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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
Merchants Association to Take MAT
ter up with Railroads.

ter In with Railroads.
Several of the real estate ana BUSINESS
men of the city are In favor OF aslta'-
ing the union depot question again ana the
matter il is said will be brought up at
The next meeting of the Merchants ana
Manufacturers association with view TO
bringing it to the attention OF the rallroads
running into this city. The Rock lsland
has everything ready to commence work on
dts new depot and consequently 1t Is CON
ceded there is no chance of getting that
road into any such deal. But 1t is urged
that the Fort Dodge & Omaha road, the
Terminal company and the Omaha st.
Louis could with considerable benefit to
themselves pool issues on a union depot.
II don't see but this would be an excel
lent time to agtate the matter or bulid-
ing a union depot in Council BUNS, SAID
one of the representative citizens OF TINS
city "The time is ripe for our people TO
stand together in the matter and the chances
are If we let this opportunity go by with
out taking advantage of 1t there will be
many years go by before another such OPP
portunity occurs. The contemplated local
improvements of the several lines entering
Council Bluffs will go along ways toward
the building OF a union depot II they can
be induced to combine their capital and eN-
ert their efforts in this direction, AS the
matter stands the Illinois Central intends
building fine local depot, something equal
If not superior to the present depot of the
Northwestern. Then the Rock Island has
plans for making decided improvements
and enlarging their depot at the foot OF
Main street while the Port Arthur Route
the Missouri Pacific and the Milwaukee are
figuring in like manner as the other roads
mentioned. All in all | cannot see but this
is the opportunity of lifetime to get to-
gether in the union depot cause and by
united effort l believe we can come ou
successful"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
QUICK WORK OF POLICEMEN
Loss of Life Narrowly AVerted In Fire
In II Cleveland Hotel Com
tainiDg Fifty Guests.

CLEVELAND, o., March 2O.-The Brook
lawn hotel corner of Fairmont street and
Euclid avenue, was partially destroyed by
fire shortly after o'clock this morning
over fifty people were asleep in the build
ing when the fire broke out. A high wind
was blowing and the flames had gained
great headway when discovered by police
man.
The latter promptly ran through the
building awakening the guests. In many
cases it was necessary to break in doors
in order to arouse the seepers pani,
ensued, but all the occupants finally escaped
without injury. Several women were carried
down the fire escapes by firemen, The
origin of the fire is unknown. The loss il
about $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
Notes of the Courts.

The business of the present term of dis
trict court is practically at an end, and
Judge Thornell has returned to his home
In Sidney. Judge Smith held a short ses
sion yesterday at which the arguments in
the Emma Fisher guardianship case were
submitted. The court announced he would
hand down his decision in the matter this
morning
Judge Smith sustained the motion of Y
NJ Pusey for more specific statement ir
the objections filed to his report as executor
of the estate Of the late Dr. Samuel NJ Bal
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
LOANS
On Improved Farms In Iowa
; PER CENT,
With a Small, Commission.
a


For Sale-7-room house city water in
house; three good lots with fruit trees
grounds in fine condition; situated on West
Broadway, near Twenty-second street
81 600 if sold al once.
For Sale-House Of 10 rooms in fine con
ditOn and good location, with stable, city
water, ETC. $500,
House of 6 rooms, modern, $3.50
House of rooms modern, 5000
House of 10 rooms, MODERN $1,000,
House OF 4 rooms and barn. One-hall
acre lot $1,000
The locations for above property are some
of the hest in the city.
House of rooms and two good lots neal
transfer depot, 81 $50; easy terms.
Stock farm, $50 acres, eight miles from
Council Bluffs-fair price.
House Of two rooms and lot in Galesburl
addition fine we'll; $3.50 cash.
Money loaned for local investors at pei
cent.
List your property with us for sale Of
rent. ~
No. l02 South Main street,
Council Bluffs, La.
Telephone 3l2
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract, title and loan office
Of j. w. Squire, l0l Pearl street.
Jane Marshall to Estela D. Marshall,
lots and 3, block g. Judson's First
add. Town Of Neola W. d.,............$
Ida Nj. Conod to G. ~ Ferguson, undis
of part of sections 3O-Sl-75-i0 ". d., 800
{. +. Clarke TO George w, Buchanan,
re% l4-75-8S, W. d".......,.,.....,.'.,. 5000
sorge n, Ferguson to Ida Conod, lot
81, block ., Morningside add Council
BLUFFS, W, d............,....,...,..... 500
J. W. Davis to Friedrich Bleich, ela
nel4 22-I6-i0, ". d....,.............,...., $500
James Gilmore and wife TO Fort Dodge
y Omaha Railroad company. l5O-foot
strip across VIZ nwl4 p and VIZ nwl4
and nwI4 swi4 22-77-4i, ". d........,.., 72i
Mary II. Glib ri ard husband to
Charles Deetkin, lot 5, block l. oak
Grove add TO Council Bluffs q. c, a., li0
Trienke y. Jansen to Gerhard Ost-
dick, eia swia lS-71-4l,w d.....,....... lO0
!. n. Gardner and wife To y. ID, San
ford, sig nwl4 2S-l6-39, W. d...,....;... 2SOO
s. X Rust and wife 10 Mary o, An
derson. M nell 23-I5-3S, W. d.,........ 2,S0C
David w. Mccartney and wife 10 Al
bert E, Mccartney So seh 2l-1i-Ss
Gerhard Ostd'ck and wife to George
Menke, el2 sel4 and swA seA 2o-I7-iO' -,
w. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4'th
Total, twelve transfers, s2l, ,66C
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

Henry Schroeder of Chicago, western man
ager Of the Warder. Bushnell & Glessner
company. is in the city for the purpose Of
purchasing a site for the erection of a
warehouse and Office building for the COM
pany. Two sites are under consideration
one at Tenth avenue and Main street. and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
tlnstnn StnrR.

Owing to the phenomenal success and large
crowds that attended our millinery open
ing yesterday (Monday), we will keep the
store open Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings till o'clock
WHITELAW & GARDINER.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

Think If only thirty people start in on
the first Bee wheel contest the average num-
Der of subscribers they have to get will only
be ten. OF course more will start, and If
you are one Of them why should you not
get wheel? You choose any make
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

AUGUSTA, Ga. March 2O,-The funeral
Of ex-senator Patrick Walsh occurred this
afternoon. During the morning the body
lay in state at st, PatrIck's church Bishop
Becker conducted the funeral. The oration
was by Rev John Bresan of Charleston
The city council passed appropriate resolu-
tions All city officials and employees at
tended the funeral. Mr. Walsh was mayor
Of the city at the time of his death.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

Palm grove, No. H. gives a select fancy
and dress ball this evening at w. o. w.
hall. Admission, 25 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
lard. The applicants were given until Thurs

day to amend their petition.
Edward p Murphy filed a petition for d-
vorce from Rose Murphy, to whom he was
| married in Ogden, Utah, in 1891. He bases
his application on statutory grounds.
The trial of criminal cases will be taken
up in the federal court tomorrow when the
petit jury will be impaneled by Judge
Munger.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
CITY CounciI proccediprs.

Hazel camp, No. Ill, NJ. w. A., will give
a dance and juvenile cake walk Thursday
evening, March %, at X. of P. hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
DA yls sells drugs.
Another Omce Building

DO you want a high grade wheel? II you
have no money, get one in The Bee bicycle
contests You choose any make.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

ST. THOMAS. d. W L. March 2O.-The
United States training ship Saratoga which
arrived last Thursday. viii remain until
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

Bee bicycle contests begin March 1st. You
choose any make.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21

Liant Durfee won the shoes on Hamlton's
big candle, His guess was fifty four hours
and the candle burned ffty-three hours
and forty-fiye minutes. MIR. Watts of The
Bee, Mr.. Hughes OF the World Herald and
Mr.. Small of the Nonpareil canvassed the
votes and declared Mr.. Durfee the winner.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
AGITATING DEPOT PROPOSITION.

N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
PORT ROYAL AND BEAUFORT.
Baldwin Fertilizer DeaI-The Naval
StatfOn-Phosphate Mining.

Port Royal. S. c.. June 19.-No change
has taken place as yet in the status of the
Baldwin fertilizer works. recently pur-
chased by the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company. II is believed, however, thai
while most of the employees will be retain
Cd, some of the higher-salaried men VIII
be allowed to resign
one can hear from no positive, reliable
source that the government desires TO pur-
chase the quarantine grounds south OF the
naval station, TO extend the yard. The gov
eminent already owns territory enough for
al present purposes and proposed enlarge
ments. IL is, however believed that the
state should move the quarantine station
lower down the river. as there is 100 close
communication between il and the towns.
Navy Paymaster MCGOWAN is off on a
trip 20 Columbia, 10 a reunion Of the col
lege class with which he was graduated.
The new commandant of the naval sta
ton, Admiral Sumner, and the new yard
master, capt. Moore, impress every one
who comes In contact with them as being
excellent, old-school navy gentlemen.
The Coosaw Company placed 800 tons
of dried rock aboard of a steamship here
in less than two days.
The market for river-dug phosphate rock
ldS Suiltitu CuiSlhtIdpiN ldltiNr anu tAT
mining companies are adding to their IA
cil.ties for producing the same.
Capt. w. J. Kirk, who has charge OF one
corps of the Black Diamond surveyors,
laying this end of the line, was surveyed
from this point to Early Branch. Just
why the line of survey paraAels the
Charleston and Western Railway, is more
than can be understood here. At first it
was given out that the proposed road
should run through Colleton county along
a high, dry ridge that would need little
or no trestling. There must be some good
reason for this change, but it is not a
present apparent. Col. Crenshaw, the en-
gneer in charge of the whole work, is eX-
pected here this week
Savannah merchants do such a large
business by steamer with this section that
it is to be regretted that the inside short
route between this place and the Forest
City cannot be Immediately completed
Beaufort people are having great trou-
Bile with their mails. There never has
been so much complaint in years as to the
handling Of mail at the Beaufort postof-
fee. The postmaster is very i'll, and the
office is in the hands of an assistant
Complaints are long, loud and piercing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
BRUNSWICK'S NEW BUILDING
SECRETARY OF TREASURY TOOK
THE DU BIGNON SITE.

VIII Cost the Government $3.50.
Plans Must BE Drawn and the
Ground Prepared-ActunI Com
| struction of the Building There
fore May Not Begin Before Next
spring-Tbere Is Hitch as to the
Macon Building.
Washington. June 20-Brunswick's new
public building is to be constructed on the
duBignon site, bounded by Glouster Rey-
! nods and Union streets.
| The Secretary of the Treasury to-day APP
proved the selection of the site made by
a special agent Of the department who re-
! Gently visited Brunswick and made per
soual inspection Of the various sites pro-
posed and for which bids were offered.
The site chosen viii cost the government
$3.50, and the work will be commenced
as soon as the usual details in connec-
ton with the legal transfer OF the prop
erty to the government are completed
When the government secures a clear title
to the property, the supervising architect
will at once begin the preparation of the
lands and drawings for the building. 1t
viii take from three to four months to
prepare the specifications and drawings
SO that the actual construction will hard
" begin before the latter part of next
winter or early in the following spring
Representative Brantley, through whose
persistent efforts the bill for the Bruins
wick building was passed, is in constant
communication with the officials of the
treasury department and he will endeavor
to have the work expedited as rapidly as
circumstances will permit
There is a hitch in the proposition. to
enlarge the public building at Macon, for
which an appropriation was made by the
last Congress, The agent of the treas
ury department who visited Macon re-
ports that the. people of Macon desired
the building extended in a certain direc-
ton, but their request does not meet
the approval of the department
Senator Bacon and Representative Bart
lett, who are specially interested in the
improvement of the Macon building, have
been communicated with, and pending
their reply, the case is held up The
treasury officials claim that it is not prac-
teal to make the extension on the lines
proposed by the interested parties in Ma
con.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
WROTE A POEM BEFORE DEATH.
DIR. Summers Concluded That He Had
Lost Life's Fight.

AOsA A4ANt
st. Louis June 2o-SeNeral letters
written just before his death by DR..
Thomas Osmond Summers. who commit
ted suicide here yesterday. were found.
one letter was addressed to his wife, an
other 10 DR.. w. J. Donohue of this city,
and there was note to the public which
read as follows:
This pistol belongs to NJ. Wicke. jewel
er, corner Eleventh and Franklin avenue.
Please return with my THANKS.
Summers
On letter head of the ST. Louis College
of Physicians and Surgeons was written a
poem. 1t is as follows:
Perdidi Vltum.
Vale Mundum.
Good night old world-goodbye 20 all your
joys!
Your sorrows, pleasures, passions, pomps
I leave you for the eternal silence of the
The deafness of unbounded space, where
No longer hold the soul in durance vile;
Where naught can wound and nothing
can defle;
Where the pure spirit shall despise the
things
The sense on earth has loved.
on wings bathed in the ether of eternity
How sweet to feel from every passion
And Yet it is an awful leap to take;
Into the great unknown, perchanee to
wake
To greater woes, indeed, than those we
have
And hoped to bury in the silent grave.
But still the great majority is there.
Why should we, then, turn pale with fear?
Or tremble when the hour supreme has
come,
AS, soon or late, II must?
Mans final home
The grave-at least gives rest from trou-
bles here,
And we may hope for sweet oblivion there
Then, Charon, come, l signal thee to-
night
Come-row me DER the styx-rve lost
LIES fight. -Osmond."
On the other side Of The sheet on which
the poem was written appeared: And yet
it IS an awful leap 20 take into the great
unknown"
The letter TO his wife follows:
June Is, 1SS9-My Darling Wife: / have
Is an that is left TO me. l feel well as
sured that your love and esteem Will
crown mT memory when they could mol
bless my life. l de that you might live.
Think of me as l was in the PALMER days
of my life, and let the mantle of your
charity cover those faults which were more
intirmtties than sins, engendered in des-
pondency, and cultivated by disappoint-
ment. Il send the bullet through my brain
instead of my heart that you may know
its last throes beat for you and the dear
ones ! leave with such ineffable sorrow.
Goodbye. Osmond."
The letter 10 DR. Donohue was sealed. It
was delivered to-day There were other
Sparn, who accompanied the corpse to the
morgue, and his companions, objected. to
giving them out for publication, and the
sergeant locked the letters up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.


GRANT-The friends and acquaintances
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. H. Grant, are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral OF their
only daughter, Viola Eta Grant at 4:a0
O'Clock this wednesday, afternoon. from
their residence, New Houston street lane,
between Bun ana Whitaker.
MENDEL-The friends and acquaint-
ances of Mrs. Frances NJ. Mendel and fam
lily are invited 10 attend her funeral from
sos Tattnall street this "wednesday morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
STAGE CAUSED THIS DIVORCE.
Decree Granted Prominent Physician
in Fulton County.

Atlanta, June 20.-An interesting divorce
case was taken up and the principals sep
arated by Judge Lumpkin to-day.
DR.. W. M Durham one of the best
known physicians in the city, was the
plaintiff, and the defendant was Aria
Bowen Durham. The latter's ambition to
become an actress was at the bottom of
the domestic infeliclty. DR.. Durham, in
his testimony, stated that he was worth
$4,000 when he married, and most of this
was spent by his wife in the pursuit of
her ambition.
Cruel treatment was the ground upon
which the divorce was granted, DR.. Dur
ham alleging that his wife had thrown a
heavy glass at him on one occasion, and
that she also carried a pistol with which
she repeatedly threatened to kill him.
Mrs. Durham filed a cross bin, denying
these allegations, and claiming that she
could not live with her husband because
of his Incorporate habits.
Dr. Durham is old enough to be the
father of his rebelliouS and ambitious
wife and this disparity of age doubtless
had much to do with their unhappy mar
Tied life. For several years Mrs. Durham
has been regularly engaged in theatrical
work, having attracted good deal of at
iention some months ago in New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
VALDosTA STRUCK BY A STORM
Telephones Were Burned Out.
ChiId's Eye Badly Injured.


Valdosta, Ca, June Z0.-Reports from ala
of the country around say that a good
rain has fallen in every section In this
city the streets were flooded and the drains
overlooked.
During the storm lightning struck a
telephone pole on Hill avenue and burned
out the cable box and about one hundred
and sixty of the phones in the local ex-
change. There was danger for awhile of
burning the Foffice, but the fire was extin
guished by prompt work.
A report from Bayboro says that a ne
gro there was killed by lightning while
standing on the depot platform. The negro
was Knocked off Of the platform a dis
lance of ten or fifteen feet has neck being
broken by the lightning bolt.
Little Lorraine Converse met whh a Sc
rious accident Saturday while playing with
a gun cap Another child present struck
the cap causing it to explode. A piece OF
IL struck the child in the eye and there
as grave fears that the caild viii lose the
sight of one Of his eyes. Mrs. WIN Con-
verse, mother of the lite one, and DR..
Lang carried him to Atlanta yesterday 10
have the eye treated by an expert occu-
list.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
COTTON MILL ron AMERIcus.
Considerable stock subScribed-An
Oil Fight Probable.

Americas. Ga, June 2O-The subscrip-
ton books for a 100000 cotton factory
were opened here this afternoon. and al
ready a considerable amount has been
subscribed.
The proposition is to raise half the
amount in cash by the payment of small
monthly installments. Northern machin-
cry dealers supplying the equipment and
taking payment in stock in the enter
prise to the amount OF $4,000
The company viii begin erecting build
ings as soon as the fourth monthly in
etallment of the stock is paid. Much en-
thusiasm was manifested over the proba-
BILE success of the enterprise.
The Standard OIL Company has probably
precipitated a fight here by supplying re-
tail dealers in nearby towns directly from
its storage depot here, thus shutting OUT
local wholesale merchants. One of these
has already ordered several carloads of
oil from another company and a local
rate war is probable If the Standard per-
sists in sending it's delivery wagons to
nearby towns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
CAUGHT a CLEVER THIEF.
Ordered Lime and Signed "a Well
Known FIRMS Name

Augusta, June 2O.-Detective Sheron to-
day arrested a clever thief who has been
operating in somewhat of a new line.
Some days ago Daniels & Co received a
telephone order for twelve barrels of lime
10 be delivered at the corner of Twiggs
and Feuwick streets. The message pur-
ported to come from Rounds & Hagler,
the well-known building contractors. A
similar order was sent to Merry Bros for
four barrels. Both firms delivered the
lime, the receipt being signed, Rounds &
Hagler, per Charley wilson,
A few days later the fraud developed,
and the police started TO find Charley
Wilson. who proved to be VIII Taylor,
colore0 who is now behind the bars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
News Notes From waycross.

Waycross, June 20.-The death of Charlie
o. Jeftords yesterday afternoon,at Wares
boro, was one of the sad events of that
town. lie was an exceptionally clever
young man. lie was a son Of II. F. JEFF
fords, a prominent farmer of Ware coun-
ty. Mr. Jeffords had been III with typhoid
fever three weeks.
Prof. Charles e. Cook, principal of The
Darien High School, win teach sum-
mer school al WaithourVile
Harris Hicks and Miss Agnes Thornton
were married al Trinity parsonage sun
Glenn.
John Patrick, the colored boy who was
hit i'm the head with a brick by Grant
Whitehead, another negro, Friday, turns
out to be more seriously hurt than was at
first supposed. The boys skull was frac-
tured.
]. A. Jones received a telegram last
night for A. j. wainwright, who lives five
miles north of the city, stating that young
Lawton wainwright had been shot al
Folkston
Rev. w. A. Huckabee was in town yes
terday, and took up his collection for the
Macon Orphans Home at Trinity Church
He received a very good contribution
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
1T is CAPT. JOINER THIS TIME
CHARGES MADE AGAINST ATLANTA
POLICE OFFICIAL.

Chairman Patterson Asserts lie saw
Him Intoxicated. and Has Been
Expecting His RcsiSnation-JOin-
cr's Friends say Il Was Case of
Notwithstanding served the Force
Long Time-This .Ind the Wood
ward Case Are All the Talk.
Atlanta. June 20.--Mayor Woodward Is
not alone in his trouble with John Bar
leycorn. Capt John c. Joiner, senior cap
tain Oh the police force and acting chief
during the absence of Chief Manly IS his
companion in misery.
According TO the statement Of Chairman
Patterson of the board of police com
nlissioners he found Capt. joiner in an in
toxlcated condition while he was aching
chief one night last week. He escorted
the captain 10 the street car and nut him
aboard for home. and since that time the
chairman has been looking for the cap
tain's resignation.
The failure Of the resignation to be
forthcoming has caused Chairman Pat
terson 10 announce that he viii prefer
charges against Capt Joiner and have
him dismissed from the force at the next
meeting of the police board
Capt Joiner is at home sick in bed.
His friends say that if he was under the
influence of liquor it was not because he
wanted 10 take on a Jag" but because
he was suffering from neuralgia. Capt.
Joiner has served on the police force for
twenty years, and has been regarded a.
one of the best men in the department
He has many friends, and the charges
against him have caused a great stir.
He is being urged not to resign, and
strong pressure VIII be brought TO bear
10 keep him in his position.
The excitement over the charges against
Mayor Woodward has served 70 give the
Joiner case more prominence and the two
together are almost causing the political
tics will have a good deal 10 do with the
settlement of both.