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Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

the benefit performance Of "a Night in Boz
hcmia," given by the LEGAL lodge OF Elks
under the management OF Messrs. Lamb and
Getz OF Omaha. Il was a great success
in every particular, a large amount Of money
hcInE rnnlilrl-
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract, title and loan office of
j, w. Squire, lO1 Pearl street:
First National bank. Council Bluffs, to
BLOCK T. t'I iots l. 2, 'S 3 and I. biGoaeRR J, in
Rohrer's subiiv. in Beers add and
part street, W d..............,,...S $500
William Lee and wife TO Daniel
O'Connor, nwA and nwh swA 33-77-
y, W s,.p..'. 1-.H......D.. sSo
bar and wife, lots 10 and IA, block /,
PlainVtew add, " d.............. 75O
games o. Sargent 10 Charles NJ. Smith,
nwA nwl4 ~2i-7i-S9, Il c d.."."""..... 1
Total, four transfers ....,.,... sl2, ojl
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

ATLANTIC. la, Feb. 1O.-(Special)-An
important business change has just oc-
Cured in this city, Shaw 4 Cromhic. the
leading lumber firm, having disposed Of all
their interests in the county, including the
yards at Atlantic, Griswold, Lewis, Wiota
and Lorah, to the w. T. Joyce company OF
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
No Inquest Necessarily.

The body Of Robert Schneider, who COM
mitted suicide at the Neumayer hotel Fri
day evening, is still lying at Lunkley's I'M
dertaking rooms oil Broadway. Carl Bam-
berg, brother-in-law of the dead man, ac-
conipanied by a friend, viewed the remains
yesterday afternoon and said arrangements
for the funeral would be made today. Coro-
ner Treynor has decided that an inquest
will be unnecessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

Epworth league at $50 p. m. preaching at
1:30 p. m. The idwee prayer meeting will
be held Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
At Epworth Methodist church services to-
day will be held as follows: sunday school
at 2 p. m, preaching at 3 p. m. The mid
week prayer meeting viii be held Thursday
evening at 7:3O o'clock.
Rev, Alexander Litherland, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian church, will take as
the subject of his sermon this morning,
Gods Call to Holy Enthusiasm" Dr..
Harsha Of the Omaha seminary will occupy
the pulpit in the evening.
The First Church Of Christ CSctentist)
will hold services this morning at 1915
O'Clock in the Sapp building. Experience
meeting will be held Wednesday evening at
s o'clock.
AT the First Presbyterian church this
morning the pastor, Rev. w. S. Barnes, will
take as the subject OF his sermon Religion
and Health At the evening service at 1870
o'clock the theme Of his discourse will be
Keeping the Heart" Sunday school will
be at noon and the Westminster league
prayer meeting at $3.50 p. IN.
w. M. DALEY of 1406 Avenue J will do
all kinds of bicycle repairing. Work guar
anteed and terms reasonable. Give him a
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

Valentine dancing party given by Coun-
Gil Bluffs camp, Modern Woodmen OF
America, at WoCdmen of the World hall
Wednesday evening, February IA. Each
guest will receive a valentine. Whaley's
orchestra. Admission, 20 cents. Extra
ladies, 10 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

SIOUX CITY, Feb, 10.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A letter just received here from
Dawson City, Alaska, relates that on Jan
uary ID all records for cold at Dawson City.
Alaska, were broken. The temperature went
to seventy-fiye degrees below zero and more.
so low that no thermometers could register
it. The temperature had been forty below
for a month.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
MUST CURTAIL THE EXPENSES
Municipality Will Have to Navigate with
Close Reefed Sails This Year.
CAUSE, DECRsiS.D ASSESSED VALUATION
Source of Concern TO the Members of
the Finance Committcc of the
city Council - Estimate
of the Revenue.
CAUSE, DECRsiS:D ASSESSED vALUATIo

The finance committee OF the city council
has begun to figure on the appropriation
ordinance for the fiscal year commencing
April / next, and the decreased assessed
valuation is consequently a source of much
concern. The income of the municipality
will be seriously decreased and with the
amount available 1t is a serious question
how some of the city departments will have
sufficient revenue to support them for the
coming twelve months. One thing is APP
parent to the finance committee, and that is
that the appropriation for each department
will have to be materially cut down.
Fol the year about to close the revenues
of the city amounted in round figures to
about $40, 900, although all Of this was not
collected. The 10-mill levy was estimated
to bring in about S42, 900 and about $50, 900
was derived from licenses, fines and the
mulct tax. The assessed valuation of the
city has been reduced about 1000, 900 and
this will make a decrease of $40, 900 in the
general fund from the 10-mill levy. In ad-
dition to this about So, 200 will have to be-
drawn from the general fund more than
there was last year to meet the water rem
tai. The law restricts the levy for water
purposes to 3 mills, and as the water rental
to be paid by the city amounts to $26, $50,
1t is easily seen that close upon $40, 900 will
have to be drawn from the general fund to
meet the deficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
FARM LOANS

Negotiated I'm Eastern Nebraska
and Iowa. James N. Cassidy. jr,.
G6 Main ST.. Council Bluns.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
Estimated Revenue.

The finance committee has figured that
the revenue of the city for the next fiscal
year will amount to about $4,000 at tho
most. OF this 1914 900 will accrue from the
regular 1O-mill levy and 1888, 900 from fines,
licenses and the mulct tax. The appropria>
tons for the year just closing were as fol-
lows:
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

AJAX Tablets-A very popular nerve and
vitalizing tonic. DeHaven's drug store.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
ncrthick Climb.

Valentincs-Go to DeHaven's and see the
hcautiful nOyelties-nnl so cheap.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
TRUST WILL BE BUSY IN IOWA

Novelties in valentines at DeHaven,s.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
Real Estate Transfers.

HowolI's Anti "Kawf" cures coughs, colds
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

In the face of the decreased revenue the
committee has figured that the appropria-
lions for the coming fiscal year will have To
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

Davis sells paints.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
ORGANIZE FOR PROTECTION.
Marriagenble Young Men Of billings No
to BE OMtdOnc.

Marriageable Young Men Of Billings Not
to he Outdone.
The marriageable young men Of BILL
ings have formed a society for proteo.
tion. In pursuance to q call issued a
few days ago by his nibs, the Poo Bah,
n number Of the above class met at the
Chapple Drug store Sunday and after
much heatbd disphssion decided that
in view De ayfsting circumstances,
which had AapAed the young ladies to
form n club 6r society, they must or
ganize for protection. They had some
little trouble III determining upon q
proper name for the organization, bu {
finally concluded that three BIS would
fit the case. Now, some might think
this means Billings Biggest Buns, but
IL Ia far from that. The society wants
1t distinctly understood that they are
Billings Best Boys, md it IL a fore.
gone conclusion tbdt no Il will dis.
pute the ApplicAtion-not even tile
young ladiesl The sooiety's club col.
ors will be yellow (%jenlousy) for the
present, but II the young ladies' organ.
ization Ia not bursted fiat 0 all the
members will be wearing black
(%mourning).
The b. b. Bis. will soon give q stag
party and 1t being the first exclusion Of
the fair sex, WI can already zee the
tender hearts Of the latter iuttering
and their club organization fast disap.
pearing. .Mr
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
oliver EATING" JOHNSTON DEAD.
Passing Away of u Pioneer and Trail
Blazer In California.

Passing Away OF u Pioneer and Trail
Blazer In California.
NJohn Johnston, known the country
over as "L.iver Eating Johnson died
at the National Soldiers home at Santa
Monica, Cal, on Sunday, Jan. ~, and
thus came to the end the earthly On.
ieer Of a trail blazer and intrepid pion.
Ger whose heroic exploits on the west.
ern plains are inseparably connected
with the early history Of the common.
wealth Of Montana.
. For the past twelve years Mr.. john
son had made Red Lodge his home,
coming here from Billings and taking
up a ranch, which he disposed Of last
summer to q. W. Savage OF Hunters
Hot Springs. Before Billings had a
place Oh the map, Mr.. Johnston wal
deputy sheriff Of Custer county, with
headquarters at the town Of Coulson,
aud was on duty there in the early
eighties at the time his bosom oompan-
ion, "Muggins" Taylor, himself an
officer Of the law, wal shot and killed
in the discharge of bis duties by Henry
Lump, a drunken galoot whose wife
supported him by taking In washing.
Mr.. Johnston was the first constable IN
Red Lodge and served several terms IN
that capacity. Though a powerful
man physically, exposure IN camp and
on the trail brought Its inevitable re.
suit, and his iron constitution finally
gave way. Wrecked In health and In
purse. be was forced to accept financial
assistance iron, his friends, and this
worried him considerably. Though
~disliking to leave the scenes Of his for.
mer exploits, with the attendant az.
soc%iations. his aversion to being made
an object Of public charity overcome
his p~rejudiees against becoming an In.
mate Of the home for disabled veterans
and so he reluctantly consented to en-.
ter the California Soldiers home. Up.
OH leaving Red Lodge. less than two
months ago, the old man broke down
and wept like q child az the train
whirled him away from his friends, and
1t IL fair to presume that his last
thoughts AZ he lay dying In a strange
land. among strange people IN that
home by the side OF the sea, were Of
those generous friends and exciting
scenes OF former days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
low has two governors and

Kentucky now has two governors and
today, presumably, two legislatures,
in session in different towns. Cover
nor Taylor is the ma who vas legally
elected, but as all the machinery of the
state is in the hands Of the democrats,
he will probably be robbed Of the Office.
Then the people will settle the matter
at the polls next fall, but in the mean.
time the state is liable to be deluged
with blood, all of which can be laid at
the door of democratic debauchery Of
the elective franchise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06

And now the democratic Butte Miner
and the democratic Helena Indepen.
dent are calling upon the supreme court
of the state to disbar democratic Gov
ornor Smith, democratic Congressman
Campbell and democratic Attorney
General Nolan. They should include
Hartman in the lot, too. This demo.
cratic row is getting to be Sc rotten
that Montana has got to be purged of
the boodlers and if a clean sweep be
made Of all the democratic officials, a
long step will have been taken in the
direction. There is not n Of
them who Is not identified with one
or the other and If the supreme
court will just brand a few Of them,
the people will see to it that they do
not get into Office again.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
DIDN'T KNOW CAMPBELL.
House D%OOrkaeper Sees so Little Of Him
That lie II Refused Ambulance.

House Doorkeeper Sees 20 Little Of Him
That lie IL Refused Abundance.
Montana Ii being we'll (?) represented
IN the lower house of congress these
days, according to the following Wash.
ington special to tho Minneapolis
journal, to thu effect that the d%oorkeeper
did not know Campbell:
A. j. Campbell, tho new representa-.
tive In congress from Montana, has
been no busy acting an attorney for the
prosecution In the Clark bribery case
that no has hardly had time to make
acquaintance with his legislative duties,
In fact. he has been TO the house no
seldom that tho d%oorkeepers have not
learned to know him, and the other
day when no attempted to enter he
was abruptly stopped,
''Th6 house III In session." said the
terrible f|nnctionary with that air of
Gnaiity bafore which the outside world
t.remhtsa.
"What Of III" inquired tho chunky
littla man with tho bundle OF papers,
"Y6u can't 40 I'M that's all"
but I'm u member"
Aud thh d0orkaeper Ia still apologize
Ing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06

too good to do it; this newspaper has
always claimed that ii is just as cor
rupt as the Clark faction. But the
latter is not yet ont Of the woods, by
any manner Of means. Admitting that
these men are testifying to the truth, it
does not clear CLARK Of the charge Of
having purchased his election. Before
he can do that, he must prove where
that $50, 900 came from and disprove
the mass Of testimony from credible
witnesses that Clark's known agents
attempted to bride them.
The Clark men are making a defense
on the theory that if they a show the
DAILY Gro wd is corrupt, it will cover up
their own crookedness. But this line
of reasoning will never 60 down with
the senate investigating committee; it
cannot consistently take sides with the
pot simply because it il proved that the
kettle is just as black. The proper
thing to do is to thoroughly show up
the corruptness Of both CLARK and DAILY,
unseat the former if be fails to prove
that be was not elected through bribery,
and the people Of Montana will do the
rest. They will punish, both these
democratic factions at the polls next
fall and see to it that a legislature is
elected which will not make the name
of this state a stencil from ocean to
ocean and cast ignominy upon every
in it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
Z STATE NEWS.

The little town Of Monarch is suffer.
ing from an epidemic of mumps.
Work on the concrete lining Of the
Wickes tunnel will begin in a few days.
A premature explosion in the Pony
mine Saturday resulted in instantly
killing two men and injuring two
others.
The employees of the Great Northern
railroad have concluded not to strike
and have accepted the new schedule
offered by the company.
During 1899 the Northern Pacific
express office at Bohemian did business
to amount of $13, 500, all increase over
last year Of nearly a thousand dollars.
A mans skeleton has been found in
the Madison county mountains with
both hands fast in a bear trap. The
skeleton is thought to be that Of George
Humphrey, who mysteriously disap.
peared two years ago.
A great strike has been made in the
Clipper mines at Pony. in which Henry
Filing is interested. A 25O.ton con.
contractor is to be built to work the
great ore body uncovered. An offer
Of $500, 900 for the property has been
refused.
Work has been suspended on the
property of the High Ore Gold and
Copper Mining company at Basin. A
new company recently took hold Of the
property and it was rumored at the
time that a concentration would be
erected.
A grand lodge of the Scandinavian
Brotherhood was instituted in Butte
last week. The order has a member
ship in the state of about 600. The
next meeting of the state organization
will be held in Great Falls Oh the first
Thursday Of next February.
Sheep Inspector Patterson Of Choteau
county has %quarantined five bands Of
sheep containing about ID, 900 head
near Saco. The scab situation in that
n%eighborhood is very serious, the dis:
ease having a firm foothold, and dip.
ping in winter is too dangerous a rem.
edy to attempt.
John Ford, a Great Northern laborer
near Libby, was blown to pieces last
Tuesday while engaged in thawing out
eighteen sticks of dynamite. Portions
of his body were picked up at distances
varying from ten to six hundred fee,
from the scene Of the accident. One
foot and a portion Of his Log were blown
over 200 feet up the mountain side.
The Belt Valley Times, the weekly
newspaper published at Belt, Cascade
county, has been made a stock company
under the name OF The Belt Valley
Times company. The incorporators are
R. H. Bemis, J. II. Stevens aud j.. Il.
Epperson. The company will engage
In the business Of printing and publish.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
LOOKS Ar Two LOCATIONS.
Committee on sits for County Free High
school Hms Two In View.

Committee ON Site for County Free HIGH
School Has Two In View.
The committee Oh site from the
boa1d Of trustees Of the county free
high school held a meetiye1ast Thurs.
day afternoon, but nothing definite was
decided upon. Thep6ommittee looked
over two locations tor the proposed
building, Of flep6f which will be do.
mated for thSpurpose. One site IL on
the south side and the OTHER on the
north side III desirable locations and
were favorably considered BY the COM.
mittes.
"A meeting of the board has not yet
been called, but will probably be IN a
few days, when the oolpx6ittee will 70.
port. Just what actjM the board will
take looking ito t6e erection Of the
building and tbsF establishment Of the
school Ia not Known. Ii
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
DISTRIBUTES SCHOOL MONEY.

state superintendent Carleton Sends Out
Over $4,000.
The school districts Of the state that
were severely oramped by the decision
Of the state supreme court to the effect
that money raised by special school
elections cannot be used for paying the
expenses Of tbe schools will be gratfied
by the distribution Of state school
money. $50. 42s.6o in amount. that
Superintendent Carleton has made.
As there are $500 census children
In the state this division mea 81. 80
for each one. 1t il by far the greatest
distribution ever made in Montana.
The following IL the amount appor-
toned to the different counties. az we'll
as the number Of census children in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
CLARK's DEFENSE.

The CLARK newspapers in Montana
are now In ecstatic delight because
A2gang Of political ontthroats are testi-
Tying that the DAILY gang bribed them
70 secure testimony against CLARK.
Perhaps 1t did. The DAILY gang 10 none
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-06
Many u Lever

Has turned with disgust from an other
wise loyable girl with I'm offensive breath.
Karl's Clover Root Tea purities tho
breath by its action on tho bowels etcp
m nothing else will. Sold for years Oh.
absolute guarantee. Price - cta. and
GO cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-07-28
IT WENT TO his Z A
oas UnnAtaksbis Case for the
Atarnins Of Iasss-
ity subJecta.

he did not appear particularly Wild
eyed and frantic. as lunatlcs are popu-
larly supposed to act when uncaged. a.
be entered a Georgetown car. andseat-
ed himself between the sour-faced 10
and the beautiful lady In figured foul
ard silk. with a white open-work yoke
Of inserting. relates the Washington
Star.
When finaAy sandwiched comfort.
ably. however, bis drmeanor changed.
he smiled a Economical smile" bis
hands "twitched uervously," his
''glassy eyes glared" and assumed that
vacant stare peculiar to lunatics.'
His lips "murmured incoherently." He
ought TO have "frotbed at the mouth"
and would undoubtedly have dine &C
II II had been his day to froth. Finally
he "~ejaculated:"
mo more stairs TO climb; no more
coal bills to pay; no Aend In human
shape with q book. pencil and hauyhCy
air the figures on the gas meter 10
transcribe; no more paralelogram-
shaped yellow slips OF paper to call at
the gas company's Office before the
10th OF the month. or pay ten per cert.
for your dereliction; no more hucK-
stera ringing the bell sixty times an
hour; no more policemen TO serve no.
tees to clean the snow of the side.
walk In winter and the dirt in summer;
no more notices that II you don't do
this, or u you do that, you will have
70 pay a fine Of FIVE dollars. or haze the
water shut of; no more neighbors
counting the weeks wash In the back
yard, or throwing their Stops and rub
bish over the fence on your side; no
more other peoples children playing
In front Of your door. chalkng your
steps and tearing up your lawn; no
more latrobes to mind. or furnaces over
which to break your back; nj more coal
to carry up; no more does the terrible
toot Of the garbage mans megaphone
arouse me from the last Lingering mo-
ments OF my matutinal slumbers; /
hear not the hoarse cry Of the ash.
che-es' man a. be drives his dilapldated
cart down the alley; the servant at six
o'clock every morning rings some 9th
er front door bell than mine; the NOW
Ing OF the lawn falls to other weary
legs and blistered hands; the"
By this time the beautiful lady was
screaming wildly to the little conductor
for help. Even the sour-faced man
seemed 10 wake up and appear inter
ssted.
SAY" added the monologist. you
think Pm crazy. don't you2 10 am
with delight. On the lat Of May my
wife and | gave up our house for q fiat
with all modern improvements and ac-
cessorles, including an elevator and
service. and We are both daft. Why,
madam"
But here the little conductor inter
rupted and gave him the summary
bounce.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-07-28

church disappeared, examines every
thing he can think Of In the hall ofree-
ords, and Is finally informed that a GER
tain historical society has those church
records. But on going 20 the proper
person he Is informed that the objects
OF the society are not those Of an intel
ilgenee Office, and Is discouraged in his
search. II is strange that the ineNtin-
guishabls thirst for certain kinds Of in
formation that has resulted in found
ing our genealogical and biographical
s~ocleties has not found some better way
Of making the Information available.
In the meantime the Eearchers for these
precious hidden facts can only deplore
the laxineEs or indifference that caused
all the trouble. These worthy people OF
bygone times were thinking of their
own needs too lntently to bother about
lisfs and records for future use. And
such a. they did leave behind them
were forced out Of them by law. The
custodians Of these records seem 20
have been almost as careless.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-07-28
PEDIGREE HUNTERS.
A Thirst for information Ths; 10 Net
In Every Instance Easy
20 Crafty.

Officers Of some historical societies
say they have been given considerable
trouble lately by inquiries Of persons
looking for proof or diaProof Of fam
lily matters. In their WEAKNESS they
generally refer these anxious lnquirers
TO ZONE professional expert In Ameri-
a ~geneslogy or local history. This
Is q long-standing difficulty, but II
grows more serious every year. The
price Of information IL constantly
going up, like the paintings Of the old
masters. The more careless our colo
NAL and revolutionary ancestors have
been, the more acutely we are now
made 10 smart for II. Three members
Of one family have recently been
searching old church registers when
they could get a look at them) for con-
armation Of . name and date which,
they assert, are the only obstacles to
their possession Of 4 fortune awaiting
them In England. In many respects
their case Is typical, and the number Of
acutely disappointed people hunting
for lost dates Is constantly increasing,
says the New York Commercial AdVer.
tlser.
There seems 10 be an inequality 10
the privileges extended TO those who
want &c fnd out about these matters.
Take the case Of the man who. for some
reason, wants 10 examine the records
Of al old Dutch church which has long
since been removed. He searches the
libraries, consults the file Of an old
Aswspapsr that started just before tbs
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-07-28
HOW THE BIBLE SELLS.
Its Copyright for si1 Months Would
Enrich . Man TO . Remark
able Extsnt.

Several Of the literary magazines
publish lists every month of the most
popular books" said q representative
Of a large northern publishing house
who was in the city looking after the
southern trade, relates the New Or
leans Times-D Democrat. These lists
are compiled from data furnished by
dealers and public librarians at DIFF
ferent cities, ano the volume that usu-
ally occupies first place is, Of course,
the novel that happens to be the fad
OF the day. Az n matter Of fact, how
ever. none Of them have ever printed
the name Of the book that ia really