8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 25 , 1888. WHY THE LIGHT WAS POOR , Tbo Big Rocolvor nt the Gas House Takes a Tumble. i , THE "CUP" FREEZES SOLID. g How the Thrre Men Wore Caught In F the Florence hand Slide t ; Undertake llnvc Their Hny i Court T/ie / Illj ? llouclvei * Drops. " What's the inuttor with thcgasl" Probably nlno of every ten of the gn" con- Burner * of thu city asked the question .Monday 'j * night about 01U : ! o'clock , when tlio ilarno In . the average four-tool burner dropped so low i as to make It almost Impossible to road. * No information could bo obtained on the subject at the time , nml when , n couple of hours later , tlio illuminating medium ru- Biimcd its wonted brilliancy , but little was thought of tlio matter. The gas works , however , met with n seri ous accident. On the corner of .loncs and Eleventh streets is situated the new rn- cclvcr , nn Immcnso iron structure erected two years ago. It is supportrd on columns nbout llft.v Icct In height , nml descends bo s' hind nwull of lioller iron which incloses another - * other iron tank which descends to a depth in k * the ground of about forty feet. There is n space between tliu 'latter cylinder and luut of tlio outer Iron cover ing which Is filled with water. Hoth the Inner cylinder nnd that which is supported by the pulleys attached to the nil- lurs before mentioned , by means of a dove tail contrivance , without however , the llxcd conditions which such a term Implies. This meeting place is se.ilod with water , which is always jmurcd into thu space , and which prevents the escape of the gas , and nt the Btimo time enables the receiver to fall accord ing us the gas is forced through the supply pipes into the city. Tills meeting place of the two large shells is called a "cup. " Monday nlghtthe water In this cup froothe lower shell dropped but for u time , the top ono , weighing many tons , remained immov able. The gas immediately lost its pleasure nnd did tlio best it could to supply tlio pipes to which it had accosss. It was at this time that tlio poor supply of the illuminating medium was felt ull over the city. Later , however , the immense receiver with its weight broke the ice which had wedged it fn t and fell down with ijrcat force , bicaking its bearings in n number of places. Thcso bearings are huge fastenings to the roof of the struc ture , and ono of them , by IIIIMIIS of pulleis unit chains , are connected with every pillar. Nine of these weio wrenched from their fas tening , and the convex roof of the immense receiver itself caved into n jicrceptiblo ex tent. tent.A A forcoof men wore put to work yesterday to repair injury , though several days will prob.i bly elapse before tlio work will bo com pleted. One Cent a Irunp. Paul Vellum , who for some time has been the lighter of the city gas lamps , has retired from the business and loft tlio city. His conTact - Tact expired some time ago , and for u couple of months past ho has been working at the old rates with the understanding that hi case the company saw lit to dispense with ' his services , it would give him a month's . - notice. This notice was given on the 15th of last December. The gas company had decided to do away with contract lighting and have appointed ono of their employes , who is on salary , to at tend to the business. Ho will employ boy.s to do the lighting and cleaning of the lamps as has been done heretofore. Hy this move tlio company it Is thought will save inonov , tlio , price charged by Vollnm being IJf cents per lump. Thu idea seems to have como from Philadelphia , where lamps are not stretched out nt such magnificent distances as they are tn Omalin where every lighter numt hnvo a horse that that price is exorbitant. Tlio aim of tlio now undertaking is to get the lighting audcleiining , if possible , done for less than ono cent n lamp. Vellum employed twelve boys. The lamps are now In condition to receive immediate attention from the now superintendent. lKATli"lN THK 8MI > B. Three Men Caught In a Sand Hunk and One of Thorn ] ) | OH. The fatal land slide nt Florence Monday nftcrnoon occurred in a sand b.mk owned by Mr. P.irkor , from which , under the direction of Frank Fid lor , foreman , the American Waterworks company , by means ofhalf n do/en men were loading sand to bo used in tlio construction of their new works nt that place , Tlio bank was variously estimated to bo from ono hundred to forty feet in height , but a reasonable estimate was n height of about sKty feet. At the time of the slide there woio six laborers working in the pit of whom all but thieo escaped. Ono of these was a man named .lolin Smith who was , for a few.niinutes buried , but who was later released by the. elToits of his asso ciates. Th second was Joseph White , who was engulfed up to his head and badly crushed on the body and severely scratched on thu fuco. Ho was dug out but without having sustained injuries oilier than those mentioned , although , for n time , ho betrayed symptoms of nervous prostration which were superinduced by crushing and fear. Thu victim of the slide , was Charles A. Sellers , n man thirty-live years of age , residing at Florence and leav ing n wife and two children. Despite tlio ef forts of tlio diggers/Sellers was reached only after death had resulted fromsullocation and internal Injuries. Ho leaves a wife and two children in destitute circumstances at Flor ence. Coroner Drexel was notified and held r.n inquest , the verdict leturned being tli.it the deceased had come to his death under the circumstances mentioned , the b.iml bank being no more dangerous than arc , as a general thing , banks of its kind throughout the country , Later accounts show that Smith's Injuries nru more serious than they \u-ru llrst sup posed to bo and mtiy yet result fatally. U.NDUIlTAItinrSTAIjIC HACK. 'i'hey Say Some Warm Things About the Stiihlu .Man. There was not nn undertaker in the city who did not read In the Hir : , the war which u liveryman of this city claimed ho was about to open on the members of the business in this city. Three of tlio funeral directors \\ero seen yesterday by u liiu : reporter and till of them claimed to know wlui the war painted stable man was,1ind proved conclusively to the it-porter that they were not mistaken In their surmises. Said one of the undertakeis : "If this liv ery man has $ UKIHH ( ) invested in his barn why doesn't ho atttempt to make the investment a paving ono ( Dojou suppose ho is living onalrl Are his hoi > > es living on wind , or is lie running a bain for the sake of the pleasure there is in the undertuk- ingl The ide.is ridiculous. Even if it were true ho only shows the disposition to Interfere with other people's business which ho condemns In the undertakers. 1 can tell you that ho is a blow-hard , and doesn't know what hols talking about ; mid while ho may have had some sharp dealing with ono party lu our business , his blind usM'rtloift are calculated to do injury to every Vine of us , " Said another man , "I know the livery man whom the llr.i : Interviewed yesteidtiy. Why didn't ho name the undertakers who have been try ing to bleed him I Ho didn't dare to because ho knew the bleeding business wouldn't work. Ho himself consented to pay a commission to a certain undertaking linn in this city and then went back on his promise. The undertaker sued and got Judg ment against him. Hut ho hasn't paid that Judgment yet. Why doesn't ho payl Ho made the agreement of his own free will , and now ho won't ' live up to that agreement. Our linn , when this cumo up , agreed to go into the courts and testify that we wore not receiving eonunNsion , percentage of anything of the kind from him. Let mo tell you more ; This1 same livery man has been circulating on the streets , and 1 can prove it by an all- ) davit , that our Jlrm threatened to boycott nny reporter or newspaper who did not pay us fov whatever rnnvs wo hud ' .to give. The ' Her rex | > rtors , as well as the rpwrU'i | > of ovcrj iaj > cr lu tbo city , know this is a lie. When man talks In such n strain you may know what reliance to place upon his other stories. " 1XFATUATKU WITH SOMHKIIS. Mrx. IHck Young , a TratiiMtpr'H Pretty Wife , In n Predicament. There Is trouble In the home of Dick Young , who lives In n small cottage near the nail works on Seventeenth street. Mr. Young Is a teamster in the employ of Mr. Koscnbciry , the planing mill proprietor , and not only owns his own team but iwssesses n pretty wife. For some time past Mr. Young has suspected that Mrs. Young was not true to him , and so began an Investigation , Ho broke open a drawer In her dressing case and found six teen letters there addressed to her , which ( onvlnced him that his wife was anything but faithful. During the past week she has been absent from homo several nights , re turning In the moining. Tlio letters mentioned above were written by two soldiers stationed at Fort Omaha. Their names are Albert F. Hubbard mid Albert L. Cioix. These epistles wcro couched in the most endearing terms and expressed the thanks of the writers for sundry presents sent to them by Mrs. Young , which of course were paid for out of her husband's hard earned wages. Monday night Mrs. Young was awny from homo all Highland yesterday morning was found by her husband at n neighbor's house. Mr. Young walked into the room and after up braiding his spousa shipped her once or twice and then gathered up her clothes and told her to go clothe her self as he would have nothing moio to do with her. The screams of Mrs. Young attracted the neighbors , one of whom ran to Ofllcer I'uliiskl and Informed him that a wo man was being murdered. The policeman went at once to the plueo and got Mrs. Young's story which was to the effect ttiat she had bc'cn out all night "nursing a sick friend , " and that her husband was angry be- eanso she was not at homo to prepare his breakfast , that ho had maltreated her and scicd her clothes. The onU er then went to Mr Young , who , however , showed such con clusive proof of his wife's Infidelity that the olllcer decided to make no arrest. At the present writing Mrs. Young is still In bed waiting until she can obtain clothing to appear in public. Mrs. Young seems to bo infatuated with the two soldiers referred to above and says she will get a di vorce and marry ono of them. She has three small children mid Mr. Young says if she will take care of them ho will sell his team and quit Omaha forever , but tills the woman refuses to do. County Commissioners' Proceedings. SvrninvY , Jan. 31 , lbS7. The board met this day : Present Ander son , Corrigan , Mount , Turner and Mr. Chairman. Minutes of pieviotis meetings road and approved. Iinl'OKTS OP COMMITTEES. Judiciary Suggesting that the board take no notion on the request of J. J. Solomon , asking to bo appointed justice of the peace of Florence. Adopted. Koads Allowing the bill of William Olm- stcd tJt for work on road shoveling snow. Adu | > tcd. 1'otitions and Communications Tlio report of the county treasurer for the quarter end ing January 14 , IbsS , was ordered placed on Hie. Hie.From From county treasurer asking allowance for clctieal force for IbSS , as follows : One deputy , $1SOO ; ono bookkeeper , &liOOono ! ; assistant , fc'.KXJ. Hofcrred to the committee on Judiciary. From same , asking that wire railing bo placed on the counter in his ofllec. Referred to the committee on court house and Jail. Wiom Mary Kramer , asking relief from keeping pauper in one of her tenements , was seferred to the superintendent of noor farm. From T. A. Megcath , askimr to bo author ized to have a new plui of Florence made was referred to the committee on court house and Jail. nn oi.uTiojii. By Mr. Mount That Christ Nisson bo and he is hereby appointed Justice of the peace , Seventh ward , to till vacancy. Adopted. Hy Mr. Anderson That on and after this date all Janitors and others engaged in the work of heating , cleansing or otherwise car ing for the court house and Jail , and all others engaged on repairs of the court house , iwo hereby placed under the authority of the engineer of the court house , who will bo hold resposiblo for nil work coming under his con trol. Adopted. Hy Mr. Anderson That on and after Feb ruary 1 , 1SSS no one engaged by the month in the work of cleaning , heating or otherwise caring for the court house and grounds , ex cept the engineer , shall receive for such ser vice more than the sum of ? 50 per month. Adopted by a unanimous vote of the board. The ofllclal bond of Christ Nisscn , as jus tice of tlio peace. Seventh ward , approved. On motion the hoard adjourned. M. D. Hoeiii : , County Clerk. Tlio Poor and Xoedy. Messrs. O'ICeefe and Mount , the county cominissioneis' committee on charities , made u visit to Unit part of the city known as the "bottoms , " north of the Union Pacificbiidgc , Monday afternoon , for the purpoio of as certaining the condition of those who wcro making applications for relief. Some very needy pel sons were found and a few whoso cases are not worth considering. Ituryln Paupers. The county commissioners a few days ago received a proposition from a man named Thompson to bury pauper dead at W a ; piece. It was thought that this included the cost of the coflln , but it now seems that that is not the case. At pres ent the main expense of the burial of un known people is that of the coftlu , which is S3.W. Tills would have to bo added to Thompson's bill to get at the exact cost of cnch burial. The bid in question would save the county nothing , though it would certainly bo favor ably consideied by the driver of the county hearse , who , besides eonvejing corpses to Forest Lawn cemetery , is expected to do other "jobs" afuund the county poor house for $ ' , ' . "i per month and board. It is under stood that the diiver is about to kieK for * 5 ( ) . To Commemorate Devotion. OM uu , Jan. _ > : ( . To tlio Editor of the Hin : : The incidents of the death of the two little Westphaleii gi' Is dm ing the recent storm , appeal strongly to these who admire heroism. You huvo suggested that the teachers of tlio Omaha public schools contribute for the pur chase of medals for the Misses Freeman and Koico. I suggest further that a modest and appropriate monument should be placed over the graves of these little girla to commemor ate the love and devotion displayed on the occasion of their death. The tale of the self- saerillee of the elder sister could bo told to every cMld of the laud with profit to the littio ones. A modest monument over these little graves would not cost much and could bo erected with the contributions of the children of the schools of Omaha. I sug gest that for this pnnwso a penny lund betaken taken up by the principals of the public schools and thu heads of other educational institutions in Oinulm and thus enough can bo raised for tlio purpose , liesldcs ac cording u lilting tribute to the memory of those sisters , the occasion would afford an ex cellent opportunity to make the j oung con tributors thoroughly appreciative of the value of the characteristics displayed by the elder sister. A. H. Mairleil. Yesterday Captain J. O'Donolioo , former ly of the police force of this city , and for sev eral years past n lending liquor dealer on Sixteenth street , was married to Miss Mary L. Smith , well known In this ally. The ceioniony took place in the church of the Holy Family. The reception took place at the rcsideiiro of the bride's father , ICightccnth and Chirk stiects. They lolt last oveulug lor the east on a bridal tour. Filthy Alleys. Officer Pulaskl Is engaged In making as thorough an Investigation of the alloys of the city as the cpvoring of snow will permit. Ho states that ho finds the most of them In very bad condition and will so icport to the board of health. , Ulvhoiu HutVe. Call and sec th'e lurjjo stocK' , Monghor & Loach , Gcn'l Ajjt's Have , on hand ut 1115 Farnum st.'OuuUiu. . . ' ' . BKXCH AND UAH. DlMrlut Court. DAS'lr.l , WANTS HIS MONT.T. Daniel Danhe.y complains that Jack Mor risen and Charles S. Higgins are Indebted to him in the sum of $ H > 7.2. for brick and castIngs - Ings furnished for the completion of a bake oven , and prays for Judgment for that amount , with interest added. r.i.nr.iiT it. COCIIHAN'.S CUMH.UXT. nibcrt H , Cochran tiled an action against Edwin A. Leavenworth yesterday. The plaintiff and defendant engaged in a real estate transaction on the 29th day of Octo ber , 1837 , and the former alleges that the latter disregarded tlio agreement to the ex tent of ? l,100 damages to the plaintiff , for which ho asks Judgment. SHOUT HEVXOX or wniiDpn urn. Nelllo Hcnnhen comes to court with n sad recitation of wedded woo with her husband , Michael Kcnahcn. They were married on the ICth day of August , 18b7 , and soon after the husband began a tirade of abuse , ho being a man of violent passion and ungovernable tem per. They separated on the 13th day of November of the same year , after Hemihcn had succeeded in smashing the household furniture and threatened to kill the plaintiff , who represents that ho is worth ? 15,000 and is able to pay her alimony and the expenses of tills action , for nil of which she prays. County Court. , Earnest W. Whipplo filed In the county court a petition for suit against the Chicago , Hock Island and Pacific railway company , in which ho claims J.'iOO damages for the breaking and injuring of one carload of household goods while in transit. Ho al leges that the dumago was incurred while the goods wcro being transferred from ono car to another , whereas the contract stated that they were to be shipped without trans fer. SI'lT AdVINSTOSVMS. S. Dessau , of Now York , importer of diamonds mends and precious stones , yesterday illcd an action against Walter Sams in the sum of f.)7.15 for diamonds furnished him previous to his failure. Police Court. .T. J. Kofcr , n brakeman on the Union Pacific got in Monday night and went to a lodging house and paid for a bed. When ho went to his room he found it so filthy that ho con cluded to seek lodging elsewhere. As he came down Oniccr Curry nailed him and ran him lu and lodged n charge of vagrancy against him. Ho was discharged jestorduy after showing the court that ho was repulnrly em ployed. This is the second time Kofer has been arrested within ten days on the sumo charge and the lirst arrest caused him to lese a good position and ho fears that lie will now lese the ono held by him at present. Charles Orris , the vagrant sentenced by Judge Borka Monday to ono day's/work about the city bull , proves to bo Insane , When told to shovel off the walks yesterday by Jailor Ormsby , ho replied : "Go , got Grover Cleveland I'm d d if I'll do it. " Ho will probably bo sent to the poor farm or jail.W. W. S. ICelloy and Frank Webb got glori ously drunk and engaged in a lls- tie encounter on South Tenth street. They were arrested and both pleaded guilty. On Kellcy's person was found u pair of steel knuckles. Ho was lined * ! ( ) and cost and Webb gotoff with a ? 10 line which ho paid. Kelley went to Jail. John Diehl was arrested yesterday chaVged with disposing of stolen piopeity. He will have n hearing to-day. SOUTH OMAIlfr NEWS. W. H. Dudley is in with two cars of cattle from Council Bluffs. H. A. Tcmploton is in from Tckamah , Neb. , with a load of cattle. J. A. Frascr is back from Silver City to look over the situation. M. A. Chandler , of Marquctte , Neb. , brought in a car of hogs. John Saunders , , of Moorclleld , is on the market with three cais of cattle. Pete Hanson gets $97:3.50 : for grading N , Twcnty-Hftb and Twenty-sixth street , but a claim of $100 on 11 street was referred back. Councilman Locschcr introduced n resolu tion to prevent coasting on business streets. The motion ) carried and N. Q , .Tith and ( ! th were named for the youngsters to keep clear of. Justice Levy has been in oflicc seven weeks and his docket shows a record of seventy- two cases , while his predecessor had about u dozen in a year. * Residents on L street will have to hurry up and get down their sidewalks. Maishal Mo- Cracken has been instructed to give them Jlnnl notice to-day. The county commissioners notified the city council that they are willing to keep the city prisoners in the county jail , but that they will expect to bo paid lor their board. As the city treasury is about empty the mutter was conveniently "referred" by tlio council. John Connolly , the saloon keeper , seems to bo in trouble. An execution of ? ' . ) i was is sued against him Moiuiay. Yesterday Jotter & Young attached his property in Justice Levy's court for $1M and \\'e t & Fritcher did the same thing for 77.51) ) . Friends of J. W. Edgcrton , the popular partner of City Attorney Orico.will bo pleased to learn that ho has received a county ap pointment , and in future will bo recognl/od us deputy county attorney to act with County Attorney Simeral in all state cases. The case of L. Krebbs , charged with "as sault with intent toj mui dor" Adam Port/ , was before Judge Heuther yesterday morn ing. The St. Joseph hospital authorities no- tilled the police that Port/ was unable to bo removed , and the case was postponed for a week. Attorney Makcpieco acting for Krebb , wanted the case dismissed but the judge continued it. South Omaha commission men are sparing no pains to make it tlio live stock center of tlio west if not of the union. Monday the lirst steps were taken to form a Live Stock Ex change , and the representative men of the business met in the Kvclmngo hotel to make the prolinionarv move. Mayor Savage occupied the chair and I. B. Blanch- nrd officiated as seotetary , Messrs. Gossner , Datisniun , Wairnor. Chitlenden and Murtino being appointed a committee to draft the constitution and by-laws of the organisation These gentlemen re- poi ted in favor of adopting the rules of the Chicago Live Stock Kxelmngo , and on motion a committee of seven was appointed to per fect a permanent exchange , the gentlemen named being Messrs. Wagner , M'lloy , Fitch , Martin , Blanchard , Hake and bivugo , tlio latter being the unanimous choice of these present. This committee meti'viin yesterday at 3 p. in.and will no doubt propose such rules , as will make the institution ono of the leading ones of the country. Not a "Mutton Head. " Mr. Campbell , clerk of the city building inspector , feels much aggrieved over the publication in yesterday's BEI : concerning his tttness for the position he occupies. He stated to a reporter that Chief Oalligan abso lutely denied milking the statement credited to him. Mr. Oalligan was seen and said that ho was misquoted. "I did not say that Campbell was a 'mutton head. ' I did say that if an important paper should bo brought Into the inspector's olllco during the absence of Mr. Whitook | , Campbell was too great a 'lunk head1 to know what to do with it , and that I was as big a 'lunk head' as ho , so far as such business was con cerned. " Mr. Galligan further stated that ho never uses the woid "mutton head , " but prefers "lunk head. " "Did you not say to me , Mr. Galligan , that Campbell was a fool ! " asked the reporter. "Why , I might huvo said Unit , but did not mean It as rcllecting UKJII | his capability under any ordinary circumstances. " This closed the interview. IJakcr Is Still "On Duty. " Mr. Baker , acting-superintendent of the city hall , was asked \\hat ho had to say re garding the disclosure made in the Bui : concerning his receiving salary when tjio ordinance claims that he was to be paid only when on duty. Air , Baker said ho had nothing to say on the subject , except that he was still en duty. Nobody had told him to slopwork and ho con sidered that ho was still engaged. Ho went up to Uio foundation every day and looked around and attended to what ho thought wn-s necessary. If the weather softened the snow on the- wall would have to bo attended 10 , to prevent its thawing uudlhus'lnjurlug the 'walls , lie , did not laiy\v wlipso duty it was to tell him to stopwork or go to work * If it rained n day ho did not think It was the In tention of the ordinance to "dock" him for It. When there was work going on or when the contractors returned to work ho would bo on hand to superintend them , MOKTUAUV. nmnvN. Monday , Nathani Brown , a teamster , and n member of the local post of the G. A , H. at Indlanola , lu , , dloU at Ids late residence Thlrty-llrst and Hartley streets. Ho was forty-live years of ape , and had been n team ster , leaving a wife and several children. Ho enlisted at tliU'brenklng ' out of the war In company C , Thirty-fourth New Jersey , and served throughout the rebellion. The funeral will take place this afternoon nt 3 o'clock , the remains being Interred In Laurel Hill cemetery. Garth Was Pined. S. P. Garth , the negro who was arrested night before last on the dual charge of being a vagrant and disturbing the peace by lightIng - Ing , appeared before Judge Borka yesterday morning to answer to the llrst charge and sccuicd a continuance. In the afternoon he was arraigned on the second charge. Swede Dolly , the white woman whom he pounded up so badly , sat In the court room ready to testify ugalnst him. Ono of her eyes was swelled shut and the other was badly swol len , and she had besides several other bruises and scratches. On being brought Into the court room by Officer Whulcn , Garth spied Swede Dolly , and before the court officer could stop him ho hud rushed over to the place where she was sitting and hurriedly whispered something in her cur. On being put on the witness stand she refused to tes tify against him. The officer was thcicforo sent outtuftor other witnesses. Seeing Ills game was up Garth weakened , confessed his guilt and was lined $10 and costs. Two Itad niters. Lambert Mitchell and Huirh McBride , colored and white respectively , went into Brandcls' saloon on Tenth street yesterday afternoon to have n friendly game of seven- up. At the close of one game , IJugh claimed that he had played "low , " but Mitchell disagreed - agreed with him. Hugh remarked that Mitchell was a liar , and the latter recipro cated. Blows ensued and the bar-tender had to put them botli out. They adjourned to the buck yard and a lively scrimmage ensued , which terminated with McBride setting his tooth in Mitchell's cheek and the latter plant ing his ivories deep into Hugh's chin. In this posture shaking each other like two bull dogs , they were found by Officer Kissano , who sent them to the police station. Both men got in good work with their teeth , tlio worst injuries thatwo received being the bit ten places on their faces. MeBrulo looked rather the worse of the two. Tn\es. OTho council met again \esterday as n board of equalization In the ofllco of the city clerk for the purpose of hearing complaints of property owners against the levy of special taxes , and correcting errors thei cin In a number of public improvements. There were not many objectors present , although thowoik ready for consideration embraced the paving of seven streets and alleys , the curbing of Twenty-fourth street from St. Mary's avenue to 'Jones street , the construc tion of sewers in districts 54 , fil and 03 , and the grading in certain places of Fourteenth , Eleventh , Pacific'California. Thirtieth , Sev enteenth avenue. Eighteenth street , Grace , Pierce , Cass , alloy , in block 10 , Kountzo & Huth's addition , illlcy between Mason and Pacific streets from Tenth to Eleventh street. A Cattle MJUI'H Wild Freak. Thomas Lynch , a stock dealer , started out with about $200 yesterday morning and seemed determined to spend it all for liquor and a good time .generally. By the time ho had spent nearly , $90 ho was so cra/y drunk that ho began to imagine that people wcro after him to rob him. While in a Tenth street saloon he pulled out his revolver and com menced tiring through the windows , and two or three persons wiio happened to pass at that time narrowly escaped being hit. Stagger ing out of the saloon he went into Peter Mitchell's butcher shop and threatened to kill him , at the sumo time pointing liia re volver nt him. Peter rushed out into the street , and finding a policeman had the cattle man corralled. Postponed. On tlio recommendation of the G. A. R. de partment commander the annual encampment lias been postponed until February 29. A spirited contest is expected between the vari ous cities of tliostato for the permanent plaeo of encampment , which is to be decided at the assembly this year. The session this year will bo in Lincoln in the bull of the house of representatives. AdleriV ; Holler's Loss. The insurance in the fire of Adler it Heller , the Furnum liquor dealers , has been adjusted. Their policies amounted to ? 12 , ( > 00. The ilro took place early Saturday morning and by II o'clock in the afternoon was adjusted , the amount ot the loss Doing $1,9N" > . B& ! Absolutely This powder novnr varies. A marvel of purl- ty. strength and wliolesoniHiiuiji. Morn econom- lea Ithan tlio ordinary kinds , und cunnut bo sold In competition with the multitude ot low cost , short weight alum or phosplmto powders. Sold only In cans. Uoynl Hating I'owdur Co. , t-'S Wall St. , NBW Yoik. Pianos , CHliERING , KNABE Vose & Sons , Instruments exchanged , rente ! and sold en Eay Pajnionts , below FACTORY PRICES. Instruments : lighU7 vsei at GREAT BARGAINS Max Meyer & Bro , , > ' ; . Omaha , Neb. SPECIAL NOTICE. In order to give our Boys' Clothing Department a good advertise * ment we will place on sale to-morrow : Two thousand pair Boys' Knee Pants , made of good heavy Gassi * mere , sizes from 4 to 12 years , at the nominal price of 15c a pair. The usual retail price for the pants is 50c a pair , and some dealers charge even more for them. Our prices will only hold good so long as this lot lasts , and in order to guard ourselves as much as possible that' these pants should not be bought up by dealers , we will only sell two pair to one customer. The remainder of our winter stock of Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats have been marked without regard to cost or value , as we must dispose of them to make room for spring goods. In Mens' Furnishings , our Special Offering for this week will be : 300 dozen Mens' fine all wool , seamless Half Hose , in elegant col ors , at the exceptionally low price of 15c a pair. The same goods as sold elsewhere for 35c a pair. We are determined to close out our entire winter stock , and never before has such an opportunity been offered to economical buyers ttf purchase the best qualities for so little money. All goods marked in plain figures and at strictly one price. Corner Douglas and 14th , Streets , Omalia. W. L. DOUGLAS , Manufacturer of the Celebrated W. L. DOUGLAS $3.00 SHOE Made Seamless , without TacXs or Nails , and as Easy as a HaM-Sewefl Sboc , . Why the $3 Shoe is the Best in the World. ist. It Is made seamless. S.M. No tucks or nails am useil In lasting. 3d. It 111 not tear the blocking or hu rtthefte 4th. Nothing but the best inntcilal is used. Cth. It Is bettor than most bhous costing M or J ) Oth. Kvory pair w arrantcd , ami so stamped. 7th. H Is as o.isy us a hand sowed shoo. Eth.Vai ranted to gtvo the best satisfaction. Made in Con0'i c a , llutton and Law , u 1th all fctjlosof too. The W , L , DOUGLAS $4 SHOE The W , L , DOUGLAS $2 SHOE , Isttioonly Imml-'owoil welt ! ioa-o.il for fl. Hli rorlloyMt very lyll li nml nonti It will ncir licttur iniuln scnnilcs" . of tlio bc-l material , itnJ vi'ry "tylMi than a liU'li prltuil lii > o ; timer loses Itt xliape , nml It \Vcnraiinil looks nsn ell us a cuntoiii-iuiulo fcliue , tost- Is iiil.iptcd liir olllier drc' ior tcliuul wear. Miulo In 13K Iruiu $ ii lo JV. Conurcsi , Mutton nml l.nco. Vor snlo by Ivcllcv. Stlpor & To , cor. Doclgo and 15th Sts. ; II. Saigunt , cor. Seward and Sargent Pts. ; Gen. S. Mllli-r , < > U Xoitli li > th .St. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOE , JCH TOOLS. Wire Rope , i Buffalo Scales Plows , , Markers , Scale Repair Shop. Hooks , Grapples , OMAHA. Proprietor Omaha Business College , IN WHICH IS TAUdHT , Book-Keeping , Penmanship , Commercial Law , Shorthand , Telegraphing and Typewriting. Send for Ci.llree Journal , S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Cnnital Avo. Mention thu Ouiiilm llco. J. B. 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