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TJ1E OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. DEOEMBElt 15. 188(5.
PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY ,
The Bicycle Races at the Exposition Build
ing this Evening.
THE RANKIN CATTLE CASES.
Met Plre to the licit Viaduct Iron-
Army Note * AVm. IlraUon'H Pun-
crnl Kallwnjr Men's Clinr-
Ity Otlirr l.nonl.
Illcycle Kncrs.
"I never saw more interest taken in
Mio sport of bicycling than there Is liens
at the present time , " said a dealer in
"wlicels' > j'cslcr < Iiiiy. "The six-day race
which lias Jin ! closed lias opened the eyes
of a good many people to\vliut ] : i aplcndid
hport blcVt'lmjj ; is. j Imvo li.iil a
larjjo number of inquiries from young
men who want to fonv machine ? . If wo
could only have another sivday rneo thn
tiiiDpl.v would fall short of the iliimnml. "
Tile latest thing in the way of bicycling
news ii the Iwenty-llvo-mile race between
Dlnjrlcy , tin ; Minneapolis eliampion , and
Hanlwh'k , of KaiiMis. Ihirdwlek's ehal
lenire was minted in ISIon-
day's Bin : , and shortly after
nuulicatlon was accepted by Dinglny.
I'lio event will take place this
ovtrtilng in the exposition building and
will bo for : ? r > U a sitlo. Doth men are in
good condition , tmd the race will un
doubtedly be a elo.-ic and exciting one.
It ought , to draw u largo crowd To
make the ovcning's sport .still more inter
esting there will foe a live-mile race , one
mile heats , for local amateurs , the
winner to receive a handsome golil
medal from John S. 1'nnee. A number
of entries for the event , including some
of the be.sl rid era in the city , have been
made.
'll.vm TJII-3 AMOUNT ,
Tlio IMalntin'H Score a Doubtful Vic
tory over the Hunkin Company.
Thajuryin the Itankin c\ttlocascs : re
ported yesterday nftarnoon a verdict for
thn-plaintifl's find against the Kankin
Cattle companv. The amounts of the
various judgments rendered were as fol
lows :
Nicholas Kiiriuht . . . . . .S ' 7500
Looinis Hico 17r.0
William II. Plinniner 1'rci.Ts
Thomas Lynch : ; sj.iO (
Jeremiah snyder ! i" > .ou
I'eter K. Dnlnu HHi.M !
.1. W. Jnwi'tt I.T.'iU.OU
John y
Total 8n,70U)0 :
As the amount sued for was something
over $50,000 , the detondants arc on the
whole well satisfied with the result.
John L. Webster and Jndgo Savage ,
as the attorneys for the Kankin Cattle
company , distinguished themselves all
through the case by brilliant work , Mr.
Webster's speech in closing being es
pecially lino. Judge Thurston ably rupre-
hunted , with Grimes and llinman , the
phiilitiJls.
SI3T PUCK TO TUB BED.
IVnlkcr'H Shameful Conduct
Pollco Court.
Isaac Walker is dm name of ti man who
is si chronic wife beater. For about the
fiftieth time he was arraigned in police
court yesterday morning on a charge of
abusing his SDOUSC. Monday lie went
home drunk and assaulted her shamefully
He was found by one of the neighbors in
the interesting business of dragging her
around the floor by her hair. When re
leased , iiis wife told a pitiful story of tlio
struggle she liad had with him and how
he had tried to burn her up by setting
lire the bed in which she
was lying. It was only
with tlio greatest difliciilty that she had
been able to extinguish the llair.es.
Walker was given a brief examination
and then held for further trial. It will
probably go hard with him when ho la
.sentenced , as Judge Stcnbcrg is consti
tutionally opposed to wife-boaters.
William Ilart. who had been guilty of
assaulting W. H. Quinism with a heavy
hammer , was lined ! ? 'J5 and costs. He
was committed in default. Twolvodrunks
were arraigned , and one was lined $3 and
costs , font f.1 and costs and three were
discharged. The others wcro hold for
trial.
Auiiiir.nrS Ciioici : .
VIADUCT IUO.V.
Coroner Drexel ItcplcviiiH from Shorln"
Col > u rii ,
Aside from being an expert in all matters -
tors relating to sudden and suspicions
deaths , Coroner Drcxel is capable of
nerving replevin papers with neatness
and dispatch. He was called upon yes
terday morning to show his ability in this
direcion in the case of the Paxton -
ton & Vlerling Iron works against
Raymond As Campbell , who nro en
gaged in building the viaduct. This firm
as is well known , failed last week and
among other tilings , owed $ 1700 to the
1'iiKton & Viorling companv. SheritVCo-
burn in behalf of the latter linn , at
tached a lot of iron which was being put
into the viaduct. This morning , Cor
oner Uroxolroploviiied the property from
Sheriff Coburn and turned it over to
Raymond & Campbell after that firm had
given u bond of ? D,80 ( ) , with Isaac Miller ,
of Council lllutt'f , and ( J. W. Liningor ,
of Omaha , as sureties , Work on the
viaduct was at once resumed , and will be
eoiitiued without interruption.
GKOVUR'K COUNT-KUPAKT'H.
Something Alioiil Tlircn nf Tlioni Who
are Traveling in Nchruslcn.
At the Pa.\ton , a few days ago , tlio
tilork directed a Her. reporter's attention
to the name "II. C. Cleveland , " which
was then wet upon the register , with the
remark , "I think bo's a cousin of
drover's. He looks like him anyway. "
The next day , the register showed the
name , "II. H. Cleveland , " who , it was
stated , also icsemblcd ( lie husband ot
the "lirsl lady" of ( belaud , Last even
ing , the ri'poiter again visited the ro
tunda of the house , and upon one of the
settees sat a heavy , rotund gentleman ,
weighted with a superabundance of
flesh , and with a lace a perfect counter
part of the president's. "That must bo
0rover's cousin , " thought the scribe , and
u few seconds later ho engaged the fat
man in eonvcivition , it was a cheerful
meeting , beeause the rotund gentleman
was in excellent humor , The more ho
talked , the more tlio repot tor felt his vic
tim was ( irover himself.
"Are you not President Cleveland ) "
the reporter at length asked.
"No , " lie replied , smiling , "but I am
taken for him everywhere. "
"Aro cm II C. Cleveland , thn prc.si-
dent's cousin t" was next inquired.
" 1 am sorry to say 1 am not. "
"Well , arn't you H. 11. Cleveland , the
cousin' of the president , who , I under-
bland , has boon stopping hero ! "
" 1 must .say that 1 am not , "
fat man as his cheeks and nhin , with a
bmiie , dropped into big llu.shy rui'/.s above
his shirt collar.
"Well , will you kindly tell mo who
you are thenV" a kud the disappointed
importer.
" ( YrUiinly , my young man , 1. am
plain Mr. Tibbctta , from 'cwburyport ,
Mass "
"And your business8"
"I'm in the boot and shoo lino. "
The fill muu ltui ticd uutil it tccu-.cil
as if he were inviting an apoplectic stroke ,
and the reporter asked the clerk to Mcp
to the sidewalk for an mtcnicw.
AuiHimir's CHOICE.
A Pointer.
The greatest boom in real estate next
spring will bo on Leavr.nworth , Hamil
ton and Twentieth ; on the latter wo have
very little for sale , but on l.eavcnworth ,
"MAYNK PLACE , " is by far the llucst
property on the . -trcet , only three blocks
from present street car lino--liighbeauti
ful ground , covered with nioo shade and
fruit.trees lots in "Mayno Place , " now
oflered at $1,300 to $3,000 each , will bo
wortli double that amount inside of ono
year. ( Jet a pint with present prices , cut
this out and pin them together , and in
one year from now compare notes ,
whether you buy or not , and see if my
prediction does not come trun. On
Hamilton Direct is located OUCHAKD
HILL. One year ago next month 1 plat-
tud this addition , ami put the prices of
lots at f > : JOO to ? ( WO each , and made Hie
abortion that they would double in
side of one year. Some laughed
and some bought what is the result ?
Over ol ) purchasers have resold at a profit
of 100 percent. W ) others that did not
hold long ohl at a profit of 50 to (10 ( per
cent ; some as low as 25 per cent. Dexter
L. Thomas made ftom &JOO to iJOOO each
on lots that ho bought for $ : ! 00 and $100.
A W. I'Vlton was ollbrcd $1,500 for a lot
that he bought from another purchaser at
$750 , iln > ilr t purchaser making $150. H.
H. St John bought two lots for f 1'UO and
.sold them in a week for $1,800. 1 have a
list of names of working people ( over 10 ! ) }
who put ( heir earnings in the.se lots and
mailo more on an investment of $50 or
$100 than they made at their trade in a
whole vcar lots in Orchard Hill that t
sold for $500.00 each to A. ( } . Inghram ,
Klcnorc Sioverliug , A. H. Mayno , H. Ii.
Coi'vell. lco. ! W. Manslield , William
K. Soil , W. II. Scott , Stuart
( iwynn , L. II. Maync , and numbers
of others , all citizens of Omaha , cannot
bo boutrht to-day for less than $1,000
each. Ten lots sold to Carl Sescmann
for $500 each will bring $1,000 to $1.000
each to-day , but ho will not take that for
them ; .So much for my prediction for
"ORCHARD HILL" not quite ono year
ago Wo have 200 lots left which wo will
sell at $ ; (50 ( to $ ! )00 ) each. Ono year from
now they will bring $1,200 to $1,000 each.
Even if you do not want to buy send to
my oHice and get a plat with prices
marked on each lot , and pin this to it for
reference one year hence. The question
is often asked , "If you are so sure these
lots will bo worth so much more in a
year why do you sell thorny" Simply be
cause tno changing of b-indsand improv
ing of lots sold causes the increase in
values of the balance , and it is by buy
ing and selling property that J make my
money.
Very reasonable terms given on all
property handled by me. 1 will take no
property for sale that I cannot honestly
recommend to purchasers.
Call and examine our lists if yon want
to buy. C. K. MAVNI : ,
N. W. Cor , 15th and Harncy.
Ai.mtioiirS Cuoit'K.
That Ijcnvciiworth Struct C ratio
Meeting.
Editor I5nn : For the purpose of in
fluencing the action of the city council on
the proposed change of grade of Leaven-
worth street , certain interested parties
called a meeting purporting to bo of
property owners interested in the grade
of saiii street. If it had been .such a meet
ing there would have been no objection ;
but it was not. There were several parties
present who acknowledged that they
lived outside the city limits , and many
others who have not any property inter
ests within a half mile of the street , and
ye they controlled the meeting , and
on its face made it appear that a majority
of the property owners were in favor of
the change. For my part 1 think there
might bo some little improvement made
without serious damage to property. I
think that the manner that has been
taken to change the grade is wrong. No
matter how disinterested in his action an
interested party may be lie is not a proper
person to get tip and establish a grade.
It appears to mo that the bettor way
would bo for the property owners in
terested to present a petition to the city
council for a change , should they desire
one ; that the petition should be referred
to the city engineer for his opinion as to
the desirability of .such change , and his
recommendations us to the best grade to
be established , and then if his views have
the assurance of the committee on .streets
and grades , that the grade be adopted
regardless of private interests the per
sons damaged receiving compensation
thereof , aim the persons benolitcd being
assessed for said benelits. Under the
system which is now being attempted on
Leavenworth struct , no ono knows
whether the street will bo improved or
not , whether the advantages will bo more
than oll'set by the expenses , or whether
the majority want any change.
Sriinr. : :
OiiniAitit HIM. lots are the cheapest
properly in Omaha , Ituy now. The C.
E. Miiyno Real Estate and Trust Co. , loth
and Ilarney.
Iturial < il' Win. IJraUon.
Mr. Peter Connolly , of this city , yester
day morning received a telegram from P.
H. Hratton Konnett Square Pa. , brother of
William Hratton , who was found dead
in Mr , Connolly's store on Sunday night ,
instructing him to bury the remains in
this city , and stating that ho would write
him later. Accordingly , Air. Connolly
gave the deceased a respectabln burial
in Prospect Hill cemetery yesterday
afternoon at SJJo'clocK.
Win. llratlon the deceased was a man
of exceedingly brilliant mental qimlilica-
tions , and in Ids young manhood had
held important clerical positions under
the government at Washington. At one
time , ho was a prospective successor to
the auditorship of Hie H , & M. road , and
subsequently became u partner in u
through stage line in Dakota , when ono
of the severe winters known to that sec
tion fro/.o nearly all tlio stock , llu was
the author of .Johnsoii'o History of Ne
braska published in 1870 from which
many of the facts which have since been
incorporated into later publications , have
been derived. Ho was personally popu
lar with all his acquaintances and his
der.th though not uno.\pccted Is sincerely
deplored by them.
HAMII/IO.V Sritir.ris : one of the finest
cast and west directs in tlm city. It runs
right hv Orchard Hill lots. Huv them of
C. E , Mayno , Real Estate and Trust Co. ,
15th and llarnoy.
DenuU Ciiniiiinjluim'h Illness.
Dennis Cunningham , well known in
this city us a tradesman , capitalist , real
estate dealer and admirer of sport- * , has
been snatched from death's door. Ten
days ago ho was taken suddenly ill. Ho
rallied".slightly , went out , caught cold
and for bovoral days has been siilluring
from thn relapse , at one time to that do-
grcu that it was thought ho would not re
cover. Ho is now gaming strength ,
though some time will elapse before ho
\\ill have perfectly regained Jus former
self.
_
OKCIIAHD Jln.i , is only amilo.nnda
halt from the P. O. and lies high and
beautiful. Tor sale by C , E. Muyno.
T. M. Marquctto , of Lincoln , is at the
Millard.
SrmKTC\U(3 : ( will run by Orchard Hill
in a few months when lots will bo ad
vanced 50 per cent in price , liny now
of The C. E. Mayno Real Estate uud
Trust Co. , 15th and Uarucy ,
SOI/DIKUS' Glt.YVUS.
Neglect In Marking Them Which Mny
be Bnnlly lU-mctllfMl.
At the last session of the leguhUuro in
1885 , in lias lately been brought to mind ,
there was passed a bill which provided
for aid in placing headstones on * the
graves of soldiers whose resting places
arc unmarked. The bill was supple
mentary to ono passed by congress which
furnished stones , and makes provision for
setting the same , providing the deceased
died without leaving sudlcient money to
purchase a headstone nnil without friends
who were cither able or willing to supply
the deficiency. The state law .says that
the county commissioners , or supervisors
where- the county has township organiza
tion , shall appoint a competent person to
superintend the erection of stones ,
who shall serve without payer
or conimNsion. The commissioners
of Douglas county , it is to bo regretted ,
have taken no action In the matter ,
mainly because the matter has escaped
their attention , This has not been the
case in other localities , where compe
tent parties lm\o been appointed to at
tend to tlio securing and tlio placing of
the .stones. The latter are obtained by
requisitions , showing the full name , rank ,
company , regiment and date death of
the soldier. In the cemeteries around
Omaha , there are a number of soldiers'
giaves which arc unmarked , and the
members of the ( r. A. R. , as soon as the
commissioners return , will sen that .somo
person is appointed to attend to the mark
ing ot tlii'su sacred resting places ,
NKW OUTl-'lTS FOH NlSWSl'APKKS.
The Omaha Type Pnumtry mid Sup
ply House Tor Printers mid
I'ubllMiers.
The Western Newspaper Union at
Omaha is prepared at al ] times to outfit
publishers on short notice with presses ,
typo , rules , borders , inks , composition ,
slicks and rules , and in tact everything
in the line of printers and publishers'
supplies , licttcr terms and more liberal
prices can be secured than by sending to
Chicago or olsowhcro. Save money by
buying near home. Second hand goods
in the printing linn bought ami sold. Wo
often have great bargains in this particu
lar. Send for TUB PKI.NTKHS' AIJXIMAUV ,
our monthly trade journal , that gives
.lists of good" and prices and from ( line
to time proclaims unequalled bargains in-
new and second hand material.
WESTEIIX NKwsrAi'r.n UNION ,
12th Street , bet. Howardand Jackson ,
Omah Naberaska
IMiSTItOl'IXU THIS
The Wholesale Slaughter of the
Aiitlefcd Fleet Ones.
The season thus far has been so pro
lific of venison that the most enthusiastic
admirer of that delightful viand has had
little objection to find. There has not
been a commission house in the city at
the doors of which deer , mainly young
ones , have not been lying in numbers.
This shows that unusual slaughter of
these licet animals is being indulged
and gives rise to the fear that if it is
continued , before long , the deer will
disappear as has the bullalo. The Black
Hills' papers are crying out against the
slaughter and especially against their
killing out of season. It is claimed that
some protection should bo given this line
game , oven during the winter season.
This view is largely shared bv sporting
men in this section , who know that
wanton destruction eventually destroys a
great deal of legitimate sport.
Licensed Watchmaker for the U.'IV '
Railway Co. C. S. RAYMOND ,
Douglas and loth.
MAYNI : PI.ACI : lots arc nearer tlio city
than llanscom Place and you can buy
them for $500 to $1,000 less than lots in
adjoining additions can be purchased.
The C. E. Mnyne Real Estate and Trust
Co. sell their. , 15th and llarnoy.
Hallway Men's Charity.
The switchmen , engineers , firemen ,
and brakcmcn in the Union Pacific yard
have generously raised $120 which they
propose to give to the widow of the late
James Colborn , the Union Pacific switch
man who was killed by the cars in the
Ii lull's a week ago. Ho had formerly
worked hero and was appreciated , by
every associate. The same class of men
in the lilntl's raised $172 for the same pur
pose. This will sustain the family of the
deceased at least during the winter.
$5ooo.
Furniture of the Commercial House ,
Grand Island , Nob. , to bo sold at force
sale before January 1st , 18S7. consisting
of Hods , Hedding , Chamber Suits , Stoves ,
1 Largo Wrought Iron Range , with Steam
Table , etc. , Dining Room and Olllco 1'ur-
niturc , etc. Goods will be sold to suit
purchasers in anv quantity. Terms o
sale will bo made liberal. For informn
lion , call on or address ,1. G. It A INI : ,
Grand Island.
Army Notes.
Leave of absence for sixteen days has
been granted Major Charles M. Terrell ,
paymaster of this department ,
Paymaster Stanton , stationed nt Salt
Lane , has been ordered to this city to re
port to General Crook for duly.
Lieutenant Ray , of the Eighth infantry ,
is in the oily on his way from Amen to
join his post at Fort Niobrara. Lieuten
ant Raj' is tlio man who distinguished
liimsolt a few years since by successfully
conducting an expedition to harrow's
Point , Alaska , _ _
To Itiillrnnii .Men ,
Twenty-four hour dials put in all kinds
of watches from $1.50 to $2.00 each by
Edholm & Akin , the Liccnbcd Watch
makers for the Union Pacific railway.
Cor. 15th and Dodge , opp. P. O.
Ilnhrnw Halls.
The committee of Hebrew ladies hav
ing in charge the arrangements for the
forthcoming Children's ball on the 23rd
inst. , liavo almost completed their work ,
and the all'air promises to bo a notable
success.
The Hebrew charity ball will take
place on the evening ot January SJ , 1837.
Tin : C. E. MAYNiTKeal Estate and
Triibt Co. sell Orchard Hill lots now for
$050 to $000. Jiuy this week while they
are cheap.
TcnohnrM1
The executive committee of the Doug
las county teachers' association , coiifaist-
ing of Messrs. limner , Goss and Sunday ,
met yesterday in Superintendent limner's
olllcuand outlined a programme of exor
cises for the next meeting of the Douglas
teachers , whioh is to bo held in tlio .same
place on February 5 , 18s7.
AuwiaiiT'sCiioicK.
JtcdiiRlni ; tlio Knyptliui Army.
LONDON" , Dec. H. Kngland has decided
to icduco the Egyptian Miuidlng army to
10,000 men , and tlio in my of ocrup.itlim to
5,000 , tliius luiL'uly reducing the cust ol arnia-
iui. iu to the Kzyptl.in Kovcrniiiuut.
Ai.uiiaiJT's : CHOICE ,
A complaint was tiled in Justice Ander
son's court yesterdaymorring against
Dennis Lane for soiling liquor ina Saund-
crsstreet saloon without a liceiibo. Also a
complaint against Thos. Reed , who is
chargnd with cruelty to anim'd.s in failing
to provide shelter and food for his mules.
ALBRIGHT'S CUOICK ,
Corrtroitcd Iron lUnchlncry.
At the lastJiicethiK of the directors of
the Corrugauid Iron works , James Grif
fiths , the biiilder of lirowncll hall , was
elected secretary. It was ordered to
purchased ill the machines needed for
the works , fl'he lirm of Usher < fc Hnsscll ,
of this cltv , > aronew manufacturing ono
of the largest of thcso which Is to cost
$1,200. Throe thousand dollars is also
being expended in other machines.
AuiiiiGiir'.s ' CUOICK.
IFotlrrnl
Charles Wasscrman nnd the two Kas
tan boys , who arc charged with perjury
In the Gross case , wore arraigned yes
terday morning in the United States court
before Judge Uiindy. They plead not
guilty and In default of ? riOO bail each was-
sent back to the county jail. They will
be tried next week.
Martin ( Soehling of Kalis City , who is
charged with selling liquor to Indians ,
was brought in yesterday. He was ar
raigned and plead not guilty.
A Grnvoynrd.
Workmen engaged in cutting down the
toboggan slide on Poppleton avenue and
Twenty-Mull streets yes-teytlay inorning ,
found an old graveyard. Several tomb-
sstono were exhumed and ono or two skel
etons. The skull of ono of the latter is in
hands of Dr. Wlilnnery. Nothing is
known , even by lite oldest inhabitant , of
the existence of a graveyard in that
vicinity. At least , if any one does pos
sess information on that subject , ho
ought to make himself heard.
Ai.nuir.UT's CUOICK.
Evergreens of largo size , 0 to SO foot ,
for Christmas ; also boughs for trimming ,
furnished to order by
11. C. HAYMONU ,
Council UluiVs , Iowa.
S. H. II. Clark Declines n Itnnquct.
Mr. S. II. II. Clark , who has been ap
pointed general manager of the Missouri
Pacific , and who leaves this city this
evening to take up both his homo
and headquarters in St. Louis , in appre
ciation of his personal and professional
merits , has been tendered a banquet by
the citi/ens of this cltv , which he de
clined with tlio kindliest expressions of
regret because of the necessity of his im
mediate presence at his new post.
ALUUIGHT'S Cuoicn.
STHP.KT will be paved
in the spring to tlio city limits , far be
yond .Mayne Place. Hie C. E. Mayuo
Real Estate and Trust Co. sell them at
nw cor 15th and Harncy.
HroKO flit ! hC .
Vesterday morning a boy named Shoe-
ley , in'juinping out of a wagon near the
Ii. & M. roundhouse at Gibson , sustained
a severe fracture of one of his limbs.
A RICH MAN'S STORY.
JIouCliarlcH Crocker Accumulated
JllH Vast -.Millions In Thirty Yours.
1850. 1800. 1680.
Nothing. $50.000. $10,000,000. ,
That is short be.tveet. . Certainly , out
what is it ? ( The story of Charles Crocker
in petto.
Thus the New York World begins an
account of this rich man , and continues :
Crocker is a native of Now York state.
His family wcro intelligent but very poor.
lie was originally gitted with natural
virility of body , with never failing good
nature , with a big heart , generous im
pulse and a. strain of push and energy
such as made George Law conspicuous
among the contractors of the world.
Tired of trying to do .something here ,
Crocker went to California in the early
days. Ho was not cut out for a miner ;
ho know nothing of refining processes
with metals. Ho had no capital with
which to embark in any of a thousand
and ono speculative schemes laid before
the fortunate ones of the golden shore ,
so he started , in what was then a little
town , a thread and needle store , where
nil sorts and kinds of feminine necessa
ries could bo procured , from the humble
bodkin along tlio line of pins , buttons ,
shoestrings , facings , underwear of every
name and description to the more pre
tentious garments. In tact , to quote the
words of Senator Hugh McDermott , the
well known poet and writer , whoso local
habitation , though not his name , is
coiifmcd to Now Jersey , ho would have
been "glad enough to sell out oven thing
ho had for a clean $1,500 in taTI. "
Crocker's saying habits , the frugality of
his wife , always a helpmate , his abstem
iousness , brought about their natural re
sults , so that when the Judah proposition
was made Crocker vyus able to chip in
with the rest. The lirst few miles of road
were easily built , anil when , in 1802 ,
Huntington , then in Washington , wired
to his partner Stanford , then in Sacra
mento , that the bill which had
passed comrrcss giving to the builders of
the Central Pacilio and the Union Pueilic
rail ways , every alternate section of land
on their respective lines and $20,000 for
every mile of railroad built , was signed
by the president and become a law , Stan
ford , turning to a well-known resident
of San Francisco at the time , said-
"There Is the basis of an imperial for
tune. " Already a largo number of miles
had been built from Sacramento on and
into the "imperial fortune" at the rate of
$20,000 a mile when the chief parties , the
big four , entered into possession. Each
gave up his former business to push the.
new venture , and to Crocker , who had
developed already much executive energy -
orgy and driving power , was assigned
tlio post of builder.
For eight years ho literally lived in his
shirtsleeves and overalls. Ho knew no
rose , ho had no sleep comparatively , lie
cared nothing for homo , nor for lite , nor
aught save the prosecution of that great
work which , so far as ho thought about
it , was to turn into his coffers a large
share of the "imperial fortuno" of which
his partner spoke , littln thinking ot thn
tremendous service ho and his friends
were rendering to the world at largo and
the people of this country in particular.
The two ronili wore rivals. Each started
from the Pacific slope. The Central
Paeilio .soon , encountered tremendous
engineering dillicultics , and instead of
building several miles of railroad a day ,
sometimes as high as eight , as the Union
Pacilio people were doing , they
were lucky it they built a milo a fort
night. Having reached the binn-
nut of a mountain it occurred to
their bright minds to .skip the valley in
tervening between it ami Us fellow , some
twenty iniha away , and they did so ,
rcnchfng then a plateau where they were
enabled to bijild eight , ton , twelve milc.s
of road a dati , miles which , according to
u sort of lujrishittvo codicil , warranted
them in dra.wing0,0W : ! ( each , instead of
the original1 S'0,0)0 , ( ) , while passengers
wcro brought by hlago from the temporary
ary terminus on the lop of ono nuuntaiii
to the starting point tins .side.
As methodical as over , Crocker held on
to his share of the bonds , to his proportion
tion of the stock , and became , almo.st In
the twinkling of an eye , as rich to-day as
ho was poor yesterday. Sacramento was
no longer largo enough to accommodate
the Crockcrlan nxpan o , Ho removed to
San Francisco. Ids estimable family ac
companying him. Most fortunate in
the selection of a partner forlifo , happily
blessed with children who were gifted in
heart , tlio man of millions found no dilli-
culty in securing a social entree for his
family , while he disported himsolt in his
great , big. good-natured , boyish way
nmongjhlb fellow-magnates of the western
If vou want an elegant homo have the
C' . E. Mayno Real Estate & Trust Co.
sho\v yon bomo of those beautiful lots in
Mayne" Place just west of Park avenue.
A MISTAKE
Was made by the NEBRASKA CLOTHING- COMPANY in not mak
ing up enough. Chinchilla Pea Jackets and Vess * ° se a from $9 to
$13 with which to supply the demands of their tremendous trade. And
having an over supply of these garments selling from $13 to $18 , they
have concluded to fill in the lower priced lots from the liiglier grade
goods in order to equalize their assortment of prices , thereby giving *
their customers extraordinary bargains in the height of the season
the most desirable goods. Accordingly they offer to close down the fol
lowing lots as follows :
65 Pea Jackets and Vests at $9.50 , regular price $13.
82 fine all wool Chinchilla Coats and Vests , trimmed with fine quilted
farmer's satin and cord edge binding , for $12.75 , the regular price $16
55 very fine Pea Jackets and Vests , the coats lined with the celebrat
ed Bock Cassimere , the lining of the later being suitable for outside
garments , worth at least $20 per suit , and the Vest lined with the fin
est red flannel , for $13.75 , regular price $18.
In addition they offer to close out their entire line , consisting of 45
Astrachan Pea Jackets and Vests , a novelty of the season , for $11.90
sold by other dealers at from $15 to $17. Also 35 satin-lined Pea
Jackets and Vests in two elegant shades at 17.75 ; the regular price
asked by other dealers $25.
They still continue selling their lashionable children's velve b suits ,
from 4 to 12 years old , elegantly gotten up , suitable for Holiday Gifts ,
at $5.50 and $5.90 , wortli regular $12.
All goods marked in plain figures and at strictly one price at the
NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPANY
Cor. Douglas and 14th sts. , Omaha.
HOLMAN'S '
arc easily worn nnil snfo and ri'llablc. They Imvo
lircn tested In thousands of enact nnil no cnn | i < isl
tlvcb ahsert that In all vases n hero the liver , nilccn | ,
ttlclncjn mid bowels nro Involved , lilt. Ilur.MA.VH
1'Alis arc at once the bout , quIcKcM nnd cheapest ;
nnil tlioy II.ITO Miailoin-'riniinont cures In thmnumls
ofcnsen where medicine liae buiiii used without any
BOod rcgulta hitc\er. :
Manual liabor Pointers.
J. S. Crombie , principal of tlio bi < jh
school at Minneapolis , lias been examin
ing into the workings of Hie manual
labor class of tbe liigli scliool in tins
city , to aid tliem in establishing a im-
ihtr class in Minneapolis.
AuiitKjiir's CHOIOI : .
I ) 11C I ) .
MEAD-lIev. A. P. Mead , need .17. illutl yes
terday inorning at 4'V ) , attcr sin illnussot
seven months at Ills residence , No. 2213
fSowanl street.
lie leaves a wife and son. The luner.il will
take place to-day at l10 : p. in. at the
Seward street Methodist church. Tlio re
mains will bo taken to .Mount Vcruon , Iowa ,
for burial. Mr. Mead had been an active
minister in the Methodist church for thiity-
six yeais. About a year ago no came to
Omaha to make his homo here , ho having re
tired f 10111 ( lie minlstiy owinc to poor heallh ,
MATTisOJ In this cltv , Dec. U , at ! i:30 : a.
in. , Charley , .son of X. 1' . and Christina
Miittson , aged t\\o months.
Ktineral will take place to-day at 2 p.
in. lioiu the family residence on Nicholas
stioet , near Twelfth hticct. Friends invited.
A\'lTlliOUr-ln \ : this city , Jcc. ii. : Laura
May , dauiihtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Wlthrow ,
nm'il one j ear and one month ,
Fiiiipr.il took place yesterday from tlio
family icaldencc Eleventh , and Jackson
stiocts.
Muyno's addition is only a mile and a
half from pnstotlicn , lies high and all'onls
a line view of the citv. ( July a few lots
loft , and they will bo f > old at a bargain.
The C. K. Mayno Heal Kstate iV Tru&t
Company ,
Gone to ili < > H
\V. 1) . Whclan.tlie Union Pacific brakeman -
man who was thrown from a car by acci
dent at Silver creek night before last and
brought to this city yesterday inorning ,
was transferc'd from bis home on 1'ncilic
Mreet to St. Joseph's hospital. When
found on the track bj' his associates
Whclan was perfectly helples. and a
movement of the cars of two feet would
have cut him in halves.
Absolutely Pure-
This powder never varies , A man el of
purity , strength and wholesomene. , * , More
economical than the ordinary kinds and
cannot be ( .old in competition with llu : mul
titude of low test , bliort vvcght alum 01
phosphate powd.-rs. Sold only in cans ,
Royal HaKlns Powder Co. , 103 Wall St. ,
New York.
FRFETO P A.M. fU * re.Ji < l Cdfrntaf of
Kin / . ? Ant t.t Xluvoic Cmtl iQiQtt J.vot.r'J
iu Itit ID Hi of fiiai ll. AlW Urgt lllu ( r UI
" ' ' " IcCobki LJ bcMt wilt * / 'Itwia
.
KbllUIMI A III. ,
IM.V ui.tl jt n i. Ii
Absorb'nil Impurities from Ilio blood.
lnluurntcft and \llultzct * tlio uliolu synt m.
.Ivcraiul Moiimcli Pad
- i np Minlffp | < iiliiii , Iiiniullci' ,
DtfirrliiMi. Mnlnrlit , blck lluatlniliu ,
llliouiimtlsui.ctc.
Ilolnion's Liver and Sloiiu * ! i Iad
npsulatcs the Stein ich an < ) ItnnolN , ltii | r.1 c I
the Aiipotllu , t nrrt'OtH Ai niPntlou , '
buiuutlca llio Couipluxiuti , ett .
lEUtliuan's Liver and Nlainaoli Pad
Prevents Pen Ickiio .Chnl ni. win iltiuiv.
' * Ypltow. T * ptiui * , Tj pliohl nnil
ALL. UUUCjQlbTb-Ortciit on receipt of price.
Price fcii.
IIOI IAX PAB > CO. ,
1X0 H'Uliaiii at. , X y.
OR/s AHA
FOB Tim TnEATMfNT OP
Chronic & Surgical Diseases.
DR. .
Sixteen ) ear ' Hosimnl niul Prhr.le i-rr.Ultc
Wo Imvo tlio fncilitleB , appnmtii * and icnioll
for thonirccsfcful Ircnlmcntof every form ot (1U-
ia u ruiulrliifjcltlicr nu'dlcnl or nurtilciil tre.itimnl ,
ft ml Irmtonll to conic niul Invi-Hi itcfor tin iiiMhiM
> r correspond with im. Long cxpcrli'iiru In Irrnt
In" cnie by letter rniblen IIH to treat many IUMB
eciontlflcally llhoiit ncelnit thim
WHITK Von CIHCUI.AU < m Deformities anil
nraceiCIiio Feet , t'lirraturm of the hplne
DifcEAsra OH'OJI N , 1'llcs , Tumor * , Cancer" ,
fnlarrli , Kronchltls , Inlinl.illon , r.lectrlclly , I'nnil.
i i , Kplli-iiny , Kiclnry , Kye , Eai , SUu , Blood HIII !
all mirglc'il operations.
llatlmlfH , lulmlnr * , Itrurm , TI-IIK.TS , nm !
nil Kinds of Medical nnil Surgical Appliance , man
ufacturcd end for f ilo
The only reliable n'odlcal Institute making
Nervous Diseases
KI JAIATV.
ALL CONTAGIOUS AM ) IM.OOI ) DISRASI'A
from whatever eaiiiie Produced , iMiunsfullytiratiM
U'tt run remove .Sjrplilllliu poituii from the cyi-tim
without incrt-nry ,
New rc < t raU utrcntinoiit for Ion ofItnl ponrr
Al.fj COMMUNICATIONS CUMMDK.Vn.M
Cjll unit rmimilt \ or ccntl mme mid ] n t iiDIi
lultlrrsi pUltily written enclose flmnp , anil \ \ >
uill "Cinloii , In plain wrappir , our
PRIVATE CIRCULAR To
UPON I'llMATR , Fl'ECIil , AM ) NnHKlUt
. ,
cv , Sii'iilMH , ( losciiuiliBA , ( ii.rrr , VAiiuorn K
WniKTL'llf , AMI AM , lliyfAKK * or TIIK ( iCNll"-
UIIINAUY OiiuAxi , or icr.il liitlury of your into for
an opinion.
Persons iimlilc \Mtiisrnny lie treated nl lliclr
liomi 8 , by rnnTppniideucP .MedlrlneH and Iiiblru
menth tent by null iirfxpri' f bK ( I ItltLV I'AI K
KI ) KItOM OlSSttUVAIlON. no marks loli.dkaif
conUnln or sender , Ono pei-tonal Interview p.
fcrred If contenlcnt Fifty rooms for thi n-n in
mo.Inllon of patients llonril mid nttnidmi e i
rrntotmblu piicea Aildrene ill' ' l.clti'in to
Omalia Medical and Surgical institute ,
or. UlliSI. anCCaollnlflve. . OMAM.l. McR
E. T. ALLEN , M. D.
Eye , Ear , Nos@ & Tihiroa ?
Room ! ) U'dlinins Building , cor intli and
Dodge sts , Omaha.
Hours 8 to 12 a in " to > and 7 to 8 i > in
The Fi'lcclioiis of FUJI- DIA
MONDS , HUIJIHS , SAl'IMIIIiES ,
anil I'KAKLS , iwitlo for us with
gnwfi cure in I lie lo , tiling marls of
KIUMJIO , ll.i .summer , liavo bcon re
ceived dim'L through the CUSTOM
HOUrfM , and can mnbu -I'c-n ai our
oblablishiuoiil.
coiilt'injilitllnu Ilia ; wi'-
vftlicwjHiHl-i Hi'a inrlti'tl to in-
tut i' tttryc tint ! Jtu < - * t < ull ;
( tl'tlll tlU'ltlM-ICt'S < > f
Max Meyer & Bro
B
BOSFONjirASS.
CAPITAL , . $ < 10OOOO
SUKPIiTJS , - 400,000
( Accounts of Hanks , Hankers and Corpo
rations solicited.
Our facilities or COLLECTIONS arc
excellent nnde re-discount lor banks
when balances warrant it
Uoston is a Kc.sei\c City , and balancca
with us frombanksnot ( located in other Re
serve Cities ; count as ics > eivc.
We draw our own Exchange on Loni
and the Continent , and make Cable trail * .
lersand place money by telegraph througlijj
out the United Stales and Canada. /
Government Houds bought and sold , and
Exchanges in Washington made for Hanks
without extra charge.
We have a market for prime fitst-class
Investment Securities , and iuyile proposal ) )
Irom States , Counties and Cities \\hen is
suing bonds.
We do a general Hanking business , and
invite correspondence.
ASA P. POTTER , President.
_
Mraska National Bank
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
Paid up Capital $250,000
Surplub 30,000
H. W. Vatcs , President.
A. K. Tuuxr.lin , Vifo Prwhlonr.
W II S. lliitfhrs , Cashier.
JUIIHTOKH :
\V. V. Moise , John S. ( 'olliiw ,
11. W. Yaios , Lewis S. Hood.
A K. Ton/alin.
BANKING OFFICE :
THE IRON BANK ,
Cor lUlli nnd Karnam Sts
A lii-.cral BanUiii Miiiim-hs Transacted.
N.'W. HARRIS & Co.
Ii A XKIiltti , ( 'II 1C A ( , ' ( > .
DfijUflC * " " Couiitlc" , C'ltlcri mill otlimfiof
D'JliUu lil li fT.iidonought nnd snM ItaHcrn
olHco ( W Duvonslilio St. . Uoston. Ouui > Siond | <
oncobollulteil.
"
WOODBRIDGE BRO'S ' ,
State Agents
KOKTIIB
ECKIill
Omaha , Web.
"UD.DAYIESOi
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Ofthe Miosomi State M btuin of Anato
my , St. Louis , Mo ; University College
lloktal | ! London , Ciiocn , Germany and
New Yoik , Ihuing devoted then atten
tion SPECIALLY
TO THE TKIiATMK.NT OF
DISEASES.
More especial ! . ) tho'.L'uising ' from itnpru-
ili'ncc , invitu all so kiifft-ring to concbpond
without delay. Ditcasff. of infection and
conlation cured taful > and tptedily williotit
detention from Imsiiifhs , and \\ithout the
iibe of daiigcictit dings. Patients \vlioie
fines liave been ncglccled , badly trt'atcd or
pronounced i icurablc , should not fnil to
write us concfrning Iheir bymptom" "
icculvt ! immcdi.itf attention ,
PU3LI3HED
And will be mailed KKICK 10 .my addic-ss
on icruipt of onecent fclamp , "Practical
Observations on Net votib Ucbility and Phv-
uical ICxIi.uittloii , " to which is * added an
"K&eay mi Mai i Inge. " with mipoilaiit chap-
teiboii ui.shAhKS or IIIB KLTKOIJICIIVI ;
OIK , ANS , ihcw hole loimtng .1 aluaI > lt med-
iml ticati u which Mtould be lead by all
men
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