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June 22, 1899 FIEEMEN ABE BUENED OMAHA CONFLAGRATION IS SERIOUS Exploilon at Gunpowder Badly OoorehM Srei-al of the Itre Flfhtere Chief Bedell Among the Injured A Beery Financial Lota; I ' . : - At -Omaha early Sunday morning the bunding occupied by Allen broth ers wholesale grocery was burned. The damage to the stock Is estimated at f 100,000, and is covered by $170,000 in surance. , The building is damaged 115,000, the loss being covered by in surance. During the progress of the Are a magazine filled with powder, which the firemen were moving to a place of safety, exploded. Eleven fire men were painfully burned or injured two seriously. The injured are: Chief John Bedell. Lieut. Thomas fiuane, probably fatally. , Lieut. John Sullivan, Lieut. John J. Ormsby. Fireman Frank Hardy, Joseph Hoffman. ' Harry Bedell, son of the chief. , Martin Bamge. ' Otto Giseke. ' ". Pipeman John McCumbcr. Assistant Engineer Isaac Simpson. None of the injured, with the except tlonofBuane, arc dangerously hurt, although the burns are painful, c The firemen were injuren by tin ex plosion of 400 pounds of gunpowder .which stood on the first floor near the elevator. The powder was contained in two large iron tanks and was sep arately encased in ten-pound cans, One tank was dragged across the street out of harm. The secpnd tank was being dragged down the platform when it tilted and the iron lid fell back. A long, glowing splinter fell into the onen tank and the concutwlon which followed shattered windows blocks away. The heroic firemen were hurled to the pavement, their clnthinir blown from their bodies or kindled to a blaze. Teams broke from their drivers and dragged heavy en trine through the crowd at a gallop. The prostrtte firemen scrambled to their feet and ran blindly into the crowd. Ready hands extinguished the flames. Later they were taken to af ferent hospitals. . Chief Bedell did not leave his duty in tn Inntant. although his son was one of the most seriously burned. lintc tha fire originated is not : known. ' FARMER'S WAR OPINIONS I am reader of your paper. 1U pages are Illuminated with thoughts that go to the bottom of things. There are nrlnciDlesIn its teachings. It is food for the hungry, liberty loving, God serr ins patriot. Fortunately I was born midst the seenes that Inaugurated the greatest crisis in oar nation's nistor Not belnir old enoush to take a part I the conflict, yet I somehow became filled with a patriotio fire which bos burned through all these years, even through onr war with Spain up to that next arreat crisis, the unholy war of 1890, Aa I reflect upon the scenes of '05. which brought freedom and a gleam of future manhood to nearly four million of brothers. I reioice with joy unspeakable, But times have changed. Am 1 per mitted today, 180ft, to coll them broth ers? Or shall I call them "balfidevil aud half child," as our sweet poet and oroohet (so-called) designates those who. in bis opinion, are beneath him. have no words with which to expreas my contempt lor such sentiment. Nor for such preachers in metropolitan pulpits as repeat the trash until our little Ne braska preachers (ask Kipling to grade them) are aping them from so many of our pulpits. It muy be convenient to stand behind a pulpit and call men cow ards who differ in opiulon as to what Uod requires of them (KpaolaU priests also did that much). It is quiieanotber thing to stand face to lace wlM a r wpino or a patriotio, liberty-loving I'briatain and Impuun his motives lor the stand he takes lor liberty. A liberty, if you allow him to defloe it, as rational aa theirs. It is a trawsty on religion and a black mark on the spota escuU'beon of Christ to say to aay la saiiutiiuonlous style wbvtt the ouxpctd bspiis: "it is UoT' ragardlraa of our altitude In bringing Ihhi raull,ftitd IIhhi the oacipoeted happens again, not so lavorable to ua, t say "It U ol that d erillul, half devil, Aguiualdo." Uy the way, w bad thai n.aa with thai unapproachable characur with us, Tom Majora, IU ao4 vry Migtoue. and told as we ought a well etaal stilt aad mm the works of U wrought out, ad alutewr Is, U right. Joan I.Oll, Adams, Uage t o., Nob, ALLEN FOR V, PRESIDENT Atsfuaila 10, look at Mas oar duty ta oe.fli to eVaiaad d the Wls of lUa taiHi fwrtve thai some tvh a as W V, Atta be a Jura 4 at aU ewatealktae M k rallat. Aeot rall, of a aa, will gt Ike fell tate ul est pmyk awe do I bMsM tf lunula twfcv, WW ft a tWU are aatM"Sts Mi pt4iU tu ta rtai'a aa4 ttms hiaaj aa rnti) M UUirtae' aa, Sr nm thv lata. 1 M auktleatkt tt ea ft Urwee a etekMi la Ike ohmmJ tat tta i IheaJvtf a.akmj,-aa4"jay ? via a t tit tktt aa ta Whuff tg toaaM the eVMrffiii mat if aa avt k.iaaki its WaUaMie ata tkat He WWa wvfeaav tt ttad 4 the riwata rwia tkaa the rfWee, That at Umi tue Ike Nt4tm tke. of are hand in glove with the corpora tions (this as to aU east of the Missouri river), and that within this state tbv leaders of our allies are professional men and many of tbem corporation law yers or others whose interests are hostile to the working people, is a iocs inai inspires suspicion among populists. I an ao old man have kept close watch on the promises and practices of onr old parties, and each has failed practically to redeem the promises made. I have more hope now than aver before; and wbyT Uecause 1 believe in tne suit, Bry an, but not in some of the leadere under him. Bryan is fully and I believe wholly people's man a second Uncle Abe Lincoln, and if elected (and takes bis seat) will, as fully as lies in bis power, see to It that every promise made shall be kept. The acts 01 lata miuaieoi ine road fellows (the leaders) smack too much of sell to eaten many 01 tneir non- est followers asleep. The people must have relief. ht It come oysuon meane 1 It willIt will be welcomed. A truce, nd lasting one with eastern demo crats. No truckling, no bargaining- let tbem come in or stay out. Tney are twenty-one years of age, and left dad's bouse because they could not boss the old man. So I soy, let them come In when bnngry and cold, or let tbem nump for themselves. It may make men of some of them, but not of such as J. Sterling Morton. He baa to boop bis bead yet not curable, tne doctors say. Has he not got what used to be called noises In tbe head? An echo In cavern repeats itself, but so distinctly that it mav be recognised as a noise, may be confounded as an idea in tbe hollow of an emDtv bead. Dlreotlocs be very careful to make no noise within the hear ing of the patient. WH. 11. ALLKA. DROUTHY NEW ENGLAND This Is woather to sorely try tbe patience of tbe farmers and market gardeners of New England. Tbe bay crop is already failure after the drouth of April and May, and still tbe rains are withheld, and tbe drying process, wblcb Is so sadlv apparent on the lawns ol tbe city, makes short, tbin grass in tbe bay fields that is scarcely worth cutting, Corn, potatoes, peas, beans, cucumbers and other early vegetable growths are all checked in the bard, parched earth, until New England stands almost as much in need of artificial irrigation as tbe Rocky Mountain region. Tbe early vegetable gardens In tbe neighborhood of liosion look most uupromising, and tbe strawberry plants In the neighbor hood of Digbton have been so seriously affected by tbe drouth that tbe growers say the crop has been ruined. Hay, which sold in Boston a year ago at f 14 a ton, Is now being held at fSlO., It is worth nothing that while New England Is in this plight rains have been plentiful in tbe west, while tbe middle west faua bad nearly its usual supply of moisture, That Boston Jeremiah who predicted such blasting beat and drouth this sum mer as this section bas not seen in many generations, as yet bas tbe best of those who scouted bis prediction. Advices from Cape Cod reportsucb a droutb as that section bas not seen for bait cen tury, and already threatening forest fires are reported. Springfield (Moss.) tlepubiican. . , , DARNER FOR CONGRESS The suggestions of Walter Johnson with reference to a representativ to con gress from tbe Big Sixth, as published in the Independent of tbe 15th Inst., are excellent. Allow me to suggest to Mr. Johnson and to the voters of this con' greaeional district that Dawson count' bas tbe man in tbe person of lion. J. H Darner, of Cosad. lie Is not by any means a stranger to tbe people of Ne braska, having rendered distiuguished service as a member of tbe state senate in 1802, wblcb elected W. V. Allen to tbe United States senate. Mr. Darner bas always folt a just pride for the sup port be gave Mr. Allen at that time. The populists of tbis congressional dis trict should reward him for this distln- auishod service by electing him to con gross as tbe successor of Hon. W. L. ureene. Mr. Darner is a man of sterling ability and Integrity, and especially fitted for tbis honor because of tbe position be occupies among among the ranks of tbe people, being at preaent engaged In farming and milling, lie is an earnest and impreasive speaker, aud an indus trious and active campaigner. There is not a populiat in tbia diatrict who would tail to give him earneat support, and his nomination would mean sure success at tbe polls, and be would orrtainlv ably repreaeut bia constituency in ttie united States congretta. A I'"IM LIkt. Lexiuglou, .Nab., June 17, loV'J. STEWART FOR CONGRESS In your paper of June 8lh Mr. lleapy i.ruiHMM the uaine of 11. U. Stewart as eandidate for eoBgrvee in tbe Hath dis trict this fall, and aaka who will seoud lbs Momiualioo. I give you my word for ll that hundreds 0! the old guard "the boy a Irwm up the emk' aaeood the auutiuattoB moat heartily. With alt due reepact to Other candidal who havebeaa maattosad, I deaire tu say that It k uy optakia that Mr. Hteeart is the etroeiet caadldate la the UUtrk t. The Rtaae ol voters aaat a maa ol but stripe Ikie LU, vm aho will be as ra4 eal oa all qtteattoaa ol the day as are the vufcur ta ol Mark llassa la tbairdaatre tu lay all the hur.Uta KMMibla aimatba mm! tore wf aaalth, a4 U are au aa brtasaie tkui UU aa tu aWt a atas ta rwkra Whu aiUaJlaff eim fta, aatlla htUMtll la as ay tkair aa tvaahva ltftia "afelwe" the pup ultsarUiia euarMiuaal saay tkr alwe M4 tot e4 gu wtt ul ttaaiaaa. the VMtsel tketaa tu iare laawa- Viavtag pfiMil tkat sttltkag t 4 the HiMl'wiU iHiiitaa4 ta wilWathatta M4 iH tka aiaaip ait aiaa, aa4 I tue mm efced aat du aar aaej hat atttff a ktaa kua I k la ' ! tia4llua aa edalMM 4 ta tigt ie4 id stat. 1 bale unwdwl la) this graliaei datra I tuff at teaaly ra, aad I tavw t au aa whu a uatraak It. tl aiaitaaadia4 ttatHlHt, as4 that la the Iw4 4 aaa rtiw4 at the present time to fan the smouldering embers of real patriotism in this neck of woods. ,F. B. Carly. Chadron, Neb., June 18, 1899. CAUSES OF NATIONAL DECAY. J What causes people of a whole state or nation tb lose their character and in dependence? This is a question that must be answered and the remedy found or'the days of the republic are numbered, and fortunately we can nna ine answer In every page of tbe history of every na tion that baa perished, w nenever men are forced to become workers for dally wages, whenever tbey eannot secure land from which to produoe a respecta ble living for themselves and their fam ilies, then bos set in an era which can only end In revolution or In tbe abject degradation of tbe whole population, tbe rich effeminate voiuptnariee, sua iue poor, cowardly slaves, xaavwa ma condition of all the empires that are dead. It Is tbe condition of New England tndav and la ranldlv becoming tne con dition even In tbe great middle and west of our own country. Central uiy dem ocrat ACETYLENE. The Burlington railroad is experl- M.ntiM with anetvlene aas. fixtures for Its use have been placed In tbe din- Ing car "Lincoln," ana tne new ni v will be given thorough trial. It la claimed that It Is brighter than common gns and not as hard on the eyes aa elec tricity. , . . . CHEAP WAY OF MAKING ICE. Man Villa Ilia lhoee at the Coat of B Cants a Ton. An interesting and novel process of producing ka by natural methods has been put In operation in this town by a resident. A year ago be had a build ing specially constructed for his use. Tha exnerlmont house Is unique. It bas no windows, but is four square with a door In each side. Tbe owner says he' can make ice faster in a house with doors at the corners rather than In f.i middle of the sides; still this one does the business. Inside the house Is what might be termed another house a crate water-tight, and built 10 as to avoid rigidity of angles, and to allow of the expansion of tbe wa ter in freezing. The expansion is one twelfth, so the space to be left between the sides of the crate and of the house oroner is easily determined, In the early days of experiments mora than one house was smashed by tbe bulging propensities of freezing water. At one end of the house is a stand pipe from the main of the Claremont water works. The water is spring wa ter, but an application Is made of aloe tricky to still further purify it as it stands In tanks after being drawn from the source of supply. It rushes first through a rubber tube to a tank sixty feet from the main and on tbe second floor of the building. Another tube, sixty feet long, takes it to a second tank. A third lets it run to floor of the crate. As it runs out it moves slowly and more slowly, like clear, cold, , crystalline molasses still more slowly and stops, frozen. The ice builds upon itself in the crate forming anchor ice, not a top film, and tbe end Is a crate of pure, solid ice of such color as no one ever saw who has been limited to Ice cut from ordinary ponds and rivers. The tubes are arranged with respect to the openings In tbe building so as to get the maximum amount of cold wind blowing on them. One day's experiment Illustrates the process of freezing. Tbe water In the itandplpe was at 45 degrees. It was eighteen minutes passing through the tubes, and Us temperature as it Issued upon tbe floor of the crate was 80 de grees, or two degrees below freezing, and a total reduction of fifteen degrees The out-of-door temperature was at about freezing. If anyone visits the experiment house today the owner will show hlra a crate full of Ice one solid DlocK 01 aooui auu iona weigui. erection of houses of the type required .a . - I A. .lL A fit Jk Is easily accomplished anywhere, and the l e can be manufactured at a cost of about five cents a ton. Boston Her ald. EMPHATIC Statements I J! Iter t ftiHtt WliH iurtii 1 ftiiiiiU Lucy I NVUmmi, L -t in Naahvllle, Trim., now cunaldfr wllan4tl ywi t-rvBl Tj tliaiika furitiyuur , M'otidrrfal iimhII- litiv, IV ru ua, liaa il,ii0 uw all tba IftHMl, I liavit trifl a yrrat many dH'Uira and did not ttnl any rv IU f frviu any tf IIm-w, but iw BUI v vlt. I ficl like a Htw riMiti all ovr May tll bU'a ym and Hh Jm alwaya." Mra. A t IU4l.ru.l. M.lu.n, N.t ., writvai " ataa wry U and mutiMiM ta raratile b ti f tha mmi In tUla ruair aWa itiiwiMl that ae f yiHir imsIm in ha wa-4 kiim l.tit .f IV ra a and I tl.lnV thai I SHI prtfvvlly Wall. "Of en. IV rw aa U what dUI tlut tarh. ai4 1 Mil e ll the grand! auadaUw ta Ilia) wmrUi Viava waa a au4 taaai ta iKia vtii aal tttrjr Uly thvattf a! I wMjld Uw, I aar Umm aa '-tKtaalty . pVa tmr HaadkliMr, Vwtt luay this Wtwr aa a laallawaUl aa 4 aaU II M tru M MtaaW ' TWO WEEKS' MEDICINE AND - Dr. Shepard and associates, of the famous Shecari Medical Institute. New VArlr I Jf RnlMlfiar no.kl la all rtnmt 'Vn lhn v.n a,..v HHIIWIUli VUlttlW, Vlfliiaiiaia cut tbia out and mail to Dr. Sbepard and treatment two Wfexs tree of charge, oner Diseases of Head and Throat. "It tbavolaa huiky r MDo yoa apit ap Hawf" Po roe aeha all ovarf "Do yes taora at Blfhtf "Iajoar soaattoppad spf "Peaa roar bom dlaobaraaf ' "Rota roar bom blatd aaallyf" " taw la woraa toward slant?" 'l)oa tht Bona I tab and burnt" Hli tbura pala la trout ol aaadf" -Ma thara pala aaroaa tb ayaaT ' la tbara t let Una la tba taroetf" "Do you blow oat aeebe at alRhtr" "la your araaa ol aiaatl UavluaT" "Do yoa bawk to utaar tba tbroatT" "la tba throat dry la tba noralnaf" "am you loaluR your aaaat ol taataf "Do yoa ulaap with your mouth opanf" "Poaa your Boat atop Bp toward lilht?" 4PJw. - CUCDIDn llcniPII " TU Ullkl ftlltf IhlLUIUIIL 6 INTERESTING TO BUYERS t Hew Idea Patterns 10c. 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Opposite Pootofflce, HARDY 1124 $4 60 Th'i U one of our leaden in ft carriage, ll h a tint? one tot money, CARPETS We are now ihowinrf full line of new carpeti. C)ur (all line hat arrivetl nvl we can interett you. TREATMENT - FREE! III ail VUIUBIW VIHV9t - V uwot vvuv aasociatea, they will send their horns to expire July 1. , Diseases of Bronchial Tabes. "Havayou sean-hf "A re f oa loila ihV -Do oa eeab at olahtt" "Hw 70a a pala la mf ' Oo roa Uka old aaalhrT" 'la yaar appatlta variablaf "H are roa atitobaa la MoT" "lo jron aouah until foa saetV -uo you raaairoiny amwiau - 'Po yoa aouah oa eolat to badf "Do you aoaaa ta tsa aiorniagr "Arayoa lowaplrltad at Uamf "uo yoa ap Bp yanow mattarr "!a yaar aeoah abort aad barhlaaf "Po yaa apt ap little aaaMy leapef" "Havt yoa a dUuat(or laity loodaf "la tbara a tktllna bablad tha palauf" "Po you ImI yoa ara rowlaa waakurf" "la tsara a baralae pala la tba throalt" Havt yoa a palaliablpd tba braaatboatf -Do yoa sough woraa alabt aad noralaaf IIICTITIITf w!5"".wm, llttl 1 1 1 U I Lt ONAUA, HUH. Underwear Specials. 15 down dent's Fancy Balbrlg- franHhlrt and Drawers, rvgu ar 00c; sale price, each.,...., 20 down Boys' Summer Hblrta ' and Drawers, regular U5o; sale O f A price, each a? 1 v Handkerchiefs. A large variety of Ladies', Children's id Gent's Handkerchiefs at le, 80, So, . . m 10., lm ?p . aa. . tien's Working Shirts. Itesrular 25e, 85e, 40c, 60o and Cftj 75c, at 17c, 35o, 20o, 8'Jo and... UUU Sun Bonnets in- . Ladies'. Misses' CLOSES ON FURNITURE O STREET, LINCOLN, NEB. Special Summer Sales We will close out at COST Bicycles, Refrigerators, Now U the time to et a wheel, From $15 up. A first claa wheel for $iO. Gasoline Stoves Our line it again complete, We have a koik novo for $3, anil from that up to $ja Easy Payment Plan Capalaad by m Oqaall. Cmoaoo, June 30. Ira J. Holmes, orother oft Burton Holmes, tbe lee turer, waa drowned in Lake Michigan festerday by the eapslslng of I Mil, hot la Baeaplag. Lkavxhwohth, Kaa, June 2a A military prisoner named Wringer, for merly a private of tba Sixteenth in fantry, waa shot by Private Olsen, of Troop F, Sixth cavalry, a guard, while attempting to escape, and died last night In tha fort hospital. Oaa't Ieereaae the Blerete Ta Bku, June 2u, It la announced oeml-offlolally that any inorssse la tha tax on Amerloan bloyoles is Impossi ble, because the eommerolal treaties with Austria, Russia aud Ital v ewaluda auoh a tbina. Too will And tbe data at which yoor subscription expired marked oa thai week's Issue of your paper. Take aotioa of It and If you are la arrears yon should make payment at ones. 9V "ft Ladies' and Misses' LOW SHOBD. Exceptional Vls:s. Indies' Kid Laos Oxfords, patent tip and plain tos, regalar 1.00; f sale price, per pair U Ladles' Kid Laos Otfordf, pat- ant tip, coin toe, regular f 1.35; sale pries, per pair.... ant tip, coin toe, regular Hi Hi iasa v Kid patent and Lsoe Oxfords. stock tin. black and tan, regular f 1.60; sale Of 1R price, per pair... Ladles1 Kid Laos Oiforda. cloth, and kid too, black t and tin, regular 1.76; sale O ft O price, per pair., (JltW Ladles' Kid Laee Oxfords, cloth and kid top, black y and ton, regular 13.00; sale ft n A prlos, par pair 11 s I U Ladles' Kid Cloth Top, 9-bnt- ton Slippers, regular f 2.60; flQ ft) sale price, per pair avajaaaiw a t Child's and Misses' Slippers, bro- ken lota at, a pair, O80, 79o RHn and. www TUESDAY. JUNE 27 Lincoln, Nebrooka CO., We Furnish Your Houss Com plete on Easy Payments. $10.00 l'or thit larue tli apartment house box 5 usually told for $1 J 50. af sXJLil ' AtrjV , t