THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1 , lwalXTBEN PAGES.
THE S1IEEDY MURDER TRIAL
Hrs , Eliecdy and the Negro MoTarland Hold
Without Bail ,
DESPICABLE PLOT AGAINST A PRIEST ,
Tim Alleged Sliirdorcsn Hcclcn to lie-
fiinlroli the Character of llor
Spiritual Advisor Lin
coln NCWH NlltL'H.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Jon. 81. [ Special to THE
Mm : . I This morning the arguments of the
attorneys In the Sheody murder case were
lieard by Police Magistrate Houston. To
Colonel Phllpot was deputed the work of nsk-
I.IR that the charge against Monday McFnr-
1 ind bo withdrawn. 1'htlpot was nt first np-
] llcl nt the Idea , but entered with such
hplrit Into the nrRuraont that ho astonished
himself nnd tlio largo crowd assembled ,
Attorney Stearns made the plea for Mrs ,
S-'hecdy's ' discharge. Ho thought the court
erred In admitting the testimony. Ho also
thought that , the confession Itself was frail
and with so llttlo merit that his honor could
veil hcsltnto and pause before ho committed
n person llko Mrs , Shcedy to n dungeon cell
nnd put the stigma of a felon on her , which
-vould blnst her llfo forever. Ho character-
i/.cd It as assassinating chnrntor upon super
ficial evldeneo. Ho thought It the bounden
duty of the court to turn thcso pcoplo loose.
The Judge refucd to admit either of these
two defendants lo hnll , and ho ordered them
rent to the county jail to nwalt the session of
the district court.
It is understood that the Indictment against
Jilra. Sheody will bo quashed if the nnalyslt
of the stomach shows no slns ; { of poison. The
prosecution claim that they have not yet
showed all the testimony they have , but pnvo
only enough as they thought to secure the
binding over of defendants.
Ever since It w'ns announced that Hov.
Father Walsh had been deposed from ttio
priesthood by the bishop , speculation has
bcon rlfo as to the causes that led to the seri
ous nnd hitherto Inexplicable result. Owing
to Father Walsh's nrlor appearance before
the coroner's ' Jury with a recital of testimony
rattier damaging to Mrs , Shcedy , current
speculation has been totho cUcctthat his dis
missal \vu duo to his connection with the
caso. Yesterday facts bccamo moro or loss
generally known that tend to confirm tlio
theory , or rather which conclusively provo it.
It will bo noticed that in the testimony of
Father Walsh nt the preliminary examina
tion yesterday afternoon , ho said that after
his nppcaranca before the coroner's Jurv ho
received a notillcation from Mrs. Shecdy that
unless ho modified Ills statements she would
maUolthot forbim. It would appear that
ho has made good her threat. It is said that
the testimony given by Father Walsh before
the coroner's jury nettled Mr. Strode very
much. Monday afternoon Bishop Bonacum
mot Mrs. Shcedy In the county 'Jail in the
Jailer's ' oDIcc. Father Wnlsh , Mr. Strode
nnd the jailor were nlso present. Mrs.Shecdy
denied thostatcmonts made by Father Wnlsh.
She nlso Informed the bishop that Father
Walsh hnd said some things rotloctiug on the
bishop.
Father Walsh 'listened , astounded nt the
statements of the woman , nnd declared that
she was not speaking a word of truth. Turn
Ing to Father Walsh , the bishop said ;
"Pack your effects and got out of my house
before night. Llko Cicsar's wife , you were
nbovo suspicion before you came to my homo ,
but you have brought acandnl and disgrace
upon it. "
Father Wnlsh declared that ho was Inno
cent of the charges made , and insisted that
the only reason ho had testified was that ho
believed ho would bo party to the murder If
no attempted to screen the murderers.
"This Is n foul conspiracy , " said ho , "con
cocted by this woman and her lawyer ,
Strode , and I will undo it. "
But the bishop would not listen to him , nnd
that night Father Walsh was turned out of
doors by his superior. It is rumored that the
bishop has also suspended him from the min
istry lor flvo years. Father Walsh has a
host of friends who will notbohovo Mrs.
Shccdy's charges , and who bcllovo that ho Is
tbo victim of a conspiracy ,
JJBXV r.Lr.criiio i.irmr WOIIKS.
Yesterday the Lincoln gas nnd electric
light company commenced excavating for the
erection of an immense gas mul electric light
plant combined , which will Increase the ca
pacity of the present establishment four fold.
The plant will cost 8111,000. Four brick
buildings will bo built on the block bounded
by M and N nnd Second nnd Third streets.
The engine ami dynamo buihling Is to bo
100x73 feet , the boiler house 80x11 foot , gas
generating building 30xW feet and the
purifying nnd llmo building HOx
feet. The ROS generating' structure
will bo fifty feet hlch nnd on
Immense chimney 1'5 foot In height with on
Inside spacerovon feet square will bo re
quired to carry oft the smoko. A spur from
the B. it M. main line will run directly
through the shops. Itis the intention to have
the elcctrio light department completed by
the 1st of May. The old gas plant will not
tie removed to the now shops until about
July.Mr.
Mr. D. E. Thompson loft yesterday for
Chicago and Milwaukee to purchase for the
company a 100 borso power Corliss engine ,
which will furnish power for the immense
establishment.
MOIITNIXQ VKIISUS MUI.ES.
Three car loads of equipments for the new
electric street railway have arrived and the
machinery for the power house will bo hero
next weok. The work of transforming tnulo
power into electric locomotion Is to
bo pushed as rapidly as possible.
Mr. P. W. Little , the manager , says
that Lincoln Is wonderfully , well
adapted for street railways owing 'to its ro-
nuirknblo uniform surface. Mr.Littlo says
tluit In a row wcolcs Lincoln will have ono
of thu best street railway systems In the
country.
muss ncntEsnsTATivEa.
I Major Klcutsch of the Froio Presso , L.
XVossol of the Capitol City Courier , and II.
M. Unshncll of the Unll wore the Lincoln
delegates to the meeting of the State Press
association at Beatrice. Both L.Vssol and
Major Kloutsch were chosen as Nebraska
delegates to the stnto convention to bo hold
In St. Paul this summer.
ODDS AM ) ENDS.
Mr. Brud P. Cook , donuty land commis
sioner , has been appointed as aide-de-camp on
the stnft of Coininamlor-ln-Chiof
- - Voazoy of
the national Orf.ml Army of the Republic.
Miss Maggie Scoullor of Seward and Mr.
Walter Locso will assist In the St. Paul M ,
E. choir tonight.
AVKA.THKK CONDITIONS.
Omnhn Will Ilnvo Special Facilities
for Itcoonlliig Thorn.
Ono of the advantages which will accrue to
Omaha on account of the showing made by
the census returns will bo the higher grading
of tbo signal servlco station nt this point. It
has boon the intention of the chief of the
weather bureau to create twenty stations of
the first class * , that [ 9 , stations having a complete -
ploto sot of Instruments for making n con
tinuous record of meteorological data. It was
determined to lot the population , as shown by
the census returns , govern the selection of
points where stations should bo Included in
this class and under this ruling Omaha came
within the lino.
In accordance with thU the Omaha station
is In receipt of a sot of instruments aud ap
paratus for making a continuous record of
woatber conditions. Ail of thcso Instruments
nro automatic and make a Irglhlo and perma
nout record of tholr several conditions. They
nro anything butunposingln appearance , and
the details of tholr operation are very simple
Olid easily understood.
The self-registering uaromotor , or barograph
graph , is enclosed In a glass cost ) about eight
inches in height , six Inchon wldo ucd about
a foot In length. H consists of a series
of hollow boxes with corrugated sides ,
nuillar to tbosu in an ordinary
aneroid barometer , placed ono on top of
Another and connected in such a way as to
render tbo action ot the atmosphere more
pronounced , These boxes are connected with
nn arm carrying a pen. which records upon a
Hhcot the Increase or decrease In the pros-
euro of the utmosphoro. Those shoots are
placed upon a drum which makes ono com
r | ilcte revolution each week and the pen
eaves a record of the reading of the barom
eter during each Instant whllo the sheet is la
position.
The thermograph , or self-registering ther
mometer , la similar In construction , the ther
mometer being constructed of matal In the
form of a flat band slightly curved.
The expansion and contraction of
this metal , caused by the Increase
or dccreaso In temperature of the
surrounding nir , are indicated on n sheet
carried on n drum in the same manner as
described In the case of the barograph.
The anemometer , or wind measure , Is the
familiar "whirligig" which may bo seen
steadily attending to business on the roof of
the federal building ntnll hours of the day or
night. Tlio number of mile * travelled by the
wind day after day Is accurately measured by
this little Instrument nnd each mlle auto
matically recorded on a sheet below , as will
be hereafter described.
The pluviometer , or rain gauge , tholnstru-
mcnt which measures the amount of rainfall ,
Is provided with n mechanism which records
the amount of rain on a sheet In the ofllco bo-
low.
low.Tho anomcscopn , or wlndvano , Indicates tlio
direction from which the wind blows. In
the Iron rod supporting the wlndvnno is a
contrivance known as a contact box through
which passes nn electric caulo connecting
with the windvauo , the ramqnngo nnd tlio
anemometer. The lower end of this cable
passes through nn electric registering nppa-
ralus In the oil Ice , which records upon a pre
pared shoot the direction from which the
wind Ls blowing , the velocity per milo nnd
each hundredth of nn Inch of rainfall. The
sheet on which this data is recorded is car
ried on a drum nnd Is removed at noon each
day and a fresh ono substituted.
All of this apparatus will bo placed In posi
tion within a short tlmo nnd the Omaha sta
tion wilt then rank In the highest class.
YOUNG I-'OUU'S 1U3.VKINO.
Ho Is Held to tlio District Court lit
$ uOOO , Honda.
Patrick Ford , Jr. , who was arrested two
weeks ate for shooting William Devaney la
a restaurant next door to Goldsmith's saloon ,
on Ninth street , was given n preliminary
bearing yesterday afternoon In police court.
Tlio stnto Introduced half a dozen wit
nesses , and tlio testimony was not quite so
damaging to the catlso of the defendant as
had been anticipated by the public or by the
prosecuting attorney. L. A. Goldsmith , who
heaps the saloon next door to the
place of the shooting , stated that ho heard
tlio shot which Ford fired nnd rushed in to
ace what was the matter. Ford handed him
the revolver , nnd ho stopped to the door and
fired in the air to attract the attention ot a
police ofllecr. Ho stated with regard to Uo-
vanoy Hint ho hnd always Itnown him to bo n
quiet nnd inoffensive young man , Out ho had
head him say upon one occasion that If young
Ford fooled around him much ho would knock
his head off ,
Dr. Gnpcn was called and explained the
nature of the bullet wound from
which ho found Dovnney suffering when
IIQ was called about ono hour nftor the shootIng -
Ing look place. Ho said that the patient is
still a very sick man , and ho evinces some
symptoms of blood polsoninc. Ho Is fever
ish , nnd it is evident that suppuration is in
progress , either In the flesh or thu lung pen
etrated by the bullet. Dr. Gapen said ho
could not predict with any degree of cer
tainty whether the wounded man will or will
not recover from the eifcsts of the wound.
Mr. Gannon , counsel for the tlofenso , tried to
wring a statement from Dr. Gapen to the ef
fect that the wound had under
gone an unnnecossary amount of prob
ing before the bullet was located ,
but Dr. Gapen would admit of no such n con
dition of affairs. He said ho did not know
how much probing had bcon done prior to
the tlmo when ho arrived , but ho know that
there was but llttlo probing done afterward.
Ho snld If there hnd bcoa any unnecessary
probing done it must have hud a tendency to
weaken the patient.
Jumos S. Ward was called and slated that
ho was Just outside of the restaurant at the
tlmo of the shooting. Ho saw Dovanoy strike
at Ford and then the two clinched , nnd nftor
struggling about the room for a moment
Dovanoy seemed to bo getting the
better of Ford nnd then ho heard the shot
and saw Dovanoy turn and run out. Ho
said ho had heard Dovanoy suy once that if
Ford monkeyed with him bo would out his
head oT.
Ed Goldsmith , who keeps the restaurant in
which the shooting occurred , was next called
to the witness stand. Ho said that Fora
came Into the saloon where ho was aud asked
him If ho could got a lunch. Goldsmith told
him ho could if ho had the money to pay
for it.
"I havn't got any money , " said Ford.
"Then you can't ' get any lunch , " replied
Goldsmith.
Ford then went back into the restaurant
and said to Dovanoy that ho wanted some
luuch. Dovanoy snld , "You can't ' have It un
less you have money to pay for It. " Ford
then said ho would not accept a lunch from
Dovanoy , anyway , and called him a vile
name. Then Dovanoy ordered Ford out of
the houso. Ford snld ho would not go unless
Goldsmith ordered him out. Ford walked
up totho counter nnd Dovanoy said ho must
go out and sprang around the counter , strik
ing Ford In the faco. Then they clinched , nnd
alter a short struggle , In which Devnnoy
struck Ford several times in the face , n shot
was fired and Dovanoy ran out nnd fell on the
sidewalk.
At this point Mr. Morlarlty asked the wit
ness If ho did not roinombor having stated to
him ( Morlarlty ) in the presence of Officers
Dempsey and Savage on the day after the
shooting that ho saw Ford strike Dovanoy in
the face savcral times and call him a vile
name before Oovnnoy made any effort to put
Ford out of the bouso.
Mr. Gannon , counsel for the do fCM so , ob
jected to this upon the grounds that the pros
ecuting attorney seemed to bo attempting to
make the witness lay the foundation for his
own Impeach meat.
Monarity held that tbo evidence of the
witness had taken the prosecution by sur
prise , In that It was not the kind of evidence
that had boon expected from the witness ,
and that in such cases the state has n right
to Introduce testimony that will contradict
or oven impeach a witness. In doing so ,
Mr. Morlarty held it was but fair to first
ask the witness if ho hnd rot previously
stated certain things so that ho might have
an opportunity to correct himself or refresh
his memory.
"It makes mo Impatient to hoar you road
ancient history , " said Gannon. "That law
which you have Just road has boon exploded
years ago. "
"I notlco you are Impatient when It hurts
you , whether It bo ancient or modern History
that I quota. "
Judge Hclsloy decided that the witness
should not answer the question regarding
what ho had stated the day after the shoot
Ing , and IIP was excused.
After calling several witnesses moro the
case was submitted to tno Judge.
Ford was held for trial in the district court
under bonds of fTi.OOO.
Patrick Ford.sr. , signed the bond and the
accused was released and loft the court room
with his father.
The court room was crowded with an In
terested throng during the hearing of the
testimony.
Tlio Kilon Musco.
Manngor Lnwler of the Eden Musco again
comes to the front with two modern wonders
which ho will place on exhibition" that pop
ular house this week. The first Is Colonel
Alexander Wilson , the famous Kansas elaut.
Colonel Wilson stands over eight foot hlch.
Ho will bold a ? 11X > bill in his hand and nny
one that can reach it can have It. It is nafo
to say that no ono has yet been found who
can reach It. Ho Is a big man in every re
spect , weighing 237 pounds and measuring
seventy-two Inches around his shoulders.
Ills foot is 17 inches long nud bis hand is
liixO Inches. Ho Is well educated aud Is a
colonel on the staff of the governor of Kan
sas. Jamci Wilson Is iho nccoud wonder.
Ho can expand his chest twenty-six inches ,
breaking trunk straps and harness traces
with oaso. Ho has bcon pronounced by
medical men n pcnluu wonder. In the vaudo-
vlllo and bijou theatre n special list of at
tractions have boon secured. Chiefly among
thorn Is Hosa Vonion , the talantcd younq
Englishwoman , who Is acknowledged to boone
ono of the most graceful dnucors on the stage.
The MacCombctr children ia the unique
dances nnd songs are a stellar attraction ,
Loy , the noted bicyclist , will also appoartbls
week. Saddle nud West , the noted Gorman
comedians In tholr laughable comedies , will
appear. Sweeney , the human enigma , who
sits on hU head , has boon engaged. Lew
Randall , the great wench impersonator , wll
uolpamuso the audience , 0.1 also will HO
Logan , tbo occentrlo genius , and Wells , the
musical mystery , will perform on unique in
struments. Manager Lawlor promises a first
class entertainment for elL
LABORERS TO HAVE A HOME ,
in Offica Building for Omaha's Many Prosperous -
porous Trade Organizations.
"LANS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
llio Central Labor Union mid I'roin-
incut Workers Uutliuslnstta Over
the Prospects of the ISnter-
prise Labor Notes.
The proposition to erect a labor pnlnco In
Dtnnhn Is ruplJIy assuming slinpo nml the
ncn who are nt the head of the movement
Imvo no hesitancy In snylni ; tbnt such a
building , vlll bo erected dut-lng thu coming
season.
A complcto description of ttio proposed
building was published In Tin : Una o few
weeks njo. | HrloilVi the proposition Is tc put
up a building I3 xliti foot square , flvo stories
lilgb , of brink and stone. The first story will
bo used for ttoro rooms , with halls , lodge
rooms , libraries , reception anil bath rooms on
the second , third nnd fourth floors , It Is the
Intention to hnvo the top lloor nil In one room ,
thus making n prand hnll capable of seating
fl.OOO persons. The building will bo abso
lutely llroproof nnd will bo finished Inside
nnd out In the best possible style , heated by
steam nnd lighted by electricity.
In order to carry out this plnn Gcorpo "W.
Willard , Julius Meyer , William Sobring , Vf.
B. Mussor , J. M. Kenney , W. A. J.
Goodln , T. C. Kelsey , E. K. Overall nnd
August Deerman last Kovembcr were duly
elected ofllccrs nnd directors of the Union
Labor Palace liulldlng association nnd the
following articles of Incorporation adopted
andplncud onflla :
Arttclo 1. The unmo of this corporation
shall bo the Union Labor I'nlnci ) Building
Assoclntlon of Omaha , nnd the general na
ture of its business Is declared to bo the buyIng -
Ing and bdllnp nnd holding of land nnd tlio
erection of buildings for educational nnd
other purposes.
Article U. Ttio tlmo of commencement of
snld corporation shall bo November 1 , 18SH ) ,
and shall contlnuu ninety-nine years unless
sooner dissolved.
Article II. The capital stock of said cor
poration shall bo ? ' .W,000 , divided Into 40.000
shares of f3 each , payable as follows : Ton
per cent on subscription and the bnlmico as
the board of directors tuny direct. The cap
ital stock may bo Increased as provided by
law.
law.Artlclo
Artlclo 4. The Indebtedness or liability to
which this corporation can atone tlmo ho sub
ject shall not bo more than ! ! 0 per cent of the
capital stock subscribed , nnd the paid up
stock of this association shall bo non-assess
able except by a two-thlrus vote of the stock
representation.
Article 5. The name and place of resldonco
of the persons forming tho'corporation are as
follows : G. W. Willard , Julius Meyer , Wilt-
lam Scbring , W. U. Musscr.J.M. . Kennedv ,
\V. A. .1. Uoodln , T. C. Kolsoy. ' K. R. Overall ,
August IJeorman , city of Omaha , state of No-
hruska , nnd the persons named hi this article
snail constitute the first board of directors ,
and shall hold their ollices until their succes
sors arc elected and qualified.
Article 0. The oflleers of this corporation
shall bo a prosldciit , secretary , treasurer ,
and such others us ttio by-laws of the associ
ation shall provide , and the government of
the corporation and management of its affairs
shnll bo vested In a board of directors. Said
board shnll consist of not less than nine di
rectors , who shall bo elected as prescribed by
the by-laws.
Article 7. The annual meetings of said
corporation shall bo hold on the first Monday
in November of each year. All oQlcers and
directors shall hold their respective ofllcos
until their successors are elected and quail-
fled , and any vacancy that uiay occur In any
ofllco or In the board of directors may bo filled
until the next meeting by said board.
Artlclo 8. That al ! Increase in the value or
income from the property of the incorporation
over 8 per cent shall bo placed to the credit of
a , fund to bo known as a redemption fund , to
bo used for the redemption of stock In such
manner as the ooard of directors may from
time to tlmo direct. And at no tlmo shall
the dividend exceed 8 per cent of tbo paid up
stock. And when ttio tlmo shall have arrived
that all shares of the stock of this corpora
tion shall Imvo been called In nnd redeemed
In accordance with this article , then the prop
erty , funds and franchises acquired by nnd
in the lawful possession of this corporation ,
nnd which In law may ho considered the as
sets thereof , shall bo nnd become vested per
petually in a board of trustees , said property
to bo held by them In irust for the use and
benefit of the working people of the city of
Omaha , in accordance with snch rules as
shall be provided la the by laws of said cor
poration ,
Article. 0. The board of directors shall have
power to call in and redeem thu stock of this
corporation in accordance with the by-laws ;
provided , that no member bo compelled
to surrender his stock at loss than its
face value nnd nnd accrued Interest. The
stock can bo transferred only on the books of
this corporation by permission of the board
of directors.
< t Artlclo. 10. No individual stockholder can
hold or vote more than two hundred shares
of stock of this corporation , nor can any
stockholder or other person vote stock by
proxy. Votes of absent members on this
stock shall bo governed by the by-laws.
Artlclo. 11. These articles may bo amended
by two-thirds of tiho stockholders at n regular
or special meeting thereof , said meeting to
bo called as In by-lnxvs shall bo provided.
Since the incorporation the members of tbo
company have buen Industriously engaged in
placing stock , and in this direction they have
succeeded most lulmlraulv.
The location of the building has not yet
been selected , though sites have boon olTored
nt the southwest cornerof Twelfth and Uodgo
streets ; the northwest corner of Fourteenth
nnd Howard strcetu ; thg southwest corner of
Eighteenth nnd Howard streets ; the north-
cast corner of Twentieth and Farnain streets ;
the southwest corner of Seventeenth nnd Da
venport sti cots and the southeast corner of
Eighteenth and Cass streets.
The location decided upon will bo the ono
on which the Dost terras are offered , this to
bo decided by the board of directors.
'
Friday ovc'nlng , under the auspices of the
Central Labor union a rousing mass mooting
was held , at which Hov. John Williams , I. C.
Kclsoy , J. II. Crnddock , ox-Oov. Ilutler nnd
others made lengthy speeches , advocating
the early building of tlO | palace and showing
the great-value It will bo to the laboring men
who now have to contribute to the support of
halls , etc.
At the meeting n largo amount of stock was
subscribed , and so pleased were the officers
with the results of their work , that they will
call another moo'lng some tlmo during the
next two weeks.
Imlmr Uiilnti Oltlcora.
The central labor union has elected the
following ofllcors :
Cioorgo Willard , president ; "W. B. Mussor ,
vice president ; William Sobring , recording
secretary ; Aug. Uccrmann , financial secre
tary ; Julius Meyer , treasurer Charles Nov-
strom , sergcant-nt-arins.
Emergency Committed Julius Meyer , T.
C. Kelsey , James Kenney , William Goodln ,
John Qumn , August Dcormann , T. L. Itlng-
walt.
Organization Committee W. B. Mussor ,
Jcsso Blake , Stcrllntr Eddloman. O. Decker ,
F. S. Horton , S. B. Smith , Charles Isow-
strom , F. E. Warner.
Hoard of directors W. B. Mussor , W. H.
Bennett , T. L. Ulngwolt , Harry Williams ,
Jcsso Blake.
Printing Committee George Willard , Fred
Horton and William Sobrlng.
Homo Industry Committee E. U. Overall.
John Qulnn , W. H. Martin , F. W. Lossontln
and Thomas C. Kolsoy.
Committee on Laws J. M. Kenney , John
Qulnn , Chnrlns Sadllek and E. H. Overall.
The committee- laws was Instructed to
revise the constitution.
Oddlollows , Attention.
All Oddfellows of the city are requested to
meet nt the hall , Fourteenth and Dodzo , Sub-
day afternoon nt 1 o'clock sharpto attend the
funeral of our late brother , John H. Butler ,
a member of State ledge , No. 10 , Members
of this lodge are especially requested-to at
tend. The funeral will take place from the
residence , 2705 Davenport street.
After ( ho Goal Dealers.
License Inspector Tom Illley says ho In
tends opening war with the coal dealers ol
the city bright nnd eatly Monday wornlnir.
There nro thirty-eight of them and nil must
co mo to tlmo with their100 or bo says ho
iroposos to ( 'lvo thini mil tlio trouble they
want , and ho utiUi'rsf.-mds that many of the
smaller dealers wwit trouble" . Ho will begin
on them first as ho says' ' tint ho has assur
ances from the laiuo . dealers that they will
pay up promptly.
Two Union I'acjffo JlcBlgnntlnni
The Ititrllnit'tiin'N
V. C ) , Bogue , chief Engineer of the Union
Pacific , will roslpn hlk' position as engineer
the near future nndvTll bo assigned to Im
portant special duty Inr connection with tlio
Union 1'nclllo system , the nnturo of which
has not been disclosed. There Is n well defined -
fined rumor that Mr. E. C. Smood , Mr.
Boguo'c assistant , will bo advanced to the
position of chief.
J. S. Cameron , chief of construction , has
resigned and 1ms gene cast for n short stay.
Ho will return In n few weeks , nnd It Is
understood that ha will go to Salt Lake city
nnd make that city his future homo. cT4 < = 3
Mr. T. Ij. Klmball has removed his ofllco
from the second floor to tbo rooms on the
first floor , formerly occupied by the superin
tendent of the Nebraska division ,
Commencing today the B. & M. will run n
through sleeper between Omaha and Deadwood -
wood , leaving this city nt ioUTi : a. m. dally
nnd roiuriung , arrive In Omaha nt 4 :05 : p. in.
A local train servlco will bo established be
tween Urand Island and Dead wood.
Mr. Tliur.MiHi'N Opinion.
Hon. J. M. Thurston , general attorney for
the Union 1'aclllc , said yesterday that the
decision of Judge Dumiy In the Union Pacific-
Milwaukee case was based on the fact that
no doflmto arrangements had been made ) for
the running of tbo Milwaukee trains over the
Union Pacific tracks. The contract provided
that these arrangements should bo made
by both roads jointly , nnd , in case of failure
to agree , should bo settled by arbitration.
The courts , ho said , did not recognize any
such authority nnd would not compel any
parties to submit to arbitration.
The question of the rlgiit of tbo Union Pa-
clllo to mnko such contracts had not bcon
touched upon nnd Judge Thurston was ot the
opinion that this point would have to bo de
cided In the final hen nut ; of the case , but \vas
not absolutely essential in the preliminary
hearing.
The case would undoubtedly bo carried to
the higher courts , ho said , unless an amicable
settlement was reached before it had gene
that far.
The board of directors , nt Its meeting on
the SWrctult. . , ha continued , had made n
proposition to both the Milwaukee nnd the
Rock Island to haul their trains over the
bridge nnd to allow them the use of the
Union Pacific tracks under certain conditions.
This proposition had received uo reply , but
ono was expected sluco the decision of Judge
Duudy. _
I'oor ItnsinrN.s ol't.Im ilur lingtnn.
The report from Chicago that the Dcccm-
statemcnt of the Burlington would make a
poorer showing than at any time since the
strike , was partially confirmed by nn official
at tbo U. & M. headquarters. "Thero lias
been comparatively little freight handled In
this state during the past , two months , " said
ho , "and I am not surprised to see such a
statement. The corn crop in this state and
in Kansas has bcon very poor , and instead of
handling several hundred cars of corn every
day we have had scarcely fifty. As n conso-
nucnce there bos been no morchan-
also purchased by the people in
the state , which has made business
light both ways. Beside this , rates have
been cut , thereby reducing the nircnuoof
the road nnd , inact , there has been a com
bination of circumstances which has made
business poor.
"No ono Is to blame for'thls ' state of affairs ,
and I have no doubt that tlio statement at
tributed to President 1'orklns about changes
in the force , Is partially correct. The do-
creasoln revenue will' probably bo followed
by a decrease In force somewhere.1 * '
Tlio Burlington , ' " Extensions.
General Manager Holdrcgo of the B. & "M.
Is out of the city , but an olllclal at headquar
ters , who Is in a position to know , stated that
the report from Nebraska City to the effect
that Mr. Holdrogo had said there would bo
no more railroad building in this state , was
Incorrect. As far as the Nebraska City -Ash-
innd branch was concerned , ho said" there
never had been any intention of building
such aline , and furthermore , there had boon
nothing decided so far regarding any exten
sions ,
Notes and
B. L. McLaln of Kansas City , traveling
passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton , is in
the city.
J. 11. Reynolds of this city , the traveling
passenger agent of the Burlington , has re
turned from a western trip.
The Elkhorn has reduced freight rates
from Omaha to Deadwood from 22 to 10 cents
per 100 pounds. The rate to Lead City has
also been reduced.
THE ElUDGE COMPANY.
Articles or Incorporation or the New
Kntcrprl'o Filed.
The Interstate bridge nnd street railway
company tins filed articles of incorporation.
The purposa of the corporation is to con
struct , maintain and operate a bridge across
the Missouri river "nt and near the lands
owned by the Kast Omaha land company in
the states of Town and Nebraska ; and nlso to.
construct , maintain nud operate a steam ,
olcctrlo , motor , horse , olovated. cable or
other line of railway.- The capital stock is
stated to bo S'J.riOU.OOO , with shares of $100
each. John A. Creighton , A. J. Poppluton ,
Henry W. Yatos. II. G. Cashing , .r. M. Woolworth -
worth and Arthur S. Potter sign the ar
ticles.
Toncliors' Mooting.
The second meeting of the teachers in the
public schools of the city will bo hold at tlio
high school building next Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The committee appointed to draft a consti
tution and by-laws will bo prepared to sub
mit its report nt that time , and an address
will bo delivered by a prominent Omaha cit
izen who Is interested in sciiool work.
The meeting will bo ooon to these who
euro to attend , but will bo of especial inter
est to teachers and these Interested In the
public schools.
Holler Commission Ofllcors.
The soldiers' relief commission of Douglas
county held its annual option of onicors yes-
tcrday. M. D. Roche was elected president
and Dr. U. M. Stone sc'cWtary. On February
0 the commission will moot and make a list
of those to whom aid iWlll bo given. The
number aided last year ivas 112. The levy
for 1891 will bo about SJiJUCO.
Bulldlnc tl'onimi.
The following pormltfj.woro . Issuol by the
superintendent of buildings last wo ok :
Souciiwost M. R. ohiirth.jUi story frame
church building , Unrifi Hi > rln strouU , 9 1,500 ,
A. 1 . Tukoy , ! > ' , btory trnmo dwelling ,
Clifton Illll : 1,600
AnnloScliIololir , 1 story i/flck cottage ,
Twentieth and CuatelirfKfitreola 1,000
A. I'.Tukpy. ' 1 story fr.imo cottuso ,
Cllfion Illll ttt.\ 1,000
Mary Held , IV story frame dwelling ,
Thirty-third und WoofWorth 1,600
John A. 1'lutz , S story /ramo dwelling ,
1203 Maple utroot 2,500
I < . .T. Ilurqulat. l\i \ Btory f ramo dwelling ,
Thlrty-llftli nnd Cuss streets 1,000
TliomiiH Hnrnllt. 1 story frame dwoll-
UIIR , Spring und Twenty-ninth streets 1,000
ClniH , Andiirson , 1 story irnino cottagu ,
Nlnctontith and Vlnton strueta lf > 00
John K. Nulsun , 1 htoryfrumo cottngo ,
Bavogo street und Military uvonue. . . 3,515
Total , L. 17,01S
Mnrrlngo Lnconaoi.
The following marriage licoaiai won Is
sued yesterday by Judge Shields :
Name and addrois. Ace.
Julius lllnz , Omiitm SO
AugtiHtu Sluvuii. Omaha . , . . " 1
1'ntrlok Hiihln , Omaha 28
Miiry Kllgullon , Oninlia as
Henry 0. Woustor , Umuha X.
Kntu MulllKan , Omuhu. , y )
I Wllllum II. Weaver , Onmha 'M
I Jullu 1' lleoimn , Iowa. , . , . . , "
I Jobcpli Slrunc , Ornixha
I Alary llolTinun , Umaha
BLUE PRINTS OF THE DEPOT.
They are Ordered Piled la the Viaduct Bond
Oaso.
JUDGE DOANE'S ' VERY EMPHATIC ORDER.
There Shall bo no Concealment of Any
or Evidence lit tlio
Cnso Other LioonI
News.
John D. Howe , osq. , to Building Inspector
Wbltlock-Dld you bring these blue prints
with you 1
Mr. Wbltlock-No , sir , I didn't.
Mr. IIowo Well , you will bring 'cm ' be-
lore I gel done with you.
Mr. Whltlock You may drop dead before
you get done with inc.
Such was the llttlo dialogue that took placa
in Judge Do.ino's district court room
yesterday morning while the lawyers inter
ested in the case of Stuht and llowo vs the
city were assembling.
Being asked why ha hnd so persistently de
clined to let Air , IIowo look nt the drawings
so-called blue prints of the now union
depot plans , Mr. Whltlock replied :
"Plans and drawings of buildings loft nt
my oflleo nro not public records nt nll-not
for tlio puiilloin nny acnso of the word , If
thov were open to inspection by every Tom ,
Inert nnd Harry we would bo bothered to
death , und what's more , It would bo u rank
Inlustico to ullow ono architect or person ,
whatever Ins business , to have access to the
print of another's labors. "
By this tlmo Judge Uonno nrrlved and
opened court.
Mr. IIowo arose , addressed the court and ,
turning to Mr. Whltlock , asked the latter if
ho had brought the blue prints Into court as
ho was summoned by subixuna to do.
When Mr. Whltlock replied in the nega
tive , City Attorney Popploton arose and said
ho didn't think Mr. Whltlock should bo com
pelled to produce the blue prints.
At this , Mr. Howe's voice was heard at
what apparently was its greatest volume. lie
recounted how he had made n fruitless effort
to see the plans , etc. , und added :
"What did 1 got , where did I got for my
troublot I got In the soup Into the soup ,
your honor I"
The court requested additional information
as to what these plans woro. Mr. Howe gave
the Information.
"I think ttio plaintiffs In this case nro en
titled to sco nil these papers , nil the plans ,
etc. , and I shall muko nn order jo thatoftcet , "
said Judge DO.IIIO. "Thorn stiall bo no con
cealment hero I I shall not for a moment
permit of so extraordinary a thins as tlio re
tention , out of sight , of papers blich as plans ,
specifications , etc. , needed as evidence In n
case. Bring these papers into court iinmc-
dlaicly I"
"I would llko to have n committee ap
pointed to go and get these plans , " said At
torney Charles Grcon , counsel for the rail
way company.
"Let It bo n disinterested committee , "
urged Mr. Popploton.
"Let Mr. Stuht bo ono of tuotn , " said Mr.
Howo.
"No " said Mr. " '
, Popploton , "no's too much
Interested. "
' See hero , Mr. PoDploton , " remarked Gen
eral Cowln , counsel for Mr. Stuht , "it doesn't
look very well for you to imply that an old
and well known citizen as Mr. Stuht would
not act squarely in connection with this mat
ter. "
"Mr. Whitlock himself will got thorn. ' Get
them Mr. WhltlocK , " said the court , andMr.
Whltlock proceeded to immediately comply.
While the plaas were being brought , Jonn
M. Thurston uroso nnd said that ho would bo
pleased if the court would appoint on its own
motion exports' to examine the old and the
new plans of the proposed union depot. If
this is done , lie said that it would bo found
that the now plans provided for n structure
In every way better than did the old.
" \Vo will see about that , " remarked the
court.
"Thero are some other plans and records
that I want. " said Mr. Howo. "I want the
records of the mooting of the directors of the
company , together with the stock books , otc.
Can I have tlieml"
"Certainly , sir , " said Mr. Thurston. "pro
viding the court makes an order to that ef
fect. "
"Yes , nnd I want a lot of other things,1
added Mr. IIowo as Uo proceeded to read oft
the list of papers , pictures , etc.
"You can have them nil if the court so
orders , " said Mr. Thurston.
Mr. Tliurstou added th.it Mr. Klmball and
himself would fllo an affidavit to the effect
that numerous newspaper interviews had
with them were very much tangled and a
good deal wrong.
"And I'll provo that you did say a great
deal of what thcso interviews give , " ex
claimed Mr. liowo.
The court announced that ho would mnko
an order for the defendants to lilo their
showing on Monday , the pluintiff theirs on
Tuesday , and the case must positively bo
heard on Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
This ended the session , and Mr. Popploton
Immediately filed the answer of the city.
The answer sets forth that the bonds nnd
decas have boon drawn up in proper form
and delivered to the trustees to oo delivered
to the railroad company when so ordered.
The different ordinances nnd actions of til *
city council bearing on the subject were also
filed.
Ihn Tux Ijovy.
Ten members of the city council met last
night for the purpose of doing committee
work , but instead of doing this they consid
ered the tax levy for 1891.
Mr. Davis moved that the levy for school
purposes bo reduced from HW to S mills , and
that the additional X mill bo added to the
library fund. The motion passed , nnd when
the ordinance providing for tlio 1891 loyy
conies up for piissngo Tuesday night , it will
bo so amended.
BIOUSE DHV GOODS CO.
Siirlnj-Bnlolmillcs * Sfunlln Umlcrwcnr
IIocliis Mnmlnr Mornlnis Mnu-
ntflcont New Stock.
Next week , commoncinp onrly in tlio
morning , wo bhall hold the FIRST
grain ! special wile of
LAD1KS' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
that wo Imvo had in our now storo. The
Btoclc is nil now. ' The room in which wo
show thorn la olopnnt and ltrht | , nnd it
will pay you to conic nuil look nrounil.
WHAT WK CLAIM
for this unilurwonr over jtny other sold
in the city :
1. Wo hnvo lha exclusive pule for
Onmhn nnd Imvo sole-clod this jmrtioulnr
kind because it is inudo better than ivtiy
other in America.
2. All gunnunts inailo on lock stitch
machines , with Hut foil seams.
3. It Is mnilu of the host tfrnclcs of cot
ton , such as Fruit , Lonsdalo , Now York
Mills , etc. , nnd the embroideries and
laces are not job lots but cnrodiUy se
lected , nil in most o.xmilttlto tnsto. '
1. The styles nro nil now , boliitf copies
of I'Yonch iloslcTis broiicrlit out for the
"UON MARC-UK" nnd "Louvro" infer
for spring of 1891.
OOc , $1.00 , 31.25 , up to lincst mado.
COUSKT COVERS : 100 styles from
ICc , 125c , Hoc , -lOc , nnd so on upwards ; the
corset covers nro noted for being1 perfect
littlncr.
DRAWERS : 60 styles , prices range
from il"o , : tr > t ! , 50o , 05 , 76c , up to $2.125.
CIIKMISKS. SB styles , prices from
25c , 35c , COo , 7fic , 31 up to $2.1i ) .
A grent variety of short shirts ami
aprons and hnvo a particularly line line
of HANDMADE
FRENCH UNDEUWEAR.
Wo have rocolvod a now importation
of ladies' French convent hand inntlo and
hand embroidered PKRUALKnndCAM-
BUIC underwear.
CHILDREN'S ' UNDKRWEAU.
During1 the sale wo also olTor special
bargains in children's and missus' draw
ers , gowns , slclrts nnd aprons nnd n
charming lot of
I1ABIES' WEAR
Slips , robes , BJcirts , blankets , shawls ,
wrappers , dinners , bibs , cloaks , etc. , nt
special prices.
CHILDREN'S DRESSES.
Dainty styles entirely imw in(3 ( months ,
1 , - and . ' ! year slzos from 60c up to the
finest to bo had. *
NEW WHITE GOODS.
Our entire stock of nainsooks , piques ,
chocks , stripes , India mulls , lawns , otc. ,
will bo placed on sale Monday.
NEW GINGHAMS.
COO pieces now ginghams in latest
styles will also bo oponcd for sale Mon
day. In fact , wo shall Imvo an opening
of NEW GOODS all over the storo.
THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO.
Which ono of the ladies was it who were
n life preserver at the skating party last Sat
urday evening ? Some say the preserver was
a blonde.
Grand Opera House ,
Saturday , Feb. 7 , / < ? < ? / .
Two Performances , Matinee and Nieht ,
JOSEPH WM. J.
FLORE
COMEDY COMPANY.
courutsiNO
Joseph Jefferson , Wm. J. Florence ,
Mrs. John Brow , Mine. Ponisi ,
P. 0. Bangs , Viola Allen ,
Frederick Paulding. Elsie Lombard ,
Gco. W. Denham , Fred G. Ross ,
Joseph Warren , John H. Goodwin.
THE RIVALS ,
HEIR-AT-LAW ,
Scale of Trices , oOc , $1.01) ) , $1.50 , $2.00
BALK Of SEATS Ol'KNS
THURSDAY , FEB. B ,
AT 9 O'CLOCK A. M.
THE GRAND
Sunilnu. ? " > f < > i ru Iwl. .
The fc'ii ocssful Musical Comedy ,
A GOLD DAY
ofntnsliiK comi'dlaiis. In-
A Htrone oompnny
olmlliiK &Ul"oTTA. tl.OKrciitost . lady ( liincor.
Itcsui" 0(1 StMiU. M . 'J5u 'ld ' cculs"x
sheet opun Saturday. _ _ _ _ _ _
"JOHN MULVANY'S
GREAT PICTURE ,
"GiJslBP's Last Rally. . "
la now ou exhibition.
Bee Building , - - 17th and Farnain Sis.
BoycTs ,
This { Sunday } Evening ,
Fob. 1st- .
LAST PEHFOHMANCE OF THE LEGIT
IMATE IHIBH COMEDIAN , MK.
I'rosctitlngOeo. 1'awcctt llowo'sdro i Comedy
THE DONAGH ,
I1 rices as usual ,
' ONLY TI1UEIS
BOYD'Sj PERFORMANCES.
COMMENCING FEB. 2.
MONDAY , . .
I.AUailTKU AND St'NSIUNi : .
William Gillette's Comedy Hit ,
( Companion Play to The Privnto Secretary }
III Tlic
With Its Big New York Cast.
Unitortlio Direction of Mr. CIIAUI.KS VUOHMAW.
"It nil wlilrls nlonu llkn n iiirrnr-Kn-roiiml ,
liinkliic n lirrom of Its own , Unit hroakn Into
InuBlitorns im llr n' wnlor lin-nks Into rip
ples. " A. \VlH.EIiil : , M. Y. World.
CI.KUOVMHtf PUA1HK IT.
I'llYdlClANH UKCOMMBSn IT.
"THU I'UKSS KN'WMSK IT.
TIIK rum. ic LUCK IT.
WHO'JTlN IT ?
Alfruil Hustings , I'cttlbuno'i Nc | > licn .
. Mr. llcurjr Miller
Tom McPow , tx 1 'rutUKO of Alf toil's .
. Mr. Krnnk Uimb
Tlioculorn Homier , Ksq. , n lt"tlroil Prixluro
Driller . MA Hmmiol KilwimU
Jitioi'lilno Monitor , liH Wife . Knlo IH-nlii Wilson
llvmiui'llno llenitor , tliclr Dnunlili'r .
. Mils Mnrlndraunvald
Jlr. llolmrt I'uttlboiio , a Peculiarly .luilims
Mini . Mr. T M. Hunter
lIOMibollo IVttlbono. hi * Second Win1 .
. Ml < llljou Iloron
Kinlly I'oltltnuiu , 1'ottllionu'a ilniiuhU'r .
. . . MI'S . \lvltm Wlilto
ChrlHtnplicr Diibncjr , n llrokeii-iliiwn .Mimlo
Tenrlier . .Mr. ,1ns. Humphrey *
Jmlson liniivhorn , ft Yciium Mini t lii'ltiire. . . .
. . . Mr. ll < > rbcrt Ayllng
Kill Orltniinkl , from the 1 > I > OI Coml'liu- ' .
. . . MI H Mnnd llailom
AURuMn * McSnnlli , a IVIond of I'ettlbnno's
Youth . Sir. T , O. Valentino
Victor Biujflbti , InLovoiTltli Kmlly P Ullii > iui.
ThoinpKOii , nSlioo Dealer . Mr. Jnnu-s Itlcjfnrds
KntjMnlrtnt IVltlbono'a . Mist Wlnona Hlinhnon
( irctrhen , Kltl'H Jlnld . Ml < KitoStoreni
AStriilliCM.Outof SiKlit . Mr. John Million
llulln . Mr. K. T. fuoritootl
WHKIIE 18 IT ? Dranlnc-room of 11 Private llouio In
Iioiulon.
WltK.V IS IT-NOW ,
WHAT TIME Is IT-AOT I A Mornini ? .
ACT U A Few Mornings Lator.
ACT HI Another Morning ,
ACT IV Tlio Sumo Morning ,
( Good Morning. )
Prices n usual.
A PLAY OF
LOVE and WAR.
Performances , Beginning
Thursday , Feb. $ ( h.
SATURDAY MATINEE.
Uronson Howard's Oroutmt Triumph ,
America's Latest Craze ,
Better than the Henrietta.--N. Y. Herald.
Shenandoah is the Garden of Love
Making add Brave Deeds.
THE SCENE OF THE SHENANDOAH
VALLEY IS BEAUTIFUL.
A COMPLETE CAST OF PLAYERS
Presented in the Same Manner as Soon
for over
in to York City
Uox sheet open next Wednesday at regular
prices.
VflLl , LA.WLEH , M AN AQRK.
MU8EE Corner nth and Farnain Streets , Omaha. Neb
DIME EDEN
, WEEK OF FEB. 2d ,
Kansas Giant.
*
Col. Alexander Cooper , the Western Phenomena.
Ho BtnndB over 8 foot high ; weighs 287 pounds ; \ IB fooif ,1J
inches In lonpth and 0 inches in
inohoa long ; his hand monsuros 13
width. Ho is II9 yours of iipro , and is a Colonel on t' ' > ° ,9ovornT ? ' ?
. around tlio shoulders. Uo s
Kansas Stuff. Ho measures 02 inches (
nn entertaining talker , being the feature of Barnumfc Ualloj s CH-
cus last year.
Wonders Never Cease.
James Wilson , The Expansionist.
The Greatest Wonder of the Ago. Ho expands his ehost 20 inches ,
breaking trunk straps and harness traces.
CJTJt7Tm'Nr"EvV 'rnE HUMAN ENIOMA.
O W JllJillN ill JL Sits on his own head.
LEW RANDALL , Champion Wench Impcrsonarto
Ma.cOo ± nb Children. .
Charming Banco and SODR Artists.
T7QTnrkn 'Jho Konownod English Clog Dancer.
V Cl HULL The Greatest Female Dancer on Karth.
Ed. Logan , Eccentrics ,
Saddler & West , German Comedians.
Wells , Musical Artists.
Omaha's Favorite Ley , the Bicylist ,
A Refined Variety Entertainment A Great Feast of Song and Music ,
