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    THE OMAHA DAILY HER : TUESDAY. MARCH 20. 1801.
nrlcft , while tlio men claim Hint the cost
of telegraph service per mile In lens on the
Union Pad do even tlinn on the I ) . & M.
Mr. Korty maintains that this In true be
cause the stations on the overage ore fur
ther opart on the Union 1'aclflu anil the
men claim Hint It Is because that white the
1) . & M. pays smaller salaries to Its men It
employs two men at a largo class of stations
whore the Union Pacific , through Us call
boll nystcm , employs only one , and that the
wages of the two operators on the other
road are much more than the wapes of the
ono on the Union Pacific. They cite as an
Instance of this a largo class of stations
where the II. & M. keeps two operators at
a salary of $15 per month and at the same
class of stations the Union Pacific keeps
one man and n call bell. The man gets JC5
per month rind the bell works for nothing
and never asks for "overtime. "
During the conference yesterday the wage
question was taken up station by station ,
commencing at Council Blurts and ending
at Lexington. The men conceded the con
tentions of the company at two points alid
Mr. Korty conceded nothing. Twice during
the session the telegraphers stated that the
hearing might just as well end , as no un
derstanding could bo arrived at , nlnl then
they proposed that It bo adjourned for ono
month. To both of these propositions Mr.
Korty dissented and the hearing went on ,
but Just the same , results failed to ma
terialize. At the present rate of progress
they will arrive at an agreement at the
same time the frog will get out of a wel
jumping up tuo feet and falling back three
at every effort. Uuless some commoi
ground can bo found very soon the confer
ence will terminate very shortly.
THBIU FIGURES DO NOT TAM/V.
The engineers and Mr. Clark made abso
lutely no substantial progress yesterday. II
Is commonly supposed that flgurea will not
lie , but In this cam ; they are doing consid
erably prevaricating somewhere. The ofll-
clals of the road present a scries of tables
to provo a certain fact and the men reply
with another sot proving exactly the oppo
site. Llko the telegraphers , who preceded
them , the engineers and Mr. Clark found out
before they really commenced that they
could not niroo on the rules governing the
conditions of service and laid them gently
asldo to take up the question of wages pure
and simple. Comparisons were Bought to be
inado between the Union Pacific and other
roads as to the cost of engine service
per mile. The men demurred to com
parisons with roads like the Knu ,
where the conditions were entirely dif
ferent , and claimed that the only fair com
parisons were with roads operating under
practically the saino conditions. There
would be some difference In cost oven on
such roads when the schedules were Iden
tically the same , the road having tlo
greater number o ( short divisions showing
a larger cost per mite.
When It came to comparing notes on the
coat of cnglno service on the different roads
Mr. Dickinson and the men found they
could not make their tables agree , and each
party Insisted that Its table was correct.
Tills was the condition of things when the
conference closed last night , nnd It was
predicted that the engineers and Mr. Clark
would In all probability noon come to a
point where It would bo evident to all
that it was useless to proceed any further
with the conference and would call It off
nnd wait the coming of Judge Caldwcll to
unravel the snarl.
TIIACKMEN WANT IN.
John T. Wilson , grand chief of the track
men's organization , yesterday sent a com
munication to Mr. Clark asking for a hear
ing In regard to the reduction In wages
made In that branch of the service last Sep
tember.
In the communication Mr. Wilson staled
that without any doubt the differences
could bo adjusted In a very few hours If
Mr. Clark could find time to grant him a
hearing. No reply had been received to the
communication up to last night. It was ru
mored In railroad circles yesterday that all
of the division superintendents on the Union
Pacific system would bo present to take part
in the present conference between Mr. Clark
nnd the men. Thcro are two of them In the
city at present and It Is reported the ro-
* , # ialnder , of. them will bo hero In .1 few
days.
ODJECT TO 4)nUULINQTON" ) SCHEDULES.
The Durllnt'ton pays the smallest wages of
any road for services performed. The men
state that the UnionPacific , Is now'seeking
to put the Burlington schedules Into effect
on the Overland system , Avlien the times are
hard .afld thousands of men out of employ
ment.
"Hack of Mr. Dickinson stands a united
railroad world aiming by all means In their
power to disintegrate the labor organizations
of the country , " said ono of the men yester
day. "This conference , therefore. Is ono
of national Importance , because It means
cither the furtherance of labor or Its death
knell. It Is not possible for the receivers to
, recede from their position In view of the Ann
'Arbor case , the Northern Pacific cmbrogllo
and now the Union Pacific difficulty. In
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Bee Ofllco , Omaha.
vlow of 111 In I think It Is the nenso of the
men In Omaha today that wo should go to
the court for redress rather than depend
upon a- man necessarily prejudiced In favor
of the railroad end of the question. "
The tcloKrnphcrs are working at an uphill
game , for It Is now given out that the com
pany has refused to concede a single point as
to overtime , ono of the vital points of con
tention. The men themselves admit that the
"overtime" feature has had a body blow so
far as the odlclftlH are concerned.
C1IANCK OP A TEST CASK.
Ono of the trainmen stated yesterday that
a very good Idea could bo formed In tlio
ovcnlng or today as to how long the present
conference would last nnd also as to how near
the trainmen and Mr. Clark could get to
gether on their points of difference. In
many Instances the same principles were
Involved In the cases of the engineers n.t
would he presented In those of the firemen
and the conductors and br.ikcmcn.
In case the engineers and Mr. Clark were
able to agrco on any of these points It was
fair to presume that the other branches of
the service would also be able to ncrco nnd
vlco vorsa. In the matter of "overtime"
the name gentleman said that when the
agreement for Its allowance was mndo the
company so arranged Its train schedules
as to reduce the claims for overtime to the
minimum. This was accomplished by mak
ing the running time of the trains In many
Instances so slow that there was very little
chance for their not being able to make
the time.
Another Instance was cited by the same
party to show where the cutting out of all
allowance for "overtime" would work a
great Injustice. This was at points where
there nns n largo amount of switching to
bo done , but hardly enough to warrant tlio
keeping of a switch engine and crew. The
company says that It costs about $1,000
a month to run a switch crew , '
At many of tha .coal mines In
Wyoming and Colorado "and at Oreeley ,
Colo. , and many other points on the system ,
train crews did the switching and wera
allowed a small amount of "overtime" for
doing the work. This amounted In most
cases to from $ .100 to $500 per month , making
a saving of from $500 to $700 n month to
the company over the cost of maintaining a
switch crew at these points.
Mil. CLAHK'S 1'OSITION.
One of the men yesterday stated that
whllo Mr. Clark , without doubt , Intended to
bo fair and just In the matter It wan almost
an Impossibility , In vlow of the nature of
his past laborn and connections.
It was not like n judge taking up a case
In court , of which ho had no previous knowl
edge , and attempting to adjudicate It. Mr.
Clark had from necessity , on
account of his long and Intimate connection
with the road In n managerial capacity , a
view of the necessities of the case formed
from the standpoint of the company. How
ever much and however honestly
ho might try to put asldo this
opinion or bias It was too much to expect
that ho could. Humane nature was not so
constituted that men could at will throw
aside preconceived oplnlonu and prejudices
which were formed after mature delibera
tion and an Intimate knowledge of the sub
ject ,
Whllo the men know that Mr. Clark takes
and always has taken a deep Interest In
tholr welfare and always treats them cor
dially and courteously , his life work has
been In the management of railroad prop
erty and his great object Is to make those
properties successful from the owner's point
of view. He cannot thus , In the nature of
things , then bo expected to tuka the same
vlow as the men when the Interests of the
two classes are so widely at variance.
MlhSOUltl FAOIPIU VIADUCT.
OlIlclnlH In Onmha to Do Advised as to Its
JUftllllH.
General Manager Doddrldgo of the Mis
souri Pacific was In Omaha yesterday on his
spring Inspection tour of the system , ac
companied by Prank Ilcardon , superintendent
of motive power and machinery , II. M. Peck ,
superintendent of bridges and buildings ,
General Superintendent Clark and Division
Superintendent Rathburn.
"My mission to Omaha. " said Mr. Dod
drldgo , "was for the purpose of arriving at
some definite conclusion with Mr. Potter of
the Omaha nrldgo and Terminal company
as to just where the proposed viaduct should
bo placed , and what would be necessary In
an engineering scnso for the completion of
the structure. Wo liave practically agreed
as to details , and now Mr. Potter will com
plete the plans for the final endorsement of
President Gould. Of course It will be several
months before thcso plans are accepted and
the structure completed , which Is designed
to bo a one track bridge across the railroad
yards near the Missouri Pacific round house.
The elevation will bo about thirty feet , but
will start to rlso at least half a mile from
the viaduct proper , In the East Omaha bet
toms.
"As to the Missouri Pacific occupying
Council Dlufts , that Is at present out of the
question , 'In ' vlow of the difficulties now In
the way. The statement In an evening
paper us to our entering Council Bluffs and
inltlng four towns Is erroneous In view of
: ho present drawbacks. "
Passing to n general discussion of the
railroad situation , Mr. Doddrldgo expressed
a hopeful view that the worst had been
lassed In a financial sense. "Thero Is a
jettor feeling noticeable In Kansas , Missouri
and even Nebraska , and I bellevo wo have
experienced the last of the depression ,
freight Is picking up , and the demand for
cars Is growing. "
Asked as to the conference now going on
jotween the Union Pacific and the men of
.ho system , Mr. Doddrldgo stated that gen
erally the schedules were lower on the Mis
souri Pacific than on the Union Pacific.
'I can understand why the officials of the
Union Pacific deslro to , get down to business
principles. Constructive mllcogo Is a thing
) f the past and must bo so regarded by
every great system. Of course wo do not
lave the grades on our system that the
Union Pacific has , but It Is harder rallroad-
ng on the Missouri Pacific than on the
Jnlon Pacific on account of the many small
owns and villages and the number of rail
road crossings which wo have to mako.
On the mountain division , about which we
icar so much , and which I know thoroughly ,
uivlng been suorlntendent of that branch of
, ho system long before the road was ex-
.cndod from Huntlngton to Portland , railroading
reading Is the same as on tlio plains. It Is
easy coming down hill and hard to get up.
This Is true of every grade In the country.
Whllo conditions are different with different
ystems the principles of railroading are the
samo. "
Mr. Doddrldgo leaves this morning for
Atchlson and then goes to Colorado to In-
pect the system.
J-"iiliiror Visit The Ilco.
C. A. M. Petrlo of Kills , Kan , , J. L. Slmp-
on of Kansas City , H. L. niggs of Glenns
i"crry , James Qarvey of Wichita , C. J.
Vcchter of Laramlo , A. L. Smith of Dea-
rlco , W. DKobblns of Kansas City , H.
O'Donnell of nawllns , H. J. Clark of Kvans-
on , George Edgar of Salt Lake , J. C. Wll-
lams of Cheyenne , Fred Lehman of Denver ,
Ed Uradloy of Montpoller , J. P. Holloway of
Pocatcllo and W. W. Young , cnglncmen
vho are here attending the conference with
Mr. Clark , paid a visit to The Heo ofllcd last
ovcnlng and Inspected the building and took
a look nt thu typesetting machines. They
omul the brasses all right , plenty of water
o cover the crown sheet and no kick on the
questions of "overtime , " now schedules
or excess mlloago to trouble or make the
employes afraid.
Suntn Te lloliti tn I'lillnmu.
NEW VOIIIC , March 19. Colonel John C.
ilcCook , 'one of the receivers of the Atchl-
son , Topcka & Santa Po system said to an
Associated press reporter that there Is no
ruth In tlio statement telegraphed from the
west that Wagner cars wore to bo substi
tuted for Pullman cars on the railway
named.
Mnlliruy Note * .
I ) , II. Payne , assistant general passenger
and tlckefngent Is In'St. Louts.
A. 1) . Smith , assistant of the Uurllngton ,
ms gene ( o Kansas City to attend the
TranEmlssourt Passenger association meet-
ng.
ng.Tho
The Milwaukee inaugurated the "a la
carlo" feature on their dining cam yesterday ,
and the results are already very satisfac
tory. All the railroads must come to this
feature of dining car service eventually.
Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Champagne
lias u delicious uroma. It Is perfectly pure
and naturally fermented.
" \Mr\PP PPTH VfTIAH i I TVIXTP
MADCt GETSlfl MORALIZING
_
( Continued from Plrst Page. )
long they had remained In the assignation
house at Cincinnati , Miss Pollard replied she
could not rcthcmbor. It must have been two
or three hours , and added : "How long
was It. Mr. IlreoklnrldKO ? " an Interrogation
which provoked n laugh.
Miss Pollard's espouses whllo at school
In Lexington , It was developed , had been
partly paid by Colonel Hrecklnrldgo , but ho
could not glvo her very Much , because It
would linve awakened the suspicions of
Mr. Rhodes.
Mr. Dutterworlh You know that If your
relations became known It meant disgrace to
both of you ?
"I know It. "
"You concealed your relations with him ,
then ? "
"I did my part and ho did his. "
"Did Mr. Rhodes pay your board ? "
"You don't think even Mr. llrccklnrldgo
was as bad as that ? Mr. Rhodes paid my
tuition. "
Questions were asked regarding the loca
tion of Miss Pollard's room at her boarding
place with the two old ladles whllo she
attended the Sayro Institute tn Lexington ,
evidently with the Intention of showing that
flho might have received visitors nt night
unknown to the rest of the household.
"Did Mr. Rhodes know of your relations to
Mr. Ilrccklnrldgo ? " was asked ,
"Indeed ho did not , or Mr. Ilrccklnrldgo
would not have been living today. "
"Then you wore under a sort of contract
to marry Rhodes In return for the money
for your schooling. Mr. Brecklnrldgo was
keeping you and you were engaged to Mr.
Roselle ? "
( Deliberately ) . "Yes , Mr. nuttorworth , It
was as bad as It sounds. And ho knew It
all. " ( Referring to Mr. Drecklnrldgo ) .
Speaking of her life In Cincinnati , when
her first child was born , Miss Pollard said
she had told all sortu of stories to keep Dr.
Street from suspecting her Identity. "I
took the little room opposite the mattress
factory because It was Inexpensive and ho
could not afford to pay much money for mo , "
she said.
WAS ALL BUT INSANE.
"Plcaso remember the state of my mind
when that article was written. I was all
but Insane , " she said again when a minor
discrepancy between her testimony and the
article purporting to bo hers , recently pub
lished In the Now York World , was noted.
At the Norwood convent she had worn a
veil , so that no ono but Sister Cecelia had
soQli her face. During that time her letters
to Colonel Brecklnrldge had been addressed
to "Margaret Dillon , box 47 , Lexington , Ky. "
She had visited the convent after the suit
was filed ; Sister Agnes had not at first
recognized her , but beforo-sho left had said :
"She has undoubtedly boon here. "
"Did she not tell you you wore an Im
moral woman ? " asked Mr. Hiittcrttorth.
"Sho did not ; she attempted to give mo a
sort of lecture. She asked mo why I wanted
to ruin that old man In his old ago. I re
plied. 'Why did he want-to ruin me In my
youth ? ' She said I ought to think of his
daughters , and I said ha. did.not have pity
on mo when I was somebody's" daughter , nor
on my daughter and hh that ho made mo
give away. " ( With emotion. )
Mr. Butterworth Did you not tell her this
suit was brought for revenge ?
Miss Pollard That Is ns false ns words
can bo framed. I told her I wanted him to
bear his part of the responsibility In this
matter , and that I would leave the world
carrying my own share , and that I would
not bear the burden alone which he had
placed upon me. I balleve there Is a prin
ciple behind this matter. I bcllova that
justice will be done , and I bellevo that these
men ( turning to the jury ) \vlll help to see It
done.
done.When
When Mr. Butterworth asked some ques
tions about money matters , Miss Pollard
said her only effort at the time referred to ,
as It always had been , wad to cohceal her
relations with Mr. Brecklnrldgo. .
Mr. Butterworth You have not done any
thing as a free and Independent agent since
you nassed under his control ?
Shaking her head , with a faint smile , she
replied : "I don't believe I ever have. "
HER YOUNG AMBITION.
Jlr. Butte.nvorth was. ' , asking , Mljss Pollard
about her ambitions 'for jtfio future In those
early years , when 8ltualil : "I-knew I waste
to always bo In Mr. * Brecklnrldgo's life , because -
cause the night before I left fpr the Nor
wood asylum he made mo promise to glvo
my baby away. Ho said that If he was ever
able to marry me ho would and tha't If he
could not marry mo , ho' would keep mo In
his life always. "
"Did you have any woman before you as
an Ideal ? " Mr. ButterworUi asked , and as
Miss Pollard was answering "No , sir , I
hoped to make a name by writing , " her
lawyers objected , and the Judge * sustained
the objection ,
Per two years , when Bho first was In
Washington , she had met Mr. Brectilnrldge
three or four times a week In a house on
Fourth street. She luid spent ono summer
at Bread Loaf , In Vermont , a semi-fashion
able resort ten miles from Mlddlebury , kept
by Joseph Battcll. She denied having repre
sented herself as an authoress of reputation.
She had met there a woman named Mrs.
Bridges of Brooklyn , "Tho ono who wrote
the article In the Standard Union. "
"What article ? " asked Mr. Butterworth.
"The one you ore lending up to. " ( The
article In question was ono which appeared
Saturday , )
"Was that article true ? " was the next
question.
"It Is mainly untrue. It Is colored to
suit events , It 13 not true that I have ever
taken opium , nor that I represented myself
as the authoress of the poem 'Love's
Powers , ' written by Mrs. Josephine Pollard. "
She had read the poem at Bread Loaf tea
a Email audience. Mr. Butterworth read
extracts from the article , drawing ques
tions from them.
DIDN'T KNOW JAMES RUSSKLL LOWELL
Miss Pollard had not known James Russell
Lowell , as Mr. Bridges said had been her
boast , but had visited his grave ; had known
his relatives well and had been entertained
by his wife's sister , Mrs. Dr. Howe , In Cam
bridge. She had known William Dean
Howclls , the author ; had great respect for
him , as ho had always been kind In answer
ing her questions and had received letters
from him , which her counsel possessed.
It was suggested by Judge Bradley that
this questioning was all collateral , where
upon Mr. Wilson said ho had permitted It
because ho was very glad to have the article
brought Into the case ; that ho would use It
later. He reminded Mr. Butterworth that
the defense must bo bound by the answers
to those questions , and , with considerable
sarcasm In his tone , trusted that Brother
Buttorworth would read the entire article.
Miss Pollard , to further questioning , said
that on her return to Washington In the fall
of 1892 , when Mr. Hrecklnrldgo first formally
proposed to marry her , ho had met her
"Was U In a proper place ? " Interrupted
Mr. Buttorworlh.
"It was not ; It was In a house of assigna
tion on A street. Ho said to mo , 'Madeline ,
this Is no place to talk of thcso things,1 BO
wo went out on the street together. Ho
told me about his children , his prospects , and
his Intentions. "
"Did you over talk ot marriage whllo his
wife was living ? "
"Very rarely. "
"But you did talk ot It ? "
"Wo did. "
Here the court adjourned with the cross-
examination unfinished.
AVIU'.IU : TUB SIOXKY COMBS TUOM.
Cln cliumtl Story Furnl Iie u CIuo to tlio
Origin of Mudullno'a I'umU.
CINCINNATI , March 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A local paper publishes
this story concerning Miss Madeline Pol
lard's life while she was In Cincinnati ! , ,
"Tho Brecklnrldgo case Is simply the last
chapter tn a conspiracy , formed In 18S3 , and ,
up to the beginning ot the present litigation
at Washington tacitly carried out. It was a
conspiracy of girls who resolved among1
themselves to marry , and " marry
well. Three ot tha conspirators
were studying medicine li\ , 'this
city In 1831 , just before the college refused
to admit any moro ladles. Ono of the grad
uates opened on ollleo and boarding house on
Garfleld place , and It was hero that Miss ,
Pollard was quartered and treated when she
made her first appearance In the city. It
was hero that she mot Mrs. Buchanan , 'who '
Is now In Washington with her. ' Mrs.
Buchanan Is conducting the patent modlclno
business of a wealthy physician , now de
ceased. H Is said that the business .con
ducted for the daughter of the physician
who Is not marrlnl. Over $1,009,003 has been
made In the Mi/ness. This , It Is said , Is
the secret of ihb * source of Miss Pollard's
funds to carry on her case against Colonel
Ilrccklnrldgo. IValso accounts partially for
the haste exhibited by Mrs. Buchanan In
leaving ClnclniYai ? at vho first Intimation ot
trouble , and hljrnrlng to Miss Pollard's side ,
"Tho other ladles arc also married promi
nently. Ono oflhem , Josephine Holmes ,
who was a Mend ot Miss Pollard , was
private secretary of a 'prominent physician
and later of President Harper of the Fidelity
bank. Later she married a prominent capi
talist In Washington nnd Is now In Cali
fornia. Anothqi ) snarrlcd ono of the best
attorneys In t hU city. All of those who
were a member nf the party years ago , and
who have slnco'lMiccecded In marrying well ,
will do all they can to assist Miss Pollard In
the way of advice nnd financial help. "
llrr I'nnilly Knotrn rSollilng of It ;
LOUISVILLB , March 19. If Mrs. Brock-
Inrldgo Intends Instituting divorce proceed
ings , the fact Is unknown to her relatives In
this city. _ _
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA.
Dr. Sliihiiugli 71111)0 ) AxiUtnnt Comity I'll J si-
i'liin City Council Prm-ci-illng * .
At the city council meeting last night
Nolllo Clifton gave notice that she had
started a suit to recover $5,000 from the
city for personal Injuries sustained In falling
over nn embankment In Albright's first
addition to the city. Referred to the city
attorney.
Teressa Zlcrnil filed n claim for $3,000
personal damages against the city , alleged
to have been caused by falling through a
defective sidewalk.
In accordance with the recent action of the
county commissioners Dr. W. II. Slabaugh
was designated as assistant county phy
sician.
The city clerk was directed to request the
street car company to repair Its unused track
over the L street viaduct , ns It had become
a nuisance. Impeding the passage of
vehicles. The city attorney was asked to
Instruct the council at n future meeting
how to proceed to have the track removed.
Mr. llulla reported favorably upon the
petition of Mr. Gllchrlst nnd others to estab
lish a grading district In the vicinity of
Twonty-Blxth and D streets , and the report
was adopted.
The "donation" jnoney was the subject for
discussion again. At the last meeting It
was agreed that ? 200 of this money should
bo expended In building crosswalks. The
councllmen from each ward were ready with
n list of crosswalks , and the matter was
compromised by giving an equal number for
each ward.
_
I'"lnp ' S'trlii of Ilorsrs.
The big sale of blooded horses begins
at the stock yards today. The stalls
of the big barn are filled with as fine n
string of horses ns have ever been seen In
the west. There are colts , stallions , marea ,
ponies , roadsters and all kinds of horse
flesh bred from the best animal.In ) the coun
try , All day the track In front of the
barn was filled with horsemen giving
exercise to their animals and a large crowd
of spectators surrounded the track sizing
up the steeds that will bo knocked off to
the highest bldtler , , .
Mrs. E. A. Pot'tfeFof Mount Clemens , Mich. ,
Is visiting her tltit'ifehtor , Mrs. W. M. AVood.
Bert Dengan , a lad 8 years of age , wan
dered away fromihls home at Thirtieth and
W'streets last evening and was reporteJ lost
to the police. | ,
A girl baby wps left on the doorstep of
Howard Athcrtoh's residence Sunday even
ing. The little "stanger was taken in and
will at least bo glvin a temporary home.
BOABD1 OF EDUCATION.
i-
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Tcnrlicra mid rilplln Will JIo Allotted the
'
The Board of Education decided In favor
of a spring vacatlop this year , at the meet
ing last' evening , ' ) b a majority of one vote.
The matter camL u ) } fn the shape of a reso
lution by Bursessa the effect that the
usual spring vatfitlfen be allowed , In accord
ance with the rules of the board. Gibson
opposed the resolution , contending that It
would only demoralize the schools , and the
week might better be taken off. from the last
of the term , when the warm weather made
mental effort more-trying. Superintendent
Pltzpatrlck concurred In this view. Tukey
thought that both teachers and pupils could
do better work after a brief rest , but Rhodes
sild that the teachers were no moro entitled
to a vacation than some members of the
board were who worked every day In the
year. Af'er some further discussion the
resolution prevailed.
Superintendent Fltzpatrlck presented a re
port showing the Increase or decrease In
the various schools of the city , as compared
with the corresponding date last-year. The
net Increase Is 1,063.
A communication was received from the
contractors on the new Center school build
ing , stating that the building would bo com
pleted by Marches , .
A recommendation from the committee on
buildings and property that the Baptists
bo allowed the use of the Franklin annex
free of charge for church purposes caused
an extended discussion. President Powell
and other members contended that the reso
lution was very much loaded , and said that
to pass It would bp to venture on dangerous
ground. If this church was allowed to use
a school building the bars would havo. to bo
let down In favor of all subsequent demands
of like character. The resolution was with
drawn.
W. C. Lawton was elected Janitor of the
Long school annex.
The date for holding teachers' examinations
was set for Tuesday , April 3.
NINETY YEAKS OLD TODAY.
Ncal Dow. Apostle of I'rnlilhUInn , and How
Ills Long l.lfu HUH Flown
Today is the anniversary of the birth of
Neal Dow , the great apostle of prohibition ,
nnd l.s celebrated as prohibition day where
such a day Is celebrated nt nil , Tue
patrlnrch of prohibition was born March
20 , 1SOI , nnd lives today In a house which
stands directly opposite the one In Port
land , Jle. , In which ho was born. His
father .was u well-to-do Quaker , who fol
lowed the tanners' trttde nnd Neal grew
up to manhood nnd learned the trade of
his father.
When Daw was quite young n preacher
named Kdwards came to Portland nnd
delivered a series of temperance lectures
nnd the boy became greatly Interested In
the mibjoct. IJy his Quaker parents ho had
always been taught temperance , though
until this time hi- , never took nny upecml
Interest In the nuhjcot. Not even then did
lie actively cngit > ; dtlli the work which him
since claimed Mtiybn large portion of bin
time nnd tnlonts' 'It was In 1815 that an
Incident occurred which decided him to
take up the wurHt of sccurlni ; the totnl
prohibition nnd suppression of the liquor
trnfllc , iiml fromthat day to this he has
never abated In hi'warfare for prohibition.
It was on account * of a fruitless ) nttempt
on Dow's part tailnducc n liquor dealer to
cease selling llqudil to n man who was
likely to lose his place on account of ex
cessive drlnklngr' ITrom that day forward
lie preached prohibition In and out of HO.I-
xon , and this tfbnr "was kept up In hla
nntlvo state for ten years , until 1851 ,
largely through Jils efforts , a prohibitory
law wna pnasedyln Inlno nnd hat ) ever
since remained tjlion the Btntuto books of
that state , though fit line been amended
from time to time to make It even more
stringent than the original one.
Ncnl Dow , tlioiRfinow 90 years of age.
Is still a vlgoronjH/ and rises regularly
nt C o'clock In Hhv morning and takes n
three-mile walh.-.iU , nn appetizer , lie Is
fully ns vigorous 'fra the nverugo run of
men twenty-live yenra his junior. Ho COIIICH
of n long-lived family , hl father living to
bo 95 nnd ! IH ! mother to be a centenarian.
In vlow of his present physical condition
there does not appear to bo any reason
why ho Hhould not live to see the dawn of
the twentieth century , Ho still lives In the
house which ha built for his bride in IKiO.
It U a comfortable mansion built In the
severely plain style of the Quakers.
Pills that cure dials headache : DoWRt's
Little Early Risers.
B30 to Salt I.uko nml San Francisco.
That's all It cost * you via
THE UNION PACIFIC.
$35.60 for the round trip.
Corresponding low rates to H western
points.
Through first and second class sleepers
and dining cars. See your nearest Union
Pacific agent or
Har-y P. Diuel , city ticket agent , 1302
Farnam street , Oiiuhu.
PUT ROSEBERY ON THE RACK
Lord Handy Ohnrcliill Accuses thoPromlor
of Exceeding His Privileges ,
HIS INTERFERENCE WITH AN ELECTION
Sprorli fllndo nt Killnlmrgli Saturday Night
Intruded In Inlluriico tlm Voters ut
I.clth Hiirronrt Defi'mln unit
Arthur Ilnlfour Attiichi.
LONDON , March 19. Lord Randolph
Churchill came to the front In the House
of Commons again today by making n motion
to the effect that Lord Rosobery , the pre
mier , had Infringed upon tlio liberties and
privileges of the House of Commons by con
cerning himself with the election of n mem
ber of the House of Commons through his
speech made at Edinburgh on Saturday
night. This speech , according to Lord
Churchill , must Imvo Influence upon the
pending election nt Lclth.
Continuing , Lord Churchill asserted that
Lord Roscbcry hud evaded the rule , which
precludes the premier from Intervening In
the election of members of the House of
Commons.
Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt , chancellor
of the exchequer and liberal leader In the
House of Commons , said that as Lord
Churchill had not proposed that Lord Uosc-
bery should be railed to the bar of tliu
house , ho could not Understand what course
the lord wanted the hou.sc to tatto.
Thereupon Lord Churchill exclaimed that
ho Intended his motion as ti protest against
Lord Hosebery's action.
Sir William Harcourt , continuing , re
marked that there were about 500 opposition
peers , who were constantly Interfering with
elections. Ho himself ha 1 known many
prelates to make speeches which probably
had greatly Influenced elections. Ho re
ferred undoubtedly to the prelates who are
members of the House of'Lords. He then
classed Lord Churchill's motion as being
"trumpery , potty and contemptible , " and a
contradiction of his own defense , when ac
cused of breach of privilege In 1SS7 for lend
ing carriages to be used at n certain session ,
a course which also was followed at thr- same
time and place by Lord Salisbury and Ujron
Rothschild.
lion. A. J. Ilalfour , the conservative
leader , said that It was a crucial case which
would decide the doctrine as to whether a
peer had the right to take part In elections.
The speaker , continuing , said he had
watched with Interest the government's de
sire to extend the privileges of peers.
( Laughter. )
Finally , the house adopted Sir William
"Ilarcourt's motion to proceed with the order
of the day.
rurllitnit'iit H I'riijir.un.
LONDON , March 10. Replying to Mr.
John Redmond , the Parnelllte leader In the
House of Commons lodar , lit. Hon. John
Morley , chief secretary for Ireland , re
ferring to the provisions of ths evicted
tenants bill and whether It will be the first
measure proceeded with , fnld that It would
not bo the first measure put forward.
Mr Morley also remaikcd Hint he wns
unable to sny v.hen the evicted tenants bill
woul.l be proceeded with. The ic-rlstrn-
tlon of voters bill , the chief secretory
lidded , would be the first measure which
the government would ask Parliament to
pass upon.
ruviirlfii IlrciiltH Down ,
LONDON , March 19. A sensation was
created In sporting circle.1) ) hero today when
the Sportsman I'licotinc-ed that It was re
ported that the grand national favorite ,
Cloister , had broken down. Ltettlns on
Cloister has declined to C to 1 against.
FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS.
Clmrgos Against Vnuglin DlsniUncd Ilnzo
to llu IEiprIiiiniidiMl ,
At the meeting of the fire and police com
missioners last night Detective Vaughn was
given a hearing on the charges preferred by
Benjamin F. Heard , who stated that Of
ficer Vaughn entered his house when ho
had no authority , making an unnecessary
arrest , encouraging his wife , who has been
of unsound mind for years , to perjure her
self In a case Instituted against him and
otherwise persecuting him. Odlcer Walker ,
the first witness for the complainant , stated
that 'he ' know of no persecution on the part
of Vaughn , but admitted that ho had said
la the court room that Heard was as much
sinned against as sinning.
Officers Sheep , Baldwin. Keysor and At
torney Shoemaker gave testimony that they
had all heard the '
complainant's tale of woe ,
but that they knew nothing about the facts
In the case and had no reason to believe
that Detective Vaughn had unduly perse
cuted Mr. Beard.
Then Beard told his story , with a good
deal of emotion , claiming that ho had been
puraeuiiieu ami lonoweu up by Vaughn , to
his great distress and suffering.
Chief of Detectives Haze , for the defense
stated that Detective Vaughn had been sent
to the house in the first place by him , and
then Detective Vaughn told his story and
explained that ho had never In his life
abused a prisoner.
Officer DIbbern , when put on the stand ,
stated that ho had purchased for Beard a
Maswilc badge of his
own selection as n
substitute for ono he claimed to Imvo lost
when searched at the city Jail. Mr. Beard
admitted -that DIbbern had paid for the
badge. In executive session the charges
against Vaughn were dismissed ,
Complaint was made against Mounted Of
ficer Andrew Haze for not having his horse
at the station at roll call Saturday night ,
that the services of this officer had In the
last year not been as satlsfac.ory as formerly ,
and advised that ho bo reduced to the ranks.
The committee on' men and discipline was
Instructed to reprimand him.
Officers Dunn and Donahue , who have boon
temporarily on the detective force , were
placed permanently In that service.
Officer S. It. Kirk handed In an application
for a transfer from the patrol service to the
position of mounted policeman.
J. J. Ilruner was given police authority In
connection with his duties as sanitary of
ficer.
"LA BELLE IIUSSE , "
Miss Mnlicl I'd tern Will Mnkn Her First Aj > -
licur.moii nt HIT Old Homo ,
Miss Mabel Eaton , an Omaha girl who has
achieved deserved renown on the stage , Is at
the Pnxton. Her parents accompany her.
Miss Eaton Is resting a few days and will
appear with her company ( n this chy this
evening at Boyd's.
"I have looked forward to this appearance
In my old homo with a great deal of
pleasure , " . Bald Mlas v Eaton , yesterday
"I was born In Omaha , In the old Karbach
block , and completed my education In this
city.
city."This
"This will be my first appearance on an
Omaha stage , as I determined never to bow
to an Omaha audience except as a star , and
now that ambition has been realized. I
Imvo always stood up for my native city ,
notwithstanding the fact that there Is a
tendency In Now York and the cast to
ridicule western Ideas and western products.
I rcgrot to say that a great many American
people , especially In the east , are suffering
from Anglo-mania and want everything
'thoroughly English , you know. ' American
actresses do not seem to be In popular favor
In this country until after they Imvo gene
to London and made a hit. Now , I Imvo an
ambition to bo an exception to this rule ,
"I am an American girl and am proud of
It , The stars and stripes are good enough
for mo , and If I cannot get to the top of the
pinnacle of fame without using the British
lion as a stepping stone I will glvo It up.
But I Imvo every reason to bellevo that the
American people will stand by the American
actresses and not look to Europe for talent
which this qwn glorious nation can produce
If properly encouraged. I would rather
marry an honest American mechanic than a
European title , and I think too many Ameri
can girls act foolishly In aping the aristoc
racy of the old world to their ultimata
sorrow.
"When I first went to New York three
years ago In Daly's company I was criticised
because my accent was too western and I
was ridiculed as being n Nebraska product ,
but I determined to stick to my originality
and never go back on the great western
empire which gave mo to the world. I
have played to n splendid business every
where since I have started out on my present
tour nnd have reason to fcol gratified nt
the result of the season up to date. I shall
star In a now piny next season nnd will con-
tlnuo to place 'La Hello Itiisse' on the
boards for the balance of the present
season , "
TENNI3 CLUB MATTERS.
rnrtlmnVlm n Clilrf niffrri'iioc * U In tlio
. Mutter of Durn.
Since the Omaha Tennis club mot In
annual session two weeks ago n vast amount
of canvassing has been going on on the part
of the advocates of n high nnd of a low rate
of subscription. The adjourned meeting Is
to bo hold tonight , nnd It Is understood that
a largo turnout of the advocates of a J10
rate may bo expected. The proposition Is
to expend about $250 or $300 In having the
ground put Into good shape , with a view to
making n first-class metropolitan club. On
the other hand the president , Mr. C. S. CuU
llncham , nnd others contend that It Is of
greater Importance that the game should
be popularized as much as possible , nnd they
arc therefore In favor of having tlio fees as
low as Is practical In order that the mem
bership may bo as large as possible. They
propose that the rate , therefore , bo left
where It was last year , namely , $7.
Between the two factions there Is fierce
'
conflict , nnd there scorns to be no possibility
of reconciliation on the basis of compro
mise. It Is proposed. If thp $10 proposition
carry , that the weeds at the back of the
courts on Hartley street should bo removed
so as to allow moro space behind the courts ,
that seats bo erected along the back for the
benefit of spectator ; ! , especially at tourna
ment limes , that the Harnoy street aide bo
boarded up and the boards whitewashed , with
n view to securlm ; a bettor light for the
players , that the unsightly bank at the west
end of the courts bo removed , thereby afford
ing a slight addition to the available space
which would bo sufficient to make the differ
ence between a single nnd a double court.
During the season , It Is expected , several
tournaments will bo held on the Omaha
ground , and It Is naturally desired that the
accommodation for both players and public
should be as complete nnd as nice In every
respect as Is possible. At the same time
It Is urged that the club has sufficient courts
to accommodate a considerable number more
members than It had last year , nnd that any
Increase In the fees will have the effect
of keeping down the number of members.
3o there the matter stands nnd n hot fight
between the contending factions may bo
expected tonight. The meeting will bo
held , ns before , at the Bachelors' Quarters.
Twentieth and Farnam streets , and all int-m-
jern and Intending members of the club are
invited to bo present , as well as any others
who are Interested In the development of
the game In Omaha.
OLD AND. YOUNG DOCTORS.
freight on Mi-illm ! Co1li-Kn TamilHaiuimtx
tint Students of the Institution.
The faculty of the medical department of
Crolghton university gave a banquet to the
medical students at the Commercial club
rooms last evening. The rooms were pret
tily decorated with flowers and ferns , and
all the appointments Just such as to con-
rlbuto to the pleasure1 of the occasion.
Toasts were rospomlod to as follows : "The
Ugliest Aim of the Doctor , " Dr. J. If , "
i'eabo.ly ; "Blot on the Brain , " Dr. S. K.
Spaldlng ; "The Medical College. " Dr. Qal-
iralth ; "Aesthetics In Medicine , " Dr. B. F.
Crummory ; "Our Dreams of the Future , "
3d win C. Henry ; "The Doctor's Wife , " Prof.
' . E. Coulter : "Where Two Professions
Touch , " Prof. T. B. Mlnalran ; "Our Alma
Mater , " Charles G. Furay. Instrumental
and vocal selections were rendered by R.
P. Jensen , E. J. Brett , Max Cornelius , James
Hardin , A. DcBacker , J. C. Murphy and a
male quartet , consisting of Meiers. Daliacker ,
Holfman , Henry and Casterllne.
nil ! ir.i.rxois VKSTK.IL
Surveyors lining 1'rellmlllury AVorlc for it
.South Dultotii Connection.
YANKTON , S. D. . March I3.-(3poclal (
Telegram to The Roe. ) It la announced
here today that surveyors have taken the
Held from Lemurs , la. , to survey a line fern
n railroad to tills city , which will bo an
extension of the Illinois Central Into the
hog and corn region of South Dakota. The
same corps , after reaching Yanktort , will
cross the Missouri river and survey south
east to Norfolk , Neb. J. S. Meckllng of
Chicago , who built the Dakotn Southern
railroad from Sioux City to Yunkton , is
managing this railroad enterprlbu.
Churned with Sodomy.
YANKTON , S. . , March 10. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee , ) J. C. Gostellow , a
resident of Lennox , this state , was arrested
In this city yesterday afternoon upon n
charge of sodomy and placed under $ "i,000
bonds to await preliminary examination ,
He Is a married man about 'J5 years of age.
lOItiC.tSTH.
It Will Ho arnontlly Tiilr mill Colilrr In
Nrbraslm Toiluy.
WASHINGTON , March 19. Forecasts for
Tuesday : For Nebraska ficnerally fair dur
ing the day , except showers In the early
morning ; colder In western portion ; winds
becoming northerly.
For Iowa Threatening weather ; easterly
winds.
For South Dakota Threatening weather ;
probably colder In western portion ; winds
becoming northerly.
For Missouri Threatening weather , with
rain In Koutheast portion ; went winds.
For Kansas Threatening weather ; varia
ble winds.
Worn Too nitirli fur Him.
As was slated In'The Dee a few days ago ,
the entire chain gang escaped from Con
ductor Whltmoro and no trauo of any of the
missing prisoners could bo found. All the
names were procured , and ycatrday morning
Officer Danny Ryan , whoso beat Is on Tenth
street , located ono of the escipcd prisoners
at 900 Capitol avcnuo. The man was John
Dorsey , husband of Lizzie Dorsoy , and Ryan
at once placed him under arrest. Dorsey re
fused to go and made some resistance. Ryan
got the better of him and was about to take
him from the. house when Mrs. Dorsey fell
on the floor and hold the officer's feet while
another colored woman grabbed him around
tlio neck. Ho tried to hold his prisoner and
also to free himself from the grasp of the
woman. Ho was at last compelled to re
lease his hold nnd Dorsey got away. The
women also made nn endeavor to escape , but
Ryan hold them and arrested them.
Stele from llrounliiK , KlnK V = Co.
ST. LOUIS , March 19. Chief of Detec
tives Klnncy of East St. Louis today made
an Important arrest nt the castsldo truck.
The cuotnro was that of Fred f ! . Picking
of New York , for a long time cashier of thu
Now York house of Drowning , King & Co. ,
clothiers. Ho Is * said to have embezzled
$15,000 from the company and lied last fall.
Deputy Marshal Boehmo Is out on the
road "on business. " '
THE NEXT MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND
NEW AND MV COMPLEXION IB BETTER.
11 T doctor HIJTI U acta Kently on III * stomach ,
liver and ktdni-re. and It a iilouuint laxative. ThU
drink is m w1e from lierlu. and 1) prepared for iu
u easily anlta. HUcnlleil
.AIIilrUi-Ktatieelll'ttlOc. ondHMMCicast. I ( you
canr.olgriU.atnd vour mldrm furarrpo aample.
l.nnr'i I'amllr Mmllrlnr more * lliv hoirrln
uT , I *
AdartaOH'lOlir WOOWVln < I '
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd improvement nnC
Icntlg to w-'ttsoiml enjoyment when
rightly UMMI. Tlio nmny. who live bettor -
tor thtin other * nml enjoy life moro , with
less expenditure , by moro promptly
tiii.kpihig Uio world's best products to
tlio needs of physical being , will attest
the value to liciilth of the pure liquid
Ir.xiUivo principlrs embiaeed in tlio
remedy , Syrup of J'ipa.
IU excellence is duo to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste , tlio icf roshing nnd truly
beneficial projxii ties of a perfect lax-
ati\c ; effectually cleansing the system ,
dispelling colds , headaches and fevers
ami permanently curing constipation.
It has given siitfafuctioii to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession , because it acts on the Kid-
jioys , Liver and Bowels without weak
cmng them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Fijts is for sale by nil drug-
rhts in OOc nnilSl bottles , but it is man
ufactured by the C-ilifornia Fig Syrup
Go. only , whose name is printed on every
package , also the name , Syrup of Fijj. * ,
and bcinj ; well informed , you will not
accept any substitute if olieretl.
TO
AND
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