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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

walks cost the taxpayers enough without
having them broken and destroyed by care
less drivers OF wagons.
The city council will meet today and to-
morrow Bard OF Equalization for the
purpose Of equalizing the special taxes on
sidewalk repairs and on sewer district los.
No complaints on the sewer district are eN-
pected, but there may be some on sidewalk
repairs.
special meeting OF the South omaha
Hospital association was held yesterday aft
ernoon, but there was uo election of officers
as was anticipated. 1t was found that the
bylaws provide that officers can be elected
only at regular meeting and in conformity
with these the election was postponed until
February 81.
The Cudahy Packing company is now
erecting branch houses at St Louis. Mo-
and Holyokc Mass. When these houses are
completed the number Of branch houses of
the Cudahy company viii number sixty
two Locations for several other branch
houses to be erected in the south and east
are being looked for as the Cudahys expect
to continue building right along
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
GAMBLERS OUT ON BONDS
sixteen Men Caught In George Lang,
Place Released from
Custody,

George Lang and sixteen other men VIII,
were arrested with him and charged with
gambling at I'LL st, Marys avenue were re-
leased on bond Tuesday afternoon. after
complaints had been filed against them
Tho trial is set for o'clock February %.
Some of the men have good positions one
being n commission man and another COLI
lcctor for a well known agency.
Andrew Anderson and Reed Yates were
bound over to the district court by Judge
Gordon, their bond being placed at $500
They were charged with burglarlzing the
tailor shop of a. Kodym. Anderson has
another charge of burglary against him.
August H. Mayer was fined S25 and costs
for the larceny OF DR.. Cofman's type
writer.
Jack Kent who was accused of larceny as
bailee, was discharged, as Judge Gordon did
not think the evidence strong enough to
convict him of disposing of a set OF harness
belonging to w. I. Seaman.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
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Ice Harvest Finished.

Ice cutting at Seymour lake has been
completed. The Cudahy company has cut
and stored $4,000 tone of ice and no more
will be cut, as the houses are full. All OF
the houses of the local packers are full and
very little more ice will be cut this season.
At Ashland ice is piled up all around the
lake, the houses being full This surplus
will be sold soon as possible, in order to
dispose of it before the weather softens
Swift and Company have cut surplus OF Ice
at Cut-Off lake and the houses here are
full. There will be no scarcity of ice dur
ing the summer, but from present indica-
tions the retail prices will not be lowered
any.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
Magic City Gossip.

Thomas Hoctor's daughter ds seriously ill
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs Fred
Cockrell, Twenty second and M streets.
The Cudahy Soap company shipped a car
of soap to the Philippine islands Monday.
Police Officer Burson was ON the streets
for the first time yesterday since his recent
Illness.
Dr. Merideth reports a case OF scarlatina
in the old city hall building, Twenty sixth
and n streets.
Colonel Hunt has returned from Colorado
where he spent two weeks looking after his
Il ming interests.
Wanted, a boy with horse to carry a
morning newspaper route. Apply at The
Bee Office in city hall building.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Bombeck, Nineteenth and NJ streets, was
buried at Laurel Hill cemetery yesterday
afternoon.
A meeting OF the Third Ward Republican
club has been called for Thursday evening
at Byrnes hall, Thirty second and Q streets
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
J SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.


In response to an invitation issued to the
public a goodly number of representative
taxpayers gathered at the office Of DR.. C.
NJ. Shiffdel Tuesday evening to devise ways
and Nleans for erecting a permanent hos
pital.
The needs OF a hospital and the probable
support such an institution would receive
was discussed by those present and the
general impression prevailed that the proper
thing would be TO go ahead and see what
could be done about raising $1,000 for the
erection of building. 1t was stated by
several parties that the South Omaha Land
company would most likely donate lot
at or near the corner Of Twenty and
NJ streets, provided a substantial building
Tor hospital purposes was erected. No def
mite proposition has been made by the land
company, as 1t will be necessary for the
present hospital association to incorporate
first and be in a position to show financiar
backing before a deed to land would be en-
tered into Further the land company would
require the corporation to assert that the
ground donated would be used for hospital
purposes only When the incorporation of
the present association is accomplished and
a definite line of action is mapped out the
acquisition of the land needed will be but
a small matter. The pran is to see how
much stock at $40 share can be sold among
the business men and philosophical citizens
and If an amount sufficient to erect and
equip an institution of the kind proposed
| can be raised the question of maintenance
will be taken up. With five packing houses,
one stock yards, four railroads, one street
, railway, one electric light plant one cooper
shop and one brewery it is thought that
there ought to be no difficulty in securing
pledges enough to support a hospital.
| No attempt will be made to sell the cor
porations any stock in the association, the
plan being to ask each corporation to agree
to send check each month for a certain
sum for maintenance fund after the build
ing is erected and equipped.
| The committee on ways and means, which
is composed OF w. S. King, DR.. Schindel,
John Flynn, DR.. McCrann, ]. NJ. Tanner
and Mrs. w. S, Babcock, will continue the
work commsnced and report at a melting
to be held within the next week or two.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
Suffering in MnryyilIe.

MARYVILLE, Mo-, Feb. 14.-(Special.) y
AS result of the protracted and severe cold
weather there is considerable suffering in
this CITY, Coal wood and water famines
have arrived simultaneously. Local dealers
in fuel are unable to get enough supplies to
meet the large demand. Water mains in all
parts of town are frozen up, many have
burst and only by the employment of a large
force of men who go over the entire ground
daily has the city water company been able
to save the mains from being ruined and
becoming useless. There are more demands
ON the county for aid from poor people than
ever before in the history of the county
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

for repairs nineteen days ago, and about
whose safety much anxiety was felt, passed
Sandy Hook bound in today The Catania
left Glasgow on December IS for New York,
and put into st. Michaels on January 6.
much damaged from gales, after being re-
ported sighted at sea as almost a wreck.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.-It was said at the
office OF the Merchants and Miners Steam
ship company this morning that no word
had reached there from three boats reported
missing and containing officers and members
Of the steamship Lawrence, wrecked yester-
day off Port Royal, s. c. All the officers
and crew of the Lawrence live in Baltimore.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
Property Owners Are Pleased.

The resolution of the council instructing
the street commissioner to make a daily re-
port of the amount of labor performed and
of the material used is considered a good
one and many taxpayers hope that the city
officials will see to 1t that the provisions
of the order are faithfully carried out.
There has been a great deal of talk about
the amount of lumber used in sidewalk re-
pairs and indeed it is hard to tell where
the lumber goes, as few walks show that
repairs have been made. In accordance
with the present rule Street Commissioner
Ross will be required to give the lot and
block where new lumber is laid and also
show on his daily report where any work
has been done on sidewalks. 1t Is hoped
in this way to keep a check on the lumber
bills and not take one mans word for the
whole account month after month, as has
been done in the past When complaints
are made by property owners in the future
1t will be an easy matter to turn to the
daily report and ascertain just how much
lumber has been used and how much time
was consumed in making the repairs. This
Is something that has never been done be-
fore, and it is considered a step in the
right direction. 1t is not expected that the
bills for lumber or other material will be
reduced to any extent by this procedure, but
it will show every day where labor and
material has been expended. The work of
the street department extends over a great
deal of territory, as each councilman is doing
all he can to have as much work as possible
done for his constituents. Councilman Kelly
certainly deserves credit for introducing the
resolution calling for a daily report from
the street commissioner, and if the new
plan works all right he will certainly de-
serve the thanks Of the taxpayers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

Suggestions of the beauties of he Greater
America Exposition thrown canvas by
a stereoptCon and accompanied by concise
comments by Miss Stafford Of Sioux City en-
tertained a small audience at Unity church
Tuesday night. While the pictures OF the
prospective exposition consisted LARGELY Of
reproductions Of views OF the one Of 1855
they furnished very enjoyable evenings
entertainment The pictures illustrated the
exposition grounds from every possible p int
of view and under all conditions. They
showed the buildings, colonnades and foliage
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

under the bright sun OF midday and then
through the twilight and into the evening
when the scene was brilliant with ;he radt-
ance Of the electric lamps. The views were
exceptionally accurate and even the interiors
OF the buildings were illustrated with eX-
Collent results
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 14-Fully 10000
men are at work in the coal regions clear
ing the railroad. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road company has posted notices calling for
hundreds of men to clear the tracks The
Reading Railroad company has called out
5000 mine employees to assist in raising the
blockade. The Lehigh Valley is doing the
sama
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
Cited for Not Answering Questions.

cited for contempt by the Missouri senate
for not answering questions propounded by
the Lexow committee surrendered to Ser
geant Arms Reid today. He was taken
to Jefferson City this evening and tomorrow
1t will rest with the senate what shall be
done with him. If Jail sentence is in-
ficted it cannot be- more than ten days, but
a $500 fine may be compiled with it and he
may be compelled to work out the fine in
addition to the jail sentence
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
OCEAN STEAMERS COME INTO PORT.
Liners Held at Sea by Snow and Wind
Put In an Appearance.

Tut Ia an Appearance.
NEW YORK, Feb. l4.-With a clear sky
overhead once more the ocean steamers be-
gan coming in at an early hour this morn
ing First the Cunarder Etruria and Hol-
land American liner spaarnGam were sighted
on Fire Island. Next the American liner
Paris was sighted OF the Highlands. Then
the Anchor liner Anchoria from Glasgow
was reported in Quarantine. Two other
steamers also came in. the Clyde liner AL
gonquin and the Ward liner Macedonia. It
is believed many steamers arrived outside
the bar during the blizzard and stood OFF
shore for plenty OF sea room and that they
VIII reach port later. Among the liners due
are La Bretagne and Gramarcy.
The steamer Catania, Captain Furlong.
which left st. Michaels, where il had put in
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14.-Attorney
General Ford this afternoon submitted to
the railroad commissioners an opinion in
which he says that the committee has no
jurisdiction to adjust rates of the Pullman
Car company.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
Victims of the Storm.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. 14.-Robert
Fowler, aged SO, and Mary Halstead, aged
"A, were frozen to death in the Guayan
valley. 1t is believed that many deaths from
similar cause have occurred in that isolated
section.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

What is commonly known as heart dis
ease is frequently an aggravated form Of
dyspepsia. Like all other diseases resulting
from indigestion, it can be cured by Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t cures the worst forms
of dyspepsia. 1t digests what you eat.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
LONG CASUALTY LIST AT LONDON
Reports OF Wrecks Cover All Avail
nhIe nnIIetin nnnrha.

LONDON, Feb 14-Accounts Of the eff
fects of the gale of yesterday and Sunday
are arriving Announcements of wrecks
overflow the ordinary casualty bulletin
board at Lloyds and fill both the reserve and
the war bulletin boards and are posted
around the walls. This is something the
like of which is not remembered by the
oldest member of the exchange.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
THE REALTY MARKET,
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Tuesday
February IA:
Warranty neaIs
Union Stock Yards company to JOSEF

Union Stock Yards company to Joseph
Iiarkey, lot 6, block IL, LIST add to
T.. E. Church and wife to Joseph Vo-
macka. lot 23 block /, Morrisons
NJ, L. Littleield to u, W. Schultz, lot ''-''
2l, block 3, Smithfeld's subdiv....., 165
NJ. IL. Howes and wife to +, l.. Hall
lot 3. block 252, Omaha.................2 1000
Flora Linnabary and husband to Lois
Cockrell, lot 9, block ., Maxwell &
William Berg and wife to +. II, Haw-
kns WIZ of ely of lot s, Howe's add 500
South Omaha Land company to John
Schneider lot 2, block 35s. South
f. w. Wagner and wife to f. H. Hef-
finger lots and 10, block 3, South
Omaha ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
NJ H. Little to NJ. f.. Neville, eIa of
lot ~, Reeds subdiv ........,..,....... $50
Frank Sodomka and wife to John
KOutsky, nl2 of lot 22 block l6, Brown
PARK ''''.s,'.s'.r.. 4VO
Quilt Claim Deeds.
S. d Howard to Frank Thompson, eX
ct al, lots H. Is l6 and 22 block g.
Wise & P.'s add. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
Deeds.
Sheriff to j. J. Fitzgerald, lots II and
l2. block q Upton place ............... 2S6
Total amount Of transfers ...........s7,7a2
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15
New York Isolate,

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE people of New
York today enjoyed the first sunshine they
have had since Friday, and the city took
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-15

Total amount of transfers ......""s77aa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
WILL ACT FOR ENGLAND.
United States Will Guard Her Inter
ests in Transyaal IN Case Of War.

WASHINGTON. Oct. LIT is practI-
cally settled that the United States will
look after the interests Of Great Britain
In the Transvaal in the event OF war.
Although Great Britain had made no for
mai request fOr such action on the part
OF the United States up to late hour
this afternoon, 1t Is believed that there
is d perfect understanding TO that effect
between the representatives OF the two
governments.
The United States representatives in the
Transvaal and also in the British colony
OF Natal and Cape Town as well as In the
Free State. will be very busy men in the
event oil an outbreak Of hOstiities, for In
addition TO the British interests, which
will be confined TO their care, their first
attention must be directed to those Of
American citizens. These are by no means
inconsiuerable in extent and value The
best Information the State Department
has been able 10 gather tends TO show that
there are no less than one
thousand American citizens in the
Transvaal and Free state alone. and these
Americans are. as a rule, men Of stand
ing, representing in many cases great
American manufacturing and exporting
concerns as well as being charged with
supervision over the interests Of Ameri-
can capitalists who have invested in the
gold and diamond fields to the extent Of
many millions OF dollars
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
JUDGE VICTIM
OF LYNCH LAW
Taken From Home by a NJ sked Mob
in Louisiana and Shot to Death
in the Public Highway.

NEW ORLEANS oct. 1.-THE killing Of
Judge Brazil LaPlace was one Of the most
sensational which has taken place in
Louisiana in years The report in the
vicinity IS that young lady was involved
Her father was connected with the
plantation and left there yesterday seek
ing to take his daughter with him. she
escaped from him and remained behind.
A MASKED MOB.
About 10 o'clock al night some one came
TO the door and called FOR the Judge. lie
came out and while walking down The
high stairway TO the road, a mob with
white masks suddenly rose around him,
seized, him and plnioned his arms. He
was led some distance when the crowd
halted one man placed pistol TO Ia
Places back and sent bullet through
his kidneys, killing him Instantly
LEFT WHERE HE FELL.
The body was left In the road, rain fell
upon II during the night and II was res
cued from the mud by relatives who went
IN from New Orleans this morning.
These relatives aver that the killing was
political but the woman story Is generally
known and the mo5's action was based
upon the fact that Judge BaPiace Is "A
married man, his family residing at
LaPlace, few miles away. named after
his distinguished father.
Judge Rost has called meeting OF the
grand jury OF the parish for tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
WAR, SAYS KRUGER
Tie Says South Africa Must Bs Either
Free or the white Mans Grave.


CHICAGO. oct. 1.-THE following ca
blegram was received tonight by the
Tribune from President Kruger, Of the
Transvaal Republic. The cabegram was
sent in answer to a message from the
Tribune. requesting n statement Of the
position OF the Transvaal I'm the present
crisis. In the cablegram. which follows,
small words have been filled in In order
TO make smoother reading:
Pretoria, oct. II.
Tribune. Chicago: Through the Tribune
we wish to thank our many American
friends for sympathy in the present crisis
Of the Republic Last Monday we gave
England 4S hours notice within which 10
give assurance that the dispute would
be settled by arbitration or other peace
fui means. Tho notice expires at
o'clock to-day. The British agent IS re-
called. and war is certain This is the
fitting end Of the British policy Of force
and fraud which has marked all South
Africa with the blood Of Afrlkanders
We must now make South A. lea free
or the white mans grave. The Republics
forces include an nationalties. among
them a strong American corps. showing
It is not case Of B0er against Uitlander.
but all nations against the English We
have full faith IN freedom and republic
canism. and the righteousness which
guides the destinics of nations.
(Signed) president KRUGER"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
SUMMARY OF T0-DAY'S NEWS.



A woman seeks hos lost husband
DR. Jordan no longer a member of the
Academy Of Medicine and Surgery.
-RichmOnders leave for Cincinnati 10
attend the Jubilee of the Christian
Church
Little doubt that President Mckinley
will attend the launching.
Local daughters Of the Confederacy
choose delegates 20 the l.. ID. &. Conyeu-
tion.
--Explanatlon OF the Richmond com
pany's claim 10 the right OF laying a con-
duit system.
New York River steamer launched.
Several weddings IN the city.
Governor Tyler TO return next week
Man falls hfty feet and probably
breaks his neck.
The ball to the officers OF the North
Atlantic Squadron al Old Point brilliant
affair.
The PiIkinton trial occupied the day
al Powhatan Courthouse and was con-
tinued 20 to-day. Campaign documents
admitted as evidence.
The corpse of suicide found hanging
20 tree after being long time dead.
The Dolphin and Machias al Alex
andra TO take part IN the sesqui-cen-
tennial
THE Jury in the owen case. in Lynch
burg failed 10 agree
General.
President Mckinley addresses the Blue
and GRAY reunion az Evansville.
A Judge taken from HIS home In Louis
lana and shot by masked mob.
The Southern Industrial Convention
spends the dav in speech-making
Eight persons on a Pythian excursion
train injured In collision.
Senator Hin defeated by Croker be-
fore New York state Committee.
Foreign
--latest reports from Transvaal say u
is reported that the Beers have begun the
war The report unconfrmed.
Also. an unconfirmed report that Mr..
Convneham Green has been assassinstsd.
"A Chicago paper publishes cable
gram from Kruger saying war 10 the
only alternative.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN.
Arraycd in Mems Clothing, she ia
radcs Broad street at Nisht.

She pranccd down Broad street shorty
after Il o'clock Last night arrayed IN tne
outfit OF an up-to-date youth. Her Dioh"e
hair was not hanging down her BACK, nut
was tucked under the raksh slodch nat
she wore over q suit Of gray, heht
overcoat concealed the feminine outlines
Of her figure and she swung a tghtly-
rolled umbrella with the n0nchaiahce 'l
q Broadway chappie. The electric hshl
disclosed a fair face and pair of blue eyes
who WAS she? Ask night Waterman
W. S. Huxter. And then ne will tell You
10 ask someone else. lie doesn't know.
lie first saw her swinging with hght,
elastic tread down Broad street, IN the
vicinity of Second street She turned
down sixth street 90 Grace. and disap-
peared in the direction Of Main street
When Watchman liuXter lost the track,
he put the police onto the racket, lie
called up the Second station. and related
his story To a Times man the Second
station sergeant said early Il IS morning
that no trace Of the mysterious woman
had been found
The woman was alone when the watch
man saw her. What was her mission
Whence came she and whittier did she 80?
Who Is she?
Perhaps she was looking for the cate
OF the Shubrick launching.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
From Gunshot Wound Received al
San Francisco de Malabon.
NO MORE OFFICERS FAMILIES.
Otis Says Manila is NJ Place for Them.
lie Would Not Let His Own Come
Under Present Circumstances.
Work Of Raising Spanish
Gunboat Progress
ing Slowly.

SAN FRANCISCO DE MALABoN.
Oct. ll-Gcneral Schwans column. ap-
preaching this town. marched through a
country so muddy that al the mules col
lapSed. lie occupied the town withou,
hghtlng. the insurgents retreating under
cover Of the creek beds. Later reconnoi-
tering in force southwark General Schwan
came upon trenches where hidden insur-
gents poured several yolieys upon the Cen
eral and his stan. The insurgents resist
ed stubbornly.
The reconnoiterers. consisting Of Cap
tain Gearys battalion Of the Thirteenth
Regiment and two guns OF Rileys Bat
terry. drove the Insurgents two miles.
fighting all the way. They found n field
piece and several wounded and sick
Filpinos flying red flags aud captured
twenty-five insurgents including three
officers.
MANY DEAD INSURGENTS.
Many Filipino dead were strewn along
the field
General Schwans main column started
at daylight this morning along a fearful
road on the left bank OF the river, flank
ers being thrown far out and Major
Budds battalion on the right bank cover
ing the flank. rendering the fire from the
insurgent trenches ineffective.
MANILA. october 1l.-j.J5 p. M.-Gen-
eral Schwan's column. having accomplish
ed It's purpose of punishng the rebels.
Is returning from San Francisco de Mala-
bon. with artillery and the transportation
service The naval expedition that re-
Gently went % the mouth Of the Pasig
a.. "a. J.. ...a.f
Arayat reports that no resistance has
been encountered from the Filipinos, 'and
that the work OF salvage Is progressing
slowly.
The Thirteenth infantry lost two ofii-
GERS. Captain Marion b. ssfold and Cap
tain Woodbridge Geary. both battalion
commanders.
CAPTAIN GEARY DEAD.
WASHINGTON. October 1l-General
OTIS has cabled the War Department an
nounclng the death OF Captain Wood
bridge Geary. Thirteenth infantry He
died at O'Clock this morning at San
Francisco de Malabon. from gunshot
wounds received in a reconnaissance to-
ward Buena Vista yesterday.
General Otis disapproyes Of officers
families Joining them az Manila. In
regard to this question he to-day cabled
tho Department as follows.
Formulation Manila much contested.
Provision for officers families cannot be
made Those already arrived. together
with families enlisted men. have caused
much perpiexlty Would not permit my
own family t0 come under existing cir
cumstances: nearly all officers and men
here absent from Manila on duty FAINT
lies should await more peaceful condi-
tions"