Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1894, Page 5

ATE TREASURER [ & SUED THE §1 Additional Litigation Growing Out of the | Oapital National Failure, RESULT OF CHASE COUNTV TAX PAYMENT Check on Mosher's Bank Alleged to Have Been Accopted by Bartley a8 Cash, Which It Failed to Produce. LINCOLN, Feb, 5.—(Special to The Bee)— M'he Capital National bank fallure has at Jast involved the state tr suit. Just prior to the collapse of the bank the state treasurer accepted a check upon the bank from the treasurer of Chase county n payment of the semi-annual collection of state taxes from that county. The bank iled, leaving the treasurer with the check on hand and no money back of it. Sine that time the treasurer of Chase county has made two payments of taxes into the state treasury. He clalms that the state treas. r declines to give him a receipt for efther payment and s attemqting to relmbu himself for the loss occasioned a year by the Capitol for failure out of the proceeds of the subsequent payments. This 4% the statement o to The B by the at- torneys of the lase county treasurer. Mr. Bartley could not be seen this after- noon and his side of the story Is yet to be Teard. At any rate the treasurer of Chase county, Robert A, Ewing, has concluded to apply to the supreme court for relief, and he accordingly filed with the clerk of the court thix afternoon a petition for a perenp- tory writ of mandamus to require the state treasurer to glve him a receipt for his last Lo payments. GOSSIP AT THE STATE The State Banking Boa not that the firm of Peebles Br ers at Pender, has been merged Thurston County bank, .. K. B tin Lumber company of Chicago filed nded asticles of incorpora- tion with the secretary of state this after- non. It props s to establish a branch in the city of Lincoln. The 8| Board Public Lands and Building: holding its regular monthly meeting today. The business of the session will keep the board at work for several days All but four of the county treasurers of the state have made their annual settlement with the auditor and state treasurer. Tle eity of Omaha has appealed its case guinst Samuel Hawver to the supreme court. Today was a fleld day for Burt county Jawyers in the supreme court. They filed five or six cases, all of small importance. Warden Beemer of* the state penitentiary reports that considerable progress has been made toward the repairing of the workshops destroyed by fire several months since. EXONERATED MRS, CLARK. Coroner Crim made a full Investigation of the alleged caso of infanticide in the southern part of Lancaster county Satur- day night, and the jury brought in a verdict that the infant, who was the real cause’ of the trouble, died from negloct and exposure, and not from the assaults of its mother. The woman implicated in the case was a Mrs. Clark, wife of a section man. She was married to her husband a month ago, and he claims that he knew nothing what- ever of her condition when he married her. This is believed to be a mistake. Mrs. Clark {s now lying in a precarlous condi- tion at the home of relatives at Sprague, while it is intimated that her husband has left her. IN MEMORY OF EDITOR CHILDS. At a_meeting of Lincoln Typographical union No. 209, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted and forwarded to the family of the late George W. Childs: “Wheréas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the universe to remove from our midst one of our most honored and esteemed members and benefactors, who was ever the champlon of the cause of organized labor eyerywhere; and “Whereas, By his demise the hosts of or- ganized labor, and typographical unions in particular, have sustained an Irreparable Joss, and while humbly and reverently bow- ing to the will of an All Wise Father in the Tour of our sad bereavement, “Resolved, That we deeply regret and de- plore the taking away of this universal friend of the masses, Geéorge W. Childs, the greatest philanthropist the civilized world Tas ever known; and “Resolved, That Lincoln Typographical union No. 209, with the deepest expressions of sorrow and heartfelt sympathy, extends condolence to his bereaved family." LINCOLN IN BRIEF, George Smith, arrested Saturday night on the charge of having passed a worthless check was discharged from police court this morning for lack of prosecution. A Cass county deputy sherift came to Lin- coln today and returned with John Madden, who Is suspected of being one of the five men who broke into the B. & M. depot Saturday night. Jamos Donovan was sent up to the county Jail this morning for thirty days, for gen- eral all around worthlessness. He was ac- cused of stealing a watch from John Harms at Firth, but the charge could not be proven against him. Ex-Sheriff McClay today filed hls annual report with the county clerk. When all the back feos are coliectod the office will net the county a profit of something over $10,000 for the term of four years in which Mr. McClay occupied the office. MAY RESULT HOUSE. y received bank- into the of TALLY. Eaxplosion of a Tank of Gasoline at Wayne Ends Disustrousty. WAYNE, Neb., Feb. 5.—(Special to The Bee)—The people of Wayne were startled about 4 o'clock this afternoon by a loud re- port and in a few minutes a man was seen to emerge from the feed mill of Newton & Co., enveloped In flames. He was rolled in the snow and the fire extinguished. By this time the building was almost a mass of flames, The tank of the gasolino engine’ with which the mill fs run had ex- ploded. Bruce Rose, the engineer, was in the engine room and was burned ‘so badly that he will probably die. Frank Bell and 0. B. Kortright were in tlie room where the tank was and were fearfully burned about the hands and face, but will recover. The firo company dld excellent work and the #lding was partlally saved. The loss will Do about $1,400, with no insurance. If it had not been for Wayne's excellent system of water works the Wayne roller mills and Turner and Brenner's elevator and corn crlbs would have been destroyed. Certifieatos of Depos t Not Accepted. TECUMSEH, Neb., Fob. 5.—(Speclal to The Beo)—In their settlement with the re- tiring county treasurer, D. R. Bush, the commissioners find him short about $7,000 in the county's finances, He holds certificates of deposit on the collapsed bank of Russell & Holmes for that amount. The commis. urer in a law | sloners would not accept the worthleas secur- ity, and, as Bush has not the money or prop- orty to square the matter, ordered the county attorney to take steps for the collec- tion of same from Bush's bondsmen. Hustiogs Hotel Blaze. HASTINGS, Feb. (Speclal to The Bee.) ~Yesterday the Bostwick hotel was given a little singe. About 10 o'clock last night Tire was discovered In one of the back rooms on the first floor, between the partitions, but the blaze was soon extingulshed by the department. — The house was filled with smoke, however, and excited traveling men and other guests poured out of the hotel at the first al Result of Inexp STROMSBURG, Feb. §.—(Special to The Bee.)—The recent failure of O. Sten- strom of this place has turned out more favorable than at first reported, It is gen- erally believed here that there were nc dis- honest motives on the part of Mr. Sten- strom, as the inventory shows assets to the amount of $2,300. Inexperience in business 1s bell 1o ce. FREMO! to The Heo)—Fire broke out this morning in W tenement house on Fourth street Delonging to Seeley & Co. and occu- caught from part of the roofed it The pled by thres families. The fire fective flue In the upper Inll!llnl: and almost completely u Thé goods were principally saved, Is fully covered by Insurance. The greal roliglous reformer, Nathan, will commence a serfes of meetings at Masonic temple tomorrow night. Tee mueh Per o TECUMSEH, Nob., Feb. 5 fal to The Bee.)—Miss Anna Rogers of Wisconsin Is the gitest of Mre. Willis Rowliffe Tho annual Knlghts of Pythias ball oc- curred at the Seaver opera house tonght. Rev. T. T. Davis of Pomeroy, 0., 18 in the city. G D. Bennett business. W. L. Hellman s home vislt In California Lyman Allen of Strang is visiting relatives in this ity L. C. Chapman spent the K0, is In St. Joseph, Mo, on from a month's past week in don Phillips has gone to San Francisco | Judge M. E. Cowan and A. T. Sea the past week in working in the inter the Fraternal Order of Protectors in City. Mrs. Richard Boyle is home from a visit to_her parents in Lewlston, 11l Mrs. Hart Davis is dangerously typhold fever. sts of Falls 1 with Mr. and Mrs. F. §. Headrick of Humboldt | were visiting in this city part of last week. Exciting Runnwny at Beatric . BEATRICE, Feb. 5.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—An exciting runaway occurred last night as a wagon load of teachers and attendants of the Institute for I'eeble Minded Children were returning home from church. A singletree came loose and dropping on the horses’ heels caused them to become un- manageable. After running a short dis- tance they came Into contact with a wire fence and then getting loose from the wagon ran to the stable, leaving the occupants of the vehicle to waik home, about a mile dis- The horses were both seriously in- The February torm of district court opened today with Judge Babcock on the bench There Is but one important e for trial, that of Wil 1 Woods, who shot Simon Soffel last summer while'a melon patch was being raided near Ellis. The grand jury was organized by the selection of Richard Dibble as foreman and J. W. Bennett as clerk. Result of Rate R BRAINARD, Neb., Feb. The Bee)—The cut rate on frelght has brought the Union Pacific at this point an immense amount of corn and oats. The one elevator of the Omaha Elevata company here purchased last week 40,000 bushels of orn. ‘mers ‘e marketing their crop and coming here from points along the Elk- horn to sell. As yet no raduction of rates has been made by the Elkhorn road and it is doing but little business. tion (Speclal to Nebraska City Woman Badly Burned. NEBRASKA CITY, Yeb. 5.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The residence of F. M. Warren, the Burlington agent, was entirely destroyed by fire this evening. The blaze was caused by Mrs. F. E. Gernhardt falling down stairs with a lighted lamp in her hand. She was badly burned. Mrs. Warren also had a narrow escape. The building Is in the suburbs and the fire department was un- able to reach it with hose. The loss is $3,000; tully insured. geeb o b a ST SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TAXES. Mary Cunningham Wins Her Suit Against County Treasurer and Others. The February term of the district court convened for business on Sheriff Drexel's call at 9:30 o'clock yesterday. Clerk Moores called the jury list. Of the 150 jurors who were drawn 120 responded and but twenty-three wanted to be excused from serving the county and earning $2 per day. Having disposed of the jury matter, the Jjudges repaired to their respective rooms, where they started in upon their duties. Judge Ambrose, before whom the case of Mary Cunningham against H. B. Irey, county treasurer, and 0. G. Walrath was ar- sued at the last term, held that the applica- tion for the permanent injunction was well taken. In passing upon the case, the Judge sald: This action s brought by the plaintiff to prevent the issuance of tax deed by reason of sale for taxes, which sale s alleged to have been void, and also to declare illegal, unauthorized and vold, certain payments of other taxes made by defendant Walrath, by reason of sald purchase of the property de- scribed in the petition. It appears that the plaintiff is the owner of a portion of lot sixteen (16), Bartlett's addition to the city of Omaha; that in the winter of 1892 the defendant, Irey, as treas- urer, sold said property to the defendant, Walrath, at private sale, for an alleged de- linquent’ speclal sewer assessment, which had been levied by the city of Omaha upon said lot for the year 1890, which tax amounted, to the sum of §122.60. ‘It Is alleged that at the time of sald sale, the treasurer “did not offer or sell said lot for any other tax, either state, county or city.” The usual tax sale certificate was issued to the defendant, Wal- rath, and that by reason of such sale and his alleged statutory rights thereunder, the defendant, Walrath, in August, 1892, paid certain other alleged special assessments upon said tract, amounting to large sums of money, which special assessments had been made’ by the city of Omaha for certain al- leged purposes. Other Court Doings. This morning Judge Ferguson will hand down decisions in. the Lee-Clarke-An- dreesen matter, and also in the Palace sta- ble's case, after which he will begin the trial of equity causes. Last night Judge Ambrose left for Cass county, where he will hold court for Judge Chapman of the Second district. In the meantime, Judge Chapman will have charge of the jury court In room No. 3. The first case that will be called to his atention is that of the Van Ettens against Hoagland, an old legal chestnut that has been in court since the beginning of time, and has been passed upon by nearly all of the courts of the state. Next Monday the murder case wherein George Dodrill is charged with having killed Andrew Ryan will be called. The two men had a fight In a Ninth street house of ill fame on the night of July 16, 1893. Later in the night the men met down near the rallroad tracks, where Ryan was stabbed to death. To the Frult Lands of Southern Texas. Tuesday, February 13, T will run a special low rate excursion to Houston and Galyeston, Tex., and return, leaving Omaha from Web- ster stroet depot at 10 p. m. For tickets and full information relative to the trip call on or address R. C. Patterson, 425 Ramge block, Omaha. —— A Card, At a recent meeting of Omaha lodge No. 31,1 A, of M., a vote of thanks was extonded to the ladies and gentlemen who assisted in making their soclal a success. G. H. LEWIS, R. 8. No. 31 A. BURKE, Tho gult coast of Texas is a charming re- sort for Invalids who don't like zero weather. Big attractions also for home seekers; 20 acres of land planted in pears net the owner $6,000.00 each year after orchard is estab- lished. Strawberrles and grapes also profit- ably ralsed. Rogular wintor tourlst tickets can be bought any day, but special excur- sions will be run the second Tuesday of cach month from a limited territory to all points in Texas. The excursion fare? It's cheap enough—a little over 1 cent a mile; tickets good 30 days with stopovers southbound. Talk it over with nearest agent or address 3. L. Palmer, P. A, A. T. & 8. F. R. R., Omaha, Neb,, ‘and ask for free copy of illus- trated pamphlet describing Texas coast coun- try. It only costs 1 cent to ask, and it may mean a fortune for you. - A Seventy-Two Pound Rall Is the kind of a rail the Burlington route's tracks are lald with, very one knows what that means— y, smoothness, comfort it insures; admits of. Tickets to Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louls und Deadwood via the Burlington route cost no more than via other lines. City ticket office 1324 Faruam strect. the the THE OMAHA James Thompson's Assault on His Wife Ends in His Death, BRUTAL HUSBAND KILLED BY HIS SON Drove His Wife from the House at Mid- night and Was Still Mad Whe Returned Next Morning - The COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. b.— lands, a suburb of Columbus, wa; of a terrible tragedy early this James Thompson, a machinist, last night considerably under the influence of liquor and quarreled with his wite, and finally drove her out into a rainstorm at midnight She sought refuge at a neigh- bor's house with her three little children. About 8 o'clock a son, aged 23 years, who is @ printer by trade, returned from work and went to bed, knowing nothing of the treatment of his mother. His name Is CIIff and he is deaf and dumb. This morn- ing his mother returned to her home and busied herself about the house attending her children. The old man was aroused, and, finding his wife in the house, renewed the aquarrel and ordered her out. The woman pleaded with her brutal husband, who lost control of himself and attacked her. At this juncture the deaf-mute son appeared in the room and at once sprang to the assist- ance of his mother. ks father turned on him fo drive him off. The boy jerked his mother away, when Thompson rushed for a pistol, Intending, it is presumed, to shoot his wife or son, possibly both. CIiff grabbed a razor from the top of a burean and a desper- ate struggle between him and his father took place. The boy made a lunge at the in- furiated man, slashing him across the throat, arotid artery and cutting him Thompson, the elder, fell to the floor in a pool of blood and expired in a few minutes, The son proceeded at once to the police sta- tion with a statement of the tragedy and surrendered himself and was locked up. The affalr has created intense excitementand hundreds of people surround the place. Fast the scene morning. W YEAR'S, Another Murder Near Pittsburg, Kan —Ar- rest for an PITTSBURG, Kan murder in this vicinity since January 1 was committed last mght, a woman named Ales- ter being the victim. She went toa saloon in the northeast of town kept by a French- man named Edward Boussant, and there the murder was committed. Yesterday morn- ing an ore hauler saw a bpdy lying in a hollow by the Missouri Pa- cific track and an investigation revealed that it was terribly mutilatea. Boussant, his wife and son are in jail, charged with the crime. Tracks in the snow were found leading from Boussant's saloon to the place where the body was found. A man giving the nume of Aibert Houser has been arrested at Lynden, Kan., on sus- vicion of being concerned 1 the killing of Grocer Cnapman at Pittsburg, Kan., two weeks ago. Killed In a Street Ducl. MOUNT STERLIN Ky., Feb. 5—This afternoon fifteen pistol shots were heard on Broadway and Court streets and in a few mowments it was ascertained that Captain J. L. Bomaro of this city and H. Clay Turner of Morgan county, who had been enemies for more than six months, were the parties who brought on the fight, and that Captain Bomaro was dead. Jour persons have been arrested and ja 3 Turner, Bruce Turner, James Tarner and Thomas Blair—all of Mory county. Captain Bomaro and Mr. Turner were deadly foes, Bomaro chargiig him with having severed the relations between him and his wife. Bomaro was literaliy shot to pieces. One bullet passed through Clay Turner's clothing and Blair was shot in the arm. —The seventh Killed by an Infuriated Husband. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.—A special to the Post- Dispatch from Chattanooga, Tonn., says: J. B. Wert, a prominent insurance man and hitherto a leader in church circles, was shot dead this afternoon by G. N. Hanson, presi- dent of the Citizens Bani and Trust com- pany, whose wife Wert is alleged to have led astray. Some time ago divorce proceed- ings were begun by Hanson, but were dropped. This afternoon as Hanson was coming down inan elevator of the Richardson building Wert stepped in. As they reached the first floor Hanson opened fire, killing Wert at the second shot. The ouly othor occupant of the elovator, a lady, fainted and is now in a dangerous condition. Was Handy with His Knife, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 5.—Hudson Harring- ton, colored, was this morning arrested, charged with having stabbed Oscar Heschler, in Kaunsas City, Kan., Saturday night. It was not thought at the 'timo that the stabbing was serious, but this morning the doctor stated that Heschlor would probably die. Harrington had oeen drinking and, it 1s said, he threatened to stab a white man shox‘lly before Heschler was stabbed. Suspicions of Foul P! ST. LOUIS, Fob. 5—J. S. Demiug, a waalthy and eccentric stock raiser of Ben- ton, 1L, left that place with several car- foads of cattlo and has mystoriously disap- peared. Deming, who is said to be worth £1,000,000, had ulmost $1,000 on his person when he came here on' January 8. This leads to the suspicion that he has mot with foul play. On Murder Intent. DENVER, Feb., 5.—James Murphy, a cousin of Mrs. Phillins who was murdered on Saturday by her husband, Patrick, gained admission to the jail yesterday and at- tempted to kill Phillips. " Ho was seizod and overpowered just as ho drew his rovolver, Murder In the First Degree. ROCKFORD, IIL, Feb. 5.—After being out alittleover an hour the Jury in the Hart murder trial brought in a verdict today find- ing the defendant guilty of murder in the first_degree and fixing his punishment at death, ——— May Escape tho Gal LEBANON, Tenn., Feb. 5—The jury in the famous Turpin murder trial has failed to agree, and Turpin’s fourth trial has been set for next May. Turpin killed James C. Carter at Gallatin and nar y aped lynching. He had been convicted once, and, on appeal, two mistrials have resulted.. e is a very wealthy man, s, Had Made » Holo to Crawl Out Of, HUNTINGTON, Ala, Fab. 5-—About fifteen county and city prisoners last night broke a hole in the wall of the jail two feet square and were |uu|nu ing to crawl through it, when the jailer, Levi Jones, appesred and drove them back at the muzzle of a gun, e Won't Work at Starvation Wages. TRENTON, N. J., Feb, 5..~Four hundred operatives of Wilson's woolen mills have decided not to go back to work tomorrow when the machinery of the mills was to be started. The mills have been closed for some time. Before the shutdown a reduc- tion of 10 per cent in wages was made. It Highest of all in Lc:lvenmgPomcr—Latest U.S. ATLY DEFENSE OF HIS MOTHER | High- | returned home | BE: TURESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1391. was proposed to start the mills with a further redu men claim the; wages at that ra a odami CHIEF SEAVEY LEFT ABRUPTLY. living Offended at I mrd's Letlon Yester. dny ction of Jaspectors, The Board of Health, met in reg slon at 3 o'clock yesterday new members of thé “Bhard, Bruner, Robert Duncan and A, B drows, were duly instalied. Secretary ‘Saville read the report of the commissioner of health shawing an epidemio of measles, Over seventya been reported. The, vicinity of Hans- com park is particularly afficted. The commissioner reports 15 ¢akes of diphtheria {and 13 of scarletina, and typhold fever 6. The total number of visits made by in- spectors during last month was 162 Chief Sanitary Inspector Sheerar reported that since the McDonald garbage contract has been in effect, sanitary inspectors have given much time to prevention of dumping in_various portions of the city limits, Meat Inspector Frank reported that dur- ing Ja he had condemned the follow- ar ses- afternoon. The Charles B. MeAn- en cases have Beef, pounds: corned beef, 400 pounds; pork, 630 pounds; calves, 763 pounds; pounds; turkeys, 200 pounds; wild 2 pounds; chickens, 465 pounds; ,.ux gobds, 460 pounds. health commissioner reported that a uumluvr of cases of sickness from Rescue hall been turned over to the care of the city. He stated that there had also been an un- usual demand to attend outside which properly belonged to the sald that there were soveral cases in the hospitals that ought to receive the imme- diate attention of the county commissioners. The monthly report of births and deaths for Tanuary disclosed seven violent deaths, and demises from other causes, The death s 0 per cent. One hun- t births were reported ‘Ot this number seventy- males and 101 females Milk Inspector Holmes reported that he had inspected thirty-six dairies. “The highest test ‘showed 4 2-5 per cent of butter fat and the lowest 2 per cent. The board then proceeded to the election of a chief sanitary Inspector. Mr. Me- Andrews nominated Harry Adams (dem.). Chief Seavey nominated M. F. Sheerar. The ballot resulted in the election of Mr. Adams by a vote of to 1. Mr. Duncan nominated John Bruner (rep.), for milk inspector and praised his war rec- ord. Chief Seavey nominated J. W. Holmes. Bruner was elected. The selection of sanitary inspectors fol- lowed. Twenty-two applications were read. d A. Taylor was the first winner by the me old vote of 5 to 1. Chief Seav arose and asked to be excused as he said that “the board was voting all one way." He retired evidently vexed at the manner in which all of his candidates were knocked out. It was decided to postpone the elec- tion of the balance of the inspectors until next Monda The somewhat abrupt departure of Chiet Seavey caused considerable comment among other members of the board who were just on the verge of balloting on the name of S. B. Smith. 3x-Milk Inspector Holmes has entered the list of candidates for sanitary inspectors. The board will hold another session next Monday at which action will be taken on ap- plications for meat inspector, sanitary in- #pectors and inspector of contagious diseases. dred for Janua ven were SUHL BKIPP]:D OUT Rejected by His Afapged and Mourned by a Host of Creditors. Those places which have known Charles Suhl once will know Him no more, simply for the reason that'the young man has abandoned his formér place of residence and has hid himself in some busy, bustling throng. Charles was'the village harness maker out at Bennington, where for a time he did a' good business and courted a young lady, who resided ‘at Calhoun. He had agreed to wed this young woman and the festivities were fixed for last Sunday. Wedding gowns were prepared and a preacher was hived to perform -the knot Joining ceremonies. To the home of the bride’s parents Mr. Suhl journeyed last Saturday afternoon, that he might be present when the guests arrived, but when he reached the home of his fair charmer he was informed that the wed- ding date had been cancelled and that the union of hearts and hands was off. Nurs- ing his disappolntment, Charles went out into the night and since that time his whereabouts have been unknown. Sunday the news of the cancelling of the wedding reached Bennington and at once the residents of that quiet little burg commenced to take an account of stock of the former doings of the man who had been making and mending their harnesses. As the investiga- tions continued it was discovered that Suhl had held up all of his friends, borrowing their money and running accounts at all of the places where he could purchase goods, Parties in from Bennington state that he has held the community up for some $2,300 and that he has jumped the town. e REVOKED ITS LICENSE. Home Insurance Company of New York Forbidden to Do Business in Kansas. TOPEKA, Feb. 5.—State Insurance Com- missioner Snyder today revoked the license of the Home Insurance company of. New York to do business in tho state. The com- pany’s Kansas business lasy year was $16,- 000,000. Ttis understood that like action will be taken concerniug thirty other New York insurance compauies doing business in Kansas. Mr. Snyder refuses to state his reasons, but it 15 understood he takes today's action because the company will not pay the reciprocal tax. This is a tax levied by Kan- sus tooffset a similar tux levied by New York from 1881 to 1850 against companies doing business fn thatstate, but with headquarters outside New York state. Orrin T. Welch, ex-insurance commis- sioner, is now state agent for the Home In- surance company, and today said to Commis- sioner Snyder: I will continue to do busi- ness just the same.” T will put you in the penitentiary then,” retorted Snyder. B Boston Store Insurance. Among the policies held in the various insurance companies by the Boston store management were the following: On stock—German of Freeport, Rochester German, $1,000; National, ;~ Milwaukee Mechanics, $2,500; American, 2,600; Hamburg, Bremen, $2,500; Coluni- bian, §2,500; Farmers & Merchants, §2,5 Westcnester, §2,500; Commeroial Union, $,500; Granite State, $2,600; Greenwich, §2500; Liverpool, London & Gl Germania, $,000; Providénce, $2 ern, $2,500; British American, $2,4 tine, $3,600; Phoenix, #,000; Transatlantic, $2500; American of Philadelphia, £2,500. Ou building—Laverpook, London & #5,000; American of New York, $2,000; Paul, 82.500; Niagars, 88,600; Fire Associ tion, £2.500;" Queen, $4600; German Ameri- can, §2.1 Spring Garden, $2,600; Buffalo rman, $2,600; Mechanics, $2,500. On furniture and fixtures—Willlamsburg, $2,500; Eagle, $2,500. \ oo LR President Biicoln used to say that you Godid fool some people all the time, and all pf the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time. This éxplains why people come back to the Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. 5. Gov't Report, Baking eoes POWder RESULTOF DE I'I’(TI\P WIRING | Threo Hundred Thnumml Dollars Lost in a Little Leak, CAUSE OF THE BOSTON STORE BLAZE City Electrician Cowglll Talks of the Need 1g the Ordinance Which Has Tied Up in the Council Fire Aftermath, The Boston store fire was one of the top- les of conversation around the city hall this | morning, and the comment on the defect- Ive electric wiring elicited a statement from City Electriclan Cowgill to the effect that there were several large stores in the city where the wiring was far than it had been in the Boston store. "I Inspected the wiring in the Boston store | sald the electri~ | on the 16th of last clan, June,” nd I found that it complied in e p 4 way with the requirements of the nance that was then and s still in force. I know what I am talking about when I say that there are stores in that same part of the city that are ten times as lable to have a fire from that cause as was the Bos- ton store. For the same reason, the council does not seem anxious to act on the elec- 1 ordinance that I prepared, and which as been slumbering in the comittee of the whole for I don’t know how long. The com- mittee on gas and electric lights reported that it did not know enough about the mat- ter to pass on it, and sent it ack without recommendation, after which it went to the committee of the whole, and there it remains, “It always seemed rather strange to me that the ordinance now in effect should not have been passed until it had be ded in several particulars to suit Mr. and 1 understand that it was then sent by him to Chicago to Mr. Sunny, the general western agent of the Thomson-Hous- ton company, who returned it with the statement that all the fangs had been pulled out of it. That ordinance does not require the putting up of fuse rosettes in connecting the lamps, and the fuse is the only protection we have against sive flow of current, with the exception of automatic cut-offs, which are too expensive considered. The fuse rosette about 22 cents, while the plain porcelain or wooden block rosette can be purchased for § cents or less. Still, with the greater length of time that is required to put up the latter and make con- nections, I think that the electrical compa- nles are doing themselves an injury by using them, while the safety of the-bulldings wired is cortainly not as great. Even the fuse rosette must be protected in order to prevent its blowing out among draperies, or the heated metal would create the very re- sult that it was intended to obviate. There are stores in the city that are dangerously wired, yet the council is not disposed to pass an ordinance that will give the authority to cause them to be changed. The insur- ance men are kicking and every little while Omaha is threatened with an increase in rates. The ordinance that was submitted by me contains very fully the rules adopted by the national board of underwriters, who give the subject of fire risks much more t- tention than the gencral run of electric com- panies. _If that ordinance was in effect and was enf#ced the insurance companies could certainly not complain about wiring that was done as they themselves insisted that ft should by There are great chunks of gloom hanging around the fire insurance agencies, as nearly every company represented in Omaha was caught for insurance in the Boston store fire. It is generally predicted that the much talked of advance in rates will soon be made. S ey nshine, Fruit and Flowers.” The Midwinter International exposition will be held in San Francisco beginning on January 1, 1894, and continuing six months. 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