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TIIE OMAHA DAILY JIBE: FIUDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1000. JURY FINDS FI.OTH GUILTY Returns Verdict of Manilaughter as the Beiult'of Its Deliberations. FINDING SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES Court Iloom I'nckril In SiifTneatlnn Trltli Mneotntors unit Others Interested In the u i C'nse. No playhouse ever held a larger crowd In proportion to Its capacity to accommo dato spectators than the criminal court when tho Jury In tho Harry Kioto, cno filed into the box yesterday afternoon to an nounce Us verdict. The windows and alalia along tho walls of tho rooM were lammed until scarcely another man could have found standing space, nnd tho attorneys' enclosure beforo tho bench held a throng of lawyers and their friends who laid claim lo r.eats on arms of chairs or on tables, ahcrever they could find them, by privilege of their court connections. . Ab the Jury had been out only three hours, tho word shortly beforo 3 o'clock that an agreement had been reached was unexpected, but It did not find the specta tors or those moro deeply Interested In thn verdict unprepared. Tho court room filled In u very fow minutes. Judges, jurors and attorneys were In tho places and await ing norao little ttmo beforo Kloth, led by deputy sheriffs, mado his nppeurancs. There was a deputy on cither side of him ind behind followed his father nnd mother. Kloth walked briskly across the room to bis chair. In his' movements there was cthlng to Indlcato that the ordeal through which ho was pus-lug made the slightest Impression on him, but a glanco at his face disclosed how trying had been tho norvu wrecking three hours of suspense due to the deliberations of the Jury. The old look of confidence and Indifference had dlsap peared from his face, leaving In Its placj an aspect of fear and worry. Ah Kloth took his seat at tho attorney's table ho glanced at the Jury. Not ono of tho men In the box had the temerity to return tho look. Kloth guessed tho reason why they kept their eyes In another direc tion, and at this point his courugo forsook him. Ills father nnd mother pressed cloio to him and whispered In his ear, emlllng s they did so, but tho hope was not Infec tious, ns ho did not raise hta cyc3 again till tho reading of the verdict was finished. "Gentlemen of the Jury, lmvo you reached a verdict?" asked tho clerk. "Wo have," was tho answer, and the foreman arose extending to tho bailiff a large whlto envelope. The hush following tho clerk's words: "We, tho Jury, do find tho defendant guilty of tho crime of man slaughter, an ho stnnds charsed," was so marked that tho ticking of tho court clock could bo heard In thu farthest end of tho rccm. Kloth raised his hend and stared contemptuously at tho Jurors, but as before, ho found none of them bravo enough to return the glanco. If cither Mr. Floth or Mrs. Kloth was a prey to tholr feelings they did not show It nnd all threo walked reso lutely through tho crowd out of tho room when tho sheriff led tho way back to jail. Tho penalty for manslaughter Is from ono to ten years. During the last day of tho trial It de veloped that a serious question as to the eligibility of ono of the jurors to servo as Judge of his fellow men might bo ralstd by tho attorneys for either sldo In tho event of their being dissatisfied with the verdict. Tlidjtiror referred to was said to havo been nn lnmato of tho prison at Sioux Falls. Un dnr tho statutcsof. Nebraska a mnn who b'as bcrr convicted of felony can not qualify as an elector, and only electors aro cllglblo for Jury service. Discussions re garding tho probability of n new trial being necessary wero rlfo, but It happened that tho verdict of the Jury was satisfactory alike to tho attorneys for tho prosecution and tho defense. Tho name of tho Juror who (caused the discussion Is Frank Bar rett, a mnn whom tho pollco remember tor his connection with tho notorious Mc Curthy gang. UK S KICKS TO KHCAI'IQ ALIMONY. Novel Item of Mubllltlrs In Muted n Ilnnkrnptpy I'roreileliiKs. Dy a peculiar coincidence among tho liabilities of two perrons who filed peti tions In voluntary bankruptcy yesterday In tho United States district court ap pears an Item representing alimony ordered by a Nebraska district court to bo paid to a divorced wife. V Tho first case was that of William A. Uontley of Omaha, formerly of Lincoln, who at one time was heavily Interested In real cstato In the capital city. Ills debts are mainly deficiency Judgments In casoa where land was taken upon iiortgages. Ha lists $31,099.27 In liabilities, ot vhlch $2,296 Is alimony. He has no assets. Kountalu L. neatly, a former resldont ot Tckamah, but at present a citizen of Lin coin, Mob application for release from his obligation), listing dobta of $2,605.66, with no assets. Of tbn debts $1,000 represents what bo wub ordered to pay to his divorced wife. SDKS SKVK. IXSlinANCK COMI'AMIOS Lata U. llarnar Auk Them to Pay for Her Hotel. Trial ot aoven cases against as many In uranco companies has boon begun by Lura u. liarnard beforo Judgo Munecr. The cases wsro combined for the purpoio of taking cxldcnce, as It Is admitted that tho testimony will bo practically the same In all ot thorn. In 1896 Mrs. Darnard, a resident of Omaha, owned the New Toorla house of Peoria, III,, which was later destroyed by Are. It was insured for $26,000 In these com Can't Dispute This. Because it is a Local Trans action and the Citizen is on the Spot to Con firm It. The reader of this will concedo, first, that what follows having taken placo In Omaha, can easily be Investigated and proved to bo true; second, that there Is a vast difference between opinions publicly ozpreBsed, by a resident of Omaha In Omaha local papers and the opinions dtjlly met with' In the same paper's columns given by people living In Maine or Mon tana. Head this case and acknowledge both points. Mrs. n. F. nrown, of CIO William street says: "For six or eight months I had more or less trouble with my back. I told my husband that I thought my kidneys wore the cnuse and when I saw Doan's Kid ney Pills advertised, I procured a box at Kuhn & Co's drug store, corner 16th and Douglas streets. They did tho work for my case, and the symptoms which had bothered me soon disappeared. I can re commend Doan s Kidney Pills as a val uablo kidney medicine." For salo by all dealers, price CO cents Foster-Mllburn Oo., Duffalo, N. Y., Bole agenta for ths United States. Remember the name, "Doan's," and take panles, each one carrying n certain pro portion of the risk. After tho flro the companies offered to repair tho structure, but the owner demanded payment of the proportion of the loss from each, tho total lost) being estimated by appraisers at $19,631. Iletusal of payment resulted In tho suit. M'CAHTIIV TIHKS OK I'HISOX I.1KI3. Applies for Itelrnsc on Ground thnt He nn .Sentenced Uleunll)'. Judge Slabaugh has Issued a writ of habeas corpus commanding the warden of he penitentiary at Lincoln to produce Tom McCarthy befuro him In court next Wednes day for a hearing on an application for re- ease, becauso of a legal technicality In cotnecttorr with his sentence. McCarthy la a member of tho gang which Went by that name a few years ngo. In the crowd was trothcr, Vic McCarthy, and a brotherln- aw, John Oalleghcr. Tom McCarthy Is serving a sentence for shooting with Intent to Kill. One night In 1893 members of tho Mc Carthy gang visited tho dwelling of Adam hob, an hugllshmnn who owned a small produce farm a short distance south of Al bright, with tho Intention of looting the premises. He had a younger son and these two resisted tho McCarthys, keeping up a cntmuous fight for nearly an hour. in tho shooting both father and son wero truck by bullets, tho younger man having been riddled by lead about the head and shoulders. In tho trial that followed "Vic" nd Tom McCarthy recolved long sentences, but "Vic" afterwards escaped from the herlff and has not been heard of since Tho technicality on which Tom McCarthy relics to gain his releaso from the peni tentiary Is that ho was convicted In Sarpy county and sentenced hero. Tho attorneys contend that the sentence should havo boon Imposed In tho same county as tho con vlciou. Judge Slabaugh will dectdo the point on Wednesday. Sup for Reinstatement. Tho suit brought by George 0. Iroy to recover his scat on tho Hoard of Educa tion from his successor, Morris Levy, Is beforo Judgo Kcysor on a motion by the attorneys for tho board to quash lroy's complaint. At tho tlmo lroy's scat was declared vacant ho was absent from tho Ity Levy was then elected to fill the acaticy. Iroy seeks to recover the nlace. asserting that ho was rrot-removed by n majority vote of tho board and that he had not abandoned his residence In the city. moklng the action of the board Illegal. t'ourt .'ntca. Minnie Burnett Inut mind nilvrr T tin... nott for a divorce, alleging extreme cruelty. Tho Jury in the rusn of Otto C. lllrnoy against the Chlcugo House Wrecking com pnnv foiled to reach nn agreement and wnn discharged nfter having been out for three duys. Irene K. Sweet has commenced milt ngalnst Clarence A. Sweot to secure n dl voroo on the ground of non-sunnort. rlnlntlrr nslcs for tho return of her maiden name, Irene K. Godfrey. Itlchnrd 8. Hortotr, trustee, haH crm nienced milt against Jessyo Lfiwrenco nnd Daniel W. Shull to recover $250 on n con cession for oncrntlntr tho "llostnn Lun cheon" at the exposition. J ml to Dickinson has irranted n donrnn In tho case of St. Mnry's Mngdalonu church ngnlnst the city, declaring null nnd votd grading taxes on properly on Dnuirlas street, between Sixteenth and Twentieth, MASONS FINISH THEIR WORK Grand Ofllrem Elected and Installed for ICusnlnir Yenr Omaha (let Next Conclave. Tho annual conclavo of Royal Arch Masons of Nebraska, which has been In sos nlon In this city slnco Wednesday, con cluded Its work and adjourned Into yes terday afternoon. Tho next-annual meet ing wlll bo hold Innhls city at Masoniq temple. Several other cities wanted tho honor, but thero was b preponderance of sentiment In favor of Omaha. Tho forenoon yesterday was taken ud In the election of officers, which resulted ns follows; John S. Harman, Tccumseh, grand high priest; Jamos W. Maynard, Omaha, deputy grand high priest; (Jeorgo P. Spohn, superior, grand king; II. F. Thomas, Omah.i, grand scrlbo; Frank W. White, Plattsmouth, grand secretary; L. D. Rlch- ards, Fremont, grand treasuror. In addition to the foregoing list of cloc- tlvo offices, tho following appointive, places were filled: Grand chaplain, Abram Cress man, Schuyler; grand lecturer, Robert E. Fronch, Kearney; captain of tho hosts, Francis McQlverln, Fremont; principal no- Journer, Robortron Oolngur, Plnttsmouth, royal arch captain, William W. Wright, Wymoro; grand master of tho third vail, Robert W. McOlnnls, Fremont; grand master of tho second vail, Frank Wright, Alliance; grand master of tho flrBt vail. Robert A. Smith, Tckamah; grand sentinel, Jacob King, Omnha. Tho aftornoon Bcsslon wns devoted mainly to Installation of tho new officers, and these ceremonies ended tho session. The annual cohclavo brought to Omaha a largo number or visiting Masons from various parts of the state. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. B. M. Frees of Crclghton Is In Omaha. E. M. Westervert of Lincoln Is In tiro city. B. S. Wirrklns of Norfolk Is at the Mur ray. P. A. Yeast of llvannls Is at tlm Mer chants. C. Q. Newman of Kansas Cltv In nt thn Millard. II. II. Whlnoerman of Wakefield In at thn Murray. J. C. Ilouck of Grand Island la nt tlia Merchants. R. C. McDonald of Fremont Is, nt the Her Grand. R. C. Dustatr of Salt Lako Is staying at tho Millard. M. K. Shultz of Roatrlce la registered at tho Millard. Fred M. Mason of Boston Is stopping at tho Millard. N. G. Evans of Hastings Is a patron of the Honsltnw. City Attorney W. J. Conrrell has returned from St. Louis. A. A. Cressman of Crete Is stopping nt the Her Grand. ., W. W. MeKonney of Blair Is quartered ni mo uensnaw. V. T. Johnson of Pawneo City Is ataylng ai me tier uranu, Max C. Dogerr of Aurora, III., Is registered ai wro .Merchants, J. A. Good of Albany, Mo., Is quartered iu me iter umuu. S. M. Houghton and wife of Dendwood are guests or mo rtensnaw. Paul McCormlck and wlfo of Billings nro guests ot tne tier uranu, E. P. Havugo of Sargent, lieutenant gov ernor-elect, Is nt tho I lor Grund, K. M. Scarlo, Jr., and J. W. AVelpton of uKuiuiiu nre putting up nt tne ruercnants. William Btuefer, atato treasurer-elect, and D, C. Olffert of West Point were at tho Her urunu Ttrursuay. C. B. Sexton. If. A. Srhnkniht. T. M. EUerson, II. L. South and Arthur Bell of t. r.ouis aro rn umana. Will 11. Welslrans of The Bee left Wednes day night for n three weeks" southern trip, During his absonco Mr. Wolshnns will visit tor some time rn cw urieans. 13. C. Harris, president of tho First Nn tionui nanK at u'nuirron, rs a vitrtor in the city. Mr. Harris was formerly a Union Pacific superintendent nnd has a wide ac- quuintunco in umana rauroao circles, Mr. and Mrs. John Grant left hurt night for Palnesvllle. O,, to visit their daughter. Miss Edna, who Is atii.ndlnr l..nkn i.vi,. college. Mr. and Mrs. Grunt will spend the ImlMnva In ... I nn.l r .. ... t. .. ......u..j.r ... U.IU IC.UIII IU ISIilUlia aoout January i, F. M. Tyrrell. I. J. Avers and n. M Smith of Lincoln; M. E. Shultz and Jessie i nnuitz ot rieatrice, air. ami Mrs. C E. nurnham ajrd daughter of Tllderr, Mr. urrd Mrs. George A. Brooks of llazllo Mills, J, D. Haskell of Wnkelleld and J. li Jenkins or Bcnuyrer aro staro guests at the MUlurd Nehrnakarrs at tho .Merchants: W. U. Cook and J. II. Mitchell of Wakerlold. John Copeland of Bloorrrrleld, S. 11. Scnce of wayne, r... t; HiooKweti or Htrelton. H. J Ui.ilth nt llna'nlta fl U 1 r lrtl ...... r.,.l k. ... ..W..V..U, ... ... , . V3 U , Wf. E. W. Hooton of Ewlnic. A. C. Russell of Henderson. Dr. I , t'i Htuck of Hoolbrook NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES Omaha Readers Are Buying More Books of All Kinds Than JEWer Before. MANY ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY VOLUMES Repent Fiction of the Most Kntertaln Inir Kind to Nutlsfj- All Tastes, n Well as Mure Solid IlcailluK for Studious Minds. Observers havo frequently remarked that as a city grows older tho demand for llteru turo Increases. Whether this Is due to a proportionately larger leisure class or to ac advancement In education has never been detlnitely settled, but tho fact re mains that books aro much moro Bought after In the older and more metropolitan cities than In the towns of recent growth. Oaaha has already reached sorno dignity In years for a western city, and, truo to tho general rule, thcro Is a very pcrcep tlblo Increase In tho number ot readers. Tho book mores of tho city have been thronged all the week with holiday pur chafers. The books selected rango all the way from tho standard works on history and biography up to tho latest works of fiction by the latest popular authors. The sales of juvenile books have been especially large, for tho evident reason that thero Is nothing more deslrablo In the way of a holiday present to tho average boy or girl than an attractlvo new bcek. Of ull the holiday books there Is nono that ought to appeal more strongly to the general reading public than "Lucllo" by Owen Meredith (tho earl of Lytton), re cently Issued In a beautiful now edition by James Potts & Co. of New York. It Is bound In flexible leather covers, beautifully stamped with tho title and with full gilt edges. Tho print is largo and clear and tho paper of good quality, making It, aside from tho contents, a most uttractlvo vol ume. Doing designed especially for holi day purposes each volume Is enclosed In a handsome box. L. C. Page & Co. has added another at tractlvo holiday volumo to tho long list ot valued publications already mentioned In theso columns. It Is entitled "Shakes pearu In Music" by Louts C. Elson and Is a collation of tho chief musical allusions In tho plays ot Shakespeare, with an attempt at their explanation and derivation, to gether with much of tho original music. Fow ot the readers of Shakespeare are awaro ot how much of his musical material can bo traced home; niuny are unablo to follow some, of tho poet's most subtlo metaphors because they nro unfamiliar with the musi cal workB to which ho refers, or with tho song or melody which enriches tho scene. It Is a work that will throw much light upon some of tho dark plnces In the text, so that It Is a really Instructive nnd valu able work as wall as being an exceedingly attractive holiday volume. Tho success of Miss Howard Weeden's "Bandanna Dallads" lust year augurs well for "Hongs ot tiro Old south," her new olume, which contains twenty-four poems and as many drawings of tho "old-tlmo" southern negro, whom no ono has ever depleted In Just tho samo wny ns tho author. Eight of the pictures In this book aro repro duced in color nnd Its general makeup Is that of a holiday gift-book. Tho senti ment and pIcturoBquencss, the musical rhythm and humor of the plantation darky nro apparent In every page. It Is a charm ing book. Doubleday, Page & Co. Prlco, $1.60. "Tho Old Town on the River," by Mlra Flora liulloclt, Is an t Ion do luxo In every respect. It la a beautiful Nebraska book, descriptive of tho fairest region In Nebraska, written, illustrated and pub lished by Nebraska people. Nebraska City s tho old town described, and tho author has written of It In a picturesque stylo In keeping with all tho exquisite Illustrations furnished by Messrs. Tyson & Rico, photo graphers, and Miss Harriet Herchoy, artist. Tho book cannot fall to Interest you If you llko things of beauty. In literary merit, in paper, printing and general effect, It Is far nbovo the ordinary, an Ideal Christmas grift. Tho Ivy Press, Lincoln. Prlco, $1.00. "Tho Powers that Prey" is V Joslah Flynt and Francis Walton. Tho author of the ten closoly related stories which mako up this volumo have spent most of their lives studying the sociological prob lems of tramp and criminal life. Mr. Flynt writes: "So far ns I am concerned, the book is the result ot ten years of wandering with tramps and two yearo spent with various police organizations." The stories aro a contribution to sociology, and yet, vlowcd ns stories, they have unusuul In terest because of their remakable vigor and their lntonso realism. McCture, Phil lips & Co., New York. Price, $1.2G. Tho present remakable epoch of popular American Action has seen various sections of our country mado tho field for novels of unusual srrccess and now, through tho ublo pen of Charles Clark Munn, New Eng anu presents its candidate for favor among tho character novels ot tho day, "Undo Terry: A Story of the Maine Coast," In somo respects, resembles "David Hnrum," thought It Is said to havo been moro than half complotcd boforo Mr. West coij, s woris appeareu. ino author Is n man In actlvo business and, while the story Is carried with a strength and knowledge which shows tho keen man of affairs, there Is running through the book the graco and tenderness of a truly sympathetic admirer of nature, and the tono Is overywhoro pure and wholesome. The book Is tastefully II lustratcd and Is of a decidedly holiday aspect. Leo & Shepard, Boston. Price, "Parlous Times," the posthumous book by the lato David Dwlght Wells, bIiows that tho author ot thoso two delightful farces, "Hor Ladyship's Elephant" and "His Lordship's Leopard," contomplated writing a serious International novel of tragedy, Intrigue and love, but, like tho comedy man In the theater who is booked to play high tragedy, ho soon found himself out ct his element and at length gave him self up to the temptation to Introduce ri diculous Inctderlts and rcctte bright dlulcgue. Serious novel rcaderB may hold up tholr hands In horror at tho liberties that Mr. Wells takes with the convention alities of fiction, but no one who craves for rich, wholesome amusement can consider himself unpaid from having read tho book from cover to cover. All that Is Impossible and extraordinary assumes the appearanco of reality, and tho Illusion by a curious tour do force Is most seriously maintained Incidentally one rocolves vivid Impressions of London's Bmart set, viewed from the ante room of n foreign legation, In fact, tho atmcsphero of diplomacy permeates ovory thing. J. F. Taylor & Co., Now York. Price, $1.50. Miss Marlon Bower, an Englishwoman and the author of several novels, Is i careful writer and ono who takes both he art xnd her apprenticeship to It verv serl orrsly. Her story, known on this sldo a "John Thlsselton," and on the other n -lire r-uppet enow," has been well re cctved on both sides, It Is apropos of thl latter book that Miss Bower speaks of her method of workmanship. "I wander her and there," she writes, "sometimes spend lng tnrnths In Switzerland, again wander Ing In the south of France; this summo getting as far as Canada, and then with a prcssion I como home nnd wrlto busily until another traveling fit takes mc, but though I work regularly and sufficiently long hours I do not complete much. For Instance "John Thlssclton" was entirety rowrlttctr four times before It came as near to pleas ing mo as It docs trow, nnd one of tho chapters, as I know to my cost, Insisted upon assuming seven different formB beforo settling to tho one It trow wears." Tho fact that only two books by Miss Rower has becu published in the United States lthln tho last seven years Indicates tho thoroughness of her preparation. These two, not unforgotten. were "Poynlon Jacks, entlcman," nnd "The Story of Mollle." Her latest work, "John Thlssclton," Is fresh from the press of Henry Holt & Co., New York. Price, $1.50. It would seem most appropriate that n Kansas writer, William Elscy Connelley, nd a Kansas publishing house should bring out "John Urown; The Story of the Last f the Puritans," for It was In Kansas that the man destined to Btrtko the first hard blow at slavery commenced his life work. Mr. Connelley gives evidence of a decided ability as a historical writer. Though tho work is earnest In tono and posltlvo In convictions ns to the doings and motives of tho famous antl-slavcry fighter and Puritan reformer, It Is essentially searching and corrtcrvatlve In details and plrlt. Mr. Connolley does not make a God-man" or a new Plutarch hero of his (homo. He has sought to show the "condi tions" which Influenced John Hrown's char acter, and his making ns boy and man. Ho gives and that Is tho ralson d'etre for hU book, nnd a quite sufficient ono, too a rapid, but clear and keen, yet minute narrative ot tho long struggle for and against the nationalization of freedom which had Its opening chapter in tho ad mission of Missouri, and Its closing ones In ho momentous period of preparation In tho trugglo to mako Kansas a free or Blavo state. It Is a book that will bo ot tho greatest Interest to every student of Ameri can history. Crano & Co., Topcka, pub lishers. Price, $1. "Forward Movements of tho Lnr.t Hnlf Century" by Arthur T. Plcrson Is an ac curate and Interesting deecrlptlon of th.r conspicuous missionary, philanthropic and other religious movements during tho Inst fifty years. Tho volume alms to gtvo not only n vnluablo record of these progressive steps, but to present Incentives for futurn efforts In tho same direction. Kunk & Wngrralls Co., Now York. Prlco, $1.50. Juvenile Fiction. "Friend or Fco: A Talo of Connecticut During the War of 1812" Is by Frank Samuel Child. Thoso who enjoyod Mr. I Child's revolutionary story, "An Unknown Putrlot," will bo glad to havo what Is in n way a continuation ot that. Tho sister heroines aro daughters of Lois Hardy, who figured In tho cnrllcr talc. Ono of tho heroes Is from Virginia, ono (and n bad ono) from tho vague southwest, and one- tiro bravest and best comes out of a mys tery. The atmosphero of tho war of 1812 s In the book, but fortunately there Is very llttlo fighting. Tho famous Hartford con vention, with Its secrecy nnd Its suspicion of dtsloynlty, lends historic verity to tho Btory, nnd thero Is an abundance of adven ture, incident and peril to feed tho hunger ot eager youth. This Btoy, llko "An Un known I'ntrlot," appcala alllto to youthful readers and to older ones who count them selves still young. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., New York. Price, $1.00. Llttlo Colonel's House Tarty" Is by Annlo FVllows--Jolrnstdn. 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As a result, shippers are dictating tho rates for which their ship ments nro moved and the single railroad operating out of Omaha that Is recognized as maintaining published tariffs Is running lta freight trulns moro for appearance's salto than any other reason. This condition of affairs has been brought about In tho manner peculiar to all rate dis turbances. A few weeks ago, subsequent to a meeting of the executive oQlccrB In New York, the word was sent along the line that nono but published tariffs should be quoted nnd tiro soliciting freight agents wero In their clement, none having any par ticular udvantago over tho other, except In sofar ns natural conditions could be em ployed In iullucuclng tho shippers. This equanimity was undisturbed for a short tlmo and then ono of tho aggresslvo lines mado tho discovery that a competitor was taking business at reduced rotes on the ex planation that It had contracted for such business prior to tho ro-ostabltshmont of normal tarlffa. From that tlmo on sharp knives havo been applied vigorously to pub lished tariffs and tho lnovltablo result has atteuded tho pruning process. Tho ono lino which followed the reductions mado by Rs competitor on tho so-called "contracts corraled tho business for a time, until Its Increased tonnage suggested suspicious methods, and then thero was an open field nnd no favor. Turin" Reduced to .Minimum. Tho result has been n shaking up of freight tariffs until thoy have about reached tho minimum whero business Is handled at Utile, if any. profit to the railroad com panies. According to tho statement ot a woll-lnformcd official, thero will likely be rro attempt to lncrcnso rates until January 1, and mcantlmo shippers will derive a big pocunlary profit In tho possibility of trans porting tholr freight at less than tariff rates. Realizing that tho reductions will trot bo operatlvo for any great length of tlmo, shlpmonts nro being rushed nnd all of tho railroads aro doing a largo volume of business, but tho revenue Is naturally fur short of what It would bo wero normal turlffs In effect. "Thcro is no denying the fact that freight rates aro decidedly unstablo Just now," said a well-informed freight odlclal yesterday. "The condition Is now, as at all times, un warranted and will assuredly not contlnuo longer than tho present month. January 1 Is usually a day ot good resolutions with railroads bb well ns Individuals and I ex pect to Bee all rates brought up to pub lished basis by that tlmo. Mcantlmo, tho advantage to tho shipper Is Indisputable nnd I, for one, have never yet boon able to Beo whore tho railroads enrne In for any slraro of benefit." Cilttleiufii Are Interested. A novel cargo Is now enroute from Dil lon, Mont., to Troy, O., over the Union Pacific and Milwaukee roads. It la a spe cial tralnload of bulls, and railroad offi cials Interested assert that never beforo havo thero been to many bulls In ono ship ment. Tho train will consist of twelve cars, and will bo In charge ot J. S. Combs of Dillon, the consignees being George Peters & Co., at Troy. Tho animals aro eald to bo as flno stock as could bo gathered In tho entire Btnte ot Montana, and In quiries at tho local offices ot tiro Milwaukee and Union Pacific havo been numerous from cattlemen who dcslro to Inspect them when they go through. Tho date of their ar rival has not yet been determined, but all of tho Inquiries will bo answered as Boon as dcflnlto Information Is at hand. IlicurNltin to Ola Mellon, A novel trip has been arranged by the nurllngton and connecting lines for twen ty-flvo people from Imllanola, la., and Omaha who want to mako a trip this win tor through historical old Mexico. Tho Napoleon The Last Phase. By LORD ROSEHERRY. 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HARPER & BROTHERS Journey will be In charge of an experi enced conductor, and every arrangement has boen mado to mako the trip successful. Tho party will start January 22 and reach Omaha on tho return Fobruary 1C. Ten days will bo Bptrrt In Mexico, and on the return a day and night will bo given to Now Orleans, whero tho Mardl Qras festivi ties will then bo lu progress. It Is ex pected that some of tho members ot the parly will ho so delighted with the southern points visited that they may want to re main longer than tho time scheduled, nnd as ft corrs'equenco a return limit ot nine months will bo made on all tho tickets. Avert Hnte Vr. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Tho threatened war In passenger rates between Chicago and 8t. Paul.ohd Minneapolis has been averted. Tho Interested lines arrived at a settle ment of their difficulties today by tho adop tion of an agreement to strictly maintain tariff rates on all classes ot passenger busi ness from this dato, An adjourned meeting will bo held tomorrow, at which the general party rato situation will be further dis cussed. J. J. Hill In Krle Directory. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. At a tnoetlrrg of the board of directors of tho Erin Railroad company held today, James J. Hill of tho Or eat Northern Railroad company, Nor man B. Ream ot Chicago, a director of the Baltimore & Ohio and Pullman companlei, and Robert Bacon of J. P. Morgan & Co., wero elected directors in the placo of Messrs. Qulntard, Qoodwtn and Williamson. IlntitlnKton Holdings Kot Sold. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Charles H. Tweed, chairman of tho board of directors of the Southern Paciflo Railway company, said today that there was no truth in tho re vived report that tho Huntington holdings In tho proporty have been sold. IllilIiTary .Votes and Personalis. II. F. Fisher, trnvellnc freight nirnt nf the Missouri Pacific, left Wednesday night iur a ouBiness inp 10 Minneapolis. Assistant General Passenger Agent Phllllnnl of tho Missouri Pnrlfln In nliln In be In hlH oftlce again after a several days' absence, caused by sickness. W. F. McMillan, gcnaral agent of tho Burlington it Cleveland, is n visitor at local noauquaricrs wnrre unrouto name from a trip to Salt Lake City and Denver. ' General Manager A. C. Jones nf thn wt. cm Car Service association hua returned iroin oroux t;iiy, wneru tne rules or tho ns Hoelatloir will become effective Saturday. Mr. Jonos left Bert Horner, formerly of the local offices of the association, In charge nt Bloux City. the: healtv market. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Thurs day, December 13: Warranty Deeds, J. R. Anderson and wife to Joseph Porter. lot 6, block .191. Omahu.....$ 1 ciicii Aiiuuraun iu nurno, uari or Twenty-rourth street udjoln ng lot 6, a. W. WattfeB rum wl'f'e'to'h.' Vl'.'ca'ui- 1 250 750 1,400 hnn. lot 4, block s. Potter & c.'n add II. K. Bwelgard nnd wife to D. A. woounan, o 40 feet of w 120 feet lot 7, Malorrey'R add John OrHearn und wife to W. F. Dertjyanrre, w 90 rcet, lot 10, block 120. South Omuhn R. II. Browir and wife to K. A Doherty ot al. nuU und swU lot a. In " 1 " 1 A 1 1 1 "..I-, V 2,000 A. A. Brown nnd husband to J. J. Hut. ties ct al, sev; hw!4 and lot 4, In 7-15- 10 3.30(1 E. A. Doherty and wife to A. A. Brown. ne'A swU and lot 3. In 7-1S.10 " IWi South Omaha Land company to Wil liam womrner, 101 i, diock its, boutn Omaha &S2 Same to Stephen Volz, lot 8, block 107, same (0 J. C. Robinson and wlfo to' K. A. Ityan, w so feot or e SO reet lots 5 and t, block 40, South Omaha 1,400 Total amount ot transfers $11,484 You Must Be Quick If we're Holnn to be a Santa Claim Wo '11 help j ou to tleclde Why not buy Koiuethlng Rulmtuutlul and useful Nothing will plprtfio your mother wlfo sister or brother ns much as a pair of shoes $3 Hhoes In thesu wo Rive tho best value ever attempted In u $3 price the same style as thu higher-priced ones while the quality Is better for wear Its heavier Thero must be some thing besides tnlk In our Indies' $3 shoes else I) rex L. Shooniitn wouldn't sell so many Wo know Its value. Drexel Shoe Co,, New Catalogue Itrady Srnt Pre far Iba Asking, OmaLa's Up-to-date Shoe lloaae. 1410 FillNAM sTKEET. The Knabe Piano - of today will outlive tho 20th century Viewed from any standpoint the Knabo Is absolute perfection It will puy you In tho long run to buy n piano llko this and as we havo now a nice selection of these beutitlful Instruments In stock, wo Invito you to kIvo us an early call and Inspect them There Is nothing moro suitable than a lino Kuabe piano for a ChrlstrntiB gift Wo are solo agents and aro In a position to give you tho very best prices on these plnnos Havo you seen tho self-ploying piano attachment Apollo? Ask for It when you call. A. HOSPE, Mull ul Arl 1613 Daitlit, Books. NEW YORK CITY. SUBURBAN ROAD ASSURED Promoter, of Project ami County CorcrnU eioners Agree on Details, CONCESSIONS ASKED FOR ARE GRANTED County Will tiet Ten Per Cent of til .Vet Prollts After lHvlilend Hits Been Piild to the Stockholders, Tho now electric road between Omaha and Fremont Is practically an iissured Institu tion, as the promoters nnd tho county com missioners, on whose nttltudo tho construc tion of tho lino largely depends, hao reached nn agreement as to concessions on both sides essential to the granting of r franchise. Tho terms and the demands of tho commissioners und thu railroad men wero discussed at n meeting In tho court houso yesterday nfternoon. It wns decided that on Saturday next thero will bo nnotlter meeting for tho signing of tho agreement and contract. All tho concession for which tho commis sioners held out wero acceded to. Tho or ganizers agreed to allow tho county 10 pur' cent of tho roud'H tret prollts after a divi dend of fl per cent had beon paid on capital stock In tho sum of tho actual amount ex pended In the construction of the road. They agreed also to grado tho roads ut their own oxponso and to pay two-thirds of tho cost of new bridges. Tho exact tlmo for tho work of construction to begin and tho dato for tho completion of thq work will bo Bot tled definitely at tho meeting Saturday. Tho comnrtsBlonorfl decided to rent on un used part of tho poor farm to tho Omnha Athletla association. Primary Union Mertlnu. The regular annual meeting ot tho Pri mary Union of Sunday School Teacher will bo held Saturday nfternoon nt 2:30 In tho Young Mfcir'a Christian association par lors. Electlorr of ottlcers and the Sundnv school lesson for the following Burrdav will bo taught by Mm, V. L. Porlne. All pri mary teaclrerH aro urged to bo present. 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