Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1900, Page 21

LS RO R N XN PART III. ESTABLISHED JUN OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, A FULL LINE OF HOLIDAY GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Our Christmas Announcement, We are using every available space in oux big store for Holiday Goods. pared to serve you to your advantage as now. Our big stock and low prices are a guarantee to you of perfect satisfaction in all your dealings here. At no time in our history were we so well pre. This store has become great through merit—selling the best of everything and at lower prices l than otbers, Skates, Sleds, Drums, Dolls, Books, Pictures, Rotkers, Games, Oranges, Nuts, Candies, A | Pipes, Cigars. STOUT HEARTS OF FIRE LADS | Plucky Young Americans Invite Mission to Posta of Dmgar. PROVISION FOR WIDOWS OF DEAD HEROSE | ! Pension Established to Maintain Families of Thone Who Lose Thelr Lives While in the Service ot the Paublie. Although the rate of mortality is greater among firemen than among soldiers, the walting list of fire departments Is always erowded and hundreds of men are clamor- ing for the excitement and danger which relleves the otherwise monotonous life of a fireman. Within the last twenty-two years sixteen men have been killed while fight- ng fire in Omaha and several other mem- | bers of the department have sustained In- juries which contributed indirectly to their | death. Mortality statistics show that answering fire alarms and doing the bidding of fire chlets 1s more dangerous than defending the flag, and yet there are but few cities which pension heroes who are injured while battling with the flames or look afier the wives and children of men who die in the dofence of life and property. Untll 1895 nothing was done to assist the famlilies ot wen who were killed In the service of the pald fire departments of Nebraska. That winter the legislature passed a law which provides that disabled firemen shall be pald one-fourth of thy salary they recelved while 1. the department, and in caso of deatn this allowance Is to be given to the wite and children of the decensed. No other relatives are allowed a pension. The law been much criticized because 1t does not make any proviston for mothers who ‘are dependent upou sons who serve in fire departments. Within five years eev eral firemen who were Killed left mothers fn destitute circumstances. The city wa: unablo to offer them any assistance because the framers of the law neglected to consider widowed mothers. Five Widows Provided For. At the present time the widows of four firemen, who vere killed in the service are on the pension list of the Omaha de- pariment, besides one widow whose husband contracted a fatal disease in the rervice of the department, and several firemen who | were disabled in the service. Two of the victims of Allen Bros’ wholesale grocery fira, Johu MeCumber and Thomas Ruane, left wives who still reside i the city and recelve & peusion of $17.00 per month. This fire occurred June 17, 1899, and both of thes: men were injured by the explosion of a powder magazine, which they were carry- ing away from the burning building. Ruane was burned so badly that he died next day, bui death did not reiieve MeCum- ber from this sufferlug for several months. Two of the men who were killed in the cor Chemical company's fire, August #, 1899, were married and their wives, Mrs James Adams and Mrs. George Bendson, are on the penston list, receiving $18.75 and B17.00 respectively. All four of these widows Large line of Cloth Bound Special 12-mo. serles, new cloth bindings, each . Good gold plate lever end Chfldren's silver plate Set and Fine o Books Sorap Books, over 200 titl each Sc 15c¢c t 28¢ beautiful assortment of Dresden bound Gift Books at . ary, at Stationery Books, each . . Set of § cloth bound booke, by leading authors, set. Webster's with thumb hmu. 10c 08¢ Dictlon- .1.98 including works International full sheep bound, Largest and most elaborate line of (‘alondnrfi, Christ- Elegant line of Bibles, Books. Jewelry Department. mas Cards, Booklets and Fancy Box Papeteries, Testaments and Prayer Dresse hair, 80, 7 and Watch our ads from now on—Holiday goods at Solld s very at Solid 8! Heauty or Waist Pins, per doz _5c 14 WATCH Etn Sleeve Links, worth 3%c, each . Stogle knite, fork and spoon, in box, per set scissors, thimble, emery in case, set . lunn, Anu uwna, one-half and one-third regular price. Good rolled gold plate ilver Penholder, Wooden swell, 75c¢ 'O8c 2.25 flver Bewing Sets, stone Opal 7 Jewel, Nickel New Have Specia ranted—just the thing for boys .. wind and set — thin model eolid white metal chain.............. 14 size, American watch, solid nickel case, war- A -t 4 ‘ 2,48 We certainly can save you mouey on all El‘ln, Walthamm and Hamilten ‘Watches. AL ARM CLOCKS. Seth Thomas Clocks—the kind that will run for 10 or 15 years—Special were left with children to care for and | bave been greatly alded by thelir pensions. Denth of Five Firemen The Grand Central hotel fire, which oc- curred September 24, 1878, brought death to five firemen—Lervis Wilson, Alonzo Ran- dall, John A. Lee, Willlam McNamara and ‘llvnry Lockfield. Randall and Lee were the only married men in this little party that dashed to death with the roof of the vburulnx hotel and their wives have both remarried. Shortly before 6 o'clock on the atternoon jof October 2, 1893, fire was discovered on the etage of Boyd's theater at the corner of Fifteenth and Farpam streets. Kate Claxton and her company were rehearsing “The Two Orphuns” and so greedy were the flames that the actors had no time to rescue thelr baggage. The firemen man- aged to prevent the conflagration from spreading to adjoining bulldings and when the walls fell all the boys in bluo escaped injury with the exception of Alfred C. Gyreum, who was found the next day be- ueath the ruins of the playhouse. Gyreum {left a wife, who afterward married Cap- | tain Charles Reynolds, until a few months #go an officer In the Omaha department. When the Paxton Annex burned in 1891 Cuptain Michael Carter and several other | firemen were injured by a falling wall. Carter dled in & few hours and the other men all recovered. Mrs. Carter, the widow |of the dead officer, found employment at FOR YOUR CAMERA. Dry Plates, x5, per dozen, . Dry Plates, 6x7, per dozen . e ...08¢ . wee2Bc oo ‘seer8Bg FRIENDS IN TIME OF NEED |Omaha Citisens Desoribe Benefactors Who Shaped Their Lives, TWO STRANGERS SIGN BOND FOR MAYOR e Thetr Influence of Other Smecesaful Men Attr! Position to the Parents, Bduc Men of Affairs. Almost every man who has attalned a measure of success in life can recall some one to whom he was indebted for a help- ing hand, or a word of wise counsel, at a time when he stood most in need of it. A few interviews with some of Omaha's prom- inent citizens discloses the fact that nearly all of them have known some one whom they remember s a benefactor, elther by reason of financial ald given them or timely advice at some crucial moment, The in- terviews follow: Mayor Frank E. Moores—Dr. George L. Miller was my greatest benefactor, and this 18 the way it happened: The *‘crime of '73" drove me out of the dry goods the Henderson hotel and several years later was married to & prosperous farmer at Gretna, Neb. Walls Crush Redjackets, A stroke of lightning set fire to the Shiverick Furniture company’s bullding on June 3, 1893, and the department was called {upon to fight the fire during one of the !most terrific electric storms which ever |raged in Omaha. Two firemen, Captain Clarles D. Cox and Robert Oury, were de- |scending a ladder, when the building col- lapsed and burfed them in debris. Mrs Cox, the wife of the dead officer, removed to Council Blufts shortly after her hus- bend's death. Oury's death came but a | tew days betore his appointed wedding day, [for he was to have married Miss Leona Reberts the following Tuesday. Under the law pensioning the wives of firemen all widows who Femarry forfelt helr peusions. The men who serve In the department are comparatively young and the records show that most of their widows have not remained single very long. This being the case it {s not probablo that the city will ever have a very large num- ber of pensioners at any one time. There 13 no state law providing for the | pevsioning of the wives and children of pelicomen who are Killed while on duty, but a relief fund has been created by the local department. Within recent years only | one ofcer, Dan Tiedman, has been killed while on duty. He was shot when attempt- ing to arrest some burglars at Thircleth and Spaulding streets on the night of June |9, 1897, His wife, Mrs. Minnle Tiedeman, | was given tho pesition of police matron a | few months after his death. No¥ember 14 |#he was married to Offcer Carl L. Madsen |and handed In her resignation, to take effect December 1 Crateh and Cane Thrown Away. Tho United States government, which owns {the Hot Springs of Arkansas, says | will cure rhenmatism, neuralgia, | nervous troubles and many other bureau of information, Hot Springs, Ark., business in Ohio and my brother-in-law. Colonel A. C. Dawes, passenger agent of the Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Blufts line, secured & pos tion for me as train announcer in Kans City. I worked at that job faithtully for a year and showed that I had some ability as & rallroad man. I was then sent up to Omaha to take charge of the company’s ticket office here. It was a welcome change and I got along first rate for several months. Then the auditor wrote to me that I would Be re- quired to give a bond of $5,000. Bond companies were unknown at that time, The worst of it all was that the bond must be signed by two Nebraskans and the com- pany refused to accept sureties who lived outside the state. For weeks 1 worried over the matter checked up my accounts. After finding that they were correct he asked me about my bond. I confessed, reluctantly, that 1 had no friends in Nebraska and begged to be allewed to give Ohioans as sureties. He sald this was against the rules of the company and that I must either glve the proper sort of bond or surrendef my posi- tion. A Young man never was in a worse pre- dicament. I had not been In Omaha long enough 1o get acquainted, but T,gad heard much of Dr. George L. Miller and con cluded to ask him to be one of my suretles. I found him at the Herald office and he greeted me cordially when I explained who I was. Finally I mustered up courage to tell him my trouble. He esked to see the bond. I gave him the blank and produced business men with whom I had been asso- clated in Ohlo. He said he didn't care to see the lettors and signed the bond, after glancing over it hastily. At that moment his partner, Lymah Richardson, happened to pi through the room. ‘Here, Lyman, sign this” the doctor sald, after explaining that I was the new ticket agent. Mr. Richardson complied for illustrated book telling all about it with the request’ and I was the happlest Red Iron Carts, Brittanic 24c, 48c and $1.12. Tin Dishes, per set—5c and 10c who was 'enerlli until finally the auditor came along and | somo credentials 1 had from bankers and | Unless you have been in our store within a day or so, you have no idea of how many beautiful things we have been unpacking from our Christmas stock. Toy Planos, $1.48, $1.98. 24c, d Dolls, Jjointed bodles, nhot-u -nq stockings, 48c, 98¢, $1.25, $1.48, $1.98, s lfi, "g2.08, #3458, 8498 Tm ‘n\ nks, Carts, 6x9 in 6x12 in. e with utensils, be, 24c, 38c. Tea Sets, metal—10c, and Toy 59¢ and T2c. Toy Gu Toy Whips . 38c, 48c, 6Sc, 98¢, i Surprise Boxes, be, man in Omaha. Dr. George L. Miller and Lyman Richardson are two friends I shall never forget. Carroll G. Pearse—It's rather a dificult thing for a man to name his greatest bene factor without some time for retrospection, but I have no hesitation in saying that Ar- thur B. Fairchild, professor of mathematics in Doane college at Crete, had a greater in- fluence for good upon me than any other man with whom I was ever assoclated. He came to Doane college as a very young man and took a high place in the affection of the students, which he has always retained. I was an Irresponsible, aimless boy when I first came under his influence and it was chiefly through him that I acquired a pur- pose in life and decided to make something | of myself. A boy assoclated with such & man comes to have different ideals of life and has his ambition fired to do something | worthy of his efforts. Prof. Falrchild comes of a well known family of Ohlo educators. His father was president of Berea college at Berea, Ky, and his uncle was| at Oberlin college for years. 1If asked to name another man who has been a benefactor I would mention E. F. Stephens, proprietor of the Crete nursery. He gave mo a job selling nursery stock dur- | ing one summer vacation and I think that the experience I hud that summer did more to stiffen up my backbone and inspire selt- l)l( EMBE R Wocden Wheelbarrows, Wheelbarrows, !and he had been in the service of this pa |One day he was punching tickets on the | member such a clrcumstance. confidence than anything I ever encountered. Judge Slabaugh—My best benefactor? | Well, that's rather a difficult question to answer. But I suppose that of all the peo- ple who helped me at various times my mother did by far the most for me. There is & time in & man's life before he realizes the importance of taking advantage of every opportunity for his own advancement, when the influence of one who 1s more experl- enced and far-seeing 18 of inestimable help in shaping his course. It was In this way my benefactor helped me. None of my rela. tives had ever gono to college. My mother was impressed by the importance of an edu- catlon and she persuaded me to attend Hi- ram college at Hiram, O. an institution only a few miles from my home. Inciden- tally it was from this college that James A Garfleld was graduated. As I look back it seems to me that one of the most important events of my life was the college golng and 0 1 think that my mother, who made that possible, was my greatest benefactor. Frank A. Broadwell, Clerk of the District Court—I believe my greatest benefactor was J. A. Sunderland, president of the Omaha Coal, Coke and Lime company. When I was a young man making a start in the business | world, and not having much of anything 1o | prospect, Mr, Sunderland made a berth for | me in his office. In gIving me that first start he was my benefactor, and he has heen my benefactor ever since by advancing me trom time to time when I showed ability to look after his interests Judge Daker—Benofactor, benefactor? I never had any, at least, not iu t you mean. I have'had two of them though —work and determination. 1 don't recall that any one or two men ever startod e on the road to fame or fortune. What little 1 have done was accomplished by those two traits I spoke of—labor and will. I suppose as & matter of fact that many have been my benefactors, They may not have known it, and I don't kmow it, but Lthey were just the same, Take > sense | he satd; HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. o - 1900, SINGL l‘ i ETERESE IR T R SRR ( oryYy FIVE PAGES 21 TO 28. ' CENTS. THE LATEST CREATIONS IN FINE CHINA AND ART POTTERY Opening Monday First arrivals of Christmas Fancy Wares—An exquisite line of Austrian coin gold filagree work, art crystal wares, terra cotta art pottery, busts of Orienial and Classical Subjects, T okio porce: lains of delicate wares and charming designs in lovely decorations, Bisques, table flower boats and figures of finest models, new Fronch and German ben bon bowls, French and Austrian fruit and salad plutes, Haviland wares, Royal factory wares, cracker jars, cake plates, cabarets, pudding dishes, chocolate pots, Tete-a-tete sets, fancy pitchers, nnd anendless variety of bricsa-brac. in our new an- nex division Basement berry sets, oream sets, sugar bowls, lot comprises Richter's, mett, Concert, Solo, ular prices up to 25e, at 10c and SOMB -rib Mandolin, regular price $3.50, salo Birch back and slde Guitar, regular price $3.95, at...... | Danjos, up i isc, 98¢, Violin outfit—Haft Model good bow, finstruction extra t strings, rosin case complete, 208 Jicioees Accordeons, $10.00 down to Now {8 your chance to buy Christmas goods cheap. Music Dept. 0dds and ends In mouth harps— Em- ete.—-rog- B¢ BIG SPECIALS. 1.98 .2.48 1.25 Violin, boolk, Mixed Candy, Chocolate Creams, tresh made, per pound Trilby Cups, at, per pound .. Gobin Waflles, per pound .. Fruit Rock, per pound ....... Sweet Slxteen, per pound The most delictous sorted flavors, put some 1-1b boxes, for 60c, Monday pric New Mixod Nuts, selected, per pound Fresh Roasted 18 1 and usually your 15 The well known Davis Menthol Cough Drupn, per package ... Bennett's Tar Cough Syrup, 2¢ size, (guaranteed) . Bennett's Anti-Chap, tie Iron, i) two applications, smooth and not sticky, por bottle Hong Kong Ironing Wax, per cake Bennett's Pure Malt Whisky, per quart bottle . 10¢, 24c. that story ubout the conductor and his distinguished looking passenger. That will show you how. It seems there was a conductor on one of the roads running out | of Chicago. His name was Larry Thomas, ticular railroad for a good many years. Toledo express and he came to a distin- guished appearing man who accosted hi: with a familiar “How are you, Larry?" Thomas didn't know the man. He ad- mitted as much. The stranger's only re- Joinder was: ‘““Well, you ought to know me, you have done & greater service for me than any other man in this world.” Thomas did an awful lot of thinking, but he couldn’t place the man, so when he had made the rounds of the cars he returned to him and asked: *How did I ever do you a service, and when The answer was: “Why, back in 18—, when I was a boy al- most, T wanted to be a railroad man the worst way. I came to you and persuaded Drug Dept. 4c and “ lld (‘hv.-rry 18c your chapped hands or face in is perfecily 15¢ you to give me a trial. I lasted three days and then you came to me and sald that it I lived till the last day of the century and worked at rallroading every day 1 would never make a railroad man. Then you fired me. That's why you were my benefactor.’ Thomas was puzzled, He couldn't re- He walked to the front of a car where a travelingman of his acquaintance sat and told him of the occurrence, remarking that the man must be a little off in the garret. The salesman glanced at the conductor and laughed. ““That is the sanest lunatic you ever saw,” “that 18 Phil Armour.” Perhaps I have had numerous bemefactors in just that way. Sherlft John Power—When a man tries to select one from the many men who have helped him, and give that one the name ‘“‘greatest benefactor” it 18 no easy task. A dozen names ccme to my mind when you ask the question. Maybe the most prom- inent one 18 that of Tom Kennedy. He is not living now, but lots of people remem- ber him, and many more are acquainted with his children. There was a time when 1 was @ young man that I wanted the worst way to be in business for myself. To get into business in those days required considerably more capital than I had, and prospects for a fair amount of orders. Even If a person had the necessary capital he would need to have cousiderable temerity to try to cut in and take busipess from old established concerns. Still these circumstances did not prevent me from cherishing @ strong wish to be at the head of my own shops. I was then employed by Henry Waggoner in the caoper shops. We were doing a good deal of worls of a fancy kind for Iler & Co. They used barrels hooped with willow in fancy designs About this time Tom Kennedy volunteered to give mo a start in the cooperage business, and promised to use bis fufluence to get me the work that had been sent to Waggoner. Such a start was a big bocst for me, and entitles him to be considered as my best benefactor, although | any namber of men have been my best friends and heplers at all times B. . Thomas, City Prosecutor—I think 1| can safely say that D. C. Michler, for sev- | eral years clerk of the district court of | Juckson county, Towa, was my greatest ben- efactor. My home was at Maquoketa, the county seat, and 1 had known him from | childhood. I started to attend college at . Peanuts, per pound ... Clgar Dept. The largest assortment of Plpes at..25c, 20¢, 10¢, 5c and...... See tho new patent Cartridge Pipes at . cure one. 25 In box at $1.50, $1.25, $1.10, 90c, 80c and .- &0 in box at Monmouth, Iil, in the early 'S0s and occasionally would run short of money, but all I had to do at such times was to drop | him a line and ask for a loan and it would be forthcoming, always without security. Then, during vacation, I would teach school or sell books and pay him back. Dr. A. J. Ames, Police Surgeon—My greatest benefactor happens to be a bene- | factress, namely, my wife. I met her eleven years ago (Marle A. Steer her name was then) in Yankton, S. D., and four years | Iater 1 married her. Ever since then we have worked together, buth of us studying medicine, But for her I could not have hoped to attain even the small degree of success with which I bave been rewarded. Willlam R. Learn, Police Judge—My greatest benefactor, so far as my memory serves at this moment, was the late la- | mented Mike Maul. Seven years ago I was comparatively new in Omaha, and, having made the race for constable, was defeated. I was beginning to feel pretty | blue, when Mike Maul gave me a tip upon which I was quick to act, and which started | me In the right direction. He told me of | a constable-elect in Florence who would decline to qualify, and supplied me with the credentials which would enable me to slip Into his place. Well, the peo- ple of Florence signed a petition in my behalf, I was appointed con- stable, and for the following two years operated In that village and Omaha, in- cidentally working up an acquaintance that placed me in the winning column the next time I ran for office. PRATTLE OF THBE YOUNGSTERS. “Tommy, how do you explain that the verse which says, ‘as & fool dieth docs 3 fool die?"” “He dyes his whiskers, ma'am.” Little 4-ysar-old Margle, who had just been corrected by her father for disobed!- ence, astonished him by exclaiming: I do wish you had never married into our | family!" “Oh, Bobby—Dobby! Everybody will blame me If you misbehave.” ““Well, ma, you kin blame it all back on | your pa an’ ma." “Oh, dear!" moaned small Tommy, “I've got such a dreadful toothache." o wonder,” replied his mother, “you are all the time eating candy.” “It caw't be that, mamma,” eald Tommy, “I eat candy with all my teeth, and only one of them aches The little girl had just turned a somer- sault, and her mother undertook to reprove ner. )h, T wouldn't do that,"” Neither would I if I were you," prompt reply row if you did.” she sald. was the “Papa would make an awful Mamma,* sald little Edith as they wero passing a drug store, “can I have a glass of was the reply. “Then can 1 have some lemonade fed the little miss. “No,” answered her mother; *I forgot my purse and haven't any money to pay for it “Oh, dear!” exclaimed the disappointed | Eaith, “then I suppose I'll just have to be * quer- | satisfied with raw water.” Candy Dept. e 1, 10200 9O 15c 18c 12ic 12: Frappes, as- up in hand- sold 4Bc¢c 8(: Our lne of Clgars is strictly new and at prices to sult every- 50c¢c 26, $2, $1.50, $1.25, 00c SOC | ported testimony and the case was | banished sleep for | night. | terms were rather low und B Musical Goods, Sporting Goods, Fine Stationery Drug Sundrles Celluloid Goods Jewelty Fine China Christmas Cards Fine Art Goods C C C HARD WORK FOR LITTLE PAY Veteran Reporter Desoribes Early Modesty Long Since Overcome, RECORDING TESTIMONY IN EARLY DAYS Jobn T. Bell who has until recently been the proprietor of an Oakland (Cal.) news- paper was the first official court reporter in this judicial district and met with varicd experiences during the sessions of the early days. Mr, Bell was the founder of the Omaha Mercury, a legal periodical, and recently connected himself anew with tLat paper, succeding John Barnard, as editor. Mr. Bell was but little more than a lad when he reported his first important case, with Judge Lofenze Crounse on the bench. It was the trial of & Fremont farmer for the murder of a neighbor and the young reporter felt heavily the responsibility of his task. If there were errors in the re ap- pealed young Bell felt that he might have the blood of the accused on his bands, Tho taking of testimony occupied one day and a night scssion as well, the reporter con cluding his laborious task at 2 a. m. in & state of ervous collapse. The fear that he would be unable to decipher his notes the remainder of the The testimony was neatly copied, however, and turned over to the court. In those days there was no legal provision for the payment of the stenographer, his wages depending upon the recommendation of the court and the action of the county commissioners. The judge remarked, how ever, that he would be glad to approve of any reasonable bill. Somewhat impressed with the word “reasonable” the young stenographer made out & bill for $5. Judge Crounse suggested with a smile that tho 1 made out a mew bill. He put his price at $8. The task was easily worth $40 according to pre- valling rates. The judge approved this bill Lowever, and It was submitted to the county commissioners. That night the accused farmer escaped trom jail and left no clew behind. The county commissioners spent a considerable sum in a fruitiess quest of the fugitive, and were corresponingly close-fisted with re gard to the legitimate expenses of the trial Bell's bill for stonographic fees was never pasted upon and the young reporter under- went the mental anguish of his first big cage with no other return except In the golden coln of experience first took wadd Rev ermon Sun ung wife of a oremost law- Ne W aaek, Ik, Dr. It Heber day, T was cal man who s n yers Rewton i hix he fradd s0 much accustomed to asso- of wickedness with very the oid Adain In me us- iteel?, and | asked Ara you ure. madame, pins prioking iL?' " n, I'm baby s o erivs my there are no