Nebraska Newspapers

    TTIE GRATIA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , 22 , 1800.
TfiLEPHONCS 08 and 094. Bee , March 21 , 1599.
A Lady
Said to IIB just fi fo\v days ago , . "I
have always thought your store was a
good one , but it grows bettor and
better every day. " How do we make
it bettor every day ? It is by hunting
every corner of the market for choice
novelties , such as the newest things
in Dress Goods , in Silks , in Wash
Goods , in Dress Trimmings , in Gloves , in Laces ,
in Notions , hi-Linens , in Suits , in fact we do
not buy any shoddy merchandise , but try only
to display such goods as we think a deserving
public wishes to buy.
Ann\Ts von rosrW mn OIOVEB AND MCCALI/S PATTRHNS.
THOMPSON. BELDEN a Co.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. M. C. A. I1UILDING , COR. 10TH AND DOUGLAS STS.
their torn nnd blackened skin hung in
shreds.
In a few jiihuilea nil except Mrs. Taylor
recovered consciousness , and phjelclans and
nurses hnnllly summoned did all that wns
possible to relieve their sufferings. As fast
as haoty dressings could bo applied the Tic-
tlms were taken to tha Clarkson Tjospltal by
the Union Pacificambulance. . The body of
Mrs. Taylor wna taken to the morgno , and
others vvhoao Injuries wcro less scvoro wore
treated at neighboring drug stores and nt
the ofllcca of downtown phjslolnne.
" \Voincn Who .T limited.
Mrs. Hopkins nnd ( Mrs. Jerry Sullivan , nt
Clarkson hospital , told of their escape from
the burning building.
Those nt the meeting were first alarmed
by shout * of fire from ( persons on the street.
'Mrs. Sullivan and iMrs , Hopkins , opening the
door Into the hall , attempted to make their
* wny down the etnlrs through the flames and
smoke , 'but ' ( Mrs. Sullivan , partly overcome
by rnnoke , returned , and iMrs. Hopkins , hav
ing 'been knocked down by men running out
at an adjacent room , lay partly unconscious
on the landing for several seconds before
she recovered eufllclently to Joel her way tea
a window and jump out.
After returning to the room where the
meeting was held , ( Mrs. Sullivan dropped out
of the window , being followed by Jlrs.
Samuelson , the last at the blx who escaped
In this way. The first woman who jumped
was Jlrs. Taylor.
Condition of the Injured.
The Injured were removed to Dr. Oross-
mnnn'a residence , Dr , Connell's home , the
Alblozboarding / house nnd the Clarkson hos
pital as rapidly ns the police nnd spectators
wore nblo to handle them. Dr. Grossmann'a
ofllco presented a pitiful scene. The bodies
of the dead nnd Injured were lying on tha
floor , ou couches and sitting In chairs , while
the surgeons attended their injuries ns
rapidly as .possible. . City Phj-elclan SpaldIng -
Ing , Asijlatnnt CUtl'hysqlafi ) Ralph , Dr.
LeoTlncl pr.0cBsnann"workt > dllko'Trojan8 ,
ho whlto capped nurses from the 'Clarkson
hospital assisting them. ,
The body of 'Mrs. Taylor lay oq the , floor ,
a portion of her clothingbelng < disarranged ,
hawing how she had Btruck upon her head
nnd sustained Injuries -which caused the entire -
tire upper part to swell out of proportions.
Dosldo her lay the aged .Mrs. Schamol , with
Jior two arms "broken nt the elbows. Her
lips tfalled to utter a single moan , and it
was thought at ilrst that she was not serl-
ouely injured , but the Injuries proved fatal
nftor her removal to the Clarkson hospital.
( Mra. Samuolsou occupied n. couch , her
moana filling the room , Indicating how much
uho vvaa suffering. Her face presented a
ghastly Bight , t/ho / skin having 'been ' burned
so thnt It hung In strings.
Mrs. Wilson sat In n chair begging ror
assistance until the kindly hands of the
phjslclans had lessened her suffering as far
as lay In their power.
As rapidly as the 'burns ' were dressed the
Injured wore removed to their homes or to
some irtacohoro they could recolyo proper
attention.
CumvM ( u Her llellef.
Mrs. Williams , Mrs. Schamol , IMrs. Jerry
Sullivan , Jira. Samuelson nnd CUrs. Rex
nvero removed to the Claikson hospital ,
where they received the best care possible.
Mrs. Schamel died soon after B o'clock ,
airs. Ilex was. taken irom the hospital to
her home , mo South Sixth street.
At the Alblez , uMra. Broslus. Mra. King
nnd llttlo May Samuolson
were the only ar-
rlvolkj. Mrs. Hroslus , who Is a large woman ,
wns BufforinK from the shock and very pain
ful burns about the face and on the back of
her hands , Mrs. King's face was red as
the flrowhich had scorched it , whllo hen
hands vvero painfully scorched. Her wrists
were red with blood from cuts Indicted by
the glass she had broken. The llttlo girl
was crjlng for her mother , from whom she
had liecomo separated after Mrs. Samuelson
had limped from the window with hor. She
was slightly burned nbout the forehead
and ouo ot her wrists was Injured , whllo the
hands wcro red uud painful. Her father
finally located her nnd took ho rhomo. The
others wcro removed to their homes as soon
im possible ,
Mrs , Holt and daughter Marguerite were
taken to 1706 Douglas street , wJiero their In-
Jui lea were dressed. After this they vvero
convoyed to tholr horao , 2122 Nortli Fifteenth
Btieut.
At Dr , Council's , corier of Seventeenth
and Dodge streets , Mrs. French of South
Omiihn found attention for her burns , which
were not Merlons. She was also taken homo
shortly before 0 o'clock ,
Mra. A , A. Smith went to Dr. Allison's '
ofllce ( o bavo her burnt ) attended to. She
had her Jiamla and face badly burned and
her hnlr waa elnged from her head , her hat
having been burned olT by the flames. She
wan removed to iher- homo , 1005 Nortli
Eighteenth street , whence n report'came
later that nho may die ,
Mrs. P. i : , Allen -wandered ilown to Dr.
EdmUton'H olllco at Fifteenth and Douglas
atreeta , wheru her bleeding and burned
hands vvero dressed nnd her face attended
to , llleiod was dripping from her bunds
which hnd been cut when ulio broke n pane
of glass , ami the doorknob at the otlleo
was ttinu'J rod when she placed her hand
upon it , Blic nUo was taken to her homo
4010 Charles street.
' W. W. Scatt , miperlntoudunt of the build
ing , went to the McConticll drug store with
another man who wan badly burned , Mr
Scott had austnlncd patau ( ) burns lu carryIng -
Ing Margueilto Holt from tbo bulldng. The
other mun remains unknown , but hla la-
Host tu uku nltvr dinner ;
pruYdit ilislrcts , aid diges
tion cure oiiistlpulin. :
I'urvly M'ii > Ml lus tin not grll *
or < MU | iuhk hold I' ' ) ull
oulj tjr C , I. UuuU Jt Co. , Urnoll ,
juries wcro dangerously painful. Both cars
were almost turned from his head , while
his hands arc chawed and disfigured. These
Injuries were received whllo ho was trying
to open the door to the room where the
women wero. They were so frightened thnt
they crowded ngalnst the door and It was
Impossible for him to open It. After the loss
of precious time , during which several
\Yomcn had leaped from the window , ho
managed to get In nnd assist several down
the stairs , although he suffered terribly In
doing EO.
Good Work hy the Firemen.
After the last sign of flame had disappeared
the Interior of the building was a striking
proof of the effective work of the firemen.
In Bplte of the fact that their arrival wns
delayed hy an error In the transmission of
the nlarm , which sent them flrst to Seven
teenth street and Capitol avenue , they suc
ceeded In confining the flro almost en
tirely to the center of the third floor. The
gasoline explosion occurred in Immediate
proximity to the elevator shaft , nnd In a
few seconds the flames had shot down the
shaft and communicated to the rubbish In
the Ijasement. When the firemen arrived the
shaft , the basement and the entire center
of the third floor Avero blazing fiercely.
One of the flrst streams -was turned Into
the shaft through a basement window and
with this the fire was cut oft below the
third etory. Other streams wore carried up
the stairway nnd a couple of lines were
raised on ladders nnd turned through the
front -windows. On the Douglas street side
hose , was elevated by means , of the flrc es
capes and by that time a second alarm
had brought the flrst reserve into action.
The flro was hold In control from the minute
the flrst streams were brought to bear and
no serious damage was done except In those
parts of the building that were already blaz
ing. The walls were uninjured , and thereof
roof -was kept Intact , except In the cenler.
The elevator shaft was burned out from
basement ID , roof , but the second floor and
the north and .south ends of the third floor
wore merely scorched. The entire building ,
however , was drenched with water and
blackened with smoke. Such of the con
tents as had not boon removed were soaked
with water that continued to seep from the
floors above for hours after the flro was ex
tinguished.
Chief Redell said that from the appear
ance of the 'building ' It Is difficult to say
whether the flro originated In the basement
and went up the elevator shaft or dropped
down the shaft from a beginning on the
third floor. The testimony of those who
were In the bulldlng""polnts to the latter
conclusion as they declare that It began
with an explosion In the roar room , in which
a gasoline stove was found by the firemen ,
In speaking of the Iqss of life Chief Redell
said that it neemed as though It could have
been prevented if the occupants had thought
of using the flre escape. "It Is horrible
to think , " he said , "of those poor women
Jumping to their death when there was a
flro escape within easy reaejh. "
'
Itnnhed to the Women' * ANHlalnnoc.
Ono of The Dee's carriers who was pass
ing at the time the flre broke out has this
to say : "I was just In front of the build
ing when the women on the third floor com
menced to scream. Three or four other
men nnd boys wore with me and wo rushed
upstairs to help the women. As we went
up wo met about a half dozen -women com
ing down and they were bruised terribly.
Their faces were black with smoke. When
we got to the top floor some of the doors
were locked and we had to kick them In.
The rest wo opened. Then wo came down
stairs and as no got to the street the people
began to yell for the women' to jump. I
think- about ten of thean had Jumped
before the der-nrtmont' . cnmo. . The
people immediately crowded around nnd
did ull they could for them. Most of
them were terribly cut up. Their hnnds and
faces wore nil scratched nnd bleeding where
they had tried to grab the wall us they tv\\ \ \ .
The colored policeman on the beat did
everything-he could to break their fall'but
ho couldn't do much. "
What mi lV < Miitue N rfiiiv.
One ot the witnesses who saw the unfortu
nate women leap from the third-story windows
dews was Mndame Dubolasen , who resides
nt the southwest corner ot-eventeenth nnd
Dodge streets , diagonally across the street
from the burned building. "Oh , It was her
rible. " declared Madame Dubolssen. "I can
never forget It. It was alUover In'a few'
seconds. There WRS a rush of smoke from
the windows , a crash oV breaking glass nnd
then the -windows '
aecmed'to be filled with
women. They scnrcely hesitated a moment.
The ones In front looked upward for a min
ute , us though they were praying for de
liverance , and then they throw themselves
outwards , and In an Instant crashed together
on the pavement below. Those who were
behind seemed to follow them blindly. They
Jumped as fast ns they could reach the
[ window , nnd as the last one dropped a
sheet of flame swept after and seemed to
envelops them. I counted seven women
whp Jumped , The flames Turst out so sud
denly that It looked as though some were
cut off before they could reach the win
dow. "
After the flames had been subdued a thor
ough Investigation failed * o discover any
additional bodies and the firemen stated
positively that no one was left In the build-
Ins.
rutliHIo Seemnnil IncldrnU ,
No lire that 1ms over occurred In Omaha
was BO prolific of Incidents of human pathos ,
The fact that nearly all the sufferers were
when nnd motlu > r lent a tinge of peculiar
.idni'BH to the catuatrophu , In the hospitals
and lu thu Improvised refuges that served
the llrat ptirpo i'H of utrglra ) attention
abrloki ol unguUli weio continually hushed ,
whllo ugonUod women tulktid of their hus
bands and children nnd mourned for those
who niHtdod thulr rare nnd love. Mrs. Ud ,
Bhrlnar lay on tha Moor of Or. Urotsmaim'n
offlcu and did not complain of her terri
ble Injurli'H whllo ho thought of hur throo-
uwntlu' old baby , "Oh , I cuuuut die , " oho
moaned. "I hnvo a bnby only three months
old nnd It needs me. Cnn't I get well , dor-
torj" And then she spoke ot her husband
nnd told the attendants that ho was nt-
tending n MaRonlc funeral nnd could not bo
reached until he returned , There was not
n word of the acute agony that Bho suf
fered with a fortitude almost sulillmc.
Mrs. A. L. Snmuelson was lying on a couch
In the same ofllco when her husband came
In to look for her. Ho knew thnt she had
gone to attend the committee meeting nnd
that wns nil As ho came In the door ho
nskod n reporter If he had heard nnj thing
of her , and a low cry from the mnss of
burned and mangled forms that almost filled
the small apartment wns the nnswer. Her
face was so. scarred nnd burned that she
wns scarcely recognizable , but the flrst word
from her lips staggered him with the ful-
flllmcnt of his fears. After the flrst rush
of emotion ho bore his sorrow brnvely
enough and assisted to arrange for Mrs.
Snmuelson's removal to the hospital.
The wife of Jerry Sullivan , cnptnln of No.
C Hose company , wns one of those whoso
Injuries wcro most painful. All the way to
the hospital uho begged pitifully to bo put
out of her misery. Sullivan wns one of the
flrst firemen nt work on the building , but
when U was found thnt his wife wns nmong
the victims ho wns released from duty. Ho
attended her to the hospital.
In the crowd around the building nnd
nmong the groups that besieged the doors
of Dr. ( Irossmann's ollko there were a score
of men who fenrcd that their wives had per
ished. Some desperately endeavored to force
tholr way past the policemen who guarded
the door. Others waited quietly enough but
with a inuto despair that was even more
pathetic. Kveryouo who cnmo out was caught
by a half dozen crnrcd relatives , but they
could give little Information. Tor n time
every effort was bent In trying to afford
physical relief to the victims nnd only one
or two of them were definitely known. Later
nn effort was made to nscertnm their names
but It wns fully nn hour before the anxieties
of those who waited were either confirmed
or dissipated. The Identity of .Mrs. Taj lor
was one of the last to bo discovered. A
number of people had been asking anxiously
nbout her ever since the tragedy occurred ,
but ns they could find no one vho had hcnrd
her name they had begun to think that she
had In some v\ny escaped. It was not until
after the \\oundcd ihnd been taken to the
hospitals thnt the dead woman was recog
nized and the hopes of her friends blasted.
W. W. Scott , Janitor of the building , wns
severely burned nbout the head and hands
while ho wns trying to assist In the escape
of the Imprisoned women. Ho succeeded In
carrying one llttlo girl down stairs , but ho
hnd to pass through a cyclonic swirl ot
flame. Ills hnlr nnd mustncho were almost
completely singed awajHis hands were
terribly burned , but ho paid no attention
to his own Injuries until after the dead and
wounded women had been carried into the
phjslclan's office. Then he was assisted tea
a drug store where his burns were dressed.
AN to the Origin of tinI'lrc. .
A new theory as to the origin of the flre
was given credence last evening because of
the statements of several persons , Includ
ing Chief Redell , who saw ( lames Issuing
from the basement of the building before
they made great headway In the upper
story.
Mrs. Cronln , who left the meeting in the
parlors on the third floor to do nn errand
down town , returned just as the alarm was
given. While passing the alleyway In the
rear of the building Mrs. Cronln's attention
was attracted -by the crackling of flames
and , glancing in the direction of the sound ,
saw flro and smoke pouring out of the base
ment window.
Chief Redell says that when the firemen
entered the burning ibulldlng with lines of
hoso-the flames were sweeping up through
tho'elevator shaft from the basement. He
directed his men Io flrst extinguish the flro-\ \
In the basement before carrying vvntcr to
the upper floors and this order was exe
cuted.
W. W. Scott Is the janitor of the build-
"Ing. When the fire was discovered he was
In the parlor assisting the wpmen whp at
tended the meeting. Mr. Scott Is positive
the fire did not originate on the third floor ,
believing It had its inception In the base
ment , for the reason that when ho opened
the meeting room doors into the hall the
flames nnd smoke were pouring up from
below through the elevator shaft and stair
ways. '
Store Klrc Protection.
The Harnoy street engine company , dis
continued by the Board of Flre and Police
commissioners on March 1 , and which the
Commercial club has petitioned to have put
back Into service , Is to bo organized Imme
diately , whether money Is found for Its
maintenance or not. ilaj-or Moores made an
omphntl.3 declaration to this effect whllo
viewing the scene of the tragedy ,
"To bo sure , the presence of that com
pany would not have saved the loss of life
but I propose to take no chances , " he de
clared , "Somo other flro may occur In which
terrible results like this may be prevented
with another flro company on hand. The city
council may remain parsimonious If It do-
siren , but the company will go Into service
as quickly as It can bo gotten together. The
council then may find the means of main
taining the company as It sees flt "
Accordingly the mayor Issued orders to
Flro Chief Redell to organize the company
as speedily ns possible , and It v\lll probably
bo installed In Its old house on Hnrney
street by .tonight or tomorrow nt the latest.
The council concurred in the determination
of the mayor nt the meeting last night by
adopting n resolution to tl\e \ same effect.
At the meeting of the council committee
of the whole yesterday afternoon , the dis
aster was In a meaBuro foreshadowed. Ono
of the members of the Commercial club
committee that walled on the council with
the request that the engine company be re
instated Bali ! thnt pome fire not unlike the
torrlblo Windsor hotel hplocaust In New.
York iilght ) opcur , and that the crlpplln of
the flro department would In suh event bo
condemned by the citizens.
The OeciiiiuiitM unit Their I.IIH-K-X.
The IMtterson building was erected In
ISM. It has always been n popular build
ing with clvlo societies and young people ,
who hove seen many happy evenings In the
Armoiy "of tie ) Thurston Rlli | > s _ , The building -
ing Is now inanaged by the McCaguo Invest
ment compajij' . The manager vva.s unable
last evening' estimate the damage done
to the structure , but ns the walla nro bo-
lloved to be uninjured It Is thought the
loss \vllj not very large. There _ isf 21,000
Insurance Distributed equallytnrno'ng the
Rosal Kicljango , Citizens' , Glens Falls and
Spring Garden comlmnlca.
The basement pf the building was filled
with about $2p,000 worfh of unpacked dry
goods belonging to the Brandels llros , ' of the
Hcston Store , The basement was filled with j
water and their damage Is from that alone.
They carried J6.000 Insurance. A member
of the firm stated that It would be Im
possible for him to estimate the damage
at this time.
The flrst floor was occupied by the Joyce
millinery store , Robert Wlklund's shoo shpp ,
Kelsey & Seabrookc , decorators , and the
Central Labor union. The milliner ) stock
was mqved across the street soon after tha
flre broke out , but It wns damaged some
what by the water , which dropped through
on a portion of It. All the fixtures were
saved without damage.Mr. . Jojcu stated
that his htock was partly Insured.
Robert Wlklund's damage -\\lll be slight ,
ns bis shoe stock was small and not easily
affected by water ,
Kelsey & Seabroofco moved their stock
across the street Into Dr. UrosHmunn's barn.
They had no insurance. Mr , Kelsey eald
their Irsa U nominal ,
Tbo Central Labor union will huvp Its
ardor dampened ( or u few diiyn until Its
rooms dry out , Aside from that the 01-
Bgntzntlon'a jiroporty wai not duniagfd ,
Thuretou Klllca , No , 2. t > uKJ a per
tion of their property. All their uniform ! )
nnd guns were gotten out , but tha plnnn ,
carpets mid other furnishings were nlmost a
totnl loss. They hnd $2,000 Insurance.
The Rifles hnvc $2,000 Insurance on the
contents of their armory.
ICmll Brnndcis BH > B. that the stock that
the lloston store hnd In the cellar of the
Patterson block wns worth from $20,000 to
$30,000 Ho cnnnot tell the cxnct amount
until ho can nsccrthln definitely what wns
there. His Insurance Is not more thnn
$0,000. $
When the crowd hnd reached Its maximum
It was diverted by the appearance of n flie-
mnn nt one of the windows with n Inrgo
American flag which had adorned the Thurs-
ton Rlflrs' armory. The unfolding of the
emblem brought forth a cheer that could bo
heard for blocks ,
The nurses of the Clnrkson Memorial hos'
pltnl did vnllnnt service nt the scene ot the
disaster. A portion ot the corps rnn to the
flre ns soon ns It v\as learned that the
women hnd been Injured. They bandaged
and dressed the wounds of the victims ns
they Iny on the pavement nnd thus made
their removal to the hospitals much easier
than It would otherwise hnvu been.
Lieutenant Jiynes Adams of l nglnc com
pany No. 3 was one of four firemen to carry
a line ot hose where the flames were fiercest
near tbo clovntor shaft on the third floor.
Uelng unable to see because of the dense
smoke , ho fell down n stnlrwny nnd wns
severely Injured nbout the hip nnd back.
Ho was taken to his home and will bo given
n short vacation In which to recuperate.
After the flames hnd been overcome some
of the Thuraton boys entered the building
to see how badly their belongings had been
damaged. When they appealed they bore
a cot covered with blankets upon their
shoulders. It looked ns if they were carry
ing a body which had been found In the
building nnd a crowd of curious spectators
followed them down Douglas street. When
about to disappear lu n store the wind dis
arranged the blankets , revealing n lot of
uniforms underneath. The pursuers turned
away In disgust over their deception.
The now uniforms of tbo Thurston Rifles
were saved nnd after a thoiough renovation
they will bo nearly ns good ai new. These )
are the handsome green uniforms purchased
by the Rifles not long before they relin
quished them for the more serviceable hnb-
lllmonts of the volunteer nrmj' . They had
been worn only - oncennd were stored In the
lockers on the second floor. As soon ns en-
tinnco could be obtained a number of friends
of the soldier boys got Into the loom and
tossed ( the uniforms to the crowd bolow.
Many of them werbr stained by water and
smoke , but none were permanently Injured ,
The lack of flrst-clnss hose thnt Is owing
to the rigid economy in municipal nlTnlrs
wus conspicuously apparent all through the
flro nnd It proved n big handicap In the
stubborn light that the firemen wore com
pelled to make. Half n dozcu times a line
of hose was laid nnd the nozzle carried
laboriously to u point wheie tbo strenni
could bo applied with , effect , but ns soon as
the water was turned on the rotten pipe
burst and the pressure wns lost. At least
flve minutes were wasted In bovernl Instances
In securing lines of hose that would hold
and this made the task of the firemen Im
measurably harder.
The flro caused more excitement than any
that has occurred In the city for many years.
From the flrst the Interest was Intense. The
building was so centrally located and the
hour one during which the streets were
crowded with pedestrians that it was not
long before the location of the fire was sur
rounded by a mass of people. Women living
In the neighborhood said that they hastened
out on the sidewalk to watch the blaze and
were horrified to see women jumping from
the third story of the building. They
watched until flve had sought safety by this
perilous method of escaping from the
flames , when they could stand It no longer
nnd turned away -heartsick.
G. P. Getz , Prof. R. K. Love. Miss Pau
line Stuiges nnd Miss Ella Loux were lu
one of the lodge rooms , rehearsing the plnj- ,
"Rough Rldof Wlilch Is to bo given soon
for the benefltTot-thfi Organized Charities ,
when they were st rtled \ > y a noise resem
bling an oxplosloAlu ymo of the hdjolulng
rooms. Mr. Getz Kutened to the door leadIng -
Ing Into the hnllA When he opened It his
moustache , eyebrows and hair were singed
by the flames raging' within. Ho withdrew
his head Instantlj- and quietly Informed the
others that the building was afire and that
they must resort to the flre escape , as the
stairway was a seething mass of flre. The
four went to the north side of the room and
easily made their way downward to safety ,
llttlo the worse for their experience except
for their nerves , which had been slightly
quickened.
quickened.'h
'h 11 1 It I ) bTOUC IllHNUD.
Don * and Feathered IIIpvdM Droivned
Out ! > } the Firemen.
Gelsler's iblrd emporium , 303 North Six
teenth street , was the eccne of a Dro early
this morning that resulted lu the suffocation
of all the birds and mnny valuable dogs. The
damage to the Ibulldlng was loss than $100 ,
but the Ices occasioned by the killing of the
nnlnm'6 will amount to several times that
sum.
sum.Shortly
Shortly after midnight Kd Perhard , standIng -
Ing at the corner of Sixteenth and Daven
port etieots , observed 6ine > he Issuing from
the transom over the door of Golsler's store.
At the same time a chorus of yelps from
frightened dogs and tlho shrill screaming of
parrots Indicated something wrong. Uer-
hard made an Investigation nnd discovering
a. good-sized flro making rapid progress
turned In an alarm.
The blaze wni quickly extinguished by the
firemen , but the 'birds ' were all found -with
drenched feathers lying dead In the bottom
of their cages. Several valuable dogs also
were strangled by water and suffocated by
smol < e.
On the stock , valued at $1,500 , was $600
Insurance. The building la owned by airs.
'Meyers. '
DEATHJiECORD.
Former Mn > or of IMillaileliihlii.
PHILADELPHIA , March 21. Samuel J.
King , who wns mayor of this city from 1881
to 1SSI , died at his home In this city to-
d.iy , aged 83 , He had been 111 for a long
time ,
Mr. King always took nn active Interest
In democratic politics , nnd although this
city Is overwhelmingly republican , ho wan
elected on the reform ticket by a largo raa-
Jorltj- .
Onee n KIIIIUIIIN .JncUcy.
TOno.NTO , Out. . March 21 , Harry Dla-
lock died hero last night of paralysis. In
his day ho was one of the best Jackeis
of America. At one time ho was the chief
jockey for Pierre LorllUrd , who paid him
$10,000 n year and avowed him the privilege
of taking other mounts , At thnt tlmo ho
probably made $25,000 a year.
Onlet lleNlored at Imreiln.
LARfcDO. Tox'March 21. The day hern
passed off without any futther street demon-
btrntloim against tbu work of the health of
fleers and perfect quiet now prevails The
Tenth cavalry troop bivouacked last night nt
Convent and West Hidalgo streets nnd the
work , of removing the allllctcd wns resumed
this morning nnd continued all du > . Cap
tain R. P Rogers ot the Rangers , whoso
wound piovcd Bcilous , was taken to a hos
pltul today.
"HOT OIL" FREE
Tu'ull Hium > Sum-1-1 UK from Hlic-ii-
nmtlHMi , Ni-iiralKlii , WraU lliii'U , Hie ,
An arrangx ! ! ! nt lias hucn complete ! > vlth
tills ] u | > er by which all reuilors who ulli
mmil their ntunu it nil puatolllto aiUlro.is to
the Herculean Hot Oil fo Klmtra , N y , ,
v\j | | wi'lyo u trial bottle or "H t 011" free ,
Kvn tha po.stut-u \ \ | | | In * prvpaiU
If yon haves Rheumatism. Js'ouralKla or
miy utlnuntHvhlch Herculean Hot Oil will
turu , no ilt'stre toiui jou n bottle to
prove to you Its jnclt.'rfu merits
You do not Imvo to v\ult woi'l ; . or mouths
to Icunxl , Ono viiiKlu holtlu will relieve
ion Hot Oil Is an external lemeely. It
sU'iima the I'.iln uvvuy.
\\rlto ttuluy for thu free trial bottle , then
It you wtah any In the future , K 't it of
jour driiKKUt , who sells J5o and 50o bottles ,
or 8 n.1 dlrrit ti ua Don't delay , Addrt-aa
uiii < i I.I\N HOT on , Co. ,
( Mention this iwinr. ) Kiialru , X , Y ,
fPlllllf t A1 HI AOI W/V 'Plll f P P IT P
lOUMAN ILOShlO IIILSWE
Evidocce Discloses Him in Neighborhood nt
Tirao of Murder ,
WITNESSES MET HIM NEAR KREICHBAUM'S '
Accomiiniiloil liy Cell * Hofcnilnnt
lrlvtN Timnril llonil MIIII'N I'lii-m
n ( Jim and 11 Simile
in lite
UIiOOMlNGTON , Neb. , March 21. ( Spc-
1 clal Telegram. ) Jess Toomnn , charged
Jointly with \V. S. Cole \vlth niimlerlni ? ,1.
1' . Krelchunum December 2 , continued thu
trial this mornltiR.
UeprRO Shoemaker , Avho lives near the
Ktolchbnum farm , testified that ho was In
Franklin December 2 ami saw Uvo men ro-
Ing south about 5 o'clock In the evening.
Ho thouKht Tooman was one of them.
J.V. . Wright , a merchant nt Krnnltlln ,
was huntliiB with .lay Iloblnson December
2 south of Franklin and \\hllo coming home ,
about 5 o'clock In thn evening , Wright says
they passed two ncrstns gohiR south to
ward Krulchbnum's place , having guns nnd
a spade In their buggy. Ho wan sure that
Cole was one of thorn , 'but ' ho did not know
Toomnn. Jay Hoblnson corroborated
WrlRht's testimony. He knew Cole and rec
ognized the prisoner , Toomnn , as the other
man whom they passed. The defense suc
ceeded In confusing Iloblnson In the cross-
examination In the matter of describing the
buggy which Cole and Tooman occupied.
Mr. nillups corroborated both Robinson's
and Wright's testimony.
Oeorgo Krelchbaum of Darlington , la. ,
brother of the deceased , testllled that when
shown the lenso of his brother's farm ho
noticed that the signature was not tint of
his brother and had no resemblance what
ever.
ever.William
William Curtis testified that while workIng -
Ing within thirty feet of the road ho saw
Cole nnd Tooman drlvo by about 6 o'clock ,
December 2 , going south toward Krlech-
baum's farm. A fo\v minutes later ho saw
Wright and Iloblnson coming fiom the
south. William Barrister testified that while
on the road to Franklin , going to an old
soldiers' supper , he met Tooman and Cole ,
whom ho had known for years , about 5 p.
m. December 2.
HIMV tin * Holly AVns round.
J" . G. Smith , ex-sheriff of this county ,
testified that ho had known > both Tooman
and Cole for years. He said that he was
at Krelchbaum's place the day the body
was dlscoveied. Smith and others noticed
that Krelchbaum's dog kept going to the
spot where the body was nfterward found.
The searchers followed the dog and discov
ered the body , which had been badly muti
lated and shot under the jaw with a load
of No. 4 buckshot. Tooman showed Smith
the lease nnd the latter was satisfied that
Krelchbaum's signature had been forged.
Tooman told him be had bought all the
personal property on December 2 and paid
$250 for It on December 3. Tooman had
added that he was to have possession of the
farm January 1.
Mrs. Bcason testified that while going
home from a neighbor's she passed a man
whcm she now recognizes as Toonian
Just bofoie dark on December 2. The state
Is putting up a very strong case and has
secured public sentiment and the defense
will need some very strong testimony to
break the chain of evidence. The town Is
overcrowded and the court house is en
tirely too small for those who wish to hear.
Court adjourned until 9 o'clock tomor
row morning.
CIIOOSI.VG Tiinnt TOWRorriccns. .
of VnrloitH Faction * Meet
io ChooMc Their I.eiiilerH.
MEAD , Neb. , March 21. ( Special. ) At
the citizens' caucus , held Saturday evening ,
Oho following persons were nominated for
village trustees : Henry Ostenberg , C. T.
Thorson , W. R. Campbell , S. B. Moody and
J. G. Fleming.
WEDPING WATER , Neb. , JIaich 21.
( Special. ) The republican city ticket , as
nominated , reads : Major , C. A , Baldwin ,
treasurer , S. F. Glrardot ; clerk , W. B.
Sackett ; police Judge , F. M. Tlmblln ; coun-
cllmen , First ward , W. D. Ambler ; Second
ward , Charles Andrus ; Third ward , George
Stoner.
WESTON , Neb , March 21. ( Special ) At
the citizens' caucus Saturday night the fol
lowing village trustees were nominated : J.
J. Pospisll , John Matousek , A. T. March ,
John Wolta , Joseph Jlsa. It Is a license
ticket.
COZAD , Neb , Maich 21. ( Special ) A
mass meeting of the anti-saloon voters of
the village was held at the town hall to
night and the following ticket nominated
for village Board of Trustees : J , B. Hughes ,
W , L , . Devlne , S. W. Schooley , J. S. Larnion ,
Dr. F. Dunham. The meeting was har
monious and enthusiastic.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) The democrats held their city
convention at Firemen's hall lust e\enlng
and named the following ticket for luo city
ofllces : Mayor , August Bocttchcr ; clerk ,
William Becker , treasurer , John G. Becher ,
member school board , C H. Davis ; city en
gineer , R. L. Rosslter ; councilmcn , Flist
ward , C. A. Lutz ; Second waid , George
Lehman ; Third ward , B. P. Duffy.
BURWGLL , Nob. , Mnich 21 , ( Special. )
The village campaign hat , opened here along
the lines of license and no license , The
saloon voters met Friday night nnd nomi
nated a full board and the anti-high license
faction met Saturday and renominuted the
old board.
FAIRHURY , Neb , March 21. ( Special. )
The prohibition caucus held last o\enlng
nominated the following municipal ticket :
Mayor , C. W. Smith , clerk , 13. A. Vontz ,
trensuier , A. J. King ; police Judge , W. J.
.Moss ; councilman , First ward , John Carter ;
Second ward , W. H. McLucas ; school board ,
W. J. Wolfe nnd B. M. Pi Ice.
UNWOOD , Neb. , March 21 ( Special. )
The following candidates were nominated
on the citizens' ticket luut night for \lllage
tiustei's. Thomas Duda , S , H. Showers , 0.
A. Horumin , W. Hlnscnettor , R , F. Blnglmm.
DAVID CITY. Neb. March 21. ( Special )
The fusion city convention wan held laht
night and the following ticket was placed
in nomination Major , Charles Manning ;
city tiensurer , John Schweser , city clerk ,
James Smith , police Judgu , W. W. 'Stow ell ;
councllmen , First ward , Nicholas .Miller ;
Second ward , F. C. Scott ; Third wnrd. il.
J. Bouse. The ticket Is not considered
strong and owing to the largo republican
majority In this city has a very unpromising
future.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb. , March 21. ( Spe
cial. ) Central Cltj's municipal tickets Imvo j
been placed In the field and are as follows |
Anti-license ticket Major , G. II. Gra > . |
treasurer , F. Dyer ; clerk , M. 0. Murrell , i
councllmen , First ward , W. S. Olbbs , Second
end ward , A. Fouls ; Third ward , O. R. Llnd
and G. D. Hocker. Citizens' ticket : Mayor ,
J. W. Vleroy ; treasurer , n , H. Bishop ,
clerk , 13. Rwliig , councllmen , First ward ,
I. V. Traver. Second ward , C 13. McDonald.
Third ward , J. B. White nnd Dr. Gawnu.
The Issue U license or no license. i
BANCROFT. Neb. , March 21. ( Special. ) '
The republican city caucus was held Mon
day evening and the following ticket was
nominated. W. H. Warwick. 0 D. Has-
slnger. Fred Nlelson , Frank Peterson.
I'rititt * * KiiKnii SurvliL-H Injiirlrx ,
ST. BDWAHD. Neb. , Mnrili SI , ( Special
Telegram. ) In the report of dead and In
jured published yesterday It Is ututcd that
Conrad Eagan of this place and member
of Company K was shot ou 1'ibruaiy C uud
died soon nftor This Is thought to bo a
mistake , an MU Kato T.ngnn hai ju t ro-
wheel n latter from the ROV eminent nurse
dated February 10. saihiR thnt Ilngan was
shot In thq face nnd that his eyes were still
swollen shut , but that ho wns not danger
ously wounded.
MJW COMPANY i\TIJUS M3HICI3. .
Ml > ii lonnl Hnnrtl IN
KEAUNEY , Neb. , March 21 ( Special. )
Since the nuisterltiR out of Company A ,
Seoml regiment , Nohraskn National ( Juard ,
nt Omaha last fall , there have ? been several
attempts to effect a reorganization. This
\v ni accomplished last night nnd Adjutant
General 1' . E. Harry ndmlnlstoied the oath
i to thirty-flvo active young men tint niado
i them citizen soldiers. They are principally
clerics and bookkeepers and when properly
dillliHl will nmko a crack company.
The ) commissioned olllcers elected nro :
Captain. Dr. J. J. Cameron ; Drat lieutenant ,
A. E. Sodcrqulst , former cnptnln of Com
pany A during nctivo service , second lieu
tenant , Herbert K. Schars , late quarter
master sergeant of the company.
After the election General Harry made
n short address , In which he complimented
the members of the old Company A for their
| excellence In drill and soldierly appearance
nnd the promptness with which they obeyed
orders. The non-commlssloncil olllcors
have ) not bocn nppolnttid. The follow In ? Is
a complete roster of the company : N. An
derson , Kenneth AndrewG. ) . O. llessor , G.
I A. llodlnaoii , Arthur 11. Urovvn , Frank
j nlaclc , Hey lluiloiison , Harry Catkins , J. J.
i Cameron , Robert r. Cherry , L. A. Down-
Ing. F. K. Allls. H. H. llnldcriiian , J. Kanz-
, ler , 1 , . C. Keak , Tied Isunbort , H. M. Miles ,
J. W. Miller , Dr. Mcservey , V. S. Pierce , T.
. Price. 0. J Paoknid , K. E. Piper , A. Li.
Stinnd , F. W. Schmidt , W. F. Summons , H.
H. Sjdcnham , H. K. Schars , A. E. Soiler-
qulsl , J. A. Wilson. 11. J. H. Wlllard , Harry
nolhlllc , Junlus llojle.
HYAAMITU KOH IflJ IlLOCKADK.
Itnllrixiil OIIIoliils CliMir Auny tlie
C ( > lliMloil III I'llltlC.
COUr.MUUS , Neb , March 21. ( Special. )
Thu Union 1'nclflc olllclnla have been dyna
miting the heavy lee In the stream ? about
hero the last few days In the attempt to
save their bridges from destruction The
weather has moderated conFldcrnbly and
the rivers nro breaking up. Tiho Platte Is
out of Its banks nnd the Ice I ? piling up high
In a number of places. Tdo wagon bridge
south of town is being watched and given
what protection Is possible , but It Is feared
that It will not stand the strain.
KIIA.MC I0tbiv | ( JiriJ , NIX YEAHb.
WreeUtT of I'ouvn Audonnl Hunk IK
St'iit > iici > il to Do Tliiit * .
L1XCOLN , March 21 Federal Judge Car-
land of South Dakota , noting for Judge
Munger of Nebraska , this evening sentenced
Frank M. Dorscy to six yearn In the peni
tentiary at Sioux Falls. Dorsey was con
victed of wrecking the First National bank
of Ponca , Neb. , of which he was cashier nnd
manager.
AHvncil Horse- Thief
COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 21. ( Special )
Sheriff Byines returned jcsterday from Val
ley Springs. S. D. . where ho had been In
search of Henry Stone , who Is wanted here
for horss stealing. He treated the nllcgeil
thief mfd he was arraigned this morning be
fore Justice Fuller , where he was bound over
to the district court in the sum of $300.
Charles Kelley of Monroe is the complainant
and he alleges that Stone stole the horse
from him seme time last Octuber.
t of M-viIj roriiied Company.
LINCOLN. March 21. ( Special. ) The fol
lowing promltlons are- announced In the
Secoiu.1 regiment , Nebraska National guards
Private John * J. Cameion , Company A , pro-
moled to captaincy ; Private Albert C. Son-
derqufst , Company A , promoted to a first
lieutenancy , and Private Herbert K. Schars ,
to second lieutenancy. The election of the
company was held at York yesterday.
Plonr Mill IN
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , March 21.
( Special. ) The Business Men's association
has entered Into an agreement with Nicholas
Holmes and Herman Klletch of Plattsmouth
whereby the latter will build and equip a
first-class slxtjbarrel mill , to cost $9,000 ,
Inside cf five months. The association pajs
a bonus of $1,000 when the mill is in run
ning order.
" \Veinrr Ilixurniu'iHill. .
LINCOLN , March 21. ( Special Telegram. )
The senate Insurance committee has de
cided to report H. R. 191 , the Weaver In
surance bill , for passage with some amend
ments , one of whlqh stiiKes out the dis
ci lininatlng clause pffectlng foreign com
panies.
Snow mid Colil AVi-ntlu-p.
GRRRL13Y CCNTRR , Nob. , March 21.
( Special Telegram. ) A cold wave reached
hero this morning about 10 o'clock , the mer-
curj- falling 10 degrees. About an Inch of
snow fell during the day.
N Mny 1 "Iri > Iu > . "
HARRISBURG , Pa , March 21. Governor
Stone sent a communlcatloh to tl'o house
today announcing his approval of the ret-o-
lutlon designating M.iy 1 , 1S93 , as ' Dewcy
day , " and n legal holiday.
13urlnninr { ( on Monday , March 20 ,
mill contlnuitijf for one vvcolc ,
will bo ijlvon av
Myers-Dillon Drug Go , ,
16th and Farnam Sts , Omaha ,
A H TOM HI leprosonttitivo will
bo in iittondiini'o to elonionstr.ito tlio
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Astliniii , Hroucliitls ,
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Nei onu should inisa this opportunity
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time 1 was able to return te > my woilc a
healthy man. "
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Queen of Co or und Light Dancers.
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Musical Artists , Comedians nnd Vocallitn.
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Late Stnr of Hustler Company.
jioiiirrTA AMI nouiri'A.
Fun In a Chinese Iniunclry.
THIC IIAHI'UHS.
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; \DiiliiK 1'rltes Reserved seaia 25c nnd 50a ;
gallery lOc Matinee any sent 23c , chll-
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