Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Local Packers Court Uncle Sam for his
Nest Orders.
ARE COMPETING NOW IN EARNEST
Are - Wen EauiPPed - Chieseo
Firms aaa Propose 90 Get the
Philippine BusInes.-ReEistra-
tioa Places Announced.

Firms anG 90 Get the
Philippine NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tiol Places AnaouBeed.
South Omaha packers are entering &C
lively into competition with Chicago and
Kansas City markets in bidding for govern
ment contracts. Within the last few days
Armour 4 Company Of South Omaha secured
q contract from the government fog 10o. 600
pounds Of meats TO be sent to the Philip
pines. OF the shipment one car will be
hams and three cars Of bacon. All Of the
meat cold 20 the government for use abroad
Is subjected TO rigid inspection In order
TO prepare the meat to last an indefinite
period IN ang climate O special cure IL
used. Hams are cured for sixty days and
the bacon goes through q process specified
By the government. The meat purchased
here for government use lie inspected three
times. First when the animals are Elsught-
cred, again when the portions are sent TO
the smoke house and lastly when taken
from the smoke house. These Inspections
here are made by the chief commissary OF
the Department Of the Missouri.
OF the order sent TO the local Armour
plant the hrst shipment will be made on
April / and the second May %. The gov
eminent. in asking for bids aesignstes the
dates OF shipment In speaking yesterday
Of these foreign shipments q packer said:
The South omahs packers are prepared
TO take csre 81 any amount Of business the
government desires to give Us. OF course
bids are received on q competitive basis
and the packers here are out after the
trade. We have a. good facilities here
for curing meats for the Philippines a.
there are at ether packing points and natur-
ally we expect considerable business. The
railroad facilities here are excellent ana
shipments can be made TO the coast at
less expense than from other live stock
eenters."
Repatriation Places.
Member Of the city council have desig-
mated the following places for the regis
tration booths on March 20:
First ward-F1rss precinct. drug store,
twentieth and Missouri avenue; Second pre-
cinct, Collins Music store. Twenty-fourth
and X streets.
Second vard-First precinct. = Kubzt's
drug store. Tw1nty-foursh and Q streets;
second precinct. Pivonka's feed store, TEen-
ty-hrst and Q streets.
Third wArd-First precinct, Broadvell-
Rich coal once. Albright; second precinct.
Thirty-fourth and W streets.
Fourth wzrd-First precinct, onernsn's
hotel. Twenty-hnh and P streets; second
precinct, sos1 Q street.
Fifth ward-First precinct. Bradford
Kinsie-'s lumber once. Twenty eighfh and
r streets; second precinct. Good shepharo
building. Thirty-siKth and \ streets
Sixth ~ward-Ffrst precinct. Guthr4e's
meat market, Twepty-fourth and 3 streets;
second precinct, Callagher's barber shop.
Twenty-fourth and y streets.
Big RePubIicsn Rally.
there vas an enthusiasts rally OF re-
puhhcans At Franek's hAH last night. the
meeting being held under the auspices of
the Observation-Disclosures Republican club.
Prank Koutsky, republican candidate FOR
mayor. was present and met with a mos:
cordial reception. The same may be said
Of the other republican candidates who were
present. Brief addresses we're made ane
tho meeting Was decidedly enthusiastic from
start to finish. The next big rally Of re-
publicsns will be Friday night at Wood
man han. Twenty-hfth ana n streets. when
all OF the candidates will be present and
speak
sloane Gets Frost.
The sloane meeting called for Evans hall
, Tweaty-eighth and r streets, last nigh
! proved q frost. Only a few o. those wit
believe In Sloane ana his campaign methods
were there. The majority OF the audiene'
was made I'D Of curious democrats and re-
pubiicans. who merely wished TO see tbs
> candidate for mayor who is trying to slidi
in under the tent and 10 hear what he ha'
20 say for himself. sloane in his remarks
dwelt mostly upon his record when he Wal
mayor, away back in 1854. when the eitl
. was in IT'S infancy. He has little, IL any
) thing. TO say Of the questions Of the day
: One democrat who attended the meetinl
: last night remarked when IL was over tina
sloane ought to 30 way back and sf
; down
Hospital Charity BALL.
|, Committees from the South omahs Hos
pitai association are now canyassing tn
city With tickets for the fourth annual bal
, Of the association. which viii be a. tn
: Exchange Monday evening. March 81
Tickets are being sOld at q per couple
a This includes refreshmentS- II is ex
I peeted By means Of this ball 10 raise quit
e a sum Of money for the hospital The ball
a given in the past have been financial sue
> cesses and those in charge Of the anal
a this year loOk for an increase In the re
9 ceipts over last year.
K Lzarh Dealers Protest
A few days ago mention vas made ip IN
Bee Of q move on the part Of local res
!, tGurant keepers to protest 70 the council
against the maintenance Of night luncl
. wagons on the streets- A communicates
from d. j. Flynn. who operates one Of tn
wagons, asserts that the food FURNISHES
g from lunch wagons is as good as that sup
piled by many Of the ehophOuses- Nj
Flynn further says that the meat used o
the night lunch wagons Is purchased froE
city markets. which are supposed 10 be IN
spectea W the city meat Inspector. Pro-
: present indieations A. looks - Il there NJ
be a lively aEht on IN case the restaurar
keepers try 70 have the council keep N
! night lunch wagons On the streets
~ Magic City Gossip
County Commissioners o'Keehe Is rust
eating In the south.
William Brennan. assistant supertntsn'
Pc ent al cudAhy's. is on the sick list
II The Board Of Health met yesterday afte
le noon and transacted routine business.
Democrats candidates are nov dliF
h their expenses of nomination with the eli
clerk
n Miss Myrtle Keefer has returned TO n
duties az the postoGee after nine days v
cation
~ A son was born yesterday 10 Mr.. 81
Mrs Elmer Christensen. Thirteenih and