THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871 , o\rAiiA \ , FRIDAY - , DECEMBER 3 , ISOT TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COrY 1TIVE CENTS.
COLLECTING CROP REPORTS
Criticisms M&da on the Methods at Present
Employed.
SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND CUMBERSOME
SrntlKtlrlnn Ilccoinnirniln the Siilmtl-
Intlon of n Smnller .VuniliiT ut
I'nlil ] lriortcr | for ( he
Prevent .Method.
WASHINGTON. Dec , 2. In dlscuastag the
methods of the Agricultural department In
compiling Us crop reports , Statlstlc'- Hyde ,
whose annual report was submitted yester
day , rays.
It would naturally be supposed that with
a force outnumbering the enumerators o !
the federal census flvu to one a mottl com
plete nnd accurate setting forth of the
agricultural condition of the country uould
nt jill times be within the power ot > ' f
tatl5tlclin. ! As a matter of fact , ho * ever ,
Uil hlfchly elaborate system Is In several
ln yortnn : retpctB exceedingly wenk. The
indefinite multiplication of crop reporters
whoce only compensation Is nn occasional
bulletin or a few packets of garden feed
unquestionably weakens the f > ens < > of re-
pponsllilllty on the par : of the Ind'vldual re
porter and Impairs his faithful performance
of duly. But unwieldy as Is the machinery
rrnployod , the ftntlMlclan recommends Its
< ll niembcrmcnt only In the event of pro
vision being made for rome slight pecuniary
acknowledgment of the services of a care
fully selected corps of correspondents" , lo
cated mainly In the principal agricultural
stales.
So marked Is the geosranhlcal concentra
tion of agricultural production In the United
States that twenty-live states produce S3
per cent of the cotton , M per cent of the
< ero. ! i per cent of the barley. 93 per cent
of the oats , and from eight-tenths to nine-
tenths of the wheat , rye. buckwheat , to-
IKICCO , potatoes and hay produce. ! In the
entire country. I3y the judicious selection
therefore In not more than twenty-five
i tntO' of a cotTrt of Intellli ent and If possi
ble experienced corespondent" , each of
waom should be paid } 2 for each of nine re
ports and Jl for each of two reports , making
JS1 per annum , the department would t-stab-
IKh a sy tcm upon which It could rely for
the due reporting of all t > ut a very small
part of the total production of the principal
crops nnd It could Fafely depenl upon Its
ralarled state asentp for Inforniitlon con
cerning the minor agricultural states.
JIKCOMMENDS TRAVELING EXPERTS.
As a further means not only of strength
ening und unifying the statistical work of
the department , but also of bringing the
department Itself Into closer touch with
the agricultural Interests of the country ,
the statl tlclan recommends the appoint
ment of five traveling Inspectors whose
duties shall be to n large extent analogous
to those of the French Inspecteur d'ngrl-
culture. The conditions of such an In
dustry as American agriculture , extend
ing from the subarctic to the subtroplc ,
representing a capital of Jlfi.uOOCCO.iOO anil
constituting- direct source of sub'lat-
cnce for about 40 per cent of the entire
population of the country , are so kaleldo-
pcoplc In character thnt the department
would , In the opinion of the statistician , be
abundantly Justified In employing equipped
traveling otllcers us auxiliaries to Its
regular localized crop report service.
Although the printing and mailing of the
monthly report of each issue , of which
3fiW ) copies are printed , has been con
siderably expedited during the last few-
months , the statistician expresses the
opinion that the department Is not yet
doing Its full duty to the farmer as re
gards the prompt dissemination of In
formation relative to crops and markets.
* He recommends the prominent display in
rural postofilces of brief reports on the
condition of the staple crops and the
] > rlces rullnff In the principal markets and
the prospfetfve requirements of foreUn
countries. The report concludes with the
urgent recommendation that the statistical
division be reorganized as a bureau with
'n view to a better separation of the work
and estimates the cost of such change at
not to exceed $3.00) per annum , the greater
portion of which could be saved In other
directions , 1
S-- OUT TIIK IVOItn CO > THST.S.
Ponlofllce Department DeclilcH Tliein
to He of the \ntnre of Lotteries
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. The Postofflce de
partment Is taking a firm stand agalns : the
so-called "missing letter and missing word
contests" which are being conducted by a
number of publishers to Increase the sub
scriptions to their papers. The lottery law
directs that the postmaster general , upon
evidence satisfactory to himself that a con
cern or pc.son Is operating through the malls
a lottery or scheme offering prizes dependent
upon lot or chance , to prohibit the delivery
of all mall to It. All newspapers and peri
odicals containing advertisements of this
character are forbidden tracfirultslou In the
mails. This law. It is now announced at the
Postoffico department , will be applied to all
schemes which are violations of It If they
are continued In operation or advertisements
of them are published. Missing letter con
tests are held to be such violations because
many correct answers can be given , but only
one list la deemed "the correct" list by the
promoter of the scheme. The chance consists
in guessing what words compose the so-called
"correct list. " Such schemes are held to be
especially obnoxious owing to the skillful
wording of the advertisements which make
the chance for obtaining a prize more remote
than In the defunct Lou IB Ian a lottery.
Detail for Curler Coiirl-Mnrllnl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. The secretary of
war today ordered a court-martial for the trill
of Captain O. M. Carter , corps of engineers ,
on charges of unofflcerllkc conduct In the
disbursement of government funds for the
improvement of Savannah river cad harbor.
The court will meet at Savannah , Wednesday ,
January 5. In order to avoid possible criti
cism It was arranged that the court should
bo equally divided between graduates of the
Military academy and officers appointed from
civil life. The detail of the court Is as fol
lows ; Brigadier General Elwcll S. Otis , Den
ver , Colo. ; Colonel Jacob Kline , Twenty-first
, Infantry. Plattsburg Barracks , N. Y. ; Lieu
tenant Colonel S. A. Mansfield , corps
of engineers , Boston ; Lieutenant Colonel
Henry C. Haabrouck , Fourth artillery
Fort Monroe , Va.j Major William S. Stanton ,
corpi of engineers , Oswego. N. Y. ; Major
Charles A. Woodruff , subsistence depart
ment , Governors Island , N. Y. ; Major J. T.
Tlernan. First artllery , Fort .Monroe , V . ;
Major William S. Patten , quar.ermister de
partment. Governors Island , N Y. ; Captain
Daniel Taylor , ordnance dep rtrr nt. Augusta
arsenal , Ga. ; Captain Charles G. Penny ,
Sixth Infantry , Fort Thomas , Ky. ; Captain
Samuel M. Mills , Fifth artllery , Fort Mon
roe. Va. : Captain T , F. Forbes. Fifth In-
fantry. Fort McPherson , Ga. ; Captain Rich
ard P. Strong. Fourth artllery. Fort Me-
Henry. Md. ; Lieutenant J. W. Clouse , dep
uty Judge advocate general.
Yoiinir Turk of Pronilxr.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. M. Edhem Bey ,
the new charge d'affalre of the Ottoman em
pire at Washington , who has juet arrived
here , though still a young man has bad a
highly successful career. After his academic
studies he was one of the sultan's private
secretaries and befo-e coming to Washing
ton ws second secretary of legation at Brus-
eeli" , , . where ho remained one > ear. Mr. Ed-
hem Bey la a man of letters.
_ Heport 011 llenertolr Slli-n.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 2 The chief of. ctv-
gtnrers'bM received the report of Captain
H..M. Chlttenden. corps of er-slnecrs , upon
the examination of reservoir site * In Wy
oming and Colorado , it U very complete ,
U fully Illustrated , and Includes an Interest
ing monograph by James A. SedJon , upon
reservoirs and their ffeots on the floods of
the ill ; lslppl rher ,
Duly Aiipllen to Dutch
WASHNGTON. Dec 2. Secretary Gage
this afternoon decided < be ( H-ndlng Dutch
sugar question by ruling that the counter
vailing duty provided for by the Dlngley
tariff law applies to eugars Imported irom the
ciiicics A roiicnnv.
Dpfnmr In ( inililnril Cnnq J-prln n Scn-
mitli > n.
KANSAS CITY , Dec , 2. At the resumption
of the murder trial of Dr. Jefferson D ,
Qoddird this morning Attorney Walton , for
the defence , sprung a sensation , when , ad
dressing Judge Longan , he raid :
"We claim that the checks which the
prosecuting attorney says Goddard stole from
the body of Jackson and were taken from this
defendant at the police' station and then dis
appeared are In the possession of the
prosecuting attorney. "
The statement surprised both Judge and
counsel and Prosecutor Lone seemeS as
tounded. The Jury was ictlred nt Wat-
sen's request , while the detente filed and
argued a motion ordering Prosecutor Lowe
to produce the checks. A lively exchange of
words ensued between Lowe and Watson ,
Judge Lenin finally ordering the prosecutor
Co present the checks. They aggregated about
{ 4,000 and were made payable to Dr. GoJ-
dard. They wee passed to the defendant ,
who , after glancing them over hastily , ex
claimed with excitement. "They arc for
geries ! They are forgeries ! "
In esch Instance , save one. the alleged
signature of Mrs. Jackson was different from
the known original , The checks had here
tofore been withheld , although the state only
closed Its side yesterday.
At the conclusion of the Incident Attorney
Watson opened his argument for the de
fense.
1,1 Kr : SAVBIIS 1IAVK A llAItll TRIP.
U < MV ThlrtyI'lviMlUc In the Co 111 to
: \ii I'uriionp.
HARIUSVILLE , Mich. , Dec. 2. The
steamer Egyptian , bound from Cleveland to
Milwaukee , with a cargo of coal , burned to
the water's edge In Lake Huron last night
off Sturgeon point. The fire wts discovered
by the Sturgeon Life Saving s'.atlon about
S o'clock and the'crew started at once to
the rescue , arriving at the buring boat at 11
o'clock. On the tyayto the steamer the life
saving crew passed a barge which had taken
ho Egyptian's crew off , but the life savers
*
continued on their way with the hope o ! be
ns able to save the burning hulk.
There wc-e twelve vessels around the
Egyptian during the early pirt of the flre ,
nil by the time the life savers reached It
: hey were all gooe. Without help of any
Jlnd at hand , the > -flfe savers were compelled
: o leave the Egyptian without doing any-
: hlng. after rowing about thirty-five miles.
S'or.o of the life savers suffered permanent
injury from the co'.d. The Egyptian was
owned by Nelson S. "Whlpple of Defoit.
POUT HUHON/Mlch. , Dec. 2. The Besse
mer steamer Falrbin arrived here todiy with
the crew of the steamer Egyptian , which
turned on Sturgeon bay last night. Falling
to extinguish the fire the crew had taken to
the yawl boats , which were picked up by the
Falrbin. Shortly afterward the Egyptian
sank.
lVViSTIGATI\G , A WOMVS DIMTII.
Ilml } * nxliutiKMl * ITO llnve tlio Mumncli
Ailiil.vrcil.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 2. A special to the Re
public from Sandoval. 111. , says : This little
: own Is in the throea of a sensation that
threatens to disrupt the community. The
man about whom the storm Is raging Is Dr.
George H. Hlce , one of the most prominent
physicians of the county.
Mrs. Rlco'dled last August and long con
tinued rumors culminated today In the ex-
tiumlng of the 'bodi at the Instance of the
Metropolitan Llfe-Irfsurance company of New-
York , In which she visa Insured In her hus
band's favor for { 2,000.
She was the sister of his first wife , who
died eight years ago. Her life was Insured
In different companies for $7,000 altogether.
Dr. Rice Is medical examiner of the - Metropolitan
ropolitan company here. The company
sent its agents to Investigate the death , and
orde'ed the bodyt'fexhumed. Dr Rice was
greatly opposed , litit finally consented , and
the body was exhumed yesterday and portions
tions of the Internal organs taken out and
sent to St. Louis this afternoon for examina
tion.
tion.Tho
The Metropolitan company's agents made
the charge that Mrs. Rice died from arsenical
poison.
PL'IILIC OFFICn TOO EXPENSIVE.
VHxlKtntit Secretary of Stntc Iny "VVI11
Retire to Prlxntr Life.
CHICAGO , Dec , . 2. A special to the Times-
Herald from Washington says : Judge Day
now assistant secretary of state , will soon
retire from public life to resume the practice
of law at Canton. This statement is made on
authority. Judge Day declined the attorney
g&neraUhlp , nor does he expect to be made
secretary of state If Mr. Sherman retires
Judge Day wishes no further public employ
ment. His only desire is to return to his
law office and devote himself to the acquire
ment of financial Independence When he
left Canton his law practice was worth nearly
120.000 a year , and. as he has a large family
and only moderate resources , he deems it his
duty taeturn to his work Instead of giving
his energies to the government for a com
pensation not sufficient to pay his family ex
penses in Washington.
XOT HALF C .NO UGH IMIOVISIOXS.
All Who Have n Short Supply A < lvl c < l
1O IjCIItt * DllMkOll.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 2. Edgar L.
Strauss of this city , a member of the
Pacific stock exchange , bis received a letter
from his brother-in-law , James W. Morrison ,
who is now at Dawson City , which confirms
the neus of the scarcity of food on the
Klondike. He eays : "The steamer Bella ar
rived , bringing about eighty tons of pro
visions , but still tbit will not be sufficient.
The authorities have posted notices advising
all persons not supplied with a year's pro
visions to go to Circle City or Fort Yukon ,
where provisions are to be bad. The stores
are closed. The cargo ofbe ( Bella will not
begin to fill half the orders , " The amount
of provisions sent to Dawson City on the
XVeare 1 * only placed nt sixty-right tons.
nit , nouns iiirrim.vs FHOM INDIA.
Tello of the Dixlrlhutloit of Itrllrf
A in on if the .SufTcrlnu.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2. Rev , Dr. Richard
Gear Hobbs , the commissioner sent out from
New York to relieve the starving people ol
lod'a. returned-yesterday. after an absence ol
nearly six months. Dr. Hobbs tailed for
Indii on June 12 from an Francisco on the
City of Everett , chartered by the United
States government. The ship carried 7,500
tons of corn and many other supplies to be
distributed In the fimlne-itrlcken districts.
Dr. Hobba telle of the terrible ravages o :
the plague and of the dreadful suffering o :
the people In 'indla from starvation. The
work of distribution of the supplies was done
entirely by American mleslocarleE and In an
impartial manner
I.lfi * SII T Ilronncil.
MAnOATBENG , Dec , 2. The volunteer
life boat belonging to this place capsized
this morning off Nayland rock. Of the four
teen men comprising Its crew ten were
diown < * d.
The Margate lifeboat , when the accident
occurred , was on Hv 'iy" to rescue the crew
of a large vessel , supposed" to be the Per
sian. The lifeboat was about two miles oft
shore when It was overturned.
Pulk mi Inil of Dummtlc Trinililc.
MIL.WAUKBB. WIs. , Dre ! . Albert
Krueger , a butciicr living nt K7 Sixteenth
avenue , shot 'and killed his wife Hanna
today , anil then -took , a drink of carbolic
acid , dying soon afterward at the Kmcr-
pency hospital Jlr . Kruegtr was 15 ytnrs
of age and was a widow with children ,
when she marrkd Jwo jear * ago. Domestic
trouble was the I-MUMI of the
rropoif n Memorial llullttlui ; .
SAN FRANC1SCQ , Dee , -Tn. , . ? Ce.tlc
union of this city has taken up the Idea of
erecting n tills city a preat building to
r-ommetmorate liSVrhe Irish centennial year.
The building Is expected to cost nearly a
Quarter cf a ml'llon dollars. In aid of the
, project It Is proposed to hold a grand Irish
I fair early next year.
BETWEEN WINTER AND BDRT
Head of the Overland System Narrows
Down to Two.
UNION PACIFIC PRESIDENCY STILL OPEN
Mneh Speculation Around the Unllrnnd
llenilqunrtrrx , with Only
.VnnicK SerlouHlCotinldereil
nn ClnrU'n Succexflor.
Speculation concerning the personnel of
the officers of the reorganized Union Pacific
railroad w < ts the engaging topic of conver
sation In railway circles this morning. This
matter has bee- ' ? s considered
before , thla , but . t of S. II. H.
: ark from the field bis emphasized the con
cern felt at local headquarters of the Ualon
Pacific regarding the changes to be made
n the certain event of reorganization.
There Is but little definitely known , but
the kcown facts form a foundation for many
different kinds of reports that are keeping
railway circles stirred up today as they
rarely have been excited before.
What Is known Is : That S. H.
I. Clark will not be president ;
hat H. Q. Hurt has been here for
two day making an examination of Union
faclflc and Kansas Pacific matters , .ind that
he returned to Chicago last eveslng ; that
he namec of H G. Burt ted Edwin "W. Win
er have been mentioned In connection with
the presidency by those very high in au
thority , and that no statement from the com
mittee having temporary charge of the
Union Pacific regarding the presidency hsa
seen made.
At Unlnn Pacific headquarters In this city
all opinions that nre entitled to considera
tion agree en this slate- President , Edwin
W. Winter , with a bare passibPlty of Horace
G. Burt ; first vice president , Oliver W. Mink :
second vice president and general manager.
Edward Dickinson. It is argued that Mr.
3urt's recent trip of Inspection , over the
-Cansas Pacific should nst be construed Into
a hint tbat he Is going ta be at the head
of the road. Said a well Informed railroader
to The Bee this morning : "I take It that
Mr. Burt's trip ever the Kansas Pacific with
General Superintendent Brlnkerhoff was
merely to gather Information concerning that
Ine for the use of Prcsllent Mdrvln Hughltt
of the Northwestern , who is a very In
fluential member of the Unlan Pacific re
organization committee 3Ir. Burt is
practically Mr. Hughltfs assistant , and It Is
natural that he shou.d make a trip of this
kind before the syndicate makes up its mind
what to do in the event of the forecl'sure
sale of the Kansas Pacific. As to Mr. Burfs
visit of a couple of days In Omaha and his
presence at Union Pacific headquarters , I
: hlnk they were to gather further Informa-
; lon concerning the Kansas Pacific. Al-
th&ugh Mr. Burt Is a very active man , just
in the prime of life and In very close toueh
with 'Mr. ' Hughitt I do not believe he will
ever be thb president of the Union Pacific
railroad. "
AMONG THE OTHER UOAD5.
Among the Burlingtcn offltlals Mr. Burl's
election has been regarded as reasonably
irobablo lor some time icet , and conversation
.vith the officials of that sjstera during the
ast few days has only accentuated the fail
that they believe Horace G. Burt will be the
president of the Union Pacific. They admit
Mr. Winter's merit , but do not believe
that he will ever again take up active rall-
reid work. At the Elkhorn headquarters.
over which Mr. Burt oace presided so vers
closely , there Is no other name thought of
but his and It Is apparent that the wish Is
father to the thought. Among other railroad
men the sentiment la almost entirely against
the probability of Mr. Burt's appointment and
s rather favorable to Mr. Winter. One hears
Edward Dickinson's came mentioned quite
requctjtly in connection with the presidency
and it is conceded tbat bio election would
mean much to Omaha. But those best posted
think he will be retained as general manager
and given the additional title of second vice
president. Mr. Dickinson this morning re
mrned from Chicago , where he had been at-
tendiag a freight traffic conference , and con
firmed the reports of Mr. S. H. H. Clark's
retirement. He said he could say nothing f
all about the future presidency for the reason
that he knew nothing about it.
Concerning the future railroad career of
Mr. Clark , it Is generally believed that he
will bo offered the presidency of the Mis
souri Pacific at the next meeting of the
board of directors , which is scheduled for
the early part of next month. He wtrs
formerly president of that road , and It has
been only since the cares of the Unoc !
Pacific receivership have grown heavy that
his place at the head of the Missouri Pacific
has been taken by George Gould. As Mr.
Clark left the Missouri Pacific and wen ;
Into the Union Pacific to look after the Gould
Interests , U Is thought that George Gould
could do nothing less than to offer him
back his place at the head of the Missouri
Pacific. Whether Mr. Clark will accept the
place Is an open question , but those wfto
have known him best here believe that ne
will do fo. It is stated -that the presidency
of the reorganized Union Pacific railway
was offered him upon the condition tbat be
would decline on account of ill health.
IIAISC DOES.VT GO ALt , AUOU.VD.
Some .MlHHCinrl I'ncK'c HniplfiyeN Left
Out of ( lie IIlHtrlliutlon.
The 10 per cent Increase In wages to cer
tain employes of the Missouri Pacific rail
way Is a fact ,
On the day following Thanksgiving day It
was announced that all wages on the fcj'stem
had been Increased 10 per cent , the raise
to take effect from November 1. Following
this announcement there was a deniil by
Vice President Warner , and the employes
who bad recklessly spent some of their In
creased wages in celebrating the raise were
stunned by the realization tbif pce'stbly
there might be no Increase ccra'og to them
at all. For nearly a week the employer
have been on the anxious bench regarding
the matter , but they were delighted to fld
a favorable solution to It thU morning In
the form of pay checks for the month of No.
vember
The checks from the company headquar
ters In St. Louis arrived for distribution
among the local attaches of the Missouri Pa
cific yesterday. An Irspectlon of them
reveals the fact that not all the salaries hive
been Increased , but only those of the em
ployes who have held the same positions
with the compiny continuously from June 1 ,
IS93 , to November 1. 1S9T , Emplojee who
have been transferred or promoted during
the four and one-half years that all wages
on the Miteouri Pacific were cut JO'per cent
do not share In the Increase of wages. Those
who have held the same poeltlon find their
salaries raised 10 per cent , the Increase be
ing dated back to November 1 , 1897. The in
creasb applies to the wages of three men In
the Omaha iity offices , ftur in the freight of
fices and three In the operating department
here , all other employes of the Mlrsourl Pa.
clflc in Omaha having been changed In their
poiltions during the last four and one-n.il
years.
torH UniteHiled.
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pa-
clflc when asked If he bad given any decision
as tr > what action the Union Pacific shoulc
take In respect to the order of the State
| Board of Transportation , calling for a change
tin live stock rctes from cents per VO p > J" t
{ back in dollars per carload , he said tbat he
; had not. He t > ald that be hid Jim returned
from a busy trip and bad not jet hid an
opportunity to > oiislder the matter.
General Solicitor Maadcreon of the B. & M.
82 > B that the question had not ieen decided
to fsr as that railroad was ccocerned. He
added. "It's a matter for the traffic depart
ment to decide nowIf that department
thinks it best for the change in the ba ' .a of
rates to be made the order of tbo state board
be followed out , otherwise it will not.
Wo do not recognize the authority of the
State Board of Tranportatlon to dictate by
what method live stock rates shall bo deter
mined. "
1IUHTS IC.IXS.1S CITY WiiOLKSAInitS.
.Verr FrelKht Hnteii Slint Them Out of
Colorn'.to.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. t. The cut in Colorado
rado class freight ratei announced yester
day from St. Louis and Chicago , to become
effective tomorrow , will , according to the
Journal , exclude protectlbn for Kansas City
lobbers In the Colorado * market. The Jour
nal this morning says\
"The only thing left for K usas City mer
chants to do Is to betBure they are pro
tected In the new ratea Vheh an agreement
between the warring llnea U reached. In
the meantime they wilt be compelled to
withdraw from the Colorado market except
upon such articles as are protected by the
commodity ratre from Kansas against the
lower class ra-tee from Chicago and the Mis
sissippi river. "
The rites < o Kansas City are CO cents
higher than to St. Louis and SO cents higher
than to Chicago on finn'-elass. and 4& cents
ind C5 cents respectively on second class.
There Is a discrimination against Kansas
City of IS cents on first and 21 cents on second
end class.
Snotv In Wyoniliijr.
The Union Pacific weather reports shew
eight Inches of snow In. Wyoming , and light
scow throughout Nebraska and Kansas. Sno *
was etlll falling In Wyoming at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning , though the flakes had
ceased dropping in Nebraska and Karsas.
The temperature Is low In Nebraska , but
higher la. Wyoming. The Burlington rc-
pcrtcd three tad four Inches of enow la the
western part of. this state , from four to six
Inches In Wyoming , and hardly any MOW at
all In the southern part o ! Nebraska.
Vet Vfter thi ; Clnier I.enf.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. Oollls P. Huntington
tcday denied the report -that he was laying
plans to secure the Toledo ! . St. Louis & Kan-
cas City ( Clover Leaf ) rcid as an outlet for
the Southern Pacific Jlpe. "There's ncthing
in it , absolutely nothlrs , " hi ? said.
Trunk Linen .Meet the Cut.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2. The Trunk Line
Pastenger ccmmlssion has authorized a. re
duction of $5 In the forte from Chicago to
St. Paul and all points be-yond , meeting the
eut of the eame amount by the other roads
SoutliM e tern KIcctH Ollleerx.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2 The Southwestern
Railway company tas injected officers as
follows : President. S , W. Fordlce ; vice pres
ident , Edwin Gouldf secretary , George Er-
beliJng ; treasurer , G. K. Warner.
ItiilMvny > olen mid 1'rrnnnnlK.
B. L. Wlnche-11. general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf railroad ,
was a caller at Union Pacific headquarters
yesterday morning.
There will be a meeting of the pa senger
representatives of all railroads leading Into
Omaha at the Elkhorn headquarters on Fri
day afternoon to consider the advisability of
granting reduced rates from neighboring
cities and lowns to Omaha on account of
the Ice carnival at the exposition grounds
President Perkins of the Burlington system
was In the cltr for a brief while yesterday
morning. He had Just returned from an In
spection of 'the Burlington's lines In the
southwestern part of the state , accompanied
by General Manager Hol'drege of the B. &
M. President Perkins and General Solicitor
Manderson had a ehort conference , after
which the president proceededto _ his home
In Burlington , la. -
I.OOA.TIVG A aC.VHA\TI.\n M. > E.
More Kqiiltnlilc Arrangement Than
Heretofore M.ttle IH I'roi > o eil.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 2. A conference was held
: n this city today between the chief of the
Bureau of Animal industry of the Agricul
tural department and the , sanitary boards of
Missouri. Illinois' , Indiana , Ohio , Kentucky ,
Trnressca Wisconsin , Kansas. Okla-
aorra , and Arkansas , Tor the pure -
o or fixing the' quarantine 'Ines
of 1S9S , BO as to. protect all
northern territory without inflict
ing any unnecessary hardships on southern
states. It Is propesed to adopt quarantine
cgulatlons that will be Just to all Interests
and to ask the secretary of agriculture to
take immediate steps for , the prosecution of
all violators. j
One hundred breeders ami live stock deal
ers from the states named were present when
tie meeting was called to crder. A letter
from Secretary of Agriculture Wilson re
gretting his Inability to attend s read ,
and the request made that a full report of the
meeting be forwarded to Wsshlc-gton. The
firat eesiion was consumed In selecting com
mittees. The meeting will probably last two
days. It Is the first gathering looking to
ward the organization of u national commis
sion to act with the government In pro
tecting the health of live stock In the
north.
pnxsioxs roa wcs-romf VCTEHAVS.
.Survivor * of Late War Itemeinbered
l > y Hie General Government.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. ( Special. ) Pen
sions have been issued as follows :
rjsue of November 15.
Nebraska : Original Cornellusi Orlifln
Blue Springs ; James Klnsler ; Omaha ; Robert
Chcndllon Omaha. Hestorat'on and Increase
Archibald MattSews , Platthmouth Orls-
Inal widow , etc. Josephine R. Gorton , Lin
coln.
Iowa. Original Edward J. Stafford Nich
ols ; William H. Waller , . Dysart ; Frederick
Marwitz , Baldwin. Additional Smith A
Bradley , Dubuque ; William 12. Llllcy , Pa
cific Junction. Restoration David Copson ,
Bartiett. Restoration ana relsrue Elijah
Moore ( deceased ) . Morrtroso. Increase
Charles Duede. Epworth ; William Corr ,
Stock Port : Stewart Welier , Des Molnes ;
Isaac Coffman , ilacksburp. Reissue
Marlon Long , Moravia. Original widow , etc
Joanna Moore , Montrose ; Lucy A Slo-
cum. Indlanola ; Sarah Hanger , Grlnnell
Colorado : Original Joseph Brumley. ( de
ceased ) , Pagosa Springs ; John Wllklns
Moore , Denver , Original widow , etc
America L. Brumley , Pagosa Springs ; Alice
V. Brown , Ouray ( supplemental ) .
Wyoming : Original Special November 19 ,
Wes-ley P. Carroll , Cheyenne.
South Dakota : Original John Barto'et. '
Egan. Incrc-ase Charles A , Callahan , Hot
Springs ,
Trjto SliiUe Murder Out of It ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec , 2. Mrs , William
E. Hawley committed suicide at Oakland
on September 7 , and the coroner's Jury
rendered a verdict of jmicide that same
afternoon. The remains were burled the
following Thursday at "her former home
at Napa. The will that ilre , Hawley left ,
oequeathlng her property to her husband.
has been contested by h : r sister and broth-
ers , her remains havr teen examined and
her skull la now .fn tie hands of a San
Francisco chemist for lamination. The
relatives charge that tie will produced by
her husband , which IK Intended to bent-fit
him to the extent of } tQ.OX . is a forgery
and while they will ear nothing as to the
purpose cf the examination cf trn t-kuli
they have put dH'nJvon the case und
the supposition is that ? they will try to
prove that Mrs. Hawlf/ did not commit
suicide.
I 'it Hen ire rv I ) cf riiY , TTII I n Holilirro.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1 , A'SpeolaJ ' to the I'fst-
Dlspatch from San Antonio. Tex. , fays :
Advices were receive lere- ) this nirrnins of
an attempt to hold up inJoh a rusKenger
train 0:1 : the Mexican Ration tl road , near
Monterey. Mex. , bv nine masked and well I
armed Mexican ? . The p3Kf nri .rs .i.u.le T- ;
slstance anl the outlrot * were unsuccessful.
They are being purnu 4 by t-oltllcrs nn 1 ! f
cap'ured ulll be S'ot ,
Smii'iv > clm9l Aniilt rr nr > Ilertlncr.
DUBl'Qt'E , la. , Dec. r. Anniversary Sunday -
day Sohool Union of the MeUodUt Episcopal I
Church , a meetingnatlpnal In character. Is
1ne ! lon here and will continue through the
week Among- the speaker * are ltfcv .It are
How man Yountr , St Louis. B , S. -\via ,
Cleveland ; J M , Frea-n-in anJ J L. Hurl-
but. New York , and C JJ. Stuart , Cl I
SHORES ON THE POLICE COOKT
Writes a Letter Pointing Out Borne of the
Pernicious Practices.
JUDGE GORDON TIMS THEM LOOSE
Jin ; or Token Nntlee of AllcKntlon * of
CnreleftB Prnatlee find Cnlln fern
n \evr Drill In the
Mutter.
For some months the manner In which the
judicial proceedings of the police court were
conducted has been a subject of general com
ment and much criticism. Tbo police have
frequently declared that It was Impossible
to convict criminals before Judge Gordon , and
that he persisted In releasing crooks who
were known to be habitual criminals In the
face of conclusive evidence against them.
The matter has been frequently brought to
the notice of Major Mooree , and yesterday
morning he sent the following letter to Judge
Gordon :
Hon S. I. Gordon , Police Judge , City :
Dear Sir Complaints nre coming to me
dal.y that the police court Is being- run In
, total disregard of law and Justice.
I I am Informed by members of the rchool
j board , by fie police- , and by nthcr itcrsons
cognlzans of the facts that you nre violating
i the lawby suspending and remitting sen-
| trncei and fines , and that vour court Is
practically run by a fe .v attorneys who
monopolize the bu liu-ss of defending crimi
nals for the reason that they are believed to
have some special Influence -with the court ;
that criminals employing these parties to
defend them have their cares dismissed or
sentences surpnded or remitted , and that
tae methods of the police court are a dis
grace nnd a menace to the city.
The po'.lce further Inform me that com
plaints have been dismissed against more
than TO per cent of the persons arrested
during the last wo months. The newspapers
contain notices dally of dismissals of suits
against persons charged with robberies com
mitted in the heart of the city during the
daytime , even when the offenders have been
charged wlt.1 the same kind of offenses be
fore.As
As police Judge of the city of Omaha , you
derive your authority solely from the char
ter. Section IS of the charter expressly
forbids your remitting fines or corts In any
case , and vests that authority solely In the
mayor and council.
If these practices are In voirue In the po
lice court they must be "topped .it once ,
for they are In flagrant violation of laa-
ana they would render you liable to Im
peachment.
The laws of this city must be enforced
and crime must be punished and not en
couraged. Respectfullv ,
FRANK E. MOORES , Mayor.
In connection with the subject the mayor
says these compUlnts have been coming to
ha ! euro ever sincehe tecame major. At
first it had seemed to be a controversy be
tween the police-ind the court , but recently
the complaints had multiplied. Not only
the police , but attorneys and other reputable
cltlzers who are In a position to know the
facts have insisted that the court ls be'og
run la a fast and locse manner , which pro
vides practical Immunity from punishment
for crooks. A state of affairs had finally
beea reached where he would himself be
subject to Impeachment If be failed to ex
ercise his authority to put a stop to these
practices.
PAY FOR FIRC3IEX AXD
Couuclliiien Fljjure Another Solution
for the Perplexlnir Problem.
Yesterday was the- municipal pay day , but
the members of the fire and police depart
ments drew blanks. This Is on account of the
fact tbat both funds are overdrawn , according
to the figures of Comptroller Westberg , and
unless eome special provision is made there
Is no prospect that any salaries will be forth
coming la these departments until the new-
levy Is made.
Provision will be made for the fire depart
ment , but the police department will have to
struggle along as best it may without relief
from the mayor and council. The members
of the council take the position that the fire
department Is entitled to relief because It
was understood at the beginning cf the year
that the proceeds of 2 mills would be added
to that fund when the 5 mill levy was ex
hausted. The affairs of the department were
conducted accordingly , acid ItIs not consid
ered the fault of the Board of Fire and Po
lice Commissioners that the fund Is ex
hausted.
But with the police fund the situation Is
different. The councllmen contend that the
beard knew at the beginning of the year ex-
atly the amount that was In sight to run
the department. If It Insisted on exceeding
the appropriation. It was the fault of the
board , and consequently It Is not entitled to
anj * relief It Ls practically the unanimous
enlnlon of members of the council that no
jss'fltance should be provided for this depart
ment , and the board will have to pay the pen
alty of Its failure to keep the expenditures
within the expropriation.
SUnlerw Get \ < > Consideration.
There is a strong probability that the
skaters who frequent the lake at Hanscom
Park will have to get along this year without
any assistance from the Board of Park Com
missioners. In previous years the board hie
provided shelter for the skaters when they
were not on the Ice. and has also gone to a
considerable expense to furnish sufficient
water and care to Keep the Ice In good condi
tion. But so far no action hss been taken
towards taking care of the lake this winter
and the members of the board have practi
cally decided that nothing will be done.
They ay tbat It costs about $1.000 to accom
modate the skaters and in view of the heavy
expenses that will be necessary on account
of the exposition they do not feel like spend
ing the money this winte * . Some objection
is also urged on the ground tbat the lagoon
at the exposition grounds will probably at
tract the majority of tbo skaters and In this
ctse It would not pay to expend such an
amount of money to maintain a rink at
Hanscom Park.
Property OvtnerH.
The Board of Review is Btill busily en
gaged In convincing the property owners of
the city that the change In the method of as
sessment has not wrought them any Injus
tlce. The complaints are comparatively few ,
and In almost every case after the property
owner comes In and looks over the plats
which show the comparative assessment of
his and other property he concludes that
the new assessment la more equitable than
the old one after all , A number of the heav
iest property owners in the city have been
In during the last day or two and almost
without an exception they have finally ex
pressed themselves as satisfied with their
aKScecmerits. On the whole the Increased
valuation has been secured with much less
trouble than has been anticipated , Occa
sionally a man drops In In a wrathful mood
on account of his Increased assessment , but
when the new system is made plain to him
and be sees tbat he bee not suffered in com
parison with others he goes away satisfied.
Attempt * to Murder IIU Family.
MILFORD. Del. . Dec. 2.-Salvago Bllder
back , a charcoal burner , attempted to kill
his family last night. He t a ! < l to his wife ;
"I have just learned to use the kind ol
swords the Cubans use. Now I want all
; of you to stanl up. " The mother and chll-
l dren arose , and Bilderback tied their hand *
j srlth a rope wslch he fastened to the rafters.
| Obtaining an Iron knl'e which was In an
adjoining room he commenced cutting his
, family , Inflicting gome dre.idful wounds.
Before he cou'.d complete hi * work his ton
rame In , BIHerback belied a mutket and
dl jppearcd. He has not yet been founl.
i The villager * threaten to lynch him. The
condition of .Mrs. Bilderback and the children -
dren Is serious
Ponlul Clerk Arrewlnl.
P1TTSBURG , Dec. 2.-C , W. Merrltt of
M-nsfild , O. was arrested this morning
for robbing the Merrittwas
malls. -was cm-
El eyed as a postal verk ! on the Panhandle
etwcen Crestline and PUtfebur ? .
PLIIASIM ) 1JY TIIH 1IO.MI JlOXfS.
Same Time- Will Hlnpue lleforrhe
Inmirn Are DelUcred.
The county commissioners are feeling
pretty good over the sale of the funding anl
exposition bonds , but as yet they hove not
considered the disposition of the proceeds.
U will be some tlmo before the money
ram the i = ale of the bonds will cxus Into the
county treasury , as there Is considerable
work to bo performed. The bonds must be
Ithographed , and this will take at least two
weeks. Then they musi be ailed out and
signed by the chairman of the beard and the
county clerk , which will also require some
.line. When that Is done , It Is expected that
after registration the money from the sale of
ho exposition bonds will be turned over. It
s contended that with reference to the < e
rands there will not be any examination of
, ho law required , as Attorney General Smyth
ooked Into all of the questions Involved be
fore purchasing.
Regarding the funding bonds the county
clerk will make a copy of the law authorlz-
ng the \otlng of the bonds , the election rc-
.urns and the proceedings of the county com
missioners In connection with their adver
tisement and sale This Information will ha
sent on to the purchasers , who. If they find
everything legal , will return the money.
As the matter now stands the commlsslcn-
CTE figure that the mnney arising from the
sole of the eiposlUc * . bonds will be In the
county treasury within three weeks , but with
reference to the funding bonds they do not
ook for the proceeds much before the mid
dle of January next
ici : ii.uivn&T AI.UKAUY ix SIGHT.
PnckerH GetllnK Itendy to SUlm Itexer-
% olr nnd Itlver.
The present cold snap Is nipping the ears
and noses and fingers of Omaha people , but
It Is also making Ice and It Is making Ice
fast nt that. As a consequence , people who
drop in on the Ice men these days are
greeted with broad smiles and very evident
cordiality even In spite of the fact that their
visits may hinder the preparations tbat ore
being made to reap the Ice crop.
If the cold weather continues for a few
days longer the Ice companies will com
mence to cut Ice early next week. The con
cealed article Is already from five to seven
Inches'In thickness In the. reservoirs anil
lakes and It will require but a couple of
more days to gain the additional Inches that
are desired. Ice at least ten to a dozen
leches In thickness Is what the Ice men
want.
Preparations for the cuttng ! are being
made in a hurry. Tools are being made
ready and men and teams are being em-
plojed. Everything will be ready by the
end of the week and work Is expected to be
commenced bright and early on next Mon
day morning All this Is conditioned on the
probability that the cold weather will con
tinue and It appears as If tbit Is more than
a possibility just at present. Last jear the
cutting of ice did tot commence until the
middle of the month.
The Seymour Ice company Is erecting new-
ice houses on its artesian lake at Seymour
park. The new buildings will have a ca-
p-Jclty of 30,000 tons.
SVMIEL s. CAMPI ILL DIIOPS DD\I ) .
\ped Ilmployc of Her .t Co. Succumb *
to Heart Uloenoe.
Samuel S. Campbell , flu aged employe of
Her & Co. , died suddenly at the store of the
firm yesterday morning from heart disease.
A'bout 10 o'clock Henry Gfcrke , a driver ,
opened a closet In the rear oMtie store and
found Campbell lying prostrate upon the
floor. He was hastily removed and a phj si-
clan called , but it was dUcoyered that he
bad been dead for some time.
Campbell went to work at the regular hour
In the morning and appeared to be in hl usual
health. He was missed about 9 o'clock , but
little was thought of hi ? absence , as he bis
been rather a prlUleged character pbout the
place. An hcur later he was found In the
manner described.
Carcpbell was born near Bucyrus , 0. , and
when nearly 40 years of age was employed by
P. E. Her , who was then in business at Tiffin.
D. When Mr. Her removed to this c.ty Caa -
bell accompanied him. and has been with the
firm In this ciiy for about thirty years. He
has ll\ed with the family of H. Gerke , at
314 South Tenth street , for a long period. So
far as H known Campbell has no relatives
either In this city or In OhlD. He was unmar
ried. The remains were removed to the
morgue cad will be Interred later at Forest
Lawn cemetery.
FfXKH llj OF A. O. UAIILSTHOM.
KcllilivCH nnd FrlendN Follow Ills Ite-
miilns to tinOr.ivc. .
Funeral services over the late Anders G.
Dahlstrom occurred at 2 o'clock jesterday
afternoon at the late residence , 2530 Chicago.
The officiating minister was Uev. Newton M.
Mann , pastor of Unity church. The services
were largely attended tid fully one-half of
those present were the older settlers and the
pioneers of this city , among whom the de
ceased was numbered.
Immediately after the service the funeral
cortege left the house , escorted by a squad
of eight policemen under command of Ser
geant Her. The pallbearers were John
Nordwall , J. Sund'and , John Miller , Eric
Wldlnghoff and John Steel. Interment was
In Forest Lawn cemetery.
The floral offerings were very numerous
rnd beautiful. One piece was oent from the
Union Pacific headquarters by the friends
thereof the deceased's son
The Swedish-American Transmlssl&slppl
a&sociatlon presented to the family resolu
tions of condolence and sympathy over its
bereavement.
notions ivn.i. HAVK TO IITSTM : .
Hurry Canton Appointed hpeelnl Of
ficer to Work the fctreet Cnnir.
The delight of the city prlioners at not
being obliged to work any more upon the
streets was found to be short-l'ved yesterday
morning About 9 o'clock H-irry Esston ,
well Vnown In local li'ior circles , arrived at
the station with brand new credentials , bear.
Ing Mayor M cores' signature , and announced
tbat he would hereafter assume the position
of special officer left v.icjnt by the discharge
of R. W Gibson There- were fourteen prls.
oners In the cells when the gang was made
up , although only five of them were detailed
for street work. Tbo real were employed all
morning In mopping out the etatlcn. To
morrow morning the whole force of city
prisoners will bo emplojed In shoveling and
baullng athes for the purpose of fil.lag up
holes In the streets ,
For Stcnlliiii \Vatch. .
John Parker has been arrested for the
larceny of a watch from Raxmua Vlnscn-
dall , a barkeeper for H , J , NeUon , near Six
teenth and Davenport stieets. Wednes
day night VisH-ndalt and a friend
t-mnstil In a boxlncr match In the
saloon and VlFsendall took off his
coat and vent and laid them on the bar.
Parker , wrio was standing near , took the
watch frim n vest pocket. He afterward
left It with a friend , Charles Jones , at 3uT.
North Sixteenth street , and when be called
for It was placed under arrest.
Too Much Wine oil Hand
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 2 , The stock
holders of the California Wlnemakcrs' cor
poration , which controls the bulk of the
output of this flate , has decided to * nter
the markets of the world nnd irv to dis
pose of the Immense Mock now in nsnd
which , owing to trouble oetwt n the cor
poration and wine dealers , cannot be sold
to local dt-altTB. Htnry J. Crocker la presi
dent of the corporation , -who e holdings at
thn rnd of the reason are estimated at K.-
UO.OW gallons ,
Kile ii ill UK- Cripple Creek IMntrlct.
CRIPPLi : CREEK. Colo. , Dec , 2-The
northern boundary of the Cripple Crek t
district 'ha * bf-een extended three miles b >
the dl covery - > n Copver moua'Jln of an im
mense blanket vein f" " running fn > m 110
to tl./0 ! per ton In fold , The ore lies near
the sutfuce and ID mln d vith Mow and
wheelbarrow in the opln'an ' of many m n-
Ing men Copper mountain Is Jlkeiy : o prove
oneof the rieliest nnds in the camp.
WOMEN ARE IN DEAD EARNEST
Putting in Good Work for a Gathering of
Transmissisjjppi Teachers ,
EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS 1HF.IR DESIRE
Scerelnrr For l of the XVomnii'x llonri ?
of MnmiKcm Tnll. f the
IMniiM mill \V rk .Needed
' fur Silt-emu.
"Tho movement to secure an educational
congress In Omaha during the exposition , In
which everybody seems to be taking suco an
Interest , U d'rectly ' In line with the course
which has been pursued by the Woman's
Board of the exposition since it wus first
organized. " eald Mrs. F. M. Ford the secre
tary of the boird. "Wo have been working
all the time on the theory that an educational
congress would bo OIKof the leading events
In connection with tbo exposition. If the
meeting of the National Educational associa
tion bid been secured that would have
cccupled the place of such a congress , but
the board has never considered the prob
ability of ttioro not
being an eJucatlonal con-
Brcss. regardless of whether the Natlcnil
hducatloual association ehould meet la
Omaha or elsewhere. Wltb this end In view
we have been In correspondence with promi
nent eduoitors In various lines of work all
over the country and have trade it plain to
them that such a congress would be held
that the meeting of the National Eduoatlcnal
association would be regarded as a. congress
because we would not ak the peaplo In
terested In educational matters to come here
to attend the convention of this association
and tiien come again to attend an oduca- *
tlonal congress. TJO replies we have re
ceived from these people clearly indicate
tn.it they hae understood the matter that
way and , almost without exrep-Hon , they have
promised to co-operate In
every possible
"The members of the executive committee
of the Woman's board are highly gratified at
the manner In which the various Interests"In
Omaha are taking hold of this matter. The
women feel that the organization of such a
congress is a gigantic undertaking and they
hesitate to undertake the tremendous re
sponsibility Involved but with the com
mercial and educational Interests at their
back they feel encouraged to undertake tha
task. *
TPEfR PLAN IN DETAIL. |
"What the women Intend. In a general >
way , " continued the secretary , "Is to outline
a broad plan and provide for the appointment
of a committee of prominent educators io
work out the details and put the plan Into
execution. We have
a committee on con
gresses ur.dor the plan of organization of the
Woman's board and this c.mralttea will out
line the general plan of all congresses so that 4
they will not conflict In any way , but this f
committee cannot undertake the huge task of
carrying out the organization of these dlf-
'erent congresses or even of arranging the. .
7itnutc details , because this requires experts
: n each line of work ; but the
committee w'll have a general 5
super islon over all to the extent of Is
guarding against cross-purposes. This com-
t-Utee will meet Monday afternoon of next
week to take this matter up and outline a.
jon. ! When this has been dene no time * will
l > e lost In putting this plan Into operation in
order to reach all of the state educational as
sociations. The majority of these associa
tions hold their meetings in the holi
day season and the desire cf the Woman's' , , , .
board Is to have a personal representative , , 4j
at each of these meetings to present tHemat- ' < J
ter , besides enlisting the Interests of the on
cers and prominent members of the assocla-
lens by letters and other means. 4
"We shall be very glad of the assistance f
of cay committee that may be appointed as v *
he result of the mass meeting which has baen A-I
called for Friday night , cr to receive any sug- & \
gestlons from any eourcc In connection with
he nutter. What we are working for Is the
Interests cf the exposition and the succecs
of the proposed congress and we don't make
any pretension of knowing it all. The people
of Omaha or of any other point who are In
terested In the exnosltion should have as
much Interest In the success of this move
ment as the members of the Woman's board ,
and we have only taken the initiative because
the plan under which the b ard Is organized
requires us to lorU ; after such matters and
the expositlcn management hzs expected that
of the board. "
i\TUIIUST ixrun JIASS MBCTIXO.
UiiNlncH * Men niul CltlzenH Rcnerall j |
Iiirllneil tit Tnke Hold. j |
The mass meeting which is to be held at
the Commercial club tonight to make
the preliminary arrangements for the Trans-
mlssisslppl Educational congress during the
exposition promises to be a lively one. Judg
ing from the Indlcatlros that are now being
given. Secretary Utt of the Commercial club , J
who is engineering the movement In conjunc
tion with Superintendent Pearse of the public
schools , is of the opinion that the attendance
will bo large.
A very commendable feature of the matter
Is that it is being taken up with considerable
enthusiasm bj the business men of the city.
Although It was suggested but a few days
ago by The Bee It crpealed at once to the
business Interests and the result was an en- 1
dorsement by the Commercial club. Since ' ' ?
that time the Idea was spread out among the
business people throughout the city and bia
been enthusiastically re-elved.
But while tomorrow night's meeting will
be attended by a goodly number of business
men , the attendance will by no means be
thus confined , The matter of the congress -
gress appeals to every citizen who has the
success of tl c exposition at heart , since It
will bring thousands to the city besides
being' a prom'nent westtrn oduoitloml
movement. There will therefore be room
V the roc-etlsg for every class of people to
speak their minds as to the manner In
which the congress should be planned ,
Secretary Utt Is sending out the following
Invitations-
You nre respectfully Invited to attend n ,
meeting at lhe.se rooms next Friday. De
cember 3. 1K 7 , at 7:20 : n , m. . for the purpose
of conilderlng the organization to be called.
the Trnnmlsnsi ! < lppl I-Mucatlonal Congress.
Provided this movement can be placed on
a proper footing- and executed , It will be a
great nffalr. and It is hoped you will be
present nt this preliminary meeting ; also ,
you are at liberty to Invite any person you
desire that you think would take an Inter- ,
eat In the undertaking , ' , \ \
Ill-lit for Holilirry niul Flwtitlnir.
nilly Nightingale. nnd Elmer ilyrlck went
Into Ike Gulll's saloon at the corner of Six-
ttenth and Davenport streets nnd walking
up to a young man named McVey knocked
him down. All three urn ; c cori > d to tha
patrol box. On tne way the ofllccra had
their hands full in keeping the combatants
separated. The nwn were charged mlth beIng -
Ing drunk nna disorderly and with fighting- ,
Yf-HtTiiay rooming the nollco arrestcu
Mickey Kroll and h * % Nightingale and
Myrlck are held on suspicion of
being the three men who held up
Mrs. J. J. Uahone-y near Twenty-
fifth m > d Dodge strc. t last night nnd
took from her i muff containing a purse
with J2 In It. A pure anewcrlnc the de-
ncriptlon of the one taken from Mr * . Mahoney -
honey 'xau found , upon the perxon of Night-
Slilrniilk III Hnil hliniit *
The residents of the nelghborhooi of
Twenty.fourth asd Decntur streets are
greatly incenKd asalnst the municipal olfl-
clal having charts of the sidewalk * . They
complain that ten planks are rolreinx from
the eldc-walk on fie north side of Dtcutur
Hlre-et betrwten Twenty-fourth and 71 cnty-
fifth streetK , and allrit- that notice of this
fact was sent to th < n'dswalk InKpector over
two month * ago About six eeks ago Ihrte
taxpayers of that vlrlr.lty wrote three
s'parnte complalniB to the oUlrlal In < iuen-
tlon , but they have not yet noticed any ao
of the receipt of Jhti letters