8 THE OMAHA DAILY "BEE : SUNDAY , APRIL 10 , 189j-TWENTY-KOtTR ; PAGES ,
'BOSTON STORE'S ' DILEMMA
$60,000 , Wet Merchandise from Steamship
Oitj of Paris Must Bo Sold Out
' POSITIVELY IN THE NEXT TV/0 / DAYS
Tlili If n AtUieiiloii * UmlerlnkliiB , hut thn
I'l-lcM Arc Such n Ilnvo Never
Jlecn Mmlo Hrrorunml Which
Muni Ito Hone.
The unexpected purchase of Brown ,
Durrell < fc Co.'s Boston stock , a stock of
dry goods so great as to bo almost un
manageable , and which lias already been
darted on the road , necessitates the Im
mediate and entire closing out of all the
einainlng stock of the cargo of the
steamship "City of Paris. "
And It absolutely must be done
WITHIN THK'NEXT is nouns.
Therefore tomorrow
And Tuesday.
Jl.OO ALL WOOL DRESS GOODS 25C.
From steamer "City of rat-is" 5 cases
of slriclly all wool imported dress goods.
Including -Ill-inch black , guaranteed all
wool , French henriettas10Inch all wool
heather mixtures 40-inch nil wool
Scotch cheviots , US-inch all wool Eng
lish cheeks , -10-Inch all wool Berlin
twills , -12-Inch line wool llbby plaids.
.Just think , nil the ubovo goods tire new
this season and are retailed all over the
city up to $1.00 ti yard , tomorrow 25o.
$1.25 DRESS GOODS : i.ic. (
The last 50 pieces of elegant French
.serges In black and colors ; they are
worth fully $1.25 , tomorrow 3 ! > e. This
is positively your last opportunity , as
there will be no more of these after to
morrow.
IMPORTED DRESS GOODS 4C ! ) A
"
YARD.
800 pieces of imported dress goods , in-
omding12Inch black imported novel
ties , 42-inch colored crepe cloths. 42-
inch imported colored chevrons. This
is a grand opportunity.
500 PIECES DltKSS GOODS , 75C.
12-inch Innsdowncs and gloria silks ,
worth $2.00 a yard.12inch latest im
ported plaids , worth $1.50 a yard. 10-
inch French drap d'tilmasUiincli Ar
nold colored henriettastitinch colored
French inntiilttMios. A tremendous lot
of the latest French Gorman and Eug-
llsh silk finish all wool lionrietttisworth ,
up to 82.50 a yard , go at 75o.
What nil opportunity ! Imported goods
like the abivo ; , worth up to $2.50 a yard ,
go at 75e.
50C SILKS AT 1250.
75 pieces china silks , surah silks.
Shanghai silks and fancy satins , in
lengths from 5 to 15 yards , go at 12Jc.
22-INCH WASH SILKS , 25c.
Elegant wash silks , in dark and lignt
grounds , dots and fancy stripes and jntro
silk surahs for linings and fancy waists ,
also 22-inch pure silk Japanese silks ,
and double warp 20-inch satins in good
shades go at 25e.
20 dilTerent shades of plaid and striped
wash silks and the now sevival silks , in
cream and colors , go at Il'.lc ' a yard.
$1.25 SILKS 48c A YARD.
35 different patterns of imported
French dross- silks , mostly dark grounds *
and 22-inchos wide. 27-iheh heavy all ]
silk plain surahs and shangnhi silks for
dress wear and waists , 112-inch fancy
striped China silks , Ihe newest Ihing
out for fancy waists , in blues , reds and
blacks , all go at Ililo a yard.
$1.50' DUKSS BILKS 8SC.
An elegant lol of silk rhadamcs , in
cluding all the newest shades of helio
tropes , purples , panslos and greens , also
black satin duchesse , black peau-de-
soie , black armuros , black faille Fran-
calso , black tafTetas , 'IO-inch black
Chcenoy Bros. China silks , 24-inch
heavy Lyon gros-grain silks , all worth
fully'$1.50 , tomorrow at 88c.
$1.00 quality drapery silks 3Pc.
An elegant lot of high grtulo drapery
silks in lengths from 2 to 8 yards , go to
morrow at 'Jo. ! )
Bargains in bnsomont.
An immense lot of imported German
turkey rod table llnoti , extra good qual
ity , but wet , go at 15c a yard.
All the fine towels that are loft from
this purchase go at lOe and lc ! ) each.
BASEMENT DRESS GOODS DEPART
MENT.
25 pieces now shades , 40-inch English
' cashmere , DC a yard.
An immense lot of now spring wool
cheviot novelties , worth 50o , go at 25c.
35c quality , fancy striped wool suit
ings. Iflc.
WASH GOODS IN BASEMENT.
Cotton challls , 3c a yard.
Half wool chullis. 12je a yard.
Pineapple tissue , lOc a yard.
Finest fast black sateens , Oc , 15c , 1'Jc
I and 25c.
Beautiful figured sateens , 12c , lee and
19c a yard.
French dimities , lOc. worth 25c.
Plain white India linen , 5c a yard. *
Finest pluld lawns at Co , 8Jc , lOe and
Ifto a yard.
Finest apron lawns , plain white and
figured. lOo and I5eayard.
Fine line of India linens at 12c , 15c ,
lOo and 25c a yard.
DRAPF.UY DEPARTMENT.
An elegant lot of chenille portieres In
all colors , worth $5.00 , go at $2.US a
pair. >
Immense values in lace curtains at
OSc , $1.411 , $1.1)8 ) , $2.25 and $ : ! .47 a pair.
Irish point and Swiss tambour cur
tains $2.1)8. ) $ ; i.lS ) , $4.50 , $0.50 , $7.50 and
$0.1)8 ) a pair.
Opaque window shades , best spring
rollers , 25e each.
40-inch wide dotted Swisses 15e a yard.
BOSTON STORE ,
N. W. corner 10th and D.iuglas streets.
C
Mrf. ,1 , llciiHon'H Store.
The workmen finished up nearly all
the interior work in Mrs. Benson's new
store Saturday , and she will bo able to
take care of customers Monday to bettor
advantage than at any time since the
removal. Two or three days will see
everything fully completed.
Monday wo will oll'er a line of new
square too , hand turned and welt button
shoes for $1.
$1.Tin
Tin : MOUSE DUY GOODS Co.
Auction , furniture Auction ,
3021 Farnam ( Mr. Hamilton's house ) ,
, Tuesday , April 18 , 10 a. m. , contents ( if
. entire house. Elegant bedroom suits ,
dining room sot , chairs , rockers , cur-
pets , curtains , hair mats , range , etc. ,
very line goods. Sale promptly at 10.
v Robert Wells , auctioneer.
Rend of the famous Mrs. Dr. Sherman
on page II , this Issue.
Samuel Burns made such n success of
his toilet sot wile just closed that on
Monday he inaugurates a
DINNER SET SALE
for ono week.
Every sot in the house to go at from 10
to f > 0 per cent discount.
All sets marked in plain figured and
alb-count taken from bottom of bill.
See front windows.
Dr , Presnell , room 250 Bee bldg.
W. T. Seaman , wagons and carrlngoa.
Drink pure M'titor. the Berkefeld water
filter is , p rm proof. D. O. MuEwun ,
agent , lull Ilowurd street. *
THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING
To These Contemplating Paving Improve
ments.
WE PRESENT HEREWITH OUR BIDS
Opcnoil lj till. Iliinril of 1'ublln Worn * on
thu 7th uf ThU Mouth on thn Dllfi-rcnt
Clnialllriillunn of ABilmltuin |
r.lvrllK-ntB.
In so doing wo desire to correct the
many wrong .impressions and informa
tion conveyed to the publlo in resolu
tions by the Hiuird of Public Works in
their rejection of Mild bids.
Our bids on now paving were us fol
lows :
Class B , 0-Inch concrete and 2-inch
bin-face , 5 years' guarantee , $2.00.
Class B , (1-inch ( concrete and 2-inch
surface. 10 years' guarantee , $ IU)0. )
Class A , ( i-lnch concrete and 2J-inch
surface , 5 years' guarantee , $2.1)0. )
Class A , li-inch concrete and 2-lnch }
surface , 10 ' years' puarantee , iflt.UO.
Ourbids'in RKPAV1NG portions of
old vood streets , vix : Cuminp , Jackson ,
15th and Kith streets ranged from $2.li !
per yard , 5-year puarantee , to $11.77 per
yard , 10-year puarantee.
Under the bids for now paving , cities
, 5-years puarantee , $2.00 per yard is
the only one to be considered.
The other three , although culled for ,
: ire figurative and obsolete. The demand
for 10 years guarantee pavement , or class
iV , not being warranted or demanded
since 1887 In this city.
Our price on class B lust season was
$2.81 , making a reduction in our pi-e. ent
bid of 21 cents per yard , and a reduction
of 20 cents nor yard will bo farther made
if the specifications are made to conform
to the class "B , " 1SDO specifications
four-inch base and two-inch top under
which South Twentieth street from
Center to Vinton , Webster from Six
teenth to Twenty-third .streets , Seven
teenth street , Cuminp to Nicholas and
I/.ard , Sixteenth to Eighteenth wore
paved.
These several streets will compare
favorably with any class of pavement
over laid and are to the entire sutisfac-
tjon of those uh'sosfod for their construc
tion and are sufo and well adapted to the
streets to bu paved this year , and the
property owners to be sessjl for pav
ing this year should demand of the of
ficials and receive the benefitof u further
reduction of 20c per yard.
On the repaying 'of the several old
wood streets the price bid may appear
high to those not conversant 'with the
conditions pertaining thereto. For in
stance , several of these streets have set
tled , the estimate approximating re
quirements of each being from 255 to
1,250 cubic yards of hydraulic con
crete , or asphaltic concrete , at re
spectively , $0.00 to $ > U)0 ) per cubic yard
to bring the streets back to stundurd
grade.
The Board's instructions to bidders
was to the effect that these extras , ag
gregating from $2UOd 13 $5,000 on each
street , should bo covered into the cost
per yard for such work , thus adding to
ho usual price of this class of pavement
rfom 88 cents to $10 per yard.
Should the council Tuesday evening
concur in tno recommendation of their
special committee composed of the
chairman of the Board of Public Works ,
the city engineer and three members of
their honorable bud ) ' , wo will undertake
to ropuyo these several streets for $2.70
per yard , or bolter.
Very respectfully ,
THK BARBER ASPHALT PAVING
CO. , \
BY C. E. SQUIHKS ;
Agent.
Ilninn for Omnium * at Wotld'g I'ulr.
Mrs. Dvvieht Holmes and Mrs. John Evcra ,
formerly of South Omalia li.ivo n desirable
dwelling tliroo doors from Illinois Central
station , twelve minutes riilo to entrance to
grounds. Tliis Is an opportunity for parties
visiting the fair this summer. Seu notice in
furnished room column.
Dr. Presnell-noso & throat. Bee bldg.
Monday wo will offer a line of new
square too , hand turned and welt button
shoes for $4.
$4.Tan
Tan MORSE DRY GOODS Co.
Frescoing and interior decorating de
signs and estimates furnished. Henry
Lehmunn , 1508 Douglas street.
Lawn , grass and clover seeds. The
Ncbraske Seed Co. . 15th and Howard.
Read of the famous Mrs. Dr. Sherman
on page 14 , this issue.
The only way to have absolutely pure
water is to use a Pasteur germ-proof
filter , sold only by Milton Rogers &
Sons , 14th and Farnum streets.
Dr. Presnoll , catarrh , Bee bldg.
A Well Deserved Appointment
Is the verdict given by the Nebraska
people on the selection of Cloud Court
hotel us the Chicago headquarters for
Nebraskiins during the World's fair.
Omaha oillee , 1109 S. 13th street.
KT.no to ( inthciilmrj ; unit Upturn.
This is the rate which W. II. Green
makes on his third excursion , which
starts on Tuesday 18th at 2:15 : p. m. . via
the Union Pacific. A vjsit to the Elec
tric City ot Nebraska will pay you.
Real tMtuto is slow everywhere else ,
but in Gothenburg It has un electrical
movement.
You can secure tickets only from
'
W. II. 'GUHK.V ,
217 ICarbach block , Omaha.
Vegetable and flower seeds , The Ne
braska Seed Co. , 15th and Howard.
Is It Di'ntor.
Our Denver Fust Mull Is" still in it.
Supper in Omuhu , breakfast in Denver.
Fourteen hours en route via the Union
Pacific. Pintseh light , steam heat.
HARRY P. DKUKL ,
City Ticket Agent , 11102 Furnam St.
The Pasteur germ-proof filter will
remove all suspended mineral and dead
organic matter , leaving a water that is
absolutely mire and healthy. Milton
Rogers & Sons , bole agents , 14th and
Furnam streets.
If you wish a garden don't tend your
money out of Omaha , patronize The
Nebraska Seed Co. , 15th and Howard , a
home industry.
. Itt'Kcrvult- * Co.
Ortlco 1500 Douglas uf. Tel. 1,219.
Spring flowering bulbs and roots. The
Nebraska Seed Co. , loth and Howard.
*
W. S. Bulduff will remove to 1513 Fur
nam about Juno 1st.
Unhurleil for Thirty Yrurn.
A strange double funeral occurred re
cently at Rock Island , Tenn. , when a
mother and her son were buried to
gether. The son had been dead and re
mained unburied for th'rty yours. Ho
had been a confederate soldier and was
killed at Murfreesboro. Ills mother de
clared she could not part with her son
and that he should not be burled until
death claimed her also , Embalming
was not common in those days , and she
had the remains sealed in an air-tight
cedar cane with u glass top , which oho
kept In a room in her homo and fre
quently visited. The body did not decay ,
but became mummified.
FITZHUOH LEE AND AN INDIAN.
A Drnth lliiR In thn Show with n TPXII *
MIIVIIRP ,
Washington Star : "It was in the win
ter of ISiiO , at Camp Colorado , Tex. , "
said Captain Kdward M. Hayes. "Our
scouts reported a body of Indians that
had massacred settlers and driven off
their stock. General Van Dorn then
major was in command. Governor
Fit/.huph Leo was a lieutenant and
1 was a bugler. It was night and
snowing hard. Wo started after them ,
made eighteen miles that night , fifty
miles the next day and camped. It hap
pened that the Indians wo were pursu
ing had ( jumped but three miles ahead of
us. As I said , it was very cjld and the
Indians had their blankets up over their
heads , so they did not hear us. as the
next day wo came upon them suddenly ,
and they would not have dKovorod us
until wo would have been right on top of
them had not one of our men accident
ally discharged his revolver. Wo
charged. The Indians scattered.
There was a ridge of timber a few
miles away. Two of the braves made
for the timber. General I-eo and
I pursued them. Wo killed ono. Wo
pursued the other fellow through the
timber for several miles , his trail being
visible in the snow. When wo reached
the open plain ho had disappeared. We
knew that ho was hiding in one of the
gulches. In a few moments we dNcov-
ered his pony. Turning , wo saw him on
the other side of an undulation in the
prnirio. As ho reached the top of the
divide ho waved his shield and yelled
defiance at us. We put after him , but
could not find him in the ledges of rock.
Lee then proposed that wo separate ,
which we did.
"It seems that the Indian was but
about thirty feet from General Lee tit
the time , hiding behind a ledge of rocks.
As Lee came upon him ho fired an arrow
at him. Leo saw him in time to tlodgo
ifnd the arrow went through his arm ,
breaking off. The Indian was a chief
u big , tall , powerful , muscular follow ,
over six feet in height. General Leo
was then a small man , but he is the
bravest and pluckiest man In the city
today. In a moment more they
were locked in each other's arms
in a death struggle. The general was
carrying his revolver in his right hand.
The Indian grasped the barrel and the
weapon was discharged , imt ho was not
hit. The pistol dropped to the ground.
Lee knew that his only salvation was to
hug the Indian , for the latter had his
knife in his hand , and as they swayed to
and fro packing the snow beneath their
feet ho was unable to plunge his knife in
his adversary's body. I started to his
rescue , but did not dare to shoot us I
advanced , as they wo-o : twisting and
writhing so that 1 was afraid of killing
my comrade.
"In another moment they wore on the
ground and Lee on top. As luck had it ,
they fell near the revolver. In the second
end of time allowed Leo seized the re
volver and discharged it , the ball going
through the cheeks and. mouth of the
suvtigo without oven knocking out a
tooth , for his mouth was open in a yell.
In another second , however , the next
ball crushed in his bruin. As the general -
oral disengaged himself from the tight
embrace of the savage and rose to his
feet lie shook himself and felt of his
body to see whether ho was wounded , for
Iho knife had cut his coat. , I was fearful
lest ho was injured and asked him how
ho felt. Ho replied : 'Oh , I urn all right ;
just getting my nuisolo up. ' raising his
arm as if ho were tightening the bleep.
'When I went to college , ' ho continued ,
'I used to bo very fond of wrestling and
it came in very good service today. At
the last moment I thought of the "Vir
ginia back heel" trip , and down the red
skin went. ' "
HAD A M1KACULOTTS ESCAPE.
A I'rrlBht Triilii Conductor Lives to Tell
Ilinv Thirty-Six Cars I'uhscd Over Him.
"There goes a man who hud the most
frightful experience and tit the same
time the most miraculous oscupo of any
man I have ever heard of , " and the
speaker pointed out a young man walk
ing along Park row. Now York. The
Commercial Advertiser reporter sought
for the particulars and learned that the
young man was Frank II. Young of
Shumokin , Pu. His right arm was
off at the shoulder , Ills face was
badly scarred and in several re
spects ho appeared to bo laboring
under a great deal of physical disability.
The speaker continued the story , which
seems almost Incredible , but it lias been
verified in every detail. Frank II.
Young was , in August , 1800 , a conductor
on coal train No. 21 , on the Pennsylvania
& Reading railroad. On the morning of
August 27 ho received orders to take a
train of fifty cars from Locust Summit
to Shamokin. Ho hud what railroad
men call a "bad train , " and before leav
ing the yard at Summit it had parted ,
and this It did five times in succession
within seven miles. All the links and
pins on the train had been used and the
crow was obliged to use also the
wrenches on the engine to make the
last coupling. After leaving Enterprise
junction , the last place the train parted ,
Young , who was a careful and compe
tent conductor , although a young man
for so responsible a position , took up his
watch near the middle of the train to
take it down the steep grade between
Enterprise junction and Greenback. At
Continental curve ho attempted to take
off the brake of u four-wheel slack car ,
which was jamming into the bill of a
largo eight-wheel gondola. These
brakes on the four-wheelers are on the
side of the car and make it extra haz
ardous for men handling them. Young
stopped back on the car , and just us ho
did so the trapdoor in the bottom opened
and let him through with about live
tons of coal. The train was running at
about twenty mlle.s an hour and thirty-six
loaded cars whirled over his body. lie was
mangled , smashed , torn and bleeding ,
but was conscious when picked up and
his nerve had not forsaken him , although
ho had lost considerable blood from a
miscellaneous lot of wounds in addition
to his right arm being torn off at the
shoulder blade. How ho escaped instant
death is not for mortal to know. Ho is
badly crippled up , however , and will
never recover from Iho terrible Injuries
ho received that eventful day. Young
is an exceptionally energetic and intelli
gent young man , but ho will never bo
able to do anything except the lightest
kind of work , if ho is able to do any at
all. But ho Is glad to be alive , us he
has a right to bo. The history of rail
road accidents either In the country or
Europe shows no such miraculous escape
as his.
D Water passed through the Pasteur
germ-proof filter is absolutely free from
microbes. Sold only by Milton Rogers
If Sons , 14th and Farnam htrcets.
Chas. Shlvorlckit Co.
1200 , 1208 and 1210 Farnam St.
World's fair souvenir coins of 1803 for
sale at First National bank.
Read of the famous Mrs. Dr , Sherman
on page 14 , this issue.
TREADING BffltROWEDCROOND
Where Rlp-Snortifig Factions Recently
Wrestled forlPolitical Supremacy.
TOPEKA , THE ICAPIFAL OF KANSAS
Tim I. ! y of the City Commercial , Inilm-
trial , lliliirntloiial mill Soclnl l-'cnttirc *
font orsiuiilclpill Lighting A
1'iiliilul Uliapiiulntincut.
TOI-KKA. Knn. , April -Speclal ! [ Cor
respondence of Tun lir.B. ] Topuka Is an In
dian word , Its meaning is a nmtter of dis
pute. According to ono version it moans
"wild iwtatoes , " according to another , it
menus "a Kood place totllg potatoes. " Fioiu
the standpoint of a prohibitionist it might
now bo defined "a hard place to set
whlsUy. "
The city of Topuka Is situated on liotti
baulcsof the Kansas river. The p.u-t lying
north of the river is called North Topeka ,
the part lying soutti Is called Topcku. Each
has n postollleo of Its own. itoth together
form a single municipality , and liotu are. of
course , under the mniiagomcntof one and the
same set of city nfllecrs. A wagon bridge
crnsses the river nml connects the two parts.
There is n commodious sidewalk on each side
of It for the use of pedestrians. Near this
bridge and parallel with it on the same
street , Known as Kaims avenue , there hus
been constructed a street railway bridge.
It wns built by the street railway company ,
nt its own expense , and is used exclusively
by it. At the point Just named the river is
IKJ ) feet wldo. The princlual part of the
city , known as Topi-ka , and which lies south
of the river , is situated upon.an elevated
plateau marked by a few gentle undula
tions. While the natural conformation of the
ground is such as to inako good drainage
quite easy , it is so frco from hills and de
pressions that , the grading of Us streets
costs but a trillo.
I'.irtH ami l'liiirt < * .
Topclca is the county seat of Rhr.wnco
county , and also the capital of the state. It
was founded/ in 1HM , but did not receive its
name until .latniary 1 , ! & > . It was regu
larly organized as : i municipal corporation
in 17. . Since then its growth lus been
steady and substantial. Us population in
1MK ) , acronliiic to the United Stales census
for Unit year , was n little over lil.OOU.
It is now claimed to lie : ir > , UUO. Its streets run
north and south and east and west , crossing
each other at riu'ht angles. They tire unus
ually wide , 'i'liis proves wisdom and fore
sight on the part of its founders. Some of
thum tire called avenues. Throe avenues
running north and south are each 1:50 : feet
wide. All other streets In the principal
p.irt of the city running in the same direc
tion are UK ) feet wide. Four avenues run
ning east and west are each 11(0 ( feet wide.
The other streets running in the same direc
tion jiro 100 feet wide. Kansas avenue , the
principal business street , is IX ) feet between
curbs. Along all the streets In the residence
portions of the city there is a strip on each
side between the sidewalk and curb from 'JO
to ! tO feet wide. These strips are , by ordi
nance , required to bo kept in grass and
planted in troos. shrubbery and ( lowers. In
many places the requirements of the ordi
nance is observed. Most of the streets arc
paved with stone , aspbaltum or brick. A
few have been paved with red cedar blocks
from Tennessee. This is evidently a
a better quality of wood than that which
has been usua in Omaha ; for , although it
was laid in IhSS , it is still in good condition
and lias required no repairing.
Patriotic Stri-rt Nuinon.
Among the thoroughfares running north
and south thirteen boar the names of presi
dents of the United States. Ono is called
Hancock , ono Clay , ono Lafayette and one
Liberty. The memories clustering around
these names and the associations , historical
and otherwise , which theyso quickly sug
gest , ought to k'mdlo 'tihd preserve a spirit
of patriotism among these who dally
traverse thenu public highways. There may
bo chose who think this an idle , visionary
statement , but I am not of that number.
There is , 1 believe , a power for good in being
constantly reminded of those who have at
tained high rank in the honorable service of
their country. Their names often recall
their lofty character , their elevated ambi
tion , their noble deeds , their heroic
bravery , their enduring fame ; and being
thus frequently led to a contemplation of
their exalted virtues wo are stimu
lated to better resolves and purer
lives. My purpose , however , is not to
moralize , but to narrate. Therefore to the
thread of my story. Kansas avenue , run
ning north and south , might bo pi-out'i-ly
called Commercial street. The principal
mercantile establishments are along this
street , and it bears the burden of all the
heavier trafllc. There are four largo hotels
and many smaller ones. The central part of
the city is everywhere interspersed with
well linished. substantial business blocks.
They are built mostly of brick and stone.
At u distance from and surrounding the
business part of the city may bo seen a largo
number of residences. Sonio of them are
elegant an-i costly. Many of them have
attractive yards , covered with grass , now
already green. Others will soon be blinded
with vine and tree and sweetly perfumed
with rose and other flowers. There aie
about titty churches.
Kiliicatlonnl Iimtltutlnns.
Among the educational institutions are
the following : Wnshburn colkyo for both
sexes , Uothcny college for girls only , two
Catholic schools , -one Gorman Lutheran
school , four business colleges and ono
medical college.
There is also ono school of art and several
kindergartens. None of these derive any
assistance from public funds. A Methodist
university has recently been commenced.
Christ's hospital , a homo for unemployed
women , and an Orphans Homo are charita
ble institution1 ! supported by private dona
tions. At the last named of these , parentless -
less children are provided for. Whatever
may bo said of other charitable institutions ,
none of them can appeal more strongly to
the tender emotions of the human heart
than nn orphans homo. It affords comfort
and shelter to a collection of unfortunate
children whoso mihappiuoss , at times , no
tongue can describe , nor pen portray. In
the earlier years ol children who are left
orphans there is an intense craving for a
mother's love and n father's affection.
Under Its influence the soul is ofttimes in
deepest distress. This agoni/ing state of
mind no ono can fully appreciate who has
hot himself been an orphan and suffered its
pangs In his own experience. What can bo
more humane tluux to attempt to supply tin ;
place of a fattier tu some curly-headed , sad-
faci-d little boy ? What can bu moro mer
ciful than to act , so far as may bo , the part
of u mother for sotno innocent , helpless , sorrowing
rowing little girl whoso tears the winds of
heaven alone do vUuso away. As for my
self , I must confess , I know nothing. All
h.ill therefore to any city and every city that
can boast nt least < ono orphans home , con
ceived in the humanity of its people and
supported by their charity , for every such
city , no matter what its character or that
of its inhabitants In other respects , all per
sons should stand ready to sound nt least
one song of praise.
Again I am digressing. I must quit It ,
lest I prove myself wore fitted for side Is
sues and irregular Slights than for continu
ity of thought in disposing of ttie subject
matter at hand. There nro twenty-two
schools , Including the high school , under
ttio charge of from ono to ten teachers each.
Societies and clubs of various kinds are
numerous. This might therefore bo charac
terized as a city of churches , schools aud
clubs. Not such clubs , of course , us
men are sometimes knocked down
with , when they meet in physical
collision , but such as are intended for their
social , moral nnd religious welfare. Uolng a
county scat , and in addition thereto the
state kcapltal , it is the location of state ,
county and ( municipal buildings lor tdo
transaction of public business.
I'uliiic IHilldlngn.
Among state institutions nro the cnpltol
building , the insane asylum nnd the reform
school. The county court house Is situated
ut the southwest corner of Fourth street
and Kansas avenue. The county Jail nnd po
lice headquarters elsewhere. The United
States ixjstonlco is situated on the northeast
corner of Fifth street mid Kansas avenue
nnd the city hall at the southwest corner of
Seventh street and Kansas avenue. To
describe all theio buildings would require
tun to go beyond the limits prescribed for
this letter , I shall therefore make special
reference to the state capllol only. It Is
situated In the middle of n square piece of
ground made up of four blocks , near the
i-oiitr.il part of the city. It con
sists of four wings. Ono extends
eastward , ono westward , ono northward
and one southward. It exact dimensions
I cannot give. It is. however , quite large.
The central part which supports the dome ,
towers seven stories In the air. How much
higher the dome Itself rises I am unable to
state. The east nml west wliijrs nro four ,
and the north nnd south wines three stories
above ground. It is built of n brownish gray
stone. Its walls nro of Iinmcnso thickness.
It has been In processor erection over fifteen
years and Is still unfinished. Some years
yet will bo required for completing It. Massive - ,
sive hi nil Itn parts and colossal when con
sidered as a whole , it will , when fully com
pleted , present an imposing au.l nnjestlc ap
pearance.
Stlrrlnc Tlmrn.
It was hero In this building the late legisla
ture of Kansas held its turbulent session.
U was here during the time that political ex
citement ran so high , bloodshed , fora while ,
was hour'sexpected. ' . It was hM-e a perfect
whirlwind of crimination and recrimination
blow back nnd forth among contending
parties , threatening most direful results.
It was hero at last the whlto-wlnged
angel of peace finally brought harmony
out of discord , established order in chaos
and won a signal victory over the baser pas
sions of men.
TruiMlt rucllltlcs.
The city has an excellent street railway
service. Most of the cars are operated by
electricity. Where there are two tracks on
a street they are laid cqul-dlstaut from Its
central lino. Hotwcen them , at appropriate
distances apart.stroug iron posts are planted.
Near their tops are iron arms extending over
nnd crossing the tracks at right angles.
Upon the outer ends of these arms trolley
wires are suspended. So far as the city or
public are concerned , the practical advant
ages of this mode of construction areas fol
lows : Only half as nriny holes are required
to be dug in the streets. Only half as many
poles are required. The necessity for cross-
wires over streets from polo to pjlo on op-
l > osite sides thereof , is removed. To state all
these things In n single generali/.ition , it is
less cumbersome , and less repulsive in ap
pearance , than tlin regular conglomeration
) f poles and wires and crosswlrcs
which barricade the sidewalks and
overhang Iho streets in Omaha. Hut
whether , after all , such a plan of
construction is safe or praetlc.ible where
streets are as narrow as these iu Omaha
may be a serious question.
At the southwest corner of Klirhth street
and Kansas avenue the street railway com
pany has built a passenger depot. It is a
frame structure about fifty feet long , twelve
feet wide and one story high. Its interior
is provided with scats , where passengers
may sit in comfort while waiting for a car
in unpleasant weather. It seems to bo much
used , and manifestly , therefore , serves a
desirable , if not an absolutely necessary ,
purpose.
A Municipal Kloctrlc riant.
The city is Illuminated by electricity. The
plant used for that purpose is owned nnd
operated by the city. Including ground and
building , the whole plant cost $ " > , - ! IS. It
runs 184 lamps at an average cost of $ ! J.b(5 (
per lamp for 100 hours. The cost per month
for each lamp is $7.7. ) . The cost per month ,
however , as hero given docs not represent a
full calendar month , as the electric plant is
occasionally not operated during clear moon-
shiny niirhts. Whether this bo moro or less
than the cost iu Omaha , 1 have not the data
at hand to determine. Any ono there , how
ever , who feels sufficiently interested to do so
will have no difficulty in settling the question ,
by simply comparing the above" , with Omaha
figures.
Four trunk lines of railroad enter the city.
Thny are : The Union Pacific , the Hock
Island , the Missouri PacilUami the Santa
Fe. All have good depot facilities. The last
named has its general headquarters hero in
a largo five-story brick structure , ono block
cast of the capitol building. It also main
tains hero Immense construction and repair
shops , giving employment to a great many
hands.
The Prohibitory I.HUH
of the state nro said to bo moro strictly en
forced hero than in any oilier of the larger
cities and towns of tno commonwealth. In
this respect u special effort has- been put
forth to make it the exemplary city. With
out going into details or making mention of
specific facts it impresses ; i stranger strongly
ns being in every way a quiet , orderly place.
Industry , thrift , intelligence and morality
seem to prevail among its people.
I'nlnriil Dlslppolntint-lit.
Before closing I wis'.i to make brief men
tion of nt least ono thing which impressed
mo as bofti novel and curious : While wan
dering about leisurely ono afternoon I came
-Matrimonial " advertisement
across a agency" an
tisement in largo letters caught my atten
tion. It road thus : ' -Husbands and wives
furnished on short order. " 1 at or.co thought
I had "struck it rich. " I read nnd reread
the enchanting words. My soul fairly
thrilled with a sensation of exquisite de
light. I could feel a great big smile playing
upon every feature of my countenance , line
an Illumination from heaven. In my trans
port of Joy I exclaimed , "Kureka. " I made
up my mind to "tiko : it in. " But
t paused and looked again. I saw
that it guaranteed neither a good fit nor
complete satisfaction. The absence of cither
of these was , of course , sufficient to bring mete
to a halt. So , after n moment's rclleetion , I
suddenly walked away , n dejected , cha
grined and disappointed man.
The weather hero is pleasant. Gardening
has commenced. The grass , In places , wears
a beautiful green. The trees are beginning
to put forth their leaves. Flowers , rich in
color and sweet with fragrance , will soon bo
seen on every hand. ( Jentlo Spring , the
fairest daughter ol all the seasons , heralded
by the song of birds and robed in sunshine ,
will also soon bo here , giving now vigor to
vegetable life , nnd doing much to gladden the
hearts of the children of men. May bet-
stay bo long , her coming not in vain.
J. T. MOIUAHTV.
WON AND LOST FORTUNES.
Some ixpcrlrnci- Illlly Duiitxrli , Who U
JNow 111 ami romillo4 * .
A few years npo everybody knew Hilly
Deutseh , the man who was the talk of
Paris and Now York and the star handler
of cards and coin the world over. The
man about town recalls him when he
came back to Now York from Paris with
his horses , his carriages and his money.
The wonderful clothes ho then wore are
supplanted by a hiiit of black , the mus
tache droops hooele.s.sly , the black eyes
have lost their lire and the face is thin
and pulo. The money , too , was a dis
tinctive feature of the old figure. It is
almost a stranger to the present , for
six weeks DouU-oh hus been ill in
the Empire sanitarium at 10'J West
Forty-seventh street , Now York. Ho
is sulToring from phlhlbis , nnd his
physicians Bay that an immediate
change of climate is his ono hope lor
prolong-in" ; his life. Ho complains that
many of his friends tieom to have forgot
ten that they are uslnj ; money that ho
lent them , for only four have answered
Ills letters reminding them of their in
debtedness to him. Two of the four
merely said they wore sorry for him.
* 'I was born in the old llrsl ward , " he
said to a Globe-Democrat man the other
day , "forty-eight years ago. In l " 'l I
went into the theatrical business with
my cousin , Maurice Grau. 1 stayed
with him for two years , when I bought
'The Mighty Dollar. ' 1 ran Iho play for
live yeara. Then I got out and went to
Europe again with moro than $12. > ,000
clear profit. In was In 1881 , while In
I'arln , that I had an ' inspiration that I
could win at baccarat. I felt thlw inspir
ation because my small stakes Invariably
brought mo largo winnings. I
began to risk all my winnings , playing
the dealer' * money and taking out my
own after the first winning. Luck was
with mo. 1 won every time I played.
In three months I won $12.1,000.Vith
that money I traveled throuph Europe.
1 took my horses nnd servants with me ,
buying everything in sight. One night
in Vienna I bought half the seating
sjmeo in a music hall. Then I invited
the whole house to drink with me. They
drank. I paid * USOO for my fun. I got
back to Paris in the nprlng of 1885 on
borrowed money. An American had a
railroad scheme , and I Moated $10.000,000
worth of bonds of the railroad. My
commission put mo on my feet. I
gambled again and lost mv m.tnoy.
'
"On July ii'i , J8S.'i. I 'went Into the
Franco-American club with $ " > 0 , all I
had. I got dinner and with the remain
ing $ ItO 1 tried my chance at the game.
In an hour I lo.st every penny , .hist us I
( [ iiit , Lorillord Spencer , .lohn ( iurein
and another man came in. Wo sat down
to a game of whist. I won ! IO francs from
them , playing n credit. I owed for
drinks and cigars and threw down a 10-
franc piece. I put the "i-frano piece
change In my overcoat pru-kot. I threw
down the remaining 110 francs on Iho
table and lost It , 1 went out , broke , to
go homo. In buttoning up my overcoat
I felt a piece of money in my sitlo
pocket. It was u fi-frane piece. I
went and threw It on the table ; won ;
lot it lie ; won again. Sometimes I would
let two deals go by. Every time I played
I won , and generally I played my whole
pile. I quit * 1-10,000 winner. I sailed
for America and got here on September
10 , ISVi. I brought my hort.es. ea-riages
and servants with me. I lived tit the
llolVnian house , and .stayed hero until
November 12. I brought over with me
about $1)00.000 ) and took back $100,000. 1
lost the difference in Wall street and on
friends. I was broke again in France in
loss than nix months. I owe Parts now
about 000,000 francs. Gambling is a dis-
oaMj , the hardest in the world to cure ,
harder than consumption. "
AZTEC FIREWATER.
Indliiti Strong Drink Tlmt Antedates
CoUmilms.
The name of the intoxicant produced
and used by the Indians of Arizona is
tizwiu. It is manufactured from the
fruit of the sahuara , or giant cactus , and
its iir-o or abuse is common to all the
Arizona tribes. The Indians say that
its mode of manufacture and use have
been handed down through unnumbered
generations of their ancestors.
The sahuara ( foretts gianteus ) is the
largest and mo.st remarkable of the cac
tus family , says the San Francisco Ex
aminer , and is peculiar to Arizona. It
blossoms in May or Juno , having large ,
star-like llowers of pure white with a
golden center. In July or August the
fruit is ripe. It is pear-shaped , being
attached to the limb at its pointed end
and when mature turns a brilliant red
and splits open at the top and sides like
a chestnut burr , exposing to view a
luscious red morsel of pulp filled with
minute black sooths. It resembles straw
berry jam. In taste it is slightly like
the raspberry , though not so sweet.
As soon as the fruit ripens the squaws
and children travel miles over the moun
tain and plain to gather it in largo
baskets , which they carry on their
heads. As these giant cacti are from
ten to fifty feet in height , much of the
fruit is out of their reach and is loft for
Iho woodpeckers and blue jays , which
are extravagantly fond of it , and fre
quently indulge to such an extent as to
become stupilled and unable to fiy for a
time. The squaws , however , easily
gather as much as they want from the
smaller plants by means of long , thin
poles with wooden hooks lashed to the
ends , with which they pull down Ih
fruit.
The gathered fruit is deposited day by
day at a common center , whore it is
pressed and the juice collected into
large earthen ollas , where a modicum of
water is added. These ollas are stored
in a closed dark room , where u slow fire
is kept up for" several days until the
liquid begins to show a foam on top , a
sign that it is fermenting. It has then
attaine'3 the desired intoxicating power ,
and wor\ parses from mouth to mouth
and from village to village.
As soon as the welcome news arrives
all hands knock oil' various kinds of
loafing and hasten to the ti/.win camp to
put in their time around the improvised
barroom , stupifying themselves with
with frequent draughts of the liquor
and dancing or fighting between drinks.
The squaws and children , who are novel-
allowed to join in the revelry , manage
to get their fun out of the affair by
climbing to the low roofs of the
wickiups and viewing the drunken
revels of their lords and masters.a A.---RV
Thus the orgy continues night and day
until the supply is exhausted , and by
this time the passions of the Indians ,
naturally fierce and cruel , having been
inilamed a hundredfold , some one in the
crowd utters a war whoop and they leap
on their ponies and are oil'on a raid
against the whites. The Apache at best
is but a devil , but when his blood is
heated with tizwin the father of evil
himself is a refined gentleman in com
parison. As sahuara fruit ripens only
once a year it is a whole twelvemonth
between drinks with the Indians , and all
their worst outbreaks have occurred in
Iho tizwin season.
Is it not oven possible that , 100 years
hence , pilgrims from many lands may
fiock to the scones of the World's first
parliament of religious in the now pro
saic and unhistoric city of Chicago , al
most as they have for centuries Mocked
to Westmiiiri er Abbey , St. Potor's
church and the holy shrines of Jerusa
lem : ' If the proposed congress does not
prove Itself to bo what Ameer All proph
esied , "tho greatest event of the cen
tury , " it may yet accomplish a noble
work in calling a Iruco to theological
strife , in deepening the spirit of human
brotherhood aud In leading men to dis
cover whether the elements of a perfect
and ultimate religion have yet been rec
ognized and emb xlicd in any one of the
great historic faiths.
The phenomenon of phosnhorcscenco is not
universally understood. OnjuctH possessing
this property absorb light during the day
aivl emit it at night. An estimable old lady
had a dark closet in her house and she
painted it with phosphorescent paint , ex
pecting to Illuminate It. Hut ns ths paint
had no opportunity to absorb light It couldn't
emit uny , nnd the old lady continues to
search for her dress poc-Uuts with a candlo.
The only I'ure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia , No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard.
Monday wo will offer a line of new
square too. hand turned anil welt button
shoes for $1 ,
Tin : MOKSK DUY GOODS Co.
The water used for drinking and cook *
ing should bo filtered through a PhstoiiV
germ-proof filter. Sold only by Mlltoa
Uogors & Sons , 14th and Farnam street * .
' -
Head of the famous Mrs , Di' . Shennaa
on page 14 this issue.
iio'j : I'nrtnini si.
The Union Pacific- city ticket olllco Is
still at " iWU : Farnam street. I'nll and
scouro "World's Fair folder.
All kinds rubber goods at Sherman &
MeConncll's prescript ! in drug store.
Seed potatoes and field seeds. The
Nebraska ScoJ C' > . , loth aud Howard.
SOOKIELUD ,
Farnam Street , Opposite Now York
Lifo Building- .
CA 1,1.8 ATTKVIIO.N THIS \VHiK TO
Bargains in Ladies' Suits.
Wo luivo the lur st. v.irlotv in now fine
chilli matlu up snlti In Oinilia.v.tli n suiu-rlor
drussm iKor In uh.ir.tc' to nii ; ! > o tilluralloui
nocussury. Wo show hero :
A novelty drosmit SKno , tn.iilo of nnrf bin *
broiulclcith. with limck liraM trim in 111' . ' , with
the Spanish llouncu skirt Wo hnvo ninny
oilier Hlyle-4 at tin , ( I' . ' . ft.fl.s , C.'u mid lift ,
Why not scu tlicso suits before hiv nx ona
inuilc.
CAPES.
Also mnny oilier styles down to } ) nml up to
JliS.OO UllCll. Uf COlireO tllO L'lll'UpOJ OI1UB IirC
not ns linn , hut llioy curry thu stylo.
Canes similar t < > tin-so shown In above cut ,
In cloth , at $10 , fl- . $ l.r > . J17.WI.fr. . Miuluoi
hlaulcsutln or brown s.itln nt I.TUM.
JflGKETS.
It nilsht also nay
you to sue our \ K line
of misses' anil ladles'
JriCKotfl.
Jiu-UotH.lust llko thl
cut , only JKIKi , niuUe
of fluu krrsoy cloth , In
hruwn.nuvy and blaetf ,
very styllih
Other stylus very dp *
Flrablu ut 110. 312. null
I in. Koine even ohoiipo *
that will jilunsoyou.
Don't forgot
wo hnvo Iho lurgtajk
line of Bilk waists- *
nil natty
: CLOAKS.SOITSFUR8. ]
. , .
1619 FARNAM 5T OMAHA * "
Opp. N. V. Life
R
An entire now
( lock , Including
every novolty.
E
Ercry concolvublo
now thins In flno
Millinery at prices
CUKI to iilcaso you.
V
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Mnny uretty thlues
slionn that nlll
turiirlse you.
MUS. U. II. IAVIia ) : , l.l.'O Duuzlua Street
liinirij 111 b Kill Hud
MILLINER
GOODS ,
Special prices fora few days on all
klir's ' of switches ami hangs. Prices
lo\vi.r than ever. Stock must bd
reduced before moving-
111 South 15th Street ,
Opposite Pesto cc *