THE OMA1TA DAILY BT3K : TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 30 , " 1807. 5
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f Another form of the much desired Inter
Pt changeable mileage ticket has been Intro-
due "d to the railway world. Its author Is
nom one oi the msst experienced and beat known
m of Omaha pa sengcr and ticket men and the-
nt movement has for Us patrons some of the
( n jnost representative passenger officials In the
Western Passenger association.
Since the adoption of the Sebastian Interchangeable
change-able mileage ticket some time ego by
the lines In the Western Passenger associa
tion territory there have been many com-
fK tdalnts ngalnst the name. Whllo the form
ll adopted completely covered the Ijucstlon of
Interchangeable mileage , the ticket was so
cumbersome and Us use so complex that trav
eling men preferred to use straight mileage
on one line and station ticket agents became
confused In Its use The commercial trav
elers , who had been the most pronounced ad
vocates of the adoption ot Interchangeable
mileage , found themselves defeated .by the
adoption of a scheme that was too Intricate
for practical use.
The now form of Interchangeable mileage
has been worked out by Courtland S. Carrier ,
city ticket agent of the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway In this city. He has been
at work on the scheme for several months ,
but has only b'ought It out since the dis
satisfaction with the Sebastian ticket became
widespread. George II. HeafTord. general
pacscnger and ticket agent of the Chicago ,
St. Paul & Milwaukee railway , has examined
the new form of ticket nnd approved of IL
Several other general passenger agents have
done the panic , and the matter will soon be
formally presented to the Western Passenger
association. As most of the railroads In the
association are Inclined to grant a reason
able trial to the Sebastian ticket , it Is not
probable that anything will be dona toward
displacing It until the Ural of the new year.
If afer that time the Sebastian ticket Is no
moro popular than It Is today. It Is not at all
unlikely that the Carrier ticket will receive
favorable consideration.
CAUniEtIVS SYSTEM EXPLAINED.
Sample tickets ot the Carrier system , ac
companied by explanatory letters , were sent
to all general passenger and ticket agents
this morning. The explanation of the Car
rier combination paBsago and excess baggage
ticket , for use In connection with the credit
system of interchangeable mileage and excess
baggage business. Is as follows :
The use of this clckct contemplates the
purchase of tickets from point to point at
regular tariff rate , and after a certain agreed
amount of transportation has been paid for
on this bases , the receipts for same ( that Is.
nnn. enKer's coupon of the ticket , as hcre-
nfter explained ) to be forwarded to the
milage ticket bureau nnd relute made to
the contracted rate per mile as shown In
the ticket.
There arc no complicated features con
nected with the Issuance of the ticket , the
ngont stamps It In the usual manner and
after folding .punches at one time the
amoun. ; paid In the passaso coupon , the
paa etige-r's coupon , auditor's check and
agent's still ) , he then IndlcUes the destina
tion by stamping or writing same In all
coupons. Tne signature of the passenger
Is then obtained on bark of auditor's stub ,
( which Is afterwards : o be fon.varded to the
milage bureau ) . If there Is any excess bag-
Kape the amount collected Is punched by
the baggage agent In the passenger's coupon
nnd passage coupon when folded , entering
form and number of excess check In space
provided on back of coupon No. 2.
If there Is no excess baggage , space Is
provided In the ticket for Indicating that
fact by punch mark and for cancellation of
hapKage privilege. Conductors In honoring
the ticket secure the passenger's signature
' on thf back of passage coupon , this coupon
to bo turned In with collections and for
warded by the auditor to the mileage bureau
for comparison with the signature secured
On the auditor's stub , which has already
beep forwarded to the mileage bureau. The
conductor Is relieved of all responsibility as
to the Identity of the passenger presenting
the ticket.
The slsnatnrc of the purchaser of the
ticket IB In each case secured In presence of
the selling agent first , and afterwards In
I lie presence of the conductor , nnd the
method of comparing the signatures In the
mileage bureau would effectually prevent
the UPP of this ticket by the broker. It Is
desirable that all slgnn turns be secured In
indelible pencil and that the back of the
ticket be rough surface , as It will take the
pencil io better advantage ,
i.vci.iMan TO OIICY.
Stnti * llonril iif TrniiNitortntloii Oriler
May MiconnKfTiM't I v < - .
The rallrcads of Omaha yesterday re
ceived official notice from the State Hoard of
Transportation of Nebraska that in the case
of Tlbbctts against the Chicago , Rock Island
& Pacific railway the board had decided to
order all railroads In the state to restore car
lo-id rates on shipments of live stock on or
before December 5 , 1S97 , , the rates to be
restored being the same ra'tes that were In
force prior to August 10. 1S97. At the head
quarters of each of the various railroads tie
decision has 'been ' reached regarding what
action had been taken on the official order
of the board.
General Solicitor Manderson of the D. & M.
says a decision regarding ( ho action of that
company will be made within a few days. He
Is Inclined to the belief that the order maybe
bo recognized , but not on account of the
authority of the State Board of Transporta
tion to order such a change In methods , but
because tbo situation In Kansas , where a
similar step was recently taken , would force
all competing lines to make corresponding
changes.
Diit'Nii't AflVot I.iirnl Trnflli * .
There will bo a meeting of the passenger
officials of western lines In Chicago today
to consider the best plan of keeping accounts
In connection with the sale of the inter
changeable mileage tickets. On Wednesday
the same officials will meet In Chicago to
devise ways and means of preventing com-
jilete demoralization of western passenger
, < rates.
Since the cut of the rate from Chicago to
St. Paul to $7 from | S , a total reduction
within a few weeks of $4.50. there has been
the greatest fear that the fever of reduction
will spread to the > territory between Chicago
and Omaha. Tula fear Is due to tbo fuct
that the J7 rate { i now used as a basing rate
on transcontinental travel. As the lines from
Chicago to the Pacific coast through St.
Paul use the $7 rate , It la only fair that the
lluei through Omaha uio the same rate. The
best polled passenger men here do not look
for any Immediate reduction in , the regular
faro from Chicago to Mlcvourl river points.
though the J7 rate will bo uced as a basing
rate ,
llrilurnl ItnU-N Aiiiioiincril ,
Omaha railroads yesterday declared
rates of one and one-third regular fare for
the round trip on tbo following occasions :
Araual meeting of Krco Masons , Omaha ,
December H-10 , rate declared on tbo c r-
tlncato plan , certificate to bo elgned by
William H. Uowon , grand secretary , 1COS
Capitol avenue , Omaha ; Nebraska state con
vention of Young Men's Christian associa
tions , Hastings , December 9-12 , and the fol
lowing r te > s In Iowa : Southeastern Iowa
Horticultural society , Otturawa , November
SO-December 2 : Northeastern Iowa Horticul
tural society , Forest City , November 30-De-
cuuiber 2 ; Iowa State Teachers' aa > oclatlon ,
Dee Molnes , December JS-30.
31llwnuUci' CuU I'lmiiriiKtT Itnle.
MILWAUKEE , Nov. 29. The Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad announced to
day a $7 rate between Chicago and St. Paul ,
to go Into effect December 1. The WlsconsVa
Central and the Chicago & Northwestern
road promptly met the cut , which amounti
to $1.50.
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Central OlllcInU llnnd.
FINDLAY , 0. , Nov. 29. John Jacob Aator
and other director * of the Flnfllay , Fort
Wayne & Western railway are holding a
here this afternoon. Tbe
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olijil.i 'o ronsHor the matter of the cjtlen-
tion o' tliis line eattword from Findlay. A
prclimin.iry nurvey has already been made.
Vice Pneident Harnhsn , together with other
linnol * Central official * , are In attendance at
the meeting. T < ils. together whh the f-ict
that & survey has been inado for an exten
sion ot the Findlay. Fort Wayne & Western
road from Its present western terminus at
Fort Wayne to a Junction with the Illinois
Certrat twenty-six miles south of Chicago ,
causes much Interest to attach to today's
meeting.
Srlllnir I'nlitn I'nHflc Securities ,
NEW YORK , Nov. 29. Notice was given
today that on January 1 next all securities
held as collateral under the Union Pacific
6 per cent collateral trust fund of 1S91
will be cold on the Real Eotato exchange In
this city. The sale will be held by order
of J. P. Morgan & Co. , trustees , and W. D.
Cornish , special master. Of the collateral to
bo offered at this sale part Is of little It
any value , but there are not n few Impor
tant BBaetg. Including I1.-I37.000 Colorado Cen
tral "fi , $151.509 Oregon Short Line Income
A'a , $4S90,000 Union 1'aclflo Coal company
first Gs and (5.000000 reorganization certifi
cates for the Kansas division.
ttnxttinmnl 1'rclulit Shipment * .
CHICAGO. Nov. 29. Eastbound freight
shipments for the week ending November
23 amounted to 44,661 tons , against 47,931
tons tbo previous week , and 61.S6G tons lost
year , divided among the different roads as
follows : Michigan Central , G.SS4 tons ; Fort
Wayne , C.149 tons ; Panhandle , 6.53G tons ;
Wabash , 4,045 tons ; Lake Shore , 5273 tons ;
Baltimore & Ohio , 2,706 tons ; Grand Trunk ,
3,182 tons ; Nickel Plate. 3,509 tons ; Krle ,
3,912 tons ; Ulg Four , 3065 tons. The lake
linen carried 106,620 tons.
Hnllivny Xnten nnil I'emoimla.
James E. Preston , formerly of this city
and commercial agent of the Chicago , Mil
waukee t St. Paul railway at Denver , Is In
the city for a few days.
L. S. Allen , late assistant general passen
ger agent of the Daltlmore & Ohio , has been
appointed general agent ot the Seaboard Air
Line. H Is headquarters will bo at Washing
ton.
George H. Smith , formerly assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Hock Island ati'l '
late assistant general rassenger agent of the
Cincinnati , Hamilton and Dayton , has been
ropolnted geueral passenger agent of the New
Orleans & Northwestern railway.
A commutes of railway officials and rail
way mall authorities will soon examine four
models of a device iutended to secure the
safe delivery of trail sacks from fast-moving
trains. A mall-catcher , by which a sack may
bo jerked on the train , has been In use for
same time , but so far nothing practicable
has been adopted for use In taking mall oft
a train moving at a forty-mile clip.
Joseph H. McConnell. superintendent of
the Union Pacific's mechanical department
left for Washington Sunday In order to
bo present at the hearing of the Interstate
Commerce commission on the petition of the
railroads for a further extension of the tlmu
In which to complete the equipment of their
locomotives and freight cars with safety ap
pliances.
The tvroipcsed mooting ot freight officials
of western roads for the purpose of consid
ering the rates between Chicago and St.
boals and Colorado points has been aban
doned for the time being. It Is generally
conceded that the meeting can result In no
permanent good as long as the reads are com
pelled to meet such low rates as are now
being made to the Gulf of Mexico ports.
There was a conference of three prominent
officials of the recently organized "Midland
Ilouto" here ypsterday , those In attendance
being General Manager TUstine and General
Passenger Agent Bailey of the Colorado Mid
land and Geieral Western Freight Agent
Fred A. NatSi of the Milwaukee. The visit
ing officials from Colorado said the new ar
rangement for through service over their
llnerc had proved more successful than they
had anticipated , on ono "train " last week two
through tourists cars being sent out from
Chicago. The trio proceeded to Chicago ,
where a meeting with other cfllclals of til-
Milwaukee aid Hock Island lines will t-
held regarding further Improvements In tl.
service.
Iliislnt-Mi Trouble * of 11 Day.
NEW YORK , Nov. 23 W. D. Bloodgocxl
has been , appointed temporary receiver foi
tlie Coroiuulo Ilubber company of this city
on application of Its directors for n volun
tary dissolution of the corporation. Liabili
ties. $27 , IKi ; assets. J1G,2& ! > . The. company
manufactures mackintoshes.
NEW YOHK. Nov. 23. The schedules In
the assignment of E. n. Cuthbert & Co. .
bankers and brokers , who assigned August
SI , show : Liabilities , 5G3-J.355 ; nominal as
sets , W2C.774 ; actual assets , $ iC9.4W ) .
ASHLAND , Ky. . Nov. 29. A grnernl deed
of assignment to Willis L. Hlngo. for some
years back Its Bcner.il manager , was made
by the Ashlnnd Improvement company to
day. The assets are $ ] 5iK3 ! In land and
lot ? , flK. ' SS In s'ock and J' KO In no'es and
accounts , making a total of $271.055. Tie lia
bilities In notes and accounts are $110,702.
Ex-Governor S. 13. Buckner Is president.
CUM Ciiini'in j lli-oruriuilzoil.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Nov. 23. The formal
organization of the Buffalo City Gas com
pany by the syndicate of capitalists which
recently acquired the three old gas light
eorr.cvinlos of this city , was effected today ,
when thi-fe officers of the company were
elected : President. Emerson McMlllIn , New
York ; vice president. Robert L. Fryer. Buf
falo ; treasurer , Stephen Leabody. New
York ; secre-tary , Joseph Krumholz , Buffalo ;
n-mNtant secretary , W. F. Douthart , New
York.
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I > < trtlvc I.imUillRfur Merry.
STURGEON BAY , Wu. . Nov. 29-Detee-
tlvos Hanley nnd ROOJ of Chicago , were
hero today looking for Chris Merry and
Jnmea Smith , who are charged with the
murder of the former's wife at Chicago.
The officers got trnco of their men , who
had been hero Saturday and left on a boat
for B-scannba. the same evening , evidently
on 'their ' way to the woods. The dock agent
Identified the men by the descriptions given
by the detectives.
; IVnxte of Gnu.
ALEXANDRIA , Ind. , Nov. 23. The may
ors of Falrmount , Lognnsport , Elwood ,
Muncle , Hartford City , Richmond , Wa-
baah , Mnrlon. Anderson and Warsaw met
here today to consider the waste of pas
in the gas belt. It Is estimated that mill
ions of cubic feet nre going to waste
dally. ITio drilling of wells In the hope of
( hiding oil In the gas belt Is the cause. If
the well produces bo til oil and gas , the gas
Is allowed to go.
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Oiiiiiint Tax Dliic-t-haii Itcitlilciirr.
MILWAUKEE , Wls. , Nov. 23.-Arch-
blshop Kntzer won 11 victory over the
municipality today In' his suit against ethe
city of Milwaukee and City Treasurer Mll-
brath to Jmvo the tnx levied against his
olllclal residence declared literal. Judge
Flshor of Racine , who occupied the bench
In place of Judge Johnson , decided that
the city had no right to tax the Ulocesan
residence ,
llrlli Arrived In Time.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 29. A Muncle , Ind. ,
special to the Times-Star says that the
town of Farmland was threatened with total
destruction by tire , but the Muncle lire de-
partmciv- responded to n call for help nnd
succeeded In limiting the fire to Blx business
houses. Including the postolllce. The total
loss Is { 25,0ou , r.-th : Ihjht Insurance.
For your summer outing don't forget to
order a case of Cook's Imperial Champagne.
Nothing equals It.
SOUTH AMERICAN INTEREhT
Republics May Parade Their Products nt the
Cmaha Show.
EXPOSITION MAY D'lAW FflOM THERE
Rcnrttp W. KUlilinek of IMillnilfliitiln
AVrltri * to Ilic IlciinrlniPtit < if Ex
hibit * mi it ( ItU'Htlnu of
( rent Moinvtit.
The way Is opening for exhibits at the
Transinlsslsslppl Exposition by the republics
ot South America , and the Indications are
that official exhibits will bo made by the
governments of those countries. Among the
exhibits which will probably be secured from
this source Is a mineral collection from the
Argentine Republic which was at the
World's fair , and which Is eald to be the
finest coilcctlna of Ita kind In the world.
An offer of $100,000 for this collection was
refused by the owner , who Is the director of
the Department of Mines of Argentine.
The opportunity to secure these South
American exhibits comes to the exposition
management through George W. Flshbick ,
of Philadelphia , who baa been In close touch
with the officials of the republics of the
southern continent. He wsa a resident of
the Argentine Hepubllc for six years In cu
olllclal capacity and visited all of the re
publics Ubt year as the olllclal representa
tive of the Department of State to Invite
those governments to send delegates to the
panainerioin convention , which was held In
Philadelphia lest June.
Mr. Flshback writes to th Department ot
Exhibits that he Is quite positive that If
the governments of those countries wore
properly approached the Argentine Republic ,
Brazil , Chill and Peru would make govern
ment exhibits of their resources , Including
grains and other natural products and manu-
facturcd goods. Argentine and Brazil , he
say ? , could make flne exhibits of hard woods
and all of the states could exhibit their
manufactured products , giving the manu
facturers of this country an Intelligent Idea
of the competition they would have to meet
In shipping gcods to those countries , lie
also says that he feds certain that ho could
arrange , through friends In the Argentine Re
public , to secure the magnificent mineral
collection , which was exhibited at the World's
fair , as a part of the mining exhibit at Uie
Transmlssisslppl Exposition , as he has been
Informed that the owner ot the collection Is
willing to allow It to bo returned to this
country with a view of its ultimate silo ,
Mr. Flshback also makes several sugges
tions regarding amusemunt features which he
says might be secured from these South
American countries. ( Among these he sug
gests a company of guachos , corresponding
to the cowboys of the western plains , who
could give an entertaining exhibition , show
ing how wild steers and ostriches arc lassoed
o : the pampas of their native country. He
also refers to the national game of h > ind ball ,
corresponding to the national game cf base
lu.ll , rnd says that a company of natives
could give an interesting show by playing
this game.
The suggestions outlined by Mr. Fisfcback
will be given serious consideration by the
Department of Exhibits and negotiations will
be opened with the countries named with a
view of securing these exhibits.
coi.o wu.iTiiKii iiuniiins ironic.
Moil at II. < Eviiosltlim Criiuuilx Iliisf-
Lively < o ICi'Op AVnriii.
Workmen on the big buildings at the ex
position grounds go at their labors with
an energy that defies the rigors of the at
mosphere. While the early hours of yesterday
were very cold , the sun came out bravely < \nd
soon warmed the air to such an extent that
.varking outside was not uncomfortable after
' 3 o'clock. The enow flurry of Sunday did
ot deposU epough lleecy flakes to interfere
with tho' workmen and the heavy timbers
were shifted about with unusual energy In
order to keep up a rapid circulation of blood.
There was Uttle or no wind , and the tem
perature wss not Inconvenient.
Work on all of the main bulldlrss Is pro
gressing In a satisfactory manner. The
Manufactures and Mlnps building are well
advanced , the roofs of both being near com
pletion. . When the skylights at the crowcs
of these roofs are In place the main roofs
will be complete. The windows of the Man
ufactures building are being put in place
nnd the weather will soon be entirely shut
out of this structure.
The trusses for the roofs of the Machinery ,
Liberal Arts icd Agriculture buildings are
bolng framed nnd all will bo ready to raise
within a ehort time.
The driving of the piles of the Government
building was commenced this morning.
Tfieso are being driven without being peeled
of their bark , and this , with the frozen con
dition , of the ground , makes a little more
work , but does not seriously delay the driv
ing. The lumber for this building Is being
delivered on the ground and is being dressed
by the carpenters. The carpenters will fol
low the pile driver very closely nnd the
building will soon take form.
The lumber for the Art building has not ar
rived , but is expected within a day or two.
A few carpenters were working on the
Nebraska building yesterday , but the ma
jority of the force were sitting about the
red hot stove In one of the rooms on the
main floor. Foreman Knowles said the buildIng -
Ing was far enough advanced so that a few
days' delay would do no harm , and the men
could rest as well as not , as their pay stopped
when they were not working.
I'KOl'I.C AT R.YPOSITIOV.
I'liuiN tn Ret Them to VlNlt I InIlljy
Show SvxtViir ,
A mass meeting of the colored people of
the city was held In St. Peter's Episcopal
church last night for the purpose of planning
ningwaya and means by which the colored
portion of the population of the transmissls-
slppl section of the country might be In
duced to attend the exposition next year. The
meeting was called by the Emvorth League
of the church and In response abaut seventy-
flvo people were In attendance. After con
siderable discussion it was thought best to
establish a sort of bureau of Information ,
through which the exposltlcn will be adver
tised among the colored pec { > lo by means of
newspapers that reach them , ami otherwise.
This bureau will also have the duty of pro
viding lodging places for the visitors during
their stay and will be also responsible for
their entertainment. These are the objects
which the bureau Is at present planning to
carry out. but further duties will probably
bo assigned to It as the time of the exposi
tion approaches. The following committee
was elected to bring the plan aid scheme-
to the attention of the exposition directory :
j Dr. M. O. Rlcketts , Rov. J. C. Owcna , Rev.
J. A. Williams. C. D. Hell and Dr. W. H.
Stevens. *
Iilnho InlcnilN tn lie Here.
Vlco President B. P. Shawhan of Idaho
writes from New Plymouth , that state , that
his state will be represented at the exposl-
\Vhon the thermometer go s down Hint
mukod ice , and if you hod n jmir of bhooj
llko Drox L. Shoomnn'a you wouldn't
ncoil rulibi'rs.we've ; i slioc you can put on
your feet Unit will do nwuy with rubbers
It's n nuvor slip shoe n" rubber sole In-
Horti'd in a solid oak pole leather solo
keeps your fuct free from dampness und
answers most purixxses of n rubber
we've these shoes In vlei kid tops calf
lined and the box calf you'ro saving
the price of rubbers and bsides wo
give you a great deal inoro shoe value
than you pay for supjwso you come in
and let our salesman tit n pair of nhoc 3
to your feet we'll guarantee the shoe.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAKNAM STREET
New foil catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the asking.
tun by a creJitable exhibit. aotwithitandlnR
the Icql'laturo made * qq appropriation tor an
exhibit and the proniinent people of the stale
have been rather apathetic obout having the
Interests of the stile ' ( irc ony represented.
Mr. Shawhon < iska thit the epace set apart
for Idaho , which the Department of Kxhlbl.s
his been holding In reserve at his request ,
be held still longer , rtk'ho Is positive that an
r.xhlblt will bo made which will propertly
teproscnt the extensive Interests cf the state.
Ho says he hsa had several Interviews with
the governor and that 'official has expressed
a great Interest In the matter and has prom
ised his hearty co-operation. The governor
will Issue a call In a few days for a meeting
to organize a commission to gather an ex
hibit to preperly rtyreiant the state and Mr.
Shawhan says he has good reason to believe
tlmf an energetic ana' capable commission
will bo organized which will collect on ex
hibit -which will bo a creditable addition to
the exposition. .
SI. l.oulo I'c | i1c > Tnkr Hold ,
The merchants and manufacturers of St.
Louis -ire getting together for the purpose of
making a dlspMy at the exposition , and a
meeting will be held in that city Wednesday
evening of this week for the purpose of con
sidering some plan for united action. All
of Hie commercial and Industrial bodies In
the city have been Invited to attend this
meeting. The citizens of the metropolis ot
Missouri ao wakltiK up < o the fact that oJI
of the Mrgo cities of the transmlsslralppl
region , anl many largo cities outside of that
sectlcn. are getting ready to display their re
sources In the most attractive manner , and
the merchants and business men ot St. Louis
are determined that their city shall excel all
others In that direction.
XdtCI Of till' TJEIO llll
Frank 'W. Pierce of Syracuse , N. Y.7
applied for space for selling gold wlro
novelties.
The Stoumer Distilling company ot Stons-
dorf. Germany , has applied for space for an
exhibit of "health whisky. "
Th boilers which are to ibe Installed In the
Power building on the bluff tract have been
shipped from Nashville and will arrive .In
Omaha by the time the building Is prepared
to receive them.
Albert Meyer of Brcslau , Germany , has
applied for space for displaying novelties In
pens , pencils , metal and amber goads , and
r.nother space for displaying patent sharpen
ing stores and' ' machines.
E. E. Howell of Washington according to' '
Science , has received from the United States
Government Boird of Control an order to
construct a relief map of the Yellowstone
National park for exhibition at the coming
exposition at Omaha. The scale will be one
Inch to the mlle and there will be no verti
cal exaggeration.
The committee consisting of Messrs. Z. T.
Lladsey and Edward Hosewater , which
went cast two weeks ago In the
Intetcsi of the exposition. Is still In New
York. The members have been putting in
work for the exposition In New York
Brooklyn , Boston , and Philadelphia , and will
probably visit several other eastern cities be
fore they return to Omaha.
Months of n liny.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , Nov. 29. ( Special. )
Captain A. F. Coon , one of the early settlers
of this county , died late Saturday night from
the effects of a cancer In the region of the
right eye , from which he has been a sufferer
'or ' the lest two years. Captain Coon was
jorn In Armstrong county , Pennsyl
vania. In 1S17. and has been a
resident of Butler county since 1S70.
Ho was a member of the second
joard of supervisors of. the county , holding
that office two terms , was appointed post
master of David ( Sty in 1SS1 and held the
office four and one-halt years. He enlisted
at Plttsburg , Pn. , August 1C , 1SG1 , as second
lieutenant of Company "E , Fourth Pennsyl
vania cavalry , and "served with his company
and regiment till Novumber. 1SC3 , partici
pating in forty-seven engagements and skir
mishes , being promoted to captain , was e
charter member of A. Lincoln Post , Grand
Army of the Republic/ and was an active
member up to the time he was confined to
Ills room ; was an honorary member of
Company E , Nebraska National Guards , and
his remains will be escorted by that com
pany to their last renting place. He leaves a
wife , "th'op daughters and one son ; one
daughter , Mrs. W.Et _ Garlow , and his son
Frank A. , residing In David City , and two
daughters residing In Omaha , one being Mrs.
Watson B. Smith.
DAVID CITY , Neb. . Nov. 29. ( Special. )
Roy Brltton aged 22. died yesterday , after
a short illness of quick consumption. He
was the only son of Mrs. W. B. Uritton.
WAHOO. Neb. . Nov. 29. ( Stfoeial. ) A re
port has reached this city of the death , of
heart failure , of Mrs. I ) . B. Welty , at her
home at Cedar Bluffs , last Sunday morning.
She was 42 years of age.
WARRENSBURG , Mo. . Nov. 29. Colonel
A. M. Coffey. aged 97 years , la dead at Knob
N'oster. Ho was postmaster under President
Cleveland ar > d was the oldest Mason. In the
state.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , Nov. 29.
Mrs. August Prescott , widow of the late
William G. Prescott of Boston. Mass. , died
yesterday In thla city. Mrs. Prescott was
In.her 76th year. She leaven three children ,
Mrs. Roger Wolcott , ' wife of Governor Wol-
cott of Massachusetts ; Mrs. Tlmrains , who la
living at present at Colorado Springs , and
Mr. L'nsee Prescott of New York.
LONDON , Nov. 29. Rev. James Legg ,
D.D. , LL.D. , Is dead , aged 82 years. Prof.
Legg In 1S39 was appointed missionary to
the Chinese legation in connection with the
London Missionary society and In December
of that year arrived at Maceha. Shortly
after be took charge of the Anglo-Chinese
college , founded there In 1823 by Rev. Dr.
Morrison. From the University of New York
bo received' the degree of Doctor of Divinity
In 1S42. The next year he removed to Hong
Kong , tvhoro ho remained thirty years In
the discharge of missionary duties.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. General John S.
Mtson. a veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars , died hero today , aged 78. He was
retired in 1SSS. A widow nnd one sea ,
Captain Mason , stationed at Fort Sheridan ,
survive him.
It la easy to catch a cold and just as easy
to get rid of It If yqu commence early to
uss Ono Minute Cough Cure. It cures
coughs , coldE , bronchitis , pneumonia and all
throat and lung troubles. It Is pleasant to
take , eafo to use and sure to cure.
Hiiriiliiu- Story .Not True ,
WILMINGTON. N. C. . Nov. 29.-TTio re
port that Nathnn Willis , colored , the mur
derer of a young- white man named Ste
phens , was lynched by burning , was not
correct. It was published by both morning
papers herr > In good faith , being furnished
us a fpuclal telegram from Southport. Wil
lis Is safely lodged in the Ilorry ( S. C. )
county jail at Conway.
M'iy Hoi'iiro it Conmilxlilp.
LAFAYHTTE. Ind. , Nov. 29.-U Is be-
lloved thnt Colonel DeHurt of this city will
shortly bo tendered the consulship at
Calais , France. Conxressmnn Crumpacker ,
whllo here last Saturday , it Is understood ,
made a private tender of the ofllce. Public
announcement of , thp appointment Is ex
pected within a few days.
Srnuliir llaiina I lux. thu Help.
CLEVELAND. Npv , 2i-Senator ) Hann.i Is
confined to his liorrfo nt Glenmere with n
bcvere attack or the trip. He will not bo
able to attend to business for several days.
South Omaha Nows.
Last night the council committee on polite ,
composed of Messrs , Vansant , Schultz and
Tralnor , met at police headquarters nnd In
vestigated the recent Jail delivery. Chief
Bteman showed the committee over the
jail , and produced the Iron bar which It was
claimed was used In breaking the lock of
the outside prison door. After spending
some little time In looking over the jail the
committee listened to the statement of Ot-
fleer Gary. This officer testified that the five
suspicious characters wcro confined In the
bull pen. and wcro not In cells as had been
previously stated. Along about 3 o'clock
In the morning In question he Ictt the jail
for a walk down N street as far ES Twenty-
ocvcnth. This trip la considered a part of
the night Jailor's duties. From the state
ments ot the olllccrs the committee appeared
o bo of the opinion that it was the fault oi
the jail and not the policemen , tvhen escapee
occurred.
Chaliman Var.sant said he would recom
mend that the jail bo given a thorough over
hauling by a practical prison builder. Among
the changes contemplated Is the placing
of heavy eheot Iron on the bars of the cell
doors so that It will ho Impossible to tamper
with the locks. As for the outsldo door of
the jail room the committee will recommend
that a double door bo built to that when
an officer enters the cell room he can lock
ono door after him. Now there la no way
of locking the door from the Inside anil
this gives prisoners an opportunity of sneak
ing out when policemen go Into the Jail.
Jt was also decided to place bars across the
Tkiors leading Into the area way EO that
egress from the basement will bo Impossible.
Ono thing which developed during the
Investigation was the fact that the Jail Is
not properly heated at night. The flro In
the furnace Is allowed to go down so that
along about 3 o'clock In the morning the
prisoners nearly freeze. The attention of
the landlord Is to bo called to tliia fact and
a demand for inoro heat will be made. The
pollco were nol censured ut all by the com
mittee.
Short OH FlriMncn.
A flro In B closet at the home ot Harry
Cllngen , Twenty-third and P streets , yester
day afternoon , called out the fire department.
The blaze was confined to the closet , about
? 50 worth of clothing being ruined. Tlic
loss Is fully covered by Insurance.
As Is frequently the cas , hose wagon No. 1
answered the alarm with only one mm on
the apparatus. Chief Smith was alone at ths
fire hall when the alarm came In and he had
to hitch both horses arvd then do the driv
ing. One of the men at thlu house had been
sent over to No. 2 house on Indl'in ' hill , while
Captain Brlggs was out taking a stroll.
This matter of having only one man on a
hose wagon when answering an alarm has
been called to the attention of the authori
ties a number of times but nothing has ever
been done. The levy allowed for fire purposes
Is so small that It will not warrant the em
ployment of any more help and no effort has
been made to make other arrangements for
the Improvement of the service. I
Allowing each fireman one hour for mca'.s
three times a day leaves practically only one
man on duty during six out of the twelve
hours of daylight. .
\Vuter Ilnti'H.
Now that Judge Munger of the United
States court has handed down a decision In
the Omaha Water Works company matter , It
Is thought that pcsslbly the question of water
rates for South Omoh.i will be taken up at
the meeting of the tlty council tonight. Tue
Judiciary committee will be expected to make
some sort of a report but It is not thought
that any action toward a reduction of the
ratca will be taken , as quite a number of the
councllmen consider that the present rates
arc not excessive.
It Is claimed that the Water Works com
pany his been very lenient with the city In
the matter of payment. In times past the city
has owed the company as high as $18,000 for
water and only a small portion of the old
debt Is taken up annually. About once a
year the city goes Into court } and confesses
Judgment for J5.000 or so and the company
holds this judgment until there Is money to
pay it. A charge of $ GO a year ia made tot
fire ) hydrants and in comparison with other
cities this Is not considered excessive.
Outdoor Work fie > N On.
On account of the extremely low temper
ature yesterday forenoon all out-of-door
work was suspended. The force at Armour's
, hovered around small fires on the grounds
i but no work was donp. The carpenters laid
j off all day , but after dinner two dozen brick
I masons and as'many helpers started to lay
the north wall of the hog hanging house.
| This building will bo $0x150 feet , and good
I progress was made on the work during the
afternoon. The heavy flro proof wall between
the hog cooler nnd the hog hanging house
was also started. In case the weather Is
favorable today a large force of men will
be put to work rushing up the walls. In the
hog cooler house qullo a number of heavy
timbers for the piers have been placed In
[ position and with a few days of good weather
jail of the piers in this building could bo set.
I No grading WRS done during the day , as
the ground was too hard and the temperature
too low for that kind of work.
Sixty Iij'H for ANMIIIK.
John Rcdlngton and Robert Rae were tried
in pollco court yesterday afternoon for as
saulting Charles Leniiart. After hearing the
evidence In the case Judge Chrlstmnnn sen
tenced the two men to sixty days In the
county jail. During the first fifteen days of
r/ich month the prisoners are to bo fed ont
bread and water alone , while seven of the
sixty days are to bo spent In solltiry cou-
flnamont.
A case of ssarlet fever la reported In L.
Wescott'a family ,
Alex Laverty left for the west last night
on a business trip.
The King's Daughters are making several
quilts for the poor.
C. H. Watts Is entertaining Mr. Weaver
of Rochester , N. Y.
Watson Tyson of Blair spent yesterday In
the city with friends.
Mlsa Cissy Franklin of Ogdcn Is here visit
ing friends In Albright.
Councilman A. R. Kelly Is homo from a
business trip to Oregon.
Charles E. Williamson of Omaha Is erectIng -
Ing a cottage In this city.
E. A. Cudahy Is expected home from an ex
tended eastern trip today.
Robert Taylor of Abbott Is hero looking
aflcr his property Interests.
Henry glovers of Wlsner was a business
visitor in the city yesterday.
Councilman William Bennett Is reported to
bo figuring on a second term.
There Is a case of diphtheria at the Car
penter residence , Thirtieth and V strcetfl ,
Richard Ulaco of Blair spent yesterday In
the city looking after property Interests.
A number of Blot machines formerly located
hero have been moved to Fnrt Crook City.
A brown horse with saddle was picked
up at Sixteenth street and Missouri avenue
last night and was taken charge of by Mr.
The hoys now find it awful lmrd work
to get In tlw kindling to start up the
rauxu In fact almost any kind of work
KOUS against the Km In just now They
Imvo to o to scho/ ) } all day and Mcnto
after school and" 'If keeps thorn pretty
busy no time to dp"chores" around tin
house now IVrliai'i"I'a" } can cure them
if lit ) buys then a 'p'alr of new skates
The boys and irls will all tell you that
IVck it Bnyder's skates are the standard
which all other skate makers try to fol
low I'm : a pair of I'eck & Snydcr skates
of this years make on a wood skater und
ho will distance all They aiv solid ,
strong handsome prices no higher than
others-Unit's the beauty of It skates
for ladles , gentlemen and children.
A. C. RAYMER
MULDERS' HARDWARE
1514 Farnam St.
FOR 1893
will continue to discuss in its edit < rial pages , and from an inde
pendent point of view , political questions that arc interesting to the
whole country , and to record the scientific and industrial achieve
ments which will have n permanent influence upon our civilization.
Among its distinguished writers will be :
CARL SCHURZ ,
\V. D. HOWELLS ,
HENRY JAMES ,
H. L. NELSON ,
BRANDER
CAUL SCIIVRZ. MATTHEWS ,
OWEN WISTER ,
CHARLES F.LUMMIS ,
RICHARD HARDING
DAVIS ,
E. S. MARTIN ,
POULTNEY
W.D. HOWELLS. BIGELOW. MATTHEWS.
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i
Mungor , who lives In tbat vicinity. The
matter was rcvorteJ to tbe police. i
Mrs. C. H. Illbbard , Twenty-fourth and 1
atrcets , has recovered from her recent severe
lllnces.
A case of diphtheria Is ropsrted at tbe
homo of Hans Uellman , TwcntS'-first nnd L
streets.
Dee Hlvo lodge No. 15 , ladles of the Mac
cabees , will glvo a ball at Masonic hall De
cember 8.
The stockyards company will declare a
quarterly dividend "t IVi per cent on Ue-
csniber 1.
Mrs .Denna Allberry returned last evening
from Illalr. where she visited relatives for
a fc-w days.
A. W. Lewis of Iowa Is here looking for
Mrs. Hattle Olson , who formerly lived nt
Shcrldau , la.
Mrs. Scott Harrell and her sister , Miss
Daley Alken , returned yesterday from a trip
to New Mexico.
The South Omaha flro department will give
Its annual ball at Sauger hall on the night
o' December 30.
Miss Nellie Watts has returned from Crip
ple Creek and will spend the winter with her
sister. Mrs. C. H. Watts.
Oernvilne Towl and Hallie Roberts have
returned to the State university , after tycfld-
ing a few days with their parents.
Live Block commission men appear to be
well pleased with the change In railroad
rates ordered by the State IJoard of Trans
portation.
Mrs. E. M. Drewster of Brunswick and
Mrs. E. B. Glfford ot Dozemau , Mont. , are
the guesta of their sister , Mra. O. 1' .
Matthews.
The dlnlns room annex to the new ex
change building Is now enclosed and the In
terior finishing Is being pushed aa rapidly
as possible.
Thirty-two vagrants slept at the city jail
last night. No accommodation Is furnlsho'l ,
the sleepers being allowed to lay on the
floor in the roam adjoining the cells.
Contractor George Parks will today com
mence the construction of a big Ice hcuse
for the Cuuahy Packing company at Sey
mour lake. This Ice house will have a
capacity of 30,090 tons aud will cost In the
neighborhood of $13,000.
The commlttc-o on police yesterday pur
chased a horse , buggy and harness for the
use of the police department. It is thought
that the cost cf the outfit , which was $150.
will soon bo saved In livery bills , which of
late fcavo averaged $ CO a m--nth.
I'liioii VctcriiiiN' Union.
A seneral meo.lns oC the the three local
posts of the Union Veterans' union was
hold In the hall of Custer post last nrht ! ;
and a consolidation Into ono camp wns ef
fected. The organization as It Is now com
posed Is 'formed of Vickrtmrg camp. No.
1 , Atlanta camp , No. . ' ! , and lucka camp.
No. 4. The membership will consist of
forty and the union will be In the interest
of economy nnd the general furthc'rancp of
KOodfellowrthlp among veterans. The camp
nlll take ti-.o name \Meksburp , No. 1 ,
and the following olllcers were elected last
night : B , T. Knight , colonel : B. Gllmore ,
lieutenant colonel ; Henry Horan , adjutant ;
Dr Gullck , chaplain ; W. O. Morse , ollleer
of the day ; G. P. Garllck. ollleer of the
guard. The meetlnjj night ot the cam ?
will be Monday.
l-'In-N of ii Day.
FOIIT DODGK. la. , Nov. 29. ( Special Te'.e-
fcram. ) The llttlo mining town of Kale had a
$7,000 fire this morning. The Apland gen
eral store , Llngard lirothers and n. C. Ful
ler's store were destroyed and the Apland
Ice house. The flro was started by the Igni
tion of matches on the floor while a kerosene
barrel was being opened.
ESCANABA , Mich. , Nov. 9. Late tonight
n flro broke out on the steamer Nahanta , and ,
before It could be controlled ll spread la
the ere docks , the largest In the world.
Two of the docks are on flro and the others
are threatened with destruction. Two ot
the crew of the steamer , whoso names can
not b ? learned , are known to be lost , and )
several others are Injured. The steamer
was lying at the dock loading O'o , and was
only partially loaded. Shortly before mid
night the crew discovered that It was on ,
flro but the origin of the blaze la not known.
The crow made every effort to quench the
flames , but a brisk wind wee blowing. 1'Yoin '
the steamer the fliw spread on dock No. 4 ,
which was partly loaded with ere nnd lum
ber. The lumber was noon a mass of flames
and from this It spread to the next dock.
The flro la still burning fiercely. The loss
will bo fully ! 00,000.
UIVEU PALLS , Wls. , Nov. SO. The State
N'ormal school was burned tonight. Loss ,
$75,000 ; Insurance , ? G5,000. It will bo rebuilt
without delay.
\UAIL THIS TO Mil OK HIC1IKL1CU.
The TrrtiNiirvil DociimrntN of Pritllco
Ilnvp Fouiiil a XIMV Home.
That famous Institution , the Ecole des
Charles , where documents concerning the his
tory of Prance are collected and collated by
a band of patient men , who have taken ujt
the work of cl 1 done by the Bcncdlctlno
monks , hac now been definitely transferred ,
from the Kue des Pranc-Bourgcols In the
Basilic direction to the Sorbonno. The newt
tlocalo of the school , writes a Paris corre
spondent , Is close to the chapel which con
tains the tomb of Cardinal Richelieu , and
the institution Is thus linked closely for the
future with the Paris university. There
will , therefore , bo no longer any ralsrunder-
standlag about the place , as It Is now easily
discernible by the bis letters , "Jlcolo dea
Chartes , " over Its portal. Whllo burled In
the Hue des I'ranc-Bourpeols the Institution
was so little known to the general publlo
that even many old Parisians were under
the Impression that It was situated In the
sleepy town of Chartres , which has little to
recommend It save Its msgnlfl-ent cathedral.
Of the men who studied and worked at this
school man > ' are now of world wide reputa
tion. Four of them nre In the French
academy among the Immortals namely , M.
Hanotaux , minister for foreign affal-s ; M.
Gpslon Paris , a distinguished I/atlnlst and
writer or > general historical subjects ; M.
Anatole France , author of elaborately coin-
posed novels , some of which will live for
their prose , and M. de Hercdla , not the ex-
minister , but the pot of Cuban origin v.-hrso
productions arc known to all who follow
the developments of modern French Illo'a-
turc. Apart from these well known Chart-
Isles , as they are called , are many others
of less renown , , but equal erudition , who
carry on a valuable work In comparative olj-
scurlty , even as did the patient and clois
tered Benedictines of old.
Kvlilem-r of n I > rtlilNlurlc ! Vlllnprc.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 29. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Portsmouth , O. ,
says : For years freshets In the Ohio river
have washed awny the"blue banks" near
hers , lu-twcen Lawson's Hun and Munn's
Hun , and revealed "human " Biwletons. Today
an examination of a fresh caving ) away of
the banks disclosed two perfect chimneys ,
with hearthstones on which were wood
ahhes. It Is no doubt the remains of a pre
historic village.
llrlliiTy CIIMCN Continue ! ] .
JEFFEHSON CITY , Mo. , Nov. 29. John.
Flanagan and A. W. Klwier , Indicted for
attempting to brlbo an ofllcer of the last
legislature to destroy a certain bill , gave
boml In the circuit court today for W > 0 and
their cases were continued until March ,
1S03.
There Is Just this about buying n piano
or orpin at tills sale of ours
You save HO to10 per wnt.
$275 brand new pianos for $ lf > r > ,
$ , ,00 brand new plnnos for ? 1SO.
i75 ? : ! brand new pianos for $ ' 'ur .
$ , ' ! STi brand iww pianos for ? uu. :
and a wliola Ktoro full of them bc.sldcn
Tlio entire .stock of the Council lilutTs
Music Co. belli ? : closed out at HO to10
per cent lower than regular prices We
have bwu compelled to rent the adjoin
ing stow ITilTi Douglas street to accom-
modali ! thin immense purchase-but It
wont last long for the pianos are go'.ug
fust Wo are Hhoving out pianos all the
time and our guarantee goes with e\vry
first-class in respect
one They are - every
spect Terms $20 to ? 2. . down and ? S to
$10 a month Don't pay to be renting
pianos when you can buy them tbat
way.
A. HOSPE ,
1513 Douglas
"Our Gorlinin StorliiiK Novelties"
they are all lii'ru marked nnd in the
show case ready for your Inspection
they never wenHO nice and they never
were , KO reasonable In price. If you will
take the pains to KCO tliuin and vxainlnu
them carefully you can easily sou the dif
ference between cheap llsht silver jjootlH
thnt have only price to recommend them
and our ( lorham Koodx It will be u
pleasure for us to show you through
we have added to our already large and
varied stock SJiO.OM worth of new. up-
to-date novelties width for beauty of de
sign nnd lowness of price have iiev.T
been equalled in this city wo have es
tablished ourselves as the laregst nnd
llnest now wo want you to know that
we arc also the lowest priced store In
itbe west.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,