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The Citizens of Omaha Should Demand a Union Depot at Least as Good as the Above, to Be Looatod
Between the Two Viaducts, Fronting on Mason Street.
bonds were asked for and
voted and
Ike grounds donated.
I was favorably impressed with the
opinion expressed by Mayor Bemls at
tbe union depot conference held last
Monday at the city ball, when he said
f that tto present depot was a botch and
that it shou' be located between the
Tenth and Eleventh street viaducts
fronting on Mason street. Tbe cut
exhibited here shows the feasibility,
advisability and piacticabilily of locat
ing It here for the benefit of the public
and the railroads.
It would not be as was advocated by
Dr. Miller and other mossbucks of
twenty years ago out in the suburbs
out in the midst of a large wholesale
district, surrounded by magnificent
four and six story business blocks, and
near the centor of the business portion
of the city. The argument that was
advanced twenty years ago by tho
mossbacks and obstructors of public
improvements that tho locution of the
Union Pacific headquarters at Tenth
and Mason streots was unwise, because
of its distance from the business inter
ests of the city, can no longer bo ad
vanced, notwithstanding the fact that
the foundation of that structure still
exists. It is to be hoped that the union
depot now proposed, or in course of
construction', will not run the same
oourse of time and eventually stand as
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street car obstructions and want of
sufficient frontage on the Tenth street
viaduct to the proposed Union depot,
are such as to meet with the disap
proval of not only the public but the
railroadr.
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The Union depot company owns
lots' 6, 7 and 8 and one-third of lot 5,
hence there would bo no question ex
isting concerning (ho title to the
ground between the viaducts. The
contract for extending the Walnut
Hill street car lino to Houth Omaha
over Eleventh street has been already
let, and the work of construction will
be commenced in the spring. The de
lays and inoonvenionces now arising
from the use by the travelling publio
having business in South Omaha, of
the Kherman avenue line as now pro
vided, would bo entirely obviated by
direct connection.
The advantages arising from the use
of the various street car lines operated
over the Tenth and Eleventh street
viaducts to tho public at a means of
reaching the dopoi from either en
trance can not be overestimated when
the question of life and convenience is
takim into consideration, The two
viaduct entrances loading to the depot
from either end, could so be nrrangod
with elevators as to facilitate passenger
traffic to the ground floor, leaving the
front on tho Mason street entrance for
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inhabitants, an It surely will in a fow
years, such a depot as here proposed
will meet thu demands of the times.
There can bo no question as to
whether the railroad companies have
sufficient room on grounds for the
operation of (heir trains, as they noV
own from Mason to Leavenworth
streets about 800 feet.
When the Eleventh street viaduct
was built it was constructed with a view
of leaving twenty feet on either side
for the purpose of transferring the
mail, baggage and express to the plat
form on the north sido of the proposed
depot. This was done with the know
ledge of the board of publio works and
city engineer then in office. This idea
is plainly Indicated by a glance at the
ground plans in the illustration, The
proposed relocation of the Union depot
between the two viaducts fronting on
Mason street, as suggested In this
article, moots with the hearty approval
and support of all who hive investi
gated tho matter and taken the time
to examlno the plans. Among those
who have dono so may be mentioned
Mayor Uemis, City Attorney Connell,
J. H. I'uray, of the board of public
works, W. J. llroatch, Joseph Marker,
.1. N. Cornish, Dr. S. I). Mercer and
several others.
It is presumed that the obstruction
ists who favor tho Ninth and Karnam
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tiivo to nil riiilnxiiln tlm riglit of wy
HoroNR thu luiiljj" to outer thin ili'pni,
mid tlm npprovnl of nil fitlr iiiIimIimI
piioplii will Im Niiooriiil.
With tlio iippronnli of tlm Worlil'n
fair mill thu liicii-rtHi'il iMislncfH, hihI
for th wiilfiirti of lliti city, I for i.tu
liopo tknttliH citnlrovurHy now xUil:ij
bet win! ii tkndty mill tk nulnntili tuny
l)il Hctllllll HOOII. Kit N KMT STI'IIT.
JOINS THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Hibernian Rifles Will Bh Admitted to
the State Service.
One of (Jov-oleet Altgidd's first prom
inent official acts as ('oiumiinili'r-ln-Clilrf
oM.ho Illinois National Guards
after his inauguration will Im to cause
tho mustering in of tlm Hibernian
Itilles us a part of the military force of
the state, They will be assigned to thu
first brigade. This will be tlm result
or a deal between representatives of tlm
rlllesatid Mr. Altifold. Col. Thomas
llurtlKun of the Hibernian Kllles Is the
man to whom credit may be given.
Hartlgan Is a captain of pullcii and Is
tho drill-master of tlm force, He held
a position in tho postolllco under i'renl
dont Hurrison arid lias had dilTorent
jobs under republican administrations
During tho last tiloetion bo openly
worked ugalnst Gov. Klfer and did all
In bis power to seen ro tho election of
Altgold, tlm prlco of this work being
tho admission of tlm Kllles in tho event
of democratic success. His reward will
bo tho "eagles" of a colonel In tlm Ill
inois National Guards,
Masquerade costumes to rent at L
Knowlton fc (Jo.'s, 40!) Sheely block
Costumes made to order.
AUVKIITIHKMKNTH inserted in Til If
Amkkican are sure to bring a profitable
return to tho advertiser. Americans,
watch the columns of this pax'r!
Scratch pads put up from waste
paHr stock. Just tho thing for mem
orandums, 412 Shindy bbxsk.
Wanted.
Woman for house-work. No I toman
need apply. Call at tills ofllco. Middle
aged woman preferred.
For Lady Friends Only.
Send six cents In stamps for Six Pa
pers Sharps best sewing machine need
les. Mits. Hki.i.k Kaknkst,
2.'l4 ('umlng st., Omaha, Neb.
Agents Wanted.
A MONIttK INlllNt.
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lii'n lnUl lkt of Ik liiti kln
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tn unit on klf ton, Ukn im-
plnl Uh lti laniUr and rmljr lor
irviA Himlliil wwlskt t nil It
a,HH poiin.lt or IIJ Ion 1hr
hut tivr kn a loi'iiiiiuiiv on.
tlnielp.l n four drlvrt which U at
kmujr t I lilt on, tkr tolntfl,.
two pound over each pnlr of drlVara
1 k drn Intf wkonl m the Inigoot
vr Im I It fur loiuimtlvet In (kit
I'ountr, mill nra tvn ft, or eiRhtv
four Ini'lmt In dlnmetnr. Mm lioilur
prmmirn It V'ihi pmiiiiU nnd tk cem
pou ml prmelplii It of III two cyllmlnr
lypn. I k two hunilrml pound pret
turn tint already been itinliitalnnd
with tiirprUIng nnsn of thetrlntt.
Thu ryllndort nra rnspnctlvaly nlnn
tnon nnd n half nnd thirty-four Inches
In dlnmnter. the hlgh-prettura cylin
der, of I'ourto, being llm smaller, nnd
tli low praisor tho blggatt locomo
tive cylinder aver constructed. 'Ill
pistons of both ry I Indues have
twont.v-lnch stroke, nnd among the
many advantages possessed by the en
gine It one enabling the engineer to
ttart the train with ttoam from tho
low-pressuro cylinder. Tho high
pretsiirn cylinder It on tho loft tide of
the train, and steam generated passot
II rut through it, oxhuusii Into the low
pressure cylinder and Is then blown
0IT.
'J lie boiler Is tlx feet In diameter
and twenty-soven font long. The II ro
box Is at large in proportion, being
nine foot long nnd forty Inches wide,
lnsldegrate iiieniurouiont. The height
to tlm top of the cab it fourteen feet;
to tho top of the stack, llfloon feet;
Did distance from the bottom of tho
boiler to tho rail Is six and a half feet,
so that n man ovor tlx feet tall could
walk under the boiler, in tho con
struction of locomotives tho slide
valves are usually placed on top of the
cylinder. In this engine they are bo-
tweim them, and are piston valves
twolve und a half luchos in diameter.
Tho forward wheels are forty-two
Inches In dlauietor, and are stool
tired, with wrought Iron contort.
The tendor is equipped with throe
pairs of wheels, Instead of eight
wheols on two trucks. They are of
tho samo pattern as the forward
wheels of tho engine, and each, pair
isfoqulppod with equalized brakes.
The tonder is equipped with spring
DulTert.
The idea Is to get tho tlmo between
Jersey City and Philadelphia down to
ninety minutes, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer, a maintained tehedule speed
of tl ty miles an hour. J his It Is do
tired to do with tho new locomotive
under all conditions, no matter how
unfavorable, taking considerations of
delays, slow running stretches, tiio,
This, of course, requires that the en
glno shall make up tlmo lost, and
bring tho train ovor tho road at an
average of a mile a minute, including
everything, ft Is hoped that under
the best conditions, after the engine Is
thoroughly In trim, that at high a
speed at 100 miles an hour may be
maintained
JO DAVIESS WAS A VIRGINIAN
First Hln lawyer to Avimr Hror
I lift I rih'Oil Miiirciiin l oiirl,
The name Daviess, pronounced
Davis, or, by soma, Daveea. recalls
the memory of one of tho most orlg
Inal characters in the history of the
West, Joseph Hamilton Daviess, was
known as Jo Duvlest, wat a native of
Virginia, but hit history Is Identified
with that of Kentucky, whither his
parents removed In 177!', when he
wat ! years old. liy profession he
was a lawyer, but hit eccentricities
are to numerout trial, hit legal char
aotor It almost lost to s'ght in the
biographical sketches glvon of kirn,
though no doubt exlttt at to his learn
ing and talent as a pleader. Instead
of riding his oircult at was then com
mon, ha dretsnd In a half-Indian garb,
would range the woods from town to
town where courts were held, and in
this half-tavage costume would appear
In court and argu his cases. Davlest
was the fini Wet torn lawyer to plead
a cate In the United fstatet supreme
oourt. The day on which hit case
wat tet he entered the courtroom In
Washington arrayed In a buckskin
hunting shirt, wampum belt, leather
bronchos, fringed at the seams and
took a teat just outside the bar, where
becoming hungry, ho comfortably
disposed of a lurch taken from his
pocket and contistlngof broad and
cheese. One of the attendants wat
about to put him out when the case
in which he was counsel wat called,
and he arose and after announcing
hlmtelf. proceeded to deliver a tpoech
that electrified the audience, con
vinced the bench and won the suit
For many yeart his popularity was
very great, but, according to the
Globe Democrat he lost hit hold on
tho public by attempting a prosecu.
tlon of Hurr, nor did subsequent dis
closures of liiirr't operations rein
state him in the public favor. He
was killed In the battle of Tippe
canoe while heading a gallant and suc
cessful charge against tho Indians.
I III Mrnnt l'nt.
llowson I.ott I saw your wife yes
(orday and she said your servant girl
hud gone away on a vacation.
Morrison Ksox Yes. Mie went
last week.
llowson 1Ott Who Is running the
house in her absence? l'uck
TiiID (ltticttd villi Giut Pilru,
1)K. F. I). WILSON,
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JEWELER.
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OMAHA, NIB.
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SEALS
write
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OMAHA.
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