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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUA11Y 28 , 1890. 5 |
A COSTLY GAS EXPLOSION
It Wrecks a Two-Story Building on
Tenth Street
K SAMUEL NEWMAN INJURED
The Acoltlont Asorlbcil < o n lionklnc
INpo Wlilcli 11ml Ilccn ltnper-
'
, . Cecily Attended by tlio
] ' Inspector
t
I
K A Hnspinnnt lllnqt
YcMcrday nftornonn about HitO o'clock n
M loud report startled tlio residents for n half
U mlle south of the Union depot It wi ltko
ft the l > oem of n gun or the nolso rondo by ttio
K i explosion of a boiler .
B. In the grocery of Nowmnn brothers , south
jH west corner of Tenth mid Ccntro streets ,
B Sam Nowrann , tlio older member of the firm ,
* * " * stood near the front door Ulchard Ctm-
r nluphniii , a clerk , stood on the doorstep
, Blmuitnneously with the report the floor
upon which they were standing shot up-
vrnrd , sondlnit them forward through the
floonvny Into the street As Sam was nink-
. - Ins his hasty exit a heavy ploco of rIobs
struck mm on the head nnd cutasllcoofscnlp
four Inches long from his hond When ho
rouched the sidewalk ho was covered with
blood nnd n surgeon was immediately re
quired to dress bis injuries The upheaval
of the Moor lasted for but nn Instant and wns
followed by Its sinking Into a trough , which
rested on the floor of the basement Down
- went the partition wall which separated the
_ _ . N owman store from H. L. Learning , 1304
P South Tenth street Tlio next instant llauics
llko these from Tartarus rushed from bo-
neatli and llllod the Inlerlorof the Btructuro
in a moment So Instantaneous nnd com
plete wns tilts seizure by the llamos that
bad there been n human bolng within
tbo store , lie could not have escaped with his
life j\h a cousequenco , ovcrything that ro-
malncd In the store was destroyed The
flames extended to the upper story nuil burst
from the wulls In a dozen places
The engines responded to an nlarm from
box 1.1 and in a comparatively short time hud
tlio Uiiutes under control
In the second story ever the groosry ro-
i elded J. Nowmnn All his furniture web do-
. atroyed by either llro or water Over tno
market resided II Ferguson , nn cmployo of
I Cnroy & Harvey His furnlturo wns nlso
destroyed His loss will bo about $300.
Learning's market escaped the Humes , but
tbo Moor dropped out of it nnd his icebox
rack , blocks , everything nro In ti heap in the
cellar , Ha has , ho thinks , butS.00 insurance
Newman Hrothors had u stock eatlmatod at
t3,000 , upon which they have policies ag
gregating , they think , about J 1,500.
Tim building was adoublo two story frame
owned by .loscph'Smlth who lives adjoining
on Centre sticet It cost { 4,000 nnd wus in
Burod Tor 1,000.
The building is a perfect wreck There is
scarcely a. pane of glass loft intact , the walls
are out of plumb , tno sides nra burned
through in n number ot places and the basement -
mont walls of brick , so great was the force
of the explosion , are bulged nnd crnckod
nnd in sonio places Tllsmnntloa
The wreck was undoubtedly cnusod by an
explosion of gas For several days it has
boon known that the gas pipes in the
basement have been lenkiug On last
Saturday the gas company was notified of
. _ _ the leak , nnd that night Kowman brothers
vH _ J closed up their store because the lenk had
' , i _ not been stopped and no light could bo hud ,
| _ * Yesterday the gas company sent a mnn to
jJBV T P'lr the plpo Ho , It is said , took a llttlo
VT • " " water out of the metro , applied a match to a ,
F lot , lighted tbo latter , and said that ho
T thought everything wus all right and wont
away
llio odor of gas , however , continued to
porvadu the atmosphere and Mr Looming ,
'
yesterday afternoon , wont to tbo gas ofllc oto
toll the representatives that their man had
not stopped the leak When ho re-
1 turned the building , Including his 8 tore , was
a wreck
In tlio basement in which the leak took
i plnco was stored a quantity of uotatoos nnd
apples , nnd there also the Kowman brothers
slept They have lost all their wenriug np-
purel , some watches and the rocolpts for the
last two days , wnich they hud not banked
How thogns became icnitod l a mystery , as
It was not known that anyhndy had beep In
the bisomcnt for soma time before tbo ex
plosion _
I Dr Birnoy , practice limited to ca
tarrhal discuses of nose und throat
I , • llooms 248 to 2o0 , Beobuilding
COOK Ji COOK
_ _ • Ijato.t UovolopmuntH In tlio fllystor-
sflBk _ ions huicltlo Case
i V The remains of E O. Cook still ho unl-
flontllled at ilenfoy & Ueufoy's , and daily
Bomo person calls for the purposa ot endeav-i
oring to discover bis identity Sunday ,
about a dozen people , who claimed to have
known II H. Cook in life , for whom the
body of the deceased has been
mistaken , called , but all ot thorn
stated positively that tlio body was not that
of tlio Oklahoma mnn Among the cullera
wcrs Mrs Cook , the wlfo of the missing
man She was still unable to recognize tlio
dead man as her husband The Others who
were uciiualntcd with H. II Cook and who
failed to identify the ( remains were John
Wallace , 1II2J Hurt street ; J. M. Taliaferro ,
Slia Hurt street ; William Coulson , Tioroont
house ; James Woodman of Leavltt & Wood
man , Insurapco ngents , and Curl Nelson , 1415
South Sixth street
The coroner has telegraphed O.V. .
Coulton , u real estate man of Klugllshur ,
Oklahoma H. H. Cook Is known to uuvu
acquired some uroporty at that
place The agent above men
, _ & Honed has been rrrjncsteu to state
' "Tp - ' " whether or not Cook Is in that part of the
"Ml country or If ho has been there recently
| . Yesterday a strnngcr viewed the fo-
l " • - , mains and Bald that they looked like these o-
' frtond of hisa Chicago nhotograpbor , who
liini overworked himself for seyeral.weolis
before Chrlitmas
' It was announced that , the deccasod was
a traveling man for the llrm of Hurt , Sim-
nionds & Co , hatters , Monrorj" street ,
Cblcaeo
Iho firm was tclearaphod and ropllcd that
they had a traveling man In their employ
whoso nama was G. E. Koch The sumo
Arm telegraphed the Millard stating that
they hod heard that a traveler
. ottheirs named O. E. Cook had died at that
house und asked particulars Wholhor the
nntno of the drummer got mixed in trans
mission is unknown , but it can not bo under
stood why the llrm should at ono fimo in
quire for a man named Koch nnd at another
Cook The man Koch , It if reported on
Saturday last , was In licatrico
Ilorhtbrrts Aulil Phnaptinto
I For Impaired Vitality
tml weakened energy , is wonderfully suc
i cessful
Goodmun'H Anxiety ,
tiBf" " * ilr' Goodman lms lut recovered
[ ill % r * from an aggravated attack of la grippe Ha
" * violated the doctors Ir.structlous * yustorday
morning and loft bis bed Hlsilrstact wusto
telephone to Socrotur.v Nason und anxiously
inquired ivhothor or not Omaha had secured
the state fair , .
"No , wo haven't got it jot , " replied Mr
' Kason A
When will wa or cau wo get it , " was Mr
Goodman's next query ,
O not for a lone tlmo now , good bye , "
and the secretary wearily hung up the phone
and Mr Goodman weal hack to ted ,
Mrs Wlnslow's-Sootlitii , Syrup for
ohildron teething prbdncos natural
sloop 23 cents a bottle
* .i m
Fifty UiyH More
Tom Scott , a loafer and suspicious charac
ter , assaulted an old man named George
Hyde in a cell at Central pollcostaUou Sun
day night utter being looked up lor vagrancy
| j * lie wes sent to Jail for fifty days for his
_ _ In ului conduct ,
k Durnii'u Cnmrrli Suutr
B W When suffering with catarrh , cold lu the
.hejj , nervous headache , eta , use Uurno's
buuff , it will rollovo you at once Prlco SS5o
t druggists
IN T1IU HOIiK OF A. niltiliY
A. J. llanscnm Mntcs a DlRKmccTul
Kxlilliltlon of lllmscir
A meeting of property owners on Douglas
street , between Sixteenth and Twentieth
strcots , was called at the real estate ox-
chnngo room yestordny afternoon The
meeting was called to consider the subject of
grading the street , the grade odoptod at a
meeting n short tlmo ago not having proved
satisfactory
The property owners were well repre
sented nnd the mooting organized by choos
ing W. G. Maul for chairman and Andrew
llosowator for secretary
Mr Uoscwator was called on for nn ex
pression of his views on the question before
the meeting nod responded by saying that it
it was the Intention to make Douglas street
a business street it would bo best to ndopt
the most practical gnulo which could bo
made If it was not the intention to mnko a
business street of It there was no necessity
for making nny change This fuslnon of
making temporary grades to suit temporary
buildings on the street baa been tried in the
casa of Farnnm street , nnd the result had
proved most unsatisfactory Ho pioposcd a
grade which would make a cut of six foot ot
Sovcntcanth street , nnd extending from thnt
point , in nn air line to the established grade
at Twentieth Rtrcet This would glvo a
grade with an Incline of 0 4 foot for 100 be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets ,
and 4 feet per 100 between Seven
teenth nnd ' 1 wen tic tli Mr llosowator
stated that several of the nroperty
owners had said they would not waive
damages it the street is cut , and they might
as well get a good street while they are
about it ,
WblloMr Ilosowntor was talking A. J.
Hanscom wns manifestly very uneasy Ho
twisted nbout la his chair nud- gave other
signs of being excited As soon as Mr Hosu-
water had Unlsl.ed Mr Hanscom jumped to
his fcot nnd gave vent to a stream of foul in
vectives Ho said tbo whole move
ment was gotten up for the purpose
of Injuring his property Ho chnrgod
Mr Uoscwator with being a corruptlonlst ,
a thlot , a puppy , nnd several otner vitd
names He chareod that the grade of the
city had been ( lxcd to sorvu Mr Kosowator's
private ends , and said that durlug the tlmo
Mr llosowator was city engineer ho had
made fraudulent reports on the Nineteenth
street irradn nnd had opposed the grading of
St , Marv's avenue Mr Hanscom coutluuod
in this strain for About liftccn minutes , until
ho had apparently vented h's splcon , and
then ho sat down
Mr Kosowntcr arose quietly nnd said that
all these charges had been repented before ,
but when he demanded nn Investigation ami
thojjiattor came hoforo the grand Jury , tnls
man Hnnnconi had testified under oath that
ho believed tliom to bo fulso Ho rorerrod
to his record during his term of ofllco for a
refutation ot the charges , and said ho had
always favored the most radical changes of
grade
During Mr Hosowntor's ' reply Hanscom ,
interrupted him continually with insulting
romarus
A commltteo was finally appointed to present -
sent a petition for a ohiuigo of grade to the
property owners for ihulrnpproval , and then
ttm meeting adjourned >
Mr Hanscom followed Mr Iiosewater to
the door and attempted to apologize for his
uuwurrnnted assault , but Mr Hosowatcr re
fused to accept any such overtures
Dr Grossman , in speaking of Hanscom's
action and utterances , says :
"So unprovoked an attack I have rarely
seen Hanscom acted like a western bully ,
und Kosowater like u gentleman Tbo prop
erty owners on Douglas street , from Six
teenth to Twcntloth , hud met to nmicably
discuss the feasibility of lowering the grade
of the street Dstwocn the points mentioned ,
and to aocido whether the cut made should
oo a modci ate or radical ono
Mr Andrew llosowator nroso and stated
that lie believed the best course would bo to
make a cut of six foct at the Seventeenth
street crossing nnd thou make an air line to
Twentieth street
J 'heu Hanscom , In the most unurovokod
maimer , got up nud commenced to call Mr
Hosowatcr an iuslgnificant llttlo pup and a
thlof It reminded ono nf the old Hanscom
In the lawless days of 1S ! > 5.
OfcoursoMr Ilosewator roscnted this
ungcutlomanly attuck and retaliated bv pro
nouncing Hanscom a mean man and n&sussin
of character Ho furthertold him that the
time of bullying in Omaha was long sitico
past That the place was no longer a vil
lage , but a city It would bo an offence to
tulk this way to a gentleman , but as ho was
unsworing a bullv no was not making any
breach of good breeding
"Hanscom then , for want of argument ,
usked Hosowatcr to come out and settle the
affair in the contemptible manner of the
slmrgcr
Just plcturo the situation ! A meeting of
wealthy citizens in ono of the grandest
builalngs in tho'wost ' , and ono of the richest
of them so far forgets himself und Insults
the dignity of the gentlemen present as to
rdecry fairness and frco speech and attempt
to substitute the contemptible methods of' '
the bully A man in Hanscom's position
should bo above such actions
"Hanscom's foresight is about as long us
his nose , nnd that la very short It seems
strange that he cannot look far ' enough
abend to boo what beneflt this proposed cut
of grade is sura to bo to his property Tno ,
street is sure to become a business ono
sooner or later , and it will bo too valuable
for residence property then
"Uecuuse Hanscom once gave a rnvino to
tbo city for park purposes , nud which , by
the way , was urilt for anything else , ho im
agines that ho should bo a dictator to every
body clso , and all the citizens should con
sult his whims iu nil public improvements
"I culled the meeting yesterday myself , "
jiaid Mr D. T. Mount "I found that , the
property owners who were opposed to the
grade ugrood upon at the moctinc last week
were in favor of a mora rudical cut An
other meeting was suggested to talk the
mutter over When wo got together wo
found that a majority of the property owners
favored a grade which will make , a cut of
eight feet at Seventeenth street , twenty
seven font at Elghtoonth street uud thlrty- '
ona fcet3at .Ninoteoath street Mr
Andrew Itosowator in reply to some objec
tions tosucb a cut , said that with the ex
perience wo had on Faruam , Dodge and
other streets the property owners should )
make no mlatalto Ho strongly favored a1
very radical cut and explained the boneilts )
that will arise from the adoption of such a
grade His remarks were timely As a
property ownorho'had aright to speak in
tno meeting Air usnscom tnon maao a
wholly uncalled for attack on Mr Hose
water , called him boqiq very vlla names and
threatened to strike him with bis cane , Mr
Kose.vator replied in a very gentlemanly
manner , refusing1 to steen to nbuso in reply
to abuse A majority of the property owners
favored the radical grade and I guess wo
• will get It " _
The Lionnse llnnril
The license Oourd hold a short session yus
torday uftcruoon The bond ot Miuhnol
Walenr-130-J fierce street , was refused , at i
*
was Big od by tha applicants wlfo , Koinou-
strauccs were received and taken under con
slduratlon In tha cures of Charles Walker ,
awe Sherman nveuue , and Adolph Foster ,
l'JJt South Hleventh street The case of
liernurd Kapold U"J South Tenth street ,
was luid over for future consideration No
licenses were granted
Tlio Uourd spent considerable time looking
into applications for druggists permits , huv
took no Una ) iiction on any of them
. District Court
Harrison llrown , an old man of seventy
years , bus died u lengthy petition in tbo dis
trict court , charging Joint J , Suttles with
fraud The petition alleges that llrown is
paralyzed and almost helpless ; and that be
was the owner pf the west K of the north
east } ( at section 18 , townsbip 15 , rungo 10 ,
inlouglas ; county , This laud and a small
lot of stock , with harness , iuipluouints , eta ,
coustltulod ° nls cntlrn earthly possessions
Tha land was occupied by himself and wile
as their home John J , Suttles Is charged
with prevailing upon the old man , last
August , while he was sick and helpless , to
convoy to Suttles the title In tbo land and all
the stock , ole A contract wus untorad Into
between Hrown and Suttles , whereby the
latter wusto tuko cat o of llrown and his
wife for the rest ot their llfo in considera
tion if this transfer , Mr Hrown now
charges that Suttlts has entirely failed to
comply with the tonus of the contract , and
is soiling the stock und dovotiug the pro
ceeds to his own use The petition asks for
an injunction restralulog Suttles from soil
.A ! . C • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ing or disposing of the land or stock An In
junction was issued on the order of Judge
Clarkson nnd the hearing for a permanent
injunction set tor February 10.
Colpetzor & Gulou hnve brdught suit to recover -
cover $00.09 from Ida II Uochmo ot al on n
mechanics Hen ,
The Mutual Investment company has com
menced suit against Joseph Dworak ot nl to
recover 1300 on notes seourod bv second
mortenpo on the south 47 foot ot lots 1 aud 3 ,
block 3 , Campbell's additlou ,
IIISTOItY'S illSPKTITlON
Tlio Union Deiiot Question Twenty
V'pnrn Are
There Is nothing particularly startling in
tbo intelligence that work is soon to bo com
menced on n union depot The news Is
about twenty years old The following odl-
torlal might have been written yestordny ,
but it Is really taken from Tub Dailv Ueb
of July a , 1S7U :
"Wa nro gratiQod to bo able to announce
definitely that the Union Pacific railroad
company is making preparations for comply
ing with the contracts entered Into by its
officers with our city nnd county authorities
some months ngo The plans for tbo great
Union l'nclllo depot are being prepared in
fact have , as wo lonrn , been adopted and
the work of construction Is to commence
lu n low days All croaking and
doubting will soon bo at an and
nnd temporary device will give way to un
questioned permanency With the complo-
lon of the depot , which wo doubt not may bo
looked for by next spring , if not before Jan
uary , 1ST ! ) , n now crn In the commercial pros
perity and progress in Omaha will bo Inaug
urated Contldunco once restored nnd rees
tabhshed capitalists will bcoIc this city for
profitable investments , and manufactures
nro sure to be developed where the market
for the manufactured article is as remuner
ative nnd inviting as It will bo in Omaha
within tao next throe yonrs "
WILLIS WAS FOULED
lie Is Severely Injured by n liuttltie
Glove ArtUt ;
Last night Ted Willis , the well known
baseball player , put ou tbo gloves at the
Athenamm , on Douglas street , with a young
man known as The Uutcher " The first
round resulted In favor of Willis , who
trcatod his nntagonlst to some lively face
warming blows In the second round The
Butcher deliberately fouled Willis , striking
him with his kuco near the groin , butting
lilra with bis bead on tbo left breast and
thuspiunlng him to the brick wall Willis
became faint immediately , vomited and was
compelled to leave the ring Ho wns placed
In a hack , carried to the house of a friend
and a doctor summoned It was found that
tha peritoneum bad been injured , probably
ruptured , nnd that ho had sustained other
injuries , the effects of wnlch couldn't ' bo
foretold
The light , notwithstanding the palpable
foul , wus awarded to Willis oppoaent
AIMED AT'TUK JUGULAK
A Woman's Tliront Cut by a Fronzleil
Companion
Annia Ford and Sadie Briggs .ot No 213
Davenport street , bad a row over the pos
session of some clothing Alter some lively
words the Ford woman whipped out her
razor uud made a desperate slash at the
Urigg's woman's throat
' 1 ho gash was a shade loss than fatnl The
blade of the weapon slashed the flesh at the
base of the car and was drawn across the
throat a distance of sovcrnl inches
' 1 ho blood spurted like a fountain and the
other inmates of the dive were so frightened
that some ot them run away
A physician was called und took cloven
stitches In tha wound
Doth ot the women were then conveyed to
central pollco station
FIGHTING HaijFKNSTElN
ItcsldcniB In 13 V. Smiths Addition
Dnlendtnir Their Homos
Tbo persons owuing lots in the E. V.
Smith addition are determined to fight John
E. Helfcnstoin who claims a tltlo to the
property in that addition
Ycstorduy nineteen of tbeso property
holders 11 lea replies to Hclfcnsteln's petitions
for possession of that property and deny
that ho has anv legal cln'm whatever to the
same , 'lhoso riling answers are as follows :
Josie T. Comstock , Thomas li Dailey ,
Michnol Gillen , Lbzio .1. Nelson , Mary Swee
ney , John Shcridnn , Daniel Uroslua , Mar
garet lirown , William Brown , Patrick J.
Price , John H. Price , Hobart Williams ,
Thomas Kinney , Thomas Dnright , Bertha B.
Fry , Bertha B. Fry ot al . Austlu M. Collott ,
Jacob T. Selltiar and John D. Howe
Mur linrv-
The remains of Alfred Swanson were re
ceived by Dfoxol & Maul yesterday morning
Too decousod wus n son of Charles Swanson ,
115Pmo street , and wn3 killed while working
in a coal mine at Harlem , Mo
Charles Klngsloy , son of J. J : Points , died ,
yesterday morning , age 9 months Tno fu-
eoral will take plnco from the residence , 1218
south Twenty-eight street , ot 2 o'clock Tues
day afternoou ,
Laura L , the infant dnughtor of W , E.
Tunnicliffo died at homo , 3 45 Orchard street ,
Sunday The romuins were • interred at
Forest Lawn yesterday afternoon
George H. Cowlos , a former resident of
Omaha , died In Toronto , Canada , on Thurs
day of peritonitis The remains arrived in
Omaha yesterday morning , and were burled
by Drexel & Maul In Forest Luwn cemetery
at 1 o'clock In the afternoon The deceased
was forty-two yeais of age
Miss Carrlu Hoinzman wife ot Willinm
Holnzman , died Sunday nt her late home ,
lb09 Burt street Airs Heinzman was the
daughter of Fred Kessler and has bben mar
ried about a year She was Just twenty-two
years old The remains will ba interred to
day at Laurel Hill
Llttlo Marv Jenner tbo two-vcar-old
daughter of George C. Jenner , recently sec
retary of the Omaha Young Men's Christian
association , dlod Saturday , Mr Jenner , who
has gene to Georgia , has been apprised of
his bereavement by telegraph and is on his
[ way to Omaha to attend tha funeral
Itoyol Arcanum Mnslcalc
Antla council , Royal Arcanum , gave la-
musicale at their lodge room in the Conti
nental block last night The atteadanco
was largo and select , and a most delightful
prograinmo was presented The Madrigal
club , consisting of Mrs J. W. Cotton , Miss
Elizabeth Pennoll and Messrs W. B. Wit
kins and Thomas S. Pennoll , with Minn B ,
B. Young as accompanist , sang eight num
bers , consisting of solos , duets and quar
tettes , in an entrancing manner The names
of those singers are suHelent ( to give an idea
ot the high grade and general cxcollenco of
the entertalamout ,
X Barn flurried
A barn at ) Thlrty-Hfth and Cuming Btroets ,
belongiog to a butcher named Myers , was
uurned al G o'clock yesterday afternoon
Loss 1300 ,
SOUTH OMAHA NKWf .
Dedlanted to tlio Lord
Tbo pastor , oflloera and members of tbe
Methodist Episcopal church association have
as much cuuso to bn proud ot tha dedication
of the new church Sunday as they stiould
be delighted over the suoeessful ceremony
Much of tbo credit is due to the Indefatiga
ble labors of tbo pastor Her David Mar
quette , while the labors of Prof C. W. Lee ,
who condrctea the musical part of the ser
vices and thu considerate services of Miss
Jessie Carpenter of Chicago added much to
the success of the occaslou
At 11 o'clock Bishop John P. Kowman , ac
companied by tbo reception committee ,
entered the room By this time not only
every seat was talceu but every available
foot of standing room was oocupied Tbo
ladles had appropriately decorated the audi
torium , tbo pulpit being reodored very at
tractive and tasty , Acomuiunlon sot of solid
silver , the donation of Mr and Mrs U. M.
Uirhurdson was conspicuous on tha com
munion lablp The tasty cornet , tbe neat
and comforUblo opera ohulrsand the stained
glass windows nave evioeuceot luxury while
tbo clectrlo lights and otner furnishings
showed that good sonro had guided nnd no
expense had been spared in the completion
of the neatest aud most elegant auditorium
id tbo cit v. •
Tbe building i frametwo stories highnew
and modern in design , with a lucluru room
on the ground floor nnd the auditorium
above The cost of irftfUdMca was * 4,5T0. ,
Furnished with hentors , electric light ,
kitchen with its fixtures , a is complete in
every particular " '
The auditorium will nrcommodnto 450 per
sons 'Iho accoustio- properties are very
good
Bishop Newman fthriounrcd the opening
exercises ImmodlntolViaftor the organ volun *
tary aud Hev J. B. Maxwell , D. D. , led nnd
the nudlcnco Joined In . the Lords Prayer
Ibis simple devotional exorcise was exceed
ingly nppropriato nnd itouchlng After the
Hev Itobort L. Wheeler read the first psnltn ,
Bishop Newman rend from Paul's Bpistlo to
the Romans , 1:1ft : , "Inui notasbamod of the
gospolot Christ : for It Is the power of God
unto salvation to every ono that bohovcth ,
to the Jew first and nlso to tha Greek " The
bishop then gave a hUlory of the bibles or
the books of the religions ot the world
First the books ot the dead of the Egyptians ,
the manuscript of which Is now in the
museum nt TurlD Italy , the Zeudlvcsta , the
Uoctoninu compilation bf the Parsecs made
by Zoroaster about twelve hundred voars before
fore Christ ; tbo tire kings of the Chinese or
the compilation of Confucius nnd the Koran
but nil of thorn were csthmlc while tbo
bible of Christ alone was universal
and adapted tb all tnnnklnk ; nud ,
of the ttiroo hundred and llfty
languages spoken by man , the word of
Christ is read by tie people of 'JoO of them
In an Interesting und nppropriato wny Bishop
Newman then recounted some ot his ex
periences with Christians of every race , in
many countries and In every part of the
globe , and closed with a glowing tribute to
the universality , the Dower , the good and the
noccsstly of tha religion ot Jesus ot Naz
areth ,
Hov David MarqueUo then read a statement -
mont of the board , showing that the cdlllco
cost $4r > 70. and that $ l , ' . ! 01) was needed before
fore the dodlcatory services would bo per
formed In less than half an hour nearly
* 1,400 had been subscribed with the delay of
a minute
Tbo liberality shown by the congregation
was ns much a surprise to Bishop Newman
and the visiting ministers as it was a sourca
of dollgnt and satisfaction to the Upv Mr
Marquette and tha members of the cnurch
A smile of ovtdcnt satisfaction and doiigbt
settled on every countennnca ns hand shak
ing and congratulutions were Indulged lu by
nenrly all present
Iho Cut ltntn Quostlon
The local railroad nnd stock agents have
received notices of reduction on through
stock In carload lots originating west ot this
city and destined to Chicago , ranging from
1 cent to 4J4 cents below the old schedule
Ihus far , there has boon no cut on the much
talked of Kansas City rnto of lSiH cents
The uncertainty of freight rates makes buy
ers change and the cattle market is visibly
affected
On the other hand , there Is much
uncertainty among tha railroad agents
in regard to the coastructton of
the now schedules Heretofore , Kan
sas City has had an advnntago of
some 2 to D cents over Omnhn ; and , when
the reduction was made , it was left uncer
tain whothcr the now schcaulo was to put
Omaha on mi equality of froieht rules with
Knnaan City or only thu rates from each
place wore to bo reduced ,
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul Is receiving -
coiving stock , and a current rumor has it
that it is receiving stqck today at 13-/ } cent ?
from this city or Council Bluffs to Chicago
plus the local rnto'from the point of origina
tion to this city Agent John B. Morris on
being questioned In tffect donled the story ,
stnting thnt ho would not quota rates till thu
misunderstanding in regard to the now
schedules was Bottled Ho admits that his
road Is now epen to rocclvo stock shipments
Montana , Oregon and Washington
Pf A correct map of the northwest will
show that the Northern Pacific railroad
traverses the central portion of Minnesota
seta , North Dakota Montana and Wash
ington for a distance of nearly two
thousand miles ; it Is the only rnilroad
reaching : Jamestown , Bismarck Mllca
City , Billings , Lvriuffbton , Bozeman ,
Missoula , Cheney , Davenport , Falouso
City , Sprnrruo , Hitzvillo , Yakima ,
EUonsburfTi ITttconui , Seattle , and in
fact ni.io-tenthB of lho northwest cities ,
towns nnd points of mtorest
The northern Paciiio is the shortest
traiib-coiitinetitnl route from St Paul
and Chicngn to Helena , Butte Anacon
da , Boor Ledge , Spokane Falls , Walla
Wimu , Dayton and Portland , and the
only pno whoso through trains reach
any portion of the now state of Wash
ington Land seekers purchasing Pa
cific coast second class tickets via the
St Paul and tlio Northern Pacific have
choice from that point of free colonist
sleeping cars or Pullmans tourist fur
nished sleepers at charges as low as the
lowest
For the benefit of settlers the Northern
orn Pucific also gives a ton day stop
over privilege on second class north
Paoifio coast tickets at Spokane Falls
and each and every point west , includ
ing ever 125 stations in Washington ,
thus ouabling por3pns seeking a homo
to examine this vast territory without
incurring an expense of from $5 to $ i1
in travelling on local tickets from point
to point
Insure for yourself comfort and safety
by having the best accommodations
afforded , thereby avoiding change of
cars , ro-ohecking of baggage , transfers
nnd lay overs en route Money can bo
saved by purchasing tickets via St
Paul or Minneapolis und the Northern
Pacific
For maps , pamphlets , rates and tick
ets inqulro of your nearest ticket ugctit ,
nny district passenger ugent of the
Northern Pacific railroad , or Charles
S. Pee , general passenger and ticket
agent , St Paul , Minn
WITH A CORPSE IN HER ARMS
A. Poor Mother Turner ! Into theSlrect
With Her Diuid Child -
A poorly clad little woman carrying a
dead child in her arms stood for a few
minutes on the corner of Twonth-sixth
street and Lexington avenue yesterday
afternoon and then mysteriously disap
peared , says the Now York Evening
World She was wocpiug when soon by
Mr Love , of the drug store under the
Ashland house , who wus on bis way to
dlnnor with a friend , and was ultogothor
such an unujuul spectacle of misery1
that the two men stopped to Inquire
what her trouble was Ou closer in
spection that trouble nppoarod to bo
poverty , and they slipped two sllvor
quarters into her hand Mr Love
cnughtsight of the i ifant'sfaco aud was
startled by its pallor 1
' Why , your child is Blck , " ho said ;
'Jit must bo looked'after immediately "
Yes , " said the woman , she is very
sick , " and she hugbt'd ' it to her breast
Mr Love plncod'ihls hand on tlio
child's head nnd fourfd tbatit must have
been dead for beverulii hours IIo told
the woman so kindly nud atsked her
whore she lived , in .
"No , no , " she iMiH . wcred weeping , and
clasping the dead infant tightly in her
arms She is not deiul but she is very
sick No , she is not dead not dead
The woman's wo ' r sword very Inco
herent , but Mr , Lovjumanaged to gather
from what she said.tiiat she was u house
servant who had bean turned away
They said she might go out und take
my dead baby In my arms , " alio said ;
but she is not dead ' '
While ho wus endeavoring to ascer
tain thoaddruBs ot the place where the
wofiinn hud worked , Mr Lovo'and his
friend were huilod by nu acquuiiitnnco
oa a neighboring doorstep They tarnod
and exchanged u few words with him ,
andjthon excused tlimnsolves , with the
intention of looking after the woman
und her dead child But to their sur
prise she had disappeared , and no trace
of her could bo found The hospitals
wore visited and the police notified , but
nothing furthur was learned of the
strange case The woman wus diminu
tive ana poorly clud in dark clothes
Tlio child appeared to bo several mouths
old
THE VERY FIRST ENGINE
Horatio Allen Set Dp and Hnn the
Knrllest Iiocomotlvo In America
Horitio Allen , the well known civil
engineer , under whoso direction the
first locotnotlro brought to America wns
built and ran , dlod at his homo lu Mont
rose , N. J. , recently , says tho-Now York
Tribune IIo entered Columbia college
in 1821 , nnd was graduated nonr the
head nf his class In 18:21 : , taking espec
ially high rank in physics ,
. In Sontombor , 1823 , tlio first success
ful locomotive was put In operation on
the Stockton it Darlington railroad In
England , by Oeorgo Stephenson The
lions of its success reached this country
early In 1820 , and so greatly interested
Mr Allen that ho decided to go to
Europe nnd study the mottvo power
IIo received an appointment from the
Dclcwnrc & Hudson company us con
tracting ngont , to purchase in England
the railroad iron required to build ton
niilcs of road from the company's mines
in the Lackawanna valley to the Lack it-
waxen , a tributary of tlio Dolewnro , and
also authority to purchase tlireo locomo
tives for the new railroad , to bo built on
plans to bo decided on by lilm
Mr Allen on arriving nt Liverpool
umbo the acquui.ituiico ot George
Stuphensou , with whom ho consulted in
the carrying out ol his plans Two of
the locomotives wore ordered from Mr
Stephenson and ono from Poster , Ilast-
rlck & Co of Stourbridge It was the
latter the Stourbrldgo Lion that was
the first loconiotlvo over run in Amer
ica The locomotives were received in
New York in the winter of 1828-20 , setup
up und tested while suspended in the
air , and it was not until August , 1821) ) ,
that they were tnkon to the road for
wnich they were built This road ter
minated at Iloncsdalc , Pa , and rnn
about six hundred yards in a straight
line , then crossing Lachtiwaxen creuk
by a sharp curve of 7o0 yards radiut * .
When the Stourbrldgo Lion wns swung
in the air preparatory to being placed
on the track it was discovered for the
first time that the axels had an un-
yoilding parallel position , and that
there was no truck with kingbolt that
uould permit of the ongluo accommo
dating itself to the curve of the roud
Further , the road had boon built of
"grcon timber in long lengths and the
timbers hud warped considerably in
places Nevertheless , Nr Allen was
confident that all would bo well Ho
trlod in vain , however , to get an en
gineer to run the locomotive , and no
olliclal of the road would risk his lifo
in the apparently foolhardy enterprise
Mr Allen then acted ns engineer him
self , nud ran the locomotive three miles
down the track and roturncd in safety
With your name nnd address , mailed to
the Swift Specific Co , Atlanta , Go , i3
necessary to obtain an interesting treatise -
iso on thu blood and the diseases incident
I fi
_ _
Skin Eruption CSured
Ono of my customers , a highly respected and
Influential citizen , hut who is now absent front
the city , has used Swifts Specific with excellent
result , lie eays It cured him of a ekin eruption
that ho had been tormented with for thirty years ,
and hod rtelstcd tbo curative qualities of miny
other medicines
Itojutnr Cleoo , Prr 4' ' * * Tvl -
DR5. BETTS & BETTS
110 $ P.inir.iM Stiip.gt , Omaha , Nan <
( Opposite Paxton IlotoL )
* iri ll P
m ! _ _ _ _ _
Ofllce bour , J era , 10 8 pm Suiilars 10 a. m. , tc
pm
Specialists la Chronic , Nerrous Skin sad Wood Pl
eases
ElTConsultaUon &t offlco or t > 7 mall iron Ileal-
clnes sent br mall or express , nocureljr paeko-t. Ires
from observation , rjuaruntecs to euro qulcklr , sate
! r and permnnenllr
NERVOUS DEBILITY SiftSMffi&ES ! ! .
Hens rbrtlcal decay , arlsltw froni Indlscrotlon , af
reuor lnauUeuco producing slceplesness despon
dency , pimples uu tha faco.aversion toaoclrtr.eatllr
discouraged , lack or contldQnoo dull unfit ( or stmlr
vr uuslnfWH and finds life a bunion Safe-lr * parman-l
cntlr and prtraUly cured Consult Drs Halts & Bolts ,
liOU Varuani Street , Omaha , Neb
Blooi and Skin Diseases ja RM
rotulU , oomplctotf eradicated vrltUant tbo aid of
mercury HcrafnlR erylpelju fiMiar sorei , blotthes ,
nicer * . pln in the bean ftnd bonei , • yphllttlo sore
throat ; rnoutli aud ton _ u , iitarrbt etc , pcrcutacntlr *
cured where othera bave failed
Kidney Urinary fa 'Sa ' [ S , , ,81flSfc
quenlburatnjf or blood ? urlnn , urlno hltrh colored or
with roUky sediment on Handing , weak back , gonorr t
ticea , Kleetcretin , ate , l'roiuplly and aafeljr cured
charge * reasonable
STRICTURE ! SSSSS S
moral com plot * without cuttlnir , caustto ortllllallon
Cure * effected at bomo by patltmt without a moments
I > ala or Annoyance *
To Youn _ Hen and Hiddle-A.ed Hen
PflDD 1'he awful effects of esrty
AQ11DP UUilD Vice , which brings ort'anla
wonknoss , rioitrojlnn both mind nnd bodr , nllu all
tsdreadeu Ills , permuteutlr cured
TlflO PPTTO Address those who h ve im-
llulj Dill 10 palrod themselves tiy Improper
JDduUencesumland solltarr lisblla , which ruin both
boar and mind , untitling tliom fur business , study or
Diarrtaee
Milium ) 1UX. or those entering on that happr
life , a < raru or pbrilclal debllltr , qulUIr assisted
OUR SUCCESS
! i based * upon facti Unit practical experience , aeo-
ond-uverycue I * fipeilally studied , thu * ttarttng
aright , third medlclnci urei'rvpared ' In our own la *
batory exactly tu mlt eacu ca t\ thus uOVctlng euro J
without Injury
liytfenUi centi pottage for celebrated worka on
chrome , noryout anddpllcutadlieaie * , 'fhouianda
cured jA friendly lettur or rail may tare you fu <
tu re utferinKandaljtitne , and add golden yaars to life
ftTSio letters answered uoleta accompanied by 4
cuatt lu atatnpa Addrei * or call on m
ims iu.ttm & nirrc %
A pocket full of money amount , to llttlo
after lieaUli is sjoim • > rniay lire n. Rood
aupetltu , aouiiit tllffcsUon mm < ilu tlo llmba
tttkoTiilfulllls ThenIfyouart ) | > o ryou
will l > o liuppyi If rich , you tun enjoy your
money , lliey dispel loir spirits uud giro
liuoyuucy to mind uud body
Recommendation
W. I. IMiilr , llunvlllo , Vu , auyai "Iliovo
Ions ; suiTered from Torpor of tlio lAvur Kiitl
JlyspepaU , und liasu trlvd lillmut every
thine , but ne ei- del Ivotl half tlintMmrtlttluit
I limo huS from TullV fills I reruiiimend
them tu ull that urn uiUlLted with JUynpeptin
und hick Ilradacho "
Tutt's Liver Pills
give aqon maiumoN ,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AT THE
ExposnrtONzzz :
= Z = UNIVER5ELLE ,
PARIS , 1559 ,
The Highest Poasibla Premium ,
THE • ONLY * GRANB PRIZE
TOR GliWIMG MACHINES ,
'
WAS AWARDED TO
WHlELER & WILSON MFG ; CD ,
AND THE
41GR0SS 0F THEH *
LEQION OF HONOR ,
WAS CONFERRED UPON
NATHANIEL WHEELER ,
The President of the Company
WHEELER & WILSON MFG CO'
1H5-187 Wnbnati Avn , Chlcnco
SO L.a ItV
P. E. PLODMAN & CO
220 N. lOlh SI , Oiiinlm , Noli
INFLUENZA
IS VE11T C'OSTKOIOUS TO fEOri.T : SUTFKIllSO
ritoM lititiT.VTiox or tub TiimnT nr usino
Tin : cm.r.mtATED SODHN MINRKAIj
I'ASTlijtjtSS , this uxrui.ixn iiemkhi'roil
Bom : Tintovr , coraiis , citauhh , axd houisb
Nis' : , you c\x ritoTncTiocitsM.VES aoainst
This ini.Uin : : : disease ivkuvduiiv : biiouui
KBKPAHOXOP SOD12N AllMjUAli lAS
TillMiS IN THE HOUSE
SOLP 11V AM llllUtllUSTS AT 250 AND MC ) II
llOX
l'nmiilili'ts sent gratis mi iipnlti'iitinit 1)V ) llio
Soden Mineral Springs Go , , Limited ,
IB CEDAK ST . NHW YOIUC
iJKOTEsO )
| > Collar ,
IJOSEPHCiLLOTHI
STEEL PENS
COLD MEDAL PARK EXFOSITWN 1SS9.
Noa 3O3-4O4-I7O-C04.
| THE MOST PERFECT OF PBW5.
BSi rSsAy' SrVs ' b ;
tasks rat 1-prr'o TUBUUR AR OUtlliSlMffir"
\ < liUppriroor rtsllonandwu lelifra Lou ST Jl * JjU5
rortablr.Hrir.AdJutllnCBDtll B en Hurrc ttnln A . tl-
F. IIX3C0K , una IIr . L " r r. rnr.l I'h.Vr V rk
cixa.vr wBiieiatii i uaroooocphju . fehKhOAnsnji'
jmmmmamaBjamaaBaaeamk
Arrcsta dlacharROJ from tlio urinary Organi
In cltticr aex in 48 hours
It la superior to Copaiba , Cutab , or lnoo- ]
tlons , and /rco from ull lxul ciocll or otliar
Inconvenience ! ,
SA NTAL-MI DYto S * W.
t _ * * Hiri rgltliout wlilch none or penuto i -J
IM'iiCriil '
Nenl t ) felt br tlin s M lit ) keep tli blood purt |
unit MRorom with Aycr'ti Enrsni urlUnt |
m\kks Tin ; nvt.K HTmiMi rrdstnitlon H tins |
movt cliHrnctrrUtlo mill qrlou < < sjniptoin nt |
tlio prernlltiiR illsf me It is ilut lnij this ilpbllt * |
tnteil contllllon of tlio bo.lv tlint broncliltlo , H
l'lipimionla , typliotil , nml innlnrla fn tcu ujion |
tlio jKillent , lis rnrofiil anil not Allow the ays- H
ti'iu to run ilmvn 1'mvctitlou Is bottcr than |
. \\or > Snraaimrllln U Just thing for pMlrnts 1
recm-crliic from the crlpno " -.I.J..V.M. Ull B
Ayers ' Sarsaparilla
Prepnreit by llr..1. C. Aycr .V Co . Lowell , MaM H
1'iicof 1 ; six bottles , M. Worth } 3 is . bottlc H
! BO , , rD73jiii |
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SlT.l'IA ! , l.IMITCt ) r.NOAUllMHNT H
WORLDS ' GREATEST TRAGEDIAN , H
ISALVINll
Moubiy Inn 27 llir OUTLAW " H
Wrrtiipsilnr Jau .M SAMSON " * _ _ _
XucsiUy inn H
Mr AloxBUilerSalrlmln _ _ _
"A CI11L1I Ol' NAl'LUa , " H
Sale of seats opens Simmbiy mornlnit , Jan H
" \ uv H ooloc k. H
M.W.COR , I3IH&D0DSISTI , OMAHA , NEB , _ _ _ _ |
rOU TBE TBIATUXMT Ot * ALL H
sicsiiimLiisEms
ZBEl ! s.03E3Sf |
APPLIANCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES H
TJsitrtclllUfSAppatarasinaRtmedlslfot8ufctssfa' H
Trestnicnt of svery forts of Dlseass rsauirlaff _ _ _ _ |
NINETY ROOMS FOK PATIENTS ' _ _
SoariftArtsudiuioa BsitAosommolaUcniinWait _ _ _
07WRITE FOR OlacVLARS oa UjforralUf s and _ _ _
JQrstss Trusses , Clut > JTcst , OarTitumolEflns.Files , H
Tumors Oanosr , Oatarrji , Sroachltif , Xabalatloa _ _ _ _ |
KltctrlcllT , Ptislysis , Bpllspsy , Hldnsy , Bladdir , _ _ _
jiyt , Ear , oklnaBi Blood aad allSnrrUalOpMaUons
j DISEASES CF OMErJfer.ac , W ; . . Ja
woxek DDBiiiaooiniukiiT ( STPItTIT FRlYATt ) _ _ _
1 ( hUBallaUaK aioalIjtlhitenaUagaSpsolaltvof _ _ _
PRIVATE DISEASES
AllBUolCliia . ! . . . , „ follj ItesUd StptUllloTolioa _ _ _ _ |
rsnaoTSd frcnthasritsn ltfaoat lasrsurr Haw lUslarslIra _ _ _ _ |
ttilisairwrLeilTITiLroiTSH rutlls aaabla u till * _ _ _ _ |
uaybetPraUlathomaar aarrcipoodanrf Allcomntasla _ _ _ _ |
UoncooOlnlll . _ _
win c.lrp , s UsslalaasrrlailraiDtaliaistbjniahersi dnnirlitolnaiclarouttoloritar H
laatrioiiari&tartlairpr < rarrcd OaHsadeaBia'tetorind _ _
hliior/ year casa and wa wltl irad la plain wraprrr , aat I _ _ _ _ |
Rnn If Tfl UtH fubb : o ; a r/n u , apsauiM H
DUUiX lumcni * , , ? , Di i. < , i p i > o jBrps _ _ _
Wj | Ulaataad Yatleaaala , irM , qaasllaa iliU Adlrt.a | _ _ _ H
DaAHAMKBIOaXflJRnXOIOAr.IPtBTIXUT * _ _ _
18th and Dodf * 8trsots , 0BAHA , MZB H
TO WEAK MEN I
Buffcrlnft fmm tlio eilicUot jouthful errors , I'arlr _ _
d > cuy vrasilnu wcaknesi , lei manhood , etc , 1 will H
KMiil n nluniilo trcatlsn ( sealed I contnlulnit full H
tinrtlculara for homo cum HltKB of rharge A , H
aplendlil medical work : should he read hr every H
vnan who Is nerrous ami detillltated Audreii\ H
OLror V. C. V01VIjiiC.IUuoduaiCoutu M
Dr JOHN C. JONEST I
I'llACTlUH I.IMITKD TO H
i > isg\sis : ofvoi e.\ . M
Ofllee , 8. KOor 13tU and Done las fits , Oniulia N H
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= sWEST =
PORTLAND I
A rich , boautlfiil tract of table liiml seven liundrod (700) ( ) feet above H
the Willamette llaautiful Purln , with inlnorul springs , shade trees . H
and niaoadiunl/.Gd walks A building BOuioty in operation orootlnpr |
cottages and stores for rout or Ralo A motor line ib boln _ cotiHtruot- |
od , to bo in operation by May next , with Co fare Only 600 of the M
H700 of these lots nro placed on the market at it quarter of their value M
TboBQ lots are sold on the instiillmont plan , with easy onymonte or a |
liberal dlBcount for cash A special urranromont [ will bo made with |
parties purchasing ono or jnoro blocks * H
Tlieao loin will l > _ advaiiecil ( lfly pur cum alter llioto M
now on tdu iiiiirkct arcHolcl M
Ainmv.ss , H
SHOREY , HALL & CO , I
Abington Buildine , PortEandOregon I
i , , , . . , . - r = 3 H
| w&M WaM BMj * u | HP II 1 I kill I
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A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Ice Tools I
HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , 1405 Dougias St I
Send for catalogue
ETCHINGS l II # k J | % % Hi tKTEMEUSON , I
ENGRAVINGS , JH J MM E aTUALLET os DAVIS ! |
ARTIST SUPI'UESt _ WM § * rKIMUALLi , |
MOULDINGS , fe llllUI _ _ _ _ KTPlANOS&ORGANa |
FRAMES , - % l Hi WSHEKT MUSIC
1513 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska I
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