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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1899)
rv\r\TTA T ATT-V in. mnn. nr- DOOM Hilt THE T\VIN \ CITIES it llofid that U Kovr on I'ftpir. TAKE NO STOCK IN MINNEAPOLIS STORY Midtin l i llntr > T > Mr MmOur - IflH lIlK I'llllllMM Nl'Mlfllli Illll I'ro- liiuril line Iriiin DM * .Vnrlli Will Mil "An * iHtffflt Mfliy for the Twin Olllm. " r l < l mi * twlwpil ttllremil nmiii "I'm ' re- i , . ni iHtifiri nf i Im MlHiumfmlla R HI. Loiila I nil HUM in nmalm In * Kimil nrllnlc nml It H | I IHK imH lur nil II In wnrlh by HIP P - Vii , in Ihn hiHltiirii rlllf * In connection HUM Hm KWIM ifinfM ilicrc. Hut Omaha Mill lorlvo no ImiiMlll lit' ImiiHiltiU of thu ilt.iy f-if Ilinri. In ronlly MM to mnrn prob- ul.iliiv . , f HIM limit building t" thin oily Ilinn Hiitr * In fur Ilin Moiilnnn Union ox- lih'llliK H III ! " I" Mil * tmllil. Thn best lufi.riMNilmi . wlilrh run tin hml from Ilio Ir.uli M Uml II IN mil prnfllcnlly i-'ltlfil Uml Hi tuml will extend UN linn pvnii Into limn , Ilin i'mili'iiiiliiltoti ' | of which is licllovcit lo Imvn liwi the bnnln for tlm l/irxwr / Nlnfy'n growth. Nut only tlmt , VU H In unni'iiilly lii'llnvi'il Hint the Hook lilnnl IliiHUmfim nml Illlnolii Central own H niiiirnlllnn Htmrn of tlm slock of Iho Minni'diiotln HI. J.olil nml nn two of llioso i < , , i li Imvn llnnii In Onmliu nml tlm tlilnl trill liiivn litiiir ( Ilin ninninnr panum liy , It In mil liinlrnl for Ilinin to ronnnnl to the I'ltnimluii ' of thin line Into tnrrltory which tliny nliciiily oocuiiy. 'I'ttu Iliinili Arp rmitliiK , 1 | i IN M'lllnil ' Hint Oinnlin will hnvo two tin * iimilN within Ilin entiling yrnr. Holh of III' ' ' * " Mill I HI fliRt-eliins eninpnnles nml linn impt'i'hilly. ' Ilin Illliioln Central , will open it nnw fli'lit ' In ( linitlin whnlpiiulerfl nml nmn- iifiiriiircin. This hi'lng ' tniu , It In natural Hint t'llli'M which nro rival * of Omulm nhotilil iihow mimn Ji'itloimy of HIP premiKo thin city l.i nonirliiK. In ImiklnK for it flolil Into -ulilrli lo projnct pnpnr boom Hindu , xvlmt wnlll'l ' hn iniirii nnliiral Hum for Ihu Twin Cllli'N with Hinlr great nlovnlom nml flour ing inlllN. lo Rlnkn out a Him Intj the wheat llniilrt of III' vi > i < t which hnvii Omaha na llinlr itnlnwuy ? "Tlm I'litrnnco of tlm Minneapolis & St. 7xiill < i Into I hlii i'llyunM nnilnub'oilly ho nf niivniitiiKP to UN , hut nlmt In to hi Rained > hy hiiuiniiiH n Hnu which every practical Irtllrnxil IIIAII known thnro In tint ono chnncu In 100 of uviir bdliiK liiilll , hi'ii niirh ( .ctlon nnly mlvnrHftrn ilm oil In bncUInK the boom mid wMi'ti. ' iiHin | ! , Oninhn In propitrln to ri 1nlvn Iwn of Ilm alrotiRiBt ronila In the ttmititrii ronntryj" In t'onnrrllnn with thin MlnimnpnllR & St. IjiilIlN Ntory onn of the wildcat ynrim cotnrn from Mull lalo dlty , Thurn It In charged flint ( ' I1. lllinilliKtnn IB bnhlnil the project III it ili'ilm to rntnbllnh n trnnncoiitlncntal Ayntt'in II U palntnil out Hint ICilwIn Haw- Iny pri'Nlilnul nf thn ronil. In imslBtunt gcn- nrnl irnMlu tmuiBKcr nt New York for the tloiithiirn I'ACtnu nnd In n rlght-huml man lo Mr lllinllliKtoii. U In then nildcil that with HilN linn to Onialin lliintltiRton would lipcnnio u fnrlor In the trniiscniitliientnl frnflk' The Inln fnlln to pnrtlculnrlzo how uMr lliinlltiKtnn will Kd Into the Twin I'lllr" , nor how ho will nt out of Omaha. lllll It nil nhowi how rnplilly rnllrond storlca few ttlli'll Iheir net awny from homo. ill III.IMITON uni ! < : M ITS 'ruin. ClllH Oil tliup 'I'liiin 'I'M ii llonrn lie- lt piii I lilcnuii nml ( liiiiiliii. The llnrlliiKton IIIIH nilod Itn promise to lilpnl HIM cut In tlmu fur pannoiiKcr trnlnn linlwuun Chlcaiio nml Omaha by chaiiKliiR Inn imttl for No , C , mukliiK It leave Chl- HKH nt " I1' in. Itmlcnd of r : Gfl p. m. , and nJirlvlnit hurci nt x n. m. limit-mi of 8:01 : n in , , it nliorlnnltiR of Ilm nninlni ; Ilino of I wo hourn nnd llflron mliiiitun. The tlmo iillmvril ( tic train , hounvcr , In nvo mliiutei liiniliT Until that or tlm North western's Ovnrlniiil l.lmllecl and ( Ivn minutes lonR r limn Hint of Iho Hock Inlnml train. Another vhiuiKo of ooiiAldcrnbln liupor- tnncn It Hint of No , 1. Thin train wilt now It.nyn ChlrnKo at li p. in. Instead of 10 n. m. , nn-l Mrllt reach Denver nt 7-15 the next nvenliiK. innklnK only one nielli on thu Tend Tliln flhorteiiH Ilm present tlmo bo- Iweeli rhleiiKii nnd UenvoT three hours and thirty five tnlnuten nndwould ) > rliiR this tlnlii Into Omi hn nbout fii.'IO n. m. tint as ( lir clmn e worn made In ChlcnRO ycB- trnlny nnd tui Infonimtlon lieitrlitR upon thrill linn bcnn recclvi'd nt tlm local office * It H not known whether No. 1 will RO UirotlKh ( nmlil. Bt all. Them hnn been talk that when Htlt ehnimo wa niinlti thin train woiilil K < > illniil from I'lnttnmontli to Lln- tolf ( in itM Iho old No. 1 , which wns taken ( iff ilnrliii ; tin * linnl time * n few years ago. Tnt n ( hnliKm 'vlll RO Into effect ono weolt from \Util U'niiinn Illilpx u Illpyplc. t'riiliibly HMI oliloBt living bicyclist Is a wmiitn In County KMOK. KnRland. aped 9S. WM ! U an adept rldfr nnd whose nprlghtl- ! Urdu In H ( i > uUliliiK. Most ppoplit could cn- J < t limlih until very old ago If Ihoy look : ( irapiT iirrrdiitHu to pruvunt i\\noafcn \ \ at tht ) i1'lti tl p nrgn IH liy tnklm ; an occasional I Ion * of MfmlPllrr'K Hloninrh tllttorn. Kvon i ut'ft dynpopsln. ItiillKcflllun , IdlloumieoH nnd I c inn'lpktlnn ' Imvn nrcnr d a foothold and bo- C'jtnn ihronle Mm Illltpm will afford speedy rtiKf PLANS FOR RAISING MONEY tilrniltnueril for Ilir Ili-liln of Ilir llonril of Ililiienllon. The Ulw l iiiRRnitlon that Ims been made Iti Ilm IRW l r rontroverny Is that the Hoard of IMiiiMllon prrnent a propoltlon to I Ilio pMi | > | nf Oniah.1 lo authorise Ilm IPKIIU i * | . R ilnii * honrtu In the mim of $150,000. < pf'thitpn inorp. to tnkn up the llfiy.ooo vnf'itill ' liil ( liteiliif < H of tlm noliool dlntrlct ' < whii It thn board IHH npciired JudKiiKtil H.- \ltinr. ( hn pity In Ilm dlntrlct court. T " I'tmt In the llrrt iilaro wni to hnve li * i ity I Mile fundliiK tondn with which * ) wipe out thb ilHtt , but U won found that a -r nurh pro Mlure would bo Illi-Rtil. Then ( ilyltoiimy Connell IB nald to be author * I'r for DIP Mhcino tbitt < h tioiird lime the li . < ww < ry iMiiidi. Authority to da no , liow- ever i n only be glvin through a vole of | ( ipiftltt N Mtf ni. T 'M ' pkn I * | ire | < < l in TV | of the VR | the stlmol board la inuk NB A 'I N1 MMONI * DR- CREAM BAKING POWDIR 8upriar t < all other * In purity rlehni neil l i * nlo Irruuth. Illicit Honors , World's Fair Hold MeJul , MUwlntcr Pair I INK to iiurrnxo I'D ' .fvy fiom ,1 lo t mills , ! ! I'.vru If \ mllift I * levied , Hoard of Kduca- lion mrmbetfi pay ttiAt only enough money would bo rnldfd to fun the schools during thn y r , hut tlm city officials think that ihrrn woitld \ > f n tidy hftlnncc to apply on 1ho ilntrt nt tlio nnd of the y r. Therefore - fore lli jr figure thai If ( ho debt Is wiped oul by the bonding gcheino the lx > ard will h nblo to get through the yf r with 3 mlllfl. The schema IB a new one nnd therefore Ilio member * of the tlosrd of IJdueatlon are not Inclined lo express .IhemMven regard ing It , H U rccelvH with no great favor , hownvpr. PrfBldent Prnfold won nskcd what ho thnught of It nnd he said : "I hive henrd of the sugRCStlon , but I do not euro lo discuss It Just yc . We must wait nnd see first wlmt sort of n levy the mayor nnd council will give ui. If wo do not nwiirn enough money lo pay off any part of our Mobl the bond mailer mny Ihon be con sidered. Certainly If the council does not furnish < tbe money needed to cancel our debt It would hn a ( rood huslnewi proposition to takn up l/io warrants that arc drawing 7 per cent with lonif time bonds that will draw but 4 per cent. " GRADUALLY LOSING CASTE HI. VnlonHno null Ill Mrn n o of I.IMC Hnve (11 ( < ! lvr AVnjtn -Sonic of ! \ < MV % r Somewhat outclassed by the numerous other hollilnj'B that have sprung up during recent years nnd altogether nnubbed by a considerable number of the people who con- sliler themselves dictators of whnt Is "the IhlnK , " 8t. Vnlenllne'3 day Is still not wlth- oiil ll devotees , nnd ncxl Tuesday thou sands of souvenirs will be distributed by the local carriers to moro or less elated recipients. Apparently there IB not the in terest In the event this year that has pre viously obtained. Slowly , but effectively , the old nalnt Is being crowded oul In favor of newer deities. Omaha ntntlonory establishments still carry moro or less extensive lines of valen tines , bul monl of them admit thai Ihe demand Is conllnually falling off. Thai Ibis Is realized by the Jobbers Is apparent In the fact thai Ihero has been llltlo effort to put out novelties. Almost without ex ception the stocks consist of Ihc same con- ccltH In pasteboard or celluloid thai were on the counters a year ago. In the betlcr class of valentines there Is nlniost abso lutely nothing that suggesls novelly. There are numerous pretty effects In celluloid and satin. Some of them are handpalnlod with dainty sketches , but their general ap- pcaranco has scarcely changed. These articles are sold at from $1 to $5 , if nuyona wanU them , but they are In exceedingly ! llghl demand and nlno oul of len custom- I ors uimply look thorn over nnd adralro them and then purchase some cheaper article Ibal lacks Iho elaborate magnificence of Iheso neil souvenirs. Aboul Iho only now thing that IB shown In the valentine line U borrowed from Iho conllnually springing Ideas of the advertis ing fraternity. It consists ot a aeries of small decorated cards strung together much like some of Iho calendars that have been sent out ly nome of the big Insurance companies nnd Jobbing houses. In most ca es each card represents a chapter in the story that the vnlenllne Is designed lo con vey nnd Is Illuslrated by a tasteful little engraving. These retail nt from 23 to 7U cente and they constlluto the bulk of the sales. There are also some comparatively original designs in the other forms of cheap valentines but they are so similar to the old ones Ihnt they attract comparatively little attention. The comic valentine is praclically a dead teller. They may be Been In profusion In Iho windows of some of Iho smaller and suburban establishments , but In the flrsl- class stores very few of thorn nro to be eccn. Good taste has condemned them nnd the public Is rapidly endorsing the verdict. IS THREE TIMES A FAILURE Opening or IVorth Tlili-tc-ciitli SI root IJrfputrd liy ItrnNOii of -nurd of The effort to open North Thirteenth i Btreet norlh of Nicholas slrcel baa failed for n third time. The Advisory board has decided that Iho damages awarded for the properly that must bo condemned In order to open the street Is excessive and will therefore recommend to the council thai Ihu Direct bo not opened. The Hoard ot Appraisers awarded dam ages aggregating $13ISO. This was to bu paid for an amount of land that Is not more than two and three-quarters acres in arna. This IB at the rote of $5,0(0 an acre , which Is considered several times too high. The attempt to open the street was the result of the granting of the right of way to the Omaha Bridge & Terminal company to lay railroad tracks Into the city from the north. It wax expected thai the rail road nystom would transform the north bottoms Into a manufacturing district. Ac- CCHB to this district , at present , lei dimcult , and It wnw desired to afford an easier approach preach by means of Thirteenth street. A li li o ii n in o II t H . The wonderful soprano voice of the cher ubic-faced boy that was heard in Omaha nearly ten years ago baa changed to an as equally wonderful baritone that will bo hoard tonight at the Flrnt OTngregatlonal church , Eighteenth and Davenport streets , and the poMroior , Mr. Blatchford Kavanagh , Is now u manly , handsome young raau 22 i years old. The press over thr country , In- i rinding HoBton and Chicago , speaks of his I Ktcond voice as in every way as enthralling I ' and charming as his earlier ( soprano. The ItMlon Herald Bays "his voice la a beauti ful one. " In Chicago the critic * denomi nate It as "wondorful. " "thrilling , " "mar vellously touching , " "powerful , sweet and 1 tnollow , " and speak of Its "Irrcsistablo pa- the , " "soul-awakening n"Hty" and "Its dramatic . " and " " por.fr" "pure enunciation. Mr. Kavanogh's' teacher. Prof. Ilonry H- Tlonciy. uccompatilcs him and directs the roncort In which appear with Mr. Kuvnnngh Harriet Dement Packard , a dramatic so prano with a brilliant nnd birdlikenlco of , rare awcetlntug and lovely n > 'allty ' ; Master ; Jamie Crtppon , thn 10-yoar-old powessor of a sweet , clear contralto voice ; Mauler Ar thur Ooff , a 10-year-old native of Council Dluffs whom Omahan * remember olearly for hht romarkablii cornet playing , and Master Percy Sudborough , only 13 years old and the youngest eaxaphonlst ' ! most versltlle boy mimlrUn in America 'lo ' also performs on it lie clarionet and violin. Manager Ho.'onthal wishes to have all the lady patrons of the Orpheum theater ronitmi- ber the Dewey mntlnco Wednesday after noon , Ho ha gonu to a great dcul of ox- 1'onee la obtaining handiome medallion idaqurn of Iho bust of Admiral Dewey. which he will present frro to all Indira attending this performance. The plnqueti nro hand- Home affairs and ore excellent fac'elmllUa ot the nation's BTffltcst nnd moat heroic com . mander. In vlow of the stirring events at Manila the plaqura of 1hU man who baa the whip hand on the pattern question art ) espe cially appropriate. "The Sign of the Crc * , " Wilson Ilarrett'B world'renowncxl drama , which drawn crowd * of people to the play house who do : ioi .is a rule attend the theater and which portrajt , In a powerful nnd Impressive manner the llfi > In Homo during the reign of Nero , romoa to Jloyd'H theater tonight for three nlgtilH and it Wednesday mutlnce. Charles Dulton auJ William Ureot's London company , who have jprruiNit d the piece In this country for tha Iat thr o Boouona. will be seen during the coming engagement , Tena Carreno. Ihe world-famoua pianist , ' l to l > at the Iloyd on Friday fifternoin , without fall. The date for this gruat arUfct'6 apHMran e has b on changed from the HOth to thn 1Mb of toll mouth BO as to give her an opportunity to play again at Kansas City , wlwfe she haa Ixen re-eogagcvi at a guar antee Bt v r before paid to any artUt save Puilwfmkl , owing to the tremendous furore whloh hw matehtoMi performance created in that city only two v\ k ago. Her Qrautl Hotel Turkish Lutljg now open. 'USES ' THE WORDS OF AGCK | Great Riches ( as Well as Poverty , Responsible for Misery of World , MISS JENNEY OCCUPIES PULPIT AT UNITY In Ilirii nliiK llc-r .Snlijpol I lie SponUer SliouM that rotilptitinctit Ill-Inn" Alton ! llnpiiliipfin III Thin 1,1 fc. Mlsp Marie Haffcndnhl Jcnnoy of Sioux City , In. , preached at the Unity church Sun day morning to n fair sized nudlcncc. Miss Jcnnoy Is an Interesting speaker , tins n pleasing delivery and adds to her Blon Upon her audience bybeing n very beautiful woman. She chose for her text Iho words of Agur , Iho son ot Jckeh which mo found In Proverbs xxx. , 8 : "Olvo mo neither poverty nor grcal riches. " In addressing herself to her subject Miss Jcnncy said , in part : "Only two persons have boon found to bo In love with their poverty. St. Krnncls was n great exception , a peculiar character whom 11 Is hard to understand ; the other was Diogenes. Ho made his homo In n tub , nnd wo must not forget that II was In a sunny clime. Had he lived hero I am fain .o believe tlmt ho would have forsaken his : ub for n warm dwelling. "Olvo mo neither poverty nor great riches. The extremes nro the cause of great misery. The majority of the crimes 3f the world may bo laid at the door of the two. The student In college who IB rich nbnrs 'nt a. disadvantage. Ho Is wlthoul Hint spur which excites his poor college male lo greater effort. The poor student works under n strain which lends htm to uttltzo every energy and yet assists him In his fight. lliirdNhlpn of. the Itli'li. "I once attended nn exhibition thai made a great Impression upon me. In one end of the room behind a bank of ferns , palms and roses nn orchestra wns heard to ex cellent advantage. In the main portion of : bo room beautiful women wore titllreil In Iho most expensive of Parisian gowns , while while-capped wallresscs or repre sentatives ot the firm making the exhibit moved about whispering lo the fevered , ex cited girls who were viewing Iho slghl wllh envy that n certain gown would bo en- tinnccd by their beauty. At ono side I no- Llced n woman who appeared Interested in the scene , but who evinced none of tbo eagerness for possession that was shown by the others. I approached her and asked for lier opinion , or of what she was thinking. 'I simply Ihougbl how many beautiful gowns are hero thai I have no use for , ' was her modest response. I was reminded of the remark of Diogenes after he had visited the court and had seen Its splendor : 'How ninny things there nro here for which Diogenes has no use. ' They wore to him the superfluities of llfo nnd there nro so many. I have often found much comfort in that remark since then. "Tho man who makes $1,000 a year knows nothing of the hardship the man feels who is compullcd to retrench on his T5.000 per year. He thinks how easy It would be for him to live on that sum. The mnn who has a sixpence more than his expenses Is contented while ho who spends the sixpence over his income is miserable. "My texl expresses the doclrino of mod eration. One may -want nellher riches nor poverty. He hopes for the happy medium. Kiches make a man miserable , so does pov erty. The poor rich man finds It hard to care for his wealth. His name must bo found on all subscriptions and then people say 'ho Blight have given more. ' If ho goes to Iho good book for consolation ho finds that It Is much harder for him to enter Into the better life than for others. He mny fill his library -with good books , but he cannot purchase the appreclalion of them. Wllh the rich poor man It Is different. Ho appreciates all ho has. His is the reality of life. He knows that the only real things in the world are God and the soul. Let us learn moderation and dispense with the superfluities of life. " UKKATXKSS OF AIIHAIIAM IIXCOIN. CliurnclcrlNlli-N of the Man Arp IlH- PUMNCil liy llpv. IlorrliiET. The anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln wns made the occasion for a dls- ouBjion of his personality and the lessons that it teaches by Hcv. Herring at the First Congregational church Sunday morn ing. As a substitute for the usual text the speaker read Lowell's "Commemoration OJo" and then proceeded to consider the character of Lincoln somewhat In the light of that production. Ho declared that If ho had not been murdered by J. Wllkcs Booth Lincoln mlsht still be living , for he wns no older than Bismarck or Gladstone. But he ballevcd itwas better for him that ho died. Having been wrapped In the flrcs of rebellion ho wns spared the troubles ot reconstruction and the renewal ot sordid party strife. It Is probable that long and painful as the process of reconciliation be tween the north and south has been , It would liavo been still longer and more painful If some part of It had not been burled In his grave. He died that we might have peace. Continuing , Rov. Herring said : "It Is difficult to measure the character of a great man. But there are some comparisons by which we can arrive at an approximate estimate - timato of bis merits. Lincoln was a man of the order of Shakespeare , a man whoso wisdom lay In the purity of his vision. Roundabout methods of thought did not Ho In his province. It mas his clear sight ot things that constituted his power. Ho was a -well balanced mnn. Not llko Napoleon , well developed on UNO sides nnd Blunted and dwarfed on the other two , but ha stood four square to all the winds thai blow. In the balanced nnd calm use of his faculties ho grew until in the course ot Umo , nnd without an assertion of his own , ho had the nation at his feet , owning him the master mind. SonicConipiirliKiim Arp Ma < lp. The speaker contended thai the success of Lincoln Is a potent Indication of the truth of the assertion that circumstances do not maka the man. "If the other vlow Is true , why did not Lincoln's predecessor or successor , who ruled In the same momentous times , reach his level , Instead of merely ex hibiting their monumental incompetency ? Great times may make great men greater , but they also make small men smaller. " To further illustrate the strength of Lin coln's character he compared him with William H. Seward and Edwin H. Stanton , both members of hU cabinet. Seward , himself a statesman of rare and well trained ability , had become secretory of I state with the expectation thai Iho "back woods president" would prove uneo.mil to the task that confronted him , and that ho himself would be the real ruler. After the few weeks when ho titnt Lincoln bis written , suggestion that the administration ought to I hnve a policy and at the same time convoyed - I i voyed the Impression that he was willing' ' to formulate that policy , ho met his master < In the president , and from that tlmo on there uas no moro ( oval and obedient sup- DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU ? < If not , drink Graln-O made from puw grains. A lady writes ; "The flrt time J m < 3 Grftln-O I did not like U. but after using- for one wlc nothing would Indue * mo to go back to eoffe . " It nourlihea and feeds tha ivstcm. The children can , drink it irecly whh great benntt. It li th rtrencthtnlnr * Ubstance of pure grains . Get a. paclcar * today from your tracer. i follow the directions In maklnr it and you will h v . a delicious and TwMthful | ' tatil * beverage for olA nd young , Uo Hid ate. porter of the admlnlstrallon that Seward. It was In this nnd similar Incidents that the real force of Lincoln's character was manifest. In conclusion the speaker painted nn eloquent word picture of the reunited north and south , the vision thai Lincoln had seen In his dreams nnd which wo live to realize. KEEP THE FIRE BOYS BUSY Scvcrnl SumliijIllnrex CIIIINP thu nf the Ipiiirinpiit ( < o Uxcrulno A nro In the thrce-Rtory brick bulldlnR , 1321 Douglas street , occupied by J. Klein & Co. , clothiers , and Brooks , Gordon & Kogel , lodging uouee keepers , greatly damaged the utock of clothing on the first floor nnd gave the guests occupying rooms In the tipper stories n bad scnro. The flro originated In a one-story nnncx used by Klein & Co. to store goods. It mndo considerable headway before being discovered , owing to the heavy frost that covered . the windows preventing pnssersby from obtaining a view of the Interior. The flnmes spread mpldly , making but llttlo Etnoko at first. Employes of the 1'ostal Telegraph com pany , from the rear of the office , saw flames j Issuing from the skylight of tbo annex and gave tbo alarm. When tbo flro reached the clothing heaped on tables In thu main store , emoko began to roll . out of tbo doors nnd windows , tilling tbo hall and stairways leading to the upper , floors where the lodgers slept. Thcro were about , twelve ruou occupying rooms up stairs and when the flro was discovered many of them lost their heads completely. In opening the doors Into the hall they \vcro . blinded by the thick smoke that swept from the front of the building. Several . ran to the rear windows hoping to escape. by dropping to the annex , but on looking out they saw smoke and flames rolling up , from below and decided to trust to the front stairway. Ono man who wns nearly suffocated as he attempted to find bis way down the Blairs , returned nnd was nbout to drop from a rear window when other lodgi ors seized him and drew him back Into tbo hall. It required the assistance of two men to get htm safely out of the building. The man's name Is J. C. Anderson. He has been 111 for several days and was In bed nt the tlmo of tbo flro. The stock of clothing was almost com pletely destroyed by smoke and water , but the building was only slightly damaged. The proprietors of the store estimate the loss at nbout $8,000. They carried Insur ance to the amount of $6,000. Hinull lllnzu In n CoUn c. A small blaze In the t-wo-story frame cottage , 603 South Twenty-seventh street , occupied iby Caleb L. . ' Morris , destroyed household goods of tbo value of $100. A lamp left standing too close to the curtains was the cause of the fire. The losfl Is cov ered "by Insurance. Friimp A Iwo-Blory frame building , 1317 Soulh Thlrly-second slreet , was slightly damaged by flro Sunday evening about 8 o'clock. It Is the homo of H. F. Robinson. The blaze was caused by the explosion of a gas fur nace. ] > o ] > iirtniciit linn n. Run. A few minutes past 6 o'clock the flro do- ipartment was called to 3G23 Jackson street to extinguish a small blaze caused by a llamlng gas Jet. No damage was done. Horrible agony is couced a ? plirs , burns and skin diseases. These arc Immediately relieved and quickly cured by De Witt's Witch-IIazel Salve. Beware of worthless Imitations. NONUNION MEN ARE AT WORK Hoard of Education Itcftmen to TMn- clmrKC Carpenters \Vlio Arc Ob jectionable to Orj.fHiilT.cil Labor. i The strike Inaugurated a year ago among tbo mechanics and laborers employed by the Board of Education is still on , although there IB no vlslbfo evidence of tbo fact. With tbo exception of tbo few men who throw up their jobs when the strike was de clared all Ibo rest of the employes remain at work and are still at work , although they have been expelled by the unions. For the purpose of reaching some com promise whereby the strike might bo de clared off the representatives of the labor unions and a committee of the Board of Education recently held a conference , which , however , was without results. The labor representatives wanted the board to make a rule that it will cmpl'oy none but union men , while they agreed to reinstate the employes who have been dropped from the unions on the payment of fines that are from $35 to $ GO each. The board committee refused to consider this proposition. It absolutely declined to force Its men to pay the tinea assessed. It was suggested , also , that the board be al lowed to retain all Its employes , whether union men or not , with the understanding that only tbo men to be taken on here after shall bo union men. The representa tives of the union had no power to recede from the proposition they made- and con sequently the conference resulted in noth ing. "The proposition made by the board is a fair one and wo will now see Just what ani mates tlta unions In their proposition , " says a Hoard of Education member. "I have come to the conclusion that what the unions primarily want Is to cause the discharge of Bomo men unsatisfactory to themselves who are now employed. Advantage to labor la a secondary consideration. " MAGNIFICK.Vr TRAINS. OiniUiu to riilcnco. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail way nan Just placed In eorvlce two mag- nlllccnt electric lighted trains between Omaha and Chicago , leaving Omaha dally av 6:4G : p. m. , arriving Chicago at 8:25 : a. m , and leaving Chicago 6-1.1 p. m. and arriving Onmha 8:20 : a. m. Eaoh train Is lighted thoroughly by electricity , has buffet amoklne cars , drawing room Bleeping cars , dining cars and reclining ohalr cam and runs over the shortest line nnd smoothest roadbed between - tween the two cities. Ticket oftlce 1504 Karnom street , end ftl Union depot. Rov. Mary A. Safford's etereopticon lecture - turo tonight , Unity church. Admission 25 cents. Sam'l Burns announces the arrival of the Kiu < f'harloi wi.ro. A 10-word want ad costs you but 85 cents for 7 days In the Morning and Evening Bee. Cnnnrrt nt St. 1'rtcr'n. An Immense throng of people filled St. Peter's church Sunday evening to hear the eacrccl concert given under the nuspices of St. Peter's choir. The program included the works of some of tbo most celebrated com posers of sacred music and the singers were chosen from the choirs of five churches , St. John's. St. Patrick's , St. Phll- omenu's , Holy Family and St. Peter's. Clmarona's "Credo" nnd Haydn's "Tho Iloavpna Are Telling" were sung by a chorus of eighty voices. The solos were na fol lows : "Et Incurnatus Est , " Miss Nellie Paris ; "Hepontanco , " Gounod , Mrs. A , P. Kly ; "Reverie , " Vloxtempa , Mr. Albin Hus- ter ; "The Heavenly Message , " Miss Kelllo Paris ; "Transcriptions , " Miss Nettle nush- man ; "fllory to Thee. O God , This Night. " Mrs. A. P. Ely , II. V. Burkleyj "Concerto MUltalre. " Albln Husterj "Abide wdth Me , " Will Manchester. After tbo concert an Informal banquet was tendered by the members of St. Peter's clr ir to the singers of the other churches. Thuriloii HI lien Tonight. The Associate. Members of the Thunston Rides and iholr friends will meet at the armory tonight for the r un > 0 o of taking tppti looking to the holding ot a reception for the boys who recently returned from Ma nila. \ MEDICINE-fl STIMULANT DUFFY'S PURE fHISKEY FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSEL OIL Iiivnliintilr 111 nullify , liroiictiHIn. | t n cum nil I u uml oilier illncnioN wlilt-'li art * MO iMintnioii < o lot'nlltli'B whrr * ( lic > tliiTiniiinrtor jump * ni mill iliMvii nllli micli frcuiuiiijnml nnexpi clptl- M < ? N . Tn IIP U 'i' ( In tlir fitiully inrill- rltio client. Sold liy ilriiKulntN nml ( > Ni IH'FKV MALT W111SKUY CO. , lloclicwtrr , \ . V. .AMUSEMENTS. Daniel Sully , the Irish character come dian , presented his new play , "Undo Hob , " for the flrsl Umo In Ihls city nt Boyd's thcaler I yesterday afternoon nnd evening. It Is I perhaps Just aB well that tbo engagement was n short one , being for Iwo performances only i , for \vhllo Mr. Sully Is the eamo clover character i comedian that ho always has been 1 hla HOW piny is disappointing to say the t least. There Is not even a thread of a plot 1 to It and Its only redeeming features are i the few specialties introduced during the I three otherwise tiresome acts. These , who have seen Mr. Sully In the play that ' made i a name for him as a character como- dlnn < , "Tho Corner Grocery , " know 'that with the proper kind of n play nnd a sup porting company even passably good , bo can furnish nn evening ot splendid entertainment , but under the present cir cumstances this Is Impossible. The special ties , which consisted of piano solos by George Ilarcshlde , coon SOUKS and imita tions by Daisy Chaplin , coster songs by George D. Davis , baas solos by J. P. Grodg- ous , nnd some very well rendered songs by a quartet , were alt entertaining and cu- Joyablo. The Crolghton-Orpheum theater presents a bill this iwcck that is In every way an Interesting nnd amusing one , there not being a tiresome act upon It. Yesterday aft ernoon nnd evening both saw the theater crowded and when It is said lhal Iho usual oevcrcly critical gallery applauded every act most heartily and that at no time wns biasing resorted to , the uniform excellence of the bill will "bo " appreciated. The Russell brothers , Irish serrant girl character artists , are the headlluers , but as the audience yesterday divided their ap- iplause nbout equally among several acts they can hardly ho termed the hits of the bill. "Belinda Batloy's Boarders , " the comedy sketch presented % y Barton Hill , Charles Wlllard and their company , which Includes Charles G. Stevens , Ella Southern and Luclle Nunn , U full of bright lines nnd funny situations. The comedy is clean throughout and the absence of that detestable - testable thing commonly called "horse play , " Is noticeable. The piece is adequately presented , each part being in capable hands. 'Mons. ' Hofix is billed as the most mar velous chin balancing performer In the world nnd he proved himself worthy of the tillo by performing some feats that would seem almost incredulous. Perhaps the most wonderful thing he does is to balance a piano , at which a iwoman Is seated playIng - Ing , upon his chin. Another remarkable feat Is that of balancing a heavy brass cannon upon his chin , firing it off .while balancing H. He Is assisted by Qlmc. Roflx. "Honey Boy" George Evans , who made such a hit here the opening week of the Orphoum , "was given a hearty reception In return for which ho kept the audience In an almost continuous uproar. Blanche Ring , n clover character vocal ist , possesses a sweet soprano voice which abe uses to very good advanlago in singing several new coon songs lhat nro hits. Charles and Minnie Sa Van do nn acrobatic batic act thai Is a decided novelty. One of the remarkable fents Jlr. Sa Van does Is to' baln'.ico hla wife head downward upon his hand and rnlso her over his head as ho would a dumbbell. Their acrobatic wofk Is Interspersed iwlth comedy that makes it amusing as well as wonderful. Leila Mclntyro nnd Fan El Peak are Iwo young women that got some very good muslo out of banjos , while George E. Aus tin does difficult feats upon the slnck wire. He Is assisted by ono ot the stage hands , who seems to bo quite as much of a comedian as Austin himself. STAMPING OUT SMALLPOX Health OfflplalH of thr Oiiluloii that All Dunicpr of u Contagion Han I'ntoiril. It has been ten days since the last case of smallpox wns reported and the officials ot the Board ot Health are commencing to woudsr whether they are really out of the woods. Medical practitioners figure thai If no other case Is discovered within twelve days after tbo last victim Is stricken danger of contagion has passed. The city physi cian , however , IB not counting too confi dently upon what the next few days will brine forth , because since the smallpox epidemic struck Omaha on two occaslonn eleven days have elapsed without the dis covery of a new case and on the last and twelfth day a new case has been reported. If any additional canes am brought to light , however , the city Is In a position to properly take care of them. The smallpox hospital in Kontnncllo park has been com pleted , despite all the delay that has been caused by the severe cold weather. The work on the structure has been pushed , al though outside carpenter work has been generally stopped by tbo severity of the cold. This Is Indicated by the fad that no building permits have been Issued by the building inspector's ofllco for over n week post. What is commonly known aa neart dis ease Is frequently an aggravated form of dyspepsia. Like nil other diseases resulting from Indigestion , It can bo cured by Kodol Dynpepsla Cure. It cures the worst forms of dyspepsia. It digests what you eat. A Pull and Complete Library I'rairrnnt Dulluloun lli frviliiu nta , Attentive I'ortrrM , Experienced Iliirlium , Are Some of the Comforts Knjoycd on "THE OVERLAND LIMITED" via THE UNION PACIFIC to nil Principal Western Points. City Ticket Office , 1303 Furnum St. f , Feb. IS , 1D . The truth is held up high that you may read the store's interest ing doings by the light. Keep an eye on the searchlight of our > hoc Department showing a better shoo business every day. llolp- ful to yon in every way we know how' , sharing with you ail the advantage that this great retailing brings , bringing to you the best A/crfs bhocs Tor the least to lay out. Take our Goodvcar welt shoe at $2.50 , lay it beside any $3.00 or 83. fiO shoo you may choose , compare them and you'll decide in our favor. Why ? Because " 7'he Nebraska-1 Shoes are guaranteed to you to be the best constructed shoe in the mar ket , regardless the price you pay. Perhaps yon do not care to pay $1.75 for -A , good serviceable shoe. We can please you in * this line as well. This shoo is Satin Calf with genuine dongola top , bull dog , Yale and plain globe toes , smooth innersoles , and a iirst class shoe in every respect , made especially to resist the damp and cold that so often find their way through a poorly constructed shoe. If you can wear pix.o (5 ( , wo have about iifty pair that go to you for /jr , if the sizes were larger you'd pay $1.75 for them. Genuine Jiungarno Calf Shoes nt tf/.M , extra- heavy sobs tlmt keep you high nnd dry from the mud nnd snow. Do you need shoes ? TOATJC How's that ? We said "Don't Take a Tonic" before nnd were " called down" by every druggist in the west thought wo were advising against the use of medicine , Well , Isn't It better to drink drinkJtRUG JtRUG GA.13IN13T than H is to take medicine ? Continue King Cabinet , In moderation , and you'll llml it enjoyable to say Iho least. You know It's pure ; no foreign taste ; has the natural flavor , BO uncommon. Drugntsts use it themselves to the exclusion of the inferior kinds so numerous. Yes , thul's tbo right number fourtwonaught our telephone. Burlington trains nro "right on the dot" these days. The 'way below zero weather of the last fortnight hasn't bothered them worth men- tlonlns : . Don't postpone , your trip because you think you may be snowbound en route. You won't If you take the Burlington Route. Flylnc trains for Chicago at fiIO : a. m. , 6:05 jx m. and 7:45 p. m. For Denver nt 4:25 : p. m. nnd il:50 : p. m. For St. Louis nt 4:53 : p. m. For Kansas City nt 9:25 : a. in. and 10:13 : p. m. J i Ticket Burlington Office , Stution , 1502 Furnam. Kith & Mason. Tel. W. Best Dining Car Service. Only Depot In Chicago on the Elevated Lo&p & * HOT WATER-50C IN A BAG Forms ono of the bf t remedies ob tainable for Toothache , t'uccache , Nuurulula or Any Kind of an Ache. We 81I n Bood 2-quart Hot Water Bag for 50c. A 3-fiuart for fi5c. lia s uro warranted. SHERMAN & M'CONNELL ' Drug Co , , i.'l Duller Slrrct , Omulm , .Veil. A Cold Proposition. IIOWUI.IAS OOl ( JUS AM ) COLDS i'oniTivii < v crius ' Price. 25c and 50 . ' All Druggists soil Antl-Knwf , < Wholesale at U. 12 , llrucu & Co. and Hlchardson Urus Co. < Is your office wartti ? The heating arrange i ments of The Bee Building have kept the ollices plenty warm through the coldest weather. Heat is furnished free. BEE BUILDING It is the best ofiice building in Omaha no one denies that. Kent is no higher there than in cold , wind swop * buildings. There are one or two first-class rooms vacant which it will bo a pleasure to show you , R. C. Peters & Co , , GROUND FLOOR. easily d i s tin- guish the bottled tled beer which received the GOLD MEDAL at the exposition each bottle has a ribbon attached , the color of which is blue and the brand Our draught beer received the Only Diploma of Highest Award. Omaha Brewing Ass'n. Telephone I26O. You Have No Time to Lose f with your eyes [ < chen nuture ncnds , , out h r drat dan- < , KIT signal , such as , , Itching , burning , . , waterfnir , aching , < , blurring nd head- < , iichei. which. , should demand . , your Immediate. , artentlon , but you < , should arold all < chancss of the < rerlous danger of < > gottlngwronc - Blnus : B by con- < > nulling Dr. Mo- < Carthy , a man < who has hold the ' ' well earned title < ' of the acknowV < edged sciential In his profession he ' ' succeeds where others fall , < DR. MCCARTHY , ; ' THIS I5YI3 SI'BCIAI.IST. o 413-414 : BLOCK , Examinations . ' OMAHA. Free. * Beware of Imitations JOHN t > UNCAN' vOKI , lkH , N [ * VOX. BUY THE CECMUINE . . . MANUPAOTUUED BY . . . CALIFORNIA PIO SYRUP CO , TlIU JVAMK.