Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1886, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1886, AN OLD CASE REVIVED. fhe Heirs of Matthew Carrol Olaim the Ownership of Patrick Addition. IN THE TOILS, A LOTHARIO A Fugitive From Pennsylvania Jus- tice Arrested in the OCity—Tramps Flocking Into Omaha—Rail Notes--Police Points. Claim Club Litigation, When the district court opened ye-ter day morning Judge Neville took his place In the room usually occupied by his col league, and began the consideration of the case of Daniel Carrol et al. against M. T. Patrick. The suit involves the title to the greater part of Patrick addi tion, In 1850 Matthew Carrol came to Omaha and settled upon the nd - now in litigntion and filed his declar: atory statement for a preemption deed: At this time it was not an unusual affair to settle the title to land with the shot gun or revolver, and Carrol’s friends as sert that he was several times subjected to personal violence on account of his r olve to remain upon his claim. A short time afterwards the famous claim elub was organized with A, J. Hanscom as preside and matters ot dispute w referred to them for arbitrati Th were a number of claima b 1 but none succeeded in proving their right until Mr. Patric 1 on the scene with a title b on an Indian sealp. The matter was a subject of it for s years until finally weary the contest, it is s ai suicide, leaving Mrs. continue the Shie held on to the land until 186 r. Woolworth as counsel for I k, went to Washington and succe in getting congress to puss an_act confirming his client’s title, The plaintifis in tho present case say say that they laye discov new pomts which were not brought up at any of the previous hearings and on them they base their claim. The suit is brought by the sons of the late Matthew Carrol, one of whom, Daniel, is the well known min- o Hon. John L. Webster appes Mr. Patrick and Henry Estabrook and City Attorney Connel act as connsel for the defendants, FLOCKING TO OMAHA. A Large Number of Vagrants in the City—Police Docket, A number of vagrants were brought before Judge Stenberg ye-terday, and most of them were given long sentences on bread and w Th fellows are flocking into Omaha at a rate almost un- precedented in the history of the city. The police are doing everything in their power to check the tide. The tramps flock in from all directions, though the majority of them appear to cross the river from lowa. Judge Stenberg said to a reporter y that he had never seen anyt > this flood of tramps now pouring Omaha, and that if it were not the terrors of bread _and water they would soon have possession of the A number of instances of people iz boen “held up?” by highwaymen, v been reported within the past few days, and these ncts, Judge Stenberg thinks, were commtied by these bold and lawless fellows. Among the men who were sentenced to a bread and water dict for the next twenty days man who £ Jack Lawler Robert Monroe, Joe Low and John Seaman. 2 Shannon wi Chicago murderer, Jake Miller visiting his girl in a Thursday night. At n late hour he boarded a Saunders street car to ride down town. The driver tred him that the car was going to turn into the Cuming streel stables, Jake grew angry drew his revolver and belabored the car- driver over the head until the Jehu called lustily for help. In the morning Shannon_paid the penalty for his deed. He was fincd $20 and costs as committed in default. Rail Notes. The Union Pacific now has its main line open, the damage from the washouts 3 Mercer having been re- Large gangs of men have be at work day and night, and it is now b lieved that the t n be used the O, & R. V. the is still sev feet deep on the t moving over that branch. The ove train went out last night as usu the main line, The ov i inintle morning at11o’'cloc the B. & M. track from Kearney east gomg through to Pacific Junetion,thence to Council Blufis. cuitous route was necessitated by waghouts on the B. & M. between Omahia and Plattsmouth. The railway bridge at Oreapolis was reported to be in an unsafe condition yos- terday, and no trains were allowed to pass over it. Both the Burlington and the Union Pacific had to hring their ears into Omaha by way of I’ Junction and Council Blufls, crossing the river on the Union Pacilic bridge. They were about three hours late The frei wd ticket oflices of the Ch! Rock Island & Pacific railw are now in the Hickman building Farnam street, us follows: J M. W, Cl rikin, city freight general western agent, A Seducer A Charles G. Hay looking young man, is behind th bars in the juil. Up to Thursday even- ing he was a cook at the Windsor hotel on Tenth He was tly ealled two 2deteetives of the Waestern Detectiye ageney, handeufled and placed in jail uwaiting the arriya tequisition pape Hayes is wan seducing a young lady of highly respe able connections, in that eity., He indicted for the offense some months ago, conyicted, He man rested, y dapper, ni way, however, where he has since been knocl Phe authorities of Lawrence county, I wore notified that he was workh Dmuha, and his arrest by the deteetives soon followed. He has made a confes. sion of his guilt to the detectives. The “Purii The Jewish foast of Purim will he selebrated Sunday morning at the syna- gogue. This festival is observod by the Hebrews on the 14th day of the twelfth Jewish month Adar, in - commemorat of the Maceabean victory over the of Antiochus Epihapinas, at which time the vital intercst of the prolongation of the existence of the lebrew rice was at Make. wost, ing about. Promenade Concert, _ 'Phe management of the exposition will ey an experiment next Suturday evening W thejr building, They will g promenade concert, with the best tal wt Omaha affords. Ifit is a successful llair it will be repeated every mos { suit themselves, and the matter of summer concerts ot no summer concerts is left entirely to the liberality of the people. The admission fee will be only 25 cents. This is the low- est price ever charged in Omaha, and when the character of the enfertainment is taken into consideration it will be seen that the imlucement offered for the at- tendance of the musie-loving public is r The affairs will be so arranged that those loving sociability will be pleased, and tho ting on music will find plenty to tickle their ears. At the concert to-morrow night Mrs, Cahn will sing and there will be a programme of excellence, After the conc a few dancing members will_furnish opportu- ¢ for those o inclined to indulge in terpsichorean pleasures. THE FA h\: M ARKET BASKETL. The Delicacies New Obtainable in the al Marts—Prices and Varicties. White fish and trout selling for 15 cents yound, are toothsome food at present. resh codfish 1s to be purchased for nts a pound, while halibut steaks 1l eels are worth 25 cents a pound Flound re worth 12} cents a pound. Fresh mackerel bring cents aplece Smelts, ar and It selling for 12} pound perch have arrived m sell at 12} conts pound. buss are so searce as to be un- Sea perch are worth 12jc a Sudt _codfish tongues s und. of st t 40 conts aqt. bring 60 cents a qt. Cans 20 to 40 cents, MEAT, POULTRY AND GAM There have been no material changes in the line of me The best ents of sirloin rumps and upper part of roun 4. Roasting ribs, firm and juicy hought from 10 to 12} cents, © Ve extremely searee and_ comes high 15 to 20 cents, according tothe choiceness of the 't Vi breads can be pur- chased Corn beet s selling at from 5 to 10 cents, according to cuts. Prime leg of mutton ean be had for 2} cents chops 12} to 15 cents Ham is worth 124 cents in bulk, 20 cents sliced. Pork, 10 to 12} cents. Sausage, 10 to 12} cents. Venison, rich and juicy, can be purchased for 20 cents. Chickens are_worth 15 cents a pound, mallard ducks 70 cents a pair. B t AND E Butter, from 20 to 30 cents a pound. The latter price is for the best ereamery. West Point butter, of the finer brand, sells for 35e. Eggs have » standard price of 12} cents a do: at plenty cents son Striped quoted. 5 conts; steak at ABLES, New cauliflower one of the delica- cies at present obtainable, though searee, selling at from 20 to 85 cents per head Onions elling at 30 cents a peck. Parsley is sold "at 5 cents a bunch. Parsnivs at 25 cents a pe Celery seils at 60 cent; dozen. New dozen. Let- hot-house r: tuce four heads for a quarter, New Cal- ifornia celery in mammoth bunches sell 20 conts per bunch, Spinnach outhern states has now made a s for 50 cents a three bunches ess b cents a bunch. io-plant 15 cents o bunch. Oy three and four bunches for i nberrics, 10 cent Cod, 15 cents sweet potafoes, G} cents sound. Turnips 25 cents a peck. \gas 8 cents per pound ots 25 cents’ a peck. Salt Luke potatocs, 83 conts per bushel; Nebraska potatoes, from 60 to 75 cents 18, California ol cents a worth from from 2 Bana- 40 cenis New to 40 nas are a dozen. nges dozen., to revities. The remains of S. Allendorf, the com- mercial man_who died at _the Millard wddenly on Wednesday night,have been shipped ‘to Detroit for interment. A number of young men of the brew congregation will give a pi “Purim’’ party next Sunday evening at Gaynore's hall, 1114 Farnani stroot. Patrick McGowin, oring man and old resident of Omaha, has been ad- judged insane and will e taken to the Lincoln asylum. He is now in the county jail. W. S. Williams has been engaged to represent the Law and Order Icague, in the prosceution of all police court cases. Donald B, Allen, the young man unc indictment for forging B. & M. tickets, i lying at home seriously ill, suftering from an acute form of nervous prostration. Iis troubles, coupled with close confine- ment, scem to have completely broken down'his health, Ada May Monroe is alittle colored girl, some twelve or thir f age, who is as thoroughl of I older sisters in ble depr: her home in Quin ore_ she mother living. Her father who brought her out here 18 said to bo leading n fast ife in Omaha and has totally neglected has a ), the gentleman who was reported to have left the city in company with Mrs, Chase, of Couneil Blufls, has returned to Oni He emphatically denies that hy ention of de- serting his wife that he does not even know M nd never saw her. Furthermor ms he does not ill-treat his wite, and circulation about his cruelty are all en- tirely falso Harry Gilmore has taken an interest in that well known hostelry, the Canfield , and will hereafte ote his ate tention to providing for the wants of the celing publie, & position which he For 3 rdmaster a8 conductor, Canfield unde Harry is well known throu o state, and is exccedingly popular, his whole souled mauner making friends for him wherever he goes. but fo the —~ Around About the State, ‘arpenter, the well-known land- rehitect of G burg, 1ils D s lately made pi . S. Swith and John atrice, and for James B, Heartwell, E C. Webster, A, L. Clarke, Samuel Alex ander, O, H, Pratt, Oswald Oliver, and for the Heartwell Park addition of cighty acres in Hastings, Neb., and is now on his way out to make plans for the new cometéry and other’ improvements at Hastings and other poiuts in the stat Our ecity, the county and state offic who have the improvement of our insti- tutions, should correspond with him be- fore it 15 too late to get thg full benefit of his assistance. He makes plans clear, distinet, to a seale and in advance of the work, For a farm, park, cemeter for public or private homes. Best of yeforence given from all parts an request. Send for Lis little pamphlet. e — Captured the Train, A gentleman who has just arvived from Chicago, in conversation with & reporter ay, told of a joke practiced on "road by a lot of tramps, some 200 or 300 in number, who captured a freight train and ran it to suit themsclyes for 150 miles. The train was boarded with & rush by the bold bueeancers, near ston, und ‘of course, the train hands. DowveTless to resist thom. Whon the nps had run things long enough to they . surrendered . the train to the engi aund condyetor. and jumped off the traia, A GLORIOUS CAREER, | A Brief Sketch of the Military Record of Major General O. O. Howard. The fact that Gen. Howard has just been appointed to the junior major gen- eraley, vice Gen. Pope, retired, as noted in the BEg's telegraphic service to-day, makes a sketch of his military carcer of peculiar interest at the present time. Oliver Otis Howard was born at Leeds, Me., Nov 8 1830. He graduated at Bowdoin college in 1850 with the deter- munation of entering upon a military ca- reer. Gen, Howard's military training began at West Point. Ho graduated fourth in a ss of 40 in 1854 and W promoted in rmy to brevet second. lieutenant of ance on July 1, and afterwards lieutenant, thereafter acting as as- sistent professor of mathematics at West Point. This position he resigned to ac cept the promotion in the volunteer el of Third Maine volun- 1861, His first active the command of the 'ashington defences, June and July, 1861, Shortly thereafter he hurried on to the battle field and was in commund of Third Brigade, Henzleman Division in the Manassas campaj being en- gaged in the battle of I!ulh{mv. In Sep- tember, 1561, he was appomted Brigadier General U.'S. Volunteers, and entered upon active seryice in the army of the Po- tomac. Inthe Virgi psmpaign, he was engaged in building_roads, wharves and unloading stoves at Yorkton, Va., during the siege of that place in April and M 1862, He was engaged in yarions_operi: tions on the peninsula in May. On the first of June he was in command of a de at the battle of r Oaks, Vi ginia, where he W twice sevorely Wounded, losing his right arm. After this he whs given a sick leave of several months and up to November en- gaged in several important en- wgements with the army of the Poto- mac.. On the 20thof that ‘month he w. appointed major general of volunteers. He served in the noted Rappahannock campaign in the winter of 18023, en- aging in the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, At.the battle of Chun: cellorsville, Va., May 24, 1863 he was in command of the Eleventh corps, Army of the Potomae. Up to Scptember of that year, he remained with the Army of thé Pofomae during the Pennsyl campaign, being _in command ‘of the Eleventh corps. His_services at the bat- tle of Gettysburg, July, 1663, were bril- it and conspicuous. In September. 1863, he was transterred to_the “Army of the Cumberland, where, in Tennessee, he was engaged in the battle of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. In April, 1864, he was assigned to the command of the rmy of the Cumberland. He m\gn;;mi with his corps in the invasion of Geol and the campaign against Atlanta, pe ating in the actions at Tunnel Hill idge, Buzzard’s Roost wtions about Dalton, Geor 1864; the battle of Resaca, May 14--15, 1t action of ille, Georgia, May 17, 1804; action rgin, May 19, 1804; battle 5 1864; 1864, wher and action: mount: he was wounc about Pine nne 2 np Ground, 34; battle of Peach Tree Cr , July 20, 180 nta, Georgia. On'July 97, 1864, General Howard was assigned to 'the command of the army and department of the Tennesse ticipating, with his commandin the battle of F July, 1864, the battle of Jonesboro, which resulted in the surrender of Atlanta, tember 2, 1864, Engaged in Hlood’s army into northern Geoy Alabam: with frequent engage- ments, October 4 — November 1, 1864. ' He enjoyed tho , proud dis- tinction of being in mmand of the right wing of Ge 1 Sherman’s army on the famous march to the sea from At- lanta to vannah, Georgia, November 16-December 13, 1804, being engaged in numerous actions and skirmishes, in- cluding the action of swoldville, Georgin, November 22, 1864, and the sur. render of Savannah, Georgia, December 21, 1804 On Decetber 21, 1864, he was made brigadier general U. S.'Army. He cn- gaged in the invasion of the Carolin under General Sherman from Awril, 1865, playing an import various important On the 15th of Ma the brevet of m ant and me ttle of Ezra Church and the campaign T'he Howard participated important wgements in North Carolina, which terminated in the surrender of General Joseph L. John- ston’s Durham Station April 26, 1862, (] At the close of the war he was ed commissioner of the Bure Refugees ‘reedmen and doned Lands, and o capacity until 1872, In 1872 he seryed as spe Indian commissioner to the hostile Apaches of New Mexico and Avizona. In 1874 he was ap- pointed commander of the de of Columbia, and while in that position conducted the campaign against the hos- tile Nez Porces, being engaged in numef kipmishes and actions, pursui stile Indians for more than 1, through Oregon, Washington Te Idaho and Montana, until their final c: ture at Bear Paw Mountains, Montana, Octobor 5, 1817, In 1832 Gen, Howard was assigned to the command of the departmentof the Platte, which position he has since held There is little or no doubt, as he him: says, that Gen, Howard’s promotion will send him to San Francisco, to assun command at the Presidio, as Gen. Terry, the newly-appointed junior major gen aral, without question, will be sent to Governor's Island. The Carpe Union, The carpenter’s union of this city has called o meeting for next Tyesday eve ning, at its hall, at which all members are urgently requested to be present. One of the subjects to be discussed is the question whether a day of eight hours work shall be demanded from the contractors during the coming sea- son. Ond of the members of the union’in conversation with a reporter said that he thought probably the union would_ask for the eight hour system. “And Ido not think we shall hav 1y trouble in securing such a concession from the contractors,” he continued, ‘‘at ¢ rate the subject' will be thoroughly iscussed among ourscives first before vo make any move." SWill you ask that waze same, notwithstanding th hours? “No, 1 think as a e remain the lessening of ompromise measure we shall probably with the con- tractors that the wages shall be reduced slightly from the 9-hours standard. ange f or stock of Hdrd 1 merchandise, 560 acres county (Neb.)land; five lots in (Neb.); good store building (best corner); good dwelling (best loc tion) in Kssex (lowa); also eighty one-half mile from town ot Katex (Lowa), seeded in blue gr further par- ticula address John Linderholm, Cen- tral City, Wanted to exc! yare and geno o ts for the two nights of on's éngagement here went & aush upprecedented withy OMAHA BRANCIIE OF Crane Bro's. Manufacturing Company. CEICACO, TILI.S., MANUFACTURERS OF AND JOBBERS IN Wroughtlr on Pipes, Pump, Belting and Hose And every variety of materials for Steam and Gas Fitters and Plumbers, Ele- vators and Factories. 1l4tlhh and Dodege St., in the history of the opera house. By four o'clock eves in both the lower part of the house and the balcony was sold. The principal purchasers were scalpers who bought tickets in large blocks, which they now hold for an ad vi f 50c to $1,50 per seat on the origi- nal prico paid. Present prospec that the aydiences on both nights will be Ti QA diok tHlbnda whe eath Rooy larger than any ever known i Omaha. And in Frenchi is also au fait. At the Peopl “the Lang com- Against her linguistieal lore edy holds the boards,drawing good houses i sure that no one can inveigh, nightly. i danees as light as the spray; that art she no rival will brook, She's even so pretty and gay: But she never will loarn liow to cook. Ornalha, Nelraslza Nebraska National Bank OMAHA, NEBRASKA. aid up Capital. ... .$250,000 uplus May 1, 1885 . 26,000/ H.W. Yar, i AL E. To w. W. V. Monsr, 0NN S, COLLINS, H. W. Yares, Lrwis 8. ReEgp, A. E. ToUzZALIN, BANKING OFFICE: THE IRON BANK, Cor. 12th and Farnam Streota. General Banking Business Trausaotol OMAHA A Balinde of Accomplishments. Selact'ons from Schubert and Spohy She can very respretably jlay, And Chopin and Liszt from the score On her patent piano forte ; And many a Teutonic lay | She can sing with or without the bojo Her talent there's notie can gam But she never will learn low t vice Prosident. . Huanes, Cashier, DriEGions — 1 Commercial men take notice G'd Centr'l Hotel, Kearney, Neb, has clhanged hands. T. C. Brainard, Prop. =g Personal Paragraphs. 1oV . James, of Denver, s at the Mil ard. . M. Knight, of St. Louis, guest. L. B. Jones, of Utica, N. Y., is at the Paxton. General Freight Agent Munroe has re- turned. Miss Her gow And 5 ave from Gallia’s shore made in the mode of the d the bills must deplore T Yery expensive array. ints arid she models in clay To make beautiful every nook. And art of all sorts she'll essay; But she never will learn how to cook. is a Paxton ENVOY, Fair maids, read the moral I pr 1 would win her by hook or by I'd give her a chance to say “y But she never will learnhoiw to cook. Bl Loui: = THE DWYER BROTHERS. Sylyester, the bicyclenne or, will arfive in Omaha Men Who Run Horses, Not for Speed But for Profit. Philadelphia Times: Five horses for 70,000, a stable of forty-six horses which ost over §146,000, or an ayerage of over 3,000 per horse—three of these cost the Dwyer Brothers on last Saturday $30.500 —aid two_additional horses that they of Monmouth, I, accompanied | bouzht at Pierre Lorillard’s sale brought by his son, A, L. Cable, is in the eity, the | the amount which they paid for new ghest of hi ¢! Jobn T Dillon. | racers up to §70,000—ail this is phenom- S Joslyn. Managor Wostern | 18l The’ Dwyer Brothers, who run Mr. G. Joslyn, Manager Western | Jorses purely to maxe moncy, just as Newspay nion, has just returned | other men kéep o store or shocmaker’s f‘ii‘.‘l‘. I“ “:;?::::‘t)x',q]{::li :’\'Ilu;: .(Ifl“,';“? shop, will go upon the turf this year with chased £l ¢ 8P K T t b ing e i y vor| o D e M b Lol the greatest racing stable in the world ed : land or Francs cannot mateh it for make a mile in a little: over three min- and 20, turtman in. s utes. AT L m] approach fi( Mr. C. J. Beckman of Council Blufls L S Lot ROl Towa, has returnod from the cast, whera | Match these two Brooklyn butehe o made arrangements with the Malleable | 21ke their living by runnmg hor Iron works to fiave his patent fence and ) $10 & « ssatt. But these Pennsylyan- vail lock cast, and it will soon be ready 7 inS. with all their money, found these for public examination. 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BOYER & CO. !%all’sSafes:V;:ii;,Timelocks and Jail Work. 1020 am Stree| _DEEEEL b MAVLY UNDERTAKERS, ANYD EMBALMERS, At the old stand, 1407 Farnam St. Orders by telegraph solicited’ and promptly attonded Lo, Telephone No. men i Ameriea. While Bill Scott bid $28,500 for Dewdrop, the Dwpers added 500 and quit Scott. He added $5,000 to the price after all other bidders except he and the Dwyers had ceased to con- tend., > ‘I'nis remarkable price for a filly i something new in the annals of the “turf and only show idly it is advanc- Di wle' d a8 the greates year old in the coantry. Her engage ments are many and valuable. Sho is a favorite y stuke for which she is to start cptances in_most of them are so numerous that she is likely to nearly double the money that she lost. Yet s or come to the po: So great are the uncertainties of horse-racing at nothing is assured until the flag falls at the finish. Yet the Dwyer brothers accept the hazard, Why? Because they run horses purely upon business prsnci- ples. They are regarded as incorruptibl and, althongh they are simply on the turf to make money out of it, the public feel that when one’of thei it will win, if it reputation is of the derfnl expenditure new mhterial to replenish !uly famous is hailed with gener- sht, hilitg A well known sporting man of this city has recei from Mike Haley and Patsy Kelleen, of Chicago, announcing that they will be here in a or two to make preliminary arrangements for their glove contest, which comes off in this ity in about two wecks, The contest will be held in some hall not yet deter- mined upon. Both Haley and Kellee are good men and their meeting will doubtless result in an interesting contest. White Cedar Piling is better than oak for bridge or foundation work, It lasts longer in or out of the ground and can be furnished and driven for one-third le cost by D. Soper & Co., 1020 Farn: street, Oms cs of Men, 7, a colored drummer for liciting the_patronage ¢ aborers in Harry county. a, was seized by a farmer anc n 100 Iashes. A man walking on a railroad track near Emmetsburg, Iowa, was overtaken by a’ train which was pushing a_snow-plow, He tried to jump up on a high bank of snow to escape, but fell back. ‘As he was preparing for another jump the plow struck him and pushed him into the bank, burying him under two fect of snow. Ho escaped unhurt A tall man of middle age lives in an open field near Columbia, Pa. ~ Althou shelter has been frequently offered him, he refusas it and sleeps on the ground the coldest nights, His long reaches below his shoulder: cthy, and his features ar ale is evidence ot two the interest in racing sing, and sccond, us men drop out new men come in to tuake theirplaces, The most experienced turfmen in the country pliced the sale on Saturday at the s farm at $80,000 to §100,000, Captain Connor, one of the best authori- ties in the country on these subjects, did not think it would b $100,000. The bidding also showed that’ August Bel mont fiad returned to the turf.” M. Wal- cott comes forward to take the place of ) Jim Keene, and several new men are an- Vs, He flecs to the woods | nounced as patrons of the turf for this wpproach of strangers, ye While Mr. Cassatt and Mr. Scott ry Hutehinson, of Clayton county, | have good stables they are in no condition i, raises garden produce for the At [ to cope with the onc great combination lanta marke He recently had numer- | which r money instead of fam ous calls for mushrooms. Thinking to | It is singular how the succ of the build up a profitable business, he went brothers illustrates the pows into the woods a; thered as many ttention to business, and ‘the tc toadstools as two mules could pull, He rd of expense in sccuring the best took them to Atlanta, thinking they were | t u be had, and taking god eare of TARahrooME, ANA MAEvoWIR casaped baing | 1t aflerwasd, arrested on a charge of trying to poison —— the town. A Race. A negro At home we are having a race, another hegro for $5a “hand.) such ik find out of \\|.|‘“|Lu:-mfi‘i\l\némhcr. 18 used by colored conjurors. It consisted ho one will be coming o W o ot melt framsa orab or lobe | AD empty coal bin or warm weather, ster, on the concave side of which a small piece of salted fesh v fastened by Im-l& of wool. The purchaser was in- structed to salt the flesh every Monday morning. He was informed "thas with this “hand” in his possession he would always be inluck, able to win in all rames of chance, and to win what others 0st. R’ L. Norris, a Colorado miner, formerly a telegraph, operator. While iu' specting his faithful burro was killed )y & mountain lion. Mr. Norris placed several pounds of giant power in the ear- cuss of the burro and arranged an ele tr apparatus by which the powder woula be exploded if the carcass was moved, The next morning he found headless mountain lion laying by the fragments of the burro. With' the pro- \s of the lion's skin he purchased another burro. s sl We will open our Horse and Mule Market Cor, Howard and 14th Sts.,Omaha, Neb, With several ea countuntly on i DRIVING HORSE ads of s fuil a HAKE & PALMER. F. M. ELLIS & Co. hrchitects and Building Superinl's OMAHA, NEB, and DES MOINES, IA. Ofiice, Cor. 14th ONMAET.A, WTER, GEORGE BURLINGHOX with . M. Ellis of Camilla, Ga., sold to “The bin s just two leneths ahead, Out if now, at the end of this tether, Young Marcli lias Drouglit up, there sy be a cliance, But L would'nt stake hig a Varnam Streots, ogum 13 TIOMKEN SPHING YEg‘.é._ES. VER 400,000 SPECIAL @ FLAVoRNG EXTRACTS et FISHER, MOST PERFECT MADE AR CH I 'I' E C TS Easiest Riding Vebicle mude. 1 o person us bwo. Tl RIS longt b arten according Lo the welght L iy c b adn' s - - n filled with arsenic and may di any swoment!” was the startling information conveyed by a man who entered a Jersey City police station station the other day. He was insane, . - One plank nine foet wide and twenty fect long, without knot or blemisli of any kind, and another twelve feet wide, are v . Lemon, Orange, Almond, . el Yanllla, Finately and iaburaily a5 the (rults TELEPHONE 621 C. B MAYNE. REAL ESTATE S. W. Cor. 16th and Farnam. Call and Examine Our List, Before Bfiying Else- where. Gentleman'y Salesmen with Buggles. READY AT ALL TIMES To Show Propery. IMPROVED PROPERTY. 90—Full lot, 4-room house, Kountze 3 add., casy ©.$1,900 175—Lot house, § month . . on I street, 00 cash, balan 3 5 8,200 2,600 in Hanscom Place, eas) 3,000 oo house, 4 blocks from cars, $1,200 cash, bulunce long time 3 2,200 lots and 2 and 3 years.! -room ?Inu«( $700 cash, balance monthly } lot, G-room cottage, Soutl Omalia,’ $500 cash, bal per month ; 2002 houses, 4 rooms each, cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 yea 209-5-room house in good 1o h 8y B 201--Corner lot on Farnam street very cheap, 10:room house, § cash 20,000 h-room louse two nilés from good 1mprovements, v 300 postoflice full lot. . 316—Cof mee 2and 3 ye 320—5-room_ cotts 241, Hanscom Pluce, terms casy. 2 houses, one 6 rooms and one 8 rooms, lot G0X168, barn, cte £500 down nee monthl, This is o will pay 12 59—2 houses in terms; very nice | 195—House, G rooms, 1,700 nce £, 8,000 5,000 Wk KnoH, o 1CES. 0t ZoodsmProY 3,600 7,500 8,000 3 to $100 per acre. VACANT LOTS. 86—Choic 21—1 il- den’s J g .. $200 to 800 168—Choice lots in Bartlett's D 1,800 lots in J. I, Redick’s subdiv, 1,500 to 2,000 5,000 ( Lots in Reed’s add Lot in Hawthorne 2 —2 lots, Reed’s add., 313~ Lot in West Caming, 50 ca. £5 permonth. . ... . 250 1 acre, Gise's add .. .. 1,700 Cheap lots, easy terms, in’ Hanscom Pli Some of the finest building lots m the eity, in reach ¢ one, Nmall payments down and ce on long time Three lots Park avenue, terms, 1,800 and Good Leavenworth and §1,000, Honse of 11 bath, city water, ¢ fine lots Gix 132 0 for 13 hors carringes, ete., trees in yard, i { 5,000 cush, bil 1,4, 8 and 4 BELVEDERE., Acre Tots 300 to $100, § cush, balance 1,2 ani 3 years, Come and take n ride oyer the smoothest road leading out of Omahu. near FU00 NEWPORT. 250 to $300, ORCHARD HILL. ty lots §45 300. This is undoubt ediy the finest building place about Omiabia, If you want a lot to build on, cull and gt “the best terms ever offered in Owali, LEAVENWORTH STREET. Thornburg Place lots, §330 Phe cheapest 1ots on the marl 2 miles from the postofli ruis can be made (o suit pur v Sl pay vand $10 per month ment d WEST SIDE. Lots $300 to $i00, 24 the juretion depot of th ssoiir Puilic Kailroads; t Side. Acre lots Very nl to §150. t less than wiles from post- Belt Line \ 5 located on W C. E. MAYNE, PRICE BAKING POWLER CO., among -the contributions of British 0. . QEICAGO. % WU, Purest and strongest Natural Fru A Coluwbia to the Liverpool exposition, SHANE. Superintende 15th and Faramm, Oma