Nebraska Newspapers

    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. * *
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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. "
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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
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Mc.sars. Kuiiu fc Co , , A ouU.