Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 7, 1894, Page 10

10 U‘H AND BRADSTREET'S Confidence is Again Returning to the World of Business. STRAWS WHICH SHOW THE WIND'S COURSE Great Decrense In the Number of Fallures anda sietter Demand for Goods No- tice at All the Large Jobbing Centors. NEW YORK, Dun & Co's review will say in business has continued since the dent's veto of the Bland bill has been sustained in the house, but the best news of the week is a great failure of which full returns for the firat time by months in the quarterly state- ment. The number 090 in January, 1,202 In February and March, The commercial liabilities 0,867 In nuary, $17,930,419 in $14,- 760,803 in March y commer- cial Habilitic o of firms the first month, much more than trading labilities, 51 per cent statement ber cent 19 per cent of the other Morcover, nearly labilities April 6.—R. G. tomorrow presi- ase in given dect was 1,005 in were $3 February half the falling during half ot the the full of the manu we as uring i .mhvuw commercial liabllities two-thirds of the banking of fallures in the first month and over of the railroad liabilities. Though the er of commercial failures, 4,207, in United States, was never equailed in quarter until the third quarter of last year, the age of llabilities is oniy §14,800, which Is \ has appeared In the cords of thirty-eight years at any time ely preceding any scrious reverse. s The degree of commerclal soundness and health thereby indicated glves ground for hope that the liquidations consequent upon the disaster of 1893 have been in a large measure accomplishes Wheat has been lifted about 4 cents by reports of serious injury to the crop, but the accounts are more than usually con- flicting and there is much uncertainty about the extent of the injury. Western re- Ipts were 1,711,147 bushels for the week, against 3,170,971 fast year, but exports from Atlantic ‘ports were” but 760,445 bushels, agalnst 1,042,21 last year. Corn has de- clined 11 cents, with western receipts of 2,696,139 bushels, Pork illustrates the contrariness hog by rising 50 cents, with lard higher. The failures for the past week have been 249 in the United es, against 195 last year, and twenty-six in Canada, against twenty-eight last year. were halt num the any of the a shade CLEARING HOUSE REPORTS, Summary of the Business Done Through the Associated Banks Last Week, NEW YORK, April 6—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total clearances at the principal cities and the percentage of increase or decresse, as compared with the corresponding weck last year: crmies. ARINGS. -~oseasoug | “owraag) New York Chiengo. Boston B 52 1000 Itimore 5700 buri {nnati ¢ Milwaukes Detrolt. Lousviiio. | Minneapolis | 5,061,760 . 208,000( Denver.... Indlanapoiis. Columbus, O rtford Richmond. Washington.. . Duluth Dalla St. Josepi., Peoria. Momphis.... 0 Portland, Ore Rochestor. New Have avan e Springfield, Muss. .. Worcester. ... Portland, Me Atlanta.......... Fort Worth... Waco, i yra Des Moines Grand R Seatt Lowoll. Wilmington, i Norfoli. ... Sloux City.. Lo Angeles Tacoma...... Saginaw, Mich Spokane. ... .lurknuu\l!ln 498717 i 45104 u\ Bay City, Mich. *Fall River *Akron, O.. *Springhield, 0. *Canton. 0. sloux ‘remont. Nob sHastings, Neb, *Galveston alt Like Seranton, Helena, Totals for U. Outaide of New York.© DOMINION Montroal ... ¥ Toronto. Hallfax Hamilton, Winuipeg Totuls *Not fueluded in totals, BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE, Business Quite 1 Signs of Tm s, NEW YORK, April 6.—Bradstreet's tomor- row will say: Speclal telegrams from im- portant distributing centers report general trade quite irregular, previous gains having been followed by shrinkages in many in- stances, Chicago jobbers in cotton, dress fabrics, silks, hardware, clothing and lumber roport increased sales, but at St. Louis un- favorable weather has ohecked the demand for dry goods and millinery and kindred lines. ‘Kansas City reports considerable ac- tivity in general lines, as does Omaha, where improved weather and good roads have st ulated business. Planting throughout Ne- braska is being pushed, but the crops need rain. At both cities last mentioned live stock Interests have improved. The industrial feature of the week is found In thirty-one strikes throughout the country, involving 80,000 employes, principally among bullding trades at New York and Chicago Textile \industries at Paterson and Ne York, coal mines and coke operatives western Pennsylvania also struck, While bank clearings for March (§3,755,- 000,000) are 16 per cent larger than in Feb- ruary, they averaged about $139,000.000 daily contrasted with $135,000,000 in February Except for February last and September and August of 1893, last month's clearings total is the smallest’ of any month for years It s 31 per cent less than in March, 1593 Three months cleariugs aggregate $11,026,- 000,000-33 per cent less than last year Bank clearings this week aggresate about $960,000,000—28 per cent more than last week, but the total is 20 per cent loss than in the like week last year. Further advances in wh scares based on fears of crop damage monthly report of world's supply of indlcates the United States will carry over more available wheat July 1 than on any like date, except in 1893 On April 1 th world's wheat stocks were smuller than one year ago, the like of which has not been re ported since February, 1891 Exports of at are due to the Tho wheat Improvement | coasts of 000 bu wheat (flow the United this week included), from States, amount inst 2,066,000 bu. last 3,626,000 bu. In the week a year ago, trifle less than 3,000,000 bu. each In nding weeks two and three years Chere 199 business fallures reported to Bradstrest's this week, against 246 last woek, 186 week a year ago, 185 two ATS ag0 8 three years ago both to 2,77 wel and corr WALL STREET FOR A WEEK. Forelgn Parchasers Fight Shy of American Securities—Other Features. YORK, April 6.—Regarding th situation Bradstreot’s will tomor- The feature of the present week pension of the forelgn purchas furnished the motive power of the preceding week's market, Various causes for the sudden slackening of rican rails at London, and it was even ested that misconceptions in regard to the difficulties In South Carolina had been effective In this connection. The most reasonable view of the matter is that the interest suddenly shown in our securities abroad was largely speculative—that the speculation was overdone and quickly ex- hausted itself. In support of this it might be mentioned that the forelgn investment demand for bonds has also been of a less active character. At the same time, London has appearcd oaly as a moderate seller and retaing for the time the greater part of its recent purchases of both stocks and bonds in this market. The absence of liquidation from this source has, therefore, sustained prices, and though the professiongl clement made several attempts to bring about a reac tion they met with no success and seemedl to have only increased the outstanding short interests trading was well distributed throughout the entire list, no undue pro Inence being given to the industrials, while low priced stocks are recelving in- creased attention. Among these the Mis- sourl Pacific was the especial feature, The support, though divided between a number of commission houses, scemed to come from one source and leads to the belief that the Gould party are actively on the bull side, The price "advanced from 28% to 321, while Wabash preferred was also strong at an advance ond Terminal, Mis- sourl, Kansas & Texas and other specialties took part in the improvement s granger and trunk line stocks were quiet, except for some pr e which the bears applied to the former early in the week, and active movement, aided by foreign buying, caused an advance, St. Paul rising from ¢ 65%. NEW financial row say was the ing, which were assigne interest in Am - Short Police Storie Mike McGraw was fined $15 and yesterday afternoon for resisting an o and his wife ing a disturbance Thursday night, w Warrants were Mrs. Dallow Douglas, yesterdsy. with selling costs at Boyd's opera house 8 fined 5. sued for the arrest of William hmidt, James “red Dahlman and Pat Horrig: These people are all chary liquor” contrary to law last s been Issued for the arre: 1 South Fourteen allowing £0 ncsumulito-on his D to remove the Complaint w o Laux. ker and Thomas Fitzgerald were by Detectives Dunn and Donahue it and locked up as suspicious char- acters.” One of the men had a bunch of skeleton keys in his possessiop, and it is thought that these are the fellows who have been stealing fine bugzy harness. Frank Goodrich has filed a’ complaint in the police court charging Dr. Gilmore with fast driving on one of the main thorough- fares. S S Tree Planting in Parks. At a called meeting of the park board yesterday afternoon the contract for em- banking Dominfon street in Riverview park and laying about 500 feet of scwer pipe was awarded to Lamoreaux Bros. A petition signed by C. H 100 others asked that the b the question of arranging for suitable music In Bemls park during the summer. The paper states that the entire population in the northwestern part of the city would favor the proposition. The communication was referred to the committee on music. Mr. Tukey stated a temporary box sewor would have to be built in Riverview park to carry off the water. The cost will be about $100. Bids for the work will be ad- vertised for at once. Superintendent Adams gave notice to the board that he had recelved a carload of trees yesterday that would be planted in Miller park. Shrubs are being planted in Hanscom and Bemls parks and trees in Fontanelle, ———— Evangelist Hammon's Meetings, Rev. . Payson Hammon yesterday after- noon commenced a series of meetings for young people, especially children, at Knox Presbyterian church, corner Bmmett and Nineteenth streets. Mr. Hammon has been engaged in this particular line of evange ical work for about forty years, with great success. These meetings are pecullar both in their nature and Mr. Hammon’s method of conductingthem. He does not attempt to preach a sermon to the children, but ~after a song and prayer sim ply talks to them in an informal way of the nece: les and advantages of "leading a_Christian life. The serv- ices are interspersed with music and apt storles, which have the effect of keeping the attention and interest of the children, In manner Mr. Hammon is pleasing and has a way born of long experience of reach- ing the hearts of the little ones. — Suing State Medical Examiners. The recollection of the campaign waged by the Statc Board of Medical Examiners against the unlicensed doctors is revived by a suit that was being trled before a jury in Justice Smith's court yesterday afternoon. Among the alleged physicians who were arrested was John Que Ho, a Chinese doctor, who was fined $50 and costs, He carried the case to the supreme court to test the constitutionality of the law and was defeated, the supreme court rul- ‘ng that the law was constitutional and sustaining the sentence passed by the lower court At this point the Chinaman passed out of the ¢ . but Judge Fawcett nd Major Miller claim to have rendered legal serv- ices, valued at $50, to the state board and have brought suit against Secretary Allen and others to collect their claim. = o Vacant House Burned. The frame house situated in the rear of 1013 Davenport street was destroyed by fire about o'clock last evening. The hous. was owned by Mrs. Ryan and S unocea- pled. The loss s about $200. The orixin of the fire is unknown. Ay aftor- noon some colored men '.\:u seen in the building shooting craps, s noser that they left some m.nnux.»u,nn tubs lyin, around, causing the fire to break out lntc Cotton and A pass upon of unknown origin destroyed Arthur Rothery’s barn at Fiftieth and Burdette yesterday. A fin trotting horse ed from the flames with difliculty, Charges Against a Constable, Minnle chenck has filed a complaint against Dan C. Daley, a constable in Jus- tice Brandes' court. She charges the con- stable with malfeasance and partiality In office in serving the execution of a judg- ment on Mr M. C. Cox in favor of 8. A Orchard, The constable Is accused of ilie- gally attaching the goods in Mrs, Cox' possession and antedating his notice of con stable's s of the goods. The complainant also allege that when a writ of replevin was issued for the goods by the owner Daley conceal the property =0 that it could not be recovered by the rightful owner. The following marriage licenses were Is- sued yesterday Name and address. August *k<on, South Omaha........ Josephine Kauffiman, Omah: A. B. Alpina, Omaha Bertha Maycrovisk, Omaha W. Damleniz, Omiha Kate Mally, Omaha Pubtic Works Contraets. At o mecting of the Board of Publie Works yesterday afternoon the contract tor grading block 7, Dupont Place, was awarded F. Calla 15 cents per cuble Age Katz red the contract arading Thirtv-fourth street from Howard to Leavenworth at 115 cents for Half nvent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd on the west side of South Oma will be dedicated tomorrow at 10 a. m. Rt Rev, Richard Scannell, bishop of Om will oificiate. Pontifical high mass will celebrated. Friends and patrons of the i titution are invited to attend Olsen Dead. €. A. Olsen, proprietor of the Pa hotel, &7 Pacific street, died early last evening atter an lliness of several days. c. A THE OMATIA I)A\II.Y I‘l' o SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894—-TWELVE PAG I TO THE EDITOR. Silver and the Seigniorage. OMAHA, March To the Rdi Bee.—Permit mo to take a fow exceptions to a recent editorial in The Bee upon the Joct First not sub of seigniorage This so-called * out of any supposed charge mintage as previously nd silver, as inferred by T Bee's “explanation.”” Neither was the idea or purpose of the law out of which it has arisen intended to bring profit or advantage to the government. On the contrary the whole purpose of the law was In the in terest of the money manipulators, mainly foreigners, and as a bamboozle and “‘make shift" to prevent the passage of an un- limited cofnage bill and thus the automatic of metal money which the people nding Bee says: “Originally selgniorage was charged only to the extent of the actual cost of the work of the mints, and while that was the o and it is the case with our colnage today—the nature of the bullion in a particular coin always equaled the value of the coin itsélf, minus only the cost of mint- ing it Now, selgniorage” does by the made aris government for for both gold know that there is ever by the government today Neither has there been so-called resumption n 2 of which re- of one-fifth doesn’t The Bee no charge wha for coining gold? since the passage of the act January 14, 1875, sect pealed the then existing charge of 1 per cent for coining gold, making it absolutely free And doesn’t The Bee also know that “the present equal value between a particular gold coin and the amount of bullion to make it,"" as stated, is not because there is no cha » at the mint for coina but b the government gives to gold the right to unlimited coinag; How could or can there be any difference of value b tween the bullion and coin within the Unit. States so long as the mints are open with out limit and free How an there help being a differenze (or clse the bullion abroad a a commodity), if this right to coinage and money authority Is limited or taxed In any manner? Can The Bee or any other authority name when or where in any nation in the world the mints of guch nation have been or ar kept open by law to the unlimited coinage of cither gold or silver and such coins given full money authority, these coins and bullion of equal weight and fineness respectively have not always been at par? I fail to find in history a single instance where this is not true The statement that the Bland law of 1878 was repealed and superseded by the Sherman law in 1890, which put an end to the coin- age of silver dollars, is entirely gratuitous information so far as'the law is concerned. The law of 1890 imposes no bar to the coin- age of any number of silver dollars, except within_the ‘discretion and will of the sec tary of the treasury, for the purpo of deeming the treasury notes glven, as pro- vided, for the so-called purchase of silver bullion. 1t is all a matter of the discre- tion of the ecretary of the treasury, or rather the- will and interest of Lombard and Wall streets, which the secretary repre sents, that there are no silver dollars coined. Also all this about “The treasury notes not representing any specific amount of coin or bullion in the treasury, and the whole amount of the bullion bought being held as ‘security’ for the whole amount of the treas- ury not is certainly the veriest nonsense. Has anyone ever been so foolish as to suppose that this bullion was to be stored and held by the government as “‘security’ for these treasury notes, as if it were so many bushels of wheat, pounds of cotton or iron held against certain warehouse cer- tificates? That this silver was some day to bo called for by these treasury note holders, when it would be returned to them in bullion form pro rata to their note holdings? Or else that the government was to sell it as bullion in the open market for gold money for their benefit on the same pro rata basis? This is too nonsensical for anything. To suppose that this buflion was never to be coined, but might be sold some day as so much iron, wheat or cotton? For if coined into money what else could it be cxcept United States silver dollars—money? And is not all full United States money dollars— whether gold, silver or paper—always at par, one just as valuable as another within the United States? What need, them, of one being held as “security” for another or to “redcem” another? The people are begin- ning to understand, though, where the bam- boozle comes in, this about its being “‘the lished policy of the government to maintain the parity of value of all money issued by the United States, and in order to do so the secretary of the treasury must re- deem these treasury notes in gold if the holders so demand, since otherwise gold coin would immediately jump to a premium.” While a part of this language was injected into the law of 1890, it is none the less low pettifogging and a double dealing, an excuse or pretense in the hands of a favorable sec- retary of the treasury to nullify cther ex- press provisions of the same law. Besides, it 1s a contradiction of the whole principle and idea of legal tender—of money—w these treasury notes are and which always places the option or right of cholce in the debtor, never in the creditor. It was in- tended, and is merely a trick or hocus pocus to be worked in the interest of forelgn hold- ers of our bonds, investments and free trad- ers, who thus have a government-maintained free reservoir from which to draw gold for export. As to what this so-called ‘“seigniorage” really is: It is merely the silver buliion ob- tained by the government under the opera- tion of the law of 1890 (the so-called Sher- man silver purchasing law), over and above the amount necessary to coin the same num- ber of full standard silver dollars as were fssued of the treasury note dollars for the whole amount of bullion purchased—that_is, 168,000,000 ounces of silver bulllon for 156,~ 000,000 treasury note dollars. Under this scheme of the government purchasing silver bullion by the gold standard some of It was obtained, T think, for as low as 82 or 83 cents an ounce and from that up to about 120 cents an ounce. ‘The coinage ratio ot silver dollars to the ounce of bullion fs 129.20 cents to the ounce. Thus the 168,000,000 ounces of silver bullion said to have beun purchased, if coined into standard dollars, would make over $217,000.000. Deduct the $156,000,000 of treasury notes said to have been issued would leave §61,000,000 so-callad seigniorage. There are 300,000,000 and now between dollars in the 400,000,000 standard silver United State: Are not these now all at par and at any time or place within the United States of equal value and purchasing power with any other dollars? ~Certainly. Is not and would not one, one hundred or one thousand of these doiars good enough writy” for the same number of treasury notes now outstanding? We think so. The government declares them good enough for national bank reserves and redemptions. Suppose, then, not only the so-called seigni- orage but the whole 168,000,000 ounces of silver bullion were coined into dollars just like those now in circulation, would or could they be of eny different value, dollar for dollar, from the ones now coined? Certainly Why, then, is there objection to the Chiefly where the shoe pinches your moneybags. This would mean moro Thoney without his chance to toll it at its birth, a rise in prices, an easeup on debtora and a corresponding d: 'lhl-"hl Ilu" [;llv\\‘url:[ s bonds and mortgages. Respectfully, ete,, Aoy » JOHN JEFFCOAT. Stand by Hlome Factories. OMAHA, April 5.—To the Editor of The Bee: Noticing your editorial in tonight's issue of your paper, reading as follows “Omaha wants factories, shops and mills She cunnot stand idly by and wait until the canal sclieme Is brought into working opera- tion. If it is possible to secure the location of a paper mill here it should be done now and without unnecessary delay. Factorles, shops and mills will be’ welcome any time and more welcome now than later.” I cannot refrain from commenting upon it Those who are struggling to foster what little they here have accumulated In a busi- annot deny the great work that The Bee has done in its attempt to imp the commercial interests of Omaha very first to start the “home industry movement, The Bes has persistently fol lowed up’ this splendid thought, and had (he peopie Who live here, who own property here, and who cannot get away, even If they' so desired, all or nearly all of whom nave read constantly the almost daily ap ¥ of The Beo for loyalty to enturprises already os! show even a small percentug loyalty, but common ense, we would not today be anxiously jumping from one hair-brained scheme to another for support The fault, however, not coinaj ness way is not so much with r of The | the py loss, thi ople as with the retailers. Neverthe remedy (s now almost entirely with the people. They should demand goods of all kinds and descriptions from their retailers that are manufactured in the state in quality according to thefr requirements. Can any sano person advance any single argument that will uphold a policy of patronizing in stitutions who manufacture their goods, wares and merchandise in any of the eastern states %0 many of our own people to whom we look for trade are out of work. I will make the a n that there Is scarcely a labor schedule fn any of the manu facturing cities of the cast that could not bo duplicated fn Omaha, And this condition will exist until such times when our own man factories can use all of the surplus help. In other words, give work to the unemployed. Does the eastérn manufacturer spend on ent in your city or your state? Does he contribute one dol lar to your city or state treasury for taxes? There can’te but one answer to this, and that is, “No!” 'Then why should a very large percentage of our own people vie with each other In seeing who can contribute the largest amount of ‘good western money to the support and dnrichment of men who have no possible fyterest In the west except to get all they cap from us. Support the falfories already established in your own statg loyally for only one year and plenty mores will come without “any “honuses.’”” Don’t’expect to make a com- mercial and manufacturing center by re ligiously opposing those who have already had the courage to invest their money in enterprises that glye employment to labor How many of you ,who happen to read this ever think to ask your retailer for any par tieular article manufactured in your city or Wwhen state Mr. Retaile look in the or most of you, ought to asfonally at Wouldn't you mirror and blush oc your inconsistency and disloyalty you like more people to sell your goods to? Then reform and do th: which will employment to labor. Patrontze those wh contribute to your own support. LOYALTY. Quest s for Chie OMAHA, April 5.—To the ‘lvlnr of The Bee: Wil you kindly give me space to ad dres a few questions to the chief of police and one or two members of the fire and po- lice board now posing as reformers. I would first like to ask the chief of poli why he has not enforced the order issu Tuesday, March 27 last, instructing the clos- ing up of the gambling resort at 1313 Douglas street known as the “Diamond” pool room Has that order been countermanded by the chief, or has his deputies seen fit to disre gard it? At any rate, the said “‘Dlamond” ool roomi continues to operate extensive gambling on the races in open violation of coli before the Young Men's ation Commissioner Strickler to himself of having closed Omaha’s gambling houses, and e was surprised that only one minister in the city had come and shaken hands with him since he accomplished that good deed. In the same speech Mr. Strickler alleged that he wo1ld also see all pool room gambling in Omaha immediately stopped; and it may be that the remainder of the divines are only waiting till he proves his sincerity by com- pleting the good work commenced before coming forward to congratulate him On Monday, March 26 last, Mr. Strickler informed the board that Judge Doane and several other well informed attorneys had told him that bookmaking as operated at the “Diamond” pool room was in direct vio. lation of the gambling law; and it was on this announcement and an opinion from- the county attorney on the following day that the chief of police issued an order for the closing of that institution, It this order of the chief has been re- voked by the board, on what grounds has it been done? And if the order has not been rescinded, is there not bound to be a doubt of Mr. Strickler's sincerity until he sees that it is properly enforced? That making books on races is a direct violation of the gambling laws has been decided in the courts of nearly every state in the union and also in the United States supreme court. Bookmaking has been abolished in New York, Brooklyn, Philadel- phia, Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul, Minneapo- lis, and in fact in all of the large cities, and is now only carried on at a very few race tracks, all of which are outside of city limits. A single visit on any afternoon to the Diamond”" pool room will convince the most doubtful that it is not only a mammoth gambling institution, but also the daily re- sort of loafers and toughs. The chief of police is aware of all these facts, as is Mr¢ Strickler and the other members of the board. Will the board com- pel the chief to. enforce his order or ex- plain himself? A TAXPAYER. Social Life in Weeping Water. WEEPING WATER, Neb., April 6.—To the Editor of The Beo: Not far south of Nebraska's metropolis, on the Missouri Pa- cific road, there is situated a little town of no mean pretensions, a town which is more than alive to'its needs in a soclal way. Entertainments of various kinds are ever on the tapis, and usually do not lack for patron- age. If foreign talent does not supply this need home talent is not only ready to come to the front, but can be relied upon to pro- duce something In the right way, as is evidenced by the appreciative audiences which congregate whenever opportunity offers. If a musical entertainment is wanted the talent is right here. Church suppers present their attractions and receive their share of patron- age. Literary ventures in thelr different phases attract their quota. Sandwiched in between things of this nature are numberless teas and dinners, which, like all such affairs, are much enjoyed by the participants in these more homelike soclal affairs. As these matters did not quite satisfy tho cravings in ‘the minds of some of the ladies a literary venture in the form of a woman’s club was inaugurated, which has stood the test of ten years, with urnbroken friendship, with unwavering interest and an increasing desire to pursue still further its_investigations into the realm of thought. With all these marn and varied wa of relieving dull care and furnishing th much needed recreation demanded by this work-a-day world, it might seem the ver: acme had been reached. Not so, as is proven by the latest innovation, which is nothing more nor less than darning clubs To the south side must be given the honor of originating the idea, and when it was floated on these entle zephy that the men and boys of that de no longer wore ventilated socks the ladies of the west end and central part of the city, not to be left behind in any enterprise, each formed their darning clubs. Now if in all these industrial clubs (say it In a whisper) darning needles keep pace with tongues it may g0 without saying that the husbands and sons of these worthy dames of Weeping Water will no longer be haunted by heelless socks or tried by that ciucial test, a pro- truding toe, when a shoo Is being pulled on, So popular are these darning clubs liable to become that possibly (in an aside) young men who have no one to look after this very necessary part of their wardrobe might, for a slight consideration, prevail on these self same darners to mitigate some of the trials of thelr lives by deftly placing a few stitches in time to prevent the dire discomfort of being out at the toes and out at the heels. . A, Christian assoc took the credit e DeWitt's Little Early Risers. safe pills, best pills. Small plils, 'T00K CASOLINE FOR W ATER | Mistake Which Caused Serious Injury to Two Women Yesterday Afternoon. ONE OF THEM DISFIGURED FOR LIFE Undertook to Pour the Dangerous Lig Boiling Kettle—Re Escape of a Child Near the Stove, 1nto a able Mrs. wero about her sister Minnfe gasoline afternoon at Paul Larsen and badly burned in a 4 o'clock yosterda home, 3404 South Twentieth street The were engaged in ¢ the kitehen, and when the grocery man came with an order of gasoline Mrs. Larsen emp. tied out about a quart of the fluid which re mained in the can into a pitcher. This pitcher was usually used for water, and shortly afterward Mrs. Larsen’s sister came and, mistaking the gasoline for water took up the pitcher and began pouring the explosive into a kettle which was on the stove. The flames from underneath the kot tle ignited the gasoline and a torrific explo sion followed. The burning flufd was thrown over both women and the whole Kitchen was in a mass of flames in an instant The women screamed and neighbors rushed to help them. By the use of blankets and water the fire was extinguished shortly after the arrival of the fire company from engine house No. 12, It was evident that Mrs. La son and her sister were seriously burnel and Dr. Berwick of South Omaha was summoned to attend them. Mrs. Larson was painfully burned about the face and the right hand but Minnie was the more seriously injured, as her hair, face, hands and all exposed parts of her body were badly blistered, and she will be disfigured for life. After the in- Jured women had their wounds dressed Mr. Larson was summoned from South Omaha where he is employed. Last night the suf- ferers were resting well, considering the ex- tent and nature of their wounds. Those who rrived on the scene first after the explosion declare that it was a miracle that both women were not Killed outright, as the Kitchen partition was blown two feet into the next room. Mrs. Larson’s 10-months-o'd baby was sitting in a high chair within three feet of the stove when the explosion took place, but it escaped any injury and its clothing did not even catch fire, The damage to the house and was light and will not exceed $100. Dr. Berwick stated last night that he did not think that the injuries of either of the women would prove fatal, but it will be some time before they can recover. s WAIVED THE KISS. ang Ruins Frank Moores Practieal Joker. For years Frank E. Moores, the clerk of the district conrt, has held the medal which at one time was awarded to him on account of the fact that he was considered the most practical joker in the city. Yesterday Mr. Moores took a tumble and is no longer the head joker of the Jokers club. At least if he is, he will not be after the next meeting of the organization is held, for Moores has been ground into the earth, as it were, and that by a beardless and unsophisticated youth from the lower walks of life. It is a well known fact that all marriage licenses are issued by the judge of the county court, but now and then some innocent youth who has never slipped his head through the matrimonial noose is thrown off the track and lands in Moores' oflice, where he applics for the coveted marrfage license. Upon sich oceasions Mr. Moores usually has consid able fun at the expense of the prospective groom. Yesterday when the crewd was the largest in the office of tho clerk of the courr, A. B. Alpina appeared at the door, leading by the hand a buxom lass who had sailed along through life burdencd by fhe name of Bertha Mayerovistch. Blushing, they cautlously ap- proached the clerk, and in a confidential manner informed him that they wanted to get married. Moores winked at a dozen law- yers and then remarked to the groom in @ tone of volce that was heard across the street: WVant to get married?” Both parties blushed a still deeper crimson and nodded a reply that was in the afirmative. “Better wait until fall,” clerk. The happy feeling which had taken pos- sesslon of the two hearts which wanted to beat as one went down several degrees, but the owners of the aforesald hearts re- flected that they had been waiting for some months and had concluded that the date should not be postponed “Well, if you are bound to be married,” said the clerk, “hold up your hands.’ Up went the hands and Moores adminis- tered an oath that was in this form: “You and each of you have considercd this mat- ter and have come to the conclusion that you want to be married; that you want to ralse a family of children and will not come here for a divorce in less than one year; that your parents are willing that the cere- mony should be performed and that there 18 1o legal impediment to the union.” Both parties averred that they could take the oath. This pleased Moores, who told the two young people that that was ali that he could do, as the remainder of the ceremony would have to be performed by the county “judg “I will show you down there, but after the ceremony is completed, you will have to come back and let me kiss the bride,” added the genial clerk as he winked tow a colored woman who had entered tlre ro Piloting the parties down stairs, steercd them into the presence of Judge Baxter, where the knot was tied in the most approved style, Moores had returned to office and had forgotten all about the o ice, when suddenly Mr. Alpina entered the door and edging up to the desk, spoke in a tone of voice loud enough so that it was heard by everybody In the rcom, saying: “My wi is out in the hall and you can kiss her 1o The clerk biushed until the diamond in his shirt front Jost all of Its brilliancy, whilo the female clerks in the office tittercd and twittered like a lot of wrens In spring time. The lawyers smiled out loud, while Moores admitted that he was beaten at one of his practical jokes. He had to acknowledge the corn, and in doing so he Informed Mr. and Mrs. Alpina that he would not follow the usual custom, but would let them off, after which Moores invited every one out and around the corner. Royal Marriage at Stuttgar! TGART, April 6.—The civil liglous ceremonies uniting in marriage Prince John eorge of Saxony, uephew of the king of Saxony, and the Duchess Marla, daughter of Duko Albert of \Wurtemburg, were performed today. Charles Moore Charged with Blasphe LEXINGTON, April 6.—Rev. E. L. South- gate has served notice on Charles Moore, the noted Infidel and editor of the Bluo Grass Blade, that a suit will be filed against him in the circuit court for blasphemy explosion their women ning up furniture Boo eputation suggested the ST and 6&65“»6009.»»».»»0»9 i Your Heart’s Is the most important part 22 222 1 are due'to impurities realize how vital it is to S.S. 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