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JACKSON'S ' SCRAP WITH SPAIN
How the Hero of New Orleans Thrashed the
Dons in ths Florida.
HOT PURSUIT OF MARAUDING INDIANS
IMrrliiNT Story of Trrntlr-M Slnnlicil I > F
tlio Huoril nnil Perfidy I'un-
lulivil J.in eric-ii n Attack
on Jliivunu.
Just eighty yeara aga this spring , relates
the New York World , we hail a war with
Spain. Or , rather , Andrew Jackson had a
unr with Spain , which he carried ! on In the
name and with the troops of the United
StaU-3 , but on his own j.crsonal responsi
bility.
Ho had made one brilliant campaign
against the Creeks of southern Georcla. Ho
completely cri'shod the Creek nation , and
thought that they were "pacified In the
thorough Jackson manner.
But a few thousand Creek braves fled
across the I/order Into the Spanish province
of West Florida alnd lolned themselves to
the bloodthirsty horde of Semlcolcs and fugi
tive fllaves , led by the great chief Billy Bow-
Icp3 This trlpartnerahlp of deviltry , aided
end abetted by the Spaniards , made life In
Fouthcrn Georgia a scries of alarms toj fro-
tjuently realized In butchery and rapine.
The Spanish official attitude was perfectly
correct deprecatory ami regretful. But
really , slid the Spaniards , these savages arc
eo strong and BO wily that we can do noth
ing.
ing.Then
Then Andrew Jackson came. Ho had-
cholco of two courser ) to follow the rec
ognized International code of protest by post
to Washington , thence after long delay to
the Spanish mlnlrtcr , thence after Interm
inable delay to Spain by slow sailing ves
sel , and BO on through drawn-out years of
waiting , or to adopt n Jaksonlan code of
International law exactly suited lo the cir
cumstances. Ho reasoned thus :
First Billy Bowlegs and hU marauders
must bo punished at once.
Second This s as much to the Intcrcot of
Spain as of the United States.
- _ _ > Thlrd I , Andrew Jackson , must do my
duty by both countries.
Fourth If the Spanish officers assist me ,
well and good ; If not , then they are allies
of the savages and enemies of the United
Statce.
Jackson wrote to the government at Wcsh-
Ington Just what ho purposed to do. Then ,
without waiting for a reply , he marched over
the border Into the sacred territory of Spain
fit the held ot an army that knew no other
duty than obedience to Jackson.
CALL FOR SURRENDER.
Ho made straight for the nearest Spanish
fort St. Marks. He sent word to the gov
ernor that ho ( Jackson ) had been much
pulned to learn that the wicked Indians had
forcibly entered St. Marks and liad fright
ened the weak garrison Into giving them
arms and ammunition , "To prevent the re
currence of so gross a violation of neutral
ity , " wrote Jackson , "and to exclude our
savage enemies from so strong a hold as St.
Mark's , I deem It expedient to garrison that
fortress with American troops until the close
of the present war ! "
The governor was dtimfouncled. Ho hur
ried forward a long reply In Spanish , the
substance of which was tlut ho would write
to his government and see whether It wished
him to let Jackson pursue the proposed
course. That Is , ho said to Jackson , "Wait
six months or a year. "
Jackson couldn't read Spanish. In his
whole life he never dreamed of any one ask-
Infc him to "wait , " i-o he assumed that the
letter must be a cordial assent to his very
proper proposals. ! Hc got the letter In the
early morning1 of April 7 , 1818. Before noon
the Spanish flag had been hauled down from
St. Mark's , the American flag wa floating
over It and American troops vvcre lnposscs- I
* lon. The governor made a dignified protest
In Spanish and departed with his Karri-
ton.
ton.General
General Jacknon proceeded to chastise the
Indians an.l had his usual success. But
again he found the 'Spaniards Interfering tea
save the Indiana "
from Jacksonlan "pacifica
tion. " 'Here are his own vivid words of de
scription of his further and final campaign
against Spain :
"I received Information that 550- Indians
had collected In Persacola , were fed by the
governor , and that a party furnished by the
governor had Issued forth and In one nlsht
had slain eighteen of our citizens , and that
another party , with the knowledge of the
governor , went out publicly , murdered a Mr.
Stokes and his family arvl In open day re-
turritM to 'Pensacola ' and cold the booty ,
among which was the clothing of Mrs.
Stokes. "
Hero was Indeed a cosus belli. Jackson
did not bcsltato between the accepted code
and the Jacksonlan ) cade. He at once- levied
war against Spain. Says he :
"With a general detachment of regulars
_ n < LCOO Tcnnessecans I marched for I'cnsa-
cola.
cola."While
"While on my march thither I was met by
a protest of the governor ot Penascola orderIng -
Ing me out cf the Florldas or he would op-
POM force to forpo and drlye me out of the
terrttbry of Spain. "
CAPTURE OF PBNSAOOLA.
Jackson regarded this boast of power as
proot < po8ltlvc of the _ treacherous lying of here
governor In Baying that the Indians were >
too strong for his weak garrison. So he
marched on to Pensacola forthwith and took
formal possession ot It In the name ot the
United States !
The governor fled to Fort Carlos de Bar-
rancus. There ho thought himself safe from
this terrible Jackson. Fop he never
Imagined for a moment that even such a
high-handed person as Jackson would dare
try -to lake 'by force the fort of a power that
was or was pretending to be at peace with
the United States.
But Jackson was hot upon his heels.
"I demanded possession of the fort , to beheld
held by Amerloin troops until guaranty
could t > c given for the safety of the frontier.
This WM refused.
"I approached Iho Barrancas with one
nine-pound piece and five eight-Inch howit
zers. They opened their batteries upon Itnc. .
It was returned spiritedly ,
"The white flag went up In the evening.
I had my ladders ready to go over the walls.
I believe the garrison discovered this and
urrcnJcred , tearing a night attack. "
Spain was now powerless beneath the heel
of Jackson. Her sange allies eoon yielded
to Jackson's eharpshooters. The real war
with Spain was over.
But the diplomatic war , which usually
precedes the real war , had to follow In this
case , thanks to Jackson. And how It did
rage In Florida , in Washington , In Madrid !
Spain was furious and many Americans aid
that Jackson had really gone too far.
But the upshot was that the United States
government disavowed Jackson's acts , restored
stored the forts and thanked Jackson pub
licly and protur ly for ending the alliance
of Dpa'jlsh perfidy and Indian savagery.
As 'or the pepole , they made Jackson their
idol , as they do every man who prefers doIng -
Ing to dalliance.
The quotntlons from Jackson uted above
are in a letter which Jackson sent to i a
friend at Washington for use In his defenne. ;
This brief account of Jackson's splendid war
with Spain cannot be ended more fittingly
than with the doting paragraphs of Jack-
on'a letter :
"Alt I regret ta that I did not storm the
works , capture the governor put blm on trial
for the murder of the Stokes family and
tune blm for the deed.
"I could adopt no other way ( to put an end
to the war ) but by posesslng myself ot the
trongholds that were a refuge to the enemy
and afforded them the means of offense ,
"Self-defense Justified me la every act I
did. I will stand justified before God and
all Europe. And I regret that our govern
ment hi4 extended the courtesy to Spain rnot ,
xrlthdr wUif tb * Uoopc fxoa FenaacoU bea '
I
fore STpaln gave a Riurantce for the fulfil
ment ot the treaty and the safety of the
frontier.1' '
HOW WE ONCE TOOK HAVANA.
In 17C2 eoldlcrs from the American colonies
which afterward became the United States
capturci ) Havana under English leadership ,
and men ot Massachusetts hauled down the
Spanlah flag from Morro Castle.
The story la well worth recalling , because
It shows how bravely and successfully our
ancestors fought agalnat Spain , and also
because It warns us .tgatrat dragging out
negotiations and preparations until the
deadly rainy season sots In. The following
Is from Bancroft , vol. 111.
"Assembling the fleet and transports at
Martinique and off Capo St. Nicholas , Ad-
mlial Pocockc sailed directly through the
Bahama straits and on the sixth day of Juno
came In sight of the low coast around Ha
vana. The Spanish forces for the defense
of the city were about 4COO the English
had 11,000 effective men and were recruited
by nearly 1,000 negroes trom the Leeward
Islands and by 1,500 from Jamaica. Before
the end of July the needed reinforcements
arrived from New York and New England ;
among these was Putnam , the brave ranger
of Connecticut , and numbers of men less
happy , because never destined to revisit their
hoires.
"On the 13th of July , after a siege of
twenty-nine daya , during which the Span-
lards lost 1,000 men and the brave Don Luis
do Velasco was mortally wounded , the Morro
Ostlo was taken by storm. On the llth of
August the governor of Havana capitulated
and the most Important station In tbo Weet
Indict ) fell Into the hands of the English ,
At the same time nine ships of the line and
four frigates were captured In the harbor.
The booty of property belonging to the king
of Spain was estimated at $10,000,000.
"The siege was conducted In midsummer ,
against a city which lies just within the
tropic. The country around the Moro Castle
le rocky. To bind and carry the faecines
was of Itself a work of Incredible labor ,
made possible only by the aid of African
elavc-s. Sufficient earth to hold the fascines
firm was gather with difficulty from crevices
In the rocks. Once , after a drouth of four
teen days , the grand battery took fire bj
the flames , and , crackling ocid spreading
where water could not follow It nor earth
etlfio It , waa wholly consumed.
'The climate spoiled a great part of the
provisions. Wanting good water very mai-.y
died In agonies from thirst. More fell vic
tims to a putrid fever , of which the malig
nity left but three or four hours between
robust health and death. Some waited away
with loathsome disease.
"Over the graves the carrion crows'hovered
and often { scratched away the scanty earth
which rather hid than burled the dead.
Hundreds of carcasses floated on the ocean.
And yet such was the enthusiasm of the
English , eucli the resolute zeal of the ualloni
and soldiers , such the rnlty of acttan be
tween the fleet and the army , that the vertl.
cal sun of June and July , the heavy rains
of August , raging fever and strong and well-
dcfeoded fortresses , all the otstacles of na
ture and art , were surmounted and the most
deeUIvo victory of the war was gained. "
.WAKES THU DKIITS A STAM1OW
Order from .Iinluc Siiiilinrii
I.lillK StniulliiK Account.
The financial differences between the Union
Pacific and the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf
railroads have been ccttlcd by an order
signed by Judo Stuborn of the federal court
several days ago and Just received by Clerk
Hlllls of the federal court for filing purposes.
According to the hearing held recently be
fore Special Maxtor ! a Chancery Cornish In
New -York regarding a final settlement be
tween the two voads , the Union Pacific re
ceivers established proof of tn Indebtedness
of $889,027.24 due from the Gulf road and
al.o ? secured owrxjrshlp of over $584,000 worth
of bonds and other securities. As a counter
Indet'iedneir. ' ' } the Gulf road presented nu
agreement between the two roads by which
the Union Pacific guaranteed the payment of
the principal cud Interest on some $15,000,000
worth of first consolidated mortgage bonds.
Interest on tlicee bonds has been defaulted
on account of the Insolvency of the road ,
over $1,000,000 being due. The Gulf road of-
flclals . maintained that thte constituted a
presented a pvopoaltlon that these claims
be equalized and thus wiped out.
Special Master Corel Is u recommended that
such action bo takcti and Judge Sanborn has
Icsued the order on that line. He has found
that the Indebtedness as claimed by the
Ur.lon Pacific exlats , . but authorizes the re
ceivers to acalgn It to the Gulf read on con-
dltlca that the latter releases them from the
agreement and that the holders of the $15-
000,000 of bonds agree to the cancellation of
the guaranty of payment by the Union
Pacific.
Will Tnkv Up KMionltlon Hnte * .
CHICAGO , March 21. A meeting of the
passenger agents of the western roads has
been called for Friday next to discuss rates
end arrangements for the Tranemlwifcsl
Exposition at Omaba. It was the original
Intention of the roads to hold this matter
In abeyanro until after the fate of the antl-
scalplng bill wan settled , but they have ne
to the conclusion that they will be ed
to take their chances with the brokers and
make liio rates 'for the exposition without
waiting for the action of congress.
Illir Iiirrrnir lit < ; ronu RnrnlnK * .
CHICAGO , March 21. Gross earnlngn of
the Chicago & Northwestern rad for the
month of February were $2,586,873 , against I
$2,206,831 for the corresponding week Iof
last year. From June 1 last , gross earnings
of the road have been $27,200,218 , against
$23,857,927 for the corresponding period istof
the preceding ftecal year.
Dr. Mnrkii-'H appointment.
Tdo appointment of Rev. Thomas J , Moc-
kay cs a member ot the public library lord
will probably be unanimously confirmed by
the council. There eccrr.o to be no opposi
tion to the appointment and as It Is only
for a little ovtr two months It will
probablj )
bo cc n fir mod
without reference
to
a commit
tee.
MontKoiuery Will Dffetul.
C. S. Montgomery went to PlJttsmouth yes-
day for the purpose of trying
a damage Fiilt
which la being brought
against the Rook
Island road. Two years ago the ro.ul kllleil
n man nt MurdocK
In that
his heirs county , niles
nre now bringing
suit
for
damages ,
Mr.
Montgomery
represents the company In
the case anil mas accompanied by Tom Joa-
13-
lln
and
other members of the train 13ew
crew
which ? nw the accident.
Striking for riilciiKo ivlteiliilf.
CLEVELAND , O. , LMiiroh 21. A ppccln
from Sharon. Pa , , says : Coal dlsger * InIt
Mercer , La French
anil Butler "mintlrs
threaten u strike to commence April 1.
rick Pat
Dalan , district qpreHldent.
nnd
Wllilacn
Warner ,
secretary of the United Mine
\ \ orkersattended
\ attended n meetlnsr at Mprwr
T
c-ourt house. Twenty-six miners'
delegates :
were present and only one operator. The
miners resolved to Join the Plttnburg
dls
trlct and
enforce
the Chlcasj
-
aKrc-ement
quitting work April 1 and remaining
out
until the
operators nvrre to the schedule
Several the thousand nun will bo Involved lieIn |
strike.
1.ooiite n > IXMIIU | ; linn.
FITCHBURQ , iMuss. , March 21. The
family of Joel O , Tyler , the former teller
of the Safety Fund bank of this place , who
has liffti missing since March 11 , has in-
nounced that It is known now where Mr. >
Tyler lit ami that he has suffered n > harm.
Further Information Is refurm nml the mtm-
bers of the family refuse to dlscu-s the mat
ter In any way. The examination of the C.
'
bank's books Is still tolns on , but no lii-
formation has been made pub Ic other than
that the president of theban' * said last Sat
urday that up to that time nothing had
been shown that the bank hud' ' lost a cent.
Killed > n llejectc.l Suitor.
WELLSVILLE ; O. , March Il.-Whllc returning - '
turning Uomo from church last nlnht Oliver
Heed nuked Sarah Walton to marry him.
ami upon her refusal he drew a revolver
anil shot her through the heart. He then
turned the weapon on himself and ) bin- out
hla bruins. dylnK In a short time. Paper *
found on hla body nhow the deed waa pro
meoiTated , T , ;
UNION PACIFIC IN EARNEST
Overland Shows Eridenoa of Its Intention
Concerning Terminals.
'RELIMINARY ' STEPS TO A NEW DEPOT
Squnttrrn Ordered to Vnontr the
Uronnil on Which n. Ilniiilnninc
Permanent Structure Will
Soon He Erected.
Tfio preliminary arrangements for the
building of the Union Pacific permanent pae-
senger station arc being rapidly completed
and convince even the doubting Thomases
that ' President Hurt's promise to erect a
parecngcr station that would In every respect
be a credit to Omnha will be faithfully car
ried out.
Bright and early this morning representa
tives of the Union Pacific railroad took the
first steps toward r'taring the plot of
ground bounded by Etghtb and Tenth
streets and Mason and Leavrmworth streets
of the cottages and otbef frame buildings
that e.'am ! there now. The tcnantn of all
buildings tbat stand on Union Pacific prop
erty were notified to move off the ground
within thirty dajs , is the company proposed
to tear down the buildings to make waj
for the new depot structure. Just how soon
active work toward preparation of the ground
for the new depot will be begun Is not
known. The engineering department Is
qulto anxious to have the ground cleared
as eoon as possible In order tb > U It may begin -
gin work , and the legal department has been
Instructed ta haveHie tenants move off at
an early date.
The Union Pacific's new passenger station
will cost $47/5,000. / This Is the latest esti
mate , and It Is believed that It will cover the
final ccst. All of this money Is to be put
Into the new passenger station. It docs
not Include any expenses for grounds , as
the company already possesses the lots upon
which the new structure will stand. It Is
also understood that this estimate does not
Include the expense of re-arranging the tracks
In the depot yard , for a new system of
trackage Is to be devised to suit the train ,
service to the new structure.
ARCHITECT FKOST AT WORK.
The plans are being prepared under the
direction of Architect Frost of the North
western system , who Is , by the bye , a son-
in-law of President Marvin Hughltt of the
Northwestern. Mr. Frost has designed a
large number of depot structures In the
west , not only for the Northwestern system i ,
but for other railways. He was the arcl-
tect of the Milwaukee's new station In Min
neapolis. The plans have not been com-
plcter , but those 'Who ' are familiar
with them say that the Union Pacific's new
dipot will bo considerably larger than the
Durllngton'a new station. In extreme length
It will be half again as Ions ,
and the width will be about double the
new station that Is being constructed
by the Burlington. The Union Pacific's
new structure. It la understood , will also-be
hreo stories In height , the middle cue , or
he main floor , being connected directly with
he Tenth street viaduct. The preliminary
'lans. have been shown by President Burl
o the directors In New York and have
ieen duly approved , and work will be com
menced within a short time.
By the condition of the city council , made
Before permission was given the Union
Pacific to construct Its temporary frame
buildings work on the permanent depot
must be commenced before May 1. The
> rc ent activity Indicates that this agree
ment will be faithfully executed. The
; rojnd on which the new wooden sheds of
the Union Pacific stand will be needed for a
part of the new permanent depot , but the
wooden buildings will not be disturbed until
after the close of the exposition. Until that
time the work on the permanent structure
will proceed on the north and the east sides
of the wooden sheds. Work on such parts
of the permanent depot can proceed unin
terrupted by the traffic through the tem
porary station.
IIEGI.V WKIGIIIXG THE : MAILS.
Government I'reiinre * for It *
Qiiiiilreiiulnl Timk.
The regular quadrennial weighing of rail 1-
road mall In practically the entire territory
west of the Mississippi river will commence
this morning. For the next thlriy-fivc
days every ounce of mall that Is carried by
the railroads In this section of the country
wll be carefully weighed each day by the
postal clerks or weighers. From tbe results
obtained a dally average will be struck
and on the basis thus formed the western
railroads will be paid during the next four
years for carrying United States mall.
The work will bo heavy. At the terminal
points the amount of mall received and de
livered will be weighed on hugh scales. en
dividual weighers will accompany each postal
car and bit of ale
every mall delivered or re
ceived will be welgtoeJ on smaller scales eIn
the cars. In this way an. exact record of
the amount carried on each run will be ob
tained. Notice was received In this city bof
the date on which the weighing was to com
mence a'bout ten days ago and ever since
that time the local office of the railway serv
ice has been busied In
making the neces '
sary preparations. Everything Is now ready
on this division. ( Assistant Superintendent
Vandervocrt has made the following assign
ment of weighers :
Union Pacific Transfer at Council Bluff.i
to Ogden , Tra'ns Nw. 2 anJ 3 W. U. Gels-
ton of Elk City , Edwin A. Holt of Omaha ,
Curtis Cook ot Kearney , Alfred E. Hubbard
of Valley , Joseph Boneeh of Kearney. rdn
Ogden to Union Pacific Transfer at Coun
cil Bluffs ; Trains Ncs. 1 and 4 William nA. .
Barnard of Cozad , F. L. Schopp of Gothen-
berg. Vernon. C. B attle.of. Ov rlci Jacob
L. Pan-ott of South Omaha , James E. Erwln
of Omaha.
Union Pacific Transfer at Council Bluffn
to Hunttngtcci , Trains Nos. 2 and 3 Bert M.
Hcurbaniih of Falrbury , George A. Benedict
of Lincoln , Jay D. Rising of David City ,
William Haase of Cheyecr.e , Charles ty.B. .
Elklm of Omaha.
Union Pacific Transfer at Council Bluffs
to North Platte , Trains Nos. 5 and 6 Oliver
Morel ! of Oakland , Horace Guy Warner eiof
Warnervllle.
Missouri Valley anil Lone Pine Frank
Mothershead of Spencer , Clifford B. Bel-
Xoap of Wakefield.
L3t > s Pine and Deadwcod John T. Curran
of Gordon , Chester A. Starr of Glennvllle.
Pledmost end Lead Thomas W , Becket
of Kearney.
Deadwcod and Belle Fourche 'Mark ' Ray
Llpplncott of Blair.
Slcux City and Newcastle Otto Meltz oi
Spencer ,
Wajr.o and Bloomfleld Andrew Beck of
Blair.
Sioux City and Hartlngton L. , M. LeValley
of Wakefleld.
Omaha and E > xeraon A. 0. PIckens of
Powell.
Grand Island and" Ord Kit J. Carson of 38
Kearney.
Columbus and Alblsn James A. 'Klrlc'of al
Fullcrton. . , . . . . .
Norfolk and Columbus Thomas W. Sch > f-
fir of Platte Center.
Stationed at Union Pacific Transfer David 'r '
. Dodds of Omaha , Lloyd M. Howe-of WooJ
River.
Stationed at Union "Depot at Omaha C. J.
Bcckman of Oakland. H , J. Dolph of Ray
mond.
Stationed at Webster- Street Depot at of
Omaha John J. HadflelcJ of Omaha.
Stationed at Depot at Fremont Will P.
'Pierceof University Place.
Kntrrklu Iteturuji to Omaha.
George M. Entrckln , assistant general of
freight agent of the Port Arthur Route , U to
expected back to Omaha from Kansas city ,
Mo. , today. After an absence of * month bo
will again assume charge oft he local freight
department of the new road. Harry liar-
graves , who has bad charge of the local
freight office , will go OBltbfr road aa traveling
freight agent. He win iijbcced D. K. Tory ,
who will become chltfolcrk to General
Superintendent Wllllatow. * Messrs. Williams
&aa Tory were In Omaha irsterday morning ,
going from here for a'.trlp'.ot Inspection over
the Quinsy line. 4 > >
LOW HATES TO JTIlrf BXI'OSITIOS.
I I Iniiiortntit ConfereVit'e ' Iletiveen l'nn *
xencer .lien of the I.ocnl Linen.
. ' '
Thcro was an Importa'n't conference of pas
senger | officials of thta cltr at the head
quarters ot the Fremont , 'Elkhorn & Mis
souri Valley railroad on Monday morning.
At this meeting declajvo" steps toward securing -
curing low rates to Omaba during the llfo
ot the TransmUslsslppl Exposition were
token. ) The meeting was attended by John
. ,
Francis , general passenger agent of the B.
& S . ; John R. Buchanan , general passenger
age of the Elkhorn , and Chief Clerk Mur
ray of the Union Pacific's pcascngerl depart
ment i , representing General Passenger Agent
LorT , who Is still In the west.
This was the committee appointed by the
representatives of all Omaha lines about
four months ago to consider ways and means
of securing i , the best rates for Omaha during
the exposition. The committee at Itn meetIng -
Ing on Monday morning very carefully con
sidered the situation. Including the probable
attendance ( and the poi&Iblllty of protecting
the manlpulatlon'of reduced rate tickets by
the brokers. It decided to recommend to
all the western lines represented In the
Western Pasenger association a line of low
rates to Omaha from bit polnln east , west ,
noi th and south. Just what reductions
wcro recommended will , not be made public
until after the rates have been approved
or rejected by tlio other lines.
orV the recommendation of .these cheap
rates will go A request to 'B. D. Caldwell ,
chairman of the Western Passenger association
tlor , that he call a moVtlng cf the general
passenger agents of all "western lines for
Thursday or Friday oKthfs week , 'March ' 24
or 25 , for the consideration of the rates
recommended by the general passenger
a cn's of the Omaha iwen. As the association
tlor gave power to the Omaha lines to recom
mend i such rates as they deemed suitable
Itrati Is believed jnore than lkely ( that the
rates that have just bccn dcclded upon will
prevail. The passenger associations In other
parts of the country xvlU agree to any rea
sonable rates that the. Western Powenger
association names. Now tbat the ball has
been started a-rolllng , H should not bo long
before the rates are made and announced.
The delay has been due to a desire on the
part of the passenger .men to hold oft until
the passage 'or defeat , of the antl-scalplng
bill now pending In conjfrcss , with the be
lief that loner rates cotom be made If the
bill prevailed than If. It Were defeated ,
UXIOX PAClT-IC FUCK IXSUIIAXCE.
Stillborn Jlnkcn nn order to | Ile-
i-elvernl
Judge Sanborn made -an order last Satur
day relative to the Utilo'n Pacific fire In-
s'uiunco fund , directing' ! is.distribution
The order was made on he petition of the
recelvcro that some Instructions be given
them regarding the fund -in view of the
fact that almost the entire yatcm has been
sold. Judge 'Sanbarn's order is that they
ccate receiving further /contributions and
that they refrain from xepagnizlng any lia
bility for 'fire losses after .the date of the
order , ' They are'-liistructcd to pay all losses
occurring prior to that date. The cour
also orders that the sefcurlUen In the fund
shall bo sold at public auytton In New York
by Special Muster In 'Chancery ' W. D
Cornish. All claims agaljst the" fund must
bo filed by Apill 26 with the special master
and the answers must be < flled by May 1
Special Mastcr Cornlsh. Is Instructed to In-
vebtlgajo and give a hearing an. alt these
claims and to pay ( hem In accordance with
hlc findings. .
There Is a balance ot $620,209.43 In the
fund. Of this amount $129,501.17 Is In cash
and on deposit and the remainder Is In the
securities which are to be sold at auction
The statement made by the receivers shows
that there was $265,532.69 In the fund when
It was turned over 'to them on October 13
1893. The contribution received from tha :
time until February 28 of this year amounted
to $265,532.66. The .Interests and profits
brought in $79,328.71 , making a total of
$781,333.13 that came Into the receiver's
bands. The fire losses paid amounted to
$261,121.45 , and there was an additional ex-
pcr.so of $2.25 , making the total expenditure
$261.123.70.
The cash balance on iand and the pro
ceeds arising from the sale of the securities
will mainly be distributed pro rata among
the roads which have 'contributed to the
fund. , f
Another order slgneq by Judge Sanborn
authorizes the receivers , to release to the
United States all claim and title .to a tractof _
land on the Central Bianch of ttie Union Pacific
cificIn the Topeka Land-district.
KANSAS CITY TO IJEXVEH RACE.
Union I'nelfle amirtook Ixlaiul In
Fierce Competition.
The Union Pacific anil th'e Rock Island are
having a war of time on their new trains
between Kansas City and'IJenver. ' One week
ago from Sunday'last thefUnlsn Pacific established
'
lished new train service' between these two
cities. The Rock Island'followed suit on
Sunday by putting a new train , known as
"Tho Colorado Flyer. " AVhwi the Union Pa
cific puton Its new train It beat the Rock
Island's best previous time over a half hour.
The Rock Island put on' a 'new train a week
later that was to be a halt hour faster than
the Union Pacific. Then the Union Pacific
changed Its time on Sunday , giving It ten
minutes the beat of It Inta Denver. On Mon
day morning the Rock Island announced that
on Sunday next , March 27 , It would cut Its
time forty minutes on Its new train between
Kansas City and Denver.
This latest change that has been ordered
will put the Rock Island Into Denver a half
hour earlier than the Union Pacific , unless
the latter makes another cut In Its running
time. The latter Is an event that Is very
likely to happen , as Lhe'Unton Pacific official *
here say they do not propose being en
Into Denver by any line.On the other id ,
W. I. Allen , assistant gcneiaLmanager of the
Rock Island , who has supervision of all oper ;
ating matters on that t rstera , says his line
Is the shortest bctwee i Kansas City and
Denver , and the Rock Tiland trains will
therefore make faster ; ln e between those
two cities than the train * Ol any other road.
Itnllwny Xotr Mac tfmonnlo.
Traveling Freight AK H Warwick of the
Unlcn Pacific Is In town .from Denver.
Frank Aglar , son ot/Gei erol Agent Aglar
of the Union Pacific it S Louis , Is In the
city visiting friends bare.
Jceeph Lord of the freje t department and
T. C. Jones , bigg < agemas : er of the Un'on
Pacific , are In the city froii Cheyenne , Wyo.
Alonzo Barnes , a prominent cattleirun ro.ot
the state , U In the city from Lincoln , and
during the morning called ] at local railroad
offices. * \
Gccrgo E. Yeoman * hat been ed
purchasing agent of the 'Burlington , Ith
headquarters at Chicago , to succeed George
Hargreaves , resigned Mr. Yeomans , who Is
years of age , has been with the Burling
ton fcr thirteen years , and bts been asslst-
ant purchasing agent ; far the last seven $
ytrs.
F. W. Bu-iklrk. assistant general
peosfn-
ger agent of the Erie Ilpes. Is la tbe city
° m Chicago. He la accompanied by TravelIng -
Ing Passenger Agent * Bert JJrtnch of Chi
cage and Robert E. Breder W Kansas City ,
Mo. Mr , Busklrk , who Is most pleasantly
remembered by all the local'pseeengev fra
ternity , Is returning Jo Chicago after a trip of
several men tha through the west and tl.o
touthwest. Durbqjvtbe more In gf be visited : A.
the exposition gfotmis with General Agent
Kuhn of th.e Northwestern , and expressed
himself as highly pleased with the prospect
for a great show. He I * particularly proud
tbe splendid showing that Illinois Is going of
make , and saj that thousands of people
from that state and from ea t ot there will
come to Omaba during tbe summer to visit
the exposition.
SUICIDE CLAUSE IS GOOD
OaSi of Especial Interest to Mutual and
' Fraternal Companies.
UGE DICKINSON ON LIFE INSURANCE
Gli on HIM Opinion thnt n Contract In
a 1'olley In lllnilliiR on the
Helm of the
Innurcd.
The case of George B. Scherar , eon of Rose
Scherar , deceased , against the Prudential
Insurance company , has been disposed of by
B.Jud Dickinson , who by his decision passed
upon a question that has alwaje been of
considerable Interest to the mutual and fra.
tetnal Insurance companies.
In October , 1894 , Roeo Scherar took out a
$1,000 life policy In the Prudential Insurance
company , the same being payable , In case
of her death , to her on , George B. Scherar.
During April , 1896 , Mrs. Scherar took her
own life. She was living In the building
at 2220 Leavenworth street , and ono day she
was found dead , having hanged herself.
Soon after this the son sued the company
for the face of the policy , It In the mean
time having failed to pay the loss , con
tending that by reason of certain conditions
in the poljcy which Mrs. Scherar had ac
cepted It was not liable. These condltlous
were to the effect thnt If the Insured died
by her own hand within three years from
the date of the policy the company < ihould
r
a trial lasting three dajs the attorney
for the defendant moved that the case be
taken from the jury and tried to the court.
The motion was sustained , and In handing
down lila opinion the judge held that the
conditions of the policy were binding as
against the heirs and legal representatives
of the policy holder. He held further that
they could recover only the amount that fine
had paid In as premiums , which In this caeo
amounted to JG3.3G. Judgment for this eum
was rendered against the company.
IIO.VU INJUNCTION CASK IS ON.
HonrliiK on the Application' of llor-
nnril Tli 11 rm n n t Co.
The case of Bernard Thurman & Co. , bank
ers and bond buyers of New York , against
the City of Omaha , Is on for hearing before
Judge Fawcett. The plaintiffs are the parties
who purchased the Issue of $300,000 of city
twenty-year 4 per cent funding bondfl , payIng -
Ing par , accrued Interest and a premium of
$12,857.10 for the same. At the time of
making their bid the plaintiffs deposited a
check of JO,000 as 11 evidence of good faith
thnt they would take the bonds If the Issue
waa found to bo legal. Now they seek to
enjoin the city from appropriating the pro.
cccds of the check for $ C,000 , they having
refused to take the bonds.
In presenting the case , the legal represen
tatives of the city contended that the plain
tiffs acted In bad faith and wcro not en
titled to recover from the city the proceeds
of the check. It waft also urged that ! n re
fusing to take the bonds , the plaintiffs had
violated the terms of the contract , entered
Into at the time of making the bid'and that
for this reason they had no equities In the
During the afternoon ( he arguments were
completed , after which Judge Fawcett stated
that he would pass upon the case this morn
ing.
Iiinnrnnce Company Wlii Cave.
Attorney Ralph Drcckenridgo has just re
ceived the Information that the care of H
R. Vandercar ogalnut the Aetna Llfo Acci
dent Insurance company has been decided In
favor of the defendant , the court of oppcata
having reversed the findings of the Unltet
States circuit court of thla district , wherein
the plaintiff recovered a judgment fur $10-
000.
. Vandtrcar , a couple or three years < igo
carried au accident policy with the defendant
company. Ono day by some method he gel
his hand under the wheel of a fro'ght car am
the member was so crushed and mutllatet
tint It had to be amoutatcd at the wrist
Ho sued the companysand the defense was
made that the accident was due to the care
lessncss of the plaintiff. The jury , however
took another view of the case' ' and returnee
a verdict against the company , whereupon
an appeal was taken.
WollNtfln'n Suit.
Judge ? cott has passed upon the case o
ThcoJoro Wo'.lstcln against the stockhold
ers of the German Savings bank , which ha
been on trial before him for several days
Wollsteln was a depositor in the bank , hav
ing placed a deposit there a few dajs befon
It closed Its doors. He brought suit agalns
the stockholders , contending that they wen
liable for the amount of the deposit. Ho
alleged that they knew the condition of thi
bank and knew of Its Insolvent condition a
the time when the cashier received hli
money. In passing on the case , Judge Scot
held that there were not sufficient grounds
for maintaining a cause ot action and that
the plaintiff had failed to prove his case.
Tlinnie AKiilnxt Grnn.
Tbe case of Herman Tlmme against Henry
Grau Is on before a jury In Judge Keysor's
court , where the plaintiff Is seeking to con
vince tbe court and twelve men that a
$5,000 chunk has been knocked out of hla
reputation. In 1895 Timmo was running for
the office ot justice of the peace out at
Bcnnlngton , this county. During election
day circulars were distributed about the
polling place and on their face they made
come serious charges against the hcnor and '
Integrity of the candidate. Tlmme bided
his time 'and then * brought suit agalrat
Grau , whom he alleges was the man who
conceived the Idea of securing and dis
tributing the campaign literature.
\oten from the Court * .
'Having ' convinced the court that his wife
deserted htm , Phnon Seldel has been granted
a decree that divorces him from Arpha
Seldel.
Judge Scott has signed the decree In the "
divorce case of Mabel Karr against Burton
Karr. The plaintiff gets a divorce , her
maiden name , Mabel Scott , $1,000 alimony
to 'be paid at the rate of J25 per month
and $1GO additional to pay her attorney ,
A new jury for the ensuing three weeks
of the February term of the district court
has been called In. An unusually largo
number of men desired to be excused , most >
of them saying that they had steady em
ployment and could not afford to servo the
county at the rate of $2 per day.
Harney Hughes nai < secured a restraining
order to prevent the city of South Omaha ' Is
from laying 1,320 feet of sidewalk along his to
property on Thlrt-slxth street , from T to br
the city llmltii sou'.b. He alleges that the w
sidewalk would accommodate but two per
sons and 'iat It Is not a public necessity.
Thomas . . . McCague , receiver of the German - .
man Savings bank , has sued the county JC01 '
Douglas ! a an actlcn to recover the nutn 01of
$1,570. Tbe * case Is an appeal from a dei i c'
clslon of the Board of County Coramltalonif
era , the members of which refused to refund to
the money paid on certain tax cole ccrCi
tlflcates.
i pi
The John Hancock ( Mutual Life Insurance , P
company has commenced foreclosure pro- ?
ccedlngs against Abner Heater. The prop- (
crty Involved IP the lots on the south side [ HH
Farnam street , east of the Patteraon to
block. During the pendency of the action Hi
. C. Charlton will act as receiver to col
lect the rente. The mortgage Is for $30,000.
Frank B , Gee was placed en trial 00.In .
crlmV.at court yesterday on the charge Inof i
forgery. The trial foceedcd to the point I ,
calling the complaining witness , when It I (
was discovered that tbe party who drew the , i } '
Information bad named tbo wrong man aa I I id o
complaining witness. This
ended the case ci
and aa order ot tllamUsal was catered and E
I the prleoncr discharged. During the afterpi
noon , however. Gee was rearresled on the
harge ; of larceny of eomo books. EilwUi M.
Downing sibling the Information aa com-
ilalnlng wltntts. Gee will be given a hear-
ng In the county court.
ngT
The ! jury In the case of the State Against
'rank : Hromadka , charged with criminal
Ibe , has been unable to agree and has been
llschargod. The ca o was tried last week
nd submitted last Friday morning. After
icing out since that tlmo , the twelve men
fen called Into court , where they announced
hat they could never agree upon the qucs-
Ion of fact.
WAXT THHI2S .lUI.Mi THU ItOAItS.
101 ill Entnti * KxfliHiiKO Milken 1'rotionU
tlon to ( 'ouiiljCoiiinilNxInncri ,
The Heal Kjtnto exchange Is about to ark
ho county commissioners to plant trees
along ' the roads ind streets leading Into the
city and the matter has been taken up with
the discussion of what fort of trees they
should recommend for thi ? purpose. Some
of the members desired that elmp bo rccom-
ncnded , others hard maples and still others
cattonwood nnd soft maple , because of their
> xtremely rapid growth. Cottonwoods grow
n a few years to make a handsome shade
mil If properly trimmed some of the mem-
jer thought they would make the best pos
sible tree that coulil be had for the purpose.
Another plan Is to plant cottonwool ! nnd
some hardwood tree alternately am ! cut out
the eottonwood after the hardier tree has
como to be of good size. On account of the
cottonwood's quick growth and because of
the fact that It required little attention and
will grow In any cell and under adverse
conditions It was favored by many of the
members. However , there was such a va
riety of opinion on the subject tliat It wca
decided to merely recommend to the com-
mlcsloners that the planting bo done and
not to specify any certain kind of tree.
FIXAI , I'ASSI.VU OF A 1IOOM TO\V.\ .
Orilttny It'illwny Station ClONCil for
liiiek of ItiiNliicxM.
A U BROKEN , n. D. , March 21. ( Special. !
! > c held In Aberdeen 'May ' 18 , 19 and 20. An
Interesting program of exercises has be''ii
prepared ( or < the occasion.
The railway depot at Ordway , this county ,
lias been closed , owing to the Hunt busi
ness done at that , point. Ordway In the
l > oem days of Dakota territory was one of
the most ambltlouH towns In the realm.
When the capital commissioners weie
whirled over the country by special trains
and were feasted and feted like princes by
the boomers of every town of any note that
desired the capital Ordway was right In the
trent of the procession. It la no pccrct now
that this once proud queen of the prairie
came within one vote of getting the capital
Instead of Bismarck.
Mayor McGlaughlln has appointed the fal
lowing gentlemen to represent Aberdeen at
the Business 'Men's ' convention , to be held
at Sioux Falls In April : S. II. Jumper , H.
C. Jcwctt , S. H. Cranmcr , C. Boyd Barrett ,
M. H. Kelly , A. C. WItte and 'M. ' T. De-
Woody.
KHEXCII UHAIUii : 'ASKS TOO MUCH.
Purl of llln ChliifNc Clnlin * Are Itt-
linillntoil nt 1'arfx.
LONDON , March 21. The Chinese am-
baesador visited the foreign office Saturday
evening by special Invitation. It la sup
posed that the French demands In China were
the subject of discussion. There arc some
doubts as to the extent of the demands.
A dhpatch to the Cnl'.y Mill from Nagarakf ,
Japan , mentions a report that the Yang Toe
valley ts Included , which tends to confirm
, the , nortttepm I'ekln that France-has de
manded that China shall mot cede any per
tion of the province of Kwcl-Chau , this
province being within ho valley.
The Times has a dispatch from Pekln ,
however , which explains that the demandn
apply only to three provinces , Kwcng Tung ,
Kwang SI and Yra Nan.
Discussing the matter editorially , the
Times suggests as an explanation of these
discrepancies that M. Duball , Uio French
charge d'affaires at Pekln , has demanded
more than he was authorized to demand ,
and that M. Hanotaux In consequence nan
d tea vowed him In the statement Issued yes
terday , saying that there was no connection
between the demands of the French govern
ment In China and the Chinese loan.
The Paris correspondent of the Times re
ports passages of a conversation with a
diplomatist in the course of which M. Hano
taux , the French foreign minister , repudl
ated the Idea that he desired to join any
scheme for the disintegration of China.
The correspondent represents M. Hano
taux as saying that France had nothing to
gain by taking Chinese territory ; that Ton-
quln was enough ; that It did not desire to
settle In the Yun Nan province or to seize
southern China ; and that M. Duball had not
been authorized to enter upon the Important
negotiations attributed to him.
COXFMCT IS IMMIXUCVT IX EGYPT.
nnil DerrUIi Forced
Ailvnnee Townril Each Other.
KUNAR CAMP , Nubia-March 21. A battle
Is Imminent "between " the Anglo-Egyptian
column and tbe dervishes. The combined
forces have started to advance up the Atbara
to meet the enemy , who arc also advancing ,
but who , It Is believed , are not aware of the
proximity of the British.
Tr.o whole English force arrived at the
Hudl fords after a splendid march of five I
hours from Kunar , partly thorough a dust
storm , but there Is no sign of tlio enemy.
The Anglo-Egyptian army has formed a
strong zcrcba for the nfght. All the fords
on the Atbara are held by the cavalry and
the camel corps. *
Cflelirntlnir llmi'ii'ic Illrtliilnr.
CHIUSTIANIA. March 21. The 70tb birthday -
day of Henrlk Ibsen was celebrated today
with gieat festivities. Numerous deputations ,
Including ono from the
Storthing , congratu-
lated Km poet and dramatist , and King Oncar
telegraphed ; "I and the
queen send you our
cordial congratulations on your 70th birthday. A
Your day of honor Is y.or
likewise a day of liccior
for the Norwegian people. " Ibsen received
hundreds of othif telegraino during the day ,
FlKhtlnir IN EiHlcil.
CALCUTTA , March 21. The fighting on
the northwest frontier Is now regarded as
ended. The rebels have given the seventy I P
hostages demanded. I I
The budget statement to be read to the
legislative council tomorrow Is very favor
able. It estimates '
that there will be a sur
plus of 890,000 rupees for the coming year
and It reviews twenty years of Indian finance ' , bo
though without discussing currency policy. I I
Illir .HtPiinirr U Dlmililril.
HALIFAX , N. S. , March 20. Two big
ocean steamers , one of them disabled and In
tow of the other , are making for Halifax
harbor from the east The disabled steamer
the Osborne from Lon'on , It Is being
towed by the tank steamer Dufilcld. They
broke apart at the mouth of tbe harbor and
will ! not get In until late.
Survej Inir Cor i. Itiillroiul In Alimkii ,
SAN FUANCISCO , March 21-At
a meet- ;
Ins , ; of capitalist ! ) Interested In the construc
tion of a railroad to the Yukon country , W.
. Alberger pretented n .V.on
' report baseil upon
recent explorations and from observation
nn
made during an exhaustive turvcylns
trip
Alsiska and
, shoeing thnt
n routeup
fCcpper river us not only feasible , but
practicable. It was decided to organize a
party cf HUrveyor which nre to start at
soon us weather comlltk.nB will permit , iiru'u.
ably , by May 13.
The program 1 to Htart
for Orca and proceed up Copper river tory
hfad , and thence ncro'H to the Yukon
Its Junction with the American boundary
line , ry
Wire Trim I' Incorporate * .
SPRING-FIELD , III. , March 21.-The
Americnn Steel and Wire company WIH to-
day granted Incorporation papers by the :
secretary of state. The eompnny'H head-
quartern l In Chicago , The capital mock
J12OOO.COO , of Mhlch half It preferred stock ,
the other half common stock. The In-
corporators are : John W. Gates , leaac L.
Ellwood and Klbcrt 1L Gary. *
FICIIT FOR THE WATER PLANT
Litigation Over Its Possession Takes on a
onsatioiinl lurm
ANSW-R TO A VENNER SUIT IS FILID
' l.onti null Trnit ( "onipan.T
\VIII llefem ! the Sale of the
I'mperly to tin * Oinnliii
tVnter Co in p
The Farmers' Loon am ! Trust cmnpanr
has filed nn answer In tbo suit limtltutcil
by the New K'liKlnail Water Works com
pany against the American Water Works
romrany to secure a deficiency judgment of
$242,71)5.53. )
Tlio suit la a continuation of one from
the Cook county , Illinois , circuit court * Tlm
judgment was secured there , but a a reason
for having It cntoied In the court In this
district it Is alleged thnt all ttie property
In which the American Water Works ccin-
pnny claims to ( mvo an Interest Is located
here. This property conslstn of the water
works plant located at Flwcnrv , and the
American Water Works company' * Interest
in It Is based on ( lie grounds that the fore
closure proiocdlngA which culminated In tha
eale of the plant to the Omaha Water com
pany wc-rc In various WH > S Illegal.
In the anarrjr tlu > Farmers' Loan tun !
Trust company , whlcfi held the mortgages
which weep foreclosed , directly ( dargra that
the Cook county judgment was secured
through fraud. The Judgment was secured
on two notes of $101,520.25 each , ami several
others of smaller amount , all made pnjablo
to C. H. Veniu-r & Co. and transferred later
to the New England Water Works com-
Ix'.ny by Vernier. It Is alleged that thews
notes wcro nil manufactured , a Knowing
being made that a full accounting had been
had between the Ainu-lean Water Works
company atnl C. H. Vernier & Co. Ion *
before the date on whl.Ci they are alleged
to have been made. II Is also { ( Mi-Red that
the Judgment wa > i secured through fraud. It
Is said that a pretended appeniance In court
of the American Water Works company was
filed by an attorney who was not employed
by the company , that a jury was waived by
him and that the cute was submitted to the >
court and wes decided without the water
norkn company's being really notified to
make a defense. Tlie wdole proceeding * Is
dcsctlbcd as a fraudulent scheme to estab
lish false < slalm > i ag > iln t the company ami
to cloud too title of the Omnlui Water com-
rany to the property It purchased.
The lean and trust company enters a
denial to all the allegations that the fore
closure proceedlnt'3 were In any way Illegal ,
and alleges that tne Omaha Water cctnpany
Is now the rightful owner of the property.
It also claims that whatever moncvn now
remain In ttio hands of tcr-ln-Cliamery :
Duinly , who conducted the sale , out of the
proceeds , and any moneys that arc In ttio
hands of Receivers Blerbowcr and Hunt be
long to the Omaha comrany and cannot bo
louche 1 to eatlsfy the prci.'tided Judgment.
The New England Water Works com
rany alleges that moneys still remained
I'U ' these officiate' land.s : and wanted It ap
plied on the Judgment.
\VAXT DOUGLAS IX OKLAHOMA.
Colored linn Held 1 > > - tlie I'ollee 'Jc
tlie Terrltorlnl Antliorltlex.
Sam Douglas , n negro , IB a prisoner at
the city jail and the authorities are hold
ing him as a fugitive from justice for tl.e
authorities at Kingfisher , Okla. , where ho
Is wanted as an accomplice In a murder.
He has lived In Omaha about three months ,
coming here from Kingfisher , and * has hli
homo at the corner'of Charles street and
Military avenue. Douglas Is a pensioner ot
the war. Ho will be held until an officer
arrives with requisition papers to take htm
back.
In August , 1891 , J. W. Wright and George-
Curtis , negroes , quarreled In a saloon In
Kingfisher and during the altercation Wright ,
killed Curtis. During the following March
ho was convicted of the crime and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life. At this trial
Douglas claims that he was a witness for
the prosecution and that he testified to the-
fact that after the murder Wright made a
partial confession to him. The case was.
carried to the supreme court and remanded ,
for another trial. Douglas sajs that his ar
rest Is only a scheme to get him back to
Kingfisher as a witness In the second trial ,
although the letter which Chief Gallagher
receive ! from the sheriff at that place , ask
ing for the arrest of Douglas , states that
ho was an accomplice ot Wright's In the
killing.
ASKS FOIt . HAIL FOR STEWAHT.
Attorney Kllkeiiney Wilutx the Court
to Itcleime n I'rlxouer.
Application was made to Police Judge Cor
don this morning by Attorney Kllkenncjr
for the release of Charles Stewart ,
Sperry , from tbe city jail , on bonds. The
Information and warrant In the case against
Stewart at Norwalk , Coua , , rcatdcd the
county attorney Sunday , and the prlaoer Is
charged with forgery. He is accused hereof
of being a fugitive from justice and the
Infoi matlon In this case , on which the pollco
depend to hold the rclfoncr until an officer
ran arrive to take Stewart back to Norwalk
for trial , has been filed.
When Mr. Kllkenncy acked that his client
be liberated on ball he stated that Stewart
had been In tbe city jail since last Tuesday
without anything In tbe nature of a court
charge against him. The pvlmncr waa able
to give bond * and for thu reason ho was
entitled to a speedy hearing on the appllca- '
tlcn.
tlcn.Tho
The argument was cont'i tied until today.
man Is here with requisition papers from
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus and If
no ono arrives before today to take Stewart
back to Cornectlcut be will be turned over
to tbe Ohio officer.
> lorfillt > - .stiitlxlli-M.
The following births and deaths were re-
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four hours ending at ncrm ycatcrday :
Births Albert Brobers , Nineteenth an *
Izard streetrf , boy ; Charles Anderson , 11)01 )
1'prlnj ; , girl ; U , 0. Graham , 2553 Spauldlng ,
boy ; C. Soronssn , Forty-fourth and Grant ,
boy ; August Berlins , 2014 Martha , boy ,
Deaths i Gertrude Eugenic Haslam , 1. 2407
North Twentieth , membranous croup , Forest
Lawn ; Mary Ball , 53 , ( Eighth and Arbor ,
nephritis. "Bohemian " National cemetery ;
Mathilda Frederlka OravcRen , 30 , 1040 South
Twer.ty-thlnl , spinal meningitis , Sprlngwcll ;
Mary A. Thomas , 40 , 2019 Blnncy , Prospect
Tnken to ( iooil hliejilK ril Homo.
Mary IIo'itcln , an Incorrigible Herman
Klrl , was tume , ! over to her father by the
polled matron , IAIIO took ht-r to South Omiiha
nnd placed her In the Home of the Oo-il
Shepherd. Thin Klrl mi iiway fr.m her
home near MliHlen , Nob. , n limit u month
ngo anil came to Omaha. HMe entered a
IIOUHO of Ill-repu'c , ulierc the nollei- found
her ami took her In charge. Holntlvfs In
the city heard of htr arrest and wcuroil
her reli'ano upon her prdml ! nK to go with
them and live better. She rnn away frcm
her bpnefattorn ! , however , and returned to
her < -ld axsoclatrs. Thit palluo arretitcd her
again nnil notified her father , who IB a
farmer. Ho caine to Oinaliu ut once , ami hln
Intention In to keen her ! n retreit until > ha
lirroiiif.s of IIKC. Thts girl nfiiHiil tq llvu
with her parentH.
Concert lit Comity llovpltul ,
The patients nnd InmntCH of fie county-
hospital were treated to u charming musical
program Sunday i < ftcrnon , the following
kindly iiRHlstlnK ;
Pinna nolo , Mr . Merger ; vocal xo'o , MIm
Croft ; zither aolo , I'rof , Mulltr. violin cole ,
Mauler Deans ; vocal Holo. Mlfn Morses ;
violin Hole , Fred Psyches Itiiwcllffe : zlfier
nolo , Prof , Muller ; recitation , UUy
lthcr , l > tot. Mull r.