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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1892)
THE OMAIFA DAILY HER- SATURDAY , JANUARY 23. 1892. WATERING NEBRASKA FARMS. Bcotta BlnlT County's ' Magnificent Irriga tion System , THOUSANDS OF ACRES RECLAIMED. ( fiiilrrllnw of HIP Xrtrth PI tto rtl'l/i-d liy u Nnrol S < lirnii1 IVriimiioiit Supply At- Niircd to ( lie I'lttintm of Unit l.orulllj. Lixtoiv , Neb. , .Inn. -Special [ to Tnn llflE.J In no part of Nourmkn Inw the mutter of Irrigation been taken tip tnnro con orally anil sytcmatlcatly than In Scotts Uluff county , on the extreme wuuorn edge of the stale , This fact was called to mind i y u Ucoil signed by tno commUilonor of ptibllo Innus and buildings fit the .st.ito homo thU afternoon , conveying to the Mitchell C'nnal anil Irrigation company I'm ' tljjht of way through several sections of tehool land In In Hcotu UlUff county. Tim U the lint deed of Its klntl.oviir lisucd by thu slate , und | t emphnsi/L's a now era in the history of agricultural industry In Nebraska. The Mitchell Canal nnil lirlputlon com pany has dlrWlv construutod n u mill thirty /cot wide anil llfty mlles lonp. It taps the north fork of the I'lolto rlvnr nnd follows a devious coiirso aloni ? the highlands for the distance stated. In order to secure a pormn- nent flow of wiitor in the canal a crib has been sunk In the center of the chunnnl of the Nortti I'latli * . deep enough to roach the un- ilerllow , which , as the experloaco with the ICemnev canal hnsdomonstiateiJ , will furnish ' nn inoxhaustlblo supply of water. I AKrlfiiltiiri ) Alrrml ) Iti-nHltrd. The cannl WUB constructed nnd put In operation oration lnstjo.ir and tlio results wcro g-ali- fvingin every nartlcular. The area ot land that can bo Irrigated by Iho main canal with Its many lateral ditches comprises from ( JJ.OOO acres to b'J.OtiU acies. The cost to the farmer Is merely nominal , being about 10 " cents per aero" per annum. The Mitchell commit ) } is composed of locnl capitalists , many farmers in the county taking stock in tho'onterpriBO , paying for it tn work upon t ho canal In addition to the Mitchell tbo following Irrlgutlnir companies have been formed in Scotts Bhift countv : fanners' Canal com pany , Winters Crook Ditch company , Minia ture Canal company , Hayard Canal companv. Castle Hock Uiich company , Luratnio and B'cotts muff Cannl company nnd tno Mutual Ditch company. Tbcso coirpanlos will , within the next few yeats , cover the western - orn counties of Nebraska with a notwoi It of canals and it ilpating ditches that will place the farmers entirely boyoud dcnomleticoupon , 'brovMoaco fox1 the moistuio necessary to ma- Jturolhelr crops. ' , t XHiluskil'H Alii to Kiissln. - OommlHsInncr Luddcn today tclosraphod to ' ' thft aphritof ttio Kusuliui ( government at Min ncapqlis that Nebraska's sixty car loads of corn wore ready for shipment and that they would he on their war east oaily next week. Ho Was also notitlod that tno Minnesota con tribution \\.is started on its journey to the seaboard toitay. The commissioner todav re ceived a larco number of letters from ovflr Nebraska. County Clerk Hleck- mail of So ward county writes : " 1 tblnK Seward county will not do anything for the Russians. " A. E. Husslor , treasurer of tbo Pawnee county relief committee , says that tlioy have $23'.l.50 In bank and nslcs for Instructions.V. . D. Hill of Gage county notifies the commissioner that a car has been Irtadod at Piokrel In that county. J. I ) . Kncklo write * that It will bo Impossible to interest the Kock county neoplo In the work , but ho intimates that they are able and should bo willing to do their sbnro. Airotted Tor Assiiult. Edward O. Cassidv , n chief clerk at the .Lincoln postoftlco , and residing at 10111 Q -stroot , was arrested today , chaigcd with as sault and battery , upon a waitont sworn out * by Evorton Sehlegel , a son of Chief Draughts man Schlcgol at tbo state house. The i.ssuult complalnedof Is alleged to have beou com mitted several days ago. 'I ho high social prominence of Iho parties lends un intetest to tbe aftair that it otherwise might not possess , especially hi view of the fnct tbat n young lady is the cause of the quarrel be tween them. Tbo case will ba tried before I'oh'co Judco Houston nt 0 o'clock tomorrow 'morning , and interesting developments nio looked for. Aoi-nsoil of I'otty I.iiroonj. C. li. Grlflln was arrested last ovnnlnp for pottr larceny and was today convicted and lined In police court. Ho visited a local dry foods store last nvonlng , and whllo waiting to receive attention from the clerks was no ticed to slip u piocoof Jaco intohis pocket. An ofllcer was quietly sent for and the man ' placed under arrest. A search of bis cock- ota .rovcaloj the presence of a larno number , of articles of jewelry , perfumery bottles , etc. . whicti ho had quietly abstracted fioiu the notion counters. He pleaded drunkenness in extenuation for his crime. I'roili tliti 1'ullcu Dorllfl. f John Darby was arrested at a Into hour ) ast night for attempting to break up u masquerade - quorado boll while in an intoxicated condi tion. Ho paid the usual linn this afternoon. Louisa Llndsoy , the clrl arrested for lightIng - Ing on the streets yesterday , was dismissed tbis morning for want of prosecution. Shs is tbo same girl \vno attenipted suicide in this city several weeks ago on account of the unfaithfulness of the young man to whom he claims to bo engaged. Ueorgo Miller , I'oter Moohan and John Qilleapio vtero lined for drunkenness , while John Johnson aniwoiod to the charge of vagrancy. r * I'U kvil Up nt tha Court HOIIHO. LoonUs & Snively today seemed a Judc- .niant against Bolts & AVoavcr for 1700 in county court. Thu Lincoln Electrical Supply company today tiled a suit in county coi-rt against tbo Seller Dairy rornpauy for t-li ! , which they claim Is duo them. Lnur.i and Lois Goodman , daughters of the Into J. N. Converse , today filed a notice of appeal from Judgp Stewart's decision allow ing $75 per month from the estate to Mrs. Margaret Converse , one of the widows. When Mr. Con verse died two women claimed to bo hli widow , one of thorn being the \vlfo who was with him at tbo time of bis death , lind the other ft divorced wife , who sot up the claim that the separation had been il legal. The Buckstaff-MoDonald case oamo back- to the dUtrlot court today. Mr. McDonald filed a petition accusing Uuckstsft of having transferred funds from the paving company to the vltritlcd brick company , and &sulng fora full accounting , Ho domatuU a lion upon the brick works a * a guarantee that he will got what ho claims to ho duo htm. Louisa H. Smallwood has petitioned for a divorce from her husband , Alexander. Thu copy of her petition It withhold ftom the public. Thu contest over the district court clerk- suit ) between Messrs.Valto and Hukor , wmch was to como up today , has been post poned until next Thursday. Lincoln' * Chief of 1'ollco AiTcntiMl , Chief.of 1'plUo Dlngos was airested lit 4 o'clock tills afternoon upon n wmrant Issuca by County Judge Laming and served by Sheriff McCluv. The chlof'a arrest grows out of thu now celebrated laid upon Iho Ivy Leaf enmblors last September in uhlcti Dannts Hammond and a number of fellow gamblers wore arrested and the tools of their trade confiscated. The tables , roulette WQoula , etc. , were burned by order of the pblof. Hammond escaped from the city but was afterwards arrested and placed In Jail , Thlk week ho secured bis rotoaao on a writ of habeas corpus. Ho openly accused Chief Dingei of having appropriated to Ills own uso. f.'lS which ho claims was In the drawer of one pf the tables confiscated and burned. It was upon tbe charge of having stolen tbls money that Mr. Dlnges was arrested this evening. The whole matter Is looked upon as spite work upon the part of the gambler * . Nobodv believes hero that the chief took tbo money , anil ho says that ho Will take the rejponslbllity for bis actions lu tbo premises. Dennis Jlainmoad , the man who makes tbo charge agalutl tbo chief , is In Jail tonight. Ho was arrfsted early this evening upon a warrant sworn out under the statutes charg ing him with being a common vagrant. Chief Dluues was released upon his per sonal rtcogultanco And will have hli trial before Judge Lansing uext Wednesday , llrct Sugar Imliutry JMnciust'd. Tbe uxocutlrq couimlttoo of the State Hoot Hunr association mot In Lincoln this nftor noon , there being prcsonl C. A. Atkinson , M. A Lunn and H. O. Mi-Arthur of thU city , vV. N Nasonof Omaha * , and C U. Ailnmi of Supeilor , Agcnoiol discussion of the boot sugar Industry took place , and It was re solved that the hot method of foitorluir the industry was in the formation of county as sociations. A committee consisting of Messrs Atkinson , Nason nnd Lunn was ap pointed to prepare nhms und mnko lorom- inoiulatlons looking to the formation of thcso county nssorlatlona Mr Naioti was ap pointed a committee of nno to confer with the raltio.id mana urs with rofcrcnco to socutlng low feight rales on nil shipments of boots to the ( .Jr.ind Island and Norfolk factories from points within 'JOO miles of thnso points Thu Heot Sugar Cntcrprlso , published by At. A. Lunn , was madu the ofllclal organ of the stale association. The matter of holdliitf another stnto con vention was lufornitllv discussed , and It win decided tbnt sucb u convention was totdo- nlrublo at picMont. Thocommitl > 'o adjourned to mret at the call of the piosldont and socrc tai v at such time and place as they may seO tit to designate' . Promoting ituto Intrrrsts. Thirty-two of the leading Jobbers and mamifiU'turorn of Lincoln lamed n call this evening for a meeting to tie bold at tbo City hall on the evening of January for the purpose of organising an association simi lar in fuapo nnu plan to the Manufacturers nnd Consumer * Asso ciation of NrbrasKi , organised tit Omaha several monU's ' ngu. The iur-stlon | as to the advisability of forming .such nn association has ticen under discussion for some time. Local Jobbers and mniiufauiuror-i have boon divided upon tbo question , of Joining the association formed at Omahn , and a fooling has grown up In some quarters that tbo Manufacturers nnd Consumers association was a movn In favor of Omaha Interests. The now Lincoln association will in no sense bo organized ns u ilvnl association , but It will bo a local orgaiu/atlon controlled by the parties Interested rc-ldlng In this city. The homo pitronng' ' movement has been takou up with enthusiasm hero nnd much good is expected of tbo now orgnul/atlou. Cough rollotilng tin" ( ir Ip. Many persons , who have recovered from la Cilppp , uro now troubled with a persistent coit''h. Chamberlain's Cough Uomedy will promptly loosen this coutrh and relieve Iho lungs. ofToctinij n permuuont euro In n verv .short time. . > and M cent bottler for snlo by dru gists. SOUTH OMAHA INTERESTED. Park's Pcirrlm-m llcliiu ITIRIM ! on thu Oin.ili i 1'aili lid ml. At yesterday's ' mooting of the Board of Park Commissioners Mayor Kloan and several - oral repiosentativos of the city council of South Omaha .vtro present as a doleeatlon In tno interests of Syndicate pain. "Wo doairo the Board o ( P irk Commis sioners , " said Mayor Sloan , ' -to purchase Syndicate park. , H will ndvanoo the inter ests of both Omaha and South Omana. As the mayor of South Omaha I will state that , the southorn.suburb will try to remove any obstacles that may bo in the way < In time , and not far distant time , South Omaha wilt bo n part of Omaha proper. Thinning as I do , that tbo two cities will bo combined , and bo identically the same , I believe the park grounds sbonld bo piuchased. " Mayor Sloan also staled that the syndicate owning the park talked of cutting up the pane , but ho thought this should not bo al lowed , as everybody wanted the grounds as a pat k. It was further staled that tbo park was in the corporate limits of bomb. Omaha. Dr. Miller asked the question , if tbo mu nicipal corporation of Soulti Omaha had tbo power to do what. UK ) mayor nnd council wanted to accomplish by purchasing the nark grounds. In reply May or Sloan said that was Just what the delegation from South Omaha was at the meeting for. Judge Lake , spoauing as to the legality of the proposition , cave several reasons why the purchase should not bo made There bad been no dedication of the grounds to the rlty. Still it "us a pnrli , but wbilo the pub lic might visit the grounds to nibko n park of them the city hud no Jurisdiction over them. Judge Lake tbought the corporate limit of both Omaha and South Omaha might bo extended In order to tnko in the narlc crounds , FO that the pollco would have control over Ihcm. This seemed lo bo the most perplexing question , us the pollco had no Jurisdiction over the grounds. J. ,1. Grcon of South Omaha also made a Inicf talk in which ho said Iho fooling lu South Omaha for a park between the two titles was almost a unity. "In buying the park , " said Mr. Green , "tho friendship of the two cities will bo ce mented. There Is no better location for a park in the state.1 Mr. Green assured the commissioners that thoru would bo no Hostilities between tno cltios as far as police Jurisdiction is con- ceined. Dr. Miller tbon said that the grounds were very desirable and suitable tor a pat It. Mayor Sloan then suggested Iho changing of tbo boundary lines of both elites in older to got out of the muddlo. Dr Miller assured tbo delegation that Urn $0.1.000 fund for park pu : poses would bo well protected and something would later bo de termined as to the question of porcbasim ; grounds. Tbo delegation seemed veil pleased with its reception and will probably again meet tbe Board of Park Commissioners. Jack Frost has a special mission in winter it's to chap UD our bauds and cheeks , and Jack Frost says he aon't hko Haller's.Aus- tralian salvo a bit , It euros the "llttlo chaps" right up. up.PA PA VINO REPAIR BILLS. Council' * Commlttoo ( lets Soiun Vulimhlu luCoriuiitlon Com crnlni ; Tlium , City Attornov Council nnd Councilmeii Specht nnd Jncobso'i , of tno commltto to which was referred the claim of the Harbor Asphalt company- for repairs to straits , and thutofC. E. Squires for street swooping during tbo latter part of IS'.IO , attended the meeting of tlio Board of Publlo Works yesterday afternoaa for the putposo of se curing Information on thosn claims and hour- ing tbu views of tlin members of the boaut on these subjects. The commutes was furnished with oceans of Information and was treated to a leeturo ny Major Furav , on the subject of the Barber company's repairs' contract. 1' . W. . Henry , superintendent of the com pany , was present and ho and Major Furny discussed the question .it Issue vary fullv. Chairman BlrUhausor and Colonel Egbert expressed their views on the subject and then the mutter of Squires' claim for sweepIng - i Ing was lalfun up. j Major Fur ay adhered to his former opinion that the bill should bo paid and the chair man took an opposite vluw. Colonel Egbert | said nothing , as the matter belonged to u period anterior to his becoming a member or I the board. I Bids were openoil and contracts awarded ! as follows : j Katz ft Callalmn , grading Thirty-eighth ' street from Farnani to Burl , at PJAi emits i per yard. ( For permanent sidewalks , HughMuiphv < was awarded tbo contract for rod Colorado > sandstorm at 25.cents per square foot ; thu Handera Flagstone company , Handera stone at SO 4-10 cents ; F. W. Furnus & Son , Berc.i ' stone atI ( cent ? . The contract for wooden walks was , awarded to J , E. Knowles at the following prices : Fourrfoot walk , 31 cauts ; 0-foot , at I cents : 8 foot , 33 cents ; 10-foot , 4'J cents ; 11- ! ' foot , 5ft cents ; llV-loot , 73 cents ; 20 fool , b * > i cents ; crosswalks , oak , -II cents per lineal ! foot ; pine , 'Ji ! cents ; iepalrsjij per thousand feet , special repairs , flU per tliousaud for lumber furnished , nails U cants per pound , labor 2 per day. Ono bid was rf colvod for laving brlok sldo- walks , that of Hainan A : McDonald , nt 111 centa per sqtmro foot. It was laid ever until Monday next nt 10 a. m. , at whlsh time It will probably bo rejected because It Is too high anO another advertisement for bids in serted. DoWllt's Llttlo Early Icuori. Ooit llttlo pill ever made. Cure coiutluatlou every time. None equal. Use them now. Murrluiro l.let'int' * . A lloonio to wed was Issued to the follow ing parties by Judge Eller yostarday : Nuiiia anil Address. Azo. I William It. Wamsley , Bo.ith Omaluu . . . 27 1 Mnr.-y K. llroiiniui.suriiy county IB DoWltl's Llttlo Eanv Uuon ; only pill to cure ilclc headache and regulate the boweli. DLTS REVIEW OF THE WEEK. War Rumors Had but Little Effect Upon tbo Monuy Market PRODUCTION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS. * Co.1 * Itppurt A CiiUHtntitty Uxpurt Triiilc llmlui'HH I'nu- pi-ols ItrlKlit Clc.irlni ; HOIISII IU > . tiirni for the \Vnrlt , NKW VoitK , Jan. ! 2. . K. G. Dun & CO.'B weekly review of tr.ulosays ! Konorls trbm every part of the country express nvon greater conlldoiicc than boToroln the pros poets for trndo , whllo In some line * iloilnto | , though gradual , improvement Is ulrondy scon. Kumors of oomlnff war Imvo during the past weak had notsubsistence enough to affect thu inoiniv marKOts or traito In the least. The mat kets for staple products have been undisturbed by speculation , which is bold tn chock by the enormous .supplies. Wheat advanced U , cunt and receipts nt the wo t hnvo boon livtHtcr owing tn sovuro weather , but export * continue largo Corn Is coming forward freely nnd has declined l' ' cent , nnd experts for the weOK will probably be very heavy. Oats are onu-fourlh of a cent lower , but nork product- sbudo stronger. Oil tmi declined onu-half of u cent and coToo ( advanced ono fourth of a cent. In other markuts no Important chnogo in p < lccs is noticed , though Increasing strcugtti Is re ported in the mutkuts for Iron and stuol products. Speculation in cotton has takou courage from the fact that receipts have recently de clined , and the Improving market caused n batter tone at many southern points. KrpoitN Ircnn Cltlrx. Uoports from cllles In d lento SOTIO real In crease in trade , as well as great , conlldenco In the future. Moro activity Is seen nt Bos ton In dry goodnnd in shoes , though often at lower prices. At Philadelphia increasing sales are soon in dry uood , the northwest loading in pur chases , and hotter orders for Iron have uunsod additional furnace ) to bogln blast. Cincinnati icports general business openIng - Ing briskly. At Cleveland tolled Iron Is lu active de mand , and some advance Is seou In ere , with largo sales. Laku freights uro contracted for at some advum o ovrr last weak. At Detroit country ardors are moro free and some manufacturers are wonting over timo. timo.At At Chi enTO general t radii Is larger than a ycnr ago and collections easier und nn in crease of a tbltd is seen in Hour und corn rr > - coipis , but receipts of wheat and lard nio douolo , of rye thteo times , and of dressed bi > of four times last year's , wtilld a docteaso is notud only in oats , barley und cured meats. At Milwaukee cold weather has had n great effect , and the demand for money in the lumber nnd live stock trades is activo. At Minneapolis extreme cold causes a sllgbt decrease in trade , but flour Is in bettor demand , tbo output for the nook boiug 17U.OOO barrels , against 115,01X1 barrels for tbo samolimc last year. At St , Paul prospect ! of trade ere excel lent and money easy. At Omaha money was very easy , with trade improving. At St. Louis sovcio snow storms slnco January I have mteiforod with retail trade , | but wholesale dealers find no complaint ; col lections nio fairly prompt nnd settlements of i freight rates are expected to ic.-Uoio the J trade with Mexico. At Denver business Is very good for the season. At Galveston extreme ) cold retards busi ness and losses of cattto on ranges nto heavy. At Now Orleans lighter cotton rocplpts help tbo price and encourage business. Sugar is nctivo and strong and a bptto.r foolIng - Ing prevails , though , as yet , Improves but little. " ' . At Charleston some Improvonlent is seen , tbough laigo supnlios of cotton are still on hand. ' Output ot 1'ircloiis Mutttlfi. The output of preciousmotaH In IS01 has been surpassed In only two .years , according to Wolls-Fargo's stalcmcntj amounting to $ . : ii)7.u'.M ) gold , fcuii ( ioj4 siivor , f ii : , ' . > ( > Un ( Lopper and $ iaSx.Vv > 0 lead. The Mexican output of silver was $43,008,000. Annual reports of many other Industries show that the production of 1801 lias rarely * if over , been equaled , nnd the now year begins gins with no prospect ot dooreaso in nnv Im portantindustry. Even tbo wool irtnnfac- turo appears to nnvo used moro wool last year than itidpy provlous jear. Imports havIng - Ing been tbu Inrgpnt nn record. In Vfoolons there Is n oppsldorabla return demand for spring goods , ' and thn opening of many styles of mini's 'wonr feT tbo following season is mot thus faPlit * good Ordort , An oxcollcut business Is done by Jobbers In cotton goods , and In the moBtum niul cheaper grades un- procodontcd , ( # tnj knit goods nro fairly atrong. )0 i3 Hoports frdm nil monetary centers show nmplu supplies ami easier market , except at at the souulMlnnd n comparatively light domnnd wltirtftlr'or cooil collections , McrchnmllstilJDXports from Now Yurie In three weeks hnvo beou 13.8 per cent greater In value than , torho ( ) : same weeks last yi > r , while In Imporf ithero bits been a slight da uronso. The qnormous excess of ovports still continuing Icatts Many to believe that moro gold must soon be'lmportml. The business finlurosocotirrlng throughout the country during the last seven dny num borJUS , as compared with totals of ; t",0 last weak , tor the corresponding weak of last year the figures were HI. OK TIM : WKKK. liy the UcportH bout toNi NiYOIIK : , Jan. 22. Tlio following table , compiled by Bradstrocl's , gives tbo cloirmg house returns for Iho week ending January Lil , 180. ' , und tbo porcoutago of incronso or decroasc , iw compared with the correspond ing week lust ycnn Nit liichulcil in total 1.1 r'v"i > uj' ' r ' - YORK , 'raiU 'JJ. BradstraRt's weekly Wall street review says : In appearance the week's spo'culitlou haf b'aon iniiiuly in- Iliiuncod by tbo possiollity of the Chilian comnllcations rOaultlafr In" w.ir. The street wns uniloubtoalj-inlln < 3ncod'bv ! the war reports ports , and weaker , timid bofders of slock made nastotn sell , resulting In nioro or fcs liquiilation. Chilian uiterouV in England aru cortntnly largOj but It doss not scorn that the brtni s of that country have boon affected jn the London , , markol , and London , though somewhat bandicapncii bj the closing of its stock exchange on Wednosilny , showed a disposition to bur iccurlflos hero through out tlio week. The entire movement , In fact , aonms to hnvo been duo to Apoculfttlvo nail mnnlpulnttvo cnusos lo a granter extent than was apparent on the surfnco. At tbo snmo time , no small tnlhtmiro must bo as- crlbod to the attitude of Mr , Uotild In rcpni-d to the \Ve3torn Trnfllc association. The Konoral Intorprotntton of this tnnttor TVM that Iho Intercut In the question was again arrayed in opposition to the upward movement - mont of prices. 1'hls , it seems , w.ii nn ox nL' orntlon. According to tbo Intost no- counts , matter * had boon p.irtlnlly nr rnnj-od In n mnnncr satisfactory to Mr. Goulil , which had no llttlo ottact In producing a bailer fool I up. Mean time , bullish santlment Is supported by the account of prosparous conditions , nnd in creasing trade at the west , -no loss thnn by the yononilly favornblo railroad earnings , and the ulotborn of money with Us nnturally stimulating mlliicnco on Iho Invosltnont de mand \ \ nlle declines of from ono to three poinls were general throuirhotit tlio aotlvo list unu the snocuiltlos durine Iho orl v pnl of Iho week It was noticeable that Iho weakness was most prominent In a few stocks which have , for some tltno past , boon sub jected to the bearish Inllliencn. Northern Paclllo preferred was conspicuous in this connection , danUtiing from C > 3 to t.V ! < f on the continued shrinkage ) of dealings On the other hand , though , St. Paul iloi-llnod from 81 itf to 77 % , atltl Atohisoa from -I.TI , lo I0' < , wllh corrospnadlni : lossas la the other grangers ; tbo ineinboia of Unit group were prominent in the recovery , St , Paul rising to bl)7 ) and Atchlson to IJV Small In size , great tu rasiuts ; JJoWltt's LlttloH.irly Klsu . Dost pill for constipa tion , best forsluk hoadaoho , bo t for sour stomach. YESTERDAY'S FIIIE3. AliirniM U'lilrhliiili - Troiililn Itnt Ocras- loiii'd Kit llu IHIM. An alarm of flro called tlio dopartmoat lo Ninih and Jnokson slroots nl 10 o'clock yos- lerday to oxllngttlsh a bla/o In the basement of Sloan & Jblinson's now wholesale grocery oslabllshmcnt. The tire wa caused by the explosion of an oil stbvo'thal was loft burning at the foal of the olcvator shaft to keep the water pipes and lank ftom freezing. Thi ) llatnos were suppronsod In .borl order , bul not before a dense smoke was created. The building was al once thrown open , however - over , to allow the smoke to escape , and Mr. Johdson stated tbat there was not anough of It to do and damage , llo said that the total loss from fiio , s > moko and water would not exceed $ ' - ! . " . Two ether runs were afforded the flro do partmoat during the day. Levy's teen store at 715 South Thirteenth street was slightly damaged by a blaze at 11 o'clock , and atroon Chris Atillorarin's dwollin ? at 17-0 Dorcas caught lira from a defective lltto , causing a loss amounting to $ " . " > . A two-story frnmo residence nt Twenty- fifth ana Cassius streets , occupied by F. C , Graham , caught lira irom u ilofcctivo line about b o'clock last night and caused nn alarm from box. . > 7. The dam.igo on contents will bo aoout $ - ! . " > . No damage lo the building. SpoopciKljkc TclU IIU U'ifi' .Sometlilnir. Yes , I see , you hnvo got a torrlblo looking face nil pimples and blo'chos. Now , Mrs. SpoopiMidyko , if yoti'do lot Ihoso overlnsling , dodgnslcd powders and cosmetics alone , and use Hallor's Sarsapurilln and Hurdock com pound you'do look lllio something. Soot On Duty After being laid up for ttiroo monlbs on ac count of injuries , FirU Assistant Flro Chief Cbarlos A. Sailor reported for duly at noon yostordoy and will bo acllncr chlof of the tire department during the nbsonco of Cbiof Gal- ligan. Assistant Chief Sailer is hardly able tb re.su nui nctivo workyat , but on account of Chief Uullig'an's health no renotlod for duly much ucainst tbo lulyico and wUhos of bis pbvsictaa. Mr. Gal fgon leaves Sundav for an ex tended trip through Texas and Ihonco lo Florida. In till ) I.rrttno KIMMII. l , oiitiinR fstu bj.A lecturer so much as a gooij , hoaftfty , f ullV dovclopod coifgb. Souio folks thfnk a squuling oaby is worse , bat Mark Twain savs that in an emergency jou can kill the baby , but moit lecturers now carry a bottle of H.illor's Sure Cure Cough sirup and glvo a do o of that. SlllTlllllll-lVlll. Mr. Frank L. Sherman nnd Miss Margaret A. Will of' Fairvlow , 111. , were united in nmrrix.o ( Thursday aftcjnoon al the resi- diMico nl Ur P. S. Merrill , who perfoimed the ceremony. Mr. bherman is a member of thu ronipoiing room forroof TniI3nn : and his Inid' s \ounglailywhorerentlycanioto Omaha from her homo in Illinois. ousekeepers Should Remember i The great success of the Royal Baking ( combination with its co-ingredients is defi Powder is due to the extreme care exercised nitely known. Nothing is trusted to chance , by its manufacturers to make it entirely pure , and no person is employed in the preparation uniform in quality , and of the highest leaven of the materials used , or the manufacture of ing power. All the scientific knowledge , the powder , who is not an expert in his par care , and skill attained by twenty-five years' ticular branch of the business. practical experience are contributed toward As a consequence , the Royal Baking this end , and no preparation can be made Powder is of the highest grade of excellence , with a greater accuracy , precision , and exact always pure , wholesome , and uniform in qual ness. ity. Each box is exactly like every "other , j Every article used is absolutely pure. and will retain its' power , and produce the Chemists are employed ito test the strength same and the highest leavening effect in any of each ingredient , so" that its exact effect in climate , at any time. The Government Chemists , after having analyzed all the principal brands in the market , in their'reports placed the Royal Baking ; Powder at the head of the list for 'fni < < t strength , purity , and whql'e1someness ; ; and thousands of tests all over the countryCJiave further demonstrated the fact that its qualities are , irpevery respect , unrivaled. j if I ! * > 8Ji lAta Ctemlit TT , B. Dspartaent ot Agriculture , WaiblngUui , 0.0 , ti more especially than nny other n hereditary illsc.-ue , and for tlili shnpHi reasons Arlilng from Impaio nnd Inuinirlent lilood , the dU- CMC locates Itself In the Ijinpliallo , which arc composed of ulilto tlinu j tlicif H : i period of fiut.il life when ( heholo body con. ' sHN oflilto thiilft , niul Hood's tlicrefoin the nnlioni rlillil U Sarsapa * espeel.illy sinccnllhlo to Dili driMiUnl iltsp.ne. Hut tliero rilla li A potent remedy for * crof- nb , whether lieii'dll.iry of ncqiilitMl. It Is HooilN haruparllln , which expen e\ery trace of the ilUu.tio mid cUci to tliu blood the iliullty nnd color of health. lot ! llood'j. " When in ) ho ) uuiluojean old hoas nttaeked nnd tnf- feied along time with sciofula iou'1. The physician nt li'iiKlh told w to glxe him Hood's SarMy BOJI sap.ullln , which we did. T\\o bottles cured him. Ho Is now 10 j cari old and liin : not had nny MRII of scrofula since. NVo recommend Hood'sSauapailllatoRllourfriend * . " Mits. K. C. CLll'l'KIt , H Klddci Bt. , CIou'luiHl , O. Hood's Sarsaparilla BolilliynllilrtiKKlsts. SI , lrforS > . I'reiurcilmily lijrC. I IIOOl ) A. CO. , Apothecaries l.onctl Mats. IOO Poses Ono Dollar Wo ttmko moro pornw pliiMitrs ' mil All othci uinkors in ihU country combined , ln't'iui'i ) Iho publlo npi > rerlflti ) the HUM' It Unit oxl U in our irom'4 IIK.NSON'S U the only u dlcliiul pln ter for household - hold use. all others brlni ? ncak Imitations Out Uie Gcnuluj. There is nothing in a phy sician's life that gives him more satisfaction than seeing the prompt effect of Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil in bringing back plumpness and color to thin and pale chil dren. " Poor baby ! " Everybody sees the sad picture. No one but the physician appreciates it. He knows what dangers threaten thin children. Let us send you a book about thinness. Scorra IlottNB , Chemises , ijiSomh ; th Avenue , New York. Yourtlrujgut keeps Scott's Hmuliian of cod-liver oil all druy isu everywhere do. { i. 51 "r 'f | his pie delicjou ' ] ( r ftoinio.made il inZOWnuIca * In pap'r boics ; enough for two larRC pies < ilna > s ready ; easily prepared. THE ORIGINAL nnd only Complete and Satisfactory Condensed Mince Meat In the Market. Cheap Substitutes and Crude Imitntlom . nrp oflcrcd with the aim to prolit by the 1 popularity of the New England. J Do not be deceived but always insist on , J the New England Brand. The- best made. * S .SOLD nv Ai.r. < ; ito < : iis. : : Or www wwwwwww wviu sore Lameness Sore Ey Soren& Cu1 Piles Female Complaints' Rheumatism AND ALL Inflammation Sold only In our own bot'les. All druggists. GOLD ! fiDAl.PAni3 ! _ , 1878 , W. BAKER &Co.'s from which the excess of oil lins Iwoi rouiovod , in Abnoltttely and tt in Soluble ! , Chemicals nro used in its preparation. It has more titan three times the strenyth of Cocoa mixed wilh Starch , Arrowroot or Sugar , nnd is ihcroforo fur r.iuro economical , custintj less titan one cent a ciij ) . It is delicious , nourishing , strengthening , KASIJ.Y DiUKtu'KU , nnil admirably ndaptuil for invalids AS well us for portions in health. Sold by Grooors ovorywhoro. W , DAKER & GO , , Dorchester , Mass , Nrtr , < 'rrlnlu ltc > iii > < < y. Iait. Inucurr. uoer rrtuiin 1 will > ruU ( vakil frwoloaiii iulTorer , pr - irlilHHi lo cnUruo mnall , ui > k iurN uml crttihi emu for ( x t . J ) > Illjl hK , UUY tS , Vlbiuii AM h riilflit Ur * I'nicllili It lam unit t'nnu. Hnil ( .ciiuliir. Orlglnul Oolj mifC .U.I. rrlllkU. L Dll , n lrjftl'l for fKUtnlin KnjUtlua J an JJIraa Jiti Kril ml l.a'l u. U"io\ U f < til l lili ll . [ IUio 'lyl nvulhrr. KtJuitd ii"ni > MHtl IHiuanJ 1 - ! ' CI i , , Ailliu 4t < lt r4.a- U laiup. hr rtrlh Uri I .llnwolil4 4 "Hrllrr fmr I u.llr. . " li l./l.r t , , return Unit | tlOOO TotUwtwaUl * . % t\if tr. fl.14 l > y 4l l uHU. OMAHA'S . COMPLETE NEWSPAPER. / The Sunday Past issues of Tin : St'XDAY Hii : : form the host basis for n promise of what fu ture issues will he. Next Sunday Tun Br.K will convince any intelligent romlor of the high standard of excellence attained in every department of that issue. N'o great ox out of ruccnt years in any part of the world has failed of prompt and adequate treatment in the news col umns of Tin : BKI : . By common consent this paper la peerless in this section in its telcgiaphio news facilities. Just now , when war with Chill is being seriously considetod , the strength of Tun Bin'h : cable borvieo is ail the moro marked , In the event of war , striking nroof ol the nrc-oininonce of Tun Bun's uablo news will bo allordod. Local , stale aml ' national political Hews i * now sought'by all men who ijiul it imperatively necossar } to keep posted on tlioso all-imiortaiil ) matters. In no other newspaper can Nebraslcans tinil fresh and reliable political intelligence about men and measures in which every Nebraska ! ! is vitally interested. Happenings of the previous day in over } part of tlio civili/ed globe will bo reported in the most trustworthy man ner , while the outlook of the market , society doings , musical , dramatic , secret society , army , and sporting gossip will be , as Ubtril , strong nnd loading feutures. THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. There is prouably no ono better lilted to speak of Mexico and Mox'teari affairs than Senor Romero , who hub had a dip lomatic oxporiencoof about thirty-three years Tn a letter , winch will appear in next Sunday's Bnn , Frank G. Carpenter gives an interesting chat with tlio famous diplomat. Senor Komero is ono of the clo-ost friends of President Dia/ , and has been associated with him duiing the greater part of bin lifello lia.s had a somewhat eventful ciuoor , having horvod an u soldier during the light for Mexican independence , Flo is also vo-y popular in Washington hoclal circles. Mr. Carpenter has given a fund of entertaining facts about the dis tinguished Mexican , which will bo road with interest by the patrons of THK SUNDAY Bun. WANDERINGS IN PORTUGAL. In that easy and delightfully natural style of Ii is , Kdgar L . Wakeilian tolls Us all about what no saw in his journoyings on loot from Boja to Tavira ou the southern seacoast of Portugal. llo jives an enthralling description of thu beautiful panorama that is presented to Lho 03 os of the beholder in winter time in I'ontr.tl and southern Portugal , from "licli it would appear a annular land in which to tr.ivcl does not ox'ist. A impoo is given of the overy-day life of .he common people ; their boundless hcn- pitality and general contentment aio tlso eloquently alluded to. "IF I WERE MAOf ) } . , KITorls of the present adininistr.ition to i educe expenses and reform abuses in municipal allairs have onlibtod the 111- toiest of the tax pay orb and prominent citi/ont , to nn unusual extent. Roni'o- ' sontativo Omiihans will toll in Tin : SUNDAY Hici : what they would urge in the way of municipal reforms were thoj in ] ) ower. THE SOCIAL SWIM. The ovontfl which have conspired to ninlco this weolc socially mom brilliant than any since the holiday H , and which will bo treated in Tin' : SUNDAY Bui ; are the Wnkeley Kensington , the Wood matinee , the Donne reception , the lloaiiland dancing party , the Hawley IConsington nnd a number of pleasant leas where pleasant chit-chat bus rovonlod some interesting bocrots. SPORTING PAGE. Tlio sporting pigo , as usual , will lw loploto with refreshing matter for tlm man who loves to go forth , afield and alloo' , with dog and gun , in quest of the toothsome wild fowl , chicken , squirrel rol or quail ; for Iho lover of man's no blest friend , the liw o ; for ilio IUFO bull crank and foot ball ( lend ; for the short hairi'l gentleman who knows how to hit , slop and nol away ; for the ohooi v byltor and his best girl , and in fnct for everybody interested in nny brunch of sport , bo it refined , course or othorwii-c Tin : BII : : makes an effort to pjoaso all. "The Destruction , of the Quail ' should interest nil ttuo sportsmen , nnd Omahn's chances for professional tmi-o ball will command widespread attention. In addition to tlioso features , there will bo an article on wild fowl and wild fowl f-hooUncr in Nebraska , IIB compared with the sport in other localities , and numer ous other Biioclnltlos of interest and value. FEMININE GOSSIP. NYot Iho least attractive card will bi > n bright , broo/v society hitter from Washington , written by Juliette M Babbitt , than whom thuro la no num- graceful nnd entertaining , if somewhat uoisipy , chronicler of socloty'H dolntis Dollghtful pictures mo presented ol th ivcont debutantes in Washington s social awim , and the Joxvulry and attire of the lender in society at the capital are described with sclontlllo accunuv and minutonoHs , The moio genual adoption of health-producing articles of apparel Is alluded to In a forceful man nor. No lady can ntlord to miss rial Ing this letter in next Sundnj'n Isiuo THE LOCAL SIDE. Local nowH event ? will bo recorded u condensed , tollable nnd roadnble form You can always find live routs' worth of news in Tin : BIK that no oUinr papoi contains. Lar o as IH the edition of Tin : Si v DAY BKI : , llin Hiipplv is exhausted ouny In the day , and nuwndualurs nro unnblti to meet Into domntido. Parllos wlstiing to secure a copy of Nebraska's Greatest Newspaper should leave an order with thulr nutvtv Uoa or today.