TOE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAYVYJANUARY 11 , 18&I-SIXTEEN PAGES.
LOOKING INTO THE PAST
Investigation of Corporate Abuses by a Oom-
mitteo of the Sonate.
THE RAILROADS AND THE PEOPLE
\ 1h Tnx an Conl , Grnlu , Wool and Oilier
Neooinnrles Koilarnl Itaculatlon \ > Y
Stiilnto i'roferulila to Commit.
loin Instructive l' nti.
FAIIT II.
[ Second Instnllmunl of testimony of Mr. E.
JloiuvrnterbuforQ Iho select committee of Iho
United States somilu In Umahti , Juno 'J'J , 1880. ]
Senator Platt You can make known tlio
cause for complaint for Mr. Adams will bo
hero tomorrow , nnd It will bo of some Inter-
rst to us to ascertain whether ho can jus
tify what the road Is doing.
Mr. Hosewater I would Ilko to glvo you
n few points with regard to the general
causes of complaint. Of COIIIMO this Is a
prairie state , and the greatest product hero
Is tmtuinlly corn and other gialn. Thu
thing the people hero must have more than
nny other commodity outside of clothing is
fuel. Now In the matter of fuel aud of grain
the system inaugurated has cieutcd auch a
monopoly that it alone would be cause
enough for a great deal of dissatisfaction.
iitMitorfl : ( limed hy Itullrnmt Muimcam.
In the first place , the gram elevators are
ubstanlially owned and controlled by the
railroad managers. The grain elevator hero
In Omaha started out with the Union Pacific
railroad owning IX ) per cent. I would not
say the Union Paclllc road , but Mr. Dillon
nnd others controlled It absolutely. The ele
vator on the other sldo of the river Is owned
and controlled entirely by thn railroad people
ple , the managers who have put In their pro
raw. And the ela vatorsjalong the line of the
Union Pacific are In the main under the con
trol and ow net ship of tno same parties For
that reason these elevators have special fa
cilities for shipping grain nnd are ublo to fix
the rate ou grain. They may withhold the
advance which may take place In the east
ern market at their pleasure , anil they may
grow ilch ut their pleasure to the detriment
of the farmers and of the small dealers out
In the country. A farmer has no show
whatu\er , oicna man who Is n merchant
hns no show whatever in competition with
these people In the shipping of grain. The
farmer or the merchant cannot got an empty
car when ho wants it. Neither can ho get a
rebate. Of course , rebates are prohibited
hero under the statute , but it bus been a
dead Jotter to some extent.
High Hull's on Coal.
Now I will como to the question of coal.
The coal that is used along the line of the
Union Pacific railroad for tno most part ,
probably 01 per cent of it , Is brought from
Hock Sprlmrs , Wvo. The company has taken
forcible possession of the mines , and it owns
them.
The Chairman Do you say the coal is
brought from Wyoming ?
Mr Hosowatur Yes , sir ; Hock Springs Is
830 miles west of Omuha. That coal Is
brought hcto und Is used all along the road
at different towns. The company's agents
or the men who are employed us the com
pany's agents sell coal. In the city of
Omaha only ono person Is allowed to sell the
coal , and he is the agunt of the company.
Wo have been buying tint coal hero at $7
per ton and that Is very reasonable for the
class of coal. It Is very excellent coal of Its
variety. It is soft coal. But they como lu
competition ncro with Iowa coal aud
coal from tlio cast nnd from Fort Scott.
They have brought It hero und sold it for 17.
They carry it from Hock Springs to Omaha ,
830 miles. Tno cost of the coal mined and
loaded on thu cars Is $1.25 ut Hock Springs ,
leaving them | 5 75 for the transportation of
the coal to Omaha. At Sidney , 414 miles
west , they sell that coal for $7 50. In other
words they carry coal the whole 830 miles to
Omaha for $5 73 , and charge for the 400
miles catrlagp $050. And so It Is from Sid
ney down. At North Platto. which is
890 miles from here , and all along
the line , except at Grand Island ,
the same price prevails ; that Is , they
charge a higher rate than they do right
hero at Omaha. At Grand Island they
chnrgo from $0.50 to S7 for the reason that
it is in competition with some coat that Is
brought In from Denver , Cole , by the Bur
lington & Missouri. This is one of the
sources of complaint. The people must
have the coal , and they sea no reason , If the
roads can afford to curry it for five-eighths
of n cent per ton per mile from Heck Springs
to Omaha , why they should charge \yt
cents per mile at Sidney , und at North
Platte 1 l { cents a ton per mile. This Is very
serious cause for complaint. It Is discrimi
nation that is very palpable.
Kxtorttoimto Hilton on Wool.
1 have a letter from a party with regard to
the transportation of wool , which Is also
ono of the ntaplos of the west. The wool
rate , for Instance , from Evanston and
Wnsatch to Omaha is $1.41 per 100. From
Choyeuno to Omaha , which Is only 500 miles
ainXis 400 miles less than Evanston , they
chnigo (1.50 , and from Sidney to Ledge Polo ,
this sldo of Cheyenne , they charge $1.00. So
that actually , as you como ou nearer to
Omaha , ' .ho rates get hlchcr. This is , of
course , nil exhibition of discrimination that
I regard as serious. From what I can learn ,
the sumo irregularities in the tariff obtain
on thu Burlington system nnd on its brunches.
The grain tr.ifilo stands iu about the same
way.
way.Of com so , in the earlier days wo had long
contests over this Union Pacific bridge hero.
It Is still a great source of complaint , al
though not us bad as it used to bo.
I omitted ono point which 1 foigot in refer
ence to this coal matter. Hard or nnthra-
clto coal sells hero at 10.50 , and at Sidney ,
414 miles fiu thur west , at $20. In fact the
price Is entirely prohibitory. The tariff
from Omaliu to Sidney is made so high that
it compels those people to buy Hock Springs
coal.
coal.Tho
The Chairman Tholr own co'al ?
Mr. Hosowator Yes , sir ; and that same
coal , which sells at $7 per ton hero , sells at
$7.60 ut Sidney , 400 miles further -vest.
Senator Platt How far Is this anthracite
coal brouchtl
Mr. Hoaewater Over 1,000 mlles , and It Is
laid down hero for $0.50.
Senator Platt Practically they charge $11
per ton for carrying It 400 mllesl
Mr. Hosowutor Yes , sir ; that is the point
lam getting at.
Ucnnrul ICntrs of Trunftnortutloii.
With regard to our general rates of trans-
. .portation 1 wish to show that wo have good
reason for complaint. The rate from Now
York to Omaha on first-class freight was
formerly ? l 50 , and is now 81.30. Of this the
rate from Nnw YoVk to Chicago , 000 miles , is
40 cents , nnd from Chicago to Omaha , 500
miles , it IsOOLOnls.
The second-class rate Is O.J cents from Now
York , OH cents of that Is from Chicago to
Omuha , anil 110 from Now York to Chicago
The distance from Chicago to Now York Is
over 000 miles ; the distance from Chicago to
Omaha is only 500 mites.
The lata on third-class freight Is 71 cents
from New York , of which 10 cents is from
Chicago to Omaha , and 85 cents from Now
York to Chicago. Lot us compaio those
rates with thu rates charged from hero west.
The first class rate from Omaha to Choy-
oiino , 516 miles , Is (1.00 per hundred. In
other word } , when you can carry from
Omulm to Now York , 1,400 inllea , freight
classed us fit st-ctass. for $1.80 , the Union
, i > ° Pacific charged to Cheyenne , a distance of
' 510 miles west of Omaha , $1.00 , and to
Denver , 6GO miles west of hero , thu first-
class I.HU Is $ J.4U from Omaha.
Senator Platt Fifty eenU moro than to
Cheyenne !
Mr Hosowator Yes , sir ; Denver being
only fifty-thieu miles further. To Ogdnu , a
disiuncoof I.O.U miles from Omaha , the first-
class rate Is $ J. To ICvanston which is this
lido of Ogden , a dUtauco of 053 mllea from
Omaha , thu first-class riio is ft 'J3. There
Is un exhibit of what I call railway clussltl-
cation. It Is about on u pluuu with what wo
used to charge lu the telegraph business.
That may ba a dlsressicm from the point ,
but when I first took charge ot the wires In
Omaha wu used to charge from Omuha to
Now York 15 05 for a ten-word mcssago , nnd
from Omaha to Chicago $ U.5V , From Connell -
ell Bluffs to Now York we could send u mes-
ago for $ y.o3 , uiul from Council Bluffs to
Chicago wo tould souii a message for $1.65.
I have known men to travel across the river
In a stagu coach and pay their fare of 73
cents to Council Bluffs and 75 cents
back again to sand a ton-word mes-
ago and lave 50 cuau by thu operation.
Them U nlwut the aamo consistency In this
railroad rlasslikatun as In this Instance of
telegraphing.
Propriety of Itogiilitllnc IlnllroniU nnil
Ktght here I will say that there In the
same necessity for nnil Bamo propriety In
regulating the railroads as there is In regu
lating the telegraphs from tlmo to time.
When the Pacific tolcsraph was chartered
congress provided In thateharter that In con
sideration of tlin subsidy of $40,000 per annum
for ton years In succession no message of ten
xvonls should cost morn th.m t-'I from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean , and no
more thun 'JO cents should bo charged for
each additional word. From thnt tlmo to
this there never h.is been a higher charge.
Hut wo have charged right from Omaha to
Salt Lakrt as high as $ : t.50 , and from Omaha
to Helena , Mont. , wo used to chnrgo * 050.
That shows that. regulation by congress h.is
very good oflfect. It provouts extortion gen
erally und prevent * discrimination against
rlacct.
Tim CtiairinanAnd between persons ?
Mr. Hosowatcr And between persons.
Senator P1 U Ilavo you stock yards In
this locality'
Mr. HosowatorYos , wo have stock yards
on this aide of the river , established , I
should say. nboutiilnu months ago.
Senator Watt Who arc these stoclc yards
owned by ?
Mr. Hosowater They are owned by a syn-
dlcnlu of cltl/cns of Omaha and Chicago
Senator Platt And not bv railroad men 7
Mr. Uosowator No , the railroad men have
nothing to do with that as far as I know.
Senator Platt What about the proposed
Interstate commission.
A Commission Not Approved.
Mr. Hosewater 1 doubt the oftlclcncy of
commissions. I consider restrlctlvo laws
bettor than commissions. There Is a tele
graph law , for Instance , In our state todav
that prohi nits discriminations , rebates and
all that sort of thing. I will use that as an
Illustration to show that laws can bo en
forced and that the proper remedy is not
with commissions. As far as fain concerned.
I do not believe in commissions , because 1
think a clti/on who is injured can always got
redress , if the statntes will provide the
proncr remedy.
Senator Platt If he will make the effort ?
Mr. Hosow liter -If ho will make the effort.
This telegraph law Is ion our statute books ,
and provides exactly the same thine with
regard to short and long distance transmis
sion I found last January that I was Day-
ing a great deal more tor special dispatches
than the other papers were paying who were
In the Associated press , as was our paper.
I inquired Into it and was told if I would
sign a certain paper which I had refused to
sign which bound me , or Tun BKE Publish
ing company , not topattonl/ocompotiiig tele
graph companies for a number of years , 1
would have this reduction ; I would have a
lower rate. I refused to sign that paper , and
llnally. when they kept it up , I notlllcd the
telegraph people that I would sue them and
would lecovcr every overcharge they had
made. 1 insisted on their giving mo exactly
tbo same rate that anybody else received
After I had served notice on tnom I saw
their general manager at Chicago. Ho
thought I ought to sign that paper. I said :
' It is against my principles to sign such n
paper ; I think it is contiary to public policy.
and I will not sign It. " I had not approved
of signing papers of the same character In
California , and J said I cerUinly will pros-
ecu to you under our si.ituto If you do not
refund to mo the overcharge. " "Weil , " ho
said , "I do not like threats from anybody.
Wo don't generally accede to any threats. "
Said ! "As far as I am concerned , I do not
propose to make any threats ; I have simply
given you notice. 1 have stated the fact. "
They appealed 10 General Eckert , at Now
fork , and presently the order was issued.
What we had overpaid was refunded to us ,
and wo are getting the same rates now that
anybody else gets.
Correcting Alicuos.
Senator Platt May I aslc If you think
that Mr. Adams in his management of the
Union Paclllc intends to remedy all abuses
as fast as it can bo done ?
Mr. Hosowatcr I suppose that ho does.
As far as his talk goes it Is very satisfac
tory. I have had a conversation with Mr.
Adams and have given him an outline oC the
complaints here , ilcsaid that ho would do
what ho could to bring about a bolter state
of affairs and a bettor state of feeling be
tween tlio people and the ralirocd company.
Still I believe wo need the protection of the
law. The former manager of the Burling
ton system , Mr E. A. Touzalin , said to me
one day : ' 'Why doyou peisist in this antimonopoly -
monopoly- agitation , and in forcing this rail
road legislation ? Wo are doing everything
\\o can to develop the state ; wo arc encour
aging the settlement of the state , and you
know It nas increased in population and
wealth through our efforts , " I admitted that
his railroad company had done a good deal to
bring about that state of facts , but I said.
"I simply liken it to the people of
Gtcat Britain. They had good kings. Their
kings built highways and harbors and
aqueducts and bridges and all sorts of 1m-
piovcmonts for the public with the people's
money. Having done so thev wore gener
ally regarded us good kings , but in order to
protect themselves against the bad kings
that were llKcly to come , the people of Great
Britain enacted certain limitations. These
limitations were put into thoshapo of parlia
mentary usage and enactment , and they prevented -
vented the Kings from overstepping the
boundary lines and tyranublng over the
people. It Is the same thing with the rail
roads , " I said , "you do not know today but
what your head may bo off tomorrow. Jay
Gould or sorao other man may be ncro In
charge of your road. What wo want is pro
tection against abuses , and wo cannot got it
except by law. "
Senator Platt You do not think , then ,
that you have corrected all of the abuses
> et ?
Mr. Hosewutor I think not. I think there
is u vast amount of Improvement needed yet
that can bo had eventually. When wo are
told , for instance , with regard to the cost of
railroads out here , as compared -with rail
roads in Iowa and Illinois , I simply answer
this : "Wo have nothing whatever to do
with that. It docs not matter how much the
railroads cost when they are built , or how
much the men who built them fraudulently
divided among their own partners. The
question Is simply tins : What can n railroad -
road of equal capacity , with the best equip
ment , bo laid down for a ( this day in this
country , and to what extent would that boar
any relation to the income and thochargosof
this road ! " It does not sceui to mo , If I wcra
going to rent u house , that It would bo the
province of the man who owned the building
to point to the fact that twenty-live yours
ago bricks cost $20 per 1,000 In Omaha mid
I icincmbcr thnt I used to pay $20 u cord for
wood hero and $100 a 1,000 for tloorlng lum
ber. If that man should say : 'That buildIng -
Ing cost mo $100,000 and I must get rent
cnouirh for it to pay the Interest on that
sum , ' my reply would be : "What can such
a housa bo built for today ? "
Omnhu llpail * 1'ructlu.tllv XoncompctliiR.
Senator Platt Are those two roads , the
Burlington & Missourinnd the Union Pacillc ,
competing rouds hero ?
Mr. Hosowator To souio extent , but not
very much , I question whether they compote
pete very much at thU lime.
Senator Platt- Suppose they Aio not com
peting. It Is the case where a great many
loads have been built In many parts of the
country that ono railroad could do ull the
business properly and with proper dispatch ,
and servo the public as fully as Is requisite.
Suppose three railroads huvo been built and
all built on honest capital. You have then
thieo times as much capital invested in rail
roads between those points us is necessary.
What are you going to do I The transporta
tion charges nro really a tux upon the public.
Are you going to tax the public enough to let
all three of these railroads live on a fair
basis ot honest capital or enough only to lot
ono railroad live ? There is u problem I would
like to have your views about.
Limit Itiillwuy Construction.
Mr. Hosowatur I have thought of nil of
that. In my Judgment , the day has como
when uo must limit the construction of rail
roads. I believe inat\ioforo any railroad U
chartered by either the stiito or national
government there should bo aomo inquiry
us to the policy of building moro railroads ,
unu as to the condition of the country
through which the projected railroads pass ,
and the facilities for travel already
existing. I admit that when three railroads
llvu on QUO suction of the country , wbcru
only ono railroad can miilto n respectable
living on the money expended , U is a very
serious problem , But it Is no worse than
where three novrsparors start Inn town
where only ono u needed , and only ono could
pay. But when newspapers start , and they
lied thi.ro are too many , they can do ono of
two thitigs they can consoltdatu or they
can die or t.'ioy cau alt starve , ai they see
fit. nut the newspapers cannot tax trio
public. There Is the beauty about that.
They can only tax the owners.
Senator Platt-On the other hand the rail
road Is then ) .
Mr. Kosowater The railroad Is there , and
a railroad toll Is In a certain sense a tax.
Ilonco the question arises to what extent
can a community bo subjected to the op-
prcsslvo taxing power ot the railroad' An
other company might build another line
from hero to the Puolilc , although there Is
no need whatever for It , and it might then
pool with these other roads. Those rail
roads must cither flgbt to the death or they
must Dool , Ono of these two things Is In
evitable.
llnxU for Unto Milking.
Sonata Platt Suppose another company
should parallel tbo union Pactllc railroad to
San Francisco , with an hvmest Investment
of property in each one , so far as construc
tion Is concerned. If the government U goIng -
Ing to ilx rates , should It fix rates on which
both roads can live , based on the honest
capitalization , or should It leave it to them
to divide what should bo sufficient for one to
llvo upon ?
Mr. Kosowater In fixing rates it seems tome
mo the question should simply bo to what
extent can the public bo taxed for the traffic
they are obliged to carry over the public
highways. If there are moro public high
ways than are absolutely needed , the men
who Invested In those highway ) must take
the consequences. They ought to have
brains enough not to put money into rail
roads where they can sco there inuat bo a
loss sooner or Inter. There are the two
problems. Are you going to allow ait un
limited number of railroads to bo con
structed , and then. Just as rapidly as they
are completed , allow them to compel the
people to pay Increased rates ? It does not
seem to mo that would bo rood policy. The
policy of thn government , should bo to pro
tect the people against all these needless en
croachments.
IX l.Ot'.lMUSW IT VIKCLKS.
The annual meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Omaha Opera Festival school
for the purpose of electing a board of direc
tors and officers for the ensuing year was
held at the rooms of the Omaha Festival
school , city hall , on Wednesday , January
10 , IbOl , at which tlmo the following officers
and board of directors were unanimously
elected :
MaxMarotzek Muslcil Director
C. C. Ti-nnuntn.uy President
Hon. ( lonrco I * , llmnls . . . .I'lrst Vice President
Mr * , niiaV. . t'e.utlo . . . .1-ueond Vlco President
Max Mayor Treasurer
Mrs. Mlliur Secretary
Mrs. T. L. Ivlmhill Director
Max Marcuek , C F. Goodman , W. J. Cou
ncil , Hev. Dr. Joseph T. Duryca , Hon. J. M.
Woolworth , F. T. Kirkendall , Edward Hose-
water , J. H. Buchanan , N. M Hubbard. Jr. ,
Hoy. Eewton Mann , Thomas Kilpitrlck ,
Clement Chase , Dr. O. S. Wood.
It was unanimously decided to nlaco the
entire management of the Omaha Opera
Festival school and opera festival season , to
bo given in April next. i = charge ot Miss C
C. Tcnnant Clary , president of the school
and the Western Optra association. Miss
Clary therefore will have control and entire
manugomcntjOf itho season in nil its depart
ments.
As president of ( ho association Miss Clary
makes the following announcement for the
season of IbOl :
*
The season will cover April S3 24 ,
25 , 20 , 2T , 23 and 21) ) , wltn a change of
opera each night. The company will consist
of forty people , including principals , chorus
and orchestra , as follows1
Primn donna sopranos , Mmo. Marie Tva-
vcry , Miss Carlotla Maconda ; prtma donna <
contralto. Miss Helen yon Donhoff ; first
tenors , Mr. Payne Clirrko , Baron Berthold ;
baritones , Peicy Averell , S. Dudley ; first
basso , Oonrad Bcrcnds.
A laigo chorus augmented by local talent
will materially assist in the productions ns
well ns an augmented orchestra , the whole
being under the direction of the veteran
director , Max Marotzek. The repertoire will
bo chosen from the following operas :
"Faust , " "Trovatore , " "Carmen , " "Ernani , "
"Lucia , " "Travlata. " "Higolctto , " "Martha , "
"Cavollcria liustlcana. "
Prices of admission have been decided upon
as follows : Single reserve scat and admission ,
$1.50 ; 100 cholco scats In the parquet , ad
mitting ono person to six performances , will
bo sold for $8 ; subsciiption to rest of the
house , admitting ono person with selected
seat to six performances , $ j. The sale of
subscription tickets will bo closed on and
after April 1 , and the regular prices will bo
strictly adhered to. All money is to bo de
posited at the Merchants National bank to
the credit of the opera fund.
"Che Western Opera association , " says
Miss Clary in her prospects , -'is an as
sociation of western cities tor the purpose
of giving annually a season of legitimate
opaia under local management , with a local
guaranty fund and Is nowun established fact.
It is no longer a theory. Omaha , where the
first season was given lust November , is now
associated with Denver , Kansas City ,
Minneapolis , Lincoln and probably Sioux
City. In the larger cities ono week each is
given in the smaller three days. The pos
sibilities of the plan are recognized by the
best musicians und musical Journals of the
east , and the general press of the country
have accorded the movement much
favorable notice , all of which en
courages mo to persevere in making
my plan nn established practical
fact. To accomplish this I huvo devoted all
my tlmo and energies under all conditions
and circumstances always keeping the end
to bo obtained in view. Tno trial season
given last November in Omaha made my
subsequent work in other cities n possibil
ity. Last year the amount subscribed ren
dered It possible for mo to bring only five
principals and n small chorus , whllo the
orchestra was local , and consequently lim
ited in number. Again , only two operas
were promised by my prospectus , after
which I arranged for a third. This year , in
consequence of a louccr season , made pos
sible by the associated cities , the company
will consist of twelve principals , full chorus
and orchestra , augmented by an auxiliary
local chorus and orchestra , and the repertoire -
toiro u 111 include six standard operas. To
this is adued the fact that tbo eminent
director , Max Mnrotzok , who has been n res
ident of this city , and director of the Omaha
Opera school , will have charge of all the
performances.
"I also wish to note the fuel that with this
larger company and repertoire , which in
most cases would increase the price of ad
mission , the management Is able to lower
the price of that charged last year by $1 for
all seats In the house with the exception of
100 seats in the parquet , the price by sub
scription being $5 for six nights , tickets
transferable These prices nro unprece
dented for grand opera , and bring it within
the means of the most limited Income ; at the
sumo tlmo the company consists of artists
who have won their spurs in Kuro-
pcan musical centers , whoso reputation
ns singers have been acknowledged by the
most expert of American ciltlcs. This lower
piiccof admission Is made possible by the
association of cities and the inciuasod sale
of subscription Mokots , It is , thorofoie ,
with confidence that , as representative of
our board of directors , I present our sub
scription list for the silo ; of subscription
tickets.
"According to an article In the articles of
Incorporation of the Omaha Operatic Festi
val school the season of opera can bo gl\un
under the management of the school. It Is ,
therefore , oven moro thun last year , a mat
ter of local interest , us the board of dl
rectors of our school Includes some ot the
mast prominent cltl/ons of Omaha.
" 'Iho school Is thqresultoftho first season
of opera , although a new Institution Is mootIng -
Ing its financial obligations oven under the
present depressed financial condition , anil h
instructing aomo fifty pupils.
"I wish also to call attention to the fact
that the classes of other local teachers have
not. If I am coriecily Informed , boon affected
by the establishment of the school , also that
older existing musical societies are still In
a nourishing condition and Imvo not , ns some
of the members anticipated , been dostrovod
by thn advent of the Opera association ,
piovlng what I claimed fronv the beginning
that Omaha with her population of 140,000 ,
the state of Iowa and Nebraska tributary ,
has long 31 nro passed u pioneer and provin
cial condition and U suUlclontly Intellectual ,
musical und literary to support more than
ono musical Institution.
"Tbo full possibilities of this plan for
operas will only bo realized after several
.veant of organization , when our local ussoei-
lions are well formed , our local choruses
well established and our subscription list
largo , and when our western cllle * shall
have attained the social conditions , the
musical culture and wealth of older eastern
olUos uutll than U U only practical to
bring a fine company , that annually will
make the Idea ofcpora possible In tlmo. "
A Tnlk with the Apltior of "Pinnule. "
' 'Is it not strange.'Y/iaid Milton Nobles at
the Paxton Tuesday Afternoon , "that Iho
public's estimate ofa literary production , or
of thu work of an actor , is so often widely
dissimilar to that of/iho author or artist ?
What ho may conslilcr his very boat en
deavor the public refuse to rceognlzo as
such and nrn far better pleased with what
ho regards ns much inferior. Nasby , for
Instance ; few pcoplo know that ho produced
aomo very fine literary work and It was the
grief of his life that ho would not bet remem
bered by what ho know represented his boss
efforts , but by his peculiar humor and
illiterate style of spelling.
"So with many actors. Hero I am now
playing 'Phcunlx' seventeen years old and
it never falls to draw. But I have really
done much better work In numerous other
plays , the best , play I over wrote being
From Slro to Son. '
"I was grumbling to Jefferson one day
about the public's preference for 'Phuunlx , '
when ho answered , That Is nothing. My
playing of 'Hip V Winkle' Is a father to
your 'Phamlx , ' yet I must play It. ' "
"Mr. Noblo. what Is the attraction lu
'Phoenix' that makes Itsopopularl"
"Well , I have always thought It was the
nlay-wrltlng episode where 'the villain still
pursues her. ' There Is nothing lllto it in
any other play , nnd that Is what 'caught on'
to the popular favor. There Is something
funny about that , too. When I wrote It 1
thought It full of humor But It Is hard to
feel the public pulse. I was not certain ot
my ground. At rehearsal I often said I may
'cut that out. ' When wo wont on for thu
last rehearsal before the 'first night1 1 had
the 'cues' so arranged that at the last mo
ment I could cut 'the villain still pursues
her' story. But I did not , and that proved
to bo the very thing the public wanted.
After all these years it never scorns to pall
ujran the taste. "
Then tbo conversation drifted to that
dead prince of actors , Edwin Booth , with
whom Nobles traveled when a boy. Ho te-
latcd In an Interesting manner tno way in
which the Booth und Barrett combination
was formed , giving it almost lu Barrett's
own words. The latter had Just returned to
Now York city , after filling a successful en
gagement , and meeting Booth on the street
greeted him with : "Hello'Tcddy ! " ( lor be
tween them it was always "Teddy" and
"Larry" ) , "you look tired. What ia the
matter ? " ,
"Oh , I am all worn out with tills constant
rehearsing , " answered Booth. "I huvo n
great mind to retire from the stage and
never sot my loot upon It again. "
"Whj do j ou not lot me manage iour busi
ness for you ! " asltcd Barrett.
"Wh.v I will jou' " eagerly Inquired Booth.
"Yes , gladly , " was the icply. And then
both retired to the club room and the whole
arrangement was madu in thirty minutes ,
and not a scrap of written contract was over
drawn up , and never was there more har
monious work between two people of such
opposite nnfuies. Buriett , exacting of his
whole company at rehearsals. Booth seem
ingly Indifferent but ublo to command atten
tion by a glare of bis eye.
It was easy to see that Milton Nobles
cherished most loving memories of Edwin
Booth , as ho continued . "Theater-goers
of the last fifteen years could not fairly
Judge Booth by his acting , though it was
always good. iJut tht' nervous tension , that
once marked his worir , of into years ap
peared only now and then. It might have
been scon and felt in ono act of the play
not more. Why , the * > nan could not have
lived and ola.vcd as ho once did. The mind
would have worn out the body. I saw him
at his best , when , by his powerful magnet
ism , ho swayed his 'andlcnco to smiles or
tears , and after carr.ymc them co the climax
of emotional intensity , they would sink
back Into their seats exhausted like him. "
"Booth and Barrott'ltould not be compared.
The first was a genius , tbo latter an artist. "
"It is a fact. " saidMr , , Noble , ' 'that the
dramatiirstago Is now overcrowded by in
ferior people. Many society ladles of Now
York cit.Boston. . . Philadelphia und other
eastern cities become 'stage struck , ' and
having money arc willing to furnish their
own wardrobe and oven pay expenses in
order to bo allowed to 'act. ' Some have
talent nnd uio pushed ir.to 'luads. ' Those
having no talent aio given minor roles. Thus.
it is becoming harder for a person with
talent nnd no money to obtain a foothold ,
though it cannot be doubted that real artis
tic ability once given a hearing is bound to
como to the front. "
"When I como to Omaha I meet many old
friends. Years ago I played in the old
Academy of Music , which is now 'Rcscuo
Hull. ' The old Boyd was a neat llttlo nouse
to play in. But it was. a good thing it
burned. Being upstairs , it was a flrctrap.
Dramatical ami .Musical f.'nturtalninunt.
One of the most enjoyable and instructive
events which has occurred this season was
the Initial number of a course of lectures and
entertainments given under the auspices of
the Benson Epwofth league at Benson town
hall last Friday evening by Mr. nnd Mrs.
Lyman Searl , assisted by Mrs. John Isen-
hart. After a brief address by Air. J. It.
Barr the following program was rendered :
I-IKT t.
The I'cust . Ancn
Ijyniun fenrl.
The Hotter Laud Voeitl solo .
Mrs.Sourl.
How Ituby I'layod .
hym.ui Seurl.
Kiss and Lot's Make lrp Vocal solo . . .Harris
Mis. feoml.
Selected .
Lyman buurl.
VlUT It.
SpartacuMltnpioxodi . Hill Nye
Lyinan bum ! .
Auntie Voeal solo . Ilohroml
Mi ; hear ) .
The IllncKsmUh's ntoij . . . .1'rank OIlvo
Lyman Searl.
A Dicnmof IiO\o-WnlsUliig solo . Spenser
Alia , buarl.
Selected .
Lyman Suarl.
Apple Blo ems Whistling solo .
Mn.hunrJ.
Green Mountain Justice .
Mt. oarl.
Mrs. Seurl has mastered the subtle mys
tery of the school boy's whistle and can send
out a thrill of melody that would make a
mocking bird envious , as was evinced on
this occasion.
Mr. Soarl's recitations were given in n
very pleasing manner , which displayed to a
peed advantage thu talent and dramatic
abilities which ho possesses.
Mrs. John Isonhart's playing won every
heart. Her touch and harmonic effects were
exquisite and her strength and purity 'of
touo unusually fine.
Mrs. Frances Moollnr , who will leave
shortly for Sacramento , Cul. . on account nf
the serious illness of her oung son , will bo
tendered a farewell benefit by the leading
musicians of the city Thursday evening ,
January 18 , at Metropolitan hall. Mrs
Moeller has been partof the musical Hfo of
Omaha for a number ot years , her
ability ns a contralto being un
questioned. She has taken pirt
In many entertainments given for charltabto
purposes , believing that the true artist
should always bo found willing to aid In any
movement having frfl'jlts object thu better
ment of social conditions. No ; that Mrs.
Mooller is to leave Omaha her benefit should
bo made a complete ui&ccss , financially , us it
will bo artistically , th.o program which fol
lows warranting an uudiunce that will test
the capacity of the house :
IMKidlt.OI.
Piano duet Tarantolik | | ( | .MosKowsIl
Mine. MnciitnfurlnKand Mi. Culm.
Himsolp O , Huddler lltiin thol-'liurrv
. llundel
KM..S
air.T.SiVunnoll.
Alto solo Dost Thuir Know that Sweat
Land ( MiKnou ) Thonmi
Mrn. Sloellor.
Tenor nolo A Vlulot In Her Lovely
llnlr ( Jaiiiplnn
Mr.V. . 11. WllkliH.
1 ( aHerunatii. ) . Mnsrknwskl
Violin solo > ( h ) llugarlaii Dnnce , No. f >
) . llrahms Juuchlm
Mr. Clmilus lllKuluii.
I < Hoarl'n Oujhshi. OllchrUt
Hour-urn
Niprauo solo f ( JJ TIO | ( jyMy , firl .i)0otti , , |
Mrs. J. \ \ . Cotton ,
llnss Hole Tny Hontlnvl nm I. . Wutsim
Mr. Jiilus Luinhiiid.
Quartet Thu Hun Until Its Puurls Plnsiitl
Mrs. Cotton , Mrs. Moollor , Mr. W1I-
MIH , Mr. Lumbard
Mr. J. E. Butler has volunteered to play all
thu accompaniments on this occasion , u by
no moans small task.
DoWllt'a Witch Hazoi uaivo euros plloj.
Cleveland union carpenters who have
work are paying 33 coutsawcokto aid the
distressed.
NEBRASKA LABOR CONGRESS
Convenes in Omaha Todiy with Important
Busiuau Before It ,
QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED
\Vliat U Said In I.nlior Circle * About the
Union Hnpot scheme Plon for
Inrorceiiiriit ! of II > UH
I.iibor Not o .
The mnoting of the Nebraska State Labor
congress , which convenes in Patterson's
hall In this city today at 11
o'clock , has been looked forward teas
as ono of the Important events in labor
circles of the state. Several of the visiting
delegates arrived In the city yesterday and
mete ate coming on today's trains.
The constitution of Iho fongresi provides
that all Industrial organizations In the state
shall bo entitled to representation In the
conventions of the congress , and at this
meeting there will bo several delegate * from
various sub-ulllauces throughout the state.
The farmers have never taken any part In
thu deliberations of the congress heretofore ,
as the constitution did not provldo for their
admission until It was amended at the gen
eral mooting held last July In Lincoln.
Several llvo subjects will como up for con
sideration today , chief among which will bo
the question just how far the congress shall
net politically as a body.
Some difference of opinion exists among
the delegates us to the proper method to bo
adopted to bring about various reforms
which arc being demanded in the Interest of
labor. Many of the delegates nro of the
opinion that all the labor forces should bo
cuntcicd on only two or three of the leading
questions , and that amonc these should bo
the proposition to abolish the contract sys
tem on public works and substitute what is
known us the day labor system. On this
question all labor organl/ations seem to bo
clearly united , and all can work together
that far without tbo least fric
tion. Another subject that Is
likely to receive considerable attention
ut this meeting Is the proposition to estab
lish organisations in all the small towns of
the state. It is nrcucil that If the state
congress would issue charters to what might
bo called local Nebraska unions they would
result In great ( rood to all labor organiza
tions through the education that could In
this way bo given to the at present unorgan-
i/cd workers. The proposition is to elect an
organircr to cover the state during the year ,
and In small towns whcro thcro are only
two or three persons to each trade the plan
Is to got them nil together und form u mixed
union. In this way the workers In the
small towns would bo In touch with their
follow workers In the largo cities and would
not , it is claimed , go to the largo cities in
times of labor troubles to compete with
organized men.
The Knights of Labor delegates will prob
ably Insist that in cases where thuro are
not enough of ono trndo to otgaulzo a trades
union , a mixed assembly of their organiza
tion should bo established instead of tno
proposed Nebraska union , Thcro seems to
bo a general opinion among the delegates
that ono or the oilier of these methods
should bo adopted in order to reach the un
organized people in the small towns.
Union Dcpnt Tulle.
The proposition to build a now union depot
in Omaha is one of the chief topics of dis
cussion in labor circles. It is noticeable
that the building trades , us a rule , favor the
proposition , \\hllo many of the other trades
oppose the issue of bonds ou general princi
ples. It is thought bysomo of the labor
loaders that the city should vote bonds and
build the structure itself , whllo others do
not think It practicable ul this time for the
city to build and own the depot. The dif
ference of opinion in regard to this matter
is ptotty well divided at this time.
The members of the building trades unions
nro very anxious to have the building
started as soon as possible and maintain
that if the new dnpot was started there
would bo several other buildings started at
the same time , which would furnish an
abundance of work for the men who are now
idle nnd wishing for work
The amount of building , paving and other
woik thut would bo furnished by tbo start
ing of tbo new union depot , It is claimed ,
would afford employment for all of Omaha's
workers for thecomlngyear , which is a boon
very much acslred Just at this tlmo by every
body , _
T.abor I.invi , Kn forced.
J. H. Simpson , a prominent labor leader of
Tennessee , has written an article which
was published in ono of the Nashvlllo labor
papers , advocating that the working pcoplo
all over the country make an attempt during
the present year to establish funds with
which to employ able lawyers to prosecute
all violations of labor laws. Ha argues that
there are enough good laws now if they wore
on'y ' all enforced , nnd does not consider it
ad visible to spend any moro time and money
in trying to get now laws passed until the
present ono ate made effective.
Ho gives as his opinion that if the workIng -
Ing pcoplo would stick together and omnloy
ublo legal counsel and pay them well for
their work the luwyow so employed would
work as faithfully for the laboring people as
they do when employed by corporations.
Idihor Xotad.
Over 400 men nro idle and destitute at
Almy , Wyo.
The organl/ed cooks will form a national
trades assombly.
A Central T/\bor tinlor. has been organized
at Nashvlllo , Tonn.
Work has been resumed at the mines near
Cripple Creek , Colo.
The El Mitro , Cole , coke ovens 'aro now
running ou full time.
The Waukot mills at Provldonco , R. I.
have started up again.
Prof. Hichurt T. Kly is prouaring a history
of the labor movement.
The employes of the Santa Fo have re
ceived all their back pay.
The Empire woolen mill atClayvilloN. , Y. ,
has closed down indefinitely.
F. B. Vincent of Pittsburg has written a
book on the late Homestead trouble.
Two thousand nro Idle and ! 1,000 are workIng -
Ing on short time ut Harrisburg , Pa.
Andrew Carneplo has ordered his mills to
bo kept running during the present year.
Over 800 men were put to work last weak
in the knitting mills at Amsterdam , N. Y ,
Coollo labor in San Francisco hu greatly
injured the Cigarmakcrs union lu that city.
John Mngou , member of Knights of Labor
assembly , No. 24ft } , lit Wurdner , Idaho , is
dead.
The convention of minors at Dubols , Pa ,
decided to join the United Minu Workers
union.
The Clinton rolling mill at Pittsburg has
given notice of a i eduction in wages of 10
per cent
The situation of the unemployed was dls.
cussed last week In the British Housa of
Commons
It Is reported that about ninety minors
have lately been put to work at the Ulon-
rook mines.
A 80 per cent reduction Is what now faces
the employes of the Unicorn Silk works at
Colnsauqua , Pa ,
A 1 irgo shoo factory will reopen tomorrow
ni Tnrrytown , N. Y. Tills will give 400 pot-
sons employment.
Two largo furnlturo factories at Galllapolls ,
O. , have started up again after u three
montlm shut down.
A reduction of 10 percent has boon made
at the Hunter Machlno company's works of
North Adams , Muss.
PIstrlut Assembly No .to of the Knights
of l abor Is still at war with the Plymouth
Hocu Pants company.
The United Garment Workers nuvo
adopted u label that will bo found ou all the
products of thulr labor.
Fifteen hundred men have been glvon
work by thu resumption of the Iron and
steal mills at Martin's Furry , O.
The machine wood workers of Omaha
complain that work tint properly belongs tn
Omaha Is bain ? done In other cities.
The Central Trades und Inbor .monthly
at D.iyton , O.passed resolutions denouncing
the action of Judge1 Jenkins of Milwaukee.
Some of the hat nnnufactiirors at Han-
bury , Conn , , are golr.g to move their estab
lishments to got awa > from the labor tight.
A co-opcratlvo manufacturing company at
St. Louis has declared a dividend of 7 per
cent and will restore the wages reduced some
tlmo ago.
The Plato Glass company at Crolghton ,
I'.i. h.ii resumed operations after arranging
with Its employes to accept a reduction of
13 per cunt In wages.
The Now York Stnto Inbor congress ,
which met In Atbiny last Wednesday ,
adopted resolutions favoring the enforce
ment of all labor laws.
The women In the eii'ploy of'tho American
Watch cotnunny have signed a petition to
the manager of the company inking that no
further out bo made In wages.
The trouble between National Trades As
sembly No ' . ' 10 and the Plant Shoe company
has not vet been settled Another attempt
at a settlement will bo made this week.
An nrtlclo In the Journal of the Knights of
Labor announces that neirly all of the fac
tories mat have resumed business have done
so after i educing thu former wages of em
ployes.
The employes of Sale"- , Low In & Co. "a
shoo factory at Philadelphia have gone out
on a strike against a reduction of wages.
The employes were formerly making t to
? 3 per week.
A , portrait of .1. M. Kenny of Omaha ap
pears in lust week's Issue of the Journal of
the Knights of Libor. Mr Kenny Is now n
member of the general executive bo ml and
Is filling the position of traveling organizer
for the board.
Laramie City , Wyo , has resumed Its oftcr
to Denver capitalists to build glass works ut
Laramlo. It offers I.OOJacro- land and
115,000 In cash , the works to glvo umploy-
ment to not less than 1100 persons The pi int
may uo established.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign says :
"Tho great trouble with this country lies In
the fact that the average American states
man has a soft hand , a hard heart , a slip
pery tongue , , t rough soul , a tubful of stomach
ach and a thimbleful of brains. And the
votes of working people elect them. "
The wage scale made by the coke opera
tors of Connellivillo In IS'.IO ' will expire Feb
ruary 1. The workers are now trains to get
the operators to renew the old agreement
when It expires. They are said to bo will
ing to accept a slight reduction , but will
strongly oppose any reduction exceed ing 5 or
10 per cent
ICnltrhtsof Labor assembly No 1 , located
at Philadelphia , officially denies the report
that It has boon losing members on account
of tlio defeat of Powdorly. 1'ho denial
closes us follows : "This assembly Ins the
utmost confidence In thu recently elected
general officcts and will accord them its
Hearty support. "
in spualcing of the order served upon him
at the instance of the Northern Pacific rail
road , General Master Workman Sovereign
saysTho document would put to shame
oven the czar of Russia It places the
United States government wltu the army
and navy In the defense of the Northern Pa
cific railroad and Its officers and receivers
us ugaiiist the working people , without re
gard as to what their claims or rauso might
bo. It is another strike at civil liberty in
this country that will meet with universal
indignation on the part of all fair-minded
people. "
DoWHt's WItchlLuol saivo cures pilos.
awbic.iL AM ) im.i.iriria AOFI , " } .
Jacob Schaeffer Is to play billiards in a va
riety farce next season
Louis Jasics will part company with Fred
erick Warde at thu end of the season , and
thereafter devote himself to comedy.
"Americans Abroad , " which Sardou wrote
expressly for Daniel Frohman , is said to
have netted the author $ -10.000 in royalties.
Mllo..olio do Luss.in's success as the
Ncdda of "Pagliacci" has created a great
impression in the operatic circles of the
cities included In the Carl H03a company's
tour in England.
Miss Lillian Husscll has bought a now
opera , entitled "Cleopatra. " The libretto is
by Phillip and is being translated into Eng-
Hsh'by Alexander Neumann. Gus Kcrkor Is
doing the music for it.
William Winter is writing a biography of
Joseph Jefferson that can hardly fail to bo
replete with intniesting lucts felicitously
piesentcd , Judging by the same author's recent -
cent book about Edwin Booth.
Patti will give two concerts in Chicago at
the Auditorium , on Thursday evening , Janu
ary 18 , and Saturday afternoon , Januiry l0 !
Considering the attraction the prices are
fixed at a reasonable standard.
.Tonn Drew begins a three weeks engage
ment in Chicago ou Monday , opening in his
now comedy , "Tho Butterflies , " wlucn had
its first stage production throe weeks ago In
Boston , whcro it scored an instantaneous
hit.
hit.William
William F. Lavln , tenor , and his handsome
wife , Mnry Howe , who Have remained ubioad
two years , having Just conoludea a scries of
concerts in Berlin , sail for America February
10 ana inaugurate a concert season early in
March.
Benjamin Jarecki , a young American
pianist , made his professional debut nt
Chtckering hall , Now York , Wednesday.
Ho Is a nutlvo of Denver , and when only 7
years old appeared in Now York as a musi
cal prodigy.
It is reported that Daniel Frohmau has
just accepted n now and as yet unnamed
three-act comedy by Arthur Wing Plnero
whoso play , "Tho Second Mrs Tanqueray , "
has placed him at the head of English
dramatists.
Eastern press reports say that Henry
Irving's eight weeks' engagement at Abbey's
theater In Now York , which consisted of
fifty-four performances , yielded him In gross
amount $185,000 , which Is greater by nearly
BO per cent than Mr. Irving over received In
Now York.
The trustees of n church and n college are
opposing the erection of a tnoater close to
tncm In Washington , notwithstanding the
pluv house Is designed to hoof the bast
grade , but the first developments In court
Indicate that tnu objections have no legal
weight.
William J. Scanlan , the Irish comedian ,
was visited by sovcral friends nnd lolatlves
at Bloomlngdnlo Ins.uio asylum on Christ
mas .day. Mrs. Scanlan was among the
visitors , nnd her greeting appeared to
brighten Scanlan. Ho U pnysically strong ,
but mentally prostrated , and ho will not
probably llvo moro than a fuw mouths.
Holand Heed having completely recovered
from thoHuvero illness which obliged him to
Interrupt his season several weeks ago , last
Monday resumed his tour In Buffalo , where
ho pioduced for the first tlmo u comedy
called "Dakota. " The play , which was
originally written for William H Crane , is a
sitiroontho dlvorco laws of the two Dakotas -
kotas , and is said to havuery funny scones
und situations.
The recent controversy between Walter
Damrosch's Symphony orchestra and the
Now York Musical union und thu consequent
publicity oC thu affair lu thu papois huvo
caused a great demand for the services of
Mr. Anton HoBiior , the Imported 'cellistwho
has been the "bonoof contention" in the
whole affair , for concerts and prlvato must-
calos. Ho has received calls from all parts
of the country and has Just returned to Now
York from a trip to Canada.
"Several weeks ago"says the Phlladolphl t
Hccnrd , "when Mr. Jefferson was playing
Hip Van Wlnklo' at the Walnut Strcot
theater , ha found amoug his mall ouo inorn-
Ing n loiter from a furniture man. The
epistle , which wits written ou a luttor head
adorned with a largo cut of a folding bed ,
'closed'and 'opened'load us follows : 'Mr
Jefferson Sir : i saw you play "Hip Van
Wlnklo" last nigh. , and I have a pioposltlon
to muko to you. When the curtain goes up
on the third act , and you rlso all stiff and
sere after your long sloop , you inl htsay a
few words something line this "On , how
stilt I ami If I had only slept last night on
ono of Blank's patent folding beds ,
warranted safe , durablq and comfortable ,
how much butter I would fool this morn
ing I" 1 think it would bring down the
housa. Now , 1 nin willing to pay you well
for this , of course. Lot mo know what you
think of It. ' The owner of Blank's foiling
bud has not ybt hoard from Mr. Jofl'orson. "
Th lln t flutter *
For pain In the chust thuro Is nothing hot-
torthan a flannel cloth saturated with Chum-
berlaln'a Pain Balm und bound over the suat
of ualn. For ialo by druggists.
AMONG THE INSURANCE MEN
Statistics of Fires During the Year in
America ami Oanatli.
BLAZES THAT TERRORIZED UNDERWRITERS
Inipcotlon In Omnha Impratad-t.lfu Un
dprirrltem IliuMing In Uio ltiir.il IU.
trlcU for MinlmiM Woolt of l.ocnl
I rimM NCITH Nolr/i.
The Board of Flro and Police ContniiHiioii-
orsof this city has adopted the sugjcsllon
recently made by Mr. Hirtinaii and the
Commercial club and Improved Iho 3 } stem
of Inspection. Chief Gallium and hit imht-
ants with a detail from the pollco deinrt-
tuont liavo boon biisilj engaged In prevent
ing fires by a vigorous crusade uirainst careless -
less dumping of ashes , and inculcating
caution aniQiig propcrti owners , tenants and
merchants throughout iho city. The result
has been a gratifying one. This Astern of
inspection and maintenance \lpitincc , to
gether with the anticipated arrival ofa new
llro onginc , has somewhat pacillcd the lira
underwriters , and It Is saltl upon excellent
authority that thu thnutcriod UO percent
advaiu'o has been shelved for the picsont.
Hates in general have been raUed all ever
the state with the exception of Omaha ,
but the business iron of this city uio not in
dulging In any congratulatory uinbracc for
fear that the miien dreaded ralso will bob
up In the near future.
homo Drciiinlinr IiMxr < < .
The fire losses for the last two weeks ot
December In Omaha were as follows
George Slscman , saloon building Los-t ,
$1 , )0 ) ; { ( ) > ) each in C'ttl/etis and American of
Boston. Not adjusted.
S Hrodknv , stock. Loss , JI7.'J3. Loss to
companies ; Granite State. $1U 15. American
of Now York , fcil.tX ) ; Milwaukee Mechanics ,
$111.50. Not adjusted.
Carey & Co. , saloon , stock and fixtures
Insured in Now Hampshire , $1,500 , adjusted
ItViiK uiuir of llhl/i'K.
Iho fire losses In the United States and
Canada during lb'J.1 ' , ns compiled from dally
iccords , show a total of $ I30,44i.S73 , The
December losses amounted to 13,103,173.
The total for is'.lj ' exceeds that of IMIi by
Sil,7lN.l)00 ) ) and that of IbOl hi Sls.lOO.OO )
According to the rules of moral haanl , It
might have bjrn expected that the utter
prostration of bushics * for the last six
mouths would have 'hugely increased the
losses , but the comparison shows that the
losses for that period were $70,000,001) ) ,
against fSli.000,000 for the first h'lf , and
that they were only about SJ.OOO.t'OO o\or
these for thn last hair of IbO.J and Ib'.ll , ic-
spectlvelv In New York last year there
were 1,1 ! ) . ! fires , causing a loss of $3.6,10,0.17.
Thcro were thirteen at rests for arson dur
ing the year. Three of trho persons
ai rested were convicted , ono pleaded
guilty , aud ono was scut to
uu Insane usyluin , whllo two were dis-
ehaigod and six are still awaiting trial.
The loss bv fire In the city of lloston last
year was $ r , HOO,000. According to the report
of the fire dopattmcnt of Chicago the losses
In 1803 amounted to $ .1,03:2 : , l i , againsll,5'JI-
415 in IbOli. The total insuraneo Involved
was * 17 .044M4 ( In 180) ) , while in Ib'JJ It was
? tKi,5r : ,20l. There were 'J,8'J-J fires in Massa
chusetts during the pasticar. 1'hu number
which extended beyond the building in
which taey originated were Ii,230. London
had the same number of fires and only six
extended beyond the building.
Air. Me Lull nn l.loydi.
It appears that the manager ? of the As
surance Lloyds of America were all ready
recently to pay a dividend of $77,000 , when
John A. McCall , ono of the subscribers , sug
gested that they ascertain first whether
they had earned such an amount of money ,
says the Investigator. The outcome of the
suggestion was Mr. Whiting's , pxumlnatlon ,
which showed an impairment of $144,431.
Mr. McCall admits that ho doesn't approve
of thu Lloyds system of Insurance , and be
came a subscriber in this instance to take
the place of a member who was compelled to
retire. Ho further s.n s
"My experience teaches mo that the only
way to run an msuranco company , or any
other organl/.ition , Is to guide and manage it
by sound , sensible business views nnd thu
Lloyds certainly cannot expect to command
public confidence until they oo.ml net their
utfulrs on the same sound pilnelplcs thut
provuil with insurance corporations. "
liiHiiruni IIIMIII ) .
Vermont fire underwriters will form a
state organization.
Harry Stuart of the Hanover has tukcn
rooms at the Merchants.
H. D. Necly of the Equltublo is out In the
state "hitting the high places. "
E. J. B. Havward of the Massachusetts
Mutual is rustling in the rural disliicts.
Tlio next rocular meeting of the Omaha
Life Undorwritcis will bo hold February 5.
The Prudential gave an onjoyublo banquette
to Us employes ut the Commercial club last
evening.
Walter II. Green , the cashier of the Massa
chusetts Mutual , will remain with the
Omuha ngency.a
O. II. JoiTrias Is said to have made n p.il-
pablo liltou the Paclllccoust with his famous
Fleming story
H. H. Gould of the Phoonlx Mutual has
been over the state working with his local
agents during tbo past week.
F. M. Woltzol , manager for the State Mu
tual ut Lincoln , was in Omaha visiting the
general agency on Wednesday.
Last year 0,033 persons were killed by mis
cellaneous accidents , GO , ! in railroad acci
dents , and 0,000 in disasters on water.
Hocords show thut the fire losses alt over
the country from January 1 to the 6th Inst.
were $2,578 500 , aud the Insurance carried
J. W. Craig , formerly of TUB BBK , but now
of the State Mutu tl , will go out through the
state next week to do some business with
his many frienJs.
The Connecticut Flro Insuraneo company
has abandoned Its second agency in this
city. C. Kaufman will bole after the local
Interests 01 the company.
Colorado papers crlory In the fact that the
not rotuins of the Insurance department , up
to December 1 , were ( . ' 18.50 ! ! 50 , an Increasu
of $7,181 ever the piecedlnj ; year.
The Canada Accident Insuraneo company
Is i uniting a trolley car accident polity
which indemnifies the holder for injuries rij.-
colvod whllo walking , riding or driving , horn
the trolley system.
The Missouri court of appeals hits decided
that n person holding a liru insuraneo policy ,
nnd thu bunullclary thuieof , may assign the
policy notwithstanding a stipulation ihoiuin
that it is not assignable
The Niagara and Caledonia have estab
lished a mountain department ut Dunv < r
under the management of Musars Cohb ,
Wilson & Co , as general agents The fol
lowing states will report thero- Colorado ,
Kansas , Nebraska , Now Mexico. Wyoming ,
Montana and probably thu Daliuins
Thu Paclllo Insuraneo union bus suspended
until Match l.lb'J. ' ) , thn chuigouf a 10 pur cunt
tux on all insuraneo pohcluk Issued by union
companies In Oregon. In thu meantime ihii
merchants are to try to secure the rop-ml of
thu valued policy law hi thut statu , which
occasioned thu imposition of the tax
The Delaware and Hullanco has closed Its
general agency in Omaha. This hui neces
sitated n distribution of the field force John
S. Barrow becomes special agent for Onto ,
Indiana , Michigan , Kentucky und Tunnesseo ;
Goorgu Duvln , special ugent for Illinois ,
Wisconsin and Minnesota ; Harry WhltlocU ,
( tpcclal agent for Iowa , MUsouri , Nebraska ,
Kansas ami Coloi ado. Mr. S. 12 , Cato , gen
eral special neont and adjuster for thu ontlro
field.
In Germany , says tbo Insurance Circular ,
the iw > llco taUo a considerable Interest In
fire Insurance. Thoj kcop particulars of
each proposal and uo oolloy.mav bo delivered.
until the liwuranco bus been approved and
recorded In the pollco registers , A small
feu U charged for the registration , and thu
nriangomout Is effective in pruvontiug over-
Insurance und In reducing thu moral hazard.
Kvorv agent must unnonnco his appointment
to the pollco authorities within a specified
tlmo.