Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1889, Page 5

HE CHANGES HIS OPINION, Boundaries of Water-Front Lots Chaoge with the Water. BREWER'S JUDGE D ECISION, East Omaba Land Company Wins in Its Celebrated Case Regard Aceretion Rights on Ov OfF Istanid—Kte. Follows the Water, Yesterday Judge Brewer handed down most important decision in the case of tho East Omuha land company vs Thomas Joff ries, and one directly opposito his forme decision on the same question. The land in dispute is part of Cat-Off island and tho quarrel was over the possession of territory formed by accretions since the oficial sur- years ago. ‘Thomas Jeffries had bought sc of this land formod by alluvial deposits from a squatter thereon, The Fast Omaha lund compary had bought the original lot surveved and claiwed the accrotions thercto to the river frout. Both parties thus claimed the samo land, bnt today’s decision mukes 1t the property of the Kasi Omaha land compony. The point in dispute was whether frac tional lots with water boundaries followed thio shifting of the water fron The first question was whether the doc- trine of accretion applied. The judee, in his former opinion, assumed tiat it dia. While the allegation in the bill was that an imper- ceptible increase had taken place, yet the counsel for the defeadant urged ‘that the court was bound to take judicial notice of the character of the Missouri river, the soil thirough which it flowed and of the rapid ges in the banks which were constautly goingon; also, tha', the extent of the increase as disclosed by the vill wus so at as to forbid the idea of that necessary inpercept- ibie increas Judge Brewer says in hi cannot assent 1o this. the incrcase 1 great, many acres having been added, yet the time dur- ing which this increase was made ‘was nearly twenty years; and obvious during that time, an increase might be going on, impes ptible from day to day and from week to week, which during the lupse of these many years would result in the addi- tion of all the land as alieged. Hence, not- withstanding what is known of the charac- ter ot the river and the soil through which it flows, no conclusions flowing therefrom ll,;l'l‘lllu"flllhl'D\\’ the plain avermeats of tne *‘Passing now to the question on which I ruled in favor of the defendant, I am con- strained to belicve that I erred therein. It at a deed of lot four cony 1ot four only as it existed at the time of the survey, and that all accretions remained the proporty of the prior owner unless expressiy named in the deed, The ruling was base principally apon the case of James vs John- son 18 How. 150, and, singular, it is that case which, aftér reargument and re-ox- 15 W6 to change my opinion, ‘Section 2,306 of the revised statutes pro- vides that the boundary lines which have not been actually run and marked shall be ascer- tained by running sttaight lines from tho es tablishei corners to the opposite correspond- ing corners; but in those portions of the fractional townships where no such corres- ponding corners have been or can be fixed the boundary lines snall be obtained by rua- ning from the estavlished corners due north and south or cast aud west lines, as the case may be, to the water course, Canadian boun- dary line, or other exterual boundary of such fractional township, “'Obviously, then, in surveying land bor- dering unon a river, the opposite corners of the quarter sections are ftixed and the side lines ure extended from uhese corners par- allel with each other until they meet the water course, and that water course and not. any line that ruus along it becomes the . boundary. *'In other words, the supreme court seems to have laid down this proposition that, where o water line is the boundary of a named lot, that line remains the boundary, no matter how it shifts,and a deed describing the number or name conveys the laud up to thut shifting line exactly as it does up to the fixed side line. “The true rule is that, so lone as the doc- trino of ascretion applics, theg water line if naimed as the boundary coutinues to be the boundary, no matter how much it may shift, and the lot carried all to such hne. This decision will affect cisastrously the interests of over two hundred property own- ers, muny of them having their entire for- tune invested there, The grand jury of the Umted States court has finally adjourned after finding twenty {f;llr indictments out of fifty-three invest; ions, survey ral acros opinion: S While it is true District Court. Juage Hopewell went home and wurned the trial of the criminal cases over to Judge Clarkson, 'he first case called was that against 14 Darlington, a good looking young follow who is charged with having burglar- ized a Douglas street store a few weeks ago, Stephen Dailey was acquitted in Jud, Hopewell’s court of baving burglarized Cum. mins & Murphy's saloon. The prosccution admitted that Dailey hud money on deposit in the saloon and that he didn't takeas much as beloneed to him, There are two other cases of Mrs. Randall agmnst the Burlington road to be tried this term, Having secured a verdict of 5,000 for the death of her husband, she will also wry to recover damages for her son's 1juries and also for the value of the personal prop- erty of the family that was destroyed in the wreci. Judge Davis' last official act before vac ing the bench in Judge Clarkson’s favor was 10 grant a decreo of divorce to Mrs. Mury J. Nicholas from her husband, Edward K. Nicholas. William H. Roth filed a petition yesterday for a divorce from his wife, Hattie D. Roth. ‘The petitioner accuses his wife of having committed adultery with Wiliard A, White at the Roth home on Murcy street last spring. ,This is the outcome of the scandal that at tracted considerable atteation when Mrs, Roth attempted to shoot her husband for his alleged intimacy with s typewriter. The watter was settled at the time and a treaty of peace and virtue signed, which Roth now alleges his wife has broken. Charles Heinz was appointed ad mnistrator to tho estate of George Mullar, Samn Hosford has brought suit against Johanua Sweeaey to compel her to allow him the use of a passageway through her yard 1o order to gev from his louse to the “street. ‘The property on which his Louse stunds is leased from Mrs. Sweeney and is hemmed in Dy other parties, but Mrs. Sweeney refuses M passage way through her proporty. The partics live on Seventeouth street be: tween Clark and Charlos, George G, Wallace has commenced suit in foreclosure against Moses Forbes und wife, John . Helin has commenced suit in fore- clnlluru against Alexander R. Hughes and wife., Judge Hopewell ordered Ed Collins re- lewsed from coufinewent in the county jail, where he was locked up by order of Justics of the Peace Perry Hattier of Valley. The justice 1mposed u fine of $40 and fmprison- ment for sixty days for slapping & boy. A writ of habeas corpus was obtained and Collins taken before Judge Hopewell, who docided that the imprisonment was illegal. Louise Hiliika has commenced sult against George W. Hall et al to recover $2,500 on & note, unty Co et ‘The Dougias county bank has brought suit agaiost Mrs, P, C. Hall, etal., to recover §200 onanote, aud against . H. Walker et al, 10 recover $150 on a uote. The will of James O. Haney was admitted %o probate yestorday, and Lomils Haney aud ‘William Hopper were uppoluted executors of the estato. Henry C. Sawtell has brought suit against Jobu Kemmor for $253 alleged, o be due for milk sold and delivered. The Howe lovestwont company has Dbrought suit agaiust Dan 1. Houin et al to rocover $300 on nowes: against L. P. Pruyn ©t al to recover $600 on ol and agaiost George W. Roberts for §500 o a note, Oscar N. Huut has comwenced suit against John Kewmmer for §76.80 for milk soid and delivered, In the case of Thatcher vs Touzalin meat was readored iu the sum of $306.03 Plalntife, udg- for PRYSICIA Ralph's Plum and How it is Sought by Others, There is scarcely an office in the gift of Mayor-clect Cushing which is not eagorly sought by from ono to a dozen people. The position of city physician is one which is greatly in demand. This is the first time that such has been the case in the history of Omaha. It may be understood, however, when it is known that it is one of the best paid oMces in the city, The position was held for a long time by Dr. Leisenring, who performed the duties of the office in the modest manner which the insignificance of the office warranted. In those days the salary was only $450 per year. Acl me with the administration of Mayor Broatch. The preseat ineumgbent, Dr. Raipt, was appointed to succeed DF, Leisea- ring. The s was just 80 much pin money, but Broatch offered to aid in secur- ing an increase in the samo. The movement was talph had been long in his bor ased tho salary 10 $2,400 ¢ £200 per month, not- withstanding that he had little more to_do than when hie was willing to work for 8450 a year 3 1 thought this ing cof pay for Ralph a piece of robbery,” said a_physician. “Thd services porformed by that man in no way Justified tho increase, What has ‘he doune for the money! Nothing, except to plaster thugs and sew up ontlaws when they woere injured in rows. What has he ever doneto ward off epi demics, to insure u_ supply of pure milk to the pooplct When he was asked why he had not seni tho mortuary statistics to the na- tional board ‘of health, be said he had not forwarded them because thore was ‘novhing in it’ for him. And yet last summer he did not hesitate to go on a junketing tour to the meoting of the board, which was held in the east. But Ralph doesn’t He knows :m has a soft thing and would like to kenp % Other physicians know and appreciate the fact and eagerly desire the place, Among them are Dr. Galbzaith, D. E. W. Loe, D: Rebert, Dr. Carter, Dr. Somers, Dr. Parke Dr. Jouas and half a dozen others. ‘It is a somewhat significant fae physician, “now that we have a railroad or, that there should be a desive on the of railroad surgeons to become city phy sicians, Drs. Gabraith, Lee and[Rebert rep- resent the Union Pacitic ana B, & oL roads, and no doubt are backed by their respective corporations for the place, A railroad ph sician giving testimony before a o Jury in a vailroad casuaity might be service to his employers; you know Cio and see Caste at the Grand opera house tonight. It is given for the noble purposes of charity, the ladies and gen- tlemen in the play gratuitously offy ing their services in the good cause. Let the generous pooplo of Omaha show their appreciation of good deeds. said a The first presentation of *“‘Little Lord Fauntleroy” in Omaha was witnessed at Boyi's opera house last night by one of the largest and most intelligent audiences of the season. That it was thoroughly enjoyed gocs withont saying. So well pleased were some of those present that after the per- formance several persons clamored at the box oftice window, eager to secure seats for tonight. Itis nota greatplay, butone of thé pretuiest dramatic entertainments evor given to the stage, There is nothing of the usual mechanical uppliances used to produce startling situations, glaring effects or startling climaxes in the piece, but on the other hand 1t has a quiet, decply interesting domestic story, told in as pieasing a manver as the English lan- guage commands and is acted by an excel- lent company of dramatic avtists. The dialogue runs largely to tearful pathos and affecting sentiment, though here and there crops out occasional flushes of clean cut humor, as_ woll us some keen, aptly put irony. = Of course Tommy Russell, a wonder- fully clever little boy, us Lord Fountleroy. was the center of attraction. and on hun di pends almost exclusively the success of the play, while the case- hardened old Eax of Dorincourt, Mr, Haversham, his solicitor, Silas IHobbs the groceryman, Dick,a New York bootblack, Fauntleroy’s mother, aud Minna, an adven- turess, are more or less important in their way. What they do and say is commonplace to an audience as compared to the acting of the handsome, golden haired, manly little lord. Master Russell is all tnat he has been pictured, and move too. No one cau appre- ciate his perfect ability without seeing him. He captures an audience the moment that he appears on the stuge and ve- fore the nperformance is over has everybody completely infatuated with him, Miss Helen Lowell, who plays the part of Fauntleroy’s mother, is a very pretty woman ond graceful actress, Frank I, Aiken sus- tains the character of the gouty earl as though né had been moulded especially for it. . ‘This morning at 9 o'clock the sale of seats for the engagemenet of the Boston Howard Atlienaeumn Ity company will goon sale. This great attraction Boyd's opert bouse on Monda; next. and Tuesday The probabilitics are so great that a large audience will attend the matince perform- ance of “Little Lord Fauntleroy” at the Boyd this aiternoon that the management have decided to open the gallery, 10 which the admission has been fixed at 23 conts, Miles' Nerve a An important discover; They act on the sver, stomach and bowels through the nervos. A mew principie. They speedily cure billiousness, bad taste, torpid liver, piles and constipation. Spiendid for men, womer and children. Smallost, iildest, rest. 80 doses for 25 cents. Samples free at Kuhu & Co.’s, 15th and Douglas, Zl)lbllflllm.‘i WINS, He Recovers His Beer Cases and Eot- tles—The Case to be Appealed. Mayor Broateh, Judge Berka, Chief Seavey and Captain Cormack were the de - fendants in a replevin suit that was heard for a second time before a juryin Justice Shaw's court yesterday. Numerous witnesses were examined on both sides, and after the jury had been out foran hour, a verdict was~ returned for the plaitiff, Goulib Zimmerman had revlevined several cases of beer which had been sewed by the police from women of the town on a search warrant, the charge against the women be sellivg liquor without a license. ‘I'he jury recommended that the original owner of the property be restored to posses- sion of the same, and that the costs of the actions be assessed against all of the defend- ants; except Police Judge Beria, . The damage estimatod and aliowed by the jury was 50 and costs, ‘I'hie defense gave notice of appeal. \When the testimony was about half over the jury was excused for a few moments, in order to give them an opportunity to *'stretch their logs,” as was stated by an attorney. Some wit on the side suggested that it might be that instead of stretching their own lunbs they wight pull some other man's leg. But that was only a joke, Ten, fifteen d twenty munutes rolled by, All the jurors returnea excopt & colored man named Bell. Finally @ balliff scoured the neighborhood and found tha’ the fellow had gone home and com- menced work in his shop. He was told that he was wanted agaiv and hastened back to the court room, where he apologized to the ustice, stating that inasmuch as no timit ad been placed on the vacation of the jury he did not know exactly when the justice desired that they should reconvene. ‘e case will be coucluded iu the district ocourt. e — Cozzons hotel, $1.50 and 2,00 per day, L The Stute Fuir, There will be a weetiog of the board of trade Monday evening 1o receive the reports of the committee appornted 1o lok up suita- ble grounds for the location of tle state fair, The committee on orgnization will also roport aud will recommend, wwoug otber things, that the organization be named the Owuba Agricultural Park association, so as not Lo conflict with other fuir wud exposition associations. | Liver Pills. Pears' is the best and purest soap ever mude. will appear at. EXPLODING A BOMBSHELL. Damaging Testimony Given by W. L. Fisher in the Polack Oase. PROMISES MADE TO CLERKS, How a Party by the Nams of son Blackmailed Polack —4 Few Remarks by Judge Dundy. The attorneys for the insurance companies exploded a bombshell in the Polack case in the United States court yesterday aftor- noon when they put W. L. Fisher, a formor employe of Mr. Polack, on the stand, Fisher tostified to the fuct that after the five K. L Jenkins, auother salosman, was scon by a of the insurance men to whom he mude a statement that Polack con- sidered was injurious to him; that Polack then asked the witness if he would not in company with Albin Johnson, another sales man, swear that kins' testimony was false, to which the witness replied that he would not. also stated tiat Polack promised he (Fisher) and Johuson would swear in his favor, he would keep them in his cmploy, take them to Beatrice and make them partners in his clothin house. Polack had remarked thut Jenki testimony must be killed. This conversa- tion was had in the hearing of Johnson. At another time Johuson had come into the store and said: “Mr., Polack, | want so money,” to which Polack replied that ho had none. Johnson then said, *If you don't give me some money [ will go to the insurance men £nd tell them what [ know." Poluck then took Johnson to tnestore and gave him a check. At this point Judge Dundy interrupted the examination by stating that he proposed to inform the district court and the district at- torney of this state of facts: That Johuson’s action was blackmail, and that he proposed to 800 that he wus prosecuted; that when evidencs of that Kind was ehcited on the wituess stand he did not propose 1o lot it pass by unnoticed. Johnson had committed ave offense and was not u safe man to at large. I'he exammnation then proceeded. Fisher asserted that Polack had given one salesman a severe talking to after the fire becanse ho did not bring certain goods down stairs, al- leging that ho didn’t” waot them burned. Witness suid Polack afterward corrected ¢ suying it was too bad they were representative the rear of At this point the court this morning, when Rishe will be renewed, — The worst feature about catarrh is its dangevons tendency to consumption. Hood’s Sarsuparilla cuves catarch by purifying the blood, SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Procecdings of the City Council Mayor Sloune and Councilmen MecMillan, O'Rourke, Towl, Johnston, Melcher and Boyd were present when the council con- vened Thursday evening to act on the nssess- ments for the er on Twenty-fourth street, the paving of N, Twenty-seventh and M streets and Railroad avenue. cial ordinance, No, 15, assessing the cost of paving Railroad avenue, Twenty-seventh auna M streets, and special ordinance No_ 16, assessine the costs of the Twenty-fourth street sewer, were read and passed finally. Councilnan Johnston then stirred up a hor- net's nest when he called up special ordi nance No. 12, assessing the expense of grad- wg N streot. Councitman Towl began catechising members about the un- derstanding had that the assess- ment was 10 be made by the lineal foot, and only ou abutting property asserting that such was his understanding, and he knew it was of all the citizens and nearly all the mem- bers of the council. Mr, Towl made such a forcible argument and strong case that it was éusy seeirfg that trouble was brewiu: Messrs. McMillan and Johnston both ad- mitted, in answer to Mr. Towl's questions, that such wero their views av that time, but that they had become convinced that w assess the cxpenses alone on abutting property, was wrong and inequita- ble, and they believed illegal and that now they believed assessments ought to be made on adjacent property, Mr, Melcher agreed with Mr. Towl and would vote against the ordinance. This brought ex-Councilman Daniei Rafferty, Patrick Rowley and Judge King 10 the front and they povred in the hot shot and Mr. Johnson stopped- the promising war by a motion to adjoura. ijourncd until examination A rary Society. 'he necessity of more geueral and accurate information in regard to Irish patriots, mar- tyrs and events caused a number of the edu- cated and well-mformed Irish-Americans to Qiscuss the question of organizing a society for the study of the subject. At a well- attended meeting, held in ono of the rooms in L. Agnes’ church, it was decided to organize an “Irish- American literary sociely for the purposes mentioned, Ofticers were elected as follow: Presi- dent, Judge Patrick J. King: first vice pres- ident, Councilman John N. Burke; second vies president, IRobert Parks; corresponding secretary, William Enright; financial se tury, Jdohn Dwyer; treasurer, Patrick Sheehy, Messrs. Honry McKendry, Jeremiah How- ard, Judge Patrick J. King, J. S, Harring- ton and Bernard MeDermott were appointed a committee on by-laws, Adjourned to mect Sunaay, December 22, in St. Agnes church, The Preshyterian Bazaar, The ladies of the Presbyterian Aid society held a very enjoyable aud successful bazcar. Standing room was at a premium, while nearly everything in the booths was sold. The singing by the Smith fawmily assisted vy E. G. Rozelle, added greatly to the entertainment. The Cornet band ren- dered excellent music, Tonight the priceof supperdtall the tables will be reduced to 15 cents, but an admis- sion fee for those not havin cent tickets will be charged. Bobhemian Lodge C. 8. P. 8, Election. Star of Laberty lodge, No. 145, C. 8. P, 8., has elected officers as follows: President, Joseph M. Tobias; vice president, Anton Pivouka; secretary, John Mihall; treasurer, Vaicav Pivonkaj; trustees, Joscph M. Tobias, Anton Pivonka and Frank Vicack; outside guard, IFrank Vicaek; inside guard, Joseph Iiraus; representatives to the grand lodge, Valcav Pivouka and John Berka. The grand lodge will meet 10 Omaha in January. The lodge will meet in the Knight of Pythias hall “the first Monday evening of each mouth, Knight of Honor Election. Good Will lodge, No, 430, Kuights of Honor, has elected ofticersas follows: Dic- tator, Henry L. Smith; post dictator, James Kennedy; vico dictator, Charles E. Boff; assistant dictator, Micuael J, Quinn; floancial roporter, Edward Wichter; ro. porter,Charles K. Burgess; chaplain,George Marshall; modical examiner, Dr. Jumes A. Kolly; guide, Luwrence Marsh; guardisu, Heary . Busch; sentel, C. W. Fiolds: trustoes, James W. Formanek, Frank Pratt and Arthur H. Rushford; ropresentatives 10 the grand lodge, Henry L. Smith, Scandinavian Entertainment. North Star Scandinavian society will give & dance and entertainment to the mewbers and their fumilies aud wvited Scandivavian {rieuds in National hall, Twenty-fourth and L streets, Saturday evening the 28th. Messrs. John A, Neison, M. A. Martin, Chorles Kuclquest, Joseph Anderson and P J. Hunson, and Mesdames John A. Nelson and P. J. Hanson and Miss Aunie Hiwcvtad aro the gencral commitlee on arrangements. tes About the City. Irwin, superintendent at the Armour-Cudahy packiug houses, is sick. Thirty new members joined the Turnverein sociely at the last meeting. Charles L. Porter, of the Union Pacific depot foree, is ou the sick list. ‘The broncho wou by James Manywall ut 8 BEE: SATURDAY fle, amused n crowd Thuraday afternoon while trving to “breAk” him. When the broucho quit kicking there was not a strap on him and scarcoly two pieces of wood or 1ron ot the buggy together. Sister Mary Meniea, of the Sisters of Providence, is recovering from her sickness. Sister Mary Berchmana is recovering from her attack of malaria. James Woods, late proprietor of the Woods hotel, Albright, has removed to this city ana taken a house on Tienty-soventh and K streots. J.J. Breen is recovering from of tyvhoid-pneumonin. Letter carrioc O, Wy Mitler his route Monday, _ Misses Julia B. aid Mary Spaulding and Nellie S. Root have been appointed a committes to tako charge of the Christmas celebration and A. V. Spauiding to decorate the M. E. church at Albright Acting-President W, N. Babcook of tho stockyards and Manager Henry H. Meday of the packing house of George H., Hammond & Company, purcuased from Mr. Jones the heads of the two buffalos killed on the way here, and will have them dressed and mounted for their ofticos. C. J. McCarthy has been appointed corri dor porter in the pension department at Washington, Ephes Cory of the Union stockyards foree, is confined to his room by illn, his attack will resume bank Abont Peonte. Miss Anna Van Voctor of Osage, Kan , is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Poter Cockrell Lewis K. Toppan,on his way from Denver, Colo., to his home 1n Toledo, 0., stopped in visitiug friends. O, 'T. Smith, Marshal of Delta, Colo., is & visitor in the eity. Piles! Pilest Pilest Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cure blind, blecding and_itehing piies when other oimtments havo failed. 1t absorbs the tumors, allays the ilching at once, acts as a doultice instant roliof. Dr. Witliams Tndun Pile Ointment is propared only for piles and itching of the private parts, and notiing elso. Eyery box is warranted. Sold by druggists or sent by mail on receipt of price, 25 and $1 per box. WILLIAMS' M'KG. I'he Wool Bostox, Dec. 13.—[Special Tologram to Tue Ber|—The wool market shows a further improvement und the sales for the past weels foot up 4,014,000 pounds. Prices are firm and for fine washed fleeces and combining de- laine floecos the tendency is upward, Ohio fine deluine has been sold at % 360 and Michigan at 34c, with one sale of choice at 5 1 combining rules al 10c. Quite large sales of Ohio XX reported at 4c and of short sunply and firm at 37@3Sc. wools ame, selling at 58G@b0c clean for for fine medium and 50@33e for dium. Texas wools have been selling to a fair extent at 5@ Scoured aund Cali- fornia will not. seil at much over 45¢ clean. A smullsale of Georgia was made at 27c. Medium Maine unwashed wools sold ata 1c, and Kentucky, Indiana and puriat 2i@c. In pulled wools there has been u good trade, und saies of superfine have been mude at 93@40c, one choice lot of light “B3” selling at the latter price, xtra pulled sells at 22@2Sc, | Large satos of Aus- tralian wool are reported at 331{@34c, and the market is firm. Carpet wools are firm, st For Nervous Prostration Use Hosford's. Acid Phosphate, Dr. W. Graeves, Northfield, Minn., says: *I have used it in cases of nervous prostra- tion, and also in combination with other remedies in indigestioh, it has proved as satisfactory as could be'expected.’ s He Displayed, Much Fecling. Cixcrszary, O, Dee. 13.—J. R. Decamp was on the stand in the Metropolitan bank case today. He displayed much feeling when he came to the point where it was found to be ‘essary o resort to fraud to save the credii of the bank. “We had all induced our personal friends to ddbosit their money in the bank. Their sisters had money in the bank. ‘We wanted to save the bank and our friends. What could we do when a report was de- manded?’ Market, . Steamboats for the Missouri. KANsAs Ciry, Mo, Dec. 13, —[Special Telo- gram to Tt Bee.]—Tne Kansas City packet line company has contracted with the Madi- son, Ind.. ship yard company for three boats 10 be ready by June 1, to cost §200,000. The boats will be built for Missouri river use. “Thiey will be 4 feev beam and 250 feet. Tho engines are td> be twenty inch seven foot stroko with four boilers for two inches by twenty-two feet. The boats will be lighted by clectricity. it S e oA Three Mi Buried. Cnroaco, Dec. 13,—A special from Ishpem- ing, Mich., says thrco miners were buriod this morning by a fall of earth at the Iron Mountain mive. Their names are not kunown, The chances fo r rescuiny them are slight. “ TAL THE TELEPHONE LOADED. This Electric Carrent Made Things Hum in a Doctor's Office. Dr. A. R. Rice of Springfield, Mass., was a pretty thoroughly frightencd man for about half an hour the other even- ing, says the New York World. Whiie in his office hesuddenly heard a siziling noise like water escuping. Thinking the service pipes might have burst he ran up stairs to investigate, While he was inspecting the pipes an unearthly shrick from a young woman in his office made his hair stand on end. Smoke was coming out of the door as he ran back to his office. His telephone was fairly roasting before his eyes, and the charring wood sent out thick smoke, while a small artiltery fire was in pro- gress from the tips of the moiting wires. A messenger was sent for help, and while the family stood before the burning telephone with buckets of water a telephone company employe rushed in, gave a frightened glance at the smoldering telephone and ran into the buck yard. Graspinga hoe lying near, ne tore the wires from the side of the house. 2 The remains of the telephone then cooled down, but the live wires spat fire at each other in an alarming way, and the family did not recover from their fright until the éiarrent was cut off The electric light éxtension on Temple street has just béen started, and has already burned out 'three telephones, but two of them wevre destroyed in a much less startling way than the instru- ment in Dr. Rice’s house. But for the timely arvival of ithe telephone com- pany’s employe it is thought the dwall- ing would have been set on fire. The electric light wires orossed those of the telephone and the current was trans- mitted from one to the other. Change of life, backagke, monthly irreg larities, ho! flushas, are cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine, Free samples ut Kuhn & Co,’s 15th and Douglas, a A swindler sold a Clinton county, Michigan farmer a veceipt for making his wheat weigh twice as much as it ought to, and sign a contract to divide N ;‘;"Sonfl'l‘lgfi‘nmfl D ! Ug{(P‘ISéCUT%e WELLINGS rmanently DRUGGISTS AND DEALERSY HAS.AVOGELER Co, BALTO. Mo DECEMBER 14 1889 the money gained by the extra woight with the scientific swindler. The “con- tract” eventually turned up as a prom- issory note and the farmer paid 3500 for it—and didn’t advertise the matter with a brass band either. — Tndiana, Pa., is a prohibition town, The Messenger of that place contains the following in a recent issue: *‘On Friday night last there arrived here twenty-eight kegs of beer, one five- gallon keg of whisky and five one-gallon packages. This is repeated noarly every day in the weok.” In the entrance to the dining room of one of the finest hotel rostaurants of Vienna is the photograph of the unfc tunate Prince Rudolph, splendidly framed, and surrounded by the menus of the dinners which the prince po took of in this establishment, Watch the box, buy the genuine Red Cross Cough Drops, 5 cents per box. A school item from Alask last month the boys of the caught and salted nineteen sulmon, states that Sitka school barreis of Do not be imposed on by any of the numerons Imitations, substitutes, etc., which are flooding the world, There is only ono Swift’s Specific, and there s nothing like it. Onr remedy con- tains no Mercury, Potash, Arsenic, or any po onous substance whatever, It builds up the gen- eral health from the first dose, and has never failed to eradicate contaglons blood polson and itseffects from tho system. Bo sure to get the genuine. Send your address for our Treatise on Blood and Skin Disenges, which will b matled free. SWIFT SPECTFIC CO Attanta a. - Some 0\@' Children ! Growing RN 109 Fast become listless, fretful, without enere gy, thin and weak. But you can for- tify them and build them up, by the use of SCOTT'S EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL AND HYPOPHOSPHITES Of Lime and Soda. They will take it readily, for it is al- most as paiatable as milk. And it should be remembored that AS A PRE. YENTIVE OR CURE OF COUGHS OR COLDS, IN BOTH THE OiD AND YOUNG, IT I8 UNEQUALLED, Avoid substitutionsofered. ~ LIEBIG Company's EXTRACT OF MEAT, For improved & eco- nomic _cookery. Use 1 for Soups, Sauces, Made Dishes. (Game, if%ish, etc..) Apsic or Meat Jeliy. Keeps perfectly in all cli- .intes for any length of time, and 18 cheap- er and of finer flavor than any other stock. One pound equal to forty pounds of lean beel of the value of about §7.50. Genuine only with Justus von Liebig’s rnat s show! AST ALL PRECEDENT! OV ER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBETUD Louisiana State Lottary Company. Incorporated by the Legislaturo, 1 cational and Charitable purp 1 DAL of the prosent st Ovorw) Its G In 157, by an 'RAORDINARY DRAWINGS tuke pluc i-Aunually, (June and December), andits GRANDSINGLENGMBER DAWINGS e place in ench of the other ten months of the year, and ure all drawn in public, at the Acad: emy oz Musle, Now Orleans, La, “Wedo horoby cortifs that wo supervise the nung: all tho Monthly 8o Semi-Aunu mpany, Jrawings cled with d nll par Tizo tho Company o use this certi: es 0f our siznatures attached, in ar | & COMMISSIONERS, We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers, willpay ull prizes drawn In the Loulsiaus Siate Lotteries whiCh may be prosented at our counters. R M. WALMSLRY, Pres, Louisiana Nat. Bank PIERRE LANAUX, Pres, State Nat'l Bank. A.BALDWIN, Pres, New Orleans Nat'l Bunk. CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank. MAMMOTH DRAWING At the Academy of Music, New Or- leans, Tuesday, December 17, 1889, CAPITAL PRIZE, - $600,000 100,000 Tickets at $40; Halves $20; Quarrters, $10; Eights $5; Twe i W PRIZES @ PUIZEs APPROXINATION 100 Prizos of §1,00 100 do 0 an W do W WO 198 Prizes of £00 ure. 3,144 Prizes amounting to... .$2,(59,600 ANTED. #7 KO CLUB RATES, oF any further fnformation desired, write lepibly 10 the undersixned, cloarly stating'your residenice, with State, County, ‘Street and Number. More rupld return mail delivery will Ve ussured Ly your enclosing un envelope bearing your full address. IMPORTANT. AddressaM, A, DAUPHIN, New Orléans, La. Or M. 4. DAUPHIN, Wushington, D, Sy onainary leitor, contuining MOXEY Okiwm, is A sued by o) press Companies, New York Exchange Diateor Postal Note, Address Reglstered l:l!iitTnnlainln; Curreney to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK. New Orleans. La. REM R il the payment of Prizes iy UAKA D BY KOUR ‘NATIONAT BANKS of Now Grleans, and tho Uckels are sikned by the preal dent of AR distibatio ¢ o Tecogulzod In the highcst o of ull mitations or anoay DOLLAIL ‘in 't brice of the smallest part or icket ISsUKO GY U3 1o 8oy drawing, Our e offered o leas (hAh & GOIIAF a3 wawindie. AGENTS W orod rights ate Tofore voware PAINLESS GR ECHAM® Tl WoR s “or Bitious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fab noxs, and Swolling after Meals, Dizzines: s of Breath, Costiveness, Scun Nervous and Trembilng Sensatior This 18 no flotion, acknowledged (o bo a Wonderpul Medicine, ind Drowsiness, Cold Chili Blotehes on the Ski THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELI Vory 8uforor 1 earnostly invited to try ono Box of tioss Pills, and they will be Fluinings of Heat, Lovs of Appitte, Disturbed Sieen, Frighttus Dreams. and o EF IN TWENTY MINUTES, BEECHAM'S PILLS, takon as directed, will quickly restore females to comploto health, For s WEAK STOMACH; IMPAIRED DIGESTION; DISORDERED LIVER; they ACT LIKE MAGIC :—n fesr doses will work muscular System ¢ crousing with th ro ““facts * admitted by thousands, in il Nervous Atd Debilitatod 18 that BEECHAM: MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. Full directions with Prepared only by THOS, REECH Druggists generaily. B, F. ALLEN tod States, who (If your driggist o Sold b the reatoring long-lost_Complexion ROSEBUD OF HEALTH tho sehoie phy: PILLS HA! wondors upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthening tho DEiEing back the keen edge of appetite, 1 energy of tho human frame. Thess : And G110 Of the best gUATANIEOS 10 the MAVZ THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PATENT i Box M, 8t, Melens, Laneashive, England. « 366 and 367 Canal St., New York, Solo Agents for koop thom,) WILL MAIL BEECHAM'S PILLS ON RECEIPT OF PRICE 25 CENTS A BO'X;' H & TAYLOR. HardwaremScales A Large Assortment of BOY'S AND MEN'S TOOL CHESTS, A FULL LINE OF ICE TOOLS AT BOTTOM PRI $FSEND FOR CATALOGUE, 1405 Douglas Sfreet, - Omaha, 0YDs (JPERA Ho Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14 (Saturday Matinee.) ¢ LITTLE $ > LORD ( ¢ FAUNTLEROY. . Francls Ho ®; parquor ar 0); ‘waliory 2 prices, e, te will Thursday. Bovos. (JPeRA HOUSE Monday snd Tuesday, Dec, 16 and 17. THE GIANT PIONEERS OF HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE, Boston Howard Atheneun SPECIALTY COMPAHY. hutcher, Littlo Tda Heath, W Brunin, t 1) . Abachi und Maxuz, Dutch Dl Morn, Conroy and Fox, anit Mo will hake up & programme’ (h n scen in sinr prices. ng. i and who hus ON SALE PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH 1302 FARNAM STREET. The Tyler System of Bank Counters Unegualled in Style, Quality or Price, 'fl!ro 'I';?er Desks. 200 Now Bclleu, ether with 1000 Tables, Chairs, Th;‘l‘ylernoyalT |l: WriterCabinets and Désk Combines tyles, Finest on Earth, s o Tiuateaten. Datalops Fron. 7 ia, TVLERDESK GO, ST Lo, Mo 0 Sk e Fn aprings on, i el put o0 Lol h Gdntry or fing et satisfaction. | THE RALWAY TIME TABLES OMATIA. YION ROUTE.| Ma BURT, Arive~ Depot R Owmuha. Loave | Omnha. Lincoli & Colorado Mall.. Chicago I'ast Mali, P. Transfor. nsas Clty Kansus City SIOUX ( Depot 1 \press. . TY & PACIFIO| h & Webster sts. | 8. Paul Limited. b m rrive | Omava, 5 p | Loave 5 am Leave Omahia | Arrive | at Owaha t L& K. C, L &K C I Atlantic E! “tibnled Expre UNION PACIFIC | Depot 10th and Marcy sts! *Overland Flyer. Thimiced st Omaha. pm D m am pm am apiliion Passeug, pm *Daily WABASH W Depot 10tn & No. Leave | Arrive | Omaha. | Omana. TP M&EO. | L& Webster sts, ioux City | Sioux City Ac'mmodat'n & St. Paul Limited.... ..., . pm *Florence Passenger. am| Florence Passenger. P m| +Bloux City Ac'om’dutn| pm 3Soux City Ac'om'dat'n| *Duily Except Sunday. 3Daily Except Monday, CI&N. W, 1t. R. Depot 10th's Marcy ts, Chicago Kxpr Fast Limited, Daily.. Atlaniic Mail, Daily pm| K. E.&M. V.R. K. | Leave Depot 1ithi Webster sts.| Omalin, press. pm am Teave Arrive Omaha. Omans. & ml 8 pm| 10 Black Hills Express......| 8. Hastings & Suporior ix.| Lincoln & Wahoo P'ass...| b David Oty & York Pass.| 6 { Norfolk Pass 3 5 & m| 5 8 m| pm AL SUBURBAN TRAINS, Westward. Ruuning betwesn Council Blufls bright, 1n addivion to the statio trains’stop at Twentieth and t Summit in and Al s mentioned, enty-fourtl wha [ [Sonth | Al depot. |Sheely.Omalia/bright, AM. EERERRERE EEEL EESZoxuonamusicns! GOLD MEDAL, PALILS, 1878, W. BAK"R & CU8 Breakiast Gocoa s absolutely pure and it is solublo. No Chenvicals d 10 ite preparation. It has more three times (e atrength of Cocon d with Starch, Arrowruot or Bugar, and is therefure f Sold by Grocers everywhere, W. BAKER & C0, Dorchester. Mass STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1389, Nos, 308-404-170-604. THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS, BAY §TpATE U]TAR A e 3 ‘,. o \ q " S&CHEAPEST (EE TRVMENTS BosTon;Mass J:CHAYNES & AL T Routn | bright, Omaha AM, “Oimaha Trans |broad: Depot. | fer, Suburban BELT LINE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY, Leave Omahis daily except Sunday for poluts between Wobster at. and Wost Side~5:5) a, m,, a.1., 5:16 p. m, 6:16 p. m, For' Purtal dally 'excent Sunday-7:6) 8, m., 0 p. . For Portal Suudays only-8:% a. m,, 12:45 p.om Arrive dally except Sunday f and points ystween W ~0:40 8. 0., Ti40 & 10., 6:00 p. o, 7110 p. m. daily except Bunday—arrivo 9:10 203 p. . Poril Sundays only—arrive 19; ) p. . All‘ Y -l ';l. 125 Doar A, SOSPRIRH, Sh7 v B R o St | berlence; bikinuss quictly una legally traus