8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SATURDAY. DECEMBER 5 18S5.
BOREAS BLOWS BIG BLASTS ,
The Day of Damaging Storm in the Oily nnd
Its Incidents ,
SHE SOUGHT A WATERY GRAVE.
. Kraiifio tionpi Ino ( Ilio Hirer
tVnrrmi Yules' Obsequies
I'ollcc niul Court Notes
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A Stormy Dny.
About Unco yesterday morning a gale
nro c from I ho northwest nnil in nn incredibly -
credibly short space of liniohad gathered
th energy of a hurricane. All through
p the uarly moiniug hours it howled and
" if nhrlekcd , and us day dawned the city
nwoko amid tempestuous scenes. All
day long the wind swept the town ,
lulling and swelling at alter
nate interval ? , securing to poise
n moment for breath and then
descending ngain more boisterous
than before. Its rough sport has been
disastrous , and a list of damages is np
pended. KUMIICSS was miieh im
peded , and but for the roar of the blast
the quiet of n holiday reigned. About
10 o'clock a light snow sot in and Justed
for two hour. * , falling in flno Hakes \\hieh
the wind quickly dispelled.
TIIK MOX.U , gl'ltVlli : OllSUUVATIO.VS.
Thu .storm commenced at about I !
o'clock this morning , with a velocity of
nl.Ntoen miles an hour , ( iradnally the
gusts gathered and increased in velocity.
Ity I ) o'clock Ihu wind was blowing l u
rapid pace , and by 11 o'clock I ho rate
was nearly that of a hurricane. The av
erage rate of the wind during the morn
ing , as recorded by the anemometer in
the local signal ollico , was -1.1 miles an
hour , though at times it would reach a
velocity of fil miles an hour , and at-
lllfi : the velocity was nearly Go miles.
In tlio atternoon Ihu wind had slackened
lip .somewhat , though it was still blowing
nt a still * rat u. .Signal .Service Observe !
1'olloek went down to the bridge in the
nurniiig to take his regular observa
tion anil discovered that the
wind was blowing there at the rate of
sixty miles an hour , or hurricane spend
In fact the brce/.o was so still * at this
point that to cross the bridge on foot
was absolutely impossible.
At iho 7 o'clock observation nt the morn
ing tlio teinperaturo was Mo ; at noon
the thermometer showed that tlic mer
cury had fallen to U7o. The following
announcement , ornamented with the
black tlag diagram , was sent the the dif
ferent nowpapor ollicof ) of the city :
The following telegram has been re
ceived from the Chief Signal Olllcer of
the Army :
WASHINGTON , Dec. ! . Hoist cold wave
signal. The temperature will fall from
10 to ' 'o degrees in the next thirty-six
hours. O. S. U. HAXF..V , U. S. Army.
Alter considerable trouble ( lie black
flag was JioNted to tlio top of the federal
building and is at present Haunting a
lively accompaniment to the rushing
winds.
"Yes , you can say that the
wind is the strongest known in Omaha
for the past fifteen years , or since the
signal .station was first established hero , "
snitl Signal Ollicer Pollock to a rojiortor.
"That is , taking into consideration the
iact that the wind has kept up all the
morning without slacking. Oi course
there have been times , as our records will
show , when the wind has been more violent
lent for a few moments than it was to
day , but only for a very short time. The
reports from our stations in Nebraska ,
Colorado , Wyoming and Dakota show that
u cold waye is sweeping over the north
west , accompanied by snow storms and
remarkably heavy winds. Wo received a
report this morning from Denver , stated
that the velocity of the wind there was
10(5 ( miles an hour. Wo have telegraphed
back and askcd-if this lignre was true ,
nnd resolved a reply that it was. I can't '
credit the report , as u wind of the veloc
ity of 100 miles an hour is unknown iu
this part of the country. "
NOTI'SOrTIin GAI.H.
Whisky Jack lost the hat hi& father
wore.
The fast young men of town were bad
ly left by the wind.
Tivo largo panes of Koichonbcrg's res
taurant were broken early yesterday
morning.
The wind broke in a part of the front
door of the Higgins' saloon on Douglas
street.
The skylight on the Strong building ,
Tenth and I'lirinuu , was shivered to
pieces.
Lehman , the 1'arnam street dry goods
man , lost a chimney , which cracked his
roof.
Several of the chimneys of the Dodge
ctrcet school were blown down at about
10 o'clock.
Innumerable cases of signs blowing
down were reported yesterday. Most of
them however , did no harm.
The street .sprinklers might have stood
in the wind , and their lluld could have
been blown for blocks.
The windows on ' ( he north side of the
Uavls building , next to Kediclc's building ,
were smashed to smithereens.
The Lincoln wires ronld scarcely bo
used at all. The wind in their stretch of
country was particularly severe.
An American Impress wagon was over
turned unceremoniously' near the corner
of Fifteenth and Fnrauin street.
The frisky brco/.q tore up a largo sec
tion ot sidewalk on Twelfth street be.
tween Dodge and Capitol avenue.
( About 'n hundred feel of tlio northeast
corner of the now Union elevator were
torn off nml carried away by the wind.
The telephone wires wnro thoroughly
( angled up by the winds , so much so in
fact as to render the instruments almost
useless.
It was rumored thai I wo or three street
cars were blown oil * the truck yesterday
but no particulars of jimy such acci
dents could bo learned. ,
A number of the slates ) from the opera
house were soul Hying through the air
and down upon iiu [ walk * where they
were dashed to piefesi.
An old man in coming round Fifteenth
wid Farnam was stn k by the wind'aml
coated on ( ho llaii : stone where for a time
he spun around like a top.
Coroner Divxel Is authority for Iho
tlatcmcnt that the wind blew a two-Inch
hole Into Frank llnudlu's cheek , Great
est feat on record !
A gentleman ivhp arrived yesterday
from the west over tlio Union I'aoilio
says that all the corn cribs along the line
for miles out have been blown down.
K. W. Simorai was struck on the back
by u flying sign , while ho was walking
up Farnam street. Ho was pivtty badly
bruised though not seriously injurud.
Among the list of buildings blown
' down Is Mat/.a & Anderson's lea house
which succumbed to the fury of thu winds
nt 11 o'clock yesterday.
Iu ( . 'oimcil Illulls , a tin roof on Main
trcct was blown oil' , and in falling bora
down upon wrefi [ of the telephone ex
change and carricd.thctn to the earth.
A hotel on South Fifteenth fitrcot near
tlm Dvllovno road , known as tlio hyans
IIOIIKO nnd but partially completed , b'ov' '
dqwn yesterday , No oivo w-s in
jured ,
At Ti.mli and Fnruam stri-cts , one of
the covered top wagons of the American
express company was overturned and
badly scratched and bruised upon the
pavement.
The roof of the residence of Louis
Faist took wincr * to itself ye ton.iy :
morning and wont n short distance
toward Hea\en after which it fell to the
caith.
MrShann's barn on thncorncrof Dodge
and Fifteenth street * lost several htm *
dred shingles , which for a time rained
round the coiner with great danger to
the pcdc tiiaiis.
I'rown , the second hand man on Doug
las streethad a hogshead of straw in front
of his place and agusl of wind took it and
sent it like a stream from a ho-sO against
Dellono's stoto.
One of Urn skylights on top of the (1003 (
hotel was sent heavenward , and then In
the other direction , whcnil met the gran
ite pavement and resolved itself into
flinders.
The new residence of 12. A McClure ,
on Virginia avenue , scarcely completed ,
was moved twenty-live feel , lorn to pieces
and ( ho furniture destroyed. Damages
will not fall short of $2,300.
Morse's sign foil with n crash lo the
walk ami created con lcrnation among
Iho clerks. The sign in question was the
last surviving relitof the great and good
and departed Smith.
Rabbi Henson lost hi * silk tile near the
corner of Sixteenth and Faruam yes
terday , and vhtioed it leisurely for half
a block , wnen u pile of bricks kindly
slopped the coin so of the runaway plug.
The U. P. lines between Omaha and
Grand Island and Ihe 1 > . A M. between
this place and PlallMiiotith were down
for a part of the time yesterday , but men
were .set to work Immediately to repair
them.
A baker's wagon driving along South
Tenth street was blown against a
telegraph pole , when the horse
look fright and ran away , demolishing
the wagon and scattering bread along
the street.
A number of houses on Virginia ave
nue were demolished slightly by the
wii'd in addition lo K. A. Mc'lure's ( now
residence. Out houses ami fences were
whirled oil'and dropped to the ground
twenty or thirty feet distant.
From the hill , an extensive view of
lutnbei piles tottering and fallen , and
lying in promiscuous ruin could be scon.
The lumber , however , was not broken
to any great extent , but it was frightfully
demoralixed.
One of the most amusing sighls of the
day was that of Mike Maul chasing his
black Derby down Farnam street. After
a three block's run , in which ho fully es
tablished his reeoid as a sprinter , ho
captured ( ho hat.
At the I'axton block a baker's wagon
received a broadside and took a sleep on
llii ! street Then ; was no load in it and
fortunately the driver kejjt the horxjs
under control. A couple of men put it
on its wheels ngain.
A par ! of II. Spiegel's roof sign fell in
front of his store on Douglas street op
posite tinMillanl and when ho wont to
pick it Hi ) the wind raised it suddenly ,
striking him a sovcroblow on the hip and
compelling him lo seek medical attend
ance.
At nil points along the various roads
entering Ihe cily , farmers were busy
lighting the clement. Kvery conceivable
weight was utilized lo weigh down Ihe
barns , cribs and outhouses , which , in
many cases , were badly demolished and
spirited away.
The chimney of Col. Henry's houc , on
Twenty-fourth and Dodge slrcols , blow
down yesterday and llie roof caught
lire. Iu Iho excitement , the family
thought that a tornado had struck Ihe
town , and started at once for the cyclone
cellar. The fire on the roof was cxtin-
guished without much trouble.
The spire of St. Philomena's cathedral
on Nintli struct was reeking to and fro in
the wind yesterday and ils downfall
was momentarily expected. Up to a late
hour , however , it was "slill on deck. "
A policeman was stationed near tlio
cathedral most of the morning to warn
passers of the danger.
Jus. Homier , the furniture man on
Douglas street , sullercd a loss of about
? . ' 5i ) by the blowing in of one-half of his
west plate glass window. It crushed
down upon a largo assortment of china
tea and dinner .sets , which stood in the
display alcove , and reduced them to or
iginal particles.
Telephone men were kept busy climb
ing the poles a Ml straighlening llic
wires , but they would cross and tangle
up as fasl as they were fixed. It was a
risky job for the workmen , and several
barely escaped being torn from their
critical stations and dashed violently to
the gromid.
A driver named Fernandez had his
foot crushed by the oveitnrning of
1'eycko Hros. delivery wagon
near the corner of Tenth and tar-
mini streets. His injuries were dressed
by Dr. Hvdo and he was taken to his
homo on Jforth Twenty-fourth street.
A blacksmith shop on Twelfth street ,
near the Union Pacific shops , was blown
down during one of the sudden gusts of
wind Ihis morning. The occupants , a
man and a boy , escaped with their lives ,
but it was quick work for them for a
while.
LijahJ. Leech , boarding at Iho Doran
house , : i one-armed soldier , had his coat
opened violently by the wind , and as a
consequence , sullers Iho loss of n. pension
ccrtilicalo , a tree claim and a homestead
certificate , which ho was to have used
yesterday in court. Parlies finding will
oblige Mr. Leech by returning them to
the above place ,
One of the empty dry goods boxes in
front of Williams' ' store went on a jour
ney and landed in the street in front of n
her o who was drawing an oxpresj. The
animal jumped Iho box and the front
axle landed upon it , and with this novel
fifth wheel the horse continued to run
until by a sudden turn over Iho track , ho
cracked the whole outfit.
The now hotel at the Union stock yards
lost all its chimneys. Those had been
extended beyond the mansard loot' hist
night , and the wind took them plcco
meal and sent them flying almost beyond
the railroad track. The wind at noon
was blowing iv perfect hurricane and
strong fears were entertained that the
building , because of its open condition ,
would Buffer more before evening.
Two loads of scenery for the "Prisoner
for Life , " ut the opera house ,
wore unable to make the rear of Iho lioyd
nnd took up a position in front on Far
nam street. They were there unloaded
by piecemeal , and the fondness the wind
displayed for the several wings , flats and
drops would lead mm to suppose that the
shifts stood an excellent chance of going
tu heaven ,
A pile of boards in front of Loary's
saloon on Farnam street went ono by
one against the front of the hoiuo , with
much the same noise as a cannon shot.
One of them swept the walk as a ilii : ;
reporter was passing , ami mowing his
legs from under him , deported his imrly
form ilium the walk and wan proceeding
to annihilate him when his good fortune ,
as usual , rescued him from his plight.
Dell Iluild , the handsome liar tender at
Hlggins'was going down Fifteenth street
( o work yitstorday with his head ilown
against the blast and his 03-09 looking for
inr.iginurv nickels on the sidewalk when
he'was roused front his reverie by a
pl'ink ' llfteen feet long Imbedding ll.solf
In the walk just in front of him. Three
feet more and there would have been
ono of the best brandy smashes Dull had
ever had anything lo do with.
The Omaha foundry , situated on the
I'nion 1'uiill ? track near Kightccntli , ft
building , which , from its peculiarly shel
tered position would seem to defy the
elements , was badly wrecked early In
the morning. The cast end with si .sec
tion of the roof were crushed in like ccg
. * ! ull3 , v.l.ilo ti ! , rum working inside ,
were compelled to fly for their lives.
Castings and molds were badly disar
ranges nnd n Jo-s of about $5,000 was
sustained.
Wclshans it To. , sloro house on the
corner of Kighth and Farnam streets ,
stored with si/iOO bundles of hay ana
straw , which wore piled fifty feet high ,
was scattered over I ho adjacent ground
inaitistic confusion. Ono side of the
pile , uith several of thosupporls.crashcd
through George f'atilichrs barn on th
oulh and demolished the part si i nilei
and sto\c in one of the stalls. Mr. Can
field removed Ids slock bef/jro they couh
bo injured.
Policeman Hays whllo stand
ing near the corner of Fifteenth am
Farnam yesterday , was hit on tin
liln by the largo sheet-iron boot-sign o
Dohlo's shoo store , which was blown ti
Iho ground. Fortunately , however , he
was on ! v grazed and not s'verel.y ) in
jured. The sign gave another turn 01
two , and the lieel of the boot lighter
with terrilic force on the .sidewalk , be
came imbedded in the timber to the
depth of three inches. U required , se\-
eral minutes of hard hacking with a
pick to dig it out.
A hntle.ss vonng lady rushed Into the
coroner's office , and brought tears to tin
bachelors hanging around ; . She corned
distressed , nnd Mike Maul , in endeavor
ing to relieve her , induced her to remark
that she didn't ' want to buy a collin , but
desired to wail. Her hut was rolling
down Iho street , at the rate of forty miles
an hour , and six men were flying after
it , and she wanted lo see which ono of
them would overtake it and return.
Kvory member of the Collin club then
joined in the ehaso , but not ono of them
had returned at last reports , but the hat
was returned by ono who had earlier
joined in the race.
It was not regarded safe ye torday
for trains to cross the U. P. bridge on ac
count of the heavy wind , and the bridge
superintendent gave notice that no
trains would cross until Ihe wind went
down. The Lincoln train was held on this
side of the river and did not leave on
time. The Marysville train did nol ar
rive until 'JIOin : ! llie afternoon. Train men
report considerable damage along
the road , wind mills , small build-
ngs , etc. , being down. Two men
were blown from the platform of an in
coming train over tlio U. 1 * . line , but for
tunately neither of them were injured.
the tops were blown from three box cars
that were standing in the yards Ibis
morning.
Afternoon nnd
About I o'clock Ihe intense fury of the
gifc" its blindingdiisl , ils dropping signs
overturned wagons , tottering buildings
and ominous clouds ceased tojmako men
timid and miserable. The sun smiled his
sickening , half apologetic smile for the
imnotcncy he had displayed throughout
tin ) day. When he foumf ho was not ap
preciated ho went asleep upon a pillow
of cloud which not even his powerful em
brace could warm into the appear
ance of life.
The streets were as clear of dust as a
XIV century sideboard. They were de
serted and impressed ono as being
moved to remorse because of the demon
iacal scenes which they had permitted
tliomselvcd to witness during the earlier
hours of the day.
Night sot in clear and cold , in every
respect wintry. Hut the winds had gone to
Avernus or back lo Aolus' cave , because
they sported no more with impunity
over their powerless victims.
"MAD OF IjIKK'S 3IVSTI3IIY. "
Krause Plunge ? In the Cold
River , but is Itcsciicil.
The Krause alleged rape case had n
sensalional sequel yesterday.
Jacob Ncidereinor , alias "Jake , the
Peddler , " who was accused of outraging
the Krause girl , returned yesterday
from Calhonn , where ho has been
for the past week. lie went
lo his homo in the bottoms and was seen
by Mrs. Kranso , who lives adjoining.
The sight of her daughter's supposed des-
poiior touched her already shaky intel
lect to lire and she flow into a lit of rage.
The object of her wrath seemed to bo nor
unfortunate child and the woman becaiue
so violent that Mr. Krause took his
daughter for safety to the house
of a neighbor named Hen-
ningtou. Upon returning , Krause
Ihought rte appease his wife by
promising to fetch her some beer. While
no was putting on his coat to perform
this errand , Mrs. Krause rushed out of
the back door. She ran swiftly to the
river anil plunged in. The swift cur
rent , aided oy the high wind , sent her
body out into the stream , but by some
fortunalo accident a long-projecting log
caught her dress and held her.
Two small boys who had seen the
deed , called for help and a number of
men responded speedily. The wretched
woman was pulled back to the shore half
drowned and taken to her home. She is
is now suU'oring from a high fever and
although medical service has been
called in it is extremely doubtful that she
will recover.
COMMITTISU CAUCUS.
What tlio Gi'iido niul Grading Com
mittee Tli I nk Tlmy JIavo liono
with tlio liouvcnwnrth Grade.
Agreeably to the resolution of the
council adopted at its last meeting , the
members of the several committees held
their caucuses last night. There was not
much , except talk , indulged in , In nearly
all of the committees. The absence of
Boino of Iho members ami the coldness
without , conduced to this result. The
best exception , perhaps was that of the
committee on grades and grading. That
body , as one of its members remarked ,
was as usual , the last lo leave the cham
ber , ami they adjourned at ! ) ; ! W o'clock.
Up to that time , they had been engaged
upon the everlasting subject ot the
Leavenworlh street grade. It may well
bo doubted if any grade so occupied the
attention of our legiblalors before. Like
the omnipresent ghost of H.inquo , this
subject will not bo disposed of , It has en
grossed the attention of the delegation
from the Second ward , it has
been treated by the city engineer ,
it has boon considered by u special
committee , it has been ultaokod by hos
tile factions on each side , and , although
there is to-day u grade established , yet
Iho fact is still unchanged thai Iho ques
tion of permanent grade of that street
has not yoi been satisfactorily settled.
Now como Messrs. Fumy nml Dalley.
member ot the committee on grades and
grading , and each of tlieso doun say that
no and they , Individually ami jointly ,
have at length Jecide.d upon a grade
which shall in oll'ect no the compromise
which will give satisfaction to tlio ma
jority , oven though it do not please yonio
of the more wealthy residents on that
street. Mi1. Furay , in the absence of the
prolilo , eould not u\pltiin ry clearly
In what the compromise consisted ,
beyond the fact that the reduction
would not excecjil live feet in ono
hundred. Mr. Furay is satisfied
thai this idea will bo the ono that will
obtain and the o > io which will bring im
mortality to him and his confrere Dailoy ,
It Is the ties ) re of both these men that
tholr compromise shall be fully discussed
by the rdemleiitd of the ward , and they
claim nothing will bo left undqno to
aH'nrd the opportunity they desire in that
rcsjv.-vt.
UGGLE
TO
All the Clothiers of Omaha tell you how cheap they will sell you goods. At Cost ! At y
Cost ! The trouble is the cost is not right.
THE TWO ORPHANS make a PROFIT ON CLOTHING
Our its Crowned with Success M
THE YANKEE BOYS FROM MAINE , THE Two ORPHANS ,
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AX INTRIIKSTIXO H13MIXISOKXCI3
Jlen llounn Tells of.Jolm .
Jiij-i-atitiiile-ltoUbod of $7 , < ) OO.
"Yes , "said Hen IIoganin , conversation
with a reporter last night , " 1 know Morrissey -
rissey , and llecnan , and all those old-
timers well. Those were the days when
New York politics were most corrupt ,
along from * < tt to ' 70 , when Tweed was a
big politician. In those limes a pugilist
was a great man. Ho was king of a
great gang of fellows , numbering some
times 2,000 of 3OOJ , and politicians use lo
rush lo him to buy his influence. They
knew he could control his gang and their
voles , you understand. Morrissey used
to head ono gang , Heonan another. Kach
man would rule over his own climio and
they would back him in everything 1m
choose to do. 1 remember when Fgot
MorrNsoy out of a pretty serious
scrap one time. In fact 1 wived his
life. Yon see there was a plot formed to
get him out of the way. jlp stood in tlio
path of some oilier politician , and the
latter wanted him removed. Ho hired
ono of llie oilier gangs to kill Momssey.
I told John about it , for I was a great
friend of hN and of course did not want
to see him worsted. Ho got out of the
way and escaped the danger. Kill him
oiit'righl ? On , no. They wouldn't have
shot him down in cold blood , nor stabbd
him. That would look too much like
murder. They were to meet him in some
out of the way place , when none of his
gang were around. They were to send
Hi a man lo pick a fuss with him , whom
thev knew Mqrri soy would "do up' ,
without any trouble. Then , under the
pretense ol protecting their frienjl _ , they
were lo rush in. doublobnnk him and
beat him to death. In that way they
made it look as-lhough it was an attempt
to protect their friend , you < understand.
Yes , sir. those were exciting * times. But
John afterward turned me a moan Iriek
that it was mighly hard to forgive him
for. "
"What was that ? " queried Iho re-
porler.
"Well , you sec I was in Saratoga along
about ' 07 or 'l > 8 , running a ' faro game.
Morrisuoy arranged a Imrdlo race , in
which his Horse was ono of Iho conte'-t-
anls. It was a sure thing that
his nag could win. Just before the
race. John came along and said to me :
Here , lien , take this $ , ! ,000 of mine and
bet it on my horse , and rope in as many
fellows as you can. I'll divide the prot-
ils with you.1 You sec ho was a cunning
man he knew lhat lending mo money
of his own to bet would make mo confi
dent , so that I would stake a lot of my
own cash besides. He calculated just
I'l' llt.
'Ho sent a number of his gang around
to mo to get bets out of mo. 1 didn't
know who they were , and when they
oll'ered to back the horses that
were to run against Mor-
risoys , I got excited and olTered to
take llicm lor any amount. I bet a thou
sand dollars with this man and a Ihou-
pnnd dollars with that man , until I had
about $7,000 up on John's nag. In the
meantime , ho had "lix-ed" the race so
that his horse was to loso. And it did.
But the race was "thrown" BO plainly
that anybody could see it. Why , just before -
fore Iho last hurdle was to bo jumped ,
Morrissoy's horse was way ahead anil
scorned bound to win. The rider made
iv terrible pull-up and threw the horse
sidewise and almost oil' his feet. The
other horse rushed up , and in the jam
Morrisey's horse and rider came mighly
near being killed. 1 knew
llien that John , whom I
had always considered u oed friend of
mine had put up a job on mo. I felt
savage then. I might have killed him if
ho hadn't jumped into his buggy and
rode awav before I could reach him ? The
fact was iMorri-jsoy wanted to break up
my faro game. Ho took that means of
doing it. But ho afterwards paid mo
back the money ho had swindled mo out
of. "
"That happened while you were in
Saratoga ? "
"Yes , and before I left that place I was
n poor man. 1 gambled away everything
1 had. First my money went. Then my
horses and carriage , then my diamonds.
gold watch , and all my jewelry , and tin-
ally my hoiioo and lot were staked and
lost on the cards. "
SII13 IIAXKI3UI3I > FOU DEATH.
Au Oinalm AVoimm'a Caiei-H 011 Ihij
the Lincoln. 'iValn.
Some fool woman from Omaha made a
ridiculous annoyance of iierticlf to the
the passengers on Thuwdayi mornintr'.sB.
&M , train to Lincoln.
She entered the second dfly coach with
a sad expression upon her countenance
and a look in her eye HO far away that it
seemed to rest on the distant battlements
of Glory. Anybody at a glance could
tell lhat she was meditating suicide or
murder , and all the passengers regarded
her attentively from the time she flopped
into u seat until hho began her perform
ances. The train had run halt way to
l'Jatt month ami w.is Hying along the
beautiful stretch of road which skirts the
river between Omaha ami Iho month of
thoPlatto. Suddenly she. was ob.crvcd
to produce from her bosom
a letter which site proceeded to
read , crying softly the while. No.xt she
glanced' warily about , and mtllsticil that
she was unobserved , took from her trav
eling bag a small bottle of black liquor.
Thisshooycd pensively , and withdraw
ing the cork , swiftly placed it to her lips.
At this juncture , the conductor , who had
been summoned by a nervous passenger ,
interfered , but the woman thrust the
bottle into her dress somo.vhero nnd no
one care.d to recover it. On various oc
casions she repeated this performance
tearfully reading the letter , and starting
to suck the nod : of the bottle. When
the train reached Lincoln , the police ,
who had been summoned to the sialion
by telegraph , took iho woman into ens-
tody , but after receiving the fatal phial
from her , and obtaining her promNo
that she would nol again attempt to qnll
Ihe earlh , they conducted her lo a hotel.
The licit Miie.-
This snap of cold weather has been
rather a drawback to the work on the
Belt Lino. Several of the gangs wanted
only ten days at the most in which to
complete their work. The various con
tractors expected they would have at
east that number of days , and some ot
thorn wore so sanguine as to believe thai
Ihey would have an open winter in whieli
to not only complete the grading bntalso
the lajing of Ihe Iraek.
Notwithstanding this sudden irruption
of eold weather , there are few of the con-
Irnelors who have not been in possession
of h-arty feelings and genial ( -miles.
They undertook their contracts with the
estimates of the engineers lo guide
them in Iho amount , of work they
wore expected to perform. In a
number ot cases the estimates have not
been , in any manner , near the amount of
earth whieli lias had to be removed. In
ono instance , tlio engineer's estimate
showed a removal of something over
! ) ,000 yards , whereas in the actual work
the displacement has not been far away
from nearly three limes that amount , or
abo'il ' : i 1,000 yards. This discrepancy of
something like15,030 yards , of course is
paid for at just so much a.yard.
One of the heaviest cuts on the line is
in the vicinity of Iho poor farm , which is
being made by Brennan & Co. This out
is nearly completed and is one of Iho
be l on the road.
The company will commence laying
track , in all probability , on Monday noxl ,
and in anticipation of thi- > event , a force
of graders have been at work for several
days in grading the site of the new depot
at Twelfth and Nicholas streets.
no-Fifty GO
Fifty patterns fine Chamber Sets in all
woods , at greatly reduced prices. Will
continue only until sold.
CIIAS. SIIIYUKICIC ,
1''OG , 1208 and 1210 Farnam street.
The Cheyenne Anscomlci * .
Frederick Laudau.t ho absconding debtor
from Cheyenne , arrested hero Thurs
day morning at the instance of Messrs.
Kiioy iV : Dillon , was released Tliuixlay
evening. A reply was received from his
wife stating that she hud placed to the
firm's credit the. $000 ho asked forandthis
being corroborated by the bank , Landau
was released. Ho lelt for llie easl most
expedilioiisly.
The following special telegram from
Cheyenne lo the Denver Tribnno-Kepub-
lican , date of liic lirit iust. , gives some
additional facts relative to Landau :
Kreik'ilck Landau , a saloon-keeper , sent
hN wife east , yestciday inoiiiliif , ' . with Sio-
400 sewed up In lieri-lothlniK , and attempted
to lene ; lilinsell. this morning , Internllng to
jump tlio town ; but Ids creditors ropKscnt *
liiSXJ.WX ) , took him liom the train , compel-
linn him to remain , lie has been lu-ie since
IbCT , and he leeently sold a l.uxo amount of
elty piopeity. Ho lias beun consideied a
smiaie business num. His dest ( nation was
South Aiueik-.i. Ho Is a native of ( iiiatainnhi.
Nasal Catarrh. Throat and Ear sue
ccssfiilly treated. Chas. Impoy , M. 1) .
cor. 10th and Harney , Wilhnell Block.
A .Tiidfiinent CotGreen. .
The case of ox-Oflicer Dull' Green
vs. Winger & Miller and C. W. Kdger-
ton , came up in the counly court for
trial yesterday afternoon. The plaintilV
brought the suit to compel the dofon-
dHiits to puy him the stipulated reward
for the recovery of the goods which were
stolen from them at Lincoln hist spring.
The other claimant was Constable hdger-
ton , who was made a co-defendant in the
suit , lie claimed the reward , as having
been instrumental in the recovery of the
goods. The defendants failed to put in
an appearance in proper time anil Judge
McCnlloeh decided tlio case in favor of
ox-Olllcor Green , giving him a judgment
of * 10U. _
Kiuvlins Suiul Stone.
Messrs. II. M. Galbraitli , the general
manager , and Chas , Carson , the fiuper-
inlendent of Die Hawlins Dimension
Sand Stone company , of Uawlins , Wyo , ,
are in tlio city introducing their now
material to the nolico of builders and
architects. They have what they claim
a perfect building stone which is quar
ried from endless ledges near Hawllns.
It is a grayish-white stone and di esses
very easily. It is claimed that , upon
exposure to the air it hardens with uaoh
succeeding year , and becomes thus a
perfect building material. It is worthy
of the notice ol local builders.
Hailn'L Iletiirnod tlio
Mrs. Bechtlo , the proprietress of a
livery stable at the forl , reported to the
police yesterday that two soldiers , ono of
thorn named Jennings , had hired a rig
last night , in order to come to town nnd
and have a good time. Up to u late hour
Ibis morning they had failed lo return ,
ami Mrs. Beehtlo wa much alarmed leU
they had dic-erled and matin the horse a
imrtv to the erimo. The police worn in
structed to bo on the lookout for the two
men , and Mr.s. Bechllo loft the jail , ( -ay-
Ing ominously , "If I ever see iliu e bluo.
coals again , I'll teach them a lesion , sure ,
an 'I will. " _ _
i ii : ) .
DAVIS-In t his clly Oce. Cd , at U o'clock p.
in. , Joseph , infant aon of James K. and
Anna I/.ivk used 1 j ear ami 0 months.
Fiiuvrnl tool ; plai-n j'oMeriliiy t : ' oYlook
p. in. fiom the icslilcnvc , 2Wi Popjiletoii
avenue.
Afl'uli'M of the Counly ;
The county commissioners will hold
their semi-weekly session this morning at
their room in the court home. They will
devote iho lime mainly to consideration
of bills and vouchers. The county com
missioners are an.xlons that every resi
dent of the county should be made aware
of this tact , iu order that full and free
knowledge of tlio same maybe within
the reach of every taxpayer.
! or several weeks back , at intervals ,
Commissioner O'Koefo has been in active
supervisionof the constructing ot several
boxes in the road leading to tin ?
loivot Lawn cemetery , near Flor
ence. At that place two creeks eross
the road at right angles , and through
these boxes llu-su creeks are conducted.
Two more boxes have been finished in
tlio same vicinity on the county line ,
whieli now make the road perfectly
passible to the new city of the dead.
I'hi ) draining ditch which , sometime
ago , w.is dUciiMOil with a view to drain
ing the malarial wa-los of .North Omaha
into Cut-oil lake , will not be undertaken
this winter. It will , however , be com
menced early next spring. The removal
of this stagnant water will be of incalcu
lable licncnt to that part of the city. It
will rid it ol the tendency lo malaria
which now blights it , while at the same
enabling them to place it in ttic market at
remunerative prices.
The county commissioners have had
Mr. J'oints , lor a couple ol weeks back ,
examining into the records of County
Treasurer Hush. Thus fnr.nothing to war
rant suspicion of either dishonesty , care-
lessncNj or ignorance has been discover
ed. Several more weeks will bo required
lo complete the work. When Mr. Hush's
accounts are finished , the examiner will
commence upon the books of the other
ollieers whose places are up stairs. It
is more thm hinted that some lively
little "brushes" will bo experienced be
fore the examination shall have covered
all the records.
A In nn in Iho llcailiiuni-lcrs.
The Union J'aeilio headquarters is
bettorequipped with lire alarm and ex
tinguishing apparatus than any other
building in the city. A large gong in
the lower hallway is provided asu warn
ing .signal , and a full assortment of hy
drants , ho.so , Babeock nxtingiiNlior.s ,
buckets , picks and a.\cs oiler facilities
for subduing flames.
About . "io ; : ; Thursday evening , just as the
three hundred occupants of llie building
wore preparing to Knock oil'work , some
thing happened lo the electric apparatus
anil the gong began to peal out its loud
alarm. The sound reaches every corner
of the building distinctly and
when its warning notes eamo
pealing through the lialN , a
stHiupede resulted instantcr. All hands
dropped their occupation and wilh a
unanimity of pinjioso that was surpris
ing , rushed for the stahs. Kvcry hall
and corridor poured in ils recruits and
in two minutes tlio stairs were thronged
with fugitives. When the lower hall
was reached it struck each mind that
there was a mistake as neither lire nor
smoke was to be scon. It was quite an
exciting episode but tends to show that
under ordinary circiimslancos Iho head
quarters can be safely emptied in a very
tow minutes.
ItroviticH.
Hoggs & Hill have donated a lot in
their addition for the site ol a no < v Meth
odist church.
All ladies interested in the Home of the
rriendless will please moot Mrs. Slaugh
ter ( the stale supcrir/cndcnl ol lhat
work ) at Iho First M. K. church on Sat
urday afternoon at ! 1 o'clock , Dec. .Itli.
By order of Mrs. Slaughter , Ihe slalo
superintendent.
The .statement in yesterday's Br.i : to
the oiled lhat the accounts of John
Lauer at ( he Omaha nail works were
overdrawn was not based on good au
thority , as Mr. Luuer'saccounts have not
been examined , and it is not known how
he stands.
It was reported at the police hcndquar-
torn yesterday that a waiterin Danbaum's
Thirteenth street restaurant , iianiei.1Vul -
ter 1'entlanil , stole an overcoat , pair of
pants and a violin , belonging to a fellow
waiter In ( lie restaurant last night. Ho
la believed lo be in the Blntl's.
A team of horses attached to a light
spring wagon dashed wildly up
Dodge street yesterday. When
nearmg Twelfth street , they
were headed straight for ( ladish' i
drug store. It seemed inevitable that
limy would rush into the sloro , ami the
occupants prepared to lieu fortlmlrnafii
IV. Jiistboforo the horses dashed on to
flic sidewalk ono of the wheels caught on
a wooden plank and turned the course
of the wagon , The horses rushed up
Dodge slrcct , and wnro caught near
Sixteenth and Davenport , street by
Ollieor Bloom , the uhumpiou runner o
the police forco.
Tlio attempt to get Iho two ( rueks of
.scenery lor the play hist nidit Into the
opera house , caused a great deal of labor
and a grout deal of amusement , The
pieces wuro wide and light , just such an
the wind loves to toy witli. When the
men raised ono from thu load , the wind
not satUliod wilh their puny ollorls would
tuko it out of their hands and gaita rauo
ever Ivl Wittig'H saloon , and generally ,
Iho handlers with It. At times , this
freaky nature Impivased ono wilh the
facl that a mountain avalanche or n
"dungeon cell , " by omospecies of m.igm
had blotted out the haluOn of Iho gaiial
Kd. The while the n antics were being
played n crowd of shivering wroldie.s
stood arouitd and enjoyed the spoctw e ,
especially Unit ot thu young man who
was doing heavy work uy sitting on th.f
scenery in Ihe wagon , while other pieces
were bwing raised. Thu .stull WHS at
length housed , but it as when the evening -
ingvi.d far advanced ,
MOST PERFECT MADE
Purest nnd strong t Natural Fruit Flavon.
Vanilla. I.emon , OninKiAlmontl , Hose , etc , ,
ilavor as iltllc.ilcly anil naturally ns tlio fruit.
PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. ,
CHICAGO. ST. LOOTS.
Iiauer anil Jlnlienn Corpun.
J. M. Tliur.-lon has somewhat modified
his original intention of moving immedi
ately for the release by habeas corpus o.
John F. Lauer. The attorney seems dis ,
posed to await the return to the public
mind of the reason which has been driven
from il * throne by blind fanaticism ,
bigotry and prejudice. When that shall
have taken place , and Mr. Thurston
thinks he will not have long to wait , ho
will make his move for Iho discharge of
Lauer by the writ mentioned. The workingmen -
ingmen at tlio nail works are strongly
devoted to Lauer , and.havo several limes
attested the fact since his arrest and
especially since his incarceration. The
aflairs ol Iho nail works will not , i t is
thought , sillier by Lauer'siniprinonino nl.
The latter' : ? resignation as secretary a ml
treasurer and also as superintendent has
been aeeeptcd and llic works are running
along ; jusl as usual.
Not Throe of n Klnil.
The hopes of expectant billiardists in
this vicinity wcro dashed to tlio ground
to-day by the announcement that the
trinity of billiard players , Viguoau.x- ,
Sehaefur mil Slosson , who had been an
nounced as coming , would not make
their appearance. The affair was
knocked on the head by Vignoaux's de
termination lo stay in the east. Vigo-
nnux is at best , a peculiarity , and tins
determination on his part is looked upon
us an evidence of an eccentricity of
which he cannot bo dispossessed.
The case of Mrs. l-'rank , who la charged
with selling liquor in herhoti.se without a
licence , was called for trial In lha pollen
court yc lerday. The state failed to
have on hand the witnesses the deteo-
lives who purchased Iho beer and Iho
case could not go to trial. It is probable
that it willJm dismissed allogolhor. it
is broadly hinted by the police that the
witnesses have been paid money toloavo
town.
_
The Funeral of Wurron K. VUICH ,
The funeral of Wiirron S. Yntes will
take place from Trinity Cathedral at a
i ) , in. to-day. The remains will bo bornu
by pall bearers from Iho late residence
of Iho deceased , 182 1 Capitol avenue , to
the cathedral. His remains can be seen
from l'J'iO : m. to 1:110 : p. m. at the resi
lience of his parents.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This pow.lor . finu-t vnrlo' . A imirirl of j
lrbnuiivlli nii'l uliuli'somuiu'iK. .More ciiin
tui limn iho onllimiy Minis , nnd i iiiiiiot to
In coiiin-jtltloii wlih Hio inn liuilo or tow '
Hiort wclirlit. "Him or pliospduty , ! > " Jois.
only In cum. lloynl Jlukhi ! . ' 1'owUcr Oo , 1
Wullsiruul W. Y
1 isvitfEN SPRING VEHICLES ,
OVER 400,000 < MU IN USE.