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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1893)
THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , DECBMBEIl lo , 1893. Ctrauge Jfachittry of tbo Now Telephone ByeUm Now in Operation. IIOYnHEVOICEMAYTRAVELUNDERGROUKD Mnrtrlot.il lintnilliiitiniift of MlilclitlioNrtr Jell'l' | ' "c ixclmn.o : | I'.iillilInK U tlio Crntrroiiitctn tJtcrlilcli Sir. lokt l'rc lilc . AH .IB jcBtcnlny the umlcigrountl tclo- /-licno B.vstcm of Ointiha wnn put In active nictation In the now Tc-lcjiliono IJxchanijo lullillnp. Ibis c\cnt innrks an epoch In ttiulilstoiy of the Nebraska Telephone com pany tuul In thoirocicss | of telephony In this Uty nml stntc. ' 1 ho change from the olrt to thcnowujs- tc-in AMISatclicMl with comlilerablu Intoiest liyapaityof cler-trlcnl experts and promi nent cltlri uslio hnu been Invited to Inspect the bulldlnp ami witness the evolution.- * Among tno gentlimicii picsentcic : W. S Toul of the < nIiicciliii ( : department of the Ainciicnn Hell Tulophono company , Hoiton ; A. Hint of Knims City , special npent of tlio American Hell 'J'clcphonc < oinpun.A. ; . Hnr- rctt , electrician of tlio Missouri . Km- sas 'J'clcnhono compaiii , CV. . Me- P.mlcls , Hupcrlntonilcttt of the Mis- HOitrl ft KatiMis Telephone lompany ; , T. .1. Olcltui , pupeilntendontof the Western Union Telcgiaph iomp : n.\ ; I > H. Koity , HUpcrintcmlcnl of the Union 1'acille Tclo- Kinph company ; H. H Hoplclns , electrical engineer of the \Veslcrn Klccttlc company , ClilniKo ; ] : . Iiosc\vnti < r , Thom.it I. . Kiinbnll , Alfiul Millnul , H. M. Morsman , T H Klin- bull , .fwlBO W. W Moi sman nnil Aithur Dickey , v liile of the Inlr sex ptcscnt at thu tlmo the transfer was m.ido wcro Mis. G. 11 Yost , Mis. LA man Hithiirdton , Mrs U. K. ( 'outtint. Mrs. Thomas CrolRb , Mis IMI. Allen , Mis W. W. Morsinini , MlssSoutliaid , Miss iJcnmati , besides thu ctnploj es. 11 Took .Just I'l\o SriMiud't A few minutes before the hour named nbo\o President Yost took his sc.it at- the chief operator's desk and ga\o tbo signal to the \ouni , ' ladies uhocio in the oiici.itois' ioom to take their positions , After adjust ing tnc "head arrangement" and getting jciuly Picsldcnt Yost signaled the old ex change that the tiansfcrasatiouttobo made. l\erytliln } < r being In readiness the "pises" wcro insetted Into the old boanl and the now order of thinirs uas inaugurated within Ihc&ccondb fionf thoslKiialini ? to the old ofllcc. 'I he llrst call rccchedat4 > 17\vas from No. fa ( Henry I'undt ) to 861 ( City Steam latin- di.y ) . and thus \\aa Inaugutnlcd the new fccnico in Omahn. Iloforo that lbOO subset Ibcis wcro con tent with the o\cthead ulics and the sultchtxj.ucl in thu old riftconth strcot o\- cliniiKo ; today they \7omloilngiil the completion of the undcrpiomid system of cables and tbo element of absolute peifec- tlon tcached in the now telephone station In Omaha. 'Ihc transfer from the old to the new bulldinp.is accomplished .vithont a hitch and insiucof liveseconds thcoiictators ucio answeiintf calls of subscribers from their now station in the top story of the handsome telephone building as If ttansfcis luitl been a part of their dally lives. Although somewhat unacquainted with the board the calls were ruis\\cte < l with pinmpt regulntitlcs and the spectators mancllcd much at the proilulency bhovvn by the oporatois in a sen ice that is absolutely new to the central west. l > ach teleliono ] pirl knew lier business. All are oxpettented operators and they soon adapted themsehcs to the nou 01 dec of things. Attended bj homo I'linny InolUcnlN. Of couiso there \\eresovcral funny inci dents connected with the transfer , the new rule of tbo company , that the operator ulll ring the number of 'phono dcshcd instead of the subscriber , cicating consider able confusion , for the moment u subscriber lings nis Bell after a conncclion is made the operator has co other iccourso than to break tbo connection , in fact , the linging of the bell automatically i cstorcs the cncutt and cuts oft subscribers talking to one another. All the subscriber lias to do now Is to attract the attcntion of the operator by ringing his bell. Ho then gives the number ( Icsited nnd tbo "operator docs tlio rest , " thusubsoiiber ringing off when the coiucr eation is at an end. The transfer was a marvelous event even in these dajs of Ingenious mechanisms. Iii- pio\ements in telephony aio being made coiiHtantli , but tboy are not peneially called to the attention of the public unless some exliaoidlnary o\ent occuis to justify It. Tiuctbo actual occuircnco icprcsented tbo work of but n lew moments , but the labor In bilnping the sj.stcii' to such a slate of perfection IMS taken months of hard toll on the pan of tbuofllceis and engineers of tbeconpany. \ \ bun it was decided to construct the un- dcigiound system of conduits , nnd this was one of the great undet takings of thodnj , it as rcgaidcd as necessary for the company to have pcunancnt hciUtituitois , ccntially located , easy of access on all sides to admit ol the building of subways to the monused now stiuctuic , a building in short that would bo a model among telephone ex changes. Tlio N"\v In 1891 a siteuns purchasctt at Eighteenth nnd Douglas sticnts , diagonally opposite the ciiy hall. U was u sagacious locution In view of the \\Cbt\\ntU ticnil of business. Tito building , which is strictly liioproof , is sixty-six feet square , with an elevation or three stotics und a basement , designed by Thomas H Klmhtill of this city , titoingo niul subway vaults occupy tlio nrcti below th < ) sidewalk on Eighteenth street. 'Iho btiuctuio Is bull t of Pcith Aniboy gold Illicit , with tihninmcs of terra cottn cto- blcued uxclusitcly for the building , mailing a-\cr.v binmonlous exterior. 'Iho ornamen tation is renaissance , Italian feclhljj , with n Caduscs of Alcrcury , the symbol of the Messenger of Commerce , on thu terracotta rcntial motif of the thlui stoiy. Ktet'l bc.ims and Ihupioof partitions fi\a [ a substantial clmractor to the building that no other telephone cxctianiro m the country possesses. The struotuio is is well ngtiUHi , not only fiom tno sides but through n central shall , a laigo bkyllglit in the operating loom and glass Hoots admitting llghtto tlio basement. The Ilibt lloor is de- otcd to four stoics , two of which may bo ttuoun Into onu if necessary ; th'3 ' second ( leer Is occupied b > the olllces of the com- jinnylillu.tiiB thud Is sutupari for tlio opcintlng room , imilor fir the opur.uois , cloak loom and closets and a well appointed liiithiooui.il imignillicnl fe.tuiio of the ex- change. ICxtniit ut llndcricroniid > y tcin. Few tbcio arc who In shouting ' 'hollo ! " over the telephone have an ) ' idea of the ex tent of the iiiulcigiound system , The subway BJS.UMU comprises thirty miles of duct laid in thicoand ouo-half miles of ticnch , which havu been built duiing the pnatcar , ami which i.uli.no from thu cen tral subway lit front of tbo bullalng like the spoltcs ot a wheel to all pans of the city. And tbo substitution of thu new for the ok ! systems icudeis useless ( jnltu 1,000 tcluplioau jiolea on the stieots of the inutiopolisaml the erection of il.lriy-six tall poles , fioni \ \ hlchlui , \\ill be tun in legubu distiicls. The noil's aio all elected , "hooded , " ami Inuobecn icady for thu tiaiiBfurof the ex- chnnga for some weeks. The manner in \\nlch these poles bi\c : been ( Qiilppeu Is In- tiiiu3ting to hundreds of subscribers , who mo woiuicilng just bow this "new fangled" schema of talking tluougli whci U manipu lated. Leaving tbo subway thu cable , with Its 200 w Ires enclosed , luns up the polo nnd iniikes a "Y" split just uudci inu b.iso of the bood , which looks \v\y inuelillUotno conical hi'cliou of a lighthouse , a few inehus below ibo dlstlilnitlnt } ling. OI.Q humiudlies KO uu on t'llber side Into what is called a tc'imlnal build , which contains the ends of the unUeijiound ( uiics. 'Jhe whcs uai tluongli tliu teiminal bead und como out at email opi'iiint's failed binding posts , of which tbtio aie 200,100 on each side of ti-.o terminal head. 'ihu line w lies , after coming out of the L'lmilntr posts , tun down , and , us they KO , nro tolleotcd into Into llvu small cubic * that jiloii'o the bottom of tbo contrivance co\eied by tlio hgod. The fhe cables , which contohi U\only pairs of wires , inn down the big jiole to the bottom of ttio cir cular tloor and are curried out to tbo up right btaji that coou'ect the two Iron ilugv. The cables are carried on up to the second ring nnil from there the distribution of wires Is mailo through the Insulators. In addition , strong current arresters nro nt- Inched , and nil wlrci nro covered with n heavy okonltn Insulation that wilt permit them to como In contact with open wires nnd not suffer any damage. In consequence there can be no burning out , nnd any electric light wire will hive no effect on the tele phone wirr. Jn tlio Terminal Room. Tbo terminal room In the now building , located In the southeast i-orncr , linn n canacltv for eighty underground cables , sixty-four entering from the Eighteenth and sixteen from tbo Douglas street side. In this room an uptight rack has boon erected , known in telcnbony as a No. 4 dlstrlbtitln ? frame , upon which tbc cables , as they enter the building , arc can led to tno cable shaft. Tbo cables como into tbo room opposite horbontal shelves , under which are tied tbo wlies , and brought out thiough flexible terminals and connected with the Iiorl7ont.il side of the fiame Hut 100 pairs of wires nro used In each cable , equivalent to tUO ! wires , the frame luting a capacity for 8.000 paltH of wires. On the veitical side bf tbo frame nro placed No , 4 strong curicnt an esters , made necessary , ns on tbo dlstilbutliu ? holes , by wires eonilnu In contact \\ltb open ones or with clectilcllpht wires , which , If 'not guatdcil , woulil soon destroy the cfll- clcticy of tbo telephone wncs To the c arresters nio connected tbo fifty pairs of swltchboaid rabies , leading to tbo separate Inti-rmcillato dlsti Uniting frame located on the third floor near the t'titiatico to the cable shaft nnd to the south of tbo cominencemrnt of the malnswltchboatd. Tbu MNltchboaul cables aiccatrlcd along the ceiling in the terminal loom In sliong Iron giatltigs to tbo bottom of the cable shaft , located In the southwest comet of the basement. 'Iho cables , on leaving the tci initial rooms , ascend through tbo shaft and nro held in place by uon brackets , which clamp each cable sepaiatcly , at the same time salllciotillv far enough apart to admit of examination and icpnlr without In- tcrfei ing w 1th any of tbo other cables Tbcro aio nineteen ItO-palr main cables connected up on tbo horizontal side of the No I distributing pane , equivalent lo ; . ! ) ( > . ' ! miles of single w ire , which gives some fatnt Idea of the Immensity of the sj stem. Con necting these utidcrgiound and switchboard tables tuo okonitu Jumpers , which look for all the world In the faint daylight like col onies of garter snakes. I.KIHJ'S StrniiRo Contrliiincos. Adjoining tbo tciminal room on the north Mr. Vance Lane , the local manager and under whoso Intelligent direction tbo sub- wnjsand the entire underground system has been built , basset up several Instru ments that aio really wonderful Inventions , In their way quite as ictnnikable as tbo American Hell telephone. There Is n do- Heeling irnlvanoniotcr , a Whcatstonu's bridge , high icslstance boxes , con- dcnscis , batteries , key and sboit ih cult key , 100 cells ot Batrett's testing battery , lumps , scales , etc. By the aid of these Instruments Mr l ano and his assistants aio able to locate faults in tbo cables miles a way , measure tbo resistance of different wires and make tests for con ductivity , Insulation and capacity ; in short , sa\ingdajs \\caiyscaichlngfor gtoundcd w lies and other faults by the silent w oik- Ing of thrse little Instruments The switchboard cables are biought from the \crtical side of the main dlstilbuting fiamo in the terminal loom to the hoiirontal side of a No 4 condensed , scpaiate , interme diate , distiibuting frame und are carried from there to the \crtic.il side of the finruc by means of okonite jumpcis connecting directly to the answering cables of Iho main switchbonid. Tbo use of this frame Is to make nossible a change of a subset ibcr from ono opotator to another without changing bib number in the exchange book or coin- polling htm to change his number on his stationery. As the opoiators have 100 num- bcts each to oociate this new feature of tbo seivleo makes it possible to give , say No " 00 , to tbo operator answciIng iiumbt'is beginning ulth 1,200 , or anywhere else tbo management mavdecido. \Vlmt Opuratum II i\e to race. The main switchboard In the operating loom Is an exact copy of the one used at the Woild's fair giounds and on exhibition in tbo Ameilcan Bell Telephone compau.v's pavilion In tbc Electrical building , which tilToidcd so much Information to hundreds of thousands of pcoploho bad never bcfoto seen tbo piactical woi kings of tbc tele phone. The difficulties which tbo T3oll pcoplo cxpciicnccU with their switcbbonid have been tnucn advantage of by the Nobtaska Telephone company and this now bouia Is a marvel of Ingenuity and as perfect as any in usn any whore. It is n magnificent piece of furnituic , made of ma hogany , forty-live feet In length , facing the west \\allof the operating room and ar- langedto seat twenty-two opcratois. The boaid. hovvotcr , has been made sufllcicntly laigc to talto care of 5,000subscilbets , vthen- over there are that many telephones iir use. use.Tho fiamework is made of Iron as a prc- voutatlvo in case of lire , while80,000 feet of switchhoaid cables bao been used in setting ting up this ttiumphof the csntury , 800,000 soldered connections being necessary to make hefoio the board i\as tinned over to tbo company. The cables to the multiple Jaclts ate car- i led along the oack of tbo board on brackets and diicctlv opiioslto the jacks with \\hlcb tbei are to bo connected. I'll o cables from tbo answering jacks are can led down the back of tbc board , along tbo bide of the leg to a i mining box directly over the door and from that coign of vantage are can led to tbo separate intot mediate distributing frame , which stands at the commencement of the switchboard and at i ight angles to it. The baclc of tbo ooaid is provided with sliding panels , to exclude dust and as a protection to the delicate wlics. Ono of tbo most noteworthy features of this boa id Is the self-acting tliop , which lias just como Into use hi connection with tele phony. When a subscriber rings , an alumi nium shutter with the number col respondIng - Ing to the subset ibor's ilics up , exposing the number of thu answering Jack. Tbo oper ator plin s In on th it jack , and Instantly the shutter fulls to Us oilglnal position , con cealing the Jack number nnd cxposlmr ibo drop inunbci again. Tno opeiator now 10- ccivcs the number dcslicd by the subscriber and ut once proceeds to make the connec tion. Thodtopbnlng located high uu on the Kwltchboai a and abo\o the natural line of vision , In oidcr that the operator may not fall to sco the shutter nioyo , an electric light has been placed infiout of each 100 numbers , which is automatically lighted at the s.uno linm tbo shutter Is elevated by the signal from the subscriber that a number Is wanted , This llirht is placed immediately hi front of tboopcintorund on her sight line , so that she cannot full to see it , day or night. blxtoll tables have also been provided to take care of sixty lines , these tables boliiL- sot , up on Iho noitli side of tbo room and connected In multiple so that any operator can handle any ono of the toll lines. \\liri > tlio l'i Icplionu ( ! | rl Works , The operating loom is well lighted , not only ftom n number of windows on thu sides , but ihiough a { skylight iiJxiJJ fcot. special care being also taken witb \etuilatlon of the hundsoma apartment. Off this loom aio thu dicsslnganu lunch looms fm tbo opera tors. Each lady Is fmulshedultli a locker for her Individual uso. whllo tlio lavatory Is piovlded with all the essentials of their toilet. Thu Nebraska Telephone company flist opoiatrd in Onmha with less than UK ) sub- scrlbou. 'i lion came ,1 irrjucst for n connec tion wilh Council HltilTs , which was the second station on the lino. Now Omaha ran talk with iUMi'onnuaing oftlces , reached as follows : Omaha to Lincoln as tar west as Hastings on the II. & M ; Uncoln to Clrsiiul Island , via.scwaid and Yoik ; Omaha to Columbus , xla the Union Paeil'.c ' ; Omaha to Noifolk , via Fremont ; Ouialin lo Hlu'r- Hlair lo Ktcmont ! Omuha to Nobiaslta C'ltv , via I'latlsmnuth ; Nebraska City lo Lincoln ; Uiuolnto Hcntiice , tliciu-o to raitburyj Heatrko to Wxmoie and Uuo | .Springs : Omuha to Walnut , la. , \lu Council HluMs ; Omaha to tltenwood , In.Omaha ; to Weotiltig Water , via l.ouis\llle ; Omaha to Ashland , thence lo W.ihoo , and also making connec tions with Iho whole of wPbU-rn Iowa tluough the Ioni UnionYeloplioiiuvotnpaii ) . 'lo opeialo this tuot nulwoik uf wiie.s bTiO miles ot poles are In use und ITIKI miles of copper metallic ehruits , the loinpnny pay. ing out duiing tbo present \cariu lobuildnnr and InipiotliiK Its long illstanco llnri. over Don't forgot that Mrh. J. Hciison l.aa the piettlobt and cheapcuttock of ChiUtraas goods In town. HAYDEN BROS' ' An A ere of Toys The Entire Fourth Tloor Tilled with Thorn. THE TV/0 / STOCKS OF CLOAKS Tim Importer1 Stock In Ninr ml Snlc Al n tlio MnnuluctnrriV Slnck ItiiiiRlit Iroin the Shcrlrr Our Uminl Illc 1'rl- < lny In SIIUn. Crowds increasing ; only a few more days to buy your Christmas presents. Muiiluuru sots lit nil prices. Sou the now .stjles In eabes nnd trays. Work bo.\cs , smoking niul shaving beta , The laigest wtock of tov ) ) lunos in Oiniihn. All kinds of musical instru ment' ' . All shcs in drums , from l , " > c up. OttiiM. lOc. 20o , I2.c ! , 'Jr > c , fiOo and $1.00. All the * in tool chests from lOo up. Liu-go Hi/o folding writing desk , $1.00 at tiolc , now -IHo each. Hco our iron toys nt 2oo , .Tie , and fiOo. Tin toys , fie , lOc , liic mid Hoc each. Wo arc showing all the new wooden tojs , building block * , dreeing cases , tlolls , rlinirs , swings , etc. Toy trunks , -li'ij , 7f > u , We and up. Hiy sa'o ' of dolls now going on ; dolls at fie , lc ( ) , Ifie , 1'Jc , 25c , ! J3o , fiOo and up. Ladies toll us that \\o have the bust se lection in Omaha , and they ought to know. Hoys' ' and girls' ' sleds nro going very fast ; there will bo few , if any , loft by Saturday ove. Doll buggies are also going lively. Hobby horses , sboollys , iron and wooden \ vagonybeol , burrows at the lowest prices. Santn Claus will be bcio tomorrow evening to entertain the little ones at 7UO : p. in. IMPORTED CLOAKS. We lia\c just opened a ca o of those Imported cloaks. Among the lot aio sovorul late styles , Worth and Kedforn collar , garments that wo will place on sale at $15.00. Wo had a sale on similar gnrmonnts earlier in the season at $22.00. fii thib importers stock are nearly all styles , Colors and prices. FROM SHERIFF SALE. Then we have that manufacturer's stock bought at sheriffs sale which N\ont on sale Monday. Children's cloaks and jackets at one- third actual value. $2.fiO all wool jackets at 98c. $2.00 all wool jackets at f)0c. Bl.nO all wool jackets at SJ.50. 87.50 all wool jackets at $2.50. $9.00 line wool jackets at $3.50. $12.50 fine wool jackets at $4.75. If you need sorueeablo and comforta ble garments for school children , now is your time to buy. " Ladies' jackets and cloaks from tbo same sheriff's sale at less than half actual value. Garments worth $4.00/$5. 50 , $0.00 , $7.50 , $9.00 , up to $18.00 , at 98c , $1.50 , $2 50 , _ $3.50 , $4.75 , $ i.00 _ and $7.50. Thi-i department is showing the larg est and most complete stock of shawls , skirts. tea _ gowns , wraps , jackets and cloaks in high class stylish goods west of Chicago. Prices the very lowcat. Wo have just received a now assort ment * of tho-)0 Japanese silks for fancy work and doll dresses in all shades at 2oc a yard. Black failln Francaiso silk , black satin rhudzirnero and black cache- mere gros grain silk , worth $1.00 per jard , during the next ten days you can liaovhat you wish of them at 09e a yaid. IIAYDEK BROS. , Headquarters on toys. Largest stock and louost prices. Drexel hotel , 10th and Webster. 1 blk. from M. P. & Elk. depot Nat Brown , prop. Dr. Hippie , uentist , 10th nnd Douglas. Dr. C. V. Crooks , diseases of nerves , stomach and heat t. Call 407 Bee bldg. Do not forget the cook book supper at the Fiist Presbyterian chuich Friday evening from 5:30 : to 7:30. : T1UIS Oil .NGI.,5. llin Northwestern I.IIIP. Tno cabtbound local , No. 8 , now loaves Omaha daily at 11:03 : a. m. The "Chi cage Limited , " No. 0 , leaves at 4:05 : p. m. , arriving at Chicago 8:15 : a. in. , and the "Eastern Flyer , " No. 2 , leaves at 0:30 : p. in. and arrives at Chicago 9:30 : a.m. by all odds the most convenient train from Omaha to Chicago. The equipment remains unchanged , because people expect something "above the average" on "Northwestern" trains. City ticket olllco 1401 Fatnam street. 031.1 ll.l'k OWOHlUMTf. OMAHADoc. 13 To tbo Editor ot THIS Bur. : Booms are tbo most disastrous bene fits tbnt somocities can leccivo , and while 1 do not Lolic\o ) WQant a boom In Omiitm wo do want nn'l must have a thorough waking up. Wo have been sleeping long enough. Lot us got up and go to woik. Lot the people - plo of Ormilu ba optimistic In their views concerning the city.Ve have been pessi mists too long. Today Omaha stands prc-eniinontly ttio favored city In this favored wost. Tlio people - plo throughout the countrv have faith In Omuha. Capitalists , maniifacturors , Jobbers and vtarlclugincu bollovo In our future and nro ready to como hero with their monov nnd business and bulp ua build tills city up to wbcio it nulongs if o will only show some signs of IIfo ? I bolluvo the present tlmo is Omulm's opportunity. A lead at the start alnaya wins the race. Let us bo the leaders nnd co in to win'o must pull together nnd support o\cry piojoctthat will benefit the city no matter whether it benefits our icspccthe paitof tbo city moro than olse- wbcro or not'o must liiiluce capital to como hero noi scare Ic nwuv. Wo must have moio manufacturers and more Jobbers mill ue can gut tbom by offering some In ducements. H is absolutely necessary thut wo should ; our neighbors are doing ifaiut why not \\u ? Let us vote bonds. If posslblu , for that punmso. If that would not bo legal lot us raise n fund by bubscrlptiou , which could bo used to take stock in concerns that wu would locate , or \ > o could use It to pay bonuses to icput.iblo concerns to locate in our city. The Plane river canal project Is woitb > of the most serious consideration by all men interested in tbo future of Omaha and the efforts now being made by thu Commercial club in its behalf ate most commendable. If any Omahu pessimist will take the trouble to investigate the true state of nffaiis beta nnd compare them with other cities boill 11 ml much to icjolcoovcr In Omaha's favor. The inebont time is surely Omaha's oppor tunity , fsow let us take advantage of it by action. W. A. WEIISTEU. DoWHt's Witch Hazel salvo cures plica. i nf live Una ur leu under < / ( . < lie nl , fijl\i \ ctiitu ; inch iulloiiil ( ( ( ; line , ten cent * T1IOMAS-II . M.uIn II. , ax'fd 07 yf.im b months 14 dujs. lleoonibor 14 , IbOH , o ( li- ) lluciiza , at M. JnsL < pli'H linsnllul. 1 unural from irsldvncu , Hl'J South Tnfnty-hccoml i-tu'et , I'rlilay , | ) ci'enl 'r 10 , at 3 p. in. bt. I.ouU und C'luc.iKO paporb ploiibo copy. AN DKHbONSoihl | i M. . IIKU ! 4'd yuarb and 10 month * und ' < iu > s , Widiiosdny .iftrillion , Due. 18. I'unorul Thursdiiy at 11 o'clock , from hwiuiMin iv * Vulk'ii'H ttnUuituk- Ing rooiim , corner IVtli und t inning Mrovti. lulurinrntutI'urcktLawiiucnati'i ) I'rlunUii ln > lted , N , IU FALCONER , Great' Sale Toy * , and Bric-a-Brao at 25 Per Cent Discount. FROM SATURDAY ON TILL XMAS i\crjtlilnir : on Our Thlnl 1'ioor Gop < lnll > , MIcilK , Hobby Ilnrnp8. CliliiuiTnte , Cliinim , Clilneno NuTellloK of All Klniln Kicrj tliliiR. Wo have determined that this season wo will carry o\or no tojs or bric-a- brac , and from Saturday on to Christ inas will take a discount ot 25 per cent off everything on our third floor. This is a tremendous sacrlllco for us , the goods are all new , many of them bought at tbo great forced sales in New- York for cash at less than half their price , and now in disposing of them at twctity-flvo per cent discount , wo are giving away our entire profit and losing the expense of selling them. It is prac tically giving m\ay this magnificent stock of toys , bric-a-brac , .Japanese goods and line China , than which there is nothing more suitable for presents. But our friends got the advantage , and we hope to close everything out in the seven days sale. The bale will commence on Saturday , the 10th , and continue till all are sold. Come as soon as you can and get an early choice , as in a few days the stock is certain to bo much broken. Wo would also nbk our friends , as milch as uossiblo , to take their purchases with them. Last Chiistmas , with eight teams going , wo found it almost impos sible to deliver our goods and it is going to be moro dilllcult this scacon as the way wo arc hclllngour magnificent stock of now goods ib rapidly increasing our business. The sale commences Satur day. N. "B. FALCONER. P. S. On Saturday and Saturday night wo will have nn extraordinary sale of 25,000 , men's canes shipped from our Now York ollluo , bought at amcto fraction of their original cost. FALCON CR. llullilny llutcn. Cheap rates between point * within 200 miles have been authorised by the F. E. & M. V. and S. C. & P. R. 'Ry- , for the holidays. Tickets on sale De cember 23 , 24 , 25 , 30 , 31 , 1893. and Janu ary 1st 1894 , nil ticitets good returning up to an including January 3rd. 1894. Do not miss this opportunity to visit the old folkb or your friends. J. R. BUCHANAN , General Passenger Agent , Omaha. JhitUlTS .UtE .NUT VIIVIICII , Itlsliop Coxe Snyaithe Society In .Merely u < 'fropli.tcy. BUFFAIO , Dec. 14. Bishop Cleveland Coxo of the Episcopal church has written another open letter to Mgc. Safflli. In tbo course of tbo letter ho makes ttm following assertion : "Tlio society of Jesuits is not a church , but a conspiracy , " and as a specification of bis general charge Bishop Coxc points to tbo course of recent events in Buffalo , referring particularly to Satolll's visit theio nnd his open aniliatlon with the detestable element in the citizenship of the town that is beaded by Lieutenant Governor Sbcehan. The bishop instances some of the outrageous acts of the Sheehan party and declares his belief that behind Sheehan has been operating so- cietly tbo malignant influence of Jesuits. "You and j our retinue of dignitaries made common cj use with this oftnnder , " ho says to Satolli. "In Maryland und in this state the fatco of liberalism has played out. You have dropped j our mask and opcnlv made war on our public schools and grasped at the sacred fun.l on which they depend to bo em ployed in Jesuit schools under an alien priesthood for tbo ptopagation of Shcehan- ized ideas of our constitutional lights and safcgunids. " 1 close this Icttor.1 says the bishop , "by quoting the words of Washington , as show ing what he would think of you. Thus has he taught mo and nil of bis countrymen : 'Against the Insidious wilrs of foreign Inllu- encc , 1 conjuroiou to belle\o me , follow citi zens , tbo jealousy of a free people ought to bo constantly awake , since history nnd experience - perienco pro\o that foreign Influcnco Is onu of tbo most hat mful foes of icpubhcan gov ernment.1 " I'ngsrnger Train Allowed to Hun Ii.to n Suluh Kngiiir Do/an Porsoim Hurt. WH.KCSIIAHIIE , Dec. II. A serious accident occurred on the .Pennsylvania road near Nantiookc , near hero , in which the follow ing persons weto injured : KDITII Nr/niov , loading lady of tlio Hcnsbiiw & , Toii llioock company : forehead cut and concussion of the brain. h\M Co i i.i.ss , of the same company , hhouldoi dUlocatcd. Mits. HAM Coi i.i.v , lfo of the latter , side b'idly Injured. ATTOIINBY ANTHONY UAMPIIRI.T * of WilUes- barrc , bund cut and bruised. KMUM-tit NUMDN ritACi : , leg badly Injuicd. biiio.N I'nuyMAiiK , bruised about the chuit. SIMON bTUiMil.iui of Wllkonbarro , Injured In thu back and aim. OEOIKIK MIN/MIH.BTT. express nioskoiiRoi , nnd \Vll.l.i\\i AfsTlN , 1) igca o in list ur , Injnicd liy liaggiigu fallln ; , ' on thorn , the fonner huvlnt , ' Ills IUL- mid hip Inn t. M. McDl IIMOTT , tlrcman , wrlnt bprnlned. CJ. M. J.oov. blow on tlio uyo and nonous shock , His fearud that owing lo I.OOX'H ngo , < J5 years , i thu accident limy provo fatal to him , The wreck was duo to a failure of yardmen to Hag the passenger tram while a switch engine was on the main lino. JtODD lie niul Ills Atilui'lVIll I'ny iS'v'50 nnd Spend Tlilrtylllay In iluil , BHOOKIAX , Doc. H The papers in the McKnno case arrived at tbo court nouso this morning , The accused , John Y. McKano , justice of the peace , Hlchard V. Newton , HaUun Crandall , James Cropsey , Nicholas 1C. Johnson , nro found guilty of contempt of court and fined t3SQ aplcco and sentenced to thirty days each : in King's county jail. In tlio llaiirin iif Creillturi. Franlc J. Uaogo a South Thirteenth sticet grocer , josterday mortgaged his stock to his creditors , who nt once took possession nl tin ) store and stuck. The liabilities aggregate something like $10,000. , tiikni Co , ltn tfd. You all know that It happened n little while ago. They manufactured pants In Kast Omahn. All their chattels , machinery , etc. , wore sold abshorilT'8 sale to the Kllpntrirk-Koch Dry ( ioodn Co. , who nro now carrying on the bus iness at tlio old stand. It is getting close to Invoicing time , and every fac tory usually looks over Us slock at this time. The KIlpatrlck-Koch Co. Jound three cases of piece goods which they did not know wore there. They showed us the sample and wanted us to make an offer , which wo did. Our offer was vorv low , but as they figured that the piece goods did not cost them any thing , they accepted our olTor. Those pants are made of union casslmoro ( three- fourths wool ) , are heavy weight , three patterns to telcct from. They ai o made as well as the llncst tailor would make them. Another thing , \\o can lit any body tip to waist42 and length 30. The iH'dml Milne of thou punts Is $2.2. " ) , our price is 8o ( ? a pair , making this the most extraordinary bargain over offered in the pants lino. Ucslilca wo still lm\o : Men's full suits , $1.98. Men's cotton pants. 18o. Heavy underwear , 2'io. .lot-boy glove" , leather faced , 2"ic. Men'b woikingbhirts. 13c. Homered handkerchiefs , 2c. 2."ic black wool mittens , He. Pebbled rubber boots , Jl.fiO. Men's blacl : cheviot ulsters , $2.75. Iloy'b ulbtoi H. up to 13 , 7f > e. Swiss Comics underwear , fiOo. IMogant cho\iot suits. $4.f > 0. etc. SHHniFK-SALK. lit" ) S. 10th , near Douglas , Opposite Boston Store. Miss Kllle Stewart sings at Apollo club concert Monday , December 18. Reserved scats at C haso & IMd.v's Satutday and Monday. TIHJ .MOUM ; UKY ( iouos co. BO Per Cent Discount Snlo ol Cluiilm , ilitrkot * nnd hulti" . This is going to bo a utility Christ mas. Buy utility and warmth for little money. Buy $10.00 suits for $ , "i,00. Buy $20.00 milts for $10.00. Buy mlsbos' $15.00 now markets for $7.50. Buy misses' $20.00 new-markets for 110.00. Buy ladies' $7.00 jackets for $3.oO Buy ladies' $10.0' ) jackets for $5.00. BLANKETS AND COMFORTS. Buy $10.00 and $12.00 blankets for $7.50. Buy $7.50 blankets for $5.00. Buy $5.00 blankets for $1.00. Buy $4.00 blankets for $3.00. Buy $3.75 blankets for $2.75. Buj $3.00 blankets for $2.00. Buy $2.50 blankets for $1.50. Buy your bed comforts at correspond ing reductions this week of THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. World's fair souvenir coins of 1893 for sale at Chase & Eddy's. 1518 Farnam st. , Omaha. Don't forgot that Mrs. , T. Benson has the prettiest and cheapest block of Christinas goods in town. Federal Court AlT.ilrs. V. J. Undill , n Norwegian of recent trans plantation to this country , plead guilty in the federal court jestcrdny to selling liquor without posting his license in a con spicuous spot. Ho was fined & ! iO ami costs. Joseph Dnnnmond was fined ? -5 and costs for a similar offense. The criminal cases in the United States court have been mopped fora few dais until it is ascertained whether the depart ment \vill forward money enonch to pay witness fees In the meantime Judge Duntlv has taker up the law docket and is getting i id of Bomo of the cases that have been hangIng - Ing fire all the term. A number of luw.vcis who have cull cases on tbo call have not been piesent on several occasions when their cases were called. The court announced icstciday that the docket bad been called over seven times \\itbout a hearing on a number of cases , and tbo picsontwas em phatically the last call. If the attorneys do not appear the casns will olthor bo dismissed or continued o'er the term. Seveial cases \\eie continued on that account jesterday. Disti ict Attoi ncy Biker has received woi d fi om Washington that tbo ncccbsary funds to pay witness' fees In the criminal cases now pending in the fcdeialcomt bo pro vided. The iibu.il red tape methods , , how ever , arc likely to lake a week or two and it is possible thut some of the cases may not be i cached by the end ol the tcim. DcWitt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles. Current Topic Club. At the icgular mcetini ; of the Current Topic club this o\cning Major Hal- ford will give bis usual lovlcw of the current events of the past weekwith special refcienco to the situation in Ilawall. Tlio major's position as piivato sect clary of President Hanison ga\o > ilm oppoitunillcs of observation in all m.ittci.sof international Intel cat which makes anything bo has to say upon matters in that line especially enter taining and instructive. The regular subject jor discussion will bo "Tho Holatlvo Merits of Dnect and Inditcct Taxation. " This subject will be discussed with special rcfcicnce to the proposed oill of Congressman Bt nu piovldin lor a tax upon Incomes. After tbo regular speakers have presented the case the subject will lie thrown open for discussion and any one , v , bother memb"r or visitor , ho has any ideas upon the matter will bo requested to set them forth. At tbo end of the discus sion Dr. Duryca will take occasion to give ills own views upon the matter ana to digest tbo various suggestions which ha\e been tbiown out duting tbo evening. Tlioy Kxioat | ii runny Time. The cnsto for the "Dcestrlct Skowl , " to bo given this evening by tbo ladles of the Westminster Picsbytenan chinch , has been complete J , and If the urtlsls selected for the various ptrts don't bring doxvu the house it will not bo their fault , The skowl Is .so funny thut It has been haul to have 10- ncarsals because of the continuous laughter of the conijistiy producing the skit The store building nt ' . " .I2i ; Leavcnwoith strcot will ptobably bo lilted tonight. iniiiii : > rtulil ( iocs Went. Field of Chicago , tbo commander- In-cblof of the army of humorists , passed through Omaha jesterday eniouto to the I'aclflc coast. Ho will sucnd a few weeks on Mine. Modjeska's farm In southern California and en deavor to gather poetical inspiiatlotiE amid the piistlnogloiicsof the state where sunshine - shine has a ucrpotual lease aim Santa Chins tiavals mound in a linen duster and broad- bilmmed sombioio. Ilullilliiff rerinit' . Tbo following permits to build ucro Issued ycstcidny by the Inspector of buildings ; llal.o & ralniei , 1321 Ilarnoy , tupalrs tostoio I 1,000 H , U. llroun , i'ourtocntli and I'ainani , Itpalrti 200 Tno pcrmllH , aggietratlng , . . . . $ l.UOO A\varded Highest Honors "World's Fair. D PRICE'S Tlie only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes AO Years tlie Standard 300 DAYS Of unceasing skirmish in tin world's mnrket. A peck of experience , a pound of combined brains , and the jingle of olare-e sack of gold-brought about this wonderous result. We ratify this offer with a challenge to the qpuntry. You nevorsaw a better garmant for $10 , and you never saved S4.OO on such an overcoat before' N. B. Open evenings until 9 for the benefit of those laboring all day. and her present. Sterling Slhor T < mmlet S iltn nottles. Sterlhif SllvirSil\n Boxes. " ViiRolIno Holilc'ia " Toilet 11 ) ltlH Vein t Ilrnshea. " ' Hall IlriihlicH Combs. " ' Manlturi-Oooils KI.IHtllR " ' Tapi' Mo inur < s. MrntliolH. " " Hi It lIiitklcH rani C'IBCS. " " Ulialclaluo lines. I'lnTiajH. And thousands more Christmas presents. RAYMOND , JEWELED , Corner Ifllli ami UonffliH * > tiuctH , Oin ilii. " - 11lls Rrrat V < Kt'tutiln _ _ _ Vltull.it rllio | > i ( M rip- tioiiofiilatiiouirruich ] ili > elclnnwlll qulckh iiiri-MUKif nil nir- xona or cllsiasLs of tin1 gt'iiirctUe < irkriu , sticli us L Invimnla , rnlnsln tliiillicU.tJeiuliiiil I inlbtilonM , Ni'rx Drblllt ) . J'linplcs , I'nfllness t < i Marry , Kiliauulu JJraliis. Varlcoorlo nnd Comnlpitlon. UriDKNIIolonn PB tliolUor , tlio kidneys and the urlnnry BCFORE AND AFTER organs of all iniimritltfs. ' ' , ns nnd roHtoros Bimll woiU onrinB . ii' l'i iii r i ; RirontuiPns nnu rcHiorr * Hniiii > uiv The ro laon Biitri'n-rH urn not cured liy Doctuni IH 1 > icanso nlnoty per coiit are : tioublnd with oslat I tin C'l'I'IDHNI ! IH th" only known ipmi ilv to enrn \ \ Ithont an npiM "DON'T BORROW TROUBLE. ' " BUY 'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END. Is told with written nuar&ntec to earn NorvoupProstra- tion , Ffte , Dinl- noDB.HcndiiclH ' ! nnd ' - Vaun'cltn oi- oesslvouseof Opium , Tobacc o find Alco- rAt- ' liol ; Mental l > eprC8- _ _ . _ . , _ - ArrcU' clou , OoftonlnRot the Brain , onuslmr f/Ilaory , Insanity nnd Danth | linrrcncii'Iinpotenc ) , Lost Power lu either ei. Prematurn Old Aae , Involuntary LOOK ) * , mumd by ( ivcr-liiilulncucoincr-oicrHonor tlio llrnln und Errors of Youth. Ititlvonto Weak Orennu tliulr Nr.tural Vigor find dciiidloH Iho Jojs of llfu ; euros l.ucorrhopa nnd Feinblu Wraknetm , A month's trout- rocnt , In plain pKckago. by mail , In any aildresf , II per box , b boxeu $3. Wltb every fs orcii'r wo Klvo n Written Ounrnnteo to cum or relUiul the monAy , Clrculura freu. eluarautou lesued only by our ux > rluslve iwnt. Kuhn & Co . SoloAgonts.Omaha. No b EXTENDED DECEMBER OFFER , I5TIS. A HKAUTJFUfc MIKTIIA OLACK I'ANKt- FllAMKD IN OXVni/.KIl HILVr.ll WITH 1U OF OUK I'lNKLV I'lNISUKD PAHINI3T9 , KACII , MAKINO AN Al'I'KOI'UlATK CHHlbTMAb OUT AI-h I'OK * 1 00. PHOTOGRAPHER , 313,315,317 , , S3 , lOU St , Omilii , 111 ll W U O Ami all Iba Iraln ot KVIUS WUAKNBSbiS : , I' , ' ' ? VKTptliatui- | cuiiitmni llicni In moil CJIJICKI.Y and 1'UUMA- NKNTLY CUHKU. Full UTKEJJOTII and lonu ilvcii tootuir iiirtot Iho body J will HUIIIIKI- mioly imoltwll t'llUB lo uny biittcru lliu PCI bcilu- tluii tuat curml 1110 of ib'-so trou'olua. AUarauO \VlllfiMT , Mtt i Deultr , Ujx 1'Jtf'J , Mtclil.-au PB.OPHR . CAKE Ol'1 TUB Is a duty no person alioulil nogloct. Aa the sltr'it ' hoglns to fail It la of the ut most impoitanco to proBiiro proper eye- { , 'liissos. Sijjht IH pncoluss antl Us pio- ] ) or prc'Borvutlon is a matter for the most oai nest consideration of every por- Bon who values their eyes. An iinpoi fecit pair ol bpoutnclos will do inoalculablo Injury and a properly lilted pair will { 'tcntly aid In preserving the bight. bight.Erof , Ilirsclikrg lias gained a worldwide reputation In thin country arid abroad li confceriuonco of his original and hclcntllio melhod In conncclion with thn adjustment of Ills lonowned noii-chnngoub'.o IOIIBOH , and nil those BuirorliiL' f , oin dofectlvo vision , no matter fiom what CHUOO , will Und it to their Intel efll to consult Pi of. HlrBoh- borif , who by Bpcclal request bus con sented to visit MAX MKYHK & CO. , from December Qth to 12th At Iho Ktoro of JiJJt \ OMAHA , XlilJ. No Charge ( or CcniBuhatloo.