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10 , 1871. OMAHA , TIM3SDAY MOltNJLNO , OOTOUEll 19 , 18T ! ) TWELVE PAJ I3S. SINGLW OOl'V IT1V13 U13 NTH.
OPERATIONS OF THE MINI'
Figures Showing ; What in Done at the
Nation's Money Factory ,
D'RECTOR SUBMITS HIS ANNUAL REPORT
lit \ilillflon < < > VulttilKP .StnllHtlON It
iniliriti' l-'lKiircn on Cold niul
i Miter Priiiliii-tlon , Im-
IMii-tM mill CxiiiirlM. ,
WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. The director of
thr mint lias submitted to tliu scci'clary of
the treasury Ills report for tlio fiscal year
1S37 , covering tlio operations of the mints
ntnl assay offices , together with the statistics
of fo clgn countries relative to production ,
coinage niul tliu monetary condition of each.
Tlio value uf the gold deposited at the inlntH
end assay offices during the fiscal year 1897 ,
conlfl omitted , was $123,105,500. Of this
nmonnt $ S7 003,337 were original deposits and
? 12 102,102 rodeposlls Tlie original deposits
wore classified as followH. Domestic bullion ,
tGO tiis.231) , mutilated and uncuirent domestic
coin , $1,101,314 , foreign liullSon anil coin , $22-
CC'IMI , old plate ntul Jewelry , $2,801,208.
Tlio coinage vnluo of silver bullion received
dutlng the > ear was $9,72ri,022 ; of this amount
$9.17062.1 wore deposits , and tlio romalndo- ,
$201,333. reditioslts Tlio original deposits
vvoro clapsllled as follows Domestic bullion ,
$1 Oil 7'J9 , uncurrent domestic coin , $2,856,018 ;
foreign matcilal , $310,272 , old plato and
Jewelry , $012 CIS The purchases of slhcr
bullion for subsidiary silver coinage , under
the provisions of section 350 , Hovlsted Stat
utes of the United States , aggregated 259-
218 line OIIIUPS , costing $171,455.
Thu fan' v iluo of tincu rent domestic gold
co'ii ' ro-elvpd t the mints and assay offices
van $1 l.'ll.'l. of thin amount $623.731 was
transferred from thp treyisuiy for rocolnagc
/ ml tlio remainder , $101,217 , wan dcposltol
by individuals the total coinage value o !
vvhldi was $1 Oil 311.
The coin executed during Uie ) ear was as
follows Orld. $71 6fi ! 701 , silver dollaia. $21-
201,701 , subsidiary hilvcr. $3,121,086 ; minor ,
$ 'JSI 509
PROFIT ON SILVER.
Thp silver dollars coined vvcro from silver
mi'llm on hand , purchased under the act of
Jul ) 11 , 1S90. Tim total coinage of Hllvcr
dollars from bullion purchased under thit
account fiom August 1,1 1890 ( date the law
took cfTocn to July 1 , 1S97 has been 68,74S-
477 pieces containing 51 172fi"fl ounces of flne
silver costing $ ! ilfi12 151 , giving n seignlor-
nso of $1721632 Of the subsidlarj silver
coinage $10 012,189 was coinad from uncur
rent silver coin transferred from the treasury
for recolnagc , and $81,595 000 from bullion
purchased under the provlnlons of section
3526 , revised statutes for the subsidiary silver -
ver rnlnagi1 On the lattci thu bdgnlorage
was $4-322
The bilancc of silver bullion on hand at
tlio mln's foi tlio coinage of sliver dol'ara
and subsidlarj silver coins , July 1 , 1S97 , was
purchased under tlio act of Julv 14 1S90 , line
ounces 115 HS 161 ; test , $101,116112. Tor
subsldlar ) silver coinage , due ounces , 1,318-
351 ; cent $1611.090 At United States assay
olllco payments of deposits In fine bars , flnp
ounces , fiOVl'IS , cost $312 7S6 Including the
balance rn hand at the mln's ' Julj 1. 1S78 the
net seigniorage on the coinage of silver from
that dale to Juno 30 , 1S")7 ) , was $ S1.S22S21 ,
The value of the. gold and sliver bars manu
factured at the mints and af-sny otllcca dur
ing the fiscal jcar was Go'd , $51,511,109 ;
silver , $6,598,751 ; total , $61 009,861.
QUOTATIONS OP SILVER.
Tlio highest quotation for silver , 0 025 fine ,
In the London market during the jear , wa
31U ponce' equal to $06901 per ounce fine ,
United States money ; the lowest quotation
w.B 27'/j pence equal to $060357. The av
erage quotation for the > car was 299-1(1 (
pence equal to $0 61794 per ounce , fine At
tlio average price of silver for the year , the
commercial ratio between gold and silver
was 1 to 31 91 At the average price ol
silver for the year $1 would purchase 741.0E
gr.ilrn cqulva'ent to 1 56 OUIICIH.
The net Imparts of gold were $11,609,811 , af
against $78,904 612 net exports for the previ
ous fiscal jcar The- net exports of silver were
$ .U66S35 ! , ns against $31,262,258 for the
fiscal vcar of 1896
The product of gold and silver In the
TTnlted States for the calendar jear 189f
was Gold , $51088,000 , silver coining value
$76,061,2.18 The value of the precious met'
In the Industrial arts In tin
United States during thu calendar > ear 1891
was Gold $11,395,931 , silver , $10,201,273.
The stock of gold and silver In the Unltoe
StatcH on July 1 1897 , Is estimated to havi
been Gold. $696,270.512 , silver. $631,509.781
total , $1 330.7S0.32S Tlio total mctallle
Block and uncovered paper of the world
compiled from thu latest reports , Is estl
mated to have been on January 1 , 1897
Gold. $1,339,600,000 full legal tender silver
$3 015 SOO.OOO , limited tender silver , $032 ,
COO.OOO , uncovered paper. $2,569,200,000 total
$11 137,100,000
The world's product of gold and sllvci
for the calendar jear 1816 , wasGold. . $201 ,
I 390,000 , silver ( commercial value ) , $109,406 ,
f > 00. silver , ( coining value ) . $215,242,700.
, Thu coinage of gold and silver by tin
Vailous countilcs of the world , BO fnr ai
I reparted , wns Gold , $195,899517 ; silver
$153 395,740.
' The illrictnr of the mint In his report re
views the decline of hllver since 187.1 am
ntt Ibutcs the decllno to the great incrcabi
j In production
I III\IIITS TO TIII : IHHII.IO HOM\IN
Supreme Court PcHiloHKiilnxt tin
Sniitlirril l-m-lllr.
WASHINGTON , Oct IS The Uivttei
States supreme court today rendered an opln
Ion aKiiliHt the railway company In the cam
of the Southern Pacific Railway compan ;
against the United States , brought hero fron
thu circuit court for the Ninth circuit. Tin
case Involved about 700,000 acres of land ti
southern Callrornd and grow out of the fac
that Ilio forfeited land grant of the LUlantli
& Pacific Hallway company was overlapped ti
Homo extent by lauls claimed under govern
incut giant by tlio Southern Paciilc. Thi
Atlantic & Pacific company originally clalmoi
the Muds In contro\eri > y and its orlglnn
maps of location along the line of these land
were acceptid by the land olllco. but con
Kress declared thu lands forfeited anl tarrc
upon the Southern Pacific , whoso grant over
lapped Hint of the Atlantic & . Pacific , set ti |
title to the lands , The circuit court , how
ever , decided against thu Southern 1'aclll
and the fcupremu court toda > alllrmed tlia
decision bo far as It concerns tlio rallroai
, company , but remanded to the lower cour
js > for decision tliu case of about 200 person
{ ? \vho had purchased part of the land from tb
* " railroad company
\TIM : IUI.F.S iCOM < -I.ICI
* Senator Ciiir.T ) \\lll Introilnee i
lleiiieillal MeiiNiue.
WASHINGTON. Oct IS.-Se-nator Carter
, of Louisiana , who has Just come to Washing
ton with his family to remain during tli
( winter , had quite an Interesting oxperic-nc
' on his Jour-ie- ) lie came from the Paclll
coast and passed through Now Orleans , al
though he stopped but a short llmo In tha
city. Hla trip front that clt ) north until h
paused Atlanta was Interrupted very frt
_ ejueiily b ) state aKtnlH , who Inspected his bll
of health and asked him many ciuestlonv , H
will confer with Surge-on General Wyman an
endeavor to prepare a bill which will plac
under federal control all quarantine u-gula
tlons and the maniKc-ment of epidemic die
cases. He speaks very highly of the man
. age-ment of the prcMvnt epidemic by th
United Stttes Marine hospital service , an
tsjH that the local regulations an to ijuarau
tlno we dlftenut lu the vwlou ton us * u
that even towns differ from counties , resultIng -
Ing In much confusion
\Tisrirs or ! iTil posTorricn.
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.lull n V. Mcrt-ltl.
WAnHI.VGTON , Oct. IS The annual re
port of the third .imlstant postmaster gen
eral John A Mcrrltt. for the fiscal jcir Just
closed was made public tonight. Following
Is an abstract.
The postal revenue for thp vear and the
total expenditures were as follows. Ordinary
postal revenue , $ S1C9S,2S1 , receipts from
ordinary money order business , $907,181 ;
revenue from nil sources , $82,635.462.
Expenditures : Actual amount of the ex
penditures for the postal service for the
year ending June 30 , 1897 , which includes
all made on account of the jear up to three
montln after Its close , $93781 27S , e\pcndlt-
uies on uccount of previous jcars , $295,9.11 ,
total , 194,077 , J42 , exce's of expenditures
over receipts , $11,411 779
The outstanding liabilities at the close of
the j car's business and the cost of trans
port the malls for the subsldlred Paclllc
railroads , the latter item amounting to
$1 575 800 , arc not Included In this financial
statement. The t tal deficiency for 1896 vvos
$3127,088. total deflcltncy for 1S97 , $11,411-
771) )
1 hrough had debts thp postofllcc depart
ment lost last jcar $19,799 The estimates
of appropriations for the service of the third
Obslatant's olllce for the flscai jcar ending
June 30 , 1R19 , aggregates $1,288,000.
The total number of postal curds Issued
was 523.608,2,10 The weight of second class
matter sent In the malls during the jcar and
not In hiding frcp matter within county of
puMlcatlcn was $10,618,155 pounds , postage {
collected thereon , $1,106 5S1. Estimating
that 15 per cent of nil second class mall Is
Rent free of postage within counties ol pub- ,
lion Ion the tot.il weight of the second class
matter nailed is o'tlmated at over 182 740 '
tens Thu arrangement made by Postmaster
General IJlEscll In 1891 for the manufacture
of postage stamps by the bureau of engrav
ing and prlr.ting will expire Juno 30 1S98
Conctrnlng this General Merrill sajs he IMS
concluded the prstolllrc department ought
In have- complete control over the manufac
ture anl Issue of Its stamps He sajs the
pos'olllco department should have Its own
engraving and printing establishment for
making its stamps and Its owni vaults for
their safekeeping and that these stamps
should bo Issued by Its own agents direct to
postmaster and through Its own exclusive
machinery.
Hecon mendatlrn Is made for the discon
tinuance of newspaper and periodical stamps.
A significant recommendation Is one urging
that prei jment In full of all mall matter
bo required hereafter The reports saj that
the department Is and has for jears past
been Buffering a heavy loss of revenues from
the failure of postmasters to rate up and col
lect postage on first class matter not fully
lirepuld.
War Ship Nccili'il In C ml ( cumin.
WASHINGTON' , Oct 18 The State depart
ment has received a cablegram from the
United States clmrgo d'affaires at Guatemala
staling Dial owing to the- extension of the
piiscnt rtvolutl-Miarj movement into tie
c.i'lern portion of Guatemala American In-
tore Is In that section and American citizens
are endangered and the presence of n war
ship Is desirable Accordingly the secretary
of the navy rus sent ordeis to the United
States steamship Detroit , now In Plorlda. to
proceed at once to Livingstone , on the gulf
coast of Guatemala , to protect American In
terests The Montgomery , now at Statcu
Island has been ordered to relieve the De
troit of thu work of looking after filibus
ters In which It has been engaged.
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WASHINGTON , 0t 18 The comptroller
of the currencj has declared a dividend In
favor of the creditors of insolvent national
banks as follows Tiftj per cent , the Mu
tual National l > 'nk of New Orleans. La ; 20
per cent , Ihe Columbia Nation 1 of Minne
apolis Minn. ; 10 per cent , the Citizens' Na
tional'of Grand Island , Neb , 13 per cent ,
the First National of Hillsboro , O.
AlMiuIiitiiiftitH l > > "if 1'rrslilcnt.
WASHINGTON , Oct IS The president to
day made the following appointments : Prank
C. Partridge of Vcimont , consul general at
Tanglcrs ; Chester W Martin of Mlcnlgan ,
consul ot Amherstbuig , Ont : P H. Urltlaln
of Ohio , consul at Nantes. France.
Ail MI lire I InHiirrnnt CIINC.
WASHINGTON , Oct IS The biiprcmo
court toi'ay advanced the argument of the
Uu-rant murder case , brought here from San
Francisco , and set It for hearing November
15.
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PITTSnURG , Oct. 18 Waiden E. S.
Wright of the Riverside penitentiary has
discovered that a number of the convicts
confined In that Institution have been offer
ing counterfeit 50-ccnt pieces. Ho has un-
earlhcd the metal from which the "queer"
money was made , the mou'ds ' In which it
was cast and the mames of several convicts
who were connected with the matter , but as
jet ho has benn unable to find the man who
originated and carried out the scheme. The
counterfo ts are good specimens of the coln-
ei's art , The dlo from which they weio
made Is almost perfect , and the milling of
the coins , which is the government's chief
protcctlici of metal money from those who
wculd Imitate It. Is as near perfect as it Is
possible for human Ingenultj to make , and
that sucli coins could be made within the
wal's of the penitentiary with the crude Im
plements to be obtained by the prisoners Is
the startling feituru of the case.
The counterfeiters had already secured
connection with outside parties , and some
of the bad money Is now In clrcuhtlcvi.
Warden Wright has a list of nearly a score
of convicts and persons supposed to be con
nected with the counterfeiting , and when
the full story ot the crime comes out , it Is
said , there will bo some sensational develop
ments.
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DiriiiullrU ,
DRIOlOrT , Ark , Ost IS A lynching In
which tlio victim was a white man named
Uelo occurred near Wllmot early Friday
nornlng. Cole had committed a cold
blooded murder and was pursueJ , captured
and strung up bj a pcbse composed of the
murdered nuin's friends
Cole was of ui savory rcpntstl'n and n
halltual loafer Ho was ancstcd on Wed
nesday bj ( , 'onstablo James Jones on the
charge of bavins committed some slight mis
demeanor. When taken before a Justice of
the puice Cole was placed under bond . \likli
hu buecieled In giving , am ] was released
As ho walked out of the Justice court ho
muttered a threat agauibt thu constable , fay-
lnir that ho was being urjnstly persecuted
and would get even with thi > cUlcer Later
Cole sccurtd a double-barreded shotgun and ,
slipping up behind Junej. fired both barrels
Into thu constable s buck , k.Illng him In-
stantlj. In ths cxclte mcnt Cole made his
tEcapu. but a large posbo was soon organized
and darted In purmli Illoodhounds wcru
11 cured aivl the bcarch for Cole was con
tinued until early Fri ay morning when he
wRb found in the woods about cljlu miles
'rom Wllmot The mob made quick work
of him A rope was tied about hlb neck
and he wan swung up without cemnouj
Ihu mob returned to Wllmot , leaving tl.e
body of Cole BWInking to a tree Jones was
an old olllcer and btOvd high In the com-
muUt ) .
DIIKM Kill Mircp.
FAIRMONT. NYb. , Oct. IS. ( Special ) -
Yesterday afternoon dgs entered the sheep
jard of Wright & Spharr and killed three
tine sheep and tuengled three others bo they
Hill probably ill * .
AFFAIRS OF UNION PACIFIC
Rcorgan'zition Coramittoo Presents a
Ecv.ew of Its Position ,
CONCERN TIME OF PAYMENT AND DEPOSIT
\ViirU of Hit * Ciiminltlcv l HC\I > MCI |
During the l.itnt Two \tMirN _
\Vluit HUM lie-on Acciuu-
< iillxhvil In Hint 'nine- .
NEW YORK , Oct. 18. The Union Pacific
reorganization committee has submitted a
review of Its position. In respect to the
tcrtrm of the decree of foreclosure , the
committee sajs it has no purpose whatever ,
and to have made no suggestions , except in
the cases of two of the piovlslons , that re
quiring the deposit to bo made five days In
advance of sale , and that extending the time
for the complete payment of the purchase
over a period of sixty dajs after the confir
mation of the Gale.
"The provision for such an extended time , "
the committee sajs , "was desired because of
the magnitude of the transaction and to se
cure reahonablo terms of payment consist
ent with such early delivery of the prop
erty as must olTord a basis for carrjlng out
the large financial engagements Involved. "
The provisions of the decrees fixing five
dajs in advance of the date of sale for the
deposit of earnest was deslied because for
a period of more than eight months
prior to the talc tuc committee had upon
deposit the sum of $1500.000 to secure a
guarantee bid and competing bidders could
act In n full knowledge ot the committee's
plans and niovlolons
The statement reviews the work of the
reorganization committee during the last
two jcars touching upon the subsidy debt ;
the defeat of the funding bill in congress lu
1896 , and the cause of foreclosures
REVIEW PRESENT CONDITIONS.
The present conditions are reviewed as fol
lows "The present solution of the busi
ness relations ot the government to this
propertj Is the result of a process by which
all less favorable solutions to the govern
ment have been eliminated It Is the only
solution open to the government which has
received the approval of two administra
tions , but waa recommended by both of the
receivers who were appointed for the pui-
pose of caring for the Interests of the gov-
cinment , and it wns unanimously recom
mended , as well , by thu five directors who
weie appointed to serve the Interests of the
gov eminent.
"When the committee tcok charge of the
reorganization of the Union Pacific the first
mortgage bonds having prioritj to the lien
of the government were scarcely bringing
par , the divisional mortgage bonds were
telling at heavy discounts anil but small
comparative value was attributed to the second
end moi tgage of the government. Today the
fiist mortgage bonds are worth a premium
and the government Is assured that it will
realize $50,000 000 or more for Its Interest.
"The securltji holders of the company me
satisfied. The government is satisfied with
this outcome. The enterprise of the gov
ernment In promoting the construction of
the Union Pacific railway will , from finan
cial and material btandpalnts , prove to have
been most profitable
"Under the conclusion of the matter which
now approaches , the pecuniary and material
results will have been accomplished and
secured and the political evils which have
attended the practical relations of the gov
ernment to this property will have been
biought to an end "
ROM ) \vn.i , in : soi.n ornin. .
( ! \cm me-lit AVI11 ( HTi-r I'ro | > orty at
Vtirtlnii oNi cinliiT I.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 18. 'Attorney ' Gen
eral McKcnna , when questioned today , de
clined to btato whether or not there was any
prospect of a postponement of the sale of
the Union Pacific railway by the United
States circuit court at Omaha , set for No
vember 1. Prom other and perfectly trust
worthy sources , however , it fe learned that
there Is t present Intention on the part of
the govcrmnoit to Interfere with the order
of the court in Oie matter of the sale. If
I : should comn to the knowledge of the gov
ernment that parties other than the reor
ganization committee were desirous of mak
ing a bcna fldo bid , but tequlred additional
time in which to perfect arrangements and
make the required deposit , It Is quite certain
that the governmert as a creditor vvoul-j
promptly ask the court for a temporary post
ponement of the sale. Hut as far as known
this contingency has not arteen and unless
something now unforeseen arises the sale
will take place on November 1 , the date
orlglLully fl\cd upon by the court. .
New Itontc iif SuiiNct Limited.
CHICAGO , Oct. IS. "The Sunset Limited "
the vestibule limited ttaln which , during the
last two winter seasons , has been operated
on fast time between New Orleans and Los
Angeles and San Francisco , will , commencing
tomorrow , October 19 , be placed In Beml-
weekly service between Chicago and Los An
geles and San Francisco The louto will be
Chicago & Alton to St Louis ; St. Loula , Iron
Mountain & Southern , St. Louis to Tcxar-
Kana ; Texas & Pacific , TcxarKana to El Paso ;
Southern Pacific , El Paso to Los Ange'es
and San Francisco The Sunset limited will
leave Chicago at 1 30 p m and St Louis at
10 p. in , every Tuesday and Saturday.
Illjllllftlilll to Stop hlllH.
CHICAGO. Oct. IS The Terra Haute &
Indianapolis railroad filed a bill In the fed
eral court today against the Peorla & Pekln
Union Railroad company for an Injunction to
rcbtrain the prosecution of suits for renta K
In the state court at Pearla. The suit arises
from an old dispute over the rental of the
to the Union depot at I'coria , being used by
tracks of the Peorla & Pckln Union railroad
the Illinois Midland railroad , which property
was purchased by the Terre Haute & In
dianapolis toad ,
Nil Illtt'llllOII Of ( tlllltlllK llllMlllCNM.
NEW YORK Oct 18 A leading ofilchl of
the Joint Traffic aiwcelatlon denied todaj
that whatever the decision of the supiemo
court as to the legality of KB agreement
may be It will proceed to wind up Its affairs
and go out of business This official , who
speaks by authority , declared that the asso-
clatloi'a officers will be retained In any
event If only as a bureau of Information and
general assistance to the roads east of Chi
cago.
itI\KVAs THI : KICMT oWALSH. .
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( iiniN I.UOHI * Oner More.
DES MOI.VES. 0t IS ( Special Telegram )
The executive committee of ( he State
Fcde utlon of Labor met here jesterday to
consider the troubles with Chairman WaiBh
of the democratic state central committee
Mr WaUh has failed to comply with the
ultliratum of the federation , which was that
lie unionize the office of tlio Ottumwa Demo
crat by midnight last night \VaUh sajs he
made eveij effort to accomplish this , but
R H Moore traniger and chief owner o (
thu paier. declined to recognize Walsh , who
U a m'narity ' stockholder The feduiatlon
will at once to ncn the fight on Walsh and
push Its dennn 1 that he resign n chairman
of the state and secretary of the national
committee.
Iliii'Uli-n'ii Arnica Ml lie.
The bent salve In the world for cut !
brulsve , sorts , ulcers gait rheum fever sores
tetter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns and
all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles
or no pay required , It Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
25 ceuts fier box. For sale by Kutm & Co.
M : \vus MmiiMJ TO HP.Ivrivns.
Illoli SplnMrr l > r\l CK All Her I'roii-
rl > \oiiiulntaiiern. .
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. IS. The will of the
late Josephine L. Sanford , spinster , Is to be
contested. It was filed on September 20 last
and proved to bo a somewhat curious docu
ment , as the old lady left all her property tp
people In no way related to her , and ex
pressly disinherited the members of her fam-
llj- . This morning a nephew of the deceased ,
D. E. Sinford , who arrived from Now York
last week , will flic the rnpurs lu a suit to
Imve the will set aside an administrator ap
pointed , and to have the estate distributed to
the heirs at law. The esUte ts valued at be
tween $350,000 and $400,000
Mlfs Sanford died on September 12 of
this year Eight dajs later the will was
Illcd by two of the executors and devisees
under It. Almost all the property consists
of a ranch In Contra Costa county , known as
tha Lost Meganos ranchc. Under thu will
this wan to be divided an followsOne -
fourth to Andrew H. Moaely , one-fourth to
Dr. Ellingwood , one-eighth to Attorney
Thomas I. Ilergln , one-eighth to Prof. George
Davidson and the remaining one-fourth to beheld
held in trust by these four gentlemen for
the benefit of two relatives of the deceased
nho are not heirs.
The complaints alleges that Miss Sanford
was not of sound and bequeathing mind and
the disposition ot her estate was duo to undue
Influence. The heirs who will claim a share
of the estate arc the plaintiff , John Edwards
Sanford , Marlon Ell/abeth Robinson and Asa
M. Sanford , all nephews and niece.
covrnsr run men uitnv OF iVM > .
( ! nt eminent l.m N Claim in a 1'nrtloii
nf a IIlK Uaneli.
SANT\ ANITA , Cat. , Oct. IS. Information
has reached this city by a private dispatch
from Washington , the lsue of which will
bo of the greatest Importance to the people
of this locality. The United States gov
ernment has ordered on official survey of the
big San Joaquln ranch , comprising over 100.-
000 acres of land In this county The order
lb the rehiilt of agitation on the part of WashIngton -
Ington and California claims corporations ,
having thoub.ands of shareholders all over the
country , and being organized In this countj as
the Land Settlers' league. It has been pro
cured through the special efforts of ex-At- :
torney General A. H. Garland , who is presi
dent and general counsel for the company.
Through him a survey lias been ordered by
the department of the interior and the work
will proceed under authority of the land office
at San Francisco. It Is asserted that about
30,000 acres of the tract Is goveinmeut prop-
crtj" , though it Is claimed by James Irvine ,
owner of the ranch , whose ! title to the re
mainder is not disputed. ID II is determined
that the land was never granted , sold or by
any other means conveyed to Irvine , the land
will bo again In the government's position
and will then be thrown open to settlement.
CONVICTIJI ) OF 1IVMC WltnCKING.
Jury Holds riiNlil.-r Taylor to lie
Kt-SIIOIINlIllC.
KANSAS CITY , Oct IS CarOiler George A.
Tajloi of the Argentine bank , which failed
dollarn to depositors
last jear , owing thousands of
positors , was convicted in the-crlmlnal couit
In Argentine , Kan. , at noon todaj of wreck
ing the concern. The case has been pro
ceeding for a week. Taylor held considerable-
paper ot friends who at the critical moment
wore unable to Come to his rescue. Strong
talk followed the closing of the bank , whose
deposltois. were'mcstly poor men and women , ,
and Taj lor dlsi ncared. A reward for his
anest was ottered , but ho fihally surrendered
voluntarily. Sentence has not yet been
passed. The liabilities of the bank when it
failed were found to be $98,0,00 and the assets
about $10000 less. It Was shown that false
statements of Uic bank's condition were sworu
to by Taylor and that his bank held $80.000
worth of worthless paper. Cashier Taylor
comes from one of the best families In
Wjandotte county and has always borne a
good reputation. His attorney will probably
ask for another trial , ,
MYAOIl HUIKISOV M VY HTIC OUT.
I'rleiKlN YrtilHO Him to Keep Out of
\ iYorU Cumnaluii.
CHICAGO , Oct. IS Major Harrison may
not go to New York October 28 to speak In
the interests of Judge Van Wyck in ac
cordance with his agreement with Richard
Croker. Many of the major's adv'sers be
lieve it would be unwise from a political
point of view for him to go to New York
end mix up In the four-cornered mayoralty
fight now In progress , and have urged him
not to play in anjone's back jard1 at the
present time Major Harrison has not jet
decided what to do in the matter , but It is
probable that he may decline the Invitation
to go east. A committee from the Cook
County Marching club called on the mayor
today and offered to escort him on his con
templated Journey cast One hundred and
fifty of the famous silk hat brigade have
signified their intentions of going.
\VOMHV PUJI1T AT DKUS M
Mrx. ( liilnii I'MCH a HiirfU'iililp on Mrn.
Svm niiaiiKl' .
CHICAGO , Oct. 18 The session of Tlranch
No. 1 of the Social Democracy , the organi
zation founded by Eugene V Debs , ended
In a general row last night , during which
Mm. Fannlo Clark Kavanaugh , president of
the branch , was horsewhipped The whip
ping was done by Mrs. Thomas P. Qulnn.
wife of the former president of the recently
expelled Branch No. 2 of the Social De
mocracy. The trouble bet A eon the women
grow out of the fact that Mrs. Kavanaugh
had charged Qulnn with being a Plnkcrton
detective. The male members of the organl
ration promptly took part in the row when
the assault on Mrs , Kavrnaugh began , and
a riot was narrowly averted Mrs Kava
naugh is said to have been badly disfigure 1
\\ViolnrotterM Hold Contention.
RAWLINS , Wyo , Oct 18 ( Special )
The Carbon County Wooltjrowers' nssocla-
tlcn , representing the ownership of 330,000
cheep , held a meeting h'oro ' Friday night
The association decided o ( employ a guarl
'
of elx range riders to. patrol the sheep
langcs of the ussoclatlon for the purpose of
irotcctlng sheep camps frpm the depreda
tions of thieves and holihips Jack Ed
wards reported to the/ / meeting that the
Ilrown'H Park band of holdups was prepar
ing to go into the sheep business and would
probably stock Its herd * bj stealing from
other herds An effective pl 'or keeping
out Utah herds of sheep under the Wjo-
mlng Inspection law wan adopted
PliarleHnilerNun ( JUi'x Homlx ,
SUNDANCE , Wyo , Oct. 18 ( Special )
Chailes Anderson of Oak Creek , who stabbed
Edward Knoff. to death
his brother-in-law , .
Saturday last , was given a hearing Widnos-
laj and placed under $10,000 ball to appear
for trial at the spring term of the dlbtrlct
court The ball was readily furnished , and
Anderson U at liberty. As the details of the
ccntioversy between Anderson and Knoff
become known the opinion grows In the
communltj that the deceased was the ag-
Kiessor 'n the trouble which culminated In
his death Anderson had retained Judge W.
S. Mctz of Sheridan to defend him
runner Ullleil l > > III * Team.
HURON S I ) . Oct. -Spec'al. ( . ) While
unhitching his team from u wagon loaded
v lilt corn ThursJoy afternoon Kre-d Heln. a
profcperous farmer and pioneer resident of
Hello Piulrlo townnln ) , eighteen miles south-
cast of this cltj met with a fatal accident
He failed to unfasten onu of Ihu tugs and as
the horses started they turned uuddenlj ,
throwing Mr Heln beneath the wheels of the
wagon , which passed over liU body , Inflicting
Injuries from which ho died In a tuv , hours ,
Mr. Heln leaves a. wife auJ six crown chil
dren.
RIGHT TO USE THE BRIDGE
Effect of Union Pacific Sale ou Contracts
with Other Eoids.
QUESTION THE RAILROADS WILL CONSIDER
llnrk Inland ) Milwaukee niul IturlliiK-
loit riKttro oil Itou TluV111
Cot Into Oiniitiit Vfter I iiliiu
1-ile-llte UeorKiiiilrallun.
H Is given out In local railway circles
that one of the flnst matters that will be
takrci up after the rcoiganlzatlon of the
Union Pacific railway will bo the contract |
allowing the use ot the Union Pacific bridge !
between Omaha and Council IHuffs by trains i
of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St Paul rail
way and of the Chicago , Rock Island &
Pacific railway. Action looking toward the
abandonment of the contracts now In ex
istence will naturally be dependent upon the
Identity of the purchasers of the Union
Pacific at the forthcoming foreclosure sate ,
but there seems to be no doubt but that
the teorganlzatlon committee will bid In the
propcrtj- .
It Is generally admitted that the contract
allowing the Rock Island and the Milwaukee
roads to use the Union Pacific urtdge. made ]
under the Charles Fransls Adams regime ot |
Union Pacific "affairs Is an unprofitable one
for the Union Pacific. That company en
deavored to have the contract declared null
cttd void before the commencement of !
the receivership. The matter was fought ,
hard In the courts , but the Union Pacific I
was llnallj held to perform Its part of the
contract enteieu into before the receiver
ship
Rock Island und Milwaukee officials con
tend that any attempt to annul thu contract
bccaiibo of the transfer of the property from
the receivers to other parties will be unsuc
cessful because the property when bought
will bo bought with the underhtatidlng tint
all obligations of the old companj will be
assumed by thu purchasers. The contention
on the other side Is that the foreclosure sale
will wipe out ull contracts and obligations of
the old companj.
LOOKING FOR A LEGAL I3ATTLB.
An official of one of the companies now
enjojlng the use of the Union Paclllc bridge
and tracks rccentlj said "I've heard it
intimated that an effort will be made to set
asldo the bridge contract after the reorRiinl-
7itlon ot the Union Paclllc. I do not be-
llove any such effort will succeed The
courts passed on practically the same ques
tion when the icceiver of the Union Pacific ,
attempted to annul the contract The obj j
Jcct Is plalnlj to be bean. It Is not , as com
monly supposed , to foicu the Rock Island
and the Milwaukee to build a bildgo of
their own across the M'ssoutl ' river , but It'b
to raise the rental in the new contract "
"Do jou think the Rock Islund and the
Milwaukee would ever use the East Omaha
bridge uther than pay a higher rental to
the Union Pacific' ' " was asked
"One cannot predict what might happen ,
but I think such a couise hard ! ) likely
Ihat matter has been figured out , and it
Ins been shown that It would be a clear
less of at least forty minutes to run either
Milwaukee or Rock Island trains around that
way. If the Rock Island and the Milwaukee
were forced into building a bridge of their
own they might use the East Omaha bridge
during the jcar or more that It would take
to construct a new bridge. 13ut I really do
not look for any necessity to build a new
bridge , as the courts will undoubtedly sus
tain the present contract even though the
Union1 Pacific railway should pass Into other
hands. "
The Burlington Is comcvvhat Interested In
the matter of contracts with tlie Union
Pacific after the foreclosure sale. It has
a temporary contract with the Union Pa
cific , allowing a few of Its fast trains to
cross the Union Pacific bridge and it has
long enjoyed a contract giving the Hurllng-
ton the use of four miles \aluablo track
age In South Omaha. Therefore the Dur-
llngton will also resist any attempt on the
part of the reorganized Union Pacific to
annul the contiactb made during tlie re
ceivership. Tfce question is ono that Is
qulctlv , though earnestly , discussed In the
law departments of all western railroads
now-a-dajb. for it ii of Immense impoitance
to at least four railroads centering hero
and of lessor importance to other railroads.
An official of one of the interested lines
bald to The I3eo jesterday that the rail-
toad attorn-js were looking for ono of the
biggest legal fights on this proposition that
has ever been made in the courts.
i'itoTicTi\c ITS intincr.s.
Work IleliiK Done lit I'lattNinonlli anil
< lniiie > .
The Burlington will aoon begin the work of
filling In under the east trestle of Ita ralltoad
bridge across the Missouri river between
Plattamouth and East Plattsmouth. The
preliminary work has been begun. The un
dertaking Is a largo one and will involve
tlie expenditure of about $30,000 It was
stated at the n. & M headquarters here
yesterday that when the Burlington con
structed Its brldgcei across the Missouri river
It was the Intention to later fill in under the
ttestle work of all the bridges. This work
has already been done at the bridges across
the river at Nebraska City and at Rule The
work of filling in will be on the east side
of the river only , as the wesl end of tliu big
bridge runs directly on a high bluff ,
The same work IB about to be begun at
Quincy , 111 , where the nurllngton'8 big
bridge across the ( Mississippi river Is being
rebuilt There etio six spans of the bridge
underneath which It Is desired to fill In are
on the east side also , Part of tlio spans ate
over the river and part of the- low bank A
petition from the Quincy merchants
has been Bent to Secretary of
War Alger asking that permlFhlon
bo given the Ilurllngton to fill In the six
eastern spans of Its bridge there. It Is stated
In the petition that the filling In and closing
of the nix spans of the brlelge will , bj con
fining the river 'o ' a more narrow channel ,
assist navigation and improve the harbor
MINSTIICL rOMI'V WII.I. MT Sl'K.
Hook iHlanil Not to Me lllaiiieel for ( In-
Troiilie'H Drill j.
Some excitement was caused In local pas-
eenqer circles jcstcrday by a report that
the Primrose & West Minstrel company
would sue the Rock Island railroad com
pany foi the loss of tlio profits at > estcr-
daj's matinees at a local theater.
The story was based on the failure of the
Rock Is'and to bring the company Into
Omaha at 2 30 o'clock , as specified In tlie
contract The report proves to bo entirely
erroneous Thu delaj was with thu com
pany In leaving Denver on Saturday night.
The contract called for the departute of
the special train fiom Denver at 10 30 o'clock
Instead , it did rot leave till 11 30 on account
of the mlrutrel companj 'a delay. The train
arrived In this city at 2 50 o'clock , twenty
minutes late , after a run forty minutes
Bhortcr than was contracted for.
Notou anil I'erNonalN ,
Mrs Edward II Sprague IH visiting friends
In Chicago
Floyd Smith has sailed for a brief trip
through Europe.
Mm Charles A Rutherford ha re-turned
from a trip to New York
Ous Ren o of Ak-Sar Hen fume has re
turned from a southern trip.
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pa
cific has Just returned from Denver
The Rock Island has Just opened a new
agencj at Salt Lake City in charge of T J
Clark , traveling passenger agent
G L Hlckey , chief clerk In the operat
ing department of the Oregon Short Uno ,
will succeed W. David Lincoln an car ac-
onntnnt when the latter comes back to the
L'nlon Paclllc tomorrow
The Elkliorn officials who accompanied
: he remalrs of the late William U Sterling
o Dlxon , III , returned to Omaha jo rerdaj
Now depot time cards containing the
hanqes made bj the Union P.ulflc , the
lurlliigton nrd the Missouri Pacific were
ssucd jcsterdaj1.
Traveling Ficlght and Passenger Agent
dllloi of the Chicago & Nortluvextern Is In
he cltj from O'likosh. Wls , the guest ot
lenoral Agent Kuhu
Chut Us Adams of the Union Pacific pan-
icngcr department Is tecolvlng consralula-
Ions over the arrival of an eight-pound
Mte clerk at his home
Western rallroaela jostordaj afternoon an-
loitnced a rate of one and one-third regular
are for the round trip to St Louis Novont-
) cr 3 to 10. on account of the meeting of
ho Interstate Merchants' association there.
J L Rogers , commercial agent of the Kan-
ns City , Foil Scott & Memphis made his
irut appearance In Omaha rallwoj circles
icstordav. Ho was le-oontlv appointed to
ucrccd Carey Holcomb , now travilltu freight
igent of the Kansas Cltj , Pitt-lung * ( Itilf.
General Agent Knhn ot the Chi'ago d
S'orthwostcrn jcstoiday returned from n
r'ji tliiougli tht ? state He repirts business
o bo booming along both the Union Pacific
ind the Elkliorn railroads , the most notice-
ible fact In connection with the IIICMISO In
iiislness being the great demand i'or freight
; ars.
WoEtern railroads jcstcrday dcclatcd a
lain of 010 and onc-tlilrJ regular faro or
the round trip to Duffilo October 27-Novum
ber C , on account of the meeting there of
the Woinen'ti Christian Temperance union
Iho railroads are voting on a proposition to
jce-oid the same rate to tlie Toronto meeting
of tlio bimo association.
President Mohlciuf the Otegott Rullwav
mil Navigition compan ) , acoontpalnod by the
Ire-lneil und pi bongi'i ttatllc rep osent.ttlves
) f the line , l.as gone to Salt Like Cllj from
[ 'ortland and Is there in confoience with the
jfllclils of the Union Pacific from Omaha ro-
; ardlng therestoi.atlon ol tlitough ficlRht and
wMcttge-r rates and e u so'v Ice
Tlio American Absoelatlo'i of Goncnl Pas
senger and Ticket Agents will cbnvetic In
St Louis tills week This afternoon
there will be a reception ftom 3 until 0
n'clock. On Wcdnesd.lv of tot noon there Is
to be a Bloamboit excursion un the Missis
sippi river Thursdav Is to ho given to a
lour of the cltj IK'twcon tilpb meetings
will be held and pertinent r.ilroad topics
illsciissoel General Passenger Agent Franc's '
of the I ) SM , who has JU't returned ftom
a trip thiough his extended tonltcnj In
time to attend the nioctlni ! sajs it will bo
the groitcst ai-semblage of pasbongcr agents
i-vcr held In this countrj
The Colorado Midland line through Hagcr-
nnn pass has been le-uponcd This line has
liccn abandoned Flnco the completion of the-
Husk Ivanhoo tunnel , but owing i tliu In-
nblllty of the reorganisation committee uf
the Colorado Midland and the HU"k tunnel
people to reach an agreement the riorganl-
pitltm committee has caused the old line
[ o be iclmllt The onlj dllllcultj expel 1-
snced In tecoiistructlng the old line wns In
[ ho Hagerman tunnel which for a distance
at 2,400 feet was ( HIM piuctlcall ) solid with
Ice , and it has roqu.red thl'tj dajs-to dig
the ice out Fire and salt wore found lindo-
luate to melt the- ice and It was necessiij
le > blast It out with djn.amite The Husk
Ivanhoo tunnel will be abandoned lij the
Colorado Midland on the tormln itlon of the
receivership November 1 and nil trains run
over the old line reaching an altitude of
11.2S feet , the highest standard gaiiKc- pass
| n the ? United States.
1IVIIT'.1UM1 IVO-WHOM MMIKKT CAH.
lloj strlUi-N HN | Hi-nil niul IN 1'iilnfnltj
Injnreil.
While stealing n ride on one of the Sher
man avenue cars , list Saturday afternoon ,
Cljde Rich , a 10-jcar-old boy , was bcrlotiblj
Injured As the train turned off of Cumliig
in I onto North Seventeenth street Cljdo and
another boy of about ills own ago Juniicd
onto the tear end of the tiailci At I/ard
struct the conductor went tov.ard the roar
end of his train and as lie did so the boys
iumpeJ off In Jumping , the Rich bo > fell
and btruck on his head. He was picked up
and cairled to a store near by and a docto
summoned It was s vcial hours before the
boy re-gained consciousness. Ho Is still In
had condition but he is HKely to recovei
All along this line , especially In the north
part of the city , the streut rallwaj poopln
3To annojed bj jouug bojb who jump cm and
off the cars They go In gangs and the con-
ducto-s are powerless to prevent them from
boarding the moving trains There Is a city
ordinance against boys stealing ridi-s on stiuct
oars , but Itn enforcement by the 0"llce has
become a dead letter.
\ . \ \ . C. . NoteH.
Those who expect to onioll themselves
with the Fjmnasiuin woik will meet Miss
MacDoutfel nt the rooms from noon to
1 p in daily.
Mi.s IInnchett'8 el i.ss in English history
meets nt 7.0 ! Fildiy evening. Tnote who
enter It must do so this week , for enttanco
Is elenieel thcicnftc-r
Tlio choral oln'-s has been postponed to
Tuesday nlj.lit , November 2 Thos > who In
tend Joining that cln ninut teglster tholi
n inu-H liefoie that time
Not ui otiKh hnve icjl to cd f r the N rues'
Trilnlng clifn to vv.urant thowa IntoicMcd
in picturing ; for the work. This class is
valuable for any woman In the home.
Two classes In elocution , or. more POI-
rectly , In the culture of venal exprcb | jn ,
have Just begun on Ttio dny ovenliiKH , bo-
KlnnliiK ch-fH at 7 and advanced at S
o'clock. Taught by Mrs Jus en Donnelly
Tho'-c who pledgeil tbeircMves to help piy
In tinele lit fill" ! .ere iofiie | teil to piv
promi tlj' . 'J he cut re si in wan pi > dj.e 1 Oc o
licr 1 and money Hjut to the nentary will
hive the .special woik of collecting. Kindly
tuku notice.
Tlio reception committee of tlie Young
Women's Christian as orlatlon gives an "at
homo" at the looms tonight from 8 to 10
o'clock An informal entertainment , music ,
B.uncH etc , with lefieshmcnts , will lie the
onler of tlu > evening.
Tno mn s mcctlm ; at the Flrft CoiiKre-Kii-
tlon.il I'hur li was not only an Intere-stliiK
event , as thu III it onu of this ansocl itlon ,
but n Hiiicess an well. Tlio Hlorm kept
many away , hut a large audiencellsteiuil
with evident Interest | o the iidelrcKHOH anil
to the tulos1 bv Mlrs Terry Them was a
duet , "My Faith LookH Up to Theeby
Miss Terry and MrH Edwaida In clocliiK
nil a pi if , 1 1 wan made for the assoc ntlon and
.in even $100 netted to the treasury
Parties trying to Introduce new cough rem
edies should know that people will have Dr.
Hull's Cough Sjmp
MfirrliiKe l.leeiiNi-H ,
Licenses to wed have been Issued by the
county judge to thu following parties :
N.uno and Address Age-
Oorgo Schrclber , Omaha . 31
Janelliuss , Omaha . 25
Arton V.isaU Omaha . 2G
Mary Svoboela , Omaha . 10
01.1114 Hng o , Oiniiha . so
Fianko C Minimi , Omaha . li !
Stephen Schmlilt , Omaha . 2 ! )
Mary HaltfoKcl , Woodatoek , III . i'l
Miitttuvv W Hi .ill- . Augusta , Mont . II
HCBO Anne Mcft.irvoy , Omaha . 32
William II Hrown , Wa i rloo. Neb . 2J
Mary U HoMlns , Waterloo , Neli . lii
Don Like South Onulia . 21
rolllo Alden , Omiiu . IS
JalrtiH fleine-nt. North Loup Neb . 37
Helen Schouhorn , Fredonla , Kan . 3-1
You can't emu consumption but you can
avoid It and cure cvc-rj other form ot tlito.it
or lung tioublo by the use of Ono Minute
Cough Cure
tirant I.IUe-lj to ( iel Contract ,
Although no formal action has been taken
by the Hoard of Public Works thu contiact
for curbing In the districts on which bids
were received last week will probably ho
let to the Grant Paving comi < anj. on Its bid
of n cc-iiU for Missouri ueplialtlc stone
None of this material has been uted In
Omaha , but as the price U G cents lower
than that of Colorado sandstoneas offered
by Hugh Murphy It will bo given u trial
No picnic or outing U complete without
Cook'a Imperial L'hampaBne , extra dry , It
completes your lunch.
IN POLICE
Police Oommissiorcrs Mnko Their Showing
Eeforo Judge Scott.
HEARING ON JUDGE SCOTT'S ' INJUNCTION 4
Allorne } for tlie nlneliiirueil Ollleer *
VrKiu'NKtlnnt l.rwitHO of theo -
tlon anil ( ' ! ( > Vttornej Onii-
iiell Show * UN NeO'h * > l Ij . i
i
The tnemlers of the Ilcnrd of Fire and Po. *
lice Coniml sloiieis wire before' Judge Scott 3
jefltordaj tijlng to cinvltico thc < court they J
*
have -the power to provide against an Impend-
Ing1 deficit In the po Ire fun 1 by dismiss tig
enough mouthers of the police department
to bring the cxpc'ti'vs within the available
appiopilatlon. The question is rain.d by the
alternative writ of mni"'initi issued by
JudgT Scott at the Instance of the dis
charged olllccis some dajs ngo , by which
the members of the Hoard woio ivqi.lrcd to
either tepltce the men on the salary list
or show cait e why thev sh uld not do so.
Tlio hearing cii the writ bog-in jesterday
morning and at Hist It looked as though the
usuil procedure was to bo rcvcrsel. Tha
judge stated his conviction it the outset
that thc > law bj vvhleli the members of the
boatd were held ieu < rn lbe ! on their bonds
for , inj expenditure In e\-e-s of the ap
propriation piovldod b > thu cltj council ap
pllod oulj In cases inhloh additional men
wenemplovcd 'Ihcti theattoinej fur tlie
policemen launched Into an aigiiment an tha
cabe He declared that the bond hail
vlohtcd ovc'ij provUhn of the charter It
had begun the vc.ar with inmtgh m ncy to
run the dcpaiintent on the snlo on which
it had been operatid in IS'Hl foul u had
appointed thirteen new offiieis without any
warrant of law. Tie bo-irl he said , had
violated the liw in appointing a chief ol
police and two ciptalns and H hid taken
the moiH'v that ilghtfnllj belonged to the
men who vcie MilM-qucnilj dKrlurgod lo
paj tliche additional mn whoso app Int-
mi-nt hid inner bcin legal He called spe-
clil attention to the case of Sheep In thla
case he declared tint Mswati hid been em-
ploji-d at $ " 0 n month to do exactly the
same wink tint had provlon Ij been done by
Slump nl $70 pot month
Citj Attoinc'j Connc'll , who appeared for
the hrtird. obleclcd to anj further'argument
btfore Ihu fact were be-fore the court , and *
uftcr ( Oiibltlcrablo pri-iln.l-arv spirrlng the 5
testimony wns Li-gun Mi Council wauled
to Introduce cUdou-p to hhow tint ( ho boaid
had actel In goaj lulth while- the attorney
for the policemen ii'ilntaincd tint It did not
mattei whether It hid actej for the best
Intel i bis of the dc-pirlment or not , as it had
no tight lo discharge anj man under any
clruimstan cs unlcbs specific charges weio (
made and a bulling had The court decided
that the tes-inioivj should bo iccnrdcd and \
lib competenej eoiiblJereil later , and Com- , .
inls'loncr llcrdman v. js called to the stand. ft
Ho hinted that the new board nisiinieil con- TV
trol of the pullce and fire departments about *
March 20 Snmo time1 In June Commissioner t
Hullaid hud called a'teiitmn to the prospect J
cif a deficit In the police fund Previous to * ,
this time- live new men had been appointed ,
but notti since Two men had been dls-
mlstod for canto , but thulr places had not ;
been filled After some consideration of the 1
financial Kltintlou it had been decided that %
the deficit could lie avoli.-d by Ujlng off '
for fifteen dajs evcrj man In il-o department
except tif ! > chief. This was done , but later
Major .Moore * made a showing ihat Indi
cated tint still more radkul measures wcro
neccbsaiy The chief was then dhected to
submit a list of tvvcntj men who could be
tpaied with the leabt detriment to the de-
pirtnient After consultation with the two 3
captains this list wab presented and blxtecn |
ot the men thcieln mimed wcru dismissed. J
It had brt-n found that thUi number would bo *
sufficient and tlie four men on the list who *
worn retained were hclected on the recom
mendation of thu cliicf und after a compari
son of the records of the men ns they wcro
on file with the dep.utmcnt The witness
was questioned at length In regard to the
llnanrlil Mtiatlonas It appeared to the boaid.
As the greater part of the afternoon was
occupied bj an argument in another case ,
nothing wnb accomplished bejonil comp'et-
Ing the examination of Commissioner Herd-
man The wltiuftt was cro.OT-cxnmlncd at
length in regard to additions that had been
made to the police department , but no new
facts were elicited On rebuttal City Attor
ney Council brought out the fjct that In
moht cases the appointments mentioned were
to fill vacancies that had been left by resig
nation or otherwise
\M > ( IIIIKS : or
.TiulKi * IlliMVr lliiKi-N Hieiiorllon | | -
meii ( VIMiin(4- Political I'arlli-H.
County JudgeIlaxtcr lias made up the
apportionment between the different political
parties of the Judges and clerks at the com
ing election. The apportionment Is different
in each precinct , and is based on the vote
that was ca-it for Ho'comb and MacColl for
governor. In precincts where the majority
of votes cast were for the republican nvn-
luce , Ihu republicans will get two Judges
and one clerk , the * democ-iats ono Judge and
one clerk , the- national dnmocrats one Judge
and the populists one JudgeIn precincts
wheru .lolcomb received tliu highest number
o' votes , Judge llaxter went on the theory
that the democrats gave thu majority. He
will there give them two Judges and one
clerk , the republicans onu Judge and one
cleik , and thu national democrats and the
populists one Judge each The silver re
publican party will not b < ) recngnUod , as it
did not have a ticket in thu Held at the last
ekttioik
Applications for the positions have been
coming In more rapidly lately. Yester
day the democratic county central committee
tent In five app IntmcntH from each ward.
Tliu republicans sent In a similar list , but
the other paitles have not liceiu heard from.
All applicants will be given notice to ap
pear before Judge llaxter for examinations
on thalr qimllfU.athms for holding the posi
tions Judge li'i.xter declares that ho will
try to ge't the m st compc'le'iit men possible.
Thu appointment ! ! must bo made within a few
days
Tn \iii-llli- | |
Keen and healthy comes fum the use of
Ai.hi'iisi r-Himtli K Malt-Nutrlno the fool
clrlm > Druggists sell It
vr/rnu iYfn roit TIII : TICKII' : .
I'IIHH llcxoliilloiiH KnilorNliiK' tlie Ite-
IMlllllfllll NolllllllM-X ,
At the meeting of tlie Union Veterans' Re
publican club , held last Saturday nlg ht , the
following ri > i < olutlonH were adopted
WluriuH , The I'nlon Ve-te num' Renub-
lle-an dub l composed of mill who belle-vo
In tliu prlmlplcx of the npublican party ,
und : uu lundeel K > Ket.i : fui 110 purpose
of malntalnlim' uml upholding xnlil principles
In all Urn de-pirtme nU of tliu government ,
fiom theIO.MH ! tci thehlgliCHt. . and
Whcii'.iH , Wo ar < iinalttribly opposed to
me n and me.iKiniH tint favor or consent to
the Hic illli L of prim ii'e foi tnu xpoilu of
office und fiHon and ' unfi.Hiun ; and
\Vhe re-aH , Th n publicm party of OO\IKUH \ !
comity , In lonvin Ion afseinl/leil , has put j
In nomination godd mm and truu ripnb- 5
IliaiiM for the M-vcnl olllccH of thu county ;
INnforebo II ,
Kino'vid , by the I'nlon Vole nuts' Ilepub-
Mean dub of Douglas county , Th.it wo
he ullly iirJom- u h anil cvtiy candidate
nominated at tinn publican convention , und
pledge- our ctirnoH and eonxtant support
ficim thin time * until the poll * closeto He-
cum theikclloii of each uml everj one of
thf * nd ! canelldatiH , und 1m It further ,
Iteiiolve-el , That vvo denounce and repudiate
any report , statement < n ilfcliir.ttltm hat
wo .IK vitiranx and our MOIIM will counte
nance or cmuuriKt any dep.irture on ac
count of anj lamlielute on thu fuxlon ticket
on account of e umraek-xhlii or otherwise.
There Is no need of little children being
tortured by teald head aevema and tklu
cruplltnt. De Wltt'fi Witch Hazel Salt *
gives liutaut relief and curcH permanently.