Nebraska Newspapers

    THE HIRE OF THE LABORERS ,
Honors Paid by Loading Omalmns to tlio
Anti-Prohibition Banner Bearers.
ROSEWATER AND WEBSTER ARE FETED ,
landing Cltlr.cnn Testify to Their Ap-
lircolntion ot the Work Done by
the Lenders In .Nebraska's His
torical Campaign.
"About n < fine n collection of representa
tive Oinnhnns ns I over saw , " said the Man
nt the Door , ns the last of them passed by
him into the Omaha club last night. Charles
Offut , who was to bo the chairman of the
meeting , walked in , tall , line looking , n rep
resentative ot tlio llluo ( Irass country , n dis
ciple of Ulnckstono nnd Chltty , with nn Intel
lectual cast of countenance that would com
mand attention any where. Then Dr.Ueorgo L.
Miller , the "SageJ of Sojmoiir" , " rosy com-
plexloncd , with the most kindly eye you over
'saw , the Intimo of Samuel J. Tlldcn nnd
IlarntloSoymour ; physician , journalist , and.
lastly , the representative ol a powerful In
surance company. Then Henry W. Yules ,
hanker , financier and churchman , mild in
manner , but over ready to turn a point for
Oninlm nml Nebraska. Then Major T. S.
Clnrkson , the hcro of many a parade , the
participant in many u well fought battle in
the days when brother was arrayed against
brother , now postmaster of this goodly
metropolis and commander-lii-chlef of
the Orand Army of the Kepun-
lie , with linir turning to silver ,
nnd Ids head commencing to peer through its
natural covering. Then u representative of
tlio bench nnd Its youngest member , Judge
Joseph Clarksou , with spectacled ryes , full
board nnd a gcutlo reminder that age is not
neglecting } din oven to the thinning of his
naturally curly locks. Next Frank Murphy ,
another banker , keen-eyed , decisive in manner -
nor , with a look of supreme content with the
world , quietly planning additional street rail
way facilities in the midst of some pleasant
spcccli inado to him. Then the big represen
! tative of the shoo manufactories , who lias
written and talked nbout Onmlm for
years , a product of the cast , pleasant
looking and well groomed W. V. Morse. Fol
lowing him came J. W. Paddock , gray wills-
korcd , "with spectacles on nose , " as Shako-
spcnro says , a jolly , good natural , gentleman
1 farmer who , since his effort of last night ,
must bo called the "Silver Poplar of the 1'np-
plo. " Next came Colonel Mike Sheridan , a
tvpical uoldior of the states , with n record
that miy man might bo proud of , the brother
ot Ocncral Phil Sheridan , "Little Phil , "
whoso numo today will set the boys In blue
Itoiinding their hands ius In other days when
"Winchester was only twenty miles away. "
But those were not all the guests.
O , dear , nol No Omnium can fail to recog
nize tlmt iong whitc-buardcd gontlcman with
the benevolent face , who comes quietly in ,
bowing to the tight nnd left as ho recognizes
old acquaintances. It is 0. 1C. Coutnnt , ox-
postmnster , now engaged m putting coal up
to the $10 mnrk. A big , mnssivo looking
man with the reddest of ml whiskers , n pen
etrating eje and square cutfentures.a "braw
gutd Scot. " follows. It is Frow w. Gray ,
the lumberman. Then comes an alert ,
dapper gentleman , who was defeated for
mayor because the politicians said
ho" was a dandy , but who nevcrtbless con
ducts a very extensive manufactory , Joseph
A. Uarncau , Jr. Hy Meday , distinguished
looking , n product of n "Massachusettian
village , " ns Edgar Soltus would say , enters
the door and is lost in the Hood of light which
shoots outward like a meteor. Then comes
, a quiet , reserved citizen , whoso Interests are
all centered In the metropolis of Nebraska , a
man who witnessed the products of
the earth turn to silver nnd gold ,
Guy O. Barton , president of the
Omuha and Grant smelting works. In the
rear comes n much-traveled looking gentle
man , who wears his dress suit like a Lon
doner , his oycclasscs like a Parisian , Mr.
Thomas Kilpatrfck.
Just about that tlmo tlio Man nt the Door
was asked wnat was the reason for all this
gathering of the big guns of Omaha nt the
Omaha club , nnd his answer was , "To honor
the men who above all others contributed to
the defeat of prohibition ia this beautiful
stnto , Hon. Edward Kosewutcr nnd Hon.
John L. Webster.1
But there Voro other guests I Of
couwo there were. Seventy of them ,
the lenders in the business
professional nnd social life of the city a"n 1
they liad left coz.v firesides to participate in
this , the finest banquet ever given in the
west in recognition of the sen-ices rendered
by the men above mentioned.
1 Thcra were other personages there Just ns
well known as the ones referred to in a para
graph or two preceding. J. J. Dickey , Frank
OolpoUer , Hal McCord , his paitner , J. S.
Brady , the treasurer of the bankers' and
Business Men's association , Charles A. Coo ,
Dudley Smith , II. T. Lally , C. S. Mont
gomery , B. B. Wood , smiling und serene ,
L. M. Bennett , J. S. Collins , the mighty
hunter and sportsman who scorns any other
game but grizzlies ; Louis Heed. E. IV. Sim-
oral , U. S. Knymond , W. E. Aimiu , news
paper man , feuilletonist nnd private secre
tary to the Junior United States senator ; W.
S. Strnwn , C. J. Loomis , J. S. Brady. F. N.
Clarke , Pierre Garneau , Will McMillan ? ' the
popular secretary of ttio club , J , K. Wilbur ,
nn admirer of Ibsen , all worethevo. And that
Homo conception may bo had as to how they
Were stated nt the banquet board , the follow
ing diagram will show :
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The banriuottliig room was very prettily
decorated , palms , ferns , ropes of smilnx nnd
rose Iwvls filled with roses occupying thu
niches and corners of the place , The tnblu
was a model of the decorator's and design
er's art. Down the center run a huge rope ol
smllax , broken every now nnd then by prut-
tlly painted covers containing cut flowers ,
la Franco roses predominating. Kporgnes of
fruit ingeniously arranged were placed nlont
the two tables , while six candelabra filled
with colored waxen tapers and ornamoutet !
by parti-colored shades , gave a fairy-like ap
' pcaranco to tbo room.
And the last to enter the light were the par
tlcular gut sts of the evenliif , Mr. Web'ttci
and Mr. IJosovvatcr. The former , brisk ,
i quick and mobile in features , lightning as U
the eye , ready to pour from the tip of hi :
graceful tongue a flood ot wit nud humor h :
which honey mid lava would bo mingled In
dazzling proportions. Tbo latter quiet , dignl
> fled , with a latent force even ouild hesc
peaceful surroundings , that made itself fell
Ilka tbo presence of a magnet , urn
they took their seats , the former to tin
loft tholuttcr to the right of the chairman o !
' tbo evenlnjr.
Hera wore lawyers nnd business men. gen
tlcmou of leisure , and railroad mon. ilcmo
erats and republicans , all gathered around i
ixinmon board to gracefully recognize thi
work done by the champions of persona
liberty.
The entrance of the guests was slgnallzec
by the Musical Union orchestra playing i
: spirited march , and intcrspcrslur the eve
ith the following very credita
bly rendered programme , Harry Irvine lead
ing :
Overture Timcredl . , . Itosslnl
Select inn OiHperotte. . . . . . . . . . .Mlllot-kcr
At tbo I'niintnlti . . . KllcnhoriC
WaltIri - . . * . Hiirnloitf
Cotnut Solo Spanl'h Hcroiindc. . . . . .ICIU'iiborj ?
Air. H.lxJlz.
Pclcctlon Said I'nstia . Staid
> nvotln-Hi"iutv'iritnnlnH . Crlbiilha
Concert 1'olka Ktptlt rranc.ilso. Wnldlonfnl
Si'lcctlon Tlie Ilrlk'umls . ( > ifi > nb ch
JInrch Xiuljy . . t . Uhnwilgiia
The flow of soul wns not long lu following-
occusloned by tbo following very sumptuous
menu , which has not been exeelledln the social
llfo of the city , and the complete MICCCSS
of the entire affair Is duo to Messrs. Charles
Offutt , Luther Drake , C. A. Coo , Dudley
Smith , Joseph Gorman nnd W. B. Annln.
MENU.
llluo I'olnts
C'clcry _ Hautcrno
Consomme , with 1'gg AuiontlfTado
I'lllct of Sole , SanroTartaro
I'nrlslenno
Olives Kant Sautorue
I'lllet of llccf , wltlrTrounios Hnrlcot Ucrf
I'linoh uu Hum Oliatcau Laflto
CUarvttca
AsparaisiH Qimll. Itoimtcd au Treason
Lettuce , Trench Dressing
Tuttl IVuttl Knlnart Ilruf
I'ommery See Cafe Notr Oruckora
Fromugoilo Ilrlo
Clitars Cognac
And a word should bo said In pralio of
Stewart O. Lo Messurler In his excellent
conduct of n very trying banquet on account
of the number of courses and tha wine.
Everybody was glad when the
formago do brio came in tight ,
for It preceded the coffco and
cigars , the signal for n shoving back of chain
and getting Into comfortable positions for the
flow of reason which was to follow. Long
since the decanters musical decaliters had
been singing their siren song , The glou-glou
of the I'omnicry Sec and the Kuluart Unit
was as musical ns a strain of distant melody
on a moonlight night , it was the only sound
heard save the speaker's voice. The speechmaking -
making had begun.
Charles OiTutt , toastmastcrof the evening ,
snld :
"Gentlemen Tlio Omaha club , every mem
ber of it , loves Omaha nnd rejoices In its
prosperity. Every benefactor of this fair
city is our friend and entitled to our sincere
gratitude. It is for this that \vo have claimed
the privilege and now have tlio honor to wel
come to our board the distinguished guests of
this -evening , the HOP. Edward Uosowater
nnd the Hon. J , Ij , Webster. Nearly two
years ago a radical change in our state polity
was nropoivd. It may bo that the movement
was inaugurated by benevolent and humane
men. It Is certain that they wore'misguided. .
It Is equally certain that their campaign wns
conducted and managed by fanatics and agi
tators who acted upon the theory that the
end justified the means , for they did not liesl-
tnto to slander and villlfy ovr state , our
city and our citbciia , Tuo issue was a sharp
one. On the ono bund was law enforced ; on
the other lawlessness was rampant. On the
ono ildo was the curse of intemperance , reg
ulated and controlled by responsible men ; on
the other was free rum , all night und Sutulnj-
saloonsdlspensed and conducted bycreatures
who were bcticuth the law The old way had
marked an era of unexampled prosperity , the
now was uncertain and had bliRhted wher
ever It touched. The one instilled respect
for all law by enforcing all that had been cn-
ncted ; the other bred disrespect for any law
by the inability to enforce a part of it.
These arc recognized as the inalienable birth
right of every American citizen to use his
own as he willed , provided ho did not
thereby injure another , the other attempting
to prohibit actually everything.
"A crisis was nt band throughout the
stnto. Good and true men organized to main
tain nud preervo tlio reign of law. By their
work * you know them. The fight is over
and the victory won. To every ono who
gave aid , even to the limit of his own vote , n
word of praise and an expression of grati
tude is due. The honor wo offer
our guests moans no disparagement
of the valiant and invaluable ser
vices of the many others who made
success possible. If the delivered city
crowns the general who led her victorious
armies , she is uono the less mindful of the
rank and file which carried her banners
within the Hues of thacncmv. So here , In
honoring these leaders for their devotion to
the common cause wo honor every aid thov
had.
had."Our because loved Nebraska
"Our guests , solely they
braska , left personal and individual interests
to servo the common weul. There was a
trained lawyer tonight to the discussion of
the questions involved , the close reasoning
and commanding ability which marks him
facile princops in tlio most exacting profes
sion ; the other a brilliant editor1 and great
teacher of the people , armed at every
point with an array of unanswer
able facts brought to the contest
a determination and persistency of purpose
which never meets defeat. Thus was dig-
nitynddcdto the campaign. The logio of
facts proclaimed from the rostrum und in
print by these champions of right carried
conviction and instruction to the mind of
every voter and sot tlio pace which carried
the day In doing so they incurred personal
loss , expense and severe criticism without
reward , or hope of reward , save the deserved
plaudit of 'well done' from every progressive
cltl/cn of this state.
"Such worth and such services cannot bo
overestimated. Our guests have won and
merited the everlasting gratitude of all true
citizens of Nebraska.
"lam sure I volcotha sentiment of every
one here , if in trying to express a small meas
ure of our sentiments to that gentleman I use
the words of Kttrich Shuppard to James , the
carl of Olencairn :
The bridegroom may forgot tlio brldo ,
AVas made his wedded wifoyestcrc'on ,
The monarch inny forget the crown
That o'n his head an hour has been.
The mother may forgot the child
That smiled so sweetly on her mice ,
But I will lememb/r thee , Ulencairu ,
And all thou hast done lur mo.
Hon. Hdwnrd Kosowater , upon being intro
duced by the toabtmaster of the evening , was
received amid loud npplauso and said :
"Mr. Tontmuster , and Gentlemen of the
Omaha Club : I feel deeply moved by the
compliment you Imvo conferred upon mo to
night , and I shall cherish among the most
precious mementoes of my career the testimonial
menial you have given mo of the confidence
und appreciation of the bankers and business
men , nnd professional men of Omaha , for the
work I have done during the past campaign.
[ Applause. |
' it is now some twenty years this month
that I wus nrst honored by tlio
citizens of Omaha and Douglas county
by the election as u member of the Nebraska
legislature , und my friends who are here to
night will remember that I inado my maiden
speech during that campaign , in the city of
Omaha , with a good deal of dlftldenco , nnd
that I was probably laughed at when I made
my first speech in favor of the postal tele
graph on the first day of the session.
"I came hero something like twenty-seven
years ago this fall and I had n little money
that I had saved up in wonting at 'pounding
brass,1 as thev call It among the telegraphic
fraternity. I mot Milton Barlow very soon
after I came here. ( Applause and laughter. )
Ho ottered mo Jefferson Square for SS50
and I told him ho must tuko
mo for a fool to waut to go
out in the woods , for it wns clear out of
town , The placc-whcro wo now stand was
the center of the city. Opposite this place
was the First National bank , or rather ,
Kouutzo Brothers' bank , nnd on this blotlc
stood the Millard Bros. & Co. bauk , to which
I had a letter of introduction ; th6v him 230
acres of luua on the south of town
which . they offered to mo for { SO nnd
I respectfully declined. That MO acres of
land is now verv near to the center of tha
city , along the railroad grounds , und south ot
there \\hero the lots nro selling all the way
from $1,000 to $ . ' 0,000 each. ThU was in the
early times of Omaha. I have seen this city
grow from 4,000 population to 140,000.
( Voice " 143,000. " Liughtor. > Well , I
want to bo corrected If I make
any mistake against the city ol
Omaha , This city of Omuha has grown al
the way from 4,000 to 140,000 or 159,000 popu
lation [ Voices "That Is bettor. " Langhtor ] ,
and during that time wo have bcoorno thi
largest city In the Missouri valley , fAp
pluuse. ] lu tbo place of the Httlo ono-story
inimo banking house ana the old brick she !
that stood on this spot , wo have today some
ot the finest banking places in thu
country , the clearings ot which amount to
$200,000,000 per annum , somethlngto boproui
of in eastern cities , ami which in western
cities may bo regarded as extraordinary for
cities of double that population in cities fur
tticr edit. We have built a city hero by per-
fllitonco nml imlomlntitnblc cnertry , lacking
icrhups what some people would call natur-
d advnntnges. but which I bellovo to have
icon the result of the best Intellect nnd n
argo amount of labor of the men who are
nrouud mo hero tonight. And whnt wo have
lecompllshcd ns within in my own tlmo can
ccrtninly bo duplicated within the lifetime of
most of us ,
"Tho state of Nebraska has pained 135 per
cent within the past ten years , and the city
of Omaha has Increased MS per cent. Hit
not to bo expected that Omaha will Increase
in Iho sumo ratio u Ithln the next ten years ,
or she would have moro than half a
million of people , hut she will In
crease to ! i" > 0oO ! > or BOO.OOO population by
that time , while I have no doubt that If mo-
hlbitinn had curried she woold have stood
stlU or retrograded within the next ten years ,
[ Applause ] instead of having Increased.
' ' 1 know that I am not the only person
qmdlllcd to speak on this subject. There nre
n nuinbor of men within my hearing who
have done fully in much , or moro than I , par
ticularly within tlio earlier days , because I
came hero ns I said , with n very small capi
tal. But although I did not buy Mr. Bar
low's lot , I bought n lot over
hero on the hill for t'.HX ) on which
half of Tun DKK building is now located ,
which may have n good deal to do with the
fact that halt of the city Is now located on
the top of that hill. In fact , the city has ex
tended in ail directions ; the tendency is to
muko Omaha solid mid compact , a substan
tial stone , bride nnd iron business city , and
wo shall sco the bulldiugs erected of marble
within the next five years.
"I feel that there Is no doubt whatever that
n greater advance will bo mndo In Omaha
within the next live years than wo
have seen in the past llvo years. I
thank you cordially for the kind atten
tion you have paid mo here tonight. I don't
want to detain you and will give way to my
friend Mr. Webster , who has rendered ns
much service In his way In the past campaign
as I liuvo in mine. "
As Mr. Kosowater resumed his seat Mr.
Offutt proposed tlmt the club drink to his
health , nnd as champagne glasses clinked ,
n round of applause echoed and reverberated
through the hall. Hon. John L. Webster
was thou introduced nnd said :
"Wo who tiavo lived here for twenty years
or moro have Seen a young state , rising from
its territorial in fancy Into the ago and pro
portions of strength. The years of adversity
como now nud then , but wo soon passed be
yond thorn unhurt.
"Nebraska hns become a great stnto. Wo
tiavo the 1'latto stretching out UOO miles
through a plain that compares well \vltb. the
richness of the valley of the Nile.Vo have
i soil more readily yielding its fruits to the
linud of the tiller than tlio garden spots of
sunny Franco. The prairies only need to bo
tickled by the teeth of tlio burrow to send
forth the golden com. The thousands
ot acres of wheat , waving under
the summer winds , touch the
beart of the farme'r with the pleasantness of
n poet's song. Wo have a summer warmth
and sunshine that welcomes the immigrant
from EJurope. Capital came and cities grow.
Wo expanded from a few thousand to over a
million peoplo. While for n time wo re
mained as n little state on the outskirts of
the frontier , wo have taken our high vaulting
place among the realities of the American re
public. Wo stand without a rival and with-
sut a peer in rapidity of growth in popula
tion , in wealth , in prosperity amid the more
than forty states of the union.
"Thoro Is n fcollug pervading the com
mercial centers of the east and Jii the political
air around the capital at AVasnington , that
Nebraska is nn unimportant state , The coun
try does not kuow our real strength or merit.
Wo who live in Nebraska have not come to u
realizing sense of our own greatness. Our
relative position among the sister suites of
thu republic should bo made kuowu and
talked about.
"Wp are feasting tonight In the metropol
itan city of the stato. The 1:23 : manufactur
ing Industries of this city employ 0,000 men
and pay annually W.r > f > o,000 in wages. These
manufacturing industries represent a capital
of $10,000,000 ana produce au annual product
or sii.noo.ooo.
"Pennsylvania looks to this city to pur
chase 100,000 tons of her anthracite coal
every year , while the states of Ohio , Kansas
und Wyoming ship to Omaha 2So,000 tons of
soft coal.
"The railways centering here from west of
the Missouri river snip into and out from the
city of Omaha and Its little prodigy on the
south 1,770,000 tous of freight every year.
When I tell you that this is enunl to rive
times the' tonnage of the United States mer
chant marina engaged in foreign trade , do
you begin to grasp the thought that the city
of O nut H.i Is not only metropolitan ia its pro
portions , but that it Is reaching a monumental
mental trade , outstripping the traflic of the
seas. I leave it to your imagination to picture
the Jobbing and mercantile trade and the
future of this the Queen City of the Missouri
valley.
"Whilo Nebraska covers but about one-
sixtieth of the area of the United States , it
produced last year one-twentv-ninth of nil
the wheat , one-tweutv-llfth of nil the oats
nnd one-tourteenth or all tlio com grown in
the American republic. Our brcadstuffs and
meat product spread themselves outward to
the Atlantic sea board across the ocean nnd
battle in competition with Hussia , British
India nud South America , Our S.OOO miles of
railway represent the one-thirtieth of nil the
railway mileage of the United States.
"Tho state of Maine , by reason of the emi
nent statesmen It has produced , who pa'slUo
over the destinies of the house of representa
tives , who adorn the senate nnd who sit near
the head ot affairs and dictate the interna
tional policy ol the country , costs a shadow
of its seeming greatness over the land. Yet
Nebraska has a present population greater
than the population of Maine combined with
its neighboring state of New Hamphshlro.
The manufacturing Industries of Connecticut
nnd Hhodo Island which have drawn to
the > .o small states immense wealth nudmado
them familiar as a household word by their
product which has become scattered over the
whole west , do not have a combined popula
tion in excess of ours. The combined popula
tion of tbo states of Dclownre , Vermont and
Florida fall short 150,000 of the prcseut popu
lation of Nebraska.
"Lot our representatives In the councils of
the union have the ability and the courngo to
make known what wo are and assert and in
sist upon the political privilege and honors
which should bo extended to so great a stato.
"A short time ago wo saw the dark cloud
of prohibition spreading over us. A crowd
of orators came among us with the red luster
of conquest. It looked for a time as if our
bright hopes were to bo blasted. SVo feared
that we were to bo cast Into tha darkness of
a gloomy night. Wo were to bo imprisoned
and chained nnd drawn nt the heels of a
crazed humanity like Iowa nnd Kansas. The
goddess of prosperity was bending low ready
to kiss the bom of the garment of our state
hood. Wo welcomed the sign nud waired the
warfare in behalf of our peonlo. Tonight wo
sco our state redeemed nnd its star midst the
cluster that decorates the Hold ot blue on the
flag of our country , unsullied by any re
straints upon our natural personal liberties.
"God was on our side. U'o stood in the
sanctuary of eternal right. Wo wore em
boldened by the justice of a good cause. The
people listened , to the experience of ten sis
ter states which had gone through the same
contest from the cast to the west uud from
the north to the south. Tha only consolation
of our enemies comes from n vanquished
causo-ours from the glory of a bright future.
"Wo can now uiovo onward to that goal of
greatness that awaits us. Nebraska , can
now offer an acceptable home to the llborty-
loving but unfortunate Inhabitant of Ire
land. It can and will welcome the poorly
paid laborer of Germany , who wishes to
make for himself n home In America. The
peasant of Franco can join the moving tide
of a swelling population that shall como to
us. The wheel of destiny is rolling our way
from every nation in Europe and Irom every
overcrowded eastern state. Our 70,000
square miles of territory are offered homes.
Our millions in the future are as assured as
the logic of history. Our accumulating
wealth can rest secure as it will be guarded
by the majesty ol the people.
"As Now York is called the Empire state
of the cast , is it too much to hope that Nc-
brasira shall become the empire state of the
WL'Stl
"There is a legend of old that when King
Solomon was bulldm ? his temple , n sculptor
was tnkon into the darkness of a vault bo-
neuth. Above him was placed the block of
marble. With chisel in hand , by artilleial
light ho proceeded to fashloa it according to
the engraved design. Ho know not. the pui'-
poaos of its uso. Ho knew not ubon tbo
niorningcamo nor when tlio sun act. There
was before him a duty to bo performed. Ho
tolled ou according to the command of the
master. At last the task was finished. The
laborers came and carried away tbo fash
ioned stone. The old sculptor , wearied with
toil , was led forth Into the light. It was the
great day of dedication. Thousands of peo-
people wore viewing the nmenlflcent struc
ture. The old sculptor mingled with tha
hrong. In thSt JJToat ilny of human glory ho
aiiw the stone which ho had fashioned mndo
lie chief ho.v-slotio to the great nrchwny
n that Templooflon. . As Pennsylvania H
sailed the kcyslbtio stnto of the cast , may wo
oil on developing and Improvluc the stnto of
Nebraska until tt shall become the kovstono
stnto In tlmt arcliVtay that scans the Amort *
can republic , s thal the millions of our com-
non country ciiil 'Fook ' upon nml rejoice nt tbo
result of our genlui "
Dr. Ocorgo D'Miller , In responding to the
toast , "Tho Crtmpukm"said : "Mr. Toast-
nnstcr nml GciitltMncti of the Omaha Cub :
: have been ddlgMed with the 'pooches I
invo listened ttf'this ' evening , but I nni con
vinced that .lohu L. Webster has been
secretly trylng'to'stenl my speech , mid I
propose to pniitoh Vou by talking to you for
"
an hour or more.
"I have HstoiU'itUlth ' great satisfaction to
the eloquent speeches made by the gentle-
ilen who have preceded me , but I want to
speak of a man who is not hero tonight u
nan who has passed to his long rest ,
Mr. Moffat , who was the organ-
, zer of the bankers' association. That
man , modest mid rctlilng , though
iggrcssivo worked with these gentlemen ,
Messrs Hosownler nnd Webster in a way that
showed that when wo lost him wo lost as
useful nnd capable a man as ever lived.
"Tonight I have listened to the comprehen
sive address of Hojowntcr who lias , stated
something ot thu past and much of the future
ot this young city.
"For thirty years I have made n dully study
of the resources of Omaha and am convinced
that It Is destined to bo one of the great cities
of tlio country ,
"I want to say that Mr. S. 1' , Morse has a
jug of whisky corked up which ho says ho is
never pomg to uncork until this city bus n
population of100,000. . 1 want to say to him
tlmt ho will bo a comparatively young man
when tlmt jug is uncorked , " [ Applause. ]
Mr. Uosowater , upon being again Intro
ducrd , snld :
"It was not my Intention to again Intrude
myself ou you tonight , but us the junior
member of the firm of Hum , HoKgen and
Kosewater , I will tell you some things about
that partnership. I might call your attention
to something that happened at Telcamah ,
when Helen Cougar , one of the
short haired colonels , wanted mo ar
rested for disturbing a religious meeting.
However , her meetings have not been decided -
cided to bo religious by the Methodists nt
Lafayette , Indiana.
"In tlio spring wo met with several little
obstacles. I was several times Invited to step
down and out , nnd a nuinbor of hints were
thrown out that the Jonah should bo thrown
overboard. There was ngood deal of back
firing all along the lines. Our editorial
friends out through the state complained to
Dr. Miller , and papers both in and out of Lin-
coin begun their work against Omaha.
The editor of the Lincoln Call , who is n de
faulter and embe Ier from the Knights of
I'ytlnas , called on us for f 1U)0 ( ) , und when wo
refused to pay it lie began ono of the dirtiest
and nlthicst tights that wiis made during the
campaign. Wo understood that class of cat-
tie , nnd $1,200 was all wo paid out for that
purpose all told. Telegrams from the local
prohitilUonlsts to tha Voice announce
that "Tho Indications are that
wo are beaten i choked to death' .
They thank their dear friends for their able
assistance , and say that they 'fulled in the
count. ' They assert that the clerks and can
vassers committed perjury nnd made false
returns. They will never find out that they
are beaten. Wo hada llnoorBani/ation , nnd
wo had to have one. The Business Men's
organisation choked the hydra-headed boa-
constrictor to death , The businessmen of
Omaha helped us ot wo would have been
beaten. They Rave Us substantial backing.
Their association 1.4 really the savior of
the state , and because of It the members
have been maligned , blackguarded and slan
dered from ouo end qf the state to the other.
Wo had the best andmost , conscientious citi
zens with u % and that is why wo defeated
the iniquitous prohibitory amendment by
40,000 majority. "
Jndgo CUrkson responded to the toast ,
"The Judiciary. " Said ho : "When I was
called upon several days ugo to become oucof
seventy members of tlio club to defray the
expenses of this ban'duct , I said to myself ,
"As the hart pauteth after the water
brooks , so jxmtctu my heart after thee , O
banquet.1 I have btten wondered way a
judge is invited t6 attend a banquet of this
kind. I take it that I am expected
to lay aside the judicial ermine ,
throw off thodigulty'ofthootllce , and bo ono
ot the boys' ngdln. I doa't buliovo you care
anything about the judiciary tonight. Iill
only say that the Judjclcry of Douglas consists
of the most woe-begoue , overworked nud pov
erty stricken set of Judges in tbo country. I
can assure you that on this anti-prohibition
occasion that you have an anti-prohibition ju
diciary. In reference to the guests of the
evening , I will say that wo have met
the enemy and they are ours.
Wo fought the fight and won the victory.
The star of anti-prohibition ls _ high in the as
cendancy , and we can congratulate ourselves
and them on the result. "
W. E. Annin responded very happily to the
toast , "The Press. "
"Tho Voice'1 was nnnounecd , and W. V.
Morse very briefly responded , remarking In
cidentally that the head of the go'erument
could rolled no greater honor ou this city
than to appoint lion , .1. L. Wobator to
the supreme bench , to which ollico
he would. lend dimity and Rhino among his
judicial brethren the gicatcst of them all.
Mr. Charles A. Coo was called for nnd hap
pily responded.
Sir. H. W. Yatcs responded to the tonst
"Our Bankers.1' He said that ho opposed
the amendment because he thought it. would
bo detrimental to the city and state , nnd be
cause ho did not believe ttio la\v should inter
fere with individual rights.
"Tne Old Settlers" was humorously re
sponded to by Major Paddock. Ho alluded
to two products of Nebraska Canada Bill ,
wno although once a hunted citizen of our
state , in his way had few superiors. Subtle
in bis management , childlike and bland in his
manifestations , skilled und adroit In his
management of trust funds wo
bhall never see his like again.
Tlio other product was Buffalo * Bill , who has
won distinction ami dollars on two continents ,
nnd who , when ho Is not hobnobbing with
the prince of Wales , is marshaling his dome
sticated aborigines and painting thing ) rod
in the western portion of our own fair state.
Postmaster Clarkson responded to "Our
U. S. Postal Department , " and In referring
to the great increase in the business of the
local offlco , said that none present were too
old to sco Omaha a city of 400,000 Inhabitants.
10. W. Slmeral made the response when the
toast , "Tho Bar , " was announced.
O. S. Montgomery happily responded to
"Tho Ladies. "
This ended tho. regular toasts , and short
speeches were made by Mr. Thomas Kilpat-
nck , Judge Clarkson and VV.IJ. Annliu
A telegram from E. P. Roggen was read
announcing that urgent business made it Im
possible for htm to be present , and the ban
quet was a thing of the past.
Nebraska , Iowa anil Dakota Pensions.
WASHINGTON , Nov. IS. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK Bun. ] Pensions wore granted today
to the following 'Nebraskans ' : Original-
Archibald T. Coon'special ( act ) , David City ;
John P. Uoynolds , IJrokon Bow ; John il
Gamble , Spring Green i William Brown , Cen
tral City ; Henry' ' M. Craig , Lincoln. In
crease Ira M. UalyfCulaway ; John Van
Skyko , Scotia : UriojiJI. Henderson , Aurora ;
Charles Webster , Hancock.
Iowa : Original pa-vid Frcar , Rock Rap
ids ; John K. Clapsattle , Herndon ; Thomas
N. Roberts , GriswoUi ; George Camp. East
Ies Moines. Increase' Sylvester Swcot ,
Lotimor ; George H.'Johnson , Morning Sun ,
Original Moses HOtChhiss , Parkersburg ;
David Woodard , Callage Springs ; Edwnid
Flaherty , Tura. Incrcaso Lewis M. Cald-
well. LoAlnrs ; EdwiuA. Steclc , Quosqucton ;
Jacob Nation , Kollpyg : Robert Turner , Gris-
weld ; John Fisk , , Tlptoii ; Job L. Jones ,
Lake citv ; Curtis 'j'Nicholas ' , Shell Rock ;
William 11. Cannon ; 'Allerton.
South Dakota : HesTlration and increase
Charles U. Iorns , i > raUkiiiRtoiu Original
Byroa K. Mclntyre , * Yankton. Increase
Benjamin , S. Wheeler , Iroquols.
A New Honor for Gimchon.
Loxuos , Nov. 15. [ Special Cablegram to
TIIK Dec. ] The night Hon. Sir C. 1C. Gos-
choii , chancellor of the exchequer , has been
elected Lord Rector of the university of
Edinburgh. Ho received 1,373 votea against
bOl cast for Sir Charles Russell , the well
knotvn lawyer , who was his competitor for
the position.
A Suit Against JJrlglit Brothers. S.1
ButTAi.0 , N. Y. , Nov. 15. A suit has been
commenced against Bright Brothers , proprie
tors of the Gcncsco oil worlcs of tnU city , by
the Union steamboat company to rocovct
KOOO damages for Injury to the propeller
Tlogu In the explosion ut Chicago recently
oud for demurrage.
THREATENED ( ML FAMINE ,
A Serious State of Affairs Along tbo Lluos
of the Union Pacific.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES LACKING ,
Hook Springs unit Other Wyoming
mill Colorado Mine Operators
Unable to Get Their
1'roiliiutto Market.
Reports Imvo been received from various
points nlong the line of thoUnion Pacific ronil
In Nebraska mid Wyoming to the effect that
the supply of soft coal on hniul or obtainable
Is very light and Unit in cnso of 11 severed old
sunp or nay unttsnnl Interference In trnlllo
nrnmpoments a fuel famine will cnsuo.
Tulcgmplilo reports received by Tnr. Hnn
from supply points In Colorado ami Wyoming
substantiate- these statements uiul present 11
situation of affairs tlmt may rcsul ] , disas
trously.
In answer to an Inquiry Tun Brfv corre
spondent nt Chcyciino telegraphs tha follow
ing :
"Tho coal output of Wyoming is 15,000 tons
itally , according to the mine inspector's ro-
port. Coal is now mined In slT counties In
the state , though the principal supply for this
season conies from Rock Springs , Swcct-
watof county. There lins been u great scarcity
of coal hero for the past few months , it being
inposslblo to even secure nuy Coloriulo coil ,
his Is manifestly owing to u lack of trans
portation facilities ou the Union Pacfllc , a *
the miners nt Hock springs , the biggest coal
camp In the state , have only been \vorktng
half time. "
A report from Knwllns says tliat "tho
Union Pacific Is supplying loss than half the
amount of coal furnished last year. The
trouble seems to bo that the company can't '
get the coal over the road. "
Inquiry reveals the fuct that nt almost
every town and city on the Union Pacific in
Nebraska mid Wyoming the supply of soft
coal on hand is not sufficient to last moro
than a week , ,
In Omaha there is no danger of a famine ,
ns the dealers hero do not have to depend
upon the Union Pacific for their coal supply.
The bulk of the soft coal used hero comes
from Iowa and other eastern states , and
wlillo till railroads uro more or less hampered
by a lack of cars to accommodate the present
Immense tniflk1 , there has been no difficulty
In getting and keeping ou hand coal suftlcicnt
to meet the demands.
There is no Uoek Springs coal in the city ,
however , uud there baa been only a very
limited supply for the past two months. Con
sumers who placed orders for their winter's
supply of Hock Springs coal weeks ago have
notleen supplied , and in many instances
linvobecn compelled to buy other eoal.
The whole trouble seems to bo n lack of
transportation facilities on the partof the
Unipa PilcUic ro.ul. The mines nt Rock
Springs und vicinity have a dailv output ,
when worked at full capacity , of 250 cars ,
and this amount oulv meets the demand. On
account of the crippled condition of the road ,
hoxvever , the Wyoming minors have only
been worked on half time for several mouths ,
thus making nn immense shortage In the sup
ply of cnal all over the country supplied by
these mines. For the past week there has
been a been n better condition oE affairs , and
the mines have been worked at their full
cuDacity. bnt even this increased output has
done but little to supply the existing short
age.
age.Tho query naturally arises , xvhy don't the
consumers throughout the state buy coal of
another kind ) The answer is found in the
statement that there is no use ot their buyIng -
Ing what can't bo delivered. The Union
Pacific cnu't haul coal from its own mines
and will not muko nn effort to bnndlo the
product of eastern mines.
Quo of the best posted coal dealers in
Omaha summed up the situation yesterday
as follows :
"With such n big share of the Union Pa
cific's engines in the ditch , the shortage of
curs and the general lack of facilities to at
tend to the wants of its patrons , a three
days' snow storm , or anything else that
would delay or impede tralHc se
riously , would produce a coal iamino
In nearly every town in Nebraska and
Wyoming that depends upon the Union
Pacific for its coal supply. The companv
will not carry othci-coul than Its own , and it
Is in no shape to carry its own in the quan
tity necessary to supply the demand. The
company had a similar experience a few
years ago , when D. O. Clark was superin
tendent of the coal department. Ho mot the
emergency by Inducing the management to
make a decent rate on outsiilo coal , and thus
gave the consumers along the line a chance
to buy olsewhcio what they could not get nt
homo. The whole trouble seems to bo that
the Union Pnvlfic dopartmenthasnot realized
the growth of the country dependant on it
for its cad supply , and is uccoritlngly short
in every estimate it makes of the needs of its
pitrons. Something must bo done , and that
promptly to relieve the present famine , or
there will bo n repetition of the scenes of a
few months n o , when the people In certain
parts of the state took forciulo possession of
'
Union Pacific coal trains and thus secured'a
fuel supply that they were unable to- obtain
by less energetic methods. "
Tlio Situation nt K vans ton.
EVANSTOVVyo. . , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The coal output of the
Union Pacific mines at this point show a
marked decrease in comparison with the out
put in November , 1SS9. Scarcity of cars and
n lack of motive power nre the reasons as
signed for the existing state of affairs. The
Central Pacillc mines , which employ over
live hundred miners , are working hair time
on account of a scarcity of cars , and that
company is scarcely able to supply coal for
its own use , let alone ila extensive San Fran
cisco trade.
ST.lTK XEim.
Pharmaceutical K\
GUAND ISIANO , Neb. , jSov. 15. [ Special to
TIIK BKK. ] At the examination of applicants
for registration ss pharmacists m tbo stnto ot
Nebraska , hold in Omaha , November 11 ,
there wore twelve applicants ; at Lincoln ,
November. 12 , twenty-four ; at Hastings ,
November 13 , cigntecn. Of this number of
.fifty-four applicants twenty-four successfully
passed the examination and received their
certificates. The names of thu successful
candidates are : James Bishop. Omiha ; A.
T. lilni'kbum , Atkinson ; Charles B. Car-
veth , Orchard ; It. K. Chittick , Atkinson ;
Frank K. Green , Omahaj II , 1 \ Malku , Chad-
ron ; J. J. AVilliams , Wayne ; W. S. Franklin ,
Vcrdigro ; C.V , Ferguson , Cliappoll ; U , L.
Albers , Stchwuer : Geo. BJorkman , Liacolu ;
A. B. Hagensick , Lincoln ; C.V . Kuinmin ,
Syracuse ; F , It. Robinson , Ashland ; I ) . S.
lUmsdell. K < ceter ; H. H , SVhittlesoy , Crete ;
A. II. Brooke , Homeland ; A , J. Croft , Davan-
port : T. M. Gairduer. Waco ; Chas. II. Hud
son , Ragan ; L , . W. McDonnell , AlcCook ; Sid
ney MiCngno , Hod Clouil ; Oliver S. Ramsey ,
Inland ; A. A. SchulUenback , Grand Island.
There wus present a full beard , consisting
of Henry Cook , lied Cloud : Max Bccht ,
Omaha ; J. E. Uiggs , Lincoln ; Henry D. Boy-
dcn , Grand Island , and James Itecd. Ne
braska City. The next meetings of this
board for examinations will occur ut Omaha
February 10 , Lincoln February II , and Grand
Island February 12.
An Intel-citing Case.
STiioMSBVim , Neb. , Nov. 15. [ Special to
Tan BKK. ] Last spring Dr. Owen of Stroras-
burg was called to Osccotn to amputate the
leg of a boy who hod been accidentally shot.
The operation wus a success and the limb is
well. The doctor made a charge of $150 ,
which was met with a counter bill of damages -
ages for ill ! > , uud this wus soon after io <
sclndcd und placed ut fi.OOO. As both p.utlos
nro well known the case excites considerable
Interest.
Stable ) I-'Iro at Stramsliurg.
STIIOMSUUIIO , Neb. , Nov. 15. [ Soouial tc
Tim HUH. " ! The stable belonging to IJyct
Ford , the dry goals merchant , was burned at
4 o'clock Saturday morning. The building
was completely WMppoil lu flames when thu
flro was discovered. Two horses were lost
lu Iho fire. The stnblo , which was a vnlu-
able one und well utorod with grain , wus In
sured fur only * 100. The loss U heavy.
Cause of the fire unknown.
The Cams Con tin nod.
1'A.w.Nm : , Nob. , Nov. 18.- ( Special Tele
gram to TUP BKK. | The Cuinnian-llordoti
case from Dubora , Nob. , has been continued
to the next term of court ,
German Paper S
Nob. , Nov. -Special [ Tele
gram to TUB Br.fi. ] The Hastings Post , the
inly Gorman newspaper published In the
Second congressional district , has suspended
publication. _
Attempted Sulrldr.
Gntitxo , Neb. , Nov. VJ. [ Special to Tun
riKB. ] Mrs. La Porto , a widow living near
here , last night attempted sulcldo by taking
strychnine. A phyMcl.in was called , however -
over , und prompt work saved her life. The
cuuso was despondency ,
A 'lonrimllntlo Transfer.
IlASTiNos , Neb , Nov. 15. Spoctid Tele
gram to Tin : BRI : . | Tha Hastings Indcptmd-
ent , published by A. L. WlRton , has been
sold to A. It. Drown & Co. The paper was
formerly Independent In politics , but will
now bo concluded a * n straight republican
paper. _
A Unique Cnso.
PWNEE , Nob. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tmo-
gram to TUB HKK.I Tiio somewhat cele
brated ease of Prof. Justus vs T.iblo Fork
school district , was decided la favor of thu
professor. This case was unique ns being
thu first case In the stnto where n professor
of a high school had to sue for his wages.
Kllcliorn's Kirc Company.
Ef.Kiioiis' , Nob. , Nov. -lHpecuil Tele
gram to Tim Bui ; ] TUo organization of
Ualdwin volunteer chemical engine com
pany , No. 1 , was completed hero ihU even
ing. The company takes the name of Its
president , Mr. U. B. IJa'.dwin , cashier of the
State bank of Elldiom. It starts out with
llfty-txvo charier members. Tlio apparatus
to bo used Is n sixty-gallon llutsun chemical ,
which has been subjected to a series of so'vero
and exacting tests , the result of which were
moat satisfactory.
A Jiihllco at Onto.
CniiTB , Neb. , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK BIIE.J The largest crowd of people
over seen ou the streets of Crete took part ( a
the combined anti-prohibition , dcmocmtiu
and alllatico ratification this evening. Bands
of music , flro works , torchlights , bonfires and
all other paraphernalia added to the enthusi
asm of the peoplo. Hon. M. V. Gannon was
advertised to speak , but by some misunder
standing failed to come. Local speakers ,
among whom was Hon. T. A. 0. Heard , inado
the great mass of people happy. The whole
affair was a great success.
Settlers l < Yulinjr SatVr.
VAt.CN-ri.MJ , Neb. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele-
giamtoTnn Ben , ] The news contained in
the Washington dispatches to THE Bniof : to
day that the war department was going to
take the Indians lu charge and use sanguinary
mcasuies to enforce submission if necessary ,
is received with great satisfaction here , ns
the scttlcisall along the boundary line of the
reservation have for months been uneasy and
fear nn Indian raid nlmoit any time. The
Indians freight their own supplies from here
to Itoschud agency , receiving payment there
for. The anent refuses to allow the followers
of the now "Messiah" freighting , nml upon
the refusal of Judge Tucker , forwarding
agent , to pivo an Indian named Moccasin ,
from Rosebud agency , a load today the Indian
promised dire vengeance. Upon present con
ditions. either the Indians must bo kept in
subjection or the white settler.- * move out.
This move on the part of I ho war department
wilt give a < suranco of protection and doubt
less allay thu anxiety.
THE trtHtfili'N JF.lIll.
Action of the f.vouativc Committee of
the National CommNslon.
Cnictoo , Nov. 15. The executive commit
tee of the world's fair national commission
today decided by preliminary action in the
matter of apportioning the various exhibit
halls among the parks constituting the site
Tno uncertainty as to the extent to which
the parks would bu used has constituted one
of the main dlfilculties , involving Indirectly
the Lnko Front problem. Several schemes
for Washington park have been objected to
by the South pirk commissioners as involv
ing too great defacement of existing land
scape improvements , Their adherence to
the objection would necessarily mean dimin
ished USD cf Washington park and increased
importance of the Lake Front and Jackson
park.
This afternoon the subject was brought tea
a climax at tlio meeting of the executive com
mittee , which , after a lengthy dcbatc.Acionted
n resolution insistmirtlmt tlio local directory
obtain from the South park commission be
fore the meeting of the national commission
on tba ISth lust. consent for the
uncuiibtltntioual use of Washington
part. Unless such action Is taken
tlio executive committed will feel
constrained to recommend to the commission
the abrogation of the resolutions adopting
the various sites heretofore tendered.
The classification committee of the na
tional commission was in session today , clos
ing up their work.
The departments ns , laid out by Commis
sioner Do Young of California , wlikh bad
been partially changed , were restored to
their original shape and ratified ilnally by
the committee as a ilnal recommendation oh
tlio main classification , The committee ex
pects to have most of the snb-clnssiflcation
linisued when the commission meets.
iiniit.iij cunisTiTAX AI.LI.ISUE.
Conclusion of the bailers of the Plr.it
Session.
CHICAGO , Nov. 15 , The first session of the
Liberal Christian alliance concluded its la
bors today. Prof. David Swing of Chicago
was elected president. The constitution sets
forth : "Believing that a bettor and more
spiritual Interpretation of Christianity Is
every whcro needed , and there ought to bo
more fellowship and union In spirit and worlc
amoii ! liberal Christians , the association Is
formed , for the piuposo of promoting these
ends. It is to bo undenominational ; the basis
to bo unpoKinatic Christianity or right of
private Judgment in the interpretation and
right of private conscience In action and reli
gion. It shall In no way disturb either the
independence or existing denominational re
lations and alUliatlons of denominations of
churches Tlio association invites the fel
lowship of nil In sympathy with its end. "
Tlio National Ijoncuo Meeting.
NEW Youif , Nov. IB , The National league ,
meeting this aftcinoon adjourned , after a
secret session. No Information was given
out , hut it is understood that the Pittsburg
club will bo helped out financially oy the
others , Byrne of Brooklyn said that no res
olutions or statements wore made , and about
the most imnortant thing was that of leaving
differences between opposing clubi in cities
where they exist , to n conference committee
composed of Day , Sp.iulding and himself.
The league will not incut again until late In
the winter. Ho thought it likely that tuo
Philadelphia players' and American clubs
would consolidate. President Prlnco of tint
players' le.iguo is still determined in assert
ing that his organlmtloivwill not give ui > the
light.
North Dakota' * Nc\vly I'.lcot.
Fuioo , N. D. , Nov. 15. It seems that the
newly circled staUj officers will not bo ablu
to "got there" quite a.s soon as expected. Tlio
legislature adjourned without providing for
any board which should have pnwor to can
vass trio votes for sUUo ofllccrs. It looks as
though the now atnto ofllcers would have to
await the action o f the Icgislatu ro In tbo mat
ter , leaving the old oftlcora to "run the ma-
chiua" and draw tha salaries ,
The UaniNli TnrlfT.
arx , Nov. 15-Special [ Cablegram
to TIIK DEE. ] In the Landsthing today the
minister of nnanco prebontod n tariff bill.
The bill places coal , coke , salt , sago and rico
on the free list and reduces the dntlei on
sugar. It also provides for the abolition of
the shipping duties. The tariff on Industrial
machinery is Increased ,
WIP18.
t
HhoFlroiTlirooHhetHnt Her IltiMlinntl ,
Inlllotliig Hllglit Wuitndft.
Tor some time Mrs , L.T. . BIgitoy , who re
side * nt Twenttelli nml Vlnton streets has
hern jealous of her husband , claiming tlmt ho
hns been browsing around , forbidden pas
tures. At 1 o'clock this morning thohu.sbnnit
relumed homo , and ns he wns passing
through the gate , ttio wife raised the window
and fired three shoU , two of which hit ,
IJlgslcy , indicting painful but not serious
Wounds ,
Mrs. Ulgslcy has been arrested , but re
fuses to talk upon tbo subject of the shoot
ing.
. Wv'/'i' n'ATKit ir.iitiiote.
An Important Undertaking nt Araii-
uns I'ass , THH. .
Six ANTONIO , Tex. , Nov. in. [ Special Tel-
gram toTitr , Uii : : . ] A mutter ot gieat Im
portance to tlio people of the entire west unit
southwestern country wan rovcaloil to thu
public today , which created something of u
Hurry among railroad men here. While It
hns been known for seine time by those on
the Inside that parties had been quietly work-
lug on n scheme to divert the commerce of
the west from the Atlantic seaboard tothu
Clulfof Mexico , It was nut seriously consld
ered In railroad circles until today , when thu
fact was developed thut the Al-nnnas Harbor
company had succeeded in iKJi-fectlng llnan
chit nnd nil other nriangcmeiits for
deepening the wntcr over the bar nt Aranias
pass , Toxas. The late congress passed a
mil granting to this company the exclusive
right to obtain deep water at that point , sur
rendering : to Itall the work puevlonsly done
by the government , hut iciiuhed the com
pany to furnish n suflli'icnt depth of water to
admit the largest \essuh within a specified
tlmo. While this looks like a small matter
on Us face , some ot thu most conservative
and level headed railroad men in this city
cither decline to express an opinion upon the
subject , or nil mi t that It may bo the begin
ning of a movement which H likely to revo
lutionize Iho commerce west of thoMiisU-
slppl river. When it Is considered that a
saving of an average haul of 700 mlles can
IKS saved to the western producer by sending
their products to the Toxns coast , some Idea
of tbo move may bo obtained. Some ot New
York's leading capitalists nro interested In
the enterprise. It was learned from ono of
the prominent stockholders that the company
had already purchased the steel and other
material for a double track terminal road to
bo built froju the new city of Arausas liar
bor around the bay and Islands to the pasi ,
\\here two Jetties will bo eiwtcd to contlnu
th6 channel over the bar. ono Jetty to bo ex
tended from St. Joseph's island , the other
from Matagorda island. Work will begin
on the terminal railroad at once , mid It
h claimed thut sufficient water will bo
obtained for the largest .ships to enter tlio
harbor in one year. It win fin thor learned
that two of the largest trunk line roads in
the west would bo extended to a connection
with the terminal rojd at the new city by tbo
time deep wntcr was. obtained over the bar.
The probable cost of getting deep water ,
building the terminal road , etc. , will bo be
t\\cen onu nnd two million dollars , the
amount necessary having been stvmvil. 11
lias long been known thut Arkansas pass
posscisod superior natural advantages for a
deep water tort , and just what t'ffcct tlio ob
taining of deep water on the Texas coast will
have upon the future commerce of the coun
try time uloiiu can tell.
THE Hl'JiRU
Nnslivllln Uacc * .
K.vonriu.c , Tenn. , Nov. 15. Summary of
today's races :
Four furlongs Little Midget won , Maud
B. second , Laura Doxoy third. Titno : . * > 115
.Seven and one-half furlongs Itobin won ,
I'oleni S second , St. Albans third. Time
1:40 : > 4' .
One mile Buckler won , Guldo second ,
Pullman third. Time -I : W4.
Six Furlonirs Hart Wallnt'owon , Whitney
second , ISd Dell third. No timo.
Five furlongs AIM Mary won , Mniniu
Fonso second , ilaraniboure. third. Time
Statement of Srrtfont Survivors.
LOXIION , Nov. lit. The statement of the
SUIT Ivors of the war uhip Serpent say she
struck the rocks at 10 o'clock at night , while
running nine knots an hour. Tim weather
was very thick and the wind blowing hard
There \vas a tremendous swell on. After
striking bho thumped on the rocks half 1111
hour , then slid oil and sank. The officers re
mained nn tne bridge to the last. The crow ,
by "order of the captain , took to thu riggintr
The survivors were members of tholifo liout
crew and had on llfo belts. This uidod iu
saving them.
Police Urcak Up a
r , Nov. in. Early this morning
the police surrounded n saloon in this city
and broke tip a pri/e light In progress there.
They captured Thomas Burke , one of the
principals and about fifty of tlu > spectators.
Michael Olllespic , tbo other principal , and
about boventy-nve. spectators escaped.
Ralfuiir DofVntH Aberdeen.
Gi.vsflow , Nov. 15. fSpcuial Cablegram to
Tin : BBII.J At the election for rector of
Cilitsgow nnivcrsitv today , IJalfour , chief sec
retory for Ireland , the conservntlvo candi
date , was elected , receiving ! H8 votes against
717 for Lord Aberdeen , the liberal candidate.
Trial Postponed ,
PAUIS , Nov. 15. [ Special Cablegram to Tan
Br.K.1 The trial of Michael Eyrad tor the
murder of Notary Cnuffo , who was enticed
to the house of Ciiibriello Itomp.ird , Eyrand's
mistress , nnd tlicro choked to death , hns been
postponed nntll December 15.
Carey Heiinlur rorWyoinlnjr.
CIIBVENNU , Wyo. , Nov. 15. Ex-Delegato
Curey was today elected United States t > en-
ator. Ho received ! 1 ! ) republican votes for
tlio legislature , while Baxter , latu democratic
nominee for governor , received the vote of
every iiemocr.H.
Coming fjockiuir of Halters.
D.\\iaiir , Conn. , Nov. All the lint fac
tories will leeK out employes Monday owing
to u serious disagreement with the trimmers' ,
union. Ten thousand people will Ixj affected.
NHVTIl O.7/.1//.1 A
Thn niiihthcrfa Scourge.
The spread of diphtheria , with its unusu
ally fatal results , has caused no little talk
ninong eltUons about having the city schools
closed during Its ravages. Members of thu
.board of education have discussed tbo ques
tion , butas jet do not doom itwiso to take
such a radical course. President Persona ,
on being questioned , saidV'o : have ills-
cn.sscd this matter , but have not vet d > < > raed
it Uc.st to cloau any of the schools. The reports
ports muku it bad enough , whilu to close thu
schools would muku thu condition of uffidrs
nppmr much worse than thc > y really ato.
woexcluiiooverypnpll from infected lionsm ,
and us fur as poaslhlu from dangerous neigh-
boihouds , und tlmt bcems to be all that U nec
essary or wise at
Snrprlrwtl at Flirty.
Sixty gentlemen friends of Hwlght L.
Holmes accepted MM. Holmes invitation nnd
last night BMO Mr. Holmes an complete and
enjoyable B rpriso on the occasion of Ills
fortieth birthday as could bo desired by the
enthuslnstio friends who planned it. Husl-
ness detained Mr. Holmes In Oinnha until
after 8 o'clock , anil on bis return ho wus wel
comed by ttio assembled friends and Initiated
in the regular orthodox' style. After1 a gnmo
of progressive high nvo. a spread. Mn.
Holmes' host , than which there I * no botu r ,
was served. Mr. Holmes will remember thu V
occasion not only from the pleasant social
and surpilse. but by some valuable nnd cle-
Bant remembrance * . _
Notes About t tie City.
J. I ) . Thorna * has removed to Sltit N
street.
Mrs , J. V. Cornish has returned front To-
kamah.
Daniel Haffarty will soon have the city hall
ready to move Into ,
A young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. k'ruulc
Yasak is very sick with diphtheria.
Miss Flora. Jones of Galusburg , 111. , Is tbo
guest of Mr. nud Mrs. Htuce McUulIocli.