Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1883, Page 8

o — The Daily Bee. OMAHA. Friday Morning, Jan. 26 Weather Report. (The following observations are taken at ths same moment of time at all the stations meationed.) WaRr Der'r U, 8, Stoxarn Skavics, OmAuA, Januare 25 1-83, (1:45 v, m,) 3|68 32 BTATIONS g T ;¢ HE i 4 |8|a | Denver 20 06 | 52 |SW ondy 3 48 (W Cloudy l it B |Cloury 14 SE Toudy 1t |E © oudy 18 | loudy Des Moines. . 40 46 | Clynay Davenport. . 30 45 Fair 8t. Paul. 30 60 | Cl ar Cloudy Cloudy Félah |G oudy . |Brink | loar Bili gy, Deadwood Assinaboine, 3000 | 41 SW |Lighe |Fiie i U o Missouri and M ssis points north of 8., Lo LOOAL BHREVILLES, rivers frozen —1It begun thawing again o little yester- day. —The Mannerchor will hold its big ball in Metz and Tarner hall o week from next Taesday eyening. here are eighteen aubjects for inves. tigation by the grand jury, in charge of Jailor Miller now. —The injuries received by Mr. James Oreighton recently prove less serious than waa at first feared. —Tt looked for atima Welnesdayanif the storm of last weok was to be repeated with & vengeance, but “‘the sky above was clearing” before morning. —Mr, Alfred N, Smith and Miss Doli Dower, were marriod in Omahs on the evening of the 24th of January, by Rev. Charles W. Sayidgs, pastor of ths First M. E. church. —The stock of Phillip Lang, boot and shoo denler, who mace an assigoment » fow days agn, was attached Wedra day by the North Star company for 81,954 72, and by Todd, French & Co. for 81,279 0. —The Missouri Pacific has entered the tield as & competitor for the travel to the Now Orleans Mardi Gras festival. They have issued felegant and grote que posters and eards offering redused rates, —All lovers of fine art embroidery and the members of the Socisl art club, are re- quasted to assemblo in their rooms, 1518 Farnam street, on Sunday at 3 p. m,, to meet a teacher, who will exhibit some fine specimens in that line, and will also form classes. Mir. J, W, Van Nostrand, presi- dent, ~Agnes Herndon, who is acknowledged by competent critics as the handsomest woman on the American stage, and the rival of Mrs, Langtry, will appear at Boyd's opera house this eveninz, in the splendid society play, **Oaly & Farm. er's Daughter.” This play will also be presented Saturday afternoon and even- ing. ~—Henry Mason was arraigned yesterday afternoon for cutting Ohris. Beindorf on Saturday evening. He plead not guilty and the case was continued until Monday, ‘when yBeindorf, whose wounds are much better, will be able to appear as & witness. —A number of our citizens are very anxious to resume the Omaha-Councll Bluffs sleighing carnival, and are hoping some Moses will rise up to lead them across the big muddy about next Satur- day, The sleighing across there is fine now and the weather not disagreeable, ~—There will be & regular meeting of di- vision No, 26, of the Yardmasters' Mu- tual Benefit association of the U. S. and C. 8., at Yardmaster Gllmore's office, at 2 p. m, Buaday, Januwry 28. A full attendance is required at this meeting, as business of importance will come before this moeting. Lst every member be pres- entat 2 p. m. By orders of the presidest. —The sporting men of Denver are in- clined to the belief that the muchly-adver- tised Maori, uoknown Slade, chaperoned by Mace, is a fraud. One gentleman who witnessed the exhibition given by Slade and Mace at Salt Lake last week, says Slade is no match for Sullivan, or even Mace, The World says the whole bus ness 'seems to be a gigantio advertising scheme, gotten up by Richard K, Fox, of the Polics Gazette, —Oapt. T. H, Russell, of Deadwood, one of the pioneers of the ;Black Hills, who went there in 1871, reportsthe Sidney route to the Black Ilills wide open, Its competitor, the Pierre route, which was blocked from December 10th to May 10th, two years ago, is blocked again, he says, This does not agree exactly with the re- port of Mr, O, J. Salisbury, who came down that way a few days ago in prefer- ence to the Sidney route, and reported having met with no obstacles, although it was after the big storm, —A private social party will be given at Masonic hall Friday evening, February 2, 1883, by the Omaha Light Foot club. The committes consists of W. S, Helphrey, H. B. Weaver, Julius T, Festner, Geo. J, Sterngdorfl, Frank H, Koester and Fred M Boow. Special paing are being taken to make it the most sucoessful party of the season, and the lucky recipients of the meat invivations Issued have cause to son- gratulate themselves. Irvine's orchestra will furnish the music and & good time is assured to all, ~Dick Adams, ex-postmaster at Dead. wood, arrived from Balt Liake City]Wedne: - day to look up the charge recently filed azalnet him in Judge Beneke's court by Hon. James H, K ner, contractor on the Oregon Short Line, Kyner charges that Adams received 81,000 from him in pay. ment of an alleged claim of 81,673 for ex- press charges advanced by Adams and Caoningham cn Kyuer's goods, It is claimed that in reality only about a third or less of the amount was ever advanced and the affidavit charges Adams with ob- taing money under faleo protenses, S METROPOLITAN HOTEL, OMA. HA, NEB Tables supplied with the beat the market afiords. The traveliug public claim they get better accommodations and more general satisfaction here than at any other house n Omaha. Rate, §2 per dav. sug2ltfm THE DAILY BEE: FRIDAY JANUARY 26 A GREAT CONFLACRATION The Fire Fiend Gets in His Work on Caldwell Block. At Least T xo Hundred Thous- and Dollars’ Worth of Property Destroyed. A Terrible Fire Breaks Out in McMerhon & Abert's Drug Btore. Threatening to Destroy tho Whole Blook. Five Firms Driven Oat Fiames By About 12:45 this mornicg a ter- | rible fire broke out in McMahon & Abert’s wholesale drug store, 1316 Oaldwell block, destroylng their entire atook; all of the stock of Moyer & Raapke's wholesale grocery house next door west except what was carried ou’ to a place of safety, and demolishing the interior of John Wirth's restaur- ant, next door east of the drug store, Tho fire was first discovered by Oapt. Frank D, Kont. He was walk ing down the scuth side of Douglus stroot and when just in front of Mo Mahon & Abert's, sawa puff of smoke como up through the iron grating above the west basement Window. He detected the smell of benzine and A stopped to investigate the matter. socond later thero was AN EXPLOSION ward, driving him off tho sidewalk, He took retuge in the street and cried “fire” in « sonorous voice. The cry was taken up by others and passed along until it reached No. 3 engine house. the Savings bank corner, ran across bell ounly struck one tap. The de: in loss than five mlnutes and busily at work FIGHTING THE FIRE, s0on burat foreth witha larid glars ia the second story of the division ozou- pied by John Wirth's restaucant, I was known that Wirth was sick and had retired a fow momonts before, and his big frons doors woro kicked in by the firomen, who faarad that, tho whole family would be burned up. It happened that Pat Powors, the block watchman, heard the cry of fire and went to the back door of the restaur ant and gave the alarm, upon which the whole family MADE GOOD THEIR KSCAPE, The flames burned fiercely and great columns cf black smoke poured through the windows and rolled away to the northwest, The bright moon- light made the wholo soene distinotly visible, and 1t looked as if there was small chances for saving the drug stock. The basement story cf Mo. Mahon & Abert's place was filled with paints and oils, the first floor with patent medicines, essential ofls, otc. On the second floor was & compartment in the rear with the liguors and the front and |W. third floor were stocked with light and HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE GOODS, The fire at first scemed to rage on the first floor and in the front of the tocond and extend into the second story of Wirth's place. The three hose cempanies were all on hand and poured steady streams into the burn- ings buildings but fire soon reached the rear of the drug store and had to be tought both from Douglas street and the alley. The firemen were not numerous enough to handle the hose, and many private oltizaus soon turned in and aided materlally. When the fire reached the attic, which extends through the whole block, 1t made a THREATENING APPEARANCE, a8 If the whole block woald go The actors and ladies of the Academy of Musle moved out their goods and plled them up in the alley. No at- tempt was made to save the goods from the drug store or restaurant, in the former of which the fire soon ruled with despoilc sway on every floor. About t.gi- time the bydrant at the corner of Thirteenth and Doug- las froze up and the failure of the water supply looked bad. A CHANGE OF HYDRANTS was made and work resumed again, but the hose was handled in several Instances by tyros and the water wasted on the walls. A few minutes later the fire burst through the walls into Meyor & Raapke's establishment, and although the removal of goods wos begun at once, the deluge ot water poured in did a vast smount of damage and the WFrench plate glaes windows went in like tissue pa- per. The wind, which had been feom the southeast, began to rise and the rest of the occupants of the west end of the block, viz: Henry Hornberger, Shaw & Ratliff and J. J. Brown, be- gan moving out thelr goods and plac- ing them in safs depositories. The firemen got on the roof but seemed un- ablo 1o accomplish anything and the roof of tho drug store eoon tell in, while the opening of the fire windows back of Moyer & Respke's revealed a porfect msen f flames, and the smoke pourcd in volumes from the roof and windows, lighted by the glow of the deadly element into A PILLAR OF FLAME Tho insvflisiency of the department to meet the emergency was such that men were preased intothe servics from the crowd on the stresis and sidewalks and iIn covsequence there was one or two struggles and no snd of confnsion and bad work. Abost 2 o'clock No, 1 steamer was brought down to l4th streot and set to werk, and at that time the blaze was greator than ever the and the big window above fell ont- Officer Walker, who was at the street and turned in an alarm from box No. 12, but for some reason the partment was, however, on the spot which apread with groa rapidity and and the most hopeful admitted that end of the BLOCK MUST GO, At 3 o'clock the fire had worked its way through the entiro west end of the blook except the rooms occupied by J. J. Brown, which by this time wore as empty as the day they wore eomploted. w & Ralliffs place was all in flamee, and Hornberger was moving out all he had. An attemp: was made to save the bar, bat it was no use, and the barzola of liguor and billiard tables were rolied acroes tho street, presenting A CURIOUS BIGHT, The big mirroe behind the bar was beyond salvation and will, no doubr, bs destroyed. 1In front of McMahon & Abert’s the telcgraph poles with their net-work of wices was conted with ice end looked like mammorh bannera of eilver fringe, while within a fow fect of theso icy standards the flames rowred and glared like the depths of Hades, Thore was 1o ap paront diminutton of danger now and it was evident that the cenflagration would have its way. THE LOSSES could not at that hour boe definitely ascertalued, John Wirth atated that he was fully insured, His loes will approacn §2,000 Mahon & Abart's stock rans closo apon $50,060, and iaa total loss, It is no doubt fally fusurcd, as thi tho thitd destrnctive fire the sen member of the firm hes experienced, Moyor & Raspke are no docbt cov ered by insuraics and their loes will ran away up into tho thousanda, Shaw & Ratlitl's crmbling rooms will lose betweon $3,00) and §4,00) Hornberger w.ll lose several thou- sand but is probubly fully insured. J. J. Brown's loss cauno! at present boe computed. The total loss will run up over $100,- 0€0, excluaive of the buildings, which will be valued at half as much more, At this hour, 3:50, the fire is still rig'ng, but it can do little damage. The firsmen are «n the roof of the Academy and, aided by the wind, will keep the east oud cf the block from dentruotion, At 4 o'clock tho firo was under con- trol. The total loss, ncluding boild- ings, will amount to about §195,000. The only buildirg lefs intact was that ocsupied by J. J. Brown, THH RAILROADS, Sherif MacL:an liaet Monday ar- roeted one J. K. Hollis, near Couzad, who is charged with uttering forged U. P. tlma checks. It appoars that this man had been oporating along the U. P. lino for the pust six months, and until iaz: Mouday hed been adrot enoagh to avold capturs, although, we aro informed, U, P. detectives wero aftcr him, His molo of cpara tion was to got work on a ecction, and by hook or by crook get posso a few of the blank time checls kep® by acction forcmen, Then he woald stucy the slgrature of the fore man, aud nelng a ckillful peoman, woull forgo tho samo. Soon after he wonld qait work and tramp to the next seotion and there soll his bogus ohock. Shoriff MacLean took him to North Platte, where ho was lodged in jail.—Plum Creek Pioneer. THE YARUMASTERS At the tair recently held in Council Blufls, a seal skin oap was put up to be voted to the most popalar yard- master over theroe and a gold-headed cane to the most popular conductor, the conteatants for the csp received the following votes: G W. Grow. yardmaster of the 0., B. & Q—1,869}. Case, yardmaster of the C. M, & St. ‘Grah n‘m, vardmaster of the C, R I & P.—13}. q Scott, yaramaster ot the Wabash— 6 Hn{gr, yardmaster of the 0. & N, Kohl, yardmaster of the U. P,—14, Mr. Grow, who won the cap, is a young man and is well thought of among bis employes and by his em- ployers. He is a member of the yarc- masters Uanited Benefit asscciation, being an active member of Division No. 26 in this olty. KEveryone was glae to see George get the cap, and ho was called for loudly at the close of the voting and appeared uponthe atage with the cap on and addressed the audience with a neat little speech, thanking those who had made him the lucky one. Each road had a condustor up for the cane, and Mr. Chas. Mack was the U. P, representative, Itis hoped Mr. Mack has been the lucky man, but we have not heard who got the cane up to this time, A TOURISTS TRIALS, A well known Chicago commerclal tourist, Matt R. Bingham, who repre- sents the Michigan Stove company in this part of the west, had a tussle with the rigors cf a Nebraska blizzard last weck and says ke never saw the equsl in a twelve yeoar's experience on the road, thoe trip from Blair to Oma- ha, 36 miles, ocoupying four day's time, aud belng really slower than Ohbristmas, He started from Blair Friday afternoon on the train, which was soowed in sixteen miles .south of that place, and he remained with it in tho drifts until Sunday morning. On Monday he again started from Blair for Omaha via Fremont, but twelve miles east of his objective joint the train was ditchea by a broken rail and again the fates held him hack on his journey. Ho finally arrived in the city Wednesday thoroughly di gusted with the snow, but ha ing traveled at the remarkable rate of nine miles a day for four days, with two accidents thrown in free, without regeiving the slightest injury. He started out sagain on the Missouri Pasific yester- day mornirg, Mr. E, D lis, is glad th the new Mi morning, He start bouud paesenger trai late to tako it for t traln had not gone far until the engino and threo os ed ond six or saven of tho passengers hurt, the report said quite badly, The drumiers all earn their “salaris vhis weather, and take lots of chauces of getting out with whole skine, G The EMPEROR cometh! And when it comes all other Minuesota Flour wither and die. Make way for the Esrenor, J. B.Fuencn & Co,, Sole Agente, on the w aod was too ha. The THE PLOWBOY PGET. The Banquet and Ball of the Barns Club, A Flow of Soul and Eong in Central Hall, Central hall was well filled last night on the oceaston of the celebration of Bobhy Burne' 124th anviversary by the Omaha Burns club, This an- niversary and ite commemoration by our local organization has come to be looked forwara to be many who can not clasim S:otland as either their birth right place or that of their an- cestors, The occation is always a most interesting one, and Masonic Hall, heretofore nzed on similar dates, has always been fillsd, Lust night the attendance was fully as large as aenal, tho proportion of ladies being unusally great, No elaborats decoration were pnt on the liall, the west end beingina state of changs that interfered some- what with anything more than get ting the room in comfortable shape. The flsgs of three nations adoracd the woet of the hill, and above the re- coss dovoted to the uze cf the orches. tra was & huge ‘‘Welcome,” not less hearty becuse it bade tho samo greet ing on Christmasvizht. It was announaced that the banquet would begin at 8 o'clock, aud for once this rulo was qaite promptly followed. Four long tables stretened across the full length f the hall aud were loaded with oucstantiaia and dglicacies, about which some 300 guests gathered. An overture from the bag.pipes atarted the firo of patriotic enthusi- asm, and at its cloke Rav. Mr. Pater- son, of 8t. Mark's church, invokoed the Divine blessing. An hour was then devotod to dizcussing the sup- er. % The president ¢f the Barns clab, Mr. John O Moodia, bsing absent, Mr. David Kaox presided and deliv- ered the =address of welcome, which was brief, bat to the point, He tiankid those who had come out in such inclement weather to patticipate in the exercises in honor of tho mem- ory of ‘‘Scotland’s and perhaps the world’s sweetes: singar.” Shakspenre has said, “‘One tonch of nature makes the whele world kin,” and when he looked around the hall and saw so many different natiooities there to ocelobrate the 124."1 anniversary of the Scotch bard, hs was impressed with the truth of the gentiment. Mr. Knox satd, however, thit Le did not rige to mako a speech but to extend all, on behalf of the president and thoe club, a hearty welcome, The firs® toast of the evening {‘THE MFMORY OF BURNS" was then annouuce: ufer “There was a lad was boro 1 Kyle” had been playod by Irvine's orchestra, the toant wag responded to by the secretary of the club, Mr. A, C. Troup, who s1id: Mz, Presient, Lapies axDp Gex TLEMEN: It would be with feelings of the utmost pride and elation that I would rlee to re:pond to that toast if bat the feeble tongue could give ex- pression to the sentiment of the heart for the sincere admiratlon—aye, if ou please, the devoted love—1 have for this simple uratsuming bard who tuned his plsintive harp upon the banks and braes of Caledonia’s streams and poured forth his heart throbbing songs amid the heath-covered hills of Boonie Scotland. My own ancestors’ native land is such that praise to hi remembrance would kuow no bounds. To jadpe from the character of the works of Burns it wou'd seem that he possessed two dintinct and separate natores, as it were, as different from each other as though they existed in disticc! and separate individuals, The oue strongly characterized by gloom and melancholy, the other by cheer and hilarity, The spirit of the former, however, was largely predominent, and fif, in- deed, he ever grew mirthfal, as he in- dulged in the gravities of the social hour, it was only to be again beset by those feelings of gloom and despair as he seemingly contemplated the har- rassing problems of his lowly destioy. And, indeed, many times his mirth and galety were only feigned. For he says himself, when after an occa- tlon at which he had evinced a spirit of galety: *‘You think I'm glad; oh, I pay weel For a' the joys I borre In solitude —there, then I feel T canna to-night conceal My deeply rankin’ “sorrow.” So let those who may to-night toast him for his mirth and humor; as for me, in my humble tribute to his mem- ory, I'love to dwell rather upon those mournful phases of his life during tho dark hour of which he penned the warmest ¢ffosions of tho heart that made himself at once the world's great friend ard Sootland’s beloved pet. Robert Burns, as {s well known, did not possess raany of the advantages of learned art, but unacquainted with the means of producing poetry by rule he sang the sentiments and manners as he saw them in himsolf and his rustic companions around him. The loves, the griefs, the hopes, the fears, the Joys, the sorrows of his native land ourst forth in song, and poetic genius alono inspired tho artless notea, “The simple bard, unbroken to rules of art, He pours the wild eff 1sions of the heart, Am‘ if inspived 'tis nature's powers inspire, Hers all lLa melting thrill and hers the kindling fire,” And a distinguishing foature of his poews is that wherever he saw and it the extent of errors and evils of the day, either in religious, political 1d, he employcd his ready e cxpression to his ridi- | culo, his sympathy or hia wrath, I the religious world ho saw the hypocrisy of that class of people who, the robes of righteousness, ea #aw nothing but faults and their neighbor'a ao's, a | after pping from them the ma {of Pharoshsaical pioty he announced 1n the fcllowing advice, which ia cal culated to empgrave ilself on every heart the s irit of true Christlan charity, *Phen pently soan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman Though they may gang To step aside is human, In the soclal world he saw the haughty nobleman and lord ecorn at hems folliea | It le | t | ¢ honest poverty, and he boldly diserim. inated on the side of right between titled fume and aterling worth as he sang his song: A man’s » man for a' that: “the rank is but the guinen's stamp, The man's the gowd for a’ that. He took a view of the ploture of human }ifs as he beheld it exemplified before him, and he saw the rich and powerful on every hand opprees the poor and weak; he eaw t'at a fow eeemed favorites cf fate, while thous- ands labored to support their pride; he saw the illmatched pair of Age and Want go down life’s weary road together; in short, ho eaw “‘Man's inhumanity to man Make coantless thousands mourn,” nnd In the dignity of his manhood he arose and propounded to the social world a logical problem that remeins unanswered to-day, and it 18 safe to say will remain unanswored to the end of time, notwithstandiog the hard fact that we live in daily contact with its abuse, “1f I'm derigned your landlord’s elave, By nature’s law design- d; Why was sn independent wish E'er vlanud in my mind? 1t not, why am I «ubject to His erneity aud scorr Or why has man the will and power T'o make his fellow moure?” Agaln, Robert Burns was a poet of the home, the fireside and the field And his *‘Cotter’s Siturday Night,” which alone is sofficient to mske his newe immortal, and that scarcely less colebrated poem, ‘‘Hallowe'en,” have served to place in everlusting re membrance the custome, manners ard traditions of the rustic life of Scot- land, while his “Vernes to a Mouse” and ““To a Mountaio Duiisy” atand as examples to the finest pastoral poetry thar was ever written Buot his lyro had many siringe. What shall we eay of those countless gems of love and tendcrnees that fill the volume of his sone? It is for them the post claims a modest tribute to his worth, and it is for them, to-night, we sound his high- ent praise. It is for them that Scot. land’s tears bedew his silent grave, and it is for them all nation's pay thelr offoring of love. It is for them his works have been tran:lated Into almost every tongue, and it i3 for them his songs are sung in every ciimo. It is for them that in every city, village and ham'e: in Scotland, to-uight, hundred: nd thousands jcin 80 commemorate his birth, and ic ie for them that in every land wherever a band of Scotia’s sons have wandered they meet te pay sweet tribute to their nation's bard, It is for them that we yet shall blees the name of Robert Burus, Miss Ida Gibson eang * Cam yo by Athol” eo charmingly that sho was ap plauded at the end f each verso and received an enthuslastic encore, which was reaponded to, Prcf Walther ac- companying her on the piavo, ““I'ne Rose of Cralee,” sung by Mk, Walter Wi kins waa also well received auyx"‘l he, too, responded to a warm re- cally The orchesira played ‘“‘doy the Bonnis Breast Knota” and then Mies Penuell sang “My Nannis O!"” with suck satisfaction to all that she was compelled to return and responded to an encora, The second toaet of the evening *‘SCOTLAND-AMERICA"” was announced and the band having played “God Save the Queen” and the Star Spangled Banner, Rev. Mr. Paterson responded. He said the subject asslgned him ‘‘The land we left and the land we live in” should properly have been assigned to two different speakers as handling both restrlcted one too much to do justice to either. As to “‘the land we 1f¢” none of her sons and daughters woald ever tire of hearing of her brown heaths and shaggy woods, her hills and dales, rocks and rivers. Thosa at least who had lived to erjoy the sweets of ‘love's young dream” in Bonnie Scot- land would never cease to recall the delightfal wandering amid the beau- tiful scenery of their native land. He waus not a Scot who did not delizht to recall theee econes of his youth and thank God that he was born in that land of health and unapproachab'y beautiful scenery. After rforring to the early date of Scotland’s birth into the fam- ily of mnations and touching upon her early history, Mr. Paterson enlogized her echools and colleges and, what did, he thought, most of all to make Scotland what it is, ‘‘the fict that with the secular training of tho people was alwa trong, reizious teaching. The ch: er of the people, the high esteem in which they are everywhere held, their contributions to science and literature, the great ad- vocates and judges they had given the world over, all referred to at length, Her statesmen are cautious, seelng and conservative, and Scotland is loyal to all legally coustituted anthor- ities, In times when the services of her sous ara needed to defend, under trusted leaders, they are never known to turn their back to the foe. The purity «f doctrine aud unfeigned piaty of tte people, the speaker reforred to as one cf the greatest virtues of the Scotchman, and spoke of the high at. tainments of her theologians and the ivflacuco they had diffused over the world, Coming to ‘‘tho land we live in,” Mr. Paterson epoke «f the bravery and love of freedom characterizing the Scotch people, the many respects in which they wore bound together in interests with the native Amerlcans and their right to enjoy the same high herttage bequeathed by our fore- fathers. The lust of gain, so general in the United States, was deprecated and the dangerous tendency of moneyed aristocracy to control public affairs, which the spoaker said en- dangered the very existenco of the republio, was pointed out. The vast resources, brilliant prospects and un- cquall d possibilities of the country aro tuch thet mnone other hed the materlal foreo great & race. It future he was only sorry thoas pres ent could not live to see, *‘But surely | we can even now express a wish and utter an earnesi prayer that ble race, when it does come, way bo one exalted by rightesusness and peacs, *“‘Auld Lang Syne” was played by the band, and then Mrs, Thomas Fal- coner eaug ‘‘Whlstle and I'll Come to You, My Lad” so charmingly that the applause was perfectly desfening and she could net refuse to sing agaiv, giving ‘‘Barbara Allen,” and bringing down the house. Mrs, Thomas J. Pennell sang “‘My Love ls Like a Red, Red Rose;" Mr. Northrop, ““The Macgregor's Gathei- ing;” Mr. J. Wesloay Wilkins, ‘‘Jes. sie, the Fiower of Dumblane” and all responded to encores, as hearty as they were deserved. The fourth toast of the evening, “OMAHA, THE GATE CITY OF THE WEST,” may its prosperity realize the fondest wishes of its most partial citizens,” was to have been reeponded to by Mayor Boyd, but as he was absent at Lincoln looking after his senatorisl boom, it was necessarily drauk io si- lerce. Mrs. Charles Cheney eang “Down the Burn, Divie Lad,” very prettily and without an accompaniment and recelved enthusiastic applause and an encore, which she responded to with “There’s na room for twa.” The fifsh toast of the evening was THE PRESS, Mr. Fred Nye, of The Republican, was to have respouded to this, but being absent at Lincoln, his place was tiken by Rev, W, E Copeland. Mr. Copeland said he ¢id not know why he had been called upon to res- pond to this toas'. Ho was not an editor nor had he any connection whatever with the press, and the only reason he could acsign for being called upon to fill Mr. Nye's place was that he was abeut the sane size, Mr. Nye had gone to Lincoln with Mr. Boyd aud others to meke a scnator The speaker foit that he wos cailed tpon in a very shert tims to spesk upon a very large eubj-ct. When he thought of the vast inflaenco oi the press of the world, the nervos thut seemed to palsate through it aa if it were a human being; how it almost dictates what we shall do and what we ehall ray - ““When I thiuk of all thie, Mr. Pesident, and when I thick of the latenees of the hour, I must ask you—to excuse me from saying any thing aboat it.” Applause, laughter and encore, not responded to, SRS s That feeling ot languor and debility that tollows phyeical exertion, re- moved by using Brown's Iron Bit. ters, - She is "afs Special Dispatch to Tus Brx. Cuicaco, Javuary 26 —S. G Pratt, a well known musical composer, to- day reccived a cablo dated Paris, from Miss Dora Hennirgs Matthews, re- ported among the lost on the steamer Cimbria, stating she was in Paris in good health, HELLO! PLATTSMOUTH. Anotber Telephone Line Finlebhed Last Evening to Another Clty. The Plattsmouthianas talked with the Lincoluites and Omahogs last night over the slender wiro of tho tiukline | telephone, and rejoiced greatly thereat. The line was finished yester- day afternoon, belvg a separate plant of wire alorg the Missouri ¢f twenty- two miles between Plat’'snouth and Omaha, As the wire between Omaha and Lincoln is over soveaty. five miles long, the complete line from here to Plattsmouth is nearly oro hundred miles in lengrh, and yet the cemmuni- cation is quite perfsct and the voice distinctly heard. The Plattemouth-Lincoln line will be opzn for business this morning and add another name to the list of Ne- braska towns which are being brought closer together in their business and soctal relations by the wonderful and fast-growing telephone.—State Jour- nal. = PERSONAL. H. D. Pcice, of Montreal, is in the city. J. A, Grees, of Denver, is ot the Pac: ton, J. Francis Lee, of Toronto, is at the Paxton. Morris Palmer, of Schuyler, is at the Millard. E, L. Weeks, of Des Moines, is at the Millard, 3 L. H, McConnell, of St. Louis, is at the Millar/, Capt, C, B, Western, of the armv, is at the Paxton, Wi, P. Ledwich, of Pierre, D. T, is at the Paxton. D, C. Patterson, of Wayne, Neb,, is at the Millard, Mza. T. D. Kimball, of Silt Lake, i1 at the Paxton, Alex Randall, of Northrup, Colorado, is at the Paxton, T. R Adems, U. S. A, was at the Paxton yesterday. J. H. MoConnell, of North Piatte, was in the city yesterday. Qo'. C. H.Octh, the Hiswatha grain man, is at the Millard, D. Hollidsy, Jr., snd . G. Allen, of St. Joseph, are in the city. Hon. B, B, Kerr, of Chicago, is in the city oo legal Lusines . Judge McCrary, of the United Statcs court, is at the Millard, Mr. an! Mra, E, T, Towa, are at the Puxton, Mrs, Gardoer, of “Only a Farmers Daughter” is registercd at the Millur . Sol. Palmer, of the Western Union Telegraph company, St. Louis, is a guest of the Millard, John Sinnington, of Ashiand; J. M. Hedge, Ciear Creek, and P. H, McKee, of Geneva, registered at the Paxton yester- day. £1'SPECIALS will POSITIVELY not be in serted unless paid in advance. . sONE Y ONEY TO LOAN—Call at Law office of D, 1 Tho as room & Creight N M MONEES Wtree: frol M post A rour 1516 Douglas 435-tt TO LOAN | Estite sud Loan ) $2601,000% ot §2000 and u; warls, for't0 5 years, clty and farm property. Bris KAl ESTATN aud LOAN Aomxcy, 16th and Dougl At 8 per cent, Agency shriy TO 10AN At 8 per cent i rst class FANTED —A suitab'e woman #8 housekeeper thirty milcs west. noarmrall tosn Good refe e cest quired. A dress ‘Fa mer” Bre of- file B 21 Rice, of Magnolis, |~ mortgage 1e- | e ————Ee 7 ANTED—A girl t) take cro cf & et il1 end do work about tie houso 1914 Webster \ street, *30-26 m&e WANTED=xigrencid tacaman for the city to rell Cigars and Ualing P wder, Kennord, ¥ ottor & Go., 14th street, 0p1o Tiolan & Langworth 31001 vood giel at 1718 Oulcago SN, R4ty NTED—Chamber maid. None but those who ars wiling £ work ne.d ap 98 Dovglas -t 7 ANTED—Co k at California Eouse. *oman \ cook preferr:d. K30 278 TANTED—A first-closs rption ard WY e herien cmmmsrrind, 'One that Fpcak Enclish +nd German, th t is will ng to work, and ean furnisn bet of reconnenda jons, can find pe;mavert employment a* K°0 16 th street. 83991 JOHN W, BELL. MICELLANDUS 7« 6 7 ANT! DG at the Wat 1 for vencral housawork Works effice, 83 Call 128 ANTED- Four gent'even boarders with furn'shod room at £14 12th S5 847 271 TA or # centre fance i) — A well furni had room with ‘anted malo or fo be Urite day ecsily ma e G B, KITEQUT cl y Street, hew York City, 2 iy to #15.(0 ra: &C1 10K J 13 linc WA To yont, by a gortlemn ardwit o tw) turalshed rocmid, cr farnisord house ingdod loca 10y, near 'u § 0 # contre; bir" rat erences. Addrd "B o oic WANTER-Two g 03 ca vi e w ih gond city r. tirences. Ftead, erployment. Godd pay. Call 42L80u h 10th et cet. B2 25¢ BITUATICNE WANTEL, ANTED—SItuA 1on Ty & Swo ish gir, Wa- €3 0! 80 mMUCh ANOLJes a4 to learn the Engli h 'a Inquirs st Wra ¢, G 1 b qui v's, Harney, be'. 218t and 224 Si. 8i1-2] 7 ANE =-itd tio. b Wi Addres a1 assistant book- Can gietbe Lust of ref ro-cos. e offic, 842 30t WA TN —Situ tion i a hardwars of other ktory bya young E gli hman with A 1ref. ercncis Add css “J. Will wa,” butopean het.1, Fremont, Ne, 835-95¢ W ALEID-Sit ation by e cas) basof on White, Bye, Browu and Vienoa brcad. Also nflooc eswd pies, g r, K nasCity, Mo, Addrces Adam Boulan- T TR RENT—HOUBES AND LAND. NOR RENT—Doublo otice ia Jacobs' blosk. 829-1w Fo\ RENT—Up-atairs over 1417 Farnam st, 840.1w JO'IN G. JAC)ES, HREE unfurn she | rooms for ren*, window, 1416 ¢ hicago : treet. with bay 8.9 of App't Mr. ot et 0R& KENT—FHouse of 5 rioms. Th:s. Switt, 15h a d Chicag ). OR KENT—One of two bouses +ituatcd at 234 0 d Leavenworth stiects Oue with & rooms ad the other cf two rooms. Avply on the promice . £15.29¢ ce fur ish:d 1001 with biard. Do geSire 27218 13th and OR RENT—7hre 10 ms and c Cali‘oroia 8 reet. (2 v, Tnquire at 603 15:h street. NOR RENT 3 furejs HPleasantly ie t d. cn 3 and 6 p. m th 3 rect, etweon Davenport and 0 ; 0125 I Tosp s Music Hall URSISHED R1OMS AN 15 JARD = convenie: ces 1810 vodga St. F OR RENT—25 house , 2 £ 1 rooms, at §3 to #:5 per menth; 8 and 2 acro garden, with house, barn, etc.,'01 euch,at $1) and §/2 por month, 8hriver's Rent Lureau, opposjte Dost office, - T68H IOR R* NT—Two nicely furnshrd rooms S, E. corner 20th aad Davenport with or_withous board, 650273 J{OR RENT—Beveral sma'l houses, 5 rooms 1R DR. C. H. PAUL. 39-1m KR NT—One lerge 0 y fura ara room with board for two at 1808 California 8t, 707-1mo. et St Mary enue, a one story house six rooms ard tw Inquire Barker Eros, Gass office, 63 % compioted and Bmls New Map of Omahs, Is 4 feot wide ready for delivery at $5 w{) by T fect long, — Lariest and most complete map of Omaha ever published. Official map of the city. oo column. TPOR KENT—2 houscs of 8 rooms exch. In- quire 1019 Farnham stre t. 595-im3 o me OTEL FO Onaha, ALE CHEAP- 62 mil 8 west of the Union Pacific railroad. Brick barn, tw et ry hotel and furniture, three lo's 6 x132, good stand, go.d business, Good reasons for selling. Inquire of subscriber. AL NOKKIS, Noith Eend, Neb, Poctets maps of No'raska 20c bargains in O aha City improved ved property, call on Wi #, Shri- tate Agent, opposte postoffice. _T13-1m-me ver, el 769-. 1 OR SATE—Sfx room cottaze with barn wnd half lot on Chicago street, near High School Only #2300 McCAGUE, 600-dec 27-tt Opp, Postoffice. Fok BALE—A irst clnss s écond hand phuston® Cal'at 1819 Harncy St. 2078 XCELLENT BRICK FOR SALE—{9.00 per thouand, Yard 15th etreet, two b.ooks touth cf Bellsvue road LORENZO DIBBLE, 000 83-9m}, RS New Map o Ouahia, fust completed ane ready for delivery at §6 each, I 4 foet wide by 7 foet long, ~ Largest and most complate map of Omaha ever published. 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