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THE OMAHA DAILY BM3 , FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5.1886. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL , Hfttional Bunks to Bo Legally Aakod to Diggorge Pilfered lunds. A MONEY-MAKING POSTMASTER. HIM ? lctliod of HnlshiR the Wind Through OIHulnl Dishonesty Unit oil Stnlcs Court Altar a MniiflnnuiB Urc\-ltles. THE nr.r's MNCOI.X nunF.Air.1 TIio iraiuls ] ) crictnitcd by Isiinc N. 1111)1)9 ) , while postmaster at Lcwistoti ( Idnho ) in Mny lu t , arc to lie made llio groundwork for a number of important suits npainst national banks in various parts of the country. A leltor from Post master General Vilas to the attorney gen eral requesting this action has been re ceived by United States Attorney Lam- bcrtinn , with an endorsement by Mr. Garland. In this loiter Mr. Vilas saya Uiat ( shortly before May 3 , 1885 , Hibbs , then postmaster at Lowislon , took -103 money order blanks and issued thorn in fnvor of banks in Michigan , Dakota , Illi nois , Minnesota , Nebraska , Colorado and lown , his usual practice being to send six orders of $100 each to each bank , llibbs would then request the banks to collect the orders and forward the proceeds to J. G. Wilson , at Tierce City ( Idaho ) , "Wil son , " who was an imaginary person , be ing the alleged purchaser of nearly every order. As all registered letters for Pjorco City have to pass through Lewiston llibbs had an easy job in getting bis plunder. When the fraud was discover ed some of the banks had $7100 ! on hand to Wilson's credit. Postmaster Vilas in- Htrncted them to hold the money until further advised , and later requested that it bo turned over to the postmasters in the towns whore the banks were situated. This most of the banks refused to" do un less secured by indemnity bonds , the claim being made that "Wilson" might bo tin innocent party , ard rightfully en titled to the money. Mr. Vilas refused to give this indemnity as congress has inadii no provision for it , and no ofliccr of the government is authorized to sign such a bond. The banks in question , no says , acting as the agent of a fictitious payee , have collected and come into pos session of money order funds , by moans of forged and fraudulent money orders , and suits must bo brought against them at once under section 1.057 , revised statutes. The banks that will be thus proceeded against , and the amounts clnimcd from them , arc given below : Second National bank , East Snginaw ( Mich. ) . $000. Merchants' National bank , Dcadwood ( Dak. ) , $1,200. Mason's bank , Pliinkinton ( Dak. ) , $000. Merchants bank , Winona ( Minn. ) , $000. Frcoporl National bank , 1-rcoport (111. ( ) , $000. Commercial bank , Port Huron ( Mich. ) , $ GOO. Slate Hank of Nebraska , Crete , $000. Gorman American bank , St. C'oud ' ( Minn. ) . $000. David City bank , David City ( Neb. ) , $000. Stockgrowers National bank , Pueblo ( Col. ) , $100. Grcston National bank , Creston ( Iowa ) , ? COO. A DOUBLE I.A.AV SUIT. In the United Stales court the cases of William \Vidtimiin and S. Storrs Cot ton vs the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway , tire being tried as one cause. JJoth actions are brought to re cover damages , llio amount asked being $5,000 in cucli case. The facts , as pre sented by the counsel in their prelimi nary remarks , arc about as follows : On the Oth of May , 1883 , the morning after a heavy storm , n train of cars on the Min neapolis & Omtihii road , crashed through a bridge on the Norfolk division near Wayne. The engineer , Siimuol T. Reed , was instantly killed , and the head brakeman - man , Joseph O. Pheasant , died two days after. Ueed loft four children , ranging from 3 lo 12 years of ago , and Pheasant left n wife and six children , the youngest 5 and llio oldest 21 years. William Wida- man was appointed administrator for Pheasant , and S. Storrs Cotton for Reed. The plaintiffs will endeavor to show on the trial that the bridge was faultily construclcd ; that it was seldom if ever inspected , and that on the morning of the wreck in particular , although there had been an unusually heavy storm the night previous , the train in question was allowed to proceed from Wtiyno , where it had boon held all night , without an examination of any part of the road being made. The defendant will claim that the accident was duo almost entirely to an act of God , against which no railway in the world could defend - fond itself , and flint the men killed wore guilty of contributory negligence , as the bridge or culvert was situated on a straight piece of track over a milo long , and there was nothing to prevent the engineer from seeing that the structure had boon wrecked by the Hood before ho ran on to It. A largo number of witnesses are , lo lin examined , and it is probable the case Will Just several days. AFTEU A MANDAMUS. Messrs. Field and Webster , of counsel for the city of Lincoln , luvvo made appli cation to the supreme court for a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary of state and auditor to register $25.000 in re funding bonds. The refusal of these of- lieiuls , us noted in the BKK Tuesday , is based upon nn opinion by Judge Max well , In the slate ox rol Wiant vs. Babcock - cock , to the ofl'eot that the statutes limit the cntlro bonded indebtedness that can bo assumed by n municipal corporation to 10 per cent of the assessed valuation ; the further claim being made that the bonded indebtedness of the city is already in excess of that limit. Messrs. Field and Wobi-ter in tholr application for the writ allcgo that the $25,000 , Is not n now debt , but is merely to refund an old one , and save the taxpayers 2 } per cent inter est , the now bonds bearing 51 nnd the old ones 8 per cent ; second , that the statute indebtedness applies only to bonded in debtedness incurred for works of public improvement ; third , that of the entire debt now owing by Hie city , some $317- fiOO , there is only one item of $25,000 bonds voted to the Lincoln & North western railway for a work of public improvement ; fourth , that the opinion by Judge Maxwell refers to the indebted ness of counties only. In the application there is a showing of llio city's bonded indebtedness , as follows ; AtchUun & Xcbraskn . S l > , r 00 Lincoln it Xortliwvbtem . . . . . . . . . 25,000 Klro protection . UO.OOO Kloutliiit debt . . . i ,000 UafumlhiK debt. . . . , . 53,000 Water woiUs , etc . 110,000 S3 17,500 The state ofllcials claim that all this comes within the 10 percent limit. If so , the cty ) is in a bad position. Most of this debt was incurred previous to 1830 , when the assessed valuation was about $1,250- 000 , nnd the limit of liability consequently $125.000 , This being sustained , all the bonds noted in excess of that limit ara invalid. Among them are the $110,000 in water bonds , the most valuable invest ment the city has , Should they bo thrown out , the credit of Lincoln would bo seriously impaired. In addition , tlm owners of the bonds liave a right inequity by which they could trace every dollar invested , soizu the property bought with tholr money , and sell it. I5ut this will not occur , as the refunding bonds are plainly .gpod. nnd the courts will so hold. . J.'ho Missouri lViu ! ! people are virtually interested inbavlnganiandamusgranted , in nrdcr to settle the question of the validity of the $50,000 voted to thorn , and lo that end have engaged Hon. J. M. Woohvorth to assist Messrs. Webster and Tields. nittKF MENTION- . Walter Scott of Lancaster county is in llio district court asking for a divorce from his wife , Avalina , on the ground of desertion. Gus Sattiulcrs was found guilty of con tempt by Judge Parker yesterday and stnloMced to jail until ho returns the gambling tools rcplcvlncd from the po lice. United States District Attorney Lam- bortson lias boon ordered to commence a prosecution of the Lakota Ranch com pany for cutting timber on government land. The Lukota ranch it situated In Ihc extreme northwestern corner of Ne braska , adjoining Dakota , and largo tracts of plno limber in that section have boon devastated , ills alk'ged.by the man ager and Ids agents. "THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW. " A Lively Theatrical Pcrfornmnoo In Denver In the Knrly Onys. Dan < 1e Qnltle. At Denver In the winter of 1803 the principal theatre was run under the management of John Langrish. At Unit time pome 0,000 , union soldiers Were sta tioned there. The soldiers took great interest in the theatre and wore its prin cipal or nt least its most entusiastic patrons. Kvory night the house was cro\vdcd particularly the gallery with soldiers. To please ho boys in blue Mr. Langrish put on the "Siege of Lucknow. " ISoth men and oAiccrs took great interest in the piece. They were deter mined that it should bo produced in line stylo. The soldiers made a lot of bombs to bo used in the fort scene , the ollicors allowed two can non to bo brought to the theater for use in the fort , and about l\iiy \ men armed with muskets volunteered to act as the : ittucking nriny of natives. For two or llirco days previous lo llio night when the piece was to bo presented there were more soldiers at work on the stage and about the theater than helpers of any oilier kind. They bossed all the warlike preparations. The great night came , and the soldiers had the house. .Not only were they in the gallery , but they also filled Iho seats and llio lower lloor. Mrs. Lancrish took the part of "Jessie Brown. " When the at tack was made on the fort the tiring was terrific. Then bombs befjan to fall into the fort. Those wore balls of yarn con taining gunpowder. In order to produce a gooil effect , the reckless soldiers who made these imitation bomb shells had placed in each nearly half a pound of powder. 'JWioy made a report as loud as the largest China bombs. The bombs made it mighty hot for poor "Jessie Urown. " In loss than half a , minute her dress was no fire in two or three places , and everybody expected to see her beat a retreat. But these with her in the fort smothered her burning dress and she stood her ground. The supposition was , among llio people of Iho theatre , that the cannon were not loaded. The priming of the pieces waste to bo Unshed , and a drum waste to bo struck to imitate the re port. But some sol has diet1 slipped into ono of the cannon cartridge containing about two pounds of powder. When those in the fort began to reply lo Iho lire of the attacking party this cannon was touched ofT and it blow a liolo through the side of the theater nearly eteht feet square. This excited the soldiers in front , and those in the gallery began tiring their revolvers up into the coiling , while those below turned loose into the lloor. In si few seconds Iho whole place was so full of powder smoke that ono could hardly breathe or see. The lights presented the appearance of street lamps seen through u dense fog. The ex cuse thai Iho soldiers afterwards made for riddlingthe lloor and ceiling , was that all was so much like a real battle that they forgot whore they were und so began firing before they realized what they were about. That night all "tho boys in blue" felt that they got the full worth of their money. The last lime I saw John Lan grish on the Comstock I asked him if lie remembered the "Siege of Lucknow" at Denver in early days. "Said he : 'I shall never forget it , nor will Mrs. Langrish ! ' " TThcn E by woa eiok , we gave her O.utorts , When aba was a Child , aha cried for Castorla , When she become Miss , she clang to Castorla , Wh n she had Children , olie gore them Cuatoria , Notice. Bids will bo received by the under signed for ten days for part or all of the Baker farm , adjoining the water works on Ihc north , and Lowe's addition on the west , consisting of 124 acres. Bids for anything under ten acres will not bo considered. I reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Bids must state the terms desired if bid is accepted. C. E. MAYNE , S. W. Cor. 10th and Farnam. Dr. Hamilton Warren , hcleetlc Physi cian nnd Surgeon , 703 N. lOlh street , near Webster. Day and night calls promptly atlonded to. Fur robes anil winter caps. Reduced prices , Frederick , 23th and Farninn , Only Eight Days Ijoft. Boots and Shoes must bo closed out before - , fore February 20th. 20 per cent discount. Now is the tune lo sccuro genuine bar gains. T. N. BIIAY , 1512 Douglas. I have the agency at Omaha for the sale of largo blocks of lands in Koitlt and Cheyenne counties , Nebraska , and In Wyoming. Also of lots in Sclinylcr , Kimball. Paxton , Big Springs , Sidney , Potter , Denver Junction ( Colorado ) Alder ( Hall Co ) and other points , V. II. GIIBEN , Over 1st Nat'l Bank. If you buy lumber anywhere without first getting Iloaglands prices you will lose money A Bonutll'iil Store. The finest and most complete Art Store west of Chicago isllospo's , 1518 Douglas. FOR SAU : CIIKAIV-Registered Jersey cow six years old this spring , fresh Jan. 1. For particulars address lock box 201 , Nebraska City. A Great Sui-prlso is In store for all who use Kemp's Bnlsnm for the throat nnd limp * , the great cimrantei'd remedy. Would you believe that ft Is sold on its merits and that each druggist is author ized to rcfunrt your money by the proprietor of this wonderful remedy if ft falls to euro you. Scliroter & Conrad. ilrtigKlsts , No , 211 H. 15th street have secured the agency for it , Price 50c and SI. Trial size free. Xho Keen ' . ' . First 'J.\vin c. Jis the season advances , the pains and aches by which rheumatism makes itself known , arc experienced after every ex posure , ft is not claimed that ifood's Sarsanarilla is a specific for rheumatism wo doubt if there is , or can bo , snob a remedy. But the thousands benefited by Hood's Sarsaparilhi , warrant us in urg- got hers who sutler from rheumatism take it before the first keen twiugo. AiiuoHt iirulltltorri is known ns the great regulator' .the dlgtstivo organs nil over the woiht. Huviiit in your liouse. Ask your grocer or .tiniest for the genuine article , manufactured-by l > t. J. U. U. Sicken & Sous. ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL , Horace Greeloj's ' Visit to the Wild West in Early Days , Grcclcy ns n Novel Homier How Ho "Watt Deprived of Ills Pnstltnc a Stntioii , " 1 am nhrnys Interested in newspaper men nnd printers , " said Jiulfio Faust of the Utah delegation to the llnngo coil' volition to a Denver Tribuno-Hopubllcnn reporter. " 1 was ahvnys a grcnt ntlmircr of old Horace Greoloy , although I'm n dcmocrnt , and I always liked to road his paper. "When ho came overland , I entertained him at my liouso right nt the extrem ity of the great American desert my wife and 1 were both young then and old Horace stopped at onr house. 1 played a little joke on the old man at that time and 1 enjoy thinking about it. "Wo lived in a little double log cabin and the beds were made of cottonwood poles with raw-hide stretched across and the chairs were stools with ox-bows for backs. That was the kind of upholstery which we had then. uoiiAoi : oiinuLKV HKADIKO XOVKLS. "That was long before the electric liglits , of course , and wo had no gas or oven Hporm candles. All that wo had for liglits. were tallow dips which wo iiuulo ourselves. " \Voll , I was a little selfish and I wanted to have a good. Ion" talk with Mr. Greeloy , and so I played the joke on him. Soon after ho got to the house ho opened his satchel and took out a novel , which ho began to read. That's a fact I hols of people have doubted mo when I said that Horace Greeloy read novels ; but it's true. He told mu that ho read a great many. Ho read IJuhvcr and those solid kind of authors , great , thick books , you know , anil he read one that time. I wanted him to sit up and talk to me and not read , so I gathered up all of the tal low dips in the house and hid them. Well , he read away at that novel until dark , and then ho called for a candle , but there wore none to be found any where about the hoUbc. So ho had lo talk with mo and I had an enjoyable time. Ho told me all about his early life , how he lirst went to Now York ; all that I'd read before , but it was pleasant to hear him talk about it , and he. told mo about Dana and all these old journalists , and I had a good time. " "Yes , sir , " continued Judge Faust , "I tell you those were rough days. ON THE OVE1JL.VN1) . "I had charge of a station , and they put a man there because they thought that ho was suited for the position. 1 had charge of a station at ono time when my assistants were toughs. Every ono of them had killed their man , and some of them had killed a half-dozen. I tell you a man has got to let it bo understood who was the hois with such a gang as that in charge. I had to show them , and I only hail to do it once , I was only a boy then. I hadn't the least bit of a moustacne.and . these follows were all older , and , as I said before , bad men , Ono night a stage came in there a little late , and all of the passengers wore hungry. I called my cook and toid him to get supper. Ho began , and did not work very lively , and I went to sec what was the matter , as llio people were hungry and waiting. Ho had a big knife in lus hand , and was cut ting up ham. 1 told him to hurry. Ho turned , with the knife in his hand , and said : ' ! ) 11 you , if yon want this work done any quicker , do it yourself ! ' WHO is BOSS ? "Ho was coining toward mo with the knife and I seized an old whip-stock standing in a corner. I looked at his head and I said to myself. 'I must kill him'nnd then I aimed at his shoulder and I struck him a good smart blow , at the same time saying : 'Yon scoundrel drop that knife. ' lie dropped the knife aim I dropped the wbipstock anil wo clenched. lie weighed about 180 and I liiO and lie throw fiis arms around my body , and I thought for n moment that ho would squeeze my breath out of me. Finally I managed to get one arm loose and I lot out and struck him under the jaw and ho went over into a corner. "Well , upon that every man in the out fit jumped out of bed. They were sleep ing out of doors upon hay placed upon wooden frames. E ery man got out of bed in a moment , and I know that if I didn't declare myself the boss then I'd better get out. 1 ran to my wagon , and I buckled on my revolvers , and took my shotgun nnd got out again 1 said : 'Now , sot back to bed , every man of yon I Tnis is no light of yours , and I'm ' prepared to take any one of you , in any style , ono at a time ! ' "Do you know that from that time I was the most popular man around that country and was their bossl There was no further trouble with them. "Poor boys , " concluded Judge Faust , sadly , "many of them were afterward killed by the Indians. " ARCHITECTS. F. M. ELLIS & CO. Architects and Building Superint's ' OMAHA , NEB , and DBS MOINES.IA . , Onico , Cor. 14th and Farimm Streets , Hoora 16 OlvE ! .I3-A. : , iTBB. Ouonat : HuuLiNuiiOK with F. M. 12111s. UNITED STATES National Bank XT. S. IDEIFOSITOK. V. S. W , Cor , Farnam & 12th Sts. $100,000 Capital , - , C. W. HAMILTON President , M. T. UAniX3\V , Cashier , niuKOTQiitt : H.M.CnldwolI.O. W. Hamilton , B. F. SfflltU , M.T.lIarlow C. Will Hamilton. Nebraska National Bank OMAHA , NEBRASKA. Paid up Capital $250,000 SuplusMay 1 , 1886 25,000 H. W. YATKS , President. A. E. TOU/AUN , Vice President W. II. S. IlyoiiKS , Cashier. Pl"E ' " \V. V. MOUSE , JOHN S. COLLINS , U. AV. YATKS , LEWIS S. UEBU , A. E. TOUZALIN' , BANKING OFFICE : THE IRON BANK. Cor. 12th and Farnam Streets. General llankinir Busluoss TrausactoJ. RAMGE , Tailor & Wens'Furnisher ' 1311 FARNAM STREET. 1871 OUR PREMIUM PROSPECTUS. 1886 Superb Selections for the Farmer and Artisan INVALUABLE FARM LANDS , FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS , FARM MACHINERY - CHINERY , CUTLERY , WATCHES AND PLATED WARE , SEWING MACHINES , FIRE ARMS , MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS , BOOKS , ALBUMS AND OTHER AR TICLES FOR FAMILY USE , A PREMIUM FOR EACH SUBSCRIBER , AND NO PREMIUM OF LESS VALUE THAN ONE DOLLAR AT RETAIL The universal sallstactlon which onr cooperative premium system has given dur ing the past six years , as evidenced by the steady and rapid Increase of our sub scription lists warrants the continuance of the method of mutual division of our ad vertising income between the publishers of Iho HKK and their patrons. Every sub scriber has an interest in our advertising patronage which becomes more valuable ble- and profitable in proportion to the increase in the number of subscribers. With over 25,000 names on our weekly books , our advertising columns command such high rates that wo can readily procure almost every class of valublo article in exchange Our premium list for this year is way ahead of all our former oilers in every respect and wo guarantee that every article named in the list will bo impartially awarded and distributed among the subscribers to the Wr.BKi.Y BEE. The following premiums will bo distributed on SATURDAY , MARCH 13th , 1886. Positively No Postponement These premiums will be distributed impartially by a committee selected by the sub scribers present ut the time the award is made. All articles that can bo sent by mail will bo forwarded postpaid to the subscriber's address. Articles to bo shipped by express or freight will he forwarded to their des tination with freight payable by the party to whom the article is awarded. One SO acre Farm in Henna Vista county , Iowa . S 1,00000 Ono SO-uero Kami in Hunlun county. Kansas . 800 00 One 40 acre Farm In If nux county , Nebraska . 400 00 One 32 Inch J. 1. Case Thresher anil 12 Horse Power . S fiCO 00 One New JlcUormlck Steel I larvestcr nnd Hinder . 'Ji'i 00 One fl hole Geared Mounted Shellcr and Horse Power . WO 00 One 2 hole Trump Self Feeding Shellcr and Tower . 175 00 One 2 hole Cyclone Geared Sheller , complete- with Power . ITfi 00 One Mishawaka Combined Corn Sheller and Grimier . 7fi 00 OnuU-holo Canton Corn Shrllor . r > 0 00 Ono Kovstono Pride Com Sheller , Packer Patent . 12 00 One Peerless Hand Corn Sheller . 1000 One Uoad BUCKS' , A. J. Simpson's make. . . . . ' 240 00 Onu Side liar Husy . HO 00 One No. 41 Kllptic Soring Hnsriry. Hiram \V. Davis & Co. ( Cincinnati. O. ) make. . 115 00 Ones Ton Chicapo Double Beam Wagon Scale . SO 00 OnoHain Farm Wagon . So On Ono Moline Farm Wagon . 75 00 One No. 4 Chicago Grinding Mill . 10000 OnoNo.i : " " " . " . . : . 7500 One Mo. 4 Fees Scientific Grinding Mill . CO 00 One "Clipper" Power Grinder . CO 00 OncHucKuye Feed Mill . 75 00 Ono Combined Lister nnd Drill . 80 00 One Trojan Mower . CO 00 One Flyinc Dutchman. Jr. , Sulky Plow . 7000 One BuforU Wheel Automatic . Sclf-liU Sulky Plow . 05 00 Three Oliver Cataday Sulky Plows , each § 50. IfiOOO One Weir Self-Hit Silky Plow . 4500 Olio No. 8 1-1-lncb Keystone Disc Harrow with : Seeder Attachments . 70 00 One lloosicr Force Feed Ilroadcost Seeder. . r 0 00 One 2-horso - . Kvans Planter . . - . . . CO 00 4g m 100 00 80 00 Two Johnson itri < iciu rvo. i it-arm I'auniiiK JMiiis-eaen , su ; . CO 00 Six S. FrcemanVfc SUns Fanning Mills , each SHO . ISO 00 One Bradloy's Dupl&c Adjustable Arch Walking Cultivator with iron beam . ffiJ 00 One Now Western Spring Cultivator. . . . ' 50 00 Ono Weir Comhliiqd Corn Cultivator . US 00 One Canton Cultivator , balance f ramo . ISO 00 One Weir TongntlcAs Cultivator . ' . . 2000 One 3-horse Cha'mpiou llaylfcike . HO 00 OnoD 10 IG-incli'ditiSteel ' Beam Plow . 25 OQ Two sets Double KRHH Harness , each S30 . CO 0 OneSliiRlo Fnrili Harness. . ( . ; . , , . 24 On Ono Underground Iron Force Pump . 18 On Two Frank Ward " " " each S 12 . B4 00 Two " " " Lift " " S8 . 10 00 Six 7-foot Farm Favorite Pumps , each § 7.20 . 4D 20 Two Grebe Hay Sweeps , each & 20. . 40 00 Two Grebe Stalk Uakes , each 518 . r 0 00 Olio 14-foot Iron Frame Seeder . 10 00 One Emerson Grand Upright Piano SSOO 00 One Kino Parlor Organ 200 00 One Parlor Organ 18500 3JIVE STOCKS. One Jersey Bull Calf , subject to register 100 00 One Pair Poland China Pigs , subject to register 40 00 One Pair Poland China Pigs 35 00 One Jersey Bed So w 20 00 CrOOJDS , ETC. One Elegant Parlor Set Furniture. gl'O 00 One Elegant Chamber Set , furnished by Dewey & Stone , Omaha 5000 Twenty Elegant "Union" Parlor Sewing Machines , each § 73. 1,500 00 Ten Sewing Machines , each 500 GOO 00 Six full sets Franklin Lightning Rods complete , each. $25 150 00 One lirst-class Cook Stove 50 00 One lirst-class Hard Coal Base Burner. . 50 00 Twenty bolts Standard Muslin , each S7. . . no 00 One Suit of Clothes , furnished by Calm Bros , of Omaha ao 00 Ono Overcoat , furnished by Calm Bros , of Omaha " 0 00 Fifteen packages Fresh Crackers and Cakes from McCiurg Cracker Co. , each 85. . . 75 00 Two Orders for Plants , each S10.00 o 00 1000 Knives , Etc 1,000 00 Thirty Silver Hunting Case Watches , each S25 § 750 oo " " " " 8100. . TwoOold , 20000 Twenty dozen Silver Plated I ea Spoons , each S. > 100 00 Twenty sets " " /able / " " " 100 00 Ono set ' " Ten Service. 0 00 Onosi't " Ivnivesand I'orks 350 5000 sets Plated Spoons , etc 5,000 00 G-"CT TS .iTD TOOILjS. Teh Real Twist , Patent Breech , Oiled Stock , Double-barrel Shotguns , each S13. . . . $ l j ) 00 Five Heal Kngllsh Twist , Fine , Extra Heavy , Breech , Bar Locks , Double-barrel Shotguns , each S10 8000 OnoNo. aUrecnlUver Drill. . . . . 3500 OnoNo.5 " " bcrcwPlate 8400 BOOKS. Ono Set Chambers' Encyclopedia , sheep binding § 80 00 Ono Set Chambers1 Encyclopedia , cloth binding. JM oo Ten Sets Dickens' , Thackeray's and Scott's Works , each S'.J5 200 00 One Worcester's Unabridged Dictionary ia 00 One Set Brewer's lli-ferenco Library , : i volumes 8 60 One Set Prescott's History of Mexico , 0 volumes ' 7 so Ono Set Colonial Days , Etc. , 3 volumes 7 50 Ono "Don Quixote" 4 00 One "Home Topics" 3 o Thlrtv Farmer's Keconl and Account Books , each S3 00 00 Five Fine Albums , each 35. . . S5 00 Two " " Plush , each 87 M 00 Two Fine Largo Albums , Pliu-.li , each & 15 . . . ; oo One " " " 2000 ! JOOO Standard British Novels at SI..10 , 4,500 oo 8000 Standard American Novels at 81.60 4.50000 4000 Standard American Novels at 51 , 4,000 00 f 00 Other Works. ol''Fictlon at SI , . . . 6,00000 5000 Poetical Works'utSl ' 5,000 00 500 Poetical Woi'ksat ' S1.50 750 oo SS Poetical Works at S2.50 coo 00 Total , i..ji . . . .Sl ,12700 This is neit'horlu now nor oxporimontnl sohomo , but will be onr sixth sticccsseiv nnniinl nreiniun iUstvlhullon , the lir.st having taken jlacoin thowintor of 1870-183 , ) While it fnay.'ijeom ' incredible that we can nflbnl to furnish n metropolitnii weekly for t\vodolirs , ! ( a yanr , ivo lo every subscriber a premium worth ut least ono ilollar.nnil to inoluilu among these premiums several hundred articles valued at from live dollars to quo .thousand dollars each , wo nro in condition to honestly cnrrvon every promise or obi.gallon wnlch wo assume mill still derive fair returns from'tho paper , Noarlynll-tlio large iiramiums were secured in oxchan''u for advertising , 'Plifi nic ( nr\ilii * < itfiilrtC ( \li * 1i fi \ n t itiliul fm * Citic i f\ tit t i-\t i nin i if n kitm > m , .4t. * , . ) . . fourth of the retail price in cash aiul balance in advertising. Jinny ether machines wo have on the list are purchased without paying out any money. The minor premiums , such us books , nilnuus _ , cutlery , plated spoons , oto. , are bought in very largo quantities ut wholesale prices and with liberal djscouuts , The margin be tween what wo pay out for premiums , postage- and incidental expenses is largo enough to leave ns u fair ( subscription price for the paper. Our list contains the the names of thousands of subscriber. * who huvo patroni/.cd ns for many years. They uttost that wo have kept faith with our patrons and enjoy their full confidence , We could not uilord to do otherwise. The BBE is now in its fifteenth year , nnd its founder and editor during all these years is also the principal proprietor . Ho has a reputation at stake , und could not bo a party to a disruputablo or fraudulent scheme without being ruined , and destining his paper which now occupies the front rank in western journulism , The subscription price of Tint WIKKLV : HUE is TWO UOLLAItS per annum. Direct your remittance by money order or registered letter to "THE 15ii : : Pan- USIIINH Co"who will forward u numbered premium receipt which will bo registered in our piemium hook. Each remittance bliould also give explicit directions as to postofllco address. IBee u.Tolisliin.g Oo.r DIRECTORY. G T. TAYLOR , Qcnorat Agent NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO , Ofllco Cor. Hth nnd Douglas Sts. Issues-Ordinary l.lfo. Kndowmont , I.tmllotl Kndowinpiit , Klrc , Vear lilrldcnd I'lnn nnd the Popular Json-Korfoltlnif Tontono Pollclos. As- potsovov f rxxxroo. ) Flro Insurance , K A ALLISON , GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS , Sll South Thirteenth Street , Telephone No. 53 J Northern Assurance Co , Ixjiiilou , linjluiul Orient In.ournnco ( .V > . , Hartford , Conn , Union Itistmuiro Co. , Snn rranclsco , Cnl. Nationalism Insurance Co. , Hart Com , Conn. Fireman' * Knml Ins. Co. , Sun rmnolco , Crtl. Western Assurnnco Co. , Toronto , Out. K. 'jT IIA.TGUEK' General Agent Provident Savings Life Assurance Co , of Now York. 107 South Vourtoonth Stirot , Omaha. Cheapest hiMiranco ever ollc-roil by nn "old Hue" eouipany. Actual nvorairo yonrjr rest rturliiff the ealeniliiryoars isaj , ISil und 1885 , at ago 40 , for 510,000 , was ? 8.C7. ) DRY GOODS. J. C. KXEWOLIJ , Dry Goods , olrftant brick corner store , SM and Cum- lects , lias Just been opened with Uffcnrrnl stock of staple and 1'atioy dry Roods , boon.shops lints , caps , vlovnfl , working clothes , and n full line of undorclottiliiK. The best quality and the owcst prices. Call and sec. MILLINERY. 5US. ! 12. K1GHT , Milliner , At 21,9 , N Mtli St. , Isdolnpra thriving busbies ; In uillllncry and ftiurv KOodn , and also keeps a limit tier of cmtiloyt'os busy on ladles suits and dressmaking , I'ashloiinblo ami stylish im can bo had at Mrs. KlRht's for a very low A trial otilor satisfies nil and secures GROCERIES. ALBKHT 11. SA'NDKllb , Grocery&CrockeryStore Is tlio plnco fortho iicoplo of Nort Invest Omnhn totradulincauso It Is cuntnilly located , at tlio corner of Cnmliitf and Saundorn sts. Tlio stocc ! la the best and the prices as eheap as any. WEINEUT & MULLEN , Grocers , This firm carries a choice fresh stock and docs a business on the smallust profits , and hent-o It lias a l > ( g trsulc. Uny your ( rroci-rlcs nonr homo and not a inllo or two away. No 17iO Cuui- luff street. S. GOLDSTEIN , G-rooeries , Fruit , Feed. Special dealer In poultry and all kinds of frnmo. OyMcri ? In poutum. Goods delivered free at all hours. S. Goldstein 701 So. 13th street. BEAL & HE11HENS , IMiea/t . Fancy Groceries , Flour , Feed , Etc. Poultry , Fresh Duller and Egfjs a specialty This linn lias Ions been noted ns the leadniK one In tlieir line for tlio 'I lilrd ward trade. Always on , terprlsliiK and up to the times with plenty of or- erytliliifrtliat is peed kept constantly In stock. BW cor lOtli anil Uodgo fctroots. GENERAL STORES. P. SI. BACK & CO. General Store. This houpo furnishes your woods near homo , If you llvo In South Onmlm , so that when you fret n wroiitf slzu In a lamp chimney or a strong pound of butter , you wont l > j forced to walk a inllo and ot run i.ver by the cars to get It ox- cbaiiged. jl0. : ! lUa nnd mi 8. 7th St. BOOK STORfcS- OMAHA PUBLISIUNtt CO. Books and Stationery , 117 N. ICthstreot , _ JtollBloug books a sppclalty. DRUGS ! PrescriptionsPerfumery , PATENT MEDICINES , ETC. 202 Sixteenth St. , corner etoro , Mitsonlo Hall ULADISH. Cor. Dodge and liJth Streets , Drugs , Medicines and Chemicals Fancy and lollct articles , Bnoniros. IJrushea , Perl umory , etc. I'liysloluns preemptions can * fully compounded , and orders answered with caru and disputed. Our Block of medicine is complete , wan anted fj-enulao and of the best quality. quality.W. W. J. WHITEHOUSE , ICth AND WKIJSTRHBTa Drugs , Paints , Oils and Stationery. ISiirelca Pile Ointment cnrua every time. 1'rleo W cents , liv- err box Wummuxi. LIVERY STABLES. S. A , COLLINS. Livery Stable , No. S10H iimlnir street. The loaOlnir feature of tills excellent slablo H ill livery , but a special department to which great euro is given is the boarding' of hort.ra. A nock of hni > os for sulo or uxvhiiinro will bo kppt on hand. Uon't forget ho puuiii , Oumlni ; strcmt , NoW. \ . LIQUORS , JOHN KELKENNEV , Dealer In Wines , Liquors & Cigars , 6J4 ! South 13th St JOHN ICANK in attendance. WATCHWIKERS AND JEWELERS. J. LT ROY & " Ob" At Iff ! K. 10th St. , carry ti iurgo stock of WatcheSjClocks , Jewelry , Silverware , Musical Instruments , And everything In their line. Bnmll profits and quick naloj Is tholr motto and lower prices nro imulo than any other uouso In tlu'dty. Repairing Of all kinds douu in llio most nkltlfii'l manner , c.Ybcntuil to orJor. Feith's ' Electric Hotel , 1 3 N. 1UUi St , Cor. Capitol Ave. IloamS,60o.'iu > d tl. Moalg to order nt all hum's- Meill tlcktUi SI meu' J-l. TryIt ; beat It. lliu luud. . . - . ; ' . . . .U . .J- , .JMI * " ' i" : 'J FINE JOB PRINTING. HKES PRINTING CO. Successors to Samuel Itoos. Printers , Book Binders Nos , Ittnn ! < t 1088. Hth stroet. Omaha Nob. V , I'nrllo , 8nr-or liitondont Illnitorr. Telephone No. 253. JlBUU rneturers of rubber M iu | > 4. 1 27ictot of Work t fffmtiiimttlrc Price * GKOHGK M. HASKELL , I-ntcst Mylcs oC Artistic Job Printing , 1303 Fivrnnm Street , Uoom ( ! , Onmlm , Nob. " FLOURING MILLSL "DKNISON & co. Champion Mills , Klotir , lYoilnml Monl , 10ION lotli strcnt. Uncle , wliciit nnd rye Hour 11 opovlnlty. TliU mnr mill H ] < rcpiirinltu filrnlMinuy niiiount of Roods In 119 line on chorl notion nnd the most fnvomblo I'Hcotho innrkot will nllow. AUCTIONEER. \V.OO\VAN \ \ & CO. , Auction and Commission Kollolted ; fnrnlturn lionshtntM Fold. SuliM of llvo Ktouk nnd lioim'hoM film- ) tint1 nt iirlvnlo riwliloiiei'3 H 11 ftjipclnlt ) * with in. HiMnoiiuicrthu liliu'o , West Sc Frltschor'g block N lllliHt.No lid. FANCY GOODS. CHAULEY VINO , ' ( Importer nnd Dealer In | Teas , Fancy Crockery , J 8ilpos.laianoso | and riiliic o Kano.v Oooils , No- Ions , eto. lleautlfulOrnanienlii , 7iaSIlth8t. ( | PHOTOGRAPHS TOLLMAN & MAYNAU1) , Photographers , For tlio best , Iho clionpost , nnd Iho most vix tied styles of nrtlMlo portrait work In crnyott , imstol , nnd all kinds ol Photos , ten lo Tollman & Jlnyiutnl's Rnllor ) ' , TttJ nnd 701 N. IClti St. Film cabinets for $ ; ! per dozen. WALL PAPE. 110DKCK & 15VEKS , WALL PAPER , WINDOW SHADES , ETC , Practical house , slfn nnd fresco painters. Paper bunging , ruining , knlsomlnlng. IQin CUM1NG ST. i AWNINGS. T. M. TUKVETT , Awnings , AVAGON COVEUS , TENTS , ETC. 403 So. 14th Street. Wrllo for 1'r Ices. BAKERIES. New England Bakery No. 221 North 10th Street. Glvos the largest and best fie loaf of broad In the city. Cukes , plos nnd warm rolls dully. Homo- mndo bread iiFpeclalty. Many Indies Imvo quit baking fur thoniRolvL'a slnco they cnu got tills inuko of lionuMinido brciul. STOVfcS and TINWARE. GKO. J. AltMBllUST , Stoves , Tinware , Cutlery , Etc. Also Tin Hooflnjr , Quttorlnir,8poutlnsrnnd General Job Tinnlnir. The best of work mid roa Eonnblo churpros. Milk CHUB nnd ether ttuwuro iustock. S3 CuminBt , Omaha , Nou. STOVR ItKl'AIltS. STOVE REPAIRS FOR 10,000 , Different Stoves. THOMAS BERMING1IAM. At Northeast corner 10th und Wobfjler , 13 dollar n big Imslnuss in replacing broken or damnxod parts of stoves , The setting up , p Ulshlntf nnd repairing of stoves Is best Aonu by ono who mukos hia buatncsi a specialty. Btovoa , tlnwuio nnd cutlery arc kcut In utock. LOCKSMITHS. W. BOE1IL , Locksmitli&Macliinist Improved awnlnffs. sign and hell hanging , stool work. Agent for Mesnier s patent premium boor Inucots and standard water pressure pumps. NW cor. 15th and Howard sts. , Omaha , Neb. HORSESHOEING- GEOHOE W. BAYS , Practical Horseshoer AND WAUON MAKEU. 1'nrtlcular attention given to horses having corns , contracted 1'set or Interfering1. 105 So. Hthblroet. JAS. SHAW'S Horseshoeing , This IB the ehop whora all the fancy horeoshoo- Inn la done , anil If you huvo a racur , trotter or n lioi-sn tlint In worth anything you want lo hu sure anil tuko him to Shaw's lo ho blind , No 111 S' HAYS & J'AULSEfl , - Horseshoers , Tlio host workmen. The very choicest mate rials. I'rompt allontlon. Coiivenlout for tlm Noi-lh Onmlm people. CarrlHgo * and wagoiH made and repaired. General jobbing donu to order. No. JiaOumlngblrcoU _ i PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERb , A. B. BNO Y1 > EN , Choice Family Liquois , For choice fnniily ll'iuora anil wines for cook Ing purponos , Hour MiiBh WliNky .Maryland llyo , l-'iiiii InipDiiiMlllrandlog , Ale and l'orti > rvlslt or bund lo A , It. tiiioiulun's. ill8. . 1'lth St , Omuliu BEKHS , CLA\VSON & IJEE1U3 , I.ICHNSKI ) PLUMBERS m GAS FITTERS IWJSt. Mary's Avo. , Cor. ISth St , i ; prouipll.v atumdtid In. i.llii HOTcLS. HOTEL de GOOS I' , ( JOS ( ) , 1W. 1510 , IS1-J raruam St Tac > only conirully localud f'5 n liny lio'.ifo. T'liuodooM ' 1'ioiu lloyd's ojienv U'Miio mu ! oiift- bull block from iiculollleo and llui court haute. Ihnull nioderu liMiirovni.-.tins , cluuilor , eto , City Hotel , FUKI ) WIUTIl , Mansigar. I Cor. lOlh and Ihirnoy Ell. , Oumhn , Jtooius nnd Hoard , $1 , JJ/iV and tl.&O pei I DkVl' ' ui Uv Svi'uk ' , f J.W , ' < '