THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 23 , 1808. r
RAILROADS STILL RACING
Hiyals Bushing Their Trains Rapidly
Across the Plains.
MAIL CONTRACTS THE BIG INCENTIVE
iAn\lrj- ( o .Serif ( iovcrnmriit Ilc-
In .Much KfTort tit Outrun
C'oMipi-flfor * on I'nrt of .
Four lircnt UnndH.
' The approach of the tlmo when the govern
ment will determine what western railroads
Khali lo favored with the prontablo mall
contracts IB productive of Improvements In
the train service of all western railroads
imen.ualed during any similar period In the
history of the roads. The Hock Island and
4hn Union Pacific are having It nip and tuck
for the Letter service from Kansas City to
Denver , with the hope that-the better service
will land the government contract. On Mon
day the Hock Island announced that It would
ni.'iko a cut of forty-five minutes In Its time
on the new train between these two cities ,
but on Monday night Assistant General Man
ager Allen of the Hock Island concluded to
make the cut In tlmo effective on Thursday ,
March 21 , nnd so It will be. The now
Bchedulo provides the train will leave Kan
sas City at 7:10 : p. m. and arrive In Denver
nt 10:20 : a. m. the next day. This train will
ronnect with train No 3 out of Omaha at
7 p. m. , at Ilclicvillc at 12:15 : a. in. The
Unltm 1'aclflc officials have not yet decided
whether they will meet the cut In tlmo or
not. It Is believed they will.
Mcamvhllc the fight for the mall from Chl-
.cago to Omaha and from Omaha to Denver
Is not > ot settled. Ilolh the Northwestern-
Union I'aclllo and the Burlington roads put
on now fast service on February G to con
vince the 1'ostofllco department of the su-
licilor train service between Chicago , Omaha
and Denver of each load. Superintendent
Trey of the railway mall service at Chicago
inado a trip over the Northwestern-Union
Pacific line last week and said ho wns well
pleased with the Improved service , but the
Burlington odlclala says they feel quite cer
tain that they will retain the Chicago-Denver
mall contract for another period of four
years , as their now westbound train has not
Ijeen late Into Den\er once slnco It was
placed In service. The announcement of
which line will win may not bo made by
General Superintendent Whlto of the railway
mall service at Washington until June.
SCAHHD Tlin HUHLINGTON. I
A considerable part of the Chicago-Denver
tiHll lo fi-om Washington ifnd the southeast.
At present this mall comes through Chicago ,
ml iTem there Is carried westward by the
Burlington. This has been Uie route trav
ersed by the the woitcrn mall from Wash
ington for cnany years. Last week the Bur-
llngton officials had such a scare over the
] tcaslbli > losa of this mall contract that tlicj
have not ycl recovered their normal breath.
The St. Louis railroads set to work to con
vince the paital authorities tliat the Wash-
ton-Colomdo mail tdould come west via St.
Loulfl Instead of via Chicago , and It IB rail ]
they fume within an ace of accomplishing
their object. The change In routing the
westcui tiiuli from Washington through St
Louis Instead of through Chicago would have
been a hard blow to the Uuillugton. While
that road might Imvo secured the haul on
the wcflUound Washington tnall from St
Louis to Konras City , It would havet been
forced to there -turn It over to the Union
Pacific or Hock Island. The Hock Island was
In the dcul to have the null west from
"Washington switched to St. Lou'.c from Chicago
cage , as It could not get It from Chicago to
Denver , hut did not ntand a very gooa
chance of securing It from Kansas City to
Denver. A railroad olllclil wdo has been
watching the fight veryl closely told The Bee
on Tuesday that the whole deal had fallra
through and that the government , con
vinced that , It could make better connection *
at Chicago than at St. Louis , and therefore
Taster tlmo than through St. Louis and Kau
nas City , had finally decided tliat the route
of the Washington mall tint goes to Denver
and other Colorado points should not now bo
changed. The deal wc as Important n one
as has over been attempted In the routing
of western malls , but It was a move thai
failed.
WOHTH AM > SOUTH IIUSIMCSS.
Truinc II t * II two \otirntkn mill TOTUM
IN Im-rt-iHliiK Hiiplilly.
G. M. Payne , commercial agent of the
Cotton Holt Houto. Is In town from Kansas
City , Mo. When asked how business was
ho said : "Tho freight department of our
road has been doing a splendid business for
the last year. The lumber trafllc Is forming
a big part of the business. The demand
for lumber In Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska
nnd Iowa has helped us wonderfully. Wo
Imvo not hauled so much of the grain as
other linos. The bulk of the grain that has
been shipped from Texas ports has been
grain from Kansas and Nebraska. In my
opinion the proportion of grain from these
elates that Is sent southward for export will
steadily Increase. The completion of the
Plttsburg & Gulf road Into Omaha will as
sure that fact. The Transmleslsslppl Ex-
jlcsltlon Is attracting a great deal of atten
tion all along our line , and there Is going
to bo a big movement of folks from that
part of the country up hero this summer.
Our road Is going to have a building of Its
own at the exposition , and every ono of
the representatives of the company will bo
hero some time during the exposition. " >
Knlrlkln UvtiiruN tn Oniiilin.
John A. Sargent , general freight agent of
Oio Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad ,
has Issued a circular announcing the ap
pointment of George M. Kntrlkln to be as
sistant general freight agent of the lines of
the Port Arthur Houto with headquarters at
Omaha. The appointment was made cffee-
tivo on March 21. The return of Mr. Entrlkln
to Omaha on Tuesday morning was the
cause of much felicitation upon the part of
nil the local railroaders. Ho Is ono of the
most popular freight men on Farnam street ,
and during the morning was kept busy ac
knowledging the many congratulations that
came his way. As stated In The Dee on
Monday morning the exit of John M. Savin
from theI'ort Arthur Route meant the set
tlement of local dinicultles which was hap
pily effected by the return of Mr. Entrlkln
< o Omaha.
Pool ' . \KiiliiHt Snii nirKO.
SAN DIEGO. Cal. , March 22. One of the
most Important results of the alleged pool
bptwecn the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
railroads Is the prospective cessation of
developments on the great Morcna system ,
„ designed to supply water to this city , us
well a to 10,000 acres of land tributary to
Uie bay region. There were other reasons
advanced by the olllccrs of the company for
stopping further developments , but the al
leged combination between the railroads and
the alleged discrimination against San Diego
l > y the Santa Fo Is the chief cause assigned
for renucatlng the city council to release
hid company from fulfillment of Its contract.
Over half a million dollars have already
been expended on the work.
HavriilIiliiK lo Arlillrntr.
CHICAGO. .March 22. The Great North
ern and Northern Pacific today announced
that they had concluded that It was out o |
the ciuestloii to submit their part of the
light on the Alaskan rates to a committee ol
arbitration , but In so declaring , they ex
pressed themselves as being willing to hold
another confcrcnco If It could be arranged ,
The Canadian Pacific has also Intimated thai
) t would bo willing to meet with the other
roaiiis. and It Is likely that a second meeting
bo held within a week or ten days.
I'lour Kitten Are Hi-NtoriMl.
CHICAGO , March 22 , The long right or
flour rates from Minneapolis and St. Paul
to the Atlantic oeaboard was declared of !
today and the flour ratrs went back to the
regular basis. During the fight the rate ul
cno tlmo wont as low as 6 cents per 100.
Moutiiitu f'piitriil
Tlie , final report of the Union Pacific re
ceivers regarding their bundling of the prop
erties of the Montana Central Railroad con *
j ny was filed with the clerk of the fedora
lourt jCBtenlay. The OnancUl Uteui ai
shows that during the period ot the recclver-
riilp from October 13 , 1893 , to March 12 , 1893 ,
the receipts were $137,120.38 , and the exP -
P < tidlturcfl were $3,121.23 , leaving A balance
ot $134,005.16 , during the period they was
leaned , The report ay that In accordance
with tlio orders ot the court the receivers
have discontinued their managemttit of the
road and have turned the properties ana
money over to the company.
II All * WAY n.MPI.OVKS OIUJANI/R.
* ) from Ifnlon Pnclflc
M < -rl ntorlli I'lntto.
NORTH PLATTn , N'cb. , March 22. A notable -
able gathering of railway employes began
In this city today , the meeting comprising
delegations from flvo ot the leading railway
organizations ot the Union Pacific ejstom ,
The brotherhoods of engineers , firemen , con-
dtictora , telegraphers and trainmen met
separately to take steps toward the forma
tion ot 01 federation ot all the orders. Later
there was a union meeting and preliminary
stein were taken looking to federation. To
night , at a public meeting , addrecacs were
made by. P. M. Arthur-of the engineers , F.
M. Sargent of the firemen and representa-
tlvcs of the trainmen and conductors. The
meeting will continue tomorrow.
IlcMlrlct ( lie Ilnrcnii'n Work.
CHICAGO , March 22. Tomorrow the
executive officers of the roads which are
members oMhe Western Traffic bureau will
meet to determine the fate of that organlza-
tlon. The opinion at present is that the
bureau will bo continued In a much , smaller
shape than at present. Rut ono commis
sioner will bo retained , and he will bo given
full charge of the Issuing ot tariff sheets ,
which will bo the chief duty of the bureau In
the future.
.AMUSEMENTS.
The engagement of the Hungarian Boys'
band at Boyd's will terminate with two can
cel ts today , afternoon and evening. The
playing of thcso lads is really remarkable
and deserves a hearing from all who care
for good music. The magician , Lelloy , Is
also ouo of the cleverest of his class.
Two performances , matlnco and evening ,
of "Tho Charity Hall" will be given today
by the Woodward company at the Crclght"on.
An Increasing Interest has been shown In
thin production , which Is In all respects a
worthy one. Harry Edeson and his dog ,
Hert Cootc and Julia Klngsley and the
Nawns furnish the vaudeville auxiliaries and
are a particularly strong attraction.
woitic SAIGO.\S -OH viin
Two Smooth Voiinw MI-II Slnke Thirst
Without Cost.
Frank Wilson and Fred Martin , two thirsty
young men. refreshed themselves last night
at the expense of every bartender between
Twentieth and Cumlng streets and Twenty-
fourth and Lake strefts. Their plan was an
old ono and was worked with the help of a
one-dollar bill and a silver dollar. The men
entered a saloon at Intervals of five minutes
and as the flrat comer was about to give an
. order ho would be accosted by the more re
cent arrival and hailed as an. old friend. A
social glass was next in order , following
which the friends threw silver and paper on
the bar , each generously striving to settle
the bill. In the end each pocketed his
money and averred that the bartender had
accepted his proffer in payment. If the bar
tender expressed any doubt the second
patron testified that he had seen the money
go Into the till. The scheme worked suc
cessfully on about twelve saloon keepers and
In the case of P. Knutson , barkeeper nt 1707
North Twenty-fourth street , the men even
eccured 00 cents In change. When they
reached Lake street they were overtaken by
officers who had been following their trail.
INCIUASI : i.v ivrinxAi. UKVicxun.
Collet-tor IHontr. Point * Out tlir ( irvnt
Prt-Hiiorlty In I1U Of lice.
Internal Revenue Collector Iloutz says that
the irecclpts In hla office point to a steadily
Improving condition of prosperity. All the
articles which fall ur > ] er he Jurisdiction of
this office , excepting oleomargarine alone ,
are luxuries. During the lest month Mr.
Houtz says that his office has taken In 100
per cent more than was taken In In the cor
responding month of 1897 and that the re
ceipts for the same month Ir. 1896 were only
one-fourth what they are this year. In the
six months just ended the > office receipts are
as great as they have been .n any preceding
twelve months , with one exception.
KillI-M Kroit/.si'li One Dollar.
Louis Kroltzsch , who peered Into the windows
dews of residences after dark to see women
disrobe , waa llnedl $1 nnd costs Tjy Police
Judge Gordon yesterday afternoon for dis
turbing 'tho peace of the residents In the
vicinity ot ISlKhtccnth and Corby streets.
Severn ! women testified against Kroltzsch
and the only defense ho sot up 'nas that on
the night In question he was full of beer and
that during the twenty year * ho has resided
In Omaha this wna the nrst tlmo ho had
over been arrested.
The following marriage licenses -were Is
sued yesterday by the county Judge :
Name and Address. Age.
Albert Lewis' ' . Jr. . DougHs county. Nob. . . . 21
Sarah Shipley , Washing-ton county. Nob. . 2j
Hiram Ward. Missouri Valley , la H4
Flora Dlngledlne , Omaha 2S
Harriett W. Flowers. Omaha. 40
Annie Magnusson , Omaha. -
Jennlo O. Rotifer , Albright. NP ! ) 2fi
Cora M. Karmes , Albright. Neb. 18
LOCAL 1IIIUVITII2S.
The name ot W. E. Pceblro of Pcnder was
omitted by oversight from the list of hon
orary pallbsarers at the funeral of Mrs.
Thuraton as printed In The Bee.
The hearing of the South Omaha Live Stock
exchange case before Examiner in Chancery
llattln was again postponed yesterday after
noon until today.
There wns an unusually largo atendanco
at tlio meeting ot the Omaha Medical society
last night. Among those present were about
thirty-live Invited students from the Omaha
and Crelghton Medical colleges. Several In
teresting papers were read.
The high wind Holiday night loosened the
tin roof on a wagon and blacksmith shop
at the corner of Twenty-eight avenue and
Farnam street and rolled the rooting up ,
landing It In the street. The root Is a
complete loss and the damage Is probably
$100 or $150.
Some of the local democrats are greatly
Incensed at what they term the shabby
treatment of Bill Oldham at the Crelghtou
hall meeting. Voicing this dissatisfaction , a
democrat who was practically born Into the
party , says : "It's a shame and an out
rage the way this local committee of pre
tended , democrats treated Oldham. They
Invited him down to make a star speech
and then shoved a nonentity from Lincoln
ahead of him whom nobody ever heard of
aud nobody wanted to hear. They let the
Lincoln man talk two-thirds of the evening
and talk half the audience to sleep or out
of the hall Before they gave Oldham a
chance. As I eay , Its a shame anil an out
rage. "
CLARK INSTITUTE'S ' CHANCE
Opportunity to Secure Needed Apparatus at
Almost Nothing ,
CHILDREN MAY HAVE A GYMNASIUM
Onlr n I.lttle Mutiny Wnnlnl lo Get
n Fine Oulllt Wnrk Hint the
Homo l Doing at
Present.
A gymnasium Is a crying need In the In
stitution and mission that has been built
up In this city by Hev. A. W. Clark and his
wife for no other purpose than to make men
and women out of , homeless boys and girl *
and those without opportunities. It Is al
most within the grasp of the Institution no\v ,
' but a paltry $7C stands as an almost Insur
mountable obstacle. At part of this money
has been donated , but the remainder Is lackIng -
Ing , and the self-sacrificing Individuals know-
not from whom will como the mlto which
will add a feature of Incalculable- value to
! the Institute.
! Mr. Clark Is a minister , but ho Is a thor
ough believer In the old proverb that sound
mlnda can only exist In sound boJIes. It is
because of this that ho has been casting
about for some time In the search for gym
1 nastic apparatus that can come within the
means of the Institute. Not long ago ho
happened upon the very thing. The Yotirfg
I Men's ChrUtlan association of Council llluffs
( went to the wall owning apparatus to the
value of | 400. It Is offered to Mr. Clark for
$75. Mr. Clark accepted the option on it.
'Iho money must be secured by next Men-
day or the chance wfll slip away.
With the gymnasium that could bo fitted
up with the apparatus the number of bojs
attracted to the Institute could be Increased
manyfold , Mr. Clark believes. The Institute
has already become a feature of the work
of charity that Is being done In this city.
From a small beginning It has grown to
creditable proportions. In fact , it la of such
size that the entire brick flat near the corner
j j of Eighteenth street and St. Mary's avenue ,
( i whcro It Is located , IMS been leased and U
] i now being remodelled and refitted for the
j | work which the Institute Is Intended to do.
| i AIMS OK THE INSTITUTE.
The Institute Is by no means exclusive.
Children of all kinds are invited to make
frco use of Its privileges , but It Is intended
particularly to offer a place of wholesome
rest and recreation for the street urchins
and for tlioso who have nothing but the
streets to fail back upon for amusement and
pleasure , it Is essentially a child saving
mission. To fully accomplish this purpose
the promoters of the Institute have been
hccklng to uiaka It as attractive .T9 possible.
ny putting In a gymnasium It Is believed
that many boys who now spend their time
abut the streets of the city will be brought
to the Institute and bo gradually placc-J un
der Its helpful Influenced.
The Institute l.as already ceveral depart
ments. It has n reading room and a game
room and there are various chfsts of Instruc
tion. Gospel meetings' are held on Sundays
and on Thursday evenings , but the boys and
girls who attend the classes and avail them
selves of the other advantages are not rc-
J quired to attend the rellglu3 services. The
I results have been more than satisfactory.
I The effect of the silent lesson as well as
the other lessons which are taught are notlre-
able in the tetter personal appearance of the
children. Their manners become better.
They drop their rough speech.
An example of the work that Is being done
by the Institute la given by the class of
nowaboys. This b made up of the urchins
who Eoll papers on the streets and have not
the tlmo In which to attend the public
schools In the daytime. Many of them were
ucabio to read and U was at the request of
some of these that the clars wza started. The
rcault has been that these youngsters are
not only given an elementary education but
nro a'so provlde.1 with a cnunterbalaiico for
the roughness and evils they encounter In
their dally life.
Homeless children are Mr. Clark's particu
lar hobby. Ho not only sees that they are
properly cared for toy the- means which the
| Institute offers , but also provides them with
fed homes. It Is ordinarily necessary to
keep such children In the station but a short
time , as the demand for orphans Is great.
At this time Mr. Clark has sixty appllcatlono
on file for children. Care Is taken that none
of the orphans are put in any but goad Chris ,
tlan homes.
Mr. Clark and h.'s wife are at present as
sisted1 In their work by A. D. Weir of the
Moody Institute and Miss Ruth Warren.
Other workers are willing and ready to Join
the settlement as soon as Its scope enlarges.
IIVMK.XKAL.
I'atton-FlNlicr.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
Frank C. Patton , cashier of the Hlchardnon
Drug company of Omaha , and Mi a Mamie
Fisher , daughter of Andrew Fisher , Jr. , of
this city , word 'married at noon today av
the Prcobyterlan ctiurch by Rev. W. D. Patton -
ton of Omaha , assisted by Rev. N. Chestnur
of this city. Dr. D. H. H. Patton , of Chicago
acted as bast man and Miss Good Doyle ot
this city as bridesmaid. After the ceremony
a reception wafi he-Id at the residence ot the
bride's father and the wedding breakfast was
servod. The newly married couple lelt this
afternoon for a wedding trip to Chicago and
other eastern poln'e'and ' will bo at home at
No. 1840 Sherman avenue , Omaha , after
12.
Iliixilnii Count anil Ainerlcnii Girl.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 22. Count
Alexis Kosuneft ot Kodlak has Jurt been
married to Miss May Dlckson of this city.
The count Is a young Russian who has busi
ness In Alaska. He has a petition before
the War department to build a hotel on the
reservation at St. Michael and Is confident
ot a favorable answer to his request. He
met his brldo In Seattle , where she form
erly conducted a mlllnery store.
llnlii-UnrrlN.
PAWNEE. Neb. , March 22. ( Spccial.- )
On Saturday evening. March 19 , at the Hap-
tlfit parsonage. Hev. J.'E. ' Conner , officiating ,
Mr. Albert W. Ilaln and Miss Lulu Han-Is ,
both of Lowlston , this county , were married.
There Is no doubting the efllcacv of Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup. It cures c\ery time.
'Mnjfir Amlrt'wx t'oiuos lo Oiiinlia.
Major George Andrews. U. S. A. , as
sistant adjutant general , has reported
nt the headquarters of the Depart
ment of the Missouri In compliance
with ppeclal orders and Is announced
as adjutant gencr.il of the department.
Major Andrews WIH : > until recently 11 captain
In the Twenty-IIfth Infantry and w.is re
lieved from dury with the National Guard of
Ohio to take station nt Omaha. He H a
graduate of West Point , having entered the
military academy In July , 1ST. . In 1STG he
was commissioned a second lieutenant In
the Twenty-Hft'h ' Infantry nnd served with
that regiment until appointed a major in the
adjutant general's department a fe.v days
ago.
Kitty million dollars for defouso Dollars
lars nro lL > coniinR very popular nowa-
diiy.s Kvou shoes have dollar Iocs-thai
,1s , the ndvnucp spring styles have Drex
L. Shoomim shows the dollar too In all
Its creations In all kinds of shoos the
tans the blacks the wines , etc Some
say these dollar toes are too wide and
homely others that they are Just wldo
enough nnd beautiful while nil agree
tlio dollar too Is the latest In hhoo mak
ers' art Our latest dollar too Is ou a
dark tan fancy visiting top Ladles'
shoo at $3.00. , ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oiuulia' * Up-to-date Shoe lloune.
1410 FARNAM STREET.
WIT A.\D iiimuKoOF run nini.n.
Will M. MnnpliV 'lilxoournon ' on the
( innil Hook' * f.Yirfrnry KrnturcH.
In opening his 'lecture ' on "Tho Bible :
Its Wit and Hum\tVjat ( \ | the Grant Street
Christian church laat lght , Will M. Mau-
pin stated that it was , far from his purposn
to make light ot the" blblo In any way and
that anyone who Tia'tf' come expecting to
hear him treat the sacred book with levity
would be'dlsappolntct-'Mr. iMauptn said that
many people were Inclined to read the bible
with too long a face and missed much ot Its
beauty because thcp rrbuld not allow them
selves to consider It as a work of art and
think ot many ot thti characters as mere
creatures of flesh ( and blood , lie pointed
to the strong character sketches there are
In the bible nnd ( painted out Samson as
the greatest practical Joker that has ever
been written of. He pointed out other char
acters who are types which -we have about
us everywhere , the politician , the woman's
suffragist , the demagogue and others who
oxlst today as they did In biblical times.
Mr. Maupln then pointed to numerous epi
grams and witty sayings which show how
keen a sense of humor the writers had. In
conclusion the speaker eulogized the bible
as a book that combines all the excellencies
of style and character painting and above
all offers consolation that cannot be found
elsewhere.
CniiKli.
I have a little hey who was nearly dead
from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbors recommended Chamberlain's Cough
Rcmely I did not think that any medlclno
would help him , but after giving him a few
doses of that remedy 1 notlcoJ an Improve
ment , and one bottle cured him entirely. H
IB the best cough medicine I ever had In the
house. J. L. Moore. South Burgettstown ,
Washington county , Pa.
SOUTH OMAHA NEV/S.
The material ordered some tlmo ago for
the big viaduct which will extend from the
southern limits of the stock yards to
Armour's hog and beef houses is expected
dally and the work of building this mam
moth bridge will commence as soon as the
material is on hand. In preparation for this
work two corn sheds , each 200 feet long ,
which were located on stock yards property
adjoining the tracks , have been torn down
to make loom for the approaches to the
viaduct. Thl viaduct will have a length of
800 feet and will be sixteen feet wldo in the
clear. It will be roofed over the entire
li-ngth and will bo paved v/lth vetrlflod
brick. Scales are to be located at a c3n-
venicnt point In the bridge In order to faclli-
tate the weighing of stock. After crossing
tlio tracks between the stock yards and the
line of the Armour buildings the viaduct
will turn cast and connect with the liog kill
ing floor of the new plant. Flora this point
the big biidgo runs west and thence south
to the beef house. In all fifteen railroad
tracks will bo crossed. H is estimated that
the cost of this structure will bo in the
neighborhood of $22,000. Should there be no
delay In the arrival of material after the
pile driving commences the bridge will bo
completed In thirty days. Long leaf yellow
plno will be used in thu construction of the
superstructure and as this comes from Texas
It Is not known JiMt how or In what quanti
ties the ( shipments will be made. Something
like 200 plies will bo , used In the building
of the approach oiul the contract for this
work has already been let to Raymond Bros.
n tfiidiuK rirc 1.1 in KM.
The move made tyy Councilman Tralnor to
have the fire limits lextcndcd half a block
on the south Is considered by many a move
in the right direction. City Attorney Mont
gomery has been Instructed to draft an ordi
nance making the' ch'ange suggested by
Tralnor and It ! s thought there will he no
difficulty about patslng1 It. At the present
tlmo the southern Tnre''limlts extend to the
middle of the bloclTbclw'cen N and O streets
and it Is now desired to have the line run
clear to O . - has been represented
to the council Uiafprriperty owners contem
plate the erection 'bf'a ' number o ! small
frame buildings on'Twenty-fourth street Just
outside the fire limits 'and It Is to prevent
this that tlio council 'proposes ' making the
change In thp ordinance.
The city officials are beginning to realize
that some attention ought to bo paid to the
character of the buildings erected In the bus
iness part ofthe city and especially on ac
count of the larco number of visitors ex
pected hero this year. Several cases are
now on record where the fire limit ordinance
has been overlooked In granting permits to
persons who desired to erect galvanized Iron
structures , but It has been virtually agreed
that no more such permits will be Issued ami
that the revised fire limit ordinance will be
strictly enfcrced.
Slrk Illiin Wander * Oil.
A very sick man who gave his name as
David Zellff drifted Into the police station
late Monday night and asked lor lodging.
His condition was such that the police hardly
knew what to do with him , but on account
of the storm he could not very well bo turned
away , so ho wao allowed to remain. Yester
day forenoon Chief Brennan became alarmed
at the mar.'a condition and telephoned for a
physician , but was unaHc to catch one at
that time. During the afternoon Zallff re
covered somewhat and left the station , say
ing that he would try and make his way to
friends in the western part of the state.
This Is t ! > e same man that the police ot
Council Bluffs shipped across the river to
Omaha Monday forenoon.
SldotvnIU l.nj-lnpr ( IOI-N On.
The Injunction fecured by Bamey Hughe.1
In connection with the lajitiR of the side
walk on South Thirty-sixth street will not
Interfere with the work except In front of
Hughes' property. The contractor Is going
right ahead with the balance of the work ,
Hughes apparently toeing the only one In
th-at nelghboihood who decs not want a olde-
walk. At the tlmo that the resolution or
dering this stretch of Vail : laid was passed
by the council Mayor Enter vetoed It , claim
ing that there was more need of walks In
thu heart of the city than away out in the
auhurba. The council , however , thought dif
ferently and refused 1o sustain the veto.
Satuiday next is the day set for the hearing
of the cafiu before Judge Fawcctt ot the diu-
trlet court.
li < > I illlciin Committee
The republlom city central committee- -
loc't d ty the convention last Friday met
Monday night and perfected Its organization.
George B. Sherwood was elected chairman ;
J. C. Bow ley , vice chairman ; A. L. Martin ,
( Secretary , and O. E. Bruce , treasurer. An
other meeting of the committee was held
last night for the purpose of selecting head-
< iunrtero and completlpg plans for the cam
paign. It Is stated'that some good man
will bo placed In ch4rgo of the campaign
and that the fight will be an aggressive one.
I'op I'nlAnUiiit ; Miofii.
The new covered unloading chute for sheep
at the stock yards 'as completed yesterday.
This chute Is 400e , long and thirty-two
feet In width and connects with the covered
runway which leada to the big sheep barns.
Sheep can now ba handled without being
exposed to the weather and will In COIIH- ;
quence , present a much better appearance
; f
The World's Two Sides.
THE TWO-FOLD NATURE OF
Dr. Ridpath's
History of the World
Separates It from all other histories. Other writers have given more or less fnlthfnl chronicles of HIP exploits nnfl
achievements of Uie world's great men and nations ; Dr. llldpath not only has done this , but also devotes equal spacw
to describing the real life of the real mankind from the earliest beginning ! ) down to the present day. One part may bo
likened to the description of a house which some carpenter has built , while tho.other part Is the life-story of the car
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- llovlowlng the past from these two opposite standpoints , the reader perceives clearly the causes mid effects , the real
relations between the different parts of the world's whole history.
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to purchasers. The receipts at this market
continue heavy , nearly 7,000 head at riving
yesterday.
Crit illnu- the Church I.otM.
The lots at Twenty-fourth and J streets
recently purchased by the Episcopal church
have been staked out and work of getting the
ground In shape will commence at once. The
grounds are 120x150 feet. Some grading Is
to be done and after this some terracing.
It U the Intention of the committee In
charge of the work to have the elto all pre
pared and sodded before the church Is moved.
Mnvrlc Oily UIINNIII.
Mrs. T. G. Rico la very sick with malarial
fever.
Cinder walks are now bpjng laid about
Highland park.
General Manager Kenym of the stock
yard. ? company is on the sick list.
J. A. JIcGlnty of Neoia , la. , was a busi
ness visitor at the yards yesterday.
The First Ward Polish club met last night
at Gus Bean's to talk over the political situa
tion.
Colonel J. L. Martin has been called to
Wisconsin by the eerlous Illness of hla
mother.
The high wind yesterday broke quite a
number of telephoas and telegraph polcn Ir
dlcffrent parts ot the city.
George Dare of the First ward and Patrick
Hyland of the Third ward are talking about
runnlrg for the council by petltloi.
Prof. J. A. Beck of the public schools will
most likely be appointed as an expert to
chock over the books of the city officials.
Couincllmcn John Schultz expects to leave
today or tomorrow for Thurston count } ,
where he has some more Indian ccritvaciu.
Lust evening Rev. Irving Johnson lectured
at St. Martin's Episcopal church on "The
Purpose for Which the Church was Created. "
Invitations are out for a select dancing
party to be given at Workmen hall Thurs
day evening by Superior lodge , No. 193 , Ue-
grco of Honor.
The women of the Flrnt iMethodlst Episco
pal church will give a missionary tea at tl.o
residence of ilro. Jeff Ogg , Twenty-third and
J streets , on Thursday afternoon.
D. S. Parkhurst has filed his p9tltlon fct
mayor and his name will appear on the ticket
as a petition candidate. About fifty persons
attached their signatures to the paper.
The High School Literary society will give
a social In the assembly room of the High
school on Thursday evening for the purpose
o ; raising funds to pay for a plaao purchased
last spring.
Mlko Mackey , who lives at Twenty-fUth
and M streets , has been sent up to thu
county jail for fourteen days for raising a
dlstui banco at his home. Hla wife ( lied the
complaint against him.
The stindard cure for cold and cough , Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup , should be kept 'by every
mother who loves her darlings.
lltiMliifMt Tronlilt-H of n Day.
CI.VCI.V.N'ATI. March 22. Two failures
were reported today , the Cincinnati Elevator
and Warehouse company , 334 East Court
street , assigned to Henry Uurkhold. Assets ,
$30,000 ; liabilities about the same. Adolph
Wood of California Is president ; B. R. Cowln ,
secretary and treasurer.
The Oakley Distilling company , West
Ninth street , assigned to SI. T. Corcoran.
Liabilities , $10,000 ; assets not more than
half that sum.
Tlio class of pianos wo have to show
ami ofTft- you nj-o .pucli that wi > can
recommend thorn to you fact Is wo
wouldn't sell you nil'Instrument that wu
couldn't rocoinmeiHl and we've some
pianos a low as ? 1'0 jootl pianos the
tecommend kind Then the prices sUlp
uIoiiK llttlo by little until yon come to
such hlsh si-ados as the Knafoe Klmhall
Kranach & Kach Ilallot & Davis , etc.
Wo are now showing the most artistic
styles ever offered to the public and you
will always find quality , low prices and
style our motto. ,
A. HOSPE ,
Mnsic and ArL 1513 Douglas
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THcvntnr Ili'sfroytMl.
BROKEN BOW , Neb. , March 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) The grain elevator known as the
Blair elevator , now belonging to the Cen
tral Grancry company of Omaha , was com
pletely destroyed by fire at this place this
morning about G o'clock. The origin of the
fire Is still a mystery , but It Is generally
believed that It was caused by tramps who
had taken refuge In the basement of the
building for shelter. It was acry disa
greeable night , a strong wind from the
northwest , with the thermometer register
ing at zero. It Is probable they had built
a fire for comfort. Two cars , ono contain
ing lumber for Dlerks 'Bros. , the othcc
a car of potatoes belonging to Pealo & Co. ,
were also destroyed. Owing to the strong
wind It was very difficult to control the fire.
Dooley's feed harn , a block south , was by
hard work saved. The elevator was used
for storing grain and contained about 7,000
bushels oJ shelled corn.
lllnze nt Ciriinil Ixlnnil.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . March 22. ( Spe
cial. ) Whllo ttio wind was blowing a gale
last night fire broke out In the cottage oc
cupied by Dr. Sltzen caused by a defeitlve
flue , and before the family could secure anything -
thing more Uian a trunk and a few articles
of clothing , the whole cottage was ab'.aze.
The cottage adjoining the same on luo
south , owned and occupied by W. C. Camp
bell , was also destroyed and. a laigo force of
men was kept busy putting out the embers
and sparks which , berne along by the fierce
wind threatened considerable other property.
The cotttago occupied by Mr. Sltzer was owned
by G. G. Prall of Belvldere. N. J. and nas
Insuicd for $1,400. Dr. Sltzer's household
effects were Insured for $1,300 * nd those of
Mr. Ccunpbell were uninsured .
. Kniine llolol.
COLORADO SPRINGS , March 22. A fire
which broke out at 12:30 : n. m. In the Wood-
side , a largo frame hotel , which was un
occupied , Uivcateood for fieveral hsurs to
wipe out the entire eastern end of the city.
but was brought under control nhortly after
3 o'clock. The Woodsldo and several ad-
Joining eottngCK were destroyed. The IMS Is
estimated at 512.000. A hlh wind wan
biow'ng and cmbsis from the burning build *
Ings were carried acveral blnskrv. The water
mains weie to small tn gl\e thn icqnlsltn
prfhtureond tflo f.icmen were a'.so hampered
by lack of hoiie. Help was summoned frcm
Colorado City nnd Manitou. Karller In the
night Sherlif Iloynton's resldenco was t > "rned ,
causing a loss of $10,000. Thl.i lire a'.jo en
dangered much surrounding property.
Worlil'N l.ns-Kest SliliiKtc 11111.
TA'COMA ' , Wash. , 'March 22. Tiio Pccl.lo
mill , the Inrgeat shingle mill In the warM ,
cperatcd by iMctoalf & Wade , was dcatroj-rtl
by flro today. The property U o-.vne.l by
the Cottier Banking company of San Fran
cisco , and their lass will bo ahnut $100,000.
There were 3,000,000 shlnglca In the kilns.
Within thirty minutes from the alarm the
Immense plant was a total ruin. No Insur
ance on stock.
ServmitH Ilnvi * ii > nrr mIl
CHICAGO. March 22 , The Mx-atory building -
ing occupied by ttio Moeu-o Catering com
pany nnd the Building Traded club was
burned today. Four women emplojos of the
catering company , who were tn the top story
asletp , barely cwanped with their lives. Flvo
persons were burned or otherwise Injured
during the fire , but none t > trlausly. The
total loss in $90,000.
llei-r Viiult.
SCRPBNiER , 'Nob. . ( March 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Dick Bros. ' beer vault at the
northwest of the elevators and lumber yards
caught fire at 4 p. m. today. The flro com
panies tore the building to pieces to keep
the fire from spreading.
TO ciiitu COM ; > i > > M : DAI
Take Laxatiro Brome Quinine Tablets. Alt
druggists refund the money If It fulls to cure.
2Sc. The crnillnr. ha * L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Map of AInxKii ,
A new up to dote map of the Klondike
country ha.i been Issued by The Bee. Printed
In colors , allowing all rivers , towns , liar born.
mountains , lakes and routed to the gold
fields. For sale at The Bee office zad at
now , ] stands for 10 cents.
Lu-o : has always IXHMI a favorite orna
ment and nothing sets off a room HUe
curtains made of this delicate fabric-
Cm- ofl'orln- } lace curtains tills spring
Is much larger than usual and embraces
everything that Is new popular and up-
to-dato in NottliiKlmms Irish rolnts
Itriivsols Imported Swiss and Arabians
I'Msli nets and the always neat imiMlu
curtains with embroidered edges Our
stock is us varied In prices as in styles
and we feel sure we can suit any taste
and pocket book An all wool Ingrain
carpet TM cents.
Omaha Carpet Co
Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.
"Mad as a March Hare" Is what you
will he when , warm weather comes and
dlstlgutes your skin with pimples and
blothcs that you didn't prepare your
system and that of the family in tlmo
with some of our spring specialities In
blood purlllers and purge the blood
from all humors Wo have many stand
ard remedies that will both cleanse and
tone the organism aud relieve yon of
"that tired ft-ellng" on summer's approach
preach Proscriptions HHud by compe
tent presctlptlon clerks. ,
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