Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 8, 1885, Page 5

THE DAILY BEE---SA —————————————————— TURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1885, b LINCOLN. Some Pomts on fhe New Sewer Et- gineer, Chester B, Davis, His Former Caréer and Methods S8hown Up. au guicide of Perry Shotwell—Gov. Dawes and the Grant Obsequaies —Police News—Oity Briefs— State Personale, Etc, ATR OAPTTAX THE CITY SEWERAGE, The attentlon of Lincoln people at present {s more or less directed toward public Improvements of all kinds and In order to have them of a substantial char- acter, care should ba taken that compe- tent persons have them in charge; thote who have the welfare of Lincoln at heart and are honest and capable bealdes. At the last two meetinga of the city councll mome actlon was taken with regard toa survey for a sewerage eystem, and Mayor Burr recommended the appointment of Uhester B. Davis, a so-called sanitary en- gineer from Chicigo. been made by that individaal to make a survey of the city for sewers and charge only 82,000 for hls services from thls time to January 1, 1886, Mr. Davis re- qulres, however, that the amount shall be_paid him in advance. Mr. Davls Is not an entlre stranger In Nekraska and for the benefit of a confid- ing public his immediate history will be glven. He came to Omaha during the time work was belng done on the river front at that polnt under government au- apices, and was a raw grauate from the Troy Polytechnlo school and was without an hour’s practical experlence Max Boehmer had charge of the work and In o short time Mr. Davls severed his con- nection with the rlp-rapping and opened an engiaeer's offica In Omaha, When the water works were projected at that clty constderable difficalty was experionced 1n finally deciding the proper system. At length H. H. Cook, a very compotent engineer from Toledo, Ohio, drew plans with were accepted and adopted by the company and work was commenced. Nathan Shelton, at that time an em- ploye of the Union Paclfic railroad, be- came Intorested In the worke, and though his instrumentality Davls was givon em- ployment in the water works, and after the work had progressed to the glven s'age, Cook was displaced and Davis given supervision, 1t is al- leged that this was dueto a put up job between Shelton, himeelf and one or two others for Interested motlves. Anv way, the work done under Davls was extrava- gantly done, and iIn the opinion and knowl:dge of stockholders of tho com- pany, the plan cost about $75,000, more then 1t should on account of the Ioose and Jgnorant management of Davis. He was finally let out of this job, and then went Into the iron founding business with a citizen of Omaha named Richards. He soon ran that business in the ground. After that, Nathan Shelton, at present of Evanston, 11, started out to build water works through the states of lowa and Illinois. He took Davis with him as a stool pigeon, and togeher, and by rather questlonable mothods they suc- coeded in securing contracts for bullding works in several small towns in the states named., Shelton would work a sentiment in favor of waser works and get the clt'~ zens to call a special election for voting bonds and authorizing the work, Mr. Davis would happen along, as an expart englneer, and Shelton would suggest that he draw the plans ard do the work. He always got 1t. The twaln have kept qulet for the past year and It 1s possible tuat Davis came to Lincoln on a skirmisking tour to see how thiogs are. Davis lives in Chleago, while Shelton, ss stated, resides at Fvanston, which is a suburh of Ohicago, Tt is more than likely that these two gentlemen have their eyes fixed on Lincoln, snd after Mr. Davls mskos the survey, if Mayor Burr proposes to let him, Mr, Shelton will be on hand to do the work, A Bk reporter visited several prominent cltlzsns to get their views on the matter and they were unanimous In declaring that they would stand no queer or flle- gltimate methods In any Improvement to be inaugurated in Lincoln, ~Constder- able surprise and regret was manifested that Mayor Burr should be willing to award such important work to Davls, who is an entire atranger here. A SUICIDE AT THE PEN. At forty minutes past elght o’clock yes- terday morniog an attendant at the pen- otentlary walked into cell No, 37 and stood over a cot upon which lay the rigld form of convict Perry Shotwel A ter- rible expression overspread his fice, hls throat was cut from ear to ear and clotted blood covered the clothes, features and bedding. The convict had got up at the usual time In the morning and went to his dutles, Shortly after, he wa'ked back to his cell and was never seen alive again, Shotwell employed asa hostler in the penetentiary stable, and for the pst fow days had been eick and despondent, which 1s tho only reason glven for eelf destruction, The deed was committed with & small penknife, such as the convicts are allowed fo use. drew 1t across the upper part of the throat, and from the appearance of the wound was determined to take hia life, od was 20 years old, and|that t the penitentiary Aprll 6, 1883, from Omahs, He was sentenced for ssven years under a charge of man- slaughter, end had served a llttle more than two years of his time, Shotwell formerly lived in Lincoln and while here hore a good repatation, He has two or three brothers ltving in this county, and a divorced wife and two children are at g;nant living on the farm of Sheriff elick of thls county. When Shotwell moved to Omaha he fell Into dissolate ways and ended his career in prison Dr. Boardsloy, the coroner, was sum- moned to the penitentlary, but upon looklng over the matter found that an ln- quest wes unnecessary, The remalns will bs turned over to relatives for burial. @OV, DAWES AND GRANT'S FUNERAL Constderable surpriss hss been ex- pressed that Gov. Dawes did not attend the faneral of Gen. Grant at New York A Beg reporter Inquired at' the govern or's office why 1t was that he did not go. That offislel's private secretary auswer- ing for the governor, said that his time was fully ocoupled here, and thst he could not #0 arrange watters as to leave Lincoln In time to get to New York Grand Army men and many others com- plsin bitterly that Nebraska will not be cfizially repressnted at the fanedal, A proposition has | ¥, There are many states reprasented at Che] funeral, but In none of them are there more old soldlers than here in Nebraska, wlhore Grant has always been loved and ravered. POLICE FOINTS, Welch and McNiel, two crooks, yes- terday stole & watch from a countryman in Tom Carr’s saloon. They were ar- rested and fined 820 each, and sent to jal in default of payment. William Byers also nipped a watch from Willlam Jones, whilo the latter was asleep In the postoffice. The man was fined $20 and costs, and sent to jall, Oaptaln Post of the pollce who has beon sick for a few daga past Is better and out agsin, Lincoln at present is fall of crooks of all kinds, LOCAL JOTS, The following gentlemen have bean elocted o5 members of thoe Grant monu- ment aseoclation: Amasa Cobb, Vietor Vifqualn, J. O. McBride, A. J. Sawyer, of Lincoln; A. V. Cole, of Junlata; T. S. Olarkeon, of Schuyler, and J, W. Savage, of Omaha, The convention for confirm- atlon of these gentlemen will be held to- day. {‘he tles and lumber for the new street railway have arrived, and track-laying will now ba pushed to an early comple- tlon, This live glves a majority of the residenta an opportunity to reach thelr homes by riding. Mr. Burrows, one of the leading antl- monopoliats of the state, was in the clty csterday, which looks very much as if the political elements in that lins were beglnning to move, as It has not been learned that he was Invited to appear be- fore the rallroad commiesion. 1f the president of the city councll de- elros to immortalize himself among the cltizens, there ls now a grand opportuni- ty durlng the absence ‘of the little man who follows the band wagon and of whom the clty boasts as the mayor. Kill off a few of the several thousand dogs that are neither licented or muzzled; have the gutters and alleys cleaned up that vislt. ors from the country towns don’t have to hoid thelr noses as soon as they reach the capital clty, and If cleanlinoes is next to godliness the dear people are a long ways from the holy of holies deeplte our mag- nificent churches. The cattle sale here of Hill & Shrop- shire of Kentucky short horns seemed qulte satlsfactory. ~The salo of cows and heifers amounted to £3,640 and the bulls to $1,370; tota), $5,010. C. M. Branson, of Lincoln, purchased fifteen cf the cows and helfers snd eix of the bulls The postoflice will be closed from 1 to 5 o'clock to-day. Officer Green, of Omahs, was in the city looking sfter ons Buochsnan, who committed petit larceny in Omsha, He found his men In chargs of the police here and took him homs yesterday. Fire Warden Newbury has notitied all the hotel keepers that the ordlnanc> in regord to fire encapes must _bo compiled with by the first day of September or they will ba prosecuted. NEBRASKA PERSONALS. John C. Allen, Rad Cloud; Will M. King, Helmet; Misses Graca and Gertlo Ide, Saward; W. C. Taylor, Culbertson; Ex-Gov. Nance, Osceola; W. E. Barber, Cortland; A. F. Loon, A, C. Croswalthe, Davld City; C. S. Alling, C. Thompson, Seward; George H. Powers, W. D. Nicholls, I. N. Bell, York; J. B. Dins- more, president state board of agrical- ture, Sutton; H. M. James, D. Kaaf- man, Omaha; M, Morrisay, Plattsmouth; Low Oattinger, Freeport. A Card feom the President of the Mutusl Insurance. LiNcoLs, Neb., August 7th, 1885, To the Editor of Ths BEE, Your corresponden’ here has seen fit to begin operations by an attack upon the Farmers and Mschanles matual benevo- lent associatlon of this place, of which I am prosident. The attorney general at the Instance of the ‘‘old llne” insurauce .companies, to whoso efi)rts he aad the auditor owe thelr riominations, has seen fit to questfon the legality of the several mutual compa- ntes of this state and has brought sult sgainet ue. Why he should eee fit to open & war upon an_organization within the stato instead of one of the scores of companles from other states dolog busi- ness here, I leave him to explaln, The Farmers and Mechanics are doing just what forty other companies are, to wit: Pay to each member the net result of one assesament upon proof of death, It is not necessary to enter into a con. troversy with your correspondent whose mls-statements and far-fetched conclu- slons are so pumerous, but I deem it neoessary to say that whilst the BEe and Mr, Loess msy from different motives have jolned their efforts to crush home fnstitutions, the courts wlill probably find that no one has been swindled, no one is lieble to be, and that the Farmers and Mechanics mutual benevolent inetl- tlon has as much right to exist as.has the Khuights of Honor, the Masonic Aid as. sociation and haadreds of othors. J, C. Mc¢BRribE, President, BACK T0O MONTANA. Sobastian Hellig Ieleased from the Charge of Murder—A Strange Mistake, Last week there passed chrough Omaha the supposed Sim Wan, the Elk Mountain desperado, in charge of three deputy sheriffs. He was taken through to Laramle, where he was detained for a few days until it was proven poslitively he wi not the man It was shown posltively that he was Ssbastian Heillg, & stockman, Mr. Frank Ketchum, Mr, O, E. Clay and Mr. A, T. Corlett, all Wy- omiog rauchmen, testlfied to this. He passed through Omaha Thursday night in charge of an officer, to Montava, where it 1s sald, he has another serious charge to answer, This has been a8 remarkable case In many respects, one betog tho positive manper in which several witnesses in Montans, who had known Sim Wan, swore that thls was the man, Mr. Frank Yates, of the Canfield House, who koew Wan, sald that he was sure that the cap- tive the right man., te hse escaped by a miracle from the hsnds of the Indignant citizens of Carbon and that viclnity, They are reported to have been orderly, but very determined, and had the prisoner been taken on, on Satarday night's train, be would surely have bsen executad as the one wanted, and perhaps his Innocencs and Identity would have always remalned unproven, L —— Mr., Besiemer's steel process patents have yielded him 360,000 a yoar for twenty-one years, wanted, e — The government pays & man $(0 a month to wind the clocks in the Interior department bwlding. FLEET HORSES. A Vine String of Fiyers from Senator Stanford's Stables Pass Throngh Omaha, Mr Charles Marvin, superintendent of the stables of Senator Leland Stanford, Californla, wes in the city yesterday, en route to the east, with a fine strlng of twelve young trottsrs, which he will ea- ter in the eastern races, The horses are now in Council Blaffs, and Mr. Marvin will start with them thls morning. Speaking with a reporter for the Bre yesterday, Mr. Marvin said that he had great confidence in the horses which he was taklng east, because, though all of them were young, they had already de- veveloped remsrkable speed powers. Among them he has the famous five year ol Sallie Benton, with a record as a four-year-old of 1:17}, and Hindoo Rose, with a record of 2:10}. In addition to these there are two two year- olds, one 1-year-old, two 0O-year-olds, one O year-old, thrse 3-.year-olds, one 4 -year-old, Carrie C., with a public rec ord of 2:25. Within but two or thre exceptions the horses have not been sub. jected to any severe tests of speed, and great things ara expected of them during the remainder of the season. 1t Is Mr. Marvin's Intention to enter them firat at the Albany races, then at Rochester, and coming west, at the Chleago, St. Louls, and Lexington races, Last season Sena- tor Stanford did not allow any of his horses to trot, on account of the death of his son. The reason before, however, Mr. Marvin retarned from tho eastern races with about §6,000, tho sea- son before that with §8,000. This year he has prospects, he thinks. of bettering there winnings. In speaking of the fire which destroyed Senator Stanford’s stables, In California, some time ago, Mr, Marvin eald that though the loss of stock was vary heavy, something over $25,000, none of the race horses perished, all the *‘flyers” be- ing, fortunately, in another stable. —— BLED TO DEATH. A Wyoming Prisoner Who Killed Him self 1n the Nebraska Prison, Yettarday Unlted States Marshal Carr, says the Cheyenno Leader of Angust Gtb, recelved a letter from tho warden of the Nebrazka peaitentiary in which the we fer tells of the suicido some months ago in the Institution referred to of Charlie Ross, a criminal who was sent from Wyomng in 1870 for twelve yenrs. He had robbed a stags coach on the Black Hilla lne, and in doing 80 shot Dan Quion through the nose, and a Chicago drummer named Lie- berman through the leg, from the effects of which Liebermann hss since dind. Marshal Carr arrested Ross shortly after- ward in Eareks, Nev., and he was sent up as s'ated, Some months ago, Ross wrote Carr a pitifal letter, begaing him to intercede for his pardon, as he was in very bad health and felt sure he would not live a year longer if kept In prizon. Carr was touched by the man’s pleading, hough he knew him to be a hard case, and while he dzclined to interfere per- sonally, he referred the letterto Roes’ at- torney. Nothing came of the matter, however, and Roes, to end his trouble, opened an artery fn his arm and bled himself to death. The warden says he was a bad msn durlng the first years of his term, but changed darlng tho latter yesrs to a very tractable prisoner. The warden, continu- ing, eays that he now has eleven Wyo- miny convicts there, among them N. D. Flores, who belonged to a Mexloan gang of stage robbers, whess time will ba out Sept. i4, 188G, This man, the warden saye, 18 8 perfect devil and past reform. Jobn F. Babcock will ba out March 4, 1887. He ls behaving himaelf remarka- bly well and has had enough of prison life, Jack Wilde goes out the 221 of this month. The warden adds that he has a number of former Wyomiog prisonera who are serving a second term as Nebrag- ka prisoners. ——— City Fands, The warrants for city expenses of July are made out and yesterday a good deal of money was pald cut by Treasurer Buck. The amounts, from each fand, to be pald out, are as followes: $ 8,510 16 b9 44 Police fund. Waring sew C. G. nnd stre Total, COMMEMORATIVE CISES. 13; $14,301 EXER- How the Occasion of Gen, Grant's Fuaneral Will be Locally Ob- served—Details of the Programme, Nearly all arrangements have been completed for the memorlal programme to-day, on the day of Gen. Grant's faneral. The exercises, as already an- nounced In the Bee, will take place on the High School grouunds, if the weather be good, If not at the opera house, Mr. J. 8. Oollins, chairman of the executive committee, has provided for the erection of a platform on the east slde of the high school batlding, 25x50 feet, resting on the steps. The platform will be provided with seats for 100 peraons, including the committeemen and those who are to par tlclpate in the programme. The work of decorating the p'atform will be done to- ay and to morrow, superintended by Mergel & Rozsnsweig. The exercises will begin promptly at 2 p. m. Tke programme has been slightly rh\ngul sloca yesterday, and is as fol- ows: 1. Call to order by the Chairman nl’i the meeting . Praye on of the Resolutions . viiinierer. By B, Rosewater By Rt. Rev, James T.('Connor .. By the Glee Cluh y Rav. W. E Copeland By Joho M. Thurston vviesees.r..By the Band .By R%. Rev, Gao, Worthington 1y the (ilee Club .Hom, A, Ssunders Gen, (igo. M. O'Brien Gen, Cowan has been called away and will be unable to take part in the exer- clses. Noone will ba selected to take his placeonthe programme, as it is will be of sufliclent length. All the spesches will be short, and it s hoped that the programme will not be of more than two hoars length, so that the andlence will not be wearied, Most of the stores and business houses wil be cloced this afterncon, In order to make the osostlon one of as gen- eral celebration as possible. The post- office will remaln closed from twelve to five. At Fort Omaha a mllitary salate of thirteen guns will be fired eariy In the morning, snd guns will be fired at half houe intervals daring the day. In the evening, at the set'iog of the sun, the nations] salute of thirty.elght guns will be fired. RUMBLINGS BY RAIL. Another Whirl at the Belt Lino Road —An Injunction Secured Against it By the Union Pacific, A train of 18 caras loaded with tes, en route to various esstern points, from San Franclaco, arrived here yesterday, over the Union Pacific road. The journey from San Francisco to Omsaha, a distance of 1,000 miles, was made In 93 hours, which is the fastest time for the trans-. portation of frelght on record. Five more such tralns are now on the way, which In additlon to the fast time, also stands out s the largest conslgnment of tea ever handled by one rallroad compauy. This brings up, for favorable comment, the wonderful progress being made, by transcontinental railroads, for the hand- ling of through frefght. A slight mistake was made in yester- day’s Bek relative to the Union Paclfic making a leasa of the Oregon Short Line rord for an outlet to the Paclfic coast. The {tem should havo stated that it is leasing the Ozegon Raflway & Navigation companys track. The contract is made by and between the Oregon Short Line and tke Oregon Rallway & Naviga- tlon company. The Union Paclfis and Northern Paclfic belng government roads they are debarred from maklng contracts ro guarantee on the securities of other oads. With the Oregon Short Line, however, they can make traffic agree- ments for the ure of their tracks, A very severe hall storm struck be- tween Alba and North Loup yesterday morning, doing great damage to growing crops. Passengor traln 84, on the Black Hills branch of the Union Paclfic road, was coming eastward at tho time aud the hail broko every window light ont of the north sike of the cara. S. H. H. Clark and his belt line rafi- road schemo are again In the meshes of an unforfunate entarglement, this time recelving their knosk out irom the hard- hearted and soulless Union Pacific crowd. It will bo remembered that when Mr. Clark l:ft the Union Paclfic he took the Belt line project alorg with him, ex- pecting, of coarse, that some day he would own, control and manage tho enterprlse. But the fates, coapled with ‘Judge Dandy’s court, seem to be rather rgainat him., = Oao night not long ago, Mr. Clark, Frank Marphy and J. M. Eddy held a meeting, and took up forty-two hundred dollars worth of the capital stock which gives them a majority of tho shares, and they partly organizsd the company by electing Mr. Clark pres- ident. ~ That mcetlng was ad- journed with the understanding that another should be held on the 27th Instant at which time preparations would be made to begin active ojcratlons at once, Learning of this move the Union Paclfic pevple commenced to prick up thelr ears and look about for some reme- dy to stop it. Yesterday thelr attorney, Mr. Poppleton, went before Judge Dun- dy, in the United States distrlcut court, with a petition praying for an injunction restraining the Belt Line com- pany from taking . any ateps whatever towards the buliding of thelr road. As Mr. Poppleton was compelled to leave last evening on a trip to Boston, Judge Dandy granted a tem— porary order holding good until he re- turns, when the motfon for a perpetual injunctlon can be argued. A gentleman who claims to be well posted stated to the BeE reporter last night that Mr. Clark and hls assoclates have everythlng In readincss to go ahead with the road and put it through this fall, The same authority gave it as a matter of knowledge to him that the Union Pacific is trylng to play a game of freezs-out. When Mr. Clark left the corporatlon, sald the speaker, they coolly told him to take his belt line scheme with him and he did 0. Now that they ses itlaa good thing they want to get it back. Judge Jumes Savage, United States direcror of the Unlon Pacific road, left for Boaton last cvening toattend a speclal mesting of the board, He was accompa- nled by Mrs, Savage. John Qalgley, switchman {n the B, & M. yards, was so unfortunate as to have a thumb taken off last night while coup- ling cars, Dr. Dysart, surgeon for the road, attended him and dressed the wound. If there should come another war John would bs exempt, As a mark of respect to Gen, Grant, the U. P. headquarters will be closed this afternoon, J. R. Buchanan, general passenger agent of the Sloux City & Pacific road, was in the clty yesterda; ——— Military Matters, In compliance with a lciter of instrac- tlons from the secretary of .war, a board of offizers Is hereby appolnted to meet at Fort Laramie, Wyo., at the call of the president thereof to exawine Into and report upon the qualifications of such en- Jisted men for appolntment as post quar- termaster sergeants as shall be brought before it. The board will bs gulded in its examinations by the rules set forth in general orders No. 2, series 1885, from the headquarters of the army, and will arrange the candidates examioed In the order of merit determined by thelr ex amioatlon, The reports of the board will be forwarded to the adjutan® general of the army, through these headuarters, with as little delay as poeslble, DETAIL FOR THE BOARD: Csptaln Danlel W. Benham, Seventh infantry. Osptain Richard Comba, Saventh in- fantry. First Lleutenant John T, Van Orsdale, R Q. M., Seventh infaniry, In complisnce with Instrustions eited in the preceeding paragraph, (Qaarter- master Sergeant James Haskett, Seventh infantry, will repozt to the president of the board convened by paragraph 6 of tLis order, for examinatiod for appointment #8 post (uartermaster sergeant. e — A New Departure. Ths emall boy stood upon the bank And langhed aloud with glee, And there among the grasses rank Ha peeled to nudity, k He gaz3d upon the watars cool, And sad, with pensive air: “I've often kept away from school When I should have been there. *Now, from that habit T must break; T'm done with it, I vow,” Aund plungiog 1, he said, ' I'll take A nude departure now, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES. A Display of Ths Decorators’ Artistic Skill and Fine Taste, Omaha's Two Leading Dry Goods Men 8how Their Honor for the Distingnished Dead in a Bean- tifal Mauner. Orowds of people stood In front of 8. P. Morse's store on Farnam street last night, for hours, looking into the front show windows and breathlesily admir- ing a scene thero that at once won thelr hearts and filled many an eye with tears. The picture prerented to them moat viv- idly and feellogly, thelr love, honor and sympathy, for tho nation’s first soldler and first cltlzon, whoso earthly remalns, will be tenderly borne to their last rest- fog place to.day. The decorations, in thene windows aro not only touching, in the silent, eloquent sympathy they con- vey, bat are also the finest rosults of ar- tlstle ekill and desorative art ever seon In Omaha. In the center of the east window behind white lace curtalns, gently drawn aside, rests a cofin eu- wrapped In the stars and stripes, and on ita topa slmple wreath made of oak boughe; also a sword and belt, and an army hat, such as the great general used to wear when In the camp and field. At either end of the casket is neatly ar- rangod a stand of arms, held together by rosettes of black crape. In the front corners of the window are two piles of cannon balls, The back and sldes of the window are covered with black and white very attraclively ar ranged into monograms and figures, and in the center of the background hangs a portralt of the dead hero, beautifully draped. The west window Is literally filled with eombre and faneral like at. tractions, The background of it Is covered with alternate atrips of black snd white and placed in posltions all about are various weapons of war, such as guns, swords, cannon balls, ct>, In this window is to be seen also a small writing desk and chalr, both heavily draped. Two large pillars of black and white, fastened to the ceiling and floor, then caught together in the center, so as to represent huge hour glasees, ars at- tractive features, Thesa windows should bo seen to fully appreciate the scops and extent of Mr. Moree’s tribute to the dead. Thoy wiil undoubtedly ba visited to-day by thousanda of people. FALCONER'S TRIBUTE. The extensive front of N. B, Falconer's stora is completzly filled with beautifal tribates to the memory of the dead hero. In the centre of the west window ls a small, fino palnting of Gen. Grant, and radiating from 1t are slternate stripes of black and whlite, forming 2 handsome background. In the front rlses a pyra- mid 1n black and white, crowned with a wreath of evergreen, on the frent of which appears the words: “Born April 27, 1822; dled July 23, 1885.” The four central windows are literally orowded with varlous deslgus artistically arranged, descriptive of the life and trlumphs of the man whom all delight to honor, In front of each window guns are stacked, flanked by plliars of black wound with white stripes. Pictures of Gen. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and engravings of some of the most noted battles of the war, all ele- gantly draped, appear in the back- ground, and over all are the names of some of the engagements in which the old commander was victorious: “The Wilderness, Petersburg, Shiloh, Rich- mond, JfFort Steadman, Appomattox, Fort Donelson, Vickeburg and Hatcher's Run.” In the corner window, on a raised platform, rests a lif -siz3 portrait of the general, draped with fligs, and sur- rounded by beautifally draped columns, with flowers scattered profusely around. Above Grant’s portralt [s an engraving of the general surrounded by his staff while at fall charge. In the end of the window 1s a low monument in black, on which in white lotters, are the words: “U. S. Grant, in memoriam.” el —The county authorities put a crazy man by the name of R. N. Oakley in jail yester- doy afternoon, who was picked up down,at the Burlington & Missonri depot. Ho claimed to have come hare from some placo in Towa to meet Gioneral Sheridan, and they were then togo and get Gen- Grant, —'Tie insurance agents who have beon here several days adjusting the losses incurred by the distillery fire completed their work yoster- day, and the entire loss amounts to a little over $21,000, —Appropriate and fitting memorial ser- vicer, to the honor and memory of Gen, Grant, will bo obsorved to-day at Fort Omaha, At 10 o'clock uhere will be a dress parado. AL Ay Horned toads are light feeders. Two house flies will keep one 1 good order for six months ——— The Trade la Hevolvers, From tho Philadelphia News. His hair was unkempt, his hat was broken, his clothes dusty and frayed at the edges, and he was almost ‘‘on bis uppers,” exomined the stock @f revol- vers displayed in the show-case cfa prominent gun and cutlery firm on Mar- ket street yisterday afternoon, “Them ‘bull dogs’ s no good, no mor'n the ‘Unlon’ an’ the ‘Terror,’ ” sald he to the dapper little clerk who ltap‘ged for- ward to ascertaln his wishes, “‘Gim' me s double-action, Smith & Wesson, 38- caltber, 1 know what I want.” He pald for it and went out, “‘I'hat fs the bes kind of customers we have,’ remarked s member of the firm to a News reporter. “‘They are scarce, but they know joet what they want, ask for it, got it and pay cash for it without any attempt to jew us down. They know the best and when they have ths money the get ouly that kind, They never buy the chesp goods as lovg as they are able to buy the better grades.” “No,"” continued the dealer, in re- sponee to inquirles, ‘‘the trade in re- volvers ls nos what it used to be, A good revolver lasts longer than a lfe time, end ten or a dizen yesrs ag> none but the best goods found a mark Five or 8ix years ago the cheap goods were on the market and were bought with avidi ty, principally by those wio hid hithesto been doterred by th high prico of the gooi weapocs, The trade hss fallen down to slmost nothing, and it is the ex- ceptlon for a customer to ask for o 22- oaliber, which can be retailed as low as 81 60, or the “bull-dog,” which ranges from §4 to $4.50, according to caliber Paople have found out that they are un- rellable snd practically useless. Those who hav. been bitten on them once never boy them again, The principal ran ls now on the Colt or the Smith & Wesson, No large calibre, 44 and 40, are sold here. We ship them largely in our wholesale department to the west, The greatest domand here 18 for the medlum sizes; 32 and 33 callbre are now pur- chased, tho former principally by gentle- men for thelr private use and to keep in the house, and the latter more generally for watchmen, Farmer boys generally buy the 32 callbre, which is hardly more than a plagthing, “‘Prices range from 20 to 25 psr ocent lower thaa they dld five years ago. The Bull Dogs aro out of favor now. The original ‘Britlsh Ball Dog' was a fine weapun, but was run ont of the market by revolvers of a superior quality and of Amerloan manafacture. ‘The ‘Ball Dogy’ now for sale are cheap Imitatlons made here at home.” e — Largest in the World, New York World. On rooghly-hewn trannfons in the center of Rlbbon & March’s shops in Jersey City, yosterday, thera rested a pecaliar looking mass of tubing that was explalned by the foreman to be the most powe ful gun in the world, It had jost been finished, and the last polish was be- ing put on by a dozen mechanios, The barrel s alxty feot long, breech loading, and weighs fory three tons, It is of heavy wrooght lron, brass lined through- out, and with a fall bore of elght fnchoy, It was cast In four sections, fifteen feot long, with iron collars which are welded together with stout steel bolts, The barrel s bolted to elght reservolrs, where the compresed air necessary to fire 1t ls stored. Brass nozzles connect the reservoirs to the barrel, and the amount of alr neceesary to throw out the projectile 18 regulated automatically. Upright castings carried on 12-iuch chan- vel frons support the whole, which ls moved by compressed alr to any position dealred by the guoner. More formldable looking than the gun iteelf is the projectile fired. The cart- | == rldge, which la of braes, is five feot long, and fite the bore snugly. In an fron cone at the head of the projectile 180 pounds of dynamlte are stored, covered with a ellght cap of thin metal, which 1s casily broken cff, exploding the projec- tile wherever 1t strikes. When the zan is charged the gunner takes hisetand on a platform behind the barrel, and by means of a lever closes the breech. By s'mgly torning a crank the deslred clevation s obtalned and fixed The loweat of the levers opens the nozzles leading from the alr chambers, and in- stantly the ehaft cartridge 1s thrown out. Safticlent alr to fire slx projectiles s stored In the cylinders. There {s no re- cofl and the position of the gun remains unchanged. As soon as the carrlsge Is completed and the gan mouated 1t will be taken to Fort Lifayette, where the tests will be made under the supervislon of a commis- slon of naval men appolnted by the gov- ernment to report the result of the ex- periments. *‘Yes, sir,” said the foreman, as he proudly eurveyed the gnn yesterday, “‘that 1s the biggest pleca of ordinance ever bullt In tae world, 1t puts in the shado anything ever made by Krupp, then {t was all made in this little shop. Work was begun in Ostober, but the borlog was so d!flicult that it required much longar time than we calcnlated. 1t has been tested and shows no slgns of weakening under s pressure of 2,600 pounds to the equera Inch. I feel sure that it will revolutionizs modern warfare, and for coast defense I think It has no equal,” | The company expect to sell the gun to Secretary Whiiney if it proves servise- able, and they hope to get orders for more of the same kind. ———— Jakey Was His Mamma’s Pet. ‘“Jakey, my angel, pleas don’t!” It was a shoe-11aker on Michigan ave- nue, says the Datroit Free Press, who spoke, and Jakey was his 5-year old son, who was playlng with a revolver in the shop. “‘Tsn't 1t rather dongerou:?" queried a customer who was having a *“life” put on the heel of his boot. *Why, I suppose so, but Jakey won’t pot it up.” “‘Why don’t you make him?” ©'Oh, he'd cry and howl, and his mother would rush down and abusc me, He's my stepson, you gee, and 1 have to han- dlo him carefully. Jackey, darling, pleaze put up the deadly weapon before you kill some one,” e “1 won't.” “You see how it Is,” siid the shoe- maker in humble tones. “‘He'll propably shoot one or the other of us before he gets through fooling, but we are help- less.” *‘Say, boy!” called the cattomer, that thing loaded?” “It’s got bullets in,"” “Then yon put it up!” “I won't.” ‘‘Come, Jakey dear!” pleaded the step- father. “ly “I may 1 won't!” “I'll be hanged {f you don’t!” growled the customer, but before he could rlse up the weapon was dlecharged and the bullet raked acroes the shoe-maker’s skull cut- ting out s swath of hair and drawing blood, *I'll braln the cvb!” shouted the cus. tomer, bav the shoe maker rubbed his head with one hand had held out the oth- er to defaln h'm, and eald: “‘Say, don"t! If you lay a hand on him his mother will braln me! Jakey! Jakey, dear, please put up the popper.” “I won't!’ At that moment hls mother came down-stalre, and shonted: “‘Of couree you won't, and I'll stay here and ees that you have fair play! The {dea that my boy can’t have a little fun, when ne's been alck for two whole weeks Go ahead, ey and have another pop at old Pegs. Tho stranger grabbed his boots and left, and as he went out the shoe-maker gave him a look which read; “*You see how It is, and don’t blame C o — For Sare—One Shetland pony." 96 inches high, color ba; llion, D, oL oy, e Last Unance to got 4 fice cuokivg stuve for nothing at 8 Karz's, L — Headquarters for Kennedy's celobrated rackers and cakes at Wiemers', — — Fresh Ka'amazoo celery daly, at Wie- mers,” e —— Tenderson's HOME-MADE BREAD, 1612 Qapitol avenue, e ——— The B.& M.R.R will pay ten cents per oublo yard for earth delivered in Omaha, Call at general manager’s oflica for par- tloulare, . e — TCafirey sulky for sale; 50 lbs; pearly new, at balf price. N, L. D. 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