Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1889, Page 5

THIS GIRL LIKED THE KISSER The St. Louls Man Who Makos Os- culation a Fine Art. INTERVIEWS WITH HIS VICTIMS. One Woman's Steange Presentimen A Frank Admission—Male Relas tives and Friends indignaat He a Crank? s Sensation. The atnosphere of St. Louis is disturbed to an unwonted de- gree ovor the adventures of a crank—if he may be called a crank denly developed a pretty women after dark. To himself “Jack the Kisser.” The religious daily of that city turned loose its corps of interviewers among his vie- tims the other day interesting data. whom a reporte ington avenue, above Garrison, nbout 9 o'clock at night, was highly elated over the fact that she had hour before by Jack. I wish Teould meet him again,” said the lady. “He is certainly the best- looking and most courageous gentieman I ever met, and b as I never knew a man to kiss before. Besides, his breath not tainted with beer or vile tobacco smoke. If [ to meet him right now I think 1 would gay: ‘Mr. Jack, you may kiss me again!’? “Are you willing to give me your name and address?’’ asked the reporter. I would like to put you on record as one not afraid to opeuly avow her feclings in regard to this Jack, tho Kisser., “No, I havdly think T notoriety that must naturally follow the publication of my name. I don’t think papa would havdly indorse my senti- ments, and 1 am sure mamma would go into hysteries if she really knew I had been kisse d, much less the declaration that I liked it. No, you can just call me Jennie, the Kisser, if you want to; that's all T can say about myself. You will have to find out who I really am in the samoe w you ave endeavoring to find out who Jack We are kindred spirits.” The young lady with the saucy eyes and piguantmouth came a little closer to the reporter, and for a moment he anticipated that she rveally moant to kiss him, but the appenrance of a cab gliding by at a rapid rato, making no noise excopt a slicht whire like the sound of a 1{\- wheel on a well-regulated steam engine, diverted her attention, and she rimed enthusiasticully: O, there goes Jacl’s cab! Somcbody will be kissed before long. I wish it could be me!” T'he cab turned south on Garrison avenue, and was soon lost in the gloom of the gathering storm, which burst in fow moments; the reporter bid the gushing girl good-night, and went to an address on Garrison avenue, which had been given him by a gentleman down-town. At the number indicated he found o lady who had had a peculiar experience with Jack, the Kisser. She was not young and gushing like the one he had just left, but still she had not passed the nge when lips lose their yoses or eyes their luster that ma woman atiractive to the opposite sex. Bhe was 1 widow with the rough edg of her grief worn away by the friction of ten months’ time, SHE HAD A PRI “1 will tell you,” suid the lady, ‘*‘all hout my experience with Jack, the isser, if the Globe-Democrat will treat me as it has other ladics by withhold- ing my name and addr To tell you the truth,I am interested in this strange erson, Jack, the Kisser. Somehow I had o presentiment that he would come to me when 1 first read about him, and sure enough we met on Sunday night. REL 1 beer church, and just as T was ascendimg the steps at our house cab came noislossly up to the sidew and stopped. T looked to sco what meant or who it could be, when the driver sprang from his seat’ and raised his hat politoly. **One moment, please. Can T speak 10 you?’ he asked with some tenderness in his voice. *sCertainly, sir,’ T replied. ‘Whatdo you wish?’ “sAre you not Mrs. — “clLam, Ireplicd. ‘What can T do for you?’ ““[havoa duty to perform-—-not a paintul or unpleazant one, but T must perform it now. I may never sce you again, as [ have so many similar ones on my list.’ “You are Jack, the Kisser, I said, and [ felt sure I was righ S0 am. Will you kiss me? and scarcely had the words left his lips be- fore thoy were pressed to mine. “1did not make any outery. To be candid and honest, [ did not want to. The fact that he did kiss me, and kiss mo like a real live man, was but a ful- filment of the presontiment. “You are one of the few who will Bit high in the councils of the Grand ~1s A 8t. Lo slumbrous who has sud- mania for kissing calls great wmd got some very One young lady, sneountered on Wash been kissed an was woman ould like the CTIMENT. THE OMAHA DAILY BEK There wore two sheets of paper, one of which ¢ 1 yutained the ng T THE HOLHER OF THIS Grand Army of the Redeem st never lot it pass from her pos- session. ETERNAL HAPPINESS other sheet, which was marked 2" ran into a prety little rhyme: THE CIHOSEN ONE who kissed oft these lips Wakes their fondest blossings She who rests within these arms Foels their closost pressings r hours than these may yurs that may bo weary Other duvs shall erect us yet Days that may be dre s hoear Il be thy <till this breast thy pillow Still these lips meet thine as oft Billow meeteth billow homa, Sleep then on this happy heart, nee thy deed hath won am thou on this loyal bi no but thou hath done it 1ok, the kisser's chosen first to take all dogrees. *[sn’t that real nice?" lady. I am the first everlasting devotion. going to do with it?” The roporter gave it up. It was a conundrum that only a woman could solve. “Don’t think T am bold, or anything of that kind, but I was determined if 1 ever ran across Jack, to not be afraid, but to learn all T could of him. 1 have done so, and I am glad of it. You may put_that tn the pap but my name [ wish put in as a long dush.” JACK DOWN TOWN, Tt appears the storm of Monday night drove Jack from his usual haunts, and he mingled with the light and life of down town,and seems Lo be just as suc- cesstul, for 1t is reported he kissed two chorus girls in the alley back of the Olympie theatre; not regular members of the Bostonian company, but St. Louis girls who go on the stige when extra Singers or bullets are vequired by com- binations. John Parle relates Jack's visit to the alley. Mr. Parle is [t must have been Jack, the Kisser, and he says that he had on a checltered ulster and a tourist eap to match, and resembled very much Canficld, the man mitliner, in size and appearance, agirl seream in the alley 7 n out the back door, and just as I reachied the alley . man rushed past me and jumped “mto a cab that was standing on Walnut strect vight at the end of thealley, A moment later two rls came from towards Elm street. There goes Jack the Kisser,”” they both exclaimed, “and he kissed both of us. Ain’t he awful?” S started towawrd the cab, but it scemed to glide away as if it were on runners and the ‘sleighing first class, Tho girls went on toward Walnut street, lanughing and chatting about their ad- venture,and Twent back into the saloon and looked up my shooting irons. Juck has got to keep aw from this quarter or his kissi areer ends short off,”” and Mr. Parle. looked just as if he meant what he said. Notwithstanding the timidy of some ladies there are lots of girls out every night in the West End, and if some of these are not kissed by Jack they go howme disappointed. A NEW DODGE. Tuesday night was crisp and cool. The wind came whizzing down from the blizzard country with frost on his whis- kers and icicles on his breath, but it did not keep Jack, the Ki , from his fa- vorite haunts. He was out on Gamble street, and_civeulated about the little park that lies below Garrison avenue and runs through from Gamble to Day- ton street. Here he had four oscula- tory encounters with West Ind ladies before the shadow of a big policeman fell a s the b Jack appear one, The remarked th to win Jack's But what am [ incident of Olympic theatee sanguine that it an d early in the evening, s the first laay who fell into his ample arms states that it was barely 7 o’clock when she started to eross the park from Dayton strect. The moon was shining, and as she neared the fountain in the center of the park, a man came briskly toward her from the opposite direction. I thought nothing of that,” said the lady, “and Jack, the Kisser, was fur- thest from my mind. I was on my way to see Dr. Moore, who lives up on Laston avenue,us I had not been feeling well for some time. Just opposite the fountain the man met me. There was no one else in sight; and justas [ was passing him he threw out his arm, pulled me to bim, and kissed me so quickly that I didn’t bave time to say anything. e never spolke a word, but arted off on a run in the direction from which I had came, and [ hurricd off in the opposite, pretty badly fright- ened. “When I reached Faston avenue I putmy hand in the pocket of my eloak to get my handkerchief, but it was gone, and’ in 1ts stead was a sheet of paper with a verse of poetry on it. Here it is,” smd the lady, handing the reporter the sheet of paper: There are kisses untaken, like beautiful ems, linger on stems. Thoso lips may grow pale in tne whirlwind of time, Aud lose the sweet flush of their young, rosy rime, They My wass from our view like the rain- bow's bright gleams, But oft they'll return to our spirit in dreams, That lips, as sweet fruit on the Army of the Redeemed. You do not doubt or fear me. Can I notgive you the three degree now? You do not know what pleasure it will afford me and what joy it will bring to you.’ “I was interested. Whether it was curiosity or fascination, T don’t know, but I decided to acquiesce if the other flogrees were no more trying than the first, *“*What is reauired of me? Cur- tainly I have been' paticnt to thus quictly submit to your earess. I coutd ring the bell und bring to my assistance an abie-bodicd and vindictive brother, }mx won't ii you do not presume too ar.’ ***You are a lady; Lot me kiss you twice again membership will be complete. ST roasoned but briefly, but T deter- mined to submit, I would learn some- thing of the mysterious personage, per- haps. T am a gentleman. and your A REGULAR YUM YUM KISS, # *Kiss me, then, and begone; I sub- mit ‘““I'hen he folded me in his arms, drew me to him, sighad, and kissed. Ouce lingeringly and ardently. Then be repeated the kissing with little vari- atiou, but with more warmth. *Now you are eutitled to full mem- bership in our sublime order. Take this, and read it when I am gone.’ “Ho handed me an envelope and then raised his hat and departed, I watched the vehicle roll away, and, do you know, it made no noise at all; and that was the fivst time I really folt alarmed. I huvried in the house and opened the envelope. If you will excuse me & wmo- meny will “gev the papers it con- tained.” Tha lady left the room and soon re- turnod with Jaek’s mysterious doci- ments. She handed them to the re- !’é‘""' who could not prevail upon her let him tuke away with him, And bring their sweet kisses, untasted be- fore, To thrill ‘their sad hearts on this storm- beaten shore, Jack, THE KIsSER, he verse of poetry was & newspaper clinping pasted on a sheet of paper, but the autograph was ina bold, masculine hand., . Joe Quinn, the base ball player, saw the following placard pinned toa tree in the park on Wednesday morn- ing: TO THE LADIES. You need not expect to meet me agaln in this place. My time in St. Louis is limited. I must chaige my field of action to another part of the city. 1 cannot leave the dear West End Without a paug of pain, For the dear lips that I havo kissed 1 shail ne'er kiss again, But when other lipsare pressed to y And other arms entwine 1 lnow your thoughts will then turn back To these poor lips of wine, Jack, e Krsser, The best cura for rheumatiam or néuralgia ia Salvation Oll, used according to directions. The news from the seat of war is constantly contradictory, but not so from Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup; every report concerning it proves it 1o be the best cough syrup known, Only 25 cents a bottle. Driven to it. Chicago Tribune: Tough citizen (to fellow crook, just out of penitentiary)— Well, Bill,’you've tried burglury, ar- son, highway robbety, picking pociiots, and connterfeiting and got caught at it every time. What are you going to do now? Bill (bittefly)—I'm going to join a firm of school-book publishers. “Belle" Jane Hading Voiling brought from Paris by tho celebrated actress, Jane Had- ing, surpasses even her great popularity. Sold by all dry goods stores at U6 cents & yard upward, HANDS OFF THE MAYOR. He Must Not be Su man, was at and in The fact is he Behind this his ex ason for his oned asa Jury Mayor Broatch the court house early yesterda pleasant form of mind on his fighting clothes, condition manifosted by a story which gives th and indignation. TLast Satur Shields, of the county urt, summone to appear this morning and show cause w he should not serve | tho trial of the case of Mayne Estate Loan and Trust company against one Jaynes, who has figured more or less promimently in the Mayne troubles. When served with the summons by Consta Care, Mr. Broateh intimated that his ofcia position. the duties of which require nearl all his time, ought to cxcuse him from such annoyances and expressed himself as feeling inclined to disregard the cal “If you don't report, Monaa; will come with a warrant after the constable. Mr. Broatch getiing excuse plain langua, ings, While there is no mayor from being on juries, Mr, Broatch considered that the dignity of his office had been grossly insulted and pro poses to have a precedent. established which shall prevent a repetition of the act upon his “An little Justice nything but a had you, reported and succeeded in but told the court in rather s opinion of such proceed exempting you know, would con siderita good joke'to get me into his court as a juror in_some trivial case and 1 don't think such a thing should be permitted.” In the District Court. Judee Doane occupied the bench alone. It was chilly in the big court room. Streaks of suushine stole through the latticed win- dow, lay in brigut streaks on the carpot and looked very comfortable in themselves, but their struggle with the frosty atmosphere had very little effect. C Moore's voice sounded coud aud harsh as he read the journal of Saturday proceedings. Lawyers with their over- coats on and noses looked bl 1t was the haraest winter morning of tho year. Business moved slowly, Attorneys always seem to be in a rocky condition Monday and their memory scem's b The = first case called w that of Legg, administrator, vs. Schiv erick. It 'was dismissed for want of prose cution. Immediately the case of Joseph Cheroat vs. the Union Steel Nail company was called and a jury was sworn. The plaintiff is a little boy. He brings suit to re- cover damages for personal injuries sus tained by him in June, 1586, when in the 1 pany’s employ. He usks judgment i 000, Juage Hopewell had nothing down for the morning 8ession. Rathbun vs. Pundt was called and_continued, Other parties could not be ready to try a case before the afte noon. In the equity chamber Judge Wakeley wrestled with a case entitled Shields against Banks, in which the latter has garnisheed Clork 'Moores for money paid to him by Shiclds on a judgment.” The amount in- volved is small, only $1 George W. Bemis, trustee for a number of creditors of Martin and Mary Clark, of Clay county, commenced suit against the latter named 1o foreclose a mortgageon three lots in Ludwick Place addition to Omaha. The amount of the indebtedness is $310. The case of Nicholas G. Guckert against Heury and Simon Voegel was appealed from the county to the district court. The plain- tiff was given a_judgment for 3225 the lower court. This amount was due on labor performed. Mary K. Lund commenced suit yesterday in the aistrict court to require Richard C. Patterson to accept a balance of $470 on two lots she purchased from hum in Himebaugh's addition. She also wants a warranty deed to the premises, and asks the court to declare the claim of Pierce C. [limebaugh, A. 1% Obman_and A. W. Baldwin invalid, The plaintiff alleges that she purchased the lots from Patterson in October, 1SS, that Patterson agreed to take $55) for them and entered into a contract with her that should be paid and the balance 1 install- ments of from §5 to $15 a_wmonth; that she made the first payment, and paid $60 in - stallments, and that during this time she built a house and outbuildings upon the lots and went to living on the property and has resided thereon since 1885, Mrs. Lund now claims that she off: terson the balance due on the lots and he refused to aceept it, claiming that other parties, which are above mentioned, bad an_intercst in the premises. As he guaranteed her a warranty deed to the lots when they will have been paid for, and d to comply with the contract, the woman asks the court to require him to do so. Judge Hopewell took up the case of Jo- hanna Christensen, administratrix of the cs- tate of Jens P. Christensen, against James P. Brennan at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoou. The suit is brought to recover £5,000 damages on account of the plantifl husband being killed last December while working in a sand bank for Brennan. Christensen was crushed to death by the caving in of the bank. TO-DAY'S DOCKET. The following civil cases will be called to- day in the district court: 3-367—Goldsmith vs City Waterworks com- pany 1-388—McWharter et al vs Coover, ~Cochran et al vs Kaufman, 4-16—Rube et al vs Kinkaid, 4-22—Wagner vs Michaels, Davis vs Omuha. iser vs Garneau, jr. ~Sweezy vs Omahi et al. 76—Rosenheim et al vs Oberfelder & Co. 4.105—IKolor vs Brady et al. 4-105—-Dewey et al v8 lroy. Jones vs Pontez. 116—Jones vs Iravis 4140—Reed & Co. vs Fleming et al. —Gallagher vs Schroder et al. 4-207—Mitchell vs Bierbower et al. 4-208—Shelton vs Gladdin et al, 4-219—Beard et al vs Omaha, 4-220—Omana Base Lall Association Omaba, vs County Court. Judge Shields was closely engaged hearing affidavits and avguments in the case of the Pirst National bank vs the Fisher Print- ing company. 1t is a suit to disolve an at- tachment. ‘The cases for trial to-day are Frank J, Lochnitvs Sarah E. Butt, 10 a. m. Bullenghoft vs Germis, 3 p. m. Meyer & Raapke brought action in the county court agaiust Mayne, Riley & Co., to recover §, alleged to beduc ona promissory note, Edward ¥, Cook sued George T. Walker for 3330 on a promissory note, which he was I pay as eudorser to the Commer cial National bank. The ury iu the case of the Mayne Real Es- tate company against I'. K. Jaynes, rendered a verdict for 02 in fayor of the pluintift yes- terday afternoon. Justice Court. The little oftice of Justice Anderson was thronged yesterday with a crowd of prin- cipals and their witnesses from Valley pre- cinet. Brown and Hill, farmers, had become entangled in a dispute over the forcible pos- session of land and, believing that they could not get satisfaction there,sought the tribunal of n disinterested and entirely impartial tri- bunal. Hill, it_seews, holds the party on a bitl of sale contract, and by tne advice of his lawyer, took down some fence not long ago. This aroused the anger of Brown, and he brought suit for cjectment. Axes to Grind. Storekeepers and druggists with pri- vate “‘axes to grind,” although well aware of the superiority of SOZODONT to all preparations for the teeth, some- times recommend other articles as \ly good” or *“the same thing or " Insist on having SOZO- . CONFISCATED GOOUDS, Uncle Bam Seizos Some Brandy and Cigars, On Friday next, the collector of internal revenue will offer for sale a cask of brandy and 600 cigars, which which were seized for being without the proper stamp. Both have a history. The brandy was shipped from New York over a year ago, and consigued to a firm in Portland, Ore. It was refused by them and accordingly returacd, but on reach- ing Fremont it was found to be unstamped and was selzed by the ofticer stationed there. The cigars were found in _possession of an old German in Nebraska City, whore he was pFEerpger e trying to dispose of them unstamy but ho explained that they had beon made in Holland, and that he had paid the necessary duty in Now York. An ex amination of the books in New York failed to show that thishad been done and they were accordingly seized 3 11 man tay be They, too, wore right" said an but we can't prove it He may hay 1 the duty to some thieving official who advantage of s ignorance, and t1 d the duty ithout gi him the stamps or making any entr he law is wrong somewhero. For instance, suppose you bring over some diamonds, pay the duty, you don't get any receipt, and you don't have to get a stamp. Now, if the ex aminer was dishonest fie could roceive the duty, say nothing, andl m ake no entry of the transaction. \What could you do if a year or two je diamonds were seized for non payment of du Nothing That's what the old man in Nebraska City has to do. soap secures a beautiful com- Poars plexion, Mortuary Matters, Alyin, the only son of My and M Th as Duguid, of 1118 South Sixth street died yesterday of membranous croup, aged five vears Tho funeral of Surday evening, morning. Josie Holen, a buried yester in Brown plac The remains of Miss Guiles McGuire, whn died at South Omaha Sunday afternoon, will be laid in St. Mary’s cometery this morning at $ o'clock Bridget Boylan, who died will occur at 8 o'ciock this threo-year-old girl, was y from her father's residence Brutality to Horses. Officer A. C. McMahon brought a team of horses to the station last night. The owner had left them standing at the corner of Six- teenth and Farnam from 11 a. m. until 7 p. m., without even a blanket on them to shicld them from the bitter winds. From the de- scription of the horses, they look like the team that so seriously injured the lady at the corner of Sixteenth and Cuming streets a fow days ago. Bound Over, Mrs. Hattie Uebel, the woman who re- cently charged R. M. Patterson with tardy, was arraiged before Justice Farquarer yesterday afternoon on the charge of crimi- nat libel and perjury. « She was held to the district court in the um of §2,000. Catarrh Cured A clergyman, after of suffering from that loathsome disease, Catarrh and vainly trying every known remed last found a recipe which completely curcd and saved him from death. Any sulterer from this dreadful disense send- ing a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A, Lowrence, 88 Warren St ew York City, will receive the recipo free of charge. ————— THE OKLAHOMA BILL. 1t Will be Reported Favorably to the Senate. WasiiNGToy, Feb, 13.—The senate com- mittee on territories to-day decided to report favorably the Springer bill to organize the territory of Oklahoma, - Chairman Platt and Butler dissenting. The latter will roport a substitute for the bill authorizing the govern- ment to treat with the Indian natious for the extinguishment of their titles to lands in cluded within the limits of the provosed ter- ritory preparatory to the organization of thy territory. The other members of the com- mittee were not altogether satisfied with the bill, but not so dissatistied as to cause them to oppose it. P, The Condemned Bald Knobbers. Ozank, Mo., Feb, 15,—[Special to Tue s.]—As the supreme court had not ched the case of Dan Walker, the Knob- ber chief, it was simply a duty of common humanity on the partof Governor Francis to reprieve the son, B3ill Walker, and his companion John Matthews,who would other- wise have been exceuted here last Friday, 1t seems now quite likely that if the supreme court sustains the decision of the lower court n the Dan Walker case, that all three of the IKnobbers will be executed, and other- wise, that a commutation of the sentences may be expected. The luckiest_man of the outfit at present seems to be Wiley Mat- thews, who has never been heard of simce his escape from Ozark jail, — - The Missouri Pacific Vacancy. ST. Louts, Feb. 15.—Regarding the report from Tyler, Texas, that I M. Eddy, one of the receivers of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad, had been clected to fill the position of secretary and vice president of the Missouri Pacific, mac ut be the resignation of A. L. Hopkins, General Man- ager and First Vice President Clarke, of the Missouri Pacific, pronounced it eutirely un- true. Mr. Clarke further said he did unot think the vacancy caused by Hopkins' resig- nation will be filied by anyone. -~ Millions for England's Defense. Loxnox, Feb. 18.—It is reported that at the coming session of parliament the govern- ment will propose o defense loan of £100,- 000,000. The proceeds of the loan will be de- voted to the construction of twenty men-of- war, fifty cruisers, and to increasing the number of torpedo boats, - Death of Colonel- Yard. WasHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The adjutant gen- eral of the army is informed of the death at Fort Hayes, Kun,, this morning, of Colonel John E. Yard, Eizhteenth infantry. This death wiil caise tho promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Lazelle, Twel fth infantry, and Major H. I Hawkins, Tenth infantry, Lucas,ex-state auditor of Towa, says: “I have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in my family, and have no hesitation in saying it isan excellent I believe "it is all that is claimed for it. Persons aflicted by cough, will find it a friend.” IFor sale by ull druggists at 50 cents per bottle, - No Callers Admitted, WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—The president an- nounces that to enable him to dispose of pending business requiring his personal at- tention before the close of his term of office it will be absolutely necessary that he have this week for such work free from interrup- tion, and he must, therefore, be excused Lo all callers, e - JERSEY JUSTICE, Five Young Ladie xpelled From a Catholic Church for Dancing. New Yonk, Feb. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Rev. Father Gessner, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic church, at Elza- beth, N. J., caused consternation yesterday among his parishioners by expelling from the church some young ladies for atteading a ball contrary to the wishes of the priest. Father Gessuer recently warned his parish- 1oncrs not to attend a Lall that was about to be held in this city, Five of the young peo- ple of the parish went, however, and as a re- sult Father Gessner' announced that he would in the future rétuse to administer the sacrament to the young women and that they had been cut off ‘from all further com- munion with the chureh. Wheelmen's League. Nrw Yousk, Feb, 18.—~The National League of American Wheelmen met to-day and elected Charles H. Duncomb of New York, vresident for the ansuing year. The secre- tary’s report showed the membership of the leaiige had increased since January from 11545 to 12,000, ——— Faint Heart Drake’s Magazine: Jack—*‘Now, look out, I'm going to kiss you.” Sallie (preparing to run)—*Oh! oh!! oh!!! You wouldn’t dare! (Jack wavers) would you?” A PR He Had Seen Them. Drake's Magazine: ‘“Jever seo a clips er the moon?” asked a six-year- ew York boy, visiting in Boston, native of the same age. “Quite frequently,” was the reply; *‘an ocoulation of one of the heavenly bodies is no novelty to me.,” THAT RIVER 8 . Consternation in Railroad Circles Over a New Freight Route that a syndicate of Louis capitalists had srmed for the purpose ‘of revivine the the Mississippi river, be- capolis and the Gulf of Mexico western rail- men look at itas a 1d also,unless @ com. ards the rates, a Minneapolis and St been f marine tween M has created consiernation in road circles. Railroad dangerous competitor bine can be formed as re meaps of handhing a large volume of the trafic of the states bordermgon the river As an abettor of the river scrvice the inter- state commerce law stands out prominently, %0 say the trafiie manipulators, for the reason that the long and t r nducements from regulating rates to and from intermed iate points"with a view of shutting out river competition, 1t is stated that « large volumo of the business now nandled by the lowa ronds east-bound to the seaboard can bo handled by water rates far below any standard upon which a railroad cau afford to operate, neral Manager Kimball of the Uniou Pacific said: “The move cer- 1y is one of vital importance to all lowa and all ronds traversing the territory sl which the river scrvice is to_ app 1t is a question whether or not it can handle freight destined to the seaboard at a lowoer margin than what ean be done by the combi nation of the railronds and the lakes, and also expedite business 8o as to be satisf tory to the shipper. There is little doubt any mind but that river service will receive good local patronage, and it may result in a large quantity of seaboard freight being moved in_that cireit. Whether it will be remunerative or not o the projectors of the service of course romains to b determined, but at any hazzard, it foreshadows dauger cus competition for the railroads.' In another light, a well-known railroad of ficial states that' the greatest injury will result to the roads east of the river, for the reason that the western roads will depos their freight destined to the seaboard, upon reaching the river, and that the bulk of the western proaucts will be shipped that v On the othier hand all river freight wests bound fsom the coast, coming from caste seaboard, via the ocean and river, would have to be deposited at points along the river; castern roads would enjoy i nd traflic to points west, but cast bound freight from the west, would be taken up by the river service, even to a consic dis- tance cast of the river. In this respect, it is stated, that a severo blow would be dealt Chicao, and that what the latter would lose would be a gain to Davenport, Burlington Rock Island, Minncapolis, St. aul, St Louis and like places of prominence along the Mississippi. It is stated that an effort will b made to inauzurate the service on the river carly in the sprin, Compressed Paper Wheels, 1t is stated that the iron wheel on the coachies and tenders of locomotives will soon give way to the compressed paper wheel, Ingincer John Campbell, of the Union Pa. cific, has operated engine No, 305, the tender of which is equipped with compressed paper wheels, eighteen months, during which time he has averaged 4500 miles a month, or making the lineal distance traveled 81,000 miles. The wheels are but slightly impaired by this service. Bemga trifle convex, they have been turned down, which, it is said, fits them for the snme amount of service again, and also that they will withstand a repetition of the “‘turning_dow" process, which gives them triple service and durability. In other words, the compressed paper wheel will stand 243,000 miles of travel. The limited guarantec of an iron wheel is 60,000 miles. The iron wheel costs §12 and the compressed paper wheel §55. Nearly all the new coaches of the Union Pacific are being equipped with compressed paper wheels, the tire being steel and the boxing iron service on ot hiaul clause provents wds by means of special Union Pacific Improvements, Vice President Holcomb, of the Union Pacific, lett for Chicago yesterday afternoon where he will attend a meeting of the rail- way presidents to-morrow. He will also meet President Adams, of the Union Pacific, when, it is stated, matters pertaining to im- provements in and about Omaha will be dis- cussed. Railrond Notes. The morning trains on the Wabash and ioux City were over two hours late yes- terday, résulting from snow drifting on the track. Assistant General Manager Dickinson has returned from a business tripto points south. Car’ Accountant Buckingham, of the Union Pacific bas returned from Leaven- worth, L. 1. Sheldon, assistant_superintendent of telegraph of the Missouri Pacitic, and J. A. Edson, assistant general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific, are in Omaha on a tour of inspection of the Gould system. Assistant General Purchasing Agent M Kibben, of the Union Pacific, has returned from an extended trip to’ points in the east on business connected with his depart- ment. Upon arriving in Omahu he was greeted with a circular appointing him to the above position. neral Trafic Manager Mellen, of the Union Pacific, has returned from Chicago, where he was in attendance at a mecting of the Colorado Trafic association. The meeting was cadled for the purpose of extending the time for the agreement to apply, in view of the probable formation of the presidential agrecment, The time was extended to April 1. The general western freight agents' organ- ization met at the Millard yesterday, and dis- cussed matters pertaining to local freight nd passenger matters, Nothing outside of routine business was transacted. P. P. Shelby, formerly connected with the Union Pacific, but now ‘general manager of the Montana Central, is endeavoring to en- list enterprise in the construction of a line to Portland, Ore., connecting with the north- ern transcontinental lines, A New Train, The connecting link botween N braska and Kunsas has just been placed in service by the Union Pacific railway This train leaves Council Bluffs daily at 4:45a. m.; leaves Omuha at 5:05 a. 'm., and runs through without change to Manhattan, Kan., making direct con- nections there with the Kansas division of the Union Pacific railway for all points in Kansas and Colorado west- bound, and for Topeka, Lawrence, Kan- sas City and points cust and south via Kunsas<City. Returning, train leaves Manhattan at 2:25 p. m.; arviving at Beatrice at 6:25 p. m., Lincoln at 7:50 p. ., and Omaha at 11:20 p. m., Coun- cil Bluffs 11:40 p, m., making direct connection with Kuansas division trains from Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka anil the cast, and from Denver, Salina, Abeline and all points west, enabling hassengers to visit the principal points in Kansas and Nebraska in the shortest possible time. These trains have first- class equipment, consisting of smoking cars and first-class day coaches of the latest pattern. 'he new train will i1l a long felt want, and is bound to be popular. e A Common Experience. Philadelphia Record: Gentleman— “See here, it isn’t half an hour since I gave you a dollar to go into that fine restaurant and get a meal, and now you sty you're starving.” Tramp—-Just 50, pard: it ain’t my fault, You see [ ain't used to dining at first-cluss places, and [ made a big mis- take in my orde Lost the hull dollay an’ got only three mouthfuls,” I2h? 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The telegraphic columns of Tnr Bre con tain information that the time in which the filing of proposats for the new postoflice site an be effected has been extended from Feb ruary 23to March 1. ‘This change has given satisfaction to a number of people who were not content with the limited time heretofors allowed for the filing of the proposals, and will probably have the effect of intensifying the competition which is now pretty general throughout the business portion of the ¢ The choice narrows down to a few blocks in the heartof tne city, in counection with which several real estate dealers, as also some other intercsted citizens, are working very hard. An impression is gaining ground that the selection alveady an as- sured fact, and that people of con- siderable monetary interost in Omaha and at the same time of some political infiu cnce with the government have been instru- mental in the selection. This site scems to be that bounded by Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets and Dodge strect and Capitol avenue. This block contains only two permanent. im- provements the valuo of which is not consid- cred very great. They might easily be torn down and replaced with more valuable structures, even if the ground upon which they stand should not be desired for the new postoftice. The other buildings areold and rotten, and it wouid perhaps be a_blessing if they stiould be removed, especially if they should be replaced by something permanent and expensive in character. The proprictors of this block arc Messrs. McCague, Mor Neville and Crounse, the last mentioned owing the southeast corner of Sixteenth and_Capitol avenue, Nevilie owning tho northeast corner of Sixtcenth and Dodge streets, Morse owning the southwest corner of Capitol avenue and Fifteenth stroct, and McCague the northwest corner of Dodge and_ Fifteenth streets. It is supposed that options for the greater part of this block nave already becn secured, and that when the blanks “are reccived they will be filed with the postmaster. It is possible, however, for the building to be erected upon the greater part of this block with- out touching wupon the Crounse property, or that of Judge Neville, if it should be desired to erect the postofiice on a site 200x230. This would enable the Crounse building to- remain where it is, while but two feet would be required of the Tot of Judge Neville. The latter was asked as to whether oruot he had given any op- tion on his property, and claimed that hie had not, and said that some people had spoken to hini_about locating the building on this block, but that further than that nothing iad been done, However, himself and J. H. MeShane had spoken of selling the property which they owned between Capitol avenue and Davenport street for postofice purpose: but had giveu an option to nobody. 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