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THE OMAHA DAILY 11HT3 : VKDNKSDAY 1808.
FIREMEN ARE HARD ATVORIi \
Volunteers and Paid Department * Members
in Competition for Prizes.
SOME FINE TEAM RACING IS SHOWN
VITJriooil Tlmr Mtulc In All tin-
Itll ' < " , hilt II I'nill'ftf ClIIIK-K I'll
( I\CT ( III- ( Illllllll't Of lllC
Drii' IT 'I CM in ,
Aflcr the adverse weather that compelled
Its postponmont n full day , the ilrst annual
tournament of the National Dromon's aasi-
elation opened yesterday afternoon tinier ,1
bright nnd beaming sun and the most Hal
tering of condition ! There was a nice sired
( rnv.il In the grand stand , which gave prom
ise that the coming events will attract big
crowds The extinguishing of burning buildIngs -
Ings , the exciting contests on the life line
and the pomplei exhibitions .ill of which
will be on the prngiam d tll > hereafter , are
certain to bo strong drawing cards.
Late last night It was announced the ex
position management will Issue return
checks to all exposition vlaltorH who le-ivo
the grounds to witness the tournament.
The contostH on the day's program were
really worth seeing from c\cry point of
slew. The races were hot , close and excit
ing The exhibitions of nil kinds were of
great Interest Moreover the tournament Is
nn entire novelty to this city and cannot
help but be entertaining to any who wit
ness It.
One of the closest races of the day oc
curred In the first event on the card. IhU
was the Htralght-away hose race , free-for-
nll , ( Untuned 250 yards , eighteen men nl-
lowed to u company. Three prizes were up
Plrst , { 100 , second $50 , third , $2"i. Flic re
were five entries MnrysvlllcKan , Corn-
Ini ; , I.i , Vermilion , S I ) ; Mount Ci-roll ,
111 , and Hnrlan , la Two heats were nci.s-
nary from the fact that the track was not
wldo enough to accommodate rill live of the
companies. Vermilion and Hnrlan ran In
the Urst heat and the other threu In the sce-
end Harlan anil Vermilion hid a prtt'y
race , but the- Iowa lads w < ro clearly sin Int
ers superior to the men who constituted the
South Dakota team They fotged ahead
from the jump and gained all the way ,
e rosslng the linn n length or more ahead.
Time. Harlan , 0 2D'i , Vermilion , 0 32 2-E. . .
rri'ttlcnl Kind of IturliiKT.
The second heat was far more hotly con
tested and was u beautiful racti For half
the distance the three companies Hew al
most abreast Then Mnrynvlllo dropped be
hind , but Corning nnd Ml Carroll were Htlll
oven to within Ilfty yards of the > line. The
Illinois hoys then mndc a grnt spurt and
were winners by a margin of only two-fifths
of a second So fast was thu pare that one
of the members of the MarjHvllIu team fell
and was dragged twenty feet along th
course until the line was crossed. Time :
Ml. Carroll , 0 29 1-5 , Corning , 0293-5 ,
Marysvllle. 0 31
These results showed Harlan and Ml C.u-
roll lo bo tied for the ilrst money and later
In the afternoon the tie was run off This
boat developed Into the hottest and fastest
race of the el.iy. A quarter of the distance
the two companies ran neek-and-neck , then
the lowans commenced to creep to the fore
by Inches The Illinois team was game to
the core , but was unable to check the
lovvnns , who crossed the line a half a length
In the lead Time Harlan , 0 28 3-5 , Ml
Carroll , 0 21 Harlan was consequently
awarded first money , Mt Carroll second and
Corning third
The second race was a atralght-away hook
nd"lartter event , free-for-all , distance 250
jards , for three prizes of $100 , $50 and $2" .
The entries were Polo , III , Hed Oak , la ,
nnd Central City , Cole The latter team hail
no wagon nnd consequently the two former
raced first and the latter went along In the
second heat with a borrowed truck Thi
I'olo team appeared to have the lighter rig
but whether It was bcause of that or not , H
certainly pushed ahead and won handily
TimePolo. . 0 31 2-r. , Hod Oak , 0 14 Tin
Central City company , although with n borrowed -
rowed truck and with no competitor , madi
a magnificent run In 0 31 2-5 They there
fni * securer ! Hecond money , I'olo getting firs
nnd HwT Oak third.
1'nltl riri'tneii fliie'lnn.
Ono of the rnoH Interesting events o
the card wan the tl Ird , the horne hose ra
for paid companies Kach company cou
tallied five men. All of these men , accept
Ir B the watch , were Slippered to be 1 > In
ntlcoj ) In their bunks with their boots of
the horses were In the stalls and In evei
way the house was In the condition that a
engine house Is supposed to bo In the ml 1
dlcT of the night. At the crack of a plan
the sleeping men leaped up , Jumped Int
their booto , slid down the poles the horse
BCHitted from their stalls to their places ur
der the harness , In a twinkling the anlma
wern hitched the men sprang to their plac <
nn the apparatus and the team dashed ou
They ran 160 yards to the hydrant , where tl
men Jumped from the dashing vehicle
couple attached the hone to the Indian
another pair uncoupled at the end of 1'
leet of howe and attached the iiljie
There were three contesting eom\inli
representing three elates I ) = n\er , I.lncil
nnd Kansas City. Denver made a beautlfi
run without a hitch , but failed to eomp
with all the conditions When the hose le
the wagon It was uncoupkil The regul ,
lion twenty-four-lnch service plpu was n
used , but a fourtccn-lnch tournament no
zip Consequently a protest was made , a
though Chief UobertH of Denver InMsti
that he had hceu the hose before It left tl
bouse and nld that It was properly couple
Afi a consequence of the protest no tin
was announced b > the judges , but It v\i
re ; * > rted that the performamo has be <
made In 0 27 1-5.
Kansas City made a flno run nnd secun
the excellent time of 0 32 l-f > One of tl
horses that appeared in the team was 11
famous Dan This animal wn one of tl
team that visited England. Scotland ai
Ireland covernl jears ago when the > Kuns
Cl'ty company took | > art In the lutcrnatlon
tournament held across the pond. Ho Is
jeare old , but runs like a colt
Lincoln was unfortunate A mlscue w
made In attachlns a collir about the nc
of one of the horses. Although the heirs
undo the prettiest run of all the teal
this accident resulted In a loss of mot
seconds The time made wa * 0 3 * 1-5
On account of the protest , which was n
Fettled at once , the winners were not a
CASTOR ! A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bough
Boars the
Signature of
Bean th
Bigmtnto
of
notinpH A similar raff | to b - on the pro
gram every * lay durinn the tournament.
> Hirii l.nm In < ' < niiirlllliin | ,
The next event w n ntralKhtaway ho *
rni o for Nehrafka teimn only for prizes of
$7 $ , ' 10 and $ ! " ) , diatanre 2iO vards The
entries were \ork. Grutid Uland and Fru
mont This race was another beauty Yoik
was between the two nnd before half the
dlitanro wan covered commenced to forge
ahead It gained steadily all the way nt d
crossed the line a length ahead of the o'her
two. A grand light wus made by Fremont
and Grand Island all the way and the for
mer managed to rapture second place.
Time York. 0 " , n 4.- , Fremont , 0 32 1-6 ,
Grand Island , 0 35 1-5
The final event of thu clay was the Ne
braska championship hose > race This was
a run of I0i ( yards lay fifty yards of hose ,
uncouple and attach pipe The flrat prize
was $100 and n championship emblem , the
second prize $50 $ and the third $25. The
same three entries as In the previous race
were the contestants.
York again demonstrated Its superiority.
Its team succeeded In performing the vvoik
In 0 Vi 3-5 Fremont was second with a
tlmei of 0 40 and Gland Island third In
0 40 3-5
During the afternoon the H F Mcn/f-r
champion drill team corps of Marlon , In ,
gave a line exhibition of their evolutions
between a couple of the events. It was
the recipient of great applause for Its at
tractive drilling
During the morning Assistant Fire Mar
shal W H Musham of Chicago arrived In
the' city He came In the place of Chief
Sucnle , who has found It Impossible to bo
present , llo Is one of the most famous fire
lighters of the country and has spent pretty
ncarfy his entire life In the- service , being
connected with the Chicago department for
some thirty years.
Yesterday morning nt 10 u , .10 < . Ma
rlon. In , drill corps gave an exhibition drill
before The Heo building. For some fifteen
minutes they marched nnd countermarched
thniu h ninny pretty maneuvers , some of
them military and others not Their march
ing and evolutions were really splendid and
proved their claim of being the champion
drill corps of the countiy They have an
attractive uniform consisting of white swal
lowtail cemts with black and all gold fac
ings , dark blue trousers and white helmets
with blue and white plumes The drill
master Is James 12 Hrornwell The company
contains twenty-eight men It will be seen
dally at the grounds during the tournament
Among the visitors to the- tournament Is
T i : Smith , Jr. , of Chicago , proprietor of
the Western Fireman and Journal of Public
v\orks. the olllclal organ of the American
flro service , and ateo vice president of the
NatlonnT Firemen's association for the state
of Illinois.
I'riiKi-iim for 'loila ) .
The following < s the program for today ,
commencing at 10 o'clock
Event N 1 Single Men s 50-foot Coupling
Contest First pri/e , gold medal , valued at
$ ! " > and $ . ' 0 in cash , uocond prize , $10 cash
Each coupler using his own coupling
( loupllng must pass Inspection )
Ev'nt No 2 Ladder Climbing Contest
The national association rules to govern
First | irzo | fold medal valued at"i and
$20 cash , second prize$10 third prize , $ j ,
Event No , ! -1 oruplor Climbing Conical
\galnst Time- Time taken when last man
s In building. Kit at prize , $75 , Be-com !
prlzo , $ > ( )
Event No 4 None-Wlnneis' Hose Haco
For teams having won no money Iri any
irevlous lace's First prl/o , $75 , secoru
Izo. $ J" .
Eve-lit No 5 Platform Ho c' Haco Hur
of . ' 0(1 ( yanls to hydrant lay 1" > 0 feet of hose
bnak coupling and put on pipe , take pipe
o tbo top of the platform slxte-tm feet fron'
he ground Tlmo take-n when coupler ha'
joth fiet on thepi itfnrm First prize
5100 , second prize $ bO third prlzo. $10
Event No fi Hose Ilaoo for Second-Cla- *
Teams Open only to tennis that have nevi'i
won a championship or have not compete *
n firemen's races this jcar ( IbiS ) . Firsi
prize , $ ! - " > second prize , $75 , third prize
$50 fourth prizeJ"i. .
Event N 7 Hook and Ladder Team-
Second claps Conditions same as secom
i .a hose race , event No 1 First prize-
$100 , second prlzo , JTI , third prlzo $ > 0
Event No S Pompier Exhibition Com
Ing down llfo line time taK n from "tar
( at top window ) to feet touching tin- ground
Flist prize , gold medal valued at $25 , second
end pilzc silver medal valued at 110
Event No t One Hundred Yards Fee
Hnco Open only to volunteer lire- depart
merit chiefs , who must have- credentials o
authority Quo prize , gold medal \alued a
$25.Event
Event No in Ono Hunderd Yard Fee
KBCP Open only to paid department chiefs
Ono prize , gold m * dal valued at $2"
Event No 11 Extinguishing of fires 01
laigo burning buildings by the Denver
Knnsas City ami Lincoln , Neb , paid fir
de-paitments
SOLDIERS ARE ENJOYING LIFI
Sri'onilliruNKii I'llnl * KM n litciir
nt e'limp MrlMolohn Quite
llrnrnlilr.
The transportation facilities to Cam
George I ) Melklejohn were taxed ye-Uerda
afternoon In carrying spcctatois iO the req
Imental parade of the Second NVbraska vol
unteers It was the Hist attempt which th
regiment has made toward n united Oispln
for over a month , as the ranks have Sue
BO depleted by sickness tint the ehovvln
made would only have tended to tlic fin tin.
discouragement of the troops Evun ygtei
day , when a large number of lck have be
returned to dutv , thu contrast with the II-
play made at Lincoln before leav Ins for tli
south was verv marked For Instance , eon :
pany 0 , the Omaha Guards , which fcuffcie
the heaviest of all from disease exoept on
company , only appeared with a little ovi
live sets of fours , or about forty-live rnei
contrasted with 100 when they took ( hi tril
couth.
The ceremony had been announced as
dress parade and was Identical with It wit
thi ) exception of the costumes The volur
loirs have drawn no dress uniforms and a ]
peaied in thflr field fatigue costumes bli
fhlits , khakle trousers and lcggin Tl
khaklo trousers of a yellowish blown cat
vas were Issued recently with orders th ;
they bo used only on dress occaslops.
At the assembly call the companies forme
In company panic- and were inspect-d Tl
i adjutant s call followed , when each battiillc
una formed In line on the parade groun
Lieutenant Colonel Olson of the First ba
tnllon , Major Mapes of the Second battallc
and Major Tracy of the Third battallc
brought their commands to parade res
while Colonel Hills on a Kentucky thoroiiKl
bred acquired on the trip south made an In
posing figuio In the colonel's position. Tl
re-gimental band , playing In quick tlm
passed In front of the adjutant and field oil
UTS to the left of the regiment and back
its | est on the right The adjutant thin r <
ported to Colonel Hills that the parade vvi
formed and after the colonel and staff oil
cers had drawn swords the former gave
numler of orders from the manual Tl
regiment then passed In review and march ,
to company parade , where It was dlsmlsse
The ceremony was concluded at 5 15 , at
as retreat , the usual 0 o clock call , w ,
j sounded at parade the rolllirs were permi
i I'd ilii-lr liberty until taps , 11 p m A Ian
proportion of them came downtown ur
spent the evening In various profitable at
pleasurable ways.
lilfiilltle-H Hit * I'l-Noni-r.
\ndrea Smith , who It was alleged stn
$ . ' i'lb worth of furs from 0 E Shukert
company and who U under arrest at Srattl
\\nsh. will bo brought to Omaha to htm
trial Henry Thompson , an er-iploM' "f M
Shukert , was deputized by Chief Gallagh
to go to Seattle' to take the fugitive In
ni'nody Thompson wired his employ
ye'sterday that he bid IdrntltWd Smith ai
would IH > on his way to Omaha wl h bis mi
as soon as thu tight Smith was makii
against extradition Is concluded
Thompson is expected to arrive In Omal
with bl man Friday
COJIPERS TALKS TO A FEW
Addrews but a Slim Audience at the
Auditorium.
DISCUSSES SOME PROBLEMS OF LABOR
Holds Hint Contrnttiirnt U Drslrtir-
tlviof HieHeit Inli-rcHlN of lip
I'ciiplr nml Hint lir l.nluir
Aullalor Is NeuMMir > .
Samuel Gompers , president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor , found a rather
film audience at the exposition Auditorium
last night Mr Gompers prefaced hU ad
dress with an apology for the discussion of
the questions Involved In the labor proble-m
' Labor has no hl-g to fear from discussion , "
he said , ' the great danger It has to face Is
the failure of men to think "
If there was any doubt of the existence of
a labor question ho would Invite the doubt
ers to go with him to the 'coal mines of
I'ennsylvanl-i , the swca , . shops of New York ,
the textile Industries of the cast and south
and the factories and workshops of the couu-
try generally , or. better still , to the high
ways and byways where men are walking
day and night asking for the opportunity to
earn their bread by the sweat of their
brows , and they would find that the labor
( luestlon Is the living , burning question of
the century to which the brightest minds
of thf century and thu country should bo
devoted to solve" Then he deprecated the
baneful effects of contentment , saying sub
stantially
i Nothing Is more destructive to the best
I Interests of the pioplo than when a period
of so-called contentment prevails Show me
a country where "hit kind of contentment
which the rich desire and the poor shall en
joy prevails and I will show you a county !
wheie servllltv prevails and progress Is Im
possible' Without discontent none would
care to find a reason and remedy for exist
ing wrongs The labor agitator is the one
who sound- * the alarm of wrongs and rouse-s
the thinkers to woik out a solution He Is
, not a mere fungus giowth of fancy , but a
result of modern conditions of modern so
ciety , and were every labor agitator ex-
ti rmlmiu-d tonight a new e-rop would grow ,
for so long as present conditions prevail
the laboi agitator ami the labor orginlza-
tlou must prevail If civilization Is to con
tinue and our republic Is to perpetuated
| Comparing present conditions with the
I past ho said ho was not pessimistic , not
1 unmindful of the progress of the country
, and he had confidence In the character of
the American people , but he admonished
Hear In mind that the' man who walks
the streets at night homeless and pennlle-s
unit hungry through no fault of his own
lo him society does an Injustice and to him
all our progress Is a failure and a delusion
and a snnio , despite the principles of our
leclaratlon of independence Tonight we
have ceased from our labors and are seem
ingly secure In our employment and tonight
Home one sits burning the midnight oil who
tomorrow may throw a ircw Iden upon the
world that might perhaps throw multitudes
on the streets as superfluous members of
society
Ho next discussed the machinery prob
lem and along with It the necessity , from
his standpoint , of shorter hours. Said ho
Machinery cannot bo topped , should not
bo stopped. The Invention of man's brain
should umouraged , as they are- for the
benefit of society Hut while they arebelli ) ;
encouraged vie see- great aggregations ol
wealth as trusts controlling the Industries
and commerce of the country Whither are
wo drifting ? Is n question \\o must ask oui-
selves , the foolish ni well as the wise With
the Introduction and invention of machinery
came the discovery of artificial light , Inci
dentally requiring men to work longer
hours This menus that some must work
part of the night as well as the day , whllt
othora walk the street without any work tc
do. There must be H new condition , a new
thought aroused If we hope to maintain
the great prestige and progress of our coun
try.
lie discounted the "pet piojccts" of some
economic doctors , saying progress must be
along the lines of evolution , the lines ol
least resistance , anil could only be main
tained and secured when the vvage-worken
are In a fair condition materially and thai
opportunity is the great lover of socla'
progress , and ho then dilated upon the ten
dency of the brnln-workers to place the
bunion of toll upon tbo shoulders of thi
hand , or manual workers , and argued-
The manual workers -ny that with thi
constant J tolopment of machinery , tha
with the labor-saving machine , too often
the labor-destroy ing machine , there shoub
bo n diminution of the hours of labor , si
that each worker should have an opportunlt ;
to attain a higher standard of living I
Is for this that the labor movement la or
ganlzed
Mr Gompers denounced government by Irr
junction and excused the strike method o
" I labor In seeking redress from Its grievances
I Strikes , he said , were only possible amonf
civilized people As for arbitration , It wa :
I only when labor was sufllclrntly organize *
, . as to Inspire respect that arbitration wa
possible There might be arbitration vvltl
two lions , but In the case of the lion nnd thi
lamb there would be nothing to orhltrate-
. , | the lamb would simply get Inside the lion
llo criticised the Income decision of the federal
oral supn me eouit and referred to the largi
number of private- bills which go througl
every seslon of congress , observing tha
like conditions prevailed previous to th
downfall of the Roman cm > lrc. The "deslri
. I for more" Is what prompts the wageworke
e as It prompts every man. In the war will
. Spiln the victories had been duo to the mei
I j at the guns and behind the guns Final ) ;
the exposition demonstrated what labo
could accomplish out of the wilds of natw
and served to show that this generation dli
not wish to retrograde to the conditions o
the past.
"The laborer Insists that he shall be con
sldeicd a factor In society , " said Mr Gem
pers , as a clincher to his argument , "am
not merely a wealth-producing machine , am
01 organized labor will not rest until the
o i worker gets a fairer share of the product
. , of his toll and something like an cqultabl
, t condition Is produced The walking dele
gate , much as he may be caricatured , Is do
Ing as much as any man can do to brln
about amicable relations between factor
n who would otherwise bo at sword's points al
the time. Ho represents our right to b
heard by counsel "
II Marilimo l.lct'iiNri.
i1 The following marrlnge licenses were la
' sued by County Judge Haxter yesterday
Name and residence Agi
Fayettc II I'osey Denver , Cole 2
Mrs Virginia Iliown , Henderson. Ky. I
William II Reid Omaha 2
Mrs Lillian ( 'lavson Omaha S
Jirneh I Shaffer Los Angeles. Cal I
Marguerlto C Clark. North Platte , Neb. . 1
Charles Derscbow. St Louis. Mo 4
Lillian K Hughes , Trenton. N. J !
a Harry II Tavlor Omahi 4
1C Mrs Maggie La Force Omaha
Addlson D Mclendy , Thompson , III
Delia d Kent. Thompson 111
. Vaclav Houdek South Omaha. . .
Mrs Josie I'ribll South Omaha.
13 Joseph E Trlnnler Sldne } . Neb.
' " llaiby A Cochran. Stdnc } . Nidi.
Charles G SlmmondB , Di > france , la
Hertha K Lary. Dunlap. la
Peter F Dougal. Omaha
Julia S Ilauer. St Louis Mo
Herman Kuehl Yutan Neb
Mary Karnten. Mlllard , Neb
Henry H Kingston New York J
Mrs Fram-ls 3 Dunn Omaha
Hi * Unit Too Mini ) XVutrlirn.
Joseph Levy , an alleged Chicago plrV
pocket. Is locked up at the Central stallot
He' was picked up coming out of a MI lee
on Sixteenth strci't HIM actions in ai
tempting to omaiunKrue wuh thu inmate
of the saloon aroused the ittention of tl
arresting officers and thev took him msie !
and while ono held him the other eeurclic
the place Four gold watches were fouc
which the bartender mild were' left with
him hv Lev )
lev } rtfUMd lo till whtre he got the
llmrplrren Lew the police' af ert worke-d
In the irowdR on Labor da } and thine
wnti IIP * nre a part of bin ftiMllnif ) They
think he has valuables stored awa } In
several e-ther plaies nbout the clt } Levy
da I in a to be from Richmond. Ind.
HYMENEAL ,
.Innri-e'oi-i Ilclil-Clniison ,
At the home of H L Jones. 1014 Potllh
Klevcnth street , on Punday , September 4 ,
nt 7 p m , Mr Kdwtn f Jones of falls
City. Neb , and Miss llcrtha Coo of fJrand
Island Neb , b } Rev 0 \ Luce , pastor of
South Tenth Street Methodist Epl6cop.il
church
Also at the parsonage , 1007 I'lerce street ,
by the same , William H Reid of Omaha
and Mrs Lillian Claufon of Omaha.
Til * I or * 1,1 * Pol or.
Harry H Tajlor , one of the Janitors of
the court house nnd vice president of the
Laborlngmcn'B Republican club , has become
a benedict lie celebrated Labor dav by
getting married to a } oung widow named
Mrs Mngglo Leforce , Justice of the I'cace
Kaldwln pel forming the ceremony. They
have started housekeeping at 4723 North
fortieth avenue
Itolie-rtit-lliirrli.
cn.VTRAL CITY. Neb. Sept f , ( Special
Telegram ) Kred Roberts of Columbus nnd
Miss Ll/zle Harris of this < It } were mar
ried at the Catholic church In this clt > this
morning , Rev father Delfosse olllclatlng
A large number of their friends were pres
ent Mr and Mrs Roberts will reside In
Columbus.
.SoIII Another C'on.
Andrew Hurb , an accredited cow thief ,
was locked up last night on the testimony
\\llllams & Son , commission merchants
nt South Omaln Hurb Is said to have un
tied the cow of R C Hooker , SCI I IoJje ) ;
street , and to have led It awn } while the
household was nslccp The ne\t morning ,
ho.\evci , Mr Hooker tracked the animal
In the direction of South Omnha and ar-
ihnl there a few minutes after the niiimal
bad been disposed of lo the commission
merchnnts. Ho at once claltmd his proper ! }
anil by wa > of return the commission mer
chants made a careful senich fur their un
profitable , patron Hurb was located near
Ninth and Iiodge stree-th Investing the pro
ceeds of his sale
Him ! . ? < I.Ofii-s Ills MOIKM.
fred Ktnno } of Olenwood la , was the
representative of his state last night to give
up good mono } te > bad women He Intended
to bring a load e > f apples to the Omaha mar
ket and had I cached u rend house over the
river , where ho quartered bis wagon until
morning Ho then came to Omaha and wan
dered about until he met two women who
are supposed to have been Mablo Johnson
nnd Lizzie Smith He talked with them for
.1 few minutes , during which period the } ex
tracted J76 from bis pocUetbook and re
placed the book In his junket The women
wcro later arrested , but wore different
clothes , nnd Klnney could only partially
Identify them
TrieIn ( IIIMIllln Wife.
O 1' O. Sullivan , colored , returned from
n trip as a Pullman porter lust night te
meet rumors that his wife had been associ
ating with other negroes and had beer
spending his money In their entei talnment
He secured a knlfo nnd started to Inter
view the woman , who tied at his approach
Ho pursued her all over the Third waul
until ho was Intercepted by an olllcer am
sent to Jail
I'oolicn n Hard Pall.
William W Poole was sitting on the rail
ing in front of the Hron Reed company i
building near fourteenth nnd Douglas
streets last night when he was seized v\ltl
an attaik rf dizziness and fell backward tc
the bottom of tbo area way , ten feet below
Ho received Might bruises on the head am
was rendered unconscious by the shock Hi
was taken to the pollco station , where hi
was treated by a surgeon , and slowlv recovered
covered coiibctoiifmess I'oole was Into :
transferred to his home at Twenty-fourtl
and Leavenworth streets
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Scth J Drake , formerly of Omaha , bu
now of Chicago , has been spending a fev
dajs in the city visiting former friends.
Colonel Jcseph J Kelly of Lincoln Is vis
itlng in Omaha He Is the father of W
I U Kellj. general counsel for the Union Pa
clflo ralhoad.
Mrs R E Gimn of Lincoln , wife of Sur
geon Olllln , who Is In charge of Sternberi
hospital ut ChlcKamauga , arrived In Omni ] ,
last evening and Is registered at the Mil
lard
Judge M.4 \ Hayward spent ycbterday afternoon
ornoon nt Tort Omaha Ills son Is captali
of ono of the companies there and thi
Judge pronounces the Second regiment on
of the finest todies of men ho ever saw.
T. L. Mathews of Fremont , republlcai
candidate for state auditor , was In Oman ,
jeaterday. Ho has just returned from ,
trip to the northern and central portion
of the state and thinks the outlook for thi
republican ticket In those sections toi \ <
favorable.
Word was received yesterday from W. J
Droatch , who Is In Washington , that he hai
succeeded In securing the promise of thi
lelea e of hH son , James Wallace Hroatch
who had enlisted In the Klghth Infantry o
the re'gular arm } as a private , In hope o
fcccurtng a commission If the war shoub
lust long.
Judge W. P. Norrls of Wayne , republlcai
candidate for congress In the Third dis
trict , was In the city jesterday. Mr Norrl
has prepared to nmk an active eampalgi
In his illbtrlc-t and feels contldent that h
will win He has choten C' W. ConKlIu o
Toknmah , who was temporary chairman o
the republican state convention , as th
chairman of his congressional committee
Al Dickinson , Frank Knight , I'ranK Pot
ter , Clifford burlier and Lawrence HrlnKei
Omaha High school bo > n , have juxt returnc
from u delightful hunting and Mshlng tri
of four weeks In Col rado , Wjomlng Utal
Idaho and Montana. The boys wcro tb
guests of the son of General Manager Dick
son of tbo I nlon Pacific rallioad and ha
the life of Union Pacific special car 06 fo
their trip 1 hej brought home a cjuantlt
of game und trout
W. J Hlnman of Winnipeg , Manitoba , 1
atendlng the meeting of the American Vet
cilnary Medical association nnd it lb clalme
he has traveled farther than any other mem
her of the association to be present. Mi
llinnmn thinks be lives in one of the great
est countries in the world. He sajs the
will ship Ml.OCO.GOO bushels of grain out (
that piovlnco this year and tlwt last > ca
they sent 36,000 head of cattle to the state
as stoekers Winnipeg has 40000 peopli
seven railroads , with nil modern rnunlclp <
Irnpiovements and IB n lively city He sa >
the ) have the best veterinary laws In Can
ada that exist an > where and the profei-blo
Is ranked among the highest He will prol
ably leave tonight for Minneapolis , as h
IB one of the judges of horses at the slat
fair which Is now In progress in Mimic
sola.
Nebraskans at the hotels La ran Jordai
Oresham , II B Head Ogalalla B P Mes
era , Ogalalla , M II Noble and wife , ( ill
bon , L 0 Hrlan and wife , Cedar Rapid :
nugene Delatour. Ogalalla J II Sullivai
Spalding , W A Fox , David City. Irwi
? eott , btromsburg J L Hanks , Nort
llend , II J Sudbeck Hartlngton W !
Jenkins Kulleiton , It F Kloke , Wei
Point , M H Weiss A A. Abel. Hebroi
11 ( i. Saw > er , Inavale , Mr and Mrs. C J
Day , Lincoln , W M Taylor , York.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A third divorce suit was Hied > esterda ;
It was by George A Lee against Ann Ix1
DtEortlon two > ears ago In pleaded Tl
parties were mairied In Marshall Minn
six > rars ago and have two children
Prof Woodion of lloston will lecture ;
the. Urican Methodist KpUcopal churc
Eighteenth and Webster , this evening c
The Genesis of Evolution White peep
iru cordially Invited Admission free'
As the reMult of Htumbllng into a snu
"iolo In the sidewalk on the west side
Pwentj-llret stret-t , be-tween Wlrt ai
penrer streets on the evening of Fcbrua
n last. Marj M Gilleeplc SUM the cltj f
J' 000 damages for alleged permanent I
Juries to her left leg and foot caused 1
spraining her ankla wverely at the time.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Union Donot Ordinance- Discussed m
Committee and Finally Passed ,
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW STRUCTURE
ItiitmIvrllj lilti-o n I'm DrtnIN of
tinI'ropoKiil MtillilliiK I n rut j-
1'oiirlli Mre-i'l V hullicl Mat-
ti-r IN I.nlil ( l\cr.
Both the union depot and the vliducl
questions were considered bv the council
In committee of the whole K'sterda } after- i
noon. It was quUkl } de-clded to pass the
ordinance In the evening , opening the nlleva
and streets desired by the Union I'Tllii.
but action was deferred on the Twenty-
fourth strcc-t viaduct As to the Sixteenth
street \laduet It was Ke'nerally undeistood ,
without formal action that the mutter
would come up for disposition nt the evenIng -
Ing meetintr j
General Solicitor William R Kelly of the
t'nlon 1'ncillc was present to oxulalu hit.
cotnpan's plans for the new union dopo' ,
but did not concern himself In the least iri
the v'nduct ' nntier. Ho had with him a
map showing the site of the union depot
discussed in the t-prlng The ordlname In
hand proposed vacating the allm over wh ih
the elevator stands between Twelfth and
Thirteenth Mieets , alto a p'eoe ' of Eighth
stnet and east of the present temporal
depot. It rcall } covers all the streets west
from Tenth to Thirteenth foi the reason
that the old ordinance was consMeiod
faulty. These streets under the old 01 11-
nance wore vacated for forty } ears and
mo all covered with tracks Mr K llv
explained that In order to lav passenger
tracks to the- new depot the eitlrn jard
would have to be reconstiiu tcil Ho assured
the councllnien that the ti".v unluii de.iot
Is now a pobltlvo fact , as the necexsny
contracts have been b'gned ' , senli'I and e -
changed between the t'nlon I'aeltle the
Noithwestorn , the Milwaukee and the Rock
l land , nnd a temporar } arrangement hid
also been made with the Tort Arthur -onto
g v.ng It nece'S Other compam-s lie sntd ,
can come In on the- same basis as rhe I'ort
Arthur by pa } Ing their pro rata of the
operating expenses
"There nro four se's of plans" said
Judge Kcll } , "and bids hive boon Called
for H will be a line worl ing depot , one
that would be creditable to an } city About
all I can say as to the kind of hull ling
it will bo Is that It will bo COO feet long
and will bavo a tower slxt-four feet
higher than the Tenth street viaduct '
lli-pol U III | | ( . Unlit.
Mr Ileehel asked If it Is not a positive
fact that the depot will be built Mr Kell >
answered positively that It Is Ho could
not say what the cost of the new de > pot
will be The idans were drawn b } a Chicago
cage llrm Mi Illngham moved that the
ordinance before the committee bo passed
at the evening session , and after an assur
ance had been received from Mr Kelly that
the woik on the } ards and depot would
bigln at once , a vote was takou and Hlng-
him's motion prevailed with enl } one nega.
tlve In opposition.
The old plans provided for a depot about
HO feet In length , exclusive of the shed
The depot now in prospect would extend
astward on the prese'iit silo r > 00 feet prartl-
.ally from Tenth street , between Marcy
street and the alley running along the north.
Thcro are to bo two main entrances , one
from the Tenth street viaduct nnd a large
one from Ninth htreet. Mr Kelly was not
In a position to say an } thing about the
much agitated for Nluth street viaduct
The matter of the Twenty-fourth street
viaduct was the first to bo considered by
the committee. There were probably a
score of property owners on hanil to urge
his Improvement , among them Daniel Shull ,
A L Reed , agent for the Shull heirs , Rich
ard N Witlinoll , Charles W Holler. Wil
liam Mulhnll. f W. Corliss , i : L Howe ,
fred Xotrnann and a representative from
the Omaha National bank The Shull heirs ,
Mr Reed explained , own all the property
on both sides of Twent-fourth street from
Hickory to the Union Pacific tracks nnd
both he and Mi Shull .assured the com
mittee they would sign a written waiver of
all damages the property might be con
sidered as suffering b } reaton of the via
duct The Omaha National bank has some
seventy lots affected by the want of the im
provement.
IVlint HIP People Wniie.
The burden of the demand of these prop
erty owners , as Mr. Reed communicated It ,
was that the matter was first brought to
the notice of the council six years ago ,
since which tlmo the street has been graded
The rallioad has fenced up the street and
shut off access to the city Recently the
supreme court decided that the city could
compel the railroads to put up the necessary
viaducts as a matter of safety to life and
for public convenience Mr. Reed repre
sents twenty-seven acres
Mr. Wlthnell said last } ear to get .1.000,000
brick to South Omaha a very roundabout
' route had to be taken because of the road
having been fenced acioss " ( ! lvc us the
viaducts , " he pleaded , "both the Slxteentli
street and the Twenty-fourth street. 1
think If you would talk to the latlroad people
ple they would be perfectly willing lo build
them "
Mr. Zotzmann complained that the prop
erty owners had been taxed for giadlng. yel
the benefits had been shut off When the
matter was brought up n year ago the coun
cil pleaded that there were no funds will
which to do It , but now the supreme courl
has said the rallroids could bo made te
do It.
When Mr Corliss comes to the city , he
3
said , ho has to make his start southward
first. Ills wife had narrowly escaped death
fa dangerous are the streets and tracks Ir
their present state
Mr Mulhall thought If the railroads wen
compelled to put crossings at every streci
and keep flagmen at all of them , as pom *
cities require , and then pny damages foi
all accidents , they would find It cheaper Ir
the long run to build viaducts
The question of onmlngs was discuss
al = o by Mr Halfcr ' From Seventeen ! !
street to Sheely's station , " he remarked
"a distancenf over six miles , there Is enl
one orotslng. The railroads have bee :
treated most leniently Other cities com
pel them lo put crossings at every streel
It would IK > no hardship to the railroad
10 compel ibmi to build both the Twenty
fourth and the Sixteenth street viaduct !
All the district bounded by -avonwort I
nnd Vlnton and Twentieth and Twenty
eighth streets Is tributary to Twenty
fourth It has been ono of the prlnclpr
highways of the city , yet It Is now fence-
up to that people can't drive over It a
an. "
Cut Off from tinClt ) .
"In eplte of the fact that the proper !
Is cut off from access to the- city , " res
soned Mr. Reed "It Is still asysetfed on th
same basis as Thirteenth. Fourteenth , Fll
ironth and sixteenth t'nder the clrcum
fiances I think the taxes should bo car
cled We are paying $1 200 a year taxe
< tnd yet have no road to th.o city when w
want to route to town "
Counellmcn Mount Lobeek and Stul
each expressed themselves as being favoi
alile to the viaduct , but Mr Hechel a <
vised postponing action until a pctltio
was presented formally waiving all darr
< ges Apsur.mri'H of waivir v\cre given t
all the prope-rty OAIUTS iin inf but M
Heche ) insisted chat they ihouM aN bo i
writing so as to become rnautrs of neon
M M'Khim ANVrillXUlllTNSO IIKilll.Y nml mi JUSTLY 1'ltAISmnt
MAUI \M \ \ IM : , ninr.uuH s wxu. ( or iiom , > o < \ i s iui HK ,
Braces Body and Brain.
MARIANI WINE r zcs few i > \Al IANI WINE is invaltt.
to ( lie l ; iut , strength and elasticity ble for on > wet kcd men , deli
ticity to the muse cs < 'turf rich cate women and sickly children.
ness to the blood. It i r a proinot- It soothes , strengthens and sus
11 of good health and longevity. tains the system.
, . . , , . , , . . VM i r-n r.ViMt iMli Street New Tork ,
. 'HlT.Pfr ' k'VnmmnmV '
.
I'rlm.-s Ml e irdlnals , Ari lilusli.ips . and . .th. r int.-noting inutl.r.
Vin Marlani Makes the Weak Strong
Montreal 2S.10 Hospital St
SI
l-mlon ss Morllnmr
IMrU-U H-'UloMird ' llaui-wniHiii -
ieal Furniture Bargains
V Fire damaged goods to bo closed out this
week room raoro viihmblo than fmnltnro to us now so vvo'vo
marked o\ cry picco loft nt prices Unit , miibt force them out Onl n
fejw left.
12 Dining Tables , quarter sawed top , fine
tables , but little damaged , $4.75 ,
$6.75 , $9.50.
50 Bed Spring , each , 50c.
100 Oak Stands , each , 55c.
25 full si/A-d Wood Heds , balance of suits
burned , each , $1.95.
f > piece Parlor Suits , not one thai sold for
less than f27.50 and up to $85.00 each
wonderful values the&e from $10
to $34.
0 allupliol&tered Easy Chairs , each $2 50.
Solid mahogany Hall Chairs , each $2.75.
Large rattan Eat > y Chairs , each , $6.75.
Natural birch Bed Kooiu Suit , value § 35 ,
$18 75.
Sowing Tables , 70c.
Fine upholstered Parlor Chairs , solid ma
hogany frame , value $15.00 to S'J'J.50 ,
$9.60.
All above goods in basement. Come
Monday morning.
Orchard & Wilheltii Carpet Co
141-1-10-18 .
- - Douffhis Street.
Action was then deferred until next Mon
day afternoon.
The ordlmnco vacating city streets and
alleys about Ninth and Marey streets for
Union Pacific depot purposes was passed
last night by the city council , with con
ditions attached These conditions woie
that the Union Pacific commence- the con
struction of Its depot within sixty days and
that the structure completed wlhln two
years If these conditions bo com llc-d with
the condemned land will be > deeded to the
road. If they are not complied with the
vacation of the land will bo voided.
The council ntso passed on the third readIng -
Ing the ordinance ordering the construc
tion of n new Sixteenth street viaduct The
Twenty-fourth street viaduct matter was
not touched , In accordance with the deter
mination reached at the eommltte-e of the
whole meeting The ordinance4 ? did not
provoke a particle of argument.
N M1'iirlt Hoiiril Ordinance * .
Another Important ordinance , too. was
introduced as quietly as the other two were
passed This provided for the appointment
of a now Hoaul of Park Commissioners by
the mayoi anil council It was but another
phase of the home rule policy which was
sustained by the recent decision of thu su
preme' court that declared that the mayor
and city council of Omaha ami not the
governor of Nebraska should select Omaha's
Hoard of Fire and Police Commissioners. At
piesent the paik commissioners arc ap
pointed by the district court Judges , by the
new ordinance they rue to be appointed by
the mayor and confirmed by the council.
1'ho ordinance was refened.
The mutter of tearing up the wooden
blocks of Tvventv-fourth street from Lake
to Fpauldlng streets and refilling the Btreet
was placed on file on the strength of reports
made by the city attorney and city engineer.
The property owners along the street will
have to sign a petition for repavlng before
any improvement can be made , ns the city-
has not the $1,000 needed for the work.
An appropriation of $1,000 was made to
repair washouts on unpnvcd streets. An-
o'her ' npprourlatlon of $ f > 00 was allowed for
cutting weeds
City Comptroller WosthorR reported the
city funds In the hands of the city treas
urer to have been as follows on August 31
Cash 'n drawer $ 1 1CI 99
Che-ekH for deposit G.hlO 17
Halames In brink" ' Cltv funds
Kmitltzo lilo New York $ T ! Hi" . 40
Firm Nntl.mnl . . . 10,001 M
Cnmmerrlil Nntlonnl . . 11 O.'l S2
Men hunts' National . . 12 72-1.00
National li.ink of Com-
. .if-rce- . HJ.79I 21
Nib ) iska National 42.GC7 KJ
Omaha Nntlonnl 40131 7fi
I'l-lon NiiMonal -10 S77 11
rnlti-d States National . 33,41.1 41
German S.ivlnga , certlll-
e-at. > Ill 60-K7.SI7.70
Si houl funds
. I Konnt- Urns , N-vv York. 410 S2
1 Fulfill National 16.KI4.7C 16.74S.OS
i I'eillro n lief funds
fii mum Saving" , certifi
cate . 2.79S 5-1
Mere hunts' Niitlonal COS It 3,1019s
Special funds
Union National 1,00000 1.000 00
Total of funds on hind . . . . $331,203 VI
Itrllirnx tit Wooden \Viill.x.
A resolution was passed viblcb will In the
future permit of the laying of wooden side
walks to replace wooden walks worn out
-ml on streets where- there are no walks
The Hoard of Public Works was Instructed
d
to prepare * an ordinance permitting thin lly
his action the council goes back on Its rule
to authorize only permanent walks of brick ,
Htono or artificial stone to be laid In the
i ity
ityThe
The tity comptroller was authorizc l to
advertise for Mils for moving the election
booths from where they are stored to placen
where the ) are to be used for registration
purposes. Thu council decided that it could
not get out of doing this , even though thci
i Ity will not benefit from the fair idea
tion
Th mayor's veto of tbo $50 salary of
the third clerk In th < < ofllco of the Hoard
of Public Works was not sustained. It
was stated that the board Is keeping within
its fund for clerk hire In employing the
clerk and lhat the apslatanco of the cxira
help is absolutely needed
A eornmunlcaiton was received from G
P Hutu m which he takes exceptions to
statements made over his claim for
registrar's fees at thu last meeting It WHS
stated that he had not solved , hut had at-
sumed another man's name who hud served.
Mr Hulls writes that this Is not so , al
though a mistake ) was made In his Initials.
The ordinance opening Howard Btrei t
from a point west of Twentieth to Tweutv-
beconil street was passed on the third
reading.
RETAIL DRUG MEN GATHER
N Drlmll-n
( lie of li'imt lo
UN
Druggists who have boon In the city to
itlend the meetings of the Stnto Pharma-
ruitlcal association , with others who run
Intel rated In a more general organisation ,
met at the Dellono hotel last night to form
the Transmlsslsslppl He-tail Drug congress.
There was a good representation presenl
from transmlsslsslppl states and consider
able Interest wan shown In establishing a
union which would bo able to act with forcn
In probleims which are vexlns the retail elrui ;
traeli-
A temporary organization was formed
with C M Ford of Denver , Cole , president ,
ai J F. Wall , Windsor , Mo , secretary ,
J ford made an Interesting address In
tn A the chair , speaking of tbo advantage !
o a ncneial union of western diugglsts In
piomotlng their mutual Interests. Ho said
that a union based on the plan of tradot
unions could exert considerable' v eight In
obtaining fair price schedules with Johbeia
and manufaetuiers and In other similar
matters A committee on credentials wan
appointed and In accordance ) with Its report
all retail druggists present were1 accredited
whether the ) had been named by the Ir
state organl/atlons or not.
Dr. Squlbbs of Hrookl > n then made a. few
remarks upon free alcohol , sa > lng that the
tax was ostabllshul over thlrtv jears ago
to bring In a war lovenuo and bad outlived
Its usefulness. Charles S. Cllno of Colorado
rado advanced arguments from the contrary
point of vlow.
A committee on permanent organlratlon ,
composed of ono from every state repre
sented. was appointed aa follows- : . J. Sej -
Pora , Nebraska , M W. 1'orterfleld , New
Mexico , N. J Hontloy , Iowa ; C. W. Bald
win , Kansas , F. II Lilly , Oklahoma , Jnmc.i
Lewis , South Dakota , DennlH O'Hrlen , Mis
souri , Charles S Cllne , Colorado. Thu com
mittee will consider thu matter of perma
nent formation and will report today. The
committee on resolutions was rnadei up of
Messrs Sherman , Llllle , Hroadle rind Mis.
Hcllman , the latter being one of a number
of women icprencntatives present. The con
gress tin n adjourned until 10 a. m. today.
The delegates present and states lepre-
sented wern us follows. J , C. Woetmpener ,
Lincoln , Neb , J. U How no , Salldu , Cole ;
K 11. Malolt , Abilene , Krin ; Hello C. Hell-
man , Sterling , Neb. , Henry H. Goring ,
Plattsmouth. Neb , C. W. Haldwlii , Oa-
borne , Kan , Charles S. Kllno , Denver , A.
A. llroadlp , Wnvcrly , la ; i : AI. Haker , 8t.
Paul. Neb ; George M Pcdcrsen. Harlan ,
la . W. S. Shadburn , We-st Plains , Mo ;
Dennis O'Hrlen , Plattsburg. Mo ; K. E Sel
lers , Council muffs , la ; M K , Schultr ,
Beatrice , Ni'b , F A Snow. Topeka , Kan ,
A H. Miles , DCS Mollies. la , James Lewie' '
South Dakota , N. J. Hentloy , Oskaloona' ,
la , N A Kuhn , Omaha , J v. Stout '
O Nelll , Neb , J 0 Walker , Gibbon. Neb .
13 J Seykora. South Omaha , Neb ; W. A.
Barnard , Cozad , Neb. , K. A. Keavcr , Kuox-
vllle , la , J. II. Schmidt. C K. Sherman ,
Omaha , M W Portorfleld. Sliver City N
M . W E Miller. Springfield. Neb. ; Max
Heeht. Omaha , J. J Teeten. Nebraska City
Neb , i : i : Hill , Sterling. Neb ; F. H. Lll
lle , Guthrle. Okl . T A Davis. Pawnco
City Neb . J. F. Wall Windsor , Mo. ;
Charles M. Ford , Denver. Colo.
\tli-Kfil Opium * IIII..L.T IIUnilxNrcl.
V.'un Sing , who conducts a laundry on
Ninth street , wrui arr stcd ten days ace
charged with oiienitlnK an opium joint Two
voung men. George Miner and John Thomp
son who were In the laundry at tha tlm
they wild to get their washing , wt.re arresu-a
ar the samn tlrno the chinaman was and
Ixmkeil HH patrons of
the phre The cano
was heard gcforr Judge Gordon yesterday
and the threu were disc barged , thu pollco
failing to uftkci a case uguluat tliciu ,