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If- -iff * * H | . v * - 1 THE OMAHA DAILY REE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1808-TWBNTY PAGES. GULF AND UNION PACIFIC Dloso Trafflo Arrangement Will Exist Be tween the Two Systems , ALL DIFFERENCES AMICNBLY SETTLED tlow Iho ltf.orB.inlr.Ulon Mny Un KITectcil Uoudp in to Who Wilt Ho tlio Oniolnls of tbo Itoml "Hverlnnil" Men In View. The conference between the ofllclals of the Union Pacific and Uccotver Frank Trumbull t > f the Union Pacific. Deliver &Gulf system has terminated. Messrs. Trumbull , Deuol and Wild have returned to Denver. Hcforo leaving Mr , Trumbull appointed the oftlclals of. the Union Pacific officials of the Denver It Gulf to act until ho can organize his force of employes to operate the road under the direction of the court. ' Auditor Young , for the proton t at least , will have charge of the accounts of the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf , Mr. Frank Hills of the auditing department of the Union Pacific having been assigned to the duty of preparing instructions ns to the manner of handling the business for Mr , Trumbull. Mr. Hills was asked If the transfer of the properly would make it necessary to reduce the force of clerks In Union Pacific headquarters. In reply ho said that while it might bo neces sary to lot out ono or two men , the force of clerks now employed oy the "Overland Kouto" would practically remain the same , the only noticeable change being that tlio .work would bo somewhat diminished when 'tho complete severance of the roads became an accomplished fact. While a theoretical transfer of the proper- .tics has been made , the legal transfer , it Is thought , will bo made Monday , providing 'tho papers In the case can be prepared by 'the time Hccelver E. Kllery Anderson , Gen- feral Manager Dickinson , Superintendent of Motive Power McConncll and Superintend- , cnt Nichols.leavo for Denver , which will bo ( Hits evening or Monday. , Oloso Tnitllo Agreement. At yesterday's conferences Mr. Trumbull atntcd that he had no desire to work a hard ship on the Union Pacific in so far as its > Denver connection ia concerned , probably ( > recognlzine that the Union Pacific could got Into Denver via Cheyenne quite as soon as by way of Julcsburg , and the conference re- jBultcd In a close traffic agreement between 'tho roads. Thnro were amicable differences of opinion .regarding certain properties to bo trans ferred , but by the time the conference - foronco ended all the little diftlcuUles ' -'were patched up and the Union Pacific will . .pursue the even tenor of its way , aided by pitccclvcr Trumbull , who made a decidedly ffavorablo Impression upon the Union Pacilic A Union.Pacinconicl.il , speaklnjr yesterday 'ns to U.ho lines along which the receiver * would probably organize the Denver & Gulf , said : "For the number of miles . .which will be included in the system Mr. Trumbull ' will probably appoint a gen- -cral'liiii'nngcr , who wilt also act as general . superintendent. There will be u freight and passenget' man presumably who will fill both positions , an auditor eventually , a car nc- lcountant and minor oflleials to manipulate ' ' "the road. I believe Mr. Trumbull moans to , go slowly in the matter of reorganization and .willaim to-select capable men to the posi- tloni. ' tfopRlp ns to Ofllccrn. " "Ilfavu heard some talk : of Mr. Deuol , ' superintendent of the mountain division of i the Union Pacific , being made general super- ; intendunt of the Union Pacific , Denver & t.Gulf , but matters have not progressed iar .enough to hazard a prediction as to who will bo asked to help the receiver manage the property. 11mvo Just learned that Mr. J. , T. Burns , formerly with the Union Pacific , as purchasing agent , hns resigned his positioaas 'superintendent of the first division of the Denver & Hio Grande , ' 'which may indicate that he will have something to do in connection with tno Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf. Mr. Trum bull has several railroad favorites in Don- 'fvor whom ho will undoubtedly take care of , , , but until the transfer is made it would bo premature to speak of probable appolnt- ' ments. 1 believe Mr. Dnucl will have charge * of thq ' operating department of iho now or- j-cnnlza'tion. Bo/oiid this 1 have no ideas. " " Will ! Slny. o Ounoral i'relilit Agent. From sources believed to bo authentic it Is stated that Fred Wild , assistant cencral t freight acent of the Union Pacihe at Denver , . will bo made general freight agent of ttio M Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf , and will prob- _ _ ibl.y bo succeeded at Denver by D. B. Iveoler , now at Fort Worth. Mr. Keelcr , has dcslrea * & change for some tune , und .is ho stands " ; high witl Mr. Munroe It is safe to assume .thafc this change will bo made. Mr. George uAdy , general agent of the passenger de- J'partmon'l ' of tlio Union Pacilic , is slated for the position of general passenger agent * under Mr. Trumbull , although Mr. Wild may T bo asked to take charge of both passenger aud'freicht ' douartmcnts for a time. In the light of recent events , however , this is not thought probable. CAN OltUSS TUB HIUIIT OP WAY. ' Important DccUlou of n Iliillroail Oiicitlon i by u Ivuimns Court. t KANSAS CITY , Dec. 10. The Star's JefTcr- son City special says : Judge Hitrgess Hied on Importantopinlon this morning in division No , S.of.the supreme court in the casa of the rKaiisasCUySuburban Holt litllroid company - pany against the Kansas City , St. I-iOiiU & i Chicago railroad and the Chicago & Alton railroad. This is an action on the part of I the Beit railroad against , the other roads to condemn a right of way for Its double track across the hinds and tracks of tlio other 1 roads , the latter holdlntr that a gr.ulo crossIng - Ing the ono used would bo dangerous and materially interfere with tlio use of defend- I ant's property. The court holds that the two railroads can use their tracks subject to the power of the state to authorize the construction of other railroads across their tracks whenever the nubile welfare may require. One road has no right conferred upon It to acquire the ex- , elusive use to cross the right of way of an- nthe.r , but it mis the power to cross the right 1 of way , and the compensation for damages j to bo llxod by commissioners. The mode ot > crossing Is u proper subjoot for three disin terested commissioners to pass upon and an adjustment of damages may bo referred to a oiimtts. : lie 'I'nke Clmrgo of I tin r.ulf ltonl : Tonlcht ut Twclvo OVInuK , DKNVCII , Don. 10. Uocolvcr Frank Trum- bull of the Denver , Texas .tOtilt railroad returned from Omaha today. Tonight ho , - Issued a circular saying that ho would take charge of the Gulf road tomorrow at mid. I night. Onicora and employes nro to continue i sn heretofore and will report to Mr. Trum bull .at this plnco instead of to oflldals at c Omaha and Boston , H , Micholson han been appointed us secretary and olncf clerk to Uecolvur 1'rumbull , but for the present no ( other appointments will be inuiio , 12 , Kllory Anderson will arrive in Denver on Tuesuny nnd with him will como Oonoral j. Manager Uioiilnson of the Union Pacilic. A confcrcncn will bo held nnd data will he turned over to Itocclver Trumbull , by which all of the rolling stock of the Gulf will be collected. Itnllrqud * Hlocltmlml. INDIAN HIVEH , Mich. , Dec. 10. Fourteen Inches of snow ( ell lust night. All passen- s ger trains are from two to eight hour * late and locql trains have boon abandoned. All i the snow plows on the railroad are working the blocluulo. The storm is general and It * Is atlll snowing. Decided lor tlio Walmih. PentInd , , Deo. 10 , An Important de cision In favor of the Wabash railroad was ' rendered last night by Judge Caproo. Judge D. D. D.vkm.in of Loganspon brought the . suit. The case was tried some weeks ago f * and taken under advisement. Tbo decision 'V ' * settles the lease of the Wftbnsh company from this city to Uutler. ninety miles , form * ing the Dotrolt-St , Louis connection , The cnso has been a bone of contention for many years. Dykman's interest was twenty-six shares out of 80,000. ij ION r.t u i r 11) TA x ts. : Thnt Hnllrnml C'omimny ItrMstliif ; n Ulnltn nt KIUKJIH CltJV Knn. KAN-SIS CITY , Dec. 10. ID the court of com mon pleas In Kansas City , Knn. , the Union Pacific Hnilroad company filed suit to re strain the county treasurer from collecting the city taxes extended against the Union Paclllc taken Into the city' by the ordinance of two years ago , The company alleged that the property Is not legally in the city and that the city hns no authority whatever to levy and collect the taxes In question. The property in question is partly assessed in the city and partly in the township. The taxes for the past two years were com promised last fall by the agreement of the ctunty , the township nnd the city , and the suit Is brought not simply to determine whether or not the property is In the city erIn In the township. The taxes Involved arc about $5,000. IHHI'MAS Oti ll.lH'AII. Hpcocli of tlio'li.xOlliilnlrr. ' Hcrprc tlio Mid- < llr ex Club nf llcisfon. BOSTON , Dec. 10. Ex-MInistcr John U Stevens of Hawaii tonight spoke on the Hawaiian question before the Middlesex club , a republican organization. Mr. Stevens arouse'd great ontttustustn among the mem bers when ho appeared to speak. "For more than sixty years , " ho said , "nil our great statesmen have seen the great commercial value , of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Only tho.pigmies among our public men asserted the counter propo sition. Many now living will see the day when the northern Pacific waters will bo plowed by n nation of 230,000 Americans. The islands are at the cross roads , and they constitute an Indispensable coaling and feed ing station which can bo made impreg nable. " \ Continuing , ho gave a glowlnc desprlption of the Islands , thnlr products , spoke of the policy the provisonal government was en deavoring to maintain , described It as liberal nnd good. Ho said : "The Influence of the reign of Kalalmua and Llliuokalani was corrupt and demoralizing. The restoration of the queen would throw thu natives again under the political control of the men who have been the curse of the islands for the last twcnty-llvo years. It would bo a public crime. Glaus Sprockets is opposed to the policy of the provisional govern ment in dividing up the lauds. Ho wants them kept for the raising of raw sugar , it is not pleasant to me to bo obliged to speak disagreeable things about any of our Wash ington rulers , but the right of self-defense is the first law of nature , mount's investi gation was ex-partc and partial. Ho pretended - tended to accomplish in a few days that which I took two years to investi gate. Ho practically saw only one of the Islands ami that was Owahua , whcro the royalist and hoodlum settlement predominates. Excepting for a Junketing trip with Sprcclcels and some literary men to a plantation , he did not see anything of the four other large islands , two of which are important and strongly American in sentiment. Every one acquainted with the people sees how one-sided Ulount's report is. Hundreds of bankers , lawyers , respectable mechanics and judges were ready and anx ious to testify , but they wcro not asked , "In fact Blouut ignored most , of his coun trymen and accepted the statements of those under the influence of the British minister. .Ho did not dream that every hour of his stay was under the espionage of the minis ter. The document in Blount's report stcncd by the queen's favorite ( Wilson ) was written for Wilson by an Englishman ol bad repute. "Tho commander of the Boston was largely goerned in the matter of lauding troops by the dispatch of , luly 12 , 1S87 , from Secretary Bayard to Minister Alorrill. The tenor of this was as follows : 'While we must abstain from interfering in the domes tic affairs of Hawaii , yet obstructions to the channel of legitimate commerce must not bo allowed. American citizens must bo pro tected in their persons and property by the representatives of their country's laws. Wo must promote the reiirn of law and the respect for orderly government in Hawaii. "Tho minister and naval commander were thus made responsible for the protection of order in the Islands to an extent further than I have attempted to go. Favoring annexa tion after thu ae facto government was put in power , 1 simply stood In the lines marked out by Marcy , himself a democratic secre tary of stato. He negotiated an annexation treaty in 1854 and said : 'It seems to bo in evitable that t.be islands must como under this government. It is tojio hoped the day is not far distant when American patriotism will be strong enough in Washincton to pre vent party politics from crippling our foreign policy , when wo shall show a united front to foreign rivals , and thus stana grand and In vincible before the whole world.1 IIIK vinr HRKVIGK J.AW. L'rosncutlon Ili-comiiinndeil to Do 11 Asriiinst Ohio 1'olltlclaiis. WASHINGTON , Doe. 10. The civil service commission lias maJe public its report as to the investigation into the alleged politica assessments at Toledo , O , In the case of F W. HIckenbaugh of the republican central committee of Toledo the commission reeom mends that HIckenbaugh bo prosccutei under sections 12 and 15 for having sollcitci contributions In the postonlce. It is ftirthci recommended that J. C. Hike , secretary of the board of examiners , ho prosecutci under the same sections , Hike's case wit bo brought to tha attention of the Postotiice department with the recommendation thai ho bo discharged from the Toledo board o. examiners , ami the commission will ask the postmaster general to put Scott GIbbs It Kilto's position. Tlio report shows tha Squlrom , secretary of the local republican commission , nnd Hood , secretary of tin local don.ocratlc commission , also socnrei contributions , but in such a way that tho\ \ cannot lie held , On this subject today Coni missloncr Hooavelt said : ] am pleased a having gotten ut these men , because it help mo to make , good my promise of a year ago Then I warned all pot-sons who might bo trying to make political assessments that though they might cover up tholr tracks I should do my best to get at them whet a chance arose. Noxc year , when the con urosslot.al campaign is ou , then ) will doubt less bo much more determined effort to com mil the ofTunso , and the comtrisslon will en dcitvor In every way to publicly expose who Is being done m evasion of the law to secure punishment of the violators , and to wart every government employe that ho need not contribute a single cent to'any polttica party unless ho wants to , and that his posl lion would not bo Jeopardized by the rt , fusal. " TOLEDO , Doc. 10. J. C. Klko , scut-clary o the civil service board of examiners In in Toledo postofllco. denied in an intervlo\ that ho was guilty of soliciting catnpalg funds. His name appeared along with thirt others of the republican committee at th top of the letter head upon whioh the clrcu Jar for contributions was printed , but h disclaims any responsibility. K. W. Hickoi - batigh denied any knowledge of the circular , although lie admits it was circulated over his signature. KXlHJUliK l.K 'Kl.f.lXO. Toprlta'n Pollen Hoard Taken Action on thu FiHHoiitf Trump Clruulnr. ST. Louis , Doc. 10-A Topeka , Kan. , spe cial to the Hepubllosays ; Tito Topeka Met ropolitan Police Board tonight passed a resolution in harmony with Governor Lowclllng's recent "tramp circular. " It roads : Whereas. Governor I.owclllnu. on the -Jth day of December , It-mod an executive clroiilat to the board * of police coinnil loners of Kau- b g iii-Kiii ) ; them to lie lenient with thu 111111111- uloycdmiiluiif'jrtunutn and to desist from nirthor arrest of men as "vagrant * " Iwcaiuo of unforced hilt-ness , unil also urging thu ubo- lltlon of the "ruck pllo" und "bull pen" as a means of punishment fur tbu crlmo of bolng jioorj thuruforu lu : It Uosolvcd , That wo heartily concur with the governor In Ids efforts toaftovlato thacotidl- { ton of the poor and unfortunate , nnd that wo lioruvrlth liutriict the cnlef of police mid tbo onicor : , under him to permit the unemployed entire freedom In going aud tawing , und to uislst them us much as possible lu tbolr un- furtunatn condition , Itosolved.Tlmtthu rosk pllo and bull pun liomudlatoly bu abolUbed und that the acting mayor aud couucll bu informed of this fact. SCIIAEFFER STILL A WIZARD Ho Wins the List Qamo of the Great Tri angular Match from Ivcs , BROKE EVERY RECORD IN BILLIARDS Mngnlllcont Dltptnyor 1'crfoct Plnylnpr lie Huns tlio Oiimc Out in Six Innlncs inn Opponent scored hut Fifty rulnli. New YOIIK , Dec. 10. The largest crowd of the week assembled at the Madison Square garden tonicht. at 'the closing game of the SchaofTcr-Slosson-lvcs tournament. Schaeffer - for and Ivcs played and the game was the Html and decisive ono of the contest. Will- lain Moulton was the referee. Schaeffer won the bank and chose the spot , ball , tie was successful on the break nnd seemed to have fallen Into his stroke Immediately , but ho contrived to pick oft only twelve. The balls were left In a very bad way for Ivcs , and ho failed to count Schacffer sailed in greatly in earnest and pulled out fourteen open table shots , falling on a simple carom. Ivcs got them near the upper rail nnd began to get interested in the nlco exhibition of balk line nursing. Ho became so Inter ested , In fact , that ho failed to pet the balls out of balk after making thirty three. The score \vns then twenty-six to thirty-three in his favor. Scliacffcr cracked 'tin Inexcus able duck egg and Ives , who was apparently in a state of lassltuuc as yet , rolled them around for ten and stopped on a mlsctio. For the second time Schaeffer passed , fulling to hit the object ball , and there were 'somo groans over the poor playing when Ives made only four. .Sturtod HU Hit ; Hun. Schaeffer then went to work Hko a man' . In the tenth shot ho got the balls securely anchored on the lower rail nnd ho began to play the nurse with a superb lightness that ho had not before displayed durln'g the week. Ho used his cue pas though it were a feather and the Ivories seemed scarcely to move under the magic touch. Young Ivcs brought his teeth down hard on his mouth ful of gum when the Wizard passed the 100 mark , but .Tako went right on with the work , encouraged by tcrrlllc plaudits of tbo crowd whenever ho made a quarter of a hundred. When ho passed the ! ! 00 notch cheers rangout nil over the hall. When ho , still perfectly fresh and with a grim sort of a smllo on his face , passed the 300 mark , the assemblage rose as ono man and shouted for fully live minutes. If ho could hold out Schaeffer would equal , if not surpass , the big "an chor" nurse run ( -105) ) made by young Ives in the Chicago tournament. From side to side of the table ho walked , mopping his fore head , but oool and imperturbable. When ho had completed 350 , and while the crowd was yelling itself hoarse , Jake walked to whcro his attendant was waiting and took another quail from the teacup. With renewed nerve ho went back to that , table anil began again. Ives would occasionally rise from his seat and slop rapidly to the table , looking at the balls eagerly for a minute as though to question the legitimacy of tholr position. Hut there was no hope for him in these in spections. The balls might ns well have been glued to the table. Kxcltod thn Auillonco. "Three hundred and " nincty-nino ! called out the marker , and the crowd , In an un speakable state of excitement , began to hold its breath for the next announcement. It came , and the roar that followed was not to bo suppressed for another flvo minutes. McanwhileiSchaeiTcrimbibed another dose of his mixture and went back to the table. Ives never took his eyes from the table as the scoriae went on. "Four hundred nnd flfty-flvol" called Schofleld , his voice a little troniu1" it. SchaofTer stood still for a 'single soco\5 nerving himself. "Fotir'huhdfed and llftj six ! " " { ilniost shouted the popular "Hud.1' Eisy-going and quiet men who love the gatno of billiards do not often make such ex hibitions of themselves as they did when this announcement was made. They were not content with giving forth yells , but stood on their scats and waved their arms wildly about them. The men waved their handkerchiefs in a joy which they only felt by contagion. Schaeffer at once made another stroke with that wonderful cue and went on with his work. Whnn ho got to 550 Schaeffer was tired. Ills movements from one side of the table to the other were laborious. The perspiration joured from his face and his big silk hand kerchief was almost in constant use. He made sixty in the same space of time that ho bad made those last sixteen. "Five hundred and sixty-llvo , " roared the marker. Schaeffer wiped his hands , laying aown his cue the while , and looked at the table intently. When II" .Mmi ! ) tlio I.a.ic Shot. "Five hundred and sixty-six ! " It was over , and Ivos bolted for the anteroom. Schaeffer struggled to got away , but ho was corralled by Maurice Daly and asked to give a few of his exhibition shots , in view of the comparative shortness of the oveuing's game. lie tvas under a strain such as few men are put to , but ho courteously acquiesced. The crowd sat down under great excitement and watched him throw the halls on the rail with bis cue nnd bring thorn back to carom ; make masse shots at the end of the table ; make double cue drives and follows ; making shots such as only a man who is born to the thing coula dream of accomplishing. The crowd went away' ' satisfied that Scbaoffor had proven himself the master , but it was the concensus of opinion that the anchor nurse is henceforth doomed in big billiard contests. Schaeffer beat tlio world's , record in bis bis run , having outdone Ivcs by a clean 110. Ho also beat the average attained by the Kreat Vignaux of France , who has never boon equaled heretofore. The average was i. Schacffcr's tonight In six innings was Just 100. Ivos , who onlv scored in his live innliiKS , nvoragcd 10. Score : Pclllioffor 12 , 14 , 8 , 0 , 0. 500 000. iviis O. 3Ua , 10,4-50. Ufgli runs SclmolTur , 000 ; Ivos , 33. How They Plnlsliml. In the study ot this table Jacob Schaof- for's right to the title of chauinlon will bo found : NOHKI.S AITUH MlTCIIIOl. ! , . HIIortB of tlio Drtccilve to Collect u Ucbt tiny Hoar I'Yult. O , , Dec , 10. [ Special Tele gram to TUB UBE. ] Dotcctivo John Br , isorris say 3 lie If on the eye of getting oven with Charley Mitchell , who , no alleges , owes him JiiOO for services to KII- ram nnd his party at the lilchburg ( Miss , ) fight. After Norris got them safely to Now Orleans they laughed at him. Ho has boon after Mitchell over since and had him arrested when ho landed in Now Vork last May , but failed of 'conviction ' under n technicality , He now prouoaes , un less Mitchell settles , which "Bud" Keno bus sutd ho would not do , ( o stop the coming i tight at Jacksonville , Ho has a requisition and all the necessary papers from the gov ernor ot Mississippi for Mitchell's arrest and Intends to serve them on the eve of the light. Norrls said toalcht : "t will niuko it as disagreeable for Mitchell as possible whllo ho is In America. Ho cannot give bond wlien I got him. Habeas corpus pro ceedings must bo resorted " to , and that takes timo. " Chem Tournament. NEW Yonk , Doc. 16. The games In the fifth round of the International chess tour nament resulted us follows ; Halpern against Albln ; Albla won lu sixty move t. EltUnger against Ilambaui , PhllUora ; Hum- ham won In forty-four moves. J.V. . Ralrd agalust Hodges , Scotch Gambit ; Hodges won ) in twenty-seven t ( wvs. Showaltor against Pillsburv , Kny Uipe ; ; Plllsbury won In thirty-nigh t moves. Dolmar against D. O. Halnl , regular opening. The score nftor the nfth round stood : Albln and Plllsbury , 4 pach : Hodges , ! l : Shoxvnltcr , . .1.V. . Hulrd , ! ! > cach ; Kttllnger , Ilamham , 1) . II. Uaird , 2 each ; Doln.ar and Ilalncrn , 1'j each. Kiuicltril Out li.r Dunn. PATKUSOX , N. J. , Dec. 10 , The four-round glove contest between Ooorgo Dlxon , cham pion of tho'world , adfl Australian Hilly Mur phy tonight ended Id Murphy bolng knocked out In the third rotnjjl. lilclmrd Crolior ' ( Hvps but Opinion * for I'nhllcntimi. NBW YOIIK , Dec. 10. A formal Interview with Richard Crokcr , chief of Tammany hall , was given out for publication today. Tbo feature of the Interview Is that it is largely personal. Ho starts out by saying that ho Invites an investigation by tlio legislature , then follows n circumstantial defense of Tammany hall. The chief makes the decla ration that ho docs not possess n dollar that was not honestly oarned. "If these who charge otherwise , " bo said significantly , "would only make specific declarations , 1 would find means ot compell ing them to tirdro their charges. " Ho follows this tip 'by declaring ho will under no circumstances withdraw from the leadership of .Tammany. Ho bollovcs the people tire satisllcd with his Hort of action. With reference to the resolutions recently adopted by what ia called the independent Tammany organization , ho denied saloons , gambling houses nnd other criminal resorts are assessed for polltlc-il purposes. Ha says there is not 'a gambling establishment in town , and In the llrst time for thirty years such n thing can bo said. Ha acknowledges that ho advised the jlassago of a law that would close the pool rooms. Ho says they were n nuisance aud they disgraced the cltv. Nino-tenths of those who visited the pool rooms were clerks , who would drop Into a pool room and lese tholr money , As to Dr. P.trkhurst ho says : "I have never said anything against Parkhurst , and 1 will toll yon why. I have respect for a man who tries to do what ho thinks is right , and I think the doctor Is that kind of a man. That is where he differs from those broken down politicians wo have been talking about , 1 don't like to say anything about his work personally , and shall not. His methods tire simply a matter of opinion. Personally I don't think they are wise. " As to the charge ho got his money dis honestly , ho says : "I wish you would bring the name of n man who is willing to make charges and bo responsible for it. I notice they are careful to avoid saying things they might bo called upon to prove. There has- been n good deal of this irresponsible kind of talk during the past year and I have said nothing about It , I have just let them co and talk as they please. I don't propose to let anybody put mo on the defensive when I have nothing to defend. 1 have no apologies or explanations to make lor what I have got. Every dollar of It wte acquired hon estly and privately. I have never asl.cd for or received a dollar from any person engaged In unlawful pursuits in return for niyinllu- cnco , and 1 have ncycr asked for nor re ceived a dollar from any corporation for any such purpose. T , , "So far as I am concerned , I have been in politics for thirty'ye'ai's ' and I defy anybody to show that I havWgot n'dollar wrongfully. I have prevented blllors from doing so on more than one occaajon- and that fact ac counts for many of , these attacks. K very- body who has any seifso will know a corrupt man will got into ofttcojoceasionally , in spite of the utmost viglanccl. ) I can say that when such a man htis"'got in through Tam many and I have hturd of it ho got out quicker than ho gofelii. " UUail'JSKH HK-El.KVIUl ) . Cliojni President. ! ) ! the Fcilorntlou l.nlinr lor UiajTwelflli Time. CHICAGO , Dec. 1(1. ( ' Samuel Gomfoers was tonight elected president of the American Federation of La'boJVfor the twelfth con- secutivovtima. * TIES movement on the part of the western" delegates to bring tlio presidency of'the fcdoratipn from the east , where it has remained for a number of years , to the west , failed when the matter was submitted to n vote. John McBrirto of. the United Mine Workers union from the state of Ohio , was'thp candi date selected to take up the light'against President' Gompors. When announced the result Was : Gompers , 1)14 ! ) ; McBride , 1,222 Gompcrs' majority , 03. During the after noon President Gompcrs was given anoppor- tunity to dpfcnd himself and the ofllcors of the executive committee against charges brought up , charging them with appropri ating the receipts of a publication , issued in the interests of the order. The outcome was a resolution completely exonerating Presi dent Gompors and his co-workers on the committee. A communication was received from Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor asking that the federation appoint three delegates to meet with representa tives ot other oreanlzatlons to discuss labor questions. The delegates wore in- ' dined to believe that this was an attempt on the part of the Kulghts of Labor to regain a stand with the federation , A motion was made that the convention go into an execu tive session to liscus3 the communication , but tlio motion , after a hot debate , was lost. Afterwards , without the expected opposi tion , the invitation of the Knights of Labor was accepted. Then the motion to gointo executive session to consider relations with the Knights of Labor was again made and carrie-l and all outsiders wore excluded , while the delegates discussed Mr. Sovorlegn and his order. The officers were all re-elected ns follows : First vice president , I' . J. MeGuiro , Phila delphia ; second vice president , C. T. Drum- inond. Fort Wayne , Ind.j third vica presi dent , James Brottol. Plttsburg ; fourth vice president , William H. Marden , Boston ; sec retary , Chris Evans , New York ; treasurer , J. P. Lcnnon , Now York. IX Testimony of 1'rrnilorjriint'a aintlicr at tlio Trial of tliu AHiagjIii , CHICAGO , Dec. 10. Mrs. Prendcrgast , mother of the prisoier , was recalled In the trial of the assassin today and testified that there had uecu insanity in the family and that Prcndorgast's grandfather had been confined In a lunatic asylum. It was announced that Henry George will testify , either in person or by depositions , as to the correspondence ho had received from Prcndergast regarding his single tax the ories. The correspondence , the defense claims , gives evidence of the prisoner's In sanity. After testimony byRrondergast's brother , who considers thar'issasitn insane , the court adjourned until Monday. llo Had Jinny A party named Charles Kldd was found on Twelfth and Dodgo'klrt-ots ' last night. Ho had In his possession tu-o pieces of a silver tea service , a looking glass , n intislo box , nn ulster and n valuably.-yptaway coat , all of which , it is suspected , was stolen property. His arrest ftllowed.-'imd the goods are de tained at the police * i tlon , HKA'fJIKlt I'ulr unit Warmer iJWiat Nohruulcniii Jlny Kxptiut Toiluy. WASHINGTON , Dcoj-il/jr / forecasts for Sun day : For NebruskartrH'rtlri , warmer In ex tromo northwest portion ; northwostorli wiuds , becoming variable. For IownF.ilrvarmer ; ; ; northwesterly winds , becoming variable. For South Dakota Fair ; wanner In east era portion ; variable winds. Local llecunl. OmCBOFTUE WmTIIEIl BUHEiU , OUIIIA , Deo. 10. Omaha record of temperature and rainfall compared with corresponding day of past four years : 1893. 1802. 1R01. 1800 Maximum tcmporaturoi5 ' ° 0 ° ! = Minimum tcmpBriituio. as no 30 = i > 03 AvtiruKotuiuporaturo , . 253 IBO U4O aoo ITcclpltatlon 00 ,00 .00 .00 Statement showing the condition of torn pornturoand precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1,1H'J3 : Normal tcmporaturo. . . . 27O Deficiency for thu day , ' DeUcleiicyDlncoMurulil 2f.7 < = Nornuil prRClpltutlon.-- . . 03 Inch Diillcloncy forihud-4V , 03 Inch OoHcloncyhlncoMarcL 1 0.OBIncliun Oeonar. K. HUM' , Local forecast OOlclal HILL WAITING ON THE JURY Fnlo of Ono of Akoson's Slayers Will Soon Bo Kuowiit SOME THINK HE WILL ESCAPE DEATH 1 Scenes of tlio Trill Very Intcrrst- IHR lliiiiilrr < l of 1'pnpln I'luck lu Ilio Court itnotn to Ilcnr tliu Argiihior.ts , Pi.ATTSMOfTit , Neb. , . Doc. -Special [ L'elegr.un to TJIK Hnu , ] The proccetilngs of ho day in the trial of Murderer Harry Hill ) rought to a conclusion the most' exciting u'lminal action within the court annals of .lass county. Novcr , according to the earli est settlers of this county , has a orltno excited - cited as much general attention as did the iiurder of Old Matthew Aitcson on the nfght of November 1 , and never has n trial occu- > ! ed attention sn widespread us the arraign- ueiit of one of his slayers. Since the commcnccniont of the trial the attendance has been unusually largo , and al though Cass county boasts a magnificent and , spacious capltol building , Iho largo'dls- .rlct court room at almost every session has been utterly unable to accommodate the audience which dally Hocked to the trial , Initruotlonn to Hi" , Iiiry. This morning's session was formally com- ncnccd at 0 o'clock , whoti Judge Chapman opined a voluminous document and read /luirofrom his Instructions to the Jury. The nstructlons were clear and concise. Many of the lawyers present declared them to bo .he ablest within their knowledge In defining .ho points to be determined by the Jurors. Twcnty-llvo minutes were required tu com- > lcto the reading ol the instructions. Byron Clark followed in the opening argu- nont for the stntc. In a clear and logical nanncr ho recited the details of the pris oner's guilt , as proved by overwhelming tes timony presented by the state , and after asking for the conviction of the accused he dosed his address , which had occupied some 'orty-llvo minutes in its delivery. Matthew Goring came next on behalf of .ho . prisoner. His was a masterly appeal. Mr. Goring has a reputation for eloquence , mil his address of today conclusively proved that the reputation was earned. It was the speech of his life. After two hours ho con cluded with a masterly peroration. Many stern men , including a few of the jury , were moved to toars. Closed for Iho H tu to. It was then almost 1 o'clock and court was uljourned until ! i lu the afternoon , when Jotmt.v Prosecutor Travis took uo the clos- ng argument for the state. It was a strong , iblo and argumentative address , and re- 'leotcd great credit on the speaker. Mr. Travis concluded at 4:15 : , and ten min- .itcs later the Jury retired to the equity court to fix Hill's fate. The many who have "lopeu that the death penalty would bo in- llcted have all along argued that a verdict would be reached a short lime after the re tirement. At the present hour (10 ( o'clock ) , the Jurors are still in conference and the largo crowds on the street who have resolved to await the verdict before retiring , generally agree that the punishment of Hill , if agreed upon , will not bo worse than ll/o / imprisonment. Throughout the oay's proceedings Hill's usual courage was woefully lacking. He sobbed HKO a child and very few were the moments when he was not in 4ears. 11111 All Itrokcn Up. THE Bun correspondent called on him in the county Jail this evening and he was the picture of utter dlscousolation.Vhcn in formed that the jury was still out ho cheered up a trifle , but a few moments later again broke forth" in tears with the remark that it was little consolation to know that the jury might sentence him to an imprisonment for life , as tie would sooner die on the scaffold than suffer Ufa incarceration within a peni tentiary. nenwoll. his companion In crime who will , bo tried next wcolc , was in a more cheerful mood and when handed a cigar through the grating of his steel cage struck a match im mediately and commenced pufling with an alrof contentment. Bcnwoll docs not , like Hill , court death rather than a life imprison ment and ho received the intelligence that Hill's fate was still unknown with an air of supreme satisfaction as ho jointly concluded that a long session of the jury might moan an escape of death punishment for Hill and that his own punishment would not bo greater. JfORBIUX M1XJKTEKS TALK. They Guardedly KtptvR * Tlinniaolves on tlio v nilfiou Till-Ill Hill , WASHINGTON , Dec. 1C. The British am bassador , Sir Julian Pauncefoto , is Keeping himself and his government fully informed concerning the tariff developments. Only last iwceic copies of the ways and means committee's bill were forwarded to the Brit ish foreign office at London. A representa tive of the Associated press , who called at the British embassy , was asked by Hon. Alan Johnstone one of the secretaries of the embassy , to submit the exact questions ho wished to submit to the ambassador in writing. They were as follows : "W.I 11 the ambassador favor the Associ ated press with a brief expression , to bo need with similar expressions from other em bassies and legations , as to the interest taken or attention given to the revision of the tariff , as it contemplates broader and more Intimate commercial relations between the United States and Great Britain or the British colonies ? " This flip. Johnstone submitted to the am bassador and returned with the following answer : ' The ambassador regrets to inform tlio Associated press that he deems it inexpedi ent to oxprass an opinion on the Internal legislation of the United States. " Prince Cantaeuzone , the Russian minister , talked most entertainingly concerning the tariff question , as it related to Kussiabut ho would make no roforunco to the question ns a phase of American legislation. Tim min ister says that ho regards tlio protective policy as essential to the developing of the industrial and manufacturing interests of the country and regards such developments us outside the bounds of sen Union t and abstract theory and one of plain business calculations. This statenumt , however , the minister restricted In its application to Russia , as ho would not discuss the Amer ican situation. Kenor Don K. do Muruaga , the Spanish minister , said tlio treaty conferred many commercial benellls on the United States , American Hour was admitted to Cuba at a much lower rate of duty than before and this feature has resulted in the shipment of thousands of barrels of Amcrlcutf Hour to Cuba. On the other hand , Cuba received a bcncllt In the remission of duty on raw sugar. Now , however , there are indications that a duty may bo restored on raw sugar. As to tobacco , also , the commercial relations between the countries would undoubtedly ba aided by u reduction of the duties , but the indications nro that tobacco will bo ono of the articles oh which an Increase will bo made. At the residence of Baron A. Von Saurma- Joltsch , the Gorman ambassador , the sub ject was discussed from the German stand point by an ofllcial of the embassy. "Germany wpuld be t'lud to extend her trade with this country , " said ho. "At the present time tlio balaricoof trade is strongly in favor of the United States , as Germany buys very heavily of your grain , pork and moats , "while this country makes no corro- spondine purchnsoiof the goods of Germany. The McKinley tariff further restricted the commerce between the countries. It is to be hoped the now tariff will bo In the direction of encouraging commerce between the two countries , but the drafts thus far submitted give little evidence of materially changing the present conditions , as they appear to cling to the policy of protecting local Indus tries against competition. " At the Uhlnuso embassy llttlo could be learned as to the Interest taken In the tariff. It was said by ono of the offletals that no active interest lu the subject had been taken by the minister. U was added the minister favored a development of the commercial relations and regarded China as a fruitful Held for American enterprise. ( toluruilu llnmlll * . COLOIUBO SHUNOS , Colo. , D c , 10-Five masked men knocked nt the door of n room occupied by I/tank Alhorton , over the Kx- change National bank , early this mornlne. In answer to a query ono of the men said ; "A telegram for you. " Athurlon opened the door and a pun was thrust In his fnco. The men tied him to the bed and ransacked the room , obtaining money and Jewelry worth about SoOO. Alhcrton Is manager of the Cripple Creek stagn line mid It Is thought the men believed he had considerable bullion. at.iit.Rs uTTiiT o" ' THIS inuVin.K. I.imcita lllnr , Mrtlc'.in ( 'omul at 151 1'mo , Tnllis of tlin Itcrnlntinn. GAI/VKSTOX , Dec. 10. A News special from Laredo says Senor Lamodo Diaz , Mexican consul nt this city , was questioned today re garding the recent statement from Kl Paso that a letter had been received from the sUto of Gucrorro to the effect that a body of revolutionists , headed by General Nerl , had libt surrendered , nor had the troops under him deserted , but that on the con trary the revolutionists recently cap tured and hung General VlncontoMlailn of the federal army. Mr. Diaz said : "Tho statements In the telegram are absolutely absurd. The state of Guerrero at present is in most complete nonce. General INorl , who , armed against the local government of the state , was immediately reduced to subjection and was obliged to nurroiuior with his followers , who were very few in numbers , as not a single village sanctioned his action. Ho is now coultncd in the mili tary prison at thu City of Mexico subject to trial. General Vlhida is the constitutional governor of the state , and Is iicacofully engaged In the performance of hlsofllclul duties. The state of Chihuahua is also at peace. Some twenty-elf lit men from the American side of tbu Klo Grande went Into Mexico and assaulted tlio small settlement of Palomas , which numbers some ten or twelve shanties or Jacales. In the Interest of colonization , and not for any otner reason , the Mexican government had established at Palomas a branch of the Paso del Norto custom house. The raiders took nil they could lay hands on , Including what the cus toms employes kept for their support , some WOt ) in all , and skipped. "I'Jneouragcd by their success they went on mid attempted the same action at Cnsas- man , but the inhabitants of the town pre vented it by attacking the assailants , routed and dispersed them , and they were obliged to cross the Hio Grande into the United States. "This is the history of the Palomas revolution ution , pure and simple. There Is no such man as Santa Perez connected with the affair. Plans and proclamations attributed to him as well as to General Ncrl are ot El Paso manufacture and the worn of parties interested in Mexican agitations. " - c. . I'EnTHitit.i i . nn.i'vn noi.Tj. lion , .fniurs IShick. for Kirty Your * Prohi bition I.rudor , Mrailii thu I , tat. LAXCAstnit , Pa. , Dec. 115. Hon. John Black , for a half n century prominent as a loader of the prohibition party , is-dead. Ho was the first candidate of that party for president , in ISrj. Chlnl of Pollen Schmidt. Ci.Rvci.Axu , Dec. 10. Jacob W. Schmidt , who , for almost a generation , was at the head of the police department of this city , and widely known in police circles throueh- out the country , died this morning at 1 : 'M o'clock of pneumonia. , He had been con nected with the Cleveland force thirty-six ycirsnndwas appointed superintendent in 1800 and served in that capacity until July 1 , last , when ho resigned on account ot ill health. i I'hll Dwjrr , Jr. Los ANOEI.HS. Cal. , Doc. 10. Phil Dwyer , jr. , a son of the noted turfman , who cjmo from New York to this coast about a month ago , died at the Westminister hotel last night , Ho had been ill for some time past with consumption. o U UitCKFS. Domestic. Penvcr police are arresting every vagrant found In thu city limits. The chief of pollco of Topeka , Kan. , Is p'ty- InS tdlttlu attention to ( governor I. uivc'll In ' .s tram ] ) proclamation , and every day arrests ono or two of thu wanderers. Whlln Constable Chlldro.vi was serving civil papers at liiuitmsrlllc , Marshall county , A hi. . yesterday , William Hell walked up with a sun nnd shot him , killing htm Instantly. ' Secretary Carlisle has apiwlnled I'olk John ston ot Louisville , K.hjiuclal a 'Qiit of the Treasury duparltni'iit. Ho will bo assigned to the charge of the C'hlcao division of thuollice. A sllglitnxploshm occurred ycslorduy In the open hearth department of the Pennsylvania Stool works at Stcelton , 1'a. , caused Oy slag running Into a pit of water , Xo damage was done. At a mooting of tbo Western Passenger asso ciation lines yesterday it. wai decldud to < lo- ellno to Ihsuo transportation to iniomployoil men In Chicago w ho are anxious to return to their homes. Vulllant , the 1'Yench ' homb'throwor , was , about fifteen joar.s ago , fur throe months a sojonrnor In H.-mla ! " < , N. M. Ho taught thu Krunch language and by that means inado a scanty living. In view of the want and clpitltntlon provall- Ing tliroimlioiit Chicago Muyor Swift yiw.tur- day Kilted a pinflaiinttlou calling upon cltl- XHIIS for aid In the elVorts to allovlatu the suf ferings of the poor. It was rumored that Hubert Oarrutt , cx- presldnnt of the Haltliuori ) & Ohio , was dying. It was found , howuvor , to bo untruu. Whllo .Mr. ( iamut Is mil. In the host of health , bo Is not dangerously III. Treasurer Hhldlu of Kansas Is making efforts to minimi the i-lty of ! < ; i\rrem.'o to pay Interest on SIOU.OOO Sluto nnlvornlty bonds on which , through some technicality , Interest payments have bison nogleclod , In the conspiracy casu at Portland , Ore. , yesterday Ilio government , ri'-sled Its case. The defense opened Its raso by an otTort to Imponch the testimony of Ilium , the govprn- iiu'iit't , chief witness. Vice President .1. 0. Mcl'nllouxh of the T > Io , chairman of thu rrarsnnl/.Hthm commit IOL > , hn Issuud a cull for a niuollni ; on Monday at 8 o'clock , to consider Ilio iiliin of rL'urxunlru- tlon which bus boon completed , A holler at the rod mill at Newcastle , l'i. , ex ploded I'rIUay night , fatally scalding i'red- rlck CJettholttlio llronmii , and Mirhmsly In juring Vt'altor Cation and Aloxnmk'r Kurr , The cnuso of Ilio explosion Is not known. John Jacobs , an unemployed bik : r , living on liHt Washington Mi-out , Tort Waynu. yesterday llrcd two bnllotN Into his wlfu's face unil then iiutn third Into hl.s own body. The \voinun will probably rcco\ur , but Jacobs will dlo. dlo.A mooting of the unemployed In Itouhu.sior , N. V. , last night broke up In " raw. The soi'lall'il.s trltMl to run the meeting unit Intro duced Mlxly pages of ivauliltloim demanding the city umlbtato olllehilsslvu thorn wurU or inonuy. llonry lilvonsv colored , was lynched near Nobo. Viwliir county , Ky. , early ; yustordtiy morning , ( llvon * was licensed of poisoning Htook and with thci Intention of poisoning a school well. His body win found tied to a true and Illli'd with hulluts , The unknown tramp killed by an pflji-orat Diinvlllu , whllo attempting- c.scapp , aftnr being unrated on suspicion of having drugged and robbed a man , It Is now Known , was llun- jaiuln 1'otrlu , formerly a marchunt at l-'ruu > port , III , , and well coma'cted , Ohlof Harris of the Oliorokoo nation yoster- dny recontildurod hl di'clnlon to U mi i-mn- niuslonti to the three Ihmnclal agents who were oleiiled by the cniinell to negotiate Iho Clmrokon Itoruls , and the council tills evening took Mops towariN Impeaching him , \V. II. ( lelohol , u honoshoer , was fined H6 by u jury In iijintlco court ut KaiuusUlty for having worked nt hU tradu a week ago last ( ilindiiy. Hoi MeNanies , an uinployo nf Ooliihol. WHS mod liuiiiudlatoly afti'rwaru * by annlhor jury In the sninii court and lined f'-i and co.ts for a similar oll'onse. i\-0lty ; Tt'oasiirPr Illlm nnd ot-l)8piily ) City r. laines lladley of Denver , who Hro tinilur Indlctincnu for forgery , lurcony and uinb07zluinciil of th-J oily funds \ilitlu thsy worolnolllco about four yaars IIRO , have < ll - uppearud boouu o of n fear that lliu cases will lju brought up again. Harly In January the brhlso at I < eavonworlli , Kan. , In which the lltirllngton' mail Is Ititer- eited will bo ruudy for btlilnuos. lly thn com- plotlon of Ibis bridge all 4lllllcultlu.ivlnch luivii In past years provoniod the trnnsnctlon of business hot ween I/e vonWPrth anrt pabtoru points will bu wlpcU out. Advices from llurrlabiirK yesterday state a cyclone veiled that town at H o clock KrlUay night. Much property WHS deMroyud , but thuro was no IDS' ' , of llfo nnd no on Inlnn'd. The < lnlirU of ilia dunmgcd nnd wrecked build- Iii7 literally ( inRiiinl > ured the streets , Tlio losn wilt bo a'buitl liOOUO , Juilgo ( 'iillun of the Nmv Vork snpruino court liashlxned an older to nhotv cututi why a f.tuv aliould not bo granted In Hie navu o ( John V , McKanu and his iis oclutea. adjudged guilty by Juilgu Ilurnard ana ( hied i'J&u uuch und bimloiiRcd to thirty dayj In jail. Thu order U returnable Monday. Juiluo Uonnett of tlio court of appoaU of Kotitiicky , at I'rnnkfnrt yostonlay handed down the courts dunislon In ttiu iwu cuiu af fecting thi ) right of tint I-'rankfoit lottery itnd other lotlnrlus to operate In thaltitatn. 'Iho court holds Unit thu franchUo of lliojotlury company , If It over had ny , i > void. I11S BLUFF WILL NOT WORK Liquor Dealers Are Losing No Sleep on Account of Hitchcock's ' Protests. DECLARE THEY WILL NOT BE HELD UP In View nt thn llrrlOon nt tlm Court * mill thn Unrlit.llrnilil'K Ciiwnr.lly 1'onl- llon Vht-y I'rpfiT to Ailvcr- ll e In The Hoc. The bluff made by Mr. Hitchcock. In filing protests tiRiilnst two saloon keepers and i druggist who published their nppllcntioni for u license In Tin : KVKMNO NKH , fell verj Hat yesterday and cannot but full In Its pirn pose of frighicnltiK appllciints into contrlb utinjj JH.Do each to the depleted treasury ol the World-Herald. S.xloon keoixsrs nnd drugclsts saw through the bluffer's schema nt once and wcr loud in their denunciations ot tin ( tc.splc.ibla methods resorted to 05 Hitchcock to extort money from them , Ihoy recalled the Unlit of last year , when Hitchcock howled hlmsoif hearse be cause THE UBS illcd protests acalnst appll. cants who had their notices published In \\orld.llorald. . They remember the fight before thu Hoard of Klro and Police Commis sioners and In the courts and remember how Hitchcock us bunion nt ovoty turn , both In the matter of circulation and in his conten tion In court that thu morning , evening and Sunday editions of a newspaper constituted but one paper for the purposes of legal advertising , cil nt llltchuock'Aoro. . ' ' 'he ttiPti who ai-o requesting licenses this year remember all these things nnd they are more than disgusted at , the nrrvo of the man who now attempts another light on the same issues on which ho was so ingloriously - gloriously defeated n year ago. They know us well as Ihtchcocic does that ho cannot win and that his latest move is simply a piece of despicable , dirty work on his part in the hope of lightening them into patronizing his sheet. Thu pehemo won't work. The applicants interested will not allow them selves to bo blackmailed in the manner pro posed. and will lot Mr. Hitchcock sink some more of his unearned money in trying to establish his claim. -Mm 7. l.tisln-j no Hlnrp. The application of Fred Mow , jr. , was one of those protested by the World-Herald. either of the members of the llrtu , how ever , Is losing any sleep over Mr. Hitch cock's declaration ot war. Mr. Charles Mot ? said last night that they rojf.mlcd the protest us a monumental exhibition of nerve , which would not have a particle of .effect. "We are paying no attention whatever to the protest , " said Mr. Metz , "as wo do not consider It of any importance whatever , \ \ o have strictly obeyed the directions of the Hoard of Fire and Police Commissioners and will cot our Ikvnsc. ' 1 ho World-Herald cannot bluff us Into advertising In that sheet. ItnfiMeil to State Circulation. "The protest was no news to me. Mr. Hitchcock told mo that ho would enter a protest unless we advertised in his paper. 1 asked him fora st.ituuient of his circulation. but lie refused to ulvo any llgurcs except the combined chviilation of all his papers. When I said that according to the decisions of the courts and the license Uoard , each issue of the papar constituted a separate paper , ho said that he did not care for Juitgo ICoybor or his decision. Wo must -idrcrtiso in his paper or ho would protest agllnst bur license. Wo refused to bo bluffed and ex pect to pot our license just the samo. Wo will deposit our license money next week and proceed to fight it out. Kuril KeciiiiimciiilH a Iiestlntition , Patriclr Ford , who runs a saloon at Tenth and Davenport streets , is ono of the men whoso application for a license lias been pro tested by O. M. Hitchcock on the grounds of insufllcicnt advertising. Mr. Ford has a mind of his own and a forcible way of ex pressing it. Ho has boon in business too long Jo allow himself to bo bulldozed or blackmailed. When asked yesterday what ho proposed to do about Hitchcock's protest ho replied , with characteristic force and di rectness ; "What ' 11 Idol I'll tell that youns dtido to go straight to . Ho'Il not got any $ S.'Jj out of mo. " . Sent It to thu OM.II | A new born babe was discovered at the northwest corner on Tenth streoo and Capitol tel avenue last night about 10oO : o'clock by John Shannon. The infant was wrapped In an old blanket and upon a call froth thu cen tral station was convoyed to the Open Door. The parentage of the child remains a mys tery. I'KltSOXA i. l-.llt.l ( Hl.t I' US. Mr. A. Strauss of Chicago left for his homo , accompanied by Mr. Sam Soimner of this city. Mrs. Steve S. Day of Chicago arrived hero Thursday morning to spjnd Ulirlsimus with her parents and friends. Mr. Steve S. Day will be hero Christinas , George II. Gillesplo and E. W. Norrls , for merly with the Frank Wilcox company , tire now to bo found with T. H. Norm , tbo stioo dealer at 1411 ! Douglas strcut , whcro they will bo glad to meet their friends. At the Mercer : Charles Clark , DCS Moines ; A. McLeos , D.ivonport ) la. ; James L. Sharkoy , Chicago : James'II. Hanson , Ploasanton ; William II. Fotzcr , G. W Han. dall , Omaha ; ( ' . P. Hodman and lady , Oakland - land , Neb , ; Major H. U Ciimmlngs. city ; E. K. ( iiMlmm , Crcston , Nob. ; J. H Kohlor Chicago ; Miss Mary Artoll , San Diego , Cal. j .1. P. Murphy , M. Dec. city ; A , H. Marshall , Chudron ; H. D. Pottlbann , Minneapolis ; . ! . N. Hadloy and wife , Council Iflull's ; Airs. Howard Crill and daughlur.tClarks : W. II Drown , S. N. Whcolock , Chicago ; O. .1. Hick ards , Uiicoln ; A. H , Wherry , Atlantic , la. , M. J. Harron , Sioux City. What Is It is an agony of agonies. A torture of tortures. It is an itching and burning of tlifl skin almost beyond endurance. It is thousands of pin-headed ves icles filled with an acrid fluid , ever forming , ever bursting , ever flowing upon the raw excoriated skin. No part of ( he human skin is exempt. It tortures , disfigures and humil iates more than all other skin disease' combined. Tender babies arc among its mosf numerous victims. They are often born will ) it. Sleep and rest are out "of the question , Most remedies and the best physicians - sicians generally fail , even to rel'eve. ' If CUTICURA did no more than cure Eczema , it would be entitled to the gratitude of mankind. It not only cures but A single application is often suffi cient to afford instant relief , permit rest and sleep , and point to a speedy cure. cure.CUTICURA CUTICURA works wonders because it is the most wonderful skin cure of modern times. Bold tbrouuliout the woilJ. I'rlf , CUTlucni , Me. ; BuAi'.iJo. ; itcioLvt.sr , 41. i'urun I'M" * AND CUE * t.'oiir. , folo 1'rniItoiicn. . "All bout Ibe iifctu KII j Blood " Hulled Sir * ,