THE OMAHA DAILYBKTiJj SA/J 11 DAY , D32OEMBEU 34 , 1895. 5
MORSE HEIRS GET A VERDICT
Jury Give ? Thorn Two Thousand Dollars
in tlio Wreck Damage Oaso.
CUDAHY SELLS HIS COOPERAGE PLANT
Ilnrllrmtnit .Sn-ltrliitinti Kotttiil Killed
< n the Vnriln ConnreiMiinii Me-
ICflltlinn DniiRcronnl- nt
LINCOLN , Dec. 13. ( Special. ) The Jury In
the case of the administrators of the estate
of W. H. Morse , ono of the victims of the
liock Island wreck , against the company , 1-ttc
this afternoon brought In a verdict In favor
ot the plaintiff for $2.000. The case has ex
cited no little Interest In legal elides , as It
Is the first one prosecuted slnco the convic
tion of George W. Davis for wrecking the
train. Yesterday the defense moved that the
caao be dismissed , which motion was over
ruled by Judge Hall. This barred ths com
pany's attorney ) ! from Introducing any evi
dence , and the case was given to the Jury
after argument. It Is considered certain that
the case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
The Lincoln Cooperage company today pur
chased of the Cudahy Packing company the
cooperage plant nt the penitentiary. The
Oudahy company recently bought It. The
Lincoln company Itf a partnership comprising
K. C. and R. M. Welch. It Is learned that
the cooperage company will put 100 men at
work next Monday and will turn out 800 bar
rels dally. M. D. Welch , for several years
connected with the Western Manufacturing
company , will bo manager ot the concern.
BURLINGTON SWITCHMAN KILLED.
At an early hour this morning the dead
body of J. C. De.aver , a Burlington switch
man , was found lying between the rails at
the west und ot the yards , near Fifth and L
directs. No one saw the fatality nt the time
it occurred , but at 4 o'clock a , in. Dcavcr
was seen near a twitch shanty stamping his
( cot as though ho was nurturing from the
cold. A locomotive engineer , while moving
down toward a snitch , saw Deaver's body
lying between the rails. No wheels had
passed over him , and It Is thought he was
crushed to death by being rolled along the
ground under a switch engine. Dsaver was
44 yearn olJ and ItaveJ a wife and two chil
dren. A coroner's Jury found the facts as
above stated. Deceased came from Scranton ,
Pa. , and Is a brother-in-law of T. V. Pnw-
dorly , the great labor organizer. The latter
has been telegraphed and asKcd what dispo
sition he would like to have made of the re
mains.
It Is stated that Franz Frltsche , the man
brought back from St. Louis to answer the
charge ot having embezzled $500 from various
German societies In this city , has made ar
rangements to settle the defalcations. Tils
wlfo has given mortgages en her property to
cover any losses sustained by her husband's
bondsmen. Frltscho Is now out on a $500
bond. v
INSANE OVER RELIGION.
This afternoon Oscar Webb Tlllmann , a
young man of 28 , was brought to the city
suffering from an acute attack of dementia.
Ho Is a farmer living near Raymond , this
county , and has a wife and two children.
Slnco Sunday ho has been quite violent at
times , nnd nan attempted to kill several
people. He Is &ald to have become Insane on
the subject ot religion. During the late
Presbyterian revival at Raymond , Tlllmann
was a constant attendant at the services.
7 Ho recently attackedJii brother and would
have killed him had It not been for the ef
forts ot TIllmann'D wife. Afterward ho
chased other members of the family out of
the house , kicked In doors and windows and
smashed considerable furniture. Ho was
sent to the asylum by the Insanity board.
This morning Governor Holcomb left for
Hastings because of the Illnesa of ex-Con
gressman McKelghan , now In that city. He
waa accompanied by Dr. Griffin. Ever slnco
the Transmlsslsslppl congress In Omaha Mr.
McKelghan has been confined to his bed. It
was the Intention of Governor Holcomb to
have visited him next Sunday , but this
morning ho received a telephone message
that he would better come at once and left
Immediately.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Ltndell
Samuel Bauman , R. B. Howell , M. E. Lease ,
C. W. Webster , Vance Line , W. S. Hcephrey ,
C. D. Parmeltje. At the Lincoln W. I. Dal
las , Charles F. Rogers , Paul Bausford , H. H.
Meyer.
HEIST iMtomicints SUM , TIIISIH CHOP
Mont of the Yield , In IJiidKC County
Ordered l y the Factory.
FREMONT , Dec. 13. ( Special. ) The farm
ers nrs feeling better over the beet situation.
A good many carloads have been shipped this
week , and from present Indications naarly If
not all the beets siloed will ba accepted by
the factory. The factory Is now paying for
toets that come up to the required test $5.30
on the cars at Fremont. Those who left their
beets In the ground , thinking that the cost
of getting them out would not pay them for
what they could sell them , are In some cases
follng pretty sore. Thoai who made money
on their hosts are talking ot contracting for
a still larger acreage nfxt year , but unless
there Is a factory built here or In this Imme-
dlae vicinity It 1 * doubtful If there are us
many boots raised next year as this.
Tim fnrmnrs who raised chicory are feeling
elated over the success of the crop. The fac
tory took all they raised and there was no
question over tests.
A Ultgram was received hero today an
nouncing tho-death of Claus Hlnk at Onawa ,
, , la. Mr. Hlnk Is a son-in-law of Fred Hlpke
! ' \ of this city ami was well known , here.
WOMAN COXVICTK1I OK MUIUJKIt.
Mrx. II runt Utility of MniixluiiKhter
for Killing Fred HerveH.
MADISON , Neb. , Dec. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Francis Brant was found guilty ot
manslaughter last night In connection with
the murder of Fred Rosves last August. The
shooting was done near Emerson. The vic
tim was a merchant of that town. Mrs.
Brant occupied hln farm. She quarreled
with Reeves over the lease. Reeves In
structed two farmers to visit the farm nnd
remove some grain. Mrs. Brant warned
them to desist , threatening to use a gun.
Hotves vUlted the place and was shot by
the woman. Mrs. Brant la the first woman
convicted of murder In Madison county.
Worlc-of Youthful llnrKlnrx.
ASHLAND , Nob. . Dec. 13. ( Special. )
f Two youthful burglars , aged 11 and 12 years ,
I'j' ' , ' started out to ply their trade Wednesday
jMcmng at Greenwood Thy began nt nrss-
serf's nit-nt mar1' ' , breaking out the rear
wlmlow , and wne trying to get Into the
I money drawer wh n the noise Attracted the
a'tentlon ' of p * er by and they were fright
ened away. Titty thm went to Bttrk'n meat
market , effecting an entrance by monns of
a stolen-key. Here they looted the money
drawer , getting the contents , 10 cents. They
also carried off n whole feast cf bologna ,
E. II , Stevens , on the Bcrggr n farm on
the 1'latto bottom , north of tovrrt , raised
16,000 bushels of corn this year from 240
acres , a yield of sixty-six and two-thirds
bushels per acre. Crops are enormous In
that vicinity.
UO.SSIP rnoM TIII : STATI : HOISI : .
llonrd of Puhllr I.amtx a nil llullillnci
I.el.t Monti * Conlrneti.
LINCOLN , Dec. 13. ( Special. ) For sev
eral weeks the Board of Public Lands and
Building ! ) has been figuring with various
contractors relative to covering the ntcam
pipes In the various public Institutions. At
the last session of the legislature the follow
ing sums were appropriated for this purpose :
Lincoln Hospital for the Insane , $500 ; Nor
folk Honpltal for the Insane , $500 ; Institute
for the Feeble Minded , Beatrice , $700. For
the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at
Omaha , the sum of $6,300 was appropriated
for this purpose , and for overhauling oM
buildings , concreting basements and general
repairs. Today the contract was let for
these four Institutions to L. W. Pomercne ot
the Manvllle Pipe Covering company , as fol
lows : Norfolk , $39C.7S ; Lincoln , $125.10 ;
Beatrice , $230.87 ; Omaha , $124.02.
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings
U Just now considering the case of Mrs.
Mary Becker , formerly an Insane patient In
the Lincoln hospital. She had been con
fined there two or three years , but last
September she was so much Improved that
she was permitted to go out on parole to the
home ot John Naderhoff , who resides near
Lincoln. Mrs. Becker's father , at that time ,
was living at Naderhoff's , but has since gone
to Iowa. Mrs. Becker desires to follow him.
Today her husband appeared before the board
and protested against her being permitted
to do so. According to his story she Is of
homicidal tendencies , and Is likely to kill
some one or commit suicide If suffered to go
by herself to Iowa. Mr. Becker believes
she should bo returned to the asylum. The
members of the board do not agree with him ,
and rather Incline to the opinion that Dck2r
should keep away from his wife altogether ,
AVI\M < : ilA O INDIAN CONVICTKD.
Oeorpre Pnrlcer'n Slayer Pound fiullty
nt Pender.
PENDER , Neb. , Dec. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Frank Ewlng , the Wlnnebago In
dian , who shot and killed George Parker , an
Omaha Indian , at the time of the Indian July
celebration , near the Omaha agency , was ar
raigned before District Judge Norrls last
Tuesday , charged with murder. He pleaded
not guilty , and a Jury was Impaneled without
great difficulty. The dead Indian was an
Omaha , and the defendant a Wlnnebago. This
fact causnl much excitement between the two
trlbos , who are seemingly not on the best of
terms. Both sides had employed able coun
sel , and the legal battle that followed was a
pretty ono throughout. The evidence was
somewhat conflicting , but the Jury reached a
conclusion nt 10 o'clock last night , convicting
the defendant of manslaughter. The court
has not yet sentenced th ( * defendant.
Kxcter Church Xotcn.
EXETER , Neb. . Dec. 13. ( Special. ) The
ladles and Young People's union of the
Baptist church gavean excellent supper and
literary entertainment In their church and
parsonage Thursday evening. The program
carried out by the young people was a re
markably Rood one and was highly compli
mented. The attendance was large and the
financial part all that could be wished.
The revival services at the Christian church
this week , conducted by Elder Kennedy of
Bethany , are of unusual Interest. The
speaker Is a good one. and Is drawing good
crowds.
Rev. W. T. Cllne haa closed his meeting
at the Pleasant Ridge church , owing to
the failure to arouse any religious enthusiasm.
Pastor .0. H. Huestls will go to York Sat
urday to fill an appolntmet for Rev. R. T.
Cross.
Quite a party of Exeter young people went
to the Blue river Thursday afternoon to parti
cipate In a grand skate. The Ice was very
good.
( old Kxclteiiteitt Around Alma.
ALMA , Neb. , Dec. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
The people of this city are excited over ths
discovery of gold In the bluffs two miles
south. A. L. Burr , president of the First Na
tional bank , nnd two others-have had assays
made several times In Denver and otlur
places , and on the strength of these results
have quietly bought up all the lands In the
vicinity , which have heretofore be-in consid
ered almost worthless. The secret leaked out
today and hundreds are ? prospecting In the
hills.
PKKSONAL PAUAGHAPIIS.
D. F. Pyle , Halley , Idaho , Is a Barker
guest.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Tate of Lincoln are
guests at the Mlllard.
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific , will return from Atlanta Sunday.
L. D. Cooper , traveling passenger man for
the Chicago & Alton , arrived yesterday.
Fred Frye , traveling solicitor for the Union
iMcinc , leaves ior an cxienucu mi > 10 me
coaat today ,
J. F. Gibson , superintendent of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul , with headquarters at
Marlon , la. , Is In the city.
The Welty family , Slgnorlta Anna De BeisI ,
Slgnorlta Emilia Bartolettl. and the Dona-
zetla family , with the Devil's Auction com
pany , have rooms at the Barker.
Mr. Frank Gazzola , agent "In Old Ken
tucky ; " G. C. Francis , agent "On the Mis
sissippi ; " N. Y. Hermann , agent "War of
Wealth , " are New York arrivals at the Bar
ker.
ker.MGSJ
MGSJ Wise , trsasuror ; Charles F , Cromwell ,
manager ; George Manchester , agent ; W. H.
Lorclla , stage manager ; Leon M. Palachek.
musical director , 6nd forty members of
Charles H. Yale's Devil's Auction company
are domiciled at the Barker.
NehriiNUnnH nt the IlotelH.
At the Mercer L , Wllron , Lincoln.
At the Dellone H. C. Caring. D. D.
Lynch , Pintle Center.
At the Paxton H. H. Stoddurd , Kearney ;
Q. D. Iluttcrileld , Crelghton.
At .the Merchants A. Spence , George
IJarr , Robert Burr , Stagton.
At the Arcade 1) . P. Cronln , C. O. Cone ,
Lincoln ; L. A. Smith , 1' , Uerru , Jackson ;
John S. Kiiy , lowing.
FKKT AXD
At the gun utora there's a special sale of
foot bulls. Kvcry boy would appreciate
ono as a Christmas present. The American
Kubbfr Go's , foot bulls No. 1 for 20e No. 2
for 30o-No. 3 for c-No. 4 for Wc-No. B ,
GOo No. 6. 75e.
Kugby leather covered foot balls :
No. 3 , former price $3.00 , now 11.90.
No , 4 , former prlco $3.60 , now J2.10.
No. 5 , former price $1.00 , now KM
The ( rent vale of sweaters advertised yes.
tcnluy Is still on
We make Columbia Metal Polish.
Mall orders tilled ,
Cross Gun Co. ,
Sportiug GootlB. 11GS. 15th St.
BOOKS FAILED TO BALANCE
Ex-Treasurer of Hall County on Trial for
Embezzlement.
EXPLAINING THE SHORTAGE TO A JURY
I'rriillnr I Vnl irr of Hir CIIHP HHII-
iiliiK Tlironuli Two Tpriim One
of tlir .turorx StnlilrntHe -
OOlllfl 111.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 13. ( Spe
cial. ) Tlio trial of Edward C. Hockonberger ,
the ex-treasurer of Hall county and ox-secre
tary of ths Iloanl of Education , on the charge
of embezzlement of $2,000 of the board's
ineney , Is rapidly ncarlng n close. In March ,
1891 , Hockenberger , as county treasurer , paid
to himself as secretary of the school board
$5,700 , nnd * In September. 1891 , h ? paid , as
county treasurer , to himself , us secretary of
the school board , $3,000. The receipts given
by the treasurer of thf school board and
accepted by Hcc1enbrgr showed an even
$1,000 less In each Instance. The dlt-covcry
was soon made by the finance committee of
the board and Hockenberger was arrested.
Ills trial was bsgun Tuesday. About a year
ago he was tried for embezzlement of county
funds' , having been found short over $ G,000.
Ho pleaded not guilty and was on trial ac
quitted. The prosecution has put up n very
strong case , showing the receipts given by
Hcckcnberger to hlmtulf as county treasurer
to have been $1,000 less In each Instance ,
showing the entries In the county records to
b ? $1,000 mor ? than his receipts , to have
been made In hla own writing ; that the
short amount was never turned over nnd
had not been up to this day. The defense
succosdsd In getting all the records Into evi
dence. On a motion of the defense , however ,
the prosecution was required to elect between
the two specifications , and elected that of
September 18. The- prosecution finished Its
case yesterday afternoon. This morning Mr.
Hockenberger was placed on the stand , and
admitted that In the transaction ho was
$1,000 nil Mil , but that It was a shortage In
the county funds and not In the school board's
funds. Ho stated that his county books were
$1,000 short and that he wrote an entry In the
county ledger of $3,000 , where It should have
been only $2,000 , and that that sum only was
duo to the school board , and ae county treas
urer ho had only received $2,000 for the
school board.
Hockenberger was the only witness put on
by the defense , and the testimony was fin
ished at noon. Arguments to the Jury were
made this afternoon. This evening , while
the Jury waa nt supper , Juror Hoach was
taken qulto sick with heart trouble. A doctor -
tor was called , and , though he allowed the
patient to go back to the court room , he
advised the court that Roach was not well
enough to go Into th ? Jury box tonight , and
Instructions by the court will not be read
until 9 o'clock tomorrow. The jurymen all
remained In charge of bailiffs In the court
house. _
The Youth's Companion promises to surpass
Itself during the coming year. There Is
hardly a famous man or woman In Oreat
Britain or the United States who has not
been among Its contributor ? . Among the
story-writers for the year 1896 who will con
tribute to Its columns are Prank n. Stockton ,
Harriet Prescott Spofford , Clark Russell , C.
A. Stephens , Mrs. Burton Harrison and Hud-
yard Kipling.
It alms , of course , primarily to be enter
taining , but this does not debar It from pub
lishing remarkable contributions by such
world-renowned men ae the Lord Chief Jus
tice of England , Judge Oliver Wendell
Holmes , ex-Speaker T. B. Heed , Camllle
Flammarlon , General -Nelson A. Miles , Sir
Benjamin Ward Richardson and the Dean of
Salisbury. It Is not unlikely that The Com
panion will also have another contribution
from Mr. Gladstone , who has written on three
occasions for It. _ _
Hoii.soNiiiHIi * Lone Their Strike.
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. The strike of the
liouBCsmlthawhich commenced on Novem
ber 18 , has terminated In a decided victory
for the Iron league. An agreement has been
signed by J. I ) , and J. G. Cornell & Co. and
the United Housesmlths and Brldgemen's
union , the latter retracting Its demands for
recognition by the Iron league and an In
crease of 25 cents In the wage scale. The
terms of the agreement will not ba made
public , either by the leaders of the strike
or the Cornell psople. Of the 109 men who
quit work on the Slegel , Cooper & Co. buildIng -
Ing at Eighteenth straet , near Sixth avenue ,
when the strike began , only about fifty will
bo taken back. The non-union men now
employed on the building will not ba dis
charged.
_
A Had On NO of HlionniaUmii Cured.
On the morning of February 20 , 1895 , A. T.
Moreaux of Luverne , Minn. , was sick with
rheumatism , and laid In bed until May 21 ,
when he got a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. The- first application of It relieved
him almost entirely from the pain and the
( second afforded complete relief. In a short
tlmo ho was able to bo up and about again.
Wiin < I.invyi-r IlnlllKHii to I iiy.
George M. Northrup has begun suit In
the district court against Charles P. Hallt-
gan to recover a Judgment for $965. Halll-
Ban Is n lawyer who was employed by
Northnip to piosecute a suit for him In
tlio county court to recover $9 0 on a note
which was secured by a steamboat and en
gine. The suit wne settled by the payment
of $900 , which. It Is alleged , Halligan re
ceived and retained. Northrup wants thi
J900 and nlso $ G5 for hotel blls ! und expenses
for ten days , the lungth of time he claims
ho was after Halligan to get the money.
JnnieK NIolinlN HmiKi'il for Murder.
FAYETTB , W , Va. , Dec. 13. James Nich
ols , colored , was hanged today for the mur
der of Henry Carr , during a game of craps at
Eagle , W. Va. . August 31. He confessed to
the murder. Ho was captured at Charleston
and came near being lynched , when taken to
the Montgomery county Jail.
Ilucklvit' Arnlcn Snlve.
The boat salve In the world for cuts , bruises ,
sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever cores , tetter ,
chapped hands , chilblains , corns , and all skin
eruptions , and positively cures plies , or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give per
fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
CsnU per box. For sale by Kuhn & Co ,
ArrcNted n Joint Proprietor.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 13. A special to the
Star from Wichita , Kan , , says : Matt Wall ,
known us the "king of Jolntlsts , " was ar
rested today for running a saloon and his
liquors seized ,
AM > < IHASSr..1.
Prof , llrxxcj'n'cuntl 1rot lire on the
1'lorn nT Ni-liriixUn.
"Climate Is th * greatest factor In the dis
tribution of flora , " . , said Prof , Iless.'y last
night , beginning Jijs.lecture at Young Men's
Christian association hall on the subject of
the "Vegetation eif the Western Plains. "
"Tho curious mannc'r In which the species of
a plant will travel from one section of a
country to onothOK forme1 a study that be
comes more fascinating as one pursues It. A
seed will be naftqd from a far southern coun
try step by step. It sinks Into the soil and
germinates. The- lender bud shoots up , and
In a twinkling th ? whole face of the earth
for mites around has bi > en changed Into a
kaleidoscope of commingling colors , which up
to a recent date had been entirely foreign to
that region. In this manner most of our
western country has changed \\lthln the mem
ory of the present old Inhabitants , and the
touch of nature given to It has been almost
like the magic wand of a prestidigitator. "
The lecturer said that th * ne-xt factor of
Import was the soil , Certain phnts of an
Indigenous character once In possession of
territory affiliated 'with the peculiar Ingredi
ents which It contained , and It became almost
an Impossibility for any outside species to
supplant It. Many nnd furious were the un
seen battles of nature fought In this manner.
The weed was characterized as the pirate of
any floral locality. In Its varlouu form * It
had fought Its way around the world. It had
sucked up the vitality of the western corn
flclds , Invaded the garden , thrust Its tentacles
among the broken glass on the top of the
great wall of China and pried Its way be
tween the paving stones of great cities.
All flora Is of a migratory character. Out
of the 130 grasses of ths state , only ten spe
cies had origin here. One of the greatest
moans of distribution of seeds was through
the emigration of animals. By them they
were carried mixed with earth In mud form
and deposited hundreds of miles from their
native places. Man had been the greatest
factor In transplanting nature's productions ,
mid had carried different varieties around
the world. The ever Increasing forests of ths
west were due entirely to his hand , and a
once arid plain had been changed through
this means Into a tennntablo world.
"We thought too little of how wo changed
the flora of North America when wo de
stroyed the mighty forests of Wisconsin ,
Michigan and Maine , and are now trying to
make recompense for out short-sightedness
by creating a western paradlsj of verdure by
toll that will take many years to complete , "
said Prof. Bessey on this topic.
Of the vegetable kingdom 20,000 species
alone were said to be used by man , for food ,
shelter , raiment and ornamints. As to tree
varieties In this state at the present time ,
there were said to be seventy-five species ,
and almost nonj of them of native origin.
They were the offspring of emigrants from
the east , west and south. Many of them had
first grown upon this continent either on ths
Atlantic or Pacific coasts , and now mainly
through the agency of man had mingled In
this state. The plno tre > came from the for
ests of Oregon , while the walnut , oak , beech
and maple- were easily traceable to the At
lantic tier of states. The pin : , was said to
bs the greatest traveler of them all , for It
had come two-thirds of the way across the
continent. Among th ? native trees the princi
pal was the cottomvood , although many
varieties of this trej could be traced back to
regions of the east.
The professor- concluded his remarks by
naming a few of the native grasses , among
which was the buffalo or bunch , needle and
several sp cles of prairiegrass. . The lecture
was Illustrated.
KIIOM THE FEUISUAlj COUIIT.
Simfford AV-iodhull , nil Indian , Ar-
rnlKiii'il tor Murder.
The case of pie United States against
Felix Murray , the railway mall clerk , on
trial for the alleged stealing of the con
tent's of letters Intended for Nebraska
sufferers , went ever until today , owing to the
sickness of one gf the Jurymen.
Judge Dundy was hearing the case against
C. M. Humiston yesterday. Humlston Is
the Adams express , agent at Hastings , and
he Is charged with , wholesaling malt liquors
without a license..It , , appears that the ex
press coinpa'ny h'a8'a , license " , at Lincoln for
wholesaling beer and that Humlston has
been sending his orders to the capital city ,
where the company In turn sends to the
breweries and the beverage is shipped direct
to Hastings , where Humlston wholesales to
the local dealers. The question in contro
versy was whether beer can bo sold legally at
Hastings under a Lincoln license.
On the conclusion of this case Spaflord
Woodhull , an Omaha Indian , was arraigned
for murder. He pleaded not guilty. The
date of his trial has not been s t. He Is
charged with killing another Indian , Amos
La Prentlss. Both had been drinking. The
assault was mode with a wagon wranch
September 10. La Prcntlss' skull was broken
and he died nine days later. The defense
will hold that the assault was In self-
defense.
Late In the afternoon Stephen McCauley
of Gordon was put on trial for buying a bull
from a Pine Ridge Indian without the con
sent of the Indian agont.
-
Iiinurniice Coiin > niile Miixt Ilpoort.
DES MOINES , Dec. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
State Auditor McCarthy today Issued a cir
cular to the fraternal Insurance companies
of the stats , in which he calls on them to
comply with the state laws , as required under
a recent decision of the supreme court. The
auditor demands that on or before March 1 ,
each company file In his office a report of Its
affairs at theclosj of business Decembsr 31 ,
1895. This mustbo sworn to. Blanks Mi
me purpose Will DO SOIU 10 an cviiii iiii < .
Several other minor requirements are made ,
but It Is explained carefully that no requlre-
ment Is made of a deposit , of cash or secur
ities with the state , except In casa of com
panies or associations whose plan of doing
business requires a reserve fund.
It IP added , by way of a threat to compa
nies that do not accept these terms , that un
less they do this they will be required to
comply with the state laws for government
of old line life Insurance companies.
Very Popular In Mliinenotn.
Wo have a good trade on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy ; In fact nail aa much of It as
of all other cough medicines combined , and
wo handle more than a dozen different kinds.
Rae & Peterson , Druggists , Pelecan Rapids ,
Minn.
This remdy Is popular because It can al
ways be depende < l upon. Its promptness In
curing bad colds , croup and whooping cough
makes It a favorite everywhere.
A Rood Mfiil for BO CoiitH.
The dining cars of the CHICAGO , MIL
WAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y are not operated
to make money , but friends for the road ,
Under the now "a I ? , carte" method It Is pos
sible to get a good pi Mil for half a dollar.
City ticket olfipe , 4504 Farnam St.
Why Not Try Paine's ' Celery Compound ?
The loss of n single night's sleep tells In the
drawn expression on the face and the slug
gish powers of the mind , When this unfor
tunate privation continues night after night ,
no one can shut his eyes to the disastrous
outcome.
Debility , neuralgia , headache , dyspepsia ,
melancholia and that dread paresis follow.
Physicians know tha peril of slecplessnesi.
In every case brought tinder their care nar
cotics are rigidly kept away , because momen
tary relief leaves matters worse In the end.
A permanent cure that looks to a rapid nour
ishment of the nervous system Is found In
Palno's celery compound. Nothing performs
OVERLAND READY TO FIGHT
Prepared to Moot Any Heductions of Its
Competitors.
DENIES CHARGES OF THE RIO GRANDE
Court-lit I'lixHiMiKcr Aw ( I.iiiui
nf tlic Union PiiHflp ItivlNl * Hint
No Aitrrcnifii ( Mils Ili-cii
Vlolntoil.
The officials ot the passenger department
of the Union I'aclflc
are considerably ex
asperated over the announcement of the lllo
Grande that the Ovcrland's methods of
flooding brokers' ofllccs with tickets at re
duced rates has forced that company to offer
exorbitant commissions to secure Its legit
imate slinro of business. The Hlo Grande
further charges that the Union Pacific has
done this with the deliberate Intention of
provoking a rate war by violating the Utah-
agreement.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Lomax denies that there Is any foundation
in fact for the charges of the lllo Grande or
tcason for that road paying the exorbitant
commission advertised.
The so-called Utah agreement referred to
Is yet to be considered. It was scheduled
to come up In Denver today or early next
week ; therefore could not be violated sines
It does not yet exist.
Mr. Lomax said : "The Union Pacific
donleo wholly the charges of the Hlo Grando.
Not having any official Information as to the.
extent of the accusations , I am not sure that
I can speak as Intelligently on the subject
as I would prefer. liowover , I can safely
assart that the Union Pacific has violated no
agreement. This Is certain. There arc no
more Union Pacific tickets of the Issue com
plained of In the hnnds of scalpers than
there are of Its competitors. The Union Pa
cific deprecates rate ware and other disturb
ing situations calculated to demoralize rail
road business , but this company Is at all
times prepared to maintain Its leputatlon
for fair dealing by meeting competition In
whatever form It may come. The nio
Grando's legitimate business has not been
diverted to the Union Pacific by any unfair
methods , and If they lose traffic through
legitimate channels they have no right to
complain. " -
MIGHT SMASH TUG AGUEEMn.Vr.
Other Huniln Anxiously \VntcliliiB * tin
Utnli-Colorndo KlKlit.
CHICAGO , Dec. 13. The making of a
serious row before the now Western Passen
ger association Is on nnd unless the matter
is speedily settled Us agreement to main
tain rates will bo smothered Into little bits.
When the Denver & lllo Grande became n
member of the Western Passenger associa
tion It was with the understanding that the
Union Pacific would clear the market of all
Its tickets on Utah and Colorado business.
Now the Denver & Itlo Grande asserts the
promise of the Union Pacific has not beer
kept , and that the market Is as full of the
tickets as It ever has betn. It Is said thai
at least fifty of the tickets are In the handi
of brokirs at Denver , and that many mort
are scattered throughout Utah and Coloradc
The Denver & lllo Grande now gives nolle
that to meet the competition of those ticket
It will pay a commission of $5 on all ticket
from Utah aud Colorado points to the Mis
sourl , and It this commission Is not enough
to make the Union Pacific withdraw the
tickets It will double the commission. The
other lines In the association arc deeply con
cerned over the matter , and It Is likely that
a meeting of the general managers of the
association roads will be held In a short time
to see If the matter cannot bo remedied.
ONI3 MAN SKCUIIES ALL T1IK STOCK.
Trouble Hren-liiKT Over tlir Traimfer
of 11 ii I l < * t'trJ < * Ilonil ,
SAN FHANCISCO , Dec. 13. The Evening
Post says there Is trouble pending for the
Los Angeles Electric railroad. A suit will
probably bo brought soon to pet aside the
recent sale > ot the company's ! property. The
road Is now owned by the bondholders of the
defunct Consolidated Electric railway , of
which M. H. Sherman Is president and the
principal piocitnomer. ucnas amounting to
$400,000 wore held by Chicago capitalists , the
balance of $3,000,000 In bonds being held by
San Francisco bankers and capitalists , There
was no forecloyure proccedlr.g , the transfer of
ownership to the bondholders bslng under
stood to be a friendly proceeding , The
bondholders , In taking ever the road to secure
themselves , arranged In the reorganization of
the company to give the former stockholders
49 per cent of the stock , the bondholders re
taining the rest. The stockholders claim
that Sherman has all the stock In hla name
and threaten to caups trouble.
I.OCAI * ASSOCIATION I.MI'OS.SIIIM ; ,
Colorado Itomln llnnlilc | o Auri-c rvltli
< li < - lOiinllioiinil Lltit'x.
DENVER , Dec. 13. The meeting of the
passenger men , called by Chairman Caldwell -
well of 4ho Western Passenger asjoclatldn
for the purpose of forming a local organiza
tion und r the Rupervlolon of the associa
tion , resulted only In the demonstration that
such an organization to Include the Colorado
roads Is Impossible. There were present
General Passenger Agents Hooper of the
Denver & Rio Grande , Wlnchell of thci Gulf ,
Dalley of the Midland , and Wadlelgh of the
PELN PIQTLJREIS
fun SHOR ron TIII ; M\V WOMAX.
The 20th century shoe no other , of
course. Wo have just received another
Invoice of the unequalled $3.50 grades They
look to be better than ever the easiest and
prettiest uhoe made. We are also fully
stocked up now on the ladles' 20th century
patent leathers , calf skins and red Husslaa
Come and sot them.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 Foruoiu Stroot.
STKHM.VO SII/VHIl KOH
MTTI.i : SJIAVKUH.
Duy thorn something that will last some
thing solid and substantial. You never
heajd of such prices as I make.
1Mb holders , pins and bracelets.
Dress buttons , cups and brushes.
Dress pins , combs and rattles. '
Food pushers , puffs and whistles.
Knives , forks and upoons.
We keep open evenings and fill mall or
ders.
Mandelberg ,
JEWELER , N. E. Cor. 10th & Furiiam
HOMK'JIIIXG TOi I'UT YOUll POOT OX.
Some of them are. mounted ome of them
just plain rugs all sizes from $1.76 up.
Red fox , white IPX , Turkish Angora rugs-
all colors. A great variety of styles In
leopard , bear , mountain lion , polar bear , '
etc. , at all ports ; of easy prices. Wo are
making quite a sale on these rugs to close
them out before Christmas f , 7/i / and up.
'
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G. E Shukert ,
Furrier , Fifteenth and Ifuriiey.
IT IS VKIIY i\SY TO COMH BOWN.
The cars run regular the weather Is
nice. Come and look we like to have people
Icok. Look at our carbon photographs , re
productions of the old masters , as well as
modern works some of them as tow as | 1.
Making our picture frames ourselves we can
make up lo your order any style for less
than the bare moulding costs you usually ,
A. Hospe , jr ,
Music und Art. iril3 Donghis St.
tha needed service so surely and so rapidly.
It Is the greatest ncne and brain restora
tive the world lus ever known. The won
derful formula for Paine1 ? celery compound Is
nn secret to the medical profession. It Is
not A patent medicine. Its absolute free
dom from any deleterious substance Is an
assured fact vouched for by the ablest phy
sicians In the country , and by the eminent
Prof. Edward E. Plielps , M.D..LL.D. , ot
Dartmouth college , who first prepared It.
Sufferers from neuralgia , neuralgic head
aches and rheumatism should stop short
their morphine , quinine and such paln-kllllng
drugs. No cure can bo hoped for from these
temporizers. There Is ono way of
rid forever of tha c.Mises ot all this yiifTorlnil
that Is by taking Paine's celery compound.
In this Rrfdt modern remedy the rcsl means
to health' ls Attended to , slrcp Is made sound
and refreshing , the Appetite Improve ? and the
nerves stop complaining , because they get
the nutriment that natuie requires , This Is
the fundamental , rational way that Palno'a
celery compound takes to be able to cop
successfully with diseases" of the liver , kld
neys and stomach , and to guarAntr * n com
plete return of sound sleep , good digestion
and a quiet , well regukited nervous lyitem ,
Palno's celery compound permanently cure *
diseases ot nervous origin. H makes tha
sick well again.
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Rio Grande Western ; General Agents Vnllery
of the Uurllngton , Ady ot the Union I'aclflc ,
Hall of the Santa Ko and Klrth of the Iloclc
Inland. The representatives of the western
reads proposed a Colorado-Utah asoDclatlo'n
Independent of the Chicago organization ,
whllo the others declared that such an ar
rangement would ba Impossible for them BO
long as tluy were Identified with the Weat-
urn Passenger association. After considerable
dlscupslon the meeting adjourned without
cither aldo gaining or conceding a point.
I'ATCIinil UP AX OM ) niFKUHIJXCH.
I'lii-lilu Mull anil I'll n inn u Hullroiul
Hfiich mi AKrcrinriit.
NEW VOKK , Dec. 13. The counsel of both
the Pacific Mall Steamship and Panama Hall-
read companies have agreed upon a form of
contract which has been drawn up and IB
now ready for slgnanture by the respective
piesldents. Doth companlis are Instructed
to have begun preparations for running the
steamers under the new agreement. It Is bf-
lleved the agreement will be signed by both
presidents tomorrow morning. The Pacific
Mall board of directors will hold a meotlhg
at 12 o'clock , at which the formal completion
of the' contract Is expected to bo ratlfletl.
SAN FUANCISCO , Dec. 12. Tlu Bulletin
says the ocean liner Kealandla , owned by
Spicckels , which has been out of commission
tor thro ? years , has been chartered by the
Pacific Mall company and will sail for Panama
on Decomb'r 18. The chartering of the
Zealandla , which carries 1,713 tons net and
lias superior cabin accommodations , Is cltcil
as evidence that the Panama railroad's
steamship line has been finally absorbid by
the Pacillo Mall company.
xci 01A KNOW i'usuiii.
Itatury Plow for Out .Southern
I'm-1 Hi- .
A monster rotary snow plow of the new
Leslie patent , and one of the largest and
costliest ever built , paasad through Omaha
yesterday , en route to the coast , where
It will be put to work on the tracks of tha
Southern Pacific. A duplicate of this prodig
ious machine has been ordered by the Union
I'aclflc , and will reach tbla city some time
within the next ten days.
FinIM ! fur ITHlnir Anollier'N Tlckft ,
SAN FHANCISCO , Dec. IS. In the case of
Richard Collier , arrowed at the Instance of
the Southern Pacific for riding on a ticket
Issued In the name of William H. Mcl'hee ,
Police Judge Conland reduced the chnrge tea
a misdemeanor , and Collier pleaded guilty
and paid a fine of flu. The ticket was Issued
In Chicago and sold to Collier by a local
"scalper , " Collier was ejected from tljo
train at Port Costa and arrested for falsely
) crJ3natlni ; another ,
Illuni'liiiril .Viiiiu-il CnniiulHNloiifr.
NKW YORK , Ufc. 13. George R. lllanch-
ard , formerly commissioner of the Trunk
association , has been named as com
missioner of the now Joint Trafllc nwocla-
tlon , and Vice President Haydcn of the New
York Central has been elected permanent
chairman of the board of managers.
Atti-ri'liu-llt Xot Vf. ( S
NEW YORK , Dec. 18. It has boon ex
pected In the street for several days past
that the formal agreement'between
between the' Pa
cific Mall uteami'hln line and the Panama
railroad would definitely b3 concluded Bt any
moment. Such reports are current today.
President i. Edward Simmons of the Panama
railroad made the following statement to tha
representative of the Associated press this
afternoon : "The contract hay not yet been
signed. Thf directors of the Panama rail
road met yssterday and authorized mo to
sign the agreement when the Pacific Mall
people were ready to sign. I expect that
everything will bo settled early mxt week , eras
as soon ao the directors of the Pacific Mall
steamship line authorize Mr. Huntlngton to
sign. " _
Hock Inland Iti-iicliljijj On I.
DENVER , Dec. 13. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Va , N , M. , says ; The
Now Mexican & Western Hallway company
1ms filed articles of Incorporation with the
torrltorlrj ! necretary. The Incorporators arc :
William D. Cameron of New York ; James
J. SchnltT , David W , Stevens , Edward H.
Smith and Juroinlah Leahy of Raton ; capital
stoclf , $2.500,000. The trcmlnals of the pro
jected railway arc Maxwell City , Colfax
county and the junction of the Rio Grande
and the Taos rivers near Emhudo , thu line
crossing the CImarron county and Moreno
valley , with branches to Ute creek and Eliza-
bethaown , making a total of 100 miles. Thin
U supposed to bo a move In behalf of the
Rock Island railroad ,
Dm * CiHiiin
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. The board of man
agers ot the Joint Traffic association held
a prolonged executive session today , Tha
nine systems In the bourd were represented ,
At the olneo of the meeting It was announced
that George Roberts Illanchard , former
chairman of the Central Traffic association ,
had been elected a coinmlslsoiier of tlio new
association. It was also stated that Chair
man Hayden had been made the permanent
presiding officer of the board. Hut ono com.
mlsslonor was named at the meeting. It
was said that the othur commissioner'may
not be named for some time ,
Alinoxl it Mllu n Minute.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul flyer
No. 1 , due hero from Chicago at 8:05 : yesterday
morning , left Manilla , la. , thirty minutes late ,
but arrived here on time to the dot , making
tha sixty-one miles , Including two stops , la
exactly sixty-three mlnutts ,
Klfi-lfil to Kill a Viinaiiu } ' ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. At a insctlng of th
directors of the Tennessee Coal , Iron & Rail ,
road company held today Mr , E. Hugh Inmao
was elected a director to fill a vacancy-