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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. TTEI3RUATIY 20. 181)8. 1ft ' Magnificent New Omaha's New Structure to Be Opened V to the Public Next S9 Tuesday Some Former ST it Stalely , Imposing and substantial without , handsome , magnificent ami even luxurious within Omaha's now federal building , which will bo opened to the public on Tues day evening , stands as a optcndld anil rep resentative monument of the characteris tic ! ! of the great nation to whoso uses It will bo dedicated. And as It to further emphasize Its national stamp , this great pllo Is to bo first occupied upon the anni versary of the birth of the greatest hero In American history. Verily , the throngs which will pass through the corridors Tues day evening can without difficulty glean a leraon of patriotism from this great struc ture In which OmahaiiB have already taken prldo as citizens of the city. At 12 o'clock Tuesday the postofflco will close , as Is customary on legal holidays. In the afternoon the moving will take place and at night an Informal reception will bo held. The building will bo decorated In flnga and colors and there will bo music to make the evening more enjoyable. A sou venir In the form of a little 'booklet ' Is 'to bo given to each person In attendance , ftlr. aiartln extends an Invitation to tho. . public and hopes to see a large crowd at the open ing.It It Is n great structure. Ha cost must be computed with seven figures. It represents the handiwork and skill and bralno of hun dreds of mm. Years have been spent In its construction. As In the case of the magnificent palaces and buildings of the potentates of tliu great nations of the past , countries of the world have been ransacked and noarclicd for the materials with which It Is built. It Is a structure In which the citizens of Omaha can well tnlco pride and one which they can exhibit to exposition visitors this year with a vanity that will not bo rebuked. The structnie Htands on a square be tween Dodge street and Capitol avenue , Six teenth and Seventeenth streets. Its eur- Toundlngs In the summer months will be agreeable to the eye. Situated upon the eastern half of the block , facing Sixteenth street , the Imlf block to the rear will bo covered with bright grcun sod. In fact , the structure Is located In a green Betting , for every portion of the square between the w-ldo bldewalks on the four streets , except the plot covered by the building and road way for the mall wagons in the rear , Is loddcd. BEAUTIFUL IN OUTLINE. It la In the Btylo of the modern Itoman- csque. The number of the arches , the pro- jcrtlng ornamentations , the sleep po'ntcd roofs , the broken outline combine to give It ati air of lightness that Is exceedingly at tractive to the ejo. Its color , too. Is pleas ing. From bu/temcnt to roof It la built of Colorado granite of a warm , grayish lint. There are two features of the building which \\I1I lit once draw attentlcii. One of theseIs Iho front entrance , the other the tower. The former la nn arcaded portico , 100 feet Iti length , and set Vi between the two projecting corners of the building. Hroad , shallow nte-ps lead up to the portico , which Is supported by heavy granitecolumns. . Illg arched entranced give admission to the bulld- Inig. There are other entrances at the north and south ends of the bulld'ng , the main corridor within connecting them. The square tower la , like the rest of the bulld'cig , of the gray Colorado granite. It rises 200 feet In the air and la twenty-eight feet square. Heforo the exposition opens a lingo clock dial will look out to the four po'nts of the compass , which at night will be lUumlratcil. A bell will ring the houro. The main portion of the building Is four dories IT , height. It Is In the form of a half rectangle , within whose three sides la con tained a one-story , sky-llghlcd hall of 15.000 square feot. This is the workroom of the carriers , and was eo fosholned In order to glvo them plenty of daylight. In the rear of Iho bulldlr. = f runs a broad roadway for the mall wagons , which will receive and dis charge Ihelr burdens In a projecllng covered entrance. ' The Interior of the building Is not yet completed. When It Is It will house the atlaches of the local branches of four gov ernmental departments. The Department of Agrlculluro will bo represented by the Weather bureau. The federal court rooms anl the offices of Its officers will represent the Department of Justice. In the customs and revenue offices will be found Iho rcpro- ernlatlvea of Ihe Treasury deparlment. All these will bo locateJ ra Iho three upper floors of the building , which will not bo ready for occupancy mill Iho middle of Ihe summer. They are as yet nothing but walls nnd partitions The other department repre sented la the I'wlofllce. That occupies Ihe enllro first floor , and that Is all complete and Is the portion which will bo opened to the public on Tuesday evening. MAGNIFICENT INTERIOR FINISH. The real magnificence of the building Is eecn on thl main floor of the structure. It li hero that materials from the corners of the earth have been gathered. They are but three of these materials mainly em ployed gloss , oak and marble. The two former have been supplied by the elates of this country. Some of Uie mnrblo Is the product of the mountains of America , but Borne of It comes from Russia , Belgium , Spain , Ilaly and olhcr countries. There Is ti variety of color , some natural and some produced by artificial means. A portion of It Is of ft value that would hardly bo credited. The greatest feature of the Interior Is the Sixteenth street entrance vestibules and ilm main corridor. The former are gems of the builder's art. They are deep and nrched , with walls mainly of handsome dark red marble streaked wllh light colors. A contrast Is formed wllh pieces of a light gray nnd others of a black. Some of Ih'it ' marble has been cut by hand and wllh great labor lo suit the curves of the vestibules. The entrances lead directly Into the main corridor , which Is 200 feet long and runs between the north and south en trances of the building , The corridor Is wldo and Is finished with nn oak panelled colling. Magnificent columns of oak , highly polished and handsomely carved by hand , rise from the floor. The wallH nnd the postolflco screen are also of polished and carved oak. Along their lower portion , nnd also at the feet of the col umns , slabs of dark green marble are placed. Knrlched mosaics In n variety of color or- nalo the floor , which Is enllrely made of marble tllra not more than nn Inch square. The peatolllco screen Is fitted with slightly tinted opalescent glass which throws a mild nnd subdued light over the artistic creations of the corridor. WIIEUK THE CARRIERS WORK. The screen Is cut up with a dozen carrier windows , Ihroo general delivery windows and three stamp windows and carries about 750 postolllce boxes. To the west of It Is the big hall in which the carriers and clerks of the department will work. They will have plenty of room , as the floor space is 15,000 square feet. The hall will bo cut off by wlro partitions so that the carriers and thu mailing clerks will bo separated. , The former will occupy the south end nnd the latter the north portion. Theenllro room Is roofed over with a skylight clghly by forty-two feet in size , giving an abun dance of daylight. Almost all the furniture needed Is now , only a few pieces being re moved from the old building. Iti the southeast corner of the building le located the money order department. A pub lic corrlJor leading from the main corridor glu > 3 access to it , an oaken screen cutting off the ofllce. To the uorth are a cotiplo of private olllces for Iho clerks of the depart ment. The registry department Is directly opposite the money order department , being located to the went of the south entrance and Dadge filrc-jt entrance. The public Irons- acts Its business In a room C0x40 feet In elzo , the departnutit being cut off by a B.recn , The corridors in boih tlu-jse depart ments are shut off from the main corridor by doors. LUXURIOUS PRIVATE OFFICES. The other offices are located iu the north end of the 'building. In the northeast cor ner In a sulto of three rooms to bo occupied by the postmaster and his assistant , Then along' a by-corridor and directly to the west of the north or Capitol avenue entrance are the olllces of the secretary of the civil crv- io * oouimUilon And of the uperluundeut of malls , All tbo offices Are handsomely carpeted and richly furnished. In all of them are fixed two-story steel vaults , plenty of room being found for them , as the offices are twenty-two feet in height. In some of tbo offices are handsome fireplaces , adorned with the same ornate moialo tiling which forms 'tho ' floor of the corridors. The rooms are all lighted by electricity and have all modern luxuries. The visitor to the building Is as much Impressed with the mechanical and engineer ing genius displayed In the basement. In the north end Is located a battery of five of the latest Improved boilers , which generates the steam for the motive power of the pumps , engines , fans and elevators , and provide heat for the building. An eight-foot fan drives enormous quantities of air Into the buildIng - Ing , which , after passing through various stages of heating or mixing with cold air , Is finally admitted Into the rooms , heated to n degree the occupant desires. The supply of heat and air In each room Is automatically controlled to suit the desires of each cccu- pant. Two high ventilation stacks which rise from the rear of the building arc the means of removing the foul air from the building. The fresh air enters from the Sixteenth street side. The basement Is also cut up Into a number of rooms , to bo used for various purposes. There Is a big , well-lighted reading room for the carriers , which Is to bo suitably furnished. Another room Is to bo used by them for ward robe purposes. There are other rooms to bo employed for storage purposes. The toilet rooms are also located In the basement. COMBATTING THE WATER. When the slto of the building was se lected water was found within eight feet of the level of the ground. As the founda tion went lower the water Increased until It wan believed that It Issued from living springs. It was necersary to carry this water off. nnd for that purpose a drainage ditch has been built around the entire square under the center of the sidewalk. This ditch la twenty-eight feet below the surface of the ground at the southwest corner of thu block , and slopes to the comer of Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue , where the water collects In a well. Hero It Is pumped out of the ditch Into the new Cnpltol avenue sewer , which was built practically for the sole purpose of supplying an outlet for the drain age , although It la employed Incidentally to furnish bolter sowcrago facilities for the building. HISTORY OF CONSTRUCTION. The building wan built under the authority of an act of ccogr s passed on January 21 , 1SS9. the cost being limited to $1,200,000. John Latenacr was appo'nled superintendent of construction , and some time afterward the woik was commenced. On September 30 , 1S93. the foundations had been built at an expense of $100,000. A year later the cnipcr- structure had reached the seccnd story at a coat of $253,000. In the following year the superstructure was entirely completed ex cept the roof , ? 210,000 being expended during the rear. In the fall of 1805 the roof wan commenced , and five months later was com pleted. Hy May , 1S9C. the entire fireproof arches , ( loom and partitions had been con structed. At this time a hitch occurred because con gress had failed to set aside HUfllcU'iit money to carry on the construction. No work was done during the summer of 1SOS. Superintendent Latenser was transferred to Chicago to take charge of the construction of the new temporary postofflco building there. In the spring of 1897 work on the building was again resumed , and has been continued slnco except for one period. In letting different contracts It was discovered that the original amount appropriated for the building was Insufficient , and an addi tional appropriation of $100,000 was asked from congress and was finally secured. Be fore Iho additional appropriation was se cured It had been decided to hold the Trans- Mississippi Exposition In this city and pressure was brought upon the Washington authorities to hasten the completion of the building. These efforts resulted In the fin ishing of the poatofilce quarters , which are to bo occupied in two dajs. THREE FLOORS UNFINISHED. As has been stated the building Is still Incomplete , the second , third and fourth atorlcs being unfinished. The contracts for theno floors were recently let , however , and it Is believed that they will bo ready for occupancy next summer. The only work that still remains to bo let by contract is In connection with two passenger elevators. Bids for this work have been advertised for , however , and the contracts will bo let in Ihrco weeks. Thcao elevalors will bo lo- calcd directly to the north of the vestibules leading from the Slxtonth street entrance. The cost of finishing the building Is cstl- maled at $100,000 , all of which Is avail able. UST AVHO ir.vvn HUIIIrun from tlio Day of A. n. TOUCH * lint Ilowii toIMV. . One of the features of the now federal building will too the portrait gallery col lected by Assistant Pcatmanler Woodard. It will ho located In the postmaster's oflico and will ibo a pictorial history of the develop ment of the Omaha office , together with por- tralls of the men who have helped bring It to Its present proportions. For many months Mr , Woodard has been In eorrespondenco wllh ex-postmasters of Omaha to secure their portraits , and hla cf- forta have Ibcen successful. Some of the mini wuo lormeny uom oiuco Have passe , ! to the great beyond , but in each Instance their relatives have readily complied with As sistant Woodard'a requests , and the collec tion will be practically complete. In ad dition to the portraits there will 'bo ' nn oil painting of the first postoffico in Omaha , which occupied Iho site near Park Wlldo avcnuo and 1'lerco street , also many of the subsequent ones , the list to bo completed with a picture of the present magnificent struclure. The recognized father of the postofflco , A. D. Joneu , still resides In this clly In a hand- -inmo residence at 2018 Wirt streel. Ho I os reached the ago of 85 , and now looks back with complacency on an Institution which ho brought Into existence In 1854 The early life of the sturdy old pioneer has much of Interest In Itself. Horn In Phila delphia January 30 , 1SU , he went with hla parents , at the ego of 4 , to Cincinnati , His iboyliood was pcsscd at homo with his par ents , who moved to various points in irouth- ern Ohio. Mr. Jones received his education In Marietta college , Marietta , 0. , and alyo at Farmer's college In Clncinnall. At the latler plico ho took a special course which fitted , him for the profession of a civil engineer. After graduating the young engineer moved to north ern Indiana , und was for a short period loalej at Michigan City. At thla starts of hlfl llfo ho taught school for sev eral yearn , 'but ' tired of the pursuit and de cided to strike out for the western country. Ho moved to Burlington , la. , where he re sumed his profession of civil engineer. The ago was prosperous and ho readily secured employment. Several small towns were laid out by him , each one further west than Its predecessor. This was In the years 1S50 , JS51 and 1S52. A portion of this period wcs paved 'by ' Mr. Jones at Oskalcosa , la. , at which placed ho sojourned for nearly two years. After holding nearly every office In Iho counly. from that of the original engineer wh ) ran the lines of I to county srat to that of sheriff , Mr. Jones decided to take up cnce moro the western trend. After using his Inslrumcnls to good advanlago In Winter- got , la. , ho next moved to Council Bluffs , In 1853. Hero ho was Instrumental , with others , In Improving Iho plat of the city , and was one of the main engineers in running tbo lines of ltd mon modern streets. OMAHA LURED HIM. The beautiful lownslto afforded In the amphitheater among the hllU across the river next Attracted the attention of Mr. Jones , and. In 1S54 he crossed to Omaha. Hla early experiences are best told in his own language. "It was a pretty wild place that I selected for my leanto , although a most picturesque/ / one. It was down in the woods near the present Interjection of Park Wilde avenue nnii Pierce alrcet. There were plenty of [ ndUni Iu thote days , A few white men , lot * . , I * * ti < of hard work And that was about all , After a while people began to como over the river from Council Bluffs , moro of thorn came up by steamboat from St. Louis , and then wo > began to put on airs. The newcomers said wo must have a postofflco so that they could got R letter once In nwhile outside of the ones brought to them by friends. This WAS In the spring of 1834 , The Iron was kept hot until on the morning of 'May ' C , 1851 , I re ceived a brand new commission , red tape , red seals and everything complete- from President Pierce , directing mo to act as postmaster. "My duties did not overburden me Some times I took a run over to Council Bluffs once a week for the mall , and then again when things were slack I would cross over two or three times covering the same period. I would get from half a dozen to a dozen letters usually nt a trip. There was no particularly good place In my brush shanty to keep the mall , so I kept It Ii-j my pockets and occasionally , when they were overloaded In my hat. There wasn't much of n dellverj ayslem in those times , I would keep Iho letters until I happened to run across their owners , or until they called for them. Then I would collect 10 cents opleco postage. "Things ran along In this way for about A year. There was no Improvement to speak of In Omaha's postal service during this time oxccpt that I substituted a log cabin for my leanto of brush. When this was accomplished there-was less chance of Uncle Sam's mall getting wet than formerly , but otherwise the conditions remained the same At length , however , my other duties In terfered with services duo the government so In the winter of 1854 I sent In my resigna tion to Secretary Morton , Ho accepted II and wrote mo In reply that It was rather In the nature of n surprise , as there were plenty of persons who wanted government positions but ifow who ever resigned them. SECOND IN THE LINE. "A Mr. Frank was appointed to succoct mo. I took down the shingle from the door of my cabin at Thirteenth and Hnrney streets , to which place I had moved Juol previous to my resignation , and handed II over to Uio new government official. It wa * one I painted myself nnd bore the wori 'Postofflce' In big , sprawling lettccs. I nlsc gave him a compartment box which I hat ovolvcd out of an old ax blade box , which I I'sed as a receptacle for newspapers and out going mall , and my official duties wore t an end. "Mr. Frank moved the ofilco to his cabin which waa located at Twelfth tind Hnrney streets. He put the lotlers In a buahe : basket nnd let people pick them out to suit themselves. Mr. Frank was a farmer fronj Washington county whom the Indians had driven out , and he took quite kindly to Ihe business. Ho held the office about olx months. " \Vllllam W. Wyman was next appointed and was ono of the best men In the post- olllco business that Omaha over had. He tcok ch-.rgo of the oflico In the fall of 1SB5. He erected -two-story brick building at the corner of Thirteenth and DougMs streets and conducted the postoffico logctl.cr w 1th a newspaper of which he was the editor. It was called the Times , I think. Mall haxca vcro placed In the building , the work sys tematized and the people of Omaha began lo get their letters fee the first time with some degree of regularity. Politics , however - over , were rife and Mr. Wyman bad not held the position long when It was taken away from him and given to n man named Robinson. Thla Mr. Robinson movcJ the of fice to his building at Tenth nnd Farr.nm streets. Ho held the Job for only a short period , how ever , when It was again given to Wyman. He field It for n couple of years , when It was lakcn away from him and given to Charles W. Hamilton , who moveu the ofilco to Fourteenth nnd Farnam streets. "After n moro or less tempestuous exist ence at this place the office once moro re verted to Mr. Wyman and was kept by him until he was ( succeeded by George R. Smith In 1SG6. It woa then moved to the north west corner of Farnam and Fourteenth streets , where Mr. Smith kept it until 1SCO. In the snrlncr of 1870 Prof. J. II. K llom was ap pointed postmaster and the office was moved next door to the old Academy of Mualc on Douglas street. Just above Thlrteentti. Hero Prof. Kellom retained It during the year of 1870 nnd a portion of 1871. In the fall of 1871 Joel T. Griffon succeeded Prof. Kellom and the office was established In the A. J. Simpson building near Fourteenth nnd Dodge streetn. Shortly after It was moved to the north store room of the Crelghton block on Fifteenth street and later Into Its present quarters on the comer of Fifteenth and Dodge streets. I trust I shall have the pleaawe ol being present when the last move Is made Into the splendid building provided by Ifio government at Sixteenth and DodRe streets. " The men who have occupied the position of postmaster for Omaha have nearly nil been pioneers of the city or of the state. Many of 'them ' have occupied positions of prominence aside from that given by the government. Nearly nil have lived to see the local Institution expand from a one-man ofilco to an olllco employ ing 120 men outside the district railway mall clerks whoso headquarters are lo tha ! city , and which Including Ihem ban a pay roll of nearly ? 20,000 per mcath. ORGANIZER OF THE OFFICE. William W. Wymrn , the man who flrsl broughl good methods Into the office , was one of Omaha's most respected pioneers and ono who took a very active part In Us early history. Born In Compton , N. II. , In 1800 , ho removed later to Canton , N. Y. Here ho was engaged In the printing buol- ness nnd In other pursuits until 1S30. wfaon ho removed to Madison. WIs , At thla place ho was the publleher of the State Journal , the Madison Statesman and other papers. De termining to go still further west he moved to Omaha In 1S53. In this city In addltlTi to attending to his duties aa pcotmastor he was several HIIIM elected to the territorial legislature and In 18-7 founded the Omaha Times. Mr. Wymrn died In 1SC4. George R. Smith was born In Windsor , Vt. , July 7 , 1839. His father , Roswell Smith , moved to this city In 18CO , and was followed a couple of years later by hla son. Pre vious to receiving hla appo'ntment to the pQ-itoffico In I860 Mr. Smith followed the business of n contractor , which occupation he nHo conllnued after hla term had boon aerved In 1SC9. In 1878 ho left this city for St. Loulo and later went to Mexico , whcro he died In 1884. Prof. J. 'H. ' Kellom came from New York and received nn education In the colleges of his state. After living In various Email towns of the west ho at length removed to this city In 1856. Ho was elected an alder man 'n 1857 and wno a'so given the pcnl- tlon during the sime year of superintendent of public instruction. He also at one tlmo occupied the position of city treasurer. This was probably In the year 1858 , He was first president of the Omaha Public library In 1877 nnd was alno the first principal of thu Omaha High school , In which place he also occupied the position of rn Instructor. Prof. Kellom removed with Ma family to California In 1S80 nnd dloJ nt Tustln March 17 , 1S91. 1S91.SOME SOME OF THE LATER ONES. Joel T , Grlffen was born in Otsego counly , New York , In the vicinity of Morrlstown. May 20 , 1811. Ho removed with his parents to Michigan In 183G , where , on a farm near YpiUlantl , ho lived until 185C , whrn ho came to ibis clly. Mr. Grlffen located a largo tract of land Just west of Omaha nnd lived upon It with his family for a number of yeais. Ho was several times elected a member of the territorial legislature , and also occi'.plod olhnr Important offices. Ho was appointed post master in 1871 , and occupied Iho position for a llttlo over a year. His death occurred In 1881. Casper E. Yost's birthplace was Seneoa county , New York , In 1841. He received Ills education , together with a course at law , In the State University of MlchUati , nt Ann Arbor. After practicing for a short period he wpnt to Washington , D. C. , where ho occupied a position In the Treasury department for several - > oral years , In 1SGI ho moved to this city , where he resumed the practice of his profes sion. In 1SG5 ho was appointed United States marshal for Nebraska , nnd was reappolnlod for n second term In 1867. Mr. Yost received his appointment to the poslofilce July 2 , 1S72 , after serving coveral years as a deputy post master. He was rcappolntod February 22. 1877. but held the office only until April 1 of the s-imo jear. In October , 1SS7 , ho accepted the posi tion of president of the Nebraska Telephone company , which place ho has occupied since. Thomas F. Hall was born in East Dennis , Maes. , June 23 , 1841 , After he attained man hood he passed several ytara In the mer chant service at spa. Ho at length rcuolved to go west and In 1SGC came to Omaha-where ho engaged In the foundry business. Mr , Hall waa appointed postmaster April 1 , 1877 , A Panorama of Drapery jJMPBnBL JH / and Newness. . \ . * Gathered by us from the great manufacturers of ihc world , showing all that is late and up- to-date hircolorings and designs In these you 'will find just such patterns as you have always wished for , while our prices put them within your reach Many a dollar will be saved at this sale Monday. & & in Swiss creens The very newest patterns neat Our rug sales have been enormous. Three fold oak frame filled with and tasty suitable for dining So many to select from all now twill crepe in a great va 122 rooms and chambers but ' riety of eolors goods you can't help but liml .just low priced a yard . such patterns as suit you best. Just received a dozen bales of the choic ew Art Burlaps est imported Turkish rugs this week we are giving 20 per cent off Wo are the headquarters for iho These come iu the Turkish designs on our regular line of Turkish rugs west in Japanese Mattings no oilier and Oriental stripes .suitable for and have put these in with them at store pretends or even claims to show wall decoration and hangings 20 per cent discount. line lo Two solid a equal ours carloads yO-in. wide , at , yard , loads freyli from the orient just only Rugs opened up such a variety of now > ope Portieres Keelem Smyrna Kugs imitation of and artistic designs in Matting wo k Turkish. have never been able lo show before We've 50 now "Rope Portieres ele Dxliifcot 810.00 0x9 foot $8.00 colors suitable for any style of gant affairs in all colors the.se can room decorations. Philadelphia Smyrna Hugs be adjusted to any opening from The flno nwnlllii straw woven . 3x0 foot $ 3.25 very foot SiJ.OO 3 to 0 feet the 1x7 like cloth iilwnys sold nt from : greatest curtain 21x5 foot 2.00 lj.\i ; foot 75 ' G5o to 75o tain bargain we've ever Eeversible Kensington Art Squares , Smnoof the innt bnftutlful and artistic offered at , each tistic wcuvos ovoi- produced > c artistic and . very designs colorings. priced tit 12x15 foot $10.00 12x12 foot $12.80 llouvy China Mnttinjr bust ot woni- ihades 0x12 feet 9.7,5 0x10 } foot 8.50 Jnjr KOI'I'S ' iniiilo at AJC , lic Ox 0 foot 7xO foot 0.00 "Oo and "Water color opaque window shades Ingrain Art Squares. 3xG feet with spring fixtures 0x12 foot 9 0.00 rass complete ready to hang this Ono-quai'tor int'li llrass Kxtonsiuti . / is the closing out lot of the iigram Carpets extension from 1-1 to 21 inches you nods./ay know / fT } Minneto Shade Cloth fac what you have always jmlil Monday to tory wo bought them 50 pieces of Union Ingrain show you \\hat a bargain really is each all and offer them to at , yard Curtain Poles you at n lower price An all wool Super Ingrain than you e v e r in a splendid variety of Short length * , yet Ions enough for bought equal patterns single doors and windows , complete quality before The bust 3-ply Ingrains in jiattorns with brass omls and br.iohoU a.ntin.uo and colorings so much sought after oak , ash , mahogany liniali and mnplo each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . will continue to bo sold this wcolcnt to close ihcin out eaeh 1414-16-18 Douglas Street Douglas Street and occupied the position over six years , or until August 1 , 1S83 | Mr. Hall has heen a Btato representative several times , and was a memher of the Board of education In 1870 and In 1871. Ho Is at present engaged In the lumber business In Dl lr , but Is still a resi dent of this city. , . Charles K. Coutan't was horn In Kingston , N. Y. , February 2 , 1835. Ho was admitted to the bar at Albany In December , 1861 , and came to Omaha April 11 , 1SC8. He was ap pointed assistant assessor of internal reve nue for several years , and was elected to the senate In 1879. Ho received his appoint ment to the postofllco August 1 , 1883 , and occupied the position until May 1 , 1887. Mr. Coutant has occupied a prominent position In the Masonic fraternity of iho state , ho having been at various times Junior warden , senior warden , deputy grand master and grand master. Ho is still a resident ot this city. END OF THE LINE. Constantine V. Gallagher was .born . In Garnavlllo , la. , February 19 , 1830. Whllo a small boy he removed with his family to Dubuque , la. , where ho attended school until ISG'J , u portion of this per.od being passed at Xotro Dame University of South Dcnd , Ind. After graduation ho moved to Omaha and was employed for a time In the ofilco of Vincent Burkloy. Later ho acted as claim / agent for the Union Pacific railroad for flvo ' years. In the fall of 1S71Mr. . Gallagher was elected to the city council. In 1873 he was elected to the state senate from Douglas and Sarpy counties. Mr. Gallagher was ap pointed postmaster April 1 , 1887 , and occupied the position until 'N'o ' ember 1 , 1890. Ho waa deputy collector of customs from April 1 , 1891 , until Soptrnubcr 18 , 1897 , when ho re signed the position In order to take the office of chief of police , which place too occupies at the present time. Major T. S. Clarkson succeeded Mr. Gal- agher. Ho was born at Gettysburg , I'a. , \prll 2fi , 1840. .Ho received his education at St. James college , lscate.1 not far from the famous battlefield of Autletam , Md. Ho graduated In 1857 , and went to Chicago , where 10 resided until the breaking out of the war. Ho was one of the first In the city to respond o President Lincoln's call to nrms and en listed In 1SG1 in battery A , First Illtaola artillery. 'Nino ' months later ho was promoted meted to the position of adjutant In the Thirteenth Illinois cavalry tiid later com- nandor of ! battery 1C of the Second Missouri artillery , .lie was eventually promoted to the rank of major in the Third Arkansas cavalry. < He left the army in 1865 , and returned to Chicago. Ho moved to Omaha In February , 1860 , and after a short sojourn hero went to Yankton , S. D. , where he remained from 1872 lo 1878. \bout this tlmo ho returned to Nebraska and settled at Schuyler. In 1888 ho returned once more to Omaha , where he has resided since. .Major Clarkson waa appointed to the position of postmaster November 1 , IS'JO , and remained In the ofilco until March 1 , 1893. Major Clarkson was several times elected to the legislature while in South > akota and was also accprded the distinction of 'being ' made commander-ln-chief of the Grand Army of the ( nepublio September 1 , 189C. Ho still lives in 'Omaha. ' Kuclld Martin , the nrp > nnt Incumbent , wao born In Moundsvlllo , w. Va. , March 2J , 1847. lo moved In 1S01to'Mlnonk ' , Woodford county , II ! . , whore he iras engaged In the nercantllo business for long time. While a resident of the Illinois town he was several lines elected to th6 legislature- and atao occupied a number , of. Important county offices. Mr. Martin camp to this city In 1882 , where lie established the largo Implement firm wllh which he is fetlll conneclod. He was at one time a imbiber of the chool toard and was also selected as a member of ho state commission to the Columbian Rx- posltlon at 'Chicago ' In 1193. Mr. Martin was ippolnled to his prr-saiit , olllco March 1 , 1893 , IlroiiUu IllKiiiiitroVfH tliu Ki CHICAGO , Feb. 19.t-.V general order has teen Isflued by command , of Mnjor General lirooke of the Department of the Mlssouil. Unapproving the findings of the general rourt-murtlul recently convened at Jeireraan JarrackH , Mo. , to try J'rlvato Louis Calhoun of troop I , Third cavalry , charged with disrespect to his commanding ofllcor. Calhoun was found not guilty. The eenerul order state * that the evidence In the cat < a dourly oHtnhllshcd the offenso. Kulhoun will be returned to duty. lie fun II I HUT I'll ) l"kC Trll T Arrcxlril. WILMINGTON. Del. , Fob. J9.-WIHam N. loggs , the defaulting- paying teller of the First National bank of Dover , Del. , was arrested todayln this city. UOKB is said o have made away with over JHW.OM. Four iromlnent men of Kent county worn also irrented today , charged with aiding Doges n his atculliifs. Their names are ; H , T. Cooper , ex. Sheriff AIIIOH Cole , Tnomaa C , Cluik , Charles L. Butler. GUARD AGAINST RECURRENCE Maine Esplosion Gives Authorities at Washington a Warning1. DISASTER STARTS PEOPLE TO THINKING Menilii--r of Aavnl Adiilrn Committee lJx ] > rcNNCH Opinion J Should , lie nutter Protected. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Whllo the dla- ester to the Maine haa created a temper In the house In favor of liberal appropriations for the navy , ami whllo It Is undoubtedly true that the house , in its present frame of mind , would not hesitate to vole for two now battleshlp-j , one to replace the Maine , the temper Is predicated upon the theory that the Ma'ao ' was blown up by external agciiclee. If the result of , the official In quiry should develop Iho fact beyond peradventure - venture that the shlp'o magazine exploded from fire or other cause within the tslilp , It la believed a sentiment In congroaj will bo crealed against the expenditure of millions In Iho conslructlon of war ships that may blow up at any time. It seema likely that a ocasrcsslonal Investigation will follow a report from the board of Inquiry attributing the less of the Maine to an explosion of It * magazine. No resolution for this purpose has vet been Introduced In the house how- over. A prominent memher of the house naval committee said ho was absolutely amazed when he learned that the Maine's pnnl himlfnrR nhnttnil Hin mnuazklo with onlv a thin partition between. "When I learned of the fire In the coal bunkers of the Cincinnati which charred the boxen In which the shells In her magazV.cs were storeJ , " aald ho , "I did not consider It my duty to attempt to Initiate congres sional action to avert this danger In con struction. 1 assumed , of course , that It was the duty of the Navy department officials to effect such changes as would remove that danger. The construction of a sound bulk head , leaving an air pzajago between the bunkera and the magazine , would have re moved this danger. Now I nnd that nothing was done either to correct the defect orf the Clnclriiatl or en any other ship that wo undoubtedly will rscertaln how many of our war ships are subject to this danger , but I do not know whether It Is advisable to have a congressional Inquiry. " HIAI > V roil COURT oi' IWIIIIHY. AVIll I i'obnl ly ANMfiiililp at Key Wrxt ' .Momliiy. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19 , The excitement of the last few days has mostly disappeared at the Navy department and the over worked officials , particularly the officers of the Navigation bureau , who have been workIng - Ing night and day almost since the Malno dis aster to meet the Inquiries of anxious rela tives of the victims whllo keeping up the current work of the ofllce , were able to turn attention to lees pressing matter. The first dispatch that came to hand relative to the disaster was one from Admiral Slcard , dated at Key West last night , speaking of the assembling of the court of Inquiry , The message was as follows : Itnche sailed from Key Wont for Havana with the divers and storcn for the Maine. The Iowa comes to Key West on the 19th nnd Ihe Sampson court of Inquiry on the Malno uPsemljlcH on the arrival hero of Marlx , The Massachusetts and Indiana at TortugaH. Fifteen olllcers and forty-seven men from the Malno have been distributed at Key West Marino hospital and the army barracks. Moro nro clue hero on the 19th by the Mangrove. I slmll hold nil at Key West pending the court of Inquiry. No ono of the twenty-one apprentices that the Texaa took from Now York for the Malno was on board the Maine at the time of the explonlon , ns no opportunity had offered to transfer them from the Texas , where they utlll remain. Marlx , referred to by Admiral Slcard , IK Lieutenant Commander Marlx , now on his way from Washington to Key West , who with Captain Sampson , Captain Chadwlck and Lieutenant Commander Totter , will con- Etltute the court of Inquiry. Lieutenant Commander Marlx will bo judge advocate of the court , and lay down the line of procedure , being somewhat of an expert In that matter. It U believed at the Navy department that ho cannot reach Key West early today from Tampa , owing to the lack of a regular boat , but it Is thoimht that ho will bo there in tlmo to conduct the Investi gation when it opens next Monday. Whllo the court Is entirely master of Its own pro ceedings , the depaitmcnt does not doubt that after a few preliminary sessions In Key West , which will lay the foundation for further - ther investigation through the taking of the testimony of the survlvoio now at Key West , the board will proceed to Havana. WATrin.NO jiovimnvr 01FIIKT. . People ill Key Went Still In Stud * of Illr.li TIM : sin n NEW YORK , Feb. 19. A d Lira ten to the Herald from Key Wrst b ya : Public In terest In the destruction of the Ma'uo at Havana continues the all-alxsccblng topic of discussion In this city. The .tnlval or de parture of a torpedo boat to or from the llagshlp New York , which still rides at anchor outslclo the lar at the entrance to ttils harbor , never falls to uttiact a crowd of U'lers , who are convinced Hue In somn manner It Is connected with the deplorable accldont. The presence cci the sticet of the survivors with bandaged heads or injured bodies never fallo to draw a crowd. Those still in the hospitals ace rapidly convalescing and the majority , whoso Injuries were alight , will shortly bo discharged from the Institu tion cs cured. Others , however , whoso wounds nro moro fierlous muni remain crip ples for life. Frank G. Thnmnson , a petty officer of the Maine , now under treatment at the Marino hospital , eays that shortly before the explosion ho was on the port gangway. A llttlo later. Just as ho fell usleep , ho felt a fhock llho an earthquake. Opening rls eyes ho saw what appeared like a hurricane of flaineo , by which ho was hurled Into the air , falling Into tfio water , whence ho was rescued and taken aboard the Sronlah war vessel. Ho Is firm In the belief that there were two distinct explosions nnd that the flret , which lifted the Maine , did not occur Iti the magazine. Ho says the magazine had been visited but a short while previous and that Its temperature was cool. Ho had never felt the slightest danger manaced the maga zine , ns ho find previously seen It no warm durlbg target rrnctlco that ho could scarcely place lila hnnd on It. "What appears to have made t ! > o deepest Impreaslon on all ' , s the fact that the cxplr lon ohould have oc curred after the 9 o'clock 'tattoo , ' when every man was In his hammock nsleep and the lamps were out. " cuAiiiis A Lvcic OF niscii'i.ixi : . Spanish \nvnl 'Altiiclic ' CUox MlH Vcr- HOII of ( lie niMixliT. NEW YORK , 'Fob. ' 19. The Herald says : Lieutenant J. Q. Sobrla , naval attache of tbo Spanish legation at Washington , was In this city yesterday co-cperatlng with the authorities In preparing for the safety of the Vlzcaya during Its stay In this pert. LieutenantiSobrla was asked for hU opinion as to the catino of the explosion on the Maine. His reply was : "I Know the cause ot Iho explosion , but I cannot divulge. " Ho was pressed for Information on this point and finally replied : "It was the result of an explosion Inside of the ship which took place In ono of the forward magazines. The fact of the matter In that tbo discipline and watch aboard the phlp was \try lax. This , as an 'Kngllsh ' newspaper dcclaicd the other day. Is the case on American war ships gen erally. This sort of thing haa occurred be fore on American war ships. " When Lieutenant Sobrla was spoken to as to the possibility of herlcns trouble over the Malno affair , ho said : "I don't think there will bo war between the United States and Spain , .but . It such nn unfortunate condition Hhould arise I shall , of course , bo In a con dition to bo of much ul'l < to my government as a result of such Information as has come to my knowledge aa naval attache at the Spanish legation. In the case of hostilities I might perhaps command a ship. " IlrliiKliiK1 lloim- Wore U'oumlcil. KKV WEST. Fla. , Fob , 19. The llghl house steamer Mangrove arrived hero tlilu morning from Havana -with the following wotndod from the Malno dltaster : I'MwarJ Mattson. H. Wilder , J. C. White. Daniel Cronln. John Coffee , J. H. Bloomer , Alfred Hernia. J A. Howe , Charles Hitcher , Wil liam McQulre , Out of twcntj-six In the haapltal flvo have died. Klcvcn seriously wounded remain In Havana. The Mangrove also brought two life boats and other effect * * from the wreck , WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The following Is a list of the wounded survivors from the Maine , whom Commandant Forsyth report * have just airived In the Mangrove at Key West. They nio being cared for nt the army hospital , ttdward MalUjnn , ordinary j Boiman ; D. It. Wilbur , toxawaln ; J. C. j . White , landsman ; Dinlt-l Crcnln , landsman ; John Coficy , private mar''ie ; J. II. lilao-npr , I I landsman ; Alfred Hclnea , minnow' mate ; j ! Jnmes A. Uowe , shlp'.s cook ; Chailc. < I'llclior , i ordinary seaman. They uie all doing well ur.il none are In dangei. KXTllA CL'AHIJ.S K il TI1K ISICi Cl MS. ProonntloiiN TnJ.-fii lo Pro ) rot l.mnl Dc'fPi'srH. SAN I'RANCISCO , 1 > 1) . 19. The Call rajs ; H U doilnltaly kiiDHii tliat the ( icv-nnie it nt Wr.sh agio : ) ha.3 wired Oencial Shnftpr to use the utmost vigilance In guarding the guns of th'a harbor. The telesam : from Washington to Oti.rrl Shatter ! a elaborate and glua Insti uclloiiij In detail re ardlcg lha dralred preparations. CJen uil Slia"ar , who was in IikenieM ) : when tli , ntasngo c-ame over the wires , at nicu ( .rde.-ed necen- sary precautions , fu obedience to ordere , the guards at Fort Point. Lime I'oi.t , and nt the mortar and dyramite battuilos , wcio doubled. Yesterday tliu recular force of patrol guards wan largely Increased. Thu Instructions by wire from Washington go further than directions for added v.f-'lbncj ! n guarding the heavy ordnance. Ordei.s came to have ammunition ready for Immediate two. A caiefnl 'nspcction of nil bulteriea has been ordered bj Oenrral Shatter Ho gave his orders by wire from Hnkenflcld. Uvcry gun hna been minutely impeded. The stock of ammunition , for the ten and twolve-mch rlflc.s and Ihe mortaro Is not very large , but It 'a ' sulllclcut for nny Im mediate requirement In thu o\ei.t of linitlll- tles between the Unlte-d States nnd Spain The reserve supply for the batteries of thl harbor Is stored In Henocla arsenal WASHINGTON , Feb. 19 The ofllcla'a of the War department nro annoyed at the cir culation of rumors that seem to eo "icct nn activity now observable at the sea coast defenses - fenses with the iMalno liiPld.-nt. Tha at tention of Acting .Secretary iMolklcJoan was this mornlig called to several stories corning from widely separated parts ot the country. Hn promptly declared that this movement had no connection with the Maine affair. There had boon Increases of the garrison of the seaboard posts. Hut this had been going on for six months and only marked a stop In the development of the schema of coast defense planned by the Fortification * Hoard some tlmo aao. Said Mr. Melklejolm : "It Is following out the policy of the department which has been pursued over olnco the Ordnance depart ment turned over to the engineers the mod ern guns which they had manufactured , when those are placed In the coast fortifica tions It becomes necessary to hovn-thcm carefully - fully protected and this work has been gnlns on for six months , Guns have been sent to the Delaware fortiricatlomi , Finn's I'olnt , Fort Moultro and other defenses on the At lantic ccast. Congress has been an are of this find 'the ' department has called Iw at tention to the need of at least two additional regiments of artillery to man these posts and toke care of these guna aa fast as they are Installed , " The letter of Assistant Socrotnry Melkle- Jolin Is no * ' before congrcw and has bueiv printed. Meanwhile , In the absence of Hpoclfle legislation , the department Is making the beat possible distribution of Its small forces to carry out lt i > olcy. | riniplrn , blotches , blacUieaiU , rid , ron h , oily , niolhy Un , Itching teal ) rculp , dry , tliln , anil falling lulr , nnd l l > y lilcinl l. ( | iticnltd ! bf UUTICUIU HOAIho ( mo t vffntlvo nil" purify. Ing und bcautlf ) Ing coaji m the vorld ta well ai purest and incoUal for toilet , bath , and nursery. llHI Ihtimthout Ihtworll , r < iti I ) AC C Kr Bol * Tltfii , IW.Iuu , ( Tj * ' H 10 lleivlllfIlio Ifblu , lr i P iiuin nls ) CurM br BLOOD HUMORS CUIWIIi Ul.ai.UIU * .
