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.
ANY STYLE -ANY SIZE
None better, no matter bow much you
Monthly Fashion Sheet for July can
be bad FHEK at our store.
Wash
Dress Goods.
Its variety wonderful, beautiful color
combination! and woven elegance, At
special prices.
50 Pieces Beverly Fancies In
a bargain at aw; sale fl Q ia
price, a yard U O'W
7o Dimities. ' R 1.0ft
Sale price, a yard ....tl 1 "fiU
85 pieces Futaine Fantaieie and Toils
Alsatla. eto., teg. two, II 1 'JA
Hale price, a yard
a mv
. m f I J I .xlln
iniiipcea aieaiDB wrunHuw,
AT- ,."1 0 1 -2C
Bay ore Testate; regular 15c,
. Sale price, a pard, ,...,,..,
Imperial Dotted Swiss Mull, reg.
1, 1 - 1 1
13c
15o
IOC, hiv uniar, m joru............ t
; Summer
Corset Bargains.
10 doien Frlnoeea Summer Cor
sets, regular 85o; sale price,
15 dosen Aurora Belle Corsets, A9t
regular 60c; sale price, each...... lwv
THIS
FRED SCH1DT
921 O Street. 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
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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.
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