THE STATE CAPITAL
tire Brjaki Out in. tlio Baddlory Depart
ment of the Penitentiary.
ONLY SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS DAMAGE ,
Capture of n Man Who In Charged
AVItli Swindling n Money
Ijoancr New * About tlio
Htnto Homo.
. , Nob. , July 5. [ Special to Trrn
JBcn. ] A. llro broke out near the sewing mn-
chlno In tlio saddlcrj1 ilcpartmcnt of the state
penitentiary today and Ixjforo the flames
could bo extinguished f < iCO worth of damage
vrns done. Tlio prompt action of the convicts
was all I hat saved the building from being
consumed. Tlio loss was fully covered by In-
Burance in the San Francisco , the American
3lfe of 1'lillndelphl.l and the South British
lusuranco companies.
AT I.AST.
A year ago Dan Sheep went to Mr. L. C.
Toung , n money loaner of this place , nnd
vith a very plausible story managed to so-
cnro uloan of several hundred dollars on
property owned by him nnd nlso on certain
Imaginary property. After securing the
money It is alleged that Sheep sold his mort
gaged goods nnd dtsapitfarcd , forgetting to
tlrst leave his prospective address with the
money loaner. Warrant * charging Sheep
with obtaining money under false pretenses
were sworn out by Young , but the officers
lallcd to flnd Shoop. The matter was put
Into the hands of cx-Constnblo L. Ilcoch , who
nfter several month * ' correspondence learned
that his man was In Arhansns. Kequisltloii
jiapers were Isiuod and Spccliil Ofllivr You-
man of the Missouri Pacific was scut t/jthat
state to bring the culprit back. Ho succeeded
Jn captiirlsi ; him and this morning turned
ilm over to the Lincoln authorities.
rf.IKD WITH I.IQUOHANI ) IIUINEI ) .
Mary R. Titut is n pretty country girl of
only fourteen years und is ns Innocent as a
clilld nf four. Her father lives on u farm
near S.dtlllo nnd in order to have his daugh
ter learn something moro of the world than
what she saw in her own household , Mr.
Titus allowed her to go to the homo ot a
friend named Denmnn , a farmer near Den-
ton. Yesterday she got off the train hero to
change cars and while sitting In the depot n
railroad man nppronched her mid by pretendIng -
Ing to be veil acquainted with her family
succeeded in getting her to go with him for a
drink of lemonade. Instead of taking her to
n restaurant ho led her to a wine room , where
lie got her Intoxicated und ho in company
with two p , ls toolc the helpless girl to a room
whore her ruin was accomplished , A fourth
fellow , Charles Burns , was nlso let into the
room and was captured this morning at the
plneo by the police , who had got wind of the
terrible affair. Two of the other fellows
have nlso been caught by the ofllcers , but , the
police refuse to divulge their names until the
ottier scoundrel Is also run In.
8TATH
The following moneyed institutions were
Incorporated today : State b.mlc of Ilold-
rege , cap ! till stock , { SO.OdO. State hank of
Arlington , capital stock , KiO.OOO. Midland
State tomb of Omaha , capital stock , * 100,000.
The Way typo writing company of Ord , cap
ital stock , $10,000.
Brad Cook , of Land Commissioner Stcca's
Cfllce , was badly burnt yesterday by the ex
plosion of n largo llro cracker in his face and
13 unable to attend to his duties today.
CI.OTIIINO THIEVK8.
Thieves sneaked Into John Nelson's room
end appropriated a silver watch and a blue
cutaway coat nnd vest.
LOVIJ lacansAT LOCKSMITHS.
Thathomoof the gossipi today in Lincoln
Is the love scrape in which air. Samuel G.
OWGII nnd Mrs. Jennie T. Disch llgurcd as
the Komeo and Juliet. Mr. Owen is a hoary-
licuded man of wealth who will soon bo sixty.
Ilohas been a widower for three years , and
ever ten years ngo Ids youngest child was
Married. Ho has of late become very much
pmittcn with Mrs. Jennie T. Dlsehya plump
nnd comely trrass widow , \vHtr secured a
divorce from her husband only twelve \vecks
HRO. The relatives of the old man viewed
first with consternation nnd then with indig
nation the Infatuation of the aged lover , but
Le turned a deaf car to their entreaties.
As Mr. Owen is the proprietor of several
trick blocks in the city of Lincoln , of course
Ids nttciitlous were not odious to the divorced
lady mid aho expressed a willingness to be
come the partner of the old man and share
with him his joys und his handsome income
from nuts. Owen wished to bo spliced nt
once und the lady consented. There is a law
Jn the state of Nebraska that prevents a
divorced iicrson marryinginsldo of six
tnonths. IJut love laughs at- laws as well as
bolts and bars nnd tha gitldy couple hied
p\vuy U ) Iowa whore a person can secure a
fllvorco and bo married again nil in ono day.
The old man's heirs wcra determined that
fie healthy looking gross widow with
the prosi > ect of a long life before
licr should rob them of their inheritance and
they watched the mysterious actions of the
couple , Som'o how it was learned that the
two \vcro bound for Council Bluffs to become
nan and wlfo , and to prevent the union a
telegram was sent to the county clerk of Pot-
tawatamio county adjuring him by all means
not to grant a mwiaga liccnua to tlio old man
us he was cltuar drunk or crazy.
When the silvery headed lover with his
tmxorn tootsy wootsy appeared nt the county
clerk's olllco In Council Bluffs and ashed
emlliiiftly for a nmrriago license ho was flatly
refused. .Expostulations and attempted bribes
of hundreds of dollars wcra all In vain. The
clerk refused to grant the license , giving as u
reason to soothe the old man's feelings the
fact that there was no witness with them to
establish their identity. The pair departed
Sorrowfully , but as they liuvo not yot. made
( icir uppearanco In Lincoln it is believed that
glioy are seeking a state where too muny
qucstlor.s uro not asked candidates for matrl-
inony.
I * VMS IMIMCHTINKITCE.
ttho New York VolcoYnnti * More In
formation.
Hastings N"obrnskan : The Now York
'Voice , subsidized organ of the Nebraska pro-
Jilbltion party , which is terribly interested in
eceingthu prohibition amendment carry in
this state , has mailed n circular letter to
every gentleman in the ( jty ( who signed the
bankers mid business men's circular recently
circulated. In ulna cnsos out of ten , to our
personal knowledge , the letter was thrown
into the waste basket by the recipla ts , they
considering it a plcco of cheeky impertinence
lor the foreign sheet to question or even want
to know their motive or right to express their
convictions on the question of prohibition.
C. II. Dietrich , however , has
taken the tlmo to reply to the communication
nnd as wo nave- conversed with a majority of
the signers of the Hoggen circular Ids reply
KettocU the generally expressed sentiment of
nil. The letter Is as follows r
IL\STixas. Nob. , July l.-To the Editor of
the Volco. Now York City : In answer to
yours of the 25th lust , will say : I personally
witnessed tha signing of nearly every firm
nnd individual on the Hastings list against
the prohibition amendment. It was signed
ly themselves , raid with n full knowledge of
vhnt they woru doing. The list represents
fully 10 per cent of the commercial interest of
this city. It aha represents the men who
have contributed no less than T5 per cent of
nil the money used for public , charitable ) and
religious purposes In Hastings. Many of
those men uro members und oflico rs
of our various religious dcnomi-
jutions , and wo are proud of
their true Christian nn.'l moral characters.
I know , cither pononully or by reputation ,
Dearly all of the men who have signed the
eauie'docunient in the other cities of the state ,
mid I know that to them is largely duo the
building up of our commercial , religious and
educational institutions to a poiut lar nbovo
irnv other state In the union , considering ngo
on'd population. You cannot legislate brains
nnd will power into these who need them to
/ resist unnatural desires and passions. Hu-
inanity can only bo bettered by example ,
moral suasion and education , not by law , fa-
naticUm or racks of torture.
Tlio religion of Turitoy forbids the use of
nlcohollo stlnmlunU. TheTurk1 desires and
tiosslons have taken another form , and wo
know the result. The sturdy , large-brained ,
broail-pmiged Germans huvo fflvcn us the
greatest educators and educational institu
tions iu the world.
High license , hacked by A heavy bond with
strict huvH nnd scvera punUhnicntt for of
fenses for violating the name , naturally makes
detective * out of the legitimate dealer , who
complies with the law , to sco to It that no
liquor l.i nohl through any of the methods
employed for obtaining the same In prohibi
tion states. Without llccmo nil men who do-
si re to u o or sell liquor nrooiiually Interested
in protecting each other in their violations of
tlio law ,
In conclusion I would stigpr > st , thit Inas
much us you ere working in tha interest of
God. homii nnd morality , without any mercen
ary thought whatever , that you beraifturcnt-
ploy your time and tnlcnts BuvnnchiKnndedu
cating the unfortunate people of prohibition
Turkey , rather than endangering the pros
perity of a state that by wise nnd conserva
tive action , has accomplished more in n
shorter time than any other state or nation ,
to build up a reputation religiously , educa
tionally , mor.illy and financially.
Personally , 1 nm vice president of the
Bustncsi Men nnd Banker's association and
never have used Intoxicating drinks or to
bacco : nnd there nro many others lnth.Ii as
sociation who arenlsotoUilabstainers. Yours
respectfully , C. 11. DEITIUCII.
The Independent I'eophs'H Call.
LINCOLNNeb. . . July 5. f Special to Tun
The call for a people's independent
state convention has been issued , as follows :
In nuniianco of tlio duty dovolvlng upon us
by the ahovo appointment wo hereby an-
noiinnu tlin t a pcoplo's Independent sin 11 e con
vention will bo liciil In lluluimui hull , Lincoln ,
Nob. , Tuoiilny , July 9 , tittXnts ) o'clock p.m. ,
for tlio imrpooo o ( placing In nomination can
didates for tlio follo lii state olllccH. viz :
Governor , lloutoniint-snvernor , sccrutary of
stale , iiiiilltornf nubile account * , state treas
urer , attorney Keni-rnl.eoinmlsilonorot pub
lic liuiils ami iiulldlniw , superintendent of
public InstrimMon , nnil the trmtmctlon of
oilier busliiow that may properly como before
tha contention. , , , . , .
All persons who accept the declaration of
principles publMiod and circulated by the
pronlui scoinmlttcoaro liorpby Invited topar-
tlelpJitt ! In tlio Melcction of delpgiitci to Ibis
pcoplo'scoiivontlon , n-gardlossol past politi
cal ulllllatlons.
Wo also rccommond that the people In the
different precincts meet at their rogtiliir poll-
InKplaccs tochooso clclogates to their county
coiivcntlotiHon Thursday , July 21 , at. > o'clock
p. tn..and tliat tlio delegates fco choden moot 1 n
county convention to cliooio clcloautcs to thu
stulo convuiitlon on Saturday , July 21. In tlio
aftcriiiMin. Wo also recommend tliat nil MIIII
county convent Ions appoint coanly coiumit-
tci t for the conduct of the campaign. ,
\\'o nlso ipcoiniiiund that llm delegates
eho.siMi In thuI'Mrst congressional dlstiletcon-
stltuto a consrenslomil convention for ( hut
district to lie convened Immediately on the
adlouriinientof tliostuto convention.
No proxies will bo admitted. Delcsatcs
prose nt will cast tlio full vote of their county.
Tlio dliroiPiit rnunllRS will 1 > entitled to
delegates as fullnwi. Unit1 < 1 upon tlio Industrial
organization lu said counties , viz. :
llnyCK . womior . i-
llltchcock . 1 Wheeler . 4
llult . 12
llonnrtl U l tcr . 1
Huokur S
Total . 530
jSK1- ! : ; : " : : ; : : : : : : ,
a > 1UI11UWS
J. II. ( 'HADDOCK.
The nbovo caU Is accompanied by the fol-
OrlKlnally acivll wnslsgnotlhy the all lance
moil of several counties for a distinctively al-
llunvo convuiitlon. Tills not bolus tlioujtlit In
iiccoriinnco with tlio constitution , nnd It. living
toured that such a convention iiiluht disrupt
the alliance. Its promoters thought It host to
withdraw their uall. ami a declaration uf prlu-
] > 1 > 'H iinda petition fora people's independent
convention wis sent out. It wiHoxpro sly ex
plained thnt this vrus not t olio-distinctively an
alliance convoiitlon , and tlnit Its members
WIMO under no obligations to support It 'lliis
understanding averted the danger of disrupt
ing thonlllunco , and nt thu samu time n-.siilt-
utl In tlio most uniinlinoiH utilising of tlio
pcoplo thiit has over taken plncu In the couu-
t.rv
t.rvIt'll probnhlo that nnnrlr or quite 2T > ,000
nnmos have already been aliinud to that cU'elii-
rutlou. The convention Is cnlli'il and
will bo held. While It U not distinct
ively mi nlllanco convention , the
principles of the iluiMaratlon nro
alliance principles and tlio gciitind public will
hold thoulllanco rosponslblo for tlicconviMi-
tlon and Its remilts. What seems In liuour
duty undnrthoso flrcumMtanccs ? it scums tn
lo ttalit thai w should control what wowlll
lie hold n-MWiislblo tors that wu shonlil hliow
tlialtho7U,0&Oiiioinbor.sof tlio iilllaiicnurutho
penplu ; Unit wo should sue to It tlmt that con
vuiitlon U composed of the In-st men In thn
state , that Itbclucts u Rood tluket , Hindu upof
iinru nnd lumorablu iiiun , " and that tlio
tlel.ot h triumphantly elected.
The nllliiiiconinTO.UCOmoniborsln > eln-n9ka.
A chanit | ! ot 1.1,000 vutos will elect the pooplii's
ticket. Twenty thousand mi'ii liuvo already
pledged thoimtilvi'S to Fiiiiport sucli a ticket ,
There Hpi'ius to bo no doubt , what over about
our duty. It Is to stand by tills inovoinent.
with all our strength und take | io < .spsslimuf
thoeoveriiincnt of thla stnto In tlieiiaiiiiuif
thu people ami ot i > nro Kuvornuiont. Willo
tliostuteiillliiiK'oH not a political party , Its
objects are polltlc.il reform , and those ummnt
bo iiec-oiiipllMioil without twlltcal aclloii. Wet
t livieforo euine.stly rccoiiiniend tliat every al-
llnni'o man In Nclii-uskn iiiaku It his spdal
duly to attend tlio primaries and aid In so-
lectlii" the abloit und most honpst men to
cinapoiutlio county conventions which aru to
elect cieli'Butes to this | , eoilu' vnnvuntlon.
Tint county convoiilloiiM which 1110 recom-
incndoil In tills call cnn alnucoiisldcrany local
nintturs which necessity -Ulrt ! > s.
AVe wNh spocln lly to invilo your attciitlon to
thoiHM-ilof watuhlne your senatorial districts.
Thocontrol of u , very hiualliiiuubDrof senators
may Klvo thoeorporato ponor control of tlio
state Hunntc.ln which case all olTorts for legis
lation in the Intolt'sts of thu farmers would bo
f utllo. No man should roci'lvn your tnirragcs
for senator who is not only nbmu Hiisiiiclon.
butwhoUnot already specitioally pledscd to
support the nioasurosno deiiiand. The road
of the candidates who will not plcilgu their
honor to work und vote for the Intorust of the
fnnnoi-H should bomndoiv roelcy road.
II. I'owEits. President State Alliance.
J. M.TIIOMVSOX , Secretary tftato Alliance.
J. IliritimwH , Uhultuian Statu Kxeoutlvu Uora-
niltteo.
UKOElVKD 0.'IIK WIDOW.
llovf n Hero's Pension Disappeared
ThroiijjhSlinrp ) Vntutlun.
Mary Gapan of Vnlloy , widow of John
Gajran , n aoldlov In the war , who was prantcd
a pension of J-"IJ ( recently for her husband's
cle.ith la the ntitlon'a service , njiiwaled to
United States Attorney Baker for asslst-
nnco in recovering the money from
J. B. Moore of Elk City , whom
slio alleges , gained possession of the funds by
false pretenses mid fi-aud.
She says that Moore who did SOIPO corre
spondence for her with attorneys In Wasli-
ington , presented n paper to , her claiming
that her signature was necessary to It in or
der to obtain the pension. She signed it nnd
it' developed. that the document
\v"ns a power of attorney. Under this she
says Moore drew her money. After
u tlmo lie put In ft statement showiiiR
various siunll items paid and then told her
thut ho had purchased forty acres of valuable
land for her , for which ho claimed ho paid
81,6(10. ( Subsequent developments showed n
niortgaRO of fSOO oo pthroporty and she
clulma a general misuse of her funds ,
A. Happy
The engagement of Mr. S. O , V. Grisvrold
and Miss Gundlo S. Coburn has been for
mally unnonneed.
Sir. Grlswohl Is a member of Tns HEB
stuiT , Avhllo his flnnnceo b the daughter of
Mr , nnil Mrs , \Vllllam Coburn of this city.
Miss Coburn la ono of the most tmutlful
and accompIUhou of Omaha's younR ladles ,
whoso debut in society has been followed by
the popularity which always attends such
gifted young women.
Mr. Griswold is ono of the most versatile
writers on the western press , und , is ono of
the valued attaches of Tin : BEE. LIUo his
uuaiicoc , ho has hosts of friends la tUls ico-
tlon nnd other pnrti of thoi-onntry who oni < .
neatly cougrntuluto hlui uiwii his HCMX.I for
tune. _ _
FIOIIT1NG I'OH THU K.VItiHTS.
rtnlli-ond Mrn After tlio
Hound for Illwniikuc.
Up loalutohour lait night the milroad
a ? rnts were still flglitlnp to sco which could
secure the Pythian delegation goltifr from
Nebraska to Milwaukee. AH ilny the vires
were kept hot with messngcs to local repre
sentatives throughout the state , while be
tween John Francis , IJob Illtchlc , Fred Nnsh
and .Ilm Do Devote the situation hero devel
oped many interesting features ,
That circular issued by W. L. Dnyton , brls-
adlcr general of the order , stating that Inas
much as the committee on transportation
hml failed to secure n better rate than
one faro for the round trip , himself
anil staff would go over the Hur
lington , nnd inviting all Unlghts to Join
them , created quite n breezy sensation
in certain circles. It roused the tro of Cap
tain Hey wood nnd nmdo Kltehle very angry.
Tha latter has been claiming nil iilonj ? that
his line , the Northwestern , was selected sev
eral weeks njo ns the ofllclal route , nnd Hey-
wood , Avho is a member of the commlttco ,
backed him un.
FrancU nnd Nash , however , refused to
frrant Mr. Hltclilo's road any nuch distinc
tion und sailed In to get whatever proportion
of tuo hushies * they could. De Bevoiso felt
and acted the same way , no said nothing
but snwed wood.
Iteyvrood declared that Dayton had
no authority , no right to Issue such
a circular. He , too , Is u member
of the committee. Ho said : "As
our last meeting wo took u vote nnd de
cided to KO on the Northwestern , and the
Second regiment , composed of Oinnhn lodges ,
has also iirranircu to RO that way. " "Dayton
did tills , " declared another gentleman , be
cause hu has tin iiiinunl piM on the Burling
ton , nnd Is In the employ of that corporation. "
"There In a great deal of Interesting inside
history to the whole deal , but whether- not
It will over come out is the question. Yes
terday mornlnp the Hock Iiland hud secured
Lincoln division , but before II o'clock lost
It nVain. In the meantime the Northwestern
perfected arrangements to furnish a special
train , whieluvill carry both the Lincoln and
Omaha delegations. However , Nebraska's
representatives will not go as n body. Kama
Imvo purchased their tickets over the Uurllns ? -
ton , some over the Milwaukee , nnd u goodly
number over the Hock Island.
Georges \V. Sliepperd , an attorney of
Blnnniinfjton , Nob. , is talcing treatment
foi1 hia ctitiUTh wltli Dr. Birnoj' , the
ciilurrh specialist.
jicenaoi.
licenses were Issued to the following
parties yesterday :
Name and nddrau. Ago.
( Jan Jlvonnr , Omaha "U
| Jlury Hrabi'K , Omaha 19
( Oliver II. Kiohards , Omaha : a
I Fannlo K. Weston , Omalu 'J3
f Charles Dyer , Omaha 2d
\ KllnMornn , Um.ihu -3
j Fred W. liuutzcn , Omnha 40
j Mary 1C. I'-missn , Omaha 'Jl
( William O'Brien , Oniuhii 23
\ Klizabeth C. Wendling. Umah < i 2S
( Charles J. Swanborg , Omaha 23
\ Mathilda Peterson , Omaha 121
( Samuel Kichnrds , Omaha lit
( Ida Louden , Omaha 18
A , A. Egbert has brought suit against A.
C. Griflln lorl'JOD on a note.
Itev. Dr Hobcrt li. Meredith of Brooklyn ,
N. V. , will preach in the St. Mary's avenue
Congregational church this morning nt 10:30 :
o'clock. Dr. Meredith is otio ot thu strongest
and most elon.ucnt men of thu denomination.
There will bo 110 evening service. Sunday
scnool nt noon.
The Misses Lu'ti ' and Jillnnie Iloruberger
will give u "Wish none party" in honor of
their guests , the MisstM Davenport ui-d
Mooru of Kansas City , oil Thursday evening ,
July 10.
rirat Congregational church. Nineteenth
and Davenport streets , Dr. J. T. Duryen , pas
tor , residuum JIi ) CHSH street. Sunday
inonihiK services at 10:150 : , Immediately fol
lowed by Sunday school. Voting Peoplo'a
Society of Christian Endeavor at 0:30 : p. in.
Prayernnd praise meetings Wednesday
evening ut 7:15. : All are welcome.
The vaster elect , Kcv. S. M. Ware , will
movu to Omaha nnd begin work thU week ,
preaching next S.tbbatli.
The Ladies' Aid society will glvo a lawn
sociable at the residence of Mr. C. .1. Camtn ,
tsU ! Hamilton street , next Thursday even
ing , A cordial invitation is extended to nil.
Arran ments are being made to have a
"Dcniorcst Medal" contest Tuesday evening
by members of the Sabbath school.
Deun Gardner will preach in the cathedral
this morning at 11 o'clock on "Citizenship. "
This evening at :43 on "Showing Your
Colors. "
Chaplain Nave will occupy the pulpit of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church , ivouutzo
Place , Sunday morning , preaching on "The
Relation of the Pulpit to the Standing-
Army. "
lrJillSO\fl L M'.l H.IK Jt
S. P. Morse returned yesterday from Jiovr
York.
D. W. Ilnyncs of the Uoyd management ,
left for the cast last evening.
E. II. Hoymaii of Heyman & Dcichcs , re
turned yesterday from the east ,
Mrs. J. A. Uobinson is visiting friends in
ChleafTO. She will return about August 1.
Mrs. FredH. Martin o Los Ans-'lis , Cal. ,
Is visiting her mother , Mrs. John Heed , 1SL1
Cass street.
HIIRO Brandies leaves Monday evening to
ttiko in the Knights of Pythias encampment
at Milwaukee.
W. F. Bcchel. D. W. Haynes , Kdward
Lnrkin , Dr. H.V , Hyde , and "several other
nicmhcw of Omaha lodso. No. Ij'J. ' Benevolent
Protective Onlor of Elks , left for Cleveland
yesterday afternoon to attend thu annual re
union and grand lodge which convenes there
on Tuesday.
Mr. J. J. Donnelly , Jr. , manager of the
American District Telegraph company , loaves
today for a four weeks' trip to the Paelllc
coast. Ho will be accompanied by his wife
and his wife's mother-in-law , Mrs. Lawsoii.
Mr. Donnelly's attention to the arduous de
tails of his olllco for sonio tlmo past entitles
him to a rest , ami his enjoy men nt of the
sumo will be appreciated by all his friends.
Iluildlnc I'ormits.
Permits to build were Issued ns fol
lows by the supijrliitendont of buildings yesterday -
terday :
ThomasSwolie , n-storv brick tenement
lilook , London and Twenty-fourth $20,000
William Onvln. 1-story frnmo cottiiRo ,
Miiynoaiid l'liMisint : 1,000
Sarah .I.Uiisaull. 1'i stor.v ( ramu dwull-
Injs , Iols ( and Tlilrty-olghtli 1CT , 0
Preil t'lirlstlimmin , I-slory frame burn ,
rarkorandTwiMity-fourth SO
Four permits agsrcijatlii. ? 93TOO !
A A'cry Swell
J. S. Baldwin , alias C. A. Lilly , es
caped from the Louisiana ponitontlnry
and was probably drowned , Baldwin
was a social lender in western Louisiana.
IIo made love to young girls and uttr-
glnrizau1 their houses liitor on , Bays n
Ke\v \ Orleans dispatch to tlio Chicago
Tribune. Ho wua finally chasad out
of Now Orleans , wont to Fnyctte-
villo , Ark. , cracked a crib wlxilo doing
the society act , was sent up for four
yours , jumped from a train nnd escaped ,
turned up again in Now Orleans , > \aa
caught while burglarizing a tailorshop ,
twice nearly dug his wuy out of prison ,
wia then sent on a bout to work with
ether convicts on the Vita crovnsso ,
broke Ills chains , jumped into the rlvor
and never catno to the surface.
Editor E. U. Purcell of Vordlgroo ,
Nob. , is highly pleased with Dr. Blrnoy'a
now oloctrie treatment of catarrh ,
POWELL July 4 at 9 p. m. Clement W.
Powell , of paralysis of the heart.
Funeral scrvlco at 5 p. ra. nt the Trinity
cathedral , Dcau Gardiner ofliclatlug.
THE EARLY BASKS OF flIIAIIA
How tie Mall was Handled la the Pioneer
Village.
THE OFFICE OFT N WENT BEGGING ,
A Ileinliilficciico of tlio fllniRirle Tor
Supremacy Ilctwcou Oiimhn
niul the IJftirrs A. hot-
tcrj's Atil ,
If nnjr ono would study human nature In
Oniiihnvoulil , take a look or gesture for a
foundation ntul thereon urunvo In fancy ,
tragedy , comedy or farce stories of love and
hute , joy and sorrow , bright tmtldimtlons
and bitter dlsiippolntments , ho should station
lilmsoU near tlio Ucllvcry window of the
Omaha postoftlco.
They nro ronunonplace fjcoa that nro found
there waiting , anil ono might almost tliluk
that they never changed , though they are
comlnir find frolng front morning till nkht.
Few of them nro biultic * ] ( iconic business
people have boxes and the free delivery. l''ow
of them have homes , for homes hive ; streets
nnd numbers. They are the "lloatini ; popula
tion , " n few from the country , u few from
the grading camps , a few from the ( treat
houses where they tire only known by their1
nicknames , and would not receive thuiriimll
If Itvcro delivered , and immvnro strangers.
It Is not hard to puess their stories. Thcro
is tha young man \vlio cania west to Hud fame
nnd fortune and hits contributed nil his money
to a cheap iionrdli'T ' house. 'IMiaiinxlonslook
in his eyes tells iio story , llovniit.s a re
mittance. The jialo faced woman whoso eyes
devour the pile of letters so npparoutly care
lessly sbullleil over by the delivcrv clerk und
nt thu slialio of his head turns away with n
look of despair in her eyes lius been deserted
by her husband nnd la hoping against hope
for word of his whereabouts.
They are mostly nchhijj hearts which come
to the delivery window und though the ile-
livery clorlt sees mnnv faces brighten iitthe
receipt of the longed for missive it is oftener
that ho see * waves of disappointment und
starting tears. Anxious lovers , husbands
and wives , fathers and mothers , sisters and
brothers stand there waiting only to be dis
appointed.
lu u greater or loss dejrco the postofllco is
a center of Interest everywhere , in crowded
city or rural hamlet.
The Omaha olllco hns been through all
stages within the ineinoi-y of muny ycoplo
yet living in the city. It has occupied ucor-
iinr nf 'll ' n st.mM"vll011 thit. : ltmt.it tlMrm wlfh
its miscellaneous stock of eatables , drinka
bles nnd wi'imiulcs was the solitary place of
business in the village. There the iilpcsinolc-
inR fjossipers were wont to coiiKivifiito and
talk over the coming villuso election , the l.it-
cst lynching beo.o the prospects of some
dor becoming a town and having an actual
railroad running tlironph tlio place and ether
topics of interest to the pioneers.
Tlio nlory of postmaster Jones and his bat
Is familiar'to most Oinahans. The mall in
these dnys , away bade in T l , when there
wro oulja fern- shanties imd tents to marl ;
the site of the future metropolis , ciimo across
tlio ferry when nnd how it could. The Hrst
man at the landing stowed the few letters in
the crown of his hut atid dealt them out ai ho
happened to meet t.ho owners. A. . U. Jones
who oilencit undurttjok the task cinno frrailu-
nlly to bo considered nsoitoC pcrambulatini ;
pOitolHco and lib tall stovepipe was the re-
ceptaelo for all the messages of love and en
couragement from distant eastern friends
'
dcitin'cd for the little community.
The town had grown u little before the cad
of the year and tho-i Mtonico became sta
tionary. D.tvid Llndli'v was the deputy and
at that time was building the ilrst hotel on
the corner of Thirteenth and Hitrney , after
ward known as the Diuglas house. He had
out in the street a shanty of roufjh boards
for tlio storage of tools , limo and other arti
cles used in the building. Plcro ho located
the poatoftlce , using fin axe box divided into
four compartments. 'When the hotel was
llnlshed the axe buxiwns nailed up la ono of
the rooms and everyIwd.v helped himself.
A Monnonnunicd.Frjnliwho hud left Flor
ence on account of ua Indian scare , next
acted as deputy for Liiidley. Ho was located
nt a frame hoarding iiouso on the corner of
Eleventh and Ilanusy.anil kept the letters In
n bushel basket. People were all supposed
to be honest in those iluys and the citizens
came around occasionally und sorted over the
basketful of letters nnd papers , taking what
belonged to them. A. D. Jones was still the
comtnis'iioncd ' postmaster and tiriny
of the empty honor ho rcsipimg
in favor of Mi' , Lindloy. Limllcd
didn't wont the position and refused the
gift and the Mor.non frank reluctantly .sacri
ficed himself. In 1SJG Frank sold out his
business to \V.'Wyinun and tlio postoflleo
went with it. Mr. Wynian built a room on
the end of Frank's house and put in the Hrst
regular set of letter Voxcs , and It is hero that
the history o the Omaha , poatoUlco as a set
tled institution begins. In the course of a
yc.irorso Mr. AVyuian moved the postofllcu
to his own building , oao of the Hrst bricks on
the northwest corner of Thirteenth and
Doiifrlas , where Iho office became an annex to
n printing establishment , and where it re
mained until sonio tiuio in 1SIM. The Wyman
building hiu recently boca replaced by. a
thrco-jstory brick block.
George , 11. Smith next got the ofllce , which
by this time bo aii to carry a salary with it.
Smith took it to Fourteenth and F.irnunt and
ran it In connection with n drui ? store.
Spilth's successor was Joel 'J' . GriMn , . who ,
when the mull sacks were Idle , used them to
carry his yniin from fiirm to market.
When ( Jasper E. Vest c.mie into the posi
tion ho moved the oflico over to tlio building
now occupied by the Simpson carriage fac
tory , and hero it rcnmliicii till the government
building was completed.
Council Bluffs and Unmha were running an
oven race in thosO days , lioth wanted a gov
ernment building and strained every nerve to
got one. There were mass meetings , cau
cuses , petitions , exhibits and trips to Wash
ington without end. Everybody who hud
any influence with anybody put .lit bis oar.
IJiiniieuli thu schoinmtr the I'ateo lottcrv
wu doing a land olllee business. Letters
were pouring into the oflico by the cart load ,
and when tholinal tUR came and the amount
of mail handled settled the question of post-
office or no postoftlce the Putee lottery was
the most potent factor.
The men who have hold the position , in tlio
now building are Tom Hall , Charles E. Cout-
autandtho present incumbent.
BROATCJI'S I'AKLOn.
It Is Established Temporarily In the
1'n.xton Jlotnl Cafe.
The members of the Twenty-eight club
made n desperate attempt yesterday morning
to lay the wires to control the Douglas county
convention for Broatcl ) .
Upon the arrival of the country delegates
to attend the meetliiffof the county conven
tion tk.oy were met by'lsomo member of the
club , and if found to to all right , escorted to
the Pnxton hotel.
At 11 o'clockV. . J , , Broatch , Paul Vnndor-
voort , J.T. Clarke , , ) lni Allen and Joseph
Uedman invited the delegates to the hotel
cafe , where a short session was held , at which
Broutch assured the delegates that if
ho could secure Douglas county ho was
sure of the nomlniton , for governor.
Paul Vandervoort then informed the meet
ing that ho had udvicos'fromn ' largo number
of the counties in the , Interior of the state ,
and that they were nil solid for lirontch.
Dinner was then tulum at Mr. Broatch's expense -
penso and the meeting adjourned.
In the hotel rotunda Jim Allen was
heard to stiy : " .While . only a few
of the county delcgattis' vero in attendance ,
wu have enough 'nxcd"Bo ' that Broatch has a
sure thing on Douglas county. I have boon
in every precinct , and when I say that wo
will nominate , Itroutch , I know \vhat I am
talking about. The people have been sleepIng -
Ing , but by taking thoin unawares , wo have
been able to put up our phis In great shape. ' '
1409
DOUGUS---STREET.
- - .
On account of our largo
and increasing rrnotieo ,
wo have REMOVED to
more apacioua and con
venient offices.
Drs. Betts & Setts ,
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Issued eh ?
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tf
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r Just so. But , you see , the Encyclopaedia Britannica wasn't
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