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THE ( BIAIIA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , AUGUST 020 , 188G. WORK ON THE CABLE LINE Judge Duudy Decides That The Good Work May Go On , GENERAL HAZEN IN OMAHA. Glanders nt Arnpnhoo .Tuit e Ournly ItcJcctH the Klotnnii Ulds Sport- In Tll'olioo | nml Court I/ocul , itc. , Kto Argtimcnffi Cniitliiitrd. Yesterday morning the argument of ( ho motion to dissolve the injunction rifjalnat tlio cabin line was jcsumcil before Judge Dtinily In tlio United Stntns court. Tlio room was filled with n crowd of spcctsitors who watched with Interest the baltlo between the loyal plants. JndRo AN oolworth opened tlio argu ment for the .street ctvr company. Referring to the claim of the attorneys for the cable road , that the original ex clusive charter conferred in 1807 ( under which the street ear company had boon Incorporated ) had been amended by : m not of 1877 , so as to allow other street car companies to build in this city , Mr. Woolworth re id an article of the state constitution , passed In 1875 , which di rectly prohibited the lejjishtti.ro from nniendinjr the charter of any corporation , unless that corporation wore organized for clmrltableroformatory or penal purposes. "Inasmuch as wo are oignnizcd for none of these purposes , " said Mr. Woolworth , "I tak'j It for grunted that the act of tlio legislature of 1877 , on which my learned friend who opened the argument on Wed nesday , dwelt so long , was passed ille gally. So that that portion of Ins argu- is , I think , is ell'octuall.v disposed of. " Mr. Woolworth then argued that if ho could show that the cable company pro posed to do that which wo nltl qualify tlio franchises of the fetro et car company , hurt its business , and depreciate the value of its property , then tno case came within the federal jurisdiction. It is enough to show that the building of a cable line on Tenth and Farnam streets , where the street car company has lines , will work great injury to the latter cor poration. "Not only on account of com petition , which would result from the lay ing of tracks by the cable company , " ho said , ' 'but because this would result in un Inconvenience to tlio nubile , who might wnnt to reach our cars , and would have to do so by crossing the trucks of the cable company. " "J don't think , " inturjomcd Mr. Cowin , "that them is any danger of passengers crossing our track to reach your ears. " " "No,1" retorted Mr. Woolwortb. "I don't think you'll ever get a chance to build tlio road. I don't suppose you over intended to do any inoro building than was absolutely necessary to allow you to got into our company. " Mr. Woolworth quoted a decision of Justice Miller , of the supreme bench of the United States , to show Mint a corpor ation could seek redress in the federal courts for the injury of its business or tlio depreciation of its property. So that the street car company is entitled to protec tion at the hands of this court from any thing which would tend to destroy the oxclusivcnoss of its charter or injure its business. Whether that be a barricade , u row of buildings or a rival line , the redress Is the * same. Authorities sup porting this claim were read by Mr. Woolworth. , Taking the clause of the constitution which provides that no state shall impair the rights or destroy lie property of any citi/on or corporation of citizens , Mr. Woolworth invoked the jurisdiction of the court in the protection of the prop erty , the vnlno of which tlio defendants were ready to destroy. That provision of the constitution , ho said , was just as buroly , just as directly , just as radically assailed by the action of the defendants ns could possibly on imagined , Mr. Cowin's argument that the street railway company had only the right under the charter to opcraio cars with horses as the motive power , was in con clusion considered by Mr. Woolwortli. Ho stated that this was to bo interpreted in tlio liberal sense ; that at thattimo horses wore considered the only means of pro pelling cars outside of steam power , and that it was uot.tho mtontlonjof this clause to forbid the street car company from availing themselves , later on of any cheaper and more powerful source , pro- , vidcd they could do so. Ho WHS elaborately arguing this point when Judge Dundy interrupted him by saying : I'lou needn't ' dwell any further on that point. It requires only an ordinary mind to pi-o that the construction you point out is to bo applied to the clause in question. I do not think that the inten tion of the act was to prevent the street car company from using any other power than that of horses , wjiioh was the only ono at that Unto thought of in connection with street railways. Otherwise that patient , long fluttering animal , the mule , might bo barred out. " " 1 want to remark , your honor , " said Mr. Cuwln , not noticing the last sally of the judge , "that this point brought tip by Mr. \ \ oolworth I wish to discuss ; but 1 do not feel like arguing it if your honor is going to decide the p61nt before hand. " Mr. Cowin was assured that his argu ments would bo given equal considera tion with those of Mr. Woolworth. The latter announced tli.it ho hud finished his speech , and a recess was taken until this afternoon. Mr. Cowin commenced the argument in the afternoon , Ho dwelt at great length upon his claim that the charter of tlio Horse Hallway company , granted by the legislature of 1807 , was ex clusive in its rights only us fur ns it referred to the operation of horse railways , The charter implicitly pro hibits the operation of a ri'ilway under the charter granted by any steam power. The act ofl8T7 , ho maintained , conHrmod this act. Uoth acts confina the ovclusiveness of the company's charter in tjie operation of u liorso railway , The horse railway com pany claim that their exclusive right embraces the right to run a btrcot rail way tha power for which shall bo fur nished by a central location. "Tho idea of their right extending to cable rail- wuys. " said ( jencrul Cowin , "Is ratho ; nbeurd when wo reflect that the cable rtxllwny was an unknown means of tran sit when tlio Omaha Horse Hallway re ceived their charter , " Ho alleged further that tlioro was no foundation for Mr. Woolworth's claim that the operation of a cable railway on Tenth and Farnam streets would result in damage to Horse Hallway company's property , ( ioflorul Cowiu said that this did not nfTect ( he question ol charter at all , The state did not give the llorso Hallway company n guunmtoo of property. lnt $ the unl no company had no intention of dttmtujing their property. Ho said the cubic company hud already expended u Vnst amount ot money , equal to half the value of the Omaha liorso Hallway com pany't ; property , mid wore anxious to go on with the work , After the olosb of the arguments Judge Diindy remarked that ho had returned to tnaha from Lake Genovft , wu ( < ro ho was resting , to hoar this case , M ho realized Its importance to the city of Omaha , JIo lott homo two weeks I3o , anxious for a rest , and thought ho had 6overod tip his tracks. Uofore ho had crossed the etato of Iowa the stooping car conductor gave him a telegram Raking him if hovould Wait In Chicago Until an application could bo madofor a writ of injunction in a certain case. He Waited , and before ho could get away this cnso was presented to him , Ho wild ho was in the Nebraska legisla- tnro when the bill giving the Omaha Her c Hailwav company their charter was passed. Ho was surprised nt Its pe culiarly exclusive character , and prophe sied that trouble would bo caused from it. Ho did not think ho ought to express an opinion on the case , ns the question involved was ono requiring con siderable study. Ho would not hold , ho said , that the cable company should not go on with their work and ho would tint dissolve the in junction absolutely. Hodeeidcd that the cnblo company should bo allowed to go on with their work after giving a bond in the proper sum to respond to any damage - ago that may accrue to the Omaha Horse Hallway company by the construction and operation of a cable line if in the fu ture it maybe found that the liorso rail way company's charter is exclusive , and that the cable company have no right to construct lines on streets operated by them. Ho said he would also consider n motion for n rehearing of tlio case before himself and Judge UreWcr. General Cowin slated that the ruling was satNfaetory to him , and that the cable company would liloa bond as soon as tlio amount was lixod. Air. Woolworth - worth , on the part of the horse railway asked time to liavo a conference with his client and court adjourned until lOo'elook this morning , when the matter will come up again. MONAHOIl OF TIII3 STOKM. General Ha/.cn Piles 'through Unialin on His Way West. General lla/.on , chief signal officer of the United States army , came into town nt nnjo.irly hour yesterday morning and paid a Hying visit to the signal olllco , as also to the military headquarters. He was met later at the Union P.icilic depot , v/hcro he took the train for the 1'aeilic coast. General Ha/.on is a till , portly gontlc- man , about fitly years of age. Ho dresses in a lltrht civilian's suit , with a cream- colored tie of the Greeloy stylo. His hair is gray and his features are regular. Ho wears a moustache and imperial , also of gray , which give to him the conventional military appearance. " 1 am going to the coast , " lip said , "on a tour of inspection. 1 have visited your ollicc , and intend to visit all the others in my route. There is nothing particularly now to bo recorded in the progress of the signal service , except that wo are always increasing the number of our officers , ac cording as funds and the necessities of the localities and the service demand. I am pleased to hear that the manner of announcing the approach of cold waves , such as you witnessed hero last winter , gave satisfaction. It certainly must bo of a great deal of advantage to most people to learn twenty-four hours in advance of the ar rival of a wave of cold. At least wo found out that tnanv people appreciated the intelligence last winter. "Yes , we huvo some four men still studying up the theory and philosophy of cyclones and tornadoes , so .is to bo able to foretell the same with the same regularity that wo prognosticated the cold weather last winter. " 1 shall bo absent from my post four months , but shall not come back this way. I shall go homo by way of the isthmus. " A NUISANCE ONVHKEIjS. . An Open , llcektiifj , Stinking Garbage Cart. A.n open garbage cart passed Council man Manville and a 15iiu reporter yester day morning. It smcllcd so foully as to make even distant passers-by turn aside in disgust. Saul tlio councilman : "I think there is a clause in the ordinance establishing those ward garbage wagons compelling them to use a cover. " If that is the case , the wagon in question is cer tainly n violation , because it was entirely open on the end and top. The reporter , two days ago , saw this same wagon driven in front of a boarding house on Farnam street , where tlio driver took his shovel and emptied the contents of a largo box of rocking refuse , ono shovel- full at a time into the cart. The stench was so gtcat that business people on the opposite side of the street had to close their windows. "There is an oversight in the ordi nance. " again spoke Mr. Manvillo. "I think it ought to specify that this rcfuso ought to bo hauled away after nightfall. " DK. JUlOROfilt'S INJUNCTION. How It Affects the. Completion of the Belt Line. Ithnd been the intention of the Belt line to have its trams make a circle of the city in time for the Omaha fair and exposition , but It claims that this will now bo impossible , because of the in junction by Dr. Mercer , which prevents il from completing the only gap in its route at the intersec tion of its road by Mercer avonuo. The road is building a bridge at that point and had driven nearly all the piles for the sumo , when they wore enjoined until the Itith of October. The bridge , the com pany claims , is the width of the street and would in no way interfere with the roadway in question. The ISolt Line , therefore , will make only half way trips to the fair grounds during thu show. T/CK WKONO GAMJ3. A Voting Woman Shot hy a Careless Dlnrksman. Dr , Leo was'callcd yesterday afternoon to attend a young woman , KateSchrocnor by name , who was accidentally phot at Henry Rusor's house , on Lcuvomvorlh street , outside the city limits. It seems that tlic hired man hud taken n rillo to kill a chicken , and firing carelessly had discharged the ball Into the knee of the girl. It ranged slightly upward , and passing clean through the limb lodged in the fleshy part of her other linib , just above the knee , making two dangerous wounds. Her injuries are pronounced by Dr. Lee to bo sonous , though not fatal , unless gangrene should sot in. The unfortunate , young lady is now resting I Knocked Into J-lle.rnn ! Smash. The high priced lots in South Oninhrv have received n sudden and most fearful pel back since Albright placed Ins annex on the market. Two hundiod (200) ( ) lots sold in ten hours just think of it , and ruining most of the time at that , This shows more merit in the addition than any one would have guessed , and an eager desire on the part of the woi king- men and speculators to buy these lots as rapidl v us they could possibly be offered , IMS induced us to continue the sale next Saturday , August 21. The remaining 11M lots will bo otVored at Public Auction and sold to the highest bidder. Free trains will leave Union depot at 10 o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock in the after noon. This will positively bo the lust chance and last day. Hit HIslFlHKer. Con. MoKonna , formerly of the typo graphical fraternity in this city , and now engaged iti the Union Pucilio freight depot , had his ilugor cut open yestcnlav morningin H painful munuor with upiecu of iron. The wound wus dret-sed by Dr. | Caryuutor. MORI2 EXCURSION TRAINS. Lake MnnaWA Will Bo Given Another Chance The Orrt District. The passongot1 department of the Union Pacific Issued yesterday the following cir cular , whlchwill .bo of interest to many Omaha peoples OMAHA , Neb. , August 10. Dear Sir. Arrangements have been made with Messrs. Keller & Odoll , of Council HlnlV * , on Manhattan Beach , Mannwa lake , busi ness , ns follows ) For the round trip from Omaha to Mark's landing , Mnntwa lake , and re turn , 73 cents. This includes wagon transfer from Broadway depot to Mark's landing and return. Arrangements havn boon made with bouts to take parties from Mark's Land- in } ' to the beach for 25 cents. Those tickets will bo sold for the regu lar dummies leaving Omaha depot nt 5 , 0 , and 7 a. m. , on the 21st , and will bo good returning on any regular dummy same evening ; also on a special which Will leave Broadway depot at 10:30 : p. m. Tours truly , C. S. STKIHUXS , G. T. A. General Superintendent Smith irsited a circular yesterday announcing the open ing of their station nt Ortl , the terminus of the now Ord district , formerly known as the North Loup district. The now sta tion is about twenty miles beyond North Loup and seventy miles north of Grand Island. Yesterday morning nineteen cars of stoek'wor received at the stock yards from Chadron. If not sold Imro they will bo forwarded to Chicago at through rates by the Northwestern road The M. P. came in yesterday morning two hours lute. ai'OUTINU TIl'S. A Now Pugilist hi Town Base Ball I'olnts. Michael Fitzgerald , pugilist of the Rocky mountains , arrived in town ac companied by his manager and trainer , C. 11. Heilly , and is now training at liellcvno for his light with Charles Lang , of Ohio , now in Colorado , which will take place in or near this city inside of two weeks. The tight will bo for points and for $250 to 'frOO cash. Mlko Fitzgerald was born in the city of Cork and 21 years old. He is u lively- lookui" "broth ot a boy , " and can evi dently liandlo himself in ofl'uetivo sljlo. His first light in this country was with Murphy , at Joliet , whom ho vanquished afccr a desperate battle of twenty-five rounds. Ho then distinguished himself in n competitive knock-out at Owncy Geoghegan's. Now York , when ho de feated Mike Flannagan , Tom Kelly and James Carmody , all noted snorts. Fit ? : " gornld fought a live-round draw with J. P. Clew at Salt Lake , January 8 , 188(5. ( Afterwards ho "bested" Duncan McDon ald , the "champion of Montana , " July 5 , 188ft , the match being for $500 u side. Ho is now training to tight Charles Lang , the clriniploti of Ohio , and with Ins trainer , Heilly , left for Bollcvue , Sarpy county , hist night to commence his worlc. Fit/.genild will be present at the compli mentary testimonial to Captain O'Mallcy at the Athletic grounds Saturday next. Al Marx , another noted pugilist , arrived in town yesterday from Texas and made his headquarters at Ed. llothery's. Ho is u heavy-weight , and is ready to light any man in the world , barring Sullivan , for an.y amount desired. Ho lirst came to notice by his gallant stand against the "Boston Boy" when ho met him in Texas a few vears ago. Marx telegraphed to J. P. Clew yesterday ofl'oring to meet him in the iihtic arena on any conditions he may desire. It is evident that there is considerable activity in Omaha sporting circles iiow-u-duvs , and tlio ball is pretty apt to keep a-rolling. Prof. Jitl. Miller , the young man who , two years age , figured prominently in one capacity or another in connection with nearly every sporting event in the city at the time , and who has boon in Dubitquo for a year , re turned yesterday morning. Hojis.looking well and is in excellent spirits. Ho en gaged m the liquor business in Dubuquc , anil was doing excellently well until pro hibition became a little too warm for him , and ho was forced to emigrate. Ho has returned to stay , and will bo quite an adjunct to Omaha's sporting circles. The Athletic Buso Ball club , of this city , is talking of challenging the Union Pacilics to play u match game of ball with them for a purse of $103. Next Sunday the Union Puoif.cs and Denver toains will moot at Athletic parK. The promising young pitcher , Hayes , will bo given un opportunity to astonish the Delivers. WERE TOO IjOW. * * . - wn7- Judge Dundy Rejects nil Bids on the bloinaii Stock. Yesterday J. L. Webster , ono of the at torneys in the Sloman case , appeared be fore Judge Dundy in the United States court and read the following rather in teresting report of the receivers ap pointed for the stock : In response to our advertisement wo ic- celveil the following blilb : L. Kipor < fc Sons 530,111 MoviT IJannurmiin " .0,425 Welly & Landouk ! 27,000 Wltimiun IJro's 21.0JO There were several bids for parts of the block , hut not of such a character us to Justify tliulr belli : : entertained. Those lilds woio based upon an Inventory of S 3,6UO mid wo are of the opinion are too low. low.Wo Wo respectfully submit the above , and ask the Instructions of the court. W. .1. MuoATCir. W. V. MOIISK , Kecelvois. Judge Duiia.y , as well ns the counsel for both Sloman Bros , and their credi tors , appeared to bo much dissatisfied with the bids as being too low.- After some discussion , therefore , Judge Dundy entered up an order that bids bo read- veitised for. in hope of seeing higher lig- 11 rug. All the old bids will bo rojccted and the forfeit money will bo returned to the bidders. A PRAIRIE FLOWER. A Wild Horse From the Plains Goes to Rosa Boiiheur. This morning , ono ot the cars on ono of the through freight trains from Cheyenne contained u wild liorso , which was on its way to Franco to bo studied by Hosa Bon- hour , the celebrated artiste. The animal had boon running free for nearly two years at the Post ranch , having boon brought tlioro from a band of wild horses , which ranged between southern Wyom ing and northern Colorado , Ho has never boon saddled , and is a handsomely built animal , larger than the average of western ponies , with a pair of bright and , Hashing oycs , which rovcal a tiory nature. Ho comprises all the needed qualifica tions of nn animal calculated to impress thn artiste , Ho was selected lor the lady by Mr. Mark Dunham , a celebrated horseman from Illthois who was regularly commissioned for the pur pose by the lady herself. Ho had a ear at his disposal and roamed around within its limited precincts with a great deal of native case. If the artiste should succeed in "catching" the animal in his spirited attitudes , mio would add a momorublo picture to her already world famed work , TWO LINES ACROSS TOWN" . The Now Pipe Promised to bo Idld by tlio Waterworks Company. A reporter for the BEE called upon J. II , Dumont , secretary of the waterworks company , j-csterday morning , aud uikctl him what bis company proposed to with ref erence to the charges of insufllciont water for lire pur | > oses , made by the council committee on lire and water. Ho said , "I have already Informed the council , through their committee , that our company propqsoe to extend an eight inch pipe from l-urnam and Twentieth streets to Hereford avenue , there to con nect with an eisilit Inch pipe laid on Twentieth street from St. Mary's to Hereford avenues. "We will nlso lay an eight Inch main In Twenty-fourth street from Dodge to St. Mary's avcnuo , and n twenty-four inch main from the point stated to Sixteenth and Cuming street * , thus stretching two lines across the bottoms. Wo luive also instructed our engineer , J. D. Cook , of Toledo , for the best menus of still futthcr improving our service , and ho is now at work upon the instructions. " * A R A PA 1101301 , AN D K US. Iloxvttio Live Stock Cotmntsnlnticranro Thwarted In their AVork. Yesterday morning's passenger train on the B. & M brought in n gentleman from the western part of the state who tells of a remarkable case of interference on the part of n man named Lewis Cluto , resid ing ut Arupahoo , this state , and the live storK commission. It has been reported for some llmo that Cluto had glundorcd horses in Ins possession. A short time ago the commissioners visited the town , asked to see Chile's horses and met with no kindly reception. They saw the ani mals which were in the barn , however , and pronounced three of them af fected with the glanders. They In formed Cluto of their discovery , but ho scouted il , whereupon the commission commanded the horses to bo killed , and further that they bo pcnnlUcd to exam ine his horses in nn adjoining Hold. Tnis was reluctantly assented to by Chile , and resulted in a linding of eight horses more which wore sim ilarly nfTeoted. Clulo became boisterous and abused the commissioners in a most shameful manner , when it was finally agreed that the horses should be cor ralled and the commission would deMg- nalo the affected horses. Cluto set the horses tree , notwithstanding which , the eleven hor&os previously mentioned were again discovered. A constable was then ordered to kill the horses , and the com missioners loft for Beaver City , where tho.v killed three other animals also with glan Icrs. The constable later informed the commissjon that Cluto had taken the opinion of District Attorney Marian that they could not be killed loyally , because they were isolated in a field with Chile's own stock , and refused to let the horses bo killed. Again the commission went to Arapalioe , and this time were told by Cluto he was going to ask the opinion of u surgeon connected with the state uni versity. That opinion pronounced thir teen of Chile's hews affected. Again killed , and Clute explained that circum- the commissioners wont to Arapahoe and found that but three of the horses had been stances had prevented the killing of the others. But he promised to see that it was done. Another report came to the live stock men , and on another visit to Arapahoe they found that the eialit horses had been run oil'and could not bo found. It is claimed that tlio commis sion feel this has been done by Chile's order , and propose toisift the matlor lo Iho bottom. The indignation ot the people ple Aottrapahoo at Clutc's conduct is in- tcnsi'f. Wants Ills Children. Mention was made in the Bic a few days ago of the case of Mrs. Mary Hovel , who ran away with liar paramour , desert- iiig her fonr children.Marshal Cummings - mings wrote the father , who is in jail at Denver , asking him to give the address of an aunt in Michigan to whom the children might bo sent. Yesterday he re ceived a reply from Hovel , asking , that thb children bo sent to him in cure of the city of Denver. The children are now at the poor farm. Ihoy declare that they do not wisli to bo sent to their father. The truant mother is said to be living in South Omaha. P. 0. Qttcnloy's Denial. A BEE ilom of a few days ago stated that P. J. Qiieulcy hud fenced in a gar den on a part of the county road leading by his place , thus compelling travelers in that vicinity to drive through a narrow alloy on ono side. Mr. Qnealey called at thisodicoyesterday afternoon todeny the statement. Ho claims that ho has not fenced in the road in question , and fur thermore that the laml in question is his own property , for which ho paid money , and which he has owned since 1870. Opelt's Hotel , Lincoln , Nob. , opened March 15th , first class in every respect. Police Points. John M. Myers , the alleged burglar , concerning whom Ashman , the escaped convict , made a statement before being taken back to the Michigan penitentiary , was brought into police court yesterday morning , HeJwasgiven Ihirty'duysin tlio county lull with ? . ' 0 lino. Before this sentence shall expire the authorities hope to have secured proof positive of his con nection with the depot robbery. E. Drake , Ezra Thompson and John Godwin were lined $10 and costs for drunkenness. They were committed in default. _ They Chloroformed Htm. Mr. J. E. Roberts , n ganger at llor's distillery , was chloroformed night bolero las ! ; , while sleeping in his apartments nt Fifteenth and Webster streets. Ho awoke in a sort of stupefaction , and but for medical' aid , which was promptly summoned , serious consequences might have resulted. Burglars probably com mitted the act. by using un anatomizer through the koyholo. They secured nothing for their pains. Tommy nml Billy. Ycs'lorday morning'twohuckmon , Billy Bouquet and/Tunmiy Hurt , engaged in a hearty fight r Union Pacilio dopot. Hart was badl , ) maud Bouquet was severely pinna , . . ' < io trouble arose over Bouquet Iv. . .ng his hack into Hart's territory and refusing to enable thoiuttorto gain an'entrance. Olliccr Duff Green , ot the depot squad , arrested thorn both and thuy were taken to the jail. A Team Rooovorcrt. Nat Lewis , a colored expressman , a few days ago sold a mortgaged team of houses lo a horse trader numed Bells , averring thai the toam-wcu'without incum branco , Yesterday tha-outfil was found in the possession of the latter. The finan cial agency from which loaned the money on the mortgaged team will lake atops to replevin it from Belts. Cupped. Tlio two massive brick piers of the Paxton - ton building on Farnam and Sixteenth strecls have been topped with two im mense caps of stone , which give them Iho appearance of greal solidity and strength. Too Ijlttle Dress. Ida Stafford and Muy Harris , two soiled doves resident in a Twelfth street dive , wore arrested yesterday afternoon by Offioor James Brady. They had up- poured on the street In an unsoeming scantiness of dress , the "Ca " cigar. If you smoke , buy $ Gfluluuiu.8 ( Pharmacy , 1110 Faruani t > t. 808 Farnam St. , Omaha , Heb. When we say we are going to open with the largest and1 finest line of Ever shown in Omaha , we mean what we say. To prove ifc to yourselves , come to the opening and see. Also get one of our beautiful souvenirs. STRICTLY ONE PRICE , Remember , Our Motto is " Honesty and Good ! Value for Your Money , " THE 1MIOBLI3A1 OK OMAHA'S FU- TURK. A Question of Railroads Wo3t , To the Editor of the llr.E : Omaha has reached a position in her growth that will soon decide whether she is to con tinue to grow and prosper and rculizo the fond hopes of so many of our citizens in becoming a great commercial centre , or sutler the fnto of such lowe towns as Burlington , Davenport and other Missis sippi river towns which promised much to their inhabitants but realized bo littlo. Chicago has become a great metropolis because all roads running west from that-city have their eastern terminus at Chicago. If wo wish to go ahead wo must realize the critical situation wo stand in with regard to the railroads west and nothing but Omaha railroads extending over the country southwest aud northwest will save us from coming to an curly halt on the road to commercial suprem acy for the tetriiory naturally tributary. Our merchants to-da.y are in the throes of a death struggle with the B. & M. for the South Platte country and Iho Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail road ( which is only another naftie for the Chicago & Northwestern ) , for the North Platto. The B. & M. is doing everything to make rates to Lincoln so much against Ouiaha'us ' to control a great share of the tralh'e of that section , and the No rth- weslern is doing the same for Fremont. In other word j the rate lo Fremont is such on open tarifl' that the Omaha jobber competing for Fremont bus- ! , ness on fourth-class , poods ns against Cliicago or Fremont is at a disadvantage of 12 ccnts/and much greater on goo < ts of higher classification. This rate is simply prohibitory as far us Omaha job bers .selling Fremont and many towns west of that point is concerned. Omaha capitalists had boiler look this question straight in the face now and not wait till it is too lute. Those railroads named uoovn will not recede from their present position , und there is no use nursing some delusion to coax or drive thorn into doing justice to Omaha. Their capital and interests are mainly cast of the Missouri , and they can see greater roibons to draw trade away from Omnha than to Omaha. As a member of the Freignt bureau , I have some knowledge of the disposition of the managers of these roads. Wo have demanded that the rule from noinls cr.st of Iho Missouri lo points in Iho interior of Nebraska should no made on the basis of the sum of the two looms. To this dcmund they meet us with plausible smiles , assure us by careful out evasive language that our demand is correct , just , clc. , etc. , "but just ut this time" Inoro arofiomo obstacles in the way of adjusting the rate. If wo will keep quiet a little longer they will make us happy. They do not satisfactorily ex plain tlio cause for waiting , but leave us with the idea that they are soon going to pluco its right. Meanwhile they go on extending and every move is made to bind us hand and foot. The talk of boycotling the road und carrying our grievance into iho stale legislature next winter may delay the in evitable destruction to Omaha commerce which these roads are working out , but it will not stop or cure the evil. An Omaha railroad northwest and another southwest is the only sura remedy. \Vhul say Omaha capitalists ? Which horn of tlio dilemma will they tuko ? "A FHUB Iuu > AND A. FAJiiFiaiiT. " ,1. L. Wilkio , manufacturer of paper boxes , 108 S. 14th street , Omaha , . In Quarter-tons. Tlio contract for charity coal for county purposes was awarded to C. B. Havens &Co , , because their bid upon one-quar ter tons was the lowest. Their bids upon that amount of coal were as fol lows ; McAllister costl $1.04 , Lexington $1.29 and Rich Hill $1 111. The commis sioners nave not yet dceidcd which e.oal to nccopt , The reason bids wore accepted upon quarter-tone is Unit most of the coal for tlio county poor is dealt out in llmt quantity. Theic figures include the coat of delivery whorcvor the coal is ordered by the poor-house superintendent. Washington is threatened with a pro fessional beauty craze during the coining winter. Several of Iho republican sena tors1 wives arc sure they know ouo or two young women possessing charms efface face and figure quite equal to thos-o of Mrs. Cleveland , and they propose to in vite thoirJuoautioB to visit Washington during the next session , und cclipso the white ILOUSO mistress. My oh'ild was cured of bronchitis by Red Slar Cough Cure. JUr. J. Hieksou , TorouUt , Academy of the Sacred Heart PARK PLACE , OMAHA , NEB. Terms , in .A.c3/veLnoe Including Board , Washing , Tuition in English or French , Instrumental music Use of Books , per session or five months , $160. References are required from persons unknown to the institution. For further nformation apply to the Kt. Rev , Jas. O'Connor or to the Lady Superior. M. BURKE & SONS , LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS , QEQ. DDKKE , Manager. UNION STOCK YARDS , OMAHA , NEB. REFERENCES : Merchants' and Fanners' Bank , David City , Nob. ; K > iniey N.xtional Cftiik , Kearney , Neb. ; Columbus Slate JJank. Columbus , Nob. : McDonald's Bank. NortU Watte , Nt-b. ; Omaha National Hank. Omaha , Xeb. , , , , . , , L Will pay customeis' draft with bill of ladinn attached for two-thirds value o stoolc THE G. E. MAYKE REflL ESTATE and TRUST GO. S. W. COR. 15tli ANI > FAKiVAM , OMAHA. Property of every description for sale m all parts of tiio city. Lands for sale ia every county in Ncprnskn. A COMPLETE SILT OF ABSTRACTS Of Titles of Douglas county kept. Maps of the city state or county , or any other information dobireil , furnished Ireo of charge upon application. Joy comes with each and every appll cation ot St. Jncobs OH. Application has been made to the treas ury department for the free entry of cer tain framed photographs of an Englifili actor who is cxpecle.d to arrive in this country during the present month , which photographs are to bo used for advertis ing purposes during his tour tlnough the United States. Acting Sccrelary Fairchild - child has denied the application on the general ground that advertising photo graphs are not entilled to free duty as personal effects or as implements , in struments and tools of trade , or under any other provisions of the free list. ( ROYAL PSttT.J W POWDEI Absolutely Pur Thla powder norer vartos. A murve ! of purIty - Ity , fclrrntftU and wlinloioinono n. Mora uoon- omlcal than the ordinary kinds > tnd ounnt i > o Bold Incompotltton with tlm multltudo of low ti > t. short weight ilium or pho'spiuua ixnnlors. Fold only In cans. UOYAI. iuctt o I'nwncu Co. 1R8Vull St. , New York. I Red Star Line Carryiuj , ' tlio Dolfrliim Iloyul nnJ United Btatoj MullBailing cvorfcntuuliiy Between Antwerp SNewYotk TO THE RHINE , GERMANY , ITALY , HOLLAND - LAND AND FRANCE. FAU , AND W1NTKII. Baton from Ji to : ' . Kxcurslon trip from tll'J ' to tU- . Second Cabin , outwuru. $ t ; iuciniafil | : rxcurJioii. J'JO. Siooiairo IIRSMKO * t low rates. J'otor Wrlirht & bom , Quuoral Aircnt * . W llroadv y. New YorK. Utwry IMuJt , Jiila i'lirimm i. : I'liulson % Co. , a u ; . ) , J. l.ocuuu , liil OMAHA 13th SICor.Capitol Avenue. Foil TUT. TJirATMEhT or Al I , Chronic & Surgical Diseases. DR. MoMENAMY , , Proprlolor. filttccn ) enra' llosnflal slid 1'rlvnto lrniiticn Wo have the fncilltte" , iiij | > aratn nml rriiiullrf for thoBuccpfisfiirtrcntnientof ( ncry form of ill - ca o rcniilrina either mcdlcnt or nurj'lc l treatment/1 nml lnHo nil ( u romc mid in vcsllK to for 1licni8fl vi j or coirespond ithui Long experience In trent- liii ; eased hylctli-r enables us to treal many tate * icH'ntiflc/illy without xeelug thun WIUTi : FOIl CIUOULAII on Deformities nnil Club I'cct , Curvatures of the Splno , shAHS oi WUMRH. J'llcii , Tumora , Cancfrs , Cntnrrli , DioncUlllf , Inbnl.ition , Klrrtrlelly , 1'nn.l. yile , Kpllciiey , Kidney , l'c , Kar , SUu , JJlood anil all surgleni oiierailnng. lliittorlrx , Jnlmlurfl , Itr.irro , Trnexro , nml All lilnda of Medical and tiur lcul Apjiilauctu , man- ufttcturcil mid for nilo. The only reliable Medical InsUuto making Private , Special i Nervous Diseases 1 "A " Hi'iiriAi/rv. AM , CONTAGIOUS AM ) JII.OOD mSKABUa , \\hatcvcrcaiifeproduced. . ic ! < T fiilytri.ali'il. ! \Vo can remove Syphilitic polfo'i from lliutyttcm without imrcury. NcwrcstoratiM1 treatment for loss of vital power. AM , L'OMMUNIUATIONH OWIOK.NTIAI , . Cull and cnnoult us or fend nauui and pnnt-ofllca nddrpm plainly nrlltfu enclo u eturnp , nud w will send yon. In plain nrntim-r , our PRIVATE CIRCULAH TO MEH HI-OX I'lllVATM , Fl'WIAT , AND JSLUVnlH DlsHAirS , fjr.uiNii , WKAXi.nae , BrcituAToimiimt , iHi'oiis- cr , Hrt iui.19 , < ] uNciu.nuA , ( iur.r , YAIUCOITI. * , HTIIIITUIIK , ANO AH. tntr.tfr.t or IIIE CJKNITO- URINAIIT ORGANS , orecndhlclory of your cato for an op'nlon ' , 1'cnjoni unalilc to vlilt 111 may bo treated at their homen , hy corrcppondcncn , Medicine a und Jinlrn- tnrnU tent by mull or tix\utn \ HKflUitKIiY 1'AC'K- ii : ) I'ROM oruSUItVA'nO.V. no nnrki to Indlrala content * or tender. Ono p\r ! < " ! l Interview pro- ftrrid if convenient. 1'ift ) rooms for the nieom- ' modatlon of patient * , llo.ird and nltrndimca at rcoeunnblo julcii. AddreH * all IxtUrH to . Omalia Medical and Surgical Institute , _ _ Cor. ISlhSt. and Caaitol Ave , . OMAHA. NEB. CRICHTOM WHITNEY , Dealers in HARD AND SOFT COAL AND WOOD. * * i KooU Spring * , IIln ! I § , Missouri and Iowa Sul't Coal. Ofiieo 218 Kontli Fifteenth st. Yards Ki hteutith and l/.ard sts. mi' < ii.viuMi.vh ; i IIII..MI. iixxt lr.ipliini-nl wiliiahl' | < ' | lli- bur U TC III i l.XdU. . i. , \Hk ) liur < 1"li-iMat 'ur It. Kent to nuv u < JUrr.t fur i " " ' - - - UALVnOIl M" Mc.sars. Kuiiu fc Co , , A ouU.