THE OM-rtHA DAIJjY 3SEE: MOyDAV, DJECEMBEK 30, 1001.
LINCOLN TAX COMPROMISE
' ?
Trictloi Compii't Can Bn to fiuch thi
tnprimt Curt.
GEORGE 0. W, FARNHAM IN OPPOSITION
Jle liial.L ('It) lino Nn IUrIiI to
cnil ir,000 III .f lllrnirnt of 1ft t 1 1
OOt C'liilm Hf llm on .'clirnkn
Count Million,
(rrom a Btn.ff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN', Dec. 19. (Special.) The case
In which Ororgo 0. '. Farnham Is seek
tag to restrain the city of Lincoln from
effecting n compromise of Its (111,000 tax
claim against tho Lincoln Traction com
pany, will be submitted to the' supreme
court at the sitting beginning January 7.
Thn City. council several months ago passed
ii resolution agreeing to accept tGo.OOO In
full settlement of Its claim and it Is to pre
vent a consummation of this agreement
that thn proceedings were hegun by Dr.
Farnham, in a suit pending In the dis
trict court the city has been given a Judg
ment for the full amount of the claim, but
thn defendant company Is taking advantagu
of all legal opportunities to prevent Its
execution.
I)r Tarnham began the Injunction suit
as an Interested taxpayer. Ho Insisted that
the city's original suit should be fought
for a final Judgpirnt nivi In his brief makes
the broad hint that thcro has been corrup
tion In certain city departments In con
nection with the litigation.
Tho amount which the city Is striving to
collect Is alleged to bo dun as taxes as
sessed for tho exnenso of paving between
tho street car rails. Tho period covered
extends back heforn thn Lincoln Traction
company was organized nnd the major part
of tho taxes claimed to be duo were as
sessed ngalnst various Independent com
panies before tho general consolidation. The
traction company disclaims liability for tho
taxes against property which It docs not
own,
III-Urn nn tytntr Constitution.
In his plea for a permanent restraining
order Dr. Farnham relies upon tho propo
sition of law that the constitution of Ne
braska prohibits the council of-a munici
pality from commuting taxes In any manner
or form. Ily way of comment tho attorney
for Dr. Fnrnham asserts:
''When tho controlling management of a
city, after ton years' of stubborn litiga
tion, nnd so near the last posslblo final
order In n court of last resort, nnd tho
last moment of many years of dolay Is
clearly In sight, then for tho city, no mat
tor how, to bo thrown complctoly In tho
hands of their ndvorsary with tho power to
even draft Its pleadings, confessing of rec
ord, In tho most solemn manner by Its
mayor and legal department, 'that tho prop
erty lines of this street rallwuy, fran
chises, easements and right of way of the
said Lincoln Traction company, aro In no
wlso liable, for any of said assessments, or
subject to any lien therefor,' It Is apparent
nnd self-evldont of thn strong, powerful,
constnnt nnd corrupt Influence of these
stroot railways wlthlh certain departments
of tho city pf Lincoln, nnd It Is no wonder
that the trial court mado tho findings of
fact as found in thlB record."
IIMlliiKs-fSrrat Full" Kxtrnalon.
Information comes from nn authoritative
source that tho Burlington railroad officials
havo about completed preliminary arrange
ments for nn extension from Hillings to
Orent Falls, Mont. Tho report cannot ba
verified positively, but Is bellovod by rail
road people generally to lo true. Tho Dur
llngton officials, ns Is woll known, have
been contemplating an extension of Its Hill
ings lino for many months, and territory
between that point and 'Oreat Falls has
been surveyed with this end In vlow.
Tho construction of the line proposed
would give thn Ilurllngton an Independent
road clear to Oreat Falls and n connection
nt. thnt point with the Oreat Northern rail
road. It would bo approximately 200 miles
In length nnd would open n rich cnttlo and
shoep raising territory. Tho connection
with tho Orrut Northorn would glvo tho
Northwest territory a dlroct outlet to St.
Louis nnd southeastern territory, thoroby
greatly reducing tho ralleago, ns the pres
ent "routo Is by tho way of St. Paul. It la
said tho construction will bo, directed from
Lincoln nnd that tho work will be pushed
with all pos.tlblo speed.
fioTcrnor'n Hull Postponed,
Tho Commercial club has postponed -.tho
governor's ball, whlchyWas arranged to bo
held In the auditorium December 31. The
plan was to bnve tho affair on a protcntlous
pcnle, but the Commercial club, after care.'
fully considering tho matter, decided that
other attractions .would prevent Its success.
Governor Savage and his military staff wero
to havo been tho honorary guests.
Cnmiiltre at Plnttsmoutti.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec, 29. (8pecll.)
The members of 4ho Ornnd Army of tho
Republic and tho Woman's Relief corps
had an old-fashioned campflro In tho
Ancient Order of United Workmen hall last
night. The exercises opened ty all uniting
In singing "America." S. M. Chapman de
llvorcd the address of welcome, which was
followed by nn address by Deputy' Com
ninnder R. S, Wilcox of Omaha. Judge
l'stello pf Omaha delivered a humorous ad
dress and Mrs, Stoutcnborough read nn In
teresting selection entitled "The Mother's
Influence" MUs Clara Street sang "At tho
Old Cathedral Door" and ns nn encoro sang
"Way Down Upon the Suwanee River.
When called for, Mrs, II. J,. Street declined
to read a selection, hut Insisted on Judge
Kstolle's reciting "Old Olory," which he
did to the enjoyment of nil present. ' Ad
jutant Oeneral Howe and Doputy Inspector
Thomas L, Hull responded when called
upon for spoeches.
Sprcelirr In n Mrnw lint.
SCHUYLER. Neb.. Dec. 29. (Special.)
An unusual costume worn here Is that of
Kx-EJUor and Representative John C.
Sprecher, who, as the result of an election
hot with Frank Faulkner, wore n straw
hat nnd light linen coat. Mr. Sprecher
wagered that the stato would go for fusion
In November, Mr. Faulknor, that It would
go republican. The penulty of erroneous
Judgment to ho tho wearing of a thin coat
and straw hat during tho weak between
Christmas and New Year. Mr. Sprecher
endures tho Jokes that assail htm on every
hand, with fortitude.
t'rrniiierj- Cimipnny Wins,
FREMONT, Noli.. Dec. !9. (Special.) Tho
nilt of John Em mm el against E. II. Rarnard
et al, to recover from the defendants, who
wero stockholders of tho old creamery com
pany, .some or tne old indebtedness of th
corporation on tho ground thnt legal no
ticca of Indebtedneis had not been pub
llhed and, tho stockholders wero thereforo
liable, camo to a sudden ending In tho dls
trlct court yesterday, Judge Orlmlson dl
rectlng a verdict for tho defendants. Th
case will probably go to the supremo court.
LVIrtirntc tJoldpn Aiii)lrrrriir .
FREMONT. Nrt., Doc. 29 (Special.) Mr,
and Mrs. D. B. Short celebrated their golde
wedding yesterday afternoon at the resl
donco of their daughter, Mrs, J. II, Rogers
East Military avenue. Sixty Kueits, In
eluding tho pioneer cltltens of Fremont, and
members of tho Sbprt family, were present.
Among them wan the happy couple' ion,
L. M Short, wife and twin daughter of
Alnsworth. Mr nnd Mr. Short were mar
ried at Marvin, N. Y., December 29, 1S51.
by Ilev, J, V. Osborn, one time piutor of
the Ilnptlut church of this city nnd a plo.
neer minister of th.t denomination In Ne
hrasha. They came to Fremont in 1S69
and have lived here since. Though both
havo nearly reached four-score years they
enjoy good health.
llrlmllilliiK Wlmlilp Mill.
WINSIDK, Neb., Dec. 19. (Special.)
Although tho ruins of the grist mill and
elevator that burned Friday afternoon, are
still smoking, two projects for building are
already under consideration. Hehulldlng on
the old site depends somewhat on settle
ment with Insurance companies, Tho site
may change hands, and If the mill on the
old site Is not rebuilt the owners of one
of WlnsldoV elevators will build a mill In
connection with their present property.
ENDEAVORS T0JJNITE UNIONS
l.i'liluh Vnllo llnllriinil' l?lilili) cm
Try to Fpclrrnti" the VnrUins
llrotlierlionils.
WILKKSllAimK, Pa.. Dec. 29. The em
ployees of the Wyoming division of the IO
high Valley railroad havo started a move
ment for the federation of the Ilrotherhoods
of Engineers, Firemen, Conductors, Train
men, Switchmen and Telegraphers, which
they expect to extend along the entire line
from New York to Buffalo. A Joint meet-
ng of delegates from all hc brotherhoods
as held at I'lttston this afternoon nnd the
men were In session for two hours. Rep
resentatives of each brotherhood favored
ho movement, believing that with thn aid
r tne otners tne grievances nr nn coum tie
readily adjusted. After a general discus-
Ion a committee comprised of members of
ench clais of workmen was appointed to
rrange tho preliminaries for the federa
tion, and another meeting will ho held In n
hort tlmi. A number of grievances were
dscusef at the meeting, but no nctlon was
aken,
ACCEPTS BURLINGTON POST
R, WnniliTnrtli of the Const Kilters
Trntlln Depnrtiiiniit nllli llrnil
qunrlrrs In Chienuo.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29. J. O. Wood-
worth, traffic manager of tho Pacific Const
company, with headquarters In Seattle, has
accepted an Important position In the traf
fic department of the Ilurllngton, nnd will
remove to Chicago. It Is not known wha'
his position will bo, but It snld he will bo
assistant to Traffic Director Darius Miller.
Flrnt Trnln Over Xrvr Mnr,
PEIIU, Ind., Dec. 29. Amid tho cheers of
000 people and tho music of two brass
bands tho first passenger train Into Peru
over thn newly completed Cincinnati.
Richmond & "Muncle railroad arrived hero
at 3:07 p. rn. todny, three minutes ahead
of tlmn. After the nolsn subsided speeches
were modo by Mayor Durand and Hon.
Charles A. Colo, who extended congratula
tions and warm welcomo to the railroad
company and Its train men.
FLEES TO INACCESSIBLE HILLS
Renftral Mendosn flreka Monntnln
Faatncaaaa After Defeat hy Rot
rrnmrnt Troops.
CAIIACAS, Vonexuela, Dec. 29. (Via
Haytlen Cable.) Oeneral Luclnn'o Mcndoza,
prealdont-elect of tho state of Carsgobo,
who rebelled against President Castro,
marched on La Victoria, was said to havo
been riefented, and who was later reported
to havo escaped fa, the neighborhood of San
Juan do Xas Moros, Is now Bald to have
reached Villa do Curn, In tho stato of Mi
randa, where ho was routed by -tho govern
ment troops.
In company with a small numhor of fol-
owors he escaped and reached La Puertn,
whnro ho waa again overtaken nnd again
defeated. Accompanied by only forty men,
Ooneral Mendoza passed Ortiz, December
24. Ho was proceeding in thn direction of
mountains considered to bo almost Inacces
sible. M0R0QC0 town is inundated
Wnterapnnt ilnmt Over Town of
finite nnd Drown Two Hun
dred Persons.
TANGIER, Morocco, Dec. 29. A water
spout has tjurst over the town of . Saffe,
Morocco. It Inundated tho lower part of
tho town for the space of twelve hours,
sweeping everything Into the sea. Two
hundred persons are reported to have been
drowned. Thero are no Europeans among
the .dead. The damage to Saffe Is enor
mous. Saffo Is a fortified seaport town of Mo
rocco, it has a population at 12,000, In
cluding 8,000 Hebrews. It Is enclosed by
massive walls and baB a palace and a small
fort.
Sond articles of Incorporation, notices of
stockholders' meetings, etc., to The Bee.
We will give them proper legal Insertion.
Telephone 238.
PKNHIOJtS FOR WRSTF.IIN VKTERANS,
Wnr SnrTWoM Remembered tiv the
Oenern.1 Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. (Special.) The
following pensions have been granted:
Nebraska: Increase. Restoration. Itnis.
sue. Etc. Jehu O, Lotig. Mllford, tS: George
U. Hcnurlck, Douglas, S: Charles C. Ahull,
South Omaha, 112.50. Orlglnnl Widows,
Etc. ltebccca Coon, David City, i; Jennie
V. Yeoman (sneelal accrued Deremlr 151
Silver Creek, JS, Elizabeth U. O'Neal, Belle-
vue, .
Iowa: OrlsrlnnlBenlnmln P. flurtnn.
Homer. $. Increase. Restoration. Reissue.
Etc. John W. Fnlrman, Humboldt, 1; John
Zlmmermnn, Iimniil, 117, Samuel ('. Sand
ers, llazleton, ii:, Isnlati Mnubeck, Des
.Moines, js. John H, 1ck, (iravlty, 110;
IJenJamln F ShUmaker. Dunlap, R Orig
inal Widows. Etc. Olive A, Thompson.
Williams, i; Mallnda L. Rogers (special
necrued December 12), Hoone. IS; Emily
Ilrawdy, Creston, S, Emily Peck, North
Mruregor. s,
South Dakota: Original Widows. Ere
Minor of Jmes M. C'ostlow. Madison like.
C olorado. Or glnnl lerov Wilson. I-i
Inra, S.
Eti'f-Alo
increase. Restoration. Reissue.
Amnio i miiiweii, iiouiuer, l
i:iU Lone .Seeoml Contest.
CRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Dee. !9.-(8na
clal,) Tho second of a series of tenpln
contests between the Elks of this city and
the nlnvers nt Miller's bonding nllev was
played last evening before a houseful of
rnthtislnstlu spectators. The result of the
llrst contest wnt in favor of the Elks., hv
sixty pins, thirty frames to each pWyer
naving tieen nnwieu. i no fame iusi nigm
was for the same number of frnmes, the
Millers taking the lead from thn start nnd
winning by lit! pips. A third event will be
pinyeu in. inn next lew weens ann u is
expected both sides will nut Up their bet
Karnes. Neither side did Its usual work
lust night. Alter and Phil OladJ. for the
Millers, did the tlnest work, thouch both
have howled 121 pins, all average higher
tnan was snown last evening, score:
ELKS,
lit.
Harrison 153
Ituchhcit 121
Hrass 132
Porter Ill
Hoeser 1H
Total "cCT
MILLERS.
1st.
Alter 181
Glade 152
Miller 146
Hirst 131
Mjers .. 122
2d. 3.1, Totll.
1.13 131 117
US 115 337
169 137 I3S
121 151 132
117 15) 419
m "cm fivi
2d. 3d, Total.
191 131 l'6
164 13") 44
130 MS 43S
142 134 . 410
140 137 .199
7 IS U7
Total,,
715
HARMONY IN PHILIPPINES
Civil and Hilitarj Anthtritiu Dnj Alliga
tion of FrictUx.
CHAFFEE THINKS SITUATION IMPROVED
tfeiiernl !nji
ilulim the
I'lnrr
the l'nisiie;t for Snli
Insiirrpctlon In All
Are .More I'rom
IsliiC. MANILA, Dec. 29. Oeneral Chaffee, when
questioned today by the cot respondent of
the Associated Press concerning the alleged
friction between the civil and military au
thorities In the Philippine archlpelagb said
that no such friction existed and that per
fect harmony- prevailed between tho two
authorities. Oeneral Chaffee sold that ,thc
only occasion when there had been any
thing approaching friction was In the mat
ter of habeas corpus proceedings In tho
case of Oakley Urooks and that upon this
occasion n solution of the difficulty satis
factory to both authorities had been found.
General Chaffee said that ho and thn
members of the commission tyul at times
differed in their views, but that theso dif
ferences were of purely personal opinion.
Ho raid that his relations with Governor
Taft and Acting Oovernor Wright and tho
other commissioners wero both officially
and socially extremely pleasant and that
he thought that the published statement of
friction between the civil and military au
thorities here must have resulted from a
misunderstanding of tho facts of tho case.
.Mllltnry .Siirremlrrn to Civil.
General Chaffe-e further explained that
every time tho slightest friction hnd arisen
In the provinces between the two authori
ties ho had Invnrlably ordered the military
to surrender to thn civil authority and said
that the relations of these authorities
throughout the provinces where they fre-
nuentlv hoM widely onnosltu onlnlons would l
In no way Interrupt tho existing cordial
relntlons nt Manila, where both wero work
Ing toward the same goal, namely, tho
pacification and welfare of tho Philippine
nrchlptiago.
Ooneral Chafteo concluded by saying that
he thought the prospect of subduing tho j
Insurrection In. all places to be promising,
When Acting Oovernor Wright wns ques
tioned on this same matter, he said: "Where
men of snss are at tho head of affairs
there Is not likely to be much call for fric
tion." WrlKlit Admires Chaffee,
Governor Wright has much admiration for
Oeneral Chafftv, whom ho considers to bo a
man of sound common sense. Ho snld that
although ho anil General Chaffee frequently
differed radically upon various subjects,
still moflt amicable relations wore main
tained under all circumstanced. The act
ing governor said that under tho existing
conditions In tho Islands thero was occa-
lonally bound to bo some friction us a re
sult of misunderstandings of authority, re
quiring an nppeal to Manila, but that BUch
matters had Invnrlably been satisfactorily
arranged.
Referring to the work accomplished by
the United States Phlllpplno commission
during tho last year, Governor Wright
said:
Out of darkness has come light nnd lm-
menso nnd wondrous strides havo tnken
ilnce, A yenr ngo everything outslno or
lun In was nrncttcnlly chaos, now outside
of the few provinces where tho Insurrec
tion jittll exists everything Is In a most
flourishing condition. In the W) miles
from Mnnlla north to Aparrl pot a hostile
shot has Ix-en ilred for many months,
while housed have been built and nre still
building, and crops have been planted.
These .same conditions npply to the larger
part or HOutticrn i.uzon.
ImuirKcntn on It I Rlt t I'ntli.
Governor Wright said he was 6atlsfled
that tho majority of tho Filipinos recognlzo
and appreciate what tins been done nnd that
their leaders were doing nil In their power
to bring tho remaining Insurgents to a
penceful view of thn situation. Conclud
ing, Governor Wright snld tho natives In
habiting the Island of Snmar had, during
all their hlstoiy, been an unmanageable
rnco and he was not surprised at their
present hostility. N
Major Henry Allen, formerly governor of
the Island of Loyto nnd who wns chosen
chief of tho Insular tonstabulnry, has loft
Manila for a tour of Inspoctlonjthrough tho
Islands of Icyto nnd Mlndnro. He will re
port to thn commission on tho conditions
existing thero and particularly on tho sit
uation In Mlsamls, Mlndoro, which the mil
itary authorities havo asked to have re
turned from tho civil back to their own
control,
Flvo Insurgent officers nnd 175 men, with
six cannon, llfty-ono rifles nnd seventeen
shotguns, surrendered yesterday to the
American authorities on tho Island of Ccbu,
It Is now believed this Uland Is padded.
dissatisfied with change
Variation of the Money Kxrhmme
Rntio Unsettled Prices In the
Philippines.
MANILA, Dec. 29. Tho change In the
ratio of exchange on the Mexican dollar
to $2.10 Mexican silver for one American
gold dollar, which was announcod Decem
ber 26, Is causing much dissatisfaction here.
It Is unsettling what were considered to
havo been fixed prices.
FOR RELIEF 0F THE BOERS
Trnnsvnnl I, eiRtie Mnkea Arrsnir-
inents for Mnss Meetlnir nt
Knnntce Church,
The Omaha branch of the American
Transvaal league met at tho Paxton hotel
yesterday afternoon nnd made arrangements
for tho moss meeting to be nddnesaed by
Webster Davis nnd others on the evening
of January 6, It wbb decided to hold tho
meeting at the Kountze Memorial church
Instead of at Washington hall as at first
Intended. A general admission of 25 cents
will he charged. One hundred tickets were
Issuod to bo sold at $5 each to rwell the
relief -fund. The tickets were placed In
the hands of a committee to sell.
, Miss Shirley, secrotnry, r$ad a letter from
Mr. Davis, In which he accepted tho in
vitation to speak and stated that ho would
mako no charges nil the money received to
go to he relief fund. Tho ministers of tho
city will be Invited to attend anil short
talks will be deflTered by Rabbi Simon,
Father Howling and Rev. E. F. Trefz. The
various committees will meet Friday even
ing at the Pnxton hotel to mako final ar
rangements for the mass meeting.
INDIANS MIGHT LOSE LAND
Thornton Count;- People Would Like
to Have Itolilnson Tnsntlnn
Hill Amended.
"Thurston county will be rich If tho bill
of Congressman Robinson, Introduced In tho
present session of congress, becomes a
law," said a visitor from that county. "This
bill provides tha,t the lands granted In
severalty to the Indians shall bo taxed 'tho
same as other lands. At the present tlmn
there Is hut one township In Thurston
county In which the land Is taxed, The
Indians are required to pay taxes upon their
perionol property, but not upon their land,
The result Is that taxes In Thurston county
are high and the county treasury Is gen
erally depleted. If this bill becomes ti law
there will bo entered for taxation a tract
of land eighteen miles wide by thirty-six
miles long, containing some of the most
valuable farming land In the county. Thurs
ton county will be on velvet and her war
rants as good as cash anywhere.
"In tegard to this bill, there Is one
thing that Is feared hy thoie who have- the
best Interests of the Indians at heart. They
fear that when the land Is j made subject
to taxation the Indians will permit the
taxes to become delinquent and will then
lose the land. Those who have given the
subject much thought would like to see a
provision In tho bill which would make
the tax a lien, first upon tho rental from
the land and then upon the land, If this
were done the tax could be collected from
the tenant, who Is usually a white man,
credit could be given the tenant for the
amount upon his lease and the land re
main the property of the Indian. Many
people believe that If tho county Is per
mitted to sell the land for taxes nnd the
Indians are dispossessed they will become a
charge upon tho community, or will again
be made wards of tho govef-nment. The
settlement of this question Is of vital In
terest to the peoplo of Thurston county
and tho action of congress Is awaited with
interest,"
INDIAN LIQUOR RING"bR0KEN
Old Cnmlilnntloii HpMvcph Iteil lunt
White Men Hues Ont of
Itiisliieim.
"The old combination for the snle of
liquor to Indians has been broken up on
the Omaha and Winnebago reservations,"
said James Allan yesterday. "This will be
good news to the' officers of the federal
court of Nebraska, who for years havo been
striving against the Indians nnd white men
who entered Into an npparent arrangement
to evade the laws of the government.
"In this combination tho prominent In
dians were known as Yellow Smoke, Llttln
Hull and Flontlng;Off, and there wore three
uhltn mnn
Every term of court tneso in-
Jians wero under arrest and a largo number
of other Indians were called In ns wit'
ncsses. They camo as regularly ns court
convened nud stayed as long ns the grand
Jury was In session. Then they camo back
and stayed while the cases were being
tried. The court fees thus earned were
no tmal! part of tho Indians' annual In-
come.
"About a yenr ago Judge Munger stnrted
out to break up the practice. Ono of tho
white men who appeared In court for tho
third time received a sentence of a year and
n day in the penitentiary nt Sioux Falls.
Othcro were given long Jail sentences. This
scared Uie Indians and drovo the white
men from tho reservation, today, tho only
arrests that nre being made aro those who
have broken the lnw for tho first ttme
"Somo of the Indians on tho reservation,
men addicted to tho use of liquor, have re
solved to enforco tho federal law, nnd deal
ers In Illicit goods on tho reservation now
havo to be very careful 'if they aro not
caught for tho first offense."
INSPECTING DRUG MEASURES
Senlrs of the Apotlirenrlen Are Cm
ernll)' Found to lie V.
aetly Right.
Tom Mohammett, city scale Inspector, Is
making his annual inspection of thn scales
of druggists and apothecaries. "There are
few Instances of false wclghte In this
branch of the huslness," said he, "as the
pharmacists know that much depends upon
exactness. This Is thn Urn set apart by
custom for tho Inspection of theso scnles
and I nm simply following tho established
rule. Onco In a whllo I find n case where
tho larger scbIcb have been made to weigh
a few grains less than tho standard, but
I havo never found as much variation as
exists In other branches of business, al
though tho examination Is much closer on
account of tho character of tho business. In
tho smaller scales a variation of one grain
In one scruplo J8 corrcjtcd or the scales
condemned, but thero havo been but few
Instances whero this vnrlatlon hne been
found."
RAPIDLY MOVING TENANTS
They Crente Home Kxrltuinent nt the
Corner of Twelfth untl
llnilur Streets. -
Persons passing tho corner of Twelfth
and Dodge streets about noon Sunday saw
a shower of crips and bundles flying out of
tho windows of a building at 1121 Dodge
street nnd heard tho rub-a-dub-dub of
trunks being dragged hastily down the
stnlrcoac, Negroes of both sexes wero rush
ing frantically about and tho treet for a
few minutes was congested with a conru
slon of miscellaneous baggage.
Tho question everyone asked was: "Where
Is the fire?"
Finally one of the tenants found tlmo to
answer. Thero wbb no fire, no said, out a
case of smallpox had been discovered, In the
building.
Thel smallpox victim, William M. Reeso
by name, a colored barber, was taken to the
emergency hospital a few minutes later,
It Is a very mild case.
TROOPS SUPPRESS TUMULT
Arrival nf Socialist Member of Cham
ber of Depnflea Cnuses, Tnrluilent
Demonstration nt Nnplen.'
NAPLES, Dec. 29. Tho arrival here of the
socialist member of the Chamber of Depu
ties, Senor Ferry,"- to address a meeting
resulted In turbulent demonstrations, which
the troops were called out to suppress,
" Flftrence,
Mlis Mary Nelson of Omaha spent pnrt
of this week visiting her parents.
Henry Nicholson of Thayer, la.. Is visiting
his mother nnd brothors for a few days.
Lindsay Myers of Langdon. Mo., Is here
for a few days visiting friends and rela
tlves.
Mr., and Mrs. William Hanks returned
from Blair Friday, after several days' visit
with relatives.
Ethan Cole and wife and James Wilson
and wife, nil of Omaha, spent Christmas
with relatives here.
Miss Uesslo Rrown went to Ponca Tues
day to spend the holidays. She has been
teaching school near hero tho last wo
years.
Thurston Llngwood nnd family of Wnko
Held, a fornjer resident of this place, spent
Christmas visiting his brother-in-law, Olo
Olson.
Thn Sunday school pupils of the Presby
terian church wero entertained nt tho
church Tuesday night with nn entertain
ment and- a Christmas tree.
The recent cold weather made the Ice
about ten Inches thick on tho reservoirs,
and tho crop was put In tho house Satur
day, about 4,000 tons, Tho Ice was of first
class quality, Thero has been no Ice cut
from the river yet at this point.
Tho pupils of St. Mark's Sunday school
wero entertained Thursday night In Wall's
hall, After a short service at the church
games took up their tlmo In tho early part
of the evening, after which refreshments
were served to them by tho ladles' guild.
Rev Francis S, White was roaster of ceremonies.
ROOSEVELT AND THE WEST
Whtrt tht Frnldeut Imblbtd U Spirit
Wklch ChifMttrUu III Lift.
BREEZY RECOLLECTIONS OF BUFFALO BILL
ttoosiM rlt ns n JMiioWninn, tlnnter, nml
ClTlllrer of "llnil .Men" An 13-
nniplr of Splendid '
Integrity.
To my thinking, writes' William F. Cody
(Huffalo Hill) In Success, his Inherent mnn
llness, his Independence of thought and ac
tion, his firm determination to do his duty
as ho sees It, found early expression In the
character of Theodore Roosevelt when, as
a youth, In Rinrch of health and strength,
he went to the grent west. It Is probable
that, whllo yet a young mnn, he was am
bitiously Inspired to do something out of
the ordinary and wns shrewd enough to
know that, to win success In life's under
tnklngg, vigorous health Is a prime tcqnlslte.
Ho elected tho arid plains and "mountains
of our western country as a likely locality
wherein he might build up a constitution
sturdy nnd strong.
It was In tho summer of 1SS3 thnt he en
tered tho then "wild and woolly" town of
Llttlo Mlssoorl, sltuatod on the Northern
Pncyic railroad, In the very henrt of tho
"bad lands" of Dakota. Llttlo Missouri
contained (it that time some of tho worst
"bad men" nnd outlaws to bo found outside
the borders of civilization. Hut It wns not
In the town that he expected to find the
health and strength to carry him through
tho strenuous life he perhnps had already
mapped out, but In tho saddle, camp and
chuse, by living close to nature and taking
"not luck" with the rough and rugged men
who became his companions and who under
stood him nnd whom he understood from the
outset. During that summer, with one rami
nnd n pack outfit he hunted over the coun
try from Yellowstone park to the Hlack
Hills, from the Ulack Hills to tho Ulg Horn
mountains, through the Dig Horn basin
to Jackson Hole and In the mnjestfc Rocky
mountnlns, back to Yellowstone Park, down
Clark's Fork to the Yellowstone, tho Hlg
and Llttlo Horn rtvers4 through tho Crow
Indian rosenatlon, where General Oeorgo
A. Custer, tho gallant and lamented soldier,
went to a hcrplc denth. Hack nghln to tho
"bad lands" of the Little Missouri, went
Theodore Roosevelt, having hunted buffa
loes, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheeji,
bears, Hons and the smaller gi)mc of thnt
country. Ho tlshed In the numerous moun
tain strenniB and ed tho rough, hardy
life of a frontlersmau. For five months tho
heavens wero hlB only, ennopy. He caught
and killed gamo for his own use, saddled
his mounts, did his own cooking, wus his
own scout, and peformed 'his half of the
nlghtwork. The cnpacl'ty .to do for him
self and meet men" upon an equal basis
self-reliance nnd personal courage came
to him ns tho fruition of this and similar
experiences In the far west. I know that
this democracy still Influences him.
Slum a Pioneers How to Winter Cnttle.
Having studied the conditions of tho wild
nnljnal life of mountnln and plain, he found
mat, ine lattesi ann uesi wnu game in
habited tho "bad 'lands" of Llttlo Missouri.
Although without food or shelter, cave
what they could gather from the grasses
that grew there, the wild gamo was In
splendid condition. As a result of these
conditions the young hunter mado up his
mind to cngagcn tho business of raising
cnttle. Old frontiersmen told Him that cat
tle could not be wintered In tho "bad
lands." This he disputed, nnd he argued
as proof of his contention tho fact thnt
the finest wild game was. to ho found there,
and ho could not understand why cattlo
would not thrive under tho same condl
Hons, The following spring Theodore
Roosevelt shipped to Llttlo Missouri, by
tho Northern Pacific railroad, several hun
dred head of cattlo, hired vaqucros, pur
chaned mess wagons nnd provisions and
drovo the cattlo from the cars to his range
In thn very heart of the "bad lands." Thcro
ho took up tho life of a western ranchman
and nskcil of his men nothing that ho would
not undertnke himself. Ho faced tho most
violent blizzards while rounding up tho
cattlo for safety. I remember this Intrepid
son of fortune participating In the stam
pedes, doing his share of the night-herding,
brenklng his own horses, sleeping nt night
with his saddlo for a pillow,1 and, perhaps,
the snow for a blanket, eating tho same
roughs substantial fare as his employes, and
evidencing tho Indomitable will, courage
and endurance which brought to htm tho
affection and respect of his men.
Civilise lluil .Men" h- Influence
The country at that tlmo was the habitat
of horse thieves, stngo robbers, despera
does and criminals In general. Surely this
"tendorfoot" from the enst would prove
an excellent subject for Imposition! Other
men had been mado to feel that lawless
ness nnd depredation wni united as n com
mon lot visited upon each newcomer, tho
only appnrent, quick redress being -in tho
towop nnd ability of the offended party to
protect himself and chastise thoi marauders.
Mr. Roosevelt's salutatory to such persons
came enrly, nnd was effective. His ln
fluenco nnd example did much toward
civilizing' tho "bad men" In his locality,
who found him to bo nn absolutely Just
man, possessing nerve nnd bandy with gun
nnd fists. No person ever stole n hoof of
bis cattlo or horses, but was captured nnd
punished according to the laws then exist
ing In that country.
Theodore Roosevelt early acquired the
reputation of being abundantly able to pro
tect himself and his Interests, his aptitude
along such' lines being brought out In hold
relief by what Is "remembered In the west
as the Marquis Do Mores Incident. Mnrquls
De Mores was a Frenchman by birth and
a western ranchman through preference.
Ho went west heralded ns a duelist of great
reputation, and located upon a ranch some
miles distant from that of the subject of
this article. Although thoroughly on
honorable man, be believed In governing
Uie country by force, and It was tho pop
ular Impression that tho cowboys In his
employ wero "killers" and ready to fight
nt tho drop of the hat. Soon nfter De
Morels had established his headquarters In
n town rnlled Medora. Roosevelt's cowboys
and those In De Mores' employ became In
volved lu a dispute over somo cattle, which
resulted In a pitched battlo between the
disputants. Victory, nnd a decisive ono;
perched upon tho Roosevelt standard, Da
Mores' anger nnd chngrln wero boundless
when ho learned of tho outcomo of tho af
fair, and he Informed his men that, If they
eould not whip Roosovelt's cowboys, ho,
personally, could whip their boss, and that
somn day he would go to Roosovelt's ranch
and accomplish such a task. Roosevelt
heard of this threat and sent Immedlato
word to Do Mores that ho need not trouble
to undertake tho Journey to his (Roose
velt's) ranch, but that he would meet him
halfway, at any designated point, when
any differences qould he speedily, It not
peacefully, adjusted. Marquis do Mores did
not choose to seriously consider our friend's
message, and tho Impression becamo preva
lent nnd widespread In thnt section of the
country that the Frenchman's hand had
been "called" and that he had been found
bluffing.
In thoso days, If (hero was one attribute
of character nnd makeup more thoroughly
acceptable than another to the average
westerner, It waa the gameness " a man
possessed and displayed at an opportune
time, such qualities always proving tho
open sesame to the regard and affections of
tho men of the camp. The Do Mores epi
sode gained for Roosevelt no llttlo distinc
tion. Contrary to predictions, his cnttlo
Industr) proved to be a lluanrliil success.
Tho cattle wintered well In tho "bad lauds '
and friitn there he shipped some of the
tlnest booios ever placed lu tho Chicago
market. He remained In tho business for
about three years, when he found himself
the owner of several thousand head of cat-
tie, splendid ranch' houses, nnd corrals, and
no doubt he could have remained In tho
business nnd .betomo one of the cattle kings
of the west. Hut by that time he had obtained
what he went west for vigorous health
and nn Iron constitution, tho result of his
labor and life on the plains, had cotno to
him nnd he wns ready for greater things.
Ho gave to the people of the west an ex
ample of splendid Integrity nnd forceful
character, early winning their csteo'iu nnd
loyalty, the possession of which ho has
never forfeited, but rather Increased by
tho continued exercise, of the sturdy Inde
pendence which found such early expression
among a people whose pluck and persovex
ancu In thn upbuilding of n great and uew
country has been Immortalized In song and
legend.
RECEIVER NEEDS MORE TIME
No Report nn Condition of Omnlin
I, on ii nnd Trust Cnnipnuy
tfutll .March.
William K. Potter, receiver of the Omaha
Loan and Trust company, will probably not
bo ablo to report tho condition of tho nf-
falrs of that corporation before March 1.
When ho took possession of tho books It
wns expected that he would have a report
ready for' the court by the flrst of tho year,
but when thn work was started It was found
that the compiling of the accounts whh a
greajcr task than was nt tlrst supposed.
The books of the rompnny wero In good
shape, but tho accounts wero so volumi
nous that It was decided to redtlco them on
tho receiver's ledger to.tcu or twelve gen
eral accounts, tho specific accounts .to bo
carried upon auxiliary books.
There are approximately $3,000,000 In ns-
setn and a like amount of liabilities, and
these will he sfcown upon tho receiver's
ledger In a way that they can bo fully lden
tilled nnd nt tho same tlmo their correct
value estimated. ,
FAIR TODAY AND TOMORROW
West Winds to Mrrrp Over Mehrnsku,
Iomii nnd .Sooth
Dnkots,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
South Dakota Fair Monday and Tuesday,
west winds,
For Ohio nnd Indlann Partly cloudy Mon
day and probably Tuesday; fresh, north
west wiuds.
For Illinois Cloudy Monday nnd Tues
day; TreBh, northwest winds, becoming
southeast.
For Wyoming. Colorado nnd Utah Fair
Monday; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness;
varlablu winds.
For Montana Fair Monday; coldor In
northeast portion; Tuesday falrr west winds.
For North Dakota Fair Monday; colder
In northwest portion; Tuesday fair; north
west' winds.
For western Texas, enstcrn Toxas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Fair Monday and probably Tucadny; light to
fresh northwest winds.
For New Mexico and Arjzona Warmer
Tuesday nnd Wednesday; vnrlablo wind's.
I.iie n I Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER nt'nEAU.
OMAHA, Dec. 29. Olllclnl. record of tem
perature nud precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of tho last thrco
years,
1901. 1900. 1699. 1S9S.
Maximum temperature... 3S 39 10 42
Minimum temperature.... 'JS 20 4 8
Mean temperature......... 33 30 ID 25
Precipitation 00 .(0 .0") .01
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day nnd since March 1,
1901:
Nnrmnl temperature.; 20
Excess for the luy...l 13
Total exct-KS since March 1 S14
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Precipitation slnco March 1 21.11 InchvH
Deficiency since March 1 fi.04 Inches
Dellclfticy forcor period 1900 02 inch
Deficiency for cor. period 1S99.... 4.31 Inches
Reports from Sliitloiiii lit 7 p. m.
CONDITIO OF TUB
WEATHER.
: p
Omnho. clenr
Vnlentlne. clear
North Iiatte, dear....
Cheyenne, clear
Snlt Iike City, clear..
31 381 .00
tf, 5S .00
4' 54' .to
.IS Ml .00
82 31 00
41 5S1 .0'!
.32 .Ifil .("0
111 40 .00
30 .10 .01
34 38 T
2fi 3"5' .00
SO 3 .01
3 42l .00
3"i 461 .00
36 40 .0")
84 6tl .00
Rapid city, clear
Huron, clear
Wllllstnn, Clear
Chicago, cloudy
8t. Ixiuls, cloudy
St. I'aul, nlenr.'..A
Davenport, cloudy
Knnsas City, clear
Helenn, clear
Galveston, clear
T Indicates traco of precipitation.
I A WELSH,
Local Forecast Official,
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