Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTTC OMATTA TATTV ) RFR * SUNDAY. R 2fi. IftnS TWT1NTV PAfTRS.
PARALYZED THE PROMOTERS
Tcdoral Officials Smite Bond Companies Hip
and Thigh.
THREE CONVICTED OF LOTTERY SWINDLING
Illlnrlom Ilmtlcr/i ritniRnil Into u Vnt of
Wnc Thn lifin of tlto Mail * Denied
C ntmiilo | Hot
Judicial Opinion ) .
"The success of the enterprise depends
upon Its gross and well known Insolvency ;
no Insolvent that in tlio very method of its
organization tncro Is no hope of Us carrying
out Its promises. "
The words nro a small part of the wither-
inc condemnation of bond Invcatment com
panies pronounced by Judge Grossoup from
the federal district bench In Chicago.
There was ample provocation for this outburst -
burst of judicial indignation. It was at the
close of the trial of George M. MeUon-
nhl , president of the Guarantee Investment
company ; "William II. Stevenson , vice presi
dent and Frunols M. Swoarinpcn , secretary ,
on the ehai-KO of using tboj United States
mail to promote a lottery. Tne
testimony showed the company to bo a
swindle and that It had used the malls to
further Its operations. The conrt and the
Jurv were of ono mind and a verdict of
gulity was returned.
The trial attracted widespread Interest ,
not alone among victims of bond companies ,
but among the pllb-tonguccl promoters who
realized that the outcome involved their-
prosperity and liberty. When the Indict
ments ncalnst the guarantee oftlccrs were
brought In uy tliu grand Jury a few weeks
ago the promoters attcctcd Indifference.
Somoot tlioii hulled the action of the fed
eral ofltcktU as a dclivcranco from menacing
threats. Tim indicted olllcials went so far
ns to telegraph a number of newspapers
that the proceedings had boon Investi
gated by themselves and they assured their
victim that the outcome would bo a tri
umphant vindication. Now they are mum
und struggling to keopout of jail.
Itclroipi'.cllvr.
The Guarantee Investment company ,
whoso otllclals were convicted , was started
in Nevada , Mo. , about two years ago. An
Insurance sharp , who had exhausted Ills use
fulness in Icgittmato business , formulated
the scheme. Insurance tables were Juggled
for the occasion , and an elaborate system
produced by which the multitude might be
come rich In u Jiffy. Of course the author
and his backers did not propose to enrich
the multitude , gratis. They were not in the
business for their health. They provided
for a rake-otl of 25 cents out of each monthly
payment of $1.25 , and in addition provision
was madu for the rustler In the shape of an
initiation fee of ? 10. The scheme tool ; root
and flourished amazingly. In two years It
hecumo no opulent HS to defy courts and leg-
iiilaturcs , and spread its malign influence
all over the west. From the Nevada
concern sprung 150 similar concerns , the
manipulators of which are now slcurrying
for shelter.
from CJny to Grave.
During the trial of the swindlers In Chicago
cage they were constantly surrounded by
cheery frlcndu. The smooth hustlers lor a
tenner ns well as the indicted mon were gay
to the verge of hilarity. They regarded the
proceedings as a prologue to a feast. They
contended that the multiple system was in
nocent of chance ; anyhow , they had de
cided to conform with the law out of re-
' spcct to the postal authorities. Hence they
felt confident the Jury would acquit with a
caution. When the prosecuting attorney , in
hls'closjug address , got a litilo mixed in his
figures ; tboir hilarity broke over the bounds
of court decorum. Several such scents oc
curred , lint thelr'lillarity was of short du-
'
' ration. After the court stated the law
, ) n the case' and began dissecting
and denouiKiing.tho swindle , the gloom of a
Chicago fog enveloped them and Jaws
dropped a foot. The court reviewed the
schema of organization , which is familiar to
the renders of TUB BEE , and said :
Public riumlcr.
"Thero is no doubt , gentlemen , that the
scbcmo on the face of" It , according to its
own contract , is a cheat. The testimony
shows that this company has boon in exist
ence for two years , and has had 00,023 ap
plications. According to the contract of its
organization It has thqroforo received moro
than WOO.OOO from the $10 preliminary fees ,
and It bus paid $200,000 to its bondholders.
If it paid out all It received for that pur
pose , and its contract required It so to do. it
received from the dues moro than JMO,000.
So that after two years the stockholders re
ceived moro than $ 10,000 and the so-called
beneficiaries received hut $200,000. , This is
public plunder. It Is said that this has been
done fairly. This court Is notsittlng to pass
upon the fairness of any such transaction. "
But this , the Judge said , did not prove-
lottery. The host definition of u lottery
that ho could find was whore a pecuniary
consideration is paid and It is determined
by chance or lot , according to the scheme
held out to the public , whether liu who pays
the money shall receive a return and how
much ; that was a lottery. Every enterprise
was supposed to have a return or incentive
\vljieh made mon industrious or active ,
but whether that return or prUo was de
termined by moro lot or chance maao It
cither illegitimate enterprise or a lottery ,
and therefore unlawful. Ho explained the
differcnco between this enterprisennd life
insurance' companies which Invest their
moneys In securities and pay a stipulated
sum to the holvs and beneficiaries of u mom-
btu * after his death. The prlzo in the case
of llfo insurance was not dotcrinlnaolo by or
dependent on chance or lot , but on the lifo
of a man.
J'riilmlilllty of u lluiul .Maturing.
Continulnc , the Judge said :
In the case at bar the return or prizeia
$1,000 , Now. is that determined by lot or
chance ? Is It determined b.vnno of the laws
of nature or of Industrial growth , which de
termines the other returns of llfo ? Lot us
loolc tit the practical worltingsof thoschemo.
I Ml us look at it llrat Independently of what
Is called the mulllpla system , Iluro Is a com
pany which in two years has taken In moro
than 50.000 applications. In order to make u
return certain to each ono of thcso uppli-
emits of the amount of money promised In
the bond It would bo necessary that the com
pany should have a fund of $ .W,000000. ; lu
two years It has only accumulated a
fund of $200,000. According to the constitu
tion of the company , outside of the lapses ,
thorn uro WKX ) ( ) mon who are entitled to
those returns if th'oy persist in paying. In
two years 200 have been paid. If each man
wcro to got a return according to the prom
Isn ( if thu company , outside of lapses , and
eyury dollar which wont into the fund of the
company were to bo used for that purpose ,
mid no man were to receive- moro than ho
paid In , It woul < J take 1,000 months , or moro
than cighty-thrco years , for each man to
rocqlvo kiclc his return. This inonuy will
ho idle , noi growing by interest or other lu-
VMtmeat. Is it not perfectly appar
ent that from the very necessity
itnd constitution of the scheme , if the
multiple system wcro not introduced , the
company could mn go on , und no man would
receive back anything except these who had
been the fortutuitu possessors of the llrst
bonds.
"It is said , and is otio of the boasts of the
company , that everybody who has boon paid
baric has been paid 21,000 on an investment
not to exceed 10. That again shows the entire -
tire Impossibility , according to thocoustitu
| lon nf the schema , of but a limited few , one
\n \ a hundred , over receiving any return or
uny prize except for the law of lapses , Ho-
oauso money lying tdlu In the treasury , shorn
in the llrst place of 20 percent of the amount ,
will novur grow to pay 1,000 to ono , or 1,000
to tUlrty , so long ns the present economic
law of the universe prevails.
That Heilucllvo Multiple System ,
"Theso defendants have foreseen thU and
foreseen that the company must therefore
conm to an immediate end nnd have msti
liued what Is called "tho multiple system. '
The chunco Is therefore hold out to a man
to receive au early payment of his bond.
Hut upor. what is that chance dependant !
What determines that return or that i rzor |
Any law of naturu or of industrial growth
tmch as applies to Insurance companies or
real estate. Investments , which I have used
ns Illustrations ! Not at all. U is solely do-
I'tu ' Jaut upou the order lu which Uli baud
may go through the registration process. If
ho draws a multiple , nnd iho company con
tinues , ho will eventually bo paid. If ho
draws a numeral It Is as morally certain as
any law of ttto universe that , unless the
company Is almost entirely abandoned by Us
bondholders , ho will never bo paid.
"It Is said hero In argument that the
Inusns will secure certain payment In time ;
In other words , chough mon will become dlv
couragcd at the outlook and will drop out seas
as to advance these whoso bonds are de
ferred. What docs that moan ? It moans
that by the very constitution of this com
pany the success of its enterprise depends
entirely upon Us Insolvency ; its gross nnd
well known Insolvency , so Insolvent that In
the very method of Its organization no bopo
of Its carrying out Its promises
can bo entertained. Now , the court
cannot say that that is a legitimate enter
prise , promising n certain return of money
which , by the very constitution of the com
pany , is dependent upon the insolvency of
the company , and n wholesale repudiation of
Its promises. That is not the rule of anv
other legitimate enterprise. The determi
nation , therefore , of the return or prlzo is de
pendent upon a chance or allotment.
Wnrao Tim u lliu I.oulMnim Lottery.
"Tho only substantial difference between
ho scheme disclosed to you by the proof and
ho well rccoijtiizod lotteries of the world ,
iucli as the ixiuisiana l Uery company , is
hat the latter arc , in comparison , honest
ind free from the opportunities of chicanery ,
The wheel of the lottery and the hat of the
afllo are to the fortune luinlcrlncomparably
'aim- contrivances for the determination of
: iis chance < * . Ho is not dependent , In them ,
ipon the honesty or accuracy of n
Hcerctary , with whom it is as easy to nut ono
application through the register as another.
The whole scheme disclosed bv the uroofs
's a cunning trick to attract the cupidity and
ignorance of men. A great menace to civil-
zation not only ot the United States , bntot
the world is the growing tendency to unm-
bio or engage in lottery. Two hundred
rears ago their promoters were character ,
zed In the streets of ICngland as robbers.
"No prospect Is so attractive as that which
Is wrapped up In the mysteries of a chanco.
To the winner comes sonio money , many
congratulations. wide advertisement
throughout the newspapers and the pro
pensity to go In ae.iln. To the losers , 100
fold In number , come stripped homes , Im
poverished wives and children , lost
opportunities of building up a com
petence legitimately , and in too many in
stances , the tcmutatlon to go in again
upon means that are obtained from an em
ployer , first by a snprosed borrowing , then
jy intentional theft , forgery and embezzle
ment. The rainbow of hope lures and lures
until its chaser falls over the precipice into
suicide or the penitentiary. The mails of
thji United States are Intended for legiti
mate businessor friendly communication and
arc defiled by the dissemination and pro
motion of such a scheme as the evidence in
this case admittedly discloses. . "
Tno maximum penalty in such cases is
f 1,000 fine or ono year in the penitentiary , or
both , according to the discretion of the court.
Pondliig the determination of a motion for a
new trial the prisoners wrro admitted to
ball.
Another Crushing IIlow.
Since bond companies were excluded from
the use of the mails , and especially alnco the
prosecutions began In Chicago , there has
been a general change of plans. Tho. mul
tiple system , condemned as a lottery , has
been generally abandoned and n system of
redemption of bonds in numerical order insti
tuted. The promoters Imagined this would
square them with the postofllco authorities
and give them access to the mails. A num
ber of the reorganized concerns submitted
their ulans to the department expecting ap
proval. But disaster greets them again and
blocks their operation under the consecutive
plan. An opinion has been rendered by the
assistant attorney general which , ho an
nounces , applies to all companies. It is
embodied in a letter to a .Missouri company
and is as follows :
" 1 have carefully investigated the modes
and studied the plans of business adopted
by your company , and am fally convinced
that it ought not to bo permitted the use
of the malls'to further Its interest. There
are scores of companies in' thu United States
of this class4 similar in'nil ' essential particu
lars and differing only in details of , an unim
portant naturo. The success of the business
on the basts presented must necessarily
depend on an appeal to the gambling spirit
of the people or on their deception. The
postmaster general is authorized under the
law to exclude from the mails the business
of an enterprise offcrintr prizes for dis
tribution of money or property by lot or
chance and of schemes devised to obtain
money or property under false pretenses.
Therefore when you eliminate the chance
feature from your schemes you will bo con
fronted by the fraud element in it. if any.
An examination of your plan convinces mo
that if successful it must inevitably result
in gigantic- losses to your patrons as a body.
The proposition to receive the money and re
turn u portion of it to your patrons in un
equal proportions and to induce people to
embark in tlie enterprise of a ne
cessity makes the distribution depend
on lot or chance , or you mask the plan of
operation. I cannot comprehend how a sane
man would invest his money in a suheino
like yours. Granting that the chance ele
ment Is eliminated from it , the absence of a
plain advantage over co-investors nnd of
deception , some must bo deceived if the plan
succeeds. If you remove the chance clement
you must mask your plan of ouarations so as
to cover your real designs , chiefly by Jug
gling with figures , by which people can bis
readily deceived and overreached by holding
out to them hopes of magnificent results
that can never bo realized. The practical
outcome of such a schemb has been in the
paflt to defraud the people , and in many
states they have been prohibited by statute.
I can instance a great hordoof enterprises in
Massachusetts nnd other eastern states
which drew millions of dollars from the people
ple to their great damage , and even to the
disturbance of the Business of the country.
These arc now dead. Judging the future by
the past I do not hesitate to say that the
uehemomu'it from Its V < .T.Y nature result in
the iujury of the mauy for the benefit of the
few. and especially for the benefit of the
company- and In a short time must break
down of its own itinerant weakness. "
I.\IIWTK It ltTIIK tllt.l.MJ JVHY.
Oilu T ul tlio Iiicllnimpolls Mntlonal Held
lotVrccklni ; tliu Hume.
I.vi'MX.U'Oi.is , Nov. 25 , The United
States grand Jury has voted
to Indict TheoJoro P , Haughoy , president of
the ( ndituuipolls National bank , Schuyler C.
Haimhoy , president of the Indianapolis Ohio
company and. of the Indianapolis Curled
works , Fr.mcli A. Coflln , president
of the Indianapolis-Cabinet company ; Percl-
val B. Coflln , secretary of the Inuianapolls
Cabinet company ; A. J. Ueod , treasurer of
the Indianapolis'Cabinet company.
Thcso are the live men already under
bonds for wccklng the Indianapolis National
bank. It is possible that additional Indict
ments have been returned in the bank case ,
The Jury returned sixty-three Indictments
for minor offenses , The persons under bond
in the bank case were among the 11 rat
persons indicted by the Jury , but the
Indictments could -not bo reported
to the clerks of the courts for
the reason that the district
attorney and his assistant , have not hud
time In which to prepare thorn. Assistant
District Attorney Corr went to work on the
indictments thla afternoon
Toitlflod tu llur ( loud GliurHctor ,
Mrs. Kllia Barton was arrested yesterday
on a charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. U was alleged that she had
rented a house which she did not possess to
"Uttlo Hod Cloud , " an Indian soldier , tjho
gavu bond * for her appearance for trial next
Friday. Several well known business men
tostl tied to the good character of Mrs. Bar
ton , and claim she has a gear's lease on the
house which she rented , and that the com
plaint was duo to the Inability of the Indian
to understand Knglish.
Ili-lctmeil ( ho Clinimmcu.
CISCISXATI , Nov. 23i The government has
lost Its first case in Ohio uudor tbo Goarj
law. Four Chinamen who arrived hero las
Monday from Detroit were arrested by :
J.'nilcd States Inspector on suspicion tha.
they wcro newly imported and were being
smuggled from Canada to Now York. Upon
u full hearing bcforu United States Com mis
sioner Brussle that oulcer hold that the gov
eminent had failed to make Its cane and a Is
charged tUo prUouort ,
MAKE WESTERN NEBRASKA
Iti Boil Waiting Only for the Flow of
Irrigation
IT MAY BECOME A BLOOMING GARDEN
Uvery Inch of I-timl I * Ooiiil nml All Ac-
ccuslhlo to Water Supply A
Urent I'lc-lil , for Vutnro
Omntia Trtutc.
Gnuixo , Nov. 2J. [ Special to Tun Ben. ]
Arizona , Now Mexico , California and Colorado
rado are recognized as irrigating states , and
capitalists seeking profitable- fields of Invest
ment in the line of Irrigation have for years
turned their eyes toward thcso localities , It
is not strange that this should bo true , con
sidering the position they willingly occupy
and the certainty of remunerative Invest
ment they afford. Yet Nebraska , with an
immense area of Irrigable land and an abund
ant supply of water waiting to bo diverted
into canals has , as n whole , persistently oc-
cupird the position of n rain bolt state , The
entire area of thcso other commonwealths
nro not only accepted by their citizens to bo
so-called arid lands , but are even claimed to
bo such with a species of glory la the fact.
They say , glvo us water and wo will trans
form our deserts into lloworitig Kilens. Cap
ital hears thU story , teats H , and the re-
suits have invariably proven that the al
leged arid lauds are fully as productive
under the magical Influence of artlliclal
watering as that cultlrcted Under the most
encouraging natural rainfall , Nebraska , a
successful farming state , only so far as that
portion of her surface lying east of the
ono hundredth meridian Is concerned , has
tnrough her press and peoiilo attempted to
maintain the integral position of a .rainUolt
state. I ot n cry go up from this Madodonla
through the channels In which capital Is
sought that there Is a scctioti of Nebraska
comprising one-half of her entire area which
is the same sort of arid land exactly , and
where immigration is possible and will bo
welcomed , and who can doubt that If proper
conditions and probable profit can bo shown
that capital 'will grapple with the subject
and make for Nebraska's fair plains an ag
ricultural renown as celebrated as that of
CaliforniaUtah or Colorado !
Must ISnlargo Omulm'a 1'iclcl.
The question merely resolves Itself Into a
matter of the ability to show these condi
tions , and It is a gratifying fact that THE
BEE and tno state pi-ess are apparently be
ginning to realize that Nebraska does not
end at Grand Island or Kearney. Some rea
sons for the awakening are evident. The
great city of Omaha the gateway of the
state with her united business interests
extending westward along Uio Union .Pacific ,
the B. & M. and the Elkhorn roads , sighs
for now Holds to conquer. Omaha can no
longer doubt that these desired1 new fields
are either not In existence or are already
pre-empted by commercial centers as enter
prising as herself. What , then , can she debut
but proceed to develop thosu Holds which are
already hers by right of possession i Kansas
City , for Instance , was largely-instrumental
In securing the opening of the Oklahoma
lands and the Chorokco Strip not from a
benevolent desire to provide homes for an
ovcrllow from the surging tide of.oastcrn hu
manity no , indeed , simply to develop a ter
ritory already hers , that the increasing busi
ness might benefit her manufacturers , mer
chants and Jobbers. "Why should not Omaha
profit by Kansas City's example and arko to
the demands of the situation > vhlch con
fronts her ?
All Subject to Irrigation.
Western Nebraska is fortunately composed
of a rich and fertile soil , capable of blooming
as the rose. There is not a square inilo of
waste land in tbo entire western half of the
state , irrigation will > reclainii millions of
acres of land along the water courses , and
the watered acres will bring forth grain and
produce for the Oniaha market , corn to
fatten swine for the Oniaha market , and
alfalfa to feed cattle for the Omaha market.
The higher lands upon which water , cannot
bo conducted are now , as they have always
been , covered with the most nutritious of
prairie grasses , and will become the' grazing
irrnnnda nf t hundreds of ranchmen as soon
as the corn and hay are grown in the
valleys to feed stock through thu inclement
portions of the winter seasons. It ia onlya ;
question ot time when the condition your
correspondent has outlined will como to pass.
Wealth and prosperity are knocking at
Omaha's door , and it may bo conceived that
her duty is to put away all foolish notions of
rainbolt prejudice , and tangibly onpouragu
the development of irrlgatio/i in the western
half of the state. Tno old theory , which was
so tenaciously held by the pioneers- that In
creased precipitation Would follow the pro
gress of cultivation , has long since -been ox-
ploacd. If it still lingers In the minds of any
they have but to look ut the history < > f crops
durinsr tlio last tour or five years west of the
100th meridian.
A. J'oor Subnlttito for Irrigation ,
Some ouo who was born to bo a philoso
pher has said that the notion that iirlgatidu
is a miserable substitute for rainfa'll should
bo rendered thus : That rainfall ia a poor
substitute for irrigation. Perhaps it is not
necessary for the purposes of this corre
spondent to stale-it thus radically. Yet Ir
rigation farmers seldom recant seldom
leave un irrigated farm for ono ia the rain
belt. Some of the beauties of the irrigation
system nro the certainty of crop , the in.
crcascdyield and thobotterqualltyof the pro
duce. Irricated wheat is always a bctter.llour
maker than nonlrrlg.Hed wheat , Irrigated
land is not worn out and laid by to rest after
every third or fourth season. The alluvial
deposits carried over the surface with the
water enriches and recuperates the sgll , as
well as enhances the harvest. The cer
tainty of a crop is , however , perhaps the
greatest advantage the irrigating farmer
has ever his brother in Iowa or Illinois. The
loss of ono crop to'tho average farmer is the
very thing which cripples him and defeats
the purposes of his industry , and In many
cases of those years when failures occur a
canal could ho built by the amount lid loses ,
which would place his land in safety us to
crop. For Instance , ono of the greatest ruin-
falls in the world Is supposed to bo that of
Italy. Yet the Italian farmers are working
under one of the most advanced' systems of
irrigation on the glebe , simply because , .they
cannot afford to tnlnlc of the possible los ? pf
a single crop. Many a rain belt farmer no
doubt considers irrigation an absurd
deviation from nature's method of
cultivation , but the fact remains
that they would no doubt bo surprised to
learn that over one-half of the world's popu
lation subsists upon iho food produced by
irrigation. So much for the advantages of
the system. Now as to its possibility in
western Ncbrasitn , There is ample reason
to believe that the outside world , nay , even
the eastern half of the state , is full of pco
plo who never heard of irrigation in No-
brasku. Yet your correspondent bus , In tlio
past week , scon thousands upon thousands
of acres ot Nebraska land glowing with
the green and yellow of growing and ripen
ing grains and vegetables. Ho bus stood at
the side of a thresher and soon the plump
and well developed wheat and oats pouring
Into the bins ; ho 1ms seen the huge stacks of
hay and alfalfa , the Holds of genuine Ne
braska corn , the potatoes nnd vegetables ,
all the result of irrigation. And this in the
western half of Nebraska which is oaly
credited by the commercial apcncios with a
third , oiat most , a half crop , and in uiost
counties an absolute failure.
Kuatchvd from Drouth.
I write from Gerlng , a thriving little town
away out on the frontier only twenty miles
from the uttermost end of the state. The
North PJatto river flows from the northwest
to the uoutheast corner of the county , and Li
already diverted upon clthor side iuto mon
ster canals and thanco Into laterals which
are thu veritable arteries carrying the life
giving fluid which has produced crops in tie |
midst of a land withered by drouth and
shrivelled by hot winds. Tnls was the seat
of the original movement toward irrigation
in Nebraska , being in Its early soUloium\tln \
the years from lt > S5 to 18ST , peopled in part
by men who know something of the system ,
and who at once- set about the organization of
canal projects among their various communi
ties. The curlier canals'wcro tlo | Farmers
and the MInataro , each In Scotts Bluff
county. The forrnor was latur merged iuto
a corporation which has Its general oftlccs la
Omaha , and today is a ditch completed
about thirty miles with , an average width of
fuut , aud iuteudcd , whcu completed.to ,
water an acreage ofaboxVt'io,000 ' acres. Tlio
Mlnatard canal I * about " 'Ijxonty miles long
and furnishes water to ' 'M\ area of about
15,000 acres. Thcso project * ware closely fol
lowed by the Winters Crook canal , an excel
lent ono about fifteen miles in length ; the
Enterprise , over thlrt.V knlles long ; tbo
Mitchell , about thirty" nillcs long ; the
Castle Hock , , about eighteen miles Ion ? ,
tbo Hayaitl , the Central , the Lawrence ,
the Chimney Hock and a-number of smaller
ones , ranging In length 'ifbrn ' five to fifteen
miles nnd watering from 1.000 to r ,000 acres
each. Thcso are the canal's which head in
Scott's Illuft" county , anVT they are supple
mented In tao work of making tbo North
1'latto valley a farming 'region ' in the mod-
ci'n sense by a host of smaller ones Just
above the state jlne In Wyoming , and to the
cast of the county in Cheyenne nnd Douel
counties. Indeed there is ono which ranks
right alongside the canals already mentioned
is to slzo and capacity , the Bclmont , bead-
ng near camp Clark and extending along
: ho foothills south of the river a distance of
thirty-live miles , and covering over O.'i000 ;
acres of land ,
lloxr tlio CnnnU Were Unlit.
From the figures already adduced It will
lie seen that in the western section of the
state there nro tnkon from tbo North Platte
river alone a grand total approximating .100
miles ot main ditch. A gratifying feat uro
of thcso statistics is the fact th'at , with two
exceptions , these canals have been
constructed , cqulnped and maintained
under a co-operatlvo plan by the farmers
residing under the respective lines ,
the dirt being moved uytho farmer's own
txmo and sinew , with no outside assUtanco
and arc consequently owned and controlled
by the farmers who are Interested , who are
under no corporate rentals or restrictions.
A compilation made some two years ago Is
said to have shown that the first cost of
thcso mutual enterprises divided by thu
number of acres for which they could furnish
water loft as the quotient JJ.50. In other
words , the farmers had secured for the pal
try sum of &J.50 per aero a certainty of crop
forever and perpetually , with Iho trifling
cost of maintenance added annually. Viewed
from the general standpoint of irrigation
this Is n remarkably low result , as tha gov
ernment reports have shown the average
annual rental of water to bo from f t.M ) to $18
per aero In the various Irrigation states or
territories. It is true that thcso canals men
tioned uro the ones most easily constructed ,
by reason of the topography of tbo I'latto
valley , as they are for the most part simply
conduits built to takq advantage of tbo
known fall of the rivori and are constructed
on a less grade across Iho level valley lauds
skirting the stroam. Hut this docs not
measure the irrigation possibilities of this
great stato.
Conditions Alt Favor Nebraska.
Irrigation can only bo extensively and at
the same tlmo successfully practiced from
streams having tholf source in lofty moun
tains where the supply of water Is Inde
pendent of the local rainfall. The North
Platte river Is ono of the largest , if not the
largest , rlvor flowing eas.t from the Kocky
mountains , Statistics show that a greater
volume of water enters the state of Ne
braska at the state line In this river than In
all the streams of Colorado combined. Now ,
to bring this matter down into a practical
form for the consideration of ho who runs ,
it must be understood thft-ti from the source
of the Platte ( thu nortli'ifork ) to the line
between Wyoming anduNcbraska tbo river
canons almost the ontiruiLcllstance that is ,
the valley Is too narrowvio permit of the
diversion of water for.infisation purposes , to
any appreciable extent. Only a very small
portion of this mighty flood can over bo used
In Wyoming , and Nobras'Ua' , through natural
laws , must become tltdi. beneficiary , for at
the state line the gigantic buifTs , which
have flanked the sbveam on either
sdle , swoop away ( fcnm , the river ,
nnd there is formgd' ono of the
most beautiful valleyslliii the west , as
well as one of the mosfPtmtural Irrigating
territories in the world.i-JFor a distance of a
hundred miles with a wiiJith of from fifteen
to twciuy-flvo miles strcujjies tho. belt which
is so far thok sqeuo o'f tlyi most active irri
gration operations jn thjvstato. 'i'iio.soll is
rich , the climate 19 inUdfjfa < J.-watqr Is. purp
and enough lias already , , been > Jnrio" .in the
way of Irrigation to inliicato the possibilities
ia store for Nebraska.- -
AVImt Oinalm CAH Dp.
There are but two drawbacks to the Cre
ation of an agricultural paradise' in this re
gion , and In each of these Oniaha can bo a
faithful ally If she will , and nt the same
time she is doing this she will simply be
adding a good many rounds to her ladder for
reaching the pinnacle of commercial su
premacy. One of these things Is the en
couragement of a railroad line giving a moro
direct outlet to market than is now enjoyed.
The other , it should bo needless to sayis the
encouragement of further irrigation pro
jects. It is apparent not only that the citi
zens themselves are not able to construct
the mighty canals required to reach the
higher lands , They ha\o acquitted them
selves nobly so fatas their conditions and
the topography of the country would permit -
mit , but for reaching higher lands enormous
canals , not only embracing direct headgates ,
but in many instances' storage or resurvolr
systems , will bo necessary. Such operations
require actual cash. It must bo berne in
mind that in presenting this subject your
correspondent Is not urging experiments
which might prove disastrous failures , but
on the contrary is simply placing uoforo the
eyes of inch who should bo able to influence
capital see m cs of certain and unfailing
prullt. Irrigation Investments are sought in
proforeneo to any others in many localities.
With this understanding why should such
investments lu western .Nebraska , a known
and admitted arid country , proyo unro-
muncrutive.
Alone tlio North I'lnttc.
Nor do wo moan to con Quo the 'possible ,
scene of these operations to this stretch of
territory 100 miles or so from the state lino.
On the contrary the very same conditions ex
tend on down the North .Platto , with atlll
wider expanse of valley capable of being
readied and fertilized by its boundless
waters ; the Loun basin is another Jit subject
for consideration as well with Its 15,000
square miles of territory. The volume of
water in these streams is not restricted to
that actually discovered by measurement. It
is believed by many that what is termed the
underflow comprises almost as much moro ,
If necessary It can bo brought into service.
If there still be any doubt of the supply , construct -
struct immense reservoirs Into which
the products of the rains out of irrigating
seasons may bo stored for USD at the nropur
times. Kiicourajjo and assist the artesian
well idea , especially since it has bocn so per
fectly demonstrated by the recent experi
ment at fjorlng that thcrjo Is flowing water
obtainable at practicable depths. Whatever
is clone , relinquish the fogylsji notion that
the western half of Nebraska is in an agri
cultural condition under ralnbclt systems ,
And in the years to coni ( & when this region
has become the peer of pastern Nebraska in
population nnd wealthtiji men who are
your successors in inalninliling Omaha's po
sition among the cities of'th'o earth will arise
and call you blessed. ' ' * ! '
\Vlioro Capltul Khotftfr llu Applied.
There is ono project iu ! ? particular which
needs only the magic'poiwor of capital to
make It wonderful in capacity aud results
The Laramlo and ScoUs' liluff proposed
ditch line lias boon Biiiv yed and cross-
sectioned , and is complpLply ready for the
plow and scraper , Aii amount approximating
fcJO.OOO.OOO has boon useiUi/ / this work aud it
Is said to bo without a llMy , ' ; The line covora
nu immense stretch oytno valley lying
in Scott's I ) lu ( I county , and when the canal ,
which It represents , is-completoa and tlio
water flowing , it will muVu. homes upon tlio
broad acres of tlio NortlfcPlatto valley for
thousands of farmers. Rjich an enterprise
as this soo.iis to bo entirely beyond the reach
ol the homesteaders who are now living
under the line , yet without exception they
have held oil with a grit born of desperation
waiting for the building of the canal ,
The movement toward securing govern
ment aid for thcso Irrigation projects is not
strong enough to move by its own innate
power ; It needs assistance. Inculcate into
the minds of the Nebraska delegation al
Washington every argument that can bo ad
duced for It the fact thut there are thou
sands of acres of publlo lands that will bo
sold and bring their proceeds to the spot
where the surplus ought to bo If Irrigation
is n probability ; that it Is as cheap to construct -
struct systems , for diverting tha Hoods of
our Nebraska streams Into canals , whence
they can bo used in vivifying the fertile
prairies of Nebraska , as to build levees
along the lower Mississippi to keep them
within duo bounds , A. B , WOOD.
Continued Until B
NEW YOIIK , Nov. 'J5. There was no ses
sion of the grand jury la tlm Madison Square
bank cases today , Iho cases bola ? contin
ued until Monda/ .
CLOSER TRAFFIC RELATIONS
Eumota of a Combination Between the
Union Pacific and Great Northern ,
OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT ON THE SUBJECT
VUlt ofJIin Hill' * I.leulrnruiM to Omnhn
Other Itnllwny > 'ow * of ( Icunrnl lu-
tornt I'rnflpoctR of u Trnmlor
of lleul ; < itmrlc.'s r > uton.
Ono of the brightest general passenger
agents In the country Is Prank Whitney of
the Great Northern system , with head
quarters at St. 1'anl. Ho was In Omaha
yesterday. Mr. Whitney was a graduate
from the ranks previous to 1881. having boon
clerk and chief clerk in the ticket depart
ment of the Michigan Central , In Septem
ber ot 183L ho became assistant general
passengerajccnt oPtho Michigan Central ,
which position ho hold for six years , when
ho bccamo city passenger agent of the Lake
Shore Ss Michigan Southern in Chicago , but
only held the place from April to July ,
when ho was made western passenger agent
ot the same road , and in July of 1SSS ho became -
came general passenger nnd ticket agent of
the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba rail
way. now the Great Northern system.
Mr. Whitney Is the mildest mannered man
who over out a i-nto or paid a commission ,
but he is u railroad man from thocrouud
up nnd "business" Is written all over his
typical New England face.
His business in Omaha well , really , ho
couldn't say but' Just wanted to call on Mr.
Ijomax to settle a matter that was purely
clerical in its nature , and thought aSitur-
day afternoon would find Air. Lomax dison-
naccd.
"Tho Great Northern , " said ho ; while his
eyes wcro intently riveted upon a pile of
formidable looitlhg papers before him , "Is
comparatively a new road and anything
that comes our way Is "llko finding it. Wo
are not a California line , you know , and
traverse a section of the country that is
comparatively undovplopcil. "
Then the reporter suggested that the
Great Northern had made considerable
trouble last .summer for the Union Pacific
with Its line of boats.
"That was last summer , " replied the
mildly spoken general passongciagent. .
"Our tourist service , I am told , affected
our southern neighbor , the Union Pacific ,
considerably , but wo were a new road and
had to Introduce ourselves to the traveling
public. But Wo nro not of the lighting kind ,
except that being In a broil wo make the
best of It if wo cam"
"You do not come to labor with Mr.
Lomax over the immigrant siUiationt" haz
arded Titii.Bm . : man.
" \Yo are not'mpmbcrs of any association
and are peculiarly a law unto ourselves. No ;
my mission is purely one belonging to the
auditing department. Still' . I should like to
know how Mr , Lomax stands on the immi
grant question , although wp have little busi
ness of that kind on our line except to local
points. "
"Arc'rates stable on your line now ? "
"Very. Wo are not socking to demoralize
business willing to wait for our opportunity
to still further popularize our road when the
time comes. The Great Northern is In splen
did condition , our equipment is good and
physically wo are lirst class. Mr. Hill is
one of the greatest financiers of modern
times , the 'secret of his great success being
that he is personally interested In every en
terprise witll which he is connected. Ho
backs his opinion with his money. "
"Is Mr. iill a rich man as rich mon go ? "
"Well , that is rather a vague question.
Mr. Hillis probably a twenty millionaire- - ,
although I am not advised ns to his wealth.-
I do know , however " , ho is a genius in finan
cial matters. "
'Is it tli6 , intention of the Great Northern
to' ' build.to Omahai ,
"Keall.y , thut is a question thafl can not
answer.roplied . Mr.-tVliltncy , shifting his
position and crossing his legs. "I anticipate ,
however , that Mr. Hill will not bo content
to terminate his line nt Sioux City , but it
has been a disastrous year for railroad
building and . .tho future must solve that
question. It may be that Mr. Hill lias his
eye ou Denver : "stopping at Omaha en route.
but no. man camtell .what Is developing in
the brain of the president of the- Great
Northern. "
It Is understood that W. W. Flndlay , gen
eral trafilumauageiYand F. I. Whitney are
in Omaha to .form a closer traftlc agreement
than now oxistp between the Union Pacific
and the Great Northern.
Drciiluil Jii llijssoll Kugu'ii Favor.
ST. PAJJII , Nov. 25 , In the case of George
Hanoan vs Russell Sago pending in the
United States- circuit court of this state ,
Judge Nelson has filed a decision which is of
jjroac importance , to a Inrgo number of people
ple in the western part of the state who are
occupying"lauds granted by congress to aid
In the construction of the Hasting & Dakota
railroad. It was an action to quit tltlo to a
quarter-section occupied , by the plaintiff.
The defendant , Kussoll Sago , sot up that it
was a part of the grant made by congress to
aid in the construction of the Hastings &
Dakota road , and had boon earned by that
company by the construction of Its line of
road ; that subsequently thereto the com-
'pany assigned 'and ' transferred to the de
fendant in trust for its stockholders nil the
land that had been earned by the construc
tion of the road. Subsequently thereto the
tract in question , "with other lands , had boon
certified to the's'tato as appertaining to said
road nnd had been-convoyed by the govern
ment to the defendant as suoh assignee in
trust.
The plaintiff claimed the company had no
authority to make tno assignment and trans
fer to the defendant , Sago , and Judge Nelson -
son decided in fav'or ' of Sagu.
'i'S ' ' ' ' u Trnnsler.
J , II , Lothrop , vice presidentnnd general
manager of the Kearney & Black Hills rail.
road , was in Omaha yesterday arranging for
the transfer of the nuditingdopartmont of his
road from Kearney to Omaha December 1.
Mr. Lathrop 13 very much llko Othollo , in
that his occupation la almost gone , although
"Loth" will still hold the position of assist
ant superintendent , of the system , with
headquarters at Kearney. Kor purposes of
ccoiiomy the operation of the road will bo
merged into the Union Pacillu system , Gen
eral Manager Dickinson assuming charge of
thu road after that data and General Super
intendent Nichols looking after the physical
condition ,
The removal of the auditing office from
Kearney , wlillo not changing the census of
the city very piuch , will undoubtedly bo felt
in a commercial way. as many odds and ends
have been purchased there Instead of mak
ing requisition on the storekeeper in Omaha.
" ' 1 ho change la inuilo necessary by the ap
pointment of receivers , " said Mr , Lothrop ,
"and a desire to operate the system moro
economically. I am still vice president of
tlio company , but will assume tha tttlo of
assistant superintendent , with headquarters
In Kearney , it being the wish of thu pcoplo
there that the road bo operated from that
point. "
Itiillmiy Nntfg.
George W , Loomls of the Burlington was
at his desk yesterday after live days
spent among the quail and rabbit in Hod
Willow county. There was a tired fcoling
very noticeable about Mr. LoomU and ho
spoke of a very old arm of which ho was
possessed. Together with W. W. Blugham
and Charles Johannes Mr , Loornfs bagged
between' i'-OO and 400 quail and n cargo of
rabbits , the distribution taking place or
Monday at thu general offices of the Burling
ton.
Niilcldo n ( mi Killtor.
ST. PAUL , Nov. 25. Albert Eolf , until re
cently editor of the St. Paul Dally Yolks Zel
tung and a prominent German democrat
threw himself In front of un engine in the
union depot this afternoon. His , body was
badly mangled. Despondency over faiiuro to
secure a government appointment is given us
ono probable cause.
Hhut Hi Mlm Ilade Her I-nvor Farewell ,
ST. Louis , Nov. 25. The death this morn
ing of Ahuie , Ncsson , a comely lass of 1(1 ( ,
adds another to the list of lovers' tragedies.
James Fitzgerald and the girl , who lived at
T01 South Broadway , were lovers , end had
bidding each other adlou ycsterd&y ,
AM US EM HINTS-
I5TH STREET THEATRE
N1OHT THIS WKRK. WITH MVtll \ V rn O.Qfl T/"lXTlf > I IT rt.1 " !
v v
USUAL MAT1NKK3 , COMMKNC1NH LV.ll/Al AT ZtOU I UiMU 11 L ArO.Ll : ?
Tno Fnivpimody "I'p to Dale" nnd a Llltlo Ways llcyonrt.
COSGROVE & © RANT'S ' COMEDIANS
in tlm-ltli Edition ot tlio Honiou's Glorious Helghlnc Comedy Scimtloii
"TH
Twenty Mclropolllnn Commllani , IncliHlliiir "Tlio Only Onp , " JOSUl'lt A. OTTi ANNIK I.WWIfl ni
"THK Widowj" tint ( trout ClIiidiT Qiiiirtulta : tin ) Famous fi CoiiuMI.-m1) : Mix : Mlllt'i- - ' . T , Ward , John I * .
Curran , Jessa Hatuhur , Amilu Wllnmrtli , tiraclu Oaylor , Albert Hurl , Howard UrnhnmV. . It. Wny.
, GAAKI ) KXTlt.V JIATlKr.K THUUSDAY , NOV. .iO-THANKSOU'lNO.
according to Fitzgerald , when an.unknown
man opened flro on the couple. . Fitzgerald
claims to huvo pursued the assassin without
avail. The police are working on Iho case
ami also holding Fitzgerald on'tho theory
thut ho Is thu murderer.
ron T//.t.v/iaH/n.\o.
OMAHA , Nob. , Nov. So. To the Kditor of
Tins 13uis : "It 1.4 a good thing to glv6 thanks
unto the Lord. " "For the Lord is peed , ills
mercy Is everlasting and Ills truth cndurcth
to all generations. " The Lord has been
gracious unto us as a people , and tlic mani
fold blessings received attest this fact moro
than toncuo can express.
Next Thursday is a day sot apart for
thanksgiving and upon that day wo should
not only offer thanks and praise unto the
l/rd , but wo should also remember by our
store and purse these engaged in saving the
fallen.
The Uescuo Homo for Women , located at
103-107 Bancroft street , this city , is an In
corporated institution worthy of our greatest
benevolence , and wo know of no place moro
deserving , as its object is to provide a home
for penitent fallen women and to rescue
them from lives of shame ; to reclaim , edu
cate and Instruct them in industrial pur
suits , nnd to restore them when possible to
their homes and parents.
These in chirgo ot the work are thoroughly
consecrated the duties devolving upon
them , and nro doing great good. Over
seventy persons have boon cared for since
the homo was established ( December , IS'Jl ) .
The homo is supported by free-will offerings ,
und is constantly In need of supplies , such
as are used In large families or hospitals ,
clothlm : , groceries , vccetables , fruits , jellies
and delicacies suited for the sick , in fact ,
anything you can give will bo thankfully re
ceived and duly acknowledged. Direct a
postal card to the superintendent , Hov.
Lydia A. NowborrylOIl Bancroft street ,
city , stating what you may have to glvo unto
this cause and a-worlter will call and got It.
HOME INDUSTRY LUNCH.
Xobruska Alnnurnctiiror * Will LYod the State
OllletiUn at Lincoln.
Secretary Holmes of the Manufacturers
and Consumers association of Nebraska
has returned from Lincoln and reports that
the arrangements have been made for a
"home patronage lunch or banquet , " to bo
given in that city on Friday , December 1 ,
at 0 in the evening. The invited guests will
include all members of the Manufacturers
association who will bo in the capacity of
hosts , the governor of the state , the mayor ,
city attorney , Hoard of Public Works and
city council of Lincoln and the
superintendents and stewards of the state
Institutions. The latter will bo in
session at Lincoln at that limn , Tbo affair
will take place at the Lincoln hotel. The
different manufacturers in the state who
produce food products have agreed to fur
nish the necessaries for the ocrasloiu Every
thing served , so far as possible , will be of
Nobrasica production , the object being to
prove to the officials of the state nnd city
of Lincoln , that Nebraska food products are
not only equal but. superior to manufactures
from other states , and that they nro worthy
of the attention of these ofllclals who
purchase supplies for thu public institutions.
Hud Novrr lleitril of Il < n.
A Chicago gentleman was in town Friday
and wliiled away a few pleasant hours with
City Treasurer Bolln. The Chiuagoan was
the representative of a syndicate of English
bond buyers , and the high regard with
which Omaha securities are held In the
financial world caused him to covet a few of
the bonds. Ills mission was in vain , as ho
was lu search or bonds that were never
voted. Ho had heard of the proposition to
bond the city for $1,500.01X1 to construct a
canal , and supposed that they wnro voted.
Ills Ignorance on this subject , however , is
probably excusable from the fact that ho
had never hoard of Ike Hascall , "tho laborIng -
Ing nmu's candidate for mayor1 aud his
support of tbo canal scheme.
raid the Kluctlmi Olllclnlt.
Yesterday the city commenced delivering
pay warrants to the Judges and clerks , su
poi-visorsof registration and special police
men. The Judges and clerks received ? 3
each , supervisors of registration ? 15 and
special policemen * ! .
Some of these to whom warrants wcro
delivered discovered breakers ahead when
the warrants were presented nt the treas
urer's olllco. The council recently adopted
a resolution providing that there shall bo
deducted from all warrants Issued the
amount duo the city in personal taxes if any
delinquency be found on the books. Several
delinquents were brought to time in this
manner , although they protested against
thu amounts being taken from their pay ,
C' '
V. M. V , A. Nolf > ,
Rev. J. M. Patterson will deliver the second
end of the series of addresses to men this
afternoon at 4 o'clock in Young ftlcn's Chris-
linn association hall. The association or
chestra , under the leadership of Mr. T. J ,
Penncll , will furnish an orchestral preludu.
The association building will bo open to
all young men from U to 10:110 : a. in. and 1UU3 ;
to 7 p.m. Mr. Acheson , thu now piosldtmt
of thu McCaguu Savings bunk , will conduct
the Sunday afternoon bible class at 3 p. m.
Colonel Bird is expected to.bo present und
make a brief talk at close of class. Secre
tary Ober's class is held atUlQ ; a , m ,
Tlurd Anniversary Koclul.
Thursday evening occurred tlio third anni
versary social and ball of Alpha camp No , 1 ,
Wooamen of the World , at Myrtle hall lu
the Continental block. Probably 203.couplos
were present and enjoyed the hospitality of
Alpha camp. These entertainments during
thu winter will bo given each month and a
great deal of pleasant anticipation is afford cd
by reason thereof.
iiiiizo in u num.
A frame barn belonging to A. F. Clark at
2517 Harney street was considerably dam
aged by Ore last evening.
The blaze was cauaod by a defective flue in
the boating apparatus. About tttM wll.
cover the loss on the building. The contents
were damaged to the extent of00. ! . Several
valuable horses wcro in the stable ut the
time , but wcro rescued.
rr iuIortr Kl' < Cnn Continued.
CuiCAQO , Nov. 25. The trial of Prouder-
THIS ( SUNDAY ) EVENING , NOV. 20 ,
Last Porforimincu of Mr.
OAKI. A. HASWIN ANB COMPANY
In the must powerful of all melodramas.
lly Henry Arthur Jones ,
A PLAY FOB THE PEOPLE.
SSI- Good Scats nt nc
Hex ollicc open all day Sunday.
OKTA GOOD
SKAT VOIl fiOc.
TnnnK NiniiTS.
Commencing , i
WILLIAM CALDER'S COMPANY
In Simon Vano'H ThdllIns KoallMlc Urania ,
Under tlm direction of II. S. TAYLOR.
THE GHEiTEST'MELO-DRAMA.of the AGE
After 20 week's run al tinNo - York'llicatiTri ,
the luw York Herald call * It "Thu eltivrn'st ami
moHt uxcltlii ? melo-ilrama een IHM-O In many
moons *
StrouK Cnst - Effective Scoiioti.
Kirst floornnc.TSc and $1 : balcony fiOuaudTCc.
Box ollloo open all itay Sunday.
OH VTV C ! Tlmrailav , rriclay , Satnrdnv ,
DUYJJ buoy. 30 and Dae. 1 and 2
THAHKSGIVIHD ENGAGEMENT.
Appearance of IliuTragedian ,
ROBE11T DOWNING
SupportMlby KUOKNIK IILAIK. KDMUND COL-
LIKU , and Hlronc company of playcra.
KKPKKTOIUi : :
THANKSGIVING . "
JI.VTINKK-ngomar |
THANKSr.IVING EVKNINB-ThO
Gladiator.
PHIDAY KVKNIKG "VlrglnlUS , "
SATUHDAY MATINEK-
"Rlohard the Lion Hearted. "
SATURDAY EVENINO"Tho ClldlOtOr. "
Ho.vShcotsopon Wednesday. 1'riucs : l < lr.sfe
floor , > . " > o anil ! 1 ; balcony.Me und ' " . . Mutlncoi
Kirst floor. Wo und T.'o ; balcony , COf.
IfilO HAnNKY ST.
WINTER TERM BEGINS DEC , 1ST.
Children : Tuesday p. m , : Battmluy , 1 ( ) a. m.
and : t p. in. AdultH : Tuesday. Tlimwluy , I'rlday
tiiirf U'i < 11 til < i t * U it 1,1 HMxt I n > 't till f ill fTliitlfitlt
,7. -U/S//O.TVS
AMUSEMENT CIRCUIT ,
Sharing Terms. Address for Particular
: . ' ? SEE US
Before liuyin/i /
SEALSKIN GARMENTS.
HKIIAHIK GOODS OUll 61'EOIAWY.
CLOAKS.SIIT.FP. ! $
COR. I6TH AND FARIIAM SIS.OHAHA.
1'itxton lllook , Kntratico on IGih BU '
cast for tbo murder of Carter Harrison ,
which was to have ucnn ucfnin on Monday ,
was continued today for onuvouk , Ono of
I'rcmlergaBl'fl attorneys is 111 and nuked
that thu case bo continued.
Hiirlmi Alive.
John llaloy , administrator of the citato of
William Haley , deceased , bat brouKbt suit
to recover the sum of fj.UOO. Thu .plaintlfl
alleges that on May ft , 18W , William Haley
was employed In tbo- sand pic owned and
operated by P-atrlclc Hagloy , working some
twenty fuel beneath the surface. Ho fur
ther alleges that tbo iiuulc caved In and that
tlio llfo was crushed out of William Huloy ;
that tbo fatal accident was duo to tbo fault
of a drunken foreman , who failed to furnish
the projior facilities for supporting iho earth
ahovo the sand where the men vvcrovork -
! ! , '
Ciintruotixl lor lloniln.
A representative of Farson , Jcarli & Co. ,
tbo Now York bond brokers , was lu tbo city
the cntiro day yesterday. Ho contracted for
street Improvement iMiids of tbo city In thu
amount of $ .V00 ! , paying par and accrued
in lores t for the Baiuo , Thu ( 'ontleman gave
Treasurer Holln encouraging words ahd con-
nlduru-d iho outlook for the taking of tbo re
mainder of tliu bonds as being good.
1'lro in lll niircl : ( ' Cuitlr.
lUMiiur.a , Nov. 25. A lira broKe out in a
room at I'rinco Kistnarck's chateau at
ITrlcdrichsruh yesterday as a result of a do-
foot lu tbn boating apparatus. The flames
were speedily iiuuncbod by thp servant *
U" "irvlslou of tbe prluco himself ,