I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JAJNTTABY 1 , 1800. 0 > H
i TDE ME SERVICE OF OMIIA ,
I * f ,
i omo IntorOBtlng Fnota and Figuroa
I _ , on the Subject
f\ \ THE CHIEFS SOUVENIR BOOK
J aB \ A Complete History or the Hcpnrt-
_ nictil From Iicnthcr Utickct
Thuds to tlio Prcnont Nuta-
bio Oonllncrntlnni
Clilof fsntllcnn'H Honk
The Tire Scrvlco ot Omahn" Is the tltlo
of a handsome little souvenir book compiled
i , b.y Clilof J. J. Galilean nnd W. Jt Kennedy
of ttic old book nnd lnddcr com jinny The
: . , llrst panes came from the press yesterday
mid contain ai : account ot tbo sorvlco from
. . leather bucket times to the present
J- \ flro department era It Is n book
cf clplity-llirco pages and tbrco thousand
' copies will bu printed , the proceed * to bo devoted -
? voted to tbo firemen's llcucvolout assocta *
Jl tlon
' A moro Interesting and valuable coinpon *
dlum cf facts relating to flro news In this
• i city would bo hard to put In print , and that
the llttto volmno will make quite a lilt , In Its
! * ' wny , tlicro can bo no doubt
llio llrst few pages note bo mo facts of pen
cral moment For lnstanco , tbo ojrtlcst np-
f paratus for flphtlni ? llro , known to have boon
used onywhero in the world , consisted of
monster syringes , carried on trucks , in some
parts ot Hnglinid us early as 1BU0. Tbo llrst
lira engine nmdo its nppenrunco in America
, c nt New i'orlc city lu 173-J , but the llrst ono
Jfej - ' to bo really practical was built about 1800 by
L • h * * ' Itlcbard Nowsbam of England
s The description of tbo Omaha flro depart
ment proper opens with this definition of the
l Word Omaha The word Implies : Above
' nil others on n stream " The earliest flro
organisation of the city was known as
l'loneor Hook nnd Ladder company ,
L. No li The first llro that occurred
r lit the history of the settlement
i • wns n gonorul morcbandlso store , located on
-4 i , the site now occupied by the 1'ax.ton hotel
' ThU llro bad the offectof arousing the po [ > -
ulaco to tbo noccsslty ot having oim > sort of
organisation Initially , on Mny 3,1800 , eight of
Omaha's ' most onorgetio and deicrininod citi-
L zonsbanded themselves togothorand derided
rj to orgntilzo n first class nnd reliable company
* The organizers were Uonjamln Stickles ,
1 William J. Kennedy , J. S. McCormick ,
Henry Gray , Henry L. Curtis , M. II Clark ,
> P. \ \ . Hitchcock and Andrew J. Simpson
: They Incorporated under the laws of tbo
- stntc , purchased a lioolt nnd ladder nnd
[ wore soon prepared for busluess A bnnd
i engine , named the "Flro King , " was pur-
I chased , and stationed on Twelfth street between -
; tween Farnnni and Douglas The following
named gentlemen were made honorary mem
bers of this organization :
i , Uonjamln Stiekloy , Frank KloffnerV. . J.
Bf Kounedy , Fred ICrug , A. J. Simpson , \V. L.
K * " May , Fred Kumpf , John M. Slicoly , F. L.
m Kuf , Oeorgo Uincomini , Frank Murphy ,
K , Samuel Hums , Frank Delano , Leopold Mnv ,
K , 4' .1. G. McGcuth , Fred Court , K. N. Withcroll ,
m George \V. Crowell , Aaron Kohn , J. E.
E Warkoll , John Logan , H. L. Latey , A. L.
m McAusland , David L. CollierD C. Sutpheu ,
> \V. I\ Wilcox , I ) , li Taphun , E. C. Stone ,
B J. F. Shoelcy , Gooriro A. lloaglauil , Henry
Grnv , H. II Smith H. II A. Pundt , S. J.
B Karfrack , P. AVindhelm , T. B. W. Lemon ,
Imi .srr 'V L. C. KcJUeld , John A. Crosby , L. S. Reed
BBBHf T W/M > K- MWittich. .
Ba H " - < ' or four yors there was only ono stoatnor
BBVtfVy / ' and one bund ctiirlna In Omaha During
BayB .v 1S70 two second class steamers were pur-
B chusod ,
• * am7' - The city was dependent on volunteer ment
" Dors until 1S8-L Now there
- are llvo four
wheeled hose cartB , two chemi
cal engines , * two hook and lad
i dor trucics and three reserve steamers
I . About thirty horses owned by the city nro
L used by the lire department In addition to
I _ the regular city flro department Omaha has
" two private flro companies , one at the Union
k Pacific shops and the other nt the Willow
* Springs distillery
Regarding the water supply It is mentioned
[ thnt during lbbS the wutor company laid
twenty miles of pipe , ranging in size from
f six to thirt.\six inches , making the total
g mileage of water pipe laid niiicty-flvo miles
The company also sot 230 now lire
hydrants and Increased the quan
tity of water pumped lfiOO,0U0 callons
a any making the total dally consumption at
present il,000,000 gallons , tbo total number of
hydrants , 1,000. The total amount nx-
) > ended by the water company for improve
ments was 81,000,000.
The book contains biographical sketches ot
Chief Galllgun , who , by the way , wa3
. born in Taunton , Muss , in 1818 , moved to
JJL Chicago , enlisted in the Ninth Illinois cav
tVll ulry , came to Omahn In 1,807 , and began his
] BBBBi > caraor ns a fireman hero on September .
, /W m vL 18(33 ( , First Assistant Chief C. A. Salter nnd
r i * iSbcond Assistant J. J. liarncs nro also told
> IB of nt length ,
* * The department today numbers fifty-eight
won
• Under the bead of notable fires , the book
mentions , nmong others , the burning of the
Graud Central hotel , Fifteenthuml Farnum ,
September 2-1 , 1378 , in which llvo men lost
their llvos , and property amounting
to 8123,000 was destroyed , Next
came Uoyd's packing house , burned
January 18 , 1830 , loss ? 127,000 ; Mills &
s McCormack's establishment , July 20 , 1S30 ,
520.UOO loss ; Willow Springs distillery , De
cember 7 , 18S0 , $40,000.
No llros of importnnco occurred between
ibo years lb81 and 1883.
What Is desciibed as ono of the most
lnagnillcent Arcs ever seen Jn Omaha was
r the burning of the Harkor block , November
fj , 1830. Just how the bla/u orlglnntod re
mains a mystery to this day ,
The following is n statement of tbo num-
• 1)lt ) ot tire alarms and of fire loises sluco
it 3832 , as given by thi3 book :
B . ik.- No of
alarms Losses
/ ISS'i -13 $57,202.00
OT 38811 U3 50.WO.00
v 1881. . . . . . 54 < U0000 ! !
Si 18S5. , 7t ! 10Sai300
* IbSO 80 f ) ( > ,8S5 75
87 137 123,520.00
JtSS 13J(9raos ( ) 01,31000
" "
' 1 liovolumo closes with mention of the
Benevolent Association of Paid Firemen of
Omaha , and some hints as to precautions
ngninst fires , and notes ot what to do in case
of fire
- OI1IKF JUST1CI3 AlAXWbljIi
Ilu lx Toinloreil the Attornoyslilp ofa
Well Known Trust Coinpmiy
It has becu vaguely Intimated several
times that Chief Justice Maxwell had to-
coivcd overtures from the business world to
lonvo the bench nnd take some sort of a
l > osltion ns counsel Yesterday it was learned
definitely Just what the fucts aio Justice
Mnxwell tins been tendeied tbo attornoyslilp
of u wldnly known loan and trust company
doing business In this city and which is
backed by n prominent insurance company
In casu the Justice accepts nod It Is blcnly
] irobubio that ho will ho is to bo made u
A * director in the loan and trust company , in
' uddltlon to the attorneyship
The muiu point which the company pur
poses making by employing Justice Maxwell
Is , it was learned , Uie advertising to be
ivVT gotten by spreading before the public the
vtutument thLt bo will pass on the titles of
nil loans that tbo company * make
To Make liliuiK White
To tbo IMitor of Tin : Hkc : 1 am a
man slxty-llvo years old , my beard Is snow
white , but my hair turns wbito In spots
ubout uu Inch square , the other remaining
Mack Can you toll mo through your most
vuluulilo paper what drugs 1 can use to turn
tlia black spots white without Injury to b ir
oc scalp , I profcr to have all my hair white ,
u * ray beard is , than dying mv bulr
XX XX ,
Larauiio City , VVyo
Ans There are plenty ot drugs that will
d.vo tbo white spots on > nur head blacu , but
wo know of nothing that will bloacU black
_ liair the silvery white of nature
/f A Challenge The proprietors of Dr Hulls
( r Cough Syrup hereby chullengo the faculty
- to prescribe a remedy mora effective than
> thtlrs „
I cordially recommend Salvation Oil to all
jiKTerm ? with rheumatism Jos 8. 1 oxCut
tle Dealer , 117 N , Hroadwuy , HaltlmoM , Md
'
THAT CUT HATE
It Ilns Not YotGono Into EfTcot on the
Milwaukee
All the passenger nnd city ticket agents In
Omaha nro waiting In fovorlsh expectation
for today nnd Its results No ono scorns
to bo sure that the proposed rate war on
first und second class tickets to Chicago will
bo Inaugurated , though up to the very latest
bour n < - hlng had been sent out Indicating
nny itit on on the part of the Burlington
ife Northern to withdraw the notlco It gave
last Saturday As nn cvldoncoof the fact
that they moan business and propose to
bo on deck when the fighting commences ,
tbo Milwaukee people have prepared
themselves Mr Preston Is londod to the
cunrds with advertising matter , which ho
will banc upon the outer walls early In the
morning , nnnounclug thnt you can go to Chicago
cage from Omaha foe $10.25 , or second class
18.23. This Is n reduction of * 2 30 nnd ti re
spectively Wbilo the Northwestern , Uur-
lington nnd Uock Island have not shown
their hands as yet , nil admit that , If the city
vato is put in they will have to moot It
The Knights ot Labor committee from
North Platte , Choyenna nnd Liramlo which
visited the Union Pacillc boadnuartors last
Snttirdny accomplished much more than baa
berotoforo been given out , The fact was
discovered jestcrdny tbut the real and
most Important object of tlio visit , wns to
have a number of onglnoers on the moun
tain divlson , discharged by G.
M , CtimmlugB , ro-cstabllshca. As the
committee succeeded In securing pledges
that Its wishes should bo compiled with , tlio
members returned homo fooling highly grat
ified
ified.The
The presence of several hundred freight
cars massed on side tracks In the Union
Pacific ynr.ls yesterday morning
occasioned bodio comment , but nothing has
occurred or Is nbout to tronspiro that calls
for alarm , Inquiry at headquarters brought
forth an explanation that they nro loaded
with craln waiting to eltner bo dumped into
the clovutors lioro or scut on east as soon as
possible
La Grippe is still getting In Its disagree
nblo work on rallrctad men J. O.
Phllippl , general freight and passen
ger ngont of the Missouri Pucillc ,
hus fallen u victim to its ravuges
Ho lind to give up the fight nbout 4 o'clock
Monday nnd Is now at his homo in bed W.
N. Habooek , manager of tbo South Omaha
stock yards , is also on his back
G. W. Haylor , late clilof clerk in the pas
senger department ot the Union Pacillc , loft
for Portland Monday , where ho takes it
similar position under I'Om Leo Ho was ac
companied by his family
George II , Hill , formerly advertising
ngentof tlio passenger department of the
Union Pacillc , but now traveling inni on the
Oregon Short Line , Is in the city
AVhllo no action has ns yet boon tnken to
wards the appointment of a successor to tbo
late Francis Cope ns general passenger nnd
freight agent of the Mountain division it Is
predicted that George Parker , his old as
sistant , will bo the man
The general ofllces of nil the roads will be
closed today , so that the clerks may en
joy a New Years holiday
GeneralBuggago Agent Whittlesey ot tbo
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Vulloy was
In Omaha yestcrdav
L. S. Carroll , travellntr auditor for the
Northwestern in Nebraska , went to Chicago
yesterday afternoon
BACEIinOTItlj NUPTIVIjS
Kcv Dr Duryca Married to Miss
Anna Plunimcr
The winter sun shone full ot promlso when
at noon yesterday , In the Congregational
church was celebrated the wedding of Miss
Anna Plummor to tbo Rev Joseph T.
Duryca
Tlio church was beautifully decorated
with palms and ferns In honor of the occa
sion In tbo pulpit , behind the reading desk ,
and before it any quantity of them were
banked in their restful green
Every seat was filled with mon and
women , chlelly the congregation , waiting
anxiously for the coming happiness of their
pastor
At twelve o'clock precisely the a welling
tones of tbo wedding march tilled the air
with music and heralded the presence of tlio
wedding party
" On the minute the graceful blue
portieres were Bwung aside and
the ushers , Mr Sherwood , Mr
Carey , Mr Abbott nnd Mr Clifton E. Mills
entered , followed by the maid of honor , Miss
Duiye.i , and last tbo biido , leaning on the
arm of her brother-in-law , Mr Harnoy
They were mot nt the chancel-rail by Ilov
Joseph Duryoa and his son-in-law , Mr Will
iam Donny of Uoston , in the capacity of host
man
man.Hov. . Willard Scott read tlio lines of the
very simple , sweet service ot the church , and
almost bofnro the women had recovered
from the quick indrawn breath nt the sight
of the brides loveliness , the blessing had
been pronounced ,
Thobridowns attired in a gray.bengallno
gown combined with wbito faille , gold em
broidery and yellow ribbons , very French
und very cbic A round-throated bodice
with a full pleating of mousselino do
soio about the throat nnd full
wbito ulcoves was Intensely becom
ing to the brides bruuetto coloring nnd
big dark eyes A wide-brimmed white felt
hat covered with yellow feathers nnd n bouquet -
quot of Murichnlo Niel roses completed the
costume , than which nothing could bo more
charmingly pretty
The bridesmaid , Miss Duryoa wore nn
old rose bengalmo gown combined with
white faille , very similar in fashion to tbo
brides A soft wbito snsii n big white felt
trimmed with rose colored feathers ,
wbito gloves and a bouquet of la Franco
roses supplied tbo nocded touch
As the wedding party came out , a flood of
sunshine cnvoloped the bride and she stood
the test brnvcly , looking fairly radiant , as a-
woman should look on this day of all days
in her lifo
Directly nftor tbo ceremony Dr nnd Mrs
Daryoa loft for a fortnights wedding Journey -
noy through the east
Tlia brides go-away gown was a gray
camols'-bair trimmed with bluck velvet ,
black velvet sleeves and girdle , a blaok vel
vet hat trimmed with feathers
tuu crry council
Uio Ilutolicra * Ordinance Knjecteit
Action on Ualoon Licenses
The last regular mooting but one of tbo
old city council was held ; last evening with
all the members present exceut Bedford ,
Boyd nnd ICaapar
It wns a drowsy sosston , nt which only
routine business was bandied
Muyor Droateh ve'ood ' the resolution giv
ing tbo right-of-way through Hansrom park
to the street railway company , and the veto
wns sustained , Ho also vetoed the bill of
II , F , Uukorfor J19S.S5 for ul'ogod ' sorvlco us
superintendent of construction of the city
ball , and this veto was sustained , also
J. ( C. Knawles' bill of ( J.855 . 03 tor side
walk construction was referred to tbo com
uilttco on streets and bridges
The annual report of Plumbing Inspector
Duncan was submitted It showed total
salaries paid , M,814.00 ; receipts , SJ.79U5.
There were 019 inspections of now plumbing ,
&I0 at old , 231 pluus ana specifications were
submitted to tbo board of health , ISO were
completed and submitted The total amount
of plumbing contracts made since July
14 foot up * 1,40UU7. There were 2.0&0
inspections of excavations , whore liability
expired ; 031 depressions in streets and alleys
were made ; I'M stOD boxes lowered ; 19J
leaks In water sorvtco taken cartr of , 103 of
which were In paved streets : 1,303 permits
were issued by the city cuginoor to master
plumburs , 740 to drain layers , 355
to board ot public works , 15 to tbo water
company and 677 to the gas company , making
a total of 2,97ii permits The report suggests
that a regulation similar to tbut concerning
tlio licensing nf engineers , bo made It says
that while muster plumbers are the respon
sible persons , the Journeyman plumber is tbo
real person on whoso skill and oxporiouca
the perfection of the whole work dei > ciid > i.
A communication from John M. Thurston
sad ' that before any active steps can bu
taken towards commencing the construction
of the viaduct on Tenth street it Is necessary
lo have tbo proviso ot soctlon 43 of tbo stat
utes compiled with This brovlso says that
the mayor and council shall proviuo for
taa appraising , etc , ot the adjacent property ,
Referred
A resolution offered by Mr , Snyder pro
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vldod that all saloonkeepers that have not
perfected their licenses bo allowed to run
without being nrrosted until January 0 , 1&B0.
The resolution wns adopted by a vote of 9
to fl
The report of the board of equalization ,
which has been up for several weeks , nnd
referring to assessments , wns considered nnd
adopted
'lho tax assessment of the Hank of Com
mcrco was reduced from ? S4U I to ? Sli90 ( ,
valuation for 1890 , the county commissioners
having declined to make tbo reduction The
bnnk claimed the assessment was raised
without notice
The gas company's bill for Dccembor ,
amounting to $1,875 90 , wns nllowod
Mr Hascall introduced a pretest from tbo
butchers against the ordinnnco compelling
them to pay a license of $100 n yenr The
ordinance wau rejected
The special npproprlution ordinnnco for
Docotnbcr wns passed on third roiding It
provides for thu payment ot } 7,52(5.43 ( of lia
bilities
'lho ordinance granting the li fc M. rnll-
road the right of way ulong the north line of
Jackson street from Ninth to Tenth wns
passed on third reading
The following other ordinances were
passed on third reading : * To covjr thn cos t
of Dorcas , Center ami other streets ; declar
ing the present condition of lot 2 , block 5.
Park Place , n nuisance ; directing the city
treasurer to reduce the Joint valuation
on lots IS nnd 19. block 10 , Kount/.o& Ruth's '
addition , for 1839 ! directing the city treas
urer to deduct $5W from the personal prop
erty of the Wngner oil company for 18SM ;
changing tlio grudo of Rood street from the
south curb of Prances street to thu north
curb of Burton street
There will bo n spccl.il meeting of tbo
council next Monday evening
Thn Gravis Gets Tlrnl Yawning ,
Seemingly , for certain wretched Invnlids
who toddle feebly along , though always look
ing ns if they were going to die , but omitting
to do it They dry , up , witlior , dwlndlo
nwnv ilnally , but in the mcantltnu never hav
ing robush henlth , know nothinir of the phys
ical enjoyment , the zest of tbnt cxistenco to
which they cling with such remarltablo
tenacity They uro always to bo found try
ing to mend by tinkering nt themselves with
some trashy remedy , tonic or pick mo up"
to glvo a lllliw to digestion , or help the
liver " If such misguided folks would re
sort ana adhere to Hoslottcr's Stomach Jitters '
ters it would ba well with them This su
perb invigorunt supplies the stamina tbut
the feobl- require , by poi-mauently reinforc
ing digestion niufassimilation It overcomes
nervousness , insomnia , malaria , kldnoy com
plaint , bllliousuess , constipation , rheuma
tism nnd neuralgia
THU COUXTV PRINTING
Clrrlc Itnuhu Ortleroit to Prppnro nn
Intelligent Statement nfNccili
'lho county commissioners bold nn ud-
Journcd meeting yesterday afternoon All
the member * wore present except Mr
O'Koeffo , who was detninod at homo by the
sickness of ills son
A communication was received from the
Roes Printing company stating that the
company denlrcd to bid on part of thn county
wont , but owing to the incompleteness of the
list prepared by the county clerk they were
unable to make nn Intelligent bid
Mr Anderson road extracts from
the statutes making it the duty
of tuo county clerk to prepare
a list of tbo books , statlonpry , etc ,
required by the county for the ensuing year ,
and submit it for the Inspection of bidders
Mr Anderson thou moved that all , the biJs
be rejected and returned uuopene 'd to thn
rcspectlvo bidders
A representative of the Rodfiold printing
company stated that ho had submitted a bid
for the court docKct , which docket must be
ready for lho February term , and requested
that action bo taken ou bids for dockets
Anderson stated that ho did not propose to
hurry and the docket would have to wait
Mr Anderson then moved that the county
cleric bo directed to readvertiso for bids for
furnishing the county with stationery ac
cording to the list urepared , bids to be re
ceived until Wednesday , January 8 , at 2
o'clock p. m.
A number of bids for building a bridge
ncross the Papio crook wore received and referred -
ferrod to the committee on biidgos with
power to act
Mrs Marlnn Casey was allowed $500 dam
ngos for land taken as a road in West Omaha
precinct
Rvan & Walsh submitted a communication
staling that they had completed their con
tract on the county hospital und were ready
to turn the building over to the commission
ers
ers.Tho county cleric was instructed to , tele
graph to Architect Meyers and request him
'o bo present on Monday next to formally
accept the building , if possible
The county attorney returned the request
ofJamot II Baldwin for permission to sell
the property of Sarah M. Baldwin , with the
recommendation that the permission bo not
granted Tbo request was not granted
Ryan & Walsh presented a bill of $ i73.70
against EJ Brennan for ranlorlal furnished
The bill had not ocen uctcd on satisfactorily
by Brennnn , and it wns therefore brought to
the attention of the board
Appropriation sheet No 40 of the general
fund , amounting to & 1,110.83 , and appropria
tion sheet No 38 of the general fundamount
ing to J.l.4 , ' 0.72 wore passed
The bill of Sheriff Coburn for boarding
prlsouors during the month of November
wasicportod back by the llnunco committee
with the recommendation that $713 03 bo nl-
lowcd and that f481.45 be deducted for the
use ot the Jail nnd tbo board of city prison
ers Tlio report was adopted
The board then tooK up the mattorof elect
ing an engineer for the county hospital The
first ballot resulted in the cboico of James
W. Russell
Are Yon InrcrcHtod ?
Perhaps the readers of Tnu Bkk
would like to know In wlmt roapoct
Chambcrluin's Coujrb Remedy is bettor
than any ether Wo will toll you
Whan this remedy is taken ub directed ,
as soon us a cold has boon contracted ,
nnd before it hits become settled in the
system , it will counteract the effect of
the cold and groutly lesson Us boverity ,
if not effectually cure the cold in two
days time and it Is the only remedy that
will do thiB It acts in porfeot harmony
with nature and aids nature in reltov-
iiipr the luntjs , opening the secrotlons ,
liquifying the mucus and causing itsox-
nulsion from the air cells of the lungs
and restoring the system to a strong
und hottlthy condition No ether rem
edy in the inarUot possesses those re
marltablo properties No ether will
euro a cold its quickly or leave the sys
tem In as sound a condition SO cent
and $1 bottles for sale by all druggists
A Card
Omaha Neb , Doc 31. To tbo Editor of
TnuBKBi In your Issun of last Saturday
evening you unintentionally and uncon
sciously cast reflections upon the character
and reputation ot Soldon R , Godaard , n rep
tutablo tradesman nnd citizen of the com
munity ' 1 ho publication referred to arose
out of nn inquiry from Lock port , N , Y „ re
garding the conduct of Mr Goddard toward
the children of his llrst wife and Intimating
that ho is now living with a woman to whom
ho Is not married For the twelve
months until four weeks ago Mr Goddard
lias been my nearest neighbor , bis residence
being Just across the alley from mine His
conduct towards all the members of bis
family during tbo year I have known hlin
has always been what a fathers ' should have
been Ho was always kind und gentle to his
children and provided them with nil tbo com
forts which bis circumstances In life would
permit As to his domestic relations it is un
just to Iniinuato that he is not married Mr ,
Goddard was united in marriage to bis
present wife February 2J , 1S87 , In Lockport ,
N , Y. , by M. I ) . Babcock , the then pastor ot
thu First Presbyterian cbui'cb , and tbo cere
mony was witnessed by A. Hackius and
wifewho resldo at No , 133 Washburn street ,
la the same city ,
I have written this communication simply
to set aright botora the world a gentlotnuu
whoso character has boon ansutled without
Just cause , knowing that you have no dcslro
to tarnish the name ot an innocent man ,
Lee Heisiy
Fits , spasms , St , Vitus dance , nervousness
and hysteria are soon cured by Dr Miles
Nervine Free samples at ICuhn & Co 's lath
and Douglas ,
SAVED BY TIl : BABY'S ' CRY
It Arougos the Honth Family from
Asphyxiation rmd Da nth
hi
EARLY MOKN CONFLAGRATION
It Drives Sltimlierot-H from Their Itcds
and Compi'lH I 'l'licm to lump
J'rom the Windows l'or
Ha i' . ° , tj
Tlmt Blessed Inbv
J. B. Honth , Ids wlfo , baby , servant girl
and half n dorcn roomers bad n narrow cs-
capo from death In yestordav mornings lire
Heath has been running a feed Btoro on
Cuss street Just west ot Sixteenth . Tbo
store room contained about two hundred
bushels of oats , thrco hundred busbols ot
corn , several tugs of bran nnd nbout u car
load of baled hay
Honth nnd bis family lived over the Btoro
Besides his apart mon ts there are eight fur
nished rooms , all or wlncn' were occupied
Heaths ' baby began to cry about 2:80 :
oclock The father nroso Ho sinolled
smoke nnd Informed his wlfo Both ex
amined all thu stoves and found nothing
wrong , but could smell something burning
Finally Mrs , Heath opened tlio door which led
to the stairway below Instantly n gust and
cloud of hc.it nnd smoke came pouring In
which gave positive evidence that tlio stock
below was on lire The st nrj were nblaze
Mrs , Honth scronuicd u > tad picsencoof
linnii to close the door
Heath sound the nlarin to nil in bis hear
ing nnd soizlng hisbnboiuiiisurms he forced
his wife nnd hlicd girl to crowd through a
very small window nnd out on the foot of
the adjoining building Thence , they passed
ncros3 another roof nnd then the only salva
tion wns to drop u distance of about twelve
feet to a platform
Heath hold the domestic , nnmed Maggl o
Lynch , by the nrtns us low us ho could and
let her drop Then bo lowered his baby and
tlio girl caught tbo infant in her arms Next
cumo his wife , who is n very corpulent
woman She was nervous nnd excited and
In the fall was painfully brimed Heath
easily hung nnd dropped without injuiing
nimscii
Ono of Miss Lynch's hands was badly
burned Jim Lynch , the girls biothcr , was
rooming on the other side of the house Ho
hoard the cry of lho nnd after throwing his
grip and trunk out ot the window into the
adjoining yard Jumped from the second
story window and was not injun-d.
Other men who were rooming on the
same floor did the same thing
One man stood in his window nnd
sprung n dlstanco ot six feet into
a trco und escaped without n scratch An
other Jumped out of a front window to the
pavement No one was seriously hurt
No person who escaped had any clothing
on but that of the night , and lho chillv a.
mo3Phcrc mudo their teeth rnttlo until the
kiLd-hearted neighbors could open tliolr
doors and take them in
Mrs Heath is perhaps the most seriously
injured , ulthaugh she was able to bo out
today t
The origin of tbo flro could not bo ascer
tained
Heaths loss on tbo building will bo nbout
$1,200 , with $700 Insurance His sloclc Is es-
tiinutcd at $ S)0. ! ) On this ho nas nn insur
ance of $400. < • '
Ho says that ho twill not rebuild , as an
other party owns part of the building , and
that the structure is on loused ground
The blood is ttfe source of health
ICoop it pure by talcing tlood's Sarsapa-
rilla which is pccilliar in its curative
power _ _ _ _ _
AN ATl'E.Ul'T.niD SU1C1DB.
'
Frank Pencil Takcs a Dose of Poison
but Ih Snvi-d.
Frank Peach , frostbitten and wizened , n
German nbout forty-flvo years old , made a
dash at celebrating Now Years eve by at
tempting to commit sulcido nt 5:30 : o'clock
last evening at the corner of Eleventh nnd
Farnam streets Ho swallowed n four
ounce bottle full of a mixture composed
of bromide of soda , chloral hydrate
and water Scarcely bad ho drained
the phial when his meditations upon
death were rudely broken in upon by Ofllcer
Vanous , who straightway hustled him uown
to the police station.nnd telephoned for City
Physician Ralph That ofliclul was away
from homo und wouldn't bo back for half an
hour The would-be sulcido was cnucked
into the station sick room to await develop
ments
Ho uttered no complaint about suffering
any pain , but a sei look in his eyes gave in
dications that the chloral by drato was slowly
getting In Its work
When spoken to Peach said with great em
phasis that ho hoped ho would die before
tbo doctor came Ho bad been in Omaha
only two months , coming hero from Iowa
City , wiioiu bo said he bad three children
living Ho has been working at the Union
Pacillc shops until n con plo of weeks ago
Slnco quiting work ho has been on a pro
longed spree When nsked why ho wanted to
dlo lie replied that ho was totally discouraged
His wife died fourtcon years ago und smco
her death bo hits been wandering up and
down the country Ho buid ho didn't care
anything for his ehlldrcu , and they didn't
care for him
As lie talked along , or rather waa made to
talk , the drowsiness caused bv the drugs
wore off , and by tbo time the doctor came ho
seemed to bo rapidly gettingover their effect
The doctor mild , utter an examination , that
there was no doubt but that the patient
would live , as ho had been drinking heavily
to all appoarunces , nnd his own nssortions
before taking the chloral Had the man been
a sufferer from heart trouble , bowovor , in
ever so slight n form , ho would have been
dead before getting to the station
Poach stoutly muintains that bo will kill
himself at llrst opportunity
A Good One
Mr W. II Bulbridgo , druggist , Ks-
condido , California , says : Chamberlains
lain's Cough Remedy is the best Belling
mcdtclno 1 lmndlo In fact I soli moro
or itthnn all ether cough medicines
combined Everyone who has used it
speaks in glowing terms of its olilci-
onoy " For sale by all druggists
A UEAIll'li 'lSos KATHBIt
Mrs Scliiiip's Husband Pound by
Chief anllinn
DTho iutorcst whlchMCblef Galllgan has
taken In the wolfnro'df Mrs Schlpp , whoso
tbreo children werd ) fcjirncd to ueath on
lastThursdaymormnfs.vuluitnoted yesterday
morning in the discovery of the woman's
husband and the father of the woman's '
youngest child Hpp , iiamo is William
schipp Ho was an employe of the Fowler
I21ovator company , „ " .
The chief uotlllcd Mr , Fowler of the fact
Whan tbo latter considered tbo husbands
desertion , his failure , to support bis wife as
also his failure to aclfmjwledgo his child , bo
remarked be dla not yfexil to have lho man
around him und discharged him ou the spot ,
nra
Colons hotel , Sl./Hljand / $2.00 per day
Moro Cold tAVeatlicr
A dispatch from Washington last night to
tbo signal service oBIco in this city said :
Hoist cold wave signal The temperature
will fall to about six degrees above zero by
Thursday morning "
If you suffer pricking pains on moving
the eyes , or cannot boar bright light ,
ivntt lind your sight weak and failing ,
you should promptly use Dr , J. IT Me-
Loans Strotigthonliig Kyo Salvo 25
coutsa box
It Was a Glorious Victory
W. H. Butler , the colored man who or
ganized ana is now president of the Man
dorson Guards , took great prldo In exhibit
ing a very handsome gold headed walking
stick yesterday in police court room , which
ho had received ns a reward for raising tbo
largest sum of money for the sick fund ot
the company Dude Morris , head waiter
nt the Murray hotel , was , Butler says , his
nncital opponent , and bo Considers that to
oatso popular a man as "Dudo'1 was a
great victory _
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Mm Wlnsotv's | Soothliiif Sv rup " ro-
tlucos InilamtntUlou while children nro
teething 2-5 cents u bottle
TIip Harbors Casot
After remaining out nbout four hours nnd
a half , the Jury in tlio barber Sunday closing
enso came hi and reported that they stood
iivo for ncqultal and ono for conviction
Judge Borkn nsked them If they thought it
posslblo for them to agree It they rcmninod
out longer , and they replied jcs Ho then
sent thotu out ngnln , but nn hour Uitor they
reported that It would bo impossible for them
to ugreo The Judge then discharged thorn
This means , of course , another trial
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TTrominent regular
PHYSICIAN
Of Now York City gives the following di
rections
FOR E EVENTINOA.TSTD
CURING
ixriifuxzA < m " ! , a csim iw
Kvnporuto morning ovciilng n few tnble-
spoonfuls of PONDS KXTRACT nnd in-
hnlo the vapor Pour the POND S BX-
TRACT Into n tin cup , which hold over tbo
flames of n lump ; hold the nose over the cup
that the vapor may bo Inhaled By this
treatment the membrane of tbo tioso and
thront will bo In such condition that it will
resist I ho poisonous notion o ( the germs which
are the cause of this disenso ; and if the
germs have already boon Inhaled they will bo
destroyed 1 ho symptoms of "La Grippe
ore Inllnmmatlon of the lining of tlio mem-
briino of the nose , which may extend to the
lungs , with cough , sneezing , running nt tbo
nose , nnd perhaps sevcro nrhing pains und
high fever " These directions nro for
PONDS EXTRACT only , It may bo unsafe -
safe to use ntiy other nrticlo this wny
1ia.vi : poa'u'k kvmsact ix
ici.v : bmss :
Made only by the Ponds Extraot
Oo , Now York nnd London
DRS BETTS & BETTS
M53 Faunam Stiikkt , Omaha , Nad
{ Opposite Paxton HoUD
Office hours , B ft m to 8 pm Sundays , 10 a * m „ to
I pm
SpeclaUsti in Chronic , Nervous.Bkln and Blood Die
CMOS
t2T"Consaltation at office or bj mall free Medi
cines sent by mall or wrpress , securely packed , free
troru observation Guarantees to euro quickly , oaf a-
If und permanently
NERVOUS DEBILITY SffffiJMiSiifSS
stons l'bfslcal Oecay , arising from Indiscretion , ex
cess or Indulgence , producing Bleiitlesncw despon
dency , pitup'es oa the face , nverMon to society , easily
discounted , luck i-tfcontldonee dull unfit for study
or business , and tlnds life a burden Barely , perman
ently and privately cured Consult Drs Halts X Uotts ,
] Wti Varnftiu street , Omaha , Neb
Blooa and Skin Diseases ga r SK
results , completely eradlcnted without thu aid of
mercury Scrufulo , erysipelas , fever sores , blutcbos ,
ulcers pntnslntba head nnd bones , sypbitltlo Bora
throat , mouth nudtougne < atarrn , etc , permanently
cured where others have failed
Mlllluy UlllldlY lMlntul , Dlffleult , fa fro *
qucnt burning or bloody urlno , urine blah colored or
with milky sediment oa ManJintf weak back.KOnorr
boea , Kleoi.cyslltla , etc Promptly and safely cured
charges reasonablu
C2nri'ETrfllTTW * ' Guaranteed per
raoval complete wltbout cutting , caustic ordlltatlon
Cures eirect d nt homo by patient without a moment *
pain or aunoyauco
To Young Men and HliMle-Ajeil Men
h GITDP flllDD Tlio awful effects ot early
fl UUiltl uUIUJ Vice , which hrlnns oreanlo
HflAkueiB.dastroyinir both mind nml boar , with all
itsdreaded tils , purmunoatly curetl
TICS ' BETT9 Address those who have lm-
llflUi DullO paired thomselveo by Improper
luilulirencei and and solitary linblK nhkh ruin both
boar and wind , unlHtlni ; them for business , study or
mnrrlHRe
MAitmru Men , or tboss cntorlnir on tbnt happy
lit , , aware c ( phjrslolal debility , quietly assisted
OUR SUCCESS
libaiod upon facts , Brat practical experience , sec *
end every cat * li c inclully Btudlcd , thus starting
aright , third-medicines urs prepared in our own la-
batory exactly to suit earn case , thus utrtctlng cares
without Injury . . . . . .
nerjl cents postape for celebrated worts on
chronic , narrous nnd delicate diseases Thousands
cured , fir A friendly letter or call may saToyoufu-
tuw suffering and shame , aQdniMgolaun years to Ufa
lOTSo letters answered unlets accompanied by I
cents lu stamps JUaresionall on
I > Us OKXTS & JUETTS ,
U08 Farnam Btreet , Omaha , tfefe
Halls Ciiuuciip.s , FactolUUft
Kias , etc , will fiud the /
H0.2OL0BE / | 4 a *
INCANDESCENT / WM
the bf st , sliest , most 2 _ . D • a
durable and tcanom * ATLkZ > i I"J III
leal coal oil Limn /r/i'.VV\ sri a i
in the world / " " " " "
ItlBhta a /
room US ft /
siiunrefor/
lesstlimi/
• HsWfcStard.VateanJ
JBK T/r ln1utLl"l , ,
tSSSk l/Tlus aisc is the
"VNo.3 GLOBE
/lNOAHDESOENr ,
/ invaluable/or Llglitins
libraries , Uinins-looms ,
< fcv * -
320 / jllalb.l'ailors.andall
Candle HpmeS
TOWERUAHtrrACTcntD nr
"a./ TH STAHDAno UGHTNG | ca ,
Uluvolaiitl , Ohl-
Forsalo by M. II Bliss an J PorUlns ,
Gatch k Laumau ,
Liebig COMPANY'S
EXTRACT QF MEAT
For Ileet'l'ea , Soup * . Made Dished , Bauce ? , ( Uame
fish , id Aspto or Meat Jelly Keeps for any
length of time , and u cheaper and of liner llavor
thanuny other atoct ,
Conulno only with J. von LloblK'n
6l"naturonB nbovq , In h uo one pound
of Extract of litter eiiuul 10 forty pounds of lean
ueef
PAD WAY o I
Spills I
Tor the cure of nil ll OIUKUS O Till : STOMACH UVHK , HOWlluS , KIONnVS M
m-AUDKU. NKKVOUS IHSKASllS , IinAlJACUK , CONSTIPATION , COSTIVKNKSSJ B
COMPLAINTS 1'KCULIAH TO rilMAM' S PAINS IN Till HACK DUACKtlNO M
PKKMNOS , 13TC , INDIGESTION , HlbLlOUSNKSS , FEVr.lt , iNTLiAMMATION M
OP Till DOWELS , Pir.KS , ami nil tlornngamnnti ot tlio Internal Vincent H
KAOWAY'S PILLS nro a euro for Mil * complaint , They tone up the intoiiml secretion * 1
to honlthy notion , restore strength to tlio stomnch and cnnblo it to perform Us functions 1
Price " , * > per box , Sold bv nil tlruRtristi iHHIIH
KADWAY tc CO , Now York H
J'lE'W'ILIiljIEilRS , I
Will sell for the next 10 days , at the Lowest M
Auotioii Quotations , all of the stock left of our M
retail department Some of the most desira- - , |
hie goods in M
Diamonds , Watches , Jewelry , Art Good H
Bronzes , Clocks , etc , etc H
Remember the opportunity will last but 10 M
days only , Store for rent and Fixtures for sale 1
MAX MEYER & BR0. I
Cor 16th and Farnam Streets H
Medical & Surgical Dispensary , Nos 101 to 113 So 13th St H
10 Itotmmlor Iuliciitu Kcvcpllou JJoonis : t ! > nut ! ,10 , Oinnlincl M
rV ( \ ATT AIirXT "ufferlnir from Nerrons Debility I/it Mnnliood , Kalllnn Memory , ltilinustlnu |
1U JVLiJU iUIjI . > Drains , terrible l > ream < i. llt-nil nnd Muck Aclio , unit nil the em-cts leaitlmt ti > alH
early decay nnd t < prhap Consumption . , or lunnltr , trcalo 1 srtentltlctlly by now methods Consultation fnie sbbbbbbbI
, ,
Cnturrli . lthuunmtliuu 1'ol.onou UtwliarK Mnllky urine . , pulurul swullliiLS , , quickly relieved nml radlc illy sbbbbbbbi
curtd lllustratedlioolt/'Mrn'aSecretKrrors" , icenls fend rnr VuphIIoii ltton , any Chrnulc INivaso - bbbbbbB
. ,
I il li slJMITl . I Wl BraceandTrussen licit rntllltle , .uip | ratu nnd rcincdle for auetcsftil bIHH
J-'J-Jl v/Iil'1.1-I liiij trontmentof every form otdlcaso rcqulrlnir Medicnl , or Siiriiknl trentmenu sbbbbbbbI
Wo make ii specialty uf Ilraoos , Trusses , ( lub Keet , Curvature , ot Wpluo IMle . Tumors Can er , Hronthltls sbbbbbbbI
.
Irliilntloii . Electricity I'arnlyMs , lilleisy | , Kidney , Tllaililor , ISar , Bkln and illood and nil urnlcal C.icra * sbbbbbbbI
tlim Hooks nnd question blanks free sbbbbbbbI
sTSliA 4ii1 5 nii' \ \VTsl\n\rASl'1crAt'TV- , , < . nrculsr , and Qiusllon 1ft on Nor ? .
JJXOrjivOiVO KtV > \ V71 llJii > ousiicx Contliutloii | Noinnlitln Uiucorrhiwi , fain In tbo bbbbbB
Hack , rrutnpsus Cterl , files , reinnle Weakuot , Dyspepsia , Skin I'lmptosand all lllo > J Diseases k H
Syphilis Scrofula , Jintl Illood , Skin , Urinary Discuaos nml ( ilout Cured liirL/lfo / H
$4.00 @f ) $4.00 I
Best Gold Spectacles Reduced I
$4.00 I
Hamge Block , Corner 15th and Harney Streets , H
Omalta H
i p l jfjg TOOLS I
m/ Catalogues sent on appli- H
e S | S/ cation H
HIMEBAUGH $ TAYLOR , ' ottfrsgif6 I
ARTIST miPPt.TF.S 'X-n K * ' ilS H Ssfes WSsBr rUSB t"J"KIMUALL ! , , H
mouldings ; ia E l | wW ZUm WT C 3TfIANOS * one ans
1513 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska I
Health is Weaitil
OuEC West's Nurtvu and IIiuin TneiT-
siknt , aKuaranteedsDOClflofor Hysteria , Dizzi
ness , Convulsions , llta Nervous Nouralstn ,
lleeadaclie , Nervom rrostration cautoil by the
use ot alcohol tobacco Wakefulness , Mental
Depression , BofteuIiiK of the Drain , reatiltlntrln
Insanity anil lending to mWery uecay and death ,
l'romature Old Ace , llarrennesH Loss of l'o er
In either sex , Involuntary Ixase nui Kpennat-
torha-acausod hv overexertion of the brain eelf
abuse or overindulgence , liai-li box lontains
one months treatment , II.U3 n box.orslx ooxu-i
foi l5.UQsent by mall prepaid ou receipt of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To euro any case With each order received bv
ub for six boxes , accotn panled with t\U\ < a \ \ 111
send ths putchaser our written guarantee to ro
tund the money If the treatment does nut effect
a cure ( luitrantLMb ixsued only dv ( ioodman
Drug Co , DriiBclst' ) , Solo AgentK llltt r'amara
Street , Omaha Nebraska ,
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pLOTHING
? $
IODIDE OF IRON
Specially reoomruended by the Aoadeinr of
MedldnoofsVAltlrj/artheouroof
SCROFULA.KING'S-EVIL. CONSTITUTIONAL
WEAKNESS.CONSUMPTION ( IN ITS EARLY
STAGES ) ; POORNESS OF THE BLOOD ,
and for rrtculntlnu ( la prrlodin cour.r ,
Kone tfcnulue unless rltrned * 'llraN0Aai ) , to rue
Bonaparte , , 1-sris. " HOU ) J1Y AU , DHU06lHia.
HlomicruAruN | VAgfntsfurilinllH
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I32QrT3XaSrKJ SES
H.W.COB , I3THA DODfil UTi , OMAHA , NEB ,
rOB TUX tUaTUXBT OF all ,
Utilaitl61MU
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! 03E1. l.03Dj3 ,
APPLIANCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES
BirjjFaoiUUes , Apparatus andRtiqedleirorBuiteessfu '
Treattneat of svsry form of JjUsass rsqulrlnr
MEDICAL or SDEQIOAL THEAIMEKT
Ill NET Y ROOMS f OK PATIENTS '
Beard SAttsadance , SsstAMoamodatioiula 'WcsL
CO"WHITE FOK Oin07LARRoa Doformltl.s tad
Braess , Iiusses , Club 1ft , Corvstures of Bpiis P lies
Tumors , Osnctr , , OaUrrh , Broachitia , lahalstloa ,
DISEASES OF WOMEN , c . , V. . 3
hi Hira litslt innsu A lvuo.is uiriRTBBMTroi
wostu UfunucosriSiMiiT , ( ITIICTIY rRIVATI !
Only Usliabl Kadloal lasUtuU taatlaja Sficialty ol
, PRIVATE DISEASES
All Blood PIiium • • • eiMfally ttMLO B/phlllili folooa
Mmo/.d troalbosysuia wliu..i ucriary . Ui.t.r.ilio
in i trrUorTiriirowsa r.nL.uo.u.io.iiu •
SJBU/bltr kt 4ftt homo by • err i ooar.s < r. alloomuuoUs
Uoasuitilouua UKlalBoiorUiUsuisUaiDtbriasllorts
cr ss nrtlrcMka < , Boiiititilola4luUe < Bltiiliori > aasr ,
potnr..o Utlerfl.wpnf < ird C.llsaluiiglliig/mi
LUUr/oryoor ouoonaw win seed la pUlo r pi-sr , oar
Bnilsf Tfl sbIFH FRKstr "ix > a rrli Bl.i.i
BUM * U InClll Mtrrooi Dliwittlxiioi i > rBs >
UUi OU ; ocil Vo > Uo uvltaqouioull > t. isdrns
OOAltA MJ5DIOAX , ac BtmCHOAL IWBTIXUTH ,
Ittb aad Dodgs Btrstts , 0XABA , KEB ,
IJDSEPH GllLoff5 |
STEEL PENS
COLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION JSW ,
Neb 303-404-170-604 ,
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