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'JL'HE OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY JANUARY 5 , 188(5. (
SOUVENIRS OF AFFECTION ,
Lobe , the Lover , no Longer Loved , Sues for
Bis Engagement Trinkets.
THE GENERAL SNOW BLOCKADE
Charges Against LclghUm In the In-
HUI AIICO Suits .Ne otliuhiK ft
Transfer of the Nail
AVorls : Notes.
A Broken I2
A most.sensational and spicy suit was
started in Justice Weiss' court ycstcrdaj
under the innocent title of Sylvester V
Lobe vs. II. J. Davenport , an action in
replevin. The story attached to this suit
is as follows :
Some months ngo there came to this
city a gentleman , some -t. * > or iiO years ol
age , whose card bore the name of S. V.
Lobe. He hailed from California. Noth
ing was known as to his antecedents , ex
cept by one or two ot his intimate friends.
Ho engaged in business licre and pros
pered fairly.
Mr. Lobe became acquainted wilh a
lady engaged in the dress-making busi
ness on St. Mary's avenue , whose name
is for the present withhold. She was
a very accomplished , ( jtiile charming
laily , and Air. Lobe fell straight
way in love with her. He
breathed into her ear the soft talc of af
fection. _ She listened to him and re
ceived his advances witli favor. lor a
time all went smoothly. The wedding-
day was fixed as January 1 , 18SO , and au
preparations were made for the event.
Air. Lobe even went so far sis to speak lo
Justice Weiss , engaging him to tic the
knot. Suddenly thedemeanorof ( he lady
towards her lover changed entirely. She
groweolilasan icenerg.and refused to have
anything further to do with him. She
declared that she would not , under any
circumstances , marry him.
She made un her mind to leave Omaha
and sent Mr. Lobe the following letter :
"I am sorry , indeed , to go away , but L
believe yon are ( ired of inc. So'1 leave
you. Albert can explain to you more
fully .Farewell to you. May the great
Goil make yon happy. Don't try to iind
me. Let me rest in peace. This has been
a cold and cruel world to me. There is
no happiness for me , nothing but trials
and misfortunes have overtaken me in
all 1 have attempted to do in life
so I yield to my fate , hoping and know
ing it cannot last long , for life is nearly
worn out. Oh , how I loiigcd to be at
rest. Had I married you I would have
exerted all my human power to make
you happy , lint as it is not to be so , I
must submit. I do hot know where 1
shall go , but I cannot stay in Omaha. So
farewell again. Yoiir most unhappy
friend , C. A. L.
This letter received a few days since
was the lirM intimation that Mr. Lobe
had of her intention of givin < r him tip
and he was very much disgusted over the
turn a flairs had taken.
The lady really left the city , but
changed her mind and returned to Oma
ha. She collided to her intimate friends
that the H-HSOU she had made up her
mind to jilt Mr. Lobe was that she had
discovered that he another wife Jiving in
California from whom lie had never pro
cured a divorce. She never made this
statement , however , to Mr. Lobe.
That gentleman had made his fiance a
large number of presents , and these ho
determined to get back. Replevin pro
ceedings were to-day instituted in Justice.
Weiss' court to secure possession of a
diamond ring , ones grey colored silk
tlress , one blue cashmere drcs.s , lot of
I H' ' muslin underwear and cull's , one pair of
cull' buttons and one pair of shoes.
H'I' I' The writ of replevin has been
placed in the hands of Constable Kdgar-
ton , who will servo it to-day
rr The diamond ring is in possession
of the lady's lawyer , Mr. II. J. Daven
port.
port.Mr. . Lobe is at present out of town , and
will not return for several days. His
friends deny emphatically that he has an
other wife living. They claim that the
lady has been inducing Lobe to buy
presents for her to the amount of if'300 or
ifiJOO , anil then became angry because ho
declined to buy her a set of jewelry costing - ,
ing $ r > ( > 0 or more This , it is claimed , is
tlie real reason of her determination to
iilt him. The trial , the date of which
has not yet been fixed , will doubtless
bring about tome spicy developments
The llll//ai-il.
Although no great amount of snow fell
through Sunday night , yesterday morning
found the streets almost blockaded by the
heavy drifts which the high gale pre
vailing had caused. The street cars were
unable to run at all , and few vehicles
were out. No snow fell during the day ,
but the high wind kept the air filled with
line and hard-driven grail , which blinded
the pedestrian who faced it and at times
shut out all view a block distant. The
street car company had a force of sev
enty-five men and four plows at work al
day , and hope to start the cars running
again this morning.
The rate of the wind , as learned from
tlio signal service olllcer , was about
thirty-live miles an hour. This is a con
siderably higher rate than ordinary. The
average speed of the wind is only about
fifteen or twenty miles. On the Union
Pacific bridge the gale was blowing at a
speed of about lorty or llfly miles an
hour. The actual snowfall , so far as
shown by th signal gauge , is but four
and a half inches , llio fact that largo
drifts have been formed in places by tlio
action of the wind , makes the depth ap
pear greater than this. Hut appearances
are sometimes deceptive.
TKI.KlJItAl'lI ANI > POSTAL SKKVICK.
Railway tralliois seriously imnaired and
the telegraph service was crippled almost
beyond use. The press dispatches and
all messages from the east by the West
ern Union came and went via Kansas
City and St. Joseph , The Pacific tele
graph company was utterly stalled and
transacted no business whatever. All
lines through Iowa in the local olllccs
of the eastern roads were in bad shape
and it was almost impossible to learn of
the trains.
The postofllco is of course handling but
little mail , 'Postmaster Coutant reports
that the "slack-up" is enabling him to
move out a large amount of business
which has accumulated , As soon as thu
blockade is raised , everything will bo
cleared up , so that the rush of mail mat-
lor can be easily handled. The city car
riers yesterday had a hard time of it , but
maiu'ged ' to flounder through the drifts seas
as to deliver all mall which came into the
ollico. The western railway mail service
is badly crippled. Chief Clerk ( Jrillln
reported yesterday that most of his best
men were on the snow bound trains. Ho
could not toll when the service would bo
abe | to get into shape again.
TIIKTIIAINS.
The snow and bHz/anls made sad
havoc with the trains yesterday. In the
local yards very little freight was handled ,
ilnspilo the fact that large gangs of men
were at work all day cleaning oil'tho
tracks.
The western limit of the storm is at
North Platte on Iho Union Pacific , and
jMuCook on thu Burlington & Missouri ,
No. 3 passenger of the Union Paoilio
came in with two locomotives yesterday
morning an hour and a half lute. The wcsj
bound train left one hour behind , while
the evening "overland" came in close
nn time. On thu Omaha A Republican
Y lloy below Valparaiso the
train is stuck. On the Kansas division
things arc almost at a standstill
A regular blizzard lias playei
over the state for the pa t four days am
the trains are struggling with from two
to live locomotives each through grea
banks of snow. The western division
are all clear. On the whole the Unioi
Pacific lias done exceedingly well so fa
In keeping their tracks open for traflic
Tlie "overland" train left an hour and a
half late , delayed bj * connections.
The Burlington it Missouri is in a
worse fix. The train which left hero yes
terday morning , west bound , at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon was reported hopelessly
stuck near Ashland. ' 1 he tram ilue hen
from Lincoln is hopeles Iy blocked , am
at a late hour had not boon hoard from
On the Crete extension the trains arc
held by the blockade. The Kansas Lit }
train of the Kansas City , St. Joseph A ,
Council Hind's , due here last evening
was reported hopelessly snowed in al
tome point in Missouri.
The Missouri Paeilic trains yrMcrday
after battling through endless drifts cami
in from three to six hours late.
On the C. St. 1' . M. & O the morning
departure left wilh two locomotives at
t ) : ! . " , an hour late. The train due yesterday
morning is lost lo ight aud no one knows
when it will come in. A freight train
stuck in a drift near Tekamah oilers a
thorough blockade. The same remark
applies to tlio train due hero last night.
No trains went out in the evening. The
condition of the wires is so bad that few
facts can bo obtained.
Tlie eastern trains came in last night
from one to two or three bourn , except
the Milwaukee which arrived about
eight hours behind schedule time. The
Sioux City trains arrived about two hours
late. No evening departures on that
time.
time.The
The Ilurlinglon it Missouri state weath
er report yesterday revealed . .the fol
lowing condition of a flairs :
PlatUniotith .22s ; snow.
Nebraska City 21 ; snow.
Auburn U0 ° ; snow
Columbus 2'JC - , snow.
Lincoln 20 ° ; snow.
Crete 'JO ° ; snow.
Central City 21 ° ; snow.
Stilton IMS jsnow.
( iraml Islaiid 15 ° ; snow.
Kearney 42 ° ; snow.
Arapahoe 2o s : snow.
STATING TI1K CASE.
The Sensational Charges Against
hcl hton In the Insurance Cases.
The trial of the now celebrated Leighton -
ton & Clarke insurance Miit.s was com
menced yesterday in the United States
court. The forenoon was occupied by
the statements of the case from both
sides.
sides.Whun
Whun Hon. J. AV. Savage , counsel for
the insurance companies , made a presen
tation of his side , the. utmost attention
greeted his words , and as he progressed
a profound sensation was created in the
court room. Mr. Savage proceeded lo lay
down the premises upon which his clients
based their action , and in unsparing terms
declared his suspicion of double dealing
on the part of tlie drug linn. It is only
fair lo say that he excepted Mr. Clarke
from his charges and laid the whole re
sponsibility with Mr. Charles M.Leigh-
ton , then the senior member of the firm.
Mr. Savage opened with the statement
that Leighton had made false statements
in tlie representation of his loss in the fire
of August 1st , 18HI , which is the wellspring -
spring of all the litigation ; that underestimates -
estimates of the salvage had been made
and that to this end part of the stock had
been designedly .secreted. lie charged
specifically that 1US pounds of opium ,
worth $ l.fiO per munillnd / a lot ' 01 qui
nine , not less in value than $1,000 , as
well as olhcr items of stock had been se
cretly taken from the salvage and shipped
to Lincoln whore they remained until af
ter the adjustment , when they were re
turned. He accused Lcighton
of having personally sunerviscd
and guided this transaction. Further
lie stated that il would be proven that ( lie
clerks had garbled the figures of the cost
book and called oil' amounts larger than
was really in the account. He said as
well that ho was in possession of ample
evidence that a large quantity of high-
priced drugs , and chemicals , amounting
lo "thousands upon thousands" of dollars
in worth had been secreted under
piles of rubbish and counted with
the loss by lire. Mr. Savage denounces
the position of the firm tis one of fraudu
lent assumption , and cited many other
irregularities which he claimed would be
proven in tlio evidence.
The attorneys for the drug firm in their
statement denied these charges and sub
stantially accused the insurance com
panies' of attempting to evade the in
demnity to the payment of which they
were engaged.
TJ11NAIMVOKKS. : .
COP Their Transfer
iiK Steel NallH.
It is no secret that' negotiations are on
foot for the transfer of the Omaha Nail
factory to Mr. G.T. Walker , a gentleman
now connected with the nailworks in
San Francisco. Mr. Walker has been in
Omaha for the past week , looking over
the situation , and in all probability the
bargain will be concluded , A reporter
In conversation with Mr. James
Creighton yesterday , learned that the
price of the factory , including ground ,
entire plant , etc. , had been fi.xed at $50-
000. "As to whether Mr. Walker will ac
cept this oiler , " concluded Mr. C. , "I
: an not say. I would prefer that you see
ilm , and he may tell you something fur
ther about Ins plans. "
Mr. Walker is still in the city but could
lot be seen by the reporter , lie will
irobably remain here until the negotia-
.ions are closed , He is engaged , it is un-
lorstood , in trying to form a block com
pany to take hold ot tjnj works.
Tlio nailworks which in J8S5 , manufac-
ureil 'JO.OOO ' kegs of nails and gave em-
iloyment to IL'S men , are now ( iloscd iud
t is probable.as already htatcd in these col-
nuns that if they are reopened , it will be
'or the exclusive manufacture of steel
mils , The change from iron to steel in
nany articles ol'eomjnbn use has created
"
a demand for sluel . nnils. In several of
he great establishment' ' of the cast , large
sums of money have been invested in
ihanging nailworks , formerly useii for
laudling iron , so that steel nails can be
uanufaeture.d. A prpcess has lately been
ntroduecd by which old steel rails , of
which there is now a largo accumulation ,
are heated and rolled into suitable plates
for the manufacture of steel nails. This
iroeess is said to have several points of ad
vantage , the principal one being that the
lalts ( lilts mAde are tougher aud the
lead is not nearly so liable lo break oil' ,
The surface of the nail Is not so smooth
is by the older process and the nail has
thus a greater holding power.
The Omaha nail-works were built for
ho purpose of utilizing old iron rails and
scrap iron , and is equally adapted , il is
said , to utili/.ing old steel rails and steel
'serai ) . " The practice of "breaking
lown" the larger piles of metal weigh-
ng from twelve to fourteen hundred
luiiinls eachrolling tlm.se piles , while
it a welding hunt , to a slab , which is then
cut up into nieces , to bu rolled down to
he required thickness for division into
rails , is thu proper method of nuiking a
irst-class nail , and it is Ihu process prac
tically in use at the Omaha factory. It is
claimed by those familiar with tlie con-
structloji of these works that but few
thanges in the furnaces or machinery
will uu required lo unablu the factory to
uaUoctccl nails.
WOIIK FOU YOL'NO MI3X.
Something About tlio "V. M. O. A.
The New Iluildliig.
"For how many young men has your
association in Omaha found employment
during the year 188-V asked a reporter
for the HUB of Secretary Joplin , of the
Y.M.C. A. yesterday.
"We have procured employment , tem
porary and permanent , for about fifty
young men , " was the reply. "Most of
these young men came to town lotal
strangers and friciullc" ) . They applied
to the V. M. C. A. , anil were found posi
tions as fast a possible. \ \ c take the
address and reference of each one , and
no far as possible lltul out what kind of a
reputation he has borne , his education ,
qualifications , etc. Then we are in a
position to determine for what kind of
work he is best fitted. There is an em
ployment committee which makes a
business of looking up .situation * for
those that are out ofork. . During the
year ISSo we have procured .situations for
twice as many young men as for the year
preceding ,
"During thn past year wo have hold
200 meetings in the room here and twelve
socials- , exclusive of the Now Year's re
ception. Resides this wo have held fifty-
two meetings at the jail and have accom
plished a good work in that Held. Hardly
a Sunday parses but some of the prisoners -
ers ask lor prayor.s and some of them
have eonmlelely changed llieir lives ,
through 1110 influence of association
work.
"Our reading room is visited by about
123 young men daily. Many come here
to read and pass the day who would
otherwise bo hanging aboul tlio saloons
and low resorts ol the city. Yes , the
reading room is pretty well stocked. We
have seventy-live periodicals , most of
them regularly subscribed for by the asso
ciation nt reduced rates. The library con
tains about eight hundred and ninety or
nine hundred volumes. Any mem
ber is privileged 10 carry away books ,
and outsiders are allowed to come here
and read them. Another branch of the
\vork for young men lies in the gymna
sium. Wo have a pretty well equipped
gymnasium , though wo hope to have a
better lot of apparatus before long. Our
stock includes two horix.onlal bars , par-
allej bars , rowing machine , lieallii lift ,
Indian clubs , dumb-bells , boxing gloves ,
etc. , etc. "
Secretary Joplin , in reply to further
questioning , stated that about .f.'a.OW ) had
been already subscribed for the new build
ing which is to be creeled on Iho
corner of Sixteenth and Douglas streets.
Mr. lilack , of Chicago , from whom the
lot is to be purchased , is in the city con
cluding arrangements for ihe Iransfcr of
the title. The price to bo paid is $ ' . ' 3.000 ,
with $7,000 down and the balance in three
annual payments. Work will be com
menccd upon the foundation early in
the spring.
OLD TIM 1-2 HIJ/.XAUDS.
KcnilnisciMioos of tlie Pioneers A
Siiililcn Change.
"This is the only climate in the world , "
said Councilman Goodrich , to a , reporter
yesterday who had just struggled out of a
snowdrift , "where yon are liable lo have
Ihe weather of Italy and Siberia in onu
day. "
"In one day ? "
"Yes. You talk about this being hard
weather. Why , this isn't anything com-
with what we have had. I remember one
day in the winter of ISOIM. It had been
warm and pleasant all day , just as balmy ,
in fact , as any day in May or Juno. 'Peo
ple had thrown their houses open , and
were sitting out on the porches enjoying
Lhe cool and refreshing breezes.
Sixteenth street was thronged
with the vehicles of those out for a pleas
ure drive. Suddenly , in the twinkling of
an eye , almost , there came a change. A
line snow commenced to fall and a breeze
sprang rp. This gathered force , until it
became a heavy wind , and finally a bliz-
, /ard. The thermometer fell -10 ° or 50s
In an hour or so. Everybody was taken
by surprise , and many who were out
driving were compelled to seek shelter in
the nearest barn or house.where they were
shut up for twenty-four hours waiting
for a change. No , sir , Ihero was no ven
turing outside , because no one would
have been able to find his way through
tlio blinding storm. Gradually tlio
blizzard subsided , the thermometer rose
higher and higher , and we enjoyed anoth
er spoil of warm weather , 'that was tlie
most sudden change of weather , I guess ,
that Omaha has over known. I remem
ber that Sunday night the chimney of Iho
buildingnow occupied by the "Fair" near
Ihe opera house look lire. An alarm was
sounded , but nobody responded. The
proprietor of Ihe shop seized a piece of
zinc , climbed uiioii the roof and clapped
the zinc upon tlio top of the chimney ,
lie stayed up there and succeeded in
smothering the fire. Hut before ho could
reach the ground again , his cars ami fin
gers were frozen like chunks of ice. "
"Now , you understand , " he concluded ,
"why Omaha has aclimate which is liable
to furnish the weather of Siberia and the
weal her of Italy , alj in one day. "
"The winter of ISriO , " spoke up
another old settler who happened to be
present , "was probably the most severe
know hereabouts- . The cold then was
something terrible. For days at a time
it was not safe to venlnre out of flic
imise , and many who faced the hll/.zards
Dorishcd. As long as wo don't have a
epetition of thai winter we can thank
Mir stars , and consider ourselves mighty
ucky. " _
TALKS. . WITH TltAVKMHtS.
Short IntervlcwH ( Jnthei-cil In the Mo
tel HotlllMlilh.
\\'illiinn \ \ filnrnigjt' . , Wici/ciiiic , Wyo. T :
( Secretary of the Union Cattle com-
lany.J I arrived hero from Cheyenne
his morning ami although wo passed
hrough much snow this side of North
'latle , 1 observed that the wcalher is
airly clear west of thai point. I Ihlnk
hat such a storm as this will not prove
lamaging to range stock , as the cold islet
lot severe and the higji wind which
Irlfts tlie snow in localities leaves open
pots where cattle can lind grazing.
'attlo on ranges during ( lie winter in
his region subsist altogether on biill'alo
ind gramma grasses , which are native lo
he plains and in the years before &clllu-
nunt furnished the food of the buffalo ,
ly the way , there is now in Northwestern
Vyoming , near ( ho National Park , a
arujo herd of buffalo. These splendid
iniinals are certainly rare enough
o make such a fact of interest. I do not
; now how many there are in the herd ,
nit Mr. Fiwon , who has recently been
ip in that region , told me that ho was
orccd to stop for two days to permit
hem lo pass. It is probable that the
government should make some strong
n-Gvisions to protect the buffalo from the
vanton destruction which has already
endercd Iho species nearly extinct ,
Dr. 1) . ir. McrfcrHHt Hrukcn lloio ,
Ctiater county : Rroken How has to-day
000 inhabitants. The county at the last
lection had twenty-live hundred people ,
ml thu rapid immigration since that
imo has inil the population out of esti-
nale. Tlio resources of Ctistcr county
ro chiolly grazing and agricultural ,
'he It , & M. extension from Kearney is
icinfj pushed alonir through the winter
vcalher and will finish the eighty miles
o Hrokcn How by April 1st. Five linn-
red teams are now on Iho work and the
Irt is Hying at a rapid rate.
Maj.J. H'ooils ] \ , liHrliiiylonatcit :
Adjuslinjj agent of the C. , H , & ti. for
claims for personal injury _ and a well
known pioneer of this region. ! 1 was
well acquainted with. Nebraska and
Omaha in the early day. and have many
friends among the old-timers. In 180 = 1 I
lived in Oltumwa , and .took command of
the 7th low.a cavalry , which was
formd in that locality and sent
into Nebraska lo .fight the Sioux.
1 was stationed here for a time , going
hence to Fort Kearney and ultimately to
Fort Laramic. We saw some active ser
vice , and had frequent and sanguinary
brushes with the retlskius. W hilo at
Fort Laramie I became well acquainted
with Dr. Miller , who was sutler there ,
and often met your distinguished towns-
Ulan aud mayor , James E. Royd , who ,
then quite a young man , was establish
ing the foundation of his fortune by
freighting tip from Wood river.
A Conrt-Mat'tlal Orilcrcil.
A general court-martial has been ap
pointed to meet at Fort Niobrara , Neb. ,
on Tuesday , the -12th day of January ,
1880 , or as soon thereafter as practicable ,
for ( ho trial of such persons as may be
properly brought before it.
The d-lail for Ihe court is :
Capl. William 11. Risbee , Fourth infan
try ; Capt. Gerhard L. Luhn , Fourth in
fantry ; ( 'apt. Patrick Cusack , Ninth cav
alry ; Capt. Martin R. Hughes , Ninth
cavalry ; Flr t Lieutenant John ( . 'online ,
Ninth cavalry ; First Lieutenant Lewis
Merriam , Fourth infantry ; First Lieu
tenant Robert T. Kmmet. Ninth cavalry ;
Second Lieuteiianl Charles > r. Stevens ,
Ninth cavalry ; Second Lieutenant Grote
lluteheson , Ninth cavalry ; Second Lieu
tenant Gonzalez S. Ringliain , Ninth cav
alry ; Second Lieutenant Kdward II.
Rrowne , Fourth infantry , judge advocate.
Nearly Frozen.
Yeslenlayf a boul cighl o'clock [ a U.
P , switchman , crossing the company
tracks on Sixteenth street , found a man
lying across the rails half buried in a
drift. The poor fellow was nearly frozen
to death and unconscious. The switch
man quickly notified the police and the
patrol wagon was sent spinning to the
scene. Tlio unfortunate man was taken
to Ihe central station , where , under the
influence of warmth he revived. He gave
the name of .Joseph Hrunuer , and said
that he had suddenly been seized wilh a
fainting lit while dossing the U. P.
tracks on Sixteenth street on his way to
work in Spccht's cornice factory. He
sank down and lost consciousness. lie
must have lain in Ihe snow more than tin
hour , as he was not found until 8 o'clock.
He is now almost well and will doubtless
be about in a day or so.
Union Klcvatnr Ollicers.
The annual meeting of the Union KIc-
valor company of Omaha , was held at
the ollice of Thos. L. Kimball , vice pres
ident of llio company , at 10 o'clock yes
terday. The following board of direct
ors was elected to serve for the ensuing
year : Chas.F. Adamsj jr. , Roston ; Thos.
L. Kimball , Omaha ; P. C. Himcbaugh ,
Omaha ; N. Merriam , Omaha ; Win Wal
lace , Omaha ; S. R. Callnway , Omaha ;
Goo. W. Hall , Omaha.
After the stockholders'1 mooting the
board of directors organized and elected
the following officers : ( J. F. Adams , jr. ,
president ; ' ! lios. L. Kimball , vice presi
dent ; Geo. W.IIall , secretary : Win. Wal
lace , treasurer.
Ten Veai-H Hotter.
Mr. Editor : In your paper I find the
following :
U * . C. McLean , of I'apilllon in all probabil
ity has the oldest piece of paper in the state.
Jt is a copy of an order ot com t Issued from
tlie iincen's bench in the colony of North Car
olina in 17TO. [ 15m : , Jan. 1 , tsso.
Guess not ? Can see him and go him
ten years better in a three pound note or
bill , current at Ihe lime in New Jersey
and dnlcd April J2 , ITiiO.
G. W. MANSl'IKIJ ) .
Can almost reach him wilh an eight
shilling note of colony ol N. Y. , and
dated March 0 , 1770. G. W. M.
The lllizzaril mill the Cattle.
'The storm , which appears to extend
pretty much all over Nebraska , " said a
prominent cattleman to n reporter yes
terday , "will play sail havoc with Iho
cattle , if it iskeut up many days longer.
The cattle on Iho ranges drift" with the
storm and soon perish for want of food
and hclter. I have known heavy storms
to kill off onc'third or even one-half of
largo herds. Of course , where cattle
ate properly housed and fed , there is no
danger to be apprehended Irani a heavy
blizzard , no matter of what duration. 1
do not think , however , that the herds
will suffer greatly from the present
storm , because from present appearances
it will nol last more than a day or two
longer. "
A Vclcr.-in's
There is a man at Si. Joseph's hospital
who , if there is any beneficiary provisions
in tlio G. A. ] { . , should possibly receive
the attention of some of the loeal mem
bers of Ihal order. He gives the name of
Col. James Stuart , and lives in Cali
fornia. Ho says thai lie was assisted ( o
Washington by the coast G. A. R. thai he
might attend to some points in the
mailer of his pension. While on his way
homo titter nccoin | > lishin > ; Ibis mission lie
was .stricken with paralysis on the train
and was forced to .stop here. He is
utterly destitute , but til the same time
feverishly anxious lo reach his homo.
.Iiiniieil | the Contract.
Ill fho county court yeslonlay ( he
case of Miller vs. Swift was taken up.
Miller sues for $1 10 , claimed lo bo duo
him on the contract for plastering Swift
block , corner of Fifteenth and Chicago
streets. Miller & Camp wore the con
tractors , and agreed to do tlio work for
a certain sum , but jumped the job before
completing it. Swift let the work to
other parties , and now Miller Hies for
lite balance of Ilm contract price. Thu
case was postponed till the I'nh.
A Wrcclcoil Ijucjouiotlxe.
A Burlington & Missouri locomotive ,
while bucking a snow bank near the
smelter yo.stordaymoramg jumped the rail
and went to pieces in.'llui ' ditch. The en
gineer and fireman succeeded in leaping
out and and alighted in a drift without
injury. No attempt wrtsiuadelo right tlio
engine , and it lay on its side during thu
day.
Shannon Letter RlllFile , Filing Cabinets
and Cases. .Si.-hliehtV Standard Indexes.
210 12th street , opposite Neb. Nat'l Hank.
IHrcclors.
From It to 5 o'clockyesterday after
noon llio election of ! directors of the
board of trade was in progress. The fol
lowing board was elected : Max Meyer ,
P. K. llur , George U. Ames , Charles
Kvar.s , H. ( J. Chirk , Frank Colpet/.or ,
J. A , Wakoliold , M. Hclhnan.
The election of olllcor.s will take place
lie.xt Monday night.
ISXCUKSION TO J.OS
Itoiinil Trip Tiokctf ) $1OO
J.eavo.s Oiiiului January lt. :
"
The fourth of the "series of winlor ex
cursions to California will leave Omaha
and Council Hlufls via Union Pacific rail
way Wednesday morning , January 11 ! ,
I8bt ) . Round trip tickets to Los Angeles
and return , good for six months , only
$100 , For full particulars call upon or
address J. W. Moitsi : ,
General Pi 'r Ajj't U P. Hy. .
Ouuiha , Nub.
IIOAUII OF KD17OAT10X.
Bit tin ess Transacted at the
MoclliiK ljn t ICvciilng.
The regular meeting of the board of
education was he-Id la t evening , Presi
dent Points in the chair , and pros-cut
Members Conoycr , Cob urn , Copeland ,
Clark , Gibbon , Livecy and Long. Sec
retary Conoycr read the minutes of the
last regular and special meeting * , whicl
were approved.
Cily Treasurer Ruck reported the stati
of the hoard's finances up to January 1
showing the amount overdrawn to be
$2,072.10.
A communication was received from
II. P. Lewis aud MrsMclntyre , of the
high school , stating that /oology coulii
not be properly taught without the aid of
apparatus , and recommending the pur
chase of ten microscopes , ten dissecting
Dans and ten scalpels. The matter was
referred to Iho proper committee.
I'ho examining committee rcporlei
that the examination for teachers luu
been held , with eight applicants pro ont
Four of them passed , two being cntitlei
to first grade certilieales and two to
second grade certificates , and four failed
The successful ones were Susie H. Kver
eth , Helen L. Wyckolf. Nettie Primrose
aim Carrie M. Chapman.
The resignation of Miss Villa A. Cush
man as teacher in the Central school was
received and accepted.
W. J. Reeves made application for the
payment of $ IU.f > 0 on account of the loss
of clothing sustained by his son by thieves
while attending school. Referred to the
committee on claims.
The committee on claims reported thai
they had allowed claims lot lie amount o :
$8.507 , and the report was concurred in.
The committee on buildings and prop
erly recommended the erection of a four-
room addition lo Ihe Lake school , which
was adopted.
The committee on teachers and text
books , upon recommendation of the su
perintendent , recommended Ihu election
of the following persons us teachers , on
account of a technicality in the rules ol
the board : Lizzie A. McAleese , Mattie L.
Powell , Ida K. Wilson , Kmina Fitch , Ada
Jones , II. Kuinmerow , Emma Wlioatloy.
Frances E. Little , Mary E. Simonds ,
Minnie D. Kylor , Ada R. Sails-
bury , Retlio . Read , Xclla Wilson
and A. M. Human. These teachers
had already been elected last summer ,
but the rule required a new election after
the lirst term's work in the schools and
they were accordingly re-elected. The
same committee also recommended Iho
assignment of Mrs. Ada M. Harris as
assistant teacher in the high school at a
salary of $1,000 per annum. The recom
mendation was concurred in by llio board.
The committee also recommended llio
retention of thefollowingteachers during
the coming term : Lizzie M Klcock ,
Amilla Elliott , Mary L. Gilbert , llatlie
Allen , Moselle Eddy , Ida L. Fahrion ,
EmmaE.Derkes , Lillian M. Wilbur , Mary
E. Kent tnul Kate Paul. The report was
adopted. On recommendation of the
committee , MissS. K. Kvereth.Miss C.M.
Chapman , Miss H. L. Wyekolf and Mrs. II.
A. rowlor wore assigned as teachers by
the superintendent. A report was also
made , and concurred in by the board ,
recommending that no raise be made in
the salary of Mr. Human , on account of
the low state of the board's funds.
On motion , it was decided to accept
the proposition of St. Mark's church to
repair llio roof of Ihe building and use the
same for school purposes without further
compensation. 'J he board Ihen ad
journed.
UAIIAVAV NOTI3S.
The New Promotions The Division
OIllocH Movetl.
Mr. Win. F. Griffith , the Union Pacific
assistant freight agent , who has boon ad
vanccd in authority under Mr. Kimball , Is
a gentleman whose promotion is a source
of positive pleasure to his entire ac
quaintance. He has been with the Union
Paeilic but one year , having come from
the Pennsylvania road , where he spent
long years of service. His experience
has instructed him intimately in every
delail of freight traffic , and it is in recog
nition of this fact thai lie has been called
in the Union Paeilic lo higher duties.
Mr. Sam C. Nash , who was elevated
from the position of clerk in llio freight
ollicc lo llicstation of assistant freight
agent at Salt Lake City , Milder Mr.
Shelby , is a young man who well merits
tlio advancement. Ho has been in the
service of the Union Paeilic for six years ,
having commenced as a locomotive fire
man on tlio west end. Subsequently ho
secured a.desk in the local ollico of Ihe
road tit" Council Hlulfs and since
that time has advanced through Ihu
freight department to his present posi
tion. Mr. Nash is a popular young gen
tleman and his wife a lady much esteem
ed in .social circles , \\hilc extending
congratulations upon their good lortuno
their many acquaintances must regret
that it brings the necessity of their remo
val from Omalm.
riiAxm : or mvi iox orncr. .
Mr. Dorrance has removed himself and
the entire division olllccs from the quar
ters they have so long held in the head
quarters to a now location in the now
brick building just completed by Mr.
MoIIugh , on the southwest corner of
Tenth and Leavonworth streets , Mr.
Thompson , car service agent , and Mr.
Leslie , the time card expert , will move
out of the general stiporinU ndenl's ollico
to the rooms vacated by Mr. Dorrance.
NOTIvS ANI rnil.SON'AI.S.
Col. Sam DoHow , manager of the Cal
ifornia Fast Freight , is' in the city.
The Union Pacific issued yesterday
a circular embracing all the recent
changes in the freight and t rattle depart
ments.
The Railway Nc ys came out Saturday
in breezy ami rcaulihlo lorm. Its mallei-
is well selected lo appeal to the interest
of nil railway men front the general
manager's ollico to the train crows.
Herl Hlock , Montana represent alive of
F. J. Kiosol & Co. , Ogilcn. Ulah , is in llio
city.
lee Men O
A meeting of ice packers and sawers
was held at Hohcmian ball Sunday after
noon for the piirpo.se of organizing a
club or union for mutual protection.
About thirty men were present and
joined the organization , It was decided
lo lix the wages for the season's ' work tit
$1,75 pur day of nine hours. Another
meeting will be hold next Sunday to pre
fect the organization and .secure ad
ditional members ,
2JZ 35 33 S
DOCTOR McMENAMY
riioriicron ; or TUB
Omaha Medical and Surgical
COJINKK 13TII ST. AND CAI'JIOI. AVK.M/'K.
rniATsLI
Chronic nnU Surgical Diseases ,
| ) | IMK 'I > nf U'liiuc'ii , rrhiitii
IU < M > CK , I'lli'i , I'.itunli , lllirnM'K i'llm |
iuiK * . J.ln'r , lililiu'j > , Illnoil , Miln ,
.Sloniiicli , Ncrvcx , i'-i't < mul Kur.
SniJ for Hook tipnn r.H ill caua ficn. Huonii awl
I'nllon . Wnio fm-
PRIVATE CIK'CULAW TO MEN ,
nn I'nirATi : , Hi-reui , tnul Krn < u lUr ) n'i , Sow-
inal W < - knvB , biirrmaioiibuj , i-ji-lnlli1 , lilcit.
.stricture , Varlcoci-lp , anil all Jil ' 'S i'f l > o I'rin
nry and SfMUil trr.i' ) ; ' . Can * in. itfl li ) corn-it.
l.orulcnrc , nr jK'fiu-.uiiy. i'unfiitt'i > i > Hl .Mtdicnu'i
cnt by lunll or rspii'M niiliui.t . inail.i lu luuxutu
icinunK or Etiiilir ,
llHtlrrleH , liiliulor , Ur.ict-K , Trm i , tr.d
til liilich l ( .Meillrui iinii.i ! : 'i.l | | plll .ccl. . iiiull-
uluclmul ami f < ir > A.r < t a'i ' I'-itcru to
DR. Wcf.il. . 1AW1Y ,
Or O'J.MU Mt'iinL A i i , i. M 1 ni'TK ,
IJtU tit. , Cur ,
HrovKlrn !
sorvii'cs will be hold cvrry
ovcniiij ; this week in the Third t'onpro-
Rrttionnl churoli , corner of Nineteenth
nntl Spnicc.
Tito team of one of Uensoii's ice wngnns
ran away yi-otenlny on Dotiglus street , lint
were stopppil at the corner of Twelfth by
Ollieer Hnuly.
The Minimi Union orchestra rclicnr. cil
at Max Meyer & llro * . la t ni ht for tlm
prcat concert to be given at litriier hall
nest Sunday afternoon.
Two de erters front the department of
the Missouri were apprehended in Oma
ha yesterday and turned over to the loeal
military unthoritie < .
At .1 meeting of the Kosher lodge ,
Sunday afternoon , the old board of of-
lleors wa < elected as follows : M. Hell-
man , president ; Juliu-t Meyer , vice-presi
dent ; L. Hri : oh , secretary.
( ? en. Howard hat roeeived n diploma
forwarded from Portland , Me. , entitling
him to a position In the Legion of Honor.
The credentials were dnly made out and
signed byicn. Hancock.
County Snpeiintendent Hruntici has ru-
ueived trom tlio Writer's 1'nblisliitig
company , live line engravings of llnrth-
ohh's < -tainq of Liberty , for distribution
among the best scholars of tlio county.
Scarlet fever of a mild typo is exten
sively prevalent in the city and attack *
adults and children alike. The. malady
started during the warm weather of the
holidays , nntl its progress has been
cheeked by the advent ol cold weather.
The ball at Allmon's academy , given
for the benelit of the children on Satur
day evening , was a surces's in every par
ticular. There was a l\rgc : \ attendance
prcii-nt , notwithstanding the stormy
woatlier. Out of about ' . ' 00 on hand , ? "
were children.
James Debard. the boy who ran away
with Robinson's circus and became
stranded in Omaha , has written to Mar-
s-ehal.Cummings giving information of
his sale arrival in Portland , Oregon. His
family , it is hardly necessary to s-ay , worn
overjoyed to see him.
The liorso of X. H. Falconer , attached
to a cutter , ran away Sunday , and
dumping' the occupants of the s-lcigh ,
dashed wildlynp Karnam street. He was
captured by Ollieer Peter Mat/.a. near
the corner of Nineteenth and Douglas.
A. C. Taylor , of Indianapolis Intl. ,
writes to Marshal Cunmiiiigs , asking him
to look up a young man named Uert O.
Taylor , who is now supposed to bo en
gaged in the livery biisme.-s here. Ho is
wanted at home because- his brother is
very ill and not expeeleil to live.
The relations existing between A. I ) .
Morse and his employes are of the most
pleasant nature. On New Years , after
the taking of stock had been completed ,
Mr. Morse invited them to his hou > e
where an elegant supper was served and
after that they organized themselves into
a card parly. On Christmas Mr. Morse
received a very line ollice chair from his
employes and reciprocated by giving each
: i valuable present.
A pleasant occasion Sunday was the
presentation by the Seward ntreet M. H.
Sunday school of a complete set of the
"Peoples Cyclopedia" to their pastor
Itcv. C.V. . Saviilge , as a slight toke.n of
their appreciation of the interest he has
taken in the .schoolsince his connection
with it. The books were presented by
Assistant Superintendent Newman , with
a few well chosen words , and , though a
surprise to Rev. Savidgo he responded in
his usual happy style.
T. P. Perry , of Albia , Iowa , an attorney
for the. C. , 1 ! . & Q. , and Major . ) . S.
Woods , adjuster of claims for personal
injury against thu same road , have been
in the city for two days past taking depo
sitions ol witnesses for the defense in the
case of ( Jco. M.Jray ( vs. the C. , 15. & Q. ,
now pending in ( ho United States circu it
court at Dos Moincfl. ( iray sues for $1/1- /
000 for the loss of an arm while in the
service of the company. The depositions
were finished yesterday and the gentle-
menleft for DCS Moines last evening.
A Chilli Scalilcil.
The one-year-old daughter of Attorney
McClanahan , No. 122:3 : Park avenue , fell
into a vessel of boiling water and was
severely scalded on one side from ( he hip
downward. Dr. McKenna was called in
attendance and dressed ( he injury , which
is fortunately not dangerous.
Tills powiler never vnrics , A innrvel of p'lr- '
lyi-treii'Jlh tin < l > vlioleM > iiielie-s Monceoiioin
em Hum Hie onllniirv Itlinl. niul euuiii'l lie Milil
n eoiiipetilion ultli'tlui iiniltitnile of low tu.st
short we.ulil , iilinii or jiliohplniti pimilcrti. Knll
only In finiH. Iluyul ItuKliiK l'o Uer < oinjiliny
W.ist Ireel , N. V.
V/IIAT WOMAN
WANTS
IN CHOCS !
1st. A Heat , Close-fitting and Qruccfuf'
thapecTSIioe.
r 2f. No brcaUng-fn lorturo. Ensyat
first , dmTafivays 'snug and handsome.
ALL THESE DESIDERATA SHE CAN FIND IN
_ 7ho celelraM "J , & T , Cousins'New
'
York'SKocs , ' ' of all kinds nn'Jmuterinls iii
14 mdinTanii 10 tha/ics of toes andhselil
Tfiey mlltiotrip ; mil not clip at ( lie tied ;
will not wrTnkle , and are the perfectht
of achieTeineni in theshoemaker'sart. _
Look en Sclgt ( or IJvna end AdJien cl
J. & T. COUSINS ,
WUVfJItU. .
AllOHITECTS ,
F. M. ELLIS & CO ,
Architect and Building Supertnfs
OMAHA , I1HB , aud DE5 M01HES , IA ,
) | llc , Cot. Hlh niul I'nrniiin Micet , Hi-.iu ifi
OZvTHiV. . iTSS.
( < > uiiuu Jltlil.l.sullur , "Illi 1M. . f.lli.
DIRECTOHY.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorneys.
UliVlXS & CM
N-NV. Cor , ir.th nnd Douglas Sts.
\V. .1. CONNKLL ,
31.19.11th Ptrcet.
GEORQB W. DOANK ,
ATTOIINKV AT LAW ,
Fuleoncr'g IllocV , 15tu niul Douglas.
E. II. COOIIHAN' ,
ATTOHNF.V AT I AW ,
Collection * innttpnromitly | ! Donbtlul claims n
fiu-i'lnlly. l ! > iy I'lti-mini.
GEO. S. SMITH. " W. fl. Mimmv
SMITH , t MU1J1M1V ,
1'iOC Fnrnnin Street.
Loris 1) . lloi.Mrs. .Ions T. DIU.OX.
HOLMKS DILLON ,
ttnoins ? mul 10 , I'rcliKT llloek , Opposite Post-
lllllCl' . _
Or.s. J. 13. SMITH , .ions C. SUE
SMITH * S11I3A.
Prnrtleo In stnlc. reilciiilnlul supremocourts ,
nllcntlun irlu'll to tin' eMUiilnnllon of titles
coin eyiineliiK mul rolled Ion or cliilms. Minna
fecmeil ; iilso tlio Mile mill icntiil of rcil : estnlf
.All leRiil liuj'im-fs ilono ltli illspiiteli. full on
or nililic < " < Smith * Slien , iiltin-iie.vs-iit-mw , cor
ner of l.'illi street anil fupltol nvenuo , ncnr I1
U. . Jiicc.l > lllnek
STI5ATTON ,
ATIOHMVS. :
Cotninerclul Law niul .Mcrenntllo collections n
'Oor. Merchiint's Nntlnnul Iliinfc.
Physicians.
JAMKS II. PKAHOIYM. I ) . ,
1'liysleinn niul Surgeon.
Itesttlencc , No. 1107 .lone * Street , Olllce ,
lloyil's Ope.ru llousu. TcleplioiH ) No. IS *
DK. JAS. 11KCK15TT V U
1'nrsiciAN AND Suinir.OH ,
Onicc mill Hcslilenco , 721 N. 10th St. ,
GKOKUIA A. AUHUOKLE , M. U.
I'lIYSIClAX ,
C. M. DINSMOKK , A. M. , 31. I ) . , t I
Wllllnins1 llloclt , 111 N. 15th St.
Oniec lllll Doilm1 Slreol. Telcpliono 4S2.
171Oipltul Avo. Teleplioiu040.
I. VAN CAMP M. IX ,
Office , IfilU street , oppotlto Postodlco. Tclo-
lilione l'J .
lttSliloncpG ! ) X. 20th street. Telcphono No. 00.
1)11. W. S. G11IHS ,
Itoom 7. Crclchton Illock. 15th nn < ! Dongliis
Etrcut. Olllcu Telephone , 4 ill.
Itiisldeiice , l ii ; Oilllornlu St. Tele-phono-M.
Ollleo Hours , ! ! to i niul 7 to 8 p. nij
i'.M/CllAlMVlCK ,
Physician niul Surgeon ,
Tclephono GbO. Onico nii : S. Ilth at 1
1)11. W. 0. KKMl'KR ,
Deulscliur Ant. , ; ; , " ; " ; , '
Onico irOT Fnrnnin ft. Hours 1011.111. to 2 p.m.
licsldenco Cor. Center anil X. I'llli. '
! ) ] { . C. 1' HAIIKIGAN ,
Physician anil Surgeon ,
OlTlen niul resilience 1MK1 Fimmm.st.
H. W. COXNELLM. . ,
lloinii'opathlst ,
Onice , flirtS. Hth St. Telephone , 5N )
CHA.'J. M. COK , 31. IX
I'hy.slcian anil Surgeon ,
Cor. nonplus niul Ifith fet. , Oinnlni , NeU.
\I..I.O'ltOUIlKK ) ,
Physician anil Surgeon.
Onico Tlnslimnn'K block , null mill Doiitf.uti Ht.
ll.'bUlcm-u 1VJI WcltMer M.
Ollidi liour.s IU o IX'u. in. ; ! i to 5 p. MI. niul
7 to Up. in.
OMAHA SANITAIflt'M J'OU LAD1KS.
llonrF , ! ) n. in. to t p , in. , wei'li ilaya only.
Wllllunib' lilock , 111 N. IMIi St.
Ulll'IIA t' . DlNtiMOriK , fillpt.
1)1 ) ! . .1 .1V. . Dy.SAKT ,
Physician and Surgeon
N. W. Cor. 12th ami Howard Sts.
nfllre linnil , 10 to 1 : . ' n. in. , niul i ) ted p. 111 ,
Tele | Irine , M.
Dentists.
CJIAULKS A.IAOK.MAN ,
Dentists ,
l.MH Doilui ) HI met ,
or I' , t ) .
J. C. WIIINNKKliV , IX 1X.S. ,
Dentist ,
Eiucp i > or to dim leg it Whlmicry.
Kill rtirimin SI reel.
Jlt , CIIAK , IJ. C. S.M1TII ,
KUKCKON DIINTIST.
Coii.sr.il or iflTii hr. AMI C.ti'imii AVKNIIK ,
( JllCOlfi IlllJCli. )
Niilni'Hl Ir'elli pin-ervt'il , IneifiilHrlllrB or
rliliill I'n'h ll'i'lll coiirflril , illMMIM'l ol leulli mid
lilllllHCUK'll , ( 'Olll mill | llHftlO llllllIK , KOllMllll'll
platen mill lectli wltliont plules. All wnilcKiiar-
iinlci.'il , Itinl lit most iciiMMiiil'ln JiiJcrn. Ollleo
IICUIH liinn U , in. to U p , in. dully.
Painting and Drawing-
Instructions in Drawing and Painting
Anil 01 dins Illicit by
MISS CAltltIK llliODT.
Slinllo. "it Ailuiloii ) hli/cli. I.iinilhcni'e uuj
lloweih , i liliui liiuiilliur , lepoiixsii uurk , tlKiirea
In oil mul Miner color , Inxlrii pulntliiK-
KliuticilvllliK. . K ( Jlllnnl , A. Iliiriiiiln , A ( |
i ) , Ntnf VuiH fllyi Mm. M. Mvl > , ruluunu ,
Bhirt Factory *
Omaha Shirt Factory ,
PH. GOTTHEIMER , Manage *
Finn iSlilitsfind UnJurn's' r i
ICthSt.
UPHOLSTEHY ,
Upholstery & Repairing
s. -
s.No
No , ) U Cn ,
Mnk'-sdvn Mnttic.M'i'.ici'Uirii ' ' Kmnltiuc inuktf
II us peed us nuw l'illu mul HulilDM iiituU
lu uiUiT. I liuli iiifcculuil , In KIT | iilcu4 IhtlUliJiitk
wlitiu unit nitiluuiii utvn umk , Jloyi ill
! U | > : > ; iU ttitli : | > U ttil uucl we WiU ItUVI