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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Retail Business CompR ratiVeIy quiet,
but Building is Active.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Dec. es.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Following an unprecedentedly active hol-
day business in al parts Of the country.
distrihuttve trnde seems quiet by contrast,
more particularly as unseasonably mild
weather Affects retail operation In sea-
soUdhle heavy wearing apparel. What Is
bad for retail business is however good
for outdoor Industry. particularly build
ing, which remains very active. and manu-
facturinE Operations are likewise facill-
tated by uninterrupted passage OF raw
materials To consuming Centers. In whole
sale trade, clearing sales and stock TAX
nK operations absorb attention. but II is
noted that operations for spring account
are larger than ordinary. and in fact bust
ness is heavier than expected NJ this sea
son. Retail clearance sales have begun
rather earlier than usual staples gen
orally maintain all their old strength. Iron
and steel lead the industries I'm strength
Of demand and prices finished steel being
particularly active for this season, though
pig iron sales are fair at the west and
open weather faNurs unprecedented produc-
ton. Labor Is exceptionally well en-
pioycd for this season and the weather
shutdowns January is likely to see some
strikes in the printing trades and some
lines Of building employees AZ the metropo-
Additional reports as to trade in the year
now closing point to 1905 having been a
record breaker, alike in agricultural, specu-
lativc, financial and industrial circles. AS
whole, however. primacy must be as
signed TO manufacturing industry, which
shows largest gains over all preceding
years
As to the future. the outlook seems full
of promise and the advent Of 1906 is awaited
with confidence unsurpassed in recent
years
Detailed dispatc hes point to widespread
mild weather being drag on retail trade,
heavy dry goods, clothing, shoes, rubber
goods and furs / ing especially affected.
Business failures in the United states for
the week ending December 2S number III,
against 235 last week. us in the like week
of 1904, 2O9 in 1898. POP in 1902 and 26S In
1901. In Canada failures for the week
number a. as against 81 last week and
y in this week year ago.
D Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending December "S are 3.44S,2iS BUSH
els. against i4S3. ls2 bushels last weck.
ISL ~ bushels this week last year. 2,9l5.23i
bushels in 1903 and 1885 206 bushels in 1907.
, From July l 10 date the exports are IN.
! $50. 20 bushels against 34763,S2I bushels last
| year. S6,l5o,7s6 bushels i'm 1873 and 1905, ~
bushels in 1902.
! Corn exports FOR the week are 1901 $j
bushels, against 3,CSS,6oS bushels last week.
/ 1.5S2342 "a year ago. 926.US5 bushels in 1905
and 2.b37,542 bushels in l9C2
I From July to date the exports OF corn
/ are 81, 952. $40 bushels, against l5,5OO30f BUSH
/ els in 1904. c,.623, 1876 bushels in 1903 and
/ TO- &C.,, 537 bushels in 1902.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
LUNCHEON ron RAILROAD rEN
Union Pacific Asked TO Treat City
with More Confederation.

A. L. Mohler, vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific, and John
n. Baldwin. attorney for the same road.
were the guests yesterday at luncheon at
the Grand hotel of the transportation COM
mittee of the Commercial club. The visit
Of the two railroad officials for the
purpose OF comforting with the transporta-
ton committee on several matters OF i'm
portance to the welfare of Council Bluffs.
The particular matters discussed between
the railroad officials and the committee
were not made public, but it is understood
that the committee urged that the Union
Pacific should treat Council Bluffs with
greater consideration and not as by
station, as IT is claimed it has for several
years past. Members of the committee
expressed themselves as hopeful of good
results from the conference, but beyond
this declined to give out any information
at this time.
Congressman Walter /. Smith, who is a
member Of the transportation committee,
was present at the luncheon and confer
enCe.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
CASE SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS
Union Pacific Presents Draft of Arsu-
ment in Tax Matter In
Federal Court.

The argument OF the Union Pacific Rail-
road company In support OF the Injunction
against County Treasurer Fink of Douglas
county and the other county treasurers OF
the state, restraining the defendants from
enforcing the collection Of delinquent taxes
OF the complainants for the years 1904 and
1906, were submitted to Judge Munger FRI
day morning in the United States court In
the form Of briefs, no oral argument being
had
Judge Munger has taken both the cases
that or the Burlington and Union Pacific
companies. in which identical issues are tn
volvcd under Amusement and may not
hand down his decision for several days.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
PROJECT TO REVIVE RACING
Men Who Bought in Old Driving Park
Take Hold Of Scheme.
EFFORT TolsTeRts Tie STREET RAILWAY
Track In Days Gone by Had n Great
Career and wns Counted one
of the Finest In the
---'-. Country.

The Council Bluffs and Omaha stock
holders who bought in the Union Driving
park last week at the sheriffs sale are
planning TO rehabilitate the property as a
racing park A meeting of the stockhold-
ers will be called for early date in jan
nary, when a reorganization, 1t is expected,
will be effected.
While the street railway company now
has no. interest In the property, 1t is the
desire of the local stockholders that 1t be
come so. as its cooperation is deemed es-
sential IL the park is to be made a success.
The Union Driving park track had a rep
ptation until few years ago of being one
Of the fastest in the country and II would
not require large investment to put II
in the best of condition for racing. With
the support which 1t is believed the project
would receive from Omaha, South Omaha
and this city the local stockholders feel
confident that race meetings could be re-
vived here and made a success as in the
years gone by.
william Moore of this city, who was one
OF the largest stockholders In the old com
pany which controlled the driving park
said yesterday: with the cooperation and
assistance OF the street railway company
there is no reason why the Union Driving
park could not be restored to its former
position. among the racing tracks of the
west. 1t, of course, would take som'
money to restore the grandstands and
training quarters but the results, / be
lieve, would justify the investment. II th'
proposition to revive the race meetings
falls through 1t is likely that the propert!
will be sold as one piece or else plated
into lots and thus placed on the market.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
MRS. DANIEL BAUM AT REST
Venerable Mother 81 Prominent
Family is Buried mt the Forest
Lawn Cemetery.

The funeral of Mrs. Daniel Baum sr.,
was held Friday afternoon from the resi-
dence, lO4 North Thirty-frst avenue. The
service was conducted by Rev. I. ].
Mackay, rector of All Saints church, and
was largely attended. A number OF friends
came from Lincoln, Mrs. Baum's former
home, to attend the service. The Hennett
company and the Baum Iron company
places of''business were closed during a
portion of the day. Those who served as
pallbearers were c. n. Wilhelm, H. H.
Baldrige, e. C. Chase. w. Farnam Smith
A. c. Beeson and S. 7. Dorsey. The buria
at Forest Lawn was private. The out-of
town relatives attending the funeral were
Charles L. Baum, Denver; Mrs. ]. w. Ray
nolds, Santa Fe, y. M; Misses Nellie anC
Jennie Watson, Lincoln.
Odd TeasD0OnS-ErCnZpr I'm and DDlPp
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
reflections OF n Bachelor.

\ girl would almost as lief write a novel
as have curly hair.
There is more money In not spending
what you make than In trying to make IL
to spend,
It's q good deal of fun to surprise n girl
into thinking you aren't going to kiss her
and then doing II.
There Is not time when a baby really
seems to enjoy a long cry the way he does
at o'clock In the morning.
. When man can't sleep because he ate
lobster salad for supper he thinks 1t is a
great idea whirling in his brain.-New York
Press
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

SIOUX CITY. la, Dec. 29.-'Special Tele-
gram. p-Disheartened by continued i'll
health and mourning the death of her
baby daughter a year ago, Mrs. Florence
Evans. wife OF Madison Evans. this after
noon turned on the gas in her homo, and,
lying down on a couch, peacefully died.
Before doing so she carefully placed her
pet carary bird in another room, where
the gas would not reach it. When her
husband arrived home from his work at
the National Biscuit company's factory he
discovered his wife beyond recall. She was
80 years old and leaves a son of IS years.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Mild Weather Un svOr,bly Affects De-
mand for Heavy clothing.
BUILDING CONTINUES ON LARGE SCALE
Railway Earnings for the Year
show mn Increase OF
60 PER Cent over
IO04.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s-R G. Dun &
Co. weekly review of trade will say:
Unusually mild weather accumulated the
customary holiday week dulucss In dis
tribution OF staple merchandise. but graft
Tying results OF Christmas trade estab-
lished strong tone and confidence re
garding the future Is more pronounced.
Outdoor work is facilitated by uSA
temperature and lack OF snow, making the
years total Of building operations even
greater than the most sanguinC cNpecta-
lions Trade In furs and heavy clothing
is unfaVoraby affected by the open winter
but the net result is most satisfactory.
Despite Inventories and repairs, output of
manutacturing plants has continued large,
and preparations for spring shipments in
dictate that advance orders were heavy.
New business at first hands is seasona oily
quiet but machinery will be fully occupied
well into the new year before additional
orders are required. 1t is gratifying to
manufacturers to find that no burdensqm"
accumulation OF stocks have occurred dc
spite recent record breaking production.
Statements of railway earnings continue
satisfactory. figures thus far available for
per cent over 1904. and foreign commerce
at this point was remarkably favorable,
exports gaining $206S,l29 and imports in
creasing S,36l,S91 as compared with the
same week last year
Actual new business in the iron and steel
Industry was light during the past week.
but large tonnage was under negoua-
lions and consumers continued iihportu-
nate for early delivery on old contracts.
NCthtng new has developed in the primary
markets Of the textile industries, iobbers
and retailers having devoted the week to
stock taking and showing no interest in
offerings of merchandise.
Light trading in hides has not weakened
quotations. Foreign dry hides have the adj
ditional support of adFices from the River
Platte that the slaughter will exhibit a
considerable decrease. Leather is as dull
as might be expected when shoe factories
are taking inventories and tanners are mot
forcing business
New England footwear manufacturers
have devoted most of the week 80 stock
taking and the market is devoid of special
feature.
Failures this week numbered 22l i'm the
United States, against 252 last year anu
twcnty-seven in Canada, compared with
eleven u year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
s,r,I.. an Nonunion Men.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. S.-Nspecial)-
The efforts OF Contractor Bartlett to hurry
the work on the new Montrose hotel caused
a strike that delayed the work until the diff
hculty could be settled. He imported
number OF nonunion workers from Chicago
TO work on the grantitoid flooring and the
union men all struck. He inquired what IL
would cost 20 unloniEe the workers I'M
ported. and when told $50, said he would
have the matter fixed up at once. Work
will be resumed as soon as the men can
join the union. --'----
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Real Estate Transfers.

These transfers were reported to The
f3ee December 20 by the Title Guaranty and
Trust company Of Council Bluffs:
Council Bluffs Real Estate and I'M
provement company to Aphonse
Metzger and Gustave Louie, lot a.
block 4, MINISTER'S add, W. d.. N,SO
Windsor Savings Bank to @. @. Baird,
lots g and T. block l, Babbtt place,
w d $500 -. - s'oVV
H., Mayne, lot i6, block IA; lot II,
block 1Sj and lots / and g block >,
Riddles subdiv., ref. d................ 1894
L. l.. Reed and ]. q. Bardsley, Ref
erees: to John r. Cook nwl4. sell,
nell. swl. part So. nwh and part
nwl., swia, I-75-4S, ref. d............ $500
Kate Murphy to George Dimmick,
q swit e-77-i3 q. c, d.....................,
rio ,r.nsr.rs totsI GIG 2a5
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

Justice Field performed the marriage
ceremony yesterday for the youngest
couple which has sought his services since
he was elected justice OF the peace, and he
has oficiated at 22l weddings up to date.
'rhe youthful couple were from Oconto,
Neb., the groom, Russell d. Wood, being
~ years OF age, while the bride, Grace e.
Forrest, is only IA years old. The groom
was accompanied by his sather, while the
girl had with her the written consent of
her mother to the marriage, her father be-
ing dead
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Mary f. Cunningham.

Mrs. Mary L. Cunningham, wife of c. G.
Cunningham, local representative for the
Woodward Publishing company died at an
early hour Friday morning from Bright 5
disease. Mrs. Cunningham was SO years OF
age and is survived by ive children. Two
sons, Paul and Claude. live al Hastings
Neb' and Austin, Tex, respectively. The
funeral will be held from the residence. 245.
South Tenth street, at ? o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Rev. Philip Davidson will con-
duct the service.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
SOUTH OMAHA MAN is HELD
william Crawford Bound over on
Charge of Attempting 90 In-
Huence Grove Juror.

William Crawford of South Omaha was
bound to the district court by Police Judge
Bcrka on charge Of attempting to in.
fuence John +. Schultz, who was selected
on the Pat Grove jury but was afterward
discharged from service. Crawford's bond
was placed at $500. The hearing was held
some days ago. but the police magistrate
withheld hi decision he might take
The matter under advisemcnt
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
:. Y Plumbing Co. Tel. go.
sn-cIaI Attorney EmpIoyr

The supervisors OF Pottawattame county
have decided TO retain former County At
tornev W II. KIlpack az special counsel
for IT, Pottawattamie-Ha Harrison county
DRAINAGE board in the injunction suit
brought by r. A. Brown a Co. The en-
ploymsnt OF Mr.. Kilpack has been con-
sented to by the supervisors OF Harrison
county. The supreme court will hear the
inbnstion SUIT at the January session.
The drainage board will be represented b.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Mortality Statistics.

The following births and deaths have been
reported to the Board of Health during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon Friday:
Births-James Ratcliffe, 42S5 Patrick ave
nue., girl: Rudolph Carroll. 40l6 North Tween
ty-siXth. boy Louis Hakansou, S216 Charles
girl; Oscar r Hubbel 22l North Twenty.
fourth, boy; Alex kosch l6l South Twenty.
second boy.
Deaths - Mrs. Frances Waldman, ~
Bruno: Louis Emerson, 81. 1888 North Sew.
enteenth Jennie NJ. Siefken. IS, 7Ol South
TWENTY sixth,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
openins Telephone Exchange.

President F. J. Day Of the Independent
Telephone company. c. II. Judson. super
ntendent Of construction, and others, went
o Mneola yesterday to be present at the
lpening of the exchange there, which the
. Council Bluffs company recently acquired.
With the opening Of the exchange connec-
ION over the Independent oompany's line
xith Mills county through Mineola was
established. The Mineola exchange will
se in charge OF C. F. Nippone, one OF the
former proprietors OF the line there
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Musician, Mt De. Noines

CEDAR FALLS. la. Dec. ESPECIALLY =
The Minnesingers. a male musical chorus Of
the Iowa State Normal school. under .he
direction of their instructor, Prof. g. :.
Fullerton, are winning high honors in Dos
Moines this week at the State Teachers as
ISOLATION. In the contest at the Welsh
Eisteddfod the Minnesingers won first place.
Thursday evening they gave two numbers
on the general program. The chorus has
twenty voices under splendid discipline
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. 29.-(Special
Telegram Harry ]. Hanson was found
dead in his room on the west side tonight
He went to bed az O'Clock, feeling badly
after having drank heavily. His death was
due to heart failure. Two months ago
today his mother died of apoplcxy while
on the way to church
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

Gus Peterson. ia North Eighteenth street.
was attacked by D crowd Of young men at
Eighteenth and Cass streets at 80 O'Clock
last night aud severely beaten. Police Sur
geon Cox dressed the wounds, which CON
sisted of a fracture of the right thumb and
cuts about the face lie was then taken
home IN the patrol wagon. Peterson met
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Railroad Man Injured.

Joseph Kryson employed at the Union
Pacific roundhouse, was severely injured
yesterday afternoon by being crushed be-
tween locomotive and "a door of the
roundhouse. His back was badly crushed
and ne is thought to have been injured
internally. He was removed to the general
hospital, where he was attended by DIR.
V. l.. Treynor, the company's local ply
stefan
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
-
Grand Army EIectiOn.

LOGAN, Ia, Dec. 2g.-(Special 1.-The local
Grand Army of the Republic lodge has
elected officers as follows: C., c. n. Cad
well: S. V, Lowery Wilson; ]. ". Arson
Smith; chaplain. L.. ]. Paul o. D., J. p.
Creager; Q. NJ, Lee Dakan; sentry, William
Brayton.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Dates for Exchange Sales.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia. Dec. 2-(Spe-
cial)-This winters farmers exchange sales
will be held under the auspices of the Mis-
souri, Valley Commercial club on the follow
ing dates January 10 and "a. February :
and II. March and Il and April 4. will
liam Neufnd will be the manager of the
events
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, Dec. &-(Spe-
cial)-The local chapter of the Modern
Woodmen Of America has elected the fol-
lowing officers: c., Ambrose Burke; A., r.
Reeder; b, George Beagle; clerk. IL r.
Coe; F., Henry Atherton; G., John Hauff.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Eight People Bittep. Two of whom GO
TO Pasteuf Institute.

sIoUN CITY. 1sI Dec. 2s-CspecialJ--
Eight people were ften by dogs supposed
to be mad here toIay. couple of them
seriously The Tice force is shooting
every dog not mtkf ed as result Of the
general scare. Ttf Of the victims have
been taken to the Pasteur institute for
immediate treatment. The most seriously
bitten. persons are Mrs. John NJ Gordon.
Mildred Illenberger and william Pauley.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
REPORT OF THE CLEARING HOUSE
Transactions of the Associated Banks
for the Week.

NEW YORK, Dec 90. The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows tho
bank clearlngs at the principal cities for
the week ended December rs, with the per-
Centage of increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week las;
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Ditch hearing AdIouru.a.

ONAWA. la, Dec. 29.-(SpeciaL) THE
supervisors Of Monona and Harrison coun-
ties. sitting board OF equalization on
the assessments for the big Monona- Harri-
son ditch this week. adjourned today until
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Once 40 Pearl n.

County Attorney Fallon OF Harrison county,
County Attorney Hess of Pottawatta mic
county and Mr. Kilpack
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

BRADsTREETs REVIEW or TRADE

balances paid in cash.
mot included I'm totals because contain
ing other items than clearings.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Burglar. al MulyihnI residence.

Al an early hour THIS morning the police
received q call from the residence of Mrs.
Mary MUlvihill, 1918 Madison avenue, whore
burglars were said tn have made a visit.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
strict Athletic Rules.
More Building Permits.

report from the Board OF Public Works
today shows that the number of building
permits this year is 7s4 as compared with
SOS last year, an increase Of nearly 100
permits. Last year the total value OF
permits in Des Moines was SS7s, 1893, and
this year amount TO A.l66.lOe. an increase
Of one-third. The estimated Sotal cost OF
buildings for which permits were taken
out is 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

II you have anything 10 trade advertise
It in the For Exchange column on The Bee
wsRt Ad page.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

The Bee Want Ads are the Best Business
Boosters
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

followed to Eighteenth whore the men
turned on him. There had been some az
RraNation hefnre which led 10 the hght.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
MAD DOG SCARE Ar srouN CITY

January :. when they will again resume
the hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30

The procedendo from the supreme court
in the case OF william w. Roller of Omaha,
whose conviction in the district court here
on charge of adultery was reversed and
. Gas Mains 10 He Extended.
After fighting for It for several years
residents Of the western portion of the city
have assurances that the Citizens Gas and
Electric Light company will extend its gas
mains to that part of the city next year
This assurance has been given the West
End Improvement club by Manager Eng
lish Of theyg company.
At present the gas mains do not extend
west of Thirteenth street north of Broad
way and the company proposes as soon as
possible In the spring to extend them to
possibly Twenty-fourth street or even fur
Their west. The main on Seventh avenue,
according to present plans, will be ex-
tended to TWEEN ly-5econd street and then
north several blocks and possibly west a
few blocks on Avenue b or G. The extern
sion, sit Is figured. will entail an expense
OF from $1,000 to $4,000 upon the company.
The extension OF" ITS mains to the west
efn part of the city is but part of the
improvements which the company con-
templates making on it's system The COM
pany plans on expanding $4,000 the coming
year on the betterment OF its service in
this city.
the case sent back for retrial was received
yesterday by IL V. Battey, clerk of the
district court. The supreme court re-
Versed the verdict on the grounds that the
defendant should have been permitted tc
introduce evidence showing as he claimed
that the conduct of his wife towards him
was the cause of his leaving her. In con
3, Guiding its opinion, the supreme court say:
that 1t could not agree to the claim Of
counsel for the appellant that there is M
rule of evidence upon which to Justify
conviction. A new trial must be ordered
and we are not disposed to express am!
opinion upon the merits of the case which
may serve to embarrass either the prose
cution or the defense upon another hear
ing
Roller was sentenced to eighteen month
in the Fort Madison penitentiary but ha
been out on bond pending the determine
ton OF his appeal TO the supreme court
County Attorney Hess stated yesterda
that as far he knew at present Kolie
would be retired
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Gus Peterson Severely beaten.

Odd Teaspoons-Frcnzer, Is,n and Dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
CANADA

Totals L S.....,S2. S2S s63. 633 400 ......
Outside New York. Sl9llO,l3S' 2l.9'......
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Grand Jury Wants an Attorney.

Because County Attorney Jesse A. Miller
refused to draw an indictment against
A. L. Steele on the charge of embezzle-
ment OF $500 the grand jury has asked the
court for another attorney. Steele is a
lawyer and a candidate for county attor-
ney. He was employed by the Gladiator
Gold Mining and Milling company and
later brought suit to recover 5000 in
salary and secured a judgment Then the
gold company sought to secure an indict-
ment and secured one which County At
torney Miller had dismissed. Now another
has been brought.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-30
Carter Gets Hearing.

w. l.. Carter accused of the murder of
Ed ]. Greeser of Avon, was given a hearing
today before Judge James A. Howe on the
question of being admitted TO bail. The
state opposed granting bail. Miss Abba
Martin, Carriers sweetheart, lives at Fifth
and Grand and remains loyal to him.