THJD OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY , JANUARY" 0 , 1891 , 5 CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT. Yesterday's Developments In the Union Pa- ctfio-Mllwankoo War , THE CONTEST IN THE LOCAL COURTS. General Manager Hr seKitlo'B Uctlre- iiicnt Oould nnd Director rium- met Mcck' Mexican Mis- sloii Hallrtmil News. The United Stales court room presented an Active appearance yesterday , Thcro was a brilliant array of leeal talent Interested In the celebrated Injunction case of tlio Milwau kee against the Union Paclllc. Ou the f > ldo of the Milwaukee wcro Messrs. Poppleton , Woolworth and Montgomery of this city , who were lending counseland bcsido them sat John T. Pish , the general solicitor of the Mil waukee nt Chicago ; John 'W. Carey , general solicitor of the aarno road with headquarters nt Milwaukee : M. K. Low , general solicitor of the Uoclt Inland road , ana several of tlio lesser lights from the Ihw departments of both loads. On the Union Paclllo sldo of the table sat lion. John M. Tburston and linlloy 1' . 'WnpgfMicr. the general attornov for the Missom I Pacific. The latter Insisted , Iiow- ovur , that ho only came to look on. A criminal case was the Jlrst on the docket and occupied the tlmo of the court until about live inlnutci before the hour for the noon adjournment. In that flvo mlnutci Mr , Montgomery called the nltcntlou of the court to mi afll- davlt Hied yesterday In which nn olllclal of the Milwaukee road certified that tha agents for that roud had sought each day to cross the river In nccordaneo with the terms of the contract with the Union Pacific , hut hud hoon prevented from doing so by the ngents of tholattcr. Mr. Montgomery argued that the olllclals of the Union Paclllc were In contempt us regards the United States court because the transferring of the case to the latter court also transferred the rcstr.iln- Ing order of the lower court , which thereby remained in force thu .s.nno us if it had been an order Issued by the United States court. An adjournment was taken until" o'clock before any further argument was had ou tlito point.When When the court met in the afternoon Mr. Tisk , for the Milwaukee , asked that an order for attachment of the Union Pnulfla officials for contempt bo Issued. Mr. Thurs- ton , for the Union 1'acllic , claimed that no order hud boon Issued by the federal court and that the violation of tlio orders of the lower court should not bo considered hy the federal court. Judge Dundy refused to Issue nn order without a hearing of the case , nud the arguments were proceeded with' . Mr. Poppleton opened tlio argument and outlined to the court the contract between the Milwaukee nnd the Union Pacific roads , taking thu answer filed by the defendant to show that the signing of the contract hy the proper ottlclals was admitted , which , ho claimed , divested the defendant of all right to claim that the contract was Invalid. Kef 01 ring further to the answer of the Union Pacific , Mr. Popplcton read that the Uulon Puclfiowus Importuned by the Mil- winheo to enter into the contract , and that the contract bad never been properlyratifled. Ho nrgnod that the executive com- nnttco of the Union Pacific hnd author- Ir-od the execution of the contract , nnd ho charged that ovcry ant of the execu tive committee hnd received the general and nweoplng sanction of the board of directors , Irrespective of ttio character of those nets. Kpudlng further , Mr. Poppleton called the X attention of tlio court to a passage In which ' the Union Pacific repudiated the contract with the Uock Island road , alleging that the carrying out of these contracts would Inter fere with the proper discharge of the duties - of the Union Pacific to the government of the United States , nnd would Interfere with the proper opciation of the road. Another r-lauso in the reply was read , In which II was stated Hint the government di rectors had never ratilled the contract and that this was another ground for declar' Ing It Illegal. Mr. Poppleton Itold that the "Union Paclflo road was an Independent pnrty nnd cajmblo of making tontructs without the iiccesolty of the approval of the United States through its representatives In the di rectory. Ho held that no attempt hnd been iniulo by the board of directors to revoke the contract , but au arbitrary method had been taken toduclaro upon the validity of the con tract without leave or liceiiso of the second party thoroto. Taking the contract between the two roads , Mr. 1'oppleton proceeded to nnalyzo It. The defense , ho said , claimed It was a lease. Ho hold it was simply a contract for terminal faculties In the cities of Omaha and South Omaha , giving the Milwaukee the right to run over the tracks between these points nnd the manufacturing districts of both cities , using its own motive power , in consideration of nn annual rental of15.000 , payable monthly. Mr , Popploton claimed that the contract - \vas u fair ono , for which the Union Pacific was to receive nmnlo consideration. The statement had been made that the terminal facilities of the road in Omnha were worth $5,000,000 or $0,000,000 , nnd according to the contract they were to rocolvo a rental equal to S or 0 per cent , which ho considered am ple.Ho Ho aruucd that the Milwaukee nnd Rock Island would have had a brldgo of their own had they not been decoyed into u contract with tlio Union Pacific1. Speaking of the contract between the Milwaukee - waukeo and the Union Paclllc , for * terminal facilities when the now depot should have been completed , Mr. Poppletcm charged that , in vlow of the declaration that the contract in question was Illegal because the Union Pa cific had no right to grant the use of Its tracks and brldgo to other roads , the en trance of any eastern road to Omahn was Im possible as long ns the Union Paclflo stood like n watchdog at tlio entrance to the city. Taking the statement that the agreement in ( ] iicstlon wns n lease , nnd that the Union Pacific had the right to abrogate It , Mr , Pop 1t ploton proceeded to show that the agreement bore none of the distinctive characteristics of a lease. The Union Paclllo ro- tnlned full control of the tracks , which the Milwaukee wns allowed to run over ; wai bound to keep the trncits in repair nnd reserved 1- served the right to govern the movements of 1I the lattor's trains. The Union Paclflo com I- pany did not abrogate ono scintilla of its power in the rcntrnct. It was only a means whereby the Milwaukee might reach Omaha with Its passengers nnd freight without the annoyance of the oxchnngo on the Iowa sldo. Not a word In the contract related In nnv way to franchises , ortho rcionsliiE otany part of i.i. the control of the Union Paclllc over its road. end It could not bo dubbed a lease In the legal weaning of that word. It wns n contract and provided imiong Its terms that all differences should bo settled peaceably by arbitration. I Ho claimed , therefore , that neither party had tbe right to declare the contract illegal and void. void..After .After from quoting numerous authorities to support his stand , Mr. Popploton referred to the practice whiob is rapidly growing in this country of making the traffic of the country puss over the ro.xds which now exist instead of covering the land with parallel roads nt an outlay of millions of dollars. He charged that the present cnso wns not a con i- flict between the Union Pacific , the Milwau i- ii kee and the Hock Island , but was a contest between an Irresponsible nnd ruthless - less power , which was slowly reaching out its tentacles to oppress the whole community Itr nnd Iho pcoplo. Tbcso pcoplo had , after long suffering , cried out for relief , with hut little prospect of getting it. Mr. Poppleton then rend from the proceed I- ings of thu Intontnto commerce commission lolating to the contract between the Union Pacific and Uock Island , giving the latter running privileges over the tracks of the former between Topeka und Kansas City , Tbo commission found that the contract between ttieso two roads was a legal one , nnd the Union Paclflo had in nc I'/ \viso suffered in any wuv from thla ' contract , but that the general business of the country had been Improved by obviating the necessity for the construction of parallel I'1 linos. After quoting from numerous authorities to show the right of the Union Paclllo to legally inako such contracts as the ono lu 1 qubstlou , Mr. Popploton proceeded to show the effect of the state law upon the question quoting from the 1'obraska statutes an ncl giving roads In existence buforo the passage of the act authority to make contracts foi the use of tholr tracks. He claimed thai this act had a ( bearing ou the question Ho quoted also from the uot of congress o : February. 1871 , plying the Union Paclfla power to brldgo tbo river , nnd outlining the powers nnd duties of the company in Its con * trol over the bridge. Ho held that the com pany was required to allow other roads to crons the brldgo nt n rcasonnblo compensa tion. That It was not Intended that tbo trains of other roads should bo hauled by the en gines of the Union Pacific road , but that they should Lo hauled by tholr owa motlvo power. It was absurd to say that this act meant that a full moving train might not enter upon the brldgo nnd cross to the point of destination with Its own engine. The tendency of alt legislation was towards the continuity of lines , nnd this could not bo accomplished by the means proposed by the Union Pacific. Having thus reviewed the case In full , Mr. Popploton charged that the defendants came Into court with their hands red with the blood of violence , and bo held that they should be made to purge themselves before coming Into court by replacing the property they hnd destroyed , Ho held that , the plain tiffs were entitled to a restrain ing order , upon the face of the showing and In vlow of tlio violence of tlio Uulon Pacific , until the latter should have restored the property displaced nnd hnvo shown cause why the Injunction should not bo made per manent. At the conclusion of Mr. Popploton's ' ar gument , Judge Uundy directed the officers of the Union Pacific to show caasc , by 2 p. m. today , why they should not bo hem for coa- tempt. Ronld and Director Pluniuier. It Is now openly charged hy interested par- tics In the light between the Milwaukee and Union Paclllo that Government Director Plummcr of the Union Paclfla Is being used by Gould to Impress the officials nt Washing ton and to cnde.ivor if possible to enlist their aid In the wizard's schemes for freezing out the Milwaukee nnd Koclt Island roads from Omaha. Mr. Plummcr , it Is claimed , went to Washington nt the instigation of Jny Gould a short tlino ago and appealed to tbo secretary of the Interior to declare the con tract with the Hock Island and St. Paul roads null nnd void because it was against public policy nnd calculated to injure the government's interest In the Union Paclllc , Government Director Plummor was formerly n member of the largo grocery Jinn of Plti in- mor & Co. of New VTork , which made a bad falluio about n year or so ago. Mr. Plummcr was somewhat of a politician In Now York , nnd consequently succeeded through the in- lluenco of Jay Gould and prominent Now Vork politicians In securing the appointment of government Inspector of the Union Pa cific. He has ever since tried to rehabilitate himself in business , and it Is the opinion of railroad officials that ho expects to secure Gould's ' support by befriending him In this matter. "it is strnngo , " said a prominent official , "that a man holding so Important a position ns government director of the Union Paclllc should not , have sufficient intelligence ) to un derstand both the meaning and import of a contract as plain and simple In its provisions as the one between the Union Pacific and Hock Island and St. Paul roads. " Mock's Mexican Mission. General Manager Meek of the Colorado and Tort Worth divisions of the Union Pacific , whoso resignation has been accepted , has , it Is said , a fortune ahead of him in some Mexi can Investments. Ho has secured grants from the Mexican government giving him the solo right to introduce electricity into the City of Mexico for lighting and transporta tion purposes. His plans are said to include the building of 200 miles of electric railway and as ho has a corner on the business , ho is sure to make money. Ills concession is con 9i sidered ono of the most valuable ever granted by Mexico. Mr. Ilcssegule's Retirement. General Manager Rcsscgulo of the Montana division of the Union Pacific has been relieved liovod and W H. Bancroft , late of the ttio Grande & Great Western , appointed to suc ceed him. This chnngo was reported in these columns several days ago. Air. Ilosso- culo has been unfortunate in his management of the division nnd the retirement Is the cul mination of a bitter light that has boon made against him over since ho has bcoa connected with the Union Pucltlo by coitaln officials ol the company. Ills resignation takes effect January 15. Special Rpys' ClothliiK Sale Curtain and Window Slimlo llnrgnitia foi This Week Embroidery Sale Neil On. On.Will Will offer Tuesday mornlngr ono hun dred boys' heavy winter overcoats with capes , sizes 4 to 13 , for 31.75. Another lot of boys' heavy wool cape overcoats selected from our $ -1.00 , S4.CO $ r ,00 , $0.00 and $7.00 lines , wo will close out nil nt S3.75. Boys' warm winter suits in chocks plaids and strinos reduced to $2.90. A lot of boys' knee pants , good quaL ity , suitable for winter wear , stock ol odds nnd ends , only 39o. Wo hnvo about ono hundred boys' nil wool kilt suits in desirable patterns , and perfect lilting , wTiich have sold at froir 85.00 to $0.00. Wo hnvo decided to soil the entire lot at $2.75. Man's and ' furnlshi boys' ng department Farnum street wlnff. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. Bargains this week. 18 pairs only. Tomorrow wo will offer 18 pairs Irish point lace curtains 51 inches wldo by Oi yards lonpr , nt S55.0C per pair. This curtain has sold foi S3. GO all season. 150 odd shades. Wo have about 1G ( odd shnucs made from very best hand' painted opuquo shading , and Scotch Uol land , mounted on Hartshorn spring roll era , which wo will close out at 2oo each Tomorrow only 1,000 curtain poles It ebony , cherry , black walnut , nntiqm onk , maple , ash nnd-mahognny , trlmmot with brass trimmings , complete 20 < each. each.Remnants Remnants of furnlturo coverings fringes , muslins , laces , bilks , etc. , wii bo sold regardless of cost. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. THAT "OM/V" ANNUAL. A Mass of Inaccurate and WortliU-si Pleurcfl , Early In the 70's THE BKE conceived thi idea of publishing the first annual review o Omaha's financial , commercial and Indus trial growth. Bacn succeeding year \va rounded out by those records of unsurpassci progress nnd prosperity. The ono oojccl : always neld In view la compiling these ox hnustlvo facts and figures was that of occur acy nnd reliability. Inflation was tabooei from first to last , primarily because Itva unnecessary nnd always because it was li every sense ill-advised and unwho. In short TUB HKu'sKovknvs ' have been standard goods ' Every other year THE BKE'S annual has bcoi ( Illustrated and the artistic work was th : - best that money could secure. In the altci irs lulling years the review has not boon lllus tratod , special efforts having- boon dlroctci toward comprehensive nnd absolutely roll nblo statistics of the year's record of udvanci mont , - In recent years competitors have ossnyo to rival TUB Bus Annual. But tholr effort have boon dismal failures. They have throwi upon the city a mass of half-cooked stud made up of glittering generalities , ii tinted figures and loaded down wit errors and Inexcusable blunders. Th padded and distorted figures of ono year wci helled and rendered ridiculous the noi Pretending to bo n credit to tbo city , the worked Irreparable damage to her interest Their circulation , however small , should b all means have been suppressed. January 1 TiiKlJKK Issued the most con ploto and accurate review over published. Ii reliability cannot bo successfully nttackoi Lot It speak for lUolf. A would-bo rival or Imitator published e the same date an alleged review. A moi abortive Issue never left a newspaper ottlci An Illustration of the comparative wort of the rovlowa from n statistical standpoint U given In the reports of the wholesnlo trado. The bogus sheet clftlms that the city hM .TOO wholesale houses , It gives a purported list of 107 , leaving 209 unaccounted for. Till ! HEB claimed t0fl ! wholesale houses , Rnvo n list of 189 of them with the capital Invested nnd their nggrcirnto solos for the year. Among the Jobbers that sheet found flvo dealers who wholesaled coal , coke , cement , llmo , cto. TUB BEE accounted for fourteen such ilrras. The bogus shoot found eighteen produce and commission dealers. TIIK Bnn gave n list of twcnty-uino such firms with their year's business. Our contemporary dodged tables on the capital Invested nnd sales of the jobbers. TUB B BE gave both. The bogus sheet's ' figures regarding the manu f actu ring Industries are on a par with Its jobbing reports , it claims 113manufactorlng establishments for Omaha , but does not give any details of their work. TDK BEE gave a list of 1G3 manufacturing establishments and a resume of the year's ' business of most of them. In this department the abortion re ported sixteen brick manufacturers. Tim Ur.E pave a list ol twenty-nineof them with , tholr Individual nnd aggregate products. The bogus shoot reported fourteen cigar manufacturers. TIIK BEE found thirty-live. The bogus sheet had reports from four car riage nnd wagon makers : TnuBEE reported the business of eight of thorn. The bogus sheet had three sash manufac turers ; Tun Hi ; u reported ton , with tholr bus iness , employes , etc. TIIR Ilpu found three soap manufacturers , live planing mills , one saddle manufactory , two boiler factories , ono wall pl.istor factory , an asphalt plant , a feed cooker , a plating ; worlcs and a dozen or so other manufactur ing plants \vcrouotmcntloncd at allm the "only annual. " While the "Own nnd Only" satisfied itself with giving the receipts of live stock nt the South Omaha yards for the year , as com pared with former years , TUB IJci ! gave the receipts and the shipments as well , both by months and .vcars since the opening of the yards. Tin ; line gave the percentage of the consumption ol the receipts , the Iowa re ceipts , the cattle nnd other stock driven in , the percentages of Increase in every depart ment , the men employed and wages paid by the stockyards company , reportsof inspectors nmt ofllcUls , nil items of Interest that wcro overlooked by "tho only. " Thnrocan bo no comparison at all botwccn the two ropoits of the year's work of the packinghouses. The "own nnd only" con- lined Its report to three-fourths of n column of very incacrennd Incomplete figures , omit ting the Omaha packing company's ' hoiuo entirely from tbo list. THE BEK devoted five columns to the most complete report of the packing business over published. The aggregate business of the houses was given supplemented with a detailed statement of the business of each house and ft recapitula tion showing the disposition of stock , total slaughterings , average weight and cost , ship ments In car louj , ttio production In pounns and the value to a cent of > .n year's ' busi ness. All of those features were ttoscst from the "only annual. " According to the latter the banks of South Omaha have n combined paid up capital of $ 200,000 , , and deposits aggrcgatlm : $1,11)1,10. ) ) . The facts are , as published In Tun IJnis an nual , the paid In capital of thu SouMi Omaha banks aggregate JMT.OOO and deposits are hold amounting to $1,6 ,10.1. These comparisons could bo carried to any length. Tno business men of Omaha should enjoin the publisher of the "Only Annual1' from circulating it. LIQUOK LilCKNSGS. Several Moro Granted at Last Night's , Session of the Hoard. All members of the fire and police commis sion excepting Mr. Smith wcro present at lost nlirht's ' mooting. Acbargo against OKI cor Godola midoby John Henry nnd Louis JIarloy of Lincoln was read and sot for hearing on Monday , - January 11 , Officer O'Brien was granted a ten days' leavoof absence. 11 Charles Mayors , who was appolutod as a 11t special police ofllcor for the Union Pacific , t tendered his resignation , which was accepted. The resignation of 0. II. Prlnglo , a flro- man , was proscatod and accepted. . A communication from the council authorIzing - Izing the purchase of a lire alarm box was read and placed ou file. The board then resolved itself Into a license board to examine the bonds of applicants for saloon licenses. There were auout twontv applicants present with their bondsmen , and the board proceeded to ascertain the pecuni ary ability of the bondsmen to become sure v ties on license bonds. The following licenses were granted : William. Schmitd , t12 ! South > Ninth street ; Peter Feddo , 734 North Six teenth street ; EdwardMauror , 1213 and 12U Furnam street ; Glaus Hanson , 811) ) South Seventh street ; Jacob Kopald , 713 North Sixteenth street ; Henry IMescr , , 11-10 North Sixteenth street J. Grain . 1 iTVI A11S& IU UtAVVVl * 1 > AA ilktWVbf Joppo U VI * < Alll. 701 Loavonworth street ; Justin Kessler , 12H South Thirteenth street ; Henry Pundt , 1218 Fnrnam street ; John H. "Weitzel , 213 South , Thirteenth street ; Krug Brothers , 2201 South Thirteenth street ; John Andnt , 1800 South Sixteenth street : August Q. Stephan , 1800 Douglas street ; Demon Silloway , fllO South Fourteenth street ; Little & AIo Tapuo , 1509 Farnara street ; Henry Grack , 260i Walnut street ; Louis P. Johnson , 2123 North Twenty-fourth street ; M. 1C , Gillwllon , 11SO Chicago street ; Joseph. Landroch , 12(54 ( South Sixteenth street : II. Senator , 'M South Thirteenth street ; Will iam Young , 410 South Sixteenth street ; John Boycr , 10-J7 North Twentieth street ; John Boyer , 2530 Lake street ; Thomas J. Folov , 1412 Douglas street ; John OulU. 1814 Mili tary avenue : Loula O. Hlbbon , 220 South Thirteenth street ; Daniel Mc Coy , 323 South Twelfth street ; , A. D. Andrews , 92-1 Douglas street ; Julius Naglo , Ola South Thirteenth street ; Ullev Bros. , 1H09 .Douglas street ; ( Justav Hrudla , 424 North Sixteenth street ; Charles Sharnow , 1224 South Thirteenth street ; Shank & Prince , 523 South Tenth street ; ' Storzfc Her , 10J North Fifteenth street ; Store & Her , corner of Eighteenth and ( Jrace streets ; Charles Thlos , 1520 South Thirteenth , street ; Amelia Fleldgaro , 1020 South Tenth street ; Woolestelu & Co.,222 North Sixteenth street. The board then adjourned to moot this afternoon. - - A1ANV OA.LLS I-'OU IJIG GUNS. frontier Settlers -Reducing ; the Stocks of'Oninlin's Aimnunittnn Dealers. The Indian outbreak has at least boon the the means of exhausting the supply of rides at ovcry bardvvaro store In Omaha , and addi tional orders nro coming in by every mall which the dealers are unable to till. A DEII reporter visited the wholesale houses and several of the retail hardware 10f stores yesterday , and found that thcro had not f boon n rlllo of from 40 to 50 caliber on hand 3- for several days. 3IS : Said ouo of the dealers : "Everybody in the id northern part of Nebraska and Southern idt Dakota wants n gun and wants it bad. Up t to the present tlmo wo could have sold 1C- 200 moro guns If wo had only r- had them In stock , and I have rd every reason to bellovo that the same Is true as of nearly ovcry hardware house In the city. Wo have also sent out u largo quantity of lu ammunition , but still have some ou hand. \ Tlio bultc of that shipped out consisted of-IO- Is. 83 cartridges. I Just received an order Is.tt for twenty moro rifles , hut of course ttie could not fill It. They don't scorn to want any shotguns , although there ir- Is every reason to believe that If no rifles are s- to ho secured tbo settlers in the threatened sid districts will bo glad to have tiny kind of a idI firearm , " Iho Canons lyiisli. If there was over ono thing moro than any odU other against which Dictator Burrows has U been waging roloutloss war for .Years , It is the party caucus. Tbo caucus has boon do- uounccd by him year in and year out at the in- trap where Independent men are hound hand inth nud foot urid delivered at the dictation of the majority , noTO Times have changed , , and Burrows TO has become tbo foremost caucus boss tt. of the state. To bo sure , ho tt.oy calls the caucus a conference , oy but thoconforenco Into which ho bascornllcd ts.by the indepondenta of the legislature differ * la by nofcaturo from the regular party caucus , not omlttiugovon the boss that swings the party laali and threatens with dire n- everybody ven- Its go.uico If ho duru disObov'tho mandates of Icing conforoucu. This only goes to show id. that the now party U rapidly adopting all the id.on old methods which Its leaders have been con on demning , irto Q , C. Hobble nnd family loft yesterday for o , St. Augustine , Flo. , for the balance of the th winter , returning In April or May next. SOJ1E AMERICA TREASURES , Rich Jewels Daposilqd la tba National Museum at-Washington. ORDERS , MEDALS ; , ! CUPS AND COINS , Tlio Sultan atnlccaVlvos of Diplomats llanpr I'JT "FrcHcntlnj : tlio Order of ttio Sholcofat for' ' Idfo. The moat valuable jewels In the nix- ttonnl museum hi WaaluriKton , D. C. , are the rollca of our eroat men near tlio ontrnnco. Thcso nro worth tons of thousands - sands of dollars In Intrinsic value of the gold and jewels of which they made , to Bay nothing of tlio workmanship , says the Jowclor's " \Voohly. There nro swords by the dozou sot with diamonds , guns Inlaid with precis stones and canes which have heads of gold in which gems to imbedded. A guard la detailed to 'atch thora night and day. Each case .as a burglar nlarm connected with it , ndtho least meddling would set an Icctrlc boll ringing1 and call the museum army to rothor. The Grant collection Is ono. It is made up of hundreds of gold articles ox- uislloly engraved and brought together fora all parts of the world , of rare .tones . , of china moro valuable than hough it were of solid gold , and of ithor articloa which , if molted down , rouid fully pay the president's salary 'or a year or more. In ono case there Is a complete col- oction of gold nnd silver coins of Japan , rhich hasn wonderful numismatic value , .8 it is the only cotnplolo sot in oxia- , once , except ono in Iho Japanese trons- ry. Some of-tho gold coins are a quar , or of an inch thick and ns largo around as the top of a dinner pall. Seven of 'hem cost $5,000 , and there are uorhaps hundred la the collection. In another case thcro are half a dozen argo elephant tusks which the king of Slain gave to General Grant , and there ; ire six pieces of costly jade given him [ j. C MO princes of China. Allot the swords presented Lo him nro there , and : nuny of them have diamonds set in the hilts. The sword given to Genouil Grant by the sanitary fair at Now York has usolid gold head , representing the Goddess of Liberty , which has two rubies , two diamonds , nnd two sapphires not in it. The sword of Ghattanoopa has fourteen diamonds embedded in it , and many of the gifts which ho received from foreign monavchs are of gold sot with diamonds. . - Ono of the medals which are in the collection contains' $600 worth of gold , and is as largo around as the bottom of a tin cup. The gold articles in this col lection would fill a peck measure , and many cltios seem to have given General Grant a gold box containing the papers in which their freedom was presented. The box which ho'received at Ay Scot land , is as biff as a * cigar'box , and is of * solid gold. The city of Glasgow gave him a still larger ono , beautifully chased , and the gold box which he received from the city of London is a wonder of artistic workmanship , bearing an en graving of the capltol on ono side and of the Lpndon Guildlin.il on the other. En ameled' ' on its golden Burfaco arc , the union jack , the red , white ana blue , and tlio poddess of liberty shaking hands with the British lion. ' There is a beautiful cigar case of gold from the king of Slum , a model of the table on which Leo's surrender was signed In solid gold , and a solid gold in vitation card as largo as a postal card and about four times as thick , which was sent to General Grant in a solid sil ver envelope , inviting him to a masked ball at San Francisco. There are u num ber of silver menus , a gold-handled knlfo which the minors of Idaho gave him , gold-headed cnnes set with diamonds mends , and medals and other articles of gold. The order of the Sholokat , which the sultan gave to Mrs. S. S. Cox , is also kept in she national museum. It is a star larger around than a trade dollar , which sparkles with moro than a hun- orod diamonds. Thcso diamonds are sot in gold on brown , gold , and green onainul. The star has five points , and there uro twenty-six diamonds on each point. It has a. beautiful ribbon sash connected with' * it , and was given to Mrs. Cox ono night at the sultan's palace when she went there to dinner with her husband and ate Turkish viands served up hy a French cook on gold plates. After the dinner was over the sultan presented this insignia. She thought , I am told , that she was to have It forever - over , but it scorns that his majesty only lends such presents for life , ana when she dies It li to bo returned to him. The wife of Minister Straus was decorated with the sumo order , and she will have to return it in the distant future. Uncle Sam has a vast collection of the jewels of savages. Ho has silverware made by the Indians of Arizona , carved ornaments from Alaska and great brace lets and anklets of gold , silver and brass from India. Ono of the moat curi ous necklaces in his collection is ono of human fingers , which the men of some of the Indian tribes wear , nnd there Is ono made of slxty-sovoa human tooth , with holes pierced at the roots to string them. This necklace was ton inches long , and a number of teeth evidently need filling. It cnmo from the Fiji islands , nnd was found there in 1810. Another necklace was made of human hair , into which the tusk of the walrus was wove'n. It was about two inches thick and t\venty inches long. Another suvago "Ifficklaco is ono of human and dog tooth combined , nnd there are necklaces of stone , of gold , sil ver , copper and brasp of all shapes nnd sizes , gathered from all parts of the world. It is difficult to appreciate the slzo of the National museum. It Is growing moro rapidly thaiiJpnah'H ; gourd , and it is now ono of the jb.est organized muse ums in the world. It surpasses any other in the line of Indian antiquities and matters connobtod with America , and vast nddlUonsi/rom / all parts of the world arc received pvory year. Already the building whicl\vas ) \ construccd a few yeara ago for it is pricked to bursting , and a now ouo will ha vu to bo built vorytoon. Whooping : cough , crouu , sere tliroat , sud den cnlcis , and lung troubles peculiar to chil dren , are easily controlled promptly ad ministering Ayor'a Utiorty Pectoral. This remedy Is eafo to take , certain la its action , and adapted to all constitutions. A. West I'olnt SnnrtHinan Accident ally Shooti Illiu-iuir. WEST POINT , NebJan. . 5. [ Special Tele pram to TUB BEE. ] Sunday noon Free Loftort and Carl Matson went limiting four miles south of town , and when near the farm of Mcuolas Maack , worn called la by Mr. Maackwho , bad some birds mid skins for LofTort to stuff. While the iirtlelosvero being brought Watson am LefTcrt sat down. Watson bad his gua bo twoon his knees with the barret resting against his abdomen when , by some nunrns unknown to anyone , the gun was discharged , the bulk : of tlio shot penetrating his head directly under the cliln anil fttw his breast , reaching the heart. Comlderablo shot also lodged in the abdomen. Matson gave ono groan and rolled to thu floor. Lotlert Jumped to his rescue In time to catch the falling tornf. Matsou Is a married innii with two children. A. Poisoned Sselinol Woll. UASTINQS , Nob. , Jnn. G.-S [ pedal Tele gram to TUB HEE. ] The Janitor of the South ward school building , thU inornlng tiotllleil the pollco that ho found , upon drawing water from the well that supplies the school child ren , a. bos of rough on rats. The supposition , is that the dastardly net was committed by an enemy of the Janitor , ns the box must have been placed In tbo well some tlmo Sat urday night. But for the accidental dis covery by the janitor , wholesale polsonlnjj would necessarily have followed. The mat ter has liecti placed In the hands of police for investigation , Firoat AVllcot. WILCOT , Nob. , Jan. B. [ Special to Tin : EEB. I The residence of J. W. Moore , cnsldor of the State bank hero , burned this moraine between5 nnd 0 o'clock , Causes unknown , probably a defective Hue. AVhcn discovered the fire was breaking through the roof and tbo members of the family , who were nslcep in the second story , had to make their cscapu In their night clothing. Some of the furnlturo from the lower story was saved , but the cozy homo Is In ruins. Loss , about $1,000 ; Insur ance , S2.TOO. . Not a itnllrontl Alan. Nob. , Jan. 5. [ Special Tclo- toTiiu lir.E. ] Aunlo Pauhck , ono of the runaway girls supposed to have boon en ticed from hero by a certain railroad man , was found nt Button lost night , Her parents today lllod application to have tbo wayward girl suntto the reform school nt Konrnoy. The petition was granted mid she will betaken taken tomorrow. Your correspondent lonrns today that no railroad man was imullcatod In the affair as reported in several papers. An Unfortunate Creamery. CIAV CENTER , Nob. , Jan. G. [ Special to TitEBcE. ] On January 3 the creditors of the creamery firm of Furor & Pearsoll , who hnd creameries at Falrflcld nnd Davenport , mot in this place nnd elected S. M. McKolvy. assignee. There nro about eight hundred creditors , mostly farmers , who were selling their cream to them. Mr. Purer made a prop osition to thorn that if they would give him the management of the creamery ho would pay them 100 cents on the dollar. Joe ( Sriinos' Company. BEATIUCE , Neb. , Jan. 5. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BEE.I Captain Joe \V. Grimes of this city has received tacit authority from the governor toenlist a company of cavalry b i. ' " T 'ut ' for the Indian war. Captain J rimes has nis .jpany roll about completed now , The bovs will furnish their own horses md only aslc for arms , ammunition aud prov- milcr. They will take their chances with .ho legislature for au appropriation for pay ment. A Hunter's Accl < lcnt. Nob. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tclo rara THE Hun.1 Fred Bcilctt , son of Banker Bcrlett of this place , was seriously wounded this morning hy the accidental discharges of a 35-caHbcr revolve In his own hands while muting muskr.its on his farm , seven miles with of the city. The ball penetrated the oft leg about midway botweoii the thigh nnd cnee , taking a downward course , Generous Clny Center. Cuv CE.VTEH , Neb , Jnn. 5. [ Special to THE Bui : . ] A car load1 of clothing , groceries md grain will be shipped from this point to western sufferers on Tuesday of this week. Dur people have contributed very liberally to tbo call for aid. The cholera Is raging nmong1 hops In this ocality , some parties near by losing as high as 100 head in u week's ' timo. Joseph's Ambition. TALSIAOE , Nob. , Jnn. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn.j It has been for many months nn open secret In nlllanco circles that Tul- mage would furnish a candidate for the post- mastership of the house la the person of Joseph W. Smith , who loft for Lincoln this afternoon. Mr. Smith has a peed following and his friends are confident of his success. It AVI 11 Not lliiupcii Again. NEBRASKA Cirr , Nob. , Jnn. B. [ Special Telegram to THE BHE.J The county commis sioners today rodistrieted Nebraska City , in accordance with the law , making each ward a separata precinct. It was the lack of this , upon which the decision declaring Nebraska City precinct bonds illegal , was based. IMiiff I'olcrr. NEIWA.SKA Cnr , Heb. . Jnn. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tim BKE. ] Six negro tramps attempted to run things to suit themselves on a Missouri Paclflo passenger train from Omaha last evening ; nnd the passengers were badly frightened. A brnkcrnan wns com- Dellcd to crack the londor's skull with a poker before the gang could bo controlled. 31KXICO THE JIKFVGE. hand Purchased Tliero Tor Occupa tion 1 > y rtmsinn Jews. CHICAGO , Jan. 4. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BCB.J "It looks pretty much as if Mexico wcro to be the asylum of the oppressed Jews of Russia , " Henry Richardson citizen of the southern republic's ' son , n capi tal remarked this morning. "A short time ago n movement to.contribute to the relief of the Ilussiau Jews was started in San Fran cisco. It acquired momentum rapidly , an d when a subscription of about ? J'K,000 ) had been collected tlio movement started to skirt the Paclflo coast. It has mot with most gratifying success and negotiations are al ready under way for the purchase - chase of 1,000,000 acres of land along the west coast of Mexico. I should not bo surprised If the purchase hail by this tlmo been made. So this tract will bo divided into small farms and settled by Russian refugees , whose passage will , I uaderatand , bo paid for hy some foicign Jewish society. All the refugees , or nearly all , nro farmers. The land to which ttioy will bo sent to settle is excellent for agri cultural purposes and Mexico will bo glad to have them. " Nebraska , loivn and Dakota Pensions. WASIIINQTOV. Jan. C. ( Special Telegram to Tun BSE. ] Pensions were grnntoa today to the following Nebraskans : Original Jacob A. "Wolfe , 1'raguoj Robert W. Oliver , Kearney ; James A. Potty , Beaver Crossing. Additional Jacob A.Volfo \ , Prague ; An thony Martin , Waumeta ; Daniel n , Morley , Dccatur ; Henry SwarUtagor , Lodge Polo. Increase SamnclE. Pearl. Lincoln ; Daniel U. Ball , Nelson : David A."Wisher , Verdigris , Helssuo Jacob S. Uutncrford , Beatrice. Ho- Issue and increase "William Austin , New castle. towns Original Isham M. Thomas , JdornUg Sun , special act ; William Stone , Litmott ; diaries L. L.ocklo , Pomoroy ; James Mnuotfny , Red Onk ; William O. Marsh , Aurclla : Pete Weber , Marcus ; John S. Patterson , SIblcy ; Joseph McQuiro , DCS Molncs ; Calvin Lnntis , Corrcctlonvlllo ; \Vllliam Lawrence , I'urkersburK ; William Lansing , Brayton ; Bradford G. Ostrander , Liuvlor ; Samuel Phillips. Dlognal ; Silas William Reynolds , Des Molnes ; John C. Plpor , Irwln , Additional Samuel M , IM- inond , VlntonjUenlnmliiF1. CowgUI , Villlsca ; John Mulllns , Qrlnnell. Increase Georco "W , Montln , Kast Dos Molnes ; Charles C. niarkstono. Miles ; John W. Clinkonhcarti , Kast DM Molnes ; Thomas IHlliott , Green wich ; Oliver W. Morris , Contorvlllo ; Ho ward Harris , Ortonvillo. Uehsuo David II. Coehnni , Colfax ; Worthlngton McNeal , Mys tic. Kclsjuo and Incrcaso Itlclianl Cook , Fontnncllo ; Harrv C. llrown , Polk City. Original widows Rlizaboth ( J. , widow of CJcorgy Spry , Des Moinov , Allco J. , widow of Qoorgo 10 , Carpenter , Oelwoln , Mrs. Li. L. Kellogg and Mrs , H. R. Bleak- ney of SIous City returned liotna yesterday from an extended visit with Mrs. M. 1C. Mo Combs of Irrlngtou , PRESIDENT THOMAS J.LOTO , That is the Title of tbo Qoad of the Now Council , A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION. John Groves Tlrnmlnfl Oily Clerk- Wind Up of the Ola Coun cil's Affairs A 01V Jcal Tonight. The incoming council will bo strictly demo cratic In Its organization for the coming year , nnd Thomas J. Lowry will bo 1U president. This conclusion was reached yesterday evening utter nn eight hour caucus of tbo ten democratic members of the council. Morcarty , Osthoff , Donnelly , Cooper nnd Lowry wcro the candidates before the coun cil , and it was only after a long consultation anil the taking of countless ballots tu.it the choice foil to Lowry. A dozen candidates were up for the clerk ship anil the selection caused almost as much work as dlil that of the president. It was finally decided to retain John Orovoi , the present Incumbent , this compromise being necessary to secure the consent of Aloroarty and Osthort to Lowry's ' election ns president. Tno result of the caucus wns quietly given out when the old council was culled to order to wind up Its jonr's business , which was done in a session lasting less than an lionr. The 11 rat subject for the council's consid eration w.is a message front the mayor urging that some action bo tnkcn looking to the election in some public phicolii Omaha of n suitable nnd nppropriato monument to the memory of the Into General George Crook , Tbo mayor named J. S. Collins , John A , Creighton , 0.V. . ijinlngor , J. M , Woohvorth and Ur. George U Miller ns a committee to consider the subject and report upon u loca tion nnd the prubnblu cost of such a menu ment. The recommendation of tbo mayor was concurred in. Contracts were approved ns follows : With the World-Herald for the eltv adver tising : withGoorgo A. Coagland for lumber ; with James Stcphenson for feed ; with the Omaha printing company for ulank books , stationery nnd ofllco supplies ; with R C. restucr for blank warrants , etc ; with the Polcrolc Znpuda for other city blanks. Dr. J. P. Lord's ' bill for $ ri ) for recording births and deaths for the month of March , April and May came up again , and on Wheeler's motion was Intd upon the table. A resolution was adopted declaring that hereafter the board of public works shall let contracts for paving by districts Instead of letting all contracts for the year at a single letting. A protest against the acceptance of the report of tlio appraiser , for the change of "tho gradoof Hamilton street from Twenty-fourth to Lowe avenue was received nnd referred to the committee on grades and grading. A few ordinances of minor Importance were passed and the council of Ife'JO adjourned , The ropublica.i inou.'uCi-s sought a neigh boring cigar store nnd played high live until n late hour. Tbo democratio contingent sought a convenient restaurant and cele brated the consummation of their efforts in .securing an organization for the coming year's work. Wanted Good and permanent em ployment for limited number Indies and Rontlcmon. Gallon or addressCoolc & Acres , Hotel Casey , Omaha. jus JIAXHS MtE cjitx. Tlio Sccrntnry Congritulntcis Himself 'Hint ll In Not llcHmimilIc. | ) WASHINGTON , Deo. 5. SecretaryNoblowas questioned today as to what action tmd been taken on the recommendation of General Miles that Indian agents of South Dakota agencies bo relieved from further duty and that their places bo filled with military ofllcors. The secretary said ho did not CJ.ro to discuss tbo matter further than to say the subject hail not been mentioned to him by any ono with authority. It Is believed , however , that should General Miles' recommendation bo submitted to him by tbo president for his views the secretary would strongly oppose the transfer. The secretary spoke with some earnestness of the reports which have been In circulation recently to the effect that the Indians were in n starving condltlon ard that the pending trouble grew out of the fact that the govern meat had not kept its agreement with the Positively cured by ] ' these Little Pills , CARTER'S They also relieve Bls-l tress from Dyspepsia , In-1 ITTLE digestion and Too Hearty I IVER Eating. A perfect rem-F edy for Dizziness , Nausea , ! PILLS. Drowsiness , Had Tnstcl In the Mouth , Coated ! Tongue , Tola In the Side , I TOIU'ID LIYEH. Thoyg regulate tbo Bowels. PurclVegetable. . SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , GR ATEFU L-COM TORT1 NG Epps's Cocoa. BREAKFAST. " 117 n thorough Knowledge of tlio natural Iniv.i whlcli KOvirn tliooiioriitlon ofdlKi' ' tlon nnd iiutrl- tlou , iindby n circuit oipllontlon | of HID line pronor- tlciof Hcllnoli'itcd I'fxua , Mr. ipiu hua provlilod ourlirc.iUliHt t iblcs with a rlellcalt'lytliivnrnl itovor- riii > nhlull nuiy iru UBnuny liciivydnctors'ljIIlD , it IN hjr tlio Jucllcliiin UNO of mich MI IIUt" ufillol Hint a Lomlltutlim limy bo criiiliiiillyliiillt up until MruiiK cnuuijli torosNt cvory lomloncr to Ulsn.vo. Him- druds of feubtlci nmliiillo * n ro flout Inn are u ml IIM icn'ly ' to ttltuc'K HlicrKter tliuio IK n nciik point. Wo lunr escape iimny u fatal drill liy kueiHnnoiimilvi ; * null iorlinod nlth pure blood unit a properly nourished frnmo " civil Sorvlcolinzrttto. Mixlo Dimply nlth tiollliiK wnlorormllk. Sold only In half pound tins , tiy itrcccrj , InboM thus : T AM1 * KPPS Til Homcconiillilo Chemists , JMlto LI 1 O d LU , , London. Kmland. PERFECT "HEALTH Milliard II , Unek , ) < orkport , N. V. . wrllo * that nfter ninny yours' suiTPrlntf front Kcrvouv Iioulllty , Hloep * Klotix , but on the contrary rind alroailr begun to cut clown rations In violation of U treaty oblliit ? Ions. The srcrctnry denounced these statements as nmiunlllUHlly false , ' 1'ho repoitor starvation IIIUOIIK tlio Sioux was n pure fabrication. lA > r ton long years , the government In ( ulUlllmeiit of Its treaty obli gations hail boon feu Jin if the Sioux In idle ness , sOIIKI of them , however , were thrifty farmers ami ooil citizens , but the largo pro * rurtlon were it thriftless nud Indolent set , iwrfcctly willing to spend tholr tlmo In Idle ness and in llliillng fault with the government ou overcoucoli1 - nblo pretext. The treaty of 1877 , tha secretary s.ild , obligated the government to funilih them with u certain u mount of food , clothing , Implements , horses , cattle , otc. , until they should become solf/suiiportlng , Af tor ton j curs clittMcd , during which tlmo the governniLMit spout millions of ilollur * with nvluw to placing the Indians on a selr-mip- porting basli , members of congress very jiroi- erly began to inquire whether It wixs tlio pur- jiosoof the government to continue Indefin itely and forever the policy of footling th Indians who portlstod In Mvlng In lillunoss. They thought linbouttlmototeattholrabllity tosumurttluMmelves. And so the appro priation wn.1 reduced $ lOOlKWuot , a very liirso amount when compared wllh the vast sum uhteh the usual appropriation called for. Thereupon the Imllnn Immediately began to coniphiln , but ma'lo ' no effort toward feodltiif himself. He occupied \uxstcru tciritory containing thousands of ncres of produrllva laifd. Ha wns supplied with everything necessary to improve and rnlso good crop. * , but prefouvd to do nothing mid let the gov ernment continue to put food Into his mouth , It was true , the secretary thought , that these people should ho coiiinellod to do some thing , and ho hud lost patience with these uhn upheld thu Indians in their Idleness. Ha sincerely rocrot ted that the recent nctlou o ( the military hnd resulted In bloodshed , and ho congratulated himself that his department was lu no moans resp onslblo for It. v ins I > OQ. A Clilcn i > Saloon ICoep'r Owes Ilia lill'o to Ilia Newloumlland. Cincuio , Jan. fi. [ Special Tclogr.itn to THE UEE. ] lYanlclConpolc , asalooii Icocpcr on Hancock , and his \\lfo owe their lives to Newfoundland dog. The family occupy npartnieiits over the saloon. The Ilro started at an early hour in the roar end of the room nnd soon tilled the nnartments nhovo with stilling stuolco. The dog , which was chained behind the b.ir , managed In some uay to break the ch.ilu and bounded through tlio glass doors leading up stairs. Kuppek nud his wife wcro stupcllod with smoke. Whether the barking of the dog aroused blin or whether the dog dragged him out nf bed Kuppek does not know , but nt any rate , when ho cnma to his senses ho found himself lying on the floor near the window with the dog besldu him alternately barking nnd licking his fuco. Kappcd saw the lire e.utug Its way up the stair case , and immngeJ to got out of ths window and turn lu nn nlarm. When the firemen came ho took his wife down from the window , where ho had placed her out of the reach of the Humes. The dog , which was badly cut In Jumping through tlio glass door , disappeared nnd cannot ho found , Ho Is a splendid specimen of the No wfoundland breed nnd lias saved two or three people from diutving in th'.i nast. for Qtre STIFFNESS- A.MUSLSM1. 1J * IS. Thl ° ° Nihu > Commencing MONDA/ST , aJVNUJ\rtY * . A Great Attraction. The De Wolf Hopper Opera Bouffe Co , I In Ilyrno .t Knrkcr's Clinrmlng Comlo Oporn. CASTLES IN THE flIR 'Iho Most Powerful Compinjr of Comedians In Amurlfu 8PAIIKUNO MUSIUI MUiNiriCKNT CA3TI 1'rlcunns usual. IloxalieeU open Snturdujr , The Grand = Tonight. uuiull SYBIL JOHNSTON E AS 12 A. Prices $1.00 , ? 5c , Mo and Eio. Will liiiwlcr. Manager. Oor. llthand Furnain WK1IK OKJANUAUV6T1I. That lllL'MI'fio irl < ; irl. 1'mlty iih : Kwlnc , 8 foot tall , Ib yrftra old , wcluh.i 232 pound ) . FUN IN A GROOIRRY. A S.itlrlcnl lilt of Iho ilnjr , Introducing tlio funnies ! BlU'cliiltlei ot Iliu tiny 1 tin , V.'lr , Muniment DE. MCGREW , SPI3OIA.JUTST. Is unsurpassed In thu treatment of all forms of PRIVATE DISEASES Stricture. Syphilis. Lost SI mliood , Sldn Dli- Uiisca nnd I'oiiialo Dlsuascs. Hr , JUCJruw'a success In thu treatment < > ( tbnnhovo Illsoiiso * IIIIB never bnu > iKuiilud | , Adirolsu'unnintepfl without tlio loss of nn hours tlmo , U'rlta for clrc'iiliiiH. | jA.DinS , frum t to 4 only. Olllcu , Cor , Hth uiul 1'iirniun Htu. , Unmhii , Nub. Kiitruncuoii ultlior htruot. THE STANDARD COCOA OP TUB WOULD. rtfJM + + f * MOST APPETIZING-EASILY DIGESTED The VAN HOUTENS process renders their cocoa easy of digestion and develops in the highest degree its delicious ; ! aroma. It is an excellent flesh-former , fifty jter tent , greater ; ! than the best of other cocoas. "BEST & GOES FARTHEST. " * VAN HOUTK.VS UOCOA. ( "once trloj.il nan UBeJ" ) IKAiordinal , pun , wlollo Oocoo. Invented , iiuiilo iiucl puU-iiled la Hilliinj , unJ I. lo-ilay liullar unit tnur lalnlile tliun any iifdie iiiirin > u Inillullinn. In fact , U i.jen niladmlt - U1oll oier Euroj > u [ nlr. comanratlvo toil will cullprovelb ] t non ; , < rCoco e mlillilt 7 C luveutur'i In tolullHtr , > ( reealili tA l and nutrltlfa qutlltl * ! "larcut nlo la Iliu S l | world. " ilkforVANllQUTIII'lANDTAKKKO OTIKIt. U J