Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01
LINCOLN'S MORNING BLAZE.
Kelley's Gallery Wrecked and Other
Tenants Damaged.
SIGNING BASE BALL PLAYERS.
The Capitol City Makes Active Prcpas
rations to Capture the League
Penant-A New Church and
Anew Enterprise.
frRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU

1FRoM TIKI BEES LINCOLN BUREAU
A dangerous fire occurred early yesterday
morning on o street between Tenth and
Eleventh, in the business center of the city.
1t was about . o'clock when smoke was found
issuing from the second story through the
hallway leading to Kelly's photograph par
lors. TIL department was instantly called
out, and in q short time had the hose laid,
but it was very difficult to locate the flames
on account of the dense smoke. An opening
was made from the room beneath the gallery
and also from the alley side Of the building,
giving access to the flames, which were
quickly subdued, but not until Kelley's gal
lery was a total wreck. His loss is 50, 800, on
which he has an insurance of 1000, divided
equally between the Hartford Of Hartford,
and the Lion of Liverpool. TIL damage to
the building is about $1,000, fully insured.
The policy on the building is for Sc, 600, in
the Insurance Company of North America.
Dan Cameron's lunch room and cafe on the
hrst floor was flooded, and his damage is
about $500. DR.. King, u dentist ON the Sec
ond floor, was injured slightly by water.
BASE BALL MATTERS.
The local management of the Lincoln club,
which is to participate in the Western league
games this season, is busily at work signing
players. 1t is not expected that the club w51N
be as brilliant as Dave Rowe's sluggers of q
year ago, but they will be selected with an
eye to making things lively for the other
owns in the league, and they will not cost as
much as an American association team. The
players, as fast rs signed, are instructed to
report for duty April 10, when the era Of
practice will be entered upon. The players
already signed are: Tooney, of last years.
team; Macarthur, Il pitcher from Charleston;
Hustin, a pitcher from New Jersey; WEIGH,
from the Hastings team of a year ago; Del
vim, of Philadelphia, a catcher, and Casey,
from st. Louis, who will play on first. Other
players of note are considering propositions
and are expected to sign.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The state bank of Gibbons filed yesterday,
amended articles of incorporation increasing
the capital stock to $4,000. The incorpora-
tors and stockholders of the bank are; &C.
Holloway, p. h. Adams, M. V. Chapman, ID.
w. Fulmer, c.. e. Woodruff and j. b. Adams.
The Interstate Collection union has filed
articles of Incorporation. The place of bust
ness is Lincoln and the capital stock $50, coo.
A. w. Foote and Charles II. Lawrence are
the incorporators,
The Scribner State bank, of Scribner,
Dodge county, has filed articles OF incorpOra-
ton amending former articles of increasing
the capital stock to $4,000. The amended
articles are signed by J. b. Robinson, vice
president, and John Barker, cashier.
A notice was filed yesterday with the sec
rotary of state of the dissolution of the
Northwestern Loan and Trust company,
formerly of Omaha, located at 1919 Farham
street. The notice is signed by George Baxter,
president, and A. X. Riley, secretary.
NEW CHURCH.
Among the many. elegant church buildings
to be erected in Lincoln the present season
none will be more substantial and attractive
than the new Episcopal church, the contract
for which was let yesterday. The edifice will
be 40x1O feet in size, built of brown stone,
Gothic style and will cost $500 0 exclusive OF
the ground, the latter being one of the most
slightly and valuable locations in Lincoln.
The work Of construction will be begun at
once.
CoMING-A PAPER MILL.
Representatives of an eastern firm which
is largely Interested in the manufactures Of
paper are in the city, and negotiations are
practically complete for a paper mill plant in
LINCOLN that will be one of the most extensive
in the west. The investment in the plant
will aggregate 800, 600, and nothing Is left
in securing it but the selection of the loca-
ton. Several sites have been rendered the
company. The fact that the city lost several
enterprises through failure to be liberal IN
donating sites seems to have had q good
effect.
CITY BRIEFS.
The conditions of the streets in the city
have practically made business off the pave
mcnt very precarious during the last week.
Hack lines have refused to answer calls and
grocers have had to almost entirely abandon
the use of delivery wagons. The state of
affairs has made every loyal citizen an adyo-
cate for pavement.
The new law passed at the last legislature
making it a crime to excite an assault has
had its first trial in this city, two men being
a~rraigned in justice court charged with try
t'h - tbAb 'b"tN anu
fined - each.
Four children of Mr.. Warner living in east
Lincoln came very near dying as the result
OF eating wild parsnips. Two physicians
were as soon as the trouble was
discovered and their lives were saved with
the greatest difficulty.
The knights of Pythias in the city arc
again agitating the scheme of having a lodge
room and armory of their own TO accommodate
the different lodges IL the city. A plan OF
this character will be adopted and rooms Sc
cured in some of the new blocks now in
course OF construction.
In the case of the assault made by a special
policeman at the depot on j. III. Dean, tho
evidence was taken Yesterday before Judge
Cochran and was substantially the same as
given by the BEE at the time OF the occur
rance. Thu decision has been held over until
Monday.
There remains a great deal of sewerage to
be laid in the second paving district before
the paving can be laid and the city has a plain
duty to see that IL Is put in Immediately.
Public opinion is unanimous that there should
be no delay in public improvements this
cason.
The b. & NJ. local freight agent has given
notice that the rates on the B. 81 M. IN force
February f! will be restored on the 9th Of
April.
District court ended jury week yesterday
and adjourned until Monday. The remainingz
cases are on the equity docket and Will oc-
cupy the court at least two weeks more.
The bond OF the Northwestern Detective
association, in amount $4,000, has been filed
with the secretary OF state as require by law.
The principals are j. Il. NiclSerson and
George w. Johnson and the suretles are Il.
Il Van Valkenburg, Adam Holman, Mathew
MaEsel, David Brion ana w. IL. kaynor.
Hannibal HamIin, at the age OF eigh-
~ty-nine, is the only sur"iysro OF the eight
statesmen. who were on the national