2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 31 , 3.890. V
DllM MAKES A STATEMENT ,
Ha Eajs tLo now Members Knew Hothing
of tlio Leas3S.
THEY VIOLATED AN OLD AGREEMENT ,
Information do Present Press I UK
Kcctl ofthe Directors The Alton
Will Cut Passenger Kates
After the Ilulldaya.
Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 80. President Dillon of
tbo Union Pacific makes tlio ollowing state
ment , In which Gould concurs : The stilus of
the Union Pacific and St. Pnul nnd Hock
Island * rends nt Omnha Jnny bo
sUmtnnrl/cd ns follows : In 1833 a tranlc con
tract was made between the Union Pacific
end St. Paul nnd Hock Isliind companies , by
which business would be Interchanged
between the two companies on
favornblo terms nt Council Hindi.
This contract was for twenty-live years and
Is still In force and being nctcd upon ,
On May I , Ib'JO , what purported to bo n
lease of tlio Union Pad lie bridge terminal nt
Omnha nnd the use of Its main trades to the
westward limits of Omaha was mndo by two
separate leases , one-half for the St. I'aul nnd
Iho oilier hull for the Hock Island , These
leases were for iilnety-nliiu years for a con
sideration of about one-half of whnt the com
pany received last year from Its bridge tolls
ou their business. Acting under these leases
of our terminals nt Omaha , the Keck Island
has ndvertlscd to open n computing line to
the Union Pacific for Us whole length from
Omaha to Ogdcn , thus paralleling the Union
Pnellli ) for Its entire length. The existence
of these lenses wns unknown to the now
members of the board. As soon as they
learned that they existed they were submit
ted to Dillon , who ndviscd the directors that
under the charter of the Union Pacific these
lenses wcro In violation ot the pmtncrshli )
nnd relations between tbo government nnd
the company. The government directors re
quested the president of the company to sus
pend any notion under thcso lenses until such
time ns they could bo legally ndvlsod as to
their validity.
It will bo the earnest effort of the directors
of the Union Pnclllo to cultivate the most
friendly relations between the St. Paul nnd
"Hock Island companies for the mutual inter-
chnnio ; of business at Omuba and Council
UlulTs.
In regard to the statement of President
Miller that the brultro trouble would Inter
fere with tlio presidents' agreement , Edwin
Gould snld : "It Is n different matter. This
has nothing to do with maintaining rates , "
Jay Gould later said that the alleged leases
with the Hock Island und St. Paul roads
were , ns n business transaction , the most
ridiculous and absurd ho had over encoun
tered. The United States committee- its
report stated that the Union Pacific termi
nals nt Or nub a , Denver nnd Kansas City
were worth nt the lowest appraisement
f 15,000,000. For the use of such property the
sum proposed to bo paid was utterly Insignifi
cant. Gould says there Is no reason to ap
prehend that this matter would unfavorably
affect the picsldent's agreement.
, Tny Gould on tlio Ijonncs.
NBW YOUK Dee. 80. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : HER. ] Mr. Gould , in conversation
with an Evening Post reporter , snld tlmt a
bridge und terminals of their own at Omaha
would , cost the Milwaukee nnd
Hock Island roads nt least. Jo,000,000 ;
that the Union Pnclllc estimated Its facilities
of this nature there at nearer $10,000,000
tlinn $ .1,003,000. Were tlio so-called leases
to bo recognized as binding nnd their proVisions -
Visions carried out , if the splendid
privileges of the Union Pacific's bridge nnd
tcrmtnnls at Omaha wer6 to bo , granted to
the Milwaukee and the Hock Island for n
consideration so Rrotesijucly disprbportioncd
to'thcir value , and , finally tha Union Pacific
f in consc < iuonco to bo paralleled for Its
entire length by a rival road , ho would llko
to know what the government's 25 per cent
of the earnings of the road would amount to.
Thcso alleged leases , declared Mr.
Gould , wcro ns a business transaction
the most rlaiculous and absurd ho had over
encountered In his whole course of railroad
experience. The Fryc committee of the
United States senate had , Iu its
report upon the value of the
Union Pacific property , stated that the
terminals of the road ut Omaha , Denver and
Kansas City were worth at the lowest np-
praisonient $15,000,000. For the use of such
property the sum proposed to ba
paid by the Milwaukee und Rock
island roads was utterly Insignificant.
AH Scon In Olitonno. . -
CniOAOO , Deo. 30. The
trovorsy between rtb-T JCT Isluml and St.
Paul on onoJiiHi'vnnd the Union Pacific ou
thoptbi'Vs tnochlof topic of conversation
'
i-juaa'g railway men. The St.
Paul nnd Hock Island officials
consider the statement of Vlco President
Clark of the Union Pnclllc that the matter
would bo settled before the Oth or
8th ns significant , ns being about
the tlmo when the presidents of
thp roads party to the now agreements are to
-mootlu Now York , anil , they point out that
the spending trouble , would give Gould a
leverage at that meeting In behalf of
any measure ho might wish to
put through that- ' . , the St. Paul
or Hock Island might bo disposed to object
to. The attorneys for the two roads men
tioned uro preparing to take legal steps to
enforce this contract in case an amicable set
tlement cannot be reached.
They Snw Through the Scheme.
CHICAGO , Dec. 80. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BIIB.J A secret conference of high
onicinls of the western roads was held today
"to consider their action In New York next
week nt the proposed organization of the now
president's agreement. Vlco President Hip-
toy of the St. Paul road was In the chair.
Among Others present were Vlco President
SpYlngcr of the Atchlson , Vice President
Noivhnm of the Northwestern } Gcncrnl Man-
ngDr SU John of the Hock Island , General
Freight Agent Miller of the Burlington , As-
Blstont Trnftlo Manager Markham of the llli-
fiols Central nnd Chairman Wulkorof the In-
lorstato Commerce Hallway association. Snld
onBol the nbovont the close of the meeting.
"Wo hnvo been fiddling n way on the agree
ment nil day and hnvo not ngrci.il on a solitary
point , except that It will bo perfected and on.
lorcou ntiillhaznnK If properly ndmlnls-
tercd it w ill cut no llguro whether or not the
Alton mid Chlcairo , St. Paul & Kansas City
roads join. They could bo brought to tlmo If
tnoy attempted to mnlto nny trouble. The
Kansas City , Fort Scott it Memphis road re
fuses to join because it was keen enough to
see through Gould's plan. Aa soon ns the
agreement is In force ho will knock the cele
brated Union Pacltlo-Nortliwoatern
- ngreo
ment on the head by diverting , nt Denver ,
from the Union PaclUo all possible trafllo to
his pot , the Missouri Pacific , and Inking at
cnst via SC Louis and Memphis. The North
western nlso sees , this , nnd if wo have nny
difficulty in organizing It will como from the
tiutural reluctance of the Northwestern to
glyo up the enormous tranlc It bus been get
ting from the Union Pacific.Vd will hold
another meeting tomorrow nnd try to agree
on a plan of action for the New York moot
ing , "
The Alton Will Cut.
CitiUAGO , Doc. 80. [ S | > ecUl Telegram to
TUB Dr.c , ] The Alton road announces that ,
as soon as holiday tlckots nro oft sale , it will
reduce the passenger rate from St. Louis to
Chicago at least $1 and perhaps moro. It
claims the Jacksonville Southeastern is cut
ting the ruto to that amount through brokers
over the recently formed St. Louis Hue of
the Atchlson. The Alton says that the AtchIson -
Ison , which makes the south bound rates , has
- - 6 yj ftHTjdliorcd strictly to tbo tariff.
Short Line Change.
In. , Dee , 80. [ Special Tele-
gnuu to jti.vBxu.1 George W. Hlbbard ,
general tratllo manager of the Pacific Short
Line , rcslgncir'today and has accepted the
position of < / oncrul freight and passenger
agent of the Tcins Mexican railroad com
pany with licmlqunrtcn ut tamlo , Tex. Ho
will Ixj succeeded by 0. It. Soruggltis , who
bos been with the Short Line lor some tlmo ,
rrcnlilmit Miller' * Statement.
CIIICAOO , Doc. 30. President Miller of the
SU Paul road , commenting on the ntntoinout
in.iilo by President Dillon of the Union 1'a-
cific , snld this evening tlmt ho was gliid to
hear that Ilia tripartite ngreoment wns still
In force , ns nearly everybody clsolmd thought
It was ( lend. If It U still In force ho Is at a
low to know how the trndlo ftrooment ( be
tween the Union Pnelflo nnd Northwestern
roruls can stand. By the terms of ono the
other cnnnot exist. The St. 1'nul road , ho
siud , will cmlonvor through lecnl nrocecil-
IIIKS .to enforce the contract for the use of
lirlui > o terminals. President Cable of the
Hock Island expresses similar f.ontl-
ments. Neither ho uor Mr. Miller
would I'xprcas tin opinion ns to
whether their contracts with the Union
I'uclllc wcro In violation of tbo relations of
that road to the Rovcrnincnt. What steps
they have taken rcgnnllng lognl proceedings
were also kept nil lot. Both will uttcnd tbo
presidents mooting In Now York , nnd It Is
thought thnl the > nrc reserving whnt they
may hnvo to sny until then. Still the Roncrnl
Impression seems to bo that Gould will Rain
his point in keeping the Itock Island and St.
Paul out ot Onmlm. If ho does It Is not at
nil cciUilu thut they will carry out the orls-
inul projector building nn Independentbridge.
The Alcliisnn Manipulating llnton ,
CIIICAOO , Dcc,80. The Atchlson opened Its
now HMO to St. Loins in conncctlQn with the
Jacksonville Southwestern ton days ago nnd
already thcro Is complaint of manipulation of
li.isseiiKcr rates frain St. Louis by that lino.
The Alton hns notified ttio western paasenpcr
association that it will meet this cut openly
as soon us the holiday excursion business Is
over.
A Itatu Cuttini ; Hol'orin ,
Nr.w Youic , Dec. 30. [ Special Telegram to
Tim BBI : . ] One of the most Important re
forms contemplated by the 'aRroemont en
tered Into by the western railroads is the
abolition of competitive oniccs nnd nil the
( Mi-npharnalla for ruto cutting maintained iu
branch bureaus.
XFMKASKAXH HKAlllt FltOM.
They Tnko I'nrt Iu a TnrlfT Kororni
Celebration nt Clilonfjn.
CIIICAOO , Dec. 30. [ Special Telegram to
Tin ; Bnc. ] Mirny distinguished tariff re
formers nnd democrats were banqueted at
the Grand Pacific hotel this evening In a cele
bration by the Illinois tariff reform league of
the victories recently achieved In the cause
of tariff reform. It was a notable event , such
men as Governor-elect iJoyd of Nebraska ,
Hon. .1. Sterling Morton of the snmo state
and General John M. I'almcr of Illinois being
counted among those present. Franklin Mne-
VejvL'h of Chicago presided. The list of
toasts was as follows : "Tho Farmers' Awnk-
onlnp , " Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska ;
"The Reform of the Tariff by Its Victims , "
Kdwin Dnrritt Smith ; "Illlnolsln the Recent
Campaign , " \V.G. Ewlng , late United States
dlsttict attorney ; "NewPolitical Era , " K.
O. Mason' "Tariff lleform nnd free Trade , "
William T. Baker , president ot the board of
"Bountlesnnd Subsidies. " Congressman-elect
II. W. Snow of the Ninth Illinois district.
Some resentment was occasioned by the refusal -
fusal of ox-Picsident Cleveland to attend.
DESI'JKltATJK JeZl'AT.S.
They Do Ilnplcl nnil Fatal Firing In
Alnlmmn.
NASiivnt.E , Tenn. , Dec.80. [ SpecialTel
egram to Tim Bun. ] At Dalamlto , Ala. ,
yesterday Mutt Glllespie , a young conductor ,
was shot four times and fatally wounded by
John Hushes. After ho fell n pistol was
placed iu Ulllcsplo's hand by a friend , and ho
shot Hughes thrco times , but the extent of
the Injuries nro not known. Hughes and
Glllesplohavo been visiting the same young
lady , and tbo latter told her of a rumor that
Hughes had negro blood In his veins. The
story was repeated to Hughes by the young
lady , and ho stavtcd out to hunt Gllfcspio.
Ho found him , and the result was as stated
above.
ll 11'XItE.
A Young Man In Philadelphia Strnclc
Dead by the Deadly Current ,
Pinr.ADnu'iiiA , Dec. SO. [ SpeclalTolcgranj
to Tun DEE. ] Samuel Kerns , a young man ,
was killed this morning by the current of nn
electric wlro passlug through his body. Ho
was employed in repairing the roof of the
Baldwin locomotlvo works when ho thought
lessly grasped nn electric light wlro which
passed over the building. Ho fell to tl > '
roof and died almost itatu jtly. His JfetTwas
burned and dlscolor A - - - of his
coat was hpnC'WTd torn from the arm /vbich
campjivontact with the wlro.
I5rtu.il Treatment at Children.
CIIICAOO , Dec. 30. Mrs. Catherine Soeloy ,
keeper of the "Bethany homo for children , "
was arrested a few days ago on complaint of
Mrs. Nelllo Kodgera of Springfield , 111. ,
whoso six children wcro In the institution.
At the preliminary hearing todav a largo
number of witnesses testified thut Mrs. See-
ley treated the children in her care with in
human cruelty and neglect. She sent them out
in cold weather , clothed in rags , to beg and
when they returned gave them only dry
crusts of bread to cat. She beat them with a
poker nnd put them In Ice-cold water ns pun
ishment. Many of the children thus inhu
manly punished were too young to know
right from wrong.
A Chrlatmn Victory.
Lennox , Dec. 30. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BKR.J Advices from Uganda state that
iu a recent conflict on the frontier the Chris
tian forces defeated the Moslems and that
peace has been established throughout the
country. The Protestants have opened their
new church , the services being attended by
great crowds. Many natives have accepted
the Chriatiau faith and were baptized.
He Playoil tbo Uncos.
NEW YOIIK , Dec. 29. The Jewelry stern of
Albert Jahn , oa Eighth avenue , was taken
charge of by the sheriff today , Jahn having
been missing several days. When the safe
was opened , instead of § 20,000 worth of stock
the ofllccrs found ono copper penny and a lot
of pool tickets on the Guttonburg races.
Jnhn is also indebted to various wholesale
jewelers in amounts aggregating $10,000 ,
Opium Smugglers' King Captured.
SKATTLE , Wash. , Doc. 29. La Belle , king
of the opium smugglers , who escaped from
the United States secret service ofllcers after
his capture nt Port Huron , Mich. , two years
ago , was today captured nt Olympla , where
ho was driving u laundry wagon under the
alias of Boulangor. Ho Is said to bo at the
head of the largest smuggling ring In the
United Stutea.
_ _
Great Destitution in Oklnhniun.
CHICAGO , Doc. 29. Governor Steele of
Oklahoma , who is now In this clty _ , says there
Is great destitution among many people in
Oklahoma und relief is necessary. The trou
ble dates bacic to the boomer days whoa people -
plo dissipated their moans trying to get into
the territory before it was opened. Bad
crops last season added to the trouble.
Iron Furnaces to Shut Down.
PiTTSiiuito , Pa. , Dec. 80. The owners o !
twenty-three iron furnaces in the Muuoalng
anil Shennngo valleys at a mooting to-day
resolved to shut down indefinitely on Jan
uary 10 , bocausn of high railroad tariff and
the present cost of coko. A great many em
ployes are ullcctou.
TII U.donizo I'crseontoil Jews.
BAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 30. It is reported
that it bos boon decided by a number of
leading Hebrews to raise a fund for the pur
chase of u vast tract of laud Iu Mexico , on
which to colon Izo largo numbers of the per
secuted Jews of
A Halt I ako Fnllnrc.
BU.T LVKK , Utah , Dec , 30. fSpeclal Tele
gram to TUB BKE.J The grocery firm of
Webb & Olson of this city made oil assign
ment today with liabilities of $5.000. A re-
celver was appointed tmd it U estimated that
the assets will pay 60 per cent of the claims.
HOLMS DROPS THE SUBJECT ,
He Decides to Abandon the Idea of Eqaliz-
ing Enumerators1
CONTR/lgpnON / FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ,
The ( 'resident StrmiRly Ucnlo ? Thnl
Ho llitBFnvornil Curtain Aiipll-
pVir Pensions Hennlo
Visitors Called to Order.
WASIUNQTON ntmun ; Titr. OMUIV DEB ,
MM FolMlTEKNTIt STIlBKr ,
WASHINOTOX , D. C. , teo. ) 0.
General Browne of Indiana hns concluded
nor to introduce : the bill which ho contem
plated preparing to make the pay of- census
enumerators nvcrago up to ? U a day. Tlio
general believes that a largo proportion of the
enumerators were not glvon sufllclcnt pay for
the worlc performed , but ho 1m mndo Inquiry
nnd lliuls that the proposition is not popular ,
nnd that it will no n waste of effort to try to
got such a measure through nt this session.
Ho has received quite u number of letters
from constituents , who road of his inten
tions , to inovo In tholr bohnlf , nnd finds tlmt
his proposition has aroused general as well
as favorable Interest , but that thcro is no use
trying to dlsgulso the fact that few original
propositions can get through this congress ,
and surely none proposing nn outlay of
money , for the watch dogs have sat down
upon the safety valves of the , treasury and
proclaimed their Intention to shut off original
propositions for dlsourscmcnts of cash.
Tim I'ltEsiunsT nMi'HATicAu.r UIMIS. : :
Contradiction of tliostrongcst character Is
made nt the white house of the statement
that President Harrison hns recommended
any notion upon the pension claims intro
duced In behalf of any applicant at the pen
sion nfflcc. The president Is in dilily receipt
of n largo number of letters from personal
friends and strangers In every bcction of the
country soliciting hi $ request to hnvo pension
claims made special , hut ho hns never in any
Instance recommended action upon u pension
application. All of thcso letters nro referred
without endorsement to the commissioner of
pensions. The statement was published
broadcast a few days ago that the president
waa interesting himself in behalf of
certain pension applications in Indiana
and elsewhere with n view of paying
bade political or other obligations , Um'er '
the rules of tbo pension ofllco no favors nro
grunted to anyone in the consideration of
pension claim * . The applications uro taken
up In their order , nnd requests of T > olltlciaiis ,
olllccholders , men in congrnss and nil others
have no moro Inlluonce than those of the ap
plicants themselves.
SKN'ATl ! V1S1TOHS CALI.F.D TO OIIUER.
There was nn unusunl scene prcsntod In
the senate during the morning hour today.
The galleries were filled with New England
school teachers of the fair sex. The senate
convened promptly at 10 o'clock , but it re
quired over an hour to secure n quorum.
The fair visitors did not understand
why It was that the business of the senate
did not proceed , nnd while the doorkeepers
were assisting the sergonnt-at-orms and his
deputies in mustering n quorum the women
instituted an npplatiso similar to that which
often takes place In a theater from nn impa
tient audience desiring the curtain to rise.
Vice President Morton reprimanded , the
visitors sharply , but they , supposing that
this was a matter of course , paid no heed to
the appeal of the presiding plllcor. Every
tlmo a senator appeared on the floor or moved
from his sent ho was vigorously npplauded.
The venerable nnd dlgnllicd Mr. livnrts of
Now York was greatly embarrassed when
upon leaving his chair nnd approaching the
vijo president for u private conversation ho
was greeted with n prolonged and vigorous
applause from the women in the gallery. The
old gentleman' blushed deeply andnssqon ns
po.sslb'0 ' hlott nwuy to one of tbiJ cloakrooms. .
It was nottlllthb. statement wast mndofrom
the presiding onlrcr that if the visitors con
tinued to disturb the decorum of the senate
they \vould have to experience some of their
own rules of discipline that they lapsed Into
quietude and discovered that they were
really creating a sensation on the Uoor of the
senate.
Honour WAS IN IT.
If thorehasbocn , ( < r5yB'oubt as to whether
Senator Stewart m jXovada was interested in
the much mooted Silver bullion pool , it must
hnvo been dispelled when the deolaraUpns
his
.
nounccd that ho was opposed to the purchase
of the floating American sliver bullion in
sight , as it has been referral to by senators ,
if for no other reason than because ho might
be suspected of having nn Interest In silver
bullion speculation. Ho declared that ho
was not Interested in tbo silvQr. , bullion pool
nnd had not speculated In that product. . If
only two or thrco moro of thcr senators' make
announcements of this kind and it is be
lieved that they will do so tho' prospective
Investigation by a special committee of the
house iu to charges made by Mr. Dockory of
Missouri that there existed n sliver bullion
pocl , Into which many senators haa put their
money pending the adoption of the recent
silver bill , will bo unnecessary , as oyory man
who hns over been suspected of spoculntlng
In silver will then bavo declared his inno
cence.
cence.ALT , TUB nEPAllTMirNTCAXArPOUn.
Recently attention was called to the worlc
of Mr. Santee of Niobrara , who camp hero
for the purpose of securing a reglar star mall
service irom Niobrara to Mankato in the annexed -
noxod territory along the northern border of
Nebraska. Mr. Santee went before the post-
olllco otUcials and niado statements concern
ing the service which his ofllco wns then re
ceiving , and asserted among other things
that thcro was absolutely no mall service to
Lynch , Coka and Ucrmnutown and for. this
reason ho understood thut the department
should take stops to place n regular star ser
vice along the entire line of the route" . The
department today answered the demand
through Senator Mandorsou , saying tlmt nt
present the postofllco authorities would not
authorize any addition. It seemed that a
special service Is maintained botwcon Nio
brara and Lynch for which the depart
ment pays two-thirds of tho- com
pensation of the postmaster nt Lynch.
From Lynch to Coka a special
service Is mentioned for which two-thirds of
the postmaster's compensation nt Coka is
paid to the carrier , and so on along the cntiro
route , if , by July 1 next , the Increase in the
business will warrant it , n full service of
ono or two trip * a wool : , each way , will bo
Inaugurated from Klobrara to the postofilco
on the extreme west , but at present the ser
vice costs about all that the department 'feels
it con ufford to pay , which is $ SOO n year.
J1ILITA1IV MATTKUS.
By direction of the secretary of war ,
Major John V. Lnudordnlo , surgeon , now on
duty nt Fort Ontario , N. Y. , will proceed
without delay to Pine Ridge Agency , S.
D. , and report iu person to Utigadior Gen
eral John I { . Brooke for duty iu the field and
by letter to the commanding general , de
partment of Dakota.
So much of paragraph 1 of special orders ,
November iiS , IS'.K ) . as relates to Captain
Ezra P. Ewers , Fifth Infantry , is amended to
direct him to proceed to Pierre , S. I ) . , nnd
theiico to Fort Bennett. S. D , , instead of :
proceeding to Chicago for the purpose Indi
cated in the order.
Daniel Thomas , hospital corns , now nwalt-
ing orders nt Fort Kcogh , Mont , , is- trans
ferred for duty at that post from Port Tot-
ten , IS. D.
JUSCELI.A.XEOrS.
Delano Brothow of Leo Park , Ouster
county , who hnvo boon In the hnblt of sup
plying the seeds to the farmers of western
Nebraska , have written hero to know why
they cannot huvo the contract for supplying
at least part of those which are to bo dis
tributed frco by the department to the
drouth sufferers. They claim that if the de
partment bujA the seed rlsewhcro it will do-
prlvo thorn of their business , nnd for this
reason Senator Maudcrson will see what can
bo done for thorn.
Congressman Laws has recommended the
appointmunt of two new postmasters In his
dittrlct. Ono Is Albert F. Smith , vice J , II.
Hubbo'.l , nt Fair bury , and the other Janios
W. Ryan at Wilbur.
W. Poltou was today appointed postmaster
at Worthing , Lincoln county , South Dakota ,
vice F. Gerber , resigned.
The postofllco nt Moulton , la. , has boon
mudoa presidential ofllco.
PeititY S. HEATU.
-KJT.I/ . 1-yttf. KOVJI'H f ,
'
A. New Yor& liyAlcInn llorlvcs the
Jiomrily.
Nr.w YOUR , Iotv ) 80. fSpcctal Telegram to
TiiBBrx. ] Prpfjfochhas n rivnl In Now
York , whoso liquid is being used Instead of
the lymph In cosoajof phthisis with most on *
courngl'ig roiultsiftjQokt is ono of the prin
cipal componentJu this remedy. It looks
exactly llko Kept)1 * lymph , ban tlio same con
sistency nnd produces n marked reaction upon
patients nullctcd with phthisis. As fnr
back ns tliroo nmli.n half centuries ngo gold
preparations wcraiiotind to bo cftlcaclous in
the treatment oC i.tnbercnlnr nnd scrofulous
diseases. To Dr.tO. Blake AVhlto of the
mcdlcnl board cfilho charity hospital , how
ever , Is due the civil It for ngaln reviving the
gold remedy nnd for applying It hynoder-
mlcnlly. Ten phthisis patients nt the charity
hnspltid who have been under treatment of
Dr. Whlto'8 liquid for a week received
another injection last evening and a per
ceptible Improvement was noted In each nnd
every caso.
JKtltK HKll' XKItnKU.
Further Donation * nonnested for the
Destitute Farmers.
. Lixcoi.x , Nr.n. , Deo. 30. To the editor of
TUB BIIE : Plens6 say to the pcoplo of Ne
braska that whllo donations to the drouth
sufferers have boon generous , thcro is still a
most urgent need for help , nnd appeals by
letter , both from private nnd ofllclal sources
como pouring in on the stnto relief commit
tee , until the problem of supplying the desti
tute is nlmost bewildering. Over twenty
counties nro now on the list of those wo have
helped , and the territory where relief Is
needed grows larger every day. Wo are en
deavoring to nsstst only these who nro nct-
ually destitute , and our systnm of distrlbu-
tun ls such as to exclude impostors except in
rare instances , The governor Is
dovotlnc his ontlro tlmo to the
work , nnd U very much In earnest
to cnrry the plan that ho proposed from the
beginning , viz , thatNeOrasimshould tnkocnro
of own her destitute. So far the people huvo
responded liberally , but just now wo need n
now Invoice'of Hour , meal nnd coal. Tnero Is
also n grant need for women's warm clothing.
The tendency In donating clothing Is to send
men's nnd boys' suits , whereas the real need
Is for women's garments. In our work so far
the railroads of the state hnvo done tbo lion's
shnro. If It were not for tholr generosity In
donating thousands of dollars In freight , It
would have been absolutely Impossible for us
to have performed this work. In the case of
coal , the hulk of , the value laid down to the
consumer consists in freight charges , ns It
mustbohaulcd many hundreds of miles before
it reaches the homesteader on the f rontie/
Nearly ono hundred and fifty car loads [ J
supplies have nlrcndy gone out from our cut-
mlttee , and nil free of freight charges. I'jp-
peal to the thousands of the well-to-do o/ our
state to continue dpuntlons. Lot us savo/uioso
western border people from sultorj/ , ' until
the legislature ineots nnd renders sono sub
stantial relief. .GEOHOK W. MA/TIM ,
Superintendent State Relief C/.nmlttco.
State papers please copy. /
The Pnrml 'Succi-HsJiin.
PAWR , Doc. 30.Snoctal Cablegram to
Tim BBE. ] Dlsliafxhos'frort Rome to the
newspapers of this city discuss the pos
sibilities of the papal succn ion. The gen-
end opinion scorn ! 16 bo ttut the successor of
Pope Leo XIII will fiot biy * Frenchman , as it
is understood thai/ Cardinal Lnvlgoreo's col
leagues do not feel iiirfinol to support him In
his candidacy. Ut'iis ' thought that if a
foreigner Is elected no will bo either nn
American or Cardinal Morrnlllod of Switzer
land. Should untUOMu be elected , it Is con
sidered probnblo" > ttat } Cardinal Quglielmo
Sanfcllce dl Acquavila , at present archbishop
of Naples , may tj.oUosen.
Patent ! tolftt"Ht ern Inventors. ,
WASHINGTON , p'ert'SO. ' ( Special Telegram
to THE Bun. ] Mtcnts were "granted today
as follows : Oli'niUtjAGAlderman , Cedar
Falls , la. , throjU afvJjfVs31 pr ° Jfictor ; LewVs
Burg , FnrnihitctoU , > W. , rona cart : John nnlj
G. Cherry , Neb. , cljnrn. motor ? George Ifi
Jones and W. AJ SarJIcrs , IJcaVor City , Neb.J
aandntampi lJntrlc .KlnKloy.Ilandalla , la./
gogo for corn planters ; Charles J. Langen-
bach , Dorchester , In , gate ; Albert D. Leech ,
Farmlrgton , la. , wiro-carricr and stretcher ;
Joseph F. May , Utica ; Nob. , watcringtrough ;
David F. Parker. Hid Cloud , Neb. , coupon
account book ; OwciJ J. Travis , Marshall-
town , In. , railway caltlo guard.
Dunux , Dec. 80. [ Special Cablegrai
TIIC Bm.J Timothy Harrington nt a meet
ing of the National league foday snld :
"Although the Amorjcan press did its utmost
to strlko down Mr. Pnmoll nn American
nudicnco would not listen to a man who
raised his voice i u'lnst Pnrnell. " Mr. Har
rington added tluvi Jio wns confident that Sir
John Pope Hennessey would bo unseated and
that the minority would accept any com
promise arrangement which might bo agreed
upon between ParnbU and O'Brien.
The Dominion's Scheme ,
NEW YOUK , Doc. 80. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEE.J An Ottawa special says : A
novel remedy for the Bohring sea ditucultles
is proposed by the government press hero
It is simply the purchase of Alaska by the
dominion government ! The papers propos
ing this policy point Out that , oven though a
largo price were paid for the territory , it is
worth moro to Canada than it is to any other
power , because of its contiguity to her terri
tory.
Irish Good Wishes.
DUIIUN , Doc. 80 , [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BEE.I The Freomnn's Journal , In its
issue of date , referring to the birthday cele
bration yoitcrdav of Gladstone , says it cor
dially Joins with his English well wishers In
hoping to see Gladstone spared to see Great
Britain nnd Ireland reconciled and peaceful.
Two SclmoncraTOlvon _ Op for Lost.
"
HALIFAX , N. S. , "Dec. 80 , The schooners
Laura A. Smith and Laura B. Winters , both
overdue at Luonborg , have been given up as
lost in the recent storm. On the latter vessel
besides the crow of five were five or six passengers
songers coming homo to spend Christmas.
tK Captures the Brotherhood.
CHICAGO , Dec. 30. President Spaldlng bos
completed arrangements with President Ad-
dlson for the transfer of all the players nnd
property of the CUl go Players' league club
to'tho Chicago Naucyial league. The consid
eration was fi",000 jj cash ,
Our Corn Gofyj jiato Moxloo Kreo.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The bureau of
American rcDUDllc.'ptiU information that the
president of Moxlpo'ji'as approved the bill
passed by the contm&s of that republic ad
mitting corn froianttto United States fioo
ot duty. j irK
Olndhtono Wntoiiliig and Waiting.
DUBLIN' , Dee. SCLj 'Specml ' Cablegram to
Tin : BCK. ] Gladstone ? , In a letter to the Irish
priests , snys : "I atttiously watch tbo course
and await the close , ! tot loin ? , I hope , to bo
delayed , of the liuuaotablo conlllct la Ire
land. " al x )
A It minus Co Hy'l < > nse Ilurned.
MAHVSVII.I.I : , Kaa/jDoc. 00. TUo Marshall
county court hous < j buniod this morning.
Loss , $ M,000 ; insurance , $15,000. It Is
thought this flro was the work of nn incen
diary.
A DefaultingSecretary. .
WII.MINOTOX , Del. , Doa. 30.-J. Kldrldgo
Pierce , secretary of the Clay Building and
Loan association , is missing and Is said to bo
a defaulter to the extent of $15,000.
Tlio Jailor AHsUteil Thoui.
CixciNXiTi , O. , Dec. 80 , Four prisoners
escaped from the Newport , Ily. , Jail last
night , The jailor Is suspected of having af
forded them help.
A Toronto Tailor Skips.
TOIIONTO , Dec. 30. W. C. Murray , mer
chant tailor , .has suddenly lolt the city nnd
his affairs are embarrassed , the liabilities be
ing about R10.00U ,
I
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Thfl Sonata Hustle
Sergoant-at-Armi Has to -
tlo for a Quorum.
PRESENTATION OF DUBOIS' ' CREDENTIALS.
Hoar Conclude Hln Spcnoli in Advo
cacy of the Klcotlnn Hill-Will-
cott nlso Tnlk < 3 The
JloiiHo Docs Lilttlc.
Deo. 30. Mr. Gorman made
n point of no quorum when the senate met
this morning and the sorgoaut-nt-arins was
ordered to secure the attendance of absentees.
It wns 11 o'clock ' before a quorum was
secured , nnd before the Journal of yesterday
Wfts rend the vlco president laid bcforo the
scuata Iho crcdontliils of Frederick T. Dubos !
ns senator from Idaho for tlio term beginning
Marcji 4 , 181)1. ) They wcro referred to the
commlttco on privileges nnd elections.
Mr. Kcagnn gave notice ot two amend
ments to Mr. Aldrlch's cloture resolution.
The morning hour having expired , the senate -
ate resumed consideration of the election
bill , and Mr , Hoar continued his snccch ,
commenced yesterday , in Its advocacy. Ho
reminded thosoutlicrn senators that they had
pledged their ofllcinl onths and honor as men
that they would give their devotion to con
stitutional amendments if they wcro only let
buck into tbo old condition In the union free
from the consonuereos of the rebellion , and
now they nro denouncing these amendments ,
Ho spoke of the Copiah mnssacro In
Mississippi , the murder of Fred
Matthews : md the burning of his
widow's house , and snld that now
tlio widow's sou , a republican postmaster ,
hnd been shot down hi thu streets of Carrollton -
ton , tli i homo of Senator George. "How
long , " exclaimed Mr. Hoar , "shall tbo mur
der ot men bccauso they nro republicans bo
the o'nly crhno to whicli republicans nro In-
dlffcrentl" In conclusion Mr. Hoar , ad
dressing himself directly to tbo southern
seculars , lold them thut they had exhausted
every other policy and failed , now try Jus-
Uco.
, Mr. Wolcott made nn animated speech
ngalnst the bill. It wns , ho said , n source of
great rcgrot to him to bo called upon to d Iff or
with any considerable number of Ids party
and to decllno to take the path the older
leaders pointed out , I3ut nearly one-third of
the scsstou wu's through and daylight not yet
visible. 'ITiero wcro before the Bcnato meas
ures of vast importance that would full for
another year nt least unless now acted on.
He mentioned the silver bill and the appor
tionment , pure food , copyright nnd private
land court bills. But it was not only because
thcso measures were clamoring for recogni
tion that ho felt compelled to oppose the elec
tion bill. II the session worn to last Indoll-
nltoly nnd none of these vital measures were
pending no - wuuld still vote against
It. The pendingbill should not
become a law bccauso It iuvoivou
feilernl interference ami espionage nt other
than national elections , and such interfer
ence was contrary to the spirit of American
institutions nnd mi obstacle to the bright enJoyment
Joyment of American liberty. The people of
the United Stntes , Mr. Wnlcott said , wanted
no moro civil strife , and it would bo impossi
ble to enforce such a law ngainst the united
opposition of the white population of the
southern suites. Tlio attempt would bring
back the old days of terrorizing und the
weaker race would bo the sufferers. There
were other things moro important and vital
to the welfare of the nation than that the
colored Citizens of the south should cast bal
lots. Referring to the question put by Mr.
Eustis to Mr. Dolph recently , as to what the
pcoplo of Oregon would do uudor similar cir-
cumstnnces if Chinese voters were in the
majority , .Mr. Wolcott said Mr. Dolph's
answer seemed pyuslyo. Ho ( Wolcott ) could
Voi spoalt'for OYcgbn , but ho gave It as- his
solemn opinion that iu Colorado , if such n
state of affairs existed and the Chinese vote
was opposed to the united ami Intelllgaut
white vote , the white vote in some way and
, by some method would govern. [ Dimocratlo
approval. ] If congress did not foment trouble
\ho time would surely como when the white
voters of the south would bo hardly as
unanimous as now. The signs of the times
pAiutcil to serious differences amoug thorn ,
ann when these differences bccumo solidified
ttmeolored voter would ho In demand. If the
xt housohoy wouin'sUiDo short of a
majo.'lty. Two'years from now when a
benqtcfen.t tariff law had time to demon
strate its wisdom they would not need the
assistance of southern republican representa
tion vhich the bill sought to give. But
thcro was another nnd weightier reason why
it should .bo defeated , For a quarter of a
century out from poverty and despair the
south had been reaching forth in an effort to
put its foot on the solid rock of material
prosperity , nnd In view of the marvelous
growthnnn transformation now taking place
in the southern states it would bo unwisti
and unpatriotic for congress to interfere in
the control of its affairs. Rejoicing in the
prosperity of every section of the common
country ho ( Wolcott ) was unwilling to
thrust with his , vote on that pcoplo nt this
tlmo a measure wnlch suomad to
them but n renewal of the strife
and bitterness which was foreign to
the spirit and dangerous to the freedom of
republican institutions. [ General uuplanso
in the galleries nnd on the democratic"side. . J
The elections bill was then laid asldo In
formally and the financial bill tniieu up , Mr.
Stewart nddresslng the senate briefly. The
p'urposo of the bill , no said , was to purchase
12,000OUO ounces of silver now hold by spec
ulators and Issue ! # 00,000,00 of bonds to beheld
hold ni n basis of nuyonnl bank circulation.
Its provisions were for the relief of gamblers ,
sllycr speculators and national banks. Such
a purchase of sliver would temporarily in
crease Its price and thereby , to homo extent ,
benefit some of his constituents. But they
wcro not asking for benefit nt any such
price. They prefer to Dido their time to
wait until ttioro nro enough votes in congress
to enact into law free und unlimited coinage
of silver.
Mr. Hpagau spoke in favor of free coinage
nnd nganist the pending measure , also speak
ing in opposition to the election bill und the
proposed oloturo rule.
Mr. Teller made a vigorous speech. Ho
said there had been an attempt on Iho part of
the friends of the election bill to bring It to a
voto. Now the senate wns to bo mot with anew
now rule , which was to overthrow a practice
which had been in vogue eighty-four years.
In the section of the country ho represented
thcro had become a fixed notion that this bill
was kept before the sonuUs for the purjioso of
staving off much needed and much demanded
financial legislation. If the senator from
Massachusetts ( Hoar ) aid not wish the bill
to stand In the way of legislation bo should
put the senate In n position to vote on the
amendments before bo olTered , or allowed to
be offctcd , u rule which would cutoff dob.ito
and amendments. Whether he ( Teller ) would
vote for this bill or not depended on the con
dition of tlio bill when It cumo ton vote , and
o wanted nn opportunity to vote for the
amendments. Ho did not bcllovo the pcoplo
of the United States wcro prepared for tins
clbturo rule , nnd for ono ho was prepared to
resist by all proper methods Its adoption until
the senate hud nn opportunity to vote on nil
the amendments , lie understood thut the
jule was to come up Tuesday next. There
were inoro Important bills pending than tbu
election bill. The great minds of the coun
try told us wo were on the verge of n finan
cial panic. The hankers of Now York were
saying that everything is lovely. They dnro
not say otherwise. If the people could awaku
to the real condition there would bo danger ot
financial rnln to 10XM , ( ) men absolutely solvent
today. If the friends of the election bill wcro
In curliest they could pass it without the rule.
It wai the duty of the senate to moot the
great question of the day promptly.
Mr. llule said the tlmo had como when the
senator from Massachusetts bhould mid out
what ought to bo done. The senate should
Uft ( spend several weeks more in the manner
in wnlch it had been Hpendlntr the past
week * . The great llnuncial question would
not dowu. Great uppnipriut on bills neces
sary for the government must bo considorrd.
Nothing was being done to put the pending
matter out of the way. If Morrti comes
with this bill not passed and no appropria
tion or financial bill not passed tbu senators
might well take Into tnlnd the fuel. that the
republican party was dUcrodltcd , all beeuuso
It had done nothlnr.
Mr. Hoar replied gburply that the bill
SCROFULA
Is that Impmlljr of the blood which produces
unsightly lumps or swellings In the neck )
which causes tunning totes on tlio arms ,
legs , or feet ) which develops ulcers In tlio
eyes , cars , or nose , often causing blindness or
deafness ! which la the origin of pimples , cancerous
cereus fjrowthsor "humors ! " whichfasten *
Ing upon the lungs , causes consumption nml
death. U Is the most ancient of all diseases ,
and very few persons are entirely f rco from It.
How Can H B3) ) Iff F
it BO UUKfcO
Ily taking Hood's Sarsaparlllsvhlch , by
the rcmarknllo cures it has accomplished ,
has proKii Itself to bo n potent and peculiar
tticdlclnc for tills tllscnso. If you sutler fiom
scrofula , try Hood's Bars.iparlll.a.
"Kvory spring my wlfo and children Iwo
been troubled with scrofula , my llttlo boy ,
thrco years old , being a tctrlblo sufferer.
Last spring ho was ono mass of sores from
head to feet. Wo all took Hood's Sarsaparllla ,
nnd all have been cured of tlioscrofrl.i. My
llttlo boy is entirely free from tores , and all
four of my children look bright and healthy. "
W. n. Ariinnrox , 1'assalc City , N. J.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by nil druggists , JUjBlxforgiJ. I'roiiareiltmly
by C. I. HOOD A CO. , Ajiotbccarfoi , Lowell , Man.
1OO Dosoc Ono Dollar
would hnvo been six months ago disposed of
if his counsel had been followed.
Mr. Ilawloy said ho was for anything short
of absolute despotism to get a vote on tbo
bill whenever n majority of the senate Wilnks
It Is ready to vote olotnro or no cloturo. The
attempt of the minority to say that thcro
should not bo a vote was' nothing short of
revolution.
Mr. Teller responded that the minority has
a right to object to dobuto and amend , mill It
would bo n sorry tlmo for the American people
ple when Jho majority shall say that debate ,
must close , whether the representatives of
Independent states nro ready to close It or
not. Ho ( Teller ) was in favor of the major
ity ruling , but ho know thcro was nothing1
moro despotic than the tyrannical action of
the majority. Tho.'minority is absolutely indis
pensable to the preservation of liberty in any
country. The minority has a right to bo
heard , and when it has presented every ob-
lectlon It can present then it , Is its duty to
yield unless it bo some extraordinary occa
sion. Ho had scon the ontlro republican sldo
of the chamber retire when there was n dem
ocratic majority because they were resisting
what they bcllovod to bo an improper meas
ure. That was the right of the minority thou
nnd It will bo the right of the minority now
If the pending bill bo of such n character as
would Justify Its opponents In rcsortlnpr to It.
After nn executive session the senate ad
journed.
House.
WASIIIXOTOX , Doc. 80. After the Journal
of the last day's ' session was read nnd ap
proved , the house adjourned until Friday.
TI113 UIlj
Halo "U'lus tlio First Prize Vostcp-
dny'H < 'otitcsts.
There wa < ? another largo crowd nt the Pnl-
ace billiard tournament last night. The con
test In the afternoon was won by Halo , who
will carry oft first prlco , which Is JM. The
contest for second nnd third moneys will
talro plnco this afternoon and evening. The
score for yesterday afternoon's contest was
ns follows :
Halo. .
Beck. .
0 a 11 1 1 7. Total 11)4. )
Average , 2 3-fl ! highest runs , 14,11,10.
The game last evening was botwcon Cahn
and Mngncr , the latter winning. Cahn waste
to play 200 points to Manner's KO. hut when
the latter had finished the sixtieth Inning
Cahn ouly had 133 to his credit. The score :
Calm. . . .
0 0 1 0 2 5 0 II 3 1 515 0 0
3701204ns 00303
1 5 5 'J ! ! 20
Total 133.
MngllOT.,7 0410011li 3011 402
" " " " " " " " " " " ! ) 1 0 3 0 2 4 2 0 T 7' * , JJ. ;
12 32 15 11
Total 140.
Average-Mi highest runs , 20 , IB. 12.
Counterfeiter Arrested In Chicago.
CIIIOAOO , Dec. 80. Charles Koch has boon
iirrcatcd hero chrrgcd with counterfeiting ,
[ n his house was found a comuloto set of
stamps and dies , captvblo of turning out an
axcellont class of quarters mid dimes ,
itocently portions of tbo city were Hooded
with counterfeit ( limes and quarters and
auudrcds of complaints'wcre heard.
A ' .V01 nan Canned It.
MAHSEIM.KS , Doc. SO. A duel which is ex
citing considerable curiosity nnd comment
, vns fought near this city today. The prin-
: lpals are said to bo a Hungarian nobleman
ind some distinguished Parisiani An alleged
utriguo on the part of the wife of the noblo-
11.111 and the Parisian is understood to bo the
xiuso of the encounter.
A Hicb Capture.
NRW Yonu , Doc. 30. A man giving the
lame of Gcorgo Iluttlonmlcr was arrested
ast night on suspicion of beluga : ncmbor of
.bo gung which has been robbing letter
joxea. Ho made a confession. Checks ,
lotos , etc. . representing over W00,000 were
"omul accreted about his person.
.InclcsDii and ( Jurbntt to Fight.
SAN FiiAXCisco , Cnl. , Doc. 30. The dlroo-
, ors of the California athletic club have ar-
auged for a match between Jim Gorbott and
? etcr Jackson , to take place nort May. The
mrso will bo S.'O.OUO , $ $ ,500 of which goes to
vliinor. Both pugilists slgnlllcd a wlllliiB-
icss to accept the terms.
Train Wreakcrs Kontotiucd.
Tnov , N. Y. , Dec. iiO.-John Ueed , indicted
'or tampering with switches on the Central
ludson road during the big strike , was scn-
cnced this morning to seven years In Clinton
> risen. Thomas L. Gain and Arthur Duett ,
ilso under indictment for the same olTcnso ,
vero given short terms ,
Forwnrdcd the Protest.
LONDON' , Dec. UO. The lord mayor has for-
vnrded to St. Petersburg the protest nsalnst
lussinn prosecution of the Jews adopted at u
ucent mooting.
.Steamship Arrival ? .
At Glasgow Vlia steamer State of Pcnti
lylvania from Now York.
At New York The steamer Umbria from
Liverpool.
SIR MORELL MACKENZIE
KXl'EItlMKNTJOl ) WITH
PROF , KOCH'S ' LYMPH ,
The results of hit ) oxporhnontH will bo
inuilo public shortly. Hoth Prof. Koch
ind Sir Moroll Mackonziohavoforyoura
jiod nnd recommended the Sodou .Min-
jinl Puatillca for Catarrh , Sere Throat ,
3ouirhs , ColdS and nil 111 font nnd luiiy
lisoitscs.
Sir Moroll Mnckamio BnM in the Jour-
unl of 1'iirnygology , edited by him ( No.
trombcr No. , 1887J : "Tho Sodon Mineral
LJastllles ( Troohus ) , produced from tbo
Sodon SprlntrH by ovuporutlon , nro par
ticularly bui'viceablo la Catarrhiil In-
llutniiHitlou , tioru Throat , C'oughu , liron-
shitiB nnil iMiig Troubles. "
Dr. Koch said ! "A cough for which I
tried many other medicines , which had
not tbu nlurhteat oflcct.ftoon became bet
ter and lias now onllroly disappeared. "
Tbo genuine Sodon llllol al Pastilles
iiuiHt have Iho testimonial and Bl nuturo
f Sir M or ell Mackenzie around ouch
box.
THE SUCCESSFUL - - '
CONTESTANT
-FOR
OUR PRIZE
OF /1 .
\
\ -
1
Vfr !
Worth of Goods ,
From Our Store , is
Thos. Scanlan ,
2116 California St.
ir
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But They "N
i ] \Q \
L Uo ,
There has never
been such a sale in
the city ofOmaha as
we have had on our
overcoats since the
prices have been re
duced.
' i
Will continue the
sale at the past phe
nomenally low pri
ces , asve determ
ined to make the biggest - „
gest record in an § J .8
overcoat sale in this
section of the coun
try.
You supplied -with a
cheap coat , -with a
fine coat , with , a
medium-priced coat ?
come to us and " ' JA
we a
per cenf"ori your
purchase.
ki
> \
Our underwear de
partment we have
been way below any
other house in
the city for the qual
ity of wear we have
given. And
IT.
Is a well established
fact by this time that
Hellman will not be
undersold. We shall
make another cut in
our underwear de
partment which will
be so marked as to
close out eventh'e
last undershirt and
drawers in our
house.
Our $8 , . $6 , $7 , $ S
and $1O 'overcoats
will "be cut 1O per
cent more.
That will make them at
prices less than they can
be bought at wholesale.
"We are in itwith
all our might. "
Cor. 130i am ! Farm ,