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THE CmAHA DAHA- BEE : TTIIDAV , FiUBTU'ATn" 21 , 1890. WORK FOR AN AUDITORIUM ! Directors Hold a Meeting the First Time Since Their Election , OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION CHOSEN C. F. IVHIcr IK Ktrrtril Aliin nil KtrctitlMI'otnnilf trc- Article * ut Iiirorporiilloti fiend nnil Ailnplcil , There was ft promising meeting of the ell- rectors of tlic auditorium project In the Board of Trade building last night. It was the first meeting ' > r the directors since their election , and they appeared to bo Imbued with the HUCCCSS of their enterprise. Favor- nblo report * wore made of the feeling nmong the business men of the city mid It was decided to push the project with nil poi- elblc dispatch. Officers of the association were elected as follows : President , C. P. Woller ; vice presi dent , C. II. I'lckcns ; secretary , Warren Rogers ; treasurer , P. II. Davis. These four officers , with the following nine , who were nlso elected , will constitute the executive committee , which will have direct charge of the operation looking to the erection of nn auditorium : P. J. Heel , A. I1. Tukey , Clement Clmse , L. P. Funkhouscr , J. II. Evans. n. Dickens , C. M. Wllhclin , P. Metz , jr. . and Q. M. Tlbbs. The articles of Incorporation recently drawn up were read and formally adopted toy the board , and after some further dis cussion of the project thu meeting adjourned. LOUIE TILLENBAUM INJURED Ilium AurniiM the Htrcrt inul Cnlllilcx ivlth it I'liHNliiK- rout Cur. Louie Tlllcnbaum , Eleventh and Dodge EtreeU. was run over by n street car yester day afternoon nnd bis right foot Injured so badly that he will lose nil the smaller toes He was picked up and carried Into a drug store , where a couple of physicians dics&oil hlfi Injuries. Tlio boy Is 8 years of age and had been to school. Ho was crossing the street nt Six teenth and Davenport streets and ran Into a southbound car. He was knocked down nnd dragged some distance , his heavy over coat being caught by .the wheels. His right foot was nmshed , a long bruise was Initiated on his left leg just above the knee and sev eral smaller and less painful bruises Just above the left groin. Ho was sent to the St. Joseph hospital at the request of bis parents. The boy's parents are poor people , ulio have had nn exceedingly unfortunate time during the last winter. During one of the first hard freezes the lad's mother fell on a slippery sidewalk and broke her arm. * MANY APPLY FOR SPACE Viirtlcn with Live KxlilltltN < i > Show xt I3xioMlilnn Are JVumer- OIIH Now. Applications for space for live exhibits of nn elaborate character are dally arrivals nt the offices of the Greater America Exposi tion. An application for 1,250 square feet for gas engines by n Belolt , WIs. , firm has been presented to the executlvo committee. Frederick Mnycr filed nn application to bo appointed commissioner to secure French ex hibits and his communication was tnken un der consideration. It is expected that the conference between the exposition officials nnd the- Board of Managers ot the Nebraska Stnto Agricul tural society on the plan of holding n mara- motli'state' ' fair on the exposition grounds1 during th summer will occur In a few days. A letter was received from Secretary Furnas , which stated that the Board of Managers will meet the exposition people and the date will be fixed at once. HER SENTENCE IS SUSPENDED I.nyne Snyo thiit lit ; HUN N Dcxlrc to I'roNcoiite .Mr * . Martin. When Mrs. Elsie Martin was arraigned In pollco court Thursday afternoon to nnswcr to the charge of stealing $20 from the house of F , O. Layne , 2609 Sherman avenue , she admitted taking the money. Acting City Prosecutor Urltt urged clemency because nncoDsltles were required which she had no means to purchase. Ho said she had never been guilty of theft before nnd In this In- Rtance had returned the money which she had etolen. He had talked with the com plainant and It was his desire that Mrs. Martin should not bo prosecuted. Judge s Gordon concurred In the statement of the prosecutor that It was not the Intention of the state to punish n person guilty of such an Infraction as this and suspended a sen tence of thirty days. ClVfH I IKUlil Man 11 Hot 5 Louise Spade gave her father Louis Spade n merry chase for two blocks down Four teenth street yesterday afternoon. She has been working nt Fourteenth and Capitol avenue nnd her father saw her coming out of the houbc. Ho says she Is on the street the greater part of her tlmo nnd ho wanted to talk to her. When she saw him , how- uver , she started to run. He followed suit nnd the pedestrians saw the lively raco. When the Irate parent overtook her she was crying loudly and her cries were continued until nfter t > Uo was landed at the station. Her father asked to have her taken before Judge Slabaugh and sent to the reform school. The Judge listened to her case last August and gave her another chance. This time her father will Insist on having her Eent to the Industrial school , ns ho claims she has become a regular street nrab. Central l.ulior Union MIMN. A special meeting of the Central Labor union called for the purpose of taking action on bills of Interest to organized labor pend ing before the state legislature nnd matters relating to the I'nlntcrs' union was hold last evening In Labor temple , The presiding olll- If you 're gray before forty there's , something wrong. You need ccr was S Vail. The bill considered Is that known ns II. H. 465. H provides that the Hoard of Education In metropolitan cities slmll consist of nine members chosen by the city electors. After n protracted dUciiMlon no action was taken. A communication was rend from local union No. 109 , Hrotherhood of Painters , asking for the central body's endorsement of n scale of wages.ft"r n resolution to grant the request was passed the meeting adjourned. i\liliilnn : Cornell'I'ollrj / - . OMAHA , Feb. 23. To the Editor of The Hoe. In the published account of the Investigation of alleged ir regularities In the state auditor's office there in a subhead as follows : "Cor nered on Free Policies , " under which a let ter written by the cashier of the Union Life Insurance company Is quoted. The Imputa tion that Mr. Cornell received anything free or In the shape of n bribe from said company Is so unjust to him and us that 1 am sure you will cheerfully allow spa.ce to explain the entire transaction. Mr. Cornell agreed to take out a $2,000 policy under the "return single premium plan. " This single premium Is hardly over paid wholly In cash , a note being given for the balance , hearing Interest nt the rate of C per cent per annum. Of course the In sured has tbo option by paying the entire amount , and , as a guarantee of good faith he must pay the minimum sum of $25 per thousand of the face of his policy In cash that Is , In Mr. Cornell's case , $50. This was the "arrangement" alluded to In Mr. Harrison's letter nnd would hnvo been Just thu same If any other person had takijn out a similar policy. Wo hold Mr. Cornell's note for the balance ot his premium upon which ho pays the stipulated Interest. Our company has over $70,000 of such notes , representing the premiums alluded to , less the $25 per thousand , which Is collected when the policy Is Issued. The last sentence In Mr. Harrison's letter Is as follows : "Wo trust , however , that you will not consider this ns Indication ot our ordinary method of doing business. " Thl ? refers to the unusual procedure of Issuing n receipt for the $30 before the amount won paid. The receipt was sent with the policy nnd Mr. Cornell promptly remitted the amount. JOHN UUSH. or I'olltM * James M. Dodson entered n plea ot guilty to the clmrgo of stealing a back coat from O. W. Klnney nnd was sent to the county Jail for thirty days. The cano against Elmer Ilocheford , 2423 South Eighteenth street , and Jacob Llpp , .1033 South Nineteenth stioet , was dismissed at the request ot the complaining witness , Charles Weber , who said he did not care to prosecute the boys for disturbing his ponce In n clmrlvni I. W. W. Brewer was arrested upon the complaint ot Lillian Colin , who charges him with disturbing the peace. Miss Colin alleges that Brewer came 10 her father's house , Twonty-Hlxth and Burdctto streets , Wednesday night and thrdiitcn.id to 1,111 them nil. It frightened her nnd hho Kcrcomril until on officer cnllod and arrested Brewer. The defendant Insists thHt ho went to the place to buy coal nnd jjrocoriaa nnd bad no Intention of injuiylng iny one. The CBBO will to heard Saturday afternoon. The case against Elmer Holmes was dis missed on motion of the assistant county attorney nfter one witness had been exam ined , upon the complaint of W. H. Thomas. Holmes was arrested on the charge of keeping n gambling house. Thomas wns place 1 on the stand , but left It hurrloJly because he was not feeling well. The court ordered him recalled and bo lestlHu.l that ho had never seen any gambling done la the defendant's place for money. He had epen a number of persons playing for ciga rettes and cigars. IlnllilorH llnvta Smoker. The Omaha Builders' and Traders' ex change last ovenliiR hold a smoker In Its rooms In the New York Life building. About fifty were present. E. Benedict told of the late Chinese raid and R. W. Richardson re lated his latest stories. C. R. Cushman was present with a phonograph , which furnished a number of popular musical selections. The members were then invited Into an adjoin ing room , where sandwiches and punch were served , and afterward cigars were passed. Boxes of taffy , by order of the board , were presented to J. II. Hnrte , 13. 0. Hampton and Secretary O. P. Wedge , ns they wore not users of the weed. After refreshments nn hour was spent In story telling and In hav ing n good time. Provlilc for 11 DcHtltiitc Family. The authorities were called upon Thurs day afternoon to make provisions for a des titute family en route for Oakdale , sent to the city by the commissioners for the poor at St. Joseph. The family consisted of a mother nnd two children , n little girl 4 years' old and n boy 2 years her Junior. Their name Is Bliss. Mrs. Bliss told the pollco that her husband , a worklngmnn , died last month In St. Joseph , leaving them in destitute circumstances. She said her relatives In Oakdalo had offered her a home nnd that the authciltlcs ut St. Joseph fur nished transportation for her little family to this point. She will bo brought before the commissioners this morning. LOCAL BREVITIES. Four days until the Men's club concert at the Il'insrom Park M. E. church , I ) . J. O'Brien , 703 South Thirteenth street , complained to the police Thurpdny morning that ho had had some oysters stolen from a wagon In fiont ot his place. Judge Scott made his formal order In the Molso mandamus case against the Flro and Police board yesterday , directing the liquor license to bo Issued forthwith. Bids were opened at the customs office yesterday for the electric wiring In tbo now postolllco. The contract was awarded to the Industrial Iron company at $1,133. The contractors have made a proposition for the construction of tbo dials of the clock In the tower of the postofllco buildIng - Ing that fills the requirements of the Treas ury department and the work will probably bo done soon after the beginning of the month. Sam Adler has returned from Hutto , Mont. , where ho has been living for the last four months. Ho says ho will bo present nt his trial in the district court for perjury nnd expects to live hero in the future. Ho loft his brother , Isnnc Adler , In Hutto to look after his business there. The quarantine has been raised on the Fall family at 216 North Twenty-fifth street. Only one case of smallpox developed in this family and that recovered two weoke ago. No now cases have developed in the neighborhood and It Is concluded that all danger In that locality has passed. U has been discovered that the panels In nearly nil tlin doors In the upper stories of the new postofllcn building nro not put in 1 according to the specifications nnd carpen ters are at work taking them out nnd mak ing thu changes required. The trouble wae due to thu way In which the panels were glurd. Deputy United States Marshal Janice AV Inn en mo In from the Wlnnebago reservatloi with Harry Have , who Is charged will Belling liquor to Indians. He was bounc over by Commissioner Sloan at Fender unc committed to the Douglua county Jail untl ! his final hearing la reached before Judge Munger. Thu Hoard of Education has received i carloud of now r.eats which have beei anxiously looked for for some tlmo. Then is a scarcity of heats at the Columbian am several other schools and this has rausei considerable Inconvenience. The supply wil now be ample to satisfy all Immediate re. qulrcmentu. City Attorney Comifll has completed hli bill of exceptions In the MOEO ! mundaraui case and thn city 1s reaily to 'take ' the casi < o the supreme court at once when Judgi Scott has passed on 'tho motion for a nev trial , which will be filed Immediately. Thi city attorney Is con.ldent that the tullng o the district court will not be eustulned It the supreme court. Indications of renewed activity In Indus trial circles nro becoming numerous a sprlpg approaches. Two nuw establishment ! havu been started during the last few day : and others are In contemplation. A Chicago cage firm ban opened a butter refining es tabllshtncnt nt 1311 Lvavennorth street which has been equipped with Improved ma chlnery and will be run on nn exteuslvi scale , The wood working concern whirl was formerly In operation on South Eight' eenth street has been opened again undui another management and U now In active operation. 1 HEARD ABOUT TOWN. | | fe-IOT 3WrvSJiSW1:31 : H $ ? "I have n plan which wilt open the eyes of the labor reformers ot the country , " was the Information H. D. Watson of Kearney gave to several ot his friends during a visit to this city. Mr. Watson Is nn old Boston newspaper publisher and has the distinc tion of having planted the first cotton mill west of the Missouri river , ho says. Ho went on with a description of his "plan. " Said he : "I am going to give away homes free to any honest worklngman who wants to enjoy this advantage. How do I do It ? Well , I am putting up twenty-five homes and with each I give ten acres ot land. The men I employ nt $20 a month nit the year ound , or It they do not want to stay the vholc year , I pay them $25 a month during ho summer. I expect them to remain with no for ton years. Thus they have their louse rent free nnd arc In possession of their ionics us long as they want to stay. What s more , I will pay them a rental ot $6 an cro for the use of their land It they let mo put It In alfalfa. I can do this bccauso can get that for the use of the laud my- elf and If It Is worth that to others It Is vorth that much to me. I now hnvo 1,800 .crcs In alfalfa. Altogether I have 8,000 ores ot laud. In answer to questions put o mo at n dinner with some friends In the nst as to what I get out of this proposl- lon to let the men have their homes free , said I had 8,000 acres of land and could fford to glvo away 1,000 acres and still mve 7,000 acres loft. There would bo no langer ot me going to the poor house with 11 that. My selfishness comes In here I get steady service out of the men. It amounts to this , that I put n man In n post- Ion to help himself nnd then he Is In a losltlon to help me. This Is my practical olutton of the labor question , You see , It s not philanthropy It Is Just n method of ibtalnlng good nud serviceable employes. " George T. Scheror , a business man of Tonnwanda , N. Y. , talked Interestingly of he coming Pnnamcrlcan Exposition to beheld held at Niagara Falls. Said ho : "It was the Intention originally to hnvo ho Pnnamerlcan Exposition this year. The project started two years ago among some vldcawako business men of Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The war with Spain came on hough , nud wo found that the sentiment lu many ot the South American republics vas divided ; In fact , there was much sym- inthy with Spain. This settled the matter of attempting to hold a great exposition of paiiamcrican products nnd resources for the Imo being , as astute business men foresaw : hat It could not be made n success until .Imo is given for the antagonistic feelings 0 subside. The leaders of South American commercial enterprises , outside of Brazil , are largely Spanish , and It was quite natural 'or ' them to entertain sympathy with tholr mother country. By putting our exposition off until 1901 we believe It will prove the ilggcst thing In this line the country will mve ever seen by that time , and It will be n spectacle of progress which will open the eyes of the whole world. Of aoursc , to hold our exposition In 1000 would bo absolutely out ot the question , because the South American countries do a great deal of busi ness with Europe and they will bo liberal mtrons of the Paris exposition. Wo are ot ho opinion that we will be able to secure , -ery many of the Spanish-American exhibits it Paris for our Panamerlcan Exposition , and thus everything Is working In our direc- lon for a mammoth fair that will prove a vorld phenomenon. " Mayor John Redmond and Council men R. T. Wallace , J. F. Allison , J. H. Daniels and > oorgo T. Hedge of Cedar Rapids , la. , devoted - voted n part of yesterday to n ride around his city and also n visit to the packing es- abllshmcnts of South Omaha. The main object of their trip was to 'see how the asphaltum pavement stands the effect ot the extremely cold weather. Ed R. Shaw did : he honors of escorting them around. Be- 'ore they left on the evening train they had 1 great many words of praise for Omaha push. Mr. Redmond said : "You Omaha folks arc all right and wo ire satisfied that If you have mndo up your minds to have a big exposition again you will make a success of It as you did with he Transmlssisslppl Iowa will come to the 'ront In many ways In the Greater America Exposition , for wo believe wo will get the ull benefit of advertising our great agri cultural and other resources. We thought vo would Just take a run over hero to look at Council Bluffs and Omaha and see haw he Idea of another exposition Is taking. 1 mve certainly found more enthusiasm than expected on both sides of the river. Omaha has the name of accomplishing whatever she starts out to do and I guess you will find that the surrounding country will lend a hand with the same ready will as It has In the past. " 1'ornnniil I'ariiiirnphN. Oneor Dutton of Spokane Falls passed through the city with hla wife. Mrs. W. D. Williams has gone to Rockford - ford , 111. , for a two-months' visit. M. C. Keith , the North Platte stock raiser , spent pant of yesterday at the Mlllard. James W. Orr of Atchlsoti , representing the Eunta Fo system , was at the Mlllnrd yesterday. ClmrlCH C. Martin , a Kansas City Inmr- unco man , was among yesterday's arrivals at 'the Mlllard. C. F. Coffee of Cbadron , a prominent cat tleman , was In the city , accompanied by hie wife nnd son. Robert 55. Drake , the Kansas City railway bridge contractor , dropped In yesterday and ufl nt > the Mlllard. F. H. George , a New York silk Importer , has been In 1he city calling on Harry Nott and other old-tlmo friends. F. M , Stephens , representing a. big eastern lithographing house , was registered at the Mlllard yesterday from St. Louis. L. E. Sessions of Minneapolis , the gen eral western passenger agent of the Motion route , was one of the many railroad men at the Mlllard yesterday. George Ady , the Union Pacific general passenger agent at Denver , and E. J. Tuttle , .tho city pjfiaonger agent there , were guests ut the Mlllard yesterday. George T. Wltten of Denver , trawling solicitor for the Slgel-Camplon Live Stock Commission company at the Denver Union stock yards , was ut the Murray yesterday. At the Klondike : H. Emlngs nnd wife , Vllllsca , la , ; T. J. Field , Sioux City ; Roy Wilson and wife , Carlton ; H. J. Stockfleld and family , Petersburg ; A. S. Colvert , Sioux City ; W. M. Jones , Lake Crystal , Minn. ; 0. Wlllloma , Dunbar ; M. Kotcfh. Norfolk ; J. Nichols , Crulg ; F. E. Wood , Wayne ; Emll OarlEon , A. E , Johnson , Wakcfleld. Nebraskans at the hotels : A. J. Foreman , Fremont ; A. M. Johnson , Curtis ; C. F. Coffee , wlfo nnd eon , Chadron ; C. F. Ildlnge , North Platte ; Ed Hoare , Fremont ; L. E. Strain , Wlsncr ; M. M , Fllnn , Odar Rapids , 0. J. Hurley , Ord ; W. C. Humphrey. Mc- Cook ; P. J. Sullivan , Friend ; A. M. Modi- seitto , RnShvllle ; A. Nelson , Ognllala ; V. C. Barber , Lincoln. At the Murray : I. S. Struble , Lemars Ia.j Edmund F. Smith , Chicago ; Isldor Frey Now York ; George T. Wltten , Denver ; H H. Goodell , Uurllngton ; Alex Q. Smith Blair ; C. L. Weaver , New York ; J. E , Nel sen , Chicago ; A. Schlegel , New York ; F. M Hall , Lincoln ; D. H. Lowensteln , St. Louis W. C. Mclluruey , New YorkV. ; . J. Hyshara Broken How. John F. Dtjnnls. Chicago George D , Fcarn , Kansas City : M. Duquette Council Bluffs ; 0. F. Ehlman , Bt. Louis , At the Mlllard ; A. W. Lennox , Chicago Januu W. Orr , Atchuron , Kan. ; J. D. W Hall , Des Molnea ; L. C. Straight , C P. Hey. I wood , Chicago ; F. M. Stephens , St. Louis Charlfa O , Martin , Kansas City ; Hlcliun Belt , A. Osterman. F. I. Lowell , Chicago I Robert Z. Drake , Kansas City ; A. R. Nunn | St. Louis ; George Ady , Denver , T. H , Pope i Providence , R , L ; F. S. Gibson. New York | Eil Keane , St. Louis ; Adolph Weiss , U. J Slcketa , A , Happ. New York ; Isaao Gucken hoimer. Plttsburg ; M. Leyteon , New York 1 J , II , Branilliuojv. Chlcaco ; Georco McLean Dubuque ! E. C Ooodrlch , Rockford , HI. ; E. E. Ames , Marshflcld , WIs. Mn * Mi-ctliiK Cnllcil. A mass meeting of taxpayers has been called for Saturday evening nt 8 o'clock In the council chamber nt the city hall to meet the senators and representatives from Doug las county for the purpose of discussing the amendments that have been added to the proposed city charter. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Mayor Emor nnd Chief Carroll held a conference yesterday In regard to the police service In South Omaha , and It was decided that for the betterment of the service a permanent day and night jailor should be appointed. Heretofore the patrolmen have taken turns at serving as jailor nnd as this custom has not proven entirely satisfactory the change mentioned will be made. One officer will bo appointed wlio will not as day Jailor all of the time nnd be relieved by a night man who will bo responsible for the goods and chattels of the Inmatro ot the jnll during his time on watch. It Is the mayor's Idea to have these two jailors give additional bonds In order to protect the property of prisoners. This will place the packages deposited by the prisoners In the liands of a responsible person nnd all re liability will thus be removed from llio members of the force. When this system is placed In service each arresting officer will bo required to certify to the amount of money taken from a prisoner. This will bo considered a check on the Jailor nnd disputes nnd differences will be avoided by the arresting officer slgnlne ; the list of property taken from n. prisoner. Several other changes In the pollco force are con templated , as Mayor Ensor intends to Im prove the service as much as possible with the appropriation at liand. Who the day nnd night Jailors nro to bo 1ms not been announced as yet , but It Is understand that the selection will bo made within a few days. Vlnlt Klllott. Whllo the members , of the family were absent for a few momenta last evening the residence of J. Elliott , Twenty-third and J streets , was robbed of $200 worth of gold Jewelry and silverware. Mr. and Mrs. Kl- llott had stepped across the street to call upon a neighbor. They were not absent moro than five minutes. Upon their return they discovered that a kitchen window had been broken out nnd that the house had been ransacked by some thief. Mimic ntjtannin. . An Important meeting of the Eastern Star Is billed for Saturday night nt Masonic hall. hall.All All of the malls were late yesterday nnd the carriers were consequently overburdened on the late evening delivery. John nalston , one of the well known cattle men nt the stock yards , returned yesterday from a business trip to Gothenburg. The "hayseed" ball billed for Koutsky's hall Wednesday night has been postponed until Saturday evening of this week. The new Commercial club Is being con siderably talked about and It Is expected that the next meeting will be a rousing1 one. Peter Jacobs , the well known electrician , has returned from Sabetha , Kan. , whore ho was called by the death of his father. Mrs. Nathan Rothschild has written to Mrs. Jacob Klein that she Is now In Phila delphia with friends and Is enpoylng her self. Her health Is much improved. Mrs. Margaret Lawless , mother of Mrs. Frank Pratt , Sixteenth and M streets , died Wednesday night. The funeral will be bold Saturday morning at St. Agnes' church. J. II. Horst , formerly shipping foreman at Swift's , is lying dangerously 111 at hie home. Twenty-first and Madison streets. His left side is paralyzed and be can neither move nor speak. The news that one of Swift's buildings nt Chicago was on fire created some little comment here yesterday. Manager Price of the local plant said that the building which was burned was nn eight-story structure which was stored with hams nnd salt meats. It was fully Insured. Rev. Robert L. AVheeler , pastor of the First Presbyterian church , returned yester day afternoon from a trip to New York state , wheio he was called by the serious Illness of his father. Rov. Wheeler , sr. , recovered to some extent from his Illness before his son left for homo and hopes ot his ultimate recovery are entertained. A very unique birthday supper was given In honor of Gcorgo W. Knight and Mr. John Hire last night at the residence ot Mr. Hire. Mr. Knight was ushered Into the world of men last night by n feast ot turkey , cake , nuts , candy , etc. , and many congratulations , while Mr. Hire was started on the decline of life by the same. Mr. Knight received a very fine and expensive amethyst ring , given to him by his father. LANDMARK FINALLY BURNED Itullilliicr Which Survived the Chlonvo Fire of 1H71 I" Dentroyoil ami I.ONH IN Ilonvy. CHICAGO , Feb. 23 , Fire today destroyed the LInd building , 28 to 32 Market street , one ot the few buildings which stood Intact through the great nro of 1871 nnd through several smaller fires which threatened to destroy It since that time. Owing to the fact that a special call for thirty engines lad been sent In from Swift nud Company's stock yards fire only ten engines were left o guard the down town district , and these , assisted by two fire tugs , subdued the flames after three hours' struggle. The building , which was n seven-story structure , was occupied by a large number of firms , the majority of them being ma chinists , printers nnd engravers. The total oss Is estimated at $225,000 ; of this amount $75,000 Is on the building. Two flrcmen were injured , while many others bad narrow escapes from falling floors. I" I ! liming. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 23. Telegraphic advices ust received from Muakogee , I , T. , say that the town Is burning down. Th telegraph office Is destroyed. Muskogco Is the principal city of the Creek nation. It Is on the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad , 117 miles south of Parsons , Kan. The town Is one of the chief trad ing places In the Indian Territory nnd con tains a number of business buildings , Information received at the general offices of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad In this city Indicates that the northern part of the business soctlon of the town of Muskogee has been destroyed. The flro started at 5 a. in. In the Turner block , de stroying that building. A stiff north wind carried the flames on , nnd the latest report is that the court haute has burned and that the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad pas senger station , eating house nnd hotel can not bo saved. Telegraphic communication with the town has been cut off. Muskogee bus a population of from 6,000 to 8,000 , Iluiivx I.OHM nt ToiicUn. TOPEKA , Feb. 23. Fire , which started at 3 o'clock this morning , completely destroyed the building and contents of tbo Palace Clothing company , 709 Kansas avenue , one of the largest stores in this city. The lessen on building and contents Is about $55,000 , The Kellam Dook and Stationery company , adjoining , suffered a loss of $15,000 , partially covered by Insurance. " School lloiiNf nt < lunrr > - . MAnSHALLTOWN , la. , Feb,23. ( Special. ) The public school building In Quarry , a email town seven miles cast of this city , was entirely destroyed by flro last night , to gether with all the furniture and books con tained In the building. Loss , $12,000 ; no Insurance. lloarilliiur 11 n n NO nnd Con tcnlx , LEAD , S. I ) . , Feb. 23 , ( Special , ) Fire destroyed the boaidlm : douse at the Two Johns mine , located t the head of Squaw creek , near Crown Hill , n few days ago. The house was kept by Frank Flckes nnd family , who lost their effects Including $130 In money. A miner named William Kclley , who was down In the mine nt the time of the fire , lost $ " 00 In drafts and checks , nnd William Hlchards , another miner , lost $110 In money. The Inmates of the house had barely tlino to escape. "Give tne .1 liver regulator and 1 can regu late the world. " MM a genius. The druggist handed him n bottle of Do Witt's Little Early Risers , the famous little pills. DEATH RECORD , rrlvnto 1M Klo < < termnii. MARSHALL/TOWN , la. , Feb. 23. ( Spe cial. ) A cablegram was received In this city last night announcing the death of. Private Ed Klostcrmnn of Company H , Forty-ninth Iowa Infantry , which occurred nt Camp tiolumbln , Havana , Tuesday morn ing. Private Klostcrman was 20 years old nnd had resided in this county two years before enlisting. This death adds to a remarkable co incidence. There hnvo now been four deaths In Company II. One was that of Corporal Furness , who was sent hero to enlist re cruits , nud the three others hnvo been nmong the recruits whose names ho secured. IllKh-StniutliiK MIINOII , CINCINNATI , Feb. 23. Colonel Enoch T. Carson , nged 77 years , died at his home In this city this afternoon. He had held prom inent local nnd state offices nnd was sur veyor of this port under Lincoln. In 1845 ho became a Mason , anil In 1871 was grand commander of the Knights Templar of Ohio. About the same time he was made lieutenant grand commander of the northern supreme council of the Scottish Rite thirty- third degree. His library ot English , French nnd German works on freemasonry Is the largest In the world. Ho was not only one of the oldest , but also the highest lu rank In masonry. Prominent In Knrly liny * . GLENWOOD , la. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) William Kompton , one of the best known citizens of Milts county , died at his home In Glcnwood last evening. Mr. Kempton came o Glenwood in 1851 , and was In the First obraskn legislature. Ho was Glenwood's second mayor , and for many years was In charge of D. & M. lands In Mills , Fremont nnd Pottawatamlo counties. He brought the Irst steam mill plant to the west. Mr. iCompton leaves three grown children. Old Settler of JefTernoii Comity. WYMOUE. Nob. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) C. M. Murdock , captain ot Battery A of this city , has received word of the death of his mother , Mrs. Prudence L. Snider , at her present homo In Colorado. Sirs. Snider was one of the early settlers of Nebraska , hav- ng lived for many years in Jefferson county. The body was brought to this city. Two Denthn In One Knmlly. AMES. la. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) Mrs. 31los Wadla , mother ot Mrs. John Nelson , died at her home in Story City Monday. Two hours later the death of John Nelson , Mrs. Nelson's husband , occurred. Both Mrs. Wadla and Mr. Nelson were pioneers of Story county. Dentil from Old ASTP. EXETER , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special. ) Mrs. Michael Kerwln , an aged woman living ten miles south ot this town , died yesterday of old age. The funeral was held In the Catholic church Thursday forenoon. Vletlm of l.n Grippe. PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) iMro. 'Houlgate ' , wife of Rev. Houl- ijato of the iMcthodlst church , died1 sud denly this evening from hemorrhage ot the lungs caused by grip. Ueiijiimlii J. Iliiywooil. SHARON , Pa. , Feb. 23. Benjamin J. Haywood , cashier of the state treasury of Pennsylvania and ex-state treasurer , died today after a lingering Illness. I100MEU nv TIII3 AVAIL Shoe DenlerH mid Piemen of Jiieknoii- vllle Hull III Wealth. "Did the soldiers help Jacksonville ? " "Well , I should say so , " remarked a citi zen of that place to n reporter for the At- anta Constitution. "First nnd last , " ho said , "we had about 50,000 soldiers camped in and near Jackson ville. It is estimated that they spent in the city not less than $500,000 a month for sev eral months. That Is a reasonable estimate , [ think , because these soldiers spent moro than an average of $11 a month during their stay. They spent ns a rule nil they made while here , or over $15 apiece monthly. "This money was put in actual circulation nnd everybody got some of It , from the pod- ller on the street to the merchant prince. The retail trade was something great and the saloon trade was simply enormous. On pay days It was almost Impossible for n citizen to get n drink so large wore the crowds of soldiers patronizing the saloons. I know'a saloonlst who bad a small rented place. Ho made enough money to buy his saloon building and spent $10,000 In putting up a roof garden. A shoe man who had a little store now owns three fine shoe stores and Is going to build a handsome opera house. I know of n small hotel which cleared $15,000 In that city of hotels. ' 'Everybody , " said he , "made money , nnd many people got rich. I know of n whole sale firm which sold government supplies. At various times they got checks for $190- 000 , $90,000 , $175,000. That was doing busi ness right nlong. "An Italian had a little hole-tn-tbc-wall = RELIEF FEOM PAIN. Women Every where Express their Gratitude to Mrs. Plnkham. riri. T. A. WALDEN , Qlbion , Oa. , wrltei : "DEAU Mns. PIXKHAM : Ileforo tak ing your medicine , life was n burden to me. I never saw a well clay. At my monthly period I suffered untold misery , and a great deal of the time I was troubled with a severe pain in my side. Before finishing the flrbt bottle of your Vegetable Compound I could tell it was doing mo good. I continued its use , nlso used the Liver Pills nnd Sanative Wash , and have been greatly helped. I would like to have you use my letter for the benefit of others. " firs. PLORCNCB A. WOLFE , SIS Hulberry St. , Lancutcr , Ohio , write * i "DKAit ] SIns. PISKHAM : For two years I was troubled with what the local physicians told mo was inflamma tion of the womb. Every month I suf fered terribly. I had taken enough medicine from the doctors to euro any one , but obtained relief for a short time only. At last I concluded to wrlto to you in regard to my case , nnd can say that by following your advice I ain now pefectly well. " Hn. W. R. DATES , fUnifleld , U. , wrltei : " Heforo writing to you I suffered dreadfully from painful menstrua tion , leucorrhccn and sere foiling in the lower part of the bowels. Now my friends want to know what makes mo look so well. Idonothesltatuone min ute in telling them what has brought about this great change. I cannot praise Lydla K. Plnhhum's Vegetable Compound enough , It is the greatest remedy of the age. " where ho sold pies nnd sandwiches. He moved out to the bis c mp nnd opened up on n larger scnle , dealing In lunches , hot coffee , etc. "Now he owns the mvellest restaurant In Jacksonville , with bevelled mirrors nnd mar. ble-toppcd tables nnd employes six cnshlorF , "Yes , alrj moke no mistake. The soldiers were worth millions of dollars to Jackson ville nnd the money they spent will help the city for years to como , because hun dreds of thousands of It were put In perma nent Improvements nnd many lines ot legit imate NtrniiKolnrn thill Annojril Him mill Stnrtli-il itln Anillt-iico. Colonel Hobert Q. Ingersoll delivered a lecture In the Columbia theater. In llrook- lyn , Tuesday night on "Superstition. " and before he had ended the licnes of some of his auditors had been strained considerably. The colonel's argument was directed against belief In the supernatural , pays the Now York Herald , nnd he placed Satan In the name category with witches as being a worn out superstition. The lecture had not progressed far nnd the colonel had Just de clared : "Whoro thcro Is no ovdenco | thcro should be no belief , " when there was n sharp rap from over the staqe. Colonel In- gersoll and the audience looked up. nnd then thcro cnmo a rap from below. There was n nervous titter from some one and a voice said : "Spooks ! " Click bank clack rattled from nil around the stage , ns though a convention of Indignant witches or worse were beating sledge hammers on sheet Iron. U was ob viously Impossible to continue the lecture In the face of such opposition. Some of the more superstitious looked at each oilier vlth startled eyes and then peered about as though In momentary expectation of see- tig an 111 natured old woman who had p.ild 10 admission flying above their heads on n ironmstlck. Stepping to n door nt the side of the tngc , Colonel Ingoreoll demanded : "Can't you slop that hammering ? " Hut It continued , and n fidgety little man n a back seat declared : "That Joke's gone about far enough. " nut hero was a tiulver In his voice , and ho said no more , for there came a frightful din of crackling , clattering Iron. Then It was hat n practical man lifted his voice , and lofore It fled uncanny visions. "Steam pipes , " sold he simply. An usher rushed to thi basement nnd nd- Ircssed n few hurried remarks to the engine ender. A valro was shut off , the cracking topped , and Colonel Ingorsoll proceeded vlth his work of humbling Old Nick. A ItininrUabliiinio. . A good story Is told of Ilov. Ottlwell Wood , a celebrated English preacher. Mr. Wood lad to appear as u witness In a North Conn- .ry asslzo court and was asked nnd gave its name In duo course. "What ? " asked the Judge , peevishly , bo ng rather deaf. Mr. Wood repeated his answer. "Can't hear you ; spell It out , " snapped : he judge. " 0 , double T , I , double UU , E , double L , double U , double O , J ) . " The Judge throw down bis pen in de spair. This Is ovpn a more rcmarkablo lame than that ot the late Admiral W. W. Wood , which the cadets at the Annapolis lavnl academy , when he was an Instructor n mathematics there , always wrote "W , cube 0 , square D. " At UlN I'MliKcrV KmlH. Detroit Journal : An Englishman driving one cold night on nn Irish car said to the arvcy : "It's a cold night. Tat. " "Hegorrn , It Is ! " said Pat. "Do you think , " said the gentleman , "that you could tell mo the Latin for cold , Pnt ? " "The Latin for could , Is It ? " said the rlshman. "Fnlx , I dlsremembcr It Just now. though I have It at my lingers' ends this ralnlt. " TI1K IIKAI/rV 3IAKKKT. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Thursday , February 23 : " \Viirrunty TleeilH. A. L. Reed ot ul to VncJuv Homola , lot 15. block 5 , Van Camp's add $ 550 O U. Huvcrstlck to Abrnm Sebrlnpr , lot 1" , block 4. Brown park 0,500 W. F. Campbell In J. A. Russell , block 0 , Brighton' ! ) add 560 South Omuhn Land company to John Tokomii. sV4 of e'4 ot lot 2 , block 68 , South Omaha 100 Conrad Lcl.snge to C , 13. nnd H'.irry Lelsnge , s'4 ot lot C , block 15'J , Omaha 1,500 R. W. Pryor and wlfo to Joseph No vak , nib BH of lot 10. blockt , Kountzc's 3rd add , 1,100 IJCCClN. Sheriff to T. II. McCuRUO , receiver , lot 1 , block 12 , South Otnnlm 900 William Bocttgur , administrator , to Max Stuhr. swii 2-1C-12 2,500 Total amount of transfers $13,010 FREE TO MILLIONS OF SUF FERERS. TillXow Ciiro for Klilnrj' , mill t rlt Ac hi TriiuhlrR. Almost everybody who rends the ncw papers is sure to know ot Swamp-Root It In the great medlonl triumph of the nineteenth century ; discovered nfter years of scientific research by the eminent kidney nnd bladder specialist , Dr. Kilmer , nnd hart truly wonderful powers In curing kidney , liver nnd lirle ncld diseases. 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