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KwfcPr'wr f THE OMAHA DAILY UfiE : SUNDAX , APRIL 30 , 1803-TWENTY PAGES. Ill SUPPORT THE DIRECTORS Inaka Board of Trade Sits Down on the Malcontents. IHHUSIASM FOR OMAHA PREVAILED | o nltitliin ninlornlMK the Contract of the I lrritor * ivlth the Comiurroliil Club C'lirrlnl wllli u llnsh Hull- no .lion' * Convuiillon. i'ho Omaha Hoard of Trade held at moot \g last night , at which It scorned to throw sldo the lethargy of many moons and show voided symptoms of life and enter- , riso. The mooting was called at the 'iistnnco ' of some of the stockholders ho questioned the authority of the > oard of directors to reconstruct t ho Chamber of Commerce building lor these so of the Omaha Commercial club. If the [ lissatlslled persons expected to have ttio utlsfactlon of sitting down on the directors , lowevcr. they were hiiKoly disappointed , for ho course of the directors was emphatically ustainod and amid such a whirlwind of en- huslasm as was never before witnessed in a looting of that body. The cause-of the belligerents was cham- loncd by James Stephenson and his efforts voro seconded with moro warmth than sue- ess by Walter Hronn and D. II. Wheeler. L'hoy held tl eir own for a time , but the pro gressive spirits llnally carried the day with a rush and the discontents were forced to muko the best of It. ; jVco ! President W. N. Babcoek ipreslded and announced that the purpose of the meet ing was to consider the aets of the board of directors in agreeing to remodel and enlarge the Chamber of Commerce building for the purposes of the Commercial club. Air. Fisher , of the Jlrm of Fisher & T/iwrlo , the architects engaged to make the plans , ex plained in a general way what the proposed changes were , and stated that the cost would not exceed * .I5.XX ( ) . Numerous questions were nskcd of him by various inutnncrs and an sworod. Ailvanlni ; i of the I'ltin. F. C. Ayer stated that the Commercial club agreed to pay $1,800 per annum for the rooms , and that a standing offer existed for the present ofliees of the directors of $8K ( ) jind for the restaurant of S1,2X ( ) . J. A. Con nors submitted a report allowing what the directors had already accomplished and what they would accomplish for the Hoard of Trade if the new arrangement was al lowed to go Into olTect. The top floor , lie said , m 1S1II , had yielded $1.I > 1 > 8 and In 18W ! ? l-l. > 5. The Commercial club would pay In round unmoors about 100 moro than tills. The directors' rooms would bring $ MK ) , the present restaurant # ! , ! ( - ( ) , a sec retary's salary of ? 1,8X ( ) would bo saved and dues amounting to ft,100 need no longer bo demanded. These were transactions in future. The board had rf already saved to the Hoard of Trade t,000 * us commission and ? IJO ( ) as Interest on a loan. This statement , with a total of Sll.WO , would show whether or not the Itoard was acting in the interest of its organization. Tills statement brought \V. U Breen to his loot , and he began to criticise the board for turning in a report of savings merely In prospect. Komo ono raised a point of order that they had not coma there for the purpose of considering the past doings of the directors , but to deliberate upon what they were about to do for the Commercial club. 1) . II. Wheeler arose and Insisted that Mr. Ureen bo al lowed to talk. The question was whether the intended action on the part of the board was Judicious and the matter contained in the report was pertin ent. Ho insisted that the item of 1,000 commission saved on the loan was really not n saving , because any ono could have done the same thing. The chairman submitted that If any ono questioned the truth of the report ho should cxnmlnn the secretary's hooks. And ho further said that if money was obtained for less than it had been secured - cured on former occasions , it was a saving. Slr | > hiiiKon Mud n ( iritivnnvo. James Stephenson broke In upon the run lilng discussion and hold the fort. Ho said that a club with such a largo membership is the Commercial club expected to have I.vould certainly rentier necessary another lilovator and many other improvements , Dim D. Knox explained that of the present | 00 members , nearly one-fifth resided in pouth Omaha and would hardly vlsll [ ho club rooms once a weeit Many others would bo traveling men and ou in the road much of the tlmo. Quito a num ) cr would be residents of other towns in the I-itnto , holding associate memberships , whlcl would entitle them to the privileges of the Iclub when in the city. This satisfied Mr | 3tophonson. Ho branehedi out , however. [ Hundreda of dollars which the Board of l'rado should now have for rents remained [ unpaid. Ho wanted his money out of the concern. Some ono suggested that ho had received Isomo for carnage hire. I Tills roused Mr. Stophenson's anger. Ho Ilnslstol that ho had given llvo times as much Ito the Board of Trade as any man in It ; that Ijio had not charged 1 cent for the use of his roaches in the Black Hills , and that the eon- Itomptlblo loafer who wrotp the article charging him with having received pay for it Iliad not the truth in him. Ho had made nu- Imorous trips for the board and had never ro- tolvod a cunt In return. F , C. Ayer hero offered a resolution that flho nets of the Ixiard of directors in relation Itn the proposed change be concurred in by Khoso present. A , 1' . Tultoy's .speech was conciliatory , He showed how the Hoard of Trade was to bo luonollted. The building was now routing Ifor 15 or 20 per cent less than other buildings Iwhich wore no moro desirable. The occu- rnmcy of the Commercial club would increase | the vents and , as a business proposition , the oluuigo was highly desirable. I'ur.iy Scored u Point. Major Furay then took the floor and made la redhol speech in support of the directors. file said that the purposes of the Commercial I Iclub were as broad as Omaha was. The I alleged Board of Trade had not accomplished I what was expected of It. There were two [ elements in it , ono whicli sought to build up I the town and the other which ro- Iparded their Investment purely as I n speculation. The Commercial club was an uvtdonco of broad and expansive - pansivo ideas , Why talk of a small matter I of a few hundred dollars. The people who | were forming this new club gave evidence that they loved the city , and the Board of } i'nulo , which pretended to do the same , I'ahouUl help it as much as possible. Ho was [ amazed that any man should stand up and 1 oppose this broad , progressive spirit. The I Board of Trade ought not to charge the club | moro than $1 per annum for the rooms , and I ho would favor such a proposition. I The speaker was roundly applauded , the [ resolution endorsing the actions of the board Iput and carried with only two dissenting I votes , and the mooting adjourned. The I members crowded around Major Furay and 5shook his hand vigorously. Ho had struck In responsive chord and was for u few I moment a the hero of the occasion. THEY WILL TKA.VEL FREE. Arranged to Urine NVbrmku Iluslnesn .Men to tlin Kxpoiltlon. The executive committee of the Coimner- Iclal club met with the executive committee lot the Manufacturers association last oven- ling for the purpose of considering the ques' It Ion of furnishing free transtx > rtatlon for the ( delegate : ) to the annual convention of the [ Nebraska State Business Mon's association lit was explained that the State Business [ Men's association had given up the idea oi [ holding the usual convention , but that it waste | to the Interest of the manufacturers am' [ jobbers that this convention bo held , a ; lit would bring lit about ! ! 00 retail merchant ! Itrom all parts of the stato. As an Induce Intent to hold a convention in Omalm during I the manufacturers' exposition U was pro [ posed to furnish the delegates with frei [ transportation to Omaha and return. At t ( previous meeting the Manufacturers osso [ elation appropriated f-'UX ) for the purpose am I it was proposed to raUo'tho balance by aub I script ion. Thu members of the Comincrcla I club expressed thouiaolvus as very muoh In [ favor of the schema and promptly voted 440 toward the fund. 1'rcstdent Page of the Manufacturers association then appointed it committee , consisting of Messrs , Furroll , Coe , Drummond and W. B. Clarke , to solicit the balance of the money among the Jobbers and manufacturers , It Is estimated that $1,500 to & .000 will bo minimi and as $700 has been appropriated by the two organizations a good start has been made toward securing the requisite sum. I/jttera have been sent out to the Jobbers and manufacturers asking for con- trltuitions and n number of linns have al ready rescinded. The committee will call upon these who have neglected to do so. TWO CO.WINO CONCERTS. Stryk-on-Hlam l.mt < ttilmt Ilityd' * U'cilnm- dnj Apollo * on Tliumclay. At Boyd's theater on Wednesday evening next the I club will Stryk-en-Blaas < ust give Its last concert of the season , anil the music- loving public ewe It to themselves to till the house to Its capacity. The club has hitherto given its , concerts gratis , this being the first for which tickets are sold , an added reason why Its efforts should bo recognized and sup ported The members of the club are all of them young men and ladles of Omr.ha. who give their time and money gladly to make the organl/allon the nucleus of a strong amateur orchestra , such as they have and appreciate in the larger cities of the cast. The program , which la printed below , gives promts' ) of a rare musical treat. Mr. Hagoman. solo violinist , of the Lincoln Conservatory of Music , a master on his instrument , will assist the club. Miss Annie Bishop will sing , and all who have heard her will re.joico .it the nn- nounccmont. The Omaha String qu-irtet Charles Uaotcns , first violin ; Olaf Norwald , second violin ; Martin Calm , viola , and John Brown , 'cello will also assist and give for the first tlmo In this city the andante of Mr. Charles Baotcns prize quartet. The club , as is known , is under the direc tion and instruction of Dr. Charles Bactens , whoso efforts are fast bringing the club up to an excellence not to oo equalled west of Chicago. The price of admission has been made so that all can procure reserved seats at 50 cents and 75 cents a piece , and tickets can be had of mouthers of the club and at Bojd's theater , exchangeable for reserved seats on Tuesday. 1'roeram ; Overturn Light Cavalry V. Fnppe Vocal solo l.H'tn Slgnor Meyerbeer Miss Anna Bishop. Andante from Hurprlsu Symphony Haydn Violin Milo Seventh Con.'orto Do Horlot Mr. August llagcinin. Andiintt' from I'rl/.u ( juartot , 18U3 Ilautuna ll-'or two violins , \ lota and vlollnccllo. ) Messrs. liaetcns , Oluf Nonrald , Martin Calm and John Ill-own. Operatic selections Ulgoletto Verdi With cadenzas by llai'tons for piano , mandolins , Unto , clarionet , eornou and trombone , by Mrs. frances M. llaetuns , Misses Kmina llalbarh , Hlrdlc llalhach , Messrs. Abbott , Arthur Kurharh , I'orry llndollet , Arthur Smith and YVhalcy. Vocal solo 1'rotestallinis llnmur A. Norrls ( With violin ulillgato. ) Miss Anna Hlsbop. Dutch Patrol ihy reqnesti Hueten.s 1'hino mid'cello duct -Album l < "af. . .IVstnur Messrs. Martin Calm and John Brown. Violin .solo Otliiilln I-'anta.sie Krnst Mr. August Hani-man. Waltz Wine , Wuinun and Song Strauss Apollo ( Mull Concert. On Thursday evening at Boyd's the Apollo club will give its last concert of the season , giving selections from Handel's "Judas Mac cabii-us" and Mendelssohn's ' -St. ljaul. ' The club will bo assisted by Ovido Musln , the violin virtuoso , ami his entire concert company. The program as arranged i. an attractive ono and should insure a largo audience. A limited number of seats will bo put on sale at the theater box olllco after 9 o'clock Thursday morning. This is the pro gram : Selections from Judas Maccaba'tis Handel Apollo club. Caprice No. 3 , on Scotch Melodies Musln Ovlde Matin. Arla-ltrllllant Illrd P. David Annlii I < onlsi > Tanner Mnsin. ( a ) Norwegian Itrldal Procession Orleg (1 ( Ktiule , op. ti. ! : No li Kubenstoln 1'Moimrd Scharf. A Summer Night liurlng Thomas IneI'armutur. . Q narlot Sulcc tec Apollo Club , Milo : Voices. See thuComjuerlni ; Hero Comes Hnnde ! Apollo Club. Infollce Verd 1'ler Di'lasco. ( a ) Evening Star , from Tannhanser Wasner ( b ) Mazurka Musli Ovltlo Musln. Trio The Mariners HandIggcr Annie LouUo Tanner Musln , Inez 1'armuter 1'ler UehiHcu. Solo Selected Inez I'nrmotor. Slcepurs , Wake ! from St. Paul..Mendelssohn Apollo Club. I'or Mutineer Hoyd'H llonullt. Tomorrow evening's porformancoat Boyd's now theater will bo n testimonial perform ance , Manager Doyd being the benoilciary. The bare announcement should bo sudlcient to insure a crowded house. The play , "Tho Crust of Society , " has an attractive quality in itself , but appreciation of the professional worth of Mr. Boyd , recognized by all the theater goers of the city , should Hud ex pression in the largest gathering the Boyd has housed this season. The opportunities afforded this and past years for the people of Omaha to enjoy all that is highest and best in histrionic and musical art have been provided largely by the enterprise of Mr. Boyd. To him also is duo grateful recogni tion for the comfort patrons of the Boyd al ways fool in that handsome house. And , by the way , it is not generally known that the building of the new Boyd was duo almost directly to him. ICx-Governor Boyd intended going out of the amusement-catering busi ness , when Mr. Tom Boyd urged him to build. Manager Boyd has been in the busi ness of theatrical management in Omaha for the past eleven years , and tomorrow even ing's will bo only the second benefit ho has over taken. Ho has been invariably courteous and solicitous for the enjoyment of the patrons of his house , and they should all turn out tomorrow overling and show their appreciation of this fact. EMBRYO VlGGINS. One Hey Who Show * Promlsn as a Wtmther Fnreravtcr. Father Charles Boltkops , who has charge of St. Joseph's parochial school on Castollar street , is going to send to the World's fair some very clever drawing done by the pupils of his school. The work is of a unique and practical lino. Ono of the pieces is a weather map , upon which the atmospheric conditions for a certain day are artistically and accurately shown by the Isobars and Isotherms , arrows and other characters em ployed by the weather bureau in describing the progress and location of areas of high and low barometer and of variations of temperature. The map is remarkably well executed and considering the fact that ono of the boys not only drew the isobars and isotherms but actually made the forecast himself from the appearance of the map It U quite extraordi nary. The lad who made the forecast is but It years old , but ho has for several months been deeply interested In the daily weather maps put out by the weather bureau and has made the business something of a study In school. Father Breitkops is Justly proud of his bright pupil and thinks ho sees in the boy the making of n wonder ful student of the elements that wrap the earth around. Half a dozen of the pupils In St. Joseph's school had a hand in the mechanical work on the map. Father Breitkops took the map to the weather bureau yesterday for the purpose of showing it to Captain Hunt and other employes of the ontce. The work was greatly udmlrod. The pupils are all Ger man and they naturally have a fondness foi - the Fatherland. The forecast is placed or the map In both Kngllsh and German , anil on the margin of the map there is the picture - turo of a ship putting out of New Yorl harbor for Germany. They llroke the Neutrality l.mr * SXN ANTONIO , Tox. , April ' "J. Doputj United States Marshal Fink Barnhlll , sherlf of Starr county and eight guards , nrrivci hero today , having in custody thlrty-twi prisoners , all charged with violation of tin United States neutrality laws. They wer < captured in Starr , Hidalgo and /.apati counties and will bo tried at the term of tin federal court , which will convene hero Men day. The pnly American among the pria oners la Fred Foni , who took u leading par in the Garza revolutionary movements. Th others are Mexicans , Nearly all of them ar liordor criminals of the wont stripe , win hare commuted murder and other ofTcuso : in Mexico and found refuge in Texas. GROWTH OF THE GERMAN CLUB Begins Ita Seventh Year with 100 Meraucrs and Bright Prospects. COMPOSED OF SOLID GERMAN CITIZENS Something A bunt n Popular nntl rro < pcr- ( ) in Local OrRiinlr.ntlon Herman .Hlng. Ing Moclotlrs Comollcliito N In Clcrmuii Circle * . Since Its organization , some sis years ago , the German club has been the leading organ ization wholly composed of German citizens , In this city. Its membership has been con tinually augmented from the wealthier class of the community and the increase has been so marked that beginning with May 1 the number will reach about 100. The nicely furnished rooms on the second lloor of Oer- manla hall invite members to seek recrea tion there from a day's work in their places of business and the cared attendant upon it. In short It is such a club as ono might well wish to belong to. On certain dates even ings are set apart when the gentlemen are joined by the ladies In the club rooms , the walls of which arc silent witnesses to many happy hours spent there by mortals in the family circle. Beginning with last night a great "scat tonrnler" was played there , which will bo continued this afternoon and evening , after whicli four prizes for the winners will bo distributed , and the entertainment con cluded with a supper. This is the third "tournler" since the foundation of the club. The present ortlccrs are : Julius I'eycke , president ; II. yuossonb.ich and Charles Herbcrtz , vice presidents ; Max Meyer , treasurer ; , ! . I * . Lundsecretary ; Kd Wohlers , secretary of executive committee , and Charles E. Burmester , Gustav Harm and I ouis Itaapkc. hoard of directors. At the last meeting tro membership fee was re duced to $10 and the monthly dues to f'J. Onrmitii Soclittlut CoiiHiillilatu. The final act of consolidation of the Con- cordia Singing society with the Omaha Saengcrbund took place last Wednesday evening at the hall on Farnatn street. All the personal property and paraphernalia was turned over to the latter society with proper ceremonies. The presentation speech was made by Mr. Kaapke , and President Peter Kaiser responded in a proper manner on behalf - half of the bund. Comic recitations by Henry I'unilt and Messrs. Frohm and Leh man served to Increase the humor on the oc casion , which reached its highest point when four of Omaha's most accomplished musicians Messrs. II. Schunko , H. I < ot/ , Lamp and BorgholT stepped before the as sembled members and guests and with their instruments rendered in a delightful manner "ler Tag des Herrn" and "Nachtlagor bel Granada. " Short speeches were delivered by Messrs. George Helmrod and I'rof. Peter son , leader of the Saengerbimd , after which Papa Boehl recited "Tho Old Druggist. " Will ( io tit Clnvchiiul. The Omaha Saengerbimd is at last awak ening to the opportunity of sending delegates to the National Saoiigcrfest to bo held at Cleveland , and a committee has been appointed to secure , if possible , sufficient funds for those members of the society who are unable to bear the expenses accruing from such a trip themselves. The German element will bo principally appealed to in this case , and the gentlemen composing the committee hope to oo able to convince Omaha's citizens that it will result in great boneilt to their city to have representation at the National fest. Minor < ioriimii MuttcrH. At the Bohemian Catholic church on Four teenth street tins afternoon the Knights of St. George will unfurl their now banner with proper ceremonies. Gorman , Bohemian and Polish Catholic societies will take part in the parado. Kichard ICngolmann of the Nebraska Seed company has returned from the Pine Uidgo Indian agency where ho went to secure a seed contract for his llrm. Hcrr Spanhorst of St. Louis , honorary president of the Central verein , will deliver a lecture next Sunday to all German Catho lic societies of the city on a closer relation ship between the societies. > r Ansn'Kita HOWE , To the Editor of Tun BEE : Ever slnco John D. Howe quit , on account of his health , to be the general attorney for the Sioux City railroad with headquarters at St. Paul , ho not only has had the most violent antipa thy toward railroads , but has posed us the guardian ad llteru of the people. As such guardian ho injected himself into the Stuht case ard has periodically appeared in the public press as the champion of the people and nosed as the great protector of their rights. In view of the statement contained n ono of his recent piteous appeals that ho eft all future responsibility with the citi zens , it was hoped the citizens would bo spared any future card writing by him , but 10 has suddenly broken out in a new place ind yesterday gave to TUB BKB another of lis cards on the depot controversy. His last effusion , however , lacks the force and point of these previously published. It has neither ; ho wit nor the brilliancy which accompanied us former efforts. He wholly fails this time to state that "A billy goat in the barn is worth two that are unborn. " A card from John D. Howe with this not stated is iiko the play ot Hamlet with Hamlet left out. liven his "Ha , ha , " is missing and his windup - up lacks its usual pathos. Hero Is how one of his former cards closed : "If you get no union depot ; if you get no now bridge ; if Omaha for years to como hangs pendant from the tall of this accursed monopoly ( the Union Pacific railroad ) do not point your linger to the undersigned jiercof , for now as over ho warns you against the great breaker of contracts , the party that suTors so much from ultra vires and so What a lover of his country Is Howe ! What a protector of the defenseless ho makes ! Judging him by his former cards ho Is entitled to a place alongside the liberty bell at Chicago , but like the old liberty bull ho is somewhat cracked , and unlike the liberty bell he is not what ho seems. If ho was only truly representing the people as ho claims , wo might vote him a place at the World's fair as a unique specimen of loyalty and unselfishness. But when It is understood that for a retainer from the Milwaukee company ho is merely seeking to pull the chestnuts of that company out of the lire at the expense of the city of Omaha , his supposed loyalty and unselfishness vanishes into thin air. Already under a false disguise - guise ho has done this city a greater Injury than ho can atone for if ho lives to be a hundred years old. The delay in the con struction of the union depot has already done Omaha I'Teparable damage. The direct duirago to our city by the delay in building the upion depot exceeds a thousand dollars every week , and the indirect damage has already amounted to hundreds of thou sands of dollars. So far as I am personally concerned I am desirous only of what may bo for the best interests of the city. If what is pressed is not best , or is not favored by the people 9If then I am entirely willing that the views of Mr. Howe should prevail. I do not thlnkhow- euer , that for the reason that ho is secretly representing other interests , or is seized with rabies of the most violent typo every time mention is made of the Union Pacitlo or B. & M. railroads , that Omaha , to use his own expression , should remain "bottled up" for all time to como. I do not ap pear in defense of either of these corporations. I recognize as fully as Mr. Howe that neither the Union Pacific or the B. & , M. railroad companies have over thus far given Omaha fair or lit eral treatment , but I do not believe for this rt'.isou in continuing an unnecessary fight which is causing serious injury to Omaha. It is folly to cut off your own nose , John , te spite your faeo. I believe a much better plan 1s to secure a fair , friendly , amicable adjust ment of all differences If this can be done , With this in view , early in 18W a committee was appointed by the Real Estate Ownen association toconfcrwith thoieiireieutatlvci of thu Union Pacitlo and B. & M railroad companies , This committee wai composed of Herman Kountzo , Lewis S He d , Andrew Hosewater , John Horbacli St. A. D. Dalcombe , A. J. Poppletoa nnl G W. Ltnlnger , All the members of the com- ntltteo , with the cxceiilloii of Mr , Popploton. and possibly Mr. LmpKcr , had a personal Interview with Mr. Ktmball and Mr. Hold- rege , at which Interview It was proposed that the city give the deed required for doiwt ground.- ) , Including , streets and alleys , In consideration uf thtr cancellation of the $150,000 bonds and thoiprumpt completion of thn union depot. Atthts _ Intel view 1 In sisted that if tlio"city continued the title to the depot grounds by giving thedeed deifianded so as to enable the Union DoixiLcompany to raise the required funds on Its bonds , that all other matters of dltTcronco-'belween the rutlroad coinpnnles and the clt.Vichould be taken into account and concessions , made to the city bv the railroad companies. Amongothcr thlnps I suggested that all claims of title by the Union Pacific company to the disputed lands on the bottoms known as the ' 'Winspear Tri angle" should bo released to the city. These suggestions did not meet with favor by Mr. Kimball and were not urged by any of the oilier members of the committee. Not de siring to oppose wtmt seemed to be unani mously favored by the other members of the committee , 1 acquiesced in the proposition of settlement. A telegram was then prepared and immediately forwarded by Mr. Kimball to S. II. H. Clark , who was then in New- York. A copy of the telegram is as follows : "Tho committee of Omaha citizens pro poses to have deed without conditions exe cuted by city for land proposed to bo con veyed to Union Depot company to cither Union Pacific or Union Depot company : also dismiss pending suit and waive conditions of guaranty bonds on bridge and depot , the railroad company to relcasn claim to said bonds and . .t once commence work anil build depot In accordance with Van Brunt it Howe plan without unnecessary delay. Wish answer immediately. " The action of the committee was published In Tin : BIH : and the World-Herald , and no expression of disapproval as to what was pro posed was published in either paper. Mr. Clark failed to make any response to this telegram , and as the result matters drifted along without any action being taUen. The city council finally took the matter up and appointed a special committee to confer with the representatives of the Union depot and railroad companies with a view of get ting a satisfactory settlement. Numerous conferences wore held without reaching any result. At these conferences I urged prac tically what I had insisted on at the meet ing of the committee appointed by the Keal Estate Owners association. Mr. Kelley as the legal ropresetativo of the Union Pacific Hallway company at 0110 of these conferences said that ho was dis posed to give favorable consid eration to some of my susgestlons , but at a subsequent conference Mr. Thurs- ton took his old position and insisted that only what was covered by the above tele gram should bo considered. I then claimed his proposition for n settlement was like a "Jug handle" and was all on the side of the railroad companies , and told him that 1 would not again favor or recommend what had been proposed in the telegram to Mr. Clark. Subsequently In a conference with Mr. Clark ho conceded every point I demanded. If what ho conceded is not fair to Omaha it is for the reason that I did not demand enough. What 1 did demand , however , was lar beyond what any member of the committee of citi/.ens , or any other member of the council committee , demanded or considered it possi ble to secure. In addition to the release of SliiO.OlX ) viaduct bonds voted by the people , the Union Pacific company , by the settle ment 1 proposed , which was approved by the council , was to convey to the city the disputed land , known as the "Winspear Triangle , " with its , accretions , except its hundred-foot right-of-way to East Omaha , ami was nl o to convey to the city blocks L , , M , N , O and P along the river front , which , with the \ \ Inspear Trinnglo comprises a tract of land worth today $ 'i" > 0,0 < > 0 and worth prospectively - pectively to the city of Omaha at least f 1,000,000 The railroad company was also to surrender to the city for cancellation un paid warrants issued by the city on account of tha Tenth street viaduct , amounting to 330,000 , which would leave only about $10,000 for the city to raise foivi the purpose oi re turning to the property , owners taxes paid on account of the construction of the Tenth street viaduct , whioh taxes had been declired vqtil by the court. Otlwr matters of minor importance , were also included in this settlement , and hi return for what the railroad companies were to do in addition to commencing work without delay on the union depot and completing the same at the earliest time possible , the city was to deed to the Union Pacific Hallway company the land now occupied by it for depot grounds and shop grounds with certain streets and alleys included in such grounds or immediately ad jacent thereto. In other words , to sum the whole matter up , in addition to certain ad jacent streets and alloys whicli aroof no prac tical use to the city and cannot bo occupied for travel , the city was to convey to the railroad company what it already possesses , and which it can continue to occupy until the end of time the same as it has done for the past twenty-five years. In place of the deeds to the railroad company being uncondi tional , as Mr. Howe would have the people believe , the deed for the depot grounds waste to bo conditioned that the said grounds should bo used only for depot and railway purnoses , and the deed for the shop grounds was to bo conditioned that the same should bo used and occupied as shop grounds , bold of said deeds to contain condition : for reversion as would fully pro teethe the city. These provisions , I contend , are both substantial and desirable , and would fully protect the city in making the deuds. The principal objection of Mr. Howe to consummating the proposed settlement is that the deeds fail to contain a certain other condition which was inserted in the Saunders - dors trustee deed made in 187- . This condi tion is as follows : "That under proper rules for their regula tion , to be prescribed by said party of the first part , the trains , cars and engines of all railroads now or hereafter running into or out of Omalui and Council Bluffs shall have unobstructed access and transit to , and over said bridge and its approaches , and such roads shall have the right to take or cause to bo taken their trains , cars and engines with their freight and passengers over and across said bridge and its approaches at reasonable compensation , without discrimi nation , preference , hindrance or delay ; pro vided , however , that the Union Pacific Kail- road company shall in all cases have iho op tion of substituting its own engines for these of other roads in the operation of its said bridge , receiving reasonable compensation therefor. " As will bo observed from the deed above given , the above condition has been in ex istence for over twenty years. It has thus far been absolutely valueless to the city of Omaha , and will so continue for all future time. By the terms of said proviso the trains of other railroads desiring the use of the Union Pacific bridge and Us approaches must infill cases , If at the option of the Union Pacific company it BO desires , bo hauled by the cngine qf the Union Pacific company upon reclvhKre.asonablo ; ) compen sation. Tlio undisputed , fact ds the Union Pacific Itnilroad company has never yet re fused to permit the trains of any other road to cross Its bridge and approaches on the terms nnd conditions stated in the fore going proviso , The -fart also exists , us staled before , that this .proviso . up lo Ibis time has been of no nrqptieal use or benefit to the city. When the sit nation of the Union Pacific depot grounds'1'is considered it Is manifest that the moro right of other rail roads centering at Council IHuffa to have their trains hauled ovur t/ho Union Pacific bridge with Union Pacific engines at reason able compensation is 6tlittle , or no value. Under this proviso the trains of other rail roads could merely rurfrato the Union Pacific depot grounds and baefl out again. The situation is much the uuo as a woodchuck's hole , .voujiavo to come jjjj the same way you go. In. Unless the railroad companies cen tering at Council Blu'tTs can come Into Omaha and got out westward as well as eastward , the right so to do is of little value to either sucli roads or to Omaha. The value of the agreement between the Milwaukee and Kock Island roads and the Union Pacitlo Kallroad company consists in the provision to go across Tenth street westward along the right of way of the Union Pacific so as to roach their o vn depot grounds and western connecting lines. The ajrrcenient referred to has been sustained by the United States circuit court and the court of appeals at St. Louis , and will undoubtedly bo sustained by the United States supreme court , thus giv ing to the Milwaukee and Rock Island roads , as well as to the city of Omaha , some sub stantial benefits. While I may be mistaken. I am still thor oughly convinced that the proposed settle ment between the city and the railroads Is one of the best things for Omaha that ever was proposed and results in a clear saving oi over esou.OOO over and above what was originally - inally proposed by the cltUers'committee. CLOTHINGHOUSE. HOUSE. Look in our show window on Our special sale of men's Monday morning for sample at at There are 200 suits to sell at this Will be continued on Monday price. Double and single and Tuesday. All this season's breasted. Don't fail to buy one. fresh goods in four handsome They are worth a great deal more. Mail orders will be filled mixtures , made to sell at $15 and if not satisfactory goods each. At the Continental they may be returned at our ex are $9.75. pense. ContinentalClothillfland and Douglas. Letters from prominent men giving evidence of the wonderful curative qualities of Dr. Birney's Catarrhal Powder. Hon. A. M. Post , Judge Supreme Court , Neb writes ; Sirs I have usoil Dr. Hlruuy's Catarrh : * ' Powder personally and in my family for sev eral monlhs.tind 11 ml It thn bust roinndy I have over used. I can certainly recommend it to any one allllcted with cnturrhul you , , . E. Hosowater. editor of the Omaha Hon. writes : Uentloinen My daughter was ullllctod with Catarrh which was ro.-artlcd as Incurable , but after treatment with your Uulnrrhal Powder during aovoral months she li'is ' entirely rccov- oro'J. and has had no rulaiiso for more than two years p ist. Slnco then another member of mv family has boon ontlruly lollovod by the same remedy. /-j / Very truly yours , Hon. E. I' . TCojrean. ox-sec , of state. Neb. , says : Genllonien U full to my lot recently to como Into poisosslon of a boltlo of your C'liturrhal 1'owilor. which 1 mod with tollln effect unon my throMt , rollovltiK It of an Irritation with which 1 Imvobcon troubled for inmiy vonrs. I can chonrfuliy recommend Itt use to all who nroln any wuv ulllleled with throat or nasal diseases , as I found It Instant In Us rulleC and permanent la < x-v/ - it cure. /Q _ 6 r > \ - / Sincerely , > u'o ' W. U , Athnzht. capitalist und real estate , Clil- OHKO. Omnhii and Sun Francisco , says : Umuliu , Nub. , March 2" . Ifiiri Gnntlonicn : lluvlnjr boon troubled with catarrh forsuvor- al yonrs , I succeeded for the llrst tlmo In my II Co , In setting Instint rollnf nnil n cure through tno use of Illlrnoy's Catiirrh Pow der. My II ttio daughter's hearing hn vlnir Uoen Imdly alfectod through cit ; rrhal troubles of the iiosH and throat , was pnrnmnantly cured by the USD of this powder two years ago , unil tboro has boon no return of Iho & < ? . The prominent nnd wo'.l known sliiuor , Wsiltor 1) . I.onc writes from " . " > 1'atulicn uvo , Ilrook- lyn , N. V. : Dear Klra Prior to this winter. I wis : pos sessed of a very good volco for singing , but contraiMocl iv severe cold that sonson whloli ovontuallv led to outnrrh , mid ciinsud tlio al most totil : loss of my volco. I tr.ud this , that and the other remedy , but all to no nuruoso , and llmllv WHS rorninmonded by a friend to try a bottle of Dr. Illrnov's Oiitarrhal I'owdor which 1 dirt. Its notion wusso prompt and It haselTcuted socomploto a cum Unit I talio the utmost pleasure In recommending It to nil who are victims of catarrh , us the very host remedy In the msir- kot. i huvo tried many high priced- so called "euros" hut not onu to match It. Yours very re spectfully. I'rof II. T. Kiijo'liorn. M. A. , principal and pro prietor Helena Business Collo/e , Montana , writes : ( jontlomcn Enclosed please ( Ind postal note for $1. for which you will plonso mall me two bottles of your excellent 1'owder. I am Irip- oy to say that slnco uslnc your I'owdor when 1 needed ft , It has given relief , and also to those to whom I recommended it for the saino purpose. A few day * im'i ) I took an acute sere throat , and after an implication of thn 1'owder once or twlco It KIIVO relief wlttiln twonty-fonr hours and effected a cure Some thing which I am frank to say could not have been done by any modlulno from any physi cian. In the same tlmo. The same rallof I have sncn Riven my wife and dangler not lone aeo , I would not bo without 11 In my family for much , because Icandopoud upon It more than on a llvo physician. If the above testimony will bo ot any benefit to you , you may taka opportunity to nso my naino an ono speaking In tlio highest terms of the excellent curiitl vo tiuallllesot "Dr. llirney's OalarrhM I'owdor. " Tnutlns yon will favor mo wltu the above or der at your ourll- est convenlonce.I am most respectfully - fully yours , From II. D. Neoly. Snpt. Equltublo Ufo As- . Biiranoo Society , Omaha. i Gentlemen : lor u number of wcuks past I have boon nslnp your Company's uowdor for cold In the head. It bus always given mo INI- ' mediate rvliof and 1 consider It ono of the I greatest discoveries of the ago. In my opinion no person can itll'ord to bo without It , csnoclal- ly when the cost Is sntrllllnz. I take pleasure In rocommendliiz the above iiunied powder In the strongest possl- bio manner , jj Yonra very truly , ( J Instant Relief. Permanent Cure. ; For Catarrh , Headache , Deafness , Cold In the Head , Tonsllltls , Quinsy , Sore Throat , Hay Fever , &c. Write lorclrrnlnrs , con- taluhiB letters nmlf no HlmiloBlnmitumi of governors , bankers , mid citizens known throiiKhont the world , who have been cured by our remedy. do y ° u P ° y $3 * ° * 5 tor a catarrli . remedy , whun ( at popular prices , ) * DK. ItlRNI-Y'SCATARRHAU POWDER * Is better than all others ? No sneezing or Irrt- tatlngeffects. J-'ullHl/otiottlo of pow Kf diT und blowerCOMI > UiTHpost-paid J1'ci ' Nfutmul compact ; can bo carried in vest pocket. Sold every where by druggists , or direct by us , Birney Catarrha ! Powder Co. . " ( laOOWOllATEB. ) NEW vonic , CHICAGO , 25 , K. 14111 Street. 1200 Masonic Temple. M. SI. Hamlln , Adluster I'honix Ini. Co.writes from ( ) nuihi. : Neb. , March Si , I M.I. Dear Sirs : 1 onnnot find Utiunngo to express - press what I think of your Catarrh Powder. For llvo yoirs 1 was entirely doaf. I could not attend church , lectures , or t'nzir.'O In any conversation. 1 could not hear a clock strike even thoiizh I was standing very oloso to It I consulted the best doctors I coil : ( hoar of. 1 purchased all the ear-drums , ole , that were In the market , I spent hundreds of dollars , hut obtained no relief until about a year ago , I commenced using your powdor. I lined It twlco u day for about two inontlH , ami began to Improve until today 1 hoar everything. I uttond chnroli. lectures and converse -ind at tend to my bus neil without nny trouble or annoyance. 1 always oarry a hottlo of the powiior with mo and use It two or throe tl'nos a week. Dtirhu the mist severe winter , I have never taken any cold , ulthouzh I have boon frequently exposed , nnd I presume biivu trav eled In the p iHt six months over 10,000 miles I regard your I'owdor as the "ono thing noodful" In this world for persons Buffering with catarrh. Uespeotfuliy ynur3' His Excellency Hx-Qov. J. E. Uoyd of Ne braska wrlles : Oentlonions I have used your CaUrrhal i'owdor personally and In mv family forspmo time and find It clvos Instant relief In colds In the bond mil catarrhal troubles. I can cheerfully recommend It Its an efficient and | ilas < - Hiit remedy. Very truly , yours , John M. Hazolton , state secretary Y. M , 0. A. , Nebraska , writes : ( ientlemun : - Allow mo to express my onllro satisfaction with the good results obtained by using your Ciuurrtml I'owdor for catarrh anil throat trouble , lleforo using It 1 was troubled with chronic catarrh and throat trouble of two years standing ; was subject lo frcquont colds find almost Incessant HOTO thro.it. The nso of your powder has effected u comnloto euro. I have not " had a severe coid for twelve months , nor any trouble with mv throat.C Yours , H. A. Koss , Hoard of Tr.ido , Chicago , writes : Dear Sirs : 1'lnaso send tno another hottlo of your Catarrhal Powder , as I find It the best remedy I oversaw when troubled with cold or o.itnrrli. I have been using It for over a ynar perillingonce In twoorthrno months when troubled with cold , and must say If It does others as much p iod as It nas mo , they would not ho without It If It cost * r > a bottle. Hespect'y Mr I ) , King writes from Now York ; ( lentlonion : I am a traveling sulosin-n nnd for the past two years have neon tilllfctod with nasal catarrh , fur which I tried about every remedy without gutting rollof. A frlcnu , who was cnrml by your powder. Induced mo to glvo It a trial , with the result that I got 1m- menlHto relief and am now completely cured , 1 always carry K boitlo with mo when on ilia road nnd never fall to bring It to the notice al a follow sulTorora. as I consider it u hlossliw to suffering hum .nltv. .nltv.Youis Youis truly V om .1. I ) . Shields , TCsn. . Stock Iluyor , Union Stock Van's. South Oiniihn , Neb. ( Jents : I have been n sufferer from liny fovur for thirty your * I have tried almost every remedy known to the profession with out gelling any relief. Lust August I was at tacked as u < mali I took Dr. _ lllrnoy' CVitarrhal I'ow d o r nnd It iiivvt-ilnioit In stant relief. / Yours truly. t/ S. N. Knhn , an Omaha tr.ivollng man , wrltoit Gonllemmi : I had u bad t nso of chronlo oatiirrh for over ton yearn. After using two bottles of your pnwdor I am completely enroll. I nso ll when I have a cold In Iho head , and never start out on n trip without a , Traveling salesman Kllpiilrick-Koch Dry Goods Co. CiC3 I/'ito of the II. Sc M. Losa ! Dept , Omaha. Not ) . l-'rom Irvln : ! ' . Itaxtorof Onion & Ituxtor , At torney * of the II. > V M. K U. llirney C itarrhal I'owdor Co. , C'hlcazo. III. ( iontlomtn ! : l' r Instant relief In oases of catarrh , cold In the head and sore throit. your cnfinhal powder Is without an equal , I j know It for I have tried It , niii It Rives ma pleasure to rocorn- /I mend ft. (7vv ( * < t7 C Yours truly , \f M. K T'orgusDii. Custodian Custom IIouso , Chicago , writes : OenUoineni llulng almost ontlroly deaf for Miumberof years p'ist. and gotllng no relief from many so called euros which I tried , wus Induced by a fr.end to trv Dr. lllrnoy'B Oa- turrbal I'owdor for my deafness. Have used this powder for about four months and have recovered my hnnrlnsc almost onllrolv. so that I onu now hoar n watch tick plainly. It being held olk'ht InoliOJ froui my oar. , . . I look upon It as a positive euro for deafness - ness andh.ivii rocoinmendod Its nso lo nuny of my irlondi , und can Kay I have never heard . Thankfully yours , TArorDTi Oceas onally tuoro nro cases ol catarrh winoii nro ngKr.iviivou u ' " / -DTi A TvTrp 'V"\V \ Ji I vale iun ( l , Mirn 1MPOR AN 1 wxich If undoratood and iroatod correctly as advlaod by u coinpotont > l in. a _ euro can bo ofToctod. In order to Intelligently nnnwor the many cnlU nd hundreds of loltort , roco od daily , wo ' lv rrftnB and throat specialist * of the oily to nns" ° p " 'i ? " " " with one of Iho most prominent and oompolont noao . . "nSlriM personally oxnrmno nil cases. FREE CW CHARGE , who will call at our oBlco. Call In person or dlroot such inquiries to No 1UOO MASONIC TKMl'LE , CHICAGO. It It Is not best to carry out tills settlement , well and Rood. The position ot Mr. Howe is thou worthy of approval. So tar as the decision of Judge Ferguson is concerned , it it can stand as the law it will bo utterly impossible to locate the union dppst near the foot of Farnara street , as bus Dfiou proposed , or at any other plaoo ex cept ou the unimproved ground ot thu Khull heirs or John Horhach , or at some other place where uo streets or alleys exist. I do not care to criticise the opinion ot Judge Ferguson , I have not done so and do not In tend doing to , except in a proper and legiti mate way. As Mr. Howe will remember from readlnR the elementary works on prac tice , there are two wai s open to a defeated party , ono Is to d the court , the other to appeal his case. 1 usually adopt the latter plan , and If. when the btuht case Is finally submitted the result Is not fiatlsfactory , I shall pursue it , as I have the legitimate right to do. W. J CON.VBI.U Celebrated 111 * Illrthdiy. D. W. Carpenter , ono of the oldest and best known printers in Nebraska , urns a man last evening. Thursday was his G'Hh birthday and ynsterday the employes of the Klopp & Uartlott I'rlntlnt ; company presented - sontod him with a gold headed oano. The knob bore the following Inscription : "I'ra- sontod to 1) . \ \ . Carpenter , April , 27,1803 , by K. &H. employes. Mr. Hartlett made the presentation speech and Mr. Carpenter responded with a fovr words of hearty thanks. Mr. Carpenter h s many friends In Omaha , whom ho is well known as nn artist in hi * profession and us ono of tne founders of the Morning Herald , Dr. Prcsnell treats catarrh , Hoe bldf.