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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1896)
8 TIU3 OMAHA DAILY SATUIIOMY , BE IS ; JANUARY 25. 1800. RICE WILL NOT PROSECUTE Asks that Ilia Complaint Against Savngo Bo Withdrawn , CONDUCT ANGERS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ftcil Mini lie TITO Fnttilllra llnve Clinic * in mi Uiiilc'mlntnllnur , tint IlciiflOiiM for the CIuiliKc Arc Not ( ilven * There la a very strong probability that Bailiff Hiram Savage will net bo compelled to utanil trial on the charge of criminal assault preferred by Wllllim nice. Strong pressure has been brought to bear on Hlco to Induce him to drop the matter and ho Is more than willing to do so. Ho Is so anxious to have this done that ho called on the county at torney Thursday night and aekcd him to dis miss the case. Mr. Daldrlgo was highly Indig nant at the request and Insisted that Hlce bring his daughter , Alberta , the girl In the case , to the oinco of the county attorney In the court house In. the morning. Jllco and § his daughter wcro on hand at the appointed hour and Mr. Ualdrlge put the girl through a severe course of questioning. Her state ments , made \\lth streaming eyes , fully sub stantiated all that had been charged against Bavago and convinced the county attorney that the case was an unusually strong one. In the meantime Hlco sat In the onto room and was asked by a Heo representative what had Induced him to wish to withdraw the charge ho had made. Ilo stubbornly re fused to say what had caused him to take thlH action , but It was learned , moro from Ills actions than from what ho said , that his wife and daughter had been endeavoring to liavo him drop the matter and avoid any further publicity. Greater pressure , how ever , has been brought to bear from another direction , but this Hlco absolutely refused to discuss. There was only one matter ho would talk freely about and that was the state ment made by Savage that ho ( Savage ) had frequently assisted the Hlco family and had kept the members through the winter. Itlco vigorously bra nil CM ! the whole thing as a lie and said ho had not been out of work a day until the first of the year. He had been away from home most of the time , he said , working at hla trade of plasterer , and was absent when the crime charged against Savage had been committed , but ho asserted most positively that his family had never re ceived old from Savage , or from any oue else. else.When When the county attorney had concluded Ills private Interview with the girl , the father was called Into the private room and it was but a very few moments until a Etrong odor of blue fire pervaded the outer room. The county attorney gave Mr. nice a pleco of his mind which that gentleman will probably remember for some time. He char acterized the actions of Hlce as an Infamous outrage and scored him unmercifully for his cowardly action In the matter. This lasted for several minutes , and when the door was finally opened to allow Hlce to makes his es cape , It was noticed that the usually warm hair of the county attorney had mounted several degrees on the caloric scale. Rico and his daughter proceeded at once to the ofllco of Savage's attorney and wore In closa consultation with that gentleman for Bomo little time. A nee representative called the attorney out and was Informed , In response to questions , that there was noth ing In the case anyway , and that It would not bo at all surprising If It was dismissed , as ho ( the attorney ) was satisfied that the county attorney would find there was noth ing In It as soon as ho fully investigated all the circumstances. The attorney also eald ho. was ready for trial at once and only Wished the matter could come up Immediately. He sild Rice realized ho had no case , but ho ( the attorney ) had made no effort to have him drop the matter. The county attorney was seen , and asked If ha Intended to drop the case against Savage. Ho said the case would never bo dismissed with his consent , and expressed peat Indignation "at the actions of Rico. He said the case was very strong and should bo pushed by nil means , but ho did not see how ho was going to push It If the com plainant did not appear. > Wo often hear people say there Is only one good cough * medicine and that in Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup , the specific for cold. PEOPLB USED TO SAY 1 "WE ARE GOING EAST" NOW THEY SAY * 'WE ARE GOING VIA THE OMAHA-CHI CAGO SPECIAL. " The Omaha-Chicago Special Is the now "Quarter to six" evening train via. "THE NORTHWESTERN LINE- Chicago SUB uoxt morning City OKlco , 1401 Farnam St. "Tlic Only Direct I.IMO to St. Pnnl , Stouz City route , "Northwestern Line , " throught train , Pullman Pftlaco sleepers , dining car , everything strictly first class. Leave Webster street station 5:45 : p. in. flally. " m BTOIIY PROVES TO UK A MYTH. Urn. I.mvrcnNou'H Condition CniiNcil Her to See StriuiKtt TIIIKX. J. D. Lawrenson , a traveling man from Detroit , reported to the police about 12 o'clock Thursday night that lie had lost tola wife , and requested that she be located ! Half n hour later Lawrenson hurried Into the station and reported that his wife had Just returned In a badly drugged condition and lhat she had been robbed of an expensive gold watch and diamond ring. Mrs. Law- ronbon stated to an officer that ho had met Billy Ncstlehouso shortly after leaving the Midland hotel , whore she was registered , and that ho had Inveigled her Into a wine room. Whllo there , she alleged , ho had plM hen with liquid refreshments , and though the whole affair appeared like a dream , oho felt awurcd that ho bad bereft her of her jewelry. An Investigation yesterday developed lhat the story had no foundation In fact. As oxm as Nestlohouso found that ho WBD wanted by the police ho visited Chief Slg- wart and denied the allegations In toto. At his request an officer was pent with him to visit Lawrenson and his wife. They were found In their room. They were summoned nnd the woman was confronted with Nestlo- house. She was asked If he was the man with whqm she Imd been out Thursday night. She replied In the negative , saying that she had never seen him before. The alleged robbery has also dwindled into a myth. When the room was ex amined by an officer late In the ulght the watch which was reported to have been stolen was found there. Later , In taking off her overshoe , Mrs. Liwrenson picked up the ring w'llch had fallen out of It. Con Ecqucntly Mra Lawrenson was none the Joycr as 11 result of her evening's experience. In explaining matters Mrs. Lawrcnson said that Hhe had never seen Hilly Nestleliouse In her life , but that In her dazed condition lhat night she might have mentioned the name of Ncstlehcuee , as cho know a man of that name In Chicago at one time. It appears that she has been looking for him Blnco she canie to this city , as she under stood that ho wan here. \VIIIIiuu Would Co It Alone , William 1 * . Mallcndcr has applied to the courts to sever the ties which bind him to bis Xantlppe , otherwise called Agr.es , Unlike old Socrates , William objects when his help meet attempts to carve- him with the family butcher knife , and his tender feelings revolt igalnst the endearing epithets with whl2h Ills Agnes It wont to address him. He na- Berts that her language smacks largely of bllllngegato and of the plums , and he prays the courts to Intervene and rid him of the height lie feels Is dragging lira down to perdition. it . . i Criulle niul the Grnrc. The folloulng births and deaths were re ported at the health cilice during the twenty , lour hours ending at noon yesteiday : Births 8. Soroiuon , 1375 South Tenth Itrcet , boy ; William CUthuut , Fifth and Locust , Klrli Morris Andresen , 1425 North Thirty-second , boy ; 13. It. James , gGOt Beward , boy. Deaths Lillian Dennis , 28 , 1C03 Call , tprnla , septic peritonitis. Interment at Onawa , U. ; EtU SMmen , 28 , 1816 South Eljliteeuth , /einUteut fever , Forest Lawn , IIAVDK.V nitos. A Vnit nnil 1'rrfrol Assortment of IVetv Slllix. The now silks arc ready. Knjoy them now. Silks from Franco , Italy , Japan and from dorrertlo loomp. Thousands of exqulnlte ptyle-i that delight Omaha eyes for the first time. Fnncy figured silks for costumes , for waists , for petticoats , for rich linings , are here. Oriental styles , Persians , cashmeres , I > imasC9 and Dresden figures abound. Rich est qualities , perfect colors and newest de signs in black brocaded siting , colored dress Bilks and Japnneto wash silks. A beautiful line of evening silks. The grandest ellk dis play ever made. Wo make great concessions In price to early buyers. Ilesldes there are many special style ? bought In only one dresser or waist length , giving purchasers on exclu sive pattern. Prices are always the lowest. Coino to us for nil Us. EGO AND UUTTUU SALE AT THE DIG STORE. Fresh country butter , 9c and He. Heft country butter , 12V4o and 15c. Finest creamery nt 17c , lOc and 2tc. Strictly fresh eggs , 'guaranteed , 12',4c. Sugar cured No. 1 bacon , So and 9V4c. Salt pork , EC. Sugar cured No. 1 hams , flc. 3-pound palls best lard , 21c , fi-pound polls best lard , 40c. Sweet oranges , Sc dozen. HAYDEN BROS. , Leaders In butter. nASII.Y SUTTI.ni > niPF Strike AIIIOIIK Walter * nt the 1'nxton Hotel IM OIT. The guests of the Paxtcn hotel do not know , perhaps , Jupt how near they came to missing their regular meals during the early part of the week. Fortunately a slight dis agreement between the management of the hotel and the waiters was amicably settled and none of the guests were subjected to the slightest Inconvenience. Speaking of the matter to a Dee repre sentative yesterday , Manager Kitchen said : "Yes , we had a little trouble , but everything Is all right now : Business has been exceedingly dull of late , and , like many other establishments , wo found ourselves compelled to retrench somewhat in our op erating expense ; ? . Wo had been paying our waiters ? 20 a month and concluded that we would ask them to accept a reduction of $5 a month. I understand tint another hotel In the city Is paying Its waiters only $18 a month. On Monday , abcut ten minutes before - fore dinner , we notified our men of the pro posed reduction- Had they so desired they could have struck then nnd the dinner would never have been served. But they con tinued , and reported as usual for supper. The next day they came to us and said they would not accept the reduction of $5 , and after consultation wo decided to restore the wages to the old scale of | 20 a month. We wore led to bellevo that tmch a reduction would be accepted by the slack condition of trade generally and also by the largo num ber of men who dally call hero begging for work , If only for their board. The waiters did net see It that way , and the old scale will bo adhered to. " F. C. Long , head waiter , said : "It Is not likely that there will bo any trouble now. When wo were notified of the proposed re duction wo said nothing at first , but thought the matter all ever. Then we called a meetIng - Ing of all the waiters In ihu city , at which the matter was discussed and a committee was appointed to ascertain the number of unemployed colored waiters In Omaha. Only two competent men were found and they agreed not to work for less.than $20 a month. Wo then notified the1'axton management that wo would strike If the original , scale of wages was not restored. The result was that the management told the men to con tinue for the present at the rate of $20 a month. The Paxton waiters , however , noti fied tholr brethren In neighboring towns'and cities of the occurrence , and asked their sympathy and co-operation In the event of further trouble , which now seems Improb able. Tho'walters Of Omaha have "no union , but have arranged for a series of weekly meetings , which are to be of a social nature , at which mattera in general relating to their profession will bo talked over. It Is possi ble that the proposed weekly meetings will result In the organization of nn Iron-clad union , but I am not prepared to say posi tively what will bo Bone. So far as I have heard , none of the other hotels have hinted at a reduction in wages , and I do not be llevo the Paxton would have any followers In such a movement. " Vice President Gossard of the Central Labor union was seen at Labor Tempi ? , and said that the waiters were not regularly or ganized as a labor union , but that steps would soon bo taken -to perfect such an or ganization. Ho was glad that the- men had won , nnd thought the present depression of business was being used ns a makeshift by too many employers In order that they might reduce the wages of their employes. At the other hotels It was reported that there h'ad been no trouble between the man agements and the waiters , and that the lat ter were working quietly at the usual rate of wages. ORDERS IIAI..P THE LIGHT CUT OFF. Mayor Ilrontch Tel IN Clt > Hull Super intendent to Retrench. Mayor Broatch has Instructed the super intendent of the city hall to cut off one-half of the Incandescent lights In each office and this Is now being done. The mayor says that these lights cost tbo city $2,200 last year and there Is no reason why moro than half of them should be used. Mr. Matthlescn was also Instructed to shut off the supply of Ice during the remainder of the winter. As very few of the city employes Indulge In Ice water as a bever age. It Is not expected that this plan will work any particular hardship. St. I'uul'n I < > tlvul Serviced. Commencing today , and continuing eight days , festival services will be held In St. Paul's Episcopal church , corner Thlrty-eec- end and California streets. The following announcements have been made : St. Paul's day , Saturday , January 25 ; holy communion , 10 a. m. ; evening service , 7:30 : p. m. , Rov. L. T. Watteon , subject , "St. Paul , the Missionary. " Sunday , January 20 , holy communion , 11 a. m. ; Rev. L. T. Wattson , subject , "Tithes ; " evening service , 7:30 : , Rev. J. A. Williams , subject , "St. J'aul'a Single ness of Purpose. " Each 'night of the week , beginning January 27 , service will bo held at 7:30. : Monday , Dean Gardner ; imbjcct , "St. Paul's Obedience to the Heavenly Vision. " Tuesday , Rev. I. P. Johnson , "St. Paul's Llfo an Evidence of Christianity. " Wednesday , Rov. H. P. Sil ver , "St. Paul and Judaism. " Thursday , Rev. Father Williams , "St. Paul's Eucharls- tlo Teaching. " Friday , Rev. William Greer , of St. Matthias * church. Saturday , Rov. L. T , Wattson. "St. Paul , the. Tentnuker. " The "Parish Tea" will be terved after the Tuesday evening service In the Guild house adjoining the church. lIurirliirlfN Itciiorteil to the Police. J. T * . Grey , the engineer of the Douglas blcck , 1ms reported to the police that some thief walked off with clothing and secret society pins which ho had placed In the engine room. Another theft was committed at a store at 3010 Ames avenue , where a keg of molasses and ono of raspberry Jam were stolen. Leonard Pflster of 812 North Seventeenth sttect Is not certain whether a quantity of Jewelry was stolen from him or lost while he was moving. The Jewelry consisted of a gold watch and chain , gold bracelets and a gold scarf plu with tx diamond getting. Dm all Suit * In County Court. A number of small eulta wcie commenced In the county court yesterday against the firm of Rosenslock & Fries , proprietor , of tbo late Omaha Bazaar. GeorgeBorg - feldt mied for $769.00 , Llebenroth , Von Auw & Co. want $231.90 ; George F. Bassett & Co. sue for $203.92 ; James Pott & Co. ask for $235.85 , and the Ph. Hake Manufacturing company will bo satisfied with $241.60. $ A suit wai filed by tlis Anie.1 & Frost company against T. Q. Northwall for JCH.GO. PuIU for Ciirryliiu tlio Gun. John Logan was carrying n revolver as long as himself Thursday when ho ran Into Officer Russell. He- was Rrirstcd , and yester day murnlDR was fined $5 and costs by Judge , he charge of larwuy , as he alleges that the man only borrowed the weapon. . ' but Witch Hut ) BUY * v"l cur them , * * - V ROBERT BURNS OF THE WES1 The Foot Scout of the Border Compared wilt Scotland's Bard , BOTH REARED AMID SCOTIA'S ' HILLS Sample 5-iinci of Cniilnln .Inok Crnv- ford "Out AVt'M,1' "IlrniiGlui nnil the lllcjelf , " "CotdtRc AVherc t WII.N Horn. " I sing of a country that's wondrously falr- Out west. \ \ hero the fragrance ot flowers Is borne or the nlr Out west. The dudes wear their jiants In the tops 01 thelr boot ? , They never Indulge In gay Inh-cloilnh suits , Their Jewelry Is of the pattern that shoots Out west. The Rlrls arc the prettiest creatures on earth Their beauty Is distanced alone by thc'li worth . Out west. The birds sit In wonder to hear their swcel , Their gnlt Is clastic , their muscles arc strong , And they wear their shoe heels back where they belong- Out wrst. For husbands young widows do not adver tise Out wpt ; A now one Is ready when 'tothcr one dies Out west. And maidens who fear that ns maids they'll grow pray Should KO to that bcnutlful land right nwny Proposals would fly at them 'cteen times n day Out west. -CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD. The men who write such poetry as this are not exceedingly common , even In this vast "out west , " and in fact they are so rare In all portions ot our llttlo world that men and women ovcry where delight to do them honor. Captain Jack Crawford , the.Dobby Rums of our "wild frontier , " has been In Omaha a few days this week. Ho Is now onroute for the "cultured cast , " where his genius Is rapidly gaining for him a substantial literary Income ; but wo feel proud ta know that Omaha , In fact The Omaha Dee , was the first to place Captain Crawford's poetry In typo and Introduce him to the world as a poet and correspondent. This was more than twenty years ago , and now ho has visited us , bringing laurels gath ered In the great cities on both sides of the Atlantic. But a bullet-riddled hero of rebel , Sioux and Apache campaigns , a chief of scouts , wto has won the plaudit ! * of all his generals nnd berne the palm from every competitor , Is a man we may well honor ourselves by honoring , and all this and moro Is our vls'tor , Captain John W. Cm * , ford of Fort Craig , New Mexico. On this anniversary of Burns , the sweetest. truest and most fearlera cf poets , wo nat urally ask , Is our poet of the Scottish breed , and the answer Is yes , nnd he Is proud as any Scot of that fact. His middle name , Wallace , was his mother's , and it IP ono that kings have borne In Auld Lang Syne. The captain gave mo a gem In verse which he had culled and carefully preserved. It was written by Mrs. J , Webb of New York City In 1859 , on seeing the notice of the ap pointment of Rev. Henry Ward Bcccher to deliver an address before- Scottish society In New York on the lOOUi anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Besides the charm , of its poetic beauty It has an especial Interest In its prophetic al lusion to a part of the subsequent history of the distinguished American preacher , BEKCHER AND BURNS. I learn the tnsk has fa'en to you To ele the bard of Ayr his due , Hut use. him weel , Anil keen sweet charity 1n view E'en for the Dell. His few sma' fauls ye needna tell. Folks sav ye're no. o'crsuld yerser , Hut Dell may care ; I Gin yc'rp but half as Ruld ns Rab , i Wo ask nae malr. > , Then dlnna peek to find a flaw. But o'er his fauts n mantle thraw , And leave the rest To Him who mode nnd tried the heart , Ho kens the best. A century hence , and who. can tell What may befn' yer bonnle sel' , Same holy preacher May Ink' the cudgels up for one Ca'cd Harry needier. I hao nnc doubt ye'd like to ken Who ' 'tis thnt takes the auld quill pen To write this rhyme ; The knowledge wad be llttlo worth , I'm past my prime. , | Hut when a lassie younp and fair , 1'vo wandered by the bonnle Ayr , -heartsomo Rlee , E'er fate's stern mandate sent me forth Far o'er the sea. Still Scotia's hills and Scotia's plains , Her poets and her poets' btrnlns , To me nre dear , A desert spring- within my heart , They claim a tear. We of Omaha are to have ai treat of an evening's entertainment of tong and story by our own poet of the west , some evening not many months hence , and meanwhile Tbo Bee- will print In e-very Sunday's Issue some valuable original poetry or prose from uio pen 01 tnis now famous man of the frontier. In the cast and In England Captain Craw ford's "Broncho Versus Bicycle" Is repeated by school children , and It has. every sort of publication until It Is becoming as much of a chestnut as the "Heathen Chinee , " "Sheri dan's Ride , " "Alabama Coon , " but I do not recall see-Ing It In any Nebraska paper. If It had been la every one It would still be worthy of a place , and at any timeas long as bronchos and bicycles are In existence , and as this Is , par excellence , thepoet's day wo place in competition with "Tarn O'Suan- ter" this work of our rhymesmlth , BRONCO VS BICYCLE. The first wo saw o' the high-toned tramp War over thar * nt our Pecos camp ; He war comln' down the Santa Fe troll Astride of n wheel , with a crooked tall , A-fklnnln * uloni ; , with n merry song , An' rliigln' a little wnrnln' song. He looked so outlandish , strange an' queer , That all of us grinned from ear to ear , An' every boy onthe round-up swore. He hail never seed slch a hess afore. Wai , up ho rode , with n sunshine smile , A-smokln' a cigarette , nn' I'll Be kicked In the neck 'If I ever seen Slrh a saddle as that on bin queer machine. Why , It made us laugh , fur It wasn't half Blir enough fur the back of "a suckln' calf , He tuk our fun in a keerlcss way , A-venturln" only once to say Thar' wasn't a broncho about the place Could down that wheel In a ten-mile race , I'd a llghtnln' broncho out In the herd That could Rplit the air like a llyln' bird , An * I hinted 'round In an' off-hand way That pervldln' the cnterpriso'd pay , I thought as I might jest happen to light On a hess that'd leave him out o' sight. In less'n a second we seed him yank A roll o' greenbacks out o' his flank , An' he eald , If we wanted a bet , to name The limit , an' he would tackle the gome. Just a week afore we had all been down On a Jamboree to the nearest town , An' the whisky joints , an1 the faro games , An1 Bhakln * our hoofs wl' the dance house Oamcs , Made a wholesale bust ; an' , parti , I'll bo cussed If a man In the outfit had any dust ; An * EO I explained , but the youth replied That he'd lay tiic money matter aside. An' to show that his back didn't grow no moss. He'd bet his machine agin my hess , , I tuk him up , nn' the bet war closed , An' me a-chucklln' , fur I supposed I war a-pluyln' In dead sure wlnnln' luck , In the softest snap I had ever struck ; An' the boys chipped In , with a luiowln' erln , Fur they thought the fool had no chance to win. An' so we agreed fur to run that day To the Navajo Crossln' , ten miles uwny AH han'como a track as you ever seed Fur testln' a hoss' purtlest spied ; Apache Joh'nsan an' Texas Ned Saddled up their horses an' rode ahead To elation themselves ten miles away , To act au Judges an' see fair play , While Mexican Bart and Uljr Jim Hart Stayed back for to e'vo ' us an even etart. I got aboard of ray broncho bird , , . An' we came to thcf cerMch nn' got the \voril , An' I laughed tlll-Tny mouth spread from car to carTe To see that tenderfoot drop to the rear. The first three miles slipped nwny first rate , Then broncho begun fur to lose his gait ; But I wn'nl onensy , nn' didn't mind , With tenderfoot more'n a mile behind , So 1 Jogged nlotifvwlth cowboy song , Till nil of a Midilent I heard that pong A-rlngln' a wnrnlrt * In my car. TliiRl Tine ! TliiclTlnfe ! too infernal near An' lookln' bnck'ards I seed the chump Of a tenderfoot gmtiln' every jump. I hit ol' broncho n cut wl' the quirt , An' once moro Rot Mm to scratchln' dirt : But his wind seemed weak , an 'I tell you , bOFS , I seed that he wnrn't no ten-mile hoss. Still HIP plucky bnitc tuk another shoot. An' pulled nwny from the wheel galoot ; But the animal cou'dn't hold his gait. An' somehow the Idea entered my pate. That If tenderfoot's legs didn't lose their grip He'd ) own that hess nt the end o' the trip. Closer nnd closer come tenderfoot , An' harder the whip to the hess I put ; But the eastern cuss , with a smile on his face , nun up to my side with his easy pace ; llodo up to my olde , nn' durn his hide , Remarked 'twnr a pleasant day fur n ride. Then axed , onconsnrned , If I had n match , An' on hit breeches' , clve It a scratch , Lit a cigarette , said he wished mo good day , An' as fresh as a daisy , scooted away. Ahead he went , that Infcinnl A-rliigln' "Roodhv , " ns ho Hew along ; An' the smoke or his cigarette come bnck Like a vapory snicker cloiiR- the trnc' : . On nn1 on ho sped , RCttln' further ahead , His feet kcopln' up that oncensnhlo trend. T.I ! he faded away In the distance , anh n I seed the condemned eastern rooster aRJln , Ho war thar' with the boys at the end of the race , TMit ! same keerlcss onconsnined smile on his face. Now , pard , w'en n cowboy gits beat ho don't sw'nr , Nor kick. It the beaten' nro done on the squar' ; So I tuk thnt rastprner right by the hand , An1 told him that broncho awaited IIH ! brand. Then I axed ' 1m his name , an' whar from ho came , An' how lonp he'd practiced the whce.- rollin' name. Tom Stevens , he snld war his name , an' ho come From n town they call IJost'.iig ' , In' ol' Ynnkoeiloni ; Then ho Jlsl paralyzed us by sayln' he'd whirled That very Identical wheel round the world. Wai , pard , thnr's the story o' how that smart chnp Done me up , wc'n I thought 1 had slch a soft snap ; Done mo up on a race with remarkable case , An * lowered my pride a peed mnnv dcKrces. Did I Rive Mm the hofs ? Wy , of course I did. boss. An' I'll toll you It wnn't no diminutive loss He writ me n letur from back In the east , An' said he's presented tlm neat little beast To a fpllcr named 1'ope , who stands at the head ' ' cussed wheel horses O' the ranch whar' the ar' bred. The critic will say , "Crawford matched ngalnst Burns ? Why , where can he eho\\ lines' to compare with the passage beginning. "Our pleayure ? are like popples spread ? " For word painting the genluu ot Burns IB peerless , alone , I acknowledge that. Never theless , I repeat , "Bronchc vs Bicycle" Is today a competitor with "Tarn O'Slnntor , " ami although It Is unequal In. faomo respects. It Is superior In others. Orrwford , like Burns , was born In a thatched cottage , and he tells the story In his own wild way. aa follows : THE COTTAGE WHERE I WAS BORN. It was only a cottage of thatch that day When 1 came to the1 world with n yell , The Ith of Maich , and I hear them say That every donkey began to hi.iy , And the old Scotch parson said , "Lot us prav. " Ah , weel ; ah , wcel nil's well. And here I sit In the/ same old place , Thnt has Rrown.i like myself , PO tall , And memory tries so hard to Iraco The sunny smile on my mother's face The sad , sweet smile , and the girlish grace ; For she loved me best of all. I see her now In her snowy cap , > And her KOldem-'ctirlyi ' hair , And I. a wee , wild , barefoot chap , And always ready to set n trap For any one who chanrcd to nap In the arms of an easy chair. Ah. well.'God knows the better way ; Ilo knows I was wicked and wild. Her poor heart ached full many a day ; I knew It not , I was full of play ; But when we meet at the Judgment Day She will say , "He was only a child. " If thij ID a long story , the dimensions of Ho hero nnd the day we celebrate must be the sufficient excuse. RANGER. Do not dally with rheumatism. Get rid of It at once by purifying the blood with Hood's Sarsaparllla. Be sure to get Hood's. O-C-S. Omaha-Chicago Special via THE NORTH WESTERN LINE. Missouri River 5-J : ! ) even ings Lake Michigan 8:45 : following morning. SOLID TRAIN STARTS from the OMAHA U. P. depot , clean , spick and span. You should see the equipment. City Office , 1401 Farnam St. Gold Flclils. Union Pacific is the direct route to CRIP PLE CREEK , Colo. , and MERCUR GOLD FIELDS. Utah ; also the short line to the Important mining ! camps throughout the nest. For full particulars call. A. C. DUNN , City Passenger and Ticket Agent , 1302 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb. SAA'IM.B IS It P. A I , AXOHY. DOCK Not Ilkc the Ofllce Locution In the City Hull. H Is expected that the location of the office of the fire chief In the city hall will bo changed In a day or two , to give the con tractors full swing In getting the police court room ready , as well as the Jail down stairs. The present plan Is to move the fire chief and the alarm apparatus Into the , rooms now occupied by the Board of Health on the second floor. The Board of Health will at the same time be transferred to the room now occupied by the- fire and police alarm. Commissioner Savlllo Is vigorously opposed to this scheme and says that the operating room Is not at all adapted for the use ot the board. It Is dark most of the time , there Is no place for keeping records and there Is no private , office. This latter objection he regards as a vital one , as a part of lila duties consist In making physical examinations of candidates for the police and fire yorvlco and of women of the town who como In every day to demand sick cer tificates. Building Inspector Devcrcll rays the commissioner can hang up a curtain If ho wants to , but Savlllo says that the cur tain business won't go If ho has anything to aiy about It. So hero Is the beginning of a very Interesting- conflict ot opinion which the council will probably bo called upon to settle. The contract for removing the election furniture from the basement ot the- city hall was let yesterday by the Board of Public Works to the Omalia Van and Storage company for $18. Th'o-work will be done to day In order that the-contractors may begin work on the basement. Ono Mlnuto Cnugn dire Is a popular remedy for croup. Safe for ) children and adults. MIMCMBX PLACED U.\'Dim AIUIEST. Chnrt-ed ivltliSclllnir Milk that IM Impure. Warrants have been Usued for the arrest of a number of nilllc dealers , charging the selling of milk thar is not of the required pbrlty. The men are L , G. Johnson , 0. F , Turbleson , W. Fredrlckson , Glaus Peterson , M , J. Malhus and C. A , Lartcn. The complaints were Issued at the Instance of Milk Inspector Boyd. Ho says that ho baa specimens of milk which he has tested and found to bo below the standard. Ho ob tained the milk from the regular customers of the dealers , and intends to prosecute the cases to a finish , L'nlrcs this warning is heeded by other milk dealers , the Inspector says that ho In tends to arrest others. He states that there Is a large quantity of watered milk being cold , In fact that there Is but llttlo pure milk on tbo market. Almost every dealer peddles thU kind of article , and Milk In- specter Boyd announces that be Intends to go on the warpath after them until they discontinue the practice. Dewltt'a Little Early Riiera the pill * tbat cere constipation and blllouineti. . . . . . THE OMAHA BAZAAR , Failed Last Month-Wo Bought the Stool tit 47o on the Dollar , GRANDEST BANKRUPT SALE ON RECORD The Htitlrc Stoek ( Soc * on Snlc To morrow nt thu llnr.nnr'H Old Stand , IRK ) DoiiRlnH Street Snlc Ill-Kin" nl U O'clock. Heavy Japanned fire shovel worth Co at Ic. Crimped top chimneys , value 6c , at 2c. Full rolls toilet paper , worth Cc , at 2c. Dover egi ? beaters , regular price lOc , nt Cc. Potato mashers , wooden , value Cc , at 2c. Heavy n'ni tin cups at Ic. No. 7 granlto tea kettle , value $1.18 , ot 7Gc. Or.in I to preserving kettle , value 35c , at 20c. Granite preserving kettle , vnluo COc , at 31c. Granlto coffee pots \\orth Sfic at 5uc , 1 gallon tin ell cans , value ISc , at lOc. C-gallon galvanized Iron oil cans' , Bazaar's price S8e , at 49c. Buttermilk soap per box ot 3 pieces , Ba zaar's pr'co 15c n box , nt Cc. Barley Bran soap per box of 3 pieces , Ba zaar's price 25o a box , at lOc. Fels glycerine BMP , unscentcd , Bazaar's price lOc a cake , nt DC. Whisk brooms , large size , best quality , Ba- zair sold them at lOc , at Cc. Large soft paper tablets , Bazaar sold them for EC , at 3c. Rxtra. largo roft paper tablets , Bazaar sold them for lOc , nt 5c. Bxlra heavy writing tablets for Ink , Ba zaar sold them for 18c , at Sc. Gotxl quality lead pencils , rubber tipped , Bazaar's prlco was Cc each , at Ic. 60 sheets heavy note paper for Cc. . 24 envelopes and 21 sheets paper , In box , Bazaar's price was Sc , at 3c. Dscorated china butter chips , Bazaar sold them at 40c dozen , t ISc. Thin Japan china cups and saucers , red decorations. Bazaar's price 25c , at 15c. Decorated C-plcco Bngllsh toilet sets , Ba zaar sold thorn at $3.00 , at $1.48. lOO-plcco decorated Knplleh dinner eels , best quality. Bazaar price $10.00 and $12.00 , .it $ u.25. 100-pleco decorated English dinner sets , handsome decorations , Bazaar prlco $15.00 , at $9.75. Brass banquet lamps at a next to nothing price. Brass banquet lamps worth $2.00 at $1.00. Brass banquet lamps worth $2.48 at $1.25. Br v3 banquet lamps worth $3.48 at $1.75. Brass banquet lamps worth $0.00 at $3.00. Brass banquet lamps worth $0.98 at $3.98. L. J. ROSBNSTOCK , 1510 Dauglas St. C P. M. .ELECTRIC LIGHTED , STEAM HEATED. SOLID VESTIBULED. Omaha- Chicago Limited via the "Milwaukee. " F. A. Nash , general agent ; George Haynca , city passenger agent. QUITE THE THING SOCIALLY to have It known you are- going east via THE NORTHWESTERN LINE , OMAHA- CHICAGO SPECIAL. The fine tact and dis crimination displayed In the furnishings and equipment , the convenient hours and fast time , and the fact that It Is an exclusive OMAHA train , have made It a great favorite with Omaha people. City Office , 1401 Farnam St. 1113 AVOL'Ll ) GET ItEADV FOIl AVAU. Cciiernl Mniidoi-Non AVrlteH inan Ilitliier on the Subject. Congressman E. J. Halner of this state , who has bien recently appointed a member of the committee on national defenses , has written to General Mnnderson asking for In formation and advice on coast defenses and other military matters. The latter while In congress was a member of the senate committee on military affairs and has given much study to the matter. After directing Congressman Halner to the original and secondary oources of Informa tion on the subject and dwelling at some length on the need of stronger coast de fenses , especially along the Pacific coast , General Manderson In his reply writes as follows : "While you are at work on this line the interior of the country should not bo neglected. In the event of war , with our small army and comparatively Insignificant national guard. It would take months of preparation In the way of drill and discipline to put a sufficient force on our borders to re sist Invasion. We must not only , when war comes , have a column to resist attack , but wo must have troops at all salient points on the border and scattered wherever the gov ernment has military property or great In terests. Places removed from danger of at tack because well away from the border , like Atlanta , Chattanooga , Louisville , Cincinnati , 3t. Louis , Denver and Omaha , should be made points where large garrisons can be maintained. "This brings mo to that subject which wo have particularly at heart here , and that Is the speedy completion and the enlargement ) f Fort Crook , near Omaha. The government swns over COO acres of ground , exceedingly .vol . ! situated for garrison purposes , and so far is the post has been constructed , at a cost of 700,000. It Is only prepared for eight small companies 01 intantry. Tlie law requires that It shall accommodate a full regiment of Infantry , and It should at once bo finished to receive twelve companies of Infantry with a chance for enlargement to Include a bat talion of light artillery and at leapt a troop of cavalry. It Is of vast Importance that garrisons , in the Interior especially , should be manned by full regiments and the com panies or a regiment snoulu not bo so scat tered as to prevent regimental drill and ex ercise. The fact Is that as wo progress -In national Importance It will bo necessary finally , nt convenient places , to have several regiments , constituting a brigade , located so near to each other that the commanders will be accustomed to the handling of largo bodies of men. " The letter concludes with a hearty com mendation of the work undertaken by the Nebraska club. General Manderson writes that Nebraska's representatives In congress should do all' In their power to aid the club , especially by the distribution of literature on the subject. Ilo predicts that many thou sands of Nebras-kans will Join the club and assist In preventing emigration from Ne braska to the southern part of the > country. Ladles who value a refined complexion muet use PozzonPs Powder. H produces a soft and beautiful skin. Xow/I'licy Are Free. J. G. Fink , the husband who deserted his wife In order to enjoy the affections of Mamlo Dlxon , was Thursday discharged on the complaint which charged him with b | ng an Inmate of a bouse of prostitution , The woman , who was arrested with him , was fined $10 and costs on a similar charge. Her fine was paid by Fink and they left the police court together. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , DR ; it. MOST PERFECT MADE. . A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Frea from Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant , 40 YEARS THE STANDARD , ! HHVHIHHilflHMM H IIM IMH MHiH H I I IIi B I9 H H HI 9BH B9i PANTS SALE 1 oday we have our semi-annual sale of Suit Pants It is hardly necessary to re mind our regular customers of Jhe : treat which is in store for them But there are many who may not know yet what a Pant Sale at the "Nebraska"means To them we wish to say that this sale is en tirely original with us and is as different from the ordinary pant sale as Barnum's circus is different from a small side show We have this time over 2500 PAIRS1 and we have divided them into 4 lots $1.25 $2.00 , $2.50 It would be useless to attempt to ex plain in this ad what values these figures represent Suffice it to say that the prices we put this time on our Suit Pants eclipse all the former values we have offered before , THEODORE ROOSEVELT Tells the thrilling story of ST. GLAIR'S DEFEAT The author has made a careful study of this disastrous campaign , availing himself of material not hitherto used. The paper is handsomely illustrated by R. F , Zogbaum. PASSING THE HENRY LOOM1S NELSON has an exceedingly timely and OF THE important paper on FUR-SEAL CASPAR W. WHITNEY'S third paper of his series , On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds , describes a characteristic bison hunt , with illustra tions from photographs and from diawings by Frederic Remington. The New Baltimore. The Ocrmnn Struggle for Liberty. Brlscls by William Block. Joan of Arc , by Louis de Conte. A Mother In Israel , the last story from the pen of the late Prof. H. M. Boyesen. A humorous story by M. E. AI. Davis , illustrated by A. U. Frost. Etc. , etc. IN HARPER'S MAGAZINE FEBRUARY NUMBER Fen SALE EVERYWHERE. $4.oo A Y. AB. WIXTBIl ItESOIlT. THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS TUB ONLY IIHALTII RHSORT owned. En dorsed nnil Coud noted by The United States Government Recognized Winter Capital of the best uoclcty of the uutlou. TUB SUPERB HOTEL EASTMAN IS NOW OPEN. The MAC.ViriCIC.VI' AIII.IXCJTOX And 200 other hotels and boarding houses open the year round at prices to cult ull. Ollmato mild with abiindnnco of sunshine. Avcrucu winter temperature 00 degrees. Reduced Excursion Rates on Railroads. Inquiries answered and Illustrated pamphlets sent frvo upon application to H. DURANI ) , Mpr. Advertising League HOT SPRINGS , ARIC. BV SPECIALTY POISON ondaryorTcr- I'rtmar.Beo. ttary ttyptillli permanently cured In 16 to 36 day * . You cnn be treated at bomo for the same prlco underaamo tfuuruuty. II you prefer to come bcra we wlH contract lo pay railroad faro and hotel 6 III , anrt no charge. If wo fall to cure. If you haio taken luer- cury , Inilldu potaih , nnd ttlll baTO arhes ocd palm , Mucous Vuto'iea In nioulb , More Throat , flmplei. Copper Colored Hpot , Ulcer * on ny part of tbo body , llalr or Kyebrovr * fulllne < ut.lt IsbliHyphllltlo UL < ) OI > I'UISON that we ituarantco to cure. Wo solicit tbo moit obttl- nufe easel and clmlleuipe the world for a case weuannot cure , U'bls dlieaia lias aliryf baOlecttlin skill of tlie most eminent pliysl * clani. (000,000 capital btblod our uncopdU Uonal imaraDty. Auiolute proof * nt oealea on IPPllcatloo. Adfreia COOft JtKIMKIJt.UO. . 307 Unionio Teiaiile , CIIIOAUO , ILU a nr B * PILLS . , " t. Irtflr.J tul ( .U * K/.r. kUii'f.nitnvti Teeth tiie Same Day Impression taken In morning ; new tcotb before dark. dark.SKT TEETH , 95.00. | . DR. BAILEY , Dentist , 16th and Farnara StH , 3rd Floor Paxton Block Tel. lOSj. Lady attendant , Hrldjro Teeth , per tooth and crown..J5.CO up Oold Crowns $5.00 UB Killings , gold und bllver $1.00 ufl Teeth rxtractrd without slightest pain without gae. (3nn civcn when desired , All woilc fiuaranteed. _ Better * and Faster Than any train of any other line to Denver the Burlington's "Denver Limited. " Loaves Omaha 1:35 : p. in. , EXACTLY. Arrives Denver 7:30 : t in. , NO LATER. Sleepers chair cars- * diner. t. Tickets and full Infer * nmtlou at TICKET OFFICE , 1324 FAUNA1I 8T , J , B. Reynold ! * , city K | 'r Agent , y
