Nebraska Newspapers

    UNDER THE AVAUNCHE.
Toll ConfinnaOonoflliBlIonntaln Horror
ror in the Leaflfflle Dhtricl ,
The Miners' lints Swept Down and
ilarlod Deep Under the Bnow
Slldo-Expeditions Visit the
Scene.
Special to the St. Louis Olobo-Dontocrat ,
LEADVIU.E , Col. , April 20. Before
daylight this morning a apodal train left
hero having on board a largo number of
miners , whoso destination was the Home *
stake mlno , the acono of the snowslido
accident. Friends of the olovonmon who
are luppoicd to bo burled under the nva-
lancho were also on the train. The train
would proceed eight miles to n point
known as the Eight Mtlo houio , and
thcnco the party would go on foot to the
Hotnoatako , six miles across the coantrjr.
The man were armed with picks , shovels
and axes , and vionld reach the buried
men as soon as energy and mnaclo could
do It. Another relief party loft at mid
night. They go via Sowbelly gulch , and
Inform the minors there of the catas
trophe , and together proceed in a body
to the scone. A body of miners
have also loft Had OlilT , and
the three parties would reach the Homo-
Btnko about the same hour. IIow much
trork will bo required before the remains
are found cannot bo told. It Is probable
that the cabins have been swept down
the little valley hundreds of feet , if this
should provo to bo the ca o n gro&t
amount of snow will have to bo turned
over before the bodies are all recovered.
Many , however , think the snow carao
snooping down the adjoining mountain ,
and lies almost where it foil. If this
ehould provo to bo the case it will not
take long to recover them.
THE FIRST DISCOVERY.
M. F. Sweeny and Michael Conorty ,
two minors who made the first discovery
of the accident , tell the following story :
Many of the men working at the Homo
stake were Intimate friends of these , and
none of them had been In tawn ulnco
J anuary. A considerable amount of mall
matter had accumulated for
them , and their friends In
the city were growing un
easy at their long silence , although It
was never for an Instant supposed any
terrible calamity had befallen them. At
last Sweeny nn-1 Conorty concluded they
would pay them a vUIt and carry np their
mail to tbo mlno. With this In view
they loft Loadvlllo day bofoio yesterday
morning , and , after a long and bard
walk through snow , reached the place
where cabins ought to stand , which la
sort of bavin on the mountain aide ,
Their horror can bo Imagined when they
found the cabins not In sight , and that
the little valley , or depression in tin
surface , was completely filled with snow
The mine is worked by a tunnel , and
going np to it , they failed to find the
least sign of life , and the big dump and
the mouth of the tunnel were covered
with many foot of snow. It Is imposibl
to toll for what length of time these men
have boon imprisoned. It may havi
been for only a day or two , but It I
feared It was weeks ago when the snow
came down upon them. The young men
fired their revolvers and made all th
nolso possible , but echoes alone brok
the silence.
THE QENKUA.L ALARM.
Ratraclng their stops , they reached
Sandersons elght-mllo house , and tel
the story. The minerj aesjmbled there
did notglvo credence to the story , think
Ing that the two men were mistaken as
to the location of the cabins. A party
headed by Frank Sanderson , loft at once
for the purpose of verifying the report ,
and when they returned gave It ni their
conclusion that there was no room for
doubting the catntropho.
The Homoatako mlno is the oldest ail
vor and lead producing property In th
Loadvillo district. It was located early
In the seventies. The mine is situated
at the timber line In a very ragged and
almost Inaccotsiblo place , and sovora'
times It has almost ODBC the lives of men
who have gene there In the winter time
On one occasion Col. Thomas Smlthan
an old Loadvlllo miner , started with a
companion .from Ore City to tike aom
provisions and mqdiclno to the mlno and
becoming lost and frenzied with the cold ,
wandered for several days on the moutv
tain. They were fortunately found by
miners employed at the mlno. who had
considered thomtolves deserted in this
lonely place and were making an effort
to reach the settlement In California
Gulch.
ALL DEAII.
The first rescuing patty reached the
sccno of the disaster at 8:10 : a. m. Noth
ing was vlsablo except the snow , which
had probably fallen and accumulated dur
ing the past two months , and which lay
to a depth of forty feet over tbo cabins.
The snow had settled and picked , ren
dering the progress of the rescuing parly
very difficult , Axes had to bo used in
cutting the way through. Three excava
tions were made before the cabins could
bo located. The first structure found
proved to bo the ono in which provisions ,
food and general stores were kept. No .
bodies were found there. From this
point the position of the other cabins
could easily bo determined , and work
was pushed vigorously. The bunk house
was next reached , after clearing away a
space largo enough a log was talon from
the wreck of the cabin and the first
body discovered. Although the build
ing was crushed In by the
slide and subsequent pressure ,
this body bora no trace of injury , and
was not encumbered by fallen timbers.
Death must have resulted from cold or
suffocation. The body stood erect , the
the head slightly thrown forward , as If
listening. The trim wore half niied , as
If In defense. The whole position indi
cated apprehension. Near him lay ono
of his companions , in n bunk , faoa down
ward , with his arms crossed nnder his
head. Several large logs lay upon his
body , and he was undoubtedly crashed to
death. After three hour * hard work the
opposite side of the cabin was reached ,
where tbo bodies
of three men were
found In an upper bunk clasped in each
other's arms. Those bodies , like the
first , were free from overhanging tim
bers , and the attitude Indicated suffoca
tion. The llinbj of the three were so
strongly Interlocked as to require the
united effort ! of six or eight men for fully
half an hour to toparatn them. From
hera the workers tunneled to another
comer , when ono man was found
beside a bunk in the attitude of
prayer. Death came by freezing
or suffocation. In tbo bunk lay two of
his companions , showing no signs of hav
ing been disturbed from their slumbers.
A tunnel WAS then made to another corner <
nor , whore two men were found , the first
with his nose scraped off and his head
and body flattened sideways between two
timbers , which lay about two Inches apirt.
Hi * companion wi also crushed by Urn-
ben. His f co and limbs were badly
icratched * The snow atound these bodies
waa profusely stained with blood. Owing
to the fact that allot the faces were cover
ed with half an Inch of white mould , the
features could not ba recognized. All
were in night-drosses. Their clothes
were deposited near the banks In which
they slept. The color of their hair and
their slzo furnishes a doubtful clew to
recognition. Some friends and relatives
of the dead men were on tha ground and
Identified them as nearly at was possible.
A clock and watch were found which had
both stopped precisely at 0:30. : The clock
was an alarm clock and the
alarm was sot for G o'clock and
went off when taken up. A Polloo Ga
zette was found dated February 14 , also
a letter from a lady friend in Ohio , dated
February 10 , to one of the men. The
letter with his answer , sealed , was found
near the foot of the bed. The letter will
bo forwarded to-day with a request that
when opened the date of writing be
given. In this way it is believed the
exact date of the disaster can bo deter
mined. From the amount consumed of
the twelve months' supplies taken to'tho
mlno on the first of January , and from
the Police Gazette and the letter found
on the bed , it IB believed that tbo slide
occurred between the 20th and 25th of
February. The third and last cabin was
the oook house and It was entered , but
no bodies were found In it. The rescu
ing party left the mlno at 4 p. m. , and
arrived In Loadvillo at 0:15 : to-night.
Another party leave hero to-morrow
morning to bring the bodies to Loadvllle ,
where they will ba cared for by their
friends. It was reported that eleven
men were missing , but there were ton
bodies found in the cabin , and it Is believed -
lievod no moro were there. Friends
now say ton Is all that were thoro. The
names of the rescued are the same as
thoao published yesterday.
NOTHING IN A NAME.
How Many Lives have Boon Becloud
ed nd Wrecked Advioo
to 1'arontB.
Limekiln Club.
"I verily believe , " aid Brother Gard
ner , "dat do foolishness of snrtln parents
in tyln * names to doir offsprings has beclouded
clouded and wrecked many livos. Do ole
man who was shoveling snow was nex'
dcah to mo do odder day was named Hen
ry Clay. I was on do Idea dat ho would
make a mighty smart man , bat do mlnit
ho got old 'nuff to realize who an' what
Clay was ho pulled right back. Ho
couldn't nober git dar , an' ho knowcd it.
Instead of boln' addressed as Henry Clay
oberybody calls him 'Hank Dirt , " an * he's
gtvino to bo called dat till do clay kivora
lila cofiin.
"Somo y'ars ago a naybur o' mtno
named hla baby 'Washington Lincoln
Grant Smith. ' Ho war' bound to fill dat
boy chock full o * military genius and
statesmanship , but do chllo wasn't 4 y'ars
old before ho realized dat it was too
steep. Ho hadn't reached 10 before ho
was a thief an' a liar , and do cddor day
ho went to prison for burglary. Da
name was too long fur do
public to grapple wid' , nn"
so ho was called called 'Wash Grant. '
Later on It got to bo 'Washboard , ' ait' by
80 name of Washboard Smith ho am reg
istered on do prison books.
"I has seen Prime Minister Jones
drnwln' a swill cart around , whllo clu
behind him , leading a yaller dog by a
piece of old clothesline , came Montmor
enci Stnbbins. I has seen Queen Cuth
oriao Bivens at do waahtnb , while do
Princess Bienvlllo was a' hangln' out do
clothes fur her. I has whitewashed on
do same job wid Czar Jackson an * I has
blacked stoves alongside George do Fo'th
Bones.
"Da white folks am jlst as bad , an' it
really does me Rood to see by do papers
dat 'Hortenso Victoria Clark'has skipped
out wid 'Do Lisle Frltzhno Brown , ' who
waa a purfoshlonal roller skater on a sal
ary of $5 per woek. Ebory day de po
lice judge am sendln' Zacharlah Chandlers
lors , Rosooo Oonkllngs , Thomas JeiFer
sons and Henry W. Longfellows to do
jug , an' cbory day do good old names o'
Jane an' Botioy an' Sarah an' Emma an' '
Luoy am growln * in contempt wid do female
male sect.
"Spoakln * fur do cull'd people alone , I
say dat do faddor who rises above Mose
or Samuel or William when huntin' for a
name for a boy baby am coaxin' biles on1
bunions to grow irhar' doy doan' need to
Do muddor who can't make a n election
from Chloe , Catherine , Violet an' Saral
Jane needn't feel riled If her gal runs off
wid a bow-legged atovo blacker an' ondr
up her days in a garret. Lot us now at
tack do ' ' "
rog'lar pnrceodin'a.
Poor Fellows.
Prostrated , debilitated , enfeebled
they feel as if they were hardly wort !
picking up. They would hardly give th
tosa of a bright penny for a chance of
choice between life and death. But ovoi
such forlorn people can bo renewed b ,
the use of Brown's Iron BlttoiH , Ic vl
tallx.es the blood , tones the nerves , an
renovates the system. Mr. Isaac 0. .
Weed , Burr's Mills , O. , says : "I usoc
Brown's Iron Bitters for general weak
ness , and it helped mo greatly. "
| Cliowliifj Gam.
I Cleveland Leader.
< i Excuse mo ; there is ono of my chewIng
Ing gum customers"said the confectioner ,
pa he walked to to the front of the cton
in response to the signal from a stylishly
dressed young man who had entered ,
Returning to where the reporter wai
standing , he asked ; "Did you know tha
the people are at present afflicted with i
chewing gum craze ? There was neve :
such a demand for the stuff as now , "
"What started the craze ! "
"I am sure I cannot tell. The me
loom to bo the only ones afflicted by itk
however , My chewing gum customers
wore formtrly all women , but the mei
have taken to It wonderfully of late. Th
reason for this , I think , can ba found In
the confession made to me the other day
by the young man who was just In here.
'I am trying to stop chewing tobacco , and
I find gum a good substitute , ' he said. If
that i ) the case the tobacco dealers' pro *
fits must be falling off considerably , for
at least a score of men buy gum here reg
ularly now. " '
'What kind of gam is most in de
mand ? "
"Spruce , I think. There are several
kinds , however. Tafff , tolu and paratlino
gum la more pleasing to taitethan spruce
bat it is not so good , I think. "
"The effects of gum chewing are very
beneficial1 said a physician who was
spoken to on the subject. "It aids diges
tion wonderfully to chow gum fifteen or
twenty minutes after eating , for the
reason that a copious ilow of saliva Is ex
cited. If persisted in too long , however ,
the effect may be injurious , for the reason
that the constant drain on the salivary
glands reduces the quantity of the saliva.
It la much preferable to tobacco , I at
are , and It will bo found on excelUnt
Jsubstitute for the weed ,
PAST
1 Nfttlunnl Transmitting Tonrrmmont
to Tftkc IMftco Shortly Speedy
and Accurate Bending
Quick Itecolvlng ,
hlladelphla Call.
There Is , perhaps , no class of workers
ho possess a higher standard of Intolll-
, once than the telegraph operators. It
a a business which requites much time
nd patience , combined with unwearied
pplicatlon. The chief attributes of a
; oed operator are punctuality , regularity ,
hility to work any apparatus , careful-
ess , acquaintance with frequently used
amos and terms , patience and a knowl-
dgo of the general features of the vari
es systems of telegraphy. Punctuality
Is ono of the principal requisites , slnco a
lecond or two to a telegraph operator Is
much moro valuable than it is to most
orsons. Trials of speed have frequently
eon Indulged In , but no ono particular
ipatator claims to bo the fastest trans
mitter. It is a sort of a tradition
racing telegraphers that the best
coord wai made in 1807 by Nicholas J.
nydor , a brother of George W. Snydcr ,
ovr superintendent of tno Boll Tele-
hone company in this city , but just ox-
ctly what Mr. Snyder did to acquire
mo is not known. On October 8,1884 ,
B. Gunther of the Now York Stock
xchaogo received the answer "All
Ight" In twenty-six seconds after writ-
ng a message to a customer at the ox-
ihango in this city.
J. Chapman of the London Stock ox-
ibango took 7 minutes and 50 3-5 seo-
mds to send 250 words In March , 1884 ,
n the same tournament J. Denott of the
Central telegraph office did it In 7 min-
itcs and 30 4-5 seconds , and A. Btookor ,
, lso of the Central , In 7 minutes and 48
leconds. Morse Instruments were used ,
nd accuracy as well as dispatch tras con-
ildorod. HoncB Mr. Chapman , though
not tbo fattest of the three , won by roa
on of his accuracy.
A CONTEST IN NEW YORK ,
There has never been any local con
sts in Philadelphia of skill In rapid
sending , but several have taken place in
Now York City. Tbo latest occurred on
Sunday , April 5th , in the rooms of the
United Press. Great interest was man-
foaled by the operators In all parts of
; ho country , as it was understood that
this trial was but the forerunner of a na
tional contest In which oil the famous
flyers" of the profession will take part ,
and the winner of which will bo the
acknowledged champion. The contest
was a successful affair , and the time
made waa astonishing. Five hundred
words of ( elected matter waa sent , and
twelve operators competed for fame and
money. Mr , J. W. Roloson , of the
Stock Exchange , proved to bo the winner
nor , making a record of 10 minutes and
32 seconds. Frank J. Kthm , of the
United Press , finished with the next best
time , 10:38 : ; but was only awarded third
prize for slight faults in the formation of
certain characters. Wm. M. Gibson , of
the Stock Exchange , received second
money , transmitting the matter in 10:57. :
A contest of this kind is very trying to
the competitors , as the slightest nervous
ness on the part of the Bender wll
cause him to "break , " and before he can
recover himself a few seconds are lost
Thus it may readily bo seen that a few
breaks made during a contest of only 500
words will materially change the tlmo of
the result. Messrs. Roloson , Klhm and
other competitors were BO nervous whllo
oendlng that they broke thcnuelvo no lea
than five or six times , which made the
time slower than it would have been.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL TRIAL
At a sapper given by the contestants a
committee was appointed to make the
necessary arrangements for the nationa
contest , and It was resolved to have the
men at this tournament send for ono
hour , each sender being allowed to choose
an operator who will receive what IB sent ,
This will no doubt prove more satisfacto
ry to all concerned , as it Is claimed that
500 words is too abort for a f Air teat ,
Tbo United Press , it Is understood ,
will offer $500 for a first prize , and
if the record of 2,731 words in ono
hour is eclipsed its general manager ,
Mr. Walter P. Philips , who was the receiver
ceivor when this record was accom
plishcd , will personally give a good
medal to the winner. Other prizes wll'
bo offered by the manufacturers of tele
graph instruments , and a fund will ba
subscribed to entertain the competitors
from distant cities. This should prove a
very interesting tournament , not only In
telegraphic circles , but also to the com
mercial world. Many "old timers" arc
already shaking off their rnttlness by
practicing , and cause the managers of
their offices much surprise by the manner
in which they are now getting off the
business.
Other cities will soon have local con
tests , the winners of which will probably
bo sent as representatives. Some very
fast transmitting will no doubt bo devel
oped , and the winner will have to make
the lightning travel very fast to bo suc
cessful. The prizes are so liberal that
the tournament will attract attention In
all parts of the country , and It nlll settle
the much vexed question as to who Is tbo
fastest sender In this country.
Philadelphia has some very fast men to
cheese from to uphold the honor of the
Quaker City , and will not be very far
behind at the finish.
FAST PHILADELPHIA MEN.
Among the fastest operators of this
city are W. R. Weaver , who has a record
of eighty-three messages an hour for four
consecutive hours ; William A. Connor of >
the Associated Preas , Walter Blair , John
A. Hartman , Charles McDonnell , Harry
Wallon and A. G. and Elgin Baylor , all
of the Western Union ; Jules Eves of the
Stock Exchange , and J. B. Floshman ,
Thomas Tlbbets , Harry 0. Leahy , An
drew Wallace and H. W. Sohnsiler of the
Baltimore and Ohio. Paul Hemns of the
Bankers and Merchants' , a boy of 14
yean , Is considered one of the very fast
est In the city.
New Yoik will be hard to boat.ai some
of the most rapid men In the profession
are centered there. Among them are
Gibson , Roloson , Martin , Klhm brothers ,
Catlln , McCarthy , McOloskey , Ayres ,
Waugh , Ctirtl , Prentice , and many
other , too numerous to mention.
Boston also has a fine array of talent ,
Woods , Hutchlnson , Kettles and others
ranking very high In the profession.
Some operators can receive as fast as it
Is possible to tend , but are unable them
selves to send at a faster speed than 30
words per minute. On the other hand ,
others can send at lightning speed but
are almost incapable of receiving at all.
The highest speed is from 45 to 50 words
per minute. The average speed is from
25 to 30 word * per minute in tha ordin
ary transmiision of messages.
A Hold IJreali lur Liberty ,
Fhlladelpbia Record ,
While the PaciQo expreaa , which left
New York at 8 o'clock on Saturday
night , trai speeding along at the rate of
forty mllot an hour , and ai it waa pasting
through MorrUvlllo , on the Pcnnsylvanij
' tide of the Delowaro , about 10 o'clock ,
Wm , H. Browning , n andcaffed pres-
oner , who wai proceeding to West Choi-
tor , to answer a charge of blgimy , dashed
headlong through a car window and es
caped. Browning was in charge of De
puty Sheriffs Hooper and Biker , of Wcit
Chester , of this state. He is a coach
man by occnpitlon and lately lived at
No. 1274 Third avenue , Now York , and
was acquitted In the general sessions , on
Saturday , upon an Indlolmsnt charging
him with assaulting hii young wife Mar-
gnrot , who appears to bo Mrs. Browning
No. 2 , the lawful wlfo being at present a
resident of Woit Chester.
Browning sat handcuffed In n seat di
rectly In front of the two depaty sheriff * .
While the train was running between
Morrisvlllo and Penn valley , on the
Pennsylvania side , Conductor Jones ap
peared to collect the tickets. Just ns he
reached the seat on which Browning sat ,
the latter hastily arc so and the conductor
stopped aside to lot the man pass , and in
doing so got in front ol the West Chester
officials and completely blocked their
passage , browning Instantly mounted
the seat on the other side of the aisle ,
and , placing his manacled hands above
his head , dashed through the wi&dow.
The act WAS such a bald and hasty no
that many of the passengers did 'not
know what had occurred until the mat
ter was explained to them. An attempt
wai made to atop the train , but thta was
not accomplished until it bad reached
Tnllytown , four miles from where the
prisoner jumped. The deputy sheriff
then alighted and walked back In the
dark to whera they thought Browning
had loft the train. Not a trace of the
prisoner could bo found. The search
WAS kept up all of Saturday night and
yesterday , and all that could bo found
wai Browning's hat. It la thought that
the man must-certainly have boon in
jured in Bomo way , as the train was
going at such a rapid rate that the train
hands say that ho could not possibly
have escaped being hurt. It is also like
ly that ho may bo concealed In eorno
out-of-the-way place in that section.
Browning has recently figured qnlto
prominently In police circles in Now
York. Ho was married In Philadelphia
in January last te an accomplished girl ,
with whom ho afterward went to reside
in Now York. The man obtained em
ployment as a coachman with John R
Rutter , the well-known banker , of No.
800 Madison avonuo. Browning waa in1
sanely jealous of bii wife , and whenever
ho lolt the house for any length of tlmo
ho nailed down the windows and placed
padlocks on the doors , Whenever she
went out , which was seldom , ho accom
pinlod her. The neighbors Bay she wai
always richly dressed , and had a gracofu'
bearing and lovely face. Her beauty was
of the blonde typo , but her face wai sel
dom soon , as she were a veil continually.
In the latter part of February Mrs.
Browniug called upon Inspector Byrnes
and made complaint that she had been
assaulted and robbed in her rooms at No.
1274 Third avenue. She minutely de
scribed everything alleged to have hap
pened on that occasion , and told how
three young men who had loitered in
'hat neighborhood had stolen in her par
lor. Continuing her story she said :
"Three rough looking young men stood
befora mo. I naked them what they
wanted , when ono of them rushed sud
denly upon me and throw mo back on
the bed. I restated with all my strength ,
but in vain. A coarse , strong band held
mo down , and my lips wore closed by
tno hands of another. I could not make
an outcry. Whllo two of the raffians
hold mo down , the third ono assaulted
mo. Then ono lot go his hold , whllo his
confederate held mo , but I did not coaao
to struggle. Ono of the men tried the
bureau drawer , and , finding them locked ,
ho forced them open. Ho took from the
bureau a diamond ring and a diamond
breastpin and 8100 In bills. The ruffians
then loft the house as suddenly as they
hud'onlorod. I was not able to leave my
bad for some tlmo , owing to the brutality
of the BSianlt. "
The next day John Dai'y and Michael
Bayley ; of No. 1204 Third avenue , were
arrested and identified by Mr a. Browning
as the men who had committed the
crime. They were also hold to
answer the charge of robbing tno dry
goods store under Browning's rooms.
Several days later , when the three young
men were t ) bo given a hearing , M .
Browning was sent for but could not bo
found.
Browning was called upon and said :
"My wlfo is 19 years old. Wo have been
married only ono month. Before leav
ing she wrote ma this no'e :
" Your locks and bars have no power
over mo. You may lock mo In but you
can't spoil my fun. '
Browning , continuing , Bald that ho
left homo to drive Mr. Rutter to his
bink , and upon returning found his wife
had disappeared' leaving the note on the
bureau. Ho had searched for her every
where , but eould not find ony trace of her
whereabouts.
Several days htor the missing young
wlfo surprised Inspector Byrnes ono
afternoon by suddenly appearing In bis
office , Ho was still more surprised when
she related her tale. It was to the effect
that she bad never been assaulted or
robbed ; that the three young men whom
she had accused were entirely innocent
of the charge made against them by her ,
and that the job had been sot np by her
husband to imprison the young men because -
cause ho was jealous of thorn and be
lieved they wera intimate with h'a ' wife ,
The woman , however said that her hus
band had frequently beaten her , and a
warrant was Issued for his arresti The
three young men were Immediately re
leased. Browning wai tried on Satur
day last In the general sessions , and ,
when acquitted , was handed over to
the West Chester officials , who had
learned of hit whereabouts owing to the
notoriety the case obtained through the
newspapers ,
I ! it not Singular
that consuraptlvoa ahould bo the least ap-
prehenBlro of their own condition , whllo
all their friends ara urging and beseechIng -
Ing them to bo moro careful about ex-
I poanro and overdoing , It may well bo
considered one of tbn moat alarming
aymptomi of the disease , where the
patient is recklesj and will not believe
that ho la In danger. Reader , If you arc
in this condition , do not neglect the only '
moans of recovery. Avoid exposure and
fatigue , bo regular In your habits , and
nso faithfully of IJr. Plerco's "Golden
Medical Diicovery. " It has saved thona
anda who were steadily falling.
A Stranger In Washington ,
"Beg your pardon , sir , but I've jus
arrived In this city. Can you toll nerd
where Mr , Hendrlcks lives ? '
"Mr. who ? "
"Mr. Hendrickn of Indiana. "
"Don't know him , uir. Never heart
of such a man , and I've lived hero all mj
life , Perhaps you will find hla name litho
the directory.
The grain elevator of George A. Frj
burned at Defiance on Saturday morn
Ing. Lots , 55,000 ; Insurance , $3,000.
LIB BUT V8 AVE/UIY SOLB.
The Big French Statue Aboard Ship
KoaOy to Ball to Now VorJr ,
New York Journal.
Liberty will call for Now York on the
1st of May. She is now aboard a French
corvette , which is taking In coal for the
voyage. Her complexion Is dark red i
sanguinary color. Alter she has stood In
the alrawhllo she will tan to a dark red
dish green color and will look like the
bronze slatues In Central park.
Her face Is laid to ba a likeness of
Bartholdi's mother , and resembles the
face of the Goddess of Liberty on the
silver dollar. Liberty comes to us In 300
fragments , but her head Is In ono piece ,
shewing that It is salld.
Some persona have objected that Lib
erty atauds on the wrong leg , saying that
her right Instead of her loft foot should
bo thrown forward , Most artist In this
country who have examined ancient works
of art say that the attitude of the stitu
ai Bartholdl has given It Is the proper
ono.
General Stone proposes to light the
statue by putting a circle of electric lights
round the baio , throwing the light up
by reflectors and then to put a poworlul
light and lens In the blazing torch which
can bo seen by ships far out at sea.
The pedestal already looks pretty largo
though It rises but sixteen feet from the
ground. Work upon it , suspended last
fa1 ! , will bo renewed next week , It will
take throe month to finish it , BO Liberty
will not bo on her feet biforo the Fourth
of July.
Liberty will bo laid by her pedestal , In
sections , till it Is finished.
A ferry has lens > slnco been chartered
to run between tbo Battery and Bodloo'a
Island.
Good-bye , rheumatism , good-bye ; St.
Jacobs Oil knocks you aky high.
High-Priced Seeds.
New York Sun.
In many offices around and In the big
Produce Exchange there are numerous
little shallow boxes piled on window sills
tables and desks. The boxes are gen
erally filled with corn and wheat and
other grain , samples of the clocks held
in the big elevators and stores along the
river fronts and In the fleets of canal
boats In the Brooklyn basins. A grain
dealer waa running his hand through a
sample of No. 1 spring wheat , when a
young man said :
"Good as gold. "
"Yea , but , unlike some other farm
products , It is not worth its weight in
gold. "
"Squashes , for instance ? ' *
"Perhaps you would like to know
something about high-priced farm
products There is a now variety of oats
called the Clydesdale. A measured
bushel weighs fifty-one pounds. While
they will not retain their full wolght In
this country , they will double the marko
value of the product of an oat field. The
enterprising farmer pays $5 a bushel for
the aeod. There Is the new Fife spring
wheat , which sclh for $3 a bushel , and
the now style of field corn , known as
I Cheater Mammoth and Golden Dent ,
. Belli for about the same.
1 "In the matter of garden seeds , the
farmer must pay prices that make him
aquoal. List year a Newark man brought
out what is known aa Henderson's white
plume celery. Unlike common celery , it
does noc need to bo banked up to whiten
the loaves , and what is moro , these leaves
are aa much like ostrich feathers as any
thing you can imagine. During the
American Institute fair the plants on ex
hibition were frequently torn to pieces
by guests who used the leaves for but
tonhole bouquets. The eoedman who la
Introducing the plant paid $450 for a
small truck-load of plants , and ho now
sells the seed at $40 a pound.
"A now French bean Is soiling at CO
cents a quart. The new Eclipao boot
seed sells for $2.50 a pound , while the
seed of the new lettuce called the Oak
Leaf sells for $2 an ounce. Even a now
variety of parsley la high priced , the aeod
of the style called Emerald Belling for $2
a pound.
'You sarcastically mentioned the
squash. That was because you didn't
know all about squashes. There was a
specimen of a new squash on exhibition
in town last fall for several weeks tfiat
weighed 223 pounds. Its flavor was as
excellent as Its size was enormous. Thi
seed ) obtained from this big aqnash eel
for 3 cents apiece , or $3 on ounce.
"But when you want to find farm pro
ducts that are really worth their weigh
in gold you must take the flower seedi
raised by the farmer's wlfo. This yea :
there Is great variety of now flower * . I
would bewilder yon to name them. Thosi
seeds are always sold by the packet a' '
from 25 to 50 cents. That sounds cheap
but there are now styles in daisies , lady'i
slippers , petunias , and panaloa , the seedi
of which are worth in the market by thi
ounce a sum that will take your breath
away , The petunia grandiflora is a sam
pie. It ia an exceedingly beautiful flower ,
The packages of seeds contain three o
four hundred seeds each , but the seed i
an Impalpable powder almost , it is so fine
The package retails at 75c , but by thi
ounce the seed is worth $500. An ounc
will make five thousand packages. You
can see what the retail price of flower
aoeda and tbo retailer's profits are from
that statement. "
PILES ! PILES !
A SURE CURE FOUND AT ijABTI
NO ONE NBtO BCrriB.
A sore cure for Blind , Bleeding , Itching ani
Ulcerated Files has been discovered by Dr ,
Williams ( an Indian Remedy , ) called Dr ,
William1 ! Indian Pile Ointment A tlngli
box baa cured the wont cbronlo CMOS of 26 o :
SO years standing. No one need suffer fivi
minutes after applying thli wonderful tooth'
lag medicine , Lotions , Instrnmenta and oleo
tuarlos do more harm than good. Willlam'i
Indian rile Ointment absorbs the turners , al1
lays the Intense itching , ( particularly at night
after getting warm In bed , ) acts M a peultlco ,
rivea Instant relief , and is prepared only fo
Piles , itching ol the , private parti , and fo
nothlne else.
Read what the Hon. J. M. OofBnbt' * ? . o
Cleveland , says about Dr , William's Indiai
Pile Oolntrnent : "I have nsed scores of I'll
Cures , and it affords me pleasure to say that'
have never found anything which gave such
Immediate and permanent relief ai Dr. Wll'
Ham's Indian Ointment. For sale by all drug' '
gists and mailed on receipt of price. COo ani'
81 , Bold at retail by Kuhn & Co ,
O. IT , GOODMAN'
Wholesale Agent ,
TJio Foiilun Itnni.
The Feniin ram that aroused consider
able public curiosity through the columns
of the newspapers two years ago is still at
New Haven Conn , , in a wooden building
on the bank of the Mill river. It is about
thirty feet long , cigar shaped , burns pe
troleum for fuel , and can make excellent
speed underwater. It is said to have
cost $15,000. No ono is allowed to eco
it except those In whoso charge It is , and
they refuse to talk about It. The buildIng -
Ing has no aldo windows and .tho door is
strongly barred.
1 There ara 0,000 business lots for sale
n-1 within the corpornto limits of Dee
' Moines.
THE CHEAPEST PLAGE IN OMAHA TO BUY
DEWEY&STONES'
One of the Best and Largest Stocks in tlio United States
To Select From :
NOISTAIRS TO CLIMB ,
ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEVATOR
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\Vlioli To trlHtd nirnr tliclr youthful \lKor itml power . wlionre
unflrrlnefntm ' txrrlliln DKA1NS nml 1 , 0.SS US t ttlio arc < \vcnk ,
IMI'OTKNTnml mull fur nmrrlnpc.
MEN ofallngos , who find their POWER
Inmliitullty , iicrvo "nn-lj 'SEXUAL brilT.Mmi wcnkcncil. by
early Imtilt * or KXCKS3F.S , van rccolNO n iionlltvo ami
1)11 ) Ri : , NOnmtlor of how lonij BtamlliiR Iho rasa may be. or wl
liaslalk'J In oiirc.liT few wrcV or innntM u o of tlio celebrated
At homo without rxpoiurc , Hi LF8S tlmo , and for 1.KS8 money than
nny other iiii'lhoit InllicworM. VYrak liaclc. licnilnchc , KlllbBlONS ,
Ussllmlo , I 9nrftirlisnnilftiit ) ! ! > ltlnn.j.'lnn3iv thoughts , il r a HI ! lilt
ilrcams. ik'IX-cUvu memory. l.Ml'OTKNUKt nu. Impediments to
IIIMT | FP. nml ninny ollitr Kymploms leading to CONSUMPTION or
INSANITY , nro promptly removed by tills treMniciiti ntul vlRoroiis
niauliooJ restored ,
Married Men , ortJioscwJio intend to marry ,
ItnMKMnEK. perfect scximl Blrcnclli uifnns. licMili , vliroroti off-
tnrlmr , lone Ufa nndtlio love ami retpvct of a faithful iro. Weak meimhoulil nu restored to rigor A
tmnhond l > eforo tn rtlaRC Proof * . toKtlmiinlnlN nmMaliiMilo treatl'e a stamps.
Uistib.lS77. ) Address The Climax Medical Co , 504 , St. Louis , Mo.
C'CARETTE ' Smokora who ro llllnjrtop\vftll'tlomor
RIGHMON for Clg rott 9 than the price cliirewl ( or the ordinary trade Clftar-
ttrs. will find the RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT No. I
SUPERIOR to HI others. Thoj are mvlo Irom tin brlghcoit ,
JOB t delicately fUvmotlamlhlihcsl _ | ooetuold loal grownln _ Virginia , ml are abiolutcly niniotn ADULT
RATION or druses. Wo ufo tlio Conuino Fronoh RlOO Paper otoitr own illruct Importation ,
hlchlstnadecBpccUlly tor inwjtor marked \\ith the name ut the oianJ , Richmond atrnlcht
Jut No. I.
STRAIGHT CUT ftlo. 1
each TRUo'.te. w'ttnat w'llch niio aroeiiulno. Imitations ot this brand h vo bosn put on sale
nigarettJtnikorii rj nautlonei that thlall the olilanj original brand , niv.l to objcrro tnat each
agu or box ol Richmond Straight Cut Clgjrottss boiratha slgnaturo of
Manufactuiers ALLO , , CIGARETTES
ESTABLISHED 1869
FIRE. LIFE AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE.
OFFICE :
Con. 14-TH DOUGLAS STB.
COMSTOCK & ANGELL , Agents.
SOLID SILVER.
Ooiham'e Trade Mark.
C. S. RAYMOND
The Jeweler , is sole agent tor the sale ot Gorham
Mnf g. Go's Ware , and all solid silver goods can
be obtained of him at exactly Mew York Prices.
The a'iove ' arrangement with tlio Gorham Company enables me to
show a much larger stock of their beautiful wares than formerly ; ani
my customers will now have the advantage of being able to select from
a large assortment at home , and at prices established by the Company.
My stock will always contain their latest and best productions , com
prising every article made in Solid Silver.
E. Corner Douglas and 15th Street.
THIS CUT SUO 8 A SlCTICJUL VlKW OF OUE
KlW
Polar , Dry Air , Self Ventilating
HARD WOOD
REITO EMTORS
Manufactured In the mojt perfect manner
from kiln-dry oak lumSv ; harooal filled ,
zlno lined , galvanized /aa ehelvea , hand-
lomely paneled and designed for the wantt
of a class of trwle that want tbo beat goodj
that can bo made ,
rartloi wishing special eltca con
Save from 15 to 20 Per Cent
Dy plac.n ; orders now.
W. H. WRIGHT
13th Street'Bet. Farnam &IIarney
nr OMAHA.
ERTEL'S HAY PRESSES.
Are the Cheapest. Most Durable. Smallest in Size and Lightest in
Weight.
TieucBof y kind cad the amount of work pro-luco ! , euch little opiastftea t on o hay
u ra'lioul x car , ) ai can be done with the Eitol Improved Ha'liiiid aria teJ or no
Iitialtxl niw irculir addrcM , KUTEL & C3 vineIliuioU. .
aba lite a Hem taWUUollu U63.