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.
