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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1896)
When we ordered these coats \ve had no idea they'd be as good as the samples. but they are they're better than any spring overcoats ever shown before and we know you never \ / \ \ \ heard of such prices before. Aj .GO Spring Overcoats CtiHsimcrcs nnd meltons Any ol thorn of worth $8.50 Nicely miiilo nnd trimmed Spring Overcoats Spring Overcoats Meltons , Worsteds , Koine worth S1U.OO , Vicunas , ' Some $ ir > . < )0 ) , ? ! . < M ) and * 1S.IX ) coats , .Worsteds , You want one. 4 Moftous Cheviots , * 'Everybody does ; Perfect. OarmontH , Choice for one day. . . . Very stylish Spring Overcoats. Spring Overcoats. Klegant and drossy In Meltons and AVtirstoils , Meltons , Covert Cloths , Vicunas -Worsteds. Kino as tnllor made. We won't coax you You've paid $ u.OO for coats to buy thorn at No bettor than these at $1 K.OO .A _ Corner Continent il Douglas Corner , and That's the Fifteenth Corner. Streets. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS cccocccccccocccoccccccccccc The final repairs on the Q street viaduct were completed yesterday afternoon and now both bridges over the tracks nre In first- class condition. The total cost of the work was about $5,500. Now that , the work Is done , the scramble for the money will ccm- mcnce. When the city council decided that the repairs must be made It was thought that the railway companies could be compelled to sti'.ml the expense and several resolutions were passed by the counc'I d'recllng the rail road companies to do the work. Such reso lutions were Ignored by the roads and the condition of the viaducts was dally becoming worse. It was then decided that the city do the work and devise some means of net ting the money out of the railroads. Olds were advertised for and that of Contractor Campbell of Council lllulfs was accepted. When , It came to signing tha contracts , how ever , Campbell backed down and would not agree to do the work unless the city guaran teed the payment of the warrants. Th s the cty | refused to do and declared Campbell's $300 deposit for the faithful performance of the Work forfeited. After a long light Camp bell got his money back. Ukls were adver tised for again anil Rube Forsytho was awarded the contract , the Martin Lumber company going on his bond. Under this ar rangement Forsythe was to purchase all of the- lumber from the Martin company at a Iirlcc so that ho could make about $5 en every 1.000 feet used. At the time Urn the contract was awarded Forsythe promised the city council that ho would employ only South Omaha labor , but the work had not progressed far when the lumber company ; In- Blstcd upon the contractor1 discharging some of the men ho had employed in order to put to work men who owed the Martins. When the final estimates were reported to the city council the Martin Lumber company owed Forsythe about $ COO , which It refused to pay and made an effort to have the warrants for the payment of the work * turned over to Its managers. Forsythe forestalled action of this kind by selling his claim against the city to T. H. Ensor. At tin ) next meeting of the city counc'I the cleric will b < * directed to advertise a meeting of thu Hoard of Equalization for the purpose of assessing the tax to pay for tli3 work. After this is done the scramble for the' pop- cession of the warrants will commence In , earnest. _ _ _ Ilnrxc Murkrt IM I'opnliir. Many cattle and hog phlpperu aru putting a few hors : , from a span to n half car , In with their other stock which they find they can sell for cnt > h at the Wediic&lay and Saturday liorso faloj. Thevo horse sales are becoming an Important feature of the live ftock market , and thlppers who hare tried Chicago , St. I.onla and other eastern nnd southern markets have become con vinced that thin market beats them all for nut results. During tha past week more horses have been sold at private sale through the week than nt the auctions , which \a \ on exception to tbo general rule. Several car load lots were sold hero that had been billed to paints further on , the shippers finding It to their advantage to pel I hero. I'.nfoi-cit ( In * Orillmiiin > . City Clerk Maly suld yestenUy that he T\n9 going after the doctors with a sharp Etlck nnd compel them to make reports of births ami deaths , as provided for by or dinance. Slnco the flnt of this month there have been eleven deaths In the city nnd only four denth certificates have been filed by the physicians. The penalty for a violation of the ordlnanrn IB a linn of not less than $5 nor moro than $5D , and In ad dition to the flne violators nf the law may bo Imprisoned not to exceed thirty days. , . j. Tha Women's Relief corps'enterlalned last evening at the liomd of Mips Mary Horati , Twenty-fifth arid I b tree In. There was a short , program. Mrs. EPS Cory furnished some Instrumental music ; ( hero wa . a wlo by Mrs. Davis Anderson nnd a recltntlon by Mlfs Ueiinl * . Mrs. Hay of Omahn de livered an address and , F , J , ittcr ntudo Bomo remarks about the work of the corps. After a solo by Mr , Maruh the entertainment closed with a nuartet selection and tableaux by the Mandolin club of Council llluftn. Coulil Not I'1 lull the Tuliiifco. Detective. Doiuhuu of the Omaha police for co wai down yulerday afternoon trying to find wome tobacco which had been stolen from a freight car. The thieve * liavo been arreited , and the Oetecthe bed a tip that the butts of tobacco were concealed In a building near Thirtieth and R ftreeUi. A search warrant WUM Iteupil , nnil Officer Connell - nell and the detective made a careful search , but the Etolen properly was not found. MllRlf Tlt.V ( iONNlp. J. W. Walker has gone to Chicago. W. C. Gregory of Chadron Is In the city. W. J. nrohman of Clarks Is here looking over the market. H. O. Raley has gone to Sioux City to be absent about a month. MFS | Maud Dunn of California Junction , la. , is visiting Ml > s Martin. M. Waldo of Oberlin. Kan. , was at the yards yesterday with two carp of cattle. SUurday evening Mr. and MrtA. . J. Caughey will entertain the High Five club. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kitchen of Chicago are thotUPbts of Druce McCulloch and wife. Garrett Wall , chief of pjllco at Swift's , Is very flck and was taken to the hospital yesterday. John Owens has given up Ml of his grad ing contracts and has moved out on hlb farm near Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Mead , Twenty-third and N streets , entertained a number of friend ? at cards last evening. Lee Prnll , a shipper from Atlantic nnd Walnut , la. . Is In the city. He reports a good many hogs In lily territory. Curt ProKop Velky No. 200 , Independent Order of Odd Fellows , yesterday donated $11.95 to the South Omaha Hoard of ' Chari * ties. , A committee of republicans from-.cjeli ward In the city called upon M. F. lilancli- ard yesterday afternoon and obtained his signature to an agreement that he would bo a candidate for mayor on the republican ticket. Salvation Oil , the people's liniment , Is guaranteed the beit-ltwlll euro yen. HITI-'M lour Clili-imro Train. The Burlington's "Vcstlbuled Flyer , " Leaves Onntia C:00 : p. m. PRECISELY. Arrives Chicago M20 n. m. No LATER. Sleepers chair cars diner. Tickets at 1502 Fnrnam street. Co to Cripple Oi-ifU via Denver and the miRLlNGTON ROUTE. Take the "Denver Limited" the fastest train between thu Ml'&ourl river and the Rockies. Leaves Omaha 1.15 : P. M. Arrive * Denver 7:30 : A. M. Close collections In Denver Union Deput with all morning train * for Cripple Creek. Tlckeli and Information about rates , at City Ticket Onito 1302 Farnam St. < } I' . .M. ELECTRIC UG11TED , STEAM HEATED. SOLID VEST1IIULED. Omaha- Chicago , Limited. via the "Milwaukee. " F. A. Nash , general agent ; Qeorge Ilaynes , city passenger agent. City Ticket Office , 1501 Farnam. DimuliiN County \VrKri-x. The Nebraska club offers prl/es of $15 , $10 nnd $5 for articles showing tlio rcsnurcea of Nebraska and the advantages It ofTer. < to homeseckers. The Ueo proposes to stimulate Douglas county writers to enter the contest and here , by offers an additional prize of $ .5 to any resident nf Douglas county who succeeds In winning either of th > } prizes offered by the Nebraska elub , or If ( tin three prl/es am tecured by Douglas county writers The Hee will pay $5 to each of the winners. Articles must nnt exceed 1,000 word * In length. They must bn accompanied ! > y at leant $1 fnr n subscription to one sharu of the stock of tlio club un-l bo fciibmlttnl to the secictary of the club , Dee building , Omaha , by March 1. To the young face Pozxonl's Complexion Powder gives frekhcr cliarmv ; to the old , renewed ycuth. Try It. . Smooth roadway. Quick time. perfect passenger service. Uniformed train portera for the convenience of flnt and cecoud class patrons. Through kleeplng cata between Chicago cage , lluffalo , New Vork and Iloston. Un excelled ( InlnR ) car icrvlce. No change of ears for any data of passenger * between Chicago and New York City via the Nickel Plate road. J. Y. Caiabnn , general a ent 111 A'Jamt Krcet , Cbicafiti , 111. TIIUY'HE GOIXCi PAST. The Wlmlc Town TnlkliiK Aliont Unit Illctloiinry DlNtrlluittnii. That Omaha and surrounding communities are quick to apprclate anything meritorious In a literary or educational way Is clearly -shown by the alacrity with which readers have hastened to secure one of these Intro ductory sets of the New Encyclopaedic Dic tionary , which the Western Newspaper Syn dicate Is distributing on nominal terms , so that the work may find a place In the homes of cultured and discriminating people , there to bo compared with other dictionaries and cjclopedlas. This Is the publishers method of advertising the work. A few of these sets of four volumes each were offered stmie days bince. and it is quite safe to say there are now very few of them left. left.It It Is expctcd that the last one of them will have been allotted by tomorrow night , nosolb y by this evening , after which time the price will be advanced. Applications have ben numerous , not only from city folk but from , out-of-town people , who rightly appreciate the opportunity afforded. The syndicate headquarters at 1501 Farnnm street are thronged throughout the day by those desirous of Inspecting and tecurlng the work. The rule "first come , first served , " Is s-trictly followed , which means that those who first apply either personally or by letter with their initial payment of $1 got the volumes. To wy . "they're going fast" Is strictly within the truth , for the distribution has for some days Been the talk of the town , nnd will close all too soon for those who hesi tate or delay. Chronic cnuchers are stupid bores and phould bo forced to use Dr. Uull'a Cough Syrup , the only Infallible remedy. Union "The Overland Route. " Clly ticket ofllce , 1S02 Farnam street. Ail Hour Apart. The ( lying Northwestern Line trains to Chicago. "No. 2 , " "The Overland , " Omaha 4:45 : p. m , , Chlengo 7:15 : a. m. Tlio "OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL" Omnlia 5:45 : p. m. , Chlacgo 8:45 : a. m. Modern art had to stop a while after theao tinlns were built , Clly ofllce , 1101 Farnam Street. Comfort , lOuonoiny Comblni ) to mnko the weekly excursions via the Unjon Pacific , the most popular of any now running. They are personally conducted and offer every convenience- the traveling public. ' Get your th'ket ? uf irKU FARNAM ST. A. C. DUNN. Clty Pass. & Tkt. Agent. "Tint ( erliniil Miultuil. " Is the fastest train out of Omaha , .and carries the finest eiUlpmerit ) of any line 'in the west , Tickets via the Union Pacific can be se cured at 1202 FARNAM STREET. I'KltSOXAl , I'AHAKHAl'IIS. Thomas J. Swr.n of Cheyenne , Wyo. , la a Marker guest , John M. Ilrooko is registered at the Darker from Nfiiv York , W. .1. Evans and wlfo , All'lance , Neb. , are Hopping nt thci liaiUer. Mr. ainl Mrs. J. K. Denting of Detroit' arc among the hotel arrival * . Ten members of [ ,0w Morrison's Faust company urn nuking the Hotel Barker their heidiuartcr | , MUs Ada Ilosiifll , Mlgg C II. McDonald and Mlsa L.iur.t Vultnllne nre Nuw York arrivals .it the DniKcr. At the Murray : W. A. Caverly. Chicago ; Alfred Itevlr , HI , I.oulnfJ , F. Hiwh , Wahooj J. E. Martin , Chicago ; W. A. Oouty , Tololo , O. ; II , F. Ilubbaid. New York ; II , J , Ketelium. Now York ; R. J. Wollett , St , Louis ; If , J , 8"liel . Fred J. Ratful , Chi cago. Plattfl ; It. 15. Harge. Central City ; M. F , Harrington , Charles * O'.Velll , O'Nolll ; 0. U , Hutlerlleld , Crelghtoii ; M. T. Jaqulth. I'o. lumbtic UeorKo W , Frank , Kt-arn y ; M. F , CADY PLANING MILL BURNED Tire Finds Eplcmlid.Tood in the Big Tin- der-Boi Building. SANTA CLARA COMPANY ALSO A LOSER I.IIIM of Aittirosltttnlrly ipHI.BOO H ' - friini dm miMiMitty of Klml- l-'lro I'ltiKntlu Hit ? Swllch Ynrilxi Shortly nflcr 7 o'clock last evening a tongue of ( Inmo was scon shooting up fron ! the caves of tlto main building of the 11. F. Cntly planing mill at Hie foot of Karnani street. The mill Is located nt the poutti end of an extensive lumber yard , nml Is inirrounded by piles of lumber nml connected with sheds whcro much flne lumber Is stored. The location of the fire made the- prospect one of doubt from the first. The Cady Lum ber company's yard la located Just cast of the Union 1'aclnc and D. & M. lower switch yards , where no streets are open , and a net work of tracks , usually filled with strings of freight cars nml busily working freight crews- , rnuit be threaded In order to reach thn scene. Fireplug * ore few and mains arc small In this region , and this made tin savlnir of the building hopeless. The tlrcmcn had considerable difficulty In getting close to the burning building , as there Is no thoroughfare south from DOUR- las street nnd the run hart to bo made through tlio narrow alleys of the lumber yards to the north. When Chief Hctlcll ar rived on the scene ho sent In a general alarm nnd the entire department of the city responded. Great difficulty was foum In getting a line of hose to tlio mill , ne there were no hydrants within two blocks on either hand. A line was nt length lali from a Email six-Inch main under the Omahn nnd Council 131 tiffs bridge , but the strcan that poiircd on the sides of the building was to feeble after It had traversed the COI feet of hose that It had little effect. Twc muro streams from hydrants In the yards of the Burlington were added In a few mln utos , but the pressure through the smal mains failed to send the water over the tor of the low two-story building. While the firemen were engaged In pick Ing out every point of vantage from which they could throw their little streams , the fire In the center of the 'building ' had ad vnnced steadily , and the whole eastern cm of the structure was a seething maw o flame. To the south of the Cady building am connected with It by n one-story boiler house , was the building of the Santa Clara Manufacturing company. Owing to the In ability of the firemen to obtain water In any quantity , this factor } ' had been entlrclj neglected , and In a very short space of time the burning brands from the main building hail been blown to the roof of the smaller the fire also eating Its way through the In terior connection , and In an Instant the entire concern burst forth like an Immense torch. About this tlmo It was reported that the largo boiler In the mill was under a heavj pressure of stcnm , nnd that an explosion was probable. This had the effect of scat tering the crowd , anil the firemen were en- alled to work to better advantage. Noting that the buildings would be a complete losa Chief Hedell directed that several of the lines of hose bo turned on the outbuildings of the Cady Lumber company , which were filled with combustible material. The sheds were already smoking from their close proximity to the 'blazing mill. The engines were nt length got to workIng - Ing on the water main under the bridge and two- moderately strong streams , turnei upon the mill , were used to advantage Short ! jni bafdro. 9. o'clock , the. flameo- wore brought under control , though the Interiors of the two buildings .ihad been completely consumed , and there was nothing left stand ing but the skeleton framework of the main supports and the sheet Iron shecthlng on the .outside of the structure. The lost will be almost complete on both machinery and building , although some portions of ( be heavier equipment may be resurrected out of the blackened mass. The buildings were owned by H. F. Cady , who Is at present absent from the city , and were valued at $25,000 , with $15,000 Insur- ancn approximately. The mill was leased and operated by A. P , Johnson and N. S. Mc- Laln , who of late had used but a portion of It. They had purchased a part of the ma chinery of Mr. Cady about a year ago , and with the present stock and Improvements placed their loss at $6,500 , with an Insur ance of $3,000. Mr. Cady also carried an additional policy on his machinery of $5,000 , Hiaklng a total of $23,000 on the entire plant. The Santa Clara factory was leased and operated by Mrs. N. F. Wegener and Elton Howell. They manufac tured baking powders and extracts. Mr. Howell stated that he valued the stock and machinery of the company at $5,000. There was $3,000 Insurance. The origin of the fire Is a mystery. When first discovered It appeared to have originated In the carpenter shop of the mill , which is located on the second floor , In the west end. When the workmen had left at 5 o'clock everything had been carefully attended to and no lights were left burning. The buildIng - Ing was heated by steam. The only theory advanced IB that It caught from the sparks of a passing locomotive. . . The fire brought out a large crowd. There were fully 5,000 people on thp ground half an hour after the firtt alarm was turned. The buildings owned by H. F. Cndy com prised three structures , all connected. The main planing mill was 0x100 feet , the Santa Clara Manufacturing company's buildIng - Ing , 40x80 and a boiler room and connecting passage way 30x35 feet , part of It brick , and but one story high , part two. Part of the planing mill was shut down and there were only twelve men employed at the time of the fire , the regular force being from twenty to twenty-five men. Some of the heavier planing machines might be saved and pos sibly a part of the stock of the Santa Clara Manufacturing company , but very little. The building was built by Fred W. Gray ten years ago and the whole plant , Including machinery , was said to have cost $45,000 when new. The Santa Clarn company em ployed six men. Mo t of the workmen owned their own tools , with no Insurance. The .Moilern . Wny. Commends Itself to the well-informed , to do pleasantlyand effectually what was formerly done In the crudest' manner and disagree ably as well. Toi cleanse the system and break up colds , heaUache : , and foyers with out unpleasant after neffects , use the delight ful liquid laxatlveiromedy , Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by California Fig Syrup Com pany. < ir < T < < Mt llv. < John 3l < ' < luol < l. Rev. John McQiinid , formerly of Olathe , Kan. , the new pastor of the First Methodist church , arrived In the city last evening. A committee of tltiyioonKregatlon composed of Chiirlex Goss , 1. O. Phllllppl. W , G. SkeelH , J , O , pelwllrr , Hnlpli llreckcnrldge nnd others , wcnti to South Omaha nnd boarded the Incoming Mlnsourl Pndflc train upon which were thd pastor and his family , and extended to thorn u welcome to their new home. Upon arriving nt Uie Webster street dei > ot the pnptor was Introduced to n largo num ber of ,1110 members of the congregation , and , accompanied 'My hlH wlfo and daugh ter , MlsH Edith , wan driven to the Mlllurd. where he will retdde until hln permanent residence Is selected. An Informal recep tion to u few was tendered at the hotel , but hla formal introduction to the congregation of ( be Flint Methodist church will not lie until next Sunday , when hla first ner- mon will be delivered , Arllrlf Win \nl Ulii-loiiH. NEW YORK. Feb. 27-A summons , pro cured on Tuesday by Earnest F. Jilnnlng- Imm , publisher of the Fourth Estate , for the appearance In court of William l illln , publisher of the Bun , WUB returned today. After beating the counsel , Magistrate Crane Bald that be did not believe there was fiif- flctent ground In the article complained of for tlio Issuing of a warrant for libel , arid dlsmlt-ted the application. Cullri'lor Arr < - lt'il . Oicnr Hell , collector for Wolf Xaclian'a , a tecond-hand man on North Sixteenth Hruet. United out from the tloie yetiter- Uy afternoon with no me furti ture f r which lie was to co' led upon delivery , lle'l lol- tcled $7 and failed to show up at hlH utmal hour. Ho was arrested on complaint of hla employer. M VATIC ACTS AS III lUil.AII. llcnijSnillli lit CuMoilj for Itotililtiii a llcnlitfiit'f. The residence of Mrs. Donaldson , 172 Dodge street , was entered about 1 o'clocl Wednesday morning by n burglar and con sltlernbte booty secured. An entrance wn effected through a basement window , whlcli had been left uufastcncJ. The burglar ran saked n portion of the basement and ther wont to the fourth floor nnd entered a fron room occupied by W. F. Mnttlce. Here h gathered p all the garments belonging I the sleeper and left them In the furnnc room , alter taking Trom them a handsom geld watch and chnln , $ tO In cash and twc checks , one for $39.50 nnd the other to $5.f,0. Yesterday afternoon Officer Vanctm over took n suspicious looking Individual near th corner of Sixteenth and Davenport street and placed him ) under nrrcst. The man gnv the name of Henry Smith. When searchci the watch , the two checks , and the money with the exception of n few dollars , wn found upon him. Smith admitted that h did t io Job. He Is well known by the police and ha quite a history. He Is the party who nbou three years ago attracted considerable ex cltemcnt by jumping from the middle spai of the Douglas street bridge. One evcnlnp about 8 o'clock be gathered n small crowc on the bridge nnd after telling them tha be was the champion bridge Jumper of Amcr lea yelled for them to stand aside , am leaped over the rail and disappeared In Hi darkness.- swam ashore nnd was takci to Jail. Considerable doubt s to bis san Ity was entertained by the police nt th time , but on the promise of his mother who pledged herself to watch him , be wa released. A year Inter , In company with a choj house waiter , he- found a trunk containing $150 worth of samples belonging to a travel Ing mnn standing In front of n store or North Sixteenth street , nnd , securing ai expressman , removed It. He nnd his com nanlon attempted to dispose of the content to a second-hand man , but were detectet In the act and both were placed under ar rest. His companion was given a short sentence tonce In the penitentiary , while Smith wa brought before the board of Insanity and nd Judged Insane. Ho was sent to the asylum where he remained for over n year , when h was released once moro on the promises o his mother to care for him. Smith has beer In the city but a few days. Ills mother re sides In Lincoln , though sht formerly was n housekeeper In a liotelln this city. IInyilfii'M I'lali Di-iinrtinciit , Cod fish , per pound , 5c. White fish , per pound , 5c. Red salmon , per pound , 7Vtc. Herring , per pound , 3c. Three nice mackerel , lOc. Strictly fresh eggs , 8c. Roll butter , 7 and 9o. Full cream cheese , T'.fcc. Soda crackers , 4V4C. Oyster crackers , 4' c. HAYDEN HROS. , Huttor Dealers. IiiHurniiec that Insures. All parties having policies In the "OMAHA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY" should take them at once to the office of Drcnnan LOM & Co. , at 430 Paxton block , and have then rewritten for the unexplred period and there by save money. 1302 Farnarn st. Is the Union Pacific city ticket ofllce. MTTMi Ollll.S LOSE TIIRIIl LIVES Hunting : of 11 llrooklyn Tenement House Attended by Kndillty. BROOKLYN , Feb. 27. Two little girls los their lives and two men were Injured In a fire which partly destroyed the big double tenement at 158 Prospect street last night Dead : FLORENCE HOTCHKISS , 5 years old. EMILY HOTCHKISS , 2 years old , sister o Florence. Injured : Daniel Gallagher , 07 years old , overcome , by smoke and badly cut on the legs by glass Henry Kirk , fireman , overcome by smoke while rescuing Gallagher. CHARLESTON , S. C. , Feb. 27. The towi of Florence was visited by a $100,000 fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The entire business portion of the town was wiped out. The Insurance on the property burned will amount to about $50,000. George Williams , a printer , whose home Is In Darlington , was cremated. He was asleep in one of the destroyed buildings. Every building from the Central hotel on Evanston to W. J Brown's store , on Dargan street , was swept away. The state liquor dispensary and the Western Union telegraph office were also de stroyed. CRISFIELD , Md. , Feb. 27. Three young children of Nelson Parker were burned to death here today. They were locked In a room while their mother went to a neigh bor's on an errand. The father , who was cutting wood In a nearby grove , saw smoke Issuing from the windows , but by the time he reached the house It was a mass of flames and rescue was Impossible. The eldest of the children was 4 years old , the- second 2 years and the other 4 months. ST. PAUL. Feb. 27. A dispatch from Eureka , S. D. , says : A gasoline steve ex plosion early today caused the destruction ol Frank B. Puckett's houss and the loss of three lives. The dead are : Mrs. Frank Puckett , Hattle , aged 7 , Clarence , aged 4. The servant girl saved the baby. Mr. Puck ett was away from home. DETROIT , Feb. 27. The Detroit White Lead works were partially destroyed by fire this morning , causing a loss of between $50- 000 and $75.000 ; Insured for $04,000. The fire was caused by the burst'ng of a pipe , the oil from which was Ignited by n gas Jet. I'AHMIOHS STOUIXO WATKH. IlCHorvolrH HeiiiK CuiiMtriiclrd In Mnny I'arlM of South Dnkiitii. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Feb. 27. ( Special. ) A. T. Drake , A. Evenson and A. Johnson , three farmers and ranchmen In the ceded Sioux lands , have put In their leisure tlmo this winter constructing dams for the pur pose of storing water to supply their herds dur'nc ' the dry periods of the coming sum mer. During the past six or eight months water has been scarce on some portions o * the ceiled Sioux rnncc , nnd cattle have ! n consequence suffered more or less. It has l.ow been demonstrated that with a plow and scraper two men and a team can. In n week or ten days , construct a dam across an ordinary ravine or "draw" wMch Is capable of hpldlhg sufficient water to supply 1,000 head of cnttlo during an entire year. While the ground has been entirely frco from snow nearly the whole winter , much moisture Is certain to fall this spring , either In the form or snow or rain , and It Is be lieved there will bo sufficient to fill the reser voirs tl'at have been constructed at differ ent points on the range. IIIIII/.llIK ItUHNlllll TlllHlleN. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Feb. 27. ( Special. ) A resident of Douglas county 1ms con structed a machine for pressing and baling Russian thistles. A load of the baled thistles lias been taken to the Castnlla roller mill to servo as fuel , and If they prove conveni ent In this form the machine for preying them will be purchased and put In operation there , The Castalra mill has been using the thlbtles for fuel for some time with good ie- sults. I'liNtnr'M Illrlliiluy Olrlirnllun. About 100 guests enjoyed tlio banquet that wan given by the women of the Iimnanuel liaptlst church last night In the Commercial club rooms. The occatlon WIIH In celebra tion of the anniversary of the birth of the instor , Ilev. Ftank Foster , Ilefore neatH were taken at the tnbln a reception was held In the parlors of the club , beginning it 6:30 : o'clock and extending to 8 o'clock. The menu was excellent , and the wervlce wag by the young women of the church , At the conclusion of the banquet a number of tonBlB were responded to. MeKlnlej ; Cluli fin.Miiiiilerxon. . The announcement of the candidacy of lenerul Mundereon lias made the mime of the First Wurd McKlnley club a mlsiiiiner. A meeting of the club was ii'lJrerse'l last Dvenlng by C. J. Oreen , 121 Conduit , J hn lutler and A. K. Walktip , all ofluin spi ! d > n support of Munderson , ami the r fentl- inentH were shared almost 'Mia-iunjus y by the members of the club. . " . s enM , liou- i > ver , that the name of Vie orfc-nnU.ailon will not be changed , \hout 300 were \inn- \ Bill. Iluhlifil n Fnrmcr. Leo Bureau , llvlntf In the \iwtr \ pait of he city , was arrested luet night for stealing 10 from the pocket of Max Hurger , a young Turmcr from Lu Plutte , Hho was charged U the station with petit larceny. Hoc , Februnry IS , Hat Logic . . . A innn In our lint Di'pnrttnont wlio 1ms sold Imls "all Ills life" pnys It's n slininc to sell such a jootl lint its our "Xobraskn Sprclal" for ? l.r > 0. "Might Just nftvoll lu > ucttltiK : ? 'J.r , ( ) for Vtu , " so/ lie , nml then tlio.v'tl bi > half a dollar less than thi-y win buy ( he snim quality nnywlu-ro ? 1 \ " ' That's the Uhnl of logic ( ho ordinary sloro Uoopor nsos. Hut ( ho Nebraska logic talks from the other slilo the customer's sldo your sldt . We soil hats asvo soil everything else save you not as MTTM3 as wo can , but as MIVII as we win. Our "Nebraska Spoola ! " may be a .f.'t.OO lull somewhere eKe , but It's only $ lri < ) hero. Our full fur fedoras at 75o cost some stores ? 1L'.0 ( ) a dozen. Our regular $1.00 derbies ( black or In-own ) give you really ? 'J.OO worth of hat , and on any hat In our house you save from fiOc to .fli.OO , according to what prlco you pay. It all comes from buying the 11IGHT has ( from the U1CSHT factories at the HICilIT tlmo the time when spot cash and largo orders count MOST. t The "Nc-brofkn Special" Is better than ever tills year. ' 1 < i All our lints me better , In fnct. . Spring Catalogues are ready. Have you sent for one ? COIlltKCTS KXUII.\Ii IIOWAHI > COUNCIL BLUFFS. Feb. 25. To the Eil Itor of The nee : In your report of Genera O. O. Howard's lecture on the evening o February 21 , bo tells us of his answer tc a summons from General Reynolds , tome six and one-half miles from Rmmcttsburg where he heard r nd the patriotic addrors of General Mead In rclatlo.il to the efforts o proE'ervlnR the union , with an edict that those who refused "should be shot. " Tc promulgate such an order as thlo does net seem to be consistent nnd I have made dili gent search for that order and am unable to Hud It. General Howard further says that be ar rived on the battlefield of Gettysburg at 10 o'clock ; that be put his command under marching orders before 8 n. in. He ulsra tells of the roughness of reads nnd the dllll- culty he bad.to . contend with getting through. Ho has assorted this same statement before. But history and private observation do nol agree with his statement. He was first seen on top of n bcupo in Gettysburg making ob servations at half past 11 o'clcck and the first appearance of his troops was at 12:45 : o'clock and the flrrt entrance of his troop's was 2 o'clock p. m. ( Se6 Comptc do Paris' history and othcrt' equally ns correct. ) As to the honor he claims fc-r the discovery ol Cemetery KIdgeT It Is really laughable , and has about ns much meaning as for the writer to say that he lives on the Ozark mountain. The real facts of the matter as to choice made were not to bo credited to a selection made by the distinguished general , but to a force of circumstances' . The First army corps had been engaged since 10 o'clock , and not withstanding the reinforcements time and again an overwhelming force drove us back through the city and onto what after be came the famous spot known now as Ceme tery Hill , where the fraction of the First corps chose Its position and afterward held It , being the nucleus on which the army after ward formed , The general's statements have been disputed frrm measurements. ' and other evidence and one would naturally conclude that his self-laudation would receive a rebuke - buko that would end nil such garbling. It seems to mo now at this late ( late to raise now issues , when the parties charged arc all sleeping In their honored graves , ebowa bad taste. Now , General Mend was not sixty miles away at the time ho ( General Howard ) made his prayer , nor the quarter of It. I am perfectly willing that the distinguished gen eral sin 11 have all the honor that Is due him , but not to Ignore those who cannot newspeak speak In self-defensw. K. A. ANDREWS , Late Caplaln C Company , Seventh Wisconsin Volunteers. TO PACK A CIIAIKSH OP TUI3ASO.V. Ituilolpli Sir | < M'UlN Siillw fur Honolulu tn Mrct I'ri-Nlilfiit Hole. SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 27. Rudolph Spreckels , youngest son of Clans Spreckols , sugar king , has sailed for Honolulu on the steamer City of I'eklng. Ills mission , It Is said , Is to face President Dole and bis cabi net , by whom he Is charged with treason against the Hawaiian government. Tlio charge of treason was preferred against Spreckels by Dole after the Hawaiian up rising a year ago. He was accused of sup plying the revolutionists with arms and lunds , and In one Instance givng the ex- queen $10,000 to aid In carrying out her plana to overthrow tlio republican govor'i- nent and place her niece , Princess Kalulanl , on tlio throne. Soon after these charges were made a re port reached Honolulu that Rudulph Spreck els was enroute to the capital an a Pacific Ine steamship. When the vessel arrived at lonolulu a detail of soldiers went on board and searched for the young millionaire , but ailed to find him. Ho had arranged to take ho trip , but altered his Intentions on the lay the steamer nailed. With pitch n serlouH charge hanging over his head , It was be loved Sprockets would not return to lawalian soil , and his unexpected departure aubed consternation among his friends. Spreckels will undoubtedly be arrcbted upon ho arrival of thoCltyofPtklng. MOIII > > ' KnoiiKli t < > CoiiiiilPfo Hie WorK. NEW YORK , Feb. 27. The triibti-cg of the Grant Monument association met today. The officers were re-elected a follows : Presi dent , General Horace Porter ; treasurer , Frederick 1) , Tuppcn ; secretary , Jameu C. leed. The report of the president t'howcd : Total receipts , $ ril5,113.U7 ; total disburse ments , $290,720.30 ; cash on hand , $233,202.55. The fundu on hand will bo just bulllclent to complete the muniinent. | The entlio granltn vork will bo finished In Juno next. The narble lining In the main structure and crypt , the stairways , Interior decorations , carving and the sarcophagus , will bo com- ileted In about a year from this date nnd If no extraordinary and unforeseen delays occur ho structure will bo entirely finished and ready to receive- the remains of General Grant and to bu dedicated upon the anni versary r' iU | birth. April 27 , 1807. AKIIIIN | < ( lie li'iirmcrx' .Mutual. Several daya ago Kugeno Moore , in his capacity a Insurance commissioner of the Htato , heard the cage of Joluifon ngulnxt he Farmers' Mutual Insurance company. trlefa were submitted nml tlio matter tnkni under ndvlseinent by the nudltor. Later , lie ipplled to Attorney ( leiicinl Churchill fnr in opinion on the law polm * Involv-l. lie- fore lenvliiK for Washington , the attorney genera ) gnvo ) IH ! opinion against the I'urni- cr ' Mutufil , Tim ( lecli-lon will . .butut tin ) ompuny fiom doing liurlncsrf until li ineib- cdx lire mollified to confuun to the ntloiimy genera:1 : : * Interpretation of the Uiw. V. W. < J. A.olcx. . Mlsa Enid Smlth'r Illustrated lecture on 'Lohengrin" will bo given tlila after * icon at t o'clock. Tim Royal Arcanum hall , n the Klxth floor of The lieo building , has ieen secured. The "Whites" will rally tonight at lie roonib In The Hen building. "Promiscuous 'leasant Pastimes" will bo the xoc'al feature ontght. _ \iiv > - tlio r'lrwl I. Inn of Ili-miNi- . LONDON , Fob. I'S.-Oeneral Loid Wolselty , peaking In I ondon yesterday , advocated In- rearing ( lie navy , OH Great Drltaln'H flr tine ino of defente , Ho expressed the opinion hat "In tlio event of war , U would be Im- otilblo to sever cur food upply , " i.oru. nmITIIIS. : . The remain * of Frank Rayley , wlu die * two days ago nt his residence near Thlrty- fjcoml nnd Poppleton avenue , were sent to Woodhull , 111. , for Interment lust cvenlnir , accompanied by the mother of the dccentx-dv Yostcrday afternoon Edwin Goodwin se- stired a Judgment against the Union Stoclc Yards company of South Om tha for $10,350 In his suit for $15,000 for damages on ac count of Injuries received by balng thrown from the top of a moving freight car. The county attorney dismissed the casfts of Fred Glllan nml Harry Nixon. Glllart was charged with burglary In entering the dwelling of E. K. Ilmdway hut December nnd Nixon with burglary In entering a bouso In the northern part of the city last Octo-4 her , when a lot of silverware was stolen. , The temperature Wednesday reached the * unusual figure of 7S degrees. This Is tbd highest recorded for February 20 during ; the twenty-six years thu weather otllco has been established In this city. The nearest np- preach to such a temperature was In 1894k when a temperature of CS degrees was I'o * corded. \VHATIIUH POKKCAST. Pnlr nml Colder Hli \ortlierlyj ' \VinilH for Nelirnxkil. WASHINGTON , Feb. 27. The forecast foB Friday Is : For Nebrnsltn nnd Kansas Fair ; coldorj northerly winds. For Oklahoma ; nnd Indian TYnltory Fnlr ; sllKhtly colder : northerly winds. For Iowa nnd Mlshoml I'alr ; colder northerly winds. . - - . / > . For South Dakota Fair ; colder In the eastern portion ; northerly ] wind1 * , bccmnlne vai Inblc. For Coloradoand Wyojnlnfj-.Fn'r ; variable ) winds. For Montnnn Fnlr ; warmer In the central arid western portions ; \\lnils becoming ) southeasterly. I.oenl llecoi'il. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER IIUHEAIT , OMAHA , Feb. 27. Omalm reoonl of tem < - pernture anil lalnfull , computed \\llli tnn corresponding : day of the pact four yeain ; isai. ISPS , is.ni. isox Mnxlmum temperature. . . . 57 Kl 51 171 Mlnlmuin temeratui ] < > . . . . 42 3S 32 H Average teinpuiatitru M 50 42 IS Precipitation IX ) .08 . ( H ) .34 Condition of temperature and precipltatlonj at Omalm for the day nnd since March K 1895 : Normnl temperature 23 EXCCPS for this day 2J Accumulated excess blnce Mnioli 1 OHS- Normnl precipitation 03 Inch ) Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total precipitation since March 1 21,21 lnrlie.4 Deficiency since March 1 11.89 Incite Heiiortx from Slatloim nt S p. m. T InOlratcH Trace In iiici'liiliallxii. L. A.Vii.SIt. . Ol.n'iviT. TIIK HKAI.TV .tlAlllilOT. INSTRUMENTS placed on reeonl Februarjl 27 , 18)5 ! ) : WAHUANTV DEEDS. I J I' Flnley and wife to G E Wallace , I lot 8 nml o'/j ' lot 7 , blk 150. Omaha..J I25KX ( > - Jacob Mason and wlfo to ! > ' H ' Clarke , lot C , blk I , C E Mnyni-'H 1st ndd to Valley 1.100- F II Claike ami wife to H M I'nf- fiT , lot 18 , blk 3. Muyne'K Ift aild. COQ A ! } and ( J A I'ntter to S ( ! Iliilrb- liii-nn. lot 2 , blk 1)2 ) ; Int.s I u < nl 2 , I blk ! I7 , HeiiKOii , and 11:111 : HW nu , 2-15-12 fi.OOd JIIIIIPH Ferry to W J Gii'rn , Int ( i , blk C. Kountxe'H Itb add l. ca O W Ames nnd wife to M Miilnpcy , lotH 4 to 8 , blk 5. AlilP.s' Place- . . . . ' . ' ,000 lii'iison I.tinil .Synillrnli- .1 MVnt - enpjiiKb , lot Hi. bik 2K , HPIIKIII QUIT CLAIM DEEDS. Claudia Howe nnd hiixliniid lo I. 1) HolineH , iimllv ' .i of 2 ncieH In 1.1 ; " ' ' " " " " " Henry St"'F 'llx"io" .i"st"i-viixl lot 7 , Knoll ndil ; lot 7 , blk ' . > . Hilidlv of J I HidlcU's aild ; lot 12 , blk I , W ti Sclliy'B mid ; n SJ feel lot I , blk 219 , Omaha ( n of section line ) ami w 40 feet hit I , blk 1 , Kotinuo & It's ndd DEKD.H. W T Wnttles , receiver , to O II Olive. \ v'lotH ' 9 nnd in , hlk I , Ci'iiiinl park ; lot 11 , blk 2 , Ambler I'l.irc ; lot K , blk 5 , Eveiutt Plare ; lotH 17 and 18 , blk t. Portland l'ha > e . . . Spi'clnl inaHtcr to J Ii llrvaii. lot ! ) , Cain l.'laco Total amount of tniiBfeiH .J Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , ] OR , CREAM BAKINO POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A ptrs Grape Cream of/Tartar Pov/der. liom Ammonia , Alum or any other adultcrantj 40 YEARS THE STANDARD ,
