Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE , FJUDAY , DECEMBER 25. isss.
BAUROAD RATES ON BEER
Peter Schweni's Oanso of Grievance Agains
the Elkhorn Road.
CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE
Mr. Tiln lcy or the Ilnnil ( 'Mod to Ap
llelot-e tlio Commission Tor
a llcailiii ; ol'tlic > latl * i >
Gcnenil Capital Nous.
[ FHOM TUP tin's i t > coi.v ntmr vtr. ]
The bo ml of inilrond commissioner
have issued nn order filing General Man
nfcr Lhiblot of Iho ricinont , Klkliom S
Missouri Valley rnilwny to appear befon
them at Lincoln on tlio 12th of January
to answer cetlain charges of discrimimi
lions hi freight rntc.4 , made by I'eto
Schwonk and other residents of Not folk
The opark1 proceedings hud some titm
back showed a strong case against tin
company , and the matter was loferrcd ti
Jlr. LinMoy with a request to inauguiaU
a refoi m The only answer w as a i.Uhei
tail letter from J.insley donjlng tlic alle
gallons and < iuostioning the power of tin
commission to jntorfuiu As the ea i
has been tliusnbjeotof considcr.ihlc com
mcnl and ciiticism the coirespondent. !
pjwiiig holwocn Mr. Linsley and tin
commission his : been seemed for pnbli
cation. Tlio ball was opened with tin
following letter from
llli : ( OMMIS3IOV TO TIN I.1.Y
LINCOLN. Dec. I , 18WV. \ . 11 Linsle.y
fiotieial Mtmager I'lemont , lllklioin A
iMiSMMiii Vulle.\ Hail way Dear Sir -
lleiovvith wo hand jou a eopj of a com
plaint lilod with mo bo.ud of r.nlwa.v
commissioiiois by I'ctcr .SohwenU , oi
Is'oifolk , charging your company will
discrimination against the to\\n of Nor
folk in fuor of I'lomont. With this com
plaint \\ero lilcd pai > ( ! is pin polling to In
expense bills eolleeOd byoiiragcnts til
Kiemonland Is oi folk , for the tianspoita
( ion of beer to vat'ious. points in Nebi.ii
Ka , co ] > ies ot which aio transmitted heie
with. Ollu idciice was also taken bj
the bo.ud at the instance ot the com
phnnanl , which jour company can ov
amlnu at the ollieu of the board it dc <
biied.
It appears to the board , fiom tlio o\i
deuce submitted by the complainant , Ilia
heio is ] > iobablu cause for complaint :
1 That the rates chaiged in many o
the cases submitted aic not the rah"
published by jour company uml lllc.il ii
the ollieu of the boaid.
U That the i.ites aio unequal , making
a discrimination against a Chipper lion
Not folk In favor of a .shipper liom 1'ro
mont ( See section II , ai tide 5 , chaplei
? i ! , complin ! statutes of Nebraska )
! 1 ' 1 hal in sevei.il instances jour com
puny has demanded , chaiged , ami col
Jocled for the transnoilatiou of meichan
diso for a f-pecilic distance a gteator sun
tlnn it has for the transportation o
meichandiso ot the bame class and r.itinj.
for a gi eater distance ( See section y
atticle 5 , chapter 7 ! ) , compiled statulob o :
Nebta ka )
TIOIU the evidence presented , thoboan
finds that the charges tor tianspoitatioi
of beer in less than cailoads liomFie
mont to Haltle Cicck , ! )0 ) miles , are a ;
cents' per 100 pounds , and fiom Xoifolk
to ONeill , 70 inihitl cents per 10 (
pounds , and fiom Xoifolk to Jhnmett. 8.
mile * . ! J7 cents per 100 pounds. Al o thai
the charges fiom Fremont to O.ikdiilo
10 ! ) miles , aio ! > 1 cents per 100 , fiom Nor
folk to Alehinson , OJ miles , 10 cents , and
from Norfolk to Stuait , 11U miles , K.
ceiits.
An examination of Iho table of chnigps
in evidence betoio the boaid , foi war dee ]
herewith , will show other like cases.
The board also calls jour attention t <
fccction 1 , same ailicle and chapter , do-
Jilting liabilities and penalties.
The board suggest that immediate
Mops bo taken by 30111 company , in cast
the ciidcncostibmitlcd bo not tiavorsoi
or rebutted , to oqiuli/o the rates chained
to .shippers in rromont and Norfolk , and
to legulate its intes in all cases in ac
cordanpo with the provisions of aitielo 5 ,
of chapter 72 , of compiled statutes ol
Ncbrabka.
Jf your company deshosa heaiing upon
the complaint you will please notify the
hoard at once , and a day will bo set foi
such healing at this olllce , and all pailic :
duly notified theicof.
By order of the bo'iid.
Very tudy j-ours ,
C. II. ur.itr. , Seci clary.
r.x PAIIII : ritocu.mNtts.
[ Hero follows the iormal complaint ol
Peter Schvrcnic , betting forth in legal
twins tlio charges stated in Chaiiman
Goro'B letter ]
Next comes the testimony of Henry 11
Adler , who was examined by 11. K Cow-
dory. Mr. Adler said "Tlio following
beer wcio given by the Fiemont ,
KlUhoui i A ; Missomi Valley It.iil > vny coin-
pany to L. I1 Larson A : Co. , of Fiemont ,
Nob. , wholesale liquor dealers , to the
points mined. The rates aio fiom Tie-
mont to the points named , and arc in
ccnls.ppr 100 Ibs :
"To Uattlo Crook , 27 ; Oakdalo , 81 ;
Kcligh , ! ! : , O'Neill12 ; Kmmctt ! ) : At
kinson , IhStiiiul , 15 ; lias-utt , 17 , Long
J'ino , 4H ; Amswoith , Johiibtown , 00 ;
Valentine , .Ti.
The L'lomont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley -
loy railway agieed to furnish us with a
car provided wo would sell a ccitain
amount of beer. I think it was 100 kegs
a tiip , oroncoa weok. Ono reason I sold
boor at these rates , but after July the
rates were raised , anil I allowed the people -
plo 1 had made contracts with the cllllor-
oneo. "
Do you remember what the raise was ?
1 think it was 20 percent. It was dif-
foiont at dillcrent stations. I know at
Atkinson the ditlcrcnco was 12 cents over
the old tato.
When j'ou made hottlemonts with these
jiaitio.s to whom you bold beer , jou al
lowed them a deduction in cash otl'fiom
their hills for Iho ditlorcnco ?
Ycsfiir.
Do jou know whether the rromont ,
Klkiioin A : Missomi Valley lailwaj' al
lowed thorn that inli.ihi ?
I do not know it positivolj-
What isnur impicbMon al > oat it ?
Tliat they did.
When jon K-ttlcd with these paitiosdld
j'ou take up the expense bills and leturn
thorn to the llrm ?
Yes , sir. Ono bookkeopnr had wiltton
to these paitios that the lailwayeompany
Itmliafcod the tales. 1 think our beer
was hhlpgied as fonith cluswhllo all
others had to put-it in as thud class.
i-t iru fcnnvKNK'H TKiimoNV.
Peter Sehwonk testilicd to vaiious un-
impoitant tacts , and then stated that
two jeats ago ho began business at Nor
folk , and did id per cent of his
tiadn on the rremont , Klkhorn A ;
Alisbomi Valley road up to last
Wuy , Then ho disco\eied that
Fi onion t parlies weio boiling the
biunobecrat H less ] ior bairol of100
pounds , liupnry show oil him that this
was becaiibo the Tioniont men g ot a
Miiallcr rate and ho went to the assistant
freight agent of the lo.ul , who tiled to
adjudieato the matter lint failed. The
bchcidulo nito fiom Milwaukee to Norfolk
on car load lots was 4'J ' cents , but it
was r.ibied to 6J cents. Al > out tlio lirst of
Mny the published late to I'lemonl was
! 10 cents. Sehwonk then transferred his
buslines to the Union Pacillo , and the F.
I * } . A : M. V. then raiseil the rate on Fro-
mont. Tha agent at Norfolk told him
they had lived the matter and ho began
doing business along the load again.
"On the liist trip after that , " oaj-s
Sohwonk , " 1 mot the agent of a Fio-
mont liquor house in the store of
H foimer customer of mine. Ho asked
Clio mci chant to show him his oxpouso
bill" sincf the rate wa rai cd I think
thr i i se was from 11 to . " ( > cents Ilia
agent took the bdlo , figured out thp dif
feriice , and \m\\\ \ \ \ the merchant back the
moiny , tolling him he would continue to
do o as the railwaj refunded the dillcr
once \ \ hen I got Imme from Omaha . '
im t the s-imo man again , and ho aid t (
me 'You sajwo paj . ' { ' ) cents per 100
from Milwaukee to Fiemont , but we.
don't \\cha\oaeutrato ami pay onlj
27 cc'iiti ' " Schwenk then make the
following comparison of rates Fron
Milwaukee to Fu-lnont , 27 conti , am
fiom Fremont to Atkin on , tl cents
From Milwaukee to Noifolk it was < V.
tent's , and fiom Norfolk to Atkinson
cents , a discrimination against Noilolk
of 21 cents per 100.
[ To in.iko these comparisons moio
plain and casiljunderslood , thej ha\t
been arranged in tabular foim. ]
TAHiri1 rnoM rm.Mo.Nr.
rm.Mo.Nr.Miles. . Cts
To Atkinson . 17.1 II
' htii.nt . IM 4
Alnsworth . ir.'J 4 !
"Valentine . 'JOS (
rAiurr i ISOM 2,01:1 : OI.K. nn
.Miles. ct <
To Atkln on . IU 4 (
" btn.ut . 1W if
" Ainswnrth . 14'J 4. '
" Vnleiitlnc . Wi 5
Mr Schwenk sajs that to pio\o these
chaigesho has cvpeiiMs bills fiom tla
above named places igncdbj'the agents
The Fiemont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valloi
he- alleges cai ries freight fiom Fiemont to
O'Neill , 5)0 ) mile" , for 27 cenls per 100
while fiom Noifolk to O Xeill , a distance.
of only 7-1 miles , the late is ! ( cents
Taking for giautcd the statement made
bj the I tcmont man is tine , and that the
late fiom Milwaukee to that place is27
centspor 100 , and to Norfolk itis52 cenls
The 1 lemont , Hlkhom A ; Mis > emi Val
Icj is chniginK' " ) cents per 100 for tin
haul liom Fremont , and 21 cents fiom
Onuiha.
Onuiha.A
An nixnu's
W. 11. Dexter testified that he was
manager of 1'axtou As Uallagher's biM
ness at Noifolk , and that two jears ago
the house , through the help of cut latc-i ,
bad built up a huge trailo Finally tin
cul rate was withdiawu and it causer
liouble. Dexter and Itobei I l'ass.ui mol
Mr Nicker , the geueial freiglit agent o !
the Noithwesiein , and Mr Moiehotisc.
of the Ficmout , Flkhoin A , Mlssour1
Valley Mi. llasson went < far as to
piomiso to bhii > all thi-ir it eight lioni
( , 'hicago o\er the Noilhwestein , anr
thrco-ipiaileisof thnir fi eight to not them
Nebraska over the Fienumt , F.lkhoiu A ,
Mi semi Vallej if lhe > would give a cut
rate fiom Omalia to Noifolk. Mr Nickel
consideied the proposition lavoiablj- ,
but Moichotiso objected , s.i mg
he did not juopose to allow height to bo
brought to Noifolk at a cut rate The
U'bato was lefnsed and the laulT | ) ul
b ick to the old figures. Our biisines > tell
ofl'SOpci1 cent , as we could not compete ,
at local i ales , w ith Fremont After that
1 went up to rhadion to close out some
goods for I'axtou As Gallagher , and was
given what weio called special iatolur -
nishetl bjf Mr. Morehouso to Mr Galla
gher as an inducement to open a blanch
house at Chadion. I think the laleon
fourth class from Omaha to Chadion wis
$1.07. I lound that theio wa > , a ? ! 00
j.ilo , icgardlcss of classification , fiom .St.
Paul and Minneapolis to Ch.uhon "
Ml ! l.INsUA'h ANbWI.K.
Mis > orir : VAI.I.M , Iowa , Due. 17 , 1SS3
Oentlomen Keiiljing to > ours of the
1th inst in i elation to charges made
against the Fiemont , Klkhoin iv Missomi
A alloj' lailwaj' , of Pot or behwcnk , of
Norfolk , Nchi.is.ka The secial ] i.iles
comiilained ol bj * Mr Sohwenkwcre put
in cllect Maieli 2.1 , IbiTi , for the pmposo
ot e-quah/ing the lates fiom Omaha to
local blations we--t of Noilolk without
special icferouco to Mr. Schwenk s busi
ness , and with no desire on out pait to
inhiro Idiu or his tiado.
Wo think wo aio not diseiimin.itmg
against the citj of Norfolk in faVoi ot the
city of Fremont , as fitatod bj Mr.
Schwenk , and claim there is nothing in
the laws of the state of Nebiask t which
would prevent our making the latewo
did from Fiemont prior to July 27 , W ,
the date Iho special ratcweio v/ith-
drawn. Our understanding of the Ne
braska law is that wo have a right to
m.iko as low a lain liom Fiemont to a
given point west ot Norfolk as wo have
i loin Noifolk to the same point but not a
lower one , and I believe you will lind
that our lates worn never lower from
Fiemont to a station westof Koifolkth in
from Noifolk to the same point , ido
not lemembor that Mr. Seliwenk , or anj-
othei merchant at Noi folk , ever came to
me with any complaint : if thoj * had L
ceitainlj' would have listened , to them ,
and tieated them fairly. Yours tiuly ,
W. 15. LINSIXV ,
General Manager.
Tin ; cmnussTeix's oimi : ; : .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec. 23Mr. . W B.
Linsloj Dear Sir : Your letter of the
17thinst. , in answer to the complaint of
Peter bchwenk , ot Norfolk , Neb , and the
suggestions of the board ot nnlto.ul com-
misbioneii thoioon. 1ms boon leceivcd , m
wliich > ou claim that the provision * ol
section i ) , aitielo . " , chapter 7.J , conijiled |
statutes ot 1335 , were not viol iti d in the
comparative rates shown to the bo.ud to
luivo been demanded , collected and received -
ceived lor the liaiispoitation of fi eight of
the same class liom Noilolk and Fiemont
to Miuoiis points on jour line , inasmuch
as no gi eater charges po > - himdicd had
been made fiom Noilolk to a given
point west of that station than had been
made fiom Fremont to Iho suite point.
The boaid , hiiving consideied jourie
ply. cannot agieo with your construction
of the section. It holds that jour com
pany cannot chaige lor a specific dis-
taneo anjwheroon jour line inXebi.iska
a gi eater sum per 100 Ibs than it charges
for a gi eater distance anj'whero in the
btato , no matter fiom what point or sta
tions the height originates , or lovvhat
poinls or stations it is delivered , on the
same class of fi eight.
This inteipretalion of the law , in the
opinion ot the hi ) ml. is inesrstablo.
In accordance with section 70 , aitie-lo
8 , chapter 72compiled .statutes , the bo.ud
of laihoad commissioners hoioby ap
points the 12th day ot .Januarj' , A D ,
IhMI , for a heating of thu matter of the
hiiid complaint ot Peter .Schw onk.lof Nor
folk , Neb , at the ollico ofthe boaid at
Lincoln.
WM. Lrr.si : , Chaii man.
1' P Uocnux , Seo'y of Stato.
H.A.HAIICOCK , And. Pub. Acets.
11I11K1' ' ' 3liVII\ : (
I'd Campbell , a notorious crook , was
aricstcd jestoulaj' moining for sloalmg
lioga fiom cara in the I ) . & M. v arils ,
The police force nro blowing smoke
from a boxof Iragrant clgaia presented
by 1) . ( J. Couitonay.
Secrctaij1 Hoggcn's term as chairman
of thoiailway commission has expired ,
and Attornoj * General Lecso now holds
the placo.
Tito Bum of 0,029.11 , proceeds of an
escheated estate in Washington county ,
has boon paid into the btalo trcasiirj' .
A sunnr.v DKVIU.
Fiiilay night last James lloywooti , the
well-known miiibtrcl man , arrived at his
liomo in thib city in an unconscious con
dition. Ho lav in u btupor until about 1
o'clock j estoniny morning , w lion ho died ,
not having been able in the meantime to
speak a word to his family to toll them
vvhero ho ciuno from or wliat tlio tronblo
was. Hoywood lirst came to Lincoln
about a year ago with u party of min-
stiols in a special car. They stranded
[ tore and Hoywood had the car union
a siding near O street , lilted it up neatly ,
and installed his family , consisting of a
wife and two children , in it. After
uv hilu he got another btart , and was i un-
iilng a company of his own at the time of
lib death. The supposition is that ho
came homo to speiul the holidajt. and
was taken hick on the road. The tuiieial
will bo hold Sunday after noon.
NOT is TIIK uuu.
Hopoit was bioughtiii jcstciday mom-
ing that eight out of eleven members of
the family of S , G Cottn 11 , a f.inmr liv
ing a few miles cast of Lincoln , were
down with a disea c resembling trichino
sis A doctor , who was summoned , found
thej' had killed a IiogMoildav and eaten
heartily of the meat , so ho Find some ot
the pork brought in ami examined b.v
1'rol 15eS"Ojwho pronounced it free
fromtrichino i3 The scientists ale now
working on tlie dunking-vvatei ir cd by
the family
SIX Ill.TUY OUT 1 sj-n.'s \T1.ST
Postal cards have been i-nued by Keen1-
taij Uillcspif , of the Lincoln Stock Yaids
comp mj. notifving them that a meeting
will bo held Monday night , at which
propositions from C'hicago p.ulies for the
building and operating of slaughter and
packing houses will be consideied ,
STVII , AIMIIVUS
H. T Lliu'oln , Minden ; F F. Stalifon
and L II Eldgeiton. Sliomsburg , Jaj 1 <
White , Giand Hand. Dan bpanogle , ivife
and child , Auiora , II 15 Corji 11 , Omaha ,
F S MeMastor , Pawnee .1 ( ' Ueinev ,
Ciete ; George 11 1'ost Voik.W D Pe t ,
Hrad-haw ; I ] . II. Woollej , U'eeiinc
Water ; II. W. Scott , Krainey , \ \ . L.
Kilter , J. P. Nje , Omaha
cisnicjinox coi < iini ; : no vs.
liullan Il lits to Chl/cnsblp Decided
Tin * I'llilniiofM. .
Tuesday evening the question "Have
the Indian a light to citi.'i tiship * " was
< liscu ed bj membi rs of the debating so-
cicty of Cieighton college. Masleis
Whalen and Shannon spoke In the ullii in-
alive , andMasters Doiaii and John 1'uia.v
in tlio negative. The speakers in the
alliimativogained their point hj a strong
attack on their opponents' argument * .
Mr. li.m ) ( gave an elegant spiveh m the
ne'galive , founded on ica on"and was as
sisted bj Master Fuiaj , who ba cd hii ai-
gumeiit on historical laels. A declam i-
hoii Was < h bveied bv ( . 'haih s 1'uiaj , and
Mr Jo c'h ] ) Mi C'arville lead an essay eii )
the subject of Iho dilute It showed
great talent and c.ueful thought
lietoic the clo c ol the meeting Iho
pie-sideiit of the Miciety eongiatul.itcd the
members on then p ist success and eai nest
cndeavois , and said that t'laj , Aelistei ,
Grattoii anil ndunmd Hurko hegantheii
eareeis m debating societies. Unclosed
his leinai ks bj c'xhoittng. the niembeis to
continue thcii undeilaking 'J'lie society
tindi icd him aote ol thanks.
Ycsh-idaj afteinoon the usual monthly
dishibiilioiiot pn/t s took place.
Mr. Kiissdl ith W. Joseph McCai v Illo
w ith 117 , William Meliuglt with . ' , Nat
1 lehl vvilh t y , and ( hatle's Howard with
8S leeeived medals but in the second
DhisiJohn O Neil ami .lost ph Mct'ailhj
were each eiedited with ! > . ! ami John
O'Noil leeeived the medal b.y lot ,
The lollovving ice Lived SO marks and
ov or
John Furiaj' , fll , John Whalen. 81 ;
William Doian , 60 , Chailes Fren-
/c\\ \ bO , Ch.ulcs Fill av , bt ) ; H
Hollo. 81 , ( icoigo Meiecr , S7 ,
O NemetS' ) , II. limn , 81 : Thomas Io
nian , 111 , 15. McCann , 81 , T. Meivein ( ! , ill ) ,
P Mcliovcin , S > 11 Muiray , 8- > ; 1 ! Pin-
cell , bit , W bmith , ! ) ll. William Cl.uk , b ,
T. Fuiaj , 80 , F ( ! illegher , JJ7 ; . II. Hi m-
mciihofor , 81 ; M llinche81 , Fd Me-
( iinuiss , 81 ] ] MtCicaij- ! ) , .1 .SmithDO ,
T. bwift , SO.t'hailcs I5anks. SI , . ] . Jlaili-
K.III. bl ; Etl Lvinnn , 8" > , J LMich , 8. ' ; 11.
Peikilis , 81 ; W. Oailin , 81 ; 0 I'll raj , Mi ,
C'hailes Keebo , 8,1 , M Mmphjbii , M.
Meeham , SO , J. Not k , SI , J. Palmer , 87.
The classes will be resumed on Janu
arj I , IbSti
l\y Which AVoio S\\ hulled .1
Number ol' Onuiha Jjuilles.
Ono of the clovoiest of swindling
fchcmcs ever winked in this citj- was 10-
poi ted yesterday at ] ) olieo head quai lei s.
The piincij > als thei cm have lied , and thus
aie fieo bo far as Omaha jnslico is con
cerned.
It seems that about lv\o months ago
two voiy nice joung men came to this
citj' anil set up in business under the lirm
title of L. Heiman As Co. The senior
member of the linn was Louis Herman ,
a daik , d.iihjdudish German , witli a
fascinating caglo cje , and a charming
black mustache. His paitner was an im-
obtiusive ounir fellow , who worked un
der llci man's tliuction. Theii plan waste
to go horn house to house ollering to sell
sets of different woiks or inaga/.ines , to
be delivcied at intervals ot two or three
weeks Atthosanie time Heiman and
his paitner can ietl with him a oa o ot
li.indsomo jewelr\ ( gold , siiio ] edlv ) ami
they would c\ilain to their victims that
as soon as each piuchastr had bought .1
set ot books , ho 01 she would bo awaideel
a handsome pieteol jewelraecoidmg to
his or her si Ice lion Tlioehemo ap
pealed very nice , anil a huge number of
victims bit at it , most of them ladies , and
soiiin ot them the wivt s ol several piomi-
nent cili/eiis When the liool s were do-
livoied , thej wcn > lound lohcot the most
llnus.v doaonption and uthilj woilhless
The jewelij- v\as not dehvciid at all ,
Messis. lleiinan anil putner skipping
out bclore their victims could leali/o lliat
they had been duped
' 1 he hrm liril had ( heir lie.ulipiarteis at
1010 Jackson stint. When they got
icailv to leave town , thej notilied their
landladj that llmv inh uded to lemove
their quai lei s to Fourteenth ami Jack
son stiu'ts. Me-Ms Heiman A : Co. dill
not remain in the latter loc.ilitj moio
thanada > 01 so , hovvtvei , buloro thej *
left for New Yoik Cify.
It is estimated that the amount of their
swindling opualions was at least 's..OOO '
orisil.OOO , as none ot their oulers woio
taken lor less than "i and many ol them
for $10 , ! ? ir or'O. . beveial of Iho
swindled ladies have banded together to
secuio a law.yor in order to prosecute
Heitnanunil his pal As the woitldes ,
however , are tin hi joint the loach ol the
Omaha authorities , nothing in this duce-
Uon can bo done
Kxoicises oI'Tho IliKh Sohool Closed
lor Chi ii-tiiiiiN ,
The sehooK closed Wednesday for
the holiday A aeatioii In Miallarvov't ,
loom Whittinr day oxeieisos woio hold ,
Tlimu vv.is al.ngo atlondanceof members
uml friends of tlio scholars. The follow
ing piogiammo was canicd out :
. .
1. Music . School Cliouis
' - ' , Quotations fiom U'hiltlei . School
. Piimo Duett .
Mallei lliinli and .leiinin Hcilloul.
4. JicadliiK. " 'llio Menu biiiij , ' f I'aifOn
Ave-tj" . . . . . . . . Whitt.er .
Ahla Mills.
5. ItocllallonM.u > ( inn in" . Whlttler
Ida lllnckinoie.
0. .Music , "Pjctly , I'tiiid Lllllu , " .
Nfiia.Maishill.
7. locltaton"rhu { ! Vaudols Tcather)1 ) . . .
"
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. . . . . . . . WhittltT
tlmilev Itovvloj.
0. Jiistriunciit.il faolo , "Cliai o of the
lltiss.\is" .
Uraio Iliinebaiiifli.
10. Jlssay , Sketch of John ( i. Whittle ! .
Steviaest btevenstni.
11. lnstiument.il Solo , "r.dlluir Water * " . . . .
ClniaVheuler. .
L2. Ilccllntion , "itub.ua l''ielselio".Whlltier |
llallio ( ) > litiiiie.
3. r.coltutlon , "roussant J/Ouvcrliuo" . . . .
4. Tilo. "Hall ) lluutei"
lliilliu Usburno , Am > Aaikci ,
.Maiy Stephens ,
Mrs. Koj-sor and Mi-s Nicholar -
anged u joint cntcitiiiiniiont of tlio
'Cliolin ' * In their rooms , the luogramnio
: ons sting of music , recitations , dia-
ognos , cto.1 lollowod by an abundant
. of icfroshmiMiti. all of w,11 ' wua
ughlj erijojcd ,
A.Ml'St.MIINTS.
f Ooiii-ci t - \n American Stat
w Ith nn ttnllnu Suppoi t ,
It was Christmas eve , aiitl an audience ,
larger than that which attvmlod Madanu
Nevada's conceit fit the Hovd.last night ,
could no ! have been expected And yet
the house was not n\ill , although it wa-
decnlcdlj cold
The violin and piano dm 1 bjM. . Levvitr
and Sijr. Ca atl , which foiiued the Ihsi
numbei of the progiamme , aroitseil
neithei the kill of the performers 1101
the appreciation of the audience.
Foi the second number , M. F.duiom :
Verguet , the tenor of the company , v nip
the min , "II Mio To oio" from "Don
Giovanni. " TliN elloil. in manj' wajs ,
mabe commended To the ingcv , carce
] \ les-i than to the lamcutetl Hiignoli ,
JNatuic has bei u lavish hi providiiig r
ph\seal | basis' foi tenor singing Indeed ,
plnsieallj , it iiiaj be snid he stionglj' lo
minds one of the deceased piinee ol
tenors Though not to be compaud tc
the latter v oeallj he .yet possesses a hcai ty ,
whole-souled , lingmg voice , wlueli ,
especially in its uppei icgistcr , appeal *
siiongU lor apmcciation It is not *
clear or pleasing In its lower Holes' , bid
the skill of the ni list subordinates this
lailingtohis other aeeonnil ! hmenl In
his duo fiom "Tr.uiata' ' with Mine
Nevada it would be a jdea me to feel that
he was not responsible ! for a li-itthij ]
which gialed on niniij cam. Later on , m
another duo. the "Ciueillx , " bj Ito -ini ,
with the baiitoiie. the gentleman's 10-
biistue's drowned his associate , in a
manner which maiie'd ( hoiciidiMouot the
excellent piece.
M ( iiishivn Lcvvit i the pianist essayed
no thoughtful theme. He executed in
inimitable s | h > the mimetic "Spinning
Wheel , " fiom the "Fhlinj Dulcliman. "
In his 'Uubeiistem's "VaKd'ainice " a
pieeo familiar to iii-inj auditois beenii e
< > t it < icnditioii b.v the. composer hiniselt ,
ho sullered gieatly bjeompiri ou ,
though it maj be said , with allthedit-
liculties of the piece its giasping ehoids
and intiic.ite lingering , he maintained
the tempo with exceeding satisfaction.
Madame Novnela appeared in while ,
devoid ot the tiadilionat tiain.with lioial
gal uituie and corsage and bosom diamond
mend oinamcnts. S.no in the rich
ness of tlio latter. Mio looked like
a fiesh , sweet gradiinto For her ,
Heneiliel'si Miiiatioiis in tlie Carnival ol
Veuiievvas : i wise scleclion. It makes
few demands on I he loner and middle
legist el's , and enables the singer to toj-
w mi the upper notes , -\vhicli wTien snug
from the head , foim Nevada's ehiff at
traction To these notes she conlimd
hoi self dining the conceit , and it would
not bo easj to lind in passages ol the
staccato orm _ inns of the chromatic or
der , execution more skilled or grateful.
Despite this fuel , the soul of the aitist is
wauling , and the diamatie fervor and
the volume which have so aioiisod audi
ences in tin efloils ot othei prime doiine
aic Mdlj' missed In the duo , liom
"Ti.ruat.i , " above lefeued to , the ladj-
was oppii'sscd liy the lobiistness of the
tenoi , and Miiiojl nothing by her inter
mittent and sliltl'd'elloitb to act with
her enthusiastic heio. M'me Xc-
vad i closed witli MejeibenrS " .Shadow
Dance , " fiom ' "pinorali , " which the
audience appioeiatod Mtllieiontly to
attempt to scenic an eneoie , although it
was the last piet'e ' on the piogr.inimu
Jsignor CMI lo Huti , the baiitono , mslied
thiough his Hist solo caielessly , and in
liisduo with Cue tcnorgol lostcoinplehh
ami altogether f.ncd badly with the
audience
The v mlinist Cas.ili in his second num
ber cleaied the lio.u sent ss ol his Molm
and displaced borne admii.ible work in a
tantasio liom ' Faust " Ho even im
pioved upon thi in his tliiid number ,
"Tai.intella , " in whieh Ids bovviii"- ,
Imgeiing , e\iiossii. ] | ( ) Mini tnliuiiablo
exoiiition as a whole raised him lo a
level with the best tioupo violinists who
h n o appeared amongst us.
Nevada's best singing was done in the
"Cai nival of Venice , " bccuiing uiecall ,
( o which she lespondcd with "Home ,
Sweet Homr. " When the accompanist
pl.iH'd the iii'it tell tale notes of the fa
miliar air the audience applauded , as if
the selection had been m ide bj the lady
in iccogmlion of the laet that , after Deal's
ot stmlj' in foreign lands , thcio really
was no pheo like liomn in Ainci lea JJut
that could sc-aicely have been the diva's
] dea , because , willi the exception ol that
immoilal ail , nothing vocal was lie.nd on
the stage that was not in the Italian
tongue :
'I he duo fiom "Traviala" provoked a
dyspeptic iinadiiiple iccall for Mine. No
's : nhi Hut the annihilalor of the cl icipic
was not in attend. meo. The lady and AL
Veignet weroe-oiisequeut ] > , against their
w ill , induced to iepc.it the last stan/a of
the piece
OMAHA .V. MIUTII I'LATI'i : K. IS.
Articles or Incorporation Piled In the
Conuj Clerk 'N ( juice.
Yi'slerdaj' attuiioon ailieles of mcor *
] ) or.ttion of the ( ) m dia As Noilh Platle
liadioad coinpanweio Ided in the ollieo
of the county clerk The iiHorjoiatois )
aieG W. Holdnge , J G T.ivlor , C D
Doiinan , C J. Giecn and P S. 1'iiclis ,
of this eitj- , and J. D. Mac-
Faikmd and T. M. Maiipielt , of
Lincoln. Thnobjedof the eompnnj' , as
slated , is to build and opeiale a i.tilioad
lunningfioni Omalia in a southwesteilj-
dnoction llnoiigh the counties of Doug
las , baipj and .Saiindcis. to Abhl.iud ,
llienco noithvM'sterly thiough pails
of Sanndois , Doilge , Uiitlor and
Colfax countiis , thence west thiough
pai h of btanton , 1'latto , M nlison JJooue ,
Antelojio , Wi color , flieolcy , ( .Yilield ,
Vallej , Loup , Ciisterand lilainocounlies ,
lo a point ne.ir the noithwost coiner of
C'lister c.iiinly , couuectiiig with Iho
tiuiid Island A : Wjomiug Ccntial rad
io. ill , aKo to constiuct branches to Fio-
mont , in Dodgoiountj , and to Norfolk ,
in Madison county
The capital stock is fixed at ff , 100,000 ,
uml business is to \ > c comnuiiiLed when 10
per cent ot the block has been paid
in. The company is lo bo un
ilci the miinagiiueiit of a bo.iul
uf diieclors. lo be i-iimpo-ed of the Incoi-
' mined. The lust
poiatois alionlj' an
nual election of oflh cr.s will be held the
Hist Monday in June. 18Si ( Thopiinei-
| iil place of business of the eomianj ] is
lesignated asOiiiiln , but Iho bond of
Incetois have power ( o change it at anv
: imotoany othui * pl.ic.-o in the slate of
Xi-bi.iika.
The corpoiallon was formed on Oclo-
jor 1st , but the Iding ol paperin Doug-
as ceunty was ded.ijcd until j-esteidaj.
J'lio pioposed line it the min h talked of
j \leiioloii of tin ; Jdiilingloii A : M i-souri.
TIIK HAI/J' r vlTlJ SITUATION.
\n liilerosllnj ; rcter ( from
OJIlcoij.mJ'oit DonshiH.
The lollo\vlng \ 'lettor ' ctysieerniiig the
Uoinion .situation , written by un aimy
illieor at Salt Lake City , was iccoived liy
in otlleor in the depaitmont liumliniur *
cr jestciday :
b.vi.r L\M : Cm , Dec. 21 , itsT !
Doai - : YOUH of lull icec-lved. The
iiimlia Herald Is utleilj wion , ? vvlien It oajs
he " .Muriuons h.uo MDM'd a point on tlio
ientiles , " ine.uilni ; tlin aiiiM ol teiuln Omi *
lies lor KOIU ! to house's of III lopule , Tlio
acts aiu that the .Moimon rhuuli atilhorl-
ies tried toseoroa jiolnt that was , uml I'll
ell > ( iu how ; Tli. bout to Duiut'i and h.in
'ram-lsco anil hind MHIIO inostituli.- , ( the
irettlest thcyeviuld lind ) touoiao hem. 'Ihuj
avotheia hoiHi - > .nnl bit them up In } rojd
IMIKJ. lor the w > lo iuupo- of entrapping fed-
nilolliicis. Theehuuh jnid their e\Kiii | is
ue\er > wa > ami tilU-i'ixl 0110 ot llu-iu a thuu-
and iloilais if bho would ) , ' t thouovoiuor
ute her housei , tunl t-hu hied oven wuy iiti''ii-
'In ' lo do it , but without Mic'cuss.
They did not entrap u Mniflo ffduiul
They plckcel up n few o
like fellows in from Iho mines , etc. The
thine pot out , and the whole outfit nro in
dieted by the United States grand Jury foi
e'oa plilne ic.iinst the peice , coed nnlernnt
inonxlllj of the coiiiiiiimity. , lu t think off
eliurch eallliie itself the ehiitTli ot , H-sn
( hrl t of Untter Day Saint * eiiCTciuc h
thKklnd of litishu-isl And this H linvv the
Mormons have'Vorenl a point. " ' 1 he more
poluls of Hint kind they eore. the more thev
show theli Iniquity and mnnltic.ited cii'seil
ne * . Uhe lle-ialu on ld not to distort the
farts , and ni an honest pipei , 1 dem't think ii
can nlloid to side with such scoundrels as
tliese.
n mn : HOYS.
TIicDIstrlhullon nl'Prlzc to the Nevv
I/ads Imst Kvonliifj.
A very interesting and ale alTectinp
scene took plaeo In the HKI : counlin } :
room last nighl , it being the distribution
of the piio watches for the street now ;
bo.vs. There were six of the "tiokers , "
tvro being handsome gold ones nncl foui
of them silver. Fivoof thorn were to bi
given to the boj-s having sold Iho largcsf
number of papers since August 1 , and thr
sixth vvns to be drawn for by lot. The
following weio the Itie'ky bajs- , with the
amount of money they have turned lutei
the ollie-e since the time mentioned
John Mernnn . S 100 10
Itiidoll hvvohoil.i . ll'J SM
tleoiKO Wtlllniiis . UM1
1 1 auk MeKenna . M : w
John Svestka . ? . "i rl
Con Orauei . drawn
Seveial of tlio other bojs weio very
close as to amounts sold , and teals came
into some of their ejes when they
learned that thej' had lost the prl/o bj'
only a scratch Allthebovs who falleil
to draw u pi i/e had their money refunded
to them lor the Bus : ] ) itrchased last even-
_ : _
\N ni < icritir : si Aiic.
H M nt-t 4 d Conflagration AVhloh is
Nied ) | hy 11 niock-AVa'chiniiti.
Some tin co or four months ago , it maj'
bo romembcied , the Famous clothing
sloie , atlUlO Douglas street caught fire
by a spaik fiom the eloctiio light falling
on tlie clothing. Some § J,000 or $5,000
d linage was done.
YosU'ida > moining n similar ncei-
ileiit occni led , not , however , osciioiis
in its icsulls. About tlnee o'clock Mlock-
Walcbman Hammond , in passing the
stoic , saw a .small bla/e in the tear of the
store. Not desiring to turn in an ahum
he called Ollieer fcdioilds , and btandmg
upon the shouldeis of tlio killer , elamb-
ei oil into the stoic through the transom
A moment's vigoioiib wink extinguished
the bla/e , and store was saved IXinu-
inatiim showed that the electilo liglit
globe had been biokon. ami that the Inc
Inid been caused by falling sparks. The
dam.igo was hilling.
Chasing a Suspect.
A man standing in tlie alloy near Thir
teenth shoot , between Fainam and Doug
las , altracted the attention of Officer
Shields about 10 o'clock last night. Tlio
policeman advanced up the allo\ % when
Middonlj the suspicions looking person
took to Ilight. The olliecr as promptly
pursued , and tliti cb.iso began with en
ergy U ] ) to Fourloenlh , and boiithw aid
on that thoioughlare to Harnoy , thence
westwaid to Sixteenth , plump into the
arms of a .stalvvait citi/en , tuofllgiti e
ran. Shields was gaming in pm.suit ,
jiistol in hand , ami as thej-'wero outeiing
quie't pieeinef's was piep.ning to makes
mailial summons of a halt. At the 311 !
the pusoncr gave the name of George
Long , and claimed to be an honest car
penter resident at No. 0115 Cass street.
lie were covvboj clothes , and had on Ids
person a lady's gold watch , seveial kejb ,
a binall amount ot money , and an empty
piMol holster. Ho ] ) foti'sted witli much
w.n mtb and more oialoij * that ho had
t'lken Iho policeman for a thug and lied
in fear W his life. The felon wouldn't
wash , and Mr. Long was tlnovvnina
cell.
Unit oil States Court.
Judge Dunily gave healing j'csterd.ij'
nioinmgtothocaso of Frank Kbeuack vs.
tlio Union Pacific. The pl.iinlifi'in thiscaso
is a boy who was struck on llio Tenth
street crossing in April , 183U , by a Union
Pacific train and lost a leg , wherefore ho
asks $ i."i,000 damages. The case was
given to the jury about ! J o'clock in the
afternoon , but as they had not agreed
when coin t adjoin nod they woio instruct
ed to bring in a sealed voidict. Shortly
after 10 o'clock last night an agreement
was reached , and the verdict will be
banded in Situidaj * morning. Jtw.ibab-
i in tamed , however , that the verdict
avvaids : j..r)00 to the plain till' . This , it 1s-
said , is a compromise , eleven of tho.jiir.y-
men having been in favoi of n. wauling no
damages and one standing out for 3-
000 lor the plaintiff
AVlll Servo Out Ilfsi 1'orin.
The application lor a writ of habeas
coipus to secuio the release of Pat Car-
loll liom the coniitj * jail was uigiied in
the distiict eouit beloio Judge Neville
jestoidaj * afternoon. Tlio case was
brought up from the county couit , whoio
the w 1'it bad been loftisod bj' Judge Mo-
I'ullough. Judge Neville also lofiiscd to
Lfrant the wilt , stating that ho would not
tonsidertho subject , as ft was evident
that U had been given a lull invcitig.i-
lion in Iho lower couit. Cairollwas ro-
in. inded back to jail
The Dniionn IiiHnnlty Case ,
' taken - afternoon
Tesfhnonj' was j-Oitjrday
noon befoio the insane commission in
Iho case of Mis. Lottie J. Duncan. Thoio
tMMoa number of witnesses bwotn , in
jluding Dis JMornani , Wiithico , McKon-
iui , Sj ) inlding , Van Camp and Ciowoll.
Nro two of tlio plij'sici.ms agreed in elo-
.nl about the case , each having a theoiy
ii their own Oilier witnesses were Mrs.
I'ugnlej' , Mis Duncan , a nuiso , Mrs
KatnM Fleming and Mrs M 1 } Cox- ,
iv ho made the complin ! The healing
> t the \\asLoniinu , -il until January J.
Her lf\nrles |
Mis Conloy , wlfo ol "Whisky Jack , "
ivho was so boveroljinjincd by being
issaiilted liy a shoemaker named
MtonrUi , is lojiorletl to bo dangoioiiblj1
II and ft ! . us arocntcihiinod that she may
lie. Such a contingency would bo a
nest si-lions ono lei O'ltourko , and
ivould ncceasitito the changing of the
, barge against him lo that of minder.
Boionailotl lj 'J'olephono.
The lir.i. vvas tendered a beionado last
n oning by tJlophono by Pi of. Piov niinki'd
iiassbanl. The band was looaled i-.t
south Omaha , at thu ollieo of the Omaha
3iock VaiiN company , but the IIIUMC was
ilainly heaid in Iho ollico ol the lii.i. and
; icatly appi eclated.
* * Nei vous Debilitv7iiriitlim' !
> ex , however induced , speedily , thoiough-
j and piniimnciilly cuud. Addicss.vvith
en cents m Humps tor rcplj and book of
i nticiil.iisVoildS \ Dispunsai y Mcdicat
Wociation , Oij'J Mam aioot , Ihillalo , N.
Thlileenth Hired
Thojiaving of the east side of South
rinilecnlh sheet fiom the bridge south-
vaul was completed ycotortlaj. The
lavnip of the west side has uocn com-
deled ni fur south as PiCicc , and within
few weeks , if the pic-mil open weiathor
will bu onhioly nnicilu d.
Mr. C , M. Woodbiidgo ictutncd l.ibt
i\onmg fiom : in extended trip in llio
veiat.
TIIK G
Mt. Cnllawny Ueturiisi ultli Some Per
tlnent ! > ciilals-llall Notes.
General Manager Callawaj' , of th
Union Pacific , rctuincd Wcdne. ih\j nigh
from atlemlanee upon Ihe session of th
dircctois at lloston 'Upon llio point o
the rumored changes in manage meul
Mr. Cnllawaj substantially repeated hi
declarations made in Chicago and pub
lished in the telegraphic advices of jes
tcriKiy's Hl.il. He slates thn
ho is unacquainted with nn ;
plans to such an end and that the dclibe
i.itions of tlio diie-ctors were on topics al
togelher foreign lo this matter The Hi *
time his attenition was called lo tlie re
porl , which found eiiculation in his ab
scncc , was when on reiching Chicago lit
saw an aitielo in the Inter Ocean an
nouncing tlio lccd ! .succession to himself
which is a haeknoj'od fealnio of thorn
mors llo read the article in mild snr
jiri'e at the cool ant
doliboiafo falsehoods it detailed The
fact Unit such jams find eurrene.y is no
surpiiso to him ; ho is too much aeeus
toiiied to the methods of lailway editors
Tin fact in this matter is icdiiccd to tin
point that if there arc any changes heh
in prospective by the eomp.im. either ii
the ) poison of Mr Shclbj 01 hlnibolf , Mr
Callaway is either iguoiant in the
piemises or not piepared to bo inter
viewed thereon.
In regard to measures involved in the
settlement of the viaduct and depot quo ?
lions , Mr Cnllawaj sijs that if a balisfac
toij conclusion can be reached with the
l > ll. > government , il will not bo long be
foio a grand new depot will aeeommo
dale the passeiigeis here. All this is
looking lo Ihi ! tune when the biidge
shall bo completed and.'cii'ate tut
possibililj of a union center heio ofT ,
10 ids converging toward this point DC-
t-iils in this matter aie too f.u ahead in
themistj tutuuMobe given , but but suf
lice it to siy that the great plan is being
coiibidcied.
horns AND riu : \Ais. .
John lj > ler , local passenger agent ol
the Q. , It-It for the east last night
J 1' . Hants , of Nmton , K.is , founeilj
conneetiMl with Ihe 1) ) . A ; M freight do
partmenthcie , is in the city
Hairj'L Hall , noithwestein passenger
agent of the Hurllnglon , is in tlio ciry ,
icgistoiedat the Millanl , fiom Victona ,
liiitish Columbia.
J. H Grcon. traveling passenger nccul
for Uic Union Pacilie ictuineil jcsteulay
morning fiom Salt Lake.
W. F. McMillan , assistant geueial
fi eighl agent of the Union Paeilic , loll for
the eiibl M'stoiday moining.
Col Samuel lel > ow , manager of the
Cahfoima Fiibt Fi eight line , is in the
city
W. P. Dcnno.v , of the genei.il man-
agei S ofjice , Union I'acilie , is in receipt
as a Clnistmas gift fiom his father , of a
$150 gold watch.
In accordance witli telegraphic instiuc-
lions tioin he.idqu n turs Division ot tlie
Missouri , Assistant Suigcon Frank J.
Ives , United States aimj , has been or-
deicd to piocced at once to Santa Fe , N.
M , and report to the commanding ollloer
Dibtiictot Now Mexico , for duty in the
Hold.
Yosterilaj' afternoon Mr. C. J Dan-
bach , in behalf of tlio II. T. Cl.uko drug
company , after a few well chosen 10-
m.nkb , picseiited all nriiiiedmeii in their
ompl'ij'with a Clnislmab liiikejami lo
all single eniphnes of tlio house a bov of
choice cigais.
Tte.'il Jilt.itc TraimlVrs.
The following ti.iusfers wore lilcd Dec
2.1 , w ith the county clerk , ami loportod
for the UBU by Amcb' Heal F.btatc
Agency :
lIehsol.fnenbSlnilltoAd.ini Kielluer , lot
in block inblmirsJnil ailiIUiu.ih.iw d tSK ( ) ,
Wai. M. l\vier and wlfo to Oswald 11.
( Joulon , lots ( " > and lo block b ll.mscoin place
Uinaha , w d S.DO. .
-Maiy Hasus and husband to Tmllnttoii ;
\V. llarvej , 'J aeiesot lot 'J sec. ! > > 1ft J.J Uou'-
las Co. , w d-S7M ) .
Augustus Kounl/o and wife in John Kim ? !
part of lot 11 block0 Kuiint/o's.M add Oma
lia , w n ? r > 0 ( ) .
C'auio L. lielini and husbnnd to Ainanila
7 . Peck , lot Ibloukl College place , Omaha ,
VN d _ < sfoo.
Alexander K. JlcCamlless nud wife to
Amiiul.i'Peck , put ol lot 1 block b Isabel
add Omaha , w d S15s.
Ol.iioin-o.l. Canaii and wife to Joiner It ,
OonkliiiK lots' ' , 7 , 10 , 11 , 'M , 31 Maynuld ,
Dounlnb Co , q e SI.
Jetnei K. ConkliiiK and wife to Clarence
J. Caimn , lob u , 0. u , II , W , 1J ! , Mayiicld ,
Uouglas Co , q e SI.
II. A. Nolle and w ifo to August JIe-ib ! ich
lot8mid w' oi lot ? block town ot Llk-
bom , Dnnglis Co , w d fc-J.W ) .
Phebo C. McKell lo Samuel Hums o21 ft
t im h ofw % ot IrtGhlouk 1SJ Omaha , w el
Sl.l.hW is.
JeiemialiO.VIIcox and wife to Hrlilget
Clnistle , lot 1' ) block ' > Wiluox's At add
Omaha , w d & 100.
GAMBLNG AT T.HE CAPITAL.
I'oki'r IMayeil IVrslstcntly anil 1'to-
inisctioiislv I ) ) Onr ! > a\v-M.ikci-s.
( lambling at Washington is on the in
[ lease and theio will bo a good deal of it
Joiie dm ing this session , wiileba coucb
| ioinlcnt ot the Denver Tiihuno. It is
iigainst llio law to keo ] ) a gambling-loom
in Washington , but the law is evaded bj'
Llio piotondod foi ination of clubs. Undei
Iho name ol a club anjr kind of a game
may bo earned on , and tlioio nro now
ibout liftj' such clubs heio. Thoj' me
scatleicd all ever the cilj liom the capitol -
tel to the white houseand there is one of
Llio richest of them within a btoiui's tlnow
: it the ticasurj' . Tlio tact that iniiny of
! ho now memboia como from tlio west
mil south will add to tlio piofitb of these
places.
The Roulhcin congressmen aio gic.it
poker plajom as a nile , and thej aic
{ ener.illj ready for games of chance ol
iiijkind. . Poker is sometimes plajcd in
' .ho capitol itself , in some ot llio commit-
: ei ) rooms , while congicss sitting , and
Alum the late dooiKeeper Wintoininith
ivas clcclod ho iceoivitl a piopo-ition
fiom a noted Texas gambler asking him
o go into jiailncinKiji with him in n gam-
> lmg loom which he would privately
> peu in the capitol. Ho wanted the
loooi keeper ol the hoiibo to act ab agent
< > cnlico the members into his loom , and
db rewards were lo bo half the pioliLs.
IVmtcismith wrote to him that tin plan
, vas oiigmalbut hardly feasible , and In
lidnotLomo. The poker jdajod in the
; apitol is by mmnbeis of congress or
-loiks ot coinmitteo ) It is done bocmtly
mil the dooiM arc alvvaj.s locked before
jcginuing ,
) ioaiU'ul ] ) lsslialhin | ol' Two Paint }
Detroit Dulles ,
Detroit Tribune : L-.iht enenins about
mlf jiast 7 o'tdock two haimlcs * ; jouthb
vein htandmq ; \Voodv.ud \ avenue ,
iear ( > iaud Cncuspaik. "Oh , Ciolljl"
.aid oiio , striking at his compan on with
us Imgei tips in a ical coquettish w.ij ,
'do jou know that 1 waft reading in ono
if papa's papons that MJIIIO of the joung
nen down east v\oio wcaiingeoisols' ' "
"Wouldn't that bo too lovely for'ny
hlng , Claionce , it would give Us Mich ical-
y , tinh bocietj hlmpob. Oh , my ! don't 1
Hit hone it' tiuo.41
"Well , 1 bhould say , and if it' * trim 1
un goingtogeta polka loi-etlo match
nj loniploMon. hey , Chollj , did voui
u toll jou ( o get homo bj 8V Well ,
vo'vo got half an hour yet. Let's go
mil got a still di ink of ginger aio , ami
hen we'll binoko this cigniolto between
la. "
Ami Cliolly put a flngor on his dwaifed
nustaclio as though ho hated to tuist it
ml in the chill of a Di'comb ovcnmg
[ 'lion the dudus nnnccd up iho avenue
.ml their Jittln No. 1 head ) woio soon
lied with thofumua of the inaddcning
linger aio ,
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS N
DestriiclMo Plrc.
La t night , before 13 o'clock , Iwo
alarms weto sent in inquiek MICCCS
bj'pnities unknown , each jiroving tl
false This morning , at 1 o'cloek , a tl
al.um was tinned in , calling the fuo <
partment to the residence of Kelwr
Mott on Itroadwaj' . near the O/tl
house It was found that that gentl
man's stable was on lire , and , althou
the bovs winked will , the bain , logeth
willi Molt b buggj' ant ! team , was bin nc
The loss could not be nsecilalned.
MOST PERFECT MAOB
PreiAfrit tvlth special retard tit lien ! * .
No Aiiininiiln , lilmocr Alum
PRICE BAKINO rOWDER CO. ,
rinCAPO. vr LOUIS
AMUSEMENTS.
BOYD'S OPERA HoiTsE
2 NIGHTS AND 2 MATINEES.
Friday and Saturday , Dec. 26th and 26tli
"
OUK CII31ISTDIAS ATT11ACTION.
Pie l\iinliit | Atiiuilcnii ArttMs
Anil Het i Con cJy Ponipnnj In (1 ( o N'nv
1'lnj ,
"An laten'stlnc stop ) OetlKlitfnllj Uild. "
PCUIO A our i-ofttft t tlio box ofllco.
MEBCHANTS'
National Bank
Notthvv fst corner Tin nnin nnil IMli
Paid lip Cnpitnl , - $200,000
Surplus Fund 50,000
SAM'i , r itoriisus ,
President. N ten 1'rosMont.
UN n. WOOD , i.ininit : DHAICI : ,
Oisiilin. As t Ciisliioi
Accounts soliolloil mill piiimpt.illunUoii ulvon
o nil iHiiinost uiiliiistuil tolls cue.
l'n > t > t'lvopci cent oiiTlnio Deposits
MY INTIKI : : STCX K or * /
WestininstGr
and Acorn
Heaters
Hegardless of Cost ,
To nitike loom foi a I.URO line ol "Aeoin
Cooks" and Kaiices now aiilvnif : . It will piy
> e > utogolinypiicos befoio hujlug us 1 am
JOUIH ! to .sell.
JOHN nussin-
207 ! Cumins Mi cot.
OIAHA SAYIM BA KK
COIINUU Hill AMI DOUIH
atmirn hrorMioi.iirns ttu.ovi i'i '
llu'onlj ictrulu MivliiK-HliunU In thostiito. ri\o
jici cunt Intoiobl paid iiuk'K ) | ) ll
LOANS iMADE ON REAL ESTATE.
ohfi'i us :
IIIIIIPRT ; llojil , 1'itiMiloiit. Win A 1'nxton , Vivo
1'ithlili nl ; It M. lloiinolt , Miinuuln/ )
iiLtoi : John i : . Willnu Ciibliloi.
AKCHITECia.
F. M. ELLIS & CO.
Irclfct and Building Stipend's '
OMAHA , NEB , and DBS MOIHES , IA ,
> nicoCor. Htli mil ' 'niimni Hln < Is , llooin tu
. in in , i.MJiKJtiihT. . M. r.ii
Mendelssohn & Fisher ,
AND
Ni : . huiiitiliitLiidont
liofxl , Ac lia Iti/l'iiulln\aliiO
hmlii. ! ) r'rMlRKliiii'cxi ' < 1f curu
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VflLBOR'S COMPOUND OP
PURE COD LIVER
v OIL AMD LIME.
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s'ii ! o1" IIS ii'nurri UK host ic ( inin < n 'HiloiiK ' ;
nil ilio priimli lor IIIIK nm l'o ' I'o'iic o > i tlio
t I'S I'l'Rt klUC' NIll I O' " O Hiy Ml'Itl Illlll'fa.
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