Nebraska Newspapers

    PLOW COMPANY ORGANIZED
Oity Enterprise Involving Several
Thousands Prepares for Business.
WESLEYAH UNIVERSITY IN COURT
Object * lo the Iteferte'i Itrport In the Cuio
Agnlnn Ilio Ivi-Trcmurcr of thiit
Institution for thn Itrcor-
t- < erjr of i'niiili.
* ' LINCOLN , Nov. 10. ( Special. ) Articles
of Incorporation were flled today with the
secretary ot state ot tlio Uullentry Plow com
pany. The location of the company will be
Nebraska City , and the capital stock Is
J25.000.
The supreme court has adjourned until
Nuvcmber 20. No further action has been
taken In the Van Scclvcr case. The pris
oner Ic In Jail and Sheriff Aublc of Los An
geles In winter quarters.
"Bud" Llndsey , who yesterday morning
awoke to the' fact that he had been robbed
of a roll of bills nnd checks amounting to
$500 , la feeling some better today. Two of
the checks amounting to $294 hove been re
turned to him through the poslofilce. De
tective Malone Is now trying to Identify the
writing on the envelops , which bears the
Lincoln postmark of November C.
The Organized Charity association ot this
city , which Includes all societies working
for the relief of the destitute , has been ten
dered a benefit by Prof. Wlllard Klmball and
the faculty of the University conservatory.
to take place at the Lansing opera house
Thursday , November 15.
Arrangements have been completed for the
onnu.il Thanksgiving excursion to Omaha for
the benefit ot those who desire to witness
the loot ball game between the state uni
versities of Nebraska and Iowa. This , the
Jast game of the season , will close the cham
pionship scries between thu universities of
Kansas. Missouri , Iowa and Nebraska.
The Nebraska Wesleyan university objects
In district court to the report of the referee
who heard the testimony and examined ths
accounts In the suit brought by the univer
sity to recover from Its ex-treasurer for
moneys had and received. The objection Is
particularly directed to that part where ths
referee finds that Imhoff has received through
C. A. Atkinson for the university the sum
of $79,310.50 , and from all sources , ( ; 9Go0.10 ,
for the reason that the evidence shows that
u much larger sum was received. Further
on UK objects to the finding of the uferce
that Iinuoft had accounted for all moneys
received by him , for the reason that the
evidence shows that there is In. his hands
nnd unaccounted for nt least $1,690.36 , which
Is Justly due and owing.
Pollard & Camp , who have a $5.000 claim
against the defunct Lawrence Implement cam-
, pany , the Pcorla Manufacturing company ,
with one for $2.r 00. and the Olils wagon
works , with one for $900. Join with the Sand
wich Manufacturing company In asking the
district court to compel thn Sinclair Nat.onal
bank to render an accounting of the moneys
received , by It Irom the sale of the stock
of the Implement company. Creditors claim
that the. manager , F , P. Lawrence , without
authority from the directors , came Into court
and confessed Judgment in favor of the bank
for $15,000 , under which the bank took
charge of everything In alack and sold It.
Tccnintf * ) ! Nmr * Notes.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special. )
'James W. Jones , son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Jones.-aged 16 years , died of blood poisoning
last Monday.
Hon. F. M. Taylor of Red Oak , la. , Is
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Brundage are the
proud parents of a young eon.
Dr. T. II. Olmsteod and wife of California
ore visiting relatives Jn this city.
Mrs. Sarah Baker and daughter. Nellie ,
ore homo from an extended visit In Iowa.
District court for Johnson county will con
vene December 10.
Al Shaw was called to the bcdsldo of his
Oiling mother in Ottawa , III. , yesterday.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ferguson.
The members ot the Tecumseh orchestra
lield a very pleasant dance at Crab Orchard
last evening.
Onl llrovlllen.
ORD , Neb. , ' Nov. 10. ( Special. ) Mr. and
Mrs. Abram Fosliay of Paterson , N. J. , are
visiting at the homo of W. H. H. Ramsey.
Mrs. I. Moore and children left Tuesday
morning for Marshalltown , la. , on a visit
to Mrs. Moore's parents.
The oldest person who voted hero last
Tuesday was Dr. R. Weare , who has passed
Ills 90th birthday. With the exception of
Ills eyesight , which Is poor , ho enjoys good
health and walked to and from the polls
himself.
Bishop Anson Graves ot Kearney visited
the Episcopal congregation and administered
the communion at the church house Sunday.
District court for Valley county opens hero
tujxt Tuesday. John R. Thompson of Grand
Island will preside. There are 129 cases on
the docket , three criminal and 12C civil.
l"ntut Arclilcnt utVllhnr. .
WILDER , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special Tele
gramjAs John D. Klnzlo and Bill Burgess
worn returning from this place to Dewltt
last night they attempted to cross the rail
road track about two miles south of hero
In front of the south bound passenger. When
u collision seemed imminent , Klnzlo Jumped
out ot the vehicle and was struck by the
engine. III ? body was cut all to pieces and
strung over the track for a mile or more
nnd afterward run over by two freight
trains. Burgess , who was somewhat under
the Influence ot liquor , escaped unhurt.
Klnzlo was a single man , about 35 yeans
old. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict
that the deceased en mo to his death by
negligently Jumping In front of a moving
train and that no blame attached to Burgess.
Demlne of Captain Humphrey.
PAWNEE CITY , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) Captain G. M. Humphrey dted
At hla home here this afternoon ot Bright' ' ?
disease. He was a member of the legisla
ture and speaker of the house In 18S3 , ami
has been a prominent llguro In 'Southeastern
Nebraska politics nnd local affairs. Tlio
funeral will be held Monday afternoon under
thn auspices of the Loyal Legion.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special. )
MM. E. F. Steele of this city died at her
home this morning , She was the daughter
of W. W. Abbey of this city , and a sister
of Charlie Abbey , who played In the Wash
ington league team last summer. She
leaves a husband and n little child C years
old.
Small Illuzn ut Iliirtlngton.
HARTINGTON , Neb. , Nov. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) This morning the residence
owned by Anton Bestc and occupied by Wil
liam Miller was partly destroyed by fire.
The prompt arrival nnd efficient service of
the city lire department saved a total loss.
Insurance , $800 , In the North British and | l
Merchants' Insurance companies , which will
cover the loss. Miller's household goods
were damaged considerably. No Insurance.
I.nnrnlni ; Klrctlon Metlimln ,
Jt'NIATA , Neb. . Nov. 10. ( Special , ) The
public schools held a regular election accord
ing to the Australian ballot law on election
day. using the sample ballots. It Is sur
prising how well R was conducted and how
few mistakes were made. Tha girls took as
active interest In the voting as the boys.
They challenged votes and swore them In
nnd carried out all the preliminaries. The
count showed an overwhelming majority
for the republican ticket.
Taxation of Church 1'roporty.
The- Montreal aldermen have before them
a resolution restoring all property In the
city now exempt to the taxable list , to bo
taxed on a basis of half It * value. The city
la heavily In debt und its revenues are un
equal to the demands upon tha treasury ,
and moro money must be raised In some
way. Thla scheme of taxing exempt property
promisor to add quitea sum to the revenue ,
( or there would be some. $20,000,000 lo 10.be
tiled. The. greater portion ot the exempted
church property In Montreal U owno-1 by
Itonmu Catholics , while the Protestant * re
thu richer In proportion to their numbers.
Thi ) Roman Catholic population of Montreal
If Bald to bo 1CS.UOO , and the value of the I
exempted property owned by Roman Catholic I
churches li $11.6l5,7iX ) . There are C5.000
Protestants , who own church property worth
$8,710,994. In addition , there Is school and
other property to bo taxed.
DON'T LOOK FOR IT ,
There U No "Nnfott C'nr" an n Ilallrond
frnln.
"Which Is the safest car on a railroad
train ? " repeated an old Detroit railroad man ,
as he stroked his chin and seemed to reflect
oh the query of the Free I'ress. "Well , the
best answer I can make Is that It Is the car
which doesn't run off the rails when all
others do , and which U left on the bank
when the rest of the train goes through a
bridge. "
"You'vo traveled thousands of miles by
rail ? "
"Ves : tens of thousands. "
"And been In half a dozen accidents ? "
"I've been In exactly seventeen railroad
accidents , but some of them were hardly
worth mentioning. "
"And do you locale yourself In any particu
lar part of the train ? "
"No. When I first began traveling I
wouldn't ride In any coach but the rear one.
I had about two dozen reasons why that was
the cafMt car , and for six or eight weeks
I went rolling over ths country leellng as
safe as If In my own brick house. One night
wo lost too much time at a station and a
special overhauled us and omashed Into the
rear coach. You'll think it funny , but out
of the sixteen people In that car I was tha
only one badly hurt. I hid a leg and two
ribs broken nnd was covered with bruises.
When I was able to be out again I went dead
back on the rear car. "
"And took the next one to the smoker , oh ? "
"That's what I did. A dozen different rail
road men had a dozen reasons apiece why
that was the safest place , nnd for three or
four months I rode In that car and laughed
at the chaps who carried Insurance policies.
Then my fond dream of safety was rudely
shattered. . The engine , baggage and smoking
cars passed safely over a certain switch
while running at the rate of forty miles an
hour , but the forward trucks of my car caught
somewhere and the car was twisted right out
of the train. Yes , sir. It was torn loose at
both ends and rolled down an embankment ,
and not another car left the rails. We had
two killed and a dozen hurt , but I got off the
car with a bad shaking up. My confidence In
the first car was gone , however , never to be
icstorcd. "
"And then you took the middle of the
train ? "
" 1 did. ray son. Yes , I sat down and rea
soned It out to my perfect satisfaction that
the middle car of the train was ns safe as
sitting on the poatolflce steps In Detroit. It
was about a year before anything happened
to undeceive me. One afternoon , when we
were- dusting along to make up lost time ,
wo crossed the trackj of another road Just
a few seconds too soon or too late , Just as
you , will have It. An express train on the
other road came booming along and waded
right | through us. It struck my car , of
course , , and what was left of It utter the grand
smash couldn't have been worked over Into
a wheelbarrow. Five killed was the record ,
and I got a broken arm , a scalp wound and a
general bad shaking up. "
"And after that ? "
"After that and up to the present dale 1
have no choice. I drop Into a seat wherever
ward coach may be smashed to splinters or
It may rear up on end and escape all Injury.
I was on a train once where a locomotive
struck the rear car , rolled It aside without
serious Injury to anybody , and then killed or
wounded every passenger In the next coach.
The man who goes hunting for the safest car
on a train Is throwing away his time. He
may take any car and travel for ten years
and never even be delayed by a hot box ; or
ho may settle down In the car of his choice
and be killed In a ride of ten mlle . I once
.saw twenty-two people smashed to pulp In a
coach , and yet two fellows who were stealing
a rldn on the' trucks underneath got off acot
free. Just buy a first class ticket , get aboard
before the- train goes and leave the rest to
Providence. If you win it's all right ; It you
lose- your heirs can get from $3,000 to $10,000
damages front the company. "
MET DEATH IN THE ALP3 ,
Hutr Two Daring Climbers , Tied Together ,
Were DttHliml to Dentil.
The latest victims of ambition t climb 1
the Mnttcrhorn were Andreas Seller , a
toi'rlst ' , and Johann Blener , a guide. They
belonged to a party of five , arid , being a
little more venturesome , had gone ahead.
One ut the surviving three tells ot the acci
dent as follows :
"The others were only five minutes ahead ,
nnd we bad reached a difficult spot and were
standing In steps cut at the top of a small
patch of Ice , at an ang'e ot EO degrees and
close to rock , when Mooser called out :
Beware of stones. ' We pressed up close
ID the rock and listened , when the two
( Seller nn < l Blener ) shot past us. We were
all three close together and Mooser could
have touched them with his ax. They were
tied together. Seller passed close to us , his
back downward , his head well bent up , us if
he were preparing for a sudden shock.
Ulcncr flew far out against the blue sky and
the rope was stretched tightly between them.
They fell onto the Glacier du Lion , and when
the bodies were recovered they were still
tied together. With both the crown of the
head was cut away as though it had been
done by a sharp Instrument. Seller's watch
was crushed and his left boot was missing ,
although the foot was uninjured. How the
accident happened will never bo known , as
no one saw them slip. I am Inclined to
think that Seller was climbing at tlio same
tlmo as. niener , Instead of waiting until he
had a firm hold , and that the former slipped ,
Jerking Blener oft his feet. I am strength
ened In this belief by the position of the
two as I saw them fly past. "
HtMtroreit III * Own Identity.
One step from the ttubl.mc to the ridiculous.
This Is an old truism. It might be said
also that comedy and tragedy are very near
to each other. At least , so argued that
prince of good fellows , Nat Goodwin.
Seated In Dclmonico's cafe one day re
cently , says the Now York Herald. Goodwin
was entertaining a number of friends with
personal reminiscences of a European trip.
In a delightfully Ingenuous manner he made
himself the butt In each story nnd convulsed
his auditors with laughter.
Finally ho said : "I was walking down
street the other day that Is , I was or an
other fellow was , It doesn't make any differ
ence you don't want to spoil a story on
technicalities. Anyhow , I or the other
fellow was walking down street and chanced
to pass nn express ofllce.
"The expressman was loading hla wagon
preparatory for his afternoon round. Of a
sudden the forwarding agent or whatever
you call him came out with a small dog.
" 'Where's he going ? ' asked the driver.
" 'I don't know. '
" 'Don't know1
" ' '
'Naw.
.
.4 < Why the don't y&u know ? '
" 'Now don't get previous,1 said the forwarding -
warding agent. 'I don't know an' It don't
know an1 nobody knows. It's et up Its tag ,
that's the reason. '
Ills auditors laughed , but Goodwin drew a
long face , "I say It's pathetic. " ho re
marked. "Think of the position of that
dog. In a thoughtless moment ho destroyed
his own Idtuitlty , It's a tragedy in real
life. "
Chrrilnut I'lour.
An old German , who recently came to this
country frjm the fatherland , has begun a
novel Industry In a little shanty In Pegg
street , Philadelphia. This Is nothing more
nor UES than the manufacture of "chestnut
flour. " The Hour manufactured from dried
chestnuts has for many years been In great
demand In Germany. A delicious sort of
sweet bread is made from It by those who j
are familiar with the old-iashloned method
of preparing the dough. The product ot the
old German's establishment Is very much !
sought niter by the Germans In the neigh- ;
borhood. and the supply Is far below the
demand.
Washington Star : "It's no use , " she said
dejectedly , "I've klmply got to suffer. "
"What's the matter ? "
"Young Mr. Slogo called last night. I en
dured his society patiently until In self ,
defense I was forced to remark : "Really , Mr.
Slogo , I'm very much afraid U li getting
late. ' "
"And what did he do then ? "
"He simply smiled and said that women
are ; naturally timid. "
MORE I BONDS MAY BE ISSUED
President Cleveland Said to Favor Immedi
ate Action in the Matter.
SECRETARY CAFLISLE HAS DEJECTIONS
Think * the Ilcvrnuc * from Interim ! Tnxcs
mill from Clutonn Itrrelptu Will Soon
Incrcmo inmiili : to Itclluvn Treas
ury KinbitrrnMiiieiit.
WASHINGTON' , Nov. 10. Tllere arc strong
indications that another issue of bonds will
be made during the coming week. For some
time past the conviction has been growing
upon the president that an Issue of another
$50,000,000 will scon be necessary , and that
on his return from Duzzards Hay he ex
pressed to the members of his cabinet his
belief ! that the Issue could not belong de
layed , and that the sooner It was made the
better. He saw the treasury receipts con
stantly growing lass with no prospect of any
favorable change. Already the gold reserve
has reached a point of $4.000,000 below the
lowest point touched previously to the last
Issue , with the probabilities strongly In favor
ot still further and larger withdrawals for
export as soon as the usual spring outflow
set ! In. The last several years the spring
withdrawal for export ranged In amount
from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000. and sometimes
even more , and It was not good business
Judgment , In the opinion ot the president ,
to wait until the gold reserve was , In fact ,
wiped out , before measures should be taken
to replace It.
Secretary Carlisle , It Is understood , took a
more hopeful view ot the situation. He
argued that the receipts from internal reve
nue and customs must ot necessity show a
marked Increase. The supply of whisky ,
which was withdrawn from bond just pre
vious to the passage of the new tariff act to-
avoid the payment ot the additional 20 cents
per gallon , would very soon be exhausted , and
that the demands of trade would result In
largely Increased revenues from this source ,
and what was true of the Internal revenue-
was equally true ot the customs. Just be-
fore the tariff act went Into operation the
withdrawal from bond of goads of every char
acter was abnormally large. This supply
had now been exhausted , or nearly so , and It
was the confident expectation of the secretary
that the present steady revival of trade
would soon remove any necessity for another
Issue of bonds. Up to this time there had
been no signs of any Important withdrawals
of gold for export , and It was his opinion
that the emergency might be passed success
fully without Increasing the public debt He
argued , too , that his experience In placing
the last Issue taught him that the Issue ot
another $50,000,000 might fall far short of
recouping the gold reserve by that amount.
It was an easy matter to deposit legal ten
ders at the subtrcasurles and demand gold
with which to pay for the bonds. This eva
sion ot the spirit of the law authorizing the
Issue of the bonds was several times detected
during the settlements for the last Issue , and
hi feared It might be practiced again.
The president , however , thought that all
things considered , ho preferred not to wait
until congress reassembled In December when
measures might bo taken to obstruct the
Issue. In his opinion , the situation de
manded the Issue , and there should be no
unnecessary delay In the matter. At the
request of the president , Secretary Carlisle
Joined him nt Woodley this afternoon and at
a Into hour had not returned to the city.
Persons In a position to know believe that
the Issue will be ofllclclly announced before
the close of the coming week.
1'iiu.noST ituiLDinr.'s < JAS
DUN for Fnrnulilni ; the Lighting Apparatus ' ,
Opened Yestorilny. ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. ( Spjclal Tele
gram. . ) Bids were opened nt the office of
the chief clerk of the- Treasury department
today for furnishing gas fixtures for the
new public building nt Fremont , Neb.
Eleven contractors submitted bids , as fol-
P. JI. Russell & Co. , Omalin , $ i.9.
MorrlPOnSouthern _ Electric company , Ba- ,
Horn & lirennnn Manufacturing
company ,
Philadelphia , $290.50.
Shultz Gus Fixture company , Baltimore ,
Nicholas Ois Fixture Manufacturing com
pany , Brooklyn. J.113.50.
Western Gas Fixture company , Toledo O. ,
$3Hi.OS.
Mitchell - Vance company , New York ,
* 3CU.- .
Brooklyn Oas Fixture ccmpans1 , $392.38.
Alexander if. Novell & Co. , Chicago , $ .191
H. HoIllng.H & Co. . Boston , $505.20.
W. C. Vosburgh Manufacturing
company ,
Brooklyn. J510.
,
Henry E. Lewis was appointed today by
Comptroller of the
Currency Eckels as re
ceiver ot the Buffalo County National bank
ot Kearney , which suspended payment Octo
ber 11 last. Mr. Lewis Is also receiver of
the First National bank of Kearney , which
failed October 10.
Postmasters have been appointed as fol
lows : Nebraska Charleston , York county ,
Felix Heath , vlco W. J. Russell , removed ;
Union , Cass county , R. W. Welmer , vice A.
II. Smith , removed. Iowa Bunch , Davis
county , J. W. Smith vice
, L. A. Foster , re
signed ; Goldfleld , Wright county , G. B. Mc-
Murtry , vice John Still , resigned ; Sioux Cen
ter. Sioux county , O. W. Bruce , vice U. P.
Soldier , resigned.
The following postmasters were commis
sioned today : Nebraska Abraham V. Skill-
man , Ruby. Iowa Robert S. Barr , Adel ;
Thomas Thompson , Granite ; Charles J. Twin
ing , Kcbbr J. Edward Scully , Seneca : John
Finn , Decorah ; Thomas B. Ketchlng , Leighton -
ton ; William Schneck , Pomeroy. Sou h
Dakota Clarence S. Adalr , Delmont.
IlICOUKKtU II.Ij STAY IX OMAHA.
Hutl the Option of Going tn St. I'uiil , Im
Deellneil It ,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. As a result of
correspondence between the War department
and the Army department commanders who
would be affected by the retirement of
General Howard'it ; was found that some of
the generals were not disposed to make a
change from their present station. The only
changes , therefore , which will be made arc
the following : General Miles will go to. New \
York. General Ruger to Chicago and General
Forsythe to San Fianclrco.
It was expected that the change would bo
more extensive , as some of the other com
manders had signified a disposition to shift
their headquarters and a schedule had been
drawn looking to the transfer of General
Brooke from Omaha to St. Paul ; of General
Mcrrltt . , from St. Paul to San Francisco and
the assignment ot General Forsythe to
Omaha. But all this was conditional upon
General Brooke's pleasure and was set aside
when , In answer to General Schoficld'g tele
gram offering him. by directions of the presi
dent , the option of going tn St. Paul , Genera :
Brooke responded by telegraph thh afternoon
that he preferred to remain In his present
command. It Is supposed nt the War de
partment that the oOlcers do not care to
make a change after having made their
arrangements for the approaching winter
but It Is supposed that when General Mc-
Cook retires in the spring advantage wll
be taken of the opportunity to make further
change. As a consequence of the promotion
of Colonel Forsythe to be brigadier general
Lieutenant Colonel E. V. Sumncr , Eighth :
cavalry , becomes colonel of the Sevrntt
cavalry : Major Thomai McGregor , Second
cavalry ; , becomes lieutenant colonel of the
Eighth cavalry : Captain W. M. Wallace
Sixth cavalry , becomes major of the Second
cavalry ; First Lieutenant A. Blocksome
Sixth cavalry , becomes captain of the Sixth
cavalry nnd Second Lieutenant J. A. Harinan
Seventh cavalry , becomes first lieutenant o
the Sixth ,
Army I'rUuu Hoard Convened.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The secretary
of war has appointed a meeting of the mill '
tary prison board , of which General McCook
U president , at Fort Leavenworth , Kan.
Itecomiiidiidml the llullnnil Hunt.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The nova n
board of bureau chiefs , after long consldcru
tlon of the- subject , has decided to recom
mend la Secretary Herbert thu construction
of n submarine torpcd'd-4ioat ot the Holland
type. An approprldttfei ot $200,000 Is avail
able for the purposed "
MOOIU : OUT or TUOIIIII.I : .
Chlnrto Jllnlnrr t pyfnN In Srcrctrrjr
< ircOmii.U ) > r Aid.
WASHINGTON. Nqv < lO.-The Chinese
minister here has conferred with Secretary
Orcsham as to wtmi1 bftn be done for the
'
relief of Mr. Moore'formerly Interpreter
of the legation ondjnW. a prisoner of war
In Japan. The inlfiTster has no direct In
terest In Moore cxcopfcias a friend , and It
IM stated that he actedii his own responsi
bility , i , ,
Messrs. Wllkcs and Cameron , who were
arrested with Moor v first wrote to the
Chinese minister offering their assistance to
China. The minister -paid no attention to
the letter. Then , It is said , Mr. Moore
took up the subject , on his own account and
without authority from the minister of China.
Now that he Is in prison , however , the
minister wishes to help him In any way
he possibly cnn. The conference with Sec
retary Gresham has not yet resulted In any
definite step , as advices from the United
States minister at Yokohama are awaited.
Coinplliiiontcil Admiral nhurnrill.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. A formal order
has been prepared at the Navy department
retiring Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardl.
commandant of the New York navy yard ,
on account of age. In addition Secretary
Herbert ] | , will Indite an official letter to the
admiral complimenting him on his record.
"Trilby. " $1.10 , at ChaseEddy's. .
HE STKUOX OIL ONCE ,
And If Ho lllil Not ( ict n Fortune lie Clot
a lilt of Ituvcngn.
"I see petroleum has been discovered up In
Marlon county and a company Is buying up all
tic | land In the neighborhood. " remarked a
rancher to the San Francisco
Post , and It was
noticed that there was a tinge of Incredulity
In his tone.
"Yes ; 1 believe they have struck oil up that
way , " was the corroborative evidence of one
of his hearers.
"Well , I'll believe It when they commence
piping It Into tanks , and not a minute before.
I struck oil once. "
"Is that the way you made your fortune ? "
"Yes , that's the- way I made my fortune ,
which at the present time just lacks $2,000 of
being ' a blamed cent. Those are my liabili
ties ; assets nominal , as the papers say. "
"How did It happen ? "
"Well , It was this way : I had n mineral
spring on my ranch up , in Lake county , and
the gas that came out of It used to kill little-
birds that came to drink. 'Natural gas , ' says
I , and commenced poking around a little
with a spade. Then a yellow , greasy scum
formed on top of the water. 'Coal oil , ' says
I , and I commenced dreaming of tanks of
petroleum nnd barrels of money. I got a
cheap drilling outfit and bored a hole down
about eighty feet , and all the neighbors sat
around laughing at me , but I reckoned on
having the last laugh.
"One morning when I went to work the
hole smelted awful strong of coal oil , and the
first lift brought up a lot ot oil that burned
for half an hour. 'I've struck oil , ' says I to
myself , but I kept It quiet. I let a few of
my friends In. wo organized a company ,
bought up all the landi around there , got an
expensive t outfit and commenced drilling. We
punched ' , the ground full of holes for about six
months , and couldn't Mild enough oil to make
"J grease , spot on a silk dress. It broke the
whole crowd of us. " i '
"How did you chance to strike that little
pocket of oil In the first place ? "
"I Just found out that' ' one of the neigh
bor's boys poured a , five-gallon can of coal
oil In the hole on ; night tt > make me feel good ,
and * , If anybody should ask you , you can tell
them , that I am feellng a' blamed sight better
than he Is- right now } for his dad went broke
oni It , too , and we took 'turn about walloping
ilm. " >
r THE RETIRED 'BURGLAR. '
\ Curious nnd Not Cifiijrortnblo Kxptrlenco
ivllh n Mnn i'lio Hallooed.
"Once , " said the rcilrcd burglar to the
New York Sun , "I looked from the upper
mil of n house that I was In Into a room
.
hat was so dark tha 'vyou literally couldn't
aee Into 'It nt all. It seemed as If they
must have had the windows closed , the blinds
shut and the shades all down. It was
> lackor'n a cave. I turned my light In
around on the floor to get the lay of things
nnd get 'cm fixed In my mind so as not to
stumble over anything. Over by the bed I
saw a chair , and hanging down from It a
) alr of trousers legs. Then , of course , I
ww there was a man In the bed , nnd that
t was Ills clothes that were stacked up on
the chair there. I shut off my light and
started. I knew the way nnd I went very
quietly , but when I got about half way
across the room the man In the bed began
to holler.
'How he could see me I couldn't under
stand. I couldn't see him at all , but I Just
mlted and waited. He didn't holler very
loud , though he was trying to hard ; but ho
was so scared that I was surprised to hear
him holler at all ; It sounded as though it
was all he could do to catch his breath ; I
was afraid he'd scare himself to death right
on the spot. I didn't dare back out of the
room for faar I'd meet somebody coming In.
I thought I could dodge 'em better after
they got In ; so I Just stood there In the
middle of that dark room with that man
hollerm' the best lie could , nnd I wishing I
was somewhere else and wondering what was
going to turn up next.
"Well , sir , In about half a minute he
stopped hollcrln' altogether , and for a minute
or two ho did not breathe. Then I was
scared ; but In about a. minute more he begun
to snore. You see ? Ho wasn't scared nt
me , what he was scared at was a night
mare ' ; he didn't know I was there at all.
But 'it was a mighty uncomfortable position
toW bo in all the same , because , of course , he
was Just as likely to wake up somebody
hollerln' In his sleep as he would ha' been
if ' he'd been wide awake ; he might have
waked himself up , as tar's that's concerned.
But he didn't , nor anybody else , apparently ,
nnd when he'd got to snoring again , and
everything seemed quiet , why I Just went
ahead nnd collared his trousers. "
ONE BITER WAS BITTEN.
The Scconil Ham ! Man 1 lions lit Hn IIml a
"iioimnza , " hut flu Was Fooled ,
A dapper young man walked Into a second
hand clothing store on Sixth avenue near
Eighth street and unrolled from u package a
pair of summer trousers , says the New York
Herald. As he threw them on the counter
the buckle or something elsa made > a noise
In striking that attracted the attention of
the dealer.
"How much will you give me for these ? "
asked the dapper man. . <
"Lato In the season for summer goods , "
answered the dealeras lie held up the
trousers for examination and slipped his
hands In the pockets as Vile did so.
"Well , how much ? ' a ked the man.
"Twenty-five cents Is , all they are worth. "
"Then roll them up. 'I ' will give them to
some poor fellow before ! selling them for
that. "
"Let mo see. " said * the storekeeper , as he
turned them over arid thrust his hands In of
the left pocket. "Well'call ; II 60 cents. "
"Roll them up , I won't take less than $3. "
"Three dollars ! " exclaimed the merchant.
"That will buy a new pair. "
"All right. Roll thrin up. "
"Well , my friend , considering that It Is
you , I will give you $3' . " '
Ths money was paid , 'the ' seller walked out.
and the purchaser went''to the back of the
store and from the * left pocket of the
trousers took a wad of paper and two old
fashioned pennies.
Iloiiiv Moving Kxtrnordlnnry. ot
A curious case of house moving wan re *
cently witnessed In Oregon. A man who
owned a residence at Seattle , which cost J.
him $5.000 to erect , removed to Olympla , and of
did not have sufficient funds to build another
houae. He bought a lot and concluded to
remove the building he owned at Seattle.
Everyone laughed at him , but he peralited.
Rolling the hoiue down to the river , he
loaded It upon a scow and It was soon at
Olympla , a distance of About sixty miles.
Then he had It rolled upon his lot , and ,
itrange lo say. not a timber Wax strained ,
nor even a piece of furniture broken , al
though he had not removed the contenti
before starting the house upon Its unusual
Journey. ' of
I
Class in Arithmetic
Stand U
AM ) 1.KAIIX A VKVf PACTS
AND FIlll'HKS A1IOUT
Prank Wilcox Cos
Brownie Benefit Shoe Sale.
116
ADDITION-
5,000
5000 pairs of Ltulics' Uubbora hnvo boon added to the
Block of Ladles' Kubbcrs to go nt. . , . , . . . . .
SUBTRACTION-
Wc nro compelled to tnko from the lot of 200 pnlr * sf 2OO
of Boys' Shoos 21 tofi'a the 84 pit Irs sold Saturday 7 00
leaving1 110 pairs Monday nt
MULTIPLICATION 116
Wo sold every pair of Ladles' $ .1.00 Button Shoes that
MO offered for f Uc. Tomorrow
> wo multiply the pre
vious lot by two , making 200 pairs ladies' button 5Oc IOO
shous , in ill I widths , 12's , 2's } and 3's , tit
DIVISION
Wo divide your attention between our great Droxrnio 200
window and our $ ; i Ladles Welt Shoes , in all sixes ,
that wo olTor nt
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S 2)296(148 ) (
Attention Is called to our morning lesson in ndditinn ,
subtraction , multiplication and division , every mom-
of which is wearing a pair of our $ (1 ( congress shoes for 9
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN- . 8'
Are reminded that next Saturday is Brownie Day : it Wilcox Shoo Store
and every boy or girl buying shoos of ns this week will bo given a
ticket entitling them to a Brownie on Saturday. 16
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS-
Will instruct their classes that this is Bargain Woolr , as well as Brownie
Week at Frank Wilcox Co.'s store.
See the Brownies in
Fairyland al the Great IL
Brownie Shoe Sale. Ml'1'1'1 ' ' ' ' ' '
1515-1517 Douglas St- ;
i
Ml
Present One Will Not Hold Western Lines
Together Much Longer.
CHICAGO & ALTON IS NOT SATISFIED
-May Jt ii I nan to Pay u Duo Agiesacil Ajilnst ;
It and full Out of tlio Association In
u Position to jMiiito It Lively
for Other Linen.
CHICAGO , Xov. 10. There is little doubt
that the lines of the Western Passenger as
ment that holds them together at presenter
or they will not be together for n great
length ot time. There Is no question that
the agreement Is in a very shaky condition
and that several lines which are now In the
association would bo glad of an opportunity
to pull out If matters do not mend. If the
association should be dissolved It will in a
short time bo on its feet again , for It Is n
necessity to the western lines. One thing
thnt brings things nearer to a focus than
they have been Is the row between the Alton
and the Wabash over the- alleged cutting of
rates by the former road. Hearing on this
question was had nt St. Louis this week by
Chairman Caldwell , and If his decision
should be adverse to the Alton there Is every
probability that the Alton will , If a line Is
assessed against It , decline to pay the
amount demanded. This will leave the as
sociation In the position of cither forcing
the Alton to pay the fine or get out of the
association. If It is forced out of the asso
ciation It will be in a position to make things
as Interesting as it did two years ago. There
Is not the most friendly feeling Just now
between the passenger departments of the
Missouri 1'acltlc and the Alton. The former
will not be likely to accept with any equan
imity any reductions that the Alton , once
outside of the association , would be free to
make , and the result would certainly be a
lively light In Missouri river passenger rates
that would drag In nil the lines between Chicago
cage and the river. The association lines
are aware of this condition of aftalra and It
Is likely an effort will bo made to revise the
agreement before trouble conies. No steps
have as yet been taken In this direction , but
all the western lir.es are strongly In favor of
the proceeding. '
_
MAY KHI'MJY A FULL ITU It CIS.
Union Puclllo Miikp n 1'roposltlou to tlio
Clii > ypnno Sliop .lien ,
CHBYKNNB , Nov. 10. ( Special Telegram. )
Since the A. R. U. strike In July the
Union Pacific shops at thlj place have not
been operated to their full capacity. The
reason given by the railroad olHclals for not
employing the full force was that the scale
of wages paid In Cheyenne Is over 10 per cent
higher than at Denver , Omaha or Kansas
City. Now that the odlcials are contem
plating a change In the management of the
shops nt Denver a proposition ha been made
to the employes at this point that If they
will agree to accept the same tcale of wages
heretofore paid at Denver the management
will bind Itself to largely increase the force
nnd glva them ten hours work each day Instead
eight as at present. The employes are
conElclerlng the proposition , but there nro
many of the expert machinists who are op
posed to It. The change would Increase the
monthly pay roll at this point several thous
and dollars. The builness men are consequently
quently urging the employes to accept the
proposition. _
1'OIt Till : Dl'Tf.'ll 1IONDIIOLDKUH.
ItuliAuvaln I'nrty Making n Iniroctluii of
tlio Union I'uelllr Sy tani.
A. H. Bo.ssevaln , G. l . Uolssevaln , nephew
the representative of the Dutch bondhold
ers of the Union Pacific : J. L. Pierson and
. I ) . Santllhano of ths great banking firm
Dolaeevaln & Co. , with branches * In Am
sterdam and New York , passed through
Omaha Friday for Denver , to meat the re
ceivers of the Union Pacific In consultation
yesterday In th Colorado capital. President
Clark so changed hU route as to bo In Den-
var to meet his associates , Messrs. Oliver \Y.
Mink. K. Ellery Anderson , John W. Doaue
and Frederic R. Coudcrt.
The visit ot Mr. iiotsBcvaln at this time
may be somewhat significant , but to a friend
he stated that he waa on an official tour
Investigation of the Union Pacific property
In order that ho might be able to make nn
authentic statement of the condition of the
road lo his people on the other side of the
Atlantic.
Mr. IJolssovaln has also large holdings In
Denver 6 Rio Grande , and after his con
ference with the Union Pacific magnates , will
look over the Denver & Rio Grande prop
erty , extending his Investigations as far as
Portland , where he will hold a conference
with officials there.
Speaking to a representative of tha Union
Pacific. Mr. Bo'sEevaln stated he hoped the
managers of the > great property in which
his people have millions of dollars Invested
would be able at this session of congress
to arrange matters so that the property
might ! be taken out of the hands of recafvers
and be put upon a paying basis once more.
He expressed himself as bc-ng entirely satis-
fled with the management of the property.
Mr. Bolssevaln , It Is understood. Is making
the tour over the west for pleasure quite ns
much as for business , having large holdings
In j a number of western properties. Whether
the receive' . ! of the Union Pacific or a per
tion of Ciem would '
accompany the Ho'sse-
valn paity to Portland was not known at
headquarters yesterday , the receivers when
they left Omaha not having made up their
minds whether to go east or south. They
will all meet In St. Paul , however , Thursday ,
when the contracts pending before Judge
Sanboru will bo taken up for final dispo
sition.
_
( lltANI ) THU.Mv MA1TBIM.
Sir Henry Tyler Say I In U Aivultlnq : the
( Mineral nliiiU' ir'H Koply.
LONDON , Nov. 10. The > correspondence
between the Grand Trunk railroad bond
holders' committee and Sir Henry Tyler ,
president of that road , has been published.
The publication of the correspondence
shows that the situation of affairs Is exactly
as outlined In these dispatches last night.
Bondholders claim that the points which the
directors now object to have investigated
were laid before the company before the
recent , meeting of the shareholders In this
city and the directors then agreed that the
bondholders' committee was entitled to In
quire Into them.
Among the points upon which Information
" Is asked Is nn analysis of GU,000 ! , called
"sundry accounts , " duo the company.
Sir Henry Tyler today was asked whether
ho had anything to fay to add to his Inter
view cabled exclusively tn the Associated
press In view of tlio publication of this corre
spondence.
In reply Sir Henry Tyler said that thn
company .had no further statement to make
at present , us it was awaiting the reply of
Mr. Sergeant , the general manager of thu
road. Ho added : "Our position is perfectly
reasonable. The fetters speak for them-
Helves. "
The Evening Standard today , commenting
on the publication ot the Grand Trunk railroad -
road correspandcnco , remarks : "It is rldlcii-
lous to suppose that the Investigation would
Involve the publication of any private trader's
account with the company , unless that ac
count was conducted In a manner hurtful to
the company's Interests. "
An AIiMioiu len dive.
"While at Ulrcli Creek , " said Mr. Ober-
landcr to the San Francisco Examiner. "I
was informed ofthe discovery of a wonder
ful cava by a miner named Schumann. I
was unable to visit the cave , which Is lo
cated forty miles above .Mastcrdan Creek.
Schumann states that his cave Is eighty feet
In length and varies from four to seventy
feet in width. After entering through a
small aperture , the sldci of which arc com
posed of granite , one emeigcs Into a tolld
Ice chamber , from which hangs numerous
stalactites glistening like silver. Schumann
was surprised to find that there were a mini
ber ot air curr-'tits In the cave , the source
of which ho could not determine. At ono
side ho found u black bear sitting partly up
right. The sight of the onlm.il alarmed him
greatly at first , but falling to detect any signs
of life , ho approached It , anil found that the
bear wa.i frozen stiff In a block of Ice. He
took his axe and chopped a piece off the ani
mal. Picking up portions ho found that It
crumbled at hlx touch. Similar caves , some
large , others small , have been discovered
about Birch Creek. "
Air , OlHilatomi'nMemory ,
Another anecdote to Illustrate Mr. Glad
stone's strength ot memory. Sir H. Owen
took him on a comparatively recent occa
sion an Important return containing a mass
of figures. Mr. Gladstone looked through
the return as lif ate breakfast and then
handed It back to Sir II. Owen , who took : It
away with him. In the Houao of Commons
on that day Mr. Gladstone dealt with the
figures as If the written returna weru before
hla eyes. Sir H. Owtn r&ciirked that Mr.
Gladstone was the only minuter that ever
gave him back such a paper.
NATIONAL KNIGHTS OF LABOR
ProspDctus of Annual Convention Which
Opens at New Orleans Tomorrow.
; MAHA MAY HAVE THE KEXT MEETING
lohn Iliirm , the fire in r.onilnn Lender , Will
Aihl InlereHt lo the .Meeting of thu
Aiiid-lnm federation t Den
ver HcxtMontli. .
The meeting of the general assembly of the
Knights of Labor tomorrow at New Orleans
Is attracting general attention in labor cir
cles throughout the United States. Mr. M.
R. Hunllngton. who will represent the Omaha
knights at tJie general assembly , started for
New Orleans Friday morning , expecting to
arrive In tlmo for the opening tomorrow. Mr.
Huntlngton linn been Instructed by District
Assembly No. 12fi to use every effort to se
cure the next meeting of the general assembly
ono year hence for Omaha , and , considering
Mr. Huntington's
ability us a worker among
worklngmen , the chances seem very favorable -
blo for securing the plum.
The probabilities are that the meeting In
New Orlear.i . this week will be quite Interest
ing , as a great many questions ot Importance
to Its mem bora will come up for notion.
General Manter Workman Sovereign de
sires to have his action during the Chicago
strike approved , which , In the interest of
harmony , will probably be done.
The member * of the general executive
board claim the membership has
grcntly In
creased during the past year , and If such U
tlio CMC It will bo manifested by nn In
creased attendance at this meeting. II the
order Is building np satisfactorily to the Oal-
cgates In attendance It Is quite probable that
the old officers will all bo retained in" accord
ance with tlio
well established
custom of the
general assembly meetings.
From pretent Indications It Is not likely
that any changes of any Importance In the
usual custom will bo made.
I'eilerallon'H Annual Convention.
The next annual convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor , which convenes at
Denver on December 10 , promises to be ona
of the most Interesting and Important meet
ing ! In the history cf tint great labor organ
ization. The great distance between Denver
and many of the important Industrial centers
of the country may cause the attendance to
be not so large ns nt the meeting last year ,
when over 2,000 delegates were In attendance ,
representing every organized trade in the
country , but perhaps the fact that John
Burns , the distinguished labor leader of Eng
land , will b present nt this meeting , may
bring out several delegates who otherwise
would stay nt homo on account of hard tlmej.
All of the unions of the first rank have re
ported that they would be represented by
their full quota , and of late , since It wan
learned that Jnlin Burns would be- present ,
several minor unions have advised that they
would send representatives , Thcro is some
talk that Hums -will bo accompanied by Kelr
Hardy , who Is scarcely less known In Amer
ica than Burns , and who Is n member of Par
liament and editor of the London Labor
Leader. Of course the great subject of din-
cujHlon at the Denver meeting will bo the
political program proposed at the- Chicago
convention and which has been before the.
International , national and local unions dur
ing the whole of the past year. Its princi
ples Include compulsory education , abolition
of child labor , direct legislation , eight hour
work day , sanitary Inspection , liability of
employers , abolition of contracts on public
work , abolition of the sweating ayitem , muni
cipal ownership of street cars , gas and elec
tric plants , nationalization ot telegraph * , rail
roads and mines , etc.
Possibly the most Interesting work ot tlio
convention will be thu entertainment of the
English visitor and too election of olficers.
It Is likely that President Gompers will bo
up for re-election , as well as the executive
officers now In thi service. John MctlrMe ,
president of the Miners' union , who was Mr.
Gompera' chief competitor for tha place last
year , Is being urged to enter the race at tha
Denver meeting. U la said that MeBrldo
was defeated last year by the bad manage
ment of hl friend" , who made the mistake
of bringing him out as a "western man , "
while the cast had the most votes , Aildu
from Mcllrlila of Ohio no prominent labor
leader has been mentioned so tar for - ' -
dent.