Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O\LAIIA \ DAILY JJEE : WEDNESDAT , uS'OVEMBER 8 , 1SJ ) { ) .
RESOLTS IN DOUGLAS COUNT1
Returns So Par Rccsived Show Holcom
Ahead of His Party.
R PUBLICANS LEAD ON LOCAL TICKE
Fluiiroa 1'nvur iho Klrfllon of tli
Rrpiilillciin Cniiillilntrn for flic
Ulftlrlclf .Iiiillclnl nil it
Count } ' Ulllcci.
At the hour of going to press re
turns from the city of Omaha tndlcnt
substantial gains for Ilolcomb nnd smallc
gains for Ihe fusion ticket as compare
with last year.
While the figures nt hand arc Incomplcti
they show that In forty. seven precincts ou
of the seventy-six districts throughout nl
of.the nine wards , the total vote polled fo
HCCBC , republican , IsI.SS3 , ns against
total for Ilolcomb , popullt't , of 4,008.
In these forty-seven precincts , which to
RCthcr glvo Ili-cso a majority of 273 , liny
ward , republican , In ISftS , had a majorlt
of OSS , which means therefore , that Hoi
comb's fialnp , expressed In figures , are ' , ' 11
No sufficient returns are yet nt hand t
Indicate the veto on county , judicial an
school board tickets. Enough Is rcporluil
however , to show that Ilolcomb has ru
ahead ot his ticket and that It Is question
nblo whether any of the fusion candidate
for local offices hnvo been pulled througl
with htm.
While the vote polled Is above the nvcrng
percentage of the vote registered , It Is plal
that the party affiliations expressed by th
voters before the registrars have been belle
by their votes ; to what extent , however , can
not bo stated until more careful comparlso :
Is made.
No off-year election for many a year ha
aroused the people of Omaha to such keci
Interest as did that of yesterday. The con
ditlons were all favorable to the polling o
n full vote nnd the result , so far ns the lotn
vote cast Is concerned , was all that was nn
tlclpatcd from an examination of the reg
Iteration returns. The weather throughou
the day was fair nnd warm and the part ;
workers wcro active.
The rush nt the city clerk's office of votcn
who "had not registered and wished to nwcai
In their votes was like that ot a presiden
tial year and kept up until the closing hour
Although the entire city was thorough ! ;
urouscd and all parties kept close watch o
proceedings at the various voting booths
the election , as a whole , wan orderly nnc
there were no disturbances. As usual , thi
credulous were agitated from tlmo to tlm <
by alarming rumors put In circulation clthci
In Jest or in the forlorn hope of changing i
tow votes. These did not attract very mud
serious attention and they were not u promi
nent feature ot the day.
Hoc-option uC tin * HoturiiK.
Early In the evening telephonic and tele
graphic Inquiries began pouring Into the
newspaper offices and the strccta In the vicin
ity of the Illuminated bulletin boards wen
densely crowded. The theaters and othei
places where returns were received and an
nounced were also filled with eager crowds
Inquiries came by wire from nil points Ir
the eastern states , evidencing the promlnenl
part played In the politics of the country bj
Nebraska this year. The returns came Ir
gradually nt first and the watchers on the
streets saw precinct by precinct flashed on
the screen In Alow succession , all of the carl )
ones being from districts In the city. While
the Information they afforded was meager ,
practiced politicians saw In them straws in
dicating the prevailing direction of the wind.
The elaborate preparations made by The
Bee for the gathering ot results , both In the
city and throughout the county and state , en-
ablcd _ It to present a much more satisfac
tory bulletin service than an election night
usually affords and the streets surrounding
the building were thronged early and late ,
The long distance telephones and a large
force of telegraphic operators received the
detailed returns as they came In.
CIIISAPHMNU I-'HUICSHT H.VTKS.
Ilnllronil IniprovoiiionlN Hint Indicate
( lie I'liHNliiK of tlic CiuinlN.
Engineering News , taking for its text the
giant Iccomotlvo just finished for the Illinois
Central railroad , printed last week some
data tending to show that the heavy freight
carriers ot the future nnd even of the day ,
In this country nt least , are the railroads
and not the Internal waterways.
The locomotive which furnishes the text
for the argument was built to haul solid
trains carrying a paying loud ot 2,000 tons
each , and It Is the biggest locomotive ever
built. It weighs nlono 232,200 pounds , and
with its tender 3G 1,900 pounds. It Is an
Indication both in Its weight and power of
the steady growth of the railroad and the
cheapening of its service which has already
left all other means of traffic far behind ,
except the Immense vessels on the great
lakes nnd the monsters of the oceans.
"Thero were railway managers In the
" early days of the railway era , " Engineering
News says , "who contended that only hlgh-
claes freight could bo economically hauled
by rail. To this day in England and on the
continent of Europe the Inland waterways
are able to carry freight as cheaply or more
cheaply than competing railway lines. The
fact Is that railroading back In the ' 70s ,
and European railroad practice even at the
present day , Is toy railroading In compar
ison with the work now being done on
American railways of heavy traffic. "
Attention Is then called to the average of
only 2.21 mills per ton per mile for carryIng -
Ing cool received during the year ending
Juno 30 , 1 Still , by the Chesapcko & Ohio
railroad for all coal hauled by It to the sea
board , and name very Interesting figures
are given to prove that n substantial profit
may bn mudo nt oven less than these rates
by railroads using the best of heavy equip
ment.
In the annual report of the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad company
twenty-eight now mogul engines were
spoken of , each nt which Is capable ot haul
ing eighty loaded thirty-ton grain cars ,
making n total weight of 3,000 tons In the
train , or 2-tOO tons of paying load. Tables
HUOW that the cost ot operating a locomo
tive hauling 2,000 tons of paying l.ail Is
only -10 cents a train mile , and further
figures show that , exclusive of terminal ex
penses , the whole coat of moving n 2,000-
ton trnlnlond u mileIs only $2 , or 1 mill
per ton per mile. Both waterways nnd rail
ways would have to provide terminal facll-
Does your head ache ? Fain back o
, 'ourcycs ? Bad taste In your mouth ?
It's your liver ! Ayer's Pills are
Iyer pills. They cure constipation
leadache- dyspepsia , and all live
complaints. 25c. All druggists.
Want your moiuuclio or beard a beiiuUtul
brown or rich liltrkY Then me
BUCKINGHAM'S ' DYE ttttr ,
0 fit , qf P uooiT > i Of B. f H > ti A Co UtaHUt. H. H
Itlcs , and It U argued that these cost rnthe :
less for railroads than for water linen.
"We do not question , " says the Knglnecr
Ing Now * , "tho sincerity and good faith o
those who plead for more government ex
pemllturc on the Interior waterway * , bu
they nro certainly mistaken as to the rea
Interests of the public. The last nrgumcn
of the defender of the waterways , however
Is that these mutt bo kept In order thn
their competition mny keep railway charge ,
down to n reasonable figure. H Is , as i
matter of fact , against the public Intcrca
that tramc should be dlvcrteil from the rail
ways. The right of the government to n :
nnd regulate railway rates hng been full ;
established , nnd the principle that suci
ratea should not bo In excess of .what I
necessary to pay the operating expense ;
nnd n fair return on the capital Invcstci
has also been plainly laid down In cour
decisions.
"The proper method to regulate ratlwa ;
rates , therefore , la not by trying to creati
competition , either by building parallel rail
way lines or Inferior water routes , but b ;
'
the direct exercise of government control'
If New York would retain Its position li
the export trndo It must concentrate Its en
ergles upon the question of reducing the cos
of handling freight nt Its terminals , so thn
it may bear comparison with the coat of thi
terminals built on cheap land at Newpor
News and New Orleans , ami other compel
Ing Atlantic and Onlf ports. Money spen
In this direction may bring returns , bm
that spent on artificial waterways Is pourot
Into a sieve. "
H A.VriUUKS.
How HOKUM Curio * Arc Mnnnfncttirei
nml .Sold.
The making of false antiques has becorai
a regular business , rcp-i.-ts the St. Louli
Olobe-Democrnt. Many people nliu like t <
have picturesque old furniture and curio :
around them cannot afford to pay th (
high rate of prices charged for orlglnnli
and they are content to take imitations
which can bo had nt comparatively lltth
expense. Ono dealer , who , owing to th (
difference In price , sells n dozen repro
ductions to ono antique now , saya that thi
business Is perfectly legitimate ; If the re
production. . Is made .like : the original am :
sold an such , no harm is'done nnd the pur
chaser gets what he wants nt a low price ,
Reproductions of rare pieces of antique
furniture can bo honestly made and soli ]
just ns copies of favorite oil paintings art
reproduced and sold. The dishonesty Is
when the denier tries to sell the reproduc
tion as nn original. Poplar , bass nnd white
maple nro the woods ordinarily used fet
the manufacture of false antiques , but ve
neers of these woods arc too soft for the
completion of certain classes of goods. II
Is a common practice to make the base 01
core or the work of some light wood such
as pine , over which Is laid a veneer ol
oak , birch or mahogany or other hard
wood. This gives an article which , while
being to all Intents and purposes a piece
of hardwood furniture , weighs much lesa
than the original nnd will not warp or
twist. Still another style Is made from the
waste products of the sawmill. The stuff
Is reduced to n pulp and pressed Into
sheets under such an enormous pressure
that warping Is effectually prevented.
From ono base may be made all kinds of
furniture , mahogany , oak , rosewood , wal
nut or even ebony. A great deal of the
"aging" Is done In the rear of the dusty ,
dingy shop inwhich curios of this class
nro usually sold. A regular apparatus Is
employed for the purpose , the object of
which Is the alternate application of steam
and hot air. The sides and back of the
apparatus are of brick , the top Is of sheet
Iron and the base Is of wood. There Is a
second slatted bottom , on which to stand
the piece of furniture. Pipes arc used to
carry steam or hot nlr , as the case may
be , Into the chamber. After the furniture
has been steamed for , say , twenty minutes ,
hot air Is let In and this treatment Is re
peated until the preparation of the wood
for sizing , filling or priming Is completed.
After the article has been removed from
the oven It receives its finishing touches.
What these are to be depends upon circum
stances. The metal work Is soon tarnished
by exposure to dampness and the woodwork
rapidly collects dust.
WAS AXGHY i\OUGII TO MURDER.
Lnivyer Rplnien n MmlilcniniE Kxperl-
ciieo In n ! ! ! lsznrd.
"I never really wanted to murder a man
until I got caught In a Dakota blizzard last
winter , " said a lawyer to a Chicago Chron-
clo reporter. "It came about like this : I
md gone 'to ' Sioux Falls to look after a
llvorco for a client of mine , nnd was
icrsuaded to join a hunting party which
lad a lodge In the wcods about forty miles
ivest of a little place called Marlon. After
? pendlng a week with the crowd I started
jack on a wagon with on olcj teamster and
i dudlsh young fellow from 'Milwaukee ' , who
md also been a guest of the sportsmen. Wo
3xpectced to stop overnight at a settler's
: abln and reach Marlon next day , but a
mowslorm came up about noon nnd we got
iff the trail. In a couple of hours the storm
loveloped Into a howling Dakota blizzard ,
ind there we were , absolutely lost , with a
rery excellent chance of freezing to death
jeforo morning.
"After wandering around for several hours
vo stopped In the lee of a llttlo bluff ami
icld a consultation. The old teamster said
f wo fould only manage to build a tire he
bought wo might hold out until daybreak ,
ind 'then llnd the trail , and to our great joy
.ho Milwaukee dude produced a silver box
ull of matches the only ones In the party.
There were a few Blunted trees nearby , nnd
by breaking them down nnd partly dis
mantling Iho wagon wo got together a good-
slzed pile of wosd. Wo scraped away a
> lace In the snow , piled some sticks over a
'ew ' shavings and wisps of straw , and 'then ' ,
gathering close around to cut off the wind
called excitedly for a light. The dude took
out his case , opened It and was about to
strlko a match when ho stopped short. Ho
had a peculiar drawl when speaking , and I
can bear him now In Imagination : 'Da Jove !
follows ! ' ho said , 'I'm deuced sorry ,
loncherknow , but I made a mistake when I
Ulled this case. These are the kind of
matches that only strike on the box ! ' That
was the time 1 experienced a desire to com
mit murder. I won't pain you by repeating
ho teamster's remarks. How did wo escape ,
did y' ask ? Oh ! wo curled up together In
u corner of the wagon and managed to pull
through the night. The teamster lost a
couple of toes , but the dude and I were un
scathed. Ily morning the weather cleared
and wo found ourselves In eight of the
cabin. "
Healthful
Chicago Tribune : "Don't you wont the
water of your well analyzed ? " nsked the
traveling agent of the chemical company.
"What fur ? " Inquired the hale old farmer
sitting on the front porch.
"To know whether it Is pure and whole-
tioino or not. "
"I reckon not. If there's anything the
matter of It , mister , I'd ruther not know It. "
"How long have you been using It ? "
" . "
"Elguty-Bovcn years.
The traveling agent patted on.
AVItli ReNcrvutloii.
Indianapolis Journal : "I'm goln * to put
the farm In your name , Mandy , " said the
agricultural gentleman.
I "All right , " was her response ,
I "Hut ; booro I do I 'want It understood I'm '
to have enough out of the crops every fall
, to buy my regular annual gold brick. "
i That was easily arranged , she being a fcen-
i nlblo woman with a four-husband experience ,
i und , consequently , not looking for man to
1 tie perfect.
" .AMUSEMENTS. ]
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* Mf * + * , W W . . W V fWfV * * *
" \ rpinnle tlrniiinipr"
An extravaganza In three net * , by Charles
K. JJInnoy , presented nt Hoyd's theater by
Johnstonc Bennett nnd company.
TUB CAST.
Hiiza Bargain , a Female Drummer
JohnsUnie IJ < ? nnot tWeed
Wood II. Smooth James 11. Smith
Uptown Downs , called Uutton ?
Hurry Lmtell
Super Lltlous , porter..Willis P. Swe.itnam
Finns Silk Antonio \Vlllama !
Corset Stiiyo. it Floor Walker..O. J. . Flcmnn
Mr. Buyer. W. H. Merry
Cnfch Olrl No. IS Nellie O'No 1
Airs. Wood B. Smooth Evn llandolph
The election return bulletin baards did
not attract quite the entire population or the
city Tuesday night , ns ono of the largest
audiences of the season sat In Boyd's the
ater to witness ono of Mr. Blancy's latest
efforts In the comedy line. Upon the pro
gram It Is put down as an extravaganza ,
but as a matter of fact It Is a farce comedy ,
pure and simple , written In the well-known
Iloyt vein. "Jack" Bennett , ns die Is
callqd down cast , Is , of course , the central
figure , the comedy seemingly having been
written around her. It proves n splendid
vehicle and Is especially suited to Mlra Ben
nett's peculiar personality , giving her un
limited opportunltlea to display her talents
ns an Imitator of the masculine gender.
There Is but a trace of n plot to the pleco
In which a feminine knight of the grip , rep-
reHcntlng n corset and hosiery house , calls
upon a largo New York department store
and endeavors to sell the proprietors n bill
of goods. It takes her the entire three
nets to accomplish the desired end , and
the original way In which she goes about
It furnishes plenty of amusement. There
are a number of other Interesting character
studies Introduced In telling the story , In
cluding a dyspeptic old merchant , his more
up-to-dato partner , a floorwalker , sales
lady , elevator boy , cash girls and others.
A number of clever specialties Interpolated
at times when the fun of the piece begins
to drag keeps the nudlcuco Interested during
the entire two hours and a half. The scen
ery Is all. new , decidedly unique nnd pretty.
The flrst act. represents the .ofllco of a
New York department store ; Act II the
Interior of the same store on a busy day and
the last act a palisade on the Hudson river
at night. In the latter scene the eltects
are especially brilliant.
The costumes are all pretty and In keep *
Ing with the balance of the splendid pro
duction. The company Is unusually largo
and a thoroughly capable one.
Johnstone Bennett was last seen In Omaha
as a vaudeville star nnd will bo remem
bered as having presented a decidedly or
iginal nnd Interesting act. Besides her reg
ular part In "Tho Female Drummer" she
offers this same act. Miss Bennett has an
Individuality all her own and quite unlike
that of any other woman upon the stage.
In her line of work she Is cleverness Itself
and stands alone , having proved so far In
imitable. Among the specialties offered be
sides Miss Bennett's was Willis P. Swcat-
nam's blackface monologue specialty , the
dancing of Harry Ladell nnd Nellie O'Nell
Mr. Figtnnn song , "Tho Swellest Thing , "
and the Imperial quartet's rendition of
Hugo Schlam's popular song "I Ain't Seen
No Messenger Boy" and "I'll Leave My
Happy Homo for You. " The engagement
continues this afternoon and evening , clos
ing with Thursday night's performance.
TALK BY FATHERREANEY
Fair Given ! Hie Cnthollc Churches
Str.rta Out Under 'Mont Favor
able Condition * .
The fair given by the combined Catholic
churches of Omaha and South Omaha at
Sixteenth nnd Harneystreets , which opened
Monday evening , Is now fairly ' 'organized
and promises to bo a success In every re
spect. The fair will continue until Saturday
evening , November 18.
The feature of last night's fair was a
speech by Father Reaney , who was chaplain
on Admiral Dewey's ship , Olympin. Father
Ueanoy has been In Omaha about a week
and has made several short visits to sur
rounding towns. He came in last night from
Grand Island and went at once to the fair.
Father Keaney's speech was Informal. He
talked upon the impulse of the moment. His
address was highly Interesting and instruc
tive and he gave renewed zeal to the ener
getic church workers who have the fair in
charge.
This fair Is given for the benefit of St.
James' Orphanage at Benson , and Father
Ueanoy called attention to the benevolent
object In view and predicted success for the
undertaking.
A splendid musical program was rendered.
Throughout th& fair music will be a prin
cipal feature. There will be a change of
irogram nightly so the entertainment will
tot become monotonous. As soon as
ho election excitement Is over It
s expected that the large hall
vlll scarcely hold the crowds. Election re-
urns were read last night and those who
attended the fair were ns well posted on
ho political situation ns though they were
standing In front of n bulletin board.
Toward the end of this week the contests
will be announced. They will probably prove
ono of the most interesting features. Ilaflle
chances are selling rapidly and the wares
on display Include a little of everything.
Goo. Noland , riockTana , o. , says : "My wife
had piles forty years. DoWItt's Witch Hazel
Salve cured her. It Is the best salve in
America. " H heals everything and cures
all skin diseases.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
Charles Burke , the Denver stockrnlscr ,
n nl the Merchants.
II. S. Hand * , n prominent attorney ot
Wllbcr , Neb. , Is at the Her Grand.
A. C. Gnrala of the 13. La Montuziic
company of Now York , Is nt the Her
Grand.
L. A. Johnson , prominent in business cir
cles of ColumbuH , l vlBltlni ' In the city ,
iccompanled by his wife ,
Mlsces Blanche Kennedy nud Florence
llchardHon of Plattumouth spent Sunday
with Mrs. E. Drew In this clti' .
Mrs. M , K. Hayden IB In the city , havlnc
stopped over cnroute from Denver to New-
York. She Is at the. Her Grand nnd will bo
accompanied eastward by her son , James P.
layden.
Willis J. Abbott of the New York Journal
and Joseph A. Altscheller of the New York
World , who accompanied Hryan on his Ne
braska tour as corrcgpondents for their re
spective papers , were In the city Monday
ilBht. They left yesterday for New York.
Daniel U > gnn , secretary of the Hawaiian
commission to the Greater America Kxposl-
Ion. and Mrs. Uosan have- gone to Chicago ,
to remain for a. while before taking u trip
east. They will return homo this full. Mr
Logan mudo a. great many friends In the
cliy. He Is the city editor of the Evening
Bulletin , published In Honolulu ,
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
A sneak thief looted the lea box ou the
> afk porch of H. D. Heed'a residence , 132
North Thirty-eighth street , nnd carried
away nearly a week's supply of groceries.
Brigadier General Toft of the Salvation
army , und Mrs. Toft , have been unsigned
: o the command of the newly organized
Nebraska-Iowa jllvUlon ' " "I wll soon take
up their headquarters In the city.
Omaha was formerly division headquarters ,
and will bo so again as soon an General
1'oft arrives to may. He luui been In the
city the past few days holding meetings
and conferring with the ofllcers of the ten
Nebraska corps.
Omaha lodge , No. is , Ancient Order of
'nlted Workmen , la Interested In today's
election , having four members who are can
didates for various offlcrx. This Is the rcg-
ilur meeting night of the ledge and ar
rangements huva been much * for receiving
election returns at their ball In iho now
Odd Fellow * ' building , no North Fourteenth
utroel. Members of sinter lodges in Omuhu
ind South Or mi 1m urn expected to bo pres
ent , as nearly every lodge nan one or morn
members In today's political race. All
members of the order will be made welcome.
WORK OF THENIGHT SCHOOLS
_
Mnny Wnrltlmr 1'ooiile Avnll Tlirtu-
of ( lie Oitpnrltiiiltlrn for
Nlsht school ! wcro opened Monday night
nt Comenltui nnd Lcavcnworth schoolr. as n
part of Uio public school system nnd the
wcil : was well started for the year. The
attendance was about forty nt the flret named
Ini I Ml n K nnd between sixty and seventy nt
tin other. It In the Intention to open n
night school nt Kcllom school also , but the
opening has been delayed by the lack of gns
llRht. ' . At present two tcachcro nro em
ployed nt each building and this force will
bo Increased If the enrollment grows suf
ficiently to necessltnto It.
Thcsa schools were held Inet year for the
first time In several years. Classes were
taught in two buildings , Casn and Lcavcn
worth , for n period of eighteen weeks , nnd
wcro attended by n dally average of 103 pu-
pllil , although the total number taking In
struction during the year was 324. One hun
dred nnd thlrty-ono of these pursued the
course for the entire term. After the classes
WCM organized It was found that it consid
erable number had entered with no Inten
tion of doing any work , but were there to
amuse themselved or others. Thcso wcro In
formed nt once that the night schools were
fo. btlslncs.i and that nnyono who came
must attend to the work In hand. The nl-
ternatlvo was left them of devoting them
selves etrlctly to the studies or leaving. This
plan cleared out at once , either through ref
ormation or dismissal , the troublesome cle
ment ami allowed their teachers to give
their entire tlmo to the proper work of the
echcol.
Only the best o teachers are assigned to
the night schools and as such teachers wcro
no ; easily found unemployed It was found
ncccfp.iry last 'year to select them from the
teachers of the day schools. Teachers who
worked In the night schools worked r.nly half
the day In the day schools nnd a slight ad
ditional compensation wa.i given them.
Thi common school branches , reading ,
writing , spelling , geography , arithmetic nnd
thi history and civil government of the
United States , were taught last year nnd
these only are contemplated this year. As to
thj cost , the expcrlenco of last year Indi
cates that education in night schools Is more
oxpcnslvo per pupil than that In the day
school.4. But the results wcro remarkable.
Many adults who etarted In unable to rend
o. wrltj any language acquired a facility
both In reading nnd writing that fitted them
to hold business positions ol responsibility.
Very few o' these who took the Instruction
were without regular employment of some
kind nnd many came long distances after
their day's work.
Mortality StatlMIc * .
The following- births and deaths hnvo
been reported to the olllco of the health
commissioner :
Births-Leo O. Kratz , 1007 Corby street ,
boy ; W. W. Slubaush. 101 North Fortieth
street , girl ; Thomas Fahy , UOfl North Thlr-
iHentli street , girl ; Joe Sores , North
rwcnty-nlntli and Walnut streets , boy :
Mo llastlan , 1000 South Ulcvonth street ,
oiirl ; John Unrttrlglit. L'02) ) Martha street ,
boy ; Joseph Kline , 1123 South Fourteenth
street , boy : Jnmes Konvalin , Seventh nnd
Crustcllar streets , boy and Kirl ; Clarence
Walker. 70314 North Eleventh street , boy
and Klrl ; Theodore Brlhby , 1110 William
street , boy.
Denths-Alvln A. Kolp. 2112 Erskino
street , Gl years : Catherine A. Hurtmun ,
2M3 Davenport street , 66 yours : Loota Ilnr-
gravcs , S2 WorthiiiKton Place. 23 years ;
Johaniiii M. Brown. Eust Omaha , 25 years'
George W. Levin , SOS South Seventh street.
.2 years ; Bessie Gcrluch , 10 years ; Emma
Fuller , 470S Franklin street , la years :
Willie Sclmefer. S23 South Eighteenth
street , 7 years.
rir - In Colil SforitKc Ilullilliit ; .
The old cold storage building standing
Hour the corner of Ninth street nnd Cnp-
tel iivenuo caught , lire about S o'clock
Tuesday night and , tliii Humes made lU-rco
ipadwoy before they .Were llnnlly checked.
The building is very'JWlrt nnd as dry. as
tinder , besides being built so that the
Uimes ate Into it with great rapidity.
The firemen fought with great visor nnd
imldst many difficulties , but were suc-
: essful In saving the building with the cx-
: eptlnn of a part of the roof. The struc-
urc was used about five or six years ngo
ly the Western Storage company , but
iince that time has been empty. There
mvc been several fires there set by trumps
ind It is thought the Tuesday night ilrn
irlginated through the carelessness ot
sleepers in tno old nuiK. The building be
longs to the old Kstnbrook estate. There
is no Insurance on the building.
Victoria Hotel Scorched.
The Victoria hotel , on Douglas and Thir
teenth streets , was slightly damaged by fire
about 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The
( lames originated from a gas jet In a closet
bn the third lloor and spread to the roof
and down to the second lloor before they
could bo controlled. The damage by lire
was not great , but Unit by water will reach
perhaps $1,000. us a good many rooms were
badly wet. The fire was in a difficult place
to reach , but the firemen did some good
work in subduing the blaze. The building is
owned by Aaron Cahn and Is fully covered
by Insurance. The hotel Is run by M. Bur
nett , who owns the furniture , which was
also covered by Insurance.
I < : \i MltIiiii TlirviitiMiL'il liy Klre.
The exposition was threatened by fire
lute Tuesday night and for a time tliTo
was promise ot a conllagratlon matching
the great lire at the World's fair in Chi
cago. The fence nt the southwest corner
of the grounds where the Jndlnn village
is located was discovered tn be In a. blaze
nnd the llatm's soon spread to the shcd.j
that wcro used to house the Iiidlano. The
timber being dry there was a good uhnnce
for the fire to spread , but It was checked
by the fire department before much dam
age had been done. It Is thought the blnzo
was of Incendiary origin.
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SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. ]
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SneaMnc of the resent blizzards In. Moil
tana the Journnl-Stockman snys : Z. T
Burton cf Helena , Mont. , ono ot the prom
inent stockmen of Teton county , has re-
turucJ from the bllzznrd-swcpt section o
that stnte and says that the bodies of ellii
Rheepherdcrs have already been found Ir
his county and fifteen other herdcra who au
missing have been given up ns lost. Mr
Burton says that thu lors of life In Tctoi :
county will exceed twenty persons. A
nearly as can be estimated , 20,000 sheep per
Ishcd In the storm nnd about 10.000 head I
Chouteau county.
city UoKKin.
Mrs. J. It. IJIdRowny and daughters hnv
moved to Maxwell , la.
Knnsus City Is way behind In hog ant
sheep receipts this year.
An effort will bo made to hold n meeting
of the city council tonight.
Chicago reports n shortage ot 56,000 heat
western cuttle so far this year.
A son has been born to Mr. nml Mrs. 31
J. Ryan. Twenty-seventh and C ! streets.
William McMnnn Is In Jnll charged will
stealing some- clothing from the home o
Frank Chrlstmnnn.
Court Allemnn'.n , Independent Order o
Foresters , will e'.ve a grand bull tit Odt
Follows' hall on November 2.1.
The state election j'cpteritny was largcb
responsible for the light receipts at the
stock yards , but as It was 2II ours rnme in
There will be n meeting of Phil Kenrnej
post No. 2 , annul Army of the Republic
nnd the Woman's relief corps this evening
A ten will bo given by the King's Daugh
tcrs ut the home of Mrs. H. S. llnrrell
Twenty-third and J streets , Thursday after
noon.
The woman's auxiliary ot St. Martin's
Episcopal church will meet this afternoon
with Mrs. W. G. Sloane , Twenty-fifth am
1 streets.
Councilman Ed Johnston Is preparing to
remove his olllco to the. CIlnsL'ow blook
using the rooms occupied by the rcpubllcai
headquarters.
Edward Haakhison. formerly manager n
Swift's plant here , has'been ' appointed man
ager ot the- International company's plan
nt Sioux City.
The Scandinavian quartet , composed o
the Christian sisters , will glvo a onncer
nt the First Presbyterian church Thurs
day evening.
'Mrs. ' C E..Scnrr will entertain the Ladles
Aid society of the First Prosbyterlut
church nt her home , Twenty-sixth and 1-
streets , this afternoon.
A meeting of the Suns Fncnn club will be
hold at the otllco of L. C. Gibson , 2109 N
street , Thursday evening. It Is understood
that the club will be reorganized.
The dinner and puppor glvon by the
women of St. Agnes' church yestprdny In
Iho old Stockman building nt Twenty-fourth
and N streets was a success in every way
The St. Joseph Live Stock exchange has
It Is reported , offered a reward of * M foi
thn arrest and conviction of nny pcrsoi
soiling or offering for sale stolen cattle ut
that market.
Council Mrrtliiir Short.
The council met Tuesday night for a.
short time , adjourning after having passed
one ordinance and put up u pot of 10-cent
llece on the results of thu election. ' 1 no
ordinance grants to thp. Omaha & South
western Railroad company thn use of an
illey between Harney and Howard streets
rrom Eighth to Eleventh streets , restricting
the switching of cars to the hours lietwtcn
midnight and 5 n. m. Some- objection was
raised by members from the north part ol
[ own , who said that the railroads operating
the track between Izard and nn adjoining
ttreet blockaded streets running north and
iouth without any consideration of the
people's rights. At their suggestion the
jours were limited as stated.
The contract with E. N. Daharsh for the
reodintr of city prisoners tit 9 cents per
meal , concluded 'by ' the. Advisory board ,
vns referred to the committee on fire , water
md police.
Tnlcrti Slio < nt Her lliiubniiil.
A little tragedy was enacted In the
{ itchen ot the Barker hotel Tuesday night
n which a Jeulous wife was the star per
former. H. Young Is the chef of the hotel
ind his wife Is the pastry cook. For some
Imn the woman In question has felt her
lus-bnml was casting eyes at another
ivoman and she remonstrated wlth > him , but
o no effect. Finally when pleading ceased
o have the desired effect she resorted to
nero drastic measures nnd Tuesday nlzht
ihe sot n revolver nnd marched Into the
tltclien. There was an exciting scene ana
; he took a shot at him. The 'bullet ' grazed
lis cheek and passed on. Ulrs. Young then
nado her escape. She was finally per-
luaderl to leave town to avoid any scandal
md the matter was hushed up us much ns
ossl'ble. ' The police were not notified of
ho occurrence and Ihe people about the.
lotel were very reticent In regard to the
iffalr.
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Mnrrlnjso , ! .
Marriage licenses were issued Tuesday as
follows :
Name and Residence. - E0-
Isaac Carson , Omaha > 3
Mrs. Mary E. Vinlns , Omaha 37
Burt Rogers , Deadwood , S. D M
Jennie Cooper , Deadwood , S , D 30
Herbert N. Robblns , Omaha "t
Mrs. Nellie I/ . Brown , Omaha 35
Arnold McDermott , Omaha 23
Mamie 'Maloney ' , Omaha 20
Patrick Laughlln. Fort Crook , Neb 33
Lena , Klahs , Fort Crook , Neb 23
I-'iiNlonlNlH ( in 1'rlxoncrN' llonilH.
Stub Garth and T. D. Stnrnds. colored
men , were nrrcstecl yesterday charged with
being suspicious characters. These two are
noted about the police station us being bad
men and are generally watched bv the
police. In the nttcrnonri prominent fusion-
Is Is called and went their bonds , nnd led
them away free men In the hones of secur
ing two more votes for the fusion ticket.
Jeffrie.ArrcHt Ml Under llortoii Iu\r.
NEW YORK , Nov. 7 , James J. Jeffries
and his borther John , who were arrested
last night on n charge of violating the Horton -
ton law by Hparrlng- a concert Juill , were
arraigned In police court today and held for
examination tomorrow. TJielr ball of $1,000
was continued until that time.
very word " operation " strikes terror to a woman's
THE .
Nearly always these operations become necessary
through'neglect.
If the menses are very painful , or too frequent and excessive ,
get the right advice at once and
stop taking chances. It will cost WOMEN
you nothing for advice if you write
to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn , Mass. ,
AVOID
for it , and if you let the trouble
run along it will surely cost you a OPERATIONS
great deal of pain and may mean
an operation.
Miss SAKAH J. GKAIIAM , Sheridanville , Pa. , writes : "DEAR
MRS. PINKHAM : I had suffered for sev-
years with female troubles and
doctored until I was discouraged. I felt
wretched and tired of living. I had dis
ease of kidneys , bladder trouble ,
dropsy and bloating , had womb
trouble arid a large tumor had
formed ; in fact all my organs
were out of fix ,
' Seeinga woman's letter prais
ing your remedies , I wrote to
her and she begged of me to try
it , telling me all that it had done
for her. I bought six bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound nnd now cannot ex
press my gratitude to you. The
tumor began to come away in
pieces and I got better all the
time , I believe now that I am
entirely cured.
"My doctors could not believe
it at first , as they all had told me
that my case was a hopeless one ,
and no human power could do me
any good. They were astounded.
If I can say anything that can
help other women , I shall be
glad to. "
It is not safe to wait until ths
last moment. Head off trouble
by prompt attention to it , Don't be satisfied without Mrs
Pinkham's advice.
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Special November Sale
Remarkable Underselling Prices on "Re
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quarter sawed oak , hand polished , large
5x45 Inch top , oval groove ( luted rim , heavy
5 Inch turned and fluted legs , mounted on
ball bearing castors , elegant design , worth
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at sale price , only ± \J.\J\J
DINING CHAIR SOLID OAK , CANE SEAT ,
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round worth regular $ L10 an uninatch-
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rico
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made of quarter sawed oak , hand polished ,
ano scat , choice design regular
2.25 November sale price
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eather upholstered seat , made of quarter-
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November sale price only * * - *
ARM CHAIR TO MATCH ABOVE IN
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November sale prlco . . . , * - *
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Dr. Kllmer'e Swamp-Root corrects inablN
Ity to hold water nnd promptly overcomes
that unpleasant necessity of 'being ' compelled
polled to go often during the day and to gel
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This prompt , mild and wonderful romodji
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mirror , artistically carved , largo and roomy ,
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oak , polished finish , has largo 18x36 FrencU
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worth regular $23.00 Novem- f * f\f\
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made of choice quarter sawed stock , full
swell top and top drawers , one lined for ;
silver , top 25x48 Inches , richly ornamenteilj
grotesque carving on pillars an unmatch *
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November ealo
price
PLATE HACKS THE LARGEST ASSORTment - *
ment shown In nil woods and finishes
choice variety of patterns nt all
prices ranging up from
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You are welcome as n visitor. Wo will t ake pleasure In showing you through thd
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Orchard & Wilhelra Carpet Co ,
I4I4-I4I6-I4I8 Douglas Street ,
Do You Own
Valuable Papers ?
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like theso. The rent is $40 , Wo have
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