THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1901.
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COUNCIL
MlJOIt MBSTIOJI.
Davis lls drugs.
I-ffrt' glasses lit. '
8tockrt sell carpet.
Duncan sells the best tcTiool shoe.
Night school at Western low college.
Domestic rooking. S3 North Main street
Drs. Woodbury, dentists. M Pearl street.
Duncan doea the best repairing. S Main.
For rent, modem house. 723 Sixth avenue.
Picture framing. C. E. Alexander, 133
Broadway.
Elegant ecLeotlon or Xmaa pictures and
frame. - Borwlck. Zll 8. Main.
Cigars for Chiiatmaa presents at Morgan
it Dickey's drug store. 143 Broadway.
Morgan K.eln, upnolsterera and mat
treaa makers, moved to U 8. Main. Tel. lis.
Fancy mirrors, single and triplicate, at
Morgan tt Dickey's drug store, lti B way.
Several good solicitors and crew- man
agera wanted, permanent position, good
Income. Apply Bee office, 10 Pearl street.
Council Bluffs.
Missouri oak .dry cord wood, $4 a cord;
cobs, I1.7& per load; sbell bark blckory, $7
Kir cord, delivered. William Welch, la
firth Main. Telephone 121
Owing to the severe weather the meet
ing of the city council for yesterday after
noon to Inepeot the recently completed
paving on Kant Broadway was postponed
until this afternoon.
Klchard O.. the Infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Alexander, 2423 Fourth avenue,
died yesterday. The funeral will be hela
this morning at 10 o'clock from the resi
dence and Interment will be In Walnut
Hill cemetery. ' ....
The 11-year-old granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Ornnewtg, who has been
upending tne Christmas holidays here, was
reoort'cl to the Board of Health ves.erdav
' aa suffering from smallpox. She Is a
'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Jeorge Grone-
.. weg ot Miliacn, in.
An the floor of the armory 6f the Dodirn
Light guards Is nbt commit ted, the Chrlxt
mMS entertainment and ti-nt for the chil
dren of the veterans of the civil war, pro
vided through the generosity of Oer.eral
Orenvllle M. Don ge, will be held Thurs
day afternoon In the First Chrl.Ml n church
instead of in the armory aa previously an
nounced. OUT OP HOI'S E A5D BtSIMESS
Fir Destroys Jacob Rite's Grocery
aad Residence.
The grocery store of Jacob Rife at lt."8
Seventh avenue, and residence adjoining
occupied by his family, were totally con
sumed with their contests by fire about 1
o'clock- yerterday morning.' "
The family ' were asleep when the Are,
which' had made, rapid headway, wus dis
covered, and they only had time to es
cape with some of their cloth, ng, but were
unable to save any of the furniture or any
of the' content of the' store,
The origin of the fire Is unknown. It
started In the store building and the flames
fanned by the heavy wine. Which was blow
ing rhpldly spread to the residence ajoln
ing. The firemen were . badly handlcaped
by the strong Wind and. extreme cold and
were unable to tava il her building, but sue
ceeded In " preventing , the flames irom
spreading to the other houses In the im
mediate vicinity. The wind blew sparks
across the street to a frame cottage south
A. t.& Y. ...... 1 . . 1 1 .1 1 1. . . . . . .
: succeeded tn saving this house from catch
ing fire. ' '
The burned buildings were owned by a
man named Cadwailader and It could not
be learned yesterday . If he carried any in
surance on them. Mr. Rife carried some
Insurance en his grocery stock and furni
ture, but estimates his loss will aggregate
. a tout $3,000. . The family waa cared for by
neighbors.
Sweeper St rack by Trala.
One of the motor, company's large covered
sweepers waa struck yesterday morning by
an Illinois Central passenger train at the
Avenue -A--end Eighteenth street crossing.
, The sweeper waa derailed and the accident
blockaded the tracks for some time before
the heuvy machine waa replaced on the
rails. .. .
The accident resulted from the blinding
snowstorm which was blowing at the time.
Neither th motorneer In charge of the
weeper or the engineer of the passenger
train were able to see far enough ahead to
prevent, tne collision. The train was bound
for Omaha and waa fortunately proceeding
a mow speed, otherwise th accident might
1 have resulted more seriously.
. ftltnatrinfanriant Sran1r MujIaAn In tiAA
ot tne sweeper, was hurled to the side of
Jh car and Injured about the head and
'chest. His Injuries, however, are not con
sidered serious. Conductor Bide 'and Mo
torman Henderson of the sweeper were also
considerably bruised, but not seriously.
Room and cafe. Ogden hotel.
'Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
Be December 27 by the Title OUaranty &
Trust company of Council Bluffs:
The Bee ' Publlvhlng company to
Charles A. Hamilton, lots a, and
10, block 4, Omaha addition; 1, 2, 5,
6, 19 to 24. block 13. Umuha addition:
w. d...... .... $ 528
xienry raine ana wire to Jamas f.
Johnson, lots 4 and 6, block 2, Bay-
line' third addition; w. d ICO
wiison ,'. KboemaHer to Lortnda E. .
Stoemaker. nana Iota 1 In .17 unit a
In 38, original plat; w. d 1,000
Three transfers, total!.. $1,485
N. T. Plumbing Co, Tsl. 230; night. F847.
Marries; Ureases. '
Licenses to wed vera Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Rualdence. ... Age.
P. B. niglcy, Council Bluffs 34
Mary Bthwenk. Council Bluffs ffl
Arthur Wilkinson, Omaha 34
Lillian Lindsay, Omaha 'X
Herbert L. Allard, Chicago 24
Ethel B. Belknap, Council Bluffs 21
John Schroder, Pottawattamie Co., la... 26
Mary VonWelhe, Pottawattamie Co., Ia. 20
James O. Ijeonard, Broken Bow, Neb.... 27
Nellie L. Read, Council Bluffs 'a
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Rapid Delivery Go.
. IO PEARL STRICT.
Wa . Qua ran tea Quick and 8a (e
Delivery of Baggage and Parcels.
OJR PRICES ARE RICHT.
TRY US.
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Office ' Residence
Phone 827. 'Phone F784.
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CHATTEL LOANS
A. A. CLARK V CO.
grtitiiiiing ifcfti.
Breaswav an4 MMa si PMnet Shee atoea
barrow ar uW ea satita. aefCM.
kouKkela lurnUim r aaj chattel Moarttr.
ftrnuti ea fc state oa srlnclpal ml bar tliae
to suit borrow?, and latarow rWuo4 scMfttlasl.
All bualnraa eooadamtal. Lowaat rata. OAca apas
emrr a.aalBg till t:M; Sajuroaf aala till .
DAY SCHOOL NIGHT HCtlOOL
WESTERN IOWA COLLEGE
Big Winter Term Opens Monday,
Jan. I. 16- New Classes in all de
partments. E. P. MILLER. PratJnt.
Mas! Tesapl. 'Pss Bei4.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST."10""' "5-
Idy Attendant If Pealrad.
BLUFFS. .
WAGNER I10LDS MS TONGUE
Janitor Charged with Bobbing Employer
Iu HtL:sg U Bay. -
BROTHER-IN-LAW IS SET AT LIBERTY
Police Belle Camsbell Had Ho Con-
eetloa with Crlsao (or Walek '
Wagaer Is Now Hel
for Trial.
Bernard tVsgner, charged with robbing
the Jewelry store of Herman H. Leffert,
where he was employed as janitor, waa ar
raigned In police court yesterday morning,
an Information accusing him of grand lar-
J ceny having been filed by Assistant County
Attorney Hess. Wagner evidently believes
! In the old adage that silence la golden, as
he declined to either deny or affirm the
charge against him. His hearing was con-
tinued until this morning.
I John Campbell, Wagner s brother-in-law,
was discharged yesterday morning without
any hearing, the authorltiea feeling con
fident that he was not Implicated In the
thefts. Campbell said when taken Into cus
tody Monday evening that he had lived
only a few weeks In Wagner'a house and
. that he had no knowledge of the latter'a
' alleged thieving. When his brother-in-law
gave h'.m a gold watch as a Christmas
present he at once surmised that there
was something wrong and promptly notified
Emll Leffert, who Is in charge of his
brother's business during the latter'a ab
sence in California.
The police yesterday recovered another
, gold watch alleged to have been stolen
from the Lcltert store by Wagner. .The
watch was given by Wagner to a woman
friend aa a Christmas present.
Farrell Changes Plea,
Ed Farrell, the young man charged with
attempting to criminally assault Lulu
Johnson, the year-old' daughter of
Charles Johnson, a farmer living. In darner
township a few miles east of the city, was
arraigned yesterday morning In Justice Ou
ren's court When confronted by the child
and her mother Farrell wlthdroW his plea
of not guilty and waived preliminary ex
amination. Justice Ouren bound him over
to await the action of the dtotrlet grand
Jury, which will convene January I." Ills
bond waa fixed at $1,000, In default of which
Farrell waa committed to the county Jail.
When the father of the child learned of
the attempted assault upon her be almost
lost his reason and he has not yet entirely
recovered from the nhock. Farrell'a only
defense is that ho was drunk at the time
and claims he has no recollection of the
occurrence, lie Is 22 years of age and had
worked for the Johnsons, by whom he was
treated, as one of the family, for several
years. Hkt home Is In this city.
Smith la Jail.
The method adopted by W. R. Smith, a
negro, to obtain some delicacies for hie
Christmas dinner, landed htm in jail and
yesterday morning Judge Scott sentenced
him to twenty days on bread and water.
On Christmas morning Bmlth entered
Carlson's grocery store on West Broad
way and filled his pockets with several
glasses of jelly and preserves. . While
hunting .in his pocket for nickel wl.h
which to pay for a pie he had purchased
Smith let one of the glasses of Jelly drup.
He at once started to run from the store,
but Carlson caught him and held him un
til the arrival of a policeman. .
Plumbing and heating- Blxby as Bon. '
Cresto. News Notes.
CRE8TON, la.. Dec. 27. (Special:) A let
ter has been received by J. C. Sullivan ot
this city to the effect that the King-Lambert
company has sent a bond to th city
clerk for the Indorsement of the council at
Its next meeting, which will guarantee the
changes In the pavement that has been
criticised by property owners.
A Joint meeting was held this morning by
the brotherhood of engineers, firemen,
brakemen and conductor, at which It waa
decided by ths trainmen to appoint a com
mittee to act with the committees of other
orders to petition the Burlington company
for shorter hours.
A shot was fired through the window Of
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Stine
man on North Pine street Sunday evening,
which narrowly missed Mr. Stineman. The
bullet lodged In the wall of the room. -
About 110 children from the poorest homes
In the city were given the treat of seeing
Santa Claus and a Christmas tree at the
Open Door mission Saturday.' The charity
was the work of the Sunshine Circle, which
provided the funds for the festivities. . Each
clUld received as a gift a toy and some
useful present. The circle also distributed
provisions among the poor families Of ths
city. , ,
: Christmas was generally observed by the
churches and Sunday schools of the city.
In most cases a tree and treat were given
the children and the church services par
took of the Qhrtatmas spirit. The churches
were largely attended in spite of the incle
ment weather. .
gaeeessfal Insurance Company,
ONAWA, la., Dec. 27. (Special.) Among
the Insurance companies of Iowa there are
many companies likely larger than the
Farmers' Mutual of Monona county, but
not many can show a better record for
losses sustained In' the last twelve years.
The Monona County Farmers' Mutual was
organised purely for self-protection June
12, 1892, under chapter V, title ix, of the
code of Iowa, and has since done a fire and
lightning business. Its recent annual meet
ing showed that for the last twelve years
there had been only Ave assessments,
amounting In all te 14 mills altogether, and
with the fees for policies had paid all
losses and incidental expenses.
The company has at present 1332,494 of In
surance In force and a cash balance on
hand of 318.21. The total Josses In 190B were
I1S.33; 1904, $10, oa adjusted. The present
officers of the company are;l president, F
F. Roe; secretary, H. L. Craven; dtrectdrs,
A. Lamb, 8. R. Fletcher, J. R. Murphy,
J. W. Spalding and Nela Nlchlalseu. They
are all farmer, with the exoeptlon of the
secretary, and the company Is managed en
tirely by resident, farmers, who begin to
think by the experience of twelve years
that they have solved the problem of cheap
farm Insurance. Their record has exolted
favorable comment. -
Mtalae Salt CBasBes. ,
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Dec. 27.-(8pe-clal
Telegram.) Attachment was Issued
today from the district court against the
Quaker Mining company of Aurora, Mo.,
for (2,600 on th claim of A. . W. Ilea id.
who says that he bought $2,000 worth, of
stock In a company to be formed and
called the "Nlckle Plate Mining company,"
but the company waa not formed nor his
money returned. Levy was made on 700
In the Marshalltown State bank. A num
ber of local parties are Intsreeted.
Banker Commit gnlrlde.
CHICAOO. Dec. 27. Buying a coffin,
tenvll.ly for a friend, lroy K. Nsblt, a
banker, committed suicide today In au un
dertaking establishment. Scribbled on
card lu the banker's pocket waa a note
saying: "I am tired of being a cripple."
Neatiit had a shriveled leg and had siHsnt
thouaands of dollars In a vain aLLaniut ta
J effect a cur.
pedal
Left Over Stock
We are making a special reduction on all the articles left over from II. F. Ilahn &"
Co.'s sample Christmas sale of manufacturer's and wholesaler's samples, in order to close
out what samples we have left.
All parties who make a cash purchase, or parties who made purchases of us between
December 1 and December 31, will receive a coupon for every dollar paid In before Decem
ber 31, which will entitle them to an opportunity to receive free one of the following presents
December 31: A fine Diamond King, a Solid Gold Watch, a rich Cut Glass Dish, or one
dozen Sterling Silver Teaspoons.
1FF11RS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Oitj Facts Heavy Damage Suits at Beiult
ofOontraotor'i Hegligeice,
STEAM ROLLER FRIGHTENS PASSING TEAMS
Failure to Remove from Roadway
Part f Apparatus Ha Broaght
Travblc for Contractor Dsn
Hannon and th City.
The attention of Mayor Koutsky, mem
bers of the city council and the city at
torney has been called to the number of
damage suits now on file against the city
on account of the paving of South Twenty
fourth street by Contractor Dan Hannon.
These suits so far filed aggregate 120,000.
All of the suits come from the same
source, the frightening of horses by a big
roller left on the east side of Twenty
fourth street, near Q street, after the con
crete had been laid.
In l'oklng over the contract with Han
non the city officials find that stipulation
No. 8 permits the city to hold back any
sums of money coming to the contractor
to cover the damages the city might be
called upon to pay.
The stipulation reads that the contractor
must observe all city ordinances in rela
tion to the obstruction of the streets, ma n
talnlng signals, keeping open passageways
and protecting the same where exposed.
Further the. contractor binds himself to In
demnify and save harmless the city of
South Omaha against all suits or actions
of every name and description brought
against the city on account of Injuries or
damages received or sustained by any
party during the construction of the work,
providing, of course, that there is negli
gence on the part of the contractor, "his
agents or employes. -Another paragraph of
the same stipulation Is that It Is agreed
that so much of the money due to the con
tractor, as may be deemed necessary, may
be retained by the city council, until all
suits ' or claims for damages have been
settled. v
The filing of damage claims amounting to
$20,000 Is causing some uneasiness not only
to the city officials, but to the contractor.
After the first serious accident occurred,
Hannon should, so It stated, have removed
the roller which frightened the horcei
This was not done and the result was that
about a week later another runaway oc
curred and resulted In the filing of a dam
age claim of $5,000.
Records In the city engineer's office show
that there Is about $20,000 due Hannoc on
the final estimate. This is In addition to
10 per cent, or $6,000, which is being he.d
back for one year as a guarantee of the
paving. '
The city officials, while not talkative on
the subject, Intimate that they will live up
to the spirit of the law and retain a cer
tain sum, aside from the 10 per cent al
ready held back, tn . order to protect the
interests of the taxpayers.
Storm Prevents Business.
Business aU over tiouth Omaha waa at
a standstill yesterday on account of the
storm. ' uniy those who were actually
compelled be on the streets, were out.
The stores were deserted and the time
was put in by the clerk taking invoices.
At the stock yards receipts were light.
Buyers for packers made an early trip
around and selected what they wanted
and then retired, not to return again dur
ing the day. Reports from railroad offices
showed that Incoming stock was delayed
and commission men left the exchange
early. About noon the cattle not sold
were taken from open pens and driven
under cover In the new division, where
they are protected from the storm. Along
In the afternoon some shipments arrived,
but too late to be placed on the day's re
ceipts. All stock was under cover when
the yards closed last night.
"Talk about viaducts." said a stock
dealer last night, "that O street bridge Is
tne limit in a storm. It is so high that
one has to hang on to the railings to
cross It In a high wind like waa blowing
today." The walks on this viaduct were
covered with Ice and pedestrians took to
the driveway and found the walking much
better. It was the same almoat in crossing
the L or Q street viaducts. The wind
swept down the valley at a gait not seen
nere in a long time, and it waa a case
of hang on to the railings all the way
over. ,
The local telephone wires were in bad
shape early in the morning, but by t
o'clock last evening Manager Carter had
nearly all of the trouble cleared up and
the wires wsre working all right Street
cars ran at Intervals, the time card bav
Ing been cast aside for ths day. Coal
dealers were kept on the jump and wagons
carrying coal and groceries were the only
one, to be eeen on the street. Not a
horse was permitted to leave a livery
stable yesterday, even the regular trans
fer system between Omaha and South
Omaha being abandoned.
Money Cs Bast Today.
Today the sum of $126,9a will be sent to
the state fiscal agency in New Tork City,
through th Packers' National bank here,
to take up obligations due January L
"This Is the largest single payment the
city has ever been called upon to make,"
said City Treasurer Howe yesterday after
noon, "and th best part of it Is we have
the money In th Packer' bank ready to
be forwarded."
Of the large sums of Interest there is
$1,750 semi-annual Interest on $70,ouo fund
ing bonds, semi-annual Interest on $110,
(aD renewal bonds, smountlng to $3,32, and
$2,UW Interest on the $100,000 high school
bonds. Of the funding: bonds Issue of 1I&9,
amounting to $70,000, there la to be paid
Reduction on
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
$36,000 on the principal and the Interest
About $12,000 of Intersection paving bonds
will be redeemed. Other bonds ot less
importance will have Interest paid, making
the total a targe one.
Cliatrmia Mass Complains.
George W. Masson, chairman of the po
lice board, was on a hunt yesterday for the
agents of the city hall building. His ob
ject was Id enter a protest against the
heating apparatus, or rather, the manner
the heating plant is handled. Yesterday
was the coldest day of the year so far and
there was not enough heat In'the radiators
In the city hall building bind In the city
jail to scorch the feet of a fly. In the
early part of the day the city officials sent
word to the janitor that steam was badly
needed and the reply was that the city
officials could go to that place where steam
Is'not needed. Just what the city officials
will do about this matter of beat haa not
been stated, but unless there Is an Im
provement In the Service the city will,
more than likely, put a fireman on duty to
attend to the steam and deduct the cost
from the monthly rental. While there Is
a lease In existence for one year the city
attorney Is confident that he can combat
this on the ground of non-compliance with
the terms of the lease and that the city
would be Justified In seeing-that the pris
oners are kept comfortable.
Mr. Masson appears to be quite wrought
up over the matter, but he Is not any
worse off than the officials who are com
pelled to remain in the building during
office hours.
Danald Mcintosh Dead.
I Donald Mcintosh, aged TJ years, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. . W. J.
I Mangan, C04 u street, yesterday after-
noon. The deceased had been ailing for
! some time and had Called rapidly since
! Saturday. .
W. J. -Mangan is one of the oldest mall
I carriers tn . the service here- and his many
friends will regret to learn that his father-
In-law has passed awiy..' Arrangements
for the funeral will be announced some
time today. .''."'
Injunction Caa' Postponed.
The hearing of the injunction case
! wherein Charles Cummlngs and Frank
; Plvonka Beek to prevent the citf officials
j from issuing bonds for parks and a city
hall building was to have come up In
Judge Sears' court today. City Attorney
Lambert said last evening that he . haa
been notified during the afternoon that the
cases had been put over until Friday of
this week. A thorough investigation la
being made by the city attbrney of all the
documents In the case as well as the pe
tltlon asking the council to permit the
people to vote on the bond proposition. It
Is expected that when the case is called
it will occupy the time of the court for a
couple of days.
Council Meets and Adjourns.
It waa agreed yesterday, afternoon be
tween the mayor and members of the ooun
cil yesterday afternoon that the meeting
to have been .held last night would adjourn
until Saturday night ! Enough members
were present to make - the adjournment
which waa agreeable to all, as at the time
the agreement was made the council cham
ber was far from being comfortable. On
Saturday night a number of special ordl
nances will be acted upon and other mat
ters taken up.
Library Opening Postponed.
This afternoon wa the date set for the
Informal opening of the new publlo library.
President Bruce McCulloch stated during
the evening that the opening had been de
ferred, until Monday afternoon. The doors
will then be open to the public from 4 p.
m. (until B p. ro. "We have decided to defer
tne opening until Monday," said Mr. Mo
Culloch, "on accout.t of the Inclement
weather. Those who desire to secure iden
tification cards may call upon the libra
rian during the week and secure the tamo,
but book cards will not be Issued until after
the opening on Monday," Books are being
placed In the stacks, but this work will
hardly be completed for a couple of days.
Electricians are still at work, but they
will finish before the end of the week.
Mas;! City Gossip.
Cliff Huff and wife of Lawton, Okl., are
in in cuy viaiung irienus. .
No very serious cases of destitution were
reponea to tne ponce yestertiay.
Andrew Olsen, Eighteenth and Q streets,
announces the blrih of a daughter.
A daughter haa been born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Brown, Fortieth and F streets.
The Lotus club gave another of its en
joyable dancing parties at' Masonic hail
last night.
Mrs. L. J. Abbott of Fremont Is here vis
iting her daughter, Miss Jan Abbott, Ubia-
nan oi me puDiio norary.
Letter carriers found the walkinz de
cidedly dlaagreeable yesterday. On account
of trains being delayed their loads were
lieht.
The residence of Qeorae Smith. Twantv.
sixth and K streets, waa quite badly dam
aged by fire last night, it will take an
inapectton in daylight to ascertain the luaa.
A Uefectlve flue is supposed to be the caiaae
of the fire.
THREE ARE DEAD OF TETANUS
Peenllar Aeeldeafs a Philadelphia,
Kill Two Men 'and a. Yonng
Wmas.
Tetanus, which developed from accidental
Injuries received In each case under pe
culiar circumstances, caused the death of
three persons. In whose cases the coroner
waa asked to Investigate. John Warchat,
a Pole, of 462$ East Stiles street, died in
the Episcopal hospital from loekjaw that
developed from a scratch oa ths nose; El
mer Fox of Haycock, Pa., died In the Ger
man hospital from lockjaw that developed
from a gunshot wound, and Lizzie Ba
ch a ran of Moorestown, N. J., succumbed
to, ih dread disease in the Pennsylvania
hospital. The lockjaw followed an Injury
to th woman's tongue.
The case of John Warchat Is probably
the most peculiar of the three. On October
0 th victim, who waa but $4 years eld.
and had been married only four weeks,
went to a dance with his bride. While
dancing he slipped and fell on his face,
scratching his nose. The wound bled
freely, but Warchat did not took upon
it a dangerous. He waa employed In a
dyehouse in Kensington, and the following
day he went to work as usual. It is' sup
posed that he scratched his Injured nose
with a dye-stained finger, which brought
on the disease.
Fox. who died in the German hospital,
was shot In both feet by the accidental
discharge of his gun while hunting. He waa
climbing over a fence with the loaded gun
In his hand, when he slipped on a pile of
loose stone He was thrown against the
fence, and the gun fell from his hsnds.
Both barrels of the weapon were discharged
and the shot penetrated his feet
Lizzie Buchanan was bobbing for apples
In a tub of water at the home of a friend
In Moorentown on Hallowe'en, when she
fell and bit her tongue. Lockjaw developed
and she was brought to the Pennsylvania
hospital, where she died.
MORE DRINK WINE THAN WATER
Large Consumer In th Win Shops
f Mevr York German
Quarter.
Wine drinking, a duty with some and a
pleasure with others. Is to many thousands
of men and women In the German quarter
hardly less than a science.
The familiar half schoppen of native
wine, red or white, which sells in the weln
stuben at S cents. Is rather more than a
fifth ot a bottle, or aa nearly as may be
a twenty-fifth of a gallon. Regular fre
quenters of the weln stuben drink these
wines In lieu of water and much more
freely than most persons drink the latter
fluid.
The ordinary citizen drinks from six to
eight half schoppens at a sitting, and . It
la an exceedingly moderate man who stops
at three or four. The old topers go as hibh
as ten or fifteen glasses, and hard drink
ers often consume sixteen or eighteen.
All of these keep sober. When men as
semble to a wassail bout, as they occa
sionally do In the weln stuben, noboJy
knows just how much a man may drink,
for the "dead men" are carried off alter
three or four have gathered on the table,
and no further count Is kept.
The Wassail drinkers buy by the bottle,
but on ordinary ocoaslons wine Is bought
by the glass.. As a matter of faot the price
is nearly the same one. way as the other.
Wine drinking really begins In the weln
stuben about the time for luncheon, say at
noon. One rathukeller, however, has hit
upon the Ingenious plan of providing a free
lunch from 10 o'clock to noon in order
to attract early customers, and the place
la never empty after mldmorntng. The
fact that the hot free lunch is pretty rig
orously cut off at noon does not prevent
customers from crowding the rathskeller
all afternoon.
Midday drinking- in . the. weln stuben,
however, is after all moderate and a mere
adjunct to luncheon, because most men
have yet some hours of work before them.
The regular business of drinking begins
toward 4 o'clock, when many business men
have finished their day's work and a few
lucky men of leisure corae In to meet their
friends.
Many a man drinks nearly half a gallon
of wine between 4 o'clock and 8, and a few
drink more. Some of those who spend the
afternoon thus go home to a dinner at
which they drink at least a pint more.
The hour of S o'clock finds the night busi
ness of the weln stuben at well under way,
and now the number and the variety of
drinkers are multiplied. Men far advanced
In their seventies will sit two hours In a
weln stube at night and drink ten or
twelve glasses of wine. Even a few women
drink as much, and some of the afternoon
drinkers return at night to finish their
score.
Raw fish, limburger cheese and a few like
dainties, along with pretsels and saltstan
gen, accompany the wine. At midnight
the last sitter leaves the place, and if he
happens to be one of the regular dally and
nightly customers he has probably con
sumed in the course of twelve hours well
onto a gallon and a half of wine.
That men who drink after this fashion
live, keep moderately sober and are neither
noisy nor quurrelsome seems to argue
highly for tho soundness of American
wines. The barkeepers who have watched
these goiugs on for half a lifetime Insist
that the immunity of their patrons from
the penalties of over-drinking Is due In
part to the light and wholesome quality Of
the wines, In part to the fact that nearly
everybody drinks slowly and In part to the
almost' in variable rule that nobody drinks
without eating.
As a matter of fact ths regular customers
of the wine stubs usually cut down their
dally supply of wine two-thirds or three
fourths once or twice a year under doc
tors' orders, but very few actually mount
the water wagon. New York Bun.
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Fatal Fsiratae Explosloa.
PITTbBL'KQ Deo. 27. John Guy, fore
man of bricklayers, was burned to death
and five others serloualy Injured bv . an
explosion today In tuinace J of the EJgar
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