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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1896)
8 THE OMAHA DAILY UEE : THIUHSnAY , BECI IHKR : i , 180(5. ( PROFITABLE NIGHT'S ' WORK Burglars Secure Five Thousand Dollar Worth of Diamonds and Jewelry. TRICK EVIDENTLY DONE BY EXPERT ! Bnff In IHrnr1iliorK' Crnclii-il mill lUrrytlilMK l < tiilni'il Ciirrlc-il A li- N C'luv to I'vriictratorn. Between $ < ,000 and $5,000 worth of watches dlnmonds , gold nnd silverware and Jowclr was stolen by burglars and safe cracker * otno tlmo Tuesday night from HlrschbcrR1 tiawnnhop , 1311 Douglas street. It la th biggest haul made by crookn In this city I tllo memory of the members of the prcsen police force. The robbery wan a pure an simple safe Job. All the property wcs tokei out of the safe. Apparently no other per tlon of the store wus examined. The wotchc In the windows nnd the show cases wer not touchtd. Not an article of any chnrac ter or description , however , was left In th . safe excipt the empty trays , which had con tnlncd the valuable property. The robbery was discovered by the proprietor , II. Illrschberg , when he cnterci the place yesterday morning shortly after o'clock. The open doors of the big Iron box told the et.ry. Mr. Hlrsehbrrg at once notified the police department. All tin morning detectives were busy cxamlnlnj the premises , but no clue to the safe crack ers wan discovered. The work hears nil the marks of expert * . The < ufe Jeer was evidently opened by a skilled mechanic. thoroughly familiar with the principle of safes. The knob was knocked off , n holt was drilled a vtnplo of Inches below It nnd upward o as to strike the tumblers and the bar. In thin manner the combination was biokcn and the outer door was opened by olmply turning the handle. The Inner doora were attacked In the same way. A hole was drilled through the Iron plate In such a way that the bar WB reached. This was then forcid out of the way with a chisel , breaking the lock. The Interior cf the safe was rtnrhcd then by simply pulling the doors | safe Is located In the rear of tht Ktorc , which is forty or fifty feet In length It Is behind , a high desk nnd "directly under a gas Jet. It can be plainly seen from the outside. In order to lessen the chanccn ol discovery , however , a piece of cloth had been thrown over the grating on the desk In order lo shut off a view of the safe , nnd the Eas light had been turned down. This was thu condition found yesterday morning. GUAHUKD AGAINST SUKI'UISK. The crooks had taken other precautions. The pawn-shop occupies In reality but one- Inlf of thu Btorc at 1311 Douglas street. The room Is divided Into two apart ments by a slight partition of plastering nnd lathing two or three Inches In thick ness. The pawnshop occupies the west half. The east half Is unoccupied. The crooks had boicd a hole In this parti tion near the safe and a couple of feet from the Hoop. A string fifty feel In length wua drawn through It. One mO-extended through the empty store room to the front end at the window. The other end was In the pawn shop and was furnished with a loop. It Is believed that this loop encircled the leg or arm of the man nt work at the safe. The nthcr end was tended by a watehout nt the window In the vacant room , who yanked the string as a signal to his partner whenever any ono passed by or approached. It Is believed that entrance was effected through the front door of the vacant store room. Upon the outside of thla appear marks ot a chisel , as If an attempt had been made to break open the door. It was not forced open , however. Illrschberg believes that ; t was unlocked with a key obtained or dupli cated by the crooks when they were shown the empty room , ostensibly for the purpose of rental. IIo eays that the place has been examined by n number of men of late. The police believe that the door was opened by a skeleton key and that the chisel marks wcro made on the door by prying It slightly In order to allow the key to work more easily. OUT THIS PARTITION. After getting Into the empty store room the crooks evidently first started to bore n hole In the partition separating It from the pawnshop. A big batch of plastering was knocked off , but It was apparently con cluded that a view might bn obtained from the outside , and no attempt wna made to get through the lathing. Attention was then paid to the rear partition of the pawnshop which separates It from the other vacant room. A hole was torn through the parti tion on the level with the floor. It Is abou' a foot by a foot and a half In dimensions Making the hole was the work of but a few minutes , ns thu wall consisted of lath and plaster. Through It one of the crooks entered the pawnshop and began work upon the safe. After completing their work the crooks ap parently departed by the rear door , which leads Into the alley. This k fastened on the inside by a heavy bolt , which cannot be moved from the outside. The bolt was found unloosened and the door open. All that they left behind were two broken drlllu. which were found lying on the lloor before the safe. They arc small and of the ordinary I-attern nnd arc not marked Jn 'any ' way that would give an Inkling of the Identity of their owners. The police are considerably worked up over the case. Captain Haze was Inclined to blame Patrolman Dillon , whoso beat extends on Douglas street from Twelfth to Sixteenth street , nnd. who therefore passes the store a great number of times during the night. NOT NOISY WOUK13HS. "Hi certainly ought to have heard the men nt work , " said the captain. The safe crackers , however , did not make much noise In all probability. No explosive of any character was used. A blow from a sledge hammer was sulllclent to knock off the knob cf the safe nnd the drills would Jiot make much disturbance. Moreover It \\as probable that the work was stoppeU when the watehout notified the man at the safe that a policeman or anybody else approached. The Job might have been committed nny time between S:30 : o'clock Tuesday night and 8 o'clock yesterday morning. lllrscliborg closed the store at the former hour nnd opened It at the latter. It Is believed , however , that the work was done In the middle of the night when there were few people on the street. Douglas street Is traveled more than any other street In the city at night. 1'roprlotor Hlrsehbcrg placed hla loss at between $4,000 nnd $5,000 , although he Is as yet unable to give the exact llguro. All the property was placed In rawn. It conslatbd of valuable watches , Jewels In various forms nnd especially diamonds , and n quantity of Hllvcr and gold plate pawned recently by a dead-broke German "count. " In addition the B.ifo contained some city warrants and about $50 In money. The police are confident that the work was done by export cracksmen. Kvery trace left behind Indicates that they thor oughly understood the work. It is Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. MOST PERFECT MADO. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free 6om Ammonia , Alum or any other adultciant. 40 Years the Standard * further believed that the gang hn been In this city for some time , been - en line to them Is ancrlbtil the cracking ot th nafe In Petcreon'i grocery store nt 271 I.oavcnworth utrrct , which was done on Mon day night. Although nothing of value wa obtained at the latter place , It wna cvldcn from the way In which an entrance had bee effected and In the nklllfut manner In whlc the safe had been opened that the men wcr experts. Once before HlrRchberg has received visit from burglars. About five years ago when ho was located nt 2210 Cumlng strcel lil.'i plnco wns entered and about $500 wort ! of Jewelry was taken. The police neve located the crooks or succeeded In recover Ing nny of the stolen gonds. POMCB NOT VKHY HOPBFUI/ . The police nssorted lust nlglit that ficy had porno flight cleww to the robhcra The do not , however. TOCIU very sanguine of sue CCSH In bringing the perpetrators to Jtintlee or of roroverlng the stolen Jewelry. Der gcant Cox of the detective force la Inclines to bcllovo that the men nro from easier cities , nnd mnko only one-night stands I n elly , or nt IcnH. only long enough to complete ploto ono Job , tben continue to the nox city where business In their line looks prom tslng. The first ontlmnto of bis Io = > s was placed bj Mr. llprschborg at $3.000. which ojbscqupnt'j was raised to between $ t.OOO and $3POD An Inventory wns tnkcn as > fnr ns poralhl of the nrtlcloa slolen , and the figures whlcl npproxlmnto $5,000 are found to be the near efct correct. A pnrtlnl llsl and dcarlptlon of watchc and jewelry wns given Chief Slgwnrt Ins evening , nnd he earned a largo number of clr culnrs to bo printed , which will be sent to th police nil over the country. In this way I will bo Imp0 > ? lblo for the crooks to dl"poso of their booty at the pawn shops wlthou being detected. The circular may load to the nrre-st of the men fv > badly wanted li tblo city. Pending n solution of tlio mys tcry , nil patrolmen have been cautioned to keep n close lookout on nil the btislnc.3 houses In the downtown districts. You Can IIo Well When your blood Is pure , rich nnd nourish Ing for nerves and muscles. The blood I the vital fluid , nnd when It Is poor , thl nnd Impure you must cither suffer fron some distressing disease or you will easily fall a victim to sudden changes , uxposur or overwork. Keep your blood pure will Howl's Sarsaparllla and bo ivell. Hood's Pills are the best nfter-dlnner pill nsslst digestion , cure headache. 25 cents. Cure your cold In G hours with Antl-Coryza Tablets. 25 doses , 25 rcnta , nt nil druggists A I'friili'XliiKT I'rolilcm. Whether to take "Northwestern Lino" No 2 at 4:15 : p. m. or No. fi at ( > :30 : p. m. , Chi cagoward. "No. 2" arrives at Chicago 7:45 : ii. in. nnd "No. C" at 3:110 : n. in. Uotl > rnln.i are models of modern nrt. skill nm luxury. NO EXTRA CHARGE ON EITHER ONI3. Call at the City Ofllco , 1101 Karnain street , and talk It over. J. A. KUHN. General Agent. G. F. WEST , C. P. T. A. ui.v ; now.v n v A riimoiiT THAI.V TlioniiiH MiiiiiM > wnly Killed on tin 1'iilon I'ni'lllc TriM-lis. Thomas Manpowsky , a Polander residing along the Union Pacific tracks In th vicinity of Shccleytown , walked directly to his death at G:30 : o'clock yesterday morning. The accident occurred on Iho Union Paclfk tracks not more than a block and a half from the man's homo. He was walking along the main track on his way to hla work In South Omaha. Union Pacific freight train No. 28 was running Into the city on the same trnek. The engine struck Mnn- powsky , who was Instantly killed. Manspowsky lived about half way between Twenty-fourth street and Sheeley station. Ho was employed In the killing department of Hammond's packing house. Every morn ing ho left his homo early nnd walked along Iho tracks to his place of employment. Ycs- Jorday morning the weather was cold and sharp , lleforo leaving his home ho pulled his overcoat collar close about his ears and head. Then ho stopped out upon the tracks , and with his head dawn , proceeded on his way. Ho was not looking ahead and the rumble of the approaching freight -train and -the shrieks of the whistle did not penetrate the miming about hla head. The engineer and fireman saw the man coming toward them ind blow the whistle to warn him. They nado no attempt to etop the train , because they thought that the man would leave the track. When It wns evident to them that 10 heard nothing. It was too late to more than Blacken the speed of the train . Immediately after the accident the train va stopped and the trainmen rushed back. Manpowsky's body was found lying beside bo track. He was dead. A couple of deep Cashed In hla throat showed where his neck md been broken. The lower bones In both ils legs were also fractured. The coroner vns notified and the body of the dead man vas taken to the morgue , where It Is now lying. The coronor'e Inquest returned n verdict that the deceased came to hln death by icing run over by a Union Pacific train while : ho deceased was walking on the track. There was no blame attached to the rail road company. Cook's Extra Dry beats "em all. Cook's Imperial has a perfect boquct. Cook's Champagne Is strictly pure. I'orHonnlly ComliirttMl .cave Chicago every Thursday , Council Huffs of Omnlin every Krlday via the Union 'nclllc. No change of cars to Ogden , Sun \irncl3Co or Los Angeles. Special attention paid to ladles traveling alone. A. C. DUNN , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent. 1302 Karnam St. SMITH CO.\VICTI3I1 OP I.AUCnXV. Kxtrnrtoil Wonlth from tln > I'orkctN of 31 I'M. Mary UKIIII. In the criminal court yesterday "Crazy Im" Smith wns convicted of larceny from ho person of Mrs. Mary Egan while the alter wns attending dlvlno worship ono Sun ny afternoon last summer. Jim slipped his mini Into Mrs. Egan's pocket while she waa ntcnt on the tervlce and extracted her > ocke-tbook. Smith Is a chronic criminal and seems to > o monomaniac on the subject of women's ocketbooks. He has been nrrcated count ess times for snatching pocketbooks from vomen on the street , but has always managed o escape punishment heavier than n Jail ontonco on the ground that he was "luny. " 'ho olllclnla about the court house think that 10 1 mnre cute than crazy and la nhamtnlng o a great extent. The opinion l freely e > x- ircssed thut , ho should bo sent lo the penl- cntlary for n long term on the ground that ic Is an habitual criminal. The imnlshmnnt or the crlnio of which ho now t-tanJs cou- Icted Is Imprisonment In the penitentiary or not legs than thrco nor more than ten earn. _ Six-Thirty P. .M. 'I ruin. of the CHICAGO. MH/.VAUKEK & ET. PAUL RY. Ilcnl pervlcp. ELKCTIUC LIGHTS. Dining c&r. City ofilco : 1501 Karnam. K MV Illililff * on Ilnnil. The county ot Douglas and the city of Omaha did not derive any considerable imount of revenue from the public tax sale uit closed by the county treasurer. There ri ) hundred ) ! and hundreds of lots nud lands offered for sale for dolliuiuont taxes , but hero were very few purrlunorii. the only HTROns who bought propcity : it the s.ile lolng mortgagee * who. bid the property 'In o save their" equity In tlu > properly. The otal amount reallrcd by Douclns county from Ills ualo wa ? r.67.C9. while the e-lty of Omaha s the gainer to the o..tent of ? 1 ,973. 90. Molilinl Ilio Another robbery , which wax repotted tb ho police , but W.IB not uivijh out "tor pub- Icatlon , " WM cot.imltteJ nt the fur store f John Uibancyzlf , 320 South Flf'.euiith treot , a few dsyn ngo. Kiifj of the nluo uf $3SO were tloli'n. It le believed hat the theft w.ia committed by shoplifter * , the MoreU occupied at ulnut , An Extended Popularity. Ilrowti's IwichUI Trachi'B l.avu for iuat > y ycuis been ho moat popular article. In u e for relieving Coughs nail Tin-out troubles , BOSTON STORE SELLS CLOAKS In Addition to the Other Goods from the Franko Department Store. AT QUARTER AND A HALF CHICAGO PRICES oiiRNl Thrill Will lit * round All ( lie -nl mill NiMvi-Mt of Hiitlrr Ntnrlf , II All lliivlmr Horn l for Chlt'iiKii'N IH'nt Trntlc. BOSTON STORK SEIZING THE FUAN'KH KA1U STOCK. At $2.nO Ladles' very fine kersey beaver Jackets , Intrat style sleeves , Inlaid velvet collara ; Intended to sell In Chicago at $ C.7fi , black mid navy blue ; on sale nt $2. ! > 0. AtJ.iS ! An extra flno boucle and cata- plllnr all wool Jacket , latest style ; Intended to sell In Chicago nt $9.98 ; on sale at $4.08. At $7.50 Ladles' two-toned boucle Jackets , tight curl , brocaded silk lining throughout , latest style sleeves with cults ; Intended to sell In Chlcnso at $ tr > .00 ; on Bale nt $7.50. At $5.60 A line black kciuey Jacket , latest box front , satin lined throughout ; Intended to ocll In Chicago nt $12.50 ; on sale nt $5.60. At ? G.9S A heavy bcnver cloth or Irish frlczo tlghl-IUtliiK Jacket , edged with nstrnkhcin nnd beautifully brnldcd ; Intended tOHcll In Chicago at $15.000 ; on sale at $ G.)3. ! ) At $ D.flS All of the high-class novelties In Jackets nnd capes that were expressly Im ported for Fraiikc nnd cost ns high ins $25.00 each to import , no two nllko In this selection ; on sale nt $9.93. At 9Sc A double diagonal cheviot enpe , braided and fur trimmed ; Intended to sell In Chicago nt $3.9S ; on sale nt 9Sc. At $1.49 All wool beaver cloth capes , wide sweep , good lengths. Soutache braided and electric seal edged ; Intended to sell In Chicago cage nt $ t.9S ; on sale nt $1.19. At $2.50 Tan kersey capes , extra wide sweep .edged and trimmed with brown velvet and small buttons ; Intended to sell In Chicago at $7.50 ; on sale nt $2.50. run CAPES. Electric seal capes , heavily lined through out , good lengths ; expected to bo sold In Chicago nt $12.60 ; on sale at $5.9S. China Astrakhan capcw , extra wldo sweep and very long , just the thing for the coming eold weather ; bought to bo sold In Chicago at $13.50 ; on sale at $7.50. IJOSTON STOHK , OMAHA. IGth and Douglas. XOT IMMIIiI.lll WITH SITUATION. I'ri-Hlilciit Clnrlt liMvllllii ! r < o Talk .Much on Di'iiot .Miiltcrx. President S. II. H. Clark of the Union Pacific returned to this city from a trip through the south yesterday afternoon. Ho Is looking belter than when he went away , nnd says ho Is enjoying better health. He- gnrdtng the move mndo by the nurllngton and the probable action of the other rail roads In this city , President Clark was rather reticent. He said : "Yes , I see that you have been having lots of news since I've been away. I cannot say what nctlon the Union Pacific will take In the matter. Our posi tion Is different from that of other roads and It will devolve a great deal upon the courts and the reorganization committee : o say what wo may do. 1 have received a copy of the Hurllngton's notice that It will build at Tenth and Mason streets n thn spring , but have not yet made myself 'amlllar with all the happenings along thla line during my absence. I have not yet been at my ofllco , and shnll not go there until tomorrow. " "President Clark , there lisa been consid erable talk about the union of the other roads for a depot nt Ninth and Kurnam streets. Can you say whether anything ias recently been done to bring this about ? " "No , I cannot. That Is the site the Union Pacific prefers. What the other roads have been doing I don't know. " "There la considerable speculation ns to vhcthor the Milwaukee nnd lloclc Island roads will use the terminal facilities of ho Union Pacific or of the Burlington ? " "I cannot say anything as regards that subject. I have heard nothing from either road concerning the matter. " "Will the Union Pacific subscribe to the exposition fund ? " "Tho request of the exposition directory or a subscription has been received nnd rnt cast to the offices of the recclvem. The matter Is entirely In their hands. " IKTHIl VHK i ' 'Imt Qui'Ntliinv Short I < lnt MIIII- IIKITN Will Haveto Solve. Gossip concerning the probable appolnt- nents that will be made when the Oregon ' 'hort Line and Utah Northern railroad Is gold and operated as a separate road continues 0 engage the attention of local railroaders , specially those connected with the Union 'aelfic. In addition to the names that were mentioned In Tuesday's paper In connection vlth the more prominent offices of the In- rpcndent road that of D. E. Hurley , general gent of the Union Pacific's passenger do- tavtmeut at Salt Lake City , Is being much allied of with relation to the position of 'eneral passenger agent of the Short Line , lo Is well known throughout the west nnd especially In the territory of the road that Is bout to leave the Union Pacific system , and njoys an excellent reputation among his cllow passenger agents. Ily the local olhcials of the Union Pacific t Is considered more than likely that Salt , al < o City will secure the location of the hort Line headquarters. The city of Ogden , 1 ways ready to dispute Salt Lake's title ton n/ good thing , wants the headquarters and s making quite a fight for the prize. Poca- olio. Idaho , has also announced that It would ot object to having the headquarters located licrc. but it Is not believed to be in the race. The question of locating the general offices vill probably not be settled until shortly bo ons the segregation really occurs. As there re a number of legal steps necessary before ills event can take place , three months are kely to elapse before the Oregon Short Line nd Utah Northern will be operated as an ndc'icmlont railroad. Former Oiiinlin lliillronilor Di-nd. Omaha railroaders were much surprised , s well as pained , yesterday to learn of lie death of J. N. Drown , formerly chief lerk of the Union Pacific's passenger do- lartment. Ho died at Ills father's home n Detroit , whcro he has been 111 for some line tiast , Origin's disease being the ailment hat caused his death. For the past four ears Mr. Drown had Jjccn chief clerk of the > acsengcr department of the .Minneapolis & t , Louis road , with headquarters In the ormor city. Ho was well known In'this Ity and was liked extremely well by local allroadcrs. I'iMiiiHy" .Miiy Co to Huttc. The prospect for a really great game of oot ball at Dutte during the Christmas holt- ays appears to bo growing better. The lassenger department of the Burlington road n this city has taken up the matter and l.i lending every effort to schedule the game , 'csterday morning n telegram was received ram Dutto saying tliat.j.ftvas thought likely mt the I'nlvorslty of Pcnnsylvania foot ball earn would come out and play the gamo. Tim rate on a through sleeper from Phlladcl- hla to Iluttu _ > ras asked. ItnllMiiy .Vott-H mid PrrxoiiiilM. Wllllain A. ( lardner , assistant general uporlntendent of the. Northwestern , was In lo elty yesterday , lie looks after the 057 ( lies of Northwestern track In the Wlseon- In division. The Milwaukee's freight receipts In this Ity ( imountcd to over $19,000 far the month f November , an Increase of1,000 over the rulght receipts of the same road for the lonth of October. The now time card of the Iurllngton has ) ceu Issued. Thorp are n number of hangcs of wcztrrn trains , but the time of rrlval or departure of no train In or out f Omalm has been altered. There Is n decrease of $371,751 In the grce < 3 arnlngo of the Milwaukee road for the lontb of October , 1BOC , from the correspond ng month of last year. The decrease In the ct earnings amounts to but $297,413 , Superintendent Nichols of the Union Pa- Ific has returned from hla recent trip to In- pect Hit- work of repair ty the company's elegraph wires wrat of Columbus. Superln- endcnt of IVIcKrnph Korty and Supcrln- emloiit of Car Service Ilucklngham are utlll ut on the road looking after the work , vcr 100 U-lcgranh poles tliat went dowu la the storm a week tiRd have been set up t il or replaced. Western roads hare Tnado a reduced ml of ono nnd one-third , tregulnr fare for It round trip to Des .Mrilnca January 25-Kel runry 1 , the occasion' being the annual tncc Ing of the Woman Sitrtrnfro association. Agent Sweet of thcJUnlon Pnclfic'g ofilco i Cheyenne says the rtietlpls for freight nn passenger traffic nfUifct point for Novcmbe 159(1 ( , ore $5,000 In excess of the total r < celpta for the corresponding month of lai year. The Wabash reports a decrease In Its groi earnings for the month of October fronii tli same month ot last year of $221,624. A operating cxpensca haw been cut with unrt lentl-'K vigor the decrease In net carn'gs I only $08.122. The coming roar promises to bo ono t accelerated activity In the line of rallroa construction In California. The election t McKlnley has made possible the r.ale of ral road bonds n a favorable fluure , nnd m only the San Francisco & St. Joaquln Hal road company , which suspended nil coi : structlon work a few months ngo In th fear that llryan would be elected , but th Southern Pacific company will resume th construction of new lines. The St. Joaqul Valley road expects to realize enough froi the sale of bonds to extend Its line fret Fresno to Dnkcrsflcld nnd from Stockton t San Francisco. The Southern Pacific com pany now sees Its way clear to float It coast division bonds and extend the lln from the present terminus on the Sant Ynez river to Santa Ilarbara , and thereb complete the new coast line to Souther California. UI2ASO.V KOIl I'MISIMI , IIASTIi C'ouiirH'N Action Coni'i'rtiliiK I'I'll n rlilxt'N CrculfN n Stir. The nctlon of the city council Tuesday nigh In voting a new contract to the cloctrl light company and recommending an ex tension to the water works company fut nlshed abundant material for gossip in mu nlclpnl circles yesterday. The celerity with which the electric light Ing contract was hustled through occasion more comment than any other feature of th meeting. Every one Is very anxious t know the nature of the "very Importan reasons" which Induced the mayor pml conn ell to execute the contract within half ai hour after the proposition was first olll clnlly submitted. The olllclals of the eleetrl light company aver that It was of the great cst Importance that the contract should b executed Tuesday night. They say that then arc very Important reasons which they nr not at liberty to make public. It Is rcllabl ) stated that those Important reasons hlngi on the single fact that Solon L. Wiley wai expected back from Uoston yesterday. Mr Wiley has been forcibly deposed from tin presidency of the company during his ah sence. Ho has been famous for his sue cess In lobbying with thn council nnd Ii reputed as n hard fighter. When one of tin officers of the company stated confidential ! ) to a friend yesterday morning that they wen afraid that "sc-mo crank" might get out ni Injunction If the contract was not cxocutci Tuesday night , the remark called up i photograph of Mr. Wiley's Napoleonic visage at once. With the contract signed and exo. cuted the new managers feel themselves safe from any possible obstacles that the deposed manager might put In their way , MAYOR imOATCH TALKS. This was not the reason , however , that Mayor Droatch nave yesterday morning for his nctlon In signing the con tract Tuesday night. He admitted that the proceeding was unusual , but asserted that he did It nt the earnest request of Fred A. Nash anil W. F. White of the electric light company , who were very anxious -that the matter should be brought to n head at once. "The contract was first submitted 'to ' mo nt 11 o'clock Tuesday forenoon , " nald Mayor Broateh. "It ha.d been drawn bjvthe electric light company and I at once submitted it to City Attorney Council. I decided that It was about time that the city obtained some concessions from the corporations that had obtained vnlu- nblo franchises from the city free of charge. I told Mr. Nash'ithat ' , whon'he aaked mo to sign that contract on the same night It was submitted ho was' ' -asking something very unusual and ho would have to make some concession to the city that would justify me In that course. I obtained the concession In regard to electric lights In the city hall which will make a clean saving of $1.000 n year to the city. Mr. Council added thla to the contract , nnd upon Its approval by the council I considered myself justified In sign ing It. " Fred A. Nash , vice president of the elec tric light company , said that no job had been put up to get the contract through the council on such short notice. He explained that the eastern capitalists who own the bulk of the Thomson-Houston stock and who had been asked to rebuild and ro-cqulp the plant had declined to do so on a one-year contract. The Qmahn people who were In terested In the property were very anxious to have the plant enlarged In view of the exposition. It took so much time to get the eastern people moving that they had to take action here as soon ns possible. The local people were also afraid that the gas com pany , which Is known to nwlng quite an Influence with the council , would antagonize the extension of the contract If It had tlmo to operate. nEUUILDINQ OF THE PLANT. Doth Vice President Nash and Manager White say that the rate under the new con tract Is as low as any that could bo secured In any city. They ndd that Mayor Uroatch Is entitled to the credit for securing the concession of $1,000 worth of lighting per year for the city hall. Manager White says that with the now : ontract secured there Is no question but that the plant will bo enlarged and re-equipped. The plans will bo drawn nt once and work will bo begun ns early In the spring ns Is possible. The improvements Include a new fireproof building on the present site at the foil of Jones street. This will bo equipped ivlth new engines and dynamos and all the latest Improvements In electrical machinery. Die new equipment will make the plant one } f the best municipal lighting plants In the ivorlil , with a capacity that will be equal to the demands of the exposition and the necessities of the city for many years to : omo. In regard to the extension of the franchise jf the Omaha Water company , the mayor stated that ho was emphatically In Favor of municipal ownership of all these interests and nothing would bo tint In the , vny of that end with his consent or knowl edge. IIo declared that ho would never sign .he ordinance granting the extension unless iomo largo additional concessions were made .0 the city by tno water company. Hern Coiniuiiiy In I IKI.lNl. . In compiling the list of stockholders of the exposition who had subscribed for more than llfty shares , the name of the Hees PrintIng - Ing company was Inadvertently omitted. Die company has cubicrlbcd for sixty shares mil Is entitled , to credit for the same. WILL MAKE ANY SUIT FOR S3. The Continental Closes Out Its Tnilorin Department by nn Unheard of Offer. ANY SUIT MADE UP FOR 52 t Iiii'luili'M Choice of Ail ) ' I'lrri" of Cooil In tin * CiiNloni Itooiii TinVliolr Till HUT Muni lie CloNi-il Out In .Italic Itooiii for a NIMV lt'it. | The magnificent tailoring department of th Continental will be n thing of the fast nftc January 1. _ Extensive alterations and lui provcments about to take place make I necessary that the custom room be vacated. Mr. Qamble , In speaking of the mnttei said : "We don't want to cut those goods ui Into ready made suits and overcoats. If too much trouble , and business Is live ! ; 5 enough without that , but we do want nm must get rid of this stock of piece goods end what we will do Is that we will make ti order any suit from nny piece ot goods litho the tailoring room for $25. " For ten days at lenst this offer will be i dandy , for there Isn't a piece of goods In tin store that tailors can make a profit on at lc. than $35 a suit , while the bulk of the atool Includes geode that tailors are making ti | today for $ f 0 and $60. Mr. Schmltzlcr , formerly with Uamge , wll do the cutting , as usual. The Continental has made almost nn grca n. reputation for line tailoring , to order , ai they have In their ready to wear department There are any number of people who cannel be fitted unless the tailor does It or at Icnal they think so and as a consequence the Continental has been making suits for th ( best citizens of Omaha , who will Jump at thU chance to have mode up to their order nns piece of goods In the store fof the ono prlct of $25.00. Of course this Is n cnuh deal. HI'll TO TIIH CIIAIIIMAVS M-HJIjKCT Kcir Oiu-i' tinDrfnuItH ! In 1'ny- UK-Ill Of IllllTI'Nt. The dilatory nctlon of the chairman ol the city council finance committee Is allegeil to be responsible for the fact that for the first tlmo In Itu history the city has failed to meet Its bonded obligations when due. The amount Involved In this case is very small. It represents the November Inter est on short tlmo bonds , amounting to about $1,500. When the October coupons were approaching maturity the treasurer and comptroller notified the finance committee that It would be necessary to transfer funds from various. Improvement districts to tnko them up. The resolution was drawn , but was not passed until Tuesday night. In this case the treasurer advanced the money on the strength of the agreement of Chair man Kcnuard of the finance committee that the resolution would bo passed. Now an other batch of coupons are due , and the similar resolution providing means to take them up has not been Introduced by Ken- nard. Last week Treasurer Edwards notified the mayor that under no circumstances would ho agnln maku any transfer of funds unless It was ordered by resolution of the coun cil. Consequently ho has not sent the money to New York to meet the November obligations. A special meeting of the coun cil will probably be called for iFrlday night to atttcnd to the matter. Tunic Wlint Mom.y Ho JIml. Mary Drown is on trial In the criminal court on the charge of larceny from the person. Christ Peterson , n white man , Is the complaining witness. Ho testified that Mary took $3 out of his pocket while ho was looking at her sweet face. There have been n number of these cases tried nt this term of court and convictions have been secured In every Instance. COMMON SENSE CURE. PII.K ci'iiu cuucs rnis : I'ljIIMANK.VI'l.Y IIV CUIll.VR TIII : CAUSI : . UiMiiiirkiililt * Itoim-d.v Wllloll IM ttiK Comfort to Thousands of Suf- fe r TH. Probably half the people who BOO this artlclo suffer from piles. It Is ono of the commonest diseases anil one of the most obstinate. People have It for years , onJ just because It is not Immediately fatal they neglect It. Carelessness causes no end of sufTcrliiR. Carelessness about EO simple a thing as piles has often caused death. Hemorrhages occur from no ap parent cause and loss of blood causes death. Hemorrhages occur during surgical treat ment , often causing death. Piles are simple In the beginning and easily cured. They can bo cured even In the worst stages , without pain or loss of blood , quickly , surely and completely. There Is only ono remedy that will do It Pyramid Pile. Cure. It allays the Inflammation Immediately , heals the Irritated surface and with con tinued treatment reduces the swelling and puts thu membranes Into good , sound , healthy condition. The euro Is thorough ami "permanent. Hero are ome voluntary nnd unsolicited testimonials we have lately received : Mrs. M. C. lllnkly. COI Mississippi St. , Indianapolis , Ind. , says : Have been a sufferer from the pain and annoyance of piles for fifteen years ; the Pyramid Pile Curn and Pyramid Pills gave me Immediate relief and In a short time a complete cure. Major Dean of Columbus. Ohio , says : I wish to add to the number of certificates aa to the bcnefitH derived from the Pyramid PIle Cure. I Buffered from piles for forty years , and from Itching pllcx for twenty years , and two boxes of the Pyramid Pile Cure lias effectually cured inc. Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or will got It for you If you ask them to. It IB ono dollar per package and IH put up only by the Pyramid Drug Co. , Albion , .Mich. for Infants and Children. Crutorla destroys worms , allays feverishness - "Castorla Is so well ndaptid lochtldreti ness , cures diarrhoea and wind co'.Ic , relieves that I recommend It as superior to any pro * teething troubles , and cures coiistlpallon , jfcil | > tlou known to we. " Custorlii contains tie parcgotlc , luorplilue , H. A , Aucr.itu , M. I ) . , or opium In any form. in 60. OiforJ Sir. , Ilrooklyn , N. V. "I'or several yearn 1 Imvo recommended "The use of Castorla Is no universal anil Castorla , mid blii.ll al'vaya continue to do Ils merits so ' .veil known that It hre-ms a eo as It Jiau iuvarlably produced beneficial work of supererogation to endorse it , I'ew resulU , " arc ' .be Intelligent families who do not keep Hmvm 1' , I'AnDr.R , M.D. , Cas'.oria withlu easy teach. " I tli Htrcct and 7th Avenue , CAUL03 llAtlTVN. 1J , . , New York City. New York Clty Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla f HC CCNTAUn COMPANY. TT MUHfl * * OYRCCT * f/CVVYCKK CITV Hoe , December 3 , 1K > 6. The Charity Circus Ever since the obsequies of the late lamented Boom soci ety c'rclcs in Omaha have been suffering- from cnmtf , which is French for "that tired feeling" you sec so much advertised. Last year a revival meeting was held and it was decided that a Charity Circus was about "the real thing" to show the people ple of Lincoln and St. Joe that Omaha wasn't entirely blotted off the map by any manner of means. The circus was a howling success in more ways than one. It came off with great eclat ( French for hoorah ) and the ringmaster made such a decided hit that he was subsequently elected ringmaster of the country at large with the exception of a few jealous mind ed states who thought that a town having only a cowshed for a depot wasn't quite fin-de-s'c-cle ' enough to belong to their "Sef" This year we arc to have an encore. On December 8 , 9 and 10 the best people in town will again mike a circus of themselves for Charity's sake and the press agent says it will be the cutest thing we ever saw. Messrs. Bailey , Fore- paugh , ' Buffalo Bill and proprietors of other great moral shows will have a ents on the spot to got pointers , and every railroad running into Omaha will put on extra equipment and run excursions at a fare rate. People who want to dress up for circus week will find at "The Nebraska" a special lot of wide wale black lustre Chevi > t Suits to fit men of all sizes at a special price of $8.50 a .S///V , \\hich is about /in/ what they were sold for before The Circus came to town. "The Ne braska" ought to get special R. R. rates all the time. It draws more people than a circus all the year round. Ilcfore wo entered the field nnd undertook to supply French Curio C'ahlncta nnd Treasure Oases , they were very- expensive. We have brought thorn down nearly CO per cent / In price , nnd there are twenty purchased now where for- ' " 4" inerly there was one. It Is quite the most decorative piece of furniture that you can find for the drawing room. The light up the whole apartment with the-lr glow of color , and give a distinguished nppearanco to the most ordinary surroundings. The cabinet hero shown Is our latest now model for 1S97. It stands six feet In height and Is finished In a firo-bronzo laeqner that Is n marvel of color. The panels are hand painted by leading artists and each Is framed lu a gnlvntio- plastle carved moulding. The glass In the sides Is serpentine1 , being both ron- cavcd and convi-xcd In a single pane. The back Is heavy Kronen plate ; the shelves are nearly half an Inch In thick ness. The floor Is richly carpeted with royal plush. Kvory detail Is complete. It la the finest cabinet ever shown ID- Omaha. OHAB. SHIVE1RIGK & GO. 12th and Douglas , During the next four weeks wo hold o ur Special Sale of Holiday Furniture all at the Special Sale prices. A Reminder .The above coin wil remind you of the largest tailoring es tablishment in the world. 25 years of schooling in tail oring' on a broad gauge plan has placed us at the head of the tailoring" business ii this country. Ask to see the workmanship and trimmings \ve use on even our cheapest garments. You'll be agreeably sur prised , Punts to order $4 to 812. Suits to order $15 to $50. Samples kVlalletl. Drattciios lu all Principal Cities. 207 South 15th St. Will we see you at the Charity Circus Dec , 8. 9 and 10 ? Set Tooth , 35.00- Teeth Extracted without pain Alloy and Oliver Illllnir , J1.00. l'ur gold ( Hunts. } 2 up. Gold Crowns , li M. , (5 to J3. HELIAI3LE WORK. BAILEY , ihe Danfisi THIRD FLOOR , l'AX'1'ON BLOCK RB TEL. 1035. * - - 10th nnd I'arnain Sts. WOOD'S 'c ' ar ° JCE KINGExclusive i genls or WMT.Wood&Co.'sCc'clraled ) Ice Tools. Jas. Morton & Son Co. , Wrlto for Cntiilo uu. OV.AIIA , Milt A Handsome Complexion In one of thoi'rcatcnt chnnnin woman can { > o38o 8. I'uzzoiu'ti C'ourutxioN given it. Y pnrclinsing ootls nnido nt tin : following Nebras ka factories. If you ean- iiot IIml u'lit ; you want , communicate with thu ninmifacturers as to AV h a t dealers haiidltx their ( goods. BAGS.J1UKLAP AND T\VINI5. 1IEMIS OMAHA llAti CO. Manufacturer or all Itlnji or cotton and burlap - , lap bugs , cotton Hour sack ! and twlno a unco tatty. CH-RIG-CIS 8. lilt ) f I , nREWEIUKS. 0.1IAIIA IlltliWl.VU AMiDCIATlOX Car loaj tliliuue'iils mailo In our own rcfri frator care , lliue HlliLon. lillte Exoort. VU'ni * . Kxiwrt mid Faintly Uxpoit delivered to all of Hie city. 1HON WOUKS. UAVIS A : COi11,1 , IHo.N UOUIO. It-oil tnul Ilr.iNk l.'o n intern. Manufacture nnd Jollier * of Machinery , ( lui. . < rnl repalrliiR a i > rcinltv. iWl. ] 5 < j ] and IGCt Jlckcon etrcct. Gmulm , NeD. IMUSTItlAl. IIION WOUIvS. Manufacturlnc pairlntr of .Ml Idnfti ot machinery , engine * , J"Hnu : < . elevators. iiRntlnifA ( ire n , ImnRcrs , plmtitnR ana ruuplingi. UK and If 1408 llownrd St. . Omnlin. N PA.YTON < VII.KII.\I ; mo.v woaics. Mnnufncturers of .Mchltccmrui Iron Work General Foundry. Machine and lUnckumltt work. UnelneetK and Contracton for Kite I'roof JlulKK Incs. Olllco nnd works : U , I' . Ity. ml Bo. 17th itrrct. OmniiR. NIGHT WATCH , FIRE SERVICE. I1ISTIUCT TiiiJUAl'IU The only perfect protection to propfrty. Exam ine < t. I test thing on emtli. Kcducca Inturuhc * rales. 1304 Douglas ttrect. SHIRT FACTORIES. J. II. UVA.VS NtillHASICA SlllU'I * COMPANY. exclusive cuitom ihlrt tailor * . ICM Farnnm. Oijc Thoiisarjil for Oijc * ( Trade Mark. ) ACCIDENT TICKETS. disunity Coiiiimiiy ot NCMT Vurk. eiv < 38 THREE MONTHS' instiranco , . $1,000 for $1.00 , lu iiicn ur women , between 18 and CO > cuia uf net , acalnit fatal Street Accidents u-foot. or on lUcycleB , Moreen * U'uKcns , Hone Curs. Itallrnad cum. lllcvntrd. Drlilce , Tiolley and Cable curs. Kteuinnlil a. IcumlionlH and filenm r rrlen. JldO.OOO ilrpoul'.cd with the Insurance Department of the nlato ot New York for the security of the IniurcJ. 1'nr Sale by Chas.Knufmami , 1J02 Douclas Htreet , Til. K Omaha. Neb. OR. J TIII OS'LY SPECIALIST 0113 TMA1I ALL PRIVATE DISEASE ! Weakptu ft Diiardci of MEN ONLY K Vein E peiieace. 9 V.ui la Om.ha. HookFi. . . Con-jmlo | * nd hiuiliulioii I'icr. Mill sntf rarnam Sli , Hl'.U. .
