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UPTOWN BRANCH OFFICES.
At. Thomas w. McAuliffe- & Co.'s Drug
Store, southeast corner Of Tenth and J
streets.
OAK PARK AGENCY-Carter's Black
smith shop, corner Thirty-fourth street
and Sacramento avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
SOCIETY IN NATURAL HISTORY
High School Students Organize to
study Organic Life In and
About Omaha.

The first meeting of the Omaha High
School Natural History society was held
Thursday night in the auditorium of the
City hall, which will be the permanent
quarters of the organization. Seventy mem
bers were enrolled and the following officers
were elected: Arthur Schrieber, president;
Mabel Packard. secretary and treasurer;
Burt Lynn and Reed Hanchett, curators
The society was addressed by Prof. Bene-
diet instructor in biology and letters were
read from Charles E. Bessey, acting chan
cellor of the University Of Nebraska and
head of the department of botany, and
President Andrew S. Draper of the Univer-
sity of Illinois.
The society membership, which is lin
tied to the students in botany and zoology,
is organized for the purpose of studying the
plants and animals in Omaha and vicinity.
1t expects to complete n biological survey
OF this region by the close of the year. The
members are divided into research commit
tees" each of which is to Investigate a
particular division OF plants or animals and
to report the result of the work done at
the meetings OF the society. In this way
preparation will be made for the weekly field
excursions to be made in the spring. The
society will keep in close correspondence
with similar Organizations and will found a
museum and special library.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Railway Notes and Personals.

Charles Young of the Burlington pas
senger department has returned from a
business trip to Denver.
E. Haney, superintendent of the union
station, was at his post S duty yesterday
after several days absence on account of
sickness.
G. G. Dennis. division freight agent of the
Elkhorn railroad with headquarters at
Deadwood. is in the city, Mr.. Dennis was
formerly local agent for the Elkhorn In
Omaha and his periodical visits here are
always made pleasant for him by reason of
his extensive acquaintance.
w. j. Hutchlson, a New York railroad
magnate interested financially In numerous
western railroads, passed through the city
yesterday on his way from Denver to New
York.
j. w. Mum, chief clerk in the Elkhorn
passenger department has returned from
a trip along the South Platte division. lie
reports all of the stations in excellent
condition and business flourishng at every
point.
p. p. Shelby of Salt Lake, superintendent
of the Utah 4 Northern railway, was In
Omaha yesterday, visiting with his many
old friends while enroute TO Salt Lake from
the east. Mr.. Shelby was formerly general
freight agent OF the Union Pacific.
A party OF fourteen bankers and financial
men from Michigan are touring Nebraska
and Colorado In a special car on the
Burlington. under the chaperonage of A.
NJ Johnson OF Curtis, Neb, an immigra-
tion boomer. Their visit to these western
states IL for the purpose of informing
themselves on their resources with view
TO future investment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
PRICES TAKE A BIG TUMBLE
Related Selling Orders from London
Causes Market to succumb TO
Demornlization.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The quiet of the
market proved a shortlived affair and gave
way to an active resumption Of the selling
movement on the receipt of belated selling
orders from London. The list crumbled by
degrees until the whole market succumbed
to decentralization. Losses were particularly
marked in New York Central Louisville and
the Grangers. The industrial list suffered
acutely, Metropolitan dropping an extreme
nine points.
Disappointment over the small loan con-
traction shown by the bank statement and
renewed apprehension over the situation In
Boston had to do with the late decline, The
net losses ran up all the way from three to
nine points in the principal active stocks and
no attempt at support was apparent except
for hasty covering by shorts in few stocks
which caused sharp rallies. In mcst in
stances the last prices were the lowest of the
week, and in some cases. of the year,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

d. G. Forbes of Alliance is in the city
on business.
D. M. owen of Norfolk is in town to
spend Sunday.
p. T. Heacock of Falls City is in town
to remain for q few days.
George f. Thayer, a prominent Kansas
City man, is at the Millard.
M. A. Chantry, Malvern Qa.) business
man, is in the city for a few days
DR.. Il. A. Berryhall of the United States
navy Is a guest at the Millard hotel.
Charles Chamberlain, from, Cincinnati, is
spending n few days In the city on a
pleasure trip through the west.
d. M. Tomblin, president and general
manager of the Nebras ska Colorado Mining
and Development company, is in the city
in the interest of his company.
j. l., MacEvoy, representing the great
diva, Emma Nevada, arrived I'm town yes
terday to complete arrangements for the
appearance of Nevada and her company at
the Boyd on the afternoon of Wednesday,
December 27. Nevada is on a trans
continental tour from the Metropolitan
opera house, New York City, to San
Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
OES TO JAIL UNTIL HE PAYS
Former Cincinnati business Man I'm
Drisoned by Federal Judge
I'm n Bankruptcy Case.

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 16.--Adolph Stern
berger, former business man of this city,
was today sentenced by Judge Thompson
CT the United States court to be imprisoned
in the Miami county (ohio) Jail until he
was willing to comply with the order of the
court to pay to a trustee in bankruptcy
$1,000. Sternberger had some time ago filed
a petition in bankruptcy, alleging he had
no assets The referee, however, discovered
that he had sum of money deposited in a
bank in his wife's name and had a power
of attorney from her to draw upon It, The
court then ordered him to pay over for
creditors $1,000, which has not been done
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Real Estate Activity Essential.

John e. UT, secretary Commercial club:
"The city of Omaha is product of Ne
braska. Their destinies are linked together
When a man has been very sick, II is not
expected that he will resume the active
functions OF life at once. So the years Of
crop failure in Nebraska, and at the same
time the financial panic, so prostrated our
forces that II must necessarily take con-
siderable time to recuperate. 1t Is necessary
for real estate TO advance in value and for
holders TO make sales A city must grow
from within itself. The people who build
the city are generally those who have
made money out of the sale of city property.
Real estate is advancing in Omaha and con-
siderable is beginning to change hands. The
state has abundant crops and live stock and
1t is reasonable to suppose that within the
next two years there will be numbers Of
building enterprises, such as jobbing houses
and manufacturing establishments. 1t will
require patience to wait until the oonges-
tlon, brought about by our late troubles, has
entirely passed away. In any event, we
have much that is eneouraging-buildings
are all occupied, the close OF this year will
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
MOON PUTS ON BLACK MASK
Planet Passes Through Shadow of the
Earth, But Clouds Interfere with
Scientific observations.

The moon was out on a masquerade Satur-
day night and its face resembled the regula-
tion holdup man with its dark mask and
mysterious appearance. This fact may ac-
count for the absence of all the little stars,
as they doubtless trembled and shook and
sought refuge behind the clouds to escape
the Vaccinations of the silver ruler of the
heavens.
The fact that an eclipse of the moon had
been announced called the attention of the
whole city toward the heavens between the
hours of and o'clock and it is safe to
say that every person in Omaha who was
not totally Blind took a peep skyward at
some time or other during the occurrence of
the phenomena.
The progress of the shadow over the
moons surface was watched with much in
terest from the observatory at Creighton
college under the direction of Father VIII
liam f. Rigge, S. ]. Through the telescope
the slowly encroaching shade over the silver
surface could be observed to good advantage
and as the planet turned from a bright
glare TO a dull reddish hue the sight was
a magnificent one. The majestic approach
OF, the shadow was slow and gradually the
argent portion grew less and less, until there
was but tiny crescent and at last dis
appeared totally as far as the eye was able
to see, although the eclipse was not total, a
1-125th part being free from observation
From Father Rigge, who is authority on
all subjects pertaining TO astronomy, 1t Is
learned that the moon entered the penumbra
or outer shadow at 4:S3 In the afternoon;
the shadow at 5:45, and was In the middle
of the eclipse at 1925 The planet moved
from the shadow at 9:07 the penumbra at
1919.
Father Rigge was much disappointed that
the heavens were obsoured by clouds, as he
had planned some interesting observations
one OF them being the passage OF the moon
over smaller stars as the eclipse blots out
the glare that surrounds II ana allows OF the
observation OF the lesser stars close TO the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
DECISION ON ACCRETIONS
Federal Courts Have Jurisdiction
Along the streams that Are
NaVigabIe.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.--Judge e. B. Adams
has handed down an opinion from the ben noh
OF the United States circuit court In which
he establishes the important precedent that
questions involving the ownership Of acere-
tions to property along nayigable rivers are
matters for the federal courts to consider
In the course Of his decision, Judge Adams
says: II have found many cases announc-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
SAYS He RAN AGAINST BRYAN
Insane Man Committed to New
York Asylum with "a Strange
HaIIucination.

NEW YORK, Dec 16.-John M. Meddn,
who says he is from Lincoln, Neb. was today
committed to Bellevue hospital for examina-
tion Meddin says that several years ago he
ran for congress against W. J. Bryan and
was defeated. He has the hallucination that
score OF men are following him to kill
him and secure possession OF his property.
Chancellor Walworth. lodge A. F. and A. M,
is looking after Meddin temporarily.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

No man by the name OF Meddin ever ran
against Bryan for congress. The nearest
approach to 1t Is r. w. Maxwell, who was
the prohibition candidate in Bryan's second
campaign, when Allen w. Field was the re-
publican candidate, Jerome schamp the
populist and Bryan the democrat.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Governor sehoneId buys "A Will.

MARlNETTE, Wis, Dec. 16-It Is re-
ported that Governor Schofeld has pur-
contract with the Hines Lumber company
of Chicago to raw 300, 900 feet Of pine. II
is one of the largest saving contracts ever
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Exhibit of Rare Rugs,

A collection of rare rugs will be on eX-
hibition Wednesday afternoon at 1920 Doug
las street under the auspices of the women
of the st. Mary's Avenue Congregational
church. lecture will be given at 3 o'clock
by q. L. Pushman, the rug collector on
the Art Of Rugmaking," illustrated with
hand loom.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

disk, The atmospheric conditions precluded
any scientific observations, and the observ-
atory was used only as a place to crafty
the curiosity Of interested parties who
yearned to see the masked moon at closer
range
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

ing the general doctrine. that local laws
must determine the riparian rights OF own
ers, but subject in all cases to the primary
right OF the United States in navigable
waters for the purposes OF commerce.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
MUST PAY FOR LUXURIES
BARRIERS Union Contends Tousorial Artists
Are Giving Too Much for Dime.
WANT FIFTEEN CENTS FOR A SHAVE
If Customers want Faces steamed
Nccks shaved and Moustnches
Curled, They Must Pay
Extra for Attentions.

| There is likely to be some trouble among
| the BARRIERS of Omaha on account OF the
stand taken by the BARRIERS union in regard
to raise in the scale Of prices. Some
of the shops have all along been charging
10 cents for shaving, but they are mostly
hotel shops, where transients get shaved,
and they have not had much effect on local
| trade. Some time ago 1t was decided to
ask all the big shops down town to raise the
price of shaving to 10 cents and a commit
tee waited upon the proprietors with this
end in view. Mos. of the men signed the
agreement, but a few held out for various
reasons, and the matter has now reached
the arbitration committee of the Central
Labor union, which body will endeavor to
find a solution Of the knotty problem.
Those in the forefront of the movement
for higher prices claim that too much has
been given for 10 cents. They hold that
shave, steam for the face, neck shave and
moustache curl is together too much work
for dime. They are willing that barber
should give his customer a neat, plain and
comfortable shave, but when it comes to the
matter of all these nice attentions and lux
urious elegancios they feel that the man in
the chair should be willing to pay higher
price. 1t was agreed that if a man went into
shop and asked for a 1O-ceut shave he
might have shave and no more. If he
wanted the other attentions he must pay at
the rate of cents each for them unless he
paid 10 cents for the shave in the first
place and then he was given the accessories
along with his shave.
This state Of affairs was to apply only to
the big French plate mirror shops in the
downtown district, the less pretentious
chops in the outskirts being allowed the
privilege of charging 10 cents as usual, as
few of them are given to supplying their
customers with luxurious attentions.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
One BARRIERS Opinion.

one bhrbers Ouln1Oh.
In speaking of the matter one of the
prominent BARRIERS of the city said he had
not put his prices up because he had under
stood that all the shops had not done so.
He was willing to elevate the scale soon
as it was demonstrated that all the others
were going to do the same thing, but he did
not feel it was justice for few to fall in
with the new order of things when others
would not. as this would allow his customers
to go elsewhere and get their shaving done
for 10 cents and he would be loser by it.
He was of the opinion that the raise in
prices would be of little or no benefit to the
BARRIERS. In the first place it would cause
many men who now patronize the barber
shops to purchase razors and learn to shave
themselves. Again, many who were in the
habit of shaving every day or several times
a week would shave less frequently and the
barber would be loser thereby Many clerks
living on attenuated salaries would either
shave themselves or seek second class shops
where they could get shave for dime.
"As for myself" continued the proprietor,
81 have always been in favor OF giving my
customers all l could for the money. L
have always got cash for my work, and feel
like giving the best / can under the cir
cumstances. / pay good price to my bar
bers and only employ the best-those who
give satisfaction to my customers. l feel
that if the price is raised l will lose by It..
In the first place, 1 must put shaving tickets
with eight shaves for 81. This will mean a
loss of a considerable sum to me during the
year, as l know from experience. A GUS
toner will come and get ticket and pay
the cash for it. When it runs out he will
say, We'll, make me out another ticket and
I will pay you for it later He will try this
trick, say two or three times, and then be-
fore l know it has gone to another shop
and am out All this time have been pay
ing my help cash and have got nothing in re-
turn. Another thing l have noticed is that
one barber will stand all day and get moth
ing but men with tickets. The man next
to him will get the cash customers at 10
cents each. This will make the former bar
ber angry, and the first thing know he will
be scraping the heads off some OF my Gus
toners and the trouble begins to brew right
in my shop. The next thing will be a reduo
tion in the money l pay my help for; with
all these inconvenience to put up with, I
cannot pay the salaries 1 am now paying.
pay good wages, as high as any OF the 15
cent shops in town. and l cannot see how
labor can feel that l am not treating it
fairly under the circumstances
The barber also rendered the information
that in the 15-cent shops a customer could
at the present time get his work done, be 1t
little or much, for $3.50 in cash paid in ad-
vance per month. A man could get shaved,
his hair cut and have all the frst-class at
tentions of first-class shop for this amount.
He said he had worked in shop of this
sort and had figured up what it cost prom
inent man in this town for his shaving, and
it came to Just cents per shave under this
method.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Fred Davis, cashier First National bank:
How can The Bee be SO misinformed as
to say that capital is not being invested in
such enterprises in Omaha? l can see a
substantial gain from year to year These
enterprises are not it is true, coming as
rapidly as l should like to see them come,
but they are coming, and investments in
South Omaha are notably encouraging. Those
enterprises now here are doing well and 1
don't think it can be justly claimed that
we are out of the race by any means
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

j. II. Millard, president Omaha National
bank: II dent see but that the people of
this town are doing very we'll AS far as
their ability goes they appear to be doing
everything they can to help the town along
l think the people are pretty loyal and
pretty faithful and l don't know of any
considerable investments of the character
mentioned being now made by Omaha people
elsewhere"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

The men who rent bicycles are always
glad to hear of the arrival of one of the
vessels of the navy at Washington said
a warrant officer of the Detroit the other
was tied up. See those fellows going
toward the gate?' continued he, pointing
with the end of his pipe to half a dozen
5ackies walking away from the dock. I'm
scorching up and down the streets on bikes.
The sailorman's favorite recreation on shore
is bicycle riding, and Washington is his
favorite place to indulge liz it. Nearly every
few who don't know how are anxious to
learn to steer a wheel. Those boys have
shore leave to-day and they are going to a
place where a wheel can be rented. They
will spend the whole day riding over the
city and out into the suburbs.
It's fine exercise for them and their
money is better spent than if it went to
boost up the profits of a gin mill. The boys
all like to get TO Washington because the
streets here afford the finest bicycle riding
in the world. at least that part of the world
We visit. Yesterday there were twenty of
the men from the Detroit ashore and six
smooth asphalt pavements. They returned
to the ship last night on time and all the
better for their long ride. Before the bike
became popular the programme would prob
ably have been eight hours of ~carousing
with a watch in the brig to follow.
THE officers encourage bicycle riding
among the men. First because IL is good
for the men physically and serves to keen
them away from booze. Tn only trouble
they ever have Is an occasional jar with
a policeman about a burst of speed, fer a
sailor after a long cruise feels free from
constraint once he gets mounted on a wheel.
and he Is scorching before he knows IL.
The police are very kind, however. and j
ever arrested for falling to observe the
laws governing bicycle riding"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
Returning Good for EVIL.

Detroit Free Press.
Il came upon a couple Of boys fighting on
the street the other day." said the portly
man, as he laughed at the recollection.
They were both smeared over with eggs
and were fighting like a couple of young
wildcats.
AS a usual thing I do not believe in in
terfering with quarrels among children. be-
lieving that IL is better 10 let them fight ii
out and settle their differences in their own
way.
But they were fighting so fiercely and
were using such bad language that /
thought II best to separate them.
Getting hold Of their collars / pulled
them apart and demanded an explanation.
He threw a rotten egg at mel" shouted
the younger OF the two as he struggled TO
get at the other boy again.
This was undoubtedly a fact, as the
boys clothing was a strong stimoni TO
the point In evidence.
Tut. tut said !; you should have re-
turned good for evil
- did, he sobbed, the reaction having
set in. The one that / threw at him was q
good oner"