Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1887, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MARCH 7, 188 THE BOOM IS ON! ON! ———=s 3 (WD) "THE Evans & Johnson Real Estate Company Are at the Front with their New Addition to South Omaha, Called WELLINGTON HEIGHTS. Corners with Cotner & Archer’s addition and only a few blocks from the new U. P. dummy depot. ket. out. Property will double in value. ales will Begin Monday, March /th, 1887 Best residence property in the mar- With two new railroads comingin and large pork packing and beef canning establishments to go in when the frost goes 330 Beautiful Lots to Be Sold in the Next Ten Days at from $300 to $500 cach. Next Monday and Tuesday, Blocks of 5 or More Lots will be Sold at $300 each, if Bought by One Individual. $50 per lot cash, halance easy. Come and get First Choice. You will Make Money. Carriages Free, THE EVANS & JOHNSON REAL ESTATE GO OMAHA, NEB. ANOTHER BOOM FOR OMAHA. A Proposition For the Construction of an Elevated Railroad. SUNDAY AMONG THE CHURCHES. Judge Hull's Funeral—The Truck Tested—An Embezzler Capturcd— Arrestea For Burglary— Other Local News. An Elevated Railway. The rapid transit problem in Omaha seems to be on the high road to a most successful solution. Directly on the heels of the organization of three cable com- panies, all of which ask liberal franchises and promise to commence work at once, comes the announcement of a plan to provide the city and its environs with an elevated railway. Mr. W. B. Mack, of Boston, is in the city prepared to make a proposition to the council and voters, which, if accepted, will secure the ele- wvated railway for the city. Mr. Mack is the inventor of an elevated railway, and represents a syndicate of Boston capital- ists who are formed into an organization known as the *‘Mack Elevated Railway Co.” Mr, Mack has been here for several days and is surprised at the wonderfully progressive character of the city, which he predicts will be very large in a yery few years. So convinced is he in his be- lief that he proposes to place a proposition before the people for the construction of an elevated railway, to connect Omaka from north to south with South Omaha and with Council Blufls. He holds that all of the progressive cities of to-day will soon have elevated railways or be left behind in the matter of modern railway transportation. The railway systera of which Mr. Mack is the - ventor has been tested in Boston, one mile of road having been put in opera- tion, and has given such satistaction that it will be extended. The system can be operated either by steam or electric power, and is capable of twenty miles an hour. The advantages of this system of transportation above all others 1 cities are represented as being numerous. In the tirst place, there is no obstruction of the track, no stoppiug at the street cor- ners for passing vehicles or passengers, and no_chance of the system getting out of repair. The cars are capable of over- coming a grade of 350 feet to the mile and maintaining a speed that is more than double that which is possible for a cable line or street railway. The greatest ad- vantage of the system, Mr. Mack holds, is its effect in concentrating the business of cities at a common point. This, Mr. Mack says, is the secret ot the future success of great cities. The street cars and cable lincs have a tenaency to scatter the business of a city, a fact that detracts much from the substantial char- acter of a city. The elevated railway concentrates business at a common point It has done this for New York, and will do the sume for any city which adopts the system. As to the cost of the elevated railway, Mr. Mack estimates that it van be con- structed in Omaha at an expenditure of $65,000 per mile, or one-third less than the cost of a cable line. That it will pay, Mr. Mack does not doubt. To the argu- ment that there 15 no need at present of such a road and that there are not people enough here to furnish patronage suf- ficient to support the road, he replied that the operation of the road creates patronage. Safe,speedy and convenient, it at once becomes the popular means of travel and never fails to return libe profits. The New York elevated rail- way stock has been watered four or five times, and yet vpays a dividend yearly of 10 per cent. Mr, Mack thinks that an elevated railway connect- ing North and South Omaha, touching the depots and prominent points of the city would pay from the start. Now, as to what Mr. Mack wants, He does not ask the citizens of Omaha to contribute any capital. All he asks is a franchise over certain streets. This granted, he will, 1n a definite time, con- struct a mile of the elevated road and place it in operation. Then if the cit desire to take stock and make the roa home enterprise they will be given an op- portunity to do_so. In addition to ful nishing the capital with which to con- struct the road, Mr. Mack estimates that from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 of Boston capital will be brought to the city for in- vestment. Mr. Mack will place the prop- osition for right of way franchises before the proper authorities at once. An objection that is made that the bnildin;i of the railway obstructs tne streets does not apply to Mr. Mack'’s sys- tem. The pillars’ upon which the superstructure rests occupy but three feet of ground. The superstructure is tastily built and 18 rather an ornament than an obstruction to the street. Prominent citizens to whom Mr. Mack has made known the object of his visit are enthusiastic over the subject and will use all efforts to have the system adopted. The matter will probably "assume shape at the next meeting of the council, The Inter-State Commerce Bill. is expected to help the boom in Sonth Omaha immensely, as freight rates ad- vance and passes to stockmen are abol- ished. THEY CANNOT AFFORD to compete with South Omaha at the eastern points. 4 ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE thus becomes more valuable every day, although the prices hi not yet been ad: vanced, but they soon will be. W. G. ALsriGur, 218 South 15th st. SUNDAY AMO! THE CHURCHES, Rev. Copeland's Striking Sermon-— Trinity Sarvices—A New OChurch. The Rev. W. E. Copeland preached a swriking sermon at Unity church last night and one in which he expressed some very boldly defined opinions on the Christian religion and its followers, Af- ter reading several appropriate axioms from the ko he announced as the subject of his discourse for the eyening “The Camel Driver of A gt Among all the prominent figu res of history none corresponds more nearly to the typical prophet of the Old Iestament than does Mahomet, the vrophet of Islam. As Jesus overtowers all the Hebrew prophets so does Mahomet all the propunets of Islam. We have been taught that the line of prophets ended with Jesus but there are yrophets even in this prosaic nineteenth century. The orthodox church bas decided otherwise because of some words at the end of the apocalypse, vlaced there by the Scer of Patmos or some transcriber, denounc- ing woes upon those who add to or take from the words of the revelation. Yet when we come ‘to study the maiter we find that the books of Revelations was { written before some of the other books now contained in the New Testament and, therefore could not have ap- plied to them and, that the Bible in a collected form as we now have it was not in existence. The fact is, we ure all in the dark concerning the history of our own sacred book. It has been a common practice of those who would confine prophecy to those of he! {l'uuuncu Mahomet as ith like God were 1 ssarily linding utter- ance in diverse ways. When tested in the light of history the prophesies of the Hebrew prophets are found to be failures, but this failure does not injure the vaiue of the propheey. It was not intended as a foretelling of the future but as an incitement to righteous- ness. The camel driver of Arabia came out of the desert like the Hebrew prophets. He led the Arabianidolators to a worship of the one true God. He was a teacher ot righteousness in the same way poinfed out by Isaiah, Jeremiah, kiel, the way of justice and self denial. No rea- son can be given for calling Mahomet a false prophet except the jealousy of Christians aroused when they found Islam wresting from them the nower they had so long, and the denial by Mahomet of the dogma concerning the Lrinity and the deity of Christ. Yet these dogmas were not taught by the early church, They were inventions of a later e. In'modern times Mahomet has been declared a false prophet because he re- sorted to thesword to compel conversion. But thisis a two-edged argument that smites Christianity as severely as Islam- ism. The church never hesitated to use the sword to drive the heathen into its arms and in cruelty could have taught the prophet of Arabia many lessons—at least so far as cruelty was practiced to keep the sheep in the f Tolerance was unknown to christianity, while it was a cardinal tenet of Islam. When we compare the civilization of Islam with that of christianity the former does not suffer as much us one might suppose, Hospitality, honesty, tolerance and scrupulous obedience to the com- mands of the Koran and all will admit that the followers of Mahomet have been more consistent in their obedience to the commands of their teacher than Chris- tians bave been to the commands of Jesus, Judged by every test we know the camel driver of Mecea was a prophet of God, and by virtue of his prophecy has brought millions out of darkness into light. +Services at Trinity. Rev. Dean Gardiner preached an ex- cellent sermon at Trinity Cathedral yes- terdey morning. A splendid musical programme was rendered incidental to the services, In the evening Rev. Wil tiams of St. Barnabus church preached a rousing discourse from the theme “What shall a man give in exchange for his soul.” The chureh was filled with ap- preciative audiences at both services, Thursday bemg the anniversary of Bisncp Clarkson's death, memorial ser- vices will be held. The Holy Communion will be celebrated at 10:30 u, m. An important meeting of Trinity guild will be held on Tuesday at 2:30 p. n. ‘The St, Cecilia Singing society, under he direction of Mrs. Cotton, mcets this evening at 7:30 o'clsck. Dean Gardiner holds services and preaches at Ft. Omaha every Thursday. The Chinese consul to San Franecisco passed through Omaha last night en route to the Pacific slope. He was ac- companied by a large suite of attendants and went west on the overland, THE NEW FIRE TRUCK. Another Public Test Given Yesterday Morning. Another test of the new fire truck re- cently added to the equipment of the fire department was made yesterday morning on the Millard block, at the corner of Twelfth and Harney. The test was made for the benefit of several of the council- men who were not able to be present when the first public test was made. The test was in every way a satisfactory one. Mr. A. Bruegge, representing the Preston Hose company, of Chicago, superin- tended the , which clearly demon- trated the incalculable value “that the paratus will prove in case of a fire in any of the big blocks of the city. The truck was built in the Preston shops under Mr. Bruegge's direct personal supervision, and he is excusably proud of the fact that the machine more than tul- fills every guarantee that was made for it. President Bechel and other members of the council who witnessed the. test ex- pressed themselves as more than pleased with the workings of the machine. This truck will be kept at No. 8 engine house, on Harney street, and will be used at fires that occur in the paved dis The truck is a splendid piece of work, and will prove a valuable acquisition to the department. The Inter-State Commerce Bill. is expected to help the boom m South Omaha immensely, as freight rates ad- vance and passes to stockmen are abol- ished. THEY CANNOT AFFORD to compete with South Omaha at the eastern points. ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE thus becomes more valuable e nlllumfh prices have not yet vanced, but they soon will be ery day, been a A New M. E, Chuvch, The New Hanscom park M. E. church on Georgia avenue was dedicated with appropriate services yesterday. The dedicatory services in the morning were* conpucted by Presiding Elder Plely The Rev. T. M. House, of the First M. preached the evening sermon, s will eontinue this week us fol- lows: Monday evening, 7 T. C. Clendening. Tue: evening, 7:30, pry J., avidge. Wednesday evening, 7:30, preaching Rev. J. P. Roe. Thursday eveming, 7:30, preaching Rev. J. E. Ensign. Friday evening, 7:30, preaching, Hev, T, B. Hilton. 30, preaching, Rev. ng, Rey. —_—— Gigautic Buildings Are those to belbuiltin South Omaha, for which the plans huave just been com- pleted, Vast industries will be added this year and HUNDREDS OF DWELLINGS erected for those finding employment there. ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE offers the best opportunities for those wishing to purchase lots in South On:aha, whether for residence or speculation. W. G. ALsg 218 S 15th st. — Army Briefs. Major Dandy has been ordered to Fort Russell on official business. First Lieutenant L. S. Ames of the Second intantry has been detailed for duty on the general recruiting service for the department of the Platte, in the lace of First Licutenant Charles W. owcll, WITH IMPRESIVE CEREMONIES, The Funeral of the Late Judge Hull Yesterday Afternoon. The funeral of the late Judge Dwight G. Hull occurred at 2:30 o'clock yester- day afternoon from the family residence at the corner of Seventeenth street and Capitol avenue. The services were con- ducted under the auspices Omaha Lodge No. 39 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of which the deceased was the Past Exalted Ruler. Seventy mem- bers of this order turned out to pay their last tribute to their deceased brother, Nearly one hundred members of Triangu- lar Lodge, K. of P. attended. There were also delegations from the K. of H., Ro; Arcanum, the G. A, R., and the Dougla Count Bar association and a very large concourse of friends of the bereaved family. At the house Dean Gardiner read ~ the Episcopal func service after which the ~remains, foilowed by a large procession of friends, were removed to Prospect Hill for inter- ment. At the grave the Elks performed their impressive tuneral service, after which the remains w placed in_their fmal resting place. The floral tributes were numerous. The Elks' tribute was the head of an elk in a wreath of flowers. A number of others were equally fine. ‘The funeral was one of the largest that has ever occurred in Omaha. The active pall bearers, chosen from the brother- hood of Elks, were: W C. Gregory, E. E. Whitmore, F. R. Morrissey, Sidney Smith, E. Larkin and Fred Winters. In addition there were six honorary pall bearers chosen from the various orders of which the deceased was an esteemed member. Business Chance, A first-class business in one of the larg- f the le. Showing of lurge profit can be made since estab lish Small eapital required. At factory reasons for selling. Address D 72, Bee O Arrested for Burglary, Captain Cormick yesterday arrested a fellow who gave his name as James Me- as asuspicious character, Later vas discovered that Kuhlmann’s drug store on Thirteenth street had broken into and a quantity of toilet goos stolen. A part of the stolen property was found in McKinney’s possession, AL i The South Omaha Land company have appointea C. E. Mayne sole agent {ur the sale of theirlots, He will show the prop- erty and furnish all desired information upon application, [Signed] W. A, Paxrox, President, LR The Irish National League, ‘The Irish National League met yester- day afternoon at Cunningham hall but as the delegation trom the state conven- i In were not ready to report the meeting adjourned subject to the call of Hon. Juo. l\icSIInne, president, Gigantic Bulldings Are those to be built in South Omaha, for which the plans have just been com- d. Vast industries” will be added this year and HUNDREDS OF DWELLINGS erected for those finding employment there, ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE ofters the best opportunities for those wishing to purchase lots in South Omaha, whether for residence or speculation, W. G. ALsrigur, 218 8 15th st. re. Two soldiers from Fort Omaha named Charles Landon and John Wilson en- &nged in & fisticufl encounuter on Eleventh street yesterday afternoon. They quar- relled over the division of some partner- ship property and decided to settle the matter by the arbitration of fitts, Oflicer O’Boyle “interfered with the fun and jailed the belligerents, The Bonanza Addition To South Omaha has just been placed on tne market, being a subdivision of block 16, of ALBRIGHT'S CHOICE, 100 Tot: now off prices. ‘The diately adj re located on and imme- ining Bellevue r { W. G. ALBRIC 18 S, 15th. e A BEAUTIFUL DAY, How It Was Taken Advantage of by Omaha People. Yesterday was a typical spring day— warm and balmy, with just enough of a breeze blowing to soften the effect of the hot rays of the sun. Omaha took advan- tage of the day and turned out en masse. Sixteenth street was lined in the after- noon with all sorts of vehicles, filled with people out enjoying an airing, No class of Omaba’s population en- joyed the airing better than the wheel- men. Altogether about thirty riders of the whirling wheels took a spin on the paved streets of the city. Sixteenth street, as far out as the ball park, was a favorite thoroughf: as were also Cum- ing street, Saunders street and Capitol avenue below Sixteenth. A party of riders also took to South Tenth street, intending to make the run to Brownell hall. The hill was a long and steep one and only four riders succeeded in reach- wg the top. The steep run made the other wherlmen very “tired.” Quite & number of the wheelmen who were out yesterdny were new riders— graduates “of Princ: school. On the whole they acquitted themselves admir- ably, though one or two of them took a few disagreeable headers. Late in the afternoon an amusing . which narrowly missed resulting dangerously, occurred at the corner of Six- teenth and Cuming strects. A party of six or seven riders were running off Cuming street on to teenth, ‘The older wheelmen made the turn in safety, but not so “Will"" Magner, one of the new riders, He ran into a rut and took a first-class “‘header’’ into a mud puddle. He qickly picked himself up, and a num- ber of vehicles stopped in order to allow him time to get out of the way. This completely blocked the streets und two or three new rders who were behind Magner, unable to stop, ran into the jam of horses and vehicles. Fortunately, and almost miraculously, no one hurt. Charles Moth, the chzmpion wrestler, was also one of the riders. He distin guished himself by falling off his wheel and exploring thé botrom of a small ocean of mud in front of Higgins' saloon, The Ror South Omaha s just heen placed on the market, beiny subdivision of block ALRRIGHT'S CHOICE, S this beautiful addition are red for salo at very moderate prices. They are located on and imme- diately adjoming Bellevue road. W. G, ALpricur, 218 8. 15th, Nebraska Shipp The Nebraska Live Stock Shippers association wiil hold an adjourned meet- ing at the Merchunts Hotel, Omaha, NANCY AND COMPANY, o The next attraction at Boyd's opera house will be Arthur Rehan’s company from Daly’s theater, New York, next Tuesday and Wednesday nights in “Nancy & Co.” Mr. Rchan's super company of carefully selected artists wil pay the same attention to minute detailg which characterized the New York pere formances, and the management takes great pleasure 1n promising an enjoyable evening, long to be remembered by thosq who witness the rendition of ‘Nancy & Co.” ROLAN REE One of the be: well popular comedians on the al Reed, will_appear at the Boyd next ¥ day and Saturday in “Humbug" and *Cheek.” as the most vie -Policeman Joe Rowles returned home from the bedside of a sick frien at an early hour yesterday morning umtl,' found a man prowling around his houses; He arrested the man, who gave his name, us Joseph McCarter, and plead the drunqe act as an excuse for his o POWDER Abeolutely Pure. Thispowder nevervaries. A marvel of purity,strength and wholesomeness, More economic than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in competition with the muldl titude of low test, short weight alum o hosphate powders, Sold only in cans, Rfl!"' Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall street, New York, BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE Tuesday and Weduesday, March 8 & 9, Arthue Rehan's Compaay, In AUGUST DALY 'S {are NANCY & CO. Success o' b Hemispheres. <+ una Merriest Com= March 0, IS87, at To’clock p. m. Itis ex- pected that all members will be present. All regular live stock shippers are in vited, H. B. DigsLE. Presidedt. Jonx WIGGINs, Soesectary, @irect tfrom Daly's Theater New Yok ¢ Every performance il be Ll .ln-;;mu EHHR A DA ER G v Fy lebun .