Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1890)
18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , MAY 25 , 1890-TWENTY PAGES. THE CRUISE OF A WHALER Boino Strange Scenes and Horrible Customs Among American Savages , PEOPLE WHO EAT THEIR DEAD , I'rnollco of TrllCH ) In I'ntn- Koriln Teeth Filed to tx I'olnt KKulinnu.x ( | AVIio Kill Their A KIM ! 1'arutitH. l /or Ttit Jiff. On tlic mnrnltiK of Koptombor 27 , 1883 , tlio jtcnm whalrr William Lewis lay nt anchor oft Clark'H I'olnt , near the city of New Ikilfonl , waiting for hi-r crew. Stores , fresh water mid provisions fern crulsoof fourteen or fif teen months' duration wcro stowed nwuy , iincl under a full hcud of steam , the safety valve would occasionally lift to allow the l > ent-un force tocsrajm with a whizzing , rest less sound , as if impatient to begin the long voyiijju. The mmiiltiK was bright imd the uteamor , with her new rlpgiiiK and sails , looked inure like n lar o yacht thim a whaler. The William Lewis is u little less than 000 gross tonnage ; is 10S feet long between i > er- jiemlii'ulars ; i.s ! ! 0 feet beam , and draws 19 feet of water. Provided with n compound condensing engine of the latest and most ap proved type , with nil the modern appliances and convf'tilrnres , she Is by far the most pow erful and tho' lleotcst steam whaler now alloat. Her hull was .specially built to with- Htatul the rough usnga Incidental to the con- Htant batllo with the Arctic ice , yet her up- iicarnnro in the water is not graceful. Hhe lias mom Hum the "usual sheer , her masts have considerable rake , aniltiiku lier all In all , hhi has that trim , clean-cut look which old Mill'irs ) always admire. At half pa'stH o'clock the ofllrers and crow were aboard. The steam windlass was put In readiness and at U o'clock the anchor was welched and our vovago began. The first day out the crow was temporarily divided into two watches , the decks were cleaned up a little and the little time which the officers and men would Ret was spent in Mowing away their personal effects and in HtraightunltiKout tholrstuto rooms and bunks. On the second day the officers picked out their Ixmts' crews , the watches wcro regu larly established , and the usual routine and discipllno began. On a whaler of the size of the William Lewis there is a captain , a chief and assistant engineer , live mates , a cooper , a steward and a cabin boy. who live in the cabin. In the Htcenigo livb two firemen , live boat-stoorcrs , a carpenter , n blacksmith , the cook and a steerage boy. In the forecastle there arc jieni-iidly twenty-two or twenty-three sailors , who are divided into flvo boats' crews of four men each. Thu remaining two or three HUMI nro culled ship-Ucuporrt and help handle tlie ship when all the boats are down chasing whuffs. The llvo bo.its nro urn' IN CONSTANT for lowerinp , and arc provided with sails , ours , paddles , harpoons , bomb-guns , whale- Hnr imd all other appurtenances used in wlmlmir. Kaeh ono of the mates has charge of a boat. Km-li boat crew consists of an officer , a boat-steerer ( as tlio hurpooncr is called ) , and four sailors. Look-outs for whales arc established soon asa voyage begins and are constantly kept up from sunrise to sunset. There are generally four of those look-outs in the temperate and torrid zones an officer and a boat- steerer at the main-mast-head and two sailors at the fore-mast-head. In the Arctic ocean a "crow's nest" is built on the out riggers nt tlio foretop mast cross-trees and co\civd with canvas as high as a man's shoulders. Our course from New Hedford was duo cast for 'J.0 miles , and then wo made a straight wake for ( Jupo Blanca on the north west coast of Africa. Wo went within about a hundred miles of Capo Blanca and then shaped our course so as to pass the Capo Verd island to the windward. From there our course was straight to Capo Angel , tlio At lantic ocean entrance to the Straits of Magel lan. lan.On the first day of November wo reached the equatorial bolt of calms , known to sail ors as tlio "doldrums. " It took us about forty-eight hourts to steam through them. Shortly afterwards wo struck the southeast trades imd carried them through to latitude US0 south. After a series of ballling winds and calms , on the morning of December 'JI ! we sighted Capo Angel and In the evening anchored in Magellan straits. Next day wo hove up our anchor and steamed to Elizabeth island and anchored. Bnmo of our officers went nslioro hero and shot seine largo upland geese , which proved to bo so tough wo could hardly eat them. December 2wo ( \ anchored oft Sandy point. An Knglish and a German line of steamers run regularly through the straits , to and from Chill and Europe , lieavous and light houses have been erected and nro maintained by the steamship companies. The navigation of these straits. Is at all times exceedingly dangerous. The tide rises and Jfalls thirty fcot and the currents and winds are so strong that the most powerful steamers nro some times unable to cope with them. On account of the numerous sunken rocks and shoals they do not attempt to steam when the weather is thick and hazy. The city of Sandy Pointo la about half way between the two- oceans 'at tho- widest part of the straits about twenty-two miles from shore to shore. The narrowest pliico is near the Pacific ocean and Is hardly two miles across. Ordinarily Sandy Point contains n population of about three thou sand , hut owing to the gold excitement wo found it almost deserted. Every man ex cept ofllcfnls , soldiers , priests and store keepers , 'mid every boy mid many women wei-o over on Terra del Fnego hunting for gold. They pick it up on tlio beaches and along the shores of small streams. The na tives , of Terra del Fuego are treacherous and reiiuuv constant watching and the govern ment of Patagonia , which claims the island , tries to prevent the men from gathering their golden harvest , but in splto of these drawbacks wo were informed that thoio en- g-.iged In gold-liuntlnif wcro getting from j > S to 10 n day each. Ono of the Sandy Point merchant * u live , go-ahead Yankee from Massachusetts showed us an Irregular flat piece of virgin gold which ho picked up on the beach right there at Sandy Point after a storm. It weighed fully three ounces. The scenery in the straits Is strikingly \.UUir : > AND MAONIFIUIINT. After leaving Sandy Point wo lay at anchor lu a small bay not mimed on our chart. Two l > oaks hero rise up perpendicularly out of the water to a height of : tlHK ) feet , They are known us Thornton cliffs. Towering up be hind them wo could see the snow-clad , cloud- \vrapped tops of the Andes. From Thornton cliffs to C'apo Pillar the western entrance lethe the straits -there Is n constant succession of beetling erupt , lofty mountains , beautiful valleys- luxuriant In their fresh , preen ver dure glaciers , cascades and dense forests of small lives. It seemed as If every ellmato Was here represented. In ono place a glacier , coming out from behind the Arctic's contri bution to this strange medley , was slowly woiidin/ way down to u valley fresh and green and sprinkled with flowers. Flvo miles farther on there was nothing but bare , precipitous heights a Jumbling together of enormous masses of roclt of volcanic origin. Tlio "cimoo" Indians of the straits are can nibals of the first water. Indeed , our captain was cautioned while at Sandy Point to allow iiono of the crow to wander nlono in the bush. Many are the talcs told of whole boats' crews massacred and eaten by thoao miserable wretches. They are indeed n worthless-looking set. Low In stature , their limbs are small and attenuated. Their features i\ro mast repulsive. Tlioy file their teeth down to half their original length. It was midsummer when wo were there , but the air was raw and chilly. Yet these Indians wow nothing but a small capo of otter or fur seal faklns , although possessed of larger blankets of these costly furs. Their cnnoos are mudo of slabs of wood sewed together with dry grass , and the scams are pitched with the resinous exudation from some of the many species of tlr trees which are found here. In the bottom of their canoes , about amidships , they keep a small tire burning all the time. Over the embers of this tire they squat down , ono at a time , and shiver In the cold blasts which come down from the snow-covered mountains. Aloug the shores of the strait nro what appear to be deserted huts. A circle about eight feet in diameter Is drawn , and biuall saplings nro cut and driven into the ground on the circle about ten Inches apart , a space of uightoeh feet being left for an en- tranco. The saplings are all gathered to gether nt the top and firmly secured by dry grass , ThU Is the condition in which wo find them , A lot of natives como along and conclude to tlo up for the night. The largo blanket * of otter and furscnlsklnt ai-e thrown over this framework , n small opening being left on top lor n smoke vent. So mo of the na tive ? ! gather twigs and brush , tithcr * go down to the beach and collect mussels , clams , llm- IK-IS and sea-urchins. Some one brings .1 few embers from tlio llro til the cnnoe , mid soon there Is a roaring lire In this hut. The shell fish are helm ; roasted , and nothing Is lacking lo complete the fullness of their happiness and enjoyment , unless it might ho a tender steak cut off n "spiritual fledgling" fresh from sonic New England theological semin ary , or even a tougher cut from an old whis ky-soaked , tobacco-poisoned Jack tar. Wo were Informed that they HATTIiniU OWN DEAD , which If true , Is nil economical solution of n sanitary question which is causing considerable - able thought In more Christian lands. Taking them as n whole , these canoe Indians are the meanest looking , the most degraded , the most unprofitable , and the nearest to the pure mil- mnl of any of the aborigines of the world. Owing to an unusually long spell of foggy weather wo were detained In the straits , and It was not until January U ( , 1889. that we passed Cnpo Pillar nnd the evangelist rocks and once more were on deep water. January 'M we caught the southeast tnido winds and with all sail set made u haud&om run to with in n degree of the equator. From there till we reached latitude 7 ° north wo had a series of variable winds and then took the northeast trades strong and steady and held them to within ten days of Honolulu. On Marcli 18 wo reach Honolulu and lay "on and off" just in sight of the city. A few days before wo reached Honolulu , ono of our sailors died and was buried at sea. Tlio poor follow had been complaining for a month or six weeks. The captain and first mate , not being physicians , were unable to determine the nature of his disease , although they did all in their power to help him. Every ship has a medicine chest well stocked with medicines and simple surgical Instru ments. Although sick enough to require medicine , ho bravely stood his watch until eight days before his death. Then ho took to his bunk in tlio forecastle and another sailor was appointed as "nurse. " Ho gradually lost in strength and hope and one morning ho wus reported dead. Tlio mute Immediately or dered all his clothes and little private effects , to bo taken into the cabin to bo saved for his relatives , for .tailors have the disgraceful habit of appropriating to their own use a deceased - ceased messmate's ' things. His body was dressed In a now suit of clothes and then sowed .up in some new strong canvass. The body lay In state on the main-hatch till ilrst dog watch ( -1 o'clock in the afternoon ) , all hands being on deck at that hour. Preparations for the burial began. The gangway mil and board were taken out and the gangway board was laid athwart-ships , one end resting on the sheer plank and the other end on n barrel. Tlio body wus then placed on the board with a tarred canvas bag. filled with sand , firmly lashed to the feet mid legs. Tim Ainersiean ensign was hoisted at half-mast at the min/.en-peak , the shit ) was laid to , with the head yards aback and the captain took up his position at the head of the body with a small hook in his hand. "All hands on deck ! " was the order , and the crew began to assemble. When they had all gathered nround , the cap tain took elf his hat , wo all uncovered our heads and the "old man , " as the captain is irrovclantly called , proceeded to read tlio burial .service used at sea. It resembles very closely the Episcopal form. As the words : "We consign tho. body of our brother lo the deep ! " two of our men lifted up the inboard end of the plank , the body slowly slid off into the ocean , there was a deep thuil-liko splash , and that was the erd. For the space of a minute all hands stood still in their places. Then came the orders in quick succession : "Put in the gang-way board and r.iil : haul down the ensign ; brace forward the head yards ; let go your rigging nnd hoisc up top gallant sails , royals , staysails , and jib.s. Come , hurry up ( hero , lads ! " Wo were off and that wus the last of poor Paul. That night tlio men forward were quiet and talked together in groups. Next night they forgot their absent messmate and sang their songs and raised the old Harry the same its if Paul had never existed. This forgetfulness is characteristic of a sailor. Ono day ho is buffeting with a tempest and cursing his luck mid the weather , the next day ho is singing his songs , happy and contented because the sun shines , the weather is line and the cook's "duff" is well done nnd palatable. Wo left Honolulu March 'M mid after n somewhat prolonged passage reached the Atlantic islands and entered Behring sea. Wo reached the belt of ice floes May 2 and by dint of continual bucking and jumping and thumping and by the use of an unlimited amount of hard "cussing , " wo succeeded on May U'J in getting through into clear water. The ice belt this year extended from Capo Olortorski , Siberia , to St. Paul Island , and averaged'-00 miles wido. Wo in.ido nur way obliquely through it , so as to make Capo Navarine , Siberia. From Capo Navarino to Capo Akin thcro is generrally a narrow lane of clear water , or "lead , " as it is called. It is caused by the main ice pack breaking nwuy from the Ice which is held fast in llio Hay of Anadir. Wo reached Capo Navarine nil right but the "lead" did not amount to much , so wo dug into the ice floes ugain tooth and nail and finally got through. After getting Into clear water wo anchored off most all the Esquimaux settlements from Cape Akin to East Capo and all hands traded for skin boots nnd mittens and fur stockings , pants , coats , etc. , which are so necessary in that part of the world. The Esquimaux are , as a rule , not over- cleanly in their persons and habits. Their food is entirely animal. livery part of the whale , walrus , seal , waterfowl , fish nnd fur- bearing animals which they kill has its use , nothing being wasted. The rib bones of the whale form the ruftors of their huts. The vertobno mnko most excellent stools. The blubber Is used for food nnd fuel and light and the flesh , of course , Is eaten. The long , largo sinews which give motion to the ponderous derous flukes or tall , are dried and shreaded and tmulo into thread which they use in their sewing. Even the intestines have their use , for after they are dried and cut open , they sew them together and make n waterproo'f covering for their liner fur clothing. It is every wav as durable ntid desirable as the gossamers used lu more civilized countries. Their religions beliefs and superstitions are curious. Tlio spirits they worship have con stantly to bo propitiated , which is done through the medium of "spirit friends. " They think n greul deal of their family rela * tions. Tlio man , of course , as with allunciv ilized people , Is the hunter and provider , the woman doing all the drudgery , nnd tlio tan ning , preparing nnd sowing of skins , otc. As a rule they are monogamists , although there are several natives who possess two wives. These , however , are chiefs , nnd ono wife looks out for the homo nnd children while the other accompanies her husband on his trad ing expeditions. Tlio strangest custom among some of thorn Is that of KII.MXO THEM I'AKCNTS when they become so old that they nro in n measure helpless. When this unfortunate period arrives , a gathering of the vlllago is field and the eldest son of the old man or woman is set apart with some ceremony to carry into effect their peculiar practice. Ho hitches up his dog team , goes out from the village with his parent and returns nlouo. Esquimaux etiquette does not permit of In quiries being mudo and years afterwards it may bo , a bleached skeleton In some out of the way nook tells the story of this horrible custom. In all other burials many ceremonials nro gene through with. The usages vary In different localities. In some places the body Is laid on the ground , n sled is placed over It and a great many of the native's personal belongings are placed on the sled. Ju other places the body is wrapped in skins and elevated on jwles of drift-wood. Most of the natives llvo from hand to mouth , but a few of them own largo quantities of valuable furs , otc. A notable instance of shrewd business tact is that of n native ut Capo Tchaplin or Indian Point , Si beria. It Is estimated that he owns n third of n million dollars' worth of whalebone , walrus ivory and furs. Men of his stamp are polygn- mists. At Point Hope , Alaska , Arctic ocean , there was n chief who was noted for his cruel and blood-thirsty disposition. Ho had sever al wives nnd ilia not hesitate to shoot at them during his drunken orgica. At lost u more than usual atrocious murder occurred and the immediate relatives of the murdered wlfo camped on the chief's trail and finally suc ceeded In killing him. Ho richly deserved his fate. The mantle of his authority , together with his property and the remainder of his wives , fell to his son , who Is a chip of tbo old block. When wo were nt Point Hope an armed neutrality existed between him nnd the relatives of one of his wives whom ho had de liberately shot dead in cold blood. The pres ence of the winders and ouo of Uncle Sam's revenue cutters had a quieting effect on both factions , but there Is no doubt but that the feud broke out and was settled after wu left in the fall. Ills rcfrcshiui ; to know that oc casionally a wife , If she has rightful cause , chnst lues her recreant lord ami muster A ' case in iwlnt Is that of "Point Harrow Hello" as she Is known by the whalers. She has hilled two husbands , in Ixith cases forgetting drunk and attempting to beat her. Tlio ver dict of her immediate neighbors was that she hud served him right. There were about forty vessels In the Arc tic with us. Of course there Is a great deal of visiting. The visiting Is called "gamming. " It Is customary when two or more ships meet for the captain of each ship to meet on ono of the ships and exchange whaling notes , spin yarns , smoke cigars and have n good tlmo generally. While wo were endeavoring to get through the belt of Ice In Hohrliig Sou wo mot and gammed tlio steamer Helvedoro. Her captain vorv kindlv gave us three llvo pigs. Then we fell In with the steamer Lu- crellau and got three more llvo pigs and half of a dressed hog. Afterwards wo came across the steamer Grampus nnd got a dressed hog and a lot of fresh codflshv The Hanoi's have n small stove In the forecastle - castle , just largo enough to keep the place dry and one of the starboard watch stole n piece of fresh pork , cookoit It on tlio forecastle stove , and with the assistance of a chum de voured it. lii-tho morning the steward missed the pork , and un Investigation was Immedi ately had as to who got away with the fresh meat. Of course , nobody forward know the first thing about it. O ! dear , no ! The poor Innocent sailors were pained and shocked to loam that some pork had been stolen. After a great deal of hard lying it wits llnally trakccd down to the starboard watch , and aa every member of that watch was willing to swear on a stack of Bibles as high as the main truck that ho was innocent us u babe , the captain I'fNItllKl ) Till ! nSTIIIi : WATCH by keeping them on deck at work all day and then making them stand their regular watch nt night. In order to mid variety to their work they were required to holy-stone the quarter-deck. This operation is performed us follows : The deck Is wet down with salt wuter and sprinkled with sand , A sailor armed with a common brick now gets down on Ills knees ( lieuco the inline "holy"-stono ) mid vigorously rubs the sanded deck. Of course ho is liable to get wet and perhaps dis couraged. Two solid days of this business seemed to have no effect upon the boys ; they stood by ono another like majors mid took all Jokes In good part. Whenever ono of them went forward ho was earnestly requested to tell "who prigged the pork" or "who swiped the squealer. " On the third day it leaked out who the culprits really were nnd they were hauled up before the awful majesty of the law the three J's ' the judge , jury and jailer on the high seas In other words , the captain. The sentence passed upon them was that they lose their wateli below daytime for a week. Tlio two lads were the butt of many u rude jest , which they took good-naturedly. On May J the bark Ohio No. 1 was lost off Capo Komanazoff. She ran into some ice and was steve in so badly that slio sank In a few moments. Fortunately the bark Arnold ! was close at hand nnd the crew was all saved. On the last day of May wo caught our first whale just at the entr.mco to the Arctic ocean. In securing the whalebone and blub ber wo drifted into the Arctic. Every year two relief ships leave San Francisco for the Arctic to bring up the mail , fresh provisions and , for the steamers , coal. They take down whatever oil ami bono the shipi may have taken , and also letters for home. The relief ship for the winders owned in San Francisco goes to Port Clar ence , a beautiful land-locked harbor in Behring sea just outside the Aictio oceun. Tlio relief ship for the New Bedford whalers generally goes to Point Hope , about ono hun dred and eighty miles north of Behring straits in the Arctic. On the lust of Juno wo forced our way to Point Hope through twenty-five miles of ice and there learned the particulars of the loss of the bark Ohio No. i ! . She went ashore about seven miles north of Point Hope in Oc tober , IH.VJ , and only fifteen of. her crow reached the shore. Six of them were after wards lost in a whaleboat which they put elf in to intercept a passing steam whaler homowuril bound. Of the remaining nine , two died from the effects of their exposure , anil the other seven were in good health when we found them. On the l th of July the relief ship arrived and right glad wo were to get our letters from the loved ones so far away. After tak ing in our coal and supplies wo proceeded on our way to the north , stopping at Capo Sabine - bino , where wo dug about ono hundred and lifty tons of Arctic coal. ' O'wing to u quantity of old flee Ice which was drifting around , it was not until July 'Jl that we reached Point Barrow , the extreme northwest corner of the American continent. Hero some of the ofllcers went ashore and gammed the crew of the shore whaling sta tion , who live there the year round. They occupy the building erected in 1880 by Lieu tenant , now Captain Hue , U. S. A. , who for llireo years lived there with his assistants , engaged in the study of the metcorlogical and other natural phenomena of the Arctic re gions. Next day wo started out to prospect the coast to the eastward of Point Barrow. Wo found considerable quantities of ice , some of it exceedingly thick and heavy. After a great deal of hard steaming , surrounded by innu merable dangers , on a shore where the sound ings were unknown , wo got as far as the Mackenzie river. No ship , cither sailing or steamer , was over thcro before , and wo wore inclined to feel proud of our achievement. For some forty years the whalers have en deavored to get beyond Camden bay , which is half wuy between Point Barrow and the Mackenzie river , but have never before suc ceeded.Vo could have gone beyond the Mackenzie but there seemed to bo nothing to bo gained by doing so nnd wo started out to return to Point Barrow. The fact Is every body expected to find the water fairly nlivo with whales. When wo hud gotten as fur as Camdcn bay and found no whales but an open polar sea instead , wo concluded that by going farther wo would soon get up to our proy. All whaling tradi tions are to tlio effect that the whales make their summer homo just where wo found none at all I So the measure of our disappointment was great. There were four other steamers with us. Every once in a while ono of us would got stuck hard and fast In a mud bank and the remainder would have to pull the lucky ono olf. At last after a hard and perilous run wo reaclwd Point Barrow on August 'J3 nud wo were more than glad to reach there safely. More than once the possibility of reaching Point Barrow onlv by the use of our small boats stared -boldly in tlio fuco. While ut Point Barrow some of our officers went nshoro and examined the new life-saving sta tion In process of erection bv our govern ment. September 1 wo loft for Wrangod land and Herald island. On the -lib wo caught our second whale and on the llth heartl of the total loss of the steamer Lucretia on Herald island. Fortunately the crow saved their lives. During the latter part of September wo had frightful weather. October came in somewhat calmer but bitterly cold. On the lid wo caught another whale. Thosamo even ing wo had a beautiful ntsi'j.AY or TIU : Aunoiu IIOIIHAUS. It was Indescribably brilliant and impressive. The entire sky from zenith to horizon was ono muss of palo colored lights shooting in and out nnd interweaving in a most bewilder ing manner. An old whaling captain who has been to the Arctic for years says It was by fur the finest display ho over saw. The 10th of October ( the usual date for leaving the Arctic ) came nnd as the weather was line and the whales had not yet put In an appearance wo stayed u little longer. It was thick and foggy most of the time. The ISth wus flue uud clear , the captain obtained an observation of the sun and found that woliad drifted to within ' . ' ( X ) miles of the straits , and as It was quite Into in the season we squared away from homo. Wo stopped In Bristol bay ( the southeast comer of Behring FCU ) and cruized for right whales , a different kind of whale from those wo caught in the Arctic , but just as valuable. Wo saw qulto a number and chased live or six , but they wcro tfho wary , and after spending n week or ten days there , wo went close insboro , got out four or flvo fishing lines , nnd within an hour had over two hundred codfish , halibut and skup , enough to lost us to San Francisco. We passed through the Aleutian islands at the Ounimak Pass on November ! ) . It was blowing qulto hard , u nasty sea was running , and the biiromoter was falling rapidly. For thirty hours wo battled for our lives. Hut good seamanship and the stoutness of our noble vessel brought us safely through. After an exceedingly tedious passage down the coast , wo dropped anchor in the bay of San Francisco in the afternoon of November-1 : ) , 1889 , not quite fourteen mouths utter leaving New Bedford. Professional flo-ists of England are culti vating old fashioned flowers , buch us the dai sy , the columbine , the larkspur , hollyhock and Canterbury bulls , MELANGE FROM BACON'S ' PEN , Interesting Pugilistic Gossip From the Golden Coast of California. THE SMITH-JACKSON FISTICUFF , A New AiiHtrnllnn Arrival Takes llcildy Onllaglicr'H Plnoo-Joo Mo- AullfTo aa ICnsy ainrk for iloliu Ij. Oeorglo Dl.xon's Inick. SAX FiiANTtsro , Cal. , May IS. Special to Tun Br.r.J There is a now Australian In town , Sum Fltzslinnmns by.name and ho fell into a Job before ho was here a week. The telegraph has told you ere this that Hoddy Gallagher has "malaria. " Ho has got n bad case and as ho will hardly bo lit to light this year , the California club has released him from his engagement to fight Billy McCarthy nnd given his chiinco to the now arrival. Fitzslmmons Is built on the slim Jlm-fat-us-a match style of architectural standing , nearly six feet tall , but weighing , when in condition only about liK ) pounds. Ho has got good shoulders and long arms nud ho nnd his fellow colpnist ought to make n very odd und interesting light. Fltz- simmons was "tried out , " with the club's middle-weight before being matched against McCarthy and gave an excellent account of himself. Talking of sporting affairs In Aus tralia , Fit/Simmons says that if Sullivan and Jackson light colonial coin by the ton will como hero to back the black. I hope Samuel is not mistaken , for if he Is not , the volume of currency in this country will bo visibly In creased by this influx of "British gold. " Ho says that the Aust ralians do not rate Frank Slavln in the same boat with Jackson. Ho thinks the coming man In the antipodes Is Joe Goddard. He Is but a middle-weight , but ho is runidly growing , both physically and famouslv. Just at present Goddard Is matched against Mick Uooley , and.if he defeats - feats him ho may pay this country n visit. "Fit/ " further says that Sydney has an ath letic club modelled after the famous "Cali fornia. " with which it "affiliates , " and it has monthly fights for big purses , just as its parent does. The manly art , it will bo seen , lias taken a now lease of life , and before two years roll by there will bo a new crop of slug gers on deck. . Georgie Dixoa must feel highly honored as the guest of a real llvo lord at the Pelican club in London. Ifhoiswlsa he will not let his head be swelled bv noble attentions , but get right down to hanl work and get himself as lit as a fiddle for his go with Niino Wallace. The laddio buck with the Scotch name is a tough customer and I will miss my guess if ho does not make short work of the coffee colored coon from Boston. * By the time this reaches my readers' eyes the go between IVter Jackson and Ed Smith will be over , so speculations as lo its result on my part would bo idle. A Chicago dis patch to the Call of this city , published on Friday , conveyed the Idea that t4ie affair is "fixed , " and suvi that if Smith attempts to double cross the black by attempting to knock him out , I'arson Davie.s will have the police stop the affair forthwith. If there i.s any foundation ftr this ivport it pnt.s both Muldoon uud Davies in n very unpleasant light. If they deliberately agreed to make the contest u "barney , " and to deceive the public , from which they both obtain their liv ing , they are unworthy of its patronage , and the sooner both Smith and Jackson break away from their management tlio belter it will bo for their reputation. If this tight should prove a fake it is sure to be discovered and shown up. I sincerely hope , however , that the report is untrue und that both men will too the scratch well and lit , and thateanh may do his best to win. I confess , however , that when the match was lirst announced that I had little faith in its being fought out on its merits , for I believed that u big house would bo attracted by the announcement of the go , but that the police would interfere the instant the men stopped light work and began punching for keeps. 1 may have no reason for this fear , but you can tell now. If John L. Sullivan gets out of his trouble with the Mississippi authorities and meets Joe McAulilfo in Virginia City , as is now talked of , 1 think "the Mission Boy , " as Joe is called here , will feel very sore and poor after the affair is over. Those who saw him tight Peter Jackson here tell me that Me was never in- the contest. . Ho i.s slow with his arms und particularly slow on his feet , and I hardly think ho can give Sully as good a light as Slado did. For this reason I think cunning Billy Madden will get all the news paper talk out of the affair that ho can and that the man who sees him put up five thou- and of his simolcons ( if ho lias them , and I trust ho has ) , on .loo's chances against Sully has optics keen enough to see the grass green in December. Oh , no , no ! Sully Ls not meat for Joe and no ono is better aware of this fact than Handsome William. * * * In regard to tlio the Sullivan-Jackson go hero I can only report "progress. " The Cali fornia club is anxiously awaiting tlio result of Sully's legal complications. The Instant ho Is frco from them the directors will begin preparations for the affair. Meantime they are receiving suggcstlcns as to its nmmiiro- ment by mail from all parts of the union. For the benefit of these scribes 1 will say that Mr. Fuhla and the club's directors have had a good deal of experience in fistic affairs and are fully capable of conducting this match tea a termination without any outsidouid Strungo to say , they are not crazy to mnko tig money ontof it but will bo content with n reasonable profit and the satisfaction of knowing that the greatest gladiatorial combat of modern times took place and was decided In their ring under their auspices. A word to the wise should bo sufficient. * * . Joe Ellingsworth vcrv foolishly got Into a row with Joe Choyinskl's trainer one day last week , and on being remonstrated with bv Clioymski , ho smashed away at the latter. Ho paid dearly for his temerity for the C'ali- fornian gave him u hiding that ho will have cause to remember for im lillo. Ho has now now training iiunrters. Ellincsworth is tmiclc tempered and did wrong to assault Clioylu- ski , but for all that the hitter's course was hardly proper. Hols too big for Ellings worth. and it would have been just as well if ho had berne that fact in mind after ho had returned his blow with interest. Mo-t , people here think that Jack Davis of Omaha is down for i royal good licking when Jio faces Choyinskl. Joe i.s working llko u beuvcr , and as ho Is a native und to the manner born , the beautiful climate of Cali fornia does not nlfoct him Injuriously us it has some eastern lighters. As for Elllngs- worth , If ho keeps cool ami collected ho ought to win this tlmo with Kelleher. Denny is u very dangerous man , however. Ho bus but ono good punch , a right hand cro s counter , but 11 is a hummer , and whenever ho gets It "then * " on un opponent "Down ( Joes McGlnty1' like u flash. * Australian Billy Murphy's friends cannot understand why ho fiilleU to meet Johnny Griffon in thoeastand are anxiously awaiting his return hero that ho may explain matters. It can hardly bo because the purse was not largo enough for William's eastern trip was not a financial success and ho had to draw ou his bank roll hero for funds to pay his way back to this coast. Ho is ft very thrifty chap. He makes Ids own clothes , never sets em up and bouts every dollar ho earns. Out hero they think him tlio llstio wonder of wonders , out if ho Is us fond of lighting us they bay ho is , It seems strange thntho HO avoided CirliTcii whom ho defeated hero with ease. * * * If Alf. Mitchell of London really means business then ) is little doubt that the California club will accommodalo him and If ho can convince it Unit ho is worthy of the considerations , it will | iang up a good sl/cd purse for a light between film and Jack Dompsoy. The latter will hardly return to bo the boxing instructor of the club unless given n chtinco to win a largo sUcd purse und tills offer will euaUlo the club to hung it up. If Mr. Mitchell is lu canie.st , ho should lose no tlmo In-forwarding hU record to the club. * * noddy Onllaghor started east on Fridnv ight. Ho fools ver.v had over hi iiiisfni-tiiin ) t ho felt suit ) of oVfo.it ing Mi-t'uithy llo ' 111 ( { 0 to Ml riemni * * iu Mi.-lin-.ni Tiru [ icll und honc-b that tta w.iu-ij will imvUii ; make him whole. During his brief stay on the Pacific coast ho mndo u good many friends by his manly straight forward conduct.M . M vcox. 131VIKTIKS. Never place so much confidence In your minister ns to sleep during the sermon. The McCalla Illy tollcth not , neither doth It siiln , yet for thrco years It getteth Its pay just the same. The Saddmvo Is ono who dares to offer an objection To any creed that docs not quite deny the resurrection ; He knows no brighter world beyoud , where souls from sin are free No golden hopes his life Illume , nnd so he's sndducoe. "Do you believe the eyes are the windows of the soul , as Emerson suysl" "No , I don't. The mouth is the soul's window-ut least that is where tlio soul ventilates Itself. " "I hear Jay Gould entertained nn angel unawares the other day. " "Lucky for the angel. If Gould had known who It was he'd ' have absorbed his crown and harp. " "By their work ye shall know them , " Is nn old scriptural injunction. It applies to nil except the tramp , who Is known by bis doesn't work. The recording angel A pretty typewriter. Hov. Sam Jones : Dancing girls look like tadpoles , and n fashionable girl looks no more like God's women 'thuu a Chinaman looks like a salt mine. ' Spare the rod , spoil the child , " observed little Tommy Tomhiinttas ho surreptitiously romored his father's llshpole from the closet List Sabbath and struck a boo line for the crock. 1'vo noticed when I passed the plate nround , The girls look us sweet as sucking doves ; I've also noticed coppers always fall . From hands done up in twenty shilling gloves. Is'ow i'ork Herald. "A Christian's llko a railroad train , " Tlio minister's ' sermon said ; "Happy his lot or full of pain , So trains steam out mid snow or rain Or leave with the sun o'erhcad. "But all along the same road go Till heaven appears In view , And then the pearly gates , we know , Whether wo started mid rain or snow , Will swing to pass us through. "So all aboard for Canaan's shore 1" Ho cried with might und main ; Arousing drowsy Deacon More , Who yelled while making for the door : "I want the other train ! " Now York Herald. Willie , aged ten , mid Jemmy , aged sixwero playing together. Ono of them was minutely examining a fly. "I wonder now God made him I" ho exclaimed. "God don't make flies us carpenters make things , " observed the other boy ; "God says , 'Let there bo flies , ' and there is Hies. " First Village Maid Did you know the new minister hud arrived. Second Village Maid You bet : 1 saw him got off the train , nnd followed him home from the station ; and 'what do you thinkf When hit stepped in tlio mud I saw that lion-id Miss Snilfkins whip out a string and take a measure of his foot mark , and 1 hear the mean old cat's set to work making him a pair of embroidered slip- ners. SIXI- I.Alt I Tl Kti. A Mondvillc rooster whipped an owl , a dog and two roosters. A chicken with four legs , four wing.s and two heads has just been hatched at Delmar , Del. Del.A A tree was felled recently at Tillamook , Ore. , that was ! . ' ( ) feet long , while the butt ' measured only one foot through. Chine.se pheasants , unknown in Oregon ton vears ago , are now so numerous then : us to be a nuisance , and farmers are shooting them. Hiram Hound tree , of Chehalls , Wash. , re cently killed a cougar 0 fcot . " > inches in length. He is the champion hunter of his section. A lion cub nt the Cincinnati Zoo i.s being raised with a black cat. It is very fond of pussy , and they play and frolic together moat amusingly. A mule was taken to Clancy's shop , in Grass Valley , Cal. , to beshod. . The beast kicked the shed to pieces and hoisted the anvil through the roof. Clancy swore ho would shoo that mule , and he did , but he had to use a bucket of chloroform first. A large sewer in Portland , Ore. , becoming choked , workmen dug it open , nnd to their great surprise found the roots of u shade trco had forced a passage through tlio walls and formed a .solid mass for lifty feet. The. top of the sewer is ten feet below the surface. During a storm which recently raged in the canton of Neuchutel , in Switzerland , a shower of living caterpillars fell on tlio hill of Cretets. They were in myriads and of three species some yellow , the others black and varying in length. . Among the caterpil lars were many other insects. A white nnd red robin astonishes the fisher men of Quonocliontaug , I { . I. It has built its nest in a shaggy reach of pasture near the thundering ocean breakers. The bird's body is of n snowy white , even to the tip of its tail , excepting its breast , which i.s a rosy red. The Boston Journal declares that ' 'a red and white robin was never heard of before. " Margaret Kiiiney of Alponn , Mich. , has been asleep for two years. She lies motion less on the bed for two weeks at a time , tak ing neither food nor drink. She has not spoken during the entire time , und rarely opens her eyes. Her general health seems to be good , but her face lias a deathly white ap pearance. Formerly she was vivacious and very bright. The cause of her long sleep i.s a pu/.zler for physicians. It was proceeded by a very .slight sickness. There is a species of acacia which is com monly called the angry trco. When the sun sets the leaves fold up and the twigs coil tightly. If tlio shoots are handled tlio leaves rustle and move uneasily for a time. If this queer plant is removed from ono pot to an other U seems angry , ami tlio leaves stand out in all directions , like quills on n porcu pine. A pungent ami sickening odor. Mild to resemble that , ; iven off by a rattlesnake when annoyed , fills the air , and it i.s only after an hour or so that the leaves fold in the natural way. Virginia , Nov. , lias ono of these trees , brought from Australia. Fi-od Couch , who suffered an accident in An.sonia , Conn. , whereby ho lost all power of speech , has as mysteriously gained it again. Ho was riding on the cars to Great Barring- ton , Mass. , with his wife and child , when ho felt a peculiar Itching in his throat. As the train ncurcd Great Barrington Couch looked out of the window , and , turning toward Ins wife , exclaimed : "Mother used to go by that road ! " These were tlio Ilrst words ho had spoken since the accident. Ho continues to Improve. An Absolute Cure. The OHIGINAL AHIBTINB OINTMENT is only put up in largo two-ounce tin boxes , nnd is an absolute euro for all sores , burns , wounds , chapiK'd hands and all skin eruptions Will iiosltlvciv euro all kiniU. of piles. Ask for the OUIGLVAL AUIKTINE OINT MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at ! i5 cents per box bv mail DO cents . tO.\\lilt IA I , I 'I'I U.S. Boston ladies attend baseball games In large numbers. They are on the lookout for a good catch. Tlio divorce statistics recently published made a very bad showing for the District of Columbia , the ratio of divorce to marriage being one to twenty. A Jackson county ( W. Ya. ) school teacher of thirty the other day eloped with and was married to ouo of her pupils of the mature ago of sixteen years. According to the resultsot an Inquiry Insti tuted by the French government there are at present in Franco ' . . ' ,000,000 households in which there has been no child , aW .000 in which there wus one , .V'Ml.OiX ) two children. lWXiKM ( ) three , about lXXiHKJ ( ) four , V.OKX , ( ) live , JtW.OOO alx , and U)0iXX ! ) ) seven or moro. The secret marriage of Miss Minnie Doo- little of Cauistota , N. Y. , to Kdward Grant , a passenger train brakeman on tln < West Shore iiiad , has caused much comment. Miss Poo- little i.s tlto daughter of Frank H. Doolittloof Caulstota , a wealthy and prominent man , und president of the vlllallu. She mot Grant ender dor numerous vbiu to Syracuse und fell in love with him. Fifty years since a lovers' quarrel sepa rated , 'lolfn Purvis and Ml.ss Allen Tiiesdalo of Aberdeen , Scotland. The. other night they were married at Independence , Mo. , und .started for their old home. The bride is slxtfour yours old , while the groom in sev eutv . \ > * ars old , and is the partial owner of valuable ruppcr mines in Mil liu.'an Mulllooitpliul uf Svni' ' u.ic , N V' . , wiit U llt'r hume Ihc older iifti-T'iiiHjii uflir > i-i"ii liei tutfiiucd , Tluuius ItuuU , Utldou u O u former sweetheart , and swallowed n potion of laudanum. She soon became Insensible nnd when a physician was called was thought to bo dead. Mr. Kami was sent for. At 10 o'clock Miss Westphal revived , and soon after her parents sent fern .minister. On his ar rival Hand was told that ho must marry the girl , then nud there , and the ceremony was performed. Miss Wcstphul vtn so weak that she could not raise her head from the pillow , nud could barely answer the ques tions. The royal family of Wled. n Uhonlsh pro vince , 1ms had rivont attention nttraelod to Itself by the elopement of the prluco of Wlcd's eldest sou , u youth of eighteen , with n rich i Inmbnrg widow. The statement that the family is in poverty Is not true. The prince i.s ono of the wealthiest In Germany , nnd his wife , Princess Marie , of the Nether- lauds , sister of the late queen of Sweden , In herited an Immense fortune from her father. The royal family of Wled counts Its fortune by the millions. About CarpctH. Buying carpets Is llko buying n house , a farm or a horse ; It must suityour ; eye , your purse , your comfort. No lady has n pleasant recollection of u carpet department or the store wherein her carpet was purchased If the pattern i.s poor , the colors hideous , or the quality Inferior. It may bo she allowed her self to overlook all the o defects to save u little money nt the tlmo of purchase only to regret it us long as the carpet lasts. The Morse dry goods company of Omaha make a specialty of carpets of all kinds. Honest lu qualitv , perfect patterns at fair prices. Yon can't buy all these things in "job lots , " but you can buy them nt reasonable prices from the Morse dry goods company. All grades of finest wiltou , body brussels , ax- mlnster and other carpets as well as choice patterns In ingrains , tapestry , linoleums , rugs , etc. Are you building or furnishing u house ) If so ; let us llguro on your carpets and curtains. Wo carry as law a stock as though wo did not keep dry goods , making a specialty of carpets and draporio.s. THE SlOKSE DKY GOODS CO. THESPECBALSST. The Doctor Is unsurpassed In the treatment of nil forms of 1'rivnto Discuses. 5 99 ? E ? CJBTS \ ? No treatment Imscvcr been EHB ir . * o K.ininorosuccessful nnd mine tU/4VfI. 01a1iiJ * 'W , ] ns had stronger cnilorco- ment A ctireU guaranteed m llio cry worst cases InfroinStoSiIiiVH vlllioijttlioI'ii'aof an lion r'ft hue. who hiue hecn u.ulrr . Ins treatment for Slrfrtt * : ! * or difficulty ill relieving tl o blaildcr , pronounce it a moot wonder ful siicccA " complete curein a few days without pain. | ; Instriinieiils or lon if t'uiic. ' ' \ Amlnlhveftk- US' j in-n of the Boxiint organs tuiiiility nr nerviiiipnesf , In tlioir worst forms aud must mcailf il rc iitK ! nro nlmolnti-iy cured. And nil FICMALK DISKASKS cureil ' nt luuni'vlthoiit A woinlcrfnl remedy. HOL'ltS for liulk-1 fr'ini 2 to 4 ONLY. nnd nil Dico.i cB of the Skin , IllooJ , Ileiut. Liver , Kid- nevs nml Bladder cured. C'ured in 30 to to ilnvn. The iiKaT j. us "i' ' trapid , f.ife nnn elTcr.t- a uaaivmt nc-treatment known to the medical profession. Every tmco of lliu illfeai < c re moved from tlin blood : a complete cure guaranteed. KS * For "nina" "wnmnn" t-.irli 0c R3SBL' * * ff or , ] - , ( stiuiin ? ) . Treatment by corrc- Hpnnifoncc Stump for reply. N K Con. llTII ANI > FAHNAJlST. 1 Open from 8 A. .M to 0 P. il. " Kutrancn on Fiinnim or llthbt. , OMAHA. NEB. Established 1858. A. SIMPSON . J. ' 'rr.i''v * * Slilosprlniiattachment. No linr-to motion. The oldest ami largest uarrin o fufifory in Oinnlia Air Him norlc , usin the ccle- brntiMl siifin ; ; washer axle. Dnifts and nsthiintcs rnriilshcil- Vine n-pairinjj u siicfiitlty. 110 ! ) anil Mil Hotlgc SI. , Omiiha. Cutters Full stock of the Celebrated Kansas City Tools Mallets , lets Etc. , . Jas. Morton & Son 15It Dodge St. IE pVor LOETorFAILUm MANHOODi HdensraUnJNEUVOUQ DEBILITY ) IVVtaknessof BodyanilUind , ElTccU - HnfKTrnr nrg i- i.inirrV-- ) * " " " .Ouil . , Nobl. ll .1llKlllfnllrllttlor ( < l. llnw I rin-niik..iiKtKiNi'Km < iYii > oii < , i\sjiMi < TJiui'iim > r ; Jl.oloHlr n.filllnic IIU-1K 711 U Tn NT-ll r , l. I. . d. , | Hen lullfr ' " > " tl > BUlM mil f rrl < n Tcuiilrlii. Hrlu Ikio. Utierlflldi Mortk , fititAHalloaana vo * > r n ll i ) ( ralidirr * . vw ERIC MEDICAL CO , , HUFFALO , H. Y , 1'OH MI IK * ONI V Ilr Irvine n ri-rloilli-.il I'llli renu-tiy ma . .u tiiu uiunilriiul uynieai anil euro ri' 1 * ! . in fi-iin whiitov r i-mmo 1'iuniutu uuinili limn. ii T'n'Sipill ' * ilioiim imt Ijii tnkun ilur- Ing tircxnaiii v Atn I'llltu. U" , uiiv I'IMIH. Hjiuu- inr l'l. i " la ( . .eniiino l > v Hlii-i > n.m \ M < CoiiuuM , DiMluont nuai I * i Oanliii I A Mi > li-hi < r , Kuulli Omaha. .M I' l-.u : I uuncU llluili > . ' or - > tut tj. JABYgtRvEAriaFREE , ; t ny t | u. in | | t Uaitr < J M lft Aliu , ll by Junip rk. llj < y > In , h4f.tirml < < irU' Ti < ry IM Out or nitKt ti * lntlf l * j > ru rut \ ' O I * dilffl ffnin I' ( i Kpnr r * ttr. /Htnr | &II W MtJIv.ll M fhir u M to V- ! S'fK. fr 1 If f I I ut. "it itrtit U' j i. Ibt CHICHCSTCR'6 ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS. rue cnoas DIAMOND onuna. ur u > ! t i. , Kiiulu l.u.llti , u tf ruKicUl fir IHumui-.l llrun > l , " > ri-i ] m < 'i i lM e < - l'l wIlMMIII rlMm ' 1'wkli Mittttlivr. H-al li , { > lii im j nar. v I "Ktlltf far , * ' { Af fl r 07 rttlUrnlMHll. MIMC4pr M .or Ubuu. VUM UtUttt M. rui _ . > p llbNIS T * s SPECIAL SALE Wo shall plnco on snlo Tc-motv row THIRTY-SIX DOZEN CHILDREN'S Black Straw Flats , At , 14c Eln.cli. Good Qunllty. BIG BARGAIN. - Como onrly for they won't last. SPECIALTPRICKS On all Trimmed and Untrimmecl Hats and Bonnets 'THIS WREXK. A pleasure to show goods. ANNlilVAITS , Late of Chicago. 2nd Poor North of Kcllcy , Stljior & Co. OUH MOTTO-lllsht Good * at Might 1'mvs WKPDIXG INVITATIONS. Elegant copper-plate en graved Invitations , An nouncements and Recep tion Cards. Also typo- printed invitations. Samples sent for stamp. CIIAKK & KIM > Y , ljPJItS AND STATIOXKHH , KXOIIAVKKS AM ) 1MUNTKUH , Hit South KIlIi Street. School Itoiul Proclamation. IIv tlio direction of the board of oducaM.m of tlio .school district of Omaha , In the county of Douglas , In the stale of Nebraska ii. . . s hereby ( riven to the qualified nlc.clor.sof s-nd school district , that a special elect ion Is hen by called , to lie held Salurdny , May ; ll. IH'.W ' , ut which said election Iho following quest Ion -in.I proposition will lie submitted to u vote of th- > oleeliirs of snid school dlsl rlut , to-wlt : Shall consent nnd authority ho given to the board of education of the school district of Omaha. In the county of Douglas , In Iho slate of Nohrnsiia. to fsstn > the bonds of said school district In the sum of tun bundled and fifty thousand ( W > ( ) , ( KWi dollars. The said bonds lo lie two hundred and llflv In number , of the denomination of one limn Kami if I.IXM ) dollars each , dated , luly I. | s < i i , and to bear Interest nt the rate of 4 pel nr purnniiiini , Interest paynlilo seml-niyiu.ill. . the principal to become due lutwenU M.IIS from datuof said bonds ; and the principal and Inteiest to be payable the NebrasUa I'ui.il ' Agency , In the ulty of New York , In the state of New York. Shall the proceeds arising from the sine of said bonds ho used for Ihcpiirpnso of pui-rhas- ing school silos anil ( he erection of hohool buildings within and for the school dlslrn-t . < f Omaha. In the county of Douglas. In the -.tato of NoVruska. as follows : For llio purchase of a site In the vicinity of Twenty-fourth and Lothrop streets , at ? s.nui ) For tlio jiurehaseof a site In Iho vicinity of ( ilbson , at ' _ ' .M > t ) Kor the purchase of a site In the vicinity of Fort Omuhu , at ! ! . " > iii ) For the puichuso of a bllo In or near Windsor place , at 5i iu For the purchase of a .situ In urncnr Fedford place , nt 6,001) ) For the inn-chase of additional ground \ for the Outer school site , corner of Kleventh and icntor ! sti cuts , at 7OUO For the purchase of additional ground for the Long school site , Twenty-sixth and Franklin M i cots , nt -1'iOJ Kor the imrchiise oT additional ground for the Mai tinan school site , Sixteenth streel. near Williams , at 10.000 For tlio purpose of erecting school 1 hulld- A "building on the Long school site , lo cated nl Twonty-.slMh and Franklin streets , at an estimated cost of K3.0IW A building on the Franklin school site , lounted at Thlrly-llflh and Fran Id in streets , at an estimated cost of. . . : it > ,000 A building on the West Omaha school site , located at Thirty-ninth mid Jones streets , at an estimated cost of , iOOOi ) A hulldln on the Center school site , lo cated at Eleventh and Center streets , at an estimated cost of L'.ViW For an addition to the high school build ing , localoil on Capitol siiuiuo , al an estimated cost of Tj.OOJ. For adding to the Paul school building , to lie erected on Twenty-second stieel. 91.000 Tlio above proposition shall bo considered na one cut Ire propo-.lt Jim. The vote on said proposition shall bo "Yes" or "No. " All votes "Yes" on said proposition will bo regarded and consldeied as authorizing Ihij. Issuaneo of said bonds , and will also bo re garded and considered as unlhorl/lng the c\- pondlttiie of the money iirlstnK from the sale of .such lionds for the purposes specified In this proclamation. , All voles "No" shall bo regarded nnd con- Hldered us against the Issiinnco of said lionds. And If a majority of all votes cast at siild election shall have thereon "Yes , " then said piopuslllon shall lie declared adopted. If a majority of said votes shall have upon thorn "No , " then said proposition shall bo de clared lost. The polls shall bo open on the ( lay of sal.l election at H o'clock In the morning and sh-ill continue open until U o'clock p. m. of the s.imu day. 'I ho polling places of said eloullon shall bo nt the following named places In Iho school districts of Omaha , In Iho county of Uouglui , In the state of Nebraska : IN TIIF. CITY OF OMAHA. F1HKT WAIIII. First polling dlstrlet at tlio Jiinksoii school building on Jackson street , between TuHf'li ' and Thirteenth NtieefH. Second polling district at. I'acllle sclniol bulldliiL'on I'acllle stieel , between Ninth and Tenth si reels. Third polling district at. Iho Center s-lool building on the corner of Kluventh and Ccnier streets. KWOMI tVAIItl. l''lrst polling district at the llnrlmnn srhool bill Id Ing on Sixteenth street near Wllllain- Sccond polling dlslrlut at the Custellar school hiilldlng at the corner of JOIgliteenth and Uastellar streets. Third polling dlstrlet at l.'dU Leavenworth street. TIIII1II WAItl ) . First polling district at the Podgo school building , corner of Klovonlh and Dodge htreets. Second polling district at MB2 Ifnrnoy street. KOtMITII WAIIII. First polling district at the High school bulld- Ing on Capitol square. Second polling district tit the r.ouvomvorth school linlldlng , corner of tjoveiilcemth iiitf ! l.eavcnwoi th streets. fUTII WAIIII. First iiolllng district at the 81. Ilarna'ias ' school building on California ntrect , between Kightecnih and Nlnutccntli streets. Second iiolllng district at the hake school building , corner Nineteenth and Sprtieo blicoU. sr.tTii WAIIII. First prilling district nt the Long whonl building , corner of Franklin ami Twunty- bixtli htieets. ! -ei d polling district tit tlio Saratoga school building , corner of Twenty-fourth and Commercial streets. Third pulling dint riot at Iho Franklin school building , corner of Thlrly-lifth and FianUliu M reels. KKVK.STII WAIIII. First polling dlstrlut at llio Park . ho d liullding , corner of Twenty-ninth hlregt und \\ooiworlh nveiiiio. ' Second polllngdlatrlct at the Diipont srli.ml . building on the curlier of TuoiUy-nintli unu Maltha btreelM. liinilTII WAIIII. , I'lrst polling district at the I/nrd srhool liullding , corner of Twentieth and liura .second polling illslrlct at the Webster school building , corner of Twenty-eighth uvcmio and Webiliu1 ntruot. ntruot.NINTH NINTH WAIIII. First iiolllng dMrlut at tint Fnrnum school building at thecoineruf Twenty-iilnlliuvunuu and Fumnm stiect. hocond polling district fit Iho Wnlnut Hill school building un Hamilton atrcet near Uulu Tlili'donn nnd proclnlinod by ordnr of th board of cduilatlon of llio Kcliuol district ol Omaha , In Hie county of Douglas , In the stall / of Nebruskn , this I'.ith day of Slay , A. I ) . , 110. / In witness thereof , I have licrennKi BUI mj hiind and i nosed thn seal of said school dU tin t t. . , ic ullUeit this day und year last nhovi nrilloii C. I" IJOiiliMAN. President Hoard ut Kduuuuoii , A'i.- A'i.J J II Pii-ut Secrotury. t