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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1892)
THE OMAHA DAILY MONDAY , JULY 11 , 1892. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS Bulge ia Provisions Was tlio Feature of the SHORTS WERE IN A PANIC LATE At the Clo < io There \Vm n Itmli for All rrudur.M at Once It Tmik lllddliiK Hi MlKli I'rlrct to Uot Anything. CiltrAnn. 111. . .Inly O.-A stirtllnnly siuliU-n bitlKo In pmvlslom wan the foiittuo toiliy In Ilio lliiard of Tr.ulo , I'or two or three diiys tlio tilk : had OOUM tlinl Cutlahy un.l ether blR operators worn sullliu out , Tlio nrirkol li 9 KOIIO ilnwn tin lor It with tlio whole scilp- IIIR tr.vlo tallliu on Tor still fnrVlior iloellno In P'lces. Tin1 and of tlio ( loL-lInu win teachad this iiiiirn'iiir. ' l'oH > for Suiitcmbsr win oil to U' Cifr mi tli ni.ni nnilv. yenlembur laid wiisiit * f 07' anil rlln lit57. ! ? ! { . Tlio tr.ilo ulnyod for iinotlmr downturn with KMln today , hut Iho heavy MOllliU lu te run to of yistoHny quickly turned In tlio last half hour to the hiiyln. side. This startlol tintr.ulu and tint Ilio shorts In a pino. There w.is a nHh for all products at onco. H took bidding at hlL'her tirleos In trot niiyllnng I'ork Jumped : i" o to 311.Kl and closidutJIl " . " 5 , about wye hotter for Ihu day KI . roijoiiiul > d ii'Ja ' to ! 7.r for Sou- lumber flowing IV ! higher at Sr.IIT'J. l.nrd wai up l. | ' . ' from last infill at if.JJ for Sop- tein'ipf Thin sharp turn in the dualities cui : < u < l a inlid road rin. hut at a dco'liiu of 'ic for July nnd V fur S.'ptoiiihiirconitiirod with yester day's ro > tliu nrlcus. Nothing could lift whuat Iroin lln > il nilili" ( Icprc"i on oftliu expected potcinineiit irioit | and the lln inclat and coiniiii | - ' hit legislation at tin' fcdur.il cupltitl. Hipieni ur wheat ulo-o I at TO1 | 0 against from TG'ii' In T'I u yi'slunl'iy. It was cstlnmtod thulthiMO v > oitid he uniy a small decre ie. i . If am. In tinv ulliiu supply of when ! , ( jlm.oiu In Ik iiiiidr tlm dec'lno ' in lirctit llrllaln. Tline utis fruo solllngnt corni'iitly In tlio lioiioof dlslodchr. : the Leopold Illooin hold ings , I nl the raldois wrto dls.ippolntod , O.ils opened ste.idv. do 'lined ' -tli'-fi' . and rc- nctcd 'f ! , fullouln. . ' i inn chisuly , A coed deal of July wiihi'liniiKed to Scptoinlier. nnd a good ilnul of repteniber > -old by tlio elevator pcopli' . At the openlni : July nnd Setiteiubur uere Ho up irt. They thun came together and sold at the Mime price , bntulosed about fiuni ! < ( to ' | C apart. The ustliii iiml recuinU for Monday arc : \\hoat.l-llcirs ; corn. "Meats ; oat" , IlUcars ; lie " . .K.wiO head. The total lerulpts of hoes for next week ate estliu tied at from lUJ.UUJ to TheriMVns a better Innnlrv for vessel room , lint oiToruiKs wore Rinalf. Itntes hold sleaily title for wheat nml PU for corn to llull.ilo. I ne Ic'idurj futures r.'inired as-follows : Win Ar No 2 July t : TH $ 77 I 77 Annual f-ciitvinlicr. . CCIIN No 5 - July fc'ciitiMiiucr . Mi OATH No z- Jtily AllHUPt . . . . SoitoiulK | r. 3I ! ( 8U)4 MtfM I'llltK July . II 1C , II IK , II .111 it r.u K'liU'inlier II U ) u to II 45 11 75 J Aim July . . 7 00 . - - - . . . IU E-nnill Itllis-- July t ' . ' ' < plember 'U 'JU Cusli ( iiiotutlons were as follows : FI.OIMI ( Jnlet and uiiuliaimud ; winter pnt- fnts. fl.'JU'l.l ; winter Miulls ; : i.Ti < ! iUil ; HprlnBi'ituiiU.l.inui | ft ) ; spilus straits , HIlii ® 4.40 ; bakers' , t LOOfffcLW. WllKAr No.'Miriii ! . ' . T74i775C ! ! No. 3 sprln ? . 7I" c : o. a red. 70. ( JOHN-Lower : Xo. ' . ' , 40'ic ' : No. : t vollow. 4640 < 8'ic ' ; No Ilcasli. 4i'ie : No. I. : t.sl.ii' . _ OATS-INO. ' . ' , : f&AVvs \ No. i ! white , .Tl © ' " " ' UVK No' a. 7ic. : llAui.hV No. 2 , Gcj No. 8 , no sales ; No. 4 , no Bales. KI.AX Sii : ! No. I , Jl.OI. ' li-l > rln.L . : i.f . . . . . v Dlsttllets' Hnished gooJs. per gal. . II. 15. iis-rut loaf , oa.'i.'io ; granulated , 4Jc ! ! standar.l "A , " 4 ' , c. He 'olpis aim shipments today wera as fol lows : On thu I'roducu exelriir o toliiy tlio hutter intiruut WIIB easier : fancy creamery. UtQIU'ic ' ; line western. liC ibu ; ordlnarv l.'iliiei line diilrles. . UtolTc. Kiss , nunk ul iii&Uc. : ! Crcip Ciinilltlonti. WASiiiNnTn.v , 1) ) . ( ' . . Inly ! ) . The July re turns to the statist lei. in of th Dun irimi-nt of Arlen. lure niikua ; tlm folloulni ; uvcr.ii'i'H of eondlllon : I'drn , Sl.I ; winter wheat. S'l.fi : hpr lie whunt. in.lliimm.H.1 ! : rvv. irj.S ; linrluy. t . i pntatOL's , ( k ) 0 ; tulnieco. ! ! . ' . " . 'I'lio neruauu of com In teportnil ntOJ.dof the actual moil of last year. ( Irnlii 'Marlciit , MII.WA KIK. : WIs. . July li.-\Viii\T-Iull : ) ; fioptemter. 7:1 : < 4e : No. ' . ' Hprln. % nominal. roii.s-c.iiilot ; No. : i. 4Te. OATS Qulot ; .No. y white , : KI'He ' : ; No. 3 white."jiicio. ; : . Itvi : No. I. 70'5c. ' IlAiu.iv-Jiileti ( No. S , SSa.T c. OLD HARD LUCK'S LAST RUN. Win 7'iYitirheu .Uunwitit. Every ono admitted that ho hail : t point heart in him. Even his bitterest enemy. Kill Aldorson , was willing to make thatroncohsion , biitqualilioil itby milling Unit ho "was so blamed unlucky nnd poouliar , a bpdy never knowoil when ho was in to clear. " Thin ulngularity oxtondi'd to his name. II-o-s-s e-l-k-u-8 , "accent un the sol , " ho was wont to explain , with t-omothinj , ' like u Hhndo of wearinesH , when n now operator f alto rod on hid lony patro nymic. Ebon J. Ilossolkus was engineer of en- plno Sovontoon-Forty-Threo. With the meager dati : available , 11 is dlllloult to determine \vhelhor tlio name Ilossolkus belongs to tlio Anglo-Saxon , Indo European or Teutonic family ; but no such uiicort'ilnty attached to thu or igin of its unfortunate uo.iror. Tie was nn uniniHtak'iblo Yankee ; rather below the moil hi in height , loan am1 wiry ; his mild , light-bko oycs were ovorshad- oivctl by bush'and frowning eyebrows , nnd his grizzled mustache bristled with n singular ferocity , which the weakness of the mouth ami chin linino- mediately balled , The whole mtm was decidedly contradictory. When tlrst addressed , his milliner was brusque and Ins voice grulT ; but nftor u few oxplc- tlvos. tils tone would soften nnd his most positive iiBsortions invariably ended with tin nppoul forconllrmatlon. "Now , ain't it so , for a fact ? Now. wouldn't you eny PO , 'f you 'uz mo ? " lie would iifk , uhllo his wistful ayes wandered from face to fnco in eearch of support or ovinpiithy , porhaps. Ho wiib the oldest engineer on the ill- \lsiou , and the most unfortunate. Two dt'cndotf of brakumcn and conductors had twlbted and dlHtortcd his luckless sur- niimo In every concclvablo way , but to all appellations , from "Old HOSM' ' to "Hustle CUBS , " lie over accorded the B mo ready lespoiihe. Of lute yearn ho had boon known Pimply an " 'Hard Lut'k. " When a train now would reach thu end of the dm- hiou , wan nnd famished from a pro tracted Hojoin'ii at homo desert siding IliolliBt Inquliy of their byinpatlwtlo bioth'on would ho : "Who was pulliii' vou ? " "Old 'Hard Luok,1 of courbo , " was the Bcldoin varied roply. Ohl HiwBolkua had probably sulTorod uioro "aiovlng uccldouts by Jloou aud field" thnn nny other mnn over lived throuRh , And yet ho was n , thoioughly compel cut eng incur. As far back as he could romnmbor , it had boon the dream of 'lossolltus' Hfo to bo a regular imssengcr engineer in rnilrond parlance , to ' 'null varnished cam" This wns Ilio goal upon the at tainment of which the bc l efforts of his life had been concentrated , and still , nftor twontv vctirs' service , ho sooincd as far us over from succcs" . Many times ho had ul mo-it acliioved it. but always something had happened to prevent , BOIIIO unnccoiintablo and tmavoliltiblo piece of ill-luck. Finally , Ins name be came so synonymous with disaster that tlio "company" ' hesitated to intrust the vnhiablo euipmcnt ( | of an e\pro' < i < train nnd the lives of the traveling publii ! to him. Thus , as the years went by , old Hard Luck had become accustomed to crawling out from under the disgrun tled onglnn of a sidetracked worktrnin or way freight to acknowledge the pa tronizing wave of the hand , as some former tlrotntm of Ills whizzed by with u paft-engor train or an "olllcors"apodal. . " Du-pair. however , had no plnco In his heart , and ho "till revelled in the fan cied joys ot pulling tlio fast express , and dreamed of that happy time when , to the customary Inquiry as to the tlmo of his departure , ho would bo nblo to answer : "I uo out on No. it. " Gamblers s'iy that If 0110 is but pos- tossed of hullic'iont capital , the most pur- sistont tun of ill-luck nuy eventually bo broken , nnd bo it proved' In llos elkus' case. case.An An "ofllcors" special , " carrying the leading magnates of the road noon a tour of inspection , was expected , ana engine777 , the fastest locomotive on the division , and Hill Pearson , an engineer with u record , had been held in readi- tichs for ionic time to take them out. The engine , with a full tank of Iho bcbt coal , had already boon run out of thu roundhouse , and the trnin dis patcher had the freights safely Hide- tracked , and satisfactory "inc.ots" with the passenger trains about figured out , when he was interrupted in his study of the train sheet by a nervous rin , ? at the telephone. The dispatcher answered it himself , and the foreman of the round- hotK-o announced that Pearson was sick , and unable to take the special out. "That's bud , " mused the dispatcher , but added , a moment later : "Well , send the next best man , and got a move on ; they'll bo hero in ten minutes. " " ain't ' ' the round "They none , replied house. "No other ongincor'r" shouted the dis patcher. "Well , there's only Perkins on the " yard engine nnd Hard" Luck just in on Scott's worktrain might double him out again that's all. " The dispatcher rushed into the ad joining room to consult the superin tendent. "Hard Luck1 ; nonsensnl" said the superintendent - porintendont , when ho was informed of the situation.l'Tell _ Pearson ho mut take the special but this is a uico time for him to get sick ! " The roundhouse was notified nnd replied - plied that Pearson was "foatnin' awful Ills wife's got him jacked up and two doctors worldn' on him , " ' yelled ttio foreman. "This i torrinlo ! terrible ! " groaned the buperinteiident. "Perkins is only n boy , wo can't put him on. and Ilossolkus will never got over the division without something happening never in the world1' ! and the perspiration started upon his forehead. The whistle of the special aroused him to the necessity of immediate action. "Tell them to put Ilosselkus on , and got him out as oulck ns possible wo are in the hands of Providence anyway , I suppose , " ho added to hiuiholf. All was hurry nnd excitement \vhon the special pulled in. The engine that brought it in was cut on" and hurried out of the way , while the huge , well- groomed "Three-sevens" b-.ckcd slowly down in charge of Hossolkus , whoao heart swelled chokingly as the brazen clangor other bell pealed out. Rut the beginning wns ominous. The engine was unfamiliar to him nnd worked more htillly than ho had expect ed , so that when ho backed down to bo coupled on he struck the train with n momentum that jarred itb occupants uncomfortably. "Lord ! Lord ! " moaned the suporin- tendar.t as ho wiped his clammy b'-ow nnd Bought to divo''t ' tlio directors' at tention from the mUhiip by suggesting some needed improvements in the "com pany's" water supply. Picscntly ho excused himself and went ahead to the engine to interview Hard Luck. He found him with an oil can in ono hand and a bunch of waste In the other , engaged in the important duty of "oilnig 'round. " Ilossolkus had had no time to change his greasy jumper and overalls for cleaner ones , his hasty wash had merely imparted a smeary look to tils counte nance , and the badge on his cap was upildo down , but his eyes Bimrklcd be neath their shaggy browe , his mustache bristled savagely , and the whole man was nervously alert as , with n squirt ot oil here , a dab of the waste there , and loollm. carefully each key and bearing to detect any signs of heating , he worked his way around Iho mighty racer. lie was just finishing his round when the superintendent camu up. "Now. Hosselkus , " said the Inttor , np- poalingly , "do bo careful and try and got us over the division In nome kind of Blinpo make time , and , for heaven's alike , don't break down on the road. If you nnko a llrst clubs run , I'll see what wo can do about getting a pasbongor run for you. " Ho&solkus put nway his tallow-pot , wlucd his hands on the bunch of waste , which ho then carefully placed in his pocket to servo as n handkerchief , and at length spoke : "Colonel , " Ho said , "don't you lo o no sleep ovnr this excur sion wo'll git there in the biggest kind of shape this mill lias got it iu her , an' , if I can't coax a mova out of her I'll run n stationary the rest of my life. Now , these kid engineers of yours , they ain't up in mechanics like they'd oughter bo not but what they're good boys mind you , I'm not sayin1 a word agin 'om but they waste her stron'th thov don't really savvy the theory. Now " "Yes , yes , " hurrrledly interrupted the superintendent ; "I know , but wo must bo getting out of hero , and don't forgot that pabeougcr run It's innnslaughtor , if not murder in the lln > t degree , ' ' ho Raid to himself as ho hastened back ; "but if wo chcnpo with our lives ho shall have the run. " The conductor waved his hand , Ilos solkus opened the throttle slightlv and the blenm shrilled through the cylinder cocks us thu upeolul moved down tlio yard. Slowly ho threaded the network of trackri , cut-oils airi blind switches , and thun more rapidly by the long Hiding opposlto Iho row of cottages where the fiunlliL'B of the conductors and engineers llviul. And instinctively ha felt the uyos of the women upon him. and knew that they were saying : "Well , if there ain't that crazy fool on Pearson's Three- .Sevens , with u passenger spcclall Wouldn't that kill you ? " for women nro jealous divinities they would not that man should have nny ether gods or god desses .before them' , and as Hossolkus wotbhlpctl only a locomotive , a thing of steel and iron , they made of him a by word and n reproach. Hut at that mo > miMit Hard Luck cared but little for their dibdaln ; ho only thought of his triumph , nnd the discordnnt c.nnging of the bull of the Three Sevens sounded in his oara ns the pvun ; of victory. "At last at la t , " seemed to say its brazen tongue. The last switch wna passed , nnd Hos solkus , forgetting Iho lightness of his train , opened the throttle s > o suddenly that the engine fairly leaped forward , while the passengers necks received u violent wrench. "This engineer of yourscolonol , " said the general superintendent , spitting out the end of a cigar ho had involuntarily swallowed , "Is just oir n pile-driver , is ho notV The colonel laughed a joyless laugh , "Tho fact is , " ho replied , "tho regular man was ' .akoti sick at the last moment , and wo had no ono but this follow to put on. He is tin old engineer , but not u cd to the engino. I think ho will improve when ho gets the hung of It , " " 1 hope so , I hope so. " said thu gener al , fervently , ns ho lit n fresh cigar ; "thoro Is evidently room for improve ment. " Hut presently oven the nnxlous super intendent was forced to admit they were moving. Telegraph poles that had np- peared and disappeared with majestic deliberation began to Hit by the windows with a frequency and abruptness very unusual in tlio.30 stately objects ; quicker and less rhythmic came the click of the wheels as each rail was pust-ed , and the leaps o ( the engine at each revolution of the driving wheels were merged into a continuous , convulsive shudder. The passengers no longer experienced the sensation of being drawn along , but felt us though projected through space , and the moro timid clung to their seats to avoid bearing olT through the roof. Trainmen who could traverse undis turbed the reeling roofs of n fast fioight made their way through the swaying cars with difficulty. Old "Hard Lutfc" " was evidently "get ting thote , " and the suporlntcndcrt prayed silently that ho might maintain the speed to the end. At the llrst stop ho went forward to congratulate the engineer. The fireman was under the engine "booing out , " and Hossolkus , sooty and triumphant , was "oiling 'round. " "llow'd's that suit you , colonel ? " ho cried , as his superior "approached ; "tho old ' a-crawlin' ain't ' " girl's - , she ? "You're doing line , Ilossolkus fine , but keep it up pound her on the buck , for the porter tells mo the wino is getting low nnd they'ro liable to see something to beef about. Keep 'cm a roliiu' , nud the passenger run is yours. " The colonel had risen from the ranks , ami nt times , unconsciously , lapsed into the old main line dialect. "Don't you worry none , wo'll git thoro. Gimmo this mill , colonel , nnd none of the other boys on the division 'ud ever get a smell of my smoke. An' she does it so easy , reminds of your old maw's rocker just handle her right ; don't crowd her , that's the main point. Now , my theory's like thiswo'll say the cylin der " But the colonel had fled. Hard Luck carried his theory with him , for ho never succeeded in obtaining a listener to whom ho could expound it , No accident occurred , however ; the speed wus maintained , and the special reached Olcson's Sluing so far in ad vance of the train-dispatcher's calcula tions that quite a wait was necessary while No. 3 , the castbound express , toiled up the grade. Hob clkus lit the headlight , for the sun was impaled upon ono of the peaks of the distant Sierras , whoso eastern slopes were already purpling with shades of evening. It was the last stop. Below him wound the tortuous Gooseneck grade , witn the division terminus at its foot. The run was nearly ended. Having finished oiling , Hossolkus leaned ngaliibt the cylinder-head and gazed abstractedly down the track. A brnkoinan was seated on the head-block of the switch , throwing stones at nn ad jacent telegraph polo , and moodily speculating upon the probabilities of "gotting in" in time for supper , while an occasional breath of wind from the valley brought with il. from far down tlio grade , the pulling of the engines on No. ! ! . Ho had succeeded. The record would bo broken beyond n doubt ; but ns the cool breeze of sunset blow in his face ho suddenly became aware of the fact that ho was tired , and ho romoinliorcd then that ho Hat ! been on the road for over forty-eight hours. The smell of heated tallow struck him for the Hist time us being a singularly unappetizing odor , and ho looked ever the hugo mauhinn with something akin to dissatibfaction in tlio expression of his face. Ho sighed , and the bnikom.in asked if she was coining mcanim : the train. "No , " replied Hani Luck ; "she ain't showed up 'round tlio bend yet I 'u/ just thinkin' . " "Thinkln' how the other engineers 'ud have to take siding when they got the liggors of this run , I s'posoV" "Niuv ! I 'uz thinkin' 'bout my fire man little Doherty , that 'uz killed tlio time 1 run into the burnt bridge at Rose Creek. It'uz dark as pitch an' blowin' sixty miles an hour. I had the old Eighty-Three , with thirty loads of iron and material for the front. The Highly- ' ' Ididif't Three's nirpump'uzno goodand nurtond to hold 'om. We cum down into Ilio crook like h 11 bcatin' tanbark the bridge had burnt an' foil into the croelc ; I foil her droppin' . socked on what uir there was , squealed for brakes , an' thro wed her over the next thing I knowud 1 'nz slosliin' round in tlio creek doilgiu' lint cars an' railroad iron , Lord ! I thought thorn cars never would quit pllin' up there 'uz twenty-sovon stackca up inside of two car lon'ths. The caboose an' four or five cars stayed on the truck an' I crawled out an' start ed back. God ! but the wind bio wad cold that night , an' Doherty wo couldn't got him out took the wreckln' train half a day to got down to him when the en gine wont over she fell on his side nn' held him down in the water. Ho 'uz drowned but not burned none , which 'uz EOIIIO comfort. But how his wife did take on you could 'a' heard her for a milo. When Pete 'uz alive , she never 'pcurcd to take to hm [ much ; but you never see a woman eo sot on any ono ns she wuz when ho 'uz dnad. They sny't she used to drink 'foro Pete uz' 'killed , but I judge eho 'uz a whole lol worse afterwards. I tried to do the right thing by her , fixed up a housoan' Mjimrcd her at the grocery store , but the always had it in for mo , suuma liko. Sho'd fill her self up till she 'uz blowin' out the Black , an' then sho'd lay for mo , an' when she saw mo comin' they'd taken mo oil the main line thun nn' put mo on the yard onglnn she'd Hop herself down on the track in front of the engine an' , callin1 me all the tmmlorln' Irish million you ever hoard of , yell for mo to run ever her an * finish the fambly. "Then she took sick , an' some sny't she really had 'om , but I judge it 'uz a fuvor like , brought on by grief an1 stuff. She 'uz runnln1 wild , rnn the doctors couldn't blow her down none , so ono night , at 11:5:1 : : , just as No. 0 'uz comin' in , she took down her signals , split the switch an' pulled out light Jor the ether sldo. I hoard her when nho put the blower on , nn'judgin1 that she'd got her orders I iiiys to her : 'Olo lady.you'ro past the Blow bonrdti now. with a clear track an * no limit ! ) , but 'fore you open her out , just look back an1 glinmo the high sign to nhow'l wo clear all friendly un' no kick couiln' , ' But aho never ( , 'lm- mo the sign s\\o \ \ made motions with her llp , Uitt'nll I could hear 'uz somothln' like immlorlif , an" she 'uz gone. Somctinlot'I think that queorcd me I onovcr had inuch luck 'for that , but I ain't never hud uonesinco.tlll today. An' they wonder why I can't got over the road , an' tht y wonder why I'm al ways bronkln' down why , it's hard luck , that's what is , Just dead , hard luck sdinolhln's got a hoodoo on me. No , sir , 1 ain't noror had a day's luck since ole Mam Dphorty run by my Hag. I tell you , wiuirafin Is queer machines an' eompiicatcttt-lmiglity complicated. They're some like thcso now-fashioned compound ? , an' tain't every man can handle 'em proper. " 1 ain't never Iind no experience In that lino. Oncot , when I 'uz firin' for .lake Cii'Iggscv , hls < sister rode with us for a ways , an' aho 'uz n joe dandy , with straight stack an' high drivers she set on my seat , with her foot up 'side the boiler , nn' she had on low shoes an' htockin's with holes in 'cm not were out holes , but thcso kind that's put in with a punch or somothin' . I got that rattled I burnt every blamed grain in the -II , an' she dropped her lire tin' lala us out for nn 'our'n a half. I felt Hatter 'n a wheel that's been slipped for seven teen miles. 1 never had no moro dicker with wimmon folks since. Thais nine teen yours ago , an' I ain't got the run yot. ll'squoor the way u man gets sol on a thine some men "tako to wimmon , some to curds , and others to avorything most 'copt to hard work ; hut I always judged that to pull a string of varnished cars 'ud bo all the joy I'd want. The colonel's promised mo a run if I took 'om through in good shape ; bill il wouldn't surprise mo If something happened at the last intuit to knock it in the head I've been sido-trackpd so often , you see. I'm trot- tin' mludlin' old , an1 I'm dead tired got a stitch in my side , too ; feels like my heart had a cut journal or somothin' . I get that often , though went ton doctor oncot , an' ho jacked mo up , felt my pulse an' said ho judged thai I'd die on my engine gino ono of Ihoso line days. Well , here she's a-comln" . " Ilossolkus clambered to his scat , nnd ns soon as the express train had cleared the switch it was opened by the brakeman - man , and the special was once moro under way. Leaning uncomfortably now to this side , now to that , and with angry grind ing of llango on rail , it swept around Iho curves with over increasing speed. A crushing roar , a finro of yellow sunset light reflected from the rocky walls , told of a cutting safely passed , while the bridge , and culvert , and trestle bellowed again as the engine cleared them nt a bound. The Three Sevens devoured the way. Ag.iin nnd again Hossolkus proved the correctness of his theory by the terrific bursts of speed with which tlio mighty machine responded to his every impulse ; but his nerves were no longer responsive to the exultant thrill of triumph. A sickening foreboding griped his heart ; yet , whenever ho would have shut off steam and slackened spued an uncontrol- h-.blo impulse restrained him , for in the exhaust of the engine and the roar of wheels , ho fancied ho hoard ono word repeated over aud over again , with maddening persistency : ' 'Hurry ! hurry ! hurry ! hurry ! " And"tho fireman , as ho shoveled in coal nnd struggled to main tain his difficult'footing ' , noted with wonder , not unmixed with uneasiness , that Ilossclkus was working steam on grades where it was usual to "let them clown" under the restraining pressure of the airbrakes. " The lagging summer twilight gradu ally deepened until the illuminated faces of clocic and steam gauge stood out with pallid distinctness iu the gloom of the cab. Lights in lonely section houses shot past , and occasionally n great Hare of red rushed upward from the momen tarily opened door of Ihe firebox. The dazzling light of the furnace revealed old Hard Luck crouching forward on his seal , ono hand on Iho throttle , tlio ether grasping the reversing lover. llis fen- lurcs were set , and sharpened , and so pale that Ihrouirli its grimy enameling his face looked positively blue. An oc casional swift comprehensive glance took in clock , stciimgnugo and water- glass , and then his eyes were again fixed upon the arrowy torrent of tics that streamed into the gl.iro of the hoad- lighl and disappeared beneath the pilot with unbroken , dizzying swiftness. At last a white post Hilled by nnd Hosacl- kus relaxed. He glanced at the clock , and the next moment n long , wailing blast cf the whistle warned the yardmen at Iho division's end. The record was broken ; thonassongcr run wns his tit last ; old Hard Luck had actually got over the division without a mishap and in limo never before equaled , but instead of exulting over it. as he shut olV steam , ho found himself marveling how faint and far away the whistle sounded ; had he not full the vibrntiouof the escaping steamho would hardly have believed it was tlio Three Sevens' stentorian voice. Undoubtedly there was something wrong : ho would have to fi ; : iltho first thing in the morn ing. The engine luichod ever the switches , and llo.sselkns cursed the sud den fog that had dimmed the switch Innips so ho could hardly toll red from while , but at length ho pulled up before the railway hotel fortune favored him to the last , ho made a splendid stop. With n great sigh of relief ho leaned back on his scat , while the cnting-houso gong banged and thundered a hospitable welcome to the belated guests. "You made a magnificent run , Ilossol kus. I'll fix it with thu master me chanic you go out on No. ! i tomorrow. " called out thu superintendent , as ho hur ried by. Presently n ynidmnn uncoupled the engine nnd waved ills lantern. ' 'All right ! " called out thu flromun , who wus standing in the gangway. The engineer made no move. "What's the matter ? " inquired the switchman , cliirblng into the cab ; "why in " The .light of his lantern fell upon the engineer's face ; ho paused sud denly , for itviS / white beneath the grime. / ' Hard Luck was taken from the engine , laid upon nboncli , and a pliysllan hast ily summoned , Eiiginoers , with smoky torches , and trainmen , with lanterns , crowded aroun 'with bated breathwhile the doctor llstonpfl long and attentively for ti sound of life. , but only the nirpum'p on the Three Sevens sighed softly , as the light rings < ) ininolo from her stack Honied up , and up ; and up in the quiet air , where stiiV'iv tinge of twilight lin gered. "Dead ! " said 'tho doctor , and the ten sion was relaxed. ' Then they all praised their late com- ratio , and all agreed that the old fellow had a good heart in him anyway that Is , all but the doctor , who , as ho rose and carefully wiped his spectacles , muttered something about "Organic weakness told him so. " The next dnv , as thu superintendent had promised , Hard Luck went out on Number Three , but ho went in a box , lashed to the platform of the baggage car. WANTED Tout litufn of CITicS , COUNTIES , SCHOOL. DIBTRICT8 , rWATEIJ COMPANIES , 8T.R.R.COMPAHIEO.UC. Corr tpondence coUcHed , N.W.HAnniS&CQMPANY.Bankers , lOS-ies Oaorborn Street. CHICAGO. ! 6 Wall Btroet , NEW VORK < 7O StfttPUI. . 7 Strikes at ( he > root Dr. I'lerco's Oohlou Mixllcnl Discovery. Tlmt's the reason so many iltfTorctit iliMxi.soa nnd dis orders yield to It. They nil Imvo tlio Kiino beginning there's n torpid liver or liiijinro blooil. And tliey nil have the sumo cndliiR tliey'ro cum ? . by till * remedy. DysiKjpsin , Indigestion , Hillmisnossj ( lie most obstiimto Skin und Honlp Diseases , ftieli us Kalt-rlieuin. Tetter , Kryslielui | , Kivonm nnd Jviiulred ailments ; the worst forms of Scrofula even Consumption ( or I.uiiK-scrof- ula ) in its earlier Mii os ; every blood- taint nnd disorder , no mutter how it canto all are cured liy It. It's the owf/ / medicine for nil Mich dtec.isca tlint's fo positively eertnln In its ollVcts that it can l > o f/mminfmr. If It ( nils to benefit or euro , in nny caw. tlio money is refunded. Nothing cl < o can lie " just ns pood. " It mny bo better for the denier , lint he i < ! n't tlwonq who needs help. Hownra of spurious imitations or dilutions , ofTored nt ICFS prieoat A Written Uunrnnteu to Cuio lirorjr Ca o or Money Refunded. Ourciiro li pormRiicnl nnil not a putchl.u np , C ' 0i Ircntiul fcrcii ycnr no Imronuror icon a irmplom In co. Il7dc9crlblncu a ( ally MO ciu troM you bf mall , and we Klra I In tame strong gimrnnlo * to curter or refund nil money. Tho'o who prefer to corao her * fprtrcalDientcnn Oo onu I wo willptf rAtlroa faro both TToynamlhoUil bllli while hero , If wo fntl tccur * Wo chkllcnito tlio worlil fore cau tliitt oar M aln Kcnifdj will not euro , wrlto tot purtlciiUn nnl aol thttTldenco. In our seven years ptnctlco with tht Mnulc Itenio Ijr It linn Leon most ilinicult to orercoma Uio pr Juillcas iipnlnm snrnlloil ? pecltlci. Hut un ler ourtlrOQE guirnntou Ihoiisiiids nra trylnit Itiml ba Inpcured. Wommrantoo to euro or rotund over/ itollar.nnJ n we htwc n reput itlon toproieot , nlso fliiKncUl thckliicotUO.OOIt Is pcffocllr tut * in all who wlli try the trc'itmont , llurctofora you ham pultlnKup nuil imyliuout your uioaoy for Jltlurjal treatment ! , nail nltSioiinli you tire not yet curol no onoh plilirt-t ! ! your mousy. Wo will poilttrolr cure yon , GUI , clircnl : , dcop rental cnus caroJInd ) toUlitayi. lnvoitljile our tliianclnt itaadtn , our reputation ns biislncsi mon. Write us for names an 1 dilreticjof thosn uolnvo curcJ who h ro ( tlron pcrcilnlonto rofCTto thoai. It cost * yon only post- npeto do this. If your rnip'.oau fcra lora throat , mucouipatchosln mouth , rhc juintlsm In bonei nnJ Jolnti , hnlr fnlllnz out , eruptions on nny part of tto boily , f llnuof Bonernl dcire | lon , pnlni In IKE lor tunoi. Tou hnvono tlmato wnsta. Tuon Trim nra ronstiinUy Uklna mcrcurr nnd potnsb , ibould ill ) . contmuslt. Conatnnt usoof thcso ilruni will > urol/ Lrlns sore ) nnd eating ulcrra In tbo ( nt. Dou't fnll tj wrlto. All rorrcipondcnco aunt iCHlo.l In plain mi- vclopo. Wo Inv'.to theme t rlxU InTDitlzatlou nJ r 111 do all In our powerto ul 1 you Ir. It , Addrcsi , COOK RKM13DY CO. . Omnhn. Neb " 14 YEARS NERVINE , " Buys A. P. Stark I'cnn Van , N. V. " 1O yrs.ofSlck Headache cured liy TWO Hottlee , " KniGltiio Flint , Ottawa , Ohio. Nervlno In the quick remedy for BleepK'fiaueps , Nervous Prostration , Jlpllepsy , St. Vltttu' Dnnco , Opium Habit. NorvoiiB Dyspepsia , Hysteria , Convulsions , Noiirnlcla , Pnrnlyele , etc. Thousands testify. Trial Dottle , ploL-iint Boole Ifroo at druggets , illlea Modlcal Co Elkhart.Ind. Tor.-ilo by Knlin & Co. . rtli \ Ilon lns H KiBa 'feyBHUn \iSWUUE For Ncrvo-1 I'rrAtratlon. Ncrr. CHS and ] > li ) lcal Dcljlllty , Vital nihiustlon , Inonmla fa.\nlu \ "S < iliollacU , Cold Ilnmlsnrt ce Had Circulation , liluu Lines under the Hjis , I'lmplcs . nndnllotlicrKcrvous " to th o Ulood DliioiiK'S In elth FA i ) K it er sc'K , They mak cluck. Huf- new hcalthv blood fcrcrs from restore lhc > ferv Dcranpcment ous Systc- of the Ncrxcs , and brlni Impure lllood or I'ast Krrori * . fiiould lluch tlio roseate or ntc lake llll.llentl'a bcalth J > tr f Tnnlc rill * , ( lie ! r ! Life Icnfi. ! r. & ( lcenta \lal. For * ale IIT Ilru2- * t orfcittlij mall. SAFE , CERTAIN , SPEEDY. IIOIIB'S ITIUmciNJE : CO. , rRAJi FJUANCINCOnrCniCAOU. r'OIi SA1.I : IN OMAHA. NEU. , UV ICulin A Co. . Co.r 15th & Ilouelas Ms. J A Fuller * Co. , Cor. 14th & HondasEts. A. O. TosUir & Co. . Council HlulTn. la. I I I I I I I 1 I I I i H I I 1 i I i : ; A Good Name niaLes a good note. 1 lie name "Yale" or ; ; this mark ( Y&T ) , dis tinguishes the genuine I "Yale" Locks. " " You know the DB. B.C. WKST'S NKItVP AND III'.AI.VTHBAT- MENT. ipoclllo fur llyslorU. Illolnusi , Klti , Neu ralgla , Hund.icbu , Norvouj 1'roalr.itoa cituiad b' alcohol or tobnccoVakufulne , Mental lioorat slon , auituessof the llr Un. c tuilnj linaiiliy , mlsory ( locuy.dia'.l.- . I'runiittiro III I A o , llnrrunoji , J on of I'owtr'.s etllier sot , Irapolunoy l.uueorrliu * nil i nil I eiiiulo Wti.iknisi 3 Involu'iury lanot , ? pir runtorrbo.i caimod by ovor-oturtlon of IS * hniln r-Blf-nbusoovur-lndulwenco. A month's trjiitai (1,1 ! for K , by null. WoKU'rantoaalt bozui toc < ir Kneh order foruboiai. with i will sold wrllu- ( uanint.-oto refund If notciirji ( iu-ir.inloo lit i only by A. fchrotcr , drugxlii uolo luont. soulh n corner 16th nnd Kurmini ttM iimubn- TOSEPH GiLLOTT'S ' STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1889 , THE MOST PERFECT OF PEK8. JSOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Yards CompanX SOUTH OMAHA , est cuttle , hoi ; and bbcep m.irUot In tin west. COMMISSION HOUSE3S. G 0. BURKE & FRAZIER LIVJ2 STOCK COMMISSION. ( II ( YMlllll Wr'to ' to this for eor- OJ. U.1lilllj\ | root Marltet Wood Brothers , t'oulh Omaha Telephone 1 ! > 7. - UhlcaRO J. I ) . ItAKISM.VN. I . . \V. U. WOOD. fMnnnaen. Mnrkot roporls by mull tin J wlru ehuorf ully furnished upon application. Campbell Commission Co. Clilciien , OistHt. I.miU , Kiinsusnity , Houth Uniiihu , &luu.x Ulty , I'ortVurth. . A. D. Boyer &Com pany , Miuul M KxcliiuiL-o lUilldliu.Hoiith Oinuli-x. Corrvspondeuro sollclti'd nnit promptlir ain JrJl epoclul uttuntlun luorduri ( orstockur * .V tiKMur * . ISstabllihud , Ib8) ) . Incnrporutjd , tilt C'upltul fully pnld , tiJ.WJ. Waggoner Birney Company , Wrltuor vtlru us for | > ruru | > t und rulUUIa niarkot report * . Perry Brothers * i Company , lilvu Stnuk Hoom Cl . llulldliiA tuutli Omaha 'luluphune I7J7. M. H. Hogarty & Oo. , Uoom 31 i ; jiriu llullillng. BoutU Omuhu , > Not ) OMAHA "Manufacturers' ' B'O ' LL&CD. I. H. GLENN. ( G.i.bii.h.dlB3S. ) ! , ContraelOM nnd nub eontr.irtor * for all kinds of WIiulaaluLuuer & eitgi Buttnr. . cliom ? , fust , Millillnu | inst ! rln , pilntliu ut" . will receive a lluri nml elli for I . lrull.ioul. ropy nt ( ilenn's nrcliHerts nnd tiulldi'M illructiiry cash. 413 b. II lli-it. I - tree , by fciullnu their unnio , business nnd Incii- \ THAT IS A Fine Ranch of ) hard for it , haven't you ? It wasn't worth a dollar an acre when you settled on it , and now yon would'nt take fifty. How loii do yon ex pect to live on that place ? Would you be surprised if some railroad land agent or claim jumper shonll come along fcir.c dayraid lelljou to move on ? Unless yon have a patent on record you are not safe perhaps not then. Why don't you ask The Bee Bureau of Claims to look into your t.itle and get yon a patent that will stick ? THE Bee Bureau of Claims Room 220 , Bee Building : . O rr z h. SaviTYoiir Eyesight Kycituatod free by un BXIM2 IT OPTICIAN 1'orfrct .iiliuHtiiiunt. Hupurlur lunsui. .Norv- oiislit'iulncli0 cmuil liy iiHlmt our .S | > ont.iuli' < null Kyiulubbuj I'ncuj luw fur llr.it clum gooiU. THE ALOE & PENFOLQ CO. , 11-1 S. 15th St. , Crolghton Block. Healthful Happiness. The blcyolo of tomorrow may bo hotter than the biovclo of today The Columbia of today Is the bust of the day It cannot bo hotter u ntil it Is made better It cannot bo made bettor until modern mechanics ad vance unto niiothor plane of suc cessful accomplish naut In t hoxu days the Columbia w ill load as in the diivs of now. All uliuul CnluiiiMnt , ! > ! \ < w of poillvl II IHuttriillcKK , tri'U ut mi ) ' Culuinu aitency ( irtviit l > r mull fur Iwo Xii-ut ntuiiip I'oi'U ' Mlu , to. , i.M foluintlil Avu . llu tuu , WOODtiN SIDE WALK RESOLUTION CONSTRUCTION Council Cliainbur , Uniuli i.Noli. . .lutio 11. 1R02. Ho It tu-oUuJ l > y the u'ly ' conn II of lliu o ty of Oinulri , thu iiKiyur uo icitriln : : That wooilon sMoiVii'Ui liu construc'tccl Iu lliou.ty of Uiniha nsilvh.srimtril liulow. ultliln Iho days nftor the pululu ition of this nisolii- t on , or the person. il si > rvlcu thereof , IIH by orilln.itico IK mithorl/i'd anil miulr.'ii , Hiioh NUluniilUslo hu I i U to tliu | ! , - " ! cruilnon Uin btrontH siioulllotl horoln. nml lo tut con-triu'tuil of Kino ill link of such ulclth anil tlilcl.nuas unil t.o 1 lid upon joints of stirli illnioiMlnns and In FUL'h in uini'r IIH IH imsrl'ioil liy the Miei'ill- OHtlons on Ilio In the olllc.i of tin' lloint of Public Worlcj unil umlor Its supervision , tow - w it : n.isthliloof 27th street , N LM ft ot lot 8 block 10. Shlnu'addition. . U frut ukl" . North sldo of Howard street. KM ft , of lot block ' , ' . blilmi'M addition. li feel wide. K.ibt hldo of 2.11 1 1 blroul. lot * biiR'li I , Put- rlclc's addition , li fcot wide Honth ldoof M u rllia Mruet. lot I mill \V 44 fd lot 1' lilool ; r. ' , I'rtiyn's addition , fi feet wldo. South hldo of Maltha Mieet. lots I and D blorU ) ! , Improvement Asiuul ition addition , 0 foi't wide. \Vcsl snlo of inth Htreot lol-s 1 , r > . II , T , 8. U , 10 , 11. I' . ' , block lit Improvement , Association ad dition. I feel wide. Ncu til sldo M ison street , lots i7 iind "S blorlc S , Konnl/n & Ituth'x mlillllnn t ) feel ulclii. North side of Nelsnn street , loth 1(1 ( , 17 , IB , I ! ) , I'O. block ' 'I , Walnut Mill , li feet Hide. K.isl sldo of 22n streul. lol . " > blo.'k HI'i. city ( 'In , : from Nicholas street ITU foul north , rot wide. And bo It further roiolvo I : That the Ho ml of I'tinlh : Works bn nnd liniehy Is uutliorl/od and dlteljd to eunso a cony of th'M rotolnt on to hu published In tlio olllclal paper of the ell y for one eck. or Im served on ihnownors of irilil lots and 11111111 * Hiieh ownorfslmd wllhln Hvo d iyn after tlio publication or Korvlco of sueh copy construct Mild HldewalliH us heroin reiiulrtid , that the Hoard of I'nlulo Works eniHo Iho H.UIKI to uo done , the cost of construclliu' K.I Id Hldowitlkt respective y to ho asesscil u.'iilnst the ion ! I'Ktiile. lot or part ot lol In front of und tlnu such J'rcHldonlnf the Council. Attest : JOHN ( JIUVis. : City C'lurk. Apjiiovail : GKO , 1' . IIKMIH , Mayor. NOTIOnTO CONSTKUOT HIIMiWAUCB. To the owners of the lots , purls of lots und roul L'ht.nto doaerlhod In Iho iibovo reaolu- Vou und o.ich of you are lioruhy notlllod la construct wooden sidewalks us ioiiineil | by a rm.olitllon of thu ully council und mayor of Iho city of Omaha , of winch thu iibovo It. a cony. I' . W. HIKKIIAIMJK. Chairman Hoard of i'lihlh : Works. iiiulia Nob. . .Inly S. JKK. _ _ JyL'-5-0.7-BU-U _ " NOTICK TO I'ROI'KRTT Ott'NURS" ACKNTS AND LIWSKKS. In pursuance of ordinance No , Il.UJ. ' , r-'ipilr- Iniitorand KIIS eoriiucllons to hu iniiuo Iu and within the curl ) 'mos ' on cortiln street * , unil alloy within Htreot Improvi'iueni Dis tricts rsos. 4111 , 401. 171 and t i. In th cltv of Omalni. you uro hereby notilieil to ni'ike nil necessary connections with water unil ' 'iiH mains , or latter I'M. and In complcto such work on or beforethe -Mill mi y of July , 1MI.1. IIH It H the linriioso u > irive Iho htrcetK , and alloy In the said dlhtilcis , and moro par ticularly dewrlbod as follows , to-wll : No 4tl'id Hlruel from south Ilnu of I'lorcii ulreiit lo Williams street. No -I'lerco Htreot from o ( Hi Ilnu of 4th Htieiit lo nest Ilnu of llr , I xticel. No. 174 17th stroul fium Farnam fctreot to liarney Htreol. No ifll Ai'ey from Kith to 14th btruotn. between - tween .lacliMm and Jones Chairman Hoari of I'ubilo Work * . JyH.ll.lu \ Or Uin I.liiior llulill I'onllltfly fined by udmliiUUTlnif l > r. lluliuV iiivii NiM-clllr. It cnn bodiren In a oupol ooUceor le , or In fetid , without tboknowlfxicaohlio patient. II l < itcolutol/ uarraletB , and will effect a permanent and ipeedy cure , nholher Iho pttlant U a moderate drinker ur an afoohollo wreak. It hoi been clveii In lliou.aiid * p ( cater. nnil In nytry Iniiance * period cure li fol lowed II nrvrr I'lill * . Tlnoyiitinoaoaluiprriiniitx ) nltu the Bpeoino.lt beoointu itn utler luipoMlblllly for Ilia liquor iippellto to oiUt. UOI.IIKN hl'eOfriU < > . . 1'iop'rj , Olneliimill , V. 4B.piiro book ol c rtlouur free. To Ui had ol Knhn.VCo. . IJtbniid Douglas Hu. . Irtli und L'u in IIK blH' Whoii'U.ile. Illalie , llrni-u & OO ud Uleliurauon Dru.Co. . , Oiaaliu , Neb ,