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14 oiVTATFA DATT/V 'T1F/E : THTJES Y. JANUARY 1. 1891.SIXTEEN PAGES. fHE SCHOOL SYSTEMOFOMAIIA , Its Many Exceptional Advantages as Shown by Practical Ecsults , /OUR / HUNDRED TEACHERS EMPLOYED , Instruction Given to Over Sixteen Thousand Pupils-Tho IMibllu nntl Uuniimlnntioiinl Kolioola mid Their Cost. Omaha surpasses any city of It ? slzo and population In the nation in the advnntages offered the youth of cither sex in acquiring a finished nnd thorough education. In all of tlio schools of the city , including the public , denominational nnd buslnoss col- Icucs , line ( ! : pupils wcro Instructed In the past your by 425 teachers. The Public Holiools. The publlo school system hns kept pace with the progress nnd development of the city. The-past year was n very successful cno In the matter of attendance , diligence , dlsciplino nnd good behavior of scholars nnd In general nJviinccinent. The public school buildings now number fifty-four and Iu slzo and estimated vnluo nro us follow : 11U1CIC UUILUINUS. IIlKll school IINtw6 ' l'ti i > , 8 rooms 12.IKK ) On tollnr , Hruunis 22,000 Ccn ( or , I rooms \ > .W ) IhxlKi' , 8 rooms 18MO Dupont , 4 rooms 7fiOO Kivrimm , 8 rooms * 22,000 llnrtmtii , 7 rooms 12WO ( Irani , IU rooms IH.UW I iiTcnwortliS rooms 18.UW . I.OMi,3rooiiis 18.0MU l'iicltlc,8 rooms , 12,000 ' I'nrk. Itruonii 22,000 I'hMiFMit. 2 roimn , 3,011 Vlntui .2 loom * 1NX ) Liiku , 111 rooms 4 , ' > .IIOU Wii'on , Hi loom" 4AUOU Wubntcr. 12 looma il2JUO ( Oiunlm Vli ! ,8r ems v 24,000 \Viilinitlllllurooms 2luoil llnncruft , 8 rooms i 2IUUJ ! Total | CM,0'IO I'llAMK IIUII.DI.NG3. Value. AmlilcrPcliool.S roorn-s t 1.200 Cuss , fct BanmliMi , 2 rooms 2.UOJ Ccntur , 2 rooms 1,21X1 Co.'llr.il 1'nrk , I rooms t.UCO llckt rra inn , 1 room , ' 7.V ) Korost , No. I , 2 rooms * , 1,20(1 ( J'orpst , No. 2,2rooms 1,200 Foi t ( ) milm : , ' 'rooms 1,210 Iriinldlii , No. 1 , 2 rooms 1,111) ) rrniikllii. No. 2 , 2 rooms 1,200 ( iltiHiiii , 2 roomf 1-UJ lluitnian , No. I , 2 room lsoo - Ilnitinnn , No , 2 , 2 rooms 1,210 lliirtnmn , No.il , 2 rooms 1,2UO Ilk'korj' , No. 1,2 room : ) 1,200 , Hickory , No. 2 , 1 room 40U Until"/ , . ! ! no.us 2,01X1 Jackniin , No. I , 1 room too Jackson , Nn. 2 , 1 rtoiil 400 lonj.-Vo. 1 , irooins 1-jOO ] ( < inw , No , 2 , iruonis l,20J I'niiil.No. 2 ! iruniui . . ' . . . , . ' . ' . ! . lI'JOJ I'luiiaiint. 2 rooms 2,1)00 ) Hitrmoiu , 4 rouiui 2OKI Vliuuii,1.'nioms 1,200 West ( hiiiiliii , No. 1,2 rooms l.aoj Wt-htOmiili.'i , N't ) . 2,2ruouis I , ' ! ) ! ) WVMtSI'lo ' , 2rooins 1,200 l.iklliroi | , 4 iconis 2UUO Bhurm.in , 1 room bJO ( Totnl frame t < : i.iM ' Total bi Ick 6d3'ilU Total rum. 10 sonooi. FIXVXCES. The funds for meeting the expenses of the schools nro derived mainly from the revenue from liquor licenses nnd police court lines , n wise provision of Nebraska's oxccllont hl n license Inw. A handsome sum Is received each year from the stuto apportionment fund , de rived from the snlo nnd lenslng of state school lands. School expenses , therefore , nro lighten on the taxpayers so fur as direct taxation Is concerned. The following is a report of the receipts nna expenditures of the general fund of the board of education for the last llscal year : IIECCII'TS. Dnlnnraon linnil . $ 1C2C 22 Ilecrhol fiom uciMisas . snira 03 Klnol . 2J.20) W ) TIUOJ . TilfilH'8 ' Httilc apportionment . a'J.)7 ) , ' Hi Tuition foes . 12T 2i Unuiirnoil limimnci ) . . 4 HI IIIuli9lioolKniilimtliiK cxurclxei . 117 40 HliUuf Lilocliurcli utillillMH ( tj.it. uico ) . . ST Ki 1-ojjnncl ilanuiKu to property . 80 05 Juukolitlroii ( ) . Ill Ij Total . $ J72,07H , 67 Thoexpcmlituies for the year for nil pur poses were ? : illa'JJ. 48 , leaving a balance in the treasury of $ J3fiS4.19. TISAUHIIIIS AXI ) TIIR ATinXnAXCK. There were employed last year 233 teachers , nn increase of 23 over the year 1880. The amount In salaries to superintendent , princi pals nnd toucheri was § . ' 01,510.12 , an ir.croaso / / $ IOOM.IOovcrl88' ) ) . / 5'hero were onrolloii during the year 13,270 TUB SCHOOL MAXAQKMRNT. Tliomanngomcnt of the publlo schools of Omaha is vestoJ In n board of education , con- Blstliik'of llftccn incmbers , llvo of whom uro elected at Inrgo on the llrst Monday In Juno of each year. The present board Is composed of the following members : C. K. Habcock , William Coburn , H. B. CorycllV. \ . S. Glbbs , C. F. Goodman , William A. Kelley , Fred U. MeConnoll , Euclid Alurtln , Morris Morrison , J , J. Points. W. S. 1'opploton , Siiinuol Hcos , C. J. Smyth , S. K. Spnldliife' , Charles Wehror. The olllcers of the board nro : C. F. Goodman , president ; Samuel Rcos , vice president ; Charles Conoyer. secretary ; H. M. Jumes , superintendent ; R W. Woolloy , Buperlntendcnt of school buildings. Cntliollu Schools nnd Colleges. The parochial schools and Cathollo colloRCs of Omaha have grown npaco with the city , nnd are today the prldo of the Cathollo de nomination. They are nil supplied with elll- clcntnnd enthusiastic teachers , nswellas the latest nnd best facilities known to educators for the advancement of pupils in their studies. The Holy Trinity church parochial schools , 01U North Kltrhteetith street , under charge of the Sisters of Mercy , hnvo D05 pupils In attendance , Jive teachers. The parochial school nt the corner of Do- cntur and Twenty-seventh streets has sixty- seven pupils , two tcachorH. \vonsceltius , connected with the Bohe mian church , lllOt ! South Thirteenth street , under chntvo of the Sisters of Mercy , lias 123 pupils , four teachers. St. Joseph's parochial school , under charge of the Sisters of Precious Blood , corner goof Bouth Seventeenth and Center streets , has KiS pupils , four teachers. St. Agnes' , formerly St. Bridget's , South Omaha. In chnrKO of the Slstors of 1'rovl- dcuce , has 2.H ) pupils , cljht teachers. St. Mury's Muffdulon parochial school , at tached to the Gorman church , 101S Douglas street , under the charge ot the Sisters of Precious Bloodhas 105 pupils , four touchers , St. Patrick's ; corner of Castollar and Four teenth streets , has 150 pupils four teachers. irh Thu parochial school at the corner of High- teonth and Cuss , under charge of the Sisters of Mercy bus ninety-ilvo pupils , three teach ers. ers.Tno Sisters of Mcroy nlso conduct a school nt St. James1 orphan asylum , corner of Fif teenth and Castellarvhoro sUty-Uvu llttlo ones iitlond. tlot. Ttiu sumo order of slstci-s conducts the St ; , Peters cathoilrnl school , .TJ1 Leavciiwortu itrcot , which has \V' \ > pupils , seven tca'chers , Bl' , I'ETUlt's Al.UILMY. This school Is conducted in nn Imposing looking brick InilldltiK three btorlcs hlph , located cated at thu head of bt. Mary's nveuuo. It loin an institution of learning that was opened in September 18S3 , and Is In charge of the sisters of the Sacred Heart , Madam Du Pont , supcriorois. It now lias 235 pupils nnd twelve teachers. It 19 growing In popularity each year ns Ita attendance verifies. ACUHMV OF tun .miuii : IILMHT , located In Pnrk Place , Is ono ot the most pop ular young Indies'schools in the west , The sisters ot the order ot the Sacred Heart nro also In charge of this school.o Mndamo Dunne Is superioress , About one hundred lady pu pils nro being trained for the active and the true duties of life , Ten teachers nro em ployed. ST. ( IATIIERINB'9 ' ACAHKMV on Eighteenth street , n select , school for young ladles , admits nlso boys under ton years of ago. The training the pupils rc- celvo there Is thorough nnd complete , nil branches of learning which go to make up n finished female education are taught , and pu pils of all religious denominations uro re ceived. It has 110 pupils , ten teachers. Sis ter Lco , superioress. CHUGIITOX cou.non beautifully and sightly located on the cor ner of California and Twenty-fourth streets , has the distinction and exceptional honor of being the only Cathollo college In the United States tlmt makes no churgo for tuition. The building Is Wxl5 feet , three stories high , constructed of pressed brick , handsomely trimmed with cut sUme , with n pleasing and most tasteful Inside lln- ish. It Is nn nonorablo monument to the memory of the estimable lady who erected It In memory of her husband. An able fnculty , under the direction of Father Fitz gerald , president , has charge of the Institu tion. At present l00 ! pupils are In attend ance and u larger number is assured for next year. Hrmviioll Hull. Browncll Itall is an Incorporated school forglrliundern board of trustees , of which the bishop of Nebraska of the Kplscopal church Is ox-olllcio president. The building and grounds are valued nt $12,0)0. ( ) A largo amount Is also invested in furniture , school equipment nnd domestic machinery , The school was opened north of Omnha at Saratoga in 180. ) , was Incorporated and moved to the corner of Sixteenth and Jones streets In lij'JT. ' A primary school was orw ectcd and paid for In 1MO , and a dormitory was built by the rector In 18SI. The new school on Tenth street wa * built In 1880 and was occupied In 1837. A beautiful stouo chapel , St. Matthias , was erected last year nt a cost of § 11,000. The present rector has been In the school since April 1,1875. The halt Is a beautiful building of stone , brick and iron ; the Interior ilnlsh of natural wood polished , Following Is n list of the ofllcers and faculty : Visitor , the Ht. Hov. George Worthlngton , S. T. D. , LL. D. ; rector , the Hov. Hobort Doherty , AI. A. of Trinity college , Toronto , S. T. D. of Hobart college , Geneva ; secre tary nnd treasurer , Mr. A. P. Hopkins ; lady principal , Airs. S. H. Windsor , fifteenth yeur in the school ; vice principal , AIlss K. T. Lyman , 15. A. , Vussnr college , tenth year In the school ; mathematics , Kov. Hobort. Doherty , M. A. , S. T. D. , Miss Ethel Daven port , Miss Lucy E. Burgess ; natural science , MissK. T. Lvnmn. II. A , ; English literature and composition , Miss A. L. Benham , B. A. , Cornell university and the New York state normal school , third year in the school ; lec tures in geology , Mr. William Cleburno of Trinity college , Dublin ; Latin language , Miss K. T. Lyman , 13. A. ; modern languages , Miss J. M. Yoang ; couchology , Miss Emma Doherty ; Instrumental music , MUs M. E. Wallace , Miss Lucy E. Uurgess ; vocal music , Mrs. J. W. Cotton ; art , Mrs. J. M , young ; preparatory department , , Aliss F. D. Wall. ii15.vuiu H. Clark ; vmnnstlcs , Miss C. 13. Chirk ; housekeeper , Miss Mary Bradley. The couiyo of study embraces Holds cov ered by ttio best schools for girls Iu this coun try or clsowhcro , and the graduates number among them some of the most distinguished women of the west. During 181K ) there was nn average attend ance ot 12(1 ( scholars , and during the same time about Jo.OiM were spoilt on appa ratus nnd interior Improvements. Browncll hall is a Christian home for girls , ns well as a school , nnd parental , familiar and ntTcctionnto lolatlonshlp is established and maintained with each. The The Omaha commercial college has shown an Increase in attendance during the past year of nt least 15 per cent , The proprietors are Messrs. uohrbough Bros. , with the following fnculty : M. G. Itohrbough , M. S. , principal nnd in structor In bookkeeping , commercial law and civil government ; A. J. Lowry , professor of mathematics , bookkeeping and superinten dent of netual business depirtment ; L. J. Ilohrbough , superintendent nnd instructor in plain ndd ornamental penmanship ; G. A. Hotirbough , suncrlntenucnt of preparatory department , English branches and assistant teachei'of mathematics and penmanship ; L. C. Baird , principal of normal department ; F. W. Mosher , instructor in shorthand and typawrilliiRiA. C. Ong , elocution and music. The school had nn average attendance dur ing the year of 1115 pupils. Connected with the school is a college boarding club by which pupils oio furnished board at a very moder ate rate. Hathbun's Omnha Businesscollogo of which Messrs , Hathlmn nnd Ewing are tlio proprie tors , is under the instruction of the following faculty : Prof. G. H. Hathbun.senlor proprie tor , superintendent of course of instruction , tnannger of business practice department and teacher ut English branches and penman ship ; Prof. C. C. lowing , junior proprietor , nnd superintendent and teacher of shorthand and typewriting ; Prof. Mark M. Pnrmor. principal of theory department and tencner of hook-keeping , English branch es nnd lecturer on the science of accounts and banking ; Prof. W. II. Taubmnn , teacher of book-keeping , mathematics nnd rapid calculation ; W. .r. Clalr , teacher nnd lecturer of commercial law. Prof. P. C. Stnhl , instructor in Ger man. This is the oldest business college in Onmhn and has grown from very small proper tions tolls present largo attendance , which was on an average of IW8 pupils last year , an increase of ! 3. > per cent over the year previous. The shorthand department has sixty pupils , an increase of GO per cent over last year. The Standard business college is II mil v es tablished under the inanngunicntof VV. T. Larimoro , with a faculty as follows : W , T. Lnriinore. normal and i'ngllsh departments ; F , E. Boll , shorthand department ; J. P. Byrne , buslnoss nnd penmanship ; \V. J. II. Suorwcod telegraphy. The several branches of normal. English , buslnoss nnd buslnoss bookkeeping , banking , shorthand , pen , art , telegraphy , elocution and general rojiorting are successfully carried on. The shorthand school is the outcome of the Valentino school , which was ei-tabllshod iu Gnmhn seven years ago with F. E. Bell man ager , and Miss Bertha Morris assistant. It had ilfty-llvu pupils on nn nverngo hist yenr. The business college is but a year old and has had a steady impilago of ninety-livoup to Sep. tomber 1which tinssincoimiteriullyIncreased. The school has ostnblished a winter lecture course , which will ennblu the scholnrs nnd tlio puplh at largo to hoar such celebrities as Henry M. Stanlov , George ICcunan and Gen eral Horatio C. King. Stnto Deaf and Dunili Institute. The coinmollous buildings of the Nebraska Institute for the deaf and dumb are located on a commanding omlnonco In the north western part of the city , surrounded by twcnty-threo acres of beautiful and well kcp't grounds. The building will accommodate 170 pupils , the enrollment for Ih'.K ) being 143 children. i The state cares for the inmates uluo months of each vcar ; the attendants are required lo furnish their own clothing nnd transportation to nnd from their homos. Tlio annual appropriation for the maintenance of the institute Is $10,000. The past year the buildings and grounds were improved by the addition of paved walks and inside blinds throughout at an expenditure of f 12,000. The value of the buildings and grouuds Is $115,000. The Institute Is heated by steam , lighted by electricity , tins Its own system of waterworks nnd is amply provided with flro escapes , It has been hi , operation for twenty yean , for thirteen of which J. A. Gillusplo has been its superintendent. The pupils nro given a good graded school education. The boys are given the choice of working dully either In the printing onico or carpoiitcr shop attached to the Institute. The girls lire taught needle work , fnncy sowing nnd pulntlng , The Nebraska Institute was the tint to Inaugurate the system of aural training ; in fact Superintendent Gtllcsplo was the originator of the system. About 600 pupils nro receiving Instruction In the system now throughout the country. It consists in developing the latent nnd unknown sense of hearing so Unit the pupil can hear and under stand an ordinary ronvcrsution. None but actunl residents of Nebraska are received at the institute. The Institute Is under the con trol of the ututo board of imu- Ho lands nnd buildings and under the Immediate nian.igoment and Instruction of the following corps of workers : J , A. Gillcsplo , A. M. , prlnuipalnnd steward ; F , L , Held , A.M. , T. F. Moseloy , A.M. , U. E. Stewart , A. B. , Airs. T. F. Moscley , Miss Ella AI. Huud , teachers ; W. E. Taylor , A. AI. , AIlss Grace Zorbaugh , oral nndnuml teacher ; Aliss Alny Murry , art teacher : Mrs. J. A. Glllcsple. matron ; J. C. DcnUe , physician : AIlss Nelllo Dnnlels. nurse nnd supervisor Of largo boys ; Miss Ollvo Petno , seamstress nnd supervisor of girls ; Miss Leila Foote , supervisor of small bbys ; Charles Comp , foreman of printing ofllco ; A , F. Bray , fore man of carpenter shop. Onmhn Mriilunl From n modest beginning , n steady growth for ten years has placed the Omaha Alcdlcal college In the front rank of western Institu tions of the kind. The college owns Its grounds and buildings at Thirteenth nnd Pa- cllio streets , having $ . " > 0,000 Invested in the buildings , The course is complete nnd thorough , nnd nn especial effort is paid to practical work in the hospitals nud in the free dlspcnsnrv operated by the college. The faculty consists of twenty-three teachers and demonstrators , all of whom nro well known practitioners. There nro at present forty students In attendance nt the college. The people of Omnha have good rcnson to bo proud of the public nnd private libraries of tno city , nnd nmbltious students have good reasons for self congratulation over the thousands of entertaining nnd educational volumes which are at their disposal. Few cities In the cast , having no greater popula tion than Omaha , can boast of n bettor se lected list of books or n greater number of volumes than is embraced In the catalogue of the O.MUIA roiiLio i.mninr , which Is supported by n direct tax , nnd man aged by n bontd of directors npuolntcd by the city council. At the present tltno there nro Ul,4120 volumes In the circulating depart ment , which was open to the public 305 days during the year , while the reading room , where 150 newspapers and periodicals are on fllo for publlo use nnd reference , was open 337 days , That the library and the reading room nro appreciated nnd taken advantage of a few statistics from the librarian's records will clearly show. The number of books Issued for homo use during the year was 152,403 n daily average of 500 ; books Issued for use In the reading- room , ' . ' 0,775 ; books Issued for use hi the ref erence room , 42,830 ; visitors to the reading- room , 71,100 ; to the reference room , " 1.4'J . Summarized , these figures snow that .iiW7 , people visited the public rooms of the library for reading or reference purposes , and tliut ! i'Jl,103 ! books were road or referred to. Of the different departments , ns catalogued per cent ol the number of books Is history nnd biography , 22 per cent prose llctiou , 1U per cent essays and miscellaneous , 0 per cent line and practical arts , 3 per cent travels , fi per cent national history ami national science , C per cent publlo documents , 5 per cent reference books1 , per cent law , political and social science , 3 per cent poetry nnd drama , 3 per cent theology , " per cent philosophy nnd education , S per cent medicine and hygiene , nnd 1 per cent ancient classics. Of the books taken for homo use and read In the reading-room fully 25 percent is llctiou , nnd a good , strong SO per cent of the patrons nro children a good card surely for the youth of Oinauti , especially the pupils of the public schools who delight in the juvcuilo department , nnd tbo department which the management wisely recommend the teachers train nnd trend the minds of their pupils to as away from fiction. During the year past 5,1118 , volumes hnvo been nddod to the catalogue ; the expense account for books , building , salary and supplv accounts will aggregate something over $10,000. To show the growth of the public library for the ten years last past the following tables are appended : December cstlnniticl uboiUJ'CKJ mldUloinl. Prominent among the purchases nnd addi tions for 1SSK ) nro Blnlon's Ancient Egypt , or MUrolin , Crowe and Cavncasello's New His tory of Painting In Italy ; Boswell's Lifo of Johnson , edition Do Luxe , Pennell's Pen Drawings and Pen Draughtsmen , Mueller's Sacred Books of the East , and Chainplln's Cyclopiudlu of Music and Musicians. The olllcers are A. J. Popploton , who suc ceeds the Hon. James W. Savncro as presi dent ; L , S. Heed , secretary ; \VlllIatn Wal lace , vice president ; Miss E. E. Poppleton , Mrs. C. H. Mclntoah , I. W. Curtis , book com mittee : Jessie Allan , librarian ; JUuggio A. O'Hrlcn , Blanche A. Allan , Edith Tabitt , Theodora Uurstell , assistant librarians. The hours to the public nro from 9 n. in. to t ! ii in. , and Sundays , reading room only , from 12 in. to 7 p. m. MW nwuitins. The law library In the Now York life in surance building now comprises 8G)0 ( ) volumes , 1,500 volumes nnd nil the leading English nnd American periodicals having been nddod during the year. The volumes added are principally important reports that were not out when the library was put in. The Omaha Bar Library association , incor- porated.has upwards of ! i,000 volumes of ro- jiorts not generally possessed by individual lawyers or law linns , and the association congratulates itself upon being entirely out of debt and a surplus In its treasury. Next year largo additions will bo made. j.iintutiis. : Crolghton college library has received addi tional volumes durlni : the yeur , nnd has now on Its shelves upwards of 7,000 volumes a collection of rare and choice literary works as well us educational text book references. The Diocesan library in the bishop's house , Park Pl.ico , adjoining the Academy of tlio Sacred Heart , comprises 0KK , ( ) volumes. The Masoulo nnd Oddfellows orders hnvo libraries In their hulls of several thousand volumes each. The Swedish , Danish nnd Bohemian socie ties hnvo each line libraries , which are nil well pntronizcd , | > ud added to year by yo.ir. The Y. M. O. A. A handsome live-story cut stone front structure on Sixteenth and Douglas streets , ? Is the property nnd homo of the Young Men's Christian association of Omahu which now has moro than ono thousand ncttvo workers in its ranks. The 111a development of the associa tion In every respect during the past year has been very Haltering , isc The educational department has been suc cessful during the past year , nnd the gymna sium luvs turned out otnlotes In wrobtllng ( , running and football that any college might bo proud of. The general dally average at tendance at the gymnasium has been about ono hundred. A. Junior department Is now being organ ized with prospects for good work among the hoys. 10i. Among the now instructors nro Prof. M. G , Kohrbougn , toucher of bookkeeping and pensmanshlp ; Prof , Leo G. Kratz , muslo ; and Prof , II. L. Day , German , Klecutlon Is nlso a popular branch taught nt the rooms. The otlk'crs ana directors of the associa tions are : William Fleming1 , president ; W. H. Uussell , treasurer ; Charles K. Wil liamson , recording sccretnry ; John M. Hnzk'ton , acting general bPcrotnry ; T. J , Hol lander and O. D. Holssenbuttol , assistants ; \V , S. Shcldoil , physical director uud F. < _ ! . Brookuer , assistant. Will MiilcoaOreiuCUy , All tlio different forces and Interests cssoatlnl to tlio building of the largest city on tlio gull const , after inonthb of negotiations have combined to innko AnuiHas Harbor , Tox. , the largest city in the whole southwest. Great auction ealo of lots January T and 8. HOSPITALS -AND - CHARITIES , 1 Omaha's Facllltiw. for the Alleviation of Suffering Within Her Gates. NEW HOSPITAL BUILDINGS COMPLETED , Tlio County , linnmnnnl , St. Josnpli niul Clillil'H Hospitals nnil the Work They nro Doing Other Charitable institutions. For a number of years the rapid prowth of Omaha occasioned a demand for hospltnl fa cilities that the city was unable to supply. Daring the past year , however , two new hos pitals , the county and the linnmnuel , were completed , two others nre in process of con struction , ana these with several private hos pitals recently established , furnish accommo dations for all of the sick nnd unfortunate who inuy apply for treatment. Tin : cou.vrv HOSPITAL. The new county hospital which was opened In December Is built in modern architectural style , of red brick with limestone trimmings. TL'o front elevation , 400 feet In length , com prises n central building which Is used ns the administrative department , nnd two sldo wings In which the wards for the county poor nnd insane are located. The administrative building Is thrco stories in height nnd is" approached by tin imposing entrance of cut stono. Upon entering the building abroad hallway stretches through a vista of. arches towards the culinary and other departments of the administration. On the right hand , near the entrance , are the reception rooms , furnished in the best style of the upholsterers' art , and the ofllces of the superintendent am ) his assistants. The ofllces nro commodious and furnished with all the appliances for the transaction of the busi ness of the I'.cpartmcnt. Across the hull are located the parlors , which nro elaborately lurnlshcd with huudsoiuo carpets , furniture and pictures. .Tho wings containing the wards extend north and south and are two stories In height. A broad corridor , well lighted and containing settees , ana drinking faucets at Intervals extends to both right nnd loft from the main hall. Adjoining these nro the wards proper , cozy rooms each con taining a radiator and n comfortable Iron bedstead with a wlro mattress and comfort able mattress of wool , us well as other nec essary furniture. The other wing is identic ally the same. The lirst lloor Is reserved for the women , the upper for the men. On the second iloor of the administrative building are live rooms reserved for the use of the superintendent nnd his family. These nro furnished in the best of modern taste. In the rear of the administrative wing on this lloor are the lying-in rooms for women , oaeh of which contains several largo rojmy beds , comfortably furnished. In the third lloor of this building nro the operating rooms for the * surgeons , which nro fur nished with operating tables , sinks , and everything necessary for the proper per formance ot their dutlos. In the west end of the llrst floor nro lo cated the sleeping departments , dining room nnd parlor for the employes , nil ot which are comfortably furnished. In the basement nro the kitchens , bakery , laundry , boiler rooms nnd ventilating appar atus. The kitchen Is equipped with n largo hotel range , soup boilers mid roasters , and the laundry with the latest and most ap proved appliances for handling the laundry work of such a largo establishment. In the basement nro also located several largo foul air fans which discharge the sur charged air through large Hues above the roofs , rendering the air In the sick wards pure and wholesome. Altogether the now hospital Is well equipped to handle largo number of pauper sick , which , according to the record of the past , will nenrly lill the now hospltnl. The county hospital will necessarily fill the onico of old ladies' homo , retention homo for Indigent Insnuo nnd lylng-ln hotno for in digent women , besides fulfilling Its other olMces and is equipped to handle above double the number of patients accommodated in the old poor farm. The UUllUill . Including grading ) Improvo- 1 nicnts andfurnishings _ , cost ( ' . )2. ) * > , UOU.g _ _ John J. MiUionoy is the superintendent and Dr. Keogh the county physician in attend- unco. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL. In 1870 the Sisters of Mercy built tno first hospital of any importance In the city , St. Joseph'sat the corner of Eleventh and Mason streets. The Institution remained in their charge until 1880 , when it passed into the hnnds of the sisters of the third order of St. Francis , who hnvo since that tlmo labored faithfully In caring for the sick and distressed of the community. The capacity of tno build ing enables the sisters to treat about seven hundred patients annually , nnd the institu tion is always taxed to its utmost to accom modate these seeking and needing the kind administration of the sisters in chnrgo. By the bequests of the wife of Hon. John A. Ureighton $ ; X,000 was sot aside for the founding of n more spacious building for these religious toilers , and work has nlready been slatted on ono of the largest hospital buildings In the country. The now building is located at Tenth and Castellar streets , on u block of ground donated to the sisters by Hon. John A. Crolghton. The now hospital will bo built of Lake Superior brawn stone , Huwlins gray stone nnd Omaha pressed brick. The foundation has already been laid and the timbers have been put In place for the llrst lloor. The building Is to bo L'OJ foot long wltlia depth of 150 feet. It will bo four stories nnd a basement in height nnd Koninn esquo style of architecture. The hospital will consist of n main structure fronting on Tenth street with wings running east ut each extremity nnd nt right angles to the structure The exterior of the structure will bo compar atively bimplo In design In keeping with the solemn and benevolent purpose to which the building will bo applied. The wards will bo twelve in number , each 15x51 feet , mid accommodations will bo furnished in all for the care of 150 patients. The building complete - pleto will cost $150OOJ. THE CHILD'S HOSPITAL. The Bishop Clnrkson memorial hospital , better known ns the Child's hospital. Is n charity of the Episcopal church , and Bishop Worthlncton Is its ox-ofllclo director. The hospital is a substantial three-story brick building of twenty rooms , located at 17K Dodge street , nnd has boon In operation for eight years. Accommodations are furnlshcc for twenty-live adult ? patients and during the past year more than four hundred were at tended. Adult patients of either sox nro ad mitted and must pay if they are able to do so- but children are admitted free , the prin cipal object of the Institution being the care for sick and invalid children , Tlioro nro In the Institution a number of endowed beds the money for which has been contributed bj wealthy friends of tbo Institution , Mrs. A. J. 1'oppleton Is president of the hospital board and Mi's , O'Meura Is the matron. 1MM.\NCI'I. HOSPITAL. Two wings of linnmnuel hospltnl were com pletcd during the past year , nnd that portion of the uulldtng Is now ready for occupancy The building 1s located on Ames uveniio in Momnouth park , and when fully comnlotci will represent nn expenditure of $1(10,000 ( The building is n monument to the tireless energy of Kuv. 12. A. Kogclstrom , former pastor of the Swcdhh Lutheran church , who several years ago conceived the Idea of found ing a hospital for the care of the sick of nl classes and conditions. The woric done has been by means of funds collected by Hev. Fogelstrom by personal solicitation uinoni , charitably disposed persons , The preliml nary arrangementsaro , now being made , and the hospital will bo opened in a few days tot the reception of patients. 1' 'atlents ' nblo to pay will be chargedbut all will bo received free us fur as the resources of the institution will permit. TUB onriiAN's HOME. About ten yours ago the Sisters of Mercy begun to gather up and provide In this cltj for the orphans , nnd now they hnvo botwcui seventy nnd ciu-hty at their homo , corner of Castelfarnnd Fifteenth streets , nnd they are completing in Benson's addition , wbcro they ownu tract of ton acres , ono of tno most sub stantial and convenient buildings in thestato for the purpose of taking euro of poor dill dren , The buildings nro of brick , thrco stories high , with a good high nasomont. The length of the hullUIng is UK ) feet and is of nroput proportion nnd width , Tlio roof is of tin am the building ts heated with steam. The building Is intended to accommodate S50 or phans , arul it Is thought will bo nearlv Illlei as goon as it is opened in the spring or early Euaimer. The buildings and grounds will cost abou $7fiOX ) when nit complete , f 10,000 of which Is furnished by a loan froth a IJo.Ucm party nnd the rest the sitters depend on raising from the good cltlrcns of Omalm. .101110 of whom have nlready been exceedingly liberal. Children nro taken Into the Institution by the sisters when inero babes , nnd kept till put out with families or nro old enough to enTl at least n poor living for themselves. They nre furnished with clothing nnd nro taught the llr t elements of nn education. A nominal weekly fee Is charged where rela tives or friends nra able or willing to pay for the care of the llttlo one. The ofllecrs of the Institution nro E.V. . Nnsh , John Rush , Frederick Ucllone , Dr. S. D. Mercer and J. L. Mites. MISCEUANKOUS I'll.VltlTlr.S. The Woman's ' Christian association estab lished n temporary homo for women and des titute children at 271S Burt street in 1SS3 nnd bus since maintained It doing noble work. During the year 11 ftv-slx women nnd tnlrty-slx children were cared for ns transients at the homo , nnd there nro seven permanent In- iiatcs of the homo. By the careful manage- nent of the association the homo has been Maintained nnd Its inmates comfortably cared or without any heavy drain on finances of ho association , which Is deeply Internsted In ther branches of charitable work. The , vomnn's Christian association nlso oiulucts n Young Women's homo n Seventeenth street , near Dodge. This Is not strictly n charitable In- titution , but Is conducted for the purpose of urnlshing n homo with homo comforts nt n nodcrnto rnto , for young working girls , vhosn parents reside out of the city. The Jiilldlng occupied is a thrco-story and base- ncnt brick , with modern conveniences. The lomo was sUirted In IhSS nnd maintained but yenr nt n loss of $1,000. During the past ear tlio deficit was but SIM and the nssocla- ion hopes to make the homo self-sustaining his yenr. In February , 18S3 , a number of the chnrlta- > ly disposed ladles of the city established the Oreche. n day nursery for the care of the ho children of parents who are at work dur- ng the day and have no ono nt homo to look after the little ones. The building , which is iwned by the Institution , is located at Nlne- centh nnd Hnrnoy streets. The charity Is upportcd by voluntary donations nnd those laving It In charge report that the well-to-do xjoplo and the proprietors of the hotels have icon very liberal in their donations of food during the past year. There , are twenty-one jhtldren between ono nnd n-hnlf and eight years of ago who are permanently cared for .t the home , nnd from live to fifteen are loft Inl'y ' for attendance during their parents' vorking hours. A nominal charge Is made ' 'or the care of children 10 cents a day for mo child , IS cents for two nna 20 cents for hrco children from the sumo family. In the iftcrnoon of each day a kindergarten chool is held , nt which all > oor children nre taught free. The > fllccrs of the Crecho are Mrs. T. L. Kim ball , president ; Mrs. Win. Curtis , vice president , nid Mrs. William Wallace , treasurer. Mrs. I. A. Smith is the matron In chargcund Miss footo is teacher of the kindergarten. The Women's Christian Tompornnco Union conducts , on North Twentieth street near the Coliseum , a homo for young girls who have gone astray , and a refuge for fallen worn en vho 11 us ire to reform. The Institution Is " mown ns the Open Door , nnd Mrs. G. W. "lark is the matron In charge. The Omaha City Mission conducts n Sab- > ath nnd sowing school on Tenth street near Dodgo. The poor people of that vicinity are lidcd by the efforts of the olllcers of the mis sion. sion.Drs. Drs. Gilford & Wilkinson conduct the No- ir.iska eye and ear infirmary at 410 South Twentieth street , where poor patients are treated free of charge. The county commissioners expend n largo amount annually in supplying the poor of the city nnd county with food , clothing , nnd nedlcino. In addition the entirely dependent who arc cared for at the poor farm , a largo lumber of families and Individuals rccoivo partial and temporary uld during the winter mouths from the county poor master. Nearly every religious denomination In the i city does more or less work each year in the cnuso of charity , through societies of the church , having that object in view. A MIMTAHY OISXl'EH. Dopixrtnnnt ol1 the I'lattc. The department of the Plntto embraces the states of Iowa , Nebraska and Wyoming ( ex cepting the post of Camp Sheridan in the , Yellowstone . park , Wyo. , ) the torrltorv of Utah and so much of the state of Idah'o us lies . . east of a line formed bv tbo extension of the western boundary ol Utah to the north western boundary of Idaho. The headquar ters of tno department nro at Otnaha in Tin : Bun building with Brigadier General John U. Brooke In command. The personal staff of the commanding of- llccr consists of First Lieutenant Fnyotto W. Koo , Third infantry , nnd First Lieutenant Charles M. Trultt , Twenty-first infantry , aides do camp. The department stair con sists of Major Michael Sheridan , assistant adjutant general ; Major John M. Bacon , act ing inspector general ; Captain I' . Henry Hay , acting Judge ndvocalo ; Lieutenant Col onel William 13. Hughes , chief quartermas ter ; Major William II. Bell , chief commis sary of subsistence ; Lieutenant-Colonel Dal les Bacho , medical director ; Lloutonnnt-Col- encl Thaddeus II. Stanton , chief paymustci ; Captain James C. Avrcs , chief ordnance ofll- ccr ; Major Daniel w. Uenhnm , Inspector of small nnns practice ; First-Lieutenant C. C. Wordon , actlngongincoroflleer. The general stun ofllcers serving in the department are Captain John Simpson , assistant to the chief quartoVmastcr nnd In charge ot the quarter master's depot at Omaha ; Captain Chariot F. Humphrey It assigned to duty upon the construction of building , etc. , at the now Fort Omaha ; First Lieutenant Walter A. Thurs- ton , Sixteenth infantry , Is assistant acting quartermaster at Ogden , Utnh. The medical start of the start of the depart ment consists of Major William D. Wolvcr- ton nnd Captain Gray L. Kddy.FortDouglas ; Major Albert Hnrtsurt , Captain William O. Spencer , First Lieutenant ; Alfred K. Bradley and Acting Assistunt Sur geon F. A. Hallldny , nt Fort Omaha ; Captain Timothy K. Wilcox , Fort NIobrara ; Captain George W. Adalr , Fort Hoblnson ; Captain Louis S. Tesson , Fort Sidney ; Captain Samuel Q. Koblnson nnd Acting Assistant Surgeon ,1. M. Franco , Fort DuChesno ; Captains Aaron H. Appel , Will- Inm P. Kendall nnd First Lieutcnnnt F. V. Walker at Fort D. A. Uussell ; Captain George E. Hushnoll , nt Camp Pilot , Butte ; First Lieutenants Julian M. Cabcll and Ash- ton B. Hoyl , at Fort Niobrara ; Captain , luf- forson It. Kcan , nt Fort Kobinson ; First Lieutenant William N. Sutor , at Fort Mo- Klnnoy ; First Lieutenant Charles F. Mason , at Fort Washnklo and Acting Assistant Sur geon ll. P. Finloy , nt Fort Sidney. In the pay department nro Major John P. Barker. Omaha ; Major William E. Crearv , Salt Lnke City , Utah , and Major William il. Comegys , at Cheyenne , Wyo. There is n National cemetery in the department lo cated nt Fort McPherson , Neb. , of which Benjamin F. Baker is superintendent. Until tno present Indian trouble began the troops of the department were stationed ns follows , but now they uro practically all In Dm Hold : Fort Douglas , Utah , headquarters Sixteenth - teonth Infantry , Lieutenant Colonel William H. Pcnroso , commanding , with seven com panies of the Sixteenth and four companies of the Twenty-tint Infantry , t Fort UuChesno , Utah , Major James F. Hnndlott , Ninth cavalry , commanding , with two troops of the Ninth cavalry nnd three companies of the Sixteenth infantry. Fort McKmnoy , Wyo. , Major Guy V. Henry , Ninth cavalry , commnndiiiK , wltn ono troop of the Ninth cavalry and ono com pnny of the Eighth Infantry. Fort NIobrara , Neb. , headquarters Eighth infanUy , Colonel August V. Knutz. com- miindlng , with two troops of the Ninth cav alry nnd six companies of the Eighth Infantry. Fort Omaha , headquarters , of Second In fantry , Colonel Franlc Whcuton , command ing , with the full regiment. Fort Uobliibon , Nob. , headquarters Ninth cavalry , Colonel Joseph G. Tilford command ing , with tlvo troons of Ninth cavalry and two companies of Eighth Infantry. Fort D. A. Uusscll , Wyo. , headquarters of Seventeenth infantry , Colonel Henry K. Mlzncr commanding , with full regiment. Fort Sldnev , Neb. , headquarters of Twcn ty-llrbt Infantry , Colonel Henry A. Morrow commanding , with six companies of tlio Twcuty-llrst Infantry. fort Wnshaklc. Wyo , , Major Edgar H , ICellogK commanding , with onu troop Nlntu cavalry nnd onu company Eighth Infantry. Camp Pilot ' Butte , Wyo. , Lleutoiumt Colonel Audiew S. Uurt commanding , will ono company Seventh Infantry. Tbo troops in thU dopirtmunt hnvo done much miscellaneous sorvlco during the past year , such ns practice marching , illlo prac tice , oncnmpmcnts with national guards inn the Grand Army of the Republic. Tln quick iios with which the troops were couccutrat- d nt the scene of the Indian trouble testifies o their efllclcncy nud readiness at all times or Instant service. A notable event in army matters during ho laUyear was the changing of the organ- zntloti of the twenty-live tx'glmonU of Inrnn- ry nnd the ton regiments of cavalry. Gon- ral Order No. 70 , from the hcactmtnrters of ho tinny , dated July at , 1MO , directed Unit ompanlos I nnd 1C of each infantry regl- ncnt should bo absorbed by the other eight 'ompantes , This wiped out of existence fifty 'ompanlos ' of Infantry. By General Order Co. 7i' ' , from the ' " same source , dated July 'J. > . 8K ( ) , It was directed that Troops L nnd Si of ach of the regiments of cavalry should bo Ikowlso absorbed by the ronnlnlng troops of ho regiments. Thus twenty troops of cavnl- y have ceased to exist except on paper. The expenditure for payment of troops in his department from Jnmmrv 1 , Ib'.W. to November HO , lb'.M ' , was SUMi.MHi.il" . The [ Uartermaster's expenditures tn this depart- ncnt for the fiscal year ending Juno ! IO , 1MH ) , or the construction nnd repair of buildings , deluding n now brick building at the qtiur- crniasler's depot In Omaha which cost about 10OiW , wcro S7I'Jia.O'.i , nnd other oxpendi- tires ' . . ' . ' , : ) )2. ) 18. But Httlo has been done on ho now fort , except to fence the ( { rounds in it a cost 01 ,417.13. Companion. Oinah ; , ns the erent distributing center for ranio destined for points In the west , north- vest and southwest , is the natural hendqunr- ers for the western buslnoss of the big ox- trass companies. Ono of these companies the Pncllio ) has its general tieatlqunrtors icro , while the city Is the division bcadquar- crs of the other companies. pAciric nxi'iiuM COMPANT. Ono of the beautiful new buildings erected n Omaha during the past year is Unit oceu- tied by the Pncillo express company , having i frontage ofIt feet on Hnrnoy by lUi foot 311 Fourteenth. It was built by the company it u cost of $ tir > ,000 , and is an elegant struct- ire , live stories In height , of brick , carved brown sandstone and tcrra-cotta. The basement is occupied by the supply do- inrtmcnt , the llrst lloor by the Joint local iflleos of the 1'aclllo and United States ox- iress companies , while the upper four stories icconunodato the various executive dcpnrt- nents of the companies. The Pacific operates over twenty-two Jiousnnd miles of rallwitv , including the Jnlon Pacillc , Missouri PaulilcVnhash , L'exos & Pacillc , Missouri , Kansas As Texas , md International & Great Northern systems , extending from Detroit and Toledo on the east o Astorln , Ore. , on the west , nnd from Now Orleans , La. , and Laredo , Tex. , on the south o Helena , Mont. , on the north. In short , the company 1ms olllcus In twenty-seven states md territories , having established over ono lundrcd now olllces during the past year. In Ib'JD ' the company did n business of over 0,000,000. nnd the money order buslnoss in creased about $1,000,000. The management ot the company Is In the muds of K. M. Morscman , president nnd treasurer , Omaha ; W. T. Bechol , secrotarv and auditor , Omaha ; F. 11. Murphy , superin tendent money order department , Omaha , md Charles Francis Adams , vice president , jostou. U.XITr.D ST.ITC3 EXPJICSS COMl'IN'V. The United States express company ecu u- , ) Ies offices with the Pacific express company md is In chnrgo of the same local ngcnt. S. A. Huutoon. Tholncroasi In business dur- ng lt 'JO has kept pace with the general in crease iu nil lines , and Uui boon at least leper per cent over that of IbS'J. AIHMS BXPUKSJ COMPANY. The Adams express company entered Omaha In 1SSS over the Cnioago , Milwaukee As S. Paul road , and in November 15 of tlmt year- established Us local onico In Omaha. The business done by this company In 18SO was fully nn increase of U5 per cent over 18SS. mid the increase of lblKfs ) business was but - - ! per cent. Eight men are employed in the Omaha ofllco of the company , nnd live messengers run in and out of the city. It re uires ton howos nnd waaons to distribute the consignments of oxpro is matter brought in by this company. B. B. Hooves is the ' ' company's loca'i ag'ont. AMKIIICAX nxrnr.ss COMPAXV. All of the Chicago , Burlington & Oulncy , the Chicago & Northwestern and the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railway lines are operated by the American express company. The company has a direct line to Minneapolis and St. Paul and cuts a big llg- uro In the express business of tbo country. The company nlso has tin exclusive limited express train between Now York and Chicago cage which reaches Omaha in connection with tbo Burlington fust mail between Chicago cage and this city , this train carrying only the United States mall and the consignments of the American express company. L. A. Garner , general superintendent of the west ern department of the coin puny , has his head quarters here. C. S. Potter is the general agent. The local business of the company furnishes employment to forty-live mon. WELLS , I'AIIUO A CO.'S EXP11G3S. The headquarters of what is termed the middle department of the Wells , Fargo .t Co. express are located in Omaha ana are in charge of Dudley Evans , general superin tendent , who employs n lorce of twenty-live clerks and stenographers. This department has control of nil railroad and stage lines west of the Missouri river and Is divided into six divisions , of which Atnador Andrews K superintendent of one with headquarters in Omaha. This division comprises the Chicago , St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha , thoB , &AI. , the Elkhorn , the Sioux City & I'aoille rail ways and tno stage lines operated In connec tion with them. Mr. Andrews has u force of seven clerks and eight route agents , Mr. C. S. Potter is the company's local agent. DlMlllerloH mid Br-worlps. Omaha has ono of the largest distilleries of the country , three largo browerles and a number of bottling linns nnd brewers'agon- cles , that give employment to u largo number of men and constitute- ono of the big enter prises of thu city. inn WILLOW spiuvns. Willow Springs distillery , the third lareost establishment ol the kind in this country , is located In Omaha , nnd Is a business enter prise that gives employment to a largo force of men mdliectly , and a larger force directly. It employs l i men , to whom it paid In wages in Ib'JO ' 73r 4 ! > .48. Aside from those , the government supervision of the plant , which the internal revenue laws de mand , gives employment to a largo force of gaugors , storekeepers , els. The oiitputof the distillery In Ib'JO was ! ! , U32- , a'.i3 gallons of spirits , on which It p.ild n revenue tax of $ Ji37l.r ( > 3. Its sales will amount in round llgures to the sum of $ : ( , - : ir.0,000. During the year It used 007,107 bushels of Nebraska grain , 5,000 tons ot Ne braska buy , fattened over 4,000 head of No- bniska cattle and used 100 1 tons of coal and ai ) , ' . ! IS Omaha-made barrels. Kitud'H niiu ; : iiiv. : The pioneer brewing establishment In Omaha has enjoyed a prosperous business during the year past , running out Its full ca pacity , ( X,000 ) barrels. It cnrrlos sixty mon on Its pay roll regularly , who receive monthly § 1,000. To deliver its products about the city it uses thirty horses. Mr. Kruc recently purchased , at a cash outlay of sifiO.OOO , a largo tr.tut of land in the southern part of the city , mid Inn nlro.idy commenced work upon the construction of anew now brewery plant thai , will coat nearly a million dollars , MI'.THU01IIHHS JIIIKWIIIIT was established In 1801 a small concern nt that lime , but which now Inn a capacity of 40,000 barrels annually , and Its output In IS'.K ) has been equal to Its capacity. It pays its forty emplojes $ -M , ! > monthly. broilA ll.Cll'S orowery has now an annual capacity of (50,030 ( barrels , and next year a capacity of 10,000 barrels will bo nddod. The monthly payroll of the establishment foots up g.1,000 , forty-llvo men being employed , nnd twenty horses us. Us output for Ih'JO was over 4'I.OJJ barrels. The llrm was recently merged into a stock company , to bo Known as the Omaha Drawing company , with n capita ! stock of $1,000,000 , and will invent that amount of money In n now plant this year. orniiit iiitKivcicf tvi > iHim.t'.iH. The South Omaha Brewing compnnv em ploys thirty-live men , has u payroll of ? , ( ' ( ) n month nnd hus a capacity of itf.iNM barrels , Lemp'u beer agency nud uottling works gives omploytnei ut to live men , pay-roll per month. iCnhii Bros , , bottlers of Storliar's boor , employs seven men , monthly pay-roll SIOJ. II.V , Snyder , mlnural witur bottler nnd manufacturer of Kodn. selt/cr , ute. , umiiloys twenty men , pnv-roll $1,000 monthly. The Anheu&or-Dusch aguncv and bottling works employs eighteen mon nnd uses twenty horses to distribute Its halo about the city. Its monthly pay-roll U $ lti)0 ; ) ; 10a Omaha nnd South Omaha sales for Ib'JJ were liO.OCO bun els. _ _ Dr.Ulr iioy , uoio uud throat. / " MiWMl'Al'KIH , Tour dally papers nro published in Oniftfcn , thrco In English nnd ono In Gorman. The three Knglk-h papers also issue n Sunday nnd weekly edition , , nud with the German dally glvo permanent employment to 721 per * sons , with an average monthly payroll of $ IU,0K > , or half a million annually. ' Tin : nui.Y mi : ; has for years been the leading newspaper of the trans-Missouri region nnd I'oinpariM fa vorably with the prominent dallies of the larger eastern cities. Tinlli.i : win established In 1S 1 by lid- ward Hosownter , who Is the owner of u con trolling Intoiwt in the paper as well M In the building. In IbTS Tin : IluU Publishing Company was Incorporated , with , Mr. Hoscwntcr president. The equipment of Tin : Hisu Is unexcelled by any paper In the west. Its two web-por.r feeling presses hnvo n capacity of UO.OOO com plete elght-pago papers per hour , or 00,000 four-page papers jier hour. Its tclcgrapU Borvieo Is not excelled by any dnilv outside of New York. Chicago and St. Louis. Among- Us special features are the New Yorlc Hor- nld's cablegrams. Tin : UKI : has special cor respondents at nil the principal news centers of the country , and thoroughly covers the western field. It maintains special bureaus ill Now York , Chicago , Washington , lies Molnes , Council BluiTs and Lincoln. Tnu HIM : bus for many years published sivorn ex hibits of Us circulation dally , and is tbo only Omaha paper tlmt keeps before the imbllo sworn \ statement' ' of Its circulation In every sdi dally Issue. For the past four years the cir culation has ranged as follows ! For i IKS7 . H.5C3 iKi For * 1SJ-S . is.wjj Kor issi . iiilo ( ) For h'.K ' ) . 5X1,709 The following shows the nverngo circula tion of Tin : DAILY 11 BU by months for the past year : January . 10..VB February . lu.TOl March . so.SIS April . 20.MU May . 80,183 July , Atimist . S0.7M Suptunibcr . . . .VOS70 CVtolmr . 20CJ November . ir.l3 , } December . 511,171 The nverngo circulation of Tim Wuuiaif Bin : for 1MK ) was -n.'S ? . The construction of the magnificent now building occupied by this paper was begun In August , l b" , nntl completed after two yours of uninterrupted labor. It Is unquestionably the largest newspaper building In America , its ground area being one-third larger than that of the New York Tribune or St. Paul Plonccr-Press. This croi Is 17 , 12i square feet , whllo the latter two cover but 15,5 ! > 00 each. The New York \\orld \ covers 9,000 nnd the Times 7.500. TIIF Bii : : building occu pies just one-half of the bloclc at the corner of Farnam and Seventeenth streets , fronting the court house nnd adjoining the city hull. The building Is nn imposing structure , seven stories , of granite nnd obsldeanpressed brick. An in'erior court adds greatly to the nppcarnnco of the building nnd furnishes light for the inside rooms. The building If absolutely lire-proof throughout. The rnof Is paved with vitrllloij brick mid in Portland cement upon hollow lire tiles resting upon steel beams , whllo all the paitltlons , furring , floors , arches , oto , , nro of llro-clay , tiled , and all the structure work ' , such ns girders , lloor beams , columns nnd .stays nro ol steel or heavy iron , Thcra 1o not a dark or Illy ventilated room in the entire building. It Is heated by .stein ) nnd lighted by electricity nnd possesses every improved appliance calculated to lighten yet expedite the labors of its immense foivo of workmen , asoll as en nance both health and comfort. DHMOCIIIT AXD The World-Humid , a consolidation of the Herald , for a long series of years the loading nomocrntlc 1 paper of Nebraska , nnd the World , an evening sheet which had boon es tablished tiiiout three years prior to the consolidation. The World puhlith'np ' com , . pany nro the publishers , with G. AI , Hitch- coelt president and editor. The Dally Democrat has boon in existence n trifle over three years , It was formerly the Interstate Democrat. The Democrat publishing company , pjblishors , with W. II , Vaughnn us editor , manager and chief pro prietor. The Nebraska Dally nnd Weekly Trlbuno Is n German paper published by Julius T Fostner. Wr.KKi.T rUIILICATION' ? . Two Swedish papers , the Tribune nnij Post , have a largo circulation among tha Swedlf.li population.Tho Pokrok Zapudn la the Bohemian paper. The Pioneer and , Dnnncbrog nro Danish papers. The Excel sior , u society paper , is edited by Clement Cliase. Tlio Hallway Nows-Uoportorls owned nnd edited bv Uun B. Honlii. Progress is published In the Interests of tbo colored race and edited by M L. Barnctt , n eolored man , The Mercury is n weekly of general news owned and edited by Motor K. Bender. Ujiltod Labor , ns its naino implies , Is pubr lislied in the Interest of the wn < { o worKer and is the organ of the Central Labor union of Omaha. Topics Is a society and nrt publica tion , managed by Frunlc N. 1C. Orff. s I'uiu.ioTIOXS. . The Oninha Ulinio Is a monthly journal of medicine. The Mcdlcn nnd Surgical Hecord is the organ of the hoiiAi-paths. The Drug gist Is a monthly medical journal published by the Richardson drug company , The Knights' Jewel Is published In the interests ol the Knights of Pjthlas. Tha Merchants' Criterion Is a weulclv commercial paper , pub lished by the Ciiterlon publishing company. The Western Merchant Is a monthly trnuo journal published by A. H. Comstoek. The religious publications comprUo the Central West , weakly , In the Interest of the Presby terians , tbo Omnha District Advocate , a monthly Methodist publication , the Midland , monthly , In the Interest of the United Pres- bvteriiins , nnd the Church ( Juiirdlnn , monthly , published by the Episcopalians. Almost every church organization in the city pub lishes , also , its small parish pap.'r for Irco circulation. Onmlin'H CMurolies. Omaha Is making substantial progress In religious matters , The city has nlnoty-nlno church organlziitlgns , Including the missions. They nro divided among the various denomi nations ns follows : Bipthttt ! , Catholic 10 , Christian 2 , Congregational 10 , Episcopal 10 , Jewish 3 , Latter Day Saints 1. Lutheran H , Methodist Hi , Presbyterian , 17 , Advcntlsta 1 , Unitarian 1 , Uulvorsalist 1 , City Mission 1. During the year the United Presbyterian people have erected n hundsomo brick and htono church with nil modern Improvements and conveniences nt the corner of Emmet unil Twenty-lirst streets. The edifice seats about live hundred people comfortably , and cost about ? -0,000. The Uuivcrsnltst denomination has nlso erected n fine brick church at the corner of Nlnotoenth and Lathrnp streots. The bnse- mont is Mulshed and the congregation U worshiping there , but tbo upper portion of the htructuro will not ho completed until Bprlng. The church will bo beautifully iln- ishcd In the Interior , will sent In the main auditorium about four himJred and IKty ucoplo and will cost when finished Si5,000. The First Methodist church at the corner of Twentieth ana Davenport streets , was completed during Uioyqar. It Is n magnifi cent structuni and cost , completed , $1 5,000. The Cmtollar Strcot Presbyterian church has made a remarkable growth during the j car Just closed. The membership has ut most doubled and the congregation has built n neat and commodious church at n co t of fiboul 10,000 , which is entirely frco from debt. This organ Uatlon Is but three year * old , and began with liut MX members , The ( Jnthollu church of Omaha suffered a very severe loia lust spring. The death of Hlshoti O'Connor , wtioio phenomenal BUCCMH in building up the church , both .spiritually nnd financially , all over the city , has been moa- tloned many times In the columns of Tun BE , Ills successor has but recently been ap pointed tn the person of Bishop Scannell , who will In the near future assume thesiicrca duties of his Important position with the ear. nest desire of all the peoplu of his church fop abundant success. llislion Newman of the Methodist church and Bishop Wnrthlngton of the Kpiscopal clmirli htlll innko Omaha their Homo , but they urn abroad much of the tlmo nltxmillng to the duties of their position and calling. The 1'resbyterhm denomination has oueuod n Hiinill hospital during the year , and the MuthodlU church Is preparing to follow iu tha same course. Tin1 Firat Prosbyterlnn church passed the thirtieth milestone In Ita history on Doconv brrJ , ! last , nnd with the assistance of all LUi | I'lTsbvterlan churches In the city that com gregutlon celebrated the event in a very w\ \ propriulo and enjoyable inunuer.