Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 11, 1893, Page 5

\ ! | | ] i { ! b A 1 \thl wheels will be 640,972,000 gallons. i /b - CONSIDERING THE CANAL »Bession of the County Board Devoted to } Disoussion of the Platte Project, REPORTS OF THE ENGINEERS RECEIVED Rertilta of the Recent survey of the Eik- horn wnd The Sehome Thoroughly Discassed—¥Final Dig- Next Friday. Placte Rivers position Next Friday morning the county commis. sioners will hold a special session, at which time they will decide the question of whether or not they will submit the propo- sition Ing tho votery of the country precincts ® cast their ballots for or against the issuing of bonds in the sum of $1,000,000 toaid in the construction of tho Platte river eanal from a point near Fremont to Seymour park, just southwest of this city Yesterday the membors of the board met to receive the roports of the cungiucers ap. poiuted to make the survey of the Elkhorn ‘and the'Platte rivers, and also to hear what v had 1o say with reference to the yolume of water, buv before any action was taken they listenad to a communication from Cur C. Turner, in which he asiced that if the canal was built the city of Omaha be com- pelled to maintaina rondway along the banks and over the dams crossing the sireams County Surveyor Smith, in submitting his reports of measircments, said that In meas uring the Elkhorn ata point three-fourths of a mile above the Arlington bridge he had found a flow of 512 cubic feot of water per second. and that the Platte, a short distance below I'remont, discharged 1,004 cubio feet per nd, making a total of 1,606 cubic feet per sccond for the two streams. Enwineer Howell, in lus report, stated that he found 400 cubic’ feet per socond in the Elkhorn and 3200 in the Dlatte, which would give 61,000 horse power as the maxi- mum capacity of the canal. alle Clty Engineer ltosewntrr's Report, In submitting his report upon the same subject City Engincer Rosowater said: uce Lo your request, seconded by that of the wayor and city council of Omaha, I have made such investigations relative to the essential features of the proposed Platte and Elkborn river canal for vhe develop- ment of water power and water supply as are pertinent to the main questions at issue. I'ho essental featur are, first, the available water supply; second. the attain- able head at the point of application; third, the practicability of transmission of the yowers developed to the city; fourth, the adaptability of the water for domestic pur- poses. *“To meet tho first propo gaugings of the £ at Arlington and the Platte mont. Careful cross soctions of the Elkhorn chaunel at six points on each of two sections 100 feet apart, and gaugings of the mean flow on October 6, : area, 224.9 square feet; m > per second ; discharge, 449.53 feet per sccond. hePlatteriver is divided into two main chan- nels and several smaller ones. For the pur- pose of satety as to resulis only the two main channels were moasured, with results a8 “follows: North chanael-Mean arca, 245.5 square feet; mean velocity, 2.81 feet per ond ; discharge, 680.3 cubic feet per sec- ond. South channel—Mean ar square feet; mean velocity, 2.85 feot per sec- ond ; disoharge, 1,508.4 cubic feet per second. Summary: ition I have made ® Cubic foet Total flow, Platto river... Elkhorn river. “Taking the datum lovel water mark of the Missouri at Omaha the Elkhorn river at Avlington has an ltitudo of 191 feef. The table lund at Seymour park has elevations varying from 177 to 181, The Papillion creek is 27.5at the present flow line and 38 feot at 1ts banks. \Vithout tho detailed plans of tho projected line before me it is sufliciently evident that with a dam of the Eikhorn at Arlington bolow its pro- posed confiuence with the Platte a fall of one foot per mile can be secured with a water level at the power station of 165 feet. This, with a provor enlargement of tho Pa- Jillion to tho necessary widuh for an_outlet, will give a clear availablo fall of 130 feet for ““We thus have on the basis of the present discharge of the Elkhorn and the Platte rivers as available 2,648 cubic feet per sec- ond, with a fall of 130 feet, he Platte river at the present gauging 18 av its lowest, whilst the Klkhorn will probably attain sto its minimum flow in December or January. Doubtless the same will be the case with' the Loup Fork, which supplies the groater portion of the Platto river flow at this time. It may, therofore, .bo assumed for safoty that the present dis. charge of the Loup and Elkhorn rivers will supply only one-half of the present dis- charge, which would leava 1,9 cubic feet per second, The e sed flow of the Platte in- duced by snow in the mountains will more than double this loss. Ignoring this almost certain compensating feature and allowing 25 por cent for other possibla losses through evivoration, socepage, ete., I assume as o bosis as ubsolutely certain a flow of 1,000 cubic feot per second—with a head of 125 feet. With this safo assumption wo have the following resutt: Horse Power Obtalnabie. “Theoretical horse power for turbines—14,- 886, based on twenty-four hours run, and 84,520, based on ten hours run per day, and storage. Of this the water wheels can safely bo counted to deliver 80 per cont ready for use at tbe grounds for transmission. This would leave as actual horse power de- veloped by {the wheel of 11.500 on a twenty- four hour basis, and 27,620 on a ten-hour .-basis. Theso figures are based upon the most conservative assumptions as resultants during the most unfavorable periods and under most l*l’fll‘ll! conditions. T am satis- fled that under average couditions double these results can be depended on. We now come to the question of trans. mission. There are two feasible methods of doing this. By compressed air through preumatic tubes or over wires by electricity, JXach of these methods have thelr special 4 and peculiar advantages. The compressed air method dispenscs with the necessity of any expenditure on the part of the power users, the compressed air being available at all times by being simply turned on in the lace of steam, doing away with fires, oilers, etc., the' exhiust i serving as & cooling anda ventilating medium, Compressed Alr Comsidered, “Messrs. Popp and Piedler of Paris and rlin, who have the most extensive com- essed air plant in the world in operation in +#Paris, offered Lo transmit 75,000 horse power from the Niagara falls to Buffalo in two pipe maios, twenty-four inches diameter each, with a guaranteed efficiency of 85 per cent—this including loss in compressor and tubos. The transmission of power by com- pressed alr over such a distance, fourteen miles, has not yet been tried, whilst that of electric transmission has, The Ni FFalls Power company has provided for tfans miision of 5,000 borge power by this method its practical eMciency will therefore be known the question of transmission can pos- Bibly becowe a factor for consideration here. Its anplicability to both power and refriger- ation will doubtless make it most desivable for the South Owaha packing liouses. In @ither the application of electrical or com- ressod air for transmission it will be safe ume a loss of from 20 to 30 per cent etwoen the turbine and the point of appii- cation. Available for Use in Owmsha. ‘‘Assuming o neliloss of 25 per cent. through this source wo will secure at Omaha, oo the basis of a twenty-four hour xun as herotofore assumed, o net mioimum delivery of 8,052 horse power and 20,718 horse POWOr On 4 len hours continuous run and .} storage. Tho storage of 1,000 cubio foet per second flow during fourteen hours run is a matter of easy attainment, requiring less than 300 acres of four-foot depih storage area. *‘We now come to the question of adapta- Dllity to domestic use. With a 1,000 cubio feou per second flow the daily discharge ab As- suming a future population of 500,000 and 150 lons per capita, we would need 43,000,000 daily, or less than 7 per cens of Lhis —————— e flow. This ocan readily ba diverted into sottling basins or otherwise filtered, if found necessary, and delivered into high distrib- uting reservoirs on the hills west of the city, ready for use either for diroot pressure or through the medium of a standpipe. Tho latter would not be needed to exceed 150 foet in height to deliver direct to the city. Some Insurmonntable DiMoalties, ‘One more feature in connection with the proposed canal may be here appropriately referred to, inasmuch as it is daily ques- tioned in connection with this project. Why not bring this power directly into Omaha or above Omaha at Florence, in place of a point seven miles from thecity? A canal cannot be made torun up hill. With a fall of one foor permile the canal at Seymour park is 105 feet above the Missouri river. T'o continue this canal would necessitate cither the crossing of the Papillion valley over railway lincs ata height of 125 foet or more with a supporting capacity of not less than 500 pouhds per square foos for half & mile or more, involving an enormous expense, and aftar that continuous very heavy cuts for six miles at another enormovs expense. In addition to this the right of way would add another very large amount. These in the aggrogate would involve several mil- more dollars expenditure without any isating feature to commend them. 'To y_the line northward would involve still vier and much more extended excava- tions, add fifteen miles to the length of tho canal oud incur difficulties in connection with crossings over and under railway lines, which, like the former proj wonld doubls the costof the canal. For these reasons [ regard the main project as outlined by the canal company as the,most practical. Feasibility of the Enterprise. “‘In my opinion, from the data furnished by the company's engincers and that obtained indepondently by myself, the canal project for power purjoses is o' feasible and com- mendable one. For water works purposes it is practicable to secure a water supply from tho canal or to the power traus- mitted by the Missouri river and pump from the present source. The details at the works for development of power and its transmission will require thorough consid- eration by boards of competent engineers, the samo as has boen done at the Niagara falls. These questions are not, however, confronting "The proposed canal project can be successfully carried out under proper management and divection.” Colonel Carpenter Was OIT. After listening to the reports Stephen Carpenter, one of the residents of Valley, said that the county of Douglas was opposed 10 the building of the canal, as the farmers ad been contributing annually the sum of 000 to help maintain the city of Omaha, Chairman Stenberg of the board wanted to know how the gentleman figured that the country was contributing such a large sum each year. Ho was informed that tho country prople paid $100.000 1nto the Omaha saloons each yearand that that went into he city school fund, that the county had to support the city hospitals and poor farm, and that without getting any return, Mr. Stenberg pleasantly denied the state- ment and showed that the country precinets had received more taxes during the past ten years than they had paid. In these country brecincts the money expended on the roads aggregated much more than the entire pay- ments mado by allof the precincts. Besides this the lands in the county which were worth from §0 to 860 were assessed at only # per acre. 1f the canal was built it would cnhanco the value of the land, placing it in acondition where the revenue would be more than double the amount of the in- cre; d tax. In opposing the canal scheme County Sur- voyor Smith contended that it meant a dump for Fremont and all of the towns along the line of the ditch, and that tho water would becomo so impregnated with filth that when it reached Omaha it would not be fit for domestic purposes. Isaac Hascall, a member of the council committee, opined that when once con- structed the canal would be much more valu- able for furnishing power than for furnish- ing water to drink or to use in the houses. Sialth Opposes the So Again Mr. Smith opposed the scheme by aying that the fall at mour park was not what had been represented, and that a drop of 130 feet could not bo obtained unless the lower end of the canal was built in the alr. So far as he was concerned, he said that he was of the opinion that the whole s was in the air, for if it was a good thi would have been constructed by the original promoters, instead of being farmed out to the city and county. Another thing, he said, was in the way. During the past year the city had been unable to dispose of its baving bonds, and witht another d 500,000 saddled upon the city and county the situa- tion would be oven worse. City Engincer Rosewater thought that that was dodging the real issue. Mr. Smith was ready to find fault with the plan and was trying to get out of a hole into which he had fallen. In the first place he opposed the statement that there was a sufticient quantity of water to develop the necessary power, but by his own figures, and allowing 600 cubio feet per second for losscs, there would be 21,000 horse power available at the lower end of the canal for a ten-hour run each day in the year. —_——— TESTED THE PRESSURE, eme. Insurance Men Witness # Seoond Display of Water Power. The insurance men, together with Mayor Bemis and Commissioners Hartman, Strick- ler and Smith, witnessed a test of the water pressure at Fourteenth und Farnam streets at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Iight streams were laid and according to the judgment of the mayor and other inter- ested spectators the average height of the streams was not over 70 feor. City Engincer Rosowator had his assist- ants stationed on the roof of the Board of ‘I'rade building with their instruments, and according to their measurements each of the eight streams reached the 110 feet required by the contract of the water works system with the city. ‘The calculations of the engineers were far more favorable to the company than the views of the spectators. The highest esti- mate of the heightof the streams was ninety feot, and from a ground view it looked as though some of the streams would but little more than reach to the top of the three- story block opvosite the Paxton hotel. City tingincer Rosewater explained the seeming difference of opinion by saying that it was impossible to correctly “estimate the heighth reached by the water from the ground. The engiueers on the Board of Trade Txullmuu adjusted their instruments to the exact level of 110 fect, and their caleulations were necessarily accurate, although whe! the water reached that height in sufticient volume to be of practical utdity in case of fire wus anotherquestion. ———— CITY OOUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Transaction of Regular Roatine Busiuess session, ting of the city council last evening was entirely of a routine na- ture. The resolution regarding the water works Investigation was nov reported. Sey- eral minor ordinances were considercd. The mayor submitted his veto of the contract of Samuel Katz for filling certain lots n Kirk- wood addition. The veto was sustained. The appointment of John T. Flock, W. H. Gates and Goorge W, Holbrook as appraisers of the widening of Twenty-fourth street between Cass and Cuming streets was ap- proved. Chairman Winspear of the Bo of Public Works was granted a ten d leave of absence. Several contracts were approved. Mrs. Nora Kuhn submitted a clulm for damuges for personal injuries sus- tained by a defective sidewalk. A resolu- tion was wtroduced setuing aside $5,000 for the use of the street commissioner's depart- meut. Several paving ordinances were introduced and referred —_— osed by the Sherifr. Avusury, N. Y., Oct. 10.—The works of the Birdsall company, manufactuvers of traction cogiues, grain threshers and portable saw- mills here, have beeu elosed by the sheriff On an execution of §165.000. The judgmen was in fuvor of Henry H. Cook of New York city and is for money loaned to the concern. ays ey Sahhae X Cure indigestion and billousness with De Witv's Lissle Early Risers, —— Twenty-Two Passengers Dr od. Sax Francisco, Oct. 9. —Advices brought by the steamer Rio de Janeiro state that the sailing vessel Synou Mary was wrecked off the coast of Japan on the 4th inst. Twenty- w0 of the passengers were drowned. THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 DODGE COUNTY MURDER CASE Trial of Oharles Oarleton for the Killing of August Gothman Near Fremont. STORIES OF THE PRISONER'S NEIGHBORS Testimony to the Effech that the Acoused Concealed Many Faots in the Case and Wanted to Disposs of s Vietim Secretly. Fremoxt, Oot. 10.—[Special toTne Bee.] —The jury in the ocasoof Charies Carleton for the murder of August Gothman on June S8, as fin y agreed upon, is as follows: A, F. Mitchill, F.J. W. Smith, H. Wallace, J. A Drils, H. A. Burch, A. J. Hale, Ellis Doane, E. W. Harker, E. A. Wagner, J. G. Gamble, George W. Sullivan, Thomas Johnson. It is recognized as a Jury of more than ordinary intelligence, to be selected from a county in which the case has received such general publicity. The case was called at9a. m this morning. Judge Willlam Marshall was on the bench, Couty Attornoy Hollenbeck and ex-County Attorney Loomis reprosented the state and Frick and Dolezal the defense, Attorney Hollenbeck prescnted the case to the jury on the part of the state. He re- ed the incidents connected with the trag- edy and dwelt oa the statement made by the defendant when he came to the ity for the purpose of giving himself up, and which was about as follows: A tramp had come to him whilo alone and had asked for some- wheraupon the tramp hiad seized a rovolver, which was lying on the tablo, and attempted to shoot him, but in a scuffle Carleton wrested the weapon from him and killed him, s, the attorney claiwed, would be en- rely “disproved by the evidence and it would bo shown that Carleton knew at the time that the man he had_killed was the husband of the woman he had recently mar- ried and that he had laid his plans by send- ing off the family and the hired man to p form the deed alone and unwitnessed. The evidence would show that Carleton had first intended to bury his victim in the corn tield, but that while attempting to wash up the blood stains his heart seemed to fail him and he determined upon the story he told concerning the tramp, Other Side of the Ons Mr. Frick opened for tho dofenso. He hoped the furymon would remain unpreju diced and keep their minds clearso that they would be able to givo careful and attentive consideration and n just and unbiased verdict. The plea, he stated, would be self-defense. The county attornoy then read a list of fifty witnessesin behalf of the state, which were duly sworn and excluded fi the room until called. A circum: here t is pronounced remas Milliken's name was announcec and he was expolled from the room, not- withstanding he has charge of the prisoner and is responsible for nim. The first witnoss called was James J. Maloy, a neighbor of the Carletons. residing about ' four miles west of IFremont. He stated that_he lived about one-half mile northeast of the Carloton place. He saw the defendant about noon on the day of the murder at his own p in the presence of his family. ~Carleton called him to the door from the dinner table and asked to g0 up to his house as he had killed a man. Ho stated that the man had tried to make him €1ve him something to eat and had drawn a pistol on him, which he snatched away and killed him. How the Body Was Found, The witness started up to the Carleton place and the defendant started for town, At the house the witness found James Kimmell and went into the house with him. On entering the kitchen they found that the floor had been wet, as 1f some one had en- deavored to wash something up. In the bed room, near the bed, they found the dead ma whose face they uncovered. The room was darkened by a bed quilt hung at the window, The covering over the body consisted of a gray blanket. The head was bloody and a pool of blood had oozed out on the floor. On cross-examination the witness stated that as he entered:the house he noticed a hammer with a long handle and drops of blood near it. ‘There was blood on Carleton's shirt front when he appeared at the door. He hnd seen him that morning about 8 o'clock coming up from toward Fremont driving fast. Testimony of & Nelghbor. James Kimmell resides near the Carleton place. He saw Carleton the aay of the kill- ing. He was in the cornfield when Carleton came to him and told him that he had shot a tramp who drew a gun onhim and demanded something to eat. The gun went off in the scuffle, but witness wrested it from the tramp and shot him soveral times. Carloton wanted the witness to go to the house, which he did after eating his dinner and putting up his team. Carleton went toward Fremont. He corroborated the testimony of the former witness as to the surroundings at the house and stated that he took the body by the shoulder and turned it over to ascertain if Iife was extinct. The first blood he noticed was near the kitchen door. There was blood on the walls of the kitchen and on the wash boiler sitting on the stove, He saw what ho supposed to be a piece of the dead man’s brain on the floor. In the siting room there wore indications of blood, but 1t appeared that efforts had been made to remove it. Under the dead man’'s head there was a pool of blood about a foot and a balf in diameter. Ho noticed dirt on the man's face, espe- cially on his forehead. Looked like dust had been thrown upon it. He was in and out of the house several times, but made no further examination. Whaen the coroner camo they exumined the body and clothing and turned It over to the undertakers. Carleton Wanted to Bury His Victim, J. C. Middaugh testitied that he had lived in tho present neighborhood of the Carle- tons for twenty years. He wasat tho Carle- ton residence on the day of the kiliing. He approached him und gave the same story of the “tramp” as related to the other wit- wesses. He examined the revolver produced in court and pronounced it the same showea him by Carleton on that day. There wero at that time three empty chambers. Carleton was excited and wanted to know what to do. Thought it better to bury the man and say nothing about it. Witness advised him to go and give nimself vp if it was in self defense. Carleton said that ho had burned the dead man's hat and mopped up the blood on the floor; vhat he had shot the man twice, once after he fell, The witness asked Carleton what the man's name was and was told that it was Gatleman, that he had written it on a piece of paper before he killed him, Tho witness corroborated the other wit- nesses as to tno appearance of the room and body and the blood on the floor and walls, Sulug Dootor Mercer, Pratrsmouts, Oct. 10.—[Spegjal Telegram to I'us Brg. | —The somawhat famous suit of the Plattsmouth Stroet railway against Dr, S.D. Mercer of Omaha was called 1n du tricl court this morning, and the trial was commeunced before & jury. The amount suad for is sope $6,000, which the plaintiff seeks to recover for assessments lovied upon Dr. Mercer's stock. In defense it 15 allegod that fraud was resorted Lo with the intent of wreeking ithe ralway company, in the in- terest of vertain stockholders and'at the ox- pense of ihe defendant. The defundant for Lwo years kept outside of Css county to avold service being made upon him, but was finally, dutercepted at Greenwood, in the extreme northwest cor. ner of the county, while entoute from Lin- coln to his home in Omfaha’ on & B.-&. M train. The trial is being, warmly contested and will require a two or thtee days hearing before its conclusion. ANOTHER INSTANCE OF NEGLECT. Stato Oficials Wore Not Triod on All Possi- ble Chatges. Lixcory, Ocs. 10. ~[Special to Trir Bee.) Ta a painful effort to score & point againsy Auditor Moora the Omaha World-Herald unwittingly uncovers afiother pieco of fine work accomplished by tHo {mpsached state officials. Tt is truo that the Board of Public Lands ana Buildings rojeeted the claim of the Li furniture mav for brass bed The claim was rejected on Feb- 46, buton April 5 a fow days before they were temporarily deprived of their offices vending thew trial for malfeasance in oMce, Messrs. Humphroy and Allen ap pro the same claini and it was sent to the auditor from the offfee of the secretary of state, together with & huge stack of other claims which the imneached oficials railroaded through as soon as it was morally certain that they were to stand trial for their neglect of public duty. Instead of ‘“discovering their mistake a few days later” they aid not Cdisco it until after they wore acquitted and met with the board early in July. And even then they begeed tho auditor to keep the matter quiet for their sakes. The bill should not have been paid, but the responsi- bility for its finul payment must rest where it properly belongs, upon the men who ap- proved it ROBBERS' BOLD WORK, Masked Men Enter a Nebraska City N denee and I Up the Proprietor. Ninraska Ciry, Nob., Ot 10.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bre.]—Charles Schmidt, anaged German, was aroused last night by a knock at his door. On ppening it he was confronted by two masked men, who thrust revolvers into his face and demanded that he show where his monoey hidden Schmiat protested that he had no money. but the burglars compelied him to pi th the houso while they ransacked every nook. After some search they found $S ticd up'in- an_old stocking, which they appropriated. While the thicves were busy with their search Schuidt mado his escapo and gave the alarm, When nssist vived the burglars had fled. Schmidt has o Jarge vineyard and makes a living by sell- ing grapes and wine. As he is misarly in his habits the thievessupposed he haa a large sum of money hidden about the house. He says he would be able to identify the men. Not Yet Ldentified. Np, Oot. 10, Tug Bre.|—The vemams of the dead burglar will probably bo held for the rest of the week. Tho police authorities are still in doubt as to tho identity of the burgiar, who was at fist supposed to be Charley Fisher of Omaha. Since this identi- fication has been knocked out a man has called to see the remains and statod that the dead man was none other than his_broth But the police do not credit him_ with aver: age intelligence. Hi. 7. C. Bonner and he said he came fro; He said the dead man’s name was Arthur Bonner. The Beatrice authorities say that Bonner is from that city, but that ho is not always in possession of a sane mind, and his statement is not, therefore, lied upon. Owing to his appeal ¢ the remains were not in- terred yesterday, as was iutonded, Bonner gave the namg of _aunother brother in Stanberry, Mo., who, he , was worth #0,000. This party hus been tolegraphed and the authorities are waiting for an answer. Graxp T Spocial to AfMairs Gerixa, Neb, Oct. 10.—[Special Tng Bee]—Tho greater portion of the cases on the docket of the October term of district court just closed were continued. The most import il case was that of McDonald et al vs involving $10,000 r Lo next at Gering. term on motion. The independents held their nominating couvention Saturday, and had a high old timo considering a provosition trom the democrats to make a fusion ticket. Finally a_mddie-of-the-road ticket was nominated, L. A. Christian, clerk; . M. Sunds, treasurer; . M. King, county judge; W. J. Sentenay, sheriff; superin- tendent 'J. L. Gilmore, yor; J. H. Stevens, coroner. The nominees, with a singlo exception, are all from the east half of the county. Dodge C ¥ Repubticans Caucus, FrestoNt, Oct. 10.—[Special Telogram to Tue Ber.)—The republican caucuses of the county were held tonight for the county con- vention that will meet in this city tomorrow for the nomination of county officers. The caucuses in_this city were exccedingly quiet and harmonious, the railrond bosses having nothing at stake in the deal. n Boss Richards did not show his hand only through his man Hammond. The ouly interest d played in the ct 1cuses was for the ofice of sheriff, and ex-Mayor Cleland seom to have tho inside track. The wards did not all in- struct for him, but most of them expressed a preference for him, Logan Demoerais Meet. GaxpY, Neb., Oct. 10.—[Special to Tme Bee.|—The democrats of Logan county, to the number of sixtoen, mot in convention Saturday and placed in_nomination James H. Crawford for sherif, and Churles W. Brooks for coroner., Goorge Warren Not Gality, HasmiNas, Oct. 10,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bex.]—The jury in the case of the State against George Warren, charzod with hay- ing assaulted Hetty Boflo Reynard, brought in & verdict of not guilty toduy. ol i HENEY DE WOLF DEAD, Ilinols Contral's Treasurer Had a Fatal Attack of Heurt Diseise This Mornlug, Cuicago, Oct 10.—Henry de Wolf, the treasurer of the Illinois Central Railway company, died suddenly this morning. For sowe time he had been a sufferer from augiua pectoris. He was stricken this morning with tho fatal attack as he was standing on the outer steps of the Illnois Central termiual station at Park Row. Friends carvied him to his ofice on an upper floor avd medical aid was callod, but the physicians were too late to check the vi- olence of the attack. —_—— Investigating a Mine Horror. CrysTaL Fanis, Mich,, Oct 10.—The official investigation of the Manstield mine disaster, in which twenty-seven lost themr lives on the night of September 28 as a re- sult of the Michigamme river plunging into the undereround workings of the mine, was instituted this worning by Prosecuting At- vorney Moriarty, acting, under direction of Judge Stone of the Twenty-iifth judicial cir- cuit. The jury was taken to the sc the disaster and there sworn 1n. turned to Crystal Falls and the taking of testimony 1s now in 5. g Guatemals and Mer forder Banalttl NEw York, Oct. 10.-A special 10 & morn- ing paper from Guatemala says: The government will take steps‘to put a stop to the depredations of the'bandits on the bor- ders. Ex-President Barillas came here and hada long conference with President Bar- rios, after which be returned to his country estate. “There is much frontier. smallpox on the worthern Highest of all in Lcavcn'ing Power.—Latest U. S, Gov't Report. Roal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE 1893, OUR Ladies" and Gentlemen's KID CLOVE STOCKS have been consolidated, and are now together near the entrance, oc- cupying 50 feet, containing a full line of Gloves at POPULAR PRICES. In order to bring this department into greater prominence and favor than ever we offer this week two special bargains in Gloves. Ladies’ Gloves Choice line of Mousquetaire, Sucde and 5-Hook Glace Gloves, never sold before under $1.2, nnd as high s 50; come in blacksand all colors, Iutroduction price 83 Gentlemen's Gloves Glove season is here. vour supply while the pric is low and the goods ure here. We offer an extra quality English Walking Glove, best dogskin, never sold for less than $1.25. 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It will pay you to at- tend our Come in and examine our prices, ‘Will do better than we advertise. All wool cassimere sufts, never were sold for less than $8. Lioumaring Price All wool cheviot suits, in threa shades, straight or round cut, worth $10. $5.00 Lioumaring Price All wool cheviot overcoats worth up ashigh as $8. $5.00 Lioumating Price Examine these goods and be your own judge. We don't care who you are or where you go, you can’t duplicate these goods for the price. $3.75 IN THE SHOW WINDOWS, COLUMBIA CLOTHING €O, 13th and Farnam WE FIND THE CHANCE FRON Old TO New Quarters desirable because we have room to show goods; room to show a much largerline; so we have opened up all of ARPRKRTS AND NEW Curtains and Drapings. You are invited to see our the new patterns new store and new stock, Our opening of Oriental and Fur Rugs is a desirable feature at this We this season, intend to make an attractive department. Orchard & Wilhelm Garpet Co., V41648 DOUGLAS. OPPOSITE RECENT STORE.