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    THE OMAHA DAILY IMEIg ; MONDAY , tfOVKMBER 1,1897 ,
P.i c IP. ? conRln by a > y tern ot railways is
said to have been first Riven public cxprcs-
mon In the Emigrant , n weekly published
nt Ann Artor , Mich. , from November 18 ,
1820 , to December 1 , 1&.14. During the next
/ten / .ypari followed a period of Invention ot
Inception. A transcontinental railroad w
eagerly agitated In a number of newspapers ,
magazines and other periodicals In this
country and abroad. The time between 1S40
to 1850 may be termed the period of agita
tion and ferment , la which the Idc-i of a
nllroad across the continent was more vigor-
ouflly discussed. Asa Whitney , a merchant
of Now York who had traveled In Europe ,
China and Japan considerably , was most
prominent In urging the project. The nlm
nnd object ot his life was the building of o
railway from Lake MtcliiRtn or the Missis-
Rlppl rlvort r Uio Pacific coast. Ho first
. project to the attention of con-
"press In a momorlnl presented by him to tha
sonalo nnd 'to the lower bouse , en January
28,1813. It was cast In the f rm of proposed
legislation In the hill favorably reported by
the committee on roads anil canalsIn thn
house of representatives In March , 1850.
Meetings were held In all the leading cities
of the country from 1S45 on > to dlrcius the
need of a transcontinental railroad and to
dovlse ways and means for the same.Vhlt -
ne.y'o last net In this line was the presenta
tion of a modified report to congress on
April 1. 1852. Ills entire fortune Is culd to
have boon spent In the attempt to ronll/.o
his dream ot a Pacific railway , nnd "the
prince of projectors" kept u dairy and sold
milk In Washington for a livelihood In his
dcctlhlng years ,
PROJECTS BEFORE CONORESS.
'Sectional ' nnd local 'Interest * ! soon made
their appearance In schemes to bu'lld the de
sired road from various localities to the Pa
cific coast. The wealth and Influence of Bos
ton , New York , Philadelphia nnd Baltimore
were nlmoit a unit upon Biich a. location ot
the Pacific railway as would make them the
outlets of Its business on the- Atlantic eea-
'hoard. This tnlsjht he called the custom In
terest , nnd It was the strongest of them all.
The most persistent opponent of the eastern
Interest was thnt of St. Louis , represented by
Tnomas H. Bcnton. Ills Idea wna that the
natural point for the distribution of goods
nnd persons transported from the west wan
at the head of navigation on the 'Mississippi
river. In December , 1840 , the committee on
ranis and canals In the senate had been In-
strncleil to Inquire Into the expediency of In
corporating a company to construct a rail
way from some point on the western border
ot the Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia
river. Memphis was supported by a strong
party , with Arkansas and Tennessee- behind
It. Charleston was early In the field as a
seeker for the benefits of a terminus of the
Paclfio rallwiiy. Texas not only had a scheme
for a railway from Corpus Chrlstl or other
point on the Gulf cf Mexico to San l-'rati-
clsco vln Paso del Norto , but was eager to be
In the path of the railway nnd have a gulf
branch from the trunk line If a Mississippi
river terminus should be selected. Behind
nnd beyond the separate sectional and local
Interests that were crystallized In these
schemes were the great political and Indus
trial divisions of the north and the south.
Various projects were presented to con
gress In the fiOs and GOs for the construction
of a Pacific railway. Space does not admit
of the mention of nil the many schemes that
were proposed. Some of them got as far a ?
the committee room , and n few were favor
ably .reported. Finally a hill that gave the
atari of the , route ot the Union Pacific to this
territory passed the flenate on June 20 , ISi ! "
by a vote * ot 23 to 5. Without debate the
lower house of congress passed the same
'bill by a vote of 104 to ill , four days later.
On July 1 , 18G2 , President Abraham Lincoln
attached to the bill his signature and It be-
camo. a law. Nationalism had won Its first
victory ovec scctlonalirm , and Chicago waste
to have the advantage of the trunk line con
nection , and St. Louis ( through Kansas City )
the branch line. The act of 18(52 ( created a
corporation to bo known as "The Union Pa
cific Railroad Company. " It was to bo com
posed of 185 " .icrsons named In the act , together -
gother with five commissioners to ho ap
pointed by the secretary of the Interior. A
charter with $100,000,000 was given the new
corporation , with a land grant ot 20,000,000
ncrea attached. For every running mile of
the road twenty square miles of land waste
to bo given. The government further offered
( o lend largo sums of money for the con
struction ot the various 'pacts ot the railroad ,
varying as the difficulty of building varied.
The government offered the Union Pacific
o'bd' the "Oentral Pacific railroads a loan of
over $09.006,000 and a land grant of 20,000,000
acres. Estimating the land at Its reputed
selling price , $5 an aero , It was worth $100-
'i , 000,000. Yet capitalists declined to subscribe.
Tlio risk of building 2,000 miles ot railroad
through an uninhabited country was tco great.
Th'o wealthy men of the country , however ,
were all patriotic everyone wanted everyone
else to subscribe. But as tie subscriptions
came dn ? 'a bill still richer In government
oromlso was made by a committee , of which
Thaddeus Stevens was chairman and Oakes
Ames , an active and Influential member. The
companies were authorized to Issue their own
bonds In the same amount as those Issued
by the government.
The government's s rom1 nnd most liberal
offer was accepted. Thn Union Pacific Rail
road company was chartered July 2 , 1S62 ,
by , the congress ot the United States with
authority to construct a railroad from Omaha
to the eastern boundary of California. The
Incorporators named In the act met at Chicago
cage , September 3 , 1862 , and provisionally
organized by the choice of a president , treas
urer and secretary. These officers were
charged with the duty of opening books ot
subscription to the capital stock of the com
pany , and when subscriptions to the amount
ot $2,000,000 were made and 10 per cent
thereof paid Into Us treasury they were
directed to call a meeting of the share
holders for a permanent organization by
choice of directors and officers. The re
quired amount having 'been obtained , a meet
ing was called for October 29 , 1SC3 , when
such organization was effected.
FROM OMAHA WEST.
Thd eastern Initial point of the main line
was fixed In the original net upon the ono-
luimlre-dth meridian west from Greenwich ,
and between the north fork of the Kansas
river nnd the northern margin of the valley
of the Plntto , which was also to bo the point
of convergence of three branch lines one
based upon Sioux City , la. , ono upon Atchl-
B"n , Kan. , and ono upon Kansas City , Mo.
The Union Pacific , however , was required to
construct the line between the Initial point
ami Omaha.
The act Incorporating the company pro
vided for a government Btibsidy equal to $1(1- (
POO per mlle for that portion of the line be
tween the Mlbsourl river and the base of the
Rocky mountains ; $18.000 per mlle for a
distance ot 151) ) miles through the mountain
range ; $32,000 per nilK's for the distance
Intermediate between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada ranges , and $18,000 per mile for
a distance of ICO miles through the Sierra
Novadaa. The whole distance , us then reck
oned by the government , from Omaha to
the navigable waters of the P.ielfic nt Sae-
ramcjito U 1,800 miles. The company had
nlfio a land grant equaling 12,800 acres to
the mile.
The original net provided that the govern
ment subsidy should he. a first mortgage
on tha road , but by a subsequent auiond-
Stlinulnto the stomach ,
rouse the liver , euro bilious.
ness , headache , dizziness ,
out ( toinncli , eonitlpatlnn ,
tie. I'rlca ccnti. Sold hy all ilrueicUu.
The oulr Mill to ULo wltli llood'i S r aiurllla.
ment It wag made a sncjnd mortgage , the
company being authorized to hmia Its own
bomU to nn amount equal to the govern'
mcnt aa n first rnortga o on the line. The
original net provlfed that the chnrgo for
government transportation should be cred
ited to It In liquidation cf Its bonds , and
that In addition , after tie road should be
completed , 5 per cent ot tha net oarnliv ? *
should also he applied to the same purpose.
The act was subsequently modified so as
to allow the company to retain one-half of
the charge ot transportation on government
service as the cost of the same. It also
very gencrovsly relieved the company from
paying the r. per cent of Its net earnings.
The whole available capital of the road that
was ultimately to , cost $30,000.000 was only
$218,000.
It Is now generally believed that the lib
eral offers of congress were Iniplrcd In Its
commltten on Pacific railrra-is by Oakes
Ames of Massachusetts. To clcir-heatleil was
ho that though doing K > Immense private
buslncos , guiding the affairs ot three manu
facturing concerns and building a couple ot
railroads , ho kept no books and employed
no bookkeeper for lili private affairs. He
would have the road built for the good of
the nation , hut he took hold of It for his
own advantage.
PLAN TO MAKE MONEY.
The first object of Ames and his associ
ates who saw that the United Staus was
offering more thin was sufllclcnt to build the
road WES the discovery of'somo scheme by
which the great profits th.it would ensua.
from the building ofthe ro.itl might be di
verted frm the road Into the pockbts of
Its stockholders. As an Investment ot money
In railroad stock to be repaid from tlm fu
ture earnings of thl' ro.id , It Is Improbable
that any great amount ot money would have
'been subscribed for a railroad Irom here to
the Pacific coast. Ihc possibility of the
construction ot the road at that time .inne
from the profits to bo made out of the lib
eral offers of the government. U was kimvu
to Ames and a few friends that the road
could bo built for a smaller sum than the
government was offering. Chief Engineer
Peter A. Dey of the proposed road , the m.in
who surveyed and located 'the first 100 miles
of the road , had already estimated that ihe
first 100 miles could be built for less than
the government was offering. The question
of transferring the excess of values over
the cost of construction from 'the treasury
of the United tSatcs was solved by adopt
ing this device : A corporation of a differ
ent name , but owned by the R.imo parties
should build the new road. That other cor
poration should receive all the profits and
divide Ihem among Its stockholders , who
were also stockholders In the Union Pacific ,
but who as such could not legally receive
them. Such wna the Ingenious plan devised
and later carried out. By it Oakes Ames.
C. S. Bushncll , J. B. Alley , T , C. Durani
and others built the road and divided among
themselves all hinds not used In Its construe-
tlon. The corporation they used for this pur-
p.se was first chartered as "The Pennsyl
vania Fiscal Agency , " and atte.r being re.
moved to New York was rcchrlstcned "The
Credit Moblller of America. " The stock
holders of the Union Pacific railroad sub
scribed for the same amounts of stock in
the ; Credit Moblller 'that they held In the
railroad.
The first 100 miles were contracted for by
II. M. Hoxle , confidential agent ct L. C.
Durant. When Chief Engineer Dey found
out that this part of the road was to be let
to Hoxlo at $30.000 per mile , for work which
ho thought could bo done for $30,000 , ho re
signed his position. In a letter to John A.
Dix , president of the road , he said : "My
views of the Pacific road are , perhaps , pecu
liar. I leek upon its managers as trustees
of the bounty of congress. You ire doubt
less Informed how disproportloned the
amount to bo paid is to the work contracted
for. I need not expatiate on the sincerity of
my course , when you reflect upon the fact
that I have resigned the best position In my
profession this country has ever offered to
"
any man
The history of the letting of one contract
In the building of the great "Overland Route"
Is practically the history of oil. A summary
of these contracts Is as follows :
Cost to
Cost to the Credit
the nation. Mobilier.
Hoxle contract . . . $12,074,41G 2-1 $ 7SOG,1S3 33
Boomer contract. . llul,000 Oi )
Ames contract . " 7,110,10291 27,283,1-1109
Davis contract 23,331,7GS 10 13,029,633 C2
Totals $91,050,287 2S $ ,0,720fl5S , PI
Profit $13,929,328 34
SOME BIG DIVIDENDS.
Oakes Ames' contract was executed Oc
tober 15. 1SG7 ; the first dividend of 120 per
cxcit was made in Decemoer , 1867 , and the
sixth dividend of 200 per cent was made
In December , 1868. Under the Ames con
tract alone and within one year dividends
wevo paid amounting to 5)5 ) per cent on the
par value of the stock and to an aggregate-
of over $20,000,000. The last dividend of
200 per cent was made In December , 1868.
In 18G9 was made a dlvisicci of about $13,000-
000 of stock , as profits under the Davis con
tract for the last 125 ml/es. / The payment
of these $13,000,000 of stock appears to have
closed both dividend and construction ac
counts.
It was duo to the efforts ot H. S. Mc-
Comb of Wilmington , Del. , to obtain stock
In the Credit Moblller that public attention
was called to this corporation and almost
the entire third cession ot the Forty-second
congress given up to an olllcial Investiga
tion. Alarmed , at the demands 'for ' an In
vestigation and fixed rates of fare , the Credit
Moblller had Intrusted Ames , then a mem
ber of congress , with 343 shares of stock
to bo distributed among the members of
both houses. It was to McComb that Ames
wrote that ho had "assigned four from Mas
sachusetts , one from Now Haven , one from
Delaware , ono from Tennessee , ono from
Ohio , two from Pennsylvania , one from In
diana and one from Maine. "
The publication of the letter amidst the
controversy of a presidential contest first
K.-IVO a yolltlcol hearing to the affairs of this
private company. There was an Investiga
tion In both houses or congress. The senate
committee recommended the expulsion of
Senator James W. Patterson , but no vote
was ever reached. The house committee
recommended the expulsion of Oakes Ames
and James Brooks. Had the vote on the
expulslcn ot Ames and Brooks been taken
the day the report was made the scats of
both might have beeir declared vacant , but
the consldcratlcn of the report was put off
a week , nnd the courageof the house had
tlmo to cool away ,
The first eleven miles of the Union Pacific
railroad wore completed hy September 25 ,
1865 , and forty miles were finished by the
end of the year. On October 5 , 18CG , the
mlleago had Increased to 247 miles. By Jan
uary t. 1SG7 , the road was finished and oper
ated to a. point 305 mllea west of Omaha. In
ISG7 240 miles were 'built. ' The year 18G8
produced 125 miles and the first four months
of 1SG9 added the 125 miles necessary to
complete the road to its Junction with the
CenernI Pacific at Promontory Point Utah
The Union Pacific had built 1,063 miles from
Omaha ; the Central Pacific had built 089
miles from Sacramento.
The natural obstacles presented by the
mountains and desert land , the absence ol
timber on the prairies , of water In the moun.
taint' and of both in the alkali desert had
mido the work exceptionally difficult. The
Central Pacific , "though under the necessity
of getting Its iron , finished supplies and ma
chinery by ten , around Capo Horn or across
Peciama , had the advantage of Chinese
coollo labor and thn unified management of
Its construction company. On.1 tlie other
hand , the Union Pacific , having no railway
connection until Januory , 1867 , was sub
jected to the hardship of gctt'og Its supplies
overland from Iowa or up the Missouri river
to thla paint by boats. It had to depend on
unreliable foreign labor and warring fac-
. . .THE BEE
FOR. . .
Queen of the Ice Carnival
MY CHOICE FOR QUKKN POLARIS
IS.
Ballot HOXCH located at Mlllard Hotel and Hoe Office.
i NORRIS & LOVE , Carnival Managers.
NOV. It I Thla ballot must be deposited within 3 days from date.
' Coupons iray be mailed within two days to Carnival
Uep'tflea" omce , "oinaViu.
lions of the Credit Moblller The Vnlon 1'i-
1 cldr had ll't'o ' or no timber nlons IU line ,
' except some ottonwood of the 1'laltn valley.
nirouTKi ) hAiiou EMPLOYED.
In uptftkl-g of tills toik of timber nnd
the other difficulties of tlic rnru who built
the Urlon I'acltlr. Joseph II Millar , ! of this
city , who was A director ct lite Union Pa
cific , reeent'y ' MM to The lie ? : "I cvjmo-
tlnie.1 think that we overlook the hardships
of the 'builders ' of the road. FlRhtlng In
dians while their comrades laid the rails ,
thtlr work wea not nl nil pheasant. The
men who cime out hero from the east to
build the road not only risked their money ,
but they risked their lives. Material was
hard to obMln. At the start everything had
to be dragged across from Iowa or come up
the river on boats , Hvcn then It had to ho
dragged up to where the railroad was being
built. Later I believe some of the material
could be shipped by rail as tat' as Hannibal ,
Mo. Timber for ties WMD acarco , and I re-
mpinbor Hut they used to pay ? l for every
cottonwool ! tie that 'they could got hold of.
The country north ot here was kept busy
furnishing ties tad heavy lumber , sending
It down the river to Omaha In rafts. "
In bulldln * the Union Paclllc , Imported
labor from Europe , principally from Ireland ,
wfls largely employed. At the close of the
war. many of the soldiers , laborers and
tfamstera drifted west. The work was mili
tary In character , ar.d among the superintend-
entsiind managers there was a liberal sprink
ling of military titles. The1 surveying parties
wore always accompanied by detachments of
soldiery as protection against Interference
frcm the Indians. The construction trains
worn amply supplied with rides and other
arms , nnd It wan boasted that a g > nlg of
tracklayers could bo transmuted at any mo
ment Into a battalion of Infantry. And as
saults on the trains by the Indians were by
no means Infrequent. Oaaerul Hedge , chief
engineer of the road during Us construction ,
writes : "Tho troops guarded us , and wo
tcconnoltercd , surveyed , located and built
Inside of tl'clr picket line. We marched to
work to the tnp of the drum with our men
armed. They slacked their arms on the
dump and were ready at a moment's warn
ing to fall In and light for their territory.
Oencral Casement's track train could arm
1,000 men at a word ; nnd from him , ns head ,
down to his chief splicer. It could bn com
manded by experienced officers of every rank ,
from general to a captain. They had served
five years at the front , aul over a half of
the men had shouldered u musket In many
battles. "
H la said on good authority that It was
during the work ot construction of the Union
1'aclllc by the Irish laborers thnt the follow
ing well known refrain was first heard :
Then dr.ll , my p.uldlc.M , drill ;
Drill , my heroi-H , drill ;
Drill all day ,
No sugar In your fay ,
Workln' on the U. P. railway.
The driving of the Inst spike and the
Joining of the Union Pacific with the Centra !
Pacific at Promontory Point , Utah , was duly
celebrated on May 10 , 1SGO. Leland Stanford ,
governor of California and president of the
Central Paclllc , was on hand with a party
from the west. Vice President Durant and Di
rectors Duff and Dillon of the Union Pacific
were there , so were many Mormons , and a
curious assemblage of "regulars" from Fort
Dcuglas.of Mexicans , Indians , half-breeds ,
Chinese , negroes and others gave a cosmo
politan appearance to the occasion. After
the last spike had been driven , the Central
Pacific train was backed up and thp Union
Pacific locomotive , with Its train , passed
slowly over the point of the junction and
back again. Then the Central Paclllc loco
motive , with Its train , tvent through the
3ime ceremony. The occasion was celebrated
In this city by the firing of 100 guns on
Capitol hill , bells were rung and whistles
blown , and there was a grand procession of
lire companies , civic societies , citizens mid
visiting riplpgatlmis from surrounding points.
Similar celebrations were held In San Fran
cisco , Chicago , New York and Philadelphia.
PHEY FOU STOCK JOBBERS.
Internal dissensions made the Union Pa-
clilc railway an outcast in the financial
world until the fall of 1SC7. li'lackmailers
and stock jobbers pounced upon It at every
turn. James Fisk , In the tail of ISO" , gained
control of some of the Union Pacific stock
and threatened the company with destruc
tion. On account of the presence-of an
adverse judge on a Now York bench , an
act was Introduced "In congress In March ,
I860 , to remove the general ofllce of tie
company from New York and tn deprive
the state courts ot New York oC jurisdiction
over the company. It was defeated In the
senate. From this time on congressional
legislation on matters partaining to the
Union Pacllic was abundant and only ended
with the passage of the bill providing for
the foreclosure proceedings at the last ses
sion.
Doforo the Union Pacific had completed
Its line to Ogden it began to have trouble
with the public over the question of rates.
Passengers wore charged 10 cents a mlle
and freight rates were so high that thp
people of Eremont declared they could get
gooda to and from this city cheaper by
wagon than by rail. Complaints soon i cached
Washington ; the Nebraska papers clamored
against the excessive charges , and congress
soon Interfered. Seveial attempts were made
In 1868 to piss a bill for the regulation of
rates , but they failed , one of the stead
fast opponents being General Dodge , chief en
gineer of the road and a member of con
gress from Iowa , whoso wife was a stock
holder In the Union Pacific and the Credit
Mobilier.
In 1870 there appeared another nightmare
In the form of the so-called "Interest ques
tion. " It was regarding the repayment .to
the United States of the amount of subsidy
bonds advanced 'to the Pacific railroads. The
Interest on the bonds was paid regularly by
the United States , but no percentage of
the net earnings was paid 'by ' the companies
and the "half compensation" amounted to
less than the interest on the bonds. Thus
the amount of the company's Indebtedness
was increasing each year and the annual
Increment of the debt was likely to bo
greater. The Interest question engaged the
attcntln : of the courts and congress till
1S75 , when the dispute was settled in favor
of the company hy the United States supreme
premo court. While the Interest question
wan In the courts the companion question of
the payment of the 5 per cent of the not
earnings 'bo applied to the payment to
the government received attention , lleforc
the net carnint ; question was disposed by
the supreme court congress seemed to tire
of waiting for the courts to determine the
rights of the Paclllc railways and passed the
famous Thurman act In May , 187S , The pro
vision of this act that caused the wannest
controversy was 'briefly ' as follows : "Not
earnings shall be ascertained hy deducting
from the gross earnings the necessary ex
penses actually paid In operating the road
and keeping tha same In repair and the
sum paid in discharge of Interest on first-
mortgage bonds and excluding all sums paid
for Interest upon any other Indebtedncna. "
Cases were soon made up la the courtr ; In
California to test the constitutionality of the
Thurman act. They reached a decision In
the supreme court In the fall of 1878 , when
the act was declared constitutional so far
an It provided for the establishment of a
sinking fund.
FORCING THE ISSUE.
After the operation" the Thurman act
for a few years It was proved that the dink-
Ing fund feature of thn act was doomed lo
failure as a moans of discharging the com-
oanlea' debt to the government at Its ma
turity. Ktforts weru then made to substi
tute for It some plan that would make the
government secure. All the plans suggested
were In two classes , the one maintaining the
sinking fund feature of the Thurman act
with the requirement of a larger percentage
of net carnlnga ; the other contemplating
the extension of the time of payment hy
from forty to 100 years , and the division of
the gross debt Into annual or semi-annual
payments. Opposed to these p'ana was the
emphatic demand by a strong western con
tingent for the immediate forfeiture of the
charters of all the bond-aided Pacific rail
way companies , nnd the assumption of their
property and duties by the Government , If
necessary , In enforcing the payment of the
debt. On March 3 , 1887 , un act was passed
creating the United Staffs Pacific Railway
commlEaton , In thn followlnc mouth Presi
dent Cleveland tppolnted Robert E. Pat-
tlion , Pennsylvania ; E. Ellery Arfdersoti ,
New York , and David F. Littler of Illinois
memberi ! of the commission. After Investi
gating the affairs of thu bond-aided rail-
reads , their relation to ouo another , to the
people , to the government ami their Internal
condition , management and financial respon
sibility , the commission made a most ex
haustive report. Ex-Governor Patttoon urged
Immediate proceedings for the forfeiture of
the companies' ehurterti and a windlng-up
of their affairs. Andumon and Littler pro-
( losed legislation extending the tlmo of pay
ment ot the debt to the government , It
agreed to bn Uw , companion , otherwise r
oulrlng n l.ityjnr percentage of net earnings
each Tear for the sinking -fund.
j It wjs worthy of observation th.it the
i foreclosure proceedings now about to bo ter
minated by the sale follow the course rccom-
i mended over lolr'yc.trs ago hv ex-CInvernnr
PaUlson of PrtanylvAnki. Ho was then In
the minority , and his Idea of foreclosure was
most persistently opposed by E. Kllcry An-
flerson , latvrinwtlnted one of the receivers
and moro re hlij1 a pronounced advocate In
favor of foreclosure.
The concluding period of the checkered
career of thd1 I'Uiod Pacific Is that com
mencing on October in , 1S03 , when thrrtill -
way passed Into.thn bunds of receivers. TUe
business decri-stf-nii gf thst year was es
pecially felt In the west ; the burdens of the
Union Pacific's financial obligations became
too heavy to bo borne , and such a courno
was made ncrtssary. During the four years
of the receivership many of thp branch lines
of HIP Unlrn Pacific panned out from the
control of the main line. The most Impo"-
tant lines to be segregated were : The Den
ver & Gulf. December , 1803r the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company , July , 1891 ;
St , Joseph nnd Grand Island , March. 1897 ,
Oregon Short Line ft Utah Northern , March ,
1S97 , nnd the Kansas Central October , 1S97.
During thp receivership the original lint
has been kppt In the very l > est condition. Thp
equipment has changed hut little In quantity ,
but It hns been kept up In condition. Dur
ing the years 1891 and 1895 hard tlmeo forced
the susper.olon of miny trainmen end there
was n great retrenchment In the operation.
In the latter part of 1S9G business began to
Improve , train crews that tad been dis
charged wore replaced and the yrar 1897 saw
a still greater Increase. This has continued
rail ! the last few '
months' of the receiver-
uhlp has ivecn the earnings of the Union Pa
cific Increased to aw extent never before
known In the history of the road and the
closing ( Jays of thu regime of the receivers
are IndcoJ the palmiest oC the great "Over
land Route. "
THINKS SAI.BVHI , COMK OFF.
Attorney for tin * Truntri'M Hi'llevcN
ItniMl. Will llu Sold.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct. 31. General
Louis Fitzgerald of Now York , attorney for
the trustees of thu reorganization committee
of the Union Pacific , Secretary Kreck of the
committee and Attorneys W. II. Rosalnglon
and C. B , Smith ot Topeka , representing the
same Interests , left late last night for
Omaha to be present at the sale of the road.
Mr. Rosslngton said before leaving :
"I do not know whether the sale will CD'TIO
off Monday or not , hut I can see no reason
why It should not. We shall be there to
represent the reorganization committee nnd
It Is my opinion that the road will bo sold.
There has been considerable fuss and talk
about this sale of the Union Pacific , but
really thrre has been n good deal of smoke
and very little fire. I do tut know of any
one who is planning to defraud the govern
ment. "
\Vllllt tiltSll < - I'OMllMHlCll.
LONDON' , Oct. 31. The firm of Coats , Son
& Co. , who recently undertook the formation
of a syndicate for the purchase of the Union
Paciflo railway line and have offered to pay
in full for the liens en the main line and the
Kansas Pacific , if the government will se
cure a postponement ot both s lea to Decem
ber 15 , yesterday sent a cable message to
President McKlnley , suggesting that the
United States 'government ' should eecnro the
postponement 'of- the sale until that date.
. \ ViiloU | .
Yea , wake up to jho danger which threatens -
ens you If your kidneys and bladder are in
active or ueak , Don't you know that If you
fall to Impel tfteii } tp action , TJright's disease
or diabetes awaits you ? Use .HcsteUer's
Stoiv.ach Bitters Ylthout delay. It ha a
most beneficial effect upon the kidneys wh.cn
sluggish , and .lippu the bowels , liver ,
stomach anJ n.brvotp system.
IMCTCItES 'AN ' ' 'inia\l , \\DIIIATE. .
Dean \lr nisOndi-Mi'H UIKIK thu Com-
Iliijr 'nifi'tlon.
The chimes Of Trinity cathedral , with their
announcementthat' "He who watchuth over
Ipmal § lumbeijgtiijio.t ijor sleeps-summoned
the psop.lo.last , ulght'tQ an.address by Decu
Campbell Fair upon the desired standard of
an officeholder. The dean spoke especially
regarding the election of tomorrow ami de
scribed to his parishioners the qualities for
which they should search in the candidates
for public trust. Although it 'has not boon
the custom to discuss to-called "popular"
topics in Trinity cathedral , Dean Fair seems
to have no fear that his pulpit will become
secularized In speaking of Issues which will
have , In their results , lasting effects upon
the community.
The verses more especially In line with the
dean's subject were from Acts vl:3 : , "Look
ye out men of honest report , full of the
Holy Ghost and wisdom , whom wo may ap
point over this business ; " and also "He thnt
ruleth over men must be just , ruling in , the
fear of God , " from II Samuel , xxill:2. :
In his opening remarks Ccan Fair expressed
the belief that every true Christian must be
a good citizen as all who give their atten
tion to religious duties must find with them
political duties , "In considering for whom
I am to vote on Tuesday , " sold the speaker ,
"it Eoeins to me that the favored candidate
should possess above all , honesty ; and his
proof of it should be gathered not fromi the
organ of hh political opponents nor from |
the lips of his business friends. The question
should rather ba directed as to his reputation
for probity and uprightness In the circle of
his dally acquaintance , among those who
have been his associates in private life.
"Another requirement , in my opinion ,
should be capability. A man may have a
heart both good and pure when It will not
follow that his mind Is filled with the win- !
dom mentioned as a scriptural requisite. I
will rejoice when our state ofllccs are plJced
on such a basis that a man must win by j
virtue ot his merit , of his peculiar fitness ,
for the position. Some time , I believe , a i
system of civil service will be so applied
that worth will be honored and the public
affairs will be In the charge of men trained j
for the'r proper administration. i
"A man who yields to drunkenness or pas
sion should also bo barred from ofllce. For
anyone , whatever his other qualities , who
forgota his own manhood In that way will ;
forgot the trust imposed In him by others. I
"Tho last nnd a most Important qtialifica-1
tion of the officeholder Is that he should bo
a man of conviction. I would rather votr I
for a nun of an opposite political faith if i
his heart ia In his principle ! ) than for a |
selfish or weak-minded candidate of my own
pirty. He must bo a man of rouHclonvc ,
seeking rather the public good than the furtherance - ,
theranco of his own ends. Ho must not fear
to interfere with wrongdoing , for it is as |
necessary ( o destroy what Is wrong as to cs
tabllBh that which Is right. Cons'dor ' Jo
sepli , a man whom God put In ulllce. HIsj
reply to n politic * ! temptation , 'How can I do
this thing nnduitit'Bln agalntt God ? ' has be
come historic. xJoslllia wns another pf God'9
ofllceholdeiB , a'Strong and upright leader.
"In a word , tbe ideal politician must bo a
man of bright conscience , strength of hand
anil an unfalteul.wjWn'vlctlon of duty to the
Btato and people. "
At the conclijjloii of the eermcn there fol
lowed the usual excellent music of tlio
vested pholr. illss jyungato also sang with
depth and sweetness the soprano solo , "O ,
Lord. Ho Mercifulwritten by Homer Hart-
ett. 0
LONCH .Mo6 iiljn Uncut Dlxd-lct.
Key Kachn nifj 15(8 Ijlnney street .states
that he made an aycurnlon down Ctipltol
avenue lust nlgiht wltli $3 In his po.ssen-
slon. This wiifH.JI.W more than ho wished
to spend , but liefkdaluiH that the Whole of It
was wrested frWm film buforo his re-turn.
So ho obliilnejl/ho urrest of Kdna Adiinw ,
upon whom lie hud called ut 912 Capltul
avenue. She wnH charged wltli lurcf-ny
from the person nndrher * ' bonds were HxtU
nt $100. -T"
SubEcrlbo for Tpe Sunday flea nnd read
Anthony Hope's great' story "Simon Dale. "
Ilri'iilc Intn n Slorr ,
The store of Hurling & Kocrner , on the
nprtlieust corner pf Sixth nnd Pierce
stroetB , WUB broken Into about 9 o'clock last
night nnd several artlclr-H of wearing ap
parel were stolen. The firm Is composed of
two women and 'handles notions and gen
eral merchandise ,
Ftitnl Knot Hull.
ATLANTA. C3a. , , 0 t. 81 , Von Gammon ,
ono of the players of the University of
Georgia foot bull team , died this morning
from injuries received In a game betwfii
that H-am and the team from the University
of Virginia In tills city yesterday afternoon.
American Lady Corsets are the liest.
GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY
Ancient Member of the Museum Describe 1
by Its I ointor.
FROM THE RCYALCEMETEF.Y CF TOES
Ainmmy rrpmMilPil ' > ' llt'V. II , V.
f friMvford , U'lilHi
-H Illicit at lii'iiil to llu-
I'liiliiiinilv Period.
LINCOLN , Oct. 31. ( Special. ) Rev. H. V.
Homlngo of Crawford sends the following
history and description ot the mummy de
posited by him In the museum. The mummy
was purchased In 1SS5 by Prof. P. O. Schmidt
ot Homo , N. Y. It was leaned to Mr. Ro-
mlngo and by him deposited In the museum :
Thu mummy was found In a rocky re-
CPSS of tintoynl burying ground at Thebes
; In Upper Ugypt lu January , 1SS5. It wirf
1 purchased from the Glr.eh museum at
Culrp , whitlier It had boon brought In
Mareh of the s.imo year. Judge Ilohe , a
mr-mber of the International Tribunal of
Cairo , secured the necessary permission and
documents for transporting the mummy.
Pr. Drugsen , n rplatlve of thp historian of
KffVPl and vice director of the museum at
Cairo , drew up the documpn.s relating to
IKe shipment. The mummy was sent by the
Florlo-ltulKittlno Italian HUP ot steamers
from Alexandria by ' > vay of Naples to New
Ycrk , where It arrived and passed the cus
tom house In September , 18Vi.
The sarcophagus measures six feet In
length by twenty Inchon In width nt tlio
bust nnd about twelve Inches at the cx-
ttitnlty. It consists of two parts , syca
more wood , originally Joined by wooden
pins , the upper covering , ( --P. , lower re
ceptacle In which the mummy reits. The
case Is covered with a coating of stucco
otiiamrntcd with figurative des'gns of
mythological subjects , scenes of funeral ob
servances , hloratlc symbols and hiero
glyphic Inscriptions taken from the Hook
of thp Dead , portions of which svere In
closed with 'Hie mummies" . The figures run
ning vertically down the side1 * of the ease
represent trie goddess of Truth holding In
her hands the ostrich feather , the symbol
of truth. Around the head and nock Is an
elaborate ornamentation , representing a
network of bends , the bend of n hank and
a serpent. liclow tills Is a scnralmetis with
outHpread wings and a sundlMt to Indicate
the protecting Influence ot the deity.
The face of the head on the sarcophagus
lid was ontlrely covered with goldloaf and
shown the person was of some rank or
consequence. The mummy Is that of a male
person , rolms" , over llvp feet in height. He
has a largo forehead , eyes , lushes , tooth.
The face has been exposed by cutting
throui4i more than Hfty layers of linen
bandages.
The mummy was classed by some of the
museum authorities at Cairo as belonging
to the eighteenth or nineteenth dynasties ,
about i ho time of Hamses II. It 'would
therefore be a contemporary of Moses. Dr.
Hrugsr-h , however , thought It might date
from the Ptolamale period. If It belongs to
the eighteenth dynasty It would be over
2.COO years old. It appears from the quality ,
llnlbn and emblems on the c.ise , as well as
from the plaoo of burial , thsit this person
may have belonged to the family or have
been attached to the household of a
Pharaoh. The mummy Is valued at $1,000.
The authorities at thp university have no
doubt that the mummy belongs to the
PtoVimalc period. The university already
possesses a collection of typical Peruvian
mummies and the addition of the Egyptian
mummy Is valuable for purposes of compara
tive study.
BULLETIN OX CORN AS FUEL.
The bulletin issued from the Experiment
Station upon corn as fuel , by Prof. C. R.
Richards , forms the basis for an article in
Cassier's Magazine , devoted to engineering ,
industry , steam , electricity and power , in the
October issue. This is another evidence that
the entire country is following the beneficial
work of the station. The bulletin itself may
be had free by any applicant , at the uni
versity.
Dr. Fling will read an article before the
December session of the American Hlstorlc.il
association at Cleveland. The subject of the
paper is "Relations Between Mlrabeau and
C'alonue In 1785. " In. the paper Dr. Fling
wfll make use of some of ( the material taken
by him from the Paris archived last summer.
The university has received another valu
able gift. ThltJ time from the United States
Geological survey through Mr. Charles D.
Wolcott. The donation consists of ICO typical
rocks of America , trimmed and furnished
with printed labels for the instruction of
students and the public. Another gift comes
from the survey through Mr. N. II. Dar-
toti , consisting chiefly of typical specimens
from many localities representing the de
posit ? of volcanic and diatomaceous earth of
Nebiaska. Miss Harbour , assistant curator
of the museum , Is arranging these for din-
play In the museum and for exhibition at
the Transmisslssippl Exposition.
Rev. Francis E. Clark gave a chapel talk
this week , taking as his theme "The Supreme
premo Importance of Spiritual Ideals. " Dr.
Clark is the founder of the Christian En
deavor movement. He appealed to the stu
dents not to despise lowly things and let
the materialistic idea creep in upon thorn.
He illustrated his remaika by presenting the
rusty hammer used as a gavel at the Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor con
vention last summer and which was long
ago used by the great missionary 'Carey In
mending shoes.
Chancellor MacLcan has been Invited to be
the guest and one of the leading speakers
at the famous annual banquet of the Now
England society on Forefathers Day , De
cember 21 , at St. Louis.
Hdiicatiuunlolon. .
Miss L. M. Johnson , SI. D. , Baltimore , has
Just been admitted as a student to the Maryland - '
land College of Pharmacy. She Is the first
woman to bo admitted since the establish
ment of the college. In 1841.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
confirmed the sentence of the lower court
and declared parochial school property taxable - !
able , on the ground that parochial schools '
are not benevolent Institutions. !
It Is reported that 100 Catholic women In i
Chlcopeo , Mass. , have subscribed $1 each
for the new Trinity college for women In '
Washington , and have pledged the same i
amount annually for nine years. j
It is painful to contemplate that Mr. I
Plummer Is running for the olllea of lieutenant - i
tenant governor on the came ticket with a
candidate for governor ' who announces ,
openly that IIP likes a glsss of beer. i
The enrollment at the State university
of Iowa continues to Increase , and the total
Is now moro than 1,200. If the legislature
will treat the university wisely and fairly ,
In ten years the university will 1mvo nn
enrollment of 3,000.
Indiana's stale superintendent of schools
has suggested th.it Instruction In writing
should likewise. Include the writing of loiters
ters , his observation having taught him
that mnuy boys nnd girls go through the
schools without acquiring this useful nnd
nec'ssnry art. This suggestion Is of national
pertinence.
The movement umler way In Now York
designed to embellish public srliool rooms
with appropriate works of art Is commended
ns worthy of emuhtlon In every city. The
good Inlluenccs exerte.l by contemplation of
the beautiful Is .especially great In the
> oung , says Harper's Oi7.tr.Vo are opt
to llvr n long time before wo begin to np-
prerUte the unconscious Influence of special
environments 'n ' a geroral education. AVe
may know that nil knowledge | s not In
bo ks , thai the world must educate us as
well as the school , but we who are moro
| fortunately placed In the scale of i worldly
I advntate ; are not Illicly , while Judging nd-
i versely the baldness of certain democratic
! tastes , to remember Hint of nil the Influ-
1 cncea which have helped to develop us the
! most subtle ns well ns the most potent are
thorp for which we seem to have been the
least responsible , since these hive awaited
us In the cultivated atmosphere of our
homes. The color In our houses , the picture
on our walls , the beautiful forms of the
glass en our tables , hnvo each Influenced us
nnd helped to form us moro than we
dreamed , But mcst of nil wo have been
nffoctcd by the things which wo have heard
talked about by the choice of themes nude
by our families In conversation nnd by those
whom they welcomed within their doors.'o
have unconsciously been made ns familiar
with the names of great men nnd famous
works , with the book of beautiful pictures
nnd statues , as the little street urchin with
the sights nnd sounds ot lily neighborhood.
And though a real knowledge of the things
wo have seen nnd hoard each Individual
must afterward acquire for himself , the stim
ulus to do so hiR ; at least been given htm
less by the studied eltrrts of his ciders than
by the Influences of the things which sur
rounded him.
.It'lICK IIAXTKII MA1CKS A IIIilMiV. .
At ( tick In ( In- SiinilnyVorlilllrrnlit
Cull * fur an Anmtr.
Judge Irving F. Baxter makes the following
reply to a sensational nttack published In the
Sunday World-Herald :
OMAHA , Oct. SI. Gilbert M. Hitchcock ,
Editor Omaha WorM-HoraM : Dear Sir
Upon reading the Omaha World-Herald this
morning I was both surprised and pained
to find on the first page of your paper a
vlelous a1 tack upon me In connection with
the estate of John MeNulty , deceased. I
was surprised because some twoi\eek ? ago ,
learning that some surh article as you have
published , would probably appear In the
World-Herald against rae , 1 Immediately
had a personal Interview with you and In
the Interview you assured me that surh an
article would not be published uti.ll It had
been first referred to you and that 1 should
bo given an opportunity to be heard before
Its publication , In order that I might give
you a truthful statement of the events sur
rounding this estate. Notwithstanding this
assurance you have published without a
moment's notice accusations against me
that are wholly f.ilfe.
I am pained at the article because you
have seen lit to publlsih It only forty-eight
hours before election , when you mils ; be
nwaro it will go forth to the world ns an
attack upon my honor and integrity , while
your readers will have little or no oppor
tunity to read my denial.
Your first Insinuation against mo Is that
I hold In my haii'In as coun.y Judge large
sums of money belonging to the estates of
deceased persons and minor children , and
that the manner in which I administer
these trust funds rnnnot be known until
after my te-nii of ollice has expired. This
statement is unciualllk'dly false , as your
own court reponer must be awn re. I Ueep
a complete set of books open to the'public ,
by which can be ascertained within a fe.v
minutes what money 1 hold in my hands
and to whom same IP payable , nnd a refer
ence back to the case or estate from which
the money came. If anybody desires an
inspection of these books it LA ill nccesslta"e
only the trouble of appearing .at the county
court and making1 the request. I have
nothing whatever to conceal relative to my
administration of any es.ate nor as to any
money I may hold In trust.
Now. a few words ns to the estate of
Join MeNulty. H Is true that letters of
administration were granted to Sirs. Me-
Nul'y on the same day on which her pr-tl-
tlon was Hied. This you claim Is nn illegal
and unusual procedure , for , under the c ip-
tion of "Hours Instead of Weeks , " you
state that "In ordinary and usual routine
of the probate court before Judge Hnxtcr's
first term of otllco began , and during his
two terms , except when the ignorance of
.ho law and her rights in the case on the
part of some widow i.vas to lie taken ad
vantage of by the representative of a cor
poration or some such case , thp proceed
ings noted above would not have been com
pleted for a number of days. "
I am amazed that an article professing to
comment upon the piobato practice In this
state should contain such a statement. It
In a common practice , under our law , to
grant letters of administration on the same
day on which the application is filed. A
hasty examination shows that In two years
of the administration of Judge Shields , a
ilpnioi-rutlc county judge * anil an excellent
lawyer , fony-three estates of deceased per
sons were so commenced. This practice has
bi ru fr'lowd ' In some of the largest
estates' ' In this county and has been adopted
by the best lawyers at the Douglas county
bar. Only a fo.v weeks ago , under the di
rection of Charles H , Kollcr , esq. , a leading
nu-mber of the bar , letters of administra
tion were granted in the M. E. Smith es
tate on the same day on which the peti
tion was Hied. It was but a few days ago
that u.iis practice was fallowed 111 the
estate of the late William H. Sterling. Sim
ilar practice was also followed in the
estates of Htiirh C5. Clark , Augustus A. Kg-
bert , Justus Sohl and a large number ot
other estates. This practice of Issuing let
ters on the same day on which the peti
tion Is filed Is not only strictly and 'it-fh-
uically legal , but the practice has been fol
lowed for many years. The records In this
court show that In the year 1SSI , on July
18 , you , Mr. Hitchcock , filed a petition ask
ing to be appointed administrator of 'the
estate of your father , Plilnens W. Hitch
cock , dcceat-ed ; that on the same day the
guardian of your brother , John O. Hitch
cock , llli'd a waiver of notice anil you took
the oath , filed your bond , .same was ap-
ipioved , let ers of administration were Is
sued to you and an order made directing
that notice be jjlvon to creditors. All on
tlm same day. You certainly would not
llko to admit that thin wns H enno of "Ig
norance of tlio law and your rights In the
cane , " or 'that ' the proceedings In your
father's est'He were "hmrled through In a
few hours and in an Illegal manner. "
You further charge that I was present
after olilce hours In the evening on the
day the petition was tiled In the MfXulty
estate and thaI approved the sottlcmeni
between the Street il'ilhvuy ' company and
MeNulty. This statement Is unqualifiedly
f n Isc. I 'left my ollice at "i o'clock on that
day and did not return to It un.il the fol
lowing 'Monday. Whnti vt-r was done out
of office hours wn done by one of my I
clerks , nw Is customary , to nccommod.uo
the parties Interested.
1 was not Informed regarding the cir
cumstances of the accident which ratiF * < 1
Mr. McNully's death. I was not aKid to
approve , nor tlld I approve , cr hu\o u.y-
tlhlng to do with the settlement betwin Mr. < .
MeNulty ami the Street Railway comiui y.
JS'elther was 1 naked to approve , nor did t
nVprovo , the settlement aflcrv.ard m\do
with the Street llnllwny compiny by Mr
Mahoney n ° . administrator. It H no p.irt
of my duty nn county Judge to Inv stiR.ito
such mutters , unless a petition br > Illfd ask
ing for my permission to compromise a
claim. No such rrrrrl laii was aeki-d rtth-
by Mrs. MeNulty ns administratrix , or by
Mr. Mnhoney ns administrator. In fnot , sntcii
permission Is rarely over sought , the tur
tles settling matters between tlienwiv-
When Mr. Mahoney called my uivnHon
to the exact slate of affairs and sugwsted
to me thnt Mr.s. McNuJty was an Improper
person to net as administratrix ofMid 11-
tatn , I consented to recrlvo her r sKmtl-m
and appoint Mr. Mahoney ns her sic--i-s r.
You further chaigo that procectll'igH nfo
Instituted by Mr , Mnhoimy In n-.y court at
tacking the legality of the nppoliitm lit of
Mrs MeXulty U3 administratrix in il of ! ir-r
settlement madi'lth IN < R"1 ' ! Hn" vnv
company ; nlso that certain "time killing1'
motions were tiled , whlcn Wrre allowed
by me In order to tlelny the case , ThH
charge Is absolutely false. No mich pro
ceedings were ever Instituted In my court
and no such delays were over granted
by me.
The only suit ever brought by Mr. Mi-
honey In said estate was a. suit in the dis
trict court of this county against the 8trr"t
Hallway company to rrcaver damages foriln
death ot Mr. MeNulty. Any "lime killing"
motions which wete filed must have been
filed In that court and were passed upon
by the district juilco , and I bad nothing
whatsoever to do with that case. Mr M.i-
honey never charged , nor will he now sian ,
that I was In any manner concerned in
I/he / mutter of the settlement bctwi'rn Mrs.
MeNulty ami the Omaha Street Hnilwuy
company ; non'lins he ever oHIniod. nor wi 1
he now state , that the proceedings In my
court appointing Mrs. McNully ns admin
istratrix were Illcuil. Had your reporter ,
or the person who wrote the nrth-lc pub
lished by you lu this morning's World-
Herald , nuule but a cursory examination of
the court files and records he would hnvn
known lihat the charges made In your paper
were absolutely untrue.
It Is but Just and fair to me that you
publish this reply to your article in .i
prominent a position In the next Issue of
your p'ipr as you have seen lit to publish
the artlt-'o against mo In the Suiul iy Wor d-
Herald. Respectfully ,
IllVINO R HA.XTEU.
.MITJ.1O AT ( MlIIAS rill UC1IKS.
Itci-Kiil tit Trinity l.itit F.ven-
IllU'w I'ciilirniii lit SI. I'ntrlcK'x.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. E. Duller gavn
his second organ recltnl at Trinity cathedral
In the presence of n largo audience. His pro
gram was more varied than List Sunday an I
was executed In the E-me artistic mariner.
Miss iSirah llowen sing "Salve Rcginn , " by
Dtidly Iltick , with a full stonu : ; voice and
fairly distinct pronunciation. She should bu
careful of her short notes , for unless the
tones are clear nnd solid they nro ni/t heai.l
and the effect ta the same ns If a rest were
Introduced Into the music. Miss Mvrt'o '
Coon contributed the first jai-t of the great
aria from the "Elijah" rnllllol , "ilear Ye.
Isiael. " Just why the sccuiul part wi > s left
off does not appear and the cfftct wa- > very
Incomplete and uiifiatisfactory. It was Hko
getting all ready for a festival and then ro-
memberlng that It was n fast day. \\hat
she did sing was very satisfactorily dune.
The novelty of the program was a ple < fo
which borrow ? an excuse for being by elai > n-
ing to be a port of "symphonic pjcm. " or
dlscriptlvo piece , by Dudly 'Buck an.l call-J
"Tho Holy Night. " It Is an attempt u ( < i < -
ture In tone the night when Christ was b . n ,
nnd judging by It one would Infer that .Mr.
Buck's Idea of 'that ' night was most somber
and desolate. In apite of the dep/ofsing
gloom , the shepherds sing a lovely bit of
mclrdy , but it Is Interrupted by a growl
which must have been Inspired by a bad
dream .about a combat between the "bull of
Baihaii" and a dying tiger. Then the angel
Iy suppcsed to cDter with a mil : ! and melod
ious "fear net , " which is followed by moro
pretty harmony , reminding one of how tlm
lamb and lion lie down In peace togi'ther ' ,
the lamb Inside the lion. The Po'-tUKU.so
hymn and a few melodic phrcses bring rest
and pence to all concerned.- The rental
closed with n march liy 'Mr. ' Butler , which
Is somewhat original and composed accordIng -
Ing to the accepted march form.
Last cvciiilng at St. Patrick's church a
benefit concert was given at which the pro
gram consisted of sixteen numbers. It is
to be hoped that all tastes were fated nnil
that everybody got his money's worth. Miss
Fannlo Arnold , Miss Annie Rush , Miss Wil-
holmlna Lowe , Mrs. J. W. Cameron , Mrs.
Mahoney and Messrs. Jules Lumbard , C.
Jacobson. AVI11 McCunc , Homer Moore and
Dr. Baetcps were the soloists. A large
audience was present and applauded some ot
the numbers , In spite of the fact that the
concert was given In church on Sunday even
ing. The performance was under the direc
tion of Miss O'Rork , organist of the church.
WnrUliiiriilim'M I'lva fur Unmix.
OMAHA. Oct. 30. To the Editor of The
Bee : Please allow mo through your pnper
to address my fellow workmen on the bond
question. Wo should till vote for the bonds.
Dca't bo mislead by cranks or croakers.
Use your own Judgment , and you cannot do
otherwise than give them your hearty sup
port If for no other reason than to give em
ployment to thofco who are In need of work ,
circulate money In the various branches ot
business , and also help to Insure succcsi
to the great exposition In which wo all take
so much pride. Let us all join heartily
with all our might in one long pull and a
strong pull for the success ot the great fair.
Let us forget any and all our i > ast bicker-
Inge. Let politics bo forgotten for the prcs-
ent. Let every man , woman and child con-
slder that they have a duty to perform , and
do it willingly and with all their might.
No half-hearted support will do. Roll up
your sleeves and say to yourselves : "Hem
goes with nil the energy I possess ; I shall
work for the success oi' the coming cxnoal-
tlon , " and if wo do so success Is sure to
crown our efforts. Let us Imitate the acts
of other cities on such occasions. Wo hhould
feel proud of our city and state and show
tlio great crowds that will bo hero next
summer a specimen ot what the wild and
wooly west can do. So let us all put our
shoulders to the wheel and you will in fu
ture take pride In the flitcccBS that la Euro
to bo accomplished by united effort. Let IH
imitate the action of the business men ot
the city who nre giving their time and tal
ents without t > ay to Insure SIICCCKK. < ind
build up our city and state. And now. my
Ccllow workmen. I hope you will take Hun
serious consideration those few remark : ! , and
do your duty llko patriotic citizens. I re
main , PETER UROPIIY.
" I am having a delightful time with it ( Postum ) per
sonally ; had two cups of it for breakfast , and have recently
converted a musical friend who said 'I will not even try
cereal coffee ' But she spent several days with me , and
DID drink Postum , and when she went home ordered some
for herself. It is very fine , we think ,
"MARIAN A. McBRIDE.
"ARLINGTON HEIGHTS , MASS. "
Drills are used in imitation of Postum Corcal All k'Giiniiio packages of T'ostum , thoab.soliitoly
Fond Collun to give it iv bitter or colTco tnsto. pure and healthful cereal uofTeo , htivo rod fcouls ttnd
the words "It Makes Hed Blood1' thereon ,
In thn doeporato attempts of counterfeiters to
When boiled FULL liftwn minutes after tlio
take the public inonoy , they resort to ingredients boiling point is ruauhed , it tastes liku tlio better
that tifu harmful to the human utomauh. grudcs of .lavu.