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8 PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY An Old Man Found Unconscious Ly- ing in an Alley. HE DIES A FEW MOMENTS LATER. A Wreck On the Union Pacific—About John King's License—The County Agent's Reports—Street Cars Collide. An 01 Man's Death. Yestorday morning about 5 o'clock one of the boy carriers of the Republican found & man lying in the alley in the of Twenty ond and Pierce in an unconscious condition. He notified some of the residents of the neighborhood, who repaired to the spot and found the man almost dead from exposure. He was aroused, however, from the stupor and carried to & saloon on the corner of Twentieth and Pierce, where, after having restoratives applied, he gave evidence of re- turning sensibility, but only for a few mo- ments. He then stiffered a relapse and died The man was identificd as Nels thol, a tailor, who for two years past worked for Rypinski, tailor on Twelfth street between Farnam and Douglas, He was 8 good workman and left his place of labor last_even! 0 o'clock, He at the {time and Mr. Rypinski say had not been drinking for seve ; He has o named Mrs. Nelso resid- ing on Twen! strect, between Mason and Pacific, iog with o’ couple of mar- ried children in the Bluffs. Coroner Drexel was notified and removed the remains to his oftice, where an inguest was held in the after- noon. Tho verdict returned was that the deccased had come to his death from exposure. s TO GINE. A Disastrous Collision On the U. P Yesterday Morning. A very disastrous accident took place at Millard, on the Union Pacifie, shortly after midnight. It did not result in loss of lifo but it caused the destruction of two locomotives and 8o littered up the track in the vicinity with broken cars that no train was able to pass on the main line until after 9 o'clock in the morning. The fourth section of freight train 27, engine 513 dviven by Stephens, was standing on the track heading west. Train 22 was commg east, drawn by engine 824 under the manage meat of Jim Shiclds. The latter train was bowling along at a very rapid s) and when the time arrived to apply the aie-brakes the engineer applied them, but to his amazement found that the “air didw't w Before the hand brakes could be appl the train thundered into No. i1t above noted., .1 1 ly wrecked and the men of each saved themselves Jumping. Millard station is again attention as a wrecking station, h years been noted as the scene of expensive casualties for the Union P company. KING SE. The Mayor Changes His Opinion. “Political ‘inflooence’ said a prominent city official yesterday, “scems to be as powerful as ever. It enters even into the star session of the license board. Mayor Broateh on several occasions has stated that certain saloon keepers would not be granted licenses, yet one of the men whom he de- nounced more than all others has been granted a license. 1 refer toJ. A. King.” As it happens the Bek reporter to whom the above remark was made knows som thing of this case. The autograph letter of Chief Seavey to Mayor Broatch, pub- lished in the Ber, January 3d. con- tained the following concerning the Baj00n run by Hr. King: “John King's “saloon, Douglas near Thir- teenth street, needs a great deal of police surveillance. 'King is brought before the police court occasionally, and recently a gold wateh was found in_his place on ch warrant, that was stolen by a cab driver who has since been convieted of robbery (robbing @ man of this sume watc which he was sent to the penitentiar four years.” Mayor Broateh in econversation with a Bee reporter on the day that Chicf Scavey's let- ter was publis| tated that under no cir cumstances would Mr. King be allowed license. He said further that he was con vinced that King's place was a vesort thicves, that 1 time and time ag n robbed the 1 that in_his opin in the city. Mayor Br cned in secret ses srnoon. Two policemen door and no reporter was ad When the door was thrown open, r. Broateh turned to the reporters and suid, “Why did you not come inf We expected to see you.” “The guards claimed that they bl been given positive s to admit no news. paper man, Then followed another strangze inquiry by the mayor. | cd the re- if they knew anything asainst J place. ~ The reporter was not there to complaints azuinst King or anybody What made the 1 ‘s change of heart, however, is yet a m THE COUNTY AGENT. Ho Makes His Report to the County Commissiones The county commissioners met yesterd afternoon at 3 o'cl County Agent Ma- honey presented his report, which show: there are now in the poorhouse eighty-f mates, some of whom are compelled to sl mattresses on the floor, there bei seventy-cight beds in the house. buildivg is greatly cr it does, accommodations nty-five inmates. Among these o x insane people. Twenty-two of these are incurable and of them have never been exs 1 by the commission on insanity, having been sent to the poor farm from the county jail, as there is no available room in for the at Li orts — th Inst th matte burial w: min insane f s inter pst of each buri; as formerly. He recommends that shicle be “procured for purpose of s0 bodies to the cometery becanse tone is in a itaded condition another drawing tl the pre and likel “Phe committee on charities reported unfa rably ngamst the proposition of D, V ten for the care of Mrs. Clara S. Nedr id the committe port that they h: M y flor he justice of pe einct to the county atto opinion. The following claims W m b tle, grading, §0.40; H. R road, $10.50; Hans Lebbert 52.50; James P, Ewing, and M. . Nichols, insu Bright, ha dware, §7.50; Jacob Troill, b ware, §.80; R. Bingham & Son, supplics, i D, Pitzpatrick, plambing, $0.80; An Hoyes, witness, §; Pairick Hagley, H Judson, #10, John Re L. 1% Mal aw lopted ames A Avery, work on work ‘on road, iff foes, 43 P ance, §12.50; 'H. 1 tions from s I relative to the salary of depnty Y sup intendent of sehools, und George Holmes were referred to the finance committee. The resignation of Dorsey 13, Houck constable of the Fourth , aud seve other communications were referred to (he committee on judiciary. The ofieial bonds of William H. Moran, auditor of the board, David Smith, justice of he peace of Chicago vprecinet, and Julins ecker, constable of Jeflerson jeecinct, were approved and accepte 4 request for an olectric battery for ihc yu o? the inmates of the poor farm wus re the committee on poor farm. e éstimate of County Judge Shields for Hruner GOVERNING MINDS. A Number of Gentlemen Who Had Oftice Thrust Upon Them, Tuesday was a great day for the election of oficers. In all parts of the city thero were gatherings of club members and finan- organizations making elections of their best men for governing aud administrative purposes during the coming year, Among the organizations was the Omaha club, which clected the following: L. M. Bennett, presi- dent: M. T. Barlow, vice president; L. P. Funkhouser, secretar Luther Drake,treas- urer. D Bennett, M. T. Barlow, L. P. Funkhouser, A. C. Wakeley, H. J. Dayis, H. H. Meday, Louis Bradford, Joseph Garneau, jr., and Luther Drake, COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK, The following directors were eclected at this bank: W. G. Mau), Joseph o, jr., s, A. . Hopkins, Clark Wood: 3. M. Morseman, Andrew Henry and «d Millurd. No election of ofticers will slace for a couple of days. FOREST LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, The trustecs of this association met in the Jos- and ollowing were elected : Charles H. Brown, syth, clerk; S, T i, superintend- cent. It was reported for the sexton and the had been 000 also, that lg the year by expended and be year, the tract ing the east eighty s H. Brown, Denise, chaivman ch J. H. Daniels, thut the new house ofice of the cemetel completed at a costof about # all the money received du the association had beautifying the the " sume paid the amount_due him for designin improvements amounting to £2,500. There are now about o 1 persons buried i but i nagement which is in the hands of this as- sociation, insisting upon all trausients being buried in Forest Lawn. To the latter place a number of reimc t summer, because the owners of ots pect Hill have alveady given notice of their intention to do so, and some of these | lols > e cry. permits for burial £10 and of ground for lots 15 cents per square The price in Prospect hill ranged from foot. A strong ef- : this scason to extend a track from the main line of the Chi- . St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha to the netery to enable the latter to reach with cus TIE FIRST NATIONAT BANK The dircctors of this bank were elected Tuesday, the names being the same of those of last Herman Kountze A. Creigh- J. M vorth, A. . E. Boyd, I, H. lected dircetors as follows J. Brown, A. J. Simpson, Wil- A. U. Wyman, Guy C. Barton, s H. Brown, 5. W. Nash, N. W. Wells, > then ele following officers H. Millard, p Wyman, vice 1 : Will ashier; B Zaleh and K. Carrier, assistant cashier FIERY STATISTICS, As Shown by Chicf Galligan's An- nual Repor Chief of the five department, . J. G submitted his anmial report. to the cil Tuesday evening. follows: At present the department consists of 51 men. A new chemical engiie, and two new hose carriages we ed during the st-class st e engine and two mended for the business One of the hose carts to be untze place and the other at and Vinton strects. A hook k is also suggested for the lat- Up to the 31st of December there 3 1s, with losses at the different as follows: Buildings $32,427, insu 6,403 on stock $53,0190, insurance £5: ligan, city coun- The showing madeis as point were 13 fires 030,60 Following will be found thie number of fires and losses during the past seven ing April 1 of the respective No. Fires. 43 1595, 1iue i Total... Expense months, & The cond actment for past nine o department is first- tinually. ansfers, o M Louise Mapes, lot 2, bli 1 10, Hanscom ¥ M , wd, iy > 5,000 Stubbs and husb Wl to D J Hunscom e o 630 1d wife to A Hod, of lots 10 and 11, blk 10, John W ( otts, o Patrick's Sonth C lot 8, blk 3 pla blic "1} wife to Otto | mann, mid 25 ft of ¢ Hartman add, wd.... C........ Alice Gertrude Howard and husband L Redman, s H00 Laauronce a wife to E H Cochran, lot 10, bik 10, Walnut Hill, Wdiio. 1,500 John L Mi 1,500 50 4,400 w d : 110 Steven Matchas, Amsfleld add, w d liller to Nelson Fadidc bik 8, Benson, w d E A Benson trustee to 1 2,200 John Ansticld e Omitia’ Plovenee Tiand and Trost 10 000 § cee 7000 to Isabella Morris, lot MeStane's 1st wi 3 Jas Carter et al, v 12} ft, lot 5, blk e 5250 sor: trustea 1o Jas Waish, bli 3, Mont Douglas, wd.... 1500 Twenty-three deeds - Blums, nding to go on y the grand the Blufts ' to-day are re- sted 10 be on hand at_the starting point, corner of D and Fifteenth strect, as the run from heveto the Bluffs will consume much more time than is connmonly supposed, ements ous good time en completed LI Will all members of the W, C, T. U, of N¢ notice, that the time is fast hing yment of natio All loe: - ce the work by it [ -annual state dues, also donatior for state headquarters, Crete assem- bly fund, n or foreign work, ete. please send ik take appr dues, easurer, Mus, MARry M. LaxTRY, Per V. G. LANT Jailed Vol Fimgl aling Specs, . wus Jailod yos- eletk hire in hus court for the yeur 1585 wes | torday for stealing a box of spectacles from reforred to the fluance committee, | the store of Freeland, Loowis & Lo, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1888, Y Continental Clothing House A GENUINE COLD WEATHER SENSATION. Unprecedented Attractionsin Fine Satin Lined Overcoats, b ever shown on our counters. All tailor made garments, nothing cheap about them except the price, An offering never before attempted of the finest and most elegant overcoats ever manufactured by us since we have been in businus We offer them to close, now in regalar sizes, from ! bargain in a fine overcoat ever offered west of N uorthwest with the understanding that it is worth fully br the price, only $16. LOT No.2—We offera bargain of equal importance, made by the famous worumbo Mills of Maine, a mill ths new shade of London brown, which is 8o fashionable with young gentlemen everywhere, They are made with lapped seams, cut single bre lined with the same quality of W m. Skinner's satin throughout, body and sleeves, the best satin made in the world anywhere for service. vercoats in all gjzes, from 33 to 44, and offer them at the extraordinarily low p 1t has no rival in this g 4 . hcavy winter weight suits. LOT No. 1—10Q of the fincst.hlyslnn Beaver Overcoats m:{do thisseason (goods from the famous Middlesex Mills, of Lowell, Mass) Full indigo blus, wool dyed goods that will not fade, lined throughout with the finest quality of Wm. Skinner's sating, the richest and most elegant goods made in this country. 5 to 44, at the extraordinary low price of $16 each. ew York city. We willsend a sample overcoat from this lot by express C. O. D. to any address in the west or 30 and to be returned at our expense if your judgment does not correspond with ours. ey Overcoatings,) The richest and most elegant overcoats Our unparalelled sale of the famous Sawyer woolen Co's,, fine all wool double and twist We believe this to be the most attractive Remem= being 400 of thevery finest quality London Seal Brown Kersey Overcoats go ods untry in the manufacture of Ke These goods areth sted, fly frontand We have theso e of $19. We have no better overcoat in our stock at any price; we could not make a better one if you should give us $30 for it, neither could we use better materials or better trimmings, and we do not believe that the Kersey Overco: at our expense, if you do not consider them worth $30each . LOT No. 3—We offer |000 pure Indigo Blue All Wool Chinchilla Overcoats, lined with heavy serge linings throughout, with silk This is a coat sold at $20 in October and is the last of a very large lot of these fine coats, Aelvet collars at the extraordinarily low price of $12 each. which we now offer to close at this ridiculously low price. overcoat in our stock, and we now offer them to close at THE OPPO ts, lined withsatin, can be purchased outside of our store for less than $30 each. We will send a sample garment by express, to be returned Remember, these are fine all-wool indigo blue Chinchillas, made and trimmed as well as any $20 TUNITY OF A LIFE TIME. LOT No. 4-~We offer 150 pure All Wool Cassimere Suits, cloth made by the famous Sawyer Woolen Co., Dover, New Hampshire, the best manufacturers of fine all wool cassimeres in New England. them now at the extraordinarily low price of $12 per suit. The lowest price for the same suits in September of this year was $20 per suit, and they are worth that price to day. We will send samples of these genuine Sawyer Cas und so, they may be returned at our expense. imere Sui They are the mos Send for a sample suit by mail and you will not regret it. s to any address with the understanding that they are worth fully $18 to $20 per suit, as retail houses usually sell them. thoroughly reliable and honest kargains we have ever had the pleasure of offering the trade. The suits are made in single breasted sack coats, are new regular goods, all sizes, and we offer If not EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN SALE OF FINE SCARLET WOOL UNDERWEAR We offer FIVE HUNDRED DOZEN FINE ALL WOOL SCARLET SHIRTS AND DRAWERS and we offer them at this sale at 6 cents each. from 34 to 44, Sample garments of season at an ave ge P! We have them in all returned to us at our expense, Ve also offer at the £1.00 each. We ofter them at this Send for our catalogue, giving alist of over Comment is unnecessary. me time FIVE HUNDRED DOZEN FINE ALL WOOL SCARLET SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, es from 34 to 44, nd to us and see how much money you can save from ordinary local retail prices. ONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE Freeland, Loomis & Co. Proprietors. ure Cochineal Dye, of full heavy weight. They are fine and elegant good on hundred different articles we sell. Send for onr rules for self-measurement and you can be fitted just as well at home OMAHA BOSTON NEW YORK DES MOINES These goods have been sold all and could not be manufactured to-day for $1.25 any of these goods sent to any part of the country by express for examination or approval, and, if not satisfactory, can be , the usual retail price all over the country for these goods ig s here in our store, Corner of Douglas and 15th Streets, Omaha, Neb. The Largest Wholesale and Retail Glothing House West of the Mississippi River. MORTUARY. HAMLIN, Robert Hanidin, one of the oldest and besy known citizens of Omaha, died Tuesd 4:15p. m. Mr. Hamlin had been ill for some time with a complication of discuses and finally erysipelas set i, which proved fatal. The funeral will be held this noon ut 2 o'clock, at th treet, between enth streets. nty-sixth and Twenty-se Carload Rate F Commissioner Grifitts petitions which have been circulated in this city for the signatures of retailers, asking the inter-state ¢ commission to retain the system of carloa ates, have been gen- crally signed over the city and by all the leading men in the retail business The peuiions have been sent throughout the state by the leading jobbers of this ¢ and ved ellent showing will be made when they are presented 1o the com mission, which will be on the 24th of this month. itions. ports that the The Two Jims. ames Brenuan and James Bonner put in the Odd Fellows' ball at Tuesday even- nd after creating a general row, ran off with an armful of overcoats. hats, caps and wraps. The were overhauled, however, and ran in by Oficer Rayworth at an carly hour morning. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This p 1y, strengtl t ical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot in competition with the mulititude of low co wiler never ot welght alum or phosphate powders, Sold only in’ cans. Jtoval Baging Powder Co. 13 Wall St., New York, amped ca bosncm ot 410 Sion $1.60 SHOE i unex . 11 ot sold by your deales DOUGLAS. Brockton, Mass. 1 For sale by Kelley, Stiger & Co., Corner Dodge and 15th Sts.; H. Sargent, Corner Seward and Sargent Sts.;. Geo. S. Miller, 612 North 16th Street, The Old Specialist of many years' expericnce, treats with wonderful all THROAT, Reliable i country. contern: to HOT tion ip th Those” who I COST at our nd all MAL] \d a cure guarantee fenuiting (rom v 0 A of every curel it of PRIV y and pr of PRIVATI D) CERS, HUMORS M United States and ¢ and Young Men he known fact that for years he has confin e treatment that e relief, but per- 2 ¢ poweF, DR. 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