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SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. T. H. MOFFAT.
> : ny < oolc Una nn nxuliliiK Midnight
J : roVllli a. I'nlr of Dclri-
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tlohn Mudon , n young mnn about twenty-
one years of ngc , who was employed ns n
painter In the Morse dry goods company's
now store , met with an accident last Thurs-
Any morning which resulted In his death
Tuesday.
Hudson was engaged In painting the In
terior of the elevator shaft at the second floor
and wus standing on n ladilcr which icstcd
on D board placed across the shaft In such a
mamioi that the end of the board projected
about two feet beyond the crossbeam In the
center of the elevator shaft.
Another man was occupied In the snmo wny
Immediately above Madson anil called to the
latter , "Look out for your eyes , I am gojng to
move my plank. " Madson replied , "U nil
until I net down , " mid stepped oft the ladder
onto tht' end of the plunk , which projected
over the bourn and wtia unsupported.
The plank tipped up and Mauson
fell n distance of about twenty-five feut ,
Milking tlio heavy beam and gearing of a
freight elevator in Ida descent , and falling
heavily to tlio bottom.
Ills'comrades run to him at once and
niked if ho was badly huit. Ho replied that
his hip and legs pained , but otherwise ho felt
all right.
'J'bu Injured man was taken to St , Joseph's '
hos [ > ltal , uiul tlio men about the building did
not sniped that their fellow workman was
fatally In.urud . , consequently nothing was
said a'bout it a
Mudfcun uas n single man with no relatives
In this country , his parents living in Den-
mark. The Swedish ISvnngcllcaUmission at
Twontj-third and Davenport streets , of
which hr > was a member , took tlmrgo
of the remains , and the iuncral was held
yesterday aftcinoon from that church , the
men in the building wbeio Madson was cm-
ployed contributing tow aids the cxpeii&o of the
funer.il
Deputy Coroner Coulter viewed the ic-
mains nml inquired into the circumstances
surrounding the mau'n death. Ho decided
tlmt an inijuest was not necessary.
MOIITUAUY.
Dentil ol'T. H. MofTat , Secretary Itank-
crs' null Business Slcii'n AHS'II.
Tliomas II. Moffat , died very suddenly
nt his late residence , 1112 North Twenty-llfth
street , at 115 1 : o'clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Moffat left town forhis homo Tuesday
evening ati" o'clock. Ho was apparently In
good health , though really had been suffering
liom a cold forsuveral days. Ho attached but
slight importance to It and was absent from
Ills desk oaly during the afternoon of Mon
day last. After reaching homo bo took a
short walk , and upon icturnlng homo com
plained of fooling sick. Ills wife suggested
that he send for a doctor , but the suggestion
was unheededbecause dutlng life Mr. Moffat
liad had but little use for the attention of
physicians. About 11 o'clock ho was taken
with u heavy fit of coughing and a heavy
sensation about the throat. Dr. Parsons was
called , prescribed and retired. The medicine
did not have the desired effect. Tlio doctor
was recalled and Mr. Moffat asked :
"Doctor , what's the matter 1 Am I ncr-
TOUS 1"
"You nro not , " replied the physician.
' You are a sick umn. "
The patient was nflordcil nil the relief
within thu power of the doctor. The heavi
ness about tlio throat continued. Hollnnlly
coii oJ to r.oak | nnd In twenty minutes died.
He was attended only by his wife and little
daughter Mnrcta , the suddenness of the ati
tacit rendering it impossible for his demise to
bo nntielinted and to procure the attendance
of Mr. Moffat's ' mnny friend1 ? .
The cause of death , the doctor announced ,
was apoplexy ot the lunss.
When the news of Mr. Moffat's death
reached the business district yesterday ,
which it did about the time the banks anct
moirantilo houses were thrown open , It
shocked every Individual who hail been
acquainted with the deceased. Jinny treated
the announcement with disbelief , seemingly
holding tlmt a iiwm of Mr. MofTat's physical
nppc inuicc1 , energy and vitality could not pass
away in so short time. The feeling ot In
credulity , however , faded away , giving place
to heartfelt regret.
No man it may bo safe to state was so well
nnd favorably known by the business men of
this city lie had had dealings with all of
them. Ho was minutely acquainted with
tlich1 business nffnlra , was the repository of
their secrets , their source of Information m u
hundred iliffcicnt ways and their counsellor
In doubtful transactions , when , without him ,
BOino wquld have inndo moves which would
have tunited against them. Ho met thom on
cquul terms , looked after their interests
which wuro nlho the Intercbts of Omaha , and
Ju return was esteemed bj themns but few
are esteemed in the exciting and complex
lulntirms of commercial life. The feeling
therefor" 0:1 : the pjt of these who know him
Is tlmt of personal bereavement , which , with
out iloubt , will Hud some means of expression
before the last sad rite of his burial .shall
have boon concluded.
Thomas II. Mollnt was born In St. Louis in
ISiy. Ilu wni educated in the public : schools ,
completing his business education in Bryant
& Stratton's ' commercial college in the
sixtle . On December 20,1W51 , ho enlisted as
private for three years In A company , First
regiment Ml ouu state miliU.i. Ho was
discharged as commissary sergeant on April
IS , lbb.1 , ami became chief clerk In the
onlco of the provost marshal gen
eral's oftlco , department of Missouri.
Ilo served In this capacity untllJunoUo , IMS.
Ho also served in the same capacity on the
pulf until July 4 , ISftl. In lb)5 ( ) ho wont to
Chicago , whcro ho entered the service of the
Western HOWS compiny ns correspondence
clcik uiul remained with that Institution for
a imtnbei o ! years , ho'plng ' to establish a
number of its branches throughout the west.
The officeof the company which wns opened
hero a number of years ago was tendered him
bv the president of the company , John H.
wnNh , but declined.
Bhoitly before the great Chicago flroinlSTl
ho hopamtocl from the news company , went
into the bag business with n largo linn thare
jnd | roiii4iiiL'il with them for tluvo years.
Ilo then bccaino the city reporter for li , G.
r Dun's comiiiorciul agency nt that place , in
which cup.icltv hosoivod until Ibi5. During
this service ho became acquainted with all
the leading llrnis of the city and found many
congenial and win m fi lends among the lend
ing ui-u.-ipupcr wilttrs of that : timo.
In Is7 , on December-J , he was married to
L Miss M.ircia I'nlmer who , with the llttlo
daughter above referred to , suivlves him in
soirow and In tears.
" " In Ibsl Mr. Moffat and his family removed
to Oinnhii , where until about sis months ngo.
lie acted as city ioi > orter for the biiiueh ol It.
O. Dun's agency at this place.
Two years ngo , ho liecatno tlio commercial
editor of TIM : HUB. The excellence of his reports -
ports , his knowledge of all lines of business
liis urbanity rtnd reliability nude him wel
come in every commcnlnl house , the result
l > uing thoadmlrahlo maiUi't page which for
botno time post 1'iui DKC has piescntcd to Its
i-ontierx ,
When the bankers and business men's as.
Koctattnn was organized Mr. Moffat took un
active Interest in the nnilertulcliiK and so
great was the eonlldencu of those Interested
In the enterprise ) that ho was unanimous ! }
elected secretary , n | iositloii which ho held
up to the time of his death.
Mr. MotTut was not u member of any secret
uodety.alt hough nt one time ho had been con
nected uith tlio Masons.
. ' " ' ItcceuUy , however , ho had made applica
tion for iidinlsslnu to General Grunt post , G ,
jU , In this city and the butuo was shortly
to Imyp boon acted oil.
TinlUvoused has no relatives living save ,
piifcsiulv. an uuclo in Portland , Ore , named
Heurj Dornoxv. His brothers and parents
nro burled JH St Louis , Thi < latter were of
touthcru orljjlu and it Is presumed that M > rue
connection of them may still bo living in the
vicinity of New Orlcrtni.
Mrs. MoffatM \ telegraphed her nunt , Mrs.
Jlnshfor of Chicago , who will arrive today.
The funeral will toke place this after
noon , at 4 o'clock , temporary Interment
being In Prospect Hill cemetery , pending the
decision of the heart-broken widow i to
whcro the rcmnlns of her husband will find
permanent sepulture.
An elegant line ot pants at Block &
neymnn's , 109 N. 10th.
GHABI2U UV 1110II\VAV3tn.V.
A Ncck..iiiilNculc Midnight llucc
AlHor Itny Cook.
Mr. Ray Cook , the popular bralroman on
the Belt line dummy train , hud an experience )
with highwaymen Saturday evening which
ho Is not likely to forget for some time.
His friend * had noticed for the past few
days that Ray scctnod very nervous nnd wni
startled at every sudilon noise. Ills fuco had
loit Its wonted ruddiness , and his friend )
were nlnrmcd nt the sudden change.
The object of all this solicitude , however ,
imlntalnod the most obUluuto silence on the
cause of hU condition until Tuesday nigtit ,
when his feeling overcame him nnd ho told the
tale.
tale.Mr.
Mr. Coolt stated th.it on last Saturday
evening he had attended a "pio" pirtv In the
1101 them part ot the city mid was detained
until utter the street cars hid stopped run
ning. Ho started to walk homo and hnd
reached Twenty second and Graro streets
\\hentwotnpiinpproaehed him from behind
and called to him to halt , dUplnylntr good-
si70d bludgeons ns they rapidly approached
the belated pedestrian.
Instead of hnlt'nfr Mr. Cook started nt n
2:40 : giiit. which was accelerated by tlio
thought of his month's pay which ho hnd In
his po < kr > t The pursued turned south on
Twentieth street with his pursuers close be
hind.
As the party nonrcd Charles street the noUo
inndo on the woollen sldounlk roused the
neighborhood , hut not thu policeman on tli.it .
beat. One of the residents ran out with a re
volver nnd shot tlnco times , but did not hit
any of the lying men. The shots nrouscd
the policeman , who appeared on the scene
about Hftccii minutes ulU-rwards , according
to the testimony of a gentleman who Ihos In
the neighborhood.
Mcnnthnu Mr , Cook continued his headlong
flight , breaking till records for long-distanco
running , until tne corner of Seventeenth and
Nicholas stiects wasrcnMiccl , when ho eluded
Ills pursuers and fell ex-hausted to the ground
from the unusual exertion of running eleven
blocks at his boot gait.
Mr. Cook was unable to describe his as = all-
ants , except In a. general way. and was so
overcome with his exertion and fright that
he Is scarcely able to attend to his duties.
It has llnally leaked out that Ofllccr * Whnl-
en and Sheep had an exciting chase on tlio
sumo evening at about the same place wheio
Mr Cook tnado such excellent time. These
two keen eyed protectois of Innocent human
ity met some ono at a Into hour
and commanded him to halt.
Instead of halting , the fellow made oft like a
niofcssiimal sprinter , and the twoottlcers fol
lowed him as fust as they could pull their
feet up. Hut the eamo was too swift for the
pursu'-rs , and ufternflring several shots to
sonic him over into lo\\a or South Dakota
the onicers gave upthoehasefinnly believing
tlmt they had been chasine one of the most
daring and dangeious thugs that overset
foot in Oiimhn.
When passing 100 N. IGth notice the
black novelties in our show window.
Block & lleymun.
Tlio Douglas County .Jailer Knds
Kleu'ii Years' Sorviuu.
September 1 will sco an important change
upon courthouse hill-top.
After lol these mnny years of oflleial life
in the capacity of county Jailer , Jerome S.
Miller steps down and out.
Mr. Millet's ' successor will bo Patilck
Lynch , who has been serving as deputy Jailer
during the past six months by appointment
of Sheriff Boyd.
By those most closely Interested thechnngo
Is said to bo brought about as solely tlio re
sult of politics.
An unusual amount of political pressure Is
said to have been hearing upon Sheriff Boyd
ever since ho won nis olllce , to remove repub
lican Miller and put in his ph.cn u democratic
somebody. Appteciating the fuel that what
ever people might say about Miller he cer
tainly possessed the gift and experience of a
good dUcipliu.iriun of widely acknowledged
reputation , and further upprcciatlng that it
would oo to his , Boyd's , own best Interests as
a new ofllceholder , to personally loam all
about tlio vnilous affairs coming within the
range of his responsibility , Mr. Boyd un
doubtedly held Air. Miller moro for the purpose -
pose of subserving personal ends than with
any idea of standing out against the wishes
and demands of his democratic constituents.
For cloven long years nnd that's a good
while when spent within the walls of a prison
Jailer Miller has continuously hold the
onico ho Is now so soon to vacate. Much of
that time , in early years , ho did all the work
alone. Ho remained up and among the men
all day and slept with one eye on them at
night. Many of the most celebrated and des
perate ciimliuils of Amciicn have passed
through his hands , and not only
this but several of them have
been In his charge for weeks
and months nt a time. Ho has been the vic
tim of half a bundled miuderously planned
surprises on the part of villainous guests , but
never has ho yet been beaten in any of the
games which these guests have put up on
him. During all these cloven years whllo
Jail deliveries have oceimed in connection
with nearly every other county prison in the
country , ns Is shown by a iccord in this Jail ,
no such thing has ever been successful under
Mr. Miller's regime.
The admirable disciplinarian powers of
Jailer Joe. as ho Is best known , together M ith
the sensational writing done tegurding him
have resulted In the publication of lengthy
sketches of his lifo ami experlcrco , together
with his portrait in nearly every paper of note
throughout tlio country , whllo copies of some
London uiul Paris papers now on Hlo at the
Jail show that ho has iccclved very Hatter-
Ing introductions to the people across the
sen ,
After a vacation season Mr. Mllllcr will en
gage In the detective business for which if
a wide and thorough knowledge of
criminals counts for anything , ho is certainly
well adapted.
Mr. Lynch has rondo many friends since
coming into the Jail us deputy and ho Is n
gentleman \\lio seems to bo well qualitied to
boat the head of its affairs. Itcloio his ap
pointment as assistant Jailer ho was book
keeper aUthe Willow Spiings distillery , and
prior to that ho held a similar position with
the Union 1'aclllc railroad company. Ho Is
genial and whole-souled , and last but nor
least is nearly UN ice ns bi { ; as Mr. Miller.
Wanted Corn Please Bond quota
tions to "W. C. Ritchie , Ilermoba , Custor
Co. , S. D.
A Choice Ijlst of Summer TlesorlH.
In the lake regionsof Wisconsin , Min-
r 'sotn , Iowa nnd the two DaUotas , there
tire hundreds of cliurinlnp localities pre
eminently lilted for Bummer homes.
Among the following1-iolected list .nro
names familiar to many of our renders
as the perfection of northern summer re
sorts. Nearly nil of the Wisconsin points
of interest nro within a short dlhtnneo
from Chicago or Milwaukee , imd none
of them are so far away from the "busy
marts of civilization" that they cannot
bo reached in a few hours of travel , by
frequent trains , ever the finest road in
the northwest the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway :
Oeonomowoo , Wls. Clear Lake , Iowa.
Minocqun , Wis. Lake Okobojl , Iowa.
AVaukcslm. Wis , Spirit Lake , Iowa.
PolmyraVls. . Froutenae , Minn.
Tamnhawlt Lakes , Lake Mlnnetoukn ,
Wis. Minn.
Lakeside , AVls. Ortoiivillo , Minn.
Kilbourn City , Wis. , Prior Lake , Minn. ,
( Dolls of the Wis- White Hwir Luke ,
cousin ) Mian.
Beaver Dam , Wis. Big Stone Lake. Da-
Madison , Wis. kota.
for detailed Information , apply at ticket
ofllce , 1R01 Funmm street , Barkur hloi'K.
P. A. NASH , ( ion. Agent.
J. 11 Plti&TO.V : , Puss. Agent.
Welmo just received now btjles in
blnck Hhlrts. Block & Heynmii.
THE PET SNAKE SAVED 111 ] ,
Bcnmrkablo Adventure of a Ranger on the
Texas Plains.
CARRIED THE MESSAGE TO CAMP.
This MnnVnnM Undoubtedly Hmo
I'eiNlicil If I'.obu Hadn't IMiulclIH
DntiRrr Known to Ilia Com-
' panlouB.
1SSO , while n member of D company
of the TCXJW Stiito Rangers , says n
writer in the New York Sun , I was
ordered up into Presidio county with a
squad of men to follow Vlctorio's mur
derous band of Apaches. After the
dentil of that famous chieftain In the
Cnmlclera mountains , Chihuahua , Mexico
ice , the remnant of the band rocrosscd
the Rio Grande , mid my command
trailed them into the Sierra , Dlubolo ,
just across the line of New Mexico ,
killed several and brought three prison-
era hack to Fort Davis , the scat of Pre
sidio county. It was feared tlmt the
scattering hostllea would unite again
unil innko another rnid into Texas , and
to bo prepared for an invasion of that
sort I was ordered to go into permanent
camp ul Mooikio's ranch , which is about
eight mile-j from the po&t.
J3oforo wo luid boon established at the
old porft a week our camp was overrun
with salamander rats , a small rodent
resembling the common field mole , but a
trille larger. The posts created great
luivoc amonff our forage , and as corn
was high-priced , and hard to get wo se
riously considered abandoning1 our camp ,
as it is ulmobt impossible to get rid of
salamanders once they establish them
selves in a place. One of our Mexican
herders -ugfo&tcd { a way out of the dllli-
culty. Ho assured us that the Icing snake
or prairie runner was death to salaman
der.- , and a few of these reptiles turned
lee o in camp would boon rid us of the
corn-eating rats.
Oa the bi prison plala beyond Mltro
netik , at a point where the Southern
l-'aclllc railroad known
now cros-es , was
to bo a favorite haunt of the snakes , and
a scout of mon wore ordered out to cap
ture a few. The boys \\ero \ gene two
days and returned with a score or more
of the reptiles. Tlio squirming lot
i\ero released in tlio old raneho and in
two days'time had dispatched tlio last
salamander. After their food supply
became exhausted the snakes disap
peared , and , as they can travel like a
race horse , probably made their way
back to their old haunt on the prison
plain. Ono big fellow had been trampled
upon by a ranger and so badly wounded
that he was loft behind when its follows
migrated , and speedily became a great
pot. It ultimately recovered , but
evinced no inclination to leave. Wo
christened , his snakcship Bobo , and it
soon became as tame as a kitten. Eobo
was very fond of milk , and ns wo had an
abundant supply , a neighboring ranch
man giving us all that wo could carry
away , the snake was always given a big
bowl of its favorite beverage every
night.
15obo had the freedom of the camp ,
ami every man in the command was its
friend. In the morniiiLrwhcn the horses
were fcent under guard to gvtuc , Bobo
would accompany the herders , coiling up
like a lariat about the horu of one of the
men's saddles.
Sometimes the snnko would make a
trip to Fort Davis w ith n ranger , but it
would never stay away from the camp
overnight. Asjboon as the sun had set
it would scuttle away , and being able to
travel as fast as the average hor&e.would
reach the ranch in time for its evening
ration of milk.
There was an abundance of gamoileor ,
nntolope and elk in the vicinity of our
camp , and one day a big horn , or Rocky
Mountain sheep was started up by the
Davis mountain , but it escaped before n
shot could bo had at it. I was particu
larly fond of hunting , and anxious tobag
a big horn. Without saying anything
of my purpose I loft camp early ono
morning with the determination of
bringing in the horns of the big sheepif
I stayed away a week.
Reaching the foothills of the Davis
range , I entered ono of the numerous
canons which travor&o "it , and , trotting
along , kept a sharp lookout for big horn
sign. The canon in which I was riding
had ages before been the bed of a mighty
rlvorand 1 was obliged to watch sharply
for natural wells , hundieds of which
pierced the old bed of the stream. Night
overtook mo , and I had not yet scon the
faintest signs of the quarry. I began to
look about for a suitable camping place ,
wlioro there was grass and water , and ,
as twilight is very brief in that latitude ,
urged my horbO into a brisk canter.
Darkness came oncry quickly , and I
was soon surrounded by an inky gloom.
Suddenly my horse pulled up so sharply
that 1 throw myself back in the saddle to
keep from being pitched from my seat ,
and then I found myself falling , with the
horto beneath me.
Thcro was a shock and for a moment
I was stunned. When I recovered con
sciousness I found that my horse hail
tumbled down a natural well , thirty feet
in depth , and had been instantly killed.
I was considerably shocked , but fortu
nately no bones were broken. It did not
take mo long to realize the seriously un
comfortable nature of my position , for
plainsmen think quickly.
The well into which I had fallen was
perfectly round. Its sides were as
smooth as glai-s , and it was two far from
side to side for mo to climb out by the
use of elbows and knees.
I was in a stone prison , n dungeon
from whioh there was no ccapo without
help from the outside , and as I realized
this a drop of rain splashed in my face
and I heard the distant rumble of thun
der. A storm was coming on , and in ten
minutes' time , if there was a heavy fall
of rain , my trail would bo obliterated.
I tried to calculate how long I could
hold out before a search party would
come after me , and gave it up when I
considered how unlikely It was that
anything but the merest accident would
bring the searchers to this particular
place. I was in a tight hole in more
ways than ono , and tlio thoughts that
came to mo in the next two or three
minutes were decidedly solemn ones.
Suddenly a cold , clammy body touched
my hand , and I heard Boho's familiar
hiss. I fcpoko to the reptile , and it
climbed up my body toiny shoulder.
" \Vhoio it had managed to secrete Itself
nil this time I could not at llrat imagine ,
until I remembered tlmt on the morning'
previous I had found his enakeshlp in
ono of my saddle pockets , to which It
hail crept for shelter fiorn the cold nighl
air.
"Poor Bobo , " said I aloud , "wo arc
companion ? in ml orj , and if I am not
mistaken our bones will eventually Ho
together hero , mixed up with thee of
mv horhO. Anyway , I'll take a fainoko. "
I tilled my pipe and struck a match.
The bright light annoyed Hobo , and rais
ing its head , it reached out toward the
shin of the well. 1'eforo the match wvnt
out it hud got upon the smooth stem find
was wriggling Its way toward the top.
I don't know what made mo think of It ,
but I suddenly remembered Dobo's fond-
nc s3 for milk and (1l U\oof utaj ing away
from I'uinp ever nlM. |
Ueforo the roptllo was boyoml my
reach. I pulled it luck , dotcrfnlncd to
make It the means duelling mo out of
the well. 1 twined Its body about my
neck , ami by the use of endearing
phrases and an occasional stioko of the
Imnd quieted the reptile. Striking an
other match , I tore n leaf from my note
book , and linatllv scribbled a few lines
describing the tlio iccidi-nt | which had
befallen me1 , and locating as well IH I
could Iho canyon in which it hail hap
pened , I enclosed thin note in n ploco of
buckskin cut from my tobacco pouch ,
and then , with ft bit of wire twisted from
the ring of my rlulii , hound the little
packet to Bobo's tall.
I drew up the wire so tightly that it
must have cut into the llesh , for Bobo
tried to strike mv hand and hlosc-cl
angrily. Sntlsllcd that the packet would
not come oil , I hold the roptllo against
the wall and released it , Quickly Bobo
jrmvlcd to the top , although soinovilmt
inmpered by the little wlred-cm packet ,
and was olT.
It boemed an eternity , that night of
anxious suspense , hut towards morning
I fell asleep , doubled up over the dead
body of my horse. When I awoke the
sun was shining directly overhead. I
had just taken u drink from my canteen
when I heard tlio clatter of h'oofs , and
knew that relief had i-omo. I drew out
my six-shooter and bhucd away in the
well. There was a volley of answering
shot < 3 and presently tlio boys were
grouped around the edge of tlio well ,
dialling mo in iv good naturcd way. A
rope was lowered and after bending up
my saddle , bridle , and rilie. I was also
hauled up , somewhat still and tore , but
about as thankful a man as could bo
found. Hobo had inado straight for the
camp and had reached the camp some
time during the night. It Mas not until
morning , however , that the packet
bound lo its tall was noticed. As ' eon
as it was taken oil and my message read
a scout at once started out after mo.
The carbonic acid ia Cook's extra dry im
perial champagne is one of the best rcn'iedics
forcolioor dianliuca ,
To IJiiy Sullivan n Home.
Friends of John L. Sullivan arc
gotiatlng for the puroha'-o of a residence
to present to the champion , says a Bos
ton special to the Chicago Tribune. The
eslato which they have in view is the I
Ames property on Main street in South-
ingham , the mo.st nicturc'squo portion of
that ancient town and m close proximity
to the residence just ghen to King
Kelly , the ball player. The house is of
recent structure , of the colonial slUe of
architecture , three stories nigh , set back
ashoit distance from the road , and ib
considered ono of the most valuable
pieces of property in the town. It is
situated on a slight elevation and com
mands a fine view of Ilingham TTarbor
and tlio surrounding country. The in
habitants of this Puritanical town , who
swear by the beards of their forefathers ,
and who arc the most conservative on
the Now England coast , are much dis
turbed at the prospect of having Iho
slugger in their midst. Kelly was
swallowed with a murmur , but Sullivan
didn't go down so easily and many are
tlio indignant piotests heard. It Is
stated that a counter movement is on
foot to purchase the estate andany other
that the friends of Sullivan may liuvo in
prospect.
1C02. Sixteenth and Farnam streets Is
tlio now Pock Island ticket ofllco. Tick
ets to all points cast at lowest rates.
A Soft-Jleai-led Thief.
Charles Prank , alias Charles Ilcr-
inann , who was arrested here by Detec
tive Stone for the larceny of a watch
fiom a farrnor in attendance at tlio
Ecelsvillo picnic , was released on $300
bail , says a Greoncastlo , Ind. , hpecial to
the St. Louis Republic. The watch was
sent bv express to ShciiiT Vestal of this
city , and on the next mail the following
letter was received :
INDIAXALOLIS , Ind. , August 3 , 1800.
Mr. Vestal : Dear Sir I send you bv
express tonight the watch that I took at
Eeelsvlllo yesterday. I return it to
clear an innocent man whom you have
in jail and whom I do not wijh sent to
prison , for God knows there are enough
of innocent men in prison now. The
marshal was not on the right track when
ho ran down the railroad. Iliad made
good ray escape before that Tours ,
Tin : RIGHT THIEF.
Nervous debility , poor memory , diflldence ,
hexunl weakness , pimples , cuicd by Dy. Miles'
Nervine. Samples free at Kuhn & Co.'s , 15th
aad Douglas.
On Her IlniiKlitor's Grave.
Early the other morning the sexton at
Highland Lawn comctory found a woman
lying acioss a grave , says a Terre Haute ,
hid. , dispatch to the Chicago Times. Ho
wont up and tried to arouio lior , but tone
no avail , and then ho di&covorcd that
.she was apparently dying. The woman ,
who proved to bo Mrs. Plina Oldham ,
was removed and it was found that she
had taken morphine. Two years ago
lior daughter killed herself by morphine
and the mother was trying to end hoi-
own existence in the same way. Mrs.
Oldham is in a critical condition.
K \NSAH t'lTV I1OOM HISTOUV.
Allegation * Made by n Deluded In-
test * r I'roiii
A verv clntorosUng petition was filed
in the circuit court which throws much
light on the incubation of booms , nays a
Kansas C'ltv dispatch to the Chicago
Herald. 'I'ho ' plaintiffs tire Samuel .1.
Sheep , .loseph , T. Baughman and the
CentropollM Car and Machine company ,
and they u k S'JHiKiO ( damage * from Dr.
Munfonl , Charles H. CJrastv and L. R.
iV L. T. Moore. The petition exploded
a TlmeH boom , and IclU how Chairman
Munford , of the present manufacturer's
committee , encouraged the location of
industrial Kansas City not long ago.
Sheep conducted a car factory at Dau
phin , 1'a. , in Juno , 1SSS , as l\v averts ,
when through the blandishments and
promises of Dr , Munford and Mr. Grastv
ho located In the Blue Valley. Ilu al
leges that these gentlemen promised In a
written contract , certain pieces of real
ottato and that after ho located they re
fused lo allow the contract to go on re
cord and they mortgaged and told the
promised land , and for the spaoo of two
years , diligently sought occasion out ot
malice to Injure him and Iho company In
which hoas the principal stockholder ,
and that through their bad faith and
ovll actions the company wis forced to
tih-iign last mouth. The petition alleges
that a scheme was laid to cause him to
move to Kansas , boom their property ,
and accomplishing that much they
planned to got hold of his property for
their pei-BOiial protlts.
The Sna o Drunk Hnby's Milk.
A big black snake was found celled up
the other tiny in tlio swinging cradle in
which Mr. and Mr ? . John 1) ) . Fredericks'
baby was quietly sleeping says a Carlisle
Pa. , bpocial to the Globe-Democrat.
Ir. and Mrs. Fredericks are occupying
their mountain cottage near Pen Mar.
The baby was placed in the crable by the
servant girl who left H for a time.
When fcho returned slio found a black
snake coik-d up at the baby's feet. A
nurt-ing bottle from which the s-nako
had taken all the milk vas lying between -
tweon theborpontand the baby. The
girl's screauu aroused thohoi ehold and
frightened the snake , which tried to get
away , but was killed by Mr. Fredericks.
The baby was not injured ,
Tlio 1'foliUe Knnniin.
Of all the vegetables uhich furnish
nourishment to man the banana is the
most prolillc. A slnglo cluster often
contains 100 to ISO pods and weighs
from sixty to eighty pounds , lluinboldt
s.iyslbat'a piece of land 120 s-quaro
yards will produce 4,000 weight of fruit ,
while thob.iino area will laroly piodueo
more than thirty pounds weight of whe.it
or eighty pounds of potatoes.
Vlll be paid to any competent chemist who vrtii
Uid , on analysis , apartlclo of Mercury , Potash ,
or other polcons In Swift's Spcclflc (3. ( S. S. )
'AN EATING SORE
Hcndctwzi , Tex , Aug. 23 , 1539. "For eigh
teen months I had an catlag uoro on my tongoj.
S was treated by thn best Jo l physicians , but
obtained no relief , the eoro gradually growta }
Tvorse. I concluded finally to try 8. S. S. , nni
was entirely cared after UBlng n few bottles.
You hare iny cheerful rcrmlsflon to publish tha
tbovo ( tatczncnt for the bcncfltof thcsijjS'.aillarlj'
aEUcteil. " C. B. HcLEMonn , ncndcrsonTcx. ,
Trcatlaoon Blood and Sbn Dlienscsunalled free.
THB SWFT SPECIFIC CO. . Atlanta. Oo.
5J
DRINK ROOT
HIRES'BEER. .
The Purest and Best Drink In the World.
Appotlzizing , Delicious , Sparkling and
the Be&t Blood Puriller and Tonic.
A I'ncKugo [ liquid ] i Jo , niokoa j iullous.
EVERY BOTTLE Gunrantoed.
No Trouble. Kurlly Mado. Try It
Askyotu DrngRls or Oroccr for It anil takes
no other , Soo' that you got II IK Us' .
THE ONLY GENUINE.
Mttdo by C. H. HIKES , rhllndolulila , I'cnn.
TnIl'sMvcr JMUs url nsltlmlly on the
olillil.dicilclicuto lonialo or inllrra
old > { IC' , us HIIOII ttio IKDI-OII.S limn.
pl\o < ono < o tie ivcnU < < ninnoli , l > o\t-
els , Iclilucja nml Mmlilur. 'J'o lt : 'so
OIRUIIS tilt'ir Firei'l ! | ! ) > 'iiIiipjiialUI ( . < M
tire > \oiulci4HI , < < ii > iiii Slioiu lotitr-
form tliclrliinutiun-i n < jfn joutli.
Sold Ever Vrliore.
Oflicc , : Jt ) & 41 Parlc Place , X. Y.
SPEAKING OF WATCHES , DO YOU KNOW THAT
MAX MEYER & BBO.
,
Are selling more watches than all the rest of the Omaha Jewelers put to
gether ? But no wonder LOOK A.T THEIR PRICES.
SOLID GOLD Fine Gold filled
WATCHES
AmcricanWatcli
as low as $15
cs for ladies
or
and all tlic
finer grades fjents.only .
from $25 up , $14.75 $ , would
Worth double be cheap at $25
tlic money , Solid Silver
NicKclWalclies , Watclics , ladies
$2.50 $ , $175
lior from
and $5. $ gents ,
All of tlii'no Fat li-
n ere Qtcmwlnd- \Vnt ho Clocil
. unit
crs and nra n.it
rnnieatooa Jewolrr ropilrcd at
I.o o. t 1'rlcua.
We nlll Kdl Sao Rcmcnibcr ( lie
ci'cctaclus ' ntroOuiv
od | > rlccia
Place.
longer. .
MAX MEYtiU k I3UO. , Cor. 10th nnd Farnum St. , Omaha , Neb
Sunburn , Piles ,
Chafings , Cuts ,
Eruptions , Boils ,
Sore Eyes , Burns ,
Sore Feet , Wounds ,
IVtosquito Bites , Bruises ,
Stingsoflnsects , Catarrh ,
Inflammations Soreness
, FAC-SIMILE OF ,
DOTTLE WITH Lameness
Hemorrhages , DUFF WRAPPER. ,
AVOID IMITATIONS. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.
POND'S' EXTRACT CO. , 76 Fifth Avenue , New YorL
CING OF COCOAS-1 ROYAL COCOA FACTORY. "
lings are but men , but all men arc not kings. Therefore ,
i the A'iiig of Holland says , ns lie did by deed of August
§ u , 1889 , that he is greatly pluased with
\ "BEST & GOES FARTHEST , "
and , entirely unsolicitedgrants ths manufacturer tlic sole
right of styling their works the Royal Cocoa Factory , a sig
nificance attaches to the act which would not were he
not "every inch a king. "
NO GTJREU MO
1816 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Seventeen yrnr-c oxporlcnco A rfpulnrcrmliintpln iiicillilMP , ni < 1lpli > nn Minir li Mill irp uin with
ho KiruU'X Micro's nil \cr\uu Chnmlr unit I'llvnti ) illic-n-ri A pel m.mint ciirOKiinn nt 'i'.l t-ntat mil.
Su'rninturrlKi'ti , li > nt Mnnlmml , ' oinlimli > nkni"ii Nlulit taunt" , Iniiuileiicjr. Miplillh Sulrliitu in lull
rtlsi'.ipei of tlio Itltioit sklnnnil Irlnnry Oiitiuii. N. II. 1 Ktiinintro tt t for every uisol mi lot-Ink uiul ( nil
< > njv. rmisiiltnllon froo. Itook ( .Mjsturiej of l.irujsenl fret1. Oilkuliours Va. in to dp ui Humhy ,
U u. m. to 13 m
The Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute
Kortlio trcntment ofnll CIIHONIO AND SlIHGIOAti DISKVSKS. Ilrncot , Appliances for doformltloiimtl
Trtn et llt" < t Kacllltlut , Apparatus nml < tomodloa far micriifnl trcntiiiontol cvnpy fiirin if ) ilHi'imo ro-
qulrlni ! niecllciilnr.urBlc il trcntinent , O.MC 11 lNIllil ! ; > AND I'WKM'V-MVi ' : ROOMS Full 1'AriKNrA
Honntanil Atlrnilnnw , Host ncconininilatluns In thnwdit.Vrlti ) for clronlirn nn Dufomiltlai nml HririH.
TPUHCB. Clnli lent. tiirvntnrutorthoSpliln IMIe . Tunmn , Cincer , Cnturrli , IIninciillN. Inlmlnllon. Kloc-
trlcltr. Pnr.it } tlsiillop : | y. Klitnoy.llliililoMIyoKnr. Hkln nml lllooil.nml nil oiirKluil opcrntlons IIISIJASUS
OKOMK.V 'iiB | > eol.ity. ! llnolt of DlcusosotVoiuun free Welmvo lutulr nM3cl n l.yliM-ln ilopiirtiiicnu
feir women iliirlMoitlMOn : > nU < trlrtlr prlv.it'i I Onlr lt"liil > lo .Mcilli'il Inatltutii iniklii : n npt-clnltjr of
I'KIVATH JUhl'AMH AIIMoml illwiHoiincresif ully treiti'd. & ) plillltlo polH < m ruinwi'il from tlio syitoin
without inorcur ) ' . New KontoratlTO Trentnicnt for loMOf vltnl powor. I'arllos unulilii t > > lilt 111 mif bi >
trcntnl nt liotnc \ > f corruspondraco. All ounniunliMtlont coiilliloiitliil Mcllclm or la.lr.nnonts nunt ) > r
packfil ni > nmrk to Inillcntorontcntt or einlpr Ono | icr ) nillntcrrluwin | > tvrroil.
Ciillunil consult H" " ursc'iulhlstnry orjouroiiKe Mini wo will send In iilnln ivrnpiiop our IIOOIC TO MKN
] 'llii ; : upon 1'rlrnto Special or .Nervous L > l oasu ) , hiuDtLMicy , aj'lillljluulr | ( ! unit \iiilco-ulo with qnuttlon
list. AilUrcas
Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute.
Corner Oth nnd Ilarnoy Streets , Oiniiha , Ncbrnslca.
EVE :
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