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    8 THE OMAHA DAILY BKK : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 2 , 1802. a
FIGHTING FOR A FAIR DEAL
Packers and Shippers Trying to Have the
Texas Discrimination Removed
HOW OMAHA'S ' BUSINESS IS HINDERED
nxtrnno Injustice nf the 1'rosont IHIIcr-
ciitlnl In Stock Shipments from Toxin
1 | KlfnrU ol Interested 1'coplo
| to Iliuo It Adjusted.
t The executive cotnmlttco of the Soutu-
l western Hallway and Steamship association
which will moot nt St. Louis Thursday will
consider n matter that Is of vital Importance
} to Iho Interests of this city nnd of Nebraska.
I i That Is the demand of the stoclt yards and
pacKlng interests of South Omahn for an
i adjustment of rates on stoclt shipments from
Texas points that will give this city an equal
| chance with Kansas City to sccuro thu im-
, , mcnso shipments from northern and western
Texas. This demand is heartily seconded by
1 i the Texas Llvo Stock association and Texas
i Hallway commission.
t , Over a ynnr ago It was scon that the
demand for certain grades of light cattle nt
South Omaha was Increasing inoro rapidly
than the supply. It is. well known that the
, , packers have often been obliged to buy these
; cattle In Kansas City when the supply was
' | low at this market. They \vero convinced
. ' that this was not bccauso South Omaha did
i not have access to n BUfllcicnt grazing area ,
' hut bccauso Iho present freight rates from
certain points discriminated so largely in
, ' favor of Kansas City that It was Impossible
, < for the shippers to bring tholr cattle to this
I market. Thosn heavily Interested lost no
tlmo In Inaugurating n light for u moro
equitable adjustment. Ed A. Cudnhy , John
' S. ICnox , general trnfllo manager of the
Cudahy cjmpanv , and Manager Habcoclc and
, _ Traveling Agent Skinner of the Union Stock
, i Yards company hnvo spent a great deal of
* their tlmo in working upon the matter over
, rlnco. It has been a long , hard light and It
it not over yot.
Kitten That Hub Onmlm.
Tbo most glaring Instance of Injustice is in
the Texas rates und as the Texas cattle were
largely of Iho grade most needed , attention
iv u s tit once turned In that direction. A
' year ago Mr. Skinner made n trip to the panhandle -
handle district of Texas. IIo found the cattle
tlo owners anxious to ship tholr cattle to
Omaha if any fair rate could oo secured.
Ono of the peculiarities of the system on
which the Texas rales hnvo been adjusted is
ihown by the following wonderful exhibit of
i arbitrary discrimination against Omaha :
' Joint tariff , MUsouri , Kansas k Texas. No.
t K3 ! ; Missouri I'liclllc. No. 811-U ; effective May
, JO , IMH. and supplements up to November I ,
> l IMI ) , show iho following differentials In rates
7 on beef cattle :
fj Fiom TaylorTOY. , ana points north thereof :
i To Kt. Imils G cents per 10U pounds above
Kansas City.
To Chicago 10'i cents per 100 pounds above
Kansas City.
> ToOmiiha ii'l ; ecins per 100 pounds above
Kansas City and St. Joseph.
I'rnm points south of Taylor , Tex :
1 To M. 1,0111 ° . same as to Kansas City.
f To Chicago IU'4 cents above Kansas City.
f s To Omaha ID.U cents above KansiiB Cily.a
1- As the distance to Omaha is only 130 miles
, i further than to Kansas City and St. Joseph ,
j the railroads practically charge shippers IHjf
i cents per 100 pounds or about $25 per car for
J that 130 miles. This practically shuts Omaha
5 out from any competition in tlio Texas cattle
'C trade. Ihe matter was brought before tbo
' , railroads at n meeting held in Chicago last
i your with no results.
JjS Mr. Knox went before the Southwestern
. - ! Railway and Steamship association nt its
jfr meeting ut St. Louis on January 120 of this
> j ? year , und offered on exhaustive argument in
13 behalf of this city. Ho carefully reviewed
' i the existing tariffs and presented the Injustice -
justice done to Omaha in its strongest light ,
ji Ho asked for a differential of $7.fil ) per cor ,
| , or 4 cents per 100 pounds , over Kansas City ,
f' < and cnmo very near carrying his
"
* < ' point. Out of iho eleven "roads bo-
i'i Jointing to the association only ono
ij stood out against a measure of which they
! jt could not deny the justice. As the business
jjl of that road was almost exclusively with
lfi\ Kansas City , Us motive was not deeply
JJ71 hidden.
The rate committee was unable to roach n
dcqsiun on this accout as the unanimous con
sent of all the roads was necessary to any
i alteration of rates. The matter then went to
the executive committee which will meet at
it Bt. Louis , Thursday of this weolc. Its de
cision will not DO known before March.
i ] Why the lloiucst Is Reasonable.
| j | " \Vo argue , " said Mr. Knox to a Bnn
8 reporter , "that In equity wo ought to
hnvo the wiino rate as Kansas City ,
! but wu offered the compromise of
\ f".50 per cav because ono of the
lines which will handle most of the cattle
proposed that as a basis of sottlomont. Tha
point I want to Impress on the public is that
wo are making this fight not for our benefit
alone , lut for tin general commercial inter
ests of Omaha and of the stato. The pros
perity of Omaha depends to'a considerable
extent on the live block interests of South
Omaha , und whatever tends -to cripple these
has u tendency to cripple the general and
commercial Interests of Omaha.
"Fow people louli/.o the enormous disad
vantages under which Omaha labors in the
mutter of rales. Kansas City brings cattle
from the northwest during the fall at the
tame rate as Omaha , although the distance
Is 200 miles greater. Hoverso thu matter und
wo have to pay $ J5 per car moro than Kansas
City to bring catilo from the southwest ,
when the distance is only 10 ! ! miles greater.
And that U not all. Kansas City ships bar
products to northwestern points through
Omaha at equal rules , wbllo Omaha has to
pay tin to $ ' 5 per car differential to ship her
products to southci 11 , southeastern nm ! south
western points through Kansas City. '
"I have been asked If the phenomenal
growth of South Omaha is not an Indication
of fair treatment on the part of the railways.
My answer is , that until recently wo have
used only tbo llvo stock naturally tributary
to us and therefore hauo not bcou much
Hampered by adverse rates , Now , however ,
with the Increase of business it is nccessarv
to widen our circle of supply territory , and
particularly necessary to Imvo southwestern
catilo during the interim between the run of
tha native or homo cattle and these from the
northwestern ranges. Otherwise for several
months wo will bo ut a comparative stand
still and thus cripple the cntiro business
Interests of Omahn , and in u rollex way
injure all the railway lines with whom wo
have dealings , "
Manager Hubcock's idea of the situation
was much the saiuo as that ot Mr. ICnox , IIo
attributed the discrimination of tha railroads
in favor ol Kansas City to the fact that of
the eleven roads belonging to tha association
only onn ( tlio Union Puclllo ) had an outlet nt
Omaha , whllo all the others ran into Kansas
City , That favorlteum existed was proved
by the fact that an extortionate differential
was dcm.tndcd from Omaha on shipments of
stooU which would take just so much from
Kansas City , whllo lumber und other com
modities wcro rated ut about the same llg-
uro to both places.
Skinner .Mildo 11 Hpcccli.
On the 4th of this month Mr , Skinner went
before the Texas Live Stock association nt
Austin , Tex. , for u second tima to nsk its
earnest co-operation in the effort to secure
thorn equal rates to Omaha. Ho was Invited
to address the convention and replied as fol
lows !
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen : Feeling
that what I have to say and the proposition I
hnvo to lay before you may bo considered of
intereit to the gentlomeu of this convention ,
1 have drafted what I will call a proposition
from the pucltlug Industries of South Omaha
to the Texas cattle producers , so that I may
bo able to refer to anything I say if no't
clearly understood at the first reading.
Through the courtesy of this convention I
BUI enabled to appear before you nna ropro-
Bent an interest that lias possibly received
very little attention from a great ruauy of
you ; and an interest that has grown up with
tnavolous rapidity till it is now recognized us
the ( bird largest packing center lu iho United
States.
"To tlvo these who are not familiar with
tbo South Omaha market an Idea of what
wo are and what wo are doing , I will say
that we have four largo paculng ostablisn-
tuants located at those ynrdp , viz ; Hammond
mend , Swift , Omaha Pocking company and
Cudaby Packing company , as well as buyers
for export for Chicago and eastern trade ,
alto buyers of feeders from the states of
Iowa , Missouri and Dakota.
Our market grow up nnd has prospered from
what might bo termed local territory ;
never until the season Just passed have
wo spread out Into now fields that
might bo said not to bo on direct railway
connection with Omaha , nnd then only In the
northern part 6f Now Mexico , on the line of
trio Denver , Fort Worth & Texas railroad.
Wo were enabled to do this by the aid cx-
tondcu to us by that part of the Union Pa
cific railroad , nainlnr rates that would allow
of shipment to our market. In this connec
tion I will toy that I have lettori from
Iho llvo stock shippers of this
now section that they have received
from $3 to $1 per head moro
At Omaha than they had boon in the habit ot
receiving from othir markets. This can bo
accounted for from the largo receipts of this
class of cattle nt other market centers nnd
the scarcity at Omaha. I might say that the
demand for feeders at our market is greatly
In excess of the aupply.
Itiinlc Injustice ! Plainly Minun.
' ' 1 have como hero directly from waiting
on the members ot the Southwestern Hall
way association in session nt St. Louis ,
whcro 1 have been endeavoring , together
with the traftlc manager of the Cudahy
Packing company , and tbo general manager
of the South Oinatm yards , to make
the members of this association sco
the great Injustice that their lines nro
doing the llvo stock shippers of Tcxus nnd
the packers of South Omaha , by the exces
sive rates that they charge on llvo stock to
that market fiom "Toxas points , the dllTor-
pntlnl lu rates being SW per car moro than to
Kansas City and to St. Joseph common
Missouri river points. If you taKe the
mllcce dilTcrcnco from the first point from
Omahn , whcro this differential exists. It Is
only UK ) miles further to Omaha from Texas
territory , nnd you nro asked to pay S'35 per
car moro for this 130 miles in order to reach
our market. You are all no doubt uwaro that
the low prices obtainable at tha market ecu-
tors now accessible is occasioned somewhat
by the overcrowded condition of these mar
kets. No doubt you all know that an Im
mense number of cattle were being turned
loose in various parts of the state after being
rounded up for purposes of shipment on ac
count of the low prices prevailing at the
market centers that you are compelled to
patroniro. It surely looks llku monopoly
when any ono undertakes to soy what mar
ket you shall sell your cattle In and what
markets they will not allow you to patron
ize.
ize."I
"I have to say to you today ,
gentlemen , that ono packing indus
try alone at South Omaha stands
readv to buy 50,000 of your class of cattle an
nually ; provided that rates are made that
will "allow you to got together. You must
see that this will rollovo you of qulto a sur
plus annually. I do not hesitate to say that
it would bo a question of a very short tlmo
by the expansion of the packing industry and
an increased demand for feeders , which Is
hound to como to South Omaha , as wo are In
the heart of the greatest corn bolt in the
United States ; that wo will double or oven
treble our demand for cattle. This may
allow those who may feel that they nro not
geographically well situated to roach Omaha
handily , n better market than they now en
joy at the market centers they now ship to.
Stiller Through SclfUhncss.
"I understand that our request for rates
met with the approval of all the Texas Hues
of railway in the association , but that sonio
petty , selfish interests at Kansas City , insti
gated by some of the packers and the yard
company at that point , defeated our attempt
to secure Just rates for you and thus throw
open another market for you. As I have
stated , all of thu Texas lines have conceded
the justness of a readjustment in rates that
will placu Iho South Omaha market at the
disposal of the Texas producers , yet selfish
interests keep you out. Wo hnvo learned
that the rate committee of the associa
tion lias referred our request to
the executive board of said associa
tion with n view to have it
pass upon it , nnd as this is the lust tribunal ,
except nn appeal to the Interstate Commerce
commission , and you nil know that takes a
long time. I want to ask you in convention
to take action leading to a request of this
executive board for a square adjustment oi
rates that will open the South Omaha
market to you , either In the shnpa of a pe
tition to that body or through a petition to
your honorable body of railroad commission
ers of the state of Texas , asking them to se
cure for you such rates as they in their wis
dom thlnl ; just.
"It might bo inferred by some of my listen
ers that , owing to my connection with the
South Omaha yards , I nm talking for revenue
only for my company. This is not true , as
what cattle wo are now compelled to pur
chase at the Kansas City stock yards and
iihip to Omaha , to keep pace with orders for
that class , pay Just the same money to us as
though shipped direct by you to Omaha.
Apart from all this , my interest In the ad
vancement of the cattle industry of the
United States is too well known in the
northern section of this country to bo con
sidered on such a narrow guago as this.
I stand ready nt all times to point
out any matter of Interest to the cattle
tlo men of any section that I may
thlnl : of value to them. I have discussed the
matter of our attempt to secure just rates
with some of the cattle mon from the north
ern port of this state aud it mot with their
hearty approval , ana they have constantly
urged us on in our efforts" to got these rates.
I huvo been through two hot lights for the
rates before the Southwestern association ,
und I now ask assistance of the cattle men of
Texas in a demana for them. "
I'luln Tulle trum Stockmen.
immediately on the conclusion of Mr.
Skinner's remarks the board of directors of
the Texas Live Stock association mot and
adopted the following preamble and resolu
tions :
Whereas , The fact has been inn do known to
this association thut certain railroads are
discriminating In rates on TOXIIB llvo stock
against tun huulh Omaha market , and that
shippers of llvo stock from this Ntato are
foicod. In oulor to roach said market , to pay
n differential of ? - " > pur car , and
Whereas , HaHl ( lllterontlal IH excessive , ex-
hurhltantaud unlust , and Is , In our opinion ,
kept In foico by iho Inlluonce. and at the In
stigation of competing markets and stock
yards , to the detriment of the live stock In
dustry of this state ; and KSD nrf-
Whercas. It Is the wish and to the Interest
of thustoukmonof Texas that the market of
thu cntiro country shall bo flee and open ,
without discrimination or excessive churgci
on tholr products ; therefore , bo It
Kc.-olvcd , by this board , That the South
western Hallway and Steamship assoclat.on ,
thu EtocKviud companies and live MOCK ox-
cluiiut'H of Chicago , Knst St , Louis and Kan
sas City , nnd the railroads generally , be re
quested to withdraw not only their opposition
loa fair. Just and equitable jato on Texas llvo
btook tobouth Onmlia. but that they be and
are hereby earnestly requested to use tholr
Inlluenco to secure an adjustment of rates ,
such us will glvo to our llva stock the turnout
of tlio Bonth Omaha maiuetwlth freight r.Ues
based on an cciultablo basis.
ItesoUed , fnrthor. That the dcorotary of
this association bo Instructed to coirespond
with tlio put lion above rofoirud to nnd furnish
them with copies of this resolution and to
further urge them to do us Justice in the
urcuiUcs. GI.OIIOK U. LOVIMI , becrotary.
TUXUH .11 I'll Want .Justice.
In discussing the feeling of Texas cattle
owners in regard to Omaha , Mr. Skinner
said ; "Tho Texas cattle raisers fool that
they are handicapped all over the Unltod
Slates by adverse rates and quarantine ro-
slriciloui , They aio organised for the purpose -
pose of trying to Improve ihoir
condition and their cattle , nnd the
able manner in which they conducted
their business at the convention shows that
they mean business. Tbo courtesy which
they extended to mo as the rerresontallvn of
Omaha and the feeling that they displayed
in favor of the Omahn market Indicates that
our united olTorls will result in mutual bone-
tit to Texas cattle rribors and Omaha
packers. Some of thorn had never roall/od
the magnitude of tbo packing Industry at
South Omaha. It was a source of wonder to
them thut wo had developed so rapidly and
they are ready to do business with us us suon
as rates are adjusted. "
There are uow a,8S3,000 cattle feeding on
what is known as the grazing Una of southern
Texas which will bo available for the South
Omaha market when the desired rates nro
secured , This number will bo largely in-
eroasea by the projected modllicatlou
of the quarantine law and over half
of the entire herds of Texas will be brought
within reach of the South Omaha packers.
Tuo result would bo , according to the
opinions of leading packers that South
Omaha would pass Kansas City in a cantor
and become at once the second packing cen
ter In the country. It the decision of the
executive committee Is unfavorable ; the
whole matter will ba laid before tha Inter
state Commerce commission as a last resort.
The views of the South Omuhti packers
upon thu subject were asked and the/ were
ouihuslasifoou the subject.
Will Xecd Moio t'tlttlt' .
Mr , Kd A , Cudahv said : "In view of ton
aadltlons that wilt bo uiado to our plant dur
lag the coming season wo will waaV from
60,000 to 70,000 moro cattle than wo can possi
bly buy nt this markotunder the present condi
tion of affairs. Wo want to kill 100,000 moro
cattle next year than wo have this , and la
order to obtain the requisite , cupply wo must
reach down Into Toxas. This wo cannot do
undtr the present unequal rates. In order to
get these cattle we have to got Kansas City
rates from Texas to Omaha or very near It.
This wo have bocn endeavoring to do forever
over tv year , and as what wo
are asking for Is only n fair
Adjustment wo should he able to carry our
point. There Is a largo cattle area in Texas
not quarantined which can bo controlled by
this market If the disadvantages in rates
under which wo nro now laboring can bo
deco awa" with. "
Superintendent A. C. Foster of Swift &
Co. who make beef n specialty , was also
seen. Ho agreed with the other packers
that the proposed equalization of rates
would bo a great bonoflt to South Omaha.
"Wo nro now killing , " said ho "about
1W.OOO cattle per year. The addition
ot the Texas trade to the present
icsourccs of the yards would
mean nn Increase in the number of cattle
killed by us ot at least 15,000 or 20,000 per
year. These are the minimum figures. An
increase In the number of u.ittla handled by
the yards would pivo the packers n better as
sortmcnt to cheese from and they would bo
bettor able to select these grades which they
wanted to use. "
Superintendent Noycs of the George II.
Hammond company said ; "Tho adjustment
of these rates on"nt : Impartial basis would
bo a great victory for South Omahn.
Wo have u largo western und
southern trade which demands a
supply of light cattlo. For about three
months In spring1 nnd early summer wo can
not buy these grades hero and nro forced to
buy them nt Kansas City nnd Chicago nnd
have thorn slaughtered there to supply the
trade that , belong ! ) to Omnhn. If wo can got
hold of the Texas cattle all this will bo done
away with. Wo can then buy the cattle hero
and a good sllco of the business that wo nro
now obliged to do at other points will como
to Omaha. "
Our Uottor llnHcs Siiy
they could not keep house without Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy , especially for the
children. In a case a few weeks sliico at thu
homo of a neighbor the attending physician
had given up a case of what ho called dropsy.
Mother happening in , told the parents that
in her mind It was n case of lung favor nnd
advised the use of this cough svrup , which
they did. Result , the child Is well nnd the
parents happy. Chumuerluin's medicines
nro used in moro than half tbo homos In
Leeds. Sims Bros , Leads , lu. This
remedy is not Intondea for lung fever , but
for colds , la grinpe , croup nnd whooping
cough. It will loosen a cold , relieve the
lungs , nnd prevent the cold from resulting
in lung fever. 50 cent ana $1.00 bottles for
sale by druggists.
9OMAHA. .
aiujor Williams' 1'iinoral.
The largest gathering of people that ever
attended a funeral at South Omaha mot at
the First Presbyterian church yesterday In
respect to the memory of Major Warner L.
Williams. The church was crowded to its
utmost capacity , an eloquent testimony to
the position which Major Williams held in
tbo esteem of all who know him.
Kobort Livingston post of Iho Grand Army
of the Republic turned out In full force in
honor of their dead comrade , and the Sons of
Veterans were also present In a body. Kev.
UobortL. Wheeler , who fought side by side
with Major Williams during the war , spoke
with great oloquoncn and feeling. Ho re
ferred to the record of the deceased as n
bravo soldier and ofllcer and added this 'to '
the history of a long life full of coed deeds.
The remains were berne to their final resting
place by Comrades S. W. Donnls , F. Parkers
G. Morrow , G. W. Tubbs and E. Daly of
Uobert Livingston post.
Only n few days before his death Major
Williams was talking with Hov. Wheeler
about the now church nnd remarked :
"I wonder whoso will bo the first funeral
to pass the doors of our now church. It maybe
bo mlno , but I guess the old major is good
for a few years yot. "
But the words spoken in Jest becnmo only
too true and the gtoy haired soldier was the
first to bo berne through the alslos of the
new church.
Her Stuvu
A ga&ollno stove exploded in the restaurant
of Mrs. Jennlo Tyler on Twenty-sixth street ,
near M , last evening. A lira alarm was
turned in and the bluzo was quickly extin
guished , The damage to carpets aud furniture -
turo was about $30.
Wncnxo Wmu , Neb. , Ost. 28 , ISOO.
Dr. Mooio. My Dear Sir : I have just
bought the third bottle of your Tree of Lifo.
It is indeed a "Treo of Life. " Dr. , when
you so kindly pave mo that first bottle my
right side was so lame and sere and ray liver
enlarged so much that I could not lie upon
my right side at all. There was a soreness
over niy kidneys nil of the time , but now that
trouble is all over. I sleep just as well on
ono side as on the other , and my sleep rests
and lofrcsbcB mo and 1 feel the best I've felt
In fifteen years , and I know that It Is all duo
to your Tree of Life.
Yours very
SEVERAL POINTS SUGGESTED ,
What StoniKdorlV Adilsca for tlio itra
Hussion's Work.
In response to Governor Boyd's letter ask
ing for opinions of members of the legisla
ture as to the advisibillty of calling an extra
soss ion , the Douglnb county delegation waste
to have mot yestnrday afternoon ut the Del-
lone hotel to discuss the matter and make in
dividual recommendations or to take action
as a body and then inform the governor as to
what had been done , but as State Senator
\Varrcn Swiulcr was absent from the city ,
no meeting was held.
llolativo to 'tho ' matter Hon. George J.
Stornsdorll was scon nt his homo , Twenty-
second and California streets , last night. Ho
said tbo extra session would be called to con
sider iho reduction of freight rates among
other things. Ho thought there was an
united opinion to reduce them 40 per cent ,
and not 10 to 80 per cent ns Governor Boyd
had mentioned In his letter.
"Ho can only make a maximum rate , " said
Mr. Storndorff , "and the members ofttho
legl&laturo will specify tlio amount of the re
duction of rates. Other matters to rocolvo
consideration are the roapportloumont of the
state and the restoration of the bounty on
sugar. I would also advlso that the oxtru
session bo' called to revise cortaln clauses In
the city charter. Another important ques
tion Is tbo electoral bill.
"Senators Thomas and Woods of Cass an d
Pawnee counties respectively , Insisted mo
this afternoon , and told mo that they did r.ot
deem it advisable to hold a special or extra
session of the legislature , but if the governor
should call one they favored tbo restoration
of the bounty on sugar. "
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GRAND ARfflT DEPARTMENT
Brief Biographies toil Two Prominent No-
braskarVetorars.
THEY FIT WITH SYKES AND SHERMAN
Pnrtlrlpntocl InScor Kif Unities , Sl < lrmlslie
mill Il'ilils On.itli of Two Noted
Comiiruulorn Now OrRnnlzii-
tloun III' Nebraska.
Among the notivblo Grand Army of
the Keph'jlic mon who Imvo boon itlontl-
lloil with the early history of Nebraska ,
and csuculally the founding ot the city
of Kearney , Is Colonel W.W. Patterson ,
who resides in Kearney and la a tnoinbo. '
of Scdjiwiok post No. 1.
The subject of this sketch was born at
Warsaw , N. Y. , in 18.'H , and is the son
of Iho Into \Villlam Patterson of War
saw , who dlod In 1833 , whllo a member
of congress from the old Goncseo dis
trict. Ills mother dlod soon after , leriv-
SUIT h'm an orphan at seven years.
Afterwards ho resided with relatives ,
most of the time with his undo , ox-
Governor Gcorgo W. Patterson of West-
Hold , N. Y. , who was his guardianuntil
ho entered the Gonesoo Wesleyan sem
inary at Seneca , where his education
was completed.
After leaving school ho was for sev
eral years an olllcor in the Sixty-llrst
regiment , Now York state troops , and
when ho loft Now York for Minnesota In
ISoO ho was commanding olllcor of the
regiment. During the tlmo ho was with
the Sixty-first regiment ho was under
the instruction of Major Horatio G.
Wright of the regular army and after
wards General Wright , commander of
the Sixth corps during the rebellion.
Colonel Patterson unlisted In the
Twelfth regiment United States army
in 1801 , when it was organized. for
fecrviees rendered at Chaneollorsvillo ,
General R. B. Ayrcs , who commanded
a division of the Fifth corps , placed
him upon his stall with the rank of cap
tain , at the battle of Gettysburg , whore
ho received two wounds. After recov
ering from bis Injuries , General George
Sylccs gave Colonel Patterson a position
upon his stair with the rank of lieuten
ant colonel , and assigned him to the
command of till the pioneers of the
Fifth corps. In the first dny's light of
the battle of the Wilderness , Colonel
Patterson wan so badly injured that ho
was sent to Brundy station in an ambu
lance , and from there by rail to Wash
ington. After six week's confinement
in a hospital , ho resigned his commis
sion and returned ! to Minneapolis , and
after recovering , ho ongatred in the real
estate business , and became one of the
loadiiicr public spirited mon who laid
the foundations of and preached the
feasibility of manufacturing in the twin
city. In the fall of 1809 , on account of
failing health , ho loft Minneapolis for
Icnyu , nnd went into the employ of
Chicago , Burlington ana Quincy rail
way , and founded the city of Creston ,
remaining there until the wintei of
1871 , when he came to Nebraska for the
Burlington , for the purpose of selecting
a site for the junction of that road with
the Union Pacific. lie selected the
present site of Kearney , ran the bed for
the Kearney canal , reported to the com
pany , and his selection was adopted.
A Ciedltiililu Itccnrd.
One of the prominent and popular
members of the Grand Army of the Re
public post here is David W. Simms.
lie was born in Salem county , Now Jer
sey , August 15 , 1840 , and moved with
his parents to Illinois in 18')3 , enlisted
in the service of Uncle Sam in Decem
ber , 1801 , at FarmitigtouFulton county ,
as a member of Company B , Eleventh
Illinois cavalry. The company was mus
tered into service December 20 , by Cap
tain Watson , U. S. A. , the famous Rob
ert G. Ingersoll being the colonel com
manding the regiment.
In February.lSOU , the regiment moved
from Peoria , 111. , to Benton Barracks ,
St. Louis , whore it was fully equipped
and forwarded on transports to Crump's
Landing , Tonn , and assigned to Major
General Low Wallace's division. After
a three day's rest the regiment was seat
out via Adamsvillc to Shiloh whore
they wore actively engaged in battle on
April 7 , and in many bloody skirmishes
on their route to Corinth , Miss. , and
again enrouto from Pittsburg Landing
to Memphis. The regiment went from
hero on a scouting expedition to Ilor-
nnndo and Coldwator , Miss. , whore
many men and horses were captured gS3a
Oj July following Simms was made
corporal and with his company partici
pated in many skirmishes , raids and bat
tles in the far south , losing heavily in
killed , wounded and prisoners. When
the term of enlistment expired in De
cember , ISOIt , only thirty of the original
In February , 1801 , the company joined
Sherman and participated in the battles
ofBolton , Brandon , Jauk&on , Mcridan ,
Enterprise , Quitnuin , and throe distinct
fights at Canton under McArtliur , and
at Yuzoo and Benton , Miss.skirmishing ;
and destroying bridges , stations , etc. , on
the Mississippi Central railroad ; was out
with Abbonu's expedition to Woodville ,
capturing prisoners , etc. In October It
assisted in the capture of a largo num
ber of prisoners in Arkansas and Missis
sippi. In November , took part in de
stroying bridges on thirty miles of the
Mississippi Central railroad , burning
largo amounts of commis.sary stores ,
three stations and other pioporty of the
enemy. In December , under General
Griorbon , fought the enemy at
Egypt station , and again on Jan
uary 8 , 18ir ( > , ut Franklin , Miss. ;
later In January wont again with
Osband through Arkansas and Louis
iana , traveling through low , swampy
land , and captured a rebel stcamor on
Bayou Bartholomew. Louisiana , loaded
with cotton , provisions , oto. , taking allen
on board prisoners. After doing duty
at various points In Mississippi , Louis
iana , Arkansas und TOIIIIOSFOO , the com
pany was finally mustered out at Memphis -
phis , Tonn , , September ! iO , 180. ) .
Mr , Simms received but ono wound in'
his nearly throot years of sorvlco ijiat
was at Lexington , Tonn. . December 18" ,
180i ,
Ho emigrated J to Nebraska and set
tled on a homcsUjud bix miles southqnst
of Strung In April , 1671 , and is there
fore closely identified with the early
settlement of Fillmore county. IIo
lived on the old homestead until two
years ago. when ho routed his farm and
went into the furniture business at
String. Ho has remained a bachelor BO
far in life. In both business and social
circles ho is well liked by all classes of
our pooplo. ,
Nrlirnskn' * Xcw Coniiimnder.
General C. J. Dllworth , the recently
elected commander of the Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic , wah born
In Jefferson "county , Ohio , In 1830. Ho re
ceived an ordinary common school edu
cation In the Ohio schools. Ho then
removed to Fulton county , Illinois ,
whore ho practised law until ho enlisted -
listed In the sorvlco ot the United States
government. On August 12 , 1802. ho
was mustered Into tlio army as lieu
tenant colonel of the Etghty-llfth Illi
nois infantry. His regiment was first
stationed at Louisville , Ky. , but on
October 1 tlicv saw their first active
service in the Hold in the "Bragg cam
paign , " General Dilworth's llrst light
was In this campaign a week later.
Following this ho again mot the enemy
at Porryvlllo and then was stationed n't
Ntishvlllo. IIo took an active part In
the battle of Stone river. In Septem
ber , " 03 , ho was sent with hla regiment
to Chtcamaiiga , at Mission Rldgo.Dalton ,
RomoandPumpkinvliioandin thoalmost
constant battles around Atlanta General
Dllworth was an active combatant. At
Koncsaw on Juno 2" , 1803 , ho received
his appointment as brigadier general ,
his command consisting of Iho tilghty-
nfth. Eighty-sixth , One Hundred and
Tenth , One Hundred and Twelfth Illin
ois , the Twenty-second Indiana and
Fifty-second Ohio regiments. In his
capacity of general ho ivns in the battle
of Peaclivlllo and participated in the
biego of Atlanta. At the second battle
of .Tonesborough , on September 1 , 1801 ,
the general was wounded in the neck by
a musket ball. On his recovery ho was
given a brigade at Chattanooga and
then ono at Cubblngton. In July ,
ISOo , ho was mustered out of thoburvico.
General Dilworth returned to Fulton
county , Illinois , whore ho continued his
law practice with S. P. Shape , now chief
justice of the state of Illinois , as his
partner. In the fall of 1870 ho located
in Nobraskit at Lincoln and In 1872 in
1'holgs county. While a resident of
that county ho served two terms as
district attorney and two as attorney
general of the state.
General Dilworth was married in 1853
to Miss Emily Phelps. His only son ,
William Dilworth , is now one of the sec
retaries of the State Board of Trans
portation.
General Dllworth is a member of the
law firm of Dilworth , Smith & Shocky ,
and is recognized as ono of the leading
pracUtionors of the state. Ho has boon
a resident of Hastings for several years ,
and has always boon recognized as ono
of the most respected and public spir
ited citi/.ens. The honor conferred upon
General Dilworth at Columbus is re
garded also as a compliment paid to his
home city.
Death ut ( ionoral .MoCInllund.
General McClelland , commander of
Iho Pennsylvania state troops , who died
recently in Philadelphia , was born
March 2 , 1842 , at Mount Jackson , Law
rence county , Pa. In 1801 ho enlisted
as a private in the Mount Jackson
Guards , which became Battery B , First
Artillery Pennsylvania Reserves , and
in February , 1803 , ho became captain of
his company , serving in the First and
Fifth army corps , and participating in
twenty-two battles fought by the Army
of the Potomac.
After ho returned from the army Gcn-
oryl McClelland was iidtnlttiHl to the
bar. In 1870 he was chosen by the demo
crats us their candidate for congress in
the Lawrence district , nnd was elected
over J. B. Donnelly by a majority of
772.
772.In
In 1873 he removed to Pittsburgwhoro
lie engaged in the practice of law. Ho
was choben secretary of the demonratio
state committee several time and was
chairman during the campaigns of 1870
and 1S77. He was a member of the state
executive committee for several years
and during the last presidontiarcam-
paign ho was one of the secretaries of
the national democratic committee.
WOIIIUM'H Itrlli'l Corps.
A Woman's Relief corps was organ
ized at Norfolk , Nob. , last week. Mrs.
Tihdell of Kearney , president of the
state Woman's Relief corps , and Mrs.
W. V. Allen of Madibon , conducted the
ceremonies. The following oMieers wore
chosen by the now corps , and wore duly
installed : President. Mrs. II. C. Matrau ;
S. V. P. , Mrs. W. II. Widaman ; J. V.
P. , Mrs. J. A. Light ; chaplain , Mrs.
Mary C Mtlls ; conductor , Miss Addio
Boveo ; trcabvuer , Misb Ida Eble ; guard ,
Mibb Eli/a , LadotT ; assistant conductor ,
Miss Ruth Matrau ; assistant guardMiss
Lydia Carborry , The organi/ation will
bo known as Mathoxvson Relief corps ,
and starts out with a membership of
thirty-nine , and with bright prospects
of u life of usefulness and success.
Scuig nl Volrrmm.
A now camp of Sons of Veterans is
under way at Candy , Neb. Following
names constitute the charter member
ship : F. L. Wilco.x , E. R. Smith , U.
noun , J. Chappell , W. C. Gundy , F.
Salisbury , C. S. Wells , jr. , E. Salisbury ,
S. A. Lloyd , J. 1) . Coen , W. A. MnnS-
field , S. K. Kcenc , F. F . Kunklo , G. A.
Wtildon , R. L. Douglas , G. F. Palmer.
I have found out n gitfor ( my fair. It Is
not , a ring of golu , nor flowers for her hair ,
nor pearls for nor white nee ) ; , but rf.ilvatlon
Oil for her sore throat. She's a singing bird ,
Lo s of Lira.- Thousands hink Into an
early grave tor want of a bottle of Ur. Hull's
Cough Syrup.
Dr. Cullimoro , oculist , Boo building
NATIONAL UONVKNI'lON.
Ori/ibur Oi'ff.iiil/.UI < iia ( I'fliiiilii'rt I'.H'lj' ) ut
ht. I.nuts ,
For the above convention the Walmsh
will sell Feb. 20th to 21th tickets to St.
Louis and return at half faro good
returning until March 10th. Remem
ber the Cannon Bull Express with re
clining chair cars free and Pullman
sleeping cars leave Omuha4:10 : , Council
Blulls-1:10 : p. in. daih , arrives at St.
Louis 7:30 : next morning. For tickets
and sleeping car accommodations call at
Wabash oIllL'o 1502 Farnam street , and
Union depot Council Blull's , or write G.
'N. " . Clay ton , Northwestern
agent , Omaha.
Xnliectafflw lliic/iorlen WHterllili ItCtftlJlftu
ctHtMcluiMtUtiiMl ; line , triicrnti.
DU'VI'.K Wllll.itu M. , rulnimry "I. Ifcu.1 , ut nls
lusliU-nce , 713 Ninth Thlily-ul hth utruul ,
aged 4iyuar . 1'iinural Tuesday , J'ohniury
IT.i , ut U n'ulouk ti. in. finiii Mu. I'ucullu a
eliuruh. liiti'inient in
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard *
Your next week's washing
look whiter , will be cleaner and will
be done , with less labor If
Is used. The. clothes will smell svvceteran4
will last lon ar. SANTA CLAUS SOAP is
pure. , ii cleans but does not injure t-lie.
fabrici It docs i\Qt \ roughen or chap the-
hands ,
Millions use , it , 3)o YeLL ? ,
N.K. FAIR BANK SCCOj , M'f'ts. CHICAGO.
The Liebig COMPANY'S
Cattle are reared on their
fertile grazing- fields in
Uruguay , solely lo provide
prime beef for making- the
world-famed
Liebig COMPANY'S '
Extract of Beef
Comuotcnt chemists sttpervlsu every < le-
tiill. from thu euro of the ctittlu and
through the nrocpssos of innniifactiire
scrupulous cleanliness iiiiivulls to the
.liottln : ? of thu completed extract. Tills
preserves the QUAMTV. PI.AVOII and ruit-
ITV of IhH famous pioduut , whli'h la to
day , as When Iliht put up hy the great
chemist , Justus von I.IublK.
Incomparably the Best
Tor Improved and l > ouomio Cookery.
Tor Uelleious , Ilufrubhlnsc Hoof Tea.
IS CAUSED BY A COLD
whlcli BottlcH In nnd Inllnincs tlio nlr tubes Icnttlii
to tlic lungs. It IH the bcuhmlni : of
Bronchial Consumption
And If neglected Icidi to tlint illflonso very Fpccdlly.
A t > hurp , metallic coimh nccoinpnnloi It. Take It la
Uiurj uiid > on can certainly cure It with
SCHEHCK'S
Which is Without an Equal for
BRONCHITIS
unit for nil diseases loailtnx up to ami Including
Consumption.
lr ) , ScliciK'k's Non Hook on Diseases ot
tlit ! I < nii ( , ' > , Liter anil Stonmcli , should lie
in cicr } ' home. Sent free.
Dr. .1.11. Sclicicl : ; & Sonriiiliilul | > uiii , L'u
Tboimmla ot
toetlnionlalfl.
See Ur. Miles'
liook. New nnd
Martllnp ; Katts.
I'jco at drug-
glsta.
DR. MILES Two Yoara
AE1T Shortness of
Breath , Fain
HEART in Bicloe ,
CURE , Fluttering
fin Smotheriiif :
Spollo cured
,
[ DDK
by onobottlo
1IA7H. ALLISOH ,
Uli'a Hoik , i'a.
Tim most rella-
bio cuiu for all
Heart
Positive lnr lor Drcpy. Ajllima , JU. Diseases.
DA. MILES MEDICAL Co. Elklmrt , Ind ,
Knrsula hy ICiihn & Co. , 11th and
_ Act gently vet prompt
ly on the UVdl , Kill.
* M\S : ami IIOWKI.S , dla-
polling Headaches , Fev
ers and Coldn , thorough
ly cleansing the system
of dlbcaso , nnd cures
habitual constipation
They are su ar coated ,
< In not gripe , very small ,
easy lo take , and purtly
vial. 1'crfcct digestion
follows their uso. They
alisululolr euro tick Jiend *
( idle , nnd urormimnmiil-
f il lif loading | iliy lrlnnti. ] "or calo by loaning
flrutjclHtsorHi-utbymail ; 2firtn. ntlul. Address
HOBBrS HED1CIHE CO. , Piops , San Fiancisco cr Chicago ,
ron SAI.K IN OMAHA. NEB. , ur
Kuhn it f'o. , Co.r lllh ft Doudnq hla.
J .A Fuller & Co. , Coi , Kill ft Douglas Sts.
A D Fuiter & Co. , Cuui.cll UluUi , la.
( 'niton-lien ,
cured In 2 days hy the Kronen Konindy entit
led the KINO. It dissolves iitfuliist anil Is nl ) .
orbed Into the inflamed parts , Will rofmiil
money If It doe * not euro , or causes atrlctura
Oentlomcn. hero Is a rnllablo article , tl a
package , or 2 for5 per mall prepaid , huow
Iund A : ( Jo.
Jo.CUBEB
CUBEB
IS A
One Miimte Remedy
I'or all affections of thy
Throat , Lungs anil llronclilil TU'JJJ
nxcnrr CONSUMPTION
2D AND DO OBNTS.
J'or Kale hy Dr
Hunt I.lno & ( Hall Northern Hall
iiy Company slorkliolilt'iV .tli'itllnv.
Notlto Is ho ruby nlven Hut the annual
mccllir. of the hlorldioldrrs of iho Oro.'on
hlioit I.lno & I'tab Noithuin U illwav com
pany , for Iho e'ci'lhm ' of dlrtsetoi ! , iinilMith
other business us may lojally coino.befoiuthu
meet In ; : , will bo hold ut room Jso , 41 , Houpiir
llulldliis. Halt Ii-ijtu aiv , IHnli 'IVirliory
upon Wednesday , thu ICth duy of Mui < h. js > ' .
nt 10 o'clock u. in , , , ,
Hhick tiiiiiHfur books will close upon thu
< > ih < lny of IVhruury , mid ruopon upiiii llu >
17th day of Mured. AM\AMJIII : : Mn , i. . MI ,
UOSTON , Mass. , Tub , 8 , 1692. HM ( . 'JIM
McCrHEW
THE SPECIALIST ,
Is unsurpassed In thiitrutinont ot allcasos ot
PRIVATE DISEASES , anil all disorders
and dohllltlesof youth nnd manhood. ITvoara'
experience. Ills ICUOUITOS and faellltlos are
praotle illy unlimited The Doctor Is rocom-
mcnded hy the press , and endorsed In the
Strongest terms hy the poop o for fair treat
ment and honest professional advli'o. Tim
most powerful remedies known to modern
Bronco for the successful treatment of the
following diseases :
GONORRHOEA Immediate relief. A
plole euro \\lthout the loss of an hour's tlujp
fiom business.
GLEET One of the most complete nnd sue
ccssul treatments for gleet and nil annoying
discharges yet Unottn to the modlcal profOSw
slon. Thu results are truly wonderful. T iO
nio-t stubborn amluhrumo oases where thu
discharge had existed foryo.irs. entirely cflttr
trolled Ina lomark.ibly short tlmo. \ t
STUICTUKE-Oreatest known remedy tot
the treatment of stilelure , without pain , rut
thu , or dilating ; . A mo.HroimuUablo remedy !
SYPHILIS No treatment for this torrlblo ;
blood dlsauso has over been moio sueeiissfii/i /
or had stronuer endorsements. In the Huh ?
of modem selenco this disease Is positively
curable and o\ory tr.icoof Iho poison entirely
removed fiom the blood. The euro Is compluta
and permanent.
LOST MANHOOD , and ambition , nervous *
ness timidity , despon U'my and all blli-htlng
oll'cets of early vice. Hullof obtained at once ,
'J he wi'iik grow strong , unit the despondentbp
come cheerful and happy. j
SKIN DISEASES , and all diseases of thft
blood , liver , kidneys andb ladder are treated
successfully with thogre.itest known icuicdlej )
for these dlbujpes. ; ,
Write forolrcularsandcjiientlon list free.
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH Dr.
Mi'Urow's tieatinonl for disorders of the
stoinaeh. has the uiiiirilllleil ] endorsement ol
those who have been cuied. Cases that Imd
sullurod for years and unable to WOIIK or EAfc
without increasing their misery , entirely
cute.I , The remedies are ploasa'nt and paN ] " '
at able , to the most dellcatohtomach. Hth
and I'm mini Sts , Omaha , Neb , Kntraiicoorj
either stioet
"LADIES' PERFEGF' ' SYRINGE ,
'llioonly perfect
and Hrctnl Hyiluiio lu
tlio ivorld.
In Ilio only ny OTOfS.
linontol by wlilcl ! i vaIn - . > J
filial Injections cnn bo
nilmlnlitcroil nltliou *
luakliik'iuul solllni ; ( ho
clotldtiK tir ni'cO'Hllnr
Inc tlio HBO of n oaael.
Mild nhlch run nho bo
lined for rct'lnl Inject *
Ions or Irrigation.
U "III tlinniiiKldy clcnq
tliu neck of Ilio womb
inn ) iintlrontfltm , by
com ileloly dlHtendlng
thcvnuln.il folds , anq
drawing nil cIlHtlmrifCfl
out nltb 11 o lluia Illt
tlio bulb.
Price $3.
Tim Al.on fi. I'ENKOM ' ) CO. ,
15th St. , next to P , O , Omaha , Nob.
Max Meyer & Bro. Co. *
OPTICIANS
/ \T\/I A U A ODll KAltN'AM AND
U 1V1 A rl A , MXTII : .NTH BTB ,
Sollil ( iolil t > | i > ( Indus or nyu ( ilu t' from f ) up.
1'liiti Hli'itl hpuitnclcx or j ; > oil lassos from II up ,
liyes Ti-ntuil I'reo Ii/Mdllnl < titlcliuis | ,
i u.i.uii
Dr. BAILEY
The Leading
_ Dentist
Third Floor , I'axton Hloak.
Iftlli ami F.mirn St > .
A full 'ot of tooth on rulibur fnrli. Perfect nk
Ti'otli without plntui or rumoviiMn brlil.'o work ,
Ju t tlio tliltu tor lu8M or publlu npua.iurj , nr/or
dropdown.
TEETH EXTRACT&O WITHOUT PAIN ,
All fllllniH nl roaioatblu ratoi , all wur4
out ( or aiialdn.
aiialdn.Dr , GLUCK ,
Eye , Ear , Nose , Throat'
SPECIALIST.
GUi sscs adjusted to all visual defects.
truatml.
HooiiilS.liarlicrlilock , 15th anil Farnam
OSE'PH
STEEL PENS
fiOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , I
THE MOST PERFECT OF PEN8.
, . . . > ( jubful ( crro ii
nrlyiiccflv , wo llntwe ( kni6 , lost nmuluxxl , toy\
I .ill wu'l aTaluulilo tritillMi < M I'1 ! c'nti'lullla
lulllartlculurn fur lumo cure , I III.IS ' " ' . cuarco.
A riAvii'll'l inollcal norlci tlioulil l > ji rcxt by uvcry. f
mail ! " ' I * urrvniii und clcbllllati J. Aililrcu.
I'rof. It. C. t'O\VKI'.akJMooauB , C'uiltt *
nnnilTl I.WIJUIJrslll ; s ru tti
UUuUl A LwtuiiiloiilT onutiljf pri'iritKil by
,
uuuu | n regular pliyjli t l < lam tot tlidCurtiol . . .
Con irlKBBiid l cliirn i fi3uiiH | rl - -
v i-rv.t CHIVI mUu7 > . II.W I'Ci Lti ,