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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1888)
msu THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : l&ONDAY , MARCH 2(5. ( 1888. An Alarmlntr SBoto of Affairs at the Post fiouso. CARELESS GUARDS ON DUTY. Ono Man Escapes In Ilia Shirt nnd Visits Several Houses Inviting nil Epidemic In the 1'ollUcaI Field. frnoM inn DEB'S ' LINCOLN A gentleman called nttho Bnnoffice yester day and protested against the action of the city authorities in regard to the smallpox cases. lie states there nro four cases In the city nnd that the pest house Is within the city limits , that there nro no guards over it , and parties nro liable to oscipo at nny time. Ho further states that yesterday morning ono of the patients escaped at about D n. m. , with nothing on but a shirt , and walking through the terrible- hall and Ice , wont along knocking at the doors of residences In that vicinity asking for admittance , thereby ex posing people before ho could bo captured. The gentleman nlso states that visitors nro allowed to call at the pest house nnd then re turn to the city , and ho asks that public at tention bo called to the recklessness of the authorities , cmr roi.mcs. City politics nro putting on spring hues preparatory to the municipal election thnt occurs ono week from Tuesday. The prohi bition party has been in the Held for ton days nnd , if nolso nnd gusto count , their campaign Is nn aggressive ono. However , there was too much water Saturday evening falling upon the Just nnd unjust even for the prohl- bltionlsta and their campaign rally at Bohan- iion's hall was abandoned. Thus far the democrats In the city have issued no call for primaries or a city conven tion. The prohibition party having already nominated the present democratic police judge it is evident that the work of the demo crats will be practically an endorsement of the prohibition ticket when they meet. Jl'lio Republican City committee has called the republican ward primaries for Wednes day , the 23th , nnd the city convention for Saturday evening the 81st , the latter to beheld held at Bohnnnon's hall. The convention will nlso bo In the form of n grand rally at which all the ward republican clubs in the city will bo called upon to attend. The con vention will consist of eighty-soven delegates divided among the different wards ni follows ; First ward , 10 ; Second ward , 17 ; Fourth ward , 10 ; Fifth ward , 15 ; Sixth ward , 7 , a total of 87 votes In the convention. The different ward primaries will bo hold nt the following places : First ward , engine house , No. 1 ; Sccond'ward , engine house , No. 2 ; Third ward , Green's lumber ofllco ; Fourth ward , Howard's ' shop ; Fifth ward , Oeisler's store ; Sixth word , at O and Twen ty-fourth streets. These primaries will be hold under the pro visions of the Raymond pri mary election law , the polls opening at noon nnd closing nt 7 p. m. Several annnatcd con tests for ward councilmen are expected. llASn 1U1.L MATTEIIS. Arrangements are practically completed by which Lincoln will bo represented in the Western league the present year. A num ber of business men in the city have placed the arrangements of the affair in the hands of James Keith and important negotiations are now proceeding. The old franchise hold by Lincoln the past two years in the West- tern league holds good and the handsome grounds on R street have .been retained for the season. An effort is being made to secure 'Tap" " Shaffer ns manager of the club the present season and if ho is secured it is a guarantee that a winning nine will bo signed. Tno sal ary limit , it is believed , will tend to make nil clubs in the Western association practically equal in the contest and a close contest through the season will make the gate re ceipts what they should bo for ft financial success. success.A HOUSE IMPOUTEnS' ASSOCIATION. An.offlcial call has been inado for a meet ing In this city on Wednesday , April 4 , for the purpose of organizing an importing draft horse association. The mooting will bo hold at ono of the principal hotels , and the call urges all ftobraskans in terested in draft horses and Improving this branch of the state stock interest to be pres ent. The call recites that draft horsemen are organized in all the ether states and it urges upon'Nobraska horsemen the import ance of organizing for the same purpose. DBTUIIKED FltOM THE EAST. State Veterinarian Gerth nnd Live Stock Commissioner Abbey returned last evening from their official visit to tbo plouro-pnoumo- nia cattle district in the cast , from , the con vention of veterinarians at Baltimore and from their personal visit to Washington. Dr. Gorth , in conversation regarding their trip , said ono of their experiences was that of being ing snowbound m the city of Newark , N , J. , lor throe days , it being Impossible to getaway away by rail in nny direction or to oven got about the city during that time. The snow , bo said , exceeded anything he had experienced in the west and was a genu ine blizzard accompanied by an unprecedented snowfall. While in Washington Dr. Gorth nnd Mr. Abbey Interviewed the Nebraska delegation regarding the changes in the bureau of ant- inal industries'proposed by the Palmer bill , now pending In both houses. The entire Ne braska live stock commission are in favor of ' the present bureau , and Congressmen Dorsoy nnd Laird nnd Senator Paddock expressed themselves in like manner , while Senator IMamlcrson nnd Congressman McShano wcro , rather favorable to the Palmer bill. The lat ter has , however , been amended so that its passage will not materially change the pres ent method of procedure- handling animal discuses except In its creating a few addi tional places to bo filled. The convention al Baltimore is reported by Dr. Gorth as one of the most successful gatherings of veterinari ans of the United states over hold and the important question of plouro-pneumouia was treated fully by the gathering. THK STOltir. Ono of the worst storms of the winter has prevailed for the past twenty-four hours , nm ! everything from the ground up is heavily coated with ice. In a number of places ii the city the telephone wires have succumbed and shade and fruit trees have been broken with the weight of the ice that has accumu lated. Reports at railroad headquarters arc in effect that the storm has been widespread , extending westward as far as the Republican valley and to Broken Bow toward the north west. . ABOUT THE CITY. ' A change of time has gone into effect on the Elkhorn road by which the train formerly leaving for Chicago at noon is discontinued , the regular Chicago train over that road now leaving at 0:55 : in the morning , touching also nt Omaha. Augustus Saundcrs has filed his petition in the district court in which ho sues O , M. Druse. T , M. Lowcry , John Maulo , George T. Quick and Jennie Wilson for $10,000 dam ages. Tim allegations In tile petition recite that the above named parties entered into a conspiracy to defraud , blackmail and extort from him . ' ,150 , claiming that bo was in dcbtcd in thnt amount to Gcorgo Quick , ant behoving that he would pay it over rather than have a law suit. Saundera claims Urn lie is not indebted to Quick in any sum and brings this case for damages. A largo number of'touchers in the city schools nnd teachers also In Lancaster county nro arranging to attend the meeting of the fata to Teachers' association at Fremont the present week , The roads make special rates to the association and furnish a special cai for this point , Robert Dove , a B. & M. switchman at this place , who slugged a follow workman in an unprovoked manner , has been given a hear ing in police court , lie was tined $25 and committed. _ For euro of rheumatism , neuralgia in its various phases of eciatica , tie doul- puroux , semi-crania , etc. , use Salvation Oil , the greatest pain-euro ou earth , Price 25 cents a bottle , The great superiority of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup to all ether cough rorao- Ales , is attested by the immense demand for that old established" remedy , How a Stramled Printer Became Rich "Now , there la OIIQ of the durndost inen nlivo , " said o , snow-bound Syracuse man to n Now York Telegram reporter one ovouing this Week , at thoGrand hotel , poiutiug iu tho- direction of a [ ulot looking1 , plainly dressed man who nervously paced in the hotel c'orrldor. 'Everything that man touches seems to urn into n peed thing. "Ills natno la Arthur Jenkins , " tho' Syracuse man wont on , "and ho struck our town from out west somewhere n few J-oars ago , with 60o in n pocket nnd n , fortune in a lightning-liko faculty for licking up type as a compositor in his ingors. Ho invested the GOo in a bath , hon sot up enough typo on the Journal , -ho regulation old republican organ of Syracuse , to pay for Ins breakfast. Now lio'a ' worth n wad , and has the reputa tion of being the brightest business man in our burg. " "How did ho make his fortune ? " the reporter inquired. "Well , ho got cases on the Journal first , and made the fus fly as n lightning composite ) ; for awhile. But ho became offended at something Carroll Smith , the editor of the Journal , did , nnd , hav ing acquired considerable household property in the few months h6 had boon nt Work on the case , ho vowed venge ance , mortgaging his ciTects for some thing less than $300. nnd forthwith is sued the first copy of the Syracuse Even ing Hesald. The paper was a 'go' from the first , nnd is now run by a big com pany , of which Jenkins is the presi dent. "But there was ono drawback. The Journal had the Associated press fran chise , nnd all the dispatches .Tonkins could got for the paper wore these of nn association long defunct a very poor service. Suddenly one day in ' 82 I think it was ho concluded something must bo done , and sent outnn invitation to a number of papers that could not get the Associated press dispatches to meet in Syracuse and consider a scheme for improving their telegraphic service. Out of that mooting grow the United press association , of which Mr. Jenkins was the first manager , now ono of its di rectors. IIo's a corker , is that man. " * IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. A Correspondent In Sanely Fork , Ky. , Tells What Is Going Ou There. Arkansaw Traveler : A good deal of tobacco will bo put in by our farmers. JolY Hawkins was Hung by a colt and killed. The recent cold snap has kspt the farmers in the houso. Iavo ) Bales shot Oliver Henderson ono day last week. Aunt Nancy Page has soon her eighty- ninth birthday. Her grandson , Jim , was shot night before last b.v a follor , wo don't know his name , but ho uster visit old Hoggin's daughter. Wo have found out lately that it won't do for a man to put his depend ence in turnips for cow food. Wo had a largo number of turnip on hand intend ing them for cow food , but they fro/.o , and consequently our cow is loft in the lurch1 During a shooting affair that oc curred hero the ether day Uncle Bonnie Boyle was hit with a bullet and pretty badly crippled. Mort Scroggins is dead. Luke Brizontino and Becky Shaw was married last Friday. Good deal of land being cleared up. Henderson Ansoll hit Bob Pearl with an ax the other day and hurt him aright sharp , I am. told. Need moro sunshine. Wild ducks air plentiful. Bill Ronoy is dead. Varmints are getting into the corn cribs and are toting otf a good deal of the corn. Alf Pylo and Joe Dillon had a fracas at Barker's mill night before last. Alf was badly cut about ho throat. Ho Buffered a good deal and died the next day. day.Wo look for heavy spring rains. Cows are going dry. Good deal of cord-wood being chopped. Aunt Susan Miller stopped on a round stick and it turned with her nnd she fell and broke her hip , and died the next day. Sich is life. Sweet potatoes all gone. Wp would like to have a good mess of turnip greens. Ben Bradley and HackottPlummor fit yostiday. Both of them are in bed. Our neighborhood is mighty quiet for the time of the year. TJie Boss Bonnet. Now York Mail and Express : Con siderable interest was manifested the other night in a theater box , in which appeared a bonnet. It was a pretty bon net of cream plush with loops of cream moire ribbon and with a brim of white ostrich feather trimming. The lorgnettes - nottes wore not leveled on these feat ures , however , butron a white aigrette trembling above it , which sparkled as il mounted with diamonds. At times the attention of a good part of the audience was diverted from the stage and Mi& Terry missed recognition for ono or twc of her best moments in Marguerite , in the general interest in the question ol the genuineness of those stones. The bonnet was waylaid when Faust was over , sourtinizedQby some scores oi eyes from near vantage ground and watched till it disappeared in a car riage. Inquiry disclosed the fact that it belonged to a young Chicago million airess , a widow , and the verdict was reached that the high-water mark oi extravagance in millinery had been reached in a bit of headgear which car ried some hundreds of dollars' worth of small but very clear and white din' monds. Mrs. Frank Leslie had boon supposed up to date to wear the costliest bonnet in tlio city , a little black lace af fair of hers'being thrust through and fastened by a silver dagger curiously wrought and sot with tiny rubies and diamonds. Bornhardt has boon BOOH in Now York with emerald ornaments on her bonnet , nnd Mrs. Abbey has worn something in black not sot with tiny drops of gold. Kitty Cheatham , Pau line Hall'a understudy in Ermine , ii something of a bonnet artist , though she does not aspire us yet to wear n for tune on her head. CREAM BAKING POWDER Its superior excellence proven la millions of homos for more than a quarter of a century. It la used IK ) the United States Government. En dorsed by the heads of the Great Universities as the Btronseet , Purest ana .Most Healthful. Dr. Prlae's Cream Halting Powder does not contain Ammonia. J.I in or Alum. Hold only in cans. PHICKUAKINOPOWDBUOO. , . . Now York Clucaco . lit Louts THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER , The House OoinmltteQ Roporfca Fa vorably cm the Farquahrtr BllL THE TOURIST'S , CHAMPION' . She Drained His Pllcf A..Peculiar Ac cident to ft Snlosmnh An . 'Import ant Decision Omalia Bnmlny Guests Samples. The Tonrlst'H lluatic Maiden. Merchant Trawler. She wns then n rustic mnldon , Chocks with rutly bcnuty liulcn Eyes Unit ( lashed with n a turn's brightness , Feet that trlnpod with dainty lightness. How ho stood In adoration. Dnzzlcil b.v the contemplation Of her linppy , wlntitnjr sinile , As ha helped her o'er the stllo. Ah 1 what truth , tind what n pltya Married Hfo within the city Soon dispelled sweet nature's graces , Bringing bonnets rich nnd laces. How o'er bills and salci ho worried. How ho fretted , how ho hurried ; How of cash she drained bis pllo , As ho helped hc o'er the Btllo. The Drummers' HIM. The house committee to whom was re ferred the drummers' bill introduced by John M. Fnrtiuhur has reported favorably on the same , attaching also nn amendment. The bill as amended is as follows : ' Bo it enacted by the senate nnd house of representatives of thq United States of America in congress assembled : That residents of- each slate and territory may , within the other stales and territories and within the District of Columbia , solicit from dealers or merchants orders for goods nnd merchandise by sample , catalogue , card , pnco.llst , description or other representa tion , without payment of any license of mer cantile tax. The provisions of this act shall apply to nurserymen , who shall bo author ized to sell goods by sample or catalogue to persons In other states than that of which they are citizens. It is stated by those In position to give a liable opinion that this bill will become a law. The act does not affect the peddlers. It relates only to men who sell goods by sample or catalogue. Tlic Tourists' Champion. Hon. John M. Fnrnulmr , who has intro duced the "drummer bill" in congress , has an excellent opinion of traveling salesmen. In n recent interview regarding the commer cial travelers Mr. Fnrquhar said : "These men are among the leading busi ness men of the United States. They are bright , active , honest and able men , and the traveling salesman of to-day is far different from the drummer of the post. Ho Is now rather the confidential agent of the firm , nnd you will llnd nowhere a more Intelligent and able sot of men than the traveling salesmen. They cover the whole country In their Jour neys , nnd the lowest salaries they receive are $1,200 a year and expenses. An average salesman of this kind will not pull on his gaiters for less than $3.000 a year , and many of thorn make 55,000 , SO.OOO , $7C03 and $8,000 , and sometimes more , per annum. Many of them do business on commission , nnd they are in a measure the missionaries of civiliza tion. They carry the latest in politics , music , fashionand business in the backwoods parts of the country. They are- keen judges of human nature , and they are as good all- around men as you will llnd. in too country. They have now an organization known as the Travelers' Protective association , the head of which is MrO. . P. Pindoll , of Zcnia , O. , and whoso members cover the whole United States. This association is organized to pro mote the social , personal and business inter ests of commercial travelers. It has divi sions and posts , and in its combinations it re duces the price of railroad faro to its mem bers and promotes their business. A divi sion may tnko up several states. A post is usually a city or small district. The associ ation comprises all classes of commercial travelers who take orders for goods 0.3 such , and it has done a great deal to push trade in the now parts of the country. It has largely aided in opening up the south to trade , and ' it has been a great benefit to 'the commercial world. " A Peculiar Accident. Barton M. Mills , a traveling salesman in the employ of. Johnson , Reeves & Co. , of Lynn , Mass. , met with a peculiar and painful accident Wednesday. morning at the B. & M. depot. Mr. Mills alighted from a carriage at the entrance and proceeded to walk around the depot to go to the baggage room. Just as ho reached the southwest corner something struck him fairly in the eye. The shock knocked him down and the strange thing about it is that the cause of the mishap was on English sparrow. The bill of the bird penetrated the eyeball and the unfortunate man will loose the eye. Only one bystander can give anything like an explanation of this curious accident. Ho stated that ho noticed two sparrows fighting on the north side of the depot. Finally ono of them managed to get away , andturncd to the northwest corner , pursued by its enemy. The bird that struck Mr. Mills was picked up dead , nnd one of its eyes was closed , so it is evident that it did not see the gentleman , as ho was close to the wall. wall.Mr. Mr. Mills was carried into nn adjacent drug store and a physician was summoned. The doctor advised his removal to a hotel , and Mr. Mills was taken , by his own request , to a friend's house on Nineteenth street. At last accounts Mr. Mills was resting easy , An Important Decision. In the circuit court in the city of St. Louis last wcek.Judg6 L. B. Vnllient rendered n decision of considerable interest to commer cial travelers. In this case , a suit on a board bill by attachment , the defendant brought up the question of residence , claiming that ho was a citizen of Missouri. In rendering judgment for the plaintiff on a plea in abate ment the court said : There is no evidence in this case to sup port any of the grounds of attachment , ex cept that of non-rcsldouco of the defendant. In tills restless , traveling ago , when so many men are engaged in the different kinds of business which keep them moving from place to place It is often a difficult question to decide as to whore is n man's legal residence. The difficulty is increased by the. law of the case , which enables the citizen of ono state to change his citizenship to another state with great facility and reduces the question to ope not so much of actual or physical residence as of intention of the party himself. A citizen of this state niay go away and remain - main for years without losing any right ot citizenship if nil the time his intention Is to return , and If in the meantime ho does noth ing to make him a citizen of another state. And , on the other hand , if ho makes up his mind to give up his citizenship hero ana be come a citizen of another state , the moment lie staits from hero to carry that intention into effect , even before ho In fact reaches the other state , ho becomes a citizen of that state and loses hU citizenship hero. Of course there are some prerogatives which ore con- fcrred on a citizen only after ho has contin ued to bo such for a certain length of lime , but his legal status as a citizen may bo es tablished as above stated. This question of intention is ono of fact to bo decided under the evidence as to all the circumstances of tl > o case , including acts and declarations no corapanylng them , The domicile of a minor's parents may bo considered his domicile until ho Is of nge , .and after that until ho does some act himself to change it. The defendant was born In Vermont and raised in Lynn. Mass. , where ho lived with his parents until ho was grown , or nearly so , and came to St. Louis under contract. Whilst It appears that ho has for several years past spent the moat of his time in St. Louis , yet it also appears from the evidence that his em ployment causes him to send a considerable share of his time traveling In other cities j it does not appear that he has spent any moro of lils tlino bore than his employment reas onably required. Ho has not even registered as a voter or undertaken to exercise that privilege of Citizenship here. The only evi dence of his citizenship hnro U tbo fact ttiat ho has spent the most of his time hero for several years past in conformity to his con tract with his employer. On tlio other hand the evidence shows thatho has always spoken of Lynn , Mass. , as his homo , and this be did in conversation with the plaintiff and members of her family and inti mate frl(3nd of theirs. When hero ho mar ried a St. Louis lady OAd as soon as his bus- new engagements woulAt > ertntlio ! took her to Lynn , Mass. , as ho now says , to visit his mother , but as ho then , said , to carry her homo. Assuming thnt the defendant win n of MnssnchusctW when ho cnmo hero , what has ho done sinco'ta mntiifcst nn Inten tion of surrendering h ( qltizonshlp there and assuming It hero ! Suppose ho was before n court of Massachusetts ; 'claiming to bo n citi zen of that state , would there bo any doubt , on the evidence adduccd ( that ho would bo there adjudged , entitled to citizenship } I think not. The fact Is. as t have no doubt from the evidence , that 'thto ' subject of citl- icnshln or legal residence Is ono that the defendant has never given nny serious thought to until the finlt was brought. A change of citizenship fruui ono statu to an other cannot bo offectejl witltrmt the forma tion In the mind of a positive Intention to dose so , and that intention manifested by some act. _ _ _ Omnlm's Sundny Guests. A largo representation of traveling men ar rived in the city yesterday and put up at the various hotels. The arrivals at the MlUard wore : P.O. Brookn , Jackson , Mich. ; P. E. Marsh , . Mis souri Valley : W. F. Hook , Missouri Valley ; E. F. Horn , Fremont ; H. A. Scllcn , Milwau kee ; E. L. Denning , New York ; W. A. Martlncr. Georgia ; Lowls Kahn , New York ; H. A. Bliss , Now York ; E. L. Spellman , Now York ; D. L. Hart , Minneapolis ; M. Cohen , Chicago ; S. Bovlngdon , Topokn ; J. C. Brodie , Dakota ; Oeorgo C. Lust , St. Louis ; C. II. Cleveland. Springfield ; W. C. Spauldlng , Springfield , Massachusetts ; P. Bohnoy , New York ; H. E. Bunell , Detroit troit ; J. DlcUson Avery , Fremont ; J. II. Barrett , Wlsner ; E. F. Morse , Ithaca ; A. Simmons. Corthind ; M , S. Crane , Chicago cage ; William Gnrrott. Jollet ; L. Ernhart , Chicago ; L. F. Kane , Now York ; F. Miller , Chicago ; C. F. Yatcs , Chicago ; O. G. Wai- rath , Chicago ; C. V. Gardner , Springfield ; E. M. Miles , Now York : J. B. McUniro , Chicago cage ; F. L. Gozzloa , Chicago ; II. G. Martin , Now York ; J. A. Ko.v , California ; AV. H. Key , California ; S. M. Perry , Denver : C. H. Talsey , Denver' A. W. Butts , Chicago ; A. E. James , Chicago ; II. C. Davis , Cin cinnati ; W. H. Walbridgc , Chicago ; A. Sheridan , St. Joseph ; E. D. Barrows , La Porto ; II. E. Billow , Chicago : B. L. Holme , Now York ; J. H. Temple , Chicago ; M. Cun ningham , San Francisco ; L. E. Heine , Cin cinnati ; J. T. Burns , New York : D. C. Bow man , Chicago ; I. U. Wash , Chicago ; U.S. Henderson , Rochester ; W. W. Dudley , Chicago cage ; Arthur Burper , Chicago ; F. A. In- galls , Chicago ; S. D. Eaton , Burlington ; S. Dcngor , Now York ; E. II. Gillmoro , Chicago cage ; C. W. Voss , Buffalo ; F. J. Lisman , Newark ; L. S. Palmer , Now York ; J. T. Wallace , St. Louis : T. X , Kraft , Cincinnati ; Harry Holno , New York ; C. C. Fitzlmorrls , Chicago ; E. Lhidenburp , Now York ; C. A. Hancock , Chicago ; William Brewer , Chicago ; J. Dar- rick , St. Louis ; George F. White , Alabama ; F. C. Wheeler , Boston ; W. F. Hipes , Chicago cage ; J. 1C. Stress , Chicago ; W. H. Edwards , New York : D. H. Smawley , Chicago ; H. M. Spelgol , Chicago ; Charles Heldman , Balti more ; Edward Branch , Now York ; F. E. Webb , Chicago ; Charles Eastman , Chicago ; J. S. Adler , Chicago ; A. A. Barber , Grand Island ; G. W. Parker. Now York ; A. Dur ham , Now York ; T. H. Howe. Now York ; C. E. Jarvis , Boston ; F. H. Johnson , Frank lin ; W. K. Moon , Chicago ; E. L. Meyers , New York ; J. H. Barnott. Chicago cage ; H. L. Goodman , Chicago ; Chris Shaw , Baltimore : T. Hunt , St. Louis ; U.B. Ho well , Adrian ; H. M. Sexton. Chicago cage ; Tlios. Wilber , Boston ; H. I. Mantz , Chicago ; 0. A. Helm , Chicago ; F. G. Rood , Chicago ; Charles Plattfdnburg , Chicago ; W. R. White , Chicago ; PHI Up Stock , St. Louis ; Gcorgo W. Brooks , Chicago ; ! ' . Pipes , Chicago cage ; E. D. Clinc , Chicago ; S. Branch , Cleveland ; H. P. McGregor , Chicago : L. E. Meyers , New York ; C.'B. Ives , Boston : W. D. Evarts , Milwaukee1 ; Frank Munger , New York ; James Kirkloy , New York ; E. E. Par- melee , New York ; EdJAl Manheimcr. Chicago cage ; F. M. Allan , Cincinnati ; GcorgoBlars- dalc , ElKin ; W. R. McKinnle , Ohio ; E. J. Hart , Chicago ; H. R. McCann. St. Louis ; W. B. McClellan , ICans'as ; W. E. Smith , Chi- cago.A. ; T. Babbitt , Cheyenne. Samples. A friendship is a prepiqus gift But friends are very rare , Who , when you chancpto , need a lift Have got a Jive to spare. H. G , Smiley , secretary1 the Electrical Protective Supply company , was in the city yesterday on his way to the coast. Mr. Charles W. McNair , traveling repre sentative of the Mutual Lifo Insurance com pany of New York , arrived in Omaha Fridaj and will spend a few days at his home in this city , Mr. McNair Is nn old time tourist and insurance man. Frank F. Wheeler , of Boston , represent ing the confectionary house of Chase & Co. , hung up in Omaha yesterday. Mr. Wheeler's sweetness of disposition and his ability tc give "taffy" to everyone ho comes in contact with , fits him admirably for his position. Joe Henshaw , at ono time clerk of the Paxton ton in this city , is now on the road. Mr , Hen shaw will bo remembered b.v many Omahaiu as a genial gentleman. Those who knevi him best speak of him in the highest terms and there is no doubt of his success in lit now Hold. Theodore Brown , one of the old time commercial morcial travelers , died at his homo in Minna apolis last week. Ho leaves no family , his wife nnd two children having died sovera' years since. An aged mother , however , sur vives him , and to her the sympathies of the commercial travelers nro extended in hot bereavement. The Bnr.'s Lincoln correspondent , under date of March 13 , wrote as follows : "Ho ( o traveling man ) said that the accident insur ance companies had instructed their agents not to write accident policies for persons traveling on the Burlington lines. " A well- known accident Insurance company writes the BEE that if such instructions have been given out ho is not aware of the fact. C. R. Colmau , a St. Louis traveling man , was found dead at the Hotel Barnum in that city last week. Cornelius Coughlun , the bell boy , who found the body , testified that if was the habit of the deceased to sleep off hia numerous drunks at the stove in a chair. One day no asked the clerk to glvo him unothet room , sayliiH that the ono ho had been oo- cupying was full of horses and other animals. At another time Column was found standing near the elevator , almost nude , with hie shoes in his hand , and seemed anxious to leaf down the elevator shaft. The evidence showed that the deceased was a sufferer from dclerium trcmens. A Woman's Sweet Will. She is prematurely deprived of her charms of fnco nnd form , and mndo unattractive - attractive by the wasting offocta of ail ments and irregularities peculiar to her BOX. To check this drain upon , not only her strength and health , but upon her amiable qualities aa well , is her first duty. Thia is safely and speedily accomplished . by a course of solf-trcatmcnt with Dr. Plerce'a Fuvorito Proscription' . ' a nervine and tonic of wonderful ofli6acyand prepared especially for the alleviation of those sulTonng1 from "dragging-down" pains , sensations of nausea'and ; ; ' weakness in cident to women a' ' boon to her sex. Druggists. Lost in the Donioof the Capitol. Washington Letter in the Now York World : Not a half-d6'on ' people among the thousands who dally pass from the senate wing of the cttpjtol through the corridor past the supreme court room and around the well to the great rotunda have any idea that above them in the little round tops that1'crown the well and corridor ceilings''is a curious maze of dark , winding , gloomy passages and irregular chambers that fairly rival the classical labyrinth of mythology. The great demand for space in which to store the immense quantities of govern ment publications annually issued lias finally encroached upon these dimly- lighted recesses , and to-day a stranger would quickly lose himself -in these veritable catacombs , piled high with dusty volumes that wore old when the war of the rebellion was the sensation of the day. People who have climbed the winding , zigzag stairway to the tholus of the dome on which stands the God dess of Liberty quickly lose the points of the compass , and would never imag ine that any point in the ascent they pass these , miniature labyrinthine chambers.- " In moving .a slock .of time-stained documents Jilling'1 ono of J.heseround tops yesterday-the laborers disclosed a WELL PREPARED We have made elaborate preparations for a big spring business , and customers will find us well prepared with a stock which leads all compe tition in both extent and variety. Our spring stock of business and dress suits , represent all the new patterns of fancy worstedscheviots and cas- simere , in sacks , frocks and cutaways , and our grand showing of colors , styles and mixtures is so diversified and comprehensive that we can suit and fit all. We offer garments not excelled anywhere for style , quality , fit and workmanship , and everybody will be impressed with the extreme lowness of price at which we have offered all our spring goods. To inaugurate the season and convince every .one that we are un doubtedly the leaders in low prices , we offer : 300 all wool chev iot men's suits at $4.75. These suits are well trimmed and made strong and for service. The color of material is a stylish stripe and the same suit could not be bought anywhere else for less than $7.5O. Wo call attention to the elegant all worsted spring overcoat vro are offering at $6.00 "We sold a great many of them , and have only a few left. The price is only one-half of what this coat is actually worth. New goods in every department of Gents' Furnishings. Our laundried and unlaundrted white shirts Jire acknowledged to bo the best and cheapest in the city. "Wo continue the sale of those fine finished Derby Stiff Hats , sold everywhere for $2 and $2.50 , at $1.00. "We especially invite inspection and comparison , as we are confident of the many adviU ) tages we offer , securing a great saving in every instance. Everything marked in plain figures , casli and one , price. Corner I4th and Douglas Streets. Omaha. door that for ten years has never swung upon its rusty hinges. It is a heavy irpu affair , and guards the passageway with a spring lock and a stout iron bar. Years ago it opened upon an upper land ing o the stairway to the dome , but for the lost decade , veteran Architect Clark says , it has never stirred so much as to shako off the cobwebs with which it is now festooned. The discovery of this forgotten exit served to remind an old guide who has piloted sightseers about the capital for a quarter of a century of an incident which recalls vivididly the romance of Tady Ginorvn , the mistletoe bough , and the great oaken chest. Before the in vention of the electric light the great circles of burners about the galleries of the dome and the clusters about the senate and houto skylights wore ignited by an electric current that flashed through a series of wires loading from on onormqus battery. This battery was located in the round top above the well and lined its cylindrical walls with great generating-jars. Ono wintry afternoon , but a few min utes before the hour sot for the closing of the dome stairway , this guide began the long ascent , piloting ono of the numberless bridal couples that every season make Washingtoa a Mecca. The young man was an enthusiastic sight seer , and as the guide pointed out the interesting features of the ascent he Buttered his bride's hand to slip from his arfn and pressed on several paces ahead , until a sudden turn in the stairs hid him from her view. Piqued at his desertion of her , she toiled up the stairs alone until her eyes foil upon a door standing ajar at the head of a short short flight of stops loading oil to the right. In a spirit of mischief she ran up these stops , pushed open the door , and entered the electrical laboratory , resolved to hide from her husband. Hardly a ray of fight penetrated the glow of the chamber , but for a moment curiosity overcame her , until with a bang a strong draft swung the heavy iron door shut with aloud click of the spring lock. For a moment she was dnzcdj and then , realizing that she was shut in , sprang to the door and en deavored to Oon | it , boating upon its hard surface with her little hands and crying loudly for help. Many minutes , that seemed to her hours she tugged at the heavy fastening of the door and called vainly to her hus band for assistance. "Help mo , Albert , help me ! " sno cried , but her voice hardly penetrated the stout door , and echoed mournfully In the vaulted re cesses above hor. She pressed her car against the cold iron of the great lock and her heart almost stopped its beat ing as she listened intently for approaching preaching footsteps. Once or twice she heard footfalls echoing down the iron btnirway , but though she cried aloud for help they passed on and were lost in the depth below. Then she sprang up and ran aimlessly about the chamber. On all sides dark passages led her into narrow winding recesses that stopped in thick dead walls. Fin ally tired out she found her way back to the door through which eho had en tered , and fell fainting against it. BJIii the meantime hoi ? husband , who did not for several minutes obesorvo that she was not following , had climbed far above the labrntory. Then calling to her and receiving no reply , ho hur riedly retraced his footsteps , expecting to llnd her hiding behind each anglo of the descent. Becoming thoroughly alarmed ho called her loudly by name : "Annio , Annie , where are youV" The echo of his voice alone responded , and crazed with fear ho rushed up and down the ttalrway shouting wildly for help to Hnd his wife. The guide endeavored to calm him , but breaking away from him ho ran down the stairs to a sudden turn in the ilight , loft his balance , and foil over the rail , a distance of thirty foot to the roof below. The guide climbed quickly down after him nnd found him stunned by the fall. Sommoning assist ance he bore the insensible man to a carriage and drove him to his hotel , where ho laid insensible for hours. Believing that the injured man's wife must have found her way out of the building , the search for her was aban doned , At about 0 o'clock that night the electrician of the capltol had occa sion to visit the laboratory. Pitting the key in the door , ho pUahed it open and was astonished to find a woman lying on the lloor apparently dead. Raising her carefully , ho bore her to the olllceof the captain of the watch , where she was speedily resuscitated , Though suffering greatly from the shock of her frighther solo anxiety was for her husband , and entering a carriage she was rapidly driven ito the hotel just in time to fall Into his arms.ns ho recovered conscious ness , ' . . . . . ' .V' SCRIBSER'S ' MAGAZINE FOR APRIL IS NOW READY. The freshness , the modernity ot this magn zlne , the youthful strength , ana buoyanco of its pages are always notlcable. . . . In U one sees finished accomplishment in the present , as well as good promise for Ameri can literature In the future. future.Boston Boston AAverttttr. SeYButy-fiYG Siorl ) Illustrations , HOnERT LOUIS STEVENSON writes his regu lar essay. GENERAL A. W. QREELY , Chief Signal Officer. discusses the Important question , "Whoro Shall Wo Spend Our Summer ? " JOHN C. HOPES concludes his graphic paper on The Campaign of Waterloo , " with Its line Illustration Tiy Zogbauin , Sinodley , and others , MB. W. P. P. LONOFELLOW writes ot "The Greek Vase. " ( Twenty-live Illustrations. ) KEV. HRNIIYM. FIELD hasadellehtful paper on "Gibraltar , " which Is Illustrated by Harry Fenn , E , J. Jteoker , J. D. Woodward , and others. inOMABA.JANVIEU and 5IME. DE MEIS3- NEH contribute short itorlestho latter illus trated by W. Ii. Taylor. JASHSS BALDWIN , In "The Centre of the llo- publlc , " elves a striking paper reviewing the extraordinary advance.- the great Central West lu Its llrst century. 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Dur ing this KUla wouk the business struct * and pub lic building * of the city will bo Illuminated by the ( Inest and ino.st icsplcndcnt Klurtricnl DJjJ. play ever attempted in this or any other city. CII13AP All transportation companies entering Denver have made low round trip rates. $25 .OO only for round trip tickets from ull Missouri Hlver points. Tickets will he told on Monday , Marcli 'm , only good for 1O days thereafter , VISIT TBIE < UJEEIV CITY On this propitious occasion. f > , OUU cattlemen and iiO.OOU visitors are expected. uluwia TJ. B. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , ITEB. Paid Up Capital. - $2BOOOO Surplus , - - - eO.OOO II. W. YAIKS. President , LEWIB 8 , HEED , Vlco-Prasldont , A. K. ToueAi.tN.3u4 VicM'reslilent. W. ii. B. HuuiiKg , Caauisr , WV MonsK. JOHNS. COLLINS , II. W YATCS. .Uwis 8. Huso. A , B. Banking Offlre THE IRON BANK , Cor. JSth and yartuitn Sts. A General Uaukluy Bualuetui Transacted. 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