the Prise oner. Other Extensive Improvements to In- Capacity of Stock ng Made—Magic City Gossip. Eimer Scott, the man who was shot by Policeman Goodrich, died at the Clarkson | + Memorial hospita: at a little after 12 o'clock | yesterday, Coroner Bralley was notified and | took charge of the body, and was cun- sulting County Attorney English In regard to holding an Inquest. An Inquest will be held, but the ‘coroner has not de- | termined upon the time. | When Chiet Donahue was notificd of the death of Scott he said he would suspend Goodrich when he came at 4 o'clock to g0 on his beat and hold him suspended until further orders of the Board of Fire and | Police Commissioners. At the board's meeting Monday night a statement from the policeman who did the shooting and one Grading for the three Burlington tracks from Thirty-sixth street to the west en- trance to the Union stock yards has been ompleted and tracks are now laid con- necting the yards with the line of the Bur- lington which skirts the western limits of the city. This grading has occupied the entire winter and spring, as the cuts were deep and long, about 200,000 cublc yards of earth having to be moved. Now that the tracks to the yards are laid the Burlington has commenced the erection of live stock chutes. Twenty-nine | chutes for loading and uniouding are being are Such Decelvers.” in the second act|yyj¢ on each side of the tracks. These brightly and was recalled. Thomas SWIft| nytes extend from Thirty-fourth street as Captain Weston, an frascible and gouty | agt to the western end of the big sheep X { from the chief In regard to the matter were handed in, read and placed on file. Scott is supposed to have come to Omaha from Sioux City. He was begging on Doug- Ias street on Sunday night, when Officer | Goodrich placed him under arrest and started to walk with him to the station. | After going a eoupls of blocks the pris- | oner broke away and ran. Goodrich drew his revolver and fired three shots, saying | in his report to the police board that he only intended to scare the fleeing prisoner and cause him to stop. One of the bullets struck Scott in the small of the back and passed entirely through his body. Inflicting & mortal wound. Bcott was taken to Clark- son hospital and Goodrich returned to his beat. A statement is given out at police head- quarters that the sheriff of Sarpy county has identified Scott as A man who was once | convicted and sent to the penitentiary from that county. County Attorney English who ia busy with a murder case in criminal court, said Jast cvening that he had had no time to inquire into the Scott case, and was un- prepared to say what steps would be taken with reference to prosecuting Officer Good- rich. The county attorney will attend the inquest today and afterwards base his con- clusions. T see no reason why Goodrich should not be treated exaoctly as any othor man who has shot and killed another,” he romarked when pressed for an outline of the probable action. Chiet of Police Donahue laid off Officer Goodrich yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, pending the investigation into the shooting of Elmer Scott. EAGLES TO VISIT AK-SAR-BEN Hundred or More from the Omaha Aeris Will Make a Fra- ternal Visit, An flluminated document bearing the natures of Mayor Moores and at least 10| of the prominent business men of the city, | will be presented to the board of governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, a memorlal | from the Omaha aerie of the Eagles, an- nouncing In blue and red below the out- spread wings of an eagle: First fraternal visit of the Omaha aerle, No. 6. Fraternal Order of Eagles, to their | turbulent brothers, the Knights of Ak- Eaigiata, i, oxlacugnsd, boieg 36 T B R o prscecd. to.the den of Ak-Sar-Ben, thus giving them the fun of plucking our tail feathers. Every member of the order who signs the agresment contributes, in addition to Ak- Sar-Ben initiation fee §1 to make up a special fund to be used by the aerle In pro- viding some special testimonial to the mem- bers of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben who may be on hand to recetve them. What this testimonial will be has not been de. cided upon and will not be until just be- .fore the night the Eagles make thelr fra. ternal call. It will be of a nature to make | the night memorable and to show that| when the mighty champlons of Ak-Sar-Ben | XIV get hold of the Eagles of the aerio | of Omaha they will have captured a lively lot of birds. The date for the fraternal visit has not | been decided upon, but it probably will be the last Monday night of the present month, for by that time the men who| are assisting the grand muft! and the supporters of the throne will have, in a measure at least recovered from the great strain which attends upon the first pre-| sentation of the work and will be ready | to stand a test of endurance and skill which might overcome them while they are yet under the strain attending the first night of the work. There is also some doubt as to how the Eagles will proceed to the den. It has been suggested that they march from the aerle headed by a band, another suggestion is that they take cars to that scene of mystery and frolic, but In the face of these suggestions a motfon has already been adopted by the| Eagles requiring each one to fly to the rendesvous. The exact date and means of transportation will be announced later. —— The Calumet restaurant opened up last night to a crowded house. ot ————— Charge Boys with T Martin Duer, a farmer boy who has been employed as stable boy at the Merchants xpress barn, is alleged to have stolen 9.0 from the company., The boy was ar- rested in Frits Wirth's place last evening | by Detectives Donabue and Heitfeld. The mongy alleged to have been stolen was the day's collections from one of the package delivery wagon drivers, and the boy was told to oare for It until morning. It is claimed he mailed 350 to his father, who a farmer at Staplehurst, Neb., and blew in He wrote his father another letter, say- ing he wished he would send him back the plus §10, as the money was stolen and he ‘wanted to make it up. to reall He seems unable the predicament he is in and has the appearance of belng somewhat oft men- y. southerner, and August Kroeger as BSir Charles, the conventional foolish lord fur- nished the fun, the former In particular giving an unusually consistent character- Ization and both singing well. Clinton Mil- ler, while not perhaps blessed with the stage presence of the others, has a fine and flexible tenor which he uses Miss Doherty and Mr. Miller sang a duet, Speak not the Sad Farewell,” very pleas- sang well together. The piece held one principals and the chorus injected quite a little dash. The piece is by George Cooper and H, P. Danks and Miss Swift furnished the ac- companiment and had acted as musical director during the rehearsals. Before the operetta and between the two acts the pri- mary and older classes of the school sang #0ongs on the stage. Little Mary Mangan, 6 years old, drew uproariously applause by her rendition of a lengthy “piece.” SUMMER TIME CANDY TRADE Omaha Manuacturer Says Dull Season Follows Fourth of July Business. The manufacturers and wholesalers of confectionary are just now busy getting out thelr wares fof the Fourth of July trade, but after that is out of hand follows the candymen's dull season. “For obvious reasons, manufacturer, summer time. People want frults and sour things, and sugar is heating to the blood. We have a few Mnes which we work at sald a leading we spend. For {nstance, all sorts of peanut candy we do not make at all until fall, sour drops are perhaps more used in sum- mer. People do not like chocolates for they melt on the fingers. Business picks up again in early September and from then on we are busy with stock for the Chris mas holidays. No, the recent rains have not Interfered much with the candy trade, beyond keeping children away from the shops, and they only save their money for a sunny day and the trade gets it just the same. Of course the farmers will be busy with their crops later than usual and will not come to the small towns as often, so that perhaps our sales to these small places \in our territory. may be slightly decreased.” ATTEMPT TO SETTLE STRIKE Councll Representatives Have a Conference. Representatives of the Bullders' exchange and the Bullding Trades council were in conference yesterday at the exchange rovms trom 10 until 12:3, but failed to reach any dGefinite basls of settling pending differences, The men were guarded in thelr stalements to the press, but admitted that after a rather thorough discussion of issues they were not able to agree on any definite plan without further conferences. Representa- tives of the tradesmen sald, however, that the situation was not discouraging and that they had reason to hope for an ultimate solution of the strike. There were five committeemen from each side at this conference, and the idea w for them to select four persons for a board of arbitration, the last two members of which to be selected by these four. One of the conferees said another meeting would be held subject to the call of the contract- ors. Bellamy & Hornung, plumbing contract- | ors at the federal bullding, have settled all differences with their five or six men. A Wonderful Change. Weak, sickly invallds are soon changed by Electric Bitters into healthy men and women. They cure or no pay. b0c. For sale by Kuhn & Co tm—— Waiting to Hear from Editors, The meeting of the executive committes of the Commereial club was postponed from yesterday until Thursday, the obrincipal reason for this action being that Secretary Utt expects (o receive a communication from the fonal Editorial assoclation in regard to the program which will be ar- ranged for its reception and entertainment in this city. The members of the Press club and the committee of the Commercial |club have mapped out a program for action during the convention and have sub: it to the executive of the editorl; tion. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Hon. Fred Sonnenschein of West Polnt x-l\n"m}m‘ ck;): a guest at the Millard. Ro. ale, secretary of the Dempst Mill Manufacturing company of Beatri:s, is in the eity, 8. K. Jackson, formerly of Omaha, now a resident of 8an Jose, Cal, is in the city, the guest of W, N. N He will re- main in the eity this Mrs. J. H. Ashdown and Harry Ashdown itted ocla- Aids Digestion || Horsford’s | Acid Phosphate Half a teaspoon in hall a glass :; ‘water after meals nmodm‘ 'tfi istress, oppression an z m"l«llp . Gives good appe- {Iou. perfect 0 and restiul sleep. A Tonic and Nerve Food. NE PAY GASH “Ye Old Booke Shop,” LM TARNAM X, Turs your old books inte money. Telephone B 2357 of Winhipeg, L. A. Anderson of L Angeles, 8.'J. Fearson' of Texarkana and R."O. ‘thompson of Bt. Paul are at the Ler Grand. J. H. Henderson of Leavenworth, G, W. Bover of Pender.'3C. Tiodue of Hastings. and TS, ). . 111 it f 8- ) and Mr. and Mrs. A~ Reisen of Butte. Neb" are at the Murray Walter E. Douglas of Seattle, W. 1 Hyder of Campbell, A: B, Prentice of Norih Loup. N. 8" Haraing ot john M. Jones of Scr ? of 'Gibbon ‘afe at the Millard. 1 Pavis J. M. Holt of Miles City, 3. A. W Deadwood. J. F. Crocker of Kearney. W, H. Savadge of Boise City, W. M. Abel of Portland, ‘Ore., and George L. Jackson of Deadwood are’ at the Paxton: Mr. and Mrs. E. Davis of Dallas, Tex., 3 A Rice of Bruart, R I Simmons and . © Osborn of Battle Creek, H. 8 Do How and son of Coleridge, James 1 R and sen of Holdreg, B. Bheridan of Blue "Hill and E. A Thorp of Nebraska City are at the Merchant LOCAL BREVITIES. Ed Swarts, residing at %9 South Twenty- venth street, Tested by Detectiv erday afternoon overcoat from m of Butte, Neb., ¥y e of stealing d hotel Charles Johnson of Council Bluffs came over yesterday evening with somewhat of a , but as It was not extensive enough to t him he requested the bartender in the loon at corner of Fourteenth and Douglas streets to kindly add to his col- leation of drinks. The barkeeper would not comply. 8o Charley put his fist through one of the ‘plate glass windows In front, and Detectiv prought him in and locked m up on & charge o runk an disorder] ~ pleasingly. | antly and Miss Croft and Mr. Kroeger also | £00d quartette and a finale, into which the | ‘the business fs dull In the | during the warm months and others which | Popeorn goods and lemon and other| ebraska City, | W, | Proposition. These | barn. This makes fifty-eight chutes in all and two trains can be unloaded or loaded at the same time. A big concrete retaining wall, four feet at the base and two feet at the top, elght | feet high, holds the banks between the | tracks and the chutes. In these vards the | pens and alleys are to be paved the same | as at the stock yards. First, there will be |a five-inch layer of cinders and then the | paving brick. It Is expected that the chutes | will be completed not later than July 10 At any event everything will be ready be- fore the range cattle commence to arrive. Since the grading for the tracke into the, yards has been completed the blg steam shovel s now at work on the west divislon of the cattle yards. Thie new division will be erected west of present west division and occupy a portion of the ground where the stand pipe stood for #n many years. Material 18 on hand for the constraction of this division and work will begin just as soon as the graders are through. The new division will estend a'most to Thirty-third street Starting at the horse and mule barn there is an elevated walk leading to the hill eattle division. This walk is to be ax tended so ns to take In the entire new division. All of the mew dlvision s to be completed will give yardage to a large numher of eattle and therehy greatly in crease the capacity of the vards. first-class shape, placed in condition for travel. Foresters Conclude Sessfon. The first annuel state convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters was held at the Anclent Order of Hibernians election of officers as follows: Moersen, Columbus, chief ranger; J. Finn, Greely, vice chief ranger; A. A. Wertz, Fremont, secretary; N. P. Platt, Omaha, treasurer; Rev. D. W. Morlarty, spiritual advisor. J. J. Gillan of South Omaha, H. Parr of Dodge and Frank Hanlon of Fr mont were elected trustees. A. M. Galla- to the intérnational convention which con- venes at Dubuque, Ia, in August. The next stal in June, 1906. A meeting of the state court will be held at Fremont in June, 1904. In the avening the delegaies, members of the order and their friends were entertained at 0dd Fellows hall. Addresses, music and recitations occupled the evening. Death of Frank Plere: Frank Pierce, a well known student at the South Omaha High school died at Lin- coln yesterday as the result of an opera- tion for appendicitis. The remains have been sent from Lincoln to this ecity and now repose at the undertaking rooms of Heafy & Heafy on North Twenty-fourth street. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced eometime today. The de- ceased was formerly a member of the First Nebraska volunteers. Fire Fighters Visit Packers. Tuesday afternoon Chief Garrett of the fire department cscorted the captains of the hose companies through the stock yards and packing houses in order to famil- farize them with the location of hydrants, hose, etc. The trip occupled all of the forenoon and when it ended the captains were fairly well acquainted with the sit- uation. Chief Garrett proposes taking all of the men under his charge on such tours occasionally in order than when there is a packing house fire the men may be tairly well acquainted with the premises. Cudahy's Loss Exaggerated. In talking to a Bee reporter yesterday E. A. Cudahy sald that the report sent out that he had lost $1,000,000 by the Kan- sas City flood was entirely wrong. “Our loss sald Mr. Cudahy, “is got nearly as large as reported; in fact, the loss is prac- tically nominal under the circumstances, Continuing, Mr. Cudahy pald that his ice machines at the Kansas City plant were now working and that the lower portions of the house were being cleaned. Steam has been turned on in the bollers and the plant is ready to start operations almost any day. In the opinion of Mr. Cudahy it will be ten days before the rallroads and stock yards at Kansas City will be ready to handle livestock. By that time he pre- dicts that ell of the packers will be ready to begin slaughtering. Coal and Salt Famine Ovy For about two weeks the packers have been worrying about the supply of steam coal and the receipts of salt used in curing meats. Now all this is over. The Mis- ouri Pacific has opened its lines sufficiently to send in southern coal and salt, so that there is no danger of a shutting down of the plants, on account of a shortage of coal or salt. Other lines carrying coal to do business and the packers look for a big days. Commercial Club Cireula; The South Omaha Commercial club has decided to have about 5,000 circular letters printed, a copy to be sent to each voter in order to enlighten the people on the bond circular letters wiil contain extracts from. the reports made by the speclal committee and submitted to a meeting of taxpayers at the South Omaha club rooms last Friday night. Some of the members of the club figured that circular letters sent into the homes of all voters would do more good than public meetings While the club is doing all it can to boost the bonds, the general public evinces very little interest in the coming election. t Attend Drill. Captain Bruce McCulloch, commanding the Bouth Omaha cavalry troop, has issued orders that members of the troop must pay strict attention to drill Monday nights. Last Monday night the captain found it necessary to send out several squads to bring members to the armory who had for a number of meetings appeared negligent. Now that positive orders have been issued and the men understand that they must attend drills unless excused, It is thought that the troop, when it goes on the strest, Burlington the The Thirty-third street steel bridge is in the stone approaches at both the north and south ends having heen hall, Twenty-third and N streets, Tuesday. The day's session closed at 7 p. m. with the Theodore gher, South Omaha, was chosen delegate convention will be held at Omaha the packers are rapidly getting in shape to | | reserve supply of coal here before many | | substitute. ernoon; D division with Mrs, J. B. Orange, 28 M street kriday afternoon. MILLARD RIFLES MATTERS Company Getsa New Membership Equipment and a Ha Guidon. The Millard Rifles, upon the oceasion of their weekly drill last evening, were given a most agreeable surprise in that Mrs. Cooper, the wife of Lieutenant v Cooper, presented the company Wwith a | beautiful silk, gold trimmed guldon, worked | in cardinal, gold and blue, the colors of the Rifles. Captain G. W. Sues accepted the guldon with a few well chosen words and presented the same to Sergeant A. 8. Hardy, in command of the zouave detach- ! ment of the Millard Rifles, who, in behalf of the detachment, heartily thanked the kind donors, The zouave detachment is now handsomely uniformed, having just had issued to them new trousers, The company further celebrated the addition to their membership of the following: Carl A | Ellegard, Julius Greevy, George Phelps, | James G. Jacobsen, Charles P. Weeks, Fred | L. Barber, William L. Stuart, Harold John- paved and theroughly dratned and when | on, Edward Cochran, Charles Dunn and Gustave Wiig Eugene T. Harris was dropped from the | rolla for the good of the service. The Rifles have just had jssued to them twenty-five tents, new army blankets, pon- chos, gloves, trousers and a full kitchen and mess outfit, while Senator Joseph H. Millard has added fourteen volumes to the library upon subjects dealing with military affairs, At the prize drill, which preceded the flag | presentation, Corporal H. H. Remington won the gold medal and Private C. Bonce the silver medal as the best drilled men. ONE STRIKE THAT WON OUT Sudden Walkout of New Head Nurse at Wise Memorial Hospital s Narrowly Averted. A small sized strike, which for the mo- ment promised to be serlous, was narrowly averted at the "Wise Memorial hospital Monday. The demand of the union, which in this ¢dse cori¥fited solely. of Miss Rose, the new head nfse recently brought from Chicago, was not for the abolition of plece- work, nor for shorter hours nor bigger pay, but for the use of the room that had been set apart for the head nurse when the hot pital moved into its present quarters and which had been ¢ccupled by Miss Rose's predecessor. When Miss Rose reported for duty she found that the head nurse's room had been rented out to a private patient while she was relegated to a back cubby- hole. Her remonstrances seemed to have no welght alongside of the revenue coming in from the pay tenant until her patience was well-nigh exhausted. room at my disposal. If this is not done by that time I will quit and go back to Chicago,” was the ultimatum served on the women who act as directors of the hospital. About 345 this answer came to the head nurse: “You shall have the room as soon as it is vacated by its present occupant.” And the operations scheduled are going on as usual. NEW RESIDENTS FOR OMAHA Rural Free Delivery Department Headquarters Will Bring Num- ber of Families Here. H. A. Clark, who has been In charge of the western division of the rural mail serv- ice since November last, with headquarte: at Denver, arrived yesterday morn- ing. He 18 here to complete arrangements for the immediate transfer of the western division headquarters from Denver to Omaha, pursuant to recent orders from the Postoffice department at Washington. The headquarters of the rural-free de- livery department has been maintained at Denver for the last three years. nineteen agents and inspectors connected with the division and seven clerks, and all of these will be transferred now to Omaha. The seven clerks will become permanent residents of Omaha with their families The department has already been assigned apartments in the federal bullding. Mr. Clark has been acting division superin- tendent since the death of Mr. Annin. HAIR SOFT AS SILK. New Sclentific Treatment Kills Dan- druff Germs and Makes Halr Soft. It is an accepted fact, a proven fact, that dandruff is a germ disease, und it s also a demonstrated fact that Newbro's Herpleide Kills the dandruff germ. Without dandruft falling hair will stop and thin hair will thicken. Herpicide not only kills the dan- aruff germ, but It also makes hair as soft as silk. It is the most delightful hair dressing made. It cleanses the scalp from dandruff and keeps it clean and healthy. Itching and Irritation are instantly relieved and permanently cured. At all druggists. There's nothing *“just as good, Take no Ask for “Herpicide.” Send 10 cents In stamps for free sample to The Herpicide Co., Detrolt, Mich Marriage Lice Marriage licenses were granted yesterday as follows: Names and Residence. William _Gabernowitz, Omaha Emma BSachs, Elkhorn Casmier Rynkoski, Omaha . Martha Mikulski, Barpy county Otto Wedin, Omaha . Emella Carison, Omaha . Hans H. Staben, Calhoun Lizzie K. Ehlers, Millard John M. Brothers, Omahs . Martha M. Lepinski, Omaha W. F. Diesing, Omaha Flora’ McMulian, Omaha Age. Drives All Before It. Aches and pains fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 8¢ do sores, plmples, boils, corn and plles, or no pay. 26¢. For sale by Kubn & Co. “I'll give you until 4 o'clock to place my | There are | | of the rallroads of the city compared with pleasant impression of a type of people and a phase of life well worth a closer acquaintance, a people cordial and genuine, a life energetic and profitable, full of broad opportunities and stimulating rewards. WORK OF COUNTY ASSESSORS | They Return Valuations Abovt as Fixed by Equalising Board Last Year. TOTALS BY DISTRICTS NOT READY YET nty Commi Board of Equalisation to Receive Complaints and Give Hear- The County Board of Equalization met yesterday morning and organized by eloct- ing James P. Connolly chairman. It was an- nounced that no hearings would be had on complaints before Monday afternoon, but complaints would be recefved and notices sorved as fast as possible. Despite the requirements ot three of the assessors failed to return their books as required Monday, one Bouth Omaha ward and two country precinots being missing at the time the board met. The books are in such shape that it is im- | possible at this time to give the assessed valuations in the precincts as returned by the assessors, as only a few of them have prepared summaries as contemplated by the law. The Fourth ward of the city of Omaha, in which the assessor returned real estate of a total value last year of $3,136,808, this year returns real estate of a total value of $2,116,8%; personal property last year, 1,010,960; this year, $1,202,843. In the Eighth | ward of the city the comparative figures | are: Personal property, 1902, $113,200; 1903, $122,633; real estate, 1%02, $1,272,920; 1803, $1,338,605. These are the only two pre- cincts In which the figures of the assessors show the total valuations. It will require a week of hard work in the tax department to arrive at the total assessed valuation as returned by the assessors. The assessment on the public service cor- porations and on the personal property of the rallroads In the county show a marked contrast with the assessments upon the same property as returned last year, and more nearly approach the valuations as fixed by the city Board of Review after the complaints of the Real Estate exchange had been made. Returns on Blg O The returns are as follows, compared with the assessors’ returns and the final assess- ments last year: the law, Final Assessors Return, Figures, 1902, 1903, 1902 200,000 § 460,000 § 445,300 435,000 © 500,000 426,000 X 630,000 146,000 61,060 Totals $1,013,000 31,786,060 §: The assessment on the personal property Gas company.....§ Water company Btreet Car Co.... Electrio Light Co Telephone Co... the figures of last year are as follows Final Assessor's Return. 1902, E 1903, Union Pacific...$28.478 #41,880 Terminal Co.. 8,000 Council Bluffs bridge .. 25,000 Burlington . 1,600 Total . 38478 80 s In the South Omaha packing districts the assessor seems to have taken cog- nizance of the action of the county board of equalization last year, und, with one small packing establishment removed from the list, this year he has only reduced the grand total of the assessed valuation on the packing -houses and the stock yards about $20,000, no reduction being made on the yards at all. The figures are as follows: Final Figures. 180. 38,00 800 3,00 27w 74,00 P 673,700 VAIN ATTEMPT AT ERASURE Levine Brothers Get Over Sig) a n O Assessor’s Return. 1902. 1908, § 8.5 8146 0,015 Armour Cudahy Omaha Hammon Bwift ... Brock Yds. Co. Total 80,000 N, 00 656,15 Iate Trouble oth Lan A diffculty between two brothers, wherein entered a sign and a bucket of paint, was alred In Judge Altstadt's court Monday afternoon and again yesterday morning be- fore Judge Berka In the police court. Last December Bam and Joe Levine were partners in a second hand business on North Bixteenth street, but S8am sold out to his brother and the sign of “Levine Brothers” was left over the shop and ran over the baker's next door. Later Sam ! now a thember of the June grand jury. | occupled by The New York Commercial Advertiser old sign. Its wording offended his eye and he spoke with his brother of it, but nothing came but mere words, 8o he took It unto himself to remedy the mat- ter He hied himself to a painter and arranged to have the offending words covered deep In a garb of new paint. The painters came and were met by Joe at the door. They placed the jauder against the bullding and one of them started up. He had not gone far when he was down again through the force of Joe Levine's arguments and threat to tip the ladder over. Another of the painters essayed the scent and again a victory was scored for Joe. Then Sam appeared on the scene and, taking the pot of paint in his hands, started for the sign. In a moment there was confusion and much paint splattered everywhere and no ascent. Three times Sam attempted the ascent and then he was_grasped sternly and shoved inta the gutter by George Marshal, who works for Joe. That was all until George Marshal ap- peared before Judge Altstadt Monday and was fined to the extent of $ and costs for ssault and battery on Sam Levine. On the morrow Joe was tried before Judge Berka on the same charge and the case was dismissed, 80 there Is now the rubber to be played SCENTS FRESH BOODLE CASE Grand Jury Resumes Investigation of Missouri Legislative Cor- ruption, ST. LOUIS, June 9.—The local grand jury resumed its investigation into state bood- ling today. It developed that an attempt was made four years ago by a legislator to solieit a bribe from John 8. Finkenbiner, who is It is sald the legislator approached Mr. Fin- kenbiner with the Information that ft would he necessary to put up $3,000 to kill a bill_compelling the recording at length of all chattel mortgages. The detalls are well thought, and will be Inves the grand jury. in hand, It ated fully by No Venom in 'E No polsonous purgatives enter into Dr. King's New Lito Pills. Basy, but prompt, they cure or mo pay. Only 25c. For sale by Kubn & Co. BURNS IN SPITE OF GONGS Chinese Canmot Stop Fire in Great Revenue Buflding at Peking. PEKING, June .—The extensive bulldi the Boards of Revenue and Rites are in flames from end to end. The revenus bullding contains 4,000,000 taels The burning bulldings adjoin the legations and the foreign military governors are doing effective service. The Chinese fire department, equipped chiefly with banners and gong, Is helpless. The Board of Revenue bulldings were to- tally destroyed and the soldiers demolished the Board of Sites bullding to prevent the flames spreading to the foreign section. No | estimate of the lo ent. is obtainable at pres- down condition. It but is a pleasant vegetable preparation. TELLS OF KAW TOWN FLOOD Louis Edwards Writes Interesting Letter on Oonditions at Kansas Qity. SIDELIGHTS NOT PUBLISHED BEFORE Says Yellow Journals Printed Many Exagwerated Storfes and Predicts that City Will Recover with Benefit, A letter to Jonathan Edwards of this city from his son, Louls Edwards, in Kansas City, urder date of June 4, gives an Inter- esting description of the foods thero A few sidelights not in the published reports are found In these extracts Conditions tody are much improved and rapidly growing better. Today a portion of the pumping machinery on ‘this side of the Kaw wns put In action. The water in pipes is dirty and fiithy; in fact, contami- nated by sewage, and it' will be weeks be- fore city water can be used for cooking or drinking. Wes depend on cisterns, which are full, and wells and springs, which are fortunately numerous and ovcrflowing as to quantity. The sanitary problem s & serfous one. Tn the downtown districts de- pendent on indoor closets prompt action was taken. Closets were nailed up or locked and tents erected over sewer man- holes and catch basins. This gave some tetaporary relief, but s In {tself a mena as sewers are full and cannot empty ther - selves until the water recedes in the river Fears of food shortage were -ntertained for a day only and no one wil starve or even suffer. Potatoes on Monday were $2.60 a bushel and eggs from 25 cents to 50 cents a dozen. Some other prices rose to almost panic levels, but today prices are normal Fakes Pure and Simple. Stories in New York and other “yellow journals” about "40,(00 people homeless,” 8,000 people on the verge of starvation.' “thousands begging for food on th streets,”” etc., etc., are fakes pure and i ple and without' warrant, and are culated to do Kansas City much harm. can take care of the situation and things are rapidly resuming normal conditions In a business way, just as far as possible. The criminal ‘element is under excellent control and crime and lawlessness has had small opportunity. The whole police force is on duty by day and the Third regiment covers the eity by night. They have a way here of doing things up in short order and losing no time when an emergency arises so when the flood became alarming the chiefs and mayors of both cities at once closed up all saloons tight as a drum and arrested a few reluctant saloon keepers. They also gave orders to police and sol- diers that any one found robbing houses. firebugs, thiev footpads and ‘“‘water rats,”" when caught were to be shot with- out any parleying in case any resistance to arrest was put up. This latter Instruction, I think, has done much to reduce crime The fear of the law, when backed up by army men with plenty of ammunition, does much. The police system has been admir- able. The loss of life has been comparatively small. 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