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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
LITTLE MONEY GOES EAST
Small Amount of Interest on Douglas
County Securities Paid to
Outsiders.

In asking the Board of County Commits
sioners for a warrant to pay the seml-an-
nual interest on Douglas county bonds
outstanding. County Treasurer Fink called
attention to a peculiar and encouraging
condition. Whereas, in past years all of
the interest payments were sent east TO
the country fiscal agency in New York, at
present very little of the money for in
terest goes east. OF the semi-annuaI paw
ment now due, amounting to $780, 45, only
the interest on 1851 of bonds will go east
The state of Nebraska owns all the rest
of the bonds and will get two-thirds of the
interest money. The state is investing its
money in county bonds at every opportun-
ity and thus keeping the interest accumu-
lations In the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Crosby and HIS Indictment.

Conrad L. Spens. general freight agent OF
the Burlington, has returned from Denver.
where he accompanied Mr.. Crosby, freight
traffic manager OF the Burlington system.
who was indicted Friday by the federal
grand jury at Kansas City. Mr.. spens
said he left Mr.. Crosby in Denver and that
the latter had not learned of the indict-
ment when he left, the news drst coming
to Mr.. Spens after he had boarded the
train for Omaha
This indictment is because OF alleged re-
bates in connection with the shipment of
packing house products from Missouri river
points for export. The railroads. acting on
the advice of their attorneys, always have
maintained the Interstate Commerce COM
mission had no jurisdiction over rates on
export shipments and to that end do not
even file their tariff sheets with the COM
mission as they are compelled to do on
rates for interstate shipments. The claim
is made that the indicted men have been
violating the Elkins law, but the railroads
will maintain that the Interstate Commerce
commission has no Jurisdiction over the
rates made on export shipments
A prominent official said Saturday morn
ing no one had been giving rebates on
these provisions, but that they had simply
been making the rates they pleased on the
export products.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
PRINTING BIDS STILL COME
Proposals for County Work VIII Not
he Opened Untii First January
Meeting of Board.

At its meeting Saturday morning the
Board Of County. Commissioners postponed
until the first meeting in January the open
ing of bids for the county printing for the
ensuing year. The idea seemed to prevail
that bids for printing had to be opened at
the same time bids for supplies and
several bids had been filed. The statute
provides that bids for printing must be
received until January /. and to make this
plain and certain Commissioner Brunng
introduced a resolution to allow bids to be
received up to January l. The resolution
was passed and Chairman Kennard in
formed all persons interested that the
printing bids will be opened at the first
meeting of the board in January.
A delegation was present from Omaha
Typographical union, which was to be
given a hearing If the printing bids had
been opened. Under the circumstances the
delegation reserved its fire until the later
date,
Many bids were received from bakers,
butchers. grocers, druggists, commission
men and others who desire to furnish sup
plies to the county during 1906. AS every
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
CONTRACTORS COME To OMAHA
Fitzpatrick Brothers d Collins Open
Branch once I'm This
City.

The big railroad contracting firm OF Kill
patrick Brothers & Collins of Beatrice has
opened branch ONCE in this city. being
located in the McCague building at Fiji
teenth and Dodge streets This firm has
long contemplated establishing a headquar-
tiers in this city, and in view OF the recent
heavy railway building and irrigation con-
tracts it has received. it finds it more
convenient to reach its work from this
point than at Beatrice. The Omaha ONCE
is 10 charge of z. A. Hardin, who has
been associated with the firm for many
years. The firm is now doing some very
extensive work for the Burlington and
Union Pacific roads. as we'll as being the
principal contractors for the building OF
the big Pathfinder irrigation dam on tho
North Platte, near Casper
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Railway Notes and Personals,

The depots were crowded Saturday morn
Ing with shoppers arriving from the state
General Manager Bidwell Of the North
western and B. T. White, general solicitor
have gone to Lincoln.
j. Z. Eyler. live stock agent OF the Bur-
lington, leaves for Chicago Sunday even
ing to attend the International live stock
show.
A meeting OF the interested railroads has
been called for Wednesday in Chicago to
consider the recent action of the Kansas
Rate commission In reducing freight rates
per cent.
Corn is being moved as fast as the rail-
roads are able to furnish cars and motive
power to handle 1t. The new rate goes
into effect January ] and shippers are
striving to get as much corn moved as
possible before the rate is raised.
The new diner for the Los Angeles Linn
tied arrived Saturday morning fresh from
the shops and was thing of beauty with
Its glistening paint. 1t will make the first
trip west Monday morning, as the first
Chicago Sunday night at 10 o'clock and
reaches Omaha Monday morning at 11:15.
Sunday the Denver 81 Rio Grande rail-
road will inaugurate a daily line of stand
ard and tourist sleeping cars between Dem
yer and Los Angeles in connection with the
new Clark road. Both cars will leave Dem
yer daily at $3.50 a m. and arrive in Salt
Lake City at 1875 ,. m. the next day. At
this point the cars will be held over until
midnight thus allowing through passengers
the privilege of stop-over of ten hours
and a half in Salt Lake City. This stop
over at Salt Lake City of the regular line
OF sleeping cars promises to be an at
tractive feature for transcontinental tray
elers.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
TOTS TIE TO CAPTAIN PALMER
Children Decide He IL Good Santa
Claus and Send in Their
Wants.

The facility with which Postmaster
Palmer succeeds in getting things he goes
after for the Omaha postofice employees in
the matter of raise in salaries and an
additional clerk now and then, we'll as
the possibility of an increased appropria-
ton for the Battle Mountain sanitarium at
Hot Springs, 8. D., has led the Juvenile
public to think he is a pretty good sort
of a Santa Claus to tie to. Letters are
being constantly received addressed to the
Omaha Postoflce Santa Claus from young
sters in all parts of the state. asking that
they be remembered. One was received
from st. Paul Saturday morning which
says:
Dear Santa Claus: l saw you downtown
and mamma said might write a letter 10
you and tell you what l want you to bring
me Christmas. I want a milk wagon, n
shotgun, a hayrack, a pair of fur gloves. a
train, a punching bag and watch
Mamma says l want too much. Goodbye
Be sure and take my presents to st. Paul
this year at my grandpa's house.
SHEPARD NAYLOR.
Captain Palmer intimates. that he must
draw the line at hayracks. milk wagons
and trains of cars. and he is a little skep-
teal about punching bags.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

bid was made out in detail for each article
bid on. the reading Of the bids took up
considerable time. The bids were then
referred to the committe of the whole for
tabulation and investigation. They are
made out on regular forms. which include
many items Of which the county uses very
little. in some cases none at all. The COM
missioners will go over them with care and
probably will not award any contracts in
bulk to one person, but will follow the
plan of selecting the lowest bidders the
articles most generally used.
The board is TO meet in committee OF
the whole Monday to take up the work of
sitting the bids.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
NATIONAL POTATO SHOW OPENS
Great Britain Learns How TO Raise
New Potatoes for Christmas
Day.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-(special Cablegram TO
The Bee.)-For an event OF its kind the
National Potato show just opened at Hor-
ticultural hall, is attracting a good deal of
attention. One wonderful exhibit is a has,
ket of 222 potatoes, weighing forty-three
pounds, taken from a single root Messrs
Sutton of Reading, who are among the ex-
hibitors, have demonstrated a novel method
OF producing new potatoes at Christmas
time. J. Sutton explained the method as
iollows:
Ordinary seed potatoes are placed in a
dark spot and lightly sprinkled with earth
AS might be expected, they produce shoots
These are broken OF and more shoots APP
pear The process is repeated until the
tuber grows disguised. "If l must not
flower, / will fruit" 1t argues and accord
ingly sends out young potatoes, which are
replaced when picked by others until the
original potato is exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
DAVIDSON ON VAN DYKE
superintendent Delivers Lecture to
Teachers on Works of His
Old Friends.

Teachers OF Douglas county met at the
assembly room of the school board Sat
urday afternoon and discussed the new
certification law. County Superintendent
Yoder was present and led the discussion.
Superintendent Davidson of the city schools
delivered short address on the poetry
OF Henry Van Dyke, giving a number of
selections. These two were personal friends
and in a book of poems presented to Mr..
Davidson by the author is this inscription
written with lead pencil after the author
had first started to write in ink:
After all, you cannot write we'll with
ink on soft paper; and 1 suppose the good
teacher remembers this, and is willing to
use pencil or anything. provided he can
make a real inscription on the pupils
heart"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
BOYS PRANK NEARLY FATAL
Urchins Set Fire to Dogs Tail and
Rover's Master Has Mar
row Gall.

William Turpin. better known as Blind
Billy" had narrow escape from terrible
death Saturday morning. when a car of hay
caught fire on a sidetrack at Fourteenth
and Nicholas streets. Turpin was sleeping
in the car at the time, but was rescued by
the hremen before the fire had gained head
way. The damage to the car and contents
was slight.
It was reported some boys tied a piece
of flaming waste to the tail OF Turpins dog,
which made straightway for its master in
the car. While jumping into the car the
blazing waste became detached from the
animals tail and thus started the fire in a
part of the car some distance from Turpin
The identity of the bad boys in the case
was not learned.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
BOY ENDS TOUR in OMAHA
Fifteen-Year-OId Youth settles Here
After Wandering Over the
Country.

After wandering around the country for
six months Ernest Stingley Is years OF age,
has decided to settle in Omaha. The boy,
tired and penniless, called at the police sta
ton Friday evening and asked for lodging
and food.
Stingleys story is that his mother and
father separated some years ago, the father
going to Mexico and the mother marrying
again. The step-father did not take kindly
to his foster son. the latter maintains so
the boy left home to make his own way.
AS the boy appears worthy the police feel
inclined to help him. St'ngley says be
wants employment and wants to make
something of himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
WOMAN READS HER OBITUARY
Mrs. Askwith is Not Dead and Physi-
clans Say She VIII Get
Well.

Mrs ". s, Askwith, whose obituary APP
peared in the papers several days ago. will
use the clippings to start a scrapbook and
to show TO friends in the years to come.
Mrs. Askwith, who is still confined to her
bed. is much better and her physicians say
there is no doubt about her recovery.
The report of her death came about
through a telephone message to an Official
at the city hall The message said Mrs.
Askwith was at the point of death and the
city official understood 1t 10 be that she
was dead. The news was then given to the
press
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Seed Corn SpeciaI.

Numerous inquiries have reached the
Burlington passenger department in regard
to the seed corn special which starts from
Lincoln Monday morning under the aus
pices of the Burlington road and the Uni
versity of Nebraska, Special arrangements
have been made for the accommodation OF
all farmers along the line and special
trains will be run from all stations and
farmers carried free of charge so that all
may hear the lectures. Arrangements have
also been made that in addition to the
lectures in the audience car lectures will
be given in the waiting rooms of the sta
lions and where necessary to accommodate
the crowds on the platforms.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
ALONG THE RAILROAD RUN
II. 3. Grey Goes to st. Paul for
Illinois Central and T.. G.
white Succeeds Him.

II. S. Grey. travelling passenger agent Of
the Illinois Central since w. II. Brill went
to Chicago and Samuel North was made
district passenger agent, has been APP
pointed travelling passenger agent at St.
Paul for North and South Dakota, Mime
sofa and Winnipeg to hustle business for
the new Nashville line of the Illinois Cen
trail. p. g. White, formerly travelling pas
senger agent at Cedar Rapids. is moved
to Omaha as travelling passenger agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Baroque Pearls-Edholm, ieweler.
ANTI-GAS TANK CLUB STARTS
Second wsrders Organize to Oppose
Erection in Their BaiIiwick
of More Reservoirs.

The Second Ward Improvement club was
organized at a meeting held Friday even
ing in Lehmans hall, Seventeenth and
Martha streets. About thirty residents of
the district put their names on the roll.
The following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, Herman Schunke; vice president,
Melchior Lies; secretary Henry REEVE;
treasurer Peter Laux.
The club is started with the specific pur-
pose of opposing the erection of any more
gas tanks by the Omaha Gas company IN
the vicinity OF its present tanks. Aside
from this It will give attention to securing
any needed improvements to the extent of
its power
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
MnrtnIitx Stnti.ticn.

The following births and deaths have
been reported to the Board of Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Saturday:
Births-Harmen Schmidt, 22lS South
Twelfth, girl; Erhard Setterhonm 607
North Twenty-third. boy; Raphael Muroco.
2N North Tenth girl; Iora w: Coleman,
1884 North Twenty-fourth, boy; Ed Wittlg'
27l2 South Twenty-first, boy.
Deaths-Michael Konz, 20, Randolph;
Thomas Lonerghan. Sc, Gretna; George
Wakefield. so, 409 Hamilton street; Ethel
Phiena Davis, "a Creston, la
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
NATIVE SON OF OMAHA RISES
ID. VI. swObe, Traaic Manager of Cali
fOrnia Railroad, VIII Visit
Father In This City.

d. NJ. swobe, traffic manager and general
freight agent OF the McCloud River Rail-
road company and general manager of the
McCloud River Lumber company of Cali
fornia, will arrive in the city Sunday from
Chicago. enroute to San Francisco, for a
short visit with his father. Captain Thomas
Swohe qnartermaster United States army
and depot ouartermaster OF this city. d.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
POOR PAY FOR ENTERPRISE
Only One Hundred and Fifty Pennies
Found by Men Who Tap
Register.

Enterprising thieves stole a cash register
from Max winthropes meat market, Thir-
teenth and Davenport streets, Friday night.
The register was an old pattern and
weighed $50 pounds. Evidently the in
truders expected to find enough money in
the receptacle to pay them for their
trouble. All they found. however. was 1850
pennies. The matter was reported to the
nolica
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Evidence All LIN.

The evidence in the case Of T. J. Hughes
against the Western Real Estate Trustees
the collapse OF a building on Douglas street
in August, 1903. was finished Saturday noon
An adjournment was taken to Monday
morning. December is, at which time the
araaimAnfE will hagin-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

NJ swobe II a native son of Omaha and
was for some years travelling passenger
agent for the Southern Pacific. His home
is at present in San Francisco. His promo
ton to the practical management OF the
McCloud River railroad and lumber in
terests is a merited recognition of his
abilities and whereat his Omaha friends
will rejoice.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Fatalities Prevented.

After an accident, use Bucklen's Arnica
salve. 1t prevents fatal results. Heals
cuts. burns. sores. Is cents. For sale by
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
CASE PROMISES PRECEDENT
Notion Before Sutton to Determins Filing
Of Decres in ivil Suit.
COSTS ASSESSED 10 PLAINTIFF LOSER
b -edvveII Refuses to Accept Decree
lnIess County Gets Its Pay
and Attorney Declines
on This.

Judge Sutton of the district court had
before him Saturday morning a motion
made by T. w Blackburn which promises
to create precedent ia Douglas count
Judge Sutton recently rendered a decree
in a case before him in which the costs
were taxed to plaintiff, who lost the suit.
When defendant sought to have the decree
filed Clerk of Courts Broadwel refused to
file IL unless the costs were first paid.
These amounted to something over s14 and
Mr.. Blackburn refused to pay the amount.
Later the clerk offered TO file the decree
If the sum of s125 was paid. The attorney
did not feel like paying this, under the
circumstances The people who lost in the
law suit did not feel interest enough in the
result to pay the costs taxed against them
and do not appear to be responsible.
Hence Mr.. Broadwen could not see where
the county was going to get any OF the
costs In the case. neither could the persons
who won the suit see where they could
stand the costs, simply for the sake of
having the courts decree put on record.
In fact, it is contended that the decree
must be spread on the court records in any
event, by reason of its character as the
direct action of the court.
County Attorney Slabaugh was in court
with Clerk Broadwel and opposed the mo-
tion of Mr.. Blackburn. He asserted that
the clerk must get the fees from some per-
son or from some source lay himself
liable to the law. Judge Slabaugh quoted
the statute governing the case and insisted
that it covers all cases, without exception.
sutton VIII Take Time.
Judge Sutton said he could not see just
how the clerk could refuse to file a decree
of the court for the benefit of the party
who won the suit but he did not feel like
making hasty decision and so deferred
final action until next Saturday.
Attorney Gaines, who said he has a case
exactly similar, gave 1t as his opinion the
clerk must file the courts DEGREES, willy
nilly. Judge Sutton invited him to appear
as a friend of the court in the argument
next Saturday. The decision in this matter
probably will cover eventually the whole
question of costs in the district court.
Clerk Broadwell has recently, as noted in
The Bee established a rule, as empowered
vance. He also doubled the charge for NJ
ing a petition. from $3.50 to s.. and made
the fee for filing an answer $780, This was
done as a matter of self protecton and to
safeguard the interests of the county. In
vestigation of the existing law on the sub
ject by attorneys has developed divergent
views of Just what the clerk can or cannot
do in the premises, and IL is expected that
at the hearing before Judge Sutton next
thoroughly gone into.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

wATcHEs-FrenEsr. 18th ana Dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
kLOPP AND ELBOURN JAW
Former Protests Against Insisting on
Label for City Printing,
CLERK SAYS COUNCILS ACT STANDS
Affair is Enacted in Elbourn's once
and is So Hot as TO
Arouse Suspicious of
Spectators.

Though the city attorney says 1t will be
of no effect, nonunion printing establish
ments pretend to be greatly wrought up
over the existence of resolution passed
by the city council in 1892 providing that
all city printing should bear the union
label Those printing shops from which
the union printers are now locked out can
not use the label and they are of opinion
that they cannot bid on the city printing
These bids are to be advertised for next
Monday by City Clerk Elbourn and he
will insert in the advertisement that all
printing must bear the label, though the
charter provides that the printing shall
be let to the lowest bidder.
A. T. Klopp of Klopp- Bartlett Print
ing company and City Clerk Elbourn
pulled off a scene in the latters once
Saturday morning over the matter that
had all the appearance of the last act of a
we'll rehearsed melodrama- Mr.. Klopp en-
tered the office with all the ear marks of
an angry man.
do you intend TO advertise that all city
printing must bear the union label?" he
asked of Elbourn.
"A resolution was passed to that effect
in 1899 and l certainly shall follow the in
structions of the council" answered the
city official
Calls It an Outrage.
Well that is an outrage. Here the
unions are charging that a printing COM
bination exists in Omaha, and now you are
going ahead and shut out all of the big
offices that cannot use the union label. 1t
is not right. You shut out of the mat
ter altogether, without even chance at
bidding on it. II that isn't combination
1 never saw, one. II you do that l GER
tainly shall fight it to the limit" returned
klopp.
1T is not my place to pass on the reso-
lutons of the council" replied Elbourn,
Il am here to do as that body orders, SO l
shall certainly advertise that all city
printing shall bear the label"
Very well then, it is a fight" answered
Klopp. and armed with copy of the reso-
luton passed by the city council, he swept
out of the office.
City Attorney Breen, when asked about
the matter, said it was his opinion the
resolution would be of no effect as the
charter provided the printing should be let
private contract, the contractor, he said
could specify whether union or nonunion
men should be employed, but when it came
TO the city 1t was the duty of the council
to let contracts to the lowest bidder, re-
CARELESS of the union label, and he be-
held in a Chicago case.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-04

Nice rigs. gentle horses. By day week or month; reasonable prices. Cor 1st ave. and Jeff. st. II. o. Ramsey, V. s
Arizona republican., 1905-02-04
BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS
Charlie Donofrio Sells His COnfeCtiOn-
 cry Store to DOminiCh DOnOfriO.

Charlie DOnofriO. who has been in the fruit. confectionery and soft drink business for the last seventeen years, and who has earned an enViable repu- tation as a conscientious and conserva- tive business man, yesterday sold his store, stock and fixtures to his brother, Dominick DOnOfriO.
 The change is but one step in the na- tural evolution of human events for the elder brother has been successful and desires a rest from business wOr- ", while the new owner has been as sociated with him in the conduct of the business for the last thirteen years, or ever since his early youth Charlie DOnOfTiO has no idea of leaving PhOe- nix or dispOsing of his other interests while DOminick is both naturally com petent and well equipped by eXper- fence, to succeed him. More than that he has earned his right to advance ment. is personally popular and widely known and there will doubtless be no change in present relations between the well known business house and the pa tronizing public.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-04
nANTELLI'S MUSIC
Charmed a Critical Audience at the
 Doris Last Night.

Rain or no rain, ManteIli had a good house and all her patrons were satis- fled. Had the weather been better no doubt the Doris would have been crowded but the large assemblage that did gather was a select one, every au- ditOr being armed with a pair of ap- preciative ears that demanded enter tainment, and each one being willing to brave the storm in order to improve his opportunity.
 Though Phoenix has not yet reached the stage of her career where she can demand, or even ask for a grand opera season. she is now and then favored by the visits of notables who present the choicest of grand opera selections, and Mantelli and her most excellent com pany are second to none who have yet tarried here between trains.
 Though the great prima donna did not appear until the interim between the two acts there was no disappOint- ment for the splendid talent that ac- companies her was engaged in the pre- sentatiOn of the garden scene from Faust. MT. Walter Wheatley, the ac- complished tenor, of course took the title role with Mme. Noldi as Margher- ita And of the latter it may be said that though she lacks somewhat, the volume of Mantelli. she has a won derfuIly sweet soprano voice, the mer-