THE OMAHA DAILY REE : ifcfcDNESDAY AIMUL 6 , 1892
DISCUSSING INDIAN AFFAIRS
Western Sonatora Have n Warm Debate on
tha Subject.
SERVICE OF THE ARMY OFFICIALS
fecnntor Mnmlorson lUillculo * tlio Itlnn of
Iho ( lovnrtnnoiit'ii AVanM Hrlnc Tnl oii
of l > y tlio 1'ro-
( VAStllXOTON nultBAU OF Tltn
513 FOUIITBR.STII StniJET ,
WASIIINOTOX , U. O. , April 5. )
There was another lively tilt In the sonnto
today over the provision In the Indian np-
liroprlatlon to detail nrmy ofllccM to act ns
Indian nents. Senator I'ottlRrow had n
motion ontowl to strlko out the provision
and ho followed It up with a strong nrfiU-
rnoiit In support of the motion. Ho said that
If the Indian agencies were to bo turned
over to Iho nrmy onlcors the onllro Indian
orvlco should bo placed under the nbsoluto
control of the nrmy and the War depart.
tnotit , , ,
Senator PotliRrow very earnestly de
fended the administration of Indian Uommts
alonor MorRan , whlcn ho considered attacked
nt least Indirectly by Sonntor Mnnderson.
Ho wont Into tbo details of the bacon cou-
trncts In South Dakota , about wblcb so
much has been said , and showed that tboro
had been rigid Inspection nnd that the agents
bad done tholr duties.
Senator Palmer of Illinois made nn earnest
upport of Senator 1'ottinrow's motion. Ho
opposed the detail of army ofllccrs for any
civil duty ,
Sonntor Mnnderson ridiculed the Idea that
it was n hardship to the Indians to have nn
army oftlcot over them.
Not n Now rinn.
Ho said the president had 'tho authority
olnco 18M ! to detail army ofllcors to net ns In
dian npcnts and had , altogether , detailed
thirty-seven officers to bo nRents. No adVantage -
Vantage had been taltcn of this authority to
any proat extent. Tuo Idea of making nrmy
oOlcers Indian agents was not u now one ,
liowovor. It was old and well enough tried.
The proposition now was to direct too presi
dent to avail the service of this authority so
that ho shall , ns vacancies occur , detail oM- (
cors at nny nnd all agencies. The nrmy ofll-
ccrs were to bo paid nothing extra ; their
usual salary and allowances were to carry
them nt tbo agencies.
Ilo responded to the charco that nrmy ofll-
cers should not bo assigned to civilian duties
bv saying tnnt many nrmy ofllcors were now
performing civil duties , Bomo ot them ns In
structors nt colleges , others as attaches of
foreign legations. Ilo ngain pounced upon
the South Dakota Indian ngonts nnd the moat
contracts , handling them rough shod. Ho
ovldontlv has no patience with the present
system 'of managing Indian ngoncloa nnd
would turn the whole business over to the
War deportment.
A vote upon Sonntor Pottlgrow's motion to
fttrlko the army oOlcor provision out of tbo
bill was not reached before the senate ad
journed until tomorrow. It Is conceded to bo
Very close.
Selecting Prcftlilontliit Timber.
In n dozen different , direction * today the
tmmcs ot Senator Calvin S. Bricoof Ohio
end Representative W. J. Bryan of Nebraska
were telegraphed to newspapers as the new
prendentlnl and vice presidential timber
likely to bo taken UD to supplant Hill , Cleveland -
land , Boios nnd other candidates. It was
argued that , llrlco.could carry Now Yoncand
Ohio , having strong financial connections ,
nnd that Bryan could carry Nebraska. Later
in the day It was stated that Bryan was too
young nnd his name was dropped nnd that of
Boles substituted. Tonight the democrats
from .he east and vrostaro preparing to paint
on their presidential banners the alliterative
names of "Brlco and Boles. "
MUcullniicoim.
Tn the preemption contest of Eugene K.
Taylor Dgalnst David Spearing from Cham-
oorlaln , S. D. , Assistant Secretary Chandler
today affirmed the decision of the commis
sioner dRclnring Spearing the proper settler
on th < i tract , and therefore entitled to a pref
erence right of entry.
Iowa postmasters were appointed today as
follows : Bentonville , Waytio county , M. K.
Sharp , vice G. W. Hill , resigned ; Brazil ,
Appa'nooso county , H. Bruokshnw , vice K.
Masters , resigned ; Broadway , Linn county ,
J. O. Doy , vice F. L. Houston , resigned ;
Butler , ICeokuk county , D. Abel , vice J. M :
Watts , resigned ; also O. O. Uilsoth nt Re
publican , Minuohaha county , S. D. , vice O.
Grudcrson , resigned.
General L. W. Colby of Beatrice , assist
ant attorney general hero , was ono of the
speakers at a mooting of prominent Indians
at tbo Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
church last night. Ho Insisted that the
Whole svstom of Indian control wns wrong
and that it always had been. Indians ought
not to bo treated ns children , but as free
men , ho declared. It wa humiliating for
Americans to witness the spectacle so fre
quently visible hero , that ot Indians bogging
the Ko'vermnontr to keep Us plighted faith.
General Colby was convinced that the In
dians were governed over much.
S3 Senator Paddock today recommended the
appointment of Joseph M. Hattlold as post
master nt Afton , Frontier couutv , and
Charles S. Moore as postmaster ai Beverly ,
Hitchcock county. Ho ulso Introduced a Dill
to place Uranvlllo H. Turner of Blue Springs
on the pension roll.
The report that ox-Speaker Koed would ro-
tlro from congressional llfo at the end of his
present term , which became current hero
today , excited much speculation. , The rumor
could bo traced tonoauthoratltlvosourco anil
iu the nbsenco of Mr. Ueed himself It could
bo neither confirmed nor disputed , it has
been noticeable of Into that Mr. Hood has
loft the leadership of the minority almost
exclusively la Mr. Burrows' hands and his
frequent visits to Now 1'ork have invariably
been on business of n personal nature. It is
understood that if Mr. Hood should rotlro
from congress It would bo to enter actively
upon the practice of the law In Now York.
.John L. Dodge of lown U at the Cochran ,
Minister Patrick Egan bus boon granted a
leave of nbsonco And may bo oxpeotod out It
Nebraska within three or four weeks. Ho
will probably leave Chill this winter.
Woatorn reunions.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 5. fSpocIa
Telegram to TUB BKK. ] The following list
of pension * granted is reported by TUB BEB
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Oripln&l Thomas U. Hatch
Henry W , Gcisclmnn , Charles Able , Jaspo
Hall , George W. Simpklns , James O. Sloan
Additional E. Wellington , Thomas . Pros
ton. Supplemental Thomas Proctor. In
crease J , (5. Downs , Henry G , Yulo.Thornns
M. Hamilton. Original widows , etc. Ltlliai
Van Arnam.
Iowa : Original Loonldas J. Detannay
Lemuel 1 ° , Crow , Henry Shlrman , Thomas
\V. Pnddy.Vaohol Young , Edward Whitney
Francis M. McGlnsey , Gustav Scboonkor
Silas H. Brcczo , Philip L. Mollins , Join
Kaufmun , William H. Bowman , Mlchao
Convoy , Francis E. Barber , Potcr Peterson
Kdwani A. Gosling , Isnno A. Garrett , Julius
I'ascbho , Thnodoro Messenger , Thomas
Loftus , Chariot O. Hassett , Andrew L. Ale
Caualand , John F. Fields , William B. Hutton -
ton , deceased. Additional Henry T ,
Uourtrlgiit , James P. Sklpvrortb. Jere
miah Pauley , William H. Halle ,
Albert F. Nelson. James Daniels. John A.
Doloiifr , George W. Davis , Jacob H , Munson ,
Al nro W. Freeman , Adam Page , Jo < oph
Thomas. Increase Jerome B , Summer ,
James Reagan , Elijah J , Steward , Warder
W. Wolshnr , Thomas P. Smith , Theodore B.
Uould , George B. Homer , Kurrcno D. Put
nam , Henry Leo. Original widows , oto.
Lucy B. Taylor , Martha E. Brown , minors ol
Alvlii Butler , tiusau Johnson , minor of Wil
liam B. Hutton.
AVui
\VAsnixcTOV , D. C. , April 5. [ Special
Telegram 10 THE BISK. J The following list
of patouti granted is reported by Tins BEE
and Examiner Bureau of 'Clulnu :
John SV. Canty , Younwtown , la. , attach-
inout for mining oagos ; Guntavo Carbon
Sparta , assignor of otic-half to C. H. Cornell ,
Valentino , Neb. , potato bug gatberor ; John
A. Chamhorlnln , Kennard , Nob. , alarm boll :
Joicph W , Gambia , assignor of one-hall to J.
T. K. Green , Dos Moines , la. , draft ecjuul-
Izcr ; August Hankel , Hampton , Nob. , dovica
for jouliug and stretching fouco wires ;
Charles E. Hayes nud H. U Mtllay , Spring-
View , Nob. , folding umbrella or parasol ; Ed-
ward H. Jenkins , Ivnlnmazoo.Nob.cultivator ;
Charles H. Kadlnp. Tripoli , la. , harrow ;
'heodoro A. Kennedy , DOS Molnoj , la. ,
glove for bino ball catchers ; Jonathan H.
.Inobnrpor , Clarion , la. , plow ; William
youaon , FnirRold , la. ; hay carrier ; Franklin
I. Peek , Dei Moines , la. , nssltrnor tc Mosler
iank Safe company , Cincinnati , O. , tlmo
ock attachment ; Alfred Koscnholz , Wnrnor ,
dnho , wave power movement ; David C. 11.
loss , Codnr Rapids , la , combined blotter nnd
ruler ; William J , Sankoy , assignor to S. C ,
A in cot , Dos Molncs , la. , scaffold ; Edwin H ,
Jtrnubor , Stoddard , Nob. , combined cnttlo
oliornor nnd plant prunor ; Ferdinand F ,
Tbctiens , Lyons , In. , furnaco.
DoWitt'sSarsnparllia is rollablo.
AUTESIAN WATER FOR PAHK3.
Contractor Slmw Itcnily to Hcgln Work on
lliinscoiii's Now Attraction.
Mr. J. II. Shaw of Blair , who will put
down the nrtoMan well In Elanscom park for
ho park commissioners , caino down yester
day to sign the contract.
Mr. Shaw Is n man of many years experi
ence in the business of sinking deep wolls.
lo has bored Into the bowels of tha earth In
n dozen states nnd Imi mot with many ro-
raarkablo Incidents in thu buslno * * .
"Eight years ago I bored n well at Now
Orleans , " said Mr. Shaw today to n BEE ro-
) orter , "thatvas the softest snap I ever
struck. 1 went down 1,500 feet In leas than
hrco weons. It was quick sand and sea
muo nnrl sea shells nearly all the way. The
only . -ulty wo experienced wns ot a depth
of & „ foot when wo struck some largo
cypress logs. They were as sound ns the
day th y were buried there and
nobody knows how many hundred
years they may have been
juried there. Wo wont right through them ,
of course , and then Into the quick ) > and and
uuU again. Wo brought up some of the
ircttlost sea shells I over oaw. At a depth
of 1,200 feet wo struck n great flow of water
and the well was u complete success. "
"Tho water must have boon below the sea
ovel , was it not I"
"Oh , certainly It .was. It was the great
mountain stream that wo struck nnd the
load being so far nbovo , of course , it forced
I to the surface. There Is a great deal of
wilier running into the ocean all the time
.lint wo can't seo. There must bo some
Lromondous springs In the ocoan. These
mighty underground streams that we tap
whon'we go through the bed rock must have
nn outlet soruowhoro in the ocean. '
Mr. Shaw talks very interestingly upon
gns nnd oil well "shooting , " nnd ho has
many curious things to tell nbout sinking
wells in boutli Dakota , where ho has boon
working for a couple of yonrs. Ho thinks
that ho will strike bed rock at Hnnscom park
at about two hundred feet < ind If It Is not too
thick bo will probably complete the well to n
depth of 1,000 foot In nbout ninety days from
the tlmo of beginning.
"But wo can't tell much nbout It. " said the
well borer ; "wo may strike a hundred feet of
solid rock. It takes longer to bore through
stone , but I would rather Imvo it solid stouo
all the way down after I once strike bed rock
than to rim through alternating strata of
rock nnd clay , because when wo
bavo n soll'd rock stratum fern
n hundred feet or moro wo don't need to
plpo that part of the well. Tbo rock makes
n good enough plpo and ws don't , have so
much trouble with our drills. When drills
break In Iho solid rock wo know Just where
to find them. When they break in the clay
or between two strata of rock wo have trou
ble In picking them up sometimes or getting
them pushed aside and out of the way. "
Mr. Shaw will bring his machinery to
Omaha as soon as the roads dry up so that
ho can haul the apparatus to the depot at
Blair. The machinery fills two cars nnd is
run by n steam engine , The well will pro
bably bo sunk at the southwest corner of the
uurk near the cascade.
Not So ltid After All.
E. V. Wood of McKoo's Rocks , Allegheny
county , Pa. , in spanking to n traveling man
of Chamberlain's medicines said : "I reconi-
menu them above all others. I have used
them myself and know them to bo reliable.
I always guarantee them to ray customers
and have never had u bottle returned. " Air.
Wood had hardly finished speaking , when a
little girl came In the store with nn empty
bottle. It was labeled , "Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. " The traveler was interested , ns
thcro was certainly a bottle coming back ,
but waltod to boar what the llttlo girl said.
It was as follows : "Mamma wants another
bottle of that medlcino ; sbo savs it is tbo
boat medicines for rheumatism she ever used. '
CO-coiit bottles for sale by druggists ,
COLISEUM CHANGES.
The Hulliling Will lie Itoinndelod and Kii-
largnd to .Meet Ucmunila.
The principal xconei and ccntor of interest
in Iho great political matlnco which will
open in Omaha on the 2 of July nextj
known as the national convention of the
people's independent party , will be located
at the Coliseum. That fact has been defi
nitely fixed and work has been commenced
on tbo remodeling of the Interior of the
spacious auditorium upon a new and im
proved plan.
The stigo will bo shifted to the won side ,
directly opposite tbo main entrance , uid will
bo elevated so us to attord a commanding
view from all parts of the mammoth build
ing. Tbo stage will be 102 foot in length and
( ! foot In width. There will bo a circular
projection at the center und Ir. front of the
stage for the speakers' stand. From this
circular platform , occupied by the
speaker , tbo aisles will radiate
through tiers of scats arranged
in circular rows and in opera style. This
will bo called the parquotto aud will contain
1,770 seats , enough to accommodate ail the
delegates to the convention. Around this
parquotto will run a wldo aisle separated
from tbo seats outsldo by a strong heavy
railing. Sofas , chairs and divans will bo
placed nt frcqnont Intervals Inslilo the rail-
Ing. Outsldo cf the parquotto the seats will
continue in circular tiers clear back to tbo
extreme limits of tbo largo auditorium with
the excoptlon of a long section directly fac
ing tbo stage on the cost , where the
elevated bicvclo track is located.
This will bo divided into 100
sections and will bo fitted up in first-class
style similar to thoutro boxos. Those boxoj
will bo the cliolorj seats In the entire house
end will accommodate several hundred pee
plo. But tboro will not bo a sent In the entire -
tire auditorium that will bo undesirable ) , be
cause the stage will be almost in the center
of the great building. Tbo Immense nudl-
torlura will , when completed , seat ever
8,000 people where they can hear everything
that sntd under ordinary circumstances
from tbo stage , it Is also proposed
to remove several of tbo largo
posts that support the roof and put in trusses
thus removing every obfiructlon to tbo view.
On the west sldo of the building Immedi
ately back of the stage a building 4'Jx70 foot
will bo oroctcd and diviaod into six apartments -
monts to bo used as ooaunlttoo rooms.
Additional exits will bo put in making
seven in all. Mr. Bolndorf who has drawn
tbo plans for the remodeling said that
when tbo work had been completed the Coli
seum would scat moro people than the Audi-
rium in Chicago and practically all on tbo
ground Hoar.
Mr. Joro R. Taylor , traveling salesmen for
F. R. Penn & Co. , says : I bnvo been n sufferer -
forer from sick and nervous headache all my
Ufa , but found perfect relief from ualug
Bradycrotiuo. _
C. D. Woodworth & Co. , successor * to
Wolty & Guy , 131U Furnaui street , tnvm-
ufiioturors und doulors in Imrnoss , tmd-
dlos , etc. ,
IVuuts the Hobo Guiiff Utilized ,
Chief Soavoy has suggested to the mayor
tbo advisability of appointing n good man
with police authority to work the city pris
oners in the alleys which greatly noort ultou-
tlon. A loam and wazoa would aiio bo nec
essary to cart away the vofuso' M soon as
scraped up. This work and the wood cut-
tin ? , tbo chief jay * , woulu proviuo good
healthy exercise for tbo hoboes until Novem
ber.
Nearly every one npods a good spring med-
Iclno , and Hood's Saraaparilla U undoubtedly
the bust. Try It this season.
Drunkenness.
A disoaBO , treated its such and perma
nently cured. No publicity. No inlirm-
ury. Homo treatment. Harmless und
olfoctunl. Refer by permission to Bur
lington Iluwlcayo , Send 2o stump for
pamphlet. ShoUoquon Chemical Co. .
Burlington , lu.
CONSIDERING THE QUESTION
3onnty Gommisjionore Have tlio Nebraska
Oontral Proposition in Hand.
WHAT THE CITIZENS THINK OF IT
Argument * for nml AgnliiU tlio SiihntlMtnn
of the Matter to n Votr I'mltiou
or linrti Shin Clearly
Sat rorlli.
The man hasn't boon oorn who can state tea
a cortnlutj- whether or not the county com
missioners w II call a snootnl election to allow
the valors of Douglas county to vota upon
the proposition of issuing bonds Itrthosum
of $ . * > 00,000 to the Nebraska Central Kmlway
company to nhl In the construction of u
bridge ovortho Missouri river at the foot of
Cass atrcnu
Yesterday the commissioners might h.wo
tiad nu opinion on the subject , but last nleht
they wore all at sea and will not bo nblo to
Occido until after thov Imvo como out of an
executive session that will bo convened at 10
o'clock this morning.
Yesterday nlternoon , acting In accordance
with the outlined program , all of the mem
bers , with the exception of Commissioner
Van Camp , mot in commlttco of the \vholo
with Mr. Dorlin in the chnlr. The purpose
of the meeting was to hear what the citizens
had to say for and against the proposition ,
and nt 'l o'clock , when the body was called to
order , the commissioners' room was packed
with such representative men a ? Hot-man
[ vountzo , George Darker , Henry W. Yntos ,
John O. Howe , A. . 1. 1'opnlaton , .Too Redman ,
Thomas Swift , J. A. McShnno. Dr. Ooorgo
L. Miller , W. L. McCuguo , John A. Hav-
bach , Henry llolln and a score of others ,
JtecetvL'il Siniin I'ctltlona ,
A number of petitions were orosontod , ask
ing the commissioners to call n special elec
tion. Those , together with a petition from
the East Omahn Land company , nskinn that
the subsidy proposed bo given to thoilr.it
company tnnt would begin the construction
of the bridge , were tiled with the clerk.
in presenting the Etst : Omaha petition. ! .
K. Webster , in behalf of the Intar-Staui
1 ! rid no and Hallway company , Insisted that
the East Omaha. company had expended n
larco sum of money , and had so far asltod no
bonuses from Douglas county or the city of
O m a tin. His company was about ready to
begin the construction of n bridge , and in
the call for n special election ho thouctit
it was no moro than fair that the subsidy
should bo of such nature that It could bo
ernuted to his company If the Nebraska
Contra ! failed to como to tlmo. Ho wanted
the proposition submitted so that it would
cover a bridge at any point between Douglas
street and the north line of the city. In that
case It would bo wortn lighting for and
would bo an inducement to capitalists and
corporations.
J. H. Dumont , vice president of tno
Nebraska Central Hallway company , was
invited to explain his proposition. In doing
so ho stated the proposition was before the
board and that ho bad scon no reason tor
modifying or changing its terms. If the pro
position was objectionable it was subject to
change , but ho wanted the objectionable
features pointed out or explained and then
bo was ready to net.
Opposes the 1'roiioMtlon.
A. J. Ponplotou was the first speaker who
raised his voice in oratory , and from the
start to the llnlsh opposed the bond proposi
tion. Uo declared in emphatic terms 'that It
was sheer folly to vote such n largo subsidy
as § 750,000. Tno proposition did not show
upon its face that the promoters of the
scheme coulu carry out their undertaking. It.
did not fiho-.v too capital stock of the Ne
braska Central , the stockholders or tno stock
that had been subscribed. The resources
of the company were not shown ,
and all of thcso no considered
matters of great importance. The
people oucht to know on just what grounds
and for what purpose they wore going to
give the $7. > 0,000. The same company had
been before the people once ueforo and $250-
000 of bonds nad been voted , but not nlick of
work , outside of digging a Jit } bole , had over
been performed. The schenio had boon car
ried out and useu by the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific and the Milwaukee roads to
get over the Union Pacific bridge and to get
into South Omaha. After this had boon ac
complished nothine more was heard of the
bridge , and for or.o bo did not want a repe
tition of anything of that kind.
Ot n JJridgo That Wasn't ISullt.
In reply Mr. Dumont gave a history of the
efforts of the old company , which had re
ceived tno $250,003 of county bonds. In 181
some fifty men , many of them citizens of
Omaha , succeeded in getting a bridge char
ter. In IBS" tbo Milwaukee wanted to cross
to this sldo of the river ana It was decided
to build a bridge at the foot of Capitol ave-
nuo. About that time the application for the
Douglas street brldco was filed and then the
band of tbo Union Paciflo became visible ,
as a bill was engineered through con
gress prnhlbltingtho construction of another
bridge nearer than ono-thlrd of a mile. Tbn
Capitol avenue slto was abandoned. Tlion
Alexander Mitchell or the Milwaukee was
interested , and in 1SS9 negotiations were
commenced looking to the construction of the
bridge at the foot of Cats street. Tbo inten
tion was to build a road to the southwest.
Officials of the MllwauKco and the Hock Is
land looked over the situation mid consid
ered it feasible. V.'hou the negotiations had
been about completed the Union Pacific
stopped In and overturned the whole project.
Mr. Dumont then explained that with tbo
Nebraska Central bridge built , 100 miles of
road would be constructed into Iowa to con
nect with the Delaware , Lakawanna& West
ern at ( Jsago and tlia Illinois Central at Fort
Dodgo.Vnon the bridge was used ho pro
posed to charge a maximum rate of $ . ! ,50 per
cur and 10 cents for passengers. This meant
an enormous saving for Douglas county and
Nebraska , as the Union Pactllc transported
1U7.000 cars and ti20,00 ( ) oassongers annually.
The building of tno bridge was only a small
item of expense and did not mean anything
like the cost of purchasing the right of way
through the city.
What AIny Ilo Done.
It would bo foolish and foolhardy to ox poet
that tbo Mihuiukeo and the Hock Island
would tie up in building tbo bridgo. It was
proposed to have it as an Omaha institution ,
and In addition thereto It was proposed to
build the line to the northeast to bring In
competitive roads. When this was mono
Omaha could cet St. Paul and Minneapolis
rates and not bo compelled to depend upon
the rends in the family. With a Uolawaro ,
L-ickawnnna & Western connection Omalia
could afford to bo ugercssivo. tiho could
snin her produce over the lakes and through
Canada , touching tno lumber districts of
Wisconsin and the seaboard at Now York
without being compelled to pay tribute to
the Union Pacific. In asking for a subsidy
of (500,000 from Douglas cqunty it was for
the purpose of having somctulng wilh wiifch
to pay the interest on the bonds. The
bridga was not for the purpose
booming real estate , but was Intended to bo
a benefit to the city and county.
Dr. Mlllor wanted to know something
about the financial standing of the Nebraska
Central company.
Mr. Dumont explained by saying that no
great enterprises had over boon carried
through without the issuance of bonds. His
company prouossd to put In $35u,000 of its
own money and with tbo $750,00'J the com
pany could be undo selfupportlng. . The
company would bo in a position wharo it
could float Its bonds. If bo was required to
give a bond for the construction of tbo
bridge It would look as though be bad made
a deal with the old companion.
e ( juvatlon.
"How much paid up capital have you ) "
asked Mr , Popploton ,
' Notono dollar , " responded Mr. Dumont ,
To this Mr. Popploton replied that it was
asking too much to rcijulro tbo city and
county to put up (750,000 to carry out such a
sohomc. No business man would risk his
money In such an enterprise.
Mr. Dumont stated that if it was neces
sary for him to explain , ho expected that
upon reaching Fort Dodpo , la. , there ho
would llnd two roads ready and willing to
interchange builnoss. It was begging the
question when men who bad done nothing to
advance the interests of tbii city should como
before tbo commissioner * and try to tear
down what others werq trying to build up.
Mr. Dutnoul astonished Mr. Popplelon by
taylug that he was not willing to put up the
if I
mouoy to pay the expanse of holding the
election. Ho did not'nrpposo to put In his
money on n proposition , to allow the first
bridge In to take the bonds and gobble up
the road.
Thotnn ? Swift st&tetl'Vhnt ' ho did not ap
pear as the representative of any orsauiza-
lion. Ho was simply a taxpayer. Ho lr.-
slstod thai all of ted great enterprises In
Omaha bad been slatted by men with lim
ited means , Knrlliot ! ) than this ho bad no
ticed that In Omaha , when oao man tried to
do a certain thing there wcro a dozen
who were nnxlom Id bull him down.
The result of this bad placed Omaha upon
nn Island. Tbo llurtncton ( had seventeen
hnot running out from Lincoln and ono from
Omaha. It was tlmo thiu Onuun was doing
something , and for ono ho was willing to
give ono-llfth of all ho bad to help the city.
Ho thought that the men about him who
were worth millions and who had made nil of
tholr money In Omaha , should bo willing to
put tholr snouldrr to the wheel and ' Uo n
llttlo pushing instead of sulking back in the
traces.
.Smno DctulU Dnuvii Out.
Herman ICounUo said that If Iho bridge
would benefit the man who owned a cottago.
it would benefit him , but it was only fair that
if the county and city paid $1,509,000 the
pcopto should know what they were
going to got. The people could
afford to do the work , but they wanted to
know that they were going to get the relief.
Ho was not willing to advance the S7. > 0OJO ,
and would not advance that amount to any
man on earth , simply on faith. The corpora
tion , ho had no doubt , was made up of hon
orable gentlemen , but they were going In for
inotioy and it was tlmo for the county to
make Its bargain. Mr. ICounlzo doubted the
aOvlsablllty of constructing an olovntod road
from the bridge to Twenty-third or Twenty-
fourth street , nnd he wanted to know how
the jobbing houses wcro to bo reached.
Mr. Dumont explained that the surface
tracks woulu Ilo north of the main line and
between Nicholas and Graca streets.
Mr. ICoutitzo thoucht the proposition should
bo carefully Investigated and that the com
missioner : ! , before taking final action , should
consult some of the larger taxpayers.
Mr. Dumont said that Mr. KonnUo re
minded him of the boy who wanted to oat
his cake and keep it too. The taxpayers
would not bo required to put up a dollar ex
cept the interest until the end of twenty
years. The ordinance guarded tbo interests
of the people , nnd they could rest assured
that there would bo no tto up with the Union
Paclllo.
What Some Olliprs Thought.
C. J. Orcono , attorney for the liurlington.
wanted the proposition passed upon judic
ially. Ho stated that ho uld not appear for
the purpose of antagonizing any enterprise ,
nnd was willing to submit and compare the
proposition of the East Omaha company with
that made by Mr. Dumont. The East Omaha
company had expended moro than $1,300,000 ,
and had never asked a bonus. Ho thought
the first company on the ground should have
tbo bonds.
Joseph Hodman of the Fifth Ward Tax
payers club wanted the people who wcro
puttiugtho oroposltlon before the public to
sbow ttiat they meant busicoss utid then ho
and the whole of the Fifth ward would bo
with thorn.
Will L. McCaguo was ot the opinion that
if a brldgo was over built it should bo near
the center of the city and that its location
should not bo dictated by the attorney for
the Burlington road , T. U Kimball or G.
W. Holdrcpo. The companies that those
gentlemen represent had made promises and
broken them ; they had acted as ob
structionists ; their lands in East
Omaha and. Ihulr boasted factories had
never contributed a cent to the treasury of
Douglas county. "If'Uio ' Nebraska Central
proposition is a good 6no , " said ho , "help it ,
and if it Is a bad ono down it at the polls. "
A. H. Sauer urged tnnt the commissioners
take time to consider the proposition , and in
behalf of the Fifth ward urged that if the
bonds are voted a guarantee should bo put
ur > that they would ba used for the purposes
intended. '
Again J. II. Webster spoke. Ho did not
want to pose as nil obstructionist , but ho
thought that tbo Nebraska Central would
find trouble in lloating'its ' bonds and in se
curing money.
Mr.Dumont thought that might bo truq if
ho dfd not go oeyond the Influenced Of the
Union Pacific for the raonoy which ho pro
posed to secure.
Is It Itiisinoss ?
Dr. Miller insisted that It was not business
to ask the people to veto $750,000 of bonds
and than hawic the bonds and the franchise
about the country. There .should bo a con
tract that would "prevent gambling on the
paper.
Air. Webster put in another plea for the
Interstate Bridge company.
Mr. Dumont showed that the directors
and vofllccrs of the Interstate Bridge com
pany were nearly all Union Pacifio ana Bur-
llnirlon nion and argued that It was
strange that they should keep eastern
roads out at ono point und want them to
enter nt another. Ho then asked Mr. Webster -
ster if his company contemplated building
auvthlng moro than the bridgo.
Mr. Webster stated that he had figured
wilh two roads to do some building.
H. W. Yuros remarked that all of his inter
ests wcro in Omaha and that it bed taken his
breath away when ho learned that it was
proposed to vote $750,000 to a bridge scheme.
The amount was too much , ilo had interests
In East Omaha , but did not llko the motives
of tbo stockholders in that company ques
tioned.
Mr. Dumont assured him that no offense
was intended , but. insisted that the owner
ship of East Omaha and the Union Pacific
were identical to some extent.
Wunt to JMaldi It Legal.
Mr. Popploton stated that if it was decided
to Hiibinit the bond proposition , it should yo
before two or three of the best lawyers in
tbo city , that it might bo freed of holoj and
fiaws.
"That's proper,1' remarked Mr. Dumont ,
"providing it does not go to lawyers who uro
Interested. "
Mr. PopDleton ventured the opinion that
if tno bridge was constructed and contracts
were made with roads to usn it , the
people would wako up homo morning
mid sco Iho announcement in Iho papers
that tbo bridge was atnndoncd and that tno
trains were running over the Union Pacific
bridge and over its tracks to South Omaha.
Ho remembered the tlmo when Omaha
raised 40,000 to aid the Northwestern in
building in Iowa , The money wont into the
pocKOtb of individuals and that ended the
road.
Who ( lot the Mcm y ?
"Nunio the men , " commanded John D.
Howo.
"Thoy are not residents of Omaha now , "
answered Mr. Popploton.
"Aro you HUH ) of this ! " asked Mr. Howo.
"If you iniimatn that I was ono of the men
" added Mr. Popploton.
"No , I did not mean you , " responded Mr.
Howo. i
Mr. Dumont assured the meeting that his
object was not to boom 'veal estate , but was
for the purpose of giVfhg Omaha competing
rates.
John A. Ilarbncb rnmarkod that the sub
sidy was too qraat to offset the benefits that
Omaha woulu derive ; r. ilo thought It would
bo of moro benefit to'Unko tbo money and
build n line into the interior of tins stato.
The Enbt Omaha proposition was tbo bettor
of the two nnd shouldxrocclvo favorable con
sideration. .1 11
J. K. Webster stotodithat if the subsidy
was eivon to his company it would expend
ft,500,000 In building a bridpo , sidings and
depots , besides building the line to South
Omulia. . / i )
What Doe * Ouuihu ( lot ?
Mr. Howe Insisted ( that It was not a ques
tion of what auioun/bi would bo snent , but
What was Omaha to get ) Ho had listened
with pleasure to tbo remarks of Air. Popplo
ton. When ho beard Mr. Popploton speak
ho know that that jwntlaman hud a tender
regard for the Union Pacific. Mr. Popplo
ton had been connected with tha company so
long that when the whUtlo looted It stirred
the feeling in tils broasl like tbo war whoop
of a savage.
Mr. Howe fuvoroJ the Nebraska Central
proposition , as it would rasa It In great good.
A competing bridge and 1UO miles of inde
pendent road into' Iowa meant a great deal
for Omaha , and if .Omaha could got tliii for
$750,000 It was dirt cheap.
Mr. Dumout 'said that bo was willing to
make some changes in the pioposltlon and
thought that after consulting Ills associates
the 100 miles of road into Iowa could bo made
ati open lino.
DoWltt's Sarsiparitla cloatuoi the olooJ ,
increasojthe appetite and toaoi up tha a/i
tem. It bos bdnofittod many people who
have suffered from blood duorJuri. It will
hoipyou.
Dr. Birnoy euros oaiurrn. DKIS Wdsr
RUSSIA'S ' FAMINE HORRORS
Instances of tUo Buffering of the Peasants
Belated by a Traveler.
GROUND DOWN BY THE RULING CLASSES.
ICtploMnn ut n rmrilor I'nrtory nml Nine
.Moil lllenvn to the WliuU All UnsnU
Islnntory Srrimin t.'autcs n Itlot
In n Church.
Losnox , Aprils. The special correspond
ent of Houtor's Telegram , who Is traveling
through the famine stricken portions of Hus-
sia , sends tbo following , dated Nijnl Novo-
gorod. March 22 !
In my last dispatch 1 Illustrated by official
statistics the deplorable economical conal
tlon of this province. I will now give an ac
count of my own personal observations
among the peasantry In the village ? 1 have
visited , This can best bo done bv taking ono
or two particular Instances. Hero Is n hut
without flooring. As you enter It you tread
upon the bare ground. There is no fuel for
thr stove , and the hut is Inadequately warmed
bj a small charcoal brnztcr placed tli the con-
tor. The occupants have sold their sheep
sittns. Their Monthly allowance of broad
lasts them for two weeks and a half. Three
families Imvo sought rcfugo In this slnglo
hut , nnd burn alternately their respective
stores of fuel , consisting almost exclusively
now of the roofs of tho" deserted cabins and
the wood work of tbo huts themselves. IJtUtig
without shocp skins , these famishing peas-
nuts nro uhiibloto seek work , to no boirglng ,
or to do anything , but sit passively huddled
togolher , bemoaning tbolr wretchedness.
Cases of suicide are not uncommon. Hero
is a typical example : A solitary peasant
without relatives or friends , landless nnd
helpless , has earned his living for years
honestly as a shepherd. He was 51. Famine
ovortoott his village and ho lost his occupa
tion. The villagers hud no food for themselves -
solves , still less for him. Despair seized
him and ho put an and to his joyless llfo.
in another case which was brought to my
knowledge , the father of a family committed
suicide in the following circumslanccs : Ho
had failed to obUln work. After starving
for n fortnight the helplessness of his case
nnd the crlos of the hungry lltllo ones was
lee much for him.
The correspondent-adds tnat Iho sufffirlng
Is much intensified by the hoartlu.ssncss of
the ruliug classes and country gentlemen ,
who want to keep thu peasants ground down
and ns degraded as possible , looking on Ihem
as moro machines to bo operated ns cheaply
as possible. Competent , authorities say it
will tnko Kussln ton years to recover from
the oUccls of the famine.
Itl.OWX INTO KTKK.VITV.
ronrlul Explosion in ItiuBlun I'owdor
Factory unit Nine Moil Kit ted ,
ST. PKTiiiisntjito , April 5. Five tons of gun
cotton In the state powder house factory ex
ploded late last night. The whole city was
shaken. The building was wiped out of ox-
istonco. The remains of nine workmen em
ployed In the factory were scattered to the
winds. At first it was thought the nihilists
had begun work again und a panic prevailed
till the truth of the case was known. The
adjoining factories were greatly damaged
and live workmen hurt.
Quick Kctrlhutlon Overtakes a Murderer.
PANAMA , April 5. During a ball at Cuol-
bra a baker named Anderson and a man
named Yon tin an quarreled over a woman
partner. Yeatman seized Andersen by tbo
throat and Anderson plunged a knife Into
Yoatman's ' heart , who died instantly. With
great difficulty Andersen freed himself from
the comae's grasp and escaped down tbo rail
way track. Ho was run over and killed by
an express train.
Von Moltko'g l.Horury Works.
Lovuox , April 5. Another volume of tbo
works of the late Count von Moltke has just
been issued. It includes a youthful novel ,
"Two Friends , " and "Thoughts of Comfort.
Regarding Earthly Life and Reliance on
Eternal Life. " in which Yon Moltlto shows
bimsolf n believer in the luturo llfo of the
most tolerant type , admitting the oflicacy of
prayer , whether Christian , LJuddhisL or I\lo-
hamnicdan.
to thu Sulclilo Club.
BUCIIAIIKST , April 5. Five cadets in the
Roumanian military school in the town of
Craiova have committed suicide by shooting
themselves with revolvers. They belongca tea
a secret organization known as the "Suicida
club , " which consisted of nineteen members.
Each person admitted to membership in the
gruesome circle was solemnly sworn to com
mit suicide when bis uamo was drawn.
Another Caiuullnii ISoodlo Charge.
OTTAWA , Ont. , April 5. J. W. Edgar of
West Ontario , proposes to prove before the
commons that Sir A. P. Caron has boon in
volved in election ' schomcs which involved
the use of largo sums said to have been ob
tained from government subsidies lo a mil-
way , in one year alone the amount being
$100,000. '
All < Jul t III thu.
LiOxnoj .Apriin. A dispatch to the Times
from Buenos Ayroa says : The cruiser Ar
gentina U still in the outer roads with the
radical loaders aboard. The olhcors of tlio
Fifth regiment , utulcr nrrcst.at Xsrnte , have
been llboratcd. The radicals have deckled
to abstain from voting in tha presidential
clecUou. All Is quiet.
Uowitfs Sarsnparilla clonuses the blood ,
Dr. Dirnoy , nose nnd throat. Bee bhlfj
in
ordinary pill.
Just consider how
it nets. Tboro's
too much bulk
nnd bustle , nnd
, not enough rc.il
pood. And think
bow it leaves you
I when it's all over I
_ . Dr. Pierce ! *
Pleasant Pellets net naturally. They help
Nature to do her own work. They cleanse
nnd renovnto , mildy but thoroughly , the
whole system , llryulate it , too. The help
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They're purely vcgotnblo , perfectly ImiTn-
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Sick Headache , Billons Ilcmlncho , Constipa
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gpntlo laxative three for n cathartic ,
Thoy'ro the clirnpnl pill you can buy , for
they're guaranteed to t'lvo wtUfuction , or
your money is returned.
You pay only for the goml you pot ,
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Rubber Boots
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EXTRACT
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After fonrycsra
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OMAHA , NEB.
Kqu.it with the Inloroic of thoin havln * rial n
nEnlintthoKOvernmDiitUth.it of INVH.V1\M13 , w.'u
often logo thu bonollt of valuabla Inruntl am bu3 in 19
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Conduct intc-rfercnea.i , ,
SlnJte Hi > fdiil cjcfiiiiiiititloiii ,
M'roHCcttfe rejected CHHCH ,
Mtegtster ti-tulo murk * mill coi > url'/'it
Itei\iltt' opinion * as tout' ope ( tail raliJ-
ifu of'jmtviita.
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Infringement by oinorj.nnh.iilt the mittor t * > T.IIfl
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the uiutter.
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The ttsR of chemicals can bo readily
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