TIIK OMAHA DAILY BKE : SUiNDAV , , ) ULY 80 , 1 SOU-SI XTK EN 1'ACJES.
JUDGE DDNDY HAS DECIDED
Temporary Injunction Granted Against the
Maximum Hate Bill
CASE V/ILL / COME UP LATER IN COURT
Onnrrxl I'rrlglit Agent * Ilnre Writs fur
Piipprr Hrjdlrlnc Ammic Itnllronilnn
I'lrnt llltKid tor tlm Iltirllnutuii-Nn
Unto rtnt tor llenrlne.
When the railroad presidents got together
. fn Chicago the other day and formally doT -
' - -T > elded to put the now rates provided by house
roll tKt Into effect on August I and give the
| M-oploof the state n task ) of wtial there-
suits of such legislation would bo. they were
imply ringing In a 8tti | > ondous bluff.
Hon. ,1. M. Woolworth tripped
quietly Into thu federal building yester
day , whcro Juugo Uunuy Was sitting In
chambers , und , as solicitor for the stock
holders of the Chicago & Nnrthwoitorn ,
ChicagonurlliiL'ton &Qulncy , Union Pacific ,
aud Missouri Pacific Hitllroad companies
asked for the ls.iu.inco of four restraining
orders to prevent Iho officials of iho roads
named putting the now rates into effect on
the 1st of Atlgtutor posting thcncwschcdulo
In the various depots or about the grounds
of thu companies. The application also
naked to restrain the members of
the State Hoard of Transportation and
Its secretaries from entertaining or
hearing any complaints against the roads
named for falling to obey the law and from
necking to enforce the law either by injunc
tion or mandamus , or any other legal pro
cess , civil or criminal.
Although the plain tiff a are stockholders of
the various companies nnd nro seeking to retrain -
train their onlcers. Il musl not bo supposed
that their action will bo corabattod by thcso
officers who are made dofendunls In the
suits , as It is the plan outlined by the
shrewdest legal counsel of Iho roads lo got
the matter of the constitutionality of the
new law before the courts , and there is no
divl-lon of sentiment between thn stock
holders nnd directors as lo the desired out
come or the action to bo taken. The roads
did not desire to lay thomseUoa liable to ,
the heavy aud repeated penalties for the
violation of the law. honcojho action of the
presldont-pln Chicago was taken to give the
slockholdors cause _ for action. The ap
plication for Injunction was promptly forth
coming. It brings the matter Into court im
mediately aud points to a more speedy dolor-
initiation of the question than could bo
reached in any othur way.
Complainant , In tin , ( 'IIPIO.
The complainant in the case against the
. Northwestern is George Smith of Ixmdon.
' I2ng. , who alleges lhatwith others whom ho
names and who figure with him In his com
plaint , he represents $700.000 of the cnpltai
stock of Iho company. He sets forth thai
Iho not earnings of iho company have never
exceeded 5 per cent , and lhal for the pasl
flvo years they have donono moro than itieel
expenses nnd pay interest. He is satisfied
that it cannot hope to do boiler for years to
come , oven if rates are maintained where
they are now. The maximum rate bill , ho
alleges , reduces rates ! M per cent , and he
sets forth that if thu law is allowed to go
into effect it will prevent thu road from mak
lug enough to pay operating expenses , anil
will insure the deterioration of the propertj
through inability to keep up the repairs , re
suiting eventually in the confiscation of Iho
property , contrary to the constitution of the
United States , which provides thai no one
shall bo deprived of ids property wlthou
due process of law.
Thu plaintiff further alleges that not only
is the law unconstitutional because of its
terms , but that defects In thu manner of Its
enactment render It veld , us the bill wns no
road nl large in the house on throe difforcn
days , ll was very , materially altered fron
the original , and after being passed by tha
body It wns engrossed in such a manner tha
thu engrossed bill was radically difforcn
from tlio ono that passed the houso. 1
went to the senate , where It was ngait
changed and put upon its passage wlthou
having been road at large three times as
provided by the constitution , and was pu'
upon its passage , allhough the president o
tliu senate protested that il had not beet
read at largo tbreo limes. After passing
that body In altogether different form fron
what il had passed thu house.it wits enrolled
and In thb enrolling room another scries o
changes was brought aboul. It went to th
governor and was signed , but the bill signet
was nol Iho ono lhat had passed elthe
home.
ll is further alleged that Iho roads wll
have no opportunity lo show Iho reasonable
ness of Ihu present rates or the unreason
ublencss of these proposed , as iho Slal
Hoard of Transportation has the power con
ferrcd upon It by this law to still furtho
lower Iho rates , and It is for the suprom
court of the state lo pass upon the reason
ablencss of the rates , which brings aboul .
condition of affairs thai Is extremely unsal
Igfuetory to the complainant , and ho de
claims at length on this unwarranted mixin
up of tha functions of the judiciary und exec
utivu branches of the state government.
Interstate Uonimorco i/nr.
The interstate commerce law gives the
plaintiff another cause for allegation. He
- . lays thai the now law will reduce rates on
goods shipped into the state from points
outside , and will alsn reduce rates on goods
shipped out of ihu slate from within its
borders , und that such a law is Infringing on
the interstate law , which is altogether
wrong und unconstitutional. He finds u
section In the national constitution which
prohibits states from enacting laws affect
ing Irafllc between states , and us he alleges
that this will bu ono of the results of the en-
. forcemenl of house roll ! ti : , he bases u | > on It
/ nunilii-r charge that tlio bill is unconstitu-
itlonaL
\ ' iiu states that immediately after the pus-
Bago of thu bill by the legislature the presi
dent of the company was notified by the di
rectors nol to put the nuw rates into effect ,
as thn bill was unconstitutional , and the
president was requested to call u mooting of
thu directors , but Ihu president lias not boon
able to get the directors together , and us
the time Hint will now elapse before the 1st
of August Is too short in which to bring
about such a meeting for thb purpose of di
recting the action of the president in the
matter , it is necessary to have a restraining
order to compel him to refrain from carrying
out bis present Intention of putting thu rates
Into effect and thereby working an Ir
reparable Injury to ihu interests of the
ilockholdurs. It is also declared to bu abso
lutely necessary to havu an ardor issue , ro-
itniinhig ihu state olllcors who arc members
jf the Statu Hoard of Transportation from
looking to enforce the provisions of the old ,
is tlio attorney general of the statu is
ilk-god to havu openly declared that lie
iTould BOO that the law wus unforced , and
vrould vigorously prosecute any and nil roads
Jolng n business us common carriers , und
which came under thu provisions of this act ,
hi which cusunll thu substuncu of thu com
pany would bu swept away by the oxcusslvo
penalties.
T\rln of
And then the Uoclc Island and Pacific
Short Mno , which are the Inf.uit roads built
ilnco 1SSD , that came under the exemption
: lnusoof the hill , urn taken In.lmud by die
alienator , who submits a map to show that
they , nnd moro particularly the Koclc Island ,
run through a section of the state traversed
by other roads , touching al common points
uul In condition to do just as much business
is any of the roads thai are In competition
, vlth it , although not entitled to any of the
: euetlt * which will bo accrued to It by ron
ion of this law , It is charged that the law
' 3 therefore again defective , as it grossly
ind without any just orsnllleicnt reason
ilscrlminatos. and It special legislation of
Iho ratmost kind ,
Thu law is characterized as manifestly un
reasonable In thu rules U prescribes , and a
uuk'lhy tatilo 1s submitted showing thu rates
illowod in other states alleged to bu simi
larly situated and thus forming a basis for
the computation of proper rates in thU state.
In addition to the restraining orders usked
for , Iho plaintiff wants to bu allowed trie
costi of the action , and prays with truly re
ligious fervor for "such further relief us may
lucm proper in equity and good conscience , "
All ot the four actions uru identical aim
the wording of thu bill is thu saino with the
exception of the. opening paragraph , each
Mverlng from "aovontoou to tweiuy-suveii
WPe-vHlton pages.
, tred Jj. Ames is vthe tockholder whose
natno RMct's the top line In the MS.I of the
Mlnourl Pai-lHr , whllo Oliver Atne * nifiiros
for the Knlon I'nelHn nnd Hinry U Hlggln-
son for the Burlington.
Until- fur , liiillcl l Apprntnl.
In each case wa * submitted a typo-wrlttcn
order for tno Judge to algn and which ro.idi
ns follows :
' U | > on reading und filing the bill of com
plaint In thu above entitled suit , and it ap
pearing that the exigency requires the
making of thU or.lor , it U ordered as fol
lows ;
" 1- That the defendants , tint Chicago ft
Northwestern Hallway company , the Fro-
inont , Kikhoni k Missouri Valley Hallway
company nnd the Chicago. St. Paul , Min
neapolis & Omaha Hallway company , their
directors , ofllccrs , agents nnd counsellors bo
eujolncu and restrained from making , pub-
lUhlng or posting a schedule of rates lo bo
charged by them for the transportation of
freight on or over any of tholr roads in this
state from one point to another therein ac
cording to the terms , provisions and com
mands of tha act In said bill called homo
roll ! W , and from reducing their charges for
such sorvlco from the rates now charged by
them to these proscribed in said act and
from obeying , obsorvins or conforming to
the commands , provisions nnd prohibitions
of such act or any thereof.
"That tliodorenda'iti.Gcorgo H. Hastings ,
attorney general i John C. Allen , secretary
ot state ; ISugcno Moore , auditor of public
accounts : Joseph S. Hartley , state treas
urer , nnd A. li. Humphrey , commissioner of
public lands and buildings , constituting the
Itoard of Transportation of the slate of J4o-
braska , and William A. Uilworth , J. M.
Kountz and J. W. Johnson , secretaries ot
said board , their deputies , clerks and ser
vants , bo enjoined and restrained from en
tertaining , hearing or determining any com
plaint against the said companies or either
of them for or on account of itnyact or
thing by them or tholr ofllcors , agents , ser
vants or employes , done , suffered or omitted ,
which may bo commanded or forbidden by
said act.and from insillutiugorprosccutlngor
causing to be instituted or prosecuted any
action or proccediiigcivil or criminal.against
said companies or either of them or their
onlcers , agents , servants or employes , an
account of any act or thing by them dona
or omitted which may bo forbidden or com
manded oy said act , and particularly for not
reducing tholr present rates of charges for
transportation of freight to these prescribed
in this act , and that the said attorney Ken-
oral bo In like manner enjoined from bring
ing or aiding in bringing , or causing or ad
vising to bo" brought any proceeding by way
of Injunction or mandatory or ether process
or civil action or Indictment against said
companies or either of them , for or on
account of nay act or omission on their part
commanded or forbidden by said house roll
! K ) .
" 3. That the county attorneys of. this
state nnd all othur persons bo and they are
hereby restrained and enjoined from in
stituting or prosecuting or causing to bo in
stituted or prosecuted such actions
or proceedings on any of them and
that the plaintiff have leave to in
sert the names of any such person threaten
ing to take such proceedings and take
ouv further order directed to him unu en
joining him as aforesaid. This order shall
remain In force until the formal motion for
injunction or to set aside this order is made ,
heard and decided. "
The Judge wanted time to peruse the bills ,
and took them away with him when ho went
to dinner. It has been whispered among the
lawyers that the judge would not decide the
constitutionality of the now law , in the case
brought by the Uurllngton a few days ago to
restrain the Hoard of Transportation from
lowering Lincoln rates , hut that ho would
grant the Injunction pending the detcrmina-
lion of the question of constitutionality by
the state supreme court.
It is stated lhat those now suits will call
for a determination of the question in Iho
federal court , as the plain tin's assort in their
bill that lharo Is no collusion between Ihom
and Iho oftlcers ana directors of their roads
lo bring thoitaso in this manner so ns togivo
the federal court jurisdiction in itho mailer ,
bul the protection of their own interests
compels thu action , and hi the absence of
collusion or conspiracy they are entitled to a
hearing ot the matter and a final decision
thereof the question of the constitutionality
of house rule ! ) .
AFTKK AN 1NJUNOTION.
Lincoln Jobber * ( lo tb Court to 1'resorvo
tli IntorntHtn Kitten.
T-.INCOI.N , Nob. , July ' _ > ! ) . [ Special to TUB
Bci : . ] The Lincoln Jobbers and manufacturers
turors , who have inaugurated a ' 'war" upon
the railroads for the purpose of retaining th
advantages al present enjoyed by Iho city as
r. distributing center , made their lirst move
Ibis afternoon when ihoy wont before Judgi
Hall of the dlstrictcourt and applied for and
secured n temporary injunction restraining
thu Chicago , Burlington & Quiney and the
Missouri I'ucltie from abolishing the Inter'
state rates now enjoyed by the city of .Lin
coin.
coin.Tho
The case is entitled "Raymond Bros. A
"o. , Plummer. i'erry & Co. , Hargroavcs
Bros. , Cooper & Cole 13ros. , Henry < & Coats-
worth Co. . Western Manufacturing company ,
Lincoln i'liint and Color company. State
Journal company , Hcrpolshcimur & Co. , A.
T. Lomlng & Co , , Hiirphum Bros. , Grainger
Bros. , H. P. Lnu , H. H. Oakley , C. J. Jones.
Lincoln Packing and Provision company ,
BuckstafI Bros. Manufacturing company and
Herman Bros. , on behalf of themselves and
others , whoso names are too numerous to
mention , vs. theChlcago , Brlington&Quincv
Hull road company and the Missouri Pacific
Hallway company , "
After setting u | > the inrorK | > ration of the
various plaintiffs and defendants the pe
tition shows Iho duty of the defendants to
afford to plain tills the same facilities and
rates as to others similarly s'tuated ' ; that
plaintiffs have been in business fora number
of years , receiving from and shipping to
points both within and without Ihu slate
large quantities of goods ; that they have
paid and yearly pay to defendants and other
lines of railroad $1,000,1)00 ) as caargos for
transportation of freight.
Thu petition gives in detail the rales
now in force between Chicago and this
city , those from St. Louis lo this city
and the rates on lumber from Hock
Island , Arkansas nnd Texas. It shows that
Ihosu rates , substantially , have been in effect
since January 1 , 1881 , and that the rates
from these polriln to Missouri river points
have been from ! i to 5 cents less ; that prior
to November 17 , 1SS7 , the difference between
the Oinal.u and Lincoln rate from Chicago
and St. Louis had been from ! 1 to n cents
higher than after that date in ether words ,
thai thu differential prior to November , 1887.
was aboul double thu differential charged
since Juiuiiry 1 , 1831.
liitiintatn Comuturcn Commission Involved
The petition shows that on the 17lh of No
vember , 18S7 , the Board of Trade complained
before Iho Interstate Commerce commission
against the rate named 'above , charging
thai Ihu rates then in force were unjusl , un-
roasonnblonml discriminative against Lin-
coin , and that they were in v.olatlon of the in
terstate commerce law. The Board of 1'rado
Introduced evidence boTcire thoconlmlsslon ,
and tlio sumo was argued mid bv it
considered , bul before Iho Html hearing the
railroads conceded the justness of the com
plaint and voluntarily reduced ihu rates by
cutting thu difToronlial In half. The Inlor-
state Commerce commission , in vlow of that
reduction , declined to further reduce the
rate , deciding that the differential wua just
and reasonable. Slnco thai time both plain
tiffs nnd defendants have treated the action
of thu railroad companies as a sottloinunt In
good faith of Iho then uxiiitlng differences ,
and large additions have been made to the
business Interests of Lincoln on the faith
that the rates then established would bo
maintained , the ether roads entering Liu-
coin having adopted the same schedule.
As the rate was voluntarily established by
the roads , and was unproved by the Inter
state Cointr.urco commission us reasonable
aud profitable , the railways are now
estopped from raising thu rate , as the pro i-
posed rate , being in excess thereof , U unjust ,
uiircanonablo , exorbitant and discriminative.
Plaintiffs show that they have been noti
fied of u prox | > sud increast ) of from 8 to 10
cents ; that the city has Increased under the
old rate from 40,000 to < V > , ( XX ) people ; that
Lincoln' trafllo on these lines has moro than
doubled , thus justifying a lower instead of u
higher rate.
At thu time thu present rates were ojtab-
luhod distributive rates were equalized so
that Lincoln dealers could receive and reship -
ship to Nebraska points at about the sumo
rates ns Missouri rlvur shippers , but they
cannot do so if local rates to interior points
aru added to Missouri river through rates.
Plaintiffs will bu com | > elled to elosu business
In Lincoln and move to other moro favorable
points.
Plain tiff * ihow tu t when they -notified
defendant * that they propoieJ to appo.il to
the Ktato Hoard of Trntiaportatlon to equal'
no the rites , defendants secured an injunc
tion against Inlerferonco by the board , leav
ing no ether course than to appnnl to the
local court.
Plain tiffs show further that defendants
nre members of the Western Trafllo a spciv
tion , which Is designed to restrict nnd Inter
fere with interst.ua commerce by maintain-
Inir cxh'irbitanl and unjusl rates by means
of nn aL'teement or conspiracy , and have
abdicated tholr POWOM and duties as common
carriers and crippled their ability.ns agents
of commerce nnd trndo.
Plaintiffs ask that defendants bo restrained
from putting the proposed rate into effect.
WKSTKItX HO.XIIS KXI'I.AIN.
Why 11 llrdurrd rarn"Wn IleliiArd Ornnd
Army < > r thn llnpnlillc Vrtnrnn * .
CniCAdo , July JJ. The objections by the
western roads to the reduction of rates for
the Grand Army of the Hopubllc encamp
ment have been explained today. They
claim that they were actlntr solely with the
vlow of protecting the Interests of Chicago
and the World's fair under the terms of the
presidents1 aggrcoment , adopted prior to
the opening of the fair , namely , that no
reduced rales through Chicago may bo made
whllo the World's fair is in progress. No
action of the Western Passenger association
can supersede the agreement. Consequently ,
had reduced rates for the Grand Army been
agreed upon , they would have been
available only through Pcorla. Bloom-
ingion and St. Louis. The pro
posed basi would have made
the rate from the Missouri river to Indian
apolis through St. Ixmls , $14.80 , and through
Pcoria or Bloomlngtou , $14.7. > , while the best
rate that could bo obtained through Chicago
would have been $13.15. As things are , the
Oraud Army men will bo able to go to the
encampment from the Missouri river through
St. Louis and return by way of Chicago
for $17.
The Hock Island road will open its now
extension to Korth Worth , Tex. , to passenger
business tomorrow.
A call was issued today for n meeting of
the passenger department of the Central
Trafllo association , to bo hold hero Wednes
day , August 1. The chief business lo come
before il is the consideration of applications
for reduced rales , Including rates for harvest
excursions and weekly excursions to Texas
points during thu World's fair.
8X11,1 , HKTKKNOIIING.
Two Morn Trnlna Abandoned by the Union
Tactile KulUruy.
Not satisfied with the wholesale reduc
tion the operating department of the Union
Pacific has already made , yesterday local
trains Nos. 23 and 34 , between Columbus
nnd Grand Island , wore pulled off , as Well as
abandoniuc the dispatcher's olllcu nt Grand
Island , compelling the Omaha ofllco to wont
clear througha distance of ! ? Jl miles. There
Is also HO mo talk of discontinuing trains Nos.
SW and 5Jl ) , between Onriha and Columbus.
Balloon nt , ' 1 nnd 3 , Courtland Beach.
Hlift'ATOU 11ILI. M.lKita .1 Hl'KKUll.
Ho Ivxpromcn Illmnnir on tlio Currency nnd
Labor Oili'Hlloiin.
UTIOA , N. Y. , July 'JO. Senator Hill drltv
crod an address today at Sylvan beach buforn
the Hop Growers association. His subject
was "Personal Liberty , " and , in part , ho
spokothus :
"In the realm of labor and in the domain
of industry the principle involved in per
sonal liberty cannot bo too frequently as
sorted. The fact cannot bo too strongly
emphasized that every man's labor Is his
own and that ho can do with it as ho plcasos.
Ho has a perfect right lo name his own
wages , his own hours , his own duties ant
all the ether terms under which ho i :
willing to bo employed , and If they
are satisfactory to the ono who hires , an
agreement is reached nnd there is nn end ol
the conlrovorsy between them. The con
tract Is a personal matter , with which no
other workmen or employes have a right 10
interfere. It Is a bargain between two competent
potent contracting parties nnd it is nobody's
business but their own. They are free from
the reslrictions of nny employer or employe
and uro not subject lo the control or dic
tation of any association or organization to
which they do not belong , and lo which
they owe no allegiance. The consldoratloi
of relative rights of individuals engaged it
labor pursuits , ubout which there ought not
lo bo any dispute among well Informed men
do not conflict with the obligations whicl
workmen assumo'when they voluntarily jolt
labor organizations , except in the mailer o
personal honor , which may bo involved am
which may require submission to the con
elusions of iho majority.
"The legal rights of such individuals un
questionably remain thn same , irrespective
of Iho question of such membership. They
always must bo deemed to reserve the ab
Htract legal right of repudiating such mom
bcrslilp whenever Ihoy prefer to do so , ihoir
withdrawal only occasionlngsueh minor forfeitures
foitures or penalties us reasonable by-laws
might inflict. Their personal rights canno
bo jeopardized.
"In that view I fail to appreciate the nnx
ioty of a certain learned jurist of anothoi
state , who , In a rccctit address , socmud to
apprehend serious danger to the peace am
welfare of our free institutions , occasionoc
by Iho manifestations of power nnd allogoc
defiance of authority on the part of certain
labor organizations in the western states.
"In my opinion the citadel of persona
liberty In this country is in moro danger o
bolng undermined by the lll-considerei
opinions uf some of its judges , straining
doubtful points and involving quibbles h
favor of corporate power and creating lega
factions to cnpplo the efforts of hones
labor , struggling against grout odds , ti
assert its dignity , than from all the nrbi
trary demonstralions lhat were over made
by worklngmon. "
Speaking of "tho tendencies of the times , '
Mr. Hill said : "Tho mercantile exchange
In our great cities are clamoring for rolie
from laws which restrict their business in
accordance with old-fashioned plans an
notions ; and they are .seeking to
have their contracts renuored a
free ns the ulr wo bruulho. Thi
whole country is at last awakening to the
improprloly of making our money metals u
matter of merchandise by the govornmon
itself , and are hoping that a patriotic con
gress , soou lo convene , will faithfully
respond with promptitude to the demand
of public sentiment In that regard
It is not to bo Inferred thai all th
efforts to which I refer to relieve buslncs
from existing legal nnd ether restraints , ar
to bo regarded as commendable or can bo ue
copied without serious question. These wh
demand thai money shall bo free , that usurj
laws shall be abolished and the charge fo
the use of money shall bu a matter of con
tracl between Iho borrower and lender can
hardly ox pect a ro.uly acquiescence it < tboi
proposition. " _
Balloon at , ' ) nnd 8 , Courtland Bench.
Oliiiuil Up .Shop.
ST. JosKi'it , Mo. , July 20. The Equitable
Accident Insurance company of Denver Is
not doing business in St. Joseph any moro ,
and the olllces aru closed , The local agouti
bore are William Tater and Mr. lloavur.
A bout t\vo weeks ago Mr. Djdgo , traveling
auditor for thu company , came to St. Joseph
aud took charge of the ofllco , Douvor drop
ping out. Tutor , the other agent , wont
riv'ht on with his work until yesterday noon ,
und claims that , ns fur us hu know , iho busi
ness was lo continue. At noon hu wont to
dinner , leaving thu business of thoICqultablo
Insurance company In full blast. When ho
returned , an hour later , the business had
ceased , Iho ofllcu was bare , and Auditor
Dodge was nowhere to bo found , The com
pany has u largo number of policies in the
west , principally among working pooplo.
Balloon goes up twice ton ay.
Suit to Koroolintti u Ulf | AlortKHjfe.
MINNEAI-OI.IS , July 2U. Thu Metropolitan
Trust company of Now York has brought
suit in the United Status court at St. Paul
to foreclose a mortage of $3.2 0,000 on the
Wisconsin , Minnesota & Pacific railroad between -
. tween St. Paul and Mankuto nud between
Morton and Watorlowu , S. D. , now operated
by thu Minneapolis & St. Louis Hallway
company. A default of 000,000 in interest
is charged.
Balloon 3 and 8 o'clock today.
BANK ROBBERsfSlSE WORK
won
How a Plninviow Ins jtutjpti Was "Wricked
Withoat Jiobnco.
HAS COMPROMISED.-- OFFICIALS
JT nt
Tlirnu Tlintintnd Kitrdclril from tha Sulo
nitil MiKprnnliiii' locrnil Unnilltloti
m I ] pUhioil-l > yi/Uio Ntttte
Iliuk lUjtinlnor.
T iscot.x , July 8'J. [ dpedial to TUB BBC. ]
There will bo many things' connected with
the suspension ot the Platnvlow State bank
that the ofllcers will have same difficulty tn
explaining to the court baforo the matter Is
finally adjudicated. When the bank was
opened by Its oniccrs last Monday it
was discovered thai something over $3,000
had been taken from the safe slnco Iho Sat
urday previous. Owing to iho loj of tnls
amount of money the bank was comucllcd to
suspend , The State Uaukln ? Hoard was
notified of the suspension and H. il. Town-
ley , clerk of ihu o.iard , has boon at Platn
vlow all wcok , making an investigation into
tho.condition of the affairs ot the Institution ,
Ills reporl was filed with the clerk of the
supreme court toJa.V and the attorney gen
eral al once potilloncd the supreme court to
appoint a receiver.
The examiner's report raises some very
grave doubts as the correctness of the re
port that the bank had boon robbod. There
aru many ether suspicious circumstances
about the affair. For instance , the examiner
found that the discount register had boon
mutilated , aud a great many notes held by
tin ? bank missing.
Kxumlnur'g 1'rlrntn .litilgmont.
In closing his report , Examiner Townloy
makes the following statement :
"There accms to bo umplo resources to
moot all deposits and to discharge bills
payable. The suspension was forced by the
abstraction of $ i,801.7i ; from the safe. The
books show thai this amount was on hand on
Saturday when the bank closed for the day.
The money was gone when the examiner
took charge. There was absolutely no evi
dence to show that any violence had boon
used to open oitbor the bank-bulldlne or the
safe. The safe was either left unlocked ,
which Is improbable , or was opened by the
proper combination. The only persons in
possession of the combination were the
president nnd iho cashier. There was no
written copy of the combination. No out
sider could have had any knowledge of the
combination.
"Tho currency and gold wore taken. The
silver was left undisturbed , This fact , to
gether with the mutilation of the discount
register , and the lack of evidence of forcible
entry are circumstances which place the
president and Iho cashier in unenviable
positions. They both possessed thn conll
dcnco of Iho community prior to the sus
pension.
"Tho president stated that the latch of the
back iloor had been forced open aud thut ho
had repaired It with larger screws. This
may have been true. There was no evidence
either for or against this asserllou. "
.Something About ; the Hank.
The bank was a sma'li oho doing busin ess
In a ono-story frame buljdlng for which U
paid but $10 per month Iti "rent. It had no
vault , bul its safe was otiq bf Iho standard
make and had a timu lock in good working
order. The face of tire , books shows that the
resources Were as follows *
Notes und bills disentitled S15.B47 53
Duo from Uniahii National bunk. . . . 70 28
Due from Union National , Omaha. . 1 73
Duo from stalu banks..j : > 71 01
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
PurnlYuro'anil'iixtu'resV..V : . . . . . . 71 OO
Current expenses c.or 350 5f
C'ash short from alleged robbery. . . 3,301 73
Total . . _ . . : ' . ' ? . . 20.4U7 71
The liabilities of the 'bank were as fol-
Capital stock paid In . 812.500 00
Surplus . , . . . . . ' , . 098 on
Deposits . , . Hi , ' . ' _ . 4,80071
lillls payable . . ' . . ; : . . . , . 2,400 OO
'i * I *
Total . . ' .
4 - U20.407 71
Both the president and the 'cashier claim
lo have no knowlodgoof thomanncrin which
the discount register came to bo mutilated
The mutilation of this book .will play u most
important part in the settlement of the
bank's affairs , for Iho reason that there are
several thousand dollars worth of notes duo
the bank. There will bo no way of collect
ing these notes and iho presumption is that
the records were uiuilated by the same
knowing parties thai robbed Iho bank. Of
thq loans and discounts shown by the regu
lar books of the bank , amounting to
$ ir > , S47.fl3 , the examiner found * 7OU0.8tl ;
while the bink had placed notes to
the amount of $4.757.19 as collaloru
for bills payable , leaving $ , i'J93.43 ' unac
counted for. Of the missing notes the ex
aminer could ttnd ovldonco of only ono. H ,
T. Hucht , one of Hio stockholders , admitted
that ono note for > 00 \ as given by him. Mr.
Hccht also acknowledged that he hud sola
notes to Iho amount of $1,024 to Iho Omaha
National bunk. This amount he claimed to
have taken out of the assets , leaving the
lotnl amount of missing notes utt.4i. : ! ) ; The
bank bad a capital of ? rj , ! > 00 , divided among
Iho following stockholders : J. F. Hecht ,
president , sixty shares ; John Roush , vice
president , sixty shares ; 13. E. White , cash
lor , live shares ; H. T. Hooht , sixty shares ,
The examiner estimates that iho assets wil
show a shrinkage of SHiUl.7 : ; ! , leaving Iho
not assets al $3,071..2r . He gives It as hi ?
opinion that the depositors will bo paid it :
full.
Hurt County Atrnlr .
TKKAMAH , July 2' ) . [ Special to TUB BEH.
The Burl County Teachers institute closed
a two weeks session today. The attonaanc
has boon about ninety during the whole tim
nnd much Interest was manifested. During
the session thnro were seven lectures given
by prominent educators aboul Iho state.
The recent failure of thu hardware Hrm 01
Wilson & Sutherland bus proven worse tha
was llrsl supposod. Thu liabilities are nearly
$14,000. with assets about half thai amount.
Mr. Wilson is iho prcsoul county treasurer
and the financial affairs of the count
nro not in Iho least affected by ill
failure. Mr. Wilson will flnlsh uj
his first term In January and will quitu prob
ably bo renriminutod by Iho republicans for
a second term. Mr. Sutherland represented
Burl county in the stulo senate in ISS'.I.
The BurtCouniyN'otorans Association wll
meet in Tekatnah on Wednesday , Thursday
and Friday , August D , 10 and 11. Extensivi
preparations have been made for the oc
casfon and prospects now uro that it will bo
the best reunion In the history of the asso
ciation.
Apprnanlilni ; Nnljrjukii ririiln.
McCoot. JUNCTION , July * , 29. [ Special tc
THE BUB. ] The second annual plcnio of th
Wood Choppers Plcntu association of th
Fourth congressional dBtflel will bo held a
McCool'Jiinctlon ThuritlAV ( August 24. Ar
rangements are being. nlnUo fpr a grand
Woodman coIobratIon.-1.Gu6d'vspcaUors wil'
bo in attendance. A rqm/d / trip rate of on
nnd a third faro has > nttn't ! nado on all the
railroads in the dislWct. " From 5,000 to
7,000 people are oxpociott" to bo In attend
ance. J * '
SIIEI.TOX , Nob. , JulyHTXU-'rSpoelal to TIIK
BBB.J Anchor lodge No. 14 , Ancient Order
United Workmen , hntf , iriiili ( > arrangements
for holding a grand pmrSJ'ht ' Shelton , Neb. ,
on Wednesday , August fi.1.1 to which all the
Ancient Order UnlteJVirkinen ledges of
Buffalo and Hall counHajMjro Invited. This
is to bu onu of tl'o | grcaUtsl"evunU that this
order has over witnessedfifth Is 'part of the
state aud no pains uro iiefny spared to make
ll u grand success , ' " '
Nuililuu Deutli at Vnrk.
YoitK , July 29. [ Special Tolegr m to THE
BEE. ] Judge Wells , /athor of Mrs. C. C.
Cobbof this city und II , M. "Well * of Crete ,
dropped dead today whllo working in his
yard , Mr. Wells was nn nlttund rospeutod
citizen of this city and bin death casts a
over thu community.
DUcumml Finance.
FIIEMO.NT , JUly -I ) . [ Special Telegram to
TUB UBB. ] Hon. J. B. Frien addressed a
very large and Intelligent audience at thu
city park tonight ot ) "Finance. " Ho essayed
10 prove by the statistic * of the
two metals thut thu present parity
could not bu maintained with safety
lo the government. Ho favored the abso
lute fron colnsco of American silver , but
ho would put 100 cents worth of standard
silver In a dollar and make It a legal tender
for all debts , public and private , regardless
of contract , nnd ho would compel foreign
nations to pay their custom duties In gold.
Ho was attentively listened to nnd gener
ously applauded.
AimVlTV AT CAMl1
Superior 1'coptn I'rppnrcil In Kntcrtnln All
Who Annul til * Itciinton.
StTcnion , July Hi ) . [ Special to TUB BEE. ]
Delegations without numbers nro already
securing quarters at Camp Lincoln. The
seven lines bf railroads are pouring in
supplies and attractions of nil kinds , nnd no
time in tUo history of this organization has
there been so rreat attractions and such
flattering prospects tor a successful reunion
ns now , -
An inspection of the various attractions
confirms the belief that everything will bo
first class and conducted on a magnificent
scale. The arrangement of this beautiful
camp cannot bo surpassed. All the details
nro being carefully noted by the various
committees and being tastefully arranged.
A largo committee of the ladles of Superior
nro 8iicrinteiidlng | ) the finishing tojch.cs In
the line of decorations.
Thn supply of city water has been admira
bly arranged by placing four largo fountains
and reservoirs in accessible places in camp.
Nothing seems to bo left undone to make
the encampment a success , and especially to
care for and entertain nil who come. The
rains hero the past few days also add mate
rially to the success of the reunion.
n.v.MC iMtituKNr Aitni-TKU. : )
Adjutant Ucnernl .litmo * I ) . ( J.ico Accntctl
of Crookau Work.
FiiAXKi.ix , Nob. , July 'J' ' . [ Special Tele *
gram to Tim HIK. ; ] James D. Gage , presi
dent of the State bank of Franklin , which
recently closed its doors , was arrested to
day on a warrant sworn out by J. W. Hobln-
son , charged with recolvtng deposits when
the bank was Insolvent. The preliminary
trial will bo hold Monday. The charge is
the same on which Cashier Douglas Is'now
in jail. There is a vast amount of crooked
ness alleged to have been connected with
Iho failure. Other warrants will bo served
for embezzlement nnd conversion of bank
funds. Mr. Gngo is n pioneer of this county
and enjoyed tno fullest confidence of the
people. Ills appointment as adjutant gen
eral of Nebraska by Governor Crounso was
regarded ns onu of thu best.
Unshod TliroiiKli Wll limit rood.
HASTIXOS , July 'J'.i. [ Sixjcial to THE BKK. ]
Two moro delegations of Colorado tourists
passed over the Burlington last nighl on
their flight oast. By some mischance the
city authorities were not notified of tholr
arrival , and so no food was given them.
These aru the first ones to bo omitted in the
hospitality of the city , and It was merely an
oversight which sent Iho forty on their way
hungry. So far the city of Hastings has
entertained over&'iO.
Active work has been started in the de
molition of the condemned Hocppnur buildIng -
Ing , which for somu time has been a sourcjj
of danger to all passers by. This building is
a landmark , being the first brick block
erected in Hustings. Still , in its present
condition , all will bu glad to see it removed.
Hov. F. S. Spaldluir of Denver , principal
of the Jarvls Hull Military academy , ofllcl-
ules nl St. Mark's Episcopal church tomor
row , speaking on "Christian Kducution. "
The Hustings Cycle club races last night
were well attended , but on account of the
condition of the track no records were
broken. Wanzer won the quarter mlle ,
Duer second : ! t7' . Mnshor won the half
mile boys' handicap , and Landis thu milo in
2:4S > 9 , Wanzor second , and Jueobson , with
nearly two laps , the two-mile handicap ,
( ir.iuii Ni.iiitl'ii > : uuiiloii.
GitAKi ) ISI.AXU , July -0. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] Chairman George P. Dean of the re
union committee made a trip to Lincoln yes
terday in the interest of the reunion nnd
called upon Adjutant General Gage , who has
promised to assist In every possible way to
make Grand Island's coining reunion and
thu encampment of Iho National guards a
success' . " Mr. Doan also had a talk with iho
commandant of the Nebraska depart men t of
thu Sons of Veterans . B. McArthur , who
was very enthusiastic and vouchsafed that
the Sons would make it decidedly interesting
as fur us tholr attendance at thu reunion
and their participation in thu sham battlu
was concerned. Hu stated that at least 500
Sons of Veterans would attend the reunion
and a sufficient number of tents will bo re
served for their use. Chairman Doan is
billing the whole stale and is working with
a vim Ihut is bound to bring crowds.
Ord Note * Mini l > rscmil : .
Out ) , July 21) ) . [ Special to THE BEE. ] Mr.
A. C. Lockridge , while on u visit to his farm ,
full aud broke his arm.
Mr. Adam Smith loft Wednesday for the
World's fair. While east ho will visit his
old homo in Indiana.
Thu ministers of the Methodist Episcopal ,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches will
unite in union gospel temperance meetings
on thu evenings of July ! iU , August U and
August lit.
Litllo Owen , Iho 8-your-old son of Mr. J.
H. Ucauchamp , met with a painful accident
Tuesday evening. While sitting with two
other children in Iho bauk seat of a wagon
it became loose and lipped back , throwing
them out. The others escaped , but Owen
had his arm broken.
Arriaii il u liumulter.
Giuxi ) ISLAND , July 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK BKE. ] The bondsmen of the
defaulting city treasurer , John W. West ,
surrendered him to the sheriff this afternoon
und he now occupies a cell in the county
jail. His sureties , for some reason , became
frightened. Efforts will bu made to ace nro
another bond. Wesl bus Iwo brothers in the
state who will no doubt camu to his rescue
und secure his rnlcuso.
llryau'it Cliiiilr.ui Auillnnro.
CiiAimo.v , July 2'J. ' [ Special Teleirram to
TUB BIB. ] A crowd of about 700
listened to Congressman Bryan de
liver ouo of his bimetallism speeches
al the opera house loday. Thu
affair was a noupartlsuu ono , in charge of
the leading bimetallism advocates of Ibis suc
tion. Mr. Bryan made a convincing talk
and.seemed to have an audloneo thai was in
full sympathy with him. Ho left tonight
1'or I-iincolti.
Ilr.iiitox , July 21) ) . [ Spoclal to THE BKE. ]
Another heavy rain has visited this counly ,
and this , coupled with thai of a few days
ugo , allays all fear lhat tha corn crop will
not bo ouo of the largest crops since thu crop
of 1BS3. These rains havu onthuiud all
business. Small grain is all harvested and
most of It Is in the stack , somu having al
ready been threshed , making /rood / yield ,
KiitbiiHIuxlln Itvllulims Worker * .
PEHU , July ' "J. [ Special to TUB BEE. ]
Hov. Mrs. Hoed and Miss Fester have .began
a series of meetings In a tabernacle erected
on Sixth and Conklo streets , They claim to
represent the Holiness sect und intend visit
ing every house in Peru sometime during
their stuy. They havu proclaimed that they
will convert thu whole town to thu Holiness
doctrine.
Vork'n Water Work * IMunt Mold.
YOIIIC , July SO. [ Special Telegram to THE
BBB. ] Thn York water works plant was
sold today under a mortgage by an order
from thu United States court. Thu bidders
were James Daniels of St. Louis and S. H.
Sodgwlck of this city. It was purchased by
the thu latter for 1HO. (
liijiinul la H Kiinuwuy ,
PiATT3MOUTH , July 29 , [ Special Toloirram
to U'UE BBS. | Frank P'.uit , on aged Bo.
heinlan , was seriously Injured in a runaway
tills morning , A wagon wheel passed ovur
his chest , causing internal injuries which
hu physician fuurs will prove fatal.
I > lil Not Opuu lur lliulnr .
Em CLAIIIB , Wls. , July 2'J. The Commer
cial bank , capital * 50,000 , did uot 'open Ibis
morning , having been placed In the hands of
a receiver , F. C. Allen , said : "There are
slight runs un ether bunks , but they uru
perfectly solid. "
Knew thn llnnk Wai Iniolvent.
BOSTON , July S9 , A special from Muu-
cheiter , N. H. , says ; Disclosure ! today
tend to show thaiCashier Morrcl know the
worst and ran nwny rather than faro the
muMi' , A director stated this morning that
In a Idltlon to the J.V,000 worth of doubtful
paper which has 1 > con thrown out of thn
Dccryflcld Savlnes bank , then * Is from
$10,000 to $13,000 duo depositors. It U now
thought the doflrloiu'v of tno bank may go
to SUXMXXl. President Burnn stated today
that Mr. Morrel's name is on paper largely
in excess of the limit allowed by law.
Bullooiuit IlniulS , Courtltuid Beach.
WAMUN'OTOX BUIIF.AU or Tun Hr.E , )
5lfl Fot'iiTr.RXTii STIIKKT , V
WASIIISOTOX , July S'.t ' , I
Matt Miller of David City , Nob. , whoso
presence In the city was noted In last night's
dispatches toTnn HEE , has been here several
weeks , It scorns , under cover , looking after
the . United States district attorneyshlp for
Nebraska. Ho left today for Boston. II"
says the absence of Secretary Morton from
Washington at this time has put a quietus
\ixin ] all Nebraska appointments. Ho docs
not expect any Nebraska appointments until
nftor congress reorganizes ,
Intrrcntril Wmliluton Dninorrntk.
Among eastern democrats today the an
nouncement of the retirement of Governor
Boles from politics has been discussed with
grave Interest and much surprise was ex
pressed. Up to the announcement today
of the governor's retirement from politics
there has been a general belief among both
democrats and republicans thai he would bo
the nominee for governor again , but now
that ho is out , gossip has found a satisfac
tory reason for his voluntary retirement in
thu fact that the governor has lost his popu
larity among Iowa democrats to a great extent -
tent , and wore ho to bo rcnomlnated there Is
reason to believe lltai ho would bo weaker
with his party than over before. The reckon
on which thu governor grounded was the
federal patronage.
Soon alter election ho publicly proclaimed
thu fact that hu would endorse nobody for
federal olllce , claiming lhal ho was under
equal obligations to all of his party follow
ers , Thu lowa oflloo seekers acquiesced in
this action of Governor Boles with some mis-
glvitigs. That their suspicions were justified
was shown later by the fact that the gover
nor secretly gavu his endorsement lo a num
ber of democratic applicants. A notable In
stance was lhal of Ashby of Cedar H.nplds ,
statu lecturer of the farmers alllauco. and a
populist who was appointed consul to Dub
lin. Some Iowa democrats of prominence
claim to have positive knowledge that the
governor asked Assistant Secretary Qulnoy
through National Comiulttocman Hlchard-
son to , appoint Ashby. In other instances
ho quietly intervened to control Iowa patron *
ago. The intense fueling among Iowa demo
crats againsl the governor because of this ,
It is said , undoubtedly Impressed him with
his unpopularity tuid influenced his unlocked
for retirement from politics.
NIIXVB for the Army.
The following army orders were Issued
to.lay :
Leave of absence for seven days to take
ifTcct August 5 is granted Captain Thomas
M. K. Smith. Twenty-third Infantry , recruit
ing ufllcor.
Special orders of July 18. directing Major
John J. Hedgers , First artillery , to proceed
to Fort Can by , Wash. , on ofllcial business , is
amended to direct him to proceed to the post
named via Vancouver Barracks , Wash. , and
to report ourouto'to the commanding gen
eral Department of t'io ' Columbia.
Leave of absence grunted Captain George
A. Drew , Third cavalry March 17 , is ex
tended two months.
Leave of absence for eight days is granted
Captain Nathan S. Jarvls , assistant surgeon.
Leave of absence for Iwo months to take
effect Augusl 10 , is granted Captain Bdwnrd
C. Carter , assistant surgeon.
Leave of absence granted Captain Frank
West. Sixth cavalry , July 17 , Department of
the Plntto , is extended one month ,
Leave of absence granted First Lieutenant
Melville S. Jarvls , Fourth infantry , July 13 ,
Department of iho Columbia , is extended lo
include September 15 , IS'.tU. '
Leave of absence for ono nvmth and
twenty days , to take effect upon the comple
tion of his duties at the Bellovuu rifle range ,
is granted Second Lieutenant John B. Ben
nett , Seventh infantry.
Captain Walter D. MacCaw , assistant sur
geon , will bo relieved from duty at Camp
Pilot , Butte , Wyo. , and will report in person
to the commanding olllcerof the presidio of
of San Francisco , Cat.
First Lieutenant John H. H. Pcshlncr ,
Thirteenth infantry , is relieved from duty
at the Ohio Normal university ut Ada , O. ,
and will join his company September 1 , IS'-K ' ! .
First Lieutenant George W. Burr , ord-
nunco department , will mauo ten visits or
such less number as may bu necessary , not
exceeding Iwo per week , to the works of the
Sterling Steel company , Demmler , Pa. , nnd
six visits , not exceeding two per week , to
the works of the Carnegie Steel company of
Pennsylvania on olllclal business pertaining
to the ordnance department.
Colonel Hobcrl H. Hull , Fourth infantry ,
is authorized to assist thu Challanoogu und
Chicumauga battlefield commissioners of
the slate of Now York in their duties and in
so doing to proceed to Chicamauga , Ga. ,
Chattanooga , Tenn. , and Washington , D. C.
Mlncollnnnunii.
J. C. Morgan of Kearney has applied for
appointment as special treasury agent. Ho
wao formerly editor of the Council Bluffs
Glebe and hold thu ofllce of postmaster nt
ICearnoy under the former Cleveland ud-
ministration. P. S. H.
PEPPERING HIGHWAYMEN.
A Fort Scott Clll/.im ( ilvoft lilnas on Train
Kohlicrj.
A prominent citizen of Fort Scott ,
Kun. , who uvidontly believes In the utter
oxtorininution of train robbor.s and ban
some ideas us to how it Hhould be done ,
hus given thpse ideas to the Missouri ,
ICnnstis & To.xas railroad in tlio liopo
that it might inaku un experiment ulim
the line of the ideas advanced. The
letter is out of the ordinary , mid with n
view of making known tlio advantages
of the Hystoin of train robber wurfaro
contained in the letter the Missouri ,
Kansas & Texas 1ms consented to its
publication. It roads :
To THIS GENKUAL MANAOICII OK TUB Mts-
HGUHI , KANSAS it TEXAS HAILICOAII : Dear
Sir Some weeks since 1 wax a passenger on
ono of your trains with a ticket from Fort
Scott to Houston. Wu took supper at Vlnltu
aud wuru hold up an hour tutor nt Priors
Crock station. Therefore this letter. From
Iho commencement lo Iho und I look consid
erable interest In the proceedings. I ob
served thai few exhibited fear , thodomimuit
sonsutlon being curiosity. I observed thai
ihu robbers were not only i > oorly organized ,
but hud moru or less apprehension about ro-
suits to themselves , the fellows al our cars
continually crying to these In front : "Well ,
ain't you about through up thoru ? " and "For
Christ's sake , won't ' you ovur got ihroiigh up
there ! " and "What in h 1 are you follows
doing up there ? " und so on all through the
"Job1 I observed Unit Iho llrsl shul llred
by thu express mossuugcir put out all the
lights in the car ( ibis on his statement ) .
Now , my observation loads mo to the con
clusion thul If your Company will run a
21-Inch strip of holler iron around thu bodies
just below the windows of your cars , put
four or flvo Winchesters in each cur Just
above thu windows in glass-covered boxes
Just as you do axes and saws , marked
For KinorKonclu * , " post up notices In uuch
c.ir offering a reward , In advance , of say
or 100 apiece for "fresh dead train
robbers , " 1 think you will sue the meekness
and apathy of huurdlnary to-bu-robbed pas-
sunger disappear und thu American public
will take care not only of Itself , but of any
stray robbers "caught In thu act" along ihu
line of thu Missouri , Kansas it Toxas.
The average traveling American thinks ho
hail been robbed enough by thu tiuio thu rail
road and thn aleopor company have both had
a whack al him , and if you have any fear of
Ills being thu indirect cause of noncombal-
ants ( women and children ) being hurt In thu
uliutliu ( by using thu boiler iron ) put the
wtiapou in his hand and thu majority of him
will act on his "man. "
Add Ihu moru mercenary and , tiorhaps ,
moro duspurulu fellows , who would bo de
lighted tu kill u train robber and make a
hundred or two , and you will havu nmplu
protection on every train. Why I would not
lie much surprised to learn that many train
robbers had "quit the road" and gone gun
ning for their erstwhile comrades , Hoping
tliero may be something now lo you in my
suggestions , and assuring you that it does
inuku a man mad to bo robbed , and bolluv
ing that with a fair chauco any man wil
fight , I ro.nuiu yours , etc.
Balloon 3 und ti o'clock today.
EXHIBITORS FINDING FAULT
They Make a Vigorous Complaint to the
World1 * Fair Directors.
NO INTEREST TAKEN IN THEIR DISPUYS
Poorly Veiultntixl llulhllnc. niul n Won *
Klovntor Scrvlro ( Htrn nn n Ciuno
The Knlr Will l o Opuu Toduj"
KxpiMltlon Notes *
Ciiir.Mio , July 29. The Associated Amorl-
can Kxhlbllurs have arisen In revolt against
the Inaccuracies of the ofliolal ealuloguo ,
issued under the auspices of the exposition.
They Imvo issued n sharp letter to the pub
lishers , Conkoy & Co. , whli h is to bo followed
by .1 protest to thiTdlrotitor general If n cor
rected edition Is mit forthcoming.
Irish members of the police mid llro de
partment competed In running , walking ,
sack and wheelbarrow rneos nt the Irish
village today. Tliorovis ixlso the usual
jig dancing. The sports of old Ireland Imvo
provcrt such nn attraction that It has been
necessary to enlarge tliu village hound * .
Ktlilliltnn SI n UP n Kirk ,
At 1 o'clock today the national commission
suspended regular proceedings to allow a
number of gonllomcn , representing thu
Ainorlcnn Exhibitors' association , to discus *
with the commission the host moans of cre
ating moro interest in exhibits and to ask
for bolter facilities for visitors to reai'ii tha
galleries of the various buildings and for
better ventilation.
President Pangborn of the association was
thu first to address the commission. Ho explained -
plained that owing to the lael ; of elevators
for visitors to the fair few wont up Into the
galleries of the buildings. Then ) was a
great lack of ventilation , and In some of the
buildings , moru especially In the galleries'
the air was almost stilling , ilo com
plained that on this account the
grounds wore frequently crowded with
people while the buildings were almost
empty. "Tho dancing girls on Midway
pluisaneo , " ho said , "tho scum of the
hrothols of the Orient , attracted moro atten
tion than the great Manufactures and Lib
eral Arts building. This should not bo o.
Something should be done to Induce the vis
itors to visit the exhibit ! ) . " He thought if
there were plenty of guides to show visitors
through the buildings , moro interest would
bo taken In the exhibits.
Director General Davis replied In behalf
of the oxposttlou management. Ho R.ild if
the exhibitors had such grievances 'is ' these
of which Mr. Pangborn spoico they should
have formulated them and sent them either
tn him or the council of administration.
Thu exposition company was anxious in
please the exhibitors and would do all It
could.
The commission then resumed the regular
ordorof business , but nothing of importance
was done.
Will Oppn Tmlnr.
The World's fair weather continues as linn
as could bo wished , the skies clear , tem
perature comfortable and a bracing breeze
from the lake. These In attendance nt Jack-
sun park today oujoyed themselves to the
utmost.
The fair will be open tomorrow. This de
cision was reached last nijthl at a meeting of
thu council of administration , when a long
sot of resolutions was adopted rocitlng Ilia
proceedings in the CHngnmn injunction suit
and llmilly ordering thai the World's Colum
bian exposition shall be opened to the pub
lic on Sunday next. Next week it li hoped
the matter will bo dellnitelv and finally set
tled.
tled.Next
Next week promises lo bo a lively ono at
the fair , every dav being taken for the
special oxercUcs of some country , state or
rganlzatlon. On Monday the oiiirineors will
ako possession of as much of Jackson park ;
s they can cover.
'New ' South Wales will have the run of
lungs on Tuesday and on Wednesday the
National union will have a program at thu
air.Thursday Is Russian dtiy > and on Fri-
ay the park will bo trtvon over to Scotland's
ilalded .warriors mud dames. Califcrria
'lancers' day is sot for Saturday and tholr
ixcrcisos will wind up the week.
An OhJtMitluii ( ruin r < inn ylvuil.l. :
The council of administration received
his afternoon the following telegram :
I'lTTSiurmi. July ao. To thu Council of AdMinistration -
Ministration : Any posilhlo contempt of
unrt In closing ihu World's fair tomorrow will
ma trllle toihn cost of Incurring Iho overfilli
ng contempt of thu country for inutllclnncy or
rlokory In the recent dealings with Mich un
njiinctlon. If II results in ovun ono ru-opuiiliig.
Onhohultof imllomit Sabbath clotlne coiu-
11 litoo. Wn.nun V. CIIAKTS. Cliiilrnuui.
S. II. UROIIOI : , Kccrotary.
"Tho people who sent that message cor-
.ainly cannot understand the situation wo
aroin"said President Iligginbotham. "They
think wo are tricking with the Stein injuuc-
, ion , and are Immodest enough to say so.
1'hoy seem also to think that it would bo
letter for all of us to go to jail
'or disobedience of that Injunction
.ban to Incur tholr displeasure by
scoping the World's fair open. In
ether words , these Christian people do nut
want us to obey thu law. Thov want us to
still further disobey the mandate of thu
courts. It would seem to ho every one's duty
to support U ! > in the ohodienco of the law
rather than to counsel any more Infractions.
It is probable that Judge Stein will minlsli
a for what wa have done alroauy. I shull
to disappointed if he docs not. Certainly , if
I were in his place and ho In mlnu I should
visit some punishment on him. "
THE BAGGAGE SMASHEB.
Thrill ) Ulioortill l.ltllu Htorlon Hnfliilluil liy
. Mlddl.i Aml Cltlxun.
"I look iii vain in the lltoratnro of the
ilay , " said u middle , tigod man to thu
Now York Sun , "for Htorios of the bat-
go smasher , Much as were current
thirty or forty yearn ago , wliioli used to
Interest mo very much. Who that is
old enough cannot recull the story of the
uaggugo mi.Htor and the oinmu IIIUII'H
HiiakoV The circim IIUUI'H tnmlcs , it
will bo remembered , had boon nt onetime
time nnd aiiothur pretty roughly
handled , and HO ono day ho got a rather
Iliinsy trunk and put in it u boa constrictor
stricter twonty-two foot long , and hu
tnarkod on the ontsido of the trunk :
Don't break ! Bon constrictor inside. '
' 'Oh , 1'vo just boon waiting for HOIIIO-
body to ship a br > a constrictor by this
line , ' Hitid tlio baggage mnashoi , and lie
grnbbod the trunk by onu of its Imndlos ,
intending to IOHH itovor his head , but ho
yatikod with mioh midden energy that hu
pulled thu hamllo oil , Thun lie kiukoil
the trunk over , the othur oml ti ] ) and
Drubbed it by the ether hitiiillo , liflud it
and dropped it and Hiiiinliod it wide
oiion , and thoru was a nnako in it , and
tlio snuifo came out nnd uncoiled himself ,
and when hu coiled himself up again lie
was nround thobnggago mastori and
"Thu baggage inustor nuvor ohookod
any buggugo after that.
"Another story told of tlio tribula
tions o ( a travulur whoso trunks had
been Hinnshod and how linaHylhu Illlod
a big trunk with dynamitu and marked
'Handle with care ! Dynamite ! '
" 'Dynamite ! ' mild the baggugo
master , with line scorn , and Jio ptillod
the trunk down from the top of a high
pile nnd lot it fail on ono corner and
"Jio never returned ,
"Then there was thu Htory about the
lingered traveler who placed upon thu
corners of hi * trunk patches of HOIIIO
material so elastic and springy that if
you dropped the trunk hard it bounded
into the air thousands of feet. Thin
trunk came to the station on the sum
mit of a gioit load of trunks , and thu
baggage ir aster seized it by the handle ,
braced one foot against thu load and
pulled the trunk elf and let it fall oa
ono eoi nor and
"it never came bauk.
"And the owner sued nnd recovered
for the loss of his trunk.
Balluuu at U and 8 , Courtland Uoaeu.
