V CfllORED HEN'S CONVENTION.
Considerable Time Spent in the Discussion
of Law and Order.
THE 1I80LTJTION8 AND BEPOBT3.
A Spirited Debate on tlio Question of
Kdtivatlon nnd tlie Practice of
.Maintaining Separate
Schools.
The convention of colored citizens rccon-
Ycned In Onrflcld hall yesterday morning at It
o'clock. It was called to order by Mr. Bar
rett and was opened with prayer by Chaplain -
lain Moore.
The committee on resolutions presented the
following :
Wlicren" , The negro In the United Plates Is
Opprc ocl nnd hindered In his procrem to u
Jilnco of hlKher clvllntlun and Is clclinrrnd
of miiriy of tlio privileges urnnted to other clt-
Irons hot h of native and foreign birth , and
WlivruiiH , The negro U denied tunny of the
prlvlloec * und Imniiinltlos guaranteed to him
bv tlio federal constitution , nnd
WherciiH , The federal government Is rcluc-
tnnt In tlio enforcement of the law and In pro-
loctlne tlm negro In Ills rights ; nnd
Wherein , It 19 Incumbent upon thonogroto
Combliii ) his strength for tin ) further ndralice-
mcnl of hUlx'St interests by Improving his
moral , inenlnl and financial status ; mid his
t ut ui'i depends in apron tnicnuiire upon his own
exert Ions ; nml.aa wo bt'Ucvo It to ho conduct vo
to the negro's prosperity , that ho be more
fhoroiighly distributed throiigljoutrho United
States ; tlicrc'furc , b < ) It
ilrsohcil. Tliit\\e , as a convention take such
of iMOxperlty mid tliat no comhlno with law
Abiding citizens of all nationalities In the en
forcement of tlio law and In creating a public
nonunion Hint win KIISUIIII public ofllclals In
the proper exercise of their duty In securing
to all pronla'thaso richtH and privileges ] guur-
teed to them by the law of the
I There nro two wings in the convention and
the resolution was debated with great spirit.
Jv volley of "Mr. Chairman" cntne from every
portion of the hall , and the chairman was
compelled tolimlt the time of each speaker.
A fine regard for parliamentary rules was ob.
crvpd , and when noon was reached only
about half of the arguments had been
offered.
One cnthusiasitio individual wanted to con-
I tinue the convention until 4 o'clock without
1 recess , but the hungry I'angs of the majority
1 prevailed iitul voted for food versus wind.
During the afternoon session the report of
the committee on education called to view the
I-fact that education is the one thing needful.
The document disapproved of the matter of
separate schools. There was considerable
discussion as to what u previous question
was , but it ended with the acceptance of the
rejxjrt , which embodied the following resolu
tions :
That wn favor the enforcement of the law
Tvhk'h rvijiilros nil children to attend school.
Tlmt wo bcllovo that tlio separate public
system now In operation In cumuli's and otutts
of the American union Is an extra "burden
upon tlio taxpayers and contradiction of our
giivurnnifiit , us It fosJors class projudlco.
which Is detrimental to the best Interest of
government.
Thittii committee of two bo chosen to ascer
tain thu number of colored children In eacli of
the schools of this city and other cities und
towns of Nebraska.
That a committee of two wait upon the
paiuntsof childrou who nro not attending
Buhool and ascertain their reasons for not
doing so. and If their excuse Is trivial , to use
their inlliiunco and thu Inllueiico of thu com
mittee on education to overcome It.
Tlmt a committed of two wait upon the
scholar * In the advanced classes or grades
and urso and encourage them to complete
their education and nsilst them In u\ cry waj
That a comtnltlooof two wait on the schol
ars that have graduatcd.or who nro proficient.
to apply for position * In tuorcantllo houses
and KOI eminent position .
The following : resolutions were also
adopted :
\\liercns.Wcbcllovolttobea D\cd deter
mination on the part of thu prominent e'uss ' of
cltl/eiH In u largo innnbur at tlio southern
Hlutcs to clufeut the object and purpose of the
Uflwntli niiieiHlinent , M'utlon - of urtlclo4of
tlie rnnslliutlon of the United States ; there
fore bi111
Kesohi'd , That wo respectfully ask our
i coucixKsini'ii rind senators to iibo their Inttu-
iancu tohcuuiv the passage of u nutlonul clee-
tionjaw.
Another resolution , introduced by Scarred
Smith of Omaha , was to the .fleet lhat the
board of education of Nebraska City bo cen
sured for maintaining separate schools for
.colored children.
This called for a heated debate , which re-
BUIU'U in ita iK IHIU on luu
Then a committee on emigration submitted
n report which eulogized the climate and
productiveness of Nebraska , and recom
mended the establishment of a bureau of
Immigration , consisting of one state commis
sioner and ono vice commissioner from each
county in the state , the expense to bo borne
i by thu btalo league until the bureau becomes
I Belf-bustnining. The latter part of the report
twos objected to , and on vote it was decided
to substitute a bureau of information instead
Of immigitiUon commissioners.
Thu committee on constitution and organi
zation , through E. H. Overall , reported in
t/uvor of the establishment of the Alro-Amor-
icou league of the state of Nebraska with the
object of aiding and advancing the national
Afro-American league. Tlio basts of repre
sentation was fixed at ono delegate from each
local league that has a mcmlwrshlp of fl f ty.
The organization of the state league was
en completed by the election of the follow-
a officers :
President , M. O. Ulekotts of Omaha ; vice- *
president , B. F. G. Alberts of Lincoln ; rcf-
cordlng-serretnry , II. H. Barnett of Omaha ;
coiTesJKmdlng secretary , B. C. Wulkins of
Nebraska City ; treasurer , E. It. Overall of
Omaha. Executive committee : Thomas
Carnah.in. Lincoln ; E. K. Sims , Alliance ;
Jerry Smith , Blair ; W. I. Jones , Nebraska
Cilv. Board of immigration : Alphonso
Wilson , clmirnuui , with authority to appoint
the balance of thu committee.
On motion it was unanimously decided that
the next session of the league bo held in Liu-
coin.
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Ulbtrlut Court.
Lulu Wuochtcr has applied for a divorce
from Frank Waechtor on tlio ground of de
sertion. The parties were married April 7 ,
18S7 , nt Council Bluffs , and the husband de-
berted his wife on April 1 , 1SS8.
Thu Helm sash and door company has cora-
tnenccd suit against GotUiob H. Jlack ct ul.
to rmivvr $1,03:1.73 : on account of labor and
inatcilol furnlfchod in erecting u house for the
defendant in South Omaha.
County Court.
Samjicl Stover , the ex-sewer inspector , re
covered a Judgment against the city yester
day In the county court , amounting to M8.
Mr. Stover was discharged by the chairman
of the board of public works December 5 ,
1SS7 , but refused to accept his discharge , as
it was not in writing. Ho was employed dur
ing March for a few days under the dlrvction
of the city engineer , nnd claimed that ho had
been in the employ of the city during the in
terim , and brought bull to recover hU salary.
defense set up that Stover was dls-
f".irK > 'd in December
, as there was no mows
Xvork for him. Chairman Balcombo notified
him orally to thai eifect , although It hud been
customary to consider men discharged wheti
work Mopped for the winter.
Caroline Iv. Terry was yesterday appointed
udininlstratix of the estate of Isaao K. IVrrj' .
_ j Alice Dunklau was apixilntod udmlnstrutru :
Jl pf the estate of AVilllam Duiilclan.
District Court Jurors.
The following is tlio list of Jurors for the
Muy term of the district court as drawn yes
terday by Clerk F. E. Mooros und Sheriff
Jloyd ;
William Brann , First ward ; T. P. Iltlcy ,
Fourth ward ; John Hoffman , Second ward ;
E > .m Hurd , Sixth ward : P.F. Denulson , Fifth
ward ; John Conroy , South Oiimhn ; Put Carl ,
Fourth ward ) J. .uNolnw , Seventh ward ; I.
N. McCoy , Second ward ; Pierce Sanders ,
Third \v ml ; Dennis Lonuerguu , Florence
mxvlnt't , J. M. Boyd. Seventh ward ; Kobert
Cnho s Third want ; Dan W. Cannon , Chlcairo
juwlnct ; Jerry Muhoney , Second ward ; P.
A. Anderson , Jefferson precinct ; Kcuben
Forl es , Fourth ward ; J. .1 , Sweeuev. S xmd
ward. A J Peters , Ninth ward ; Pal Pow
er * , Millard pricinct ; Otis lluyucs , Fifth
-.Ayurd ; Jaino * Duffy , Second ward ; Frank
flPivonku , South Omaha ; William Donnelly ,
jf Waterloo pnvlnct ; JamosMcCullough , South
Omitha , Thru II. Klttler , Fourth ward ; A.
Ji A px\ Volley product. Joe lU-ffner. Third
wirtl Put Bruuiian , First ward ; George
llrnMtmn. Sixth ward , Dan Augvll , Eighth
wwil , Timmothy Kelly , Third "ward , Samuel
Muguer , Eighth ward , J. A , MoMurphy ,
Douglas precinct , J Jonkowsky , Third ward ,
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HUOHITT'S SKLKCTION.
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How It I Uocelvcd by the Union Pa
cific Officials.
While the election of Marvin Hughttt to a
directorship In the Union Padflc board was
not unexpected nt headquarters by the ofll-
cials , it has occasioned n great deal of discus
sion.
sion.Vice
Vice President Klmball intimated several
days ngo that representative might bo se
lected from the Vandcrbllt Interests to sue-
David Dews , though ho could not be Induced
to say that such an election would , have any
Bjxxlal significance.
Other officials have expressed themselves ,
however , quite freely nnd to the effect
that this action shows closer
relations between the Union Pacific-North
western svRtcms than has heretofore been ad-
mitted. Every ono In authority Insists , how-
wertuat the selection ot Mr. Hughltt was
due to the late traftlo arrangement between
these two corporations , nnd because It was
advisable to have n Northwestern man In the
councils. This view , it may bo stated ,
is not favorably received. There
seems to bo n well-defined understanding
that u strong tlc-up has been made for a pow
erful system of road , virtually under one
management , from ocean to ocean.
It requires only the bulldingof ICO miles of
new road to reach Pugut Sound , and the
Union Pacific is now compk-tlng arrange-
incuts for extending its Oregon Short
Line ucttws that stretch from Port
land. tThe estimated cost of construction
is * y,000UX ) , and there seems to be strong
grounds for the belief that the Vanderbilts
will furnish this money.
"Mr. Hughltt's selection is , in my opinion , "
said nn ofllelal " , "tho first/step of an organized
move for"Vho control of the trans-continental
trafilu ; also the beginning of a determined
war upon the Northern Pacific. "
Sustain Mr. Holcomu.
Director J. H. Millard has returned from
the Boston meeting of the Union Pacific di
rectory.
He was asked for reliable information con
cerning the rumors afloat that Vice President
Holcomb might soon retire Irom the sen-ice
of the Union Pacific. In reply he said :
"If there It such a rumor going the rounds
It is wholly wilhout foundation. Air. Hoi-
comb enjoys the full confidence of the direc
tory of the road , nnd as vice president will
be practically la absolute control of the af
fairs of the company. His powers have been
extended rather than diminished. Ho will
assume control of all matters relating to the
early transfer of terminal facilities to the
Omuha side of the river , and work on the
union depot will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. "
That December Agreement.
An agreement entered into last December
between Vice President Holcomb and em
ployes , especially shop men of the Union
Pocifictook effect yesterday. It establishes
nine and one-half hours as a worlcing day but
scales the wages accordingly. These who
want to work ten hours have the priv
ilege of doing so and will
bo paid for it as heretofore.
While not stated in the agreement , It was
generally understood then that this Is a move
towards eventually making eight hours a
working day on the Union Pacific system.
They propose to shorten up at the rate of half
an hour each year. So far as beard from at
headquarters' agreement has been ac
cepted and is now In force over the entire sys
tem.
A Rcorffanlzetl Department.
The Burlington's insurance department has
been reorganized so as to give employes who
get insured better advantages and greater
benefits. Those entering the service can be
come members immediately instead of wait
ing one month , as heretofore , and continue
such as long as they live , whereas it has been
the policy to cut them off as soon as they had
ceased to be in the employ of the road. The
department is controlled by a superintendent ,
J. U. Bartlett , who has his headquarters in
Chicago , and a medical director. Dr. C. H.
Williams.
Closes tlio Crossing- .
Louis Littlefield has filed a complaint
with Supariutendent Gilmore of the MLssoari
Pacific against the crew of one of the early
freight trains of thut road which blocks up
the crossing at Twenty-second street. Some
times the street is closed for ten minutes ,
compelling the pedestrian or driver to go to
Twenty-fourth or Sixteenth street to cross.
Notes and Personals.
James Murdock , late traveling freight
agent of the Union Pacific , has been ap-
iwinted general agent for the Northwestern
at Spokane Falls.
General Freight Agent Tlbbets went out
ycsterdav to join General Manager Dick-
enson aifd party for a tour of the Missouri
river division ;
Beware of Frauds Bo sure you get the
genuine Dr. Thomas' Electric OIL It cures
colds , croup , osthama , deafness und rheuma
tism.
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JUSTICE OVERTOOK HIM.
Sol Marks Meets Death at the Hands
of His Wife.
The wires bring the information that
Sol Marks , known In Tennessee as Jake
Adcerinan , was futally shot in the court room
by his wifo.
The latter was In Omaha with him and
impressed these who saw her as being an
attractive and lady-like llttlo woman. It was
mainly through her efforts that the charge
against her husband in Uiq district court was
changed from grand to jxjtit larceny.
Maries was one of the smooth kind of
crooks , and had a record in nearly all the
western states.
His latest crime In Omaha was the stealing
of a bolt of silk from Lurkln's dry goods
store , nu WHS iirivt uu imu uuuuu u\ci iui
trial for grand larcenv and was subsequently
allowed to plead guilty to i > etty larceny
and was sentenced to thirty days
In the county jail. While there , ho
played the sick dodge successfully aud was
sent to the county iwor farm. lie took an
unceremonious departure from the hospital
and the next Information of him came in a
telegram from Memphis , tTcuu. , advising the
Omaha police that the authorities had him. It
was not thought worth while to send for him ,
and it was left for Uis wife to put an end to
bis career of crime. No reason is known for
the criuie.
If Your Liver Il inindH You
Of its existence bv dull pain orsharp twinges
in the right side , or beneath the dexter
shoulder-blade , accept the reminder as a
warning , and regulate the organ -without loss
of time , by the UMJ of Hosteller's Stomach
Bitters. The above symptoms are usually
accompanied by yellowness of the skin , con-
sllpalion , furred tongue , disorder of Iho
stomach , sick heuducha and morning nausea.
But u reform is promptly instituted by the
Bitters , the best possible substitute for calo
mel , blue pill , and other super-potent and
hurtful drugs erroneously designated as rem-
edles for bllllousncss. Appetite and diges
tion uro restored , nnd the bowels resume ac
tivity , when an Impetus is given to the func
tions of health by this sterling nnti-bllllous
medicine , which also has Iho eflecl of enrich
ing and purifying Ihe circulation , and fortl-
fving Iho system against maluriul Infection In
u"Ir or water. It Is also highly beneficial for
rheumatism , kidney und bladder troubles.
Permits.
The following permits were Issued by the
building Inspector yesterday :
Erustus YOIIIIB. two story frame resl-
denro , Ikxigonlrcetand Thirty-second
HVOIIIIU . , . t 0,000
C. \Vuriii'r. . tnobtory lirlek residence ,
1'ort v-Bi-eoiid and Duvtmuort str < x.'ts . 3,000
C. 1' . Warner , t o story brick reMdonco ,
rortv-M-oond and .
Davenport btrcots 3,000
I' . A. ThoiiipUiis , addition to tvMdencu ,
Tw 'ntj--elahth ua DoushUblrocts. . 600
C. Ij. Juync > , onu story frame cottage ,
Thlrtufiith uurt Gust Btrot'ts . MO
0. It. Jiiynos , onu htory frame oottago ,
Thirteenth urn ! Oust streets . SM
Four minor permit * . rf . . - . . . , . l.-Ta
Total . * . . . . fl,073
Nervous debility , IKW memory , diffidence ,
sexual weakness , pltuplos.curcd br Dr. Miles'
Nervine. Samples free ut Kuhn i Co.'s 15th
aud Douglas.
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New Conlos Jlouse , Kan. City.
Absolutely flro proof. Finest and largest
hotel In Kumas City , Unexcelled In its up-
IKjluUnents.
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Dr. Birney.practlce limited to catarrhal -
al diseases of uose and throat. Bee bldg.
CREMATED IN THE CORNER
While Tnirty Women Escape the Flames
bj Means of Ladders.
BASING AND EFFIOIENT FffiEMEN ,
Ncln P. Drago Is ISurncd to a
CrlKp mill a Wholesale Holocaust
Is Prevented Only by Ketnarkn-
blc Coolness nml Daring.
The gasoline can did Its work. The store
was burned and Nels P. Drage was burned to'
a crisp.
D About half-past 10 o'clock yesterday mornIng -
Ing thdpedestrians on Howard street , between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth , were startled by the
nppearanco of a poor llttlo Dane , Peter
Oleson , who lives at 2.VJ7 Pacific street. With
a face like ashes ho dnshcd in and out of the
door of Drago's tailor shop , 1519 Howard
street , distractedly wringing his hands and
gasping something in broken English which
the hearers interpreted "Mr. Drago's Shop
is burning. "
He meant more than that , but , In his terror ,
and with his broken speech ho failed to mnko
any one comprehend. He was puHhed aside ,
while the crowd which had collected , began
hustling out into the street the stock of
tailoring goods for which the flames were
strctchinir out irreedv tonITUM.
The fire hail started in the northeast comer
of Drape's tailoring shop and , immediately
under the only flight of stairs leading to the
flats above. An alarm was turned in at once ,
but at the station it registered "eight" instead
of "eighty-two , " ' and the prompt department
went Hying oil toward Vinton street.
In the meantime , a terrible sight "was wit
nessed at the flre. The building is a'threc-
story brick , owned by P. E. Her. On the
corner of Sixteenth and Howard is the ofllco
of the Nebraska steam laundry , owned by C.
S. Poore & Co. East of these are the Omaha
steam ilyo works and on the cast end is the
tailor shop , where the flrtrstartcd.
On the second floor Is the dressmaking
establishment of Madame Wallace , where
thirty-five girls aud women were at work.
The third floor is occupied by roomers and
in the basement forty employes of the laundry
were at work.
In an instant the narrow stairway , the only
means of cpress from the upper Stories , was
choked with flames and smoke , while the
snapping and cracking of the glass and wood
of the tailor shop mingled with the roar of
the flames.
Hulf n dozen roomers from the third story
came plunging down the stairs through the
smoke in their night clothes blinded and
dizzy. Then , fearing the draught the door
was closed and the helpless spectators prayed
for the arrival of the lire department.
A white-faced man dashed up to the door
and flung it open. Ho was grasped by the
crowd , pulled back and the door shut in his
face.
"Stand back , you , staud back , " he vo
ciferated , my wife Is up there , my wife is up
there. "
Then the crowd for the first time looked up
and at every window in the building saw the
young girls. And till the department arrived
they spent the time in urgiug the occupants
of the building to wait for the ladders. Now
and then one more frantic than the rest would
attempt to throw herself out , but was pulled
back by the cooler ones txhind.
In a few minuteswhich seemed like hours ,
the department was on hand. Hook and lad
der truck No. 1 came first , and the police
patrol wagon with it. Ladders were run up
at once aud the work of rescuing tlio girls
began. Some of them were helpless with ter
ror , and one , especially , could hardly bo
forced from tuff buildlpg , but kept screaming
frauticallr for her sister.
Jim O'Brien , the patrol driver , carried
dowu the ladder six women who were per
fectly unable to help themselves in the least.
One while haired old lady had blood patient
ly at a second story witmow just above the
tailor shop without uttering a sound and her
example seemed to inspire the others with
courage.
The alarm had boon brought to the dress
making shop by a little girl and Mine. AVal-
lace and her husband , Mr. Carey , rose to the
occasion and told the girls that there was uo
danger but that the goods of the customers
must bo saved if possible. Everybody was
put to work bundling up the silks aud laces
and a panic was averted till the ladders were
on hand.
The flro. was soon extinguished
after the hose arrived and began playing on
It , but while It was -burning Sanitary Ofllcer
Hit\chey had heard that someone was in the
tailorshop , and some of the firemen made a
search of the floor on their hands undknees ,
but-found nothing. When the. ( lames were
extinguished another search was made. ,
The loss on the building will not bo more
than ? 300 or * 300. The tailor stock of N. P.
Drago was almost a total loss and was valued
ut about $2.000.
Mrs. Wallace values her floor with the fur
niture and goods at about $35,500 and she car
ried-$5,000 insurance. She had goods belong
ing to customers valued at
about $2,000 , most of which was
saved. The damage to her floor was chiefly
from smoke and rough handling. The furni
ture on the third floor belonged to P. E. Her
und was only slightly damaged.
Among the employes rescued from Mrs.
Wallace's dressmaking rooms were : Mrs.
Wallace , Mrs. Carpenter , Mrs. Becre , Mary
Moran , Mrs. Park , Mrs. Beehus , Nettie
McKay , Annie Craig , Mary and Ella Bum-
well , May Wolff , Katie HobiusonMrs. . Eek-
ert , Nettle Hopkins , Annlo Wagner and
others , whose names could uot be learned ,
but nil wiMti snvod.
Uiirncd to Ilcntli.
Chlof GoUigan , who , with some
of bis men was making an examlnatloh of the
burned tailor shop , found under the charred
stairway in what bad been a little closet ,
what at ilrst.lookcd like a bundle of rags. A
closer examination j-evcalcd protruding from
the bundle u charred and shrivelled human
elbow. The rags were removed and dUdosed *
the contorted body of the proprietor , N. P.
Drage , burned almost to a crisp. His bum-
in clothes had ignited the building.
The origin of the flro Is cxpluim a by the
two tailors Olesen and Lundgivu , who were
In the shop nt the tlmo. Mr. Drago had been
out collecting and coining in shortly after JO
o'clock went into the closet under the stairs
to change his pants. There was a can of gasoline -
line in the closet and in u minute after Dmgo
hod entered the place the employes heard
cries of j > ain and turning saw the flumes is
suing through the ojxm door.
As nbovo related , Olesen fled in terror from
the place. Ho returned , and almost dragged
Lundgrcn after him. Lundgren , Jt seems , is
deaf. Ho had not seen the flames and had
uot heard Drugu's cries. Both lost control
of themselves nnd picking up a few articles of
clothes rushed from the store. Poor Drage
was left behind und was found as di-scrlbed.
Drugo lives at Eighteenth and Spring
streets , nnd leaves a wife and three children.
His stock of goods was almost completely
destrovfd , but it could not bo learned what
value had been placed on It ,
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Tlio Inquest.
The innuest over the remains of Uels P.
Drago was held at Hcafoy & Heafey'a yes
terday afternoon.
The first witness examined was Peter
Olesen , the llttlo Swede who first gnvo the
alarm of tiro. Ho said ho was a tailor aud
was in the employ of Mr , Drugo. The latter
had been out collecting in the morning and
came in about 10:30 o'clock. Ho had been
wearing a new pair of pants nnd remarked
that ho guessed no would take them off und
put on an old pair. With that ho went into
the bmoll cubby bole or closet under the stair
way. In about half a tnlnuto the witness
heard a sharp cxclunatlon , and then another.
Ho ran to the clo&et and was confronted with
a grout flame. Ho ut once ran out Into the
sti < eet nnd gave the alarm.
Being cross examined , the witness said
there- were two gasoline cans kept in the
vltte.fit ; the larger ouo held live Halloas and
ho smaller about two gallons. Mr. Drage
aiways attended to the gasoline stove , and
was In the habit of pouring the gasoline from
the larger into tbo smaller can , aud using the
latter to fill the stove , The stove had been
filled curly lu the inmiiiug nnd the can ro-
tuniud to tbo closet. The wituens did not
hear Mr Drago strike a match , nor did he
hear any explosion.
Fritz Oleson and his wife , who are con
nected with the dye xvorks next door to the
tnllor shop , testified that they had soon the
little tailor run out 6lf fho shop , exclaiming
that Mr. Drairo was Jmlag burned to death.
The rest of tht'Ir testlruouy was unimportant.
Chief Ga'llgtm ' was examined nnd testified
to having been notlffort by Officer Hlrichey
that n man was lu thtburning ) store. Ho aho
told of the finding of iiuuleud man. He said
he had examined thoT > IiVeo and was of the
opin Ion that the cork Irt\l been left out of the
gasoline can nnd th.61 Vapor had filled the
room or closet ; that the deceased had dropped
something while changing his panta and had
struck n match to look/or it , causing the ex
plosion.
Ell F. King , n fireman of No. 3 company ,
was the next \vltness. Ho helped remove the
body. The flvo-gallofYWro was lying on the
floor directly at the feel of the dead man.
Coroner Harrigna staled for the benefit of
the jury that the largo can was not injured
except to char the wooden jacket , nnd con
tained kcroscno or gasoline after it had been
thrown into the slrccU The small can was
found with the top blown completely off.
Ofllcer Hinchoyta examined , but his tes
timony did not develop anything.
This i-oinplotoil Uio tcsllinony nnd the jury
returned a verdict that the deceased cnmo to
his death by an explosion of gasoline , but
from the evidence the jury was unable to de
termine the cause of the explosion.
Ono of tbo witnesses stated that the de
ceased was a member of the Danish Brother
hood , lodgeNo. . S , lu which he carried u pol
icy vf $ IuOO.
The remains were removed to Maul's un
dertaking rooms by direction of the Danish
Brotherhood. Tins order has taken charge
of the funeral , which will be held on Satur
day or Sunday , the details not having been
completed.
The wife nnd children of the dead man
bavo not seen the remains and will not bo
permitted to do so If they can be prevented.
The body presented n horrible appearance ,
me iaco ueitig intensely uiacic , prouuoiy irom
smoke , as the huir and beard were preserved.
The body was bunted nnd olisterod and the
feet were burned completely off. The lower
part of the legs were charred to a crisp.
Sense
of health nnd strength renewed nnd of case
nnd comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs ,
as it acts in harmony with nature effectually
cleanses the system when costive or bilious.
For sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all druggists.
XODOPY's'lAULiyC.
And Yet Unit" n Dozen arc Clamoring
for n Little Wnlf.
Four weeks ago Mrs. William Dustln , 1327
South Seventeenth street , became the foster
mother of a liltlo waif \vhoso own motherhad
died almost at the time of its birth. The little
tlo ouo was received with Joy Into Mrs. Dus-
tiu's household , und iu u short time was
idolized bv herself and her husb.ind.
The child bed come into her possession
through its grandmother. Mrs. Alva , who
resides at the corner of Twentieth and Cus-
tcllar streets. Where the father of the waif
is no one knows. Ho was not present nt its
birth and It was not intended that his off
spring should'bear his name , because it was
illegitimate.
H. Wednesday , Mrs. Alva called at the resi
dence of Mrs. Dustln accompanied by Coustn-
blo Jacobs , a detective and a lawyer of this
citv and demanded possession of the child.
On her entrance , Mrs. Dustln remarked :
"You have come for the baby , ch ? Well
you won't get it. " At the sumo time she
rushed to the room where the little one lay
and taking.it in her arms' defied the grand
mother to remove it.
At this Juncture Sirs' , . Alva's male friends
entered uic iiouso aim one 01 incm scizc-u
Mrs. Dustin by ono hand while the grand
mother took the child frdm her arms.
Mrs. Dustln's husband then appeared and
violently protested , threatening the direst
kind of Vengeance on those who were robbing
him of his adopted child. He was held by u
couple of men while the child was borne
away la triumph. It is now supjx sed to bo
in the possession of a woman living on Vin
ton street.
Mrs. Alva claims thatj the baby was not
adopted by Mr. Dustln aud that it had uot
been properly cured for , and that it was her
desire to sec that her > daughter's offspring
was brought up in a careful nnd respectable
manner. >
Mrs. Dustin. on the other hand , claims that
the vhild was given every care , wnd that tno
grandmother.took it away only to give it into
the possession of some ono who was anxious
to secure it.
Dustin is after his visitors , whom ho assev
erates bo will have arrested for assault , while
ho proposes to puulsh Mrs. Alva for laanap-
BEXFITS Oil DAMAGES.
AVlint Property Holders Must Pay for
the Tenth Street Vimluct.
The board of equalization yesterday com
pleted the approximate estiment of the
assessment for the Tenth street viaduct
damages.
The amount per foot frontage north of the
viaduct will be as follows , unless otherwise
ordered by the board :
Capitol avcnno from Seventh to Fifteenth
street , SSI cents ; DOdge street , 23 cen's ;
Douglas , Farnum. Harney Howard , Jackson ,
2'J ; Seventh nnd Capitol avenue to alley
south of Jackson , 12 ; Eighth ! 18 ; Ninth , L'U ;
Tenth und Douglas , S3 ; 'Tenth ' nnd Douglas
to allcv south of Jackson , 58 ; Eleventh ,
Twelfth , Thirthenth , Fourteenth aud Fif
teenth from Capitol avenue to alley south of
Jackson , 20.
The above described assessment amounts
in round numbers to f 15,070.
The amount per foot frontage south of the
viaduct will bo as follows , unless otherwise
ordered by the board of equalization :
Mason street. Fifth to Twelfth , 15 cents ;
Pacific street. Fifth to Twelfth , 15 ; Pierce
street , Second to Fifth , < ) ; Pierce street , Fifth
to Twelfth. 15 ; Popplctou avenue , Second to
Fifth , 0 ; Williams street , Second to Fifth , ( i ;
Williams , Fifth to Sixth , 15 ; Williams struct ,
Kouutzofaddltion. IS : Williams street. Tenth
to Twciltn.- ; wooiwonn avenue , aeconu 10
Fifth , 0 ; Wool worth avenue. Fifth to Sixth ,
15 ; WorthitiRtou , Eighth to Tenth , 15 ; Pine ,
Second to Fifth , 0 : Pine , Fifth to Sixth , 15 ;
Pine , Seventh to Tenth , 15 ; Hickory , Second
to Filth , 0 ; Hickory , Filth to Kleventh , IS ;
Walnut and Center , Second to Fifth , 0 ;
Center , Tenth to Twelfth , 12 ; Cedar , Oak
and Dorcas , Si-cond to Fifth , 0 ; Oulc mid
Dorcas , Fifth to Twelfth , 12 ; Martha , Second
to Fifth , K ; Martha and Vinton , Tenth to
Twelfth. 12 ; Castellur. Fifth to Twelfth. 12 :
Arbor , Eighth to Twelfth , 13 ; East and West
strccU of Huucroft , from Second to Twelfth ,
0 : Tenth , from Mason to Hickory. M' Tenth ,
Hickory to Bum-roft , 52 ; Second , north to
Pacific , 0 ; ThirdWulnutto Hlckory.O ; Pine ,
to Pacific , 0 : Fourth , Martha to Pacific , 0 ;
Fifth , OUK to Pacific , 0 ; Sixth and Seventh ,
Dorcas to Mason , 18 ; Sixth , Dorcas south ,
12 ; Seventh nnd Eighth , Dorcas to
Mason , 18 ; Nlncth , Bancrof to Martha ,
IS ; Nineth , Dorcas to Mason , 18 ;
Eleventh , Mason to Bancroft , 12 ;
Ninth and Eleventh , Ylley to Bancroft , 12 ;
Tenth und Eleventh , .Valley to Bancroft , 15 ;
Mavne's Riverside , Kiver View , Anmsllcld
At Smith's additions , 0 ; Seventh avenue , Pine
to Pierce , IS ; Twelfth ptrect , Mason south to
Pierce , 0 ; Eleventh , \an Camp addition , 12.
This makes , In round numbers , ilS0.
The southern territory extends over two
miles. The northcrninuis six und one-half
blocks.
"If this estimate Is not changed. " said
Chairman Lowry of thp.board of cquulizatlon ,
"it will bo fought by eVtfry property owner in
the First ward. "
Pcit-oss who lead , Jfo } of exposure nro
subject torhcumattsnMicuralgluriud lumbuco
and will tiud a-valuable remedy in Dr. J. H.
McLean's Volcanic Oil. Liniment ; it will
bauish pain and subdUdlnHuuimutlon.
i . i
At thu YoiiMK VXinieii's Homo.
The Young Women's home , ut 109 South
Seventeenth street , was the scenoof unusual
enjoyment last night , it being the second
entertainment , the proceeds of which go
towards paying for u flno piano , recently
purchased. From early In the evening until
nearly midnight tha spacious parlors were
crowded with the guests and friends of the
young1 ladles. During the evening tha follow
ing musical and literary progranuna was ren
dered ;
Solo ( buss ) "Thy Sentinel und I"
J. A. Itolluum.
Mediation "Tho High Tide"
Nora 0. linker.
Solotenor ( ) "Love's Sorrow"
U. 1. IJunoau.
Itccltntlon W.S. Heller
Mrrtxintlean vluwi > . , W. .atveus
Fluno uocompauyM Leo Krati
In the largo dining room , refreshments ,
consisting of cake , coffee and ica cream were
served.
CONTINENTAL
OTHING : HO
CORNER FIFTEENTH AND DOUGLAS STS.
PRIZ WORD '
. . - , CONTEST.
An , Educational Recreation , Highly Exciting , Instructive and
Amusing.
A VALUABLE F > RIKR
From Our Boys' and Children's
Department Given to Every Sudcessful
Contestant , Read Carefully the Details of this Unique
Entertainment.
COMMENCING MONDAY , MAY 8 ,
And continuing until furthet * notice , wo will sen d a gnmo oflctters to address in
, any , a scaled en
velope with rules and Instructions
showing how
common words of the
English
formed from these . language may bo
letters. Two envelopes \vill be sent to every address containing letters which will
form two common English words , which be
may found in either Webster's or Wooster's
Unabridged
Dictionary , either one being accepted as standard authority in spelling.
To every boy 14 years of age or under who is successful in forming from the letters sent the two
correct words which they represent , all of which
are numberen and registered in a ledger in our office
and also numbered on the envelopes sent , will
we send
as a prize by express a pair of short knee
trousers made from the Sawyer Woolen Company's , of Dover , N. H. , finest quality spring casslmere ,
equal in quality to any fabric made in this
if
country , not-superior , the lowest retail price of which in
our establishment or elsewhere is $2.OO per pair.
As it is our purpose to distribute the
prize , which all come from our children's department
possible , no contestant will be , as
allowed
to compete more than
once , and all words sent out must bo
retarned to us within fifteen days of date or they will not be accepted.
Great , interest will be taken in
this method
of competing for a prize of substantial value , which
will be given to every successful contestant. To
persons who skillful
are at this game it will bo a mat
ter of only a few moments'study to win a prize and
, at the same time some experts find it sub
may a
ject that will require many days and evenings of careful study to solve. The is
gametis fascinating
beyond precedent , and thousands of
people all over the United States are playing it at the present tlmo
during the long evenings as a ssurce of
amusement and
as a highly instructive recreation in the art. of
spelling and forming words in the English .
language. Send to us for envelopes containing the words
and also for
blank to write the same upon.
The Largest Clothing ; House West of the Mississippi.
SOUTH OMAHA DAILY EVENTS ,
Saloons Are All Selling , But Without the
Legal Oity License.
HARD PEELING THE CONSEQUENCE.
A Boy's Miracnlons Escape from a
Fatnl Accident Xo SiRtis of a.
Strike AinouK Paeklnjj
Iiouso Employes.
There isn't a saloon in South Omaha that
has a license to sell beer or liquor , but
Just the same a thirsty or bibulous person can
buy booze at anv of them. They arc flying in
the face of the law and take the position that
the city council Is the derelict body und not
themselves. They contend thut their appli
cations were in the cit3' clerk's hands in
ample time to be considered and passed upon ,
but the council has neglected to moet.and
give them a hearing.
The license committee was not in session
yesterday morning , llluess in tne wintry 01
Councilman O'Kourko necessitated his goiug
to Omaha , hcuco no meeting was
hold. Both Councllmen O'Kourko and Ilow-
ley , who are the suloonmen's friends on the
committee , admit they have not struck a
single bond and application yet that is regu
lar In form and meets with the requirements
of the Slocumb law. Everything Is In a
chaotic condition , with no telling what the
outcome will bo.
Yesterday applicants for license marched
up the stairs to the city treasurer's olllco
and deposited either cash or certified checks
to the amount of $ .VX1 nnd securingJho treas
urer's receipt for the monov , Heretofore the
saloon men have paid ? 130 on May 1 and the
other $ J" of their license money on August
1. A rigid enforcement of Ihe Slo
cumb law necessitates the payment of the
full sum In advance and prevents the consid
eration of the application for license unless
the treasurer's receipt for the money accom-
Tbcro Is sympathy for the saloonkeepers
who have bceu in business for the past year
who to comply with the law would have to
close their places up pending the granting of
their licenses. But with the men who
started up yesterday aud who openly declare
they will run , licence or no license , tbcru will
bo ilttlo sympathy. Tboro are several men
who have opened up today who apparently'
bcllovo theyare justified in opening , but who
will iiQVor get a license If It is possible to enforce -
force the state Jaws in South Omaha.
There nro sixty saloons in South Omaha ,
ono to every 1 JO of the population. They urn
u strong power aud believe they utx > being
persecuted. . Feeling is strong and knots
of men discussed the situation on
the streets all day. Tlio condition of affairs
is charged to the men who were defeated in
Ihe city election lout month. It is assorted
that the saloons are being persecuted because
they refused to support Ed Johnston for mayor
und the nominees on the citizens' ticket ,
Again , it is suld to bo n plan to force annexa
tion on tha jteoplo by bringing the saloon-
On ono si Jo are the a who insist that It is
time to enforce the law in South Omaha ; on
the other sldo nro these who think that tha
present condition of affairs Is satisfactory
enough to suit everybody except the prudish
jwrtion of the population.
Under n Tonni u ( * Burapors.
The lounger around the corner of Twenty-
fourth and N streets Wednesday night Just
before dusk witnessed a scene that for five
minutes led them to believe another boy was
going to have bis life crushed out but this tlmo
not by a motor train.
A grading outfit was passing along the
street. A string of oven scrapers were
hitched together , the driver sitting on the
first one. A small boy thought he would
steal a ride and endeavored to gut on the boo-
end scraper. Ho missed his footing nnd fell
under the machine. The spectators shouted
to the driver to stop but he thought
they were Indulging In rldlculu at the long
string of two-wheeled vehicles he had behind
him nnd only drove the faster , The louder
the shouts to "Whoa I" the faster he drove.
Everybody expected to plclf up a dead boy
when tha lust scraper hud put > aod. They
were surprised when out of the dust nnd dirt
of the street they picked up a lustily bawling
urchin who hud sustained no injuries except
a slight sera toll on ouo of his han J .
Fortuuutely the boy foil In such a position
that the s > lx haavy scraiwrs had cleared hlii
with their wheels. Dr. Kusor examined him
and sent him home. Ho narrowly inUsod
making another small boy job for the
coroner.
No .Strike
There U no indication of a strike amin ? the
packing house employes today. Every
body is at work and the mutter is not
even boiugdiscussed on the streets. Unless
the infection should spread out from Chicago
to Omaha and be encouraged byhot-heuded
men no trouble is feared hero. A number of
the men ut work hero had disastrous experi
ences in the last packing house strike in Chicago
cage and want no more of it in theirs.
A Had Hey Captured.
Ed Fitzgerald is a prisoner at the city jail.
He is wanted here for sotno thievery indulged
In in the Third ward last fall. Ho skipped the
country , but in the meantime was nt his old
work in Kansas. Ho was arrested there and
sent to the reform school at Topoka. Ho
escaped from the institution the other day
and returned to South Omaha only to fall into
the bunds of the law again.
Tlicy AVcre In Sontli Omaha.
It is now certain that the men who shot
Nistel , the clothing clerk , in Omaha last
night arc the same men who were arrested
by Viaduct Watchman Tuhls ono day lost
week and who wore sent to the county jail
for vagrancy by Judge King. The four men
were dressed exactly uliko in new clothing.
The police were sure at the time they hod
captured a gang of crooks , but the best they
could do was to make u charge Of vagrancy
stick.
City Notes and Personal * .
John Wiggins of Columbus made his regu
lar visit to South Omaha yesterday.
Patsoy Murray , the South Omaha pugilist ,
will bo tendered a benefit by thu South
Omaha athletic club ,
James McCarthy of Denlson , la , spent
yesterday iu the city.
The members of the Presbyterian congre
gation at thuir annual meeting last night de
cided to retain Hov. R. L. Wheeler for uu-
otberycar.
JK. G. Martin his returned from a business
trip to Kookuk , lu.
H. J. Newman , u capitalist of Syracuse , N.
Y. , is in South Omutut looking over the
opportunities , for investment.
H. U. Altman of the Stockman force , Is
suffering from slight injuries sustained by
Ills leg coming in contact with the flywheel
of a printing press.
Jarah Juskntok was out yesterday after
a week's wu-stlu with rheumatism.
Wllllrtm Hike , whoso Jealousy led him to
shoot into the house of Fred Moran Satur
day night , was taken to the county Jail yes
terday by Ofllcer Hughes to await trial in
the district court.
George Campbell , Hopkinsville , Ky , , says :
Burdock Blood Bitters is the best prepara
tion for the blood und stomach ever manufac
tured.
_
The costliest horse barn in the world
belongs to I ) . D. Crouso nnd is located at
Syracuse , N. Y. It ha now cost the
owner , a millionaire horseman , some
thing like $700,000. Incidental expenses
will miiko the utablo co.-it little short of a
round million. *
DICK HALT ; CAPTUUKD.
ITe Admits Having Shot nt Detectives
Dcmpscy and Snvnfje.
Dick Hall , the man who shot at Detectives
Savage and Dempsey lust Thursday night.
was lodged in jail last night. Ho admits he is
the party , and us evidence of this ho carries a
bullet In his leg , which Is causing him considerable
erablo suffering. Hall , although only eighteen
years of age , Is hardened In crime , having
done several years In Jail. About three
months ago he was arrested in a vacant build
ing on South Tenth street , charged with
committing a nameless crime upon the person
of Eddy Gray , n boy fifteen years of ugn. Ho
was convicted aud sent to the county jail for
ninety days , his term expiring the s'aino day
he shot at the otlleers.
Taking his own story for it. thonlght of the
shooting he was iu Frank Bellamy's saloon on
lower Douglas street and seeing the ofllrert
he boat a hasty retreat , ran Into the alley ,
tiring his revolver as ho ran. Detective Suv-
ago fired twice , the first shot taking effect in
the right leg , Just below the Imee. Hull then
cscap 'J , went to Dick Burdish's saloon whcro
ho told what'had hitppcud , after which Bur-
dish hitched up his horse and drove him to
Council Binds where ho was socrotcd In the
house of Jack Green , a bartender who rciidos
Hull claims that ho is the son of wealthy
and respectable- parents who reside In St.
Louts , and was enticed away from homo HOIIIU
two years ago by a man who is now serving
out-it ten years sentence in the penitentiary at
.Toilet , where ho was scut on a charge of high
way robbery.
Pears' is the best and purest soap ever
made.
_
The Only One.
The Chicnsro , Milwaukee < fc St. Paul
railway is the only line running olid
vestibuled , electric lighted and Bteam
heated trains between Chicago , Couucil
Bluffs and Omaha.
The berth reading lump feature in the
Pullman Bleeping cafe run on those linen
is patented and cannot be used by any
other railway company. It is tlio great
improvement of the ago. Try it and bo
convinced.
Sleeping tars lea vo the Union Pacific
depot , Omaha , at G p. m. daily , arriving
at Chicago at 0:30 : iu m. Passengers
taking this train are not compelled to
get out of the cars at Council HltilTs and
wait for the train to bo cleaned. ( Set
tickets and sleeping car berths at Union
ticket olllce , 1501 Farnam fit.
' F. A. NASH , Gen. AgL
J. E. PIUJSTON Pass Agt ,
DJesso Parrott , who fought under Gen
eral Andrew Jackson of New Orleans in
living on a farm near Carroll ton , Giu
Ho was born Marcli 22 , 17UO. "Up to
Ids cighty-ufth year ho made a good
farm hand , " writes a recent visitor.
Fair white hands ,
Brightclearcomplexion
Soft healthful skin.
" PEABS'-Tiie ' Great EMsli Complexion SOAP-
