Nebraska Newspapers

    Til 12 OMAHA DAILY BEES { TUESDAT , AUGUST 81. 1807.
CAUGHT IN A COLLISION
Somebody's Mlitiko Results In a Serious
Accident Sunday Aftorooin ,
FCU1 MEN HURT IN A UNION PACIFIC WRECK
Tno nnHtliiHitiil 1'rclulit Train * At-
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Truck , liitl I'nll to ,
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Tour men were Injured In n freight wreck
on the Union Pacific railway Sunday nt n
point about one mile west of Hcrshey , Neb ,
304 miles west of Omaha. The collision waa
between two caatbound freight trains , one of
which vva hauling a heavy load of gravel
from the Sherman gravel pits. This train
> vns nn extra freight , drawn by engine No
710 , and In charge of Conductor Lawrence.
The other freight train was No 20 and wns
In charge of Conductor Blood. It was a
rear end collision. The responsibility for
the accident has not jet been fixed.
The following Is a list of the Injmcd. who
were placed under the care of Dr. McCabe
at North Plattc :
Conductor . II. Blood , right hip sprained ,
lacerated wound of right eye about one-half
Inch long , right elbow bruised.
Engineer W. H. Rvan , deep cut on nope.
riroman William Tarklngton. left shoul
der bruised.
Oeorgo LeClalr , eald to be a tramp , 1C-
jcars old , from St. Paul. Minn. , left hip
bruised. Ho was riding on the tank of the
locomotive Afterward turned over to
county authorities _
MIIS. HANNIM.MJIJ roil DAM VCJr.S.
Alli-K * ' " a llrokvii Aria anil r < irK < -tful-
III-NH of Coinliirlor.
Mm. Nettie Hann of Manhattan , Kan. , is
going to sue the Union Paclflu railway for
damages. Her right arm Is broken In two
places , one of which Is right at the elbow ,
nnd she says her misfortune Is all the
result of the forgetfulness or a Union Pacific
conductor
Mm Hann sajs that she- was a passenger
on Sunday's excursion train from Lincoln
to Manhattan and told the conductor , when
ho collected her ticket , to stop at Plckrcll.
The train did not stop when that station was
reached , however , but ran through the town
nt Its usual rate of speed When near the
east Huitch the train slowed up somewhat
and Mrs Hann then noticed that she had
been carted past her destination. She ran
to the , back platform and Jumped off the
train , breaking her arm In two places The
conductor of the train sajs that he does
not remember whether Mrs * Ianti asked him
to stop the train at Plckrell or not.
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- HcnrliiK. M < * Stock Will He
Slilpiu-il oil Cai-loiul HUHH.
Pending the hearing before the railroad
commissioners of the state of Kansas , the
Santa Fe and the Missouri Pacific railroads
have been enjoined from putting into effect
their rates on live stock based on cents per
100 pounds Instead of , dollars per carload.
The Union Pacific has not received nay no-
tlco to this effect , but as all of the railroads
of Kansas arc standing together on the
subject , the Union Pacific has temporarily
withdrawn its rates by vvolght and will
await the result of the hearing set for Sep
tember 21 at Topcka , before making another
effort to make the live stock rate in Kansas
by cents per 100 pounds In Nebrayka and
all other states , except Kansas , In which
the Union Pacific operates , each carload of
live stock Is being weighed at the stock mar
kets and the rates are not being calculated
according to w6lgllt.
ItiilMxiijNiilex nnil 1'ei"
General iManager Edward Dickinson has
BUfilclcntlv recovered from his recent poison
ing by Ivj to again bo nt his office.
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pa
cific je'terday stated that the time of
the sale of the Union Pacific railway had
not been definitely fixed
C. R Conger , a helper In the employ of
the Union IMrlflc railway at Gibbon , Neb. ,
fell from the platform of a moving train
Sunday night and dislocated his left ankle.
Yardmsstcr Roblnbon of the II. & M.
left jcsteiday for his annual vaca
tion. He will visit his old home at Harrisburg -
burg , Pa. , and Philadelphia and Atlantic
Ci'y.
V ? Odcll. n b-aXoman In the employ of
the Union Pacific railway , mot with a pain
ful accident at Wcston last Saturday night ,
lie was making a coupling , when his left
hand was caught between the pin and the
dcadwood pt the car , and was badly brulsod.
The Rock Island's new lo-al trains between
Onnl-a , Lincoln , Falrbury and Ilcllcvllle
went Into service terday The trains
will run dally except Sunday. The weat-
bound tialn will leave here at Ii-45 p m.
and the eastboimd train will arrive at 10-40
a. in.
On account of the absence of Chief Hn-
Klnecr George II Pegram of the Union
Pacific the conference of railway engineers
nnd the city engineer regarding a new via
duct for Sixteenth street across the rail
way tracks has not yet been held. Mr. Pe-
Kram Is expected back the latter part of the
Week.
R. A. Haton , railroad reporter of the
World-Herald , has resigned hla position , and
will on Wednesday of this week Join the
local staff of the St Louis Republic. Ho "has
been connected with various Omaha news-
papeis for the last nine years during which
tlmo he has made a host of friends , es-
perhllv In railroad circles
General Passenger Agent Lomax of the
Union Pacific jcstcrday oald that ho was
well pleased with the result of the flrnt
Sunday excutslon of that road Into Omaha ,
iwhlch occurred last Sunday The excursions
will prohabl ) bo continued throughout tin-
pcaBon Mr. Lomax said that the. passenger
department of the Union Pacific would ovei-
look no opportunities tu bring In the people
fiom the btatu tu Omaha
It may bo worth something to know that
the very best medicine foi restoring the
tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor
Is Electric Bltteis This medicine Is puiclj
vegetable , acts by giving tone to the nerve
centers in the stomach , gently stimulates
the Liver nnd Kldnejs , and aids these or
gans In throwing off impuiltle.s In the blond
Electric Bitters Impioves the appetite , nldn
digestion , and Is pronounced by those who
liavu tried It as the very best blood purlflei
and nerve tonic Try It Sold for COr or $1.00
per bottle at Kuhn & Co. . druc store.
I'lllllll 1'lll'lllf ,
Only Line Running
TWO TRAINS DAILY
to Colorado , Wjomlng , Utah nnd all Western
Taints ,
Call at ticket office. 1302 Farnam street.
Awarded
Honors World's
Highest Fair ,
Gold Aledal , Midwinter Fair.
DR ,
CREAM
BAKING
A Pure flrape Cream ol Tartar Powder. '
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
001 > TV COMMISMONKIIS MI'.r.T.
HliU Opcnoil for Ilic JlrnitliiK " ( 'till-
tnrjItiinil. .
At the meeting of the Hoard of County
Comml'sloncru ycntcnlay seven bids
\\crc opcnotl for Krndlng Military road be *
tnccn the prccent end of the paving nml
Irvlngton. The earth to be moved amounts
lo about 20,000 yardt , consisting ot the re
moval of several unnll elevations and the
filling of corresponding depressions , being
preliminary to the proposed imvltit ; ot this
portion of the road. The lowest bid was
that of Cash Uros. C 44 ccnta per jnrd , and
the contract uns let to them ,
P Krtig and 0 Storz , sureties on the of-
flclal bond of Adam SnydiT and defendants
In the caiio now pending In the supreme
court. In vthlch the county has sued them
for the olleg ° d shortage In Snjilor's ac
counts , submitted a proposition In which
they offered to compromise the suit by the
payment of Jl.r.OO The communication way
referred to the Judiciary committee
Constable C , , W. Allen tendered hla resig
nation and C.V Bdgcrton of the Sixth
v. anl wan appointed to till the vacancy. Hla
bond wa < at once filed and approved
The finance committee report wan adopted ,
rejecting the claim of George L. Hurst , ex-
llccrao Inspector , for $134 54 , being one-
fourth of the flno collected from Michael
Wallcnz , convicted for violating the liquor
law Hurst wao the complaining wltnefn
In the cose agalnat Wallenr , who waa tried
during the September , 1&94 , term of court ,
convicted and sentenced to pay a flno of
$100 The claim for one-fourth of this fine.
together with Interest , wor > made by I In rat
under the section of the liquor law which
provides that etich fines nliall be paid Into
the proper treasury for the school fund and
that the corporation authority by whom the
license was Issued shall pay to the complain
ing wlttmtt out of the general fund of the
county or city an amount equal to one-
fourth of the eilln collected , etc The finance
committee recommended that the claim be
rejected for the reason that the city au
thorities should pay the amount out of the
general fund.
Commissioner Klerstead Introduced a resolution
elution , which was adopted , providing for
advertising for blc's for doing G.OOO yards
of grading on the "Hlver road , " a drive
running along the river bank north of Flor
ence nt the base of the bluffa. Mr. Klor-
stcad explained that thin amount ot grading
would remove all the Irregularities In the
load up to the north rml. and would maKe
this ono oC the finest drives In the county.
Another resolution bv Mr. Kler
stead provided for extending the macadam
pavement on Center etreet from Its present
terminus to the road running north and
south on the next section lino. This will
carry the paving on Center street to a point
directly fiouth of the west end of the pav
ing on Dodge street , giving the eamo amount
of paving on both roads The resolution was
referred to the road committee Mr Kler
stead Introduced a third resolution , which
was referred to the road committee , provid
ing that all bids previously received for ex
tending the paving ot Military road be re
jected and that the county clerk bo directed
to icadvertlso for bids for paving In such
a way as to rccuro moro competition Mr.
Klcrotead explained that the specifications
had provided for only one kind of etono
and ho favored giving bidders a wider lati
tude and bringing th various kinds of pav
ing material Into competition. Ho wanted
to Include Mcnomlneo stone and Sioux Falls
granite as well as Colorado sandstone In
the specifications.
With nml DrliiKlncr Water
t'Mi- IlorNfurilH'clil l'lioNilinlo.
Dr. E. O. Davles , De Smet , South Dakota ,
sa > o- "It is ono of the best agents wo
have to rectify the bad effects of the drink-
lug water upon the kidneys and bowels.
WM. C. GOSS COAL.
Tel. 1307. Office and yards llth & Nicholas.
The Litlun
Is running Pullman Palace Sleeping Car
dally. Omaiiu to Colorado Springs. Col.- leav
ing Omaha on fast mall 4.05 p. m. , arriving
Colorado Springs next morning 11:10. :
For reservations nnd full Information cal !
st City Ticket Offlce 1302 Fnrnam St.
n i-r > Toiu'lier or ni-liolnr
In th nubile schools of the United States ,
1C vcars 01 age and over , should have a
copy of the Northetn Pacific's new and
beautifully Illustrated book , \Vondcrlind ' 97.
It Is especially adapted for use In the public
schcola In the study of geography and hlt > -
torv. and as an aid In the study of the
northwest and Ita vac-led and vast resources.
The book has a la'ge amount of valuable
dita. hut Is not by any means a compen
dium of dry statistics.
The beautiful Lake Park region of Min
nesota , the Heel River Valley of the North ,
the rcmirkablo wheat land of the country ,
and Pvramld park , where hundreds di thou
sands of cattle are raised , are described.
Yellowstone nark and Its wonderful canyons
yens and lakes , waje'falls and gejsers has
a long chapter given to It.
\ chanter on several of the richest min
ing districts of the northwest , telling how
they were dlfecovcred and developed will be
an Interesting one to everjbody. Some of
these dlicoverlce were made In very funny
Pour great snow mountains , old volcanoes ,
on the north Pacific cocst have a chaptei
devoted to them which gives much of their
hlsto v.
A new mourtaln range , ono almost un
known. In the northwest corner of the United
States , Is brought to the readers' attention.
It h a glorloua region with deep , beautiful
lakes full of now varieties 'of trout , made
famous by a rear admiral ot the United
States navy ,
Alaska also has a place In Its pngtn.
Thp booklet has a handsome cover and
Is beautifully and profusely Illustrated.
Anv teaclu'r or scholar can have a copy
'
bv sending 6 cents In postage stamps to
Charted S. Fct. general passenger agent , St.
I'aul Minn.
Hpre Is nn opportunity which should not
be lest to obtain something of Interest and
value , almost for nothing , and our bchools
bliouhl reap the benefit of It ,
TUP. U.MON I'AvylFIC.
Tin- Only Dliilnir Cur Route.
OMAHA TO PACIFIC COAST
THE UNIOK PACIFIC.
It Is the only direct line to San Francisco ,
and makes 12 HOURS QUICKCP. TIME to
San rranclsco than any other line. Call
at city ticket office. 1302 Farnnm st
HINTING ins I.OM : i.osr iiuoTiinn.
Ill-mil ril Kltyiintrlfl. Siiiin | > , fil ( o HIM i-
Si'tlli'il In NcliriiNl.ii.
C. R Fltzpatrlck of Chihuahua , Mex. ,
whites to Sheriff McDonald for Information
regaidlnt ; hid brother , lleinard Fltzpatrlck ,
whom ho has not heard from for over
eighteen yeais. He sajs that his brother
left McLean county , Illinois , eighteen yearn
ago to bettio In Nebraska , wliero ho ex
pected to tal < o up land with his discharge
papers received after four > ears' service an
a non-cammloHloned officer In the Ninety-
first Illinois Infantry. The brother bays ho
had not heard from his rolatho since he
started for the wwt and desires the sherlfl
to find a trace of him If poralble.
The loot man U described as being G7 yearn
of age. five fci't ton Inches high , with light
complexion and weighing about 17G pounds.
He li * supposed to have a wife and family.
The writer asks that any Information con
cerning the niltslng man bo sent to htm at
the Kublnsoii hou > > e In Chlhuahuu
Running sores , Indolent ulcers and similar
troublts , oven though of many years' stand
ing , may be cured by using DeWHt's Witch
Hael Salve. It soothes , strengllifnu and
heals It Is the great pile cure.
.
The decision on the application for nn In
junction to restrain the county commission-
ITS from expending the money In the road
Immovemcnt fund for paving the Military
toad iioar Irvlnston wan t have been
liuiuUd down by Juilire Scott yesterday ,
but when ( be C.IHC W.IH called the attorneys
for tin- plaintiffs asked leave to Introduce
moro evidence and they were given until
JhUTM- ! morning of this v\tek to do * o ,
* < i < > 'io S\N riicisco AMI HITLII\ .
I'ur One I > ii > Onl ) .
Tuesday August 31 , the IlurllilBton Route
will sell round trip tickets , Onuiha to San
I-raiiclico. at the one v\ny rate of $ CO.CO.
. ' : ouje ! Omaha OM Hit ' Denvtr Limited" at
4 : S Tueiday afternoon and jou remit San
Francisco Trldey evening.
Tickets aud births at 1602 Fftrnam.
SEWERS MUST BE REPAIRED
Have Long Been in Bad Condition and Are
Qotting
CITY COUNCIL MUST TAKE EARLY ACTION
Cllj nnirlnoor llonrnntcr AilvlftcN ( lie
Vntlnir of HuitilH nt the
Ulccllnn ( n He Hclil
, Thin Pull.
It Is not unlikely that the city council
will be requested to consider the question of
submitting a proposition to vote at the fall
election $7G,000 In bonds for repairing the
main new era of the city. The condition of
several of these sewers has been such for
some years an to arouse a good deal of ap
prehension. Three years ago City Engineer
Kosewatcr called the attention of the coun
cil to the necessity for some immediate
steps toward reconstructing the dilapidated
sections , and $50,000 In bonds were voted for
that purpose. 11 lit It was discovered that
the bonds were In oxcces of the limit desig
nated by the old charter and they were
never Issued. As a result the condition of
the sewers has continually grown worse , and
the fact that an expensive collapse has not
occurred Is regarded as n piece of extremely
good luck.
City Engineer Iloscwater sajs : "There lane
no question but that the sewers have
reached a stage at which nny further delay
will bo apt to result disastrously. Mcst of
the main sewers were cceistructcd fifteen
and eighteen jcars ago and the life of the
Inverts or linings extends for from ten to
fifteen jears from the date of construction.
The linings to the larger sewers have been
In constant need of repair for several years
and are now practically worthless. It ? the
big Jones street , for Instance , It Is almost
Impossible to traverse the main without
stepping Into holes where the lining has
been completely worn away. The result of
a collapse In one of the main sewers would
be disastrous. Not only would the cxperse
of repairing It be something tremendous ,
but the entire sewer system tributary to
that sewer would be blockaded until the
break could bo repaired. The damage that
would be caused by such a situation could
scarcely be estimated , to bay nothing of the
menace to the public health
TIME VOn ACTION.
"The time has come when such a collapse
may bo expected and the fast of rellnlng
the mains Is Insignificant In comparison
with the expense that would bj Incurred
If one of the sewers should be allowed to
collapse. "
No accurate estimate has been made of
the amount that would bo required to rellne
the sewers , but It would not exceed $75,000
and it might bo considerably less. Mr. Rose-
woter favors voting bonds In the amount
mentioned nnd then Issue as many bonds
ns may bo needed to put the mains in proper
condition.
The city engineer also suggests that It
may be advisable to vote a small amount
of additional Intersection bonds this fall In
anticipation of the now paving and repav-
Ing that Is to bo expected next spring.
"The $50,000 voted last spring will bo ade
quate for all Intersections that arc likely
to bo paved this year and Jeave a balance
to bo used nc\t year , " sajs Mr. Ilosewatei ,
"but if there should bo n big boom In pav
ing next epiing , ns Is quite probable , there
would be no opportunity to vote intersec
tion bonds until the fall election. It Is ap
parent that a great deal of paving must be
done In the next jcar or two and with the
present exceptionally low prices and the
general prosperity It is expected that a
great deal of it will bo done next jear. In
this case It would b n good Idea for the
city to bo on the safe fide , so that It pco-
plo want to payc they will not be deprived
of the opportunity through lack , of funds
for Intersections There will beno risk in
authorizing the Issue of any amount of In
tersection bonds , as the funds obtained can
not possibly bo diverted to any other purpose
and the bonds need not be issued any faster
than they are required. "
iiioii pincnsi STATIOVHIIY.
Clt > Council Committee IHscot ITM nn
n\iiHlnn of Ccmtruct.
Councllmcn Hurkley , Stuht and Lobeck of
the finance committee will recommend come
radical reductions this evening in the
bills of the Klopp-Bartlett company for sta
tionery. Their investigations have disclosed
the fact that the city is practicnlly paying
five or six times ao mich for many ai-
tlclcs as is contemplated by the contract.
Thu contract designates certain prices for
certain kinds of supplies , but In moot canes'
the contract Is evaded by the action of the
employes of the various departments In or
dering some brand different from the one
that ia designated in the contract. For in
stance , if the contractors agree to furnish
Jones' pens and Smith's erasers , the depart
ments are induced to order Smith's penn
and Joneo' erasers and the Klopp-Hartlett
company sends In a bill for an amount from
two to ten times the price mentioned In the
contract. There Is no material difference
In the value or utility of the two brands ,
but the change furnishes the contractors an
excuse for marking up the price on the rep
resentation that the article that wao or
dered was not In the contract.
While the committee has only made a
good start on the tas.k of Investigation , It
has dug up enough evidence to show that
this and similar methods have been carried
to an extent that ha * been very costly to the
city. The members of the committee are
inclined to blame the comptroller's olllce
for neglecting to make a more searching
examination of these claims before sending
the bills to the council.
Comptroller U'cetbcrg IB out of town on n
fishing trip , but ho. stated some days ago
that he did not consider himself in nnvway
responsible for the transactions. He hail
alwajs condemned the printing contract oo
a farce , but so long as It was In force
ho was compelled to act accordingly. If a
certain kind of supplies was ordered by any
depaitment , liu had simply drawn the requi
sition , as It wno hl duty to do , and Gent the
bill to the council. Ho had no authority
to direct the head of any depaitment ex
cept his own to order any particular kind
of pens or anything el . In his opinion the
only satisfactory solution of the dllllculty
was to quit making contracts and authorize !
some otllclal to purchase the supplies on the
open market , asaa done by a railroad or
any other big corporation ,
No man or woman can enjoy lite or ac
complish much In this world while suffering
from a torpid liver. DeWltt's Little Early
Risers' , the * pills that cleanse that
quickly.
vii\vs OK co.N < iitissMA.\
Hopr * ( n bt't * n Di'iiitiurnt Nominated
for SiiprciiKJuilKc. .
Congressman Samuel Maxwell of Fremont
was in the city jesterdny. He was on
his way homo from Columbus , He said ho
expected to attend the tripartite political con
ference at Lincoln on Wednesday , but that
It was possible something might happen to
keep him away. In answer to a question ante
to the probability of fusion , Mr. Maxwell
said :
"I think there will be fusion. I haven't
traveled much over the state , and I may be
mistaken In my conclusions , but I hope there
will be fusion. The Interests of the tllver
forces aio Identical and they should get to
gether , and I believe they will , "
"Will the fusion candidate for Judge of
the Bupremo court be a democrat , populist
or sliver republican ? "
"My personal belief is that ho will bo a
democrat. Hut that is only my onn Idea.
I think there are reasons why a democrat
should bo agreed upon , and I feel that they
are entitled to that much recognition. With
any Kind of a perfect fusion we are cure
to win In the coming campaign. "
The judge said ho had not felt better In
jeare than he Is feeling now , and that while
ho gave close application to business in
Washington , ho had been accustomed to that
for a great many ) eam and It did not fa
tigue him au It might some others ,
Arnold's Hromo Celery cures headaches.
10j 2fi and 50 centi , AH druggists ,
rt ni.ic i.nm trtYY is A.st rrnu : it.
11 ml Connlu > rnl > lH lTntrri > - Hitrncil In
the Ilnm Tires
Among theIcvorrf bf the Hera Printing
company fire la the oltx of Omaha. The net
loss to the taxpayers it 111 aggregate nearly
$500 , and arises ( mm the destruction of
books belonging to'Uito public library , which
were In possession of Uic Keca company for
binding purposes."Orer 400 books belong
ing to the library went-burned , among them
a number of mom than ordinary value ,
Librarian Harrow n haai completed an Inven
tory of the property ! lost In this fire , which
was submitted nt thb Inst meeting of the
board of directors. Th'fl ' inventory gives the
titles and publishers of the books , together
with the price paid for them at the- time they
were bought A great many of the booka
were half worn out and of lees value thai *
their original price , but to replace them
with new copies will require nn outlay about
equal to their cost In the first Instance.
Among the books dcatro > cd the greater
number consist of w'orks of fiction , and these
can be readily replaced There were alee ,
however , small batches ot books belonging
to seta , and which will require ) the purchase
of entire new Bets In order to secure ether
copies There were seventy-four volumco
of unbound periodicals , being the volumes
which covered the first half of the present
} ear , and which had Just been sent to the
bindery
The most expensive work * dcstrojed were
the illustrated volumes of Egjptlnn hlotory
and eastern travel One ot the books ,
lllnlon on "Tho Ancient Egypt of Mlzraim , "
Is 1'sted at $75 A rare book on gold min
ing , by Lock , cost $15 , and three volumes
of n sot of English encyclopedias also dis
appeared , as well act three months flics ot
The IJco from April to Juno Inclusive , Thu
footings of the Inventory are $1,033.44. The
Inventory , together with the following com
munication from the librarian , bearing nn
the subject , was referred to the book com
mittee for proper action :
OMAHA , Aug 25-To the Honorable
liu.inl of Director * : On the night of August
C , 137 , the printing hou-so of the lleeo
company vvna paitlnlly ilcstrojcd by Ilic.
The Illirnrj had In the blnderv of this com
pany 200 volumes nearly rcmly for clellvciy
nnd UCO volumes for rclilndlng , which hail
been cent down a few dnys pievlous to the
lire ; nnd In addition , avcntj'fourolumej
of mtiKiirlneH. A full list of books nnd
mngnzlntB and cost of B.ime Is herewith
ttansmltted On e'xamlnlng such ns vvcie
paved , In more or less dumngeil condition ,
we find that 1S8 books nnd eleven maga
zines can be used , nnd thc o , deducted from
the list , leaves n total loss of 212 books and
slxty-thice magazines
The majority of the burned books were In
constant circulation nnd I would urge the
replacement at once of tunny of them , but
It Is possible that a book committee on te-
vlslng the list for pun haup may be able to
cut out a small number.
The total gross value of llbr.uv property
In the Hoes binder } vvai J1.013 344. A .
per cent all 'round discount would place
theli net \nlue at about $721 ; from this
may be mibstrncted the value of books
available for binding , say $213 This leaver
our total loss about $17" ) Ucspectfullv sub-
niltti'd. IJ. H IJAHUOWS ,
Librarian
Deducting the salvage. It Is probable , that
the value of all the books burned belonging
to the public library will bs an entire loss
The fire seems to have occurred when the
llbraiy had twice as many books In the
bindery than Is usual , and about one-half of
them were almost ready to bo returned to
the book shelves. The rule of the library
Is to scud out its books requiring binding
In batches of about 200 , and the fire came
when two batches were in the same estab
lishment. This practice was adopted after
the burning of the old Republican office some
> ears ago , when 479 books belonging to the
library were desrrojed In the tire. The
board , after that loss , carried a small In
surance policy of $100 to cover books In the
bindery , but by some mistake this Insurance
was allowed to lapse a jear ago lii July
and had not been renewed. At the last
meeting of the board new policies were
ordered taken out on this property.
It Is probable that the books destroyed
that are in most constant demand will be
replaced as soon as practicable but the ex
penditure for this purpose will cut down
materially the amount A money available
for the purchase of new bookiu orthe rest
of the fiscal > tar. , r
The "Blcjcllst's llest Filenc ! ' Is a familiar
name for DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo , al
ways ready for emergencies. While a spe
cific for piles , It also Instantly relieves and
cures cuts , bruizes , salt rheum , eczema and
all affections of the skin It never falls.
THU
Omalm. KntiwiiN CI - A. K\ntcrn llnll-
roail Oninlia .C St. Ion IN Jlallronil.
Tile QUINCY ROUTE tvlth through ttolns
to Trenton , Klrksvllle and Qulncy. Connec
tions e-i-it at-u coutheasl. For rates time
tables and all Infoimatlon. call at QUINCY
ROUTE ofllci ; , 1415 Parnaiu stree : ( Paxton
Hotel Block ) , or write ,
GEO. N. CLAYTON. Acent.
SUAI-MI ll K.-SCCKSICXS.
.Via ClilniKTO. 'MIlTnnikeo & St. I'aul
A long list of excursion nolnts to which
round trip tickets will be sold nt greatly re-
dured rates The conditions for summer
tontists were never mo e liberal tnan those
for this season For full Information as to
routes , rates , limits , , selling dates , etc. , ap
ply at the city ticket office 1504 Farnam st.
F. A. NASH ,
General Western . ' .gent.
cHt ThliiK You l ; -r SIMV.
The Dress Parade ot the Grass Hopper
Brigade of the Thurston Rifles.
LABOR DAY PICNIC.
ASHLAND , MONDAY , SEPT. 6th.
Exhlb't'on ' ' drill by the crack drill team
of the Thurston Rifles. Night attack on
Fort Sumtcr , boating , dancing , games of
all kinds. Special train leaves Union depot
at 9 30 a m. Tickets , 75 cents , of all mem
bers of the Thnrston It.fles. , at Jenkins'
cigar stoic , 1503 Farnam street , and at
Burlington ticket office , 1502 Farraru st.
I'lllOII I'UflllC ,
"Tho Overland Limited , "
The most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED
train west of Missouri River ,
Twelve hours quicker than anv ether train
to Pacific Coast.
Call at Ticket Office 1302 Farnam St.
J"llira ml NIMV 'Irani.
The Burlington's morning Omaha-Denver
and afternoon Omaha-Chlcugo trains have
recently been newly equipped from end to
end. The chair and smoking curs as well
as the sleepers ore provided with wldo vea-j
tlbules and arc lighted by Plntech gas , The
chair cars are In rosewood ; the smoking cara
In oak. The smoking : cars have reclining
chairs and are finished in a style distinctly
In advance of anything heretofore attempted
Excellent taste has Imeu displayed in the ,
Interior decorations ot these magnificent
trains which are by far the handsomest out
of Omaha.
Five complete truins are required to main
tain regular service ! batween Denver , Omaha
and Chicago Throe of the new trains are
now In service , Thct others will follow
shortly.
Ticket office ISOZiirarnara.
If 'ENDS IN A STREET FIGHT
Irate Citizen Chastises His Son-in-Law foi
Alleged Hcprohonaiblo Conduct.
NEW FEATURE IN CHILD STEALING CASE
Mrrln Knrr nnil ( ! ltr Him n
Soiniit ThrnMiliiK nnil Thrtt
I'nytt n I'lnc In Police
' 1 Court ,
Durton. A. Knrr , who canned tlio arrest ol
his wife , Mrs Mabel Karr , anit his mother-
in-law , Mrs. Alice Morse , on the charge ol
stealing hie child a few dajs ago , was
soundly thrashed , pummelled and beaten at
Sixteenth and Farnnm streets Saturday by
W O Morse. This net of revenge occurred
shortly after the child etcallng case wne
d'snilsscd In police court Saturday after-
neon.
Karr told the police a very sensational
story regarding the stealing of his little
daughter , a child by his first \\lfe He paid
that during his absence the women \lslted
his houtio ami took the little one ami also
carried off a lot of household goods , Includ
ing property \\hlch belonged to his former
wife. Upon Knrr making till , ) statement ,
two complaints \\cro filed against the women ,
one charging child stealing and the other
grand larceny The latter case was dls-
mlfscd , however , ns It wns learned that
Mrs Karr had taken nothing but what be
longed to her. At the trial Saturday , It
developed that there was Just as little In
the child stealing case.
It Is said that Karr had not been treating
his wife right and had failed to etipporl
her properly. Morse , her father , therefore
advlrod her to leave her lumband. So while
the latter was away , the wife went to hoi
homo and removed her clothing. She alsc
took with her to her parents' homo the little
girl. When the husband returned home , he
found his wife and child gone nnd at once
went to the police station. Mis. Karr left
the city to visit relatives In order to keep
away from her husband. The little girl was
left at the Morse house for some time , but
wns turned over to him when he appeared
Mrs Moibo was alck abed and had no hand
In the proceedings. The Mort < ? a were con
siderably wrought up over the affair , as they
say that Karr had been so taken up with
some patent scheme that ho has not sup-
Darted his family. Morae eaja he has spent
even a portion of hU pension money to keep
the little girl and her mother In suitable
clothing.
Morse was angered over the police court
prosecution and therefore when he met Kair
on the streets he thrashed him. Karr caused
a warrant to be Issued for his arrest on the
charge of assault and battery and Morse was
arrested jcstcrday. When arraigned he
pleaded gulltj to the charge and said tint he
had done nothing more than any man would
have done under the cltcumstaucce. He wus
fined $5 and costs.
lliioKlcii's \rnlca Snl > c.
The best salve In the world for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores ,
tetter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns nnd
all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles ,
or no paj required. It Is guaranteed to give
pel feet satisfaction or money refunded. Price
25 tents per box. For sale by Kiilm & Co.
SOX.YIC A\AS 'lllVII.ni ) I.V10 OMAHA.
Miirili-rrr of 13(1 Murray ( Sn % e the
Ijoc.-il I'olliithe Slip.
P. A. Novak , the self-confessed murderer
of Ed Murray at Walford , la. , who was
captured in Daw son City. Alaska , after n
chase of thousands of miles and who ar
rived Sunday at Seattle In custody of
Detective Ptrrine on his way back to the
scene of his crime , was In Omaha ten da > s
after the murder was committed and was
being hunted b > the local police. He got
out of the city , however , before the authori
ties became aware of his presence here.
It appears that the officers of the Insur
ance compiny werp suspicious when Mrs
Novak put in a claim for the Insurance
on her husband's life after the buinlng o
the Novak house nnd the finding of the
charred skeleton In the debris It was no
known , however , whether the skeleton was
that of Novak or Ed Murray , the nuirdera
man , for both were missing , Theiefore the
descriptions of both men were sent to this
city within n few dajs after the commlo-
t'lon. of the crime and the police weie look
ing for the men. No mention , however , was
made of the distinguishing character of
Novak's travelling costume , which conslstec
of a complete hunting suit. About three
weeks nftcrward Detectlva Peterson of a
detective agency , which finally run the mui-
doicr to earth , came to this city with the
descrlpton of Novak's clothing. Ho nnd De
tective Hudson of the local force started
out on an Investigation and discovered the
clue which begun in real earnest the chase
of months and of thousands of miles after
the ( leelng murderer.
Novak arrived in Omaha about noon anc
remained here until a westbound passenger
train left at about 4 o'clock In the after
noon Some of the depot attaches remem
ber peeing him about the depot and other
peroons now recall meeting him while here
Their recollection Is based entirely on the
fact that Novak was nttlred In a hunting
costume. As a matter of fact , this costume
morn than anything else brought about his
capture.
After arriving In this city Novak visited
the ticket office of P. H. Phnbln and there
purchased a ticket for Portland. Ho gave
the name of Smith. On the occasion of the
detective's visit to the city Phllbin was
shown a photograph of Novak and positively
identified It as the likeness of the man
Smith. Tilli was the clue which proved that
the agency was on the right track and It was
followed up to a succcbsful end.
Ticket Broker Phllbin wns attracted by
thu demeanor of the man. Ho appeared to
bo very absent minded. After purchasing
his ticket Novak asked to be directed to
tfomo restaurant and when the infoimatlon
was given ho left the ofllce.
DIVlDI.Mi III' AVII VT ItHMAINS
OllllMTH llf fulfill DMlt Clllllllllll } Illllll
n Mfi'flnir.
There was a meeting of the Union Depot
company of Omaha at the headquarters of the
13 , & M. railroad yci'torday morning ,
continuing In session somewhat over an hour
The Union Pacific was represented by Gen
eral Solicitor Kelly and the H. & M. by
General Solicitor Manderson The business
of the meeting was to continue the ptocivs
of division of the property of the defunct
company , deeding back the various portions
of the property to their o'lglnal owncra. At
thu conclusion of the meeting General Man-
dcnion stated that the affairs or the company
would prot-ably be wound up and complete
dissolution secured In the early part of Sep
tember ,
GOLD DUST.
Donst Go to Alaska
FOR
All Grocers Sell It.
Cleans Everything.
MAUB ONLY BY
THE N.K.FAIRBANK COMPANY ,
Olitcoeo. St. Louts. Now York. Boa ton. Philadelphia.
IIoo , Auguat 39 ,
0
Scarcely a day passes that people don't come in here an
ask us questions like this : Whin arc you going to
have your closing out sale ? Ain't you goingto mark
things down pretty soon ? Ain't you going to advertise
a "Great Removal Sale ? " You aren't going to let the
chance go by without having some sort of a hullabuloo
are you ? To all of these we answer : No. We aren't
going to do any of these things. It isn't our style. With
business conducted as ours is there isn't any chance ,
Some merchants seem to be successful at that sort of
thing , but we wouldn't dare to risk it. We cou'dn't ' be
successful , We can't humbug the public because we
never learned how. Our goods are all marked down
to begin wjth. They are sold right from the start. They
are marked at the closest figures we can afford to sell
them at and we couldn't mark them any lower if we
were to remove every week. So far from trying to fool
you with the usual tricks of the trade , wo will show you
in a day or two the largest , freshest stock of Fall Goods
that Omaha has ever seen.
DR. E. C. WEST'S
NERVE ftND BRAIN TREATMENT
i THE ORIGINAL , ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS ,
Is sold under positive Written 4 > unrniitce ,
bs authorized ngonts onj ) , to euro \Vonk Moraory ,
Uizzinoss , VYakcfulnoBs , 1'itu , lljstorm , Quick ,
ness , Niaht Losses , Evil Dreams , tack of CotiU.
donco , NorvoUHiiesa , Laesitudo , nil Drains , Youth
ful Errors , or Excpseivo Ui-o of Tobacco , Opium ,
or Liquor , which loads to Misery , Consumption ,
Insanity and Donth. At otoro or by mail , $1 a
box ; BIX for f 3 ; with written Eitnnmtco to
euro or refund money. Maniple iiaek-
njjo , containing five da > s * treatment , vnth full
instructions , 25 cents. Ono omnplo only cold to
each person. At store or by mail ,
"ncd Labcl Special.
i2fl - Exlra stronglh. I
'Tor Impntoncy , Loss ol\
Powar , Lost Manhood , ,
Btortlity or Darrunnoia' .
xSl n boxBIX for S'S.r"1'4
written
I3UJOO
Wholesale Drug's.
All prices foi tpot cash oilj If It b <
i-lilppo.l b > fielKht udd : Jc fi f boxing am
ilrn > ne
! 5c AlUock'R 1'nroiis 1'laster Si
5o Ilficiam's Pills . . 10i
} 1 00 Itrndllelil's Molhcr'tTrlcnd . . . . 71i
2V Curlers I.litle l.Uer 1'11'f ' s u <
2ic V. utlcuru Soap . . . . ] " , (
"r faliln s Tooth Povuler 19
3'i C'.iFtnila c.
} 2 C5 Chlche tti s Knglltli 1'ennj llojal 1'llls ,
Dlainund 111 und J1.4
Me Tnlrchlld's IVptogenlc Milk I'onilrr. . . . . . 13
23c Oailleld Tea 11
lie ( liiindpi Wonder Soap , t
lli H H Soip for Cleaning i ;
ro Ilunxiillutei , Inipoitcd 14
{ 100 Hood's { Sirrnpaillla . . . . . 04
75e Hull s Catairh Cure ( Toledo ) . . Til
roe Hntnlln't Wizard Oil . 33
2io IlliP'K Hoot liter 1.
23c Huinplircj'H .Spei.111tall I In Is ) 1
We Hind H Honej and Alinnnd Creim 'J
GOo Hohbs' t-paia uo rills . 3 !
Tic Husb uid's e'llclnod MisneMa I"
2't Irene's Taliutn l'i iler n
$1 10 ICenned > 's Mullcil DlM'overj } 1 1
NothlnB stale nt our store Kuoil.s move fift
Sherman & hie onnell OrugOo
i. jt : nonnn STIIIM Otl.VII V
nunni.i : m.ocic.
Brook Trout
California Hard Shell Crab.s ;
Lobsters , Shell mul Hulk.
OYSTERS
nt MAURER'S
1U1 I I'nriinm.
And Surgical Institute
ICOj Dodue St Onuha Neb
CONSI I.TATIOS rmu. :
r- . K _ . Specialists In treatment of
Cbronic , Nervous and Private
aiiilull \\K.VH.M.S- >
ami uihounintb of
II\OnOCULi : and VAHlCOUIJI.i : in.imnnt.ntly
and euceetbfully cured In i-very cate
IUX3OD ANli SKIN Ulscai.es , faoicspotB !
lnipleH bcrofula , Uuinors 'Ictlci l.izun.i and
Illood 1'olfon thoioughly tleanted fiom the tjB-
tcmNIHlVOt'S Debility , Ppennatorrhea tjimlmt
ifj-es Nli ; it KmlHuloiiH Isirs ol Vital 1'ouna
pennantntly and Fpeedlly cm oil.
VVIAII > u : > .
( Vltalltj Weak ) , made eo dy too clone appll-
citlon to bilhlni'u or stud ) , Moere ineiiliil htr.iln
or Brief , MJXl'Ab nXCK SiH In inlddlo life
or from the effects of jouthful follks Cull or
\\rlte them Indiij. llox 277
ni.ilia Mealed ! and Iistltuta
U Others May Say C
| _ | That tlioriniKli nnil | _ |
| 1 I real miii I anil proper mi-illi-a- I |
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I _ I ( InIIM fc'iitcnxU. . | ) r. Slii-juii-il | _ |
- flllll 111 * HKIIIl-ll pll > NlulllllN I - 1
Irral liiiiulri-ilH of pnlli-nlN run- I I
D HtllllllV , UlllM 1-llllllllllK tllCIII III
DI olTf > rlilH Ncrvlci'M at a nini-li
(
I li'NH rii11Ilian IH i-lini-Ki'il li >
= j tlinxc iIiu-lnrN vtlin lime enl > n
p
I | oiiiall frm-tlon of | IH vnliinii-
lirni-llcc. Cull or
D
MEDICO INSTITUTE
| 311.JI2-313 N V Life UMB T l 1138
iVIADE ME A
AJAX TAUurrsroHnnnLY cum
A 1,1 , A'tnouUtrairt J allin2 Mi > tit
ory | mHtencySlttepl | * * nv , # ic , MUK
br Alm BLD < l otbnr i xtiik e and JiulJ *
c ration * / / < rjnirJu | unit urr/f /
ruitoru I jot I \ JtuIJtr in oM or ) ouii ( aw
lit a nifin fur tuil > nu In * uoi nuirrtu
- l'/-iv ni Jnitoiiity ttml ( 'oiiHuiiii'don I
in time IhoJr ao iliouB imui iliale Imp'r.ru
lueut mm clTact * u CURI3 whcru all otti ii littl In
il t upon titmnc ( ho fftiulno Ajux Tatlolg Tlitj
bam cured thnunAndsfmU will euro jou \\t fjre i
iniithv wrlttun ffiinruDt a tu nffect J cum In f-rli eft-- *
or re/mid the tiionuj J'rJr * 6C rent" per lutkue 01
fi PAckuxoi Ifull tioatinftntl for $ . * / / ) Hr nmtl Ji
plufn wrapper , i pan rmfiiiaj i rJt < ire ilnr ( rw
ftJAX REMEDY < O. . ! 9 . '
For tale In Omaha by James rortyth , 202 N.
Ctli ulrott
Ku in & Co , IMh and Douglas
Most Complexion Powdore A
liavo a vulgar glare , but I'OZZONI'S In 4 true I
beaut Ifler , whose ffJccta are liutlug. 3
P onize
Home Industries
11 } Purchasing ( .noils Mail < < at the I'ol-
IiMtliiK Wl > i'ii l..a 1'acliirlt-N.
AVVNI.NGb AM ) ' 1UMS
\\oi.r imos. A. co. .
Mnnufnctiirci" > tcIE c\ III-KI , tmpuulln * , cov
er * of nil klnils , HHK * . Itanium aiul sticnmcia.
703-TM S ICth hi , Oni , h i
OM vii vI I i1M > iti'iimni co.
( Successors Oin.ilm Tt-nt nnil Awning Co )
Manufncttin rn Unts II\MIIIIS Jolibom Lull en'
niul grills' nncklntushcs Tents for rent 1311
Putnam st . Omnlio.
minxes row iu.it I\IUACTS.
rvitr.r.i.i. .v e-o. ,
S > rups , MolDFFts brithui. etc Pre
Jellies LtaUiig ! ' < Kr LMraL.j. etc. Albo tin
cans and Jniuni.il wine
Oil VII V IIKinvlM. VSMXJI VT1ON.
Car lend Bhlpnicnln mailIn our onn refrig
erator cars llluc HIM n nine ixi : > orl Vlcnnt
Export unil ranillj l.xpurt dclhereii to all parts
of the cth.
1II1ICK
WITIIMM. mios .v. SMITH co.
raving bcwoi ami lltilldlnsr
mi inc.
Cipnclty 100000 per rtm Ollke ami vnnl 2j
nnd Illckois MH 1cl > phone 4J. > Omnlin Nib.
COUNU'i : UOISKS
G. r. ii > n.Mriit.
nvcir.
Mnnufacti.rrrv f Oalvnnlzeil lion Coinlccs ( la1.
\anl7pil Iron SMUuht" Tin Iron uiul Huto
HnolltiK AKOIH for Kliitiejr's Steel Cellini ; .
10S-10-12 Noith Eleventh Flu-el
citACKii ; r.u
AMimcVN : niM-iir VMJ tire , co. ,
WholeFnle fii'iler MamtfaiHirers ,
OM VII V Noli
1H \VOItKH
* c uoien ) vuu-'s 'iv. IN CITV mu
WOIIKS , 1 , - . - I Kin-mint S ( .
D > elni ; imt clfmilUK of MUtneiitH 'mil Rooil < < oC
everj ilctci Iptlou v-lumlns "f tine isurinents a
ip"clalty.
I ! MIM. *
} . . P. CIIMN ,
Hour. Mcnl J'teil nmi linn 1013 15 17 North
17tli Street Omaha , Noli C II JllicU nmnneer.
Telephone 092
1HON WOIllfS
DAVIS .v < : < > \ \ < ; ni , iitovVOKICS. .
Iron anil HI-IINH ritiiailpi-M.
Manufacturers nnd J"l > l < TI ot Machinery Gen
eral repairing u picclal1D01 | ! , 1C03 and 1JOJ
Jackson ctrect. Oniunr. Neb.
i A\To > A. v IIIIMM ; 'IIION AVOIMCH.
Manufacturers of Architectural Iron Work.
General roumlr ) Marhl le and Hl.iclcFtnlth work ,
nnclnitrs anl ( cmrulors for riri > 1'roof Hulld-
Ingx Olllce anil uoiku. U r Ity and Sou III
Itih Ftrtct Oiralia
OIL.
\voomi\\ 11 Oil , \\OIIKsT
Manufactunrs old pi m ens raw Unseed oil.
kettle boiled Ilim-i-d c II old PIOCLBS ground lln >
neid cake , ground .irid Firiuiet ! fjaitcrd for
drurelfctM OMAHA. NIIJJ
i , . < ; .
Manufacturer Komii-cs , Couchc- , ,
JoMicr of Fprlnn lledH und readier * 1307-11
Nicholas Btr < "t.
on VIM mni > i\c co.
ManiifdCtiircri1 "f lilMi iiadp Miiltrisscn , 13011
Nicholas Street Oinahri.
OVIIIIAI.I. AND hlllUT fV CIO It IKS
M. n. SMITH .V. CO. ,
Manufacturers Mini 11 ind HilrlH Overall * .
JumnirF , Lined IJnik rii-iiiitr liiii'orlrrH nnd
jobbers Dry Conds nml Notion * Hnlcurooinn ,
1101-1107 llarncy ht I'm-lut ) 110 ! 1103 llowunl
St
it VT/-.MJV T.NS COIII'ANV.
. Clothing , I'onis HhlrU end Ovciulls.
OMAHA NII :
SIIIUT I'AC-JOHIKii.
J. II , IJVA\S.
MIIII.V.SICA SIIIU
riiclutlvo LUitom hlrt lullorn , 1MB Tarnnm.
TINH AIM :
* \\"iJvnTir % Tiv tin : row IM"
il , Htainped nnd Jiiintined Tlmuuc , ( Iraiu
IP Iron IlidlonVuit etc
1003 nirnuiii HI OMAHA KiU.
VINKOAIt AND I'lfllLKH.
\IM : < iAII CO. ,
llunaufaauririi uf Vinegar. Tickle * Catiupi ,
Mu larJ , Celery mi'llrcl tlfrthlro Kaucc
WAGONS' AKO oAmuAGiTs
'
\VIIII.VV | I'KKII'KICII.
I-or a good fcUlmluntlJl vehicle of any iltfcrlp-
tluii , fur repumtU.b' " rubber tlrcn on new 01 olil
wheels. Hie bent t > lu < . In Zi'.h and lxaiinwoitii :
MreeM
Dill VIMII.M ) CAIIIIIACn CO.
Cheap , medium i > rkcd and tony cunlncn.
Any thine > ou waul trconil hand or niw ,
leadqmirltri for Itubbor ( lrn , warranted 1SIU
i.d liurnt > , oiic'flte | | Court lloute ,
" ' "
AT.I. SIMI'.SON.
1 111(1 ( , Jill Diulur.
Pull line of Carriages. Uutuler , 1'lnutons , I'ony
arts. Wietltt ruLUr llud. Iht b | t U Uj
heoceit. '