THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 24 , 1887.
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WHAT will become of Put Ford's pots
on thu ] MliooV
GKN'TLK.MKN'of thccouiicil , this is Mr.
Boavoy , chief of polico.
Tin : bonds of Police Commissioners
Smith and Ciilborl will now be approved.
TIIK great imnuiil feast of turkey and
flow of crnnburry suuco comes oT ( to-day.
IT was u wise idea to have Tluink&giv-
ing always come before congress con
venes.
Tins is the ono day of all the year
when the American eagle is not the
proud bird of freedom.
PAT FORD'S objections to Chief
Seavey's side whiskers were iiot sus
tained by the supreme court.
PKCUMAH Mr. Itiddlohorgcr will
muko : i speech. Tlio senator does not
appear to appreciate his weakness.
Ur to this date Governor Ogolsby has
received neither a boom nor a bomb in
consideration of his action in the an
archists' CUSP.
CHICAGO now demands that street cm-
fare bu reduced to four cents. Chicago
will next clamor for the grand stand on
judgment day.
Ir Councilman Billingsley , of Lin
coln , had known that ho was to bo lined
$000 , ho would not have wasted so much
time in mailing his speech to the court
WITH the crown prince enjoying n
cancer in his throat and Mr. Carlifclo
eternally being interviewed , the news
of the world is ample- oven if at times
tedious.
P. T. BAUNUM estimates that he had
received $50,000 worth of advertising
out of his show burning. Mr. Barnum ,
although old , still believes in the use of
printer's ink.
THE citizens' ticket of St. Louis has
boon victorious in a closely contested
election of the school board. The citi
zens' ticket has caused many political
deaths this year.
SUMI : of the Crow Indians recently
captured will bo sent to Florida this
winter. How they must pity the poor
people who are compelled to remain
north and bravo the bliv.y.ards.
THE Standard Oil company is now
being handled by the inter-stato com-
iniKsion. The Standard has always
managed to grease people who have in
terfered with its plundering business.
AND now it is predicted thut the Kug-
Ilsh winter will prove too severe for
Gladstone. His party followers hope
lessly wonder where iv leader will bo
found to take the place of the grand old
man should the prediction prove true.
CHICAGO claims that gas can be prof
itably made and gold at CO cents per
1,000 feet , and demands gas at that
price. Other cities nro making similar
demands. It will be well for gas monop
olies to heed these writings on the wall.
KNT GIUSVY , it is reported , has
decided to resign. If this is really hie
intention the republic will bo left in an
unfortunate condition. Franco has able
party leaders but the trouble is they arc
now engaged in bitter factional fights.
1'horo is no reason why the president
ihould eacrlllco himself for his rascally
lon-in-law.
THE Continental LSfo Insurance com
pany of Connecticut , although for years
enjoying a reputation as being one
among the best , appears now to bo s
wild-cut concern. The insurance com
missioner of Connecticut has notified
this company that ho has found itf
tissots to bo less than its liabilities ,
This is a pointer.
TUB prohibitionists of
hnvo hold their annual convention at
Minneapolis. Their resolutions wore
favoring total nnd absolute prohibit lor
in thnt state. If it is in order wo would
like to suggest that the iron-clad law 01
Kansas gives license to sell for modi
clnal purposes , and the nurabcf of slcl
people In fioroe of. the towns is actually
i istonlahirtp.t ; , . ' . ' , "
Tfannkftjclr'tag Day.
The observance that will be given Jo
to-day by sixty millions ot people lias
the approval of two and a half centuries.
The history of Thanksgiving Day is fa
miliar to every reader of American his
tory. Its earliest observance In this
country wns after thoflrstharvcst of the
New England colonists in 10'Jl , when
Governor Unidford issued a proclama
tion summoning the people to meet at a
common time nnd plaru to rejoice in
prayer for the bountiful harvest that had
rewarded their labors in the new conti
nent. Subsequently at intervals days
of thanksgiving were observed , but it
was not until the year 18011 that Thanks
giving Day was proclaimed as a legal
holiday of national observance.
Every , year since the last Thursday in
November has boon observed as day of
national thanksgiving , nnd the practice
thus established will probably continue
for generations. It lins grown in favor
from year to year , and there is no rea
son to doubt that it will take n stronger
hold upon the popular regard with the
coming years. Every consideration
commends the day to approval and ob
servance , and all the conditions that
have contributed to preserve it thus far
will operate more strongly in the fu
ture to perpetuate n respect for it.
The present year makes a moro than
ordinary demand upon the gratitude of
the American people. This nation has
been peculiarly and generously blessed
in all material respects. While local
ities may huvo sulTorcd from one cause
and another , the aggregate results
huvo added largely to the wealth of the
country , which during the past twelve
months has taken a long stride forward
in the path of progress. The people as
a whole are more prosperous to-day
than they wore a year ago , the nation
is wealthier , and all the conditions to
further advancement huvo boon in
creased. The American people have
reason to see still more clearly that the
destiny of the republic is to occupy the
foremost plaeo among the nations of the
earth as a commercial power , with all
the possibilities of moral and political
influence that such a position
implies. No other nation has so much
in the achievements of the past and the
promises of the future to be thankful
for.
There are connected with the observ
ance of to-day offices of kindness and
beneficence that will occur to all who o
feelings arc in sympathy with the occa
sion without suggestion. It will bo suf
ficient to say that the o who have every
reason to bo thankful should endeavor
to bring tlio.se less happily situated into
sympathy with the spirit of the day.
The opportunities to do this will not be
wanting to those who care to .seek
them , and there is gratification in
the knowledge of having contributed to
make others contented and thankful.
"VVo trust that every reader of the BKE
is in a position to fully appreciate the
significance and enjoy the festivities of
the day.
Too Much.
Regan Bros , and Brennau , their as
signee , in the city hall contract , have
entered protest against letting their un
finished work to a now contractor. Now
we would like to know what right they
have to object. Regan Bros' , contract
for constructing the city hall subbasement
ment nnd basement was made a year
ago last September. The contract al
lowed them until tlio first of July , 1887
to complete their work. Any responsible
contractor could have finished the work
by the first of May. But Regan Bros ,
turned over their city hall contract to
Bronnan last winter , and devoted their
time and capital to paving.
Brcnnun himself , had but very
limited means , and was in no
condition to carry out the con
tract. Regan Bros , know tinsnnd , there
fore they cannot pretend to be surprised
at Brennan's failure to complete the
work by the first of July.
Nearly five months have been frit
tered away , since lhexpiration of the
limit fixed by the contract for complet
ing the basement. Brennan has quit
work altogether , when other contract
ors on private buildings are still at
work , lie has virtually thrown up the
contract by refusing to proceed with
the work , and the board of public works ,
very properly , has let his unfinished
work to a new contractor. This the city
has a right to do under the
agreement with Regan Bros. , and
their bondsmen are liable for
the damage , already sustained by inex
cusable delay. The city is paying over
ton thousand dollars a year rent for its
own offices , board ot education , library ,
etc. , which are all to bo accommodated
in the city hall building.
The delay in the construction of the
building will cost the city nearly a year's
rent , besides exposing the books , doc
uments , etc. , to destruction in fire traps
which are liable to burn down any
night.
If Regan Bros , or Brennan mean
business , why have-they not the mater
ial on hand to finish the work , and why
have they not kept right on when the
season was so favorable ?
In tlio Interest of the Fanners.
The wheat growers of the United
States are to be congratulated upon the
advance in the prices of wheat that has
taken place within the past week. The
advance in this country naturally fol
lowed that in the English market ;
which was the natural resul of the de
cline in export from this country. In-
btead of an average of 19,000,000 bushels
monthly us during the whole of last sea
son , or an average of 18,000,000 bushels
as during the first two months of this sea
son , American exports have lately fuller
to an average of U,000,000 bushels , and
with very little prospect of an increase
until the next fall crop is in sight. The
export in 1880-7 coiibiderably exceeded
the actual surplus from the crop of lasl
year , while the exports in the first twc
months of 1S87-88 were so far above the
nmrk as to be entirely misleading. The
latter put n stop to speculation by put
ting the wheat operators of the world
on the wrong scent ; but with n returr
to normal export , speculation is once
moro reviving , ami wheat value , * whict
should have been maintained at tin
average of 1886-87 are now returning t (
that position. It.is believed that tin
decline in wheat was hot only . . .no1
caused , by any competition between ox
porting countries , but that the advance
is an effort on the ] > nrt of England to
obtain adequate supplies which oilier
wise would be diverted to the continent.
America , instead of supplying two-
thirds of her wants , as in 1880-87 , can
only supply ono-half , and in order to ob
tain the remainder Franco , Italy and
Belgium have to bo competed with.
Russia has a full crop , but very little
of it is reaching England , wliilo India
and Australia , pending thoU * now crop ,
will only part with the remainder of
their email surplus at an advance. The
Argentine Republic has a largo crop , at
least on paper ; but , as inother cases ,
the advancing freights are an obstacle ,
and one that ot itself compels higher
prices. As the situation now appears ,
the promise is that the wheat growers of
America will realize many millions
moro for their product than at the
close of harvest they seemed likely
to do.
Al.l. ndvices agree that there is a dis
position among the members of the na
tional republican committee to look
with favor upon the application of
Omaha for the national convention.
Our ability to provide accommodations
for the vast crowd that will attend the
convention nnd our willingness to pro
vide the required fund nro the import
ant conditions of which the committee
must bo satisfied. The former will present -
sent no serious difficulty , but as to the
latter the progress making is not en
tirely reassuring. The full amount
ought now to bo pledged. There is only
n short time in which to raise the sum
needed , nnd it is to bo hojK-'d our liberal
citizens will come forward with the sub
scriptions without further doltiy. It
would help the cause a great deal to bo
able to announce that the money had
been pledged.
THE decision of the supreme court
sustaining the police commission of
Omaha in their controversy with the
city council creates no surprise in this
city. This decree is iu accord with
the letter and spirit of the law , and in
the interest of good government. It
sustains the position which the BKE has
maintained from the outset of the con
troversy between the council and police
commission. It is to be hoped that the
disgraceful wrangle over police man
agement will now cease and the police
commission will bo permitted , without
urther hindrance , to give Omaha of-
icient police protection. The full text
of the decision has not yet been re
ceived , hence our comment upon the
> oints.touched by the decision of the
court is necessarily witheld.
BY means of an ingenious device a
jorinnn farmer living near Himrods ,
tf. Y. , committed suicide by hanging
ind shooting himself at the sumo time.
There is something very cheerful in
, he announcement that means of self-
destruction are securing attention. But
it is moro cheerful to know that the
men whose creative genius conceive the
appliances always make a sweepstakes
test case.
THE members of the Lincoln city
council threw a man over a transom.
tt cost them $000 a piece. The next
time they will probably open the door
ind let the gentleman walk out. Inci
dentally it may be slated that the mem
bers of the council feel as if they had
been thrown over a four story building.
THE methods employed in stamping
out pleuro-pneumonia in Illinois have
been successful. It is a difficult disease
to deal with and requires jKirsistcnco
and liarmon ions action among the health
board. There are some health boards
that do not pursue this course of action.
TIIK next congress will bo obliged to
wrestle with the woman suffrage bill.
Anticipating this hundreds of the best
women in Kansas have signed a remon
strance against the granting of the
equal suITrage , which will bo presented
to the next congress.
THANKSGIVING TAIiK.
The laboring men ijlvc thanks for u year of
prosperity.
Omaha is thankful for her solid condition
and bright outlook.
Chief Soavcy can affonl to buy the turkeys
for the supreme cwurt.
The builders and mechanics are thankful
for the favorable weather.
\\'o thank the public for its appreciation of
the HUE ns a live newspaper.
W. F. Gurlcy Is thankful for his appoint
ment as assistant county attorney.
The cable line folks pive thanks because
they are so near the end of their ropo.
The lawyers thank the people for electiiip
a non-partisan and upright judiciary.
The citizens of Omaha arc thankful to the
supreme court for knocking out the city coun
cil combine.
The people of the Third Judicial districtoro
thankful that Hullou , Hancock and Kstclle
were snowed under.
TIIK F1KLD OF INDUSTUY.
Kastcru lumber markets arc crowded with
supplies , and business is active. Huycrs arc
carrying larger stocks than in former sea
sons. In New York wholesale lumbermen
who sell to consumers are "jHjated" aud for
bidden exchange privileges.
The slovo manufacturers are greatly wor
ried over the oversold condition of the stove
market. There are certain localities , how
ever , that arc still doing a little business.
Throughout the wcststovo molding aud sell
ing has been for the present overdone.
Some cities to the west of Chicago arc find
ing that the inter-state freight rates arc giv
ing them seine advantages over Chicago , and
jobbers who have heretofore been doing busi
ness In Chicago have found it cheaper to lo
cate at Davenport and some other cities.
Ironmaking is prospering in the south. At
Sheffield flvo furnaces are in course of erec
tion , at Birmingham seven , and at Bessemer
two. The great trouble hero Is the want of
coke , and pro | > cctinR is going on for the pur
pose of finding the right kind of ooking coal.
The builders throughout the city have as
much work on hand and In sight as they can
possibly pet through with between now and
the holidays. A great deal of now work is
projected for next spring , and from present
unx | > aruncc9 there will bo no cessation of ac
tivity.
A Pueblo man lias inve'ited a Btrect-car-
motor that will drive out cables and electri
city. Ordinary gas from the street mains
will be used. A Pittsburg man la oat with
what appears to bo a better patent for a gas
motor , which give four Unpulat * per revolu
tion , intlcad of one or two. ' '
Minneapolis is becoming ray important
mntiufHcturlnR renter > lu the northwest ,
AuiotiK the Industries ro boots and Hlioo * . .
. lothlriK , impor , Rhlas , brick , leather ami all
duds of pluninp mill work. The reason Is
, liut | Hvcr Ix cheap , niul the surrounding
country is being built up very rapidly. The
Hour and lumber Industrie * fuultii'$4U,000OUO
imr your.
The latest hostility of American workingmen -
men to centrnlizution of any kind , even
of u trude.H-uninn churnrter , la lending to tlio
incrouxo of national trades-unions under tlic
Knights of Labor , nnd , under the federation.
Flvo brunches of trndo nro now organizing ,
nnd .Htejm are iK'liig undertaken to orpunlro
about u dozen more. '
Humorshtive Ijpeuicirculntod of lulu that
the iron workers of vho country would next
vear make nnothe'r iU > mnml for an advance in
wiures. A little fmiuiry shows that this dis
position exists ntnotitf the memborHhlp , but
not among the leaders , who rei-ogni/o the
possibility of a decline in activity within u
year or two.
A recent Investigation Into the price nf
wheat shows that the American farmer hns
superior advantage for competition into the
wheat markets of tlio world. Charges from
Llhicagoto Liverpool have been reduced with
in seventeen years ! U ) c'ents per sixty pounds ,
wliilo the freight rates from India to Livor-
IK > O ! have not decreased in that proportion , if
at all.
In certain quarters in Mio west and south
west there are largo ncttlcmcnts of idle men
who congreguto In the off season in u half-
wild way at u very low price , waiting for the
return of the next season. They hunt nnd
ilsh us much HS possible , and go traveling
about trying to secure work. They do nut
Belong to the trump fraternity , but are slni-
> ly making the best of the dull season.
Kansas has the load this year in rallroad-
l > ulldinjr. having bnilt 1,081 miles. Texas fol
lows with 834 miles ; Pennsylvania coincs
hobbllug along with 103 miles , and Now Jer
sey reports ilvc miles. But these flgurcs do
not represent side-track improvements. In
six states and territories not a single mlle of
new track was laid. During the past year
1,000 miles of track were laid in India.
The Stnr-Kyed.
JtalHmnrt Amtrtctin.
In the snlo of thoroughbreds now being
conducted in Lexington , Ky. , no mention is
made of the Star-Eyed Goddess , sired by
Henri Wottcrson. Isn't she for stile ?
The FiiifHtiing Toncn.
11'iMft b/fnn ( .S/itr. /
New York Is an awful place. They are
suing a dead man for hearse hire at General
Grant's funeral. Why don't they attach
the silver screws in the old hero's
coftin lid ? By selling them for junlc the mis
erable picture would bo complete.
The Secret of Happiness.
Charles Andrew Miller. .
An nngcl once appeared to mo
( Particulars sonic other day )
To answer what had seemed to be
The question oftcnust in our way
The secret of all happiness.
The way of life for every ono.
The light of truth that all may bless ,
And guide to Heaven when life is done.
Thus spaltc the angel visitor :
"I come not of my own free will ;
Thou , man , art my inquisitor ;
But in thy heart I would instil
The simple virtue of ono law
To want no moro than that which must
Bo true and right without a flaw ,
Kcposing In one God your trust ,
The truth , supported by such worth ,
Impressed itself upon my heart ;
No longer did I want the earth ,
Nor seek with every subtle art
To magnify thywants of lifo
Uiwn the pica of iaving all ,
Redeeming them fnim pain and strife ,
But trustcdjin thut ono true call.
STATE AN1 > J
NebriiHka Jotting * .
The "festive board" is welcome to the
floor.
The ensence of Thanksgiving is fowl
smoke.
A prohibition paper is to be planted
in Chadron to supply u genuine "long
felt want. "
The Lutherans of Sidney arc pushing
work on their church and hope to oc
cupy it by Christmas.
The fence swindling gang stopped
long enough in Johnson county to har
vest &MO from ono farmer.
J. C. Jensen , living near Fremont ,
slipped off a hay stuck and caught the
tines of a pitchfork below the belt. His
injuries are dangerous.
Two more youngsters and a gun have
parted company , the latest being near
Crete. Claude Williams and George
Harrington are laid up with shattered
bones and bowels.
Mrs. Fannie O'Kinn , ex-postmistress
of Chadron , is about to forsake the elo
quent appeals of a hashery and weave n
.wreath of fame as a barrister. She lists
'made application for admission to tlio
bar inThiwes county.
Hastings is on the heat sugar-coated.
A prominent Chicago linn is reported
stuck on the town as a site for a sugar
factory , and great hopes are entertained
thut sweetness by the barrel will bo dis
tributed by the third city at an early
day in the future. The town is ulbo
pulling a btring on a number of pack
ing houses and other big game.
The Jottingecr recently made n de
termined effort to crceit the Fairmont
creamery with a product of _ 150,000
pounds of butter since its inception.
The types succeded in crediting Fre
mont with 15,000 pounds. These dis
crepancies are referred to now to show
the ama/ing transformations which
mind and matter undergo in their pus-
sago from pen to cold print.
The Nebraska City News renews its
compliments to United Slates Marshal
Beerboyd , and intimates that "tho son-
in-law is a hybrid of politics. Pork in
politics may bo very good for some fam
ilies , but there is a scent about it which
indicates that those who intruded the
pig to politics have moro dollars than
bouse. " The fate of President Grevy
of Franco will have u parallel in Ne
braska before many seasons.
The fetaff and lifo of the daily papers
will give thanks to-day at Iho old stand.
While the ordinary mid uppertondom
stuff themselves with beastly sinews and
plucked poultry , the thoughtful toilers
weave garlands of prose to deck the
throne above. No fowl stains their
venisons ; the worldlings they consign to
groveling appetites , while they com
mune in greabeloss harmony with loftier
spirits. *
"Omaha , " snyg.thc , Hastings Gazotto-
Jourual , "is raiwngl $50,000 to secure
the national republican convention and
every citizen of .Nebraska heartily hopes
that she will got it. In many respects
Omaha Js the re prose ntativo city of the
west. The time ts nfpidly approaching
when NobraskaV metropolis will bo the
metropolis of thegrent west. The wesi
is entitled to some recognition from the
republican partv land that recognition
could be given fir no better way than by
appointing the national convention at
Omaha. " _ _
lOWIl ItCIIIH.
Herndon is enjoying a flattering boom
since striking natural gas.
There are more than sixty | > eoplu over
eighty years of ago living m Lyons.
The authorities at Keokuk are begin
ning a cru ulo on the gambling dens of
tlmt city.
The Burlington syrup company began
business Saturday with a capital stock
of 10XX ( ) .
The ollicial count of the vote wist in
thu stnU ) at the last election shows a
meagre republican majority of 1,301
over the opposition.
John Coon and C. D. Atkins1 two sons
of.Osct'ola quarrelled Saturday over the
erection of a partition fence. Coou be-
bnrno BO oarmfod that he flred a lot of
hot at them , seriously if not fatally in
juring ono of tliom. '
llnkntn.
An oil famine is imminent at Deadwood -
wood If the proccnt monopoly continues.
A shipment of SI 10,000 worth of gold
bullion wus mndo from Dcndwood Satur
day.
"Jerry , the Bum'a notorious rounder.
was shot and killed in Sturg.ls City last
Monday.
Seven practical coal miners hnvn ar
rived nt Huron and will sink a shaft im
mediately.
The entire business iwrtlon of Her-
niosa , twenty miles MUitli of liapld City ,
was burned Friday night , causing a loss
of $25,000.
Farmers in the vicinity of Spencer re
port their corn crop so much larger than
that of previous years that they are un
able to nnd storage room for It.
Morton -county farmers say that there
is more money in raising llax and send
ing it to Minneapolis than in raising
wheat and shipping it to Duluth.
AMONG TIIK HAILUOADS.
New Fast , TrnliiH on tlio Jlurl In jton -
Items or Interest.
The running scheUulo of the two fast trains
to bo put on the Burlington December 4 ,
mention of which hu been made in the Br.K ,
has been decided unon. No. 1 will leave
Chicago daily at o'clock noon. Dinner and
supixjr will bo served iu the dining cars , nnd
the train will reach Omaha ut live o'clock the
following morning. At this point a sleeper
and dining car will bo side tracked , and
breakfast will bo taken at Lincoln. The
Cheyenne sleeper will be dropped
at Holdrcge , dinner will bo eaten at Oxford ,
supjwr at Akron , and Denver will be reached
at 10 p. in. , where connections will bo made
with the liio G ramie's new trains for Utah ,
Nevada and the Pacilic coast.
The return train , or Burlington No. 2 , will
leave Denver at 10 p. in. , breakfast at Oxford
next morning , pick up the Cheyenne sleeper
ut Holdrege. dine at Lincoln and arrive hi
Omaha at a0 : ! p. in. ; attach sleeper and din
ing car and arrive iu Chicago the fol
lowing morning at 8 a. in. The
whole run iuujudes only a dozen
stops , and the stations where these stops are
made are eighty miles apart. This annihilat
ing of time on the part of the Burlington will
no doubt rebound to their credit , and in the
main be appreciated by the traveling public.
STor-ovKis CIIICK.S. :
General Passenger and Ticket Agent Kiis-
tis , of thu Burlington , has issued the follow
ing circular to conductors and agents :
Stop-over may bo allowed on the following
tickets :
1. Unlimited tickets issued by other roods.
! i. Unlimited tickets issued by this company
reading through Denver or Missouri river
points , to iMjInts beyond.
! J. Unlimited tickets issued bv this company
good in either direction between Denver and
the Missouri river.
4. Uouml trip tickets Issued by other roads ,
and those issued by this company , reading to
Denver or beyond.
If a stop-over check is issued on a round
trip ticket which expires iu less than thirty
days , the date of expiration shall bo the same
as the coupon or ticket taken up. Any num
ber of stops will bo made , but each time u
new stop-over chock must bo issued limited
to the same date as the original check.
' *
.
Albert Kesyor , clerk to Superintendent
Jones , of the Chicago , SI. Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad , will partake of his
Thanksgiving dinner in Sioux City.
George H. Crosby , general agent of the B.
& M. ut Denver , was in the city yesterday.
C. E. Yules , superintendent of the B. & M.
telegraph system , with headquarters ut Liu-
coin , is in the city.
A COUPON STATION.
Beginning with December 1 , Arlington , n
station on the Oregon railroad nnd National
Transportation company , will bo uiiulc a
coupon station.
CAN DO TIIRIR PIlnl'l'INO.
The Sclmyler line of the Burlington , under
the now time curd that goes into effect De
cember 4 , will connect with trains T and 3 nt
Ashland. These connections will prove ad
vantageous lo shoppers from Ashland , AVahoo
and intermediate iwiuts who will bo enabled
to visit Omaha ami return homo the same
day.
XOUTIIWE.OTCKX OITH'IALS.
A party of Northwestern officials arrived
in the city at a late hour Tuesday nnd re
mained in their car all night. Yesterday
morning early they pulled out on nn ofik'ial
inspection of the new line being built for the
company in this state.
A FIIEIOIITWlir.CK.
The evening train over the Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy was nearly three hours
late in. getting in last night , having been de
layed at Creston , la. , by u freight wreck.
A FAMILY OF CKOOKS.
The 15arrctt8 Notorious Desperados
Their Doings in JUimtCMotu.
Detective .Tames Howard , of Minneapolis ,
arrived yesterday with requisition papers
for the alleged murderer Peter Barrett The
prisoner will bo taken to Minnesota tomorrow
row night. Mr. Howard says that they have
adcodsuro thing on both the Barretts , and
that they will undoubtedly bo hanged.
According to Detectives Howard nnd Kin-
ucy the Barrett family is composed of des
perate characters. They ufilrm that no ICKH
than fifteen charges for highway robbery are
pendiugagainst Tim nnd Pete Barrett. One
of their boldest crimes was nt Minnelmhu
FaUs , whuro they forced a lady nnd two
children to tuke off their jewels ut tlir point
of a revolver. Even Mrs. Barrett , mother of
the boys , has aided them in many crimes.
Sonic time siuce the family started from
Ornahn to Minneapolis. Tim would take 0110
of the horses and go ahead u few miles and
sell it to some farmer. Tlio next day the old
woman would reach the plaeo and demand
tlio horse , claiming that it hud been stolen
from her , and if the farmer showed a dispo
sition to hold the property she would threaten
him with prosecution. This would cause the
farmer to jrivu In. In this way the same
horse was sold and reclaimed six times. Ofll-
cers in Omaha corroborated these state
ments.
Mrs. Barrett and attorney M. II. Scars
will accompany the prisoner to Minneapolis
for the purpose of giving him the very best
of defense. The boy , for ho has hardly yet
arrived ut man's estate , strenuously denies
all knowledge of the fatal affniy and his
mother declares that she will tt | > ciid every
cent she owns or can raise to see tlmt her son
gets Justice. Notwithstanding all this show
of bravado on the part of Barrett and his
mother , ofllccr Kenney , of Mlnncaiwlis , uf
linns thut the testimony against the young
man is conclusive , and that ho hns no moro
show of getting oft than ho does of taking
wings nnd Hying. Barrett retaliates mid
says tlmt the ofllccr has u special grudge
against him and his brothers , and thut all his
talk amounts to nothing.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
George Graves , of Valparaiso , Neb , , is in
the city.
A. P. Icobinson , of Ord , Neb. , Is at the
Heed house.
The now scale house at the stock yards is
nearly completed.
C. M. McCalley , of Kearney , Neb. , Is in
the city to-duy on a business trip.
Miss Jcnnio Coi > elaud , of Grand Island , Is
visiting friends m this city.
It is rumored tlmt another DhRcmbly of the
Knighlsof Labor will soou be founded In this
city-
cityCyrus
Cyrus Wiitling , a former resident of St.
Joseph , but now of Oelrichh , Luk. , was nt
the stock exchange yesterday.
David Anderson moved his family from
Columbus , Neb. , to South Omuhu this morn
ing and will reside hero in the future.
The old sluice gate nt the outlet of Lake
Pivonku U being lillod up. The lake will be
drained ns soon us this work is completed.
The grading for the 13. ft M. yards U being -
ing forwarded as rapidly us | x > ssiblo In order
to have the work Ikitbtied before winter bo
City Attorney Grlco Is UuviriK hisofllro
rulaod .up to ffNtdo on N street. Mr. Grico
fcuys ho wants to be on A level with the rest
of the city.
Dr. John A. McNeil , of Uurdctte , U tcs
ooirutjr , Mo. , wu in tUa city for a few hour *
this morning , The doctor will luuvo for Sid-
noy'to-tnorrow.
Barney Lucky , of Creston , la. , Is in Uio
city purchasing real estate. Mr. Lucky pro-
pesos erectliw Hrst rhiR boarding hmiso on
the corner of Thirty-tint and S streets.
City Marshal Hlco Is carrying out the In
structions givuu him by the CD u n nil ivfsiml-
lug obstructions to slrcetH , utid many purllcs
nro engaged In removing objectionable urtl-
cles.
cles.A
A young man named Hartley , living two
miles west of Albright , wliilo out driving
lust night fell from his buggy mid broke his
right arm between thu ullxiw und shoulder.
Dr. Klrkpatrick reduced the fructuro.
The Swift packing house Is being com
pleted us nipidly us possible. As yet the
number of cut tin killed each day Is below 100.
The house will be running its full capacity u.s
curly us December 1.
The duugorou ! ) condition of the N street
crossing IM.VOIUCM moro iippm-cut each day.
The two lliigmcii perform their duties faith
fully , but it is Impossible for them to
watch every otic. The urrivul of the
dummy trains is the signal for every
switch cnujuo to begin bucking cars up and
down the tracks to the great danger of the
crowds tn waiting. Some measure should betaken
taken ut once to ri1n ly this difllculty.
A SOFT SNAP.
Ono Kutiilillnliinent
Twloo AVItliln n AVoek.
The notion and dry goods store of the
Livingston brothers , corner of Twelfth nnd
Dodge streets , was burglarized Tuesday night
the total loss In goods footed up something Ilk *
WOO. The thieves effected nn entrance
through u rear window by prying up the
fastenings. This sntno establishment was
burglarized lu precisely the sumo way
just one week ago , the burghir.s getting In
the same way and carrying off about the
same iimount of plunder. Olllcer Turnbull ,
who has been doing some pretty effective
work recently , together with Sergeant Me-
Cracken , wore detailed to work up the case.
At un early hour thin morning they found u
largo bolt of luce , some Indies' under
wear und u bale of towels in Miss
Meyers' yard , Ufur Capitol nveuno
on Dodge street , and they huvo come to the
conclusion thut the thieves hubltute the 1m-
inediato neighborhood which Is HUftlclcutly
tough to warrant the suspicion. Search war
rants have been sworn out and the otllcors
will investigate several of the questionable
resorts iu the locality this afternoon ,
A HOIjl ) KNICAK.
Ho KansaclsH Hie Itcsldcuce of Mrs.
,1. It. Dctwlflrr.
The residence of Mrs. J. H. Dctwieler , cor
ner Twenty-second and Davenport streets ,
wus rilled by u thief ut un curly hour Tuesday
night. The theory of the family is that the
party who committed the robbery found in
gress to the house through the rear door of
thu laundry in the afternoon , and
secreted himself in the pantry. While
the family were ut Biippor it is
supposed , he employed his time in ransack
ing the house , llo went through the parlor
und ull the sleeping tipurtmculs und suc
ceeded in getting u gold watch und chain , u
pair of gold bracelets , breastpin , collar but
tons , and other jewelry , but no cash. Ho
had also rolled up und laid usido for subse
quent removal the lady's hundsonie astrakhan
sucque , but so far us this garment wus con
cerned , hl.s plans settled ) for it wu.s found
near an open window , where he had depos
ited it. Mrs. Dotweiier thinks tlio thief wus
frightened off before completing his depre
dations.
Miller ami David City.
Mut Miller , the well known lawyer of
David City , and for the past two sessions
member of the state legislature , bus been in
the city for several days past in utteiidunco
upon the United Stutes court und leaves this
morning for home. Speaking with u UKK re
porter upon the prospects of his town ho said
thut in some mouths buck David City hud
made 'considerable progress , although for u
short , period before thut it hud been some
what retarded. The cyclone which destroyed
muiiy of the buildings hud , in u
degree been mi advantage to the city because
it removed buildings which were old nnd un
sightly und which would probably never have
been substituted by moro substantial ones.
Now , the latter uro springing up satisfac
torily , giving tlio place an excellent appear
ance. Among them is a ! 0OOU , hotel which
Will bo nn excellent accommodation to the
traveling public. The city has now u popula
tion of L',000.
County CoiiiinlHKlnncrH Meeting.
There wus a full attundimco ut the meeting
of the board of county commissioners yester
day. Two bids were received for building
bridges between sections Itll mid ! U and in
Puddock pluco in sections U4 , ITiuiid 11 ; one
from Uuymond Uros. , tTiill , and J. C. Whip-
pie , $510. The contract wan awarded to the
latter. Louis Peters wus appointed constable
for the Soveuth ward. M. W. Nelson , us-
sessor for the Niuth ward , filed his bond and
the same wus approved.
Army News.
Word was received ut headquarters yester
day thut the company from Fort Douglas
which wus assigned to the duty of repairing
the roud which had been washed away by u
cloud-burst between 1'ort Duclicsno anil
Price , the railroad station about eighty miles
from the fort , huvo linished their work und
returned to Douglas.
Hammond Accepts.
J. A. MeShuuo hns received word from
Hammond & Co. , of Detroit , that tlicj' huvo
acoejitcd his proposition which means cither
Unit they will buy or rent the house now
occupied by them ut the .stock yards ut South
Omuhu.
Heal Ksluli-
ItosaM Duvis to L M Phillips , lots 3
and U , blk U , iu Hillside adil Nu 1 , w
d. . . . . . . . e i.oo
JuinesMcGeuthnnd wife to W It Hunt-
our , lot U , and u , lot S , Windsor
Place , wd . 2,000
D CPuttersoiiund wifoto.l II Douglas ,
lot l > , bik 11 , Patterson Purk udd w d 5.10
Morris Morrison to the Public Plot of
Morrison's udd to South Omuhu.
A II Gludstouc to Michael Collins , lot
I , blk 711 , South Omuhu , w d . 3,500
E S Kuod uud wife to 11 P Wliitmorc ,
lot 14 , blk 11 , iu Albright's uuiiex to
South Omuhu , w d . 1"0
Theodore OUuu uud wife to DuruCiniii-
bock , the u 0 of w 1M ft. of lot LU
blk l.r > , improvement association , w d 1,000
E E Slomuii to T J Willows , lot 15 , blk
II , Hriggs Place , wd . 2H'0 '
W L McCuguo to 11 W Ilwitrass , lot
10 , blk H , in Plum view , wd . 750
Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Vulley
rilllroud company to Pionoecr Town
Site cominmy. the nw Jf of nw K of
sec 14 uud the B % of sw of sw , ' 4'
of sec 11 , ti | 111 , ruiigo 11 , q c d . Csr)5
.1 li liluku and liuxbuud to Joseph Ne
ville , the inludlo H of lot 1 , bile Sill ,
city of Oninhu , w d . 4,000
H U St John to C A Hulllu , the undi
vided 1-10 of the following : Lots 4 ,
5 uud 1" , blk 1 ; lots 'J uud n , blk a ,
uiid lots ( J , 7 aud 1f ! , blk 3 , iu Ex-
chungo pluM ! , q e d . 1
P Cussldy to .1 Sugfimi , ten ucrus , with
new house , known us Cussldy furui ,
lease of two years , f.V ) per yeur.
J McMuhon to V Dullouc , lot : i a-M- ! ; > .
iu sub-div of lot 14 m liaullold w < l. . 1,000 ,
J H JiurnuclH und wife to I'Mwurd
Coylp , the undivided )4 ) interest iu w
lot II blk 0 iu Pratt ' sub division
midwd . - . . 3M
,
F V Fowler and wife to Flori'iien C
Proctor , the wist 80 feet of lots lit
uud 14 except s 18 feet in blk 1
Luko'i , udd w d . . . . . . . - . 2 , 1 00
J U Parrot ! ( H al to Charles E Will-
lams.lho cust IKK ) feet of lot 8 in
Forbo'b sub-div w d . 1,500 ,
V Duupcrt to Edward Muticr , lots 4
and 5 blk 1 Jn'Guto City park udd
w d . 00
J A MuHlium' to M Hurt , lot S qlk 7
iu llrbt add to South Omulm w d. . . . 350
Total . . . . . . . . . . 121,555
UuildliiK Penults.
The following building permits wore issued
yesterday by Superintendent Whltloclc :
Chnrlcs OUon , two story and attlo
brick buildiug , Wirt uud JHd . S 7,000
G. P. Dltr , two story and uttlo
dwelling , Wirt nmr S under . 8,500 ,
M. li. Cody , two one and one-half
tory cottftjfo , 2Utwjur Loout. . . . 000
Throe jwrinlls uuerctuting- . . . . . 11,400
51 r . T > letz'i Dinner Partf.
Thl * nftcrnoon nt o'clock Mrs. 0. N. Deltl
will entertain twenty-five of her lady nud
gentlemen unpnvlntanccs nt dlunor Bt'tho
Mlllurd. A sumptuous nud elegant repast
will be served , The moiiu curds nro models
of beuuty mid elepitice , uud the Individual
tiamo of Mich gwwt is embossed In cllt lei
ters on the title page.
lilcciiHcd to Weil ,
The following lUvnio.-i to marry were Issued
ycstcrduy by .Ind go McCulloiiu | ; ;
Numo and residence. .Ago.
( Noel Abbot , Oninhu . 517
I Amollu W. SuuVlder , Oii.iiilm. . . . . ; j
I Goodrich Wcrkmelslcr , Douglas co.Xeb " ' )
I Hnniiuh Kutinumuim , Douglas oo , , Neb. ' 'I
I William UriitUt , Omulm . ; u )
( Jcnuio Kobllug , Omuliu . {
I MlohiiolO. Trucy. Omuhu . 21
( MuryA. Howler , Omulm . pj
( .Toliu J. Ludcrs , Omului . }
II I Liwio Kggors , Omulm . 3
I George II Mosher , Clinton , 111 . 21
1 Elfa T. Kdmlston , Clinton , 1)1 ) . 21
Pnrm-ll Club Dance.
The Puriioll Social club hold their usual b | .
monthly diiui-o nt Cuuuluglmm hull last evou >
lug. A hundred couples wet c pivseut mid
general good time wus enjoyed by ull , Thora
were twenty numbers , nud the ilauclni * con-
tinned until long Into Thunksglvlug day.
H nek led.
Judge A. C. Kcnd ycflterduy morning mar
rled Fred L. Smith uud Mi.ss Minn UobcrU.
of this city. _
Food makes 151 oed and Blood nnilcci
Heuuty. Improper digestion of fooj
necessarily produces bad blood , resulting
in a fooling of dulincH * in the stomach.
acidity , heartburn , sick heuduchc , anil
other dyspeptic symptoms. A closely
confined life causes indigestion , roimtU
pation , biliousness and Ions of appetite.
To remove these troubles there m ]
remedy equtil to Prickly 'Ash Hitters.
It has been tried and proven to bo 9
specific.
A MAN OF BONE.
A Pctrllled Skeleton Wild Is Halo
mill 11 early , Though.
New York Commercial Advertiser :
The Bowery is fairly tattooed with
freaks the yeur round , und it is not an
unusual thing to moot whole troops ot
freaks seeking their homes ut a Into
hour at night. It takes a most unhuiinl
of freak to astonish the Howery , but
this week all the dime museums lint ono
are jealously coveting the "OssinVil
Man. " A reporter for this paper was
granted an interview by this freak ,
whoso name is .lonathan K. HO .M. ' 1 lie
"Ossified Man" has diverted public at
tention from the Albino , the tattooed
sailor uud his tattooed dog , and the
Spanish dwarf , to himself so completely
that thc-so other freaks have bceoino.
moody and despondent.
The ' 'O.vsilied man" weighs sixly-nino
pounds , andas his title implies has har
dened into one bone , bonier than Sarnli
liernliurdt , and still'as the ramrod of iv
Springlield rillo , A poster on Iho wall
of the museum tells the public that Mr ,
Bsiss at the age of seventeen fell in lovq
with a villufto maiden named Carrie )
Jones , and took her rejection so muck
heart that ho went to bud and has not
got upsinco to spite hor. Hut tlio cold
fact is , well attested by medical rocordaj
tlmt Mr. Huss stubbed his too in a pota *
to patch nt the ago of seventeen and roi
ceived an abrasion which resulted in n >
species of lock-jaw extending through
his entire fruino.
For thirty years Mr. Bass has lain on ,
the same old farm house bed and until
lately was taken earo of by his folks.
An advance freak agent , while walking
over railroad ties near Lockport in ( .hia
stale , where Mr. Bass lives , heard of hlj
fame and secured him for the bowery *
The ' 'Ossilied Man" was at once nut onii
baggage car , bed and all. und billed ,
through. It is not exactly a treat to
see Mr. Bass , although ho is n curiosity.
The only parts of his body which hnvo
not become ossified are the toes ami
lingers , from which the bones seem to
have fallen away mysteriously. The
'
freak's appearance is that of'a Now
England farmer who has been trying
for thirty yours lo make a living out ol
a liill farm in a back settlement.
llo is u human skeleton petrified.
His spiao is so rigid thai he can only bo
raised to his feet liken clothesline pole.
His uppetite , however , is murvolous ,
and he likes to eat. llo is lifty-novoij
years old. and ho bus lots of lifo in him
yet. In inibwor to questions of the reporter
porter , ho said that , as a boy , ho wus A
sinewy wrestler and a cut-like juinpori
that he was the best catcher arounoj
_
Lockport in the infancy of tlio national
game ; that lie is a democrat und wil (
vote for Cleveland next summer if hd
has to bu carried to the polls ; that lid
has no particular religion , although ha
believes in a horeulter for an ossiliod
man , and that ho never gets despond
ent , "because it's no use. "
Mr. Buss is altogether n most chocr-
ful and engaging specimen of potrillcu-
tion.
A Snapping Turtle In Her Stomuon ,
Chicago Dispatch : Miss Hendau , a
French maiden , nineteen years old.
who resided on Fonjuoi1 st vet , wuj ;
buried on Wednesday. Her death wus
unexpected. Although tlio young lady
had been subject to violent spasms ana
fits of vomiting for ninny days , no dee
tor was able to discover tlio cause of hoc
death. On the day before her dentil
she was seized with a very violent pur-
o.vism. There was a choking si-nsation.
and finally there was forced from hoi ?
btomucli a live young snapping turtle
with a shell as large as u silver hull
dollar.
Dr. flutehiiiKon said the patient became
came unconscious and almost iniiiiedi- *
aluly began to .swell up in her limbs
like one alllicted with Iho dropsy. She
never rallied. The doctor has the lur *
tie in alcohol. It is n perfect specimen
of its kind , and it is believed that it
grew from a germ swallowed in wutotf
from Lake Michigan.
CREAM
Ittnuperlnrucc llenc proren In million * f
home * for morn tban a quarter of a century. It
in used by thu United Htalai ( lorornment. tfn.
dorsad by tilt , lieudiiof thy jrrfcat unlvarnlUe , <
thH tnrnneeat.I'iir et ul ( M/wt Healthful. lr.
I'rlM'n the only linking powder Mint /low not
couUlu Ammonia , tlm * ur Alum. Bold only m
Clins. J'uiRKlUKINO 1'OWllXU CO ,
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