Nebraska Newspapers

    THJli OMAHA JJAUiY UiStt , TUJSSDAY. JULY 29 , 1890.
LAID LOW IT Till ! MIES.
A Oarriago Factory and Half a Dozen
Houses Destroyed ,
MEAD1MBER THE HEAVIEST SUFFERER ,
Thousands of Dollars AVortli of I'rop-
orly on tlio North Saved Only
by JcfTorHon Hqiinrc Heroic
Work of Firemen.
Ono of the most exciting anil at the satno
tlmo UDO of the most , threatening fires which
Omaha ln over known , visited this city yes-
tcnlny morning.
It laid wnsto nearly thrco-aunrtcrs of n
block nt Sixteenth nnd Chicago strcotsthrcw ,
between llfty mid sovcnty-flvo people out of
employment , nnd for ntlmo Inilco'l , threat *
cncd the northeastern portion of
the city. Had It not been
for the intervention of Jefferson square
on the north , notwithstanding the gallant ef
forts of the llrcmen , It Is dinicult to estimate
urhntdamago might have been sustained.
Tlio ( lames vero fanned to madness by a
fierce frulo from the southwest which
strongly suggested the fated October 0 so
- many years ago , which laid Chicago In ruins.
A more dangerous conflagration was never
faced by a band of flreriien , and no more suc
cessful work than that ot the flrctnon of tills
city yesterday may bo credited to the Uro
fighters of any land ,
As It U , the loss will aggregate $50,000.
Klro.
A servant girl , Anna Gormoycr , employed
at ai4 North Fifteenth street , -while attend
ing to her household duties , about 11 o'clock
discovered smoke issuing from the
rear of a'two-story frame building front
ing on Sixteenth street nnd directly west of
the place where she was employed , occupied
byV. . W. Mace < Si Co. , as a feed store , No.
812 North Sixteenth street.
The ghl ran through the house and called tea
a passerby to give the alarm. The man
found "Dug" Davis , the ofllcer oa the beat ,
In a Jlliy , und an alarm was turned In from
the lira and also the patrol box ut tbo corner
of Sixteenth and Capitol avenue.
Hose companies Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 and 0 nnd hook
nnd ladder trucks 1 and 'J responded , hut hy
Iho tlmo they rcachoJ the scene , the light
tinder bo < occupied by Mace & Co. , was en
tirely enveloped In Humes.
The men worked lilto demons. Stream
utter stream was poured upon the roaring ,
crackling llames , but their efforts seemed to
Do as futile as an attempt to raise the water
In the ocean by pouriuginto It a single dipper-
ful.
ful.A
A high wind was blowing from the south-
went ami the flames were ifi-ivcn furiously
against the adjoining buildings two frame
ohells. owned hy Captain O'lJonuhoe. one oc
cupied by a Chinese laundry and the other
vacant.
It was apparent that the conflagration
would hoii most disastrous ono und u general
nlurin , calling out the entire department , was
sent In.
An alarm was also sent to the Union PnclDo
hops and within n very few minutes Charley
Fisher nnd his sturdy tivcnty-ilvo men of the
Durunt company with three hose carts , 10-
rpondccl and were assisting In battling the
flumes.
Their nld was valuable nnd will bo appre
ciated by these who suffered.
It's cliestnutty to speak of the hungry
Clinics , Lut these llnmcs us the lapped against
the light frame buildings adjoining Mace &
Co's place , nnd gradually consumed them ,
seemed more than hungry , they were famish-
inc.
inc.Four
Four doors below the Ill-starred building In
which the llro originated , on the corner of
( Sixteenth and Chicago , stood tbo largo car
riage works of Edward Meadlmber.
Tlio 'Ilio ' gathered this In. .Tbodcmon
sccincrttoillicit. Ifo crackled nnd laughed ,
and rolled the morsel under'Ms tongue "as 'u
gossip would n bit of scandal.
Mr. Meadlmber had had a short tlmo to re
move tlio most valuable carriages nnd other
vehicles In his possession , and they wcro
whiiled down Sixteenth street by many
willing hands.
But the lire had not spread in ono direc
tion ulouo. Directly In the rear of Mace's
wow thico frame shells , used us barns and
coal nnd wood sheds , I'hcscsooii Ignited and
fences mm other inllnmmablo material blazed
around that portion of tlio block north of the
. alley aim west of a long block of brick flats
owner by Captain Cromer nnd occupied hy
many tenants.
Chief Galligan nnd bis assistant , Sailer , di
rected from most dangerous points the ef
forts of the truly gallant men under .them ,
who seemingly feared nothing. They went
everywhere.
. By this tlmo the alley dividing the block
of flro was a roaring furnace , but Galilean's
nnd Duvant's men bowed their hcmlotod
heads before the hadcan blast and forged into
the hell hole and poured streams of water
1 upon the very heart of the lire.
Nature seoinod to bo against thosogallnnt
men. Tbo wind rose higher nnd higher. It
shrieked and laughed through tbo telegraph
Wires and then played a gnino of pull away
with the Ilamcs , chasing them farther and
farther.
The streets wore crowded with peoplo. All
the c.irs on Sixteenth wcro stopped and stood
piled up In the vicinity of the fire.
J ropoi ty of tall kinds , furniture ,
merchandise nnd personal effects ,
taken from tha burning buildings wcro scat
tered everywhere. Thieves skulkcu about
the crowd ripa for plunder , but Sergeant
Mike Whalen was present with n strong cor
don of iMlIco nnd the depredations of these
wolves wore very limited.
"When the llro was at Its height , a report
was circulated ttiut a man had fallen into the
furnace which bad been kindled m the Mead
lmber f ictory. A roar of horror went up
from hundreds of throats and the excited
crowd yelled and gesticulated to the firemen
to direct their efforts to the place In which
they Imagined u human being lay lu horrible
ngony.
Whether n man died in these flames or not
Trill not ho known until tlio ruins shall have
been cleared away or someone
Is ropertod missing. It was not
u fireman as nil tha members of the dcpait-
tacnt were- found uninjured when a count
Cfthom was taken. Importers endeavored
to discover a foundation for the rumor , tiomo
ono who saw the catastrophe , but no such
person could bo found.
The wind drove the llnmcs to the cast nnd
north. Three frame buildings two owned by
John A. Croighton , situated In the rear of tlio
carriage works wcro ignited and burned to
the ground lllco tinder , This brought tha
Jinnies up oloso to ilio Cremer Huts and it
looked for n time very much as though they
too , would bo sacrificed ,
Many of the occupants of these flats , occu
pied as boardlug houses , had begun when the
llro flrst began leisurely to spread to remove
their furniture nnd valuables , but when their
danger bocamoso imminent they began to bustle -
tlo everything out through the most direct
.way.
.way.Tho
The lira became hotter , and the corner flat ,
B21 , oraipled bv Mrs. ( .ionium ,
lire , The crowd by this time
had been attracted to this side
of the block nnd when the flats became Ignit
ed a cry went up from thousands of throats nt
ono time , iho kindred tlo that binds together
nil men bocaiiio apparent , and these Hats
wore descended upon with u rush and within
ten minutes they liad boon emptied and the
furniture lay In great piles upon thostreetor
Was securely packed In wagons.
The crowd did well. It was not a do.
Itructiva mob. Mirrors were not thrown out
Of windows while mattresses wcro carried
dowjtstalrs. livery bixnikublo article was
roiffcii carefully nnd taken to a place of
safety. The police did mngulflccutly in guardIng -
Ing the property nnd there was very little
joss , If any , from thtovery.
A grout crowd had gathered on Jcffcraoa
pquaro when the flro llrst started , but when
the Ilamcs enveloped the carriage works the
. /hot nlr from the furnnco was swept
Bcross tbo park so fiercely that it
was soon deserted. Tha trees were blighted
and the grass withered and when the biuoko
lias cU'urod nwiiy" the park commission will
Cud u lot of work to do.
The houi.o 1503 Cass , on the north ildo of
the square , occupied bv Mrs , I'liillips.wos sot
in fire thrco dltlorcut times by sparks. The
washing ia the rear of the houio was nearly
ruined. 1'ho liouso on the cast stdo of the
squnroM also Ignited by sparks , but the
flames wcro easily extinguished.
Every effort of the lire department win
now devoted to preventing the Ilamcs from
reaching the brick flats and a
row of woodencottiiges that lined the western
ildo of the block.
The men fought well and won. The flames
ran along a fence nnd ignited the roof of the
brick house at 1513 Davenpoit street , occu
pied hy HM. Day nnd owned by the Ilnu-
vcr estate , the rurrcscntatlvo of which now
resides In Portland , Ore. , but by herculean
efforts of the llreinen the building was saved
and the progress of Iho Uro checked.
The flames sank lower mid lower nnd nt ten
minutes niter twelve , nn hour and tlvo min
utes after the flro was discovered , were com
pletely under control.
Alter tlio Klrc.
For a long tlmo after the llro was extin
guished n curious crowd of spectators stood
on the adjoining sidewalks explaining how
they would have acted If they wcro nt the
head of the flro dcnartmont. Only a brick
wall with raffgod holes for windows marked
the 8lghtnof. Mcadlmber'a factory mid a
smoking moss of baled hay and other debris
covered the site of the other buildings.
A red nnd whlto sign , "Vco Lee ,
laundry , " pathetically proclaimed the fact
that there once was a laundry where now
was only a blackened m iss of lumber.
In the meantime the women ana their
friends were busily engaged In carrying back
Into the lints nnd residences on Fifteenth
street pianos , organs , wardrobes , and other
furniture , Everyone w.is looking for a po
liceman , and nearly everyone found ono , for
the hulk of the force was detailed to the
scene.
Insurance.
The old frame building on the corner of
Sixteenth and Capitol avenue , where the Uro
originated , belonged to Captain John O'Don-
ahoo and was occupied byV. . W. Mace &
Co. , as a feed store , who carried a stock
valued at 83,000. , Mr. Mace said his stock
would bo a totd loss on which ho hud an In
surance of $1,000.
Tills building nnd the ono directly north of
Itvvoro valued by Captain O'Douauoo at
(7,000. IIo carried Insurance amounting ; to
fcJ.SOO. The buildings were a total loss.
Part of this latter building was occupied
by "i'co EiCO , n Chinaman , as a lauudry. His
loss could not ho ascertained.
The room over the laundry was occupied as
a sleeping room by Kd Bowen , who is Janitor
for several large buildings about town. Ho
carried out nil his belongings.
The carriage shop C Kd Meadlmber com
prised the brick building on Sixteenth street
and two or thrco bulldimrs In the rear. The
entire shop was valued nt SW.OOO , on which
there was insurance for irJO,000. The stock
on hand was vulued at Sil.OOO on which
thorn was Insurance of $12,000. The finished
stock was nil saved early in the day , but n
largo lot of line stock in all stages of comple
tion was consumed.
The bouse of Mr. Meadlmber , In the war
of the shop on Chicago street , was valued at
about 0OUO , , and Avas u total loss. The In
surance was $1,000. ,
Immediately east of Mr. Moadlmber's
house was a two-story frnmo building occu-
plcilby LouisSlobodinskl , No. 1503 Chicago
street , which was valued at ? 3,000. Ho says
his goods are a total loss , with Insurance of
$1.009. The house was insured for * ? 'JOOt ) .
The bride row of flats on Fifteenth street
bot\\ccn Chicago and the alloy , belonged to
Captain H. "W. Cremcr nnd was valued at
WJ.OOO. The Insurance was $18,000 ; the
damage amounted to about $5,000. The house
on the corner of 1'iftecnth .and Chicago was
occupied by Mrs. Dr. Eddy , tbo trance
medium , who had goods valued at $1,500.
Ilorloss was covered by insurance.
RIIss Nellie Dawson occupied No. 310. She
reported her loss at SSOO , with insurance of
$1.500.
Mrs. L , Kane occupied No. 3U with insur-
auco amounting to 51,000. Her loss was SCipO.
All the houses in this row were occupied
for boarding purposes.
II. C. Schultz , who keeps a feed store at
the corner of Fifteenth and Davenport streets ,
occupied the small barn In the middle of the
block in which he had liny , etc. , to the value
of 5100. This was a total loss and Mr. Schultz
could not say whether it was covered by iii-
surmico or not.
The next bouso , No. .132 , was occupied by
Mrs. Jerome Selbort , who had goods valued
ot $1,200. She was insured for § 700 which
fully covered the loss.
Charles D. Jllbbins occupied tbo next house ,
No. KO , and placed his lobs at ? TOO , fully cov
ered.
ered.Miss
Miss TJzzio Kirk occupied No. 313. Her
loss was ( -100 , Insurance S5X ( ) .
The old Ilnuver homestead at 1512 Daven
port street was occupied as a boarding house
by K. W. Dnv , a motorman. IIo placed his
loss at about fro orJGO. Ills goods had been
Insured but lie bad recently transferred them
from Cass street und had neglected to trans
fer the insurance. The house was damaged
10 the extent of several hundred dollars ; the
Insurance was $1,000.
The Heaviest SulTeror.
On the 20th day of March , 18S2 , Edward
Mondlinbcr , boca no solo proprietor of the
carrlngq works , which are now in ruins. For
flvo years previously , the firm had boon
Mnadlmber A Dally. Both had formerly
worked in Simpson's factory. By careful
management , Mr. Moadlmbcr had built up on
extensive business. On the " 1st of
Juno ust , ho acquired additional
ground giving him CCxl33 foot
valued at $70.000. At that , time ho estimated
the value of his stock at SSO.OOO. This con
sisted of material used In the construction of
vehicles , some line carriages finished ami
others partially completed. Ills loss would
have been much prcatcr than it is had it not
been for the gallant efforts of workmen and
friends who aided In removing a great deal
of the finished work.
Incidents.
The hose of the various carts crept around
the street corners nnd along the thorough
fares like snakes. They stopped car trafllc on
Slxtecntlistrcct until nil of the motors on the
Hue had como to a stand on cither sidoof *
Chicago street. They also interfered with
the passing of I vehicles the drivers of which
were prevented from driving over them under
pen ally of arrest.
Express wagons wore In great demand , nnd
a largo number were soon on the seeno. Many
curious incidents were witnessed which will
cause no end of trouble to the occupants of
the burned houses , in finding their posses
sions , A wagon would drive up to a house , a
lot of furniture , wearing apparel , etc , would
bo dumped In by alt hands and they would bo
hauled out of raiiRO of the flro and thrown
out on the sidewalk whllothowngon returned
for another load. Tbo ojieration was re
peated and the drivers were not very careful
to i.eo that they kept the piles separate or
that they put the goods from the same house
In the sumo place e.ieh time , so that when the
excitement Is over the occupants of the block
will ho likely to llndthulr goods nil over town.
The light-lingered gentry wcro on hand as
usual and commenced going through the
houses on the pretext of helping to carry out
the goods , A number of small things which
attracted their eyes found their way Into
their pockets. The police finally mounted
guard over the houses to keep those people
out.
out.Tho
The news that there was n barrel of tur-
pcatlno In the collar of the carriage factory
caused some excitement. The firemen kept
that portion of the premises well watered ,
and no explosion resulted.
Pat Noonun , Dipeman of No. 2 , was badly
burned about the limds : and wrists when thereof
roof of the Mcudlmbar building fell In. Ho
was taken to a drug store , where his Injuries
were dressed , after which ho went back mid
remained at his post until the flames wcro
subdued.
Mika McNnmar , pipemnn of No. 0 , while
working oa tha north side of Uo | carriage
factory , was struck by a blazing firebrand
and badly burned about the wrists. IIo con
tinued , however , to work while great blisters
HS large us walnuts formed upon the back of
his hands.
The bookkeeper for Mace & Co. , was busy
at bis book1 ; which wore on ndesk arranged
over the safe. Suddenly , and without any
warning , a tongue of flame darted out over
his head nnd. before ho could close thu safe or
arrange his papers the building was in flumes.
He nui for his life.
Jefferson square was crowded with people
though occasionally a waft ot hot air from
the burning block sent the crowd hurrying
back. Jleadlnibor's carriages were rolled
over to thouoitu sldo of the square and In
the ino.intlmo a swarm of people occupied the
\volHioptplutsof grass ,
Ddo * Dcurdantl Ids partner Elliott , the
flro n.'i < orUrs ; , were among the first on thn
ground * . Heard bad his face and right hand
badly burned wlillo looking for the owner of
the c'rcmer llnti.
IU.mt In the middle of the flro nn alarm was
sounded from Sovcntcvnlh nml Oass. No. 0
responded nnd sent n cart , ( hilllgnn was on
hand nnd refused to allow Iho lioscnipu to
make a connection with Iho hydrant chiming
that all the water wns necessary for the great I
flro. The Cuss street Uro was insignificant ,
It was claimed hy some people that there was
no water lit the hydrant ,
A do/.on or more women after the flro had
gained some headway collected on Jefferson
squnro and went about wriiiglm ? their hands
and bewailing at the top of their voices the
loss of their household goods. Jefferson
square for ttio timelor.ued more like an open
air hospital than n park.
When the alarm sounded first the police at
headquarters said "gasoline , " but within
thirty minutes all the men available were on
the grounds and the detectives wcro cspccl.il-
IV noted In their efforts to keep the congi cga-
lion of thieves outof the business buildings.
Fifteenth , Sixteenth , Davenport , Cass , and
Jefferson park were thronged with people
within live minutes after the alarm sounded.
"Suupoio the city hall was standing in Jcf-
ffi-son sntmrol" suggested Dick O'Keoffe to
Mike Lnlioyiu tha two county oDlciuls hur-
rli-d from the park to save being burned.
It was repotted that a man had been run
over on Douglas street by hose company No.
2. The minor was denied by the llremen ,
and as the man could not bo f ouml the story
wni undoubtedly without foundation.
Mis. Lewis , the daughter ofMlssSlobo-
dlnskl , claimed to have 'lost a diamond neck
lace valued at $500 , and a great deal of ex
citement was caused la looking for It. A
els
strict search failed to reveal the bauble.
elC
When the flro was nearly extinguished ,
Captain Murphy of No. 1 , Driver Vandcr-
voort of No. 4 and I'lpcinnn Cassldy of No. 1 ,
were In the second story of the old feed store
wbcro the tire started , playing on the smoul
dering rafters. Suddenly the lloor gave way
and the walls fell in on top of the llremen. A
great cry went up from the crowd and fire
men dropped everything to rush to tlio res
iitl iic . Chief Galligan directed the work nnd
the men were pulled out in short order.
Murphy ana Cassldy were Injured but wyro
unnhlo to determine the extent of their In
juries. ' They were taken away at once aud
the dangerous building nulled down.
I'n I'r The family of Mr. K. W. Day on Daven
port street was Increased yesterday hy the
addition of n boy baby , mid during the excite
ment of the ilw Mrs. D.iy picked up the baby
and staggered down stairs with it.
Ed. Bowen , the janitor who slept over the
laundry on Sixteenth street , was severely
burned i ] while carrying out his goods.
A'lewlnc the Itiilns.
Thousands of people visited the scene of
the flro during the evening. Six policemen
wcro detailed to guard the ruins aud prevent
tbo plundering of pilferers , who showed a
disposition to appropriate whatever artl-
icles of vnluo could bo found la the de
bris , Hook nnd ladder company No. 1 was
sent to the spot in the early evening
to pull down the second story wall of
Mcammbor's caningo factory that threat
ened to fall and bury some of the moro reck
less of the curious ones who were constantly
dodging the police and slipping insldo the
guard line. Some of the partition walls that
were left standing are In a menacing condi
tion and will probably bo pulled down this
morning.
Several of the families that moved out of
the Cremcr flats during the flro gathered
their possessions together and moved in
again during the afternoon and evening. The
greatest damage to the Interior of the lints
was by water , nnd can bo very speedily
remedied. All but ono or two of the row are
In a habitable condition ,
Two of Meadlmber's blacksmiths attempted
to go through the ruins last evening to search
for their teals , but wcro prevented by the po
lico. They insisted , and a rough and tumhlo
light ended in their being carted oil to the
station and locked up.
*
Hot Weather nnd Acctdciitq.
Take no chances on headaches orsunstroko
Thlshot weather Is fcarfulbut if you will take
a few of Krnuso's Headache Capsules each
day you will find the temperature will bo re
duced and the likelihood of sunstroke or
prostration absolutely counteracted. For
sale by all druggists.
The Solid South
Is solid on the groit "German Remedy. "
Telegrams and letters are received overv aay
during this heated term for ICnmso's Head
ache Capsules. The people from that section
say they reduce the tiniperaturo and prevent
sunstrokes aud headaches. For sale by all
druggists.
Sun Stroke.
NOW is the time , the accepted tlmo , to prevent -
vent sunstrokes , headaches , etc. By reducing
the tomiwrnturo nil these distressing evils
will bo prevented. ICrauso's Ileadacho Cap
sules uru the thing.
Ono or two Krauso's Headache Capsule
taken during the day will prevoat any head
ache , also attacks of sunstroke. All druggists
WIIEELKU AVAS WKATIIV.
Ills Bon and l rictid Removed From
Soft JJcrtlis.
At 4 o'clock last Saturday af ternooa Dep
uty City Clerk Counsraan ordered the boy
and man whom Councilman AVhcelcr had
rushed to work on the city tax list , to quit
until City Clerk Cirovos , who Is outof the
city , should return homo. Deputy Counsman
asserted that the Wliccler boy and family
friend had no right to begin the work with
out authority from the city clerk. Mr.
Counsmuu was sustained In his action by sev
eral councllmon.
Yesterday Wheeler called nt the city
clerk's ofllco in a perfect fury of rago. Jib
damned Deputy Counsman up and down ,
using as fearfully profane language as per
haps ever fell from the lips of a human being.
\Vlth nearly every word an oath the frantic
chairman of the council iinnnco committee'
swore that his boy and old friend should *
work on the books.
Mr. Counsman told him that ho had no au
thority to put men to work on the books.
Wheeler replied that ho didn't need any
authority.
Mr. Counsman acted a perfect gentleman }
didn't lese his temper once , simply nUirming
that Wheeler's hirelings should not continue
work on the books.
After exhausting tils vocabulary of curses
Wheeler withdrew , swearing by all that was
holy or to that effect that nobody could
prevent his men going ahead with tbo woik.
It was learned from various nnd very relia
ble sources that " \Vliocler will probably bo
censured severely by the council to
night for assuming to put men on this work
lu the absence of the city clerk.
Cook's extra dry Imperial champagne is
naturally fermented ; there is nothing in It
but the Juice of grapes. Try it.
Builtlliif * 1'ormlts.
The following pirmlts were Issued by the
buildinir inspector yesterday :
F. T. Ransom , two-story frame dwelling ,
Thirty-fourth und DodsoMroots t 3.WX )
I'otcrllelwr.-.nn , ouo-story frunio eot-
tuRC , rorty-boeoml nnd Orchard
ht ruels MO
Thrco minor permits : tr >
Total $ U'T3
To the young face I'ozzom-s Complexion
Powder gives fre-slier charms , to the old ro-
iiowed youth. Try It.
MncFlhm it Hall's Now York Allied
showB nnd Runtz * Iloyul Gorman nm-
imjferio will exhibit tit the following-
towns on their return trip from Port-
Irntl , Oro. : Grand Inland , July 30 and
31 ; Contriil City , Aufju -1 ; Fremont ,
August o ; bringing1 them to Omuhii for
August O'tind , where they will give
exhibition ! * dully on ( . 'hnrloM street , be
tween Seventeenth and Kljjhteenth. The
propriotoi-j ) , Messrs. MuoFlinn and Ilall ,
iiro showman of yours of experience ,
know what the public wihh nmi nccom-
modato them. Of the performances
lioro nothing but words of pralsa fun bo
used , but a detailed wrlteup Isnot per
missible. Sulllolont It is to tUtito that all
the porformorsi nro above mediocrity in
their different Hues ami MWIO cannot bo
excelled in their porfnrmnnco by nny pee
o or in an } circus on the fuuo of the
earth.
1 lie Congo iron.
The work on the Congo railroad Is
muldtitf rajilil pronrebs. About ono
thousand nc rocH are employed upon It.
IMntt'n Chloride * a DlHlnfoctaiU
U Just what every family needs.
BII3im'A.TlON AM ) 1MIA.YLJII ,
Will Occupy Iho Attention orCntliollu
The annual spiritual retreat for the Cath
olic clergy of the dtoce o of Omaha com
menced lastnlghttn Ctvlghton college and will
continue until Friday uxl , ( which tlmo the
reverend gentlemen will return to their
homes. .
The exercises will consist of prayer and
meditation and Jw conducted by Hev. I' . J.
Ward , one of the moit eminent of the ml s <
slonnry band of Jesuits In thlsrountry.
It has been customary for the clergy of the
diocese of Lincoln also to toke pirtln these
annual retreats , but thw year there will bo
no representation from thcdlocoso below the
Platte , lllshop Bomunim not belne able to
spare any of his priests , As It Is , but onew
half of the number of the clergy of the
diocesoof Omaha will bo present , the others
being left at homo to attend to the spiritual
needs of their own and the
flocks of these who attend the retreat.
Tlio latter gentlemen have been selected by
Hov. "William Chokii. administrator of the
diocese , and areas follows :
Very Itov. W. Kelly , St. Phllnmcnn ,
Omaha : W. .luugols. Motitery ; .1. Barry ,
Uancroft ; J. M. Uclbove , O'.Velll ; T. Juki-
mowlccz , Elba ; J. Jcnncttc. St. Patrick's ,
Oinnlm ; C. Mugaii , South Omaha ; J , T.
Smith , St. Cecilia , M. Wahlron , Sidney ; J.
Flood , Jnckson ; J. Hodye , Omaha : .T Hues-
Inp , West Point ; J.E. Doves , Spaulding ; 1C.
Geary , St. Paul ; C. Kolln , Atkinson ; P.
Lynch , Wood Klvcr ; J. Mullcr , St. Llborl ,
, T. 1U. Kynii , Columbus ; Fr. Uhlng , How
Valley ; J. Dnxacher , St. Joseph's hospital ,
Omaha , nnd J. Wraneck
The college possesses all the accommoda
tions necessary to make the retreat of the
gentlemen as secluded and comfortable as
possible , both as regards the Interior and the
beauty of the surroundings.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing . . . Sj'nip for
clilltlrcn teething relieves the child f ruin pain.
ccuts 11 bottlo.
Dr. I3irnoyprnctieo limited to catarrh-
ul dibcaac3 of nose and throat. Boo bldg.
Normandy Itutlcr.
Normandy butter is losing its footing
in our markets. Between 1882 and 1887 ,
the annual export to England foil oil by
nearly 22,000,000 franca. That the
cuuso of this dcclino is the fraudulent
adulteration of tlio nrliclo is admitted by
a syndicate of butter merchants of north
ern France , who luivo recently issued un
appeal to their countrymen to endeavor
to divert this disaster to tlio trade. The
fraudulent admixture of oleomargarine
is said to bo extensively practiced at
Cren , notwithstanding special laws lately
enacted on the subject. The syndicate
referred to proposes that tho" butter-
makers shall bo compelled to impart to
the fatty substances used as substitutes
for butter some coloring matter , so that
its presence may at once bo apparent to
the oyo.
Dr. SussdorlT treats successfully all
diseases of the kidneys , bladder and
rectum. 1501 Funmm bt.
AN ANG13I1 CH A ! titter.
Miss Fannie Gary's Xoblo Act of Selfc
Sucrillcp.
Miss Fannlo Gary , the talented daugh
ter of Judge Joseph E. Gary , has worked
for two weeks in u Division street tailor
shop nnd has Droved herself a worthy
member of tlio Girl's Friendly society of
St. .Tunics' clmrcli , says n Chicago spe
cial to the Now York World. .
It was several years nfro that Jens
Andcrsoa. deserted his wife.and chil
dren , leaving them penniless in the worst
quarter of Milton avenue. The day soon
came \vhon there Was no food in the
houbo and starvation stared the inmates
in tlio face. Death was liovering near
when a knock cnmaat the door nnd Miss
Gary entered. "With tlfo aid of her as
sociates she soon saw that there was
plenty to eat and 'to wear for the in
mates of the little homo. The two
girls Mathlldo and Mary secured' posi
tions in a tailor shop , and work was also
provided for the mother. Miss Gary
never lost sight of her charges , and
three weeks ago she noticed that hard
work and long hours wcro tolling on
Mary Andorbon" So she offered to send
her to a pretty resort on Lake Wiscon
sin.
sin."I
"I can't go , " sobbed the girl , who is
only fifteen years of ago , when she called
at Miss Gary's homo.a . few days later.
"Tho Ixw tailor won't allow mo to leave
unless I find some ono to tnko my place ,
and I can't ' find anybody. "
Mlbs Gary thought a moment , then
said : "You go and enjoy yourself , and
I will see that your place is takon. "
Mary loft , and the next morning as the
train was speeding the little- worker
westward , Miss Gary , clad in a plain
black gown , entered the tailor shop and
announced that she had como to take
Mary Anderson's place. All that day
she stitched away at the coarse cloth ,
and on every morning for two weeks she
was at her self-appointed task. Leaving
lior father's homo at 0 in the morning ,
she did not return until 7 , and it was not
until Mary Anderson returned that it
was learned that Judge Gary's daughter
had worked for two weeks in a tailor
shop.
Sleeplessness , nervous prostration , nervous
dyspepsia , diilncss. blues , cured by Dr.
Mile ; , ' Nervine. Samples free at ICuhn &
Co.'s , 13th and Douglas.
Through coaches Pullman palnco
sleepers , dining cars , free reclining chair
cars to Chicago and intervening points
via the great Rock Island route. Ticket
olllco 1002 , Sixteenth and Furnnin.
THAT SA.M13 OLD 'COON.
Ho Is tlio Smallest Koprcscnlativo or
tlio Hear .Family.
That -tho raccoon is the smallest rep
resentative of the bear family is a fact
very well known among naturalists and
generally set forth in dictionaries , but
the average hunter refuses to acknowl
edge the relationship , says the Now
York Tribune. Sllaa Barnes of Newburg -
burg , who has for twenty years earned
his living by soiling small furs and "rat
tlesnake oil , after half a lifotlmo of
doubt , was finally convinced at dawn the
other day that thofamilar 'coon in a true
ursa minor , and his eighteen-pound bullterrier -
terrier learned the It's on at the same
time , hut too late to nrpllt by it. .
The hunter und hiki flog had passed the
night , in tlio woods iftTlho foot of Storm
King mountain , on thu Cornwall side ,
and ut duybrealc Karntw "treod" a 'coon
in u tall pine. ,41 ° never carries
a gun because ho > > aya it frightens
the gaino ho wanlsJ1 to catch nnd
besides , ho hasn't ono. Ho elimbed the
tree and drove the ' 00011 down , noticing
as it passed him thati-Jt nceiued to he
con.sldorahly more hujky than his dog.
Then ho bat upon a bfjujfh about thirty
feet above the groilnd to watch the
' " '
bport.
Ho saw the torrler'frelzo the coon l y
the thro.it. The shafrgy animal made
a debporato effort tor leiu o itbolf. FailIng -
Ing in this it Btood upon its hind feet ,
and throwing Its btr.oiiff forelegs around
it's onomy'ti body , it gave him n deadly
hug. The dotf's eye. * bulged , and so did
"
When Unbf war lct , wo Rare lier Ca torla ,
(
VThensliowna a Child , ilio crleJ f or Castorla ,
When aha became Miss , she clung to CV
When iho tuu ] Cl.ll.lren , she cave them Cnstvrla ,
those of the hunter , for never before
through n long oxportonoo as n woodsman -
man had ho soon anything like this. Ho
wont so rapidly to the rcsmio that ho
fell tlio last ten foot , but he was too lato.
The coon was gone , and the torrlor was
gasping his llfo away. The blood that
welled ( f rom Bomo ruptured organ filled
his mouth , his back was badly lacerated ,
and In n few minutes he wad dead.
The squeeze of the little bear had
been more than oven his seasoned frame
. could , stand.
nilUv-t' ' Xnrvo ami Liver rill * .
An Important discovery , They net on the
liver , stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A now principle. They speedily
euro bllltousness , Iwd taste , torpid liver ,
piles and constlimtlon. Splendid tor men ,
women and children. Smallest , mildest ,
surest. ! IO doses for 25 cents. Samples free
atKulin & Co.'s IGthaud Douglas.
'i.'lio now offices of the great Rock Is
land , route , 1002 , Sixteenth and Faraam
street ? . , Omaha , are the finest in the city.
Call anil sco them. Tickets to all points
east ut lowest rates
Paper for 1'lllcnvs.
During the Franco-Gorman war the
ladles in England wqro busy making
paper etfhions which they sent to
Franco to bo used for the wounded in
the hospitals. Hundreds of thousands
of these cushions wcro sent and word bf
Drent service. Now all England is crazy
on the subject of paper pillows again.
They tear the paper Into very biutill
pieces , not bigger than one's finger
nail , and then put them into a pillow
sack of drilling or light ticking. They
uro very cool for hot climates and much
superior to feather pillows. Newspaper
is not nlco to u c , as there is a disagree
able oilor from printer's ink ; but browner
or white paper and old letters and en
velopes uro the boat. As they are torn ,
stuff thorn into an old pillow-case , and
you can sco when you have enough. The
easiest way is to tear or cut the paper in
strips about half an inch wide , and then
tear or cut it across. The liner it is , the
lighter it makes the pillows.
Both tlio method nnd results when
Syrnp of Figs ia taken ; it is pleasant
nnd refreshing to the taste , nnd ncta
gently yet promptly on tlio Kidneys ,
Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers nnd cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced , pleasing to tlio taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from tlio most
healthy nnd agreeable substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and Imvo made it the most
popular remedy known.
byrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist -who
may not have it on Land will pro
cure it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
Eubstitutc.
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SAN FRANCISCO , CAL ,
IOU1SWUI , M. NEW YORK. tl.Y- '
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fVFull particulars In our pamphlet , whteliwe do-
slro to rena free by mull fci a very ono , C WTlio Bpo-
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Kgm tut l.'i , or will to sent free by mail on thu receipt
oUlio money , by addressing
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UNLIKE TEA & COFFEE-GOOD FOR THE NERVES.
The claims of cocoa as a useful article of diet are steadily
winning recognition. Unlike tea and coffee , it is not only a
stimulant but a nourisher ; and it has the great advantage of
leaving no narcotic effects. Hence it is adapted to general
use. The strong may take it with pleasure , and the weak
with impunity.
. "BEST & GOES FARTHEST. "
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Cocca it rrcoiniiifiiiKMt by meillciil turn In.tt-uil f
. i > toil untl cunV-o or ntlier
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