Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATUKDAQT , APRIL 18 , 1S91-TWELVE PAGES.
REDUCED RATES ON CATTLE.
! tlio Railroads Have Made Thorn on Lie
Stock from South Omaha.
DID IF BY A LITTLE CHANGE IN BILLING ,
An Explanation or tlio Irregularities
TItnt Have Cliiirnotcrlzcd hlili > -
incntM or btouk i'roni Mis-
HOitrl Hlvor I'olutH.
On April 10 n now arrangement was enter-
6d Into by the railroads rewarding the haul
ing of llvo stock from South Omaha to can-
cm points in was fully explained in these
columns nt the tlmo. Tlio change was of
much importance but wns generally mis
understood by the public.
The success of the llvo stock Industry Is
o dependent upon the good will of the rail
roads Hint any change of rates or methods of
handling stock causes n nervous feeling
among the Interested parties unless the clmngo
is iully understood and In tlickfavor. . In
Iho present instance the change was In tlio
Interest of the railroads and packers and
provoked considerable ulscussioii on all
Bidet ,
Some idea of the importance of the ques
tion may ho palnod from tbo fact that during
the month of March alouo 21,143 cattle ,
23,3-11 hogs nnd 0,711 sheep were shipped out
Of the South Onmhn vanls.
To fully understand tno subject It
Xvlll bo necessary to go back
iiomo flvo years or moro -vbon John A. Me-
vBtmne. . its president of the stockyards c < m-
pany , nignoa an agreement with tr.o Western
JfrelKlit association wliTOby the stockyards
fcompnny was to preserve the Identity of the
Block received nnd keep their books open for
the Inspection of the agents of the
roads. The railroads , on the other
hand agreed to allow stock billed through to
Chicago to bo halted at the yards at Soutli
Omaha , and if sold tlio buyer could talto Iho
stock to Chicago on Iho through rate ns
abown by the original billing. The stock ,
liowovor , could not be dimmed , that is cattle
shipped from say Denver and sold nt South
Omaha tould go on tot'hlcngo on the through
rate , but if they were slaughtered hero no
Other cattle could bo subilltulcd for them
and go on to Chicago on the Denver billing.
This is what was meant by preserving tlio
Jdontlty of the stock.
It was difficult lo always llvo unto this as
for example a packer would buy live loads of
cattle which came in from Iowa on a local rate
and ten cars from Denver that cnmo in on a
through rato. IIo wonl.l sort , the cattle over
and such as ho wanted hu would kill ticro
and the balance ho would ship on to Chicago.
In such cases tbo shipper was given
the benefit of the through rate ,
although the stock shipped may havu
boon untitled to only n local rato.
Under such conditions the rule was broken
ever moro or less , It was not to the interest
of the stockyards company to keep too close
tally upon the identity of the hjilprncnts , noi
could tbo railroads , who wcro anxious foi
shipments , afford to bo too inquisitive.
On January 10 of this year rail
road rates went up , and that may
bo said to have been the
commencement of the present difficulty. The
management of tlio stockyards company ,
knowing that eastern buyers and shippers
make the llfo of a market , put , the subject In
this light before the railroad agents : Wo
must have the shippers hero and It stands
us in hand to so nrrango mutters that
they can operate to advantage in
this market. Tlio result was thai
In a very short tlmo all the stock forwarded
to Chicago wont on through billing , the most
ff"'advantageous points being selected. Stock
might como In on a local rate from a near
point like Fremont , but the buyer could got
it shipped out on the billing of some stock
that bud originated at some distant point on
\vhlch the proportion of tht > rate from
Omaha to Chicago was very low. It
was carried even farther than that. Stock
wns billed out as originating nt a distant
point , when no stOiik had been received from
that point ana when there was no original
billing from thu.polnt named. As an exam
ple , Wuyno. Neb. , is so located that thn pro
portion or tlio through rate between
South Omaha and Chicago Is very
light on stock coining from that
point , A road like the Milwaukee
with no Wayne connection , us an Inducement
to some shipper who had bought a train of
cnttlo from sotno point from which the rate
was not so low , could bill the nttlo rs
having came from Wuyns. Another point
from which the rate Is very low is Caspur ,
\Vyo , , on the Union P.iuillc , nnd still another ,
Merino , on the B. & M. , In the same
stato. During the range season so ninny NebrasKa -
brasKa cattle wcro shipped to Chicago as
having originated at C-isper or Merino that
the boys nt the yards nicknamed the agent of
ono road Merino and the other Casper.
Tim outcome of the whole business Is that
the Western Trnfllc association has put a.stop
to the Irregularities by locating a
representative who will keep a cheek
on the cattle nnd the billing
" and see to it that the two nro not mixed ,
llorcaftar every bullock who makes n stop
over at South Omaha will have to bo properly
Idontttlcd baforo lib through tlcitol will bo
received.
' Tbo whole subject can bo summed up in
* "vthls wny : The railroads were hauling stock
from Omaha to eastern points at loss than
the regular rates and have grown tired
of It and have restored the regular rates ,
which wore supposed to bo In force nil the
tlmo.
The effect of the low rates wns to make n
Dotter market at South Omaha. Tlio lower
the rate which the shipper could cot on his
cnttlo tlio moro ho could nfford to pay for
them , and the country producer got the
bonullt. It is to the interest of the shippers ,
nroducers , stock yards company , and in fact
to everyone excepting only the railroads
themselves and the packers , that the
rates from Omaha eastward should bo as low
as possible.
This naturally suggests the reason why the
railroads suddenly decided to put a stop to
this method of lowering rites. Of course
they would plead self Interest but It Is qnlto
likely that matters would have gene on for
some tl mo In the same shape had not something
transpired to especially call their attention to
the subject. That something was n squeal
from the packers. The p.ickors want low
rates to the cast on the manufactured pro
duct hut they like to sco the rates on llvo
stock kept up. As noted above , when rates
nro low the shipper can pay moro
for the stock , which advances the
market and compels the packer to pay moro
for what ho wishes to slaughter. Some pack
ers ship stock on the hoof and when they
do they got the benefit of the low rules , but
they do not ship enough to make it an ob
ject.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for child
ren teething , rosls the child and comforts
the mother. ' . ' 5 cents a bottle.
T11I3Yllit \ MM ) OIL.
Experts Declare that tlio Pixplu Valley -
loy IH Full of It.
Whether or not oil exists in paying quanti
ties In the valley of the Pnpllllon , Ju t be
yond the city limits , is a question that Is
agitating the minds of u number of Omaha
gentlemen , ns well ns attracting the atten
tion ot men from the oil districts of Penn
sylvania.
Last fall the men who are nt the head of
the oil company bored 1,483 foot Into the
earth In the territory mentioned and struck
oil , but owing to the fact that they struck a
strong ilow of water , the oil was driven out
and no results wcro reached. Ilesldos this ,
the well was not cnsod and consequently soon
caved in.
Later another hole wns put down 1,170
feet when the work was suddenly stopped
and the tools packed away. Sltico that tlmo
n stock company has been formed and sev
eral Pennsylvania exports have been brought
hero , Lasl week two of those gentlemen
were on the ground , but what they discovered
Is not known , as they kept their own secrets.
Since thut tlmo oil leases have been secured
on nearly all of tbo country around the tlrst
llnd.
llnd.Colonol
Colonel 1) . F. Smith , who Is nt the head of
the oil company , yesterday morning said :
ult U true that some Pennsylvania gentlemen
have been hero , but there Is nothing In It.
"Wo huvo a first-class artesian well and that
U all that wo wont after. Wo will not pros
pect for oil , us there Is nothing thcro to Jus
tify putting down another holo. "
W. L. Peart , who has recently arrived
from the IClttnnnlng oil districts , tolls n dif
ferent story regarding the outlook He savs !
"There can bo no doubt but that oil In vast
quantities exists In that valloy. The oil rock
is of the siuno formation ns that la my state ,
nnd the llndlng of oil In the first well means
something.
"ft Is an rasy matter to explain why It did
not como to the surface. In the first place
the drillers struck a heavy How of water.
This Is death to oil , as It forces It out of the
way and drives It IHICK Into the crevices.
If ttui men had cased the hole
when they struck that water , they
could have had a dry hole for drilling nnd the
chances uru Unit they would have struck n
gusher. All that now remains to do , Is to
put down n new hole nnd properly care for It.
This can bo done within sixty da > s. Colonel
J. II. FInliry , who knows all about such mat
ters will soon be on the ground and then
work will proceed upon a systematic plan ,
"Now remember 1 don't say that there Is
oil In Douglas county , l-ut it looks very much
ns though thcro Is something moro than
water out in that vicinity.
"Wo know that thcro is plenty of natural
gas , at the oil that was found settles
that fact. Where thcro Is oil , you
will alway fltid gas , and gas means millions
for Omaha. It can bo pitied into the city and
ns soon ns this done It will setllo the fuel
question. To prove this I want to say that
In my homo town , where coal Is taken direct
from the mines , pconlo have laid It asldo and
nro burning gas. It Is used In the blast
funinrps , in stores , factories , ofllces and
dwellings , and is much cheaper than coal. If
nothii.g moru than cas is struck it means a
great deal for Omaha. "
John T. Cathers , who Is also interested In
some of tnc oil leases , Is feeling very hope
ful. Ilusaiil : "Ills reasonable to bcllovo
that wo will find oil out in the Paplllion
valley. The well that was put down brought
good results until the cave in took placo. Wo
had the oil stone and the oil , but the water
drove the latter back , and then on account of
the hole not having been cased , wo were
forced to ab.uidon it on account of ' .heroelc
that went in on us. Another well ; > .l bo
sunk , anil thcro is but little doubt but that
wo will strike oil. If wu should not we will
llnd g.is , which will bo of great benefit.
The old well wa i n gaser anil would have
furnished light for the whole city. All that
now remains to do If wo want to settle the
light and fuel question , Is to put down the
hole and pipe the gas into the city.
"It is safe to say that when this is done n
seven-room house can bo warmed nnd lighted
for not to exceed $ 0 per year , to say nothing
about the convenience.
"Homo prominent Pennsylvania- men
will bo In the city soon , at which time I ex
pect some plans will bo devised for working
the leases that have boon secured. "
ir , no nausea , no pain when Do
Witt's Little Knrly Hiscrs are taken. Small
pill. Safe pill. Itcst pill.
A'AJj t'.t IIAGIt < lI'llH.
P. C. Orablo will go to Dcadwood today.
Plerson D. Smith of St. Edwards Isagucst
at the Paxton.
Watson Plckrel of Beatrice is in the city
calling on friends.
O. W. Hall started for Chicago yesterday
vl.i the Northwestern ,
Smith I1"1. Turner. In advance of "Tho
Fakir , " is at the Barker.
C. S. Mellon , trnfllc manaccr of the Union
Pacific has gone to Chicago.
J. M. Thatcher , post trader nt Fort Nio-
brara , is stopping at the P.ixton.
Judge Dundy , Elmer Prnnle nnd Brad
Slaughter left yesterday for Norfolk.
Miss Emma Munzlngo , clerk of the board
of education , was called to her homo at Coin ,
la. , yesterday by the illness of her mother.
The Barker Andrew Willis , Kochostor : V
II. Mutliaws. Downfall ! . JHeh. : Hubert 11. I'M-
llstnr , Uhlciico ; M. T. Arnold , Columbus ; H.
T. ItnlmiH , Olilcaco ! II. A. NnUIiiir. Daven
port : W. L. Wallace , Not folk ; William M.
Cannon. Kruiiicnt ! V. V. Turner , Doid\\oocl : ;
I.co .Stontz , Oltumwn.
The Mnrehants 1C. P. Swain , Sprlnaflold.
N'ub. ; U W. Itrnhard. I'lttsbiir ; J. W. Mnoro
and wife , Mrs. Sohruedor. Wileov : Mr. ( J. Asli-
by , Miss Asliby , Uliarlcs U lloiulri.N. Missouri
Valley ; M. S. Morgan , luuisas City ; /.ell Cook ,
Dnnburv ; J. Harry , WHVIIU ; C. r. lloyd , Alns-
wnrlh ; James Miidsen , Wakefk-ld ; O. I1 , Ham-
inor , K. II. Huster. Colerldpo : Klnier Canlthus ,
Beatrice ; II. Whltney.l'apllllon ; Charles Sans.
IJnwnod ; E. II. I'uifcll. Vordlirro : O. J. Kor-
nt'H. I-oudvlllo ; ! ' . W. l.ovolua-i. Mnskcxon.
The Mlltnrd W. I.'uldti. Harper , Kan. ;
W. E. Manner. Kansas City ; O. 1'lat-
tunburg , Chicago ; A. I'rcldlnliulin. Hlcli-
inond , Vu. ; J. S. Illbbs , Philadelphia ;
II. O. Stuart , Dos Mnlncs ; L. W. Ilolmrd ,
I'lttsburc : II. A. HIM. Xuwurk , N. . ! . ; Charles
rf. 1'rall , lltilTuln ; A. nisoiiblsi , Indianapolis ;
IO. . Goodm-ldgo , Now York ; J.O. Klltior. L. 1) .
WalbaiiA Chlcap ) ; I" . M. Stephens St. Louis ;
Mrs. Hammond. Hliilr. Nob. ; A. M. Nuarles ,
Detroit ; II , Sander * . Now York ; W. K. hhuto.
Now ork ; W. W Tornpklns. Now York : 11.
W. Williams , Now York ; K. H. Loo-e , New
York ; R W. MtiKay , Kansas City : John l eng
nnd wlfo. Kansas C'lty ; It. It. Amlpr'oii , Cleve
land ; A. It Boll. L'hlonen ; William Ullland , Jr. ,
Now York ; 11 , C. KurSt. . Louis ; L. 1' . Lnddcn ,
Lincoln ; A. B , Chadrltk , New York ; W. I ) ,
llrennon. Cluoiiso ; A. W. Austin , Boston ; W.
E. Pprngue. Chicago ; T. Kag.in and wife ,
Chuyonno : John A. Street and family , Salt
Lalto ; O M. Llllaml. Lexington , Neb. ; W. 0.
I'lilpp * ) , Kainas City.
Thn Dollone rrankOorald. Chicago ; Gcorpo
Ilntcliliison , Chloaso : Waiter \\crnur , Louis
ville : N. H'lllorn , Uochcstur : A. J. Yan Kn-
pt-rs , Now York ; M. E. Hill. Buffalo ; R M.
Kubbloa , BroKun Bow ; H. E. i'ayiio , Chicago ;
Charles Dana , Chicago ; William Uslmrno ,
tirotnu , Null , ; John Bradford , Grntna. Nob. ;
I'r.ink Collier , London ; R R I'ullor ,
London ; N. M. Dundee , Chicago ; R
K. 1'aft , Ohlcapo. J. P. R 1'lt/cerald ,
Chicago ; K. B. Bowman , Council Hluirti ;
C' . B. Cook , Chicago : A. Nelson , Ohlc.iKo ; II.
M. W. II. Clayton. Osbornc. Idaho ; I'lill D.ivls ,
Doudwnod ; j , M. Arrasmllb. United States
army ; W , J. Carrel ! , Boston ; John S. Hart ,
> > uonavan .u.
, Hastings ; iieorKO . .
Dal.crnml wlfo , Urand Island : A. II. Hobard ,
Hi. Louis ; O. 11. dliibs , Central City ; Thomas
W , IVnk , Now York ; T. S. Lathroi ) . Kansas
City ; E J. llnrdlnt : . Loulsvlllo ; H. I lard I UK' .
ButloClty ; W. J. Hushes , Butte City ; Miss
C. Bllnii. Boclcford ; Carl Morton , Nebraska
City ; A. I * . Stafford , Nebraska City.
The Casey ISoberl .1. Lyle , 0. E. Brown ,
John P. Dnrler , Kansas City ; J. Henry Moro ,
Boston , Mass. ; O. K. Dimeter , Aiiulr , la. ; 0.
I ) . Clark , T. J. Boss , liontrli-e : W. K. Jones.
Clilenno ; Henry luissons , Cincinnati ; A. K.
Thornton. St. Louis ; R S. Brown , Oniuhii
Agency : C. C. Crceaan , Boston ; W. R Beech-
llor. I'hlludolphla : n. W. Koboits , Nollgh : O.
I ) . Hume , Hastings ; J. B. Marshall , Louisville.
J. C. Hefner , I'tosno , Oal , ; Ccorgo Itogers ,
ohn Bornov. St. Edwards ; O. Keoler , Ouk-
dale ; John Barker , Dead wood ; 12. Ualhcr. Ne
braska City : < ! . L. llrowri , Bockford ; J , J. Es
mond. M. D. , New York ; H. M. Uorc , Douglas ;
L. C Wheeler and wife , Crete ; I' . A. I'Mshor. '
\Va\oiIy ; L'hailes Mnskiuv , Chadron ; O L ,
Khlnoinuth , Hot Springs , S. I ) . : T. Valontlno ,
Caithago , Mo. ; T. J , Young , Macedonia , la. ;
lluniy rainier. Charles Lano. Urand Island ;
( iuorgo Allllold. Chicago ; A. M. MatthowH.
O. A Hawkins , Lcavonworth , Kan. ; I' . M.
Johnson , Siitlon. Nub ; C. J. Coodtngton.Ban-
ilolph. Nob. : R II. Wloslenbor , ; . St. Paul ,
Minn. ; K , T Trimmer , Boston ; J. J. i'ow , Mll-
waukeo ; Itnmsoy Crooks , A , II. HubbardAsh
land : GoorgoC. Gay , Chicago.
The Paxtoii C G. Ynnnoss , Lincoln ; L. D.
Mayhow. Louisville. Ky. ; A. E. Alkln. Kear
ney. Nob. ; William 'I. Bruce. Covlngton. Ky. ;
W. A. Downing. U. It. Greer. Koarnuv. Noli. ;
Miss Ada Darby. L'moison , la. ; 11. B. 1'ehland ,
Merrill , WIs. ; R II. Blanwek , Chlcaco ; D.
Ilayor , Miiscatlne. la. : MIN. Morldoth and son ,
guests of Ernest Kiall , I'lilliiduiphla ; T. A.
IturUe , Now York ; Carroll Wright anil wife ,
Dos Mollies ; M. Haykon. Toledo. O. : Walter
llage. Lincoln ; Albert T. Myor , Baltimore ,
Md. ; W. R BaM'om. Dubnip.io. la. ; \ " , . MuDon-
nld , C. A. Coo. Deadwood , S. D. ; L , A. Kenney ,
Hustings ; J. W. Holinos , Keanmy :
A. B. Bull , Dcnlson , la. ; D. S. Gnllln ,
Beutrlco ; Alnf Snndstron. Now Yoik ;
Victor Itylandur , Chicago ; A. H. Perrlgo ,
Omaha ; M. K. Otis , Cincinnati , Ohio ; Toinplo
Harris , Miss Dorothy Atwator.Slonx City , la. ;
C. L. Itoed , Weeping Water ; Byron Clark ,
PliittMiionlh : John M. Irwln , Treopurt , III ; C.
1 > , St. John , Chicago ; W. A. Martin , llutuhln-
hon , Kas. ; G. Lohrborg , Chicago : Daniel Jones ,
Win. 11. Llownllyn. Seattle , Wash. ; G , L. San-
born and lfe , Colfax. Wash , ; M. H. Brand
nnd wife , Milwaukee ; E. A. Buck , Denlson ,
lit. ) T. II. Gllerlst. Kearney , Nob. ; William T.
C < md , M. MuGulro. Baplil City. S. 1) . ; W II.
I'allou. Boston ; J. II. Cat-son , Nebraska City ;
I'r.ink Itothnjr , Gr.ih Orehard ; Hobort MeBoy-
nolds , Lincoln ; D. ( loodlandur , Bookford. ill. ;
1 * A. Hawkos , Utah torrltory ; E. E. Ward ,
Omaha ; Charles 11 , llowo , R L. Miller , l-'alr-
mount.
Serious sickness can often bo prevented by
a timely dose of St. Patrick's Pills.
Doesn't Touuli Omaha.
Sftit' ' Ybr/f / liecoriltr.
Hark ! they yell for ' -Rapid Transit ! '
"Millions for the man who plans ill
Mop the floor with him who bans it.
llo ho Jay or Mayor ! "
Sco the scrooging , night and morning.
Packed lika sardines , comfort scorninir ,
With blue streaks the mr adorning.
Unbid with despair.
Hood's ' Sarsaparllla has the largest sale of
any medicine before the puollo. Any honest
druggist will coullrui this statement.
Contractor Bqnires Gets a Sharp Notice
from the Oity Authorities.
MUD AND FILTH WILL NOT BE BORNE.
Kvorylmily Disgusted % vltli Hie C ( u-
itltlon ol' tlio City's TliorotiKli-
Cai'0.4 uiul Duloriiilncil t < i
llavoTlicni dunned.
Charlas E. Squires Is the man who has the
five-year contract for keeping the streets of
Omaha swept nnd cleaned.
Thcro was a meeting held In the office of
the chairman of the board of public works
yesterday afternoon , but In the language of
Iho street Mr. Squires was not In It.
Ilnsldes the members of the board Mayor
Gushing , Councilmcn Lowry , Bloomer ,
'ooper ' , Donnelly , Urunor , Eslasser , Morcarty
nnd City Hnglnocr Tillson wcro present.
The meeting was opened by Chairman
nirkhausersaylng : "LaslSeptemberSriulrcs
said ho had bought t.vo fourhorso sweepers.
Two weeks ago ho told mo that ho had bought
ono sweeper and that It would soon bo on
hand and ready for work. Ono week ago ho
told mo nnolhar story , saying that ho had
bought n swecpor in Washington and ex
pected it in n few nays.
"llo has been ordered to swcop Iho streets
according to his schedule of 1SK ! ) , but up to
this date only twenty-thrco out of the 1VJ
miles of streets covered by the contract have
boon cleaned. "
Major Furay said : "It looks to mo as
though the contractor Is anxious to
get out of doing the work. I nm
opposed to this. Wo have n good bond
and a cheap contract , and If wo can have the
support of ttio council , 1 am in favor of giv
ing Squires duo notice. Then If ho docs not
go on with the work , I think wo should clean
the streets and charge the expense against
his bond. "
"I would like to know the object of this
meeting , " said the mayor , as uo listened to
the discussion.
' \Vo want to consult with you and the city
council , " ventured the chairman.
"I don't see as there Is any question for the
mayor and council to decide , " continued his
honor. "You have a contract with Mr.
Sijulrcs , and nil you have to do Is
to SPO that ho lives up to Its
provisions. If you do this , you may rest
assured that you will alwa3rs llnd us with
you. "
Hero Major Furay put in : "Tho streets
must bo cleaned and kept clean , and if you
gentlemen will sustain our action we will sco
that the work Is dono. "
"You can depend upon It that wo will , "
chimed In the councllmcn In ono voice.
Engineer Tillson was called for to express
an opinion regarding the work.
"It Is bad , " said ho.Squires has light
machines , and It takes him three days to do
ono day's work. Uesides this , ho wants to
devote most of his tlmo to the asphalt
streets.1
Mr. filumor had noticed the sweeping nnd
had discovered the fact that most ot tbo dirt
is loft in the gutters.
"Tho fault is with the board to some ex
tent , " said the mayor. "Tho city has a
good contract with Squires , and if the mem
bers would make him live up to It , there
would bo no trouble. My Idea is to glvo him
a reasonable time and then if ho docs not go
on with the work , hire a gang of men and
sot them to digging up the mud , charging the
expense to the bonds. "
Mr. Lowry spoke in favor of the south
part of the city , saying : "Tho streets north
of Jackson have been swept four or llvo
times , while those south have not been
touched. It is nn outrage. On Tenth street ,
at the south end of the viaduct the mud is
six inches dcop. This gives people n poor
Impression of our city. I think the viaduct
should bo cleaned at once. "
The question as to whether or not the
contract applies to the Tenth street viaduct
was discussed. It was decided that it is a
part of the street.
"If I wcro a member of the board of public
works , " said the mayor , "I would order that
viaduct cleaned , as It is n discracu for it to
bo loft in so fllthy a condition. I would flnd
out if It Is a portion of Tenth street , and If it
Is not 1 would have it cleaned by the street
commissioner , "
Mr. Donnelly startled the meeting by say
Ing the whole of South Sixteenth street is
not very dirty , but it is without foundation.
Nothing holds the pavement up but the con
crete. You can start under the street at
the vlaJuct and drive under this cavern
nearly to Vinton. It is high nnd
wide enough to drive through with u load ot
hay.Mr.
Mr. Lowry knew this to bo a fact , at d
said : "It is like the catacombs of the old
world. The whole street Is undermined nnd
same day there will bo a frightful accident"
The board will look into this.
At this point the council member. * wont lethe
the ball game , while the board of publlo
works adopted resolutions which provir.o
that C. E. Squires shall at once bo ordered to
sweep ail streets included in the ISfO schedule ,
employing n sulllclont force of men to com
plete the work by April iii , nnd if they are
not cleaned within that time , then and in thut
event , n force of men will po put to work and
the expense charged against Squires' bond.
The sewer , grading and sidorfalk specifica
tions for 1801 were presented and approved.
DoWitt s Little early Risers : only pill to
cure sick headache and regulate tlio bowels
Mrs. AVondH Hurt.
Mrs. B. B. Woods residing at the corner of
Twenty-second and Chicago streets mot with
qutto n severe accident at about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. Whllo riding down
Chicago street with Mrs. S. D. Barklow the
horse bccamo frightened in some way and
started on n run. The coachman was unable
to handle the animal and the occupants of
the carriage , becoming frightened , attempted
to jump. Mrs. Barklow managed to alight
safely with only a few bruises and a skinned
lace , but Mrs. Woods did not faro so well.
Before she could Jump the carriage dashed
against the curbstone throwing her out.
Margaret Woods , the six-year-old daughter
of the injured lady was unhurt.
Mrs. Woods was badly cut about tho' head
nnd face , her lower jaw was fractured be
sides receiving quite a numoor of sovera
bruises.
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Do Witt's Llttlo Early Uisers ; boat Jittlo
pills for dyspapsla , sour stomach , bad breath.
New J nilfjo Advounte.
Lieutenant Enoch Crowdor of the Eighth
cavalry , who has boon appointed to succeed
P. II. Hay as Judge advocate of the depart
ment of the Platte , is expected to report for
duty next week or week after. Ho is said to
bo a very energetic young ofllcor nnd ids suc
cess as the head of a department Is generally
predicted by those who know him.
Lieutenant Crowdor graduated from West
Point ill ISSt. Lieutenant Trultt of General
Brooke's staff was In school at West Point nt
tlio muno time , nnd ho nnd Lieutenant
Crowdor have kept up n correspondence most
of the time since.
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ivorm
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla , -A Of perfect purity.
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Almond -I
Rose elc.7. ) Flavor aa delicately
and deliriously as the frooh fruit.
The Colnnol'Midlirlstinnltr.
There bo other 'kinds ' of Christian
workers , however , and conspicuous
among thorn is Colonel Thomas Dickin
son McKay , ogontr-of the Burlington
route , writes Arthur McEwon. Homo
years ago when the .Colonel assumed tlio
heavy responsibility of representing the
Burlington ho journeyed to tlio
Australian colonies to muko known there
tlio luxuries of traydl on his line , lie
and his now frlondgi lived in a cloud of
Havana smoke and.Jloated on a stream
of champagne. 'Tis said that his path
of eomiuost may yet bo traced by the
myriads of empty bottles which
Ifno it. And when lie departed
thence all Melbourne came down
to see him off , nnd there were tugs nnd
bands of music , as if ho had boon a New
York boodle alderman returning from a
fitap In Europe , or a regiment of tlio Cal
ifornia national guard starting cast to
fight the Italians. Colonel McKay's
tmino is held in love and honor in the
colonies to tills day , and the Burlington
is about the only American railroad that
is known thoro. It is tlio custom of the
colonel when a steamer from Australia
enters our buy to go out in a boat , board
the vessel , receive the letters of Intro
duction with which the passengers are
laden , and herd tlicm to the Occidental ,
when In duo time they go east by the
Burlington. Ono Sunday a few years
ago , the colonial ship steamed into the
harbor , and Colonel McKay put out In
Ills Whitehall. But when ho drew near ,
ho behold many grave gentlemen lij
black loaning over the bulwarks watch
Ing ills approach. Then the colonel real
ized that the steamer was freighted with
clergymen bound for the Pun-LYosbyto-
rlnn congress. IIo was equal to tlio hid
eous fix. Rising in the stern of Ills
Whitehall ho waved his hand in greet
ing to the brethren and cried aloud :
"Gentlemen , I am Colonel Dickinson
McKay of the Burlington route , and I
have eomo out merely to bid you wel
come to America. This being tlio Sab
bath , I cannot think of speaking to vou
about business. Welcome , ono and all. "
And next day when the godly men felt
at liberty to land , they marched in a
solid body behind the colonel to the Oc
cidental , and ovnry ono journeyed cast-
ward by the Burlington.
Tn Ki-r.iriu Uniiilm.
Colorado Sun : It appears from a state
ment in THK OMAHA. Bui : that the Ne
braska metropolis can secure the Mollio-
dist general conference for this year bv
raising "a guarantee fund of fcJ5Ol)0. ) ' '
Tin : BIK is vigorously urging that the
fund bo raised. This is perfectly natural.
The pupor necessarily both sees and fools
the necessity of a strong religious in-
lluonco nnd cvon ot missionary work
within its city.
Tlio Methodist is a good deal of a
pioneer church. It has over boon ready
to moot the rough and violent forms of
wickedness. It has had many repre
sentatives of the Peter Cartwright typo ,
who wcro ready and nblo
to light with musolo and fist ,
as well as with spirit and voice.
Mothodi&t clergyman as a rule are
men of strong mental libro and of sure
courage. Partaking of the spirit of their
church , they are aggressive. Therefore
they might bo able to grapple success
fully \vlth oven the wickedness of
Omuhu , Ono Methodist clergyman who
may bo still living through his own devoted -
voted efforts , with comparatively little
assistance , brought ono of the most
powerful and warlike Indian tribes on
the Pncilie Coast to a high state of
civilization. So several hundred clergy
men of that denomination working in
unison might hope to produce some
alTect for good oven upon Omaha.
Dr. Birnov cure § catarrh. Bee bld'g.
I'rolltulilo Farming.
From P. 11. Spinning's own statement ,
products amountinpto ? 2f > ,000 were sold from
his Wyoming valley turm last weeit. ft is
doubtful if there is a country on the footstool
wlicro farming pays such handsome profits as
in this valley. The only trouble is that It re
quires a fortune to enable a person to pur
chase a few acres of laud.
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Of JL GfL.V.5.cor .lln Illo20diyi
Hopartlllenrxl.DB J 8TErilENBL l > kntm,0.
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TurkishTea taken at night
andoccasional doses of Quinine ,
will relieve all ] ' pains in the
bones , cleanse the system and
mak you feel like a new person.
Sure cure for liver , kidney ,
and nerve affections. 250 pack-
ago. Sample for 20 stamp.
Turkisk Cough Cure. The
only cough cure that will re
lieve cough at once and cure
with a few doses. Take no
substitute ; will return money if
it doesn't cure the worst cough
Price SOG bottle ,
Turkish Remedy Co. ,
Omaha. Neb.
liiltlo Mother.
Ityas on u crews Btroot near Sixth
nvcnuo tlmt ono ot the human race wns
struggling with bottomless courngu
ngalnst nn overwhelmingly ml verso Into ,
with n big F , says the Now York herald.
This member of the human race was
about throe foot high nnd of the /oral-
nlno gender , and the fnto took tlio form
of a grout , fat two-year-old child dead
usloop.
Wnoro she had como from or how she
had over gotten away from there is
moro than I can jiue , but when
I first saw her she was staggering
across tno atreot under her imiosU )
bio loud , only to sink , holiilcssly over
come , on the curbstone , u war dark ,
just a Httlo after 0 in the evening , but
the young ones had chanced to tumble
under a gas lamp. .lust then two young
woinon cnmo along ; they hud como out
of the buck entrance of the grout shops
on the avenue. Evidently they wore
shop girls.
"Do you BCO that poor young ono with
the baby ? " cried ono as her eyes foil on
the hapless pair. Just then the uncon
querable "young ono" struggled to her
feet and loaded up ngain.
"I say , " said the same sneaker , "sho
can't carry that child ; wait a minute ,
Sissy , " and the two hurried across the
strcot. "
It was easy in the gloom to kcop in
earshot , and If over eavesdropping is
jiiHtlfvablo la It no * , when s seems to
promise a chance lo sco a better lde of
human nature fhanthls sordid old world
usually brings to the surface ; *
"Whoro are you trying to goV
"Von can't carry that child to save
your life. " The two spoke together.
"I've carried him lots and lots o
times , " declared the inlto in a volco dl
vidcd between defiance and misery.
"Well , I guess he's gained five pounds
since last week by the look of him. and a
baby aslcop like that always weighs a
ton. Where do you live ? ' '
The mite murmured something about
Second avonuo. Ono of the girls
whistled. It was very unlady like , but
I , for ono , am willing that she should
whistle whenever she pleases. She and
the other ono looked at oaeli other a
minute.
"It'll bo 9 before wo got homo , " suid
she , adding , "unless wo take the Twenty-
third street car ono way. "
"Wo can't alTord it ; you know wo
can't. It won't hurt us to lose our din
ner. They'll save us something to eat , "
The mite began trying to gather the
young Jumbo on" the pavement ngain.
"Hullo wait we'll carry him for
vou. " Both were speaking and both
leaned over to pick him up ,
"Lot mo take him llrst , " said the girl
that whistled and that had lirst spied
tlio pair.
"Whew , what a load ! You've no
idea , " said bhe , and tlio queer quartette
started oil' , the mite trotting along with
a watchful eye cocked on the baby , but
entering now into friendly explanations.
"IIo just would go to sloop all at
once , " I heard her say.
I had not hoard the scripture about
boarinff ono another's burdens quoted
during"tho whole episode , but some way
I felt as if I had been listening to a largo
and eloquent sermon thereon.
Ilorsford'H Acid Phosphate.
Bowarc of imitations.
Ilowell Osborno loft Now Vork on Satur
day by the French steamer for Paris , where
ho will in future re.side. Mr. Osborno has
paid up his old debts , arranged his mother's
estate , and will In future have to worry
along with the income from $2,000,000. Fay
Templetoii accompanies him on his travels.
She is now Mrs. Osborno.
The delicious fragrnnco , refreshing coolness
and soft boanty Imparted to the skin by I'ot-
zoni's ' Powder , commends it to nil ladles.
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh. Doe bldg.
The union bricklayers of Birmingham ,
Ala. , wont on strilco last week buc.mso the
contractors refused to increase their wages
from -10 to 4. > cents an hour and make the
working day nine instead of ten hours.
If Little Babies
Could Write Letters
WHAT a host of grateful testimonials the proprietors of the Cuticura
Remedies would receive. How their little hearts would overflow
in ink. They know what they have suffered from itching and burning eczemas
and other itching , scaly , blotchy , and pimply skin and scalp diseases before
the Cuticura Remedies were ap
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your little ones to delay a moment longer
the use of these great skin cures , blood pu
rifiers , and humor remedies ? Everything
about the
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all similar remedies. There can be no doubt that they daily perform more
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Life of Slather anil Clilhl.
"MOTHER'S FRIEND"
JSolit Confinement of lit
J'dlii , Jlurror anil Jllnl ; .
After usInRonobottleof "Mothpr'M I'rlcnil" I
Buttered liui llttlu iiMn.nml illil nut cxixrlonuu that
wuaknisi afterward mini III mich CU.HIM. Mr .
ANtnc CUm , I-amnr , Mo. , Jan. 15th , 1VJ1.
Rent by exprrai , chaw * prcpnltl.nn rocclptot
prliw , 81. 10 pvr Imttlv. Hook to Mother * nmlleU Irco.
ATLANTA , ( ! A.
SOU ) IIV AM. imUOUISTS.
or,7LEY , 53 Goodyear Welt/ /
of Calfuklii c\er wldcljr
al\iTtlcU. Holtl ever ) wdcro.
1 hli U tlioorltfiul W MIDI' , a in
the best made , llewuro of Imi
tations. I'ottlilvr ly nonogt n >
ulno iiulest ilampeil tin lln
inlos'MHinubMuiiUh1
ll Mum. "
Utfitoa ,
Mr. Philanthropy--"So you've boon serving mo with The Dolly
Bee for two years , eh ? Well , I know of no bolter reword than nil
order on Hellmnn fora no w suit of clothes , and when you get thorn
I'll watch you and my son walk down the street together. "
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And the above knee pant suit is what the philanthropist bought
at our store for $2. We havelots of 'em in half dozen different styles.
He bought this kind of a shirt
waist for 35c. A pair of lone
black hose for 25c. A stylish hat
for 50c ; and the boy was dressed
from head to foot for $3.10 , and
looked better than most boys.
The boy's father was surprised at
the wonderful bargain , and we
urned him out with a Corkscrew
Worsted Suit of Clothes like this
for $12.50 , and had he taken it
single-breasted , he would have
got it for $10 , but he was tony :
The Hat he has on is his old one ,
he bought a better one from us
for 95c , and we have 12 styles of
them in black and light shades
13th and Farnam.