THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE , SATORD AY , 1 JANUARY 3 , 1801. 5 REPLY TO LAWYER TI1URSTON , The Relations of Omaha to the Union Paif3o Railroad. A TENDERFOOT GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR , A Protest Against Transferring the "Icctl ) to Depot Grounds nnd Bonds Before tlio llond Italics tlio Embargo , OMAHA , Jan. 2. To the Editor of TUB UKK You have given Mr. Thurston n hi' rlni. ' n your columns. Ithlnk the olhor'stdu of the case shoulil ho stated. The nctloii of the Union Pacific company In attempting , In violation of a written contract signed by Itsproildcnt , by niithorlty of Its board of directors , May 1 , IS'.K ' ) , to exclude the Milwaukee roaa from Its bridge and to prevent Its trains and cars from running Into Omtitia and delivering passengers nnd freight without transfer In Council Bluffs , Is the most Important railway event which has oc curred to Omaha since the decision of the so- called terminus caso. Presumably , this contract was approved , before execution , by the solicitors nnd coun sel of the Union I'aclllo company , Including Judge Dillon. If it Is an illegal contract ( which seems to have been discovered by n government director slnco Mr. Gould has recovered possession of the road ) , the law ' provides a plain way by which it may bo sot 'aside. To set asldo contracts Is the province of the courts. In this cnso the Union Pacific 1ms taken that question Into its own hands , de claring the contract void , and by force and In violation of nn Injunction Issued liy the state court , has torn up its tracks nnd locked Its switches , practically ( to enforce the policy pursued under Sidney Dillon for twenty-live years ) to force the Union Pacific business onto the Iowa side of the rlvor. This lawless proceeding Is resorted to to prevent precisely what tlio company , through. Its Union depot organisation , nnd its guaran tees nnd thosu of the Chicago , Burlington ft Qulncy railroad have crmtr.tUuil with the pcoplu of Oimiba to nllow , the consideration for which is the $1.10,000 of bonds voted in nld of tlio now station. Omaha cared little lor the new station , as surh. The chlof con sideration of the issue nnd delivery of these bonds was the agreement of the Union Pa- ciilc not only to nllow nil Iho Iowa roads to cross the brldgo with tholr own trains nnd cars nnd motive power , but to procure tbo oc cupancy by these roads , If possible , of the union depot now in course of construction The contract with Omaha , when tlio bonds shall have been delivered to Kountzu Broth ers nnd tlio deeds delivered , will have lx.cn consumm.itoil on its part. On the part of the Union Paciilo company , or the Union depot company , which , practically , may bo re garded an the same , tbo contract to allow the Jown roads to cross to Omaha Is still In the futnri1- yet to bo performed. Judging by the action nf tlr " "Ion Pacific In respcct | of tbo Milwaukee , wimt prospect I have the people of Omaha of over seeing the Jown ro.tds cross If the Union Paciilo pro poses to bo its own Judge of the legality of the contracts It enters into ! It seems odd that a government director , who was in ofllco when the contract with the Milwaukee was entered Into , as Into as .December Ulth ( only a tiny or two bo- fora tlio passenger trains of the Mlhvukeo - , ' vicrS f-ofused access to the bridge ) should have boon movnd to write nn elaborate letter to the president of the Union Paciilo ques tioning the legality of this contract. In all probability that letter was drawn by the Union Pnelilo people nnd the subservient government director signed it lit dictation. In fact and in truth it is a mere pretense on which to base action ; n tlovlco to sugar-coat the utter luck of good faith in the trans action. The people of Omaha and Lincoln nro vitally Interested in the new Rock Island line , which , for its transit from Council llluffs to Omaha and South Omaha and thenceforward over Its own track to Lincoln , relies upon n contract similar to that with the Milwaukee. The effect of this trans action Is to destroy the Hock Island line from Oninbn to Lincoln. Instead of going Into pffeetJunuary 1 it waits the tedious determination - termination of the legal question in the fed eral courts , unless the injunction shall urovo effective. Of what value nro the protestations of Judge Dillon , ivs sot forth by Judge Thurs ton , to tlio effect that the Union Pacific will keep its contract with Omaha. It cannot keep it If its position in respect to the Mil waukee is correct. Neither is Jndgo Dillon the man who dictates whether contracts shall bo kept or broken , slnco Mr. Gonld has resumed - sumed his Interest In the Union Pncillo. When did Judge Dillon discover the ille gality of this contract ? How did ho advlso Mr. Adams when Mr. Adams appended his signature ! The lesson of this business is that no con tract Is to bo kept with anybody when it In terferes with the I'lterest ' of the Union Pa cific , nnd the quicker the people of Omaha wake up to that fact the better it will bo ( pr them. The people nro blandly told that , Mr. Bond , acting on behalf of the Union Paciilo , Is ready to mnko another contract. What is the tiso of mnklng contracts if their legality is to bo decided in the manner applied to the present Milwaukee contract I Bolter ten years of litigation In the courts to settle the question whether contracts of this character may bo wantonly nnd recklessly c.tst nMdo when their effect roaches communities llko Omaha nnd Lincoln ami the whole of the ttnto of Nebraska. Contracts iietween the Hock Island and tlio Union Pnclllo for running privileges to the Itoclc Island urn said to have existed for sev eral years , covering Union Pacific track be tween Kansas City nnd Topeka nnd between Ijyinnn mid Denvernnd also local roads in Kansas , and the Union Par-illo Is sold at the present time , under such contracts , to bo running over rock Island track In Kansas. The Milwaukee contract In terms is not a contract for running privileges , hut simply a a contract for crossing the brldgo with its own motive power and trains , depositing Its business In Omaha aud South Omnha on tracks of Its own , to bo thcnco switched by Union Paciilo engines to the different ware houses nnd houses of business. Under the terms of the Milwaukee contract the Union Pnclllo Is paid for handling nil the oars of tlio Milwaukee nnd transacting nil Its terminal business , nnd it pays the lull vnluo of the use of the Union Pacific tracks and brldgo for the purpose of depositing Its freight and IMS. Hcngor business on the wostsldoof the Mis souri river , and thus avoiding the Inconven ience , annoyance nnd loss of the Iowa trans fer. fer.Tho The principal to bo decided In the Mllwnu- Iceo case will practically detormluo the power h of the Union Pacllle company to keep up and maintain the toll gate of the last twenty years at the cast end of the Union Paciilo brldgo. Fortunately , the matter has at lust reached the courts , which must de termine it. To proceed any farther in the conveyance nnd delivery of property to the union depot company or any other organization tinder the control of the Union Paciilo company , upon tlio contract of guarantee of thai company that this toll gate U to bo taken down , In the light of recent events , Is the lust extreme of folly. TAXI-AIKIC. WAS ADAMS' CONTKACX LAUAh ? AVliy the Union 1'acillu Freezes Out the ICaNteru Kontls. " \Vhen \ the injunction cose of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul vs the Union Paelllo , to restrain tlio defendant from Interfering with the running of plaintiff's ' trains over the Union Pacific bridge , was called for a hear ing In Judge Doauu's court yesterday the petition for removal to the federal court filed on Wednesday by the defendant came up for consideration , The petition str.ted that the amount In con troversy was over $ JtXX > , nml that the plain- tllT's ' alleged cnuso of action rested In u cer tain contract executed and signed by Cbarlcs IVruiiclR Adatns as president of the defendant corporation. The petition alleged that said Adams had no right , power or authority to sign any such contract , as It was done without the con sent ot the stockholders of the company- whereas , under tlio acts of congress relating io the operation of the road , this contract should have been submitted to the stockholders , either at a general or special meeting. The petition further nllcsrcd that the con tract In controversy was Illegal , nud there fore null nnd void , Inasmuch ns It conveyed to the plaintiff a road not organized by nn net of congress , many of the rights and priv ileges solely vested by congress In the de fendant , nnd which the defendant had no right or power to convey , deed or sign nwny ns n federal corporation , except with the con sent of congress. The petition further alleged that the de cision of the cose depended solely on the proper Interpretation nud meaning given to the certain nets of congress relating to the construction and mnlntcnauco of tbo Union Pacillo railway. On this showing Judge Doano ordered the case sent to tbo federal court , anil the clerk proceeded to make out the transcript. Tlio CHHO In the United Htatcs Court. The Injunction case of the Milwaukee road against the Union Paclflo carao up In tno United States court yesterday afternoon , whither It had been taken by the latter com pany. Judge Thurston , for the Union Pacific , nsked the court to set aside the restraining order of the stnto court and hear the case on Its merits the sumo , as an application for nn injunction would bo heard. lie claimed that the Union Pacific had no right to allow another company to use its tracks and brldgo and collect its own tolls. The Union Pacific , ho said , was ready and willing to handle nil trains of the Milwaukee with the former's engines. Mr. Popplcton , for the Milwaukee , argued that the question Involved the construction of a contract which the Union 1'ncirlo had taken upon Itself to declare void. This contract , ho said , had evidently been considered good nt ono time , as it sc'emcd to bo signed by everybody. Judge IJumlv stated that ho did not feel llko setting aside the restraining order of the state court until ho had heard arguments on both sides. Ho refused to set the order aside , and sot the case for hearing on Mon day at 10 a. m. Qnmlin ns \Vay-Slntlon. . Spcaklnir on the freeze-out , a well known citizen said yesterday : " 1 don't believe the people of Omaha fully understand Mr. Gould's ' action In breaking tbo nrrangoment between tbo Union Pacific nnd the Milwaukee and Hock Island roads to use the terminals at Omaha. "In the first place , ox-Prcsldent Adams had no right under the Union Pacific charter to make n contract binding that road for OO'J ' years at a nominal or any other sum. The effect would bo to make Omaha nothing but a way station on a through line between Chicago cage and iJonvor. In that case , Chicago and Denver would got all the plums nnd Omaha nothing but the husks. In .short , nil tbo dis bursements , transfers and labor would bo located - cated in Chicago nnd Denver nnd only a few train crows at Omaha. Tno main line through Nebraska is naturally nn Omaha rend , and the terminus should not bo un- wrenched from Omaha aud transferred to uml Denver. The " Chicago "skinning pro cess" will bo too severe , nnd Omaha Joobers will have no show against Chicago under such a Jug-handled arrangements. The people ple of Omaha nro struggling to build up a grcr.t city. To do so tnoy must .have termi nal facilities to the railroads. As I said , this means disbursements among our business men , increased population and steady em ployment to our workingmen. The OOU year contract with the Milwaukee and Hock Island roads will knock this out , and I for ono can scarcely bellevo the people of Omaha will regard such a thine with com placency. If the Milwaukee nnd Hock Island want to como into Omaha , well and good , but let them mnko Omaha a terminus. Thov can acquire facilities , erect bridges , nnd help In every way to build up the city by the em ployment of our workingmen to create such facilities in Omaha nnd Council Bluffs. Omaha has no right to sit up laboring for the benefit of Chicago nnd Denver , to the de struction of her own vital energies. This Is where some of the Omaha people get mixed up. The contracts arranged between Omnha and the Union doH | > t company nnd the Union Pacific have nothing to do with the contracts with the Milwaukee and Hock Islandagainst which Mr. Gould is lighting. They are en tirely separate nnd distinct. Judge Thurston explained this yesterday In his Interview with TUB BKE. Ho showed that the Milwaukee road rejected the proposition to simply run into the union depot , nud In this way make Omaha its western terminus. The Milwaukee is after larger game ( with Omaha ns a way station under the ' .KM year contract on the route to some western point to bo determined in fu- turi ! . ) Our panel's and citizens are making airroat mistake In confounding the two. "If the city keeps the agreement delivers the SlliO.OOU bonds In good faith , the Union depot company and the Union Pacific and Burling ton are bound In f 400,000 to finish tno depot for use hi ono year , and then to admit all roads over the urldgo and to the depot at fair rates , with the alternative of arbitration if the can't ' agree. Anybody can see this jncans that Omaha is to be the western terminus of these Iowa roads under such an arrangement. "If the city violates the arrangement It re leases the depot company and the Union Pa cific and Burlington wholly from their obll gallons , The improvements could bo cul down several hundred thousand dollars , the time of completion extended nt will and other roads shut out of the depot or bridge at dis cretion. Any intelligent citizens can see Omaha hns the best of the bargain by n lone way. And it Is n puzzle to determine the cause of the attempts to break the trade. 1' anyone wants to sea Omaha nothing but ; way station under the 901) ) year contract In stead of a great metropolis under the union depot contract , ho is taking a good way to ac complish It. Omaha ought to staud by Mr , Clark.11 "I think , " observed Joseph Barker , "tha wo ought to have both the Milwaukee nnil Uock Island road run Into Omaha , and I hone the Union Pacific nnd B.M. . will not bronli their contracts , buttlmt they will allow thcsi roads to como into this city across their llni ns they agreed. If tnoy dodcciilo to oppose , them and go back on their contracts this city can no longerstnnd quietly by. It mustus ( every means nnd spend any amount of mono ) to have an independent bridge ! For one ' am ready to bond this city and county for. half million of dollars and inoro if necessary nnd give them JelVersou snuure for a do no slto. " John A. Crelghton snld there was no doub whatever about the good results of tno run ning of these two roads into Omaha nnd that they would como was equally certain. Ho further said thut the hostile corporations would soon got together and settle their dif ference , nud ho couldn't see much grounds for any very general worry over the matter. Milton Hogers was of the opinion that the question of n magnificent benefit to Omaha rosultnnt upon the coming of these roads ad mitted of no argument. There was no use of entering Into n detailed statement of the in terests that would bo enhanced and that Omahat-hould have them. If not by the ac quiescence of the Union Pacific , via an inao- pondcnt bridge. Mr. Stnlu'H Action. Mr. Ernest Stuht , who enjoined all thcjclty onicors and the stnto auditor from transfer ring the Tenth strcot viaduct bonds to the Union Pacific people , stated yesterday that ho did so because of his remembrances of the treatment of the city in a sim ilar cnso some twenty years ago. Then the city voted $200,000 bonds , nnd the com pany after receiving them went back on its agreement. A rcllo of this betrayal of con fluence , ho claimed , could bo found in the unused foundation of a proposed headquarters which stands and has stood for twenty years nt the corner of Mason nnd Tenth streets , When the people of the neighborhood heard of the now bond question they came to htm , nnd ho promised that so far ns be could do , the pledges made to them by tbo Union Pa- citlo would bo respected this time , even if ho bad to bring action himself. Ciondrloli Gets the Honda. City Comptroller Goodrich , with a deputy , went to Lincoln yesterday aud received from Auditor Benton the 9150,030 Tenth street viaduct bonds which It was thought at 0110 tlmo would be transferred to the Union Pacific pooplo. Attention , U. V. U. S. Col. K. W. Savage , command of U" . V. U. S. , will meet in Uroon'd hall , Farnnm street , Sunday at 2 p. in. sharp , Jim.I , 1891. Como prejKxrod to muster. By order of Coinummlor. UNION PACIFIC RETRENCHMENT It is Abont to Make its Appearance all Along the Line , U. P. AND B , d M , DIVORCED AT LINCOLN. Ilnninrs Itegardlnj * ; ttio Coming nnil Going of Union I'nclllo Olllolnls The linrllnctoii anil Jlcntlvootl. . Consternation WIM created among the army of clerks In the Union Paclflo headquarters yesterday morning by the circulation of a rcx > rt that tltera it very soon to ho ti radical reduction of salaries of clerical forces all nlonR the lino. The first step toward carrying out this order hns already heen taltcn. All of the eastern ngiMits of the Union I'aclllc , and there Is a largo number of them , htivo had their salaries reduced , some of thorn very radically. This was noticeably true In the case of the company's ' general opcnt at New York , who had Ills salary redueodfiO percent. The order tun been practically Issued for a reduction m wages of clerks and agents amounting to from 15 to to per cent. \Vhllo some of the titled salary drawers arc In a position perhaps to meet such a re duction as is proposed , it would ho rough on the headquarters forces , most of whom nro not Rotting an average of inoro than $00 per month. iMr. ItcRsoKiilo'M Itrtircinont. The report of the retirement of General Manager Uesscgnio of the Mountain division of the Union Paciilo Is neither denied nor nf- llrmcd at headquarters , although It has bcon generally understood that the retirement of eneral Manager Mcelc of the Colorado & Fort Worth division would ho followed by a dropping out of the old general managers nt the various division points. "Billy" Bancroft , Into general superintendent of the RioOrando Western , Is mentioned as Hesseguio's successor ser with the title probably of division super intendent. Bancroft is considered a first-class railroad nan. He left the HioOrando because of a railuro to ntjreo with President Moffatt. "Ho , vill have a big job , " snlu a local oftictal "If ! io takes Uessogulo's place , as the mountain illvlslon of tbo Union Pacific Ii the hardest section of road In the country to manage. " Dissolved I'artncrahit ) . The Union Pacific has withdrawn from the lease by which It used the Burlington passen ger depot In Lincoln and is now running its rains into the old sjjitlon house. No expla nation hns been given for the change. It was understood that the Union Pacific and Hock aland wcto to join In a union depot at the capital but the recent abrogation of contracts per bridge and terminal accommodations has nJcflnitely postponed all plans for such n woliug of interests. In the meantime the Union Paciilo will use Its own local depot at Lincoln , which Is u more shed. Gold 111 : Into Dcnilwnod. The Burlington has completed four tun nels on its Black I tills extension , ono of them 1,153 feet In length , and is now within twen ty-four miles of Deadwood with plain grad ing and track work ahead. It is expected to iiavo the line completed and opened by Feb ruary 1. _ Notes nnd 1'ornoimls. A.V. . Putnam of General Freight Agent Whitney's ' ofllco has returned from Boston. The Burlington has stopped work for the winter on Its extension west of Newcastle. A rate of ono nnd one-third fares for the round trip has been made for the inaugural of Oovnruor Boyd at Lincoln on Thursday next. General Freight Agent Whitney nnd As sistant General Trafllo Manager Monroe , of the Union Pacific , are out cm the line in a private car. _ _ Colds nro frequently the result of derange ment of the stomach and of a low condition of the system generally. As a corrective and strengthening of the alimentary organs , Ayur's ' pills are invaluable , their use being always attended with marked benefit. Backed l > y l'o\\vrlul Influence * ) . The City of Arunsas Harbor , Tox. , ia backed by the railroad influences , also the company to whom the congress of the United States granted the exclusive right of obtaining deep water over the bar nt Aransas Pass. HEALTH WITHOUT MONEX. Such Dr. Gapcn'B Board Socks to Fur- iilsli tlio City. There was a meeting of the board of health yesterday morning at which wore present : Mayor Gushing , Councilman Chafteo , Plumb ing Inspector Dennis , Chief Scavey nnd City Physician Gapon. The services of Health Inspectors Holmes , Shcrr.tr and Stout were dispensed with. This was done because the limit of time which it was possible to employ them had boon reached , They had been appointed upon the recom mendation of the special council committee mittoo organized to confer with the board of health , and it was under stood that they should hold their positions until the close of the year 1S90. As the llfo of the old council has about expired , It was considered advisable that the tenure of ofllco of its appointees should expire with it Tlicro was no money loft to pay them. The board decided to make another attempt to secure the payment by the council of n bill for tri ) rendered by the city physician. This outlay was required in compiling the vital statistics of this city upon which the census report could bo based. The bill was presented half n dozen times to the council and as many times disallowed , it Is alleged owing to the efforts of Mr. Wheeler. It is thought the bill will bo al lowed. The board adjourned to assom bio again at the call of the mayor. Dr. Gapen says that the health of the city is In fair condition and that \vhilo diphtheria still obtains ills by no means so prevalent as it xviw some tlmo ago , These are about twenty cases of the disease In the city and others are reported from time to time as are also occa sional deaths , The only health ofllcer uow in the employ ofthocltyisMr. Pettlt. The senior proprietor of this paper has boon subject to frequent colds forsomoyears which wcro sure to lay him up If not doc tored at once. Ho llnds that Chamberlain's cough remedy Is reliable. It opens the secre tions , relieves the lungs , and restores the system to a healthy condition. If freely used , as soon ns the cold has been contracted , and before It has become settled In the system , It greatly lessens the attnck nnd often cures in n single day what would otherwise have been a severe cold. Northwestern Hotel Ho- porter , Dos Moincs , la. MOULJ QUAOItlJUV. Itcputnlilo I'liynlclmis Called In When It to Kmlrcly Too Imtc. Mr. G. C. Muir , a brother-in-law of M. J. Burns , died at the latter's residence , 105J ! South Twenty-ninth avenue , Wednesday night of typhoid fovor. Mr. Mulr nnd his wlfo had boon visiting Mr. Burns , their homo bclnp in California. Several days ago Mr. Mulr complained of feeling ill and a Christian science operator was called and pretended to give him a "treatment. " Ho appeared to bo bcnetltcd nnd was ublo to zo down town. In a day or two ho was again taken sick and the operator was called a second tlmo. He seemed to I in prove , but In a short lima was again taken sick nnd another operator sum moned. Efforts wcro made to have him see A regular physician , but ho refused and con tinued to grow rnpidiv worse. On Wednesday a l.idy physician was called who at once announced that Mr. Mulr was past recovery. Every effort was made to save his llfo , but without avail , The physician refused to sign the death ceitlllcato and nn application will bo made to the city physician. Polio llns Skipped. It U now believed by the police that Belle Hrnndon , Uio woman tfhb had the custody of Harry Mansfield's booty , has skipped the country. Her bund U $312. Munsllold Is still in JaiL The B ram'on ' woman is consid ered ono of the most reckless and crooked In her class nnd has conducted n "fence" for thieves for some tltn * } . Manslleld was her best man , but other crooks have made their hcndrmnrtors at her plrlio. Her ease will bo called tomorrow. The uhargo ngamst Hello is receiving stolen prpicrty. Sudden changes oT" Weather cause throat Iscnscs. There is no inoro effectual remedy or coughs , colds , etc , , than Brown's Uron- hial Troches. Sold only in boxes. Prlco -3cts. ' _ llljj Knlo nfCitr Lots. The Inmost auction sale of city lots jvcr hold In the south will titko plnco it Arnnsas Hnrbor January 7 nnd 8. OMAHA'S ItK.Uj KSTATE. V Stcnily Incrense for tlio Vcnr with No PlotltloiiH Values. The speculative feature did not enter into ho transactions in real ostnto In Omaha In SIX ) , tno stringency in the eastern money market nnd the pending of the prohibition question In the stnto being the deterring causes. Notwithstanding this tlio market ias bcon characterized by a steady rise In values nnd an increase In the volume of busl- toss over 1SS9. The Increase in value and juslncss has been based on actual develop * nents and forms n splendid evidence of the city's general growth. The following llg- ircs show the total of the real estate trans- lers for the year by months , compared with ust year ; 18SO. 1800. January $ J.8I2.7IB 8I.ISI.1M p'elirntiry l.Oir < i.iM l.r > is,407 Mnroh l.SS'l.'teS J,5.I8BI7 April l,0tll,421 1.571,123 May U74.7U7 2O.7GJ ( lime l.Ml.iCM ltt.ii,20i : inly i.iuT.wa 1.4U.729 AUU'USt l.1iil,471 J.724.109 eptembor I.or > flai2 1.K0.059 October 1.4S7.703 1,40.KI1 iNoveinbur 2,7lttlS4 1.147.721 December ] , : , ISO 1,400,000 Total $17,8.11,870 il8.2SU.lfl Increase over 18S9 tM51.ri.Yi By a typographical error in the annual edi tion of this paper the total transfers for ISb'J were given 0318,831SrUlnstead of $17,831,879. The druggists of this city sell the most suc cessful preparation thut has yet been pro duced for couclis , colds nnd croup. It will loosen and relieve a cold In Icss'Umo than any other treatment. The article referred to Is Chamberlain's Is medicine cough remedy. It a icine that has won fame and popularity on its merits and ono that can always bo depended on. It is the only known remedy that will prevent croup. It must bo tried to bo ap preciated. It is put up in 50o and $1.00 bet tles. No Now City will bo started during1 the next quarter of a century olTortng1 such grand oppor tunities for investments 113 Arunsas Harbor , Texas. More Information llcgarilliij { the Pools in Wliloh Ijlcs Poisoned \Vator. The members of the board of public works met yesterday for tbo purpose of letting the contract for Ulllng lots that have been declared nuisances by the city council and the board. There was ono bid , that submitted by Katz ft Cnllahan. Tueir bid was from 18 to 85 couts per square yard , The prlco depending upon the location of the lots nnil the length of the haul. The contract was not awarded for the toason that the mem bers want to view the lots before ordering tbo work. To make the fill will roiiulro the removal of 0,500 cubic yards of earth. The contract for repairing sewers during the year 1891 was awarded to J. O. Coruy , bo being the lowest bidder. For laying new and repairing old sidewalks during tno year 18'Jl ' , there were three bid ders , Kdwnrd Burns , L. 1' . I { oil ins and Ilnm- ilton Brothers. Burns was the lowest bidder - dor aud received the co.ntract. The following estimates were allowed : Hugh Murphy , curbing Seventh nvo from Williams to Pierce street , $1,000.4 ; ) ; C. D. Woodworth , curbing North- vop avcnuo from Mercer avenue to Burt street , $710.07 ! C. \Voodworth , curbing .L.OWO avenue from Mercer avenue to Hamil ton street , $ . ' ,013.00. , For Dprnnjjomeiitor tlio Brain Use IIurHloril'H Acid Phosjilinto. Dr. D. P. Boulstcr , .Augusta , Mo. , says : 'In ' functional derangements of the brain nnd nervous system , I have prescribed it with gratifying results. " Don't Forget It. The grout auction sale of city lots takes place at Arausaa Harbor , Tox. , January 7 and 8. OKDA1NEJ ) IN OMAHA. Father Krafts , the Victim of the In dian Assault , Known in This City. Kov. Father Krafts , who was so dangerous ly stabbed In the light on Porcupine creekbo- , twcen the hoitllo Sioux and the Seventh cav alry , was ordained In this city in the year 18SO. Ho had been educated for the Indian mission In St. Meinrad's college , corductcd by the Benedictine order in Indiana. Shortly after ho loft the college bo came to this city , nnd was mot by Bishop Marty who had been but n short tlmo previously consecrated bish op of Dakota. The ordination took place dur ing holy week , the ceremony being performed In the cathedral of St. Philomcna by the bishop. Father Krafts Immediately proceed ed to the mission where ho has since worked energetically among the red men , It is known that ho stood high amonir thorn and believed that the assault upon him was owing to the heat of the moment and under other circum stances would not have bcon made. Mrs. Wlnslow's soothing syrup reduces in flammation while children nro teething. 2 cents a bottle. The Ericlcgon Failure. The store of C. L. Krickson , the North Six teenth strcot Jeweler , was closed Thursday night on an attachment Issued at the instance of C. C. Briggs & Co. , of New York , who hold a claim of $1,000 against Mr. Erlckson. The stock is now in the possession of the sheriff. Mr. Krlekson states that his as sets far exceed his liabilities , and that if his creditors will glvo him a little tlmo ho will soon bo on his fcot again. Clerk Moores was routed out of bed nt mid night to lllo two more attachments against Krickson. Ono was lllod by C. C. Briggs to protect a claim of ilMO duo on four promis sory notes , nnd the other by Byron L Stras- burger ctol. , who hold three of lirlckaou's notes for amounts aggregating $ 'JW.'Jo. Mr. Churlos E. Ford , cashier of the Union National bank , holds a bill of sale of Krick- son's entire stock , which was given Decem ber ! ! ] , before the attachments referred to wcro served. The consideration was * 9,0'J-IO : ! ' , Mr. Ford assuming a note given by Kriokson to the bank for JJ.MW , on which ? l > 00 had been paid. The balance was paid in cash to Mrs. Ericksou , who hau mortgaged her prop erty and put the money Into the storo. Tno store was open yesterday with a dep uty sheriff In charge. The clerks were busy taking nn Inventory of tho' btoclr , but no goods were on salo. Mr. Ford was of the opinion that the at tachments airalnst th6stock would not hold , as the transfer had boon made before they were served , Lnto in the afternoon , Ford gave bonds , ro- plovinod the stock and was put in possession. SICK HEADACHE ' Positively cured by thfso LltHo IMIN. CARTER'S Tliey also relieve Dis tress from Di-spcpsla , In ITTLE digestion and Too Hearty Eating. A jicrfrjct rem edy for Dizziness , Nausea , Drowsiness. Had Taste In tbo Mouth , Coated Touffue , Pain In tlio Side , TORPID LTS'KIl. They regulate tbo Bowels. Purely Veijetnble. SMALL PILL SHALL DOSE , SMALL PfllCE , THE GREAT LIVERand STOMACH REMEDY Cure * nil disorders ol'tlio btonincli , Ijlvcr , Dowel' , ICnliioys , Ulniltlcr.Nrrv- mis DlHcnNOfi. Ijcns /Vppptlte , llrntlnclic , CoiiNtluntlon , OoHtlvoiiCRn , Initler- tloti , lllllDiifliioHa , Foror , 1'llos , Kto. , nnil rcnilor-i tlinHystom leas llnblo to con- tinot illicnso. illicnso.DYSPRPSTA. . KADWAY'S PILLS nro u euro for tliltooinpliilnt. Tlii-y touo up tlm IntornM necrctlonsto ticixltliy notion. rustorostroii-lli | to tlio stonmon , uml cuablu It tiiporfnrin IH funotlniu. Price iVj n box. Sola by all drugjlats , or mulled by UADWAY At CO. . 'Ji Wurrcu Street , Now i ork , on fuuulpt of urlou. r/ < r r. < r < ) r. w * vr * < rr * < 5 The Standard Cocoa of the World. 2 A Substitute for TeannuCotroo. f Van Iloutcn's lias fifty per tint more of the desk-forming elements of cocoa than is obtained by the best processes of other manufacturers. "BEST & GOES FARTHEST. " Doctors and analysts of the highest standing all over the world , certify to this immense saving , nnd by VAN Hou- 2 TEN'S ' special process only can this be attained. 2 ajrVAN llotrrrx's COCOA ( "onco tried , lw ; ui cJ" ) po oMe § the grout KiUnntnci ) of 2 loatlnjiiolnJarlomefToction rlionnrvoui njstora. No womlcr , therefore , Hint In all parts S of the world , this ( nrrntor'j Oocn9 | rrciiitiiiifllileil by mcillcal liit-nltt * trtiit iftt-ii 2 ! < < l coffee nr other ciirnit nr chuculaipi , r r itiilly ui by chllili-vii ur'titlult * , $ hulo nntl alcU. rich inul poor , Ask for VAN HourKK's And < < iA noofA'r &f r4 ttr-t ewffffr * ff4 rfff rr&fSfr'fffir&rAf&ff rj < W FISCHER ICE TOOL. O M o Flows 111 cl Majplvqrs : , o WITH LIFTING CAMS. EH MARKRRS. O A 1UH line of Everything used by Ice Qathorora EHM Send for Catalogue nncl Prices. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR , M 1405 DOUQLA3 STREET , OMAHA. If you lut'i'c a } COLD or COUCH , ncuto or Icnillui ? to CONSUMPTION , OF 1'UBCi : < > ! ) > I.IVBvIC OKIL , AND HYPOniOSPHITES OF rI3IE AND SODJ. 3C6J STTOEUH OTTIrU3 3PO3CI. IT. This preparation contains the ntlmuln- tlnK properties of the ltt/jinflinniililtr nnd Duo Konrtalan Cod Liver Oil. Ust-d by physicians nil the world over. It Is a * l ilttiible an mllle , Three times ns eftlcn- cloua ( is plain Cod Llvor OIL , A perfect Emulsion , bfcttcr than nllothorn mnito. Tor all forms of IIViiNiifl Dlfrasfs , JlnnichlHi , CONSUMPTION Scrofula , and as a Flesh Producer there la nothing llko SCOTT'S EMULSION. It Is sold by nil Druggists. Ix > tnoonoby protnso explanation or Impudent entreaty luiiiico you to nccopt n substitute. ln. IIusnuiKva'SrEcincs aroBclentlUfnllyand rnrcfully prcrxuril prescriptions ; used for ninny yf > rHlnprlrntoi > itictlcoivllhBurcc8ian < lforovi r thirty j ucirausiM l y the people , livery Plnglo bpo- clilold usi > oclalcuro for the tlUcaNo named. Ttieno hpoclflcfl euro without tlruKglui ; , pttrg- Ing or reducing tbo B > Ftcinnnit am In rnctniul ( loodthonovorolKU ruinoillrtjof llioAVorltl. URT nr r nuicirAL K03. CUKES' ' . nt 1 I'pvc'm , Congestion , Inflammation . . \Vorinn. . Worm l > ver , Wonn Colic. . Iryliif ' Colic , orTeetUtnif of Infuuu 21' > l in ru on , of Children or AdulLi. . . . , tfJJ n Dyn'litory i , Urlplngllllloun Colic. . . . . J5 . ( Ifioli'ra niorlHin , vomiting ' CiiUKhn , Cold , llnincIittlH * J.S 4 Nliurnlclu , TootliachoFncenolip . . . , 'J5 I llcadnchcfl , Slckllendntlie , Vertigo , * J5 Ilj.HlH-piiln , Blliniii blomnoh HiipiircHHoilor 1'aliiful I'erlodn. ! AVIiltt'N. too 1'rofmo I'tTliHis I ( IrniiPi Cough , Dinicullllrrnthlnir. . . . Mnlt ItUlMini , Krj ( > : : > cla , r.niptloiis. 13 lilil'iiniiitltin , Khriiinntlol'nlns 111 l-Wornmt Ague , ChilliJlularla .11) IT 1'lli'N , Illlnilor lllrodlnp O I'litiirrh , Innuenm , Riildlntliollrntl . .TO Wlinolni | ) { CniiKh. Vlolrnt CniiKlm. , , * iO If < ipn < * rnl llrMIIIy.rdyelcnUVcakiifM .51) Klilnry JNPIIH | . . " > ! > s NITTOIH Drhlllly . . . .1.1)1) ) : to Hrlmtrr WrakiiriN , Wrttlnitncil. .fill - Jllficnm'.t of IlicJIenrl.riilliltatlon l.OO Sold hy DrUBKlitii , or dpnt poilpnld on receipt Of IirlfO. D ItUHl'IIHEYS' JlAMIAI , (141 ( p l0 ) richly hound In cloth and Kold , innllol free. HUMPHREYS' MEDIOINB CO. , Oor. William and John Streets , New York. SPECBFI OS. Tor IniDrovi'il and ccoiioinlu cookery , use It for .Sox * ' * , und .M i < r < t [ ( lUlllO , b'lsli , etc. ] Th jiir- c t moat prtparn- tlnn. Contain ! ! nn milled salt la I'Uoapornncl of flnar llavor than uny oilier stock. EXTRACT Ono iKiunil oqunl to forty pountU of lonii bcnf of the value - uo of about * 7W. Gen ulnoonly with von JJcltlg' tilRiiaturuas sliown 0. L. EricksonLocal Agent , 00 N.lUt'h J W1EANS'U > 3 OllOB J It the iM'st mnilc , nml It lolj/ / ovcrv liPro. 'ililt li tlie orlj-/ ; Irnl f J alto * ? Howard of Iml- Ullom I'mltlrcly nnn Ui'llillllK unlvti utarr.pcd on the inli-i , "Jilliiel Means' S 3 Shoo."x J. MEANS & CO. , < l Llnrul. Mrrrl , ' llil.lOi , Iu > , ' T0f WEAK MEW Eurtf rltu from th ritictanf jouthful < rn > rn , early ill coy. utvilliii ; wcnkno-n. lc l niuutHMKl.ctc. , 1ifl | w.'iil a tamable trt'atlso twnltdi contalnluK full r rllcul r for homo cun > . FltKI ! of rhan-e. A pk'Qdlit medical works nhouM lu < rcful by i-verr man who l ucrvniu and derillluiril. Xddrru 1'rof. V. C. GOLD MEDAL , PARIS , 1878. , BAKER & Co/s from which tlio cxccsi of oil has boon removed , la Absolutely Pure audit is Soluble. No Chemicals arc used in its preparation. It lias more tJian three times the strmyth of Cocoa mixed with Starch , Arrowroot or Sugar , aud ia therefore far inoro economical , costing less than one cent a cup. It Is delicious , nourishing , strcugthiming , ] : ASIIA" DIOKSTI-.D , and admirably adapted for invalids as vell ns for persons in health. Sold by Crocors everywhere. W. BAKER & GO , , Dorcliesfer , Mass. GRATEFUL COMFORTING Epps's Cocoa. BREAKFAST. "lly n tlioroimh knowlcilco of the natural lnw § which govern Urn oporntloniof ( llpcitloii nncl nutri tion , niKlby a ciri'tnl'iillcitlon ; | | : uf tliullim iirnpor- tloaof null BvlrcliMt L'octin , Jlr Kpi > linn prmlclt'd our tirunkfntt tnlilcxnltli tidellcnti'ly ( Invnri'illover- ngowhlcli iniiyBiivi'lmnaiiyticnvjriioctorH1 bllu. jt U by the juillrtou * unoof mull nrlleli'H orillot thut u constitution liny liuKrndunlly liullt lip until Mroni ; cnoiiRh to rt Hht ovrrr tendency to tllneate. llun- tlrcclH of riibtloimilmllos are Hunting nrnmid uari'iuly tonttmk vrln're ur tlmm Isn wi-uk point \Vo mar pycapo tunny n f'ttul slrif t by kouplntf Ouifclvvs well fnrtlliod wltli I'tut ' ! lilood ami a piopurly nourished frniun.l'l \ II tarrlcu ( inicltf. .MudnHlinply Mth uolllnunntcrornillk. Soldonly Inlmlf liuimi ! tins , by gn CLTJ , InbdiM thus : 1AMFS I'PI'S ' ' Sr O llomn-oimthloUlionilsts , JflJlLO LllOtX tU. , London. Kiwliiiid. NEBRASKA National Bank U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB. Capital , - - - - S/tOO.OOO Surplus Jan. 1st , 189O , - B7.0OO OfllccM mid llri ) > ctor "Ifcnpjr W.Yiitm.I'rcuMent ; Io ls jKi'0l ( , Mcu-ITi'Mileiit ; . .InmctV Savant * , \V. V. .Morse. John 8. Culllim , II. O. Cualiliii > , J. N. II. I'atrlck. W. II. S. IlliKliow , caslikT. THIS IRON I3/YNK. Corner 12lli and Ktirniiiu Sin. A General Ilanklns Huslness Transacted. PARKER HOUSE BOSTON , J. HEED WHIFFLE It CO. , Proprietors YOUNG'S HOTEL , BOSTON. J. HEED WHIFFLE & CO. , Proprietors. Cooklnunntl Service firollml by none , ( /nmnteto n nil uPI'ulntmunti ' Iloit luratlon In Ilinolty Tno notion 'transcript nnjr : " . .Mr.Vlilpplo li n prlnco of landlord * ! , nnd palroni of I'orlturs' m-iy Imitlcli'iito n return i < > the noud old tlmm ot lu founder , llarvoyl ) . I'arkor. \V1II'1M.K ! will cuuttnuo the inaim.'omcnt o ' fts liurtHuloru. WEAK WOMEN t'S. None Ilcnii ? wlllciiro wciik back , tnkn nwnjr that Kloomy , llri'it IrelliiK , tint iiervuua vxlmunlloii , | iut ro f Hi your flii'cks , brltihton ' "iiruyua. Klcu > uu noivllfi ) , iiialit- tlcm , apiiptlto innku you tunmlil uinro attruotUn. Aljiolululj llurinluia , Hiiro. II u box , inn limit I'nmpiilutiriio NKIIVB III5AN CO , Itullnlo .N I' Hold by ( inivlruuu Urng Cu. , I11U t'uriinmHt. , Oniiiln N.iljraoku For LOSTorPAIlIHO HANnoODi OonerU anrl NSRVOOa UiBILIiy i Wenknesa cf Body tnd Mind , f ffttti . . Inf Errora or Xtcoticiin Older Yountf. Holioil , lullintN 111011 f.ll , luil.rod. llowlo.nlirr. .W hlre.nl..o KtK.l UirfUll'KUlli ( ) N8rilll UKJljUl. kululrl ; rilll > | IIIIIK TriKlTllir < T.HrKllll la K ttir H. > Ititll ; ( rou 4UM.I. . 114 , , , ( togalrUl. Hrll. lloj. ll. . < tlpl.r | ok. rifleiiilua and proof. B.II I ( . , .ld i fr. , 4d/t ERIE MtDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , N. Yn Ilnlill aod.,1. J.8TEfUCMUUbKnaa'o. FOR SALE My r lntln ( nnd rapeihnnnInK tiuilnom Kitiii > . Ililiixl ItUI. I Inn n "Oil helcuted l etc of Wul 1'uiwrViill .MnuldlniH , I'ulnti , llriiihui , tto. P. WINDHEIM , DIG b. 10th Street , Omaha. JS.MUBKMRNTS , FRIDAY ftnd SATURDAY , JAN. 3 and 4 , SATUUDAY MATINEE. 1-nit rorformnnoes of Iho Orlslnnl mut IVorlcsi oriniic f > f ] | D I TV M 17 ICorinne b orlnnc UlHli\INacoriiiiiB | In the 1'rcltr MONTE ORISTO , JR , COIUXNI ; as r.tnu'xn msny Intlnpo jitl'es Mo nml TV liri'nliiR ptlcoi 150 , " Brr VV 5-J L C5 Oomiiionciiig MONI3AV. .tANtTAItV 'V. A Ofoat Attraction. _ The De Wolf Hopper | Opera BoufFeCo , In Korkof < itf Pomla Oi > ern , CASTLES IN THE HIR 1 ho Moat Powerful ( ' "mpnny of Compillim In Atm'Mi-ii Sl'AUKUNO Ml'SIl ! .M Vt.XIKirK.VT CASTI 1'rlce * Boy el's ONE ONLY NIGHT , SunUntj. xJanunrij fi. 6fh Successful Season or TUB Greatest Play of ( he Age. \Vlii. nillctto'9 Ma'terploc'O , HELD BY THE ENEMY Presented by n Most Powerful Cast nnd all New Scenic _ , Efforts. Prices n usual. Uox sheet * upon Snl The Grand = Special. . FOUll NltlHTS COMMl.M'IXl ) SUNDAY , JANUARY 4th , 1OO1. v. fit * roll's Now Ynrk Mundnnl Tht'itro lroiluo * lion nml Ailfiplntlon of Ale * . 'Him.ia Klvo Act Plujr , / ! > 1 _ | I A * . . . r _ _ ' J A 1 li Clemenceau Case. ItclEnliiitSciinalloii of I'nrli mill Now York. MISS SYBIL JOHN.STONH Ai tliotipwltculnu In. ( Jintuvunlcvlix Clins Kent , Ictinlo llcllfurtli , nnil the ontlru nrUlnul conipnnr , undei tliiMlireetloti ofVm. . A ltnid > 1'rli ! ' , ; . < ! > ) u TricniiiHlUO I'lio rosi'rvo mile Till Will Lnwlor. Mriiiau'or. ( ! or. llth anil I < "nrnnm THE NEi3RASI < A Tu'lPLET Six nioiitlisolii i-iito , ouniiliu. pratty , artl Iho Juriotlu 1'iiplijts. y Wctliorannil Uurioi. thuroou luiiin. Swconr cdtitoitlonlst Alllo ( 'liiiiiilur ) , the uml : i hcHt of at trart IOIH. THAT h\\KIli-Sr.i \ \ ) : HIM. DR. THK BPISOI ALilST. is niistirpassoil In tlio truuttiioiit ot nil PRIVATE DISEASES Btrlotuio. SypliIlK Lost M inliood. SUIii Ills- sfj anil I'Ynmlo Dlsi'iisi'i. llr. JItGiow'n TOSS In Mil ) Iruiitinrntof tlioiibovu Dlso isuv linsuovur livi'iii'iinnloil. Aciirolstiiit"iiiloid : ) without tlio IOSH of an hours tlmo.Vrlto for tslrc'iilnrs. IjAlHKS. from 2 to 4 only. Ofllco , < ! ( ir. 14th and Kniiiiini Sts. , Omaha , Noli. KutruiK'ooii t'lthur htroct. UR. I'rntttco Ilinlleilto IMnounciof tha LUNGS AND Nervous System Inchifllni * N'miinlula , 1'aialyHH , Jjpilt'iuy. ( " . ilnlepiy , llymi'ro Kpllupiy , Con nil - Mon * , Hitlnil Iriltu- thin , ItliiMiinallsin , Chronic Alodiollnji , NiTvuiu llcailadir. Norvoua I'rnitrnllun C'lmumpUon iindtill bt'Hioa of the lufiKN Ilooini 3111 to : i."J , BEE BUILDING , OMAHA. REMEMBER IS THE NAME OF THAT Wonderful Remedy That Cures CATARBH , HAY-FEVER , COLD In the HEAD , SORE THROAT , CANKER , and BRONCHITIS , I'llco Hl.OO. I'lnl Hollies , For Sate by leading Druggists. rilF.fARED OM.Y JIY Klinck Catarrh & Bronchial Remedy Go , O2 JACKSON ST. , CHICAGO , ILL. Blake , Bruce & Co. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT. rei ) for Ky f rln , niitln , Fta. ! KuumlitU. WnVu lulntii , llintiil iM > ri"i lon , M ll nliiint thu llrnln.ro- tultini ; In Icinnlty .i'l ' Uulluir to inUcij ileruy arj flu th , Prrm lurd Old Av , linrri nnf , l.on < nt t'tincr intillliur * } ! , Invuluntar/ > ea , anil Huitriniito'Tl.a'ii cauml lir uvfrxjioalox of the hraln , KCH : l.uso nr o trlnii8-iro. ! ! l h lx > i roruilni nnimonit'i trenu nie-nt , tlalxiT , ui U ( nr i , nt liy inullpruiMll. With earn unl r f * > r tli l.ojn , will lend purctiuiir minrant o ID rprand ncnnr It lh ( rutnirntralitU Curu. UuaruiteilUnUkiti AuiJ uvuuuiu M > ld uhlYbv GOODMAN DKUG CO. , lUOFaruutn atreou - Omahn Neb , W/S. ROBlNSOiN' " " Chcinlht uml roriuurly In Clit'inlcnl I.ubnratory of tlio Union 1'iu-lllo ' Hallway I' peclnl Attention Given to Or'cs , V/ntorsand Oils. 11 i2Doclgc St. , Om aha , Neb Ab o1ut 'ly rrllabla , prrfrctlr rtafe. mo t powerful ftnn&li rtVultUjrKnown never falfi * > * l oi i > ut > tmlJinu | boi huaitlenU jldtlrftM WON Dfd'O ( VK , flufTUo , N. If. bold UOOlJUAiJ MitJu UA