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THE OMAHA DAILY JIBKs MONDAY , DECEMBER 19 , 1898. 5
GUARDING AGAINST A FIRE
Union Pacific Company Takes Oare of Ita
Permanent Records.
VAULTS TO HOLD THL VALUABLE PAPERS
In Cnr Service niMinrtmcnt
Ilrliitr Out Iiiiiri > vrtiirii < N Kccenllr
Mnilr n ( llfiiiliiiiarlprn Jlullil-
tni ; < o Protect Document * .
The work of tearing out the olil record
vault at the Union 1'aoinc headquarters has
been completed and the large space formerly
occupied by It ban been added to the car
norvlce department , Ily this change not only
la considerable more room added to the room
\vhoro n dozen men and women arc em
ployed In keeping track of tlio cars of the
Union Pacific system , but the lighting room
la Improved by the added use of three large
windows which were hertoforo closed by the
record vault.
The old vault was bultt In the headquar
ters shortly after the Union Pacific took
possession of the old hotel structure for Its
general uses In 1884 , The vault was con
structed with the Idea of preserving the
most valuable papers of the railroad com
pany from destruction by flro or water , or
from being loct as years rolled along. The
outer wall of the vault was of heavy steel
and the foundations weie of 810110 and brick.
The men who had the job of tearing It out
last week found that It had been put In
with the evident Intention of staying there.
But the vault has not Ix-cn used for half a
dozen years , and the Iron room has been de-
Bcrtcd except by rats and mice. The valu
able records that the company wished to
preserve against possible destruction were
than placed In the new vaults built on the
first floor just cast of the main hall. In
here are kept the records of all the admin
istrations that have been at the head of
the Union Pacific through Its varied career ,
New Vnnltn Are Fireproof.
A Dee reporter recently asked n Union
Pacific official If ho thought the records In
there wouM bo preserved If the building
should burn. Ho sold : "Yes , Indeed. The
vault IB solidly built and the heavy brick
work and steel would keep the contents In
good shape through a fire , I think , but no
one can tell what the results of a flro would
be. When the Wabaph headquarters In St.
Louie wcro burned last winter that com
pany lost practically all of Its financial , en
gineering , executive nnd other papers of the
greatest value to the railroad. Hut I do not
think the Union Pacific would suffer so
badly In case of Are. It would foso only such
papers as happened to bo out of the vaults
at the time. "
It Is generally admitted that the nrescnt
headquarters of the Union Pacific are not
what would be called "fireproof. " or even
of "alow-burning construction. " The matter
tor of a new building for the generM uses
has been considered at Carious times as a
possible Improvement of the future , but the
event has been postponed a good many years
by the extensive repairs and Improvements
on the building within the last year. A
large sura of money has been exp.ende.1 by
the new administration In renovating the
headquarters. In addition to the general
vault on the first floor , whore the bulk of
the Important records lire kept , there has
been placed In President Hurt's new office
a smaller vault , built of tbo heaviest steel
and warranted to be fireproof. In this are
kept the executive papers of the new com
pany. The car records are considered un
important , except for reference , nud they
ere stored In an ordinary room on the fourth
floor. On the same floor , unprotected against
fire , are the records , maps , surveys and In
struments of the engineering department.
Hero arc Included not only records of the
original survey and construction of the line ,
and work done slnco then , but maps showing
the numerous surveys for new branches and
cut-offs that have been made and never
followed up.
Other II on ( In * necordi In DniiKvr.
The Burlington and the Elkhorn head
quarters are not located In what arc com
monly regarded as fireproof buildings. '
Part of tbo records of the two roads are
ket In safes , but It Is admitted that they
would share the fate of the Wabash records
In caao of a serious fire. However , each of >
these headquarters Is only a western ad
junct of the main headquarters In Chicago ( , ,
and the 111031 Important and valuable papers
of the Durllngtou and of the Northwestern
systems are kept at the Chicago headquar
ters.
ters.Tho
The railroad companies having general
offices In Omaha arc each provided with a
safe , and In these are sometimes locked up
over night contracts and other papers of
more or less value. Such papers are only
transients , however , as everything of per
manent value Is sent to the general head
quarters of the various companies for pres
ervation.
I.IBIIT ojr TUAI.VS AVKICillT.
Union I'nolllc Flxm the Louil to lie
Ilnulril liy Frrliflit Knitlnox.
A change In the amount of tonnage for
each freight run by the Union Pacific has
boon made by the management. Orders fix
ing the maximum limit of the freight trains
for the Nebraska , the Colorado , the Wy
oming and the Kansas divisions have been
sent out during the last week by General
Manager Dickinson.
"A reduction In the number of cars tea I
a train Is always made during the winter '
months , " says a writer In the Wyoming
Tribune , "but "this " year a greater reduction
than ever has been made. It seems to be
tbo policy of the new management not to
make a record for cnr haul , but to get Its
cars over the road as rapidly as possible.
la this the company Is now meeting with
gratifying success. It is the carrying out
of this policy of running trains of a reason '
able length and tonnage that caused the
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change to bo made In the passenger service
by which two now 'trains go on on January
1 , To say that this policy meets with the
boarty approval of every train and engine
man and other employes affected goes
( without saying. Then again , it Is more sat
isfactory to > the company for the number of
wreck * , which were very numerous among
the long trains , are reduced to the mini
mum , ns In also the destruction to property
resulting therefrom. "
"KnllroAd men believe that the limit has
nt last been reached lu the car haul contest
which was waged for several years by the
officials of the various divisions nnd districts
on the main line of the Union Pacific. Dur
ing the last few years the number of cars
hauled In a freight train has Increased at n
rctriarkablo rate , ns also has the tonnage of
thcso trains. Yearn ago , before the com
pany had brought Its motive power up to
Its present high slago of efficiency , the num
ber of cars hauled In tr.iln was very small
ns compared with tLnt of a train on the
Union 1'aclflc today. Dut ns the power of
the locomotives was increased and Im
provements made In the road bed and track ,
additions were made from tlmo to time lu
the car haul. Soon n division rivalry sprung
up nnd each division tried to haul more
cars In ono train than Its neighbor. It Is
not known whether thU friendly contest
was encouraged by the head officials or not ,
but certainly nothing was ever said , for the
car. haul continued to Increase. Trainmen
wer'a greatly surprised as each addition was
made , but , of course , they bad no lay in
the mutter.
"At the present tlmo the tonnage and
number of cars In trains hauled In and out
of Cbeyonno cast , west and south are as follows -
lows :
"South Two hundred and fifty tons , or
flftcn cars , constitute n train in cither di
rection , nnd 900 tons , or twenty-eight cars ,
constitute a slow or dead freight train both
way * . Two entities arc used on all freight
tinlns on Athol hill , either northbound or
southbound.
"East Ono thousand one hundred tons , or
thtrty-ono cars , make a fast train going east ,
whllo 800 tons constitute a westbound fast
freight ; l.GOO tons , or forty-eight cars , con
stitute a train of dead freight castbound ,
but these trains will average about fifty
cars ; westbound , forty-five empties Is the
minimum number hauled In ono train , but
the number of empties often reach fifty-five
or sixty. Almost all trains have helpers to
Archer. The largest train of dead freight
over hauled east from Cheyenne was ninety-
two carloads of gravel last summer.
"West Seven hundred and fifty tons ,
equal to from eighteen to twenty-five loads ,
Is a ' fas : train and Is hauled by a 1,000 cn-
gliio'wlth a 000 class helper. For a single
train , G50 tons , or sixteen loads , are 'hauled ' ;
fifty empties constitute a double-header
train and thirty-five empties a single train.
From the west , 1,100 tons , or thlrty-tnree
loads , are hauled. "
Itnllrond Doom nt DeiiUon.
DENISON , la. , Dee. IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) President Duncombe of the Omaha
& Fort Dodge railroad was In the
city tonight. He states that offers of com
promise made to the Northwestern as to
the right of way near Denlaon have been
rejected and that the Injunction asked to
r rat rain the Northwestern from condemning
block 12 , in Denlson , owned by the Omaha
& Fort Dodge railroad , vwll ! be tried on
Tuesday next. Mr. Duncombo spoke guard
edly of a possible undertaking by which
the Illinois Central and Minneapolis and St.
Louis would make a through line from
Omaha to St. Paul and probably to Duluth.
At present the grade * on the line surveyed
from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge do not
exceed twelve to fifteen feet to the mile.
The Omaha & Fort Dodge will pass through
all northwestern towns between Denlson and
Council Bluffs , except Missouri Valley. It
will follow the Boyer river south of
Missouri Valley and cross the Northwestern
near Lovcland. Mr. Duncombo left for
Fort Dodge ( his evening , but will return
Tuesday to be present at the hearing of the
Injunction case.
Surveyors for the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad have been making a pre
liminary survey in South Denlson , near the
main line of tbo Northwestern. They are
working on Uio quiet and refuse to say
anything of the intentions of their road
'Both the Northwestern and Omaha and
Fort Dodge have been making extensive real
estate purchases. Building lots are In great
demand and at least one hundred new dwell
ings and store buildings have * already been
contracted for to be erected In the spring ,
Call HON Sc'ore n 1'olnt.
"The Laramlo call boys have scored
victory against the Union Pacific , " says the
Wyoming Tribune. "Four call boys havi
been doing the work nt Laramlo the saino
as nt other points alone the line. Tw
worked during the day and ho other twi
nt night. One of the day force called en
glue crews while the other called train
crews. The two boys on nights worked in
the same manner. Several months aso t * *
salaries of call boys were reduced J * 5.0 :
cent nil along the road. This reduction re
suited in almost all of the callers resigning
their paces being filled by younger boys. A
few days ago an effort was made to reduc
the force at Laramle to two callers , am
day boy to call both engine and train crew ;
and one night boy to do likewise , The boy ;
Immediately went on strike. The foreman
and assistants were compelled sto call thi
crews and lost Monday night Superintend
cnt Harris went to Laramlo and adjustei
the matter. The settlement Is entirely sat
isfactory to the boys , and four callers wi.1
do the work as heretofore. "
HrlilKu Muvlnir Kent.
MILWAUKEE. WIs. . Dec. 18. A remark
ablu feat of bridge moving was accomplished
today by the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road company , under tho. direction o
J. S. rtobinson. division superintendent of
the engineers of that road. The bridg *
was a single track draw wolghlne 215 tona i | j
and was removed a distance of 250 feet to '
n new foundation lu the aulck time of two
hours and fifty-seven minutes. The struc
ture was floated on two scows , one on either
side of center , which were sunk with 90.000
gallons of water. With the scows In proper
position , the water was pumped out and the
bridge gradually lifted from lla foundation
and towed to Its new resting place by two
tugs. The bridge had rendered service sines
1SSO and Is still In good condition , being
removed to make way for a double-track
structure of the latest pattern.
llallronil Nott-n.
A. N. Oliver has resigned as city passenger
THE HOME FIRE INSURANCE COMPANV OF O.YIAHA
Began business November 188-t , with ONE HUNDRKD THOUSAND DOL
LARS CAPITAL and during those fourteen years hits issued over
ONE IIUNDHKD AND TwENTr THOUSAND POLICIES , insuring over Ninety-
two Millions of property , and received over ONE MILLION , FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PREMIUMS , and paid OVCr TIIHKK
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED LOSSES to the people of Nebraska amounting
to over $400,000.00 and now has assct&mnounting to ovcr-riiRKKHUN-
DKKD AND TWENTV-FiVKTHOUSAND DOLLARS , and a net surplus of over
ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. TlllS IS THE "WOItK OF FOURTEEN
YEARS IN ONE STATE. Tfao Homo Fire has made ti splendid record for the
prompt payment of all honest losses , and its conservative management
and steadfast aim to merit nnd receive the confidence and support of the
people by conducting its business on business principles hns been re
warded by an abundant patronage nnd deserved success. It is the oldest
and largest state company , nnd one of the best known , and baa more pol
icies ' m force in Nebraska than any other company doing business in
this'state.
This is a record of which wo may all bo proud , as the success of a
worthy homo company is an honor and credit to our state , and we
trust that we ihall continue to merit and receive your generous patron
age in the future. .
FRED'K KNUQ. E. L. BIERBOWER. ALVIN 8AUNDERS.
PtmUt * . Vicc-PrwUMt Vkt-PmHint ,
GHA0. J. BARBBR. 6 * rtry A Mam gr.
J and ticket agent of the Colorado Southern At
Denver , Colo.
K , V. Maze , formerly general agent of the
Union Pacific at lluttc , Mont. , has ncccptcd
n position with the Ilutte , Anaconda & Pa
cific at Anaconda , Mont ,
James Wnrrack has been appointed freight
ngent of the Union Pacific at I B Angeles ,
: ! . , and Is succeeded as traveling freight
gent at Denver by Julius Dalstrom , for
merly of Omaha.
H. A , Welds has resigned as assistant rn-
glnccr of the Colorado Southern to accept n
similar position on the Orand Trunk at De
troit , Mich. J. H. Payne , fjrmcrly with the
engineering department of the Union Pacific ,
has been appointed to succeed Mr. Woods.
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.
"The day of wooden shoes for footwear
has passed , " said Ole Larson , a business
. man from Ncstora , WIs. "Fifteen years ago
I I was in the business of making wooden
' shoes and employed from twenty to twenty-
five men the year through. Now I am
engaged In the wine business , but my workIng -
Ing force Is down to five men. Fifteen
years ago I sent large shipments of wooden
shoes to Iowa , the Dakotas and Minnesota
and a few to Nebraska. They were worn
largely ' by Hollanders and were about the
warmest thing that could be found for the
.
feet. They were In great favor with lum
bermen and people wuo had to be out in the
cold . , riding or driving. Since then they
have made the heavy felt boots , over which
thick rubbers are worn and the business has
.
been killed. The wooden shoes-were made
of basswood. Blocks of this wood wcro
cut from live trees , steamed and then dug
, out with tools made for the purpose. The
outside was chopped oft until the block had
the t appearance of a shoe and after a little
finishing ] was ready for the market. These
,
shoes were usually worn about two sizes
too large. The feet were wrapped with rags
, or straw and then shoved Into these shoes ,
which were then tied on with strings. Cold
will not pass through wood , or If It will
thu wood will not hold It , so wooden shoes ,
were comfortable and the feet were always
warm. Wooden shoes are used now , but en
tirely for parlor ornaments. Women buy
them , decorate them with pictures of flowers -
ers , scenery or portraits and then hang
them oa the walls. They are quite pretty
and considered an artistic fad. "
"There are about 3,000 young men in
Omaha who room and take their meals at
chop houses , restaurants and hotels , and
If some enterprising man will furnish them
breakfasts at their rooms , he can make an
Independent fortune inside of three years , "
said Charles B. Russell last night. "This
plan of furnishing meals Is In vogue in
Washington and it Is a success In every
particular. There there are scores of men
engaged In the business and all of them
are making money. The meals are delivered
the same as packages from the market or
store. The parties engaged In the business
have their regular customers and the plan
of operation Is this , one Illustration apply
ing to all : A young man rooms In a block.
Ho has the bill of fare for the breakfasts
far the entire week. Wo will suppose that
ho has ordered bis first breakfast. It has
been delivered. The next meal Is ordered
by simply checking the articles on the bill
of fare and leaving It with the dishes out-
el Jo the door. The next morning at a desig
nated hour the caterer will be around with
the breakfast ordered on the previous morn-
Ing. The whole meal will be In a little pall
or tin can , with half a dozen compartments.
Everything will be smoking hot and cooked
to a turn. This will bo left outside the
door and all the young man baa to do Is
to take his breakfast Inside bis room and
cat It. This done , he places the dishes
outside and they are gathered up by the
caterer , who makes bis second round later
In the day , and thus the system goes on
week after week. Good breakfasts can be
secured In this way at a cost of not to ex
ceed 15 to 25 cents each. "
Prrxunnl . . . . . . . . . . .
Benton C. Hill of Chicago Is at the Her
Grand.
J. n. McCoy of MilwaukeeIs nt the Her
Grand.
F. W. Peters of St. Louis Is at the Her
Grand.
Jcseph T. Carter of Mlssoula , Mont. , Is at
the Her Grand.
Charles G. McNeil ! of San Francisco , Cal. ,
Is at the Her Grand.
Miss Hello Archer of Hoyt's "A Contented
Woman" company Is stopping at the Mlllard.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bartley of New
York ore at the Her Grand for a few days'
.
stay.
stay.C.
C. H. Scott , a coal operator residing at
Rich Hill , Mo. . Is In Omaha , returning from
the DIack Hills.
D. H. Tuttle , a business ! man of Canton ,
S. D. , spent Sunday In Omaha on his way
from n tour of Colorado.
JI. C. Jones , produce dealer at Salt Lake ,
was In the city yesterday on his way homo
from a trip to his old home at Alma , III.
Mrs. H. A. Scandtilt , her two daughters
her son and Miss Rase of Knribault , Ml no. ,
are In the city , the guests of Mr. and Mra
Horace Hurt.
George V. Ayres , a hardware merchant of
Dcadwcod , S. D. , Is In the city. Oil Decem
ber 21 bo will wed Miss Myrtle Coon of
Omaha. Mr .and Mrs. Ayres will make their
home in Deadwood.
Master Herbert Meyer , attending the
Wentworth Military academy at Lexington ,
Mo. , Is home
spending his Chrlt'tiraq vacat ]
tlon with bis parents , Mr. and Mrs. Morltz
Meyer , 2104 Douglas stroct.
Ncbraskans at the hotels : F. Flick. Crnw-
ford : I ) . J. Weeds and R. H. Jennets. O'Ne'll ;
F. G. La Sslla , Lexington ; W. H. Austin ,
Franklin ; W. O. Spencer , Oxford ; C. E.
Durnham , H , S. Manvllle and O. B. Manvllle ,
mllden.
At the Murray : James H. Cuddy , Fairfield -
field , la. ; Thomas Harris. Den Molncs ; S. B.
Jackson. St. Louis ; J. E. Eldrcd nnd R. R.
flst Milwaukee ; T. H. Cullom , Now York ;
" George V. Ayres , Deadwood ; J. B. Nelson ,
"hlcago.
At the Mlllard : F. E. Sargent , Montana ;
i. Howard , Chicago ; F. Stacy , Kansas City ;
. ' . W. Snow , Mlsniurl Valley ; S. Romann ,
New York ; A. H. Grlflin , St. Louis ; Mrs. M.
E. Bniler , Lincoln ; Miss Belle Archer nnd
Mrs. Fanny Denham Rouse of the Contented
Woman company ; O. H. Morgan , Chicago.
Tnx Suit * QiK'Htlnn ,
OMAHA. Dec. 15. To the Editor of the
Bee : Among the subjects
requiring the at
tention of the Incoming legislature few. If
any , would seem to be more Important than
an amendment to the revenue laws , properly
providing for the sale of real estate for de
linquent taxes and authorizing the county
treasurer to execute legal certificates there
for and subsequently make deeds for the
property. The city of Omaha and other Im
portant financial lute reels have been greatly
Injured by this defect In the laws. For In
stance thp German Savings bank bad over
$30.000 nf Its depositors' money Invested In
selected tax certificates , which Will remain
entirely unavailable for liquidation and of
doubtless value. Many other similar case *
could bo cited , to say nothing of the thou
sands of dollars of special taxes on real
estate In the city of Omaha levied to pay for
Improvements long since made and for which
cocurltles are outstanding and unpaid.
In reply to a recent Inquiry why certain
interest couponv. dependent on taxes in
western county , wer * not paid th secretary
of the district wrotu : "There Is a large
amount of taxes delinquent. The cause of
delay Is , generally speaking , because our
people believe no legal sale of real estate for
taxes can take place. "
This condition U a grave Injustice to the
prompt and honorable taxpayer , who bears
the burdens of supporting the various forms
of government , while bit delinquent neigh
bor escapes with impunity , although enjoy-
In * equally alt the privileges of cltUensnlp
and protections of the laws and their execu
tlvo officers. EQUITY.
Dr. * Bull' * Couuh Syrup conquers croup.
Every mother should know this and Jvty *
keep this wonderful remedy kaady ,
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
While little Is said pn the streets , the
dca seems to prevail among thinking men
that annexation to Omaha IB the only salva
tion for South Omaha , tt Is asserted that
with annexation the taxes would bo reduced
and that better flro and police protection
.vould . bo provided. Officers of the pack-
Ins companies havenotexpressed their
opinions In tli la mattcrtlbut with few ex
ceptions business men and those who have
largo amounts Invested hero think that an
nexation Is sure to come and the sooner
the better. In convocation the Illustration
of the consolidation of Brooklyn nnd New
York City la used. If It Is profitable for
cities of the size mentioned to annex and
work under one government , why would It
not be advisable for cities of the class of
Omaha and South Omaha to consolidate nnd
thus nave the expense of maintaining two
sets of officers , two jails nnd two fire de
partments ?
When the charter revision scheme was
first advocated It was suggested that such
action was unnecessary , as annexation was
sure to come and In fact the question of
annexation was brought up at the first meetIng -
Inn of the charter revision committee. A
majority : of the committee seemed to think
the Introduction of the subject Inop
portune , and for that reason the charter
revision matter went forward. Now that
the two attorneys charged with the work
of formulating n bill for charter revision
have been so dilatory , the annexation scheme
seems to be paining ground every day. In
revising . a charter of n city of tills class , It
will bo necessary to gain the consent of
four other cities in the state , each work-
JQm under the same charter. If the amend-
meats offered by South Omaha go through
the legislature , the cities of Grand Island ,
Nebraska City , Hastings and Beatrice will
bo bound by the same laws. Thus , In the
Increased levy for fire nnd police work < ind
the election of a tax commissioner there
would be more or less opposition with the
probability of success on the part of the
majority.
\O M ! for More Fire Protection ,
Every one recognizes the necessity for bet
tcbe lire protection and the scheme of voting
bonds for fire department purposes has been
suggested. The fire levy of 3 mills Is not
sufficient to pay for the two hose wagons
nnd seven men now employed , so that there
Is little prospect of any Improvement In
this service , unless the charter Is changed
scV as to Increase the fire levy or bonds are
voted to pay for Installing and equipping
fire halls In every ward In the city. What
Iscc needed Is ono or two steamers and a hose
company In the Second ward.
The water pressure In the Second ward
Is all that could be desired , but It Is asserted
that ' a steamer Is needed to answer alarms
: from the packing houses and stock yards ,
If a steamer Is purchased It should , In the
opinion of experienced" firemen , be placed
en the hill near Thirtieth and Q streets ,
In case of an alarm the-'steamer ' would then
have a down hill run to CUdahy'a , Armour's ,
Swift's ' , Hammond's , the Omaha Packing
company and the Union' Stock yards.
It Is estimated tho"tr'lttwould ; bo neces
sary to vote bonds In the sum of $10,000
to purchase and equip a steamer and also
a hose wagon In Brown park. This would
still leave the Fourth ward without a flro
hall. With the Improvements now going on i
In this ward a hose cpnipiny Is a necessity. |
Water mains have been laid to the new
cooper factory at Thirty-fifth and I streets ,
but In case of'an ajarm .of fire from this 11 I
place the hose wagons would have to make > I
a run of nearly a milethe greater portion
of It up hill. With a fire hall at Thirty-
third and I streets , the residences on the
hill could be protected a's , well 03 the stock
yards , Cudahy's and tb'e cooper factory.
In case the charter revision bill fails to (
go through It Is probable that the question
of voting bonds for fire hall purposes will
come up at the spring elc < tton.
Steer with n lllntory. . .
A Texas steer with a history was killed nt
ono of the packing houses Saturday. The
animal was known as "Mobile" and for years
lias belonged to Buffalo Bllfs show. It was
brought to the yards last Friday by J. A.
Goodman , manager of Cody's ranch at North
Platte. "Mobile" was a long-horned animal '
18 years old and bad outlived Its useful
ness. It was christened "Mobiro" fro'm the
fact that several years ago It Jumped over
board from the deck of a steamer and swam
to shore , a distance o.f seven miles. When
recaptured the steer was apparently none the
worse from Its bath. After this "Mobile"
continued to do the wild steer act in the
chow for a number of years. He crossed the
ocean several times with the show and people
ple who were connected with the enterprise
say that ho was hard to rope and many' a
rough rider found him a hard proposition
when tt came to mounting and riding. While
In tfio pens at the yards "Mobile" was as
docile as any of tbo other animate. When
he went over the scales ho weighed 1,100
pounds and cold for 3 cents a pound.
Carroll Stnun n
Chief Carroll took time by the forelock
and broke up a prize fight which was billed
to come off at Egger's brickyard at noon
yesterday. The chief received a tip about 11
o'clock and drove over that way with Offi
cer Deters. Everyone In the neighborhood
must have known of the Impending fight ,
for dozens of men wcro wending their way
to t the brick kilns , and women were standing
on the sidewalks awaiting the outcome of
the mill.
Jack Dcvaney was > to have fought Jack
Auhlman to A finish , but thn nrrlral of the
police broke up the gamp , much to the dli-
guit of the Third ward cports. It Is under
stood that the fight was to rattle n long
standing feud between Dcvnnoy and Auhl
man. On the night of the coopers' ball nt
Ilium's hall Devancy ftas given the short
end of It by Auhlmnn nnd he was left lying
on thu floor when the ball broke up. Friends
of Dcvaney Insisted that ho was the better
man nnd to petite the difficulty the pair met
at the brickyard oti Sunday , December 11 ,
to fight It out. For the second tlmo Dcvaney
got the worst of tt. Yesterday was selected
as the tlmo for cellaring matters and the
"brickyard " was chosen no the place. When
Chief Carroll appeared , Dcvnncy wns found
In A nearby saloon loading up on booze pre
paratory to the fight , but his opponent was
not In evidence. Carroll wanted to tnako
sure of flopping the affair , GO he took Do-
vaney In bis buggy to pollco headquarters ,
where ho was placed on parole. At the jail
Dcvaney said that white he was willing to
defend his position , ho had no deslro to
force the Irauo and had been goaded on to
accepting the challenge Issued by Auhlman
by his friends who Insist that he Is the bat
ter fighter of thu two. When the crowd found
there was to be no fight It left In disgust.
lilt vrllh n llrrr Ulna * .
Victor Fursburg went Into Hart's saloon
on Q street yesterday after n glass of beer
and nmunged to get Into an argument with
the bartender , who struck him over the
i head j with a heavy bcrr glass. Fursburg ap
j ' peared at the city jail with a big gash over
his cyo and blood all o\cr his face. Dr.
Furay was sent for nnd he found It neces
sary to tnkc a number of stitches to close
the wound. Chief Carroll stated that ho
would Investigate the case and would arrest
the ( bartender as soon ns he nscertalned his
name. 1'ursburg was sent to Jail to sober
up and will be held as a complaining wit
ness against the bartender lu case he Is
caught.
Clmrueil with Ho'lilicry.
Mike Doyfo , Peter Rooncy nnd James
Frawlcy are In jail accused of robbing Pat
Kennedy and William Hayes of a watch and
some clothing. Kennedy and Hayes are also
confined In the city prison for being drunk
and disorderly. The robbery Is alleged to
have been committed at a boarding bouse
on R street. Kennedy nnd Hayes were ar
rested became they wandered out Into the
street and commenced to tell the public
their troubles. The men charged with lai
ceny obtained a number of articles of Jew
elry nnd clothing from different lodgers In
the house * .
Cndnlir'n Fire I'rnteetlon.
The Cudnhy company hns placed two more
fire hydrants In service. Ono has been lo
cated at the reservoir while the other has
been placed so as to protect the new stable
which Is ncarlng completion. A hydrant at
the reservoir will be of great benefit during
a flro ns at the present tlmo It la Impossible
for a steam flro engine to get a auction pipe
to the big tank. This was noticed at the re
cent smokehouse fire and by the placing o !
this hydrant this difficulty has been over
come. '
City
Ell H. Doud of Boonc , la. , was a visitor In
the city yesterday. _
Bartley Mallow Is In jail for stealing bacon
from Armour & Co.
Bert Foley nnd wife , Thirty-eighth and Y
streets , announce the birth of a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Montgomery , Thirty-
third and R streets , report the birth of a
son.
son.Mike
Mike Hart Is reported t } be qulto pick , the
result of the wounds received last May when
burglars t entered his place on Q street.
Ed Burko's damage suit against the city
and the Omaha Gai company Is slated for
hearing In the district court this week.
Robert Dnivson and James Black were tryIng -
Ing to sell a ham on Q street yesterday and
were arrested by a' policeman for being sus-
plclous characters.
The scheme of J. P. Flnley to build a
hotel here Is considered visionary. The pco
pie of South Omaha have had experience
with Ftnley's buildings.
W. J. Connors ppent yesterday In the city
Jail sobering up. He went into Armour's
office late Saturday and tried to create a
disturbance.
A. M. Cockrell died at his home. Twentieth
and J streets , yesterday. The funeral will
ho held this afternoon at the family resi
dence. Interment at Laurel Hill cemetery.
The Worlil'M Supply of Wheat.
An English expert prophecies a universal
dearth In the wheat pupply. He claims that
the wheat producing soil is unequal to the
strain that will bo put upon tt. Even now
when the food supply of the world Is ample ,
thousands die because their disordered stomachs
achs fall to properly assimilate the food they
take. Hosteller's Stomach Bitters strengthen
and tone up the stomach and digestive or-
gaiiLi , and enable them to perform their
proper functions. This great remedy cures
dyspepsia , torpid liver , ncrvsusness and
fever and ague.
Hey May I.ONC nil Arm.
W. B. Gibson , a 14-year-old boy , whoso
homo is in Davis City , la. , was brought to
the city last evening by his parents and
placed In the Methodist hospital for treat
ment for n gun shot wound in tbo right arm.
Young Gibson went hunting Friday after
noon and in some way the gun be carried was
accidentally discharged , the load entering his
arm and Inflicting a serious Injury. The
physlckii in charge toys that amputation
may be necessary.
rnnstlpatlon prevents the body from rid
dine Itself of waste matter. De Witt's Lit
tle Early Hirers will remove the trouble and
euro sick headache , biliousness. Inactive
liver and clear the complexion. Small , sugarcoated -
coated ; don't gripe or cause nausea.
Gld. E. and Alice Johnson , osteopaths.
Suite 515 , N. Y. Life Bldg.
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If your going to be n Santa Clans
We'll help you ta decide Why not buy
something substantial ntul useful
nothing will please your mother wife
Mister or brother as much ns a pair
of shoos $ : i.OO shoes In these we Rive
the best value ever attempted In a $ . ' { .00
price the same sfjlc' ; as the higher-
priced ones Whllo Is better
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Wo shall expect'.ltp.see you nnd the
children In our store there Is many
au article hero that will make an ac
ceptable and sensible Chrlritmas gift
for old or young There arc sleds
skates tool boxes Iron wagons wheel
barrows doll cribs doll buggies hoo-
flys velocipedes scissors single and In
cases razors In sets safety razors
chafing dishes flro o'clock tens carvcra
etc etc You can , save money when
you get our prices We keep open cvcu-
luga now till Christmas.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVER YOUR PURCHASE.
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HELPS NO EARTHLY EXCUSE fOR WOMENto bo n
with poor cflnjolfAifliii With thi * incomparable liquid
Malt food at tneir oeol < and call. Poor complpx-
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touch of Malt Vivme. It produces tlcli ,
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make splendid
CHRISTMAS I'HI SI MS
'J'ho ' best pictures of Hie exposition are the re
productions in colors of the paintings of John K.
Key. The color prints are by Prang. 13x19 inches ,
suitable for framing.
VMth Mat , 35 Cents.
Without Mats , 25 Cents
Full sets of 12 pictures in a portfolio , $4.00.
At The Bee Office , Bee Building.
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.AMUSEMENTS.
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"A Contented Woman , " ono of Hoyt'a
peculiar farces , opened a two days' engage
ment at Uoyd'a theater with a matinee yes
terday. Since It was last seen here with the
late ' Caroline Mlsktl Hoyt In the name part
there have 'been ' not a few changes In the
piece which have bettered It noticeably.
Unlike many of Hoyt's pieces , "A Contented
Woman" has few If any superfluous lines In
It , anil there are just enough specialties In
troduced to give It splco nnd flavor. Miss
Belle Archer , who takes Mrs. Hoyt's place ,
boa practically created the part anew , thus
adding much to the piece. Mla Archer , who
Is an artist of sterling merit , was seen In
Omaha some years ago-as the elder Salvlnl's
leading woman , and while it Is qulto a sur
prise to see her playing comedy parts It Is
certainty a pleasant one. She has a pleasing
manner , Is good looking and It
such a thing be possible her beauty is
enhanced by the beautiful costumes
which she wears. Denton Holme , the
rich politician , Is done well by Arthur Bu
chanan , while Mrs. Fanny Denham Rouse
portrays the part of Aunt Jim , the cham
pion of woman suffrage , In a manner that
would Indicate Its creation by liar. Miss
Henrietta Lee ns Mrs. Ebbsmlth , the
woman considered notorious , was particu
larly pleasing. The whole company Is re
markably well balanced and there Is not a
part poorly handled. The specialties Intro
duced were new and well received , espe-
clalfy Miss Bonnie Lottie's singing and
dancing , Charles B. Morrison's eongf and
Imitations , John L. Kcrnclf's coon songs and
Miss Lee's song , "She Was Bred In Old
Kentucky. " The engagement closes with this
ovculng'e performance.
K one wcro io Judge by the enthusiasm
of the audience , it would be hard to tell
Just what Is the best thing and which act
upon this week's Crclghton-Orphcum pro
gram makes the biggest hit. but suffice It
10 say , there Is not a poor ono numbered
among tbo eight that were presented to an
audience that packed the theater last even-
In K , as was shown by the liberal applause
bestowed upon each. Perhaps the most
wonderful thing upon the bill Is Prof. Leon-
Idas' trained cats and dogs , who perform
some of the most remarkable feats Imagina
ble , such as riding bicycles , dancing , turn
ing somersaults , wheeling each other in car
riages , making parachute drops and doing
all manner of things that ono would think
was beyond animal Intelligence. As a flnalu
to the act , one of the cats climbs to the
dome of the theater on a suspended rope ,
gets Into the basket of a parachute fastened
to the celling and at a signal cuts loose to
make a safe descent on the heads of the
audience.
The two Deltorellls glvo an act entirely
different from anything of the kind ever
peen In this city. They appear In all kinds
of grotcsqiA ) costumes and play on Instru
ments made of canes , bouquets , brooms anil
other llko things , making music that Is not
only sweet , but classical.
Paula and Dlka do one of the first real
French acts ever presented In Omaha and
whllo they did not make a hit
with the gallery , the downstairs portion
tion of the audience , which seemed to ap-
proclnto the novelty of the work , was moat
liberal" with Its applause. The costume
worn by the woman , who Is a typical French
beauty. Is of the kind worn only on the
French stage and Is extremely beautiful.
As a usual thing children who do vaude
ville acts arc very tiresome , but the work of
! Carter DeHavcn and Bonnie Male la espe
cially good. They have sweet voices keyed
almost Identically alike and use them to
advantage , their rendering of the now song ,
"Sussle Zoo. " which has made such a hit lu
the east , winning them pcveral r teal fa.
Ed Lawrence and Nina Harrington , who
claim to be the originators of the "Bower/
Boy and Tough Girl , " certainly deserve to
be If thy are not. Their Bowery cake walk
brings forth a perfect storm of applause
from the spectators.
The four Florentines present acrobatla
feats that are not only new and novel but
are original and extremely dangerous.
Bobby Ilalston is likely tbo most diminu
tive comedian upon the vaudeville stage , beIng -
Ing but a little over two and one-half feet
high with a man's head and body. His
work Is quite clever nnd on account of his
size exceptionally funny.
In the act of Mile. Arnlotls. the femala
Sandow , there Is comedy enough Introduced
by the assistant to make It extraordinary
laughable , whllo the feats performed by this
strong woman arc such as to cause only
wonderment and surprise.
York VolmitcrrM Ilctnrn.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 18. The United
States traiiFport ttcamer Scandla has ar
rived hero thirty-three days from Manila
and eight days from Honolulu. It remained
Boveral days at tht > lattrr port and the news
It brousht from the Philippines was for
warded by the steamers Alamcda and Gaelic ,
which arrived during the last week. The
Scandla brings the remaining companies of
the First New York volunteer regiment from
Honolulu. All arc reported In good condi
tion ; five who wore III are now convalescent.
Among the passengers from Manila are W.
A. Walsh of the Astor battery and W. J.
Cohn , C. H. Hermann , W. H. Curran of the
Pennsylvania volunteers and several mem
bers of the First California regiment. The
Scandia is In quarantine and no mall or pas-
Rcngcra will bo landed tonight , neither will
any one be permitted to go on board.
Non Tt > llH IIU Story.
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. W. E. Henderson , th
negru lawyer who , with his wife and flvoi
children , waa driven out of Wilmington , N.
C. . by the recent riots there , told the ntorr
of the uprising tonight at the First Metho
dist church. At the close of the meeting1
Kev. Jcnktn Lloyd Jonea presented a set of
resolution ! ) , which were adopted unani
mously , deprecating discrimination In trado.
politics or religion on account of the color
line In thu north or south. A copy of th *
resolutions will bo sent to president Mo
KItiley.
Hospe's Art Department-
Italian water colors Wu have just re
ceived n collection of unusually fine
water colors liy Italian artists Among
those represented nro Aurclll I'avoHl
Indonl Bartollnl Lnrl Toinlm Itosntl
and Olivetti It Is not often wo nro able
to otter nt ono time as many tinmnlct )
of this school ns now and especially nt
thu price we can muko on them Some
new frames also Just In Ilemembor In
ordering from us you will not be disap
pointed lu delivery and we make no
chargs for shipment.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC COO AH I5I3 Douglas
There Are Some Things Kodaks ,
That might be better for Christmas
present8 than deformity braces but to Cameras
one that needs such nothing could bo ,
more acceptable Wo manufacture from
Gold
measurements , thus insuring the very
best result If you can't get to our store
write us for full particulars and blanks
Spectacles
If your case U too complicated we
will bave our representative call on you
We also carry u flue line of the beat and
manufactured goods and as we handle
large qualities are able to quote low
prices. Eye Glasses
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